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According to the press release by PPG, no manufacturing assets or facilities were included in the acquisition agreement.
Flood® Australia manufactures and distributes specialty wood stain and paint additive solutions for consumer, commercial and industrial applications.
Michael McGarry, PPG President and Chief Operating Officer, said the acquisition of Flood would allow the company to expand its market reach.
“The acquisition of Flood Australia allows PPG to further expand its architectural paint and coatings offering and establish a position in wood care in Australia,” Mr McGarry said.
“We look forward to providing customers with the same quality products for which the Flood brand has become known in Australia.”
PPG is a global supplier of paints, coatings, optical products, specialty materials, glass and fibre glass. Founded in 1883, the company has global headquarters in Pittsburgh and operates in nearly 70 countries around the world, with reported net sales of $15.4 billion in 2014.


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Beckie Reynolds, 23, of London, posted a video to Facebook wearing the £23 powder blue bardot dress which she claims made her look like the fictional supernatural character Slenderman.
In the hilarious footage, Beckie lifts up her arm and shakes the excess fabric to reveal how bad a fit the dress is.
Thankfully Beckie found some humour in the unfortunate incident.
Referencing the film Slenderman, about an unnaturally tall and thin humanoid, Beckie captioned the video: “I mean, I know I’m short but come on. Who is this made for? F*****g Slenderman?”
Beckie, who works in Debenhams, tagged PrettyLittleThing in the video to alert them to the mistake.
She posted the video along with the note: “PLT why you do me like this? (and yes it’s meant to be off the shoulder) (sic).”
This isn’t the first time the online retailer has come under fire for their strange measurements.
In October we told how a customer claimed she was left looking like Mr Tickle after the sleeves on a dress were so long they passed her knees.
Last year Cady Hadfield, from Leicester, bought a jumpsuit from Kourtney Kardashian’s collection only to find that the outfit swamped her with the hem dragging on the floor.
She posted a snap of herself wearing it alongside the caption: "When you tryna be Kourtney K but end up looking like Heisenberg thanks @OfficialPlt (sic)."
Her tweet has since been liked 22,000 times and racked up dozens of comments.
A baffled social media user said: "Kourtney is only 5ft ish how did these fit her?"
Pretty Little Thing said they did not wish to comment on Beckie’s predicament.
Earlier this week we reported how a PrettyLittleThing shopper claimed a coat "discounted" to £54 in Black Friday sales was available for £50 "a few weeks" before.
Another shopper was "disgusted" after a bikini she ordered online arrived "with bloodstains and hair" in the crotch.
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Elon Musk confident that Tesla can attain staggering 20-fold increase in production speed in FremontOct 22, 2016 7:38 PM WST
Sam Altman of Y Combinator recently had the opportunity to have a 1-on-1 sit down with Elon Musk.
Tesla responds to Mobileye’s comments on Autopilot, confirms new in-house ‘Tesla Vision’ productOct 22, 2016 6:30 PM WST
We reported earlier today on comments made by Mobileye CTO Amnon Shashua about what is starting to look like an ugly breakup between the Israel-based maker of driver assistance systems and Tesla.
Uber will repay thousands of riders for misleading them about tipsOct 22, 2016 5:11 PM WST
Uber won preliminary approval to settle a claim that it misled riders about a 20 percent gratuity for drivers.
Faraday Future adds top VW executive to bring to market its upcoming electric vehiclesOct 21, 2016 6:16 PM WST
FF announced this week that it hired Joerg Sommer from Volkswagen to lead the “product marketing and go-to-market planning”.
Hyperloop track construction in California is delayedOct 13, 2016 11:48 AM WST
Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) never completed its planning application to build "the world's first passenger-ready Hyperloop system."
Federal funds to back Portland storefront for electric-car marketing, pop-up roadshowsOct 08, 2016 12:25 PM WST
The U.S. Department of Energy announced Monday that it would award almost $1 million to Drive Oregon over three years, to fund a regional marketing campaign that will promote the benefits of electric cars to regional consumers.
Tesla announces a partnership in South Korea for first store and 25 charging stationsOct 08, 2016 12:19 PM WST
Tesla announced a partnership with Shinsegae, the largest retailer in South Korea.
DOE small biz voucher awards include vehicles and fuel cellsOct 08, 2016 8:35 AM WST
The US Department of Energy has awarded $8 million in Small Business Vouchers to 43 businesses.
How Tesla may charge Model 3 owners for Supercharger access: credit-card accountsOct 08, 2016 3:00 AM WST
Elon Musk has indicated that owners of the $35,000, 200-mile Model 3 will have to pay for use of the stations.
Google reportedly launching Waze ride-share carpooling in San FranciscoOct 06, 2016 4:20 PM WST
Google reportedly launching Waze ride-share carpooling in San Francisco.


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Union minister Ramdas Athawale has mentioned all eating places and lodges that promote Chinese meals in India will have to be closed down and merchandise made in China will have to be boycotted.
His feedback come after 20 Indian infantrymen misplaced their lives in a violent conflict with the Chinese military in Ladakh’s Galwan Valley.
“China is a country that betrays. India should boycott all products that are made in China. Chinese food and all restaurants and hotels that sell Chinese food in India should be closed down,” Athawale mentioned in a tweet.
Twenty Indian Army team of workers together with a colonel have been killed in a fierce conflict with Chinese troops within the Galwan Valley in japanese Ladakh on Monday night time, the most important army war of words in over 5 many years that has considerably escalated the already unstable border standoff within the area.


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Amazon last year announced it is shutting down Alexa Internet on May 1, 2022. Alexa.com APIs to be switched off on December 15, 2022.
Alexa Internet was founded 25 years ago, and Amazon says it was a “difficult decision” to retire this service. Amazon bought Alexa Internet in 1999, for $250 million in stock.
Alexa owns one of the most popular internet rankings, the Alexa Traffic Rank, and that ranking is being shut down. Alexa Traffic Rank can be used to monitor the popularity trends, and insights for specific websites.
Alternatives to Alexa
Two alternatives to Alexa are Similarweb and Cloudflare Radar. Similarweb offers insights for each website with more than 50,000 visits per month. Cloudflare Radar offers stats per country on the popular and trending websites.


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Microsoft's share of the smartphone operating system market has continued to plunge despite the company's efforts with its Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system.
Only 5.8 percent of all smartphone subscribers used devices powered by Microsoft software, including Windows Phone 7 and its Windows Mobile predecessor, in the three months ended June 30, according to statistics released late last week by Internet market researcher ComScore. That's down from 7.5 percent in the three-month period ended March 31.
Microsoft has been struggling mightily to turn around its fortunes in the smartphone arena. Those efforts are built around Windows Phone 7, the company's next-generation mobile operating system that debuted in Oct. 2010.
Going back one year to the three months ended Aug. 31, 2010, shortly before Microsoft launched Windows Phone 7, Microsoft held a 10.8 percent share of the smartphone OS market.
"There is always a range of projections and, of course, only time will tell," said a Microsoft spokesperson in an e-mail, when asked for comment on the ComScore numbers. "Another example is found in IDC’s most recent Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, where they projected Windows Phone to have a No. 2 rank and more than 20 percent share in 2015. We’re excited to bring Windows Phone "Mango" to market, as the update is a big step for Microsoft in the mobile space."
Last month Microsoft released "Mango," a major upgrade for Windows Phone that offers application multi-tasking, support for Internet Explorer 9, and a "conversation view" for managing long e-mail strings. That release should be in smartphones this fall, along with an update for existing Windows Phone handset owners.
Microsoft is also counting heavily on its alliance with Nokia, which is developing a line of Nokia smartphones based on Windows Phone 7. The two companies have scheduled a press conference for Aug. 17 that could mark the debut of Nokia's first Windows Phone 7-based device, but it's not clear whether that will ship later this year or sometime in 2012.
The ComScore numbers for the June 2011 quarter put the Google Android mobile OS on top with 40.1 percent market share, up from 34.7 percent in the March 2011 quarter. That was followed by Apple iOS with 26.6 percent, up from 25.5 percent from the earlier period, and RIM, whose market share dropped to 23.4 percent from 27.1 percent.


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LG set to unveil a new full screen LG G6 with "no bezel"
LG looks set to unveil a new smartphone with edge-to-edge display at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) later this month on 26 February.
An official press invite has been sent out showing the image of the LG G6 that seemingly features a screen that covers the entire phone - with no bezels around the edge.
Many manufacturers have been trying to work out how to reduce the size of the bezels, so they can increase the size of the display without making the phone itself any bigger.
And the invitation suggests that the LG is finally waving goodbye to the rim of the phone (bezels) with the G6.
This is backed by a source from LG who revealed that that the QHD+ LCD panel used “has reduced bezel width by 0.2mm (20 percent) on top, and by 0.54mm (10 percent) on the left and right sides, compared to conventional QHD LCDs.”
The invitation also included a diagram resembling a smartphone display with an 18:9 aspect ratio - which suggests this might be the dimensions of the phone itself.
It is unclear how the LG G6's full-screen display would work - whether the whole thing would be touch-responsive, or whether the image on the screen would simply be projected right to the edges of the device.
It suggest that LG will be removing as many ports as possible from the edges of the device - like the headphone jack, for example. Any buttons will most likely be located on the back of the device.


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Subprime Auto Market Looking Extra Rough in 2021
The subprime auto market looks to be in poor health as the number of borrowers with outstanding loans that are more than 60 days overdue continues increasing. While the number has a tendency to rise and fall between seasons, the general trend toward indebtedness has been going up since 2015, with increasingly more customers boasting lackluster credit scores becoming incapable of footing their transportation bill.
Delinquencies skyrocketed in 2020, as government lockdowns pushed many out of work and now appear to be increasing due to a recovery plan that primarily seems to be serving cooperate interests and the wealthiest socioeconomic classes. Though it should be said that middle and lower-class families had been losing ground for decades, at least according to the latest Pew Research data. Pandemic-related complications only served to accelerate the existing financial disparities on all fronts. We are now on course for poorer people to have even less money moving forward, especially in the world’s most developed countries.
I wonder why so many people are defaulting on their car loans…
The Wall Street Journal provided some hard figures regarding the increased number of U.S. delinquencies this month and framed the matter as one stemming from an “uneven economic recovery and a deep divergence between those who can navigate the coronavirus downturn and those who can’t.”
Sadly, those who cannot are likely to see their vehicle repossessed as they experience another ding to their already low credit score.
A greater share of people with low credit scores has been falling behind on their car payments in recent months, a sign of stress among consumers whose finances have been hit hard by the pandemic.
Some 10.9 [percent] of subprime borrowers with outstanding auto loans or leases were more than 60 days past due in February, up from 10.7% in January and 8.7 [percent] a year prior, according to credit-reporting firm TransUnion. It marked the sixth consecutive month-over-month increase and the highest level in monthly data going back to January 2019.
More than 9 [percent] of subprime auto borrowers were more than 60 days past due in the fourth quarter, the highest quarterly figure in data going back to 2005.
“We are seeing the separation between the consumers who are back on their feet and those who aren’t,” said Satyan Merchant, head of TransUnion’s automotive financing arm.
While breaks were issued to some renters and business owners, average folks tended to benefit most from postponements on paying back federally backed student loans and mortgages. The Wall Street Journal suggested this gave a potentially unfair advantage to homeowners and college graduates, both of which are likely to have stronger financial footing than someone claiming neither attribute. Some lenders also decided to provide temporary relief on monthly payments at the start of the pandemic. But that leniency began to evaporate by the middle of 2020, which resulted in a surge of defaulting customers beginning last April.
We are now in a situation where the number of subprime borrowers has declined too, with many people becoming disinterested in accumulating debt or incapable of being approved for a loan. But those with excellent credit scores appear to be able to make their payments with historically good consistency. That’s likely to offer little consolation to those occupying the former group, however.
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This can only be because of government enforced business closures due to Covid. Otherwise, the US is awash in stimulus money and the economy is starting to roar in places that have fully reopened. My state just increased it's min wage to $11 an hour and dropped it's mask mandate. EVERY place that relies on hourly wage employees is hiring right now...every fast food restaurant, every retailer has signs out begging for people. For someone willing and capable of holding a very basic job, there's no reason to be defaulting on a car loan right now in many places.
@28-Cars-Later Are you hacking my computer? You make numerous excellent points. I will add this: we live in a world where people are unwilling to take personal responsibility. Many want more, better, now. And not just the subprime lenders.... at the other end, we have Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, et al. The "robber barons" of 1890-1940 were more civic-minded, and their wealth came from THINGS that really improved people's lives, making life easier and safer, like cars (Ford), oil (Rockefeller), steel (Carnegie), food (Heinz) The current crop makes money making life more "convenient." Bezos pays subsistence wages, and no income taxes. We know this, and still, Americans buy his stuff--helping put Sears and K-Mart out of business. Gates controls PCs and has probably caused as much stress to users of MS Office as good has come from it. In short, most Americans support "doing the right thing." They just want some one else to do it. While some decline in America's position in the world was inevitable (in the 1950s and early 1960s, Germany and Japan were still in ruins--they, and the rest of the world would progress then, that was inevitable--just like China would starting in the 1990s), many decisions of our elite (we have the veneer of a Republic, but the reality of cartel capitalism) have exacerbated the challenges of the the lower 70%-85%. Now as the chickens come to home to roost, the "elite" must of necessity, find other real or imagined culprits or enemies. They are master of obfuscation! Back to cars--we live in a world awash with technology, yet I cannot think of a single NEW vehicle that excites me enough to want to actually buy it and keep it. That's a metaphor. As for sub-prime lending.... the Fed will bail out the lenders, and those who profit hugely from manipulating the emotions, or needs, of the sub-prime borrowers, those lending CEOs and senior execs and venture (vulture?) capitalists will be made whole and more...after all, they have bought an paid for both US parties.


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One quarter of people in the UK use less than half of their smart technology’s functions
A quarter of Britons are not using gadgets to their full potential and face missing out on the latest smart features. This is despite their gadgets being capable of advanced functions, according to a new consumer technology report.
Altogether, 23% of Britons use less than half of the functions on their smart gadgets and technology, sticking with preset and default settings, according to a survey of 2,000 UK adults by gadgets and technology etailer, LaptopsDirect, published in the Technology Forecast Report 2017.
Just over one quarter (26%) admit to paying for high definition (HD) satellite channels but not always watching them, with a third (32%) saying they often forget the HD versions of their favourite channels are available.
It is a similar story when it comes to watching films, with 36% confessing to watching standard definition DVDs on their HD and BluRay players.
One in 10 (11%) said slow internet speeds have prevented them from using the smart functions on their gadgets and technology. However, 46% say they know how to use the smart functionality on the gadgets in their homes, and 50% claim to use the apps on their smart TV regularly, showing that not all features and functions gather dust.
The USB function (66%) was the most commonly used function on smart televisions followed by the Bluetooth function (50%) and on-demand TV apps (50%), while less than one in six (14%) said they had used the internet browser function, making it the least utilised smart tech function. Television instant messenger apps (19%) and social media apps (23%) also made the top three least used smart gadget functions.
Mark Kelly, marketing manager at LaptopsDirect.co.uk, said: “The research shows that despite technology and gadgets being capable of elaborate functions, they are not always used, with Brits not knowing how to use certain settings or forgetting that they have the ability to do so. However, 50% of respondents said they would still buy a model with the latest capabilities despite not knowing how to use them.”


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This article is adapted from AQ’s print issue on entrepreneurship. To see our AQ Top 5 list of young entrepreneurs in Latin America, click here.
Emprendedor, emprendedurismo and emprendimiento might have existed in Latin American dictionaries before 1999, but the terms were rarely a point of reference for anyone. And when Latin Americans did think about becoming an entrepreneur, their reference points and role models were the founders of companies like Google, Microsoft, eBay or Amazon, just to name a few.
But times have changed, and today there are very successful entrepreneurs in Latin America who have become role models in their home countries and beyond.
In Argentina alone, there are four “unicorn” companies valued at well over $1 billion. And successful entrepreneurs with a can-do attitude are chasing their dreams all over the Western Hemisphere, from Chile to Brazil to Mexico and every country in between. Unlike 18 years ago, when only a few dared to step out and declare themselves entrepreneurs, today there are many, and every day there are more.
Governments realize the importance of encouraging entrepreneurship as well. Latin American cities and countries are trying to recreate Silicon Valley. They are establishing shared workspaces like La Maquinita Co. in Buenos Aires and Sinergia Cowork in Montevideo. They are creating incentives for entrepreneurs to relocate with business-friendly regulations and tax incentives. They are providing funds for venture capital through their development banks, like the Inter-American Development Bank’s Multilateral Investment Fund, which supports emerging businesses to solve regional development issues. Local entrepreneurs are supporting the effort as well, together with role models and angel investors. This simply was not the case just 10 or 15 years ago.
Yet while there are many more entrepreneurs, as well as young people wanting to work at startups, there remain many hurdles to entrepreneurship in Latin America. First and foremost is financing. Today, there are angel investors in Latin America as well as friends and families who have become more accustomed to financially supporting budding entrepreneurs. However, the venture capital funding rounds by which these startups obtain their investments continue to be very challenging, with few having access to those funds. Additionally, bank loans for startups and small businesses are still very difficult to obtain. Unlike the U.S., where successful companies have access to very liquid capital markets that create exits for investors, thus closing the investor circle, in Latin America the capital markets are simply not as liquid nor friendly. In 2015, $58.8 billion in venture capital was invested across the U.S. according to the PwC MoneyTree Report, whereas in Latin America, $6.5 billion in private equity and venture capital was deployed, according to the Latin American Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. Finally, the New York Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ are simply not realistic solutions for most Latin American companies — even for high-impact firms.
And of course, if you are a female entrepreneur, the environment is even more difficult!
There are many other unique challenges along the road to becoming a successful entrepreneur in Latin America that go well beyond the multitude of normal operating problems faced by startups in other parts of the world. There is still far too much red tape and there are too many barriers to opening and, importantly, closing companies. The majority of Latin American countries still have antiquated laws that hold the entrepreneur personally accountable in bankruptcy or liquidation should a company fail. Such laws force entrepreneurs to defend themselves in the courts for years, as opposed to trying again, as is the path in the U.S. All this adds to the still-lingering cultural stigma across the region associated with failure.
In spite of all the challenges, however, young people in droves are deciding to take the entrepreneurial route, smashing through the traditional paths in their societies. It is this trend that makes me so excited and optimistic about the future of Latin America, its potential for inclusive growth, as well as the ability to create real integration across the Americas.
Segal is president and CEO of Americas Society and Council of the Americas. Previously she worked in the private sector with Latin America and other emerging markets for over 30 years. Segal is also a director of the Tinker Foundation, Scotiabank, and Mercado Libre.


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Woodland Group, one of the UK’s largest, privately owned logistics companies with offices across the USA, Ireland, Asia and Europe, is proud to open its new fulfilment and distribution facility in Doncaster and thus growing its teams in the Yorkshire region by 35%.
As part of a strategic move to service the growing needs of existing and recently won new business in the packaging industry, Woodland Group has invested into a 195,000 sq ft facility which is part of iPort, the UK’s most advanced multimodal logistics hub. iPort is being developed by Verdion to market leading standards. As part of its 800-acre site it includes iPort Rail, a Grade A cargo facility which runs services from Southampton, Felixstowe, London Gateway and Teesport delivering a reliable, efficient and carbon conscious supply chain solution across the UK and direct services to Europe via the Channel Tunnel.
Woodland Group is investing into optimising the facility to offer carbon-conscious distribution and fulfilment solutions, installing state of the art low energy LED lighting with movement (PIR) and light sensors which controls lighting capacity based on available daylight and need by movement, resulting in significant reduction of energy usage.
The facility will run lithium-ion forklift trucks and a plastic and packaging free warehouse while delivering carbon-conscious ground transport including optimised trucking and rail solutions. In addition to its investment into optimising and reducing its energy usage and output, Woodland Group will also switch to renewable energy sources to power its Doncaster fulfilment and distribution offering.
Supply chains relying on goods coming into or out of the UK have shifted following recent regulatory changes between the UK and the rest of the world with far-reaching impact on the logistics and manufacturing sectors. Woodland Group’s latest investment represents the industry’s interest in solutions found at the UK’s deep-water ports away from the Southeast of England, with increasing focus shifting to East Coast ports - Hull, Immingham, Grimsby, Goole and Teesport.
Through Woodland Group’s existing presence in Hull, Dewsbury, Barnsley, Rotherham and Goole, the Group already delivers its full supply chain offering and substantial fleet of owned trucks and trailers into the region and has serviced some of Yorkshire's major businesses over the past two decades, from producers of print, packaging, construction materials, FMCG, paper suppliers and engineering.
With over 91% of the UK’s mainland population accessible within a four-hour drive and the UK’s four major container ports located within four hours from iPort, its dedicated intermodal freight exchange onsite and Doncaster Sheffield Airport just four miles away capable of accommodating the biggest air freight carriers, the new Doncaster facility offers unparalleled access to Woodland Group’s clients interested in servicing the UK and overseas markets while cutting cost and carbon.
Kevin Stevens, CEO of Woodland Group, commented: “Our new Doncaster site represents our great commitment to Yorkshire and the surrounding area and our continued investment into environmental supply chain solutions to aid our clients in cutting cost and carbon footprint. Its fantastic location makes it an ideal international hub plugging into our global supply chain offering as well as a solid addition to our full domestic operations through our own sites and equipment across the UK.”
“We’re proud to be joining iPort at this important time. The site is also part of the ambitious bid for a new freeport to make South Yorkshire the largest advanced manufacturing hub in Europe with the aim of creating 28,700 new jobs, adding £169m to the South Yorkshire economy every year, and boosting imports by £306m and exports by £410m. Our Doncaster facility boasts state-of-the-art technology and our full digital offering alongside its conscious and innovative solutions to domestic and international fulfilment and distribution, thus offering both UK and overseas clients full access to the vast opportunities emerging in the UK and surrounding markets post Brexit.”, Stevens added.
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THE LOOP — A long-vacant commuter concession stand in the Loop finally has a new tenant: Gobble Doggs, a turkey hot dog truck selling a healthier alternative to beefy franks.
The Aurora-based food truck will open a stand this month at the LaSalle Street Metra Station, 414 S. LaSalle St., said Gobble Doggs' owner, Annah Mitchell.
The hot dog stand will fill a concession kiosk left vacant about two years ago when the former concessionaire abruptly closed. The closure was a loss for riders taking Metra's Rock Island District Line, which runs to and from Joliet and serves commuters from Bronzeville, Englewood, Auburn-Gresham, Beverly and other South Side neighborhoods.
"We’re very excited the space is filled now and hope our customers and others who work nearby will find this to be an enjoyable and convenient new food option," said Michael Gillis, a Metra spokesman. "Our customers will like it."
Prices have not been finalized, but Gillis said her truck sells $7 turkey dog combos. The menu includes turkey dogs, vegetarian dogs, as well as hot dogs topped with turkey bacon and turkey chili.
Mitchell, who's run the truck since 2012, said she's proved a lot of turkey dog naysayers — including one of her former business school professors — wrong.
"If they make turkey hot dogs and they’re flying off the shelves, turkey hot dogs can’t be bad," she said. "Sometimes people don't even know it's a turkey dog."
Mitchell said she hopes to begin serving beer and other alcoholic beverages out of the concession stand within six months. Gobble Doggs signed a five-year lease with Metra, with a five-year extension available at the end of the term.
While the turkey dog stand is better than nothing, some South Side commuters are hoping for more. One of them is Scott Smith, a consultant who noticed the hot dog stand was coming.
"I can't really see myself eating a hot dog on the Metra regularly," Smith said in an email. "Huge spillage opportunity."


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EA Sports took a bold step towards revamping their struggling NBA Live series after years of lost battles to Sega Sports 2K series. This year's launch has been cancelled in it's entirety. The problem seems to stem from EA's persistence that the same studio continue on NBA Live while trying to incorporate new technologies. This extended the development process beyond the launch window.
"We also made a commitment to deliver a high quality experience — this is what our fans expect and what we demand of ourselves at EA SPORTS. But making great games is not easy, and we're just not there yet on NBA LIVE 13. Having continued to look at the game over the past few days, it's clear that we won't be ready in October. And rather than launch midway through the season, we're going to sit out the full year and stay focused on making next year’s game great. This decision puts us on the right track for success well into the future in a rapidly changing industry." - Andrew Wilson, Executive Vice President, EA Sports
Already facing the prospects of poor sales due to market dominance from Sega Sports 2K series, it would have been an even bigger disaster to launch mid season. Now even EA's die hard fans will have no choice but to sample the competition. This builds up a lot of expectation for EA Sports moving forward. Without an absolutely blockbuster NBA 2K14 next year, they might as well kiss this franchise goodbye.
Only time will tell if this works in their favour or will it be the first step in the grave for NBA Live.
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One of the biggest trends in consumer technology over the last few years has been the rise of the smart home. The number of different device categories that now make up the 'Internet of Things' (IoT) has grown immensely, with connected appliances now found in many households across the US and beyond.
The smart home was once an expensive hobby for tech-fiends only but has now become an affordable aspiration for normal people. You can get started for less than $30 these days, with some lights or a smart switch that can connect to your Wi-Fi network and be controlled with your phone. Read More
Amazon's paid music streaming service, Music Unlimited, has been live for a little over a year. Since its launch in the US, it has rolled to a few additional countries like the UK, Germany, Austria, and Japan, but today marks its largest expansion to date: 28 countries are getting Amazon Music Unlimited. Read More
Vulnerabilities. There's a new flavor of the week every few days and in this highly connected world, it's tough to keep up, whether it's for users who don't know which of their devices are vulnerable and have/haven't been patched or for companies who are scrambling to fix one bug only to see the next one around the corner.
The BlueBorne vulnerability affected Bluetooth devices and could be exploited by hackers to completely take over a device with Bluetooth just turned on, without pairing with it first. Android patched it in September, but it appears that Amazon Echo and Google Home devices were left vulnerable for a while. Read More
Schlage recently announced Android support for its Sense Smart Deadbolt lock, along with the launch of a new Wi-Fi adapter that enables remote access through the company's app. The same lock is now getting even smarter as it gains Amazon Alexa integration, which will allow you to lock or check the status by voice via an Alexa-enabled device such as the various Amazon Echos.
As well as control and checking capabilities, the Schlage Sense skill can be used in conjunction with the Alexa app to add door locking to multi-step routines – a good way to ensure your door is locked before bed by adding it to your 'good night' routine. Read More
Amazon's Alexa smart assistant has wormed its way into a ton of products, including some Android phones. It all started with the Echo speaker, though. The original Echo has been available for the last few years, but now the time comes for it to retire. Amazon's recently announced second-generation Echo and the Echo Plus are now shipping. Read More
Amazon's Echo Show was released back in May, after months of rumors and speculation. The main differentiating feature was the 7" touchscreen, as all existing Echo products (except the upcoming Echo Spot) are audio-only. Now you can buy an Echo Show from basically everywhere for $199.99, a $30 discount from the original price. Read More
Amazon's hardware lineup occasionally gets a refresh, like with the new Echo Show earlier this year. But today is different. Amazon decided to announce six new products today, including sequels to the incredibly popular Echo speaker. Read More
There are a lot of shopping list apps out there, and that's an understatement. Back in the early days of app development, shopping lists were one of the most popular simple projects, and even now people learning the ropes typically toss one together. But Out of Milk has stood the test of time for the last seven years. And now managing your shopping list is getting just a bit more convenient via the new Out of Milk voice assistant, which works with both Amazon's Alexa and Google's Assistant. Read More
What do you get when you mix South Park's brand of seething humor, Cartman's childish behavior, and a slew of Google Homes and Amazon Echos? An episode full of big hairy balls and smelly tampon boogers being added to shopping lists, Simon says sentences about stinky poops, many more over the top juvenile jokes, all mixed with some social commentary on the loss of jobs due to automated assistants. Read More
Two of Amazon's 2017 additions to its popular Fire TV lineup have been leaked courtesy of AFTVnews: a mid-range dongle and a flagship set-top box. Both will be capable of 4K60, and the cube-shaped one is notable because it reportedly has new built-in hardware that allow it to act as an Amazon Echo Dot when you want it to. Read More


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Microsoft (MSFT) said tonight it is continuing to explore alternatives to a full acquisition of Yahoo (YHOO). The company provided few details on the possible form and focus of any deal, but emphasized that Microsoft is not making a new bid to acquire all of Yahoo. Speculation about a renewed Microsoft bid has increased since investor Carl Icahn announced last week that he had amassed a large stake in Yahoo and would seek to oust its entire board of directors in an upcoming vote. Here's the full text of Microsoft's statement:
In light of developments since the withdrawal of the Microsoft proposal to acquire Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft announced that it is continuing to explore and pursue its alternatives to improve and expand its online services and advertising business. Microsoft is considering and has raised with Yahoo! an alternative that would involve a transaction with Yahoo! but not an acquisition of all of Yahoo! Microsoft is not proposing to make a new bid to acquire all of Yahoo! at this time, but reserves the right to reconsider that alternative depending on future developments and discussions that may take place with Yahoo! or discussions with shareholders of Yahoo! or Microsoft or with other third parties.
Kara Swisher of Boom Town reported that "sources at both companies said it involved Microsoft buying Yahoo's search business and the ad business related to text-based ads." Such a structure would allow Microsoft to increase its share of the Internet search business, while allowing Yahoo to retain its large display advertising business.
Yahoo has now issued a response, which appears to leave the door open:
Yahoo has confirmed with Microsoft that it is not interested in pursuing an acquisition of all of Yahoo at this time. Yahoo and its Board of Directors continue to consider a number of value maximizing strategic alternatives for Yahoo, and we remain open to pursuing any transaction which is in the best interest of our stockholders. Yahoo!'s Board of Directors will evaluate each of our alternatives, including any Microsoft proposal, consistent with its fiduciary duties, with a focus on maximizing stockholder value.


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You Can Own David Hasselhoff's Knight Rider Car for P25 Million
Actor David Hasselhoff, who is best known for his roles on TV series Baywatch and Knight Rider, is auctioning off over 150 items that includes memorabilia and personal items he has accumulated in his 40-year career in Hollywood.
On top of the list is the original K.I.T.T. car from Knight Rider in the 1980s. Hasselhoff played Michael Knight in the 80s sci-fi TV series from 1982 to 1986 produced by NBC. His onscreen partner was unlike any other: a talking car named K.I.T.T., which stands for Knight Industries Two Thousand. The actor has been known to say that, unlike other shows where the cast members talk to each other, “I had to talk to a car!” As Knight, Hasselhoff earned a People’s Choice Award for Most Popular Actor.
After Knight Rider, The Hoff went on to star in another highly popular TV series. Baywatch, which was about a group of lifeguards on a California beach, ran from 1990 to 2001. The series was watched by over a billion viewers across 140 countries.
Dubbed as “The Hoff Auction,” the car’s current bid price is $525,000 (approximately P25million), with 10 bidders on the list, and from the looks of it, the winning bid will hit at least twice the auctioneer’s high estimate of $300,000. The car is currently somewhere in the United Kingdom, and since it has exceeded the reserve price, Hasselhoff promised that he will hand over the car to the winning bidder personally.
Anyone who grew up watching the show in the 80s is familiar with the car. The base case is a 1982 Pontiac Firebird with the V8 engine variant, but this fully “KITT-ed” out original movie car is the only one of its kind.
Check out some the car’s photos here:
The Hoff will personally deliver this car to the winning bidder
KITT's interior looks very well preserved
Pontiac Firebird-based conversion kits and accessories used to be very popular in the US back in the 80s and 90s, from the running red lights in the hood, to the fully digital dashboard and fighter jet style steering wheel. We found one owner who actually has one in the Philippines and who showcased it at the 2015 Manila International Auto Show. Coincidentally, the owner’s name is Michael, too. Michael Barrion is an avid toy collector and it took him five years build to finish his dream project.
Barrion says he has spent about $50,000 converting his 1980s Pontiac into a K.I.T.T. tribute car, which is really just a fraction of the cost of the original Hollywood car.
Barrion's Knight Rider KITT car
Barrion's KITT car looks very much like the original car
Mike Barrion is also an avid toy collector
The project came from a flooded donor car and over time, Barrion was able to completely transform it with all the bells and whistles and sound effects. The car even talks back.
Watch a video of Barrion’s KITT:
Top Gear Philippines also made an awesome video about Barrion’s KITT
The Hoff Auction also includes some of the actor’s personal items, such as screen and stage-worn wardrobe, awards, scripts, toys, autographed items, photos, music, film, and television memorabilia, mostly from The Knight Rider and Baywatch. The auction is managed by Live Auctioneers with a portion the proceeds to be donated to charitable organizations. The auction will end on January 24, 2021 at 1 a.m. Philippine time.


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October 14, 2004
Thousands of Stores Salute Safe Neighborhood Heroes
BENTONVILLE, Ark., Oct. 14, 2004 - Communities large and small have a heightened interest in safety and honoring those who protect local communities. Wal-Mart stores, Neighborhood Markets and SAMS CLUBS nationwide will join the salute by announcing donations on Saturday, Oct. 16, to local police, fire, rescue and EMS teams. Each of the companys 3,600 stores, clubs and distribution centers will give away at least $1,500 in donations to a local organization of their choice. Nationwide the company will give away $7.9 million to local safety teams.
The donations are part of Wal-Marts annual Safe Neighborhood Heroes grant, which helps local public safety agencies fund projects such as: purchasing needed equipment such as bulletproof vests for law enforcement departments, thermal imaging cameras for firefighters, and jaws-of-life for emergency response teams or giving smoke detectors to residents in need, providing materials to establish Neighborhood Watch programs, or developing childrens fire safety education programs. (EDITORS NOTE: Please contact your local store for details about grants in your community.)
"Its important for us to support community safety heroes - our law enforcement, fire fighters, and EMS organizations," said Betsy Reithemeyer, executive director of the Wal-Mart & SAMS CLUB Foundation. "They are such a vital part of every community, unselfishly giving of themselves to make our communities safer places to live, work and raise a family." The Foundation funds the Safe Neighborhood Heroes grant and many other projects chosen by local store and club associates throughout the year that benefit the hometowns of each Wal-Mart store and SAMS CLUB.
Wal-Mart has a long-standing commitment to safety initiatives, particularly childrens safety.
- The Missing Childrens Network board is located just inside every Wal-Mart and SAMS CLUB nationwide. The board features pictures of children who are missing around the country and are part of Wal-Marts ongoing partnership with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) since 1996. Each month new pictures are posted in an effort to help reunite families with a missing child.
- Two out of three missing children pictured on Wal-Mart boards have been recovered. More than 110 children have been found as a direct result of a customer seeing a childs picture at a Wal-Mart or SAMS CLUB and placing a call to 1-800-THE-LOST, the hotline for the NCMEC.
- Wal-Mart established the Code Adam program in 1994 to reduce the threat of abductions and lost children in stores. Wal-Mart has shared this program with other retailers and public buildings nationwide.
- Last year, Wal-Marts truck drivers began participating in Roadwatch, where on-board computers let our drivers know when an Amber alert has been issued in their area, offering countless extra sets of eyes on the lookout for children who have been kidnapped or who are missing.
About Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. operates Wal-Mart Stores, Supercenters, Neighborhood Markets and SAMS CLUBS in all fifty states. Internationally, the company operates in Puerto Rico, Canada, China, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, United Kingdom, Argentina and South Korea. The companys securities are listed on the New York and Pacific stock exchanges under the symbol WMT. Last year, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., contributed more than $150 million to support communities and local non-profit organizations. Customers and associates raised an additional $70 million at stores and clubs.
More information about Wal-Mart can be located on-line at www.walmartstores.com and www.walmart.com. The SAMS CLUB Web site can be accessed at www.samsclub.com. And more information about Wal-Marts Good Works community involvement is available online at www.walmartfoundation.org.


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It has become critical for companies to secure every endpoint and device in the world of hybrid and remote working
Enhancements Accelerate Cyberthreat Detection and Response, Improve Security Operations and Bolster Application Performance
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Hila Meller, BT Vice President Security, Americas, EMEA and APAC
The deal will be Google's second-largest acquisition
Kevin Brown, Managing Director of BT Security, examines the continuing rise of cybersecurity to top of the business agenda to become a mainstream business issue.
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Vodafone lets slip Nokia 'N97 Mini'
Official blog reveals cut-down version of flagship phone
The N97 – Nokia’s new flagship handset – has barely been available in the UK, but Vodafone has hinted that a second version of the touchscreen handset has been designed.
In response to a customer’s question about whether the N97 and Palm Pré will being available on Vodafone, the operator announced on its official blog recently that it “will be launching the N97 Mini later this year”.
Vodafone didn’t reveal any of the N97 Mini's technical specifications, so whether Mini means a physically smaller version of the device or one with fewer features remains to be seen.
However, the blog added that “due to the N97 Mini’s competitive pricing, we feel that it will appeal to a wider segment of consumers” than, presumably, the standard N97.
We’ll bring you more news as we have it. And if you’re left wondering about Vodafone’s Palm Pré status, the blog stated that because another operator – thought to be O2 – has UK exclusivity, Vodafone won’t be able to sell the Palm smartphone. ®


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MG Motor India on Saturday said it has bagged an order to supply 100 units of its various models to WTiCabs India.
The fleet of 100 vehicles, including Hector and ZS EV, will be used for the rent-a-car division of WTiCabs India.
"Our partnership will further make MG vehicles more accessible to SUV and EV enthusiasts in India. We are deeply grateful to WTiCabs for having chosen the MG Hector and ZS EV as their choice of vehicle for their business," MG Motor India Senior Director Sales Rakesh Sidana said in a statement.
WTiCabs CEO Ashok Vashist said the company values the partnership and looks forward to continued sales and services support from MG Motor India.
"In our constant endeavour to provide sustainable mobility, we will keep adding EV's into our fleet. Our endeavor is to provide sustainable and robust mobility solutions to our corporate clients," he added.
(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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The tea auction for the new auction year 2022-23 will start on 25 April at Chattogram.
The Srimangal tea auction centre will host the second auction for this year on 27 April.
The country's two auction centres will host 68 auctions this auction year – 45 in Chattogram and 23 in Srimangal, according to a press release of the Bangladesh Tea Board (BTB), BTB public relations officer Razibul Hasan said.
The Tea Sales Coordination Committee, in a meeting held at Bangladesh Tea Board's conference room on Wednesday, took these decisions.
BTB Chairman Major General Md Ashraful Islam, who presided over the meeting, said tea production and auction activities were normal in the country in the last auction year amid the Covid pandemic thanks to the proper implementation of various plans taken by the Tea Board and the sincere efforts of the tea industry stakeholders.
"With this, the demand and supply of tea were balanced with the increase in production as well as the sale. The price of tea also increased at auctions," he added
He hoped that the tea market would remain stable in the 2022-23 auction year as well.
Bangladesh Tea Board Member (Finance & Commerce) Nazneen Kauser Chowdhury, Deputy Director (Commerce) Muhammad Madhul Kabir Chowdhury, Marketing Officer Ahsan Habib, Assistant Director (Commerce) Mohammad Abdullah Al Borhan, Tea Traders Association of Bangladesh Chairman Omar Hannan, Vice Chairman Md Iqbal Hossain, Bangladesh Tea Association (BTA) representatives Khorshedul Alam Qaderi and Md Rafiqul Karim, National Brokers Ltd Chairman M Saiful Islam, Directors of Tea Planters and Traders Association of Bangladesh (TPTAB) Abu Kausar Lablu and SMN Islam Munir were also present.


text: The first Footwear Materials, Manufacturing and Technology fair (fMM&T) in New Delhi, India, last month is considered a success by its organizers. APLF and UBM India, which ran the show, say that 3,249 buyers from 16 countries visited it, coming from India as well as countries such as China, Italy, Taiwan, the U.S. and the United Arab Emirates. They included distributors or leather materials, product developers, designers, brand owners, importers and exporters, and manufacturers or footwear, leather apparel, handbags, small leathergoods and travelwear. There were 140 exhibitors from areas with significant leather industries including Brazil, China, Hong Kong, India, Italy, the United Arab Emirates, Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand and the U.S. The next edition of the show will be held on May 7-9, 2010, again at the India Expo Center in New Delhi.


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Stockpiling ahead of looming Brexit deadline triggers the biggest jump in manufacturing for three years - but experts warn orders could 'drop off a cliff'
- Growth in manufacturing economy reached 35-month high last month
- Brexit-related stockpiling prompted rise in output and new orders
- Foreign secretary Dominic Raab said UK in 'last leg' of EU trade negotiations
Stockpiling ahead of the Brexit transition deadline prompted activity in Britain's manufacturing sector to rise at the fastest pace for nearly three years in November, the results of a closely-watched economic survey have revealed.
Businesses up and down the country have been ramping up their production levels in recent weeks as knife-edge trade talks between the Government and the EU continue.
But, Duncan Brock, group director at the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply warned that 'there was little in the figures to suggest a sustainable recovery once we move into 2021.'
Frenetic: Activity in the manufacturing sector has ramped up in recent weeks amid trade talks
Mr Brock thinks new orders and activity in the manufacturing sector could 'drop off a cliff' in January as potential border disruptions are thrown into the mix.
This week, foreign secretary Dominic Raab said Britain was in the 'last leg of negotiations' with the EU over a post-Brexit trade deal.
Raab said it was likely the talks were entering the 'last real major week', and an agreement remained possible if the EU showed 'pragmatism.'
He added that the talks centred on resolving a 'fairly narrow' number of issues, including fishing rights.
Leaders have until 31 December to agree a deal for how trade will operate after Brexit.
With a month to go before the Britain exits the EU single market and customs union, the latest IHS Markit/CIPS report said many companies were seeking to insure themselves against a no-deal Brexit by stockpiling raw materials and bringing forward export orders.
And, with trade talks going close to the wire, activity in Britain's manufacturing sector rose to the highest level for 35 months, the survey showed.
The manufacturing purchasing managers' index reading hit 55.6 last month, up from 53.7 in October. Any reading above 50 indicates growth and the sector has remained in positive territory for six consecutive months.
Manufacturing business managers reported an uptick in production volumes and said this was linked to companies re-opening following Covid-19 closures earlier in the year.
Machinery and equipment orders for warehouses were particularly strong, but the sector was held back by a fall in consumer goods orders with declines in both production and new business, the survey found.
Rob Dobson, director at IHS Markit, said the falls in consumer products was due to 'depressed household sentiment caused by mounting job losses and the UK re-entering lockdown.'
He added: 'Whether the upturn of manufacturing production can be sustained into the new year is therefore highly uncertain, especially once the temporary boosts from Brexit purchasing and stockbuilding wane.'
Talks: EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier, flanked by anti-Brexit No Deal protesters with placards
Activity: Britain's manufacturing sector has been in growth mode for the last six consecutive months
Manufacturing job losses were recorded for the tenth consecutive month in November. Jobs were cut at the slowest rate since February, but the decline was still considerable.
'Reductions to staff headcounts were attributed to redundancies, cost reduction initiatives, staff restructuring, natural wastage and the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic', the survey said.
This was despite business optimism in the manufacturing sector about the year ahead rising to a six-year high.
Input cost inflation accelerated to a two-year high in November and companies responded by hiking their average selling prices by the biggest sum in the year to date.
Mr Brock of CIPS, warned that job losses in Britain had affected consumer confidence, which is having a knock-on impact on the manufacturing sector.
He added: 'Panic buying aside, there was little in the figures to suggest a sustainable recovery once we move into 2021.
'Job shedding continued last month and new business could drop off a cliff in January as potential border disruptions are thrown into the mix.
'The prospect of an extended recession continues to hover above the UK economy until clarity around a Brexit deal is reached and hopes for an effective vaccine supply chain are realised bringing much-needed normality.'
Fhaheen Khan, a senior economist at Make UK, said the IHS Markit survey pointed to a continued, yet subdued growth of the sector as orders slowly returned following the easing of lockdown restrictions.
He added: 'It also appears the alarm bells that took hold of manufacturers just before the first EU-exit deadline have returned in some capacity as businesses sought to stockpile. While it may be rational in today’s uncertain environment, it is creating the impression that manufacturing is performing well just before the transition period ends.
'It is clear the uncertainty is felt by both sides as EU manufacturers are also stockpiling to some degree resulting in a short-term boost to business for UK manufacturers too.
'However, such actions are generally followed by a period of depressed activity as manufacturers begin to service future orders using these very stockpiles.'
UK plc faces double whammy
The UK was today warned it faces a double whammy of one of the worst coronavirus hits of any major economy - while businesses that have ridden out the crisis could be hammered by the failure of EU trade talks.
The latest outlook from the OECD suggests Britain will be affected more dramatically than most other countries, with only Argentina expected to have a deeper recession this year.
The international body has downgraded its forecasts for a swathe of countries, with the UK now facing an 11.2 per cent slump in GDP - far worse than the 3.7 per cent fall in the US, which has been saved by its tech sector.
Separately, the Treasury's OBR watchdog has cautioned that the collapse of Brexit trade talks would hammer sectors that have so far proved resilient to the pandemic.
The grim picture underlines the woes facing the economy as it wrestles with coronavirus and fundamental shifts in trading terms.
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Our best look yet at the "Cactus Jack" 4s.
Travis Scott's next Air Jordan collab has finally been revealed in full, following last week's teaser image that only provided a glimpse of the "Cactus Jack" branding on the heel of an Air Jordan 4. Rumors suggest the kicks could release in very limited quantities sometime in June, although Jordan Brand has not yet revealed any concrete release information.
According to sneaker source @Zsneakerheadz, Jordan Brand does have plans to release a "University Blue/Varsity Red/Black" Air Jordan 4 on June 23, but it remains to be seen if that pair will be the "Cactus Jack" version, or just a similar pair that sports the same color scheme.
Additionally, there's also reports that a grey "Cactus Jack" Air Jordan 4, which Kylie Jenner was spotted wearing earlier this year, is rumored to release in May. Details of that sneaker remain scarce as well, but it appears there are multiple Travis Scott x Air Jordan 4s in the works.
Take a look at the shoes in the video below while we await more release details.


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Are Smartphones Replacing Banks?
When was the last time you went into a bank branch? You may have to think hard, as you try to remember. Nowadays, there aren’t many occasions when you have to physically go into a building to do your banking. We simply do it online. And as an extension of that trend, we’re increasingly doing it on our smartphones.
Here at Blue Whale Media, the web development company Manchester, we’re keen to share some fascinating new research on this matter.
Statistics from UK Finance in a report called The Way We Bank Now highlight just how much we’re changing. The document reveals that…
- 71% of the adult UK population (that’s 38 million people) used online banking via a computer or a smartphone in 2017.
- Out of that figure, nearly 22 million used mobile banking apps.
- The use of smartphones to do banking has more than doubled over the last four years.
- There were an astronomical 5.5 billion mobile banking log-ins during 2017.
- That means, on average, people log into a banking app 275 times a year.
What Does This Mean For The Branches?
We also notice at our website design agency Manchester that the UK Finance report contains figures about the impact on branches. It may not surprise you to learn that people are visiting their banks less often. In fact, an average branch dealt with just 104 daily visits in 2017. In comparison, the average daily visits were 140 in 2012.
Obviously, this is a telling indication of how our banking habits are evolving. But at our web development company Manchester we think it’s worth mentioning that the daily visits still represents a significant number of people. Let’s remember, for instance, that there are still occasions when it’s helpful to have face-to-face contact with a bank employee, such as a Financial Adviser.
Remember What Happened With TSB?
At our website design agency Manchester, we think it’s worth pointing out that these statistics come in the wake of the crisis that hit TSB. In April 2018, 1.9 million of its customers were affected by a computer meltdown, which was caused by the bank upgrading its systems.
Initially, people couldn’t log into their accounts, and when they could they sometimes found that money that they were owed hadn’t been paid in. It turned into a big financial headache – for the account holders and the bank itself.
What About Security Concerns?
UK Finance represents nearly 300 firms involved in UK banking and its report also said that 512 million text alerts were sent by banks last year. But this way of communicating seems susceptible to fraud. One press report, for instance, explained how a TSB customer, suffering from cancer, had £29,000 stolen after receiving an SMS message that seemed authentic. Fortunately, the bank has agreed to refund the money.
But overall, there are many reasons to embrace the convenience of online banking. Stephen Jones, Chief Executive of UK Finance, has said: “Technology is changing the way we communicate, work and shop and, as a result, the way we choose to manage our money. The industry has responded to this seismic social change, which is very much led by customers looking to make the most of digital innovation for convenience.”
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Earlier this week, reports broke that Pernod Ricard is looking to sell its Becherovka Czech liqueur brand. Here's a list of facts about Becherovka.
SABMiller’s South African soft drinks business is aiming for up to 5% medium-term annual volume growth, but has warned of current challenges such as a weakening Rand and social unrest in the lead-up to elections.
We're just over two months away from the start of the biggest sporting event on earth: The FIFA World Cup kicks off on 12 June, when host country Brazil take on Croatia in the first match of the month-long tournament.
An on-going rise in the number of women in South Africa choosing to drink alcohol has been identified as an opportunity for SABMiller, with the brewer upping its focus on sweeter beers to capitalise on the trend.
Craft brewers and big beer firms may be on opposite sides of the trenches in the US, but the situation appears to be a little different in South Africa.
Earlier today (31 March), US trade body The Brewers Association released a list of the largest craft brewers in the country in volume terms. Here is a list of the top 50.
Earlier today (31 March), US trade body The Brewers Association released a list of the largest brewers in the country in volume terms. Here is a list of the top 50.
A survey of consumers in India has revealed that alcoholic beverages may have the most to gain from high levels of optimism in the country.
Reports this week that Pernod Ricard is looking to offload Czech liqueur brand Becherovka are on the money. Reuters' story on Tuesday (1 April) was not an April Fool: I have heard that Pernod is considering its options on the brand, which is operated by Jan Becher-Karlovka Becherovka in Czech.
On 1 March, Constellation Brands implemented a new business model for mainland Europe as it pulled out of distribution partnerships and took control in-house. But, it was not the only shake-up for the wine, spirits and beer maker. At ProWein 2014, Andy Morton sat down with Constellation's international general manager & senior VP, Philip Kingston, to talk about the company's expanding global ambitions, including a new tie-up in China for its Robert Mondavi brand.
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The British imagination has long associated Canada with liberalism, friendliness and ice hockey; now, thanks to Brexit, we may be able to add economic ruin to the list. In a recently leaked European Union document, chief negotiator Michel Barnier apparently confirmed that the UK would have to settle for a post-Brexit trade deal along the lines of the EU’s agreement with Ottawa, and not the bespoke arrangement sought by Theresa May. The good news is that this will not kill us. The bad news is that it will incapacitate us instead.
Why is the Canada deal so bad? The answer is not that it is bad economically for the EU and Canada, as it has brought them closer than they have ever been. (There have been some political concerns on the two sides, but these have not focused on the increased trade. Rather, they incorporate broader disaffection with globalisation.) If the EU and UK were to replicate it, however, the deal would represent an economic severance rather than integration—or as the prime minister put it in her Florence speech, “such a restriction on our mutual market access that it would benefit neither of our economies.” The key reasons centre on non-tariff barriers, traditional tariffs and quotas, and services.
Non-tariff barriers are a consequence of differences in regulation. Outside the single market, the UK will no longer harmonise its rules and standards with the EU, and in fact may need to change them if it wants to sign, for example, a trade deal with the United States. This will present an array of entirely new obstacles to free and frictionless trade. For example, Canadian food exports are still subject to controls to ensure conformity with EU standards; British replication would necessitate lengthy checks on the Irish border and at any ports dealing with UK-EU food trade.
“Rules-of-origin” requirements present a further barrier. Even goods traded tariff-free must comply with them—thus Canada cannot freely export a largely non-Canadian product to the EU. Given the complexity of the UK’s supply chains, this would cause profound difficulties in the manufacturing sector. Further manufacturing problems would ensue from the lack of regulatory harmonisation in, among others, the automotive and pharmaceutical sectors.
Although the Canada deal eliminates most tariffs, in the agricultural sector significant duties and quotas remain. Brussels has only marginally improved Canada’s market access in beef and pork, for example, while neither side is liberalising trade in poultry and eggs. If duplicated, this could prove catastrophic for Northern Irish farmers, who would suddenly be facing significant tariffs on their exports across the border, and the destruction of existing supply chains. The price of imported food would also rise.
“We may soon discover that the EU is not as toothless on trade matters as Brexiters have had us believe”
Britain’s economy is largely service-based, and in this area the Canada deal makes only limited inroads. If we copy the agreement, new restrictions on transfers of personnel could prevent British firms from establishing branches or maintaining current levels of business with the EU, while mutual recognition of professional standards and qualifications would be dramatically curtailed. Widespread discrimination against British service providers would once again be permitted, and in the key sector of financial services, automatic passporting provisions would end—as Michel Barnier confirmed definitively in his speech on Monday. If this damages the City, the EU’s coup de grace could be new regulations deliberately designed to bolster their financial centres at London’s expense—and of course such regulatory cunning might not be limited to the financial sector. Britain could certainly retaliate by reforming its own regulations, but as with everything else in the Brexit debate, the UK is more exposed than the EU, and stands to lose more from any commercial hostility.
Elsewhere, it goes without saying that a Canada-style deal would not ensure UK workers’ rights or environmental protections. Moreover, British exports would have to confront any new Brussels initiatives designed to boost the EU’s competitiveness, market attractiveness or productivity. We may soon discover that the EU is not as toothless on trade matters as Brexiters have had us believe. The EU, after all, exists to serve its members’ interests—and will not concern itself with ours.
If this sounds unappealing, remember that it is not even assured. Such a deal—which, despite its major shortcomings, will still take years to negotiate—depends on Britain jumping through numerous hoops. First, Britain must make significant financial contributions well in advance of what it has already promised. Second, the UK and EU must agree the terms of a transitional arrangement, or Article 50 extension, while it is being negotiated. And third, Britain must provide adequate assurances for EU citizens and, above all, Ireland, that our weak but dogmatic government currently finds impossible.
The EU is not offering us a Canada-style deal out of spite. It is a logical consequence of our departure from the single market and customs union. If we refuse to abide by the four freedoms of the single market, or retain our current levels of regulatory harmonisation with the EU, a deal must also reflect those limitations. It is an agreement not to cement our coming together, but recognise our drifting apart.
Contrary to some of the Brexiters’ pipe dreams, the current weakness of Angela Merkel and the German government does not change these basic facts at all—or the fundamental power dynamics of Brexit. The EU will continue to be bigger, richer and more adept no matter how many months it takes to form a German government—and whoever eventually forms it will take the same view of Britain’s trade relationship.
What, then, are our other possibilities? The Canada deal represents what used to be known as a “hard Brexit,” before that mantle was assumed by the no-deal cliff-edge. A no-deal scenario, with its lack of aviation or security arrangement, is catastrophic enough to be unconscionable. No deal would likely mean no Brexit at all. And so Canada really is the most painful of our current viable options.
“The EU is not offering us a Canada-style deal out of spite. It is a logical consequence of our departure from the single market and customs union”
The softer choice—and a compromise May has repeatedly ruled out—is the so-called Norway model. This involves membership of the single market via the European Economic Area (EEA), and almost certainly its non-EU pillar, the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). But this does not prevent a hard border in Ireland because we will no longer share a customs union. Goods will thus still need to be checked to ensure they originate in the UK, and some products crossing the border will have to incur tariffs.
The disaster here is, once again, agricultural. An off-the-shelf EEA agreement offers no agricultural liberalisation at all; the resulting WTO tariffs frequently exceed 50 per cent. Article 19 of the EEA Agreement provides for agricultural free trade, but this is no fait accompli. Norway’s agricultural deal with the EU took two years to negotiate and did not eliminate all tariffs—and although the UK and EU currently enjoy tariff-free trade in agriculture, some EU member states may wish to shut out UK competition. Fisheries are also excluded from the EEA—this could gravely harm the UK’s fish exports and processed fishing industry.
The most painless option, of course, is to negotiate a Norway-plus arrangement: that is, the EEA, with fully tariff-free trade in agriculture and fish, and membership of the customs union in order to preserve the open Irish border, and to ensure seamless customs procedures so vital for cross-border manufacturing and a generally well-functioning economy. Such a pragmatic option currently appears as likely as cancelling Brexit altogether.
It is worth remembering that only one thing prevents the basic Norway scenario: ending free movement of people. This prime ministerial obsession, which can be addressed within EU rules, is set to ensure a Canada-style agreement which will wreck British livelihoods. A hard Irish border, meanwhile, with its manifold threats to peace and prosperity, must be the consequence of Britain’s rigid insistence that it should be able to negotiate its own trade deals—even though the EU is in most cases pursuing the very same agreements.
Theresa May has no referendum mandate to leave the single market or customs union, and the results of doing so will debilitate us for a generation or more. It is not too late to change course—but we may first have to change prime minister.


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Fujitsu has been showing off its first convertible ultrabook with a twist display, the Lifebook T904, that can cost up to £1,500.
The thin aluminium design allows the device to transform from a standard laptop to a tablet mode via a swivel hinge.
Aimed at business users wanting the best of a tablet and laptop, the Fujitsu Lifebook T904 was launched in the UK earlier this month and boasts a 13.3in 2560x1440 resolution touchscreen display.
It is powered by Intel's latest Haswell chips up to Core i7, and comes with a dual digitizer stylus that slots into the chassis. It also has the shipping options of a backlit keyboard, 4G support and a removable protective skin.
TSB IT fiasco has "all the hallmarks of an IT meltdown", claims Treasury Committee chair Nicky Morgan MP
The first appeals over Apple's Irish taxes will take place in the autumn, confirms Ireland's finance minister
Stephenson will design the inside and outside of the futuristic Lillium jet.
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Cloud kitchen operator Sweetheart Kitchen has successfully secured €15 million (US$17.7 million) in a Series C funding round backed by strategic investors, led by the company’s founder and CEO Peter Schatzberg.
As a delivery-only multi-brand virtual kitchen, Schatzberg notes that the Dubai-based company is keen to invest their funding into supply chain technology, food design and hiring talent, as they had previously done, and which they plan to continue to do so. “Scaling units is certainly one important objective for us, but we are also investing in streamlining our processes and systems to achieve profitability.”
As a company that is only 15 months old, it’s noteworthy to point out its impressive milestones. The startup (which, according to a Wamda report, is backed by Germany’s Delivery
DUBAI (Reuters) – A new Bahrain-based $60 million venture capital fund aims to invest in 120 early-stage start-ups across Arabic-speaking MENA countries, banking on the regional growth of tech and tech-enabled business in the post-coronavirus world.
Plus Venture Capital (+VC) aims to close fundraising before the end of the year, which is expected to come from mostly regional institutional investors and family offices.
“We think that future growth in the region will be coming from tech-enabled business; for GDP and for job creation. We saw it happen in the last two recessions,” Plus Venture Capital co-founder Sharif El-Badawi said.
They will make seed stage and series A investments.
As part of efforts to tackle its deficit and diversify the economy, Bahrain has been trying to re-establish itself as a regional finance centre after losing ground to Dubai, and has been marketing itself as a financial technology and start-up hub for
Nabd, the world’s largest Arabic News Aggregator platform, has today announced its strategic partnership with Huawei, whereby Nabd provides personalized Arabic content for Huawei smartphone users in the MENA region via “Huawei Assistant” and “Huawei Browser”.
This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201007005914/en/
Nabd newsfeed, instantly available on all Huawei Handsets in MENA (Huawei Assistant and Huawei Browser) (Photo: AETOSWire)
The new alliance between Nabd and Huawei enables the delivery of personalized Arabic newsfeeds within both Huawei Browser and Huawei Assistant. It will provide millions of Arabic users across the globe with the latest news that matters to them. This is done by leveraging Nabd’s smart content engine that relies on real-time data obtained from Nabd’s massive audience reach.
Earlier this year Huawei launched “Huawei Assistant”, bringing a new level of intelligent performance to users, by helping them to find services and information when and where


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HempFusion Wellness Inc. (TSX:CBD.U) (OTCQX:CBDHF) (FWB:8OO) (“HempFusion” or the “Company”), a leading health and wellness company offering premium probiotic supplements and products containing CBD, is pleased to announce that it has promoted Maria Leal, the Company’s Vice President, Controller and Interim Chief Financial Officer, to Chief Financial Officer.
Ms. Leal holds a CPA and an MBA and has a strong track record in financial management having served in various senior financial accounting positions during her more than 20-year career. Since joining HempFusion in July of 2019, Ms. Leal has been instrumental in all financial reporting aspects for the Company.
“Having Maria continue as our full-time Chief Financial Officer will benefit HempFusion since she truly understands the business, is well connected in the industry, and knows how to navigate certain complex regulations,” said Jason Mitchell, N.D., HempFusion’s Co-Founder and Chief Executive officer. “Maria is an outstanding steward and strategist of capital and will play a key role in HempFusion's next phase of growth,” continued Dr. Mitchell.
One of a select few CBD companies who are today fully prepared to meet or exceed expected FDA guidance, HempFusion Wellness Inc. is a leading health and wellness company whose family of premium consumer brands include HempFusion™, Sagely Naturals™, Apothecanna™, and Probulin Probiotics™, one of the fastest-growing probiotics companies in the United States according to SPINs reported data.
Utilizing the power of whole-food hemp nutrition, the HempFusion family of brands’ product portfolio comprises 112 SKUs including USDA Organic Certified Tinctures, proprietary FDA Drug Listed Over-The-Counter (OTC) Topicals, probiotic supplements and skin care products, a Doctor/Practitioner line, a White Label division and more. With a strong focus on research and development, HempFusion Wellness has 43 products under development.
Available from more than 15,000 US retail locations across all 50 states, HempFusion Wellness products are also available in China, Mexico, Ireland, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, South Korea and Canada and may be purchased online from each brand’s website, The Probulin Store on Amazon.com, Alibaba’s Tmall.com, the world’s largest cross-border online marketplace, and a multitude of additional e-commerce sites.
For more information, visit www.hempfusion.com and follow HempFusion on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Neither the TSX nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.


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Australian retail giants pull Grand Theft Auto V after protest (Update)
Target, a popular department store chain, acted after a petition authored by three former sex workers, which has been signed by more than 40,000 people, called it "sickening".
"Games like this are grooming yet another generation of boys to tolerate violence against women," the petition said.
"It is fuelling the epidemic of violence experienced by so many girls and women in Australia—and globally."
Target's general manager for corporate affairs Jim Cooper said the decision was made following extensive community and customer concern.
"We've been speaking to many customers over recent days about the game, and there is a significant level of concern about the game's content," he said.
"We've also had customer feedback in support of us selling the game, and we respect their perspective on the issue.
"However, we feel the decision to stop selling GTA5 is in line with the majority view of our customers," he added.
Cooper said Target, which has some 300 stores in Australia but is not connected to the US retail giant of the same name, would continue to sell other R-rated games, suitable for over 18s.
"While these products often contain imagery that some customers find offensive, in the vast majority of cases, we believe they are appropriate products for us to sell to adult customers," he said.
"However, in the case of GTA5, we have listened to the strong feedback from customers that this is not a product they want us to sell."
Kmart, which like Target is owned by diversified conglomerate Wesfarmers, said it too would pull the game. The company has 190 outlets in Australia and New Zealand.
"Following a significant review of all content in Grand Theft Auto Games Kmart has taken the decision to remove this product immediately," a spokesperson said.
Not without controversy
Grand Theft Auto has won legions of fans around the world, and as many critics, for game play in which winning depends on acts such as carjacking, gambling and killing. It also includes simulated sex with prostitutes and drunk driving.
Despite its huge success, the series has not been without controversy, mainly due to the violence and its depiction of women, which some reviewers have called misogynistic.
Several real life crimes have been linked to the game. More recently actress Lindsay Lohan sued the creators, Rockstar Games, over a character she contends is an unsanctioned virtual version of herself.
One person who signed the petition, Peter Nichols, said "abuse should not be trivialised, let alone encouraged or rewarded".
"It's beyond time that we as a society say enough is enough."
But not everyone was happy, with some claiming the petition was an over-reaction.
"This game is rated 18, meaning that only adults should be playing it," said one comment left on the change.org website.
"If any young boys are playing it and it's 'grooming them to tolerate violence against women' than that is the fault of their parents for letting them play an adult's game."
The latest instalment in the series is set in a fictional city of Los Santos based on real-world Los Angeles. Versions of GTA V hit the streets in September last year for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 as well as on computers powered by Windows software.
It raked in more than a billion dollars in a record-shattering first three days. It was released for the beefed-up PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles in November.
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Here you will find the latest news and most recent developments on the Pie, with regular updates and all the information you need.
There’s no other way to say it: Samsung is likely going to take as long with Android Pie as it did with Oreo or Nougat. It’s been revealed that Samsung is preparing an Android Pie beta program for the Galaxy S9, so there are going to be the usual beta tests before Samsung releases the […]
With every major Android update, it’s common for some apps to misbehave, and the same thing happened with the Samsung Gear app when Google released the Android P Developer Preview back in March. Gear device users who installed the beta software faced compatibility and performance issues with the Samsung Gear app. The app apparently suffered […]
Android 9.0 is Pie, as Google has now made official. Android Pie is set to roll out to Pixel devices today, just around two days before Samsung will take the stage in New York to unveil the Galaxy Note 9. It’s as we feared: The Galaxy Note 9 will be launched after Android 9.0 has […]
Update #3: Samsung has now released the stable Android Pie build for the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+. It has sent out the update ahead of schedule, not that anyone’s complaining. Update #2: Samsung has launched the One UI (Android Pie) beta program for the Galaxy S9. Click here for our hands-on with One UI […]


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Masaba Gupta, the renowned fashion designer and daughter of Indian actress Neena Gupta, recently surprised fans with the announcement of her wedding to film and television actor Satyadeep Mishra. The couple, who have been in a relationship for over two years, revealed that they will be tying the knot in a private ceremony on January 27th, 2022. The fashion designer and the actor met on the sets of the Netflix series Masaba Masaba and their chemistry was instant.
Masaba and Satyadeep join a growing list of Bollywood celebrities who have recently announced sudden weddings. For example, in 2020, Bollywood power couple Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh announced their wedding with just a few days’ notice. Similarly, Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas announced their engagement after just a few months of dating.
Another B-town couple who kept their wedding secret and announced it all of a sudden was Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli. They announced their wedding in 2017, with just a few days’ notice and only close family and friends were in attendance.
Similarly, Bipasha Basu and Karan Singh Grover kept their wedding a secret and announced it in 2016. They tied the knot in a private ceremony with only close family and friends in attendance.
These surprise announcements are a departure from the traditional, highly-publicised and elaborate Bollywood weddings that have become the norm in recent years. Instead, many celebrities are opting for private ceremonies with only close family and friends in attendance.
This sudden wedding trend in B-Town is not only exciting for fans, but it also serves as a reminder that love can come unexpectedly and that relationships should be cherished and celebrated in whatever way feels right for the couple.
It is also a reminder that celebrities are just like us and they too have the right to privacy and to make personal choices about their lives. With the sudden wedding of Masaba and Satyadeep, fans are eagerly waiting for the big day and sending the couple their best wishes and blessings.


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Here are 6 ways to avoid the vet’s office this winter: During these cold months it can be challenging to keep our pets healthy and happy. The cold weather often brings a slew of things to watch out for when it comes to keeping Fido and Fluffy out of trouble.
Pet Wintertime Hazards and SafetyTips. Along with the end of the Holiday rush, for many of us this New Year, also brings winter’s chilling snow and frigid temperatures.
The Consumer Specialty Products Association along with the Humane Society Legislative Fund made a joint announcement on December 13, 2012 that antifreeze and other engine and radiator coolants manufactured in all 50 states will now contain a bitter flavoring agent.
Each year as the seasons change, outdoor temperatures drop and the snow starts to fly, it’s a good time for pet owners to refresh their Wintertime Pet Health Quotient (HQ) so their dogs and cats can all enjoy the slopes and season safely
Pet lovers whose dogs and cats have to endure the cold winter weather may want to brush up on their wintertime pet health IQ to help keep Fido and Fluffy warm and safe while frolicking in the snow.


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In a video posted to his Instagram account on Saturday, Salt Bae is seen aggressively deskinning an avocado and pushing it out the device, before saying the name of the fruit in an unusual accent and letting it fall onto the table.
It isn’t the first time that the social media star has made content about the food, as he was filmed using an excessively large knife to chop off the top of four avocados last month – again celebrating the fruit with his bizarre pronunciation.
Fans were taken aback in November, when Salt Bae uploaded a video praising London as his “big dream” and many followers heard his voice for the first time.
Now, people are branding his latest social media post about the fruit as “weird” and “cringe”.
One commented: “You’re so weird… It’s cringeworthy.”


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DIF 2017 concludes
The Digital Innovation Forum (DIF 2017) event, jointly organised by ARTEMIS Industry Association and the EUREKA Cluster ITEA, has concluded.
The two-day event displayed, debated and demonstrated the opportunities created by digital transformation to add value for both industry and society. It focused particularly on smart healthcare, smart energy, smart manufacturing and smart mobility.
Keynote speaker Henk van Houten, CTO of Royal Philips, said: “Digitisation is transforming every industry, and digital solutions will enable industrialisation and personalisation of care.”
The co-organisers, Zeynep Sarilar (ITEA chair) and Laila Gide (president of ARTEMIS Industry Association), worked around the theme that ‘digitalisation is not an option anymore’, and stated that the forum presented an opportunity to experience and share digital innovations and “to explore the future through what we do today.”
Jasper Wesseling, director for innovation and knowledge at the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and keynote speaker, said: “To stay competitive in the future, we need to transform our business activities, processes and competencies. SMEs, large companies, universities and research organisations, they all have their role to play in creating European-wide ecosystems for pre-competitive co-operation in the field of R&D.”
Workshops explored the ‘smart’ areas of energy, health, manufacturing and mobility. Topics ranged from standardisation and security to collaboration and business models.
The ARTEMIS panel session on the digital transformation explored the role of large ecosystem projects in accelerating the digital transformation.
During the ITEA community session the role played by open innovation was highlighted in project results and the wider impact stream on both subsequent projects and on industry and society.
Gide and Sarilar reiterated the role of open collaboration across the industry spectrum and the need to develop ecosystems in the digital transformation process.


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RCV is very excited to announce that they have relocated to a brand new home! Last year, the company designed a 3200 ft.² office space and 8000 ft.² warehouse. The new office has a showroom and conference room that offers a space for customers to come in, comfortably speak with the team and view samples and color options. The new facilities, located at 5264 W Vernal Pike, help the team provide even better service to clients and more opportunities for both new and existing employees. You can find the staff at their new home from 9 AM to 5 PM Monday through Friday!
NOTE: A ribbon cutting was scheduled for this week but has been postponed due to the pandemic.
Congratulations to Owen County State Bank on the official Grand Opening their Loan Office located at 4213 E 3rd Street! Jerry Hays, Senior Vice President and Market Executive for OCSB, and other team members celebrated this morning with a socially distanced ribbon cutting. For more information about Owen County State Bank visit https://www.ocsbank.com/.
Gary Sims, Science Teacher
Edgewood High School
Leading Light Award
English New Language Program
Colette Eno, Holly Daivs, and Hannah Shirley
University Elementary School
Lifetime Achievement Award
Lawrence (Larry) DeMoss, English Chair
Edgewood High School
Congratulations to A.E.A Design & Apparel on the official Grand Opening of the owner’s first retail shop in downtown Bloomington! What once was just a dream has finally become reality for Josh and his family. They celebrated with tours of the new space along with a few surprises as well as food and refreshments for guests. Visit 418 S Walnut Street, Suite C or online at www.aeadesigns4u.com.
On Friday, February 28 The Arts Alliance of Greater Bloomington held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new ArtBeat Community Arts Center in College Mall. They celebrated with a reception and the chance to meet local member artists. Visit them online at www.bloomingtonarts.org or in the College Mall near Macy’s!
Congratulations to Indiana Building Resources on their ribbon cutting! BTown Clean LLC, a Bloomington-based commercial cleaning company led by award-winning and locally recognized entrepreneur, Patrick Rubeck, merged with California-based building entity, B.R. & Co to create Indiana Building Resources, a full-line building and facility maintenance organization. Visit 463 S Landmark Avenue or call (812) 269-5655 for more information!
Congratulations to The Standard Grain Restaurant on their ribbon cutting! They celebrated the Grand Opening of their new restaurant that offers International cuisine, essential grains, fresh fruits, and vegetables, fabulous homemade soups, in-house pastries and much more. For more information or reservations, call (812) 369-4288 or visit 403 N Walnut St.