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Microsoft Cancels In-Person Build Developer Conference and Moves Event Online
Microsoft has announced that the 2020 Build developer conference will not go ahead as an in-person gathering and will take place online this year instead, owing to concerns over the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The tech giant had planned to hold the annual conference in Seattle from May 19 to May 21, but Microsoft has decided to make it an altogether "digital event." A Microsoft spokesperson provided The Verge with the following statement:
The safety of our community is a top priority. In light of the health safety recommendations for Washington State, we will deliver our annual Microsoft Build event for developers as a digital event, in lieu of an in-person event. We look forward to bringing together our ecosystem of developers in this new virtual format to learn, connect and code together. Stay tuned for more details to come.
Like Apple's WWDC, Build annually brings together thousands of developers from all over the world, and Microsoft typically uses the event to preview its latest software and services updates. This year, Microsoft is expected to share more details about its dual-screen plans for Android and Windows 10X.
It's not the first tech company to cancel a major developer event in light of the pandemic. Facebook's F8 and Google's I/O developer conferences have been canceled due to the coronavirus. On Wednesday, organizers for both the E3 gaming convention and NAB trade show also announced cancelations.
Other public events and sports seasons in the U.S. have been either canceled or suspended amid the viral outbreak, in an effort to limit the possibility of a rapid rise in infection rates. Similar containment measures have been implemented or are actively being considered in many other countries.
Apple hasn't provided word about its upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference, which is normally held in San Jose, California, in June, but it now seems only a matter of time before Apple announces that the event has been canceled or will be held in some digital capacity.
Apple's second-generation AirPods Pro are finally nearing launch, with a release expected later this year. If you are considering upgrading to the new AirPods Pro once they are released, keep reading for a list of five new features to expect.
In addition to all-new features, the second-generation AirPods Pro will likely adopt some features added to the standard AirPods last year.
There's just about a month to go until Apple holds its annual September event focusing on new iPhone and Apple Watch models. We thought we'd take a quick look at everything that's rumored for Apple's September event to give MacRumors readers a rundown on what to expect when the first fall event rolls around.
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Apple today seeded the sixth betas of upcoming iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the updates coming a week after Apple released the fifth developer betas.
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Samsung today announced the launch of the Odyssey Ark, which the company says is the world's first 55-inch 4K curved display with a 165Hz refresh rate for improved gaming performance. Samsung first previewed the monitor at CES, but it is now available to order.
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Other victories from yesterday:
- Maui Councilmember Elle Cochran, a longtime supporter of Local 5, joined the Sheraton Maui picket line.
- More union leaders joined our picket lines, including UFCW Local 480 President Pat Loo and Iron Workers’ George Paris.
- The Association of Flight Attendants, which books hundreds of flight attendant crew rooms each night in Honolulu, announced that they will not cross our picket lines.
- UPW members donated water to the Sheraton Maui workers.
- Huge numbers of Local 5 members from Kaiser, Hilton, Waikiki Marriott, etc. are joining our lines and donating food.
- Marriott’s stock has dropped since our nationwide strike began and is trading at its lowest price in nearly 12 months.
- Honolulu Star-Advertiser: “Unions show support for hotel strike”
- KHON 2: “Marriott hotel workers’ strike continues as no negotiation plans are made”
- Hawaii News Now: “As strike at Hawaii hotels drags on, visitors ratchet up complaints”
- Pacific Business News: “How the Marriott strike has affected businesses in Waikiki properties”
- Honolulu Star-Advertiser: “Editorial: Hopes for a short hotel strike”

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I find it very concerning that three companies have downgraded sales expectation.
@eemom, I share your concerns. I just wonder what will these downgrades eventually lead to ? Will it result in further job cuts, or hiring freeze , or pay cut no body knows for sure. I think everyone is eagerly waiting for year-end sales season. If we dont see spike in the consumer spending then it means things are not yet stabilised.
Just saw the news article that Poverty level has reached an all time high since 1996. Median income is now at ~50k. I guess people are now one man household because it seems salary should be higher for a specific position due to inflation.
WIth this kind of news, people will be more reluctant to spend money. Hence demand will not go up.
I personally believe chip makers will be impacted by people preferences. In a recent past we would say producers were in condition to influence market quite indipendently from people thoughts. As of today it seems we are assisting to the reverse condition: people make the market. That said, there is potentially the possibility chipset from PC or Notebook won't be required as in the past and demands for mobile chipset will grow a lot. If we consider when I was young, TI was famous and leader for personal calculator, it is quite easy to understand possible scenario in the near future.
It seems like most of the electronics supply chain is feeling the crunch. Even Apple isn't doing what was originally forecasted. With the global economic instability rearing its ugly head again, many consumers and businesses are cutting back spending. This is being felt throughout the supply chain. Even though TI downgraded their expectations along with many other companies, it does appear that they are still going to end up in the black. Many investors and board members need to realize that while they might not of made as much money, they are still running in the positive. And that is much better than running in the red and wondering how they are going to survive.
Thanks for the article Barbara. I find it very concerning that three companies have downgraded sales expectation. I wonder if this is just an inventory correction or if it speaks to a potential weaker holiday buying season? If it is the later then it represents issues with our economy which has been slow to recover. It seems like every time we expect turnaround and recovery, the market takes a hit for one reason or another and consumers get gun shy yet again.
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Peter Drucker famously said "Trying to predict the future is like trying to drive down a country road at night with no lights while looking out the back window." Yet in the razor's-edge world of electronics—with a lean supply chain and just-in-time demands—the need to know the future is vital.
While no one really can accurately predict the future, we can take guidance from another Drucker saying which is the best way to predict the future is to create it.
You've heard the saying "the No. 1 supply chain risk is your people." That hasn't always been the case. But today's complex global supply chain requires a new type of multitalented employee. It's one who understands, finance, marketing, economics, is savvy with technology, graceful with relationships and can think analytically.
Where are these people? Are universities properly preparing the next generation supply chain professionals? How do train your existing workforce for these new, demanding positions?
Brian Fuller, editor-in-chief of EBN, will lead a 60-minute Avnet Velocity panel discussion that will ask and answer these and other questions swirling around today's supply-chain talent challenges.


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MOTORS REVIEW Goodwood Festival
Kia’s flagship, seven-seat EV9 SUV features prices starting from £64,495 while the £36,495 MG4 EV
XPOWER could spark a zero-emissions hot hatch movement.
The EV9’s 99.8kWh battery delivers a claimed driving range of up to 336 miles in 204PS single motor guise.
A dual-motor, all-wheel-drive GT-Line version manages a lesser 308-mile range from its 378PS
drivetrain and costs £72,495 – taking Kia’s pricing strategy into new territory.
Affordable EV specialist MG will take its customers into new territory in pricing and performance
terms ahead of the launch of its zero-emission Cyberster roadster EV, meanwhile.
Its all-wheel-drive MG4 EV XPOWER delivers 435PS and claims 3.8-second acceleration to 62mph.
MG Motor UK commercial director Guy Pigounakis described the MG4 EV XPOWER as “the antithesis of the traditionally ‘loud’ high-performance hatchback”.


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Robot waiters are the future says research
Park catering sales increase by 160 per cent if you replace people with droids
Robot waiters will help average spending on food and drink in theme parks increase by 160 per cent, global research by Omnico has found.
Average per capita spending on food and drink in parks and resorts will lift off from the current $20 to hit $52 if robots are on delivery duty, the survey found.
The figures are in the first Omnico Theme Park ROI Barometer which explores the attitudes of over 3,000 visitors to theme parks in the US, UK, China, Japan and Malaysia in order to establish the impact of technology on spending habits at destinations and parks around the globe.
Some 62 per cent of theme park visitors in the survey say they will spend up to four times more on a food and drink order if it is delivered to their exact location by a robot. 36 per cent say their spending will double with robots, while 15 per cent believe they will spend three times as much as they would otherwise.
“As parks embrace technological innovation, it is important to understand how investing in such changes will affect visitor-spending and ultimately deliver a return on investment.”
“Our ground-breaking Theme Park ROI Barometer has uncovered some fascinating findings about the financial impact of technology,” said Mel Taylor, CEO, Omnico. “The research has grown out of our widely-respected Theme Park Barometers, which put visitor experiences under the microscope. But as parks embrace technological innovation, it is important to understand how investing in such changes will affect visitor-spending and ultimately deliver a return on investment.”
The survey also revealed differences between countries, with Chinese visitors the most enthusiastic about the prospect of delivery robots. 74 per cent in China said they would spend more than double the average amount if snacks and beverages were brought to them this way, compared with only 55 per cent of UK consumers.
“We know robot technology is on the march everywhere,” added Taylor, “but this new research shows that its introduction for deliveries could send food and drink expenditure by visitors into the stratosphere. Delivery robots are no longer a Sci-fi novelty and parks should consider trialling them as part of a holistic, technology-centred approach to innovation.”
The full Omnico Theme Park ROI Barometer will be issued in December 2017, including insights on the impact of queues on customer spend, and how investment in technologies such as mobile self-scan apps and self-service Kiosks can increase spent per head.
To read and download Omnico’s previous research, The Theme Park Barometer, click here.


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I’ve never been a fan of social media. I find it to be a nuisance. Too many times friends have stopped me from consuming my food just so that they could spend five minutes attempting to find the perfect angle. What is the purpose of halting the enjoyment of experience only to capture it on photo?
Shortly after the upload, a tiny alert pops up with hearts; someone has “liked” their photo. Their faces now gleamed with joy. What was so exciting about steak? In a recent article by WSJ profiling cosmetics brand Estee Lauder “photographs put our products in a whole new light”-Laney Crowell, Estee Lauder executive director of online global communications.
In an attempt to revitalize the brand for the younger generation, brands are now utilizing marketing strategies in the form of photography. Instagram, an online tool cataloging photographs has over 150 million active users. With such a large following, it’s not surprising the companies are looking to Instagram to build their brand capital.
But can Instagram really create enough envy to sell a product? Well, 91% of all retailers now utilize Instagram as a marketing tool (Dishman, 2014). What is it about the photographs that make people wish or want? In reality, lipstick, steak, and jeans are all very common goods. But through Instagram, lipstick is now an experience. Estee Lauder currently posts photographs daily on how their lipstick is used, in a desk drawer, on the beach, with a bikini. Lipstick is no longer a cosmetic in the photo, but rather a desire. Who doesn’t need sultry red lipstick with that teeny weenie polka dot bikini?


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BEIJING, Aug 10 (Reuters) – China has lifted restrictions on group travel to more countries during the pandemic, including major markets such as the United States, Japan, South Korea and Australia, which could benefit their tourism industries.
China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced the decision on Thursday, effective immediately.
Before the outbreak, mainland Chinese tourists spent more outbound than tourists from any other country, totaling $255 billion in 2019, with group tours accounting for an estimated 60 percent of that.
Since the pandemic, their absence has left many businesses around the world that rely on tourism in financial trouble.
Germany and the U.K. are also among countries that have lifted restrictions, but Canada, which has had particularly tense political relations with China recently, has not reinstated them.
This is China’s third list of approved countries. The first batch of countries approved in January included 20 countries including Thailand, Russia, Cuba, and Argentina. The second batch in March included 40 countries, including Nepal, France, Portugal and Brazil.
China has never explained how it staggered approvals, but analysts point to countries that take time to get approvals with greater political and/or trade tensions with the world’s second-largest economy.
The move was welcomed by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and the tourism ministers of South Korea and Australia, who said it would boost their economies.
“This is another positive step towards stabilizing our relationship with China,” said Australian Trade and Tourism Minister Don Farrell.
It remains to be seen just how much Chinese outbound tourism will rebound for the latest batch of countries. Expectations of a sharp pick-up in demand after borders reopen have largely failed to materialize so far.
As of July, international flights to and from China had only recovered to 53% of 2019 levels.
This is due in large part to staffing issues at many global airlines that limit flying on more routes, slow issuance of visas for Chinese tourists due to visa backlogs in many Western countries, and a sluggish domestic economy that has led to many holidays being delayed. Chinese people don’t want to spend big money. .
In response to the news, some Chinese said online that they were less enthusiastic about international travel.
A Weibo user @Chongshengshilangbushilang said: “I don’t want to go. I think domestic travel is not bad. For example, the scenery in Xinjiang and Northeast China is beautiful, and the food is also cheap.”
But others are more optimistic.
Steve Saxon, a partner at McKinsey & Company, said: “Despite the cooling of the overall economy, 40% of (Chinese) people say they will spend more money on travel.” “People want to spend the money saved during the new crown epidemic. on international travel”.
Ctrip, China’s largest travel agency, noted that the news led to a spike in searches for destinations such as Australia and Japan.
Shares of companies in the latest group of countries that are more affected by Chinese travel demand jumped on the news. South Korean casino operators posted particularly impressive gains, with Daehan Leisure (114090.KS) and Paradise (034230.KQ) surging 21 percent and 18 percent, respectively.
It is the first time large-scale Chinese group tours have been allowed since 2016, when controversy sparked over Seoul’s deployment of a U.S. missile defense system, two sources in the South Korean tourism industry told Reuters. China has never publicly acknowledged restricting group travel to South Korea.
Reporting by Casey Hall in Shanghai, Sophie Yu in Beijing and Joyce Lee in Seoul; Additional reporting by the Beijing Newsroom; Editing by Jamie Fried and Edwina Gibbs
Our Standards: Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.


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Creta 1st Anniversary Edition gets 7 new features.
Hyundai India honored Ace Shuttler Saina Nehwal with Creta 1st Anniversary Edition last month but the vehicle was not launched.
We have managed to get all details and images of the details of the Creta 1st Anniversary Edition.
The Creta 1st Anniversary Edition is built on the SX+ variant and will available in both petrol and diesel engine option. The SUV is available in a single color Polar White and also gets Black roof treatment which gives the Creta a very sporty look.
There are no mechanical changes and the modifications are limited to cosmetic changes only.
The Creta Anniversary Edition comes with the following features:
- Black roof with C-Pillar & Integrated Spoiler
- 17’’ Diamond cut alloy wheels
- Bright silver skid plate
- All Black theme dashboard with red insert
- New fabric seat upholstery with red insert
- Leather wrapped steering wheel
- Body graphics
Hyundai launched the Creta 1st Anniversary Edition to celebrate one year of its global launch. The SUV has sold more than 80,000 units in the Indian market and commands a waiting period of more than 4-6 months.
The Creta 1st Anniversary Edition is priced at Rs. 12.24 lakhs for petrol and 13.76 lakhs for the diesel variant. All priced ex-showroom Delhi.
The Creta SUV has helped Hyundai to increase its market share and appeal in the Indian market. Buoyed by the success of the Creta, Hyundai has lined up the Tucson SUV and will launch in November 2016. The company also plans to launch the new Elantra soon and there are talks of getting the Sonata hybrid to further expand the premium line-up.


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The Tempe, Arizona-based reseller reported net income for the quarter ending November 1 of $3.7 million, or 18 cents per share, on $1.57 billion in revenue. That compares with earnings of $7.4 million, or 39 cents per share, on $1.32 billion in revenue, a year earlier.
However, fourth quarter results did exceed Wall Street estimates of 15 cents per share, according to First Call.
For the fiscal year, MicroAge reported revenues of $5.5 billion, operating income of $26 million, and, after taking into account charges from a 1997 acquisition, a loss of $8.3 million. As a result of that loss, the company expects earnings for the first quarter of this year, ending in February, to be in the low- to midteens, compared with Wall Street estimates of 17 cents per share for the quarter.
MicroAge last year split into two units: the company's distribution arm, called Pinacor, which reported separate financial results for the first time this quarter, and the company's IT services and integration business, called MicroAge Integration, which posted $1.8 billion in revenue in 1998.
MicroAge is currently negotiating a deal about the future of Pinacor, which reported $5 billion in revenue in 1998. Company executives would not confirm whether Pinacor would be sold, spun off, merged with another company, or included in an IPO. MicroAge shareholders have speculated that the company could enjoy a big turnaround soon if the company sells Pinacor for twice its current stock market value. The potential spin-off comes amid consolidation and financial downturns in the PC distribution industry.
"Clearly they want to increase shareholder value by getting rid of Pinacor," said Charles Smulders, analyst at Dataquest in San Jose.
After a Pinacor deal, MicroAge will continue to focus on IT integration services, as the company is still struggling to tie together the some-25 small companies acquired to build up that business.
The company now has four offerings, including professional services, program and project management, desktop management, and product procurement services. Unlike end-to-end service and consulting giants such as EDS and Andersen Consulting, MicroAge provides companies with a piece of the pie, offering specific services such as hardware purchasing from OEMs at a fee or building a client's help desk.
MicroAge Integration's competition depends on who they are providing services to for a given contract, but ranges from Compaq to IBM Global to more niche systems integrators such as Entex, a corporate spokeswoman said.
The company's stock was trading at midday at 17.37 a share, down 0.62.


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Tales of Graces F made its belated appearance on European and North American PS3s last year, and this year Tales fans in the West are getting Tales of Xillia. Late is better than never, right?
The above footage covers some battles and gives a taste of the game’s combat and voice acting. Tales of Xillia 2 was released in Japan last November, pushing the series past the 15 million sold mark. This may seem a bit low considering the age of the series, but it isn’t too bad considering the niche nature of the titles (action JRPGs) and the lack of marketing for the international versions of the games.
As always, be sure to pick Xillia up if you happen to be a Tales fan. No sales means no new releases — and we definitely want to see Tales of Xillia 2 get a localization as well. Look for an official announcement from Namco Bandai on the release of Tales of Xillia on the PS3 later this year.


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Australia and ASEAN in 2023 and beyond
ASEAN is one of the fastest growing economic regions in the world, and the strategic and economic partnership between Australia and ASEAN provides benefits for both regions.
To kick-off the first event in our Business Briefing Series for 2023, we had the honour of hosting HE Ambassador Will Nankervis, Australian Ambassador to ASEAN, for the Australia and ASEAN in 2023 and Beyond luncheon. The Ambassador shared Australia’s commitment to ASEAN and its central role in the Indo-Pacific region.
The event brought together senior business and government leaders who shared key insights and candid accounts of their experience doing business in ASEAN. The insights provided valuable perspectives and reinforced the opportunities to advance trade and investment between Australia and the region.


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By James Wells
SYDNEY: Apple Australia has announced that like Dell, it is also a victim of faulty Sony batteries which may catch fire and have now caused the two largest consumer electronics recalls in US history.
According to a statement from Apple Australia, none of the company’s Intel-based notebooks are affected by the recall – only certain models of previously released iBooks and PowerBooks.
“Apple has discovered that some Sony batteries in previous models of PowerPC-based iBooks and PowerBooks do not meet Apple’s standards for safety and performance,” the company said.
“Our number one priority is to recall and replace the affected batteries free of charge.
“We do not anticipate this recall to have a material financial impact on Apple.”
According to a notice issued by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (US CPSC), consumers should stop using the products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
The recall applies to rechargeable lithium-ion batteries with cells manufactured by Sony Energy Devices Corp and assembled in Japan, Taiwan and China for certain iBook G4 and Powerbook G4 notebook computers only.
Approximately 1.1 million battery packs were sold in North America through Apple’s online store, Apple retail stores and Apple authorized resellers from October 2003 until this month in computers that retailed for between $US900 and $US2,300. The batteries were sold separately for $US130.
An additional 700,000 battery packs were sold outside the United States.
According to the US CPSC, consumers should stop using the recalled batteries immediately and contact Apple to arrange for a replacement battery, free of charge. After removing the recalled battery from their iBook or PowerBook, consumers should plug in the AC adapter to power the computer until a replacement battery arrives.
Apple Australia has advised that complete details regarding the exchange program can be found at https://support.apple.com/ibook_powerbook/batteryexchange


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Stanley Bailey stopped by the new Apple Store in Towson Town Center last Saturday afternoon to investigate the possibility of buying a new Macintosh computer.
"I came over to see what they had and to play with their computers," Bailey, who appeared to be in his 60s, said as he manipulated an image with Adobe Photoshop 7.
He was working on a dual-processor QuickSilver G4 tower that was attached to one of
s 22-inch flat-screen Cinema Displays.
Bailey is the type of customer that Apple is trying to attract with its growing chain of stores: people who dont own a Mac but who want to learn more about them -- and then buy one.
Until now, Bailey said he has been using the computers at the Parkville Public Library. He was unimpressed with the Windows PCs.
"Macs are a hell of a lot easier," he said.
Tiring of the librarys 10 cent-per-page fee for printouts and feeling a need to have a machine for more than word processing soon had Bailey thinking about a Mac.
"I like Photoshop, [Adobe] Illustrator, iMovie," he said. "Im trying to catch up on some of this stuff."
Bailey said the only thing keeping him from buying a Mac was that he "wanted to be able to come back for support." He tried going to CompUSA Inc., which features a Macintosh section, but couldnt find anyone knowledgeable enough for his questions.
Apple, based in Cupertino, Calif., has designed its retail stores for customers like Bailey -- with plenty of hardware to ogle, plenty of Mac-savvy salespeople to talk it up -- the Towson store's staff totals about 20 -- and plenty of support during and after the sale.
"We want this to be the best place to explore, learn about and try out the Mac experience," said Allen Olivo, Apples senior director for retail. "And hopefully, youll buy one and take it home tonight."
Saturdays opening of the Towson store marked the arrival of Apples 41st retail outlet. Olivo said the company plans to have 50 by the end of the year.
But some may wonder why Apple is pushing a chain of retail stores. Clearly, Mac users dont need an Apple Store to buy Mac gear; you can find it in catalogs, at outlets like CompUSA -- and even from Apples online store.
Critics also point to the example of struggling PC maker
, which started on its chain of 300-plus stores in 1996, but has closed about as many stores over the past 18 months as Apple has opened.
Yet Apple has forged ahead, convinced that the need for physical locations to showcase its products outweighs any negative factors. According to Olivo, the goal of an Apple Store is to offer "a unique retail experience."
If the "Genius" is stumped, there's a hotline to an even more knowledgeable genius in California. You can even bring an ailing Mac to the Genius Bar for repairs.
If the fix is simple enough, Olivo said, you can have your Mac fixed while you wait.
Even PC owners are welcome at the Genius Bar. Olivo said they usually pose easier questions about the mechanics of switching -- for instance, where to get comparable software or how to transfer files from an old Windows machine to a new Macintosh.


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Reliance AGM 2020: Mukesh Ambani Dives Into Nascent Market With Jio Glass
Jio Glass is a mixed reality eyewear that anchors virtual objects to the real world.
After having upended India’s telecom market, Mukesh Ambani is now looking to mainstream a nascent technology that global giants from Google to Apple Inc. have all flirted with.
Ambani’s Jio Platforms Ltd. announced Wednesday the Jio Glass—a mixed reality eyewear that anchors virtual objects to the real world. Jio Glass, that already supports 25 applications, can be used to conduct virtual meetings and online classrooms, said Kiran Thomas, president of Reliance Industries Ltd. at the firms’s it’s 43rd annual general meeting.
While details were scant, the announcement propels Jio Platforms in a space that many global tech companies are trying to conquer.
Google was the earliest to try its hand at smart glasses with its $1,500-prototype of the Google Glass in 2013 with potential use cases in healthcare, journalism and navigation. Exorbitant pricing and the fact that it never got available for most consumers meant that the product failed.
Seven years since, a lot has changed. Companies like Magic Leap, Snap Inc. and Microsoft Corp. followed with their own iterations. But those too remain a novelty.
Apple Inc. has been working on its own set of AR glasses. A long-standing project of the company, the glasses could be announced by next year, according to Bloomberg. There is an expectation that Apple’s version of the smart glasses could finally bring the technology to the mainstream.
Google itself has not given up on its plans for smart glasses. It continues to sell the Glass Enterprise Edition 2, albeit in limited numbers. Launched in May last year, the Google Glass is currently being used in a variety of industries like logistics and manufacturing by companies including General Electric Co., Volkswagen AG and DHL International GmBH. Earlier this year, the glasses were also made available to software developers who were interested in building further solutions for the technology.
With Google now to be a shareholder in Jio Platforms, it remains to be seen if the Jio Glass will feature any collaboration between the two companies. The two are already working together to build cheap Android-based smartphones. Besides, Facebook Inc.—another investor in Jio—had last month showcased a proof-of-concept for lightweight virtual reality glasses.
Details of the launch date, pricing and the technology being used in Jio Glass were not disclosed at the annual general meeting.
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A number of cannabis trademark infringement lawsuits have been cropping up nationally. Many involve other dispensaries or ancillary businesses in nearby marijuana markets, but an increasing number pit other plant businesses against pot shops. Horticulture, lumber and other “green product” companies are more likely than other industries to discover an overlap, considering many use shades of green and plant icons in their brand bibles.
L.A. marijuana trademark attorney noted the latest in this trend is an established Idaho lumber company suing a Massachusetts cannabis dispensary. The allegation is that the “tree” logo used by the New England dispensary bears striking similarity to that of the lumber company, using the same green or alternative black color and an encircled tree with six branches.
This, plaintiff tree company says, has the potential to cause confusion among its office supply and wood products customers – one of whom is the U.S. government. As a $5 billion federal contractor in business 55 years, it is compelled to provide a drug-free work environment, which includes cannabis, and conducts random drug-testing of employees. Defendant dispensary, meanwhile, opened just a few months ago. It also uses a green-tree-in-a-circle logo, though their tree has four branches.
The firm is seeking monetary damages and an order that the new company halt use of the trademark.


text: dlnt2·Disneyland Resort·May 31, 2022·1 min readNew Rey Plush Doll Arrives at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in Disneyland Tons of new merchandise was announced at Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim this weekend. And although most of the items are just given expected dates of “coming soon,” we are already starting to see some of them pop up in the parks. The new Rey plush has arrived at Walt Disney World and now Disneyland. Rey Plush — $22.99 This new plush can be found at Toydarian Toymakers in the Marketplace of Black Spire Outpost. This iteration of the plush features Rey’s outfit from “Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker.” The previous iteration, which was available upon opening of the land, featured her outfit from “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” The doll features Rey’s iconic arm wraps and Jedi tunic. There’s even a tiny plush lightsaber hilt attached to her belt. Her hair buns are so tiny and cute in plush form. This Rey plush was announced alongside a Gorg toy and a plush Elee, but neither of those has turned up on Batuu yet. For the latest Disney Parks news and info, follow WDW News Today on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.


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On September 8, Doja Cat announced that she would be releasing an exclusive NFT project for her fans. The project will contain twenty-six thousand Planet Doja tokens that will start at just $5. The project also includes tokens that will have VIP experiences for her loyal fans.
The initial drop was recently live on OneOf.com, with the second drop coming on September 9th and 10th. The Planet Doja tokens include approximately twenty-six thousand limited-edition collectibles. Any listener or fan of Doja can get involved, as the gold tier Flower tokens and platinum tier, Elemental tokens are starting at just $5. Additionally, every gold tier NFT in this genesis collection comes with a chance to win a "golden ticket" to score the holder tickets to a Doja Cat concert. Furthermore, Platinum tier token-holders have an opportunity for a "VIP golden ticket" that includes concert tickets and other perks.
The second and third drops contain the rarer diamond tier Elemental token with a guaranteed "VIP golden ticket." There is also a unique, single edition token available for auction only under the "OneOf" tier within the drop. Also, there is a single one-of-a-kind NFT, which includes an all-expenses-paid experience for two people during Doja Cat's upcoming tour, including airfare, hotel, dining, and more worth thousands of dollars.
The release will be on OneOf, a platform built specifically for the music community to create a direct connection between fans and artists. Additionally, the NFTs are on the Tezos blockchain protocol, which uses less energy than other networks. In addition, OneOf confirms to have H.E.R, Charlie Puth, The Kid LAROI, G-Eazy, Alesso, and more releasing projects on the platform shortly.
Token holders will gain access to Doja Cat's community Discord starting September 20, where they can interact daily for a chance to win luxurious rewards, airdrops, and merchandise. In addition, these token owners are recognized as founding "Kittizens" of Planet Doja.
With billions of streams and a track record of generating traction by employing disruptive norms, this project is destined to succeed and create a connection with her supporters. The release of this NFT project is coming after her chart-topping album Planet Her, which has over a billion streams since June.
This project will abridge the artist-and fan-first approach that OneOf is creating to the metaverse with one of the most prominent artists right now. Doja Cat noted that she partnered with OneOf after learning about their environmentally sustainable NFT technology built on the Tezos blockchain.


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People get pleasure from outdoor eating amid the coronavirus illness (COVID-19) outbreak in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 14, 2020.
Jeenah Moon | Reuters
Ice huts, yurts and tents have been rising in reputation during the last a number of years as restaurateurs regarded to lengthen the lifetime of their outdoor patios.
This 12 months, the recognition of such constructions is hovering, thanks to capability limits limiting the variety of diners inside eating places.
The coronavirus pandemic has pressured restaurant house owners to get creative to keep their companies afloat. Florida is among the many few states which have allowed bars and eating places to return to full capability, however the overwhelming majority of eateries are nonetheless navigating how to entice as many shoppers as attainable whereas obeying social distancing measures. Some operators responded to expanded outdoor eating with set-ups meant to replicate the aesthetic of their indoor eating rooms.
But seating prospects exterior additionally means reckoning with the climate. Heavy rainfall within the summertime in New York decreased restaurant visits by 14%, in accordance to a latest examine of restaurant visitors and climate tendencies from Foursquare and AccuWeather. The season, metropolis and sort of delicacies also can affect how a lot climate can have an effect on a restaurant’s visitors tendencies.
“We see, across the board, no matter where you are, it doesn’t matter what condition it is, people are going out in the fall,” mentioned Bill McGarry, senior vice chairman of promoting gross sales at AccuWeather. “Whereas in the winter, in New York, you see when it’s really cold, nobody’s going out.”
Some restaurant house owners are attempting to buck the pattern with cozy, heated outdoor set-ups. But others are selecting to go into hibernation fairly than sink extra money into outdoor eating. Fiberglass igloos, for instance, value $1,000 a pop.
Here’s just a few options that eating places throughout the nation are attempting:
A16 in Oakland, California
A16’s outdoor parklet
Italian eatery A16 has arrange outdoor tents hanging off of a wood body to keep its prospects warm. Co-owner Shelley Lindgren mentioned that the restaurant is planning to put a roof on the parklet and set up warmth lamps. Its San Francisco location, which tends to be cooler at nighttime, already has warmth lamps.
Coconut Club in Washington, D.C.
Coconut Club’s greenhouse
Source: Coconut Club
The island-inspired restaurant has erected a greenhouse exterior with an electrical heater to assist keep its prospects warm. A pop-up tent is affordable and breaks simply, whereas marriage ceremony tents are costly and aren’t meant to keep exterior that lengthy, co-owner Emily Cipes advised the Washingtonian. So the restaurant selected a 33-foot industrial greenhouse as a substitute.
Cafe du Soleil in New York City
Outdoor eating bubbles at Cafe Du Soleil
Will Feuer, CNBC
Customers sitting exterior on the French restaurant situated on Manhattan’s Upper West Side occupy plastic bubbles that additionally embody chairs and tables.
Owner Alain Chevreux advised the New York Times that he purchased 16 constructions on-line in July. According to him, the inner temperature of a bubble feels about ten levels hotter.


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From September fans will be able to purchase the entirety of Feistâ€™sÂ Riftwar CycleÂ in ebook form.
MAGICIAN,Â SILVERTHORNÂ andÂ A DARKNESS AT SETHANONÂ launch the much-anticipated programme when they are published digitally on the 10thÂ September. The rest of Feistâ€™s current and backlist titles will be available later that week, from Thursday 13thÂ September.
Rights were bought from Arabella Stein at Abner Stein by Jane Johnson, Publishing Director at Voyager.
Raymond Feist is revered as one of the worldâ€™s most popular fantasy writers. His acclaimed first novelÂ MAGICIANÂ has sold over one million copies alone in its UK edition, whilst the total number of sales for Feistâ€™s work is over 15 million copies. All ofÂ his books have beenÂ Sunday TimesÂ bestsellers.
Jane Johnson said: â€˜Ray is one of the true greats, beloved by fantasy readers all over the world, and the absence ofÂ theÂ Riftwar CycleÂ from theÂ digital pantheon has been a glaring omission which we’re so happy to be able to address. I know that a host of fans have been eagerly awaiting the release of these ebooks: it will be a brilliant way for readers to catch up with the entire story of Pug and the fightÂ to preserveÂ Midkemia before the release of MAGICIAN’S END – the very last volume in the series – is published next spring, bringing to a conclusionÂ theÂ whole magnificent, magical adventure that began way backÂ in 1982 and helped to shape the genre we know and loveÂ today.’
Voyager is also rejuvenating Feistâ€™s physical backlist this autumn, which will be available in B format for the first time along with a stunning new livery. The new look will debut withÂ MAGICIANÂ on 13thÂ September (please see attached for a sneak preview) and will then be applied to the rest of theÂ Riftwar CycleÂ series from January 2013 onwards.


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Ride-hailing giant Uber recently listed its shares on the New York Stock Exchange at $72 per share. The initial public offering (IPO) is predicted to raise $10bn, and the company is aiming for a colossal valuation of $120bn when it floats on the NYSE. Uber’s decision is the latest in a series of tech companies going public, following Lyft’s IPO last March. Prior to this, both Uber and Lyft were exclusively financed by venture capital. Uber is the United States’ highest valued unicorn, which is a private company valued above $1bn, currently valued at $72bn. It is only second to China’s ByteDance, creator of online content platform Toutiao which utilizes machine learning to deliver tailored content to its users.
Uber’s main challenge now is to address the issue of profits. With a market valuation of $100bn, investors would expect returns. Would Uber be able to deliver? In 2018, Uber reached a net loss of $1.8bn. Although these figures are an improvement from previous years, this may not be reassuring enough for investors in the stock market. Speaking to BBC News, Kathleen Smith from Renaissance Capital called the company “tone deaf” as it has always seen positive reception from venture capitalists, and expects the same response when it goes public: “They think then ‘oh, that means they’ll roll out the red carpet in the public markets’ – and it’s not that kind of place.” Worryingly, sales growth also slowed in the last quarter in 2018 though gross bookings still grew 45 percent from the previous year.
Uber’s continued losses are not without reason. Like most unicorns, Uber prioritises growth and expansion over profits. Dara Khosrowshahi, who joined Uber as CEO in November 2017, committed himself to revamping the company’s culture and aiming for services diversification. Dictums such as “Always Be Hustlin’”, espoused by founder Travis Kalanick, are transformed into “We Do the Right Thing”. Khosrowshahi also reconsidered Uber’s plans to expand globally. In 2018, it sold its unprofitable Southeast Asian operations to Singaporean rival Grab.
Uber has also acquired JUMP, an e-scooter and e-bike rental company in an attempt to diversify away from requiring to split fare revenues with drivers. The company has also invested in an expensive and ambitious project to develop UberAIR – driverless flying cars ‘buzzing from rooftop to rooftop’.
Khosrowshahi defends these plans in a letter directed at potential shareholders, arguing that “we will not shy away from making short-term financial sacrifices where we see clear long-term benefits.” Uber’s prospectus, given to potential investors, shows a clear indication of an intention to expand beyond ride hailing, possibly capitalising on transport-related businesses around the globe. “Each new product adds nodes to our network and strengthens these shared capabilities, enabling us to launch and invest in additional products more efficiently,” the company explained.
These developments may have prompted CFO Nelson Chai’s rosy outlook on Uber’s future. “In 2018, our ride sharing business maintained category leadership in all regions we serve, Uber Freight gained exciting traction in the US, JUMP e-bikes and e-scooters are on the road in over a dozen cities, and we believe Uber Eats became the largest online food delivery business outside of China, based on gross bookings”, Chai said in a statement.
It is not necessary for tech companies to be making profit before launching their IPO. Amazon, for instance, only earned an annual profit six years after its initial flotation in 1997. On the other hand, analysts have observed that the reason why many tech companies are filing IPOs may be due to pessimism for the future. Speaking to the Guardian, Alan Patrick, co-founder of analytics company Dataswarm, points out that quantitative easing resulting from responses to recessions of the previous financial crisis might play a large role in the rise of IPO filings in recent years. “That money has to go somewhere”, he puts succinctly. The appeal of money flooding the financial market is not the only cause for this phenomenon. With rising suspicion against tech companies from governments and the public, companies might come to the conclusion that this is “the top of the market”. Without injections from publicly traded stocks, tech companies making huge losses might not be able to sustain their ambitious plans.


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Supermarket Clue for the Next Hot Resource Sector
It goes without saying these days that there’s always a worry that China is going to fall over. Yet you wouldn’t think so looking at the recent numbers.
China’s economy has expanded faster than expected for the first two months of 2018, according to industrial production statistics. Retail sales came in nicely as well.
There’s more: China’s global trade surplus grew, and its property market is still firing.
Naturally, we should be sceptical of statistics. But we can cross-reference what we’re being told with stocks associated with China to get a clearer picture of the health of the Middle Kingdom’s economy.
This stock broke out strongly last night
One of my favourite bellwether stocks for China is Alibaba Group Holding Ltd [NYSE:BABA]. Few companies have the pulse of the Chinese consumer like this company.
The stock appears to be ticking over nicely, and there’s nothing to suggest trouble ahead for Alibaba. In fact, it broke upwards in overnight trade in a very bullish move. Keep an eye on it.
All this is good news for Australian exports. Chinese tourists keep pouring into Australia and spending big dollars. That’s the kind of healthy growth that an expanding middle class can bring.
One question is what type of car your average Chinese will be driving in the future.
We can’t forget China’s push to dominate the electric car market and battery sector. There have been some bullish moves here in the last few days.
Massive miner Glencore plc [LON:GLEN] revealed this week that it has sold three years’ worth of cobalt supplies to Chinese battery recycling company GEM. That’s over 52,000 tonnes.
And that’s not all…
Emerging ASX-listed lithium miner Altura Mining Ltd [ASX:AJM] also made public that it’s in takeover talks with its Chinese major shareholder and off-take partner. The issue is security of supply.
We’re getting the same vibe from Volkswagen.
It came out this week announcing that it had secured €20 billion in battery supplies to underpin its aggressive electric car rollout.
But it’s still worried about long-term cobalt supplies. That’s because Volkswagen expects the final battery bill to surpass €50 billion.
It’s no wonder. Volkswagen said it’s going to take the number of factories that can produce electric cars from three to 16 by the end of 2022.
Panasonic will be watching developments with interest. It’s currently partnered with Tesla as part of its massive Gigafactory in Nevada. But it’s also begun mass-producing lithium-ion batteries in China to supply the domestic market there.
I can’t recall one sector of the resource market getting such a lift in investment like this for ages.
Having said that, the lithium theme is probably spent as a ‘hot’ sector of the market. It’s been a good run.
It also means that you should be wary of diving into this space right now. Companies that are producing now or are very close to production should stay strong. Those further out might not find much momentum.
In general, I’m looking for opportunities in other sectors of the natural resource market. Ones that are less obvious. That’s where a likely advantage should be found from here.
Certainly gas stocks are worth watching. There are a lot of companies still getting hit with seriously expensive energy bills.
The chief executive of supermarket chain Ritchies told The Australian the other day that he expects the company’s energy costs to go up by $6 million this financial year. That’s a huge slug.
He added that the only way the company can control its cost base is by pinning wages as low as possible and cutting services.
Ritchies is by no means the only business struggling on this front. In fact, it’s something to consider for any stock you’re looking at.
There’s every incentive for explorers and developers to find and develop more sources of energy to help bring Australia’s domestic energy prices down.
Make no mistake: A low cost of energy is critically important for industry. It’s one reason the US economy is booming right now. Natural gas production has soared in the US.
It means US manufacturing is now competitive with China once transportation costs are taken into account. This is bringing production to the US. And it’s one reason why I remain so positive about the US economy for the foreseeable future.
2018 still has potential to see the ‘Big Three’ economies of Europe, China and the US fire at the same time.
Which could prove a timely boon for the stock market.
Editor, The Daily Reckoning Australia


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Vircom Inc. has updated its modusGate email security and anti-spam filter software for Microsoft Exchange servers.
Available as a cloud service or on-premise software, Version 5.51 now has native support for mobile browsers. It also now supports Windows Server 2012/R2, Exchange 2013 and SQL Server 2012. It has also improved Web Monitor with an auto play feature that cycles through all modusGate services and critical resources.
The Montreal company also offers a new promise – if the application isn’t up and running in 15 minutes the company will do it for you and give three months free service.
It also said its direct Quarantine 3.0 product, a Microsoft Outlook add-on that controls quarantined email, now supports Outlook 2013 and Windows 8,virus engines, malware and phishing protection and detailed reporting.
Vircom says its heuristic filters block 99.7 per cent of spam from corporate mailboxes. Self-learning logic gives 0.04 per cent false positives, the company also says. The company says spam definitions are updated every five minutes.


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A study has demonstrated that cinema campaigns are more powerful and effective, by proving they trigger a more heightened emotional response than other media...
This article by Olivia Roger was originally published in Convergence Magazine, a Humber College Journalism publication, reproduced here with permission.
A silver car glistens as it speeds along the open road, twisting and turning with each swerve of the wheel. Although it’s uncertain where it will lead, as the engine smoothly accelerates to the sound of ambient music, it is mesmerizing.
This beauty isn’t real; in fact it isn’t even the film people have paid money to see. This is an advertisement for a Lexus car that appeared in Cineplex theatres in 2014.
Brands have always found financial success by advertising in print, on billboards, over the airwaves and through television spots. It should come as no surprise the digital era has made multi-platform marketing easier, and the silverscreen is no exception.
Often louder and often longer, cinema on-screen advertising has given companies an unparalleled opportunity to be as creative as the films that follow them.
This is especially true for Booking.com, an online accommodations portal for travellers. Wieden+Kennedy, an advertising agency based in Amsterdam, creatively led its ad campaign “Booking.yeah.” Their witty advertisements, which use the word “booking” to express a wide range of human emotions, has blown up in Canada recently, particularly in Cineplex theatres. Jordi Pont, the group account director for the campaign, said this is because it is the first time they are introducing the brand to Canadians.
“We feel that with cinemas you go big and want to make a statement as a brand,” said Pont. The ad that appears for 30 seconds on television has increased to a minute for the theatre environment. “Cinema seems like a nice media for a campaign push when you are launching a brand.”
This kind of business plan has encouraged other large companies, such as Stella Artois, Coca Cola, H&M and Telus, to advertise on the big screens.
The increasing profitability of presenting commercial material in such a setting can be alluring for those brands capitalizing on the captive audience.
According to Cineplex, 42 per cent of consumers who are moviegoers have a stronger emotional attachment to film than to major televised events, TV shows, magazines and radio. The impact of such advertisements is also high with an average of 71 per cent total awareness of show-time advertising and 88 per cent correct brand association.
A study conducted between U.S. companies NCM Media Networks and Innerscope Research confirmed this, as they explored the difference between televised ads projected in at-home environments compared to those appearing on theatre screens.
The results? Moviegoers experienced heightened emotional responses when viewing the ads in a cinema setting.
Doug Pulick, head of strategic insight and analytics at NCM Media Networks, said people who choose to go to the movies make numerous positive decisions to leave their home and entertain themselves.
“TV is not a necessarily negative experience but could be a much more passive one. The whole idea is that you seem to be more distracted in a television or in-home environment versus one that’s out-of-home, mainly in a movie theatre, where you’ve made all these positive choices and now you’re sitting back and saying, ‘entertain me’.”
Using a biometric belt to measure skin sweat, heart rate, respiration and motion, two different sets of audiences were shown a one-minute advertisement for Best Buy. The group viewing the advertisement in a cinema setting showed an increase in engagement by 32 per cent within the final moments of the advertisement, when the brand was revealed.
Pulick said when shown the ad was on television, audience members showed a low level of engagement because there was an opportunity to tune out.
“TV allows you to have the reach to get everyone in the country [but] cinema … has a much more effective way of telling that message.”
For companies that target potential consumers, Paul Moore, a film historian at Ryerson University professor and president of the Film Studies Association of Canada, said this approach to advertising is more cost-effective as these commercials are more accessible in today’s digital era.
“With digital projection and digital production it has become easier to have advertising on the screen … and ads have become a really standardized part of the show itself.”
“Digital projection allows you to project ads cheaper and just take a television ad and project it at the movie theatre without having to make film prints on 35 mm film.”
Farzan Dehmoubed, president of Golden Eye Media Inc., sees on-screen theatre advertising to be effective. He has seen his business grow 15 to 20 per cent every year for the last three years. His company is devoted to targeting Canada’s South Asian Market through on-screen, print and point-of-purchase advertising at Bollywood cinemas, giving his clients the ability to advertise through pre-show material, lobby posters, print magazines and movie sponsorships.
“The best success we’ve seen is people who’ve done something on the screen and they’ve combined it with an ad in the magazine. This way if someone sees an ad for a car on the screen they have the information right in their hands in the magazine so they can take that phone number or contact information home with them.”
This kind of multi-platform advertising is also an option at Cineplex theatres. Companies that work with Cineplex can have their promotional material incorporated into TimePlay, a mobile-based interactive movie trivia game that gives audience members the opportunity to win prizes. This has proven to be enticing for moviegoers who would otherwise be seated in silence before their feature film begins. In a polled survey, 89 per cent of moviegoers said they liked the idea of having this kind of interactive experience before the film.
Cineplex’s magazine also offers an opportunity for advertisers to have a print presence. The magazine, which has been around since 1999, is free to all customers. Marni Weisz, the editor, said they have a whole team of sales representatives who sell all of their media whether it’s in the magazine or during the pre-show.
“It all depends on the client and whether they have available print advertising. But if they’re a client and they’re advertising on the screen we will try to sell them an ad in the magazine.”
Although this might spell financial success for brands looking to target a wide range of demographics, one committee in particular isn’t quite sold. The Captive Motion Picture Audience of America has launched the campaign “Stop Pre-Movie Commercials!” announcing publicly that this is “the last straw,” as “the only difference between a movie screen and a TV screen is size.” Although they hope others will follow suit and take a stand against these powerful advertising giants, NCM’s Pulick disagrees. He said the idea of advertisements appearing in cinemas having a negative connotation is simply not true because they play during a period where people are engaged and have time as they sit in the theatre.
it’s undeniable that cinema advertising is an effective business plan that works to entertain the viewerit’s undeniable that cinema advertising is an effective business plan that works to entertain the viewer while gaining corporate profit. Audiences can't quite ignore what is seen to be the "attack of the 50 ft. ad".
See the original article by Olivia Roger in Convergence Magazine here


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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central brings AI-powered business management solutions to Nepal
Microsoft has launched Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central in Nepal, making transformative AI tools available for local small and medium businesses (SMBs) and non-profits to streamline operations, enhance productivity, and drive innovation.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central will enable Nepali enterprises to harness the power of the cloud to connect sales, service, finance, and operations.
At the digital launch of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central in Nepal, business leaders including Manoj Karki, managing director of Fishtail Air, Saurav Raj Thapaliya, vice president of SIPRADI Companies and Surya Aryal, co-founder of Agile Solutions, discussed how Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central will address the unique needs and challenges faced by businesses in Nepal.
“Potentially, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central will be a game-changer for the economy of Nepal,” said Md Yousup Faruqu, Microsoft country managing director for Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal. “Small and medium businesses are an essential component of the economy, and they contribute immensely to the country’s GDP. By empowering them with advanced technology through Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Microsoft is offering the depth of integrated business applications required to achieve digital acceleration and the country’s overall economic growth.”
With AI-based data analytics tools in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central that provide advanced analytics, intelligent automation, and data-driven insights, Nepali businesses will be able to increase customer retention and improve conversion rates.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central can assist organizations in revamping their sales processes, improving supply chain visibility and automating tedious tasks, freeing them to focus on innovating and scaling the business.
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African pay TV company MultiChoice Group and U.S. media conglomerate Comcast (NASDAQ:)’s NBCUniversal Media will invest about $177 million in Showmax’s video streaming platform during its current financial year, they said on Thursday.
Last year Africa’s biggest pay TV entered a partnership with Comcast’s NBCUniversal and Sky to revamp MultiChoice’s existing Showmax streaming service, which is being built on NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming platform.
As part of the deal, MultiChoice sold a 30% stake in Showmax to NBCUniversal but did not reveal the initial sum it paid for the stake. MultiChoice retains the 70% shareholding in the streaming platform.
MultiChoice said it and NBCUniversal are providing funding to Showmax during its investment phase in proportion to their respective shareholdings and that Showmax shareholders will share in profits on the same basis in future.
On Feb. 2, both parties will provide $30 million in equity funding in total to Showmax, each in proportion of their respective shareholdings, the company said.
Additional equity funding to a maximum of $127 million, of which 70%, or up to $88.9 million, will be carried by MultiChoice, is anticipated for the remainder of MultiChoice’s financial year ending March 31.
Prior to Thursday’s announcement, the parties had provided additional equity funding of $20 million, MultiChoice added.
Africa’s biggest pay TV company MultiChoice has invested billions of rand to fight off competition from international streaming giants such as Netflix (NASDAQ:), Amazon (NASDAQ:) and Disney. Netflix, for example, has also invested in local content.
MultiChoice told investors last year that the revamped Showmax will help to deliver an additional $1 billion revenue in the medium term.
To help it get there, it is offering African subscribers a standalone live Premier League soccer plan on mobile and also original local content programmes launching in February and international programmes from NBCUniversal and Sky.


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New Delhi: A day after Union minister Smriti Irani spotted a CCTV camera pointed at a trial room in a Fabindia stroe in Goa, Delhi Police has launched a drive to check for hidden cameras in and around trial rooms in popular apparel stores across the city.
The top brass of Delhi Police has asked all police districts to ensure that every apparel store is checked for hidden cameras. The footage of the cameras installed near trial rooms and women’s sections are also being scanned for recorded images, a police officer said. The operations are being monitored by the area DCPs.
A senior officer added that a month ago a woman in Lajpat Nagar had complained that the store manager tried to click a photograph of her inside a trial room using his mobile phone.
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The creators behind the fitness application Bitwalking want to reward users who move around a lot. For approximately ten thousand steps, they can get a bitwalking dollar ‘with which things can be purchased’. The developers hope to cooperate with other companies.
Bitwalking Go app
Interested individuals should install the application Go, which is available for Android and iOS. For now, however, the software is downloadable only in a few countries and an invitation is necessary; That’s because the creators want to test the concept first before moving on to a worldwide release. When the software will be made freely available is not yet published, but Bitwalking gave in an interview with the BBC a lot of information about the plans.
Details on remuneration are available on the website of Bitwalking. For taking steps, users are rewarded where approximately 10,000 steps will earn you a Bitwalking dollar, the digital currency used by the company. The so-called BW can be used in the shop of Bitwalking where you can also pay with regular dollars. The store is however not always open; periodically it will sell Bitwalking stuff, where it will also inform its users.
For now a BW is a worth a dollar. Bitwalking, however, wants to further spread the use of BW, and hopes to work with other companies, such as footwear manufacturers. The activities should be extended to developing countries, where people often walk more than in Western countries. Bitwalking hopes that BW can provide additional income, but it is still unclear whether this plan actually has a chance of success. In western countries, it must especially encourage people to walk more and more likely to leave the car.
Users get access to their wallet that they themselves can use to do transactions. The company behind the fitness app uses for these operations blockchain technology. Furthermore, there is a “central bank” which is responsible for the currency.
Bitwalking also hopes to sell advertisements with the collected data. The company, a start-up based in London, promises that it will not sell individual user data. Furthermore, Bitwalking claims to have developed an algorithm to verify how many steps users have put.


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BEIJING, July 23 (Xinhua) -- A total of 202 institutional innovations have been created, replicated and shared nationwide since China launched its first pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ) six years ago, according to the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) Tuesday.
The innovations involve 81 items in investment facilitation, 64 in trade facilitation, 23 in financial openness and 34 in post-supervision, said Yuan Yuan, an official with the MOC, at a press conference.
Those innovations, including the negative list, have reflected the successful practices in addressing concerns from the market and constructing an open economy, Yuan said.
The MOC also revealed the third batch of 31 best practices in the pilot FTZs at the conference.
China established the first pilot FTZ in 2013 in Shanghai and currently owns 12. The country decided to add six more pilot FTZs and expand the Shanghai FTZ.


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In a tech advance out of I Dream of Jeannie, China-based e-commerce giant Alibaba is developing a VR Pay system enabling shoppers in virtual reality malls to pay with a nod of the head.
The VR Pay system is expected to be ready for consumers in China by year’s end, CNET reports. It will still require a password to confirm a user’s identity, but that can be entered via head movements as well.
Alibaba’s $60 billion online financial services arm Ant Financial Services Group has been working on the service for months. “It is very boring to have to take off your goggles for payment,” Lin Feng, in charge of Ant’s incubator F Lab, told Reuters. “With this, you will never need to take out your phone.”
User identity is verified via account logins on connected devices or via voice print technology, but passwords are still required for authentication. “The user can also enter with head movements, touch, or by staring at a point on virtual display for longer than 1.5 seconds,” added Feng.
Ant operates Alipay, which has more than 450 million daily users. Ant has been exploring possibilities for payment methods including pay-by-selfie facial recognition technology and biometric solutions such as eye-scanning in tandem with its recent acquisition of EyeVerify.
“The most important opportunity on the horizon is not growing online sales in isolation but rather helping traditional retailers upgrade into a brand-new retail model,” Alibaba CEO Daniel Zhang told shareholders. “The consumer retail industry as a whole is experiencing radical disruption driven by digital transformation. Data has already become the new ‘natural resource’ that is as vital as oil and electricity. Cloud computing is the new ‘engine’ powering commercial operations.”
Chinese retail websites sold almost $590 billion worth of goods in 2015, according to an Internet Retailer. Alibaba saw $485 billion worth of goods purchased on its online marketplaces in fiscal 2016, an increase of 27 percent from 2015.
“Fifty-five percent of respondents said they expected VR would impact their consumer decisions, and a third said they would be more likely to shop with retailers that offered a VR experience,” according to Walker Sands’ annual Future of Retail survey of US consumers. “Interestingly, respondents reported they’d be more likely to consider buying certain goods while using VR—with clothing, electronics, household goods, luxury items and books especially popular.”
“It’s about offering value-added services to customers in physical venues,” said Victor Bogey, CEO of Ubudu Asia. “And although the technology is likely to rapidly change, Alibaba’s grip is not.”
VR is predicted to become a $4 billion industry by 2018, reports loyalty program firm Sweet Tooth. “There are even some schools of thought that believe virtual reality is going to be for Generation Z what smartphones are to Millennials.”


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As it struggled to gain new subscribers, TiVo Inc., the maker of the popular set-top digital video recorder, on Wednesday reported narrower fourth-quarter losses in line with Wall Street expectations.
For the three months ended Jan. 31, the DVR pioneer said it lost $19.5 million, or 23 cents per share, compared to the year-ago loss of $33.7 million, or 42 cents a share.
Revenue rose slightly to $60.1 million from $59.4 million in the quarter last year.
Analysts were expecting the Alviso, Calif.-based company to post revenue of $46.4 million, according to Thomson Financial.
TiVo said it acquired 356,000 new subscribers in the fourth quarter, compared to 698,000 in the year-ago period. About 173,000 of those new accounts were from DirecTV satellite TV subscribers, instead of consumers who purchased TiVo’s standalone DVRs.
But that long-running relationship with DirecTV is set to end next year as the satellite TV company switches to a different DVR platform. And the competition continues to heat up from other cable and satellite TV operators now offering their own DVR services — usually at lower prices.
DVRs record shows onto a hard disk while allowing users to pause TV broadcasts and fast-forward past commercials.
TiVo, which now has more than 4.4 million subscribers, has been adding new features and is expanding its service beyond set-top-boxes to cell phones and portable digital players to help differentiate itself.
It also has a deal with Comcast Corp., though details of how the cable TV titan will incorporate TiVo’s technology into its services remains to be seen. A TiVo-based Comcast set-top-box is expected to released in the second half of 2006.
For the fiscal year, TiVo said it had a net loss of $34.4 million, or 41 cents a share, compared to a net loss of $79.8 million, or 99 cents a share in fiscal 2005.
The company has pegged losses throughout most of its eight-year history, though it did break even on a per-share basis in its last fiscal second quarter.


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Police Wednesday released images of a man and woman suspected in thefts at stores in Long Beach and elsewhere.
Long Beach police say the unidentified suspects — both believed to be between 45 and 50 years old — entered a business about 4 p.m. on May 31 in the 4200 block of East Carson Street “and stole multiple items, including hair appliances and miscellaneous cosmetics.” About 5:45 p.m. the same day, they stole similar items from a store in the 7400 block of Carson Boulevard, according to investigators.
Surveillance video showed them grabbing merchandise and concealing it under their clothing, according to the Long Beach Police Department.
“In both instances, the suspects were then seen exiting the store without paying for the concealed items,” according to a police statement.
The suspects made their getaway in a newer-model black Cadillac Escalade.
The woman is suspected in previous thefts at other stores in Los Angeles and Orange counties, police said.
Anyone with information about the crimes or suspects was urged to call LBPD Burglary Detective Daniel Martinez at 562-570-7392.
Anonymous tips may be submitted through Crime Stoppers by at 800-222-TIPS or lacrimestoppers.org.
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As business landscapes keep changing worldwide, investors and businessmen find themselves dipping their feet in waters they are not used to.
In the early aughts, when telecommunication hit East Africa, the region innovated and developed mobile money transfer and became a leader in the category.
Ever since, the economy, more so of Kenya, has skyrocketed attracting technological and business investors into the game.
Here are the top foreign tycoons who tried buying Kenyan companies but their deals got rejected.
1. Mark Zuckerberg
In 2016, Facebook founder and billionaire Mark Zuckerberg packed his bags in a surprise visit to Kenya, where part of his itinerary was reported to be in line with M-Pesa.
It was revealed that while in Kenya, he expressed his interest to learn about mobile money and helping roll out the service globally.
At around the same time, Zuckerberg was to meet the then Safaricom Chief Executive Officer, Bob Collymore, but he could not because the CEO was in a meeting.
Rumours then began swirling that the Facebook mogul was trying to acquire M-Pesa.
Collymore, however, refuted the claims and told the press that the rumours were not authentic and that if Facebook wanted a money sharing platform, they should build their own.
2. Aliko Dangote
In November 2018, Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, set his eyes on acquiring a Kenyan company to add to his already diversified portfolio.
He was speaking at an interview with an international media house where he revealed that his company was in talks with a view of acquiring the firm.
“Dangote Cement is in talks about a potential acquisition of a company with operations in Kenya and Tanzania,” read the statement without revealing specifics.
At around the same time, reports emerged that he had inked a deal with China’s Sinoma International Engineering Company to set up a cement production company.
Nothing tangible has, however, ever emerged from the alleged deals.
3. Xeng Yang
In 2019, Chinese tycoon Xeng Yang was the talk of the town after he placed a bid valued at Ksh3 trillion (US$30 billion) aimed at acquiring the entire Nairobi City.
At the time, he was seeking to lease the city from the Kenyan government for a period of 5 years but President Uhuru Kenyatta turned down the bid.
Around the same time, Yang was deported from the country after he referred to Deputy President William Ruto as “an irredeemable mongoloid”.
In 2018, the billionaire also brushed African leaders the wrong way, when he claimed that he had enough money to feed the African Continent for 21 days in an interview with the African Daily.
4. Steven Bresky
In July 2018, a US-based company, Seaboard Corporation, led by Steven Bresky, unsuccessfully attempted to acquire Unga Group Limited.
The conglomerate was seeking to get approval from the company’s shareholders in order to acquire the entire 75 percent shares they held in the company.
At the time, the value of a share for the company was Ksh67.19 while Seaboard was offering Ksh40. Some of the shareholders were, however, hesitant to give up their shares at a reduced cost.
Bresky passed away in July 2020.


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Though it's been in the UK a lot longer than streaming giant Netflix, Amazon-owned LoveFilm knows that it needs to keep growing its service if it intends to compete against such a big name. The company today announced a brand new deal with Viacom that will give users access to Nickelodeon as well as MTV and Comedy Central.
According to Crave, LoveFilm is keeping quiet about specific shows covered by the new deal, instead promising to talk more about those details at a later stage. Still, snagging content from such a well-renowned kids' TV network as well as MTV, which is known for its popular reality TV shows, will no doubt boost LoveFilm's portfolio. Especially since Netflix UK and IRL just announced a Disney deal back in mid-May.
LoveFilm was purchased by Amazon in 2011, almost 10 years after the company was founded. The company operates in the UK, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, and Norway. It's not clear if this new content from Viacom will also be available to LoveFilm customers outside of the United Kingdom.
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Zeller, a fintech company, has raised $37.5M (AUD 50M) in a Series B that drew participation from Spark Capital, Square Peg Capital, and Addition, among others.
HOW’S THE COMPANY PERFORMING?
- Australia-based Zeller is an online payment and financial service provider for small to mid-sized companies. It facilitates business transactions such as payments, financial management, and paying recipients through its products Zeller Terminal, Zeller Transaction Account Manage, and Zeller Mastercard.
- More than 1,500 Australian business signed up for its service within the first month of launch, and it currently has a weekly payment volume growth of 200%.
- The company reports that around 80% of the customers have migrated from Australia’s 4 major banks.
WHY DOES THE MARKET MATTER?
- The digital payment market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 14.2% to reach a value of $154.1B (by 2025) according to Markets and Markets.
- The Covid-19 outbreak has accelerated the adoption of contactless wallet payment services across sectors.
- The rise in e-commerce sales has led to an increase in digital transactions, boosting the market’s growth. Also, increased investment by banks for digital payment infrastructure to compete with major players like Google, Amazon, and Facebook has further catalyzed this expansion.


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Nikki Fried’s grassroots campaign for Commissioner of Florida’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has deep financial roots in Florida’s budding medical marijuana industry.
If elected, Fried will be overseeing a wide array of programs including agriculture law and environmental services, food safety, school lunches, concealed weapons licensing, and the animal industry. The Division of Consumer Services will also be under her umbrella, which regulates a variety of businesses including amusement parks, sweepstakes and game promotion, travel agents, and telemarketers.
Fried, a lawyer and former lobbyist for Colorado-based cannabis company The Green Solution, is running a campaign based in liberating Florida’s medical marijuana growers and dispensaries from heavy regulation and the Department of Health’s slow implementation of the Florida Medical Marijuana Legalization Initiative, which passed November 16, 2016.
Some of the industry insider’s biggest campaign donors are affiliated with in and out of state cannabis companies. More than 15 percent of her campaign contributions can be traced back to nurseries, dispensaries, and individuals with business interests in the vertically integrated industry. In fact, Wells Fargo closed her campaign account on August 18 because of her donations from marijuana industry lobbyists and her “support on the medical marijuana issue,” according to an email the campaign received from Wells Fargo Senior Relationship Manager Antionette Infante.
Banks typically avoid businesses that deal with cannabis due to federal regulations that classify the drug as schedule one. But that didn’t stop Partner Colorado Credit Union from donating $3,000 five times to Fried’s campaign under Deltona, North Port Tamiami, Orlando, Pensacola, and West Palm Beach locations, for a total of $15,000, according to campaign finance documents. Address information is still under request for the donations and Partner Colorado doesn’t have any branches outside of Colorado. However, they do have a subsidiary called Safe Harbor Private Banking that deals specifically with cannabis dispensaries and their ancillary businesses.
$7,720 of donations are traceable to cannabis dispensary Surterra Wellness executives and employees. Surterra Holdings CEO Jake Bergmann donated $3,000 and Director of Supply Chain John Crowder donated $2,000, among others.
Additionally, Surterra officer Alexander Havenick, whose family legacy includes Magic City Casino in Miami and Naples-Ft. Myers Greyhound Racing and Poker, donated $1,000 from West Flagler Associates Ltd., Southwest Florida Enterprises, and Hayday Inc., which are holding and management companies for the casinos.
The campaign received $3,000 from Michael Smullen, CEO and franchise owner of Fried’s former employer, The Green Solution. Jason Vedadi, the CEO of national cannabis company Harvest DCP, also donated $3,000. Harvest DCP holds cannabis licenses in seven states, Florida not included.
By the numbers, Fried’s campaign received 22.6 percent ($59,481) of its financing from lawyers, law firms, and attorneys. Cannabis related donors contributed 15.6 percent ($41,188.40) to campaign coffers. The third largest chunk of money came from individuals and retirees, who donated 13 percent ($35,076) of her campaign funds.


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High base effect had tapered India’s formulations market growth in January, India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) said.
Accordingly, the ratings agency opined that 4.5 per cent month-on-month (MoM) decline in the growth rate of the India formulations market during January 2021 was due to a volume decline, primarily in acute therapy products.
“Lower sales was observed in anti-infective and respiratory products due to seasonality. The growth in January 2021 tapered due to the higher growth observed during January 2019, leading to a higher base effect,” the ratings agency said in a report.
“However, the Indian pharmaceutical market (IPM) grew 4.5 per cent YoY during January 2021, due to a 2.9 per cent YoY volume decline, price growth of 4.9 per cent and products launches at 2.4 per cent.”
According to the report, acute therapies such as gastro and vitamins witnessed growth of 14.3 per cent YoY and 16.2 per cent YoY while anti-infectives declined 2.7 per cent YoY, during January 2021, while a growth outperformance was observed in chronic therapies with cardiac and anti-diabetic growing 8.8 per cent YoY and 5.3 per cent YoY, respectively.
“The top five therapies contribute 57 per cent to IPM, whereas the top five players’ contribution to these therapies is as follows; cardiac, anti-infectives, gastro-intestinal, anti-diabetic and vitamins.”
“During January 2021, Cipla, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals and Aristo Pharma significantly outperformed the market, with YoY growth of 8 per cent, 15.5 per cent and 8.7 per cent, respectively. This was led by higher sales of Covid-19 related products and the continued outperformance of chronic therapies.”
No increase in fuel prices for 2nd consecutive day on Tuesday
Petrol and diesel prices remained unchanged for the second consecutive on Tuesday providing relief to consumers who have been facing a regular increase in fuel prices in the past few months taking the retail rates to historic high levels.
With no revision, the price of petrol in Delhi remained Rs 105.84 a litre and Rs 111.77 per litre in Mumbai, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers. In Mumbai, diesel rates also remained static at Rs 102.52 a litre; while in Delhi it costs Rs 94.57, the same as on Sunday.
The price pause comes after the rates rose for four straight days when the rates of both petrol and diesel rose by Rs 1.40 paise per litre. There was no change in the rates also on October 12 and 13.
Diesel prices have increased on 19 out of the last 25 days taking up its retail price by Rs 5.95 per litre in Delhi.
With diesel prices rising sharply, the fuel is now available at over Rs 100 a litre in several parts of the country. This dubious distinction was earlier available to petrol that had crossed Rs 100 a litre-mark across the country a few months earlier.
Petrol prices had maintained stability since September 5, but oil companies finally raised the pump prices last week. Petrol prices have also risen on 16 of the previous 21 days taking up the pump price by Rs 4.65 per litre.
Crude prices have been on a surge rising over a three-year high level of over $ 85.7 a barrel now. It has softened a bit, falling below $ 85 a barrel now. Since September 5, when both petrol and diesel prices were revised, the price of petrol and diesel in the international market is higher by around $9-10 per barrel as compared to the average prices during August.
Markets open on a positive note
The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) on Tuesday opened on a positive note during the morning trade.
The Sensex of the BSE opened at 62,156.48 points and touched a high of 62,159.29 points. The Sensex touched a low of 61,964.41 points.
On Monday, the Sensex closed at 61,765.59 points.
The Sensex is trading at 62,061.59 points, up by 296.00 points or 0.48 per cent.
On the other hand, the broader 50-scrip Nifty at National Stock Exchange (NSE) opened at lower note at 18,602.35 points after closing at 18,477.05 points.
The Nifty is trading at 18,549.55 points in the morning.
Petrol, diesel prices rise again, burn bigger holes in consumers’ pockets
Petrol and diesel price rose again on Friday taking its retail rates to record high levels across the country affecting consumers this festive season.
Accordingly, in the national capital, petrol and diesel prices increased by 35 paisa per litre to Rs 105.14 per litre and Rs 93.87 per litre, respectively.
In India’s financial capital of Mumbai, petrol became costlier by 34 paisa per litre to Rs 111.09 a litre on Friday, the highest across all the four metro cities. Diesel also costs Rs 101.77 for one litre in Mumbai.
The price hike on Friday is for a second consecutive day after the rates remained static on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Diesel prices now have increased on 17 out of the last 21 days taking up its retail price by Rs 5.25 per litre in Delhi.
With diesel price rising sharply, the fuel is now available at over Rs 100 a litre in several parts of the country. This dubious distinction was earlier available to petrol that had crossed Rs 100 a litre mark across the country a few months earlier.
Petrol prices had maintained stability since September 5 but oil companies finally raised its pump prices last week and this week given a spurt in the product prices lately. Petrol prices have also risen on 14 of the previous 17 days taking up its pump price by Rs 3.95 per litre.
OMCs had preferred to maintain their watch prices on global oil situation before making any revision in prices. This is the reason why petrol prices were not revised for last three weeks. But extreme volatility in global oil price movement has now pushed OMCs to effect the increase.
Crude price has been on a surge rising over three year high level of over $84.5 a barrel now. Since September 5 when both petrol and diesel prices were revised, the price of petrol and diesel in the international market is higher by around $9-10 per barrel as compared to average prices during August.
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Targeting enterprise verticals early, especially in manufacturing, is vital for communications service providers to successfully deploy 5G, according to a study from ABI Research.
The analyst said that to make 5G a quick commercial success, it is highly important for network operators and infrastructure suppliers to develop new business strategies that take into account manufacturers’ requirements. This, it said, should include moving away from selling connectivity as such and developing attractive pricing models for additional network capabilities.
The company quoted a return on investment (ROI) study, calculating that 5G would take approximately 14 to 15 years to break even if it remained solely in the consumer market, compared with 10 years if enterprise business models were in place.
ABI said 5G would no less than “dramatically” gain importance in providing wireless connectivity to industrial environments, especially in the context of Industry 4.0 and the automation of production processes and monitoring of machine conditions. In its 5G for industrial applications report, ABI estimated that, by 2026, there will be 5.3 million 5G connections on the factory floor, generating revenue of more than US$184m with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 623% between 2021 and 2026.
“As a technology, 5G will be a perfect fit to provide wireless connectivity on the factory floor, since it enables, for example, establishing a massive wireless sensor network or implementing virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) applications for predictive maintenance and product monitoring. Therefore, 5G offers immense operational benefits and productivity enhancements to the implementing manufacturer,” said Leo Gergs, research analyst at ABI Research.
“Furthermore, the technology opens up new production opportunities by enabling artificial intelligence applications to be integrated into manufacturing processes,” he added.
The analyst also pointed to early 5G trial deployment projects at companies such as Schneider Electric in France and Germany’s Osram, and Mercedes’ hint that bringing 5G connectivity to the factory floor will decrease maintenance costs by 30% and increase overall equipment efficiency by 7%.
The study concluded by noting that while there are many use cases and areas of application for 5G in industrial manufacturing, targeting the enterprise vertical would fundamentally change the value chain associated with 5G. A much closer collaboration between network operators, infrastructure suppliers and manufacturers will be required.
Read more about 5G in industry
- Collaborating companies successfully demonstrate industrial devices utilising time-sensitive networking technology while operating over a live 5G network.
- Harbour teams up with BT to deploy 5G-enabled applications including virtual reality.
- At the end of its financial year, mobile chip giant Qualcomm sets its sights firmly on profiting from a 5G economy which it believes will generate more than $10tn in sales enablement by 2035.


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Triumph has launched a new 1050cc Sprint geared for riders
who want more touring in their motorcycle and less sport.
The Sprint GT complements the Sprint ST model, but features
a reshaped fairing, an updated three-cylinder motor that makes 130 claimed horsepower
and is geared for midrange power, 31-litre saddlebags, standard ABS brakes, an
optional top box that can hold two full-face helmets, and an electrical system
that will charge your cell phone.
The Sprint GT is priced at $14,399 Cdn and will be released
to Canadian dealers this fall as an early 2011 model.