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The Huawei Watch 2 was one of the first smartwatches to launch with Android Wear 2.0 (now known as Wear OS), so delivers the handy Google Assistant straight to your wrist. Other improvements include more ways to respond to messages from your wrist, including a new on-screen keyboard. Wear OS doesn’t quite rival Apple’s watchOS for app support, but it has a decent stable of apps you’d expect.
On-Screen Workouts/ Connected GPS/ Bluetooth/ Smartphone Notifications/ 4 Day Battery Life/ Heart Rate Tracking/ 15 Exercise Modes/ SmartTrack/ All-Day Activity/ Female Health/ Sleep Tracking And Stages/ Cardio Fitness Level/ 3-Axis Accelerometer And Gyroscope/ Optical Heart Rate Monitor/ Color LCD Touchscreen Display/ Water Resistant To 50 Meters/ Black And Black Aluminum Finish
Dealing with notifications on a Wear OS watch has gotten better as the phone version of Android has improved its already impressive notification system and as phone app developers have taken advantage of new interactions. Many apps now send notifications with action options: For example, you can check a to-do as done, approve a payment, respond to a message, or, most often, just acknowledge something. The Q Explorist and Venture are no different than most Wear OS watches in relaying notifications, but in our testing they rarely showed lag in processing them, nor was either watch’s screen unresponsive to swiping or tapping options. Each watch’s vibration motor provides just enough buzz and movement to avoid missing things while not feeling like electric collar training for humans.
Samsung Gear S3 Frontier: Until we see what Google can pack into a smartwatch with its long-awaited Pixel Watch, the best smartwatch for Android users is the Samsung Gear S3 Frontier. It pretty much has everything a user with an Android phone needs in a smartwatch - GPS, heart rate monitor, water resistance, near field communications, an always-on digital display, messaging alerts and app support. I don’t see a real need to opt for the 3G version yet, which would untether you from your phone completely but adds around $100 to the price. ($549)
Google confirmed to Tom's Guide that the company won't be releasing its own Wear OS smartwatch this year. The news comes after months of rumors that a Google-branded Pixel Watch running on Qualcomm's latest processor would be launched at Google's October hardware event. Instead, Google plans to focus on adding features to Wear OS on the software side and support the companies who are currently making Android smartwatches. Google's hardware event is Oct. 9.


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In China, which has an estimated 672 million individual mobile subscribers, compared with 190 million in the United States, third-party mobile payments have penetrated daily life at an unprecedented rate. The trend began in 2013, and China surpassed the U.S. market in total revenue generated in 2014.
Several factors contributed to high mobile adoption and usage in China. Widespread availability of inexpensive smartphones has made them widely accessible. Infrastructural growth to support mobile payments has also attracted scores of mobile users, with Alipay, WeChat Payment and Baidu Wallet becoming the de facto payment apps of choice.
A midyear study conducted by GSMA Intelligence, How 4G Devices in China Are Transforming the World's Largest Mobile Market, found that smartphone adoption in China, as a percentage of connections, reached 62 percent in March 2015. GSMA predicted that by the end of 2015 that figure will rise to 68 percent.
"Chinese smartphone vendors such as Xiaomi, Huawei and Lenovo are benefiting from a rich local smartphone manufacturing and design ecosystem, which is allowing them to compete effectively with foreign smartphone brands such as Apple and Samsung," said Hyunmi Yang, Chief Strategy Officer at GSMA.
Although opportunity exists in China, entry from vendors outside the country continues to be a lengthy process, as many U.S.-based companies have discovered. Looking ahead, Yang said, "There remains a large market for producing budget smartphones that enable people to connect to the mobile Internet for the first time, while the increasing number of affluent customers in China is also fueling a growing luxury smartphone market."
As the mobile sphere continues to forge ahead, global players are beginning to make inroads from within and outside China. In late November, Apple Inc. was said to be in discussions with China's four largest state-run banks to launch Apple Pay in China as early as February 2016, but regulatory hurdles could delay matters. According to Apple, China is on track to become the largest market for its products in the future.
Inside China, Alipay, the mobile wallet of Ant Financial Services Group, an affiliate of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., has emerged as a market leader with 400 million registered users in China. According to research firm Analysys Mason, Alipay represents about 45 percent of China's mobile payment market followed by WeChat Payment, a mobile wallet on the Tenpay platform launched by Tencent Inc.
According to Alipay, its mobile wallet users are savvy shoppers, and interest in purchasing U.S. products climbed markedly during the 2015 holiday shopping season, one year after it introduced the Alipay ePass program. The program allows U.S. brands to sell directly to Chinese consumers using localized payments and direct shipping.
On Dec. 12, 2015, another major player in China, China UnionPay subsidiary UnionPay International, launched a mobile payment service called QuickPass in Beijing, in cooperation with over 20 commercial banks in China. UnionPay is a bankcard association that was established under the approval of the State Council and the People’s Bank of China in 2002. The Shanghai, China-based card association has more than 400 domestic and overseas associate members.
Prior to QuickPass, UnionPay had launched a series of mobile payment products and services in conjunction mobile manufacturers, telecom operators and wearable device manufacturers. But the new mobile venture marks the first large-scale joint effort between UnionPay and Chinese financial institutions. QuickPass supports a combination of contactless payment technologies, including near field communication (NFC), host card emulation, trusted service manager and tokenization.
"It only takes a smart phone with NFC functions (coupled with Android 4.4.2 operating system or above) to create a bankcard substitute – the QuickPass card," said UnionPay in a press statement. "The smart phone can then be used for making tap-and-go payments at any POS terminals with QuickPass signage or for secure online payment via UnionPay Online Payment (or UPOP) with no SMS verification required."
According to UnionPay, the QuickPass mobile payment service is available at more than 10,000 locations in 25 franchises across mainland China. Franchises, including Carrefour, McDonald's, Watsons, FamilyMart, and COSTA, will provide exclusive offers for QuickPass users. More merchants are expected to onboard soon in this rapidly developing mobile market.
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) won’t oppose NAB's planned acquisition of neobank 86 400, finding it won't diminish market competition.
NAB first announced its intention to acquire 86 400 back in January for $220 million with plans to combine it with its own digital-first UBank.
NAB said the purchase will see 86 400‘s technology offerings be used to help fast-track UBank’s own development.
ACCC chair Rod Sims noted the role fintechs play in “challenging the established banks, leading to more innovative and cheaper banking for consumers”.
However, he said 86 400's products could be replicated and were readily available at many other business.
After consulting industry leaders and organisations, the ACCC found little concerns with the purchase.
“Supporting our decision is that we have seen several banks and non-bank lenders outside the big four invest heavily in their technology and service offering to improve user experience,” Sims said.
“Whilst in this instance we found that the removal of 86 400 is unlikely to substantially lessen competition in the market, we will continue to closely scrutinise proposed acquisitions of emerging competitors, particularly by major banks.”
86 400 CEO Robert Bell told iTnews the neobank is “really pleased with the outcome of the ACCC inquiry announced today.”
“We are confident that bringing 86 400 and UBank together will raise the bar for banking in Australia," Bell said.
“While there are still many steps to work through, the intention is to keep the UBank name but retain much of the look and feel of the 86 400 brand and deliver an exceptional customer experience by leveraging 86 400’s proprietary technology."
NAB’s own plans to fast-track UBank’s growth through the acquisition of 86 400 remain unchanged.
UBank CEO Philippa Watson welcomed the ACCC's decision, saying the planned acquisition will greatly benefit consumers through a market-leading digital experience under the combined business proposition.
“We are pleased with the ACCC’s decision and look forward to our continued engagement with regulators as we progress towards completion of the transaction,” Watson added.
Finalisation is expected by mid-2021 pending further regulatory approvals plus approval of the scheme by the Federal Court.
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The next Newsrewired digital journalism conference will take place in November 2019 at Reuters in Canary Wharf, London.
This will be our 25th conference, and as usual, we will aim to provide delegates with practical skills and ideas they can take home and explore in their own organisations.
The day will feature a mix of workshops, talks and panel discussions about the latest tools, trends and techniques in digital journalism.
We are now working on the event agenda – watch this space for updates.
To give you a better idea of what to expect, you can check out the agenda from our previous event on 6 March 2019 (below).
|Time||Sessions and speakers|
|8:50-9:20am||Registration and coffee|
|9:30-10:00am||Keynote | ‘Paygates’ not paywalls: changing perspective on audience access to paid news content
Rouven Leuener is group head of digital product at Neue Zürcher Zeitung, one of the oldest German-language newspapers. He took the lead on digital innovation five years ago and, during this time, he launched a number of digital products, such as a text-to-speech audio player feature that converts written articles into audio, to widen audience reach.
NZZ believes in paid journalism, which is why it created ‘dynamic paygate.’ The artificial intelligence-powered system predicts the likelihood of a reader becoming a paying subscriber. This means the number of articles available for free varies from user to user before they are prompted to pay for the content.
|10:00-10:45am||Local news: breaking out of the London bubble
This panel will look at significant local journalism projects carried out by large news organisations and will discuss why listening to regional audiences is vital for their success.
|11:15-12:00||Financing journalism in the digital age
From micropayment and crowdfunding to innovative membership models and crypto-currencies, this panel will look at successful strategies to finance online journalism.
|12:00-12:10pm||Spotlight talk: Engage your mobile audience
Fifty-six percent of UK news consumers get their news via smartphone. But although technology has changed the distribution of news dramatically, most stories are still told in the same way as they were 100 years ago. Jacob Gjørtz, VP marketing at CCI Europe, will shed light on how to create stories in visual, mobile-friendly formats to engage today’s audiences.
|12:10-1:00pm||Alexa, how can we monetise content on smart speakers?
Despite the rise in sales of voice-controlled devices, such as Amazon Alexa or Google Home, the difficulty of monetising content holds publishers back from innovating on voice platforms. This panel will explore projects by early adopters and look at the benefits of investing in smart speaker-friendly content.
Blockchain technology: what is it and why should journalists care?
For many, blockchain is still a just buzzword. However, this technology can help revolutionise how news content is stored and distributed. This panel will shed the light on what blockchain actually is, as well as its benefits and pitfalls for publishers.
The enhanced local newsroom
Breaking news can shift the news cycle at any moment. With limited resources, journalists in local newsrooms are being asked to do more than ever before.
This workshop will explore how local newsrooms are turning to real-time alerting to surface stories in a saturated social media environment.
Workshop will be led by Rebekah Smyth who leads the Dataminr for News EMEA operation in London.
Who is investing in solutions journalism?
People are switching off from the news cycle gauged by negativity. This session will explore how solutions journalism can re-engage audiences – and help solve newsrooms’ cashflow problems in the process.
How to reinvent your mobile storytelling
How do you create the best stories for today’s mobile news audience? This workshop will provide you with inspiration on how to create mobile-friendly stories using creative visual formats, such as AMP stories, timelines, and more. The session also gives you a chance to get hands-on experience with CCI’s content creation platform, CUE, which rethinks the anatomy of digital stories.
Workshop will be led by Charlotte Kingo Marvig, solution advisor, CCI Europe
Keynote | Accelerating engagement with local communities
Kathryn Geels, director, Engaged Journalism Accelerator, will be sharing updates about her project, explain what is ‘engaged journalism’, and offer insights into the news organisations across Europe that are taking this approach to their work. She will also be sharing learnings and tips with Newsrewired participants that they can take back and apply to their own organisations.
We will update the agenda with the speakers’ names as soon as we have them confirmed.
All topics and speakers are subject to change. If you’d like to contribute as a speaker or sponsor, please get in touch by emailing marcela[at]journalism.co.uk.


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Tesla narrows third-quarter loss
(4:59 PM ET) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Tesla Motors Inc.
reported late Tuesday a third-quarter loss of $38.5 million, or 32 cents a share, narrowing a year-ago loss of $110.8 million, or $1.05 a share. Adjusted to exclude one-time items, the company earned $15.9 million, or 12 cents a share. Revenue for the quarter rose to $431.3 million from $50.1 million a year ago. Adjusted revenue was $602.6 million. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had predicted the Palo Alto, Calif., electric car maker would post adjusted earnings of 8 cents a share on $547.5 million in revenue. Gross margin, excluding zero emission vehicle (ZEV) credits, rose to 21%. Tesla share fell 9% to $159.57 in after-hours trade. At the close, the stock was up 460% from where it traded 12 months ago.
21st Century Fox first-quarter earnings slump
(4:17 PM ET) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- 21st Century Fox Inc.
late Tuesday said its fiscal first-quarter earnings fell to $1.26 billion, or 54 cents a share, from $2.23 billion, or 94 cents a share, a year earlier. On an adjusted basis, the film and television company earned 33 cents a share, slightly below the 34 cents a share projected by analysts in a FactSet survey. Revenue climbed to $7.06 billion from $6 billion. Shares of 21st Century Fox fell over 1% in after-hours trading. 21st Century Fox earlier this year split from News Corp
the publisher of this report.
AOL, Pandora up, but most tech stocks fall early
(9:51 AM ET) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- AOL Inc.
and Pandora Media Inc.
were two of the rare gainers among tech stocks in early trading Tuesday. AOL shares rose 6.5%, to $41.22, after the online media company reported better-than-expected third-quarter revenue prior to the start of trading. Pandora was up by more than 4%, at $26.74, as the Internet radio company said its share of the U.S. radio-listening market rose in October. However, the broader tech sector was in the red, with losses from Apple Inc.
and online travel agency Orbitz Worldwide
which fell 21%, to $7.55 a share after the company reported disappointing quarterly results. The Nasdaq Composite Index
fell 18 points to 3,918.
T-Mobile US shares rise after subscriber gains
(8:03 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- T-Mobile US Inc.
shares rose 4% in light premarket trade on Tuesday after it reported third-quarter results. The wireless carrier added 648,000 branded postpaid net users in the third quarter, stronger than the net 450,000 postpaid subscribers expected by analysts at Deutsche Bank. T-Mobile US added 1.023 million customers in the third quarter. Total third-quarter revenues rose 7.4% from the second quarter, boosted in part by the addition of MetroPCS results in the period. Third-quarter adjusted total revenues, combining the results of T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS in all periods, edged up 0.6% from the second quarter.
AOL shares rise after third-quarter revenue growth
(7:40 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - AOL Inc.
reported its third-quarter profit fell to $2.0 million, or 2 cents a share, from $20.8 million, or 2 cents a share, a year earlier. Revenue rose to $561.3 million, from $531.7 million a year earlier, the Internet company said Tuesday. Analysts had expected earnings of 36 cents a share on revenue of $548.8 million, according to FactSet. The firm said that global advertising revenue growth was strong, but profitability was impacted by restructuring costs and non-cash asset impairments from its Patch operations. Shares in AOL were up 2.8% in premarket trading.
CVS increases full-year EPS range as profit rises
(7:23 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - CVS Caremark Corp.
reported its third-quarter profit rose to $1.25 billion, or $1.02 a share, from $1.01 billion, or $0.79 a share, a year earlier. Adjusted earnings, which include gains from a legal settlement, rose to $1.09 per share from 85 cents per share a year earlier. Revenue rose to $31.97 billion, from $30.23 billion a year earlier, the retail company said Tuesday. Analysts had expected earnings of $1.02 a share on revenue of $31.52 billion, according to FactSet. The firm increased and narrowed its outlook for the 2013 fiscal year, projecting a range of $3.98 to $4.01 per share, including gains from a legal settlement. Shares in CVS were unchanged in premarket trading.


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Good Monday morning. It’s April 27th. Facebook and Microsoft report quarterly earnings Wednesday. Apple, Amazon, and Twitter report Thursday. That means lots of buzzworthy news will be released midweek.
Reach out to George if you need to brainstorm about your organization updating your presence online. We’ve already had these conversations with clients and friends. Now more than ever, we need to all work together and support each other.
1. News to Know Now
a. Facebook Messenger Rooms launched as a Zoom competitor. The service is free, participants do not have to have a Facebook account, and live video chats can hold up to 50 people. There’s tight integration with Facebook and Messenger. The same integration will roll out to WhatsApp and Instagram. Read the announcement or see the video.
b. Google will require all advertisers to identity themselves at an organization and personal level. Search Engine Journal’s (and former Silver Beacon consultant) Susan Wenograd broke the news Thursday. The change will include all advertising categories, not just the political and advocacy categories most platforms now require. Ads will include a message identifying who has paid for the advertising. Read her article here to also see an animation showing the new function.
c. Amazon has been accused of using data from third party sellers to create their own private label products to compete with those sellers. The charges were made in a blockbuster Wall Street Journal article Friday by reporter Dana Mattioli who wrote that she interviewed twenty former Amazon employees, including one who supplied proof. Amazon’s private label business now generates more than $1.5 billion in annual revenue. An Amazon executive testified to Congress last year that the company does not use this data. (Read the story here — paywall)
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2. COVID-19 Online Resources and News
YouTube bans ‘medically unsubstantiated content
Software monitoring remote employees is seeing a sales boom
3D Printable Ventilators Built for Coronavirus
Boston Dynamics Robot Carrying Equipment to Patient Triage Area
Yes You Can Print Your Face on a Mask
People of the Pandemic Game Simulates Your Town’s Response
3. Search Engine Optimization News
Google Shopping is once again free for merchants. Google began charging for the service way back in 2012 after a successful 10 year run as a price comparison service once known as Froogle and then Google Product Search before becoming Google Shopping.
Google Product feeds were once as ubiquitous at retailers as Amazon product feeds are now. As Amazon gained well over one-third of the U.S. ecommerce market, Google held the line on its own shopping service until online purchasing exploded due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Google will also resume its partnership with PayPal, a new agreement that was also announced last week.
Amazon and Google will continue to sell advertising in their ecommerce products, but in Google’s case, the listing is now free again. You can read their announcement here.
Google also announced that it will display a new message if its search engine doesn’t find what it calls a “great match”. A new message will appear that suggests alternative searches. The new feature may help Google lead you to very topical information about the COVID-19 pandemic, suggests Search Engine Land’s Barry Schwartz.
Bing still receives more than 500 million U.S. searches each month and 12 billion worldwide. That pales in comparison with Google but is still a lot of volume. That’s why search watchers were shocked last week to learn that a Bing feature that showed popular related results from websites included inappropriate stock images with NSFW names. Microsoft and Shutterstock confirmed that there was no child pornography as some of the titles suggested. Ars Technica’s Timothy Lee broke the story that you can read here.
4. Also in the Spotlight — YouTube’s First Video Turns 15
Jawed Karim visited the San Diego Zoo and made an 18 second video outside the elephant area. Jawed, only 25, was an early employee at PayPal and created YouTube with two of his PayPal co-workers. One year later, the trio sold YouTube to Google for $1.65 billion. Today, YouTube generates $15 billion in annual revenue so that was a good deal for Google.
5. Following Up: Dropbox Hired Hackers in 2018 to Crack Zoom
A startling New York Times expose describes Dropbox hiring hackers more than one year ago to find vulnerabilities in the software code of Zoom and other products that its employees often used. Dropbox then presented the results to Zoom and its executives were troubled when the company took more than three months to fix them. Dropbox was a pre-IPO investor in Zoom and one of its directors led a $100 million investment in the company.
6. Debugging: Jacksonville Beach Photos Are Real
A Getty photographer’s photo of people walking on a Florida beach without practicing social distancing was edited into a second story about Los Angeles. The doctored document was then circulated on Facebook with messages suggesting that media images were doctored and that the COVID-19 outbreak was not as real as news reports suggest.
7. ProTip: Zoom Real-Time Meeting Transcription
In more positive Zoom news, the service now has integrated with Otter.ai, a real-time chat transcription service that allows participants to view a live text log of the meeting.
8. Great Data: NYC Sidewalk Widths
This map uses the NYC Sidewalk database to map the entire city’s grid of sidewalks and shows which are wide enough to allow proper social distancing.
9. Screening Room: Every COVID-19 Commercial Is Exactly the Same
10. Coffee Break: Sharks!
I didn’t expect to spend time with Brunswick last week, but I found it fascinating that he was near the Georgia coast in February 2019, went up to Nova Scotia, looped in to New Brunswick for a while, and then came all the way back down, before swinging around Florida and visiting its west coast.
You see, Brunswick is an eight-and-a-half foot white shark that weighs more than 430 pounds. Like the sharks and other critters tagged at Ocearch, his movements are dutifully plotted on an aquatic map.
Brunswick was hanging out off the coast of Vero Beach on Thursday evening at 7:43. Seeing how far some of these creatures travel and where is fun.
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Madhya Pradesh Tourism and Culture minister Usha Thakur has backed Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat over his controversial remarks on women who wear "ripped jeans", saying it was "bad omen in Indian culture" to wear torn clothes.
"Wearing 'ripped jeans or clothes' is against Indian culture. It is bad omen to wear ripped clothes according to Indian tradition," Usha Thakur said in Bhopal.
"You must have seen that if our grandmother used to see any torn clothes, she would tell us to reject it (or not wear it anymore). In Indian culture, torn clothes are considered bad omen. Hence, the well-cultured families that we have here and those who live the traditional lifestyle, do not like these kind of clothes," Usha Thakur said.
Uttarakhand CM on women wearing 'ripped jeans'
Last week, Tirath Singh Rawat said that "women wearing ripped jeans" send the wrong message to society and children. Rawat wondered what values they would impart to their children, prompting a backlash from Opposition parties.
Tirath Singh Rawat said due to a lack of values, youngsters these days follow strange fashion trends and consider themselves to be big shots after wearing jeans ripped at the knees, while women also follow such trends.
He said youngsters go to the market to buy "ripped jeans" and if they do not find one, they cut their jeans using scissors.
Rawat then went on to describe the attire of a woman, who once sat next to him on a flight.
He said the woman was wearing boots, jeans ripped at the knees and several bangles in her hands with two children travelling with her. "She runs an NGO, goes out in the society and has two children, but she wears jeans ripped at the knees. What values will she impart?" he asked.
Tirath Singh Rawat's remarks attracted harsh criticism from all sides, with Opposition parties even questioning the BJP's judgment over his appointment.
Celebrities and several women too slammed Rawat for his remarks and flooded social media with photos of them wearing ripped jeans.


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(Pocket-lint) - Google is about to launch something a lot like Twitch. It's YouTube Gaming.
At an event held at YouTube Space LA on 12 June, Google previewed a new initiative called YouTube Gaming. It's a mobile app as well as a website designed to showcase YouTube's gaming content. YouTube Gaming will not only feature dedicated pages for games, but also live-streaming capabilities, among many other things.
Twitch is all about live streaming too. It's an Amazon.com-owned platform and website that primarily focused on video gaming. Gamers can use it to see playthroughs of video games by other users as well as broadcast and view e-sports competitions. All content on Twitch can be viewed live or on an on-demand basis.
If you're a Twitch user and want to know more about Google's latest live-stream/gaming effort, we've detailed everything you need to know about YouTube Gaming. Be sure to check out our gallery of screenshots as well.
What are some key YouTube Gaming feature?
YouTube said more than 25,000 games are getting their own landing pages with YouTube Gaming, and you can expect each page to display videos and live streams. You will essentially be able to search for your favorite title (like Shadow of Mordor) and add it to your "collection" in order to see all sorts of related videos and streams.
Apart from landing pages, you will be able to browse and subscribe to channels from game publishers and indie YouTube creators. In fact, when searching within YouTube Gaming, you will only see gaming results. There's no Justin Bieber music videos on YouTube Gaming, basically. YouTube Gaming will also offer up recommendations.
YouTube is clearly going after Twitch, because it's putting a big focus on live-streaming games.
It is offering a redesign Live broadcasting system with features like high frame rates at 60fps, DVR functionality, and the ability to automatically convert live streams to a YouTube video. You won't even have to schedule events ahead of time anymore, and you'll be able to share a link to all your live streams.
Yup. You can monetise live streams through adverts, though there is no premium subscription option yet.
Why is Google trying YouTube Gaming?
Google wants YouTube Gaming to be separate from YouTube.
During an announcement blog post, the company specifically wrote: "You can search with confidence, knowing that typing 'call' will show you 'Call of Duty' and not 'Call Me Maybe'". But keep in mind that YouTube Gaming is not an entirely new platform. These videos also exist on YouTube.
Similar to how Google Photos is designed to surface long-forgotten photos in new and interesting ways, it appears as though YouTube Gaming is designed to surface buried video game-related videos and streams you might want to see but can't easily locate among all the other videos populating the main YouTube service.
Also, Google and Amazon are competitors. And Amazon owns Twitch. By adding robust live-streaming capabilities, DVR, and more to YouTube Gaming, Google might be able to grow it into a full-blown Twitch rival.
When will YouTube Gaming become available?
Google plans to launch this service on 26 August, but it will initially only be available in the US and UK.
You'll be able to access it at the following site: gaming.youtube.com. It'll also have Android and iOS apps. The apps are scheduled to go live at 10am PT. You can see a placeholder version of YouTube Gaming's site here.
Want to know more?
Google said E3 attendees will get demonstrations of YouTube Gaming. Pocket-lint will be at the show all next week, so keep checking back for the latest and breaking news. YouTube is also hosting live previews and interviews here.


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Black Sheep All Creatures Pale Ale now available in bottle form
Continuing with the celebration of Yorkshire literary Alf Wright and his creation of television character vet James Herriot, Black Sheep Brewery has introduced a new bottled version of their cask Pale Ale called “All Creatures”.
All Creatures has been launched as an addition to the brewery’s permanent bottled range, and will be on sale across 237 Asda stores.
The move comes on the back of a great response to the cask version of the beer over the last two years, and they have kept the hop combination of Fuggles, Goldings and a slug of Bramling Cross that delivers a stubborn hoppy kick. They have upped the ABV to 4% and the beer retains its lovely refreshing flavour. The hops are well balanced against a creamy, malty background derived from Maris Otter malt, says the brewery.
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Paterson makes its pitch for Amazon’s HQ2 project
PATERSON — Gov. Chris Christie’s promise of putting $7 billion in state tax credits behind Newark’s application for Amazon’s second North American headquarters hasn’t scared off Paterson.
In conjunction with Passaic County government, the city last week submitted its own bid in the Amazon sweepstakes.
The 46-page application called “Paterson primed,” offers two potential city sites — the Center City area near the downtown Paterson train station and the old Continental Can building on Getty Avenue in the southern part of the city.
The so-called Amazon HQ2 project reportedly would generate 50,000 jobs and roughly $5 billion in investment. Paterson’s tax base could almost double if it prevailed in the fierce international competition for the Amazon headquarters.
"Passaic County's proposal for Amazon to construct HQ2 in Paterson makes a great deal of sense and would be transformative,” said Rep. Bill Pascrell, who was Paterson’s mayor before he became a congressman.
“Northern New Jersey is the perfect location for Amazon and has a workforce more than qualified to handle the workload, and human capital is the heart of any corporation,” Pascrell added. “I think Amazon should strongly consider our Garden State as a top contender for their second corporate headquarters."
The city’s economic development director, Ruben Gomez, said the state tax credits could be shifted to Paterson if the online retailing giant prefers the Silk City over Newark.


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To mark the launch of the new iPhone 15, Singtel is introducing Bring it Back – an easy and affordable way for consumers to upgrade to the latest iPhone model every year, without any upfront payment.
Diana Chen, MD for Customer Value, Singtel Singapore said: “At Singtel, we are determined to deliver the best mobile experience, and this includes making the latest devices more affordable and accessible to our customers. Through our Bring it Back programme, which combines bite-sized payments with a hassle-free trade in process at a guaranteed value, Singtel customers will be able to walk out of our stores paying nothing upfront for the latest iPhone every year.”
Customers who get an iPhone 15 with Bring it Back do not need to make any upfront payment for their new phone. Instead, payments are broken down into smaller monthly blocks. To help protect the value of the customer’s iPhone in case of any accidental mishaps, Singtel’s MobileSwop device care service has been incorporated into Bring it Back.
After 12 months, customers have the option to bring back their iPhone 15 to Singtel for a guaranteed trade-in value of 50% of the original phone price. This helps alleviate any inconvenience or uncertainty from trying to sell their handsets on secondary market platforms. The trade-in value received will then be used to offset the customer’s upgrade to the newest iPhone model at S$0 upfront. To give customers more flexibility, they can also choose to keep their iPhone 15 by continuing to pay its monthly instalments.
Bring it Back is available to all existing and new Singtel SIM-only customers who purchase the iPhone 15 from now until 31 December 2023.
Cost breakdown of owning a new iPhone 15 using Bring it Back
iPhone 15 Pro Max (256 GB) with a recommended retail price (RRP) of S$1,999: upfront S$0 (payments by instalment over the next 24 months)
Monthly payments for the phone over 24 months with Singtel PayLater: S$83.29
In 12 months, the consumer would have paid S$1,155.72 for the phone
Add the monthly cost of Bring it Back with MobileSwop Unlimited Premium: S$13.02
After 12 months, the consumer can now "bring it back" and redeem the trade-in value for the iPhone 15: S$999.50
The money offsets the cost of a new iPhone (256 GB). As before, the consumer pays S$0 upfront, and will be billed in instalments over 24 months for the new iPhone, minus the S$999.50 trade-in value of the iPhone 15.


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Image: Uber circa 1802
By Jessy Nations
With the advent of the smartphone, people have gained unfettered access to technology and services previous generations never could have imagined. With a few taps on your touchscreen, you can have someone pick you up and drive you anywhere in the city. Going on a trip? You can find lodging nearly anywhere at an ostensibly reasonable price. Hungry? Through the miracle of technology, you can have groceries or meals from your favorite restaurant delivered right to your doorstep. It’s all thanks to the wonders of the exciting new “sharing economy.”
Of course, none of this is actually new. Uber is a taxi service that forces its drivers to provide their own cars. Airbnb allows you to rent a hotel room in some stranger’s house. There is an entire field of law that is older than the United States that regulates common carriers, such as taxis, and another field regulating hotels called hospitality law. But Uber isn’t considered a common carrier; it’s “ride sharing.” Airbnb isn’t a hotel service; it’s a “home sharing” platform.
The distinction is relevant for a number of reasons. For instance, hospitality law imposes a duty on the host. As one example, the host must ensure a guest’s room remains private and doesn’t have devices like hidden cameras in it. And the Civil Rights Act explicitly prohibits hotels from discriminating against customers based on their race.
Additionally, your rent controlled apartment probably shouldn’t be converted into a motel, but that’s just what happened to two tenants in Los Angeles. They filed their lawsuit against Airbnb (as well as their former landlord) last week. As for common carriers, taxis must make reasonable accommodations for the blind,; including allowing service animals in cabs. And let’s not forget Uber’s surge pricing. To make matters more complicated, Uber has been declared a common carrier in some states, but not all.
These inconveniences would have been avoided if Uber and Airbnb would have been classified as common carriers or hospitable establishments subject to regulations from the start. Take, let’s say common carrier laws in Washington State and how they could apply to ride sharing apps like Uber. Under Washington statute, common carriers have a duty to “provide, safe, adequate, and sufficient service facilities and equipment to enable it to … safely, and properly … transport, and deliver all persons or property offered to or received by it for transportation, and to promote the safety, health, comfort, and convenience of its patrons, employees, and the public.” If Uber were regulated under this statute, maybe they wouldn’t have had to settle for $10 million when California alleged they weren’t conducting adequate background checks. This settlement came two months after an Uber driver killed six people in Michigan. And there’s more litigation on the horizon.
And as to the service animal issue, RCW 81.28.190 states that common carriers are prohibited from subjecting passengers to “any undue or unreasonable prejudice or disadvantage in any respect whatsoever.” That’s another $225,000 settlementthat could have been avoided. But of course Uber isn’t considered a common carrier in most states. Instead, they’re a new and exciting “ride sharing platform.”
As for hospitality law, Aribnb is no stranger to litigation. In fact, they’ve been all but outlawed in San Francisco and Santa Monica. You can even be evicted for hosting Airbnb guests out of your apartment. “There are cities and there are apartments, and never the two shall meet,” the city says. Of course, if your Airbnb guest stays more than 30 days you might have to evict them yourself if they refuse to leave. All that litigation could also be avoided if Airbnb services were classified as a hotel, at least under Washington law, because why? But of course, Airbnb is not a hotel service. It’s a new and exciting platform that allows people to temporarily rent out space on their travels.
Is it just me or is this new “sharing economy” strangely familiar and shockingly litigious? It is my humble opinion that we stop referring to these services as something new and buzzworthy and realize what they are: hotels and taxi services. Once they are put firmly back into the regulatory framework intended to protect people from these exact problems, we’ll save ourselves from quite the headache.
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Sega could pull plug on Dreamcast
Sega, the struggling Japanese video game maker, may scrap its Dreamcast games machine and focus on its software operations in a desperate attempt to revive its fortunes.
Shares in the group surged on reports that it would abandon the loss-making console by the end of March in the face of stiff competition from rival Sony's PlayStation 2. The company said it could make a decision by the end of next week.
'We are considering restructuring Dreamcast hardware operations worldwide for the next business year and ending Dreamcast console production is one of the options,' a spokesman added.
Sega would continue to service its existing Dreamcast users through customer support and new software titles. The group was also in talks to supply software for PlayStation 2 and Nintendo's Gameboy Advance machine.
Sega last year said it aimed to return to the black by shifting its focus to the profitable software business and away from hardware. The group is set to post a fourth straight net loss this business year. Dreamcast, launched in 1999, has been a major drain on its finances.
'Ending Dreamcast production would be good news because the company had been caught in a situation whereby the more Dreamcast consoles they sold, the more they lost,' said Toshihiro Koizumi, fund manager at Chuo Mitsui Asset Management.
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According to court documents unsealed on Wednesday, Apple CEO Tim Cook received personal emails from Apple Store employees regarding bag check policies instituted for security purposes, calling the searches "embarrassing," "demeaning" and "disturbing."
As reported by Reuters, Cook received multiple personal emails from staff speaking out against company policy that forced employees to undergo personal bag checks before exiting an Apple Store.
One worker, whose name was redacted from the filing, told Cook in 2012 that Apple Store managers "are required to treat 'valued' employees as criminals." Bag checks are commonly implemented in the retail world to prevent employee theft, though many companies shield such procedures from the public by performing checks behind the scenes or requiring staff use clear bags.
Cook responded by forwarding the email or emails to retail and human resources executives, asking, "Is this true?" Responses to Cook's email were not made public, but the filing did contain correspondence between other Apple executives, including VP of human resources Denise Young Smith.
"If it is simply a deterrent there has to be a more intelligent and respectful way to approach," Smith said in an email.
Employees first filed a class action lawsuit against Apple in 2013, claiming lost wages over the company's bag search policy. The suit notes hourly retail workers were required to submit to "personal package and bag searches" when clocking out, which led to unpaid wait times between 10 and 15 minutes at the end of every shift. Another five minutes went uncompensated for meal breaks.
Presiding U.S. District Court Judge William Alsop dismissed the case with prejudice in December, but plaintiffs Amanda Frelkin, Taylor Kalin, Aaron Gregoroff, Seth Dowling and Debra Speicher consolidated their cases and are seeking class certification.
A court hearing to determine plaintiffs' motion for certification is scheduled for July 2.


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(Pocket-lint) - Sony, in a not-too-subtle tease, has given the biggest hint regarding the launch of it's next-gen Android smartphone, the Sony Xperia Z1, or Sony Honami.
Sharing a picture via Twitter, Sony has shown off the now-iconic power button from the side of its next device. The side-mounted button is common to the Xperia Z family of devices, appearing as a feature in the Xperia Z, Xperia Tablet Z and the Xperia Z Ultra.
The wording that Sony has chosen is rather playful too. "It's the smartphone everyone's been talking about", reads the Tweet, as though Sony has been sitting watching tech sites like Pocket-lint chew over the details of its forthcoming device. We've certainly been talking about it and it looks like Sony is about to join in that conversation too.
The hashtag #bestofsony reflects the company's marketing campaign for the Xperia Z, which emphasises how Sony has turned to Bravia for the display, Walkman for music and the Exmor R sensor for the camera.
Rumours have the Sony Xperia Z1 pegged as a 20-megapixel camera and an uprated Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset, to match that in the Xperia Z Ultra, which will make for a hugely powerful device. Throw in waterproofing and that slim design and we'll all be reminded why Sony Mobile feels like a force to be reckoned with again.
There's not long to go until the big reveal at IFA 2013 in Berlin. We can expect all the details to be revealed in the Sony press conference on Wednesday 4 September, where Pocket-lint will be in attendance.
We will keep you posted.


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far more palatable to big investors who china forex expo are currently flooding the market to make profits if and when the bitcoin price falls. The long history of currency tells us that what the private sector innovates, the state eventually regulates and appropriates. Bitcoin rose because its like gold, more people want it, but there is only so much available supply. If you would like to hear more answers from me, I suggest following me to see the answers I write. Winklevoss bitcoin exchange Gemin i, a recent court decision that exempted bitcoin purchases from value-addex tax in the EU, and. All cryptocurrency movements are based on domain specific media and conversations between traders. Macro economic events, speculation about bitcoins price movements has always been rife with commentators often examining global macro economic events in an attempt to decipher the fluctuations.
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"I think, however, that's been priced into the market on an on-going basis.". A closer inspection of CoinDesks BPI shows that bitcoins price increased following the European Court of Justices ruling which exempted bitcoin from VAT across all EU member countries on 22nd October. And are the bitcoin whales in for a sad Christmas? As a result, this is the highest price bitcoin has reached since August 2014. Lee elaborated on this theory, noting that bitcoins price was trading up to 10 higher in the Chinese market in comparison to USD/BTC trades. "It highlights growing concerns about yuan currency deflation, as bitcoin's appeal has grown as an alternative asset class for a population deprived of many investment choices.". I have no idea where bitcoins price will go over the next couple years, but there is no reason to expect virtual currency to avoid a similar fate. Tim Enneking, chairman at the Crypto Currency Fund, was of the view that the recent focus on blockchain technology was receding and that bitcoin was attracting more attention, as people realize that its blockchain is the most pervasive of available options today. Rather, its just higher demand for buying bitcoins, either for payments, speculation, or for long-term holding. Clearly something is happening in China; whether thats the primary driver behind the recent price run-up isnt as obvious, but is certainly as good a story as any. Bitcoin traders, it can be said, are now akin to the jolly colonists selling stocks under buttonwood tree.
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The California Lottery Board says the winner is a self-employed father of one. He plans to put his money in the bank and then go from there. The scratcher costs $10 dollars. Employee Martin Lee sold the winning ticket.
"He scratched it and looked and said you got to be joking, you got to be kidding. He just doesn't believe it," said Lee. After that he started getting red and shaking, he was so happy!"
The store will get a five-thousand dollar bonus for selling the lucky ticket.


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Just a few months ago, Sue Smith considered herself a healthy eater. She ate salads with kale and quinoa. She counted calories. She eliminated processed sugar from her diet. She avoided dairy products.
But in the past month, as the coronavirus pandemic made her housebound, Ms. Smith, a writer in


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Nokia 5.1 was launched in India in September. Now the company is all set to launch the handset in European markets as well. The company has been reportedly teasing the launch of the phone in Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, and Ukraine.
It has a 5.8-inch LCD with a resolution of 1520×720. The phone has a fashionable notch at the top, which is strangely larger than the one on the Nokia 6.1 Plus, even though there is a real reason for that. A 2.5D glass covers both the front and back of the phone with glossy metal sides for a premium finish.
The device comes with Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities. In terms of optics, it supports a dual rear camera setup with a 13MP primary sensor and a 5MP secondary sensor with f/2.0 aperture and LED flash. The front camera is 8MP with f/2.2 aperture. The battery on board the Nokia 5.1 Plus is 3,060mAh and it has a fingerprint sensor at the back as well. The smartphone comes with Android Oreo but is upgradable to Android P, the company said.
At the moment, the phone is not available for pre-order but according to the report, the Nokia 5.1 will cost 259 Euro on the European market, which would mean roughly around $295, after conversion.


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Due to the current state of emergency this year, Bandai may have cancelled its appearance at the Shizuoka Hobby Show — but they’re still bringing the kit announcements! This year, Bandai’s new offerings are appearing online as a part of their Next Hobby Phase Spring 2021 event, taking place from May 13-14th.
Here’s a look at what they’ve announced during this event!
1/100 MG Gundam Virtue
1/144 HG Gundam Gremory
Cleopatra Qubeley Dark Mask Ver.
30 Minutes Sisters
Girl Gun Lady x 30 Minutes Sisters
30 Minutes Missions
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I was hoping to see more kits; specifically Gunpla. But I guess Shizuoka Hobby Show just isn’t as exciting as it used to be. To be fair, they canceled the last 2 years due to COVID.
From the few kits shown, MG GN-005 Gundam Virtue is what I am most looking forward to. Like many other people, I plan on purchasing 2 sets of it; one for the MG GN-005 Gundam Virtue and one for MG GN-004 Gundam Nadleeh.


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2018 Buick Verano Concept Rumors
Since the public’s enthusiasm on the sedan model has raised quite significant, the Buick Company has just arranged to introduce the next generation of Verano to the global auto. Some news rumored that the company has worked hard to build the new sedan with powerful performance and arresting design. Coming up as 2018 year model, the upcoming Verano will be prepared as the new mainstay to beat its competitors in sedan segment. Let us see the 2018 Buick Verano in more details.
Adopting the new platform of D2XX architecture, the body design of Verano will look more aggressive and lighter than its predecessor. In the front end, we could notice the renewed grille supported with LED car wings and sharp windshield. Presented as front-wheel-drive sedan with lower roofline, the 2018 Buick Verano looks absolutely sportier than before. It will be a stunning four doors compact sedan.
Moving towards the interior design, the full tech sensation is just really felt. Several components such as USB ports, Wi-Fi connection, GPS navigation and best sound system. To provide the safety standard, the automaker has prepared the additional elements to the cabin with some security tools such as airbags, cross-traffic warning, side blind alert, safety bumpkin back and so on. For its comfort, high-end material upholstery will be highlighted to cover the car seats and the wall.
Referring to the latest rumors, there will be two selected engines opted to power the Verano car. The first engine will be a new 1.5 liter 4-cylinder EcoBosst engine unit capable to produce the power at around 180 horsepower. The second powertrain will be likely a 2.0-liter 4-cylinder turbocharged engine that could generate the output of 250 horsepower. For the 2018 Buick Verano transmission system, the 6-speed and 8-speed gearbox will be enhanced.
The debut of the 2018 Buick Verano in the auto market will be anticipated by the early of 2017. To attract the public attention, the company has planned to value the car at around $30,000. In sedan segment, the future Verano is definitely worth to buy.


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Bharti Airtel has revised some of its prepaid plans and also launched few new plans for the prepaid users. The telecom operator has revised the prepaid plan 199 and now started offering some extra data per day. In the recent revision of the Airtel 199 prepaid plan, the telecom operator has started offering 100MB extra data per day. Well, after the revision in the plan 199, the plan still remains behind the Jio 198 plan.
Airtel Prepaid Plan 199 Details
The recent revision in the prepaid plan 199 of Airtel now Airtel has added 2.8GB extra data. The plan now offers 1.5GB data per day. Earlier, the same plan was offering 1.4GB data per day. The prepaid plan 199 of Airtel is an open market plan and is available in almost every circle of Airtel. The telecom operator has revised the plan this year.
Airtel is offering unlimited calling benefits in the plan 199. All local calls, All roaming calls, All STD calls are free and unlimited in the plan. There is no restrictions on the prepaid plan 199 like the daily calling limit or the weekly calling limit. This plan also offers 100 free SMS per day. Airtel has several other plans in which the telecom operator is offering combo benefits including the calling, data and SMS benefits. The details regarding the Airtel prepaid plans can be checked on the Airtel official website and My Airtel App.
Airtel 199 Plan & Jio 198 Plan Comparison
Jio Plan 198 offers total 56GB data per day which means that Jio is offering 2GB data per day in the plan. Airtel is offering 1.5GB data per day. This means that Jio plan 198 offers 0.5GB extra data in the plan 198 as compared to the Airtel 199 plan. rest of benefits including calling, SMS and validity.


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The .pw Registry has become the first domain name registry to adopt a mandatory rights protection tool under the new generic top-level domain (gTLD) programme.
The Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS) is designed to resolve clear-cut cybersquatting cases more quickly and cheaply than the existing Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP).
While the UDRP can transfer a domain to the winner of a dispute, the URS will immediately suspend a disputed domain before proceeding to trial. The URS also charges fees to unsuccessful applicants.
All new gTLD registries must sign up to the URS, but .pw Registry, which manages the country-code TLD for the island of Palau but brands itself as the “professional web” registry, has done so voluntarily to help tackle cybersquatting.
Sandeep Ramchandani, business head at the registry, said: “Proactive abuse mitigation is one of our primary tenets. URS offers brand owners a highly effective, quick and inexpensive mechanism to eliminate names that violate their trademarks. We are glad to be leading from the front by becoming the first extension globally to adopt it.”
Kristine Dorrain, director of Internet and IP Services at the National Arbitration Forum (NAF), which will manage URS complaints, added: “The National Arbitration Forum is pleased that .pw Registry has selected the URS as one of its dispute resolution options … The adoption of URS, in addition to UDRP, demonstrates .pw Registry’s commitment to protecting the .pw domain name space from cybersquatting activity.”
Ramchandani said by adopting the URS early, the .pw Registry was giving groups such as brand owners and registries a chance to test its effectiveness “in a live environment”.
“One of our goals in the adoption of URS is also to help the community by ensuring a more refined and predictable experience when the URS roll-out takes place across more than a thousand new gTLDs. To that end, we will be sharing our implementation lessons and best practices with the community in addition to opening a communication channel to relay policy related feedback to ICANN and NAF.”
The .pw Registry is owned by Indian web company Directi, which applied for 31 gTLDs through its subsidiary Radix. Applied-for strings include .web, one of the most highly-contested applications.
The first new gTLDs are expected to go live this autumn.
This article was first published on 01 August 2013 in World IP Review
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Bidding for the Prop Store Jessica Jones Auction Has Begun
Find out how to place your bid and watch as the auction unfolds!
Last month, Marvel.com revealed some of the items that would be up for bid at Prop Store's Jessica Jones Auction. Now, registered bidders can take part in the fun beginning at 10:00 AM PST, when a live stream of the auction starts rolling at Prop Store's site!
Fans of Marvel's Jessica Jones now have the opportunity to bid on over 400 authentic props and costumes featured on the hit Netflix show! From the beginning of the show, check out various suits worn by the prying Purple Man Killgrave!
And heck yes -- you can even bid on Season 3 items like this rejected costume idea for Trish Walker!
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Toronto’s interest in Pokemon GO surges even before game’s Canadian release
A close-up view of a gamer playing the Pokemon Go app on the Grote Markt in Haarlem, The Netherlands, in an image dated July 13, 2016. The game, that uses the GPS to locate the smartphone's location, has gained a huge popularity among smartphone users and added to the value of Nintendo that partly owns the franchise enterprise that makes Pokemon. EPA/REMKO DE WAAL
Chris Herhalt, CP24.com
Published Thursday, July 14, 2016 12:53PM EDT
Last Updated Thursday, July 14, 2016 4:35PM EDT
The fact that the wildly popular virtual reality smartphone game Pokemon GO has not yet been officially released in Canada doesn’t seem to be stopping its viral popularity here.
Google search interest in Canada for “Pokemon” since the game’s U.S. and Australian release on July 6 had surpassed search interest in social media favourites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat by Tuesday, the company says.
On a local level, Toronto is tied for sixth with Amsterdam in terms of the level of Google search interest for Pokemon GO in the entire world, ahead of cities such as Singapore, Chicago and Sydney.
Quezon City, Philippines, is first.
Toronto police traffic services Const. Clint Stibbe says they have not encountered any instances of Pokemon GO players wandering out into traffic or onto rail tracks, unlike Pennsylvania and The Netherlands where players have been found doing both.
“This may change once the game is officially released in Canada,” Stibbe said in an email.
OPP West Region spokesperson Sgt. Dave Rektor posted a video on Wednesday, urging users of “augmented reality” games such as Pokemon GO to watch where they are going.
Rektor said police want the public to be wary of “anything that takes your attention away from your driving or if you’re on a bike, cycling, or if you’re walking.”
“We want to prevent you from entering into the path of traffic.”
A Brooklyn-based gaming website called Equity Arcade even released a Pokemon GO distracted driving ad:
The PSA prompted a response from Ontario Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca:
Interestingly, the absolute top worldwide search query on Google for Pokemon GO is “Pokemon APK,” referring to a popular “mirror” website that allows users in countries where the game has not yet been officially released, such as Canada.
A massive Pokemon GO meetup, where players can catch creatures en masse, is being organized at the CN Tower for whenever the game is formally released in Canada.


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Total sales for the quarter rose 6.7%, or 5.1% excluding fuel, and the supermarket chain said it had delivered £2.7bn of sales growth since March 2005.
Sainsbury's also revealed it had teamed up with British Land to create a £1.2bn joint property venture. Sainsbury's will invest £273m in the new firm and hold a 50% stake.
It has also launched a 'feed your family for a fiver' campaign to provide customers with a range of healthy meals for four people for £5 or under.
“The market remains competitive but as we enter our fourth year of growth, the improvements we have made to date position us well to meet the demands of what continues to be a challenging environment,” said CEO Justin King.


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Additional Models Arriving in the U.S. in the First Half of 2019 Further Expand Hyundai’s Lineup in High-Demand Segments
Ann Arbor, Mich., Nov. 8, 2018 – Hyundai Motor America continues an aggressive portfolio makeover spanning the past 12 months, featuring an unprecedented ten all-new or enhanced models. Heading into 2019, the Hyundai fleet has been entirely refreshed. Highlights from this portfolio makeover include the all-new Kona compact crossover; three new eco-friendly options with Kona EV and NEXO Fuel Cell Vehicle joining the refreshed Sonata Hybrid/PHEV; and a fresh new look for all of Hyundai’s volume leaders – Sonata, Elantra, Tucson and Santa Fe. The addition of 10 new or significantly enhanced models gives Hyundai one of the freshest looks in the industry heading into the new year, with additional models on their way early in the calendar year.
“Hyundai has initiated one of its most ambitious portfolio makeovers in U.S. history,” said Mike O’Brien, vice president, product, corporate and digital planning, Hyundai Motor America. “Having an onslaught of new or enhanced products in the marketplace conveys our commitment in providing consumers with a variety of high-quality vehicles meeting their individual lifestyle needs.”
Hyundai’s fresh fleet of vehicles is meeting with early sales success. Retail sales were up three percent in October, and showed year-over-year gains. In the first half of next year, Hyundai will unveil two all-new models that will further expand its lineup into high-demand categories.
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By Donna Clapp
From the May / June 2023 Issue
For over a decade, the U.S. has ranked as the top destination for international companies to set down roots and achieve their expansion goals,” stated U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo in Kearney’s Global Business Policy Council’s 2023 Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index. “The United States’ diverse landscapes, vast resources, skilled workforce, and spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship are just a few of the reasons why investors choose to settle here.”
According to that Confidence Index from Kearney, the U.S. has been ranked as the top destination in the world for foreign direct investment (FDI) for 11 consecutive years, thanks to its large consumer base, a predictable and transparent justice system, a productive workforce, a highly developed infrastructure and a business environment that fosters innovation.
The U.S. International Trade Administration says that FDI accounts for nearly 16% of U.S. business research and development (R&D) and directly supports almost eight million jobs across the nation. The main investing countries in the U.S. are Japan, Germany, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and France. Most of these investments are in manufacturing, financial and insurance activities, and trade and maintenance.
“As site selection consultants who specialize in FDI, we pay attention to what the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) have reported as the deal values for the past two years,” says Mark Simmons, Senior Principal, Parker Poe Consulting.
“The OECD has reported a 76% increase in deal values since the end of 2020. And that’s been reflected in our experience as well,” continues Simmons. “We are seeing our FDI at 50% higher than pre-pandemic levels for a number of reasons. It’s the supply chain issues that affected the entire world during 2020 and 2021, it’s Brexit, and it’s Covid. The world economy has a lot of uncertainty right now, but the U.S. is looked at as a more stable market than many other locations. After so many issues with the supply chain, and getting goods where they need to be, many companies decided it would be better to have a physical presence, rather than just trying to export to the U.S.”
No wonder state and metro economic development organizations throughout the nation have made FDI a top priority. We’ve asked several leading locations for their FDI success stories.
Miami-Dade County, Florida: Multicultural Region Is Booming
Given that 50% of the population of Miami is foreign-born, it’s a natural choice for many foreign companies to consider locating there. Miami’s International Airport is America’s busiest airport for international passengers and international freight, and offers more flights to Latin America and the Caribbean than any other U.S. airport, boasting a lineup of over 90 air carriers. The region has been growing rapidly with both domestic, and foreign investment since the pandemic.
“Because Florida was more open than many other states during the pandemic, we have recently had a tremendous influx of businesses moving here from other states, and around the world,” says James Kohnstamm, Executive Vice President, Economic Development at Miami-Dade Beacon Council. “So last spring we started refocusing on international markets, and started doing some business recruitment missions to Spain, Israel, and the United Kingdom, and the floodgates just opened up. In return, we’ve had a massive influx of delegations visiting us from Tokyo, Berlin, Britain and more. In fact, we just had two dozen British health tech companies visit us in November. In the last year we’ve seen a resurgence of interest in Miami, and I believe it’s because we were one of the first out of the gate to recovery after 2020. Miami is on a growth trajectory.”
The Miami metropolitan area is home to 59 colleges, universities, and technical/vocational schools, churning out graduates with the kind of degrees that attract the innovative companies that are driving tech growth in the region. And a number of international companies have been taking advantage of the Miami tech talent in the past few years.
A great example is Chilean-based software developer and operator of virtual reality (VR) and free roaming gaming experiences, InBattle, who chose Miami for its state-of-the-art VR arena. In addition, the company also mentioned in a press release it will be moving headquarters to Miami.
“The decision to move our development offices to Miami in the coming months is to increase our community engagement through our collaboration with Miami Dade College and the mentorship program at MDC MAGIC; and through the development of institutional training programs with the City using immersive full body movement VR technology,” said Cristobal Baixas, InBattle Founder. “This will be our flagship location and will be the first of many arenas that we will roll out throughout the United States. We will create a network of arenas for teams to train and compete for local tournaments at the beginning and then national championships.”
Wabash County, IN: Certified As FDI Qualified Community
In 2020 and 2021, Grow Wabash County in Indiana worked with international consulting firm, Navigator Consulting and The Transatlantic Business and Investment Council (TBIC) to land the TBIC’s formal FDI Qualified Community designation, and there’s already been a $50 million project landed in doing that work.
In early 2022, Hello Nature, a global leader in organic fertilizers, biostimulants, and microbials, partnered with sixth-generation Indiana business MPS Egg Farms to form a joint venture, called Bionutrients, that will create a $50 million investment in Wabash, to construct and operate a specialty fertilizer manufacturing facility. Bionutrients, will employ 46 people and construct two facilities totaling nearly 300,000 square feet, to be fully operational this summer.
“We believe that this new production facility will be a turning point for the North American market,” said Luca Bonini, Hello Nature’s CEO. “Today the fertilizer industry undergoes multiple challenges such as rising prices, logistics issues and shortage of inputs, and there is a desperate need for innovative solutions to feed a growing population with less inputs and less land available. Our facility will ensure a regular production of sustainable fertilizers to help North American farmers achieve their yield goals. We are honored to partner with MPS and the Krouse family in this important project.”
There were a number of reasons Hello Nature chose to look at Wabash County.
Top 5 Industries For FDI
Based on the Bureau of Economic Analysis’ (BEA) 2022 data, the top 5 industries that received the highest amount of United States foreign direct investment are:
- Manufacturing: $239.7 billion
- Finance/insurance: $232.8 billion
- Wholesale trade: $163.1 billion
- Professional, scientific, and technical services: $152.9 billion
- Information: $135.2 billion
“The company was motivated to start this project and Wabash County was responsive,” said Keith A Gillenwater, President & CEO of Grow Wabash County. “We had recently brought a new business park online, and we had a site that could fit the 40 acres that they needed. We negotiated incentives that made sense for the community and company, worked with the company representatives through all of the necessary processes such as the sale of the land, incentive approvals and the like, and conducted due diligence on the project with local officials. In total, we were able to take this project from the initial contact with the site selector to a ground-breaking in less than six months!”
Michigan: A National Leader In FDI Investment
According to a recent report by the Global Business Alliance, an advocacy resource for international companies in the U.S., Michigan is a national leader in FDI. The report says that 317,000 workers in Michigan, including 202,300 manufacturing workers—ranking the state third among all U.S. states—are employed by more than 1,100 foreign-headquartered companies. Additionally, 8.2% of all private sector workers in Michigan are employed by global companies—the fourth-highest share out of all 50 states.
“Michigan’s status as a manufacturing powerhouse is hardly new,” says Nancy McLernon, CEO of the Global Business Alliance. “What’s changing, though, is the increasing role of global companies and global investment in fueling this manufacturing dominance. In 2019, for the first time ever, global automakers employed the majority of U.S. manufacturing workers in the automotive sector.”
Michigan was named one of three states that are poised to “dominate” electric vehicle battery manufacturing in the U.S. by 2030. Last year, the state attracted thousands of jobs and $14 billion in electric vehicle and battery investments while developing programs to train and employ the next generation of talent in the electric vehicle and mobility sector.
“Michigan is competing with other states and other nations to land game changing manufacturing projects and thousands of jobs,” Governor Gretchen Whitmer said. “Michiganders are tough, hard working people. We will work with anyone and compete with everyone to make sure that Michigan is home to the future of mobility and electrification and fight to bring supply chains home. We are in contention to be a top state for the electric vehicle industry in the next decade, and we will not stop until we win.”
Transformational electric vehicle and battery investments in Michigan in 2022 include:
- In March 2022, LG Energy Solution announced a $1.7 billion expansion creating 1,200 jobs in Holland manufacturing batteries.
- In June 2022, Canadian electric vehicle charging network operator FLO announced an investment of $3 million for the company’s first-ever U.S. manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills.
- In October 2022, Gotion announced a $2.36 billion investment for a new manufacturing facility in Big Rapids, creating up to 2,350 jobs.
Fairfax, VA: A Premium FDI Location
Located adjacent to Washington, DC, Fairfax County’s proximity to the U.S. Federal Government, considered one of the largest customers in the world for many companies, has made them a premium location for foreign direct investment.
“Fairfax County is an ideal setting for foreign direct investment. We are located at the heart of Northern Virginia, right outside of Washington, DC, and are the economic engine of our regional economy valued at $228 billion, making us the 46th largest economy in the world. Currently, more than 440 foreign-owned companies, representing 43 countries, have locations in Fairfax County,” says Victor Hoskins, President and CEO, Fairfax County Economic Development Authority. “Our close proximity to Washington, DC, provides access to the U.S. federal government, and international financial institutions, legal experts, and embassies. In addition, Fairfax County is conveniently located nearby to three major airports which provide direct links to global markets, and we have convenient access to Virginia Port Authority and to the Port of Baltimore.”
Fairfax is home to a highly skilled workforce, due to the more than 60 colleges and universities located in the area. In fact, this is a county that has 62% of residents holding a bachelor’s degree and nearly 27% hold PhDs. So it’s a great place for innovation and research and development, with more than 8,800 technology businesses making up this high tech hub. Fairfax’s high tech strength is one of the reasons the South Korean-based global golf simulator company, Golfzon, chose Fairfax for its North American headquarters.
“We came to Fairfax County for a number of reasons,” said John O’Malley, Chief Revenue Officer, Golfzon America. “Fairfax County has had a long history of supporting tech companies. It’s been a hub for tech companies for as long as I can remember, and rightfully so. There’s access to resources like the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority to help entrepreneurs and companies start and grow their businesses. There’s access to capital and to commercial real estate. There’s a rich talent pool to bring in employees and there’s a good demographic for the products we sell.”
Los Angeles, CA: Consular Corps Lends International Chops
Los Angeles, the second-largest city in the U.S., is also home to the third largest consular corps in the world, with 65 consulates located there. And the consul generals located there have been helping LA become a major force in foreign direct investment for decades by putting together their nation’s citizens with local investors and economic developers to expand into the U.S. market. It also means Los Angeles County is one of the most diverse locations in the U.S.
“We have 140 nationalities represented, speaking over 224 languages,” says Stephen Cheung, President and CEO of both the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation and the World Trade Center Los Angeles. “So, these international companies that are coming in can very easily go to one location, and be able to access this entire vast amount of workers that have different types of background and experience. One of the things that we keep on hearing from foreign companies looking to locate here is that they’re looking for folks that have multilingual language capacity, and we have all of that here.”
Beyond language capacity, Los Angeles has a highly skilled workforce with a variety of degrees earned from the 308 colleges located in Los Angeles County. This is a workforce ready to take on advanced technologies, positioning Los Angeles on the forefront of industries such as electric vehicles and EV battery manufacturing. In fact, that’s one of the reasons VinFast, an emerging global electric vehicle company from Vietnam has chosen Los Angeles for its U.S. headquarters in 2021.
“We are excited to make Los Angeles the permanent home of VinFast US,” said VinFast US CEO, Van Anh Nguyen. “California in general and Southern California in particular are rapidly becoming the epicenter of the advanced transportation world thanks to forward-thinking ideas, an abundance of talented workers, and the passion for making transportation electrification a reality. We are grateful to Governor Newsom and Mayor Garcetti for their continued support.”
VinFast intends to establish its management team and hire more than 400 employees at its headquarters and regional offices in Los Angeles in the next several years. VinFast joins more than 70 electric vehicle startup companies already in the city.
North Carolina: Innovation, Central Supply Chain Attract EV Investments
Home to the Kings Mountain lithium mine, North Carolina finds itself at the heart of one of the fastest growing industries in the world right now—electric vehicle manufacturing and lithium battery production. This has attracted both domestic and foreign direct investment into the region with both well-known corporations and up and coming ones as well. Although lithium mining has been going on at this location since the late 1930s, the newer application of electric vehicle batteries has brought new interest in the region.
“Although the electric vehicle lithium battery technology is newer, we have a large critical mass of technical knowledge that goes into both mining and refining of lithium in that region,” said Korey Howard, Director of Business Development for the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC). “From a regional perspective, I think the supply chain for the automotive industry has changed quite a bit, because from a traditional perspective it centered around the I-75 corridor. We are now less dependent on the traditional supply chain because EV automobiles have far fewer parts than cars with gas-powered engines. That means the bulk of the investment in the automotive industry is no longer necessarily tied to I-75, and the map is now expanded easterly to include North Carolina.”
In 2021, Toyota chose to turn the Greensboro-Randolph Megasite into a new automotive battery plant with an initial investment of $1.29 billion for battery production and the creation of 1,750 new jobs, and before it has even started production, the company announced in 2022 that it is making an additional investment of $2.5 billion in its newest North American facility, Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina (TBMNC). This investment adds capacity to support battery electric vehicle (BEV) battery production and adds 350 jobs, bringing the total employment to approximately 2,100. Scheduled to begin production in 2025, the facility will produce batteries for hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) and BEVs.
“This marks another significant milestone for our company,” said Norm Bafunno, Senior Vice President, Unit Manufacturing and Engineering at Toyota Motor North America. “This plant will serve a central role in Toyota’s leadership toward a fully electrified future and will help us meet our goal of carbon neutrality in our vehicles and global operations by 2035.”
As EDPNC’s Howard points out, the automotive supply chain has been shifting due to the preponderance of electric vehicle production. A significant example of this in practice is VinFast, a Vietnamese company that has been producing gas-powered and all-electric vehicles for its domestic market, announcing plans in 2022 to build North Carolina’s first OEM car manufacturing facility. The $4 billion investment will go toward building a factory to make electric buses, sport utility vehicles, and batteries for EVs. This was North Carolina’s largest economic development announcement in the state’s history, with the expected creation of 7,500 jobs the governor’s office said in a statement.
Greenville, NC Lands FDI Certification
Location factors that foreign companies weigh more heavily than domestic expansions include proximity to international air service, educational and workforce training customization, regulations, and speed to market. In an effort to address those factors, Greenville, NC recently worked with Navigator Consulting and the Transatlantic Business and Investment Council to become one of only 12 communities that now have FDI-Qualified Community certification.
“Data shows that foreign investment is a large driver of new capital investment and jobs in the U.S. economy,” said Josh Lewis, CEcD, President and CEO of the Greenville Eastern North Carolina (ENC) Alliance. “Our goal is to establish a recognizable brand and maintain contact with entities that have touch points with foreign business opportunities. Earning the FDI-Qualified Community certification is a step in that direction.”
“In the course of our visit to Greenville, my colleague and I came away impressed by the collaborative spirit of the local economic development team, the vibrancy of local industry, the professionalism of local officials, and the strength of local workforce development efforts,” explained Christopher Huppertz, Managing Director of TerraLogis Consulting in Berlin, Germany. “The Greenville ENC Alliance economic development team impressed us with the quality of the preparation of information and the smooth execution of our on-site visit. Community and utility stakeholders joined Mr. Lewis and Ms. Dunn in highlighting the community’s location assets. We recognized a mix of genuine enthusiasm for the community and ability to communicate a message that this region is striving for success.”


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Liberty Center’s real estate developer will not be handling leasing or management of the $350 million mixed-use project in Butler County as of next week.
Those duties will shift Sept. 1 from Columbus-based Steiner + Associates to Chicago-based professional services and investment management company JLL, Liberty Twp. Trustee Tom Farrell told the Journal-News.
“Clearly we had a very good relationship with Steiner + Associates because we worked with them for over a decade and whenever you have a good relationship, you hate to see that person move on,” Farrell said. “JLL as we understand it is one of the largest in the country and so we’re excited to see which new stores and restaurants they might bring into our area.”
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Beau Arnason, Steiner + Associates executive vice president of asset performance, said “the institutional investment group that is the current equity partner in Liberty Center has retained an institutional property management and leasing company to oversee the retail portion” of Liberty Center effective Sept. 1.
“Steiner + Associates will continue to develop its significant holdings adjacent to Liberty Center, which includes about 60 acres,“ Arnason said in a statement. “Steiner will also continue to be partners in the hotel (AC Hotel by Marriott Cincinnati at Liberty Center), the office building and the residential buildings (the Grant and the Fillmore) within Liberty Center.”
Farrell said Liberty Twp. will continue to work with Steiner + Associates as it develops the second phase of the mixed use project, while first developing.
“We don’t have a timetable on that yet, we just know that it is going to continue,” he said.
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Steiner + Associates representatives told township officials in July that Liberty Center has brought in 7.5 million visitors in the previous 12 months, a figure that was “well above their expectations,” Farrell said.
“Overall, Liberty Center is doing very well and the retail (aspect), obviously, that is an area where everybody is not doing quite as well as they would like and I think that’s one of the reasons for JLL getting more involved,” he said.
JLL was already involved with the project, working with Steiner + Associated to lease the Offices at Liberty Center, the mixed use project's 75,000 square feet of Class A office space located above ground floor retail.
Farrell said he does not anticipate any significant changes in the guest experience as a result of the switch.
“Behind the scenes the operation will differ a little bit,” he said. “We don’t know to what level until we have a chance to work with the new management team.”
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A spokeswoman for Steiner + Associates, which developed the $350 million mixed-use project with Chicago-based Bucksbaum Retail Partners, said management of the center includes entertainment-based events held there.
JLL’s Regional Director Janine Christian will oversee the retail property management for the asset, and Vice Presidents Kevin Thobe, Giorgio Karras and Chad Macy will oversee retail leasing.
“Liberty Center has a thriving daytime population and socially engaged, supportive community," Christian said. "It’s a perfect place for people to live, work and play. We are thrilled to be supporting an award-winning development and will use our local expertise and national retail relationships to provide a mix of unique retailers to the community.”
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Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc., which provided a $165 million construction loan for the project, had given Liberty Center developers a four-month extension beyond a May deadline, according to media partner WCPO.
In 2017, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance CEO Stuart Rothstein expressed concerns about leasing progress in the retail portion of the center, which at that point had an occupancy rate somewhere in the low 80 percent range. He said he was hoping to get that number above 90 percent by May, when he expected the loan to be paid off in a refinancing.
Liberty Center has markedly boosted its occupancy rate since then, announcing this summer that it would welcome several new tenants: home-décor retailer Burlap & Birch; women’s clothing store Sorella Boutique; Sugar & Spice Spa/Event Center and Molly’s Cupcakes, which will open its first Ohio location at Liberty Center.
In addition, iFly Indoor Skydiving will open its first Ohio location and its 29th in the United States on an outlot at the front of Liberty Center.
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Rothstein, in a July 26 conference call with investors, said the location is “somewhere in the 80s percent occupied,” “clearly works” and “the mixed use assets that were part of the broader development are working.”
“I think, it’s just given the ever-changing retail landscape,” Rothstein said. “This is about coming up with a merchandising plan or strategy that works for the long-term and not just haphazardly putting tenants in spaces just to sort of create the illusion of greater occupancy, but actually, coming up with a strategy that continues to make this a vibrant center on a go-forward basis which will certainly enhance our ability to get out as a lender and hopefully, create value for the sponsor on a go-forward basis.”
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Big Tech, too big for its own good
At times, when America catches a cold, Britain sneezes. This is one of those times. Several US politicians, most loudly presidential wannabe Elizabeth Warren, are calling for the break-up of “Big Tech”. If they have their way, British consumers and businesses will share with their American counterparts both the benefits, if any, and the costs, if any, of a radical restructuring of a large sector of the economy — one that has changed the way we communicate, get news, shop, do research and live our lives.
The call for the break-up of Facebook, Google (for convenience, I use that designation rather than its parent Alphabet), Amazon and perhaps others goes far beyond what competition enforcers in the EU and in Britain have been doing —


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7-Eleven selling 139 stores nationwide
The Dallas-based chain plans to sell 83 convenience stores in Texas, 31 in Florida, 11 in Ohio, eight in Pennsylvania, five in Utah and one in Wisconsin, according to the newspaper, which cites trade publication Convenience Store Decisions.
“There are some terrific properties in this package that simply don’t fit 7-Eleven’s business model,” Robbie Radant, vice president of mergers and acquisitions, told CSD.
All the stores up for sale are part of the more than 1,000 locations the company bought in the past three years, meaning those around Ohio State University's campus are not part of the 139. Those were operated by licensee Garb-Ko Inc.
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Google is being used to spread malware, this time AMD graphics card drivers.
According to PC Gamer, a number of users on the PC Master Race subreddit reported that while searching for drivers for AMD graphics cards, they discovered that Google was advertising malicious websites in the search results. service. Accordingly, malicious websites have entered the priority display list and are on top of legitimate manufacturers’ websites.
Accordingly, the fake website uses a ‘replicated’ design and trademark from AMD’s official website, which both uses an AMD IP and links to a suspicious .exe file with the title ‘ Auto-Detect and Installs Driver Updates for AMD Radeon Series Graphics and Ryzen Chipsets ‘.
This is not the first time this has happened, last month there were scammers buying Google ads to impersonate WhatsApp and the Memorial Day promotional event EVGA website. It is worth mentioning that Google has accepted a link to an illegal website and thereby facilitated the distribution of malware right from the top of the search results page.
For users who are not familiar with computers and information technology, it is very easy to fall into this trap of impersonating ads. In this case, the ads are so sophisticated that they are emblazoned with the AMD logo and even include a few links that take users to legitimate sections of the official AMD website.
In order not to fall victim to these scams, internet users should be wary of even ad-sponsored search results on Google, first and foremost to double-check the site’s link before proceeding to Click.


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Cruise operator Princess Cruises have suspended its operations globally for two months, due to concerns over coronavirus outbreak. The suspension will impact its 18 cruise ships and voyages departing March 12 to May 10.
“Princess Cruises is a global vacation company that serves more than 50,000 guests daily from 70 countries as part of our diverse business, and it is widely known that we have been managing the implications of COVID-19 on two continents,” said Jan Swartz, president of Princess Cruises.
“By taking this bold action of voluntarily pausing the operations of our ships, it is our intention to reassure our loyal guests, team members and global stakeholders of our commitment to the health, safety and well-being of all who sail with us, as well as those who do business with us, and the countries and communities we visit around the world,” added Swartz.
Those currently onboard a cruise that will end in the next five days will continue to sail as expected through the end of the itinerary so that onward travel arrangements are not disrupted. Current voyages that are underway and extend beyond March 17 will be ended at the most convenient location for guests, factoring in operational requirements.
Meanwhile, Princess is offering guests the opportunity to transfer 100% of the money paid for their canceled cruise to a future cruise of their choice. To add a bonus incentive for guests to accept this offer, the company will add an additional generous future cruise credit benefit which can be applied to the cruise fare or onboard expenses. In addition, Princess will honor this offer for those guests who had made final payment and cancelled their booking on or after February 4, 2020. The future cruise credit can be used on any voyage departing through May 1, 2022.
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LG is the latest smartphone maker to join the KFTC (Korean Fair Trade Commission – South Korea’s regulatory authority for economic competition) and other companies in the lawsuit against Qualcomm. The group has already sued Qualcomm in 2016, when Qualcomm was expected to pay a 1.03 trillion won fine ($917.4 million) for abusing its patents back then.
Since Qualcomm disagrees, the KFTC filed a lawsuit and other companies joined including Apple, MediaTek, Intel, Huawei, and Samsung – except Samsung pulled from this initial stance after it announced a cross-license partnership with Qualcomm. While Samsung’s withdrawal was bad for the lawsuit, LG’s new stance strengthens the KFTC’s case again, particularly with LG being a Korean company.
According to Business Korea industry sources claim that LG chose to participate in the legal efforts against Qualcomm due to shaky negotiations between LG and Qualcomm in the US. Qualcomm’s ongoing legal fight with Apple recently resulted in Apple’s iPhones being banned in China and possibly Germany. The chip-maker alleges that Apple incorrectly used two key Qualcomm patents without paying royalties. The affected devices include all iPhones from the iPhone 6s to the iPhone X, all of which were banned from being sold in China.
As Business Korea notes, LG also does business with Qualcomm, so it will not be strange if the company takes a step backward in this move. Qualcomm and the KFTC are still years away from reaching a final verdict.