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Bengaluru-based ShareChat and Moj’s parent company Mohalla Tech announced on Friday that it raised $502 million in its latest round, taking its valuation to over $2 billion. This makes it the ninth unicorn this year, and the fifth one to be valued at over a billion dollars this week. The round was led by Lightspeed Ventures and Tiger Global, along with participation from Snap Inc, Twitter and India Quotient etc. ShareChat is an Indic language social media platform and Moj is a short video app.
The new round, the company said, will be utilised for doubling down on tech initiatives, supporting user growth, and improving platform safety features. Ankush Sachdeva, CEO & Co-founder of ShareChat, said with ShareChat and Moj, the company is well-positioned “to build the largest AI-powered content ecosystem in India.”
Commenting on growth and investment plan, he added, “With this infusion of capital, we would continue to aggressively grow our user base, build a world-class org in India and US and further strengthen our creator community, AI-powered recommendation engine and platform health.”
So far, the company has raised $766 million in six rounds. ShareChat claims it has 160 million active users. It is available in 15 languages including Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali, etc. According to a post by Ankush, Moj, which launched in July 2020, scaled to 120 million monthly active users in nine months.
“We are at a significant inflection point in our company’s journey — as the internet penetration further deepens in India we are well-positioned to expand our ecosystem of products to 1 billion plus monthly active users cumulatively,” Ankush said in a post.
Scott Shleifer, Partner at Tiger Global said, “As internet penetration increases, ShareChat’s leading content creation platform is poised to expand dramatically by bridging into online purchases of goods and services. Additionally, Moj is well-positioned to seize the opportunity presented by the growth of short video in India. We are impressed with the team’s understanding of these rapidly evolving technologies and its ability to execute quickly, and we are excited to partner with them as they continue to build a great company.”
Dev Khare, Partner, Lightspeed India, said, "ShareChat’s rise to market leadership in India's social media category has been an accelerating journey involving category creation, world-class team building and product-led growth. At Lightspeed, we are excited to have backed Ankush, Bhanu and Farid in every round from the Series A in 2016 onwards."


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But the fall fan favorites can be found only in select locations — so if you see ’em, grab ’em!
Candy corn has always been kind of a fall thing, but now it’s a winter thing. Brach's just introduced a version that looks and tastes like Christmas.
We may travel far to a favorite fast-food joint only to leave feeling full of regret, survey finds.
You know the holiday experience doesn't feel totally complete without Hanukkah gelt, but here are a few things you might not know about the popular candy coins.
A Welsh sea salt company is capturing international attention for its new fancy smoked water.
The Chicago museum is set to reopen with more space, 100 new items and free pizza.
Eleven on the hit Netflix series isn't the only one who loves the '80s breakfast staple.
Specialty gum company Project 7 has introduced a new line of “gourmet gum” that allows the chewer to create different flavors by combining sticks of gum.
After 17 long months, the wait is finally over!
Wine ice cream — which actually packs some serious alcoholic punch — is the perfect way to blow two New Year’s resolutions at once.
The sweet cold brew is the dancer's go-to drink.
Pumpkin Spice Latte lovers want their favorite fall drink back ASAP.
Hershey’s Kiss ingredients simplified, doctors urge healthy eating during pregnancy, IHOP and Applebee’s cut sugary sodas from kids’ menus.
The “cheap chic” discount chain has introduced a new line of wines that retail for $5 a bottle.

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Tata Motors is gearing towards unveiling its first sub 4-meter sports utility vehicle Nexon. Bookings for the upcoming subcompact SUV has commenced in India at the dealership level. Slated to be launched around this festive season, many Tata dealers across the country have started accepting bookings for the Nexon.
This upcoming 4-metre SUV from the car manufacturer and it will compete against established players like – Mauri Suzuki Vitra Brezza, Ford EcoSport, and Mahindra TUV300. It has some really nifty features that include a dashtop HD display (a segment first) equipped with Android Auto and Apple Car Play, Harman infotainment system with 8-speakers and read text & Whatsapp messages and voice-based reply commands and much more.
The Tata Nexon also gets new petrol and diesel engines from the Revotron and Revotorq family. The petrol unit is, in fact, a turbocharged version of the one found on the Tiago and Tigor, and is tuned to belt out 108 bhp at 5000 rpm and 170 Nm of peak torque between 2000-4000 rpm. The 1.5-litre diesel motor is completely new and has been tuned for 108 bhp at 3750 rpm and 260 Nm of torque between 1500-2750 rpm. Tata Motors has also revealed that both engines will come paired with the 6-speed TA6300 synchromesh with overdrive manual transmission.


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In the wake of a fresh controversy around the placement of its toll-free number in users' phonebooks across India, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has refuted media reports on Twitter, and said it is not responsible for this placement. Instead, UIDAI has offered speculation that a third-party with a "vested interest" is allegedly trying to sow "unwarranted confusion in the public." It has not named this third-party, but specified that it has not asked any manufacturer or service provider to place the number in users' phonebooks.
UIDAI adds that 18003001947 is no longer a valid toll free number, and that it was changed to 1947 two years ago. The authority in tweets mentioned that media reports claim the toll free number is on Android smartphones, however, we have spotted the inclusion of 1-800-300-1947 on both Android and iPhone handsets. Notably, we have not been able to spot the inclusion of the new toll-free number - 1947.
Here are UIDAI's statements regarding the toll-free number controversy, compiled together: "In the wake of some media reports on default inclusion of UIDAI's outdated & invalid Toll free no. 1800-300-1947 in contact list of Android phones. [..] It is clarified that, UIDAI has not asked or communicated to any manufacturer or service provider for providing any such facility whatsoever. [..] It is emphasised that the said 18003001947 is not a valid UIDAI Toll free number and some vested interest are trying to create unwarranted confusion in the public. [..] Our valid Toll free number is 1947 which is functional) for more than the last two years. [..]UIDAI has reiterated that it has not asked or advised anyone including any telecom service providers or mobile manufacturers or Android to include 18003001947 or 1947 in the default list of public service numbers."
We reached out to telecom operators for comments on the placement of UIDAI's toll-free number in users' phone books. The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) responded in an emailed statement to deny any role in the matter by its associated telcos, "The inclusion of a certain unknown number in the phonebooks of various mobile handsets is not from any telecom service provider."


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The Canadian Independent Booksellers Association has been formed by a founding board of 12 booksellers from across the country "and the organizational efforts of Doug Minett," former co-owner with his wife, Barb, of the Bookshelf in Guelph, Ont., for 40 years before they retired in 2013, Quill & Quire reported. The group plans to release more details over the next six weeks.
"After surveying more than 100 booksellers to determine what they would want from an association, CIBA incorporated in June, applied for funding from the department of Canadian Heritage, and released a five-point statement of purpose, Q&Q wrote.
CIBA will officially open to members once its operational structure is finalized. Minett, who expects to know whether Canadian Heritage has approved their grant application by October, said, "The Canadian indie publishers, and lots of the major players as well, realize that the absence of a bookselling association has been a huge problem."
In 2012, faced with an uncertain financial future, the Canadian Booksellers Association had entered into a new alliance with the independent division of Retail Council of Canada. "Finding the RCC didn't serve their specialized interests, independent booksellers have been discussing relaunching an association since 2017," Q&Q noted.
Swindon Book Company Ltd. is closing its Lock Road outlet in the heart of Hong Kong after more than a century in business as the bookseller moves its operations online. The South China Morning Post reported that "generations of Hongkongers have grown up with the English bookshop, with its signature marble shopfront and the golden fonts of its name surviving world wars, and the city's boom and bust, at its location in Tsim Sha Tsui."
"Swindon has been a part of Hong Kong's history for over a century, in our everyday lives as generations have grown up, and even as a backdrop in movies," the company said.
In addition to dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic, the store "has been embroiled in a dispute with its landlord, Noble Wisdom, over unpaid rent of HK$3.71 million [about US$478,690] dating back several years. In a writ filed with the High Court in May, the landlord demanded the full sum be paid and the company vacate the 5,000 sq. ft. premises," the South China Morning Post wrote.
Romanian online bookstore Libris.ro had a 27% year on year increase in the number of books ordered during the first seven months of 2020, coinciding with the social distancing requirements and the summer holidays, Romania Insider reported. Most of the books were ordered from Bucharest, Timişoara, Cluj-Napoca, Iaşi, and Braşov. The value of the average order was up 15%, to almost RON 100 (about $23.25). Libris.ro was established in 2009 and is 100% Romanian owned. Since its establishment, it has shipped 2.3 million orders to 1.2 million customers. --Robert Gray


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Germany has recognized Bitcoin as “private money”, making it the first country to accept a cryptocurrency as a “currency” according to reports in Die Welt.
The decision opens the way for broader acceptance of Bitcoin while raising the possibility of taxation and other forms of financial regulation.
The decision means that while personal use of the virtual currency will be tax-free, commercial enterprises using Bitcoin will be taxed.
The decision was part of the German Finance Ministry’s response to a query from Parliamentary Finance Committee member Frank Schaeffler.
"For the first time, the federal government recognizes Bitcoins as private money," said Schaeffler.
The decision comes hot on the heels of a United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) decision, recently reported by the Cointelegraph, to tax Bitcoin as property not currency, which has lead to increased challenges for the Bitcoin community.
While such a decision appears to be appropriate when it comes to regulating Bitcoin investments, for those who use Bitcoin to pay for goods and services the IRS ruling may be cumbersome, experts believe, as it makes it necessary to keep track of every purchase and the value of the currency at time of sale.
The German Finance Ministry enables users of the cryptocurrency to continue using it without government interference, while simultaneously giving the government the opportunity to tax the profits of companies that use the digital currency.
Such a decision may ultimately enable the currency to maintain its independence while removing one of the main objections governments have to the currency.
The status of digital currencies within the financial system is hotly debated as more and more people worldwide begin to use cryptocurrencies while more companies offer goods and services for cryptocurrency.
Cryptocurrencies have also been criticized for promoting anonymity and lack of regulation. There has been a series of scandals surrounding cryptocurrency connected with the Silk Road online market, which has been referred to as the “Amazon.com of illegal drugs,” as well as accusations of fraudulent transactions.
World governments are divided as to how to respond to the emergence of cryptocurrencies, with state and federal governments sometimes coming to different decisions over its use.
While the United States and Germany have recently made decisions over the virtual currency, other countries are still on the fence. In a recent interview with Cointelegraph, Australian Bitcoin Association Vice President Pantelis Roussakis said the Australian government was “largely uninterested, the sums at the moment are too small to be worth the effort”. Yet am


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Dairy Farmers of Britain has become the latest company to cut its spring milk price, after it announced today (8 April) a 2.2p/litre cut, effective from 1 April.
The move will apply across all its milk supply schedules (black-and-white, Channel Islands and organic) and means that a standard black-and-white litre is now worth 20.2p/litre. The new organic standard litre price has reduced to 30.65p/litre.
DFB chairman John Grantchester said: “It is with disappointment that we have announced this price reduction to our members today. The dairy markets have weakened significantly and the level of competition in both liquid and cheese sectors has brought intense pressure on price and margins across our product range.
“In addition, despite the successful completion of our restructuring programme, our core business continues to face challenges and this is in part reflected in this milk price announcement.
“In setting the April milk price the Board has, therefore, had to take into account our short-term fall in revenue, the need to quickly conclude the reshaping of the business, and the requirements of our banking covenants.”
He recognised the late announcement was unsatisfactory, but said it was due to “having to manage the complex mix of factors we face to try to get the best deal we can for the business and our members”.
He reassured members that DFB’s bank, HSBC, remained supportive as the co-op worked to improve and position the business for the future.
Earlier this week Arla Foods announced that it would cut the price it pays its dairy farmers by 1p/litre from 1 May 2009 and last week OMSCO said its organic milk price would be reduced by 3.4p/litre.


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During a quiet aside after the Monday pep rally staged by the Network Computer alliance, Eric Schmidt, chief technical officer for Sun Microsystems Inc., tried to explain why so much hype was being lavished on the idea of making $500 NCs that get their software from the Internet.
"You have to create the mythical solution" to get the market excited about the product, Schmidt said.
In short, like fertilizer in a garden, Sun and its allies, Oracle Corp., Netscape Communications Corp., Apple Computer Inc. and International Business Machines Inc., got together Monday to laud their network computer with every superlative in the vocabulary of vaporware.
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"It will change our economy," said Oracle Chief Executive Larry Ellison. "It will change our culture. It will change everything."
Whew! What a heavy burden for a gadget that doesn't yet exist, running software that's still being written, for users who have not yet put their money where the hype is.
In fact, not since the Newton hand-held computer debuted in 1993 has Silicon Valley invested so much prestige in such an unproven technology.
And just as with Newton, the danger is that by promising too much, the NC allies are setting themselves up for embarrassment when the NC doesn't immediately justify its lofty expectations.
"Reducing the cost of consumer computing is not a guarantee of success," said Josh Bernoff, an analyst for Forrester Research in Boston. "Even the idea of making devices that hook TV sets to the Internet doesn't seem compelling. I don't think people want to sit 5 feet away from a TV screen waiting for text to scroll by."
In contrast to Ellison, Schmidt isn't aiming Sun's NCs at consumers, but rather at corporate customers fed up with the expense of putting PCs on every desk.
His myth remark was a snippet from his explanation of how the NC allies hope to convince corporate decision makers that the Internet has become a giant computer system, able to deliver single-purpose programs to workers who need only enough computer power to perform tasks like taking airline reservations.
"It's clear to me we're going to sell this into vertical niche markets," Schmidt said. "It's not the home."
IBM vice president John Thompson echoed Schmidt's sentiments Monday, saying the NC would be an ideal replacement for 30 million "dumb terminals" still in use. Dumb terminals are devices that depend for information on hookups to a mainframe or mini-computer.
IBM demonstrated a prototype NC Monday to show how Java programs, delivered via Internet technology, could do the same dedicated jobs, presumably at lower cost.
But the allies' relatively mild ambitions for the NC are drowned out when Ellison proclaims these new devices are destined to become as common as telephones or televisions.
"The goal of the NC is nothing less than universal service," Ellison said Monday.
He argues that 60 percent of U.S. households haven't yet bought a PC because the industry hasn't made a product these people can understand or afford.
NCs should be as easy to use as phones, he says. They should plug into the Internet and get information the way we flick a switch to turn on the light. We'll pay our information bill monthly, the way we pay for water or cable TV.
"We rely on networks for our drinking water, without which we can't live; for our electric power, without which we can't read in the evening," Ellison said. "We rely on networks for basic communication, telephone and television. We should rely on networks for computing."
Or, to paraphrase the Clinton campaign slogan, it's the network, stupid.
Ellison, however, glosses over the difference between the Internet, which is just 25 years old, and the electric grid, which has matured over a century. The Internet is a marvelous new medium, but let's face it: The Net is still mutating.
Some observers, like InfoWorld publisher Bob Metcalfe, worry the Net is in danger of having a nervous breakdown as new users clog the network with new traffic like voice and video.
Yet Ellison proposes to build NCs that dispense with disk drives. The Net can store your data better than you can, he says. One can hear students of the future, after using NCs to write term papers, coming into class without the assignment and pleading that the Net ate their homework.
Consumers may not need to give up their disk drives to get cheap PCs, though. Acer Inc. of Taiwan said last week it would build a stripped-down, $500 PC that would run the Windows software.
AST Research Inc. will soon ship multimedia PCs with a quad-speed CD-ROM, 540-megabyte hard drive, floppy disk, color monitor, keyboard, speakers and sound card, all for $997.
So if the PC market has already responded to the NC hype by bringing prices down to $500, what's the worry?
David Simons, managing director of Digital Video Investments in New York, says the problem is that the NC may distract computer makers from what he sees as the real challenge - consumer electronics companies that can build Internet capability into devices selling for $250.
"As the video game industry illustrates, $250 is the price point for the assault on the mass market, not $500," Simons said.
The germ of truth in the NC campaign is that the Internet does change things. Suddenly, a video game player with a modem, or a "smart" phone, can plug into the Net and do a small but useful task that once required a PC. It's the same dynamic that began 15 years ago, when microprocessors started to steal work from mainframe and minicomputers.
"The PC and consumer electronics industries are headed for battle, with the video game segment being a third contender," Simons said.
Diba Inc., a Belmont startup populated by former Oracle executives, has already chosen sides. Diba is creating a line of NC-like devices by licensing software and designs to consumer electronics firms.
"These companies know how to make money on transistor radios," Diba president Farzad Dibachi said recently.
But the NC allies see the enemy as Microsoft Corp., whose Windows software has dominated desktop computing - at least until now, when the Internet seems on the verge of becoming a common desktop environment that could break the Microsoft stranglehold.
Problem is, the NC alliance may be gearing up for civil war in computing just as the Internet is making the entire computer industry vulnerable to attack from below.
Conspicuous, so far, by their absence from the NC campaign have been the leading makers of PCs based on Intel Corp. microprocessors.
Perhaps because of their dependency on Microsoft and Intel, the big name PC makers other than Apple and IBM have been quiet about how they plan to respond to the possibility that the Internet will spawn low-cost computer-like gadgets. Compaq Computer Corp. hinted at an alternate strategy last week by announcing that it will collaborate with Thomsen Electronics on a hybrid computer-television product. Compaq said nothing about how much it might charge for such a hybrid tele-puter.
How the NC phenomenon will shake out is anyone's guess, but the lesson of the Newton should serve as a warning to rein in the rhetoric.
Laughed at because it couldn't recognize handwriting, Newton went from wonder gadget to joke overnight. In the last three years it has gradually improved so that it now seems close to fulfilling the promises made in 1993. First, though, it will have to dig itself out a public relations hole.
Paul Saffo, with the Institute for the Future in Menlo Park, has observed that people tend to overstate the short-term potential of new technologies and understate their long-term consequences.
The NC allies could well be correct in assessing the long-term potential of the Internet to change the way computing is done, making it more of a utility accessed through devices as simple to operate as a phone.
However, in glossing over the obstacles between them and their objective, the allies are setting themselves up for a fall.<


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Merry Ranch-mas! Hidden Valley is selling kegs of dressing
Another reason for the season? Mini kegs of ranch dressing.
Hidden Valley Ranch is hoping to drench your holiday in its famous salad everything topper five liters at a time.
The FDA-approved mini kegs are being unveiled as part of its Christmas line, WKYT reported. The festive products also include a ranch fountain.
Hidden Valley is now offering mini kegs of its ranch dressing? Can’t wait for the photos of people doing keg stands in this bad boy. Oh, and there’s also a ranch fountain, too. https://t.co/DzEfxNsnKg #marketing pic.twitter.com/R98t3j5Kff
— J.W. Cannon (@cannonjw) November 8, 2017
Or wear your ranch — on an ugly holiday sweater featuring a bottle of it.
Love Hidden Valley Dressing? Now You Can Wear It! https://t.co/q4PTDHjGtp @HVRanch pic.twitter.com/N5RRpZ1Lz2
— Cosmopolitan (@Cosmopolitan) November 7, 2017
Preorders are being accepted now, and kegs will shipped Dec. 11, WKYT reported.
For $50, each keg is supposed to come with a year’s supply of ranch. But is it, really?
Ranch fanatics are skeptical:
Five liters is supposed to last a year ?! Asking for a friend…https://t.co/PuCNNwsCxN
— Alana LaFlore (@AlanaLaFlore) November 8, 2017


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A patent case against Apple in China two years in the making has almost come to a close and, unlike its victory over Samsung in the US, things aren’t looking good for the Cupertino-based company. A court in Beijing has ruled that Apple’s popular voice-controlled virtual personal assistant Siri uses speech recognition technology in violation of the patents held by a a Chinese tech company.
In 2012, Zhizhen Internet Technology sued Apple for intellectual property (IP) rights infringement over technology used in Siri. Of course, Apple fought for its own tech and had taken not only Zhizhen to court but also the State Intellectual Property Office of China. It wanted to get the court to declare the patent invalid. Unfortunately, the Beijing First Immediate Court sided with Zhizhen on this one.
This is hardly the only patent battle the Apple has had to face over Siri, but it is quite a monumental one, especially considering how deeply Siri integrates into Apple’s most recent iPhones. Apple has also been increasingly wooing the Chinese populace, making concessions and holding exclusive events for this rather large mobile market. This latest ruling could make that relationship a bit more trying.
For its part, Apple is both saying that it doesn’t believe it is infringing on Zhizhen’s patent and that it was not aware of such a patent in the first place when it developed Siri. Patents are a tricky issue, especially when you only consider your own country’s patent portfolio and don’t have exhaustive access to other patents filed in other countries. At the very least, Apple could be laying the grounds to claim that there was no willful infringement should it still be found guilty on its appeal.
Apple will appeal the matter to the Beijing Higher People’s Court. At the same time, however, it says that it is open to discussions with Zhizhen over the matter, implying that it is willing to enter into a settlement should things turn for the worse. Given Siri’s central place in Apple’s mobile ecosystem, that might be the only feasible option it has, unless it wins the case, of course.


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China’s Visionox began building a G5.5 AMOLED plant in August 2013 (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 30). Now, it has told journalists that it will be ready to start mass production in Q2 this year.
The new line will produce 4,000 substrates per month, scaling to 15,000 at full capacity; once this is achieved, Visionox will be the world’s second-largest AMOLED supplier after Samsung Display (which produces 140,000 substrates monthly). EverDisplay, also of China, produces 15,000 substrates monthly but of a smaller size (G4.5).
Visionox has also developed three flexible OLED prototypes; they range from a 3.5″ (400 x 240) to a 7.6″ with 800 x 480 resolution. Each flexible unit is about 20µm thick, with a bending radius of 3 mm. As with LG and Samsung’s flexible displays, the OLEDs use a polyimide substrate and an LTPS backplane.
Tianma told us at the MWC show this week that it would also start OLED production towards the end of this year. (BR)


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The first significant storm of the season is getting some skiers excited about the upcoming season, even though the dusting of snow in the mountains could be short-lived.
Carver Sears was in the Helm of Sun Valley ski shop getting his skis repaired and looking for a new pair as well.
“We’ve been watching it carefully. We’re looking for a lot of snow, a lot of rain,” said Sears.
His anticipation is understandable because last year skiing was dismal until late January when the snow levels finally began to favor winter sports.
Sears maybe be the exception this early in the season. Ski shop owner Brad Helm says skiers usually take a few days to build up their expectations.
“It’s usually about two or three days after is about when it happens,” said Helm.
Helm, whose shop has been in business for over 30 years, says skiers rely on visual cues, like seeing the snow covered Sierra in the distance.
The season usually takes off in late November, but there are advantages in getting a head start. Sales on last year’s equipment are in full swing. And the weak economy means retail inventories on new gear are smaller. It you want the latest technology in boots and skis, there may be shortages unless you buy a little earlier.
While hard core skiers know the first big storm of the season may be a false alarm, a sustained storm will put them on alert that it may be a good ski year.


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ABC News' Linzie Janis reports:
It's that time of year when Americans start firing up the grill, but the sound of sizzling beef burgers seems to be fizzling, thanks to the rise in the cost of beef.
A ground beef burger costs $3.26 a pound, up from $2.99 a year ago, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. And a sirloin steak costs $6.86 a pound, up 7 percent from last summer.
"I'm buying less beef because prices … seem to be going up," Meltin Escoboza told ABC News today.
Experts say the growing demand for U.S. beef from around the globe, including China, as well as a drought in the Southwest, are pushing up the price of beef.
Last year's drought - the worst in U.S. history - dried up grazing grasses and sent the costs of corn and soybeans, both used in cattle feed, soaring. The current drought in the Southwest continues to wipe out the feed and make it very expensive to raise cattle.
In response, ranchers slashed the size of their herds. The U.S. now has the smallest number of cattle since 1952.
Wally Weaver, a chef at the 3 Forty Grill in Hoboken, N.J., advised families to go for smaller portion sizes, rather than a lower quality beef, as well as bigger sides - a restaurant trick.
"That way you save a little money and you still get what you want to eat," Weaver said. "We have awesome sides that we serve with the steaks and the other dishes. You don't really notice."
He also suggested using a portobello mushroom rather than meat because they are meaty and can be added as a side or stand in for a burger. Weaver said that if cheaper cuts such as flank and skirt steaks are used, they should be marinated for 24 hours in a vinegar-based liquid.
Lynn R. Russo-Talbot of Washington state said that turkey would be the new T-bone steak of the summer for her family.
And Kathy Robertson of Martinsville, Va., said that she mixed black beans and break crumbs with her ground beef to stretch it longer.
Agriculture traders told ABC News today that higher beef prices would remain because as ranchers increased the size of their herds, demand continued to grow, canceling out the extra supply.


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Nattering nabobs of negativism aside, the marketplace for Windows Phone 7 apps is doing quite well, thank you. A recent analysis from IDC shows that the WP7 marketplace is growing at a faster clip out of the gate than its counterpart for Google’s Android operating system. What’s more, it can even be favorably compared to Apple’s app store.
It has taken just two months for the WP7 marketplace to reach 4000 apps, according to IDC. It took the Android shop six months to hit that mark. “The Windows Phone 7 Marketplace reaching 4000 apps two months after launch has to be one of the most rapid ramp-ups in recent times,” IDC analyst Al Hilwa wrote in a research note.
After Microsoft built anticipation and garnered lots of favorable ink during the months leading up to the release of the WP7 platform this fall, the boo birds descended from the rafters to bash the product and write its epitaph. Those sentiments may have been premature, according to Hilwa:
“We can say that for a company that just a few months ago was an also-ran in mobile, having 10 smartphones released in 30 countries is not a trivial achievement,” Hilwa wrote. “I would not be surprised if Microsoft had the third largest app portfolio in the industry by the middle of next year.”
Microsoft fans who expected WP7 to generate the kind of immediate spectacular success that Apple created with its iPhone and iPad products should know by now that that’s not the way Redmond operates. If Apple is the hare, then Microsoft is the tortoise. “No one expected WP7 to take the market by a storm, but the role of the first release was to [put] Microsoft in the game,” Hilwa maintains. “To be clear, this is a long term battle that will be pivotal for Microsoft’s long-term relevance.”


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Apple has ordered its manufacturing partners to assemble between 85 million and 90 million iPhone 6S handsets, says a report from The Wall Street Journal. If the report is to be believed, then the iPhone maker is expecting an increase of 10% in units year over year.
iPhone 6S with Force Touch
In 2014, the company ordered between 70 million and 80 million iPhone 6 and 6 Plus units for launch. As per The WSJ, the next-gen phone will come with Force Touch technology, which helps in differentiating between a light tap and a deep press.
Apple Insider previously reported that the iPhone 6S models will come with Force Touch, a pressure sensitive touch system first launched in the Apple Watch. Also KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo previously stated that Force Touch will be coming to the iPhone 6S.
Apple’s iPhone 6S is expected to have the same display sizes (4.7 and 5.5 inches) and technology as was used in the iPhone 6. Although there will probably be no dual camera system as was reported widely earlier, the smartphone is expected to come with an A9 application processor and a corresponding increase in RAM. Also there could be some more colors to choose from, which many believe could include a rose gold edition.
Apple roping in one more supplier?
Citing sources, the report says that the next-gen handset from Apple is dubbed the “N71” for the 4.7-inch model and the “N66” for the 5.5-inch version. The iPhone maker is also reportedly looking to sign Wistron as a third assembly partner for the new iPhones in addition to Foxconn and Pegatron. Wistron’s and Apple’s relationship goes way back, and adding Wistron as another manufacturer suggests increased production targets for the new iPhone.
Further, reports are pouring in that Apple’s iPhone 6S could have faster LTE. A report from 9to5 Mac suggested that there will be a “new Qualcomm-made LTE chip” which has the capacity to deliver LTE at double the speed of the current iPhone 6 and 6 Plus.
Apple was late to come up with a bigger iPhone, but still it posted record sales for the newest models. In the first half of its fiscal year, the company sold 135.6 million iPhones, which is up 43% from last year. Prior to the iPhone 6, Apple’s biggest phone had a 4-inch display.


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Kingdom Force will be a coproduction of Mattel subsidiary Fisher-Price, Boat Rocker Studios and stablemate toon firm Industrial Brothers, and is part of what is described as “a unique development strategy”.
Boat Rocker’s rights, brands and digital teams will oversee multiplatform IP for the property, with Boat Rocker Rights selling the series internationally, and managing licensing and merchandising across platforms.
Kingdom Force will follow “a team of fearless animals who fight disaster and protect their community with the help of their individual rescue vehicles that transform into a giant super robot”.
“The opportunity to partner with Fisher-Price on an original series of this scale is a testament to our shared commitment to the unique creative qualities of Kingdom Force and to the world-class partnership that has developed between Industrial Brothers and Boat Rocker,” said David Fortier and Ivan Schneeberg, co-executive chairmen of Boat Rocker Media in a statement.
“As Boat Rocker Media expands its mandate in 2017 to include enhanced development and production financing of original series, we see Kingdom Force as the perfect opportunity to showcase how the expertise of each of our divisions will bring this new series to a global audience on multiple platforms.”
Mattel and its Fisher-Price subsidiary are best known for brands such as Barbie, Hot Wheels and, in the TV space, Thomas & Friends.


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Western Digital may be a familiar name within the world of memory, making many of the hard drives inside computers and other devices today. the corporate has announced a replacement architecture called OptiNAND that meshes traditional hard drives with flash storage capacity to deliver performance and increased areal density. OptiNAND drives are essentially a mixture of a standard disk drive with an iNAND embedded flash drive.
OptiNAND drives are aimed toward high-density environments like intelligent video surveillance, NAS suppliers, hyperscale cloud providers, et al. . the merchandise was explicitly designed to deliver high capacities, performance, and reliability needed to store large amounts of knowledge for extended periods.
Western Digital’s new memory device uses a triple-stage actuator and HelioSeal technology to deliver a storage capacity of two .2 terabytes per platter. The shipping of samples of drives using the new technology featuring nine discs inside for combined 20 terabytes of storage capacity. the corporate says the new drive extends capacity gains using proven PMR technology.
OptiNAND technology doesn’t use flash storage to store user data. Instead, the drive adds vertically integrated iNAND combined with enhanced firmware algorithms and SoC innovations to supply higher capacity, performance, and improved reliability. The drive technology offloads expanded metadata to the iNAND, enabling more per-inch tracks, increasing areal density.
The technology also improves drive latency by utilizing optimizations within the drive firmware that require fewer adjacent track interference refreshes. The tech also reduces the necessity for write cache flushes when the drive operates in write cache-enabled mode. In addition, western Digital says the technology is more reliable, allowing 50 times more data to be retained in an emergency power-off scenario. The new drive architecture leverages OptiNAND to be offered across the portfolio of Western Digital drives and storage platforms, with market-specific and purpose-built products being added to its portfolio later within the year.


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TikTok owner ByteDance has purchased a 36% share in Chinese developer Umi Game. The studio is currently working with Epic Games and Spatial OS creator Improbable in order to create an open-world MMO named Code: Odyssey.
Why has ByteDance purchased this stake in Umi Game?
This news comes to us from gaming analyst Daniel Ahmad on Twitter. According to Ahmad, ByteDance purchased a 36.2% share in Umi Game as part of a wider strategy to move into the gaming sphere. Umi Game was founded in 2016 and is currently working on its inaugural project, an open-world MMO. This project will be created in conjunction with Unreal Engine proprietor Epic Games, as well as Improbable, creators of the multiplayer infrastructure engine Spatial OS.
This isn't ByteDance's first foray into the gaming world. Earlier this year, the Chinese social media giant snapped up Mobile Legends developer Moonton. While we don't know the value of that deal, Mobile Legends has over 90 million monthly active users and has brought in nearly $1 billion in revenue for the company, so it's safe to assume the studio was worth a fair bit to ByteDance. Other investments on the TikTok startup's part include mobile developer C4 Games, as well as Reworld, which is China's first open game development platform and physics engine (think of it like a Chinese Roblox).
What does the future hold for ByteDance in the gaming space?
As Ahmad points out, ByteDance has expanded its internal gaming staff to almost 3,000 people, so it's clear the company is serious about its entry into the gaming space. It's notable that Chinese gaming giant Tencent has invested in Western companies like Riot Games, Epic, and even indie studios like Klei and Japanese firms such as Story of Seasons developer Marvelous. We could be about to see ByteDance pursue a similar strategy by looking into Western investments in the near future.
However, this route is not likely to be smooth sailing for ByteDance if it chooses to do so. Last month, it was revealed that Tencent was speaking to a major US security group about its investments, with the group raising concerns surrounding national security and Tencent's supposed proximity to Beijing. If the TikTok giant makes similar inroads into the West, it's likely to come under similar scrutiny. We'll bring you more on this as soon as we get it.
What do you think of ByteDance's investment in Umi Game? Who do you think the social media giant is eyeing up next? Let us know in the comments below!


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Amazon could be planning to open as many as 3,000 cashier-free Amazon Go stores over the next few years, according to a new report from Bloomberg. Such a move would mark a significant ramping up of a concept that Amazon opened to the public only this year. To overstate the obvious, it could also spell doom for traditional grocers, convenience store operators, and corner bodegas.
Shares of Walmart and Kroger both dropped on news of Bloomberg‘s report, which cited anonymous sources. An Amazon spokeswoman said the company doesn’t comment on rumors or speculation.
Per the report, Amazon is experimenting with various concepts, such as a store that sells prepared foods and quick lunchtime bites. At Amazon’s existing Go stores, shoppers grab the items they want and pay with a smartphone app without needing to check out at a cash register. A proliferation of cashier-free lunch spots could prove too appealing to pass up for time-strapped consumers, even those who decried efforts last year by a company called Bodega that aimed to make corner stores obsolete. Amazon Go could be like Bodega on steroids, albeit without the tone-deaf name.
According to Bloomberg, Amazon is planning to have at least 50 locations by the end of next year and as many as 3,000 by 2021.


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Apkmodsios.com Citigroup bailed on Apple Card due to worries about earnings Citigroup was within the working to develop into the U.S. monetary companion for the Apple Card, however deserted the hassle late into negotiations due to worries about “acceptable revenue,” a report claimed on Tuesday.
Different bidders included Barclays, Synchrony, and J.P. Morgan Chase, mentioned CNBC, citing a number of sources. Citigroup’s actual worries have been unmentioned, nevertheless it’s urged that the Apple Card might have been unattractive due to an absence of charges, the potential for decrease rates of interest, and app-based options that assist folks keep away from debt or pay it down quicker.
Apple launched the Apple Card at its March 25 press occasion, partnering with Goldman Sachs. The cardboard ought to launch within the U.S. someday this summer time, and whereas it is going to primarily be digital — letting folks do same-day signups on their iPhone — there may even be a real-world titanium model that hyperlinks with Apple’s Pockets app through NFC.
The Apple Card will in actual fact be Goldman Sachs’ first-ever bank card, a transfer into client finance meant to offset declining buying and selling revenues. That ought to in actual fact make it a safer guess versus Citi, CNBC urged, because it would not need to overhaul any expertise or jeopardize present revenue streams. On the identical time, it is going to abruptly need to serve tens of millions of card clients, and would not have any expertise within the discipline.
“Goldman Sachs seeks to disrupt client finance by placing the shopper first,” claimed a spokesman. “We’re excited for purchasers to make use of Apple Card, which is designed to assist folks take management of their monetary lives.”


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With construction at the Javits Convention Center in New York, Washington inherited the Summer Fancy Food Show
in July. As in previous years, the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade attracted a sold-out stable of 2,400 exhibitors—manufacturers, importers, and distributors—who brought in 180,000 new and signature products, including confections, cheese, coffee, sauces, and spices. There was a downside to the move, however. Attendance numbers dropped from 24,000 in 2010 in New York to 18,000 in Washington. Regardless, the show is slated to return to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center next summer.


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Shares of Blink Charging Co. (NAS:BLNK) fell more than 7% in the late session Thursday after the EV-charging provider reported a fourth-quarter loss that was wider than Wall Street expected, but sales came in above estimates. Blink said it lost $19 million, or 45 cents a share, in the quarter, compared with a loss of $7.9 million, or 24 cents a share, in the fourth quarter of 2020. Revenue rose to $7.95 million from $2.45 million a year ago, the company said. Analysts polled by FactSet expected Blink to report a loss of 39 cents a share on sales of $6.2 million. "We have seen strong momentum throughout the year, which reflects not only the growing market recognition for our EV charging technology, but also the increasing commitment from the business community as well as state and federal entities, to promote the establishment of reliable, convenient EV infrastructure nationwide," Chief Executive Michael D. Farkas said in a statement. Blink ended the regular trading day down 1.3%.
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By Keri Algar
SYDNEY, NSW: A Nielsen State of the Nation report has said that compared to the rest of the world, Australia is a nation of “Happy Vegemites”, marked by a rise in consumer confidence and the strongest economic outlook in more than two years. According to the report, Australians are positive about their ability to buy things that they need and want in 2011, meaning discretionary spending could be on the rise.
“59 per cent (the highest score globally) [of Australians surveyed] claimed the next 12 months was an excellent or good time to buy the things they want and need,” said Chris Percy, managing director, consumer group, Nielsen Pacific.
However, Percy also said that consumers were wallet wary.
“Despite the positive outlook among Australians for the year ahead, we are still seeing evidence of cautionary behaviour with almost half of all consumers channelling their spare cash into savings (47 per cent) and 40 per cent using surplus cash to pay off debts, credit cards and loans.
“So while it is encouraging to see that Australia is currently the most optimistic developed market in the world, we can’t lose sight of the fact that we are still part of an uncertain and vulnerable global economy.”
Meanwhile, a Queensland retailer has told Current.com.au that they are “hurting a lot more now” and are missing the stimulus package.
“I don’t think 2011 is going to be any better, I don’t think it’s going to get any worse. We’re being really careful with what we order, what we need, and go step by step,” said the retailer.
“It’s just getting harder and harder.”


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Last Friday Ideon Science Park presented the four lucky winners of the Sharp Minds Mentors 2019.
The four mentor-mentee couples are
1. Babak Mohammadi, Founder of Xenergic, will be the mentee of Mats Lindoff, CEO of the fast growing indoor/outdoor positioning Ideon company Combain. He led a part of Ericsson through the scaleup journey in the 90s, launching Bluetooth in 1998.
Xenergic AB is a deep tech Ideon Innovation company providing IP solutions for semiconductor companies. The key benefits of its IP is that it lowers the power consumption and cost of integrated circuits (commonly referred to as chips) for the customers. The implications of this is huge in every aspect of society: for example our IP can help mobile phones, smart watches or IoT devices battery last longer and make them cheaper.
2. Magnus Alfredsson, Founder of Proethos, will be the mentee of Jonas Birgersson, The “Broadband Jesus of Sweden”, Framtidsfabriken/Framfab, Bredbandsbolaget, Bredband2, Relakks, and Labs2. Today Jonas is the CEO and founder of the fast growing company Via Europa
Magnus Alfredsson, used to work with Private Banking for 15 years, both in Sweden and Europe Europa. One day he left the bank to create the Proethos fund with the aim to offer a sustainable and understandable fund for all that wanted to be part of something good. Now Magnus is challenging the banks with his disruptive fund.
3. Helena Linge, Founder of Cicada Health, will be mentee to Christer Fåhreus, Founder of CellaVision, Anoto Group, Flatfrog, EQL Pharma, Longboat Amniotics and Respiratorius
Helena Linge is a scientist, stepping into the entrepeneurial world with the Ideon Innovation company Cicada Health, and a big data software following up on people that had child cancer, to prevent their future fallbacks and keep them healthy, and at the same time making the care increasingly efficient.
4. Erik Andersson, founder of SenseNode, will be the mentee of Maria Morin, VP HR & IR at Cellavision. Maria is a scaleup leader, having helped Cellavision from 100 to 300 MSEK in turnover and is now in the top management team, passionate about communicating the benefits of a technology change to both customers, employees and investors.
SenseNode AB is offering an Industrial Internet-of-things platform to industry and real estate. Customers are Trelleborg Industri, Boliden, Atlas Copco etc. the company is in the lead of collecting data from the factory floor in real-time, cost efficiently. Initial focus has been on energy data, which has an enormous potential in making industry more energy efficient. One third of the energy consumption goes to industry – and SenseNode sees a lot of unnecessary waste!


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Canadian firm Core One Labs Inc., based in Vancouver, British Columbia, has told the media that it will be able to set up the country's first commercial psilocybin mushroom production facility in early 2023.
"The main objective of this venture will be to provide private and public projects aimed at the study of natural psilocybin and psilocin in clinical settings," CEO of the company, Joel Shacker, tells reporters.
“By the beginning of the year, the plantation will be able to provide the needs of such groups with a natural product of high quality and concentration of psychoactive substances on a variety of scales.”
“In general, we have high hopes for this market, as well as the prospects associated with it, such as expanding reforms to full legalization or the possibility of entering the international level,” he also noted.
Back in October last year, company representatives informed the media about the start of work on the enterprise and its certification in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards. At the same time, the company announced that the production forces of the enterprise would be quite enough not only to supply scientific groups, but also to serve the regulated psilocybin market, at least at the level of one province, with the ability to provide the product at an affordable price to any social groups.
Separately, it is worth noting that Core One representatives also oversee the development of the clinical research itself regarding psilocybin and psilocin, and also lobby for legislation that supports such research and the possibility of using these substances in medicine. In light of the imminent opening of the facility, the company announced that its subsidiary, Vocan Biotechnologies, has invented an innovative technology for the synthesis of psilocybin using bacteria. Accordingly, the company plans to patent this technology and the right to produce psilocybin with it, as part of the regulated active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) production certificate. In the long run, the company will be able to take a place in the market for both natural and synthetic psilocybin in this way, having access to different regions of the country, regardless of the restrictions of local legislation.
In particular, the presence of a patent for the supply of extracts to private clinics will allow the company to enter the Alberta market, where the use of psychoactive substances for therapeutic purposes has been officially allowed since October.


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It took a while, but the U.S. Department of Justice is finally acknowledging that big cable companies may have the power to suffocate online video service, which people turn to as an alternative to paying an expensive monthly cable TV subscription.
The DOJ is conducting a wide-ranging antitrust investigation of big cable companies that provide both cable television and broadband Internet service, reports the Wall Street Journal. The report indicates that the Justice Department has started questioning cable companies like Comcast and Time Warner, as well as officials at streaming video services like Netflix and Hulu.
The Justice Department is specifically interested in a few key practices, such as the need for data caps (which restricts the amount of data a subscriber can download/upload in a month), throttling a subscriber’s Internet connection speed, and requiring authentication (meaning proof that you subscribe to cable TV) to gain full access to content on other streaming video services (Hulu, in particular).
Basically, companies like Comcast are now starting to branch out their existing TV services to the web to prevent people from cancelling their subscriptions. Comcast’s Xfinity TV service is essentially an OnDemand video library available on regular cable set-top boxes, desktop web browsers, smartphones, and tablets — nearly identical to services like Netflix. And when the company started promoting its Xfinity TV Xbox App last month as not counting against a data cap, it sparked a public debate.
Critics, such as Netflix chief executive Reed Hastings, point out that imposing data caps on streaming video services gives cable companies an unfair advantage. For example, one argument is that people will end up using the cable company’s service over competitors like Netflix because they won’t have to pay more money for going over the data cap. Comcast, in particular, said its Xfinity TV service is delivered over a “private” network, and thus isn’t subject to the same data accrued from web usage. But since both cable TV and Internet data use the same broadband infrastructure, this argument is questionable at best.
The DOJ’s interest in whether cable companies are unfairly quashing competition from streaming video services is probably also related to another antitrust investigation — Verizon’s pending deal to purchase a portion of wireless spectrum from SpectrumCo.
Last year Verizon agreed to spend $3.6 billion to obtain a portion of spectrum currently owned by SpectrumCo, a joint venture that consists of Comcast, Time Warner Cable Inc., Bright House Networks, and Cox Communications. In exchange, Verizon will begin marketing broadband Internet/TV service from those cable companies, despite the fact that its FiOS broadband business is a direct competitor. So basically, Verizon wants to ditch its broadband business, which means less competition in the cable market (and one fewer choice for consumers).
While we don’t know the full details of the DOJ’s current investigation, the results could force cable companies to change the way they do business.
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Android Auto And Google Allo Now Works Together Seamlessly
Google Allo and Android Auto may not be the most mainstream technologies of 2017. However, this doesn't stop Google from innovating the two, and ultimately, integrating them. Google Allo does have a hard time competing in the market considering the popularity of its direct rivals. Nevertheless, with the Android Auto technology still being fairly young and having few competitors, Google might be able to use it to increase Allo's user base.
As of recent reports, the messenger app now works smoothly with the auto app. Note that these two have already been made compatible with each other for some time. The only problem is that Google Allo and Android Auto don't seem to work seamlessly together, making it quite annoying for users.
According to Android Central, previous Allo and Auto integration only show users their notifications for a few seconds. The notification will then disappear so as to avoid users from checking them while driving. There's no voice command either and users can't compose an Allo message while on the freeway as well.
Luckily, these problems have already been addressed. The Google Allo app in Android Auto now adds in hands-free functionalities. This means that on top of getting Allo notifications on Android Auto, users can now send messages through dictation.
Phandroid's Derek Ross pointed the new update via Twitter. The new interface is seen in the uploaded photo and it shows some of the options that Allo users have in Auto. The call button can be seen beside a recent contact alongside the option to hear a message out loud. There' is also an option to send out a template message or pre-written reply.
On top of being able to send dictations, Google Allo on Android Auto brings in animated emojis. As per Droid Life, This feature will "bring emojis to life". Users just need to hold the send button and slide up to enable the feature. On top of Android Auto support, the new Google Allo update also brings in minor bug fixes to improve the messenger's performance.
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Can-Am’s debut utility UTV launches to accolades
In Nashville last fall, BRP made news with its global product reveal and new movement into the utility/recreation segment of the side-by-side market. The Can-Am Defender lineup has received a positive response from both dealers and consumer across the world.
“The dealers appreciate the innovation the Defender side-by-side vehicle brings to the market, which goes much further than the bench seating and cargo bed,” said Marc-Andre Dubois, director of Global Marketing for BRP. “The vehicle also separates itself from the competition in that it fully carries our Can-Am DNA in a tough, capable and clever package.”
In December, the 2016 Can-Am Defender was named the Utility UTV of the Year by ATV.com and Utility Model of the Year by UTV Planet Magazine. The Defender is available in a variety models. The standard Defender comes with an MSRP of $10,999. The Defender DPS, which features dynamic power steering, retails for $12,799. The Defender XT is equipped with multiple factory-installed accessories, including 27-inch Maxxis Bighorn 2.0 tires, 14-inch wheels and a roof, in addition to its dynamic power steering. The MRSP for the Defender XT begins at $15,599.
Recently BRP also introduced the Defender XT Cab. The latest model in the 2016 lineup, the XT Cab features a full cab enclosure with a tilt up windshield and wiper kit, doors with electric opening windows, a sliding rear window and a heater kit. The Defender XT Cab is due in dealerships in mid-March and has a starting MSRP of $23,699.
“The Defender is an important vehicle for many reasons, but one key ingredient is its ability to introduce all-new customers to the Can-Am brand and our way of thinking,” Dubois said. “Can-Am off-road vehicles are known for their performance, handling and rider-focused designs. That doesn’t change with the Defender. … [It has] not only those key attributes, but also establishes new levels of toughness, simplicity, durability and resourcefulness.”
All four models of the Defender include either the 50-hp Rotax HD8 or 72-hp HD10 V-twin engine. The Rotax HD10 engine provides up to 20 percent more torque than it closest competitor and produces it at a lower RPM for optimal delivery for recreational use. The more work-focused Rotax HD8 engine delivers 50 hp and 50 lb-ft torque for tougher tasks.
In addition, BRP announced a special launch promotion, a 36-month limited warranty, for its 2016 Defender line. Also, the Rotax engine can remain maintenance-free for one year or up to 1,865 miles. “The goal of the warranty is to show that we believe in the product. It went through a lot of testing, and we’re very confident about the Defender,” Dubois said.
Dubois explained that the importance of branching out into the utility side-by-side market stemmed from entering into a viable segment with such potential for growth and the size of the overall market.
“Roughly 145,000 units were moved in the utility/recreation segment in 2014, and comprised 34 percent of the overall market, so there’s definitely a demand,” he said.
In order to promote and generate interest in its new units, BRP has participated in several marketing events, such as the Great American Outdoor Show in Harrisburg, Penn., and the 2016 Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT Show) in Las Vegas, alongside presenting partner Mossy Oak.
Dubois says that BRP plans to expose more consumers to the new Defender and the Can-Am way by attending various outdoor, hunting and agricultural consumer shows across North America. “The nice thing about the Defender is that is it technically a 70-30 vehicle, which means it’s 70 percent utility and 30 percent recreation in terms of usage. Therefore, it can appeal to a wide variety of users, depending on their needs and desires. But, clearly the Defender has a lot of appeal for farmers, ranchers, hunters and estate owners,” he said.
With a growing number of dealerships and a new full lineup of side-by-side models, the Defender launch appears to have Can-Am headed in the right direction in 2016.
“It’s this dedication to the industry and our dealers that have helped BRP magnify the number of Can-Am dealerships. In fact, we opened more than 150 new dealerships over the last calendar year,” Dubois said. “And with our CEO José Boisjoli promising a new side-by-side vehicle every six months for the next four years at our dealer show in Nashville last fall, BRP is clearly not letting up.”


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Arabian Automobiles, part of AW Rostamani Group, has announced that it delivered five new Renault ZOE 40 Long Range cars to Shift, making it the UAE’s first car rental company to use electric vehicles (EVs) in its line-up. The zero emission Renault ZOE 40 Long Range will support Shift’s mission to reduce carbon footprint in the country.
Salah Yamout, director of sales and marketing, Arabian Automobiles, said, “Arabian Automobiles is committed to supporting the UAE Vision 2021 sustainability objectives, which include increasing clean energy to 50 per cent of the total energy mix. By providing major companies like Shift with the new Renault ZOE 40 Long Range, we are contributing to this vision by introducing top quality electric vehicles to the UAE’s car rental and leasing sector for the first time. We are proud to have made this progress with Shift and look forward to what we are confident will be an excellent response from its customers.”
The Renault ZOE 40 Long Range is a 100 percent electric vehicle that offers a range of up to 300km in real driving conditions and a short charging time of only two hours, making it one of the most practical electric vehicles on the market. With zero tailpipe emissions, the vehicle cuts carbon footprints while also providing drivers with a stylish, efficient and enjoyable ride, the company claimed.
Ashish Nanda, senior general manager, Shift Car Rental, said, “We believe that electric vehicles are the future of road transport so we are delighted to be introducing the Renault ZOE 40 Long Range to the UAE’s car rental market. Like our customers, we are increasingly environmentally conscious, so this is an important move toward making our fleet cleaner and greener in support of our leadership’s sustainability agenda.”
Arabian Automobiles said it was the first company to sell electric vehicles in the UAE and has now been supplying the market with EVs since 2013.
Recently, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk met RTA Director-General and Chairman Mattar Al Tayer in LA to discuss the prospects for dubai electric vehicles and self-driving transport in the emirate.


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The State Council Information Office released a white paper on June 28, giving a full account of China’s fulfillment of its commitments to the World Trade Organization, including advancing higher-level reform and opening-up, supporting the multilateral trading system and contributing to the world economy. It was reiterated by Zhong Shan, minister of commerce, in his commentary on People’s Daily on July 2.
China fulfilling its WTO commitments, confirmed by the WTO time and again, and its remarkable contributions to global economic development apart, the most impressive part of China’s achievements is the correct and resolute decisions it has made to facilitate the rapid growth of trade and economy over the years.
The complicated and precarious world economic and trade situation over the past two years further confirm the greatest achievement of China since joining the WTO in 2001 is its success in seizing the rare window of opportunity and time to boost its economic development.
Now that China is taking the initiative to further advance opening-up and carry out the “second revolution”, it is hoped it shows the same courage as it did when it bid for WTO membership. And all the decisions of the Chinese government should be in the interest of the Chinese people, and to maintain and enhance the country’s interests.
China knows it cannot rely on its own resources alone to advance its industrialization. As a result, it is willing to seize development opportunities overseas and share its experiences and economic gains with its trading partners through imports and foreign direct investment. But it also knows its biggest contribution to the world would be to do a good job at home and ensure stable and sustainable economic development — and hope that its goodwill wins fairer treatment for its personnel, goods and capital abroad.
That China’s decision to join the WTO was absolutely right is reflected in the sharp increase in its foreign trade and global status. In 2001, China’s goods export was $266.1 billion, or 4.3 percent of the world’s total, ranking sixth in the world. But by 2004, three years after joining the WTO, China had exceeded Japan in goods export. It overtook the United States in 2007 and Germany in 2009 to become the largest exporter of goods. By 2015, its export volume had increased to $2.27 trillion, or 13.76 percent of the global total — in comparison, the export volume of the US, which ranked second, was $1.5 trillion.
Without WTO membership, it would have been impossible for China to make such achievements. Despite a slight decline in its share of global goods trade over the past two years, China still leads the world. More important, it is expected to remain the world’s largest goods exporter for a long time to come.
China’s manufacturing and goods trade developed at an unprecedented pace because it capitalized on the opportunities offered by almost a decade-long robust growth of global trade since its accession to the WTO. As a latecomer to economic development, China prepared for the WTO membership by laying a solid industrial foundation, judiciously using human resources, building excellent infrastructure, an improving governance. This preparedness helped China to make full use of the decade-long window of opportunities offered by booming global trade.
If China had not joined the WTO and, as a result, missed the rare window of opportunities, it would not have achieved the unprecedented economic growth.
Now, some of the favorable conditions for the economic growth of developing countries are on the wane thanks mainly to the rise of trade protectionism and unilateralism in some parts of the world. Donald Trump’s election as US president and a series of actions he has taken have created chaos in the global trading system.
An increasingly inward-looking economic approach adopted by the US administration may not blunt China’s competitive edge in global trade and the world economy. But the unfavorable developments will make it more difficult for many developing and less-developed countries to emulate China’s export-led economic growth model to expedite their economic development. Which is a pity.
Because of the conditions imposed on China for joining the WTO, other WTO members have been able to take protective measures against Chinese products because China’s “market economy status” has been denied. However, the accession to WTO won China a golden period of rapid development.
Nowadays, China is once again facing pressure from trade protectionism, which is a double-edged sword. Although it may lead to unfair treatment to Chinese products and enterprises abroad, it will strengthen healthy domestic competition and make domestic industries more vibrant and competitive.
By further advancing reform and opening-up, China can also rein in some vested interest groups and eliminate its zombie enterprises. Therefore, this is another golden opportunity for China to turn challenges into opportunities within the WTO framework.


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EC tables Sony BMG probe
Says it hasn't received vital dataBrussels — The European Commission has temporarily halted its antitrust investigation into the merger of Sony and Bertelsmann's recorded music divisions as it awaits key data from the two music giants on the European music market.
The EC said Friday: "Please note that the commission (Thursday) sent an Article 11 decision to the parties involved in the Sony/BMG merger for failure to provide requested information. This means that the clock has stopped on this case until such time as the information is received."
The commission pointed out that the investigation was examining an exceptionally difficult case.
"On the one hand," it said, "the market is characterized by the strong position of a small number of major players. On the other hand, the entire industry has been going through significant changes in terms of, e.g., digitalization of music and changing consumer behaviors."
The EC also noted that the investigation is unusual as it was being conducted after the completion of the merger. In July, an EU court annulled the commission's original 2004 decision to clear the tie-up that eventually created Sony BMG Music Entertainment, ruling that the EC had not properly investigated the potential consequences of the merger.
The commission launched its in-depth investigation March 1, and under the European Union's strict merger inquiry guidelines, it has 90 working days to take a final decision.
The decision to temporarily stop the clock is an indication of the expanding depth and breadth of its probe. The commission has sought an unprecedented volume of information from the principals to the deal, as well as their competitors and other players in the market. The delay, probably for two weeks, will allow the EC to demand even more input.
Extensions of this kind have become increasingly common in the EU. And recent changes to the EU Merger Regulation give the staff additional time on a case, almost as a matter of course.


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In a blog post today, LG revealed its latest video camera called the Smart Cam. With a full HD resolution and built-in microphone, the camera integrates with LG Smart TVs and offers many features.
Windows 11 build 23545 fixes a number of File Explorer bugs and more
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Apple plans to launch new paid health services as part of its push to gain more foothold in the health sector. These features are reportedly planned to be released with iOS 17 and iPadOS 17.
With 12 days of battery life, the Xiaomi Brand 7 pro smartwatch is one of the best smartwatches for fitness in the market. It is currently available on Amazon for a fantastic bargain.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has officially dropped its lawsuit against Meta's acquisition of VR fitness company Within, in the first major loss for FTC commissioner Lina Khan.
A U.S. court has declined a request to halt Meta's acquisition of VR fitness company Within, dealing a major blow to the FTC. It's unclear if the regulator will continue the fight in other avenues.
Starting December 30, Netflix subscribers will be able to access Nike Fitness Club classes through the popular streaming app. There will be 30 hours of exercise sessions available.
Google has announced a beta version of the Health Connect app unveiled earlier this year, that supports several fitness and wellness apps, including Samsung Health, Oura, Flo, and Fitbit, and more.
Meta has responded to the FTC's lawsuit against its acquisition of VR fitness studio Within in strong words, saying that the regulator's claims are based on speculation and ideology, not evidence.
Apple has officially unveiled the new watchOS 9 which brings a bunch of new changes including new watch faces, better sleep tracking, new AFib History along with better metrics for pro athletes.
Google and Samsung have joined forces in order to build Health Connect, a centralized and unified fitness data platform. It offers a set of standard APIs that developers can use to build solutions.
Apple has announced lots of new content for Fitness+. Most of it centres on dance content in the run-up to International Dance Day which is due to take place at the end of the month on April 29.
After Blackwells Capital advised Peloton to replace its CEO, it is finally happening. John Folley is getting replaced by former Spotify and Netflix chief financial officer Barry McCarthy.
Peloton, a fitness and gym equipment company, is on its way to find itself in the middle of a bidding war where companies like Nike, Amazon, Apple, Disney, and Sony may offer for acquisition.
Garmin has released a new report showing the growth of activities it recorded on its smartwatches. Indoor activities saw the most growth with Pilates being the most popular activity overall.
The Forerunner 55 and Forerunner 945 LTE come with built-in GPS, heart-rate sensor, and multiple sports modes. These watches are currently available in the US with prices starting from $200.
Google has announced new camera features for Google Fit, which allow the app to measure a user's heart rate and respiratory rate using just the camera on the phone. Pixel phones will get it first.
Ahead of the official launch, both Amazon India and Flipkart have listed the OnePlus band on their respective websites confirming the key features and the design of the fitness band.
OnePlus has long been rumored to be launching its own smartwatch, which the company's CEO has since confirmed. Before that, though, the company is apparently launching a fitness band.
Apple has announced that its subscription service focused on fitness, Apple Fitness+, is launching on December 14. The service is built around the Apple Watch, and it will cost $9.99 per month.
Google has detailed the features making it to the Fit app for Wear OS devices, including the new Tiles, quick settings toggles, custom goals for workouts, a Touch Lock feature, and much more.
One year after it originally released, Ring Fit Adventure has proven itself to be an incredibly useful fitness tool during the pandemic. We take a look at how the fitness game works so well.
Strings found in a teardown of the beta version of the Google app hint that the firm might be working to let the Assistant integrate with health services to provide sleep data and health suggestions.
Google is rolling out a couple of updates to the Google Fit app next week. The new changes will introduce dark mode and improvements to the fitness tool's sleep tracking capability, among others.
Withings changed hands earlier in the year from Nokia to the firm's original co-founder Éric Carreel. The firm is now teasing something on its website, complete with an ominous countdown clock.
Google is reportedly working on a new fitness service that will apparently be more proactive when it comes to suggestions. Google Coach will most likely land on Wear OS devices first.
Huami has made its premium fitness smartwatch, the Stratos, available for sale to the public. The watch features an always-on transflective color touchscreen display, ceramic bezel, and more.
Fitbit has announced a new fitness wearable made specifically with children in mind. The device comes with a companion app that will allow parents to set up and curate their child's experience.
Amazfit has announced the release of its Bip fitness smartwatch. The firm claims that it can provide more than 30 days of battery life and boasts many features for fitness tracking.
The Fitbit Coach app is now available for Xbox One and Windows 10 devices. You can download the personalized training app and have access to a bunch of workouts in the comfort of your own home.
Pact, a fitness app that promised to pay users a sum of money for meeting certain fitness goals has been brought to task by the FTC and owes around $1 million to users for not living up to its word.
While the Galaxy Note8 will headline Samsung's upcoming Unpacked event, the company will also unveil a new waterproof fitness wearable dubbed the Gear Fit2 Pro, with support for iOS and Android.
Apple's WWDC 2017 event has kicked off and there's lots of new stuff. One of the big headlines was watchOS 4 which is expected to launch in the fall and brings new watchfaces and updates core apps.
Garmin finally has a connected multisport watch range, in the form of the fēnix 5 series, fit for the wrists of workout and style junkies alike, including a smaller and thinner 42mm model.
Lots of us started the new year promising to get in shape and lose a few pounds. The MGCool Band 2 promises to help you with those resolutions without denting your wallet. We put it to the test.
Huawei has debuted its latest wearable in the form of the 'Huawei FIt', a $129 fitness watch that will give users up to six days of use on a single charge. The 'Fit' also offers a heart rate monitor.
Apple has been having some trouble defining the role of its Watch. Having relegated it to the fitness market, the company now reportedly hopes to build on that and push into the healthcare sector.
During the Apple event which unveiled a number of new products, Niantic Labs CEO John Hanke also took to the stage to announce that the smash hit Pokémon GO game is coming to the Apple Watch.
Fitbit has just unveiled a couple of new fitness trackers, designed to be follow-ups to its current offerings. The Charge 2 is a high-end, big-screened tracker, while the new Flex 2 is waterproof.
Xiaomi has recently released the latest version of their Mi Band fitness tracker range, and while it has a number of new features, it also disappoints in many areas. Check out our full review!
Samsung's new fitness wearable, the Gear Fit2 is now available in stores and online. The new device is launching in seven markets for now, with more coming soon, for a retail price of $179.99.


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Tim Hortons prepares to launch mobile payments initiative in US and Canada
Tim Hortons has announced that it will begin accepting mobile payments at all of its locations in Canada and the U.S. The famed company is set to launch a mobile payments pilot project in December of this year, which will test the capabilities of the TimmyMe application. The app allows consumers to make payments from their mobile devices and is available for iOS, Android, and BlackBerry platforms. Tim Hortons is the latest in a growing number of restaurant organizations that are embracing mobile commerce.
Mobile commerce continues to grow in popularity among North American consumers
Mobile commerce has become much more than a passing fancy in North America. Many consumers have begun to rely heavily on their mobile devices in daily life, and it was only a matter of time since the advent of smartphones that people became comfortable with the idea of spending money through these devices. As consumers become more interested in mobile commerce, they are beginning to demand that their favorite brands and retailers begin supporting mobile payments. Tim Hortons and other large companies have begun to accommodate this demand.
TimmyMe app to be used for Tim Hortons mobile commerce initiative
In order to make use of the TimmyMe application, users will have to register their Tim Hortons card to the app itself. They will also have to add funds to the card and these funds will be accessible through the application, allowing them to purchase products at Time Hortons locations with relative ease. The TimmyMe application is currently free on all supported platforms and also provides support for Apple’s Passbook.
Tim Hortons may manage to compete with Starbucks in the increasingly crowded mobile commerce field
Tim Hortons is considered to be a rival of Starbucks, which has also taken a strong liking to mobile commerce. Starbucks has managed to find significant success in engaging mobile consumers through its partnership with Square. Together, the two companies have established a very powerful position in the mobile commerce field in North America, and may prove to be overwhelming competition.


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- Date: Apr 17, 2019
- Category: Health
Premium organic food brand ComboHealth has recently highlighted the latest industry analysis for the superfood, goji berries. The goji berry market is expected to witness rapid and constant growth in the coming years.
- Date: Dec 12, 2018
- Category: Consumer
ComboHealth has recently launched Goji Berry Organic berries that is now available for sale on the Amazon marketplace. Historically known as a medicinal plant with its roots in Ancient China, the berry is now considered to be a superfood and is now available for consumption through ComboHealth’s new launch.