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The term unicorn – technology unicorn appeared in 2013 to refer to technology startups valued at over 1 billion US dollars.
Recently, Forbes Vietnam has just reviewed Vietnam’s unicorns, “near” unicorn companies and promising startups that create a unique business model or competitive advantage that can go far.
Accordingly, if the first generation of Vietnamese startups (2000-2006) focused on game distribution, e-commerce, payment, digital media with typical names like VNG , Vatgia, Peacesoft, VCCorp, 24H, the second phase (2007-2014) with the appearance of Tiki, Foody, Batdongsan.com.vn, Amanotes tends to focus on consolidating vertical business operations. to form an ecosystem around the original main product.
The next generation, from 2015 to now, has exploded in both quantity and type with the common focus on building a technology foundation to create a competitive advantage.
Who are the 4 unicorns?
At the end of 2021, Vietnam added two more unicorns to the list, MoMo and Sky Mavis, besides the two previously appeared names, VNG (2014) and VNLIFE (2019). With 4 technology unicorns, on the regional map, Vietnam ranks third, behind Singapore and Indonesia in number.
VNG: VNG is one of the first startups in Vietnam to start with an online game release. VNG gradually transformed itself into an Internet-based technology company and became Vietnam’s first tech unicorn in 2014.
VNG is considered as the most influential digital content enterprise with the development of Vietnam’s Internet and Mr. Le Hong Minh is one of the 10 most influential figures in this field in the period 2007-2017. according to Vietnam Internet Association. In the period 2016-2020, VNG is in the Top 50 leading brands of Forbes Vietnam with a valuation of US$69.3 million in the most recent ranking in 2020.
VNLIFE/VNPAY: In 2019, VNPAY became a unicorn after an investment of 300 million USD from GIC and Softbank, a record investment in a Vietnamese technology company up to that time. According to the e-Conomy SEA 2020 report conducted by Google, Temasek, Bain & Company, VNPAY became Vietnam’s second technology unicorn, ranking 12th in Southeast Asia.
Momo: Momo became a unicorn after the E series round at the end of 2021, when Mizuho Bank led a group of international investors with an investment of US$200 million.
From 2020, MoMo announced its goal of developing into a super app, expanding the market by providing digital transformation solutions for millions of small businesses (SMEs) and micro enterprises (MSMEs) in Vietnam and continuing to continue to promote investment in Vietnamese companies to expand the ecosystem.
Sky Mavis: Sky Mavis founded in 2018, is the company that develops the hit game Axie Infinity, the NFT game running on the blockchain platform. Attracting 2.6 million players, Axie Infinity is not the first blockchain game in the world, but it is the most successful game to date when opening the trend of blockchain games causing fever in Vietnam and around the world.
In October 2021, the company received Series B capital with US$152 million with a valuation of US$3 billion, officially becoming one of the four Vietnamese technology unicorns.
“Near” unicorns and promising startups
Tiki: As the third largest e-commerce platform in Vietnam by number of visits, after Shopee (belonging to SEA Ltd) and Lazada (belonging to Alibaba), the IPO event in late 2022 or early 2023 can value Tiki. over 1 billion USD and become the unicorn of Vietnam.
Economical delivery: GHTK has two major shareholders, SEA, which is the controlling company in Shopee, Shopee Food, Shopee Pay and Kerry Logistics, a Hong Kong delivery group. The company has restructured its financial portfolio, is preparing for an IPO, and has unicorn target expectations.
Trusting Social: Trusting Social is a company that harnesses the power of big data and machine learning, to help improve financial access for people without a credit history, or simply to use technology to help more people. subprime banks can borrow money.
In April 2022, Masan Group announced the completion of an investment agreement of 65 million USD to own 25% of Trusting Social Vietnam.
Kyber Network: Kyber Network is developed on the Ethereum Blockchain platform, providing a decentralized exchange that can be integrated into dApps, making it possible for users to trade and convert between digital currencies instantly on Kyber Network. Key products include decentralized exchange KyberSwap and digital asset management platform Krystal. In particular, KyberSwap is one of the largest decentralized exchanges (DEX) today.
In 2017, Kyber Network successfully raised capital, raising 52 million USD, becoming one of the largest fundraising deals in the history of Vietnamese startups and in the top 10 startups raising capital in the form of the largest ICO. world at that time.
Amanotes: Amanotes is known in the market as the world’s leading video game publisher in the music game segment with 2.6 billion downloads on the Google Play and iOS app stores.
With a cash-flow-generating business model, Amanotes has not yet undergone any funding round but has grown and developed on its own. Amanotes’ business goal is to build a complete music ecosystem, create applications for the music-loving community as well as support independent programmers to bring products to users.
KiotViet: Sales management software KiotViet belongs to Citigo Software Joint Stock Company founded by Tran Nguyen Hao and Tony Nguyen in 2010. Citigo is transforming itself from a software company into an ecosystem for small, medium and super businesses. small businesses in Vietnam and Southeast Asia in providing management tools for store owners, sources of goods and capital for retail store owners.
In 2019, reached 50,000 customers and raised US$6 million from Jungle Ventures and Traveloka. In 2021, the number of customers tripled, KiotViet successfully raised 45 million USD.
Fast delivery: Fast Delivery (GHN) was founded by Luong Duy Hoai in 2012, pioneering in the field of e-logistics, belonging to the Scommerce ecosystem with 6 distinct services on the same platform. In 2018, this company received investment capital from Olympus Capital Asia and by the end of 2019, Temasek invested more than 100 million USD in Scommerce.
In general, the most promising startups are related to the ecosystem of e-commerce, fintech, logistics, blockchain, gaming, etc., areas with great growth potential in the next 2-3 years, although it may not be all of them. But some of those promising companies could grow up to become the next unicorns.
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This week was either the calm before the storm, or the eye of the hurricane, or that moment when you're just about to jump out of the plane and you're only about 46 percent sure you packed your parachute right. Next week brings IFA, followed by events from Nokia, Amazon, and Motorola. Then, rumor has it we'll be seeing a new iPhone. But that's not to say this week wasn't packed with news. Even on this summery Friday, Samsung vs. Apple took a new international turn, Amazon gave Prime members to watch this weekend, and Microsoft teased its tablet caveman-style. So take a minute and a half to soak it all in during this week's final 90 Seconds on The Verge.
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Android OS 4.4 KitKat has slowly increased its ranking over the past 4-weeks by 0.03% to 1.4% of devices (might be a slight insight into how Nexus 5 sales are doing, too). The main player is Jelly Bean with an adoption rate of 59.1%, up 4.6% from last month. OS 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich still claims ownership on 16.9% of all Android devices. Unfortunately, those on Gingerbread — which was officially released December 2010 — are still a substantial number with 21.2% of Android users.
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Firstly, let's get something straight. All advertisers are unfortunately affected by ad fraud in digital media buying. It is an unfortunate consequence and side effect of the rapid growth in digital media investment over the last 10 – 15 years.
This is not meant to scare anyone away from online advertising, rather get everyone to accept that unfortunately it happens and it’s not until we accept it, that we can begin to protect and prevent investment from falling into the hand of fraudsters.
On the positive side, there is continued effort by industry bodies, advertisers, technology companies, consultancies, agencies and more to help safeguard your investment.
IAB have just released their latest instalment ‘The IAB Europe guide to ad fraud’ which helps to summarise the current landscape and proactive measures that can be taken. Key highlights from the report include:
· According to the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA), it is estimated that by 2025, over $50 billion will be wasted annually on ad fraud.
· Even though it is pervasive, there continues to be general confusion around how detrimental ad fraud is for the digital advertising ecosystem.
· Ad fraud fluctuated from 0.4% -11.7% depending on whether buyers implement an ad fraud prevention or detection strategy
· Ad fraud is a problem that shows little sign of disappearing any time soon, but there are ways you can help the industry to beat the bots.
In summary, ad fraud requires your attention and ID Comms believe that advertisers who lean in now and take this seriously (vs. leaving it solely to their partners to solve), will reap the benefits in the long term.


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Great news today in the Wall Street Journal! COFFEE IS GOOD FOR YOU!
I quote: “Earlier studies linked coffee consumption with a lower risk of certain cancers and Type 2 diabetes. People who drink coffee are less likely to have cavities, gallstones, cirrhosis of the liver, Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease, or to commit suicide.
Some interesting stats: 54% of American adults drink coffee regularly–an estimated 400 million cups per day–and coffee is the most widely traded commodity in the world, after oil.
Finally, some good news in the news! I’m off to Starbucks…


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The June sale at Locati LLC brought in bidders across many categories, resulting in high hammer prices that exceeded estimates for a mix of objects, including a modern work by Peter Miller (American, 1913-1986) that sold for $9,250. The painting's estimated value was set at $4,000 to $6,000.
Modern art on the whole did well at the sale on June 19 at Locati's new headquarters in Bucks County, Pa. Another example was a painting by Henry Faulkner (American, 1924 - 1981) estimated at $5,000 to $8,000 that sold for $5,750 and a Loredano Rosin, Murano sculpture that went for $1,300.
Other winning bids included a set of porcelain dinnerware by Royal Crown Derby for $2,200 (estimated at $500 to $1,000); an antique Turkish Oushak carpet in very worn condition for $3,300, and a group of Carroll Tyson bird prints, $3,300.
The sale netted strong prices in all of Locati's top categories. Additional highlights included:
A highlight among furniture lots was a pair of John Hutton for Donghia rattan accent tables sold for an impressive $1,000.00.
Co-owner Michael Locati said the auction house's new location has helped drive more buyers to sales, and has also resulted in more property coming through the doors.
"We encourage buyers to preview the upcoming auction at our auction house in Pineville," Locati said. "We love having an open space to meet both new buyers and consignors and are always happy to answer questions about the objects for sale," he said.
Each sale has a preview period during which prospective buyers can check out and place bids on the upcoming lots. The preview for the June sale ran from June 5 to 19.
Locati holds monthly auctions from September through June each year, always offering an eclectic mix of categories, from jewelry and silver to fine art and furniture.
Locati's September sale promises to have many exciting and quality lots. Bidders can view the catalog starting September 4th; live auction will be September 18th.
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With the introduction of the new Office 2008 productivity suite for Mac OS X, planned for late 2007, companies that rely on Visual Basic for Applications scripts and macros on Macintosh and Windows clients will lose transparent cross-platform compatibility.
This will happen because Microsoft is abandoning VBA script and macro support with the introduction of the new productivity suite.
In addition, the recently released Office 2007 for Windows introduced a new default file format, the OOXML (Office Open XML) .docx format, which is not compatible with Office 2003 on Windows and Office 2004 on Mac OS X. OOXML will be the default file format for Office 2008 also.
As a result, Microsoft and others are scrambling to offer options to regain at least a limited degree of compatibility for future Office users.
Companies that currently support a mixed Mac and PC environment won't have to confront this problem as long as they continue to support the current Office 2003 and Office 2004 suites. But they will have to confront the cross-platform compatibility issue when they decide to upgrade their applications and computers.
But to give customers a new path to compatibility, Microsoft's Mac BU (Macintosh Business Unit) released in late May a "provisional" stand-alone, drag-and-drop file format converter tool for Mac OS X.
Read the rest of this eWEEK story: "Mac Users Face Hurdles with New Office Versions"


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New Delhi (19/02/2020) : To meet the challenges and opportunities arisen due to outbreak of Corona Virus in China, a symposium on ‘Emerging Opportunities for Indian Textiles and Crafts’ was organised by Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts under the aegis of Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India in New Delhi.
Smriti Zubin Irani, Union Minister of Textiles was the Chief Guest and Ravi Capoor, Secretary [ Textiles ] was the Guest of Honour.
Ravi Capoor, Secretary [Textiles] delivered the key note address to the stalwarts exporters belonging to handicrafts, handloom, textiles, carpet, Synthetic alongwith Buying agents association.
Capoor said the whole world knows that the global value chain has been adversely impacted due to situation in our neighbourhood i.e China. He encouraged industry to believe that every crisis has an opportunity and Indian industry could leverage the bold moves made by Govt. of India around man-made fibers. Further, the Government support through a dedicated mission around technical textiles should be used to catapult India into the global stage.
The purpose of organising symposium was to deliberate on opportunities to position India as an alternate sourcing hub in the current scenario, Capoor further said.
Chairmen/ Secretary General/Director Generals and Executive Directors of all EPCs, senior Government officials, various buying houses of overseas buyers were present in the symposium and presented impact on their sector and deliberated on various import/export related issues and suggestions to combat the situation. Large number of member exporters from Moradabad were present in the symposium which included Nabeel Ahmed, Member-COA-EPCH and Awdesh Agarwal, Secretary, Moradabad Handicrafts Exporters Association. From Jodhpur, Hansraj Baheti, Member COA-EPCH Lekhraj Maheshwari Member –COA – EPCH from Jaipur were also present.
Rakesh Kumar, DG – EPCH in an interaction with Ten News commented, “The event was well attended by many EPCs, key exporters, officials from different ministries, Buying agents. It is hoped that as the Government of India is well aware of the current situation of export and import which has been affected due to situation in China and holding of this symposium will further add the inputs placed by different EPCs.”


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NEW LONDON -- When Kayla Barber was just 20 years old she started her own Main Street business, the Riverside Salon in New London. With eight years as a business owner under her belt, Barber is now watching her 30-year old husband go through grow...
NEW LONDON -- When Kayla Barber was just 20 years old she started her own Main Street business, the Riverside Salon in New London.
With eight years as a business owner under her belt, Barber is now watching her 30-year old husband go through growing pains with his new business, Precision Archery in Spicer.
The Barbers gave up jobs working for someone else to start their separate businesses in separate towns.
Kayla started her business at an age when most kids are complaining about handling a 16-credit college load and Corey started his business last year when the economy was at an historic low point.
"I always knew I'd like to own a business of my own," said Kayla Barber. "It was one of my dreams."
Starting a business just months after graduating from cosmetology school was a risky step for the then 20-year old. "But I knew if I didn't do it then I'd be scared later," she said. "And I knew I would be successful."
"You take a chance," said Corey, who worked for nine years designing communication networks -- a job that took him on the road and out of town most weeks -- before he took a leap of faith and opened his store and indoor archery range.
"It was tough to take and make the change. But it felt right and it fell into place," he said. "I guess I believe things happen for a reason."
Despite a tight economy that has seen numerous businesses fail, the Barbers are following their hearts and seeing their businesses succeed.
Corey has heard plenty of bad news about the economy and the toll it's taken on businesses, but said so far he can't complain. He's hoping the service he provides will keep his "loyal customers" coming back despite competition from big retail stores, like Cabela's.
Kayla, who spent her early years working "her heart out" 12 hours a day to build up a strong customer base that allows her more flexibility now, is watching Corey pay his dues by being open seven days a week to gain a solid base of customers.
She warned her husband that he'd be working long hours while he established his business, but she encouraged him to do it before he got any older and not to look back.
"Everybody was saying, 'oh my gosh, I can't believe you're starting a business,'" said Kayla of the archery shop. But she said "you've only got one life" and she knew that Corey needed to follow his dreams as much as she needed to follow hers.
"It is an adventure," she said. "There's going to be bumps in the road but you can't let them bother you."
The Barbers agree it has taken hard work, long hours and a commitment to customers to keep a business going. For the self-described workaholics, that combination came easily.
As an avid hunter and outdoorsman who lives in an area with a high number of hunters, Corey knew he wanted to own a business that caters to hunters. He sells a variety of bows, arrows and archery accessories at the store, located on County Road 10 on the west side of Spicer.
An indoor archery range is available for customers to try out their new bows, or for people who already own equipment to target shoot.
He'll be hosting archery league events starting in January.
"They can come in and shoot and if they have questions I'll help them," he said. Individuals, families and youth groups, like Scouts, can rent the shooting range for a minimal fee to try out equipment and learn about the sport, he said.
While working long hours and juggling their own businesses, the couple is also raising two young daughters. Grandparents help with evening day care and the girls occasionally spend time at their parents' businesses.
They have their own bows and shoot targets while Corey is working at Precision Archery and they pretend they're stylists when they're at the Riverside Salon. Their children are learning valuable lessons about working, said Kayla, adding that family always comes before business.
If someone's sitting on the fence about starting a business Corey has three words: Go for it. But he said it's be wise to pick a business that you enjoy because "you will spend a lot of time" working.
Kayla said she hopes her early move into being a business owner will be an inspiration to other young people to "shoot for their dreams."


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Paris, France and Boston, MA / AccessWire / May 23, 2023 / TISSIUM, a privately owned medtech company developing biomorphic programmable polymers for tissue reconstruction, announced that it has closed a Series D round of funding, consisting of €100 million from new and existing international investors. 50 million has been raised, including from the Fonds Strategique des Transitions managed by ISALT, Merieux Developpement. and returning Cathay Health, Credit Mutual Innovation and Sofinova Partners.
This latest funding round coincides with a period of important milestones for TISSIUM, particularly its first nerve repair product in Australia, human studies on COAPTIUM Connect, and several ongoing regulatory activities. The financing will allow TISSIUM to continue to execute on its growth plan, funding the company to commercialize its first products in nerve and hernia repair, and fuel the expansion of its pipeline of products and its platform.
As TISSIUM adds to its platform with products in new therapeutic areas, it will continue to leverage rapid international expansion, in-house production and state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities, as well as entering into partnerships in certain verticals.
Christophe Bancel, CEO of TISSIUM, said, “With the conclusion of our Series D financing round, TISSIUM is well positioned to finance the commercialization of its first products. This funding allows us to accelerate our progress toward our goal of scaling up the tissue significantly strengthens our ability to rebuild for patients. We look forward to continuing our work to drive innovation in the space and develop products that make a difference in patients’ lives.”
TISSIUM, a privately owned medtech company based in Paris, France and Boston, USA, is dedicated to the development and commercialization of products derived from its unique biopolymer platform. The company’s products will address a number of unmet clinical needs, including atraumatic tissue repair and reconstruction.
TISSIUM is developing a portfolio of products that leverage its proprietary family of fully biosynthetic, biomorphic and programmable polymers, which are the foundation of the company’s technology platform. Currently, the company has a pipeline of seven products across three verticals, which include sutureless nerve repair, hernia repair and cardiovascular sealants. Each product is designed to enhance the tissue regeneration process in a unique way. In addition, the company develops complementary delivery and activation tools for enhanced performance and utility of its products.
TISSIUM’s technology is based on world-class research and intellectual property derived from the laboratories of Professor Robert Langer (MIT) and Professor Jeffrey M. Karp (Brigham and Women’s Hospital), who co-founded the company in 2013.
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Cambodia Angkor Air (K6) is planning to open a new route between Siem Reap and Sihanouk ville. This is a newest route of the airline this year, connecting the two most attractive destinations of the country: Siem Reap (Angkor Wat) and the Southwest coastal beaches of Sihanouk ville. Target market for this plan is foreigner tourists who rapidly increasing the number through recent years in the young travel industrial country.
K6 schedules 3 flights per week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, starting from December 14th, 2011. The flights use ATR-72 turboprop aircrafts and flight duration is 70 minutes one way.
Grand opening promotion is going to be offered up to 50%. Please contact Phuong Nam Star Travel consultants for more detail. Hurry up, this promotion is valid until December 31st, 2011 only. For regular ticket booking click here.


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The AA now offers armed response, which will come help you in the mall, in your car or home – from R25 a month
- The Automobile Association now offers an armed security service via its app.
- The AA partnered with security firms, whih will dispatch the closest security officer when you feel unsafe.
- The service costs R25 a month for members, and R35 for non-members.
- You don't have to own to a car, but you need a smartphone.
- For more stories, go to Business Insider's home page.
The Automobile Association has launched a personal armed security service as part of its AA Rescue Me app.
“If you are unsafe and you tap the AA Armed Response button, we will send armed response to your location,” the company says.
The AA has partnered with more than 160 security firms, and the closest service provider to you will be called out.
Read also: The South African Police Service has quietly launched a crime-fighting app – which asks for your name and address before you submit tipoffs
“You can use AA Armed Response whether you are in your car, going for a walk, on a run, riding a bicycle, or even when you are in a shopping centre.”
The company says that the new service can also be used in case of domestic violence.
The AA Armed Response service is available to everyone, not only for car owners. You need a smartphone, though.
AA Armed Response is available for R25 per month for AA Members (or R300 per annum). For non-members, it costs R35 per month or R420 per annum. There are special deals for dependents.
Spokesperson Layton Beard says there is an obvious need in the South African market for personal security, especially at a "super affordable" price.
A number of South African companies have launched app-based emergency response services, including Uber - which now has an in-app panic button.
South African emergency safety app Namola has also garnered thousands of subscribers. The app allows users to request assistance from call centre agents who will then, on your behalf, contact public emergency services, such as the South African Police Service (SAPS), local metro police, or fire or ambulances service
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Also from Business Insider South Africa:
- South Africa struggling with slow internet after two undersea cables failed
- SAA has put billions of rands worth of planes up for sale – including planes it uses on major international routes
- The rand is now the world's cheapest major currency — undervalued by 62%
- TAKE A LOOK: These pictures show how SAA evolved over the past 86 years
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|By RealWire News Distribution||
|March 26, 2014 11:18 PM EDT||
Key findings from new WorldPay research include:
- 29% are planning to enable sales via social media in the next 12 months
- 40% say self-service kiosks will be less important in the future
- Mobile acceptance on-board flights will rise to 36% in the next two years
London, 26th March, 2014 - Airlines will increase their focus on new distribution channels such as mobile and social media over the next two years, according to WorldPay's Alternative Payment and Distribution Landscape: Airline Distribution Channels report.
WorldPay, a global leader in airline payment processing and settlements, surveyed 68 global carriers (from low cost to traditional), and found that 83% of airlines believe that improvement and deployment of new payment technology is a major business priority. They want to align their payment offerings with customer expectations to gain competitive advantage.
Carriers are focusing heavily on mobile as both a distribution channel and a means of payment. 71% say the future of airline payments lies in mobile - 50% see mobile payments as a way to keep up with competitors and 45% see them as a way to increase revenues. Mobile payments offer external benefits for passengers but also improve internal processes such as data submission and handling.
Over the next two years, airlines will extend existing mobile services to offer ancillary purchases such as seat upgrades, booking management, onward travel and inflight purchases via mobile phones.
Mike Parkinson, WorldPay VP Airlines, says: "Mobile is not without its challenges - carriers cite increased fraud risk, integration with current systems and processes and mobile platform diversity as the biggest concerns. But with more than three quarters of the world's population now having access to a mobile device, airlines can't afford to ignore this high-growth channel."
The social media opportunity
Many carriers already have a presence on social media sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. Over the next two years airlines will increase usage on these sites and more - for example, 40% plan to be active on Google+ in the next 12 months.
Social media is now also seen as a high potential sales channel, with nearly a third of airlines planning to enable sales via social media in the next 12 months.
The impact of inflight connectivity on on-board payments
Connectivity is a priority for passengers and this is driving carriers to expand the on-board payment methods they offer and increase services such as inflight internet and mobile.
Cards are still the most popular payment method used by passengers to pay for goods and services on-board, but alternative payment methods are growing in popularity. The number of airlines offering on-board mobile payments will increase from 5% to 36% in the next two years, and 18% of airlines plan to accept e-wallets on-board by 2016.
Kiosk investment declining
The WorldPay research shows 40% of airlines believe self-service kiosks will be less important in the future. In fact, just 17% of airlines are investing more in developing kiosk services, whereas 29% are investing more in mobile services. This is due to challenges such as the cost to implement and maintain kiosks, difficulties integrating with current processes and the inability to read chip and PIN cards.
However while kiosk investment is set to reduce, many airlines still plan to implement additional services, such as check-in and seat reservations.
Mike Parkinson concludes: "With new technologies set to replace traditional channels, it's important for airlines to ensure they're prepared. The benefits are clear, but each new channel brings specific challenges. It's vital that airlines work with a payment partner that has a wide range of products and expertise to improve payment processes and transaction rates and maximise global reach."
To download a copy of the Alternative Payment and Distribution Landscape: Airline Distribution Channels report, visit www.worldpay.com/reports/airline-distribution-channel.
The report follows two previous whitepapers that discuss the motivations, challenges and developments in the airline alternative payment landscape: Airlines Going Alternative and Airlines and Alternative Payments: The Facts.
WorldPay is a leading global provider of payment and risk services, processing millions of transactions every day. WorldPay is a unification of seven leading retail payment solutions and offers a range of services including acquiring, gateway, alternative payments, risk management, and mobile payments. WorldPay became an independent company in December 2010. www.worldpay.com
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Mid-Missouri Home & Lifestyle Expo Begins this Weekend
COLUMBIA - The Columbia Home Builders Association held its 54th annual home and lifestyle expo this weekend.
Businesses from all over Columbia displayed their services at the Central Missouri Event Center in hopes of attracting more customers. The expo mainly included businesses looking to help upgrade homes and yards, but ranged to chiropractic services and furniture as well.
Dr. Arminita Phelps, with Achieve Balance Chiropractic, said this expo helps connect with people throughout the community on a personal level.
"This gives you an opportunity if you really connect with that individual, if you want to do business with them, or if you want to learn more about what they do," Phelps said. "More than a Google search or the Internet could ever do."
The Expo also includes tours of eight new homes in the Spring Parade of Homes along with a hot air balloon launch on Saturday and Sunday. The event began Friday, April 11 and will conclude on Sunday, April 13 at 4 p.m.


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YouTube is making creators label content directed at kids to comply with a landmark settlement
- Creators must indicate that a video is intended for children
- The label will then remove targeted advertising from the video
- This will comply with a landmark settlement that fined YouTube $170 million
- The requirement has worried some creators who criticize its ambiguity
YouTube is requiring creators to disclose whether their content is directed at children in an attempt to comply with a landmark lawsuit.
Once informed by content creators, YouTube will now turn off targeted ads on their videos, making them compliant with laws that govern data collection practices in regard to children.
According to The Verge, the move is a direct result of a $170 million settlement in which YouTube was found skirting the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act by using targeted advertising to market to viewers of popular kids channels.
YouTube will now require creators to label any content that is directed towards kids in an effort to comply with a settlement with the FTC
Under that statute, YouTube isn’t allowed to use its ad-targeting algorithm on anyone under the age of 13.
The change in YouTube’s policy has worried some content creators who point out that it’s difficult to ascertain which content qualifies as being direct toward children.
‘Creators are being held directly responsible by the FTC,’ Dan Eardley, a creator who reviews collectible toys told The Verge.
‘It’s especially scary because the verbiage of ‘kid directed’ vs ‘kid attractive’ isn’t very clear… It’s hard to know if we’re in violation or not.’
Adding to the confusion is the fact that YouTube has declined to offer users clear guidelines on when content qualifies and when it doesn’t.
‘Ultimately, we can’t provide legal advice,’ YouTube said in its own video on the change.
‘We’re unable to confirm whether or not your content is Made for Kids. That decision is up to you taking into consideration these factors.’
Earlier this year, YouTube said it would discontinue its practice of using targeted ads in content aimed at kids, in a move designed to appease regulators and critics who say it violates federal statues.
YouTube has struggled to rein in toxic content and set clear guidelines amid increasing scrutiny from regulators
Targeted ads use data aggregated from myriad sources in order to promote products based on user preferences and, coupled with a robust audience of children, are critical to YouTube’s business model.
The research firm Loop Ventures estimates that YouTube brings in between $500 to $750 million annually from children content alone.
While YouTube has a separate app for children that doesn’t use targeted ads, it still has droves of kids content on its main site, for which its practices of using data-driven product placement still apply.
The move to end targeted advertising for kids content marks another major step for YouTube, which has begun to alter policies amid mounting pressure from regulators.


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In July, there was no sign of the hot summer weather slowing down the fashion industry’s sustainability efforts. On the contrary, there were collaborations galore be it in terms of recycling, resale, sustainable collections or material innovations. In addition, many brands published their accelerated sustainability goals or reaching of targets in terms of plastic, carbon and energy reduction. This month, FashionUnited is highlighting 35 sustainable initiatives that were presented in July 2021.
Collaborations and projects
1. ThredUp and electronics giant LG team up for clothing clean-out program
US fashion resale platform ThredUp has teamed up with LG Electronics USA, a subsidiary of South Korean electronics giant LG, to launch a charitable apparel clean-out program.
2. Madewell teams up with ThredUp for second-hand denim platform
US denim brand Madewell has launched a new second-hand fashion platform with the help of resale giant ThredUp. The new platform, called ‘Madewell Forever’, harnesses ThredUp’s resale-as-a-service (RaaS) to give preloved women’s jeans a new lease of life.
3. Dotte launches resale collective with leading childrenswear brands
Dotte, a fashion-forward peer-to-peer marketplace, has launched the Dotte Resale Collective with leading childrenswear brands including Tobias and the Bear and Turtledove London.
4. Fila collaborates with Oliver Spencer on a sustainable collection
Sportswear brand Fila is launching a sustainably produced collection with British menswear designer Oliver Spencer. The collection features a range of vintage sportswear silhouettes in rich colours and luxury fabrics that have been ecologically sourced and responsibly made.
5. Adidas invests in Spinnova, a Finnish textile recycling company
Adidas is investing 3 million euros in Spinnova, a Finnish sustainable textile company that makes textile fibre out of wood or agricultural waste. The company aims to make cellulose-based materials cost-efficient, environmentally friendly and a preferred manufacturing option for brands.
6. Gucci invests in sustainable supply chain with Intesa Sanpaolo bank
Source: Fashion United


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Could Apple lose their iconic trademark of the phrase "iPhone?" in Brazil? Sources within the South American nation indicate such an eventuality might actually just come true.
Reuters reports that Brazilian company Gradiente Eletronica SA registered the term "iphone" back in 2000, years before the vaunted 2007 release of Apple's iPhone to the general public.
Read more from GlobalPost: Charging your iPhone? Now there's a hat for that.
Gradiente Eletronica then restructured into IGB Eletronica SA — and launched its own "iphone" in December, running off the Android operating system.
Unfortunately for Apple, it gets worse: Fast Company reports that Brazil's IP authorities may strip Apple of the right to use the term "iPhone" for their own devices.
It's currently unknown how Apple will react, though it's assumed that they will appeal.
IGB Eletronica told Bloomberg recently that it was open to selling the naming rights of the device to Apple — for a fee.
“We’re open to a dialogue for anything, anytime,” said IGB chairman Eugenio Emilio Staub to Bloomberg. “We’re not radicals.”
Here's a slideshow of what the Brazilian "iphone" looks like in the flesh:


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Eclipse Web Hosting, a new online hosting service for the Indonesian archipelago, has launched its services in Indonesia, the country’s largest island nation.
The company says it will be the countrys first hosting provider for the web.
The service has been launched on the popular Indonesian site inmotion.com, where the company plans to offer web hosting for its clients in the country, said the founder and CEO of Eclipse WebHosting, Domenic Fiseti.
The site is owned by a company called Biaara Web Hostings, which was set up in 2013 to provide web hosting services to the country.
The company was founded by Fisetti, who had previously founded web hosting company in 2010.
The country is the second largest in the world with an estimated GDP of US$3.6 trillion.
The largest island in Indonesia is Sumatra, which is also the home of Biaaras native language.
The island nation of Java is the largest in Indonesia with a population of about 3.3 million.
Indonesia has the world’s third-largest Muslim population.
Fisettis company has been working with the Indonesian government for more than three years on the development of Eclipse web hosting.
The Indonesian government recently passed legislation allowing the country to open its borders to foreign internet services.
Fisets company has signed a contract with the country that allows it to operate in the capital Jakarta.
Eclipse web hosts are based in Indonesia and can offer both cloud-based hosting services and dedicated servers.
Eclipsed web hosting is a service that uses Apache web server for hosting.
It is a private, fully hosted web hosting site that is designed to allow users to choose between various cloud hosting options.
It allows users to host websites, blogs, and other websites using the Apache web site as their default web server.


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Irish regulators are fining Instagram a record-breaking amount of money over its mishandling of teenagers’ personal information on the platform.
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced on Monday that it decided on issuing a fine against the Meta-owned social media company totaling 405 million euros, roughly $402 million, according to AP News.
Meta asserted in an email that it intends to appeal the ruling, stating, “we disagree with how this fine was calculated.”
At issue was the public accessibility of the personal information of Instagram users in Ireland aged 13 to 17 in 2020. Such information included things like telephone numbers and email addresses.
Instagram had made accounts for that age group public by default. It also allowed those users to create public-facing business accounts, which display contact information and even physical addresses.
The platform eventually rectified the matter. However, it seemingly had violated the European Union’s relatively stringent privacy law, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which governs how children’s personal data can be handled online. The law went into effect in May 2018.
The law was described by privacy, identity, and consent management group PRIVO as having “changed the privacy landscape” in Europe, “bringing the protection of personal data into sharp focus for industry and consumers.”
Still, even though the DPC found Instagram to have been in clear violation of the GDPR, the social media company protested, stating that the original inquiry into the matter looked into what amounted to “old settings” that had since been updated for more than a year from now.
“We’re continuing to carefully review the rest of the decision,” stated Instagram.
Instagram is not the only tech company to face scrutiny in Europe for violations of online data protection and privacy laws.
WhatsApp was fined $267 million in euros by the DPC in 2021 for running afoul of the GDPR.
For its part, Amazon holds the record for the biggest fine levied against a company for alleged breaches of European data protection laws, getting hit with a 636 million euro penalty.


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Samsung, the Korean electronics group, yesterday provoked a bitter dispute over government grants for foreign investors after its shock decision to close its Teesside plant with the loss of 425 jobs.
Its out-of-the-blue announcement - on the day when the parent group declared record profits and sales last year - brought fresh gloom about the future of British manufacturing and its inability to compete with low-cost producers in the far east and eastern Europe.
It came just two days after the Guardian exposed the excessive hours and third world pay suffered by scores of illegal Chinese immigrants working for suppliers to Samsung's Wynyard plant in Billingham, which makes microwave ovens and computer monitors.
Samsung, which made $2bn (£1.1bn) operating profits for the final quarter of last year, said its decision to relocate output to Slovakia was unconnected to the revelations.
It blamed instead high wages in north-east England and deflationary prices on the high street for its products, contrasting pay rates of up to £5.70 an hour with the 50p earned in China and £1 in Slovakia.
Its decision shocked and angered local politicians and unions but it emerged that it had been foreshadowed by moves by at least two of its local suppliers, Woo One and Sync, to shift plant and output to Slovakia several months ago. Woo One employed illegal Chinese workers provided by Asian gangmasters.
Frank Cook, Stockton North MP, urged the National Audit Office to mount an urgent inquiry into the grants given to Samsung to promote investment and jobs at Billingham.
"Bearing in mind the red carpet treatment they have had in the past, to do this without any consultation ... really is breathtaking. They were allocated £58m and given every consideration."
A spokesman for Samsung insisted that the group had drawn down only £10.5m of the £58m potentially available if it had acted on plans to employ up to 3,000 people.
The DTI agreed that £10.5m had been paid but said it was considering invoking claw-back provisions to recoup the money.
Samsung countered that it had surpassed the grant's criteria by employing up to 1,600 at the plant's peak of production and saw no reason to repay the aid.
John Slider, Samsung UK's deputy managing director, said there was no alternative to closing the plant. His aides said the price of ovens had fallen from £150 to just £30 in a few years, making it deeply uncompetitive.
Tony Blair said he "deeply regretted" the loss of jobs, some of them among his nearby Sedgefield constituents. "It is part of the world economy we live in. There will be occasions when companies close plants and ... we are ready to help them get new jobs."
Peter Mandelson, Hartlepool MP, said: "This is a serious blow and heavy disappointment ... The fact is that the price of their products has fallen worldwide and that is the reason for the closure."
But Nick Horn, regional chairman of the Federation of Small Businesses, said: "Samsung were happy to take the grants and make their grand promises but where is the commitment to the north-east now?"
The Korean group sugared the pill by saying it had sold the site for redevelopment and expansion to a local manufacturer who could take on redundant workers.
An announcement is due within 10 days but the buyer must win local council consent for a change of use.


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Daimler Trucks expects to achieve its sales target for 2013 and post its highest delivery figure since 2006. Daimler Trucks took advantage of its global presence and of its technologically leading product range that is suited for each region where it is competing. Based on initial data for December, Daimler Trucks expects to end the year with a good sales growth.
The commercial vehicle manufacturer's global full year sales figures will be revealed at Daimler’s annual press conference on February 6, 2014. Wolfgang Bernhard, member of the board of management of Daimler AG and head of Daimler Trucks, remarked that they plan to "share in the moderate growth" that the global truck market is expected to attain next year.
He, however, said that it is still too early to make predictions, since key regions like Europe are still facing uncertainties. He said that in Europe, it remains unclear how the new emission standard Euro VI will affect sales in the first half of 2014. Bernhard said that Daimler Trucks have made major progress in 2013 toward reaching a goal of selling over 500,000 trucks in 2015.
“Our investments in the Mercedes-Benz truck family are paying off. Customers appreciate the fact that we provide them with top-quality technology and the lowest total cost of ownership in the sector,” says Bernhard. [source: Daimler]


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Aldi’s best-selling halloumi fries have returned to stores.
For limited time only, customers can pick up the breaded cheese in their local supermarket.
Here’s everything you need to know about the exciting promotion.
Aldi customers went wild for the store’s halloumi fries last year.
The tasty side dish flew off shelves as Brits scrambled to get their hands on some.
As the frenzy reached fever pitch, the supermarket had to implement a two packet per customer rule in a bid to stop bulk-buying.
And as the item was only limited edition, many missed out on trying the cheesy treats.
If this was the case for you, you’ll be pleased to know the product has returned this spring.
Aldi’s Specially Selected Halloumi Fries retail at £2.29.
They were made available on April 8 and have already been snapped up by scores of shoppers.
Many have since taken to Twitter to declare their love for the Cypriot cheese.
One happy customer gushed: “Can confirm – the Aldi Halloumi fries are the greatest thing.”
Another tweeted: “Aldi’s halloumi fries are amazing!”
A third added: “Halloumi fries from Aldi are the best.”
While you're in Aldi, you might want to get your hands on some other limited edition items.
Portable pizza ovens and outdoor hot tubs are among the items the supermarket is selling.
The store is also flogging mini egg cheesecakes ahead of Easter.


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The crypto trade Binance has lately continued to push for progress in its share of the Bitcoin quantity, in addition to the stablecoin market.
Binance Zero Charges Leads To Large Surge In Bitcoin Buying and selling Quantity, Change Drops USDC Assist
As per the most recent weekly report from Arcane Analysis, the quantity on Binance has remained considerably greater than the remainder of the market.
The “day by day buying and selling quantity” is an indicator that measures the overall quantity of Bitcoin being transacted in spot markets on any given day.
When the worth of this metric is excessive, it means traders are transferring a lot of cash in spot exchanges proper now. Such a pattern suggests the market is energetic proper now.
However, the indicator’s worth being low implies there isn’t a lot market exercise happening in the meanwhile. This sort of pattern can trace that the final curiosity across the crypto is low at the moment.
Now, here’s a chart that reveals the pattern within the Bitcoin buying and selling quantity for the crypto trade Binance and that for the remainder of the market:
The worth of the metric appears to have been fairly low for a lot of the market in latest days | Supply: Arcane Analysis's The Weekly Replace - Week 35, 2022
As you may see within the above graph, the 7-day common Bitcoin buying and selling volumes on Binance have been a lot bigger than these on different exchanges mixed lately.
The explanation behind these extraordinary volumes is the charge elimination by the trade on all its stablecoin BTC pairs again in summer season.
Nevertheless, a giant a part of these transactions are sure to be inorganic (that’s, merely coming from these utilizing high-volume buying and selling methods now that they’ve turn into viable), since the remainder of the market has seen no uptick in exercise in anyway.
The trade has additionally introduced that it’s now dropping assist for USD Coin (USDC), a rival stablecoin to its personal Binance USD (BUSD).
The report notes that these two insurance policies are a part of Binance’s aggressive push to realize extra marketshare of each the Bitcoin quantity and the stablecoin sector.
Even when a big share of the brand new volumes are inorganic, the crypto trade’s offensive push has nonetheless been profitable as a result of sheer enhance in its share of the overall Bitcoin buying and selling quantity.
On the time of writing, Bitcoin’s value floats round $18.9k, down 6% within the final week.
Seems to be like the worth of the crypto has plunged down over the previous day | Supply: BTCUSD on TradingView
Featured picture from Unsplash.com, charts from TradingView.com, Arcane Analysis


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Head-Mounted Displays, Mobile Virtual Reality, Accessory Devices, and Virtual Reality Content: Global Market Analysis and Forecasts
The year 2016 will be the make or break year for the second coming of consumer virtual reality (VR). Facebook and Sony are both set to release the much-anticipated Oculus Rift and Project Morpheus headsets, respectively, by which time HTC’s Vive head-mounted display (HMD) will have been on the market for a while. A number of lessons have been learned since the 1990s when consumer VR last generated this much hype, with huge strides having been made on the comfort of HMDs, creating a convincing level of immersion, the emergence of standards, and the development of compelling content.
Getting users to experience VR technology firsthand, and therefore truly understand its potential, remains a challenge, but the emergence of low-cost mobile VR solutions is helping. Even so, some industry participants strongly believe that anything requiring the user to wear a cumbersome device will ultimately fail. The stakes are high given the huge amount of money invested in the industry by some of the world’s biggest companies. Consequently, industry players continue fine-tuning their products so as not to muddy the water for all involved. Tractica believes that these efforts will bear fruit in the coming years, and that combined revenue for HMDs, VR accessories, and VR content will increase from $108.8 million in 2014 to $21.8 billion worldwide by 2020, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 142%.
This Tractica report provides a comprehensive analysis of the market dynamics, technology issues, and competitive landscape for consumer VR hardware and content. The report features global market forecasts for annual unit shipments and associated revenue during the period from 2014 through 2020, segmented by five world regions. HMDs are segmented into three product types: PC-based devices, console-based devices, and mobile VR headsets. VR accessories like gamepads and other VR-specific controllers, hand tracking devices, locomotion devices, and gaming vests and suits are also quantitatively analyzed. The content market is split into gaming, television, movies and music, social VR, tourism, and sports and fitness.
Key Questions Addressed:
- How large is the market opportunity for consumer VR hardware and content?
- How will the market be segmented by product type, content type, and world region?
- How will this market grow in the coming years and what factors will drive this growth?
- Which factors could inhibit growth during the forecast period?
- What are the main technology trends and issues in the consumer VR market?
- Who are the leading providers of consumer VR technology and how do their go-to-market strategies differ?
Who Needs This Report?
- VR headset manufacturers
- VR accessory manufacturers
- Mobile device manufacturers
- Home networking companies
- Semiconductor and component companies
- Games publishers
- Application developers
- Investor community


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Israel's powdered milk reserves are nearly empty, and ice cream lovers will feel it the worst. The drop in powdered milk inventories comes from a steep increase in milk demand in recent months, according to the head of the Israel Dairy Board, Shyke Drori.
Demand has grown even though dairy prices have gone up by 10 percent in the last six months, he said.
Tnuva's factory for milk powder is one of the first victims when a milk shortage occurs, and this has various food manufacturers worried; ice cream makers in particular.
Drori said the Dairy Board recently sent warning letters to dairy farmers who have not met their production quotas, threatening to reduce those quotas and transfer them to other producers.
The board has also asked the finance and agriculture ministries to remove customs duties on powdered milk imported from the U.S. to allow ice cream production to continue.
The board also wants to increase production quotas by some 40 million liters a year, 3.5 percent of total production, and allow 700 tons of kosher powdered milk imports, as well as reduced milk allocations for dairy-product exports.
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Aspiring chefs in New England can now rent kitchen spaceAugust 29, 2013
When entrepreneurs first start out, they must look for efficient working space, and often, they can take advantage of nearby laboratory and office areas that are available for rent.
When entrepreneurs first start out, they must look for efficient working space, and often, they can take advantage of nearby laboratory and office areas that are available for rent. Now, hopeful chefs in New England are getting the same opportunity through a commercial kitchen that is being rented out for those that need cooking space.
According to The Herald News, the commercial kitchen was recently opened in Tiverton, Rhode Island, by Dawn Brooks-Rapp, a former food business owner. Brooks-Rapp wants the kitchen to serve as a space for food business startups, and she has already received inquiries from people who are interested in renting out cooking areas. The news source explained that on top of kitchen space, there are refrigerator and storage areas available. Cooking entrepreneurs from both Massachusetts and Rhode Island are encouraged to apply.
"The kitchen is perfect. It's great for a small business," she said. "Our hope is that people will be interested in starting a business and they'll join the farmers' market here (to sell their products.) It's a great place to try out a new product, and it's not expensive - you don't have to rent a brick and mortar facility. And it's a great community event."
Whether it is for owner-operated businesses or established franchises, Boston accounting firms can provide valuable financial services to the industry. KLR's Hospitality Services Group can help companies manage a variety of vital tasks and responsibilities. By working with this team of dedicated experts, hotels and restaurants can take advantage of essential elements such as hospitality accounting, menu pricing and assistance with the state tax process.


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Pictures On Walls is getting set to drop Banksy’s latest screenprint release “No Ball Games”. The image appeared on the streets of London in South Tottenham earlier this year pictured above.
The prints are being released as part of POW christmas show "Fiesta Resistance". The new editions will be released in two colourways, a green and a grey version both pictured. The green version of the "No Balls Game" print will be released online via the POW website and the grey version will be available from POW's Store only.
No details on the online release yet but the grey version will drop on the 12th December at 11am and it will be sold on a first come first served policy. We have heard that there are Banksy fans already queueing outside POW shop waiting for tomorrows release. With London temperatures set to drop to -7 tomorrow morning, they are gonna have a long cold wait for their prints!!
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Hero Complex has unveiled Lee Bermejo’s cover for The Girl Who Played With Fire: Book One, the third installment in Vertigo’s adaptation of Stieg Larrson’s bestselling Millenium trilogy.
Written by Denise Mina and illustrated by Leonardo Manco and Andrea Mutti, the graphic novel features many of the character who appeared in Larsson’s The Girl With the Dragoon Tattoo, including Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist. Vertigo’s planned six-volume adaptation devotes two books to each of the novels in the trilogy.
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo: Book One, which was released in November, will be followed in May by Book Two. The Girl Who Played With Fire: Book One arrives Oct. 30.
The conclusion of Vertigo’s two-part adaptation of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, the bestselling crime novel by Stieg Larrson, will arrive in stores May 1, the DC Comics imprint confirmed this morning.
Written by Denise Mina and illustrated by Leonardo Manco and Andrea Mutti, the graphic novel is the second installment in the six-volume adaptation of Larsson’s celebrated “Millennium” series: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played With Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest. The first volume debuted last month, supported by a television advertising campaign.
The Millennium trilogy, which has sold more than 60 million copies worldwide since the release of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo in 2005, centers on Lisbeth Salander, and eccentric computer hacker, and Mikael Blomkvist, and investigative journalist and magazine editor. They’re brought together in the first novel to solve a 40-year-old missing person’s case.
Larsson, a Swedish journalist and author, passed away in 2004 at age 50, leaving the completed manuscripts for the first three novels in what was intended as a 10-book series. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo has been adapted twice for film: in 2009 by Swedish director Niels Arden, and in 2011 by American director David Fincher. Sony Pictures plans to film the two sequels back to back sometime next year.
Crime | Police in Jackson, Mississippi, have recovered a comic-book collection valued at $19,000, and arrested two suspects in the burglary. [WJTV]
Legal | Gerry Giovinco questions why Marvel and DC Comics zealously defend their intellectual property rights, going so far as to sue a birthday party company that rented out lookalike costumes, but don’t even touch the many porn parodies of their comics that have sprung up in recent years. [CO2 Comics]
Comics | A Florida mother was upset to discover Chick tracts among her children’s trick-or-treat haul, saying the comics are racist and offensive. It’s the second time in as many weeks that the long-controversial evangelical comics have been publicly called out by a displeased parent. [KTNV]
A month after crime novelist Denise Mina revealed she’s adapting Stieg Larsson’s bestselling Millennium trilogy for Vertigo, DC Entertainment confirmed this morning she’ll be joined on The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Leonardo Manco, Andrea Mutti and Lee Bermejo. The graphic novel is set for release in November.
Announced in October, each book in the acclaimed mystery series — The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played With Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest — will be presented as two graphic novel volumes that will be available in print and digital formats.
The Millennium trilogy, which has sold more than 60 million copies worldwide since the release of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo in 2005 in Sweden, centers on Lisbeth Salander, and eccentric computer hacker, and Mikael Blomkvist, and investigative journalist and magazine editor. They’re brought together in the first novel to solve a 40-year-old missing person’s case. Larsson, a Swedish journalist and author, passed away in 2004 at age 50, leaving the completed manuscripts for the first three novels in what was intended as a 10-book series.
“We’re thrilled to be adapting this incredible story into a series of graphic novels,” Vertigo Executive Editor Karen Berger said in a statement. “Denise, Lee, Leonardo and Andrea have such great passion for the material and stylistically they’re a perfect match to bring it to comics life. Their beautifully dark and visceral work will certainly blow us all away.”
Comic-Con | Registration opened this morning at 6 PST for Comic-Con International following technical problems on Nov. 1 that forced organizers to shut down sales after only a handful of badges were purchased. Registration is for daily passes and four-day memberships without Preview Night. Those with the Wednesday preview sold out on the final day of this year’s convention (more could be released later, depending on returns and cancellations). Prices have increased slightly, from $100 to $105 for four-day memberships and from $35 to $37 for single-day passes ($20 for Sunday). Comic-Con International will be held July 20-24 in San Diego. [Comic-Con International]
Legal | Sankaku Complex wades into Tokyo’s resurrected “anti-loli” legislation, and finds the revised bill has been expanded to target manga, anime and video games that “‘improperly glorify or emphasise’ illegal sexual acts, such as rape, groping, BDSM, voyeurism, exhibitionism, etc., by extension including underage sexual activity as well.” The previous version focused on the depictions of “fictional youths,” a controversial term that’s been dropped from the legislation. [Sankaku Complex]


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Amongst the worst hit industry verticals, travel and hotel industry remain at the forefront with travel plans both business and recreational have completely taken a backseat at the global launch of worldwide lockdown that has by far remained the most efficient means to deter further spread of the contagious virus.
With businesses remaining exceptionally low, downsizing company workforce continues to remain the most obvious choice amongst leading businesses to remain afloat.
Several travel hotspots such as Norway tourism which has been at the helm of global tourism has been demonstrating steep declines in the last couple of months. Norway tourism is one of the most booming sectors and has been a constant contributor to the country's GDP growth.
It also represents a sturdy employment ratio of over 6%, of the total workforce across industries. However, despite an exceptionally alluring business outlook, Norway tourism is depicting one of the most sluggish growth phases in current times, as it is complying with the mandatory distancing protocols to arrest further spread.
From mid March this year, all border connecting roads in Norway have been shut for the non-residents and tourists. However, government and regulatory bodies are constantly appealing to limit domestic travel only to essential and unavoidable travel needs, thus travel and hotel industries are facing tremendous brunt, and the pattern is anticipated to remain so in the foreseeable future, until the COVID-19 curve flattens completely.
However, despite testing times, hotels are experimenting with alternative income sources. As offices are fast closing facilities, hotels are offering their rooms for makeshift office space.
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Walgreens Boots Alliance reported a sales growth of 8.6% to $35.4 billion in FY23 Q3 with an operating loss of $0.5 billion in the reported period.
On 27 Jun, Walgreens Boots Alliance released its FY23 Q3 results. The company reported sales of $35.4 billion with an increase of 8.6% and up 8.9% on a constant currency basis compared to the same period of last year.
During the third quarter, the operating loss of Walgreens Boots Alliance amounted to $0.5 billion, which is higher than the loss of $0.3 billion reported in the same quarter of the previous year. While the net earnings amounted to $118 million, a decrease from $289 million in the same quarter of the previous year, mainly due to lower operating income.
In the first nine months of fiscal 2023, sales for Walgreens Boots Alliance amounted to $103.7 billion, representing a 3.4 percent increase from the same period of the previous year. Adjusted for constant currency, the increase was 4.8 percent. However, the operating income for the first nine months of fiscal 2023 was a loss of $6.4 billion, which is a significant decrease from the operating income of $2.2 billion reported in the same period of the previous year.
In terms of the segment’s performance, the U.S. Retail Pharmacy segment recorded sales of $27.9 billion in Q3, representing a 4.4 percent increase from the sales reported in the same quarter of the previous year.
The international segment reported sales of $5.6 billion, which is a 5% increase from the sales reported in the same quarter of the previous year. When adjusted for constant currency, the segment’s sales increased by 6.9 percent, with Boots UK sales growing by 10.2% and the Germany wholesale business growing by 3.8%.
The U.S. Healthcare segment reported sales of $2.0 billion in the third quarter, which is a substantial increase of $1.4 billion compared to the sales reported in the same quarter of the previous year.
Walgreens Boots Alliance is a leading healthcare, pharmacy, and retail company based in Deerfield, Illinois. The company owns and operates the retail pharmacy chains Walgreens in the US and Boots in the UK, along with several pharmaceutical manufacturing and distribution companies.
Walgreens Boots Alliance has a workforce of over 325,000 employees and operates in nine countries through its portfolio of consumer brands, including Walgreens, Boots, Duane Reade, the No7 Beauty Company, Benavides in Mexico, and Ahumada in Chile. The company owns 13,000 locations across the U.S., Europe, and Latin America. Moreover, the company holds a range of healthcare-focused investments located in various countries, such as China and the United States.