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Another manufacturer has come out to fight apple.
On August 13, Epic Games, a game developer, added a new internal purchase mechanism to its popular "Fortress night" game.
The main content of the new internal purchase mechanism is: players can directly pay krypton gold to Epic Games with a 20% discount through this mechanism, bypassing the internal purchase mechanism of Apple store, so as to eliminate the 30% commission that Apple could have obtained from internal purchase.
This blatant and provocative behavior naturally received a fierce response from apple. Just a few hours after the launch of the new iPhone, apple made a statement and took it off the shelves.
A spokesman for Apple said the removal was due to Epic Games
Google later removed the game from its Play store. But as early as April this year Epic a spokesman said Google's
Sensor tower estimates that in the past 30 days, Fort nite has received 2.4 million downloads and $43.4 million in revenue from Apple's App Store worldwide. So far, the total download volume of the game in the global app store has reached 133 million, and the cumulative revenue is $1.2 billion.
Epic founder Tim Sweeney tweeted about apple's removal:
The last sentence of the tweet is
Official video declaration of War:Epic gams rejects Apple Store rule. In retaliation, apple removed fortress night from hundreds of millions of mobile phones. Fight with us to avoid 2020 becoming George Orwell's 1984.
Epic has now filed a lawsuit against apple. A 65-page lawsuit against Apple for distributing content to its applications
From the content and length of the lawsuit, Epic Games is obviously well prepared. According to competitive analysis, excluding Apple's internal purchase mechanism is Epic Games final test of Apple's bottom line and a formal test
In particular, given the recent congressional hearing that has brought anti-monopoly pressure to apple, the implication of Epic Games' move is obvious. Compared with the off shelf risk, it is obviously more attractive to open the internal purchase gap of Apple store.
On the other hand, we can see that Apple's compulsive behavior has caused more and more dissatisfaction from manufacturers.
Before the Epic Games game was taken off the shelves, Facebook's game applications were also repeatedly boycotted and forced by apple.
On June 20 this year, apple again rejected the Facebook gaming app on the IOS app store, which is at least the fifth time that the app has been rejected by apple, according to information obtained from the competition.
Apple's official reason is
In terms of function, Facebook gaming indeed provides a relatively complete game platform, with special functions of dedicated social network and real-time streaming game playing.
But what really annoys Apple may be that Facebook Gaming offers its own games.
From Apple's point of view, if the software is adopted, it means tacitly allowing other game distribution platforms to compete for business in their own territory, and the app store and apple arcade business will certainly suffer a lot.
Eventually, in early August, Facebook Gaming took off with pain
According to relevant data, Apple's app store, the only official platform for iPhone and iPad users to get new games and other apps, generated about $15 billion in revenue in 2019.
In the eyes of most game makers, Apple's revenue security is coming from the full
Apple users, for example, have to subscribe to the application through the App Store
On many domestic live broadcast platforms, if users choose wechat payment and reward with apple mobile phones, manufacturers also need to pay 30% of the profits to apple, so that many platforms have no choice but to appeal to users to use Android for consumption.
At the end of July this year, apple, Google, Amazon and Facebook attended the hearing organized by the anti trust Committee of the US Congress and answered members' questions.
During the hearing, Apple's president denied discriminating against developers, but was slapped on the spot by evidence from Congress. The evidence suggests.
In 16 years, Apple said in an email to Amazon
So visible, what apple calls
This time, the company decided that the Tencent shareholding of Epic Games might be one of the reasons.
High valuation, commendable courage
He said Epic Games identity as a challenge is not just
The name Epic Games is no stranger to players or insiders.
The company's well-known game engine, in addition to its popular Fortnite》 Unreal Engine and its reliance on
Its identity, also from a single game developer, has gradually become the industry leader of developers, operators, engine technology service providers.
Special attention should be paid to the epic game store. In order to break the deadlock of steam's dominant industry, epic constantly attracts users through exclusive games and free gifts.
But it's certain
From the valuation point of view, epic is slightly inflated. According to relevant data, Epic Games raised $1.25 billion in the last round, with a valuation of $15 billion. Fort nite was the most active player before financing.
After the next round of financing, epic's valuation rose to $17.3 billion, with the most active replacement being the epic game store with a monthly life of 60 million.
Epic latest valuation is $25 billion in options, according to a report in the Deconstructoroffun.
The value of the option comes from, for example, the social app houseparty, a new game release plan, or the use of some existing fortress night technologies to create a new game experience or metaverse.
Although houseparty's revenue has been declining, with only $170000 in revenue in 2019, according to sensor tower, the app still has the potential to become a multi billion dollar business like zoom or slack.
According to the data released by Superdata in 2019, the PC terminal revenue of Fortress night is 1.8 billion US dollars, and the mobile terminal is 286 million US dollars.
The virtual engine business line is valued at $6 billion due to the financing of US $150 million in May 2019. The highly anticipated epic game store is valued at $2.5 billion.
In general, epic game's frequent challenge to giants is not only commendable in courage, but also of far-reaching practical significance.
Take this "Fortnite》 on the shelves of new internal purchase mechanism as an example, Epic is through
But there are also risks to epic.
Ban cloud travel platform for self-protection
Before epic, the cloud game platform was Apple's main banned object.
In the previous stage, apple issued a statement that explicitly prohibited any cloud game app with streaming live technology from landing on IOS system, and Microsoft xcloud project, as one of the cloud game leaders, was the first to bear the brunt.
Microsoft has publicly accused apple of being the only common platform that denies consumers access to cloud games and game subscription services such as Xbox game pass.
Apple also responded to Microsoft's statement that it was secretive. They pointed out that the reason why these services (Microsoft xcloud and Google stadia) could not be put on the app store was that Apple could not review all the games on the platform one by one.
At first glance, the reason given by apple is very reasonable. After all, for the app store, it is its inherent right to audit the app that wants to be put on the shelf and make it comply with the relevant rules and regulations, which is also the basis for ensuring that the app in the app store complies with the laws and regulations of various countries.
What needs to be pointed out is that Apple has not refused to launch apps with platform nature, such as Netflix and spotify, without auditing the content in the platform.
Apple's reason for this is that games are interactive and therefore different from music or movies. Obviously, that doesn't seem to hold true.
In the final analysis, it is still in the control of payment and distribution channels. After all, 30% of the system is unshakable for the distribution platform.
As a matter of fact, apple can become a big game factory with almost no games. It depends on 30% of the third-party developers' percentage in the app store.
Once xcloud or stadia is allowed to be put on the app store, it may face a dilemma, that is, it can charge for the value-added services provided by xcloud or stadia, but it is impossible to make a profit for the games on the xcloud platform.
A relationship like this
In short, the cloud game platform will weaken the importance of apple as a game distribution channel, making apple uncontrollable to CP; the subscription service of cloud game platform makes Apple unable to draw a single game.
On the other hand, Apple's own Apple arcade also adopts the subscription service mode, forming a competitive relationship with the cloud game platform. In this link, Microsoft, Google and other cloud game platforms mainly promote well-known 3A masterpieces, while Apple mainly focuses on hand game quality games, which can not be compared with each other.
From the perspective of CP manufacturers, distribution channels in the era of cloud games have been weakened, and high-quality CP has become a hot topic for cloud game platforms to compete for good. Game developers may have the opportunity to overtake on a curve, which will change the dilemma of limited distribution channels such as app store and Google play in mobile games era.
As Zheng jintiao said, the challenge and impact of Epic Games on steam, app store and Google play is definitely a good thing for developers and users to re game based on competition. In particular, it is a great feat for developers to divide into this part.
Will Apple, the public enemy of the industry, be soft? We will pay close attention to it.
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New Mexico sold just over $40 million worth of legal cannabis last month, the largest monthly total recorded since adult-use weed sales kicked off in April. But despite the new sales record, industry stakeholders are concerned that the market is growing slower than they'd hoped.
July's adult-use sales also set a new monthly record, according to data from the state Cannabis Control Division (CCD). Dispensaries sold nearly $23.5 million worth of recreational bud last month, up 5.8% from the $22.1 million sold in April. This new record is welcome news for the industry, especially since monthly sales slipped down to around $21 million in May and June.
But although adult-use sales have rallied, medical sales are continuing a downward trend. Licensed dispensaries sold $16.8 million worth of medicine in July, slightly up from $16.5 million in June, but still down from the $18 million sold in April. Even so, the record adult-use sales helped push July's combined total cannabis sales to $40.3 million, breaking April's previous record of $39.1 million.
As usual, Albuquerque takes the crown for selling the most weed. The city sold nearly $14.6 million worth of recreational and medical cannabis combined, accounting for over a third of the state’s total monthly weed sales. Santa Fe and Las Cruces came in second and third, but these cities only sold around $3.4 million worth of legal bud apiece. Hobbs and Rio Rancho round out the top five with around $1.6 million in sales each.
“These numbers show that the impressive sales generated in the first month of legalized recreational cannabis sales were no fluke – and this is only the beginning,” said Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham in a statement. “We’ve established a new industry that is already generating millions of dollars in local and state revenue and will continue to generate millions more in economic activity across the state, creating thousands of jobs for New Mexicans in communities both small and large.”
Local cannabis business owners are not quite so enthusiastic, though. "The results are nowhere near our true potential," said Duke Rodriguez, CEO of local cannabis producer Ultra Health, to the Las Cruces Sun News. "At best it rates a report card grade of maybe a C.”
Rodriguez believes that the state should be seeing at least $50 million a month in sales by now, especially since Montana, “with only half the adult population of New Mexico and without the benefit of Texas at the doorstep, did $19.2 million” in adult-use sales last month.
Industry insiders are arguing that their growth is being stifled by high prices and excessive regulations, a situation that has become all too common in adult-use states. The CCD imposes a strict limit on the total number of cannabis plants each producer can grow in order to help smaller businesses compete with wealthy multistate operators. Local producers are arguing that these plant limits are actually pushing prices up, though, making it harder for them to compete with the black market. Taxes on adult-use sales can also reach up to 21% in some areas, driving prices even higher.
"We will never be competitive with the illicit market until we can be more competitive with the amount of product, the quality of the product and the price of the product," Rodriguez told the Las Cruces Sun News.
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It seems all the hype about privacy concerns was just that, hype.
Canada passed the 16 million users mark in May, according to research firm Inside Network.
More than 912,000 Canadians signed up for the site last month, a 6% increase in membership.
Inside Network says an estimated 47.9% of Canadians are on Facebook, making Canada one of the most plugged-in countries in the world.
Overall, Canada is the fourth largest market on Facebook, on a per capita basis, behind Iceland, Norway and Hong Kong. About 59.6% of Iceland's population has a Facebook profile.
But among larger countries with at least 10 million citizens, Canada is No. 1.
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The competition, which is being run by Homes and Antiques magazine, will be the major focus of this year's National Antiques Week (November 14-21) and the public will be invited to nominate their favourite antiques destinations from early October until the end of November.
With this week's issue of ATG comes a display card inviting customers to nominate their favourite businesses. All firms with suitable premises are urged to display this on the counter or in their window, as well as contacting potential voters by all available means.
The message from similar initiatives in other industries is that the businesses who do most to promote themselves to existing and new customers not only stand the best chance of winning but also find that they do more business. At the same time the profile of the whole sector is raised by the publicity generated by the competition.
Nominations can be made online and they are invited in five categories:
- Best antiques shop
- Best specialist shop
- Best auction house
- Best antiques centre
- Best mid-century/vintage shop
All those who submit nominations will have the chance to win one of ten prizes, each worth at least £200.
The businesses with most nominations will be visited by a panel of judges early in 2012 to determine the winner in each category.
The campaign is being backed by TV celebrity and champion of antiques Kirstie Allsopp. She will launch National Antiques Week at the Olympia Winter Fine Art and Antiques Fair and announce the winners at the Bath Decorative Antiques Fair next March.
"Everyone wants to be a winner and antiques shops are no different," she says. "Too many people are afraid of buying antiques or think they're expensive. The message that needs to be sung from the rooftops is this: this is the right way to buy - antiques hold their value in a way that modern furniture simply does not. This initiative is the perfect opportunity for the trade to reach out to new customers."
National Antiques Week is co-ordinated by Gail McLeod of Antiques News & Fairs and is supported by a committee of organisations and businesses representing the whole art and antiques industry, including ATG.


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Virgin America Rumored to be Considering a Sale
More consolidation could be coming to the airline industry soon with rumors that part or all of Virgin America might be sold off. No official decisions or plans have been made as of yet, but the airline is reportedly reaching out to potential (and unknown) buyers about a full or partial sale of the carrier. Virgin America hasn't officially commented on the situation, so there's no indication of these plans coming directly from the source as of yet.
These seem to be very early rumors of potential changes to Virgin America. It's entirely possible that the carrier won't sell and the airline's operations will remain unchanged. Virgin America is improving its service by adding better Wi-Fi (including in-flight Netflix streaming) and new service to Hawaii, among other benefits. Nonetheless, the future of the carrier is presently unclear.


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If it was once the case that procurement and supply chain were nearly invisible, lurking in the backgrounds of their organizations.
How things have changed!
As the COVID-19 pandemic ground the global economy to a halt and pushed businesses—and employees—to their limits, the relationship between procurement professionals and supply chain managers have become increasingly crucial in today’s complex world.
Last week, three of the industry’s most respected thinkers—Elanco Senior Director of Global Indirect Procurement Jill Robbins, Fairmarkit Head of Strategy and Execution Erin McFarlane and Kelly Barner, owner and managing director of Buyers Meeting Point—took part in a webinar to talk about the increasingly important link between procurement and supply-chain management. You can listen to that insightful conversation here, but for those pressed for time, we’ve pulled out three of the biggest takeaways:
1. Communicate, collaborate, and share
The old saying “you’re only a strong as your weakest link,” couldn’t be more true in our increasingly interconnected world, and the panelists agreed that procurement, supply chain, and third-party suppliers are all one team. If one of these suffers a failure, the impact reverberates up and down the chain.
Robbins urged procurement and supply chain professionals to communicate, collaborate, and share as much information as possible. And while it sounds simple enough to share information, in practice these departments have often operated in silos, so now is the time to rally together.
“It’s that continuum of information and that collaboration that’s so critical,” she said.
Here are some tips Robbins, McFarlane, and Barnes offered on how to communicate, collaborate, and share:
Don’t be a roadblock—instead, enable your company.
Be a leader in driving alignment across departments.
Together, work out where you have risk—and cooperate on building contingency plans.
Procurement and supply chain can team up to work with suppliers.
2. Rethink sole sourcing situations
Barnes said nothing highlighted the importance of the global supply chain more than the toilet paper shortage many communities saw at the outset of the pandemic. As panic spread across the globe, whether they knew it or not, everyone was watching the procurement motion play out in real-time. Things that used to be easy to buy suddenly required additional thought and careful planning, and it became increasingly obvious that many common items were sourced from a single location—think: hand sanitizer.
For many organizations, sole sourcing has exacerbated their supply problems, as stay-at-home orders affected production, and demand spikes and shipping closures led to abrupt shortages. Since procurement and supply teams work across the entire value chain, they each have a unique lens into every aspect of an organization’s operations.
By teaming up and thinking innovatively, procurement and supply chain management departments are well-placed to reassess situations in which their companies are relying on sole sourcing and can help mitigate many of the key operational risks which have arisen during the pandemic.
3. Learn from this crisis—because the next one is right around the corner
While the COVID-19 pandemic may be one of the most significant challenges businesses have faced in generations, it certainly won’t be the last. Natural disasters, trade disputes, and geopolitical events seem to be on the rise, so smart companies will try to learn from their COVID-19 experience.
Barner believes that for many companies, the crisis will be an incredible learning experience—and different departments will learn different things and be able to establish new best practices for their organizations. Procurement staff will learn a lot about their suppliers’ capabilities and associated risks. Supply chain staff will learn about their suppliers’ logistics, dependencies, and potential choke points. By sharing information, supply chain managers can teach procurement professionals a lot about crisis management and connectivity mapping. Procurement can teach supply chain professionals about relationship management and supplier contingency planning.
Conversations between procurement and supply chain teams about their learnings and experience of the pandemic will be invaluable to organizations looking to build better contingency plans and improved business strategies. “Learn, track, centralize and discuss,” says Barnes.
Procurement and supply chain is the crucial coalition
Finding and qualifying new suppliers, dealing with supply shortages of goods and materials, capacity problems, and labor shortages—these are some of the biggest challenges facing businesses now and well into the future. And they’re the very problems that procurement and supply chain professionals—by working together—can help their organizations solve.


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Piaggio Vehicles Pvt Ltd (PVPL) has been doing business in India for 25 years. To mark the event, Piaggio Vehicles announced a bunch of new products for the Vespa and Aprilia scooters. The management also said that the Group’s top racing motorcycle brand, Aprilia, will enter the performance motorcycle market in India.
The company says that the new scooters they plan to sell in India are made to meet the different riding conditions and needs of Indians, as well as to show scooters beyond the commuter segment, such as Touring, Cruising, Luxury, Racing, etc.
All Aprilia scooters will now come with a new engine that will make them go faster and handle hills better. The Aprilia Typhoon, a racing-style scooter, will be added to the Aprilia SR line of scooters.
There will be new products in the Aprilia SXR line of maxi-scooters. Also, Aprilia will move into the mid-size motorcycle market this year with the release of the RS 440. This will be the smallest displacement motorcycle in India, competing with bikes like the KTM RC 390 and the Kawasaki Ninja 400.
In India, the new Vespa Touring edition will be added to the Vespa scooter line-up, which will also be updated. This year, new colour schemes will be added to the existing range of Vespa.
“I’m proud to say that all of our two-wheelers now come with a technologically advanced i-get engine. This engine is tuned to give 125-cc and 160-cc products a significant advantage in acceleration and is fully OBD II compliant. Diego Graffi, Chairman and Managing Director of Piaggio Vehicles Pvt Ltd, said, “As we continue to grow and lead the way in India’s mobility, we see a huge opportunity to bring in more of Piaggio’s best-selling models from around the world.”
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Samsung said to be working on its own GPU - how far can they get?
Manufacturing GPUs takes massive amounts of talent, research, testing, experience and time. It is really an exhausting market, which is why very few companies embark in the quest to build these. Good GPUs are pivotal for a good experience, which means other manufacturers have to pay licensing fees and use one of these few companies’ video cards.
If the latest reports are to be believed, Samsung could be breaking itself away from this chain and making its very own graphics cards. They have been working on this for years, according to information given by “Silicon Valley and insiders.” The company has also been hiring talent from NVIDIA, AMD and Intel along the way.
The main question here is whether Samsung will be able to become successful in GPU manufacturing. They are (arguably) good with hardware, software and CPUs, but those are completely different worlds compared to graphics cards.
We can assume nothing significant will come soon, but we may very well see Samsung devices with Samsung GPUs coming to the market at some point in the near future. Even if not the best, it would be a significant jump for the mid-range smartphone/tablet market.
Licensing fees can be expensive, not to mention manufacturing hardware in-house will often save large companies money in the long run. Samsung would then be able to transfer at least part of those savings to consumers.
It would also be a great move to avoid lawsuits, like the one NVIDIA has initiated against Samsung and Qualcomm due to GPU patent infringement (which is ultimately Qualcomm’s fault). There is a plethora of reasons why Samsung would want to make its own component. They must make them right, though.
Samsung is a giant in tech, so they may have the resources to get it all worked out. But please do remember not to get your hopes too high. These are still rumors and should be taken with a grain of salt.


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DraftKings Marketplace Agrees to Integrate with Polygon
DraftKings Marketplace, a marketplace for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) launched by Boston-based DraftKings, announced today a new collaboration with Ethereum-based platform Polygon.
NFT Drops and Secondary Trading
The blockchain collaboration between Web 3.0 provider Polygon and the digital collectibles ecosystem built by DraftKings will support custom NFT drops, as well as transactions related to secondary-market purchases and sales of NFTs.
The agreement expands on DraftKings Marketplace’s capabilities by adding a scalable, eco-friendly blockchain solution. It also provides the Boston-based company with the option to contribute to governance at its new partner and act as a validator node with its stake pool.
“Scalability and sustainability remain among the critical challenges of blockchain technology, so as we lay the groundwork today for the vision of DraftKings Marketplace tomorrow, the vast insights and proven products from Polygon around scalable solutions are invaluable.”Paul Liberman, Co-Founder and President, Global Product and Technology, DraftKings
Noting that DraftKings Marketplace is still in its early years, Paul Liberman outlined the company’s optimistic view about the possibilities offered by blockchain, NFTs, cryptocurrencies and other new technology developments will present.
“Leveraging Polygon’s technology, DraftKings will be able to expand the variety and capabilities of DraftKings Marketplace for an enhanced user experience with even more exclusive content and drops,” added Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal.
“DraftKings Marketplace already provides fans and collectors with a seamless way to buy and resell authentic digital collectibles within a highly accessible ecosystem, so we look forward to being part of its continued growth.”Sandeep Nailwal, Co-Founder, Polygon
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The option to become a validator for the Ethereum-based platform will allow DraftKings to participate in Polygon’s proof-of-stake consensus protocol, including producing blocks for the blockchain main network. It will also join the operator’s governance and contribute to the security of the network, establishing a place for itself in Polygon’s future.
DraftKings Marketplace launched in August this year following an earlier announcement that the sports betting and tech supplier company was honing ambitions to launch a dedicated NFT marketplace and offer sports and entertainment-themed digital collectibles to its sizable consumer base.
The first collectibles offered by DraftKings Marketplace were developed in partnership with Tom Brady’s Autograph, offering Preseason Access Collection drops of iconic athletes, among which Tom Brady, Wayne Gretzky, Naomi Osaka, Simone Biles and Derek Jeter, were sold almost immediately.
Available across the US and Canada, DraftKings Marketplace is developing a solution that will allow collectors of NFTs to be able to transfer the NFTs to their wallets on Ethereum Mainnet.
Also in August, Polygon launched Polygon Studios, seeking to build awareness of the NFTs across sports fan bases, with its first project, Rario, focusing on promoting cricket. The launch of Polygon Studios further expanded the platform’s footprint by bringing blockchain technology to gaming.
DraftKings Marketplace is the latest partner integrated into the platform, already featuring Atari, Decentraland, OpenSea, The Sandbox, ZED RUN and Neon District, among others.


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A recent cyber attack on produce giant Dole forced them to shut down production plants and halt food shipments to grocery stores, according to a company memo obtained by CNN.
In a February 10 memo to retailers, Emanuel Lazopoulos, senior vice president at Dole’s Fresh Vegetables division said: “Dole Food Company is in the midst of a Cyber Attack and have subsequently shut down our systems throughout North America”
CNN reports: The previously unreported hack — which a source familiar with the incident said was ransomware — led some grocery shoppers to complain on Facebook in recent days that store shelves were missing Dole-made salad kits.
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“Dole Food Company is in the midst of a Cyber Attack and have subsequently shut down our systems throughout North America,” Emanuel Lazopoulos, senior vice president at Dole’s Fresh Vegetables division, said in a February 10 memo to retailers.
Dole has four processing plants in the US and employs more than 3,000 people, according to a recent company press release.
After CNN published this story on Wednesday afternoon, Dole spokesperson William Goldfield sent CNN a statement confirming that ransomware was the cause of the incident.
“The company has notified law enforcement about the incident and are cooperating with their investigation,” Dole’s statement said in part. “While continuing to investigate the scope of the incident, the impact to Dole operations has been limited.”
However, two grocery stores in Texas and New Mexico contacted by CNN on Wednesday said they couldn’t stock Dole salad kits on their shelves for days.
Clayton Ranch Market, in the small town of Clayton, New Mexico, near the border with Oklahoma and Texas, has been short of salad kits since the beginning of last week, Jeff Russell, assistant manager of the store’s produce section, told CNN by phone on Wednesday.
A cyberattack on Dole was the cause of the salad shortage, Adam Wolfe, the store’s manager, told CNN, citing the Dole memo, which he said his store received from its wholesale grocery provider, Affiliated Foods Inc., in Texas.
Russell, the produce manager, rattled off the salad kits his store was out of on Tuesday, the most recent full day of inventory, from Dole Chopped Sesame to Dole Butter Bliss.
“They [customers] are upset, but it happens,” Russell told CNN. “We can’t do nothing about it except [put in the orders].”
Mary Underwood, an employee at Stewart’s Food Store, in Olney, Texas, more than 100 miles west of Dallas, told CNN on Wednesday that the store had struggled to get Dole salads for several days. Customers started asking questions about the bare shelves, Underwood said, prompting the store to post the Dole memo about the cyberattack on its Facebook page.
In its statement, Dole said it “moved quickly to contain the threat” after learning of the incident, and “engaged leading third-party cybersecurity experts, who have been working in partnership with Dole’s internal teams to remediate the issue and secure systems.”
It was not immediately clear how long the company had to keep production offline. Goldfield, the Dole spokesperson, declined to answer questions on the incident, including whether a ransom was demanded by the hackers. The Department of Homeland Security’s cybersecurity agency and the Department of Agriculture did not respond to CNN’s requests for comment.
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Brunswick County eyes property for senior center
Bolivia | Brunswick County leaders deciding on a site for a new Southport senior center have almost come to a conclusion.
The county is negotiating with the owners of Smithville Crossing, a shopping center at N.C. 211 and N.C. 87, where they hope a new senior center could be up and running by early spring, County Manager Marty Lawing said Wednesday morning at the county commissioners agenda meeting.
The commissioners could vote on the contract at Monday night’s meeting if negotiations are completed this week. If not, the vote will hold off until the first meeting in November.
Lawing said the cost to furnish and house the center in a 13,500-square-foot-space in the shopping center will be about $2.5 million. That’s the amount the county budgeted for the center, including a $250,000 federal grant that U.S. Rep. Mike McIntyre presented in March.
Earlier this year the county was set to begin building a senior center on soccer fields at Smithville Township District Park, but soccer players and parents petitioned the county to look for other options.
Smithville Crossing, located at the site of the former Roses shopping center, seemed to appeal most to county leaders and representatives of Brunswick Senior Resources Inc. when they toured four sites in August.
Lawing said most people liked the location of Smithville Crossing, where neighboring tenants will include a fitness center, a kidney dialysis center and other stores and restaurants.
Commissioners Chairman Bill Sue said Smithville Crossing was also offered at a lower price than the other options. Sue said some options were as much as $700,000 more than the amount the county will settle with the retail center.
County leaders are looking for more ways to save money, including the possibility of a hiring freeze.
Lawing said Wednesday morning he likely will decide by the end of the week whether to implement a hiring freeze as a way to control spending.
Other options he and other county officials will consider are holding off until the third or final budget quarters on some capital expenses, such as equipment, computers and vehicles.
Lawing said he did not see it as an option to delay any capital projects, such as parks or buildings.
Lawing said he thinks it is wise to implement cost controls while the economy is facing harsh times.
“If you wait too long, it’s too late,” he said.
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ACCORDING TO A FILING WITH THE US SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Apple CEO Tim Cook recently made about $41.5 million (after taxes) in proceeds from his most substantial share sale in the last two years.
Cook divested 511,000 shares, initially valued at around $87.8 million before tax considerations, as stated in the filing released on Tuesday. He garnered $355 million from a stock sale in August 2021. Following this recent transaction, Cook retains approximately 3.3 million Apple shares, estimated at around $565 million.
Apple’s stock has experienced a 13 percent decline since reaching a peak of $198.23 in July, with investors expressing concerns over a slower-than-anticipated recovery in smartphone demand. In response, Apple introduced its new iPhone 15 series last month, maintaining price levels, a strategic move aimed at counteracting the global decline in smartphone sales.
Before the market opened, Apple’s shares were down by 0.6 percent. On Wednesday, analysts at KeyBanc downgraded the stock from “overweight” to “sector-weight,” citing concerns that sales growth in the United States, Apple’s largest market segment, was expected to slow in the fourth quarter. This was attributed to fewer consumers in the United States upgrading their devices amid high inflation concerns.
A report from research firm Canalys projected a 12 percent decline in North American smartphone shipments for the year 2023, further underscoring the challenges faced by the smartphone industry.


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The Shenzhen, Guangdong province-based company plans to invest up to $40 million in the new plant, in Dongguan, Guangdong province, and open it in December, said General Manager Wu Zhaoqiang.
He spoke Oct. 16 at the Fakuma trade show in Friedrichshafen, where Jason Tooling was exhibiting.
About half of the company's molds are exported to Europe, with another 30 percent to North America and 20 percent within Asia. More than 90 percent of its customers are in the automotive industry.
While the Chinese manufacturing environment is suffering from a one-two punch of rising domestic costs and softness in key export markets like Europe, Wu said he favors expansion as a strategy to manage that.
It can give the company more bargaining power with its suppliers and make it easier to focus on improving technical capabilities, he said.
That includes capabilities to make multi-shot molds, tandem molds and tools for use with injection molding foaming technologies like Mucell, he said.
“This technology is not so unusual in America or Europe,” he said. “In China, it is not so common.”
The company exported about $25 million in molds in 2013 and $7 million in plastic molded parts, and is expecting at least a 30 percent increase in sales next year, said Emma Peng, vice president of marketing.
“We are confident next year — a lot of customers have already booked our new capacity,” Wu said.
The new factory will have about 250 employees, in addition to the 300 it employs at its 323,000-square-feet facility in Shenzhen, the company said. It will keep both facilities open, Wu said.


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Spotify Introduces a New Karaoke Feature The music app's latest update encourages you to belt out some tunes (and then judges you).
Spotify's latest feature is a big win with high-note hopefuls.
The music streamer's latest update has been dubbed by users as "karaoke mode," and even offers a scorecard to let you know just how accurately you matched the lyrics and notes.
TikTok user Lyramoon went viral this week after making the discovery.
@lyramooon #greenscreenvideo okay! Not what i expected! Thats's okay! #spotify #karaoke #arianagrande #bangbang ♬ original sound - gaelle!
The new feature is available to all Spotify users (even those with the free version) — it just requires an update to the latest version of the Spotify app on whichever device you use to play music.
To use the new feature, select any song and scroll down to view the song's lyrics. Once the lyrics appear, an option to click "sing" will appear on the top right corner. Clicking this will activate "karaoke mode." When the song is over, users will receive a final score based on how well they did.
The app has rolled out other new features this year, including the ability to hide and unhide songs, which allows users to block songs from appearing on app-generated playlists and radio stations.
The audio streaming app is coming off of a strong Q1 of 2022, posting 422 million MAUs, an increase of 19% from the same time last year. The company also brought in 182 million subscribers in Q1, a 15% increase year over year.
"Our business exhibited strength and resiliency in Q1. Nearly all of our key metrics surpassed guidance, led by MAU outperformance, healthy revenue growth, and better Gross Margin," the company said in a release. "Overall, we are very pleased with the performance of the business and remain highly encouraged by the traction we are seeing."
As of Tuesday morning, Spotify was down over 62% year over year.


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TikTok is big. We know that.
The controversies that come out of it, however, are even bigger.
Some of the most prominent controversies that threaten the credibility of influencers include makeup. Makeup TikTok is huge on the app, with influencers gaining millions of followers simply by posting their favourite makeup products and tutorials. Influencers also gain following and funds through paid reviews, makeup hauls, and brand-funded trips.
Amongst so many controversies, Stephanie Valentine aka @Glamzilla has been in hot water over the years. So to make this a little fun, I asked AI CHATGPT to tell me about a particular controversy Stephanie was involved in earlier this year in January. While discussing this controversy, I also wanted to test the AI’s accuracy, and see how much it can dig up in social media, and how it interprets data based on videos. Stephanie Valentine asked her followers whether they trust makeup influencers, in light of recent TikTokers lying about editing and paid reviews of products. She received some backlash for it, because someone called her out for her own videos, and she was not very nice to the small creator, and people called her out for it.
On the other hand, this is what CHATGPT said —”
In late 2021, TikTok user @glamzilla stirred up controversy when she posted a video asking her followers if they trusted makeup influencers. The responses to her question were mixed, with many people expressing skepticism about the beauty industry and the influencers who promote its products.
The video quickly went viral, sparking a debate about the role of influencers in the beauty industry and whether they can be trusted to provide honest recommendations to their followers. Some viewers argued that influencers are simply marketing tools for beauty brands, and that their opinions are biased and unreliable. Others pointed out that many influencers have partnerships with beauty companies and receive free products, which could influence their recommendations.
The controversy surrounding @glamzilla’s video highlighted the growing importance of authenticity and transparency in the beauty industry. Many consumers are becoming more skeptical of traditional advertising methods and are turning to influencers for advice and recommendations. However, this trust can quickly erode if influencers are seen as being dishonest or disingenuous.”
Interestingly, there are multiple things that CHATGPT got wrong. The article says the controversy took place in 2021, but it took place in January of 2023. While the AI is correct about the skepticism that surrounded @Glamzilla’s video, it did not mention anything about her calling a small creator “weird” for criticizing her video. The AI missed important details, and it’s interesting to note how it works in real-life scenarios that occurred recently.
So, back to trusting influencers. Considering the responses from Glamzilla’s videos, and the responses on Reddit, it seems like people are more skeptical of influencers than we realize. In the era of cancel culture, it’s easy to get caught up in controversies, which is why it’s important to own our mistakes and figure out where you went wrong.
Do you trust influencers? Why/Why not?


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The graphic-design platform Canva says it has a "zero-tolerance policy for inappropriate behavior" and is committed to investigating any instances.
Many companies and bosses are still firming up their generative-AI plans. Employees will have to wait a bit longer to see if their fears materialize.
Fintech giant Revolut is losing its CFO after two years in the role due to personal reasons, company says
Mikko Salovaara is leaving the $33 billion fintech after over two years at the company, Revolut said in a statement.
Tyson Foods CFO charged with public intoxication says he's 'embarrassed' after allegedly falling asleep in the bed of a woman who didn't know him
John Tyson, who was named Tyson Foods' CFO last month, was charged with public intoxication and criminal trespass.
Tyson Foods CFO John Tyson was arrested in Arkansas after allegedly becoming intoxicated and falling asleep in the bed of a woman who didn't know him
Tyson Foods CFO John Tyson was charged with public intoxication and trespassing after he allegedly got intoxicated and fell asleep in a woman's house.
As C-suite leaders look to trim bottom lines, the job-search platform Indeed is doubling down on innovation to ensure long-term growth.
Peloton hires a former Amazon VP as CFO on a $1 million base salary to deal with its struggling finances
Peloton's new CFO Liz Coddington faces the daunting task of turning around Peloton's finances, which have plummeted since its pandemic-era heyday.
A top Facebook executive just warned that Russia's invasion of Ukraine will hit its main business this year
David Wehner said a ban on Russian ads and advertisers will have an effect on Facebook's revenue for 2022.
As the digital media industry quickly consolidates, here are 13 behind-the-scenes dealmakers driving the M&A fever
As the media industry consolidates, these are the execs at publishers like BuzzFeed, The New York Times, and Axios who hunt potential acquisitions.
Whoop recently closed a successful round of funding, valuing the human-performance company at $3.6 billion.
11 CFOs discuss their biggest priorities and challenges and how they guide innovation within their organizations
CFOs share their priorities, challenges, and successes — as well as how they plan to guide investments in innovation within their organizations.
Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg is unlikely to flip on his boss, despite pressure from prosecutors, reports say
Despite pressure from prosecutors, Donald Trump's longtime chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg is unlikely to flip on his boss.
Marsha Smith, the CFO of Siemens USA, advises on how C-suite leaders can modernize and automate finance to attract talent and boost efficiency.
Transforming financial processes at your company could forge big opportunities. Siemens USA's CFO reveals how.
Marsha Smith, the chief financial officer of Siemens USA and Siemens Mobility North America, is helping the company modernize its financial processes.
Dun & Bradstreet's CFO shares how leaders can drive technology innovation while avoiding the "very old-school approach"
Bryan Hipsher, the chief financial officer of Dun & Bradstreet, spoke to Insider about ways to bolster technology innovation and business growth.
The CFO of Dun & Bradstreet explains how the company transitioned its core systems to the cloud and pulled off one of the pandemic's biggest tech IPOs
Bryan Hipsher, the CFO of Dun & Bradstreet, spoke with Insider about carrying out a successful virtual IPO and working with technology partners.
Shares of the electric-vehicle maker have now lost about half their value since the beginning of the year.
Peloton's CFO shares the 3 ways the at-home fitness giant is maintaining momentum as the world opens up and its supply chain woes cease
"Nothing has changed about our thesis. We believe that the future of fitness is home connected fitness," Peloton CFO Jill Woodworth said.
Dalby joins NYDIG as CFO, and is among the latest high-profile people moves within the cryptocurrency space.
A former shoe company CFO admitted to siphoning $30 million to pay for diamonds and flights to tropical vacations
He used the millions of dollars from Alden Shoe Company to enrich himself with luxury travel and diamond jewelry, the DOJ said.


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Don't write the passenger car's obituary yet.
Ford Motor Co. 's announcement on April 25 that it is killing almost all of its traditional car models is dramatic proof that passenger cars have lost their luster for U.S. automakers and consumers.
But is the traditional car really dead, and is Detroit's fascination with larger vehicles a sign of danger ahead should economic winds shift? Not exactly, according to industry experts, on both counts.
Ford's rival, General Motors , which is eliminating a shift at its Lordstown, Ohio, plant where the Chevy Cruze sedan is made, isn't ready to call for last rites.
Following the release of GM's first-quarter earnings Thursday, Chuck Stevens, the company's executive vice president and chief financial officer, was asked about reports that the Chevrolet Sonic and Impala could be "on the chopping block." Stevens, who did not weigh in on the fate of those models, did offer a bit of a defense for the lowly car.
"Although passenger car segments have declined over the last number of years, they're still very important," said Chuck Stevens. "The compact crossover segment globally is the biggest, and then it's compact cars and they still represent here in the United States a fairly significant portion of the overall sales."
Stevens said it's all about picking vehicles that can win in the marketplace, and adjusting supply to meet demand.
GM Chairman and CEO Mary Barra , according to WardsAuto, said car segments remain significant.
"Because we've made the investments, we need to deploy little to no capital going forward, so we view (cars) as an opportunity," Barra told the site.
Ford's plan is to stop selling the Taurus, Fusion, Fiesta and C-Max, leaving only the Mustang and upcoming Focus Active crossover to be sold in North America. The automaker, like others, is having to choose where to put its resources and is using more profitable vehicles — pickups and SUVs — to pay for research into a future geared toward new forms of mobility.
Analysts have been predicting for months that a shift in consumer preference toward SUVs is permanent, but Sam Abuelsamid, an analyst for Navigant Research, said the reality is that cars still have a place.
"Even if it's only 20 percent globally, that's still 15 to 20 million a year. That's not an insignificant quantity," Abuelsamid said.
And Ford spokesman Said Deep told the Free Press that at the affliated Lincoln brand, "The Lincoln MKZ and the Lincoln Continental remain important parts of the Lincoln lineup."
Jim Farley, Ford's president of global markets, said that some of today's SUVs will be considered cars.
"We're going to have a fantastic passenger car lineup. They just won't be traditional sedans," he said. He said consumers will look at vehicles like the next generation of the Escape, one of Ford's most popular SUVs, and won't "classify them as a truck at all."
Sales trends have clearly favored SUVs for some time.
In 2009 during the Great Recession, sedans commanded more than 39 percent of the U.S. market, while SUVs were at 29 percent and pickups had 13 percent of the market. Last year, SUVs had 43 percent of the market, followed by sedans at less than 28 percent, while pickups had climbed to almost 16 percent of the market.
Even previously solid sedan performers like the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry saw their numbers fall in March compared with the prior year.
But Michelle Krebs, executive analyst at AutoTrader.com, said those automakers have reason to to be optimistic.
"While car sales are in decline, small and midsize cars are still hefty segments. The risk is losing some buyers to competitors. Toyota and Honda have mostly held their own in cars. I suspect that will continue as others diminish their presence in those segments," Krebs said, noting that she suspects GM and other automakers will trim some of their car lines.
Ford's move echoes Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' decision in 2016 to stop selling the Dodge Dart and Chrysler 200 to focus its efforts on trucks and SUVs. The Jeep brand, in particular, has started to shine, but FCA has not completely abandoned passenger cars. Although its Fiat brand, which is focused on small cars, has suffered, other brands have seen more performance-focused models, such as the Dodge Challenger and Alfa Romeo Giulia, do well.
But what if gas prices spike?
The U.S. Energy Information Administration forecasts that U.S. regular gas retail prices will average $2.74 per gallon through September, up from $2.41 per gallon last summer. CNBC reported this week that gas prices are at a three-year high, and had already hit $2.76 per gallon nationwide.
Robert Weissman, president of the advocacy group Public Citizen, accused Ford CEO Jim Hackett of ""driving his company off a cliff." Weissman said fluctuating gas prices are a potential danger for the automaker.
""Fat on profits from SUV sales in the early 2000s, the Big Three automakers drove themselves to the brink of collapse with their failure to plan for the inevitable rise in gasoline prices. Now Ford is repeating the error, in a shortsighted and destructive move that will harm consumers, shareholders and the planet," according to a statement from Weissman.
Andrew Linhardt, deputy legislative director for transportation for the Sierra Club, said automakers are ignoring history by ditching smaller vehicles in favor of larger ones.
Linhardt said gas prices have been low for a long time, and trucks and SUVS have become more fuel efficient thanks to regulations. But he noted that during previous periods of higher gas prices, automakers have had trouble selling larger vehicles.
"It's difficult for anyone to predict a permanent change in American consumers buying preferences," Linhardt said.
Several analysts said that worries about gas prices' effect on larger vehicles may not have the resonance now that it did when SUV sales suffered during the Great Recession or in earlier decades when smaller Japanese cars took Detroit market share. That's in part because many bigger vehicles are more fuel efficient than in the past.
"This strategy is not as risky as it once was since these SUVs are built on car platforms, which make them cheaper to produce and can have fuel efficiency numbers which...rival small cars. That said, as automakers like Ford work to increase their offerings of hybrid-electric and reach economies of scale with cost, fuel economy will become less of a worry," said Jessica Caldwell, executive director of industry analysis for Edmunds.
Abuelsamid offered a similar view, but he also noted that should market demands change — and he noted that is always a possibility — American automakers are in a better position to adjust than in the past.
"The way we design cars today has changed pretty dramatically," Abuelsamid said, noting that a global focus means automakers can better afford to bring cars in from other markets without a costly redesign.
Abuelsamid noted that the effect that is prompting Ford to abandon most of its car models in North America in favor of SUVs and trucks is also felt by other automakers. The Toyota RAV4 and Nissan Rogue SUVs, for instance, are top sellers for their brands.
CarGurus Senior Editor Matt Smith said Ford's decision is forward-thinking.
"But while it's a dramatic move, it's not actually out of line with the industry's current trend. Midsize sedans, which historically lead all non-pickup trucks in sales, have suddenly been overtaken by crossovers — the Ford Fusion fell nearly 100,000 sales short of the Ford Escape in 2017. CEO Jim Hackett was brought in to cut costs and boost profitability, and larger cars often coincide with larger profits," Smith said.
Sedans, however, may still have some areas of promise going forward.
The website Digital Trends reported that Volkswagen's U.S. head, Hinrich Woebcken, said before Ford's announcement that the coming focus on electric vehicles might be good news for sedans.
"When you're talking about electric cars, sedans have more advantages. The shape and the (drag coefficient) has a high effect on range. Therefore, we'll maybe see a higher sedan share on full electric cars than with conventional cars," Woebcken told the website.
"Tastes change," said Abuelsamid. "Any company that is going to be remotely successful in this business, they need to be prepared for those shifts."


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Retail giant Macerich has landed a $487 million refinancing for its Kings Plaza Shopping Center amid a bleak environment for malls.
The money for the recently redeveloped Brooklyn mall came from JPMorgan Chase and includes almost $60 million in new financing, according to property records. Macerich had alluded to an expected refinancing of Kings Plaza in its third quarter earnings call, but the company did not specify the lender or the price.
Representatives for Macerich did not respond to a request for comment. JPMorgan Chase declined to comment.
Macerich purchased the Mill Basin shopping center in 2012 from Vornado Realty Trust for $751 million. A fire tore through a parking garage at the property last September, injuring almost two dozen people. It did not spread to any stores.
The company also landed a $300 million refinancing from MetLife for its Fashion Outlets of Chicago mall in Rosemont at the beginning of the year.
Malls have recently been struggling to deal with retail closures and bankruptcies as consumers shift toward e-commerce. Regional mall real estate investment trusts posted annual losses of 13.5 percent, according to September data from Barclays, and some experts think that retail’s struggles could decrease the number of U.S. malls to just a few hundred from roughly 1,200 today.
Fashion retailer Forever 21, for instance, declared bankruptcy in September and will close its store in Kings Plaza as part of its restructuring.
However, Macerich executive Jesse Franklin made headlines in May when he said the “retail apocalypse is a good thing” on a panel at the International Council of Shopping Centers convention in Las Vegas.
“It’s calling out all of those retailers that haven’t invested in their brand, that aren’t connecting with customers,” he said, “and it’s going to allow us to bring in a new set of retailers that are actually much more connected to customers and allow our centers to thrive.”


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America’s State Parks has joined REI, the nation’s largest consumer co-op and specialty outdoor retailer, and its effort to offer the outdoors as a healthy, carefree, natural alternative to the massive Black Friday crowds of holiday shoppers.
In October, REI announced plans to close its doors on Black Friday (November 27) at all 143 of its retail locations, headquarters and two distribution centers. Instead of reporting to work, the co-op is paying its 12,000 employees so they can do what they love most – be outside. The co-op is inviting the nation to join in by choosing to #OptOutside to reconnect with family and friends this Thanksgiving holiday.
Jerry Stritzke, president and CEO of REI, said, “Black Friday is the perfect time to remind ourselves of the essential truth that life is richer, more connected and complete when you choose to spend it outside. We’re closing our doors, paying our employees to get out there, and inviting America to #OptOutside with us because we love great gear, but we are even more passionate about the experiences it unlocks.”
State parks representatives suggest they have the perfect places for all those who want to “Opt Outside.” With more than 10,000 parks, historic sites, trails and more, state park areas are close to home. They offer a convenient and exceptional venue, with magnificent vistas, a tapestry of trails and a myriad of recreational opportunities to rejuvenate the mind and even work off the calories absorbed from the turkey, stuffing, yams, pumpkin pies that may be consumed on Thanksgiving Day. As of this week, the following have created a different type of Black Friday promotion:
Arizona – limited # of free passes at REI stores in Flagstaff, Paradise Valley, Tempe, and Tucson
California – free passes to Redwood State Parks
Colorado – no fees for parking at any of its 42 state parks (Colorado has renamed the day "Fresh Air Friday")
Kansas – chance to win free overnight stays
Massachusetts – free, staff-interpreted hikes at parks across the state
Minnesota – free admission to all state parks
Missouri – no camping fees (and, year-round, no entrance fees)
Oregon – waiving $5 day-use parking fee
“America’s State Parks welcome people who venture out early to get the best deals and need to decompress in the afternoon, as well as those who prefer to avoid the crowds completely and wish to spend the day enjoying the tranquility and peaceful escapes offered in our parks” said Lewis Ledford, executive director of the National Association of State Park Directors. “Parks are a tonic for the mind, body and spirit at any time of the year. These experiences can be unlocked without a key and within a short drive from home virtually anywhere in the country.”
REI says that millions have endorsed the #OptOutside campaign. In addition, dozens of outdoor companies and retailers across industries have joined REI, encouraging their employees and customers to #OptOutside. Other community groups continue to step up, offering local outings and access to trails and parks. For example, Meetup activated their network of Outdoor Meetups resulting in more than 350 Meetup organizers hosting #OptOutside Meetups all around the country. More than 5,000 people have signed up for the #OptOutside Meetups and the numbers are growing. Adventurers who would like to join can check online here.
America’s State Parks are to explore and experience. They encompass more than 18 million acres and provide for grand diversity – both remote and local in their offerings – and provide important contributions to the nation’s environment, heritage, health and economy.
In an effort to get even more people to #OptOutside on Black Friday, the platform Meetup.com is making it easy for Outdoor Organizers across the United States to host Meetups – including at many state parks – and anyone who wants to #OptOutside is welcome to join. You can find #OptOutside Meetups near you from the hundreds already scheduled at http://meetu.ps/2Qx5Fw.
“There are 4 million Outdoor Meetup members who enjoy all that state parks have to offer, all year long,” said Kristin Hodgson, Communications Director at Meetup. “We are thrilled to join forces with REI and the state parks to encourage people to #OptOutside this Black Friday and grateful to the Meetup Organizers who are leading their members to take part.”


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As expected, 3D printing continued to grow in popularity during 2020 with an increase of new machines, techniques, materials and resources. Here's a look at what we saw this year.
First off, some information: MakerBot released a 3D Printing Trends Report featuring statistics gleaned from "over 1,200 responses from professionals across multiple industries, including Aerospace, Industrial Goods, Military & Defense, Medical, and Automotive." As one example, we learned that most designers prize reliability over accuracy when it comes to choosing a machine.
A collaboration between the Wyss Institute and the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences yielded a new technique called Multimaterial Multinozzle 3D printing. Their revolutionary method can change the filament's color as it's being extruded.
This year the NASA 3D Resources website posted hundreds of 3D models, images, textures and visualizations that you can download for free. The Printable section has .stl files you can use to print things like their Multi-Purpose Precision Maintenance Tool.


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Huawei is set to launch its new Mate 50 series next month. The whole series will include four devices, Huawei Mate 50, Mate 50 Pro, Mate 50E, and Mate 50 RS. Among them, the Mate 50e may launch with Snapdragon 778G and all other series will land equipped with SM8425 (Snapdragon 8 Gen1 4G version).
In this article (Huawei Weekly Update), we will check the news and updates released by Huawei between August 08 To August 21, 2022.
Huawei Weekly Update: August 08 To August 21, 2022
August 21, 2022: Huawei HMS Core 22.214.171.1242 APK [August 21, 2022]
August 20, 2022: The Huawei P20 smartphone users are also getting the stable EMUI 12 update with the firmware version 126.96.36.199(C432E5R1P1).
August 20, 2022: Here comes the good news for the Huawei P40 users in the global market. The company has started rolling out the August 2022 security patch for the P40 users with the latest firmware version 188.8.131.528 and the update package size is 364 MB.
August 19, 2022: Several leaks and rumors of Huawei’s next Mate 50 series are already been circulating. One more product that may make its debut during the flagship event is the Watch GT 4 series. The upcoming Huawei Watch GT 4 series will be the successor of the Watch GT 3 series.
August 18, 2022: Huawei Malaysia offering a new deal for the powerful product MatePad Pro 11-inch which is thin to handle. Huawei MatePad Pro 11 was recently launched during the HarmonyOS 3 event and it becomes the world’s first HarmonyOS 3 OS-powered product.
August 18, 2022: The new Huawei Mate 50 series will use BOE’s new screen and support a 1-120Hz LTPO adaptive refresh rate, the phone was rumored to support up to 2160PWM high-frequency dimming.
August 18, 2022: Huawei’s newly launched MateBook D 16 SE pre-sale is now kicked off with a starting price of 5,699 yuan in China.
August 17, 2022: Download Huawei Digital Balance 184.108.40.2066 APK [August 17, 2022]
August 17, 2022: Huawei AI Voice is an application provided by Huawei for its users. AI Voice is only supported in certain countries and regions. In this article, we will check the latest app version of the Huawei AI Voice.
August 17, 2022: Huawei Mate 50 series products have been certified by TENAA and are expected to be released on September 7, 2022.
August 17, 2022: Huawei Band 7 is now getting the new software update with the latest firmware version 220.127.116.11. The update comes with 11.11 MB. This update adds the “Healthy Life” application and optimizes the system’s stability.
August 17, 2022: The Huawei Mate 50 series has completed three certificates, and the network is equipped with 66W fast charging as standard. In addition to regular face recognition, Huawei Mate 50 Pro also adds many new features and functions and adopts a curved screen design with bangs.
August 16, 2022: Huawei AI Life is a unified platform for managing IoT devices. Easily control your Wi-Fi/mobile Wi-Fi, 5G and 4G routers, earphones, speakers, smart glasses, and more. The AI Life App is now updated to the latest version 18.104.22.1685.
August 16, 2022: Huawei Mate 50 series launch is around the corner, the whole Mate 50 series phones – Huawei Mate 50, Huawei Mate 50 Pro, and Huawei Mate 50 RS Porsche Design Edition are expected to be launched on September 07, 2022.
August 16, 2022: According to the new report, Huawei Watch Fit 2 is now getting the August 2022 software update with the firmware version 22.214.171.124 in the global market, while the update comes with a size of 260MB.
August 16, 2022: Huawei has officially added a new patent to its portfolio and it is all about the V2X-based vehicle payment method and its equipment.
August 16, 2022: Huawei has started sending a new App version update with the number 126.96.36.1993 for Huawei Petal Search. Petal Search puts the world in the palm of your hand. Search for your favorite phone apps with state-of-the-art technology.
August 15, 2022: Google has officially launched the Android 13 version starting with Pixel devices. The latest version brings over 150 fixes across Apps, Assistant, Audio, Battery & Charging, Biometrics, Bluetooth and more.
August 15, 2022: Huawei Phone Clone App Version 188.8.131.520 APK [August 15, 2022]
August 15, 2022: Huawei GameCenter 184.108.40.2062 APK [August 15, 2022]
August 15, 2022: Huawei has officially listed its business results for the first half of 2022. According to the official report, in the first half of 2022, Huawei generated CNY301.6 billion in revenue, with a net profit margin of 5.0%.
August 15, 2022: Huawei HarmonyOS 3 version for smartphones has recently launched and now the next topic is circulating over the internet is the Huawei Mate 50 series flagship devices. The whole series is said to be announced in the next month.
August 15, 2022: Huawei Clock Latest App 220.127.116.110 APK [August 15, 2022]
August 15, 2022: Huawei Browser App 18.104.22.1681 APK [August 15, 2022]
August 14, 2022: The latest firmware update for Huawei Watch GT 2 brings a system stability optimization update and its spinning out with the build number 22.214.171.124.
August 14, 2022: Huawei has decided to upgrade its P40 Lite smartphone with the month-old July 2022 security patch update in the European market. The new software update is currently available with the build number JNY-LX1 126.96.36.199.
August 14, 2022: Huawei Feature Adviser 188.8.131.520 APK [August 14, 2022]
August 13, 2022: Huawei Mate 50 series is expected to be launched in September 2022. The series will include three new phones, Huawei Mate 50, Huawei Mate 50 Pro, and Huawei Mate 50 RS Porsche Design Edition.
August 13, 2022: Huawei Petal Clip 184.108.40.2066 APK [August 13, 2022]
August 13, 2022: Huawei Member Center 10.2.5.300 APK [August 13, 2022]
August 13, 2022: Huawei has started sending the July 2022 App updates to its several application including Petal Search, Huawei Video, and more. The latest App update for Huawei Member Center is rolling out with version number 10.2.5.300.
August 12, 2022: As per the specifications, this MateBook 16s is powered by a 16-inch 3:2 ratio large screen, 2520×1680 resolution, 90% screen ratio, 100% sRGB, Delta E less than 1, and supports 10-point touch.
August 12, 2022: Now, Huawei Mate 50 Standard variant has passed 3C certification. As per the listing, the model number can be identified as DCO-AL00 and supports up to 66W wired charging.
August 12, 2022: According to the latest information, Huawei may come back with its dual flagship strategy next year, the P60 series will debut in the spring of 2023, and the Mate 60 series will debut in the fall of 2023.
August 12, 2022: The Chinese tech giant, Huawei has officially declared that HarmonyOS 3 brings a new capability between a mobile phone and the ink tablet.
August 12, 2022: According to the users of the Huawei Watch 3 series, the company has now pushed an internal beta version of HarmonyOS 3. The latest software version distributing with the version HarmonyOS 3 (220.127.116.11).
August 12, 2022: Huawei Quick App Center 18.104.22.1681 APK [August 12, 2022]
August 11, 2022: Huawei Assistant∙TODAY 22.214.171.1243 APK [August 12, 2022]
August 11, 2022: Huawei has officially listed a new schedule for its connect conference in September 2022. The new Huawei Connect Conference 2022 tour will be held in Bangkok. With the theme of “Unleashing Digital Productivity”, this conference brings together industry thought leaders, business elites, technical experts, pioneering companies, ecological partners, and application service providers.
August 11, 2022: Huawei P50 Pro is getting a new firmware update in Europe. The latest update comes as usual OTA and brings July 2022 security patch with the firmware version 126.96.36.199. The download size is 354 MB either you can prefer downloading via phone data or wifi.
August 11, 2022: Huawei MatePad 10.4-inch tablet users in the European market are now getting the July 2022 security patch update with the latest software version 188.8.131.52. No other changes or additions are part of the currently deploying updates. If you own an eligible device, you can attempt initiating the OTA download manually by opening Settings. The update package size is 241 MB so you can easily download it via phone data.
August 10, 2022: Huawei has officially announced the list of eligible devices that will get the HarmonyOS 3 beta update in the second batch. The list includes 8 Mate series devices, 1 P50 series phone, 2 MatePad devices, 6 TVs.
August 10, 2022: Huawei Watch GT 3 is now getting a new firmware Update in Europe. The all-new software update comes with version number 184.108.40.2067(C00M08) and the update size is 120MB.
August 10, 2022: As per the listing, all three devices support TD-LTE / LTE FDD / WCDMA / CDMA 1X / GSM standards and are dual-card dual-standby mobile phones equipped with the HarmonyOS operating system. No 5G support are visible for now.
August 10, 2022: Huawei listed the EMUI August 2022 security patch details on its official portal, the latest patch fixes 2 critical and 10 High levels of CVEs while there are no medium and low levels of CVEs. After this, now the Chinese tech giant has shared HarmonyOS August 2022 patch details.
August 09, 2022: Huawei rolled out the July 2022 security patch update to its several devices including phones and tablets. Now, according to the information, the Chinese tech firm has started pushing out July 2022 security patch update for the Huawei Nova 5T smartphone users in the European market. The latest firmware update comes with build number 220.127.116.11.
August 09, 2022: Huawei will kick off the sale of its S-TAG professional motion sensor tomorrow (August 10), the starting price of the standard variant is 269 yuan, and the starting price of the elite model is 469 yuan.
August 09, 2022: Huawei Books 18.104.22.1682 APK [August 09, 2022]
August 09, 2022: Huawei updated its Health App with a new version 22.214.171.1240. If you owned any Huawei device then it is recommended to update it because it fixes some known bugs that were found in the last version. Generally, Huawei Health App is an application to track your sports activities. Huawei Health provides professional sports guidance for your sport (Phones with Android 4.4.4 and above are supported, but the RAM needs to be greater than 2G).
August 08, 2022: Huawei Wallet 126.96.36.1992 APK
August 08, 2022: According to the latest information, after years of bonding with different brands across Europe, US, UK, and Canada, IT company Admitad and the Chinese tech giant Huawei now declared to enhance their cooperation. Both the companies are all set to join mega contracts to work on MENA, LATAM, and others.
August 08, 2022: Huawei has officially released a new MateBook 14 and 16s notebooks, equipped with 12th-generation Core P and H series processors, respectively, with LPDDR4x-3733 and LPDDR5-4800 memory.
August 08, 2022: According to the official listing, Huawei MateBook E offers a $50,000 discount (Colombian peso) and the deal includes a free HUAWEI M-Pencil for Matepad 11 Gift (Worth $329,900), HUAWEI Bluetooth Mouse Swift GIFT (Worth $69,900) and HUAWEI Mate Dock 2 GIFT (Worth $179,900).


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iPhone 4 and iOS 4 Expected to Drive Increased Demand for iPhones in the Workplace; More Than Half of iPhone Owners Will Increasingly Use It to Conduct Work; More Than a Third of non-iPhone Owners Will Consider Purchasing One for Business
Several new features in the iPhone 4 are making the iPhone a viable business tool and are expected to drive adoption of iPhone use in the workplace.
According to a recent study commissioned by Sybase (NYSE:SY), over half of respondents who currently own an iPhone said that the new features of iOS 4 will cause them to use their iPhone for work purposes more often. Additionally, more than a third of respondents who are not currently iPhone owners, said they would consider purchasing one for work purposes based on the new features of both iOS 4 and iPhone 4.
With the iOS 4 update, several new features designed to improve the functionality of iPhones for business include the ability to sort email conversations by subject, multi-task between applications, and the ability to install company-related applications without the need to physically connect to a computer and use iTunes.
Security in iPhone 4 and iOS 4
An important factor that limited previous generation iPhones from being widely adopted in the enterprise has been security. Apple now has added several key security functions into the iPhone 4 and iOS 4.
iPhones now have the ability to remotely wipe sensitive information from the device in the event it has been lost or stolen, a feature BlackBerry has had for many years and something IT departments and security-savvy users have been demanding since the original iPhone.
Other new security features in iOS 4 and iPhone 4 include new data protection and encryption functions, as well as mobile device management and SSL VPN support.
In addition to the new functions coming from Apple to support iPhones in the enterprise, many third parties have released solutions specifically designed to help deploy, manage and secure iPhones and iPads in enterprise environments.
While the new iPhone includes several new functions and features designed to make enterprise integration more attractive, companies still have concerns over supporting new devices on their networks, in particular, employee owned devices such as the iPhone.
The Sybase survey showed that where employers do provide them with a mobile device, more than half claim they would ask their company to upgrade to an iPhone based on the new features of either iPhone 4 or iOS 4.
Kevin Kilroy, Director of Information Risk at Starwood Hotels & Resorts, sees the benefits but also has concerns about allowing employee owned iPhones on its corporate network. “We realize that as the workforce becomes dominated by generation x, y, z, their work and their consumer life merge. In order to attract and retain good talent, we need to respond to the consumerism trend in the enterprise,” said Kilroy.
“At the same time, we need to figure out our level of tolerance for company data and issues that arise with an associate’s device that may lead the loss of company data or create an unacceptable liability on the company,” Kilroy said.
Kilroy also noted that concerns should not just be on the side of the employer. “When attaching a mobile device to the corporate network, the employee gives up something too, because the company can access data and retains the right to remotely wipe the device.”
Starwood Hotels and Resorts currently only supports company issued BlackBerries in its infrastructure, but is feeling the pressure from associates wanting to user their own devices including the iPhone.
Evolution of Usage Habits as iPhone Gains Traction for Business Use
The Sybase survey results show that consumers are increasingly using the iPhone for work-related tasks:
• More than half (64 percent) of iPhone owners use the device at least once a week for work-related tasks. The most common work related task conducted by users with mobile phones was making business-related phone calls, while the most common task for iPhone users was checking work email.
• More respondents (20 percent) use individually chosen business applications they have downloaded from the iTunes App Store versus using company supported business applications (13 percent). This demonstrates an increased opportunity for companies to harness the new capabilities of iOS 4 through custom-built enterprise applications that mobilize business processes.
• Approximately 56 percent of iPhone users surveyed were likely to use the device for work purposes more often with the new features, spurring a renewed emphasis on iPhone use for business purposes.
• More than a third of survey respondents who don’t currently own an iPhone and whose employers don’t provide them with a mobile phone, said they would consider purchasing one if new business-ready features became readily available.
The study, conducted by Zogby International for Sybase, polled over 2,000 people in the United States and explored increasing demand for iPhones in the workplace, most anticipated iPhone and iOS features for conducting work, and work-related usage habits between iPhone users and non-iPhone users.
What are your thoughts and company policies on employee owned iPhones and mobile devices in the workplace? Please comment below...


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Virgin Atlantic to Trial IATA Travel Pass and TrustAssure
Virgin Atlantic has taken a major step forward towards the introduction of digital health passes by partnering with IATA Travel Pass and TrustAssureTM to launch two separate, complementary trials to streamline customer journeys.
From 16 April the airline will commence a one-month trial of the IATA Travel Pass on its popular London Heathrow-Barbados services, in close collaboration with the Government of Barbados, which will accept the Pass at its border.
Customers travelling for permitted reasons on flights VS131 from London Heathrow to Barbados will be invited to participate in the trial by downloading the IATA Travel Pass on their smartphone.
Using the app they can create a digital ID comprising their profile photo and passport information and upload their Covid-19 credentials, selecting relevant flight information.
The IATA Travel Pass is at the forefront of digital health pass solutions being developed, allowing customers to verify that they meet the health criteria needed to travel between certain countries, with evidence of a negative Covid-19 test. Future versions of the app will also incorporate vaccine records.
The free app is currently being considered by governments around the world to support the restart of international travel at scale and Virgin Atlantic will seek approval from the UK Government to expand the trial, to accommodate customers arriving at the UK border on Barbados-Heathrow flights.
From 29 March, customers travelling to Virgin Atlantic’s US destinations will be able to verify Covid-19 test results digitally, utilizing TrustAssure’s robust artificial intelligence (A.I.)-based solution.
Each customer’s pre-departure test documentation can be securely uploaded via its mobile-optimized website, in advance of their flight, and validated using A.I. in less than two minutes.
The technology has already proven extremely effective in development and trials by Virgin Atlantic’s Joint Venture partner, Delta Air Lines. Once confirmed, customers receive a QR code with a green verification, meaning they can proceed quickly through Check-In.


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12.8.2014 – Wine Law Basics Presentation at CalCPA Wine Industry ConferenceAdd to Calendar
On Monday December 8, 2014, Bahaneh Hobel, Senior Alcohol Beverage Attorney at Dickenson, Peatman & Fogarty, will be a presenter at the CalCPA Wine Industry Conference in Napa, California where she will be discussing “Wine Law Basics: What You Need to Know About TTB and ABC Regulations to Effectively Represent Your Clients”. The 2014 Wine Industry Conference is a must-attend event for accounting, audit, tax and legal professionals who serve the thriving wine industry. Industry leaders will share recent developments, industry trends and best practices to help wine industry professionals get ahead, and stay ahead of their competition. The conference will be held at the Napa Valley Marriott from 8:30am to 4:30pm. For more information and to register, please visit www.calcpa.org.


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DETROIT (AP) – Federal prosecutors have expanded their investigation into Tesla beyond the electric vehicle maker Partially automated driving systemAnd they issued subpoenas for information rather than simply requesting it, the company disclosed Monday.
In a quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Tesla said the Justice Department is looking into “individual benefits, related parties, vehicle range and personnel decisions,” without elaborating.
Additional investigative items and subpoenas suggest that prosecutors have broadened their investigation and that they may find it necessary to compel Tesla to release information, legal experts said. The filing indicates that prosecutors are investigating Tesla CEO Elon Musk and whether the company has been candid in describing the features of its vehicles, they said.
In January, Tesla revealed that the Department of Justice had requested documents related to its Autopilot and “fully self-driving” features. Both properties are categorized As a driver-assistance systemAnd the company says on its website that the vehicles can’t drive themselves.
Now, the company is releasing an investigation that is “much broader than just looking at Autopilot and FSD features,” said Eric Gordon, a University of Michigan business and law professor. “DOJ often starts with a formal written request and escalates to an administrative subpoena if it feels it is not getting full cooperation,” he said.
Specifying additional items that prosecutors are looking at indicates that Tesla’s lawyers consider them serious enough to change the company’s public disclosures, Gordon said.
Tesla did not respond to a request for comment, but the Austin, Texas-based company said in its SEC filing that to its knowledge, no government agency has concluded that there was wrongdoing in any ongoing investigation. The Justice Department declined to comment.
For the first time, Tesla said in its filing that the investigations could damage the company’s brand. “If the government decides to take an enforcement action, our business, results of operations, prospects, cash flows, financial position or brand are likely to have a material adverse effect,” the filing said.
Jacob Fraenkel, a former SEC enforcement attorney and former federal prosecutor, specifically suggested a possible connection to Musk, citing “personal benefits and related parties.” Disclosing the range of vehicles that are under scrutiny “also reflects concerns about the company’s presentation of the vehicle’s features,” said Frenkel, now a partner at Dickinson Wright in Washington.
Frenkel said it’s clear Tesla only considered the subpoena a request for information on prior quarterly disclosures. “Now the Autopilot and FSD features will appear subject to extensive investigative subpoenas,” he said.
It’s not possible to tell from the filing how far along the Justice Department is in its investigation or whether it will lead to any criminal charges, Frenkel said.
“Adding the notion of a material adverse effect on a company’s brand suggests a heightened concern for the potential consequences that could flow from a federal civil or criminal action,” Frenkel said. “It is reasonable to interpret these revelations as a suggestion of an extended continued and potentially even more damaging investigation.”
Tesla’s “full self-driving” hardware went on sale in late 2015, and Musk has used the name since the company collected data to teach it how to drive. The company recently dropped the “fully self-driving” price from $3,000 to $12,000.
In 2019, Musk promised a fleet of autonomous robotaxis by 2020, and he said as early as 2022 that the cars would be autonomous that year. In April, Kasturi System Dr To be ready in 2023.
Starting in 2021, Tesla is beta-testing “fully self-driving” using volunteer owners. On Tesla’s third-quarter earnings conference call last week, Musk did not directly answer a question about the timeframe for Tesla’s vehicles to drive themselves and be deployed as robotaxis. “I guess I’m very excited about our progress with autonomy,” he said, adding that the system allows him to drive around Austin without interference.
But Tesla’s partially automated driving system has been under investigation by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration since June 2016 when a The driver was killed using autopilot After his Tesla was run over by a tractor-trailer while crossing its path in Florida. A separate investigation into Teslas that were using Autopilot when they crashed into emergency vehicles began in August 2021. At least 14 Teslas have crashed into emergency vehicles while using the Autopilot system
Florida crash, including NHTSA sent investigators 35 Tesla crashes in which automated systems are suspected to be in use. At least 17 people died. The agency is also investigating allegations that Teslas may brake suddenly for no reason.
Auto safety advocates and government investigators have long criticized Tesla’s driver monitoring system as inadequate. Three years ago the National Transportation Safety Board listed poor monitoring as a contributing factor in a fatal 2018 Tesla crash in California. The board recommended a better system, but said Tesla had not responded.


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Starting today, BBM is being updated with the Find Friends on BBM feature for iPhone and Android, allowing users to easily find their friends and contacts already using BBM. “The Find Friends feature is something that BBM users have been asking for and we’re now bringing it to them in this latest update to BBM for iPhone and Android,” BlackBerry said.
The Find Friends feature will detect which contacts in a user’s smartphone contact list are already using BBM, and allow them to quickly choose who to send a PIN invite to. For those contacts that don’t yet have BBM, users can invite them to download the app with an email or SMS invite.
The update is part of the upcoming BBM v2.0, which will be launching soon. The second version of the messaging app will include features such as BBM Voice (free voice calls to any BBM contact), BBM Channels (a BBM community), and faster and easier sharing.
“BBM chats happen fast – so fast it’s like you’re there in the same room. Now you can share just about anything with that same speed. Share photos in a snap, send a voice note with just one touch and more. And get this, you can even share your location, live, for a limited time with any contact you choose,” BlackBerry added.
Charlie Fripp – Consumer Tech editor


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The Manager of Maple Leaf Brandon says, in order for the company's Brandon pork processing plant to reach full double shift capacity it will need to access another 20 thousand hogs per week.
At full double shift capacity, the Maple Leaf pork plant in Brandon is capable of processing about 90 thousand hogs per week.
The role of the plant within the local economy was discussed yesterday as part of Keystone Agricultural Producers general council meeting in Brandon.
Maple Leaf Brandon Manager Morgan Curran-Blaney says, because of reduced volumes of hogs being produced, the plant is currently running about 20 thousand hogs per week below capacity.
Morgan Curran-Blaney-Maple Leaf Brandon:
While producers have seen a great year this year, previous years hadn't been so strong in terms of a financial return and what we found is producers got out of the business, they didn't expand and even two of the largest producers both declared bankruptcy, one of which we purchased and another which Olymel has purchased.
That was the real challenge in terms of volume is we just saw a lot of people, this was the straw that broke the camel's back and they got out of the industry.
We would want to see, within Brandon itself, we would want to see about an additional 20 thousand hogs a week to get us back up to 90 thousand hogs.
That's where we've targeted right now and we're working actively to get back up to that hog volume.
Who needs to play a part in that?
There's stakeholders everywhere.
There's obviously Maple Leaf, there's our producers that would want to expand and expand responsibly but there's also offshoots.
The city of Brandon has been very active and a certain advocate for us and I think it comes down to also provincially.
Having a strong economy helps the province as well.
Curran-Blaney says Manitoba's hog moratorium is one thing that is impeding the growth of hog production and another is uncertainty.
He says right now producers are having a good year but they're going to want to see a few good years before they'll go ahead and commit the capital to invest and expand.


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Jell-O Unveils Fresh Logo and Packaging After a Decade
The 178-year-old Kraft Heinz-owned dessert maker says the rebrand ushers in a “new visual identity that positions the brand for relevance today and in the future among a new generation of parents” while still honoring ”the brand’s legacy.”
The new design embraces matte block letters shaded with white to give them dimension, its ‘O’ angled slightly upwards. The packaging spotlights that certain products have zero sugar and places impressionist depictions of its fruit flavors on the right side.
By contrast, its retired look displays glossy, narrow lettering with an ‘O’ in a typeface resembling handwriting. The product’s offerings appear as a checklist, while its flavors are depicted literally, with photographs of fruit.
Despite their differences, the red lettering and emphasis on the ‘O’ help keep the brand instantly recognizable. jello packaging.
“As ‘America’s most famous dessert,’ we aim to transcend generations and want to continue bringing our customers on a never-ending flavor journey,” said Kristina Hannant, associate director of desserts at Kraft Heinz. “After 10 years, it was time to take a look at our packaging and bring Jell-O into the future in a bold, playful, wonder-filled way.
” The fresh packaging will hit grocery stores this July and be displayed across Jell-O’s entire product portfolio.
The rebrand was carried out by BrandOpus, whose clients also include Molson Coors, Panera, and McCain. Creative director Rebecca Williams said: “With the Jell-O renovation, we’re bringing back the jiggly fun and harnessing the wonder that the brand brings to adults and kids alike. Working with the team at Kraft Heinz, we’ve loved taking on the task of reimagining and reinvigorating the brand for the next generation of parents by creating an imaginative and playful brand world that invites them to see their every day in inspiringly wonderful ways. We’re excited for the possibilities that the new equities and iconic logo will unlock for the brand to propel it into the future.
“Jell-O’s rebrand marks one of Kraft Heinz’s 18 brands that have launched new brand foundations and pack architectures within the past three years. Earlier examples include Kraft Mac & Cheese, which unveiled a new brand identity in June of 2022, and Shake ‘N Bake, which removed its plastic ‘shaker’ bag last November as the brand’s first step towards sustainability.
Credits: Chief creative officer: Paul Taylor Strategist: Amit Kumar Client director: Alice Waterman Client manager: Angela Hunter Creative director: Rebecca Williams Lead designer: Sarah O’Connor Production manager: Jennifer Harland Artworker: Jason Darby & Jeff Russo Retouching: Myles Dewbrey Producer: Seona Bell Copywriting: James Best 3D rendering: Aaron Kaufman


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Samsung is expected to unveil two new smartwatches—Galaxy Watch 6 and Galaxy Watch 6 Classic—later this year. While not much is known about their new features, it has been rumored that both upcoming smartwatches will have thinner bezels, bigger screens, and more pixel-dense displays.
It is now rumored that the Galaxy Watch 6 will feature an “improved AP.” According to tipster @hyacokr_itnyang, Samsung is bringing a better processor to the Galaxy Watch 6 series. However, they didn't elaborate on how the processor has improved. It isn't known whether it has a faster CPU, GPU, or a more power-efficient fabrication processor. Nonetheless, if this information is correct, Samsung could offer a better and smoother experience to its smartwatch users.
Will Samsung bring a new wearable Exynos processor after just two years?
Usually, Samsung uses a chipset made for wearable devices for up to three years in a row. And it has been just two years since the release of the Exynos W920, which made its debut inside the Galaxy Watch 4 and the Galaxy Watch 4 Classic. Even the Galaxy Watch 5 and Galaxy Watch 5 Pro use the same 5nm chipset. So, we aren't sure whether Samsung will bring a new chipset just two years after launching the Exynos W920. So, take this information with a pinch of salt, especially since the tipster doesn't have a proven track record yet.
The Galaxy Watch 6 is expected to feature a bigger, more pixel-dense display. The lineup is also rumored to feature a ‘Classic' model with a rotating bezel. It is expected to feature a slightly curved circular OLED screen and a newer version of Wear OS (and One UI Watch). We can expect it to feature all the regular activity and health-tracking features, including workout tracking, sleep tracking, stress tracking, ECG, and body composition analysis.