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SparkCharge, the world’s first mobile EV charging network, announced today that it has secured $23 million in Series A funding led by Tale Venture Partners and Pendulum to scale the first mobile and intelligent EV charging network in the United States. SparkCharge has received additional funding from a variety of sources, including Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, the Mark Cuban Companies, and Silicon Valley Bank. Some prominent celebrities, such as Pusha-T and Summer Watson, have joined the round, signaling a shift to meet consumer demand for more accessible EV charging solutions.
“The opportunity to lead SparkCharge’s Series A fits squarely within what we want to do at Tale – continue backing underrepresented founders building compelling businesses and investing in compelling and novel businesses that can generate outsized returns and outcomes, while showing the two aren’t mutually exclusive,” Ed Jean-Louis, Co-founder and Managing Director at Tale Venture Partners. “We saw the makings in 2019 when we made our initial investment in SparkCharge, and the data is even more apparent today. We couldn’t be more excited to continue partnering with Josh and the entire team as we revolutionize electric vehicle charging and help accelerate EV adoption.”
“At Pendulum, we exclusively invest in founders and leaders of color, especially those we believe are set to transform their industry. The burgeoning demand for SparkCharge’s products is a clear indicator of how critical the company’s next phase of growth is,” said Rish Sinha, Managing Director at Pendulum. “SparkCharge has the opportunity to play an important role as the EV industry continues to evolve, making SparkCharge a natural alignment for Pendulum. We are looking forward to working with SparkCharge to deliver this essential, accessible solution to the market.”
SparkCharge has experienced unprecedented growth over the past few months, with EV owners quickly surpassing 100,000 miles of delivered range. This year, the Currently app is on track to deliver millions of miles of charge to electric vehicles, thereby preventing over 85 tons of CO2 emissions. Throughout the course of the year, additional solutions will be implemented on the Currently app, all with the goal of making EV adoption more seamless.
SparkCharge’s expansion will be supported by the funding, with plans to scale. Currently, SparkCharge’s mobile app for on-demand charging allows users to schedule a charge to be delivered to their electric vehicles. The funding will aid Currently’s expansion into over 20 new markets and allow the company to develop new mobile charging products. In addition, as fuel prices continue to rise, SparkCharge is well-positioned to encourage drivers to switch to EVs and rely less on gas-powered vehicles by eliminating charging accessibility issues.
“We are honored that our new and existing investors believe in and want to be part of our journey to continue revolutionizing the mobile charging industry,” said Josh Aviv, CEO and Founder of SparkCharge. “With the growth of the EV industry and the major gaps in charging access, we will be better able to scale our EV network regardless of the infrastructures in place. The investments will also allow our team to serve markets where no one else can to meet the needs of EV owners and fleets across the country, in major cities and suburbs.”
The funding follows SparkCharge’s significant achievements in 2022 to date. SparkCharge has secured several partnerships and programs with global brands utilizing its mobile charging technology since the beginning of the year, including Kia Motors, Hertz, Uber, and others. Additionally, SparkCharge’s Currently app has been released in four cities, with plans to expand to additional markets.
“SparkCharge is thriving by offering a unique concierge service, while everyone else is pushing the same old, same old self serves,” Mark Cuban, the founder of Mark Cuban Companies, added. “Currently makes charging convenient and accessible to a booming industry, reinvesting in them was an easy decision.”
SparkDay, the company’s annual event held in August at its Somerville, Massachusetts headquarters, will feature the unveiling of several new products and major updates that will have a significant impact on electric vehicle (EV) charging.
Founder and CEO Joshua Aviv continues, “The products we reveal on SparkDay are really going to allow for a fundamental shift in the way people perceive EV charging. We are going to disrupt the traditional way EV charging is done at its core and open the world’s eyes to a seamless, connected way of EV charging, effectively removing the EV owner from the EV charging equation. This has never been seen before but it will open the door to the mass adoption of electric vehicles across the globe.”


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Bill.com, a platform that connects payments and receivables and manages cash flow, has raised $38 million in an oversubscribed round led by new investor Scale Venture Partners.
The round also included participation from Bank of America, American Express, Fifth Third Bank, CheckFree founder Pete Kight, and Commerce Ventures. Bill.com’s previous investors all participated in the funding, which now brings its total raised to $80 million.
The funding round is significant, considering the number of financial institutions participating in the financing. CEO and Co-Founder René Lacerte said in an interview yesterday that banks process electronically about 80 percent of consumer payments while businesses do just 20 percent. But the business sector is gaining momentum and the banks want to leverage that adoption. The problem: they don’t have the expertise or the focus as a business to manage the messy connectivity required for managing complex data workflows. With Bill.com they can provide customers with the services needed to automate back-office operations.
The Bill.com platform uses APIs to connect banks and accounting services such as Xero. The service helps customers collaborate to create connections that encompasses an ecosystem of partners and application partners tha are connected through a network of data pipes that filter data accordingly. Until recently this data has largely been cemented in spreadsheets, invoices and other traditional back-office means of doing business.
Providing services for payables, receivables and cash management rests at the core of what the company provides its customers and it will invest accordingly with the new funding. For payables, as an example, Bill.com will add more features for the larger companies it is attracting to its platform. In terms of receivables, the company will integrate with CRM providers to allow sales orders to be turned into invoicing through the Bill.com platform. It will also enable customers to extend their own platforms to their clientele and, by default, build out the Bill.com service. Additionally, cash flow capabilities will be enhanced with more visualization features.
The Bill.com platform is the company’s greatest challenge but also its greatest asset. As it grows, the platform will also have to be fortified. Like with any SaaS, that means tradeoffs and a slower rate of development, which exposes it to competition in the form of younger, nimbler competitors.
Bill.com has developed a service that abstracts the deep complexity of back-office operations. That level of automation gives it the capability to be at the forefront of the digital transformation of business commerce. Its challenge is staying ahead and not getting bogged down with an information architecture that slows development too much.
With hefty funding, Bill.com has room to grow, but it is still a ways from reaching a milestone such as an IPO, It will have to boost revenues in face of deep competition from the likes of Netsuite, QuickBooks and Concur, all established players with deep market penetration.
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Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer found herself in an awkward situation Thursday at the struggling Internet company's annual conference for the makers of mobile apps.
Popular visions of the "smart city" promise that with digital technology the power of the city "as a platform" is put in users' hands. Whether real or imagined, digital connectivity 24/7 is a fundamental part of the city-fabric. ...
Hundreds of taxi drivers jammed streets in Costa Rica's capital San Jose on Monday demanding the government block the mobile app for Uber, saying the US-based ride-share company threatens their livelihood.
A computer science Masters student Tony Beltramelli at the IT University of Copenhagen has demonstrated that software running on a smartwatch could be used to record a user's passwords and PINs. He managed this by using the ...
Amazon.com has required an undisclosed number of customers to reset passwords to their online accounts after the company said some passwords "may have been improperly stored" on devices.
App developers could see the energy footprint of their programs on smartphone batteries reduced by participating in a program created by a Purdue-related software startup that promises to find an energy optimization plan ...
The New York Times has taken its first step into virtual reality, launching a new app and distributing a Google cardboard viewer that offers "a new form of story telling."
Yahoo on Thursday set out to make its free email service hip again with upgrades that included getting rid of the need for passwords on mobile devices.
Facebook said Monday that it will begin testing a shopping tab for its mobile app as it works to ramp up advertising and online commerce offerings.
A day after technology problems delayed hundreds of Southwest Airlines flights, the carrier's operations were running more smoothly Monday.


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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The Bronx-based Marathon Enterprises Inc. is recalling over seven million pounds of Sabrett hot dogs that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically bone fragments, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Saturday.
The beef and pork hot dogs were produced between March 17 and July 4.
Complaints sent to the department’s Food Safety and Inspection Service stated that pieces of bone were found in a number of Sabrett products.
The USDA says one minor injury associated with consumption of the hot dogs has been reported.
Consumers who have purchased the products are urged to not consume them.
In a statement from Sabrett, the company announced that they’ve “voluntarily recalled hot dogs and a limited number of other food products.”
“Sabrett deeply regrets any concern or inconvenience this has caused it’s loyal customers,” the statement added.
The family-owned company says they’re working closely with the USDA to communicate to its customers and “assure those customers that the recalled products are no longer in stores.”
Customers looking to determine whether their foods are affected in the recall can find a complete product listing here, or call 1-800-SABRETT (800-722-7388), Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Customers with affected foods should throw away the product, contact Sabrett, who will be pleased to provide a full refund.
Customers also can apply online for a refund here.


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Equities research analysts expect Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAS) to announce sales of $682.87 million for the current quarter, according to Zacks. Six analysts have provided estimates for Hasbro’s earnings. The highest sales estimate is $707.59 million and the lowest is $670.70 million. Hasbro posted sales of $716.34 million in the same quarter last year, which suggests a negative year over year growth rate of 4.7%. The business is expected to issue its next quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 22nd.
On average, analysts expect that Hasbro will report full year sales of $4.91 billion for the current financial year, with estimates ranging from $4.78 billion to $5.09 billion. For the next financial year, analysts anticipate that the firm will report sales of $5.14 billion, with estimates ranging from $4.97 billion to $5.29 billion. Zacks’ sales averages are an average based on a survey of analysts that cover Hasbro.
Hasbro (NASDAQ:HAS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 8th. The company reported $1.33 EPS for the quarter, missing the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $1.68 by ($0.35). The company had revenue of $1.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.53 billion. Hasbro had a return on equity of 28.01% and a net margin of 4.81%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 13.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.30 EPS.
Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. CSat Investment Advisory L.P. increased its holdings in shares of Hasbro by 77.0% in the fourth quarter. CSat Investment Advisory L.P. now owns 308 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares in the last quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund boosted its stake in Hasbro by 7,213.6% in the fourth quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 2,145,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 2,115,671 shares during the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its stake in Hasbro by 46.3% in the fourth quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 398 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC boosted its stake in Hasbro by 41.4% in the fourth quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 420 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 123 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its stake in Hasbro by 38.2% in the fourth quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 463 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 128 shares during the last quarter. 88.67% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Shares of HAS traded down $0.30 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $86.53. 49,109 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,339,694. The stock has a market cap of $10.90 billion, a PE ratio of 22.47, a P/E/G ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 0.91. Hasbro has a 1-year low of $76.84 and a 1-year high of $109.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 2.42 and a quick ratio of 2.07.
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 1st will be issued a dividend of $0.68 per share. This is a positive change from Hasbro’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.63. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 30th. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.14%. Hasbro’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 65.45%.
Hasbro, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a play and entertainment company. The company's U.S. and Canada segment markets and sells action figures, arts and crafts, and creative play products; electronic toys and related electronic interactive products; fashion and other dolls, infant products, play sets, preschool toys, plush products, and sports action blasters and accessories; and vehicles and toy-related specialty products, as well as traditional board games, and trading card and role-playing games primarily in the United States and Canada.
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Some cannabis flower sold by major Colorado retailer LivWell Enlightened Health is being recalled over mold and yeast concerns.
The state’s Marijuana Enforcement Division and health department said in a health and safety notice that some of the flower strain Gelato Cake sold by LivWell in prepackaged half-ounces exceeded mold and yeast testing limits, according to Denver alt-weekly Westword.
The products were sold between Dec. 30, 2021, and Jan. 20, 2022, and carry the batch number GELCAK#1F35B10/18/21.0252.
Packaging containing the affected marijuana should have a label affixed indicating the license number of the cultivator that produced the marijuana, the harvest batch number and the product name assigned to the product.
The state is urging consumers to return or destroy the tainted cannabis.
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In a statement to Westword, Chris Mapson, vice president of marketing for LivWell, said as soon as the company learned of the issue it immediately pulled the entire batch and self-reported the incident to regulators.
LivWell, which has 21 stores in Colorado as well as operations in Michigan, recently agreed to be acquired by Chicago-based marijuana multistate operator PharmaCann.


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As the COVID-19 pandemic continued into its second year, Burlington companies needed proactive support, access to resources, and communication with business organizations to assist their recovery. Recognizing the need for a larger role in advocacy, Team Burlington – including Burlington Economic Development, Burlington Chamber of Commerce, Burlington Downtown Business Association, Aldershot Village BIA, and Tourism Burlington, created the Burlington Economic Recovery Network (BERN).
BERN brings together stakeholders and business leaders from across Burlington to develop an economic recovery strategy following the COVID-19 pandemic, while advocating for resources that businesses need from all levels of government. The purpose of BERN is to create one voice to advocate for our business community, while being accessible to companies so that any business approaching a Team Burlington partner can receive the assistance they need. The BERN committee structure includes a Chair, Executive Directors from Team Burlington organizations, City of Burlington representatives, and leaders from major employment industries across Burlington. Sub committees are formed for each employment sector, hosting discussions with leaders to understand challenges faced by businesses and to identify potential solutions through coordinated BERN efforts.
BERN is effective in facilitating discussion between companies, local government officials, and business organizations in Burlington on the detrimental effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the supports businesses need to mitigate them. BERN invited Halton Region’s Associate Medical Officer of Health to attend BERN meetings to provide insight into the pandemic and steps businesses can take to keep customers and staff safe. Having the opportunity to connect with stakeholders and businesses through BERN was important to directly hear how public health measures were affecting their business operations and identify resources they need to help subsidize those impacts.
BERN’s advocation for resources to accelerate a business’ digital strategies led to the successful application of Burlington’s Digital Service Squad. Through the Digital Main Street program, 200 local businesses were supported. In response to higher levels of government proceeding slowly with critical support for businesses, BERN was a key player in Burlington’s Safe Restart program too. The grant supported companies with a grant of up to $2,500 to purchase personal protective equipment or renovate business spaces to meet reopening guidelines. The Safe Restart program directly resulted in $240,481 granted to 153 businesses across the city, supporting them as they navigated the pandemic while still serving our local community. After listening to detrimental impacts in the hospitality industry, BERN helped our city’s restaurants through the Summer Patio Program. The updated application process waived all fees, increased access to public lands for larger patio spaces to serve patrons while being physically distanced and extended the patio season.
Another method of financial relief for businesses that BERN developed was the COVID-19 Property Tax Deferral Payment Program, approved by Burlington City Council in March 2021. Local businesses unable to pay their property taxes by the current scheduled dates due to financial challenges from the pandemic could apply to defer tax payments under a pre-authorized payment plan.
While the pandemic evolves and businesses move towards recovery, BERN is evolving as well. The committee continues seasonal meetings to discuss recovery progress made by Burlington’s businesses, as well as planning for long-term economic sustainability. There are still challenges facing businesses due to long-term impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, including staffing shortages and financial challenges, so the BERN team will continue to proactively support our business community to ensure Burlington companies can succeed.


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Verizon kicks off search for biggest and brightest 5G ideas with launch of “Built on 5G Challenge”
Apr 16, 2019
NEW YORK – Verizon is now accepting submissions for its “Built on 5G Challenge,” a nationwide search for the best products, services, and applications that will bring the true power of 5G to life. The Challenge intends to inspire innovation and ideas that use 5G and related empowering technologies like low-latency edge computing to address the biggest challenges in business and society. In order to be eligible, teams must be part of a U.S. company that has 200 or fewer employees and meet the eligibility requirements in the Official Rules.
“We’re calling on innovators to create truly transformative solutions that leverage 5G’s ultra-fast speeds, massive bandwidth and low latency,” said Kyle Malady, Verizon’s chief technology officer. “We expect to see new uses cases that not only enhance existing technologies, but create experiences we couldn’t even fathom until now.”
In addition to describing their new 5G-enabled ideas, applicants will need to show how their ideas use technology to impact positive change – not only in how their solutions create new utility, but also in how their businesses are run. Challenge areas include:
- Industry: 5G-enabled solutions for businesses to act in real-time and create new value for their customers. For example, this might include utilization of 5G and related technologies that take advantage of low-latency computing to improve processes on a factory floor or assist customers in a retail environment.
- Immersive experiences: 5G-enabled and never-before-seen immersive consumer entertainment experiences. For example, this might include utilization of 5G and immersive technologies, such as virtual reality or augmented reality (AR/VR), to create new ways for consumers to experience media.
- Moonshots: 5G-enabled, transformative solutions that solve big problems and transform the way we live, work, and play. For example, this might include new value being created in new industries by using one or more of Verizon’s “Eight Currencies of 5G.”
Submissions will be open until July 15, 2019 and the winners will be announced in October 2019. The winning team will receive $1 million, and the second and third prize teams will receive $500,000 and $250,000, respectively. In addition to these prizes, first, second and third prize winners will be required to grant Verizon the opportunity to invest in their next financing round. All winning teams will be given an opportunity to access live 5G networks located at Verizon’s 5G Labs to further develop their submissions.
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Toyota said it’s sorry. Well, almost.
It’s recalled 8.5 million cars, including 440,000 Prius models, for faulty brakes and pedals. Now the pressure’s on for Toyota President Akio Toyoda to talk to Congress about Toyota’s safety issues during his planned U.S. visit in March — likely before live, rolling news cameras.
In a full-age ad in The Wall Street Journal and likely other major dailies Friday, Toyota America President Jim Lentz admitted Toyota hasn’t “lived up to its reputation” and knows “we need to do better” in the company’s third open letter to customers. It was posted on Toyota’s Web site Wednesday. It’s title: “Toyota’s Pledge To You.”
On Thursday the company said it would disclose all reported problems with its cars, even when regulations don’t require that they do. “The types of information to be disclosed would include feedback from drivers that auto makers use to improve their cars, such as difficulty in moving seats back and forth,” reported the Tokyo Bureau of Dow Jones Newswires.
It’s nice to hear some kind of mea culpa from a company that’s been criticized for being slow to respond to serious problems, but is “Toyota’s Pledge” good enough?
Judge for yourself. Here’s the text of the company’s latest open letter:
Toyota’s Pledge To You:
More than 70 years ago, Toyota was founded with one mission in mind — to provide our customers with the safest, most reliable vehicles in the world. That’s why 80% of all Toyota cars and trucks sold in the United States over the last 20 years are still on the road today.
We’re proud of our heritage and recognize that, lately, we haven’t lived up to it. All 172,000 Toyota employees and dealership personnel in North America are working around the clock to make things right for you and earn back your trust.
We’ve launched a comprehensive program, led personally by our President, Akio Toyoda, to improve quality controls worldwide — from when we design your vehicle to the day you stop using it — and respond more effectively when there’s an issue.
Here’s what we are doing:
1. We are launching a top-to-bottom review of every process related to quality in design, production, sales and service, and verifying the causes that prompted our recent recalls.
2. We’re improving communications with our customers to gather information faster and further strengthening our dialogue with our regulators.
3. When we learn about a problem our customers are experiencing, we’ll investigate without delay, and we’ll quickly address any safety issues we find.
4. We’ll ask outside experts to confirm that the enhanced quality controls we’re putting in place conform to best industry practices.
At Toyota, we have always believed that continuous improvement — doing better every day — is the best guarantee of success. And we believe that the best companies learn from their mistakes. We know we need to do better. We are committed to doing just that.


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WorldViz develops multiplayer VR on warehouse-scale
Oculus Rift, Gear VR, HTC Vive… we have may several different options for experiencing virtual reality (VR), but what about changing the physical space where you put a headset on? US-based software company WorldViz are helping take VR out of a single room and making it a collaborative experience on a warehouse-scale with motion tracking technology.
Intel-backed WorldViz have been quietly working on its wide-scale Precision Position Tracking (PPT) system for research-based purposes over the past 14 years, however, its latest development looks to be a game-changer in how we think about VR, as the system will soon plug into game engines including Unreal Engine 4 and Unity 5.
The company claim its PPT set-up – using cameras, controllers and sensors on a headset – can track multiple users within the same space to "sub-millimetre" accuracy. The local VR system has the potential to be deployed for educational and defence training, as well as large-scale arcade experiences.
“This is a new type of ability to put people into a hazardous position for training, put them into an architectural scene that really is evoking your ability to understand the space,” commented Andy Bell, CEO and CTO at WorldViz.
The PPT plug-ins for compatible headsets (such as Vive, Rift, Gear VR, PSVR and Google's Daydream) will be available this month. WorldViz hardware, 240Hz cameras, headset sensors and controllers will be required to create warehouse-scale VR.


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(Reuters) – Apple Inc <AAPL.O> is aiming to launch augmented-reality headset in 2022 and a sleeker pair of AR glasses by 2023, news website The Information reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Apple executives discussed the timelines in October, in an internal presentation to employees at a meeting led by Vice President Mike Rockwell, according to the report. (https://bit.ly/33CeEmT)
Apple did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
(Reporting by Ayanti Bera in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)


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The government secretly installed an AI-equipped camera that detects smartphone driving on the road
Driving while using smartphones in recent years is said to be more dangerous than drunk driving, and some experts point out that using a smartphone while driving will quadruple the chances of an accident. So, in order to crack down on smartphone driving, the Australian state government revealed that it had installed the latest camera on the road to detect the driver touching the smartphone.
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Andrew Constance, Minister of Transport, New South Wales, Australia, was equipped with the latest technology to crack down on smartphone driving in New South Wales, Australia, the most populous country on Monday, September 23, 2019 Announced that a camera was installed.
The unit installed on the road is equipped with two cameras: a camera that shoots a license plate and a camera that detects what the driver has in his hand. This unit is equipped with artificial intelligence and drivers who do not touch the smartphone will be excluded from shooting. In addition, the 'suspicious photo' taken by the unit is finally confirmed by humans, and a violation notice that imposes $ 232 (about 25,000 yen) as a fine will be sent to the driver. A total of 45 camera units will be installed in New South Wales by December 2019.
This is the picture that was actually taken. The truck driver is touching the iPhone with both hands.
Some men drive while talking with one hand.
From January to June 2019, the camera was in test operation, 8.5 million cars were checked and about 100,000 drivers were detected. Some drivers used both iPhones and iPads while driving, and also had smartphones in both hands, leaving passengers to drive.
However, the installation of the camera unit was done without notice to the driver, and it has been accused by Peter Khoury, the PR of the National Roads and Motorists' Association (NRMA), which provides transportation services. NRMA acknowledges the importance of cracking down on smartphone driving, but states that the driver should have been notified that a camera is installed in the area. Constance also acknowledges this point, “I regret that I had to use the surprise element to make people feel 'always watched.'” I wanted people to change their behavior. This is not a problem of profit but a problem of human life. '
In Australia, smartphone calls using Bluetooth are allowed, but it is illegal to touch a smartphone while driving, and this applies even when the vehicle is stopped at a red light or when there is a traffic jam. Based on the trial results, the government is expected to expand the program and it is expected that 135 million vehicles will be checked by 2023.
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Gridserve the renewable energy business that plans to open more than 100 electric-only forecourts across the UK has announced the retailers it has partnered with to provide the complementary services on its sites. As the construction of Gridserve’s first location, at Braintree in Essex, approaches completion it has been revealed that it will incorporate retail units supplied by Booths, WH Smith, Costa Coffee, Post Office and frozen ready meals business Gourmade.
Represents a significant expansion move for Booths
This new partnership represents a potential significant step-change for the Booths business in particular. Not only will the Braintree site bring the Booths store fascia to the south of England for the first time, but the planned 100 plus further Gridserve sites, provide an opportunity to drive an unprecedented further expansion of Booths’ retail operation on a national basis. Currently Booths operates 28 supermarket-format stores focused in the north-western counties of England, and this new partnership will see it shifting into smaller, convenience formats to service needs of forecourt shoppers.
Edwin Booth, Executive Chairman, Booths commented:
‘We’re excited to work with Gridserve to deliver on our one simple aim – to sell the best food and drink available, in attractive stores, staffed with first class assistants. As a family owned retailer with sustainability baked into our core, we couldn’t think of a more fitting opportunity to continue our journey into the South of England.’
Toddington Harper, founder and Chief Executive, Gridserve said:
‘Our UK-wide network of over 100 customer-focused electric forecourts will eliminate range and charging anxiety by making it easier and cheaper to charge an electric vehicle than to fuel a petrol or diesel alternative. The UK’s first electric forecourt represents so much more than an electric equivalent of a modern petrol station – it will deliver a fully-loaded customer experience, offering the ‘Best of British’ retail and customer service to cater for a full range of customer and driver needs.’


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SCHERING SEEKING FDA SUSPENSION OF COPLEY's ALBUTEROL SOLUTION ANDA
SCHERING SEEKING FDA SUSPENSION OF COPLEY's ALBUTEROL SOLUTION ANDA approval in a motion for preliminary injunction filed against the agency in D.C. district court on Dec. 16. Schering-Plough's motion questions the scope of the agency's statutory authority to approve generic versions of albuterol sulfate solutions, which are nonsystemically absorbed, without satisfying the statutory definition of bioequivalence. A hearing is scheduled for Jan. 9. "Rate and extent of absorption has long been regarded as the touchstone of equivalence between drugs with respect to safety and effectiveness," the motion notes. "To waive the required showing of bioequivalence or to substitute a new definition of 'bioequivalence' for the statutory defintion departs from a clear Congressional mandate, and relies instead on unproven and unauthorized approaches for ensuring that generic copies are the same as products that have been shown to be safe and effective through extensive clinical testing," Schering argued. Copley Pharmaceutical's D.C. law firm, Akin, Gump, Hauer & Feld, noted that FDA's regulations allow companies to request a waiver of in vivo bioequivalence requirements when the products being tested are nonsystemically absorbed drugs. Copley received such a waiver for its ANDA for albuterol sulfate 0.5% solution for inhalation, which was approved on Nov. 27 as the first generic version of Schering-Plough's Proventil solution ("The Pink Sheet" Dec. 9, T&G-14). At the request of FDA, Copley has agreed to not sell its albuterol solution until Jan. 13. FDA made the request because it had promised Schering-Plough 10-days prior notice of any albuterol approval as part of ongoing litigation by the company over generic albuterals. FDA failed to give Schering advance notice of the Copley approval and so asked Copley to defer marketing. Schering initially petitioned FDA on Dec. 4, 1989, not to approve any ANDAs for nonsystemically absorbed drugs ("The Pink Sheet" Dec. 11, 1989, T&G-12). On June 29, 1990, FDA denied the petition by declaring that the agency has the authority to approve ANDAs based on local absorption data ("The Pink Sheet" July 16, 1990, T&G-2). In August 1990, Schering filed for declaratory and injunctive relief by challenging FDA's position that Schering's drugs are properly subject to generic competition. On Dec. 13, Copley filed a request in the D.C. Court for a declaratory judgment that FDA's "interpretation of the legal requirements for approval of generic copies of the drug albuterol sulfate solution for inhalation, 0.5%, is consistent with FDA's statutory authority; and that relying on that interpretation, FDA properly approved Copley's [ANDA]." Copley filed a motion on Dec. 18 to intervene in Schering's preliminary injunction request. Schering-Plough's Dec. 16 motion also requests that the preliminary injunction prohibit FDA "from approving ANDAs for copies of Schering's listed drugs that are nonsystemically effective drug products unless and until the ANDAs satisfy the requirement . . . for a showing of bioequivalence as defined in [the regulations]." Schering's memorandum to the court states that the company "stands to suffer substantial and irremediable economic and noneconomic injury as a consequence of FDA's action in approving a generic imitation of its products that does not satisfy the statutory health and safety criteria established by Congress." The firm estimates "that in the first year of sales of a generic, Schering's sales of Proventil Solution for Inhalation will decline by 35%, resulting in a loss of sales revenue for that product in excess of $ 13 mil."
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Texas Instruments Inc., a leading producer of computer chips, is in talks to sell its memory-chip operations to Micron Technology Inc., people close to the talks said yesterday.
While the discussions are preliminary and it is always possible they could fall apart, the sale would be a significant move for Texas Instruments, whose earnings have been hurt by overproduction and declining prices in the notoriously fickle market for dynamic random access memory chips, or D-RAM's.
The deal would allow Micron Technology, one of the nation's leading chip makers, to buy much-needed market share to challenge foreign competitors.
It is not yet known what price Texas Instruments is seeking or how any deal would be structured. The company, based in Dallas, is involved in two joint ventures and has chip-making operations of its own. Analysts estimate revenue for the company's memory-chip business at $850 million for 1998.
Analysts have long pushed Texas Instruments to sell its D-RAM business. The price of D-RAM chips, which are commonly used in personal computers and other devices, has fallen to $3 each from more than $8 a year ago. The D-RAM business accounts for roughly 10 percent of the company's sales.
Texas Instruments has already taken some steps away from the business. In March it sold its 33 percent stake in a joint venture with Acer Inc., Taiwan's largest computer maker, after a nine-year alliance.
''It will help them to get out from under a loss that is killing their stock price and focus on other business,'' said James Barlage, a senior semiconductor analyst at Salomon Smith Barney.
A sale, he said, would allow Texas Instruments to focus instead on its digital signal processor business, a rapidly growing market. Digital signal processors are specialized chips used in cellular telephones, computer networking equipment, toys and cars.
Both Texas Instruments and Micron Technology declined to comment on whether they were in talks.
But Micron Technology, which is based in Boise, Idaho, has said lately that it wants to expand its operations.
Patrick Adams, portfolio manager of the Berger 100 mutual fund, met with a Micron Technology executive on Thursday in New York who told him the company was ''looking to make an acquisition.''
''It certainly makes sense for both sides to make the deal work,'' Mr. Adams said.
One obstacle that Micron Technology faces is financing, analysts said. The company does not have enough cash to acquire the business, Mr. Barlage said, and would most likely consider debt financing, possibly a convertible bond offering.
Shares of Texas Instruments closed at $50.8125 yesterday, down 6.25 cents; Micron Technology closed at $24.0625, up 31.25 cents.
Analysts and industry watchers have speculated for nearly a month about whether the companies were in talks. Texas Instruments, which analysts say is also looking to acquire other properties, was the subject of market speculation on Thursday when analysts said it could be a possible buyer of Integrated Circuit Systems, based in Valley Forge, Pa. Integrated denied it was in talks with Texas Instruments.Continue reading the main story


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Workers protest Schneider Logistics' policies in this 2012 file photo.
The operators of an Eastvale distribution center have agreed to a $21 million settlement with workers who sued for over wage and hour issues.
Schneider Logistics, the Wisconsin-based company that operates logistics and shipping facilities all over the country, will pay the $21 million to a class of workers who were employed between 2001 and 2013. Schneider Logistics ships goods to area Wal-Mart stores from the Eastvale warehouse.
Wal-Mart was allowed to be added to this lawsuit in January after a judge ruled the retailer has significant sway on Schneider's daily decisions. According to a statement issued by Warehouse Workers United, the labor advocacy group that supported the workers in this case, Schneider Logistics will pay the entire $21 million.
The amount covers unpaid wages, penalties and interest.


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A Foxconn factory in India saw its iPhone 12 production drop by over 50% due to a COVID-19 outbreak there which forced infected workers to leave their posts, according to a Reuters report citing sources.
One source told Reuters that over 100 Foxconn employees in Tamil Nadu – the state where the factory is located – have tested positive for the coronavirus, and that the firm has banned entry to the factory until late May.
“Employees are only allowed to leave but not to enter the facility since yesterday,” the source said. “Only a small part of output is being kept.”
The affected factory produces iPhones specifically for India – the second largest smartphone market in the world after China. Earlier in March, it was reported that Foxconn would shift some of its iPhone 12 production out of China and to India.
The move was thought to be based on rising labour costs (in China) as well as escalating tensions between the US and China. India has also tempted major smartphone manufacturers with attractive subsidies.
Since March, however, the COVID-19 situation has grown exponentially worse in India – by some estimates, new cases are exceeding 350,000 per day, with deaths in the thousands. A full statewide lockdown has been imposed in the state of Tamil Nadu, where the factory is, since Monday.


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After a massive $1 billion February fundraise, data analytics and artificial intelligence company Databricks now ranks among the highest valued private tech firms, with an impressive $28 billion valuation.
This San Francisco-based firm is generating plenty of hype ahead of a likely float, but when will this take place? Well, to figure that out, other questions need answering first.
Will Databricks IPO soon?
Rumour has it that the firm could float some time this year, but there’s no guarantee yet.
A public listing will have to wait until CEO Ali Ghodsi and the rest of the board have decided whether to take the traditional IPO or direct listing route.
When it does finally go public, interest could well be huge. This is especially true given the firm’s major backers and the success seen by Snowflake.
On top of which, the company has performed well so far without a listing. An investor told CNBC in May that Databricks could generate around $1 billion or more in GAAP revenue in 2022.
With its own success, and being well capitalised after its recent fundraise, it doesn’t look like Databricks is in a hurry to list.
Ghodsi told CNBC that “all options are on the table” in February. He added that he was making the most of private capital, which provided “all the benefits without even going public”.
Clearly the chief executive is not in a rush. But, with 2021 likely to be the year that some sort of float does happen, investors should be at the ready.
What is Databricks?
Right this moment, there are more than 5,000 companies worldwide using the Databrick’s highly successful platform.
Indeed, all sorts of household names use the company’s products. HSBC (LON: HSBA | HKG: 0005 | NYSE: HSBC), for example, uses Databricks to detect fraud and make recommendations to customers. Likewise, Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) uses the platform for demand forecasting and product innovation.
Nike (NYSE: NKE), BP (LON: BP), Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA), HP (NYSE: HPQ), and Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE) are all among the firm’s customer success stories.
In fact, a staggering 40% of all Fortune 500 companies rely on Databricks’ platform.
And it’s not just companies, either. The US Department of Transportation; US Department of Homeland Security; and US Citizenship and Immigration Services use the platform too.
So, what exactly does it do?
Founded in 2013, the company has its origins in academia and open-source software.
The firm’s founders were the original creators of Apache Spark – an open-source unified analytics engine created for large-scale data processing.
Spark allows users to perform processing tasks on large sets of data in a short space of time, and to distribute these tasks across different computers.
Databricks’ cloud data platform was built on top of Spark and enhances it, offering an easy managed service that data scientists and data engineers can use.
The company’s founders were also behind a number of popular open-source projects. These include Delta Lake, MLflow, and Koalas, which the platform also builds on.
The reality is, Databricks’ offer is very complicated.
However, the key takeaway is that the firm has an extremely popular product built by a team of smart people. It helps companies of any size process data as effectively as possible, and this makes it extremely valuable.
Who are Databricks’ investors?
Databricks has grown massively in a very short space of time.
The company went from a $400 million fundraise and $6.2 billion valuation in 2019 to that aforementioned $1 billion funding round in 2021, led by Franklin Templeton. This more than quadrupled the valuation to $28 billion.
Other investors in the most recent fundraise included other cloud-based businesses like Amazon Web Services and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), alongside Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Whale Rock.
In total, Databricks has embarked on seven major funding rounds since it was founded, with 28 investors in total.
Now, it seems a public offering is coming – especially after peer Snowflake’s (NYSE: SNOW) shares more than doubled in just the first day of trading. The September Snowflake float was the largest IPO for any software company in history, according to CNN, raising $3.9 billion.
This, of course, led many to wonder if Databricks might follow suit.
IPO or direct listing?
While many are focused on the prospect of an IPO, chief executive Ali Ghodsi has floated (pardon the pun) the idea of a direct listing.
In doing so, Databricks would be following in the footsteps of firms like Spotify (NYSE: SPOT).
Direct listings allow current shareholders and employees to sell their shares to new investors rather than the company issuing new shares to raise capital.
Ghodsi told CNBC in February that Databricks’ $1 billion provided enough capital for the firm to go public without raising more funds.
However, the chief executive said he liked that traditional IPOs give companies the chance to choose their new investors, with the opportunity to offer discounts to high quality investors in exchange for backing. Direct listings do not offer this option.


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Singaporean liner operator Pacific International Lines (PIL) confirmed on 26 May 2020 that it had entered into an exclusivity agreement with Temasek affiliate Heliconia Capital Management, for a period of six months, in relation to a potential investment.
The line operator, which is being advised by Evercore Asia on its strategic capital raising alternatives, is currently in preliminary negotiations with Heliconia.
The privately owned PIL is controlled by the family of the company’s managing director, Teo Siong Seng. The liner operator is also the largest shareholder of container manufacturer Singamas.
In the last year, PIL had made progress towards rationalising its service offerings and reducing asset costs. However, despite the company’s best efforts, the persistent Covid-19 pandemic had caused the situation to worsen over the past month.
Due to the situation, the company had commenced discussions with 15 of its financial lenders with a view to concluding a formal agreement concerning a debt re-proofing plan with these stakeholders.
PIL is understood to have fallen behind on charter hire payments to its tonnage providers, which include Japanese ship owners. In recent months, PIL acted to improve its balance sheet, including exiting the Transpacific trade, selling a subsidiary, Pacific Direct Line, and a number of ships. In April, PIL issued a statement to refute rumours that the company was facing bankruptcy.


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The African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council has applauded African governments and its partners for launching initiatives empowering women cross-border traders.
During its 1144th open session, dedicated to discussions on integration of women, peace and security agenda in the implementation of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the council reaffirmed the critical role women traders play in the eradication of household poverty.
It, however, expressed concern that the gains made in unlocking the economic potential of informal cross-border women traders is under constant threat of being rolled back by conflicts in AU member states.
“[The Council] notes with deep concern that women continue to be disproportionately affected in conflict and post-conflict situations, including the adverse impact faced by women traders,“ it noted in its communique released after the session.
According to United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, informal cross-border trade represents up to 40 per cent of regional trade in Africa, with women being the largest shareholders. They constitute 70-80 per cent of the informal traders in the region.
The informal economy is a major employer in Africa absorbing 30 and 90 per cent of total non-agricultural employees.
In countries such as Benin, Tanzania and Nigeria, its productivity makes up to 65 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (total monetary value of all final goods and services produced, and sold on the market, within a country during a period of time, typically a year).
Last week, fighting erupted in Sudan as the country’s armed forces battled against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group, for control of the country and its capital.
The fighting has brought the country to a stand still; people cannot leave their homes.
There are no recent figures on the number of women-headed households, but, according to data from Food and Agriculture Organisation, by mid-1990s, more than 35 per cent of the households were headed by women.
In the country, women are more than twice as likely to be unemployed.
Data from the International Monetary Fund indicates that 50 per cent of the population living below the poverty line are in households with unemployed heads.
As of April 18, 2023, at least 185 people, had been killed in the fight, according to the United Nations special representative for Sudan. With dead, missing or displaced husbands, women are left sole providers of their families.
The pressure to meet their needs pushes them to join informal employment as tea and food sellers, domestic workers or petty traders, jobs that are non-existent now with the fighting.
Over the years, across Africa, governments and their private partners, including banks, have launched women-tailored financial products.
In Rwanda, for instance, the Bank of Kigali has rolled out Zamuka Mugore, which means uplifting women.
The facility, a lending and savings scheme, allows women in small-scale businesses to access loans of up to Rwf5 million (Sh656,037).
In Kenya, Kenya Commercial Bank runs a female-led and made enterprise programme through which women-led enterprises can borrow unsecured loans repayable within 48 months.
The Kenyan government has also digitised Women Enterprise Fund, enabling women to access affordable credit through mobile phones.
At the AU level, the council urged member states to “redouble their efforts in facilitating access to support facilities for women cross-border traders, including access to start-up capital and safety nets with a view to eventual transitioning into the formal economy to benefit from the AfCFTA.”
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Singapore emerges as leading wealth capital in Asia Pacific: Knight Frank
Christine Li, head of research study at Knight Frank Asia-Pacific, indicates that the fabric and make-up of urban areas worldwide have actually been recast in the wake of the pandemic and developing demand factors. “One of the most successful cities have been those governed by definitive management and quick step to control the virus, which promoted confidence, boosted their safe-haven standing, and thrust them to the forefront of worldwide businesses and the world’s elite, reshaping international capital flows. In Asia, Singapore has claimed this crown,” she says.
Leonard Tay, head of research at Knight Frank Singapore, adds in that Singapore has arised from the pandemic with its status as safe haven enhanced. “Singapore is special as an international assets management and financial center that is characterised by political security and a pro-business government. Thus, it is a favoured base for services and financiers seeking to be part of the significant development possibility in Asia.”
Singapore accomplished a standard score of 0.79. It racked up the best for signs under the work aspect, including having a sturdy legal system (0.98) and high venture quality (0.97 ). “Singapore has indeed become an appealing destination for modern technology firms, makers, worldwide finance organizations, and multinational firms. Its credibility for development, government, competitiveness, and ease of cutting a deal has actually turned it into a standout participant in Southeast Asia, precisely where it is taking advantage of the growing middle-class populaces of emerging economies,” the report states.
Under the play element, Singapore score extremely in the way of living component (0.91 ), boosted by its big pool of deluxe resorts, Michelin-star restaurants and shopping center. On the other hand, it attained lower for the luxury sign (0.47 ), in which Knight Frank credits to Singapore’s limited size that restricts the progression of land-extensive leisure facilities for instance, golf courses, amusement park and expansive national park. Additionally, the demand to maximise land usage has actually caused stores being housed in mall rather than high-street shopping areas.
Singapore has actually sealed its setting as the top assets capital in Asia Pacific (Apac), according to Knight Frank. In its commencement Rise of the Super Wealth Hub report, Singapore became the leading location, beating various hubs in the region including Dubai, Hong Kong, Sydney and Shanghai. The record offers findings from an evaluation of “extremely wealth hubs” in Apac utilizing six indications made to determine real-time, work and play elements. Indicators are gotten in between 0 to 1 for every center, with 1 embodying the greatest accomplishment.
Under the live aspect, Singapore racked up 0.75 for urban success and 0.69 for governance and talent. The scores acknowledge the nation’s consistent increase in criteria of living backed by industrialisation and business growth, along with its safe life atmosphere.


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GIF-lovers take note: There's a new media-sharing tool in the Twitter world. On Thursday, the social network introduced Vine, "a mobile service that lets you capture and share short looping videos." And they're not kidding when they say short. Vine allows you to post six-second videos that can be viewed in your followers' Twitter feed. Here's our first attempt:
Twitter has been trying to get into the video-sharing game for a while. It acquired Vine in October last year, and while a number of video apps already exist, the short format of Vine videos best compliments Twitter's affection for brevity. Requiring users to keep their videos short, "inspires creativity," Vine said on its blog.
Upon learning about Vine, one of my coworkers asked, "So, it's kind of like a GIF?" Indeed, and that's probably not an accident, considering how popular and viral those mini-videos have become on social media. Also, Vine is incredibly easy to use. Users put a finger on the screen of their mobile devices to record, and remove it to stop. You can also record multiple clips and stitch them together for one continuous clip.
Unfortunately, shortly after Twitter's announcement, the app ran into what will likely be the first of many launch hiccups: No one could find it.
In case you turn up empty-handed after searching the iTunes App Store, you can find Vine here. For now, it's only available for iPhone and iPod Touch, but Twitter says it's working to expand Vine's reach.


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The German meetings and conventions trade show sees substantial growth.
Workplace Options is partnering with the Mayo Clinic to improve its wellness offerings.
The IRF's "Spring 2013 Pulse Survey" shows a more positive outlook on the economy.
New designation is intended forÂ executives in sales, marketing, human resources, and administration who are looking to bolster their employee and customer engagement.
Recognition Professionals International will become a major education sponsor and will co-locate its annual conference next year.
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New Baleno set to take world by storm
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Suzuki recently unveiled the all new Baleno at the Frankfurt International Motor Show. Building on Suzuki’s compact-car expertise, the Baleno has an elegant design, a spacious cabin with generous luggage space, and a host of new technologies.
Based on the iK-2 concept vehicle which wowed crowds at the Geneva Motor Show, the Baleno stays true to the concept design. Minimising fuel consumption is a high priority for Baleno and the model will set new levels of fuel efficiency and driveability within the small car class.
As Suzuki’s next global model, Baleno is expected to join the New Zealand model line-up in the second half of next year.


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CBS-FM 101.1 PRESENTS HOLIDAY IN BROOKLYN ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9 AT BARCLAYS CENTEROct 25, 2016
NEW YORK (October 25, 2016) – CBS RADIO’s WCBS-FM 101.1 is hosting “HOLIDAY IN BROOKLYN” onFriday, December 9 at Barclays Center, featuring live performances by Jimmy Buffett (“Margaritaville,” “Come Monday”), James Taylor (“You’ve Got a Friend,” “Fire & Rain”), and Sarah McLachlan (“I Will Remember You,” “Angel”). CBS-FM’s on-air personalities Scott Shannon, Dan Taylor, Bill Lee, Joe Causi and more will be on stage to introduce the live performances.
Tickets to the show go on sale on Wednesday, November 2 at 10 a.m. and can be purchased at ticketmaster.com, barclayscenter.com, or by calling 800-745-3000. Tickets are available in person at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center on Thursday, November 3 at noon (if tickets are still available). American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets before the general public starting Thursday, October 27 at 10 a.m. through Sunday, October 30 at 10 p.m. Supply is limited. For more information, listen to CBS-FM 101.1 or log onto cbsfm.com.
WCBS-FM is hosting this major concert event to help its audience celebrate the holidays and to thank them for listening to “New York’s Greatest Hits” on CBS-FM 101.1. Ticket proceeds will benefit WhyHunger, a global organization working to end childhood hunger. For every ticket sold, $1 will be donated to WhyHunger’s Hungerthon, a campaign that raises funds and awareness for programs that fight hunger.
“Jimmy Buffett, James Taylor and Sarah McLachlan in Brooklyn…is there a better way to start the holiday season?” said Marc Rayfield, SVP Market Manager CBS Radio New York. “WCBS FM is honored to present this spectacular lineup and to have a portion of the proceeds benefit such a worthy cause.”
BROOKLYN SHOW™, the concert and major event programming franchise of Barclays Center, is presented by Steve Madden.


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LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Tacos Mexico has occupied its spot on Sahara Avenue and Valley View Boulevard for more than two decades.
The well-known red and white restaurant barely avoided a shutdown on Feb. 16 when it got a 38-demerit "C" grade on a routine inspection.
Owner Marta Vega said she believes violations corrected on-site should've been taken off the inspection but understands that her restaurant did have issues.
Critical violations included improper handwashing, unsafe food temperatures and expired food including week-old caldo and two-week-old menudo.
Vega says her kitchen employee didn't write the correct date, claiming it was a problem with labeling, not the food itself.
"She can't read and she can't write things down properly," said a manager who was helping translate for Vega. "She doesn't know. She didn't go to school."
They say they're doing on-the-job training and teaching, even scheduling a session with a food safety consultant, but keeping in mind the fact that "people make mistakes."
Their mistakes included improperly cooled cooked carrots, cooked chilies, cooked beef and house-made salsa that had to be thrown out.
Vega said when the inspector questioned employees about proper food temperatures, "They didn't know [how to] answer because when [they] see the health department, they get scared."
Inspectors also noted uncovered food in the fridge on peeling shelves, raw beef thawing in a sink next to dirty dishes, clean pots contaminated by raw beef and a dense accumulation of old dried food on the vegetable peeler and can opener blade.
"We have people back and forth because we have no stable schedule, we have no stable people and they come for one week, two weeks and then they go," the manager said. "And some of them, they don't know the rules."
When we pointed out that everyone who has a health card should know the rules, he said, "Sometimes they don't follow the rules and you have to tell them over and over again. Sometimes they forget or make mistakes."
And all they can do is fix it.
"I come to cook too, and I eat here," said Vega. "I want people to know it's safe and what happened during the inspection is not the norm for us."
Tacos Mexico was back to a six-demerit "A" grade on Feb. 24.
Thirty-one flavors, 16 demerits and one imminent health hazard at Baskin Robbins ice cream shop on Boulder Highway and Basic Road in Henderson as it was shut down on Feb. 19 for lack of adequate handwashing facilities.
The shop’s only hand sink in the food prep area wasn’t working.
Staff told inspectors it had been backing up and they were waiting for a plumber to arrive.
In the meantime, they were using the restroom sink, but that's not good enough under our state's health code.
Inspectors also found defective cans of caramel and chocolate topping that had to be thrown out, an employee’s uncovered drink stored above customer food and kitchen surfaces that were dirty or in disrepair.
Baskin Robbins' closure was short-lived.
It was re-inspected the same afternoon and re-opened with a zero-demerit "A" grade.
The person in charge at the store said they had no comment.
Click here to see the health report for Tacos Mexico.
Click here to see the health report for Baskin Robbins.


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Qualcomm: 5 billion smartphones to be sold between 2012 and 20166
As a public company, Qualcomm holds an annual meeting, well, annually. This year's meeting came with a prediction that 5 billion (with a "b") smartphones will be sold between 2012 and 2016. That is a lot of handsets and if you lined them up from the earth to the moon, it would still be a lot of handsets.
The chip manufacturer added that mobile devices are changing the computing world and that Qualcomm is focused on connectivity, battery life and portability. The company sees 650 million tablets and laptops sold in 2016 alone and expects to see strong demand for LTE chips to be used in mobile computers as well as for tablets.


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EA has officially announced Star Wars Squadrons, an upcoming starship dogfighting multiplayer game with a single-player story.
THE DARK SIDE OF LIFE- The Empire stands strong in Star Wars Squadrons
Despite only being announced 15 June, Star Wars Squadrons already has a release date, and is currently available for pre-order.
The game releases 2 October on Xbox One, PS4, and PC.
COMING SOON- EA Play will be the year's first big gaming event to go through despite coronavirus
EA Play will give the gaming world a look into many important upcoming EA games. With this announcement, Star Wars Squadrons will likely be one of them.
EA Play begins 18 June at 4pm PT.
READ MORE: Will Star Wars Squadrons come out on PS5?
What to expect
THROWBACK- Star Wars Squadrons looks to keep the soul of starship dogfighting games alive
It would be quite surprising if Star Wars Squadrons doesn't get anything at EA Play, even if it's a quick video clip with no in-game footage.
Since we've already gotten an official reveal trailer for Star Wars Squadrons, we do hope for in-game footage. But at worst, we'll likely get some additional details and a rewatch of the trailer that's already premiered.


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Pentacomp nominated in the 2022 Made in Poland programme
Pentacomp has been nominated in the 2022 edition of the Made in Poland programme. Made in Poland is led by the Polish Agency of Entrepreneurship and the editorial offices of Entrepreneurship Forum and Biznes Plus – a supplement to Gazeta Wyborcza. The initiative aims to promote Polish business abroad and showcase the potential of Polish enterprises which have a significant impact on shaping the country’s economy across different sectors.
Nominations for the Made in Poland award are made to Polish companies recognised for their innovative business projects and achievements in developing the domestic market. Pentacomp has been announced as one of this year’s nominees.
The finale of the programme will take place at the 2022 Made in Poland Congress in Berlin. The event will be attended by 20 thousand representatives of Polish enterprises, while 40 speakers will discuss a wide range of topics including the economic condition of Polish producers, their international position and business management strategy in times of crisis. More about the Congress: https://kongresmip.pl/index.php/en/main-site/.
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More than ever in the past 10 years, natural hair is being embraced as a suitable way to wear hair for Black women.
The revolutionary natural hair movement can be traced back to the Black Panthers, where members rocked their natural afros as a sign of Black power and beauty. In the 2010’s, YouTube became a platform for Black women to post tutorials for women with natural, coily and curly hair. The section of YouTube known as the Natural Hair Community, created a tight bond of Black women who were learning how to take care of their hair at home.
College can be a rough time for a person with natural hair. It’s difficult finding a barber or “naturalista,” as well as finding adequate natural hair products available near campus.
Thankfully, Towson University has its own natural hair community: the TU Naturalists (previously the TU Naturalistas). Originally formed in 2013, the club describes itself as a group that “helps others embrace themselves in their most natural state by promoting self-care and self-awareness.”
Each meeting, the group has its own special theme revolving around natural hair, such as how to take care of locs, creating hair oils, and discussing identity politics. Over the years, the TU Naturalists have created a community of natural hair wearers on campus, helping each other through their natural hair journeys.
I met up with the secretary of the TU Naturalists, Mya Williams, to talk about the reboot of the club and what it’s like wearing natural hair at Towson University.
Article featured photo by Raquel Santana on Unsplash.


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Walmart starts construction on North Highlands store
Construction is underway on a Walmart in North Highlands, expected to open by early 2015.
The Walmart Supercenter at the corner of Watt and Orange Grove avenues will replace a Cargo Largo store that has been vacant since closing in 2008. The Cargo Largo building will be demolished during the construction process.
The North Highlands store will span 118,000 square feet and employ approximately 250 people. Walmart expects to open a temporary hiring center near the store this fall.
In 2012, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors gave the go-ahead to a Walmart Supercenter in North Highlands. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. put the project on hold for several years after deciding in 2007 to reduce its capital spending globally and slow the development of new supercenters.
Walmart has owned the North Highlands property since 2006.
“The new Walmart store on Watt Avenue in North Highlands will provide economic revitalization by way of additional sales tax revenue for the county and increased foot traffic from new shoppers,” Sacramento County Supervisor Susan Peters said in a news release.
Sonya Sorich is social engagement manager and a staff writer at the Sacramento Business Journal. She oversees social media activity and writes about retailing, small business and restaurants.
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Supermarkets in Spain are within the line of fireside over inflation because the nation’s deputy chief wages a marketing campaign to press outlets into slicing costs in an effort to assist struggling households.
Yolanda Díaz, one in every of Spain’s deputy prime ministers and a contender for the highest job, has intensified a political battle over residing prices by pushing large supermarkets to supply an reasonably priced “basket” of 20 to 30 staples.
Meals and power inflation sparked by the struggle in Ukraine is stretching household budgets throughout Europe and leaving governments struggling to restrict the harm. Spain is hit particularly onerous as a result of its comparatively low common salaries imply folks spend a better proportion of their earnings on fundamentals.
In an interview with the Monetary Occasions, Díaz stated: “Households are telling me they’re solely giving their children pastas and rice. They’ll’t entry fish or meat. The fruit may be very costly. For a household that has two or three children, it’s extraordinarily sophisticated. That’s the pressing concern this nation has.”
She stated retailers had an obligation to chop costs to assist shoppers, not least as a result of the federal government had used public funds to help them and different companies throughout coronavirus pandemic lockdowns.
“They’ve revenue margins that let them to cut back their earnings just a little and contribute to their nation,” she added. “In the event that they don’t act on this grave second for Spain, the reputational threat for them may be very excessive.”
Shopper worth inflation stood at 10.5 per cent in Spain in August however costs of food and drinks rose 13.8 per cent year-on-year, the largest enhance for the reason that information collection started in 1994, in accordance with official figures this week. Milk inflation is operating at 26 per cent.
Díaz, a longstanding member of the Communist get together, careworn that she was not proposing laws or state-mandated worth controls, however was as an alternative pushing for an “settlement” between enterprise and authorities to make sure the costs of good-quality primary items are accessible.
Her efforts have run into agency opposition. The grocery store sector says they’re unhelpful whilst Díaz invitations its representatives for extra conferences subsequent week. Spain’s competitors regulator, in the meantime, put out an announcement recalling that fixing most costs between corporations is prohibited by nationwide and EU regulation.
Along with being criticised by the reliably hostile opposition Individuals’s get together, Díaz has additionally been upbraided by members of her personal coalition authorities.
Díaz, who can be labour minister, is one in every of Spain’s most watched politicians. She is a junior accomplice within the authorities led by Socialist prime minister Pedro Sánchez, however has already signalled a possible problem to him in elections subsequent yr by launching a brand new political motion referred to as Sumar.
Commenting on her transfer, Sánchez this week stated there was a necessity for shared accountability in enterprise. “We’ve to have a balanced evaluation between what the manufacturing chain represents and, logically, retail.”
Ignacio García Magarzo, head of Asedas, a gaggle representing supermarkets and distributors, acknowledged the “grave” value problem dealing with corporations and shoppers however stated Díaz’s proposal was “not helpful for fixing the issues”. He added that her evaluation of revenue margins within the meals provide chain was not scientific.
García Magarzo stated making an attempt to press solely the largest supermarkets into motion created unwarranted division within the sector. It didn’t recognise the fragmented nature of a lot of Spanish retail and risked leaving consumers who didn’t have entry to the most important chains deserted.
He referred to as on the federal government to as an alternative briefly slash or get rid of gross sales tax to tame inflation — and famous that Germany diminished its gross sales tax in 2020.
The one grocery store to go a way in direction of complying with Díaz has been the Spanish department of Carrefour, which stated it could supply a basket of 30 “important” merchandise for €30 till January — replicating one thing it has been doing in France since June.
The merchandise embody Carrefour-branded canned meals, pasta, cooking oil and occasional together with a number of drugstore gadgets and cleansing supplies.
However after its announcement, Díaz stated: “The basket has to comprise merchandise which might be contemporary — meat, fish, fruit, greens and dairy merchandise.” Spain’s different large chains are Mercadona, Lidl and Dia.
Agriculture minister Luis Planas, a member of Sánchez’s Socialist get together, rebuked his fellow cupboard member, citing the necessity to shield smaller retail chains. “We should keep away from worth wars that will result in a restructuring of the sector that’s not in anybody’s curiosity,” he stated.
Defence minister Margarita Robles accused Díaz of straying into an space past her ministerial remit. “I do know that [Díaz] does it with the most effective will, however there are technical and financial features that have to be recognized.”
Farmers throughout the continent are beneath immense strain due to the surging value of power and fertiliser, which provides to the problem of preserving costs low.
Alberto Núñez Feijóo, chief of the Individuals’s get together, stated: “We’ve seen as soon as once more the frivolity with which individuals’s necessary points are handled. The meat, dairy and vegetable producers can not cope as a result of they need to pay extra for every little thing . . . Not bearing in mind that producers can not handle appears to me to be the alternative of any cheap proposal from the federal government.”


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Samsung is the dominant force on our trending chart this week, with its newly launched Galaxy A series resonating with you. The Galaxy A33 became the most popular phone in our database, followed by the Galaxy A53.
Last week’s leader, the Apple iPhone SE (2022), completed the podium, while the third new A-series phone, the Galaxy A73, took fourth place.
The Galaxy S22 Ultra makes it four Smasung phones in the top five, while the Xiaomi 12 Pro sits in sixth place.
We then have a pair of Redmi Note 11 with the vanilla model before the top version Pro+.
The Samsung Galaxy A52s sits in ninth place, while the iPhone 13 Pro Max rounds out the top 10. That leaves no room for the Poco X4 Pro, Redmi Note 11 Pro, Galaxy S22 and Apple iPad Air, which were part of last week’s top 10.
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For the second one 12 months in a row, Zynga introduced its Breast Most cancers Consciousness Month marketing campaign in its fashionable Phrases With Pals social sport. The sport writer worries that this 12 months, the pandemic will deter folks from being attentive to the problem or getting screenings as they apply social distancing and shelter-in-place precautions.
The marketing campaign labored smartly remaining 12 months in a partnership with the American Most cancers Society, so San Francisco-based Zynga kicked off a brand new #WordsWithHope marketing campaign as of late. All the way through the month of October, it is going to function a phrase of hope within the sport’s Phrase of the Day. Phrases With Pals is a superb car for the message, because it has 97 million lifetime installs (with three million of those coming this 12 months), in step with size company Sensor Tower.
Zynga will percentage that phrase on its social channels and within the sport, at the side of statements shared by means of influential folks whose lives were modified by means of breast most cancers. The marketing campaign is aimed toward illustrating the importance of screening and early detection, in addition to celebrating the heroes that experience confronted this analysis head-on.
Amongst the ones collaborating within the marketing campaign are folks from the leisure, type, literature, tech, medication, and sports activities sectors. Model fashion designer Betsey Johnson is kicking off the marketing campaign along with her personal message as of late.
Zynga’s Deepthi Menon stated in an interview with GamesBeat that 1-in-Eight ladies may have a breast most cancers analysis, with upper incidents of most cancers in folks of colour. She stated the message about screening is vital this 12 months as it’s tougher to do all over the pandemic.
“This 12 months has been a hard 12 months, and it’s no secret,” Menon stated “Gamers are on the lookout for techniques to seek out hope, discover a group, and connect to each and every different. That has all the time been the case. However this 12 months, it’s wanted greater than ever. And in particular for breast most cancers consciousness. This can be a 12 months the place fewer persons are ready to move get a preventive screening that they in most cases are ready to do very conveniently.”
As a result of COVID-19, persons are staying indoors and that makes the attention marketing campaign extra vital than ever, Menon stated.
Phrases With Pals can succeed in as many as 9 million folks thru messages on social channels or throughout the sport, Zynga claims. The corporate measures the good fortune of the marketing campaign thru group engagement, and remaining 12 months it was once actually top, Menon stated. Phrases With Pals is a superb goal sport partially as it has extra ladies than males.
“If we will get started conversations, have the teams come in combination, that’s what we actually care about in such campaigns,” Menon stated. “Betsey Johnson is an iconic type fashion designer and a breast most cancers survivor. She mentioned her personal adventure with breast most cancers, and you’ll be able to see it within the sport as of late. This is likely one of the ingenious techniques we’re the usage of to unfold consciousness.”


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During last year’s cryptocurrency rally, Bitcoin reached the $50,000 level for the first time and exceeded many expectations. As a result, many investors bought bitcoin at that time. Hong Kong tech giant Meitu was one of the companies that took bitcoin as a treasury reserve.
With the market downturn, the tech giant suffers double losses. This is a type of loss where the value of the asset is less than the book value of the investment.
Bitcoin lost more than 50% of its value in the second quarter of 2022, which is the worst quarterly performance of BTC since the third quarter of 2011. The decline in the value of BTC is devastatingly affecting many investors.
Meitu has lost nearly half of its crypto value in the emergence of a bear market this year. However, the tech company made headlines in April 2021 after that It said Purchase of approximately $100 million worth of crypto holdings.
Meitu’s Crypto contract collapse
local media a statement Meitu statement regarding BTC contract. According to the report, the company lost more than 300 million yuan, worth nearly $43,400 million, in cryptocurrency investments.
Remember, Meitu revealed its crypto holdings to be around 940 BTC and 31,000 ETH during an exchange filing in July. The purchase amount for both tokens is $49.5 million and $50.5 million. This made the company’s net crypto investment $100 million.
However, the company lost nearly half of the investment value by the second quarter of 2022 due to the recent decline in the cryptocurrency market. In addition, the financial filing revealed that the impairment loss more than doubled compared to the previous quarter, as predicted by Meitu earlier.
Also, the company said that the loss of value of cryptocurrency holdings would bring more drastic effects on its performance. As a result, this could result in a net loss for the company in its second quarter report.
MicroStrategy, Tesla, and others suffered losses
Besides Meitu, other notable companies have suffered notable losses through crypto investments. For example, MicroStrategy, the leading public company investing in Bitcoin, reported an impairment loss. The company announced a loss of more than $900 million in its bitcoin holdings by the second quarter of 2022.
During the height of the rally last year, Microstrategy, led by Michael Salor, used bitcoin as a treasury reserve. This move made Bitcoin gain popularity on the US dollar. The idea became very attractive when Bitcoin was climbing an entirely new time-high every month.
Companies like SpaceX, Telsa, and dozens of others have joined the trend. However, the bubbles were broken with the advent of the bear market as the price of Bitcoin plummeted. As a result, Bitcoin has fallen from the top and is now trading at a third of its previous highest value.
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(CNN)--Concert ticket sales in North America are on the rise, despite an increase in the cost of seeing your favorite performers.
After struggling in 20-10, ticket sales were up more than five-percent during the first six months of this year.
At the same time, the cost of a concert ticket rose 10-percent to an average of 67-dollars, according to Pollstar.
U-2's 3-60 tour was the top money-maker.
Kenny Chesney, Bon Jovi and Lady Gaga were close behind.
Many artists have helped boost ticket sales by appearing together and choosing smaller venues.
The use of social media and discount outlets like Groupon are also driving sales.
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The Apple has submitted the annual statement to the SEC yesterday in which the company claimed that the total remuneration that was given to the CEO of the company stood at $ 4.17M during 2012. The held meeting of the shareholders and during the meeting, the company informed all the future projects that are currently in the pipeline.
In this meeting the company also announced the massive cut in the compensation package of the Time Cook and informed the shareholders that the CEO received just $4.17M during 2012 as compared to the $378M during 2011 and $59 million 2010.
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The company further informed the shareholders that the difference in the remuneration of both the years is due to down to stock option award. The CEO of the company was granted stock option award in both the previous years and he received $52 million in 2010 and $376 million during 2011 while during 2012, the CEO of the company did not receive anything from this option. The stock awarded in the previous years will vest in 2014, 2016 and 2021 respectively.
The compensation packages of the other senior management were also discussed during the meeting including the Peter Oppenheimer (*SVP & CFO), Robert Mansfield (SVP Technologies), Bruce Sewell (SVP, General Counsel) and Jeffery Williams (SVP Operations). All these senior executives were awarded significant stock option award and each were paid the package above $ 66 million for 2012. It is said about the previous CEO of the company, Steve Jobs that he did not receive more than $1 per year in compensation.
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December 28, 2021
Amazon has updated its Alexa voice assistant after it “challenged” a 10-year-old girl to touch a coin to the prongs of a half-inserted plug.
The suggestion came after the girl asked Alexa for a “challenge to do”.
“Plug in a phone charger about halfway into a wall outlet, then touch a penny to the exposed prongs,” the smart speaker said.
Amazon said it fixed the error as soon as the company became aware of it.
The girl’s mother, Kristin Livdahl, described the incident on Twitter.
She said: “We were doing some physical challenges, like laying down and rolling over holding a shoe on your foot, from a [physical education] teacher on YouTube earlier. Bad weather outside. She just wanted another one.”
That’s when the Echo speaker suggested partaking in the challenge that it had “found on the web”.
The dangerous activity, known as “the penny challenge”, began circulating on TikTok and other social media websites about a year ago.
Metals conduct electricity and inserting them into live electrical sockets can cause electric shocks, fires and other damage.
“I know you can lose fingers, hands, arms,” Michael Clusker, station manager at Carlisle East fire station, told The Press newspaper in Yorkshire in 2020.
“The outcome from this is that someone will get seriously hurt.”
Fire officials in the US have also spoken out against the so-called challenge.
Ms Livdahl tweeted that she intervened, yelling: “No, Alexa, no!”
However, she said her daughter was “too smart to do something like that”.
Amazon told the BBC in a statement that it had updated Alexa to prevent the assistant recommending such activity in the future.
“Customer trust is at the centre of everything we do and Alexa is designed to provide accurate, relevant, and helpful information to customers,” said Amazon in a statement.
“As soon as we became aware of this error, we took swift action to fix it.”


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Is Northern Europe the Happiest Place on Earth?
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25:34 - Despite a share surge, Nintendo has had to deal with setback after setback since the release of Pokemon Go. Last week, it warned the game would not bolster yearly profits, and now, it's posted a worse than expected quarterly loss and delaying the release of a key accessory for gamers. Bloomberg's Reed Stevenson reports on "Daybreak Asia." (Source: Bloomberg)


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Q3 TV advertising trends revealed
TV advertising analytics company iSpot.tv gave Datacenter Weekly a first look at its “Q3 TV Advertising Report.” Some key insights:
Primetime bounced back: “Primetime broadcast ad impressions were up 17% YoY [year-over-year] in Q3 … with spend up even more—39.5% compared to Q3 last year,” per iSpot’s report. “As the fall TV schedule gets back on track too, broadcast spend in primetime is also up over 16% compared to the last ‘normal’ year back in 2019.”
Consumer packaged goods TV advertising settled down: “CPG TV ad spend declined (8.8% YoY) in Q3 as consumer spending habits normalized, though CPG brands were still spending nearly 17% more on national TV in 2021 than 2019. For retail brands, spend was up nearly 5% YoY thanks to an actual back-to-school schedule, but was also up 10% compared to 2019.”
Movie ad spending surged: “With theaters reopened, movie ad impressions were up more than 5x YoY in Q3. Spend was also up over 7x as studios capitalized tentpole events (Olympics, NFL) to encourage the masses to go see and/or stream movies. However, spend and impressions were about 10% lower than in 2019, as behavior around movie watching and releases has still have not fully returned to ‘normal.’”
Sports won the quarter: “Not only was the Tokyo Olympics the biggest TV event in Q3, but the top three programs (by ad impressions served) were all sporting events (Tokyo Olympics, NFL Football, College Football). Combined, they made up nearly 5% of total impressions served in Q3.”
You can request an instantly downloadable PDF copy of the (free) 22-page report here.


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Yahoo announced back in September 2016 that an estimated 500 million accounts were stolen in late 2014. If you haven’t changed your Yahoo or Flickr account passwords yet, there’s now some even worse news: Yahoo just revealed that 1 billion accounts were hacked in late 2013.
The number of stolen accounts is equivalent to about 13.5% of the entire world population, and is being called the largest security breach in the history of humankind.
If you were one of the 1 billion Yahoo or Flickr users compromised by the newly-revealed 2013 hack, here’s what hackers may have stolen from you: your name, email addresses, telephone numbers, date of birth, hashed passwords, and possibly unencrypted security questions and answers.
Yahoo says it is now contacting potentially affected users and requiring password changes.
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— Jonathan Ellis (@jonathanellis) December 14, 2016
If you’ve had a Flickr account since at least 2013 and you use the same security questions and answers on other sites and services, you might want to completely change your security settings online to prevent your data from being used to access your other accounts.