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Specialist craft brewer, Drop Bear Beer Co., has announced plans to build Wales’ first alcohol-free brewery.
The brewery development will be funded through a £500,000 equity investment campaign that is currently live on Crowdcube – with investment levels starting from £11. The brewery is anticipated to be fully functional by October 2021. When completed, it will initially create six new jobs.
“We are looking at sites along the M4 corridor, between Carmarthen and Cardiff, and plan to open in October 2021,” said Drop Bear’s sales and marketing director, Joelle Drummond; who founded the Swansea-based company in 2019 with Sarah McNena.
“It’s been a challenging year for everyone, but creating the Drop Bear Brewery was always part of our plans. The change to our business model due to COVID-19 has only reinforced our belief that this is the right move for Drop Bear. We’re feeling confident and excited at the prospect of creating Welsh jobs in a time of job losses and redundancies.”
“Our sales have grown by 2000% this year and the alcohol-free sector has continued to grow. Drop Bear is well established as a major player in the alcohol-free industry and having our own craft brewery will help us to gain a bigger share of that market through increased margins and further adaptability. It will be the first alcohol-free brewery in Wales, and only the second in the UK.”
While relatively new entrants in the predominantly male-dominated world of brewing, Joelle and Sarah have quickly become a force to be reckoned with. Promising to ‘disrupt’ the traditional view of the non-alcoholic beer market, they adopted the mantra ‘Dropping the alcohol, perfecting the craft’.
They have been successful in that aim, and in a short space of time, have received several prestigious beer awards, as well as plaudits for their business acumen – including a Great British Entrepreneur Award and two Welsh Start Up Awards.
More recently, Drop Bear’s beer has received international recognition at the World Beer Awards, as well as at the Great Taste Awards, and the ‘Imbibe No & Low Taste Awards 2020’.
Fast approaching quarter of a million bottles brewed, overseas sales have taken off too, with exports to Germany, Spain, Canada, USA, and Australia.
The outdoors-loving millennial pair epitomise the healthy lifestyle conscious market they want to capture, and they have been gearing up for the traditional ‘Dry January’ period.
Said Joelle, “Our customers are a combination of craft beer enthusiasts who sometimes need an alcohol-free option and those who abstain from alcohol entirely. Whatever your reason for drinking an alcohol-free beer, Drop Bear means you no longer need to compromise on flavour or craft. Sarah and I started brewing because we wanted to prove that real beer doesn’t need alcohol to have fun.”
There are currently four beers in the Drop Bear range, Tropical IPA, Yuzu Pale Ale, Bonfire Stout, and New World Lager.
Drop Bear’s 100 per cent natural beers with punchy, exciting flavour profiles have gained a rapidly growing legion of fans. While below 0.5% ABV, the beer’s vegan, gluten-free, and low-calorie credentials have captured the zeitgeist of the drinks market.


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FIFA 21 cover stars tipped ahead of official reveal trailer launch
The real-life Premier League season might be coming to an end this weekend, but FIFA 21 season is just about to commence.
It appears this year’s instalment of EA Sports will premiere this Thursday July 23 with the official reveal trailer. That’s according to the official EA Sports FIFA YouTube page which already has a placeholder. The trailer will air at 4pm UK time.
However, a closer look at the meta data for the video could give us a hint at the potential cover stars for this year’s instalment of the classic football sim. Twitter user @ChrissyG_x spotted several prominent names within the video tags.
They are Kylian Mbappe of Paris St Germain, Liverpool’s Trent Alexander Arnold representing the Premier League, Erling Braut Håland who plays for Dortmund in Germany and João Félix who plays in Spain for Atletico Madrid.
Those tags have since been removed, but were screenshotted by the user before EA could swoop in and remove the evidence.
EA has started using multiple cover stars for the game’s various editions in the last couple of years after years of dominance by the likes of Leo Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney.
FIFA 20 featured Real Madrid playmaker Eden Hazard on the standard edition, while Liverpool linchpin Virgil Van Dijk was on the cover of the Champions edition of the game. The Ultimate edition featured French legend Zinedine Zidane.
The cover stars tend to generate a host of publicity for the game, but loyal fans will be keen to see what FIFA 21 will bring to the table in terms of advancements – especially with for the next-gen versions of the title. We saw a tiny bit of showreel footage from the PS5 and Xbox One versions around a month ago, but this should be a much greater showcase for the franchise.
Electronic Arts has already revealed FIFA 21 will be coming to PS4, Xbox One and PC on October 9, 2020. The release date for PS5 and Xbox Series X versions will likely emerge when we know when the consoles will arrive.


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For the first time ever, the federal government has formally acknowledged the tremendous economic contribution of recreation boating and fishing.
In early February, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) recognized the outdoor recreation industry as a significant economic contributor to the US Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Its report found that boating and fishing contributed $38.2 billion to the US economy in 2016.
“Today's report affirms what those of us in the outdoor community already know – outdoor recreation has a far-reaching positive impact across the U.S. and our economy,” said Thom Dammrich, Outdoor Recreation Roundtable chair and president of the National Marine Manufacturers Association. “As an industry, we are proud to generate millions of American jobs and be a driving economic force from coast to coast, and we are grateful that BEA and the Department of Commerce have decided to recognize that. This report is further evidence of the need for sound public policy that encourages continued growth in the outdoor recreation industry.”
In addition to reporting on the outdoor recreation industry's annual gross output, the BEA's initial findings report that outdoor recreation makes up 2.0 percent of the U.S. GDP. More importantly, the outdoor recreation industry's GDP has increased an average of 4.4 percent since 2012, significantly greater than the 3.6 percent average increase in the overall US GDP.


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Cummins will recall close to 500,000 medium- and heavy-duty trucks produced between 2010 and 2015 to correct a defective emissions control system in the engines.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency told Reuters the recall is the largest ever voluntary recall of trucks due to emissions problems. According to the article, “the catalytic reduction systems were found to be less durable than required and will be replaced.” The problem, resulting from a defective part, was discovered during a California Air Resources Board emissions test.
The recall would replace a faulty component that causes excess nitrogen oxides emissions. A spokesman for Cummins told Reuters the recall will occur in two phases, beginning with heavy-duty trucks this month and medium-duty trucks next March.


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Apple has postponed returning employees to the office until January at the earliest, citing concerns about an increase in Covid cases.
Employees were notified of the decision in a company memo sent out on Thursday, according to Bloomberg News.
The company informed employees that plans would be reconfirmed a month ahead of time and that they should get vaccinated.
It is the latest US company to modify its plans in light of the Delta variant’s impact on the country.
Apple had earlier stated that employees would return to work in early September, but this was then changed to October.
When they are forced to return, they must work at least three days per week in the office.
According to Bloomberg, the corporation is also boosting the number of Covid tests performed at home for employees to as many as three each week.
The reports have elicited no official response from Apple.
COVID Concerns Still Loom
Apple has stated that it has no intentions to close its offices or retail outlets, according to Bloomberg.
However, one Apple store in Charleston, North Carolina, was shut down after more than 20 staff tested positive for Covid or were exposed to the virus, according to the CDC.
Other US stores are alleged to have shortened their hours due to ill or self-isolating employees.
As the number of Covid cases in the US rises, several major tech companies have altered their employee return-to-work protocols, with some requiring that all employees working in the workplace be vaccinated.
Google has announced that it will not be returning to work until October 18th.
The corporation has also followed Facebook in stating that returning US employees will be required to be vaccinated.
Twitter’s reopening has been put on hold, with offices in San Francisco and New York once again closed.
For staff who wished to return, the two Twitter locations were functioning at up to 50% capacity.
Dr. Francis Collins, the director of the National Institutes of Health, cautioned last weekend that the number of Covid-19 cases in the United States might soon return to 200,000 per day, a level last seen at the start of this year.
A New Normal for Big Business?
With more and more large businesses shifting away from on-site work, this change in policy could spell a drastic change in big business moving forward. With many contracts being negotiated with remote-work included, it’s no surprise this is on the forefront of industry leader’s minds.
Whilst many large companies are enacting stay-at-home orders on a temporary basis right now, many experts are beginning to suspect that these policies will be brought forward in a permanent fashion.
Industries leaders have begun to signal that remote work contracts are providing a competitive edge in the market today. This has been seen in both the US markets, and global employment markets as well.
With remote work dominating the 2020 and 2021 landscape, many concerns have been brought to worker unions, investor boards, and governments around the world.
What do you think about the global shift to remote work contracts? Let us know your thoughts down below!


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After 2 years of online and video activity it's finally trade fair time again!
It is time to take the opportunity to exchange in person about the developments of the previous months. With the new MAGIO as a highlight, we will be presenting our complete portfolio of circulators for laboratories and research live for the first time at analytica. MAGIO expands the CORIO and DYNEO brand portfolio with a high-end circulator for the most demanding temperature control applications.


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Press release from the Co-operative Group
Construction of Mytholmroyd’s new Co-op store is well underway, as part of redevelopment works following the village’s severe flooding in December 2015.
A seven-figure investment is underway at the Burnley Road site, which is set to provide a new, purpose built convenience store and petrol station for the community.
Work is now taking place on Burnley Road to install a new drainage channel for the store. To facilitate this, two-way temporary traffic lights have been installed and will be in place until the work is complete, which is due to be in mid-August.
The convenience retailer is working in partnership with Calderdale Council, utilities companies, the Environment Agency and flood defence contractors VBA joint venture comprising VolkerStevin, Boskalis Westminster and SNC-Lavalin’s Atkins business. This is to ensure that the work is carried out as efficiently as possible and to minimise inconvenience to pedestrians and motorists.
To ensure a joined-up approach, the traffic management will be undertaken by Amberon, the same contractor being employed for the flood alleviation scheme in the village centre, using the same Bluetooth technology being used to manage traffic flow.
The work will run concurrently to ensure the new store can open on time, and that the vital flood defence works continue uninterrupted.
And, from 7 August, customers will also be able to use the school car park belonging to the adjacent Burnley Road Academy for two weeks, whilst works continue in and around the store’s car park.
Gavin West, store manager of Mytholmroyd Co-op, said:
“We take our role at the centre of local life here in Mytholmroyd very seriously and are incredibly excited about delivering our brand-new 6,000 sq ft store to the community.
“We’re extremely appreciative to people in the town for the patience they’ve shown whilst we near the end of works and hope that they’ll join us in September when we invite them to come and preview their brand new store ahead of its grand opening.”
Mytholmroyd’s new-look Co-op is also set to bring a funding boost to local causes including Calder Valley Search and Rescue, Community Transport and Mytholmroyd Playgroup and Fun Track through the retailer’s membership scheme in which members receive a 5% reward on the purchase of own-brand products and services, with the Co-op donating a further 1% to chosen causes.
Helen Batt, catchment director for Calderdale from the Environment Agency, said:
“It is good news that the Co-op store is set to re-open with better facilities for residents and people visiting the village.
“We are working in partnership with the store, the Council and utilities companies to minimise disruption for the local community and commuters as much as possible caused by temporary traffic lights.”
Cllr Barry Collins, Calderdale Council’s Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Economic Strategy, said:
“We recognise that this work may cause further traffic issues in Mytholmroyd and we will do everything we can to minimise disruption while they take place. The works have been scheduled during the school holidays when traffic is quieter and the lights will be manned to better manage flow.
“These are necessary works and the construction of the new Co-op is another landmark in Mytholmroyd’s recovery from the Boxing Day floods, providing a more convenient shopping experience for local people and attracting customers from outside the village.”
More information on the Mytholmroyd flood alleviation scheme is available here. For the latest news about the scheme, sign up for regular news bulletins by emailing mytholmroydFAS@environment-agency.gov.uk. You can also follow #MytholmroydFAS and @EnvAgencyYNE on Twitter.


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Australia will invest $20 million over three years in the video game industry through an Interactive Games Fund, the Commonwealth announced today.
The internet is changing the way film is distributed, with Screen Australia announcing two recipients of its Innovative Distribution funding, to support low-budget content that does not fit the traditional moulds of distribution and exhibition.
Government agency Screen Australia’s decision to move its desktop infrastructure from Apple to Windows has taken longer than expected due to challenges with managing disparate IT systems.
Screen Australia is to implement a new technology architecture design for its IT infrastructure following the decision to dump its Apple environment in favour of Microsoft Windows.
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Applications have opened for the second edition of the Tommy Hilfiger Fashion Frontier Challenge, organisers have announced. Entries opened on March 21, 2019 and will close on May 12, 2019
The global program aims to support entrepreneurial start-up and scale-up stage businesses developing solutions that promote inclusive and positive change in fashion. After a successful first year, the company is excited to continue to work on identifying opportunities that support the advancement of the fashion industry.
“The first chapter of this global initiative was an inspiring journey that put a spotlight on incredible ideas that could change the lives of people through a more positive and inclusive fashion landscape,” said Tommy Hilfiger. “Through the Tommy Hilfiger Fashion Frontier Challenge we continue to mentor and support social entrepreneurs who are putting their heart and soul into addressing issues they strongly believe in. This celebrates the entrepreneurial spirit and determined optimism at the heart of our brand DNA.”
Interested businesses are invited to submit project proposals that focus on inclusive fashion. Over a multi-stage four-month process, applicants will be narrowed down to six finalists who will be invited to develop their project plans with the support of a team of dedicated Tommy Hilfiger subject-matter experts at the Campus of the Future in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
They will pitch their finalized concepts at the global Tommy Hilfiger Fashion Frontier Challenge Final Event in early 2020, where a prestigious jury panel will award €150,000 among two winners to support their ventures.
The winners will also receive a year-long mentorship with Tommy Hilfiger’s experts globally as well as INSEAD experts, in addition to a place on the INSEAD Social Entrepreneurship Program (ISEP). An additional €10,000 will be awarded to the finalist who wins the “Audience Favorite Vote”.
The final event of the first Challenge took place in January 2019, with an expert celebrity Jury Panel that included Mr Tommy Hilfiger; model and activist, Arizona Muse; CEO, Tommy Hilfiger Global and PVH Europe, Daniel Grieder; CFO and COO, Tommy Hilfiger Global and PVH Europe, Martijn Hagman; Founding Partner, Social Impact Venture, Willemijn Verloop; Full Professor and Chair of Social Entrepreneurship at Católica-Lisbon and visiting Professor at INSEAD, Filipe Santos; and Managing Director, Fashion for Good, Katrin Ley.
A total of €210,000 was awarded by the Jury Panel among the three winners, including Selina Wamucii, doctHERs and Auf Augenhoehe.
Tommy Hilfiger’s mission is to be one of the leading sustainable designer lifestyle companies through how it creates its product, manages its operations, and connects with its communities and stakeholders.
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Taking a short break today from the Consumer Electronics Show to cover some other big tech happenings, including Bungie splitting with Activision on Destiny and Epic Games being rated by the BBB!
One of the biggest gaming news stories so far in 2019 broke today when Activision and Bungie confirmed they are ending their publishing deal for Destiny. Going forward, Bungie will take on development and publishing duties for Destiny, while Activision will focus on its own franchises, like Call of Duty. Research firm Cowen & Company shared its thoughts on the news in a note to investors today, and one prediction the company made was that Bungie will release Destiny 3 in 2020. This is not an altogether surprising revelation, as the Destiny series normally releases new mainline entries every three years.
AI plays a huge role in how Spotify delivers personalized playlists to users, so it’s somewhat fitting that the company’s new partnership with Microsoft is focused on messages about how AI can impact all aspects of life — including education, healthcare and philanthropy. Those messages are going to be showing up in the Discover Weekly playlist for free users, the first time that Spotify has lets brands have full customization and control over advertising in that feed.
The creator of the wildly popular video game Fortnite has been given an “F” rating from the Better Business Bureau after failing to address hundreds of complaints from concerned customers. The BBB said that over the past year, it has received more than 270 complaints about Epic Games, which has made a fortune from Fortnite and other popular video games. Most of the complaints regard customer service issues and problems with refunds and exchanges — and most of them were never addressed by the Cary, N.C.-based company, the BBB said in a statement.
Not to be outdone by its FAANG and other technology rivals, it appears Amazon has been secretly developing a game streaming service. It looks set to compete with Microsoft and Google with instant video games housed on powerful servers. Cloud-based gaming, which will negate the need for downloads or game cards, could be one of the next major advances for the gaming industry.


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ThredUP launched their unique children’s clothing recycling program back in 2010. Up until now, the only way to swap outgrown clothes through thredUP was to build a box of about 10 items of the same size and season and post them on the site so other moms can choose to buy your box. Now, the company is making the clothing recycling process even easier with thredUP Concierge. Just request a free Concierge bag online, fill it with your kid’s outgrown clothing, return the bag with a prepaid label and you’ll earn up to $5 per piece.
If hosting a garage sale, frequenting consignment shops or selling outgrown clothes online sounds too time consuming, thredUP Concierge may be the right option for you. The service is similar to taking your clothing to a consignment shop, but you don’t actually have to leave your home. ThredUP’s experts will go through your bag and determine how much you get paid per piece (up to $5) based on size, season, brand and type.
You can’t send just anything in the Concierge bag though – clothing must be new or gently-used, clean and freshly laundered, and originally purchased within the last two years. Also, for anyone looking to get rid of old baby clothing, you’re out of luck. At this time, thredUP doesn’t accept infant clothing 12 months and under. The company also notes that you can earn more if you send in season clothing, styles in their top sizes 18 months, 2T, 3T, 4T, and 7, and top brand names like Tea Collection, and Hanna Andersson
During the site’s invite only pre-launch threadUP recycled roughly 40,000 items and now that the site has launched publicly, they expect to recycle more than 10,000 items a day. “We believe that Concierge will help find new homes for 3.5 million items annually, keeping 1 million pounds of children’s clothing out of U.S. landfills,” says James Reinhart, CEO of thredUP.


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"Indonesia has massive potential to be a leader in the digital space in Asia."
VIVAnews – LinkedIn is the world’s second biggest social networking after Facebook and the largest professional network with over 100 million professional members worldwide. Now LinkedIn has over 18 million members in Asia Pacific and recently announced Singapore as the base for its regional headquarters. Following its IPO, LinkedIn has set its sights on expansion within APAC, leveraging the success of existing offices in Australia and India. Last Thursday, LinkedIn Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand, Clifford Rosenberg spoke at Indonesia's IDBYTE event in Jakarta. Following his presentation, Rosenberg gave an exclusive interview with VIVAnews.com discussing both LinkedIn’s strategy for regional expansion and Indonesia’s digital industry. LinkedIn just opened its Singapore branch. What functions will the office serve and what will be the headcount? We announced our Asia Pacific and Japan headquarters in Singapore on May 31st 2011. The new office in Singapore will serve as the regional headquarters to over 18 million LinkedIn members in Asia Pacific (and Japan), supporting both existing markets in Australia and India and providing a launch pad for further regional expansion. There will initially be approximately a dozen staff initially for the Singapore office across Sales, Finance, Marketing and Human Resources. Arvind Rajan has relocated from LinkedIn HQ in Mountain View California to set-up the regional office in Singapore. He will now serve as Managing Director & VP of APAC & Japan. Is it true that LinkedIn also wants to enter into the market in China? Entry into China is not something that we take lightly - we’re focused on getting it right and continuing to explore ways to be in China over the long-term. What is the growth rate of the 18 million LinkedIn members in Asia Pacific? About 1 million professionals join LinkedIn every week, a growth rate of more than 1 member joining per second. In APAC specifically, Comscore reports that LinkedIn visitors increased by 132 percent from March 2010 to March 2011. What about users in Indonesia? Do you have the statistics of Indonesian users? We have over 18 million members in Asia Pacific, including over 2 million in South East Asia. But we haven't broken it down by the country. So at this point of time, we're not talking about Indonesian specific number. In your opinion, what do you think is the future for Indonesia’s online industry? Indonesia has massive potential to be a leader in the digital space in Asia. Mobile penetration is high and there’s a lot of enthusiasm in the industry, which is exciting to see. If you look at the percentage of online advertising spend in Indonesia, it only represents about 1 percent of total advertising spent, so there’s enormous scope for growth. Indonesia spends roughly US$40 million per year on online advertising yet the total advertising, across TV, print, and other mediums is about US$ 5 billion. So when you look at the amount of time people are spending across the range of media, there's a disproportionate amount spent on TV/print versus online. So I think it's a market that’s ripe for growth. You only need to look around at this conference and you can sense plenty of enthusiasm and excitement about the future of digital in Indonesia. Yahoo has entered the Indonesian market. How many years will it take for LinkedIn to do the same? As mentioned, we’ve just established a presence in Singapore, adding to existing offices in Australia and India, and we’ll use Singapore as a hub to explore expansion into new markets across Asia. Are you going to use content from local news publisher for LinkedIn Today? I mentioned a new product in my presentation called “LinkedIn Today” where we take content from various news sources and offer customized news feeds according to the industry that’s most relevant to members.We would like to have as many publishers around the globe involved in providing good content for our members, so yes, it’s entirely possible this could be the case in Indonesia. How are these new features, like LinkedIn Today and LinkedIn Groups leveraging user engagement on LinkedIn? It’s becoming increasingly difficult for professionals to sift through the volume of content they receive on a daily basis, and that’s why we introduced ‘Signal’ and ‘Today’ – two products that allow busy professionals to get real-time insights from the large stream of information shared by their network of connections. LinkedIn Groups are a way for professionals to engage and conduct interactive discussions with their industry peers – we have more than 900,000 Groups on LinkedIn. It’s all about enabling people to manage their professional brand online, raise their profile and build their career. Every day, professionals are gaining new job or business opportunities, insights and information by networking and engaging on LinkedIn. What percentage of traffic and engagement do they provide? I think the best way when you think about engagement is the statistic that I showed in my presentation about LinkedIn being one of the top 50 websites in the world. When you look at the amount of traffic going to LinkedIn, we’re now the second largest social media website in the world. And when you look at the traffic on LinkedIn, which is increasing, I think it's testimonial to increasing engagement levels on LinkedIn. In addition to advertising, a large proportion of LinkedIn’s revenue comes from recruitment services and premium subscriptions. Are they relevant for Asian countries? Yes absolutely. We have three key lines of revenue; marketing solutions (advertising), recruitment solutions (for recruiters and hiring managers), and subscriptions. All three are relevant in every market, and with a skills shortage across Asia, we’re seeing particular demand for our recruitment solutions products. What content innovation will show up on LinkedIn in the near future? We’re constantly launching new products that are designed to make our members more productive and successful. I gave an example earlier today of our mobile applications on BlackBerry, Android and on the iPhone. Those applications are very important to us. We see a lot of our members increasingly using these mobile applications, particularly for daily content via LinkedIn Today. We're focused on listening to our members and building products that allow them to be better at what they do, wherever they are. How do you differentiate your site with other employment sites like Monster.com or CareerBuilder? A major challenge for recruiters is finding high quality candidates quickly and connecting with passive candidates. LinkedIn is aligned to connecting talent with opportunity at a massive scale. LinkedIn provides a platform to create dialogue and drive conversations, whilst job boards are restricted to display only. Recruiters are also discovering that the best candidates are often ‘passive’ and may not necessarily be applying for jobs. Apart from also offering a job network where recruiters can post their job openings, LinkedIn offers employers the opportunity to position their company brand among professionals and build a talent pipeline. “LinkedIn Recruiter” has search and communication tools to identify and reach highly skilled candidates and also built-in collaboration tools that enable recruiters to share project information and organise workflow. taken from VIVAnews


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Microsoft is teasing the potential for unique Xbox hardware in the future and a powerful next-gen console. Four previously exclusive Xbox games are officially coming to the PS5 and Nintendo Switch soon, and Microsoft wants to reassure Xbox fans that it’s still very much invested in the future of its platform and hardware.
In an official Xbox podcast today, Xbox president Sarah Bond teased that Microsoft will deliver “the largest technical leap” with the next-generation Xbox:
We’ve got more to come. There’s some exciting stuff coming out in hardware that we’re going to share this holiday. We’re also invested in the next-generation roadmap. What we’re really focused on there is delivering the largest technical leap you will have ever seen in a hardware generation, which makes it better for players and better for creators and the visions that they’re building.
Speaking to The Verge, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer went a step further, teasing that the Xbox hardware teams are thinking about building different kinds of hardware. “I’m very proud of the work that the hardware team is doing, not only for this year, but also into the future,” says Spencer. “[We’re] really thinking about creating hardware that sells to gamers because of the unique aspects of the hardware. It’s kind of an unleashing of the creative capability of our hardware team that I’m really excited about.”
Perhaps that unique hardware is an Xbox handheld. “We see a lot of opportunity in different types of devices, and will share specifics on our future hardware plans as soon as we are ready,” says Microsoft in an Xbox blog post today.
There have been persistent rumors of an Xbox handheld, and Spencer has been liking posts on X that mention the possibility of this hardware. “I’m a big fan of handhelds,” says Spencer. “I’m a big fan, but nothing to announce.” He does admit that there’s still a lot of work to do on the Windows side for handheld gaming PCs. “One of the weak points in the experience on a ROG or the Lenovo [Legion Go] is Windows,” says Spencer. “How Windows works on controller input only on that kind of DPI, on a smaller eight- or seven-inch screen. That’s a real design point that our platform team is working with Windows to make sure that the experience is even better.”
Before the next-generation Xbox and potentially even a handheld, it sounds like the leaked discless Xbox Series X and new controller might still be a thing. “We have a robust and innovative multi-year hardware roadmap including more console and controller options for you this holiday,” says Microsoft in a blog post. “Xbox players will know that their games are built to maximize the latest features of our hardware and services.”


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Passengers aboard American Airlines flights will soon have an in-flight entertainment option that’s not “La La Land, but you fall asleep 20 minutes in and don’t rewind it so now you’ll never really know the plot of that movie”: TikTok, which just became available for free in 30-minute increments.
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Beginning on August 2, any American Airlines customers traveling aboard Viasat-equipped narrowbody aircraft will be able to log in to their TikTok accounts for free by enabling airplane mode, connecting to the “AA-Inflight” signal, and clicking on the TikTok ad that pops up on aainflight.com. Even if you’re not already a TikTok user, you’ll still be able to access and download the app in-flight free of charge (TikTok doesn’t require users to have an account to watch videos).
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In a press release, American Airlines said that this and other trials, like its recent foray into offering free in-flight messaging through Facebook Messenger, “help American evaluate offerings to ensure the best experience for customers throughout their journey.”
“Faster Wi-Fi allows us to deliver diverse inflight entertainment options and invest in innovative partnerships with platforms like TikTok,” Clarissa Sebastian, American’s Managing Director of Premium Customer Experience and Onboard Products, said in a statement. “Customers play the lead role in helping us better understand what content they want during their inflight experience and TikTok is one of the platforms they love on the ground, and we’re thrilled to work with Viasat to give customers free access to TikTok while they’re in the air as well.”
Near Field Communication (NFC) chip embedded in the passport
American Airlines said it has added free access to the TikTok app aboard its Viasat aircraft for free.
Passengers will be able to access the app for 30 minutes. All they need to do is enable airplane mode and connect to the AA-inflight signal.
Once connected they’re redirected to a WiFi portal and can access TikTok for free. Users who don’t have the app yet can download it onboard.
In 2020, the airline tested access to a free inflight Facebook Messenger.
It’s unlikely to help boost ticket sales, but the addition may still be a nice way to make flying pass more quickly.
Passengers travelling with American Airlines can now check-in using the airline’s app to scan the chip on the back page of their passports and verify their details.
American Airlines claims it has become the first airline to offer passport chip scanning that securely transmits passport information directly from the Near Field Communication (NFC) chip embedded in the passport. This allows customers to head directly to the gate for international flights without having their passports rechecked by a customer service agent.
“We are continuously adding features to our app to make travel easier and worry-free for our customers,” said Maya Leibman, Chief Information Officer, American Airlines. “Mobile passport scanning removes a time-consuming step, providing our customers with a smoother check-in experience for international flights.”
Smoother experience for international flights
Currently, customers departing on international flights who check in using the app have their passports rechecked at the airport. This step is required even if the customer has uploaded a photo of their passport via the mobile app. With this new enhancement, the customer will be prompted to enter their passport information and then scan their passport with an iOS or Android device. The app provides easy-to-follow instructions for the process.
The passport will still need to be shown at the airport during boarding, but it won’t have to be opened and scanned, saving passengers and employees time, the airline says.
Mobile passport scanning is the latest in a line of new customer features American has implemented to the airline’s app to make travel easier for customers. Other recent introductions include boarding notifications, Siri shortcuts and a dark mode option. American has also rolled out additional services to improve the travel experience, including biometric international boarding, virtual 3D aircraft tours online, a redesigned self-service kiosk menu that simplifies the check-in process and an improved family seating approach, which ensures adults and children under 14, when travelling together on the same reservation, are seated together.
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British politicians are expected to approve laws on Wednesday to enforce plain packaging for cigarettes, amid strong opposition by major tobacco companies and some lobbying groups and think tanks.
"Plain packaging will boost the black market and is a disaster for the free market," said the U.K's right-leaning Institute of Economic Affairs in a statement on Wednesday.
If Parliament passes the plain packaging law, all logos, trademarks and graphics would be removed from tobacco products sold in Britain, leaving standardized brand names and health warnings on what's likely to be an olive green background, according to a parliamentary note.
The new rules would only take effect in England only at first although Welsh government has said it will follow suit and Northern Ireland and Scotland are considering a similar step, Reuters reported.
"The perverse decision to introduce plain packaging is a triumph for gesture politics and a kick in the teeth for evidence-based policy-making," the IEA added
"Parliament has set a precedent for wholesale confiscation of intellectual property on the whim of zealous pressure groups. No doubt food and drink will be next."
The move is viewed by health campaigners as likely to discourage children and young people in particular from taking up smoking, and comes after a 2014 U.K. public health review concluded that standardized packaging would "lead to a modest but important reduction in the uptake and prevalence of smoking and would have a positive effect on public health."
The influential Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has warned against the law, while British American Tobacco (BAT) has threatened to sue the U.K. government if the laws are approved, due to potential violation of intellectual property (IP) rights—which the U.K. has an international reputation for strongly upholding as a rule.
"Legal action is always a last resort for us, and we didn't want to find ourselves in this situation," a BAT spokesperson told CNBC via email.
"However, we don't think it should come as a surprise that we feel the need to defend our property that is being illegally taken from us. Surely any other business would do the same."
The head of the influential CBI said that introducing the plain packaging policy could harm the U.K.'s "global reputation for IP."
"Customers identify with brands, so companies are understandably uneasy at the prospect of a key part of their identity being undermined. There is therefore a sound business case for voting against the proposals in Parliament," CBI Director-General John Cridland said in an article published on the organization's website.
Australia was the first country to introduce plain packaging laws, which are being challenged at the World Trade Organisation by the governments of Ukraine, Cuba, Honduras, the Dominican Republic and Indonesia with regards to potential violations of international trade agreements.
Nonetheless, France is mulling similar laws, while Ireland finalized a plain packaging bill earlier on Wednesday.
One analyst told CNBC that despite complaints from the likes of British American Tobacco (BAT), there was little prospect of a big decline in sales for major tobacco companies.
"Regulatory headwinds have been massive for a while now…It's not ideal for the industry, but demand is not going to go anywhere because of it," Brewin Dolphin equity analyst Rob Scott Moncrieff told CNBC on Wednesday.
"It's generally not going to be that big an issue, they've dealt with it before," he added.
Moncrieff said the U.K.'s move would likely steer consumers away from more expensive tobacco products, but that legislation was unlikely to have a big impact on the share prices of big tobacco companies.
"If we going to see any negative reaction, we would have already seen it. I think that these guys have shrugged it off," he said, adding that there was little share price response in January when the U.K. government originally pledged to push the bill through ahead of May's general election.
Plain packaging would have less impact on tobacco companies than the U.K.'s indoor smoking ban, introduced in 2007, Moncrieff added.
"They shrugged that off, and at the time it was the big story, of how no one is going to want to go outside and smoke, and how it would hurt demand. But it didn't play out that way," he said.
"Consumers will adapt."
—With contribution from CNBC's Katy Barnato


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Microsoft's 'Bingification' of applications official begins with its integration of Bing into Word Online.
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Should the social network be able to contest a search warrant on behalf of its users? That issue is now being debated in court.
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After pleading guilty to charges of wire fraud, conspiracy and money laundering, Paul Devine is sentenced to one year in jail and fined $4.5 million.
Meet the Oto Home, a portable otoscope that attaches to your iPhone's camera to send a video of your kid's ear to a licensed physician for a cheaper diagnosis.


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Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids Becomes Largest and Fastest-Growing Children's Hair Salon
Boasts over 200 percent growth rate over the past three years
August 13, 2018 // Franchising.com // SALT LAKE CITY, UT – Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids, known for its interactive haircut experience complete with playgrounds, entertainment options at every cutting station and fun fantasy chairs in the shapes of cars, planes and more, has become the largest and fastest-growing children’s hair salon after experiencing growth over 200 percent in the past three years.
At the end of July 2018, Cookie Cutters will have 85 salons open and operating in 23 states and Canada. In 2015, the brand had only 27; in 2016, it grew to 30; and in 2017, the brand experienced a boom with 43 salons open. Yet, 2018 has been the brand’s strongest year with the opening of 28 salons since January, 44 in the last 12 months, and estimates of hitting 110 salons by the end of the year.
“We are proud to be the largest and fastest-growing children’s hair salon in the competitive space,” said Neal Courtney, CEO of Cookie Cutters, who acquired the brand with his wife Alexis Courtney, COO, in 2014. “We have been focused on targeting major metropolitan areas with high populations of children and signing multi-unit franchise owners to spur our rapid growth.”
Cookie Cutters offers an interactive haircut experience that both children and parents won’t soon forget. Upon entering the salon, children are welcomed by an in-store playground where they can climb and slide. Come time for the haircut, each station on the cutting floor is outfitted with unique fantasy chairs – from race cars to firetrucks and airplanes – as well as individual televisions for the kids to watch shows and movies. With a balloon, lollipop and a smile at the end of each haircut, the Cookie Cutters experience is designed to keep children coming back again and again. First ever haircuts for toddlers receive a special commemorative package with photo and hair clipping.
Having already sold out most major markets, including California, Oregon, New Jersey, Colorado, and Washington, the brand is now targeting mid-markets cities as it continues to expand nationwide.
“We plan to be the first mover in these markets and provide a sorely-needed service to parents and their children,” added Courtney.
With 85 locations currently open, the brand has 265 additional development deals in the pipeline. Courtney expects the brand to surpass the 100-store milestone by the end of 2018, and have 150 open in 2019. By 2025, Courtney estimates Cookie Cutters will have 300 locations.
For more information on the Cookie Cutters’ franchise opportunity, visit www.kidscuts.com.
About Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids
Founded in 1994 and franchising since 1995, Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids is one of the first and most unique children’s’ haircutting franchises in the country. Their custom store design includes an in-store playground and video screens, making a Cookie Cutters haircut a truly interactive experience. With fantasy chairs that are only available to Cookie Cutters franchisees, the system is designed to keep children coming back to the salon again and again. Currently, there are over 75 salons open and operating in 23 states and Canada. For more information, visit http://www.haircutsarefun.com/.
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No advantage in Internet advertising? Think again. A US survey says online advertising is more cost-effective and beneficial to advertisers than radio and television advertising.
The survey, conducted by the Advertising Specialty Institute, concludes that the Internet is a cost-effective way for distributors to add an extra level of service to their clients.
Meanwhile, annual Internet advertising revenues in New Zealand are put at less than $1 million, from an advertising industry worth more than $1 billion a year.
In the case of print media, a magazine can state how many people receive the publication by having an independent audit performed. From these figures readership profiles, overall readership and various demographic information can be garnered. The same is not true for Web sites. In most cases potential advertisers have to rely on figures supplied by the site operators — something akin to agreeing with the mileage on a car simply because the salesman says the figure is accurate.
To compound the issue, site operators are seemingly unable to agree on the best way to quote site figures. The battle for advertising space and mindshare gets lost on the muddy field of hits versus visits, versus impressions, versus click-throughs ... well, you get the picture.
So where does it all end? As far as Lou McDowell, director of Internet media placement agency Net Space, is concerned, content is definitely king. “At the moment what we are seeing is a situation where the more targeted a site is, the better the response for advertisers,” he says.
McDowell says the process will be simplified when standards are in place, particularly because Net advertising is something generally not understood by advertising agencies. The sooner black and white standards are in place, the sooner the spend will increase.
“At the moment the market is still very much driven by advertisers, as opposed to advertising agencies.”
The company spearheading the move to independent audits is market research company AC Neilsen, which is currently responsible for the readership-viewing surveys the majority of the media use to present demographic profiles to customers and agencies. The next issue facing the company is Net usage.
Brian Milnes, regional director of business development, says the company will be auditing and verifying log file details at clients’ request so that figures can be verified. However, this can only be done at a company’s request. That means the market will have to adopt this method as a de facto standard if it is to succeed. If that happens, the same rules will apply as with circulation figures, and advertisers should ask why a company isn’t audited.
“The idea is growing in popularity, with Web-based publishers both here and in Australia,” says Milnes. Growing quite dramatically, in fact, as most Web publishers strive to have their figures taken seriously in the face of some less than honest companies with dubious figures.
AC Neilson will be launching a subscriber product called Net Panel later in the year. “Essentially, Net Panel is a peoplemeter for the Web. We will be able to establish almost in real time what New Zealanders do collectively in terms of their Web browsing behaviour.”
Also on the agenda is a package called Ad Audit. This product allows publishers to independently verify the number of people who see a banner advertisement in a given period of time.
“Longer term, the beauty of this is that as Web advertising grows you’ll be able to incorporate the data with traditional reach, frequency, cost efficiency data from other mainstream media,” says Milne. That will enable you to position the Web as an option beside all the other mainstream media.”


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The latest Google app beta is rolling out this Friday in a return to the usual release cadence after a few disruptive weeks following I/O. Google app 9.94 reveals continued work on the Nest Hub Max with Face Match privacy and the possible addition of federated learning in the Search app.
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Family Link 1.38 preps parental controls for Google Stadia [APK Insight]
When Google first took the wraps off of Stadia during GDC, they promised that the service would have “best-in-class parental controls.” At the time, though, no further details were offered on how this would work. The latest update to Google’s Family Link app, which lets parents manage their children’s Google Accounts, gives us our first clues to how Stadia’s parental controls will work, and other potential Stadia insights.
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Farmer Abelardo Ayala took a tough decision on his estate in San Juan Tepezontes, a traditional coffee-producing region of El Salvador: to swap his coffee trees for cocoa as a warming climate hit his crop.
Ayala said his plantation — situated between 600m and 1,000m above sea level in the south-central department of La Paz — had been ideal for growing coffee. However, with rising temperatures, production became difficult.
In the past four years, recurring drought, a plague of coffee borer beetles and other problems linked to climate shifts put his coffee plantation on the ropes.
The farmer tried sowing varieties resistant to a widespread fungus called roya (coffee rust), which affects the leaves and harms bean production, but that failed to protect his harvest.
In low-lying areas, many producers have abandoned their crops, or sold their land to urban developers.
However, Ayala started to study the benefits of cocoa, including its low cost of production, good price on international markets and environmental value, such as protecting water basins and wildlife.
“People here are starting to cultivate cocoa in zones where before there was coffee,” the farmer told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. “Drought and climate change are making it impossible to work with coffee, so we produce cocoa now.”
Mexico and Central America, which together produce one-fifth of the world’s Arabica coffee beans, have been hit hard by roya and the volatility of coffee prices in the last few years.
“The situation has led many producers to change from coffee to cocoa. It is happening step by step,” Nicaraguan farmer Luis Moreno said, referring to growers in Jinotega department, one of the nation’s principal coffee regions.
“Where they have coffee, they get a harvest and then take out [the plant] — so now they are left only with cocoa cultivation,” he said.
Moreno is technical coordinator for the People’s Community Action Association, which has been giving cocoa plants and technical help to small producers since 2014. He says the program has been a success so far.
The farmers find it cheaper to grow cocoa because it needs fewer workers and about 40 percent less investment in inputs than coffee, while international prices are buoyant.
“It is more profitable,” Moreno said.
According to VECO, a Belgium-based non-governmental organization that works with small-scale farmers in developing countries, Central America has about 25,000 cocoa producers, spread across Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador, growing cocoa on about 12,700 hectares.
VECO estimates cocoa production will expand to about 25,500 hectares in 2019.
“Many studies prove that coffee production will move higher up because of global warming,” VECO regional director Karen Janssens said. “For this reason, cocoa could be an alternative for producers whose estates are in lower zones.”
When the Spanish arrived in Mesoamerica in the early 1500s, they observed that indigenous people used cocoa seeds like currency.
Cocoa is a species native to the region and was cultivated by the Aztec, Mayan and Pipil people until the 19th century when coffee was introduced from Africa, largely replacing cocoa.
Salvadoran National Indigenous Coordinating Council member Nestor Perez said indigenous communities began re-introducing cocoa trees on their lands in 2014.
“We can see [this trend] not only from an economic or environmental point of view, but we can also link it with our cultural identity, because our people grew cocoa traditionally,” Perez said.
Indigenous peoples use cocoa to make chocolate, or in ceremonies where they burn cocoa seeds and chocolate in a wood fire to express gratitude to “Mother Earth” for the harvest.
However, while cocoa production may be better suited to low altitudes in a warmer world, the writing is not yet on the wall for coffee. Experts predict farmers will continue to produce coffee in mountainous areas, or adapt the way they cultivate it as the climate changes.
Some coffee producers are making an effort to revive their crop.
Francisco Flores Recinos, for example, has started planting cocoa and other fruit trees among his coffee plants to diversify production on his estate in Jayaque in central El Salvador.
Flores Recinos is growing about 4 hectares of cocoa interspersed with coffee as part of a project supported by the Salvadoran Ministry of Agriculture, which is helping more than 300 farmers cope with climate shifts.
“I thought of mixing cocoa and coffee in some areas of my estate where there was water nearby, before roya attacked,” the producer said.
If his coffee trees do suffer from roya, the profit from his cocoa crop will help cushion any losses, he added.
MediaTek Inc (聯發科), the world’s biggest 5G chip supplier, saw its ranking rise by one notch to No. 7 last year among world semiconductor vendors, as it benefited from the rapid 5G smartphone uptake in China after Huawei Technologies Co (華為) was forced to exit the market, Gartner Inc said in a report yesterday. MediaTek’s revenue soared 58.8 percent to US$17.45 billion last year from US$10.99 billion in 2020, outpacing the global semiconductor industry’s growth of 25 percent, according to Gartner’s tally. That gave MediaTek a 3 percent market share. The Hsinchu-based chip company ranked No. 8 in 2020, behind Texas Instruments
Medigen Vaccine Biologics Corp (高端疫苗) yesterday reported higher neutralizing antibody levels in people who were given its COVID-19 vaccine as a booster after two AstraZeneca doses, the company said. In a trial of 200 participants who received Medigen’s COVID-19 vaccine, neutralizing antibodies against the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 grew by 5.7 times one month after being administered, Taoyuan General Hospital said. Medigen said that the results have been submitted to medRxiv, an online platform for researchers to share complete but unpublished papers. Another trial conducted by National Taiwan University Hospital showed that among 45 participants who received three doses of the Medigen vaccine,
BEATING EXPECTATIONS: With electric vehicles and the metaverse on the horizon, the company predicts a solid first quarter as customers stockpile inventories Key iPhone assembler Hon Hai Precision Industry Co (鴻海精密) could achieve an “unprecedented” performance in the first quarter, chairman Young Liu (劉揚偉) said. “Our performance in the first quarter might surpass how we fared in the past few years, and it is likely that some staff at key sites might only get two days off during the Lunar New Year holiday,” Liu said in prepared remarks for the company’s annual workers’ party yesterday. Manufacturers around the world are racing to build up inventory out of fear that outbreaks of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 and other uncertainties could further disrupt their supply
Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd (怡和洋行), a diversified Asia-based group whose businesses span property, transport, retail and luxury hotels, is considering strategic options for its restaurant unit, people with knowledge of the matter said. The Singapore-traded conglomerate is weighing a sale of Jardine Restaurant Group (怡和餐飲集團), a wholly owned subsidiary that operates KFC and Pizza Hut franchises in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau and Vietnam, said the people, who asked not to be identified as the information is private. The subsidiary also runs Pizza Hut restaurants in Myanmar, according to its Web site. Jardine Matheson has held preliminary discussions with advisers, the people said, adding


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It Happens Here: Local Immigrant Builds National Food Brand In HaverhillOne of the largest manufacturers of hommus in the United States is in Haverhill.
It Happens Here: Wilmington's 'Diaper Queen' Provides Diapers For Babies In NeedPaula Borges-Stalker is known as the “Diaper Queen”. Her garage is stacked with dozens, and sometimes hundreds of cases of diapers.
It Happens Here: Allston Motorcycle Designer Shatters Gender StereotypesJ. Shia of Madhouse Motors in Allston is a master mechanic, welder and designer.
It Happens Here: Hingham's Special Needs Athletic PartnershipWhen it comes to youth sports, this is a community where everyone is encouraged to play together.
It Happens Here: Hanover Woman Making Dresses to Hide Insulin PumpsUnder the guidance of a seasoned master tailor, former police officer Julie Christian started a second career, and soon found a special calling.
It Happens Here: Marlborough Business Owner Giving Away 50 PianosRob Bushell and his family have been selling and moving pianos for 50 years, so they're giving away 50 to celebrate the anniversary in 2019.
It Happens Here: Lynn Entrepreneurs Turn Recycled Newspapers Into HandbagsThe Couture Planet handbags are made from recycled newspapers.
It Happens Here: Princeton Bakery Owners Team With State To Restore Historic PropertyThe women will invest hundreds of thousands of dollars of their own money to bring the old building back to its former glory. In return, they get a long term lease.
It Happens Here: Abington, Home Of The Christmas PlaceAbington is a town that loves Christmas, and if it's Christmas related you can find it at The Christmas Place.
It Happens Here: Stoneham's 'Zoo Lights' Spread Holiday CheerThe Stone Zoo is decked out with hundreds of thousands of lights and decorations. It’s an annual display that takes months of planning.
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It Happens Here: Carlisle Displays Thousands Of Red Poppies For Veterans DayIt took several years of planning and lots of volunteers to create and plant over 3,000 poppies.


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India may have seen one of its biggest cyrptocurrency heists this week, but it pales in comparison to some others that have happened around the world.
Cyrptocurrency exchange Coinsecure said this week that it had lost bitcoins worth around Rs 200 million ($3 million). The police are investigating the case, while the company has promised reimbursements to its customers.
Some of the biggest heists that have happened around the world are in many multiples of Coinsecure’s losses. Five of them, compiled from foreign media reports are as follows:
Japan's Coincheck Inc reported a $530 million heist (2018)
The company lost cryptocurrency called NEM to a hack. The authorities subsequently said that it would be conducting inspections of such exchanges following the hack. Other cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin suffered a plunge in value which began to reverse after the company said that it would partially reimburse its customers.
Japan's Mt. Gox lost around $480 million (2014)
Another big cryptocurrency exchange in Japan lost around $480 million to a hack in 2014. The company filed for bankruptcy afterward. The losses were also attributed to security flaws at the time
Hong Kong's Bitfinex hit for over 60 million (2016)
The exchange was known for providing dollar-based trades in bitcoin. The platform reported that more than 100,000 bitcoins belonging to its users had been stolen. It reported the issue to the authorities. The platform is still running, though it continues to be plagued by controversy.
Italy’s BitGrail hacked for around $170 million (2018)
Unauthorised transactions resulted in the loss of 17 million units of a cryptocurrency called Nano. The total value of losses was $170 million. The price of the Nano fell after news
became public. The platform informed authorities and stopped withdrawals and deposits.
Slovenia’s NiceHash loses over $60 million (2017)
Cryptocurrency mining entity NiceHash announced that 4700 bitcoins from a wallet. NiceHash connects people looking to buy or sell computing power which is required for the running of cryptocurrencies. The providers of the computing power were paid in cryptocurrencies. The bitcoins were worth over $60 million at the time.


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Uber, Lyft, Airbnb: 7 cities ban and crack down on sharing economy companies
Major cities such as San Francisco and New York have faced the unusual tax and the regulatory conundrums posed by the sharing economy companies like Lyft, Uber, and Airbnb for years. Now it’s Grand Rapids’ turn.
As ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft grow rapidly around the world, and short-term rental operations like airbnb grow to the point of being real competitors to hotels, local authorities are unsure what think about it – and the knee-jerk reaction of regulators is often on the side of the traditional businesses that these sharing economy services intend to disrupt.
It hasn’t helped that sharing economy companies have been featured in a series of ugly incidents lately. There was the Orgy “XXX Freak Fest” it happened when an unsuspecting tenant rented out his New York apartment on airbnb last month. Then there was a Uber driver charged with assault in Oklahoma City, and another Uber driver in San Francisco who was charged with punching a passenger and was convicted of drug trafficking and assault, although he was subject to Uber’s background check.
Additionally, no less than 14 states have issued warnings– rather vague warnings, sometimes misleading, but always frightening – about the insurance risks associated with driving or being a passenger in carpooling operations. Companies whose business models are threatened by the collaborative economy are also mobilizing: Vegas, for example, a local taxi company issued a memo warning that it would terminate any “driver who picks up a passenger using an Uber, Lyft or Sidecar app” in a taxi or limousine from ‘business. And even cities that seem more open to ride-sharing companies sometimes aren’t entirely on board with how these tech companies operate. the Timetable-Picayune reported that the New Orleans City Council is discussing new regulations that would allow Uber’s ride-sharing service, but maintain some taxi rules — such as $25 minimums for luxury sedan rides — that challenge ” Uber’s insistence on free market pricing”.
As for individual cities in the United States and Europe that are stepping up their efforts to restrict or outright ban sharing economy companies, here are seven hotspots:
Albuquerque, New Mexico
In late May, the New Mexico Public Regulatory Commission voted unanimously to order the Ridesharing service Lyft ceases operations in the state. Why? The same reason often given against ride-sharing companies: they are accused of being commercial taxi services whose drivers do not have the appropriate licenses and certificates and who have not paid the same fees as taxis. The commission warned Lyft and its drivers that each violation is subject to a fine of up to $10,000.
After being pressured by taxi companies and hotels, among others, Barcelona officials are trying to crack down on Uber and airbnb and other sharing economy businesses, with stiff fines for unlicensed drivers and a temporary license freeze for landlords who want to rent apartments as tourist accommodation.
Uber was launched in Brussels in February, and in April authorities banned the service in the city, threatening to strike drivers with a fine of €10,000 to pick up a passenger via the app.
Buffalo, New York
A month after Lyft launched its ride-sharing service in Buffalo in late April, the city’s director of permits and inspections recommended that police issue summonses to Lyft drivers, which he determined to be the equivalent of unlicensed livery taxi drivers. He also threatened that cars used in ride-sharing operations could be confiscated.
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Strict new regulations are offered to landlords who want to rent rooms through airbnb or other short-term services. If accepted, a landlord would need to pay $291 for a license, the home must be owner-occupied in order to advertise room rentals (i.e., no vacation rentals), and a single house room can be rented at a time. Additionally, the city would grant no more than 200 licenses and landlords would have to notify all neighbors within 300 feet of the property of the rental status. As strict as these rules may seem, they could have been worse: a year ago, Grand Rapids suggested that landlords should pay $2,000 for a license to advertise and rent through airbnb.
Kansas City, Missouri
Police began issuing tickets to Lyft drivers in Kansas City shortly after the service launched in late April. City officials had ruled that the ride-sharing service was illegal because the drivers had not completed the training and certification required for taxi drivers. After some legal maneuvering, Lyft is still in action in the city, and a long legal battle is expected before the situation is resolved.
The Malibu City Council recently voted to issue subpoenas to more than 60 short-term housing rental websites, including airbnb, according to the Los Angeles Times. There are hundreds of short-term vacation rental listings in Malibu, but only about 50 are officially registered with the city and pay the same 12% tax that hotels pay. Officials want to make sure the city doesn’t miss hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes from other rentals. They also hope to crack down on the “party house” atmosphere in neighborhoods that have become popular for vacation rentals.


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Kapag's owner and manager Alexander Meyer acquired a majority stake in Oppboga from the company's owner Lennart Larsson.
Swiss paper and board converting and finishing company Kapag Karton + Papier took over Sweden's Oppboga Bruk. At the company's sole site in Fellingsbro, Oppboga manufactures virgin fibre-based multiply paperboard for signs, displays and luxury packaging.
The two company's are both serving niche markets. Together they would be better able to respond to the changing market environment, said Kapag. The transaction was completed in mid-July.
Kapag's shares are held by the family-run holding company Ecovest Holding, which is fully owned by Kapag's managing director Alexander Meyer. Meyer is also the new majority shareholder of Oppboga Bruk. Oppboga's managing director Andrew Robinson is the new minority shareholder of Oppboga Bruk.
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This previous week was crammed with pleasure and the bitcoin bulls began a brand new stampede. On Wednesday bitcoin climbed to a brand new all-time excessive, reaching $66,930.39. The file value got here a day after the primary US. bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) debuted on the New York Inventory Change giving bitcoin an enormous enhance. The fund already has over $1 billion in administration and is the quickest ETF to succeed in that threshold. Buying and selling below the ticker image BITO, the fund primarily permits folks to wager on the way forward for bitcoin, with out really having to buy the cryptocurrency on a crypto alternate. For the reason that begin of October, bitcoin is up by 50% surpassing the market worth of each Fb and Tesla. Different main cryptocurrencies mirrored bitcoin’s good points, most notably Ethereum (ether) and Solana (SOL), which had been up greater than 10% and the general crypto market cap climbed above its earlier all-time excessive, going over $2.6 trillion. The launch of a bitcoin ETF will increase the cryptocurrency’s legitimacy, making it simpler for buyers to get publicity.
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Who would of imagined? To place this value in perspective, a 12 months in the past, bitcoin was lower than $12,000, and this previous week it has handed the $63,255 file it set in mid-April after its value fell as little as $30,000 in July. The brand new ETF is a landmark for the nascent crypto trade, which has been pushing for a few years, for higher acceptance by Wall Avenue.
The bitcoin ETF brings comfort and entry, eradicating custody from the puzzle. Bitcoin die-hards will argue that in case you don’t maintain your individual personal key, you don’t have actual management. However plenty of buyers simply need entry to crypto returns, by shopping for a easy regulated asset from somebody they belief. Giving folks totally different choices is all the time a very good factor, because it creates extra alternatives for the market to develop.
In two days of buying and selling, the brand new ProShares bitcoin fund broke the file for the expansion charge to $1 billion, which was held for 18 years. The ProShares bitcoin ETF is the primary of a number of funds anticipated to observe. A second bitcoin ETF got here days after the ProShares bitcoin ETF. I suppose when it rains it snows…
Valkyrie Investments’ bitcoin ETF began buying and selling early Friday, below the BTF ticker image.
The SEC’s approval of extra bitcoin ETFs will set off much more progress, and we’ll presumably see the crypto market cap develop 3x, to $7–eight trillion.
Bitcoin ETFs are an important catalyst for the event of cryptocurrencies, attracting new buyers and increasing consciousness and understanding of the know-how. Institutional buyers are already driving alternate volumes, and adoption will surge now that bitcoin publicity and entry turn out to be simpler.
The shopping for frenzy may lead Bitcoin to soar to larger ranges, driving on the optimistic investor sentiments. For now, we are able to count on the bullish development to proceed with new all-time highs earlier than the top for the 12 months. A number of analysts imagine bitcoin is now on the second main leg of a bull run that can take it above $100,000 earlier than the top of 2021. If historical past is any information, the ETF trade has a means of fixing the authorized and regulatory complexities and bringing new belongings into the fold.
We’re transferring in the direction of decentralization and Web3 and crypto ETFs are an necessary stepping stone within the mass adoption of crypto. Crypto ETFs are laying the groundwork, letting folks simply get into the market, as they be taught extra about safely proudly owning, storing, and utilizing crypto.
Again in April, Peter referred to as bitcoin a “monetary weapon from China“. Since then, China has banned all the pieces crypto (mining, buying and selling, and many others). If bitcoin is a weapon, the Chinese language don’t have it anymore. In October, Jerome Powell from Federal Reserve mentioned he isn’t going to ban cryptocurrencies. Now the SEC authorized the primary two bitcoin ETFs with extra to return. Properly, if bitcoin is a monetary weapon, it appears to work fairly nicely for American crypto buyers.
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If you’re a NASCAR game fan and have a shiny new Xbox One or PlayStation 4 game console, you’re out of luck if you were looking forward to play NASCAR ’14.
Eutechnyx, developer of NASCAR ’14, will not issue the game for the new Microsoft and Sony gamer platforms because enough consoles have not been sold to justify the development and production costs.
“We took a good, hard look at it, but there just isn’t enough hardware out there yet to justify the cost of development,” Eutechnyx’s Ed Martin told ExtraMustard.si.com.
The logic is easy to understand: Eutechnyx is releasing NASCAR ’14 in PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 formats because 160 million combined consoles are still in use globally.
But when it comes to PS4s and Xbox Ones, just over 7 million combined have been sold, according to GameSpot.com. So don’t expect to see NASCAR ’14 on those formats any time soon — at least until next year at the earliest, if at all.
“It costs us about $6 million to develop a next-gen version of NASCAR,” Martin said. “You have to sell an awful lot of copies in order to meet the development costs, on top of all the licensing.”
NASCAR ’14 launches Feb. 18, just in time for the 56th running of the Daytona 500 on Feb. 23.
Here’s the official trailer for NASCAR ’14, with Tony Stewart on the cover:
Video from NASCAR America
- Bubba Wallace pays homage to NASCAR Hall of Famer Wendell Scott with encore win at Martinsville 1
- Marussia also set to miss United States GP 8
- Jimmie Johnson: ‘That day is out there’ when he’ll split with crew chief Chad Knaus 7
- Jeff Gordon would love to return to Saturday Night Live — and wants to bring Ricky Funck with him (video) 0
- 2-for-1: Jamie McMurray wins Martinsville pole, sets track record 0
- Caterham given dispensation to miss Austin and Brazil 3
- Caterham the latest team to fall foul of the Leafield ‘curse’ 1


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With the UAE announcing dine-in services being paused until further notice, La Cantine du Faubourg has joined the growing list of F&B venues introducing delivery services.
The delivery will be made available every day from 11am to 11pm, with an additional brunch menu served on Friday and Saturday from 9:30am to 1:30pm. In celebration of its recent five year anniversary, the venue will offer diners a free dessert with their orders during April.
Located at Jumeirah Etihad Towers, dishes includes honey glazed wagyu short ribs served with pomelos, spring onions and coriander; the grilled octopus, served with ratte potatoes and yuzu dressing; and beef tartare du chef.
Creating a more immersive dining experience for those at home, La Cantine has released its playlist on Soundcloud for diners to listen to as they eat.