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- Kenwood First to Implement Parking in New In-Dash Receivers; INRIX Launches Traffic Information Service in China; New INRIX Traffic App Gets Social
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- INRIX®, a leading international provider of traffic information and driver services, launched at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) the industry's first parking navigation service.
As a real-time connected service, INRIX Parking goes beyond static parking Points of Interest (POIs) to provide the current cost to park, real-time information on the number of available spaces and detailed location information for a continuously expanding and updated database of off street parking locations in North America and 36 countries throughout Europe.
"INRIX is connecting the car to the apps and services people need now to enhance the driving experience," said Bryan Mistele, president and CEO of INRIX. "By making it easier for people to find a place to park, we help reduce traffic congestion for everyone."
Kenwood will be the first consumer electronics manufacturer to implement INRIX Parking in its new in-dash DVD entertainment receivers debuting at CES. As the industry's first aftermarket receivers with built-in WiFi communication capabilities via Kenwood's cloud services, INRIX provides owners of the Excelon DNN990HD and DNN770HD receivers with up-to-the-minute traffic information, parking, fuel and weather services designed to help drivers save time, fuel and frustration wherever their travels take them.
Experts estimate drivers searching for a parking space accounts for 30 per cent of all urban traffic congestion. A global survey of commuters in 20 international cities conducted by IBM found that nearly six out of 10 drivers has abandoned their search for a parking space at least once and drivers often spend an average of nearly 20 minutes in pursuit of a coveted spot.
INRIX Parking solves this problem helping drivers quickly identify and navigate to the entrance of their preferred parking location most convenient to their destination. The INRIX database includes more than 18,000 parking facilities in North America and 42,000 in Europe sourced both for in-car and mobile use from leading providers ParkMe and Parkopedia.
"Through our partnership with leading traffic provider, INRIX, we will bring the industry an automotive grade parking service to drivers in North America," said Sam Friedman CEO and co-founder of ParkMe. "This partnership is another major step in ParkMe's mission to improve navigation by fundamentally changing the way drivers search for parking."
Added Parkopedia CEO Eugene Tsyrklevich, "In the era of the connected car, driver access to dynamic parking information is not just a necessity, it's a requirement. We're excited to work with INRIX to deliver premium services to the automakers."
Other new INRIX-powered products, services and customers announced at CES include:
- Premium Traffic Services in China. INRIX opened offices in Beijing partnering with China's leading traffic information provider CenNavi to deliver premium real-time, predictive and historical traffic services in 28 cities across China. The collaboration leverages INRIX's sophisticated Traffic Intelligence Platform, vertical market expertise and connected services technologies with CenNavi's real-time traffic information and technologies, deep domestic experience and automotive relationships. The partnership furthers both companies' efforts to deliver premium traffic information, traffic-powered applications and analytics to help automakers, government agencies, mobile app providers, wireless carriers, and media companies improve mobility for drivers in the fastest growing and largest automotive market in the world.
"We look forward to working with INRIX applying our combined expertise to solve one of China's biggest problems," said Haijun Tao, president of CenNavi. "This problem presents us with a significant market opportunity to deliver to automakers, mobile navigation app providers and municipalities high quality traffic information and applications that improve urban mobility for everyone in China."
- New INRIX Traffic App for iPhone and Android. With drivers wasting up to 80 hours last year in the world's worst traffic cities, INRIX Traffic helps cut the cost of gridlock with several new feature benefits including:
- Glance n' Go: INRIX Traffic makes it easy to quickly tell if traffic is better or worse than normal for a particular time and day of the week. Drivers instantly see trouble spots along their route giving them the ability to identify major delays and faster routes to their destination before it's too late.
- Social Network Traffic Alerts: With Facebook, Twitter, text and email integration, drivers can alert friends and family members in their social networks as well as other INRIX Traffic to accidents, construction and other traffic-causing delays to avoid on the road.
- INRIX Departure Times: Eliminate the guess work of when to leave or how long it'll take to get there. An accident causing serious delays on your route home? Is it better to leave the office now or stay and get a few things done while the traffic dies down? INRIX Traffic provides insight into the best time to leave to help you be there on time for the important people and events in your life. INRIX Traffic also lets you share your arrival time via text or email letting friends and family know when you'll be there, taking the "E" out of ETA.
INRIX® is a leading traffic intelligence platform delivering smart data and advanced analytics to solve transportation issues worldwide. INRIX crowd sources real-time data from approximately 100 million vehicles and devices to deliver traffic and driving-related insight, as well as sophisticated analytical tools and services, across five industries in 32 countries.
With more than 200 customers and partners including Audi, ADAC, ANWB, BMW, the BBC, Ford Motor Company, the I-95 Coalition, MapQuest, Microsoft, NAVIGON, Telmap, Toyota and Vodafone, INRIX's real-time traffic information and traffic forecasts help drivers save time every day.
 IBM Commuter Pain Survey http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/35514.wss
 INRIX Traffic Scorecard, http://scorecard.inrix.com/scorecard/
 "The High Cost of Free Parking," Donald Shoup. American Planning Association Publisher 2011.
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The crowds were out in force for this year’s annual Hazel Grove Carnival.
The event, which took place on Saturday, included a range of activities and entertainments including a Great Grove Bake Off competition, miniature garden competition, and drag queen contest – with categories including Miss Hollywood, Miss Personality and Miss Rio.
As well as the fun day at Torkington Park there was the parade, which set off from High Field Road and featured more than 50 acts, groups, bands, dancers and schools, cheered on by thousands of onlookers.
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The initial demand for EVs may dry up due to a lack of consumers who can charge an EV at home. At the end of the second quarter of the fiscal year 2022, Ford reported cash and cash equivalents of $19.51 billion, slightly decreasing from $20.54 billion from the same period a year ago. It also reported $30.71 billion in finance receivables, slightly down from $32.54 https://dotbig.com/ billion in the second quarter of the 2021 fiscal year. Ford’s total liabilities and equity at the end of the second quarter of the 2022 fiscal year were $245.75 billion, down from $257.03 at the end of the same period last year. To opt-in for investor email alerts, please enter your email address in the field below and select at least one alert option.
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- With Q3 almost over, Ford says it expects to report an adjusted operating profit between $1.4 billion and $1.7 billion for the period.
- But that doesn’t fully explain the projected improvement in its profitability between Q3 and Q4.
- From 1919 to 1956, all stock in the company was owned by members of the Ford Family, the Edison Institute and the Ford Foundation.
- Nevertheless, Ford maintained its bullish full-year guidance.
- The company remains very optimistic about the fourth quarter.
If investors can remain patient, Ford has a lot of positives going for it. Current CEO Jim Farley continues dotbig to end operations where the company is losing revenue and put that money to work where there is profit.
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Automotive industry analysts predict a slump in sales for 2023 due to a production glut as supply chain shortages and chip production stresses ease. This can lead to a temporary depression in Ford’s stock price, even with the demand for the production of its EVs. Forex news was on a big upswing in 2021, rising 136% as investors cheered the automaker’s plans for new EV vehicles. Part of this is due to the rise in 2021, and another factor is the weak stock market in light of global economic conditions. Here is where Ford stands today and its plans to remain profitable in the years to come. 19 brokerages have issued 12 month price targets for Ford Motor’s shares.
Fluctuations in demand, commodity costs, recalls, and operational issues can significantly affect results in any given quarter or year. Ford expects its profitability to rebound strongly in the fourth quarter, which suggests that investors are overreacting. Founded in 1993 by brothers Tom and David Gardner, The Motley Fool helps millions of people attain financial freedom through our website, podcasts, books, newspaper column, radio show, and premium investing services. Federal and state governments have yet to develop much in the way of plans to improve car-charging https://www.forex.com/ infrastructure — something that’s vital to the mass adoption of EVs. Ford needs to balance its manufacture of gas-powered vehicles with EVs to meet consumer’s needs; it remains to be seen if Ford is conscious of these issues. The Ford Credit division reported lower earnings at $2.56 billion for the second quarter of the fiscal year 2022, compared with $2.60 billion for the second quarter of the 2021 fiscal year. Its mobility division saw an increase to $25 million during the current quarter, up from $21 million in the same quarter of the fiscal year 2021.
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On June 30, 2022, Ford Automotive reported revenues of $37.90 billion for the second quarter of the 2022 fiscal year and a total of $70.20 billion for the first https://dotbig.com/markets/stocks/F/ half of the fiscal year 2022. This represents an increase from $24.12 billion and $57.68 billion respectively in the same quarter in the 2021 fiscal year.
That would be well below its second-quarter adjusted operating profit of $3.7 billion, and significantly less than what analysts had anticipated. Ford, along with the other major American auto manufacturers, watched the meteoric rise of Tesla’s all-electric vehicle that transformed how consumers viewed their transportation and its impact on the environment.
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That would still be one of the strongest quarterly results in Ford’s history. Yahoo Finance Live’s Brad Smith discusses how auto stocks are trading ahead of earnings. For the first half of the 2022 fiscal year, Ford Ford had a comprehensive loss of $3.57 million after costs and expenses were factored in. Most of the loss can be attributed to the loss in value of Rivian, a car manufacturer in which Ford has a 12% stake.


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* Lowers 2020 sales growth outlook to 2-4% from 4-5%
* Q4 like-for-like sales up 4.1%
* 2019 sales growth slows to 2.6%
* Water brand relaunch in China delayed
* Shares flat, outlook downgrade had been widely expected (Adds CEO and CFO call, shares)
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PARIS, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Danone on Wednesday warned the coronavirus outbreak would hurt its 2020 earnings and mean a 100 million euro ($109 million) hit to first-quarter sales, mainly in its Mizone water business in China.
Danone generates about 30% of its Early Life Nutrition infant formula sales in China and 10% of its overall sales.
Danone lowered its 2020 like-for-like sales growth target to 2-4% from 4-5% and its operating margin to above 15% from above 16%.
The French firm’s shares were flat following the profit warning, which analysts had been prepared for.
“We start this year under the uncertain clouds of the coronavirus,” CEO Emmanuel Faber said.
Production at its Mizone water plants in China resumed on Feb. 17 with the exception of its factory in Wuhan where the virus first appeared.
A re-launch of the Mizone brand initially scheduled for March in China has been postponed to the second quarter due to the crisis.
There are also delays to the registration of product innovations in its Early Life Nutrition business in China, a situation that could persist for “a couple of quarters”, Faber said.
The maker of Activia yoghurt and Evian water said it would spend 2 billion euros through 2022 to accelerate environment protection initiatives, including 900 million euros on packaging initiatives to tackle plastic waste.
“We need to stay ahead of the curve. We are very clear on why the climate actions we are taking are building our competitive advantage and will drive EPS growth,” Faber said.
Danone, the world’s largest yoghurt maker, employs 8,200 people and operates eight factories in China.
Danone reported a 4.1% rise in fourth-quarter sales driven by a strong performance in baby food in China and a return to positive sales growth in the waters division.
Like-for-like sales for full-year 2019 rose 2.6% to 25.29 billion euros ($27.5 billion) which was near the bottom of an already lowered range of 2.5-3% provided in October. Sales the previous year rose 2.9%.
Its operating margin grew by 76 basis points to 15.21% of sales versus the 15.14% expected by analysts helped by efficiency gains of 900 million euros.
The lowered 2020 outlook deals a blow to CEO Faber’s turnaround efforts, which have centered on diversifying the group’s portfolio into fast-growing products featuring probiotics, protein and plant-based ingredients to mitigate slower growth in dairy. Faber on Wednesday defended his choices. “The acceleration of the fourth quarter is a sign we are in the right direction. The fundamentals are there...We are making the right investments and we have the right product categories.”
In 2017, Danone bought U.S. organic food producer WhiteWave in a $12.5 billion deal, to boost growth and bring the company more into line with healthier eating trends.
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Moto G9 Plus launch in India seems to be imminent. The Motorola smartphone was spotted on the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) website, which hints that the company could bring its mid-range smartphone to India. Moto G9 Power has already been launched in select international markets.
Motorola G9 Plus was spotted on the BIS website by MySmartPrice with the model number XT2083-7 and XT2087-3. There is no official confirmation about the Moto G9 Plus India launch from the company at the time of writing this. The smartphone was launched in Brazil earlier this year and the Indian variant is expected to carry the same specifications.
In related news, the company is gearing up for Moto G 5G launch in India on November 30.
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Motorola G9 Plus has been launched in a single 4GB + 128GB storage configuration in Brazil. The smartphone comes in Rose Gold and Blue Indigo colour options. Motorola G9 Plus is priced at BRL 2,249.10 (roughly Rs. 31,000).
Moto G9 Plus specifications
Motorola G9 Plus specifications include a 6.8-inch full-HD+ Max Vision HDR10 Super Screen display with a water-drop notch on top.
The smartphone features a 2.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G processor, paired with 4GB RAM and 128GB internal memory. Motorola G9 Plus packs a 5,000 mAh battery with 30W TurboPower fast charging support.
There are four cameras on the back of the Moto G9 Plus. These include a 64MP sensor, an 8MP ultra-wide lens, a 2MP macro and 2MP depth sensor.
For selfies, there is a 16MP front camera on the G9 Plus.Connectivity options include Wi-Fi 802.11 ac, Bluetooth 5.0,, GPS, USB Type-C, GPS, a 3.5mm headphone jack, etc.


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Within the past weeks, the premises of Kasapa’s main offices in Accra (Ghana) have been inundated with so many people queuing to buy a Kasapa handset which goes for only c100,000.
Kasapa has been offering a promotion towards the end of the year, with so many juicy offers including free calls within Ghana on Christmas and New Year days.
Ghanaians have responded rather positively to these promotions and are buying Kasapa handsets and lines in their numbers. This should see a drastic increase in the number of subscribers on Kasapa Telecom’s network. Added to the promotion is the fact that Kasapa has gone digital, using the CDMA technology. Much more value-added-services that had hitherto not been available on its old AMPS network are now available. This makes Kasapa even more attractive for the discerning individual.
Its only a matter of time, before Kasapa would poise as a real competition to Scancom Ltd (Areeba), Millicom Ltd (Mobitel) and GT’s Onetouch GSM. Perhaps, become the market leader. 🙂


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I have written recently about the crashing tsunami of change in legal attitudes toward the largest U.S. data, technology and internet companies, especially in the antitrust realm. As we consider whether GAFA critic Tim Wu will keep a seat warm in the White House waiting for an FTC spot to open, we should examine the other ways that Big Tech is morphing from the belle of American business to the beast that all wish to tame.
The Europeans have targeting this group for many years now, issuing historically huge fines against them and even changing the privacy laws in part to make attacks on Google, Facebook, Apple, and Amazon easier and more consequential. But here in the U.S. since the end of the last government anti-trust action against Microsoft in the early ‘aughts, these companies had been free to operate as they pleased and grow to any size they liked by any means they chose. But now, a new wave of antitrust suits, attacks on decades-old legal protections, new theories from the states, and antitrust energy in the new Senate leadership all demonstrate that big tech is clearly in the cross-hairs of U.S. regulators and legislators.
There is nothing like blood in the water to bring the smaller sharks to a feeding spot. So this week we will discuss a few of the secondary threats to Big Tech in the U.S. Let’s start with state taxes. Two weeks ago Maryland enacted a tax that targets technology companies recording more than $100 million in advertising sales per year. The Washington Post reports “Under tight fiscal constraints, Maryland lawmakers adopted their tax last week to raise about $250 million annually for local education reform initiatives. Their vote — overriding an earlier veto from Gov. Larry Hogan (R) — came as roughly a dozen states, including New York, Indiana, Montana and Washington, are considering ways to tax tech giants over the advertisements they sell, the data they collect or the services they offer.”
Warned that the tax possibly violates both the First Amendment and federal laws against taxing Internet companies in a discriminatory way, Maryland was promptly sued by groups backed by Amazon, Facebook, Google and others. The suit had national scope and was vocally supported by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Internet Association. The lawsuit and its supporters make their pleas on behalf of small business, which they claim would be forced to pay higher fees for advertising to cover these taxes. The problem for Big Tech, of course, is that if successful, the tax could be duplicated – and possibly in more aggressive forms – by 49 other states. $250 million here, $250 million there, and sooner or later you are talking about real money.
A proposed law in North Dakota is written in support of small businesses and attacks an entirely different aspect of the Big Tech money stream – the 30% vigorish shaken out of app developers in order to be listed within the Apple or Google app stores. This is the same tack taken by Epic Games last summer in its various lawsuits, and apparently the public affairs lobbyist that wrote the legislation said she had been hired by Epic Games to open this second front in the war against 30% app sales fees. The New York Times reports “The North Dakota bill focuses on Apple’s and Google’s practices of taking a cut of up to 30 percent from many app sales on smartphones, a policy that brought the companies a combined $33 billion last year, according to estimates from Sensor Tower, an app data firm... The bill would prohibit Apple and Google from requiring apps to use their payment systems, which enable them to collect their commissions. It would also require Apple and Google to allow users of their smartphones to download apps from outside their flagship app stores.”
Apple lobbyists are apparently telling North Dakota state senators that passage of the bill would put North Dakota citizens at greater risk for cyberattacks and lawsuits. As with the Maryland tax, a law limiting fees paid by North Dakota app developers would be less harmful to Apple and Google than the precedent could be in demonstrating a vulnerability to other states, and opening this line of attack for everyone.
And then there is “Mr. Sweepy.” The Times also reported last week about a wave of filings against Big Tech companies by individuals and small businesses, some of them reacting to information unearthed from government anti-trust cases. Craig McDaniel of Tulsa, Oklahoma, goes by the business name Mr. Sweepy and has sued Google seeking damages after advertising revenue fell on his website. McDaniel’s sweepstakes website generated about $150,000 per year, an amount that dropped considerably starting in 2012. Mr. Sweepy blames Google’s rules and its market dominance for his business losses.
Cases like this one, asking for class action certification, seem to represent another front against Big Tech. Some are making privacy claims, some purely economic arguments. Many make quasi anti-trust arguments founded on the size of the company they are suing and its assumed power in the online marketplace. All of them are hoping that state and federal claims against the tech companies bolster their arguments and make success more likely.
So, as the worm turns and the huge U.S. internet companies suddenly begin to look vulnerable, the plaintiffs and tax seekers emerge like ants swarming a bear. After all, there is nothing more American than piling on when vulnerability has been exposed.


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THE domestic business market in the UK is tough at the moment and our area is not exempt from feeling the strain.
But whereas today’s business world is one characterised by change and uncertainty, organisations are taking this challenge head on by looking at the opportunities of international expansion.
This is supported by findings from HSBC’s recent Trade Connections report, a new global trade forecast which found that by 2025, the UK is set to increase its international trade by 60%.
This means that British businesses are expected to increase their import and export activity from current levels of $933.7bn to $1,360.7n in the next 15 years.
Businesses in our area have as great an opportunity as any other UK region to capitalise – thanks to its strong reputation for innovation and industrial change.
In particular, HSBC’s recent Future of Business report identified resurgence in manufacturing in the North East, harnessing technological advances and making the UK known for prototyping, plastronics and advanced composites.
The next 15 years represent an exciting period for businesses in the region, if they take steps to capitalise on how the world is changing now.
For businesses that are looking to grow, international trade is a great opportunity and it is important for businesses to shape their future strategy based on meaningful insights by ensuring the right strategic partners are in place.
Learning from peers and contacts who can provide valuable insights, considering alliances/partnerships and looking at supply chain risk will all help to prepare for the new venture.
International markets will always be subject to fluctuations, so businesses should conduct research and strengthen their knowledge about the markets they plan to trade with – from projected economic outlook, to relevant legislation and specific industry restrictions or regulations.
With the right advice and preparation, what may initially seem to be a daunting prospect can result in a diverse business, leading to exciting new growth opportunities.
As well as the obvious business potential, broadening a company’s horizons and improving the skills and knowledge of its staff are extra benefits of overseas trading.


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A new report out of Strategy Analytics today claims that Nokia took the title of world's largest Windows Phone vendor in the last full quarter from HTC, a remarkable feat — if accurate, that is — considering that it wasn't even in the Windows Phone business in the quarter prior. The market intelligence firm reports platform market share numbers throughout the year, and it says that Windows Phone shipped a total of 2.7 million units in Q4, of which some 33.1 percent were Nokia devices — nearly 900,000 units. Nokia launched both the Lumia 800 and 710 in certain markets during the quarter, but the deployments were limited: the 710 hadn't hit either Europe or the US at that point, and the 800 — arguably the more important of the two — hadn't come to North America.
Strategy Analytics doesn't break down non-Nokia OEMs in the press release — it just says that "others" captured 66.9 percent of the market — but it does note that Nokia's gains come largely at HTC's expense, which had been pushing Windows Phone the hardest through 2011 and the launch of Mango earlier in the year. Realistically, though, it's still very much anyone's game: 2.7 million units in a quarter is a drop in the bucket compared to the tens of millions of Android and iOS handsets sold globally, so there's plenty of time and space for HTC (and Samsung and LG, if they're still interested in playing along) to catch up.


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Ashok Leyland: bottomed out?Saturday, May 16, 2009
Auto maker Ashok Leyland Ltd’s results for the quarter ended March held no surprises, with pre-tax profit falling by 86% to Rs35.9 crore on a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis. Sales halved to Rs1,218 crore as volumes plummeted owing to the economic slowdown.
When the downturn was at its worst late last year, and the company had announced a halving of its production, some analysts had feared that the company may even run into losses. The company did go to the brink in the December quarter, reporting a pre-tax profit (excluding other income) of merely Rs8 crore, or 0.8% of sales. Things have looked up since. In the March quarter, the company had a pre-tax profit margin (excluding other income) of 1.9%.
The company has cut costs aggressively, enabling it to record an operating margin of around 9% in the past two quarters, despite the sharp drop in sales and a commensurate cut in production. In the year-ago period, when sales were about double those levels, the operating margin was around 10.7%.
What has pushed Ashok Leyland to the brink really is a sharp rise in interest cost. The company was set to increase capacity a little before the downturn which, coupled with higher working capital and higher interest rates, has caused interest costs to balloon. In fiscal 2009, the interest cost rose 139% to Rs118.7 crore.
The company has increased the proportion of non-cyclical business such as buses and engines to 50% of total revenues, but it’s important to note that the majority of profits still comes from the truck business, which is evident from the fact that profit fell by 86% last quarter despite the relatively decent performance of the non-cyclical part of the business.
Ashok Leyland has been underperforming its rival Tata Motors Ltd in recent months owing to both its product portfolio as well as its geographical spread. The company gets a large proportion of its sales from southern states, where demand for heavy commercial vehicles has been hit more than the country average.
Besides, the company mainly sells heavy trucks in the goods segment and hardly has a presence in the light commercial vehicles segment, demand for which has been fairly robust in recent months.
Needless to say, for any recovery in the company’s sales, there has to be a recovery in economic activity. Recent signs that the economy may have bottomed out has led to a 50% jump in the company’s share price from its lows in early March. The company may continue to report large declines in sales (on a y-o-y basis) for the next few months, but in a few months, the comparable base will be rather low and Ashok Leyland is expected to be back on the growth path. But since the stock has already recovered smartly and there is still a fair bit of uncertainty, further gains in the stock will depend on sales in the next few months.


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Appartment rentals and sharing startup Flat Club has launched a radically new function which we think is pretty cool. It’s created a sort of ‘Priceline for peer to peer rentals’ called LiveDemand. Instead of hosts posting listings, guests post requests for accommodation and hosts then can pick and choose which guests to make offers to. Peer to peer marketplaces like AirBnB typically run in the reverse direction.
Flat Club started in the university space and landed $1.5M investment last year, but is gradually expanding its model into others area.
Prior to launching LiveDemand, FlatClub says it trialled the feature with 400 selected hosts, found that inside the first four weeks more than 1000 requests were posted by guests looking for accommodation for an average of 61 nights. Cities with the highest demand were London, New York and Munich.
It also says that hosts who used the LiveDemand feature received 30% more bookings than average. First time hosts are twice as active in making offers rather than having to wait for guests to come to them.
FlatClub says it now has has 75,000 members, 50 university partnerships, 15,000 listings, and an average stay of 30 nights (comparing to 4 nights on Airbnb)
Watch this business model get copied by others. We think it’s very interesting, especially if it was transferred to a mobile, location-based environment, which could put it into the HotelTonight space.


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Remember that mystery concept teaser image from a couple of weeks back? Well, Toyota has now officially unveiled the new FT-AC, showing off its latest “design experiment” at the Los Angeles Auto Show.
The Japanese automaker says the FT-AC (or “Future Toyota Adventure Concept”, to use its full name) is happy travelling on tar or off it.
Wherever it goes, it’ll certainly stand out, particularly if finished in that “Prospect Green” paintwork with grey accents. The front grille, meanwhile, is flanked by bright LED headlamps, while the foglights are removable, doubling as portable lights. You’ll also notice the twin hooks for recovery up front, along with the obligatory skid-plates.
Toyota says the FT-AC was “designed around a long wheelbase and wide track”, while the wide fender flares frame 20-inch wheels wrapped in all-terrain rubber. There’s also a safari-style roof-rack, complete with LEDs at each corner.
There are even removable infrared cameras embedded in the side-mirrors (which Toyota reckons would be good for “recording trail runs”), with an integrated Wi-Fi hotspot automatically uploading footage to cloud-based storage. Round back, you’ll find an integrated, retractable bike rack.
No official word on the FT-AC’s powertrain, although Toyota says the concept “has been imagined as a thoroughly capable gasoline-powered vehicle with an advanced torque-vectoring all-wheel drive system”, before adding that the FT-AC could also offer a “next-generation hybrid powertrain that blends fuel efficiency with rugged all-wheel-drive grunt”.


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Engel and JLR drive automotive interior technology debate
More than 200 injection moulders and 50 representatives from co-host Jaguar Land Rover were at Engel's Warwick offices for a two-day event.
Van Engen takes up new DuPont director role
Most recently, Van Engen was Central & Eastern Europe regional sales manager at DuPont Performance Polymers.
Margetts takes on BPF vice-president role
Margetts, the former head of RPC Group's Superfos UK operation, joined closures firm Bericap in March.
Business groups warn of 'softening' economy
UK GDP in the first quarter of 2016 rose 0.4%, unrevised from its initial estimate, while the annual figure was revised down to 2% from 2.1%.
Luxus appoints new business development manager
Jaume Escoriza has joined the Louth-based firm from vacuum excavation company, Vac-Ex.
SPI to become the Plastics Industry Association
The name change will also come with a new logo and revamped website.
Research funding by Commission 'essential' to plastics sector
A Commission official added that the plastics and composites industry should also increase investment.
ISO 9001 certification for Paragon Rapid Technologies
The rapid prototyping firm said achieving the ISO followed the recent introduction of a portable CMM machine, which allowed it to maintain product quality through digital verification.
Sustainable plastics study highlights 'green' savings worth $3.5bn
Cost savings could be achieved via closed loop recycling, plant-based plastics, and biodegradable polymers, with a net benefit to the planet of $3.5bn (£2.4bn) annually.


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As reported previously on this blog, Utah was poised to become the fourth state to pass a comprehensive consumer privacy law, joining California, Colorado, and Virginia. The Governor of Utah has since signed the bill into law, with an effective date of December 31, 2023. Complying with the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (“UCPA”) should be straightforward for those businesses that are already in compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”).
As a recent AdWeek article pointed out, the UCPA is much more business-friendly than the CCPA, as well as the recently enacted Virginia and Colorado privacy laws. The law is only applicable to a narrower subset of businesses meeting certain revenue and data processing thresholds, in contrast to the other state privacy laws that apply to businesses at a certain revenue threshold or process a certain amount of data each year. For the UCPA, compliance efforts should be much less time-consuming and expensive than complying with the much more consumer-oriented CCPA.
The deadline to comply with the new privacy laws in Virginia and Colorado, as well as certain significant updates to California’s privacy laws, is January 1, 2023. As businesses prepare for those laws to go into effect, they should also take the opportunity to also ensure that their privacy policies and data collection practices are compliant with the forthcoming UCPA. Combining efforts in this way should provide significant cost savings.
If you need assistance with updating your privacy policies and/or data use and collection practices, email us at firstname.lastname@example.org or call us at (212) 246-0900.
The material contained herein is provided for informational purposes only and is not legal advice nor is it a substitute for seeking legal advice from an attorney. Each situation is unique, and you should not act or rely on any information contained herein without seeking the advice of an experienced attorney.
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Over 30 SME business owners attended the first post pandemic network event after nearly two years at Metro Bank’s Liverpool Street store this week. Headlining the event was Liz Barclay, the Small Business Commissioner, who spoke passionately about the issue of late payments.
Industry research reveals that poor payment practices have a huge impact on small business owners nearly two thirds (65%) of whom say they were frequently paid late.
Late payments impact every aspect of a business: from business owners stopping (47%) or reducing (37%) their own pay, cancelling training (36%), failing to replace broken equipment (20%) to most worryingly being forced to pay their staff late (7%).
The Small Business Commissioner notes that if small businesses were paid on time, the UK economy would be boosted by an estimated £2.5 billion per annum.
Michael Roe, local business manager at Metro Bank’s Liverpool Street store organised the event. “We worked closely with one of our customers Your Business Community – a business networking community - to attract over 30 small business owners to the event. Every Metro Bank store has customer-facing local business managers who are there to support local business owners with their banking and financial needs to help them thrive and grow.
“Liz Barclay is helping to shine a light on one of the biggest problems small business owners face daily. Delayed and late payments have a significant impact on business performance and cause a vicious circle as, by impacting cash flow, small business owners can themselves be forced to delay payment. We would encourage all business owners to contact their bank which may be able to help smooth out temporary cash flow issues.”
The Liverpool Street Metro Bank store is located at 117-121 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 7PP. The store is open Monday to Saturday 8.30am to 6pm, Sunday 11am to 5pm.


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MUMBAI : Hype, a Bengaluru-headquartered luxury travel aggregator, is looking to expand globally as it charts a path in the elite travel sector. Founded by Raaghav Belavadi, a former group CEO at Accenture, and his sister Vijaya Belavadi, Hype aims to rewrite the playbook on premium travel experiences for high net worth individuals (HNIs) and ultra HNIs. Rejecting the conventional asset-heavy model, the travel aggregator thrives on commission-based operations, a move that ensured profitability from the start of operations, Raaghav Belavadi told Mint.
The co-founder underscores the rarity and prudence of this approach in a business landscape often dominated by cautious financial manoeuvres. “We work on commission and that is good enough to keep us highly profitable from day one. And I am saying this because nowadays ‘profitable’ is a word that is very sparingly and scarily used.
But when you're using your own money you will try to focus more on profitability," he said. The genesis of Hype can be traced to the co-founder's globetrotting corporate life, spent in Switzerland. A combination of a personal affinity for luxury cars and a serendipitous incident gave rise to the idea of an app-driven service.
The incident was their parents' 50th wedding anniversary that the siblings wanted to celebrate in a special way. They planned a lunch at a seven-star hotel and booked a Rolls Royce for their parents. Everyone was waiting in their silk sarees and suits.
“The Rolls Royce didn't show up as some politician wanted it. So, the agency cancelled our booking and didn’t even bother to tell me," he said. The app, launched in 2017, defied expectations, raking in ₹34 lakh revenue in the first month.Presently, Hype has a presence in 23. Read more on livemint.com


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Canton, Mass. Casual Male Retail Group Inc. has entered a new partnership with GSI Commerce Inc. to operate online stores for both the Casual Male XL and Rochester Big & Tall brands in six European countries, according to the Boston Business Journal.
Under the agreement, GSI will provide Web store design, Web technology, order processing, fulfillment and call-center services for each Web store.
The Web stores are scheduled to launch during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008 in the U.K., Germany, France, Italy, Spain and The Netherlands.
Each online store will be tailored to the specific European country in which it operates, and GSI will localize country-specific components of the solution, such as online payment processing, content translation and customer services.
The move will allow Casual Male to enter key new European markets and expand its presence beyond the U.K.


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Hambidge’s Public Relations Experience Expected to Broaden Ongoing Marketing Efforts.
Parsippany, NJ, March 16, 2013 – Dental Integrators Association (DIA), a not-for-profit, association for independent dental technology IT firms from across the country, today announced that Michelle Hambidge has joined the Association as Director of Marketing & Administration. Her responsibilities will include event management, membership promotion and all marketing communication functions. Hambidge will report to the company’s Board of Directors. Read more


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in Dobbies’ latest podcast
With RHS Chelsea Flower Show still fresh in the minds of gardening fans, Dobbies Garden Centres has released its latest podcast which goes behind-the-scenes at this year’s show.
In the latest episode, podcast host and gardening writer Louise Midgley is joined by Dobbies’ Horticulture Director, Marcus Eyles, and Dobbies’ Ambassador, Henry Agg, as they discuss their favourite of the 27 gardens at the show, identifying key horticulture trends, and diving into the Dobbies’ garden, which was awarded a 5 star accolade, with celebrities including Dame Judy Dench and Alexandra Burke paying a visit.
For the first time in the show’s 108 year history, the 2021 RHS Chelsea Flower Show was hosted in September rather than May. For Dobbies’ Ambassador, Henry Agg, this was his first visit to the show and he was particularly impressed with the Dobbies’ stand. He said: “When I first stepped into the garden itself, you could hear all the buzzing, there were bees smothering the Sedum, it was truly a pollinators’ haven.”
Created with sustainability in mind, the Dobbies’ stand featured an impactful living wall, an area dedicated to promoting the benefits of pollinators and sustainable gardening practices, as well as a grow-your-own area. There was also a range of plants including Delphinium, Echinacea, Heuchera and Rudbeckia, as well as houseplants including Monstera, Nephrolepsis, Calathea and Adiantum.
During the podcast, Marcus Eyles shares his top tips on ensuring sustainability in your garden over this autumn period. He suggests using peat-free compost, with Dobbies now offering a whole range of peat-free products, including new ranges for mature plants, potting on and ericaceous plants. Marcus also encourages gardeners to take up home composting and using garden trimmings and debris to create habitat areas for local wildlife to take shelter over the harsh winter months.
Dobbies’ podcast is available to listen to and download now via iTunes and Spotify
For more info, videos and images from the Dobbies’ RHS Chelsea Flower Show stand: www.dobbies.com/chelsea


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Speculation over when Apple Inc’s stock will start rising again has been rampant recently, given the shares are down more than 14% in the past three months.
One person who sees a rebound coming is UBS Securities analyst Steven Milunovich. In a note to clients on Wednesday, Mr. Milunovich said that Apple’s stock “appears ready for a run.”
Simply put, he says “too much choice favours Apple.”
Apple has steadily taken away market share from Windows in the last six years, but sometimes you have to take a step back and look at the numbers to see how stark they are — and how Apple continues to capitalize on its brand and the cache of its technology. Mr. Milunovich points out that the number of notebooks to iPads and MacBooks peaked at over 30 times in 2006, and is now at 1.6 times.
He believes there are still plenty of Windows users Apple can still convert. After all, “iOS is the new Windows,” according to Mr. Milunovich.
Of course, Microsoft is currently making an aggressive push into tablets with its new Windows 8 operating system. But Mr. Milunovich said that a UBS survey indicates Windows 8 is not actually stealing Apple’s market share.
“Our survey indicates that Windows tablet success likely comes more at the expense of notebooks than iPad,” he said.
He also notes that given the amount of options and the size of the tablet market, the current environment actually favours Apple, rather than harming it with increased competition.
“Already the number of tablet and convertible choices is confusing,” Mr. Milunovich said. “We think user confusion favors Apple given its leading brand, relatively simple product line, and retail store support Forecast returns.”
Mr. Milunovich has a current 12-month price target of US$780 on Apple. He rates the stock a buy. Apple’s stock was last trading at US$560 on the Nasdaq on Wednesday morning.


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Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) iPad debuted outside the U.S. on Friday, drawing
endless lines of eager consumers outside stores from Sydney to Tokyo, who were hoping to get their hands on the hot-selling tablet-style computer
that is still in short supply at home.
The iPad went on sale in nine countries--Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom--nearly two months after it launch
ed in the U.S on April 3. Since going on sale, it has had trouble keeping up with demand, forcing the company to push back the internationallaunch
by a month.
In Tokyo's hip Harajuku shopping district, hundreds of waiting
buyers--surrounded by swarms of flashing cameras and television crews--crowded into the flagship store of Softbank Corp. (9984.TO), the iPad's exclusive
Japanese wireless carrier
, when the doors opened at exactly 8:00 a.m. local time.
At the Apple store in the upscale Ginza neighborhood
, a reported 1,200 people lined up to be among the first to get an iPad, which ranges in price from 48,800 yen ($535) to 77,280 yen ($850). Japan's national morning television news programs carried live footage from the Softbank store showing lines of customers extending up the block, overwhelming
and crowding passing pedestrians.
'With the iPhone in my right hand and the iPad in my left hand, it's like having two guns blazing,' said Softbank Chief Executive Masayoshi Son at a launch
Mr. Son aggressively courted Apple to be the exclusive
for the iPhone and the iPad.
The first person on line at the Softbank store, Kazuki Miura, a 38-year-old freelance writer
, said he's been waiting
outside since yesterday
. While he's had opportunities to fiddle
with iPads bought in the U.S., he says he has intentionally avoided all contact.
'I wanted to stay an iPad virgin,' said Mr. Miura, who bought a 3G version
of the iPad. 'I didn't want to ruin this moment today.'
At Sydney's famed Bondi neighborhood
, about 500 people queued overnight
in cold, rainy weather as construction
crews worked into the early hours racing to complete a new Apple store in time for the 8 a.m. iPad launch
. The crews finished with a couple hours to spare.
Neither Apple nor its partners have revealed how many iPads will be made available
in the Australia or Japan markets
'We're still really busy now,' said a Sydney Apple store employee, who asked not to be named, more than two hours after the launch
. 'At the rate they're walking out the door, we estimate
we're going to run out of stock here by 5 p.m.'
So far, the launch
of the iPad in the U.S. has been a bigger success than even Apple had expected. The Cupertino, Calif., company said in early May that it sold one million iPads in the first 28 days of sales, less than half the time it took to sell the same number iPhones when it launch
ed nearly three years ago.
In an earningsconference
call with analysts last month, Apple's chief operating officer, Tim Cook, said that the demand for the iPad had 'shocked us,' adding that it was adding production capacity.
of 50 Apple stores in the U.S. by financial
service firm Piper Jaffray & Co. in mid-May found that about three-quarters of the stores were still sold out of iPads completely. The rest had Wi-Fi version
s, but no models with 3G service. Meanwhile, Apple's website says that all new iPad orders will take 7-10 days to ship.
金融服务公司Piper Jaffray & Co.在5月中旬对50家苹果专卖店的调查发现，仍有大约四分之三的专卖店iPad已告售罄。其余专卖店有Wi-Fi版，但没有一部3G版。苹果的网站也说，所有新的iPad订单都要等七到10天才能发货。
Tomoyasu Hirano, chief executive
of software developer Digitalstage Inc. and a well-known
technology guru in Japan, said he expects many people to wait on buying an iPad because it represents an entirely new product category
. He estimate
s that Apple may sell between 200,000 to 300,000 units in Japan for this year.
软件开发商Digitalstage Inc.首席执行长、日本科技界巨擘平野友康(Tomoyasu Hirano)说，他预计很多人会等着购买一部iPad，因为它是一种全新的产品种类。平野友康估计苹果今年可能会在日本卖出20万到30万部iPad。
'The real growth will probably have to wait until next year,' said Mr. Hirano.
that Apple will sell about 1.7 million iPads in the April to June quarter and five million for the year worldwide. 'The wildcard is whether they can produce more of them to meet demand because the demand is there,' said Gene Munster, an analyst for Piper Jaffray.
分析人士估计，今年第二季度苹果将在全球售出约170万部iPad，来年售出500万部。券商Piper Jaffray分析师蒙斯特(Gene Munster)说，关键在于他们能不能提高产量来满足需求，因为需求是存在的。
Just as with the iPhone, overseas
markets are expected to comprise
share of overall iPad sales. Mr. Munster says that the U.S. likely contributes about a third of Apple's overall iPhone sales, with the rest coming from overseas
. He expects the iPad's relatively
low price to attract new international
consumers, who have wanted to buy Macintosh computer
s but haven't able to afford them.
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The Widdowson story has taken another twist with the revelation that, after its latest pre-pack administration, the Leicester-based haulier entered into service agreements with individuals associated with the failed business. Widdowson Logistics was placed into […]
Davis Haulage, which was sold to Buffaload Logistics for £1.8m late last year, got into trouble after overextending itself, according to a report from administrator Leonard Curtis.
Widdowson Logistics has gone into administration. But a new business, Glenfield Storage Solutions, which shares directors with Widdowson, has been registered at its Mill Lane headquarters in Glenfield, Leicester.


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May 31, 2016TAIPEI, TAIWAN
Qualcomm products mentioned within this press release are offered by Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries.
Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) today announced at COMPUTEX 2016 that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., is extending its flagship QCA401x connectivity solutions with a new product. The new QCA4012 chip brings dual band Wi-Fi, enhanced security, low power, and a small size at a price point that best supports the development of connected devices. Qualcomm Technologies also announced the expansion of the QCA401x software ecosystem to include support for HomeKit™, Google Weave™ and AllJoyn®, as well as new cloud providers.
Premier Wi-Fi Connectivity Solution for the IoT
The introduction of the QCA4012 brings dual-band Wi-Fi connectivity to complement the existing QCA4010 single-band solution, making the new chip well-suited for applications in interference-sensitive environments. It also offers increased computing performance, memory and advanced features while minimizing size, cost and power consumption. The QCA4012 integrates low-power Wi-Fi and a fully featured micro-control unit (MCU) in a single-chip solution that combines design flexibility and rich development capabilities with a comprehensive set of hardware interfaces. Detailed features include:
- Dual Band capable of supporting both 2.4GHz and 5GHz for more robust Wi-Fi connections, with antenna diversity for extended range coverage
- Full MCU capability with 1.5MB on-chip RAM for future upgradability of features and bug fixes, which is critical for applications with long life cycles
- Enhanced security with secure boot, over-the-air (OTA) secure software update, anti-rollback, one-time-programmable (OTP) memory and on-chip crypto engine for application-level security
- Rich interfaces including UART, HS-UART, I2C, I2S, up to 42 GPIOs, PWMs, ADCs, SPI/SDIO to directly interconnect to sensors, actuators, display, lighting and audio components
- Low power Wi-Fi to support energy efficient applications
- Pin-compatible part to support I-temp
Software Ecosystem Support for Wi-Fi Solutions
The QCA401x solutions now also feature pre-integrated software support for Apple’s HomeKit™ and Google’s Weave™ in addition to the AllSeen Alliance’s AllJoyn software framework. This is designed to help address fragmentation in the IoT, by allowing products to connect across different brands and communication platforms. QCA401x helps achieve interoperability between products in the home, making them easier and more secure to use, key benefits to driving wide adoption of smart devices.
In addition, Qualcomm Technologies is providing developers with technical tools and community enablement to help them develop new and innovative solutions for the IoT and accelerate commercialization. Based on the QCA401x software development kit, cloud service providers such as Ayla, Exosite and IOTA Labs have developed solutions that include cloud agents, API interfaces and other tools to support integration with IoT clouds.
Furthermore, Silex and various other ODMs are working on hardware platforms based on QCA4012. Silex, Lite-on, WNC and WISOL also continue to work with the single-band QCA4010 introduced last year. For additional product information and updates, please go to https://developer.qualcomm.com/get-started/internet-of-things.
“Ayla's IoT agent support of the QCA401x means that anyone creating connected products using the Qualcomm Technologies IoT processor can connect directly to the Ayla IoT cloud,” said Bill Podrasky, vice president of business development, Ayla Networks. “This collaboration between Qualcomm Technologies and Ayla further simplifies and reduces costs while accelerating time to market for manufacturers creating connected things, including smaller-scale IoT products, such as wearables.”
“We are pleased to join forces with Qualcomm Technologies as a IoT cloud partner at Computex 2016 for the QCA401x product family,” said Hans Rempel, chief executive officer, Exosite. “Exosite’s reliable, secure and scalable IoT platform and business transformation services help companies add connectivity to new and legacy products and bring them to market quickly.”
“IOTA Labs has developed cutting edge IoT solutions integrating Qualcomm Technologies’ latest products with the IOTA Labs platform,” said Amit Singh, director and co-founder, IOTA Labs. “IOTA Labs's leading edge IoT platform and experience acts as an accelerator for clients to transform their offerings into leading smarter products and services with a lower cost of ownership.”
“Silex is very excited about launching the SX-ULPGN, a QCA401x based cost-effective, ultra-low power MCU + Wi-Fi® pre-certified (FCC/IC/CE) module ideal for IoT/IoE applications,” said Keith Sugawara, vice president of business development, Silex America. “Using SX-ULPGN’s hostless mode, device manufacturers can develop complete IoT/IoE solutions with Wi-Fi connectivity without an external MCU at a cost effective price point. Using our UART AT command option, they can quickly add a serial-to-Wi-Fi converter for existing MCU based designs without porting any host driver.”
About Qualcomm Incorporated
Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) is a world leader in 3G, 4G and next-generation wireless technologies. Qualcomm Incorporated includes Qualcomm’s licensing business, QTL, and the vast majority of its patent portfolio. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, operates, along with its subsidiaries, substantially all of Qualcomm’s engineering, research and development functions, and substantially all of its products and services businesses, including its semiconductor business, QCT. For more than 30 years, Qualcomm ideas and inventions have driven the evolution of digital communications, linking people everywhere more closely to information, entertainment and each other. For more information, visit Qualcomm’s website, OnQ blog, Twitter and Facebook pages.


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Apple kicked off the October 18 ‘Unleashed’ event with the introduction of a new Apple Music Voice Plan, which will be powered by a Siri integration.
The new Voice plan is available for $4.99 per month and will add to the two existing Apple Music plans — Individual and Family plan that go for $9.99 per month and $14.99 per month, respectively.
The Voice Plan is available in the following 17 countries: Australia, Austria, Canada, China (mainland), France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, Taiwan, UK and USA.
With the new Siri integration, which also features in the other two Apple Music plans, people can use voice commands to ask Siri to put on a playlist to suit a mood, activity or event. So, for example, you could tell Siri to put on some relaxing music if it’s bedtime, or you could request some party music if you’re kicking off the weekend, among many other options.
The single-person Voice plan won’t feature spatial and lossless audio options but will be available on all Apple devices, including the new Homepod mini. The new plan will be available this fall.
Apple Music’s Voice plan will offer a catalogue of 90 million songs and tens of thousands of playlists, including the new customised playlists for moods and activities, personalised mixes by Siri and Apple Music Radio.
“Apple Music and Siri are natural partners and already work seamlessly together. With Siri actively used on hundreds of millions of devices worldwide, we are thrilled to add this new plan that delivers an effortless music experience just by using your voice and makes Apple Music accessible to even more people around the world,” said Oliver Schusser, Apple’s vice president of Apple Music and Beats.


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This ended a short era of competition between the model new Marlboro smokeless tobacco merchandise corresponding to snus, and those produced by UST Inc. Altria Group, Inc. (previously generally identified as Philip Morris Companies, Inc.) is an American corporation and one of many world’s largest producers and marketers of tobacco, cigarettes and related products. It operates worldwide and is headquartered in unincorporated Henrico County, Virginia, just exterior the town of Richmond.
Because of the number of laws, regulations, and ordinances regarding marijuana, the Content will not be appropriate for your state of affairs. Subsequent years introduced regulatory enactment – some of it over the top – probably to ensure shopper safety and improve public confidence with respect to a lawful leisure marijuana market. This was followed by tremendous monetary investment, peaking with the Canadian markets’ public capital infusion. We then saw U.S.-based marijuana operation aggregation by MSOs, adopted by a yr of super international synergy and international supply chain growth. HempMeds Brasil was among the many first cannabis corporations which the National Sanitary Surveillance Agency has approved to import cannabidiol-based merchandise. The company’s license permits it to produce merchandise to varied medical facilities.
Patelli adds that the event will profit both the individuals and the corporate as cannabidiol is legal within the nation. Moreover, the government subsidizes it, so people understand how and when to make use of it. According to Matheus Patelli, the Managing Director at Hemp Meds Brasil, the occasion gives the company an opportunity to coach folks on cannabidiol. It may also spotlight the benefits of cannabinoids in wellness, how folks can use them, and the research surrounding them. In our final technical evaluate of Skyworks Solutions back on November 18, we wrote that “I don’t suppose SWKS is entirely out of the woods yet, so I would defer purchases in the meanwhile. Another look could presumably be worthwhile in a couple of weeks perhaps. The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised a key interest rate by a half point and reaffirmed a extra aggressive technique to try to subdue the worst outbreak of U.S. inflation in 40 years.
Altria’s shares traded at over $66 per share, and its market capitalization was valued at over US$118.5 billion in October 2018. As of 2018, the company ranked 154th on the Fortune 500 list of the most important United States companies by income. The onset of “rebranding” of Philip Morris Companies to Altria occurred in 2003 (Philip Morris would later split, with PM USA remaining Altria’s major and solely persistently held asset). Drinks makers and cannabis political escapee crossword clue companies are already eyeing-up the doubtless billion-dollar Canadian market, as the country plans to legalise the drug for recreational use nationwide in June 2018. At the start, fledgling operations run by under-qualified individuals and marijuana dispensaries and CBD stores attempting to run operations on a shoestring budget were commonplace.
We then take a number of the stock within the goal penny stock firm and distribute to our shareholders via a dividend distribution. The founders behind what is now USMJ and PURA entered into the hashish sector back in 2013 motivated by our own personal experiences. In all honesty, every of us got here from Jeff Sessions’ side of the fence adamantly against the “evil” weed.


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The agency has been transforming its device safety processes in recent years, and the expected guidance likely will shed more light on the details of those efforts. The Safer Technologies Program allows for the expedited review of device improvements meant to improve the safety of medical devices. The Safety and Performance Based Pathway is intended to expedite the review of products that conform to FDA-established standards for well-understood devices.
The list of documents also includes the development of a third-party review program for low-risk medical devices, new standards for medical device cybersecurity, and the creation of a review pathway for medical software with multiple functions.
Other guidance documents speak to safety concerns known to regulators, including surgical staplers associated with malfunctions and fatalities, as well as certain types of breast implants associated with elevated risks of cancer.
HRI impact analysis
The FDA has been making significant changes to its medical device regulatory programs, simultaneously trying to improve the safety of certain products and to expedite their review, clearance or approval.
The FDA regulates medical devices according to their relative safety risks to patients, as defined by the agency. Novelty also plays a role, and the agency submits new devices to greater scrutiny.
While many of the coming changes will help to expedite product approvals, not all may be beneficial to the industry. For example, a recent change will limit the use of older predicate devices now used as reference products to support the clearance of medical devices.
Instead, those predicate devices will have to have been approved within the past decade. Pending changes to how the FDA regulates medical device cybersecurity could also require companies to develop new cyber competencies, which will benefit patients but could be challenging for device manufacturers with large portfolios of devices to comply with.


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In the panorama of international banking, transferring money across the United States has often been marked by exasperatingly sluggish progress. Contrary to the swift, seamless transactions in several nations, money transfers between US bank accounts can endure a long span stretching over days. However, in a dramatic twist, the US Federal Reserve is on the brink of an innovative intervention, poised to compete with the crypto realm.
FedNow: A Game-Changer in the Banking Landscape
The Federal Reserve‘s solution is a groundbreaking innovation named ‘FedNow.’ This high-speed transaction conduit holds immense promise to overhaul the banking industry radically, enabling bank transfers to be executed within mere seconds – a feat that mirrors the speed of cryptocurrencies.
The need for evolution is increasingly palpable in a world where financial transactions are instantaneously executable with digital currencies. Introduced in July, FedNow seeks to redefine the American banking ecosystem’s modus operandi. The current system is notorious for its lumbering pace, with transfers often taking days to be processed.
Despite the swift services of digital platforms such as PayPal’s Venmo and Block Inc.’s Cash App, these offerings merely provide a veneer of efficiency. However, they obscure the underlying sluggish mechanics of the traditional banking system.
Cutting Through the Red Tape
FedNow envisions transcending this bureaucratic morass by enabling immediate bank transfers, striving to catapult the US banking system into the echelons of nations that already proffer near-instantaneous bank payments.
The Automated Clearing House (ACH) has been the long-standing method for transfers, operating through batch processing, which can extend over days to culminate.
The snail-paced processing often precipitates in consumers withdrawing from transactions, averted by the drawn-out timelines. Moreover, it imposes a substantial financial burden on individuals living from paycheck to paycheck, grappling with late fees and overdraft penalties.
The Lack of Impetus to Expedite Transfers in the Banking Sector
A question that springs to mind is why banks have refrained from addressing this issue. The brief response is that they have lacked a compelling incentive. With revenues generated from overdraft fees and potential earnings from short-term securities, hastening the process hasn’t been a top priority.
Certain banks, such as Zelle and the Real-Time Payments system (RTP), have unveiled their high-speed transfer platforms. Albeit these platforms are primarily targeted towards business customers. While touted as real-time services, they frequently resort to the legacy system, with the bank proffering short-term credit until the payments are settled.
The launch of FedNow signifies the Federal Reserve’s commitment to vie with crypto by capitalizing on its instant payments feature. However, this benefit is accompanied by a drawback. Once a payment has been initiated, it cannot be reversed or suspended. Moreover, unlike credit cards, FedNow does not protect against rewards or fraud.
The Implications of FedNow and the Rumored Shift to Digital Currency
The advent of FedNow has sparked off conjectures of a shift towards digital currency, fueled by the surging popularity of crypto and the dwindling usage of physical cash.
These speculations have been heightened by political debates hinting at a potential official government-backed digital currency replacing the dollar. However, the Federal Reserve has refuted these allegations, asserting that FedNow is merely a tool designed to expedite bank transfers.
Whether it’s through fast payment systems like FedNow or potential strides towards a privacy-focused Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), the contest between CBDCs and cryptocurrencies is set to profoundly impact the future of money. The ensuing developments will determine the trajectory of financial transactions, painting a new picture of the monetary landscape.
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The radio pulse device which can stop a car's engine
More than two million stolen passwords used for sites such as Facebook, Google and Yahoo are posted online, Yota launches the world's first e-ink, dual-screen smartphone and a British company demonstrates a prototype device which can stop vehicles using electromagnetic waves.
BBC Click's Spencer Kelly looks at these and other tech news stories.
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In the hierarchy of Jordan Brand influencers, DJ Khaled is very obviously among the highest tier, sitting beside the likes of Travis Scott and Hiroshi Fujiwara as they all receive consistent shipments of this year’s best. The renowned producer — shouting “Still in the meeting” as he pans across pair after pair — shows off his latest care package that’s filled to the brim with Summer 2020’s set of Jordan Retros.
Though some have already been announced and seen via official images, the line-up is replete with awaited standouts, including the “Top 3” lebron james soldier 11 as well as the duo of Bugs Bunny related colorways. The first row, moreover, teases the Air Jordan 4‘s forthcoming metallic trio whose “Court Purple” scheme has been teased and appropriately applauded. Its accompanying two, which are now being seen for the first time, add bright reds and striking team oranges to the mix along the eye stay hardware and various accents. The nike vapormax 97 black as well as the Air Jordan 34 Low join the party alongside, with the former indulging “Varsity Red” mixes as well as yet another purple arrangement, while the Jordan Max 200 and this season’s range of apparel sit far in the back.
Grab a detailed look at everything seen here and more via Khaled’s IG video below and sit tight as most will hit Nike.com come Summer.


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Google Program to Distribute Marketing Widgets via Ad Network September 19, 2007Posted by David Card in Media.
Google’s announcement of a beta version of a program that will distribute marketing widgets through its AdWords network is a fascinating twist on widgets. Marketers will be able to use Google’s widgets API — Google calls them “gadgets” just to be contrary — to create interactive rich media ads that Google will serve up contextually on the sites of publishers in its ad network. It’s a “twist” because these ads — which will match standard ad formats — really will be widgets. That is, they’ll be highly interactive and embed-able.
However, marketers who want to enable embedding on anything other than an iGoogle page — say, for instance on sites like MySpace or Facebook, where people actually use widgets — will have to do a lot of coding themselves. Google’s not supplying code or templates or building that into the API. It should fix that. Half the fun of widgets is getting your brand advocates to pass them along or embed them on a page their friends see. And marketers will have to figure out how to clue in users, via the ad widget’s creative, that the ads actually are widgets, or they won’t get embedded anywhere…
That said, as a distribution vehicle, AdWords reaches a lot farther, is more target-able, and bears no Facebook whiff of “walled garden”. Google is building in basic interaction tracking tools, which might be table stakes in rich media ad-serving but isn’t widespread in the widget marketing world. Of course, as an industry, we haven’t figured out engagement metrics or benchmarks yet. Stay tuned for a series of reports from Jupiter on that topic.
Finally, Google’s program raises a ton of questions about how marketers should bid on and evaluate widget placement vs banners vs video vs other rich media formats, all of which will be mingled within the same marketplace, at least for now. But media planners are going to have to figure that out themselves, one way or another.


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Reading on electronic devices before bedtime can disrupt the body’s circadian clock, making it harder to fall asleep and become alert in the morning, according to a study from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.
Sleep researchers have long warned that watching TV, working on a computer and other activities involving artificial light in the evening can disrupt sleep patterns. But the type of short-wavelength enriched light, also known as blue light, that many backlit devices emit is especially powerful at suppressing the release of melatonin, the hormone that helps bring on sleep, experts say.
Having blue light shining directly into your eyes “is exactly what you don’t want to do at bedtime,” said Charles Czeisler, the study’s senior author and chief of the hospital’s division of sleep and circadian disorders. “Many people read things to help them fall asleep. They probably don’t realize that this technology is actually making them less likely to feel sleepy,” he said.
For the study, published Monday in the journal the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 12 healthy adults spent two weeks in a sleep lab, reading on either an iPad or a printed book for four hours before bedtime for five consecutive evenings. Then they switched, so that each participant was tested with both methods. The devices were set to maximum brightness. Bedtime, with all lights out, was enforced at 10 p.m.
Participants took nearly 10 minutes longer, on average, to fall asleep after reading with iPads than printed books. Sleep monitors showed they had less rapid-eye movement, or REM, sleep after using iPads. Blood tests of their melatonin levels indicated their circadian rhythms were delayed by as much as an hour. The subjects also rated themselves less sleepy before bedtime and said it took them longer to become fully alert in the morning after reading on an iPad the night before.
Although the study used only iPads, in separate tests the researchers found that iPhones, iPods, the Nook Color and the Kindle Fire all had similar short-wavelength emissions. The original Kindle, which doesn’t have its own light source, reflected as much ambient light as a regular book.
The study, which was funded by the National Institutes of Health, didn’t test the Kindle Paperwhite or the Kindle Voyage, which use a different front-lighting technology designed to be easier on the eyes, according to the manufacturer, Amazon Inc.
“We are glad to see interest from the academic community in studying the impacts of electronic devices on sleep,” said an Amazon spokeswoman. “We welcome future studies that include Kindle e-reading devices as well as tablets.”
Dr. Czeisler said his lab is planning a follow-up study in which participants won’t have an enforced bedtime and he expects the sleep-delaying effect of e-reading to be even greater.
Many of the devices allow users to adjust the screen’s brightness or switch to white text on a black background. Dr. Czeisler said that might lessen the impact on sleep but the study hadn’t tested those modes.


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Things are really hotting up in the world of online gambling over in the United States, and you can expect some really great online casino bonuses over the next few years. As more and more states start to consider making it legal to gamble, with Nevada and Delaware already opening the gates and pushing through new legislation, this will be an online gambling revolution which will sweep the US with a vast swathe of new bonuses and promotions.
Many companies are already getting involved and pushing their brands forward: “Gambling is fundamentally going to change from something where you had to sit in a casino and physically spin the wheel, to something that you could do casually while you have a three-minute break at work,” said 3G CEO James Kosta, as he made an announcement about their upcoming games, predicting that those who might not normally attend a land based casino would be interested in playing online.
We might be able to expect some of the best online casino bonuses ever released as a direct result of these new laws and licenses, as when these casinos launch they are sure to make a huge push for new customers. Due to the amount of fees and red tape involved in setting up a casino in the first place they are going to need to make big profits, and to do this they will be putting all their efforts to making sure that gamblers play with them and not the land based casinos. “It’s not a matter of tech but a matter of licensing,” said John Acres, founder of casino consultancy firm Acres 4.0, who says that game studios will for the most part be wasting their time.


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Blockchain is one of those technologies that always seems to be on the verge of breaking into the mainstream but never quite gets there. It’s known as the technology underlying cryptocurrencies, but blockchain can also be used in many other ways, from securing supply chains to guaranteeing secure transactions.
What does 2019 hold for blockchain? Will it finally get its time in the sun? Here’s what some of the experts have to say.
Moving on from blockchain 1.0
Blockchain was invented in 2008 and saw its first use as the transaction ledger for the cryptocurrency Bitcoin. It feels like it's been around forever, so it's easy to forget that blockchain is still in its infancy, says Tom Golway, director and distinguished technologist at HPE. "...there's also blockchain 2.0, which will be used for enterprise-to-enterprise transactions and for consortiums of businesses to create efficiencies for a wide variety of purposes."
It's all about the pilots
Alison McCauley, CEO of Unblocked Future, a consulting group specializing in blockchain, agrees that 2019 will be a big year for establishing consortiums that might eventually use blockchain. She also believes more enterprises may examine the technology for competitive reasons. "Companies are going to have to start raising their blockchain literacy in 2019 and get more people across the organization to understand what the technology is capable of so they can identify best use cases," McCauley says.
Trust and digital identities
IDC projects that in 2019 and beyond, blockchain will be increasingly used to help people establish their identities so they can better participate in the world's economy. IDC's report - "IDC Futurescape: Worldwide IT Industry Predictions" - warns, "A surprisingly large number of people around the world cannot prove who they are. More than 1.5 billion people are virtually excluded from being able to participate in the 21st century economy and lack access to financial services, healthcare services, government services, and more because they lack any documentation that would establish their identity."
IoT and blockchain
One of the biggest blockchain trends in 2019 will be its use with IoT, says Ahmed Banafa, who teaches courses about blockchain at Stanford University and is on the engineering faculty at San Jose State University. "Internet-connected devices need some sort of security system that ties them together and makes their data secure," Banafa says. "Blockchain technology can do that by providing a secure and scalable framework for communication between IoT devices. While modern security protocols appear to be vulnerable when used with IoT devices, blockchain has a high resistance to cyberattacks."
Experts say there will be successful blockchain production use cases in 2019, but they will be very focused, relatively small in scope, and based on transforming established business models.
Check out the full article, with even more info, here: https://www.hpe.com/us/en/insights/articles/whats-in-store-for-blockchain-in-2019-1812.html?dysig_ti...