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Shares of Vringo shares soared Monday after it was revealed that billionaire Mark Cuban had taken a major stake in the ringtone company.
THE SPARK: According to regulatory documents filed Friday, Cuban has bought a 7.4 percent stake in the company. That makes Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, the company's largest shareholder.
Vringo, which went public in 2010, has yet to turn a profit. Its revenue more than tripled in 2011, but that still amounts to less that $1 million.
It's unclear what piqued Cuban's interest. He was not immediately available to speak Monday and the company declined comment.
THE BIG PICTURE: Vringo Inc. announced in March that its CEO Jonathan Medved had resigned and was being replaced by company president Andre Perlman. Later that month it announced plans to merge with intellectual property firm Innovate/Protect Inc.
This investment disclosure arrived a day after Mention Mobile, a social-gaming applications maker, said that Cuban invested an undisclosed sum in the company.
SHARE ACTION: The company's shares jumped $1.06, nearly 35 percent, to $4.10 in midday trading.
While the company's shares priced at $4.60 in its offer in 2010, they've failed to trade close to that price until recently. Its stock has traded between 68 cents and $4.35 in the past 52 weeks.

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First Update To Windows Phone 8 Apollo Might Be Called Portico, Not Apollo+
You know how it is with the rumours, eh. WPCentral is reporting that according to its sources, the first update to Windows Phone 8, codenamed Apollo, could be called Portico. Previously, it was being referred to as Apollo+, sort of breaking from the tradition of naming updates which end with an -o (NoDo, Mango, Tango and Apollo.). For what it’s worth, Portico ends in an -o, so that’s one checkbox to clear.
Rumours are also suggesting that it will bring fixes for Wi-Fi, letting you remain connected to a Wi-Fi connection even when the screen is turned off (HTC’s Windows Phone 8X and 8S currently already allow you to stay connected to Wi-Fi even after you lock the phone), and support for VPN. That’s as much that is being thrown at the wall, currently, but I hope there will be more.


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Meeting our hunger for meat raises a lot of challenges. The world population is estimated to reach 9.8 billion people by 2050, and more parts of the world are breaking out of poverty and into consistent meat consumption along the way. With the livestock industry already making up 14.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions today, the need for a sustainable, satisfactory alternative to our current slaughtered meat industry has become increasingly glaring. That’s why we’ve expanded our sustainability focus to a new industry with the potential to close that meat supply gap with dramatically less environmental impact: cell-based meats.
What is Cell-based meat?
Cell-based meats is a budding industry that takes stem cells from animals we conventionally eat (e.g., a cow) and grows them into conventional meat like a burger or a steak — all outside of the animal. It’s a unique win-win-win approach to the carbon-intensive meat industry: the animal gets to live, emissions are drastically reduced, and your burger will taste all the same for it (or even better).
Recently, Antenna Group had the opportunity to partner with the Industrializing Cell-Based Meats conference in San Francisco. With the industry only a year or two away from its meats entering U.S. restaurants and stores, our director Laura Wetzel helped guide an important panel at the conference with The Better Meat Co. CEO Paul Shapiro and Cellular Agriculture Society special advisor Gilonne D’Origny on gaining consumer acceptance of these products. Here are the key issues they discussed:
Eating Away at the Knowledge Gap
Most people don’t know about cell-based meats — also referred to as ‘cultured meat,’ ‘clean meat,’ or the unfortunate ‘lab-grown meat’ (as Finless Foods CEO Michael Selden put it when pointing out that almost all food products start in a lab before scaling, “If we’re lab-grown meat, they are lab-grown Doritos”). The public awareness campaign required to change that, said Shapiro, needed to start yesterday. D’Origny agreed, noting that since humans gravitate towards the familiar, a novel concept like this will need more time to marinate before people will be ready to buy it consistently.
The Science of Storytelling
But what message will resonate with consumers? Companies need to be as open as possible to avoid misinformation or speculation about the process, said Shapiro. How to balance that transparency while avoiding turning off consumers — terms like “bio-ink,” “scaffolding,” and “growth medium” don’t exactly scream bon appetit — is one of the biggest hurdles facing the industry today. That is particularly true when you consider that the other major benefits of cell-based meats, like it being significantly better for the environment and likely your health as well (cell-based meats don’t contain things like antibiotics that are often found in slaughtered meats), may not move the needle when it comes to buyer behavior either, said D’Origny.
These are exciting times for the cell-based meat industry. Some consumer education will come organically, with companies beginning to scale from R&D labs to production facilities strongly resembling breweries or yogurt plants. Other questions, such as whether to shift from the science-y “cell-based” terminology, will also play a critical role in how the various meats are perceived by the public.
As experts in marketing sustainable products both with and without sustainability messaging, we’re intrigued to see how the industry dives deeper into storytelling this year. We have been proud media partners of the Industrializing Cell-Based Meats conference, and we look forward to continuing this conversation at the conference again in 2020.


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SPARTANBURG, S.C. (WSPA) – Cyber Monday may be setting records, but in downtown Spartanburg, local businesses are setting themselves apart by offering in store one of a kind experiences.
Small businesses, like Hub City Bookstore, agreed Cyber Monday is just as important as Black Friday when it comes to shoppers and their sales.
Though the bookshop looked a little empty, Hub City Press Assistant Director Kate McMullen said its actually what a typical Monday looks like.
Cyber Monday didn’t steal any customers. If anything, the past weekend of holiday shopping has been great. They racked up close to $4,000 in sales she explained.
“Independent books stores, they’re actually kind of bouncing back. Even though people thought that books weren’t really a thing anymore. So, that’s been really exciting to see and we’ve found that to be true too,” said McMullen.
The shop has stood out by offering more than just books.
There are various various literary programs hosted for the city: a children’s story hour, workshops, writing conferences and book give-a-ways to local schools.
“We’re a nonprofit so it’s really helpful to tell folks, you know, you donated to us every time you buy a book here,” McMullen said.
The nonprofit actively publishes books from writers across 13 southern states. Therefore, McMullen said every day sales are important, and Cyber Monday is no different.
Next door at Carriage House Wines, Cyber Monday was not given a second thought. Owner Tony Forest said his biggest sale day was last week.
“We call it ‘Black Wednesday.’ So, that’s when, if anybody’s gonna drink wine all year long, they’re gonna drink it with Thanksgiving dinner. So, that’s typically our biggest day of the whole year,” Forest said.
Carriage House Wines has been operating downtown for 13 years. Forest has been in the wine industry for nearly 40. He explained that wine is a gift that isn’t on a ‘traditional sale’ path like some products.
Forest has several corporate customers that purchase from him but not on a specific date. He said between Black Wednesday and December 10 is the calm before the storm.
“When [customers] wake up on December the 10, they realize I’ve got 14 days to get this stuff done. That just really cranks them up and their ready to go,” Forest said.
The local wine store has numerous wines. Forest said customers are encouraged to come in and ask for help. He added that he wraps all the gift wine for free.
“Wine is my product but service is our business,” Forest said.


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Recent Blockchain Innovations: Q2 2021
While the cryptocurrency landscape has experienced its share of ups and downs over the past several months – namely concerns surrounding mining sustainability and corresponding price dips – the penchant for blockchain innovations has refused to slow.
In a time where crypto markets are as volatile as they’ve ever been, blockchain startups and never-before-seen applications continue to find ways to push this technology forward.
Here are some of the most notable and exciting blockchain innovations in recent weeks, along with what they may mean for the future of the industry.
Daymak Spiritus: The crypto mining electric car
Daymak – a pioneer of personal light electric vehicles (LEVs) – recently unveiled the first electric car to ever mine cryptocurrency. The car has been dubbed the “Spiritus,” and its prototype began mining crypto on June 29, 2021, using the Daymak Nebula platform.
Nebula is the first comprehensive crypto suite for electric vehicles and will allow every Spiritus to mine and manage crypto from anywhere on the planet. The main idea behind the Spiritus is that while other cars sit in the garage and simply depreciate over time, this car has the potential to begin paying for itself, even when it’s parked for extended periods.
Owners can mine crypto and complete transactions using the built-in Nebula wallet, and you can even preorder a Spiritus using crypto funds. The trickle-solar-charging and lower carbon footprint inherent in driving an emission-free daily driver is designed help the Spiritus fleet eventually become one of the most environmentally friendly means of crypto mining on Earth.
Those interested in tuning in to see how much money the Spiritus prototype is generating can follow along at freecryptocar.com.
Braintrust: The blockchain-based recruiting platform
Blockchain and AI are also beginning to enhance the talent acquisition realm, as Braintrust – a blockchain-based digital talent freelancer – aims to connect technical and design freelancers with U.S. companies via a bidding system. When companies hire freelancers through the platform, they pay Braintrust 10% of the bid amount as a fee.
Ownership and governance on the Braintrust network are represented by the BTRUST token, which serves as an incentive to reward the community for continuing to build the network. BTRUST can be earned by inviting freelancers to the network, by inviting employers to hire on the network, and by completing peer-to-peer vetting. Tokens can then be redeemed for perks, including free and discounted software, products, career resources, and more.
The goal behind Braintrust is to reward those that create value on the network, rather than solely rewarding the network itself.
CryptoMiner: The crypto education game for kids
Experts in the fintech industry predict digital currency will completely replace paper money by 2030, setting the table for a massive global need for blockchain developers. Researchers at UTSA are working to get ahead of that need by developing a new game that will teach kids the concepts of blockchain and crypto.
The game is CryptoMiner, a strategy-based tabletop game with cards and a board that attempts to emulate how transaction blocks are added to a blockchain by miners. Even adults can have difficulty understanding this technology, and this game makes learning more accessible and could help kids gain a firm grasp on these ideas before they even hit adolescence, helping to foster the next generation of blockchain pioneers.
New blockchain bills in the Senate
While not strictly an innovation or an application, the news of two new blockchain-focused bills passing the House and heading to the Senate is still more than worth noting in terms of recent developments.
The first bill – the Blockchain Innovation Act – will mandate a report on the use of blockchain in trade applications and how it can be used in tackling fraud. This is seen as a first step toward the long-term goal of setting up a Blockchain Center of Excellence in the Department of Culture.
The second – the Digital Taxonomy Act – requires the FTC to produce a second report looking specifically at unfair and deceptive practices in crypto. The industry has certainly never had a shortage of scams and deception, and there is hope this bill will reduce that trend and overall criminality in the sector in general.
While senators have proven difficult to gain support from in the past, the progress of these bills still represents a step in the right direction toward further blockchain and crypto adoption in the U.S.
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Feb. 4 is National Thank A Mail Carrier Day. Mail carriers, and all other Canadian postal workers, for that matter, deserve even more recognition than usual this year. In Canada, we are rapidly approaching the grim milestone of one year of living under COVID-19. The pandemic has changed how we go about our daily business, how we interact with loved ones and friends, and how we celebrate our milestones and holidays. We have reduced our face-to-face contact with one another by reducing our social gatherings and limiting our shopping habits.
Thankfully we live in an age with unprecedented ways of staying connected through technology, with video conferencing, email, and text messages. This is a wonderful blessing during these times, but these means of communication can be impersonal at times and do not allow for the transfer of physical items. We can also order just about anything that we want or require through online shopping, but this system still needs a way to get the purchased items to the intended recipients.
Mail Carriers and the rest of the Canada Post staff members have come to our rescue in a big way over the last year. From giving us the means to send a birthday gift to someone special to delivering a care package to brighten up a loved one’s day. Many people tried out new hobbies this year to deal with the monotony of isolation, which often calls for ordering in the equipment to get started. While many businesses across the country have had to reduce operations or even close up for periods of time, mail carriers and the rest of Canada’s mail service have kept up the necessary task of facilitating vital business communications.
With so many people across the country unable to gather together over the holidays, we relied upon the postal service to get our Christmas cards, letters, and parcels to our friends and family. The increased demand made this already hectic mail and parcel delivery season into a gargantuan undertaking this year, but our Christmas greetings and presents made it through. All thanks to our dedicated mail carriers and their fellow staff members with Canada Post.
Try to make a point of thanking your mail carrier on February 4th or the friendly staff at your local post office. They have worked even harder than usual this year to help keep us going and deserve to know how much they are appreciated.


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Verizon Commercial Promises LTE in December
November 22, 2010 9:11 AM
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Let the 4G ad wars begin!
On the heels of
T-Mobile's mocking ad of AT&T
, which brags about "America's largest 4G network," Verizon has also begun broadcasting commercials that boast 4G.
, Verizon aired a dramatic 30-second spot during Sunday Night Football last night in which a man gets a package that contains a lightning bolt. A voice-over proclaims, "lightning fast, lightning strong -- Verizon 4G LTE. Rule the air on the most advanced 4G network in the world." The words "Coming December 2010" then appear under the Verizon logo.
This is, undoubtedly, just the first of a forthcoming media blitz from Verizon that will boast about its 4G network. Verizon began
testing its LTE network
in five cities back in June. The nation's largest wireless carrier
an ambitious roll-out plan that would bring LTE to 30 "NFL" cities by year's end (perhaps explaining the placement of the new spot). Slowly, news of
an LTE-branded LG device
an LTE equivalent of the EVO 4G
began making the rounds. This time, nobody can
question the "4G" tag
, because LTE is widely accepted as a true fourth-generation wireless technology.
Meanwhile, the DROID 2 Global has quietly replaced the DROID 2 on Verizon's website. It's running $199 after $100 mail-in-rebate (with a qualifying two-year contract).
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Regardless of the standards
11/22/2010 11:45:16 AM
I have no doubts Verizon will take their usual methodical approach to having the best nationwide coverage and fastest overall speeds compared to all the other carriers. Once that's done we'll see how it compares to T-Mobile's "largest 4G" service and everyone else.
I have a Sprint Samsung Epic 4G. For now 4G mode is mostly an outdoor battery killer. When you have 4G, indoor coverage is a mixed bag too.
From what I understand Clearwire is in serious financial trouble now. Not sure how that will effect the city deployment.
My next phone will be an LTE capable Verizon phone.
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Orange Austria has introduced a new tariff structure called Supernet. All Supernet tariffs include unlimited mobile data use. Supernet is available in five variaties: Supernet 300, 2000, 3000 Young, 4000 and 6000. The number in the tariff name stands for included minutes and SMSs which can be used within Austria and the tariffs cost EUR 9, EUR 15, EUR 15, EUR 25 and EUR 40 per month respectively. Supernet 2000, 3000 Young, 4000 and 6000 include 1 GB, 2 GB, 2 GB and 4 GB data use at the highest speed available after which the data download speeds are dropped to GPRS level until a new month begins.
Minutes and SMS used on top of the included units are charged at EUR 0.10 per message or minute. The tariffs are directly available for new customers or existing customers extending their contracts, while existing customers with an ongoing contract will be offered to change to the new tariffs in July of this year, according to Orange Austria CEO Michael Krammer in an interview with Austrian newspaper Die Presse at the launch press conference. Krammer also said 80 percent of new Orange Austria customers also purchased a smartphone during this year and that Austria has the highest iPhone penetration of Europe, 50 percent more than Android. He cites a European-wide network study by ARCchart which claims that Finland has the highest Android smartphone penetration as well as the highest smartphone penetration.
The Netherlands is second with smartphone penetration followed by Austria. Krammer would not comment on Orange Austria's quarterly figures, but said that the revenues dropped slightly while the EBITDA is stable and customer base is growing slightly with a stable ARPU of EUR 29 per month.


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In two new video teasers, Microsoft has shared videos of the Xbox Series X loading games in 11 seconds, while also unveiling the console’s new technology for suspending games.
Microsoft has teased gamers with a taste of the speeds they can expect from its next-generation Xbox console.
A video released by the tech giant shows the current Xbox One X alongside the Xbox Series X, loading the same State of Decay 2 game.
Within 11 seconds, gameplay commences on the new console, while its predecessor takes another 40 seconds or so to get started. The faster loading time can be attributed to the custom internal SSD that Microsoft designed for the new console.
While loading times are currently reasonable enough, this new release from Microsoft represents a leap forward when compared to the existing technology on the market.
As Microsoft notes, the demonstration uses a backward compatible Xbox title and not a game optimised for Xbox Series X, meaning titles eventually built specifically for the new console using the maximum technology available may not load quite as fast.
Another video also reveals the speed its new Quick Resume technology works at, allowing players to seamlessly switch from one game to another, almost instantly.
It comes as the console maker revealed more detailed specs about its upcoming gaming device, which includes support for a 1TB expansion card, on top of an internal 1TB, helping to power such fast loading demands.
Of this memory, 50GB will be reserved for suspend and resume functionality, with each individual game given up to 13.5GB each to cache to allow for a smooth transition between suspended games.
“While the Xbox Series X will deliver a massive increase in GPU performance and continue to redefine and advance the state of art in graphics with new capabilities such as hardware accelerated raytracing, we don’t believe this generation will be defined by graphics or resolution alone,” said Jason Ronald, director of product management for the new console.
– PA Media with additional reporting by Kelly Earley


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WSJ online/Candace Taylor – Aussie founder Tom Redmond selling CO Ranch for $54.7M:
Owned by Tom Redmond, founder of the Aussie brand of hair care products, the ranch has about 55,486 deeded acres.
Listing agent Ron Morris of Ranch Marketing Associates said the ranch is one of the largest pieces of property for sale in the state. Located on the eastern side of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, under a two-hour drive from Colorado Springs, the ranch is about 15 miles long and 7 miles wide, Mr. Morris said.
Known as Wolf Springs Ranch, the property is owned by Tom Redmond, founder of the Aussie brand of hair-care products, which is now owned by Procter & Gamble.
Mr. Redmond, now in his 80s, said that as a child he was “always enthralled by the West,” especially stories of frontiersman Kit Carson. “I believe in reincarnation,” he said. “I think I was either Kit Carson or his horse.”
He bought the first portion of the ranch in 1990, he said, adding to it over the years. Mr. Redmond raised buffalo, cattle and horses, and said he worked to protect the elk, deer, antelope and other wildlife. The ranch currently has about 400 cattle, he said, as well as a herd of about 500 buffalo and 30 horses. The animals and equipment are available for sale, but aren’t included in the asking price.
The property has a roughly 4,100-square-foot, six-bedroom house and several other houses. There is a ranch headquarters with an indoor arena, as well as two outdoor arenas, barns, hay sheds and other facilities.
Mr. Redmond said he is selling the ranch because he doesn’t go there much anymore. He has homes in Minnesota, Arizona and California. “I would like to sell it to someone who has a similar vision to my own, who will keep it like it is, and protect the animals and the environment,” he added.
Located on the eastern side of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, under a two-hour drive from Colorado Springs, the ranch is about 15 miles long and 7 miles wide. Ranch Marketing Associates
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Blaine, Minn. (August 1, 2019) – A newly released report from the National Sports Center (NSC) in Blaine reveals that sports events at the NSC over the past year generated more than $89 million in visitor economic impact. The report calculated spending from tourism events held over the period from July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019.
The report quantified the economic benefits generated by visitors traveling more than 50 miles and staying overnight, and tracked spending in lodging, transportation, food and beverage, retail, recreation, business services, and venue rental.
The National Sports Center uses a calculator developed by Destinations International, a trade organization of visitor bureaus. The Destinations International Event Impact Calculator is one of the most-used and most-recognized economic impact calculators of tourism revenue.
“There is no longer any question that sports tourism is a major generator of tourism revenue,” said National Sports Center Executive Director Todd Johnson. “And specific to amateur sports the Wall Street Journal reported that it’s currently a $17 billion industry and will grow to $41 billion in the next five years.
“Creating economic impact through sports events is a key part of the NSC’s mission, and we’re proud to be the major economic impact engine in amateur sports in Minnesota.”
Spending by local visitors is not included in the Destinations International calculator, but local spending produces significant additional impact to the City of Blaine, Anoka County and the Twin Cities.
Here is a breakdown of the numbers, and a summary of the top ten economic impact-producing events held at the National Sports Center.
For the year July 1, 2018-June 30, 2019:
72 NSC events produced tourism spending that totaled:
Direct spending of $57.5 million
Direct spending is a dollar-for-dollar calculation of money spent by visitors.
Economic impact (multiplier factored in) of $89.7 million
The multiplier accounts for the fact that money recirculates in the economy.
Total local sales tax revenue of $675,106
Top ten visitor economic-impact events at the National Sports Center, July 1, 2018-June 30, 2019:
- Target USA CUP soccer (July 2018) – $28.1 million #
- North American Hockey League tournaments (September 2018-February 2019) (5 events counted together) – $13.9 million *
- All-American Cup soccer (June 2019) – $4.3 million #
- USA Ultimate Youth Club Championship (August 2018) – $3.8 million *
- Tier I Elite Hockey League Tournament (February 2019) – $3.7 million *
- One Hockey Minnesota Gone Wild hockey tournament (January 2019) – $3.6 million *
- World Broomball Championship (October 2018) – $2.3 million *
- Fall Cup soccer (October 2018) – $2.2 million #
- Spring Cup soccer (May 2019) – $2.0 million #
- USA Ultimate U.S. Open Championship (August 2018) – $1.9 million *
* Outside bid event
# NSC-owned event
For a complete list of all 72 visitor events at the National Sports Center that went into this calculation, and the economic impact data for each, contact Barclay Kruse at [email protected].


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IOL Pharma & Chemicals CEO on CNBC TV projected good demand ahead of Ibuprofen. Now, PLI scheme is also attractive to the company. It may take part.
IOLCP CEO has said that
- It generally takes 2 quarters to benefits from a price hike.
- COVID has a negative impact on Ibuprofen due to report from the EU but now everything is clear. No bad impact of Ibuprofen to covid patients.
- I see demand to pickup.
IOL Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals as stock was in downtrend from long time. Now, it looks like it has got it bottom in recent past. Current Market Price is Rs 684.
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When the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) goes into effect on May 25, 2018, the European Union (EU) will mark a sea change in how its member states will seek to protect and regulate the collection and use of EU citizens’ data. But as we have noted in our seven-part series analyzing the impact of Europe’s new data regulation and the hurdles that businesses will have to clear in order to comply with its provisions, the effects of the GDPR will not stop at the EU water’s edge.Read more »
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FRAMINGHAM (AP) -- Staples Inc. is buying Canada's PNI Digital Media for about $67.3 million.
Retailers use PNI's software to sell personalized products such as calendars, business cards, wedding invitations, documents and stationery.
Staples will pay 1.70 Canadian dollars per share ($1.55). That's a 32 percent premium to PNI's closing stock price Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
PNI Digital Media is expected to operate independently.
The deal is expected to close in the fiscal fourth quarter. The transaction still needs the approval of PNI shareholders and approval from the Supreme Court of British Columbia. A special shareholders is scheduled for July 8.
Staples, the nation's biggest office-supply company, announced in March that it is looking to close more than 10 percent of its North American stores by the end of next year, up to 225 stores, as part of a plan to save about $500 million.
The company operates stores at Stadium Plaza in Tewksbury, the Chelmsford Plaza, and at locations in Bedford, Burlington, Acton and Nashua.


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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the deadline for domestic cigar manufacturers to submit product and establishment registration information is being pushed out from September 30, 2017 to October 12, 2017. According to FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the delay is being implemented due to login and connectivity problems on the website where manufacturers and brand owners submit their registration information.
Under the new Deeming Regulations, all domestic manufacturers of tobacco products are required to register their establishments with the FDA and submit a listing of the products they will sell. This a new requirement on the cigar industry.
This is the third delay of the product and establishment registration. The original date was scheduled for December 31st, 2016. This past December, the FDA implemented a six-month grace period pushing the deadline out to June 30th, 2016. On May 1st, 2017 it was announced that there would be a 90-day delay to deadlines on the compliance implementation timetable. This was to allow the new players in the FDA who had come into the agency to get better acclimated with the issues at hand facing premium cigars. It pushed the registration deadline to September 30th, 2017.


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Jeep 4X4 used by thousands of British families at centre of fire safety row in the U.S. after officials blame vehicle for 50 deaths
- Car bosses refuse demands to recall nearly three million 4X4s
- Officials say are at risk of a fuel tank fire in a rear-end collision
A popular Jeep off-roader favoured by thousands of British school-run families is at the centre of a major fire safety row after U.S. officials blamed it for more than 50 deaths.
Car bosses have refused U.S. government demands to recall nearly three million of the 4X4s over 'deadly problems'.
Defiant Chrysler is refusing to recall about 2.7 million of the Jeeps which safety officials says are at risk of a fuel tank fire in a rear-end collision.
The siting of the 4X4s fuel tank is a 'defect' which poses an 'unreasonable risk to safety,' say safety chiefs – a charge which Chrysler rejects.
Some 23,511 of the Jeep Grand Cherokees made between 1993 and 2004 are still on the road in the UK
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has now sent Chrysler a letter asking that the company voluntarily recall Jeep Grand Cherokees - which were also sold in Britain – between 1993 and 2004.
Some 23,511 of the Jeep Grand Cherokees from this period are still on the road in the UK, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and traders.
The recall request also affects the Jeep Liberty built between 2002 and 2007, which was not sold in the UK.
NHTSA found at least 32 rear-impact crashes and fires in Grand Cherokees that caused 44 deaths. It also found at least five rear crashes in Libertys, causing seven deaths.
The fire row between Chrysler, its parent company Fiat, and government safety chiefs was the lead item on prime time news broadcasts in the U.S., including ABC News.
Chrysler Group LLC, which is now majority-owned by Italy's Fiat SpA insisted in a statement on Tuesday that the Jeeps are safe and it 'does not intend to recall the vehicles'.
Such a refusal by a car company is rare. And though the NHTSA can order a recall but needs a court order to enforce it.
David Strickland, the safety agency's administrator, said in a statement that he hopes Chrysler will reconsider its decision.
Will it be recalled? The 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited
Chrysler Group LLC, which is now majority-owned by Italy's Fiat SpA insisted in a statement on Tuesday that the Jeeps are safe
'Our data shows that these vehicles may contain a defect that presents an unreasonable risk to safety,' he said.
U.S. car safety chiefs opened an investigation into the Jeeps in August 2010 at the request of the Center for Auto Safety in Washington.
They found that the Jeeps' fuel tanks can fail when hit from the rear, leak fuel and cause fires if there's an ignition source.
The positioning of the tanks behind the rear axle and their height above the road is a design defect, it said in a letter to Chrysler dated Monday.
Chrysler moved the fuel tanks on the Grand Cherokee ahead of the rear axle in 2005, and did the same thing with the Liberty in 2007.
NHTSA said the older Jeeps performed poorly when compared with all but one similar vehicle from the 1993 to 2007 model years: 'Particularly in terms of fatalities, fires without fatalities, and fuel leaks in rear-end impacts and crashes.'
The agency calculated that the older Grand Cherokees and Libertys have fatal crash rates that are about double those of similar vehicles.
It asks Chrysler to recall the vehicles and 'implement a remedy action that improves their performance in rear-impacts and crashes'.
Car-makers usually agree to a recall request, partly to avoid bad publicity. In the last three years, Chrysler has conducted 52 recalls.
But Chrysler insists its review of nearly 30 years of data shows a low number of rear-impact crashes involving fire or a fuel leak in the affected Jeeps and that the the recall request is based on an 'incomplete analysis of the underlying data'.
Chrysler Group LLC chairman and chief executive Sergio Marchionne insisted: 'The company stands behind the quality of its vehicles.
'All of us remain committed to continue working with NHTSA to provide information confirming the safety of these vehicles.'
The row comes as Chrysler prepares to launch the latest new generation of its Jeep Grand Cherokee which is unaffected by the safety scare.
'NHTSA seems to be holding Chrysler Group to a new standard for fuel tank integrity that does not exist now and did not exist when the Jeep vehicles were manufactured,' the company said.
The dispute leaves owners of the affected Grand Cherokees and Libertys waiting for government or court action.
It also leaves Chrysler open to the risk of big liability if there are more crashes and injuries linked to the fuel tanks, said Logan Robinson, a University of Detroit Mercy law professor and former Chrysler corporate counsel.
Lawyers could argue that if Chrysler had recalled the Jeeps, people wouldn't have been hurt, he said. But that liability would be limited if Chrysler beats NHTSA in court and a judge rules the company didn't sell defective vehicles, said Robinson.
Chrysler called the older Grand Cherokees and Libertys 'among the safest vehicles of their era' saying they met all federal safety standards in effect when they were built.
NHTSA's letter concedes this but adds: 'The existence of a minimum standard does not require NHTSA to ignore deadly problems.'
Chrysler has until June 18 to respond to the safety administration's letter.
NHTSA has the authority to fine companies if slow to provide data or recall vehicles. The agency fined Toyota Motor Corp. a record $66million for failing to quickly report problems and for delaying a recall. Toyota paid the fine without admitting it violated the law.
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Verizon early Monday announced its long-awaited agreement to acquire Yahoo's internet business for $4.83 billion in cash, plus $1.1 billion in employee stock costs. Verizon plans to combine Yahoo's content and advertising with AOL, acquired for $4.4 billion in 2015. The Yahoo deal is expected to close in Q1 2017.
With Yahoo and AOL, Verizon would reach about 4.5% share of the $70 billion U.S. digital ad market, a distant third to Google at 36% and Facebook at 17%, according to eMarketer.
The advertising industry wants competition, says McAdam. "Content creators and advertisers are hungry for alternatives," said McAdam on Verizon's Q2 earnings conference call early Tuesday.
"There's been a lot made of, are we going to challenge Google and Facebook in this process," he said. "I'd just say that we plan on being a significant player.
"The market is going to grow dramatically. We're a small player today relative to them. All we need to do is take more than our fair share in the market, and this (Yahoo) will be a success for us."
Verizon has not broken out AOL's financials since the June 2015 purchase, nor has Verizon disclosed mobile video service Go90's subscriber base or revenue since its launch in September.
With Yahoo, Verizon has said it's going after "viewership," which drives ad revenue. McAdam says Verizon is targeting mobile media, using its wireless subscriber base and Yahoo's assets in sports, finance and news content.
Verizon stock closed down 1.9% at 54.81 in the stock market today, near 55, within a buy zone from a June 23 breakout with a 54.59 buy point. Verizon stock touched a 16-year high of 56.95 on July 5.


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Cellular Telecom Operators Switch to Online Sales System for Phone Numbers
Since 1 February sale and activation of mobile phone numbers in Azerbaijan will be provided by mobile operators in the online mode. This is stated in the press service of LLC Azercell Telecom in connection with the suspension of the sale of cellular phone numbers in commercial networks.
This measure has been taken in accordance with the instructions of the President and the Cabinet. The company notes that the sale was suspended on January 30 in connection with the transition to the new system, and the sale of phone numbers has been carried out on the new system since January 31.
The company asks to inquire about the new system of sales of phone numbers to the Ministry of Communications and High Technologies.
Other mobile operators have not commented on the transition to the new mode. -03D-


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KSH: Trade surplus revised up
Hungary had a €279 mln trade surplus in August, down €217 mln year-on-year, the Central Statistics Office (KSH) revealed in its second estimate report today. Exports were down 1.7% and reached €7.3 bln. Imports were up 3.9% at €5.7 bln.
In the first eight months of 2014, 79% of the country’s exports went to other European Union countries and 75% of the country's imports arrived from the EU.
In the first half of 2014, trade surplus came to €4 bln, growing by €20 mln year-on-year.
In the machinery and vehicles segment, exports were up 8.5%, while imports increased by 8%, compared to the same period of the previous year.
In the manufacturing segment, which accounts for about one third of total goods, sale exports rose 6.4% and imports were up 9.7%.
Exports of food, tobacco and beverages showed an increase of 6.4%, while imports grew 6.7%.
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Target CEO admits he STILL doesn't know the full extent of credit card theft that may affect up to 110 million customers
Target's CEO promised on Sunday to make 'significant changes' -- though the company still doesn't know the full extent of the damage done during a holiday season credit card data breach that affected up to 110 million customers.
Gregg Steinhafel, Target's chairman, president and CEO, said the company is taking responsibility for the theft of customers' information.
'Clearly, we're accountable and we're responsible. But we're gonna come out at the end of this a better company,' Steinhafel told CNBC's Becky Quick. 'And we're gonna make significant changes.'
Gregg Steinhafel, the Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Target Corporation, said on Sunday the company still does not know the full extent of the credit card data breach during the 2013 holiday season
Steinhafel said 'I¿m personally very sorry that this whole event even happened'
Steinhafel apologized for the theft and said 'I’m personally very sorry that this whole event even happened.'
The holiday season theft is now believed to have affected a whopping 70 to 110 million customers between November 27 and December 15, according to a Target press release, as opposed to the previous estimate of 40 million customers.
70 million customers' information separate from the payment card data initially disclosed by Target was stolen, including names, mailing addresses, phone numbers and email addresses, the company said. Some of the information may be duplicates.
When asked by Quick why it took four days for Target to tell its customers what had happened, Steinhafel said this was because the retailer 'wanted to make sure our stores and our calls centers could be as prepared as possible.'
Steinhafel also said that Target still does not know 'the full extent of what transpired.'
As many as 110 million Target customers, like the ones seen in this stock image, may have been affected by the breach
70 million customers' information separate from the payment card data initially disclosed was stolen by thieves, Target said
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Samantha Miller first learned how to sew in home economics class while a student at Powell High School.
Now, the 27-year-old Miller, owner of Little Bella Boutique at 113 E. Emory Road, has launched her own wholesale line of vintage-inspired children’s clothes that will sell this fall in more than 100 boutiques across the country.
“Little girls dream of becoming fashion designers, but it never seemed like an attainable goal. I don’t think I would have pursued it if it wasn’t for Etsy. I have a vision for it now,” she said.
Miller reintroduced herself to sewing when she started making clothes for her 2-year-old daughter.
“I kept making them and making them. She could not wear it all,” Miller recalled.
So she set up an Etsy shop, an e-commerce website devoted to handmade or vintage items. It did so well that Miller had to hire seamstresses to help her keep up with demand. Eventually she sought out a manufacturer.
Miller moved her shop offline, opening a booth at the now-closed Turkey Creek Public Market. It did really well and gave her the confidence to eventually move to her storefront in Powell.
This year was Miller’s first time selling on a large wholesale level. Her spring season’s designs sold in more than 120 boutiques. For fall, she will be in 130 locations, including Crenshaw Children’s Shop in Bearden and Adorable Child in Farragut.
“We signed a few; we lost a few. But those who stayed with us doubled their orders, so that was really encouraging,” Miller said.
Some customers have likened Miller’s style, for ages 12 months to 10 years old, to popular boutique clothing companies Matilda Jane and Persnickety.
Miller plans to expand into some women’s clothing next year to test the market and hopes to eventually add a line of boys’ clothing.
“I’m really hoping it becomes a very well-known brand across the U.S. I know from just this first year we can do it,” she said.
Her clothes are primarily sold in the Mid-South and Southeast, but she plans to target the Midwest and the West Coast with the help of two new sales reps.
Miller and her husband, Doug, have launched a Kickstarter campaign, http://kck.st/14ylxR7, in hopes of raising capital to keep up with growth.
“It’s just snowballed. We’re growing so fast,” she said. “I hope we can continue to grow and continue to make a presence.”
A percentage of every purchase that comes from the wholesale line is donated to Hope Children’s Home for abandoned, abused and orphaned children in Florida.
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The game won’t be with us until February, but a new gameplay video will keep fans of The Witcher series excited for a little while.
CDProjekt has announced the release date for The Witcher 3.
CDProjekt Red and GOG are hosting a pre-E3 conference for The Witcher 3 tonight.
MCV takes a look at the biggest releases and events that will affect the games industry in the next year.
The Witcher developer CD Projekt Red has revealed an unannounced project in collaboration with Dark Horse Comics.
The Witcher developer CD Projekt RED has announced the opening of a new branch for the studio in Cracow, Poland.


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Right about now you've really got to feel sorry for Sony. Alongside numerous hacking scandals surrounding their pictures department, they've been targeted by the infamous North Korea and even had their PlayStation Live Network service taken down on the 26th of December thanks to a timely DDoS. Just when you thought it couldn't get worse, hackers have released 13,000 username-and-password combinations alongside stolen credit card details, claiming these were stolen from large-scale websites like Sony's PlayStation Network, XBOX Live and Amazon plus more.
Released via the Twitter account "@AnonymousGlobo", this hack is also said to target some of the largest porn websites alongside these gaming and retail web portals. This gives the hack yet another tie to the group known as Anonymous, who have been involved in recent Klu Klux Klan altercations alongside many other large-scale operations in recent years.
This recent mission saw their explanation read "we did it for the lulz," a common claim among the hacker collective. Translated this basically means "we did it because we could" or "we did it for a laugh".
This Twitter account also published a link to the controversial Seth Rogan Sony Pictures film 'The Interview'.
The Daily Dot claims that this hack was successful due to malware installed on users personal devices, with Chris Davis from the University of Toronto saying that there's a possibility a botnet was utilized, claiming "The list of credentials [in the published list] fits that bill pretty well."
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Bespoke Intel | December 17th, 2020
Covid Uncertainty Weighing On Intentions
2020 will (mercifully) come to an end in just a couple weeks with increasing clarity around vaccines offering more visibility in 2021 than we had just a month or two ago. Vaccine related developments will provide little comfort for ski resort operators, though, as COVID-19 rages and the majority of the skiing/snowboarding season figures to take place before the majority of the vaccine rollout.
We asked consumers about their intentions in September, and then again in the past week. Two takeaways jump out at us:
- Consumers said they were less likely to ski/snowboard this year in December than they were in September (likely because of the increases in COVID-19 cases since our September survey).
- The uncertainty is caused those who are planning to ski to delay their purchases of full-season passes.
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I fully confess I was a skeptic when Samsung unveiled the first Note. And I certainly wasn’t alone among the crowd at the Messe Berlin that IFA. The 5.3-inch display was unimaginably large in a year when the average screen measured a hair over 3.5 inches. The stylus graced the phone like a vestigial organ — some strange and unnecessary relic from the days of the Palm Pilot we’d collectively (and happily) evolved away from.
Samsung rightfully points out such skepticism in reference to more recent devices that received similar pushback, early on. It’s something I think about a lot, faced with new innovations like foldable displays. You’d have a pretty great track record if you spent your time betting on new innovation to fail. It’s the nature of the beast — and this strange industry in which we find ourselves. The more radical the innovation, the more likely it is to faceplant.
But the Note was a success by any reasonable metrics. Within nine months of launch, the company announced that it had sold 10 million units. It helped inject new ideas into a category that was already starting to feel stagnant 4.5 years after the arrival of the first iPhone. It saw Samsung working to find new ways to embrace the idea of a mobile-first virtual office in a post-Blackberry world and, perhaps most profoundly, it ushered in the era of the phablet. By 2014, even Apple had to admit that the age of celebrating 3.5/4-inch as some kind of platonic screen size ideal was at an end with the introduction of the 4.7-inch iPhone 6.
Not all of the Note’s innovations were so transformational, of course. There was a period following the product’s release when it felt like the stylus was having a moment. That perhaps the input device had been unfairly maligned on the mobile form factor. A number of manufacturers experimented with them, ultimately finding far more success with larger pencils designed specifically for tablets.
Broader trends or no, the Note hung on to the S-Pen until the bitter end. It remained the one true differentiator as Samsung continually blurred the lines between it and the Galaxy S line, and in a bitter twist of irony, the smartphone S-Pen has now officially outlived the Galaxy Note as a brand. Ten years is a good run for a consumer electronics brand — particularly for a company like Samsung, which has a tendency toward the fickle, when it comes to brand names. Just look at the dance the company has done with its budget flagship brand.
Toward the end, sales began to stagnate — and even drop — according to analytic firms. Though the Note certainly wasn’t alone in that respect. The entire premium smartphone market suffered even prior to the pandemic. People simply weren’t in the market to upgrade as quickly. Premium phones were getting more expensive and also good enough to keep around for an extra couple of years. Meanwhile, the Galaxy S line kept getting bigger and, last year, added S-Pen support.
Like many amid the Great Resignation, the Note took the year off to regroup. By the time 2022 rolled around, Samsung had declared its foldable line their own flagship, another piece of evidence that the Note wouldn’t be returning. Once Samsung integrated the S-Pen slot into the Galaxy Ultra 22, the Note’s spirit left its body and floated in the liminal region of brands that sometimes get mentioned in passing in marketing materials. Which is to say, in a conversation I had with a Samsung rep ahead of launch, they added that the company reserves the right to refer to a more abstract “Note experience,” with regards to features like S-Pen note taking. I said my piece around the announcement, but it bears repeating here: the Note brand is stronger — or at least more instantly recognizable — than Galaxy S. Samsung should keep it around, even if it’s as the Galaxy S22 Note.
We had a little time with the device ahead of launch a couple of weeks back. That’s where a bunch of the photos in this story came from. Basically, it’s a time to get shots of the product and play around with it a bit ahead of the official review. Naturally, I beelined directly toward the Galaxy S22 Ultra. The thing that occurred to me the moment I picked up the device is that it is, indeed, the Galaxy Note 22 in all but name. It looks like a Note, it acts like a Note, it notes like a Note.
So if you’ve been wearing all black and lighting Galaxy Note-shaped candles, you can chill out now. Think of it as though the Note witnessed a terrible murder and had to go into government protection. Or it married a Galaxy S and took its last name. I dunno. Whichever makes you feel better.


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Action Bronson just released his new album Blue Chips 7000 last month, but that’s not all he’s got going on at the moment. His new Fuck, That’s Delicious book, An Annotated Guide to Eating Well, is available to purchase in stores today.
At Mile End in East Village, Manhattan, Bam Bam recently caught up with Hot Ones host Sean Evans for a special sandwich showdown, judged by celebrity chef Mario Batali. Bronson goes for a thick cut of bacon chicharrón between two slices of white bread, while Sean goes drizzles maple syrup over French fries, smoked turkey and salami.
There can only be one winner.


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Millennials would be lost on holiday without their phone, according to a survey.
Some 36% of 20 to 29-year-olds admitted to relying on their handsets for directions abroad, while only 7% of over 60s said they needed one on their travels.
The study, which was conducted with 13,000 adults, showed that over a quarter (28%) of millennials would not know how to travel from the airport to their accommodation without their smartphones, compared with only 5% of baby boomers.
“As technology continues to help keep the world connected, it is no surprise that so many young people rely on their mobile phone to check-in to flights and navigate their chosen destination,” said Opodo.co.uk boss Robert McNamara.
In the UK, the results suggest that men are slightly more dependent on their phones abroad than women, at 23% versus 18%.
Taking photos came out as the top reason for Britons wanting to take their phones abroad, followed by getting around their destination, using a digital boarding pass, translating words into English and travel between the airport and accommodation.


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Tuesday 4 July 2006
Senior figures in the games industry have expressed their concerns over the price of PlayStation 3 and suggest Sony should be looking at introducing a price drop in 2007 in order to compete.
Ubisoft president Yves Guillemot told Bloomberg news agency that he expected PS3 to sell out when it is launched later this year but that the high price, which could be as much as %26pound;425 in the UK, may put off many casual consumers in the following months.
Sega of America executive Scott Steinberg expressed similar apprehension about the price during an online interview but believes the strength of the PlayStation brand is such that PS3 will still be a success.
Steinberg believes that PS3 will be successful but that Sony "has a job to do in selling and marketing [PS3] to not only gamers; [Sony's] also got to play with the Blu-ray platform in the consumer electronics market".
He then went on to suggest that a price drop would have to be considered quite soon after launch. "[Sony's] going to have to lifecycle price the hardware in a way that brings it to the masses, I would think relatively soon, because it is expensive."


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Convenience at one time was an electric starter motor instead of a crank. Today, cars have all kinds of gadgets, from power seats to automatic light controls.
But we still must manually check the air pressure in our tires by squatting down with a gauge, unscrewing a valve cap and taking a reading. And we have to repeat that on all four tires.
Tire manufacturers recommend we do this every month, but most of us don't bother.
The federal government estimates that motorists driving on under-inflated tires consume an additional 21 million barrels of oil every year. The cost to consumers of this neglect is put at $2.2 billion for premature wear on tires and extra fuel.
But the money is the minor issue. An estimated 720 drivers lose their lives every year due to under-inflated tires, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Among other problems, under-inflated tires increase stopping distance, reduce driver control and can cause tire failure.
Is there a remedy for this neglect? One device worth considering is Tirecheck, a valve cap that can visually signal whether a tire is under-inflated.
Tirecheck screws onto the valve stem and shows a green flag as long as the tire is properly inflated. If the pressure drops about three pounds below where it started when the valve was screwed on, an orange warning flag pops out.
As Tirecheck is screwed onto the valve stem, it depresses the spring valve inside, releasing the tire's air to push against a membrane that senses pressure. As a result, it is crucial that the Tirecheck not leak, because the tire's regular valve is now open at all times.
John Thomsen, president of the Florida firm that makes Tirecheck, says the device has a square rubber ring that forms an airtight seal around the rim of the valve stem. If Tirecheck did leak, the orange flag should pop up and indicate a low pressure condition, he says.
Tire companies decline to either criticize or endorse Tirecheck, although privately tire engineers say they are leery about any product that would keep open the tire valve.
After four weeks of using Tirecheck on my car, I haven't had any problems of air leakage; nor did orange flags pop out. Tirecheck has been tested and approved by regulators in Germany, where the device was patented.
Tirecheck is Thomsen's only auto product. The firm also makes medical devices, including an instrument used in open heart surgery.
A set of four Tirechecks costs $12.95 and can be ordered by calling (800) 769-1396.
The next step in convenience would be a system that signals on the dashboard when a tire needs air. Such systems are under consideration by auto makers.


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Native Instruments has confirmed that 100 employees have been laid off in a “global restructuring plan.”
Last week, we first reported on rumors of issues at the Berlin-based DJ hardware manufacturer. Several ex-employee reviews on Glassdoor painted a less than flattering picture. One ex-employee complained that all hardware projects were canceled. Another post described mass-layoffs of people in the US and Germany.
Several ex-Native Instruments employees reached out in our original report to share their experiences. Many said over 100 employees were let go in Berlin alone, rather than the 20 in our initial reporting.
Now we’ve received confirmation from Native Instruments that those reports are accurate — these weren’t just rumors.
In a press release shared with DMN, Native Instruments says it has a plan to centralize its global business operations. That plan includes a headcount reduction of 20% across all locations.
Native Instruments says the reduction is needed to “create the right organization set up to focus on development.”
The press release (somehow dated August 29th) also shares which departments are impacted by the layoffs. Listed departments include Sales & Distribution, Marketing & Product Management, Administration and Engineering. While no specific head counts were provided for each department, ex-NI employees say almost all hardware teams were fired.
Native Instruments justifies the restructuring by saying they’re working on a new platform. The platform is intended to include expanded access to loops and samples from sounds.com and other third-party services. NI says the new platform will launch in 2020.
You can read the full press release from Native Instruments below and draw your own conclusions.
Berlin, August 29, 2019 – Native Instruments, the world’s leading provider of software and hardware for computer-based music production, announced today a plan to centralize their global business operations, which includes a headcount reduction of 20% across all locations.
The key reason for this difficult decision is to create the right organizational setup to focus on the development of a new, unified and fully integrated platform on which the company’s entire portfolio of products and services will be available next year. This change comes despite growing revenues in 2018 and the first half of 2019, but as a response to an increasing cost structure due to the company’s previous divisional setup and multi-brand approach.
“Today is a very emotional day for the Native community. We’ve been driving innovation in music creation since the 1990s. First through software instruments, then by expanding to an integrated ecosystem with complementing hardware and now by creating a unified platform experience for the modern music producer,” said Daniel Haver, the company’s CEO and co-founder.
“To make this transformation successful, we needed to adapt our strategy, including
a centralized functional setup that can support our vision of ‘One Native’. Unfortunately, this also means we had to make some tough decisions and part ways with a number of employees. This has been the hardest part of this transformation,“ he added.
Global headcount reduction of 20%
As a consequence of the company’s newly centralized organization to focus on its future
strategy, Native Instruments had to make the difficult decision to reduce its workforce by around 100 employees across all sites. With most of the affected employees located at the company’s headquarters in Berlin, the departments that were impacted by the consolidation include Sales & Distribution, Marketing & Product Management, Administration and Engineering.
All employees were informed about these changes on Thursday, August 29, 2019. The company regrets the impact this has on their employees, their families and the community.
In addition to severance packages and outplacement services, Native Instruments has also established contacts with other Berlin-based companies that are currently looking for highly qualified personnel.
“This was the most difficult decision we had to make in our entire history, as our past successes have been enabled by the work of some of the best and most passionate people in the music industry. We thank all employees for their commitment, hard work, and their high degree of loyalty to Native Instruments. We are fully committed to doing all we can to take care of our employees impacted during this difficult time,” said Daniel Haver.
New platform starting in 2020
Recognizing changing customer behaviors worldwide, the aim of focusing on a unified platform strategy is to create an expandable commercial and technological basis for future growth in the digital music production area. For that, a new platform is currently being developed with the goal of offering new ways of accessing the company’s core products and services, as well as complementary ones from third-parties. The centralized platform will also include the company’s expanded portfolio of loops and samples, which is currently part of sounds.com, and will launch in 2020.
The company’s previous divisional structure, functional and brand silos, did not allow
for a successful implementation of this strategy up until this point.
“Customers today are expecting a seamlessly integrated experience when consuming and
accessing creative goods and services. We are confident that we can offer music producers worldwide a unique and premium experience by connecting our existing ecosystem of award-winning software and hardware to a centralized online service,” said Mate Galic, Native Instruments’ Chief Innovation Officer and President.
“In the past, we expanded in different product lines, which was also reflected in our organizational structure. Our platform vision, however, requires a much more collaborative approach, having all parts of the company work together towards one common goal.”
Just a heads up to any former Native Instruments employees looking for work, Behringer is looking to snap up some talented people.


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Grab a cup of coffee with Juan Valdez, give Conchita a sugar cube
That is indeed Juan Valdez and his trusted mule, Conchita, wandering the corner of Hollywood and Highland from 10:30 to 12:30 today.
From the press release, which we couldn't resist, because a cute mule is involved: "That's right...Juan is visiting L A offering up 100% Colombian Coffee – the smoothest, richest coffee in the world as part of a five-city national tour."
Swing by and get a coffee sample. Bigger prizes await at www.whatsbehindthebest.com, including a shot to win $10,000 and coffee prizes.
If you go there, it's worth watching the latest TV ad unless you've already seen it: The parting shot of Conchita's twitching ears is worth it. (Did they really get her in there? That's gotta be Photoshop, right?)
Photo credit: 100% Columbian Coffee


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San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase eyes European expansion as it becomes one of the very few companies to be granted an Irish e-money license, according to its official blog post on Oct 11.
October has been a month of accomplishments for the American exchange platform. While it stole the spotlight for launching a Coinbase Pro mobile app last week, making the professional trading platform more accessible and handy, it also set off acquisition rumors with Omni, an online rental marketplace.
An Irish e-money license – Gateway to Europe
On Oct 11, the exchange giant bagged a crucial validation for its expansion dreams in Europe – the Irish e-money license. With this fulfillment, Coinbase is now officially enabled to expand its reach in Europe through Ireland and ultimately cater to European market needs.
At the end of last year, Coinbase opened a brand new office in Dublin, the heart of Europe’s crypto economy. With an e-money license from the Central Bank of Ireland, Coinbase gets access to some of the rapidly growing markets through Irish operations and marks its presence in the European region.
CEO of Coinbase UK, Zeeshan Feroz, expressed his excitement over the much-awaited achievement. Europe presents us with endless opportunities for growth and development, and an e-money license has essentially secured passporting for our customers, he comments.
Put simply, passporting enables an organization to do business with any member state of the European Union without needing to seek approvals from each country. Thus, Coinbase’s dream to create employment opportunities in the thriving European business hub is soon to turn into reality as the trading platform makes headway in European market domination.
Meanwhile, the exchange had grabbed the UK e-money license from the Financial Conduct Authority in March 2018. While the validation allowed Coinbase to act as money service in the country, it is at the risk of losing the benefit if the UK goes ahead with Brexit in the coming weeks.


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When it comes to battery research and technology, people are constantly looking toward the lithium-ion battery to see the next big breakthrough. However, researchers at the chemical company BASF are showcasing and older battery type as a strong competitor against the li-ion.
BASF researchers are taking the nickel-metal hydride battery (NiMH) and giving it a boost to lead to cheaper electric cars. The assumption for electric car makers it that improvements in the lithium-ion battery will make cars cheaper and extend their driving range. While that may be true, the NiMH may also be able to do this with a little improvement.
The chemical company has already been able to double the amount of energy these old battery types can store, thus making them comparable to the lithium-ion. Researchers also state that there is still much room for improvement – with the potential to increase energy storage by an additional eight times.
Further, the batteries are set to cost roughly half as much as the cheapest lithium-ion battery.


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He will be replaced as chief executive in November by Stefan Larsson, president of Old Navy, the low-price clothes brand owned by Gap Inc.
Mr Lauren, who will turn 76 in October, plans to stay on as the chief designer for the label.
The news caused Ralph Lauren's shares to rise 3.9% in post-trading hours. Shares in Gap fell by 3.4%.
"He understands what dreams are,'' Mr Lauren said. "In this business, it's about dreams because you are dreaming ahead and you're about progress and change and newness."The company - well-known for its polo shirts - has expanded from selling clothes into the restaurant trade in recent years.
Mr Larsson, 41, led Old Navy from 2012 and has been credited with boosting sales, even as other Gap labels faltered. Before taking over Old Navy, he worked for the Swedish brand H&M for 15 years.
Ralph Lauren made $7.5bn (£5bn) in sales last year.
Mr Lauren said his successor was "exceptionally talented" and would bring "a fresh and exciting global perspective" to the company.


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Rose Furniture, High Point Closes Doors
Furniture World Magazine
The Greensboro News and Record (http://www.news-record.com) reported that Rose Furniture, High Point, NC, has closed.
Last year the company, which operates three locations in High Point and has been listed in the top 100 US furniture stores in terms of volume, said that it might file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. No more details have been released.


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Financial professionals play a growing role in efforts to manage reputational risk and maintain brand value through ethical business practices.
Pro-social campaigns are nothing new. Activists have been pushing against corporate waste, pollution, chicanery and worker exploitation for decades.
But recent years have seen a subtle shift as social concerns have grown and expanded and social media has boosted exponentially the ability of consumers and activists to connect with each other and spread information. Meanwhile, declining faith in institutions has eroded confidence in business leaders. The financial community in particular is under a spotlight.
“In the 10 years since the financial crisis, a light has been shone on the role of business in society, exposing the excesses of the past,” says Philippa Foster Back, director of the London-based Institute of Business Ethics (IBE). “Those in the boardroom have realized the importance of doing, and being seen to do, their business ethically.”
Critically, it’s no longer a job for the public relations department. The annual report is developing beyond a statement of the company’s financial position into more of a reflection on how it contributes to society. There’s a significant role the finance function plays in ethical business too.
Thus, in July, the world’s biggest food companies joined in an alliance promoting more ethical foods: healthier for the planet to make and healthier for consumers to eat. Notably, Paul Polman, CEO of alliance member Unilever, is a vigorous advocate for sustainable business practices. He is also a former CFO for another alliance member, Nestlé.
“It is not enough to talk about fairness, mutual benefit and care; boards are having to articulate what those values mean in practice for their organizations—whether that’s understanding the pressures on employees, paying suppliers promptly or being transparent about tax planning,” Back says. “The latter two are, of course, the responsibility of the chief financial officer and treasurer to deliver.”
Traditionally, sustainability and other such initiatives have fallen outside the jurisdiction of the CFO, according to a 2011 report by global consultancy Ernst & Young, “CFOs ran the numbers, letting others handle soft issues such as social responsibility and corporate citizenship.” But, the consultancy’s report continues, “those job silos are crumbling. Investors, business customers and other stakeholders have shown a growing desire to connect a company’s financial performance to its social and environmental impact.” Ratings agencies now evaluate these softer factors, EY notes, and “shareholder voting patterns provide convincing evidence” that investors are paying attention.
The shift in CFO mind-set started to take hold after the 2008 financial crisis, when many companies implemented enterprise risk management and began to quantify reputation risk for the first time, according to Anthony Johndrow, CEO of Reputation Economy Advisors in New York. But change comes slowly. As recently as 2012, in a report from the Accounting for Sustainability Project, a brainchild of Britain’s Prince Charles, UK CFOs were still quoted making comments such as, “It is difficult for accountants and engineers to deal with these nebulous things,” and, “If money goes out the door, I am interested. If it is a notional cost to society, I am not.”
According to Michael Fertik, founder of online reputation management platform Reputation.com, “reputational risk is eclipsing financial risk and catastrophe risk as the biggest threat to today’s corporations.” What’s more, responsibility for reputational risk management has become an enterprise-wide priority. The imperative to ensure a total-integrity customer experience, fully compliant with regulatory and risk management requirements, extends across every corporate function, including finance. Johndrow calls it “the monster that lives in your CFO’s spreadsheet.”
“The age of transparency should also not be underestimated,” Unilever’s Polman said in a 2016 interview. “There are many people now who don’t want to invest in companies that create a worse future for their grandchildren. They are able to see it by going to the internet, and they vote increasingly with their wallet.”
Fertik notes that four in five consumers use search engines when looking for information about a company. “Reviews showcased in search results and comments circulating on social media must be monitored, managed and acted on systematically for a company to thrive.” In March, Reputation.com launched the first social media platform for major corporates with multiple locations, enabling them to manage social channels more easily. Clients can monitor sentiment, refine their content strategy, act on comments and reviews, and publish posts at scale.
Add to this the fact that, while insurance is available to mitigate some of the financial impact, corporates are unable to transfer reputational risk to a third party. If a company suffers adverse publicity, it must largely resort to its own devices in addressing and repairing the ensuing reputational damage.
Software giant SAP Ariba, which has over 3.3 million buyers and suppliers on its network, is keenly aware that sustainability has moved to the heart of corporate risk agendas. The issue dominated the group’s annual SAP Ariba Live event in both the US and Europe this year, where company president Barry Padgett suggested that companies that incorporate sustainability into their procurement practices can expect their share value to rise over time. SAP Ariba is also partnering with Made in a Free World, a California-based organization to develop action against modern-day slavery, and global risks-analytics specialist Verisk Maplecroft, in developing greater transparency across supply chains.
Angela Cain, a senior solutions consultant at SAP Ariba, says that companies can now conduct supplier-risk assessments. “In future, we’ll be able to see what each supplier’s supplier is doing and check on ethical performance throughout the whole supply chain, while actively choosing those suppliers who share our ethical standards,” she says.
One development that has pushed reputation up the corporate agenda is cybersecurity. Yahoo, Anthem and Equifax are among companies to have suffered severe reputational and financial damage from breaches in recent years. The well-publicized, late 2013 attack on retail giant Target affected more than 41 million of the company’s customer payment-card accounts, and the company suffered a 20% to 30% drop in profit in the quarter following the breach, and while sales eventually recovered, James Burns, cyber product leader at insurer CFC Underwriting, said in an interview that “it wasn’t enough to recoup losses.”
Subsequent payouts by Target included US$10 million to settle a consumer class-action lawsuit, nearly US$40 million to US banks and credit unions for resulting losses, a US$18.5 million multistate settlement in May 2017 to resolve individual investigations by enforcement agencies and more than US$200 million credit cards that had to be reissued. Other retailers have had to review and update their reputation management policies; the sector was the top cyberattack target last year.
To underline the fact that reputational risk extends around the globe, major Australian financial-services company AMP recently announced a major remediation program that includes A$290 million (US$214.8 million) in customer compensation, and an investment of A$35 million annually over the next two years in risk-management controls and compliance systems, after a report found it guilty of treating customers poorly and deliberately misleading the country’s corporate regulator.
“AMP’s poor corporate governance and risk management has now materially impacted [its] reputation as a trusted financial adviser,” the report concluded.


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While 2023 saw a lot of prominent car launches, the EV segment also got a major boost with many new products and facelifts hitting the market. Compared to 2022, the electric vehicle category witnessed a stupendous growth of 114 per cent in 2023, with a total of 81,870 EVs sold in India from January to December 2023. Among all the car makers which are in the EV business in the country, Tata Motors has dominated the electric vehicle category by securing a 73 per cent market share.
Among the 81,870 electric vehicles sold in India, 59,580 EVs came from Tata Motors. With this much of electric vehicles sold, Tata Motors also scored a year-on-year growth of 86 per cent for its range of EVs, which currently has Tiago.EV, Tigor.EV and Nexon.EV. The second position has been secured by MG, with it surpassing Mahindra by selling 9,430 units of ZS EV and Comet EV, its two offerings in the electric vehicle space. Mahindra ended up being third on the list of EV makers, selling 4,201 units of XUV400 – its only electric vehicle – in the whole year, garnering 5.13 per cent of market share.
The relatively new carmaker Build Your Dreams (BYD) secured fourth position by selling 1,997 units of its EV-specific lineup comprising of E6 MPV and Atto 3 crossover, thus securing a market share of 2.43 per cent in the EV space. Citroen also secured a market share of 2.36 per cent by selling 1,938 units of eC3, its only electric vehicle at the moment. Trailing the Citroen in the list is Hyundai, which sold 1,597 units of Kona EV and Ioniq 5 combined, while Kia sold 436 units of its sole EV offering, the EV6, in 2023.
Even the luxury carmakers had a crucial growth in the electric vehicle category with prominent EV launches around the year contributing to their overall sales figures. BMW led the segment with 1,280 electric vehicles, while Volvo came second with 553 electric vehicles, followed by Mercedes-Benz at the third position with 505 units. Audi sold 140 EVs, while Porsche and Jaguar Land Rover sold 95 and 9 units respectively.
With significant growth by all carmakers in the electric vehicle space, 2024 is only going to become bigger and better for the segment. Maruti Suzuki, the country’s largest car maker, will also be entering the EV space with the production version of eVX, its first-ever all-electric vehicle. Hyundai will also answer Maruti Suzuki with the electric vehicle version of Creta, which is speculated to replace the Kona EV this year. Tata Motors will eye on strengthening its position by launching the Punch EV in the first quarter of 2023, while Citroen has confirmed that it will launch the eC3 Aircross this year. The updated Mahindra XUV400 is also on its way and will launch anytime soon.
In an interview, Shailesh Chandra, Managing Director of Tata Motors and its Electric Mobility divisions, announced that his company is set to launch three new electric SUVs next year. The introduction of these new EVs will further enhance Tata Motors’ commanding 70% market share in India’s electric four-wheeler segment. The SUV lineup includes the highly anticipated micro-SUV Punch EV, the new coupe-SUV Curvv, and the mid-size Harrier EV. However, Chandra did not disclose the exact launch dates of these EVs during the interview. Nevertheless, in a previous meeting, he confirmed that all of Tata’s upcoming electric vehicles would offer more than 500 km of range.
During the interview, Chandra expressed his concerns regarding specific hybrid car manufacturers seeking duty concessions. He emphasized that only zero-emission vehicles should receive benefits. As per his statement, vehicles that rely solely on “fuel efficiency improvement technologies” should not qualify for tax breaks. He argued that if a vehicle is not plugged into electricity, it should not qualify as an EV or be compared to EV technology. Hybrid cars draw their energy from two sources: a fraction of regenerative braking and the majority from a petrol engine. Based on this, he opined that comparing hybrids with EVs is misleading.


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TEMPE, Ariz. June 23, 2020 – Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:BHE), a global provider of engineering, design, and manufacturing services, and CoreKinect, a leader in scalable hardware design, today announced an agreement, enabling customers across the Internet of Things (IoT) landscape to design, engineer, and manufacture products in the USA.
CoreKinect selected Benchmark’s state-of-the-art electronics engineering and manufacturing facility in Phoenix, Arizona to leverage the benefits of the emerging ‘Silicon Desert’. Arizona has become a magnet for technology companies, which are drawn to the region by a lower cost of doing business and a more affordable quality of life for employees. Furthermore, the large and educated population of Arizona provides a growing talent pool of highly-skilled workers that can support growing technology industries.
Together with Benchmark, CoreKinect can now provide fully customized hardware solutions for Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystems, allowing customers to achieve scale without compromising on quality or flexibility. Leveraging its engineering and manufacturing expertise, Benchmark will work with CoreKinect to produce IoT solutions that solve complex challenges in a wide range of industries such as aerospace and defense, industrial, medical, surveillance, and smart city.
“As the demand for connected hardware continues to increase, we’ve made key investments in our capabilities and talent to provide innovative solutions for customers quickly and at lower costs,” said Jan Janick, Benchmark’s Vice President of Global Engineering and Chief Technology Officer. “We’re proud to partner with CoreKinect to bring next-generation IoT technology to market from our advanced manufacturing facility in Phoenix.”
“Our clients see us as a strategic growth partner and integral to their IoT strategy,” says Assar Badri, CoreKinect’s Chief Executive Officer. “When it comes to the ‘Internet of Things’, we believe that ‘Things’ should be simple. Our customers come to us so they can focus on what’s important to them – while we take care of the rest. We are excited to work with Benchmark in support of our customers.”


text: Fantastic news boys and girls — Motorola is holding an Android event on September 10th where it will unveil the Sholes along with a bunch of other Google OS-related goodies! Oh wait, we covered that already? Sorry, it’s just hard to even think about anything else Moto-related at this point, even if it is a noteworthy full touchscreen WinMo phone that will reportedly bring Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity to China Mobile. We first told you about the handset earlier this month and now Chinese paper Sina is reporting that an announcement is imminent. Purported specs include a 3.2-inch WVGA touchscreen display, touch-sensitive buttons beneath the display, 5 megapixel camera with an LED flash, accelerometer, GPS/aGPS navigation and of course handwriting recognition. It’s not every day we see a China-bound handset sport Wi-Fi and 3G (that’s pretty darn sleek no less) so kudos to Moto and we look forward to an official announcement. In the meantime, hit the jump for more shots.


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ACCA Forms Digital Retargeting Program Partnership with The Association Partner
The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) announces that The Association Partner has joined ACCA as an exclusive partner in creating the ACCA Digital Retargeting Program.
The Association Partner takes a unique approach to promote ACCA’s most important initiatives while creating a strong relationship between top industry suppliers and ACCA members. The Digital Retargeting Program allows companies to effectively interact with top HVAC contractors in the industry, in addition to ACCA Conference attendees.
“We are very excited to partner with ACCA,” said CEO of the Association Partner, Brian Donohoe. “We cannot wait to build long-lasting relationships between ACCA members and top industry suppliers.”
The ACCA Digital Retargeting Program provides invaluable financial support to ACCA, allowing ACCA to continue to advocate and serve the HVACR industry as a whole.
“I truly believe that the ACCA Retargeting Program will maximize awareness and engagement with top industry professionals,” said ACCA President and CEO, Barton James. “This program will definitely leave a positive impact on our industry.”
For more information on ACCA’s Digital Retargeting Program, please contact Case Aldridge, director of business development for The Association Partner at email@example.com, call (904) 868-8360, or inquire through www.theassociationpartner.com.
For additional information regarding the partnership, please contact Melissa Broadus, director of member communications and committee liaison at firstname.lastname@example.org or (703) 824-8842.
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RTTNews - Thursday, Turkey's statistical office TurkStat announced that the consumer price index or CPI rose 5.33% year-over-year in August, slightly slower than the 5.39% increase in the previous month. Economists had expected the CPI to increase by 5.80%.
On a monthly basis, the CPI declined 0.30% in August, in contrast to the 0.30% growth in the previous month. Economists expected the CPI to rise by 0.2%.
Separately, the statistical office said producer prices dropped 1.04% year-on-year in August, after falling 3.75% in July. Economists were looking for a 1.2% decline.
Month-on-month, producer prices rose 0.42% in August, in contrast to a 0.7% fall seen in the preceding month. Economists had predicted an increase of 0.2%.
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