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“We recognize that most small business owners are focused on running their businesses, and have limited resources and IT staff dedicated to managing their cyber security needs. Unfortunately, cyber criminals are increasingly making small businesses their targets, knowing they are likely to have fewer safeguards in place to protect themselves.” –Cheri McGuire, vp-global government affairs and cyber security policy, Symantec
I’ve been camping out on the information technology (IT) beat of late in this space simply because so much of trucking’s present and future is increasingly tied to IT systems of some sort or another.
Indeed, so much of our daily lives is now intertwined with IT that the issue of “cyber security” has far ranging importance for everyone, truckers and non-truckers alike.
Of course, the results a survey of U.S. small businesses sponsored by Symantec and the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and conducted by Zogby International are what sparked this particular rumination on IT security … and, yes, it’s fair to add that I am perhaps a bit too fond of data gleaned in such a manner.
[The great Winston Churchill offered up this famous quip concerning the use polls, surveys, and such like: “It is not always a good thing to be feeling your pulse and taking your temperature. Although one has to do it sometimes, you do not want to make a habit of it. I have heard it said that a Government should keep its ear to the ground, but they should also remember that this is not a very dignified attitude.” Did he have a way with words or WHAT?!]
Still, when a survey finds that while eight out of 10 small businesses in the U.S. feel believe their firms are safe from cyber threats, yet almost 80% maintain no formal IT security policies, you know that’s a major gap just waiting to be exploited.
“The [cyber] threats grow in number and complexity each day, but too many small business owners remain naively complacent,” noted NCSA Executive Director Michael Kaiser in the study. “The stakes are high for individual businesses and the nation as a whole: a single malware attack or data breach can be fatal to a small enterprise but the collective vulnerability of all our businesses is a major economic security challenge.”
Think about these findings for example:
• Two-thirds (67%) of U.S. small businesses have become more dependent on the Internet in the last year and 66% are dependent on the network for their day-to-day operations.
• Some 57% of small firms say that a loss of Internet access for 48 hours would be disruptive to their business and 38% said it would be "extremely disruptive" and 76% say that most of their employees use the Internet daily.
• The vast majority of small business owners think their company is cyber-secure as 85% of respondents said their company is safe from hackers, viruses, malware or a cyber-security breach and seven in ten (69%) believe Internet security critical to their business's success. Additionally, a majority (57%) of small businesses believe that having a strong cyber security and online safety posture is good for their company's brand.
• Yet 77% of those very same small firms admit they do not have a formal written Internet security policy for employees and of those, with 49% reporting that they do not even have an informal policy. More small business owners also said they do not provide Internet safety training to their employees than said they do – to a tune of 45% versus 37%.
• A majority of small businesses (56%) do not have Internet usage policies that clarify what websites and web services employees can use and only 52% have a plan in place for keeping their business cyber-secure.
• At the same time, small businesses may not understand how to respond to online threats or the danger they pose. For example, 40% of small businesses say that if their business suffered a data breach or loss of customer or employee information, credit card information or intellectual property, their business does not have a contingency plan outlining procedures for responding and reporting it.
• Two-fifths (43%) also say they do not let their customers and partners/suppliers know what they do to protect their information.
• Think on this: 69% of small businesses handle customer data while about half (49%) handle financial records, one-third (34%) handle credit card information, one quarter (23%) have their own intellectual property, and one in five (18%) handled intellectual property belonging to others outside their company.
• When asked to rank the top concern of small business owners while their employees are on the Internet, 32% reported viruses, 17% spyware/malware and 10% reported loss of data. Yet only 8% are concerned about loss of customer information, 4% about loss of intellectual property and only 1% worried about the loss of employee data, even though cyber security experts believe the loss of any of this kind of information would be devastating to a business.
Cheri McGuire, vp-global government affairs and cyber security policy for Symantec warned that the “sense of security” displayed by the small businesses in this survey is especially unwarranted given that 40% of all targeted cyber attacks are directed at companies with less than 500 employees
She added that, in 2010, the average annual cost of cyber attacks to small and medium sized business was $188,242. What's more, statistics show that roughly 60% of small businesses will close up within six months of a cyber attack.
Here’s the kicker, McGuire noted: According to Symantec’s Norton Cybercrime Report, the total cost of cyber crime to consumers and small business owners alike, is greater than $114 billion annually.
In addition to struggling with the basics, many small businesses are failing to keep up with the increasing adoption of mobile and social media platforms. Just 37% of U.S. small businesses have an employee policy or guidelines in place for remote use of company information on mobile devices and just over one in three (36%) maintains a policy for employees' use of social media, this survey found.
Social networking platforms now provide hackers with the ability to easily research targets and develop powerful social engineering attacks, with smart phones and other mobile devices are also poised to play a large role with a sharp 42% rise last year in the number of reported security vulnerabilities, according to Symantec's cybercrime report last year.
McGuire noted that strong password protections, protecting USB devices and wireless networks alike, also matter to a firm's security posture. Yet a majority of small firms (59%) do not use “multifactor authentication” to access any of their networks.
Indeed, only half (50%) reported they completely wipe data off their machines before they dispose of them and 21% never do, while two-thirds (67%) of U.S. small businesses allow the use of unprotected USB devices in the workplace.
“It's important for small businesses to educate their employees on the latest threats and what they can do to combat them,” she explained. “Education, combined with investment in reliable security solutions, provides small business owners with a well-rounded approach to protecting their businesses and managing cyber risk.”
That’s all the more pertinent for truckers, who are rapidly finding the freight market becoming ever more digital in nature every passing month – whether they like it or not.


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The 2.3-percent tax must be paid, effective after December 31, by device-makers on their gross sales. The tax is expected to raise $29 billion in government revenues through 2022.
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Oracle has made it possible to run a much older but still widely used version of its database software on Exadata, in a move that could make heretofore reluctant buyers pull the trigger on a purchase of the data-processing appliance.
Microsoft has developed a document management add-on for Office 365 intended for lawyers, signaling a possible interest by the company in creating vertical-industry tools for the suite.
Comparing commercial Hadoop big data-styled analysis systems might get a little easier, thanks to a new benchmark from the Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC).
Philadelphia is set to use a slew of Salesforce.com technologies in order to create a next-generation version of its 311 system for public information and citizen reporting of nonemergency situations around the city.
Clarizen has upgraded its social collaboration and project management software with improvements to its user interface, charting functionality, discussion forum feature and password administration.
Infor has acquired SalesLogix in a bid to compete with Salesforce.com in the cloud CRM (customer relationship management) software market, particularly for customers seeking industry-specific features.
Apple has done well to insulate its iOS mobile operating system from many security issues, but a forthcoming demonstration shows it's far from perfect.
Oracle has pushed out a major update to its E-Business Suite of applications, in a move that underscores the company's challenge of meeting customer needs while also persuading them to adopt its next-generation Fusion cloud software.
SAP has relaxed hardware requirements for using its Hana in-memory database platform for development and testing, in a move that could make existing Hana customers' operations easier and less expensive while also generating more Hana sales.
Autonomy's former chief financial officer has claimed that Hewlett-Packard is accusing him and other ex-employees of fraud in order to cover up its own failings in the disastrous 2011 acquisition.
Igloo's enterprise social networking suite now has task management features, the latest ESN vendor to make such a move.
Dropbox has improved the search engine of its Android application, as well as given it a document preview feature.
Google has found a way to stretch a data warehouse across multiple data centers, using an architecture its engineers developed that could pave the way for much larger, more reliable and more responsive cloud-based analysis systems.
Despite years of hype, some SAP customers remain puzzled over how the vendor's Hana in-memory computing platform can fit into their IT strategies, a newly released survey from the Americas' SAP Users' Group has found.
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In an attempt to increase customer engagement, Total Wine and More is now using dynamic digital retail signage in order to share details about the types of wine it sells. This change was implemented after the brand noticed that consumers were becoming less fixated on alcohol levels and ratings and more interested in discovering "the romance of a product," by learning its origins and the people behind producing it.
This digital signage solution has now been implemented in more than 125 stores across 18 states. In total, the retailer now has more than 40 hours of video content, with each segment lasting about a minute. One of the benefits to using this technology is that Total Wine and More staff can make a last-minute programming change if they know there will be an in-store tasting hosted with a focus on a particular winemaker.
Going forward, Total Wine and More has plans to increase its use of digital retail signage for education purposes by allowing consumers to choose the products and regions that they want to learn more about.


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BMW USA releases a new series of videos featuring the designers of the new and highly successful BMW 5 Series. Since its introduction last year, the new F10 5 Series have posted an impressive record of sales: over 200,000 units sold worldwide.
Exterior design of the new 5 Series was created by Jacek Frohlich, a 44 years old Polish born German, who studied Architecture at Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland (Master 1989) and at Pforzheim University of Applied Sciences in Design, Technology and Business (1989-1993).
In a interview last year at the Geneva Motor Show, Frohlich described to us in detail the philosophy behind the new car.
The interior design of the mid-size premium sedan was penned by Oliver Heilmer. In December 2009, BMW featured Heilmer once again in a video showcasing the design of the F10 5 Series sedan. Let’s have a look at these latest videos.


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Prof (Mrs) Olubunmi Ajayi has attributed the increase in serious health challenges among Nigerians to changes in dietary patterns towards a more Westernised lifestyle.
Ajayi, who stated that such could precipitate deadly non-communicable diseases, said there is a need to return to the consumption of indigenous foods rich in nutrients that are beneficial to health.
The food and nutritional Biochemistry professor spoke while delivering the Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado Ekiti 82nd inaugural lecture titled ‘Nutrition and Health: The Inseparable Siamese Twins For Life Sustenance’.
She recommended that some indigenous foods and spices that are nutrient-dense but are almost going into extinction should be cultivated by farmers and consumed more because of their potential health-promoting nature.
“In Nigeria, there seems to be a gradual shift from consumption of traditional foods consisting mainly roots, cereals, beans, tubers and vegetables to fatty fast foods, snacks and drinks which is evident by the increased number of eateries in our society and number of people suffering from health challenges like diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity,” said Ajayi.
The university’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof Edward Olanipekun, said no one can enjoy good health without good nutrition.
The inaugural lecturer, however, recommended that functional foods rich in essential nutrients be taken for healthy body survival.
“Consumption of plant-based foods and drift away from modern westernised lifestyle diet (processed foods) would go a long way to further reduce the rate of early progression of some of the non-communicable diseases highlighted that are becoming rampant in our society,” Ajayi explained. “Many common diseases and disabilities afflicting human population in both developing and developed countries result from general malnutrition deficiencies of specific nutrients or over nutrition.”


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Fintech's Road to Regulatory Acceptance Is Just Starting
The last month has seen a variety of financial regulators articulating their views concerning fintech. Their interest signals greater regulatory certainty for innovative firms looking to have national platforms. But these firms may soon learn that regulatory acceptance is a mixed bag.
In just the last few weeks, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced that it will craft a process for approving limited-purpose bank charters for fintech firms. The Securities and Exchange Commission held a fintech forum where SEC Chair Mary Jo White discussed the work of an agency working group on fintech issues. The Federal Reserve held a financial innovation conference where Gov. Lael Brainard discussed the Fed's ability to shape and regulate this developing market.
The agencies' statements have rightly been a careful blend of the need to foster market innovation with the obligation to maintain a safe and sound financial system. The OCC's announcement, in particular, represents the most tangible regulatory development for fintech companies. But whether this will be a panacea for fintech companies is still to be determined.


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Family Dollar Stores names new SVP food
MATTHEWS, N.C. — Family Dollar Stores last week named Tammy DeBoer as SVP food. DeBoer will report to Paul White, EVP and chief merchandising officer.
"Providing customers with a compelling food assortment is key to driving trips and an important initiative for Family Dollar,” White said. “Tammy’s proven track record in the food industry and her strategic leadership will help drive further enhancements to our assortment and help us increase customer loyalty as we work to continue to expand our market share.”
Since joining Family Dollar in June 2012, DeBoer has led the company’s private-brand efforts with a strong focus on improving quality and expanding the assortment. Prior to joining Family Dollar, DeBoer was VP and general manager for Bloom, one of Delhaize America’s banners. DeBoer holds a bachelor’s degree in technology from Appalachian State University.
"[Last year], Family Dollar expanded its food assortment by 400 SKUs and formed a six-year, exclusive partnership with McLane, which will allow the company to carry a consistent assortment, improve in-stock levels of refrigerated and frozen merchandise, consolidate its wholesaler network and distribute tobacco products," noted Deborah Weinswig, Citi Research analyst.
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HAWAII — The Pacific Business News on Friday reported that a prominent real estate executive in the Hawaii region joined Walgreens from CVS Caremark.
According to the report, Rock Tang, former regional director for real estate in Hawaii for CVS Caremark has been named senior real estate manager at Walgreens. Tang will be in charge of developing new stores around Hawaii and in Northern California.
Reports: New Food Lion president named as part of major Delhaize shakeup
NEW YORK — Food Lion president Cathy Green Burns has left the company and is being succeeded by Beth Newlands Campbell as part of a major organizational shakeup at Delhaize America, according to published reports.
The shakeup comes on the heels of the Oct. 15 appointment of Roland Smith as president and CEO of Delhaize America and EVP of Delhaize Group. Smith, former president and CEO of The Wendy’s Co., replaced Ronald Hodge, who had been with the company for 33 years. Delhaize America is a division of Brussels-based Delhaize Group.
According to reports, Campbell, who will now serve as president of Food Lion/Harvey, previously served as president of Hannaford Supermarkets. Becoming the new president of Hannaford/Sweetbay is Brad Wise, SVP human resources for Delhaize America. In addition, Mike Vail, president of Sweetbay Supermarkets, will assume the role of chief supply chain officer for Delhaize America.
In other moves:
- Mark Doiron, Delhaize America chief supply chain officer, has left the company;
- Greg Amoroso, SVP business service center and sustainability for Delhaize America, becomes CFO for Delhaize America;
- David Criscione will assume the role of chief strategy and development officer of Delhaize America. Most recently, he was SVP strategy, marketing and business development at Hannaford;
- Meg Ham will continue in her role as president of Bottom Dollar Food;
- Deborah Dixson will serve as chief information officer of Delhaize America; and
- Linn Evans will continue as chief legal officer of Delhaize America.
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Reliance Jewels, the jewellery specialty format of Reliance Retail Ltd (RRL), has launched its second store in Ahmedabad. The store provides more than 10,000 exclusive variations of jewellery designs including traditional Amritsari jadau, Ruby and emerald collections and displays a huge range of modern and antique designer collections.
Bijou Kurien, president and chief executive – Lifestyle, said, “Reliance Jewels will give a special introductory offer for a limited period to its customers at the new store by charging up to Rs.100 a gram less in case of gold jewellery and up to 100 per cent off on diamond jewellery-making charges.”
Reliance Jewels had opened its first store in 2007 and now it operates 17 stores across various cities in India such as Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Gurgaon, Ludhiana, New Delhi and Mumbai. The other jewellery range offered by Reliance Jewels includes Kolkata filigree, Rajkot minakari jewellery, kundan from Jaipur, temple jewellery from Kerala and jadau from Amritsar in 100 per cent BIS Hallmarked gold jewellery and pieces of diamond jewellery.
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The chief executive of computer firm Yahoo has stepped down, amid accusations that a fake computer science degree was included on his CV.
The California-based company confirmed media reports that Scott Thompson had quit his post.
He has been replaced by Yahoo's global media head Ross Levinsohn.
The firm is also reportedly close to agreeing a truce with activist shareholder Daniel Loeb, who discovered Mr Thompson's mistake.
Mr Loeb, a hedge fund manager who lobbied for Mr Thompson's dismissal, is set to be appointed a company director.
Other new directors will also be appointed and Yahoo has named Fred Amoroso as the new chairman of its board.
Yahoo has already acknowledged that Mr Thompson, who took up his post in January, does not have a computer science degree.
Just last month, the company, which is based in Sunnyvale, announced plans to make 2,000 employees redundant.
Mr Thompson had previously been the president of online payments firm Paypal since 2008.
He took over as chief executive from Tim Morse, who had held the role on an interim basis since Carol Bartz was sacked in September 2011 after two-and-a-half years in the post.
Since Mr Thompson joined Yahoo, he had been attempting to cut the firm's costs and improve its fortunes.
Part of this involved cutting 2,000 jobs, or 14% of the company's workforce, in a bid to save $375m(£233m) a year.
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Never forget a Twitch event again.
The streaming service has introduced a new calendar feature meant to remind viewers when to tune in to special events. Twitch streamers can now create events from their Twitch Dashboards and share them with their viewers. From there, viewers are able to sign up for automatic reminders.
Viewers will get an email from Twitch one hour before said stream is set to start. Options are also available to add these events to outside applications like Google Calendar or Outlook.
Twitch streamers can also add events to both the Channel Feed and Pulse, as well as Twitch’s other social channels. An Events tab on each channel page lists all upcoming event streams, too.
It’s been a busy past two months for Twitch: The company has been rolling out new features continuously. Most recently, Twitch announced its takeover of the Curse app as well as its Facebook-like newsfeed feature called Pulse. In February, Twitch launched its Communities feature and began allowing users to change their usernames.


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Under new ownership this year is Georgia-Pacific. In November, the company was purchased by Koch Industries, a multinational conglomerate that had already owned G-P’s cellulose business as well as fiber producer Invista, among other things. “It’s a new owner but they’ve maintained G-P as a total separate subsidiary,” said vice president and general manager of nonwovens, Paul Farren. “It’s almost like a holding company. G-P has its own board of directors, president, CEO, etc.”
Meanwhile, G-P’s nonwovens business, which centers on airlaid technology, has continued to perform well by focusing on improving its production and reducing costs. “Like everyone else, we are managing as well as possible with the raw material price increases by aligning ourselves with the right partners,” Mr. Farren said.
Benefiting G-P were existing contracts, put in place before raw material prices escalated, which kept their impact to G-P under check. Additionally, G-P has been successful in unearthing new market segments for its airlaid technology that had been using other materials. “These markets were using technology that was more expensive than airlaid and found that pulp worked as well or better for their applications at a lower cost,” Mr. Farren said. “With converters under pressure they are using all different types of substrates and raw materials to satisfy their needs at lower costs. When business is challenged, people are more willing to run trials and revamp businesses. As they have been looking for other things, they have opened up some nice market segments.”
Meanwhile, wipes and other traditional markets for G-P’s airlaid business, continue to hold good positions even though they aren’t growing as dramatically as they once had. “What has helped us is that we have some good customers that still use airlaid in their wipes, allowing us to maintain that leg of the business while growing in businesses that have not historically been there before,” Mr. Farren said.
Additionally, G-P’s role as a user of a portion of its airlaid materials continues to benefit its business. Currently, about 30% of its output targets its own consumer products, including away-from-home products and tabletop applications.
G-P currently manufactures about 40,000 tons of airlaid nonwovens at its Green Bay, WI manufacturing plant. In recent years, the company has not been aggressive about new capacity investment, choosing to debottleneck and improve its existing lines rather than build new ones. However, with its new ownership in check and new markets for airlaid opening up, Mr. Farren hinted that it could be time for new capacity.
“Koch has been very willing to invest in the (G-P Cellulose) Brunswick operation and it’s clear that they are interested in growing the businesses they acquired,” he said. “Nonwovens has a lot of opportunities to expand on the synergies between all of these businesses. But, at this point, I can’t say that everyone has sat down and thought through all of this.”


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Consumer Price Index – Consumer inflation climbs at fastest pace in 5 months
Consumer Price Index – Customer inflation climbs at fastest speed in 5 months
The numbers: The cost of U.S. consumer goods and services rose in January at the fastest speed in five months, largely due to increased gasoline prices. Inflation much more broadly was yet very mild, however.
The speed of inflation over the past year was the same at 1.4 %. Before the pandemic erupted, customer inflation was operating at a higher 2.3 % clip – Consumer Price Index.
What happened to Consumer Price Index: Almost all of the increase in consumer inflation last month stemmed from higher oil as well as gasoline prices. The price of gas rose 7.4 %.
Energy expenses have risen within the past several months, though they are still significantly lower now than they have been a season ago. The pandemic crushed traveling and reduced just how much individuals drive.
The cost of meals, another household staple, edged in an upward motion a scant 0.1 % last month.
The prices of food and food invested in from restaurants have each risen close to four % over the past season, reflecting shortages of certain foods and higher costs tied to coping with the pandemic.
A specific “core” degree of inflation that strips out often-volatile food and power expenses was horizontal in January.
Last month prices rose for car insurance, rent, medical care, and clothing, but people increases were canceled out by reduced costs of new and used automobiles, passenger fares and leisure.
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The core rate has risen a 1.4 % within the past year, the same from the prior month. Investors pay closer attention to the core price because it is giving a much better feeling of underlying inflation.
What’s the worry? Several investors and economists fret that a stronger economic
convalescence fueled by trillions in fresh coronavirus tool might force the rate of inflation above the Federal Reserve’s two % to 2.5 % afterwards this year or next.
“We still assume inflation is going to be much stronger over the majority of this season than almost all others currently expect,” said U.S. economist Andrew Hunter of Capital Economics.
The speed of inflation is likely to top 2 % this spring just because a pair of unusually detrimental readings from previous March (0.3 % ) and April (0.7 %) will decrease out of the yearly average.
But for now there is little evidence right now to recommend quickly creating inflationary pressures in the guts of the economy.
What they’re saying? “Though inflation remained moderate at the beginning of season, the opening further up of this economy, the possibility of a bigger stimulus package which makes it through Congress, and also shortages of inputs throughout the issue to hotter inflation in approaching months,” mentioned senior economist Jennifer Lee of BMO Capital Markets.
Market reaction: The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -1.50 % and S&P 500 SPX, 0.48 % were set to open higher in Wednesday trades. Yields on the 10-year Treasury TMUBMUSD10Y, 1.437 % fell somewhat after the CPI report.
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Sonos Reports Q2 Revenue Growth and will Launch with Google Assistant Next Week, but Not They Way They Originally Hoped
Sonos reported earnings yesterday for the second quarter of the company’s 2019 fiscal year. Revenue rose 13% to $210 million which the company says is a record for Q2 sales. There was also a reference in the shareholder letter indicating that Google Assistant would come to the Sonos One and Beam products next week.
“This quarter we would like to highlight the much-anticipated launch of the Google Assistant on Sonos. We’ve been working on this for quite a while and are thrilled to be rolling it out next week. Through a software upgrade, Sonos One and Beam will support the Google Assistant in the U.S., with more markets to come over the next few months. This feature will truly elevate the customer experience and marks the first time that consumers will be able to buy a single smart speaker and get to choose which voice assistant they want to use.”
The software update means that existing Sonos One and Beam device owners will be able to switch from their Alexa assistant configuration to Google Assistant if they choose. It means Sonos doesn’t have to duplicate product SKUs simply to support multiple assistants and offers many supply chain and manufacturing benefits.
A Long Journey to Google Assistant
Patrick Spence told Variety in January 2017 that he would like to integrate both Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant in Sonos products one day. Less than ten months later, Sonos introduced the Sonos One smart speaker with Alexa integration. At the time, it said Google Assistant would be added in 2018, but that didn’t happen.
Sonos CEO Patrick Spence declined to confirm the 2018 launch in a June interview with The Verge as the company was preparing for its IPO. That is despite the fact that the Sonos social media team had been saying a 2018 ship date would come for the product just eight weeks earlier. The company confirmed later in the year that it wouldn’t ship with Google Assistant until 2019 and then Google announced at CES it would happen in 2019 but declined to give a ship date. Google said Assistant would ship on Sonos One and Beam products as per Sonos’ investor letter this week.
Not the Original Multi-Assistant Vision
However, Voicebot has learned that Google Assistant and Alexa will not run in parallel on the speaker devices. This was a core objective of the Sonos team from the start. In a June 2018 interview by Dieter Bohn of The Verge, Mieko Kusana, Senior Director of Experience Strategy at Sonos, was clear that
“A home sound system for us means shared. We believe many different people would want to use it. And, we don’t want to dominate what the right control paradigm for people is nor the right assistant. We’ve already been here before with phones…In sharing your home sound system maybe one person has an Android phone the other one has an iOS phone, we never said okay we are only going to support iOS, and the whole household, please go iOS. Or, we are only going to support apps in Android and the whole household go to Android. We just don’t believe that it is very consumer friendly.”
It has been Sonos’ vision to have multiple assistants running in parallel. The Information reported the company even attempted to leverage its patent portfolio to nudge Google into enabling support for Alexa alongside Assistant. However, next week’s launch is not expected to be as “consumer friendly” as Kusana anticipated. Both Alexa and Google may be options at set up, but the configuration will need to be set as one or the other. You will not be able to interchangeably say “Alexa,” or “Hey Google.” You will need to set one voice assistant as the default and to use the other will require a settings change. So, the entire household will not have to go iOS or Android, but they won’t be able to just invoke their favorite voice assistant either.
There is not a technical limitation to having access to both assistants active simultaneously. There are chipsets that enable multiple wake words running in parallel. However, there are business restrictions on what the assistant providers allow. So, Sonos will next week conclude a journey spanning more than two years and finally introduce Google Assistant in two of its flagship products. And, these will provide consumer choice on which assistant they prefer. They will just need to select one of those assistants as the default which means the other assistant will not be accessible without an update to settings every time they want to switch. For all practical purposes, that means Sonos can have the same smart speaker SKU for both Alexa and Google Assistant, but consumers are still buying a single-assistant experience on a day-to-day basis.
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Growing up Habbo: My so-called life in the first social network for teens | The Kernel – gen-y journeys in computing. Memories of Habbo Hotel as an online experience and social network. Habbo Hotel gets forgotten in its role as a social network.
Chinese luxury shoppers increasingly turning online: KPMG | Shanghai Daily – interesting move to online purchases for luxury products
NTT Docomo planning to increase handset prices – so it can provide discounts to users who use less data. Which begs the question is there a ‘peak data’ point’, a limit at which phone services reach in terms of consumer desire for mobile computing versus phone services? More Japan related content here
Intel Raises Tech Worries About Sales in China and the Cloud | WSJ – (paywall)
Jawbone Raises $165 Million at Half Its Last Valuation – The New York Times – Jawbone, the once-hot wearable technology start-up, said on Friday that it had raised $165 million in funding at a valuation of $1.5 billion, or roughly half the amount that the company was valued at as recently as 2014, continuing a burgeoning trend of start-ups raising money at lower values than before. (Paywall)
Apple To Start Charging For iTunes Radio – BuzzFeed News – Apple would have to pay me to listen to Zane Lowe, not the other way around
Japan business leaders urge real globalisation – FT.com – Central to a globalised psychology, he says, is an acceptance that you are in business for the customers, something missing when Japan first started spreading its sales forces across the globe
Tackling the Tiers in China – Anyone who has any interest in China will already know that hundreds of millions of Chinese people are entering the middle classes and that hitherto unknown cities in the lower tiers
Nest Thermostat Glitch Leaves Users in the Cold – The New York Times – dumb is good. Trying to buy a dumb TV at the moment


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The publishers of the Golden Star and the Fernie Free Press have decided to make the second round of the KIJHL playoffs a little more interested.
The Golden Rockets / Fernie Ghostriders best of seven series has already started to heat up, being tied at 1-1. So the publishers of the two papers have made a wager, betting on their home teams.
The losing newspaper has to buy an 18-pack of beer for the winning paper, and the publisher of losing paper will have to wear the opposing team’s jersey for an entire day. A photo of the losing publisher wearing the jersey will also be featured in the newspaper.
Let’s try to get Fernie publisher Dave Hamilton in a red and white jersey. Go Rockets Go!


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EU charges German carmakers with blocking emissions cleaning technology
European Union antitrust regulators on Friday charged BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen with colluding to block the rollout of emissions cleaning technology in a move that could lead to hefty fines.
In the latest emissions scandal to hit the auto industry, the European Commission said it had sent so-called statements of objections to the companies setting out the charges, nearly two years after carrying out dawn raids at their premises, Reuters reads.
It said the collusion occurred between 2006 to 2014 and took place during the carmakers’ technical meetings.
“Daimler, VW and BMW may have broken EU competition rules. As a result, European consumers may have been denied the opportunity to buy cars with the best available technology,” European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said in a statement.
The EU focus is on selective catalytic reduction systems to reduce harmful nitrogen oxides emissions of diesel passenger cars through the injection of urea, which is also called AdBlue, in the exhaust gas stream.
It is also concerned about potential collusion on “Otto” particle filters to reduce harmful particle emissions from exhaust gases of petrol passenger cars.
Daimler, which alerted the collusion to the regulator, reiterated it did not expect to be fined as a result of its information. BMW and Volkswagen could not immediately be reached for comment.
EU fines could go as high as 10 percent of a company’s global turnover.


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UK wine publication Decanter is pulling together the world’s best Syrah producers for a masterclass at Vinexpo in Hong Kong.
Craggy Range will represent New Zealand against iconic brands including Penfolds (AUS) and E.Guigal (FRA) as part of the "Syrah/Shiraz – an international expression of a noble grape" event.
The masterclass, being held on the 26th of May as part of Vinexpo’s Shiraz Day, will include a panel of international speakers. Craggy Range Chief Winemaker Matt Stafford will be on the panel alongside Peter Gago of Penfolds, Philippe Guigal of E.Guigal, Eduardo Chadwick of Viña Errázuriz (CHL), Stefano Frascolla of Tua Rita (ITA), Tim Steinke of Betz Family Winery (USA).
Matt will show the 2014 Craggy Range ‘Le Sol’ (RRP $125) against iconic Syrahs such as the 2010 Penfolds Kalimna Block 3C Bin 170 Shiraz (RRP $1,800) and the 2011 Côte-Rôtie la Landonne, E. Guigal (RRP $599). During the masterclass, each of the winemakers will discuss why they believe their wines best express the terroir in which they was grown with Decanter naming the panel, "the world’s leading Syrah producers."
"We are excited that Hawke’s Bay has been recognised as one of the best places in the world to grow Syrah."
Matt Stafford, Chief Winemaker
The event will be held at 12.00 – 1.30 pm on Saturday 26th at Vinexpo in Hong Kong.


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Yesterday I noted the lowest fares on JetBlue might soon be a lot harder to come by. The news gets even worse today. The nation’s other low-fare darling, Southwest, says it’s facing about $600 million in higher fuel costs this year. And, says Laura Wright, Southwest’s chief financial officer, “We’re going to have to see revenue improvement to cover those fuel costs.”
The airline isn’t coming right out and saying it will raise prices, but airline specialist Terry Trippler of Cheapseats.com says he expects Southwest to go even further than the $2 to $3 increase it established earlier this year. Trippler predicts an industrywide increase in leisure travel prices of about 10 percent this year.
For its part, Southwest says it plans to continue its expansion (about 30 new planes this year). Financially it’s also in better shape than JetBlue: Southwest actually made money in 2005, to the tune of $548 million net income. That’s up 75 percent year-over-year.
As with JetBlue, I expect we’ll still see those dazzlingly low prices on most routes. There just won’t be as many seats available at those rates. And that’s all the more reason to shop around before you book.
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Fans get early shot at Indians merchandise
By Denise Dick
If the Indians win the World Series tonight, employees at Southern Park Mall’s JCPenney will go into extra innings.
The store will close at 9 p.m., its regular closing time, said Kim Carillon, store manager.
If Cleveland wins, the fourth Tribe victory of the Series’ potential seven games, fans won’t have to wait until Wednesday to buy championship gear.
“As soon as they win, we’re going to open back up – it’s been going to about 11:45 p.m. – and stay open for an hour,” Carillon said.
The doors by the Firestone Complete Auto Care will open for fans who want to don their team’s winning garb early. Only that area of the store will be open.
The full store will reopen at 9 a.m. Wednesday.
There are no similar plans at the Eastwood Mall JCPenney store.
If the Chicago Cubs win tonight, the late-night sale will be pushed to Wednesday – if the Indians clinch the Series that night.
Other stores contacted at Southern Park report no plans for early Indians apparel sales. If the Tribe wins, Jersey World, for example, will open and sell championship apparel the next day.
Carillon said the store has locker-room and championship shirts to mark the anticipated victory.
“We got one shipment already,” the manager said. “We have about 75, and we’re going to be getting one more shipment.”
She is unaware of the store’s ever reopening the night of a championship. The store didn’t reopen after the Cavaliers clinched the National Basketball Association title in June.
Whether the Cubs or the Indians come away World Series champions, it will make sports history.
The last time the Indians won the Series was in 1948, when the team defeated the Boston Braves. They won the 1920 fall classic, too, downing the Brooklyn Robins.
The Indians last competed in the World Series in 1997, losing in seven games to the Florida Marlins. They also competed for the crown in 1995, losing to the Atlanta Braves, and in 1954, losing to the New York Giants.
The Cubs’ championship drought is even longer. That team’s last Series championship was 108 years ago.


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Marketing events growing in prominence for planners
By Robert Carey
Marketing and customer events are now a big part of the regular duties of planners, according to a MeetingNews survey. More than 77 percent of 333 responding planners said they have at least some responsibility in coordinating these functions, although for some it’s a new task: 16 percent said this responsibility has been conferred upon them only recently.
That's a good sign, because the prevalent view among senior management is that such events are among the best ways to drive business. In fact, 36.5 percent of all planners (40 percent of strictly corporate planners, and 31 percent of those working for associations) said their organizations currently do more marketing and customer events than they did three years ago. Just 21 percent said their organizations are doing fewer. Click here
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Slate: Office Depot is buying Office Max for $1.17B.
Fans of The Office have often heard the Dunder-Mifflin team bemoan the decline of the regional paper company at the hands of big national chains, but these days even the big chains have been suffering. The fear at Office Depot is that Staples is going to eat their lunch unless they get bigger.
Even combined, the new company is going to be about 25 percent smaller than Staples in terms of revenue. And realistically, it's more likely to shrink that to grow.


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Trade turnover with Russia
By Messenger Staff
Tuesday, October 12Up until 2006 Russia was Georgia’s main trade partner, but from this year onwards Moscow imposed a number of sanctions banning the entry of Georgia’s agricultural products, mineral water and wine to the Russian market. Nevertheless there did remain some trade between the two countries. However, following Russia’s invasion of Georgia in 2008 trade turnover decreased dramatically. In 2006 import from Russia was over USD 0.5 bln. In 2007 Russian imports were valued at almost the same figure, in 2008 they decreased to that point, and in 2009 the figure was USD 0.28 bln. As of September 1, 2010 the figure is just USD 183 mln. As for Georgian exports, in 2005 Georgia exported USD 153 mln worth of products to Russia, in 2006 USD 75 mln, in 2007 USD 45 mln, in 2008 USD 29 mln and in 2009 USD 18 mln. This year exports to Russia have increased a little, reaching USD 25 mln; the largest component of the export figure to Russia is electricity.
Analysts think that even if Georgia manages to return to the Russian market it will face problems since the Russian consumers no longer consider Georgia a friendly country. Borjomi water and fruits may have more chance than wine, according to analyst Emzar Jgerenaia.


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Small businesses play a crucial role in our community, creating jobs and providing much needed goods and services. It’s National Small Business Week and that’s a good time to remember that city government should be a partner to small businesses providing prompt assistance with business licenses, planning, and permitting. I’ve talked to many small business owners in Salt Lake and I often hear that they feel unsupported by city government and that the city is too often an adversary. As mayor, I commit to streamlining city government services for small business and operating an efficient and responsive City Hall that helps small businesses achieve their full potential.
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Kangaroo Island has been chosen for a three-month trial of stainless steel reusable coffee cups and takeaway food containers in an app-based program designed to cut waste.
Six outlets on the island are taking part in the program which involves users downloading an app and paying a small monthly subscription.
They can then pay for and pick up their takeaway food and drinks from one outlet with the option of returning the empty containers to the same place or another participating outlet.
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The scheme is the brainchild of a group from the University of Adelaide.
"There has been a move to compostable packaging in recent years but it still has its drawbacks as this needs to be collected free of contamination from other waste, which means in a lot of places they aren't suitable for composting," group spokesman Matt Bowie said.
"The stainless-steel containers we are trialling here for the first time address that issue as they are reusable, made from 75 per cent recycled content, and there is demand for recycled steel."
The group said the issue of waste from takeaway food and drink containers was now of serious concern given the volume making its way into landfills, polluting beaches and waterways, and littering streets.
From Kangaroo Island, the group hopes to expand and make its idea commercially viable.
"The cups and containers were designed in Melbourne and are double-walled, which is important for ease of use by customers and also keeps the coffee and food at the right temperature," Mr Bowie said.
"The other advantage is that they are extremely durable and are easy to wash properly, which means they are safe."
Participants are also not required to return the containers immediately but can hold onto them for a few days or more.
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In a project called Our Mobile Planet, Google's been collecting mobile stats from 27 countries. Dan Swinhoe from IDG Connect Global has picked this data apart and written a very nice post titled The App Revolution: How this Varies By Market. Here's a few interesting tidbits from Swinhoe's excellent piece:
- Japan is the most ‘appy', but Germany is amongst the most keen to pay.
- According to 148apps, the Apple store has 719,452 apps available, and to buy them all would set you back a hefty $1,307,715.69.
- Angry Birds Star Wars is currently dominating the App store charts.
- By the end of the year, over 45 billion apps will have been downloaded - around 15 billion of those from Google, but you can expect Android to take the majority share in 2013 due to the sheer number of devices being sold using the search engine's OS.
- Microsoft's own appstore is yet to make significant inroads in any market but, depending on the success of its Surface tablet this could well change after Christmas.
- Custom-app building continues to grow, today's estimates putting the average cost of development at around $30-40,000.
- According to a report by Appaccelerator, Apple has become the chosen platform for enterprise app development, with 53.2% of developers picking iOS for corporate app development.
- In all the charts, no matter what system or country, games feature heavily in both free and paid for.
- While things such as social media and certain business software are now fully-apped, other areas are still a while off. For example media outlets are still struggling to cope with apps (web is still a struggle for many), while the largest programs - CAD/CAM and other large engineering/graphics programs simply are too big and complex for apps and mobile devices. At least for now.


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UtiliCorp United has announced a growth-oriented strategy that will introduce free-market concepts such as supplier choice and low-cost pricing to customers across the United States.
According to UtiliCorp chairman, president, and CEO Richard C. Green, Jr., the utility plans to use future mergers and partnerships to bring competitively priced energy products and services to consumers nationwide. To that end, Green has introduced "EnergyOne," which will unite all future UtiliCorp products and services under one brand name: "With physical operations in 17 states today, and serving a combined total of 22.6 million direct and indirect customers in 45 states through current alliances and partnerships, the backbone of UtiliCorp's strategy to become "America's Utility" already is in place." (em LB
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Square Enix Party 2005 not free
Final Fantasy publisher's summer expo will require the same entrance fee as Tokyo Game Show.
TOKYO--As previously announced, Japanese game publisher Square Enix will hold its eponymous convention, Square Enix Party 2005, on July 30 and 31 at the Nippon Convention Center (Makuhari Messe) in Chiba, Japan. Visitors will be able to play a lineup of 12 games, which include the major two that were absent from E3 last month: Final Fantasy XII and Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (both for the PlayStation 2).
However, gamers that want to try out Square Enix's upcoming titles will have to be willing to pay for the privilege. Attendees will be required to purchase a 1,000 yen ($9.15) ticket that will go on sale on June 20. The entrance fee is the same price as an advance ticket for the annual Tokyo Game Show, which will take place in the same convention center two months later but will feature the latest games from numerous publishers throughout Japan. That said, the Square Enix Party 2005 will take up about one-third of the exhibit space of the Tokyo Game Show, which is still extremely large for an independent event.
Aside from playing games, visitors to the Square Enix Party 2005 will also be able to get a glimpse of the latest trailer for the role-playing-game-inspired computer-animated movie, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. The event will also give fans a chance to purchase Square Enix merchandise.
Tickets for Square Enix Party 2005 will be available through Ticket Pia, the Japanese equivalent of Ticketmaster. Square Enix has not announced if it will sell tickets on the day of the event.
The full list of games scheduled to be at the festival is as follows:
Final Fantasy XII (PlayStation 2)
Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (PS2)
Kingdom Hearts II (PS2)
Code Age Masters (PS2)
Fullmetal Alchemist 3: Kami o Tsugu Shoujo (PS2)
Grandia III (PS2)
Heavy Metal Thunder (PS2)
Musashi Samurai Legend (PS2)
Slime Morimori: Dragon Quest 2 (Game Boy Advance)
Final Fantasy XI (PC, PS2)
Front Mission Online (PS2)
EverQuest II (PC)
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12What, Where, & When
Marvel's Spider-Man is the official title of the next video game to star everyone's favorite wall-crawler. It's being crafted by Insomniac Games, the developer behind the Ratchet & Clank series, the Resistance games, and most recently, Sunset Overdrive. Spider-Man represents the first time Insomniac has created a game around a
licensed property; every prior title the studio has been behind was an original IP.
Sunset Overdrive was a gonzo, over-the-top action fest that showcased incredible fluidity of movement and spectacular parkour moves. So when it was announced at E3 2016 that the folks behind Sunset Overdrive's awesome moves were set to create the web-slinger's next video game outing, it sounded like a home run. Marvel's Spider-Man is even being built on a modified version of the Overdrive engine.
Marvel's Spider-Man is due to arrive sometime in 2018 — Insomniac won't get more specific than that yet — and like all Insomniac titles, it will be exclusive to PlayStation. It will run on both PlayStation 4 and PS4 Pro.


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“We are constantly developing the airport’s selection, following trends and the wishes of passengers. We have now signed an agreement with the Finnish company Relove that will introduce a second-hand concept store to Helsinki Airport. It’s one of this year’s most anticipated new services,” says Nora Immonen, Finavia’s VP and Director of the Commercial Services Business Unit at Helsinki Airport.
This is the world’s first second-hand concept store at an airport. The concept store combines high-quality second-hand clothing and accessories with a café that has become very popular.
“We are delighted with this unique and historic collaboration with Finavia. It gives us an opportunity to promote the circular economy with a larger target group. At the airport, we will also reach international customers. We will bring an enjoyable oasis to Helsinki Airport, where second-hand shop and café services are intertwined in a fantastic way that has never been seen before in an airport environment,” say Relove’s entrepreneur couple Noora Hautakangas and Eero Ukkonen.
Relove will be located in the former departures hall of Helsinki Airport, which has become part of the gate area as a result of the development programme. In the autumn of 2023, the hall will receive a completely new look when the alteration work is completed and the new services are opened.
Finnish architecture, design using wood and unique brands will make the area an exciting meeting place at the heart of the gate area. The area will offer opportunities to have fun and relax during your journey.
“We are proud that the revamped Helsinki Airport suits passengers’ preferences and continuously offers something new. This is something that we have worked hard to achieve. Helsinki Airport recently won an award for being the best airport in Europe in its size category, which is a great achievement and an indication that our customers are happy with the end result of our work,” says Nora Immonen.


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Jumptap, a Boston-based mobile ad network focused on targeting mobile ads to interested customers, said Thursday it is now reaching 171 million U.S. mobile users on a monthly basis — up 28 percent from the fourth quarter of last year.
The company, which has been eyeing an initial public offering of stock, said the growth has been driven by the recent launching of Jumptap's real-time bidding platform. The system "analyzes billions of impressions of mobile inventory to deliver effective programmatic buying for advertisers," Jumptap said.
The real-time bidding platform ties into partner exchanges from Burstly, Mobclix, MoPub, Nexage and Smaato, the company said. Worldwide, Jumptap now reaches 269 million mobile users a month, the company said.
Jumptap CEO George Bell said last July that the firm expected revenue “significantly higher” than $75 million for 2012, and that the firm would seek to go public as soon as late spring 2013. Jumptap is not currently commenting on its revenue results for 2012 or IPO plans, a spokesperson said.
Jumptap's competitors include Millennial Media (NYSE: MM), which went public in March 2012.
(Worth noting: As a result of the federal JOBS Act passed into law in April 2012, companies are allowed to file their pre-IPO documents confidentially. The documents only must become public 21 days before the “road show,” when companies hold meetings with potential investors.)
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It appears that there's a major snafu in the rollout of 4:44 that's left several JAY-Z fans less than impressed. On Friday, reports began rolling in via Twitter that new TIDAL users couldn't stream 4:44, leaving many first-time users in the cold when it came to hearing Jay's new music. Bustle reached out to TIDAL for comment, but did not receive an immediate response. Additionally, it would appear JAY-Z has not publicly addressed the issue. So, what happened here exactly?
If you tried to sign up for a free TIDAL trial on Friday solely to stream 4:44 (and that's not a knock on you; it makes complete sense), then you may have encountered a major roadblock. According to Variety, new TIDAL users who signed on for a free trial to stream 4:44 were met with an error message. When Bustle tried to sign up for a new account, we received the following response:
"JAY-Z 4:44 is only accessible to Sprint/TIDAL customers and all pre-existing TIDAL accounts during the exclusive period.
Switch to Sprint and get 6 complimentary months of TIDAL + access to JAY-Z 4:44 and all future TIDAL X Sprint exclusive content."
The situation clearly left fans who were hoping to listen to the album ASAP miffed, to put it mildly. Musician Mark Ronson was among the new TIDAL users who posted the error message to Twitter. He accompanied the screenshot with the following comment of frustration: "I signed up for Tidal solely to listen to the Jay-Z album, which turns out is the only thing I can't listen to on Tidal."
Variety further reported that apparently, new users were directed to a Sprint page, where they were encouraged to sign up for a plan. What's potentially adding to the ire of new TIDAL subscribers is that the service reportedly sent out an email to past subscribers encouraging them to sign up again for a free trial (with the implication they could stream 4:44) — without mentioning the need to have a Sprint account or the exclusive window.
There's no confirmation about when the exclusivity window will end, although Billboard is reporting 4:44 will be available on Apple Music and other streaming services next week. Regardless, one thing's for certain: This bait-and-switch has left a lot of eager JAY-Z fans and potential TIDAL customers thoroughly annoyed.


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With Larry Page now in firm control as CEO of Google, significant management shakeups have already begun. This past Wednesday, Jonathan Rosenberg announced that he was leavingthe search giant after 9+ years at the company. The impetus for the departure was the result of one of Page’s first orders of business as CEO – asking high ranking employees to sign long term multi-year employment contracts. Rosenberg ultimately decided that he couldn’t commit to the company for that long due to family priorities, namely a pre-existing plan to leave Google in 2013 when his daughter goes to college.
The departure for Rosenberg caught many by surprise as he was an extremely talented and influential senior manager who helped build the product management teams that delivered products like the Chrome browser and the Android OS. Moreover, Rosenberg was a key player on Google’s executive committee responsible for making long term strategic decisions for the company. At Google, Rosenberg was largely considered one of the most powerful people within the company.
Before joining Google in 2002, Rosenberg had previously worked at Apple and Excite@Home. A report from MecuryNews notes that Rosenberg served as an important mentor for a number of Google executives, including YouTube head honcho Salar Kamangar, advertising head Susan Wojcicki, and Marissa Mayer.
“What you see now in the valley, at Google and outside of Google, are a lot of people who got hired first because of the standards and the practices that Jonathan set up for Google, and who went through the basics of how to be a product manager in ‘the Jonathan school,’ ” Kamangar said Monday. “You see these folks in leadership positions in many startups outside of Google, and within Google.”
Wojcicki recalled the impact, on both her and a sick Googler, when Rosenberg once insisted they both go visit the seriously ill employee in the hospital. “I feel like my management style will always be a result of him being my manager for the past eight years,” she said.
With Google now in his rear view mirror, Rosenberg will remain affiliated with the company, albeit in a consulting role. Interestingly, Rosenberg is planning to co-author a book with the now departed CEO Eric Schmidt. The book will detail the “values, rules and creation of Google’s management culture.”
In a brief statement addressing Rosenberg’s departure, CEO Larry Page stated, “”We tried to hire Jonathan multiple times because he was the only person we could imagine doing the job. It’s lucky we were so persistent because he’s built an amazing team — hiring great people, who’ve created amazing products that have benefited over a billion users around the world.”
Even in the weeks before assuming CEO duties at Google, Page’s management approach created a stir at Google. Not too long ago, Page began taking steps to instill a bit of that start-up culture vibe back into Google, a company which now boasts over 24,000 employees worldwide. To wit, Page is handing back more power to engineers at the expense of managers, is generally trying to make Google’s executive team more available to lower-level engineers, and wants certain product groups within the company to operate more autonomously.
But with Page dead serious on tearing down some of the bureaucracy he believes now envelops the company, some speculate that Rosenberg’s departure may not have been the result of strictly personal factors.
Ken Auletta, who wrote “Googled: The End of the World as We Know It” speculates, “Jonathan has sway over much of the management systems at Google. Did he come to exemplify the bureaucracy Larry Page condemns? I don’t know, but I suspect the answer is yes.”
And so the changing dynamic of Google under newly minted CEO Larry Page rolls on.


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White label online video provider Roo Group, which powers video services for MSN, Excite, FT and others, has bought out a small online video sharing site MyVideoDaily. The price: $350K and half a million Roo shares (Roo is traded on OTC board), which by yesterday’s price would be a total of around $1.7 million.
Besides MVD’s own site, it operates 18 domains and distributing multiple video software titles, the company said. The site had been a customer of ROO’s for over a year. More details in the release here.


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The Far Flung Fifties club! Boom in older women jetting off on exotic adventure holidays (but the men stay behind)
- Women now feel 'more daring' about travel in their forties and fifties
- Ditching beach holidays and cruises for something more adventurous
- South East Asia, East Africa and South America are popular destinations
Older women are fuelling a middle-age travel boom, using their landmark 50th birthdays as a reason to head off the beaten track for adventurous holidays in exotic locations, a survey has found.
Many are ditching lazy beach holidays and relaxing cruises in favour of treks to far flung destinations - and they are increasingly willing to backpack, and go solo.
The study of 3,500 British women, found 42 per cent are more confident about travelling when they get older and are keen to step out of their comfort zone.
Older women are fuelling a middle-age travel boom with increasing numbers jetting off to exotic, far-flung locations on their own, a survey has found
A quarter want to explore more remote places around the globe and meet new people. And four per cent are after a physical challenge.
According to the research, conducted by clothing company Cotton Traders, almost half (42 per cent) say they feel more daring about travel in their forties and fifties.
And three quarters (74 and 78 per cent) said a beach break or cruise would no longer be their first choice of holiday.
As a result more than half (52 per cent) have already been away on their own, with 15 per cent) making a solo trip in the last year and 12 per cent in the last five years.
Another one in 20 (six per cent) haven't taken the plunge yet but would like to join the Far Flung Fifties Club sometime soon.
One in four women said the focus of their trips in their forties and fifties was exploring somewhere remote
How they spend their holiday also reflects this new-found sense of adventure.
One in four (22 per cent) said the main focus of their trip was exploring somewhere remote, while 26 per cent were keen to meet new people.
A further (four per cent) wanted to get stuck into some kind of physical challenge on their travels and three per cent were planning volunteer work. As a result they are willing to head further afield.
While traditional destinations like Europe and North America are still attractive, more exotic climes are gaining in popularity too.
Almost one in 20 (four per cent) named South East Asia as their favourite place to get away from it all, while a curious one per cent said East Africa or South America were their top travel picks.
And wherever we travel, we seem to be doing it in some style - with one in eight splashing out more than £3,000 and another one in four working to a £1,000 annual budget.
Many older women are ditching relaxing cruises in favour of treks to far flung destinations - and they are increasingly willing to backpack and travel solo
The number of trips we take isn't insubstantial either. The majority (79 per cent) regularly travelled overseas twice a year, while a lucky 17 per cent took four foreign breaks each year.
And although FFF love travelling solo, when they do take a plus one, their partner tops the list of holiday companions named by 77 per cent as the person they'd like to share the experience with.
Shona Jameson, Head of Marketing and eCommerce at Cotton Traders, said: 'For many women middle-age is the perfect time to travel and reaching the 'Far Flung Fifties' often prompts people to look for more exciting, more fulfilling places to visit.
'Often these FFF are women who have already raised a family or achieved a lot in their careers so want more interesting leisure time too.
'They're inspirational bunches who want to try new things, share their life skills and enjoy quality time for themselves and with loved ones.'
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Special ‘greeters’ are set to show people the friendly face of Armley Town Street and encourage more people to visit, it has been revealed.
Armley is one of the areas in Leeds to benefit from a successful Leeds City Council bid for European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) cash from its Welcome Back Fund.
The aim is to help draw people back to shopping areas after the pandemic lockdowns of the past 18 months and breathe new life into high streets and boost local businesses.
Members of Armley Forum heard the council has secured just under £25,000 for temporary staff to be employed on Town Street to provide a warm welcome, guide people to shops and businesses, and help people by providing a visible presence.
The meeters and greeters are being facilitated by the Armley Action Team, which is a community group set up to help work towards a more integrated and sociable Armley Town Street. It aims to make Town Street and beyond a safer and family friendly shopping experience for all.
Louise Megson, Armley Action Team chair, said they would be recruiting part-time greeters for the roles, which will run until March next year. She added:
“We hope they will provide a visible presence on Town Street, encouraging people to visit the many independent shops and businesses here.”
The funding will also employ a co-ordinator to help bring together community organisations in Armley and apply for larger pots of money.
Armley Action Team is also hoping to get more funding to fund a series of community events in Armley.
Leeds City Council’s neighbourhood centres co-ordinator Peter Mudge welcomed the moves and told the online Armley Forum:
“There is so much happening on Armley Town Street, we’ve got new restaurants, shops and quality cafes opening. We’ve got butchers, bakers, shops selling fresh fruit – there’s a lot of choice.
“There are so many positive things happening and so many people involved in making Town Street a better place.”
This service is being funded through the Welcome Back Fund, which has been granted to Leeds City Council by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). This funding supports the safe re-opening of the local economy, helping to make Leeds a welcoming and friendly place for visitors, residents and businesses.


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Community-driven platform powered by blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs
San Francisco, CA — May 18, 2022 - TRM Labs, the leader in blockchain intelligence solutions, along with crypto industry leaders including Circle, Solana Foundation, The Aave Companies, Hedera, Binance.US and Civic, have today announced the launch of a new community-powered scam reporting platform, Chainabuse, which empowers anyone in the crypto economy to warn others about scams, hacks or other fraudulent activity as they encounter it. The free tool enables crypto users, victims of financial crimes, and crypto businesses to take an active role in making the crypto ecosystem a safer place to operate.
Despite current volatility, the cryptocurrency industry has grown considerably over the last few years, peaking at a $3 trillion market cap in 2021. But as adoption has increased, so too has the rate of hacks and scams targeting crypto users. Warnings of scams are often reported on social media sites such as Twitter or Discord, but these posts can be difficult to validate, consolidate or track over time.
Chainabuse is the first purpose-built platform of its kind – a multi-chain reporting tool that allows crypto users to report illicit activity to a public forum where others can upvote, downvote or leave comments to contribute additional information. Reports on the same addresses or entities are consolidated and housed in a searchable database, which anyone can use to proactively check addresses or projects before engaging with them.
"In numerous recent attacks and instances of malicious activity, we have already seen the crypto community's potential to come together to root out bad actors and help protect each other, “ said Joe McGill, former U.S. Secret Service and Postal Investigator, now part of the global investigations team at TRM and one of Chainabuse’s chief architects. “Chainabuse was designed to make it easier for more people to play an active role in advancing that culture and ensure that the spirit of community remains one of crypto’s most powerful attributes.”
The platform is powered by the crypto community and supported by leading crypto businesses, protocols, and foundations committed to making the crypto ecosystem a safe and trusted environment. Chainabuse provides partner crypto platform operators with a consolidated view of illicit activity reports from users, allowing them to identify prevalent, legitimate complaints and launch investigations more quickly.
“Chainabuse significantly enhances the depth and effectiveness of our compliance monitoring program by leveraging an aggregated view of the distributed efforts of the entire crypto community,” said Mandeep Walia, Chief Compliance and Risk Officer at Circle.
“The safety and security of web3 users is our top priority. Working with TRM Labs will enable us to reduce scams and hacks, which have cost people millions of dollars. Chainabuse will allow us to work together with industry partners to promote a better environment for the next million participants of DeFi and web3,” said Stani Kulechov, CEO of Aave.
“TRM Labs is the industry go-to for blockchain investigations, and Chainabuse fills a missing part of a more trusted ecosystem with much-needed resources for scam victims,” said Chris Hart, CEO of Civic. “We’re proud to forge a partnership with TRM Labs and build more intelligence into the investigative process together.”
“DLT and crypto requires a higher level of trust for more mainstream adoption, and tangible safety measures to protect consumers and users,” said Sam Brylski, Regulatory Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer for Hedera. “We are pleased to work with other industry leaders to deliver a multi-chain, community-driven, and freely available platform that lets users report and be warned about hacks, scams, and fraudulent activity, raising transparency for all.”
The platform launches publicly today with hundreds of reports available to search across eight blockchains – including over 100 scams related to Ukraine crypto fundraising campaigns and over 20 phishing domains and Twitter profiles targeting investors in a popular new gamified metaverse project.
“The latent fear of inadvertently investing in a rugpull – or being hacked – hampers mainstream crypto adoption and reinforces the call for industry-led solutions to consumer and investor protections,” said Esteban Castaño, Co-founder and CEO of TRM Labs. “Chainabuse is the latest extension of TRM’s mission to build a safer and more trusted financial system for billions of people and we are proud to partner with leaders in the crypto industry to expand its impact and reach.”
How to support Chainabuse
Chainabuse is the first multi-chain, community-powered crypto scam reporting tool and is available for anyone to use for free. Organizations who are interested in becoming an official Chainabuse partner or want to learn more about scams reported on their platforms can contact the Chainabuse team at TRM Labs: [email protected].
About TRM Labs
TRM provides blockchain intelligence to help financial institutions, cryptocurrency businesses and public agencies detect, investigate and manage crypto-related fraud and financial crime. TRM's risk management platform includes solutions for cryptocurrency anti-money laundering (AML), transaction monitoring and wallet screening, entity risk scoring including Know-Your-VASP, and transaction tracing for investigations. These tools enable a rapidly growing cohort of organizations around the world to safely embrace cryptocurrency-related transactions, products, and partnerships. TRM is based in San Francisco, CA and is hiring across engineering, product, sales, and data science. To learn more, visit https://trmlabs.com.
About Chainabuse Partners
Circle is a global financial technology firm that enables businesses of all sizes to harness the power of digital currencies and public blockchains for payments, commerce and financial applications worldwide. Circle is the issuer of USD Coin (USDC), one of the fastest growing dollar digital currencies powering always-on internet-native commerce and payments. Today, Circle's transactional services, business accounts, and platform APIs are giving rise to a new generation of financial services and commerce applications that hold the promise of raising global economic prosperity for all through the frictionless exchange of financial value. Additionally, Circle operates SeedInvest, a leading startup fundraising platform in the U.S. Learn more at https://circle.com.
Civic is a leading provider of identity management tools for Web3, empowering people to easily and privately manage their identities across chains with an on-chain representation of their reusable identity. The company’s flagship product, Civic Pass, is an integrated permissioning tool that helps business customers enable secure access to their on-chain assets. Users may also manage their Web3 identity, presence and reputation with a dashboard. Civic aims to be the most trusted on-chain Web3 identity tool in the world, used by billions every day. Civic was co-founded in 2015 by Vinny Lingham and Jonathan Smith.
The Hedera network is the most used, sustainable, enterprise-grade public ledger for the decentralized economy. The platform is governed by a council of the world's leading organizations, including Avery Dennison, Boeing, Chainlink Labs, DBS Bank, Dentons, Deutsche Telekom, DLA Piper, EDF (Électricité de France), eftpos, FIS (WorldPay), Google, IBM, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), LG Electronics, Magalu, Nomura Holdings, ServiceNow, Shinhan Bank, Standard Bank Group, Swirlds, Tata Communications, Ubisoft, University College London (UCL), Wipro, and Zain Group.
For more information, visit https://hedera.com, or follow us on Twitter at @hedera, Telegram at t.me/hederahashgraph, or Discord at https://hedera.com/discord. The Hedera whitepaper can be found at https://hedera.com/papers.
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If disaster occurred, how long could your company go without doing business and still survive?
One in four small businesses closed by a disaster never reopen.
On Friday, Sept. 30, “A Day Without Business” will assist business owners in developing their own personal business continuity plans. Located at the Holiday Inn-City Center in downtown Tulsa, A Day Without Business will help the business owner increase the odds of surviving a disaster or a business interruption.
Last held in 2006 in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, organizers deemed it was appropriate to again offer this event.
“In a year with so many natural disasters, we felt this was good time to share with businesses on how to be prepared for both large scale disasters and everyday business interruptions,” said David Hall, a State Farm employee and Chair of Tulsa Partners’ Disaster Resistant Business Council.
Our opening speaker will be Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak, who has a great interest in supporting disaster preparedness in the business community.
Our luncheon keynote speakers are Rob O’Brian and Tonya Sprenkle, President and Vice President of the Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce, who will share about their Chamber’s experience with the May 2011 Joplin Tornado.
Sprenkle said, “After we attended A Day Without Business in 2006, we developed our own business continuity and emergency plan. The U.S. Chamber even recognized it on their website as a best practice document after they reviewed it for our accreditation process. However, there are definitely things we learned from the recent tornado that we will include in the update of the plan.”


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Remember When for Nov. 4
95 years ago
Nov. 6, 1914
A six-legged calf, with four shoulders and a double back bone, and various other additions to the usual specifications followed in the natural design of the species, walked into Reno yesterday from St. Augustine, Florida. The calf with the extra equipment will continue its journey afoot to California, where it will be one of the exhibits at the 1915 exposition. During its stay in Reno the visitor is registered at the Washoe stables, where it is being fed an extra ration three times a day for the extra back bone.
80 years ago
Nov. 8, 1929
Despite the fact that Western Nevada’s 1929 pinenut crop had an estimated value of $30,000, the Indians who participated in the sale of the fruits of the lowly pine tree say that they made no money this year. They assert that the price of 15 cents a pound paid to them by the wholesale dealers for the crop is not enough and that 20 cents a pound minimum will be the price henceforth.
50 years ago
Nov. 5, 1959
Topaz Lodge, one of the largest and finest resorts in this area, was destroyed by fire Wednesday morning. Flames were discovered about 6 a.m. and had engulfed the entire casino and bar section of the building by the time the Douglas County fire department arrived only 15 minutes after the alarm was sounded in Minden and Gardnerville. The fire started in the basement, but the cause of the blaze has not been determined, according to Douglas Fire Chief Darwin Ellis. It was believed the $100,000 loss was largely covered by insurance.
25 years ago
Nov. 1, 1984
The superintendent of the Minden-Gardnerville Sanitation District said he’s been able to rule out petroleum products as the toxic waste that’s causing the plant to file state requirements for treated wastewater. For the past two months a toxic waste has been affecting the plant’s biological phase by killing bacteria that treats the water. Allan Biaggi, an environmental specialist with the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection said he couldn’t name who the division was investigating as it might hinder the investigation.
10 years ago
Nov. 3, 1999
If you want to open a small retail business in the Carson Valley and wonder where to locate your store, a number of lease options await your consideration. The signs dot retail cluster centers – some call them strip malls – “For rent,” “For lease,” “Space available,” and some wonder why there are so many vacancies. Although there isn’t one agency that monitors occupancy rates in retail and commercial spaces in Minden and Gardnerville, a tour of more than two dozen small neighborhood retail centers found more than half of them with at least one vacancy.
A look at past issues of The Record-Courier by Sharlene Irete.


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OTC Bar Codes Supported By Auto ID Center, Johns Hopkins
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Bar codes should appear on all health care products, even though current technology leads to undesirable error rates, Automatic Identification Systems says in July 12 comments to FDA
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