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Consumer blog Bitterwallet has posted an interesting update concerning the ongoing issue of whether O2 should be allowed to charge for iPhone tethering.
The row essentially boils down to the fact that O2 are proposing a £14.68 - £29.36 monthly bolt-on charge for customers who want to use their iPhone to tether 3G data to their laptops. iPhone customers already have a plan in place with O2 whereby they can download, supposedly, unlimited data, so customers would be paying extra for data they've already paid for.
Bitterwallet's post includes a letter from a reader who contacted Ofcom to complain about O2's proposal. The reader was told that "without further calls to them about this issue" any action Ofcom might take would not go forward. This implies that Ofcom will need more people to lodge a complaint before any action is taken.
If you did want to complain then Ofcom can be reached on 020 7981 3040 or 0300 123 3333.
Telehouse is a company based in London's Docklands that runs massive datacentres providing servers and other network gear to major companies.
It's building a new one - Telehouse West - that's costing $180 million, but the carbon footprint for such a facility is absolutely massive. Tonnes of heat is generated and the cooling systems involved have to work extremely hard. The company realized that the heat could be reappropriated for use in local homes.
As a result, the company's been able to generate up to nine megawatts of power for local homes - the equivalent of boiling 3,000 kettles continuously. It's the first major UK datacentre to implement such a strategy, and the first datacentre to gain planning permission in London since strict sustainability rules were introduced.
Stats from Comscore have revealed that 75% of UK iPhone users access their email on their phone - more than double the average for smartphones. The news kicks dirt in the eyes of critics who don't like the onscreen keyboard.
60% of iPhone users accessed news on their device, compared to 15% for mobile phone users, and 37% of iPhoners have downloaded a game, compared to just 5.6% of regular smartphone owners.
Lastly, some demographics. 75% of iPhone owners are male, and most are between 18 and 44. That's not too different to other smartphone owners, 65% of whom are male. Comscore cautions those who are calling it the next big thing, though - only 2% of British mobile phone owners have an iPhone.
The Guardian, a British newspaper, has today launched the Guardian Open Platform. "What's that?", you may ask. It's an open API for all the Guardian's web content. More simply, it's a way for anyone to freely use Guardian content and data for whatever they want.
You may be wondering why on earth the paper would give its content away for free, given that it charges for it in paper form. Well, the answer is that the Guardian wants to be an all-pervasive source of knowledge on the web, rather than just a site that people have to go to to get that content.
Using the new system, anyone will be able to integrate Guardian data into web applications. The Guardian, in return, gets ad revenues. For the moment, it's limited to just 5000 queries a day, and it's all still in beta, but with any luck the Guardian can use their strong trusted position to become the default content provider for many sites on the net.
Guardian Open Platform (via TechCrunch)
Amazon's got quite a bit of spare server capacity. In its goal to become the world's top online retailer, it bought so many servers that it's now also running a cloud computing business on the side that's actually rather cheap.
Last night, Amazon announced on its Amazon Web Services blog that it would be making a terabyte of public data available to its cloud computing users, for them to do whatever they like with.
The data includes stats from the US bureau of transportation , an *entire* dump of Wikipedia, the DBPedia knowledgebase (which includes info on 2.6 million people, places, films, albums and companies) and all publicly available DNA sequences, including the entire human genome.
There's also a bunch of other stuff, and it's all being made available at lightning-fast speed in machine-readable databases to Amazon's cloud computing customers. It'll take a while for the internet to really get to grips with this stuff and use it, but anything that's about freeing up data and information is wholly supported around here. Three cheers for Amazon.
What would you do with the data? Work out why your trains are always late? Work out how many degrees of link separation a random Wikipedia article has to another? Use the human genome to create a clone army and take over the world? Share your ideas in the comments, and make me your second-in-command as world leader.
Amazon Blog (via ReadWriteWeb)


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GUELPH – The tractor rallies that are currently targeting Queen’s Park and local MPP and MP offices are not organized by the Ontario Federation of Agriculture.
OFA respects the right to peaceful public protest that all Canadians enjoy, provided there is no risk to the biosecurity and safety practices that ensure the well-being of people, animals and the food supply.
And we understand that the pandemic has been difficult on everybody and is causing rising frustration.
We have felt the pressure that has been put on all parts of the food supply chain — farmers, processors, truckers, restaurants, grocery stores and consumers — by public health measures intended to control the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
But these pressures also underscore the importance of having and protecting local sources of food.
Throughout this pandemic, we have and will continue to work with all levels of government, supported by science and health-care professionals to find the best way to return to normal once again.
Ontario agriculture is an economic powerhouse that will help to pull this province and country out of this pandemic.
We all need to eat, and the local food supply chain is essential to all Ontarians. It ensures food on our plates and drives economic growth in both urban and rural Ontario.
Farmers will continue to meet the challenges and ensure there are food and drinks on our tables and around the world as we edge closer to the end of this pandemic.
OFA will continue to work towards Farms and Food Forever.

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Stealth Gear are giving you the chance to win outdoor gear in our 'Great Outdoors' competition.
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Gitzo has launched two promotions on Gitzo 2 Series and Gitzo Explorer tripods.
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Fujifilm is offering up to £350 cashback on X-Pro1 and X-E1 bundles until 30 April 2013.
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Calumet launches a new high-spec SP 692 flashgun at under £150.
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Chevrolet‘s first attempt at a true hybrid vehicle isn’t going so well, and the company is boosting incentives just to get the cars rolling off of dealership lots. It turns out that Chevrolet has way too many Volts lying around, mostly due to the fact that Chevrolet is churning them off of the assembly line, but no one is buying them.
According to The Detriot News, Chevrolet spokeswoman Michelle Malcho said that GM has a 140-day supply of Chevy Volts, which is double the amount that many analysts say is “healthy,” and even then, 70 days worth of inventory is still on the high side to some car dealerships. Obviously, this isn’t a good sign for the Volt.
To try and get the hybrid cars rolling off the lots, Chevrolet has dropped the price of the 2012 models by $5,000, and $4,000 for the 2013 models in order to make room for the 2014 models. This means you’ll be able to grab a 2012 Volt for a $39,995 base price, supplemented by up to $7,500 in tax credit and a new $5,000 incentive.
Of course, the electric and hybrid vehicle market is extremely competitive, and it seems as if Chevrolet can’t quite compete with the likes of Toyota, Nissan, and other electric and hybrid car makers. The Nissan Leaf recently saw a price cut down to $28,800, undercutting the Volt by a few thousand dollars.
However, Chevy Volt sales are up 1.4% through May compared to the same five months last year, but alas, sales have also fallen for the past three months compared to the same period last year. Chevy is well aware of the lower prices on other electric and hybrid vehicles, and they plan to announce pricing for the 2014 Volt later this month. Hopefully, they’ll be able to introduce a lower price for the new model, but we wouldn’t count on it too much.
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Trimco Group, Kezzler, and Tomra Textiles join forces to launch a sustainability support initiative for fashion industry professionals.
March 7th, 2024 - Trimco Group, Kezzler, and Tomra Textiles, significant players in the provision of circular technology and digital product identity solutions, have joined forces to develop a pioneering community, FASHION360, to help support the fashion industry’s sustainability journey and transition to circularity.
With a shared ambition of making fashion more sustainable, FASHION 360 aims to create a global community of fashion industry professionals for sharing knowledge and expertise through a series of collaborative workshops. The events will provide participants with insights, practical advice from experts and industry colleagues, plus the tools to support their next steps. Importantly, it’s a safe space in which they can discuss the challenges they encounter on the road to improved circularity and meeting compliance challenges such as the forthcoming EU Digital Product Passport (DPP) regulations.
Following the success of two pilot events in Oslo and Munich, five further European events have now been confirmed, with more in the pipeline. The events can be found at fashion360.live.
“No one can solve circularity alone. The challenges our industry face are so complex that we need many different experts, innovators and suppliers to work together to develop viable solutions that the industry can adopt to move forward. This is what we aim to achieve with FASHION 360’s goal – to support the development of a global network of collaborators with circularity at its very core,” states Camilla Mjelde, Sustainability and Compliance Director at Trimco Group.
Trimco Group, Kezzler, and Tomra Textiles already share a powerful alliance, with their various expertise complementing each other to help brands in their transition to circularity. Tomra’s expertise and advanced applications in recycling and waste recovery are essential to address some of fashion’s biggest challenges. Meanwhile, Trimco Group’s ProductDNA® and compliant label manufacturing expertise, along with Kezzler’s Connected Products Platform and legacy advanced Digital Identity technology, enables them to offer brands a single, comprehensive solution that addresses transparency, labelling, Digital IDs, and more. With experience across the industry in the working with numerous brands to address the EU-funded DPP CIRPASS project, FASHION360, is able to offer guidance and advice based on a strong track record in Digital IDs and circularity.
“We all have a role to play in making fashion more sustainable, and we can’t do it alone. FASHION 360 is a commitment to bring together experts and brands from across the industry. We are building a community where technology providers and brands can interact and shape the future industry applications. By sharing what we’ve learned, we can all help create a thriving ecosystem that drives real change towards a circular future,” says Cyrus Gilbert-Rolfe, SVP of Retail & Apparel at Kezzler.
“We need a new textile revolution, shifting from optimizing for linear efficiency – with massive costs to people and the planet – towards a circular value chain. Closing the gap between waste textiles and textile-to-textile recycling will require regulations and incentives, investments in infrastructure, and building a robust digital core to ensure trust, transparency, and traceability. The common denominator to make this happen is collaboration across the value chain, and FASHION 360 is an effort to do that,” said Vibeke Krohn, Head of TOMRA Textiles.
In addition to the founder brand experts, each event will also feature different guest contributors at every location, including PLM and EPR partners, helping attendees to the challenges that brands are facing and map out cross-functional solutions.


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Sea of Stars, the next game from the creators of The Messenger, is heading to PlayStation consoles in addition to Switch and PC.
The news comes alongside a new trailer that gives a fresh look at the game's combat system.
The retro-inspired RPG is heavily influenced by Chrono Trigger and includes similarly turn-based combat within its world without random encounters.
It also takes a leaf out of Super Mario RPG's book with timed hits in sync with animations for extra damage and defence.
Enemies will have elemental locks on their health bars which will need to be broken by using damage of a certain type.
There are further layers with the ability to swap out party members, combo moves that combine character abilities (very Chrono Trigger), and boosting attacks to increase damage.
Plus players who buy the game on PlayStation will have access on both PS4 and PS5.
You can read more on the PlayStation Blog.
The game was only recently delayed into 2023, having previously aimed for a release this year.


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Worldwide ability organization UTA adds FaZe Clan to its rundown of customers
Worldwide ability and amusement office UTA has reported the marking of North American esports association FaZe Clan to its list or client base.
As per the public statement, UTA will hope to ‘enhance’ FaZe Clan’s endeavors as the association grows its substance into scripted, unscripted, podcasting, and live streaming, close by creating brand organizations.
This isn’t the first occasion when that UTA and FaZe Clan have encountered the office’s rundown of customer base including any semblance of NickMercs, Swagg and Mongraal, among numerous others related with the esports association.
Damon Lau, UTA’s Head of Esports, remarked on the association by means of a delivery: “Through its execution of creative ideas, for example, #FaZe5, FaZe has developed an exceptional fanbase and has set up itself at the front line of diversion, innovation and culture.
“We anticipate banding together with the group on creating stand-out substance to additionally develop their crowd.”
Close by the organization’s FaZe customers, UTA’s esports division likewise remembers a large number of unmistakable names for the business, for example, Pokimane, Scump, Symfuhny, and Valkyrae to give some examples.
It has been uncovered that FaZe Clan will keep on keeping up its in-house groups, which ranges across content turn of events and creation, ability the executives, legitimate tasks, and brand organizations, while being addressed by UTA.
“Our association with UTA flags the following stage in our development as a media and amusement organization, with an increased spotlight on substance extension,” added Lee Trink, the CEO of FaZe Clan. “Substance and ability have consistently been the core of our association. With UTA’s amazing organization and ability at adjusting brands for high-sway openings, FaZe will additionally quicken our undeniable development direction.”
The association is required to additionally create FaZe Clan’s substance items and follows on from the association’s arrangement of previous NFL leader Bill McCullough as its Executive Vice President of Content. As a component of McCullough’s job, he is relied upon to regulate the turn of events and development of FaZe Clan’s unique substance record, which incorporates taking advantage of an assortment of media channels.
UTA and FaZe Clan as of now have a solid relationship given that the office previously had a portion of the association’s players as customers. Thus, to see this association happen is nothing unexpected. In any case, this declaration is enormous for FaZe as the association hopes to build up its substance yield, while additionally getting through to the standard crowd.
CASIO divulges FaZe Clan G-SHOCK observe
Shopper hardware maker Casio America has cooperated with esports association FaZe Clan to make a tweaked model of its G-SHOCK watch.
The cooperation comes as a respect to FaZe Clan, with 2020 denoting the association’s long term commemoration.
The restricted release water and stun safe watch, which exhibits FaZe Clan’s particular red tiger camo print, will retail for $150 (~£113) and will be accessible for buy through G-SHOCK’s and FaZe Clan’s sites beginning on November 27th.
Other than including FaZe Clan’s logo at the front, the case back of the new DW6900 model conveys an etching remembering the association’s commemoration. In addition, the watch has an electro-brilliant backdrop illumination that shows “Bother UP” inside the advanced presentation when lit. The model likewise comes in tin bundling of a comparative plan.
“G-SHOCK is a brand that we all experienced childhood with,” remarked Taav Cooperman, FaZe Clan’s Vice President of Marketing. “We adored bringing it into our reality and making something unmistakable with this unique joint effort, giving a portion of our gaming society to the notable brand we love to such an extent.”
As far as organizations and coordinated efforts, 2020 has been a bustling year for FaZe Clan. The association has collaborated with various remarkable names, incorporating manages Verizon, G FUEL, Sugar23 or CTRL.
Throughout the most recent 10 years FaZe Clan has end up being perhaps the most persuasive esports associations in the business. Through various coordinated efforts with accomplices like Kappa, G Fuel, Manchester City FC and some more, FaZe Clan has gotten a pursued design and way of life brand and the uncovered G-SHOCK custom watch is just the evidence of it.


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You know summer has really arrived in New Zealand when the strawberries come out.
The strawberry harvest builds in the weeks leading to Christmas and you’ll find punnets selling everywhere from supermarkets to streetside stalls.
Prices will shoot up and down as supply and demand kicks in but Kiwis will make sure there’s plenty of strawberries on the table.
Leading supermarket chain Countdown estimates the number of strawberries they sell in the lead-up to Christmas Day would fill 67 rugby fields if they were laid out flat. They easily become the most sold summer fruit, knocking the banana from its mantle of being New Zealand’s most popular fruit over the rest of the year.
The strawberries are a vital ingredient for the traditional summer dessert of pavlova.
Countdown estimates if all the pre-made pavlovas sold were stacked vertically, they would reach 31 times higher than Auckland’s Sky Tower or three times higher than New Zealand’s highest mountain, Aoraki Mt Cook.
“Our love affair with strawberries at this time of year is partly because of their versatility across the Christmas menu, whether that’s fruit salad, a plain fresh strawberry after a heavy meal, chocolate dipped for dessert, as part of a cheese platter, at the bottom of a champagne glass and of course on top of the long-standing Christmas favourite, pavlova with cream.” — Countdown’s General Manager Merchandise Chris Fisher.
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Fashion bag maker Intel has finally lost its attempts to get its money back from a European antitrust case.
Intel has never given up its attempts to challenge a record $1.43 billion fine that it was handed in 2009 for anticompetitive behaviour in Europe.
Chipzilla paid the fine after it was levied by the European Commission five years ago, but it’s been challenging it since on the grounds that it was too strong a punishment.
Now Europe’s second highest court disagreed, saying that Intel was lucky to get off so lightly, particularly in light of Intel taking advantage of its dominant position in the market.
The Commission previously found that Intel had violated the EU’s Antitrust Regulation by granting rebates to companies, including Dell, HP, and Lenovo, for acquiring all or nearly all of their chips from Intel.
In a statement, the European Commission said it was pleased with the court’s ruling, calling the judgment significant because it justifies its strong pursuit against Intel’s anticompetitive practices.
Chipzilla is not quite so pleased and has hinted that it might even appeal. It said it would study the decision, evaluate our options and decide what to do next. It has 70 days to decide if it will have another crack at it.
Goodness knows what will happen if Intel managed to win. AMD has already spent the money on saving its bottom line and would be in deep doo-doo if it had to pay anything back.
Fortunately for AMD this court ruling makes that incredibly unlikely.


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Bluetooth for Bessie
Local company develops system for collecting data on cattle in the field
The stage is set for HerdDogg to ride herd as a real-time data provider for beef and dairy producers.
Armed with $2.3 million in venture capital, the three-year-old, Ashland-based firm founded by Melissa Brandao has not only ramped up production of its patented tracking system, but it is hiring a sales force to carve out a niche in the $1 trillion large-animal livestock industry.
After years of pursuing electric farm utility vehicle production, which included a trip with other entrepreneurs to the White House, Brandao concluded tracking technology was a more viable business.
“We didn’t need a vehicle, the device fits in your pocket,” Brandao said of the Bluetooth-based system that can transmit data up to 30 feet. “The focus has gone from gathering and storing data to real-time data for producers.”
Brandao and her team developed a three-part system, starting with a DoggTag that is attached to the ears of cattle and weighs less than half an ounce. The DoggBone reader collects data, and a cell phone app retrieves data and stores individual animal history in the cloud. The 13-gram transmitters give producers breeding, health and tracking capabilities.
“They know when the animal is in heat or breedable; if there is a change in behavior, and their temperature is going up; and if the animal is where they are expected to be,” she said. “The biggest thing is that our network moves with the animals into remote areas. The competition tends to be focused on the barn and establishing data collection around the barn.”
A fourth metric, documenting calving, is in development and should be ready sometime in 2019.
“They lose their babies pretty frequently, so they’re a pretty significant value proposition,” Brandao said.
Venture capital firm Serra Ventures of Champaign, Illinois, led the funding round, with additional financing from Munich-based Innova Ventures and iSelect of St. Louis. As part of the transaction, Rob Schultz, managing partner of Serra Ventures, joined HerdDogg’s board of directors, along with Tom Trone, a former John Deere executive.
“We look for companies that solve difficult problems in really large industries,” Schultz said in a statement. “HerdDogg, through its patented animal-sensor technologies, has the opportunity to build a unique dataset of animal vitals.”
HerdDogg sold about 10,000 of its mint-green tags last year, and Brandao anticipates selling 50,000 in the next 12 months. After that the goal is to grow by 25 percent annually. With more than 10 million dairy cows and 85 million beef cattle in the U.S., 50,000 is just a drop in the bucket, she said.
The company has 12 employees but has been adding to its sales force every two weeks over the past couple of months, she said.
While it’s based in the Rogue Valley, HerdDogg has a data science office in Denver and a Fresno, California, sales office in close proximity to millions of cows.
The plastic casing and the patented electronics are engineered in Oregon.
The hardware testing and mechanical engineering was led by local manufacturer Michael Sorensen.
“We wanted to make the tag as light as possible,” Sorensen said. “It’s a hermetically sealed envelope we can actually cut apart to replace electronics and battery within a three-year time period. So the electronics and software can continue to be upgraded.”
Tags can be turned on and off to improve identification in the field.
“If the ear tag is not visible because the animal is moving around, you can turn the LED on and say ‘Oh, there’s Bessie over there in the corner, let’s go get her,’” Brandao said.
The data analytics service pricing is $3 to $4 per tag per month, she said. A starter set with 25 Doggtags and a DoggBone reader is listed on the website for $500.
“Up to this point we’ve been working on the hardware design and the data analytics,” Brandao said. “This money is going to get us to market and to the point where we can start working sales channel opportunities.”
The company has worked closely with Fresno State University. With the largest concentration of dairy cows in the country, the Fresno area will be a major sales target.
“We’re working with owners who have been in business for a while, who are facing the pressure of labor costs that continue to climb,” she said. “They’re good-sized dairies, not mega-dairies or micro-dairies, or family-run operations.”
Reach reporter Greg Stiles at 541-776-4463 or email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/GregMTBusiness or www.facebook.com/greg.stiles.31.


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Asset tracking is emerging as the clear leader for the use of RFID technology. the latest trend survey by the RFID centre suggests that more than half of companies considering RFID wanted to use it to track assets colmpared with only a quarter looking for supply chain solutions.
Kevin Kelly, of the RFID Centre, says: “The early view of RFID was that it was really only a supply chain technology. There were always going to be issues of integration and data sharing which can give RFID a high shelf ticket. While these costs are falling fast there is even more rapid growth in RFID in keeping track of fixed assets – assets that are often far more costly than working capital. 55 per cent of our visitors are looking for improved asset tracking compared to 25 per cent looking for supply chain solutions.
The study was based on data from 2,079 visitors who attended events at the centre during the year.
He points to the example of a chilled foods logistics company which was looking to make significant savings. Reducing queries on delivery discrepancies seemed a good place to start. However, tagging product deliveries was not an option given the many smaller retail outlets lack of IT infrastructure.
“What we found instead was that the biggest losses were occurring in the mislaid roll cages which double as in store merchandising units. We also found the delivery trucks were fitted with telematics. It was relatively straightforward to fit tags to the cages and scan them on and off the truck with the time and place of transfer being sent by the telematics unit on to the company data base. To make it even easier for managers, this application is web based and hosted by a third party. By using an existing mobile working application payback was achieved within a year.”
Another study, this time by Cambridge-based consultancy IDTechEx, provides some insights into who is using RFID tags and how usage is likely to develop. At the start of 2007, the cumulative number of RFID tags sold over the past 60 years is 3.752 billion. Some 27 per cent of that number were sold in 2006 and 19 per cent in 2005, showing how sales have demonstrated a very robust increase.
However, says IDTechEx chief Raghu Das, the sale of 1.02 billion RFID tags in 2006 (35 per cent of those being RFID cards) has been disappointing to those expecting higher volume sales of versions in the form of labels.
Pallet and case tagging came in well under forecast last year. IDTechEx says that despite the progressive mandates by retailers in the US, consumer packaged goods companies have yet to realise any significant benefits let alone payback. The benefit has flowed rapidly to the retailer from the RFID solution providers who significantly funded development for this sector. What was anticipated to be a market of perhaps 5-600 million tags in 2006 came out at only about a third of this number – 200 million. That’s an average of a few hundred thousand tags that each mandated Wal-Mart supplier bought for the whole year.
Technical problems persist although users are pleased with the significantly improved performance from Gen 2. Infrastructure is still threadbare. Tag prices below 10 cents announced by suppliers in late 2005 were intended to trigger hundreds of millions to billions of tags being ordered. The volumes never came in 2006 and there is now over capacity.
IDTechEx reckons that some major tag producers are looking to get out of the business or at least outsource tag production. In 2007, it forecasts that the demand for tags for pallet and cases worldwide will be 420 million units, rising to more than one billion a year by 2009. However, the end game will probably happen broadly as anticipated, which means the tagging of most pallets and cases (about 35 billion globally each year) ten years from now.
While pallet and case tagging was below forecast, The report highlights successes in airline baggage, item level tagging of retail apparel, RFID card and tickets, tagging of animals, and other niche labelling markets.
IDTechEx expect that 1.71 billion tags will be sold this year. The total RFID market value (including all hardware, systems, integration etc) across all countries will be $4.96 bn. By far the biggest segment of this is RFID cards. For those not involved in that sector, the 2007 market value for non-card RFID (e.g. RFID labels, fobs, tickets, etc) will be $1.97 billion.
Excluding cards, 58.4 per cent of the market in 2007 will be in the US and 33 per cent in Europe. Consequently, although China, for the first time, dominates the total RFID business – virtually without exporting – the USA dominates everything beyond the card part. The market will rise to $27.88 billion in 2017. This includes many new markets that are being created, such as the market for real time locating systems using active RFID, which will itself be more than $6 billion in 2017.


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The Milwaukee Bucks are launching an exclusive non-fungible token (NFT) collection commemorating the 50th anniversary of the team’s first NBA championship. The 1971 Championship NFT Collection consists of three digital collectibles that are up for auction now through OpenSea, the world’s first and largest NFT marketplace.
NBA star Steph Curry’s gameworn Bruce Lee-customised shoes have raised more than US$50,000 for the families of the victims of the Atlanta spa shootings. Curry wore the shoes to show solidarity with the Asian community in the Golden State Warriors game against the Atlanta Hawks in Atlanta on April 4, three weeks after the shootings on March 16 where eight people, including six women of Asian descent, were killed by a white gunman.
Ben Golliver: This autographed pair of Kobe Bryant rookie-year Adidas sneakers is being auctioned at Naismith Hall of Fame ceremony. Current bid is north of $50,000 & final price is expected to exceed $100,000.
A game-worn jersey belonging to Michael Jordan from his 1982-83 championship season at the University of North Carolina sold for $1.38 million Saturday, making it the most expensive Jordan jersey sale ever. The previous record had been set in October when a No. 23 Chicago Bulls jersey from 1986-87 went for $480,000 through Heritage Auctions, which also auctioned theNorth Carolina jersey.
This Jordan jersey is the only known jersey photo-matched to his “Player of the Year” cover photo on The Sporting Newsfrom that season, according to Heritage. He’d earlier worn it during a game against Stanford during the Stanford Invitational Tournament,where a local high school student working as the visiting locker room attendant held onto the jersey.
A high-school basketball jersey worn by LeBron James on a famous Sports Illustrated cover will go up for auction in July among 500 other pieces of sports memorabilia, Julien’s Auctions said on Wednesday. James was 17 when he wore the St. Vincent-St. Mary High School jersey on a 2002 cover of Sports Illustrated magazine under the title “The Chosen One.”
The green-and-white jersey is expected to sell for between $400,000 and $600,000, according to estimates from the auction house. The auction will take place live in Beverly Hills on July 17 and 18. Bidders can also participate online.


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Twitter will pay the U.S. government $150 million after federal officials sued the platform for misleading users about how it protects their data. Regulators accused the company of violating a previous Federal Trade Commission (FTC) privacy settlement by using contact information that it collected to help marketers with targeted advertising.
Officials said Twitter disclosed to users that phone numbers and email addresses would be used for account security, but the platform apparently did not shed enough light on how that same information would be used for other purposes. The suit claims that these practices affected over 140 million Twitter users who submitted contact information to the platform.
“From at least May 2013 through at least September 2019, Twitter did not disclose, or did not disclose adequately, that it used these telephone numbers and email addresses to target advertisements to those users through its Tailored Audiences and Partner Audiences services,” the lawsuit stated.
In a company blog post, Twitter Chief Privacy Officer Damien Kieran pointed out that the platform addressed this problem in 2019. He also reaffirmed that Twitter is committed to protecting the privacy of its users.
“In reaching this settlement, we have paid a $150M USD penalty, and we have aligned with the agency on operational updates and program enhancements to ensure that people’s personal data remains secure and their privacy protected,” Kieran said.
In addition to paying a financial penalty, Twitter has agreed to implement a comprehensive privacy and data security program and disclose why and how it collects, shares, and uses personal information that it collects. Twitter users will also now have access to a multi-factor authentication option that does not use their phone number.
FTC advises consumers about data protection
The FTC says consumers should take away several important lessons from this suit so that they can protect their personal information in the future. Those lessons include:
Use multi-factor authentication whenever possible. The FTC says this type of protection makes it harder for scammers to log in to consumers’ accounts, even if they’re able to steal usernames and passwords.
Choose forms of multi-factor authentication that don’t involve personal information. The FTC says consumers should opt for authentication apps that use physical tokens instead of software that requires them to input personal data. Physical tokens require consumers to be in physical possession of a real-world object that acts as an authentication device. Some examples include a phone, USB drive, or keycard.
Be careful when selecting security questions. The FTC says consumers should only select security questions that they know the answers to. For added security, you could even select random answers to questions; just be sure to remember your nonsensical answers.
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Rumors have been going around that the cheapest Snapdragon 855 phone, the Redmi K20 is going to be launched at an event in China on the 28th of May and will soon make an irreplaceable place in the Indian market as one of the latest Smartphones.
Whatever that is necessary regarding Redmi K20 series, the expected price, specs, launch in India, all have been included in here
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The Redmi K20 will be launched in its indigenous country – China on the 28th of May. In India, it will nearly happen in the month of June. Later on, the launching will be followed in other market countries of Xiaomi like India.
Redmi, on the 23rd of May, had posted an image of the stunning Redmi K20 series phones via their official Weibo Account. Although the news has spread about the launch date as 28th of May in China, it has to be yet confirmed by the company authentically regarding the launch date in India.
Redmi K20 Series – 2 devices
Under the Redmi K20 series, there are going to be 2 devices namely – Redmi K20 (also named as Vanilla K20) and Redmi K20 Pro. Of which the K20 Pro is rumored to be launched under the version Poco and may be named as Poco F2.
There will not be any much difference between the two devices of K20 series except for the Core Hardware and the battery. K20 which is also said to have named as Vanilla K20 will have a charging speed of 18 W whereas the K20 pro is estimated to have 27 W fast charging.
Regarding design, there are no certainties to be made yet. However, the price bars may vary than usual for Vanilla K20 and K20 Pro
Let’s talk about the design of the camera quickly.
As per the image released by the Redmi Company, the K20 series phones seem to have a triple lens camera on the rear side. The front camera is expected to be of 20 MP.
The main camera lens is said to have the Sony IMX 586 having a resolution of 48 MP. This is said to be capable of recording 960 fps slow motion videos. It has a 4k capture at 60 frames. There is no certainty about the other two lenses.
The image makes it clear that there is no rear fingerprint sensor however; there will be an in-display fingerprint scanner. That is said to be the 17th generation optical sensor with a 15% greater scanning area and 10% faster unlocking.
The Redmi K20 series is said to have a display screen of 6.39 inch AMOLED Display. There is going to be no hole punch on the front screen.
The battery of the K20 series is said to be 4,000mAh. There is expected to be 18 W fast charging for K20 and 27 W fast charging for K20 Pro.
Until now, Red color has been confirmed by the images released by the company but more colors can be expected too.
The display screen is expected to have the Gorilla Glass 6. Rumors have that the Redmi K20 series will also have a notch-less all screen front because of the pop-up selfie cam.
The Redmi K20 series is reportedly said to be the cheapest smartphones in the global market having the Snapdragon 855 processor. It is rumored to have up to 8GB RAM and 256GB storage.
You can guess by this though. However, until the official launch date is declared and the device actually launches, there is not one exact rate we can describe.


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INDORE/SARANGPUR, India, April 29 (Reuters) – For the primary season in over a decade, Indian farmer Rajensingh Pawar is promoting his new wheat crop to non-public merchants as a substitute of the state stockpiler, as a world wheat worth rally provides India’s suppliers a uncommon worthwhile export window.
Sturdy demand following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine means growers are receiving the very best costs ever for his or her crops, whereas additionally easing stress on the state’s grain procurement company which racks up big money owed as a purchaser of final resort.
The growth instances have come as Pawar and his friends harvest a report Indian wheat crop, giving growers a uncommon alternative to promote the grain simply as international costs maintain close to all-time highs.
“After a very long time, merchants are able to pay greater than the MSP,” Pawar, 55, mentioned, referring to the minimal assist worth at which the Meals Company of India (FCI) buys grain from farmers.
“India’s rising wheat exports have helped farmers like us who’re getting a much better return,” he mentioned, as he unloaded wheat at a grain market in Madhya Pradesh state, recognized for its top-quality wheat.
Earlier than the practically 50% surge in international wheat costs, India struggled to export the grain attributable to annual will increase within the MSP to placate the politically highly effective farm foyer that made Indian wheat costlier than world costs.
However a uncommon confluence of excessive worldwide costs, consecutive report crops, a weaker rupee towards the greenback and improved inside logistics have made shipments from India enticing.
“It is a golden alternative for India to export its surpluses,” mentioned Nitin Gupta, a vice chairman at meals and agri-business Olam Agro India.
For worldwide wheat markets, India’s gross sales are serving to offset a provide shortfall ensuing from Ukraine-driven disruptions within the Black Sea area, crop cuts in Canada and high quality downgrades in Australia. learn extra
For Indian authorities, brisk demand from personal grain handlers at costs above the MSP of 20,150 rupees ($262.88) a tonne means FCI’s wheat purchases are anticipated to fall drastically for the primary time in a long time.
Decrease state purchases in flip imply massive finances financial savings. Final 12 months, India spent 856 billion rupees ($11.2 billion) shopping for a report 43.34 million tonnes of wheat from farmers, filling state granaries to the brim and boosting nationwide debt.
This 12 months’s FCI purchases might fall under 30 million tonnes, commerce and authorities officers mentioned, that means much less authorities capital can be tied up shopping for and storing crops.
Indian merchants have signed wheat export offers at between $330 and $335 a tonne free on board, mentioned Rajesh Paharia Jain, a New Delhi-based dealer. That is practically $50 a tonne cheaper than rival suppliers because the rally in international costs and enormous surplus shares at house have made it simpler for Indian suppliers to supply a reduction, however nonetheless nicely above native costs.
Following a flurry of export offers signed in February and March, India’s wheat shipments touched a report 7.85 million tonnes within the fiscal 12 months to March – up 275% from the earlier 12 months. learn extra
Exports might soar to 12 million tonnes within the 2022-23 fiscal 12 months, merchants mentioned, making it a severe participant in international markets.
India’s exports have additionally been helped by a pointy soar in crop high quality. Beforehand restricted to cost-sensitive markets that accepted decrease high quality product, exporters have just lately made gross sales to among the world’s most discerning wheat shoppers.
For the primary time, high international wheat importer Egypt has bought the grain from India, which sources say has helped India set up a popularity as a high tier provider. learn extra
Speedy and widespread adoption of upper high quality seeds has underpinned the standard climb. Launched over the previous decade, the highest 10 wheat seed varieties accounted for greater than 70% of the roughly 31.5 million hectares planted with wheat final season, mentioned Gyanendra Pratap Singh, chief of the Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Analysis.
“Earlier, India was not recognized for its high quality wheat, however India’s wheat is now pretty much as good as any high-quality wheat from different main international suppliers, and that is due to new seed varieties,” Singh mentioned.
Alongside improved farm practises and larger mechanisation, higher seeds have remodeled India’s wheat market from primarily low-quality feed varieties to 1 considerable in superior grades equivalent to Durum, Lokwan and Sharbati utilized in pizza, pasta and premium bakery merchandise.
“Newer varieties have helped farmers get greater yields with higher protein content material,” mentioned Amit Takkar, chief of brokerage Conifer Commodities.
“Indian wheat with 12% to 13% protein is fairly frequent now and that compares favourably with APW’s (Australia Premium White) 11.5% to 12% protein.”
Lauding farmers and scientists for serving to India emerge as a brand new pressure in wheat markets, Sudhanshu Pandey, the highest official on the meals ministry, mentioned the federal government was decided to assist India develop into a daily exporter of high-quality wheat.
The one obstacle to that rosy outlook might be a drop in crop yields this 12 months attributable to a sudden rise in temperatures in mid-March, merchants mentioned.
The federal government has forecast this 12 months’s wheat output at a report 111.32 million tonnes, however could revise that estimate if the latest sizzling spell saps crops nonetheless trickling into wholesale grain markets.
Within the grains market of Madhya Pradesh, farmers are jubilant about exports.
“Immediate funds and better costs for higher grades of wheat are one thing of a rarity for us,” farmer Narendra Pariyar mentioned. “The wheat export growth has actually been a gold mine for farmers.”
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Reporting by Mayank Bhardwaj and Rajendra Jadhav; enhancing by Gavin Maguire and Richard Pullin
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Hexagon AB, a global leader in digital reality solutions, announced a new venture capital arm of R-evolution to help companies working in green tech technologies. R-evolution, the company’s sustainable innovation and green-tech investment, ventures program aims to help green-tech startups working on new technologies through seed funding or in-kind technology from Hexagon’s portfolio.
Material Mapper, an Oslo, Norway-based company, marked the program’s inaugural investment, targeting the transition to a circular economy in the buildings sector. Material Mapper is a Norwegian technology company developing an AI-powered forecasting tool for locating reusable construction materials – connecting decommissioning projects to new construction to increase building material reusability.
According to the company’s press release, considerations for R-ventures monetary investments or in-kind technology require green-tech startups to be in the pre-IPO funding stage, with an identified product and initial customer base. Seed investments typically range between 50k to 500k EUR. Additionally, R-evolution invites partners, private investors, accelerators, governments, and universities to increase visibility and outreach to the startup community.
In the press release, Hexagon announced that the company’s newly-launched R-evolution ventures program will be focusing on areas like renewable energy and storage, green hydrogen, carbon capture, plastic waste management, desalination, plant-based food, ecological monitoring, sustainable agriculture, and circular economy transitions. The company is inviting entrepreneurs working on disruptive innovations to demonstrate their positive planet impact and rapid growth potential.
Founded in 1992 and based in Stockholm, Sweden, Hexagon AB is a publicly-listed technology company and a leading provider of design, measurement, and visualization technologies.


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ARDMORE, OK - "Every inch of space is being used as much as it can," said UCSO board member Jessica Pfau. "But we need more."
Thursday afternoon the University Center of Southern Oklahoma announced their capital campaign kickoff toward phase I of a new campus. The estimated cost is $17 and half million dollars. Nursing student Ethan Adams is looking forward to it.
"It'll be a bigger facility for one, and being able to interact with other students because we'll actually be on the campus," said Adams. "That'll be nice."
Adams and other nursing students currently go to class in a renovated grocery store near downtown Ardmore. The old store along with three modular buildings are meant to be temporary. University Center CEO Dr. Steve Mills said that's where the new campus comes in.
"The first phase of the campus is a health, science and math building," said Mills. "And our greatest need right now is to find a permanent location for the ECU nursing program."
The new building will house labs, classrooms and offices. It will be built on 85 acres of land north of the current campus, which will leave room for future expansion. UCSO has already raised $13 million dollars toward phase I and has $4 and half million to go.
"Local foundations, businesses, it's on for several months here and we've just got a great response," Mills said.
With the chance to go from the grocery store to a brand new building, students are responding well too.
"I think the facility will create a much better learning environment," Adams said.


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A Tudor’s Biscuit World is still coming to Ashland but will open later than initially expected.
In February, Better Foods Inc., which owns the regional franchise, acquired the former Wendy’s location in the 2700 block of Winchester Avenue in Ashland. At that time, CEO Oshel Craigo said the new restaurant would open in early May following some renovation work.
That time period has past, and the building shows few signs of any changes. Tudor’s officials say the work was delayed but will be completed.
“We are coming,” said Craigo this week. “I think we have it worked out now. I think we are ready to go,” he said, in terms of getting the needed building permits to make the improvements.
“Hopefully we are going to start work on it in the next week,” he said, adding, “It will probably take us a couple of months to get all the equipment and everything we need in there.”
The restaurant serves home-cooked meals for breakfast and lunch. Initially it will be open from 4:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. but hours will gradually be extended to 7 p.m., Craigo said.
Craigo said the company is continuing to look for additional locations within a 20- to 25-minute travel radius of the Winchester Avenue location. “We’re still working across the river in Ironton, Ohio. We have a potential location there I’m really excited about and we’re looking at another location in Ashland as well,” he said.
“We would like to have five stores in that geographic area, where we can drive from one to another. It helps us with advertisement, supervision and distribution,” he said.
The company is hiring, and is looking for employees to staff the new Ashland location, said Craigo. About 35 employees including a manager and an assistant manager are needed for the new location.
Craigo said the company is already accepting applications. “We are certainly looking for employees. We want to hit the ground running. The minute we have a crew in there, we will have applications in there all the time,” he said.
Applications are available now through the companies website at: tudorsbiscuitworld.com or by calling (304) 727-1650.
The regional franchise has locations in 26 West Virginia counties along with several restaurants in Ohio and Kentucky.
CARRIE STAMBAUGH can be reached at (606) 326- 2653.


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OpenAI makes GPT-4 generally available
⚡ Today’s Highlights
📰 News: OpenAI makes GPT-4, its latest text-generating model, generally available
💰 Funding: Telexistence, nami, and BrainBox AI
🦾 Tools: Use AI as your personal assistant for app development
📰 Today's Top Stories
(7 min read) (Source: OpenAI)
TLDR: OpenAI has announced the general availability of GPT-4, its latest text-generating model, through its API. GPT-4 can generate text and accept image and text inputs, performing at a "human level" on professional and academic benchmarks.
OpenAI plans to open up access to new developers by the end of the month and expand availability limits based on compute availability. Developers will also have the ability to fine-tune GPT-4 and GPT-3.5 Turbo with their own data later this year.
OpenAI is also making its DALL-E 2 (image-generating) and Whisper (speech-to-text) APIs generally available. The company will deprecate older models, including GPT-3, on January 4, 2024, replacing them with more compute-efficient "base GPT-3" models. Support will be provided for transitioning to the new models.
(4 min read) (Source: Axios)
TLDR: Investors are increasingly recognizing AI's disruptive potential, with 64% considering AI and ML as the most disruptive technologies in the next five to 10 years.
Venture capital investment reflects this trend, with $20.2 billion poured into AI-related startups in Q2, surpassing fintech's $7.9 billion (excluding Stripe's $6.9 billion round). Non-traditional and generalist venture capital firms are shifting focus towards AI and climate tech, reducing investments in consumer-facing fintech businesses.
Although fintech may have lost some appeal, AI presents opportunities to enhance fraud detection, automate processes, and drive innovation in compliance and fraud prevention within the financial industry. Fintech remains a well-funded VC category, ensuring continued capital availability.
(6 min read) (Source: CNBC)
TLDR: South Korea's strong position in the memory chip market is giving it an edge in the global AI chip race and Samsung and SK Hynix, two of the world's largest dynamic random-access memory chipmakers, are actively investing in AI research and development to enhance their capabilities.
With its ambitious goal of becoming one of the world's top three AI powerhouses by 2027, South Korea is heavily investing in AI semiconductor research and development.
The government's substantial funding and support for local startups, such as Rebellions, which has developed a chip surpassing Nvidia's GPUs in performance, demonstrate the country's determination to challenge U.S. chip giants and establish itself as a leading player in the AI chip industry.
Leaked email shows Adobe banning employee use of personal email accounts and corporate credit cards for generative AI apps
(6 min read) (Source: Business Insider)
TLDR: Adobe implemented guidelines for using generative AI tools internally, which included a ban on the use of personal email accounts and corporate credit cards. Employees were encouraged to opt out of data usage for machine learning training and to avoid sharing personal or non-public Adobe data.
Additionally, an AI working group called AI@Adobe was launched to define principles and guidelines for the adoption of generative AI. Similar restrictions were observed at tech giants like Amazon, Apple, Alphabet, and Samsung.
💰 Funding Alerts
1. Telexistence, a Japanese robotics firm that develops AI-powered robotic arms for the retail and warehousing sectors, raised $170 million in a Series B funding round, led by SoftBank Group, with participation from Monoful Venture Partners, KDDI Open Innovation Fund, Airbus Ventures, HH-CTBC Partnership (Foxconn Co-GP Fund), and Globis Capital Partners.
With the funding, Telexistence plans to expand invest in research and development, accelerate its business expansion in North America, and continue commercializing its next-generation model, "GHOST."
2. nami, a Singapore-based company that provides AI-powered digital sensing solutions to various industries through hardware-augmented software, raised $10.5 million in a Series A funding round from strategic investors including Verizon Ventures (Michelle McCarthy, Managing Director), Amavi Capital (Frédéric Van Weghe, Managing Partner), INSPiRE (Ryosuke Takatsuki, Representative Director), and Aconterra (Ron Schuermans, Founding Partner).
With the funding, nami plans to expand its team and geographical presence to deploy its advanced digital sensing infrastructure in residential and commercial buildings across three continents.
3. BrainBox AI, a company using autonomous AI to improve buildings, raised $30 million in its fundraising round, with a $10 million investment from a leading European global insurance and asset management provider, along with participation from ABB and the Quebec Government.
BrainBox AI uses autonomous AI to make buildings smarter, greener, and more efficient, supporting real estate clients in various sectors such as offices, hotels, retail, grocery stores, and airports.
With the funding, BrainBox AI aims to deliver scalable AI-driven solutions to decarbonize the built environment and increase the global scalability of its HVAC technology.
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FlutterFlow’s AI Gen is an AI assistant for app development. Describe your needs with simple text descriptions and let AI Gen handle the rest - from database schema and pages to components and color themes.
Whimsical AI transforms ideas into flowcharts effortlessly with its Text-to-flowchart feature. Share user flows, process flows, and ideation flows with your team.
VEED AI Avatars creates pro-level videos in a few clicks with photo-realistic AI avatars. Generate education, product demos, and how-to videos easily. No actors or complex software, thanks to an intuitive online editor and multilingual support making localization and scaling seamless.
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Opnbx.ai helps you prospect and generate cold emails. Generative AI that understands your prospects in ways the average cold email never could. Craft highly personalized and relevant emails to engage potential customers and boost sales conversion rates.
👀 More Reading:
How to Train Generative AI Using Your Company’s Data (Harvard Business Review)
A Lego-lover’s guide to preparing for the AI age (The Economist)
The Opt Out: 4 privacy concerns in the age of AI (Popular Science)
Give Every AI a Soul—or Else (WIRED)
Will China overtake the U.S. on AI? Probably not. Here’s why. (The Washington Post)
🌎 Fresh Content
1. Sam Harris had Nina Schick on his podcast, Making Sense with Sam Harris, to discuss the challenges of regulating AI, authentication vs detection, fake video, hyper-personalization of information, the promise of generative design, productivity gains, disruptions in the labor market, OpenAI, and more. (Spotify)
2. Yuval Noah Harari spoke at the UN’s AI for Good summit along with Nicholas Thompson, CEO of The Atlantic, on the crucial role of regulation in AI development and deployment, and the impact this breakthrough tool could have on democracy and our relationship with reality. (YouTube)
Harness the power of ChatGPT to unlock valuable insights into your customers' psychology. This prompt will guide you through developing a framework that utilizes psychological analysis for understanding your customers' deepest needs and desires. By engaging with ChatGPT, you can create effective strategies for product development and marketing that align with your customers' preferences, enhancing their satisfaction and driving business growth. Explore the prompt to gain valuable perspectives and actionable steps toward building stronger customer connections and maximizing your business's success.
Understanding Customer Psychology for Product Development and Marketing
Prompt: "Act as an expert in psychological analysis for customer understanding. Help me create a framework that leverages psychological insights to better understand our customers' deepest needs and desires. Begin by asking me questions about our target audience, products, and current marketing strategies to provide tailored recommendations. Let's get started when you're ready."


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Consumers around the globe are actively stockpiling emergency supplies as concerns grow that COVID-19, commonly known as the coronavirus, could become a worldwide pandemic, so says New York-based market researcher and data analytics provider Nielsen. Coronavirus concerns have even prompted organizers of Natural Products Expo West to postpone its trade show.
Beyond emergency items and basic foodstuffs such as canned goods, flour, sugar and bottled water, shoppers’ concerns are also spilling over into an uptick in purchases of nonedible essentials, including supplements and first aid kits.
In a statement, Nielsen said its “initial investigation across major countries around the world has found significant spikes in the hoarding of emergency supplies is occurring in China, the U.S. and Italy, where consumers are rushing to build what are being labeled ‘pandemic pantries.’ We expect the rush to stock up to have an almost immediate impact on supply chains for manufacturers of the most sought-after goods.”
Reflected below are the category breakouts Nielsen shared from its Total U.S. All Outlets combined database, including convenience stores. Nielsen compared dollar and unit sales percentage growth for recent one-week and four-week periods to the same time periods the year prior and identified the following four broad trends.
1. Staying Clean
Not surprisingly, demand for medical and health-safety essentials is surging. In the U.S., the four weeks ending Feb. 22, 2020, saw 319% dollar growth and 378% unit growth for medical masks compared to the same month in 2019. Hand sanitizers are up 73% in sales during the same four weeks ending Feb. 22.
Dollar Growth vs. Year-Ago
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|Household maintenance masks||179%||262%|
Regionally, the West Coast is leading medical mask growth, although health officials are now cautioning Americans against using them due to the limited role they are found to play in curtailing the outbreak. Nevertheless, drugstores in the Los Angeles and San Francisco metropolitan areas had seen a 340% and 541% year-to-date dollar growth of face masks compared to this time in 2019, per Nielsen shopper data for the period ending Feb. 22.
Across mainstream U.S. outlets throughout the country for the same time frame, medical masks are up 239% in year-to-date sales.
2) Preparing for the Pandemic Pantry
By the week ended Feb. 22, the U.S. market had already seen spikes across many shelf-stable products and household essentials, including:
|Category||Dollar Growth||Unit Growth|
|Bath and shower wipes||9.5%||12.5%|
|Fruit snack pieces||23.6%||10.3%|
3) Passing on Produce?
The effects will be monitored in the coming weeks; fresh produce may take a hit, in which case it will affect $1.18 billion in average weekly sales across the produce department, as tallied by Nielsen in January 2020.
4) Thinking Beyond the Bug
Air quality is top of mind. In the U.S. market, air cleaners and purifiers are up 8.6% in the week ending Jan. 25, 2020, which leads annual year-over-year growth rate of 1.9%
FMI Offers Coronavirus Resources
Meanwhile, FMI has released new materials for its members in order to assist the food industry’s preparedness planning for COVID-19 via a Coronavirus Preparedness Checklist and Coronavirus and Pandemic Preparedness for the Food Industry guide.
FMI has also compiled background information on a dedicated website to support planning and communications efforts and said that if a pandemic develops, it will necessitate engagement across a host of areas, including healthcare, store operations, supply chain, food safety, workforce, emergency management and media.


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There was a time when BlackBerry Limited (BB) used to be one of the leaders of the telecommunication industry by virtue of its smartphones. However, the company’s glory days are well in the past and the stock declined by more than 15% recently after it released its results for Q1 2019. The stock is now trading less than $8 but at the same time, it is important to note that the company has managed to deliver as far as its top-line figures are concerned.
Poor Earnings Lower Blackberry Stock Price
The software and services division is now the company’s most important division. It has emerged as the biggest revenue generator for the Canadian company. Overall sales for Blackberry rose 16% year over year in the latest reported quarter.
However, in the software and services, it was a far more pleasing picture. Its GAAP revenues rose 27% year over year. The company seems to be on the right track in terms of its plan to turn around. But the market doesn’t seem to take a fancy to it. The reasons behind this might have something to do with allegations made by certain parties.
They say that the company uses non-GAAP methods to report earnings. If there is any kind of accounting cloud over a company, growth may be far away.
Where Does This Leave Blackberry Stock Price?
However, Blackberry has been quick to defend itself against these allegations. Financial disclosures of the company are fully SEC compliant. It remains to be seen whether the SEC takes an interest in the matter.
This problem has been the biggest reason behind the underperformance of Blackberry stock price. That’s despite the company’s decent performance. The acquisition of machine learning company Cyclane is also a positive development. But it remains to be seen how it affects Blackberry’s future growth.


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|TikTok launches TikTok for Business, aiming to help brands tell their stories. — Photo Courtesy TikTok Vietnam|
HCM CITY — TikTok, the leading destination for short-form mobile video, has recently introduced a new global platform called TikTok for Business, aiming to help brands tell their stories in a more creative and engaging way.
With this new platform, brands and marketers in Việt Nam can creatively connect with the broader communities around them and foster user discovery through TikTok, the company said.
“TikTok for Business opens an entirely new window of opportunity to create content that speaks to people and invites the community to join in the conversation,” said Thanh Nguyễn, head of Strategic Partnerships, TikTok Vietnam.
“Brands have the opportunity to turn traditional marketing on its head and truly engage with today’s users by encouraging them to make TikToks, instead of simply viewing ads,” she said.
The company said that brands have long been an important part of TikTok; whether they’re starting trends, connecting communities, or bringing awareness to critical public service initiatives, brands are creating authentic audiences built on the foundation of sharing joy.
With TikTok for Business, brands are given the tools to be discovered and connect with the broader communities around them. They will find it easier to tap into unique opportunities that can only be found through TikTok, engaging with users.
TikTok is a growing platform for marketers to leverage as a must have destination. It is an entertainment based platform, offering users and brands the tools to tell their stories.
According to the company, the industry can build for a mobile, sound-on environment. And, there are many opportunities for sound: music, sound effects, voice-overs, reactions and more.
On TikTok, people can become so engaged and inspired by a marketing campaign that they'll create their own version of it. Brands can actually experience the impact that their campaigns have on people.
“Our products deliver across every marketing touchpoint and allow for rich and immersive storytelling. All are seamless, full-screen video and appear natively with the user experience. Working with many of the industry's leading third party providers, we are building out our suite of measurement solutions. Today, we are also excited to announce our latest AR Branded Effect called Brand Scan, a new product that allows users to have an augmented reality experience with any brand,” the company said.
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. TikTok has global offices including Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Mumbai, Singapore, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo. — VNS


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November 15, 2011
HelioVolt announces that the company's HVC-170X modules have received ANSI/UL-1703, IEC-61646, and IEC-61730 certifications, as tested and certified by Intertek-ETL. HelioVolt's high efficiency panels offer outstanding energy yield with unprecedented reliability and performance. These monolithically integrated panels are manufactured in Austin, TX utilizing the company's proprietary CIGS (Copper Indium Gallium Selenide) technology platform.
HelioVolt's high standards for module performance and reliability have been validated extensively across internal and third party testing sites. "The rigorous outdoor testing and reliability programs we have invested in over the past three years have given us great confidence in the superior performance of our modules. We are pleased to offer the first in a rapidly developing series of commercially available products to our strategic customers," said Dr. BJ Stanbery, HelioVolt's founder and Chairman.
In September, SK TIC and SK Innovation, members of the SK Group, invested $50M to expand HelioVolt's Austin operations and launch global manufacturing expansion to accelerate delivery of cost-effective and reliable solar energy solutions to numerous market segments.
HelioVolt Corporation is a manufacturer of high-efficiency thin-film solar modules for the commercial rooftop and utility markets. The company's rapid manufacturing process produces high-efficiency modules at low-cost, uniquely positioning the company to compete in the global solar market. In total, HelioVolt has raised over $200M to fund the company's move to volume production and international expansion. For additional information visit www.heliovolt.com.


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Damage control, perhaps?
After last week’s disastrous claims comparing media intrusion to rape, Charlize Theron has made headlines again, this time for the right reason.
According to TMZ, Theron was seized by sweet cravings on Tuesday and headed to local frozen yoghurt chain Pinkberry for a quick fix.
However, when the time came to pay, Theron told the young employee she wasn’t carrying any money on her and promised she would come back to foot the $3.75 bill.
More than an hour later, Theron returned to the Hollywood Boulevard store with boyfriend Sean Penn in tow.
As a reward for the employee’s patience, Theron handed over a $100 bill and told her to keep the change, essentially leaving behind a $96 tip.
But what we really want to know: what did the Oscar-winner order?
According to TMZ, Charlize picked the chocolate hazelnut flavour with chocolate shavings. Good call.


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It might not be royal wedding level of excitement, but all eyes are on Kate Middleton’s slightly younger sister Pippa, who's tying the knot on Saturday, May 20, an event which is already being heralded as the Wedding of the Year by the British press.
Now, remember, Pippa made quite the splash at her sister's wedding as a bridesmaid when she showed up in a formfitting white Alexander McQueen gown that hugged all the right places and cemented her status among royal watchers as a style star.
Because of that, it's no wonder that everyone wants to know what and, more important, who she will be wearing down the aisle, and if rumors are to be believed, she’s picked British designer Giles Deacon.
While fashion fans are likely familiar with the designer, he certainly isn’t someone people are on a first-name basis with along the lines of Karl, Ralph or Donatella (until now, that is).
Here’s everything you need to know about the Giles Deacon to get up to speed, and quickly, in time for the big dress reveal this weekend!


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Troy Warren for CNT #NFT
The excitement around non-fungible tokens (NFTs) is one of the most noticeable events in crypto in 2021. According to Google Trends, a platform that measures the most popular search terms used by Google users,
“crypto” is no longer the most popular search term on Web3.
According to Google Trends data, for the first time ever, in mid-December 2021, ‘NFT’ exceeded ‘crypto’ in terms of the number of searches on Google for US internet users. On Google Trends, NFTs have already exceeded Bitcoin, the crypto king, in some locations renowned for strong levels of cryptocurrency adoption (CIS, Africa, Asia Pacific).
For example, three months ago, NFTs surpassed crypto in popularity in Russia. A fresh frenzy shattered the amount of Bitcoin (BTC) searches last week. In early November, a similar “flippening” was observed in Ukraine. As of these examples, we may presumably claim that NFTs are here to take over the Web3 World. Do you agree?


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Nissan has awarded the Sunderland plant the contract to build the next generation Qashqai, despite fears of trade volatility due to Brexit.
The plant has also been awarded a deal to build the X-Trail, which is currently manufactured in Japan. 80% of production from Sunderland is exported to over 130 international markets.
The deal means the plant retains the Qashqai, which it has built for global markets since its launch in 2007. More than two million Qashqai’s have been built in Sunderland in less than 10 years.
The plant currently builds Nissan's Qashqai, Juke, Leaf and Note, as well as the Infiniti Q30 and QX30 models.
In addition to 7,000 direct employees at Sunderland, the UK's largest car plant supports a further 28,000 British automotive supply chain jobs.
“I am pleased to announce that Nissan will continue to invest in Sunderland. Our employees there continue to make the plant a globally competitive powerhouse, producing high-quality, high-value products every day,” said Carlos Ghosn, chairman and CEO of Nissan.
“The support and assurances of the U.K. government enabled us to decide that the next-generation Qashqai and X-Trail will be produced at Sunderland. I welcome British Prime Minister Theresa May’s commitment to the automotive industry in Britain and to the development of an overall industrial strategy.”
Nissan’s Sunderland plant opened in 1986 and has produced almost 9 million cars since. One in three British cars are produced in Sunderland.


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Macy's, Office Depot and Staples latest to release Black Friday ads
UPDATE: Macy’s started a preview sale with more than 100 Black Friday specials online Nov. 16 and announced its Cyber Week sale will be Nov. 26-29, in a news release.
With nearly two weeks to Thanksgiving, the Black Friday ads are flying.
In addition to the hot Best Buy circular, Macy's, Office Depot and Staples released their ads Wednesday morning.
Macy’s stores will open 5 p.m. Thanksgiving, the same time as last year. Stores will stay open until 2 a.m. Black Friday and then reopen 6 a.m.
According to the department store chain's 40-page ad, the in-store doorbusters will be available 5 p.m. Thanksgiving to 2 a.m. Friday, 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
More:Black Friday headquarters: Your home for holiday shopping news
Here are some of best deals from the Macy's ad:
- In-store only, 10 items will be free after mail-in rebates, including: select tote bags, Gold Toe Slippers For Men, men’s thermal tops, glassware sets, Young Men's Joggers, a Disney Olaf plush toy, graphic sweatshirts, Bella 4-Cup Coffeemaker, Bella 1.5-quart slow cooker, BCBG Maxazria perfume and Lauren Ralph Lauren Logo pillow.
- Bella 6-quart Electric Pressure Cooker for $39.99 each.
- 70 percent off memory foam pillows and toppers, down pillows and throws.
- Corningware French White 10-piece Bakeware Set for $17.99 after $10 rebate.
- Pyrex 22-piece food storage container set for $17.99 after $10 rebate.
Staples Black Friday
Staples will close again this year on Thanksgiving and start in-store sales 7 a.m. Black Friday.
Many deals will be available online Thanksgiving and can be ordered for in-store pickup, the 15-page ad notes.
Here are some of the best deals from the Staples ad:
- HP 17-inch laptop with i3 Processor for $329.99, regular price is $529.99.
- HP 14-inch Streaming Notebook with 1 TB OneDrive Storage and Office 365 Personal for $199.99, regular price is $249.99.
- HP OfficeJet 4650 AIO Printer including free printing for life for HP printers for $49.99, regular price is $99.99.
- Google Chromecast for $25, regular price is $35.
- Fire TV Stick with Alexa voice for $24.99, regular price is $39.99
- Amazon Fire 7 for $29.99.
- Amazon Echo for $79.99.
Office Depot Black Friday
Office Depot and OfficeMax stores also will be closed on Thanksgiving but some online sales will start Nov. 23. The stores will open at 7:45 a.m. Nov. 24.
According to the retailer's 8-page ad and a news release, some Black Friday doorbusters will be available through Nov. 25, while supplies last.
Rewards Members get early online access to the Black Friday sale, which is set to begin at 12:01 a.m. EST Nov. 22.
Here are some of the best deals from the Office Depot and OfficeMax ad:
- HP 14-inch laptop with Intel Inside and Microsoft Office pre-installed for $167.99, regular price is $299.99.
- Samsung 32-inch HD monitor for $169.99, regular price is $299.99.
- Dell Touch Screen 24-inch All-in-One Desktop PC for $419.99, regular price is $649.99.
- Google Home for $79, regular price is $129.
- Google WiFi for $99, regular $129.
- Odyssey virtual reality headset for $11.
- Free McAfee Live Safe Card from 7:45 a.m. to noon on Nov. 24 with any in-store purchase.
More:Thanksgiving Day paper will be available early for deal-hungry shoppers
Kelly Tyko is a columnist for Treasure Coast Newspapers and TCPalm.com, part of the USA TODAY NETWORK. This column reflects her opinion. Read her Bargainista tips at TCPalm.com/Bargainista and follow her on Twitter @KellyTyko. Sign up for her weekly newsletter at www.tcpalm.com/featured-newsletter/bargainistabest.


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PHOENIX — Hispanics in Arizona are spending big bucks this year: Purchasing power by the demographic is estimated to hit $42.5 billion in Arizona by year’s end.
The estimate was released Tuesday in the 20th edition of a report entitled “DATOS: The State of Arizona’s Hispanic Market.” The report is composed by the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
“Arizona’s doubled its Latino population between 1990 and 2010,” Monica Villalobos, vice president of the AZHCC, said.
There are now more than 2.1 million Hispanics in Arizona, making up more than 30 percent of the state’s population.
The increase in population means more people spending money. DATOS predicts Hispanics will spend more than $49.2 billion by 2019. That number is estimated to grow to $52 billion by 2024.
“Latinos outspend the general population in virtually every category from automotive, all the way to clothing,” Villalobos said.
The number of Hispanic-owned businesses soared 70 percent between 2007 and 2012, according to the report. Latina-owned businesses tripled in Arizona between 2007 and 2015.
“It’s incredible data,” Gov. Doug Ducey said after reviewing the report. “When you see the growth in small business and business creation in the Hispanic community … this tells me this is a winning issue.”
Ducey said he wants to focus on growing the state’s economy and home ownership rates, two more fields that showed promise in the report.
Trade between Arizona and Mexico reached $18 billion in 2015.
“Mexico is Arizona’s number one trading partner, times four,” Ducey said, adding that he promised to continue to focus on expanding trade partnerships with that country.
According to DATOS, in 2015, the rate of Hispanic home ownership in the U.S. grew more than 2 percent.
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Samsung should start next year with the announcement of its new flagships. According to Evan Blass, on Venture Beat website, the Korean manufacturer will announce – at least partially – the Galaxy S9 and S9 + smartphones during CES 2018, which will be held in January in Las Vegas.
In recent times, Galaxy S devices are not usually revealed until March. This time, Samsung can break the tradition of previous years. However, as already announced by Blass himself in his Twitter account, the S9 and S9 + phones should not bring as much news compared to the predecessors, unlike what happened with the current Galaxy S8 and S8 +.
So far, Korea’s next flagships are codenamed Star 1 and Star 2, with the SM-G960 and SM-G965, respectively. In appearance, they should be similar to previous versions with 5.8 and 6.2 inches of Super AMOLED curved screen.
It has not yet been announced which processor will come equipped, but the expectation is due to a chipset with 10nm manufacturing, such as Qualcomm Snapdragon 845. The trend is that both devices have 64 GB of internal storage, and the larger model comes with 6 GB of RAM. The headphone jack should be 3.5 mm.
Samsung Galaxy S9 – possible technical specifications
- Screen in the same pattern 18.5 – 9
- 6 GB RAM
- From 64 GB of memory to internal storage
- AKG Headphones
- Biometric reader with new position, now centralized
- Enhanced Facial and Iris Reader
- BBAR Anti-Reflection Lens Cameras
- Slow motion video recording with more frames per second
- Samsung Exynos 9810 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Chipset
- Integrated artificial intelligence


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The object - believed to be either a comet or asteroid - appears to have originated outside of our solar system, offering the first proof that trans-solar system objects exist, NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies manager Paul Chodas said.
Bolstering these results were the rapid growth of Microsoft's cloud services. Microsoft shares rose 3.4 percent to $81.40 in extended trading following the report, after closing at $78.76 in NY. The milestone was announced in Microsoft's earnings release this afternoon, where it reported $24.5 billion and a profit of $6.6 billion, up from $20.4 billion and $4.7 billion this same quarter previous year.
Pocket Camp will let players manage their own campground and decorate it with a variety of amenities for their anthropomorphic friends. The in-game items can be traded and used to build new furniture and amenities to personalise your camp or your campervan.
The Hindi film Karishma was a remake of Bharatiraja's Tik Tik Tik and IV Sasi proved he could adapt his South Indian style to newer platforms in Hindi cinema. V. Sasi married Malayalam film actress Seema on 28 August 1980. The industry & I mourn a great technician. At a time when an aging Prem Nazir and Madhu were the reigning superstars in the industry, Sasi gave meaty parts to less established stars like Vincent, Soman, Sukumaran, Ravikumar, Jayan and a young Kamal Haasan.
The Kinect technology, for its part, lives on in Microsoft's Cortana voice assistant, along with the tantalising but inaccessible Hololens and other Microsoft products that live far away from the world of video games. Pressure from the gaming community and competition from its chief rival, Sony (which had its own console, the PS4, coming to market), forced Microsoft to eventually decouple Kinect and Xbox One .
A note handwritten by Albert Einstein in the 1920s, detailing the German-born physicist's simple theory for a happy life, sold in a Jerusalem auction to an anonymous European buyer on Tuesday for $1.56 million. That notes also sold in the auction for $240,000, Wiener said. The auction began at $2,000 and a series of bids pushed the price up rapidly until two final bidders competed by phone to own the historic piece.
To add to all of this, there's a tactical element with the game too with the Story Mode Map which has players choosing from different options as to where to go next. Dragon Ball FighterZ delivers an explosive, action-packed game that combines classic 2D fighting visuals with advanced 3D character models that look and feel as if they are ripped straight out of the Dragon Ball anime series.
That's nearly certainly the question on many a fan's mind this morning as word of a Super NES-themed New 3DS XL surfaces. Sure, it's not the first 3DS to sport an SNES theme. You can pre-order the Super Nt now for $190, with orders expected to ship in February 2018. They also released a Super Famicom inspired variant in Japan back in March a year ago.
But Google is now investigating an even more annoying problem: screen burn-in. It seems like this might not be the last of the shipment disruptions we will hear of regarding the Pixel 2 , as Google is seemingly making the same mistakes it made with its original Pixel smartphone.
The game's development had been announced at the Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017 event back in January, as a project to celebrate the Shin Megami Tensei's 25th anniversary . Fortunately, if you played Persona 5 then you may some idea of what the series is about since it borrowed several elements from the SMT , such as Psy and Nuke spells, as well as demon negotiation.
In September, a report coming out from research firm BayStreet - known for tracking shipments of phones in the U.S. - revealed only 5,000 Essential Phone units sold in the country since launch. The company is offering Friends & Family code of $200 to those who have purchased the device before 22 October. It has financial backing and some experienced people working for the company so I have hope it will succeed in its vision and continue to bring us compelling products.
Each one has 1080p resolution, faster loading times, and higher/smoother frame rates. There is no timeline for when backwards compatible games will be playable, but since games have started appearing, it should not be too much longer. They're all available in the store now, priced at $9.99 and up. Online multiplayer is not supported, however, as servers for original Xbox games were shut down years ago.
The team will keep the balloons hovering for as long as possible as they continue to learn how to navigate the constantly shifting winds in the region, Westgarth said . Project Loon has been working together with Telefonica and the Peruvian Government to deliver basic Internet connectivity to tens of thousands of people in affected areas around Lima, Chimbote and Piura.
Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) continues to be a formidable company. It has underperformed by 33.33% the S&P500. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 214,171 shares in the company, valued at $8,918,080.44.
The Pokemon Go Halloween even starts on October 20 at 12:00 P.M. PDT. There will also be a special Pikachu celebrating Halloween in an all-new costume. As if that weren't enough, there will be special Pikachu popping up throughout the event. There's also evidence to suggest that a new Halloween-themed map display may appear at night.
Current Apple Watch Series 3 customers have so far been unaffected by China's move. In a statement, all Apple can say is that it was informed by China Unicom that the cellular feature on the Apple Watch Series 3 "has been suspended".
In May, the Earth again runs through the detritus of Halley's Comet , creating the Eta Aquariid meteor shower. The Orionids are set to peak this weekend, lighting up night skies with a dazzling display of streaking meteors, which - happily for space enthusiasts - can be viewed from anywhere on Earth.
The Moto Smart Speaker has a 1,530mAh battery and is capable of outputting 8W of sound. With this speaker connected to your Moto Z device, you'll be able to access Alexa by voice command at any time. The Alexa speaker will be available for $150 United States (£99 in the UK) when it ships in November to those countries where Alexa has official support.
Sally Ride has made history once again - as a Lego figurine. Katherine Johnson , a mathematician who worked for NASA from 1953 to 1986 and was the lead inspiration for the the book and movie " Hidden Figures ", will not be featured in the " Women of NASA " set.
Friend blocks, for example, show recent achievements or Game DVR captures from your friends; Game blocks will give you info about game updates, your GameDVR captures, and so on. There are new options to help save time when moving from one Xbox One to another (including Xbox One X ), so you can get back to playing faster.
Huawei Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro smartphones, with a focus on artificial intelligence technology, have been launched at an event in Munich. However, some differences are worth pointing out. will be able to do offline translations between different languages. Well, the Huawei Mate 10 Lite is now official: after the company unveiled the phone in China, it has now officially uncovered it in Europe and confirmed plans to sell it on the Old Continent, but did not mention anything about United ...
Celebrating her music, Google has come up with a doodle showcasing her life. However, her breakthrough year was 1987, after she won the Tejano Music Award for Female Vocalist of the Year in 1987, which she won nine consecutive times thereafter.
This is a bold claim and I'll need additional hands-on time with the laptop before I can say if that figure is accurate or not. Microsoft gave us our first look at the Surface Book 2 on Tuesday, a premium laptop that it says is twice as powerful as the MacBook Pro - a comparison that Microsoft is more than willing to invite with this new device.
From its perch above your car's dashboard, Speak allows drivers to access Amazon Alexa voice skills with the hands-free "Alexa..." keyword. The system also goes a step further than most, enabling users to control their home automation devices via Alexa in the vehicle; this includes turning off (compatible, connected) lights and adjusting thermostats.
The planned testing by GM and its self-driving unit, Cruise Automation, will be the first by a Level 4 autonomous vehicle in the state, Cuomo said in a statement . News of the upcoming tests comes after Audi in June performed New York's first autonomous vehicle demo. Detailed 3-D mapping to help the cars navigate the streets has already begun in lower Manhattan, although the companies did not say which specific neighborhoods were involved.
Some users were especially upset that the app used mini cupcakes to put the burned calories into perspective, framing food as a reward for exercise, or exercise as a prerequisite for food. Caloric burn is a very subjective number based on variety of factors, including age, gender, weight, genetics, and overall activity level. "Not to mention just generally shamey".
Skyrim for Switch launches just a week after DOOM , and the recently announced L.A Noire port to Switch launches during the same week. Nintendo of America has announced the official release date for Doom on Nintendo Switch , and it's coming sooner than we thought.
According to Tesla, Inc ., this process had boosted workers morale as the high-performing stuff received an additional compensation. "As with any company, especially one of over 33,000 employees, performance reviews also occasionally result in employee departures", the company said.
The KRACK vulnerabilities allow the rogue network to reuse old keys and reset the counter to make them valid again. However, as per available indications, the researchers will be revealing some alarming facts about how vulnerable the latest security protocol is.
RIL's revenue from the refining and marketing segment increased by 15.3 per cent to Rs 69,766 crore. Though the Jio telecom unit posted a loss of Rs. Reliance Industries shares closed 0.42 per cent higher at Rs 876.45 on NSE on Friday after touching a record high of Rs 890.70 during intraday trade.
Four French citizens were also injured in the crash, which occurred as the Antonov 26 plane, en route from Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou, neared the airport, said Sinaly Silue, director general of Ivory Coast's civil aviation authority.
Police and other agencies remain at the scene, with representatives from The Australian Parachute Federation also sent in from Brisbane to investigate. "The company extends its deepest sympathies and heartfelt condolences to the individuals and families involved and the broader skydiving community". An eyewitness told The Cairns Post newspaper he could do nothing as he watched the incident unfold on Friday afternoon.
Although collection of data is a generally unpopular practice from a consumer standpoint, Microsoft does have valid uses and benefits from collecting extensive metadata. "What does that mean?" "They are not informed which data are being used for what objective, neither that based on these data, personalized advertisements and recommendations can be presented, if those users have not opted out from these default settings on installation or afterwards".
T-Mobile customers can track their LTE usage in Canada and Mexico by dialing the short code #WEB# on their phone. T-Mobile has stopped its unlimited data packages in Canada and Mexico, and slapped a cap on its LTE data. T-Mobile has been luring in customers via a series of big promotions and major perks, and the growing number of subscribers is evidence that this is working.
That's why when Google introduced the Google Home speakers , they upped the game by introducing voice recognition to let users tune the assistant for various users using the device. In addition, users who have set a voice confirmation code for shopping, now no longer have to say the code as Alexa already recognizes the voice linked to that account.


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Everyone wants to get into native advertising, yet everyone has a different definition as to what exactly that entails. Social media sites have it easy because any sponsored post, automatically blending into the site design, can hitch a ride on the native bandwagon.
But while Facebook and Twitter are the current hotbeds of social advertising, Instagram and Pinterest are coming up fast. But unlike Facebook and Twitter, advertising around the two image-based interfaces revolves heavily around influencers, instead of traditional paid placements.
Berlin-based Brandnew IO, which began in early 2013, provides a platform and service designed to help brands reach influencers on Instagram and Pinterest.
“At that time we saw that more and more brands and agencies wanted to reach new consumers,” ssaid Brandnew CEO Francis Trapp. “They wanted to target groups on platforms like Instagram and at the time there was no central way of doing it.”
At first, Brandnew identified influencers manually but it soon developed a platform designed to automate the process and handles campaign tracking. That being said, Brandnew’s staff still needs to vet the influencers for quality.
“We check to ensure these influential people are worth taking onboard,” Trapp said. “We determine if they have big enough accounts and real followers as opposed to fake followers. We ensure that the quality of their content is suitable for our brands.”
Trapp spoke with AdExchanger.


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Headline News on Yahoo and many newspapers this morning is from my neck of the woods:
Stealing cattle is a big deal. With cows selling for upwards of $1200, there’s some money to be made in this business. Back in the old days, if you were caught stealing cattle, you’d be hung on site.
In 2010, these bandits are just as outdoorsy, talented, and intelligent as the generations of cattle rustlers before them. Ranchers and the detectives who are investigating the loss of so much cattle have estimated their worth to be over $1-million dollars.
That’s quite a fetch for rustlers to keep doing their thing.


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myDials is the second hosted solutions provider to launch operations in Australia in the past week, opening offices in Brisbane and Perth.
The US-headquartered company provides operational performance management solutions, and has already signed its first local customer, Ausreo, a manufacturer of concrete reinforcement products to the building industry.
Ausreo has implemented myDials across its operations in Victoria and NSW.
The myDials solution provides organisations with business metrics as they change with the company's local marketing manager, Jeremy Bolton, claiming the software surpasses the capabilities of current dashboard technology and provides an alternative to costly and resource-intensive business intelligence systems.
By combining business and operational key performance indicators (KPIs) from heterogeneous systems, he says myDials can optimise decision making, drive aligned behaviour and support company goals.
"Too often companies rely on spreadsheets, which inevitably lead to conflicting metrics, or business analysts, who prepare static, periodic reports," Bolton says.
Ausreo CEO, Dennis Crestani, says management will be able to view safety and production data and then compare the information to corporate and industry targets.
"As a steel manufacturing business, understanding the key business drivers is critical to our success and having that information available in a clear, crisp display wherever I am in the world is a real step forward," he says.
"Within days of implementation we were able to see the complete picture for our safety data and a sample of our production data.
"I am looking forward to rolling myDials out to more of our employees."
The hosted delivery model also provides the ability to connect to and extract metric data from multiple, disparate systems including ERP, CRM, MES, databases and spreadsheets.
Software as a Service (SaaS) is growing at a compound annual growth rate of 65% and is set to top A$506 million (NZ$574 million) in the Australian market by 2010, according to Springboard Research.