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Some iPhone X users have reported an annoying issue on their handset that makes them incapable of attending phone calls instantly. The issue, which is being reported on Apple’s support forums, specifically emerges when the affected users receive an incoming call on their iPhone X that doesn’t wake up the display although the handset rings to alert the new call. Apple has reportedly confirmed an early investigation into the problem on the basis of user reports.
As first spotted by The Financial Times, there are a growing number of complaints regarding iPhone X’s phone call issue on Apple’s support forums. It appears from the user reports that the problem first surfaced in December and occurs even on some replacement units. “Whenever I receive an incoming call in my iPhone X, ringtone starts but the display comes in after six-eight seconds,” a user explained the issue on the support forums.
One of the users on the support forums additionally mentioned that there is an issue with the proximity sensor of the iPhone X as well. “There is another issue I found with the proximity sensor while in a call. The display doesn’t come back on even when I take away the phone from my ears,” the user states.
Some of the affected users attempted to resolve the issue by restarting their iPhone X, and some even performed the hard reset option. However, the problem still persists. It is unclear whether the delay in displaying the incoming call is a software-side issue or is due to a failed hardware component.
Having said that, Apple in a statement to The Financial Times said that it is “looking into” user reports. The company hasn’t reportedly defined any concrete details on the fix, though.
In the past, the iPhone X had been in the headlines for a couple of awkward issues, including a temporarily unresponsive display in cold weather conditions that was resolved through iOS 11.1.2 update in November. Several iPhone X users in that same month also reported buzzing sound from its earpiece speaker that became largely noticeable at higher volume levels.


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Australian tech and investment companies Canva, SafetyCulture, Airtasker, Blackbird Ventures and Airtree Ventures announced that they have joined forces in the fight against COVID-19. With Medical Oxygen for all, a local Indian company they have launched a campaign called Aussie Tech for India. The campaign aims to raise awareness of the continuing crisis, as well as provide logistical and financial support to supply the critically needed oxygen and medical supplies to India.
In less than 24 hours the campaign has reached $400.000 in crisis relief to go to the districts in need. Read more: https://www.canva.com/newsroom/news/announcing-aussie-tech-india-joint-relief-program-covid-19-crisis/
How drones will impact the supply chain for businesses is a common question in the techno-business world. As technology is getting smarter and broader in its application, methods of doing business are also changing. There was a time when the supply chain was done mostly done manually, which was not only time consuming, also the margin of error was greater.But, with the invention of drones, the supply chain is also adopting this technology. Companies want to save time to reduce the cost of production hence increase the revenue.Read more here: https://www.dronesshit.com/how-will-drones-impact-the-supply-chain-in-2021/
If you are a fan of robots then you have probably seen your fair share of sci-fi where robots play an integral part, often depicted with a certain nimbleness and ability. Sadly if you have ever seen an actual robot then you know that this is a far cry from the reality of today's robots. UNSW founders Alumni startup Contactile is changing that. With the tag line "Advancing Industries Through an Intelligent Sense of Touch" they are furthering robotics by giving them a sense of touch. To read more about Contactile and how they are making robots dexterous: https://contactile.com/
Ford: “It sparks innovation.” The automotive ecosystem in Israel, he added, is “amazing.” You don’t need Ford to understand that Israel has become a world leader in everything from the sensors and cameras that power self-driving cars to the software that will find an open parking spot in a lot or on the street (no small feat in a perennially parked-up city like Tel Aviv). A technological breakthrough is needed, and many Israeli companies are working on ways to make charging faster and travel range longer. Full list of companies and the full article with sources: https://israeltrade.org.au/2021/04/27/electric-cars-the-automotive-ecosystem-in-israel/
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BY CHARLENE CROWELL
NNPA FINANCIAL WRITER
Each year as W-2s begin arriving in mailboxes, commercials start promoting a range of services to ‘help’ consumers with tax preparation. These advertisements beckon consumers to take advantage of convenient and worry-free services.
Each year, high-cost tax-related services drain an estimated $11 billion from the pockets of 30 million households with moderate and low-incomes. Two of the most prevalent and high-cost financial ‘services’ are Refund Anticipation Loans (RALs) and Refund Anticipation Checks (RACs).
A RAL is a high-cost, short-term loan secured by the taxpayer’s expected refund. Interest rates on a typical RAL are about 150 percent. The fee for the RAL is in addition to the fee for tax preparation. Other add-on fees such as electronic filing, applications, and fees to cash the loan check, wind up with many taxpayers spending more than 10 percent of their refund, just to get their own money a few days sooner.
According to FINRA Investor Education Foundation, a national survey of self-reported RAL users showed that while 13 percent of African-Americans reporting using a RAL in the last five years, just six percent of Whites did.
Similarly, RACs – temporary bank accounts opened for the sole purpose of receiving tax refunds – are another costly loan. Once the refund is deposited, the lender issues the consumer a paper check or prepaid debit card and then closes the account. RAC fees vary, but as with RALs, consumers often elect to have the tax preparation costs deducted from their refund. RAC customers are also charged checking cashing and other add-on fees for this short-term loan.
Consumers most vulnerable to the lure of expensive RALs and RACs are either unbanked or under-banked, but are also eligible for the federal Earned Income Tax Credit. (Check the IRS online at www.irs.gov.)
According to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, African-Americans alone account for 36.9 percent of the unbanked – consumers without a personal account with either a bank or credit union. Further, Latino and African-American communities together represent more than 60 percent of the nation’s unbanked households.
Consumers with bank accounts who turn to non-bank fringe services for day-to-day money management are ‘under-banked’ households. Under-banked households pay more for basic transaction and credit financial services, and additionally are more vulnerable to loss or theft. These families also, according to FDIC, often struggle to build credit histories and achieve financial security.
Use free services
Rather than wasting a portion of tax refunds on RALs or RACs, consumers would be better served by accessing one of the free tax services available. Local IRS offices are available to assist or direct consumers to qualified preparers. Other nonprofit, social service agencies or those serving older residents can also offer referrals to qualified low and no-cost tax assistance.
Most importantly, anyone who hires someone to assist them with their returns should be aware that IRS holds the tax filer accountable for their selection of a preparer. Every qualified tax preparer must sign the return and also enter their assigned Preparer Tax Identification Number. Tax preparers are also required to give taxpayers a copy of their own returns.
Charlene Crowell is the Communications Manager for State Policy & Outreach with the Center for Responsible Lending.


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Shaadi.com announced recently that its mobile matrimonial service now supports 9 different languages – English, Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada and Bengali. Shaadi.com on Mobile was launched in English exclusively on Vodafone last year.
The service is priced at Rs. 6/min to search and listen to profile details, Rs. 10/interest expressed, Rs. 10 per profile forwarded through SMS and Rs. 10/min to connect and chat with an interested member, the press release said.
Members will be able to search and listen to suitable member profiles, express or decline interest in other members, access their messages. It is available on SMS (by sending Shaadi as an SMS to 57007), Voice (by calling 57007) and WAP.Shaadi.com. It is a free service.
In response to Medianama’s queries on the performance of Shaadi.com on Mobile, Gourav Rakshit, Business Head, Shaadi.com shared the following numbers for the WAP platform:
— Almost 37000 unique visitors from December 2008 to February 2009
— Averaged about 12000 repeat visitors every month.
He said that Gujarat brings in the highest revenue at over 17%, followed by Uttar Pradesh at 14.7%, Andhra Pradesh at 12.3%, Delhi at 11.7% and Rajasthan at 10.3%. Mumbai stands 6th on the list in terms of revenue raked in, at 8.9%.
Its rival BharatMatrimony, also recently launched its WAP service with Idea Cellular. The service is paid and charges users Rs. 100 per month to view unlimited profiles and access up to 5 contacts, the press release said. The service can be accessed on IDEA’s WAP portal or at Idea.BharatMatrimony.com on the mobile internet browser by selecting Idea GPRS option. The company had launched an SMS service in 2004, according to the release. In partnership with four operators, the firm had launched the SMS service with the shortcode 5050.
Shaadi.com and Bharatmatrimony have been trying to trump each other for a while now. In October last year, both launched call centre services for daily updates over phone, or email for relevant matches. Medianama reported on it here. Shaadi.com’s Sapphire and Bharatmatrimony’s BM Priviledge were both paid services. They announced cross media partnerships for DTH almost at the same time. Read about it here. Most recently, Shaadi.com announced a reality show with StarPlus while Bharatmatrimony chose to establish a website with news, events, video clips featuring weddings of celebrities, wedding fashion, style and bridal wear. Medianama’s coverage on it is here. While they spend their energy competing hotly to outdo each other, are their users keeping up? It does not make a difference for the consumer that a service has been launched a day ahead or late as it is not a game changing move. The industry is unlike the telecom prepaid market where users will change subscriptions for an additional feature. So unless these just marketing gimmicks to keep the brand managers active, we do not see a point to this war.
– Matrimonial Portals Find A Partner In Video
– Shaadi & Bharatmatrimony Launch Phone Services
– Bharatmatrimony Launched On Airtel Live
– Shaadi.com & Vodafone Ink Revenue Share Deal For Matrimonial On WAP, Voice Portal & SMS
– Matrimonial Sites Ink DTH Deals – Shaadi-DishTV, Bharatmatrimony-Tata Sky


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ZDNet reported that a recently exposed Android vulnerability allowed hackers to exploit near-field contact (NFC) on devices to spread implanted malware to victims. The CVE-2019-2114 vulnerability report states that the problem stems from a little-known Android OS feature called NFC Beaming. All devices running Android 8 Oreo and above will be affected.
IT IS REPORTED THAT NFC BROADCASTWORKS WORK THROUGH THE ANDROID BEAM SERVICE INSIDE THE DEVICE. (Screenshot via ZDNet)
The service allows Android devices to use Near Field Communication (NFC) technology instead of Wi-Fi or Bluetooth to send images, files, videos, and even apps to another device.
Typically, APK installation packages transmitted over NFC are stored on the device and a notification is displayed on the screen asking the user if they are allowed to install applications from unknown sources.
In January, however, a security researcher named Y. Shafranovich found that sending an app over NFC broadcasts on Android 8 (Oreo) or later does not show this prompt.
Instead, the notification allows the user to install the application without issuing any security warnings.
Despite the absence of a hint that doesn’t sound that important, it is a major issue in the Android security model.
Fortunately, Google fixed this NFC Beaming vulnerability affecting Android devices in October 2019.
The definition of “unknown source”, especially anything installed outside the official Play Store, is considered untrustworthy and unverified by default.
If the user needs a side-borne external app, he or she must go to the Settings menu and manually enable Allow the app to be installed from an unknown source.
Before Android 8 Oreo, there was no problem with this setting. Starting with Android 8 Oreo, however, Google redesigned the mechanism to an app-based setting.
In the CVE-2019-2114 vulnerability, Android Beam was whitelisted and granted the same trust rights as the official Play Store.
Google says the Android Beam service has never been a way to install apps, but just a way to transfer data between devices.
Even so, the company kicked Android Beam out of the list of trusted sources in the mobile operating system in the October 2019 Android security patch.
For millions of Android users who are still at risk, we would recommend that you upgrade your phone’s security patches as soon as possible, or try to turn off NFC and Android Beam when not in use.


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Asian Headlines (via Bloomberg.com)
• Japan Industrial Production Rises 0.7 Percent to Record, Backing Rate Rise Japan's industrial production rose to a record in November, buoyed by overseas demand for the nation's cars and consumer electronics.
• Web Access in Asia May Take at Least Two Weeks to Return to Full Service Internet and phone companies in Asia may take at least two weeks to restore services as they struggle to fix undersea cables damaged by earthquakes off Taiwan.
• Asian Stocks Advance, Led by Samsung Electronics, on U.S. Home Sales Data Asian stocks rose to a seven-month high, with Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index surpassing 20,000 for the first time, as a gain in U.S. home sales indicated consumer spending will grow in the world's biggest economy.
• Macquarie Takes Top Role in Australia's Takeover Market by Advising Itself Macquarie Bank Ltd. was the top- ranked adviser in a record year for Australian mergers and acquisitions, propelled by deals in which the Sydney-based company advised itself.
• South Korea Posts Record $4.24 Billion Current Account Surplus in November South Korea posted a record current account surplus in November, driven by exports of semiconductors, ships and cars, and as cheaper oil cut the nation's import bill.
European Headlines (via Bloomberg.com)
• European Oil Stocks Decline as Oil Trades Close to One-Month Low; BP Drops European energy stocks fell after oil traded near a one-month low in New York. BP Plc (NYSE:BP) and Royal Dutch Shell Plc (NYSE:RDS.A) paced the decline.
• Two-Year Notes Head for Biggest Annual Drop Since 1999 as ECB Raises Rates European government bonds are poised for their biggest annual drop in seven years as accelerating economic growth and inflation prompted the European Central Bank to raise interest rates to a five-year high.
• German Companies Plan to Hire, Invest in 2007, Helping Economy to Expand German companies including Continental AG and Adidas AG plan to hire and increase spending in 2007 as profits rise, helping Europe's largest economy to continue growing following the fastest expansion since 2000.
• European Stocks Beat U.S., Japan on Earnings, M&A, Seen Leading Next Year European stocks beat U.S. and Japanese shares this year, aided by the biggest increases in earnings and takeovers among the world's largest markets, and may lead again in 2007 because they are still cheaper.
• GLG, Deutsche Bank Fined by French Regulators for Alleged Trading Abuses GLG Partners LP, Europe's third- largest hedge fund manager, and Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE:DB), Germany's biggest bank, were fined by French market regulators for alleged trading abuses stemming from a convertible bond sale in 2002.
U.S. Headlines (via Bloomberg.com)
• Apple Shares Drop on Financial Times Report of Steve Jobs's Options Grant Shares of Apple Computer Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) declined after the Financial Times reported Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs was given stock options in 2001 without the authorization of the company's board.
• Fords Hock Dynasty in Gamble Mulally, Not Ghosn, Can Save Family Franchise Bill Ford glared when he was asked whether his family could lose control of the company his great-grandfather Henry founded in 1903.
• GE to Disclose Compensation Consultant's Role, Go Beyond New Federal Rule General Electric Co. (NYSE:GE), the world's second-largest company by market value, will go beyond a new federal disclosure rule on executive pay and tell shareholders for the first time the full extent of its compensation consultant's work for the company.
• Initial Jobless Claims Rose Fewer-Than-Forecast 1,000 to 317,000 Last Week The number of Americans filing first-time claims for unemployment benefits edged higher last week, while staying at a level consistent with a healthy labor market.
• Stock-Index Futures Fall on Concern Housing Report May Indicate Weakness U.S. stock-index futures declined before reports that may show sales of previously owned homes fell while consumer confidence slipped.


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NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- A worsening business environment prompted a staggering drop last quarter in mergers and acquisitions for the marketing, advertising and digital media industries, data released today shows.
M&A consulting firm Petsky Prunier tracked a total of 140 transactions in the fourth quarter of 2008 -- a 42% decrease in volume compared with year-prior period. The total dollar value of the deals fell even more sharply, down 79% from the fourth quarter of 2007 to $4.7 billion.
Venture capital investors accounted for more than half of all deals in the fourth quarter, with 78 transactions worth an estimated $1.1 billion. But it was strategic buyers, such as WPP Group, Comcast Corp. and Microsoft, that accounted for the largest portion of transactions in terms of dollars. Such buyers accounted for $3.4 billion spent, or 72% of the quarter's total.
Private equity players, meanwhile, were responsible for far fewer deals than usual -- only five during the fourth quarter -- thanks to the credit crunch.
Going forward, the tough economy means we're likely to see a buyers' market. "While we expect financing to remain difficult in the near-term, lower valuations and consolidation driven by a tough business environment should present attractive opportunities for strategic investments and opportunistic acquisitions through much of 2009," Michael Petsky, partner at Petsky Prunier, said in a statement.


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Zigly, the tech-enabled omni-channel pet care brand, has announced the launch of a new brand campaign titled #NoCompromise.
The campaign intends to spread a message among pet parents to not compromise in delivering quality pet care services to ensure the well-being and happiness of pets.
The brand campaign went live on January 26, 2023 for a month across social media, YouTube, Radio, My Gate app, OOH and will also be extended at all their experience centres.
The entire campaign includes four films of 15-20 seconds each, scheduled for launch with one film every week.
Pankaj Poddar, Group CEO, Cosmo First, said, “We have come to a point in our lives where we no longer want to settle for anything less than the best. We want the best fashion, the best food, and the best services. This change in consumer behaviour has also been observed among pet parents who now prefer to take their pets to brands that offer a variety of options and high-quality products and services. Zigly is proud to be a part of this journey and help raise awareness about the importance of not compromising when it comes to our pets' overall wellbeing. Through our campaign #NoCompromise, we aim to inspire and educate people on quality pet care.”
The campaign, which will include a variety of marketing initiatives, is designed to educate pet owners about the importance of quality pet parenting.
Ambarish Sikarwar, Business Head, Zigly said, “Pet parents always want the best for their furry children, but good quality pet care products and services can be difficult to find. Zigly offers a wide range of services and products that are practical and affordable so that they don't have to make compromises when it comes to their pet's needs. We're continuously expanding our product line to be able to offer even more solutions for pet parents, and all of our products are designed with pets' comfort and practicality in mind. For Zigly, this campaign is a commitment to never compromise on what's best for your pets.”
Additionally, Zigly will set up no-compromise booths in their stores during the campaign to shower love on furry friends.


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Swissbit, which was created through a management buyout from Siemens Semiconductor in 2001, is the only independent and European supplier of flash-memory products. By integrating its core competencies of data storage, security, and 3D packaging technologies, the company has established a new business unit, Embedded IoT, eyeing the huge opportunities driven by the growing digitization and networking of devices across the Internet of Things.
Embracing the IoT Era
As a manufacturer of high quality, real industrial-grade flash storage systems, Swissbit has always taken pride in its ability to store data securely and provide a long storage life.
When asked why the new business unit is established, Silvio Muschter, CEO of Swissbit, explains, "For almost ten years, we have integrated safety functions into our products. Initially, it was SD and microSD cards with integrated encryption software to prevent eavesdropping on mobile phones and data protection-compliant memory modules for police bodycams."
"Then we asked ourselves a question: are these memory cards with a security solution, or a security solution in the form of a memory card?"
It turns out that a right question triggered a change of perspective, which helps Swissbit open up a whole new world of applications and move into a much bigger playing field of IoT.
He stresses that the increasing digitization and networking of devices is dramatically increasing the pressure for protection of data and devices, and therefore driving the demand for intelligent security products for embedded IoT solutions.
"In the future, the most valuable commodity will be data. At Swissbit, we see it as our mission to reliably store and protect this data," Silvio says.
Easy to use, hardware-based security products
In the industrial IoT sector, key issue for customers is: how to protect data and the IP of machines and devices, as well as communication with the cloud.
From Swissbit's perspective the question is: how does a 'thing' know that the received data or data queries from another 'thing' are correct, and that the source of a message is really the system component that it claims to be?
In order to answer that question and bring real industrial-grade security to IoT systems, Swissbit has developed the hardware-based solutions to ensure that machines can uniquely authenticate themselves in machine-to-machine communication (M2M) via a Secure Element.
Silvio explains, by building Secure Elements into memory cards, systems can have non-cloneable identities and become uniquely identifiable M2M communication participants capable of authenticating and sending and receiving cryptographically secure data.
Therefore, Swissbit Embedded IoT solutions can be used as a tamper-proof ID card in the networked device such that networked systems can be protected against misuse and 'identity theft' in the future.
With years of experiences in developing security products, Swissbit is able to develop and offer customer-specific and application-specific solutions.
A recent example is fiscalization: In Germany, cash registers must be equipped with a certified technical safety device (TSE), which includes a certificate as well as a secure element for tamper-proof recording of cash register data. Swissbit offers the first certified and retrofittable solution in microSD card, SD card and USB stick form factors.
In fact, alongside custom security solutions, this year Swissbit will also release standard security products with a flash memory as a microSD card and USB stick. These can be used in a wide range of IoT devices, such as video surveillance, telecommunications, automotive technology (e.g. autonomous driving), medical and fiscalization applications, where the recorded data as well as access to the stored data can be protected.
"Our approach to securing data and communication is particularly compelling," says he. "Especially, where it's not simply a case of networks of completely new machines, but where existing systems need to be retrofitted. Here, our approach offers unprecedented flexibility."
New plant to help boost new business
In addition to storage and security, Silvio emphasizes that 3D packaging is also one of the company's core competences.
At the end of 2019, Swissbit opened its new plant in Berlin, with more than 20,000 square meters of land. This triples its production capacities for highly integrated system-in-package devices.
"At our Berlin plant in Germany, we provide state-of-the-art production capacities – from SMT lines to bonding to 3D packaging. We will use these capacities for our own products and, if customer demand requires, also integrate further functionalities into storage solutions or offer customer-specific form factors."
It means that, in addition to storage and safety functions, Swissbit may further integrate additional sensors and radio modules to expand the application possibilities of its Embedded IoT products.
"The key message is that, we can offer very flexible development and manufacturing services to meet customers' specific requirements for their IoT applications. With the new plant in Berlin, we are optimally equipped for this."
Expanding operations in Taiwan
For Swissbit, its successful strategy has always been to look for niches in all of its target markets. These include industrial automation, IoT, telecommunications, automotive technology and medical technology, where small and medium-sized quantities are more likely to be in demand, and where customers value the high product quality and support services.
Silvio points out that this strategy also applies to our activities in Taiwan and China. With presence in Taiwan for almost 10 years, Swissbit has expanded its operations in Taiwan last year, aiming to offer innovative and robust IoT solutions to customers in Asia and support them comprehensively throughout the entire product life cycle.
"One of our unique advantages particularly for our customers in Taiwan and China is that for security applications. Especially for those companies that sell their products to key export markets such as Europe and North America," Silvio stresses.
He is optimistic that with Swissbit's comprehensive support network, modular hardware security and close cooperation with local partners as well as regulatory and certification authorities, Swissbit sees itself as a solutions partner to help customers enter these markets.
"The market for tamper-proof POS systems in Germany or the market for industrial and building automation for manufacturers of edge computing are perfect examples," Silvio indicates. "We look forward to cooperating with local makers more closely to create a win-win situation for both sides by expanding IoT security market together."
Silvio Muschter, CEO of Swissbit
Swissbit provides a wide range of security products to add HW-based security to your IoT system
Swissbit offers the full portolio of SSDs, storage cards and USB products in all common NAND technologies, with real industrial-grade high quality
With advanced 3D packaging technology, Swissbit also provides flexible development and manufacturing services to meet customers' specific needs
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Daily Global Market Summary - 17 February 2021
All major European and most APAC equity indices closed lower, while the US was mixed. Benchmark European government bonds closed mixed and US government bonds were sharply higher but did not fully retrace all of yesterday's losses. European iTraxx and CDX-NA credit indices closed almost unchanged across IG and high yield. The US dollar and oil closed higher, silver flat, and gold/copper were lower on the day.
- US equity indices closed mixed; Russell 2000 -0.7%, Nasdaq -0.6%, S&P 500 flat, and DJIA +0.3%.
- 10yr US govt bonds closed -5bps/1.27% yield and 30yr bonds -6bps/2.04% yield.
- CDX-NAIG closed flat/50bps and CDX-NAHY +1bp/288bps.
- IHS Markit's AAA Tax-Exempt Municipal Analytics Curve (MAC) closed +4bps for 4yr and longer paper today and that same part of the curve is +6bps week-over-week.
- DXY US dollar index closed +0.5%/90.95.
- Gold closed -1.5%/$1,773 per ounce, silver flat/$27.32 per ounce, and copper -0.3%/$3.82 per pound.
- Crude oil closed +1.8%/$61.14 per barrel.
- Total US retail trade and food services sales increased 5.3% in
January and core retail sales jumped 6.2%. Though solid, the
increase was less than we expected. As a result, we lowered our
first-quarter forecast of real personal consumption expenditures
(PCE) growth by 3.5 percentage points to 4.0%. (IHS Markit
Economists James Bohnaker and David Deull)
- All major retail categories posted positive sales growth, with electronics and appliance stores (14.7%) and furniture and home furnishing stores (12.0%) leading the way. Consumers are maintaining a strong propensity to spend on household durable goods while access to consumer services remains limited.
- Nonstore (mostly online) retail sales surged 11.0% in January as more online shopping was presumably delayed until after the holiday rush; this likely included large volumes of online gift card redemptions owing to social distancing.
- Food services and drinking places got back on track in January, with sales increasing 6.9% after sliding backwards during the previous three months. Still, the level of sales was 16.6% below the year-earlier level. The number of COVID-19 cases has dropped sharply in the last month, allowing authorities to gradually relax containment measures that have been especially hard on restaurants.
- Total US household debt rose in the fourth quarter by $206
billion (1.4%). The four-quarter change in total household debt was
unchanged at 2.9%. Outstanding household debt totaled $14.56
trillion. (IHS Markit Economist David Deull)
- Mortgages, the largest category of debt, were also the main source of increase in the fourth quarter, rising $182 billion for a four-quarter increase of 5.1%.
- Mortgage originations, which include refinances, rose by $125 billion to $1,174 billion, a record high that surpassed the levels seen during the prior boom in refinances in 2003.
- Nonhousing debt rose by $37 billion in the fourth quarter as credit card balances rose $12 billion, the first increase in four quarters, and a modest one given typical seasonal patterns. Credit card debt was 11.7% below its year-earlier level, the largest four-quarter decline on record.
- Auto loans rose by $14 billion (1.0%), while student loans added $9 billion (0.6%). Four-quarter growth for these categories was 3.2% and 3.1%, respectively.
- The overall delinquency rate (the share of balances delinquent by 30 days or more) saw a fifth consecutive decline, falling by a further 0.2 percentage point to 3.2%, from a recent peak of 4.8% in the third quarter of 2019. These declines reflect forbearances, which insulate credit records from notations of skipped or deferred payments.
- Bankruptcy notations were added to about 121,000 consumers' credit reports in the fourth quarter, a new record low.
- Total US industrial production (IP) rose 0.9% in January,
reflecting increases in manufacturing (1.0%) and mining (2.3%) that
were partially offset by a decline in utilities IP (down 1.2%). The
headline index was revised up for the past five months. (IHS Markit
Economists Ben Herzon, Lawrence Nelson, and Akshat Goel)
- The details in this report that bear directly on our GDP tracking along with a sharply cooler turn in temperatures so far this month—pointing to more consumption of electric and gas utilities—were on balance consistent with our prior forecast of 3.8% GDP growth in the first quarter.
- Manufacturing IP rose 1.0% in January. The industrial detail within manufacturing pointed to gains across the board with the notable exception of motor vehicles and parts (down 0.7%); excluding motor vehicles and parts, manufacturing output rose 1.1%.
- The output of motor vehicles was down 1.9% in January as car manufacturers were hit by a global shortage of semiconductors used in vehicle components. Major car manufacturers, including GM, Ford, and Honda, have cut production because of the shortage.
- Robust gains in manufacturing IP in recent months have raised its level to only 1.0% below that of last February. By this measure, the recovery in manufacturing is nearly complete.
- The total US producer price index (PPI) for final demand spiked
up 1.3% in January. The 12-month change was 1.7%, up from 0.8% in
December. (IHS Markit Economist Michael Montgomery)
- Total goods prices rose 1.4% with food up 0.2%, energy up 5.1% (oil products), and everything else in goods up 0.8%. The latter is an artifact of the final demand/intermediate demand (FDID) system including exports of raw materials as "final demands." The old-style SOP—or stage of processing—concept, which does not include exports, firmed 0.3%. The FDID tally includes the 20.6% spike upwards in carbon steel scrap prices as well as a large gain in chemicals.
- Oil-based products, especially gasoline and, to a lesser extent, heating oil, drove the monthly rise in energy prices in December. Gasoline climbed by 13.6%, which was reflected in the CPI earlier in the week. Electricity and natural gas prices, meanwhile, firmed only modestly.
- Total services prices were weak in both November and December but climbed by 1.3% in January. A part of the story was the soggy sales environment at the end of 2020 and stimulus checks hitting the consumer accounts in early January. There was little reason to have New Year's sales when consumers were about to start beating down the doors. This violation of normal patterns has price effects.
- BorgWarner has agreed to buy German commercial battery systems maker Akasol for USD880 million (EUR754 million, including EUR24 million of debt). As part of the agreement, a wholly owned subsidiary of BorgWarner will launch a voluntary public takeover offer at EUR120 per share in cash for all outstanding shares in the battery maker. Akasol designs and manufactures customizable battery packs for buses, commercial vehicles (CVs), rail vehicles, and industrial vehicles, and for ships and boats. According to a BorgWarner statement, Akasol's technology is cell-agnostic and a low-cost, flexible solution. Akasol has three facilities in Germany and one in the United States. (IHS Markit AutoIntelligence's Stephanie Brinley)
- A winter storm has brought unusually cold temperatures, snow,
and freezing rain to Texas and western Louisiana, forcing a large
share of US light olefins production offline. As of the evening of
Tuesday, 16 February, IHS Markit had confirmed the shutdown of at
least 61% of US ethylene capacity, 59% of US chemical- and
polymer-grade propylene (CGP, PGP) capacity, and 22% of US
fluidized catalytic cracking (FCC) capacity. Many plants that
remained online were running at reduced capacity. (IHS Markit
- The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has been inundated with air emission reports from producers whose operations have been affected by the weather. "Extreme cold and instability of electrical supply, nitrogen, and fuel gas systems caused operating unit monitoring and control systems failures," says a submission by Chevron Phillips Chemical (CPChem) relating to its Sweeny site in Old Ocean, Texas. CPChem shut down its Pasadena plastics complex because the cold has prevented delivery of nitrogen from a supplier. Many producers are also citing loss of steam because of the cold.
- The National Weather Service expects temperatures in the Houston area to begin warming up Friday, with a high of 66°F forecast for Sunday.
- IHS Markit believes the great majority of polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) lines in the area have been offline since Sunday, and they are not expected to restart until the end of the week. IHS Markit has also estimated that at least half of the region's chlor-alkali and vinyls capacity could be out of service.
- A debate over supplying power reliably reignited after subzero
temperatures and ice storms in the south central and Midwestern US
states downed transmission lines, froze wind turbine blades and
power plant equipment, resulting in rolling blackouts. (IHS Markit
Climate and Sustainability News' Amena Saiyid, Kevin Adler, and
- The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) announced 16 February that they would open a joint inquiry into the operations of the bulk power system during the extreme weather conditions still testing Midwest and south central states. FERC's investigation is similar to the one it carried out a decade ago when Texas, New Mexico, and other south central states experienced subzero temperatures and massive power shutdowns.
- The outages, which spread from Texas across the Great Plains, hit hardest in Texas. The grid operator, Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), reported the transmission network was overwhelmed late 14 February by sudden demand for power that is mostly supplied by natural gas-fired power plants, and to a lesser extent by coal, nuclear, and wind facilities. This led ERCOT to initiate rolling blackouts beginning on 14 February, which evolved into system failures throughout the state the following day.
- Princeton University Engineering Professor Jesse Jenkins said the outages were caused by a combination of factors. First, he cited record winter demand of more than 69 GW, some 3 GW more than the most extreme peak load scenario ERCOT envisioned, and second, the magnitude of the outages was more than double the grid operator's worst expectations, he said.
- ERCOT's 2020/2021 Winter Adequacy Resource Assessment estimated about 13 GW of planned outages as a worst-case scenario. As of 16 February, at least 31 GW of power remained offline in Texas.
- The American Gas Association (AGA) reported that 151.7 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of gas was delivered in the US on February 14, 2021 and 149.8 Bcf delivered on February 15, posting the second highest delivery day ever and a record for the largest demand for a two-day period. The AGA said the previous two-day record was set on January 30 and January 31, 2019 when 155 Bcf and 141 Bcf was delivered or exported.
- Retail potato sales in the US rose by 16% in value to USD14 million and 14% in volume to 8.0 billion pounds in January-December 2020, compared with the same period the year before, says a report from the organization Potato USA. This is a five-year record, considering that volumes were declining between 2016-18, while value sales have not grown above 2.2% per year since 2016. The largest increase for 2020 was recorded between April and June (+24% in volume and +23% in value), confirming that the pandemic has been the main factor behind shoppers' purchasing choices. However, the trend continued after the first lockdown with dollar sales up by 14% year-on-year in the July-September period and by 12% in October-December. Demand soared for all potato-based product with the only exception of deli-prepared sides which declined by 8% in dollar and 10% in volume sales. (IHS Markit Food and Agricultural Commodities' Cristina Nanni)
- Canadian consumer prices were higher from the previous month
with a 0.4% month-on-month (m/m) rise on a seasonally adjusted
basis (SA) and a stronger 0.6% m/m jump on a non-seasonally
adjusted basis (NSA). (IHS Markit Economist Arlene Kish)
- Annual inflation quickened to 1.1% year on year (y/y) SA and 1.0% y/y NSA.
- Two of the three Bank of Canada core consumer price inflation rates were higher, averaging 1.5% y/y.
- Food price inflation came in stronger than expectations and higher gasoline prices contributed to higher inflation pressures.
- The January blahs were made all the worse for consumers by stronger inflation pressures, albeit at a relatively modest rate. Looks for this trend to persist in the near term.
- Although food price inflation has decelerated for the past three months, the slowdown was weaker than expected. This was in part due to a boost in food prices purchased at restaurants, hitting a 22-month high of 2.8% y/y. The price increase in the food purchased from stores was significantly slower at 0.1% y/y.
- Inflation was driven higher by the 1.9% y/y lift in services. The 31.1% y/y leap in travel tours contributed to the overall annual price increase despite recommendations against non-essential travel.
- European equity markets closed lower; Germany/Italy -1.1%, UK -0.6%, and France/Spain -0.4%.
- 10yr European govt bonds closed mixed; Spain +7bps, Italy +2bps, France flat, Germany -3bps, and UK -5bps.
- iTraxx-Europe closed +1bp/48bps and iTraxx-Xover +3bps/247bps.
- Brent crude closed +1.6%/$64.34 per barrel.
- Frozen food sales rose by GBP872 million (USD1.2 billion) to GBP7.2 billion in 2020, a 14% year-on-year growth compared with the 11.3% recorded for the total grocery and 9.3% for the fresh sector, the Frozen Food Report released by the British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF) reveals. Ice cream sales rose by 19% or GBP207 million year-on-year, while the savory category went up by GBP214 million. A growing trend was recorded across the whole sector (confectionery, fish, meat, vegetables, pizza) with ready meals being the only category showing a declined both in value (-0.29%) and volume (-1.4%) as consumers revert to cooking from scratch. The report also found Generation Z (those born between 1997 and 2012) are 23% more likely to eat frozen food as they are attracted by the convenience and flavor of the growing range of vegetarian and vegan products on offer. (IHS Markit Food and Agricultural Commodities' Cristina Nanni)
- Italvolt has revealed plans for the large-scale manufacture of lithium-ion batteries for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in Italy. According to the startup, the facility is intended to cover 300,000 square meters with an initial capacity to produce 45GWh annually, although this could expand to 70GWh in the future. It has also suggested that the site could employ around 4,000 staff, with a total of around 10,000 jobs expected to be created. Around EUR4 billion-worth of investment is expected to be required, with a first phase planned for completion in early 2024. However, the company added that the first step is to identify a location for the plant, with due diligence taking place on some sites at a national level. (IHS Markit AutoIntelligence's Ian Fletcher)
- Ørsted and Poland's state-owned Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE) have formed an equal joint-venture for the development and operation of the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 and 1.0 GW Baltica 3 offshore wind projects in the Baltic Sea. The projects are eligible to be included in the country's offshore wind allocation bids for 2021 and will make up about 40% of the total 5.9 GW capacity expected to be awarded. If the projects are to proceed, the earliest completion date will be for the Baltica 3 project which can come online as early as 2026. Ørsted will subscribe to newly issued shares for the projects, paying about USD176 million. (IHS Markit Upstream Costs and Technology's Melvin Leong)
- The second wave of the COVID-19 virus pandemic had a limited
economic impact on Slovakia in the fourth quarter of 2020, with
seasonally adjusted GDP rising by 0.2% quarter on quarter (q/q). In
a year-on-year (y/y) comparison, GDP fell by 2.7% in both
unadjusted and seasonally adjusted terms. (IHS Markit Economist
- In 2020 as a whole, GDP was down by 5.2%, better than our latest estimate (at -5.6%) and far below the January consensus figure (at -6.2%). The decline was much more modest than expected around mid-year, when some analysts were projecting a double-digit decline.
- Despite a continued contraction, construction also reported better-than-anticipated results in the fourth quarter, signaling a possible q/q improvement in investment.
- Employment fell by 2.0% y/y in the fourth quarter last year while rising by 0.2% q/q in seasonally adjusted terms.
- Israeli-based RadSee Technologies Limited has announced the availability of a 4D imaging radar for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous vehicles, reports Green Car Congress. The company claims to offer scalability to OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers at one-third the cost of solutions that were previously offered. As RadSee uses its own algorithms, a patented antenna, and has a small form factor system architecture with 77GHz commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components, it has reduced development risks. The RadSee platform can accommodate different levels of autonomy, comes with a 400-meter range, and has an angular resolution of 0.25 degree and the capability of static as well as dynamic object detection in a 120-degree field of view. (IHS Markit Automotive Mobility's Tarun Thakur)
- Nigeria's headline inflation rate accelerated to 16.5% year on
year (y/y) in January 2021 from 15.8% y/y in the previous month, as
food price inflation soars to levels last seen in 2008. (IHS Markit
Economist Thea Fourie)
- Food inflation accelerated to 20.6% y/y in January from 19.5% y/y in December 2020. Imported-food inflation remained broadly unchanged at 16.7% y/y during January, reports the Nigeria National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). However, the month-on-month (m/m) gains in overall food prices eased marginally to 1.8% during January from an average of 2.0% m/m recorded in the previous three months.
- Core inflation, excluding farm produce and energy, rose to 12.5% y/y in January from 11.8% y/y in December 2020. The highest annual price increase was recorded in the categories of passenger travel by air and road, medical and hospital services, and pharmaceutical products, reports the NBS. Other categories that recorded sharp increases in price levels include the repair of furniture, motor cars, and vehicle parts and maintenance.
- Most APAC equity markets closed lower, except for Hong Kong +1.1%; South Korea -0.9%, India -0.8%, Japan -0.6%, and Australia -0.5%.
- Caixin Media and China Securities Times reported on 16 February
that the Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangdong province branches of the
China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) have
asked banks to investigate whether personal business loans and
regular consumer loans granted after mid-2020 have been used for
buying property. To support the "home for living and not for
flipping" strategy, the regulator has asked banks to plug
operational loopholes and ensure that loans are going to the proper
destinations. (IHS Markit Banking Risk's Angus Lam)
- Personal business loans are normally uncollateralized and are similar to micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) loans; the Chinese government has been encouraging banks to lend to these entities, especially since the onset of the COVID-19-virus pandemic.
- There is conflicting information about whether personal business loans are considered to be part of micro-enterprise loans. Lending to micro and small enterprises increased by 30.9% between the end of 2019 and the end of 2020. Growth is especially strong for large banks, whose growth increased by nearly 50%; this is because of the particular target set for them to lend to MSMEs.
- Overall, the failure to correctly identify the destination of the loan is not new and neither is the curbing of real-estate lending risk. Boosting MSME financing is a key Chinese strategy and the violation will be unlikely to change this; the authorities are likely to intensify their scrutiny of property-related loans to ensure compliance and that MSME loans are actually given to MSMEs.
- Northland Power has revealed plans for two new sites off the coast of Taichung county and Chunghwa that it will propose for the upcoming Round 3 offshore wind auctions in Taiwan. The two sites can yield up to 1,800 MW of power and are referred to as NorthWind and CanWind, respectively. (IHS Markit Upstream Costs and Technology's Melvin Leong)
- Japan's trade balance recorded a deficit of JPY323 billion
(USD3.1 billion) but declined by 75.4% from a year ago on a
non-seasonally adjusted basis in January. The seasonally adjusted
balance maintained a surplus of JPY392.8 billion, but down by 23.3%
from the previous month. Although the non-seasonal balance tends to
slip into deficit because of the new year's holidays, the softer
trade deficit reflected faster export growth (up 6.4% y/y) while
imports remained sluggish (down 9.5% y/y). (IHS Markit Economist
- The improvement in exports was thanks to solid growth in exports to Asia, particularly to China, reflecting front-loaded demand ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays and low base effects, which offset continued declines in exports to the EU and the US. By product groupings, major factors contributing to the improvement were higher exports of semiconductor machinery, plastics, and non-ferrous metals.
- The continued weakness for imports was due largely to low energy prices, while import volumes declined by 4.3% y/y. Mineral fuels contributed 6.0 percentage points to the contraction for imports. Imports of clothes and accessories were also a major contributor to the decline, offsetting increases in imports of mobile phones, computers and autos.
- Japan's private machinery orders (excluding volatiles) - a
leading indicator for capital expenditure (capex) - rose by 5.2%
month on month (m/m) in December 2020 for the third consecutive
month of increase. The value of private machinery orders (excluding
volatiles) reached JPY899 billion (USD8.5 billion), the highest
level since November 2019, reflecting rebounds of orders from
manufacturing (up 12.2% m/m) and continued growth in orders from
non-manufacturing (excluding volatiles, up 4.3% m/m). (IHS Markit
Economist Harumi Taguchi)
- The solid increase in orders from manufacturing largely reflected continued increases in orders from electrical machinery and general-purpose and production machinery, as well as rebounds in orders from broad industry groupings, including shipbuilding.
- The continued rise in orders from non-manufacturing was thanks largely to increased orders from finance and insurance, transportation and postal services, information services, and miscellaneous non-manufacturing groupings.
- Private orders by machinery classification suggest increases was largely supported by solid demand for electronic and communication equipment, including computers and semiconductor production equipment.
- On 13 February 2021, a 7.3 magnitude earthquake with the epicenter located at the Fukushima prefecture hit North East Japan and is reported to have damaged Tohoku Electric Power's 2GW Haramachi coal-fired plant and one unit out of two units of Soma Kyodo's 2GW Shinchi coal-fired plant. As per IHS Coal, Metal, and Mining, due to the earthquake, there was some damage to the coal-fired plants, including tube leaks. As per the report, the tube leaks could take 1-2 months to repair. Until then Tohoku is expected to increase the utilization of its LNG and oil-fired fleet. The earthquake was reported to have also impacted some port infrastructure which could impact handling capacity. During the first 16-days of February 2021, thermal coal discharges at the Tohoku region stood at 2mt (down 19% y/y) on a 30-day basis. During Feb 2020 and March 2020, thermal coal arrivals at the Tohoku region were 2.4mt and 1.9mt, respectively. The recent quake could further slowdown thermal coal arrivals in this region from previous year levels. (IHS Markit Maritime and Trade's Pranay Shukla)
- Toyota plans to adjust production operations at its Japanese plants as a result of an earthquake in the country last week, according to a company press statement. Of the total 28 assembly lines at its 15 plants in Japan, Toyota will suspend operations on 14 production lines at nine plants over different shifts from 17 to 20 February inclusive. The plants affected by this production suspension include its Takaoka plant, Tahara plant, Miyata plant, Iwate plant, Fujimatsu plant, Yoshiwara plant, Gifu plant, and Hamura plant. Among the vehicles whose production will be affected are the Toyota Harrier, Prius, RAV4, Prado, and C-HR and the Lexus NX, UX, and CT. The automaker has not revealed how much production will be lost as a result of this suspension. IHS Markit currently forecasts a production loss of around 19,000 units for Toyota during February as a result of this suspension of operations. (IHS Markit AutoIntelligence's Nitin Budhiraja)
- Vehicle sales in Pakistan jumped by 44.8% year on year (y/y) in January. According to data released by the Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers' Association (PAMA), 17,878 vehicles were sold in the country last month, compared with 12,345 units in January 2020. Passenger cars led this growth with a 44% y/y sales increase to 14,543 units. By nameplate, the Suzuki Alto led the passenger car market with sales of 3,827 units last month, followed by the Toyota Yaris with sales of 2,992 units. According to IHS Markit data, total new vehicle sales in Pakistan, including light vehicles and medium and heavy commercial vehicles, will improve by 27.5% y/y to 159,471 units in 2021. (IHS Markit AutoIntelligence's Isha Sharma)
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Dos Equis has unveiled their NEW Most Interesting Man in the World, and he’s French. We didn’t see that coming. Actor Augustin Legrand will take over one of the most iconic ad campaigns, bringing a new twist to the brand.
“The meaning of ‘interesting’ has evolved over the past decade, and this campaign features a new character and look and feel that opens the door to a world of interesting possibilities for today’s Dos Equis drinker,” said Andrew Katz, VP of Marketing for Dos Equis. “With the reboot of the campaign, we’re celebrating the good times The Most Interesting Man has with friends wherever he travels, while highlighting our refreshing cerveza. In the coming weeks, fans will have the opportunity to get to know the new character in a uniquely interactive way.”


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We are pleased to announce that Pireco Productie B.V will participate to the event and Leonardo Dubbini, member of our Business Development Department, will be a presenter at the congress. Come and meet Leonardo, at the 2018 China-Overseas Biopesticides & Biostimulants Business Exchange Congress, from 11 – 13 August, 2018 in Shanghai, China.
China is a large agricultural country, also one of the biggest agri-product demanded countries. With the overuse of chemical pesticides and fertilizers in recent years, the harm to environment and human health receive more and more attention. Therefore, China has announced in 2015 that it’s targeting zero growth in the use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers by 2020. Biopesticides and biostimulants are growing in demand.
With China being a world hub for agriculture it is no surprise that these products are seeing rapid growth and great development potential. The 2018 China-Overseas Biopesticides & Biostimulants Business Exchange Congress (CBBC 2018) , organized by AgroPages and Global BioAg Linkages Inc, is an international scientific and commercial meeting to review the latest market knowledge on these products in China and the world, introduce the excellent biopesticides/biostimulants to China and foster China – Overseas business relationships.


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The British health and beauty retailer will host three emotional support online sessions hosted by Eve Jenkins
Superdrug said the average age that someone experiences their first bereavement is 20 years old
Superdrug and Marie Curie are offering bereavement support as part of a new make-up masterclass series.
The British beauty retailer has teamed up with the charity to create three virtual support sessions hosted by make-up artist Eve Jenkins as part of its year-long 'Make-up For Me Time' CSR campaign.
The sessions will include insight from a Marie Curie Bereavement Coordinator and someone who has benefitted from terminal illness support charity's services.
Attendees will also have the chance to discuss their experiences and receive support, while partaking in a make-up masterclass by Jenkins.
The former BBC Glow Up contestant will host the first session on 8 August, followed by two more in September and October.
Each discussion group will host up to 30 young people, with the A.S. Watson-owned retailer providing attendees make-up products in advance to help them recreate Jenkins' looks.
"We hope that these make-up masterclasses will offer some much-needed self-care and support to young people coping with bereavement and grief as we know the transformative power cosmetics can have on boosting mood," said Megan Potter, Trading Director of Superdrug.
The average age that someone experiences their first bereavement is 20 years old, reported Superdrug, and people who have suffered loss during the pandemic, are at risk of experiencing "complicated grief due to effects on our grieving rituals".
"Going through a bereavement is hard for everyone and it's never been more important for younger people experiencing grief for the first time to be able to access the right information, support and help when going through these challenging times," added Tom Heron, Head of Partnership Management at Marie Curie.
Superdrug said it has raised more than £6.9m, the equivalent of 345,000 hours of Marie Curie nursing care, for the charity since 2013.
People can sign up to the Make-up for Me Time masterclasses at mariecurie.org.uk.


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••• Congratulations to Bettina, Loquita (above), and Corazón Cocina on receiving Bib Gourmand status from Michelin. (“Not quite a star, but most definitely not a consolation prize, the Bib Gourmand—named after Bibendum, the friendly Michelin Man and the official company mascot for the Michelin—is a just-as-esteemed rating that recognizes friendly establishments that serve good food at moderate prices.”) Below: Bettina’s new focaccia with tomatoes, garlic, and basil, one step closer to the square pie I’ve been begging the restaurant to make.
••• “Santa Barbara County has extended its Covid-19 pandemic provisions allowing businesses to expand capacity, build temporary structures and operate outside certain requirements of approved permits,” reports Noozhawk. “The Board of Supervisors extended the provisions until Oct. 31, 2023.” It would be great if the city followed suit, so restaurants could know whether to invest in their parklets.
••• New and popping up in all the Montecito cool kids’ Instagram feeds: Ysidro, a canned spritz made with sake and grapefruit juice—it’s like a friskier Fresca. From the origin story: “The story of Ysidro began in 2020 at Miramar beach in Montecito, Calif., where friends Alex and Seth frequently crossed paths heading in and out of the surf. They shared a newfound focus on friends, family, and the acknowledgement that life is sometimes at its best when it’s most simple.” You can order it online or pick it up at Merci.
••• The Independent profiles the Good Plow in Carpinteria. “Chef Pedro Garcia, a native of Ecuador, couldn’t be happier at The Good Plow. While he had lived in Santa Barbara previously, leading the food efforts at Cottage Hospital—’he transformed Cottage from bad cafeteria food to farm-to-table,’ is how Lesh put it—he was working in Georgia when he connected with [owners Katie and John] online and decided to visit. ‘He literally cooked us dinner at our house, and, by the end of the evening, I offered him a job,’ said Lesh.”
••• Put the Santa Barbara Lobster Fest on your calendar: “The Harbor Festival is canceled this year, but you can still celebrate the season opening of California Spiny Lobster, one of Santa Barbara’s leading sustainable fisheries! Join us on the Maritime Museum’s outdoor front patio, 1-4 p.m. Saturday, October 23, with lobster dishes and live music by Jackson Gillies! […] Profits will be donated to Commercial Fishermen of Santa Barbara, our port non-profit.” The event is being organized by Get Hooked; here’s the ticket info (via Edible Santa Barbara).
••• L. heard construction inside 428 Chapala (Haley/Gutierrez), which has been the site of a series of restaurants over the years. There’s no liquor-license application for the space, and there’s no guarantee it’ll remain a restaurant (although restaurants tend to stay restaurants because they’re already built out with kitchens). Anyone know anything?
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Today has turned out to be one of the most fruitful period of Nintendo news this year, and it isn't done yet. Just check out the latest screenshots of Super Mario Galaxy, which reveal another new planet that millions of gamers will be exploring in the months to come.
And what's this? An image that shows off a new environment that appears to be set inside a children's bedroom. In it, Mario shoots past a giant toy robot, while retro 2D sprites of the protagonist in his original form and stars adorn the wall. What's the likelihood that players will have to explore the large, mechanical beast?


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The official ICC Incoterms® 2020 United Kingdom Launch – at which the changes and their impacts will be outlined in detail – will take place on 15 October 2019 at the WLG Gowling headquarters in London.
Trade Finance Global are delighted to announce that they are Media Partners of the Incoterms® 2020 United Kingdom Launch.
Gowling WLG Offices – 4 More London Riverside, SE1 2AU
15th October, 2019
09:30 – 12:00
ICC Incoterms® 2020 rules define the responsibilities of buyers and sellers for the delivery of goods under sales contracts. They are the authoritative rules for determining how costs and risks are allocated to the parties.
Updated every 10 years, the latest edition of the ICC Incoterms® 2020 rules will be launched in Autumn 2019 for entry into force on 1 January 2020 – come to our UK launch event to hear from the experts that helped develop the rules and gain early access to how these should be adopted.
- Learn about the changes for the 2020 edition direct from those that wrote it – the ICC Incoterms® 2020 Drafting Committee
- Gain access to exclusive launch event-only discounts on ICC Incoterms® 2020 publications and merchandise
- Pose your ICC Incoterms® 2020 question to our panel of experts that can help provide the practical advice you need to safeguard your business
- Network with the users – UK goods traders (export and sales managers) logistics companies, trade financiers, insurers, shippers, freight forwarders, law firms, consultants and advisors
Speakers will include:
- Professor Charles Debattista, Special Advisor on Incoterms® 2020 (Counsel, Arbitrator and Mediator at Stone Chambers)
- David Lowe, Chair, ICC Incoterms® 2020 Drafting Committee and Chair of Commercial Law & Practice UK Committee (Partner, Head of International Commerce, Gowling WLG)
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E3, the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo kicks off next week, giving gamers a sneak preview into the next year of video game entertainment.
E3 is always an extremely important event for gamers, with Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo and a slew of developers teasing new games features and future plans.
The summer showcase is often a spectacle, with 2017’s E3 announcing the release of the super powerful Xbox One X from Microsoft.
Several Game developers are expected to announce some upcoming games this year, including Bethesda, Nintendo and EA.
Here is all the latest news ahead of E3.
When does E3 2018 start? What is the E3 schedule?
E3, the summer gaming conference will start on Tuesday, June 12 in 2018, running through the week to June 15.
Several companies will be showcasing some of their bigger news earlier on, with Bethesda, Microsoft, Ubisoft and Sony among several companies showing off their new games early.
Timings for E3 in the USA normally start around 11am (7PM BST), but new announcements and trailers will be launched throughout each day.
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E3 date: When does E3 2018 start? Schedule, release dates and leaks
Saturday, June 9
EA Play will start the E3 show this year on Saturday, showcasing a slew of new games they have coming up this year.
Fans will be keen to find out more about the recently announced Battlefield 5, as well as Unravel 2 and Anthem, a shorter announced at E3 2017.
EA has to try and bring back a large portion of the fanbase who fell out with the game developers after several loot box scandals saw gamers lose faith in the company.
Expect some other announcements, including Madden and FIFA in this conference.
EA Play will be on at 11am Pacific, 2pm Eastern, 7pm BST or 4am AEST on Youtube and Twitch, as well as the E3 official website.
Microsoft and Xbox will likely announce another Forza game at E3 2018
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Microsoft will be taking to the stage in the early afternoon on Sunday. The 1pm showcase will presumably focus on the connection Microsoft is trying to sell with Xbox players.
Microsoft will let PC and Xbox players instantly bounce games and profiles between their Xbox and their PC which is a big bonus for this year.
Other announcements are likely to focus on the Xbox exclusives, with rumours suggesting Halo 6, Forza Horizon 4 and no less than three Gears of War games on the cards. Microsoft will also be announcing other games with a few trailers, including Crackdown 3.
A new Fable game is also potentially in the works - though nothing is confirmed until June 10 at E3.
Microsoft will be on stage at Microsoft — 1 pm Pacific, 4 pm Eastern, 9 am BST, 6 am AEST (Mon)
Bethesda has already announced Fallout 76 earlier last week, hinting that the next game in the series will focus on multiplayer. They have also announced several other games this year, including Rage 2 and some Prey DLC.
Elder Scrolls Online may also get a mention at E3 this year.
Bethesda — 6:30 pm Pacific, 9:30 pm Eastern, 2:30 am BST, 11:30 am AEST (Mon)
Monday, June 11
Square Enix is likely to present quite a lot at E3 2018, despite not having announced anything as yet.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider, a Final Fantasy 7 remake and Kingdom Hearts 3 are all likely to make a show, though nothing has been confirmed.
Square Enix is also looking to make a Marvel Avengers game, as well as Life is Strange, so expect a busy morning on stage from 10 am Pacific, 1 pm Eastern, 6 pm BST, 3 am AEST (Tues)
Ubisoft will be showing off the newly announced Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey rumors to be set in Greece. Ubisoft would probably have liked to save that announcement until E3, but details of the game have leaked online this week.
Bringing together some old and new games from the developers, fans can expect The Division 2, Rainbow Six Siege, Beyond Good and Evil 2 and For Honour.
Ubisoft will be on stage at 1 pm Pacific, 4 pm Eastern, 9 pm BST, 6 am AEST (Tues)
Sony will be announcing a slew of games at E3 2018
What E3 stage presentation are you most looking forward to?
Sony will be the big event from Monday, as they announce a slew of PlayStation news.
Plenty of PS4 exclusives, including the recently released God of War, will get some love in this E3, with new DLC likely to be announced.
One of the big games that will likely get some trailers is Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding, which generated a LOT of buzz at E3 2017.
FromSoftware will also be potentially showing off a Bloodborne sequel, which was hinted at last year in a blood-soaked trailer.
There are also swirling rumours of a PlayStation 5 in the works after Sony Execs hinted that we are at the end of the current PS4 cycle.
Sony — 6 pm Pacific, 9 pm Eastern, 2 am BST (Tues), 11 am AEST (Tues)
Tuesday, June 12
Nintendo will be the last major reveal for E3 2018, with very few details announced so far.
Fans can definitely expect some more news on Super Smash Bros as well as more news from Niantic's Pokemon: Let's Go.
We also might hear about a Fortnite version for the Nintendo Switch, which might be released on the same day at E3.
Nintendo will be on stage at 9 am Pacific, 12 pm Eastern, 5 pm BST, 2 am AEST (Wed)


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Yesterday, AT&T confirmed that it will start selling the Moto 360 at the end of the week for $250 and it appears that the carrier will have some competition. Today, via Twitter T-Mobile product manager Desmond Smith confirmed that America’s fourth largest wireless network will also carry the Motorola-made smartwatch on November 12th.
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The selection, packaging and processing of 2.5 million eggs per day are extremely delicate work tasks that require quality control, care and attention to details. However, the extremely competitive market in the food and beverage industry does not allow companies to focus on their short term objectives at the expense of their long-term ones.
Cascina Italy, an Italian company with the vision of creating a certified food chain has managed to overcome this challenge and excel in their processing of eggs and eggs products through the implementation of automation solutions.
The company is a supply chain that guarantees the quality of their processes, from the types of food they use to feed their chickens to the final packaging of their products intended for consumers.
In order to constantly improve its operational efficiency, the company have recently identified robots as innovative tools ideal for their employees. The goal was to be able to prepare packages of fresh eggs for large-scale distributions using minimal efforts, while maintaining greater flexibility.
In just 45 days after the first technology demonstration carried out by Universal Robots’ Italian distributor Alumotion, a UR5 robot came into operation on the company’s packaging system. The robot helped prepare cartons of a total of 1440 eggs, with each being filled with 9 layers of 10 egg packs accurately positioned in a completely automatic way inside the carton.
As Roger Moretti, the plant manager of the company, has commented. “Our subsidiary company was set up 15 years ago with the aim to focus on the egg industry and to complete the holding company’s agriculture supply chain businesses. Even for our eggs, we followed the same philosophy: that is to focus on quality as our strategic objective and technological innovation in order to achieve the desired quality.”
According to him, this has created a complex challenge in a market that often suffers from low profit margins due to the volatility of raw materials costs. For this exact reason, operational efficiency is not a luxury to have but an essential element to ensure the company’s survival and growth.
“To increase our market share, we need to launch new products. We have recently launched the Ovosnello, a fat and cholesterol-free egg white cake that is already cooked and ready to be eaten fresh or heated in the microwave." He added.
Fabio Facchinetti, the head of technical at Alumotion, also commented that when they proposed the technology of collaborative robots to the egg supplier, the company managed to recognise their potential immediately.
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The unique feature of the robots is that they are able to work side by side human operators without taking up much space and the need to build protective barriers. These were immediately appreciated as great values.
The robotic arm of UR5 robots weighs a mere 18 kg, making it possible for the distributor to bring it to their customer to do a live demonstration to illustrate the robot’s potential in fulfilling their customer’s requirements and objectives immediately.
Moreover, the ease of programming of the robot also made a huge difference as it allows not only them as an integrator to quickly programme and show their customers the feasibility of the applications that can be automated, but also highlighted the flexibility of re-programming the robot when it is moved to another part of a production line, should the customer requires it to perform other work tasks, without changing the layout of the production set up.
Currently a robot is installed on one of the 24 stations of the company’s output line of selection and packaging of fresh eggs for human consumption. It processes an average of about 1.5 million eggs a day, while another line takes care of the egg products intended mainly for the food and confectionery sector.
The robot is now relieving operators from one of the most arduous work of handling larger packages for mass distribution. This process requires many bending and strenuous movements because of the great depth of the boxes used to pack greater quantities.
Mr Moretti continued by saying that for them, it is important that the robot does not take up much space in order to maintain the flexibility they need. It was a key requirement for them to be able to install one or more robots in their existing line without compromising the other stations.
Therefore, the compactness of the robots was the perfect solution for them to achieve this difficult goal. In addition, the ability of the robots to work side by side to the human operator without having to install protective barriers has saved them substantial costs and space.
The construction and implementation of the first robot occurred quickly. After less than one and a half months, the robot was operational on a packaging lane that packages 15,000 eggs per hour. In addition, after a training session of only half a day, the company's workers were able to operate the robot without assistance.
"We believe that collaborative robots will be very useful for companies like ours; where there are constraints of flexibility, space and limited budget for investments to implement traditional expensive robotic solutions.” Mr Moretti concluded. “From our point of view, the results are great so far, so much so that we feel that we can achieve our investment in less than a year and have achieved further refined and improved quality of our packaging processes. "
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Microsoft will release the new Lumia Phone “Lumia 840″ in the coming months. The new phone will be a replacement to the existing Lumia 830. But the phone will comes with significant improvements.
The new phone will support Dual SIM and will also feature a 13 Megapixel rear camera and a 5 Megapixel front camera. It uses their Pureview Technology.
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Its native cryptocurrency, SWEAT, can be earned by walking a certain number of steps everyday. As of 21 October, SWEAT was the world’s 477th largest cryptocurrency, with a market capitalisation of over $27.5m. The crypto has lost over 70% since its debut in September 2022.
Who owns the most Sweatcoin’s native tokens? Let’s learn more about this move-to-earn cryptocurrency project’s biggest token holders.
What is Sweatcoin?
Sweatcoin is a move-to-earn fitness application that rewards users with in-app tokens as an incentive for physical activity. The project is collectively called the Sweat Economy and is built on top of layer-one blockchain called NEAR Protocol (NEAR).
Users need to download the Sweatcoin Walking Step Tracker, available on the App Store or Google Play Store, to begin earning tokens called sweatcoins. Users earn sweatcoins for walking a certain number of steps.
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Difference between SWEAT and sweatcoin
It is important to understand the differences between SWEAT and the token before looking at the top holders of sweatcoin.
The Sweat Economy has two tokens:
Sweatcoins can be redeemed for discount and gift vouchers from various websites and brands, including Amazon (AMZN) and Apple (AAPL). Sweatcoin holders can donate their tokens on the Sweatcoin Walking Step Tracker app to support various environmental and social causes.
Meanwhile, SWEAT is the platform cryptocurrency of the Sweat Economy, which can be staked to earn yields. Users with higher SWEAT stakes get access to better rewards, lower transaction fees and increased daily minting limits.
The SWEAT crypto launched on 12 September in a token generation event where Sweatcoin holders were airdropped SWEAT cryptocurrencies on a 1:1 basis.
Users earn SWEAT with their first 5,000 steps everyday and can earn sweatcoins for the next 5,000 steps. The minting rate of SWEAT is designed to decrease over time. As of 21 October, users were earning 1 SWEAT for every 1,410 steps.
After the daily limit of SWEAT earning is reached, users are rewarded 1 sweatcoin for every 1000 steps up to the sweatcoin daily issuance cap.
As of 21 October 2022, SWEAT and sweatcoins are not exchangeable. The project’s website said they are “considering this as an option” and “may become available in the future”.
SWEAT supply: How many coins are out there?
An understanding of the maximum supply and circulating supply of SWEAT will give us a better idea about the concentration of SWEAT among the biggest Sweatcoin holders.
As of mid-October 2022, the minting rate of SWEAT stands at 1 SWEAT for 1,270 steps. The minting rate is set to decrease to 1 SWEAT for every 18,187 steps by the second half of 2024.
Sweatcoin held its token generation event on 12 September. Sweatcoin holders were given SWEAT cryptos on a 1:1 basis. About 25.8 billion SWEAT cryptocurrencies were minted during the token generation event.
According to Sweatcoin, the Sweat Foundation and SweatCo Ltd will burn 4.8 billion SWEAT to reduce the minted SWEAT to 21 billion tokens.
Data from CoinMarketCap showed the circulating supply of SWEAT stood at about 2.05 billion tokens, as of 21 October. Majority of SWEAT allocated at its token generation event are currently locked with various unlock periods in place for each party.
Who owns the most SWEAT coins?
In this section, we will analyse Sweatcoin’s token generation event allocation and on-chain NEAR protocol data to see who has the most SWEAT coins. The following section will only talk about the holder profile of the crypto SWEAT and not the in-app token sweatcoin.
During the SWEAT token generation event (TGE) held on 12 September, the company behind the project, Sweatco Ltd, was allocated 4.62 billion tokens, or 22% of the TGE allocation, making the UK-based company one of the top holders of SWEAT coin.
Sweatco Ltd has burned over 1.1 billion of its SWEAT tokens since then.
The project’s foundation treasury was distributed over 6.2 billion SWEAT coins amounting to nearly 30% of the TGE allocation. Over 3.65 billion tokens were burned from the treasury’s allocation.
Sweatcoin’s team and advisors were allocated 10.6% of the TGE allocation amounting to over 2.2 billion SWEAT tokens.The project’s core team consisted of its co-founders Oleg Fomoneko, Anton Derlyatka and Egor Khmelev.
Furthermore, 7% of TGE allocation was allocated for ecosystem support – 24.56% of TGE allocation amounting to over 5.15 billion SWEAT was earmarked for the community.
The remaining 6.2% of TGE allocation was set aside for seed round, private round and public token sales.
Active users were airdropped one SWEAT for each Sweatcoin held prior to the TGE. It is possible that early adopters of Sweatcoin may have significant SWEAT holdings due to the airdrops.
It also should be noted that some of the biggest SWEAT coin holders could have their cryptos locked at the moment. According to the project’s blog, only 10% of the SWEAT minted during the TGE are liquid.
Meanwhile, 90% of the remaining SWEAT will be unlocked linearly over the following 24 months, said Sweatcoin.
EtherScan data, as of 21 October, showed there were 2,564 SWEAT-holding addresses on Ethereum (ETH). It should be noted that SWEAT is also available as an ERC-20 token due to NEAR Protocol’s compatibility with Ethereum.
The top three SWEAT-holding addresses were linked to smart contracts. They held over 70% of the 1.059 billion SWEAT tokens on Ethereum.
Wallet addresses linked to cryptocurrency exchanges OkEx, KuCoin and Bitfinex were among the top SWEAT-holding addresses.
The top non-smart contract holding address that was not linked to a cryptocurrency exchange held 3.1% of the total SWEAT supply on Ethereum amounting to over 33.5 million tokens on 21 October.
The bottom line
While SWEAT ownership information may provide insights on the Sweat Economy and its tokens, it should not be used as a one-stop guide or financial advice when trading the move-to-earn crypto project.
It is important to note that cryptocurrency ownership statistics should not be the key reason behind your decision to buy a cryptocurrency. Whether SWEAT is a good investment for you should depend on your trading strategy, risk tolerance, and the size of your portfolio.
It is important to do your own research before making any trading decision. And never trade money that you cannot afford to lose.
How many sweatcoin holders are there
EtherScan data on 21 October showed there were 2,564 SWEAT-holding addresses on Ethereum.
Who created Sweatcoin?
Sweatcoin was founded by Oleg Fomoneko, Anton Derlyatka and Egor Khmelev in 2016.
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The Google Android virtual assistant is now available for smartphones, and if you’re using an HTC-branded smartphone you should be able to use it.
This is an important development as HTC is preparing to launch a new virtual assistant HTC One (M8) in the US this year.
HTC is using a combination of software and hardware to get the HTC One M8 to work with its virtual assistant, which is a lot like the HTC Vive.
HTC One is the HTC Virtual Assistant, HTC’s virtual assistant for Android phones HTC One has a fairly simple interface and it has the same interface and functionality as the HTC virtual assistant Vive.
The HTC One virtual assistant will use Google’s own Google Assistant app.
It’s very similar to Google Assistant in terms of functionality, but there are a few differences, such as that the HTC HTC One will not ask you to use Google Maps.
HTC’s HTC One app also works with Google’s other virtual assistant apps for Android.
The one major difference is that HTC One does not ask to use the Google search engine, instead, HTC One uses a special version of Google Search called Google Now.
If you want to use HTC’s Google Now to find the nearest store or café, HTC has a Google Now app for your phone that will take care of that for you.
The Google Now search functionality can be turned off for HTC One, and HTC One can also be turned on for all HTC smartphones running the HTC Android operating system.
HTC has been working on the HTC-built virtual assistant software for a while now, and it’s not just about making it easier to use, but also about making the HTC VR assistant more useful.
You can’t ask Google to find you, for example, because Google won’t let you search for someone you don’t know, and you can’t do anything to the virtual assistant.
The Vive uses a similar setup to the HTC software, but you can ask Google the name of the café you’re looking for, and the virtual Assistant will return you to that location.
If there are no nearby stores or cafés nearby, the virtual assistants will suggest nearby restaurants and hotels.
Google will then send you directions to those locations, which can be very useful if you want directions to the nearest coffee shop or hotel.
HTC uses Google’s AI to find places that are near the café or hotel you’re searching for, so if you can see Google Assistant at the location, you can easily ask Google for directions to it.
HTC also makes use of Google’s Google Assistant, which means that if you ask Google Assistant to do something on your behalf, HTC will do it automatically.
The VR Assistant HTC One also has a built-in Google Assistant for HTC’s phones.
This app will help you find restaurants and shops near you and let you ask for directions or directions to nearby restaurants or shops.
It will also allow you to ask Google about the weather, to ask for information about the nearby businesses, and to ask about the local time in your area.
The virtual assistant also has its own Google Maps app for HTC phones that lets you find places in your local area.
This includes restaurants, shops, hotels, and more.
You will need to have the HTC app installed on your phone to use this app, but if you don.
HTC Vive is a completely separate software development platform that is not supported by Google’s Android operating systems.
HTC says that HTC Vive’s VR assistant is designed to be compatible with all of Google Assistant’s functionality, which could mean that the VR Assistant won’t be compatible for HTC Vive users.
HTC VR will be available in the HTC US and HTC Canada stores in September for $99.99.
HTC HTC has not yet announced when the HTC headset will be released, but we can expect it in October or November.
HTC will also have a virtual reality app on the Vive that is similar to HTC One’s virtual assistants, but it is not available yet.
HTC said that HTC will release a “new version of the HTC VVR” later this year, and that it will include support for virtual reality, including virtual reality goggles and a “virtual reality display.”
HTC also released a blog post that details some of the features of its Vive virtual assistant suite, including its ability to use a virtual screen to display notifications and play audio clips, and how to set up your Vive to be the virtual version of a smartphone.
HTC did not announce when the Vive headset will release, but I expect it to be released soon.
HTC doesn’t have a clear release date for the Vive, and as you can tell from the blog post, the VR assistant will not be available until it’s ready.
HTC won’t release the HTC Gear VR headset until 2018.
If HTC has any plans to release the Vive virtual assistants in 2018, they should make them available in a very limited fashion.
The first virtual assistant you will be able for your smartphone will be HTC Vive, which should launch in 2018.
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With millions of people staring at their walls while working from home, sales at Home Depot surged in the second quarter, with same-stores sales in the U.S. spiking 25%.
Overall revenue for the Atlanta company hit $38.05 billion, far exceeding the $34.94 billion Wall Street was expecting, according to a Zacks Investment Research survey. It easily topped last year’s revenue of $30.84 billion for the three months ended Aug. 2.
Sales at stores open at least a year, a key indicator of a retailer’s health, climbed 23.4%, globally, trailing only the massive surge in comparable-store sales in the U.S. The overall comparable-store sales were almost twice the 12.2% increase that industry analysts had projected.
People have taken on DIY projects at a frenzied pace as they spend most days at home. And after a pause, Americans have begun to look again at new homes, some to accommodate their new working conditions.
The National Association of Realtors said last month that its index of pending sales rose 16.6%, to 116.1 in June, its highest level since 2006. New homes also rose a sharp 13.8% in June.
Home Depot Inc. earned $4.33 billion, or $4.02 per share, in the quarter, which was also far stronger than the per-share projections of $3.70 from analysts.
A year earlier it earned $3.48 billion, or $3.17 per share.
The company also declared a second-quarter dividend of $1.50 per share. The dividend is payable on Sept. 17 to shareholders of record on Sept. 3.
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