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UK tech companies have raised more funding in the first five months of 2022 than in the whole of 2020, putting the UK second to the US globally for startup investment, new figures show.
Over 950 UK tech companies raised a combined £12.4 billion since January, figures from the UK Digital Economy Council show, with London’s £8.6 billion share representing more than double the £3.9 billion raised in Paris and over four times the £1.9 billion raised in Berlin.
It comes as the capital welcomes representatives from across the global tech industry at London Tech Week.
Founder of Tech London Advocates, Russ Shaw, told the Standard: “Let’s not put London alongside the other European tech hubs, we’re a global player - we’re consistently ranked in the top five globally alongside Silicon Valley, New York and Boston.
“We’re operating at a very high level now and our challenge is to sustain that.”
Fintech businesses have dominated funding in the UK, raising £6.2 billion since January, representing 72% of UK tech investment.
CEO of Dealroom Yoram Wijngaarde said: “The UK has cemented its reputation as one of the best places to invest in fintech, with more fintech investment going into the country in the first part of this year compared to even the Bay Area.”
It comes as Rishi Sunak announced a review into the country’s advanced computing capabilities as part of the government’s digital strategy.
The chancellor said high-performance computers and cloud capabilities such as AI were vital for future growth and productivity.
Addressing delegates at London Tech Week, he said: ““The UK is a world leader in innovation and this review will help us maintain that position.”


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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to authorize two COVID-19 treatment pills, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.
The treatments would include Pfizer’s pill, Paxlovid, as well as Merck’s molnupiravir, which are meant to treat higher-risk COVID-19 patients, according to Bloomberg.
The people who spoke to the outlet said the approval could come as soon as Wednesday, though they acknowledged that the plan was subject to change.
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NIO's motor manufacturing business, XPT, has recently established a new company in Anhui Province, where NIO China is headquartered, with a registered capital of $100 million.
The company is called XPT Holdings (Anhui) Co., Ltd, according to data provider Tianyancha. Its legal representative is Zeng Shuxiang, who is also the CEO of XPT, headquartered in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province.
XPT Anhui's business scope includes technical services and manufacturing of automotive parts and accessories. The company is wholly owned by XPT Limited and William Li, the founder of NIO, is the company's chairman.
Founded in 2016, XPT offers an integrated EDS electric drive system with high-performance motors, gearboxes, and motor controllers.
The motors in NIO vehicles are developed and manufactured by XPT.
Notably, NIO President Qin Lihong said that people should not simply understand XPT as a factory of NIO, but it is actually an independent company.
NIO wants XPT to be able to supply externally and be strong like Delphi, Qin said in an interview with Chinese media last year, adding that many great companies first started out as internal parts suppliers for OEMs, and NIO wants XPT to have an independent path of development.
Qin said XPT was first a 100 percent owned subsidiary of NIO and brought in strategic investors from outside in 2018, who have a stake of more than 20%.
At the end of 2019, XPT's board made a major decision to have XPT start supplying to third parties while meeting the demand from NIO, as XPT's capacity and technology have matured in all aspects, he said.
XPT's electric drive system deliveries reached 87,456 units in 2020, up 32.4% from 2019.
XPT's 100,000th electric drive system rolled off the production line in July 2020, and its installed electric drive volume exceeded 10,000 units delivered in a single month in October.
On March 20, 2021, eight months after the 100,000th electric drive system rolled off the production line, XPT's 200,000th electric drive system rolled off the production line.


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Following today’s release of JD Sports figures for the 48 weeks to 5 January 2019, Amy Higginbotham, retail analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, comments: ‘‘JD Sports has reported a healthy set of results for FY2018/19 so far, as successful trading over Black Friday and Christmas – which saw positive l-f-ls – bolstered growth during H2, following an impressive 35% rise in revenue achieved in H1. The sports fashion and outdoor specialist indicates that its performance overseas continues to be positive as it pursues international expansion – it recently opened two stores in Thailand and its first five stores in the US – while continued investment in its domestic operations and its multibrand premium offer ensure that it remains strong in its core UK market.
“JD Sports indicated that gross profit margins would remain flat on last year thanks to its reluctance to hastily enter into heavy discounting, a strategy which has hurt competitor Footasylum as it issued a profit warning last week. In addition, JD Sports has maintained its performance in spite of increased competition from clothing specialists and online pureplays such as Gymshark and boohoo.com, who are expanding their athleisure ranges. Unlike Sports Direct, JD Sports’ multichannel and multibrand offer is strong. It includes the use of tablets in-store, allowing shoppers to browse its wider collection, and product exclusives from brands such as Nike. This helps JD Sports remain relevant and maintain its appeal, especially among younger consumers.
“With less than three weeks until the end of FY2018/19, the outlook for JD Sports is positive – group profit before tax for the full year are expected to be at the upper end of market expectations, currently between £325m and £352m.”


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Health and Human Services Agency Sponsoring CalFresh Challenge
Monday, October 6, 2014
More than 50 people in Mendocino County will be taking the CalFresh Challenge during the week of October 20th. Participants in the Challenge pledge to use the average California food stamp benefit – $5 per person, per day– as their total daily food budget for five consecutive days. CalFresh is known nationally as the SNAP program, and is formerly known as the Food Stamp program.
The CalFresh Challenge gives participants a view of what life can be like for millions of low-income Americans. Challenge participants must make difficult food shopping choices, and often realize how hard it is to avoid hunger, afford nutritious foods, and stay healthy.
“While living on a CalFresh budget for just a week cannot come close to the struggles encountered by low-income families week after week , it does provide those who take the Challenge with a new perspective and greater understanding,” said Stacey Cryer, Director of Mendocino County’s Health and Human Services Agency. “I encourage everyone to join the Challenge!”
CalFresh helps millions of low-income people purchase needed food each month. Eligibility is based on income and assets depending on household size. In addition to helping families make ends meet, food stamps also give back to our local economy. For every $5 in food stamps that are used in grocery stores or at local farmers’ markets, close to $10 is generated in local economic activity.
The County of Mendocino coordinates a local coalition of food and hunger advocates called Food For All Mendocino. During the month of October, Food For All Mendocino is sponsoring several activities in celebration of Federal Food Programs. North Coast Opportunities is an active participant in the Food For All Coalition, and NCO Executive Director Patty Bruder says she encourages employees to participate. “Understanding how hard it is to live on food stamps fosters compassion and empathy for those who are less fortunate,” says Bruder of the CalFresh Challenge. “Access to fresh, healthy food makes a huge difference in our health. Unfortunately, fresh food is considerably less accessible for our low-income community members.”
NCO Community Outreach Coordinator Elizabeth Archer will be publishing a daily journal about her experience doing the CalFresh Challenge. “It will be hard to eat according to my preferences and values, but I’m up to the challenge,” says Archer. “So is my partner, but he doesn’t know it yet!”
For additional Food Month activities and opportunities, including the chance to register for the CalFresh Challenge and also to learn about School Meals and WIC, please visit www.healthymendocino.org. To stay informed about the Challenge, please consider “liking” Food For All Mendocino’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/foodforallmendocino.


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After shipping 15 million iPads in 2010, Apple is expected to deliver 40 million iPads in 2011, supply chain sources tell the site Digitimes.
Apple will ship between 6 million and 6.5 million iPads in the first quarter, the sources say. The numbers include shipments of both the original iPad and the iPad 2 that’s expected to be announced in just a few hours. Apple’s initial batch of iPad 2s will number somewhere between 300,000 and 400,000 units, according to the sources.
Digitimes is known for its connections with original equipment manufacturers and other companies in device supply chains, so its shipment numbers are often worth paying attention to.
A previous Digitimes report from December estimated that Apple will ship 65 million this year, but that was based on an extrapolation from display shipments. The 40 million number seems more realistic, and it falls in line with analyst estimates that say Apple will ship between 40 million and 50 million iPads this year.
In other news, the most convincing iPad 2 mockup yet has hit the web via Chinese gadget site DGtle. The site itself doesn’t seem to be too sure on its legitimacy, but the mockup looks to be higher quality than previous iPad 2 designs. It also features elements we’re expecting to see from the new tablet today, including a slimmer design, front and rear cameras, and a larger speaker.
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The USA could lose its dominant position in the international market if it does not act quickly to establish a “digital dollar”. NFC is an important component of this effort—it is standard in over three billion smartphones worldwide and is already an important payment and exchange channel.
The USA, and others, need a greater sense of urgency on digital currencies. Of course, privacy and identity are important considerations when involving digital technology as well. Again, NFC has a pivotal role to play here based on its fundamental characteristics, user experience and technology. One could call NFC the a “digital currency enabler”.
To learn more about the future of money and how NFC is already changing retail as we know it, visit us at https://nfc-forum.org/.


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Deluxe Corp.'s bid to buy E-Funds Corp. will result in a greater push to market check-truncation services to banks and merchants, officials said.
Terms of the cash deal, announced Wednesday, were not disclosed. Deluxe stock closed last week at $35.625, unchanged.
E-Funds' software for converting checks at retail locations into automated clearing house transactions would complement Deluxe's check verification and authorization services. Deluxe processed three billion transactions at the point of sale last year.
"We felt that the significance of the technology and Deluxe's accelerating role in the payments business was strong enough that we needed to go ahead and make the acquisition," said Kimball Anderson, senior group product manager at Deluxe of St. Paul.
Officials at both companies said the greater emphasis on check truncation would let customers benefit from electronics, even as America's love affair with the check continues.
"The irony is that this does not get rid of the check," said Neil Godfrey, founder and chief executive officer of E-Funds, Tustin, Calif.
Heather Bellini, analyst at Lehman Brothers, said the deal is an attempt by Deluxe to diversify. It derived 77% of its revenues last year from check printing. Its 1998 revenues were $1.93 billion, up 6% from the previous year.
The company expects earnings growth of 11% to 15% in the next two years, "which is great for a mature company, but the problem is that it is all coming from cost savings," Ms. Bellini said.
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Drinks and snack giant, Pepsi has renewed its long-running sponsorship deal with the National Football League (NFL), though it will no longer sponsor the Super Bowl halftime show.
The extension, continuing a nearly four-decade partnership, will allow Pepsi to continue using NFL premium rights for its various brands, including Frito-Lay and Gatorade. This includes pouring rights at major NFL events, including the draft.
The terms of the renewal were not disclosed, although the previous agreement was worth $2 billion over ten years.
Pepsi also confirmed it would no longer sponsor the NFL’s Super Bowl halftime show. The brand has sponsored the event for the last yen years, having replaced Bridgestone.
The NFL has been eyeing a new partner for the show, and was courting technology and media companies in February. The league was purportedly hoping for a deal worth between $40 million and $50 million.


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After more than 30 years, McDonald’s announced this Monday, May 16, its definitive withdrawal from Russia in response to the war in Ukraine, after having closed its stores at the beginning of March, for which it will sell all its operations.
Russiawhere McDonald’s It directly manages more than 80% of its restaurants that bear its name, representing 9% of the company’s total turnover and 3% of its operating profit.
“The humanitarian crisis caused by the war in Ukraine and the precipitous unpredictable operating environment have led McDonald’s to conclude that continued ownership of the business in Russia is no longer sustainable,” CEO Chris Kempczinski said in a statement. of the company.
As part of the decision, the burger chain intends to sell its entire portfolio of restaurants in Russia to a local buyer, which means ceasing to use the name, logo, brand and menu, although the company will continue to retain its trademarks. in that nation.
However, the measures include ensuring that the 62,000 employees of McDonald’s Russia’s 850 restaurants continue to be paid and employed in the future.
“We are committed to our global community and must remain uncompromising in our values. Respecting our values means that we can no longer keep McDonald’s in Russia,” Kempczinski said.
As recalled, the firm announced the temporary closure of all its establishments and the suspension of its operations in the country on March 8, following in the footsteps of other multinationals that distanced themselves from Moscow.
However, McDonald’s will have to carry a loss of 1,200 million to 1,400 million dollars. In addition, the company expects the operating margin to be in the 40% range as a result of the Russia charge.
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John Lennon’s lyric, "Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans," is all too true for accidental food entrepreneur Victor Hendricks of Harrington, executive chef and banquet manager at the Modern Maturity Center, Dover. Marketing his Famous Marinade recipe wasn’t even on his radar. After all, there isn’t a lot of time to spare for someone who often works 30 to 35 straight days for months at a time.
“Although I created the recipe for my marinade while working in the U.S. Navy, finding the time to do all the steps to take it from recipe to marketplace would have been overwhelming,” said Hendricks. It wasn’t until Hendricks was working at the Modern Maturity Center that he began the journey to market his food product.
Hendricks heard about a nonprofit called Shore Gourmet through the USDA, and received the assistance he needed. “Shore Gourmet took a lot of the headache and legwork from the process, making it doable for me,” he said.
Although Victor’s Famous Marinade was originally created for chicken, over the years he discovered that it works well on all meats, including wild game, and his foodie fans agree. In fact, U.S. Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, likes it so much he sent Victor a letter of endorsement.
Shore Gourmet of Easton, Md., a service-oriented nonprofit organization, was created to help food product entrepreneurs like Hendricks. Shore Gourmet General Manager Kevin Deighan helped him resolve production issues, decrease production costs, and handle labeling and distribution issues.
Hendricks has been working in the culinary arts field for more than three decades. He served as a U.S. Navy chef where flavor and presentation are crucial. He also worked as private chef for a rear admiral. Within 24 hours of completing his Navy career, Hendricks began working at the Modern Maturity Center. He spent 11 years managing the Meals on Wheels program, before he moved on to the banquet program.
“Working as a Navy chef makes you pay a lot of attention to the art of cooking, both in terms of flavor and presentation. Meals are a big part of morale. You cook every meal as if you are cooking for royalty,” he said. “I now have my own marinade sauce to add to my career achievements.”
Incorporated in 2009, Shore Gourmet is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to promote and sustain food and agricultural value-added businesses by providing free support to local entrepreneurs to start, grow and diversify value-added food products such as local cheeses, sauces and rubs, meats, soups, seafood products and desserts.
Since its inception, Shore Gourmet has been funded mostly by USDA Rural Development and state grants. Shore Gourmet serves Maryland’s Eastern Shore and Delaware. For more information, contact Kevin Deighan at 410-770-4454 or firstname.lastname@example.org or go to shoregourmet.com.


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Research reveals 84% of smartphone users don’t have insurance cover
Nearly a third of Brits admit to having lost their smartphone
Nightclub revealed as the most likely place to lose your phone
A new study has revealed that Brits are at risk of losing £2.02bn* by not having their smartphone insured.
The research**, conducted by smartphone retailer, Envirofone, revealed that nearly a third (31%) of Brits have lost their phone more than once, with over one in ten (10%) admitting to losing at least three of their phones in the past.
Yet only one in five (19%) smartphone users opt to insure their handset and those that do have to fork out an average of £56.48 in insurance excess if they lose their phone.
Those aged 18-25 are most likely to lose their mobile phone, with more than a quarter (26%) confessing to losing three or more phones, higher than any other age group. This could end up being a costly mistake for many young smartphone users as they are also less likely to take out insurance, with only 11% taking out insurance policies on their gadgets.
Envirofone’s study also looked into the places Brits are most likely to lose their phone, with nightclubs coming out on top. More than 5.75 million (5,751,189) Brits admit to having lost mobile phone on a night out, while nearly 4 million (3,981,593) confess to losing their phone when at work.
Public transport (3,539,193), on holiday (3,096,794) and at school or university (1,769,596) were also listed in the top 10 most common places to lose a phone.
Envirofone’s research revealed that the top 10 places Brits lose their phones are:
At school or university
On the roof of a car
Commenting on the research, Denise Timmis, head of online at Envirofone, said: “Our mobile phones carry so much of not only our personal information but our photographs and videos, so losing your phone can be very stressful, as well as expensive.
“We recommend backing up your photos and videos, as well as getting phone insurance to help soften the blow if you do lose or break your phone!”
Envirofone now offers insurance and all handsets bought through their website. For more information on Envirofone, please visit: https://www.envirofone.com/en-
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According to Taiwan Economic Daily, the global foldable smartphone market has been actively promoted by Samsung, Huawei and other brand manufacturers, and sales have increased year by year in recent years. The latest report of the research institute DSCC predicts that the total global sales of folding mobile phones will exceed the 10 million mark for the first time this year, reaching 17.5 million.
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Industry insiders have analyzed that folding mobile phones have the advantages of large screens and differentiated appearance, and the terminal price has dropped a lot compared with the past, which is deeply loved by consumers and has become a new battlefield for various brand manufacturers to actively invest. In addition to Samsung and Huawei, which have already entered the game, it is reported that major manufacturers such as Apple and Google are also actively developing folding mobile phones.
According to the report, Samsung had a market share of 90% of the global folding mobile phones last year, and the main models were Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy Z Flip3. This year, Samsung is likely to launch new folding mobile phones, plus Huawei, Google and other manufacturers have launched new models. With the plan of folding mobile phones, the overall market size is expected to rise further.
The legal person believes that the penetration rate of the folding mobile phone market will continue to expand this year. Although the total shipment volume is still far from the average smartphone, the annual growth rate is astonishing. It is expected that in the next three to five years, there will be business opportunities in the folding mobile phone market. It is likely to be dozens of times higher than it is now.


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With the E3 gaming conference in Los Angeles having just passed last week, the gaming community is still in an uproar but not over new games or consoles. It's currently caught in the crossfire of a hacker civil war between two prominent hacker groups, Lulzsec and Anonymous. A conflict that is almost beginning to look like a story straight out of a Scorsese film.
Since May, online gaming networks have been under attack by hackers looking to hurt one another by disrupting one of their favorite hobbies -video games.
A disagreement over video games is thought to have actually started the fight, according to Gizmodo. With most of the attacks being perpetrated by Lulzsec, Anonymous finally drew the line on Tuesday and Wednesday when Lulzsec launched multiple attacks against a website frequented by anonymous members, the online forum 4chan.
Since the attack, members of anonymous have been on a virtual manhunt to search out the identities of Lulzsec members. One anonymous person even posted a message on the 4chan forum on Tuesday for anyone who discovers their identities to report them to the FBI. Something the FBI is probably glad to hear since they too were also a victim of a Lulzsec attack.
With a large portion of the 4chan hacker community turning on Lulzsec, the video game companies and their millions of online users are probably taking a deep breath hoping the conflict soon comes to an end. The online conflicts between hackers are nothing new though. But the recent conflict is probably one of the most prominent, due to the collateral damage it has left in its wake.
Yet as they say in the Godfather, the conflicts are good once in a while because it helps to get rid of the bad blood.


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Hub launches new brand campaign for USF.
Hub Strategy unveiled the first-ever brand advertising campaign for the University of San Francisco to increase awareness and recognition for the institution.
The citywide visibility campaign will launch throughout San Francisco on transit shelters, billboards, taxi tops, Muni sides, online banners and San Francisco-based print.
The campaign also leans on San Francisco as a major part of the messaging, as well as the design. The background images are photographs taken around the city. Hub steered clear of typical imagery of San Francisco, such as the touristy Golden Gate Bridge, and instead focused on giving perspectives of the city from USF.
There's a bunch of great lines in the campaign. See the rest after the jump.
Advertised Brand: University of San Francisco
Advertising Agency: Hub Strategy
Creative Director, Design: Peter Judd
Creative Director, Copy: DJ O'Neil
Director of Account Management: Annalyn Duke
Account Coordinator: Meghan Raab
Photographer: Jason Rothman
Producer: Michael Blair
Copywriters: Leona Frye and Jason Siciliano
Lead Designer: Paul Kagiwada
Mechanical Artist: Mike Ornellas
Flash Designer: Armand Tam


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Black Desert Mobile is set to introduce Guardian Class and the Everfrost region in upcoming update
Pearl Abyss has just announced a major content update for the popular mobile adventure RPG, Black Desert Mobile. It features not just a new character class but also a newly explorable region that will be available later this month. The Guardian Class arrives alongside the Everforst map which includes a new story and loads of in-game activities.
Eager fans can get a feel of what Black Desert Mobile’s region is going to be like by viewing the trailer below. In addition, a Developer Commentary has also been released to give more context and dive deeper into all the new inclusions. The Everfrost region is a place where players must survive both, the freezing weather and bone-chilling enemies.
Meanwhile, the game has also introduced the new female Guardian Class, which has been created specifically to combat the perils of the Everfrost region. If there’s anything that can survive in the icy cold mountains, it's her. Anyone opposing her must be wary too as the Guardian Class’s massive battle axe and shield which obliterates anything in its path by delivering relentless blows.
To commemorate the arrival of the Guardian Class, a number of events will go live like always. Players above adventure level 70 or those who have greater than a 5,000 combat power rating can take part in the Eversnow Valley event until June 26th. It grants access to the region for 20 minutes, during which adventurers must hordes for monsters.
Slaying these creatures opens the doors to multiple rewards such as the Ancient Knowledge EXP Scroll Chest and the Abyssal-Primal Memory Imprint Chest. For more such freebies, redeem this month’s BDM coupon codes.
The Everforst region and Guardian Class join Black Desert Mobile on June 27th. You can download the game by clicking on your preferred link below. It is free-to-play and includes in-app purchases.


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ROAD Builder (M) Holdings Bhd will be on a strong footing to become a leading infrastructure group in the region after the completion of its corporate streamlining exercise next year, its executive vice-chairman Tan Sri Chua Hock Chin said. The move to unlock value from the group's property assets, Seremban 2 and Shah Alam 2, held by its 70%-owned RB Land Sdn Bhd to associate Econstates Bhd is expected to be completed in the April-June quarter.
ROAD Builder (M) Holdings Bhd's acquisition of New Pantai Expressway Sdn Bhd (NPE) in 2001 will soon bear fruit, and in about seven months, motorists can cruise on this third direct link between Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya if they choose to avoid the congested Federal Highway, Road Builder executive vice-chairman Tan Sri Chua Hock Chin said.
SOUTH Malaysia Industries Bhd has netted about RM150mil in sales from the recent launch of its Dynasty 2 and Dynasty 3 shop offices in Kuchai Entrepreneurs' Park in Kuala Lumpur.
TM Net Sdn Bhd expects its broadband customer base to reach one million by year-end from 915,000 currently.
Ever-Pro Sdn Bhd, the sole distributor of Ni Hsin Corp Bhd's Buffalo brand cookware in Malaysia, is targeting RM10mil turnover for the financial year ending 2008 with the opening of its first three retail concept stores, Buffalo Lifestyle Corner in the nation on Monday.


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Last month, a Chinese senior has become very popular via offbeatchina.
Liu Xianping – a seventy-two years old man, who poses as a model for Yuekou, the online store on tmall’s niece – seems to have launched a new trend in China, because recently have been posted on the local network thousands of fashion snapshots with guys who wear women’s clothes. What Liu Xianping started as a joke, then became a successful advertising campaign for his niece and now a smash among Chinese guys. Liu as well as many of these guys have thin slender figures, just as many models of high fashion.
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CATS FM, in collaboration with Perodua, will embark on a road tour throughout Sarawak starting today to reach out to its listeners.
Dubbed Cats Perodua Rangers, the mobile team will travel in two Perodua Alza vehicles sponsored by the car company.
“This is a strategic partnership of on-the-ground marketing between Cats FM and Perodua. We will visit major towns in Sarawak to promote the station and our clients’ products while highlighting community issues,” Cats FM general manager Mohd Iskandar Nawawi said at the handing over of the vehicles at The Spring shopping mall in Kuching.
He added that the public could expect the Rangers to distribute free merchandise and channel information and entertainment in Sarikei, Sibu, Bintulu and Miri,
The team will also travel to Labuan, southern Sabah, Brunei and Indonesia over the next two years.
Perodua Sales Sdn Bhd marketing senior general manager Katsumi Yoshida said the collaboration would boost Perodua’s presence in Sarawak and Sabah.
“It is an opportunity for Perodua to introduce the Alza to the people of Sarawak on a more personal basis. They will be able to see and touch the vehicle instead of just seeing it in newspapers or television,” he said.
He later handed over an Alza mock key to Iskandar, witnessed by Cats FM executive director Datin Hanifah Taib-Alsree.


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Ontario’s first legal cannabis retail shops are set to open their doors next week, but some of the 25 licence holders are still wading through the lengthy approval process and might not be ready for business.
Ontario is the last province in the country to open brick-and-mortar cannabis stores since Canada legalized recreational marijuana on Oct. 17, 2018. Currently, pot can only be legally purchased at Ontario’s government-run online store.
In Toronto, only one of the five shops set to open in the city have been issued their retail store authorization from the province as of Tuesday.
A spokesperson for the The Hunny Pot, at 202 Queen St. W., confirmed to CBC Toronto that it will be open for business on April 1 at 9 a.m.
Two stores, meanwhile, have finished their consultation period but don’t yet have the final green light from the province.
Two others have consultations ending next week and the week after, respectively, and won’t be able to open until then.
Heather Conlon is one of the operators waiting on a final authorization — but she’s hopeful she’ll get all of the approvals she needs in time for Monday.
She is the owner of Nova Cannabis, located a few blocks west of The Hunny Pot on Queen Street West.


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The provider of premium consumer products based on biosynthetic cannabinoids, which are compounds produced in the lab from cannabis plants, completed its initial public offering (IPO) after a £13mln fundraising.
Cellular Goods, which as the first company of its type to trade in London saw its IPO 13 times oversubscribed, which has rolled into high demand in the first morning of trading.
The shares shot up 470% from its 5p placing price to a high of 28.5p in early morning trading, and by mid-morning was settling around 24.75p, still a rise of almost 400%.
One of those shareholders that will cheer this early performance is David Beckham, whose DB Ventures has a 5% stake in the company.
Alexis Abraham, the company’s founder and chief executive, said: “Cellular Goods' debut on the London Stock Exchange is a major step in the company's development and provides a strong foundation to execute our long-term growth strategy.
“We are delighted with the strong support from a wide range of institutional and retail investors to build premium consumer products based on biosynthetic cannabinoids under the Cellular Goods brand.”
Abraham and his team plan to use the net proceeds from the IPO to further develop and launch the company's initial CBD product range for cosmetics and sports recovery, as well as funding ongoing business development.
Broker Hybridian noted that the initial focus is on two product verticals: premium skincare and topical athletic recovery products to be launched from this autumn, with these products to be made available through partnerships with leading online and physical retailers and direct to consumers through the company's website.
Analysts at Hargreaves Lansdown noted that the surge in the share price values the company at more than £100mln.
“With shares 13 times over-subscribed, initial demand for cannabinoid company Cellular Goods was always likely to be high and as trading has got underway it’s become a hot stock," the analysts said.
“It’s forecast that the global CBD skin products market alone could grow by a quarter over the next five years to almost $3.5bn. But already it’s a highly competitive field, with innovations coming thick and fast from all over the world.
“Unlike many other IPOs which have made a debut on the market in recent months, this offer was open to investors, large and small. 192mln shares have been conditionally placed with institutional investors, and another 68mln were allocated to retail investors with 6,000 signing up through the PrimaryBid platform."


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Sleep Country Announces New Senior VP of Brand, Marketing
Seasoned advertising executive Nuno Bamberg has joined the country’s largest mattress retail specialist, Sleep Country Canada, as the company’s new senior vice-president of brand and marketing.
“Excitement is in the air as I join an incredibly talented team at Sleep Country Canada and Dormez-vous,” said Bamberg in a LinkedIn post announcing his role. “After five years of getting to know the business, brand and amazing people behind it, I am honoured to be one of them.”
Prior to moving to Sleep Country, Bamberg was the lead on the mattress retailer’s account with advertising and marketing agency Publicis Canada, where he served as senior vice-president and chief content and production officer since January 2021. He managed a team of more than 275 creative and content production experts, and consolidated production capabilities throughout all of Publicis Groupe’s Canadian agencies.
Bamberg spent a total of nine years with Publicis, including roles in both content and account services. He has worked on other industry leading brands like Home Depot, Rogers, Canada Post, Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, Unilever and Pfizer.
In his new position, Bamberg is responsible for both Sleep Country and its Quebec counterpart Dormez-vous, as well as the retailer’s mattress-in-a-box brands, which include Endy, Bloom, Casper and Silk & Snow.
The publicly held retailer also purchased online weighted blanket specialist Hush last year.


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Toyota Ally Mazda Names New CEO to Lead Revival With U.S. Focus
(Bloomberg) -- Mazda Motor Corp. named Akira Marumoto its next chief executive officer to lead a revival in earnings growth in the face of a slowing U.S. market.
Marumoto, an executive vice president who heads operations in the U.S., will replace Masamichi Kogai after the change is ratified at an annual shareholder meeting on June 26, Mazda said Friday. Kogai will become chairman following a five-year tenure in which he orchestrated deeper ties with Toyota Motor Corp. Both of Kogai’s most recent predecessors as CEO also served five-year terms.
The leadership changeover comes amid a paradigm shift in the auto industry toward self-driving, connected and electric cars, and the rise of China’s importance as the U.S. auto market shrinks. Mazda is among Japan’s most export-dependent automakers, with less than a fifth of revenue generated at home.
Marumoto will oversee a target to raise annual sales to 2 million vehicles by 2024, from about 1.6 million now. China became Mazda’s biggest market last year after sales in the U.S. shrank close to 10 percent from a peak in 2015. Operating profit has dropped by more than a third from a record in the fiscal year ended March 2016. Marumoto said he will focus on reviving the U.S.
“I’ve been overseeing the North American market for three years and the region has been causing concerns in terms of both profitability and branding,’’ Marumoto said at a briefing in Tokyo to announce the change. “The U.S. is the highest priority.’’
Shares of Mazda advanced 1 percent to 1,463.5 yen at the close in Tokyo, giving the company a market value of about 925 billion yen ($8.5 billion).
The stock has declined about a fifth during Kogai’s tenure as the company struggled against intensifying competition and the accelerating pace of technological change. At 143 billion yen, Mazda’s research budget for the current fiscal year is about an eighth of Toyota’s 1.08 trillion yen outlay.
To level the playing field, Kogai engineered a tightening of ties with Toyota that included technology sharing and a capital alliance, which he announced with his counterpart Akio Toyoda in August. The companies are also building a joint assembly plant in the U.S., where Mazda currently has no factories.
Another essential fruit of the pact for Mazda -- which doesn’t offer electric vehicles currently -- has been the establishment of a venture with Toyota and group supplier Denso Corp. to jointly develop EV platforms and parts.
The relationship grew from an invitation Kogai extended to Toyoda several years earlier to visit Mazda’s test track in Hiroshima to try out any car the Toyota scion wished. Marumoto was involved from the beginning, Kogai said at the briefing.
“We want to develop the relationship with Toyota further,’’ Kogai said. “I feel I can entrust that to Marumoto.’’
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Coronavirus is having a profound effect on all our lives. The Government advice is stay at home, save lives. NHS and front line workers however are putting their health and even their lives on the line everyday serving the nation…THEY DESERVE A MEDAL!
Touch of Ginger like most businesses has shut the doors, but we want to do something to help. As specialist designers of recognition gifting we know the importance of rewarding extraordinary acts of skill, courage and commitment. We have created three items that might just go some way in recognising the amazing job being done by front line workers on our behalf right now.
Tribute to Key Workers
Key Workers from postmen and truck drivers to food bank staff and warehouse operatives across the UK have been doing their jobs as usual despite the coronavirus crisis. The ‘key worker’ term has been the subject of much contention in recent weeks, as many people now deemed essential were previously taken for granted.
We’re now learning just how important they are, as well as how many of them are still hard at work so we can stay safe at home.
For Key Workers we propose the production of a polished silver and gold dual metal medallion in recognition of their essential contribution and daily risk taking. The crown-sized medal features a Coronavirus motif on the front face, resembling cogs turning within cogs. The rear of the medallion is engraved with clapping hands applauding the ranks of designated Key Worker categories.
Touch of Ginger is looking at ways to communicate the idea of a Key Worker Medallion. We are contacting Government ministers and MPs, and we have even written to the Palace for support.
Our hope is that we can launch the programme and have the medallions funded by the sale of a special ‘Clap for Carers’ pin badge that can be purchased by the general public through supermarket chains.
These designs are visual concepts, NHS and HM Government logos are for illustrative purposes only.


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With a new year comes opportunities for marketers to take advantage of new strategies, especially where it comes to customers. The customer experience has been a hot topic as of late and we decided to look deeper into how this experience was being reflected by marketers. We looked across a number of different sources, finding that the customer experience is at the forefront of every organization.
Customer expectations have changed how marketers and businesses interact with them. As Sridhar Ramaswamy, senior VP for Google Ads noted:
The above chart looks at the top most common areas customers expect when it comes to buying and what they’re looking for from brands:
What does this all mean?
A major theme we discovered is that personalization has become a big factor in the customer experience, as it helps to increase satisfaction and repeat business, especially when done efficiently and effectively. Look at companies like Netflix and Amazon, where personalization is tied into the customer experience on their sites; everything from showing a list of the last shows you watched to recommendations, both of these companies have made it easier to find items across the site, with very little hunting.
This is especially true for millennials, where 28% of them agree that personalized retail offers are appealing when they are based on their purchase history. According to the Genesys State of Customer Experience, 38% of consumers are comfortable with sharing their location if it means they receive a more personalized experience.
The research shows that the more customers change their preferences and expect businesses to observe, the more businesses are trying to appease them, with organizations hoping to address and implement strategies to meet or exceed these expectations.
From the graph above, we found that:
According to research done by Google, 90% of marketers state that personalization significantly contributes to business profitability. Why? It goes back to the very reasons for customer preference on personalization; customers perceive that brands care when showing they actively pay attention to their preferences. Again, look at Amazon – when a customer logs in to their account, they’re immediately greeted with their recent history, whether it be search history or video watching history, as well as recommendations based on what was previously browsed or purchased.
What does this all mean for marketers? Above all, it means that just doing traditional marketing isn’t a guarantee on reaching your targeted audience. Customer expectations are high, not just on what they want businesses to show them, but also how they interact with those businesses. As noted above
The purchasing process, especially for B2Bs, must include communication along the way, not just at the beginning or the end of the journey. Customers who are satisfied and have successfully resolved any issues with a brand are more likely to interact or stay loyal to that brand; as most businesses are aware, the opposite is also true – people are more likely to hear how badly a brand treated them as a customer.
While reaching out and acquiring new customers is important, it’s equally as important to remember your current clientele. Harvard Business Review discovered that it’s 5 to 25x more expensive to acquire new customers compared to retaining the ones businesses already have. Retaining a customer by 5% can increase profits by 25% to 95%.
The digital landscape means digital customers, not just those buying online, but how they interact with your brand. As mentioned above, this interaction happens across multiple devices and different platforms, including social media. Brands need to do the same, by connecting with their customers wherever they are and addressing their needs.


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Company-Specific Macroeconomic Multipliers
An interesting contrast was drawn on September 15, 2020 between Lennar’s (LEN) earnings call and statistics on revenue per employee at Apple Corporation (AAPL). Lennar described strong growth out into the future in a measured way, because they believe that the prior decade created a home supply deficit due to underbuilding. The same week, Bloomberg writer John Authors reported Apple was running $15 million of revenue per employee, a truly astounding number. According to the article, Apple’s market cap exceeds the entire FTSE 100 Index in London. What would macroeconomics say about the value of...


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Sales data released from the NPD Group shows that videogames with film tie-ins saw a dramatic sales decrease this year in the US.
According to an article in the L.A. Times, the downward slope for the top franchises for the year had varying factors leading to underwhelming retail performance.
- Activision and DreamWork’s Monsters vs. Aliens has sold just 161,000 units since March 2.
- The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena, while critically acclaimed, sold around 100,000 units and the less than stellar performance can be blamed being bounced around during the Activision Vivendi merger.
- Disney’s Hannah Montana: The Movie sold just 65,000 units during it’s first three weeks. The article notes that “inexpensive video games aimed at girls, traditionally the foundation of Disney Interactive’s strategy, aren’t consistently hits.”
- Grin’s Wanted: Weapons of Fate has sold only 100,000 units since its launch on March 24 and NPD says that delaying the game for quality reasons, putting it being released much later than the film, had loads to do with the poor sales.
- The Godfather II has sold 241,000 units with the Xbox 360 version taking the fifth spot on the April top ten, but compared to the original game selling 4 million units worldwide, the figures are undesirable.
NPD says that movie tie-ins have always been a reliable form of sales for publishers, and while Europe has also seen a decline in the sales for the niche, the firm’s unsure if this is a trend or just current market fluctuations.


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This summer most Gooners knew roughly what the Arsenal 2013/14 away kit from Nike would look like, with a budget leaked image appearing as early as May. Arsenal have recently released a trailer (see below) for the new away kit which is set to be released on Tuesday however the video fails to reveal the design, just a slight gimpse.
Now a high quality image of the kit has been leaked around the net, with the Gunners reverting to the yellow and blue colour scheme reminicisnt of the invincibles era and a more simplified version of the 2010/11 away kit with a return to blue as the secondary colour.
This is set to be the last Arsenal Nike kit with Puma rumoured to be taking over the rights to produce the Gunners merchandise from 2014 onwards.
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Crypto in 2018: A review
With any tech, any industry, any product – there are fluctuations. Whether they’re positive or negative, every market has them. And of course, this can be said for the world of crypto in 2018.
Since before the boom of December 2017, the crypto industry broke into the watchful, and sometimes cynical eye of the public. There’s been speculation, regulation changes, social media monitoring, and more in 2018.
We’ve hand-picked a few of the standout news segments of 2018 for our crypto review.
Want more detail? You got it.
The hangover started early in the year with the bull market of the holiday season screaming to a halt as Bitcoin lost 40% of its value over January.
This decline, in part, came from new regulations in South Korea, and Facebook announcing they were starting to ban the advertising of cryptocurrencies and crypto exchanges.
Valentine’s Day must have been a bit of a bummer for ICOs in 2018. By February, nearly half of 2017’s ICOs failed to attract funding. Fortune reported that 142 ICOs failed before reaching their target, while another 276 failed after their fundraising ended.
While some of these were actual token sales to raise money for would-be startups, a good number of these ICOs turned out to be scams, with the founders disappearing with the money raised. Cat-phishing for V-Day, how original…
It’s always important to make sure you thoroughly research a company, its employees, and founders before deciding to buy their tokens.
A little bit of good news started to make its way into our feeds. The G20’s Financial Stability Board comprising of 68 institutions such as banks and ministries of finance, who then prepare suggestions for global financial systems, stated they don’t believe crypto-assets pose a threat to global markets.
A lukewarm reception, but we’ll take it.
The FSB Chairman, Mark Carney, wrote a letter to the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, in which he expresses his concerns about the possible issues that will arise for consumers and investor protection.
He noted, however, that the underlying cryptographic and blockchain technology has the potential to improve the inclusiveness of the financial system and the economy.
As we got over the beginning of the year, a superhero in the form of The NASDAQ CEO, Adena Friedman, came to give us a real reason to look forward to the future of the crypto industry.
Was it a bird? Was it a plane? No: it was a nod from Nasdaq! On the subject, our hero Friedman said:
“Certainly Nasdaq would consider becoming a crypto exchange over time. If we do look at it and say ‘It’s time, people are ready for a more regulated market’, for something that provides a fair experience for investors.”
We cannot confirm reports that Friedman was wearing a cape at the time of her statement.
While many banks are hesitant about cryptocurrency, and what it could mean for them, Goldman Sachs had other ideas. The company announced their move to have the first Bitcoin trading operation on Wall Street.
In a twist, however, it was reported that the firm was putting a halt on the operation. It seems as if fake news doesn’t discriminate, even with covfefe-crypto. When Goldman CFO, Marty Chavez, heard of the report, he stated, “I never thought I’d hear myself actually use this term, but I’d really have to describe that as fake news.”
Over the hump of the year, and Facebook lifted the ban on crypto advertising for select companies. The ban was initially put in place to try and prevent Facebook users from falling for misleading advertisements for ICOs and binary options.
To advertise, crypto-related companies needed to pass an eligibility test. And (humble brag) we’re happy to say we did, with flying colours.
In a good-cop-bad-cop role play, Google decided to bring the hammer down. Their March announcement came into effect with similar reasoning to Facebook. But (fingers crossed) Scott Spencer, Google’s ad gatekeeper, would hopefully go on to run similar security checks to vet crypto services who are upgrading the world to a better financial system.
Things got better for crypto ads later in the year, though.
The SEC denies over nine more Bitcoin ETFs (exchange-traded funds), including the Winklevoss’ Gemini.
The agency claims the Bitcoin market is too loosely structured and lacks protections against fraud and manipulation to merit an exchange-traded fund or product.
Google partially lifts its halt on cryptocurrency advertising. We say ‘partially’ because we’re still grounded, but we hope that if we do our chores and all our homework in applying of certification, we’re confident Google will give us the same gold star that Facebook did.
Since the announcement of the original ban, the company said in a press release that, “Advertisers will need to be certified with Google for the specific country in which their ads will serve”. They continued by saying advertisers will be able to apply for certification once the policy launches from October 2018.
Ten years have passed since the anonymous programmer (or programmers) known as Satoshi Nakamoto first published Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System. The paper served as the first published document to outline what is revered as the world’s first scarce currency.
A Bitcoin Cash hard fork hit the crypto market on 15 November.
Since its inception, the Bitcoin Cash blockchain has been undergoing scheduled hard forks every six months to upgrade and improve the protocol.
G20, the international forum for governments and central bank governors, decides on regulating the crypto sector. And we’re always up for more cooperation with banks.
The declaration detailed that they’ll regulate crypto-assets for anti-money laundering as well as to counter the financing of terrorism.
It’s been an eventful year in the crypto space. From dramatic price changes, forks and shifting market trends. In 2018, cryptocurrency markets continued to show growth in regions across the globe, showcasing the world’s desire to exercise more control over their finances. Weird how people want to own their own money, huh?
What’s to come in 2019? We can’t be sure, but we’ll be here for you every step of the way.


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GS1 Germany Holds RFID Forum at CeBIT 2006
The aim is to educate attendees about RFID’s potential in a variety of areas.
Jan 27, 2006—GS1 Germany will hold an RFID Forum at CeBIT, the annual conference and exhibition, which will be held in Hanover, Germany, from March 9 to 15. The RFID Forum includes expert reports and case studies and offers CeBIT visitors from a wide variety of industries an opportunity to learn about RFID and discuss its potential.
“With intensive interplay between developers and users from various economic sectors, radio frequency identification makes it possible to more efficiently manage business processes and flows of goods, thereby achieving a lasting increase in one’s own competitive position,” says Jörg Pretzel, managing director of GS1 Germany.
CeBIT is the world’s largest technology trade fair. It has acknowledged the increasing importance of RFID by devoting an entire section of the trade fair to it for the first time. The hub and focus of the interdisciplinary exchange of expertise is the RFID Forum. Each day experts and representatives of major companies will provide a succinct overview of the innovative possible applications of RFID in two topic areas, which include central logistics processes, “the future of shopping,” “mobility and traffic” and “RFID in intelligent technology networks.”
“We want to communicate expertise and current trends in a compact manner while at the same time offering a basis for increased interaction between the providers of hardware and software on the one hand, and those who utilise RFID applications on the other,” says Pretzel.
The event will be kicked off by representatives from science, business and the associations who will be discussing visions, perspectives and the concrete implementation of RFID scenarios under the banner of “Business Process Excellence with RFID.”
The RFID Forum is being held in conjunction with Deutsche Messe AG as part of CeBIT in Hall 6 on the trade fair grounds in Hanover. The event is being sponsored by the Federal Association for IT Commerce (Bundesverband Informationswirtschaft, Telekommunikation und neue Medien e.V. (BITKOM)).
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Conventional wisdom suggests that when seeking customers, ecommerce merchants should pursue teens and people in their twenties. These are the people who own the most electronic devices, are the most comfortable with technology, and do the most online buying. However, you may be overlooking a large and neglected segment of the U.S. population that is eager to spend money online — people over 50.
Advertisers ignore them, concentrating mainly on the 18 to 34 age group. Nielsen, the research firm, estimates that only about 5 percent of advertising dollars are directed at seniors. Merchants too tend to offer products that appeal only to younger shoppers. Marketing efforts are directed mainly at this group.
Myths about seniors abound. Among them are that most seniors are poor, they don’t shop online, and they only buy necessities. Yet statistics show that this overlooked segment of our society has money to spend. Ecommerce vendors that can reach out to older Americans can be richly rewarded.
Why Target People Over 50?
Quite simply there are a lot of them and they have money. Nevertheless, brands focus on the under 50 age group. Yet the almost 78 million Baby Boomers in the U.S. — those born between 1946 and 1964 — are fairly affluent, well educated, comfortable with technology, and willing to try new products. They were raised in a spending-driven economy, unlike their parents who grew up during the Depression.
Yet the almost 78 million Baby Boomers in the U.S. — those born between 1946 and 1964 — are fairly affluent, well educated, comfortable with technology, and willing to try new products
Indeed, according to Nielsen, Boomers’ online habits are similar to those of the 18 to 34 age cohort. Boomers represent 38.5 percent of all consumer packaged goods expenditures. Research firm Ipsos, in cooperation with Google, conducted interviews with 5,100 Boomers and seniors in April 2013 and found that while the most common reason to use the Internet was to find out about the news and weather, 57 percent shopped online in the prior month and 45 percent looked for coupons or daily deals.
As a society, we tend to stereotype seniors. The only advertising directed at them emphasizes physical infirmity. But older people do buy things other than pharmaceuticals, adult diapers, and scooters. Even those who are retired have disposable income. According to the U.S. Census Bureau and Bankrate, a financial services company, Americans over 50 account for 77 percent of all financial assets, and 54 percent of total consumer demand. They comprise 47 percent of all car sales and 80 percent of luxury travel purchases. They also buy toys, games and electronics for their grandchildren.
According to the 2010 Census, there are 51.6 million Americans aged 60 to 84 comprising 16.6 percent of the population and 41.9 million between 50 and 59 years of age. Statistics from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show that approximately 18.5 percent of Americans age 65 and over were working in 2012. This percentage will likely increase in future because of erosion in traditional pension plans, a decrease in the value of financial assets, and the uncertainty of 401K plans. Working people need clothing, cars, and electronics.
The results of the 2012 Pew Internet & American Life Project Survey showed that over half of those 65 and older are online and 70 percent use the Internet on a daily basis. However, persons over 75 do not use the Internet very much. But the age group right behind them is comfortable with the Internet and when they reach 75 they will likely continue to use the Internet for email, research, and shopping.
Thirty-four percent of those over 65 visit social networking sites, while 86 percent use email.
Is Millennial Purchasing Power Overestimated?
Merchants who target people in their teens and 20s may be overestimating the purchasing power of this segment of the population. A substantial number of them are living with their parents, are underemployed or unemployed and don’t have a great deal of discretionary income. In 2012, 36 percent of the country’s young adults ages 18 to 31— the Millennial generation — were living in their parents’ home, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data. Of those still living with parents, only 29 percent were employed. Millennials may actually have considerably less purchasing power than Baby Boomers and seniors.
What do Older Shoppers Look For Online
U.K. research firm Shoppercentric advises that seniors look for quality and value over bargains when shopping. However, they do tend to use coupons and discounts.
Seniors have the inclination and time to perform extensive research before making a purchase decision. Be sure to provide detailed information about your products and services. Visuals are helpful too. Seniors like to do online research on hobbies, vacation destinations, auto, and appliance purchases. They also rely on the Internet for health information.
Seniors are receptive to email marketing. They are more likely to respond to that than other online forms of communication.
In most cases, it’s not necessary to change your website or your product offerings to attract seniors. It is simply a matter of letting them know that you are interested in their business. Many online businesses find that partnering with organizations such as AARP and offering a discount is a good first step in attracting older customers.


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Prosun Solar Australia has signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with a solar panel company called Jolywood (Taizhou) Solar Technology Co, Ltd., a pioneer in n-type TOPCON Modules, to promote high-quality panels in the Australian and Pakistani solar energy markets.
With the MOU, Prosun Solar Australia is honouring its commitment to provide the planet with clean energy and in the pursuit of a sustainable environment. For more than a decade, Prosun Solar has contributed to Australia’s green future by enhancing the clean, sustainable energy market with high-quality European products. Now we are aiming towards the Asia-Pacific region to continue to provide clean, sustainable energy from as many sources as possible.
Prosun Solar has established a strong relationship with leading global manufacturers, which is evident in its high-quality products. We are proud to be one of the first companies to introduce n-type TOPCON modules in both Pakistan and Australia. To achieve this, our company is looking forward to having a long-term cooperation with Jolywood.
Prosun Solar is delighted to sign an MOU with the world’s leading company to strengthen Australia and Pakistan’s renewable market. Jolywood Solar Technology Co. Ltd. and Prosun Solar Australia’s MoU aims to set the stage for a more environmentally responsible future for our planet and promote n-type TOPCON technology. We believe that this technology represents a major shift in solar PV systems and is now our best bet at beating back climate change.
The goal of Prosun Solar is to collaborate with Jolywood to benefit both parties. The MoU will ensure the supply of 550W n-type TOPCON Modules. Prosun Solar is supplying these cutting-edge solar modules to assist in making the Asia-pacific region greener. Let us dive deeper into how this technology works, and how it can help our customers reduce their carbon footprint and save money while doing so.
What is N-type Technology?
Innovations and advancements in solar technology have created a unique technology referred to as the n-type. There are different types of solar panels, like p-type solar panels and n-type solar panels. The main difference between these panels is because the number of electrons each contains.
In standard silicon solar panels, silicon wafers are mixed with chemicals to generate power. P-types and N-types differ in the chemicals used during manufacturing. P-Type solar panels contain boron mixed with silicon wafers.
Compared to silicon, boron has one fewer electron, which makes it a positively charged material. In contrast, an n-type solar cell uses phosphorus, which has an extra electron than silicon, which creates an n-type solar cell negatively charged.
What is TOPCON Technology?
The TOPCON solar cell also referred to as a passivated contact solar cell, is hailed as the next advancement in solar cell technology after PERC. Originally presented to the world in 2013, this novel architecture was developed through the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems in Germany.
The present PERC technology can enhance TOPCON. Lower capital investment is required for existing PERC manufacturers who want to upgrade their current production lines. Additionally, a significant improvement in solar cell efficiency can be made.
The term “Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact” is abbreviated as TOPCON. To create a passivation contact structure, TOPCON prepares an incredibly thin layer of silicon oxide on the back of the cells before depositing a thin layer of doped silicon.
This technique effectively reduces surface composite and metal contact compounding and increases space for N-PERC battery conversion efficiency. TOPCON uses tunnel oxide passivated contact solar cells based on the principle of selective carriers.
Why Prosun Chose Jolywood?
There are multiple reasons why Prosun Solar technology chose Jolywood’s n-type TOPCON technology. The first and foremost underlying reason is Jolywood is the leader of an n-type bifacial manufacturer.
Additionally, it delivers reliable performance over time and best-in-class durability.
Prosun is bringing this ground-breaking technology to these countries to offer 10-30% additional power generation due to this advanced 550W solar panels n-type TOPCON Module. This n-type solar module naturally has no LID (Light Induced Degradation), which can increase power generation.
Prosun opted for 550W solar panels n-type TOPCON to provide their customers with a module which have outstanding power output even under low light environments like cloudy or foggy days. Plus, this technology is a better temperature coefficient.
n-type TOPCON Module performs remarkably well in harsh environments, including snowfields, hot, humid regions, and windy and dusty weather.
Prosun Solar Australia signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with a solar panel company called Jolywood (Taizhou) Solar Technology Co. Ltd. to distribute 550W solar panels NTYPE TOPCON Module.
To promote the growth of the solar industry in Australia and Pakistan, Prosun Solar Australia has partnered with Jolywood. Prosun Solar will be able to access N TYPE TOPCON technology and receive support to expand its solar business in both countries because of the MoU.


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As consumers change their shopping habits, automotive advertising strategies are also transforming. EMarketer reported that automakers and dealers in the U.S. will have spent about $6.15 billion on digital advertising in 2014, an increase of 18.8 percent from 2013. But are they spending their budgets the right way? While marketers have made great advances, new trends suggest that automotive marketing techniques must reflect the way consumers leverage mobile, video advertising and other touchpoints to enhance their shopping experience and get the best deal.
Think With Google reported that 72 percent of all auto purchase searches in 2013 involved some form of cross-shopping by the consumer. The good news for auto marketers is that you can leverage cross-shopping behaviors to ensure that your inventory is part of the consumer's evaluation process. Retargeting and remarketing are great ways to drive increased returns to your website by cross-shoppers. New research from the National Automobile Dealers Association shows that 83 percent of consumers say they're most influenced by dealer websites when they begin their auto search. This is a huge opportunity to use paid search to drive consumers to your website and leverage retargeting best practices to entice them to return once they've checked out other dealerships.
The Mobile Consumer: Car Shopping on the Go
Think With Google's report also revealed that in-market auto consumers are increasingly looking for relevant information on their mobile devices. In 2013, 35 percent of purchasers used their mobile devices at some point during the evaluation process — significantly spiking over 2012 mobile interaction (26 percent). Further, shoppers are relying on mobile to perform several aspects of the evaluation and research process: viewing photos of vehicles, checking out consumer reviews of the vehicle and local dealerships and, of course, comparing prices between dealerships. This underscores the importance of responsive design of your website as part of your digital marketing strategy, as well as mobile ads. More than ever, your optimized mobile site and targeted mobile ads will drive shoppers to take action.
Video Advertising: Making Your Cars Movie Stars
It's no coincidence that the Volvo ad featuring action star Jean-Claude Van Damme was one of the top viral videos of 2013, topping 100 million views within its first week on YouTube. If your current digital marketing strategy hasn't expanded to include video advertising, you're missing out: Think With Google reports that 84 percent of video researchers will watch videos as part of their evaluation process the next time they shop for a car. Videos are used in different ways by these shoppers, from early-stage brand discovery to weeding out brands later in the evaluation process.
Your videos should highlight vehicle features, availability, safety and performance reviews and should also deliver pricing transparency, so you can be sure to remain in the running during the cross-shopping process. And of course, your videos should make it easy for consumers to contact you and to share with friends, coworkers and others who may also be in the market.
These trends show that automotive consumers want a shopping experience based on price transparency and respect for their limited time, on the platforms they use most — mobile and video. Luckily, automotive marketers have many tools to put their brands in front of these consumers when they're ready to begin their auto purchasing process.


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Instagram thinking of hiding number of Likes you get on photos
Social media platform Instagram is testing out hiding the number of likes users get on each post.
Instagram has explained that the change will ensure the platform feels less like a competition.
The test has already started in Canada where users are now not able to see the actual number of likes per post.
The plan to test out the new feature was announced on Tuesday during the keynote of F8, Facebook’s annual software developer conference in San Jose, California.
Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri said they want users to feel more connected and reduce the pressure to have more likes.
“We don’t want Instagram to feel like a competition. We want people to worry a little bit less about how many likes they’re getting on Instagram and spend a bit more time connecting with the people that they care about,” he said.
Fame on Instagram is all about the number of likes users get. Influencers and celebrities have thrived on the number of likes per post to gauge their product and popularity.


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Newdelhi:1/8/20:In his address to media at a Press Conference marking the conclusion of application window under the Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI), Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union Minister for Electronics & IT, Communications, Law and Justice said that PLI scheme has been huge success in terms of the applications received from Global as well as Domestic Mobile Phone manufacturing companies and electronic components manufacturers. Industry has reposed its faith in India’s stellar progress as a world class manufacturing destination and this resonates strongly with Prime Minister’s clarion call of AtmaNirbhar Bharat – a selfreliant India. Minister further said that “we are optimistic and looking forward to building a strong ecosystem across the value chain and integrating with the global value chains, thereby strengthening electronics manufacturing ecosystem in the country”.
A total of 22 companies have filed their application under the PLI Scheme. The international mobile phone manufacturing companies that have applied under Mobile Phone (Invoice Value INR 15,000 and above) Segment are Samsung, Foxcon Hon Hai, Rising Star, Wistron and Pegatron. Out of these, 3 companies namely Foxcon Hon Hai, Wistron and Pegatron are contract manufacturers for Apple iPhones. Apple (37%) and Samsung (22%) together account for nearly 60% of global sales revenue of mobile phones and this scheme is expected to increase their manufacturing base manifold in the country.
Under Mobile Phone (Domestic Companies) Segment, Indian companies including Lava, Dixon Technologies, Bhagwati (Micromax), Padget Electronics, Sojo Manufacturing Services and Optiemus Electronics have applied under the scheme. These companies are expected to expand their manufacturing operations in a significant manner and grow into national champion companies in mobile phone production. 10 companies have filed applications under the Specified Electronic Components Segment which include AT&S, Ascent Circuits, Visicon, Walsin, Sahasra, Vitesco and Neolync.
Over the next 5 years, the Scheme is expected to lead to total production of about INR 11,50,000 crore (INR 11.5 lakh crore). Out of the total production, companies under Mobile Phone (Invoice Value INR 15,000 and above) segment have proposed a production of over INR 9,00,000 crore, The companies under Mobile Phone (Domestic Companies) segment have proposed a production of about INR 2,00,000 crore and those under Specified Electronic Components segment have proposed a production of over INR 45,000 crore.
The scheme is expected to promote exports significantly. Out of the total production of INR 11,50,000 crore in the next 5 years, more than 60% will be contributed by exports of the order of INR 7,00,000 crore.The scheme will bring additional investment in electronics manufacturing to the tune of INR 11,000 crore.
The scheme will generate approximately 3 lakh direct employment opportunities in next 5 years along with creation of additional indirect employment of nearly 3 times the direct employment. Domestic Value Addition is expected to grow from the current 15-20% to 35-40% in case of Mobile Phones and 45-50% for electronic components.
With the demand for electronics in India expected to grow manifold by 2025, Hon’ble Minister expressed confidence that PLI scheme and other initiatives to promote electronics manufacturing will help in making India a competitive destination for electronics manufacturing and give boost to AtmaNirbhar Bharat. Creation of domestic champion companies in electronics manufacturing under the Scheme will give fillip to vocal for local while aiming for global scale.


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He says he wants to work on “important foundational pieces” for the brand.
Red Rooster has announced that they appointed Ashley Hughes as their new director for marketing.
“We are delighted to welcome Ashley Hughes to the Red Rooster family. He will be a central figure in the transformation of our brand, our product and the customer experience that builds customer loyalty today and long into our bright future,” Red Rooster CEO Nick Keenan said.
Hughes formerly worked at KFC Australia for six years in various marketing positions, including the Marketing Manager Brand Reputation and Group Marketing Manager roles. He also held the brand manager role for Johnnie Walker and Smirnoff Vodka.
“I am excited about taking on a leadership position with a real opportunity to create change and shape the future of a well-known Aussie brand,” Hughes said. “The growth potential for Red Rooster is huge and in order to deliver that, there are some important foundational pieces of work across the brand that need to be implemented to ensure the brand reaches its full potential.”
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- Victor Sauvage
The Financial Times has just released a rumor that is a little scoop: the Cupertino company could enjoy its next Apple TV, to settle more seriously in our homes, with home automation.
By slightly changing his TV case, the latter could become a control center to control his home, with his Apple devices. We imagine for example that the lights of a room would light up when entering, with his iPhone in the pocket.
This novelty could also be presented in less than fifteen days, during the conference for developers, planned in California.
In addition to lamps, the newspaper specifies that iPads and iPhones could also be used as remote control for "security systems and other domestic products".
Apple should also disclose a label, the image of "Made for iPhone"to allow consumers to navigate, with products from third-party companies.


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This editorial appeared in The (Tacoma) News Tribune.
Americans drowning in debt compounded by predatory credit card practices could finally get some relief – provided they can hang on for another 18 months.
Last week, federal regulators adopted the first set of wholesale changes to credit card rules since 1981.
The new rules will force basic consumer protections on a credit card industry that's been allowed to operate unfettered for too long. One of the rules would prohibit banks from charging interest on a balance that's already been paid. Another would require that they give customers sufficient time to make their payments.
But apparently fairness can wait. The new rules won't take effect until July 2010 – a concession to banks that unabashedly admit their business models rely on deceptive schemes.
The feds' message to families battered by the economy: Good luck. We'll see you after the recession.
To read the complete editorial, visit The (Tacoma) News Tribune. Real credit card relief still too far off


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ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., May 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- LG's webOS 3.5 smart TV platform received a Common Criteria (CC) certification for its enhanced Application Security Solution Version 1.0 software. By earning another internationally-recognized security certification, LG continues to demonstrate that its smart TVs are among the strongest in smart TV security. The recognition comes at a time when consumers are increasingly concerned about the potential of privacy breaches on their internet-connected devices.
Security Manager, the webOS 3.5 security software module, was tested in accordance with Common Criteria's rigid benchmarks. CC's internationally-recognized ISO/IEC 15408 standards are used by governments, banks and other organizations to assess the security capabilities of individual products including 27 member countries from around the world including Australia, France, Japan, Korea and the United States.* The test examined three phases of smart TV security: application installation protection, application execution protection and application content protection with digital rights management (DRM) encryption.
LG webOS 3.5 provides excellent application installation protection and blocks the installation of unauthorized apps by conducting a rigorous digital signature verification process. The LG App Store server oversees the digital signature generation process to ensure that webOS 3.5 installs applications downloaded only from the LG App Store. LG webOS 3.5 also delivers protection depending on the type of application – platform apps (also known as native apps) or web apps. For native apps, webOS 3.5 implements sandboxing technology according to each application's security attributes to block access to unauthorized system directories/files, device files and other data. LG webOS 3.5 allows web applications to use only approved application programming interfaces (API) to prevent these web apps from directly accessing sensitive information in the file system. In addition, the latest webOS offers a powerful DRM license verification process designed to decrypt the encrypted content inside RAM (random-access memory) and to create a clean backup of encrypted content in flash memory.
"We have taken every possible step to ensure that webOS 3.5 offers excellent application protection and the highest level of privacy security," said Matt Durgin, Director of Content Innovation, LG Electronics USA. "Consistent with customers' concerns over product security issues, we have enhanced the security of our smart TV platform. Certification by Common Criteria confirms that we're on the right track when it comes to customer privacy and data protection."
* More information about CC standards is available at https://www.commoncriteriaportal.org.
About LG Electronics Home Entertainment Company
The LG Electronics Home Entertainment Company is a global leader in television, audio video systems, monitors, personal computers, digital signage and commercial displays. The company opened a new era of innovation in the TV market, creating pioneering technologies like OLED TV and implementing an intuitive operating system to allow customers to experience the full benefits of smart TV technology. LG is committed to improving customers' lives with innovative home entertainment products led by its award-winning 4K OLED TVs, UHD TVs and webOS TVs. For more information, please visit www.LG.com.
About LG Electronics USA
LG Electronics USA Inc., based in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., is the North American subsidiary of LG Electronics, Inc., a $48 billion global force and technology leader in home appliances, consumer electronics and mobile communications. LG Electronics sells a range of stylish and innovative home entertainment products, mobile phones, home appliances, commercial displays, air conditioning systems and solar energy solutions in the United States, all under LG's "Life's Good" marketing theme.
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