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Jul 25, 2014 01:38 AM EDT
It's been a year since the Google Chromecast was first introduced, and Google is celebrating with a new deal for Chromecast buyers that almost rivals its debut offer of three months of Netflix free.
If you've been interested in the Chromecast but still haven't decided to buy the $35 video and audio "casting" HDMI dongle, Google has an offer for you as part of its celebration of the device's one-year anniversary: buy a Chromecast anytime starting now going through the end of September, and Google will compliment your new purchase with three months of Google Play Music All Access. It's a great deal for anyone who has needed a little extra incentive to get a Chromecast and who has been looking to try an unlimited music streaming service.
Google Play Music All Access -- which, of course, is streamable to your HD TV on the Chromecast -- normally costs $9.99 per month, so the deal is basically offering $30 worth of music for a $35 purchase. Google Play Music All Access offers about 25 million songs without ads, making it far better than some competitors, like the recently launched content-anemic Amazon Prime Music service, so it's no small thing that Chromecast buyers can get it for free for three months. That said, the web giant's music service is not as popular as Netflix, which partnered with Google last year for the Chromecast's debut to offer a similar three months of service free -- which quickly resulted in the Chromecast being sold out after about a day.
If you already have a Chromecast, you're not being left out (as long as you don't already subscribe to Google Play Music All Access). Just go to Chromecast's "Offers" page to authenticate your device and get your 90-day Google music subscription.
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But be forewarned! This is one of those must-cancel offers: After the last day of your complimentary subscription is over, Google will start charging you the $9.99 per month otherwise. Set yourself a reminder if you don't ever plan on paying Google for streaming music.
Google also announced some (select) statistics about the Chromecast's success after one year. For one, Google says its fleet of Chromecasts have carried out more than 400 million "casts" -- or individual streams of content from mobile devices or computers onto the television through the Chromecast. Additionally, Google announced that the device is now available in 30,000 stores across 20 different countries. Google didn't (and hasn't yet) tell any specific sales figures, but it's still on Amazon's best-seller list one year later -- after it almost immediately jumped into that category after launch -- and sources like CNET are figuring it's safe to say that "millions of Chromecasts" have been sold by now.
If you're not familiar with the Chromecast, it's an "HDMI dongle" -- not much bigger than a flash thumbstick drive -- that plugs directly into your HDTV's HDMI port, with a USB cord for power. Connecting to your WiFi, and soon directly without WiFi, the device communicates with Android and iOS devices to allow tons of popular apps -- get the full list here -- to stream music, movies, videos, and photos directly onto the largest screen in your house. You can also stream web content from computers using Google's Chrome browser.
Besides apps, recently Google announced it had added a screen mirroring feature for Android devices -- just like Apple's AirPlay -- that allowed still-unsupported apps to stream to the Chromecast, too. Right now only Google Nexus devices, Samsung flagships starting with the Galaxy S4 and more recent, and the most recent LG flagship smartphones can use the Chromecast's screen mirroring feature, and that's only if they're running Android KitKat or higher. But the list of supported Android devices is expected to expand, just as the number of "castable" apps continues to grow.
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Digital security and sovereignty will lead individuals to get autonomy, control and security of their data: DoTThere are questions and challenges that every country faces in order to ensure that it has effective control over its data and its security, she said.
Aug 05, 2017
Gemalto announces full eSIM compliance with GSMA's Security Accreditation SchemeGemalto claims to be the first on the world to demonstrate full compliance with the Security Accredation Scheme of GSMA.
Feb 11, 2017
Schools in England to offer cyber security lessonsSchool children in England will be offered lessons in cyber security in a bid to find the experts of the future to defend the UK from attacks, the media reported on Saturday.
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Debit card data breach: No need to panic says Economic Affairs SecretaryEconomic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das on Friday reassured the public that there was no cause for panic on the recent data breach that has affected over 32 lakh bank cards.
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Digital security firm Gemalto reveals data breaches increased by 15 percent since 2015A digital security firm has revealed that the incidence of reported data breaches has risen by 15 percent in the first half of 2016 as compared to the second half of 2015.
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(NEWS NATION NOW) – Chipotle is opening what it's calling a "digital-only" restaurant to reflect changes brought about by the coronavirus pandemic.
The company says about half of its sales came through its website and app in the third quarter, so this new-concept store will reflect that major business shift.
The restaurant won't have a dining room and employees won't take orders. Instead, customers will order through an app and pick it up – or meals will be given to drivers to make deliveries.
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Google’s Project Ara modular smartphone delayed until 2016
Google’s Project Ara modular smartphone has been delayed until 2016.
The project was set to go on trial in Puerto Rico later this year, but the test has been delayed until next year due to ‘lots of iterations’ and will now take place across the US.
Project Ara is a ‘build your own’ smartphone that allows users to construct their own device using components built by various manufacturers. Users would be able to choose their own screen, CPU, camera and much more.
Various common smartphone issues, like cracked screens and dead batteries, could be swapped without costly repairs, while users could add various new features and components without having to upgrade their entire phone.
An Ara starter kit has been priced at $50, which would allow Google to expand into developing markets too. Google’s ambition is to create an ‘app store for hardware’, with different manufacturers able to sell components that would work in one phone.


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Mattel Inc., the world's largest toy maker, announced yesterday that it planned to acquire the Learning Company in a $3.8 billion stock deal that would position the company as a leader in the high-growth market for software.
But Mattel also warned investors to expect disappointing financial results for the fourth quarter and the year, sending its shares tumbling nearly 27 percent, or $8.125, to $22. That was a 52-week low for the stock, which was the most actively traded issue on the Big Board yesterday. Shares of the Learning Company fell $3.3125, to $25. The deal, based on a value of $33 a share, could be in jeopardy if Mattel's price continues to slide or fails to rebound, analysts said.
While shareholders typically cheer news that a company is broadening its product line and thinking ahead, yesterday's news of the bleak financial outlook ''is so disappointing that it is really hard to say what it means for the deal,'' said Martin Romm, who follows Mattel for Credit Suisse First Boston. He said continued stock volatility could threaten the transaction.
Citing a decline in orders from large retailers, Mattel, the maker of Barbie and Hot Wheels, said its revenue would be flat and earnings would be significantly below projections. ''This situation is very painful and disappointing for us,'' said Jill E. Barad, chairwoman and chief executive of Mattel, which is based in El Segundo, Calif.
Acquiring the Learning Company, the nation's top maker of educational programming, would significantly increase Mattel's competitiveness in software by combining Mattel's strengths in research and development, distribution and purchasing with the other company's expertise in software development. The Learning Company, with projected 1998 revenue of $850 million, is the world's second-largest independent maker of consumer software, after Microsoft.Continue reading the main story
If the combination goes through, consumers might see, for instance, Mattel's popular Tickle Me Elmo doll transformed into a tutor on CD-ROM or the Learning Company's Reader Rabbit animated character developed into a plush toy with the electronic brains to read to children or teach them the alphabet.
In addition, consumers would be likely to see faster delivery of new educational and entertainment programs at competitive prices in more stores, toy industry analysts said.
''It will mean more selection, better distribution and more traditional Mattel toys delivered via software,'' said Tim Ghriskey, senior portfolio manager at the Dreyfus Corporation, which owned 191,200 shares of Mattel in September but has sold its stake.
Educational and entertainment software is becoming increasingly important in the $22 billion toy market, as manufacturers seek ways to retain young consumers who are shoving traditional board games and action figures to the back of the toy chest in favor of action-packed electronic alternatives.
While sales of traditional toys declined six-tenths of a percent this year through October, revenue in the $1.8 billion category of education and entertainment software rose 4 percent, according to the NPD Group.
''Some kids are now abandoning toys early and getting into computers at earlier ages,'' said Gene Gilligan, executive editor of Playthings magazine, a trade publication, and toy companies are responding by moving ''products into some of these high-tech areas.''
With the Learning Company deal, Mattel would have $1 billion in software sales and an edge in electronic products over Hasbro Inc., the No. 2 toy maker. Hasbro has also been strengthening its position in high technology, recently acquiring the software game manufacturer Microprose Inc. and Tiger Electronics, the maker of Furby, this holiday season's must-have toy.
''Together we have the engine and the content to redefine leadership in the interactive world,'' said Michael J. Perik, chairman and chief executive of the Learning Company, which is based in Cambridge, Mass. He will join Mattel's management team. The deal has been approved by the boards of both companies, but remains subject to regulatory and shareholder approval.
In announcing its bleak financial news, Mattel said it had been hurt by decreased sales from several retailers, including Toys ''R'' Us, which has halved its inventory of Mattel products this year as it tries to improve its own poor performance. ''This has negatively impacted our sales by approximately $350 million this year,'' Ms. Barad said of the cutbacks by the retailers.
Compounding its troubles, Mattel said that it had switched to just-in-time product shipment to manage inventory better, but that the move would reduce sales by an additional $150 million this year. ''Given this $500 million revenue decline, we expect our 1998 sales to be flat with last year,'' she said. The company had revenue of $4.84 billion last year.
Mattel now expects earnings for the year to be about $1.20 a share before a one-time charge, a 33 percent decline from the company's previous estimate. The analysts' estimate on annual earnings had been $1.78 a share, according to a poll by First Call. Earnings in the previous year were $1.65. ''The magnitude of the problem in terms of the write-downs taken to move inventory did catch a lot of investors off guard,'' said David Leibowitz, an analyst at Burnham Securities.
Correction: December 18, 1998, Friday A chart in Business Day on Tuesday with an article about Mattel's plans to acquire the Learning Company included one product incorrectly among those made by Mattel. G.I. Joe is made by Hasbro.Continue reading the main story


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KABUL (Pajhwok): Pakistan ambassador in Kabul Obaidur Rahman Nizamani called on acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and both sides discussed several issues of bilateral interest.
In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said an exhaustive discussion was held on the issues regarding Torkham Gate, arbitrary arrest of Afghan refugees in Pakistan and the ban on transit goods of Afghan businessmen in Karachi.
The two sides emphasized taking measures to expeditiously resolve issues and to prevent the unpleasant occurrences in the future, the statement said.
The Torkham crossing was reopened to trucks and pedestrians on Friday after remaining closed for nine days following an exchange of fire between security forces of the two countries.
Thousands of travelers and hundreds of trucks loaded with perishable items like fruits and vegetables had been stranded due to the gate’s closure.
Pakistan caretaker prime minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar recently said all illegal Afghans would be deported to their homeland in a bid to curb smuggling of goods and currency.


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UPS supervisor in Gainesville accused of stealing gold, ammunition from packages - NewsBreak
A UPS supervisor at the Centennial Drive hub in Gainesville stole gold, silver and ammunition from packages for more than a year, according to authorities. Parker Lee Sheridan, 22, of Lula, was arrested at his workplace Thursday, March 9. He was booked in to the Hall County jail on one count...
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SYNOT Games has announced expansion into two European online gambling markets. Their games are now certified under Swiss regulation, and they have secured the Manufacturer License A1 category from the Hellenic Gaming Commission (EEEP), which opens the Greek market.
These come as the result of hard work by SYNOT Games and will see players in both countries able to enjoy their range of games such as Fruit Awards, Respin Joker, Zeus Wild Thunder, and the Corsair Queen online slot.
The expansion into Greece and Switzerland marks another step towards their ambition to grow across Europe this year and in the future.
About SYNOT Games
Based in the Czech Republic, this established games and content provider now operates in over 20 countries across 500+ casino sites. The range features over 90 slots, and is growing rapidly
Switzerland's gaming market has transformed over the last few decades, and we are excited that we can figure in this market by supplying more than 90 premium titles. Entering Switzerland is an important landmark in our plan.Ivan Kodaj, CEO at SYNOT Games
Source – Press Release - Synot Games Reinforces European Ambitions With Switzerland’s Entry https://www.synotgames.com/news/synot-games-reinforces-european-ambitions-with-switzerlands-entry/
Synot Games Acquires A Greek Gaming License https://www.synotgames.com/news/synot-games-acquires-a-greek-gaming-license/


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With all the Roundup Ready technology, it's not surprising that the “new” soybean herbicides for the coming planting season are actually new names for proven products.
In coming years, soybean growers aren't likely to see many herbicides that offer new chemistry to battle resistant weeds, says Aaron Hager, University of Illinois extension weed scientist.
“The value of the soybean market, from a manufacturer's standpoint, is not as favorable now to bring in a new active ingredient,” Hager adds.
Hager wouldn't be so concerned if he didn't see weed resistance to products that used to be effective. But he is seeing resistance, particularly from waterhemp and especially using postemergent products.
“Essentially, what we've got are four herbicides that have worked very well on waterhemp postemergence in soybeans. Three of them are no longer effective on certain waterhemp populations: Cobra, Flexstar and Ultra Blazer.
“So we've got one option to control that weed postemerge and that's glyphosate,” says Hager.
The weed scientist has, in recent weeks, been speaking to Illinois growers about herbicides and grower practices contributing to potential continued resistance and changes in the weed spectrum.
“We've tried to demonstrate that the weeds are going to continue to combat practices that we use repeatedly. The problem now is that we're not going to have a lot of new tools in the toolbox to take care of these changes,” says Hager, referring to the dearth of new active ingredients.
So what's a grower to do? In fact, what strategy should growers take on most of the 75% of U.S. acres planted to genetically modified soybeans — most of which are probably protected by post-applied glyphosate?
Hager recommends a sequential program — one that focuses on the use of soil-applied herbicides followed by post. Waterhemp is still susceptible to most soil-applied products, except those with ALS chemistry.
“It's a weed that we once were able to control with a lot of different herbicides. We used to be able to control it with ALS products, although not a lot of people believe that. Now it's figured out a way to get around at least three distinctly different chemical classes. And we're seeing much more inconsistency with glyphosate products controlling waterhemp.”
Although Hager recommends a sequential program, he's skeptical that growers will heed that advice.
“Should a farmer do something now to preserve the effectiveness of however many weed control options he's got left?” he questions. “A lot of times that might be more expensive than simply continuing to use what's been effective in the past. And then there's that philosophy of ‘when something happens, it happens, and we'll deal with it.’
“That has worked in the past, but it might not work now,” he warns. “We're not going to see a lot of new active ingredients in the market.”
For more articles on glyphosate resistance, check out www.soybeandigest.com.
Soybean herbicides introduced for the 2003 growing season include several new names from proven chemistry.
Yet one of these, Spartan, is a soil-applied product like those Hager recommends to help fight waterhemp. Its active ingredient — sulfentrazone — is the same as that in Authority.
“This offers a pre-emerge product that is very good on some small-seeded broadleaf weeds, especially waterhemp,” says Brent Neuberger, FMC research biologist. “It also has very good residual activity, and that's one of the key strengths of this product.”
Spartan also controls broadleaves such as pigweeds, lambsquarters, morningglories, velvetleaf and nightshades, he adds.
NuFarm Americas, Inc., introduces Credit Systemic Extra, a combination of Credit herbicide and a surfactant.
Equivalent to Monsanto's Roundup Ultra, the NuFarm product offers “enhanced uptake without the need for tankmixing additional surfactants” when compared to Credit, says Ted Head, product registration manager.
Speaking of Monsanto, its newest twist on Roundup is Roundup WeatherMax. Its unique potassium salt formulation with TranSorb II technology allows the herbicide to quickly penetrate weed leaves and deliver a lethal dose of glyphosate, says Matt Helms, U.S. Roundup product manager.
“We specifically tested it under tough-to-control conditions — hot or dry or cool weather and early morning and late afternoon applications,” Helms says. “We tested it with growers and retailers on 1.3 million acres this past summer and said, ‘Spray in these tough conditions.’ More than 93% of growers were satisfied.”
Monsanto adds two warranties to its 2003 Roundup Rewards program, he adds. “TranSorb II technology allows for rapid entry of glyphosate into the plant to support the 30-minute rainfast warranty. The Roundup WeatherMax warranty gives growers confidence when forced to spray in challenging conditions.”
Expanding its presence in the U.S. market, Makhteshim Agan North America, headquartered in New York, introduces a trifluralin called Triflurex HFP. The preplant herbicide controls grasses such as crabgrasses, fall panicum, foxtails and johnsongrasses as well as broadleaves such as chickweed, carpetweed, pigweeds and Russian thistle.
Valent USA ganged up two herbicides — its own Valor plus Dow AgroScience's FirstRate — to form the appropriately named Gangster.
“We're taking two products that are good products but have some holes in them; each fills the other's holes,” explains Valent's John Pawlak, a product development manager.
Valor has some weaknesses on cocklebur and ragweed, while FirstRate isn't strong in controlling lambsquarter, waterhemp and nightshades. “And both products could use a little help on smartweeds and velvetleaf. But when you put them together, the whole spectrum is controlled,” Pawlak says. “It really makes things simpler for the grower, in terms of buying one product as opposed to deciding what two products he wants to use.”
Gangster's active ingredients are flumioxazin and choransulam. The product was designed for the conventional acre, but is also a good fit with Roundup Ready beans, Pawlak says.
Syngenta Crop Protection is applying for state registrations on a new glyphosate formulation of Touchdown, called Touchdown CF. It's to be used as a pre- or post-harvest burndown for growers who use fallow ground in their crop rotations.


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Italy's consumer confidence took a nose dive in April according to the country's official statistics office Istat, as Prime Minister Mario Monti's ongoing austerity efforts push the nation into a deeper recession.
Confidence in Europe's fourth-largest economy fell to 89 from 96.3 in March, its lowest in 15 years, falling well short of the 96.2 predicted by economists in a Bloomberg News survey.
Monti's austerity measures include 20 billion ($26.26 billion) euros in cuts and tax hikes, including lower pensions, to stave off a debt crisis. Coupled with high gas prices, the measures have pushed Italy into its fourth recession featuring a jobless rate of 9.3 percent. The government forecast the economy will shrink 1.2 percent this year.
The prime minister's government has also introduced a revamped unemployment benefits system, as well as new rules that allow employers more leeway in firing workers, among other deregulations.
The drop is due to a technical correction after the rise seen in the previous months and to the fact that consumers are starting to become more aware of the negative effects of the austerity measures in the short term, Annalisa Piazza, a strategist at Newedge Group in London, told Businessweek.


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Small businesses need (and deserve) better exposure. What better way to do that than placing an advertisement in one of the country’s largest media networks?
It can cost up to P100,000 to place an ad on a single platform. But this do-it-yourself advertising platform can get you started for as low as P500. ABS-CBN’s Digital Advertising Self-Serve Hub (DASH) gives micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) the chance to promote their business on the network’s web and mobile platforms at minimal cost.
Individual businesses don’t need an advertising agency; they can just upload their own materials or create them on the platform itself. The initial cost per thousand ad impressions or views is P500, which means a banner or a video ad across ABS-CBN’s online properties. The media network said that ads can be approved within 24 hours, as to their target market that would consider the age, gender, interest, time and location of their intended demographics.
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he OddsMatrix sportsbook is integrated with Chilli gaming’s existing platform, so their customers can place bets on the new service using their existing Chili accounts.
OddsMatrix is a white label sport betting solution, that enables operators like Chiligaming to rapidly and cost effectively launch a sports book product, without the risk and expense of setting up their own service.
OddsMatrix manage event creation, odds compilation and risk, as well as providing an integrated player handling and bonus system, all delivered within a Chiligaming customized site design and back office.
Alexandre Dreyfus CEO and founder of Chiligaming says ”We have chosen the OddsMatrix sports-book solution because of the fully managed nature of the service they offer and the comprehensive range of markets available with competitive odds for each of Chilibet.com local target regions. Our customers now have the opportunity to bet on events and markets that interest them. We are very excited about our new sportsbook, and we are eager to see the positive effect on customer loyalty, retention and acquisition as a result of our recent promotional activities.”
Stian Hornsletten CEO of OddsMatrix says “The “Chili” brand has been prominent in online gaming for quite some time. We are encouraged that they have decided to use OddsMatrix, and are fully confident that our fully managed sportsbook will be a key element in delivering growth to their business over the coming years.”


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Xiaomi releases phone with an interchangeable lens
Wheel turns and phones are becoming cameras
Xiaomi has unveiled a concept phone with a 1-inch camera sensor and partnership with famous camera manufacturer Leica.
Xiaomi unveils its 12S Ultra flagship
Snapdragon 8+ Gen1, 1-inch sensor, Leica lenses, and China-only
Xiaomi has unveiled its newest Xiaomi 12S series smartphones, including the flagship Xiaomi 12S Ultra which uses the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon SoC, and newest partnership with Leica, for what should be the best main smartphone camera system.
The new render shows Xiaomi 12 Ultra camera system
Four sensors for rear camera with Leica sticker
The latest render shows off what appears to be the design and the rear camera system of the upcoming Xiaomi 12 Ultra flagship smartphone.
Xiaomi 12 Ultra will get Leica's logo on the back
For its triple camera setup
According to the reports coming from China, it appears that the Xiaomi 12 Ultra will indeed carry the Leica iconic logo on the back.
My new buddy is called the Huawei Mate 20 Pro
Review: The smartphone accompanies me on my travels
I've used the Huawei Mate 20 Pro for a week now, and this is quite some phone, with quite a price tag to match. It will be with me next week when I'm in Barcelona, unless it falls out of my pocket and breaks on the way. Which it won't.
Huawei throws a giant phone party
Hello Mate, here's the Mate20 Pro
Well over 2,000 people, from all over the world, poured into a conference hall in the Excel conference centre in London yesterday to see and listen to a complete bells and whistles exposition of the virtues of Huawei's latest range of phones the Mate 20 and the Mate20 Pro.
Huawei launches new P9 and P9 Plus smartphones
Featuring a Leica-made dual-lens rear camera
Huawei has officially launched its two new flagship smartphones, the Huawei P9 and P9 Plus, both featuring a Leica-made dual-lens 12-megapixel rear camera.


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By: Karissa Bell
Facebook is launching its social audio features. The company is rolling out its Clubhouse-like audio rooms, as well as a handful of podcasts.
Audio rooms are similar to Clubhouse or Twitter Spaces. Conversations stream live in the app, and room hosts can invite others up to speak with them. In a sign of just how important the feature is to Facebook, the app will promote the conversations at the top of News Feed above Stories. The new format also comes with creator-friendly features, like the ability to buy “stars,” the in-app gifts that help influencers make money from their streams…read more.


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According to a new report, Apple, Google, Amazon, Facebook, and more are pouring money into anti-China lobbying in an effort to curb antitrust legislation in the United States.
Apple and other tech giants pouring money into thinks tanks to battle legislation in favor of stricter regulation
As per the Financial Times’ report, Apple and other Big Tech companies are behind an increase in funding to four of Washington’s most esteemed research groups: the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the Center for a New American Security, Brookings, and the Hudson Institute.
Total donations from Big Tech companies to the four think-tanks have risen from at least $625,000 in 2017-18 to at least $1.2mn in 2019-20, according to a Financial Times analysis of financial disclosures. These figures could be as high as $1.2mn in 2017-18 to $2.7mn in 2019-20.
Not all of the groups have published figures for 2020-21, but those that have also show tech donations increasing once more.
It is important to note that while the amount spent is relatively small for the companies involved keeping in mind Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple each have market capitalizations of more than $1 trillion, the funding has ramped up significantly as Big Tech becomes one of the top donors to the think tanks alongside the oil and gas industry.
Some of the people affiliated with the foreign policy think tanks have been vociferous defenders of Big Tech recently, including 12 former top national security officials who signed a letter last September urging Congress to stop working on bills designed to toughen antitrust enforcement.
Last month, the American Innovation and Choice Online Act passed through the Senate committee stage despite various lobbying efforts against it. The bill would stop tech giants from favoring their own products on their platforms. In addition, a growing number of countries are reducing Apple’s tight hold on its App Store rules including South Korea and the Netherlands. Individual states in the U.S. are also working on their own antitrust legislation to curb the power of tech giants. Most recently, the United States Department of Justice and 35 U.S. states came out in support of Epic Games in its antitrust appeal against Apple.
In a request for comment from the publication, Google said, “We have openly contributed to organizations from across the political spectrum for over a decade to encourage a robust debate on good technology policy.” Facebook, Amazon, and Apple did not respond to requests for comment.


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An over 400 percent increase in remittance inflows over the last ten years has sparked new demand for faster, low-cost global payments. Driven by emerging market economies, remittances around the world totaled over 600 billion dollars last year. Across these same regions small- and medium-enterprises (SMEs), propelled by global payment flows, were responsible for nearly 60% of employment.
Ripple has been at the forefront of addressing this need for both the expanding global remittance market and growing SMEs in emerging economies.
As of today, RippleNet is active in over 40 countries across six continents. New payment corridors have opened up in North America, Asia, Africa, Europe and South America. This provides new access to better international payment services in markets where remitters and SMEs are in the most need.
What’s more, RippleNet’s newest corridors have a combined potential market that totals over $2 Billion in inflows over the last year:
- InstaReM and RationalFX opened up new corridors from the United Kingdom to Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
- Remitr and FlutterWave established a RippleNet corridor to Nigeria from Canada, the first connection on RippleNet in Africa.
- BeeTech and InstaReM created corridors from Brazil to Spain, Italy, Germany, France and Portugal.
This year alone, global remittances are expected to reach $642 billion. This is more than three times the official government aid received worldwide in 2017. There is no doubt that access to faster, more reliable and lower cost international payments services offers a lifeline for tens of millions of the world’s poor.
For growing SMEs in many of these markets, it is difficult to secure the financing need to hire quickly and buy materials and equipment. A credit gap estimated at over $1.2 trillion is already slowing their growth and hampering economic progress.
Any further friction, due to unnecessary delays in sending and receiving payments abroad, derails an SME’s plans to expand or worse, it puts them out of business entirely. This is precisely why demand for services, like those provided through RippleNet, are so high.
RippleNet provides financial institutions that handle remittances and SME transactions in emerging markets a unique advantage, by streamlining their payment flows making them faster, more transparent and cheaper.
Remitters and SMEs across the world, and particularly in emerging markets, are no longer hampered by an inefficient global payments infrastructure. Transactions on RippleNet are instant and tracked end-to-end, allowing money to move across borders and into new markets without impediment.
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Earlier this week, we’ve showed you the leaked Samsung Galaxy S III mini handset in three new colors (just like its elder brother, Galaxy S III), which was made available originally in Marble White version during its initial launch. Finally, Samsung France website has officially the new colors of the Galaxy S III mini handset, not just three, but a total of 4 new colors have been confirmed. If you are wondering, the device will be available in Onyx Black, Amber Brown, Titan Gray and Garnet Red colored editions in the near future.
Samsung is currently selling the Galaxy S III mini in the U.K. and in some parts of Asia. Unfortunately, the South Korean manufacturer is still mum on the U.S. availability of this handset, Galaxy S III mini comes with Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean OS, 4-inch Super AMOLED display with WVGA resolution, 1GHz dual-core processor, 5-megapixel main camera,1GB RAM, 8GB/16GB eMMC and all the other regular feedings of a mid-range Android phone.
The launch dates for the new Galaxy S III mini colored editions haven’t been announced yet. We’ll let you know more about this when official details arrive. On the other side, Samsung also prepping a couple of new color variants for the Galaxy Note II. In last week, the phablet was spotted in “Amber Brown”, and “Red” colors. Brown Galaxy Note II is reportedly heading to Japan to launch over NTT DoCoMo network.
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NEW DELHI: Slowdown pressures clearly weigh heavy on car sales as the festive cheer failed to add much fervour to demand in November, dampened by high interest rates and uncertain economic climate. While car market leader Maruti Suzuki and utility vehicle major Mahindra & Mahindra managed to touch double-digit growth in November sales, others were not so lucky as the poor sentiment among buyers saw their volumes go down sharply year-on-year.
Talking about gainers, Maruti Suzuki had an edge from the launch of a refreshed version of its Alto800 mini. Aided by the new variant, the company's November volumes gained 10% at 90,882 units against 82,870 units in the same month last year. Senior Maruti officials have said they expect the momentum to continue through the fiscal ending March, 2013.
Mahindra has also been riding high on the back of new launches as well as low diesel prices that have ensured a steady flow of customers to its fold. The company, that recently added an entry-level SUV to its portfolio in the Quanto, sold 24,604 units at a growth of 38% against 17,813 units in the corresponding month of the previous year.
A top Mahindra official, however, expressed concern over the high financing rates in the market. "Till there is a decrease in interest rates for corporate or retail credits, financing rates will remain high for auto customers which is a cause of concern," said Pravin Shah,
Chief executive of Mahindra's Automotive Division. The going was not so good for other companies though and these included big names like Hyundai, the country's second-biggest carmaker, and Tata Motors and Toyota. Hyundai had a near-flat month as it sold 34,751 units against 35,000 units in November last year.
"The adverse market conditions due to high interest rates and inflation continued to pose challenges for growth," said Rakesh Srivastava, VP (Marketing and Sales) at Hyundai India. On the other hand, woes for Tata Motors continued. The firm, which was ousted from the top 3 passenger vehicle club by Mahindra & Mahindra this year, saw 35% decline in sales.
Sales of the Nano were down at 3,503 units against 6,401 in November last year. The Indica range sales were also down and so were that of the Indigo range. Toyota Kirloskar had a negative month and the firm attributed this to the poor sentiment in the market, apart from a planned production shutdown at its factory. Two-wheeler sales were also under pressure as volumes of Hero MotoCorp and TVS Motors were down this month.
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Courier business thrives on the back of booming e-commerce
Why walk to the shop to buy groceries, food or shoes when you can shop for the same via phone and have them delivered at your doorstep?
It is a question many Kenyans ask these days before choosing the convenient option that has seen a boom in e-commerce.
Medicines, groceries, meals, shopping and electronic items, among others, are just a click away.
While e-commerce service providers, that include telecommunication firms, supermarkets, restaurants, grocery stores and fast-food chains, are some of the beneficiaries of the trade, the biggest winners are courier services.
Kenya is experiencing a surge in courier service providers supported by booming e-commerce as Internet use hits a new high.
Communication Authority of Kenya (CA) says the growth of courier business is currently hinged on e-commerce.
As of June, there were 1,027 courier service providers, with the number rising by a record 30 from 997 in a similar quarter in 2018. The 1,027 courier service providers during the period moved 885,862 parcels and courier items, a growth from 724,866 in the period ending March.
“The rise is mainly attributed to increased uptake of e-commerce in the country especially by micro, small and middle-sized enterprises,” said CA.
Courier service providers include leading bus companies, the postal corporation, independent firms that mainly use motorbikes for short-distance deliveries, media houses and security companies.
A survey at various leading bus companies shows parcel delivery is among their most popular business.
At Easy Coach, dozens of parcels were being sorted for delivery to various western Kenya destinations on Tuesday.
“We move hundreds of courier items every day, big and small,” said an attendant, with the company charging a minimum of Sh300 for each item.
It was a similar case at Modern Coast Bus Company in downtown Nairobi, which also ferries tens of parcels every day to various coastal towns.
Among items ferried by the long-distance bus companies include electronic equipment like computers and TVs, medicines, clothes, foodstuffs and motor vehicle spare parts bought by small businesses upcountry.
“There is good business in rural areas. I have several customers there. They tell me the machines they want, I share photos of what I have via WhatsApp, we agree on the price, they pay via mobile money and I send the items via courier,” offered Gilbert Ojiambo, a computer seller in Nairobi.
Besides bus companies, cab hailing firms such as Uber and Bolt are among the latest entrants in the courier business as they seek to cash in on the rise in-home delivery services, especially in Nairobi.
Courier Industry Association chairman Geoffrey Mwove, in a recent interview, said e-commerce is the current growth driver of the industry, with firms leveraging on technology to enhance efficiency and lower costs.
Kenya was ranked seven out of 10 e-commerce developing economies in sub-Saharan Africa in 2018 by the UN Conference on Trade and Development.
The agency put the number of online shoppers at about 2.6 million, with the country trailing leader South Africa which had more than three million. -Xinhua


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Cannabis dealers in the UK are 'prescribing' weed to treat illnesses
UK drug dealers are now giving their customers ‘medical advice’ and prescribing different cannabis strains for various ailments.
Cannabis dealers and growers are trying to gain an edge on their competition by copying sophisticated marketing methods of American medical cannabis companies.
A Birmingham based cannabis producer and dealer told Metro.co.uk he has been giving out medical advice since the spring.
The 28-year-old man, who has no medical qualifications, said: ‘People over here know in America and other parts of the world cannabis is used to for medical purposes so it makes sense I know as much about the drugs I am growing as possible.
‘I am not just a drug dealer, technically I am a gardener because I grow the stuff, a salesman because I need to shift it, a debt collector and now a doctor.’ ‘Also customers always tell me their problems, usually when they are trying to either get money off or not pay a debt, so when one of them told me he had back pain I gave him a sample of Lemonade (skunk) and he reckoned it helped him.
‘After that I just went on the internet and researched what all the big American firms are doing with medical marijuana, they have done all the research behind it, so I can trust they are right about this. One website said which weed is best for women on their periods, so I got some of that in too.
‘Also some of the legal cannabis shops and companies tweet about which cannabis is good for what illnesses, so I just follow their advice, it is not rocket science it is just selling weed.’
He said: ‘It is just a start for me, I’ve got different types of skunk for sale but Gorilla Glue which is the one that everyone wants now and I say that is good for insomnia because it knocks you out.’
‘But since I have been matching weeds with people’s illnesses I have been getting a lot more older people buying off me, which is great because they are less likely to try and rob me.’
Dealers also believe it is only a matter of time before the Government follows America and legalises cannabis and are preparing for that eventuality.
A veteran Midlands drug dealer, aged 55, said: ‘I was telling everyone about cannabis being good for you and being medicinal years ago but was written off as a hippy by other dealers but now the whole world is waking up to medical marijuana. I was selling cannabis to a fella with Multiple Sclerosis back in the 1990s so this nothing new.
‘And it comes down to money, look how much tax the yanks are bringing in through cannabis, our government is going to want some of that action, I want to be selling weed legally, and am preparing for the day it becomes legal.
‘We cannot let all the corporations and companies like Boots take over a market that we have been supplying for years and taking risks to do that.’ Since the cannabis was legalised in several states across America the corporate cannabis companies have created new strains of the drug and made the entire process more professional. American medical cannabis companies like Scott’s Miracle Gro, AbbVie, Corbus are on the stock market.
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Emmi has announced that it is to acquire 100% of the shares of Canadian cheese importer JL Freeman, as it looks to expand its position in North America.
The acquisition will increase the potential for Emmi to export speciality cheeses and other products to the US and Canada, and “make more targeted use of resources to strengthen its position in the speciality cheese business”.
JL Freeman is Canada’s leading importer of speciality cheeses, generating annual sales of CA$38m. Switzerland is already its largest import market, accounting for more than half of its total imports, and this latest acquisition will allow it to develop the long-established relationship it has with Emmi.
Emmi’s CEO, Urs Riedener, commented: “JL Freeman is an established, profitable company which has been working successfully with Emmi for almost 60 years. Its leading position in the import of speciality cheeses offers an excellent marketing opportunity for Swiss cheese varieties and specialities such as Kaltbach and Swiss Fondue.”
JL Freeman will continue to operate independently of Emmi and will retain its existing managerial team when the acquisition, planned for the first quarter of this year, is finalised.
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The inaugural Africa 5G Summit, with the subject “5G Lighting Up Digital Africa,” took place in Bangkok, Thailand. The Arab ICT Organization (AICTO), located in Tunisia, funded the summit and served as its host. AICTO wants to provide a forum for communication between Africa and the world’s top 5G markets. To support the steady development of 5G and quicken the release of the digital economy’s potential, ICT industry organizations, government regulators, and carriers were invited to come together at this summit to share experiences and exchange opinions on important subjects like “National 5G Strategic Planning, Carriers’ 5G Business Practices, and the Strategy of 4G/5G Collaborative Network Evolution.”
Bangkok, Thailand hosted the first Africa 5G Summit, with the theme “5G Lighting Up Digital Africa.” The summit was sponsored by and hosted by the Tunisian-based Arab ICT Organization (AICTO). Africa and the top 5G markets in the world may communicate on a forum provided by AICTO. ICT industry organizations, government regulators, and carriers were invited to participate in this summit to share experiences and opinions on critical issues like “National 5G Strategic Planning, Carriers’ 5G Business Practices, and the Strategy of 4G/5G Collaborative Network Evolution” to support the steady development of 5G and hasten the release of the digital economy’s potential.
The digital economy has grown to be a significant pillar of regional economic development, according to Mr. Mohamed Ben Amor, the Secretary General of the AICTO. As the cornerstone of the country’s digital revolution, 5G is playing an ever-more-important role in advancing social and economic growth. To successfully promote regional digital transformation while addressing the potential and difficulties of 5G development, AICTO will maintain its partnerships with ICT industry partners in the Arab and African areas.
The CEO of the Cote d’Ivoire Spectrum Authority, Mr. Coulibaly Yacouba, stated in his keynote address that Cote d’Ivoire is actively embracing the arrival of the 5G era. The national commercial launch of 5G is now being thoroughly prepared for by the government and local operators. During the next Africa Cup of Nations, which will be hosted in Cote d’Ivoire, attendees may expect to receive the best possible service.
The third wave of the global 5G market, Africa will usher in the 5G era in 2023, said Benjamin Hou, President of Huawei Northern Africa Carrier Business. To promote the steady advancement of 5G and assist the region’s digital transformation, Huawei will further enhance its investment in Africa. To assist clients’ commercial success in the 5G future, Huawei will keep expanding its partnership with sector partners in Africa, for Africa.


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Nidhi Yasha Keynotes GIA Mumbai Graduation Ceremony
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) held a special graduation ceremony for students of its globally recognised Jewelry Design (JD) Certificate course in Mumbai. Costume designer Nidhi Yasha, owner and creative director of design service company The NY Studio, Mumbai was one of the keynote speakers at the event. Yasha shared her experiences, challenges and opportunities in the jewellery design industry, highlighting a growing demand for costume jewellery in television and film.
“At GIA, we give students the best possible platform to enter into the professional world of jewellery design. They leave GIA with the confidence to create unique and exquisite jewellery, which is essential to succeeding in the industry,” added Nirupa Bhatt, managing director of GIA in India and the Middle East.
Nidhi Yasha (in a sari) and GIA country head, sales Apoorva Deshingkar (third from left) along with the graduating class.


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Despite being incredibly popular, digital nomadism is a concept that many national governments are still skeptical about. Since immigration regulations have traditionally been strict, nomads and long-term travelers are asking for these barriers to be lifted and simplified travel rules. Fortunately, Airbnb supports themspeaking with different leaders around the world to promote remote working and partnering with as many 20 destinations to support the movement.
Digital nomad visas are new, and in terms of availability and accessibility, nomads are far from where they aspire to be. Although the number of countries offering these visas has increased recently, especially after the end of the pandemic and the reopening of borders, they remain in the minority and/or have difficult criteria to meet.
On the bright side, as AirBnB says, there are “remote worker-friendly destinations” around the world. There, nomads are not only welcome, but also have the opportunity to grow and grow their business:
Airbnb wants digital nomad visas to be less bureaucratic
The various digital nomad visas that have already been issued have a lot in common, but at the same time, they can differ significantly when it comes to financial requirements or just bureaucracy in general. The Colombian visa, for example, is one of the easiest to obtain: applicants simply need to prove that they earn at least $684 per month.
The sum is well below the average national rate of pay in the United States, Canada and most European countries, making Colombia an attractive destination for nomads, especially those who are younger and traveling on a budget. limit. On the other hand, nations like Malta and Montserrat have much higher fees – the latter expects nomadic residents to justify financial resources of at least $70,000 per year.
In addition, Costa Rica has launched an extremely simple visa process which is close to being fully digital. It does not subject applicants to extensive background checks – conversely, the Eastern European nation of Latvia has a more extensive list of requirements that must be met, including being considered a “highly qualified” professional “.
As you can see, there is little consensus on where these rules should be, and currently there is no guidelines countries must follow. Airbnb is undoubtedly the most powerful ally of digital nomads. Just last week, the vacation rental platform released a whitepaper proposing a set of policy changes benefiting the category.
Essentially, Airbnb is urging countries and some of the major cities to ‘adapt’ and ‘improve’ the remote work experience. In addition to adapting to the new travel trend, he wants governments to:
- Facilitate the visa application process
- Encourage visitor support for the local economy
- Simplify tax compliance
- Invest in “Essential Amenities”*
*These include internet connectivity and community support for workers and their families where applicable
These 20 destinations are official partners of AirBnB to promote remote working
According to Airbnb, these are the 20 destinations with which they will be partners to help support remote workers:
- Baja California Sur (State), Mexico
- Bali, Indonesia
- Brindisi, Apulia, Italy
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Canary Islands (Autonomous Community), Spain
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Colombia (Country)
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Malta (Country)
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Palm Springs, California, USA
- Queensland (State), Australia
- Rural France**
- Salzkammergut, Austria
- Tampa Bay, Florida, USA
- Thailand (Country)
- Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
*Referring to many countries belonging to the geopolitical group
**AirBnB does not specify which parts of “rural” France
Airbnb is actively working with the destinations listed above to enhance the nomadic experience. This close partnership will see the creation of ‘tailor-made hubs’ for each countryas well as disclosing important information regarding entry requirements, other visa policies that may apply and, of course, taxation.
Nomads are known to favor destinations with more lax tax regulations and where they won’t face a crippling financial burden, like in Bali. When applying for nomadic visas for Indonesia, where Bali is located, Americans and other travelers may be eligible to live in the province for 5 years without paying tourist tax.
Airbnb also said it would find mutual solutions with those partners to promote “responsible hosting” and acceptance of remote workers and long-term travel. These so-called “hubs” will open later this year. The hubs will include all kinds of destinations, from entire countries, such as Colombia and Malta, to off trail, small towns in Italy and France.
Not all partners have digital nomad visas in place
Of the 20 listed, six countries below have not launched a specific visa for nomads or announced its intention to do so. This is despite being popular nomadic hotspots and/or other immigration routes for long-term travellers:
- United States
Citing Bali specifically, Airbnb says partnership will ‘revitalize’ Indonesia’s tourism industry, offering a “new focus on longer and better stays”. The platform further praises the Indonesian province for its “plenty of amenities, infrastructure, and lifestyle connected to nature and local community.”
AirBnB co-founder Nathan Blecharczyk says the company doesn’t want to act like it has all the answers at this point. However, they believe they are “well suited” for “information sharing”, given their “large footprint” when it comes to travel. Blecharczyk was always transparent, stating that “this stuff isn’t necessarily simple.”
There could be an increase in digital nomad conversions in the post-Covid world. However, not all destinations have been receptives. Many simply don’t trust the process enough to open their doors to long-term travelers. After all, it almost always involves tweaking the laws and loosening the brakes on migration. This is something that Western nations, mainly Europe, have been reluctant to do.
Even then, digital nomadism slowly carved out its own niche on the Old Continent. Croatia, Albania and others lead the movement. Airbnb continues to push for a broader rollout globally. The company has set an example by allowing its own employees to work remotely from any of their 170 countries for up to 90 days a year.
For more information on all of these Airbnb initiatives, please visit their official news page.
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Wilson Posts Up With 3D-Printed Basketball of the Future
Wilson partnered with EOS for the special basketball.
March 3, 2023
Wilson has been perfecting its game in the redesign of the basketball with a prototype that’s covered in an intricate pattern of holes but never goes flat. Its technology replaces the need for pressurized bladders in objects designed to bounce or absorb impacts, according to the company.
Making of the Wilson Airless Prototype Basketball
Wilson partnered with EOS, a company which specializes in use of 3D printing for industrial uses, to manufacture the unorthodox basketball design that’s covered in a pattern of open hexagons instead of sealed leather panels.
EOS used additive 3D printing technology which uses a powdered resin that’s hardened by a laser to create ultra-thin stacked layers with more detail. The result is a hollow basketball that nearly matches the “performance specifications of a regulation basketball, including its weight, size and rebound (bounce).” The 3D-printed ball can be dyed in various colors, with the prototype being made black for its debut during the 2023 NBA All-Star Game festivities in late February.
The NBA currently doesn’t have plans to switch to Wilson’s 3D-printed airless basketball design. But Wilson plans to continue to develop and improve its design. And even if it never finds its way into the NBA, it may help make the game more accessible on playground courts across the country where pick-up games will never have to be canceled because no one can find a pump to fix a flat ball.
Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.
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Walgreens beats profit views, but misses on salesWalgreens Boots Alliance Inc. and Rite Aid Corp. said Thursday they had extended the deadline to complete their merger as the companies work to obtain regulatory approval. The move came as Walgreens posted an increase in profit in its fiscal fourth quarter as revenue edged higher. The companies now expect the deal to close in early 2017 after extending the merger agreements deadline from October 27 to January 27.
4:10 a.m. Aug. 2, 2016
AmerisourceBergen raises outlook as profit beatsAmerisourceBergen Corp. ABC raised its outlook for the current year as the drug wholesaler reported better-than-expected results for the three months ended in June. The Valley Forge, Pa., company raised its per-share earnings estimate to $5.52 to $5.57 for the fiscal year ending in September, from its previous estimate for per-share profit of $5.44 to $5.54.
5:40 a.m. July 16, 2016
- By William Watts
These stocks are biggest post-Brexit winners and losers in the U.S. American Airlines rebounds after initial tumbleAs the dust settles—for now—in the wake of the Brexit vote, which U.S. stocks have benefited most from the rally and which have been left behind?
3:43 a.m. July 6, 2016
Walgreens revenue falls short of estimatesWalgreens Boots Alliance said sales edged up in its latest quarter as it filled more prescriptions, though revenue fell short of expectations as shoppers bought less outside of the pharmacy. Shares in the company, down 2% this year through Tuesday's close, slipped 0.6% in premarket trading. The largest U.S.
4:18 a.m. May 5, 2016
AmerisourceBergen shares slide on lower outlookDrug wholesaler AmerisourceBergen Corp. swung to a profit for the March quarter but cut its earnings guidance for the current fiscal year amid continued generic-drug pricing pressures in the sector. Shares fell 7.5% to $78 in recent premarket trading as the company's second-quarter revenue also missed expectations.
1:26 p.m. May 4, 2016
McKesson posts higher profit on 4% sales increaseMcKesson Corp. said profit rose in its fourth quarter, helped by higher revenue and a reduction in operating expenses. For the year ending in March 2017, the drug wholesaler expects earnings excluding items of $13.30 to $13.80 a share. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expect $13.48. The company's outlook for the current year anticipates "solid growth across our businesses and growth from capital deployment" and the negative effects of customer consolidation and generic-drug pricing trends.
11:47 a.m. March 21, 2016
- By Wallace Witkowski
These stocks are most vulnerable to the buyback ‘blackout’ AIG, Monsanto among big buyback spenders who could feel pinchU.S. stocks will be getting less support from their respective companies as the S&P 500 Index enters a more than month-long period when firms cannot repurchase their shares, but some stocks are more at risk than others.
9:05 a.m. Feb. 19, 2016
- By Philip van Doorn
Steer toward more ‘reasonable’ momentum stocks, J.P. Morgan says That’s as some familiar companies are ‘at risk’ of underperforming, the bank saysThat’s as some familiar companies are ‘at risk’ of underperforming, the bank says.
4:20 a.m. Feb. 4, 2016
AmerisourceBergen tops profit views, trims outlookAmerisourceBergen Corp. lowered the upper end of its guidance for the current year as the drug wholesaler reported that it swung to a profit during the quarter ended in December. For the fiscal year ending in September, AmerisourceBergen lowered the upper end of its per-share earnings estimate by seven cents and now expects per-share profit between $5.73 and $5.83.
6:30 a.m. Nov. 18, 2015
- By Anne Steele
AmerisourceBergen CEO to take chairman role; company adopts proxy access Chairman Richard Gozon to retire at the annual stockholder meeting in MarchAmerisourceBergen Chief Executive Steven Collis will succeed Chairman Richard Gozon when Gozon retires next year. The drug wholesaler also adopts measures making it easier for shareholders to nominate board members.
3:20 a.m. Oct. 29, 2015
AmerisourceBergen issues upbeat outlook AmerisourceBergen Corp. ABC issued earnings guidance for its recently started fiscal year that topped expectations as the drug wholesaler posted revenue growth of 12% for the latest quarter. For the year ending in September 2016, the company forecast per-share earnings of $5.73 to $5.90, while analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected per-share profit of $5.


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Scotland’s ease of lockdown restrictions announced
Stay at home restrictions could be lifted on the 5th April
Nicola Sturgeon has just announced plans to ease Scotland out of its lockdown restrictions.
Priority will be placed on the return of face-to-face education and sport activities for young people, and Scotland’s economy including shops, bars, restaurants, gyms and hairdressers, which are expected to open in the last week of April.
This follows Boris Johnson’s announcement yesterday that shops, hairdressers, gyms and outdoor hospitality in England would re-open on the 12th April if conditions were met to ease lockdown.
Sturgeon stated all decisions will be driven by data rather than dates, so that the country’s gradual reemergence from lockdown will be phased, with at last three weeks between each phase.
It is hoped that from the 15th March four people from two households will be allowed to meet up outdoors, and primary and school pupils may be returning back to school at this date.
The stay at home restrictions will be lifted on the 5th April, if conditions allow. The current level four restrictions will be eased, before moving back into a geographically variable system.
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- How much did Princess Diana wedding cost?
- How much did Meghan and Harry wedding cost?
- How much was Harry and Meghan wedding?
- What celebrity has the most expensive wedding?
- Which royal wedding was the most expensive?
- How much is Priyanka Chopra wedding ring?
- Who is the richest Jonas brother?
- Is Priyanka Chopra a billionaire?
- What is the most expensive wedding dress ever made?
- How much did Priyanka wedding dress cost?
- Who paid for Meghan Markle’s wedding?
How much did Princess Diana wedding cost?
The cost of the wedding was later estimated to be $48 million in total (between $70M and $110M when adjusted for inflation), with $600,000 being spent on security..
How much did Meghan and Harry wedding cost?
The royal wedding costs an estimated $42.8 million—and 94% of it is for security. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s wedding will come with a staggering bill: about $42.8 million.
How much was Harry and Meghan wedding?
According to the Express, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s royal wedding racked up a £32 million bill, with the majority of the hefty sum (paid for by the taxpayer) going towards security – a whopping £30 million, to be exact.
What celebrity has the most expensive wedding?
The Top 5 Most Expensive Celebrity WeddingsMeghan Markle and Prince Harry’s 2018 wedding cost $45 million.Prince William and Kate Middleton’s 2011 wedding cost $34 million. … Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries’s 2011 wedding cost $10 million. … Michael Jordan and Yvette Prieto’s 2013 wedding cost $10 million. … More items…•
Which royal wedding was the most expensive?
The Abu Dhabi prince broke the record for the most expensive royal wedding of all time when he tied the knot with Princess Salama in 2008. According to CBS news the seven day wedding cost a whopping £81 million ($100 million) and went on for seven days.
How much is Priyanka Chopra wedding ring?
Priyanka Chopra’s Gorgeous Engagement Ring Reportedly Cost Nick Jonas $200,000.
Who is the richest Jonas brother?
Here’s what we know about the Jonas Brothers’ money.Nick Jonas. The youngest is probably the wealthiest. … Joe Jonas. Joe’s Celebrity Net Worth page puts his worth at $18 million, but it’s out of date. … Kevin Jonas. The eldest Jonas has spent the least amount of time in the spotlight over the past six years. … Frankie Jonas.
Is Priyanka Chopra a billionaire?
She’s since starred in a number of Indian films, US films, started a production company, and more, building herself an estimated multimillion-dollar fortune. According to Celebrity Net Worth, Chopra’s net worth is an estimated $20 million and her annual salary is an estimated $10 million.
What is the most expensive wedding dress ever made?
The world’s most expensive dress Taking the top spot as the world’s most expensive is a £7.4 million diamond-encrusted creation designed by Martin Katz Jewellers and Renee Strauss. Adorned with 150 carats worth of diamonds, it was created for a bridal show in 2006. Rumour has it it’s still for sale…
How much did Priyanka wedding dress cost?
Yes, 2 million! The bespoke gown Ralph Lauren created for Priyanka Chopra’s wedding to Nick Jonas exemplifies the highest levels of exquisite, meticulous handwork.
Who paid for Meghan Markle’s wedding?
2. The royal family. Much of the wedding — including the music, food, flowers, and invitations — will be paid for by the royal family, led by the queen. Queen Elizabeth II makes her money through the sovereign grant which is calculated as a percentage of The Crown Estate’s profit.


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Yi He, a renowned cryptocurrency evangelist and OKCoin’s co-founder, today joined Binance.
Binance is a new Shanghai-based digital asset exchange overarched by Changpeng Zhao’s Beijie Technology. It has been amazingly appreciated by the crypto-community for offering zero-fee trading and surprisingly faster processing speeds of up to 1.4 million transactions/second. And now with Yi He holding an important position in the company, Binance has already been bringing upside momentum to the value of its in-house token, BNB.
Yi He is indeed one of the most respected and influentials persons in the Chinese Internet industry. Her involvement in OKCoin as a co-founder and the vice president until 2015 prompted the Bitcoin company to reach its prime. It was under her watch when OKCoin’s market share in the Chinese market jumped to 60%. During the same period, she was also interviewed by many mainstream media channels.
That being said, the Chinese cryptocurrency market can expect the same performance from Binance in the near-term future.
Upon leaving OKCoin at the end of 2015, Yi joined Yixia Technology, a 20billion RMB company, as their Vice President where she skillfully supervised the company’s and its subsidiaries’ product management and marketing operations. Yixia Technology has now become the leading company in Chinese mobile video market. Its famous products include Miao Pai, Xiao Ka Xiu, and Yi Zhi Bo.
The very next year, in 2016, Yi launched “Yi Zhi Bo”, a China-based live broadcasting platform which turned out to be the biggest broadcasting startup that same year.
Yi’s statements from her latest blog post reflect her commitment to the cryptocurrency industry as a whole. A translated excerpt:
“Cryptocurrency is known for more and more people now, and the whole blockchain asset industry has completed the whole translation from trading to application. The government of Japan has admitted the legalization of Bitcoin as a payment method. Australian Securities Exchange is considering use blockchain instead of clearing and settlement system; Ethereum introduced smart contract and open-source underlying system. This world is crazier than what you think, and I am part of this crazy world. Therefore, I would like to go back to my battlefield, join Binance, in order to complete my mission.”


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Spotify Launches in Russia and 12 Additional European Markets
World’s most popular audio streaming subscription service now available to 250 million more people in
Spotify is available for free, offering unrivaled personalized music discovery
Spotify’s 13 new markets include:
As the leading platform driving music discovery on more types of devices than any other service, Spotify’s expansion in
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As a part of Spotify’s expansion announced today, it has introduced 200 new playlists featuring artists from across the region that are available to fans around the world. To highlight Russia’s rich musical culture, for example, Spotify has added almost 100 playlists, including editorially curated playlists like
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Saturday night: For some people, it’s the perfect opportunity to watch a movie, enjoy a candle-lit dinner, or go dancing at a club. For us, the idea of a delicious beer, Scottish snacks, and art sounded like heaven – and it was all possible, thanks to a Berlin Beer Week (BBW) event which took place at the the bar, “Das Gift,” in Neukölln.
Berlin Beer Week (BBW), established in 2015, is a week-long event celebrating craft beer culture. On Friday, a boat ride through Kreuzberg marked the start of BBW and its over 70 events. As beer aficionados, fans, and creators enjoyed some delicious brews, we spoke to several brewers about their collaborations and the stories behind them.


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Yahoo will maintain absolute control of usernames and passwords to ensure security, but developers will be able to create new interfaces and manipulate email content, as well as design 'mash-ups' that link to other web services.
Chad Dickerson, head of Yahoo's software developer relations programme, told Reuters: "Yahoo is a very large company but we cannot build every application that a user might want.
"You can imagine tens of thousands of niche applications [springing] from Yahoo Mail."
Yahoo Mail is considered the most popular consumer email service available on the internet, and is used by an estimated 257 million users globally.
Nintendo sales double and profits balloon by 500 per cent as Shuntaro Furukawa is appointed president
Switch console sold more than 15 million units, while SNES Classic sold more than five million
High-precision measurements of nearly 1.7 billion stars made by Gaia space observatory
Water trapped in asteroids could be the source of the Earth's seas
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Halal meat comes from animals slaughtered in accordance with Islamic law. They must be alive and healthy at the time of slaughter, killed by hand and have all blood drained from the carcass. More than 80% of animals killed for halal meat are stunned before slaughter, although it is not a legal requirement in the UK. The RSPCA, British Veterinary Association, the Farm Animal Welfare Council and animal rights groups say slaughter without pre-stunning can cause unnecessary suffering.
Lewis Pies has worked hard to get accreditation from halal governing bodies, source halal ingredients and win the confidence of Muslim customers by inviting them to the factory to see the separate halal production lines.
Its halal journey began with an approach from prison service catering contractors asking if the company could create a halal product for Muslim inmates. At that stage halal accounted for less than 5% of the company’s business. Within a few years it had removed all pork products from its lines. “It was a tough decision. In one way you’re limiting your market – no more pork pies or pork sausage rolls,” says Lewis, 40. “We had suppliers asking for chicken, ham and leek pies, and we had to say no – but we can do a good chicken and leek pie.”
The firm also had to deal with a backlash from Islamophobes and animal rights activists. “I once spent two hours drafting a very careful reply to someone, explaining the issues and the background,” adds Lewis. “I sent it off and got a totally inappropriate response. So we don’t engage with people who don’t want a rational discussion.”
Now halal is the company’s main growth area, accounting for more than 35% of the business, and selling to wholesalers, retailers and brands that market products under their own labels. The biggest demand is for traditional British staples. “There’s a preconception that with halal products you need to ‘currify’ everything, but what people really want is [beef] sausage rolls and meat pies,” says Lewis. The company has now been approached by two football clubs interested in halal pies to be eaten on the terraces.
This desire among Muslims for classic British food led 30-year-old entrepreneur Shazia Saleem to launch a range of halal ready meals under her ieat label. “I wanted shepherd’s pie from the age of seven, and no one was making a halal version, so I made it myself,” she said at a recent Muslim lifestyle conference.
“Since 2013, there’s been a sixfold increase in Muslims shopping in chilled meals aisles looking for something halal,” she said. Her products are stocked in several big supermarket chains.
In Swansea, the factory’s adjustment to halal has led the family in unexpected directions. “If you had told me five years ago, when I was managing a software company, that I’d be selling halal pies, I wouldn’t have believed it,” says Lewis. “But we’ve overcome suspicions and made some good friends. We’ve had a fantastic reception.”


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Ask anyone at FCA as to which brand has the highest global standing and the answer will be immediate: Jeep. While other brands have had their struggles, depending on the market, Jeep has been the crown jewel in the FCA brand lineup. However, according to Automotive News, Jeep may be in a little bit of sales trouble. Its global vehicle sales fell by 1 percent by last year to 1.4 million units and is not expected to hit its 2 million target for this year.
To its credit, Jeep has a fresh lineup and it has reduced US fleet sales, which was not very profitable. So where are the sales lacking? Europe. CEO Sergio Marchionne is specifically not happy about the disappointing European Cherokee sales. If you look at the numbers of the Cherokee in Europe, we haven't done right," he said. "I have now run out of patience, so we will get it done." The Grand Cherokee, however, was the brand's second-best seller in Europe last year, while the Renegade was number one. However, both vehicles experienced a sales decline from 2016 to 2017. The arrival of the new Jeep Compass helped in Europe somewhat.
On the bright side, Jeep sales in China are up and are expected to continue climbing thanks to the upcoming launch of the three-row Commander. Obviously Jeep needs to go back and try and figure out the reason(s) for this decline before things get worse. Is the issue product? A lack of interest in SUVs? That's what Jeep CEO Mike Manley needs to figure out, and fast. His boss, Sergio Marchionne, is expecting answers and, ultimately, solutions.
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In his first Monday in office, President Donald Trump is addressing the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) by signing an executive order to bow out of negotiations on the trade deal.
The TPP was designed to be a trade agreement between the United States and 11 Pacific Rim countries, representing 40% of the global economy and some of the fastest-growing regions in the world.
Trump's decision to address TPP was reported this morning by severeal consumer news outlets, including CNN, Fox News and USA Today.
Trump had vowed during the presidential campaign that he would prevent the U.S. from participating in TPP, as he viewed it as being a harmful agreement for American workers and manufacturers.
The agriculture industry has been split on its views of TPP. The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) has been a vocal proponent of the agreement.
Chip Bowling, president of the NCGA and a farmer from Newburg, Md., addressed the topic numerous times in 2016. In an NCGA press release distributed last fall, he said, “America’s farmers and ranchers need Congress to step up and pass TPP now. At a time when the farm economy is struggling, exports represent a rare bright spot for American agriculture. America’s farmers and ranchers stand ready to share our bounty and meet the challenge of feeding and fueling a growing world. But we can’t do that without trade agreements like TPP.”
Other organizations that supported the TPP include the American Farm Bureau, American Soybean Association, National Pork Producers Council and National Association of Wheat Growers.
Not everyone was onboard with the trade agreement, however. The National Farmers Union (NFU), Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) and the Red River Sugarbeet Growers Association (RRSGA) were opposed. Last October, the RRSGA executive director, Duane Maatz, told Tyne Morgan, Host of the U. S. Farm Report, the association viewed the TPP as a "double-edged sword for certain commodites."
“We're not exporting any sugar,” Maatz said. “So for us, we would just assume temper all of these agreements, and if you want to trade something with someone else, that's fine, but you could leave us out and we'd be happy with that.”
Today, it appears the Red River Sugarbeet Growers Association and other opposing members of the agricultural community are likely to get their wish.


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NSI Industries, LLC, a leading provider of electrical, HVAC, and building technology product solutions for more than 45 years, is proud to announce it has named industry veteran Tom O’Gara the company’s first national sales manager for its Electrical Division Cable and Conduit Fittings Product category. Previously, O’Gara has been with the company’s Remke brand for the past 15 years, most recently as vice president of sales and marketing.
“Since 2019, NSI has gone through a period of tremendous growth, including our Cable and Conduit Fittings Product category,” said Joe Saganowich, NSI’s Electrical Division President. “This new leadership represents a focus on this category, positioning the Remke and Bridgeport Fittings lines as leading brands in the industry. Tom’s intimate knowledge of these lines makes him the perfect candidate for the category’s national sales manager, which will further strengthen our footprint in these markets.”
In his new role, O’Gara will report directly to Tom Wallace, NSI vice president of sales and will be collaborating with regional vice presidents, the national accounts team, and regional sales managers to support the company’s strategic initiatives related to NSI’s Cable and Conduit fittings products.
“Tom brings a great deal of sales and product knowledge to our team from his previous roles as Director and Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Remke,” said Wallace. “Remke and Bridgeport now bring a complete cable and conduit fittings solutions package serving our electrical distribution customers end-to-end, and Tom and his team will elevate this category to a new level with an even better customer service experience.”
NSI’s Cable and Conduit Fittings Product category includes die cast fittings for residential and commercial applications to machined fittings for industrial and OEM applications readily available to ship driven by a large U.S.-based engineering team with custom design capabilities; innovative solutions designed to meet the demands of electricians in fast growth markets including solar, data center, prefab, and food service; backed by NSI’s outstanding service levels and customer service support – one order, one invoice, model designed for stock and flow products.
“During my time with Remke, and since Remke has become a key part of the NSI brand portfolio, we have provided a partnership-focused professional technical sales team and agent network motivated to generate demand in the market,” said O’Gara. “Now, in my new position, we will be even better equipped to care for our customers by streamlining both external and internal processes across multiple departments.”
For more information on NSI, please visit www.nsiindustries.com.


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The updates for Microsoft’s latest mobile OS keep on coming and this one is very welcome indeed. Lazyworm have just released an update to their very popular Metrotube app for watching YouTube videos, joining the other new or updated Windows Phone 8 Apps. The update brings the release to version 4.0.
A long-time favourite on Windows Phone, the app makes great use of the Metro UI, taking full advantage of the new large tiles and introduces the ability to preload videos for later viewing. Read on past the break to find out more.
The Windows Phone 8 launch activities continue in full with the “Meet Your Match” demo crew hitting various sites around the UK. Today they are in London’s biggest shopping mall, Westfield Stratford.
The holiday season is upon us and this is the best time for Microsoft to make a splash highlighting Windows Phone 8. If you’re in London and want to check out some Windows Phone 8 device and have a chance at winning £100 read on past the break to find out more.
The handset will run the last version of the Windows Phone operating system, 7.5 and provide a solid spec for a very reasonable price but how will it be marketed? Today we see a video where Ricky tells us of his hopes and dreams. Step inside..
Today we saw an update arrive for Xbox Live title Cut The Rope, this update looks to have cured the graphical bug seen when launching the game from a dedicated tile on the Start screen.
The otherwise excellent app has exhibited a bug whereby pinning the game to the start screen and launching it would display an odd multi-colour screen and a progress bar. That same thing wouldn’t happen if the app was launched from within the Games Hub.
We contacted Nokia a short while ago to check in on their navigation apps and we were told to expect some updates soon. Today one of the first of the updates has arrived to bring the Nokia Drive+ Beta to version 2.1.
So what’s new? As well as the usual bug fixes they have introduced a better way to manage power consumption. Read on past the break for more details.
AE Skee Ball brings all the fun of the popular arcade game to your Windows Phone. You play for tickets which can be exchanged for tokens that are needed to play the game.
Game play is not unlike the real world game in that you have nine balls that you roll up the ramp to jump them into various points rings. There are some opportunities for bonus points and the more points you score, the more tickets you earn.
AE Skee Ball is a fun time waster of a game but there are a few aspects of the game that may not appeal to everyone.
The Windows Phone 7.8 update has appeared on Navifirm, for both the Lumia 800 and Lumia 510 smartphones. Navifirm, an all-purpose tool for checking and downloading Nokia firmware, shows a number of builds for each Windows Phone so if you're feeling slightly adventurous you can download a build and flash the 800 or 510.
We reported exclusively on Tuesday on the upcoming update to Pictureslab to bring it to version 5.0, at the time it was still in beta. Good news today is that the Windows Phone Store has caught up and the latest version is available to all.
The good news doesn’t stop there as the app is of course available for existing users to update to for free but new users can now grab it for the special offer price of only US $0.99. Read on past the break to find out more.
This is something that we have been keeping a close eye on for a while. The app, as the name of it suggests is for subscribing and downloading your favourite podcasts. Things have been moving fairly swiftly from this developer and we’re today seeing some important updates to bring it up to version 1.3.
The app itself has a simple but effective UI and allows the ability to search, subscribe and update automatically. The full list of updates and details follow.
The popular Windows Phone title Wheel of Wealth has been updated for Windows Phone 8. The Wheel of Fortune-styled game recently launched on Windows 8, but only sported an online mode. We've seen Wheel of Wealth disappear from the Windows Phone Store, only to reappear again, but it's good to see the developer continuing to support the platform.
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The number of Twitter applications taking advantage of new features in Windows Phone 8 goes up almost every day it seems like. Today, Rowi gets an update that brings it to a level playing field with other apps like glƏƏk!, MeTweets and upcoming Twabbit. Observing the Windows Phone community the past few weeks you might notice a trend of each client having a loyal fan base.
So what can Rowi users look forward to in this new update? Read on, crouton.
The Canadian carrier Virgin Mobile is looking for beta testers to try out new mobile phones the company will be stocking. This is also including the HTC 8S where if you register your interest (and are chosen) you'll receive the device and it could well be yours to keep for free. It's simple to get involved and the potential reward is a brand new Windows Phone.
The new version has brought with it numerous fixes and various new features, many of which are optimized for Windows Phone 8 users. Over the last few weeks, we’ve had no issues with the app and it’s been running like a champ on our Lumia 920. In short, if you use Google Voice and you're on Windows Phone, you need this.
The new firmware has brought at least one new feature: automatically connect to Wi-Fi hotspots, part of Microsoft's initiative to help users save on data.
HTC and Microsoft are now pushing a firmware update over-the-air for the 8X Windows Phone (unbranded and unlocked). We reported just two nights ago that the OS was being updated to ‘Portico’ aka build 10211 but what was curious was there was no firmware change. That appears to have been remedied tonight.
We had the phone check for an update manually and sure enough, it began to download and prepare the device for installation (this time it was much quicker). Another screen was presented this time indicating that this was an ‘HTC Update’ referencing the firmware changes.
By Sam Sabri, Wednesday, Dec 12, 2012 at 6:57 pm EST
If you're holding your breath for some more official apps from Google for Windows Phone or Windows 8, you stop trying now. A Google product manager has gone on record saying the Mountain View company has no plans to develop its application for Microsoft's competing operating system. The reason may surprise you.
So Google isn't actively developing for Windows Phone or Windows 8 because it just doesn't see the market for it yet. Speaking with tech site V3, Clay Bavor went on record saying:
"We have no plans to build out Windows apps. We are very careful about where we invest and will go where the users are but they are not on Windows Phone or Windows 8. If that changes, we would invest there, of course."
While there aren't any current plans to bring popular services like YouTube or Google Talk to Windows Phone or Windows 8, there could be hope for both platforms as they gain market share.


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The animal-free testing facility will now work with the brand to provide skin and eye tests for its cosmetic ingredients and formulations
The Body Shop and animal-free testing firm XCellR8 have extended their partnership to provide testing for skin and eye irritation in its cosmetics.
The companies first collaborated on its Forever Against Animal Testing initiative to lobby for a worldwide ban on animal testing, along with Cruelty Free International, which was successful in securing more than eight million signatures....
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Yasuyuki Honne, a developer and board member at Nintendo-owned studio Monolith Soft, revealed that Nintendo considered making an EarthBound game for GameCube with Namco. Honne shared the story on Twitter in advance of a forthcoming book on the life of the late Satoru Iwata will be published later this year.
Honne told a story about meeting Iwata, the former president of Nintendo, and Shigesato Itoi, the original designer of EarthBound, to discuss the game. According to a translation from Nintendo Everything, Honne wrote that, “Itoi-san didn’t seem very interested; he felt it was a little strange.”
Nintendo never picked up the game, but now we get to see the proposed concept for the game. The art resembles Yoshi’s Woolly World. The characters, and the environments, are made with felt. The image includes a felt-made Ness.
Mother — also known as EarthBound in North America — is a retro video game franchise that first came to the Famicom in 1989 with the game Mother. Nintendo released a sequel, Mother 2, for the Super Famicom in 1994, which came to North America as EarthBound. Nintendo later released the original Mother as EarthBound Beginnings in 2015 for the Wii U Virtual Console.
As far franchises are concerned, Mother has had a rough go with multiple projects. It was supposed to get an entry on Nintendo 64, but then Nintendo canceled the project mid-development. Years later, Nintendo published a third Mother game, titled, Mother 3, for the Game Boy Advance. Mother 3 ignites fervor to this day, because Nintendo never localized it for North America.
Nintendo, if you’re reading this, please localize Mother 3. We never got the GameCube game, but it’s not too late to give us the GBA game.


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The Gap, San Francisco, shifted out-of-home media buying for its Gap stores to Leo Burnett
media, Chicago, from in-house. The assignment may expand to include other research responsibilities, a Gap executive said. Last year, Gap stores spent about $500,000 on out-of-home advertising, according to Competitive Media Reporting. Online media buying for Gap stores, previously in-house, was awarded to Organic Online, New York. In Europe, media buying for Gap stores was shifted to CIA's IDK, London, from Grey Advertising's Mediacom.
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text: Generation Z, born between 1995 and 2010 are kicking off into the workforce. The oldest being 25 this year. Generation Z is known for their tech savvy knowledge and a do-it-yourself attitude, and according to forbes.com 55% of Generation Z are more likely to start their own business compared to their previous Generation which is Millennials. This is making them very competitive in this job market today. With that being said, here are our top 3 tips for Generation Z who plan on entering the workforce.


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The first meeting of the digital competition law committee, chaired by ministry of corporate affairs (MCA) Secretary Manoj Govil, will be held on February 22, according to government sources.
The 16-member committee includes chairperson, competition commission of India, Saurabh Srivastava, chairman, Indian Angel Network and cofounder of industry body NASSCOM.
MCA has asked NITI Aayog, departments of commerce, economic affairs, consumer affairs, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, and Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade to nominate a member for the committee, not below the rank of joint secretary.
The MCA secretary is also expected to nominate certain members to take part in the committee discussions including technology experts.
Among the law firms on the panel are Haigreve Khaitan of Khaitan & Co, Pallavi Shardul Shroff of Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co, Anand Pathak, P&A Law Offices, Rahul Rai, Axiom5 Law Chamber.
A parliamentary committee had suggested the need of a digital competition law. The house panel had underlined the need for ex-ante regulations for the big tech.
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Gold Imports Surge Five-fold To $3.75 Billion In September
AdvertisementOn account of the ongoing festive season in India,
Notably, the high imports have pushed up the country's trade deficit to about 18-month high of $14.2 billion in the month under review.
After the government had imposed restrictions on inbound shipments of the precious metal to narrow the Current Account Deficit (
In 2012-13, India's CAD touched a historic high of 4.8% of
However, it came down sharply to 1.7% of GDP in the April-June quarter of this fiscal due to decline in gold imports.
The new government at the Centre had increased customs duty on gold to 10% and banned import of gold coins and medallions. India is the largest importer of gold, which is mainly utilised to meet the demand of the jewellery industry.
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