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Since May 6, 2006, Beer Pong Day has been celebrated on the first Saturday of May every year, and falls on May 7 this year. Here’s how a simple occasion to play the game turned into a day to celebrate the game itself.
Sponsored by the Brewers Association, May 15-21 is the week to galvanize beer lover support for small and independent U.S. breweries, providing a boost in excitement among the beer community as we head into spring! Free promotional assets will be available in March 2023.
Celebrate Britain’s national alcoholic drink and spread beery love throughout the land by joining the National Cheers To Beer at 7pm (19.00h) on June 15th as millions of people across the country raise a glass, say ‘Cheers to Beer’ and post a message on social media with the hashtag #CheersToBeer.
Honoring the spirit of summer and beer’s biggest holiday, the Brewers Association—the not-for-profit trade association dedicated to small and independent American brewers—has declared July 3 “National Independent Beer Run Day.” The celebration calls on beer lovers to seek the independent craft brewer seal and purchase craft beers produced by small and independent breweries for their […]
Today is the feast day of Arnold of Soissons, patron saint of hop-pickers and Belgian brewers. Learn more about the holy hop-picker here.
National IPA Day falls on the first Thursday in August and celebrates craft beer’s most popular style, the India Pale Ale. Celebrate by tagging social media posts with #IPAday elebrate and by tipping some pints at your favorite brewery or watering hole or by picking up a 4pk at your local packie. Cheers!
There are days celebrating beer in the U.S. and other countries, but International Beer Day celebrates beer across the globe and spanning 80 countries that recognize this holiday. This beer holiday always falls on the first Friday in August.
September 7th is National Beer Lover’s Day What beer do you love? Here are some Beer Facts
Today celebrates sour beers, a style unlike any other that has risen the ranks as a beer drinker’s favorite beer over the past few years – rivaling even IPAs as among the most popular among beer drinkers.
National Crush a Can Day, sometimes called National Crush Day, comes up onSeptember 27 every year. It's a day dedicated to educating our country and the world about the importance of recycling.


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(Bloomberg) — Tesla (NASDAQ:) Inc. short-sellers have taken a decisive lead in the perennial tug-of-war between bulls and bears on Wall Street.
As the electric carmaker’s shares plunged 30% this year, the stock has become the most profitable short bet in the U.S., according to Aug. 9 data from S3 Partners. Bears have seen a whopping $2.75 billion of mark-to-market gains in 2019, according to the firm’s head of research Ihor Dusaniwsky.
It’s unlikely that short-sellers’ newfound riches were what Elon Musk was envisioning during his long-running Twitter feud with skeptics. The electric-carmaker’s chief executive officer took to social media several times to goad the ‘‘value destroyers” in better times, such as when he warned them in May 2018 to prepare for the “short burn of the century.”
While shares have bounced back a bit from their lows in early June, Tesla remains on pace for its worst annual decline on record. The downturn comes amid growing concern about demand for its vehicles and the company’s ability to turn profits.
Short-seller gains for Tesla are more than triple this year’s second-most profitable bearish bet: drugmaker AbbVie Inc (NYSE:)., which returned about $776 million. DuPont (NYSE:) de Nemours Inc. was third, handing bears $631 million in mark-to-market gains.
Wondering about the worst-performing shorts? Surprisingly, one of the costliest bearish bets in the market this year, Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:) Inc., is not on the top 10 list. Short-sellers got a boost after a surprise secondary offering last month sent the stock plunging. Beyond Meat is trading roughly 30% below its late July peak.
Depository receipts for Alibaba (NYSE:) Group Holding Ltd. have yielded the largest loss for bears so far, reaching nearly $3 billion. That’s followed by Apple Inc (NASDAQ:). and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:) Inc., which despite the trade war tumult, have been difficult to bet against.
The S&P 500 Information Technology Index, which includes half of the names in this list, has gained 28% in 2019 so far.
(Updates with past Elon Musk comments in fourth paragraph.)

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Millions of Americans are going on a diet and using weight loss pills and more than $30 billion is spent each year on the various weight loss pills, foods and drinks. The choice of weight loss pills has always been a tough one. There are so many pills in the market that it can be a daunting task, trying to decide which pills are safe, and most people base their decision on going with pills that are approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
But what about the ones not approved by the FDA? How safe are they?
What happened recently can question the safety of drugs/supplements not approved by the FDA. FDA told consumers to stop using the weight-loss pills – Hydroxycut. Fourteen of Hydroxycut’s products have been recalled, excluding “Hoodia” and “Cleanse” formulas. Many of these are fat burners, energy enhancers and diet aids.
Here are the recalled products:
× Hydroxycut 24
× Hydroxycut Regular Rapid Release Caplets
× Hydroxycut Max Liquid Caplets
× Hydroxycut Caffeine-Free Drink Packets
× Hydroxycut Hardcore Liquid Caplets
× Hydroxycut Carb Control
× Hydroxycut Natural
× Hydroxycut Hardcore RTDs (Ready-to-Drink)
× Hydroxycut Hardcore Drink Packets (Ignition Stix)
× Hydroxycut Max Drink Packets
× Hydroxycut Liquid Shots
× Hydroxycut Regular Drink Packets
× Hydroxycut Caffeine–Free Rapid Release Caplets
× Hydroxycut Max Aqua Shed
Before we go ahead, we must caution you to stay away from all these products and visit a physician, if you have been using them for a long time.
Some of them are said to have the potential to cause jaundice and liver failure. People were asked to stop taking them with immediate effect and to call the doctor if anyone suspects they are affected.
The reason the manufacturer, Lovate Health Sciences had to recall these drugs is because FDA received several reports that these weight-loss pills caused serious health problems, including the death of a 19-year-old man. This death actually occurred in 2007, but it was only reported in 2009. There are also said to be other major health problems associated with Hydroxycut, which include seizures, rhabdomyolysis (muscle damage) that can lead to kidney failure and cardiovascular problems. The previous major recall was in 2007, of an infant cough syrup that was considered dangerous if an overdose was given.
While Hydroxycut is not a pharmaceutical prescription medication and not strictly regulated by the FDA, it has many regulations. What this means is that, Hydroxycut was tested only by private companies contracted by the manufacturer.
Since the products contain many ingredients, experts are not yet able to pinpoint if and any ingredients are responsible. Tests are still going on, the results of which can determine the extent of possible danger of Hydroxycut. Consumers have the right to return the pills they already bought.
The manufacturer issued a statement saying, “While this is a small number of reports relative to the many millions of people who have used Hydroxycut products over the years, out of an abundance of caution and because consumer safety is our top priority, we are voluntarily recalling these Hydroxycut-branded products.”
An industry expert says that the reports of health problems do not as yet prove the cause and effect, as it is just a simple association as of now. He said that they are yet to learn if it is a random occurrence or not.
The sad thing about this whole issue is that the dangers of Hydroxycut were felt as far back as 2005. There were two men who had to be taken to the emergency room with complaints of fever, fatigue, jaundice and vomiting. They were healthy otherwise and have not traveled out of the country, had no other risk factors for liver disease. They were found to have not taken any other over-the-counter or prescription medications other than Hydroxycut. The physicians at Cleveland Clinic Foundation also urged caution in using Hydroxycut, because one of the ingredients in Hydroxycut was not safe.
It may come as a shock that all this was happening in 2005, yet this is recalled only now in 2009. If these negative effects were made public earlier, many people would have been saved from liver injuries resulting from the use of Hydroxycut. The manufacturer, instead of warning the customers, continued to sell them claiming to have used high quality and safe ingredients.
Now the question that is in all our minds is, “Are the other diet pills safe?” This uncertainty can be quite scary.


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Amazon shares will keep surging even after its stunning rise so far this year, according to J.P. Morgan.
The firm reiterated its overweight rating for Amazon shares, predicting the company will report sales above expectations for its second quarter.
“Amazon is one of our top picks … Turning to the 2Q set-up, even at all-time highs we like AMZN shares into earnings as company fundamentals & industry trends remain strong,” analyst Doug Anmuth said in a note to clients Thursday. “Importantly, we believe there is upside potential to consensus 2Q/3Q revenue estimates, while profit expectations remain in check with less downside risk to numbers than in prior qtrs in our view.”
Amazon shares are down slightly Thursday. Its stock is up 58 percent this year through Wednesday versus the S&P 500’s 5 percent gain.
The analyst estimates the company will report second-quarter sales of $53.7 billion versus the $53.4 billion Wall Street consensus. He cited the successful Prime Day sales holiday, which Anmuth believes “came in ahead of expectations.”
Anmuth reaffirmed his $1,900 price target for Amazon shares.
“We believe Amazon continues to show strong ability to take share of overall eCommerce, and its flexibility in pushing first-party vs. third-party inventory and its Prime offering both serve as major advantages,” he said.
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“What this fourth industrial revolution technology offers us is very detailed data resulting in greater global transparency and visibility,” says Johannes Holtbrügge, senior manager for digital transformation at Henkel, a global manufacturer for adhesive technologies and consumer goods. “That allows a business like ours to understand where we can cut energy usage, as well as find ways of reducing waste and excessive water consumption, helping us to have a positive impact on the environment,” he says.
Henkel’s Laundry and Home Care business unit makes detergent brands such as Bloo, Colour Catcher, Dylong and Jeyes, and the company is looking to the new technology to help it remove all carbon emissions from its production processes and become a climate-positive company by 2030 – meaning surplus CO2-free energy produced can be used by third parties.
Starting in 2013, Henkel began installing thousands of sensors in its 30 Laundry and Home Care factories worldwide, measuring everything from electricity consumption to water pressure in real time. “This has brought us transparency and insight and has enabled us to benchmark and compare factories so that they can learn from each other. Clever use of this data has helped us to reduce our energy consumption and slash waste,” says Holtbrügge.
Previously, energy usage was measured by sending an engineer to read the meter. With the network of sensors, a continuous flow of data is available about energy use, water consumption and gas supply from factories across the US, north America, Asia, Africa and Europe. This data can, for instance, be combined and analysed to show how compressed air that powers machinery can be used and distributed efficiently. Or if the sensors alert engineers to a sudden drop in water pressure, that suggests there must be a leak somewhere. Speedy location of leaks reduces water consumption. Before the sensors, it could have taken days to become aware that there was a fault.
Meanwhile, connecting factory workers digitally is also paying environmental dividends. Safety inspections in the factories are conducted by staff equipped with iPads, enabling them to record anomalies on an app and document them with photos. Previously, inspections were recorded on paper. There have been some 200,000 factory walkarounds using this connected worker system and they have improved factory safety and saved considerable resources.
These initiatives have helped Henkel make significant savings in energy use and have firmly placed it on its way to hitting its 2030 climate-positivity targets. Since 2011, the company has made a 16% to 18% energy saving by using these digital capabilities alongside other efficiency savings. Some 3.5m tonnes of CO2 have been taken out of the production process over the past 15 years, saving about €10m (£8.5m) annually on energy bills, the company says.


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SEOUL, July 8 (Yonhap) -- Nearly 4 in 5 people in South Korea own a smartphone, making it the country with the fourth-highest smartphone penetration rate in the world, industry data showed Wednesday.
Asia's fourth-largest economy saw its smartphone penetration rate reach 83 percent as of end-March, according to the data compiled by Digieco, a research center run by South Korea's mobile carrier KT Corp.
The United Arab Emirates topped the list with 90.8 percent, trailed by Singapore with 87.7 percent and Saudi Arabia with 86.1 percent.
Of the 56 countries surveyed, the average smartphone penetration rate stood at 60 percent, the data also showed.
Sweden, Spain and Hong Kong followed with 82.8 percent, 79.6 percent and 78.9 percent, respectively. Norway, Taiwan and Australia rounded out the top 10.
In terms of growth, however, Thailand topped the list with a 23.7 percentage point gain, reaching 63.7 percent. Other emerging markets, such as Brazil, Malaysia and Vietnam, also posted sharp growth of between 15 and 20 percentage points.
South Korea, in contrast, posted a 3.5 percentage point on-year growth, the data showed.
The country's smartphone market is dominated by homegrown giant Samsung Electronics Co. at 63.4 percent as of end-June, trailed by LG Electronics Inc. with 20.9 percent and Apple Inc. with 13.1 percent, according to the data compiled earlier by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning.
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NEW YORK, July 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --
MyChargeBack, the international service that assists scam victims recover their fund, has released the findings of a major study it has undertaken that question some common assumptions about several high-profile steps that have recently been taken to fight illicit binary options, forex and contracts for difference (CFDs) trading.
"The good news is that there is a growing awareness that something has to be done to address this problem, which has scammed billions of dollars from investors worldwide," states Alan Tepfer, Vice President of Client Strategies and Fund Recovery at MyChargeBack. "The bad news is that the scammers are already one step ahead of everyone else."
The "growing awareness" of which Tepfer speaks can be said to have begun in January, when Facebook banned advertisements for binary options, cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings (ICOs). In March, Google announced its intention to ban ads for binary options, unregulated CFDs, cryptocurrency, financial spread betting, and forex.
Then, on June 1, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) decided to prohibit binary options sales to retail customers in the European Union (EU), a decision that came into effect on July 2. Restrictions on the sale, marketing and distribution of CFDs will take effect on August 1. The new regulations have been widely hailed by consumer advocates, although they will remain in force for only three months, during which time ESMA will review their efficacy in order to determine if they will be extended for an additional period of time.
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"Our research shows that most notorious binary options brokers, however, have prepared themselves to evade these restrictions," Tepfer reveals. "They have assiduously purged the term 'binary options' from their web sites and have re-branded themselves as generic brokerages offering stocks, commodities and indices in order to sneak through on Facebook and appear on Google searches," he explains.
"Moreover, the steps that Facebook, Google and ESMA have taken will not prohibit scammers from advertising phony high-return generic investments," Tepfer concludes. "Where there's a will there's a way, and scammers have the will and know the way."
MyChargeBack.com is owned and operated by Cactil LLC, an American dispute resolution consultancy firm registered in Delaware and headquartered in New York, with a global focus and an international client base throughout North and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania. The MyChargeBack team is comprised of professionals with extensive financial, legal and regulatory backgrounds who assist victims of online fraud retrieve their money after having been scammed. MyChargeBack is able to accomplish that because it knows how chargebacks work and how to ensure that each client's case will be presented effectively to the bank.


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Hong Kong’s economic health surged 3.5 per cent in the second quarter of 2018 amid buoyant consumption and robust stock and property markets, but prospects are clouded by the escalating US-China trade war.
The solid performance brought gross domestic product (GDP) to 4 per cent growth in the first half of 2018, the government said on Friday. The most recent figures followed 4.6 per cent growth in the first quarter – Hong Kong’s strongest in almost a decade. The government’s full-year forecast for GDP growth is an increase between 3 and 4 per cent.
Adolph Leung Wing-sing, deputy government economist, warned that the city’s GDP growth will slow down on a worsening trade war.
The trade war between the world’s two largest economic powers worsened on Thursday when Beijing threatened to match Washington’s decision to levy 25 per cent tariffs on US$16 billion worth of Chinese goods on August 23.
America’s move raised the value of punitive tariffs to US$50 billion from the US$34 billion that already took effect on July 6. Another batch of US$200 billion worth of Chinese goods will be subject to 10 per cent tariffs, pending a US congressional hearing on August 20. US President Donald Trump warned earlier of targeting US$500 billion worth of Chinese imports.
Leung said the trade war could hurt the city’s exports in coming months, for example, the US$250 billion worth of Chinese goods at stake would affect 3.5 per cent of the city’s exports.
“If the US-China trade conflicts persist or even escalate, there would be some indirect impact on Hong Kong in terms of trade, which will affect global trade and investment,” he said. “But so far we are still not totally certain to what direction this will develop.”
Fatigues in the asset markets emerged in the second quarter. The Hang Seng benchmark index drifted 3.8 per cent lower to 28,955 on June 29 from the first quarter. On Friday, it closed at 28,607. The stubbornly strong housing market saw home prices gain 5 per cent in the second quarter while affordability worsened.
Bank of East Asia chief economist Paul Tang Sai-on said private consumption showed signs of weaknesses in the second quarter as shoppers’ “wealth effect” soured along with a volatile stock market. Private consumption grew at 6.1 per cent in the second quarter, slower from 8.8 per cent in the first quarter.
He was cautious about the prospects of the rest of the year.
“Risks are rising in Hong Kong, which is a free port and with high asset prices,” he said. “Exports will worsen gradually, and we will see more apparent impact on the forth quarter.”
Tang forecast the GDP growth will slow to 3 per cent in the second half, leaving the full-year rate at 3 per cent.
Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce senior economist Wilson Chong Sze-kit said its members in air and sea freight forwarding services started to see clients’ orders shorten as first signs of the trade war.
“The recent depreciation of yuan would possibly undermine the mainland tourists’ shopping power,” he said, and pointed out that they accounted for 75 per cent of the city’s tourist arrivals.
This article Hong Kong GDP records 3.5 per cent growth for second quarter on strong consumption and markets first appeared on South China Morning Post


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How Legal Draft Beer Company Has Put Arlington's Beer Scene on the Map
There’s no question that DFW’s craft beer scene is one of the most exciting, diverse, and fast-growing in the nation. The Untapped Festival featuring more than 100 local brews is coming to Dallas on November 12th, and Community Beer Company’s Funnel Cake Ale was named the official beer of the State Fair of Texas. Even though most of the area’s breweries have only been crafting beer for the past few years, local favorite Revolver Brewing in Granbury was just bought out by MillerCoors. Despite its young craft beer community, DFW is getting national attention. Despite this attention, Arlington, which is the metroplex’s third largest city, must have missed the memo about the craft beer trend that the rest of the area got a few years back, until now.
Although Arlington is right in the middle of Dallas and Fort Worth and has become an epicenter for sporting events, the city has remained almost entirely isolated from the craft brewing trend that has enveloped the area. Division Brewing, which specializes in small batches of rich flavors, was the city’s only brewery when it opened in early 2016, that is, until this summer when Legal Draft Beer Company opened its doors just a few blocks away. With a massive taproom, expertly crafted brews, and a theme based on legal humor (yes, it’s a thing), it’s evident that Legal Draft is helping shape Arlington into a destination for some of the best craft beer in the metroplex.
“Downtown Arlington has been out of the conversation of the craft beer craze since it started,” Tony Rutigliano, president of the Downtown Arlington management corporation, says. “What these breweries have done is help develop a craft beer story for the city and create a more authentic experience.”
The idea for Legal Draft Beer Company was born 15 years ago when co-owners Greg McCarthy and Curt Taylor were sharing beers on a patio with friends. Out of the blue, the pair said they wanted to open a brewpub in their hometown to not only bring great beer to the neighborhood but also to the tourists who frequent the town.
“But, we had to go back to our jobs and raising our families, so the idea was put on hold after that night,” McCarthy said.
In early 2015, the buddies found themselves drinking beer together again, and the idea came back to life. With investment help from family and friends and the hiring of German brewmaster Henryk Heiner Orlik, the idea that began over beers with friends took shape in late June as Legal Draft Beer Company opened its doors in downtown Arlington, an area of the city that is on the verge of becoming a new destination for restaurants and bars.
“Arlington has experienced this pent-up demand for a brewery and for really anything that is cool,” McCarthy said. “We have the stadiums, but nothing that makes people want to stay. We want to change that.”
Even though the craft beer scene is young in Arlington, Legal Draft could be the missing puzzle piece that rounds out the burgeoning development in the downtown area.
“Ten years ago, our downtown was nothing like a traditional downtown experience,” Rutigliano said. “Now, we have Legal Draft, which is a high production brewery, and Division, which is more of a home brewer on steroids, and a growler bar called Kool Keg, which helps pull these two together.”
You’d never think the building that Legal Draft occupies used to be a cars dealership as they have transformed it into a bright, lively and welcoming taproom. On any given weekend, you’ll find the taproom packed with families, visitors and football fans (this is a town based on sports, after all). With live music, massive Jenga, board games and cornhole, it’s easy to spend hours here before a Cowboys game or catching up with friends. As for food, Legal Draft invites food trucks to park outside the brewery, and they allow you to bring in your own food, a pit stop at Whataburger is in order.
So, where does the whole legal theme fit into the brewery? McCarthy, a former lawyer, wanted a unique theme for the brewery that would make it stand out among the hundreds of breweries popping up in the DFW area. With the help of the company’s marketer Lauren Carter, McCarthy started brainstorming as many legal references as he could, which provided enough material to bring the brewery’s cheeky theme to life.
The legal inspiration is most evident in the brewery’s five flagship brews. The cans feature an illustration featuring each beer’s namesake; for example, Presumed Innocent IPA is adorned with a personified hop with its hands up in the air stating, “Wasn’t Me!” Legal Blonde Lager is the brewery’s most universally appealing beer and is now available at the Rangers stadium, and the rich Accused Amber, the Hung Jury Hefeweizen, which is complemented with hints of banana, and the chocolatey Chief Justice Stout round out the brewery’s signature collection.
“We wanted to create beers that are good for Texas, meaning you can drink them on the porch and pair them with Mexican food,” McCarthy said. “We also wanted someone who usually doesn’t like IPAs to actually like our IPA. Drinkability was our number one priority.”
Moving forward, Legal Draft is working on seasonal drafts for Thanksgiving and Christmas, and they want to host more events at the taproom that help give back to the community. McCarthy anticipates that the rapid success of Legal Draft will bring more local businesses to the downtown Arlington area that don’t revolve around the Rangers or the Cowboys.
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Wondering where Sony would go next with its high-end line of ES receivers? The answer is apparently home automation. As we’ve seen the segment heat up with competition from companies like your cable TV provider and even Google (does anyone remember Android@Home?), Control4 and Sony have announced at CEDIA 2012 that they are partnering up to create a simpler option for the custom install market. While it doesn’t address our main gripe with Control4 — that it needs an authorized dealer to install it or tweak the setup, with all the associated costs — it does make the STR-DA5800ES (announced last week at IFA) and STR-DA2800ES receivers an easy choice for custom builds by integrating the company’s software directly into them. That means less wiring and complication for setup, and not only do the receivers themselves tie in with the system, Sony’s ES control apps for iOS and Android can also control the home’s automated features.
The necessary license to activate the software costs $ 300 if you buy it along with the receiver, which will cost $ 2,099 for the STR-DA5800ES and $ 999 for the STR-DA2800ES. Still want the ES-level build quality, built-in WiFi, Bluetooth and AirPlay support but aren’t keen on home automation? Opt for the STR-DA1800ES, priced at $ 699 — more details are in the press releases after the break.
Gallery: Sony, Control4 ES reciever @ CEDIA


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Can you iPad me now? Soon.
The next generation of Apple's
Apple will supposedly add a third line of iPads in a few months that utilizes CDMA chips for internal connectivity to Verizon's
For now, Verizon has been bundling the Wi-Fi models with a Novatel Wireless
Having three lines of iPads in what will likely continue to be different storage configurations may be confusing at first. Some consumers may still be perplexed over why the 3G model costs $130 more than the Wi-Fi units. However, this may also be Apple's first step in embracing Verizon Wireless customers. If the CDMA iPads take off, there isn't any doubt that we'll see a Verizon iPhone once Apple's exclusivity deal with AT&T ends.
Reports of a second-generation iPad hitting the market soon have been intensifying in recent weeks, though most of the speculation has been about specs and release dates.
Component makers have been telling DigiTimes that mass production of the new iPads may begin as early as the end of January. If that's the case, the new iPads may hit the market before the first anniversary of the original iPad's debut in April.
The new iPads will likely feature at least one camera. DigiTimes reports that the new models will likely tackle the smudging and reflective screen shortcomings relative to Amazon.com's
The stakes are substantial. Industry sources claim that Apple plans to ship 40 million of the new iPads in 2011, far more than the pace of the original iPad this year.
The next few weeks are about to get very interesting in the tablet space. Stay close.
What would you like to see in the new iPad? Share your thoughts in the comment box below.


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The Binding of Isaac designer Edmund McMillen has revealed that the new, meaty expansion The Binding of Isaac: Repentance will release on March 31st for PC via Steam. The upcoming DLC is described as a sequel-sized expansion and will be the video game’s final expansion. It is expected to release for consoles at a later date.
“That’s right,” McMillen shared in a post on the Steam store listing, “Repentance will finally be in your hands, hearts and souls on march 31st! me and the team are quite excited for this beast to finally rise from the depths and consume your every waking hour for the years to come, we just want all of its features to be perfect and testing to be a bit more in-depth than our last little release that will go unnamed.”
The binding of Isaac: Repentance releases on steam March 31st! ( consoles later ) spread the word! https://t.co/hAmDerYF3G
— Edmund McMillen (@edmundmcmillen) January 2, 2021
According to McMillen, the trailer — which you can watch above — includes a bunch of references to the history of the franchise in addition to teasing upcoming bits. He says that “it just all depends on how wide your eyes are when watching and if you have an IQ over like 340.” Whatever the case might be, we don’t have all that long to wait.
The Binding of Isaac itself is currently available on a bunch of different platforms, but as noted above, the new sequel-sized expansion The Binding of Isaac: Repentance is set to release first on PC via Steam on March 31st and it is expected to hit consoles at a later date. You can check out all of our previous coverage of The Binding of Isaac right here.
What do you think about the new expansion? Are you excited to check it out when it releases in March? Let us know in the comments, or feel free to reach out and hit me up directly over on Twitter at @rollinbishop to talk about all things gaming!


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From 22nd to 24th of May, we took part in the Infoagro Exhibition 2019, the reference event for the fruit and vegetable sector in the province of Almería, which attracts more than 30,000 visitors and the most important companies in the sector.
This year we commemorate our 20th anniversary in our booth where we have presented our special 20th anniversary logo with which we celebrated our career as the first organic production company in the Níjar region. Bio Sol Portocarrero has about 260 hectares, of about 30 members, who are located in different areas of southeast Spain, such as Motril (where cherry tomatoes and cucumbers are made), Baza (cherry), Ciudad Real (watermelon) , the district of Níjar or the Poniente almeriense, where the rest of vegetables are produced such as peppers, cucumbers, aubergines and zucchini.
After 20 years there are about 260 employees working in the different departments of which Bio Sol Portocarrero is composed: Development, Logistics, Administration and Finance, Labor, Marketing, Marketing, Agricultural Technicians, Quality or heads of agricultural production. One of the most outstanding aspects of our company is its continuous commitment to the training of our employees.
For 20 years we have been committed to organic farming, protecting the environment and sustainable economy and we look to the future in this same line, opening new markets and betting on new products from our line of organic Bioterráneo products whose novelties we have presented in the fair.
Infoagro Exhibition celebrates its third edition as the global intensive production fair, since Bio Sol Portocarrero we have supported this event participating in all its editions, in this edition we look forward to our partners, suppliers, customers and friends to celebrate our 20th anniversary .
We continue working to demonstrate that a different model of agriculture is possible.


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Guy Emodi has resigned as chief financial officer of Playtech. He has been replaced on an interim basis by Shuki Barak. A permanent replacement is being sought.David Simons, chief financial officer and interim chairman of facilities and energy management company GSH, has resigned. He is expected to leave the company in twelve months’ time. He had only recently been appointed to the chairman role.Colin Grant has been appointed chief financial officer of Braveheart, the technology commercialisation and investment management company. He has also taken over as company secretary from Carolyn Smith – the group’s chief investment officer. Grant joins the company from Digital Bridges where he was CFO and company secretary. Andrew Bruce Kirby has been appointed finance director and company secretary of Rubicon Software. He joined the company as finance manager last November.Chris Hanson, the chief financial officer of Screen Technology, has been appointed chief executive of the company. Hanson has been CFO since June 2007. William Howard Mathers has been appointed chief financial officer of Nautical Petroleum. He is the first person to hold the role; the company created the position in recognition of the substantial growth in the asset portfolio, associated multiple joint venture relationships and its anticipated future development financing requirements. Nautical Petroleum did, however, have a finance director – Hemant Thanawala – who has stepped down from the board. Mathers was previously group financial controller for International Energy. Picture source
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Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty Forms Alliance with HomeOwnersPlaybook.com to Offer Directory of Home Owner Services
ORLANDO, FL --- Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty has formed an alliance with HomeOwnersPlaybook.com, a web-based directory of home owner goods and services that provides a highly detailed, localized one stop resource for home owners searching for everything from landscaping to interior décor to roofing solutions.
Roger Soderstrom (top right photo), founder and owner of Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, said homeownersplaybook.com is a production of Biz Simplistics, Inc. headquartered in Orlando and Birmingham, Ala.
“Homeownersplaybook.com offers Central Florida home owners instant access to detailed information about providers of goods and services every home owner needs at some time, from plumbing and electrical to emergency restoration in the event of a disaster,” Soderstrom said.
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Annual forest products sales of over $1 billion and the sector supports nearly 8,000 direct and indirect jobs.
Ron Dunn, Edgewood Forest Products, Chief Operating Officer, explains how Saskatchewan’s sustainable and growing forestry industry delivers for investors and employees.
"We had a strong belief there was a good business opportunity in Saskatchewan that was under-realized in forestry, which helped launch Edgewood in Carrot River, Sask." - Ron Dunn, Chief Operating Officer, Edgewood Forest Products
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Learn more about opportunities in Saskatchewan's forestry industry.
Saskatchewan’s forestry industry currently has the mill capacity to utilize approximately 70% of the AAC, leaving 2.5 million cubic metres of timber available for new mill investments.


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A number of signs suggest that next year will see a surge in tech companies selling off assets and product lines for both financial and strategic reasons, according to a recent report by consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Apple CEO Tim Cook received compensation totalling US$4.17 million in 2012, down 98.9 percent on last year -- although his 2011 compensation of $378 million consisted mostly of a one-off stock grant, worth $376.2 million at the time.
U.S. authorities have charged a former research analyst at a financial services firm with insider trading offenses related to the 2009 acquisition of software vendor SPSS by IBM.
Craig Mundie has left his role as Microsoft's chief research and strategy officer to become senior adviser to the CEO, as he winds down before retirement.
After starting amid the smoldering ruins of AT&T and T-Mobile USA's failed merger, 2012 ended as a big year for mobile carrier deals in the U.S., and possibly a final changing of the guard for a long time.
Taiwanese manufacturing giant Foxconn Electronics said it could integrate more camera features into its devices after making a US$200 million investment in a U.S. company that makes cameras for action sports enthusiasts.
Research In Motion will let its customers pick and choose individual BlackBerry services such as security and mobile device management after it introduces the long-awaited BlackBerry 10 platform next month.
Enriching its portfolio of cloud management software, Red Hat is acquiring ManageIQ, a provider of software that helps organizations manage their virtual machines across public and private clouds.
Research In Motion reported falling unit sales and revenue in its third fiscal quarter as it geared up for the introduction of its BlackBerry 10 OS next month.
Oracle has agreed to acquire Eloqua for about US$871 million, in a bid to build out a set of marketing automation software.
Google has launched a free iPad app to allow its paying business customers to edit Microsoft Office documents.
Google plans to sell the TV set-top box business of its Motorola Mobility subsidiary to Arris Group, a broadband device vendor, for $2.35 billion.
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Scammers likely to exploit Valentine's Day
Scammers can be expected to capitalise on Valentine's Day by spreading malware and trying to gain access to banking details of unsuspecting victims.
This is according to McAfee, which expects global volumes of messages with a Valentine's theme to quadruple, based on previous years' spam volumes. The company also warns that Valentine's scams can appear in e-mails, on computers, smartphones or tablets, as well as in SMSes and through social networks.
Among romance-related scams McAfee has identified so far are spam mail soliciting users' bank details, links to malware, dating scams, and phoney Web sites offering Valentine's products.
Phoney product offers
Counterfeit products can be advertised via e-mail and bogus Web sites, according to McAfee. The company warns consumers to be suspicious of e-mails with subjects along the lines of: “Want to give your sweetheart a nice gift this Valentine's Day?”
These e-mails often lead users to deceptive Web sites that request credit card numbers and personal information, says McAfee, which adds that searches like “Valentine's Day jewellery” may also lead users to phoney sites offering Valentine's products.
Moreover, it says, once users have disclosed their credit card numbers and personal information, they are unlikely to receive any products, but the scammers will have access to their credit card numbers and personal information, which opens the users up to identity theft.
Malicious Valentine's memes
According to McAfee, cyber criminals use e-cards, Valentine's memes and rogue applications to spread malware.
Clicking on a link to a fake e-card may cause users to accidentally download malware onto their devices, says McAfee, adding that, in a recent example, recipients received an e-card that appeared to come from a legitimate greeting card site. However, when the e-card was opened, it prompted recipients to download the latest version of Flash Player in order to view the card.
According to McAfee, the download installed a virus on recipients' machines that tried to access their contacts and other personal information, which potentially left recipients open to identity theft.
McAfee warns that while consumers may be tempted to download Valentine's-themed videos, wallpapers and love songs, scammers use these downloads to spread malware. Once downloaded, these memes can infect users' devices or steal their information.
Finally, McAfee says rogue apps can also spread malware that spam a user's contacts. The company says an example of this occurred last year through a link on Facebook. Users were invited to click on a link to send a love poem to “someone special”. However, when users clicked on the link, it spammed their contacts' Facebook walls with status updates or surveys that asked for personal information.
Courting the scammer
According to McAfee, during Valentine's, many singles go online in search of companionship. However, it warns that scammers also post fake profiles on dating sites to try to get victims to send money or valuables and even share their personal information.
McAfee says these scammers can also approach their victims through social networks and e-mails. They often claim to fall in love with the victim and request money to visit the victim. However, McAfee warns that once the money has been sent, the scammers disappear.
McAfee advises users not to click on links in mails or open e-cards from sources they do not know, adding that users should ensure e-cards come from a legitimate e-card site, even when they are sent from known contacts. Users should also be wary of any romance-related applications or links on social networks, even when these come from a user's contacts.
Users should only make use of paid dating sites and be wary of people who claim to fall in love too fast and request personal information, like financial details. McAfee says users should conduct an online search on potential suitors, cross-referencing the information the suitor gives with sites like LinkedIn.
Consumers should always be wary of deals that sound too good to be true and should never respond to a text message from people they do not know, or a company sending an unsolicited offer.
McAfee adds that consumers conducting online searches should use a safe search tool. Users should also make use of comprehensive security software for their computers and mobile protection on tablets and/or smartphones.


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Vivo introduced a new technology when it launched Origin OS, called memory fusion. The official said that the new machine can call 3G from idle memory to virtual storage, and realize the effect of storage 12G +3G to 15G. Other manufacturers have introduced similar technologies afterward, such as OPPO’s RAM + storage expansion technology.
Digital blogger revealed that as Xiaomi’s old models become more and more incompatible with the times, Xiaomi MIUI developers are working on memory integration and expansion technology, which will help users of old small storage devices improve their daily experience.
It is worth mentioning that although the Android core has the ability to expand virtual memory, it does not provide it by default. For example, there are some tools and apps on the market that can help users expand ROM Flash to RAM use, but due to issues such as read and write speed, there has been no problem.
It’s a good chance, so the content fusion technology of the above-mentioned manufacturers is definitely not just a simple use of virtual memory to expand storage, so friends, don’t just think that this kind of technology “just have hands.
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According to KPMG International’s latest Pulse of Fintech report, Canada’s fintech sector has seen an unprecedented volume of deals during the first half of 2018.
“Evolving customer expectations, recent changes stemming from the 2018 federal budget, as well as expected changes coming via the review of the Federal Financial Sector Framework (including the Bank Act), are clearly spurring increased activity in the Canadian fintech sector,” says John Armstrong, National Industry Leader for Financial Services at KPMG in Canada.
“There were more than 50 deals in the first half of 2018 alone. That is almost as many as we saw in all of 2017, the busiest year on record for Canadian fintech.”
“Our country is riding the wave of digital disruption that is changing the financial services ecosystem globally,” adds Armstrong. “Toronto and Montréal, in particular, have emerged as strong fintech hubs and top global destinations for financial and intellectual capital. As financial services regulation in Canada continues to evolve, we are bound to see an even greater increase in activity in the space.”
Canada saw $263 million invested in fintech deals across venture capital (VC) and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in H1’18. While this number is encouraging, it is off the pace seen in the second half of 2017, when $510 million was invested.
“The spike in the number of deals, however, indicates buyers are focused on getting in early on new technology,” says Armstrong. “Canadian fintech hubs are maturing at a rapid pace and large financial institutions have recognized the need to invest in the space to meet the evolving needs of their customers.”


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The U.S. flag and a smartphone with the Huawei and 5G community brand are seen on a PC motherboard on this illustration taken January 29, 2020.
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Huawei mentioned Monday that it believes U.S. sanctions on the corporate are partly guilty for the continued international chip scarcity.
Eric Xu, Huawei’s rotating chairman, mentioned the sanctions imposed during the last two years on the Chinese language tech firm are, “hurting the worldwide semiconductor business” as a result of they’ve “disrupted the trusted relationship within the semiconductor business.”
Talking to analysts in Shenzhen at Huawei’s Analyst Summit, Xu mentioned: “The U.S. sanctions is the primary motive why we’re seeing panic stockpiling of main corporations around the globe.”
He added: “A few of them by no means stockpiled something however due to the sanctions they’re now having three months or six months of stockpiles.”
Huawei itself has constructed up a stockpile of chips to try to guarantee its enterprise — centered on telecoms gear and shopper electronics — can proceed as regular.
Some corporations in different industries, such because the automotive sector, have been compelled to quickly shut down operations because of the chip scarcity.
Up till just lately, the semiconductor provide chain “was operating on the belief that it needs to be versatile with zero stockpiles,” mentioned Xu, one in all three Huawei executives that takes it in turns to be chairman.
“That is why the panic stockpiling in current days has added to the provision scarcity of worldwide semiconductor business,” he mentioned. “That has disrupted the entire system. Clearly the unwarranted U.S. sanctions towards Huawei and different corporations are turning into a world and business huge provide scarcity.”
The U.S. has accused Huawei of constructing backdoors into its gear that might be exploited by the Chinese language Communist Get together for espionage functions and imposed sanctions on the corporate.
In 2019, Huawei was placed on a U.S. blacklist referred to as the Entity Listing. This restricted American corporations from exporting sure applied sciences to Huawei. Google ended up slicing ties with Huawei, which means the Chinese language large couldn’t use Google’s Android working system on its smartphones. Final 12 months, the U.S. moved to chop Huawei off from key chip provides it wants for its smartphones.
Huawei strongly denies the U.S.’ allegations.
Huawei is pursuing new avenues after the sanctions imposed by the Trump administration left its once-leading smartphone enterprise in tatters, whereas additionally hindering progress in its semiconductor and 5G companies.
Xu mentioned he does not count on the Biden administration to vary the principles any time quickly and the corporate is investing in new areas like healthcare, farming, and electrical vehicles to try to mitigate the impression of being blacklisted by the U.S.
“We consider, we’ll proceed to dwell and work beneath the entity itemizing for a protracted time period,” he mentioned. “The general technique in addition to the precise initiatives for Huawei are all designed and developed in a means that the corporate would have the ability to survive and develop whereas staying on the entity listing for a very long time.”
Huawei mentioned Monday that it plans to take a position $1 billion into self-driving and electrical automobile analysis and growth because it appears to be like to compete with the likes of Tesla, Apple, Nio and Xiaomi.
Xu claimed that Huawei’s self-driving expertise already surpasses Tesla’s because it permits vehicles to cruise for greater than 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) with out human intervention. Tesla’s automobiles cannot do greater than 800 kilometers and drivers are supposed to maintain their arms on the wheel for security functions.
Huawei will initially accomplice with three automakers on self-driving vehicles together with BAIC Group, Chongqing Changan Vehicle Co and Guangzhou Vehicle Group. The corporate’s brand is more likely to be placed on vehicles in the identical means that Intel’s brand is placed on some computer systems.
“As soon as self-driving is achieved, we’re capable of disrupt all the associated industries, and we expect that within the foreseeable future, specifically within the subsequent decade, the most important alternative and breakthrough can be from the car business,” Xu added.
Correction: This story has been up to date to mirror that Huawei’s Eric Xu is one in all three rotating chairmen.


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The agency was awarded the business this week after a pitch against the company's roster agencies.
It has been given the brief of launching a range of new Mars products in 2004 using a variety of integrated work, including through-the-line advertising, promotions and field marketing.
Michael Miley, the Joshua board director, said: "Getting appointed to Masterfoods' roster was an objective we had set ourselves at the beginning of the year. We are now looking forward to creating campaigns that herald from our unique integrated approach to communications."
Masterfoods is expected to launch a major assault on the confectionery market next year with a range of variants on its flagship Mars brand.
The company has already unveiled plans to launch an indulgent treat aimed at women called Mars Delight. This follows the recent launch of Mars Midnight, a dark chocolate, limited-edition bar.
The main Mars brand was relaunched last year with an ad campaign positioning the product as "Pleasure you can't measure".
Earlier this month, Joshua was appointed to handle advertising for Emap Automotive's Motorcycle News title.
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Georgia-Pacific To Construct Tissue Machine in Oregon
Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 21 August 2006 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia-Pacific Corp. today announced that its board of directors has formally approved the construction of a through-air-dried (TAD) paper machine at its Wauna, Oregon, mill. The machine is part of the company's previously announced investments to further strengthen Georgia-Pacific's commitment to being the leading supplier of premium paper towel and bath tissue products.
Construction at the Wauna mill will begin later this month. The paper machine is scheduled to start up by the end of 2007. The machine will increase the company's production of premium towels to meet the growing needs of customers and consumers -- both for branded and private label products. Installation of related converting equipment is part of the planned upgrade. Total investment for the machine, building, and related equipment is nearly USD 200 million.
"This machine, along with another machine planned for 2008, will enable us to serve the needs of our strategic customers, as well as consumers of fast- growing consumer preferred brands manufactured by Georgia-Pacific," said Mike Burandt, executive vice president - North American consumer products. "Georgia-Pacific is increasing its focus on product and manufacturing innovation for the middle and high end of the market. This project will strengthen our leadership position to deliver the quality products the market requires at the lowest delivered cost."
Headquartered at Atlanta, Georgia-Pacific is one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of tissue, packaging, paper, pulp, and building products and related chemicals. The company employs approximately 55,000 people at more than 300 locations in North America, South America, and Europe. Georgia-Pacific's building products manufacturing business has long been among the nation's leading suppliers of building products to lumber and building materials dealers and large do-it-yourself warehouse retailers. For more information, visit www.gp.com.


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The wait lasted five hours, and the line snaked from the front door of Albertsons supermarket to its loading docks.
And when more than 500 people, who clenched receipts for Coca-Cola products they had purchased to get the autograph of NFL superstar Randy Moss, were told he was a no-show, many went home disgusted.
The supermarket's management and Deerfield Beach's city manager were offended.
The Saturday morning charity event at Albertsons, located at 3701 W. Hillsboro Blvd., was sponsored by Coca-Cola and the supermarket to raise money for the city's youth programs. It had been advertised in newspapers on Thursday and Friday.
Moss, the Minnesota Vikings player who was voted 1998 rookie of the year, was scheduled to show up at the grocery store at 10 a.m. Fans started lining up at 6 a.m.
But by 11:30 a.m., it became clear Moss would not appear, and many in the crowd were left with only Coke cans and unsigned memorabilia.
"If it was just the disappointment alone, I could deal with it," said Josh Constantine, 22, who showed up at Albertsons about 7 a.m. "But I had bought jerseys and collectibles to get them signed."
Constantine, who owns a sports memorabilia store, said that during the past two days, he had sold sports fans hundreds of dollars worth of Vikings memorabilia in anticipation of the event.
Because it was canceled, his store's patrons came back Saturday for refunds.
The same went for Albertsons manager Richard Burnett, who spent the rest of Saturday morning refunding upset customers for their Coke purchases.
"I am very upset because it gives Albertsons a bad name," Burnett said. "We were trying to help out the city of Deerfield Beach with their youth programs, and we are going to get the fall for this."
Deerfield Beach, Coke and Albertsons have been in a partnership for years, helping to raise money for the city's youth clubs and sports fields.
During Saturday's charity event, 50 percent of the proceeds from Coke product sales at the store were to go to the youth programs.
Attempts to locate Moss on Saturday were unsuccessful.
Larry Deetjen, Deerfield Beach city manager, said he expects an apology from the wide receiver.
"It's unfortunate that sports figures like Moss don't keep their schedule and disappoint the young people who came to see him," Deetjen said. "He doesn't act like a responsible adult."
Coke officials in Atlanta said they were trying to find out what went wrong.
"I can certainly understand and appreciate that the people were disappointed this morning," said Polly Howes, Coca-Cola spokeswoman. "We are looking into the situation.."
Deetjen said he believes the youth program will have its fund-raiser.
"I hope that what happens next is that Moss will issue an official apology and will come back to help with the charity fund-raising," he said.
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Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow has announced that she will give away $ 500,000 in Bitcoin to her subscribers as part of a new partnership with the crypto payment platform Cash App.
According to a series of social media posts, Paltrow is partnering with Square’s Cash app to promote Bitcoin adoption and acceptance.
Four days ago, the popular actress wrote on Instagram:
“Participating in the world of cryptocurrency seemed exclusive to me, especially for women. I was on a show called Planet of the Apps in 2017, and it was my first real experience learning crypto and blockchain, but it took me a few years to get comfortable with it. ‘buy Bitcoin.
“There are a lot of factors to consider, and historically there was a high barrier of entry to even buying it. In order to democratize who can participate, @CashApp is now making it easier to offer Bitcoin. And the best part – I can give you $ 500,000 worth of Bitcoin to spread the holiday cheer. Follow @cashapp + deposit your $ cashtag below with #CashAppGifting to participate.“
And on Twitter, she wrote:
Paltrow is one of many well-known celebrities to represent the Cash App giveaway campaign, which kicked off in November. In addition to the actress, Cash App has partnered with Aaron Rodgers of the NFL, who also claims to take part of his salary in Bitcoin.
Most recently, on December 22, NBA player James Harden, who plays for the Brooklyn Nets, tweeted about his partnership with Cash App and his own Bitcoin giveaway:
The views and opinions expressed by the author, or anyone mentioned in this article, are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial, investment or other advice. Investing in or trading cryptoassets carries the risk of financial loss.
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A round-up of the latest technology news from around the globe.
FANTASTIC LIGHT: Photonics moves data using light, rather than copper wire. Intel has combined silicon chips and lasers to move data at 50 gigabits per second. Used inside a computer, silicon photonics could mean movie downloads that take literally a second. Broadband speeds willing, of course. Read more at Wired.
2.9 MEGABITS PER SECOND: Akamai's latest report shows the average global speed of the Internet is 1.7Mbps, while in New Zealand it's 2.9Mbps. South Korea's average is 12 Mbps. Hurry up, that new cable! Details at ITWire and the report at Akamai.
5.12 TERABITS PER SECOND: Faster broadband for New Zealand is a step closer, with Asia's Pacnet joining the Pacific Fibre cable project. The new cable will carry up to 5.12 terabits per second. It has at least two fibre pairs, each with 64 wavelengths, and should be ready in 2013.
Keep that cable rolling.
1 TERABYTE PER MINUTE: Can you sort 1 terabyte of information in 1 minute? That's the 2010 world record held by the University of California, San Diego, using 52 computer nodes. Companies like Google and Amazon need to handle terabytes and petabytes of data all the time. Too much information! Details at ScienceBlog.
THE PARK IS RIGHT: Over the next couple of years in San Francisco the same parking space could cost a few cents or several dollars per hour. The city's testing a Supply and Demand price system, using electronic sensors to measure real-time demand for parking spaces. That should open up a new market for sensor hacking. Read more at NPR.
RIP IVY: Ivy Bean, aged 104, was famous as the world's oldest Twitter user, and had 57,000 followers. She passed away yesterday. Farewell, Ivy. Read more at CNN.
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US Senate Panel Approves Ban On Using TikTok On Government Devices
The “No TikTok on Government Device” Act from Senator Josh Hawley has got passed by the US Senate Committee.
Highlights of the Story
- Taking a step from preventing confidential data leakage, “No TikTok on Government Device Act” was passed in US Senate.
- US federal employees would be barred from using Chinese manufactured and regulated TikTok as the US senate obligates this could be hazardous to their national security.
US federal employees will be refrained from using the Chinese grown video making app – TikTok on the government-issued gadgets. The regulation has been passed in the bill by US Senate Committee on July 22. The senate was afraid that such apps are potential enough to fetch the user’s data.
TikTok App Ban in US Senate
The movement of TikTok App ban in the US Senate was first proposed by Senator Josh Hawley that got passed unanimously by the US Senate Committee as a step towards Homeland security and Government external affairs.
TikTok’s wide popularity amongst teens comprise 60% of its 26.5 million monthly active US-based users have urged scrutiny from the US government officials and lawmakers. They drive such acts out of the fear of potential confidential and personal data leakage to Chinese government officials.
The threat becomes more complex and strong when they came to know that according to the Chinese ordinance passed in 2017, companies should support the fullest in the country’s intelligence tasks.
The top officials in the US cabinet have claimed that the government will soon be going to take a major step on the ban on Chinese originated mobile applications like the act done by India. The supporting statement in Company’s trust was made by the US spokesperson of TikTok, saying, “Company’s growing US team has no higher priority than promoting a safe app experience that protects users’ privacy. Millions of American families use TikTok for entertainment and creative expression, which we recognize is not what federal government devices are for”.
Surely, the act of TikTok App Ban in the US Senate is the start in response to the growing tension between China and America.
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Eleven PR NZ has been appointed as agency of record for international beauty brand Lush, following a competitive pitch.
Founded in 1995 in the UK, Lush has grown in popularity as a result of its ethical campaigning and invention of the bath bomb and opened its first New Zealand store in 2000.
There are now seven stores in New Zealand and Eleven PR will work to raise awareness of the brand, its products as well as its ethical and sustainable business practices.
Sonia Chiarelli, Lush Australia and New Zealand Marketing Communications Manager, says the team at Eleven PR really understood the brand.
“They shared our vision, recognised the opportunities and presented some fun and creative ideas for how we can bring Lush to life in the mind of the Kiwi consumer.”
This win follows additional growth for Eleven earlier this year with an increase in the number of PR led events and activations delivered for clients including creative executions for PlayStation NZ, Asahi’s Long White RTD brand and new client, Amazon’s Prime Video. Security as a service tech brand, Sailpoint was also won following a competitive pitch.
“Lush is an incredibly successful, ethical business with amazing values. They’re an awesome team and we’re looking forward to doing some great work together,” says Eleven PR NZ’s Managing Director, Angelina Farry.
“This win comes off the back of some exceptional work the Eleven PR team is doing in the experiential and activation space, that’s redefining what a PR agency can deliver.”


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1.Safety. Li-ion battery is a explosive materials that may burst into flames, which has led to a number of recalls since their introduction in early 90s. The video Stanford released shows researchers drilling a hole through their prototype without eliciting so much as a snarl.
2.Flexible. As Scientific American explains that the battery’s aluminum metal anode (negative side) is divided from its graphite foam cathode (positive side) by a liquid electrolyte separator, which, in consumer terms, translates into a pouch as bendable—even foldable—as an underfilled ketchup packet.
3.Can be fully charged incredibly fast. Researchers managed to charge a smartphone in a minute using their prototype while Li-ion batteries require hours to fully charged.
4.Much more charging cycles, completing over 7500 charge cycles without losing capacity, compared to the typical Li-ion battery’s 1000 cycles. Previous cracks at developing an Al-ion battery usually only managed about 100 cycles.
5,Lithium is much expensive than Aluminum.
According to the advantages said above, you might be saying, eureka, they’ve done it. Unfortunately, it may be too early to declare a breakthrough yet.
The Al-ion battery’s energy density is a quarter of the typical Li-ion battery’s, according to Scientific American reports. Additionally, as Stanford chemistry professor Hongjie Dai admits, his team’s prototype “produces about half the voltage of a typical lithium battery.” He remains optimistic, however: “improving the cathode material could eventually increase the voltage and energy density.”
The same issue would likely make the Al-ion battery a no-go for smartphones and other portable devices, despite the fact that that application has generated much of the media buzz so far.


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Apple’s Asian suppliers are facing a sell-off in their stocks Monday after US President Donald Trump tweeted that the Californian company should move its production back to America.
Shares in the Chinese-based suppliers Luxshare Precision, Shenzhen Sunway Communication and Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing all plunged as much as 10 percent. The companies are producing Apple’s AirPods wireless headphones, antennas and enclosures for iPhone and other products for the firm.
In Taiwan, camera lens-maker Largan Precision fell almost 8 percent, Foxconn, a major manufacturer of Apple products, plunged 3.4 percent, while assembler Pegatron lost nearly 4 percent.
“People are in a bit of a panic today. Looking forward, the focus would be on how the market reacts after Apple releases its latest models,”said Kevin Chung, analyst at JihSun Securities Investment Consulting, as quoted by Reuters.
Apple is worried that a new round of Trump’s tariffs against China, on a further $267 billion of goods this time, will result in a price hike of its products. To this Trump tweeted that “Apple prices may increase because of the massive Tariffs we may be imposing on China – but there is an easy solution where there would be ZERO tax, and indeed a tax incentive. Make your products in the United States instead of China.”
Apple already manufactures some parts in the US, CEO Tim Cook previously noted. The company is making iPhone display glass in Kentucky, and is setting up new plants in other areas.


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Beijing / New Delhi. Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has patented a new smartphone, whose display is removable. According to a report by Letsgo Digital, a patent has been filed with CNIPA (China National Intellectual Property Administration) under the title Two-Component (Component) Phone. The patent describes a device with two components, the body or body and a split part or detachable display.
When the display is attached to the body, it looks like a common smartphone. The patent indicates that a removable display can be used separately even without the main body.
There is a connector pin at the bottom of the display, which goes inside the other components of the smartphone. The patent also indicates that the display can be used separately without the main body. When the device is not connected, one can see that it has two front cameras with LED flash. Recently, the company has patented a new smartphone coming with 108 megapixel camera. This patent was filed by Xiaomi in January, but it was revealed only last month.
Other Chinese smartphone manufacturing company Oppo on Wednesday launched ColorOS 7.2, the latest version of its latest Android software, with its recently launched Reno 4 Pro device in India. The new version of ColorOS 7.2 aims to introduce new and better features in the practicality of the device to make it even more effective.
In a statement OPPO ColorOS Senior Principal Engineer Manoj Kumar said that ColorOS 7.2 has been designed to suit and enrich the user experience on Oppo's smartphone. We have worked on a broad consumer insight to make the smartphone experience more customized and personalized according to user sensitivity. ColorOS 7.2 is built on Android 10, the latest version of Google's operating system, and comes with Google's most used apps pre-installed, including calls and messages.
According to the company, the AI app offers a fun and improved experience with many more new features including preloading, super power saving mode, Oppo Lab, quick return bubble. ColorOS 7.2 has 30 sets of new wallpapers, designed by designers as part of the Artist Wallpaper project. Apart from this, it also has a super power saving mode which allows the battery to run for a very long time.
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Attacking generics will only hike drug prices
It is easy to be angry about drug prices, but reducing prices without reducing consumer access is no mean feat. The Illinois Legislature is the latest to attempt this high-wire act via a bill that would prohibit "price gouging" by generic drug companies.
The rationale behind H.R. 4900 is that while economists object to imposing price caps on blockbuster drugs sold by the large drug companies on the grounds that it would stifle incentives for innovation, generic companies are not doing any research to develop new drugs; they merely copy the formulas of existing drugs. Therefore, they rationalize, keeping generic prices in check won’t harm innovation.
This is misguided.
For starters, generic drug prices are low to begin with — well below the brand-name drug being replicated — and they tend to fall after its inception. The price deflation of generics keeps all drug prices lower by providing competition to brand-names.
While generic drugs may not be cutting-edge, instituting price controls on them would come at the cost of discouraging their production and sale by some companies altogether. They may not do business in Illinois.
Let's say the government were to prevent a price increase for generic drugs that exceeds 100 percent. This would not account for the fact that many generics are sold at prices so low — literally pennies per pill — doubling the price would not, in fact, represent much of an increase. Under such a law, raising the price of a generic from $4 to $8 a bottle in response to a temporary shortage would potentially prompt action from the state Attorney General’s Office. Who benefits from such a rule?
Advocates of this bill also miss the true driver of high prices: the new blockbuster drugs, still on patent, that cannot be copied. Altering the prices of innovative drugs via government fiat would come with its own set of problems. The Department of Health and Human Services recently concluded that generics are not an important part of the drug price problem.
Generic drug prices fell 8 percent on average last year. They've dropped more than 70 percent in the last decade. The existence of a robust generic drug market has saved U.S. consumers and cash-strapped state governments billions of dollars.
Few generics have gone up in price. Market forces and competition constrain drug prices, as does the bargaining power of insurance companies and pharmacy benefit managers.
Imposing an arbitrary price constraint in the middle of this would do little apart from threatening the access of Illinois consumers to generic drugs.
Tackling high drug prices by limiting the price of generics is akin to claiming there's too much offense in the National League because pitchers hit too well.
Ike Brannon, a native of Mossville now based in Washington, D.C., is a visiting fellow at the Cato Institute.


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With staycations, social distancing, and working from home becoming the norm, many residents are focusing attention on their own outdoor space. Sanford Electric Company, celebrating its 95th anniversary this year, knows just how to help by choreographing LED landscape lighting to create the ideal ambiance for relaxation.
Jim DePoy, president and electrical contractor of Sanford Electric Company, says Central Florida’s environment allows residents to enjoy landscape lighting year-round.
“More outdoor living is going on right now,” says Jim, who began at the company as an electrician in 1982 and eventually bought the Sanford mainstay in 2010. “As people spend more time at home, outdoor projects are becoming a priority. We have had a lot of outdoor-related work this year.”
Fully recognizing today’s heightened health concerns, Jim notes that since the installation of landscape lighting is conducted outdoors, customers can rest easy while the work is being done. Nonetheless, whether the service technicians are outside or inside the home catering to an indoor issue, they all wear masks, social distance, and use hand sanitizers.
“We are following all of the CDC guidelines,” notes Jim.
When enhancing or installing landscape lighting, adding security lighting to the mix is an excellent way of protecting your property. Some lighting fixtures can be controlled by apps when away from home.
Beyond lighting, Sanford Electric Company’s professionally trained technicians can install generators outside of the home to keep the lights on when the power goes out.
“You need electricity for just about everything, even things you might not think of offhand,” adds Lisa Sullivan, business manager, who has been with the company since 2005. “It’s especially important with medical equipment.”
She adds that the company also installs a significant amount of accent lighting – and holiday lighting – for homeowner associations and commercial entities to illuminate neighborhood entrances, palm trees, and fountains.
Sanford Electric Company employs nine men and women and serves the five-county area of Seminole, Orange, Volusia, Osceola, and Lake counties. Serving both residential and commercial properties, the company offers new construction or remodel wiring, home rewiring, ceiling-fan installations, switch and outlet repairs, panel upgrades, electrical inspections, and interior and exterior LED lighting.
Founded on the three main principles of providing quality electrical installations, offering a fair and reasonable price for its services, and treating everyone with integrity and respect, Sanford Electric Company can address any sized job while offering the most cost-effective method of resolving an issue or enhancing your home.


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By Jon Hurdle
Special to Delaware Business Times
A veteran businessman and former state official, Alan Levin puts extra time and money into helping promising startups get off the ground. He's part of a growing class of financial backers called angel investors, who step in when friends, family and savings don't make the cut.
"There is a desire for people of our age to assist these startups for angel funding," said Levin. "We're not looking to make money on this as much as want to see these things succeed and move forward. We're
not taking a piece of the pie here."
Angel investors are typically wealthy individuals who are looking for an acceptable return on their investments and have an appetite for the inevitable risk that comes with backing early-stage startups.
Paul McConnell, a Wilmington real estate executive, is another well-known angel investor behind Delaware's startup scene. He has backed a series of young entrepreneurs from the University of Delaware's Horn Program in Entrepreneurship. His hope is that someday graduates will be able to get additional financing for their ideas.
The startup companies that have so far been backed by McConnell include Geoswap, an online platform to build support for events held by interest groups such as athletes or beer drinkers; Tenantu, an internet-based service to make it easier for college students to find housing and pay their rent; and Carvertise, an online program that allows clients to present their advertisements on cars.
Most startups fail, so any angel investor must be motivated by something other than the desire to make money, said McConnell, who typically invests $50,000 in a startup.
"Ninety percent of these companies are not going to make it so you're really doing it for the community, thinking about the future to give these people opportunities," said McConnell.
In a state where government and university funding for startups has lagged behind that of some other states and colleges, angel investors are playing an important role in helping to create businesses for the future, McConnell said.
Applicants for McConnell's funding have usually exhausted other possible sources of finance before approaching him, he said. "By the time they get to us, their credit cards are usually tapped out; mom and dad have got a mortgage on their house."
Levin, who has also supported startups coming out of the Horn program, said mentorship is at least as important as the financial support.
After some failures as an angel investor, Levin said it's a risky business, but that hasn't stopped him from helping people who seem to have the desire and the energy to make it happen. However compelling their business ideas, he said, many entrepreneurs don't know how to implement them and need the guidance of an experienced hand.
That combination of expertise and financial wherewithal is available in Delaware for entrepreneurs if they can find the right angel, said Levin, who is now an advisor to SoDel Concepts in southern Delaware.
Angels are currently most likely to be interested in business ideas connected with artificial intelligence, business-to-business software as a service ("Saas"'), and augmented reality technology, according to Pedro Moore, executive director of the Delaware Innovation Fund, a nonprofit that provides venture capital to early-stage enterprises.
Moore's company does not currently provide the smaller amounts of funding "“ typically between $10,000 and $100,000 "“ that startups seek from angels, but he argued that there is a lot of wealth in Delaware that's looking for the right opportunity to invest.
Still, he urged entrepreneurs to tap their own sources of capital before pitching to potential angel investors.
"Sometimes they pitch to us, and they haven't even put a dime of their own money into the company," Moore said. "Check your own family and friends; you may already have an angel investor in your personal network."
Other areas that may be of interest to investors include businesses connected with cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, and ICOs, or Initial Coin Offerings, a way of raising money for a cryptocurrency venture without complying with government regulations, said Mike Lebus, founder of Angel Investment Network, a worldwide web platform that's designed to connect enterprises and investors.
Medical and life-sciences companies are popular with some investors although their appeal is limited by the demanding regulatory process needed to get such products to market, Lebus said.
He argued that online platforms offer a quicker and easier way of connecting entrepreneurs with potential investors than traditional events at which representatives of the two sides would meet face to face, although the latter still exist.
In Delaware, angel investors have been encouraged by the state's Angel Investor Job Creation and Innovation Act of 2017, which offers a refundable tax credit of up to 25 percent to investors in qualified Delaware-based startups.
"These tax incentive schemes are so important, as they really do work to help encourage investments in small businesses, spur innovation, create employment and boost the economy," he said.


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Wolf Home Products to Distribute Benjamin Obdyke Wall Systems
February 7, 2023
Wolf Home Products, an innovator and leader in the building products industry, has announced a partnership with Benjamin Obdyke Inc., a supplier of building envelope protection systems, to distribute its roof and wall systems in select U.S. locations. Benjamin Obdyke has been a pioneer for innovation in building envelope systems and the manufacturing of high-quality home products since 1868.
Wolf Home Products will be a full line distributor of Benjamin Obdyke wall systems, including:
- HydroGap Drainable Housewrap
- HydroGap SA
- Cedar Breather Ventilated Underlayment
- Slicker Rainscreen
- Flat Wrap Housewrap
- All accessory pieces
Wolf will exclusively distribute the wall systems out of its York facility to select states, which include Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Ohio and Kentucky.
“We strive to deliver high-quality home building products to the markets we serve, ensuring dealers have access to products that meet a variety of budgets and design preferences,” said Jeremy Sellers, senior vice president of building product sales at Wolf Home Products. “We’re thrilled to be partnering with Benjamin Obdyke, as it allows us to broaden our offering to include high performing, durable exterior systems that maximize the value of a building structure.”
Introducing Benjamin Obdyke’s wall systems to Wolf Home Products’ line of building products bolsters the wide range of high-quality, innovative offerings, forming an extensive, one-stop- shop portfolio for its network of dealers.
“The new partnership between Wolf and Benjamin Obdyke will greatly expand access to our high-performance building envelope products,” said Joe Holcombe, director of sales for Benjamin Obdyke. “Together, our companies focus on educating the market on ways to build better homes. It’s an ideal partnership to grow awareness and availability in the Mid-Atlantic market.”


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Since COVID-19 sent us into isolation, the role of technology in our way of life has been accentuated. Learn about the technologies of the future that will mark the development of the post-pandemic world.
Accelerated transformation with future technologies
The pandemic has accelerated the technological transformation of society. The digital age had been advancing fields such as telecommunications, nanotechnology, and quantum computing. The current context has promoted the widespread use of technology to socialize, consume, work and educate.
A study done in the United States, reports the growth in the use of information and communication technologies. Those that lead are text messages (increased 43%), voice calls (36%), social networks (35%), and video calls (30%). 46% of those consulted indicated that their digital communication has increased during isolation. On the other hand, the risk posed by physical interaction has impacted a large part of consumption. A joint market segment has emerged of those who already preferred online shopping and those who have done so for security. McKinsey (2020), estimates that e-commerce in the United States advanced ten years in the first three months of an emergency. It also indicates that 75% of American consumers have bought from different stores, brands, and websites during this time.
In terms of work, teleworking has risen as a way to perform. Recently surveyed 127 company leaders. It found that 82% plan to maintain forms of remote work. 47% even anticipate having full-time remote employees.
Virtual education has also been accentuated. The United Nations Organization (2020) calculates that the pandemic affected the education of 94% of the world’s students: about 1.6 billion children and young people. In fact, a survey by the Student Network and the International Association of Universities (2020) indicates that 85% of university institutions consider that online training has replaced face-to-face training.
Future technologies for today’s world
What are the innovations that are consolidated as the technologies of the future? Accenture suggests that they are those that are aligned with changes in people’s values and respond to new challenges, more disruptive than ever.
Collaboration between people and artificial intelligence (AI) applications is projected to grow. Likewise, emotional and predictive AI will be on the rise among the technologies of the future. It acts guided by its own evaluations of the emotions of the people with whom it interacts.
Likewise, data analytics and machine learning will help organizations with key aspects of their operation. This is the case of identifying consumer purchasing patterns or problems in logistics processes.
AI is key, as it contributes to the operation of other technologies of the future such as automation and the cloud.
Internet of Things
The IoT is being used in remote healthcare during this global emergency. For example, sensor devices are used to monitor patients remotely. Similarly, these technologies of the future are part of smart homes and cities, where they contribute to improving people’s quality of life. Statista claims that there will be more than 75 billion connected IoT items in the world by 2025.
Greater connectivity requires transparent and interoperable networks.Therefore, blockchain is emerging as a leader among new technologies. It has the potential to manage supply chains, quickly processing and verifying transactions. Also to contribute to tasks that require clear, fast, and connected information, such as emergency monitoring.
The pandemic has fueled the execution of workloads in the cloud. Microsoft reports that its demand for these services has grown by 775% during the emergency (Banafa, 2020). In particular, the cloud is rising as educational technology. It is also key for video conferencing platforms.
Isolation has emphasized our need to connect effectively. 5G is positioned to connect the technologies of the future with greater speed and capacity than ever before. According to Qualcomm, 380 operators around the world are investing in 5G.
Robotic Process Automation ( RPA) and Intelligent Process Automation (IPA) will continue to prove their worth. Not just to free people from simple, repetitive tasks, but to keep businesses running during the next big disruption. Data Bridge estimates indicate that RPA will grow about 30% annually until 2026.
In the post-pandemic world, the technologies of the future will help companies to implement specific changes in the way they operate and do business. It is noteworthy that these can leverage transformations, but not without the necessary organizational adaptation to manage these changes and their effects in a timely manner.


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Just in time for metro Detroit’s unofficial Major League Baseball Opening Day holiday, the Coppercraft Distillery of Holland and the Detroit Tigers have signed a multi-year sponsorship deal that includes naming rights of Comerica Park’s right field bar and other signage.
The Coppercraft Distillery Bar, located on the Pepsi Porch in right field, offers a view of the on-field action and has outdoor lounge seating, fire features, and a number of high-definition televisions. Coppercraft Distillery signs also are featured at the ballpark’s Bourbon Bar.
“This agreement advances our long-term growth strategy, which includes expanding awareness of the Coppercraft brand throughout the Detroit metropolitan area and the state of Michigan,” says Brandon Joldersma, director of sales for Coppercraft Distillery.
Founded in Holland in 2012 as one of the state’s first licensed distillers, Coppercraft has won awards at spirits competitions locally and in New York. The company operates a full-service restaurant and bar in its hometown, a tasting room in Saugatuck, and sells its products at more than 260 retail locations across metro Detroit.