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Chinese language tech extensive Tencent acknowledged Tuesday it used to be opening a recent Singapore place of job to motivate as a Southeast Asia hub, as the firm reels from setbacks within the US and India.
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The company, which already has workplaces in Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia, acknowledged it used to be recruiting for moderately quite loads of positions.
Bloomberg Recordsdata, citing nameless sources, reported the corporate’s plans for establishing a regional hub in Singapore had been accelerated by geopolitical tensions.
Within the US, President Donald Trump has launched a ban from mid-September on Tencent’s social media platform WeChat, as successfully as TikTok, which is owned by Chinese language tech extensive ByteDance.
India has banned scores of Chinese language apps, including Tencent’s hit video games PUBG Cell and Enviornment of Valor, after troops engaged in a series of clashes at the neighbours’ disputed Himalayan border.
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Many global companies bear chosen to defective their regional headquarters in Singapore, and observers mediate instability in long-time rival Hong Kong could well give it a capture in attracting companies.
Leaders in Singapore, which is majority ethnic Chinese language, had been cautious to support relevant ties with each and each the US and China.
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Free Internet for all! Google Station is here and here we tell you how to connect
It is the first country in Latin America to have this service
Alphabet Inc.’s Google will launch a network of public sites to connect wirelessly to the internet in Mexico as part of its efforts to improve connectivity in emerging economies and bring its products to more users.
Google Station, a network of Wi-Fi sites in high-traffic locations, will launch in Mexico initially with 56 points, Google said.
Mexico will be the third country where Google Station will operate, after India and Indonesia, and the first in Latin America.
And it is that great advances have been made in connectivity since the reform of the sector in 2013 that sought to end the long dominance of AméricaMóvil, of the magnate Carlos Slim.
From 2013 to 2016, the number of people with internet access increased by 20 million, according to a report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
“We found that public Wi-Fi is still a very important way to connect to the internet,” Anjali Joshi, vice president of product at Google, told reporters, adding that the company sees Mexico as a good entry point into Latin America.
The equipment for the public sites was provided by the Mexican company SitWifi.
How do I log on?: Free Internet for all!
Connecting will be very simple, you must be in a Google Station for the Wi-Fi signal to be recognized. You must click, confirm your intention to connect and that’s it!
Can my information be stolen?: Free Internet for all!
Google confirmed that their network is the most secure, as they have experience in monitoring network behavior and detecting malicious code.
The link between the network and the user will be fully encrypted, this means that you will be able to make banking transactions or online purchases, without any risk of a cyberattack or theft of information.
To connect Google does not ask you for information of any kind, not even your email “we do not store or take any type of data from Internet users.”
So what does Google gain?
Of course, there is an interest of the company, in this case it is an advertising profit, because while you browse you will be at the expense of ads being displayed, which generate profits for the company.

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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Chris Perry was just named head of marketing for Hyundai last May, but he's already leaving to join General Motors and lead marketing for Chevrolet.
At Hyundai, Perry replaced Joel Ewanick who left the head marketing job there in March to go to Nissan. But within weeks Ewanick jumped to GM.
Together, Ewanick and Perry were credited with creating effective marketing programs, including the "Hyundai Assurance" program, that helped the South Korea-based automaker weather last year's brutal downturn in auto sales.
In his new position, Perry will report directly to Ewanick.
Perry will be the third head of marketing for the Chevrolet brand in less than a year. He will replace Jim Campbell who took over as general manager of the Chevrolet brand in December.
Campbell will become vice president for motorsports and performance vehicles at GM.
Ewanick may be hoping to recreate his Hyundai success at GM by putting people he's comfortable with into key roles, said Jeremy Anwyl, CEO of the auto Web site Edmunds.com.
When Ewanick first took the top marketing job at GM he quickly made changes in the ad agencies working on GM accounts, Anwyl noted, bringing in firms he had worked with at Hyundai.
These moves aren't surprising, Anwyl said, given the pressure Ewanick is under to perform.
"The expectations are extremely high," he said. "That's a tough bill to fill."
Chevrolet sales last month were up 12% compared to July, 2009, but that was a much smaller increase than at GM's three other continuing brands. Chevrolet is, by far, GM's biggest selling brand in the United States.
GM recently filed papers for an initial public offering of stock later this year, and also announced a planned changed in leadership. Current CEO Ed Whitacre will step down Sept. 1, to be replaced by GM board member Dan Akerson.
Legendary investor Bill Gross has reached an $81 million truce with Pimco, ending a war with the firm he built into the world's biggest bond manager. More
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It is not easy to be a pharmacist in Egypt, especially nowadays.
People regularly ask pharmacists to suggest medication for a fever, cold or some joint pain.
In a country where millions suffer from heart disease, diabetes and Hepatitis C and where 40 percent of the population live under the poverty line without a decent national healthcare system, it is sometimes difficult for the ill to afford a visit to a doctor, and therefore patients treat local pharmacist as their primary physician.
However, according to pharmacist Nabil El-Degheidi, a drug shortage has made his job helping patients find an appropriate or much needed drug more complicated.
El-Degheidi is now finding himself forced to provide his clients with alternatives for necessary medicines amid what many say is an acute shortage of major drugs in the Egyptian market.
Officials downplay these claims and insist drugs and adequate non-brand names are in supply.
However, a rough list of more than 130 kinds of medicines missing from pharmacies all around in Egypt was provided to Ahram Online by Mohey Ebeid, the head of the Pharmacists Syndicate.
"I never succeed in convincing the patients to take a drug other than the one they are looking for, even though [the substitute] might contain the same active ingredients," says El-Degheidi.
The 65-year-old, who has been working in the field for the past 30 years, says that the drug shortage problem has been increasing. He believes that there are about 1,000 kinds of medicines missing from the Egyptian market.
Real shortage or confusion over efficacy of substitutes?
While interviewing El-Degheidi in his pharmacy which is located in an affluent district, he received a phone call from the Egyptian Pharmaceutical Trading Company, which is one of the largest distributing companies of local and imported drugs.
El-Degheidi asked the company, "do you have Otrivin for adults? For Kids? Do you have any of the drugs that I have been requesting for the past two days?"
The answer which came from the other side in the call to all of his questions was a "No."
He ended the phone call saying, "it seems the issue is not ending anytime soon."
Journalist Mohamed El-Garhy, the founder of the social media campaign #Medicine_isaRight, says, "when I caught a cold I looked for the subscribed medicine in more than three pharmacies in different districts, but I couldn’t find it."
The social media initiative, which quickly caught the attention of both pharmacists and patients, aims to help citizens locate any missing drug subscribed for chronic or temporary diseases, and to connect them with officials from the health ministry and the Pharmacists Syndicate to solve the issue.
"It is unlikely that a medicine sold for LE1 or 2 would still be manufactured in Egypt, companies still want to make money," says Pharmacists Syndicate head Ebeid.
Ebeid did stress, however, that every drug in shortage has 12 equivalents with the same active ingredient on the Egyptian pharmaceutical market.
The Egyptian Drug Shortage Organisation, which is part of the health ministry, announced that there are 200 missing medicines that have equivalents in the Egyptian market.
However, the organisation says there are almost 45 other drugs that are not available and have no equivalents or alternatives.
Some of the missing drugs reportedly include cancer treatments and medications for controlling heart rate.
Meanwhile, Mohamed El-Bahi, board member at the Egyptian Chamber for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, told Ahram Online that there is no shortage in medicines.
"The problem is that patients go to pharmacies asking for the commercial name of the drug, and when they do not find it, they believe there is a shortage and that the equivalent suggested by the pharmacist is different than the drug they need," said El-Bahi.
El-Bahi insisted that medicines for all diseases, including chronic illnesses, are available.
Where could the problem lie?
Pharmaceutical companies are subject to the price ceiling for medicines set by the Egyptian government.
According to the Central Administration for Pharmaceutical Affairs (CAPA), registered medicines are grouped in categories based on their price range.
The categorisation list shows that 35 percent of drugs are priced at less than LE5 ($0.64), and that 75 percent of all medicines in the market are priced at less than LE20 ($2.55).
However, these figures do not include some higher-priced medicines used to treat various chronic diseases.
This has been an ongoing friction between investors, companies in the pharmaceutical sector and the Egyptian government.
The Chamber of Pharmaceutical Industries filed a case in 2012 against the Egyptian government calling for a "balance of rights" between the rights of pharmaceutical companies and the rights of consumers.
The health ministry says its priority is to provide drugs at low prices so that they are affordable for all citizens.
On that basis the minstry rejected the complaint, prompting some observers to deduce that say companies might stop manufacturing certain medicines.
"The price of some medicines has remained the same for 25 years," former undersecretary at the Pharmacists Syndicate Mohamed Seoudi told Ahram Online.
"The government says this is to protect citizens, but at the end of the day, it is an investment for companies, who will not continue to operate at a loss," Seoudi said.
Syndicate head Ebeid also points to another problem faced by the industry in Egypt, namely the need to import raw materials for the manufacturing of drugs, which is impacted by a foreign exchange crisis limiting importers' access to dollars.
The value of the Egyptian pound has also weakened against the US dollar, Ebeid says, thus raising the cost of imports.
This has resulted in a shortage of certain drugs best known by their commercial or brand names.
However, El-Bahi says this problem is being addressed through ensuring the availability of foreign currency specifically for the purchase of raw materials for the pharmaceutical sector.
"The new Central Bank governor, Tarek Amer – appointed late October – has taken immediate decisions concerning issues related to medicines," says El-Bahi.
Drug sales this year reached LE36 billion, according to the head of the Pharmacists Syndicate.
Pharmacists have put forward several recommendations for government measures to address the problems facing the sector.
One such recommendation by the Pharmacists Syndicate involves the building of a factory in Egypt to produce raw materials instead of relying solely on imports.
"The project would cost LE500 million and is currently being reviewed by the presidency," Ebeid told Ahram Online.
Other pharmacists are demanding the sector to be regulated by an independent body instead of remaining under the auspices of the health ministry.
The Pharmacists Syndicate also recommends that medicines be referred to and prescribed by their generic names instead of using commercial brand names marketed to doctors and distributors.
"There is a problem in drug distribution, and this issue should be tackled in order to prevent the black market sale of medicines in Egypt," former syndicate undersecretary Seoudi told Ahram Online.
In 2013, Egypt ranked 149th out of 188 countries in public healthcare expenditure as a percentage of GDP, according to World Bank data.
In 2014, governmental spending on the health sector was LE 42.4 billion (5.4 percent of the total budget).
The 2014 constitution requires the state to increase spending on the health and education sectors.


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Media statement by DAP ADUN for Kampung Tunku Lau Weng San on 7th April 2016 in Petaling Jaya:
Salleh Said Keruak’s article entitled “The Proton willing buyer, willing seller situation” seems to be politically flavoured to target Tun Mahathir rather than explaining the government’s plan to turn around the profit-lossing national carmaker.
While acknowledging that creating a homegrown automobile industry will not be viable as long as it depends only on the support of domestic market, Malaysian must demand that the Federal government to cut down rhetoric and explain to the public what it has in stock for the national carmaker.
Salleh’s article does not assist in helping ordinary Malaysians understand the government’s position on this, a failure on his duty as Communication and Multimedia Minister.
Majority of the Malaysian families own a Proton at least once in a life time (I am still a proud owner of a Proton Wira 1.5M), whether they bought it as a first-hand or a second-hand buyer. Proton was an affordable cars during its early days due to government subsidies and heavy taxation for foreign cars.
However it does not dominate the Malaysian car market since early 2000s due to its quality, if the quality of Proton cars were indeed on par with foreign brand cars then the demand for Proton cars will definitely increase.
The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) yesterday said in Parliament that Proton has improved the quality of its car tremendously that it is “on par with many renowned carmakers in the world”.
This statement from MITI came as a total contrast to Salleh’s statement. Is the right hand speaking to the left hand? Certainly they do not as Salleh’s statement is nothing but only meant to discredit Mahathir’s legacy.
Salleh and MITI must explain to Malaysian, in an increasingly competitive automobile market, how the federal government is going to assist Proton to remain competitive?
Is Salleh suggesting that the government should abandon Proton to the winds of the free market economy despite heavy investment from the government?
Does this not seem like an easy way to cut costs and let our flagship automobile brand dying from exposure to the free market?
Is it exactly true that a Japanese and a German do not necessarily buy their home brand vehicle when majority of the Japanese and German bought their local brands?
Is Saleh also suggesting to the Federal government to abandon Proton as its official cars due to the fact that Proton is uncompetitive?
If so, what was all the fuss about unpatriotic behaviour when the Opposition-run states decided to abandon Proton cars as official cars?
Finally, how is the Federal government going to boast the usage of public transportation with higher fares, cheaper cars and cheaper fuels?
The answers to these questions are not easy but Salleh and the entire Cabinet must have the gut to deal with the issues rather than using it to score political potshots.
Lau Weng San
ADUN Kampung Tunku


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By Francesca James
Gross lending by mutuals totalled £1.8 billion in May 2011, up 20% compared to the £1.5 billion in May 2010.
Mortgage approvals by mutuals, also £1.8 billion, were up by 15% compared to the £1.6 billion approved in May last year.
Commenting on the lending figures, Adrian Coles, Director-General of the Building Societies Association, said:
“Both gross lending and approvals by mutuals have been stronger in the first five months of 2011 compared to the same period last year. Although activity in the market is still considerably weaker than pre-crunch levels, mutuals have been increasing their mortgage lending and offering competitive products that continue to feature in the best-buy tables.”
Savings balances held with mutuals fell by £418 million in May 2011, compared to a reduction of £373 million in May 2010. When the interest credited to accounts is excluded, mutuals had a net withdrawal of £613 million, compared to a net withdrawal of £576 million in May last year.
Mr. Coles said:
“Following a strong April inflow, savings balances at mutuals fell in May, in common with other private sector deposit-takers. It seems likely that NS&I’s index-linked products attracted much of the money deposited in this period. The UK economy has been treading water for the past six months, and with stubbornly high growth in consumer prices and relatively low growth in wages, consumers have been finding it difficult to add to their savings. Some consumers will be relying on their existing savings to supplement their incomes during this difficult time.”


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Vincent Bolloré, the debonair 64-year-old French industrialist, has a reputation for telling it like it is, without pulling his punches.
But the casual, almost off-hand way in which he threw out the prospect of shutting down French pay-television operator Canal Plus wrong-footed even hardened Bolloré-watchers.
Talking to shareholders in his capacity as chairman of the supervisory board of Vivendi, parent company of Canal Plus, in Paris on April 21, he said: “If losses continue, at some point we’ll have to turn the tap off.”
These may have been comforting words for some investors, but they were chilling ones for professional sport in France, one of the biggest beneficiaries of the pay-television boom over the last 30 years. Indeed, right across Europe the top sports leagues have grown fat on the income from pay-television.
Founded in November 1984, Canal Plus is one of the bedrocks of the European paytelevision market. But in 2015 it lost €264m ($298m) and losses are projected to rise to €400m in 2016. “We are under attack by the major platforms, by OTT,” Bolloré observed, adding that “there will be tough times.”
Over the top
In December, Netflix content head Ted Sarandos said that the company would not rule out getting into live sports. In January, Facebook unveiled its Facebook Sports Stadium, a realtime hub targeting the platform’s 650 million sports fans. In March, in a clear signal of intent, Amazon hired former 120 Sports executive James DeLorenzo to head up a new sports content division. In April, American football’s National Football League agreed a $10m deal with Twitter to live-stream 10 of its Thursday night games on the social media platform. Rival bidders included Facebook and Amazon. In May, YouTube secured the rights to live-stream the finals of both the Uefa Champions League and Europa League European club football tournaments in the UK from rights-holder BT Sport.
From the beginning of the 2016-17 football season digital sports media company Perform Group will roll out its OTT pay service in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, having snatched the rights to England’s Premier League from dominant pay-television platform Sky Deutschland. At the time of writing, Perform was also in the bidding for live rights in Germany to football’s top-tier Bundesliga. A successful bid would be a marker for the threat posed by OTT to traditional broadcasters (see panel, page 18).
The incumbent players have not been standing still. In July 2014 Rupert Murdoch merged his pay-television interests in the UK, Germany and Italy to create Sky Europe, which looks set to become the biggest operator in Europe by subscriber numbers. In July 2015 US channel syndicator Discovery Communications took full control of pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport and has set about repositioning the basic-tier channel with stronger content, including an audacious €1.3bn deal for the Olympic Games.
In April 2016 Vivendi acquired Italian pay-television platform Mediaset Premium as part of a wider deal between Vivendi and Mediaset designed to create a new European content powerhouse.
Canal Plus, meanwhile, forged an unlikely strategic alliance with its main rival, the Qatariowned beIN Media Group, agreeing a five-year exclusive distribution agreement for the beIN Sports channels.
Against this background of change, the sports industry is asking questions with profound long-term implications. Where will future growth come from for Europe’s pay-TV market? What impact will the expansion of the big OTT players have on the market? And, most importantly, what does this mean for the value of sports rights?
The rate of growth in pay-television has inevitably slowed over the last decade as the market matured, but there is still a margin for expansion. Analysts predict that pay-television penetration in Western Europe will increase from just over 60 per cent to about 65 per cent by 2024, when revenues will hit €50bn. The question is who will take up that four to five per cent?
Sarah Simon, media analyst and European equities expert at Berenberg, says that the bank expected growth to come “from low-cost players (Netflix, Amazon and the like), as they seek to persuade pay-TV holdouts to sign up to lower-priced services.” Incumbents using the traditional bundle-and-buy-through model – what Simon calls the “full-fat pay-TV market” – will face “headwinds in driving substantial further customer growth in most markets.”
She adds that it would now be difficult for the traditional platforms to expand into new markets, other than through acquiring entire businesses, as Vivendi has done with Silvio Berlusconi’s Italian pay-television platform, Mediaset Premium.
“It’s too late to start a new ‘full-fat’ platform in another market,” she says.
“The low-cost players have already entered Western Europe and there is, of course, the question of rights. Sky does not have French rights, for example.”
Growth for such players, she adds, will come from new services, such as multi-play offerings combining television with internet and telephony services, and OTT products.
The impact of OTT on the traditional market is not a remote threat. “We are already seeing a big impact from these guys,” Simon says. “It puts pressure on the traditional incumbents to up their game, we think. Sky has responded with its own OTT service, as has Vivendi. The OTT players are focused on movies and series. We think this commoditises that content in the sense that you don’t need Sky or Canal Plus to watch that kind of content.”
Sports rights-holders have been wondering for some years if and when that focus on movies and TV series – content which can be downloaded and watched at any time – will extend to live sport. Despite some aggressive noises from the US, the signals that the big OTT players will go head-to-head with incumbent pay-television operators for live premium sport remain weak.
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Peter Hutton, chief executive of Eurosport, believes that a lot of the reticence comes down to business models and their preference for sharing revenue around advertising sales.
“For years, we have heard the likes of YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Amazon making noises about sports rights,” he says. “And clearly there is a huge amount of studying going into the process. You would see them as logical players in the space. But sports content is a really different area of business and one where revenue shares are generally sneered at.
“There has to be a big minimum guarantee. Everyone looks at the model and asks are the margins going to be there? These guys are used to working on long-term plans with very impressive margins. Sport doesn’t necessarily fit their models very well.”
He says that conversations in recent years with people in the OTT sector have always come down to the same thing: “Can we revenue share? Can we partner? Can we mitigate our risk in some way?
“One of the strange things about the brave new world of digital media is that there is a real reticence to take big sports-rights risks.”
The most commonly-held view across the industry is that the changes taking place will make sport an increasingly important driver of subscription businesses. Should the OTT players develop an appetite for the risks involved in paying chunky upfront minimum guarantees, the trend could accelerate further.
As Simon puts it: “We think you’ll continue to see substantial sports-rights inflation in Europe. The incumbents’ model of offering choice plus movies and sports is coming under greater pressure. Digital terrestrial television plus OTT offer you choice and movies, so sport is the differentiator. The emergence of new competitors from the OTT sector will only increase that. If the internet giants start bidding on sports rights, we can expect another step up in the cost.
“For these guys, the rights aren’t much more than a couple of days of cash flow, so the cost isn’t a barrier. In the meantime, the competition between Netflix, Amazon, and YouTube is going to heat up further. Sports would seem to be the next way to differentiate themselves from each other.”
As a buyer, it would be in Eurosport’s interest to play down the value of rights, but nobody would be buying that. Hutton has worked both sides of the fence – as a buyer at Eurosport, Fox, and ESPN Star Sports, and as a seller at agencies like IMG and MP & Silva – and understands the commodity.
“Sports rights change lifestyles,” he says. “You choose how to consume media as a result of where your favourite sports content is. Sport has the power to make you change your choice. And that’s an amazing weapon.”
Those riches may not trickle very far down the sports pyramid, however. Sport will become more important vis-à-vis other forms of content, but investments will be increasingly concentrated around the super-premium end of the market – the ‘must-have’ leagues and events that really move the needle on the key performance indicators of a pay-TV service.
As Hutton explains: “In a time of change you are going to go for sports rights which are known and clearly valuable commodities.
The result is that the strong will get stronger. We are seeing a unification of bigger media groups and a reduction in the number of buyers. If it’s the big sports rights that will change the market, then it’s the big media groups that will be buying those rights.” The battle for the domestic rights to the Bundesliga being played out at the time of writing looked set to confirm many of the above observations.
A ‘full-fat’ pay-television platform, Sky Deutschland, the incumbent rights-holder, was expected to come under pressure from at least one of two telcos, Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone, a channel syndicator in the form of Eurosport and Perform’s nascent OTT services. The likes of YouTube, Netflix, and Amazon were not expected to bid. Nevertheless, analysts, including Simon, were predicting an uplift in rights fees, with estimates ranging from a 40-percent increase to an 80-per-cent increase on the €628m per season which the league currently earns.
Change is coming to the European pay-television market. But for Europe’s top sports leagues, that change looks good.
Perform at the forefront of OTT sport in Europe
The long-awaited OTT move on premium sports rights has not come from the big US internet players but from a British company – albeit one owned by a Russian-born American billionaire, Leonard Blavatnik. Perform Group’s low-cost premium service is initially being rolled out in Germany, Austria and Switzerland in Europe, and in Japan. It represents a considerable gamble that existing pay-television customers in those markets will be prepared to pay an additional cost – the monthly fee has yet to be made public – on top of a hefty pay-TV subscription. To back the gamble, Perform has invested heavily in exclusive premium rights, including Spain’s LaLiga, Italy’s Serie A and France’s Ligue 1, plus top US sports, such as basketball’s NBA and American Football’s NFL. Perform’s most eyecatching deal came in December, when it snatched the rights to England’s Premier League from incumbent rights-holder, pay-television platform Sky Deutschland, paying an increase of almost 200 per cent on what Sky had been paying.


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Customers who ride along in either a fully autonomous Renault Zoe or a Mitsuibshi i-MiEV have been providing valuable feedback to engineers pre- and post-ride. The research and data obtained from their self-driving taxi service and the riders who use it is already being integrated into their future, Level 4 autonomous products.
The Cambridge, MA, based company has also found that riders are attributing human-like characteristics to the vehicles. It seems that riders prefer when the machines don't behave like machines but more like people. NuTonomoy is tailoring their future vehicles to be less trolly-like. Iagnemma revealed that the company is in talks with other global cities to bring their autonomous products to the roads.


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Music streaming service Spotify has labeled Apple’s new rules to comply with the European Union’s Digital Markets Act a “complete and total farce” that “does not comply with the letter and the spirit of the law”.
The DMA’s aim is to identify 'gatekeepers' - large online platforms, and enforce a set of regulations that create what it calls a "fairer business environment" for all companies. In Apple's case, part of the requirements are that it must open up the App Store and iOS ecosystem to third-party marketplaces and payment options.
In response, Apple’s new business terms propose a cut of its revenue share to 17% - rising a further 3% if publishers use Apple Pay.
Meanwhile, it has added a €0.50 fee (which it has called a Core Technology Fee, echoing Unity's controversial Runtime Fee) for all downloads over a one million install threshold on an annual basis.
Should developers not wish to use alternative payments or marketplaces, they can stick with the existing terms. You can read all the details here.
"They don't think the rules apply to them"
Spotify has been campaigning nearly five years for changes to Apple’s App Store practices, and the company has now made a scathing attack on Apple's new rules.
“Apple has just shown the world, they don’t think the rules apply to them,” it stated.
“Apple is nothing if not consistent. While they have behaved badly for years, this takes the level of arrogance to an entirely new place.
"Under the false pretense of compliance and concessions, they put forward a new plan that is a complete and total farce. Essentially, the old tax was rendered unacceptable under the DMA, so they created a new one masquerading as compliance with the law.
“From the beginning, Apple has been clear that they didn’t like the idea of abiding by the DMA. So they’ve formulated an undesirable alternative to the status quo. This is why many of the most popular developers will never be able to choose it.
"And for the developers who feel like they have no other alternative, it’s a path that will punish their success.”
Spotify labelled the new €0.50 download fee “extortion”, claiming it believes developers would have to pay the fee even if users downloaded an app and never use it or never delete it.
“This will hurt developers, potential start-ups and those offering free apps most,” it said.
"Don't resist, just comply"
Taking to Twitter, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek called Apple’s new business terms a “masterclass in distortion”. He said Apple’s message was clear: “Disrupt their toll-booth operation, and they'll ensure you regret it. This isn't just about fees; it's a warning – don't resist, just comply.”
Ek concluded: “I think it’s important to say that Apple's design ethos and products have my admiration. But this is just hostile. It's not the Apple that once pushed the boundaries of technology and design.
"This is a company resting, not breaking any new ground, and turning its back on the principles that once made it the shining example of innovation. And it’s certainly not in compliance with the DMA. It’s a monopoly under a different mask.
“By inventing a new tax system to replace the old, Apple mocks the spirit of the law and the lawmakers who wrote it. I sincerely hope the EU recognises this for exactly what it is and stands firm, and doesn’t let their work over the years all be for nothing. The world is watching.”
Just days ago, Spotify had declared victory over Apple in its years long campaign against the company's App store practices. The streaming firm had expected to launch in-app purchase options for premium subscriptions and buying audiobooks, without Apple's 30% cut.
Apple's new business terms appear to have cut short those plans for now, however.


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August 30, 2022
Women who follow a vegetarian diet have a 33% higher risk of hip fracture compared to women who eat meat regularly, according to a new study (BMC Med. 2022(20):275).
Plant-based diets including vegan and vegetarian diets continue to rise in popularity. Millennials and Gen Z, for example—which comprise 47% of the population—have particularly high demand for plant-based foods. Growing interest in plant-based diets is underlined by strong market demand; in 2020, U.S. retail sales of plant-based foods grew a staggering 27% to reach $7 billion.
Researchers of the present study, published in BMC Medicine, argued vegetarian diets are often characterized by lower intake of nutrients known to support bone mineral density (BMD), such as protein, calcium and vitamin D, highlighting the need to understand the impact of vegetarian diets on hip fracture risk. To accomplish that goal, researchers studied women who were occasional meat eaters, pescatarians and vegetarians compared to those who were regular meat eaters.
The study comprised 26,318 women from England who were enrolled in the U.K. Women’s Cohort Study. To assess dietary habits over 12 months, participants completed a self-administered 217-item food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). Women who ate five or more servings of meat per week were classified as regular meat eaters, whereas women who ate fewer than five servings per week were considered occasional meat eaters. Vegans, who did not eat meat, fish, eggs or dairy, were combined with the vegetarian group due to a small number of vegan participants.
A total of 822 hip fracture cases, which were confirmed using hospital records, were observed over 22 years. The study found vegetarians were the only diet group with an elevated risk of hip fracture.
Lower body mass index (BMI) and body weight could be to blame for increased hip fracture risk, study authors argued. Adequate fat mass cushions impact force at the hips during falls and could increase bone strength by increasing mechanical loading and enhancing oestrogen production.
“Weight management may therefore be an important consideration in reducing hip fracture risk in vegetarians, but further research is required to explore the roles of BMI and body composition in hip fracture risk in vegetarians and meat eaters,” researchers wrote.
Lower intake among vegetarians of bone-boosting nutrients could be another reason behind the greater risk. “In our study, vegetarians had lower dietary intakes of protein, vitamin D and vitamin B12, but similar dietary calcium intakes to other diet groups,” according to researchers. However, increased hip fracture risk in vegetarians “was not explained by any dietary nutrient intake,” they wrote.
Researchers called for further research to explore the roles of BMI and nutrients that can help guide public health interventions to reduce hip fracture risk in vegetarians.
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First-person action game Far Cry 5 broke franchise records in its first week, publisher Ubisoft announced today. It more than doubled first week sales of its predecessor, Far Cry 4, making it the fastest-selling title in the series' history.
Far Cry 5's launch is now the second biggest ever for a Ubisoft game, eclipsed only by Tom Clancy's The Division in 2016. It made an estimated $310 million its first week. Digital distribution made up more than 50 percent of those sales.
Additionally, Ubisoft says people streamed more than 55,000 hours of the game on Twitch, and YouTube videos received over 117 million views. Both are records for a Ubisoft title during launch week.
"I'm proud that the culmination of years of passionate work from the team is paying off, and that Far Cry 5’s experience resonates with so many people,” said Far Cry executive producer Dan Hay. "We are humbled by players' reception of Far Cry 5 and fired up to keep growing and supporting the Far Cry community in the months and years to come."
Far Cry 5's American setting (a franchise first) might have something to do with its success. It takes place in a fictional Montana county taken over by a fanatical doomsday cult. It's a provocative setup given the country's current political climate, although many reviewers believe it doesn't lean hard enough into its politics. Far Cry 5 also brings some welcome quality of life changes to the series. There are no more tedious radio towers to climb, for example, and the main character is now customizable.


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Payday can take an age to come for some with the temptation to waste money once it ends up in the bank account.
In this sense, financial experts Money wise analyzed the UK’s spending habits to uncover the top 10 payday spending stats to educate the UK on the importance of saving and help tackle this payday spill.
Top 10 Payday Spending Statistics
- Belfast spends most of its time on payday
- 43% of our disposable income is spent within 24 hours of payday
- 92% of Britons regularly make impulse purchases that they later regret
- 60% of Britons have less than £ 100 before payday
- Big grocery stores are our biggest payday
- 52% of Britons are forced to raise extra cash every month to keep them going through payday
- Paying off debts is the largest payday expense for one in three British people
- 23% of Britons spend half of their income on payday
- 32% of UK shoppers double their payday spend
- 25 to 34 year olds are most likely to use payday loans and short term installment borrowers
Portafina analyzed the top ten cities for payday millionaires (based on the largest number of people who spent 50% or more of their disposable income within 24 hours of being paid). Belfast leads the way with 27%.
- Belfast (27%)
- Liverpool (20%)
- Dublin (16.7%)
- Birmingham (16%)
- London (14.9%)
- Manchester (14.8%)
- Edinburgh (14%)
- Newcastle (13%)
- Bristol (12.2%)
Portafina’s survey shows that 43% of our monthly disposable income is spent within 24 hours of payday and 81% within seven days.
According to a study of 4,000 UK shoppers by Nationwide, 92% of Brits who said they made regular impulse purchases later regretted their spending decisions.
In fact, they found that 22% of Britons said more than half of their pocket money, excluding bills and essentials, was gone within the first two days of receiving payment.
60% of Britons have less than £ 100 in their accounts in the week leading up to payday and 15% have no money at the end of the month.
The most popular payday splurges according to Nationwide are:
- Grocery stores larger than usual (27%)
- Getting a takeaway (24%)
- Buying new clothes (20%) Eating out in a restaurant (16%)
- Go to the pub (12%)
KPMG found that 52% of people in the UK are forced to raise extra cash to keep them going through the next payday. 21% turn to credit cards, 13% overdrafts and 12% loans from their partner.
We have all fallen victim to payday glory, but if this habit occurs too often it can adversely affect your finances. KPMG found that 23% of people spend 50% of their income on payday.
While the largest luxury payday expense was identified as grocery shopping, an analysis by KPMG found that credit card and debt repayment represents the largest payday expense for 1: 3.
A study by Post Office Money found that 32% of people double their discretionary spending the day they get their hands on their pay. They also found that shoppers make an average of two unplanned purchases per week.
The FCA found that 37% of payday borrowers and 29% of short-term installment borrowers are between 25 and 34 years old.
- Do not be tempted. Sign up for a savings program.
- Track your spending to save more and spend less.
- Set aside savings as soon as they get paid.
- Save 10% of your income every month.
- Try the 365 Day Money Saving Challenge. Save a little every day – £ 1 on a Monday, £ 2 on a Tuesday and up to £ 7 on a Sunday. Then start everything again in the next week. You can save £ 28 per week which translates to a savings of £ 1,456 by the end of the year.
- Buy in bulk whenever possible to save costs in the long run.


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March 20, 2013— -- It's a Thursday evening just north of downtown Columbus, Ohio, an area not known for its dining options. Despite the threatening sky, several pioneers are setting up for dinner in a parking lot. Among them, a new business venture called "That Food Truck."
Such mobile restaurants are the fastest-growing segment in the dining industry. It seems like everyone and their brother thinks it might be fun to cook and be your own boss in a repurposed delivery truck. But it is also risky business, with razor-thin margins and a fickle clientele.
Steve Concilla gave up a job in finance to run That Food Truck with his business partner, Dan Kraus.
"I had been doing [finance] for eight years and I had been looking to do something a little bit more adventurous," Concilla said. "The finance gig was on its way out, I felt. It just wasn't as fun as it used to be, so I figured why not try to make money doing something I love, which is eating."
Despite the odds, Concilla and Kraus, who is trained as a butcher, were determined to give it a go. The two started dreaming about getting a food truck back in 2011. They found a used Fed-Ex truck and spent the next few months retro-fitting it for food service.
In early July, the two prepared for a test lunch to see whether customers liked the menu and whether they could make the offerings fast enough when a crowd formed. The temperatures spiking into the 90s came as a surprise.
"I learned that it is crazy-hot on food trucks," Kraus said.
"I learned we have to prepare, prepare, prepare," Concilla added.
But making their venture work depended on more than just cooking good food. In Columbus, these newbie businessmen got support from a nonprofit development organization called the Economic and Community Development Institute.
"We help them with the marketing aspect, we help them with social media, we help them with food safety, we also go out and network and find them locations to do their job, because essentially we get rewarded if they expand and are successful," ECDI director of business development Steve Brady said.
The institute also provides a secure parking lot complete with electrical hookups, a kitchen with grease disposal and industrial-sized sinks, and -- for Concilla and Kraus -- cash. Having already sunk most of their savings and generous family loans into the truck, the two found themselves short. A $20,000 loan from ECDI covered the last-minute expenses.
In this hyper-trendy business, each new entry needs to have an angle to get noticed. For Concilla and Kraus, the hook is a seasonal menu from locally grown ingredients. A farm about an hour away from Columbus provides them with meat and eggs.
Before hitting the street, the two needed one key step: clearance from the Board of Health to operate. Unlike traditional restaurants, food trucks are heavily inspected on both the inside and outside.
Finally, it was time to find customers. Opening night was in the middle of July last year, and naturally there were some hiccups. The first few hours were slow in an area not well trafficked on a Saturday night, but for the duo, it was a learning experience.
"People said I can't take the burger off the menu, no matter how labor intensive. I got to keep it on," Kraus said of their menus that change seasonally.
Total for the first day: $187. "Not bad, I'll take that," Concilla said.
Running a Food Truck Comes With Challenges
In running a food truck, one of the biggest obstacles is working around restricted areas. These mobile restaurants are not allowed to park and set up most places they would like to, where the foot traffic is heaviest.
There is also no central area in downtown Columbus to attract crowds, so food trucks have to be invited by companies and organizations to set up for employee dining specials. Concilla and Kraus rely heavily on social media to publicize their location and ever-changing menu.
Columbus has several food-truck festivals during the warm months, but even though such events are packed with customers and are great for exposure, it is still just one part of the income puzzle. So even in the chill of winter, Concilla and Kraus are out as often as the weather promises the hint of a profit and constantly re-working their business plan.
"The truck makes money when it's going," Kraus said. "But we needed to establish a way to make money when it's not going."
Now almost eight months later, Kraus and Concilla are as busy as possible during the slow winter months and are getting ready for the upcoming busy seasons. There is no hesitation from them that they made the right decision to go for it on their own.
"I don't want to take a day off anytime soon," Kraus said. "Personally, I can say that because it's my business. If I was working for somebody else and cooking their food, it would probably be different. I would probably want multiple days off a week, but right now I'm totally happy."


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Hyderabad Commissioner of Police Anjani Kumar today ordered the closure of wine/toddy shops and the bars attached to restaurants (excluding the bars in hotels with multiple star rankings and in registered clubs) within the limits of Hyderabad and Secunderabad ahead of Holi, which will be celebrated on March 28 and 29.
All other wine shops and bars have been instructed to remain closed from 6:00 pm on March 28 to 6:00 am on March 30.
The Commissioner also issued a warning to sellers that any establishment found to be violating the closure notice will be dealt with strictly.
In a separate order, the police also prohibited the throwing of colours on roads and at public places on Holi.
The movement of two-wheelers and other vehicles in groups, causing disruptions in the law and order situation or causing inconvenience to others has been prohibited. Kumar said that any person found violating the orders will be prosecuted.
Apart from this, all the cattle slaughter houses and retail beef shops that fall within the limits of the GHMC will remain closed on March 29.
In this regard, GHMC Commissioner Lokesh Kumar has instructed concerned civic body officials to extend their support to the municipal staff in carrying out the orders.


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SEAT Vice-president for Sales and Marketing and CUPRA CEO Wayne Griffiths has been awarded with the Eurostars prize in the ‘Sales & Marketing’ category, which is given every year by the prestigious publication Automotive News Europe. The magazine singled out his contribution to SEAT obtaining the best ever results in its history and the launch of the new CUPRA brand. The award ceremony is going to take place next Monday 9th September with more than 70 automotive sector leaders in attendance in the framework of the IAA 2019, which is being held in Frankfurt.
Wayne Griffiths emphasised that “this award is a recognition of the hard work carried out by the whole team at SEAT in recent years to position the brand as Europe’s fastest growing brand, which is now well-established and with a future ahead. Furthermore, CUPRA is exceeding all expectations and has experienced a 40% growth in sales in its first year of existence. The Automotive sector is undergoing a complete transformation and at SEAT we have the mindset and positioning to look to the future with optimism.”
SEAT, breaking one record after another
Griffiths’ contribution as the company’s Vice-president for Sales and Marketing was decisive for SEAT to obtain the best results in its history after increasing operating profit by 33.4% and achieving the record figure of 254 million euros. The sales record reached in 2018, and commercialising models with a greater contribution margin both boosted SEAT’s operating profit. In 2018, the company sold a total of 517,600 vehicles, up 10.5% from 2017.
SEAT has continued the same dynamic throughout 2019, reaching the highest sales figure in its history in the first six months of the year. The company’s global deliveries went up by 8.4% for a total volume of 314,300 cars. As for CUPRA, the new brand also closed a record first half of the year with sales totalling 12,700 cars, which is 73.1% more than in the same period of 2018.
About Wayne Griffiths
The award will be given during the IAA Frankfurt International Motor Show 2019.
Wayne Griffiths has been the Vice-president for Sales and Marketing at SEAT since 2016, as well as CUPRA CEO and a member of the brand’s Board of Directors since 3rd December 2018. Born in Dukinfield (UK) in 1966, Griffiths started his career by working in his father’s dealership prior to beginning his studies in International Management and German language in Leeds.
Griffiths has been associated with the Volkswagen Group for a long time. In 1989 he started working for Audi AG, and after a two-year stint at SEAT from 1991 to 1993 he returned to Audi, where he held several positions of responsibility in the Commercial division. He was later appointed assistant to the Audi AG Board member in charge of the Commercial area. From 1997 to 1998 he led the International Retail Marketing area and as of 1998 he held various responsibilities in the Sales division of Audi AG. From 2005 to 2013 he was in charge of Sales in the European export markets.


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Motorola is set to launch the Motorola Edge 40 Neo smartphone on September 14. The Motorola Edge 40 is going to be the third device by Motorola in the Edge 40 series, as the company previously had introduced the Motorola Edge 40 and the Motorola Edge 40 Pro. Ahead of the official launch, we have been learning new details about the Edge 40 Neo courtesy of benchmark listing and certification. We at MySmartPrice revealed the 360-degree video of the device a couple of days back, which disclosed the design of the smartphone ahead of its debut. Now, in a recent development, the Motorola Edge 40 Neo pricing is revealed courtesy of a screenshot shared by Paras Guglani.
Motorola Edge 40 Neo Pricing Surfaces
The new leak reveals that the Motorola Edge 40 Neo 12GB RAM and 256GB storage model will be priced at €338.99 (Roughly Rs 30,209). This contradicts to the earlier leak which had revealed that the device would cost €399 (roughly Rs 35,900). The actual pricing and market-specific availability details of the device should be known to us once the device launches on September 14.
The previous leak suggests that the Motorola Edge 40 Neo will feature a 6.55-inch pOLED display with a Full HD+ resolution and a 144Hz refresh rate. Under the hood, the smartphone could be equipped with an octa-core Dimensity 1050 chipset. The device is expected to pack up to 12GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage. We can expect the smartphone to boot Android 13 out of the box with MyUX on top.
As for the optics purpose, the smartphone is expected to boast a dual-camera setup which could consist of a 50MP main sensor and a 13MP secondary lens. For the selfies and video-calling purpose, the device could feature a 32MP camera. A 5,000mAh battery could be equipped with the device which might support 33W fast charging. Lastly, the smartphone is also rumoured to offer an IP68 rating for water and dust resistance.
Motorola Edge 40 Neo Specifications (Expected)
- Display: 6.55-inch pOLED display, Full HD+ 2400 × 1080 pixel resolution, 144Hz refresh rate, Punch-Hole cutout
- Processor: Octa-core Dimensity 1050 chipset with Mali G77 GPU
- RAM and Storage: 12GB RAM, 256GB internal storage.
- Software: Android 13 with MyUX skin on top.
- Rear Camera: 50MP primary camera, 13MP secondary sensor.
- Front Camera: 32MP.
- Other Features: IP68 rating.
- Battery: 5000mAh battery.


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Mobile gaming continues to be big business, especially in the past year or so when people around the world were mostly forced indoors and onto the virtual world due to the pandemic. Despite its popularity, however, some franchises and big names in the gaming industry are still absent from that space. Sony’s PlayStation has long been a holdout from direct involvement in mobile gaming but that might be changing soon, just not in the ways some might have hoped.
The PlayStation has, of course, hundreds of titles under its roof over the course of its decades-long history. Some of those have even made it smartphones, though mostly through unofficial and legally dubious means. Some fans of those titles would probably love to play those on their mobile devices but that’s not exactly going to happen that way.
Instead, Sony will adopt a strategy similar to what Nintendo has done with some of its games on Android and iOS. GameSpot reports that PlayStation head Jim Ryan raised the topic of the PlayStation brand coming to mobile at the company’s recent Corporate Strategy meeting. There, the exec said that “PlayStation has a huge catalog of diverse first-party IP that can transition to smartphone gaming and complement our AAA games or live service games.”
It bears noting that Ryan talks about IP, the business and legal term used to refer to properties, franchises, brands, and characters. It’s more likely that Sony will create new games around those popular IPs designed specifically for mobile rather than port existing titles. The latter is at least technically possible though, as the mobile emulation scene has proven.
Whether it fares better than Nintendo in that strategy remains to be seen. Nintendo brought a couple of its well-known characters and franchises to mobile, including the iconic Mario, but few have actually proven to be even remotely profitable. Some do say that Nintendo just doesn’t get mobile anyway and Sony might have better chances in that regard since it does make its own Xperia smartphones.


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In a deal that could have far-reaching effects on the data center industry, Hewlett-Packard has bought networking giant 3com for $2.7 billion.
HP’s goal is to combine its extensive range of server offerings with 3com’s networking products. By doing so, it should be able to compete much better against Cisco, a competitor of both companies that produces servers and network hardware as well.
Dave Donatelli, an executive at HP, said the following:
Companies are looking for ways to break free from the business limitations imposed by a networking paradigm that has been dominated by a single vendor. By acquiring 3Com, we are accelerating the execution of our Converged Infrastructure strategy and bringing disruptive change to the networking industry. By combining HP ProCurve offerings with 3Com’s extensive set of solutions, we will enable customers to build a next-generation network infrastructure that supports customer needs from the edge of the network to the heart of the data center.
Expect to see more switches and other networking equipment carry the HP name in the future. This deal was a surprise to many industry insiders.


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Take a deep breathe, everyone. There will be plenty of Batman V. Superman, Dawn of Justice toys for every type of collector next year.
Toymaker JAKKS Pacific was just confirmed as the latest toymaker to secure a licensing agreement for the upcoming DC Comics film. Along with a line of toys and products set to Dawn of Justice's tune, JAKKS Pacific will continue to make toys based off of classic DC Comics characters. JAKKS Pacific, for those unfamiliar, is the maker of the oversized DC Comics action figures (see below), games, and accessories that you your kids always eye at major retailers like WalMart or Target.
"We could not be more excited to be part of the eagerly awaited Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice franchise and welcome the opportunity to bring to life two of the most epic Super Heroes of all time," John Blaney, Executive Vice President of Marketing, JAKKS Pacific, said in a statement. "We look forward to continuing our legacy of creating innovative and character-specific toys for the DC Comics line, especially in our highly detailed and collectible Big Figures line."
JAKKS' Dawn of Justice toys will hit shelves starting spring 2016, while their new DC Comics products will arrive this fall.
Batman Vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice opens on March 25, 2016.


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Nintendo TVii service will end on August 11
Nintendo has announced that it is ceasing its Nintendo TVii service after nearly three years.
Update: Nintendo has sent in the following statement to Shacknews in regards to the Nintendo TVii closure.
"We sincerely thank you for your continued support of our company’s products and services. We would like to inform Wii U owners that the Nintendo TVii service will no longer be available as of August 11, 2015. The Wii U GamePad controller will still act as a TV remote and you will be able to continue streaming content through our Video on Demand applications. We apologize to those of you currently using this service, and we ask for your understanding as we focus our resources in other areas."
Original story: This one will likely be filed under "idea that sounded good on paper." Nintendo has announced that it will be bringing its Nintendo TVii service to a close on August 11, as well as shutting down its corresponding Nintendo TVii Miiverse community.
The announcement was posted on Miiverse just a short while ago. No reason was given for the closure, but it comes nearly six months after the publisher announced that the service would not come to European regions. The concept of Nintendo TVii involved utilizing the Wii U GamePad screen to find programs on their cable/satellite provider, as well as Hulu Plus, Netflix, and Amazon Instant Video. The GamePad would then receive information on the program the user is watching, such as reviews, screenshots, and real-time stats and info during sporting events. Nintendo TVii would also tie into social media integration, but was most often used with Miiverse.
Shacknews has contacted Nintendo of America for more information, but in the meantime, enjoy the final days of Nintendo TVii, since it's going away in just 18 short days.
Ozzie Mejia posted a new article, Nintendo TVii service will end on August 11


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Why is my Instagram black?
What the latest update does to your background and how to change it
Many people have expressed concern about a recent unprompted change from the standard white background,
with some claiming that the darker screen makes it difficult to read the captions. People have been opening Instagram this week to discover that the app has gone black.
Many people have expressed concern about a recent unprompted change from the standard white background, with some claiming that the darker screen makes it difficult to read the captions.
Here's what you can do if your Instagram has automatically switched to dark mode. The modification appears to be related to the most recent update.
Instagram is testing a new home screen, which CEO Adam Mosseri discussed last month. The switch automatically darkens the background and increases the size of the posts.
In an effort to make the app more immersive and video-friendly, they are now laid out in a 9:16 ratio and take up most, if not all, of your screen.
We're starting to experiment with a test in which both photos and videos take up more space on your screen.
"We know that the future of videos and photos are mobile-first, 9:16, and immersive, so you'll see us testing out taller photos and taller videos in your feed."
Mr Mosseri also stated that the test will most likely last a few weeks and asked users to provide feedback.
How can I reverse it? The color of Instagram's background cannot currently be changed within the app if you have an iPhone.
It usually mirrors your device's settings, which means that if your phone is in light mode, the background is white, and if it is in dark mode, the background is black.
Check the display and brightness settings on your phone to see if you are in light or dark mode.
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Val Kilmer has slashed the price of his New Mexico ranch by a massive $10 million in a desperate bid to sell it.
Kilmer put his Pecos River ranch on the market in early 2009 for $33 million.
But the sprawling 5,328-acre property, which boasts a 10-bedroom, 10-bathroom, 11,573-square-foot house, still hasn’t sold.
The Associated Press reports a Craigslist ad published last week lowered the price to $23 million.
Darlene Streit of Santa Fe Realty Partners, who reportedly posted the new ad, had not responded to requests for comment as WENN went to press.


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Taking a Look at Global Warming’s Impact on Global Coffee Supply
Coffee lovers around the world may soon be facing an inconvenient truth. According to a recent study, coffee farming lands in Ethiopia are expected to become less hospitable in the near future as a direct result of climate change. In fact, up to 60% of the country’s current coffee farming land is expected to be unusable for coffee farming by the end of this century.
The combination of rising temperatures and low rainfall are responsible for this projected outcome, meaning climate change has started to affect the global coffee trade. Read on for a look at what this means for both coffee drinkers and farmers.
Compromised Ethiopian (Coffee) Farming Land Due to Climate Change
Coffee production is a big part of the economy in Ethiopia, with a whopping 16% of the county’s population making a living from the coffee industry. The vast majority of these producers are small, family-run operations, meaning that they’re likely unable to adjust to the brand new set of challenges that accompany a shifting and unwelcoming climate for coffee farming.
Since coffee will no longer be economically viable as a business pursuit, it’s likely that Ethiopia’s total export earning could suffer substantially as a result.
Coffee and Climate: Beyond Ethiopia
The looming effects of climate change on the coffee industry are not limited to Ethiopia, either. As demand for coffee increases, worldwide supply is expected to steadily decrease. A recent report projects that while global coffee demand will have doubled by 2050, the amount of land worldwide that is ideally suited for growing coffee will have been cut in half.
Could Climate Change Mean a Less Flavorful Cup?
Another projected impact of climate change on the global coffee industry is the risk of a less flavorful product, all across the board. This is because coffee plants thrive in cooler temperatures where they can slowly develop complex flavors within the beans. When temperatures are on the rise, coffee plants grow more quickly, which means a less flavorful final product in your morning cup.
What This Means for Lovers of Ethiopian Coffee
Prized for their uniquely fruity and floral flavors, Ethiopian coffee beans could become a prized delicacy in the not-too-distant future. We may have to rethink our approach to coffee production near the end of this century, but for now, it may be wise to enjoy them while they’re readily available.


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Azamara will remove its COVID-19 embarkation testing requirement beginning July 25, 2022, the cruise line announced in a press release on July 19.
The relaxed policy excludes ports where it is still required in accordance with country regulations, the cruise line said.
Azamara, however, will still require proof of vaccination prior to embarkation and recommends all guests departing from any port get tested at their leisure prior to travel.
“…but those results will not be required to board an Azamara vessel,” the brand said.
The pre-cruise testing remains as a requirement for travellers embarking in a port where these protocols remain.
In those cases, guests will still need to produce a negative COVID-19 test before sailing. A list of these ports is provided here.
“The easing of our testing policy marks a step in the right direction towards a return to normalcy for the travel and cruising industry,” said President of Azamara Carol Cabezas. “Cruising is one of the safest ways to travel, and our existing health and safety protocols onboard will ensure peace of mind for our guests and crew as we move forward.”
The company still requires that all guests 12 years of age or older must be fully vaccinated at least 14 days before sailing with all required COVID-19 vaccine doses.
Azamara crew are also required to be fully vaccinated.
The company says that COVID-19 testing will continue to be available to guests onboard as needed.


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Tesla chief Elon Musk continues to sell his shares reveal filings made to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The filings show Musk liquidated close to $2 billion of his holdings in his electric vehicle company this week. Tesla's shares have appreciated meteorically this year due to its production success and consistent deliveries. Alongside, Musk has come under criticism for evading taxes, and the latest stock sale comes as his other company, SpaceX, moves full steam ahead with building the world's largest rocket in Boca Chica, Texas.
Elon Musk Sells Close To Million Tesla Shares Worth $948 Million In Single Day
The first two days of this week have come to witness Musk sell roughly one million Tesla shares to net $1.9 billion in proceedings. The liquidation was spread evenly over Monday and Tuesday, with approximately $950 million of sales made each day. They are the latest in a series of sales made by Musk that kicked off during the third week of this month.
Filings made to the SEC early morning today reveal that the Tesla chief sold 920,591 shares yesterday, at an average price of $1,030. Tesla shares had sharply dipped during trading on Monday, reaching as low as $983, a fact that is also visible in Musk's filings for the day. However, the stock fared off better during the next day, removing the drops made on Monday and Friday.
Musk's first share sales during the second half of this year saw him fare better off in terms of price. The first SEC filing, which lists down his sales during the second week of this month, saw the executive fetch as much as $1,175 for a block of six thousand Tesla shares. In comparison, the sales made on Monday saw the share price drop down to $980 for a block of 1,400 shares.
The November 8th share sale saw Musk sell more than a quarter of a million Tesla shares, spread over small and large blocks compared to the latest SEC filing. On the 8th, the largest chunk of Tesla shares sold had more than 100,000 shares for a single transaction but went as low as 400 shares. But the smallest block of the sales made yesterday consisted of more than ten times that amount.
Additionally, the latest selling spree saw Musk tap into his options and his trust as well. The trust held 170 million Tesla shares at the start of this month, and Musk sold shares from it starting from the ninth of this month and ending on Friday. By then, he had reduced the Elon Musk Revocable Trust by a little more than four million shares, marking for a 2% liquidation.
Tesla shares closed at $1,162 on the 8th, and since then, they have been on a downward spiral. The stock opened at $1,063 today, reflecting a drop of 8.5%. The drop corresponds to roughly a quarter of the gains made by Tesla stock in the second half of this year.
The share price at the start of this year was $729, and by June end, it had dropped to $679. However, since then, it has appreciated by approximately 56% and catapulted Musk to the top of the world's billionaire list.
Apart from owning millions of Tesla shares, Musk's trust also owns 43.6% of SpaceX shares. However, the executive maintains absolute control over his space exploration company since he controls close to 78% of all of SpaceX's outstanding shares, according to submissions made by the company to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) earlier this year.


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Toga Hotels has launched Events with Benefits 2012, rewarding companies and booking agents with incentives and booking solutions.
Toga Hotel revealed the return of Events with Benefits at a luncheon at Watts on Crown in Surry Hills last week, explaining the return was in response to prior “positive” feedback.
“Only this time, we have expanded our offerings in response to our clients’ feedback and we are sure we have provided a benefit to suit any conference budget and their requirements,” Toga Hotels director of sales Kylie Gill said.
The benefits are bountiful when companies and bookers organise events at Toga Hotels this year, according to the company.
Companies will be eligible to receive free passes, fully stocked function mini-bars and rebate vouchers for their next meeting, while bookers have the opportunity to obtain gift cards valued up to $300.
In an effort to continually add extra value to future meetings and conferences, Toga Hotels is also offering end of year parties when companies spend more than $100,000 on conferencing.
Media were treated to a fantastic lunch to celebrate the launch of Events with Benefits; indulging in delicious dishes such as scotch eggs, kangaroo burgers, pumpkin and sage ravioli and a bread and butter raisin pudding.
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Xbox One Adds Two New Backwards Compatible Games - GS News Update
Two more Xbox 360 games, Assassin's Creed Liberation HD and Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter, are now playable on Xbox One.
GS News Updates
GS News Updates are here to keep you up to date with the very latest and greatest in gaming news.
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It will not be easy for the United States to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. But, according to our analysis, a pathway exists. Major changes for that pathway would include a zero-emissions power sector by 2035, electric vehicles making up 75 percent of all new-car sales by 2030, and an 80 percent reduction of oil and gas methane by 2030, among other changes. Click through the interactive to see more.
To read the article, see “Navigating America’s net-zero frontier: A guide for business leaders,” May 5, 2022.


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According to a report, an internal leak in Microsoft has revealed company’s developmental plans for Windows 8. A slide posted yesterday by Zdnet details Microsoft’s roadmap for Windows 8. The slide hints that Windows 8 Milestone 2 is close to completion while work on Milestone 3 will begin on February 28 which would take another 5 months to complete. Until now, Microsoft has been extremely quiet regarding the Windows 8 project despite showing off a preview of an early build of Windows 8 last week at CES in Las Vegas.
According to WinRumors:
Milestone 3 work should take around five months, assuming it has to go through the same coding, integration and then fixing and lockdown stages as M2. The software giant has compiled a number of Milestone 2 builds recently ready for the final M2 build that will be distributed internally and externally to the company’s closest partners. Microsoft compiled 6.2.7947.0.winmain_win8m2_escrow.110218-1608 on Friday following a number of Windows 8 builds over the past couple of weeks.
Steve Ballmer has described the next release of Windows as the company’s “riskiest product bet”. It is understood that Microsoft will feature deep cloud integration into the future OS to realise its vision of “three screens and a cloud”.


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The Award Winning Viezu
Date Added: 22/07/2011
We are very pleased to announce Viezu Scooped the Innovation in Technology Award at the Chamber of Commerce Awards
and were International Business of the year finalists
Prestigious innovation award for engine tuning specialist Bromsgrove-based Viezu recognised for helping motorists save 50,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions Viezu Technologies, one of the UK’s leading aftermarket engine tuning companies, has been recognised for its innovation and technological expertise with a prestigious award win.
The Bromsgrove based company received Herefordshire and Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce’s ‘Innovation Through Technology’ award at last night’s gala ceremony for its Blue Optimize™ a CO2 reducing and fuel saving tuning service, which helps drivers save fuel and money, as well as reduce their CO2 footprint.
In just 36 months and since the launch of Blue Optimize™, the company estimates that it has helped motorists to reduce their CO2 emissions by more than 50,000 tonnes. “With record fuel prices, difficult economic conditions and growing concerns for our environment, there’s never been a more important time for drivers to consider having an ECU program upgrade,” explains Paul Busby, Chief Executive Viezu Technologies. “Winning this important accolade is a fantastic achievement which we are delighted with. It’s also a clear recognition of our creative use of technology to help drivers and businesses cut their motoring bills and their environmental impact.”
Viezu’s expertise comes as a result of many years of research, development and experience in the automotive industry. The company’s in-house team of four specialist software engineers develop high-quality and reliable updates to a vehicle’s ECU, changing the performance characteristics from the original settings.
The new settings can deliver significant improvements for drivers or tailored performance such as improved power, torque or fuel economy. The company has now developed more than 15,000 individual ECU programs meaning that over 90 percent of all modern European vehicles can be tuned by a Viezu-approved dealer.
In some instances Viezu’s products give drivers a massive 20 percent improvement in fuel economy offering businesses; in particular, potential savings of thousands of pounds every year and a rapid return on their investment. Emphasising the impact and success of the business, it was also named as a finalist in the Chamber’s ‘International Business of the Year’ award.
Two years ago its entire business was UK-based but after significant growth and expansion, nearly half of the company’s sales come from overseas where it has more than 210 dealers located in 34 countries around the world, including Australia, New Zealand, USA, Russia and China.
Its UK dealer network has now also expanded to 90 dealers. “The UK still has exceptional expertise in developing high-value products and services which are in great demand around the world,” continues Busby. “We’re thrilled to be recognised for our efforts in these areas and I’m sure that with our continued investment and commitment to excellence and quality, we will continue to wave the flag proudly for the West Midlands and the UK.”
Date Added: 10/01/2017
Cowboy engine remappers wreck vehicles and cost owners in repair bills by using fake cloned tuning tools. To ensure an engine tuner is reputable, has the appropriate back-up and genuine tools, Viezu is recommending drivers ask these five simple questions before handing over their car keys.Read more
Date Added: 24/09/2016
Developed in conjunction with VIP Design, known for their vehicle styling upgrades, this model has been treated to a software upgrade too from Viezu Technologies - an upgrade delivers extra bhp and torque for each engine variant in the XE range is available.Read more
Date Added: 07/09/2016
This year Viezu' training courses became approved by The Institute Of The Motor Industry (IMI); an institution focussed on professional development, quality and service ensuring each training delegate can progress their professional qualifications with the Viezu Technical Academy.Read more
Date Added: 07/09/2016
Online training for EVC WinOLS. Learn to use WinOLS online with the Viezu Technical Academy.Read more
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Rihanna To Help Kick Start Cara Delevingne's Music Career?
3 March 2013, 09:10
The 'Stay' singer is planning to introduce to fashion supermodel to music industry bosses in America.
Rihanna has promised to help launch Cara Delevingne's music career, according to reports.
The supermodel has become one of the leading faces of fashion in recent months and is now apparently determined to achieve the same level of notoriety in the music industry.
Cara is good friends with Rihanna and helped model the 'We Found Love' singer's first fashion collection for River Island at London Fashion Week.
And Rihanna is keen to repay the favour when Cara heads to Los Angeles this year.
A source told The Sun: “Cara feels burnt out and will move to LA to recuperate.
"She's had several chats with Rihanna over the past few weeks about it. Rihanna has also promised to introduce her to some record label bosses about starting a music career."
Rihanna recently opened up about her River Island collection, which is due to launch worldwide on 5th March.


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Given the continued uncertainty and travel restrictions due to the COVID- 19 pandemic, Asia Gaming Brief has decided to postpone this year’s ASEAN Gaming Summit to Q2 2021.
Amid the major gaming enthusiasm this summer, BetConstruct adapts the popular poker variation to its Gaming Suite as a new live casino addition.
When Parimatch looks for ambassadors, they favour the bold; Connor McGregor, Mike Tyson, and most recently, Daniil ‘Zeus’ Teslenko.
We are excited to announce that it is finally time for players to cast their votes for the WhichBingo Awards 2017!
The Asian Poker Tour concluded its biggest event of the year, the APT Championships Philippines 2017 at Resorts World Manila
ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced two additional bouts to complete a stacked fight card at ONE: DYNASTY OF HEROES
Starting this month, 10Bet will be able to provide its online customers with a whole new range of live sport streams on their www.10bet.co.uk website.
Located in Vienna, ADMIRAL Arena Prater opened on May 1 following six months of conversion work to become the largest sports bar in Europe.
The 2017 iGaming Super Show to showcase their newest software to the entire igaming industry.
NetEnt has created the first-of-its-kind production that features and engages staff across the business.
The Prague Gaming Summit have announced the inaugural event, which is going to be held between the 8th and 9th of June at Andel’s by Vienna House Prague.


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In an industry where 3D printing public companies are grappling with troubled earnings and workforce reductions, Seurat is defying market trends by increasing its workforce sevenfold, growing from 20 to 140 employees in the last two years amidst a landscape of layoffs. As competitors announce restructuring initiatives, Seurat is attracting more investment and setting its sights on becoming the next leader in the 3D printing industry. CFO Anthony Di Paola discussed Seurat’s unique business model, strategic vision, and the factors driving its success in a challenging environment during an interview with 3DPrint.com.
Seurat recently made headlines with a historic investment, securing a $99 million Series C funding round led by NVIDIA (BCBA: NVDA) and Capricorn’s Technology Impact Fund at a time when raising funds is not as easy as it was three years ago. As Di Paola indicates, investors have retrenched and are reserving capital to invest in existing portfolio companies. Still, it seems there is money out there for good investments. Seurat’s pilot factory in the Boston area will have the capacity to produce more than 25 tons of metal parts annually. Still, it has already been oversubscribed, so Di Paola remarks that their biggest challenge right now is machine capacity. But that won’t be a problem for long since the funds raised will help the company build its pilot factory and then scale up manufacturing so that when the time comes, it can ramp up quickly to produce the additional commercial machines.
“For us, the ideal investor has a long-term perspective. Strategic investors who can ultimately be our customers are incredibly important as well,” indicates Di Paola. “Talking to investors is an art, not a science. As we went through our last funding round, we found that a lot of the investors that we spoke to were super interested in our technology, business model, and the team that we had assembled. Those three assets really set us apart from other companies.”
This achievement comes on the heels of Seurat’s exponential growth in 2023. The company is now gearing up to increase its workforce in the greater Boston area by approximately 30% in 2024 and was recognized as one of the “Top Places to Work” in Massachusetts for the second consecutive year in the 15th annual employee-based survey project by The Boston Globe.
Print & Prosper
A Boston-based pioneer in 3D metal manufacturing, Seurat has carved a niche for itself as a force in the industry and an advocate of green manufacturing driven by sustainable energy. With strong backing from major industry players such as NVentures (NVIDIA’s venture capital arm), Honda, True Ventures, and others, Seurat says it is at the forefront of reimagining local manufacturing practices.
Powered by 100% green energy, Seurat’s Area Printing technology is changing how things are made by printing metal parts with extreme precision and speed, all while reducing carbon emissions. Recently, Seurat achieved an important milestone by using eco-friendly 316L stainless steel powder in its printing process, making a positive impact on the environment. With a $99 million investment, the brand is ready to expand its technology for large-scale production of metal parts. Their innovative approach uses special in-house-built optical semiconductor devices to pattern high-power laser beams into an image containing a million points of light, greatly speeding up the printing process. This investment brings Seurat’s total funding to roughly $180 million, helping them achieve their goal of revolutionizing manufacturing with green technology.
The executive highlighted Seurat’s commitment to sustainability, focusing on reducing waste in manufacturing through additive processes and utilizing green energy for production facilities. Investors are particularly interested in Seurat’s approach to clean, cost-effective manufacturing and the potential for strategic partnerships with major players like NVIDIA. With a clear roadmap for growth and a solid team in place, Seurat is poised for success in a rapidly evolving industry, offering investors a promising opportunity to support innovative and sustainable manufacturing practices.
Green Power, Metal Might
Seurat is on a unique path in the 3D printing industry, aiming for significant growth and recognition, explains Di Paola. Unlike several companies in the sector that chose to go public in the last years and are now feeling the pressure of that decision, Seurat’s focus in the short term is on making high-quality metal parts while being eco-friendly, a feat that has caught the eye of big investors.
“It’s certainly within the bounds of our business plan to perhaps one day go to the public markets to raise equity depending on market conditions. However, you’ve gotta put down a couple of years of solid earnings and solid, predictable revenue before you address the public markets. Lots of companies struggle when they go into the public markets,” remarked Di Paola. “We think this could be a billion-dollar company at some point in the near future. We’re not ready to say whether that’s three or four years from now, but we think we can grow to a sizable player in the manufacturing space. But we are after a multi-trillion dollar market, so there are lots of opportunities for us to establish what we think a printing factory at capacity looks like. This could generate anywhere from $130 million to $150 million in revenue.”
According to Di Paola, Seurat’s approach in the 3D printing industry attracts investors due to its sound business model and technology, setting it apart from other companies facing challenges with public earnings. Unlike some traditional 3D printing businesses that often offer high-end machines priced over half a million dollars, Seurat strives to compete with machining and, eventually, casting and forging, targeting the perfect fit in manufacturing that combines high precision and volume. Di Paola also pointed out that Seurat will offer a turnkey solution by selling printed, finished parts rather than equipment, allowing customers to benefit from additive manufacturing without needing large capital investments.
“We’re a little bit different. We think we can compete with traditional manufacturing as opposed to many 3D printing companies. When you look at the 3D printing space that exists now, it’s either really high-end, low-volume, high-value products or really low-value, high-volume. We think we can be somewhere in the middle, which is really where the sweet spot is for traditional manufacturing now. So we can compete with machining and then ultimately casting and forging. But right now, our focus is on competing with machining, which is an attractive model for investors. The addressable market for us is in the trillions of dollars because, again, it’s the entire industry, the manufacturing industry, that we can compete with,” explains Di Paola.
With a business model unlike other competitors in the space, Seurat’s strategy is to set up a printing factory close to a customer site to deliver finished parts, offering a turnkey solution to an existing product. With the advantage of not having to warehouse the products, Seurat can onshore the production process anywhere the customer needs, whether in the US, Europe, or Asia. That’s a way to unlock the customers and the industry, says Di Paola, since Seurat is not asking them to buy a capital piece of equipment. Instead, they ask businesses to trade out an existing supplier for a new one.
Seurat’s approach and focus position it as a notable player in the additive manufacturing sector. The company’s growth and strategic investments show a clear vision for the future, focusing on innovative technology and ecological practices. By combining growth with environmental care, Seurat is setting a new standard in the industry, promising steady progress and reliability in the face of changing market dynamics.
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