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Easter is finally here, and we've already binged on enough chocolate to make it through the weekend.
But it's not just sweet treats and boozy deals that has got us excited for the four day weekend.
High street stores across the nation are slashing prices, from H&M to Sainsbury's.
If you're set on getting a bargain this weekend, here's the all the offers you need to know about.
Right now on the site, gorgeous clothing is reduced to as much as 70 per cent online.
But H&M have teased an even bigger sale might be on the horizon.
According to The New York Times, the price drop is to enable the brand to sell off the whopping £3 billion worth of unsold clothes they have accumulated over the past three months
Hamleys have launched their biggest ever Easter sale as they’re offering up to 50 per cent off some of this year's most popular toys.
For example, a Playmobil Adventure Tree House has been slashed from £60 to £40, and Pokemon Large Plush Assortment had been reduced from £17.00 to £13.60.
Reductions are now available online until Sunday April 15.
And if you're a parent to a tiny tot or have a new arrival on the way, you need to check out Sainsbury's latest reductions. Because the supermarket have launched a huge sale across their TU clothing line.
Which means ALL their baby clothes have been slashed in price. With 25 per cent off across the mark, big savings can be made.
In need of a new wardrobe?
Currently, Topshop have a whopping 70 per cent off clothing online. From jean to coats and undies, prices start from just £1.


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FTC reports surge in coronavirus complaints, scams
Consumer complaints and scam reports to the Federal Trade Commission related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) have surged in recent weeks.
Since the beginning of the year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has received more than 7,800 coronavirus-related reports from consumers, double what they were about a week ago.
The top categories of coronavirus-related fraud complaints include travel and vacation related reports about cancellations and refunds, reports about problems with online shopping, mobile texting scams, and government and business imposter scams.
In fraud complaints that mentioned the coronavirus, consumers reported losing a total of $4.77 million, with a reported median loss of $598.
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Joe Simons issued a statement on the agency’s continuing efforts to protect consumers.
The FTC’s staff is working hard with other enforcement authorities and stakeholders to stop scammers and other unfair and deceptive business practices during the pandemic, Chairman Simons stated.
“We will not tolerate businesses seeking to take advantage of consumers’ concerns and fears regarding coronavirus disease, exigent circumstances, or financial distress,” Simons said.
Simons noted that the FTC will remain flexible and reasonable in enforcing compliance requirements on companies that may hinder the provision of important goods and services to consumers, and will consider good faith efforts to provide needed goods and services in making enforcement decisions.
“The FTC is ready to assist businesses that may seek guidance about compliance obligations on consumer protection issues during this unprecedented time,” Simons said.
The FTC urges those who have encountered any type of fraud—including fraud related to the ongoing coronavirus crisis—to report it via FTC.gov/complaint.

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It’s no secret AMD has taken a beating over the past couple of quarters. Multiple factors, like its aggressive price war with Intel and the delay of its R600 graphics processor, caused AMD to lose a net total of $1.185 billion between September 2006 and March 2007, and the company announced back in April that it would restructure its business model as a result. According to a report by InfoWorld, some analysts are now predicting AMD’s restructuring will go farther than expected—far enough that the firm might pull out of the manufacturing business and become entirely fabless as early as next year.
This is all speculation, naturally, but there may be a hint of truth to it. InfoWorld quotes AMD spokesman Drew Prarie as saying the rumor arose from a “speculative” Goldman Sachs report, but that AMD is indeed attempting to focus more on chip development than manufacturing. Its research and development partnership with IBM, as well as a manufacturing deal with Chartered Semiconductor and the fabless nature of its new graphics division, could be but the tip of the iceberg.
“We’re looking to find ways to extend that model beyond research and development to the full range of the manufacturing supply chain,” Prarie said Monday. “That could run the range from increasing the amount of processors we send out for chartered manufacturing, and could also include things like establishing partnerships on the manufacturing side.”
InfoWorld also cites Citigroup analyst Glen Yeung, who argues the aforementioned plans may result in a “transitional move” by AMD on the manufacturing front. According to Yeung, that move could shape into AMD outsourcing low-end processors to Taiwanese fab TSMC and/or selling a share of its existing and future fabs.


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Government reverses directive on imports inspection
SEE ALSO :State forms team to probe aflatoxinIn December 2015, the Government ordered that imported cargo must be inspected at the country of origin and issued with a certificate of inspection for them to be allowed in the local market. This was done in an effort to curb the entry of illicit and sub-standard products into the local market. But the move had been opposed by traders who complained of high fees that they were paying to the private inspection agencies that were being contracted by the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) to check the standards compliance. Munya told a committee chaired by Kieni MP Kanini Kega that the traders had made a good case of how they were being exploited by the agencies hired by KEBS, necessitating the government to change the rules and only have the goods inspected at entry. “It has been a huge problem for small scale traders for their goods to be cleared by foreign standards bodies. We have now reviewed the decision so that it is not compulsory to test the goods at the country of origin,” Mr Munya said yesterday.
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Friday Thought: Vertical farming, benefits without sacrifice
I’m taking a break from my Next Gen Democracy series this week to talk about the future of the food chain, in particular the role vertical farming has to play in that future.
My hometown, Lydney in Gloucestershire, is about to be home to the world’s largest vertical farm. The multi-million pound ‘Garden of England’, backed by Ocado, will be 70 tennis courts in size and supply more than 1,000 tonnes of fresh produce to thousands of supermarkets across the UK.
Since the pandemic, and now the war in Ukraine and subsequent cost-of-living crisis, the UK becoming energy independent is at the forefront of the conversation. Despite food being a more essential part of basic survival, our public conversation about the security of our food chain isn’t quite so developed.
The increasing frequency of droughts and floods is making traditional agriculture across the world more unstable, and land around the globe is increasingly over farmed resulting is soil degradation and erosion.
The long-distance import and export of produce is not only harmful for the environment, its stability and affordability is increasingly worrisome. The Suez Canal blockage left food to rot and revealed how one error could have huge consequences for the world. The increase in fuel prices is now making transport costs rocket too.
We need to stop relying on the world for necessities. We need to reduce the impacts on the climate of our food chain. We need to allow land to recover and ecosystems to repair themselves. We need food stability and self-sufficiency. It's essential during calmer times, its vital during a crisis.
Vertical farming represents the path to future self-sufficiency and food chain stability.
Stability: reliable and more efficient crop production and consistent crop quality
These farms provide reliable year-round crop production, regardless of the weather. Farmers can have certainty about consistent yields. You don’t have to sacrifice the foods you love depending on the season, everything could be in season anywhere at any time. The managed environment is proven to improve harvest times and even improve flavour and shelf-life.
Not only is growing crops faster and more consistent, vertical farms are also a more productive use of land. One acre of vertical farm could increase the yield by over ten times. You can always expand upwards.
Sustainability: using less resources and freeing land back to nature
The processes used in vertical farming only uses about 10% of the water of traditional agriculture, with the water that is used being cleaned and reused which reduces both waste and cost.
Dramatically reducing the farming equipment that runs on fossil fuels is also hugely beneficial, as is eliminating so much of the long-distance transport associated with our current supply-chains. Produce can be grown closer to home, even in the centre of our largest cities: reducing emissions, logistics costs and the need for refrigerated storage whilst increasing the freshness of the food on your plate.
Through reducing land use, more of our greenspace is freed up for the recovery of our natural environment and recreation. The reduction in chemicals and the elimination of the need for pesticides also dramatically reduces the pollution of soil and watercourses.
Despite needing a lot of power to operate, vertical farms can be fitted with technology that captures and recycles excess energy — alongside moving ungodly solar-power fields and placing them on rooftops.
Safety: reducing the risks associated with farming
Farming machinery and the use of chemicals has increasingly presented health and safety risks to people who work in the industry, the automated growing systems and reduction in heavy machinery presents significantly lower risks of injury to the workforce.
Stability, sustainability and safety are the words that should be at the forefront of our conversation on the future of food. Vertical farming’s benefits are in abundance, its drawbacks are few and decrease with every step forward that the technology takes.
If we are serious are self-sufficiency in all of the necessities required to keep our country functioning, vertical farming is one of the main tools available to create a food chain fit for the future.
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The consumer price index inflation rate in health and education sectors in rural areas for December last year has stumped economists.
According to government data released on Monday, the inflation rate for health in rural areas rose to 10.14 per cent in December. In November, it was 7 per cent.
The rate of price rise in education in the villages went up to 9.92 per cent.
"The most puzzling aspect of the data is the increase in rural health and education inflation at the time when rural demand is collapsing," said State Bank of India Group Chief Economist Soumya Kanti Ghosh.
He added the Central Statistics Office should clarify doubts over this significant increase. "Is this a data error?" Ghosh said.


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Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare was announced as an Xbox exclusive, but it doesn’t look like that will last long.
According to Gematsu, the Korean Game Rating Board has the game earmarked for PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
The third-person, multiplayer only shooter was was initially announced as coming first to Xbox, with no other platforms mentioned in the interim. However, PopCap and EA have made it clear that they intend to bring PopCap games to every suitable platform sooner or later.
Garden Warfare is expected in February on Xbox 360 and Xbox One. Launching first on XBox was a “natural migration”, PopCap said.


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You’ll remember the Albright – one of my favorite museums, in the spirit of full disclosure – with its emphasis on modern and contemporary art, decided to auction off some of its antiquities to raise money to buy new art. The antiquities, the museum’s board said, were a luxury the museum couldn’t afford. They auctioned off a sculpture, “Artemis and the Stag,” for some obscene amount that made national news.
What it can afford, however, is the launch of a capital campaign to expand its building and exhibition space and invite an internation ally renowned architect to design it – please, not Frank Gehry – so that it will be a place visitors from across the globe will flock to, as reported by The Buffalo News.
I have no qualm with a pretty new building, but the timing is a little bit weird. There’s a stipulation that the money from the art cannot be spent on the building, but in the words of one not-so-thrilled Buffalo area blogger, CultureGrrrl, better keep an eye on that $90M art endowment.


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NEIL BARRETT VISIT ON STARONEVSKY
British designer Neil Barrett has visited St. Petersburg for the first time on 4th of September and personally presented his new collection to the guests of BABOCHKA Concept Store in Staronevsky area. Clients were able to talk to the person who has once launched men’s line together with Miuccia Prada for Prada brand and is already managing his own brand of menswear and womenswear for 20 years.
Celebrities from Moscow and St. Petersburg, including restaurant owner Matilda Shnurova, publisher Boris Piotrovsky, fashion designer Andrey Artemov (WOS brand), team of Russian Vogue with it’s Editor-in-Chief Masha Fedorova, came to meet & greet Mr. Barrett.
After Neil’s visit to St. Petersburg, BABOCHKA Concept Store opened a special pop-up which celebrates the 20th anniversary collection of the designer.


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Entertainment One is continuing to tick off the key milestones for Peppa Pig, seven years since its launch - with the brand grossing over £200 million in UK merchandise sales in 2010.
The figure is a significant leap from 2009 - when the brand notched up £100 million.
In addition, for the first time, NPD figures for 2010 show that Peppa Pig was the number one pre-school property in the total toy market, moving up four places from its 2009 position.
Peppa Pig currently has 63 licensees on board, with eOne still yet to exploit all product categories in the UK. The firm will now focus on growth areas such as FMCG, promotions, digital, music and boy specific merchandise.
The show is also due to launch on Nick Jr in the US, giving it a significant boost for international expansion.
"Peppa Pig reaching the number one spot for total pre-school toy sales is a key milestone for the brand and the £200 million retail sales figure significantly exceeded everyone's expectations," said Andrew Carley, head of licensing at Entertainment One. "The ongoing strength of the UK market and our plans for international expansion, notably the USA, make 2011 and beyond a hugely exciting prospect for everyone involved with Peppa."


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Silver Street Gifts, Magnolia Bluff Casino are Chamber’s businesses of 2023
Published 2:36 pm Wednesday, November 15, 2023
NATCHEZ — Natchez Mayor Dan Gibson awarded the small business of the year honors for 2023 to Gail Guido, owner of Silver Street Gifts, and Warren Gaines, president of the Adams County Board of Supervisors presented the large business of the year for 2023 to the team at Magnolia Bluffs Casino.
The awards were part of the Natchez-Adams County Chamber of Commerce’s annual gala, which also served as the Chamber’s 115th birthday celebration.
Lyn Jenkins, president and CEO, said the Chamber, founded in 1908 in Natchez, is working on a number of new benefits for members, including a new website, which will members to post daily deals and other information.
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She discussed highlights of the past year and accomplishments of the Chamber, such as a new logo, created in partnership with Visit Natchez, and the resurrection of the Natchez Food and Wine Festival.
Small Business of the Year, Silver Street Gallery Gifts
“This year’s recipient grew up in Natchez and attended Cathedral and Loyola University in New Orleans before transferring to Mississippi State University to study veterinary medicine,” Gibson said.
However, Gail Guido took off for Colorado, where she worked for a ranch and ended up working as a desk clerk at the Mountain Haas Lodge.
“This adventurer became an expert skier in the Basalt Valley near Aspen and brought in Natchez families for vacations along with her own,” Gibson said.
Guido’s love of art led to her producing all of the photo shoots for the company.
Guido’s foray into retail sales began in a high-end fashion store in Aspen. Tired of the cold, she returned to Natchez with the vision to open an art and gift shop, Gibson said.
In 2017, Silver Street Gallery and Gifts became a reality and continues to be a staple for locals and tourists Under the Hill,” he said.
“This isn’t just a gift shop. This is a store that when you enter, you are greeted by the owner herself and she talks to every customer when they arrive,” Gibson said. “Gail listens to what customers want and will research about new products they request. She will open her shop at 6 a.m. and stay open until the riverboats depart, even if it’s at 9 p.m. She will gladly open her doors on weekends and holidays, as well.
“She loves what she does and she has an eye for beauty. Gail truly cares about people and loves to interact with her customers,” he said.
Guido and her husband, Greg Brookings, have transformed under the hill into a magical wonderland through their beautification every season with poppies and zinnias.
“She will pick up trash and make sure her customers have the opportunity to use the famous Natchez scenery as their backdrop for creating lifelong memories through photographs,” Gibson said.
Guido participates in all open houses and advertising opportunities for downtown merchants. She has served on the Tourism Marketing Advisory Committee and is an advocate for tourism in Natchez.
Large Business of the Year, Magnolia Bluffs Casino
Saratoga Casino Holdings acquired Magnolia Bluffs Casino and Hotel on Oct. 3, 2022. The casino features more than 45,000 square feet of gaming with slot and video poker machines, as well as 10 gaming tables. The casino also includes the renovated Playmakers restaurant, including a stage for entertainment and a redesigned Sportsbook area and inclusive VIP room, Gaines said. The hotel has also been upgraded and improved since its original extensive renovation in 2016.
“Since Saratoga Casino Holdings acquired Magnolia Bluffs, more than $243,000 has been provided to the Community Development Fund in just one years,” Gaines said. “They have donated more than $80,000 in sponsorships and donations in addition to the Community Development Fund monies.”
Magnolia Bluffs Casino and Hotel is one of the largest employers in Adams County with 166 full-time and 27 part-time employees.
“Employees are also trained with a strong emphasis on volunteering in our community so you will never see just one employee at a community event. They are dedicated to the Miss-Lou and gladly give back on behalf of their employer,” Gaines said.
Vice President and General Manager Tim Morrissey serves on the Board of Directors for Christmas in Natchez and the Tourism Marketing and Advertising Advisory Board of Visit Natchez that advises the Natchez Convention and Promotion Commission on how to disperse marketing monies generated form the $2 per room occupancy fee for overnight visitors.
In 2023, Magnolia Bluffs sponsored community events like the Adams County Sheriff’s Rodeo, Harmony in the Park, Live at Five, Young Professionals Bicycle Classic, Natchez Golf Classic, Juneteenth Legends Celebrations, Natchez Food and Wine Festival, the Bluff City Block Party, Leadership Natchez Kickball Tournament, Natchez Balloon Festival, Y’all Means All and the Rotary Chili Cookoff.
The company has donated to the Stewpot, Natchez-Adams Humane Society, Alcorn State University Partnership, Rhythm Night Club Memorial Museum and the 2023 Mississippi Firefighters and Fire Chiefs Convention.


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Start-ups and SMBs have unique challenges securing their businesses from cyber attacks and preventing data breaches, as evidenced by the recent hacks of several well-known companies. TodayEvident.io announced the Evident Security Platform (ESP) Starter Plan.
The ESP Starter Plan provides a more affordable package to enable continuous monitoring and industry-leading security best practices to protect AWS cloud infrastructure from cyber attacks and data breaches. With the new pricing options, this same level of cloud infrastructure security will be available to a wider array of customers looking to accelerate the growth of their businesses securely on AWS.
More companies are adopting AWS to take advantage of the benefits of the public cloud, but smaller companies and tech start-ups often struggle to properly secure their IT and app delivery infrastructures due to limited budgets and personnel with security training.
Workloads are increasingly moving to the cloud, and startups and small businesses are especially likely to use cloud-based Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) because of the flexibility and lower costs. This trend makes cloud infrastructure security more important than ever, not only for preventing attacks, but also for regulatory compliance. After all, confidential customer data is only as safe as the weakest link in the chain of custody. Start-ups serving customers in traditionally regulated industries like healthcare and financial services are increasingly being audited and required to prove their ability to secure their services, securely handle customer data, and maintain compliance with regulatory frameworks like HIPPA, PCI, and SOX. A solution like Evident.io helps these companies to get and stay compliant and reduces the time and resources required to prepare audit and compliance reports.
The rise of cloud computing has enabled small businesses to grow and thrive with affordable cloud infrastructure and powerful cloud-based tools, but its also created unprecedented security threats, said Adrian Sanabria, an analyst with 451 Research following the cloud security market closely.It is commonplace now forstartups to run thousands of servers in the cloud before they even acquire an coffee maker for the office, much less security expertise.The biggest risk with cloud infrastructure, especially forcloud-first’ businesses, is the management plane. Evident.io is an innovator in the cloud security market, because while most vendors are simply selling slightly modified versions of traditional security software for the cloud, Evidents ESP platform is one of the only products on the market focused on protecting and monitoring the console used to manage cloud resources. Evident.io is ideally suited to be a leading solution for small businesses in this space, and these new pricing plans reflect this leadership position.
The new ESP Starter Plan is priced at $199/month, less than 60% of the previous entry-level plan. To learn more about the new plans go to:www.evident.io/pricing. To read the full press release, click here:http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=1203362
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Valorant has released its first collection of kill counter skins dubbed RGX 11z Pro. But this unfortunately disrupts the game.
Valorant has its fair share of bugs, but a few have something to do with in-game cosmetics. The all-new kill tracker pack has landed under the gun to be “paid to lose” after players observed a drop in. weft when equipping new guns.
Valorant players report FPS drop when RGX 11z Pro pack is equipped
Patch 3.07 has arrived with some agent tweaks and a jaw-dropping bundle of skins. The futuristic collection is very different from recent versions which were mainly based on tradition and had strong themes. Crystal skins are visually pleasing and allow you to count your kills, but players may not land many of those given the impact the RGX 11z Pro pack has on the game.
Players have reported that their FPS drops every time they equip the new pack. Initially, he was not sure whether the skins were the cause of the poor performance of the PC. However, professional players have also come forward and confirmed the issue. Professional 100 player Thieves Shahzeb “ShahZaM” Khan has confirmed that his images drop significantly when using RGX skins.
Riot responds to drop in FPS in Valorant
Skins rarely mess up FPS, but the new pack packs in a heavy feature that tracks performance throughout the game. It turns out the problem exists as one developer Valorant acknowledged. Premium content producer Preeti Khanolkar revealed that a fix is in the works.
“We are aware of this report. We’ve been investigating this since Wednesday night Pacific Time (a few hours after the skin uploaded to the store). Yes, we tested it for performance before it shipped, but we missed it. Sorry about that. Hope you have confidence that we will try to fix it, ”Preeti said.
The developer explained that Riot is investigating the issue to find the root cause. A fix will be provided based on the results, so players may want to hang in there. Riot Games may even push the fix to the next update, depending on the severity of the issue.
Either way, players might want to avoid the new pack. It’s certainly tempting and hard to resist, but the RGX bundle’s kill tracker is totally useless if you don’t manage to land a single hit. The collection could see a quick fix as players are eager to deal with weapons with a unique kill counter feature, something no other Valorant skin has.


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DETROIT -- Smart airbag systems may work with test dummies, but they are proving no match for humans.
The systems are supposed to detect the size, weight and position of a front-seat passenger to control or stop the airbag's deployment. The federal government mandated the systems after reports of deaths and injuries to children and small adults in the 1990s.
But there's a problem. Some smart airbags can't tell the difference between a child and a small adult. Others are so sensitive that if a seat cover is installed, the sensor will turn off the airbag.
Now that automakers are starting to install these systems, defects are cropping up. Although there have been no deaths or government recalls, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has received complaints about flaws in seven of the 51 models with smart airbags.
Even suppliers of the technology admit there are flaws. "No matter what system it is, there's a way you can fool it," says Ken Kaiser, director of safety and security engineering for TRW Automotive Inc. in Livonia, Mich. "There's a weakness in every system."
Last September automakers began installing automatic airbag shutoff systems in 2004-model cars and trucks. Twenty percent of all new vehicles sold in the 2004 model year have them. By Sept. 1, 2006, all new vehicles sold in the United States must have the system.
In March, Nissan North America Inc. recalled 13,700 Quest minivans after complaints of the airbags being off when they should have been on. An indicator light illuminates when the passenger-side airbag is shut off.
To repair these vehicles, dealerships must remove the passenger seat from the vehicle and ship it in a special container to a repair center. While the seat is out, the vehicle cannot be driven.
Nissan says the repairs take about a week.
The automaker is arranging for owners to rent vehicles while their vans are being repaired.
Nissan would not say how much the recall will cost. Nissan spokesman Eric Booth said the airbag supplier, which he would not identify, is paying part of the recall cost.
Several owners of the Nissan Titan pickup also have reported malfunctions with the airbag cutoff systems, but no recall has been issued.
About 50 owners of the 2004 Hyundai Elantra have complained to the company that the passenger-side airbag system won't turn on when the passenger is seated.
Hyundai engineers in Korea have been studying the problem since February but don't know how to repair it. Hyundai Motor America recommends that owners of the affected cars tell passengers to sit in the back seat or else trade in their car and purchase a different model.
Hyundai would not identify its airbag supplier.
About a dozen owners of some Jaguar, Jeep, Lexus and Toyota models also have complained to NHTSA about defective airbags. Those complaints generally note that the system turned off the passenger airbag after failing to differentiate between a child and small adult.
Major suppliers include Delphi Automotive Systems, TRW Automotive, Takata Corp., Autoliv Inc., Siemens VDO Automotive and Key Safety Systems. Inc.
NHTSA estimates that it costs between $25 and $130 to install smart airbag sensors.
Ironically, the government's airbag rule may no longer be necessary.
Deaths of children caused by airbags have dropped from a high of 32 in 1998 to none so far this year. Safety experts cite two likely reasons:
1. Automakers designed airbags that inflate with 20 percent to 35 percent less force.
2. Parents have gotten the message that children are safest when riding in the back seat.
NHTSA spokesman Rae Tyson says the agency is not considering a repeal of the smart airbag regulations. "We need to give the technology a chance to shake itself out," he says.
Safety advocacy groups are torn. They fear the technology might make some people less diligent about keeping children in the back seat. But those groups say the safety systems are needed to protect children that may ride in the front seat.
Most airbag cutoff systems rely on sensors in the seat, seat belts and elsewhere to determine the passenger's size, weight and position. The information is sent to a computer, which determines whether the passenger-side airbag will be deployed and with how much force it will be activated.
Some defects also might occur during the production process, says William Mattingly, a Chrysler group vice president in charge of electronics.
"It wasn't so much the technology," Mattingly says. "You could build one. It's when you have to build 70 an hour that it gets a little tricky. I think they (NHTSA) were a little ahead of us when it came to process capability. Someone showed a senator one of these and - lo and behold - it worked."
Until the auto industry debugs these systems, motorists may have to endure the consequences.
Consider the plight of a motorist who owns a 2004 Lexus ES 330. He told federal regulators recently that the passenger-side airbag stays off unless his 85-pound wife has a 10-pound bag of potatoes on her lap.


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The recent partnership between Mitsubishi and Fiat have led to a series of expanding car manufacturing plans, one of them regarding the future L200, which will influence the future Fiat pickup trucks. According to their partnership, Fiat will be the one carmaker developing its own pickup truck, based on the Mitsubishi L200, presuming competing against
The last Lamborghini Veneno Roadster to hit the production line in 2013 was put for sale by a German dealership, at the staggering price of €5.4 million, which is the equivalent of $7.6 million. Only 9 Lamborghini Veneno Roadster have ever been produced and it is no wonder how come the high price for this
The first Ferrari LaFerrari supercar was seen in a world premiere in China, where it seemed to get along just fine, standing side by side with another powerful model, the McLaren MP4-12C. The red Ferrari LaFerrari is coming again in our attention, while the supercar was marching in China next to the orange McLaren MP4-12C.
An extraordinary Ferrari LaFerrari in White finish has been seen at an auto dealership, standing there for a new owner. The images seen here were taken by the guys from N-D Cars Photography and posted on the GT Spirit online publication, eventually ending up in our news. The stunning Ferrari LaFerrari came into production last
The new-gen Mitsubishi L200 has been recently launched online, with the help of famous designer Theophilus Chin, who managed to offer us a closer look on how the model would look in the future. The Mitsubishi Japanese automaker has been out of the pitch lately, and now the company is planning to launch a new
The German folks at Audi decided to reveal the new RS Q3, a model which will be seen for the first time at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. Under the bonnet, the German SUV comes with a 2.5-liter four-cylinder petrol unit offering 310 horsepower and 420Nm of torque, enough for a 0-100 km/h sprint in
Alfa Romeo unveils today the production variant of the 4C, a long-awaited model which will debut next month at Geneva. As you probably know, the new Alfa Romeo 4C will be produced in a limited run with prices starting at €56,000. Measuring 4 meters in length and 2 meters wide, the new 4C is powered
Jeep releases information and photos on the European-spec Grand Cherokee, a model which is ready for its debut next month at Geneva. We’ve already seen the 2014 year model at Detroit, thus, there are no major differences between the models. Following to be offered with a wide range of diesel and petrol units, the new
Opel unveils today a racing version of the new Adam hatchback, a sporty model which meets the FIA R2 requirements and could be offered to private customers. Under the bonnet we find a 1.6-liter EcoTec unit producing 185 horsepower and 190Nm of torque. Power is sent to the front wheels via a five-speed sequential transmission.
The British people from Rolls Royce decided to release a new teaser photo for the upcoming Ghost Coupe, a model also known as Wraith. The new rendering shows a side view of the upcoming model, a car which will be introduced in premiere early next month at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. “The graceful silhouette


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Cigniti Technologies Partners with LambdaTest to Accelerate the Digital Assurance and Digital Transformation Journeys of Global CompaniesPooja Mulge
January 11, 2023, Dallas: Cigniti Technologies, the world’s leading AI & IP-led Digital Assurance and Digital Engineering services company, today announced it has partnered with LambdaTest – a leading continuous quality testing cloud platform that helps developers and testers ship code faster. The partnership allows Cigniti to tap into LambdaTest innovative HyperExecute platform that provides secure, scalable, and insightful test orchestration for customers at different points in their DevOps (CI/CD) lifecycle.
Through this collaboration, Cigniti and LambdaTest provide their customers with a smart test orchestration platform that helps clients run end-to-end automation tests at blazing-fast speeds enabling faster time-to-market across industries and geographies.
Cigniti’s CEO, Srikanth Chakkilam, commenting on the strategic partnership, said, “As the world propels further into the software-driven digital platform age with cloud orchestration and DevOps becoming imminent, clients across industries are continuously looking to provide frictionless digital experiences at breath neck speeds. At Cigniti, we believe that our globally leading AI-led Digital Assurance services expertise is complemented strategically by the highly acclaimed capabilities of LambdaTest’s platform for go-to cloud test orchestration. This is a firm step towards our endeavor to accelerate digital transformation initiatives of global businesses through IP and Platform-led Digital assurance capabilities.”
Asad Khan, CEO at LambdaTest, said, “We are thrilled to have Cigniti partner with us. We believe joining forces with Cigniti will be a force multiplier in further accomplishing our mission of making the lives of testers and developers easier. As we continue to strengthen our HyperExecute platform and its ecosystem, Cigniti’s continued market leadership and deeper understanding of enterprise digital quality assurance and test automation market the world over will add immense value to our journey ahead. Cigniti’s world-class service delivery and innovation labs will add more value to our joint efforts to delight customers with superior solutions.”


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The upcoming IPO of Reliance Jio is seen as a golden opportunity for investors. This multi-billion dollar deal will help Jio realize its true potential as a digital company. It will also reduce Reliance’s debt and achieve debt-free status by FY21. This deal will boost investor confidence and attract more investments.
The IPO of Reliance Jio is expected to launch in 2020. It is expected to raise about 1.53 lakh rupees in the first phase. The company is looking for investors from all over the country to invest in this IPO. The initial public offering price for the stock is expected to be around Rs.1.53 per share.
The Jio IPO is expected to be a catalyst for the sector’s valuation. Its recent $20 billion deal with thirteen businesses valued Jio at 10x enterprise value to earnings (EV/EBITDA). Analysts believe the company will list at a multiple of about 10x.
Reliance Jio may launch an IPO this year. It has already raised around Rs 1.53 lakh crore in venture capital, and the company has already collected almost Rs 50 billion from 13 investors. Facebook and Google each have an eight-percent stake in the company. Another important factor is the upcoming 5G spectrum auction.
Reliance Jio has a high level of credibility and success. The company has already attracted $10 billion in capital within the last month. By listing in the United States, the company could receive a higher valuation and give private investors higher returns. However, it has not yet decided where to list in the U.S. and how big it should be.
The company’s valuation could be impacted if the company is unable to launch JioMart. Its telecom business currently accounts for almost all of its revenues. However, this sector is heavily saturated and there is little scope for growth. However, the Indian Finance Minister has recently approved the direct listing of Indian companies on foreign stock exchanges. The details of this listing should be announced shortly.
In addition to its retail arm, Jio has over 400 million subscribers. It has over 14,500 stores throughout the country. Its stock has rallied over 35% since February and is among the top performers on the BSE index. The company also has a retail arm that sells groceries, clothing, footwear and consumer electronics. These two businesses will make Jio a hugely profitable company.


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Sting is king in Kejriwal's Delhi: Mail Today goes shopping for spycams after CM tells aam aadmi to expose the corrupt
The day after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal declared open season for sting operations against corrupt government officials, sales of spy gadgets went through the roof in the Capital.
A Mail Today investigation that covered the Capital's electronic hotspots, including Palika Bazaar, Lajpat Rai Market and Shakarpur, found a thriving spy gadget market where less than Rs 500 can buy the equipment needed for a basic sting operation.
More money in hand only means more sophisticated snooping, and only the spy is the limit, Mail Today discovered.
From spy cameras installed in mangalsutras, necklaces, earrings, and wristwatches to pens and key rings, sound and image recording devices are easily available for between Rs 500 and Rs 50,000.
The gadgets are easy to use, and trendy to boot. The one dark lining to the sting cloud is that most of the clever stuff comes from China, and there aren't any warranties available.
Delhi CM and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal has inspired a rush on spyware devices
"The sale of spy gadgets has gone up by almost 90 per cent overnight. Generally, we used to manage to sell around 12 spy gadgets but today I have already sold around 25 such gadgets so far," Sachin Kumar, owner of Royal Palace Shop at Palika Bazaar, told Mail Today on Thursday afternoon.
"Some of the buyers even talked about AAP," he added.
Manoj, the proprietor of another spy gadget outlet at Chandni Chowk's Lajpat Rai Market, said he had sold around 100 such gadgets to AAP volunteers a few days ago, and that he had bulk orders in the pipeline. "It's true, sales have gone up tremendously," he said.
Miniature cameras are by far the most sought-after device, according to Manoj. The six hot-selling gadgets, he said, were spy cameras in pens, keyrings, buttons, watches, pen-drives and eyeglasses.
"They are handy and user-friendly. One can charge the battery with Universal Serial Bus (USB) cable and the battery backup ranges from five to eight hours, depending on usage," he explained.
The spy pen and keyrings were available for Rs 500, after the mandatory round of haggling of course.
"The pen spy cameras are almost similar at all the shops but the designs and quality of keyrings vary," Manoj said.
Spy cameras installed in electronic car keys are also available but they come dearer, at between Rs 1,500 and Rs 2,000.
Funky as well as plain eyeglasses straddle a spectrum of price bands too, given their utility. The cameras installed inside these are tiny but have high resolution as well as depth of field.
The most interesting item by far is what Palika's electronic hustlers call the SIM camera. It's a tiny box, about the size of a matchbox, and its applications have no limit but one's imagination.
"One can put a mobile SIM card inside it and leave it wherever he wants to a conduct a sting. After calling on that number from anywhere, it gets activated and records video and audio of the entire room area as tiny cameras are installed on every side and send it to the calling mobile phone," said Ajay, owner of Electronic Solutions.
That's not the only way, Ajay said.
"Whenever there is any sound in the immediate vicinity of the box, it will call the paired mobile automatically. The device has an International Mobile Station Equipment Identity (IMEI) number, and its cost ranges from Rs 2,500 to Rs 5,000.
Spy cameras installed inside mangalsutras, necklaces, earrings, iPods and various other fashion accessories and electronic cots between Rs 8,000 and Rs 50,000 depending upon the range and focus of the cameras.
"One can use iPod headphones to adjust the focus of revolving cameras installed inside the iPod and hear or record from few hundred metres," said Suresh, proprietor of a small shop in Shakarpur.
He adds that this kind of spyware is expensive and is ordered only on specific request. Other shopkeepers remained dismissive about the AAP sting effect.
"Most buyers are school and college-going students; they buy it for various purposes," one said with a smirk.
"A few purchase them to record lectures, and some to settle scores," added another who claimed to sell 10 spy pens every day.
Connaught Place traders seek relief
By Shibaji Roychoudhury in New Delhi
With the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) coming to power in Delhi, the traders of Connaught Place are hoping to get their long-standing 'tax woes' addressed.
The traders have approached Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is also an MLA from New Delhi constituency, seeking to reduce taxes on commercial properties in the area.
The businessmen operating in the NDMC area have to pay 10-12 times more property tax than their counterparts in the areas falling under municipal corporations, they complained.
Sources said the traders have also managed to get the matter on the agenda of the NDMC meeting on January 10.
"We have approached both the NDMC and the Delhi High Court, but no concrete action has been taken so far. But the AAP government's new and stern policies for the betterment of people have evoked fresh hope for the distressed traders of Connaught Place," Atul Bhargava, president of the New Delhi Traders Association, told Mail Today.
In a letter sent to the new chief minister on Wednesday, the traders demanded that there should be one uniform property tax system across the city.
"If the facilities provided by NDMC are same as MCD's, then what is the point of paying 10 times more taxes? One has to realize that in terms of business, it is not that shops in CP are making 10 times more profit. Also, due to the CP redevelopment project, traders have lost out on hundreds of crore over the last 3-4 years," Bhargava said.
Furthermore, other market traders in the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) areas have been in distress while unsuccessfully appealing to the civic body to reduce land rates. Ever since the exponential increase in land rates, from 2008 onwards - from Rs 28,980 per sqmt to 19.35 lakh per sqmt for commercial establishments, lease holders in Khan Market, Sarojini Nagar Market, etc are having a difficult time coping up with annual finances.
Commenting on the issues, NDMC chairman Jalaj Shrivastav said: "The decision to exponentially increase the land rates and property tax rates was made by the Council and not by the civic body. The traders have been meeting separate council members for months now and finally the matter is likely to be discussed during Thursday's council meeting."
Kejriwal's helpline is a hit with public
By Mail Today Bureau in New Delhi
The Aam Aadmi Party government's helpline in Delhi for complaints against corrupt officers received 3,904 complaints in the first seven hours of its launch.
"The governance in Delhi is in a bad shape. We received more than 4,000 calls and a number of complaints have been registered against officers," the Delhi CM said.
On the first day itself 3,904 complaints were registered by the desk, comprising 10 to 15 officials, who handled the helpline from 8am to 3pm.
"824 complaints were seen to be cognizable. Out of these 824 complaints, 53 were of serious nature. Out of these 53 cases, 38 complainants have given a go ahead for a sting operation involving bribe seekers while the remaining 15 were not ready to go for it," Kejriwal said.
He further said that on the very first day many sting operations were carried out.
Officials also disclosed that the second floor of the secretariat has been made into the control room of the anti-corruption helpline and Kejriwal is personally monitoring it.
"We have also increased the number of officials deputed for booking the complaints at the helpline from 15 to 30," he said.
"We want to establish a system where the administration itself feels responsible towards the feelings, problems and the suffering of the people," he added.
"Our next step will be to streamline the public grievance redressal system."
Every Saturday, Kejriwal along with the Council of Ministers will listen to the grievances of the people in front of the Delhi secretariat from 9.30 to 11.00am.
On other days, one minister will listen to the grievances of the people at the same place.
Grievances will be redressed on priority basis.
He said that the grievances with regard to the MCD, Delhi Police and DDA will also be redressed.
"These departments don't fall under the Delhi government but we have written to the LG regarding this," he said.
Kejriwal said he has formulated a high-power committee in the chairmanship of the Delhi Chief Secretary for giving the final touch to the Lokpal Bill, which will soon be produced before the people for their approval and consent in the Ramlila Maidan.
The committee includes principal secretary (Home), principal secretary (Finance), secretary (UD), secretary (Law, Justice & Legislative Affairs) and Rahul Mehra. In its election manifesto, the Aam Aadmi Party had promised smooth passage of the anti-graft bill on December 29.
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2021 is already off to a better start than 2020, thankfully!
Dustin Lynch said that his June 2021 Las Vegas pool series is still happening, according to Taste of Country.
“I guess the powers that be at Vegas said, ‘This is happening, 100 percent, unless zombies show up on Earth.’ So we’ll keep our fingers crossed that that doesn’t happen. But the Pool Situation is an absolute go,” said Lynch in a phone interview with Taste of Country.
This is extremely exciting news for anyone patiently waiting to see a live concert. To make things even better, Jordan Davis, Brandi Cyrus and Hardy are all opening the show.
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Dec 15, 2020
- AirPods Max launched
- Early YouTube TV subscribers can get a free ChromeCast with Google TV
- Apple Music on Google Assistant smart speakers
- Pixel Feature Drop
- Windows 10 for ARM runs better on M1 than Surface Pro X
- Lots on game announcements...
Dec 8, 2020
- Could there be yet another hardware announcement this year?
- Google Messages is getting scheduled sending
Generel Tech: 12:22
- Snapdragon 888
- Wyze Watch
- Amazon giving ability to attach webcam to Fire TV Cube
- Microsoft acquires Smash.gg for MSN...


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SHANGHAI—With its lead in the world’s biggest auto market threatened, General Motors Co. is tinkering under the hood.
GM had been the largest foreign car maker in China in terms of vehicles sold for the past eight consecutive years. But in the first nine months of this year the U.S. company trails rival Volkswagen AG, selling 2.31 million vehicles in the period to the German auto maker’s 2.35 million vehicles.
In an interview, GM China President Bob Socia said the No. 1 spot may vary depending on the year. Still, he and other executives acknowledge the company has been slow to jump on big market shifts in China, such as surging sales of sport-utility vehicles. GM also is a small player in China’s booming market for luxury cars.
“I feel pressure every day,” said Mr. Socia, “it’s a race.”
At the Shanghai auto show in April, GM detailed a plan to invest $11 billion in China through 2016. In the interview, Mr. Socia and Tim Lee, GM’s China chairman and global manufacturing chief, also pointed to management shifts to upgrade the China arm’s standing within the company and more closely integrate it with a key Chinese partner.
China “is the biggest single piece of business we have as a company and therefore we wanted to ramp up the amount of leadership time” given to the market, Mr. Lee said.
“We are here to win the marketplace,” said Mr. Socia. GM expects sales in 2013 to reach 3 million vehicles. The company derives about 30% of its global profit from China.
For auto makers, China is becoming increasingly competitive. In addition to Volkswagen, Ford Motor Co. has been ramping up its China activities. Japanese auto makers, including Nissan Motor Co., Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co., are slowly coming back following a sharp drop in sales of Japanese brands after a territorial dispute between China and Japan flared up last year.
In the first nine months of 2013, around 16 million automobiles were sold in China, a rise of 13% from a year earlier but well below the average 25% annual growth rates of the previous decade.
GM has shifted more executive heft to China. In August Mr. Lee was named China chairman. In the previous month, GM appointed senior leaders to the board of Shanghai GM, its joint venture with SAIC Motor Corp., to add firepower to the relationship. The appointees include Stephen Girsky, vice chairman of global strategy and business development, Mary Barra, executive vice president of global product development and global purchasing and supply chain, and Robert Ferguson, senior vice president of global Cadillac.
A key priority will be the fast-growing SUV segment, where Mr. Socia admits the company is playing “catch-up” to other manufacturers. “The whole movement to SUVs is a phenomenon that we are all trying to keep pace with,” he said.
Sales of SUVs in China grew 45% in the January to September period, data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers show. “One of our main priorities is to grow faster than the market,” he said. To do that GM will launch nine new or refreshed SUV models in the next five years.
GM also hopes to increase its small presence in the luxury segment.
Mr. Lee said the company has “laser-like focus” on the top luxury brands dominated primarily by German auto makers Audi AG, BMW AG and Daimler AG. GM started producing its Cadillac XTS, a full-size sedan, in Shanghai this year. Mr. Lee said the company expects Cadillac sales in China this year to almost double compared with last year. GM sold 30,000 Cadillacs in the country in 2012. The company has said it expects annual sales of the brand to reach 100,000 by 2015 and capture 10% of the luxury market by 2020.
In 2011 there were 69 Cadillac dealerships in China. GM expects that figure to reach 200 by year-end.
In June the company and its joint venture partner broke ground on a $1.3 billion plant in Shanghai dedicated to manufacturing Cadillac vehicles, of which it will have the capacity to build 160,000 a year. The plant will go into operation in 2015.
GM declined to specify which Cadillac model would be the first to roll off the line at the new plant. Mr. Socia said GM had plans to localize production of its CTS midsize sedan “at some later point in the future.”
“One time we were the statement of luxury with Cadillac,” said Mr. Socia. “Our aspirations are to get that back.”
–Rose Yu contributed to this article.
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Regulators are working to finalise the experimental legal framework (sandbox) for healthy market development, accelerating economic growth. This exponential growth will help Vietnamese fintech companies to bloom.
Fintech and other new business lines make the creation of a regulatory sandbox necessary
Pham Xuan Hoe, deputy director of the Banking Strategy Institute under the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), at the workshop on “Deploying sandbox to strengthen the foundations of the sharing economy” at the headquarters of VIR estimated that fintech revenues will reach about $9 billion by 2020.
Mobile financial transactions in Vietnam are booming, becoming a fragrant piece of cake to mining, from payment, lending, or money transfer.
The SBV Governor's report to the National Assembly recently showed that the number of financial transactions via mobile channels increased by 104.9 per cent in number, and by 155.3 per cent in transaction value, double the growth rate of the region.
Besides, the country's population is nearly 97 million people (ranked 15th in the world) with 51 million using phones, half of which are smartphones. In addition, 50 million people use the internet regularly. The percentage of the adult population having bank accounts is still low, which sets ideal grounds for fintech.
This is also the reason why a series of fintech firms in the country and abroad have recently made landfall in Vietnam, especially in the e-wallet segment. Statistics from the SBV showed that in the past three years, the number of fintech companies has nearly quadrupled. Currently, the country has more than 150 fintech companies, while three years ago, this number was only 40.
Duong Dung Trieu, chairman of the Members' Council of FPT IS, said that the difficulty for fintech development in Vietnam is not technology. "Vietnam's technology level is not inferior to the world, the difficulty lies in the mechanisms," Trieu said.
Meanwhile, Nguyen Hoa Binh, president of Next Tech, said that building a sandbox mechanism to test policies for new business models and technology solutions will promote development.
"In order to promote innovation, the policy itself and the mechanism must be open and creative," Binh emphasised.
One of the biggest obstacles currently for fintech is to enable electronic identifiers (eKYC) and open e-wallets without a bank account.
“The first key for banks and fintech companies to provide digital services is to allow customers to identify themselves digitally, which means they need to get digital customers. However, current regulations still require customers to go directly to the bank to open an account or to link their e-wallet to a bank account. This makes it difficult not only for fintech companies but also for banks to expand operations and find customers,” said a chairman of a bank.
Fortunately, the SBV's stance on fintech is quite open now. In 2017, the Governor of the SBV signed a decision to establish a fintech steering committee. In 2019, the SBV was also the first authority to propose the government to set up a sandbox for regulatory testing.
Nghiem Thanh Son, deputy director of the Payment Department of SBV, said, “For the sandbox, we set the requirements and scope to meet certain criteria, the management agency will monitor the profile of businesses that apply to control risks as well as avoid impacts to the last users,” Son said.
In addition to launching the sandbox, the SBV has also been actively removing obstacles for fintech. Accordingly, the SBV is revising regulations to allow the application of eKYC, allowing e-wallet users to top up cash with a certain limit.
Sharing international experience, Varun Mittal, vice president of the Singapore Fintech Association, director of Fintech Consulting Services of E&Y Company in Southeast Asia said that many countries have been very flexible in devising a fintech testing mechanism. For example, from January 2020, Singapore will launch a new payment service. Accordingly, depending on each transaction and the size of the e-wallet, the management agency will use different methods.
Mittal said that Vietnamese management agencies should both implement and adjust policies. In fact, it took Singapore nearly two years to come up with the current fintech management model, after many revisions, with the goal of both promoting the creative economy, protecting customers, and taking precautions against money laundering and tax evasion.
- Vietnam c.bank to finalize legal framework for fintech, digital banking
- Fintech forecast to be robust this year
- Fintech needs improved legal framework: experts
- Three hurdles Vietnam has to overcome to become a fintech leader
- The Prime Minister proposed to soon improve regulations on fintech activities, and pilot mobile money
- There is always a bright side as Vietnam’s fintech boosting by COVID-19
- Conference to seek measures for Vietnam’s fintech development
- Fintech firm NextPay seeks to raise $100 mln
- Ant Group may not get its IPO done before 2022, sources say


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Kuala Lumpur-based digital supply chain financier CapBay has secured US$20 million in Series A funding from a Singaporean venture capital (VC) firm which will be channeled toward developing its technological and funding capabilities to widen its market outreach to investors and underserved SMEs.
As reported by IFN Fintech last November, CapBay, which is also a licensed peer-to-peer (P2P) financing platform, entered a joint venture with financial group Kenanga by way of a 49%-stake acquisition of Kenanga Capital Islamic to establish an Islamic supply chain finance fintech platform. The new platform is expected to hit the market this quarter.
Provided by returning backer KK Fund, the funding round also included several angel investors with expertise in finance, technology and growing start-up companies.
This capital-raising exercise follows a year of milestones: in December 2020, the start-up extended RM100 million (US$24.72 million) in financing across 500 investment notes on its P2P platform since its launch in March 2020, outpacing other Malaysian P2P platforms in hitting the RM100 million threshold. Since its establishment in 2016, the start-up has facilitated over RM800 million (US$197.74 million) across 10,000 transactions covering SMEs. Despite pandemic challenges, CapBay in 2020 continued to expand its strategic partnerships: it was selected to be part of national telecommunications company Telekom Malaysia’s Vendor Financing Program, allowing its P2P investors to invest alongside institutional investors in an asset class backed by the government and corporate receivables.


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PlayStation Network Was Down, Affected Fortnite and Other Games
Update: It appears that PlayStation Network issues have now been resolved.PlayStation Network [...]
Update: It appears that PlayStation Network issues have now been resolved.
PlayStation Network seems to be down at the moment, with users reporting that Fortnite and other games have been affected. Issues with the service tend to be resolved fairly quickly, but Sony has not addressed the issue, as of this writing. As such, it's impossible to say for certain just how temporary it might be, and whether or not users can expect the situation to occur for an extended period. Other companies have, however, addressed the issue on social media, including Epic Games. The Fortnite publisher released a Tweet about users encountering issues, which has apparently had an impact on those trying to purchase V-Bucks. The company's statement can be found in the Tweet embedded below.
PlayStation Network is currently experiencing an outage that affects the purchase of V-Bucks.
As PlayStation works to resolve this issue, you can keep up with the status here:https://t.co/7AhorpFMrc pic.twitter.com/38QLJwXRlO— Fortnite Status (@FortniteStatus) September 29, 2020
It's impossible to say what might have caused the issue with PlayStation Network. These types of outages tend to be fairly common, but they usually get resolved quickly. There was no announced maintenance scheduled for this time period.
In the meantime, PlayStation users will just have to sit tight and enjoy some single-player or local multiplayer experiences, instead! PS4 has a massive library of games, and with the upcoming release of the PS5 later this year, this could be the perfect opportunity for players to enjoy some of the games that they might have been neglecting! It could also give players a chance to revisit an older favorite, as well.
Of course, this issue couldn't have come at a worse time for fans of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone. Season 6 dropped earlier today, adding new maps, modes, and more. Unfortunately, PlayStation fans that have been eager to spend a little time with the update will have to hold off on doing just that. In fact, the game's update had already been having some issues on PS4, so this is simply a new frustration on top of that. Hopefully, the issue will get resolved sooner, rather than later.
Did you encounter any issues with PSN? Are you happy to see the service back up? Let us know in the comments or share your thoughts directly on Twitter at @Marcdachamp to talk all things gaming!0comments


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2023-01-23 | Press Release | PEET’S COFFEE PERKS UP THE BIG GAME WITH COLD BREW CRUISER SWEEPSTAKES
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[Cold] Brew on Tap is Ready to Roll with $3,500 Custom Trike to Caffeinate the Big Game; Deadline to enter January 26
EMERYVILLE, Calif., Jan. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Game on! California-based Peet’s Coffee, the original craft coffee, is bringing the (cold) brew for this year’s Big Game with a Peet’s Cold Brew Cruiser sweepstakes. Cold brew aficionados, cyclists, football fans, house partiers and tailgaters have an opportunity to win this one-of-a-kind, custom three-wheel, football-themed party bike complete with a cooler and two taps to serve Peet’s cold brew and a second beverage. The sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the U.S. where applicable, 18 years of age or older and the deadline to enter is Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. See complete rules and conditions.
“Demand for cold brew has never been higher and we thought what better way to celebrate our Peet’s fans – and the culmination of football season – than to caffeinate them for the Big Game,” said Jessica Buttimer, Vice President of Brand at Peet’s Coffee. “The Peet’s Cold Brew Cruiser winner will definitely be the life of their party. With two taps, this party bike will keep fans rolling from the pre-game to the confetti drop.”
The Peet’s Cold Brew Cruiser is a custom, three-wheel cruiser-style bicycle that comes equipped with a cargo box/cooler and two draft beverage kits for serving beverages on tap, plus three (3) one-gallon bags of cold brew concentrate for cold brew…
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Rocket Internet focuses more on execution than idea: Co-founder Oliver Samwer
Berlin-based Rocket Internet GmBH, a startup incubator known for cloning in new markets the successful consumer internet startups set up in the US, is focusing more on execution than ideas, according to its co-founder Oliver Samwer.
In a 'rare' interview with Venture Beat, Samwer also noted that very often, 90 per cent of a company's success depends on execution and it has become quite crucial nowadays.
In March this year, Oliver and his brother Marc have also launched a $194 million VC fund called Global Founders Capital that focuses on developing nations.
According to Samwer, Rocket Internet is extremely innovative when it comes to execution. He said that the company prefers to be "the silent giant in the background, rather than being the loud player in the front row."
However, Samwer evaded a question on the high attrition rate at Rocket Internet.
Currently, Rocket Internet has 55 ventures; operates in more than 40 countries and supports founders & their companies that employ more than 20,000 people worldwide. The incubator has some 8-10 e-commerce startups under its belt in India. And lifestyle e-commerce firm Jabong.com remains its most serious bet in the country till date.
Founded in 2007 by Samuel and Marc, Rocket Internet typically replicates the online business models of its global ventures. The new companies are sold after some time.
Asked about its hiring-and-firing policy, Samwer said that most of the guys starting at Rocket are in their 20s and they get huge responsibilities from the very beginning. Talented people join the incubator, stay there for some time and ultimately build great companies, he added.
Samwer also said that he meets and speaks to his incubatees on a regular basis. He likes to be a part of the teams and wants to contribute as per his capacity. He doesn't want to be a high-flying bird observing things from above, he said.
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A year ago this time, Americans were on the brink of a fiscal cliff. The start of 2013 was poised to bring the expiration of several key tax cuts which had been created to encourage investments and propel the economy.
In a year that propelled the stock market to record highs, shares in nearly a dozen San Diego companies more than doubled in price, driven by new product discoveries, rebounding consumer activity and several major mergers and acquisitions.
The financial crisis of 2008 apparently served as a wake-up call to Americans to take charge of their own financial futures and get serious about funding their retirement. But new budget plans from the White House may limit the ability for people to save for their future needs.
The recent volatility in the stock market, courtesy of chaos in Congress regarding the federal budget and a Federal Reserve uncertain about when it will start removing economic stimulus, has renewed interest in companies with a track record of solid, increasing dividends.
A new study from Nationwide Financial finds Americans are more afraid of the stock market than they are of dying. The fear of finances is more than evident in the way they approach — or more accurately, avoid — investing.
Billionaires like their toys — massive mansions, fleets of fast cars, luxury yachts. However, it now appears there is something new the people with big bucks want to own: newspapers.
Most people realize the true success of investing comes with a long-term perspective. Unfortunately, they lack the patience necessary to realize that success.
Although it's a long way from becoming the next China, the growth of the Mexico economy and the manufacturing activity in the region have global companies and investors taking a close look at San Diego's neighbor to the south.
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Oakland First Fridays boost local businesses: study
Marred by funding issues, leadership changes and a shooting last year, Oakland’s monthly First Fridays event was shaky, at best.
Now one of the groups working to facilitate and sustain the event has released a study that attempts to prove the positive economic impact on the city and downtown Oakland's surrounding businesses to make a case for why the event should stay.
On the first Friday of every month, the street art festival and marketplace draws more than 10,000 attendees to a cordoned-off five-block stretch of Telegraph Ave. Some months that number has doubled to as many as 20,000 attendees who come to tour the neighborhood’s many art galleries, see live music and interact with street vendors, according to the study commissioned by the Koreatown Northgate Community Benefits District (KONO) and completed by a graduate student at Mills College.
Those attendees spend on average $80 per visit and give surrounding businesses a potential 100 percent to 250 percent boost in revenue — something clearly evident to anyone who has attended the event.
First Fridays also has been a boon for small, local entrepreneurs and vendors, the study found. Approximately 48 percent of street vendors participating in the event said they would need to find an alternate source of income if it disappears.
The event’s wider reach on the neighborhood has led to real estate companies adding Oakland First Fridays to their neighborhood property listings and major national media attention on downtown Oakland’s revitalization efforts.
Shari Godinez, KONO’s executive director, attributes the rapid decline in commercial vacancies in the area to Oakland First Fridays. “KONO’s vacancy rate went from 47 percent down to 12 percent in the last two years,” she said in a statement. “Many prospective business owners stated that they wanted to be in the footprint of the Oakland First Friday event.”
KONO is currently working with a group of First Fridays volunteers to establish a formal nonprofit organization to run the event and ensure it can keep going for the foreseeable future.
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State Economic Growth ContinuesPosted on Feb 27, 2015 in News
For Immediate Release: February 27, 2015
DBEDT News Release 15-01
HONOLULU—In its first quarter 2015 Statistical and Economic Report, the Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT) projects that Hawaii’s economy will continue its stable growth in 2015 and beyond.
“We are happy to see that our labor market has fully recovered from the 2009 recession, and in 2014 we had an historical high level of civilian labor force, civilian employment and payroll job count. Our unemployment rate was the 6th lowest in the nation,” said DBEDT Director Luis P. Salaveria. “2014 was a record year for visitor arrivals as well. With the strong growth in the U.S. economy, we expect our visitor industry to continue to grow in 2015, especially in the U.S. markets.”
In 2015, the U.S. economy is expected to grow by 3.2 percent, a rate which has not been seen since 2005. This growth will likely encourage more Hawaii visitation by U.S. visitors. Total air seats, an indicator for the supply side of the tourism industry, is expected to increase by 5.8 percent in 2015 with a 7.4 percent gain from U.S. mainland flights and 2.5 percent increase from international flights. Though total visitor arrivals decreased in January 2015, DBEDT expects total visitor arrivals to catch-up in the coming months and end the year with a 2.1 percent increase in 2015.
According to data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Honolulu consumer inflation increased by 1.4 percent in 2014 as compared to 2013. This increase is similar to the 1.5 percent inflation rate projected by DBEDT in the third quarter of 2014.
Caused by the recent drop in crude oil prices, the slow growth in consumer inflation in 2014 was due primarily to the decrease in gasoline prices, and in the continued decrease in the price level of apparel, household furnishings and supplies.
DBEDT expects Honolulu consumer inflation to grow by 1.8 percent in 2015. An inflation rate which is lower than the average rate of 2.3 percent over the past 20 years (between 1994 and 2014).
As a result of lower price levels, consumers are expected to have more purchasing power in 2015 which can be translated into an increase in real income if income as measured by nominal dollars remains unchanged.
In this current economic forecast, growth in real personal income and real gross domestic product (GDP) increased as compared with the previous forecast. Real personal income is expected to grow by 2.8 percent and real GDP is expected to grow by 3.1 percent in 2015. This economic growth rate for Hawaii is similar to the economic growth rate projected for the nation in 2015.
After setting a record in 2014, total non-agriculture wage and salary job count is expected to grow by 1.2 percent in 2015 to a level of 634,500 jobs. This growth rate is higher than the 20 year annual average growth rate of 0.8 percent. The unemployment rate is projected to be at 3.9 percent in 2015 while the national unemployment rate is projected to be at 5.4 percent for 2015 as projected by the top 53 economic forecast organizations in the United States.
Value of construction completed as measured by the contracting tax base has been declining since the third quarter of 2013. However, the value of private building permits granted in 2014 increased by 21.9 percent which may indicate a busier year for construction workers in 2015. Among the private construction projects permitted, the value of commercial and industrial projects increased 68.1 percent. The value of additions and alterations projects increased 30.8 percent while the value of residential projects decreased by 3.8 percent.
In 2014, state government spending on capital improvement projects (CIP) totaled $1.3 billion representing an 11.1 percent increase from 2013. CIP spending by state government is expected to be at a similar level in 2015.
DBEDT expects healthy economic growth to continue into the future, as seen by real GDP growth projected to be at 3.0 percent in 2016 and 2.9 percent in 2017.
The DBEDT Quarterly Statistical and Economic Report contains more than 100 tables of the most recent quarterly data on Hawaii’s economy as well as narrative explanations of the trends in these data. The full report is available here.
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|Total population (thousands)||1,409||1,420||1,434||1,448||1,463||1,477|
|Visitor arrivals (thousands) ¹||8,174||8,283||8,453||8,598||8,741||8,885|
|Visitor days (thousands) ¹||74,942||75,498||77,206||78,517||79,806||81,114|
|Visitor expenditures (million dollars) ¹||14,521||14,857||15,358||16,014||16,642||17,293|
|Honolulu CPI-U (1982-84=100)||253.9||257.6||262.2||268.0||274.7||282.1|
|Personal income (million dollars) ²||63,468||66,007||68,977||72,288||75,903||79,698|
|Real personal income (millions of 2008$) ³||50,794||52,165||53,626||55,127||56,616||57,918|
|Non-agricultural wage & salary jobs (thousands)||617.6||625.2||634.5||643.4||651.8||659.6|
|Civilian unemployment rate||4.8||4.3||3.9||3.6||3.4||3.3|
|Gross domestic product (million dollars) 4||75,235||78,518||82,328||86,197||90,028||94,031|
|Real gross domestic product (millions of 2009$) 4||70,110||72,003||74,235||76,462||78,680||80,647|
|Gross domestic product deflator (2009=100) 4||107.3||109.0||110.9||112.7||114.4||116.6|
|Annual Percentage Change|
|Visitor arrivals ¹||1.8||1.3||2.1||1.7||1.7||1.7|
|Visitor days ¹||0.6||0.7||2.3||1.7||1.6||1.6|
|Visitor expenditures ¹||1.1||2.3||3.4||4.3||3.9||3.9|
|Personal income ²||2.4||4.0||4.5||4.8||5.0||5.0|
|Real personal income ³||1.1||2.7||2.8||2.8||2.7||2.3|
|Non-agricultural wage & salary jobs||1.9||1.2||1.5||1.4||1.3||1.2|
|Civilian unemployment rate 5||-0.9||-0.5||-0.4||-0.3||-0.2||-0.1|
|Gross domestic product 4||3.8||4.4||4.9||4.7||4.4||4.4|
|Real gross domestic product 4||1.9||2.7||3.1||3.0||2.9||2.5|
|Gross domestic product deflator (2009=100) 4||1.9||1.6||1.7||1.7||1.5||1.9|
3/ Using personal income deflator developed by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
4/ 2014 and later years are estimated by DBEDT, data for earlier years from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
5/ Absolute change from previous year.
For more information, contact:
DBEDT Research and Economic Analysis Division
Phone: (808) 586-2422


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Solar module producer Orange Solar Power is to set up a 70 MW solar module production plant in the Netherlands this year, pledging to herald a return of PV manufacturing to the European solar industry.
The company will realize phase 1 of its plan by the end of the third quarter of this year, developing an initial 15 MW production line of flexible solar modules in the Dutch region of West-Brabant.
Once fully operational, the 70 MW fab will boast a production capacity of 280,000 solar modules per year, and will create jobs for 60 people.
Phase 1 will develop a production line for the companys Monoflex modules, which are lightweight, flexible modules that have a cell efficiency of 18%.
For phase 2, Orange Solar Power will develop a further 55 MW production line that will manufacture standard multicrystalline solar modules. This production line is projected for completion before the year is out.
"Where the production of solar modules in Europe and in the Netherlands has all-but disappeared in the past few years, this will be the kick-off of a revival," said Orange Solar Power CEO Guust Verpaalen. "The direct investment in the new factory amounts to 5 million ($5.2 million) and offers a significant contribution to local employment."
The CEO made it clear that job creation was paramount in the companys thoughts, adding that it is people who make the real difference in the solar industry. "In light of this," he said, "the recruiting and selection process in the period ahead will enjoy our fullest attention."
CCO Walter Van Loon added: "We are going to be looking for people with the Orange Solar Power factor, which is reliability, innovation and passion for the industry."
Currently, the Dutch solar module producer imports the majority of its solar cells from Taiwain and elsewhere in Europe, but has pledged that the new factory will use mainly European components as the company seeks to halt the demise of the continents solar PV manufacturing landscape.
Last year, Europe added just 7 GW of new PV capacity down by two-thirds on its 2011 performance, and many leading European PV manufacturers have either shifted production overseas or are now part-owned by foreign investors, including Norways REC Solar, which was is currently negotiating a takeover from Chinese-owned company Bluestar Elkem.
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Skyjacker has been a leader in suspension systems for almost 40 years and they are a must see during the SEMA Show. During this year’s show, they will have celebrities from Shipping Wars and Duck Dynasty in their booth. In addition to these high profile individuals, they had a few high profile trucks featuring their new lifts kits.
“We are excited about all of the new products because we are leading into our 40th anniversary which will feature even more new products and extreme builds,” says Lee McGuire, Director of Marketing and Operations for Skyjacker.
Skyjacker just introduced a new 6-inch strut spacer lift kit for the 2014 Tundra. This kit features CNC machined steering knuckles, front and rear crossmembers, front strut spacers and rear hydro shocks for an improved ride. With this setup, the alignment stays within factory specs, maintains factory steering geometry and there is no disassembly of the strut required to install the kit.
In addition to the 2014 Tundra kits they, also, have Jase Robertson’s new 2014 Chevy 1500 riding high with their new 7-inch lift kit. This new kit features CNC machined steering knuckles, front and rear crossmembers made out of heavy 3/16-inch steel, differential skid plates, OEM style end links and front stainless steel braided brake lines. These systems maintain OEM steering geometry, retains factory alignment specs, include differential skid plates designed to protect the drivetrain and improve ground clearance. In addition to all of these benefits, this system has passed the governments FMVSS No.126 tests.
The video above shows the test being conducted. Tests like this show how far this industry has come over the past 20 years. Manufacturers today, work hard to ensure that not only do the vehicles look good lifted, but that the occupants are not being put into harms way.
Lastly, they were, also, displaying Willie Robertson’s 2014 Ford F-150 with their 6-inch lift kit. With there being no major changes to the suspension system, the same kit that works on the 2009-2013 now will work for the 2014 model as well.


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FameEX, a global and secure derivatives trading platform, has updated its new global affiliate program to attract more influencers to build this crypto ecosystem together. Derived from the blend of "Fame" and "Exchange", the FameEX brand signifies "honor" and "prestige". The company aspires to stand as an exchange that steadfastly defends users' rightful interests, striving for a legacy that emphasizes fair, transparent operations and ultimately thriving as a trusted brand for generations to come. Its ultimate goal is to foster a global crypto environment grounded in fairness and freedom.
Lee BoonGin, the founder of FameEX, articulated the company's philosophy, expressing that the crypto domain will inevitably evolve from its current chaotic state to structured growth, in alignment with the principles of long-term financial evolution. The envisioned endgame is a global panorama of equitable and free commerce, aligning with the decentralized ethos championed by crypto enthusiasts. For Lee, the crypto landscape requires unified leadership, especially during challenging times, to safeguard the interests of its believers. He passionately conveyed that FameEX is dedicated to channeling the collective strength of crypto frontrunners to benefit all enthusiasts, ensuring that every participant in this vision sees tangible value and reaps significant benefits.
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FameEX new Global Affiliate Program, offering an unprecedented array of benefits for its partners. With minimum thresholds, FameEX affiliates are eligible for commissions from their very first invite. There is potential to earn up to an astounding 85% commission rate for all the affiliates. As partners grow their referrals, the rewards only amplify, with no cap on how much one can earn. Furthermore, To ensure transparency and track success, a real-time data dashboard is at each affiliate's disposal, providing a detailed breakdown of campaign metrics. This incredible opportunity simply fills out an application form and awaits the FameEX team's response. Once on board, affiliates can promote FameEX through their referral links, sharing on community platforms, social media, and other avenues. As users sign up through these links, affiliates can watch their commissions roll in. This is open to those who own social media accounts with 5,000+ followers, manage communities with over 500 members, operate their own websites and platforms, or have other effective promotional strategies. Apply now and soar to new heights with FameEX.
For FameEX, these endeavors are not short-term reactions but carefully thought-out, long-term strategic blueprints. While charting a bold path for the future of crypto, even in the face of market headwinds, the company's concrete measures underscore its commitment. As the crypto winter continues, all eyes are on FameEX, anticipating a brighter horizon they promise to deliver.
Launched in 2020. FameEX is a global cryptocurrency exchange that currently provides fiat-crypto, crypto-crypto, grid trading, futures, options, margin, spot and a hugely popular referral and affiliate program. With more than 1,050,000 registered users across 50 countries and regions. FameEX provides a secure, stable and efficient 24/7 trading platform. In addition, FameEX keeps pushing the boundaries of the crypto exchange industry, exploring frontier growth opportunities and strengthening core competencies, expanding into adjacent product offerings and developing innovative business models that lead the way in bringing Web3 solutions into the crypto ecosystem including recruiting more Web3 developers and researchers to enrich the Web3 product that will support those visionary traders.
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Clean Meat Aleph Farms unveils prototype
The company is heading towards the transfer of its commercial product – thin-cut beef steaks – into proprietary platform suitable for mass cultivation. The quality steaks, grown directly from non-GMO cells of a living cow, boast nutritional, culinary, and sensory attributes of meat in terms of texture, flavor, and aroma. The company has developed five proprietary modules for its unique mass production platform, set to bring the product to cost parity with conventional meat at scale.
The prototype of its commercial product will be first introduced at the Asia-Pacific Agri-Food Innovation Summit on November 20th in Singapore as part of a virtual cooking demonstration hosted by Aleph Farms’ resident chef and VisVires New Protein VC.
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In its recent announcement, Fanplayr, a global leader in behavioral personalization, artificial intelligence (AI), and user privacy, has unveiled a new offering called anonymized user identification solution – PrivacyID.
Rajiv Sunkara, CTO and co-founder of Fanplayr, commented that privacy regulations and data breaches are growing concerns for most businesses. “Consent regulations are evolving and difficult to manage. The changing landscape, unfortunately, has led to less accurate business analytics, reduced ability to identify visitors, and has dialed back some of the developments in user experience. We developed PrivacyID specifically to solve these issues.”
As reported by UNCTD, COVID-19 accelerated the growth of e-commerce in which more businesses are being conducted online than ever before, including the exchange of sensitive data. With data breaches continuing, Web users are increasingly concerned about their privacy. As part of its ongoing effort to eliminate third-party cookies, Google continues to phase them out, making it more challenging for advertisers to track web users. Additionally, companies are required to abide by laws that outline users’ privacy rights and the penalties for violating them.
Fanplayr’s proprietary solution, PrivacyID, protects users’ data by assigning unique identifiers and anonymizing information so that the information collected can be accessed by customers without breaking privacy regulations or compromising user security.
Simon Yencken, CEO and co-founder of Fanplayr, said, “After more than a decade of providing personalization and artificial intelligence solutions to our customers, we’re confident PrivacyID will solve some of the pain points that have evolved with recent changes in regulations. Our primary objective is to allow our customers to move forward with the advancements we’ve made in user experience and sales conversion while maintaining the utmost integrity of their user data.”
PrivacyID’s technology enables seamless integration with third-party services, granting providers of third-party services access to anonymized information while ensuring data is protected so that integration is uninterrupted. Users’ data is continuously collected through their interactions with websites and third-party services such as SMS and email. An administrative dashboard makes it easier to manage access to resources for both employees and third parties.


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On the afternoon of March 24, 2024, Eckart von Klaeden, Vice President of Mercedes-Benz Group and former German Minister of State; Leng Yan, Executive Vice President of Mercedes-Benz China, and Lu Qing, Senior Manager of the External Affairs Department of Mercedes-Benz China, visited GVI, where they met with Ren Lipo, President of GVI and his colleagues: Li Xinyu, Vice Chairman of GVI; Mao Jing, Director of International Cooperation Department, and Zhu Junwei, Director of Center for American Studies. They exchanged views on Sino-European relations, Sino-German relations, and the Russia-Ukraine crisis.
Mr. von Klaeden believed that the biggest difference between Europe-China relations and U.S.-China relations is that Europe is not worried about China's rise and views China more as a partner than a competitor. He said that the opportunities in Europe-China relations are greater than the challenges. But the crux at the moment lies in the Russia-Ukraine issue, and China's attitude will largely determine the direction of Sino-European relations. "Since the end of the Cold War, one of Europe's biggest concerns is how to re-establish a peaceful order with Russia."
He said that Germany's approach to China, which was "trade for change", is too naive, but this does not negate the fact that trade has made a great contribution to the promotion of bilateral relations. He added that we should distinguish economic and trade relations and political issues. “We are happy to see an economically open China. Cooperation between Germany and China on business and trade and climate change should not be swayed by the ideology of some political parties,” said Mr. von Klaeden.


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Yahoo is going to recycle inactive user IDs
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Yahoo plans to reset Yahoo ID system to help users get the ID they want in mid of July. By mid-August, users who apply for a Yahoo user ID will be informed what kind of ID they get.
This means that users can apply multiple IDs, but in the end only one ID can be assigned to one user. Spammers and other information offenders are expected to use this opportunity, while Yahoo will take steps to prevent such a short Yahoo ID is squatting.
For users who don't use their Yahoo ID in a long term, Yahoo will send them a notification that Yahoo ID does not just only for e-mail. Users can also customize other Yahoo services with their Yahoo IDs such as customized sports information, weather and news content.
If the user wishes to retain their Yahoo ID, then the advice given by Yahoo is users should sign in at least once before July 15.
For many users, this news seems like a false spam message. For example, some users in the past have received spam messages that Microsoft or Google will close inactive Hotmail or Gmail accounts. Therefore, the news may not be likely to cause users attention. But it is clear that Yahoo is attempting to better build brands.


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