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- Netflix recently named its content chief, Ted Sarandos, co-CEO along with Reed Hastings.
- The co-CEO system is nothing new — Chipotle, Whole Foods, Deutsche Bank, and Samsung have had more than one CEO at the same time.
- Having more than one chief executive can help a company accomplish more, but the system is certainly not for every company.
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named its content chief, Ted Sarandos, co-CEO along with Reed Hastings.recently
"To be totally clear, I'm in for a decade," said Hastings during the company's quarterly earnings call.
Netflix isn't the first major company to tap more than one CEO at the same time. Chipotle, Whole Foods, and Deutsche Bank have also been run by two CEOs. Samsung even has three of them. But why?
The co-CEO system is nothing new, though it is certainly uncommon. Previous implementations suggest that having more than one chief executive can help a company accomplish more by delegating different roles to each head. But the system is certainly not for every company.
Sometimes referred to as "two-in-the-box," the unusual structure can provide "increased scope and broader capacity," Joseph L. Bower, a management professor at Harvard Business School, told Business Insider.
Bower, author of "The CEO Within," thinks that co-CEOs can better lead certain companies.
"If one CEO is on a global tour of facilities, the other can deal with the government at home," Bower offered as an example. "It also increases the range of talents in the box. A visionary can be complemented by a hands-on operator."
This was the case when Oracle's Larry Ellison stepped down and named two CEOs to replace him. Safra Catz oversees manufacturing, finance, and legal decisions, while Mark Hurd manages the sales, service, and global business units.
Some companies keep the founder in place and bring in an experienced executive to share the role. Whole Foods has kept its founder as one CEO and remains the heart of his company. That dynamic has shown that keeping a founder at the top as an inspirational lead and partnering them with a leader with more management experience can yield great results.
Steve Ells founded Chipotle in 1993 and served as its singular CEO until 2009, when he promoted then president and COO Monty Moran to the position. That same year, Chipotle's annual earnings jumped 67% from 2008. Moran honed his delegation skills when he led a team of lawyers at the firm Messner Reeves, and those skills complemented Ells' passion for culinary creativity. Moran left the company in 2016 and Ells stepped down as CEO in 2017.
Having dual CEOs is more common in countries like Germany, said Bower, where "collective management is a tradition of sorts." German company Deutsche Bank had two CEOs until 2016. SAP only recently ended its run under co-CEOs.
Jack Zenger, CEO of the leadership research firm Zenger Folkman, agrees that the co-CEO structure could work well in some situations, such as a temporary solution after a big merger or when a CEO wants to groom their successor.
But the management structure also comes with significant downsides. Even when the two CEOs determine which duties to split, it's only natural that "one person is going to be held primo and the other person is going to play a secondary role," says Zenger. "To me, it seems like it raises an unnecessary set of issues that aren't really sustainable in the long run."
For example, having two CEOs of a small business, like online eyewear retailer Warby Parker's Neil Blumenthal and David Gilboa, could help grow the company by splitting major responsibilities, according to Zenger. But it could also create problems with clients who may be confused about who to consult about a major decision.
And though Zenger admits that having another executive to discuss something before approaching the board is a benefit of the system, he thinks that co-CEOs risk over complicating things by having to report to each other constantly.
Bower also recognizes that most companies that try the system will feel the strain of divided command. "It takes great discipline to consult when appropriate, be decisive when needed, and not blow up the arrangement when one's partner has violated an aspect of the arrangement," he said.
In 2008, for instance, media company Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia named Wenda Harris Millard and Robin Marino as dual CEOs. But the arrangement dissolved in less than a year, reportedly due to disagreements at the top.
Despite the risks, Bower thinks that the US may be gradually moving toward a leadership culture more akin to Germany's, in which co-CEOs would not be such a rarity. "[A]s we strengthen the non-executive chairman's role, as well as the lead director, we may — in effect — be moving in that direction," he said.
Zenger, on the other hand, believes that the history of business leadership weighs too heavily against the co-CEO structure becoming mainstream anytime soon. "After centuries of experience, it's usually easier if there's one person who has the ultimate say," he said.
Disclosure: Mathias Döpfner, CEO of Business Insider's parent company, Axel Springer, is a Netflix board member.


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An E-commerce platform - ShopClues- has has now collaborated with Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd for its 'Jio Welcome Offer', becoming the first e-commerce player to do so.
Customers can purchase any 4G-enabled Jio eligible smartphone from ShopClues and get a free Jio SIM card from any Reliance Digital/ Digital Xpress/ Digtal Xpress Mini store and enjoy unlimited access to HD voice calls (on Jio eligible VOLTE phones), messaging, video calls, high-speed data, as well as get access to Jio's suite of apps till 31 December, 2016.
Reliance Jio has extended its welcome offer to mobile companies such as Lenovo, Micromax, Asus, Panasonic, HTC and Samsung, Intex to name a few.
"We believe that our association with Reliance Jio will help users to fully unlock the potential of their smartphones and experience 4G like never before. The bold tariff offers, free voice calls, instant call connect amongst other features have caught the attention of Indian customers nation-wide and they are eager to get access to high-speed and unlimited data for free," said Senior Director-Category ShopClues, Nitin Sharma.
"Reliance Jio has indeed taken the telecom market by storm in a short span and our partnership will help us pass on its incredible value-driven services to our large and loyal customer base," added Nitin Sharma.
All subscribers under the 'Jio Welcome Offer' will be entitled to certain special benefits. Users can avail attractive discounts on the purchase of their favourite 4G smartphones exclusively on ShopClues along with bagging a free Jio SIM card, which they can avail from their nearest Reliance Digital/ Digital Xpress/ Digtal Xpress Mini store.

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- GLN QR payment service to be launched in Saipan, enabling payments in 9 regions
- Various promotional event in Saipan, Guam and Taiwan for QR payment service
SEOUL, South Korea, April 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — GLN International (CEO Kyungho Kim) announced that various promotional event will take place to celebrate the launch of GLN mobile service in Saipan starting from April 15th (local time).
Established in July 2021 as a subsidiary of Hana Bank, GLN provides cross border financial services including QR payment and ATM withdrawal service.
The event begins on April 15th (local time), offering a discount of $20 USD for purchases over $200 USD at T Galleria Duty Free stores in Saipan and Guam, and a discount of $10 USD for purchases over $100 USD at Macy’s Guam department store.
In addition, customers can enjoy a discount of 10 TWD when purchasing over 100 TWD at FamilyMart and Hi-Life convenience stores throughout Taiwan. Furthermore, a “Buy one, Get one event” is also being held at Everrich Duty Free stores located in airports and other locations in Taiwan, where customers can receive one additional product for free when purchasing a product worth 200 TWD or less.
Kyungho Kim, CEO of GLN International, stated, “GLN is expanding its service area through cooperation with domestic and overseas partners as a next-generation global network representing Korea.” He added, “We will lead digital innovation to provide customers with more convenient and reasonable global mobile payment services through mobile apps that they use in their daily lives.”
GLN’s crossborder mobile payment services are available on Hana Bank’s mobile app “Hana 1Q,” Hana Card’s “Hana Money,” and Viva Republica’s “Toss.” Detailed information about the event can be found on the GLN event website(glninternational.com/event).
With its expansion into Saipan, GLN’s services are now available in a total of nine global regions, including Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Laos, Guam, and Saipan. GLN’s commitment to provide a seamless payment experience to users around the world is evident in its rapid expansion and dedication to quality service.
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eLearning Africa 2012 Call for Papers open
BENIN| Oct. 15, 2011, 7:54 a.m.
The organisers of eLearning African have issued a call for papers for the next conference, to be held in May 2012.
eLearning Africa is described as the continent’s largest gathering of high-level policy makers, decision makers and practitioners from education, business and government.
It is a key networking event for developing eLearning capacities in Africa.
eLearning Africa 2012 will take place from 23rd to 25th May in Cotonou, Benin, under the patronage of Max Ahouêkê, Minister of Communications and New Technologies, Benin.
Focusing on eLearning and Sustainability, eLearning Africa 2012 will explore creative ways in which eLearning can support development and help to build a sustainable future. eLA 2012 will focus on the key themes of sustainable technologies and infrastructure; eLearning for sustainable communities; sustainable change management; eLearning and sustainable resources; and sustainable economy, culture and society.
The conference is accompanied by an exhibition and demonstration area.
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On 12 November, the most successful commercial companies within the Rezekne SEZ Commercial Companies Annual Award, were honored in a formal online event.
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Market has lost confidence in SYT mgt, it's that simple. BNP and JP Morgan pointed out 2 1/2 years ago that the current mgt was committed to a strategy that was not working, no matter how they dressed it up, and that they weren't interested in listening to other opinions. Monsanto offered a clear and credible exit path for most investors, but again mgt resisted, only in order that they could survive. (The antitrust objection was only ever a smokescreen, and their preferred option of Pioneer was swept away from them). And now mgt is saying that they're talking to everyone in the industry, but that there's no guarantee of a deal. So the market won't price in any premium in anticipation of a deal, until the money is on the table through a formal conditional offer - that's why the share price is more or less tracking the market, even though a deal with Chemchina 'might' be close. To be fair, they have not been able to give any updates recently because they're so close to announcing 2015 financials. However, the boot is on the other foot from middle of next week - if there's no big news next Wednesday, major institutional shareholders will probably act very quickly to replace key board and exec positions.
Gains just in line with market, anything extra likely technical bounce after absorption by market of 2% stake Capital sell in last few days, saying they had lost patience. If nothing about chemchina said when 2015 results are out on next Wednesday, chairman & CEO have probs 24 hrs max to clear their desks ;)


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The next generation BMW M6 makes its first appearance on public roads. Rumored to be phased out when the new bodystyle arrives, the M6 prototypes show that BMW’s flagship will continue to sit at the top of BMW’s lineup.
Despite a recent report published by Autocar speculating on BMW’s plans to omit the M6 in the next generation, our sources indicate that the F12 M6 is still on track.
Details are scarce at the moment, but the new M6 will likely be powered by an upgraded version of the 4.4 liter V8 engine, producing near 600 horsepower, similar to the upcoming BMW M5. As with the regular 6 Series, we expect lots of Gran Coupe design elements to make it into the M6, featuring an aggressive front-end, a rear bumper with an integrated diffuser.
As seen in the spy photo above, the M6 continues to carry the wider rear fenders and the usual four-tailpipe exhaust system characteristic to M models.
The next generation 6 Series will be unveiled at the Paris Motor Show in September, followed a year later by the new M6.[Source: Autoblog | CarPix ]


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After the Wikipad's debut at CES this year, Gaikai announced an official partnership with the company that would bring its cloud-gaming services to the Android tablet. Today, Wikipad revealed its tablet's official hardware roster in an interview with VentureBeat, including a 1.4GHz Tegra 3 quad-core processor, 1GB of RAM, and at least 16GB of internal storage, though the company says it may choose to increase that figure before launch. It will run Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, and the gamepad-dock — which allows sound and ports to remain accessible — will be included with every device. The display is still a 10.1-inch IPS panel running at a resolution of 1280 x 800, but Wikipad is going back on its decision to include glasses-free 3D support, saying that the feature will be considered for future models.
What Wikipad didn't mention was the company's partnership with Gaikai, which was purchased by Sony earlier this month. While a natural conflict of interest between the Wikipad and Sony's PS Vita could hamper the Android tablet's chances of cloud-connected gaming, we'll have to wait for official word on the partnership to know for sure. Wikipad expects to release the tablet by the end of this year, but specific pricing and availability have yet to be announced.


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Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson to launch a new limited-edition beer
Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson will launch a new limited-edition beer, which is “somewhere between a stout and a porter”, at the end of 2016. The singer has just completed tastings for the brew.
While this new beer is yet to get a name, it will most likely be based on one of Maiden’s song titles. The beer will be devised by Dickinson in a joint venture partnership between the band and Robinsons, a privately-owned Cheshire brewery, which in the past has produced beer for rock band, Elbow.
IBT reports Dave Shack, managing director of Phantom Music Management, which takes care of Iron Maiden, said the plan was to launch one new seasonal or limited-edition ale every year with the intention to identifying a second permanent beer, which can be placed alongside its established Trooper brand.
“This isn’t a cash grab. This isn’t about making millions of pounds from beer. This is about making a quality product that corroborates the band’s position as a great British export and a very proud British institution,” Shack added.
Iron Maiden, which launched its beer in May 2013, had two brands — Trooper and Trooper 666. In 2015, it produced 4.3 million pints of Trooper, up 28.5% from 2014, and 600,000 pints of Trooper 666. These 2 brands together constitute more than 50% of Robinsons’ volumes.


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H&P Povidone Iodine Recall Affects Swabsticks, Gels and Solutions
A potential risk of infection has led to the recall of Povidone Iodine swabsticks, surgery prep solutions and prep gels by the same company that recalled millions of contaminated alcohol prep products earlier this year.
The Povidone Iodine prep product recall was announced by the FDA and H&P Industries on August 24, after the FDA forced the company to remove the products from the market because they were manufactured without procedures designed to ensure they were free of microbial contamination. The recalled iodine products are used for surgery preparation.
Microbial contamination of surgery prep products could lead to patients contracting a serious and potentially life-threatening infection, which can be especially risky for individuals recovering from major surgery or if a patient is elderly, a child or has a compromised immune system.
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The latest recall affects all lots of Povidone Iodine Swabsticks, Povidone Iodine Prep Solutions, Povidone Iodine Scrub Solutions, and Povidone Iodine Prep Gel. In its press release announcing the recall, H&P stated that there have been no reports of infections and no contamination of the products has been found during testing.
The recall was part of a consent decree between H&P and the FDA stemming from the Triad alcohol prep pads recall, which was entered into the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, where H&P is based, on June 13. The same consent decree prevents H&P from manufacturing new products until it meets a number of requirements set by the FDA to increase the safety of its products.
Dozens of Triad alcohol prep pad lawsuits have been filed against H&P Industries, including several wrongful death lawsuits brought by family members who say that loved ones died due to Triad wipe infections.
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In early November, a Bloomberg report claimed that Sony is shifting its focus towards the West and is sidelining the Japanese market because it’s disappointed by the PlayStation 4’s performance in the country. Sony’s spokeswoman Natsumi Atarashi denied the claim at the time, and her statement is now echoed by Ryan, who told EDGE magazine that the Japanese market remains “incredibly important” to Sony.
Ryan said (via Video Games Chronicle):
The Sony stance is that the Japanese market remains incredibly important to us. We have not been as excited about the engagement of the Japanese game development community as we are now for many years. That continues and strengthens yet again with PS5. In our two launch shows – which featured a reasonable amount of games, but not a huge number of games – there were eight Japanese-developed titles there, many of which are the subject of collaboration and partnership between PlayStation and the Japanese publishing community.
Ryan added that Sony “made a statement” to this effect by launching the PS5 simultaneously in the West and Japan, which was not the case with the PS4. He told EDGE that he read Bloomberg’s report and called the commentary surrounding it “inaccurate.” “Japan – as our second largest market and as Sony’s homeland – continues to be really important to us,” he concluded.
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Update: Facebook has responded to TechCrunch’s report regarding the reported cancelation of Rift 2, stating: “While we can’t comment on our product roadmap specifics, we do have future plans, and can confirm that we are planning for a future version of Rift.”
It’s unknown if this “future version of Rift” refers specifically to Rift 2 or another product.
Brendan Iribe, co-founder of Oculus, has left the company after the company’s owners at Facebook have reportedly cancelled a next-generation Oculus Rift. Iribe confirmed his departure today.
According to TechCrunch, Iribe had been heading development of what was internally called the Rift 2, a PC-powered (and thus PC-tethered) headset that iterates on the company’s original headset, the Oculus Rift. Oculus’ parent company Facebook has seemingly ended development on the new headset, indicating a focus change on Oculus headsets that don’t require a powerful personal computer to use.
Last month, Facebook and Oculus announced a standalone VR headset called the Oculus Quest, which seems to be the direction the company wants to move rather than the Rift.
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The world's biggest autonomous driving stock isn't a big automaker like Ford Motor Co. (F) - Get Report , a tech company like Uber, or even a company somewhere in between like Tesla Inc. (TSLA) - Get Report
That's because Nvidia's chips touch pretty much every major autonomous driving program on the planet right now.
The firm already boasts partnerships with companies like Tesla, Uber and Mercedes-Benz to crack the code for self-driving cars. And its DRIVE development platform is designed to help automakers and suppliers accelerate their progress with self-driving vehicles, thanks to high powered chips and built-in software libraries for autonomous driving.
It goes beyond autonomous driving.
Nvidia is a powerhouse in the broader world of artificial intelligence thanks to its CUDA API, which is used by every major deep learning framework for hardware acceleration. In plain English, Nvidia's technology speeds up AI.
That's translated into windfall performance for investors in recent years, as Nvidia's high-dollar GPUs have found their ways from gaming PC into server farms. And that momentum story isn't showing any signs of slowing down in 2018.
In fact, Nvidia could be on the verge of a brand new breakout this spring.
To figure out how to trade it, we're turning to the charts for a technical look.
For most of 2018, Nvidia has been forming a pretty textbook example of an ascending triangle pattern, a bullish continuation setup that signals the potential for more upside ahead. That price pattern is formed by horizontal resistance up above shares at the $250 level, with uptrending support to the downside.
Simply put, as shares of Nvidia have bounced in between those two technically significant price levels, this stock has been getting squeezed closer and closer to breakout territory at that $250 price level.
When shares muster the strength to push through that $250 line in the sand, we've got a brand-new buy signal in shares.
Relative strength, measured by the side-indicator down at the bottom of Nvidia's price chart, adds some extra confidence to the upside potential for Nvidia here. The fact that relative strength has been in an uptrend of its own for the past year signals that Nvidia has been systematically outperforming the rest of the S&P 500. As long as the relative strength uptrend stays intact, Nvidia remains predisposed to keep on outperforming.
If you're looking for the next buying opportunity in Nvidia, you may not have long to wait. A push through $250 sends a message that buyers are still in control of this stock - and that it's time to join them.
This article is commentary by an independent contributor. At the time of publication, the author held no positions in the stocks mentioned.


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Trouble for Yatra.com? Govt may impose hefty penalty for not refunding air ticket cancellation amount
Consumer Affairs ministry may take stern action against the travel portal Yatra.com. ET Now has learnt that the portal is accused of not refunding the booking amount of over 21K passengers of flights cancelled during COVID-19. In response to this story by ET Now, on official statement released by Yatra Online Ltd claims, “Yatra officially denies this & categorically states that this is incorrect representation of the matter. There is no such order which has been passed by CCPA against Yatra."


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(WOIO) - The congressional spending spree rolled on this week with yet another deficit busting program, an additional $34 billion for extended unemployment benefits and, also, with much fanfare the president signed the new Financial and Consumer Regulation Bill into law...2,500 pages of proposed rules and regulations that most experts say will take ten years to sort out and implement.
It's also a law that the National Chamber of Commerce says is a guaranteed jobs buster with small businesses likely to suffer the most. And what's next? It's possible lawmakers will now turn their attention to the next big thing on the liberal progressive agenda, a climate bill, sometimes called Cap and Trade. It's a proposal that would levy new restrictions on energy consumption. Critics of cap and trade say it too will hamper businesses and raise taxes.
If undertaken this summer, the timing would be ironic because just this week China passed the United States as the world's biggest energy consumer and that Asian nation has made it clear it wants nothing to do with reducing its emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, global warming or otherwise. Quite the contrary, China is busy signing energy purchase deals all over the world and has no plans to agree to anything that would hamper its economic expansion. A little quiz now, which nation is truly progressive?


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The Vatican is encouraging members of the Catholic Church to make use of its latest tech-based tool, in particular, Millennials and Gen Z.
The church announced on Tuesday a wearable smart device and a smartphone app for guided prayer.
The ‘Click to Prayer eRosary’ is a wearable device in the shape of a cross that syncs to a free app that tracks the user’s progress.
According to the Vatican News, the church’s official communication channel, the new tech is aimed at the peripheral frontiers of the digital world where young people dwell and serves as a teaching tool to help young people pray the Rosary for peace and to contemplate the Gospel.
To activate the eRosary, users make the sign of the cross, similar to how Catholics begin praying the Rosary.
The accompanying app gives users access to audio guides, images, and personalized content about the praying of the Rosary.
The eRosary uses a wireless charging station and has an estimated 4-day battery life with every full 2.5-hour charge.
The eRosary is available to buy now for $110.


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Aston Martin shares plunged more than 16% on Wednesday morning just after the British luxury carmaker reduce its volume goal due to production challenges for its new DB12 design and posted a even larger-than-envisioned quarterly loss.
Aston Martin noted an modified operating decline of £48.4 million ($58.8 million) for the 3 months to the conclude of September and a internet revenue of £362.1 million, underneath a firm-compiled consensus of £370 million.
Deliveries of the subsequent-era DB12 sports activities motor vehicle commenced previous quarter and the organization now expects 2023 volumes to come in at 6,700 units, down from a past projection of about 7,000 units.
“The DB12 production ramp up was quickly impacted as provider readiness and integration of the new EE platform that supports the entirely redeveloped infotainment technique was delayed,” Aston Martin stated in its earnings report on Wednesday.
The firm additional that these issues are now settled but impacted 3rd-quarter volumes and whole-12 months manufacturing capacity.
Aston Martin Executive Chairman Lawrence Stroll claimed the launch of the DB12 has observed “incredible demand” and is bringing in new consumers, with 55% of preliminary DB12 purchasers new to the manufacturer. The business will start a 2nd new sports activities vehicle in the initial quarter of 2024 and expects a “equally resounding response.”
“Commencing deliveries of our following era of athletics automobiles is a key milestone marking the starting of a entirely new line up of front engine sports activities automobiles that will reposition Aston Martin as an ultra-luxurious large-performance brand name, improve our advancement and bring greater stages of profitability,” Stroll added.
The organization preserved its 2023 outlook, citing this powerful desire for upcoming-era sports cars as powering its strategies to boost funds and margins.
The British domestic title sought to increase much more than £200 million from investors in the summertime in a bid to pay out down its considerable credit card debt pile. Russ Mould, financial commitment director at British stockbroker AJ Bell, claimed the disappointing earnings experienced come at a poor time for Aston Martin’s hopes of a share rate recovery.
“The corporation is viewing sturdy need but, with losses coming in forward of expectations, there is little motive for the sector to give Aston Martin the benefit of the doubt for even the smallest misstep,” he claimed.
“For now, little credence is being supplied to a 2024 forecast for £2 billion in income and £500 million in altered earnings.”


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Direct Dimensions unveils 3-D scanning tech for consumer cameras
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Imagine using standard digital cameras and taking 3D pictures. Just point and click, like you do with your regular camera today, and get a 3D image instead of a 2D image. Thanks to an amazing new type of technology from Dimensional Imaging - this is not only possible, but at Direct Dimensions – it's possible today!
The technology, unveiled at TEDx Mid-Atlantic in November 2009, is now available for the average user. "ShapeShot is based on really on using the kind of camera you can find at Best Buy," says Michael Raphael, Direct Dimensions CEO.
Using the ShapeShot software, you could put your kids in their favorite video gaming. "We're interested in using real avatars. And finding reasons why people want to use real images of themselves in their Internet experience."
Other possible uses of the technology include customized 3-D jewelry, including cufflinks, a cameo, as well as dolls or even a wedding cake topper.
"We did a cake topper for one of our employees and it really blew everyone away," Raphael says. "We could create the iPhone of 3-D face apps."
The technology offers instantaneous image capture and automatic post processing to create accurate, high resolution, full-color 3D models. Specific features include:
- Use of standard off-the-shelf digital cameras – very upgradeable!
- 3D shape and color captured simultaneously in a single photographic flash
- Resolutions to 21 megapixels per captured image (depending on camera used)
- Does not use structured light, pattern projection, or any lasers
- Quick and easy to set-up and use
- Easily configurable (you can use as many stereo pairs of cameras as you desire)
- Portable for carrying and shipping to shoot locations
Source: Michael Raphael, Direct Dimensions
Writer: Walaika Haskins


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Naked City Pizza owner Chris Palmeri announced on social media Thursday that he has permanently closed the original Naked City Pizza location inside Moon Doggie’s Bar on Arville Street, after more than 10 years of operation.
This is not a post I had hoped to ever make. We are officially closed permanently as of today at our…
Palmeri’s Facebook post begins by saying “This is not a post I had hoped to ever make,” and goes on to say “I could drag this out into an essay long post but I’d rather just say … this sucks, this pandemic sucks.”
Speaking to the Review-Journal about the closure, Palmeri explained that with his lease coming to an end, he found himself unable to negotiate a new one that was workable for both him and his landlord, given the current uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The opening, closing, opening, has really been devastating for that place, more than the other two (locations),” Palmeri said. “It just wasn’t something we could work out, and ultimately we all agreed the best thing for his business and our business, to make sure we’re here for a long time, is to (split) amicably.”
The chef promises that Naked City will continue in Las Vegas, noting the company has secured long-term leases at both its Paradise Road and Blue Diamond Road locations. He also wants the Buffalo Bills fans who had made Moon Doggies their game-day home to know that the watch parties will continue at the Office Bar attached to Naked City’s Paradise Road location. Nonetheless, he says this decision hurts.
“It’s more than 10 years of my life. It’s more than half my time in Las Vegas. And it’s going to be weird not having it.”
Palmeri made his name on the Strip, serving as executive chef for Rick Bayless’ Diego in MGM Grand before striking out on his own. After selling hot dogs from a cart in the parking lot of the Las Vegas Boulevard bar Dino’s, he briefly operated the Naked City Sandwich Shop brick-and-mortar before launching the pizza brand at Moon Doggie’s in late 2009. His Buffalo, New York, style pizzas exploded in popularity after being featured on “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” in 2012.


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More US Companies Considering E-Payments Despite Obstacles
Organizations in the US are now more willing to migrate from checks to electronic payments for business-to-business transactions than they were four years ago, according to a survey by the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP). The AFP 2004 Electronic Payments Survey, however, also finds that a number of significant barriers obstruct progress toward the wider use of electronic payments by businesses. While more than 75 per cent of B2B payments are currently made by paper check, 28 per cent of respondents to the survey indicate that their organization is very likely to move to electronics for the majority of their B2B payments in the next three years. Additionally, half (50 per cent) of respondents said that it was somewhat likely that their organization would move to electronic payments in that time period. The increased willingness to move away from checks is in sharp contrast to an AFP survey conducted four years ago, when only 9 per cent strongly agreed that their organization was likely to convert to electronic payments within the next three years. However, financial professionals also identified barriers that obstruct progress toward wider adoption of electronic payments in B2B transactions. The survey’s respondents gave nearly equal weight to four major barriers: accounting systems that are not integrated with electronic payment systems; shortage of IT resources; lack of a single standard format for remittance information; and trading partners who cannot send or receive electronic payments with sufficient remittance information.


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Variety reports that former Kobalt Music Group president Richard Sanders has been named as the new CEO of Tidal. Sanders becomes the fourth person in just over two years to hold the position in the Jay Z-owned streaming service.
Former Tidal CEO, Jeff Toig, left the company earlier this year. Toig offered some stability after the streaming service kept dealing with one shakeup after another.
Even though Toig's departure came shortly after Sprint purchased a 33 percent stake in Tidal, which was worth a reported $200 million, the company was never able to close the paid subscribers gap on its competitors Spotify and Apple Music. Sanders comes to Tidal after serving as president of global marketing for Sony Music and executive for RCA and Arista Records, in addition to his most recent job at Kobalt which he left in May.
If Tidal wants to have a long, sustainable future, it all starts at the top with its leadership. The company cannot continue to go through a carousel of sorts where one person comes on for a short amount of time before making way for the next hire. Luckily, the methodical rollout of content related to Jay Z's latest album 4:44 has kept people coming back for more. However, all that will eventually come to an end, and Sanders will need to find a way to right Toig's wrongs. If he fails, Tidal may be in line for yet another change sooner than expected.


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The Tesla Powerwall 2 battery is about to get significantly more impressive, with CEO Elon Musk recently noting that the residential energy storage unit is poised to receive a free software update in the near future. This update, which could roll out sometime next month, would allow some Powerwall batteries to have a power increase of over 50%.
Musk’s remarks about the upcoming Powerwall 2 update came as a follow-up to his previous statements on Wednesday night, when he announced that Tesla’s residential energy products will now be sold exclusively as a bundle. In his follow-up, the CEO stated that the Powerwall 2’s peak and steady power capability is actually better than advertised, and now that the company has enough data, it’s time to uncork the residential battery storage unit’s potential.
Powerwall 2 peak & steady power capability is better than advertised.
Now that we have lots of operational data, Tesla can unlock higher capabilities for free via software update next month.
Depending on production date, power increase power may be >50% at 30C ambient temp.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 22, 2021
“Powerwall 2 peak & steady power capability is better than advertised. Now that we have lots of operational data, Tesla can unlock higher capabilities for free via software update next month. Depending on production date, power increase power may be >50% at 30C ambient temp,” Musk wrote.
An over-the-air software update for a home battery unit definitely seems like a strategy that’s right up Tesla’s alley, though it should be noted that a power increase of 50% is a very notable improvement. With such an update in place, homeowners with the battery units would be able to wire up and maintain service on 50% more circuits, allowing users to keep more appliances active during a power outage.
Granted, this may result in the Powerwall 2 batteries getting discharged faster in some cases, but the advantages definitely seem to outweigh the disadvantages in this scenario. The only damper in Elon Musk’s update was his mention of the power increase only being rolled out to batteries that were produced after a specific date. This means that some Powerwall 2 owners may miss out on the free 50% power increase.
The Powerwall 2 may be one of Tesla’s most humble products, but the home battery unit is making waves in its own segment over the years. Last year alone, data from EnergySage in its eleventh semiannual Solar Marketplace Intel Report determined that the Powerwall is dominating the US’ residential battery market. This is partly due to Tesla’s battery technology, which allows the Powerwall to compete aggressively as the country’s least expensive storage option on a per-kWh stored basis.
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It takes a special breed of person to work in customer service, and that goes double for the automotive industry.
Following a stagnant May sales month, Ford posted a big 13.6 percent year-over year sales gain for June, totaling 194,114, and year-to-date sales are up 12.4 percent on the heels of strong sales for new cars and SUVs.
Hybrid naysayers constantly say hybrids aren't worth the extra cost because it will take years to recover the premium paid for their high-tech vehicles versus a non-hybrid equivalent.


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Zespri to Conduct 'Commercial Trials' with China Sourced Kiwifruit in 2018
The Zespri booth at Asia Fruit Logistica in 2015. Currently, Zespri sources counter-seasonal kiwifruit for the Chinese market from Italy.
"Think big, start small, scale quickly," says Zespri external relations manager Nick Kirton in explaining his company's philosophy about bringing locally sourced red and green Zespri brand kiwifruit to market in China.
"Think big" describes a long-term goal of Zespri, the world's largest kiwifruit supplier, to use Chinese-grown fruit to supply the Chinese market during the three to four months of the year when New Zealand kiwifruit is not available. As Zespri celebrated the launch of the 2018/19 kiwifruit season late last month, the company announced that China, "is now rivalling Japan as Zespri’s top market." But China has a reputation as challenging environment for foreign companies to set up local fruit production. And it presents unique challenges to a business model such as Zespri's, in which the company does not own any orchards or postharvest facilities, but instead relies on strong partnerships with local farmers and industry.
"Start small" is evident in the fact that Zespri started this latest round of exploration into marketing domestic kiwifruit to Chinese consumers way back in 2015 when it signed an MOU with the government of Shaanxi province to set up trial production sites there along with a kiwifruit research and exchange center. But Kirton will still not predict in what year domestic kiwifruit bearing the Zespri brand may actually come to market in China.
And "scale quickly" means that Zespri hopes that through a meticulous process of researching production sites and varieties, training local partners and building relationships with local industry and governments, when the time comes, all the pieces will be in place to fill off-season demand in China and grow supply at the same speed as demand.
Kirton confirmed in an interview with Produce Report that Zespri plans to use Chinese green and red varieties to source and market domestically in China. "We won't work with Hayward here in China," says Kirton. "We'll work with a couple different varieties, and we're still working through that at the moment…There are some very good tasting Chinese varieties. What you'll find typically is they're not consistently good. And what the consumer wants is consistency. You want every one to be a good one. Having the Zespri brand on the fruit gives that promise."
Zespri does not plan to trial or provide local growers in China its proprietary green Hayward, sweet green or yellow varieties.
Growing closer to the consumer, "will be useful for some kiwifruit varieties, such as the red varieties," says Kirton, "because the red varieties typically don't handle the supply chain as well as the green or gold."
As part of the effort to identify promising local varieties and help local growing partners maintain quality and grow yield over time, Zespri has established what Kirton calls " innovation trial orchards" in Shaanxi and Sichuan provinces, two of China's two kiwifruit producing areas. These orchards will not be used to supply fruit to the market.
A 2016 photo from Zespri shows one of its trial orchards in China
For potential commercial sourcing, Zespri has set up "trial production hubs" in Shaanxi and Henan provinces. Last year, Zespri conduced small-scale supply chain trials, using fruit sourced from Sichuan and Shaanxi and following it all the way from orchard to retailer. In that trial Kirton says Zespri found, "no insurmountable barriers" to bringing fruit to market that meets the company's quality standards.
This year, Zespri will use fruit from the Shaanxi and Henan trial production hubs to run more extensive trials focused more on what Kirton calls the, "commercial realities around what we're doing." This will include more consumer feedback as well as retail sales: "when we sell it, we'll be getting consumers' opinions about what they think," says Kirton.
Ultimately, Zespri is looking to build up production hubs in Shaanxi, Henan, and potentially other provinces down the line, with multiple growers in the same areas as packing facilities, so that can get fruit to market quickly and efficiently.
And while Zespri will not own or lease the land or the postharvest facilities, "right through the growing season, we're there alongside them," says Kirton "Showing them new techniques, showing them how to do things the Zespri way, monitoring what inputs go into the orchard so it's compliant with our systems."
Currently Zespri's off-season kiwifruit supply for China comes from Italy. "I think ideally the strategy in the future would be, in the off-season, China supplies China," says Kirton. But following the, "think big, start small, scale quickly," he says Zespri doesn't want to rush anything. "This is about doing it right, rather than how fast we can do it."
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Wax Digital welcomes industry veteran as new chair
Software firm Wax Digital has appointed industry veteran John Thompson as its new chair in a key appointment as it grows within the UK and internationally.
The company’s web3 software helps businesses make cost and efficiency gains by streamlining manual procurement processes.
Its customers include Virgin Atlantic, Warburtons, Britvic, CEVA Logistics, Exostar, Nissan and WPP. Thompson has an impressive track record in both the procurement space and in helping Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) businesses to secure funding, grow, change business model and expand into new territories.
With Wax Digital powering past SaaS revenues of $10m and securing its position in the Visionary quartile of the 2018 Gartner Magic Quadrant, Thompson recognises the company’s potential.
He joins the business to help it expand further internationally and continue to deliver service excellence to its growing list of global customers. “We are delighted that John has joined the business,” said Wax Digital CEO Paul Ellis.
“He brings a wealth of experience in growing SaaS companies and his depth of knowledge across our sector and beyond will be invaluable as we look to expand and build out our future growth strategy.
“He has successfully supported SaaS businesses on their growth paths and through international expansion and really understands the procurement space.
“The US in particular is an exciting market for us and working through our partner network we have managed to secure major contracts in specialist areas such as Aerospace and Defence.
“John’s experience of working with US enterprise customers will also help us as further business in this territory is key to our growth.”
Thompson said: “Wax Digital has enjoyed strong year-on-year growth in both revenues and profits, underpinned by a class-leading, highly intuitive product portfolio.
“With market adoption of cloud-based eProcurement on the rise, it is a dynamic and innovative business to be involved with and I’m looking forward to helping it achieve its ambitious targets.”
Since 2011, Thompson has worked in a number of non-executive and advisory roles for privately owned Venture Capital or Private Equity-backed tech businesses, including ProspectSoft and Vyre.
Before this he was co-founder and CEO of Commerce Decisions, a procurement SaaS business which was acquired by QinetiQ in 2008.
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Kawasaki Motors UK has launched a brand-new app that will bring the world of Kawasaki to life on iOS and Android mobile devices. According to Kawasaki, ‘K-World’ will give ‘green machine’ owners and Kawasaki fans access to news, updates and exclusive content – and it will be available to download for FREE.
The K-World News section allows readers to find out the very latest from Kawasaki as it happens, from new model announcements to product launches and company updates. For more in-depth stories, head to the K-World Features area, where you’ll find regular, exclusive content created specifically for the app and not available anywhere else. All the latest Kawasaki videos are also available to watch at the touch of a button.
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Racing fans should keep an eye on the Team Green section, which includes updates on new rider signings, race reports and behind-the-scenes features about the riders, teams and machines for the 2016 season. You can keep track of all the race meetings, along with UK motorcycle shows and other goings-on in the Events section – and those highlighted in green show that Kawasaki UK will be in attendance. Finally, the KRC area provides everything you need to know about the Kawasaki Riders Club as well as weekly blog updates.
Kawasaki Motors UK Marketing and Brand Development Manager, Mark Spiller, said: “We are incredibly excited to be launching the K-World app. It will compliment our bi-annual Kawasaki Riders Club magazine, GO, perfectly and bring all the latest from KMUK directly to the hands of Kawasaki fans in real time. We’re very proud of the finished product and feel that it provides real value to our customers – and in fact anyone who’s interested in motorcycling.”
The K-World App is available to download now:
App Store for iOS devices – http://bit.ly/iTunesK-WorldDownload
Google Play for Android – http://bit.ly/GooglePlayStoreDownload


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The news of the Facebook data leak That compromised the phone numbers and email IDs of over 500 million users hasn’t even died. Now there is another report claiming that in addition to the 533 million phone numbers, another database of phone numbers leaked by Facebook is online. This separately Data leak was made possible with the help of a Telegram toolclaims a report by Vice based on findings from cybersecurity firm Motherboard.
The Telegram tool, reportedly showing up as a bot in Telegram, is asking customers to pay in order to find a specific phone number associated with a Facebook account that liked a certain side. The motherboard claims to have checked the tool and is also certain that the phone numbers contained in this newly found record are not in the record of the last 500 million users.
According to the report, a description for the bot reads “Give the bot [sic] from the phone numbers of users who liked it Facebook Page. “A given page with tens of thousands of likes on Facebook could cost a few hundred dollars. The report says that in order to use the bot, customers must first identify the unique identification code of the Facebook page they want to get phone numbers on, which is at least one From there, customers enter this code into the bot, which shows the cost of the data in US dollars and offers the option to proceed with the purchase according to the motherboard’s tests. ”
The report adds that for the Facebook pages with less than 100 likes, the bot is offering the data for free. The data is contained in a table that contains the full name, phone number, and gender of the Facebook user. It added that “the bot doesn’t necessarily provide data about everyone who liked the page; For a page with around 50 likes, the bot provided a table with fewer than 10 users. ”


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Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has increased the domestic calling rates. The new tariff will become effective from 1 April.
According to details, PTCL has raised the PTCL to Landline/Vfone and PTCL to Mobile tariffs while the cost of PTCL to Other Networks (WLLs, etc) will remain unchanged at Rs. 2/min.
Here is a detailed breakdown of the latest tariffs that will be applicable from next month.
|Network||Old Tariff||New Tariff||Change in Tariff|
|Landline/Vfone||Rs. 1.30/min||Rs. 1.50/min||Rs. 0.20|
|Mobile||Rs. 2.50/min||Rs. 2.65/min||Rs. 0.15|
|Other Networks (WLLs, etc)||Rs. 2/min||Rs. 2/min||Rs. 0.00|
Note that these prices are exclusive of taxes.
Frequent callers will not be affected much though, since the Freedom packages still cost the same, offering free on-net, mobile and international calls.
Here are the detailed features of Freedom Voice Packages.
|Features||Freedom 500||Freedom 1000||Freedom 3000||Freedom 5000||Freedom 8000|
|Other mobile minutes||200 Mins||700 Mins||2000 Mins||4000 Mins||8000 Mins|
|International dialing minutes (Zone 1 destination)||–||200 Mins||200 Mins||400 Mins||800 Mins|
|Monthly Charges||Rs. 500/-||Rs. 1,000/-||Rs. 3,000/-||Rs. 5,000/-||Rs. 8,000/-|
Last month, PTCL also announced its official presence on WhatsApp to better connect with customers and provide them with a convenient and customer-friendly communication platform.
To contact PTCL on WhatsApp, customers need to first save the PTCL WhatsApp number, which is 033 1218 1218, and then send a message on this number to get the required service.


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Jane's Walk takes to the streets of Detroit
Detroiters promote walking as a great way to improve cities -- one step at a time
- Dozens of Detroiters laced on their walking shoes on a sunny Sunday afternoon today for the first time: on.freep.com/KG4d36 starting at Mike's Fresh Market on Livernois north of West 7 Mile, and then proceeding through Green Acres and Sherwood Forest. Here's what they said on Twitter:
- — Mr RepYourCity (@RepYourCity)Sun, May 06 2012 11:19:35
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Let me first start by saying that Jobs’s apparent change of heart about DRM is long overdue. I’ve been a (flip and sarcastic) critic of his draconian view of digital rights management, which has raised the hackles of the Apple community. But Jobs’s voice is a welcome addition to the discussion about looking for ways to promote an environment that includes unrestricted media files.
However, let’s not be misled by the press response to his post. Jobs isn’t leading this discussion. There have been countless voices, from RealNetworks’ Rob Glaser to MP3.com’s Michael Robertson and all of the digital-entertainment companies that went out of business in 2000 and 2001 because music companies refused to deal with them. Moreover, I don’t believe Jobs is doing this out of some altruistic belief that unrestricted is better.
The most obvious reason for Jobs’s post: Apple is receiving some heat in Europe because of the iPod and iTunes, the hardware-software connection that locks out competitors from developing add-ons. The company has trotted out the age-old argument that if it allows other people to develop on its network, it can’t guarantee that the network will be secure.
With his “Thoughts on Music” post, Jobs is deftly trying to switch the attention from his monopoly to the music industry’s oligopoly.
Now, I don’t believe Jobs should be lambasted for making a corporate decision–or even for launching a corporate public-relations ploy–simply because it makes good business sense and not because it’s the right thing. Jobs’s primary responsibility as Apple’s CEO is to the bottom line, while operating within the bounds of the law.
He should make decisions that make the most sense financially.
Apple is given too much credit for being the scrappy little computer company that could; it’s just a company. It has positives (great interface design, plug-and-play products) and negatives (a terrible record on the environment, closed networks).
When it comes to DRM, though, Jobs has the rare opportunity to inject actual change in the digital-media landscape while also promoting the financial well-being of his company, even if that means opening up the Apple architecture to allow competitors to play on the same landscape.
Mark Cuban, the outspoken founder of Broadcast.com, said that if he couldn’t compete with free, then he didn’t have a business. And for Jobs, it’s unlikely that additional competition in the unrestricted digital-media market would be bad for Apple. It would likely have the opposite effect. With more media available, and with Apple’s user-friendly plug-and-play applications, the company would likely see great growth in its products.
The decision to move in this direction would make sense, particularly on the heels of the decision to change the company’s name from Apple Computer to Apple Inc., a symbolic gesture that signals its decision to move away from personal computing and into the consumer-electronics and digital-entertainment space.
If Jobs is serious about the exploration of a digital-media environment that, at the very least, has viable unrestricted alternatives alongside restricted alternatives, we may very well be on the verge of a changing landscape online.
Jobs has the ear of the entertainment industry in a way that Microsoft, RealNetworks, and scads of other companies never have. If he builds it, those companies will follow.
If he builds it.
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