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Forget about receiving a tweet from your favorite artists because some of them will soon be sending messages over Pandora. The service announced on Thursday a new feature called Artist Audio Messaging which allows artists to send personalized messages to listeners around the world. Pandora notes that the possible messages shared with listeners, aside from random voice recordings, are tour announcements, new album releases, and crowd-funding campaigns.
Pandora has announced the release of a beta version of a new interface for their mobile app on iOS and Android devices. The interface is called Station Personalization and according to Pandora, it is designed to “provide effortless music discovery and listening” for their 75 million listeners. According to Pandora, the interface focuses on three areas – new transition and animations, improved personalization and station details, and improvements to the “thumbs” system.
Google Glass owners now have access to Pandora Internet Radio via their wearable device. Users get access to their existing stations or they can create a new station using voice commands. However, several other controls still require the use of the touchpad, including play/pause controls, favoriting tracks and dismissing tracks.
For the month of June, the top smartphone manufacturers in the United States did not see much of a change in United States market share. Apple and Samsung, the two leaders, are the only of the top five manufacturers to see growth. LG, Motorola, and HTC all saw very small changes that went south; however, none of the declines were more than -0.6%. Also, those three companies combined have yet to near Samsung’s 28.6% market share in the United States. On the overall software front, Android still leads iOS by an amount nearing 10%.
Hit the break for details on what mobile applications have the most reach.
Video killed the radio star, and YouTube killed the video star. (Wait, you guys don’t still watch MTV, do you?)
All of us have watched a music video on YouTube before. Some of us even use YouTube as our primary music service. It’s free, after all, and has pretty much every song you’d ever want to hear.
If you frequently listen to Pandora on your Android smartphone and also happen to own a Pebble smartwatch, you’re in luck. Pebble has made a new app for their smartwatch available that pairs with Pandora to enhance your listening experience. Unfortunately, you can’t listen to music through the smartwatch by itself, but the companion app will allow you to change stations, play, pause, and skip songs, and thumbs up or thumbs down whatever you’re listening to. Definitely handy to have to keep you from having to take your phone out of your pocket whenever you want to skip a song.
The app is available to download now, and you can grab it from the Pebble’s settings page.
Any Pebble users planning on testing this app out?
Pandora, the popular music streaming service, has announced some changes to their pricing for Pandora One subscription plans. In a nice nod to their existing customer base, they indicate that active monthly subscribers will not see a price increase, keeping their monthly fee at only $3.99 per month. Users that have an annual subscription for $36 per year will see their costs go up a bit as they will be transitioned to a discounted $3.99 per month plan when their renewal period rolls around. Pandora indicates they will no longer offer annual subscription plans. The monthly cost for new subscribers will increase to $4.99 per month starting in May.
A couple years ago leaders in technology, including the late Steve Jobs, thought that music streaming would never really take off. Despite that, streaming is now many people’s preferred method of listening to music. Much of this is because of the improvement in mobile data speeds, making music streaming much more possible than it was before.
New statistics only recently released show that Pandora is still at the forefront of music streaming, which really isn’t surprising considering they are one of the oldest and most well known services still available. One surprise in the statistics show that iTunes Radio has taken third place, ahead of Spotify.
Pandora remains the favorite internet radio choice for many, and personalized station recommendations could make it even more popular. Pandora announced today that up to 6 personalized artist stations will be able to be added or listened to at a time, which are determined based on current listening preference, song likes and dislikes, and your station list.
The new feature can be found in your Android app both at the “create a station” screen and at the bottom of your station list. The feature has already begun its roll out, so if you don’t have it already, you should soon. Click past the break for a download link.
To ring in the New Year, Pandora has received an update that brings a long-awaited feature for many users. The Alarm Clock feature does exactly what the name suggests. It starts to play music from Pandora with a station preset by the user. And it does it all right from the lockscreen. So if you need to get some more sleep, there is no digging through to hit the snooze button. Beyond that core feature, you can select what days the feature is activated for and set a sleep timer.
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Joining PopCap and Funcom (and last week OnLive) workers on the unemployment lines this week are employees of Sony's Studio Liverpool. The studio responsible for the classic Wipeout series and Colony Wars, has been closed as part of Sony's plan to re-focus its resources and energy on other studios. The company said in a statement that SCE Worldwide Studio performs regular reviews of its internal studios. After its latest review of the Liverpool studio, it decided to shut it down.
"It has been decided that Liverpool Studio should be closed," Sony said. "Liverpool Studio has been an important part of SCE Worldwide Studios since the outset of PlayStation, and have contributed greatly to PlayStation over the years. Everyone connected with Liverpool Studio, past and present, can be very proud of their achievements."
Studio Liverpool's Sandy Lobban also confirmed the news via Twitter:
"End of an era today for Studio Liverpool. Honoured to have been a part of it."
Studio Liverpool started out as Psygnosis in 1984, until it was acquired by Sony in 1993 and renamed. The studio was responsible for creating the ultra-popular PlayStation launch title Wipeout in 1995 and Colony Wars in 1996. The company's last game was WipEout 2048 for the PlayStation Vita.
Sony did not disclose how many employees are now out of work or if any of them have been offered positions at other studios.

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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has released a new report which concludes that there is “no evidence that organic foods provide nutritional benefits that children cannot get from conventionally grown foods”. The report does acknowledge that organic foods have lower pesticide levels, but parents should ensure that their children are getting a healthy diet, organic or not.
While it is understandable that parents have to consider the cost of foods and that many organic foods typically cost 10% to 40% more than conventional foods, there are some other alternatives to getting wholesome fruits and vegetables. The first of these is to buy fruits and vegetables from local farmers. These products are readily at hand and do not have to travel long distances to get to market, thereby reducing their carbon footprint and not requiring harmful preservatives. Secondly, most farmers markets have rules for participants enacted by state legislatures to control the runoff of pesticides and fertilizers into lakes and rivers.
Interestingly, I see another issue here that concerns acceptable farming practices. Despite the long history of farming and gardening in America, which predates industrialization and the growth of mega-businesses and regionally located supermarket chains, we have come to the point where “conventional” defines the manipulated and engineered products as oppose to the natural products, which now are made to be the exception. Moreover, although we know that pesticides and fertilizers are chemicals, and specifically that the purpose of pesticides is “to kill or destroy” things, we choose to debate the level of destruction our bodies can “safely” tolerate. I find it disappointing that so many people are willing to relinquish control over their bodies and their children’s health based on the levels of tolerable damage possible for the sake of convenience and cost. This is making our health through good nutrition a crap shoot.
I know that it may not be possible to only buy organic fruits and vegetables, but we do not have to totally throw caution to the wind. Maybe buy organic berries because they are easier to clean for consumption. Another alternative is to only buy the organic versions of the products that our families consume in large supply. Also, please do not forget the local farm stands and farmers markets.
The effort to maintain a healthy diet can become difficult if you let it. However, with the use of some research from green initiatives and a little common sense, it is possible to have a healthy diet and save money. Let’s stick with the green movement to make sure we live green, be green!
The source for this article came from http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2012/10/15/peds.2012-2579.


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The English Premier League trophy tour of Kenya kicked off Friday morning in Nairobi.
The viewing journey is expected to give fans an exclusive opportunity to witness the Premier League Trophy and connect them more closely with the League.
The highlight of the event will be its grand showcase tomorrow at the Carnivore Grounds.
Legendary former Nigerian footballer and Super Eagles captain Jay Jay Okocha is accompanying the trophy.
Kenya has hosted the Premier League trophy tour in previous years with supporters allowed to view and take photos with it as part of popularizing the English top flight whose teams such as Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, and Manchester City have a big following in the country.
Meanwhile Lucky participants in the promotion being spearheaded by the tour sponsors Rubis Kenya will have the chance to clinch the ultimate prize: an all-inclusive trip to witness a top tier Premier League game in London.
The reward will include behind-the-scenes tour of the Stadium, with a chance to see the Club dressing rooms, player’s tunnel, pitch side and much more.
Speaking at the launch, RUBiS Energy Kenya Group MD, Mr. Jean-Christian Bergeron commented,
“The launch of this campaign is RUBiS Energy Kenya’s commitment to bring exceptional experiences to our loyal customers. Castrol’s world-class innovative products provide oils, fluids and lubricants for every driver, every rider, and every industry. Customers will be able to access the Castrol products through over 280 RUBiS retail stations. By marrying the thrill of football with the trust of the RUBiS and Castrol brands, we are setting a new benchmark in consumer promotions.”
The campaign stetching to 12 weeks runs from 1st September to 24th November 2023.


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Google is pleading what could be characterised as the "nice-guy defence" in its bid to reduce a €4.34 billion (US$5.02 billion, A$6.94 billion) fine imposed on it by the European Union in 2018 for allegedly breaching anti-trust rules relevant to Android, by saying it never intended to harm its rivals.
Search giant Google has taken a swing at European anti-trust regulators over a €4.34 billion (US$5.07 billion, A$6.96 billion) fine imposed on it in 2018 for allegedly breaching anti-trust rules relevant to Android, claiming the authorities had turned a blind eye to Apple, its sole rival in the smartphone space.
The European Commission has proposed that all wired digital devices should have USB-C as a common port for charging and also asked companies to standardise on fast charging technology.
The European Union is likely to hit Apple with an anti-trust suit this week for allegedly blocking rivals on its App Store, in the wake of a complaint from music service Spotify.
Entries are now open for the 2021 B&T Women Leading Tech Awards, giving entrants the opportunity to showcase their tech talent.
The European Commission, the executive arm of the EU, has proposed new laws under which technology companies can be fined up to 10% of their global turnover and also face orders to split up.
Researchers from the Monash Business School have made a presentation to the European Commission and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, saying that Google should not be allowed to acquire US-based fitness company Fitbit.
Apple has gained a win over the European Union with a high court in the political bloc ruling on Wednesday that the Cupertino-based outfit did not have to pay €13 billion (A$21 billion) in back taxes as demanded.
The European Union has finalised a common set of measures to mitigate the main cyber security risks of 5G networks, the political bloc announced on Wednesday, a day after Britain said it would permit Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies to play a limited role in its 5G networks.
The European Commission has announced a formal anti-trust investigation into Amazon to find out whether the firm's use of sensitive data from independent retailers, who use its marketplace, breaches competition rules within the political bloc.
New European legislation will make it mandatory for Google, Facebook and Twitter to remove extremist content within an hour of it being posted or else face fines up to 4% of turnover for repeat offences.
New copyright rules in the member states of the European Union will mean that Google will have to pay publishers for any snippets it uses from their publications, while Facebook will have to change its algorithms to filter out protected content.
The European Commission is set to urge countries within the European Union to ignore calls from the United States to ban Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technologies from playing a role in 5G networks within the political bloc.
Australia’s competition watchdog, the ACCC, has joined the European Commission and 24 other countries in a new global campaign focused on reducing the number of unsafe consumer products being sold online.
The European Union has almost completed a third inquiry into Google's parent company Alphabet — this time into the company's AdSense advertising business — according to the bloc's competition commissioner, Margrethe Vestager.
Google's chief economist Dr Hal Varian is of the opinion that his employer should not pay "excessive" tax on its Australian revenue because this money is derived due to its "intellectual capital" which mostly resides in California.
The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, has said it will drop a case against Ireland, filed in the wake of its imposition of a back-taxes bill of €13.1 billion (US$17.6 billion) on Apple two years ago, after the Cupertino-based company paid its dues.
The European Union's anti-trust regulators have set 19 October as the date on which they will approve Microsoft's acquisition of the source code repository GitHub for US$7.5 billion (A$9.79 billion) in Microsoft stock.
The European Parliament has voted to pass its copyright rules, with 438 members voting for and 226 against, while 39 members abstained.
A Republican senator in the US has asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Google over what could be anti-competitive acts in its "search and digital advertising practices".
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Dozens of fake cell phone towers -- which eavesdrop on Android devices, and can even install spyware remotely on the OS -- have been discovered throughout the United States by security experts.
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Urban Electric founder reveals aim for more car charging points
Electric car infrastructure has boomed in the North as Scotland and the North West recorded the best return per number of vehicles across the UK. The data from car finance site Moneybarn revealed there are just 3.32 electric cars for each rapid charging stations across the country.
Scotland will see a further £7.5million worth of funding for electric car infrastructure in a massive technological drive.
Scotland has seen over £30million in investment across its electric infrastructure network since 2011 and boasts over 1,000 stations across the country.
Motorists in the North East are also benefiting from top infrastructure with figures boasting 3.79 cars per electric charging station in the second-best region in the UK.
The government’s Go Ultra Low City Scheme saw North East regions given a shared £5million out of a £40million initiative which would have helped boost the number of charging stations.
Rapid chargers can power cars in just 40 minutes
London also scored highly with just under four electric cars per charging port after mass investment across urban regions and the introduction of the Ultra-Low Emissions Zone.
Wales and the North West were the next best regions with 4..65 and 5.21 cars per electric charging stations.
However, areas of the West Midlands were revealed as the worst place for electric car charging in the UK with just one station for every 17.4 cars registered in the region.
Electric car infrastructure is lacking in the region which boasts just 5.6 percent of the UK’s overall electric charging points.
Plans have been put in place to dramatically boost this figure from 460 stations to 1,170 by 2030 in upgrades which could cost up to £800million.
Regions in the East and the South East were also revealed as having a low number of electric charging stations in a devastating blow for owners.
Yorkshire and the Humber and the South West scored poorly with an average of over nine vehicles per charger.
Tim Schwarz, Head of Marketing at Moneybarn said: “It’s great to see the UK continuing to develop its EV infrastructure ahead of its Road to Zero deadline.
“However, with the Government keen to accelerate its ban on petrol and diesel cars, it’s clear areas like the West and East Midlands and the South East, need to improve their current EV facilities.
“More investment in rapid charging devices and connectors also needs to be made, so motorists feel comfortable driving long distances without worrying they may encounter travel delays”.
Research has found a lack of electric car charging stations is one of the main reasons why concerned motorists have not purchased new electric vehicles.
Over half of those surveyed by Lex AutoLease found many road users main reason for not purchasing a new electric car were fears about running out of charge.
The survey revealed 38 percent were worried about how long it would take to charge their vehicles as just 49 percent admitted they would consider buying an electric car at all.
Boris Johnson pledged an extra £500,000 worth of funding to boost electric charging infrastructure in his manifesto as the government aims to make the UK carbon-free by 2050.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has hinted sales of new petrol and diesel cars could be stopped by 2035 which would be five years earlier than originally planned by the government.
However, progress in the industry means there is now more electric car charging stations than petrol garages across the country.
Moneybarn analysis has shown there is one electric car charging station for every 23.35 miles compared to a petrol station every 29.39 miles.
However, just 23 percent of the charging plugs are rapid or ultra-rapid devices which promise to charge cars in up to 40 minutes.


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USPS plans to resume selling press sheets without die cuts
By Michael Baadke
The United States Postal Service plans to resume selling imperforate uncut press sheets: press sheets of U.S. self-adhesive stamps that have no die cuts separating the individual stamps on the sheet.
It is a reboot of a program that previously ran from July 2012 through February 2016.
USPS senior public relations representative Roy Betts confirmed the plan to Linn’s Stamp News.
“Our philatelic customers have been asking for some time for us to bring back uncut press sheets without die cuts,” Betts said. “We have decided to do this for 2021.”
The imperforate uncut sheets will be available with the 2021 commemorative program, Betts noted, with pricing dependent upon the number of stamps on the press sheet.
Which 2021 issue will be the first to be made available without die cuts has not been revealed.
The Postal Service has offered modern U.S. stamp press sheets in various forms since 1994, when the revised 29¢ Legends of the West stamps (Scott 2869) were issued in a press sheet comprising six unsevered panes of 20 stamps.
Most commonly, the press sheets were offered as an item to be ordered from Stamp Fulfillment Services, the USPS division in Kansas City, Mo., that processes retail stamp orders submitted by mail, telephone or online.
Occasionally collectors could purchase press sheets at USPS first-day ceremonies.
Until 2012 press sheets were only offered perforated (for stamps with moisture-activated gum) or with die-cut separations (for self-adhesive stamps).
When the Major League Baseball All-Stars forever stamps were issued July 20, 2012 (Scott 4694-4697), the Postal Service created and sold press sheets with die cuts and also press sheets without die cuts.
The imperforate, or no-die-cut press sheets continued to be created and sold for selected commemorative and definitive stamps.
In the Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps and Covers, the imperforate stamps from these press sheets are listed with lower case suffix letters as minor varieties, and a footnote describing the press sheet follows the individual listing.
Many collectors would save the full uncut sheet, usually ranging from four to nine unsevered panes, intact.
Others would save carefully divided configurations from the press sheet that are not available from a single pane, such as cross-gutter blocks involving pairs or blocks of multiple stamps from the adjacent corners of four panes from that part of the sheet where those panes normally would be separated (the gutter).
Still other collectors would divide the imperforate sheet into imperforate panes, creating a novel variety that could be displayed in an album along with the normally die-cut pane sold at post offices.
In most instances, these imperforate varieties have some small premium value in the Scott catalog beyond the value of the normally issued pane with die cuts.
A six-pane press sheet of 72 stamps was issued for the 2016 Year of the Monkey Lunar New Year forever stamp (Scott 5057) in both die-cut and no-die-cut versions.
But that was the last U.S. press sheet to appear without die cuts.
Press sheets continued to be issued for selected stamps, but only with the die cuts separating the individual stamps on the pane.
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Minnesota Lost More Than 300 Dairy Farms in 2019
Sad news out of the Minnesota Dairy Farm world. Minnesota milk production industry continued to struggle in 2019 as the state lost more than 300 dairy farms in 2019 according to the department of agriculture. According to KARE11 "the number of overall dairy farms dropped from 2,763 in 2019 to 2,448 in 2020, representing an 11% decrease as the shuttering of farms outpaced the addition of new ones."
Lucas Sjostrom, the executive director of the Minnesota Milk Producers Association said " One of the things we’re really missing right now is beginning farmers. Reaching that 11%, that’s farmers net lost. We’re losing that three, four, five percent of farmers that would be starting up and coming in.” Wisconsin suffered through a brutal year as well.
So what is the reason for the crisis? In 2014 milk prices were at an all time high, but soon supply out weighted demand and it was a free fall from there, along with corporate consolidation and a loss of exports to China because of the trade war. One of my co-workers here at the radio station her parents have a dairy farm here in Minnesota and I was there for just a few hours seeing what it was like. Honestly, I was exhausted from trying to hook up a machine to just one cow. Many people to not realize how hard farming is both emotionally and physically. So on that note, try to buy local food and milk whenever possible, and keep these farms going!


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We have some new items that will be released this February but for now we are cleaning house! Multiple items are on sale in our webstore and we have also added a limited amount of our five-year anniversary “NTCB” shirts as well as new sticker packs. Available HERE. Enjoy!
LOW Research and Development
The TCBCX team has been working closely with local frame builder Andrew Low to develop an aluminum CX race frame. We got the first prototype several weeks ago and have been putting it through its paces. Expect to see some updates in the near future and the whole team riding these beauts next Fall!
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CX Report: Ramping up for Sierra Point
We’re in full swing here with Northern California CX, where conditions are always hot, sunny and dry! There are some pluses and some minuses to getting groovy out West, but we’re changing it up this weekend at the BASP Sierra Point race. Fields on both Saturday and Sunday. Here are some shots from Santa Rosa a few weeks back.
Team Terrible Taking Care of Business
We teamed up with San Francisco street wear brand Team Terrible to bring in some local pride for this championship season. With artwork by Tim Skirven, these will only be printed once – don’t miss out! Available HERE


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Small businesses set up shop and endure a week’s worth of August heat to interact with the community, owners say.
You know why you go the fair. A corn dog and some greasy fries. Affordable entertainment. Maybe a belt buckle or cowboy hat. But the No. 1 reason? Talking to people — interacting with the community.
Turns out, small businesses set up shop and endure a week’s worth of August heat for a similar reason.
Local remodeling contractor Bill Jacobs, owner of BJ’s Construction, says he’s set up a booth at the fair every year since 1985, and every year he walks away with a number of projects. In fact, he says, before his participation with the Home Builders Association, the fair was his best source of work.
However, Jacobs says getting new leads isn’t the only incentive he has for coming back each year.
“One of the neatest things about being at the fair is getting to see and talk with old customers,” he said.
He’s not alone in seeing the fair as a social opportunity. Tammy Maus, office manager for Monroe Motorsports, says her company goes to the fair every year primarily as a way to acknowledge and participate in the community.
“It’s quite personal for us,” Maus said. “This is our hometown. We love getting to talk to people, and our booth is always busy. People can sit under a tent for hours talking about a new Polaris Slingshot.”
Maus, whose brother, Scott Poupard, owns Monroe Motorsports, says she anticipates a great deal of conversation over the new Yamaha watercrafts they’ll be displaying at the fair this year.
That said, Maus admits that the fair is also a great venue for advertising. With 14 years of fair experience under her belt, she says their success in terms of moving product depends on the year, but their business always benefits from their brand promotion.
“We will give out koozies and pens and stuff like that with our logo on them in the hopes that if someone is in the market for something we sell, especially someone from out of town who might not have heard of us if they didn’t come to the fair, that they will think of us.”
Mark Trombley, owner of Trombley’s Classic Collectibles, which deals in vintage and nostalgic items of various sorts, says fair week is arguably one of the most important weeks for his business in terms of both sales and promotion.
“We bring a little bit of everything with us and essentially run a store out of a tent for a week,” said Trombley. “We sell a lot of merchandise, but it’s also a great way to spread the word to people who are interested in vintage signs and collectibles that there’s someone local who does that sort of stuff. It’s a really important week for us.”
Trombley, who says this will be his 18th year setting up shop at the fair, says every year he goes, it helps him gain renown.
“I’ll go to different markets and fairs, and people will see me and say, ‘Hey, you’re the guy from the Monroe fair.’ That’s always cool,” he said.
Spreading the word is key for other small businesses, too. Cravings co-owner Gabe McGowan, 21, says his family’s dessert shop has always made a decent profit selling their homemade chocolate and fudge during their seven years at the fair, but their priority is getting business after the fair ends.
“Our primary reason for going to the fair every year is advertising,” McGowan said. “Our biggest problem in terms of business has been getting people to come to the shop downtown. We get a lot of people who say they didn’t even know we existed before they came to us at the fair.”
To counter this issue, McGowan, who runs the shop with his parents, Shaun and Sheila, says they hand out coupons and fliers in the hopes of incentivizing people to visit them downtown after the fair.
Thus far, he says, the tactic has proven successful, as they get new customers every year who say they visited the shop because of their experience at the fair.


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Uber is investing in new areas such as scooters, bicycles and freight shipments and it’s proving to be costly for the company. According to self-reported financials, the company lost over $1 billion in Q3.
Uber’s road to going public is a bumpy one.
As well as taking that massive L financially, revenue growth for Uber is almost half of what it was six months ago coming in at 38 percent in Q3. Despite the bad news, there are silver linings, the company is still growing, and the San Francisco based still managed to pull in $12.7 billion after paying its driver’s commissions a 34 percent hike from the previous year.
Uber is hoping the rising popularity of Uber Eats which generated $2.1 billion in gross bookings will help the company’s case when trying to go public. Uber is currently valued at $120 billion nearly doubling its $62 billion which was last reported. Drivers in the company are hoping Uber can obtain its public status cause it could possibly lead to them owning company stock.
While there are still doubts about just how profitable Uber can be only on its ride-sharing business, the company is looking to lure in more customers through Uber Eats, its forthcoming drone-based food delivery system and a subscription service called Ride Pass.
Looks like Uber’s CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi has some serious work to do on top of repairing the damage from all of the scandals that happened in the company under previous CEO Travis Kalanick.
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Apple is offering 500 million customer the 11-song album "Songs of Innocence," for free exclusively on iTunes through Oct. 13. Apple also added the album to iCloud, available to download with the touch of a button.
Led by Bono, U2 hopped on stage to perform the title song "The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone)" at Apple's much anticipated launch event today in Cupertino, Calif.
The company announced two new iPhone 6 models and Apple Watch, "the most personal device we've ever created," said Cook.


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Coinbase, the leading cryptocurrency exchange, is on an expansion drive. Coinbase is offering the much-awaited news for New York traders. The New York traders can now trade on the Coinbase exchange platform. The exchange has recently launched its platform that supports XRP trading for New York users.
Bitcoin’s performance is great in the market and breaking all its 2019, record. Within two weeks Bitcoin, not only surged to its peak resistance level, crossing $ 7,000 mark, but also helped most of the altcoins prices to increase and all thanks to the Bitcoin’s dominant effect in the market. However, XRP did not gain more through Bitcoin surge. But when Coinbase launched its XRP trading in New York, the coin noticed an increase by 22 percent. Many reasons for the uplifting of coins but expansion remain one of them.
May 13, 2019, marks an important day for the cryptocurrency exchange and for New York traders, as XRP was available on Coinbase platform to trade after three months from its launch. What does this mean to New York? The traders are now allowed to buy, convert, sell, store and receive XRP coins, and there are no restrictions or obstacles for the users to experience.
Coinbase officially made the announced over Twitter and informed its followers saying:
“XRP is now available to Coinbase users who are New York residents. New Yorkers can now log in to buy, sell, convert, send, receive or store XRP on Coinbase.com or using our iOS and Android apps.”
Any exchange to launch its crypto trading services in the US needs BitLisence. Coinbase managed to obtain the BitLisence from the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYSDFS).
Coinbase exchange is headquartered at San Francisco and made the announcement on 13th May 2019 via Twitter.
XRP’s Wait is Finally Over
News of Coinbase listing XRP was going around in 2017, and due to crypto regulation issues, it was not possible for the exchange to implement the initiative. Although Coinbase managed to launch the XRP in February 2019, New York users were still not completely allowed to trade the digital currency because of problems on destination tags. The destination tags were essential so as to send XRP transfers. New York was not the only one restricted to perform XRP tradings but the United Kingdom too.
Coinbase finally made a complete rollout of the service on Monday. Coinbase has even increased the number of crypto assets on its platform within a year. The altcoins that are now supported by Coinbase platform are bitcoin SV, bitcoin, ethereum classic, stellar lumens, REP, Ox, bitcoin cash, zcash, litecoin, Brave’s Basic Attention Token, and others.
As soon as the news was revealed, XRP price was up by 20 percent, making it to reach at $0.39. CoinMarketCap reports that within 24 hours cryptocurrency price was high by 20.5 percent and XRP traded at $0.39. This made the market capitalization of Coinbase to reach more than $16 million. The cryptocurrency is performing well in the market along with bitcoin and ethereum both have jumped by 13 percent and 9 percent respectively.
Another reason for XRP price to jump is due to the listing of XRP exchange-traded note (ETN) over the second largest exchange of Germany, Borse Stuttgart.


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We all know by now that the PlayStation 4 has been a success, and continues to be one. Sony appear to be very happy with just how much of a success and how many of the consoles they’ve managed to sell around the world.
In an interview with Gamesindustry.biz Sony’s Michael Denny at the Paris Games Week revealed that the console has sold over 25 million consoles:
“I don’t think there’s a better time to buy into PlayStation – PS4 particularly. Our installed base now is well over 25 million. That gives us a massive community of gamers, supported by a lot of new community features. We’ve got great games out there, more coming through. We’re looking forward to 2016, it’s an exciting time.”
On the PlayStation Vita which hasn’t really been talked about (yet) at the event, he revealed:
“PlayStation Vita is still a fantastic handheld gaming device, and I think the people who have it still continue to use it and talk about it. There’s a great catalogue of AAA games out there for Vita already and there’s going to be new indie and creative titles coming through for Vita as well. Plus, with remote play, there’s still a place for Vita in the PlayStation ecosystem.”
So PlayStation 4 is performing well, while the Vita is getting lost in the chaos with no real focus. With the coming of PlayStation VR too it seems the future for Sony at least may not be in handheld gaming.
What are your thoughts on the PlayStation 4’s success? Are you disappointed that Sony have lost focus somewhat on the Vita? Let us know your thoughts below.


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The founder of an infamous Chinese cracking forum, 3DM, has said that pirated games may all but disappear within two years.
The statement was released after the group discovered just how difficult it was to crack the latest release from Square Enix, Just Cause 3. According to 3DM founder, known as Bird Sister, the group’s game cracker all but gave up when trying to bring Just Cause 3 to the pirates.
Speaking about the level of encryption used in Just Cause 3 in a blog post translated by Torrent Freak, Bird Sister said, “The last stage is too difficult and Jun [cracking guy] nearly gave up, but last Wednesday I encouraged him to continue”.
The encryption mentioned here is Denuvo, an anti-tamper and secondary encryption technology that can give digital rights management additional protection. The technology is in place to protect a publisher’s work, and it’s only going to get more aggressive and harder to bypass if Bird Sister is to be believed.
“According to current trends in the development of encryption technology, in two years’ time I’m afraid there will be no free games to play in the world,” the 3DM founder said.
The software was successfully used to stall a cracked version of Dragon Age Inquistion for over a month after its release in 2014, and has prevented FIFA 16 from hitting torrent sites since as far back as September 2015.
We should point out that Denuvo is not used by all publishers, but given how hard of a time it’s giving pirates, more publishers may start using it in earnest and new releases may never find their way into the hands of pirates.
But if we know anything about human nature, it could also just be a matter of time before someone finds out how to do the currently-undoable since other DRM mechanisms that were considered to be uncrackable back in their day (StarForce, Ubisoft’s DRM attempts on AC: Unity) fell to the onslaught of crackers’ ingenuity.
What do you think? Are we finally in an era of uncrackable DRM, or will human ingenuity win out in the end?[Image CC by 2.0 – ActuaLitté]


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The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) published the following documents related to WTO disputes in the Federal Register. Although USTR will accept any comments received during the course of the dispute settlement proceedings, you should submit your comment on or before the “Comments Due” date to be assured of timely consideration by USTR.
On June 5, 2018, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) posted (Amended) QB 18-122, which provides information on annual absolute quota quantities for Argentina and Brazil steel imports as of June 1, 2018. Additional information may be issued at the end of each quarter for convenience of importers of steel products under absolute quota. On June 4, 2018, CBP posted QB 18-123 Announcement for Steel Mill Articles: South Korea, provides information on annual absolute quota…
On April 30, 2018, CBP issued CSMS #18-000316 Quota Announcement South Korea Steel Mill Articles.
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On April 30, 2018, the President signed Presidential Proclamation Adjusting Imports of Aluminum into the United States. The Proclamation states that the United States has agreed in principle with Argentina, Australia, and Brazil on satisfactory alternative means to address the threatened impairment to our national security posed by aluminum articles imported from these countries, so they will remain exempt from the tariff in Proc. 9704 until details are finalized. The United States is continuing discussions…
On April 12, 2018, the US International Trade Commission (ITC) announced that it is seeking input on a new investigation concerning proposed modifications to the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA) regarding the staging of customs duties for certain motor vehicles (provided for in subheadings 8704.21.00, 8704.22.50, 8704.23.00, 8704.31.00, 8704.32.00, and 8704.90.00 of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule). The announcement stated:
On March 28, 2018, US Trade Representative Robert E. Lighthizer and South Korean Minister for Trade Hyun Chong Kim issued a joint statement announcing that the US and S. Korea have reached an agreement in principle on the general terms of amendments and modifications to the United States-Republic of Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA).
On February 21, 2018, South Korean Trade Minister Kim Hyun-chong signed the Korea-Central America Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with representatives from five Central American countries:
On March 26, 2018, the S. Korean Ministry of Trade and Industry announced that the US and S. Korea and reach agreement “in principle” to amend the terms of the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement (frequently referred to as “KORUS”).
It is being reported that on March 22, 2018, USTR Robert Lighthizer announced at a Senate Finance Committee hearing that the administration would exempt the European Union, Australia, Argentina, Brazil and South Korea from the 25% steel and 10% aluminum tariffs set to take effect on March 23, 2018.
On March 22, 2018, President Trump signed Presidential Proclamation Adjusting Imports of Aluminum into the United States and Presidential Proclamation Adjusting Imports of Steel into the United States which amend Proclamations 9704 and 9705 to grant relief until May 1, 2018


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URUGUAY - The past and future of meat and meat sustainability will be major themes at the 60th edition of ICoMST, International Congress of Meat Science and Technology in Uruguay in August.
The conference will take place between 17 and 22 August at Conrad Resort & Casino Punta del Este, Maldonado.
It is organised by the National Agricultural Research Institute (INIA), the National Meat Institute (INAC), the Technological Laboratory Uruguay (LATU) and the Uruguayan Association of Animal Production (AUPA).
The Congress was launched at the Presidency of the Republic with the President of INIA, Eng. Álvaro Roel, of INAC, Dr. Alfredo Fratti, the Director of LATU Gabriel Murara, and of AUPA, Prof. Ali Saadoun.
The Uruguayan meat sector said that ICOMST is an excellent opportunity to position the country, as participants from all over the world will attend to discuss the main international issues in meat science and technology.
The Congress has been declared of national interest by Presidency of the Republic, and by the Ministries of Industry, Energy and Mining; Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Tourism and Sports.
This is the first time the Congress will be held in Uruguay, with more than 500 attendees from 50 countries, 33 speakers of 15 nationalities -among which there are 20 Uruguayan renowned speakers- and 6 tours to get to know Uruguayan meat production.
ICoMST will look at scientific components such as innovations throughout the meat chain, relating commercial aspects and technological innovation, as well as marketing and brand position strategies.
Uruguay will be presented linking products and knowledge, highlighting the production process based on pasture land and free-range animals, animal welfare, food security and food safety, and guarantees offered by traceability.
The programme includes the past and future of meat, meat and sustainability, consumer preferences and perceptions, meat safety, packaging and labelling, nutritional values and the effect of meat on health, genetics and meat quality.
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Executive Chef, Ali Majed, of the new Relish Burger Bistro in the downtown Westin Hotel came to Seattle six months ago by way of Michigan through Scottsdale and up to the great Pacific Northwest. With him, he brings a fresh new take on the burger, comfort food, and delicious dinner options. Majed says, “We [...]


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Kettle Foods to be sold for $615 million
Diamond Foods Inc. on Thursday said it agreed to buy potato chip-maker Kettle Foods for $615 million. The deal is expected to close before the end of Diamond's fiscal year on July 31.
The deal nearly doubles the investment made by Lion Capital LLP, the London-based private equity firm that bought Salem-based Kettle in 2006 for an estimated $280 million to $320 million.
Founded in 1978, Kettle employs about 730 people and generated sales of $235 million in 2008, according to Just Food, an industry research and analysis group.
Prior to being acquired by Lion Capital, it was a privately held maker of natural potato chip products.
If the deal goes through, it will join the roster of brands within publicly held Diamond (NASDAQ: DMND), a San Francisco-based packaged foods company with brands including Emerald nuts and Pop Secret popcorn.
The move gives Diamond entry into the potato chip market, making it a player in a combined $9 billion portion of the snack foods market across all its brands.
In a news release, Diamond said the acquisition will add more than $250 million to its annual revenue, which reached nearly $560 million last year, while nearly doubling the company’s earnings before interest and taxes.
“We have taken a very deliberate approach toward screening possible acquisitions, focused on premium brands with growth potential that have synergy with the customer segments we already serve,” Diamond’s CEO Michael J. Mendes said in a prepared statement. “We believe Kettle Foods is a strong fit with the capability to provide solid financial returns for our shareholders, and we plan to invest behind the brand in several areas to position it for long-term success.”
Lion was reportedly seeking 10 times Kettle’s annual earnings, or around $700 million, according to a December report in the Wall Street Journal.
While owned by Lion, Kettle’s revenue grew double-digits annually while profits rose 30 percent per year, according to Lyndon Lea, a partner in the private equity firm. Its manufacturing capacity doubled thanks to an investment in a new plant in Wisconsin.
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Alexa is constantly getting new functionality via third-party skills, and a fresh one will likely be of interest to Raspberry Pi owners, as it allows for clarifying certain details while working with the compact computer board.The idea of the Pi Spy skill is that you can ask Alexa about any of the pins on the Pi’s GPIO header and their respective functions, or their location.So for example, you can say: “Alexa, ask Pi Spy what is Pin 2.”Or: “Alexa, ask Pi Spy where is GPIO 16.”As Matt Hawkins, who developed the skill, explains, this sort of GPIO information can easily be looked up elsewhere, but by using a voice assistant, you can check things while you’re absorbed in the process of soldering, or when your hands aren’t otherwise free.As ever when talking to Alexa on whatever device you have, you should speak reasonably slowly and clearly, and Hawkins further notes that you should also pronounce GPIO as ‘gee-pee-eye-oh’ (and hope that Alexa doesn’t fire up ‘Old MacDonald Had a Farm’ from Prime Music).
It was less than two months ago that Google rolled out Android 8.1 and, with it, Android Go, the super lightweight configuration-not-version of Android for extremely constrained phones.Along with Android Go came a set of “Go” apps designed specifically to consume less data and less RAM.One app, however, was late to the party and is sneaking in quietly.Gboard Go is now available for compatible smartphones, bringing the same keyboard goodness Android users love but without the whimsical cruft.It won’t be easy to distinguish Gboard Go from the full Gboard.Especially when the package name is almost similar, save for a “lite release” appended to it.
The first Windows 10 laptops with Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant embedded in the operating system – debuted at CES 2018 – are apparently just the beginning.By the end of the first quarter of this year, laptops (and PCs) from Acer, Asus, Lenovo, and HP will include the feature.This will be made possible by an Alexa app for Windows 10 that will be available for download in the near future, with those four aforementioned vendors being the first to receive it.The first Acer laptops to feature the Alexa app (announced during CES) are the Acer Aspire 5, Aspire 7, Spin 3, Spin 5, Switch 7 Black Edition, Swift 3, Swift 5, Swift 7, Aspire Z24, Aspire U27 and Aspire S24.Asus, on the other hand, has yet to explicitly state which of its laptops are going to feature the app, but said during CES that select ZenBook and VivoBook models will include it.Today, Amazon revealed that the ZenBook UX331 – otherwise known as the 2018 edition ZenBook 13 – will offer Alexa upon release.
You may recall that last week, Intel warned that its fixes for Meltdown and Spectre had caused elements of instability with some of its older processors, but now the firm has said that the stability gremlins also pertain to newer chips.Much newer chips, in fact.In a news update which clarified that firmware updates have now been issued for 90% of Intel’s processors introduced in the past five years, as planned, Intel restated that some customers have reported ‘more frequent reboots’ on Haswell and Broadwell (4th and 5th-gen CPUs) powered PCs after the patch had been applied.The chip giant then added that ‘similar behavior’ occurs on some machines which have still-older Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge (2nd and 3rd-gen) processors, but more worryingly, newer Skylake and Kaby Lake CPUs (6th and 7th-gen).Intel said that it had replicated these issues in internal testing, and that it’s making progress in terms of identifying the precise cause.The firm also noted that it will be providing a fresh beta microcode patch to manufacturers and software developers next week for testing.
DJI has already made a name for itself building small, powerful drones such as the DJI Mavic Pro, and clues from a new teaser video suggest we'll see a smaller device that's rumored to be called the "Mavic Air" next week.The trailer, titled "Adventure Unfolds," strongly recalls the "Powers of 10" video you probably saw in your middle school science classes, as it zooms from sweeping, spacebound views of Earth to extreme closeups of neurons.In a Carl Sagan-like voice, the narrator hints at what the device may be like, saying, "from seemingly insignificant size comes formidable strength and power."After all the microcosm and macrocosm shots, the trailer then shifts to closeups of what may be the drone itself, but the perspective is so close that you might as well be trying to identify a portrait of someone from a single freckle.The actual reveal event will take place on January 23, and the site DroneDJ believes the "Mavic Air" name is legit, largely on account of a working redirected URL on DJI's site.The video's language also seems to suggest whatever device gets shown may be smaller than the already tiny $499 (£519, AU$859) DJI Spark, but we could also end up seeing a mid-range device with specs somewhere between those of the Spark and the beefier $999 (£999, AU$1,689) Mavic Pro.
In an attempt to curtail spammy content, WhatsApp seems to be testing out notifications that alert users if they receive a message that has been forwarded many times, or if they are about to forward one of these messages themselves, as reported by TechCrunch.Several WhatsApp sites have provided screen caps of these messages, which don’t directly say the message is spam or fake news, but notify you that the content has been frequently shared.If you receive one of these messages, you’ll see “Forwarded Many Times” under the sender’s name, and if you’re about to send along one of these messages, you’ll see at the top of the forward screen “A message you are forwarding has been forwarded many times.” A WhatsApp spokesperson declined to speak with TechCrunch so it’s unclear where WhatsApp is currently testing this, or if it plans to implement it officially in the future.WhatsApp chain messages can be innocent, but they can also contain any manner of scams.Some popular ones include a message that urges users to pay in order to use the service, one that touts access a non-existent service called WhatsApp Gold, and another that tricks you into opening a legitimate-looking document that can download malware and steal your personal information.WhatsApp also has a problem with fake news frequently being forwarded as well.
And yet, in a world where retailers win or lose, the battle for the shopper on the level of customer experience they provide is table stakes for retailers.For many people, that means lofty goals of going to the gym more, running a mile a day, or finally taking up yoga.Eventually, you’re connected to an agent, and you begin the tortuous process of spelling out your last name and repeating a 12-digit order number three times.Is that what you’d like to talk about?”That contextual awareness makes for a far quicker and more pleasant experience for the customer.On a basic level, bots are good at those routine, repetitive tasks like processing returns and exchanges or changing shipping addresses.
Sheng Fu founded Cheetah Mobile in 2010, and it found a business making security apps such as Security Master for smartphones.I met with Fu when the company opened its Silicon Valley office in 2016, and we met once again at CES 2018, the big tech trade show in Las Vegas this week.“In the past 10 to 20 years, the environment around us is changing faster and faster.About 70 percent of the users are outside of China, making it one of the rare Chinese companies that has had success in international markets.Sheng Fu: The strategy for Cheetah Mobile for the next five to 10 years is to focus on AI and robotics.VB: What area of AI is most important to you, or most relevant to your existing business and future business?
You have to consider a number of aspects like the battery capacity, display quality, software support and the overall durability of the smartphone when you decide to buy one.Fortunately, thanks to the growing competition, you now have a number of options that you can consider while choosing one that fits you best.Best value for money budget phoneWeight: 137g | Dimensions: 140.4 x 70.1 x 8.4mm | OS: Android 7 | Screen size: 5-inch | Resolution: 1240 x 720 | CPU: Snapdragon 425 | RAM: 2/3GB | Storage: 16/32GB | Battery: 3000mAh | Rear camera: 13MP | Front camera: 5MPThe Xiaomi Redmi 5A is one of the most affordable entry-level smartphones that you can buy in India currently.It comes with a 5-inch HD display and a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 chipset.
Every year adult content titan Pornhub releases its annual report to highlight some of the most popular and unusual trends it noticed on its website over the course of the past twelve months – and we finally have the rundown on what kept netizens excited in 2017.The porn giant has revealed that it managed to attract a total of 28.5 billion visits to its website, averaging at about 81 million visits per day.All this activity amounted to more than four million new videos uploaded to the platform, equalling a total running time of more than 68 years.Pornhub further says users consumed a staggering 3,732 petabytes – a little over 10 million GBs per day – of porn throughout the entire year.For context, this is enough to fill the storage of every iPhone currently in use around the world, according to Pornhub.Curiously, it seems that most people’s preferred watching device is their smartphone.
Aromarest wants you to get a better night’s sleep through a combination of colors, scents, and sounds.The company has debuted its sleep gadget, which includes an “insomnia buster” setting, at CES 2018, the big tech trade show in Las Vegas this week.It has rivals such as Bescent, maker of Sensorwake, but Aromarest contends it has a smart device that addresses the entire sleeping and waking cycle.It promotes restful sleep and awakens you in a gentle way with scientifically tested techniques.You can control the device, which comes with dimmable LEDs capable of generating 98 million colors, through a mobile app on iOS and Android.The insomnia buster setting provides a slow pulse of red light to help slow breathing and heart rates and make sleep come more quickly.
Ricoh’s Theta V may not be the only 360-degree camera on the market, but come the spring it could have a big advantage over rivals.That’s when the Ricoh Theta V Partner Program will launch, the company has announced today at CES 2018, opening the door for third-party apps to run directly on its Android-based camera.Released last year, the Theta V is the latest in a long series of 360-degree cameras from Ricoh.It improved both image and video quality, in addition to cutting transfer times versus earlier models, but the real improvement wasn’t visible.Ricoh opted for Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 625 chipset for the heart of the camera.More commonly found inside smartphones, it means the Theta V is effectively a phone – albeit one without a display or a cellular radio – when it comes to developing new functionality.
Opera uses ad-blocking tech to stop websites using your computer to mine for cryptocurrencies like BitcoinOpera has added protection against unsolicited cryptocurrency mining into the latest version of its browser, saving users’ system resources and bandwidth.As cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin rise in value and popularity, while the resources needed to mine new coins increase, some attackers have sought to use ordinary web users’ systems to share the load.There have been reports of website scripts and even public Wi-Fi networks issuing instructions to mine for these currencies on vulnerable devices.Now Opera is deploying its ad-blocking technology to combat against these scripts.The new ‘NoCoin’ setting, when enabled, prevents mining scripts from running in the same way ads are blocked.
If you have a whole lot of free time, you might be able to type out the largest known prime number.The newly found number has 23,249,425 digits, nearly one million digits more than the previous record holder, discovered a year ago.Here comes the math: the new prime number is calculated by multiplying together 77,232,917 twos, and then subtracting one.Because no one, not even a mathematician, has the time to recite 23 million digits, the number was given the not-so-catchy name of M77232917.(But its friends call it 2 to the power of 77,232,917 minus 1.)A collaborative computer project called the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search, which has been going on for years, found the number in late December, on a computer volunteered by Tennessee electrical engineer Jonathan Pace.
Malware discovered by Symantec researchers sneakily spoofs Uber’s Android app and harvests users’ passwords, allowing attackers to take over the affected users’ accounts.The malware isn’t widespread, though, and most Uber users are not effected.In order to steal a user’s login information, the malware pops up on-screen regularly and prompts the user to enter their Uber username and password.Once a user falls for the attack and enters their information, it gets swept up by the attacker.To cover up the credential theft, this malware uses deep links to Uber’s legitimate app to display the user’s current location—making it appear as though the user is accessing the Uber app instead of a malicious fake.Deep linking routes users to specific content within an app (think of it as clicking the link to this story rather than a link to the Gizmodo home page).
Alexa’s tentacles continue to spread through the connected home, with Amazon’s voice-controlled assistant now adding cooking capabilities.While you won’t be able to ask Alexa for cookies and have a tray of piping-hot chocolate chip emerge from the nearest Echo smart speaker, it will allow manufacturers to bake the the assistant into their upcoming microwaves.Meanwhile, Amazon itself has invested in one smart oven startup.That’s June Oven, the touchscreen-fronted smart appliance that was announced back in 2015.It promises easier cooking using a variety of presets, real-time monitoring of whatever is being prepared, and a camera to beam back the ongoing results to your smartphone.It already has an Alexa skill, too, which allows Echo users to preheat the oven, set and check times, and stop the cooking process by voice.
LG is intent on making useful robots.Last year at CES it unveiled a pair of bots designed to clean up in airports and help travelers find their way around.Today, it announced a trio of new robots designed to help carry stuff — from drinks to suitcases to shopping.Technical details on the three bots are sparse (including how big they are and how fast they move), but judging by their pictures, they’re shorter than humans, with some sort of hidden wheelbase for movement.There have built-in displays, presumably for providing information and receiving instructions, and have the same bright-eye robot face the company used for its home hub robot.For comparison, here’s LG’s airport guide robot:
Looking for a tablet and thinking about an Android device?Well, there are other options out there with Windows 10 tablets such as the Surface Pro 4 - but tablets running Android remain the main rival to the iOS 10-toting New iPad, iPad Pro, iPad Pro 9.7 and iPad mini 4.And there are plenty of options to consider.We've gathered together the best the Android tablet market has to offer, across all prices and size points, so read on to see which Google-powered slates you should be considering.Want to include some iPads or don't have as much to spend?Step right up and see our: Best tablets
In 2017, their preoccupation with disruption came to a head, as Tesla surpassed Ford and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in market cap and at times challenged General Motors.No doubt about it, Tesla finished 2016 on a low note — but then defied naysayers and short sellers of its stock by blasting to new heights in 2017.Other carmakers saw big stock moves in 2017 as well: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, GM, and Ferrari made moves.Tesla has been around for 14 years.All have been late, and all have suffered from what Musk admits was "production hell."And now the company needs to build five times that many vehicles to satisfy Model 3 pre-order demand, it's imperative that Tesla solves its biggest problem, as fast.
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–January 2, 2018–AEGEA Medical Inc. (“AEGEA”), a privately held medical technology company in the women’s health space focused on the development of its patented Adaptive Vapor Ablation technology for endometrial ablation, today announced it has closed on a $30 million financing with Perceptive Advisors (“Perceptive”).In connection with the financing, AEGEA also raised an additional $10 million from its existing equity investors including Alloy Ventures, Delphi Ventures, Medtronic, BioMed Ventures, and Solas BioVentures.AEGEA’s Adaptive Vapor Ablation system is the first FDA-approved endometrial ablation system specifically designed to treat menorrhagia, or abnormal uterine bleeding, in the doctor’s office with minimal anesthesia/analgesia and rapid recovery.This financing provides substantial incremental capital to fund AEGEA’s operations while it prepares to launch commercially in the US.Don Gurskis, President and CEO of AEGEA, commented, “AEGEA is at an important inflection point as we prepare to transform the experience for the millions of women suffering from abnormal uterine bleeding, and the physicians that serve them.


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Logistics firm Menzies Distribution has won a primary distribution deal with newspaper publisher Reach. The agreement sees Menzies Distribution replace Ceva Logistics as Reach’s logistics partner in England and Wales. The deal also sees Menzies Distribution extend its current contract with Reach, formerly known as Trinity Mirror, in Scotland. The six year contract will require Menzies Distribution to collect all of Reach’s daily and regional weekly newspapers, including the Daily Mirror, Sunday People and the Manchester Evening News. It will […]
XPO Logistics has secured a new long-term reverse logistics contract with supermarket retailer Asda Walmart, after delivering a number of cost-cutting innovations.
John Lewis has awarded a three year contract to Hermes, which will see the parcel carrier handle 48-hour home deliveries for parcels under 15kg. Parcels will be collected from the retailer’s regional depots six days per week and delivered to Hermes’ national hub in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, where they will be sorted. They will then be transported to one of Hermes’ regional depots and distributed to customers via one of its 7,500 couriers across the UK. The firm, who handle a […]


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London, Apr. 25: Thieves robbed a van carrying hundreds of thousands of Panini World Cup stickers this week during a delivery in Rio de Janeiro and reportedly made off with some 3,00,000 of the adhesive stickers, which featured players who would appear in the forthcoming event in Brazil starting in June.
According to the Guardian, the shiny stickers, which made their debut in the 1970 World Cup and since then have been loved world over by football fans, were being on their way to be delivered to newsagents in the host city when the van was looted.
However, Panini, who is the official maker of the World Cup stickers, were reportedly quick to ward off panic among fans, who have been hoping to complete the collection of all 640 stickers, insisting that their supplies of Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Neymar’s stickers were not running low.
Panini revealed in a statement that the city of Rio de Janeiro is well supplied and that there is no shortage of the company’s official products for sale.
This is not the first time Panini stickers have been stolen, as thieves broke into a distribution centre in Sao Paulo ahead of the South Africa World Cup and made off with 1,35,000 packets of stickers, which were later found, the report added. (ANI)


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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- VF Corporation (NYSE: VFC) hit a new 52-week high Friday as it is currently trading at $197, above its previous 52-week high of $196.99 with 178,112 shares traded as of 12 p.m. ET. Average volume has been 533,200 shares over the past 30 days. VF has a market cap of $21.2 billion and is part of the consumer goods sector and consumer non-durables industry. Shares are up 28.4% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. V.F. Corporation designs and manufactures, or sources from independent contractors various apparel and footwear products primarily in the United States and Europe.
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Samsung pitched foldable phone to customers at CES 2019
Las Vegas is hosting another CES (Consumer Electronics Show) event, and although it may not be that interesting in terms of unveiled smartphones, we still believe that some things did happen. Namely, Samsung presented a closed, select audience their new foldable phone.
Korean media report that the phone is still not ready for the market – one of the company's executives said that the phone looks flat when unfolded, however if you try to fold it, the phone will break, so the prototype that that the company showcased left a crease mark when used single-handedly. Before the official release these issues will be fixed, said the executive.
Samsung plans to officially release the foldable phone in H1 2019, but they will only manufacture 1 million units. This means that this will be an exclusive phone which will be hard to acquire. Apart from being produced in so few units, availablility will also be limited only to customers with somewhat deeper pockets – the phone is set to cost around KRW1.5 million, which translates to just below 1170 euros.Source


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Xiaomi Mix Fold 3 folding smartphone with Leica cameras to launch on August 14
The wide availability of the Xiaomi Mix Fold 3 might be a concern among fans. Similar to previous Xiaomi Mix Fold phones, the new iteration will likely be limited to the Chinese market.
The Xiaomi Mix Fold 3, Xiaomi's next-gen folding smartphone and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 rival will officially launch on August 14. According to the firm, its future flagship model has a sophisticated design and Leica-tuned cameras. The device was released a few weeks after Samsung debuted the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and before the Oppo Find N3's anticipated release. Additionally, OnePlus is anticipated to introduce the OnePlus Fold, the company's first folding phone, in the upcoming weeks.
Lei Jun, the president and co-founder of Xiaomi, commented on the phone in an X (previously Twitter) post and promised that the Xiaomi Mix Fold 3 will ensure that there are no feature gaps. "Being slim and light is not enough for foldable phones," he said. He added, "When it comes to foldable phones, being slim and lightweight is not enough. What really matters is ensuring that the product features have no shortcomings. This is what will shape the future of foldable phones. Our new offering, Xiaomi Mix Fold 3, defines a new standard for foldable display."
The Xiaomi Mix Fold 3 has quad cameras on the rear, in contrast to the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 and the previous-generation Xiaomi Mix Fold 2. The official images posted on its social media pages indicate that a periscope-style camera with enhanced zooming capabilities will be included. A 1-inch wide camera, an ultra-wide camera, and a telephoto camera are possible additions to the camera system. As previously said, Leica has tweaked the cameras, as we have seen on other Xiaomi handsets including the Xiaomi 13 Pro and Xiaomi 12S Ultra.
According to the images, the phone has a sleek design and a black colour option. Additionally, a version with a gold finish will be available. Due to the 1-inch camera sensor on the rear, the camera module also has a noticeable bulge.
A teardrop-style hinge mechanism, like the ones used by the Motorola Razr 40 series and the Galaxy Z Fold, may also be used by Xiaomi. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor may be used by the Xiaomi Mix Fold 3 to power its over 100W charging capabilities.


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Cadbury Caramilk is finally back. But here’s more reason to rejoice – the returning flavor just got a new twist as the giant confectionery company recently launched its new Caramilk Twirls.
The new offering combines two unique Cadbury icons – the thin swirls of the Twirl and the golden caramelized white chocolate.
Initially released in Australia in November 2019, people in the UK will no longer drool in jealousy as they can now buy this mouthwatering new flavor on our website!
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Stacking Cheddars Forever
For some, Reasonable Doubt is the reason they fell in love with Hova. Featuring hits like “Dead Presidents II” and “Brooklyn’s Finest,” it literally blasted in hip-hop lovers’ cars for most of the late ‘90s. The 1996 album earned the 23rd spot on the US Billboard 200, then it stayed on the charts for about four months, going on to be certified platinum. More than that, it has been hailed as one of the greatest rap albums ever made.
So, in the spirit of everything old becoming new, it was only a matter of time before Reasonable Doubt got some mainstream attention again… just in time for the holiday season too.
Right around the corner from Thanksgiving (and Black Friday) Jay-Z’s Reasonable Doubt has been turned into a clothing line. The culture has Jigga’s Roc-A-Fella records co-founder Kareem “Biggs” Burke to thank for immortalizing the New York rapper’s debut album. The album went platinum, selling over a million copies to date, and now it’s gone to Urban Outfitters.
“I wanted to partner with a retailer that speaks to the everyday consumer by offering quality at an affordable price point,” Biggs said on Instagram. The jacket Biggs wore in the post is “coming soon.” Only 196 will be produced, mimicking Reasonable Doubt‘s 1996 release date.
The line includes two hoodies — one with Jay’s album cover photo printed on the front and the other with censored lyrics from Jay’s “Friend or Foe” (“mess with the big dog, I gotta bite cha”) — as well as five t-shirts and a pom beanie.
Along with the Reasonable Doubt collection, Urban Outfitters also sells The Weeknd’s collab with Puma. The 10-piece line introduces street style to luxury, making sporty joggers, bombers, and hoodies out of premium fabrics. The street-ware staples — oversized t-shirts, sweatpants, and even a backpack — range from $55 to $229.
“I was involved in almost every aspect, but I was most focused on the silhouette,” The Weeknd said in an interview. “With XO and Puma, we really collaborated and worked on making the best product possible.”
The “Starboy” singer also recently released his sneaker, the Parallel, with Puma.
Then there’s Lil Yachty… When Nautica decided to release a limited edition ‘90s collection, they knew exactly who to go to. While he didn’t design the pieces, he lent Nautica his “Sailing Team” logo for the capsule collection. The seven-piece release includes t-shirts, sweatpants, hoodies, and track pants. Ranging between $35 and $99 and headed by King Boat, Nautica’s competitors Tommy Hilfiger and Polo Ralph Lauren will have to step their game up.
The “Peek A Boo” artist has already proven himself a trendsetter. After he made waves through social media for wearing a “F–k Joe Budden” hoodie, Joe and Nadeska Alexis wore similar hoodies on Everyday Struggle. Then, not even a week later, a XXXTentacion fan bit the idea to make “F–k the Migos” hoodies.


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Chip Cards Fail to Reduce Credit Card Fraud in the US
A new study finds that credit card fraud has not declined since the introduction of chip cards in the US. The majority of stolen card information comes from hacked point-of-sale terminals.
The reasons seem to be twofold. One, the US uses chip-and-signature instead of chip-and-PIN, obviating the most critical security benefit of the chip. And two, US merchants still accept magnetic stripe cards, meaning that thieves can steal credentials from a chip card and create a working cloned mag stripe card.
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Gears of War developer Black Tusk Studios is making "massive progress" on an unspecified project, according to a tweet from head of Xbox Phil Spencer this week.
In a subsequent response to a question asking, "How good does it look?" Spencer implied that the team is getting more adept with the Xbox One hardware.
"As happens on any [platform, the] longer teams have w/ [hardware] the better they get at using n better the tools get," he wrote.
Head of marketing Aaron Greenberg replied to Spencer to concur with his assessment, writing "agree, super impressed with this team. #DreamTeam."
Spencer teased the next Gears of War game earlier this year when he implied that it would return to some of the elements he liked most about the first games in the series.
In January 2014, Microsoft announced its acquisition of the third-person, cover-based shooter series that began at Epic Games. Vancouver-based Black Tusk, which was working on an original IP since its inception, is now leading development on the unnamed game. You can learn more about studio manager Rod Fergusson's return to the franchise in our interview with the series stalwart.


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Hewlett-Packard is taking on IBM in supercomputers, with the introduction of two new computer server products under the new Apollo brand name.
High-performance computing (HPC) enables breakthroughs in science and engineering, and use of the technology is expanding beyond governments and academia to enterprises.
The HP Apollo 6000 combines up to 160 low-end servers in one rack that H-P says will offer high performance computing capabilities that are superior to existing systems while using up to about half of the energy.
The other system, the H-P Apollo 8000, will be the world’s first completely liquid-cooled supercomputer that lets HP compete for the first with IBM and Cray in the high end of the market.
The Apollo 8000 cools the machines by sending water through channels built into the chassis surrounding the computers. The warm water is then circulated out of the chassis through a pipe system that companies must build in their data centers.
HP's HPC strategy also included a series of announcements designed to put more meat on the company's datacenter strategy.
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- The company launched the HP 3Par StoreServe 7450 storage array that is all-flash and has economics on par with traditional hard drives. HP also updated its backup and recovery tools.
- HP outlined its HP Virtual Cloud Networking SDN (software defined networking) applications. HP's spin on virtual cloud networking is based on open standards. HP also designed its SDN software to work with its switches and Helion cloud stack.
- HP said it will use its OneView software, which manages converged systems, to manage its 3Par storage gear as well as VMware and Microsoft environments.
- The company also integrated its ConvergedSystem 300 and 700 for virtualization with OneView.
- And, finally, HP is launching a service called Flexible Capacity, which is a pay-as-you-go model that integrates public and private cloud as well as traditional datacenters into one pool.


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SINGAPORE - Customers wanting one last taste inundated bubble tea chain Playmade with more than 150 orders for delivery in the last hour to closing time on Tuesday (April 21), before it had to shutter until at least May 4 as part of stricter measures to combat the Covid-19 outbreak.
This gave rise to an incident between a GrabFood delivery rider and staff at Playmade's outlet at Waterway Point mall in Punggol.
Videos of the incident, which have been circulating on social media and text messaging platforms, show the rider shouting at Playmade employees at the outlet.
The Straits Times understands that the rider, a 38-year-old man, was arrested by police in relation to the incident.
Police said on Wednesday that they received a call for assistance at 83 Punggol Central at about 9.40pm on Tuesday, and they subsequently arrested the man.
In a Facebook post on Wednesday in reaction to the incident at Waterway Point, Playmade said the rush to meet the orders "had brought immense pressure on both our team and delivery riders to complete within that short time frame to closing".
It said in a subsequent statement that it had tried to stop further online orders from coming through, but there were already more than 100 orders in the system waiting to be matched with GrabFood delivery riders by that time.
It added that the GrabFood rider had repeatedly asked one of its staff about the waiting time for his order, and became angry when the employee responded with a reply that included a vulgarity.
The chain, which has nine outlets in Singapore, said that its staff apologised to the rider after that, and it has since counselled the employee.
It also apologised to all customers and riders who were affected by the incident.
The Government had announced stricter measures to combat the Covid-19 outbreak on Tuesday, including the temporary closure of stand-alone food and beverage outlets such as bubble tea shops from 11.59pm on the same day.
Following the announcement, long queues were spotted at bubble tea shops across the island before closing time.


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Samsung Galaxy A20 launched in India
The phone is priced at Rs 12,490 and will be available from April 8
The device packs a 6.4-inch HD_ Infinity-V Super AMOLED display
The Samsung Galaxy A20 is powered by an Exynos 7884 SoC with 3GB RAM and packs a 4000mAh battery with 15W fast charging.
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Samsung has launched a new mid-range smartphone called the Galaxy A20 in India. Priced at Rs 12,490, the phone is available in Red, Blue and Black colour variants and will be available from April 8. The phone 6.4-inch HD+ Super AMOLED Infinity-V display and is powered by an Exynos 7884 octa-core SoC with 3GB RAM. The device offers 64GB of onboard storage that can be expanded by up to 512GB via a microSD card.
The Samsung Galaxy A20(₹ 10686 at paytm) sports a dual-rear camera setup with a 13MP+5MP configuration.The 5MP sensor features an ultra-wide lens. For selfies, the phone features an 8MP unit up front. The device packs a 4000mAh battery and offers 15W fast charging with USB Type-C connectivity. The phone also comes with Samsung’s One UI, which is based on Android 9 Pie.
Aditya Babbar, Director, Mobile Business, Samsung India stated, “As a global technology leader, we are committed to provide meaningful innovations to our consumers. Galaxy A20 allows consumers to do more with its brilliant camera with Ultra-Wide lens and Samsung’s proprietary Super AMOLED technology which brings the display alive. Galaxy A20 will help Gen Z consumers capture brilliant images and videos and let them binge on their favourite content. Additionally, the massive battery with fast charging capability and USB Type C connectivity ensures that consumers can easily power through the day and night on Galaxy A20.”
Besides the Galaxy A20, Samsung is also expected to launch another smartphone in the A-series called the Galaxy A90. Recent reports suggest that the phone will be unveiled on April 10. The phone is tipped to feature a 6.7-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 2400 x 1080p. It is expected to be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7150 chipset. At the back, the phone is said to offer a triple-rear camera setup with a 48MP primary sensor, along with 8MP and ToF sensors. The report also noted that the phone will not feature a notch, but rather the rear camera will pop-up and rotate in order to let users take selfies.
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FRENCH car maker PSA Peugeot Citroen said it increased the proportion of its sales of cars and light commercial vehicles outside Europe in the first half as it chases growth in emerging markets.
Like other European auto makers, PSA is focusing efforts on fast-growing regions including China and Latin America as economic uncertainty and austerity measures mean sales stagnate closer to home.
The car maker said the proportion of sales outside Europe rose to 38 per cent in the first half, compared with 35 per cent in the first half of 2010. It confirmed its target of 50 per cent of sales outside Europe by 2015.
PSA said worldwide sales of cars and light vehicles rose 0.2 per cent in the first half to 1.86m. Excluding sales of completely knocked-down units, vehicle kits that are sold for assembly in markets like Iran, sales of assembled vehicles rose 2.1 per cent to 1.65m.
PSA blamed an “unfavourable market mix” for a decline in European market share, which reached 13.9 per cent in the first half, compared with 14.2 per cent in 2010. Traditionally strong markets for the group like France, Italy and Spain either showed weak growth or sales declines.
PSA sales of cars and LCVs in Europe fell 5.3 per cent in the first half, against a market decline of 0.8 per cent, PSA said.
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AT&T continues its modernization of its stores nationwide with the opening of its latest “store of the future” in Hanford in the Centennial Plaza shopping center.
The company touts the store concept as “a reinvention of the shopping experience” by allowing customers to interact hands-on with AT&T’s array of devices. The stores are divided into different zones for different aspects of the shopping and selling process, including an “explore” zone where phones and other devices can be demonstrated.
Hanford city leaders were on hand for the store’s official opening and ribbon-cutting on Nov. 30.
AT&T began introducing its “stores of the future” concept two years ago, following the lead of Apple Stores by ditching the traditional setup of sales stations and arming its sales team with tablets and building open floor plans with informal tables where customers can play with the technology. The first AT&T company-owned store to get the makeover was in La Grange, Illinois, and the company has been rolling the redesign into its other stores across the country – including its location in the new River View Shopping Center at Herndon Avenue near Highway 99 in northwest Fresno.
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Over the next few months, Symbol Technologies plans to roll out a flurry of new wireless products, including a handheld computer, a forklift scanner, a wireless switch for blade server racks and a miniature scan engine.
The MC9097 handheld computer, due to ship by the end of March, is a 23-ounce scanning and data-entry device that combines wireless Internet, VoIP, two-way walkie-talkie and Bluetooth functionality, said Chuck Dourlet, vice president of product management at Symbol, Holtsville, N.Y. Mobile employees who perform tasks such as warehouse inventory management, package delivery and field maintenance can get about 10 hours of realtime data and voice communication from the MC9097 on a single battery charge, he said.
In a first for Symbol, the MC9097 enables network administrators to upgrade or reboot an application or firmware remotely, allowing new units to be deployed directly into the field without first having to go though the home office, Dourlet said. The shock-resistant device is rugged, too, he added. "It can be dropped 6 feet to a cement floor and absorb the shock," he said.
Other MC9097 features include assisted GPS support, Nextel nationwide walkie-talkie service, 802.11 wireless connectivity, wireless Internet capability that supports voice and data, and a bar-code and RFID scanner. The device is powered by an Intel XScale PXA270 processor running Windows Mobile 5.0 Phone Edition and will be priced between $3,100 and $3,800, according to Symbol.
Also slated to arrive before the end of March is an RFID-enabled forklift scanner prototype, said Lou Steinberg, chief technology officer and vice president of Symbol's Global Products Group. The unit will mount on most conventional forklifts and allow the driver to read RFID tags on inventory pallets without having to get off the lift, he said.
"Now [drivers will] have the ability to read a pallet as [they] pick it up on the forklift and start making business decisions on the forklift itself," Steinberg said.
Jeff Lem, president of QData, a Markham, Ontario-based solution provider and Symbol partner, said Symbol's strategy is aimed squarely at the increased use of RFID and the rising number of mobile workers. He said he especially likes the versatility of the MC9097, since combining multiple functions on one device reduces cost and device management overhead for customers.
Still, customers make some sacrifices with such multifunction devices, added Lem, whose company specializes in bar-code, RFID and wireless solutions. "I think there will be some tradeoff inherently. [The MC9097] won't be as consistent as a stand-alone phone or a stand-alone notebook. And it’s a bit bigger [than past Symbol handhelds], so it's a little more awkward to use," he said.
Symbol also is taking aim at customers using blade servers. The new Symbol WS5120 Wireless Switch, designed to operate in the rack of an IBM eServer BladeCenter configuration, houses an 802.11i secure wireless access point and enables customers to add wireless access to their network via their BladeCenter enclosure, instead of having to wire in a stand-alone wireless access point, Steinberg said.
New SE950 and SE955 scan engines also are on the way from Symbol. The tiny scan engines, about the size of a USB flash drive, will be available on an OEM basis to customers and vendors developing their own bar-code and RFID scanning devices, Steinberg said. Symbol will offer a lifetime warranty on the scan engines, he added.


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According to NASSCOM, Indian women entrepreneurs stand at an abysmal number in the startup ecosystem. In this episode we talk about five women entrepreneurs who haven broken stereotypes by building successful e-commerce startups.
Providing banking facilities in rural India is not easy. It requires huge capital, manpower and many innovations. Consequently, banks are relying on these upcoming BFSI companies that are not only cost effective, but are also helping to bank the unbanked.