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Given that Neymar Jr. decided to make the controversial switch to PSG from Barcelona, it been a whirlwind previous week for football fans around the world. The transfer of €222 million for the Paris Club has shifted the eyebrows around the world, but when you are a PSG fan, then it brings an atmosphere of optimism.click here
EA Sports decided to money in significant sums of dollars this week as they released their second Neymar-PSG connected video within a couple of days. And this time it can be also a big news.
In their most recent reveal, EA has supplied the Brazilian having a feasible FUT rating, as a part of the PSG, which tends to make for fairly reading. Within the PSG shirt needless to say, Neymar has been rated an impressive 92, as well as the reveal is comprehensive using a walk out and fireworks.
This week will go down within the history of football because the time when Neymar produced the move to PSG for any record sum of revenue. It’s reported that being the primary man at a different club is becoming cited as the big cause for this move.
If Neumer actually wanted to obtain away off the shadow of Leo Messi in Barcelona, then issues seem to become searching for a striker as a rating of 92 would put him neck and neck with his Argentine counterpart, as Messi is most likely to be rated about the 93 mark himself. The Neymar’s rating-card shows shows remarkable stats of its personal with 91 pace and 95 dribbling, creating him on the list of ideal dribblers in the game. His shooting is 84, however the passing is usually Improved it can be presently rated at a mere 78.
Even though these figures usually are not precise, FUT fans have to be chomping at the bit following this reveal, and can be in for any treat when the game ultimately comes out.
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NEW YORK — Wall Street advanced on Thursday, and the S&P 500 ended the session within striking distance of its all-time closing high, buoyed by positive developments on the U.S.-China trade front and a promise of continued stimulus from the European Central Bank.
Technology gains led the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq higher, while financials gave the biggest boost to the blue-chip Dow, which closed up for the seventh consecutive session, its longest winning streak since May.
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Stocks rose worldwide as China and the United States made concessions ahead of next month’s planned talks in Washington, aimed at easing a trade war that has whipsawed markets and stoked recessionary fears for months.
U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to delay increased tariffs on billions worth of Chinese goods for two weeks after China exempted tariffs on a basket of U.S. imports and promised to buy more U.S. agricultural products.

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FERNIE, BC – Fernie Brewing has followed up last month’s announcement of three seasonal releases for spring with details of another new seasonal brand, as well as the latest edition of its seasonal sampler package.
The Real Peel Grapefruit IPA is returning as a spring/summer seasonal after a previous appearance as a limited edition bomber release. Sitting at 6.4% abv and 68 IBUs, it’s described as follows:
A light-coloured IPA, with bold citrusy and grapefruit flavours. This refreshing IPA has additions of grapefruit peel and a whole lot of citrusy hops, including Amarillo, Centennial and Citra.
Also announced is this year’s edition of Fernie Summer Craft Collection, a mixed 12-pack containing cans of four warm-weather-friendly beers: Project 9 Pilsner, The Griz Pale Ale, Big Caboose Red Ale and Slingshot Session IPA.
The Real Peel and the latest sampler pack are available now at the Fernie tasting room and retail store, and will be in stores throughout British Columbia, Alberta, and Manitoba (sampler pack only) by mid-April.
The brewery has also announced that its tasting room and store will be closed for renovations as of April 17th for approximately eight weeks. Production will continue during the closure, and customers are encouraged to visit local stores and bars to purchase Fernie products during the closure.


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Belle Knox, a Duke University freshman who recently revealed her double life as a porn actress, is raising eyebrows, rallying support and calling out her school on its financial policies (and no, Belle Knox is not her real name).
Here's some background information about Daylight Saving Time, a system to reduce electricity usage by extending daylight hours.
Facts: Sunday, March 9, 2014 - Daylight Saving Time begins at 2am. Set clocks ahead one hour.
Brick and mortar chain stores died this week, after a long illness. Born along Main Street, raised in shopping malls across post-World War II America, the traditional store enjoyed decades of good health, wealth and steady growth.
Former NFL star Darren Sharper and a friend told other people that they had sex with two women in a New Orleans apartment in September without "their knowledge or permission," an application for an arrest warrant that was released Thu
A brazen ATM heist at a Texas bank was captured on camera.
Thieves used a forklift to steal an ATM from a credit union in Odessa, TX.
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Coinfirm Partnership Sees Dash Adding Full Support for AML/KYC Compliance
For the first time, a major digital currency, Dash, has announced the direct cooperation with a blockchain compliance platform provider, Coinfirm. The partnership creates the first interwoven solution for AML/KYC compliance in cryptocurrency, the fastest-growing sector in finance.
London-based Coinfirm will provide Dash with the capacity for safe adoption by commercial or financial institutions that require full-fledged compliance without affecting Dash’s optional privacy features. Coinfirm’s solution provides the growing Dash market with the opportunity and option to use Dash through regulated services, if they choose, while preserving Dash privacy. Dash is currently the world’s 8th most popular digital currency, with a market cap of approximately $77 million.
Dash core developers say that the partnership allows traditional commerce a tried-and-true pathway to embracing digital currency, a longtime goal for evangelists. Dash, which stands for â€śdigital cash,â€ť is considered by experts to be a vastly improved version of Bitcoin, the world’s first cryptocurrency. An open-source, decentralized currency, Dash can be sent and received instantly with zero risk of double payment or theft. Transactions lock in a matter of seconds, allowing Dash acceptance to be feasible at the register.
â€śCoinfirm offers its customers truly world-class tools to meet regulatory requirements in an easy and effective manner. Dash benefits greatly from Coinfirm’s integration by accelerating the onboarding process for regulated businesses. By integrating Dash, Coinfirm also joins a growing list of businesses that recognize Dash’s up-and-coming status, and we’re excited about the opportunities this integration opens for our ecosystem and our users,â€ťÂ Ryan Taylor, Director of Finance at Dash, said.
With regulatory requirements differing across industries and nations, compliance is an arduous, confusing, and costly process to implement. Coinfirm’s partnership with Dash ensures the roughest friction points for investment and entrepreneurship will be mitigated.
â€śThis partnership is a historic development for digital currencies and blockchain. We’re proving how a digital currency and compliance are able to successfully work side by side,â€ť said Pawel Kuskowski, Co-Founder and CEO of Coinfirm. â€śOur mission is to make compliance automatic, seamless, and an easy-to-use utility. With a ready compliance solution, we hope to help Dash evolve into the mainstream currency that it plans and deserves to be. We can’t stress how exciting this is for us and how impressed we’ve been with Dash and their long-term approach to their ecosystem.â€ť
The Coinfirm platform will allow for ongoing AML monitoring once fully synchronized with Dash’s blockchain. The platform will provide Dash’s corporate clients, including those who require AML/KYC compliance, with an array of solutions that fulfill and streamline processes. Verification of counterparties, automatic risk assessments, and fraud management tools will be managed and fully scalable by way of Coinfirm’s powerful solutions.
Beyond its use for commercial adoption, Coinfirm’s unique â€śWealth Reportsâ€ť will provide Dash users with the ability to build their verifiable Dash credit history and rating. With an accurate and trusted algorithmic scoring mechanic, entrepreneurs working with Dash will have the incentive and the infrastructure necessary to deploy new financial products and services that will meet consumer demands and grow the economy.
Coinfirm is a blockchain AML/KYC risk and compliance platform that provides seamless and cost-effective compliance for blockchain-based transactions and allows for the adoption of digital currencies and blockchain. The platform applies proprietary algorithms that result in actionable conclusions for AML/CFT compliance, credit risk assessment, and increased efficiency.
The Coinfirm platform is also blockchain agnostic, meaning it can be applied to public blockchains such as Bitcoin and Dash as well as private blockchains such as those in development by financial institutions. Currently, Coinfirm monitors transactions in real-time in Bitcoin and now Dash, applies over 110 scenarios combined with real data such as company name or website, and then adds traditional data from third party providers for sanctions, PEPs, and connected parties. This gives a fully-fledged AML/KYC/Sanctions solution for blockchain-based transactions. For traditional sectors like banks, Coinfirm provides data about companies transacting in digital currencies so that institutions can properly assess the risk associated with clients, allowing access to new tiers of clientele.
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22 Million Vehicles Recalled in 2013
A new report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has found vehicle recalls were on the rise in 2013. The report found 22 million recalls were issued by manufacturers in 2013, which was the highest number since 2004. The figure was also an increase from 2012, when the total amount of recalled vehicles reached 16.4 million. This fact may keep California automobile recall lawyers busy with drivers who suffered property damage or injuries as a result of those defects.
Manufacturers at the top of the list
Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing, which includes both Toyota and Lexus models, led the recall history with nearly 5.3 million vehicles recalled in 2013. Around 1.6 million of those vehicles involved two different recalls for faulty air bags that could deploy even if the vehicle was not involved in any type of crash. In one of those recalls, at least two minor injuries were reported.
Chrysler was the second company on the recall list, recalling more than 4.6 million vehicles. That figure includes around 1.6 million Jeeps due to danger of gas tank fires in rear crashes. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reported 51 deaths related to fires resulting from rear crashes. The Center for Auto Safety reported a higher number – 161 deaths in 115 crashes.
Other companies that made up the top five slots on the recall list were Honda with more than 2.7 million recalls, Hyundai-Kia with more than 2.2 million recalls and Ford with approximately 1.1 million recalls. The NHTSA made a point to say these numbers do not indicate NHTSA’s view of any particular manufacturer. The agency also pointed out that because of the way these figures are weighted; manufacturers that produce more vehicles are more likely to make the top of the recall list as well.
What is a vehicle safety defect?
According to the NHTSA, a defect can affect the performance, construction or material of a vehicle. A safety defect is one that exists in a group of vehicles of the same design or manufacturer that poses a risk to motor vehicle safety. Common types of defects in this category might include defective air bags, tires, seat belts or door latches. Potential problems related to defects might be rollovers, passenger ejection or fire.
Recalls of vehicles with safety defects have been mandated by the federal government since 1966. However, even the recall program in place does not successfully prevent every accident and injury caused by a vehicle defect. When someone is injured or killed by these vehicles, a California defective car lawsuit may be one way to pursue compensation for injuries, hospital bills, lost wages or wrongful death of a loved one.
California automobile recall lawyers can help
If you or a family member has been injured because of a recalled or defective vehicle, an experienced attorney can help ensure you recover damages to which you are entitled. The Ellis Injury Law firm provides experienced legal advice to those who have suffered harm in these types of accidents. Call 310-641-3335 to schedule your free consultation with a member of our legal team today.


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***If you can get past the annoying hedge fund mischaracterization, there are a few tidbits of useful info in this Defamer post about MGM. Author Edward Jay Epstein got his hands on the company’s sale memorandum and explains where its buyout barons (TPG, Providence Equity Partners, DLJ Merchant Banking Partners and Quadrangle Group) went wrong.
The main flaw in the LBO firms’ investment thesis, apparently, was its big bet on Blu-Ray. The firms took the gamble that DVD revenue would spike as people replaced their DVD players, and DVD collections, with high definition Blu-Ray players and collections. That simply hasn’t happened, and MGM’s DVD revenues actually fell thanks to fewer new releases from the studio, a worldwide decrease in DVD sales, and “price erosion” caused by video piracy and services like Netflix and Redbox. In other words, TPG, Providence, and the others missed the macro-trend boat, big time.
***Yesterday AMICAS Inc. responded to Merge Healthcare’s rival bid to Thoma Bravo, recommending that shareholders vote for the company’s previously agreed-upon Thoma Bravo merger instead of Merge’s higher offer.
This is the second time in a year that Thoma Bravo has been outbid on an agreed-upon deal with a publicly traded tech company. Is it bad luck, or is the firm lowballing shareholders in cahoots with management? That’s what some shareholders accused the firm of with its buyout of Entrust last July. But guess who ultimately won the deal, despite the company receiving three higher offers? It was Thoma Bravo.
Really the goal of any buyout firm is to get a good company at a bargain, so LPs can’t complain. The target company’s public shareholders, on the other hand, can vote against the deal, but unless there truly is shady management dealing involved, they aren’t likely to get much momentum. In the case of AMICAS, the company stated it rejected Merge Healthcare’s rival bid for $247 million because the company’s offer, which includes a $200 million bridge loan from Morgan Stanley, “is “illusory and risky” for AMICAS shareholders. Thoma Bravo’s $217 million offer, meanwhile, provides financial guarantees and “reasonable protections” for the company’s stockholders, the company said.
Also interesting here is that, while AMICAS is a tech company, it’s also a medical tech company. AMICAS provides imaging IT solutions for radiology practices, imaging centers and ambulatory care facilities. I wonder if this is a deal that Thoma Bravo spinout firm Cressey & Co. would have been interested in. Formerly known as Thoma Cressey Bravo, partner Brian Cressey spun out from the firms’ healthcare practice in 2007.
***This week GF Data Resources released M&A data from Q4. As we already knew, deals were slightly up for the quarter. Interesting were the deal multiples, which also rose ever so slightly: “Average pricing for transactions in 4Q remained low at 5.2x trailing twelve months adjusted EBITDA, compared to 5.1x in the prior quarter.”
***Correction: A Jan. 6 and Feb. 16 story on the fundraising efforts of Monomoy Capital Partners incorrectly stated the firm’s target as $250 million. The firm is targeting $350 million for its second fund, according to an SEC filing.
Intel Corp. is planning to set up a $2 billion fund to invest in U.S. companies, the Wall Street Journal reported. The chipmaker, is speaking with venture capital firms for investment ideas and the investment plan would not require raising additional capital.
Morgan Stanley is in late stage talks to sell its stake in China International Capital Corp to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co and TPG Capital for more than $1 billion, Reuters reported. Morgan Stanley has been exploring a sale of its 34.3 percent stake in CICC, which Morgan Stanley paid $37 million for in 1997.
Apollo Management is interested in acquiring a stake in Zale Corp., the struggling jewelry retailer which hired Peter J. Solomon to help it consider strategic alternatives, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Seahorse Bioscience, Inc., a Billerica, Mass.-based medical instrument company, closed a $5 million round of financing. Investors in the Series D round included Commonwealth Capital Ventures, FLIR Systems Inc, Rock Maple Ventures, Life Sciences Partners, Oxford Bioscience Partners, Healthcare Ventures, New Science Ventures and HLM Venture Partners.
Eseye Limited, a UK-based supplier of GPRS and 3G connectivity, secured a seed investment from an undisclosed syndicate of private investors.
Adura Technologies, a provider of wireless lighting control and energy management, today announced $12 million in new funding. NGEN Partners led the round, which includes return investors VantagePoint Venture Partners and Claremont Creek Ventures.
Pulmonx, an interventional pulmonology product developer, raised a new round of equity financing from an investment syndicate led by two new investors. This financing agreement includes a total of over $32M in equity capital and was co-led by two new investors: the European venture capital firm HealthCap, based in Stockholm, Sweden, and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, based in Menlo Park, California. The company’s existing investors, which include DeNovo Ventures, Latterell Venture Partners, MedVenture Associates, Montreux Equity Partners, and POSCO BioVentures, also pa! rticipated in the financing.
Domainex, a UK biotechnology company focused on oncology, has secured an undisclosed amount of financing from Longbow, The Capital Fund, and Takeda Research Investment, Inc. (TRI).
ngmoco, a publisher and developer for iPhone operating systems, has raised a new round of financing led by Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), along with the company’s previous investors, including Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Norwest Venture Partners and Maples Investments.
Eureka Growth Capital recapitalization of Total Military Management, a Jacksonville-based business process outsourcing company focused on the U.S. military. Madison Capital Funding LLC provided senior debt and an equity co-investment to facilitate the recapitalization.
RedPrairie Holding, Inc., a logistics consultancy company based in Milwaukee, has agreed to be acquired by New Mountain Capital, L.L.C., a New York-based private equity firm, for an undisclosed amount. The company, owned by Francisco Partners, filed for a $172.5 million IPO in November 2009. The company had approximately $194 million in revenue for the first nine months of 2009, and net income of $12.45 million. Francisco Partners acquired RedPrairie in 2005, and currently holds an 89.7% equity position.
Nasdaq-listed AMICAS, Inc. an image and information management solutions company, responded Merge Healthcare Inc.’s acquisition proposal. AMICAS Board of Directors has considered and publicly rejected Merge’s acquisition proposal, and the company restated its support its previously agreed-upon deal to sell to Thoma Bravo for $217 million.
Navigation Capital Partners, an Atlanta-based middle market private equity firm, has acquired Specialized Technical Services, Inc., a provider of infrastructure upgrades and services to utilities. STS is the first in a series of acquisitions planned by the firm on this platform.
Bankrupt lodging chain Extended Stay America Inc said investment firms Centerbridge Partners LP and Paulson & Co Inc agreed to invest up to $450 million in the company once it exits Chapter 11.
FleetPride, Inc., an aftermarket distributor of heavy-duty truck and trailer parts backed by Investcorp., acquired the assets of Mandal Truck and Trailer, Inc. in Lathrop, California. The deal is FleetPride’s 14th acquisition since Investcorp purchased the company from Aurora Capital Group and Brentwood Associates in 2006 for $506 million. Bank of America also participated in the deal, which included $160 million term loan B, a $40 million first lien revolver, and $150 million senior bridge loan.
Iron Mountain, an information management company, acquired Mimosa Systems Inc., a Santa Clara, Calif.-based digital storage services company, for $112 million. Mimosa Services had raised over $50 million in VC funding, from August Capital, Clearstone Venture Partners, Focus Ventures JAFCO Ventures and Mayfield Fund.
Viamet Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Morrisville, N.C.-based biotech company targeting metalloenzymes, has signed a licensing option agreement with Novartis Option Fund. The deal could be worth upwards of $200 million, including an up-front payment and earnouts. Viamet previously raised around $24 million in VC funding, from Novartis Option Fund, Lilly Ventures, Intersouth Partners, Hatteras Venture Partners, Lurie Investment Fund and Astellas Venture Management.
Wal-Mart has agreed to acquire Vudu, a Santa Clara, Calif.-based provider of software for on-demand movie access via HD TVs and Blu-Ray players, according to The NY Times. No financial terms were disclosed. Vudu has raised around $21 million in VC funding from Benchmark Capital and Greylock Partners. www.vudu.com
Reader’s Digest Association Inc emerged from bankruptcy after cutting debt by 75 percent. The company filed for Chapter 11 protection in August and has received $525 million in exit financing. Ripplewood Holdings, its private equity owner before bankruptcy, has lost its investment and stake in the company.
Blackstone Group is seeking to sell Gold Toe-Moretz, a sock maker, according to the New York Post. The firm seeks around $450 million. www.goldtoe.com/
Gordon Brothers Merchant Banking has sold Canadian chocolate maker Laura Secord to Nutriart Inc., a Quebec-based chocolate manufacturer, for $19.5 million. Gordon Brothers had paid $27.6 million for the company in 2004, according to local reports. www.laurasecord.ca/
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Foundation Energy Company is seeking $100 million in capital for its third fund, according to an SEC filing. The firm, based in Dallas, has raised $23 million in commitments to date. The firm’s second fund was closed in 2007. foundationenergy.com/
Religare Enterprises Ltd, an Indian financial services group, agreed to take a controlling stake in private equity firm Northgate Capital, as part of a $1 billion plan to build a global asset management business.
Arcapita, a Bahrain-based Islamic investment house with offices in Atlanta, posted a $159 million second-quarter loss, Reuters reported. The loss was attributed to a slump in placement fee income and decreased asset valuations.
OrbiMed, a healthcare-focused venture capital firm based in New York, launched Caduceus Private Investments IV, LP, a venture capital fund, with $550 million in commitments. pproximately 80% of the new fund’s capital is from returning investors. The fund will invest primarily in venture-stage biopharmaceutical and medical device companies located in North America and Europe.
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP announced that Steve Epstein has joined the Firm as a partner in the mergers and acquisitions practice group resident in New York. He was previously a partner at O’Melveny & Myers LLP.


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Waymo to Resume Self-Driving Vehicle Testing
In line with various aspects of the world economy, Waymo is restarting its testing of driverless vehicles across Arizona. In addition to cars, Waymo also has a big focus on HGV's & Taxi's. The company announced in January that its fleet of self-driving vehicles surpassed 20 million miles of driving on public roads in 25 cities, including Novi, Michigan, San Francisco and Kirkland, Washington and has been developing its hardware and sotware during the COVID-19 lockdown. It will be interesting to see how this development translates to testing, particularly with HGV's of which a vast improvement could provide businesses with the opportunity to more effectively manage its logistics and cut driver costs. One of the main concerns, however, is the battery technology and thus the ability for vehicles to travel long distances.
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South African-born billionaire entrepreneur, Elon Musk, has overtaken Bill Gates as the second richest person in the world, according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
This is coming few weeks after Musk overtook Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg to become the third-richest.
However, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, remains number one in the rankings.
Musk ranked 35th on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index in January but his wealth soared after his electric car company Tesla was selected to join the S&P 500.
Having failed to make the cut in September, Tesla will enter the S&P 500, a stock market index that measures the performance of 500 large companies listed on the US stock exchange, on December 21.
Musk’s net worth soared from $7.2 billion to $127.9 billion, driven by a surge in Tesla’s share price.
Just in 2020 alone Musk has seen his fortune grow by $100.3 billion.
About three-quarters of Musk’s net worth is comprised of Tesla shares.
Here is the standings according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index
1 Jeff Bezos $182B Amazon.com
2 Elon R Musk $128B Tesla / Space X
3 Bill Gates $128B Microsoft
4 Bernard Arnault $105B LVMH Moët Hennessy – Louis Vuitton
5 Mark Zuckerberg $102B Facebook
6 Warren Buffett $86.8B Berkshire Hathaway
7 Larry Page $81.3B Google co-founder
8 Sergey Brin $78.7B Google co-founder
9 Steve Ballmer $76.1B Microsoft
10 Mukesh Ambani $74.0B India Energy


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Majesco has announced that Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter has hit Xbox Live Arcade today.
For 1200 MSP ($14.99/£10.20/€13.96), players can battle Sirian Werebulls, Headless Kamikazes and other baddies in a seemingly non-top barrage of bullets, leaving a trail of blood and bodies through ancient Egypt. This makes it cheap.
“This game takes my good looks, swarthy charm and timeless cool from the original version and ups it to a level of god-like brilliance,” says Sam ‘Serious’ Stone. “Gamers can even play online with up to three friends to wipe out the thorn in my side known as the Sirian Army.”
Croteam and Devolver Digital’s revamped the run and gun classic, giving all 15 levels of awesomeness a fresh HD paint job, and giving a new generation of shooter fans something to sink their teeth into.
Hell yeah. Looks like our Wednesday night just got a bit more interesting.
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3 New Macs Coming; Google Home Catching Up With Amazon Echo; Nationalized 5G Network; Nissan Self-Parking SlippersPosted: January 29, 2018
Apple is reportedly working on 3 new Models (maybe more). They will be integrated with custom co-processors, and Cupertino has both new laptops and desktops in the works, according to macrumors.com. Some could be out yet this year. Apple had already confirmed it was working on an new, modular Mac Pro, but what other models could be refreshed are only an educated guess at this point. The MacBooks and MacBook Pros could use it for sure, as well as the Air, and Mac Mini.
Amazon has held the lion’s share of home speakers with it’s Echo line, powered by Alexa, sitting at 69%. 9to5google.com points out that Google Home has grown from almost nowhere to 31% already, though, and now with the Apple HomePod just out, expect more erosion in that number. Google Home barely registered in June of 2017, but during the holidays grabbed 40% of sales…mainly due to success of the Home Mini! Microsoft’s Cortana speakers haven’t really moved the needle, but Apple could…recall how they jumped into the already going portable music market years ago with the iPod, and virtually took that segment over.
You have to go a ways to freak out and infuriate both the far left and the far right, but it looks like an idea from the Trump Administration has done just that. According to businessinsider.com, they are exploring a form of nationalized 5G wireless network. The government apparently fears a huge cybersecurity threat…mainly from China…if they don’t. Folks on the left and the right are more freaked out by the prospect of the government controlling the wireless network. The administration is looking at a totally government one, or a national network in partnership with the wireless companies. Both AT&T and Verizon have responded, noting that they are ‘already well down the road’ to 5G wireless networks nationwide. In other words…’bug off!’
Self-driving cars? Pfft! Get me some of these self-driving, self-parking slippers. Bgr.com says Nissan has made some for a Japanese hotel, the ProPILOT Ryokan. Little wheels drop out of the bottom, and a small electric motor run by a processor magically returns the slippers to their proper place! Apparently the TV remote will do the same in rooms, and the bedding is wired with tricks of their own. Personally, I bow down to our robot overlords…and request that my slippers head over here to my feet!
Apple has…well kind of…admitted that the ‘trash can’ Mac Pro was a dumb design, and lifted the curtain slightly on the next generation of Pros. Daringfireball.com’s John Gruber was one of the handful of journalists that got to peek at it. The bad news is…it’s due next year. On the plus side, it will be more modular, and accommodate high end CPUs and GPUs, and won’t need to look like a dongle octopus! There will also be an Apple branded Pro display. For those that can’t wait, Apple will also release a Pro level iMac yet this year….so, can we call that one ‘semi-pro?’ In addition, the present ‘trash can’ Mac Pros get a speed bump as an upgrade, and the price is right…the $2999 entry level model gets a 6 core processor, and the $3999 model goes from 6 cores to 8.
In a literally ‘not cool’ item, the hot new Nintendo Switch is a little TOO hot when docked. Bgr.com says with heavy play in the dock, they are physically warping. Apparently, there is a thread on Reddit talking about the issue, complete with pictures of the bent Switch units. For some of the early complainers, the company says that they would either repair the unit or transfer all of its data to a new console and then ship it back. They have yet to publicly acknowledge the problem, though.
In what is becoming a rather long line of stupid rebranding names, Verizon’s Frankenstein mash up of Yahoo and AOL will be called Oath. Maybe the clown who came up with this name should be called an OAF! Techcrunch.com says the name was first acknowledged on Twitter yesterday. The company is modestly claiming that they are launching one of the most disruptive brand companies in digital. Yeah, with a moniker like Oath, good luck with that.


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Everything was going well when Google+ first launched last year. Millions of people joined the social network, and it introduced popular games to keep its members active. But Google+ never really caught fire, and it was Pinterest that wound up being the next big social network. A handful of game titles will be pulled out of the Google+ platform as a result from lack of active users. Hit game Bejeweled Blitz by EA's PopCap division was removed from the social network today.
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Zynga is bringing its most popular game, CityVille, to Google's Google+. The two companies have been partners from the beginning of Google+ Games. Google is an investor in Zynga, and when the gaming platform launched in August, one of its first 16 game titles was Zynga Poker. CityVille has drawn a lot more traffic to Facebook than Zynga's poker game. The former has more than 70 million unique players every month, while the latter has about 30 million, according to AppData.


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A proposed set of software export controls, including controls on selling hacking software outside the U.S., are "dangerously broad and vague," Google said Monday.
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May 2, 2012 11:24 AM
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Consumers choose fuel efficient normal vehicles over EVs and hybrids
Despite the fact that gas prices are at record levels in many parts of the country, the sales of electric vehicles are still falling. Many consumers are staying away from electric vehicles due to the relatively high cost of entry and range anxiety (in the case of the Nissan Leaf).
Two of the most popular electric vehicles in the country are the
and the Nissan Leaf. The Volt isn't a traditional electric vehicle; rather it's an extended range hybrid that runs on battery power and features a generator to recharge the battery for extended driving. GM says that in the month of April 2012 1,462 Volts were sold, which represents 200% increase from April of 2011 when 493 were sold.
April was the second best month for retail sales of Volt cars since it launched in 2010. Interestingly, the good month for Volt sales comes not long after
GM suspended production
of the car due to soft demand.
Chevrolet Volt sales are up.
While sales of the Volt were up, the Nissan Leaf saw sales fall 35% with only 370 units sold. Nissan hopes to sell 20,000 Leaf EVs this year, and will have to sell over 2200 monthly to meet that goal.
While electric vehicle sales are down, Ford has a booming business with its fuel-efficient
. Ford has announced that it has started a third shift at the Cleveland plant that builds EcoBoost engines.
The addition of a third shift to the engine building plant will add 250 jobs. However, most of those positions will be filled by employees that are transferring from a different Cleveland engine plant that will be placed on idle later this week.
The 2013 Ford Fusion will offer two EcoBoost four-cylinder engine options.
"Our engine plant in Cleveland is the first and only facility in North America to produce EcoBoost engines, and we are tripling production capacity to meet customers' growing needs for fuel-efficient engines," said Ford Americas President Mark Fields during a celebration with employees at the plant Tuesday. "EcoBoost engines are a key part of our plan to give customers the power of choice — from EcoBoost-powered vehicles and hybrids, to plug-in hybrids and full electrics."
Ford's EcoBoost engine has found its way the under the hood of everything from
small economy vehicles
. EcoBoost engines use a smaller displacement engine with turbochargers for increased power and fuel efficiency.
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RE: I'm only saving 1 gallon of gas
5/2/2012 5:06:58 PM
No, that's the Cruze Eco's highway MPG. Combined is 33MPG, and I'd probably get less due to LA traffic.
But fine, let's consider a gallon a day, 300 times a year. That saves $1200/yr in gas at a cost of $400/yr in electricity. If you own it for 5 years, you save $4k. When you sell it, the next owner will save $3-5k more for it than the Cruze (depending on gas prices), and realizes that the same will be true for the guy after that, though the battery will lose some range. So resale value is maybe $7k more than the Cruze (it's a nicer car, too).
Alternatively, look at the lease rates for the Volt. $2500 down, $350/mo. If you save 25 gallons a month, minus recharge costs, then you'd have to get a car with a <$290/mo equivalent lease rate. Will that car be as nice a drive as the Volt?
A Civic HF (33 MPG combined) with the same CCR costs $294/mo, according to Honda's website. It's really not that stupid at all.
RE: I'm only saving 1 gallon of gas
5/2/2012 5:43:29 PM
Civic has really been bumped off its position of being the best small car.
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The owner of the store will be doing business, as usual, on Monday following the burglary. Authorities are also investigating the incident, including the review of surveillance footage in hopes of getting a clear picture of the thieves.
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MTN Swaziland is piloting mobile money partnerships with cooperative societies and micro-lenders, to expand the reach of its mobile money services.
The telco says it will also expand its network to include more banks and mobile money kiosks, as well as partnering with utilities to make mobile payment options available.
MTN’s Head of Mobile Money, Sam Shongwe, says the company is aware of limited access to mobile money in some areas, and aims to play a leading role in the financial inclusion of people across Swaziland.
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Around the holiday season, it’s easy for Canadians to put a dent in their wallet, especially when it comes to buying gifts for children. But payday loan services are targeting vulnerable parents into a holiday debt trap, a think tank warns.
A new report by North American think tank Cardus claims payday loan stores are using sophisticated marketing strategies to target parents who are cash-strapped this holiday season.
“They have been saying look, ‘it’s Christmas time, your kids deserve it, why don’t you just come in here and take a loan and then you can afford the gifts to give to your kids,'” Brian Dijkema said, Director of Work and Economics at Cardus.
“They are sort of targeting that guilt complex, that if you don’t do this, you’re really not a good parent.”
For example, one company called Bucks for Canucks, which does not provide loans but advertises payday loan services, features an advertorial from a “loan applicant” who wanted to give their children a “Christmas they deserve.”
When contacted by Global News, Bucks for Canucks said the advertorial on their site was written by a hired writer.
“Our writers create content based on keywords phrases used by people in Canada who use the major search engines such as Google, Yahoo, Bing, etc. This article was written because people in Canada search “LOANS FOR CHRISTMAS” a lot during the silly season (sadly),” a company spokesperson wrote in an email.
But according to Dijkema, the problem with payday loans for Christmas is that borrowers who are already struggling to pay their bills could end up trapped in a cycle of repeat loans that will create unsustainable long-term debt.
“What ends up happening is that that cost eats into people’s cash flow. And what seems like a small borrowing in one place may end up costing you much, much more in the long run.”
When you borrow a sum of money from a payday loan service, you are required to give that money back as well as the high-interest in a short amount of time, Dijkema explained.
What often ends up happening is that borrowers are not able to pay that large sum payment on time and are forced to rely on another payday loan, which could end up turning into a vicious cycle, he added.
Canadian Payday Loan Association president Tony Irwin says how individual companies advertise their services is up to them.
“Our members provide a small sum short-term-loans because there is a need for them. It’s not about targeting particular groups or particular people, our members provide a service that is very much in need and customers come to their stores when they have a short fall,” Irwin said.
“Whether it be now or 365 days a year, that’s what our members do for their customers.”
READ MORE: Inside the payday loan cycle
For a $300 14-day payday loan, consumers can expect to pay an additional $63 in costs, according to the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada. That’s much more than a cash advance on a credit card for the same amount ($7.42 in additional charges), overdraft protection on a bank account ($7.19) or borrowing from a line of credit ($5.81).
A payday loan has the equivalent interest rate of 500-600 per cent, according to Credit Counselling Society, a non-profit credit counselling agency.
That’s why Dijkema wants people to know that there are cheaper alternatives for people who don’t have the means to buy gifts.
“Gift giving is a wonderful and beautiful tradition. But I think we should all realize though that the gifts should be something that actually gives life to everybody, and not something that is done to create stress and long term damage,” Dijkema said.
He recommends borrowing from a friend or pooling money together as a family to buy one big gift for your child.
Or if that is not an option, borrowing from a credit card or getting a line of credit is much cheaper than a payday loan, he said.
You can also get community-backed small loans from houses of worship, charities and community foundations who partner with credit unions and offer lower borrowing rates, he added.
READ MORE: How to survive a financial emergency
When it comes down to it though, Dijkema says the government needs to do more to reform and regulate the payday loan industry.
In the report, he recommends taking the same approach that Colorado did in 2010, which requires all payday loans to be repayable over at least a six month period.
Currently, you have to pay it back in 62 days, but most loans push for a 10-day-term, Dijkema said.
“We are suggesting that the government put regulations in place that require lenders to offer those loans over a longer period of time. And that would help relieve the cash crunch that many people are feeling when they have to pay those loans back.”
–With files from Leslie Young, Global News.


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(DFW AIRPORT, Texas, April 20, 2016) – Air Canada Cargo and Cargojet Airways Ltd., a subsidiary of Cargojet Inc., have announced new dedicated freighter service from Toronto to Mexico City via Dallas Fort Worth International Airport will begin June 9, 2016. The route is a result of a cooperative arrangement between Air Canada Cargo and Cargojet Airways and will be operated with Boeing 767-300ER freighter aircraft.
"We are proud to welcome Air Canada Cargo and Cargojet to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport," said John Ackerman, Executive Vice President of Global Strategy and Development for DFW Airport. “This addition to our air cargo network builds upon our solid relationships with Mexico and Canada while further strengthening the Dallas/Fort Worth market. Cargo and logistics are strategic priorities that will continue to help our Airport grow and create more economic benefits for the Dallas/Fort Worth region.”
With the new service, Air Canada Cargo becomes DFW’s 19th cargo carrier and enhances the Airport’s available service to major cargo hubs worldwide. The flight will also mark the first freighter service from DFW to Mexico by an airline that has ‘Fifth Freedom’ rights, which allow a carrier from one nation to operate scheduled revenue flights between two other countries. In this case, ‘Fifth Freedom’ rights give Air Canada Cargo the clearance to pick up cargo in Mexico City and deliver it to DFW, and vice versa.
The new route adds 52 tons of net cargo capacity and connects shippers from the DFW catchment area to more than 150 destinations in the carrier's global network.
Recognized as the premier inland cargo hub in the United States, DFW Airport handles 60-percent of all air cargo originating in Texas.
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The latest Which? Quarterly Consumer Report reveals a mismatch between perception and reality as consumer confidence is on the rise, yet 1.5 million more families are feeling financially squeezed than a year ago.
A year on from the launch of the Which? Consumer Insight Tracker, we find a third of families (34%), 9 million households, are feeling squeezed, up from 7.5 million households in July 2012.
However, compared to last year, a higher proportion of people say the economy will get better in the next year (up from 16% last year to 24% this year), and a lower proportion describe the economy as poor (down from 76% to 66%). Consumers are also less likely to cut back on non-essential spending than they were a year ago, on big ticket household purchases, home improvements and holidays.
Yet, despite this increased consumer confidence, only a quarter of people (25%) expect their own personal financial situation to improve and three in 10 people (30%) continue to cut back on essential spending. The reality is that households are facing huge inflation on essentials, with food prices up by 4.3%, and gas and electricity bills up by around 8%. In the last year, two-thirds of the population (65%) have said that the economy is negatively impacting their personal finances.
The last month has also seen the biggest drop in consumer spending power following nine months of previous continuous growth. Overall spending power is down 0.9% year on year.
The combination of the increased confidence to spend with a decline in spending power means that people are relying more on savings or credit to get by. Our figures show that in the last year, on average, each month 6.1 million households dipped into savings to cover their monthly spending, 4.7 million households relied on their overdraft, and one million used an unauthorised overdraft.
Richard Lloyd, Which? executive director said:
“Consumers are looking on the bright side but millions more households are facing a prolonged squeeze on their finances. This implies they are getting used to the tougher financial climate or relying more heavily on savings or credit to get by.
“Consumers may be aiding our fragile economic recovery but using savings and getting into debt is not sustainable and more people are now feeling the squeeze. The Government must do more to keep spiralling housing, food and energy prices in check.”
On average over the last 12 months, each month:
- 7.8 million households cut back spending
- 3 million households needed to borrow money from family and friends
- 1.3 million households took out a new credit or store card
- 1 million households took out a payday loan.
The Which? Consumer Insight Tracker also finds:
- At the moment just 40% of people describe their finances as ‘good’.
- On average over the last year more than eight in 10 consumers have been worried about energy and fuel prices (78%) and seven in 10 (70%) worried about food prices.
- The 30-49 age group is most affected by the financial squeeze, while under 30s have seen the biggest decline in spending power.
- One in five people have no savings, as paying off debt is seen as a higher priority.
For further statistics and analysis from the last year, visit the Which? Consumer Insight Tracker
Notes to editors:
The next Which? Quarterly Consumer Report will be published on Tuesday 23 July 2013.
- Primary Research Methodology: Populus, on behalf of Which?, interviewed 2055 UK adults online between 14th and 16th June 2013. Data were weighted to be demographically representative of all UK adults. Populus is a member of the British Polling Council and abides by its rules.
- Which? Spending Power Index Methodology: Which? and the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) examined the macroeconomic trends in the British economy and created the Which? Spending Power Index measuring monthly purchasing power for UK households. The Which? Spending Power Index is constructed as a measure of consumer purchasing power, calculated by deflating modelled nominal household incomes by household-specific price indices.
- 28% of households, 7.5 million households, were feeling the impact of the financial squeeze in June 2012. This has increased to 34%, 9 million households, in June 2013.
- Food and gas and electricity prices taken from analysis of Consumer Price Index data (May 2013).
- Spending Power has declined 1.6% since January 2008, but for under 30 age group it has declined 4.8% (May 2013 figures)
- Consumer spending on non-essentials:
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Class action lawsuit served in London against Visa and Mastercard to contest card payment fees affecting UK businesses
LONDON, UK, September 30th 2022: A significant class action lawsuit has been served against Visa and Mastercard at the UK’s specialist competition tribunal on behalf of a large number of claimants seeking damages for allegedly unlawful charges.
Harcus Parker, a UK-based commercial litigation law firm specialising in group litigation, competition litigation and class action lawsuits, has brought the corporate card claim at the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT), the UK’s specialist judicial body for hearing competition cases. The class action seeks compensation for UK businesses, which were charged Multilateral Interchange Fees (MIFs) for accepting payments using corporate* credit cards, and credit and debit cards from overseas visitors. The CAT has published the claim on its website.
Harcus Parker claims that Visa and Mastercard have forced banks to agree to a level of MIFs set by the two giants, which are “anti-competitive and unlawful”.
“We want to make sure that businesses across the UK economy are properly compensated. We are making a stand against unlawful interchange fees, which should be abolished. Both the Court of Justice of the EU and the United Kingdom Supreme Court have condemned this practice for consumer credit and debit cards. The UK courts should now clamp down on commercial card and inter-regional fees,” said Jeremy Robinson, competition litigation partner at Harcus Parker.
“UK businesses in the travel, hospitality, retail and luxury sectors are particularly hurt by Mastercard and Visa’s multilateral interchange fees” according to Mr Robinson.
Multilateral Interchange Fees make up the greater part of the service charges levied by banks on businesses when customers pay by card. Typically, for every £100 spent, up to £1.80 is charged on payments made by corporate cards, or cards used by overseas visitors – costs which are borne by companies throughout the UK.
Since 2015, EU law capped Multilateral Interchange Fees at 0.3 percent on consumer credit card transactions, and 0.2 percent for consumer debit cards. However, this cap did not apply to corporate credit and debit cards or for inter-regional transactions. These sales have continued to attract fees of up to 1.8 percent per transaction. Harcus Parker accuse Mastercard and Visa of requiring banks to charge anti-competitive MIFs on businesses. These MIFs for corporate and inter-regional payments should be zero per cent, say Harcus Parker.
The class action is open to all business, including large international companies and local businesses, as well as some non-UK companies. Many of these businesses, particularly in the travel and hospitality sectors but also the luxury sector too, have been particularly hard hit by Brexit and Covid-19.
UK businesses with an annual pre-Covid turnover of £100 million or more are invited to opt-in to the claim. Businesses with a turnover under this threshold will be automatically included unless they choose to opt out.
The CAT is expected to hear the first round of the case in late 2022 or early 2023, when it will decide whether the case can be certified to go forwards to trial.
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The value of Abu Dhabi non-oil foreign trade has reached AED80.23 billion through the emirateâ€™s outlets during the first five months of 2020, the Abu Dhabi Customs has announced.
Exports value reached AED23.20 billion and the re-export value reached AED14.79 billion, while importation reached a static growth to be AED42.24 billion.
The kingdom of Saudi Arabia retained the first place of most trading countries with Abu Dhabi during the first five months of this year, where trading between both countries has reached AED17.91 billion.
Pearl, precious stones, precious metals, and their manufactures topped the list of most exported non-oil goods with a value of AED6.27 billion during the first five months of this year, followed by common metals and their manufacture with a value of AED5.92 billion.
Transportation equipment was first on the re-export level with a value of AED5.59 billion, while machines, recording devices, and audio and visual broadcasting equipment came in first on the importation level at AED9.65 billion.
The number of custom transactions that were completed reached 434.647 through Abu Dhabi land, sea, and air outlets, which contribute to providing necessary community needs that are represented in food, medicine, and commodities.
The value of non-oil goods trade is limited to goods that entered or exited the land, sea and air outlets of the emirate of Abu Dhabi, which means that these goods do not represent all of Abu Dhabiâ€™s non-oil trade with the world as it does not include trade that was carried out through other outlets in the country.
In a related context, the Economic Stimulus Package, which was recently launched by the General Administration of Customs in Abu Dhabi to support importers and traders in the emirate contributed to enhancing the foreign trade movement of Abu Dhabi.
Also, the Bonded Warehouses System “Bonded Warehouses” that was launched by Abu Dhabi Customs last year, and which allows suppliers to store their received goods from abroad through border outlets without the need to pay customs duties; represented an important initiative which contributed in stimulating and encouraging trade and investors and attracting capital to the emirate.


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The Consumer Association of Malawi (CAMA) has demanded cooking oil refiners to reduce prices of cooking oil following the removal of Value Added Tax on the product.
This has been stated in a press statement that has been signed by CAMA’s Executive Director John Kapito.
Kapito noted that for close to two years, the cooking oil producers in the country informed and advised Government and Consumers that prices of cooking oil went up in the country as a result of the introduction of Value Added Tax (VAT).
He added that consumers are expecting the cooking oil producers to immediately take necessary steps to reciprocate what Government has done by removing the VAT on cooking oil which was the only singled contributing variable that the industry said was the reason for the current high prices of cooking oil in the country.
“Consumers will not accept any other reasons for failure to reduce prices. Consumers want to see the benefits after removal of VAT on cooking oils. The cooking oil refining companies went all over lobbied especially the media, ordinary Malawians including Government officials that the prices of Cooking Oil have gone up as a result of the introduction of VAT on cooking oil, and indeed this was believed by the many consumers in the country.
“We are happy that Government has decided to remove the VAT and with that we are expecting to see huge reductions on Cooking Oil prices” reads part of the statement.
In early 2020, a two litre bottle of cooking oil in Malawi was being sold at about K2000. The Tonse Alliance after coming into power in July, 2020 introduced VAT on cooking oil in the 2020/21 budget.
This led to an increase in prices which have since tripled as a two litre bottle of cooking oil is now at about K6000.
In the 2022-23 budget presented in Parliament last month, Government removed the VAT on cooking oil. The tax measure will be effective on 1st April 2022 once relevant bills have been passed in Parliament.


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Smartisan, a known smartphone brand in China has recently launched the Smartisan Nut 3 smartphone. It is speculated that the upcoming Smartisan R1 could be a flagship phone that will be driven by Snapdragon 845 that powers the likes of Samsung Galaxy S9, Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S and LG G7 ThinQ. The exact appearance of the Smartisan R1 is not known, but the renders of the concept that have appeared today shows what sort of design it will be arriving with.
Smartisan phones are best known for their wonderful design. Hence, the Smartisan R1 is expected to impress its fans through its appeal too apart from flagship specs. The concept design of the Smartisan R1 shows that its display is surrounded by super-slim bezels. The lower bezel appears slight thick. The selfie camera is not visible on the top bezel. It suggested that the R1 features a flip-up front-facing camera.
The backside of the R1 features a dual camera setup on the back panel. The dual sensors are arranged in a horizontal design slightly above the center on the rear. The right side of the phone features volume buttons and another physical button. The left edge has the power button..
The Smartisan R1 is expected to debut on May 15. Smartisan CEO Luo Yonghao has confirmed recently that the R1 could be priced between 2,999 Yuan (~$475) and 15,000 Yuan ($2370). The high pricing suggests that there could be a luxury edition of R1.
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French car maker Renault to launch five new models in Pakistan
Renault, which is setting up a plant in Faisalabad spreading across 54 acres, has partnered with Dubai-based conglomerate Al-Futtaim to manufacture and assemble the vehicles in the South Asian country - which is dominated by Japanese auto sector.
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The arrival of five new variants by the top automaker will provide Pakistani buyers with additional options to choose from.
Al Futtaim-Renault wants to establish itself as one of the leading automakers in Pakistan through smooth sales of its cars. This will not just boost the auto sector of Pakistan but also create job opportunities in the country & enhance the economy.
The French car giant is expected to bring the latest cars and technology to the country’s automobile sector in an effort to break the monopoly of three dominant Japanese assemblers Suzuki, Toyota, and Honda.
Al Futtaim-Renault is aiming to be a major car assembler in Pakistan and will set up a dealership network for the smooth sale of its vehicles across the country.
Renault cars are expected to land in the market by June 2020 and display office of Al Futtaim-Renault may be set up by end of next year, since work on many premises has started in various cities across Pakistan.
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A new Nintendo Direct focused entirely on Xenoblade Chronicles 2 has been released and includes information on a Breath Of The Wild crossover.
Our next big #community question for this week: Who is going to win Christmas 2017 and why? We asked the LLC gang and our readers who they thought will win Christmas 2017 – here are the results!
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EDGE Magazine has just updated its top 100 list of best games, placing Breath Of The Wild at #1. But surely it’s too soon to make such a grand statement about a game that is isn’t even six months old?
The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild news channel launches tomorrow offering Nintendo Switch owners the chance to claim in-game rewards.
While Nintendo has remained tight lipped on the contents of Champions Ballad, naughty man Aonuma has revealed a couple of parts of the upcoming content to come to the eShop around Christmas.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is a hell of a game on it’s own so it isn’t so bad that the first DLC pack is a little underwhelming. You’re going to be playing it for weeks to come yet regardless.
The Nintendo Switch launch sales broke records following its March launch, official data has revealed.
Games go through development cycles and iterations (to the surprise of no one) but The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild looked really different in it’s planning stages. Check it.
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As nascent quantum computing seeks its initially true use cases, the cloud has risen as a little something of a quantum bazaar wherever pioneering organizations exam out wares.
In latest months, Amazon’s Braket cloud assistance showed itself as a quite lively platform for quantum developments. Such entry to hardware and software program via the cloud helps go quantum computing forward., providing tempo for a industry that has remaining lots of in wait-and-see manner.
This thirty day period, Amazon opened its doorways to buyers of a photonic quantum laptop or computer from Canada’s Xanadu. It joins methods from D-Wave, IonQ, Rigetti and other individuals on the listing of supported Amazon Braket providers.
Gamers this sort of as Google and Microsoft also keep on to partner with a stream of startups to include quantum software package and components choices that are connected to their and others’ quantum developer kits and hardware.
These and many others seem to be component of a quantum computing marketplace Hyperion Analysis estimated to equal $490 million in 2021 and rising at 21.9% per year as a result of to 2024.
“It’s tremendous-interesting that quantum technology is being produced in an age of cloud computing. It implies men and women can experiment way previously than they would have been capable to or else,” reported Steve Brierley, CEO of Riverlane, a Cambridge, U.K.-based company producing a Deltaflow Manage technique to instantly calibrate a array of quantum computers.
“What’s quite interesting is that anyone can just use a quantum system right now,” he reported.
For Amazon, its perform to help quantum program tooling on its cloud retains things in motion forward of the arrival of its possess fault-tolerant quantum laptop or computer. Get the job done on that equipment is underway at the AWS Middle for Quantum Computing at Caltech, which opened very last October.
To date, photonic quantum computers these kinds of as Xanadu’s Borealis have been considerably less common than superconducting and trapped ion quantum devices, but that could be transforming.
Xanadu’s Borealis program enters the arena with assertions of quantum benefit. Comprehensive in an article in this month’s Character, scientists claimed Borealis reached a quantum computational advantage above basic personal computer simulations for Gaussian boson sampling. They explained the sampling necessary only 36 microseconds as opposed to 9,000 many years for classical simulation.
Braket is built, and they will arrive
Cloud’s prepared accessibility lets customers take a look at out claims this sort of as those people for Borealis, said Richard Moulds, normal supervisor of Amazon Braket at AWS, in an job interview with VentureBeat.
“There are about 6 or seven various methods you can construct a quantum computer, and even inside of those people distinctive methods, there are certainly various twists and turns,” Moulds explained. “It’s significant that these claims are analyzed by individuals that can feel of new novel strategies of doing a little something.”
Like other people, Moulds emphasizes that a great deal of the action in quantum computing incorporates simulations that faucet into classical computer systems. In that sense, “there’s very tight binding among classical and quantum personal computers,” he explained.
To simplicity individuals endeavours, the enterprise a short while ago introduced a new attribute in Amazon Braket Hybrid Jobs that lets customers operate so-referred to as hybrid workloads with simulators that are embedded inside of the algorithms that builders code to. An example is Xanadu’s PennyLane Lightning GPU simulator, which is accelerated by NVIDIA’s cuQuantum library.
“What we do is we make it quick for shoppers to use classical pcs along with quantum computers,” Moulds claimed.
Actively playing the quantum field
Cloud’s all set accessibility can speed the procedure of seeking out algorithms on diverse components.
For buyers of Tel-Aviv, Israel-centered Classiq, which has designed a system for planning, synthesizing and analyzing quantum circuits, Amazon Braket delivers a type of portal to examination out this kind of suggestions.
The Classiq platform supplies functional modeling and allows buyers to established constraints although functioning in a visible programming surroundings. Earlier this year, the business said it had acquired $33 million in series B funding, bringing complete funding to $48 million.
“There are individuals who would like to use AWS Braket but would not like do the wearisome labor of writing down algorithms at an implementation degree,” mentioned Yehuda Naveh, cofounder and CTO of Classiq. The Classiq system synthesizes circuit models from superior-stage descriptions that operate on any of the components supported by AWS Braket, he stated.
These capabilities have unique merit in a subject in which so lots of substitute strategies vie. As this sort of, Amazon Braket supplies a way ahead for buyers that want to benchmark distinct hardware, Naveh indicated.
That gains in relevance as the checklist of hardware choices expands.
Kicking the quantum tires
Solutions like Amazon Braket permit prospects bypass some undertaking hurdles widespread throughout the longer background of higher-effectiveness computing (HPC), an spot quantum computing resembles in numerous strategies.
“It provides a lower barrier to entry for end end users to examine the technology,” reported Bob Sorensen, senior vice president and main analyst for quantum computing at Hyperion Investigation. “Twenty years ago, if you required to kick the tires on HPC, you experienced to go to Cray, drop $25 million and employ the service of staff. That was an high priced way to get into it!”
Continue to, quantum computing hardware and program begin-ups alike deal with new difficulties as they leave the lab and embrace cloud companies. They possibility remaining “just yet another icon” on a cloud provider’s web webpages, Sorensen stated.
There is a lot of fingers-on do the job required by quantum startups if buyers are to be successful in study, and transfer to enhancement.
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The Galaxy S22 series are rumored to offer a number of camera improvements over its predecessors and under-display selfie cameras was expected to be one of those. However, according to the most recent rumor coming straight from South Korea, Samsung will be skipping the under-display camera on the Galaxy S22 after all.
Inside sources are citing quality and yield issues that keep Samsung from using the tech on its Galaxy S22 models. Additionally, a mosaic pattern of the OLED panel appears in certain situations, which was also true for the ZTE Axon 20 5G, which we reviewed last year.
In the end, Samsung has decided to implement under-display camera on its 2022 Galaxy Note models and the the Z Fold3 this year since the latter has the option to use its back cameras for capturing selfies so the inferior under-display camera quality is not be such a big issue and will still allow Samsung to deliver an uninterrupted display.
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Now a days Apple have 3000 mah equal to 5000 mah samsung how is it? Quality is important we are fan of samsung. Samsung battery dried fast compare to Apple how is it?
Just stick to your hole. While we others are waiting for the evolution of the main camera that can do back and front photography and video. Enjoy your hole, m8.


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First phase of Chabahar port inaugurated in Iran
The first phase of Iran’s Chabahar port (Shahid Beheshti Port) which holds significant strategic and economic importance for India was inaugurated was Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani.
It is Iran’s only oceanic port located on the Gulf of Oman, southeast of Iran near Pakistani border. It has been jointly developed by India, Iran and Afghanistan.
The first phase is expected to increase its cargo handling capacity to 8.5 million tons annually i.e. by over three times from the previous 2.5 million tons. It also includes five new piers, two of them for containers allowing cargo vessels with up to 100,000-ton captaincy to dock.
The move to develop Shahid Beheshti Port was started in 2007. India’s intention to become major partner in project was made clear as long ago as in 2003. The overall development of port is planned in four phases and is expected to bring its total annual cargo capacity to 82 million tonnes. India, Iran and Afghanistan had signed Trilateral Transit and Trade Agreement to grant preferential treatment and tariff reductions at Chabahar to Indian goods headed toward Central Asia and Afghanistan. The port’s inauguration comes after the first consignment of 1.1 lakh tonnes wheat from India to Afghanistan was sent via Chabahar in November 2017.
The Chabahar port allows India to strategically bypass Pakistan and reach land-locked Afghanistan and Central Asian countries, contributing to bilateral and regional trade and economic development. India views Chabahar port as strategic response to China’s development of Gwadar port in Pakistan (some 78 kilometers away) and its aggressive pursuit of Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
Chabahar port will be also key for Indian goods to get access Central Asian markets and also provide alternate access to landlocked Afghanistan to regional and global markets. It can accommodate 100,000-tonne ships, which India feels has strategic and economic potential as rival to Gwadar port. The project is important as connects trade corridors that pass through Iran to sea route. It is also politically significant as it connects Iran with its eastern and northern neighbours and at a later stage to European states.
Chabahar provides India with easier land-sea route to Afghanistan. India committed $500 million for development of Chabahar, with an aim to join increasingly important transport corridor to resource-rich regional countries.
Once the project is completed, Chabahar port will be linked with International North-South Transportation Corridor (INSTC), a multi-modal transportation route which links Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf to Caspian Sea via Iran, and onward to Eurasia and Europe.
India and Iran also have prepared massive investment plans to link port to Iran’s railroad network to facilitate transit of goods to neighbouring landlocked Central Asian countries, as well as open a route to eastern and northern Europe through Russia.
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Qualcomm has a strong presence at MWC 2019, with their chips powering many of the biggest newly announced devices. As phones are continuing to shift away from traditional wired charging to wireless charging, Qualcomm is also updating their Quick Charge technology to be compatible with Qi and other wireless chargers.
One of the main reasons Qualcomm is bringing their Quick Charge tech to the wireless charging market, apparently, is that some wireless chargers already incorrectly claim to support Quick Charge.
To resolve this, Qualcomm worked with UL and the Wireless Power Consortium to create an official combined testing process for Quick Charge and Qi wireless chargers. Under the new program, Qualcomm claims consumers will be able to take comfort that their devices are being charged safely, efficiently, and without excessive heat.
A key component of bringing Quick Charge to wireless chargers is that Qualcomm has ensured that existing adapters, from Quick Charge 2.0 to 4+, are compatible. This means you will be able to plug in your next wireless charger to the Quick Charge adapter you already own.
Qualcomm’s senior director of product management, George Paparrizos, had this to share.
Qualcomm Technologies is proud to expand the Quick Charge compliance program to include Qi interoperability, as it will give consumers peace of mind that their Quick Charge enabled wireless charging pad has passed the rigorous tests established by both organizations. Further, we are pleased that Xiaomi, a longtime supporter of Quick Charge technology, has become the first company to deploy a compliant wireless power pad.
No details have been shared yet about if or how Qualcomm’s Quick Charge will affect the output of Qi wireless charging, or if Quick Charge is simply acting as a power source for the Qi charger itself.
As for when we should expect to see a wireless charger officially powered by Qualcomm’s Quick Charge, Xiaomi will be the first with their Mi Wireless Charging Pad. This is the same pad that can offer up to 20W wireless charging for the Xiaomi Mi 9, possibly thanks to Qualcomm Quick Charge.
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Microsoft has denied rumours that the firm’s eponymous Office suite is destined for Apple’s iPad, saying that leaked images of an iOS Office were "not Microsoft’s software".
Murdoch-owned iPad Newspaper The Daily claimed that an iPad Office was set to be submitted to Apple for approval "soon" and detailed a "hands-on" with a "working prototype".
However the New York Times reported that a Microsoft spokesperson said: "The Daily story is based on inaccurate rumours and speculation", but wouldn’t be drawn further on the matter.
Notably the statement did not say that Microsoft had no plans for an iOS office. The Daily is standing by the story, saying that a Microsoft employee showed them the application.
It is possible, of course, that the issue is subject to Microsoft’s infamous internal politics. One imagines that at least one part of Microsoft would be unhappy with releasing the software on arch-rival iOS ahead of the rumoured bundling of Office with the upcoming "Windows on ARM" version of Windows 8.
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Nobuyuki Idei, former chairman of the Sony Group, passed away at age 84 from liver failure.
His role at Sony was crucial to the transition from hardware to content, although he did not make the best use of his time as group CEO.
However, his legacy lives on and his net worth at death was estimated at $4 billion.
After his retirement, Idei continued to play a role in corporate Japan. He was a board member of several companies and served as an adviser to a number of companies.
He also founded a consulting company called Quantum Leaps to help companies reshape their strategies and develop the next generation of leaders.
Aside from his wife, Idei is survived by his daughter, Yuki.
Nobuyuki Idei became the company’s chief administrator in 2003 after Ohga resigned. He eventually assumed the title of bunch CEO.
In 2006, he joined the top management of Accenture.
And on September 28, 2011, he became the CEO of Lenovo. Nobuyuki Idei Net Worth at Death: Former Sony Chairman Dies Aged 84
Despite the recent changes in the consumer electronics sector, Sony remains a consumer electronics company.
In fact, the PlayStation 2 may soon become an all-purpose computer for many people.
In addition, Idei’s efforts have re-committed the company to computing, and he is focusing on an array of devices that aren’t PCs.
Nobuyuki Idei’s legacy is far from over. He has a sister lab in Tokyo and a separate one in Silicon Valley.
Those three companies collectively are worth $60 billion.
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The former House of Halo has unveiled a new trailer for Destiny: House of Wolves, while its latest update stumbles before the expansion's launch next week.
As time winds down to the launch of Destiny: House of Wolves, Bungie has released a preview video showcasing the expansion's features.
Bungie has released all kinds of info about the new Shadow Thief Strike and the horde-like Prison of Elders mode coming to Destiny: House of Wolves.
The Destiny and Far Cry 4 teams at Bungie and Ubisoft are each hosting a fundraiser to help those affected by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Nepal.
We have learned all kinds of awesome details about how Bungie is changing Destiny's multiplayer in its upcoming House of Wolves DLC.
For those who are tired of the Tower and its lack of interesting things besides stores and quest givers, Bungie has revealed Destiny's new social hub, the Reef.
A bunch of Internet super sleuths have revealed what exactly will be included with Destiny's big House of Wolves expansion.
You better get used to those Crota runs, because Destiny's upcoming House of Wolves expansion will not be offering a new Raid.
The second big expansion to the popular first-person shooter, Destiny, will be launching on May 19, and Bungie has released a new trailer to get us hyped for it.
After a young Guardian's legendary equipment was deleted by Share-Playing with an insidious prankster, Bungie is implementing an item locking system in Destiny.


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EV Woes: Toyota, Mitsubishi Recalls, Ford Glitch
Toyota announced Thursday a voluntary recall involving an unspecified mix of 87,000 2010 Prius vehicles and Lexus HS 250h hybrids for a brake pressure accumulator that could develop a fatigue crack on an internal part due to vibration. Toyota says it has not reports of any accidents or injuries associated with this condition.
Toyota says once owners bring in their vehicle the company it will inspect the brake booster pump to see if it is equipped with an involved accumulator. If so, the dealer will replace the brake booster pump assembly with an improved one at no cost to the customer.
Last year, Toyota recalled 670,000 of its s2004-2009 model Prius hybrids in the US to fix problems with the steering system, according to a notice filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Mitsubishi issued its own recall last week of more than 4,000 plug-in vehicles because of battery issues, reported Automotive News.
The automaker formally recalled its i-MiEV electric vehicle and Outlander plug-in hybrid in Japan. The sales and production of the mini-car and the Outlander PHEV have been halted since a manufacturing problem caused a lithium ion battery pack to melt and another to catch fire in March. The mini-car also is sold as the Peugeot iOn and Citroen C-Zero in Europe.
A small number of affected i-MiEVs were sold in Europe and the United States, reported Automotive News. The company says it aims to resume production of new i-MiEVs and Outlander plug-in hybrids by the end of August.
Meanwhile, a glitch has popped up in a number Ford Focus Electric vehicles. Drivers have reported a “Stop Safely Now” light coming on and powering down the car, according to Autobloggreen. Ford said in a statement the warning appears in lieu of a check engine light found in other vehicles.
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Game Insight is glad to announce the release of Airport City for the iPhone! This game has already been released on Android, iPad, and on a number of social networks, and has been downloaded more than 3 million times worldwide. The day after its release, iPad version of the game climbed to the top of the Russian Apple AppStore. We're very happy about the game's success, and we're excited that the game is now available to iPhone owners as well.
Airport City is a free-to-play city-building game featuring high-quality graphics and robust gameplay. But it's not just about constructing buildings. Airport City is also about performing hundreds of quests, meeting tons of new characters, and flying airplanes around the world. In the game, you must build up a growing airfield and its neighboring city and lead both to prosperity and wealth. Download Airport City for iPhone and become an airline tycoon today!