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Given the competitive nature of the electric racing realm, its rare to see the big high-power bikes without their fairings, as teams are reluctant to reveal their secret sauce. Debuting the Mugen Shinden San this past weekend in Tokyo though, Team Mugen did just that, giving us a glimpse into the inner workings of the team’s 2013 race bike, the Mugen Shinden Ni.
You don’t have to be an electron-head to get excited by these photos, as any race bike with a carbon fiber frame and swingarm is pretty drool-worthy, though the Shinden Ni’s carbon fiber battery enclosure does hide a great deal of the electric superbike’s geek factor. While the sheer size of the battery bike is impressive, it was expected when the Shinden was first announced.
The progress in the last five years on electric motorcycles has been astounding. Taking their first laps around the Isle of Man TT Mountain Course, a 87.434 mph pace was the best an electric motorcycle could do at the prestigious road race in 2009 — a pace that was on par with the 50cc record set in 1971. Since that time though, the development of these machines has grown by leaps and bounds.
In just five years after the first laps were taken by electric motorcycles at Snaefell, these machines have grown their average lap speeds by over 20 mph at the TT Zero race, setting a new record of 109.675 mph in 2013, and boasting a rate of improvement of roughly 5 mph each year since 2009.
If hitting 142.2 mph down the Sulby Straight speed trap wasn’t further proof of the speeds these bikes are achieving, maybe some visual evidence will help support the notion. Checkout the on-board videos of Michael Rutter (on the 2013 MotoCzysz E1pc) and John McGuinness (on the 2013 Mugen Shinden Ni) after the jump.
At the 2013 Isle of Man TT, when it comes to the TT Zero race, there are really only two entries being talked about: MotoCzysz and Mugen. Rumored last year to be a black hat electric superbike project for Honda, Mugen of course denies such involvement, though admits that company’s share a very special and close relationship.
Whether you believe that an association exists or not, the paddock gossip says that Mugen (or Honda) has spent nearly $4.3 million on its electric bike project, and that sounds like a number that is well within the ballpark. With John McGuinness at the helm, Mugen is taking the TT very seriously, and looking at the 120 hp Mugen Shinden Ni, you can see that the Japanese squad has spared no effort in giving McPint the most potent weapon possible.
Shipped up and on its way to the Isle of Man, we can finally now see more than test shots of the Mugen Shinden Ni and get its basic racing specifications. The electric superbike that John McGuinness will ride in the 2013 TT Zero race at the Isle of Man TT, the Mugen Shinden Ni represents that evolution of the Japanese firm’s design, having now a TT race under its belt.
Like its main competitor MotoCzysz, Team Mugen is eyeing a 110 mph lap around the Mountain Course, which would be a pretty remarkable one-year advancement for either team. With Mr. McPint at the helm, and seemingly brimming with on-board energy, Mugen is a serious contender for the top stop on the podium. It should make for some good racing in a few weeks’ time.
With the start of the racing season just barely into its second round for many of the world’s various series, it is hard to believe that we should start hearing about entries for the 2013 Isle of Man TT, but June is truly just around the corner. Returning for the TT Zero race, Team Mugen returns to the Isle of Man with its new Shinden Ni electric motorcycle.
Piloted last year by the King of the Mountain himself, John McGuinness returns to Team Mugen where he hopes to improve upon his second place finish, and the 102.2 mph average lap speed he posted during last year’s competition.
Runners-up in the 2012 TT Zero race at the Isle of Man TT, newcomer Team Mugen made quite the stir with its Shinden (??) electric race bike, which was piloted by none other than TT great John McGuinness.
Announcing its intention to return for the 2013 TT Zero event, Mugen again confirms McPint as the team’s rider, and boasts of an even lighter and more refined Shinden Ni (????), or Shinden 2, electric motorcycle.
Light on details with its new race bike, Mugen only mentions that the team has developed the Shinden Ni from the original Shinden, which has resulted in the weight of the motorcycle body and electric systems being reduced (read: less battery mass).
Mugen also says that the electric motor and aerodynamics of the motorcycle have also been analyzed and modified to make the Shinden Ni a more potent adversary.


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ANA Holdings, Wingcopter partner to deliver essentials in Japan
ANA Holdings will launch a drone delivery service in the fiscal year through March 2023, using Wingcopter vehicles to carry daily necessities and medicines to Japan's remote islands and mountainous regions.
ANA Holdings is collaborating with German drone manufacturer and service provider Wingcopter to accelerate the delivery of vital pharmaceuticals and other consumer products via unmanned aircraft. The two aviation innovators is conducting comprehensive trials with the electrical fixed-wing vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft developed by Wingcopter for serving needs across Japan.
ANA is preparing the service as the Japanese government takes steps toward relaxing drone regulations sometime in the same fiscal year.
It will be the first time for a domestic airline to start a drone transportation service.
“The ongoing tests of Wingcopter aircraft represent a significant step forward in the creation of a viable drone transportation network,” said Tetsuya Kubo, vice president of ANA HD overseeing the Digital Design Lab. “We are excited to partner with Wingcopter as we build on the advances and innovation of previous trials to bring drone delivery one step closer to reality. Once fully realised, a functioning drone transportation infrastructure will help improve quality of life in rural areas across Japan.”
In 2016, ANA began to lay the framework for its drone transportation infrastructure, with the aim of fully commercialising drone delivery services by 2022. Drone delivery trials have been conducted in Japan since 2018, and the first flights with Wingcopter aircraft took place in 2019. Also in 2019, ANA HD signed an MoU with Zambia government to conduct similar field tests with drones to improve the delivery of medical supplies in Zambia.
The first phase of the current tests took place between March 21-26, with the supervised flight of a Wingcopter aircraft between Fukuejima and Hisakajima in Goto City, Nagasaki Prefecture. The flights demonstrated the viability of drone delivery for medical supplies, dramatically reducing patients’ waiting times. In this remote region of Japan, it is difficult to quickly transport medical supplies due to poor infrastructure. This has created problems for public health officials and medical professionals looking to rapidly respond in situations where time is a key factor in treatment.
For Wingcopter, the partnership with ANA HD is the first major step in its quest to expand in the Japanese market. The company recently opened its own representative office in Japan, offering solutions in commercial drone delivery.
“Being able to help a global company like ANA open up new business areas and at the same time pursue our mission to save and improve lives, is what we tirelessly work for,“ added Tom Plümmer, CEO of Wingcopter. “We are really looking forward to the next steps and the overall partnership with ANA in Japan and beyond.”
In 2020, Wingcopter was awarded the Sustainable Development Goals Spotlight Prize at NTT DATA’s Open Innovation Challenge in Tokyo.

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Jamba is continuing to test automated smoothie-dispensing kiosks in new locations.
Jamba is continuing to expand its test of an automated kiosk that dispenses made-on-demand blended smoothies.
The specialty foodservice retailer is opening two new “Jamba by Blendid” autonomous robotic kiosk locations in collaboration with food automation platform provider Blendid. The kiosks leverage machine learning, robotics, and artificial intelligence for the contactless dispensing of on-demand, customized, blended smoothies.
The new locations are at Georgia College in Milledgeville, Georgia and Kennesaw State University in Marietta, Georgia. These mark the first Jamba by Blendid openings on college campuses, expanding beyond the current kiosk pilot locations in the Stonewood Center in Downey, Calif., and the first pilot location, launched at a Walmart store in Dixon, Calif., in December 2020.
According to Jamba and Blendid, the new pilots are part of a larger joint effort to continue to explore opportunities to open more Jamba by Blendid kiosks in a variety of non-traditional venues, including gyms, hospitals, and airports.
The Georgia College and Kennesaw State University kiosks will dispense seven different plant-forward smoothies, as well as Jamba’s Boost energy drinks. They are available in 14-ounce servings and include one nutrition boost for no additional charge. When ordering, customers will have access to the macronutrient breakdown based on their order customizations. Both locations will be open extended hours and customers can place orders in person at the kiosk or they can order ahead with the Blendid app on Android or iOS. Additionally, they can make a payment using their respective college’s dining cards.
In a similar effort, robotic barista technology provider Briggo has been expanding the availability of its Briggo Connected Coffee solution. Customers can order coffees and other customizable drinks ahead via the Briggo Coffee mobile app or from one of multiple touchscreen kiosks. The Briggo coffee kiosk has been implemented at a Whole Foods store in Houston. Briggo also operates a fully-automated robotic coffee bar, or “Coffee Haus,” inside Terminal 3 of the San Francisco International Airport and two locations at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Austin, Texas.
“Since the beginning, we have wanted to test the Jamba by Blendid kiosks on college campuses. We know there is increasing demand for more ways to access our products and by introducing our robotic kiosks at colleges and universities across the country, we are making it even easier for consumers to enjoy smoothies 24/7,” said Geoff Henry, president of Jamba. “It has been rewarding to see guests engage enthusiastically with our kiosks, and we are looking forward to speaking with future operators who are interested in testing with us and learning more about the opportunity.”
“By utilizing robotics and AI technology, we can achieve our team’s mission to make delicious and customized food accessible to all. We’re thrilled to have accomplished this at the first two Jamba by Blendid pilot locations, and the positive guest feedback validates the potential of our robotic kiosks at a variety of different locations across the country,” said Vipin Jain, CEO and co-founder of Blendid. “We look forward to learning how these new campus communities utilize the kiosks as we pursue additional opportunities in similar settings.”
Jamba has more than 850 locations operating in 36 U.S. states, as well as the Philippines, Taiwan, South Korea, Thailand and Japan.


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Hundreds of people celebrated the first birthday of Southport Market in style.
There was a day and an evening full of Birthday Bonanza entertainment, for people of all ages.
The daytime was packed with families enjoying dancing from DBA School of Dance, dinosaur puppets from Star Kids, story time with Jude Lennon, crafts with pebbles & Treasures, circus skills, bouncy castles, soft-play, and more.
During the evening guests were treated to music from local DJ Mark Pickup and hit songs from soul sensation Dave Broe.
Jude Cherry said: “It was lovely to be part of the day and the celebrations. Thanks to everyone who bought books, stopped for a chat or joined in with my story reading.”
Tony Wynne said: “I love Southport Market…. a great place! They all helped us so much with our Ukrainian fundraising event in April.”
Jennifer Berrett said: “It was such a good day. Well done and happy birthday Southport Market.”
Vickie Marshall said: “Such an honour to be a part of the day! We have loved organising this event with Leah.”
More than a quarter of a million tasty treats have been served up during the new-look Southport Market’s first year of operation.
The original Southport Market first opened its doors on 7th September 1881 in a ceremony performed by the Earl of Derby to replace the Chapel Street Market. The new large market opening ceremony included a great gala with a procession and banquet.
The traditional market traders were in their new home until the buildings were destroyed by a fire in 1913.
The present Market Hall was built in 1931, and was home to scores of traditional market traders over the next 90 years.
Due to changing shopping and dining habits, Sefton Council then took the bold decision to transform one of Southport’s most historic and much-loved buildings into something very new and exciting for visitors – and it has thrived, enjoying a new lease of life with visitors from around the North West.
Statistics show that 279,400 dishes from around the world have been served up since the Market launched and that over 94,000 thirst-quenching pints have been poured.
Since opening on Thursday 22 July 2021 following a huge refurbishment, the new-look Southport Market on King Street has revitalised the town’s Market Quarter. This has resulted in new business opportunities and investment to the surrounding area.
Ther £1.4million transformation, led by Sefton Council, was secured through £900,000 from the Government’s Town Deal initiative with a further £500,000 from the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority.
Southport Market has also been hailed by a number of campaigners for its impressive accessibility provisions – the Market boasts a bespoke Changing Places space which is a fully accessible toilet and changing facility for people with disability needs, as well as multiple points of access for wheelchair users and families with prams.
Southport Market’s incredible first year in numbers
- 279,470 dishes served
- 94,588 pints of beer sold
- 9,564 burritos stuffed (Hector’s Mexicana)
- 11,249 Greek gyros wrapped (Pitamu)
- 10,477 portions of poutine created (Down & Oot)
- 22,663 pizza bases fired (600 Degrees Pizza)
- 15,000 portions of French fries topped (Allotment)
Sweeter treats are also available at the Market in the form of baked goods from Cake Corner and fresh ice cream, multiple toppings from Conehead. And for those preferring to buy something high-quality to eat at home, there’s family-run Blackhurst Butchers who have been at Southport Market for nearly 60 years.
As well as being home to food and drink outlets Southport Market also hosts free Thursday evening music events and a weekly, local crafts market that is also held on Thursdays. And, its Extravaganza Room will soon be available to hire for events and parties.
Cllr Marion Atkinson, Sefton Council’s Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Skills, said:
“Firstly, I want to say a huge thank you to our staff, our traders and everyone who has visited Southport Market in the last year.
“From the moment we announced our plans to transform the former market into a food & drink hall and community space it was clear there was a real desire and demand for a venue like this in Southport.
“Not only has Southport Market been a success in its own right but it has helped to boost the market quarter area of the town centre and we have seen dozens of new businesses and enterprising traders gravitate towards this hub of excitement.
“It’s not just about the food either – the Market itself and accompanying events space have been a welcome home for a host of different community groups, economic forums, conventions and more.
“This is a very exciting time for Sefton and Southport, and we continue to look at all opportunities for regeneration to benefit our communities.”
Ross Perkins of Canadian themed Down & Oot said:
“Since opening Down & Oot last July we are really proud of the business that we have grown.
“We have brought new and exciting cuisine to Southport and our speciality Canadian poutine has been a huge hit.”
Dan Johnson of 600 Degrees Pizza said:
“Our unit in Southport Market has allowed us to build on our growing brand and we have seen plenty of regular customers come through our doors to get their pizza fix which is really satisfying as a small business and we appreciate all of the loyalty.”
Southport Market is gearing up for a bumper summer by opening six days a week throughout the holiday period.
Starting from Tuesday (July 26th), the hugely popular food and drink hall – which celebrated its first birthday yesterday – will open Tuesday to Sunday for the next six weeks as families enjoy the Summer holidays.
Doors to the King Street based Southport Market will open from 10am each day, with extended opening hours on Fridays and Saturdays.
As well as a worldwide culinary smorgasbord of tasty treats and thirst quenching drinks, there will be live entertainment every Thursday, and fun-filled events for all the family.
All the details about the Market are at www.southportmarket.com


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By Charlotte Smith
Thanksgiving has now become a time of shopping instead of a time of feasting for some. Most local merchants will be closed or operate on a limited schedule on Thanksgiving, but the Elizabethtown Walmart has extended hours.
One Walmart representative said the store will open at 6:00 a.m. on Thursday, Thanksgiving Day and will be open around the clock until midnight Saturday. The store does have special offers saving shoppers money during the extended hours.
Black Friday and Shop Local offers will be available in Elizabethtown. Local merchants like Fisher’s Mens Shop, Leinwand’s, and The Ladies Shop all will have extended hours for the holiday weekend.
Mike Suggs announced his stores will be open 9 am until 6 pm Monday through Saturday and on Sundays from 12 noon until 5 pm offering big savings. Leinwand’s has a storewide sale and Ray’s Furniture & Jewelry has a sale on jewelry.


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Around the release of the AMD Radeon VII there used to be a bit of of communicate, and a large number of confusion, concerning the purple staff’s GPUs being in a position to matching Nvidia’s DLSS generation. But in a pre-launch briefing AMD representatives pushed aside the effectiveness of the GeForce-only post-processing impact, suggesting non-proprietary SMAA and TAA may just “offer superior combinations of image quality and performance.”
Nvidia’s Deep Learning Super Sampling characteristic is being added to Battlefield V as of late, taking the choice of video games the usage of it as much as two. Plus a benchmark. That will exchange very quickly, as extra key RTX titles pop out of the woodwork, and we all know of no less than one who’s going to reach very quickly.
But that modest fortify is solely probably the most causes for AMD’s dismissal of DLSS, the primary one being that the present, open requirements of SMAA and TAA don’t include “the image artefacts caused by the upscaling and harsh sharpening of DLSS.” The additional element that DLSS supplies, in comparison with the bushy, blurred pictures you’ll be able to revel in with temporal anti-aliasing, has been observed as probably the most advantages of DLSS. But clearly now not from AMD’s standpoint.
AMD’s Adam Kozak spoke to reporters after the CES unveiling concerning the Radeon VII’s compute prowess and discussed that an “Nvidia DLSS-like thing can be done with a GPGPU-like approach with our GPU.” That caused hypothesis that the purple staff can be matching Nvidia’s device studying method and that perhaps we’d see one thing identical going down with long run Radeon graphics playing cards.
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That doesn’t glance too most likely any time quickly because the AMD representatives webhosting the hot briefing defined that it used to be doubling down on SMAA and TAA.
“In the end,” says AMD’s director of selling, Sasa Marinkovic, “we are looking at the methods that are going to be widely implemented in today’s games, and that run exceptionally well on Radeon VII. So our priority is going to be looking at SMAA and TAA and not proprietary technologies.”
Another AMD Gaming exec. at the briefing name, Nish Neelalojanan, did provide an explanation for that device studying remains to be a large a part of the optimisations happening with Radeon GPUs, then again, and that it used to be nonetheless conceivable to succeed in “the same thing with more standard frameworks.”
“Some of the other broader available frameworks,” says Neelalojanan, “like WindowsML and DirectML, those are one thing we’re actively having a look at optimising… At one of the most earlier presentations we’ve proven one of the most upscaling, one of the most filters to be had with WindowsML, operating truly smartly with a few of our Radeon playing cards.
“So a lot of those optimisations continue to happen and have gone into Radeon VII, and that includes Asynchronous Compute, and that’s definitely going to help in some of those SDKs like WindowsML.”
While AMD isn’t actively pursuing DLSS-like applied sciences presently, that isn’t to mention it’s now not conceivable one thing identical can be rolled out the usage of WindowsML or DirectML to create an open supply model of DLSS. Using device studying to strengthen the visuals and the efficiency of video games on Radeon GPUs one day is due to this fact nonetheless a chance.
Just optimistically with out that “harsh sharpening,” eh?


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Bangalore, Nov 16 (UNI) Wipro Ltd today said it has obtained an injunction from a court in Hyderabad against the misleading advertisement released by Godrej for its soap brand 'Godrej No 1'.
The advertisement which had disparaging comparisons to Santoor Soap was challenged by Wipro Ltd on grounds that the advertisement was unfair, unethical, incorrect and misleading. The court accepted Wipro's plea and passed ad-interim injunction order restraining Godrej from continuing with the disparaging advertisement till further orders, Wipro said in a release here.
It said Santoor enjoys a market share exceeding 40 per cent in rural parts of Andhra Pradesh and was also ranked as the third largest toilet soap brand in the country in value terms, the release said.
Commenting on the order, Senior Vice-President, Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting Anil Chugh said, ''the order is a step in the right direction. It protects our brand against disparaging advertisement. We have always believed in giving best value to our consumers.'' UNI


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Troian Bellisario, the former Pretty Little Liars star who played Spencer Hastings on the hit show, has some words for advertisers and the damage their Photoshopped images do to women. Bellisario has publicly spoken out about her own struggles with eating disorders and body image in the past. Now she says she believes that heavily Photoshopped images by advertisers contribute to the problem.
On Instagram, Bellisario shared a video about a law in France that requires Photoshopped images to be labeled as altered. The new law was created to help fight against body dysmorphia and negative body image in the country. The video also touches on how that same law requires models to receive a doctor's confirmation that they are at a healthy weight before they're allowed to walk a runway. On a caption for the post, Bellisario talked about the issue of body shaming and unrealistic body standards.
"I do not agree with all of this," Bellisario begins in her caption. "I do not want to BODY SHAME Naturally thin women nor do I want to dictate whether or not they should work based on weight or whether or not they have a mental illness."
But Bellisario goes on to say she does fully back legislation that draws a consumer's attention toward altered advertisements.
While many people might be aware that ads are Photoshopped, it's still hard to overcome that knee-jerk reaction to compare yourself to a "perfect" image. These warning labels on altered ads hope to help consumers zero in on the unrealistic expectation being depicted, while also encouraging advertisers to put out more realistic ads that don't need to be labeled.
"I, for one, would want to know. I would want my friends to know and strangers and especially young men and women to know if they were looking at something real or something fake," Bellisario writes. "Because then we can see clearly that we are being sold products on the basis of first making ourselves feel less than (not pretty enough, not skinny enough, not healthy enough, whatever) so we 'need' to buy this product to be like the person in the ad. And feel better about ourselves.'"
There is no shortage of research that shows people are negatively impacted by the media’s portrayal of “ideal” body types, and often express dissatisfaction with their own bodies when viewing ads of models who are thinner than them. However, this advertising problem has also spilled over into the images we see on social media, like Instagram. Social media users often selectively post their most attractive images and enhance them much in the same way advertisers do with Photoshop. And this pursuit of perfection has consequences.
In a 2014 study from School of Psychology at UNSW Australia, researchers found that women reported being in a worse mood after making social media comparisons, relative to other comparisons such as billboards or magazine ads. They also reported being unhappier with their appearance and more motivated to begin unhealthy weight-loss activities once viewing "aspirational" images.
With the help of warning labels, Bellisario hopes that we'll all be motivated to stop reaching for these unrealistic expectations, whether those skewed views of reality come from advertisements or our own social media accounts. Then we might just be able to see the beauty in the mirror.
"The person in the ad doesn’t even look like that. What an amazing world it would be if we could just acknowledge that," Bellisario writes. "And then celebrate that we all look different, have different bodies, different backgrounds, and histories — and then find all of those differences beautiful."


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Daimler India launches new Chennai plant for making buses
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Truck-maker Daimler India Commercial Vehicles will start manufacturing buses from its facility near Chennai by the second quarter of 2015, the company said on Thursday after laying the foundation stone for the Rs425-crore (€50 million) factory.
The new plant is adjacent to its existing truck-manufacturing unit at Oragadam, an industrial suburb of Chennai. Daimler India, a subsidiary of Daimler of Germany which also owns the Mercedes Benz brand, is consolidating its entire truck and bus manufacturing operations in India with this plant.
The factory, with a capacity of about 1,500 buses a year, will make Mercedes Benz rear-engine luxury buses and Bharat Benz front engine buses for the 'volume market' catering to intra-city transport, school and staff buses.
The company has also entered into a supplier arrangement with Wrightbus of Northern Ireland to build the bus body for the Bharat Benz range.
Addressing the foundation stone-laying ceremony, Marc Llisotella, managing director and chief executive officer of Daimler India, said the company launched Bharat Benz, a new brand of trucks in April 2012 and has over 14 variants in the market.
The company hopes to replicate its success in trucks with the bus brand.
Wolfgang Bernhard, Daimler AG board member in charge of trucks and buses, said the 28-acre facility at the truck factory complex will make 9 tonne-16 tonne and heavier multi-axle buses. Daimler India will also export the buses and chasses to Africa and South-East Asia, beginning with Indonesia.
The company will use the Bharat Benz dealership network to market the buses in India.
Hartmut Schick, head, Daimler Buses and chief executive, EvoBus GmbH, said Daimler India will supply the Bharat Benz chassis to Wrightbus to build the complete bus. The international bus body building company has the flexibility and speed for this operation, he said.
Mercedes Benz chasses will be built at the new factory and the engines imported from Brazil. Daimler will build the high-end Mercedes-Benz buses itself.
India and China are key markets for Daimler. With an annual demand of about 40,000 buses, India's market is half that of China. But with a population matching China, the growth potential is huge, Schick said.


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June 8-9, 2020 | Manila AI & Blockchain Summit
The AIBC Summit has secured its place on the global tech calendar as the premier platform for companies to exhibit, network and engage in debate. Since 2018, more than 20,000 exhibitors, investors, suppliers, and thought leaders have come together, forged new partnerships, and sealed lucrative business deals.
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The fourth show, also the inaugural Asia edition of AIBC summit, takes place on 8th and 9th June 2020 in Manila, Philippines, bringing companies from East and West together for more networking, more high quality content, and more business opportunities than ever before.
Attendees can expect to connect with over 10,000 eager delegates, 400 innovative exhibitors, and 1000+ deep-pocketed investors, all in one place at the SMX Convention Centre in Manila. In addition, SiGMA Group is hosting SiGMA Manila in the same location on the same dates, facilitating greater synergy between the iGaming and emerging tech sectors, and prompting wider prospects for new business than ever before. The deals made at our Asia super-expo are likely to exceed all the multi-million dollar collaborations done to date across all our shows in Europe!
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CloudApp, a video led solution in the $16 Billion collaborative tech space that enables instant business communication through shareable videos, GIFs, and screenshots, announced today a seed investment of $4.3 million led by Kickstart Seed Fund. The round will also include previous investor Cervin Ventures, Bloomberg Beta, Kyle York, VP Strategy at Oracle, and new entrants SAP.iO, Qualtrics CEO Ryan Smith, Traeger CEO Jeremy Andrus, the CEO (Karl Sun), COO (Dave Grow), and Head of Sales (Dan Cook) from Lucid Software, and the co-founders of Teem, (Dan Caffee and Shaun Ritchie), a WeWork company. The financing will be used to invest in the fast growing enterprise led product that already includes Chrome, Mac, and Windows applications and to scale sales and marketing.
“We are thrilled to partner with CloudApp,” said Gavin Christensen, Managing Director of Utah’s largest seed fund Kickstart. “With 3MM+ users and nearly 1,000 corporate customers, CloudApp allows businesses to effortlessly use video and screen capture to improve both productivity and customer experience leading to revenue growth. One of their enterprise customers told us that if they discontinued their subscription with CloudApp, ‘there would be a riot!’ We expect great things in the near future.”
“We are excited to work with Kickstart, continue to work with Cervin and have several new entrants to draw from,” said Scott Smith, CEO of CloudApp. “The growth potential is limitless with both the financial and intellectual capital we gain through these partnerships. This group has been extremely supportive with our plans and impressed by our raving enterprise and individual fan base.”
“I use CloudApp a dozen times a day to share with my coworkers, my friends around the world, and my family,” said Khoi Vihn, Principal Designer at Adobe. “CloudApp is an indispensable tool because it’s easy and fast to share anything from my computer.”
Gavin Christensen, Managing Director of Kickstart fund, will join the board of directors. Adobe was also a previous investor of CloudApp.
A high growth video solution in the collaborative tech space with a near 5 star business user rating from G2 Crowd, Trust Radius, and Gartner Peer Insights. Using its combination of screen recording, screen grabbing, and GIF creation tools and with its integrations with workflow tools Zendesk, Slack, Adobe, Drift, Zapier, and others it is uniquely positioned as an indispensable video led enterprise solution.


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New York, March 25, 2020 – CasperLabs, a next-generation, secure and scalable Proof-of-Stake blockchain, is collaborating with BitMax.io, a Singapore
Zug, Switzerland, July 18, 2019 — Particl, the open-source and decentralized privacy platform, has announced the activation of RingCT and
With a network of tax kiosks around the world, several companies are working together to use blockchain technology to speed up the refund process.
Apple continues to police crypto on its app store, delisting a crypto game app that was available via Coinbase.
Scalability and trust continue to plague blockchain networks. DFINITY thinks it can solve both issues with its Internet Computer.
Payment Club, a leader in subscription payment services, has financed an initiative with $7 million in funding
Blockchain has caught the eye of major accounting firm Ernst & Young. In order to grow their crypto portfolio they’ve acquired tracking software called CAAT from a Silicon Valley start-up.
Three countries, Hungary, Singapore, and China recently made move to change cryptocurrency regulations.
Content streaming is a promising use case of blockchain tech. Decentralizing media will give power back to the users and smart contracts will prevent piracy.
Without going back in time to paper ballots, can we use blockchain to secure our elections? South Korea is aiming to answer the question with a resounding “yes”.
An array of factors are conspiring to punish the Turkish Lira. Salvation may be coming from a source other than the central bank or President Erdogan — Bitcoin.
CHina official state organs are teaming up to unveil a three year action plan that will improve IT consumption through blockchain integration.
Venezuela is up to its eyelids in inflation. Can a pivot to cryptocurrency ease their fiscal woes? Experts are skeptical.
Coinbase UK takes another step towards crypto mainstreaming by adding British pound functionality to its UK site. This is surely good news for expert traders and hedge funds alike thanks to the parallel initiative to speed transaction time in the UK.
Kleros’ Doge on Trial experiment is underway. It is testing their blockchain powered arbitration system which uses crypto coin payments to incentivize behavior from users, prosecutors, and jurors on the platform.
Fr8 and OpenPort have teamed up to bring blockchain solutions to logistics in the Asian Pacific region. They aim to reduce costs and incentivize widespread smartphone transactions among drivers.
What goes up, must come down.
The Delta Summit is the world’s first state-official blockchain event. Malta is a world leader in regulating the space.
It’s currency crisis season again. Venezuela has been involved in a major economic crisis in recent times with some describing
For the blockchain industry to mature it needs investment and exposure. Israeli billionaire Teddy Sagi is bringing both to the fintech startup Distributed Lab.
The Long Island Iced Tea company’s rebrand, Long Blockchain Company, has set off some red flags with regulatory agencies in the U.S. The company was recently served with a subpoena.
Using the new platform customers could use their digital assets to purchase tangible goods. This could allow for a faster adoption of cryptocurrencies.
Bitt Inc.’s deal with the Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten could allow for unprecedentally fast and secure financial transactions.
Paradigm Shyft It has certainly been quite a busy month for the Shyft team, as it was announced that the
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Härkingen/Switzerland, 2019/08/19 – The RONAL GROUP, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of light alloy wheels for automobiles and commercial vehicles, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. The milestone will thus be a central theme at the company’s stand at this year’s IAA in Frankfurt am Main. Various highlights await both customers and visitors to the trade show.
True to its motto of “Driving tomorrow”, IAA 2019 is all about transformation. New drives, self-driving cars and other trailblazing ideas make the world of the automobile as exciting as ever – a world in which RONAL GROUP has been a firm fixture for 50 years as one of the world’s leading manufacturers of light alloy wheels for automobiles and commercial vehicles.
To celebrate this significant anniversary together with its customers, the company will be attending this year’s IAA in Frankfurt am Main. RONAL GROUP’s 150m2 anniversary stand will showcase the latest products from the company’s brands, e.g. the SPEEDLINE CORSE SC1 Motorismo in racing black-matt-rim lip diamond cut, the anniversary wheel RONAL R50 in gold, as well as the SPEEDLINE TRUCK SLT 2907. The company would also like to celebrate its milestone anniversary together with its customers and take a look back at the past as well as into the future.
RONAL GROUP’s stand will thus display its first OE wheel, the 13-inch RS, on the original vehicle of that time, a Ford Capri I RS2600 V6. The wheel for this now rare cult coupé marked RONAL GROUP’s first order from an OEM 50 years ago. These and many other long-standing partnerships with car manufacturers will be celebrated at the anniversary stand of the RONAL GROUP.
At the same time, however, the company is also looking to the future: customers as well as interested visitors at the IAA will be given an on-site glimpse into potential technical paths that light-alloy wheels may go down in the future.
This and more exciting information will be available this September 12-13, 2019 at the RONAL GROUP stand C02 in Hall 4.1.
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To kick things off, Michael Feldman ofHPCwireand Addison Snell of Intersect360 Research will interview the four TOP500 editors - Hans Meuer, Erich Strohmaier, Jack Dongarra and Horst Simon - for their popular Soundbite podcast.
In keeping with tradition, the presentation of the latest TOP500 List will be a featured part of the ISC'12 opening session on Monday, June 18. Strohmaier, one of the founding editors of the list, will discuss the 39th list, providing the latest rankings as well as trends reflected over the past several lists. One of the top questions going into the session is whether the K Computer at the RIKEN Advanced Institute for Computational Science (AICS) in Kobe, Japan can maintain its number one position.
On Wednesday, June 20,HPCwireis sponsoring an "ISC Think Tank" session on TOP500 - 20 Years Later . Now in its second year, the ISC Think Tank Series continues with its dynamic discussion format with three panel sessions featuring some of HPC's leading thought leaders from the analyst, industry and end-user communities.
Registration for ISC'12 and attendees who register now can save up to 25 percent off the onsite registration fee. Also, Hamburg will be at its tourism peak in mid June, so, it's a good idea to reserve your hotel room early, too. You can click hotels to browse through a list of Hamburg hotels in all price categories.
Now in its 27th year, ISC'12 is expected to draw 2,400 attendees from academia, research institutions and industry around the world. An estimated 160 leading organizations will showcase their products and research in the ISC exhibition. For more information on the conference, you can visit www.isc12.org .


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Amazon could soon launch a smart TV, most likely under its Fire TV umbrella range of products.
The device is reportedly being tested now by DTG, the industry body responsible for Britain’s digital terrestrial broadcast technical standards. It’s being developed alongside a group of Chinese manufacturers including smartphone maker Huawei.
The set would gives viewers direct access to the firm’s own TV shows and films. This would negate the need for a set-top box or streaming box with the Prime Video app, or a device like the Fire TV Stick.
This is said to be Amazon’s attempt to take on the pay-TV market in the UK. Its previous attempt fell flat, when the likes of the BBC declined to make its channels available via Prime Video, and Amazon failed to tempt customers away from the likes of Sky, BT and Virgin Media.


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Though Microsoft revealed the Xbox One as its next-generation console, gamers who tuned into the announcement were probably a little disappointed. Microsoft made it pretty clear in the first half hour that the announcement was going to be all about the One's other entertainment features. Anything about gaming would be banished to the company's E3 conference in a few weeks.
Still, Microsoft made the wise move to not entirely neglect a hardcore gaming audience. In between discussing the new TV deals that would be coming to the Xbox, it sneaked in a few glimpses of games. EA Sports's Andrew Wilson took to the stage to briefly show off the new FIFA, Madden, NBA Live, and UFC games, taking particular care to announce that there would be FIFA 14 Ultimate Team content exclusive to the Xbox One.
Microsoft's Phil Spencer of Microsoft Studios followed up EA Sports with the announcement of Forza Motorsports V and a new Remedy Entertainment (the developer behind Max Payne and Alan Wake) exclusive. Quantum Break, an exclusive launch title, featured a trailer that was a confusing blend of live action and gameplay footage that featured a ship crashing into a bridge. Of course, no explanation was provided.
The rest of the reveal neglected to mention any videogames beyond a Call of Duty: Ghosts trailer and the tangentially-related Halo-Steven Spielberg TV deal.
For gamers, the reveal was a little underwhelming. Where were the 15 exclusives (eight of which are to be original IP) that Microsoft promised? Or better yet, where are Microsoft's priorities with the launch of its new "gaming" console?
I have seen your comments pop up lately, why is it that you seem only to talk absolute smack?
The problem is that most of these exclusive games are created by studios that are owned by their respective parent company ie MS, Sony


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The French company raises shipping fees by 100% due to Sana’a’s decision
French shipping group C.M.A. CGM announced on Tuesday that it would increase container shipping fees from Asia to the Red Sea by up to 100% starting January 15th, compared to prices on January 1.
Follow-up – Al-Khabar Al-Yemeni:
The company stated in a memorandum on its website that “effective from January 15th, which refers to the loading date at the original ports until further notice, the shipping price for a 40-foot container between Asia and the Western Mediterranean will be $6,000, up from $3,000 in early January.”
The company also significantly raised shipping fees to the Eastern Mediterranean, the Adriatic Sea, the Black Sea, and Syria. A spokesman for the group refrained from providing further details to Reuters regarding the fee increase.
Shipping companies’ stocks have risen since the attacks by the Houthis on some ships in the Red Sea, amid expectations that longer routes will lead to higher shipping prices.
Earlier, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, spokesman for the Sana’a forces, confirmed in his latest statement regarding the Yemeni operations on the Israeli city of Eilat the decision to expand the ban on Israeli ship activity to the Arabian Sea.
Expanding the ban on ship activity in the Arabian Sea may further impact the Israeli occupation with more losses, especially considering its reliance on Gulf oil, and paralyze its ship movements in the entire region.


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HTC HD2 smart phone with largest touchscreen dubbed latest iPhone killer
A phone boasting a 4.3in screen is the latest in a long line to be dubbed an "iPhone killer".
The HD2, made by Taiwanese firm HTC, goes on sale in the UK at the end of this month.
Its touchscreen display is the largest installed in a smart phone and matches the Motorola Droid for screen resolution at 480x800, which dwarfs the iPhone.
The device can easily download new software, although there are fewer applications available than for the Apple handset.
The new HTC HD2 mobile phone, which is set to challenge the market supremacy of Apple's iPhone, with one of the biggest screens on the market
'This is the first phone that matches the iPhone in terms of slickness,' said Will Findlater, of technology magazine Stuff.
The handset runs a customised version of Microsoft's Windows Mobile software, which has been tweaked to give a more 'intuitive' response to the user.
Like the iPhone, the screen is highly responsive to touch and allows the user to zoom in and out of web pages, documents and photos.
Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are all integrated into the phone for the keen social networker.
The HTC HD2 uses the Opera Mobile internet browser and supports an instant messaging service that allows the user to chat by text online with other online friends.
The phone also has a 5MP camera, integrated GPS, Wi-Fi, music player and FM radio.
A rechargeable battery gives around 6.3 hours of GSM talk time or 5.3
hours of 3G talk time. It has a standby time of up to 500 hours.
HTC previously made phones for other companies but has recently started to sell under its own name. It says the special Sense software make it easier to use than Apple's.
'At HTC we believe that the best things in life should be experienced, not explained,' said Peter Chou, CEO of HTC.
' HTC Sense is based on this principal by making the phone more simple and natural to use and by enabling people to personalise their mobile experience in their own unique way.
'The HD2 melds the power and flexibility of the Windows platform with the most advanced phone we've ever created.'
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The various pieces of technology that are in our lives could hand over our most personal information to hackers, the UK's most elite cyber security chiefs have warned.
Smart phones, watches, televisions, and fitness trackers all collect information on their users that could be used to extort money from people or pose as them.
An increasing amount of internet-connected deivces around the home allow hackers far more power to use "aggressive" and "confrontational" tactics, according to a new report from the Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the National Crime Agency (NCA).
It highlights the huge amount of personal information that those gadgets contain. Each of them has data including people's photos, personal messages and fitness information – which could be turned on their owners, according to the experts.
And it comes just days after WikiLeaks warned that phones and smart TVs could be used by the CIA and other agencies to spy on their owners.
The study forecasts that this year it is likely that "ransomware" will target connected devices containing data such as photos, emails and even fitness progress information.
"This data may not be inherently valuable, and might not be sold on criminal forums but the device and data will be sufficiently valuable to the victim that they will be willing to pay for it," the assessment says.
"Ransomware on connected watches, fitness trackers and TVs will present a challenge to manufacturers, and it is not yet known whether customer support will extend to assisting with unlocking devices and providing advice on whether to pay a ransom."
A surge in the number and variety of internet-ready products has sparked a string of security warnings.
There have even been suggestions that baby monitors and pacemakers could be vulnerable to hacking.
Analysts have forecast that by 2020 there will be as many as 21 billion connected devices used by businesses and consumers around the world.
The NCSC and NCA's 2016/17 report on the cyber threat to UK business says: "The rise of internet connected devices gives attackers more opportunity."
The paper notes that smart devices are still "inherently more difficult" to attack than traditional computers, saying that incidents may initially be limited to users who download apps from third-party app stores.
Ministers launched the NCSC, which is part of GCHQ, amid mounting concern over the potential danger to Britain's industry and infrastructure from online attacks.
The new report says the cyber threat to UK business is "significant and growing".
In three months after the centre was created, there were 188 "high-level" attacks as well as "countless" lower-level incidents.
The danger is "varied and adaptable", ranging from high-volume, opportunistic attacks to "highly sophisticated" and persistent threats.
The last year "has been punctuated by cyber attacks on a scale and boldness not seen before", the report says, pointing to a string of incidents including the targeting of the US Democratic Party and Bangladesh Bank.
Ciaran Martin, chief executive of the NCSC, said: "Cyber attacks will continue to evolve, which is why the public and private sectors must continue to work at pace to deliver real-world outcomes and ground-breaking innovation to reduce the threat to critical services and to deter would-be attackers."
The report will be published on Tuesday as the NCSC hosts a major conference on cyber security in Liverpool.
It also says that there is no clear understanding of the true scale and cost of cyber attacks to the UK as it is under-reported.
Donald Toon, director for economic and cyber crime at the NCA, said: "Businesses reporting cyber crime is essential if we are to fully understand the threat, and take the most effective action against it."
It comes days after it was revealed that GCHQ has warned political parties of the the threat posed to democracy by Russian hackers.


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Leading global tech company, SHAREit Group, has announced that it is set to expand into the African market to unlock the industry’s potential. This is after recent research proved that Africa is one of the fastest-growing regions in the global mobile and app market.
The research has since been backed by studies done by GSMA Mobile Economy which revealed that 615 million people in sub-Saharan Africa will subscribe to mobile services by 2025. This figure accounts for 50% of the region’s population, and $155 billion of the economic value added will be generated by mobile technologies and services in three years.
According to SHAREit, users can share files at high speed without internet data and access smooth digital content of top quality whenever they want. This is nothing but facts because in the latest AppsFlyer Performance Report (14th Edition) released this year, SHAREit was ranked as the number 4 media source globally in volume and power rankings in non-gaming categories on the IAP index.
Karam Malhotra, partner and global vice-president at SHAREit Group, said, “Africa has been identified as one of the most exciting markets as it is largely an Android market, with increasing digital behaviour and adoption of new technologies. We are expecting Africa to outperform our average growth in 2022 and become one of the leading regions for our company in the next three years.”
Arunabh Madhur, regional VP and head of business EMEA at SHAREit Group added, “In the new financial year our focus has been on tech verticals, which includes sectors like e-commerce, finance technology, food technology, video, gaming and educational technology. Our objective will be to ensure that we add massive value and growth to our partners with strong performance solutions in Africa and other parts of the world.”


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NetherRealm Studios has shared a new story trailer for Injustice 2! Be sure to check it out below and let us know what you think!
NetherRealm Studios got in touch with us to share some big news: Injustice 2 is coming to PlayStation 4 in 2017! The sequel to Injustice: Gods Among Us will be adding new characters, new environments and bumping them up to feature destruction and lots of interaction. Check out the game’s teaser trailer below, and read about a big new element being added to the fighting game sequel:
Now that Mortal Kombat X is finally available on PlayStation 4, it is time to start talking about the eventual release of the game on the PS3. For some time people thought that the latest release in the Mortal Kombat series would be exclusive to current gen hardware, but recent listings at several retailers place the release for the PS3 version of the game on June 30.
The Martian Manhunter has been revealed as the newest character for Injustice: Gods Among Us. Also Jon Stewart the second Green Lantern has been revealed as the alternate skin that fans have been asking for.
Ed Boon executive producer for NetherRealm Studios tweeted
“Today, we’re announcing, that tomorrow (Tuesday) we’re announcing, that at EVO we will be revealing new info on future INJUSTICE DLC.”
Today he did indeed announce that they will be debuting a new character for Injustice: God’s Among us this weekend during EVO and have a full gameplay trailer.
Who do you think it will be? Smart money would be on The Martian Manhunter in a Shapeshifting type character similar to Shang Tsung.
This would be the first DLC character not included in the Season Pass, it is unknown at this point if there will be a “season 2 pass”.
Also they could soon be announcinga GOTY edition and a Vita version, as it was recently listed on Amazon’s France website.


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Mars has canned a TV ad featuring A-Team star Mr T harassing a speed walker for being a "disgrace to the man race", after complaints in the US that it is offensive to gay people.
It is the second time in just over a month that a US advertiser has moved to distance itself from criticism of a campaign that relates to homosexuality. Heinz ditched its "male kiss" Deli Mayo ad late last month.
In both cases TV ads made for the UK - and never shown in America - have been pulled largely because of negative US reaction.
The Mr T ad drew just two complaints to the UK advertising watchdog which decided not to investigate the commercial for any potential breach of the advertising code.
Which begs the question of whether Mars in the US was right to bury it, after complaints from gay rights groups, or whether there really wasn't that much awry with the tongue-in-cheek TV ad?
The unapologetically un-PC Mr T has built a career out of "pitying some fool" and had received rave reviews in his first outing for Snickers to teach wussy men to "get more nuts".
Admittedly the high tide mark for the abrasive BA Baracus was the 1980s when TV show The A-Team, about a team of mercenary-like ex-Vietnam war veterans taking the law into their own hands on a weekly basis, hardly raised an eyebrow.
Heinz received a lot of criticism over deciding to pull its TV ad, which drew more than 200 complaints to the ad watchdog in the UK, after gay rights groups argued it was kow-towing to anti-homosexual campaigners.
Powerful US Christian group the American Family Association mobilised its 3.5m members for an email campaign against the Deli Mayo ad, bombarding Heinz with complaints.
Again the UK advertising watchdog decided against launching any official investigation into the Heinz Deli Mayo TV ad.
Perhaps part of the problem might lie in that age-old issue of "you say tomatoe I say tomato" argument of a different brand of humour on either side of the Atlantic.
Heinz US described its Deli Mayo ad as a "misplaced attempt at humour", while Mars said that its commercial was "meant to be fun" and thought it might have got into hot water because "humour is highly subjective".
Both TV ads were made by the UK agency AMV BBDO and neither were designed to air in the US.
Are the ads really offensive, is the world becoming too PC, or is there just a difference in what constitutes a bit of tongue-in-cheek humour between the US and the UK?


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Despite recent press reports, Essar Energy PLC denies any plans to close its Stanlow refinery. The refinery’s location and integration into transportation logistics make it well positioned to supply the UK’s fuel demand. Recent upgrading work will help optimize product output.
In a statement, Essar said that it had embarked on a $100M cost improvement program to ensure the plant could survive a period of “exceptionally poor” refining margins.
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After a boom in 2021 and a much more robust start to 2022, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have slowed as a raccord of factors — including weak share prices and stock exchange volatility, fears of rising pumpiing, concerns about interest rates and supply chain interruptions and the risk of global economic depression — undermined business and consumer feeling and created hesitancy about uniting to major transactions.
Nevertheless, tactical buyers continue to keep see M&A as a major strategy for traveling growth, bolstering product invention and developing competitive positioning. And while a lot of M&A with the eye within the beholder (Microsoft wrote away 96% within the value of its handset business, pertaining to example), in the event that done proper, M&A may create significant new benefit for shareholders.
M&A is normally governed by a patchwork of federal and state code, regulations, rules and case legislation. M&A deals in the United States are usually subject www.rencato.com/secure-online-document-exchange-made-easy-the-benefits-of-a-virtual-data-room to oversight by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which manages disclosure obligations, prohibits insider trading and offers private legal rights of action. State business laws really are a significant point, with Delaware being the dominant jurisdiction of incorporation for people M&A.
M&A may also be impacted by the Panel on International Investments in nation (CFIUS), which will reviews international investments in vital technology corporations or individuals with potentially sensitive information about ALL OF US persons. Moreover, parties to cross-border M&A discounts must consider political implications, such as the potential impact of this deal about jobs and security in the target country.


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Yes, Labor Day is past and summer is technically over, but we’re not going to let that get us down, are we? And it doesn’t hurt that this weekend has a ton of fun stuff going on, from creepy movies to a hip new musical to a fun Delta day trip.
As with everything these days, be sure to double check websites for any last-minute changes in health guidelines. Meanwhile, if you’d like to have this Weekender lineup delivered to your inbox every Thursday morning for free, just sign up at www.mercurynews.com/newsletters or www.eastbaytimes.com/newsletters.
1 SEE & HEAR: ‘Soul Train’ is here
“Hippest Trip — The Soul Train Musical,” a brand new musical about the game-changing TV show that’s destined for Broadway, is getting its world premiere workout in San Francisco. Here’s how to see it.
Visitors cross Main Street in the charming Delta town of Isleton. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
2 PLAY: Isleton day trip beckons
The Delta is one of our favorite hangouts, and the sleepy town of Isleton is undergoing a renaissance of sorts — new coffee houses, new galleries, new eateries! — so it’s a great time to visit. Here’s what you need to know.
3 SEE & HEAR: Great shows and festivals are all over
From a brand new take on “Romeo and Juliet” to the return of a beloved seafood festival, there is a lot to see and do this weekend.
4 DINE: Tri-Valley glam vegan restaurant
The newly opened Blossom & Root in Danville is billed as the Tri-Valley’s first upscale vegan restaurant, and interest has been off the charts. We stopped by for a look and taste recently, and here are our first impressions.
“El Conde” reimagines dictator Augusto Pinochet (played by Jaime Vadell) as a vampire. (Netflix)
5 WATCH: A good weekend to get creeped out
Scaring the bejesus out of ourselves is a great American weekend tradition. And if you are game, there are a lot of great new horror movies and streamers available to watch this weekend.
6 PLAY: ‘Starfield’ is here
One of the most hotly anticipated video games of 2023 came out this week, and, yeah, it lives up to the hype.
7 EAT: All about Alfredo
Alfredo sauce offers a perfect pinch of decadence for any weekend, and you can use it on pasta, chicken, pizza … the works. The good news is you can find a LOT of premade Alfredo sauce brands in stores. The bad news is not all of them are very good. But we know which ones are.


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Google recently presented the first affordable Android One smartphones.
Despite the fact that the ninth month of this year is already coming to an end, MediaTek is confident that before the end of the year in India there will be sold at least 1.5-2 million devices. The secret is simple – a good combination of low cost and good equipment of the device with the possibility of priority updates.
However, MediaTek notes that at the initial stage of Android One development some problems are possible. However, this project will increase Android ecosystem popularity, and, in addition, will bring new players to the market.
It is to be recalled that the first devices of the new Google line were Karbonn Sparkle V, Spice Android One Dream UNO Mi-498 and the Micromax Canvas A1 smartphones with the price tags of $ 106, $ 104 and $ 103, respectively. All of them have 4-core processors, as well as 4.5-inch displays with 480×854 resolution and 1 GB of RAM.


text: Construction of a new Blaze Pizza is currently underway at 1100 Fair Oaks Avenue, the former location of Blockbuster Video in the city. The property owner received approval for up to three tenants at the location. “It’s great to see some activity after construction was quiet for a couple of months,” said South Pasadena City Manager Sergio Gonzalez. “It seems to be moving forward with the tenant improvements that are needed for a new tenant. It’s encouraging to see work being done.” System-wide sales at Blaze Fast-Fire’d Pizza were up 83 percent to $185 million in 2016 over 2015, according to a company press release. The build-your-own pizza chain also projected system-wide sales this year — its fifth full year in business — to exceed $292 million. In five years, the company expects system-wide sales to exceed $1 billion, Jim Mizes, COO and president of Blaze Pizza, said in the release.


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Masaba Gupta shows off fit physique as she gets ready to sculpt her body in new workout video: Satyadeep Misra reacts
Masaba Gupta shared a video of herself flaunting her fit physique on Instagram recently. The fashion designer and actor revealed that she had achieved her fat percent, and now she is ready to sculpt her body. Satyadeep Misra hearted the post.
Fashion designer and actor Masaba Gupta, Neena Gupta's daughter, is obsessed with fitness. We are not saying this. In fact, the 33-year-old star believes the same and even shared a video to prove it. Masaba is known for documenting her fitness and weight loss journey on social media, and her recent video ventured around the same topic. The star took to Instagram to share a post where she revealed that she had achieved her ideal body fat percentage and now she was working towards sculpting her body. To say that she inspired us with her dedication would be an understatement. Scroll ahead to watch the video, and believe us, you will also be impressed.
On Tuesday, Masaba posted a video flaunting her enviable fit physique. It showed her working out at the gym with resistance bands attached to wooden training rings and a bar. She pulled the rings to train her back muscles and strengthen her upper body. The fashion designer captioned her post, "Body Fat percent achieved. Now time to sculpt this machine Can you tell me I'm obsessed ? #ﬁtness #masaba #gymrat." (Also Read: Masaba Gupta on benefits of drinking Safed Petha or Winter Melon Juice)
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Masaba wore hot pink workout tights and a racerback grey sports bra for the workout session. She teamed the ensemble with a messy updo and white trainers. Dressed in the fuss-free exercise look, Masaba pulled the rings and resistance bands away from the bars in a wide stance to stretch her arms and strengthen the upper body.
After Masaba posted the video, many of her followers hearted her post and dropped their reactions. Satyadeep Misra, Neena Gupta, Bhumi Pednekar, Shilpa Shetty and Anushka Sharma hearted the post. Rasika Dugal wrote, "Wow. I am struggling." Another user wrote, "Hot."
Meanwhile, Masaba Gupta will be next seen in the second season of the Netflix series Masaba Masaba with her mother, veteran actor Neena Gupta. She also Modern Love Mumbai, releasing on May 13 on Amazon Prime Video.


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(Pocket-lint) - Xiaomi hosted its expected Mega Launch event yesterday, where it announced the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra, Mi 11 Pro, Mi 11i, and Mi 11 Lite phones. It also unveiled the Mi Band 6.
However, less expected was the announcement that it was just the first part of a two part event. Due to illness truncating the first presentation, a second, similar livestream will take place today, Tuesday 30 March 2021.
Here then is how to watch the Xiaomi Mega Launch part 2.
When is the Xiaomi Mega Launch?
The second launch event is taking place today, 30 March 2021. The time has been confirmed as 19:30 Beijing time (CST) (the same as part one). Here are the global times so you know when to tune in:
- San Francisco - 04:30 PDT
- New York - 04:30 EDT
- London - 12:30 BST
- Berlin - 13:30 CEST
- New Delhi - 17:00 IST
- Tokyo - 20:30 JST
- Sydney - 22:30 AEDT
How can I watch the Xiaomi Mega Launch online?
You can watch the second livestream at the top of this page.
Additionally, Xiaomi will be streaming it on YouTube and Mi.com.
You can catch up with part 1 again below.
What to expect from the Xiaomi Mega Launch
The Mi 11 was already launched, but several other 11 series handsets were announced in part 1. These included the Mii 11 Ultra, Mi 11 Pro, Mi 11 Lite and Mi 11i. The company also unveiled the next generation version of its fitness tracker - the Mi Band 6.
Because of the unexpected nature of the event splitting in half, other products are now expected for part 2. This includes the Mi Mix Fold.
It is thought to be Xiaomi's first commercial folding phone. You can see what it could look like in a fresh leak right here.


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This couple is ditching land in favor of a life as seafaring nomads.
Angelyn and Richard Burk are in their 50s and plan to dedicate their lives to travel now they’re both retired.
Not only are they making that happen, but they’re doing it for less than it would cost them to pay off their mortgage.
The Burks have always loved cruising but they could only ever justify it on special occasions.
That was until they decided to make a drastic change.
Both Angelyn and Richard retired from their long-held jobs and put their Seattle home on the market.
And with that, they waved goodbye to their normal lives and began their glitzy new life on the open water.
With the money they made on the sale of their home, together with their would-be mortgage repayments, the couple realized they could live this way for the rest of their lives.
After crunching the numbers, they actually realized they could hop from cruise to cruise for as little as $40 a day, including accommodation, food, drinks, and transport.
“We love to travel and we were searching for a way to continuously travel in our retirement that made financial sense,” Angelyn told 7Life.
“We have been frugal all our lives to save and invest in order to achieve our goal,” she says.
“We are not into materialistic things but experiences.”
She said she and Richard never wanted to live on land again.
Instead, they planned to visit every corner of the globe.
She said life on a cruise ship was leisurely travel without any of the complications that came with regular travel.
Angelyn and Richard aren’t the only ones creating a new life for themselves on board cruise ships.
Ryan Gutridge works full-time while living on board a cruise ship.
Not only does he get to travel the world, but he says it’s actually cheaper than renting a place on land.


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According to Thomson Reuters, comparable-store retail sales rose 4.3% on average in May. That result came in above analysts' consensus estimates, which many have pinned on the good weather. One retailer not included in the result is Gap (NYSE:GPS), which put up a lowly 1% increase in comparable sales. Winners were easier to find, with L Brands (NYSE:LB) rising 3% and Costco (NASDAQ:COST) leading the pack with a 6% rise.
May has ended up being a decent month for same-store sales for the past few years. In 2013, for instance, comparable sales rose 4.8%, also attributed to the nice weather. Apparently, all you need to do to run a successful retail business is open a store somewhere sunny -- sorry, Portland.
Highlights from May
Gap's performance in May was frustrating for anyone who follows this brand. Old Navy and Banana Republic both grew comparable sales, but Gap dropped comparable sales by 3%. Last year, the combined brands managed to increase sales by 7%, with the Gap brand rising 8%. Gap has been a slow grower recently, and the only real success story has come from Banana Republic, which has managed to stabilize and finally put up some growth.
One step up from Gap is L Brands, owner of Victoria's Secret and Bath & Body Works. Both brands put up increases, with Bath & Body Works coming out on top with a 5% increase compared to Victoria's Secret's 2% rise. L Brands ran into trouble with its Victoria's Secret direct sales, though, where sales fell 10% in May, bringing year-to-date comparable sales down 3%.
If you want to find an out-and-out winner in May, Costco is your man. Costco's 6% result was a welcome increase from its year-to-date rate, which is now sitting at 4%. The company has had solid returns this year on its food, which has been leading the way in terms of comparable sales.
Costco don't need no stinking sunny days
Luckily for Costco investors, increases in comparable sales are really just icing on the big-box cake. Costco's memberships generate a huge chunk of the business's income. The company operates on a shoestring gross margin of just 11%. Over three-fourths of Costco's operating income for the first three quarters of the fiscal year is accounted for by membership fees.
Looking at these three retailers, it's clear that Costco is the most consistent brand. Clearly, Gap and L Brands both have a chance to jump if they can make their clothes click with the right cliques, but Costco doesn't need to rely on those sorts of trends. The warehouse concept seems like it's here to stay, and Costco is leading the way.


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Samsung Unveils Industry’s First Memory Module With New CXL Interconnect Standard | Business
SEOUL, South Korea – (BUSINESS WIRE) – May 10, 2021 –
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced memory technology, today unveiled the industry’s first memory module that supports the new Compute Express Link (CXL) interconnect standard. Integrated with Samsung’s Double Data Rate 5 (DDR5) technology, this CXL-based module will allow server systems to dramatically increase memory capacity and bandwidth, thereby accelerating artificial intelligence (AI) workloads and high performance computing (HPC) in data centers.
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Industry’s first DRAM memory solution that runs on the CXL interface (Photo: Business Wire).
The rise of AI and big data has fueled the trend towards heterogeneous computing, where multiple processors work in parallel to process huge volumes of data. CXL – an open, industry-supported interconnect based on the PCI Express (PCIe) 5.0 interface – enables high-speed, low-latency communication between the host processor and peripherals such as accelerators, memory buffers and intelligent I / O devices, while increasing memory capacity and bandwidth far beyond what is possible today. Samsung has been working with several data center, server, and chipset manufacturers to develop next-generation interface technology since the creation of the CXL consortium in 2019.
âThis is the industry’s first DRAM memory solution running on the CXL interface, which will play a critical role in delivering data-intensive applications including AI and machine learning in data centers. data as well as in cloud environments, âsaid Cheolmin Park, vice president. Chairman of the Memory Product Planning Team at Samsung Electronics. “Samsung will continue to raise the bar with innovation in memory interfaces and scaling of capacity to help our customers, and the industry as a whole, better manage real-time workload demands.” larger, more complex, and critical to AI and data centers. of tomorrow. “
Dr. Debendra Das Sharma, Intel Fellow and Director of I / O Technology and Standards at Intel, said: âThe data center architecture is evolving rapidly to support the growing demand and workloads for AI and ML, and CXL memory is expected to expand memory usage to a new level. We continue to work with industry companies such as Samsung to develop a robust memory ecosystem around CXL. “
Dan McNamara, senior vice president and general manager, Server Business Unit, AMD, added, âAMD is committed to driving the next generation of performance in cloud and enterprise computing. Memory research is a critical part of unlocking this performance, and we are excited to work with Samsung to provide advanced interconnect technology to our data center customers. “
Unlike conventional DDR memory, which has limited memory channels, Samsung’s CXL compatible DDR5 module can scale memory capacity to the terabyte level, while dramatically reducing system latency caused by caching. Memory.
In addition to CXL hardware innovation, Samsung has incorporated several controller and software technologies such as memory mapping, interface conversion, and error handling, which will allow processors or GPUs to recognize memory based. on CXL and use it as main memory.
Samsung’s new module has been successfully validated on Intel’s next-generation server platforms, ushering in an era of high-bandwidth, low-latency CXL memory using the latest DDR5 standard. Samsung is also working with data center and cloud providers around the world to better meet the need for more memory capacity that will be critical in the management of big data applications, including in-memory database systems. .
As the DDR5-based CXL memory module is released, Samsung intends to become the industry leader in meeting the demand for next-generation high-performance computing technologies that rely on memory capacity and extensive bandwidth.
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Lord Todd has teased us with another amazing collectible set, as a picture was released of the new McFarlane Toys Suicide Squad action figures on social media. Joining the DC Multiverse are Harley Quinn, Peacemaker, Bloodsport, Polka-Dot Man, and the King Shark Build-A-Figure.
Not much has been mentioned but it looks like pre-orders will be available on August 4th.
Stay tuned for more info!
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US consumer spending rebounded in the largest amount on record in May, but earnings are unlikely to be sustainable as revenue will decline and is expected to further decrease as Millions lose their unemployment checks starting next month.
The Commerce Department report on Friday added increases in home building permits, industrial production and orders for manufactured goods by suggesting that the economy was turning the corner after stringent measures to control the COVID-19 pandemic They put it into recession in February.
But incipient recovery is threatened by an increase in confirmed coronavirus cases in many parts of the country, including heavily populated California, Texas, and Florida.
“There are still great difficulties for the economy,” said Gus Faucher, chief economist at PNC Financial in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. “Personal income and consumer spending are likely to be highly successful in the coming months, unless Congress provides more fiscal stimulus.”
The Commerce Department said consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of America’s economic activity, increased 8.2% last month. That was the biggest increase since the government began following the series in 1959. Consumer spending fell a record 12.6% in April.
Economists polled by Reuters had forecast a spending increase of 9.0% in May. The surge in spending last month reflected the reopening of many businesses after closing in mid-March to curb the spread of respiratory illness.
Consumers stepped up purchases of motor vehicles and recreational items. They also increased spending on health care and in restaurants, hotels, and motels.
But personal income fell 4.2%, the most since January 2013, after rising a record 10.8% in April, when the government issued $ 1,200 one-time checks to millions of people and increased benefits. unemployment to cushion the difficulties of COVID-19. The payments are part of a nearly $ 3 trillion historical tax package.
Shares on Wall Street were trading lower, pressured by rising coronavirus infections and the move by the Federal Reserve to limit bank dividend payments and ban share buybacks until at least the fourth quarter. The dollar was stable against a basket of currencies. US Treasury prices rose.
The drop in income last month reflected a decrease in government welfare payments related to the pandemic.
The government will stop paying an additional $ 600 a week in unemployment benefits on July 31. Economists estimate that about 26 million people, two-thirds of whom do not qualify for regular 26-week state unemployment insurance benefits, would be without income.
About 30.6 million people, about a fifth of the workforce, were cashing unemployment checks in the first week of June. Government transfers to households totaled $ 1.1 trillion last month compared to $ 3 trillion in April.
Wages increased 2.7% after falling 7.6% in April. But with record unemployment, last month’s earnings will likely fail.
Consumer spending in May was financed with savings, which decreased by $ 1.9 trillion. The savings rate fell to a still high 23.2% from a record 32.2% in April. Historically, high savings could support spending. However, economists warn that uncertainty amid rising COVID-19 infections could cause consumers to duck and keep their income.
Inflation remained weak in May, with moderation in food prices and a decrease in the cost of energy goods and services for the fifth consecutive month. The Personal Consumption Expense Price Index (PCE), excluding volatile food and energy components, rose 0.1% after falling 0.4% in April.
In the 12 months to May, the so-called PCE basic price index rose 1.0%, matching April’s profit. The PCE core index is the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation. The US central bank has an inflation target of 2%.
When adjusted for inflation, consumer spending rose a record 8.1% in May after falling 12.2% in April. Still, so-called real consumer spending remained 11.2% below its pre-pandemic level.
That kept economists’ expectations about the sharpest drop in consumer spending and economic growth in the second quarter since the Great Depression intact.
Economists expect GDP to decline at an annualized rate of 46% in the second quarter. The economy contracted at a rate of 5% in the January-March quarter, the worst recession since the Great Recession 2007-09.
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Sheetz convenience stores and Wright Express Corp. have announced the launch of a multi-city trial of a technology that enables drivers to make fuel purchases at Sheetz locations using their mobile phones.
According to the companies, drivers will be able to download over-the-air a fleet card into their specially-enabled NFC (Near Field Communication) mobile phones; they then will be able to purchase fuel by merely tapping their phones at the contactless payment readers installed in more than 350 participating Sheetz locations throughout Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, Ohio and North Carolina.
The pilot, which begins this month, is a first for both Sheetz and Wright Express, who are collaborating with ViVOtech in testing the mobile technology to gauge its benefits and the impact on the fleet fueling industry. Drivers participating in the pilot are part of Sheetz Business Advantage fleet program.
“There are indications that the wireless phone will be the electronic wallet of the future,” says Russ Lamer, manager of emerging technologies for South Portland, Maine-based Wright Express. “The goal of this field test is to enable us to better understand NFC mobile payment technology and position Wright Express to rapidly achieve leadership in this exciting new market as it develops.”
Lamer says Sheetz has had the contactless readers at its stores for several years now and have been accepting contactless chip cards, using RFID technology for payments at the pump and in-store. ViVOtech provided the end-to-end NFC mobile solution for the trial, including a mobile wallet, over-the-air fleet card provisioning infrastructure software, promotion management software and contactless/NFC terminals installed at Sheetz locations.


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Just because Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition
was released over a half a year ago doesn't mean that Disney intends to stop supporting their toy-driven title. In fact, a trio of trailers has recently been released showing off new content that is in the pipeline.
First up, we have a quick look at two of the characters who will be joining the cast from the recently-released Zootopia
, Judy and Nick.
The second video is the official launch trailer for the Marvel Battlegrounds Playset, which adds an all new, four-player arena brawler to the game.
And finally, we have the first installment of "Disney Infinity Next" that covers several topics related to what gamers can expect from the game this Spring.
Are there any other Disney characters that you hope to see coming to Disney Infinity 3.0
in the future? Let us know!


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In a move to leverage the use of leading virtual production technology into episodic television production, Disney General Entertainment Content and Disney Television Studios have partnered with Industrial Light & Magic to convert the historic Stage 1 on the Disney Lot into a best-in-class virtual production facility using ILM’s StageCraft toolset. They are already shooting television productions on this virtual stage. Dubbed The Infinity on Disney Stage 1 and situated on the same stage where sequences of Walt Disney’s groundbreaking Fantasia were filmed, the new facility is composed of 700 state-of-the-art LED panels. When combined, they create a 1,600 square foot LED canvas—including doors—or approximately 16,000 cubic feet on the main Volume, plus 800 square feet of doors.
“Thanks to the leadership of Peter Rice and Dana Walden, we are committing a stage on our lot to a permanent virtual StageCraft production installation,” said Disney Television Studios production executive John Ziffren and technology executive Alex Grimwade, who spearheaded the effort. “This stage will serve as an extraordinary resource for creatives both inside and outside The Walt Disney Company, bringing this groundbreaking technology—often used in feature films and effects-laden series—to episodic television production. Whether it’s shooting routine driving shots, creating worlds that only exist in the imaginations of our creators, or traveling our casts and crews to both well-known and remote locations around the world without anyone having to get on a plane, the possibilities are game-changing. Our partnership with Industrial Light & Magic, with their end-to-end virtual production platform, StageCraft, ensures the most advanced production technology available today. It’s a huge step forward for our television operations, and we’re excited to have this tremendous resource for our creative partners as well as other industry producers.”
Chris Bannister, ILM’s StageCraft executive producer, added, “We are so excited to partner with the Disney Television Studios team on this project. ILM’s StageCraft brings about the production-hardened technology as well as experts in virtual production to help make creative visions a reality. By partnering with Disney Television Studios, we are connecting with a whole new group of creatives and producers. We are excited to show how virtual production can help a wide range of productions from simple process shots to complex in-camera digital environments.”
The stage has already hosted a high-profile upcoming television series, the Hulu Original series How I Met Your Father from 20th Television, which premieres early next year. Showrunners Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger had conceived a pivotal sequence for an episode of the show set in New York City, in which their lead character walks the Brooklyn Bridge with her friends. Rather than flying series star Hilary Duff and her castmates across the country and braving the logistical obstacles of the elements, location shooting and permits, ambient noise and other complications, series director and executive producer Pamela Fryman was able to shoot her stars on the virtual stage—capturing a render of them walking the iconic location which will look completely authentic to viewers.
“Thanks to Disney’s new Infinity Stage, I was able to spend the day in Burbank shooting a scene on the Brooklyn Bridge,” said Fryman. “The logistics and price tag of shooting on location (even when there’s not a pandemic) would have made this scene impossible, but thanks to this new technology, the scene is in the can! A huge thank you to everyone involved who welcomed us with open arms and made the entire experience so much fun and a huge success.”
In addition to its future use for the hundreds of Walt Disney Company television productions each year, the Infinity on Stage 1 is also available for rental to other studios and production entities. The facility will also be used as a training platform for production craftspeople to learn more about the possibilities unleashed by virtual production technology.


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The PlayStation Network (PSN) has been plagued with issues and outages for several weeks, and the service has been unavailable for several days. Sony has commented that this issue is not primarily related to the companies servers themselves. In fact they have stated that these issues have been caused by hackers, and Anonymous had been named.
“An external intrusion on our system has affected our PlayStation Network and Qriocity services. In order to conduct a thorough investigation and to verify the smooth and secure operation of our network services going forward, we turned off PlayStation Network & Qriocity services on the evening of Wednesday, April 20th. Providing quality entertainment services to our customers and partners is our utmost priority.”
Anonymous has responded back with a video message directed at PSN users, denying involvement. (Credit for the video: TheDailyScope)
Amazon has also reported issues with its site being hacked in the past few days, again Anonymous was named.
Kitguru says: Are Sony having server issues, or is Anonymous working overtime this weekend?


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Websterʼs Community Pharmacy, Fine Stationers and Liquors announce the next “Altadenaʼs Fancy Food Truck Fridays” event on Friday, May 13th in the Websterʼs Parking Lot. From 5P.M. to 9P.M., gourmet food truck fans can enjoy six varieties of delicious fare while chatting with their friends, family and neighbors and browsing the Websterʼs shops. For shopping convenience, the participating stores will stay open until 9p.m.
Meredith Miller, owner of Websterʼs Community Pharmacy, has teamed up with No Reservations Gourmet Food Trucks to bring the popular trucks to the Websterʼs parking lot on Lake Ave. This fridayʼs featured trucks are: “The Border Grill”, “The Hungry Nomad”, “Greenz on Wheelz”, “Auntieʼs Fry Bread”, “OG Tempura” and “Tango Mango”.
This month, a drawing will be held for a complimentary meal from each participating Gourmet
Food Truck. Entry forms can be filled out at the Websterʼs stores this week, the drawing will be
held on Friday, May 13.
“We want to invite our Altadena neighbors to come and hang out with their friends and family. To make that easier, we will have some family-style tables set up to enjoy the fabulous food and
“This month, Websterʼs Fine Stationers will have complementary fortune tellers and tarot
card readers; it must be Friday the 13th!” commented Meredith Miller.
Websterʼs Community Pharmacy, Fine Stationers and Liquors have been servicing Altadena residents since 1926. Websterʼs parking lot is located on the corner of Lake Ave and Marcheta. Entrance is complimentary, street parking and adjacent lot parking will also available.
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New Delhi: As the number of coronavirus cases in India surpassed 90,000-mark, the Narendra Modi-led government extended the lockdown till May 31 but granted considerable relaxations. Also Read – Banning Kiss And Intimacy: Producers Think of Using Advanced Technology to Depict Physical Love on-Screen
The Ministry of Home Affairs directed the states to decide the zones — Red, Green and Orange — taking into consideration the parameters shared by the Health Ministry. It says the “zones can be a district, or a municipal corporation/municipality or even smaller administrative units such as sub-divisions, etc, as decided by states and UTs.” Also Read – India Joins 62 Nations at WHO Meet to Back EU Draft Resolution on COVID-19 Origin
The Centre, however, made it clear that shops and markets can open with staggered timings in non-containment areas from May 18. Also Read – Lockdown 4.0 Begins Today: Ball in States’ Court Now to Decide Delineation of Zones; COVID-19 Tally Surpasses 90,000-mark | LIVE Updates
Here are some most frequently asked questions answered:
Will Shops Open?
All shops, except those in containment zones and malls, will be allowed to open from Monday with staggered timings during lockdown 4.0. Local authorities will have to ensure that shops and markets open with staggered timings and follow social distancing norms, the home ministry said. All shops shall have to ensure six feet distance (‘2 gaz ki doori’) between customers and will not allow more than five persons at a time in their premises.
Hotels, restaurants shall be permitted to operate kitchens for take away/home delivery of food items.
What about Salons, Beauty Parlours?
Barber shops, salons and spas will also start functioning in non-prohibited localities.
Can E-commerce companies like Flipkart, Amazon deliver essential and non-essential items?
E-commerce websites will be allowed to commence the delivery of non-essential items. However, online sales will continue to be restricted in containment zones.
Are house helps allowed?
House helps will be allowed in less affected areas only. No domestic help will be allowed in red zones.
Take a look at the complete list of activities that are allowed/restricted during the fourth phase of lockdown.
Source: Thanks https://www.india.com/news/india/lockdown-4-0-will-domestic-helps-be-permitted-in-societies-list-of-activities-allowed-restricted-in-fourth-phase-of-lockdown-4031998/


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Enterprise software company, Zuora, has introduced a new relationship business management marketplace called RBM Connect, that aims foster a new wave of subscription business model innovation.
This relationship business management channel partner marketplace is essentially an “app store” that showcases 57 pre-built apps from technology partners, system integrators and developers worldwide.
Zuora said, in a statement, that it will serve as an extensive partner ecosystem for companies driving the shift to the subscription economy and makes it easier for companies to launch subscription businesses based on the Zuora solution.
The new marketplace features more than 50 partner solutions tailored for subscription businesses, including configure, price, quote, financial planning, e-signatures, and ERP integrations. RBM Connect also leverages Zuora’s platform and APIs to solve use cases, such as lockbox file processing, custom dunning workflows, and discount management rules.
Zuora CEO, Tien Tzuo, said companies in nearly every industry, including consumer goods, education, energy, financial services, healthcare, retail, and telecom, are looking for ways to participate in subscription-based business models.
“RBM Connect makes it easier for companies to find the information and partners they need to begin their transformations, while providing our industry-leading partners with an opportunity to market their solutions and collaborate with other vendors,” he said.
Tzuo further explained that subscription businesses require an agile and diverse systems infrastructure to meet the demands of creating and growing a healthy recurring revenue stream.
“For example, sales and operations teams need highly coordinated, seamlessly integrated processes that unify front and back office applications to support all stages of the subscriber lifecycle, from first contact through registration, payment and renewal.
“And customer success teams need an intelligent view of subscriber touch points that can provide early warning signs of churn, adoption and upsell opportunities,” he said.
According to Tzuo, to create this infrastructure, IT leaders who recognise that one-size-fits-all solutions won’t work are increasingly turning to vendors that have developer friendly APIs, open platforms and broad partner, developer and end user communities that enable them to rapidly build and connect apps that fit their business needs.
“RBM Connect makes it easy for vendors and companies to showcase these applications and collaborate with this community,” he added.