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Kotaku’s Jason Schreier has revealed that some of the major selling points for the PlayStation 5 will be its ability to allow consumers to play games instantly without any major loading times, something which Google Stadia also allows.
PS5 Selling Points Include No Load Times
Schreier was responding to a fellow journalist who discussed some of the advantages of Google’s newly-launched streaming behemoth. Here’s what he had to say:
Sony will launch the PS5 in holiday 2020 alongside the Xbox Scarlett from Microsoft. Recently, we’ve gotten a look what might be the design for the PS5 controller, as well as a patent design for a cartridge device, though what it’s for is anyone’s guess.
The format holder has confirmed that its next-generation console will support a wide range of features, including an SSD for reduced loading times, backwards compatibility with PS4 games, ray-tracing, and 8K.
Furthermore, it has been rumored that the backwards compatibility feature will extend to older PlayStation games, too.
If you’re interested in how the PS5 will measure up to the Xbox Scarlett, then be sure to see our comparison article here. Microsoft recently said that it is aiming to match its competitor in terms of price and power, but we’ll have to wait and see how that pans out.
Jack Tretton, the former head of Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA), has said that he’s impressed with what he’s seen on PS5 so far, but warns his former employer will face ‘exponentially more competition‘ during the next hardware cycle.
So, when will we actually see the PS5? Sony’s keeping mum, but a report earlier this year has claimed that the hardware manufacturer will unveil its new system during an event in New York City in February.
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The second half of the year will bring us a bunch of exciting high-end smartphones, including the Galaxy Note 10, iPhone 11, Pixel 4, Huawei Mate 30 Pro, and OnePlus 7T. We already have an idea of how some of them will look, especially the first three in the list thanks to a large number of leaks, and it’s unlikely that any of them will deliver the smartphone design we all want. However, that no-compromise screen tech will be unveiled as soon as next week by a smartphone maker from China.
Oppo posted on social media a clip that showed a smartphone featuring a selfie camera behind the screen. That’s the holy grail of smartphone design right now, as it would allow smartphone makers to dump all selfie cam-related compromises. Whether they’re notches, hole-punch cameras or pop-up/slide-up cameras, they’re all compromises between gorgeous all-screen design and camera functionality. We want the screen to be as big as possible, but we’re not ready to dump the selfie cam from these phones. Here’s what Oppo’s tech looked like:
For those seeking the perfect, notchless smartphone screen experience – prepare to be amazed. 📲
You are taking a very first look at our under-display selfie camera technology. RT! 🤯 pic.twitter.com/FrqB6RiJaY
— OPPO (@oppo) June 3, 2019
According to CNMO, a blogger received the following invitation from Oppo, which notes a June 26th date for the even, at the MWC 2019 Shanghai event.
The teaser image features a halo ring around what’s probably the selfie camera of a smartphone — notice the speaker at the top. The same animation can be seen when the under-screen selfie camera is used in the video above.
The company came up with several smartphone innovations in the past years, including fast-charge battery tech as well as periscope cameras that support incredible zoom, but those technologies needed more time actually to reach consumers. The same might happen with the under-display screen tech that Oppo just teased, so don’t get too excited about it just yet. But the fact that a company is ready to talk publicly about cameras placed under displays must mean we could soon see such screens around us. Oppo, of course, isn’t the only company developing the technology. Xiaomi shared a similar teaser of its own on the same day Oppo did.


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THE second India-Asean Business Summit, which aims to foster greater economic activities be- tween India and Asean, kicks off today in New Dehli.
Indian Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee will officiate at the opening of the summit, which will be attended by close to 200 delegates from Asean, comprising ministers, deputy ministers, chief ministers and representatives from the business sector.
Works Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu, Entrepreneur Deve- lopment Minister Datuk Seri Nazri Abdul Aziz and Malacca Chief Minister Datuk Wira Ali Rustam Mohd Ali represent Malaysia.
The highlight is the launching of the India-Asean business portal which will carry a listing of small to big companies from the various industries in India.
External Affairs Ministry joint secretary and spokesperson Navtej Sarna told reporters that many delegates were looking forward to the summit following the mutual decision by the Indian and Asean parties to increase economic cooperation.
The potential from the summit could be seen in various framework arrangements in the form of free trade agreements (FTA) worked out by India over the past one year when it took years for other countries to have similar arrangements, he said.
As to the issue of security ahead of the summit given the recent bombings in Mumbai, he said everything had returned to normal and all necessary arrangements have been made.
Other Asean ministers attending the summit are from Brunei, Cambodia, Myanmar, Philippines, and Singapore.
The conference, to be held in New Delhi today and tomorrow and on Saturday in Mumbai, is jointly organised by The Fe- deration of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).


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The updates, which come as HP holds its Discover powwow in Barcelona, illustrates how PC makers are trying to deliver business systems that can replicate consumer-first design cues.
In response to an evolving market, Intel plans to combine the resources of its PC division with its struggling chip group.
In addition to its new micro-sized PC, the world's largest computer supplier has also boosted its ThinkCentre E63z all-in-one with an Intel Core i3 processor.
As for the outlook, Intel projected revenue of $14.7 billion, give or take $500 million with gross margins of about 64 percent. Wall Street was expecting fourth quarter revenue of $14.5 billion.
The San Francisco-based marketing intelligence company, which touts data science as its core DNA, recently secured $54.7 million in a Series C funding round.
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As expected Intel announced its 14nm Broadwell processor family, but it is running late and won’t be available until the holidays. Despite this, Intel says Moore’s Law is alive and well, and will not only reinvent the PC, but also drive the next era of integrated computing.
Open source data warehouse engine Tajo aims to attract new contributors at the June 3 Hadoop Summit in San Jose, California.
LG CNS, the IT service provider subsidiary of LG Group, became the first Korean company to collect an international award for its global data center, reports ZDNet Korea's Cho Mu-hyun.
The North Carolina data center is built upon the bare bones, power-optimized premise of the Open Compute Project, with design efficiencies that Facebook says saved $1.2 billion in infrastructure costs.
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TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew faced hours on end. severe interrogation From Congress in late March, small business owner Chad Spangler watched disapprovingly.
Bipartisan congressional committee discusses how TikTok, a hugely popular short-form video app owned by China’s ByteDance, could pose potential privacy and security threats to US consumers was investigating.
Representatives questioned Chew harshly about the app’s addictive features, potentially dangerous posts, and whether US user data could end up in the hands of the Chinese government. A politician is threatening a nationwide ban on his TikTok unless ByteDance sells its stake in the app, China said. “strongly” oppose.
But that is not the only source of objection. Creators like Spangler, who sell their work online, worry about their livelihoods.
TikTok has emerged as a major part of the so-called creator economy, which has ballooned to over $100 billion annually. influencer marketing hubCreators forge profitable partnerships with brands, and small business owners like Spangler are leveraging the sizeable audience they’ve built on TikTok to promote their work and drive traffic to their websites.
“That’s the power of TikTok,” said Spangler, adding that the app drives a large portion of the sales for his business, The Good Chad. “They put a bolt of lightning in a bottle that other platforms haven’t been able to do yet.”
Spangler has over 200,000 followers on TikTok and his business made over $100,000 last year. Influencers His Marketing As of 2021, according to data from his hub, the average US influencer’s annual income was above his $108,000.
TikTok is booming in the United States, attracting more and more consumer attention from people who previously spent a lot of time on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter. In 2021, TikTok will surpass his 1 billion monthly users. August A Pew Research Center study found 67% of US teens use TikTok, and 16% say they use it almost all the time.
Advertisers are chasing the eyeball.TikTok now controls his 2.3% of the global digital ad market, according to insider intelligence, trailing slightly behind Google, including YouTube. Facebook, including Instagram; Amazonand Alibaba.
But as Congress puts pressure on TikTok, the app’s role in the future of social media in the US is uncertain, as is the sustainability of businesses that have come to rely on TikTok.
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on March 23, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
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April, Montana State Senator approved the bill As a result, TikTok will be banned in the state from next year. TikTok opposes the bill, arguing there is no clear way for states to enforce it.
Congress has already banned the app on government devices, and some US officials are looking to ban its use entirely unless ByteDance sells it.
ByteDance did not respond to CNBC’s request for comment.
The White House also endorsed Bipartisan Senate Bill In March, the RESTRICT Act was called to give the Biden administration powers to ban platforms like TikTok. However, the bill’s momentum slowed dramatically after a significant backlash.
As the debate rages on, creators are at a loss.
Creators are looking to other platforms
Miami-based Vivian Tu is working to grow her audience and diversify her content across multiple platforms in preparation for a possible TikTok ban.
She started posting on TikTok in 2021 as a fun way to answer her colleagues’ financial and investment questions. By the end of her first week on her platform, her followers surpassed her 100,000. Last year, she left Wall Street and Tech for her media career to pursue content creation full-time.
Tu shares her videos to be a friendly face to financial professionals. Besides posting on TikTok, she uses her Instagram, YouTube and Twitter and also runs a podcast and weekly newsletter.
Tu says he began building a presence on multiple platforms before a potential TikTok ban entered the equation, and wants to spread his revenue streams wide enough to be okay with whatever happens. However, she called her work on TikTok, which has over 2.4 million followers, “proud and joyful.”
“It would be very disappointing to see the app get banned,” she told CNBC in an interview.
America’s top social media companies are gearing up to fill the void.
metaOwns Instagram and Facebook. CEO Mark Zuckerberg said at the company Financial results announcement Last month, users reshared videos more than 2 billion times a day, and that number has doubled in the past six months, adding, “We think short-form videos are getting shares.” Added.
snap and YouTube are pouring billions into their own short-video features to compete with TikTok.
Tu expects a “massive exodus” of creators to flock to other platforms if TikTok is banned, but said the app is unbeatable when it comes to discovering new and relevant content. .
“That’s why someone like me, who had no followers and no videos, created a video and got 3 million views on the first video,” she said. “It really doesn’t happen anywhere else.”
Emily Foster and stuffed animals.
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Small business owner Emily Foster agrees. She said other media her platforms can’t come close to the type of exposure she gets from TikTok.
Foster designs plush toys and sells them through her Etsy shop and her website Alpacasews. She said she started sewing stuffed animals by hand as gifts for friends and on request. She said that when she got 1,000 views on (a small number for her these days), she felt confident about opening an Etsy shop.
“I was like, ‘Oh my God, this could be something,'” she told CNBC.
Foster’s designs quickly became popular on TikTok, where he now has over 250,000 followers. She recently shared a behind-the-scenes video of her packing all the stuffed animals for those who ordered them from her Etsy shop. The video quickly gained over 500,000 views of her and sold out all of her inventory in one day.
“The audience is not there”
Demand for Foster’s stuffing soon outstripped her handmade abilities, so she turned to crowdfunding site Kickstarter to raise money to cover the cost of manufacturing.She recently raised over $100,000 kickstarter campaigncame after three of her videos went viral on TikTok.
“Without TikTok, my business wouldn’t be what it is today,” she said.
Foster is sharing content on Instagram, YouTube and Twitter to try to grow her following as the threat of a TikTok ban looms. But it will be difficult, she said.
“Especially for smaller creators, the audience isn’t there,” she said.
Besides money, Foster worries about losing what she worked so hard to build. She said she met her “wonderful” friends, artists and other small business owners on her platform.
“You’re never alone. It means a lot,” she said. hurts.”
For the artist Spangler, the controversy surrounding TikTok is maddening not only because of what it means for his livelihood, but because legislators seem uninformed about the app’s capabilities. .
Spangler recalled a Republican congressman who asked Chu during his testimony whether TikTok would connect to users’ home Wi-Fi networks.
“Even if you have a working knowledge of technology, if you were watching the hearing, it would have just been very embarrassing,” Spangler said. I feel like this could be taken from me by people who don’t know how it works.”
Spangler poured his anger into the artwork. After the hearing, he designed a T-shirt featuring a zombie-like deputy with the phrase “Will TikTak use Wi-Fi?”
He shared a video about it on TikTok and made about $2,500 from T-shirt sales in less than two days.
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AngMar Retail Group announced today Joey Dello Russo has been promoted to Vice President of Operations. Dello Russo previously served as Director of Operations for Marksmen Firearms & Outfitters, Fat Daddy’s Sports & Spirits Café, Smokey MAE’s Pit BBQ, Southern Oaks Golf & Tennis Club, AutoWorx and House of Hot Rods. - December 08, 2017 - AngMar Retail Group
The Second Cup Coffee Company Inc. today announced plans to expand its international presence in France with the first café set for Lyon in spring of 2018. - November 18, 2017 - The Second Cup Coffee Company Inc.
Blackjack Pizza & Salads of Tampa is celebrating its one-year anniversary, and you are invited. Open to the public, the anniversary event will take place on Thursday, November 16, from 2:00-3:00 PM at the restaurant, located at 3692 W. Gandy Blvd. in Tampa. The festivities will include complimentary... - November 02, 2017 - Blackjack Pizza & Salads of Tampa
More than $40,000 given to Camp Sunshine, local schools and organizations. - October 20, 2017 - Tropical Smoothie Cafe - Jax
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Technologies of future are coming through, passing through hurdles striving for perfection. With the advent of time technology is progressing with leaps and bounds and found to be covering various other fields along nowadays.
Let’s get to know about various technologies which seem to have a great future ahead:
A decentralized ledger and known for holding multiple cryptocurrencies together and comprising various applications catering to fields beyond financial transactions. Today companies are said to apply technologies in everything they come across. And the impact is visible on departments ranging from simplifying the access for knowledge in academics to amusing games involving complex algorithms resulting in creating unique experiences for users.
Traditionally automation was only confined to production units, but with the large scale units coming into action, the automation will have bigger implications for consumers in the coming years. A live is Amazon’s grocery store found to be eliminating the requirement of cashiers and other human involvement.
The store has proven that the coming time will be of integrated and amazing user experience. This is one of the primary reason why people are going to the Amazon store and opting for the same over and above their traditional grocery stores.
Internet of things:
Considered to be one of the biggest inventions of technology, IoT is a subject in itself and with the adoption of Amazon Alexa and Google Home getting integrated into households can be one of the best in bringing the technology and life together for humans to function efficiently.
The technology will provide human with a small personal assistant and once integrated with devices of the home will create a harmonious system with the implementation of internet and allowing more power to be distributed to machines. Speculation is there by 2020 all device will be controlled by remote location and voice over, amazing isn’t it…
Increase in use of IoT, Blockchain; Cybersecurity have already started to adopt various artificial neural network to prevent and monitor DDoS attacks.
Google and Amazon have already simplified the technology and started serving the users by creating a unique searching experience for platforms.
Making news lately is one of the most talked about topic today, as everybody started taking cryptocurrencies seriously nowadays. The major hit was dedicated to Ethereum and similar cryptocurrencies. The government has peeped to check the platform and offering a genuine platform to the people for price fluctuations for the cryptocurrency transactions today. In coming year’s exchanges would be set up and the cryptocurrencies will be streamlined, at least we hope so.
The world is experiencing a new wave of technology nowadays as everyone can’t seem to function without its use, we hope that without depending totally on technology we can reach a point where technology is used for betterment of humans and not destruction.


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Proview Pissed with Apple
Usually it’s the western companies accusing their eastern counterparts of copying their stuff. But with Shenzhen Proview Technology and Apple, Inc., it has been the other way around. This might shed some light on why US companies simply want to avoid doing business in Asian countries.
Basically, Proview (the company in mega debt) claimed that it legally bought the rights to the iPad trademark back in 2009. The Shanghai Pudong New Area People's Court ruled against Apple. One foreign relations expert, Adam Segal used this example to point to the problems of Americans doing business in China, saying “I think it’s an issue of how laws are interpreted and how they’re implemented and what you can expect from different level courts.”
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But isn’t Shenzhen really cutting its nose off to spite its face? When Proview decided that the iPads shouldn’t be sold in Shanghai anymore all it succeeded in doing was aggravating its citizens. And ultimately that will boost the popularity of Apple even further which has to be annoying at best for Proview.
Plus Proview has to know that its now arch-enemy Apple is not going to take this lying down. Proview has now implied it will try and resolve the dispute out of court. Why? Well, Apple sent the company a letter accusing Proview of bad-mouthing it through the media which of course is illegal. So what started as Proview trying to attack Apple, might end up biting it in the ass and it having to defend itself.
In addition, as Daniel Eran Dilger tweeted, “funny that Proview was deemed likely to get big money from Apple for its disputed IPAD trademark, given that it was an iMac ripoff from '98.” And he’s right.
What does this teach us? Pick your battles. Don’t go after someone double (or probably more like quadruple) the size of you. And if you do have to, make sure you have all the facts before you start. It’s pretty obvious that the amount of companies that have successfully taken to Apple to court and won can be counted on one hand or less.


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That was the heated topic of discussion late Friday between Apple's iPhone marketing czar Greg Joswiak, Fred von Lohmann, the Electronic Frontier Foundation's copyright genius, Copyright Office officials including registrar Marybeth Peters, the record labels, movie studios and software industry.
Apple vigorously opposed authorizing jailbreaking, saying copyright protections is what gave birth to the iPhone, the 1 billion app sales, 50,000 app developers and 35,000 apps. The EFF vigorously urged the Copyright Office to authorize jailbreaking, which in this case is hacking the phone's OS, and hence allowing consumers to run any app on the phone they want, including those not authorized by Apple.
"It is my automobile at the end of the day," von Lohmann said, a reference that iPhone users should be allowed to do what they want with their phones, just like car owners do.
At stake for Apple is the very closed business model Apple has enjoyed since 2007, when the iPhone debuted. More than 30 million have been sold so far. "This would severely limit our ability to continue what we are doing as well as innovate for the future," Joswiak said.
The panelists squared off here as part of the Copyright Office's three-year review on whether to grant exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998. The act forbids circumventing encryption technology to copy or modify copyrighted works – in this instance encryption protecting the bootloader connected to the OS operating system itself.
Neither Peters nor the three Copyright Office attorneys at the three-hour hearing here tipped their hats on whether they would recommend the librarian of Congress to grant the exemption, a decision expected later this year. Still, the changeover seemed unlikely as the Copyright Office has repeatedly denied consumer-friendly oriented fair use changes, such as requests to make up backup copies of DVDs or video games, as well as requests for exemptions to enable copying DVDs to laptops and portable devices.
Despite the iPhone's popularity, about three-dozen people attended the marathon, three-hour jailbreaking hearing here at Stanford University. The hearing came just months before Apple releases its OS 3.0, its latest operating iPhone system. There is an estimated 1 million-plus jailbroken iPhones, von Lohmann said.
Apple said jailbreaking would amount to such a major modification – for example with apps turning the iPhone into a WiFi center -- that the law does not permit it. Apple maintained allowing any app on the iPhone could be detrimental to the phone's functionality that Apple will be overrun by service calls from angry customers. It also goes against the agreements it has with its 30 phone-connection carriers worldwide, Joswiak said.
Ben Golant, the Copyright Office's assistant general counsel, asked whether AT&T, the exclusive provider for the iPhone in the United States, "prohibits you from implementing certain applications?"
"We don't allow any bandwidth hogs," Joswiak said. He added that the Cupertino company does not allow apps associated with porn or other distasteful content, including a so-called "Baby Shaker" app barred last week.


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Rockstar Stepping Out With First Person Shooter Mode For GTA V
This marks the first time that a Grand Theft Auto game has officially implemented a first-person mode (there have been mods prior to this for older games). “It’s a very intense, in-your-face experience… literally,” said GTA V animation director Rob Nelson to IGN. “Obviously, we felt like one of the most compelling things you could do to make an experience people have had before feel different was the new first-person mode.”
According to Rockstar, it had to make a variety of changes to accommodate the new perspective such as an optional first-person cover system, targeting system, a traditional FPS control scheme, and also the integration of new animations into the game. In regards to weapons alone, Nelson said that the team “created 3,000 animations on weapons alone” which included such things as muzzle flashes and even the direction which spent shell casings were ejected.
Nelson went on to say that, while the developer had always been interested in developing a first-person mode for previous games, it just wasn’t feasible saying, “I don’t think we could’ve put it in the [last-gen version] because we were too busy making the game. We were too busy working on our third-person controls and the missions.”
Grand Theft Auto V will be released November 18 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One while the PC version is expected to be out January 27, 2015.
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As expected, RJIL might soon start offering broadband services with the name ‘Jio GigaFiber’ and also the company is expected to come over with the Welcome Offer same as the Reliance Jio.
Reliance Jio is all over the country in the past few months. The new entrant quickly became an unstoppable force with its attractive welcome offer where they are offering everything for free.Read more ↓
But, what’s more, interesting is that the telecom company might soon start offering broadband services in the country with a name ‘Jio GigaFiber’. However, according to the leaked rumors, RJIL will first test the service in two cities, Mumbai and Delhi.
Furthermore, nearly two months ago, a new rumor popped online that the service is already under testing phase in Chennai, according to PhoneRadar. And some days later, the purported plans were leaked online and let’s discuss what the Jio GigaFiber will offer when it goes official.
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RJIL to Offer in Day Packs As Well This is much interesting. Reliance Jio is trying to change the entire telecom sector. As seen on other telecoms daily packs, the company might offer one day pack which costs Rs. 400 and user can enjoy unlimited data with a maximum cost.
The leaked report suggests that the RJIL will start offering the packs from Rs. 500 and the highest pack will be of Rs. 5,500. The Rs. 500 pack offers you 600GB of data with no speed cap and will be valid for 28 days.
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Diabetes affects 2.9 million people in the UK and it is also believed that a further 850,000 are unaware they are also sufferers. What can we do to help prevent developing it?
Can drinking wine help beat Diabetes?
Research by British scientists at the University of East Anglia have revealed that the compounds found in dark chocolate and red wine could help prevent people from developing type 2 diabetes. Tests were carried out by scientists on 2,000 women. They kept a diary of everything they consumed, regular blood samples were then taken and analysed.
It seems flavanoids can help regulate the levels of insulin in the body; the hormone in control of our glucose levels. Dark chocolate, berries and red wine all contain flavanoids. The research has revealed that consuming high levels of this compound helps regulate the body’s sugar levels therefore could help preventing the onset of type 2 diabetes.
Not so says the NHS
Flavanoids are not just found in wine and chocolate, but are also found in plants, herbs, berries and tea.
The study was a cross sectional design meaning it cannot prove flavanoids reduce the risk of developing diabetes. It could be the case that women with a flavanoid rich-diet tended adopt healthier lifestyle choices, such as exercising regularly, and it was this that was contributing to the lower insulin resistance.
Only a well-conducted, double-blinded randomised control trial could prove direct cause and effect.
Also, the study relied on signs of insulin resistance, rather than a diagnosis of diabetes itself. As not all women with these signs would actually develop diabetes in their lifetime, this weakens the reliability of the results. Teasing apart the effect of one type of chemical on disease risk, when the disease risk can be influenced by a large range of other dietary and non-dietary factors is difficult.
This study does not give the green light to drink red wine above the recommended levels or to consume chocolate often. Any potential benefits of diabetes prevention are likely to be overshadowed by the already known risks of excessive sugar, fat and alcohol consumption.


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Apple is about to disrupt the attention markets
Cross-site cookie tracking is terminally unwell, and Apple is about to delivery a mercy killing. Will this crash the attention markets — or reboot them?
If you buy or sell attention, hang on tight. Things are about to get bumpy. One of the challenges — and delights — of working in digital, is that things rarely stay still. Multiple things can trigger that change: an innovative product, legislative intervention, or, sometimes, a move by a single player who ends up reshaping a market.
Today, that player is Apple, and they’ve unilaterally decided to shift the market for attention. In the next few weeks, iOS 14.5 will hit the huge installed base of iPhones (and, to a lesser extent, iPads). It will make it much, much harder for the big attention aggregators to track individuals across the net.
This sounds like a boring technically change, or perhaps even a clever privacy-centric marketing ploy from Apple. But it’s more profound than that. It could, in a short space of time, upend the entire attention economy. If you are an advertiser on a Facebook platform, you’re probably aware of how worried it is. The social network is messaging relentlessly and negatively about the change.
The internet is a global attention market
To understand why, we need to acknowledge some fundamental truths about digital that don’t change. For example, the internet has made information abundant, and therefore attention is always going to be scarce. Hence, there will always be opportunities to monetise scarce attention.
The core financial play has been to aggregate attention: that’s what the major platforms have done. Google aggregates search attention, and delivers ads based on what it gleans about you from your searches. Facebook and the other social media platforms aggregate attention around social interaction, and deliver ads based on that.
Both services can use the information you give them to refine that targeting, and thus charge people more for the advertising. And then they’re able to deepen their knowledge by connecting this up with other data from other sources, turning you (or rather, your attention) into a marketable resource. Martin explored the mechanisms behind this.
Apple is about to drive an exquisitely designed, sustainable, low-energy and recyclable bulldozer through those business methodologies. Its dry run on the Mac has already hit ad rates hard:
CPMs for Safari users have fallen off by around 60% since ITP was introduced in 2017, according to ad tech firm Index Exchange.
Google knows your attention cohort
Google’s response is to stop worrying about you as a person — or, at least, as a person who is identifiable by a cookie. Instead, it’s going to lump you in with other people who behave like you:
The Federated Learning of Cohorts (FLoC) is a privacy-focused solution intent on delivering relevant ads “by clustering large groups of people with similar interests”. Accounts are anonymised, grouped into interests, and more importantly, user information is processed on-device rather than broadcast across the web.
Variations of this sort of approach have existed for a long time. If you’ve used the demographic data in some web analytics packages, that’s exactly what you’re seeing. In Google Analytics, it’s Google’s best guess as to who your users are, derived from their behaviour. There’s actually a page where you can go to see both the data Google has learned about you and the assumptions it’s making based on your behaviour.
The limits of attention cohorts
This has certainly got better over time. It used to consistently misgender me, but it has since successful identified me as a male between 25 and 54 years old (but that isn’t exactly tight demographic targeting…). But equally, there’s some baffling information in there: I’m interested in dogs? Has my five-year-old been Googling from my computer? (No.) Flowers? Uh, no.
And this is just baffling:
I cannot remember the last time I played a sports game…
The attention arms race
So, there are clearly some accuracy issues here, which they’re hoping to offset with the machine learning approach. But equally, this is perhaps less privacy-secure than some people would hope. The EFF is less than impressed:
… each user’s behavior follows them from site to site as a label, inscrutable at a glance but rich with meaning to those in the know. Their recent history, distilled into a few bits, is “democratized” and shared with dozens of nameless actors that take part in the service of each web page. Users begin every interaction with a confession: here’s what I’ve been up to this week, please treat me accordingly.
One could easily imagine an arms race developing. Google and Facebook come up with new ways of tracking users, and Apple attempts to shut them down. This is not an attractive future vision of the attention markets.
Buying yourself out of the attention markets
However, these changes do not happen in isolation. People’s attention is precious to them, and people are slowly coming around to the idea that maybe they should pay money to make better use of it. This manifests in several ways: the boom in subscriptions for newspapers or email newsletters, for example. Or even the rise of subscription box services that mean, for example, you don’t need to shop for washing supplies or socks: they just turn up through the post every month or so. (I will confess to subscribing to both of those services.) That’s a chunk of your attention freed up for a small recurring fee.
As more sites monetise through these routes, the supply of certain types of attention becomes more scarce. It’s either travelling into spaces where you can’t reach people (behind a paywall, with no advertising hosted), or because that category of attention need has been quenched by a recurring service.
The platforms have a nightmare scenario in mind. Other services top-slice the most lucrative areas of attention, leaving them with the poorer, less rewarding attention. And they’re also no longer using the highly specific targeting tools, instead bundling attention together in these packages of attention that look valuable. Instead, they’re using protected on-device tech and proprietary machine learning to bundle ads. That makes these attention bundles rather opaque.
The subprime attention market looms
And this is getting us uncomfortably close to the situation that triggered the 2008 financial crisis: the buying and selling of poor-quality aggregated financial products. As Tim Hwang put it in his prescient book from late 2020, Subprime Attention Crisis:
This matters because opacity allows market bubbles to form. In the mortgage crisis, the complexity of the market in exotic financial instruments made it challenging to see that the underlying mortgages were extremely likely to default. If buyers had known that AAA-rated mortgage-backed securities contained so much bad debt, it would have been challenging to get anyone to buy the assets.
It doesn’t take much imagination to see how opaque aggregations of attention, determined through closed machine learning systems could create transactions whose true value was very difficult to determine.
While this is unlikely to precipitate a global financial crisis on the scale of 2008, it could still be a major tipping point in the digital economy. Would Google be so ‘generous’ with so many of its free services we use today if it couldn’t monetise them easily? How will Facebook cope when its ability to target ads diminishes? It’s at inflection points like that that mistakes can be made that ruin user experiences, and trap products into a spiral of decline they can’t escape.
Rebooting the attention economy
And there’s one uncomfortable thought for us all. The discourse around global politics suggests that the current form of the attention markets is profoundly toxic. Would a crash in the market for subprime attention actually be a bad thing? Or do we see the sort of market correction that unseats the incumbents? That reboot allows new challengers the space to rise. That’s an intriguing possibility.


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June 23, 2020
Cinema is coming back in Canada—albeit slowly. After three months of temporary closures, Cineplex will be reopening its movie theaters in all markets where it is permitted by local governments by as early as the end of the month.
May 11, 2020
With quarantine and social distancing making it difficult for animal shelters, Pedigree is doing its bit to bring some of the video technology we've become reliant on the world of dog adoption.
September 27, 2019
New Orleans Tourism appealed to fans of the city's music scene by creating a Spotify playlist, then inviting listeners to an exclusive private concert.
September 18, 2019
Today, Burger King announced a major initiative in the U.K.: it wants kids to melt down all their plastic meal toys.
July 26, 2019
Attending SXSW can be exhausting, especially when the content is thought-provoking. The Craftsman and BAH gave attendees a chance to recline, relax, and recharge in a fun, comfortable space located in the Capital Factory.
July 26, 2019
The Booz Allen Hamilton team wanted SXSW attendees to partake in some friendly VR fun by participating in the Beat Saber Open, and we helped them drive attendance as well as create the perfect environment.
April 03, 2019
Desperados, the Heineken-owned tequila flavored beer brand, has made a specialty out of hosting unusual parties with innovative tech-- previous stunts included a
September 26, 2018
Adidas turned an East London chicken takeout shop into a pop-up for its Glitch interchangeable soccer boots last week to create some buzz around the brand's latest launch.


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Samsung (005930) has already been mopping the floor with Nokia (NOK) in the smartphone market and now it looks as though it plans to attack Nokia’s turf in the feature phone market as well. Samsung on Thursday announced the REX series, a new line of feature phones that are stylishly designed to look like cruder versions of the Galaxy S III, and that run on a Java-based operating system with Samsung’s own TouchWiz interface on top.
The four devices in Samsung’s new line — The REX 60, REX 70, REX 80 and REX 90 — have displays that range from 2.8 inches to 3.5 inches and feature cameras that range from 1.8 megapixels on the low-end to 3.2 megapixels on the high-end.
The new phones will be directly competing against Nokia’s Asha cell phone line that has helped the company hold onto second place in overall mobile phone shipments even as its smartphone business has been getting hammered by Samsung and Apple (AAPL).
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The S&P BSE Midcap and the S&P Smallcap indices rallied over 1% each
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Extending gains for the third straight session, the benchmark indices rose nearly 1% as consumer goods makers such as ITC surged on hopes the newly implemented Goods and Services Tax (GST) would reduce retail prices and boost sales.
The S&P BSE Sensex settled the trade at 31,221, up 300 points, while the broader Nifty50 ended at 9,615, up 94 points.
In the broader market, the S&P BSE Midcap and the S&P Smallcap indices rallied over 1% each.
Market breadth depicted strength. There were more than two gainers against every loser on BSE. 1,793 shares rose and 870 shares fell. A total of 171 shares were unchanged.
Sectors and stocks
All sectoral indices on NSE ended in green with The Nifty FMCG index (up 3.8%) being the leading gainer. The index climbed as much as 5.6% to an all-time high of 28,267 in intra-day trade.
Cigarette maker ITC was among the top gainers, rising as much as 9.62% to a record high of Rs 354.80. It drove the Nifty index higher, contributing nearly 45 net points to the index. The stock settled at Rs 342, up nearly 6% on the NSE.
Carmaker Maruti Suzuki India gained nearly 2% to Rs 7,359 after posting a 7.6% jump in June vehicle sales on Saturday, while commercial vehicles maker Ashok Leyland (up 7% to Rs 100) climbed to its highest in a year after reporting an 11% rise in June total sales.
Shares of fertiliser makers surged after the GST Council slashed GST rate for fertilisers to 5% from 12% on Friday.
Shiva Global Agro Industries surged as much as 17.8% to Rs 88 on the BSE. Chambal Fertilisers and Chemicals gained 4% while Nagarjuna Fertilizer & Chemicals and Madras Fertilizers gained more than 3%.
European shares began the new quarter with solid gains and Asian shares held near two-year highs, while the dollar lifted from nine-month lows as US Treasury yields hit their highest since mid-May.
The pan-European STOXX 600 index, which suffered its biggest monthly loss in a year in June on worries over tightening monetary conditions, rose 0.7% in early trade, led higher by banks and basic resources firms.
France's CAC 40 index rose 0.8%, Spain's IBEX 0.9% and Italy's FTSE MIB 1%. Britain's main FTSE 100 index added 0.3%.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan held steady, staying within a stone's throw of a two-year peak hit last week.
Japan's Nikkei ticked up 0.1%, buoyed by a Bank of Japan survey showing confidence among big manufacturers hit its highest in more than three months in June.
Chinese blue-chip shares dipped on worries the world's second-biggest economy could be slowing down, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose 0.1%.


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ANYONE with a Windows 10 desktop computer or laptop can now get Amazon's Alexa free of charge.
Yes, you can download the voice-controlled virtual assistant that you'd normally find on Amazon Echo speakers.
Microsoft has already been offering Alexa on select devices.
But it's now possible for anyone to download the digital helper on any device through the Microsoft Store.
The only caveat is that you need to be running Windows 10 – the latest version of Windows.
Some PCs will support "wake word" functionality, which lets you simply say Alexa out loud to activate the assistant.
With PCs that don't offer "wake word" support, you'll just have to hit the Alexa button inside the app instead.
Alternatively you can set up a keyboard shortcut to load her up more quickly.
The Alexa app on Windows 10 will be familiar to anyone who already uses Alexa on another device.
You can control smart home devices, music, and access all the usual built-in Alexa functionalities.
That means you can speak to her about the news or weather, getting the latest reports.
She'll also be able to play games with you, tell you jokes, sing songs and play audiobooks.
If you have a Kindle, Alexa can read your books aloud – even continuing from where you left off on the e-reader.
To get Alexa on Windows PC, follow the link:
- Amazon Alexa on the Microsoft Store for free – download now
Amazon says it'll improve Alexa for PC over time, adding "PC-specific capabilities" that let you access Windows features in early 2019.
And Alexa itself gets smarter over time too, with Amazon regularly updating the virtual assistant with new features.
She'll also get better at recognising your voice the more you speak to her, which is handy.
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Of course Microsoft already offers its own built-in voice-controlled assistant on Windows PCs: Cortana.
However Alexa is much more well known than Cortana, due to Amazon being very early to market with the Amazon Echo.
The smart speaker first debuted way back in 2014, which is far earlier than rival smart speaker devices.
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BBC director general Mark Thompson has revealed that the international BBC iPlayer iPad app will cost less than $10 (£6.13) a month when it launches later in the year.
Speaking at the FT Digital Media & Broadcasting conference in London today, Thompson also confirmed that global iPlayer will launch on iPads "definitely this year".
He said that overseas consumers will be able to subscribe to the app for "a small number of dollars per month, definitely fewer than 10", reports The Guardian.
Alongside catch-up TV services, the international iPlayer app - being developed by BBC Wordwide - will also offer the opportunity to browse and watch archive BBC programming.
Thompson added: "We're exploring internationally what the right pricing and models are. The most important thing is the consumer pricing is right."
The director general said that the iPlayer app will enable the BBC to "sell directly to consumers" without having to reformat or rebrand its programmes, as usually happens when content is syndicated to international broadcasters.
BBC Worldwide, the corporation's commercial arm, has recently seen an upsurge in its digital programme sales around the world, including the amount of video on-demand hours it distributes increasing 38%, with the US a major market.
Asked what impact the launch of international iPlayer would have on Worldwide's digital revenues, Thompson said that the corporation has learnt from the Hollywood studios to use "a series of windows" to maximise the value of its content "across that lifecycle".
This strategy typically involves making digital rights available at the same time as DVD, followed by subscription or pay-TV services and finally free-to-air TV.


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The Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade by Square Enix is onto Steam according to the Steam Database. This was first uncovered by Twitter user AtelierTool. According to them, the game will be on Steam after the exclusive contract for Epic Games ends. The game will probably be out within a year after its release on the Epic Games Store.
Final Fantasy VII Remake on PC
The remake of Final Fantasy VII was first released for Playstation 4 in April of last year. It had received very positive reviews from fans and critics praising its gameplay, design, and story. So it was natural that Square Enix wanted to expand its success on Playstation to the PC platform.
At the Game Awards this year, it was announced that a standalone version of the Intergrade would be released for PC. It would come as an exclusive to the Epic Games Store. The game was made available on the Store on December 16th. The PC port had received positive reviews from critics.
But the port of the game was not well-received by fans. Most of them complained about the lack of graphics settings for the game. Final Fantasy VII was also a whopping 70 Dollars on the Epic Games Store that made the majority of fans unhappy. They explained that the price tag didn’t justify the lack of graphics and other optimization options. Fans are hoping that an update would come which would add more graphics setting to enhance their experience. Square Enix is yet to release an update regarding this issue.
The Steam version of Final Fantasy VII Remake will probably be the same as the Epic version including the price tag, so there won’t be any changes it seems. Square Enix might roll out more optimization features for PC by then.
What do you think of this news? Do you think the Steam version of Final Fantasy VII will compel you to buy the game Share your thoughts in the comments!


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Sony Dives Deep Into Wearables
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Sony today announced several new initiatives surrounding its wearable devices and services. Fist, the company revealed a new stainless steel version of the Smart Watch 3, which will be available in the weeks ahead. The company is soon going to sell a holder for the Smart Watch 3 that makes it compatible with standard 24mm watch bands. Sony plans to push to exclusive apps to the Smart Watch 3 in the weeks to come, including Golfshot and iFit. The company also talked about pending improvements to its Lifelog application, which will be accessible from any web browser (desktop, tablet, smartphone). Through the web, users will be able to see a more visually appealing representation of their health and fitness data. The company is working with If This Then That, Habit Monster, and Withings to further expand the functionality and appeal of Lifelog. Lifelog is free to download from the Google Play Store. Sony said it is partnering with with Virgin Atlantic to explore possible SmartWear initiatives that Sony and Virgin Atlantic customers can use "to support operational activities" in the months ahead. Sony showed off a Smart Eyeglass Developer Edition, which is a single lens that can be attached to standard glasses for unique sports and entertainment purposes. Last, Sony debuted the Smart B-Trainer Prototype, which is a waterproof headset with multiple sensors meant for runners. It provides voice coaching, music playback, as well as tools to help runners analyze their workouts and performance.
Sep 7, 2022
Apple has revealed the iPhone 14 series, with new features, improved specs, and new size options. In place of a Mini option, the iPhone 14 will come in the same 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch screen size options as the Pro models.
Aug 10, 2022
Alongside its new foldable phones, Samsung has revealed its newest smartwatches and Bluetooth earbuds, each with significant engineering improvements. The new Galaxy Watch5 has a 13% larger battery and 60% more durable face compared to the Watch4.
Feb 9, 2022
Samsung today announced its lineup of flagship phones for 2022: the Galaxy S22 series. The top-end S22 Ultra sees the biggest changes as it essentially absorbs Samsung's Note series with an integrated S Pen stylus and a more Note-like shape and design, instead of the Contour Cut design of the other models.
Mar 23, 2021
OnePlus today announced the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro, its newest flagship phones. The 9 Pro is a true flagship-class phone with a QHD AMOLED display with variable refresh from 1 to 120 Hz, and IP68 water rating, starting at $969.
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M4M Concert on Mother’s Day!
The Silver Keys Clarinet Quartet will celebrate that very American holiday – Mothers’ Day – with selections from American composers. The Callaloo Café’s traditional Tobago Sunday luncheon will ad a nice contrast, and the gallery will be showing something unusual – biomedical art work by students at the Cleveland Institute of Art. So bring Mom […]


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When Facebook opened its platform to application developers a year ago, some wondered whether actual dollars would come of it. In the case of app company Slide, Facebook’s move and a similar, later decision by MySpace, have helped create a need for new hires and physical expansion into new markets. The San Francisco-based firm moved into new NYC digs Monday, and is prepared to hire new salespeople in New York and possibly elsewhere.
“We hired one salesperson for the New York office, and we’ll be staffing up as well with additional resources,” said Sonya Chawla, Slide’s GM, advertising. Jason Bitensky, the former director of national sales at AOL Media Networks/Platform-A, will head up the new Morton Street office in the West Village as director of East Coast sales.
“We started getting a lot of inquiries from advertisers from the East Coast,” explained Chawla. “It’s very critical that we have a presence here to capitalize on those inbound inquiries.”
Currently, Slide has “about five people” on its sales staff, she said, adding, “We’re growing that number aggressively.”
Social networking site visitors use Slide’s applications to adorn photos of their buddies with things like virtual AT&T Wireless phones, or to send their Web friends digital bottles of Vitamin Water.
Companies including Palm and Fox are recent ad partners, while Discovery Channel remains an ad client after signing on as an original partner last summer.
Slide has seen most advertiser interest from likely U.S. cities: New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Detroit. “We’ve been able to cover the L.A. market with our San Francisco-based team,” said Chawla. “But we’re likely to invest more resources in those other markets [Chicago, L.A. and Detroit] as well,” she continued.
The company is also piquing interest from U.K. agencies. “The Harold and Kumar campaign [for the New Line Cinema film] was done through a London-based agency; the second [highest] amount of inbound inquiries is from the U.K,” Chawla told ClickZ News.
They're arguably the most annoying video ad formats in existence, but soon they'll be a thing of the past, at least on YouTube.
On Thursday, Twitter reported its earnings for Q4 2016, and the results have raised questions about the company's long-term future.
From its $1.5 billion air cargo hub to its growing network of contract last-mile delivery drivers, Amazon is increasingly looking like a logistics company; but shipping and logistics giant FedEx isn't sitting idly by.
Havas Group's Meaningful Brands report delivers sobering news for brands: consumers wouldn't care if 74% of the brands they use disappeared off the face of the earth.


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Threat actors are always looking to exploit the popularity of certain products to lure innocent users into downloading malware. In a new take on an old strategy, criminals were using Facebook ads masquerading as a Clubhouse app for PC.
Clubhouse, the invite-only audio chat app available only on iPhones, has over 8 million downloads on App Store. While a PC version of the Clubhouse app is not available yet, threat actors are delivering a fake one through Facebook ads.
Upon clicking the ad, the user will see a fake Clubhouse website that looks quite legitimate and a screenshot of the non-existent PC version of the app and a download link.
TechCrunch reported that last Wednesday, they learned about several Facebook pages mimicking Clubhouse brand identity with malicious purposes.
Upon opening, the app creates a connection with the attackers’ C&C server to receive instructions on what to do next. Sandbox analysis of the malware showed the malicious app tried to deploy ransomware on the victim’s device. The fake Clubhouse websites were hosted in Russia, and the next day, on Thursday, went offline.
In total, cybercriminals posted nine Facebook ads between Tuesday and Thursday. Some featured pictures of app co-founders Paul Davidson and Rohan Seth.
When TechCrunch reached out to Facebok, the social media company didn’t reveal how many users had clicked on the scamming ads.
The ads were later removed from Facebook’s Ad Library but TechCrunch posted a copy of them online. It is unclear how ad operators managed to evade Facebook’s checks and post ads.
TechCrunch also revealed that the fake Clubhouse app websites, which were hosted in Russia, went offline in an interesting turn of events and the malware also stopped working after receiving an error from the server.
Just a few weeks ago in March, we had reported a similar campaign involving Clubhouse when BlackRock malware was disguised as an Android version of the audio chat app.


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The VW ID.R has set a new overall lap record at the Goodwill Hill Climb event. The previous record held for 20 years before VW achieved this major accomplishment: https://youtu.be/FkLMzJN6vMA
"Today [July 5, 2019], French racing driver Romain Dumas set a time of 41.18 seconds, breaking both his time from last year as well as a 20-year-old record set by Nick Heidfeld in a McLaren MP4/13 Formula 1 car."
Update: The ID.R beats its own record a day later becoming the first car to ever complete the hill climb in less than 40 seconds: https://youtu.be/8il5ohB8FYk
EVs are improving quickly. Maybe in a few years, some EV manufacturer will claim the overall record at Nurburgring currently set by Timo Bernhard on June 29, 2018 in a Porsche 919 Hybrid EVO (5:19.546): https://youtu.be/PQmSUHhP3ug


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We met Caitlyn Jenner less than a week ago, her landmark Vanity Fair cover debut capturing the attention of readers and the Internet hivemind alike. The impact was instantaneous, spawning dialogue, support and scrutiny across the country and well beyond.
Amid the chatter, roommates Crystal Frasier and Jenn Dolari offered the world a shift in perspective, not to mention a much-needed reminder.
Creating the hashtag #MyVanityFairCover with a matching tumblr, Dolari and Frasier began collecting trans women’s self-made Vanity Fair “covers” showcasing the diversity of the trans community – something not only worth recognizing, but celebrating.
Building on Dolari and Frasier’s “Call me ____” template, numerous submissions poured in from users like Kat Smith and Ahsante Sanofka, generating a movement to expand mainstream media’s representation of beauty and the trans experience.
“Ever since Vanity Fair announced their Caitlyn Jenner’s cover story, many trans people have voiced their concerns that the world only seems to embrace us if we’re wealthy enough or lucky enough to adhere to white, cisnormative beauty standards,” the pair wrote in a post accompanying their own covers.
“Not all of us adhere to those standards. Not all of us want to. Not all of us can. Some of us do, but only out of fear. Some of us do but we aren’t sure why. And whether we fit those standards or not, we’re beautiful, and we all deserve to feel beautiful, and be acknowledged by the world.”
That critique, Dolari qualified in a subsequent post, was not meant to “slight” Jenner.
“It was a serious call for a focus on more varied stories of transition,” Dolari explained.
And if you ask us, it’s well past time to answer that call.
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Domino's see online outstrip telephone order for the first time as smartphone use explodes
Online orders for pizzas beat phone purchases at Domino's as more than half of deliveries were bought via its website or apps.
Shares fell 35p (6.2 per cent) to 528p despite the fact sales rose, as it couldn't keep pace with the rate of growth seen earlier in the year.
The wet summer did mean there was a good base of stay-at-home customers, and with toppings including the London Olympics and Euro 2012 spicing sales up by 7.9 per cent to £136million in the quarter.
Domino's: Smartphone sales accounted for 18.5% of online business
Driven by smartphone use, the business - whose 770 outlets are primarily run through franchisees - said internet sales accounted for 58 per cent of UK deliveries, up from 46.5 per cent last year.
Domino's has an app to make ordering from mobile phones much easier, and smartphone sales accounted for 18.5 per cent of the £62.8million of online business in the quarter.
Chief executive Lance Batchelor said the company approached its traditionally strongest trading period with 'continued optimism and determination'.
City investors said its third quarter figures were weaker than the rate of growth seen in the first half year.
Canaccord Genuity analyst Wayne Brown said lower spending on national advertising compared with a year ago may explain the slowdown, although he said he had expected more of a boost from the Olympics summer.
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Is Your Data Safe?
According to a report by Verizon Wireless, businesses experienced 855 data breaches that compromised 174 million records in 2011 alone. The study, conducted along with The United States Secret Service (USSS) and Dutch National High Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU), revealed that external agents were responsible for 98% of data breaches with 4% coming from internal employees. The incidents involving hacking and malware were up considerably to 81% and 69%, respectively. Further research revealed that 96% of the attacks were not highly difficult and 97% were avoidable through simple or intermediate controls. The industries affected in this study were: accommodation and food services (54%), retail trade (20%), finance and insurance (10%), health care and social assistance (7%), information (3%) and other (6%).
Four Ways Data is Breached
One in four data breaches reported by colleges and universities is a result of theft. Former employees or criminals looking to get back at an employer or make a quick dollar look for easy-to-find data on laptops, hard drives, thumb drives or other storage devices.
Today data can be found on portable devices like phones and laptops that can be left behind in a hotel room, rental car, or airplane. Likewise, paper files, back up tapes or CDs can be easily misplaced on their way to storage.
Placing an old computer in the trash is like throwing away a credit card before cutting it up in tiny pieces. If the information on the old computer isn’t properly removed a stranger with a few inexpensive tools can retrieve it. Data left on media that is not protected with a strong password or encryption is also at risk of a breach.
Storing, encrypting, collecting, sending, finding, and removing data can all have an effect on its safety if not handled properly; inadvertent data exposure could be the result. File sharing software has proven to be a favorite target of external data breaches. Just recently, Dropbox made national news for a data breach that impacted a large number of its users.
Who is at Risk?
Based on Verizon’s study, small businesses face the greatest risk of a data breach. This merely emphasizes the importance of understanding and controlling the access points as well as leveraging the appropriate IT resources.
The size of organizations (by employee count) by number of breaches is shown below :
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What Can You Do?
It is important to know where your data is and how it can be accessed. Here are a few tips on what you can do to keep a pulse on your data’s security:
- Maintain a strict inventory of company laptops, cell phones and thumb drives.
- Destroy physical data, such as files, by using a shredder or shredding service before throwing it away.
- Understand the methods of encryption used to store and transmit your data.
- Require passwords to change regularly for email accounts, financial records and other sensitive information.
Every organization is at risk of experiencing a data breach. For example, in the last six months our team has been contacted by several new businesses that experienced a data breach. By taking simple precautions and understanding the avoidable dangers, a company can decrease its chance of exposing data.
Don’t wait for a data breach to happen – contact us today to discuss a security audit.


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We used to be told the local shop was dead, is it true for the local bank?
A few years ago I remember reading the local supermarket/corner store was in real trouble. With the birth of internet shopping we would all be zapping away ordering our groceries online and getting them delivered with little need for the corner store. We might do a big shop once a month and the supermarkets were all building big new out of town superstores to handle this. Big was beautiful for supermarket shopping.
But things have changed, A quarter of UK supermarkets granted planning permission during the past five years have either been cancelled or mothballed with plans for 97 new stores being abandoned or have stalled out of the 400 supermarkets approved by local authorities since 2009.
Morrisons started the year with 12 ‘M Locals’ – smaller local stores, but by the end of the year it will have 100 and by 2015 it is targeting circa 300. This is already well behind Tesco and Sainsbury’s. Tesco has more than 1,930 Tesco convenience stores in the UK while Sainsburys’ has 541 Sainsbury’s Locals.
We read continuously in the press about banks closing branches down as we all move to more and more digital banking, of course with the odd exception such as Virgin and especially Metro Bank who are fast opening branches. The Campaign for Community Banking Services predicts the UK’s 9,500-strong branch network will plummet to 7,000 by the end of 2018. Whether their harsh predictions are true what can be said is that so far:
• HSBC is down from 1,668 to 1,170 so closed 49 to date
• Barclays is down from 2,129 to 1,515 so closed 614 to date
And the trend overall is certainly in one direction.
So with new research just out from the Payments Council that has found that one in five of UK adults don’t want to bank online; they found 20 per cent of people (approximately 8 million adults) who have a bank account and internet access expressed no interest in online banking on their main account. This was particularly pronounced amongst older groups – only one in six over 65s who were not using internet banking said they would be interested in doing so. The most common reasons for lack of interest are a preference for doing banking face-to-face (30 per cent), finding their current banking method convenient (27 per cent) and security concerns (26 per cent).
Back to grocery shopping, and data from the Association of Convenience Stores [ACS] show that a quarter of over 65’s visit their local food shop every day, while 59pc of all shoppers visit convenience stores more than once a week.
Could this bode well for Tesco as it moves more into banking with the ability to bank in your Tesco Local it would appear so except this seems not to be the strategy with Benny Higgins, CEO of Tesco Bank stating that branches are a thing of the past and that customers will be able to pay in cheques and cash at 300 Tesco stores, but otherwise they will be using a newly designed app and the web to move their money around.
Could after all it be said that the Post Office is in fact ahead of the game, in that years ago it created your local Post Office as part of your local store. In fact this has now gone even further with in many local Post Offices the whole secure counter area being removed and the Post Office being moved up to the front of the store where the checkout till is located, not more secure glass area with extended opening hours to match those of the grocery store.
Or is it that the ‘Big Branch’ model traditional banks have been offering is wrong, perhaps what is required is more of a ‘local branch’ just like the supermarkets have discovered shoppers do not always want ‘big is beautiful’ there is a significant proportion of current UK Bank account holders who just want a small, simple local branch to visit.


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New Jersey Devils got the hockey world fired up early this morning as strongly worded opinions filled up Twitter following the Devils’ jersey release. It is the franchise’s first ever third jersey, and it’s certainly much different than anything they’ve ever worn before.
One feature that has proved to be polarizing amongst hockey fans is the fact that the front simply says “Jersey” instead of “New Jersey.” While it is a common was of referring to the State, it also comically appears to label the article of clothing for what it is – a jersey.
It didn’t take long for the Devils social team – known well on Hockey Twitter for their shenanigans – to make the situation even more entertaining. In response to the Jersey comments, the Devils jokingly revealed another product.
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China Official Says Taking Steps To Expand Availability Of Key Drugs
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
China's vice premier said steps would be taken beginning as early as this year to reform the nation's healthcare system, including the availability and handling of medicines. Vice Premier Li Keqiang said at a meeting on the subject that one intent is to ensure affordable access to crucial drugs, beginning this year in government hospitals and clinics at the grassroots level. He said the government also plans to separate treatment services from medicine sales in government hospitals in 16 cities this year and to increase reimbursements for medical treatments for severe diseases. (Click here for more)
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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Charisma Cannon, a busy woman in South Shore, said she wanted a puppy to help keep her grounded. But she can't get just any breed.
"I have really bad sinuses, so I needed a specific dog, and I did a lot of research and found that a Havanese dog would be the best breed for me in terms of them being hypoallergenic and not having a lot of fur," she explained.
Cannon said she came across a Havanese website and fell in love with a puppy named Jet. She showed her mom pictures of the pup.
"She was like, 'Oh my god! He's so adorable! Get him, get him,'" she said.
Cannon said she filled out a form on the website and got a text stating the puppy would cost $700. She was told to arrange to pick up the dog in Boston, and pay a $350 deposit up front.
"They were like, send it via Western Union. I'm like, Western Union?" she recalled.
While it struck her as odd, Cannon said she reluctantly sent the deposit through Western Union. She said she waited for pickup instructions, but they never came. And then the so-called breeder stopped responding to her calls and texts.
"I was definitely scammed," Cannon said. "I was definitely scammed."
Determined to get justice, she filed a complaint with the FBI.
According to the Better Business Bureau's scam tracker data, which is generated from consumer complaints, pet scam losses have grown exponentially. In 2017 they were at $448,000 but in 2020 losses came in at $3.1 million.
"I've never had anything like this happen to me before. My friends know I'm very frugal and I always research and check things out thoroughly. So, I was like oh my gosh. How could this happen to me?" she said. "I don't have $350 and I don't have this cute adorable dog."
The I-Team did a reverse image search on the Havanese puppy and found the same puppy was posted on a different website. This is one of the ways bogus breeders trick consumers into thinking their business is legitimate.
The general rule of thumb is don't pay for a pet that you haven't seen in person.
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Elkhart doctor settles $2.6 million kickback charge with feds
SOUTH BEND (AP) — A Texas company and an Elkhart spinal surgeon accused by the U.S. Justice Department of being involved in a kickback scheme have agreed to pay a $2.6 million settlement.
The settlement announced Friday involves payments that Omni Surgical, doing business as Spine 360, made between 2007 and 2009 to an entity controlled by Dr. Jamie Gottlieb. Although the payments purportedly involved intellectual property agreements, the Justice Department contended the agreements were shams, and the payments were intended to pay Gottlieb for using the company’s products.
A federal law restricts the financial relationships that medical device manufacturers may have with doctors who use or prescribe their products.
Messages seeking comment were left Friday at Omni Surgical and at Gottlieb’s answering service.


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Money saving expert Martin Lewis has shared the top deals for shoppers hoping to get their hands on Baileys this Black Friday .
For many, Baileys is the one thing that gets them feeling festive, and it might be easier than ever today as retailers launch huge Black Friday sales including the Irish cream.
MSE’s Martin Lewis has shared the top Baileys deals available right now, as the ‘battle of the Baileys’ begins.
Among the best deals is Morrisons’ litre bottle deal, which is currently the cheapest around. The bottle is priced at £9.99 and can only be found in stores, with the online price remaining £20.
There is a maximum of three per customer.
Morrisons’ offer ends on Sunday, November 29 while stocks last. You can find your nearest Morrisons here .
Asda’s litre bottle of Baileys is priced at £12, with a limit of three per customer too.
Shoppers will be able to get their hands on the Baileys deal until December 17, online and in store while stocks last.
Tesco has also dropped the price of its litre bottles of Baileys, with the Original Irish Cream, Coffee and Orange Truffle flavours all included.
The bottles are now priced at £15, though this drops again to £12 if you are a Clubcard holder. The offer runs online and in store until December 7.


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Kona EV #1, Niro EV #2
The South Korean market is on the fast track, growing 86% YoY, having reached 1.8% PEV share this year, in part thanks to the increased availability of the Kia Niro EV, that is now in 2nd place, breaking the 1-2 win that Hyundai had last year (#1 Kona EV; #2 Ioniq Electric). Will the Kia be able to break the Kona domination?
The Chevrolet Bolt remained in 3rd, suffering from the same problem as the other local best sellers: not enough batteries.
The previous driving force (Hyundai Ioniq Electric) in this market is losing relevance, and right now is only 4th. Will the revised Ioniq be able to recover a place in the podium?
A final mention to the Hyundai Nexo Fuel Cell model, that with 607 units so far, seems to have found success, a rare event for a FCEV, and allowing the technology to have 0,11% share of the total market, a world best for Fuel Cells.
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued warning letters to 3 businesses that sell cannabidiol-infused (CBD) oils, tinctures, capsules, gummies, and creams.
The FTC announced on Tuesday that they had sent the letters to warn the (unnamed) businesses that it is illegal to promote that goods can stop, treat, or remedy illness without the need of getting the suitable supporting scientific proof.
According to an FTC press release, the businesses had advertised that their goods had been capable to treat or remedy significant illnesses and other well being circumstances, with a single of them claiming that CBD performs like magic to relieve even the most agonizing discomfort superior than opioids.
FTC says that the company’s web site stated that CBD has been clinically established to treat Alzheimer’s illness, fibromyalgia, numerous sclerosis, colitis, and cigarette addiction, saying that they had participated in thousands of hours of analysis with Harvard researchers.
One more company’s web site contained claims that CBD goods are established to treat autism, anorexia, bipolar disorder, PTSD, schizophrenia, anxiousness, depression, cancer, numerous sclerosis, Alzheimer’s illness, Lou Gehrig’s Illness, epilepsy, Parkinson’s illness, traumatic brain injuries, stroke, diabetes, Crohn’s illness, psoriasis, numerous sclerosis, fibromyalgia, cancer, and AIDS.
A third company’s web site advertised its CBD gummies as getting quite efficient at treating the root result in of most big degenerative illnesses such as heart illness, arthritis, cancer, asthma, fibromyalgia, and a wide variety of autoimmune issues.
In the letters, the FTC urges all 3 businesses to assessment claims, such as buyer testimonials, about their goods to make confident that they are supported by trustworthy scientific proof.
The FTC warns that promoting CBD goods with unsubstantiated claims can outcome in legal action such as injunction and an order to return cash to shoppers.
The businesses are to notify the FTC inside 15 days that they have taken action to address issues stated in the warning letters.
The FTC and the FDA sent comparable letters to 3 CBD businesses in March.


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With the fall season now in full swing families, are now looking ahead to holidays like Thanksgiving, and health officials are sharing guidance on how to safely celebrate amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Centers for Disease and Control Prevention has outlined several factors families should consider before gathering for a holiday this fall such as:
- The number and rate of COVID-19 cases within the community
- The location of the gathering (indoor vs. outdoor)
- The number of people you plan to have at the gathering
- The behaviors of the attendees before and after the gathering
For Thanksgiving, the CDC suggests avoiding high-risk activities like attending large indoor gatherings with people from outside of your household or shopping at crowded stores “just before, on, or after Thanksgiving.”
Having a small dinner with only the people who live in your household and doing shopping online rather than in person can lower the spread of the virus, the CDC stated.
If you plan to attend a gathering with people outside of your household, the CDC recommends you to ask the host about the safety precautions they have in place.
Traveling may also increase the risk of getting and spreading COVID-19. The CDC says staying home is the best way to protect yourself and others, but if you do plan to travel, they encourage wearing a mask when in public places, social distancing, washing your hands, etc.
The CDC has provided a list for both high and low risk activities here.
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Following a vote by the New York City Council last week, to be signed into law by Mayor Bill de Blasio, a complete ban on the popular delicacy foie gras in the city will come into effect from 2022.
The luxury ingredient has long been a sore subject for animal lovers over the way it is produced. It is made of fattened duck or goose liver and a majority of producers force-feed ducks, which many see as an inhumane practice.
After the news of New York’s ban made headlines, GuideMeMalta (GMM) reached out to local prominent chefs to get their views on whether they agree with the move or not.
Kevin Bonello, Chef de Cuisine at de Mondion within The Xara Palace Relais & Chateaux, a leading fine dining establishment, does not mince his words. He told GMM that he is “completely against a ban” on the delicacy.
“It is a product that has been on the market for many years, and there are many other issues that should take precedence,” he remarked.
He stresses that people should not have their dietary wishes imposed on.
Paul Buttigieg, head chef at the highly respected Tmun Restaurant in Gozo concedes that foie gras is not for everybody, adding that it is no secret how the product is made and customers can always choose not to order it.
Making reference to banned food products that people still procure, such as a casu marzu – a traditional Sardinian sheep milk cheese that contains live insect larvae, he maintains that there is no point in a ban as people will find a way to procure the product all the same.
Prominent restauranteur and chef Marvin Gauci said that if there continues to be demand on the market, he feels obliged to offer it as his competitors will certainly do so.
He told GMM that he is firmly against animal cruelty on a personal level, however as the owner of restaurants such as Tarragon, Caviar and Bull and Susurrus, he has a responsibility to provide his chefs with the best ingredients – otherwise they will move on.
Mr Gauci believes that any discussion on a ban should take place at an EU level, involving countries that produce it such as France and Hungary.


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New home sales rise 2.3 percent in April
New home sales rose 2.3 percent over March in April to a seasonally-adjusted rate of 454,000, the highest it’s been since the summer of 2008, our sister site, Equipment World, reported.
Though new home sales increased 29 percent year-over-year in April, economists consider 700,000 to be a healthy level. Economists originally predicted the new home sales rate in April to land at 425,000.
The median price of all homes sold in April was $271,600–8.3 percent higher than in March and 13.1 percent higher than in April 2012.
According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, home prices have risen 10.9 percent, the largest increase in seven years.
Despite such increases, home prices are still 28 percent below their 2006 high.
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Gone is the hope that the global economy will stay strong as America's financial fortunes flag. The world’s largest economies are showing signs of a slowdown, the New York Times reports. Japan, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the UK, even famously fast-growing India and China are all taking a hit. Global growth overall will slow to 4.1% from 5% last year, the International Monetary Fund predicts.
High energy prices and real estate disasters are largely to blame. As global demand for goods diminishes, the American economy is likely to slide further. Some experts say the storm is navigable, but the good days appear to be over for the near future. “We had buoyant world growth for a few years,” said one economist. “It was too hot not to cool down.”