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Sharp will begin shipping OLED panels next year in a move that may give Apple a third potential supplier of displays for the iPhone.
Apple will make only minor modifications to the iPhone models expected to be released this fall, waiting until next year to release a version with more substantial design changes, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
Samsung will ramp up production of OLED displays by more than 50 percent to meet demand from Apple and other smartphone vendors, according to a report from Nikkei.
Apple has been ordered to stop selling the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus in the Chinese capital of Beijing after the handset was ruled to violate intellectual property rights, Bloomberg reported.
Mobile developer Nick Lee appears to have cracked the code for bringing Android to the Apple iPhone, and devs around the industry are intrigued.
Shipments of the iPhone will fall as much as 8.6 percent this year from 2015, according to a report from Nikkei Asian Review and picked up by 9to5Mac.
Some models of the next iPhone will include modems from Intel, according to Bloomberg, marking a long-overdue win in mobile for the chip maker.
Apple's annual Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) often focuses on hardware as the company uses its spotlight to showcase its latest new gadgets. But this year's event, which kicks off Monday, will almost surely center on software and services.
AT&T confirmed that it is offering a new promotion in select states across the country that will allow its DirecTV customers to get a free iPhone 6s and up to five additional iPhone 6s devices for 50 percent off. The offer launched last month and will run through the end of this month.
An effort to propose a law creating a "back door" enabling law-enforcement agencies to access data on encrypted devices is dead, according to Reuters.


text: It is true that international fairs give the pulse of the country hosting the event in particular and the global industry in general. Team AO in its recent visit to the SaigonTex 2017 discovered that ‘nationality’ has an important role to play in acquiring business. The general perception is that machine suppliers get business on the basis of which ‘nationality’ they belong to… A Korean company prefers to work with a Korean agent, while a Chinese or a Vietnamese company will look to work through an agent of their country origin. The team also discovered that many new companies are coming up in the country, supported by Government loans, which indeed augurs well for the future. Meanwhile, SaigonTex 2017, a leading technology event held in Ho Chi Minh City, saw huge participation from over 1,100 exhibitors across 23 countries,with most exhibitors displaying a wide array of latest technologies in garment manufacturing, from cutting solutions to sewing machines. Team AO gives a live coverage of the event… Besides the above, the news under ‘Vietnam & Beyond’, the ‘Tech Management’, ‘Fashion Trends’ and ‘Export Statistics’ make the magazine an interesting read.

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Seoul: Samsung Electronics Thursday posted a better-than-expected 10 percent increase in first quarter profits, on robust sales of the South Korean electronics giant's new Galaxy S7 smartphone.
The world's largest smartphone producer said operating profit in the January-March period was expected to reach around 6.6 trillion won (USD 5.6 billion), up from 6.0 trillion won a year ago.
The profit figure was substantially higher than the 5.53 trillion-won average of analysts' estimates compiled by Bloomberg News, and up from the 6.1 trillion won posted in the fourth quarter of 2015.
The result will encourage shareholders after a disappointing 2015 that saw Samsung lose more than USD 8.0 billion in market value, with its flagship smartphone business sandwiched by top-end rivals like Apple's iPhone and lower-end devices from fast-growing Chinese outfits like Huawei and Xiaomi.
In an effort to defend its smartphone share, Samsung rolled out the latest version of its flagship Galaxy smartphone in March -- a month earlier than the previous year and ahead of new launches by its competitors.
The combined shipments of the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge are estimated to have reached 10 million units within 20 days after the launch.
"We expect the Galaxy S7 to be the world's best-selling Android smartphone in 2016," said Neil Mawston, executive director at Strategy Analytics Inc.
"Samsung's range of lower-cost models, like the J series, is also selling well," Mawston said.
At the same time, the South Korean won has weakened against the dollar, providing a pricing edge for exports.
Samsung estimated overall sales for the first quarter at 49 trillion won, up from 47.1 trillion won a year before.
The forecast, which comes ahead of audited results to be released this month, did not provide a net income figure or breakdown of divisional earnings for the company's mobile, TV, semiconductor and display units.
The performance of the Galaxy S7 is expected to have pushed the mobile division back up to top spot as Samsung's largest earnings source.
In recent quarters that position had been taken by the conglomerate's chip business, which had picked up the slack when the once all-conquering mobile unit started to flag.
As well as providing the chips for the company's own handsets, Samsung's semiconductor unit also makes the processors for a number of other companies -- including Apple.


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Apple is rolling out the watchOS 2 update to Watch owners right now. The update adds new capabilities, more personalisation options, and more.
Apple Watch owners can start getting their hands on the watchOS 2 update, as it’s rolling out now.
The update adds more ways to make the Apple Watch your own, such as with new watch faces, adds new capabilities for apps like Facebook Messenger, ups the overall speed, and more.
This update’s release was originally scheduled for September 16th, but had to be held back. At the time, Apple was trying to sort out some sort of major bug. It hasn’t shared details about what issues it was facing, and we’re unlikely to hear any more about the bug.
To download the watchOS 2 update you will need to have updated your phone to iOS 9. Then open the Apple Watch app to check if the software update is available to download. The update is rolling out, so it may not appear just yet.
It’s good timing for future Apple Watch owners in Ireland. The Apple Watch will be released in Ireland on Friday, and the update will be available to download immediately.


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Marks & Spencer chief executive Steve Rowe has told analysts that the turnaround of its ailing clothing division is a year and a half behind schedule.
At yesterday’s investor update, Rowe confessed the revamp had been delayed by 18 months. In July, clothing boss Jill Macdonald was ousted after buying mistakes led to a shortage of its popular new range of denim, worn by TV presenter Holly Willoughby.
Rowe also revealed M&S’s plans to offer a “buy now, pay later” option. Although a provider is yet to be agreed, the retailer hopes that offering customers the option to pay in instalments will boost trade.
M&S was officially relegated from the FTSE 100 last month. The relegation is the first time that M&S has lost its FTSE position since the index’s creation in 1984.


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Remember that bug that lets you dig into the camera and photos of a locked iPhone, and even send stuff to the owner's email and social accounts? Well, Apple raced to lock it down with the 7.0.2 update available Thursday.
We tested the trick on three iPhones running iOS 7, and two of them allowed us entry, including a brand new iPhone 5S. We're happy — well, maybe "relieved" is a better word — to report that the 5S in question, now updated, is no longer vulnerable to that kind of invasion. That is, you can no longer trick the locked iPhone into showing you the multitask screen.
So update your phones, people! If you're still worried about interlopers futzing with your phone set-up, you can go turn off Control Center and Siri access from the lock screen in Settings, under the General tab.
Bonus! For those of you missing the Greek keyboard option for passcode entry, it's your lucky day, because 7.0.2 brings that back.


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People in Crypto: Successful Twins and Adventure of Bitcoin Girl
Crypto has long since spread beyond the small tech savvy community into the world, gathering around it enthusiasts from all walks of life. Two new examples lend strength to this claim.
Recently, a new documentary called Bitcoin Girl came out, in which a young woman attempts to live on Bitcoin for 21 days in China – infamous for its dislike of cryptocurrencies. Meanwhile, on the other side of the planet in southern London, two identical twins designed a cryptocurrency in their mother’s kitchen, and now it’s in the top 100 coins by market capitalization.
Bitcoin Girl follows a young woman known as He Youbing on the internet, who tries to survive 21 days using only bitcoins in Beijing, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Shanghai. At the start of her trip on August 28th, she had around USD 1,400 in bitcoins. The experiment included persuading shop owners and strangers to accept bitcoin in exchange for food, accommodation and traditional banknotes, while educating them about the benefits of blockchain. Most of the 15 six-minute episodes of the documentary have been shown so far on iQiyi, a Chinese online video platform.
Life on crypto is not easy, the documentary shows. She traveled through Beijing on an unlocked bike from a sharing service, sleeping in a McDonald’s, where she dined on free ketchup. There, a college student offered to treat her for a meal at their canteen, adding, “but I don’t want to take bitcoin.” Others don’t even know what bitcoin is. At one point, she fainted due to low sugar levels – friends from a crypto chat group sent her to the hospital and turned out to be the first ones to accept her bitcoin in exchange for some snacks.
Traveling further to the southern coastal city of Shenzhen, a crayfish restaurant turned out to be accepting bitcoin. There, a yoga teacher bought some coins from her, so she had enough fiat to spend the night at a hotel. In the latest episode shown on September 15, He Youbing was on her way to Shanghai, the final destination of her 21-day trip, South China Morning Post reports. In the documentary, the producers said they refused the offer of several blockchain startups in China to help fund the experiment. He Youbing adds, “If I fail, then that’s the failure of the blockchain people.”
Two brothers and one coin
Meanwhile, half the world away, in south London, identical twins Steve and Sam Williams became multi-millionaires by designing Populous (PPT), a coin currently ranked 53rd by market capitalization, with a price of USD 3.13 as of the time of writing. Populous is a peer-to-peer invoice discounting platform that is globalizing what is currently a localized and limited market sector, helping small and medium-sized businesses with cash flow.
The founding twins, Steve and Sam, have grown up in a tough neighborhood, learning a lot about what it means to be a victim of crime and how it impacted them.
“It filled in some elements that were missing in me and opened my eyes to what could happen to me,” Steve told the Evening Standard in an interview. They both spent four years working on this project from their family home in Brockley, a district in south London. (However, the website of the company mentions Steve as the only founder). Within the first five days of launching in June last year, demand was so strong that the initial batch of tokens was worth more than GBP 8 million (USD 10.51 million), according to the report. This success was also their ticket out of the rough neighborhood: Steve’s six-year-old attends a private school, and their offices are in Mayfair, an affluent area in the West End of London.
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Steve studied advanced business, while Sam took a course in computer programming, according to the report. Also, in 2008 Steve was charged and convicted of obtaining money transfers by deception and served 18 months of a three-and-a-half-year jail term.
Moreover, Sam has also launched two other crypto coins called Zloadr and DocTailor, aimed at legal professionals, the Evening Standard reported.
While a life using only cryptocurrencies may still be a long way off – perhaps especially in China – crypto is already offering a new chance to business-savvy individuals. Still, the penetration of both blockchain and cryptocurrencies into different niches is a positive step towards adoption – and if you can sell your bitcoins to one yoga teacher, you might well be set for a while.


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Social Gaming Industry Snapshot: Q3 2012
SOCIAL NETWORKING: Social Gaming Industry Snapshot: Q3 2012
The expansion into social gaming as with mobile continued at a rapid pace as many companies see the potential and inter-crossing platform opportunities between the different sectors.
According to the Global Online Gaming Report 2012 almost 20 percent of the total time spent playing games online was through social networks last year.
Socialnomics reports a staggering 81 million players indulging in social gaming daily and the number continues to rise.
Positive trends in social gaming include a rise in the popularity of Freemium games and an increased interest in social games being utilised as an advertising channel.
According to Superdata, the social online casino sector is expected to generate $1.6 Billion in revenues this year, rising to $2.4 Billion over the next three years.
Social Gaming Industry Snapshot:
Microsoft acquired Yammer for $1.2 billion in cash enabling it to offer a service like Facebook’s to corporate customers.
Zynga : launched “Zynga with Friends” – a unified gaming platform allowing Facebook and mobile iOS and Android accessibility and multi-player potential.
- added NFC peer-to-peer mode (Bump technology) to its Zynga Poker Android application.
- acquired social game developer A Bit Lucky without disclosing the consideration paid. The developer is the creator of Facebook games "Lucky Train" and "Lucky Space"
- ComTrade launched the first Facebook 90 Ball Bingo solution at Bingo Britain on behalf of Palatial Leisure Limited.
- Betfred partnered with social gaming publisher We R Interactive. The bookmaker features in "I AM PLAYR", a popular social football game.
- French-based software developer Mandala inked an agreement with Hong Kong social gaming firm 6waves to publish its new social slots title La Riviera on Facebook
- Social gaming software developer Playsino created its own free-to-play casino games for mobile and social platforms beginning with a new game titled Solitaire and Prizes.
The Company also acquired Popover Games, including the cross-platform Popover Poker, a number of other social casino games and most of Popover's employees as well as Foghorn Games, a joint-developer of Popover's social casino game Bingo Around the World, both for undisclosed considerations.
- Fresh Deck Poker from US developer Idle Games launched on Facebook. The product is reported to be suitable for both online and mobile channels.
- Gamesys entered into a real money bingo and slots partnership in the UK with Facebook
- Las Vegas From Home.com Entertainment’s social gaming casino Real Vegas Casino will enter the Russian market through social network VK.com
- Live Dealer provider Smart Gaming launched what it claims as the industry’s first live Roulette game for Facebook.
- International Game Technologies’ social casino arm DoubleDown Casino entered into a number of strategic deals on a revenue-share basis that will see it hosted on the following websites: Jacobs Entertainment, Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada-based Bonanza Casino and Casino Del Sol Resort. The DoubleDown Casino app will be embedded into the casinos’ website.
- Wedge Buster is a new social sports platform that claims to offer over 100 asynchronous sports game titles
- bwin.party Entertainment established its dedicated social games unit “Win” and will utilize social gaming company Nordeus to develop a social sports betting application.
- Sports betting games developer RocketPlay (formerly known as Gamingo) is launching a new title on Facebook branded Sports Casino. RocketPlay accompanied the launch with an announcement that it is partnering with social gaming giant Zynga.
- California-based social gaming developer Digital Chocolate launched SLOTS! on Facebook.
- UK and Irish targeted social betting site BuddyBet launched with a sports offering using direct head-to-head challenges.
- Newly developed social gaming publisher PLAOR will launch its first Facebook game on October 8, 2012 titled “Hollywood Poker”.
- Canadian company TransGaming Inc., which specialises in the multiplatform deployment of games, announced the development of an exclusive World Poker Tour game for Smart TV that is expected to launch in the fall with a number of operators around the world. The WPT video game will be available on GameTree TV, TransGaming's on-demand Smart TV gaming platform, and will demonstrate the potential for interactivity and social engagement in the connected living room.
- Intralot’s HomeSmartPlay Betting Application for Samsung Smart TV devices will give home users instant access to INTRALOT's betting options through interacting with their TV device and controls. The application is embedded in the TV pre-purchase and is operated by using the remote control.
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HP confirms it’s working on a new smartphone, promises something different
HP, the world’s largest PC manufacturer, has confirmed to The Indian Express (via TNW) that it is working on a new smartphone after its ill-fated venture into WebOS devices, promising it will offer something new and different.
When asked if a smartphone is in the offing, HP Senior Director Consumer PC and Media Tablets Asia Pacific Yam Su Yin said: “The answer is yes but I cannot give a timetable. It would be silly if we say no. HP has to be in the game.” […]
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Ride-sharing company Lyft and driverless vehicle driving technology company Motional are teasing the launch of a robo-taxi operation in LA, saying LA residents will be able to book a robo-taxi from Lyft’s ride-hailing app.
Motional is a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Company and automotive technology company Aptiv, and this robotaxi service uses Hyundai Motor Company’s IONIQ5 electric vehicle to provide fully autonomous driving without the need for a human safety driver. will be operated by Motional as
However, it has not been revealed exactly when the service will start, but if it goes ahead as announced, it will be the second market after Lyft and Motional’s robotaxi operations, which launched first in Las Vegas this year.
Motional has filed permits with the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to begin unmanned testing, and Motional says it hopes to obtain appropriate permits to charge rides ahead of commercial launch.


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Joel Cummings, a bartender at the Harmon Tap Room in Tacoma, said the establishment has been receiving complaining calls and e-mails from people claiming to work for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
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Google and Apple are gathering location information as part of their race to build massive databases capable of pinpointing people's locations via their cellphones. These databases could help them tap the $2.9 billion market for location-based services—expected to rise to $8.3 billion in 2014, according to research firm Gartner Inc.
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Following a slew of rumours published on the web earlier this morning, Intel has confirmed its plans to acquire Mobileye, a company that specialises in self-driving cars and has teamed up with the likes of Tesla and BMW in the past. The Israeli firm will be bought in a deal currently valued at $15.3 billion and will push Intel's self-driving car efforts forward quite a bit.
Intel and Mobileye have teamed up in the past, putting together around 40 autonomous vehicles for testing on public roads later this year in both Europe and the US. RIght now, Intel is estimating that the vehicle systems, data and service market will hit around $70 billion by 2030, so it is hopping on the train early with this acquisition.
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With this acquisition, Intel and Mobileye will form a new organization under Intel's Automated Driving Group, with a HQ based in Israel. All current contracts currently under Mobileye for automotive OEMs will be retained under this new company.
Speaking about the deal, Intel's CEO, Brian Krzanich said that the acquisition of Mobileye will “bring together the assets of Intel's Xeon processors, FPGAs, 3D XPoint memory and 5G modems with the world leader in automotive computer vision”. He also described the move as merging the “intelligent eyes of the autonomous car with the intelligent brain that actually drives the car”.
KitGuru Says: With competing chip makers like Qualcomm and Nvidia also competing in the autonomous vehicle space, it makes sense for Intel to start applying some pressure with technology of its own.


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Publishing group Ziff Davis Media, the parent company of 1UP.com and EGM, is canceling New York-held consumer-focused technology and game show DigitalLife 2008, originally due to take place September 25th-28th at the Jacob Javits Center.
Organizers of the show are citing "poor economic conditions" for the change, according to an email
from DigitalLife vice president Paul O'Reilly posted by CNET.
O'Reilly claims that the slowed economy created a different and difficult dynamic for the expo's committee: "We weren't confident that we could present a show experience that was consistent with the successes of prior years."
The CNET article on the event's cancelling notes in particular: "Until the cancellation, the beleaguered Ziff Davis' apparent strategy was to put more of a focus on gaming for the 2008 edition."
Debuting in 2004, the annual New York City show presents a wide array of consumer electronics through interactive and hands-on exhibits, including game publishers and peripheral companies. inviting the public to attend.
DigitalLife set an attendance record last year with over 54,700 press members, analysts, VIPs and consumers at the expo - including a number of exhibiting video game publishers, plus a Guitar Hero III
competition and a $100,000 pro/am gaming tournament.
Says O'Reilly: "Hopefully, a bigger and stronger DigitalLife will return in 2009. We will make additional announcements about the future of the show when details are available."


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Two out-of-town developers closed out the summer with deals in Chesterfield County — one bagging a longtime shopping center and the other scooping up a recently-built warehouse.
In late August, the Trane Supply warehouse at 14000 Justice Road in Midlothian sold for $14.1 million. And in Chesterfield’s Clover Hill district, the Genito Crossing Shopping Center sold for $8.2 million.
The new owner of the Trane warehouse is Peterson Cos., a Northern Virginia-based development firm. The 83,000-square-foot building, built in 2018, will continue to be occupied by the HVAC supplier, per a Peterson spokesperson.
Taylor Chess, Peterson’s president of development, said the acquisition “was part of our efforts to expand our warehouse/industrial holdings along the I-95 corridor.”
“We are very familiar with the Richmond market and are exploring other opportunities in the region,” he said.
The warehouse sits on 9 acres. The property was most recently assessed at $5.1 million, per county records.
Chris Zarpas with S. L. Nusbaum Realty represented the buyer in the deal, which closed Aug. 26. The seller was Railey Hill Associates, an entity represented by Midlothian attorney Philip McDaniel. Tucker Dowdy and Russell Wyatt with Commonwealth Commercial represented Railey Hill.
The deal doubles Peterson’s holdings in the Richmond region. The company also owns the Nuckols Place Shopping Center in Henrico, which Peterson developed in 2016 and is now anchored by Publix.
Farther south in Chesterfield, the Food Lion-anchored Genito Crossing Shopping Center at 11130 Hull Street Road sold Aug. 25, a day prior to the Trane warehouse deal.
The buyer in that deal was Georgia-based Victory Real Estate Investments, which bought the 36-year-old shopping center from local firm Hackney Real Estate Partners.
The $8.2 million deal looks to be Victory’s entrance into the Richmond market. Per its website, the firm owns 52 other grocery-anchored shopping centers throughout the Midwest and Southeast, none of which are in the Richmond area.
Calls and emails to Victory went unreturned.
The property was most recently assessed by the county at $5.2 million. Tenants at the roughly 78,000-square-foot shopping center include Skrimp Shack, Yen Ching Chinese Restaurant and Trophies Unlimited.
A marketing flyer from Victory shows two suites totaling about 8,500 square feet as available for lease.


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Quoted from Ubergizmo, Monday (01/28), a program called WindowsAndroid allow it.
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Nikon will launch a digital single-lens reflex (SLR) digital D7100 with a 24.1 megapixel sensor in a number of countries in March 2013.
The camera called Nikon D90 replaces it has a 51-point auto-focus and shutter speed reaches 1/8000 second to 30 seconds.
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Although Samsung continues to marginalize the competition to win the market of smartphones and tablets in the world, Apple is apparently still dependent on the South Korean technology [...]
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Amazon Prime Day sale could be targeted by phishing kit ‘16Shop’: McAfee
This phishing kit had first targeted Apple users. McAfee researchers also found it targeted Amazon users in May this year.
Ahead of Amazon Prime Day (July 15-16), McAfee Labs researchers have warned that bad actors could use a phishing kit dubbed "16Shop" to target customers of the retail giant.
The same kit was earlier found to be used to target Apple users.
"The author of the kit goes by the alias DevilScreaM. We gathered lots of information on this actor and found that this individual was involved in the Indonesian hacking group 'Indonesian Cyber Army.' Several websites were defaced by this group and tagged by DevilScreaM in 2012," security researchers Oliver Devane and Rafael Pena wrote in a blog post on Friday.
The McAfee Labs researchers said that they found a new phishing kit targeting Amazon account holders in May 2019.
Looking at the code of the kit, they discovered that the kit shows similarities to the 16shop kit that targeted Apple users back in November 2018. Malicious actors used this kit to target Apple account holders in the US and Japan. Typically, the victims receive an email with a pdf file attached.
When the victims click on the link in the attached pdf file, they are redirected to a phishing site where they will then be tricked in to updating their account information, which often includes credit card details. The same kit is now being used to target Amazon account holders.
"Around the same time that we discovered the Amazon Phishing Kit, the social media profile picture of the actors we believe are behind 16shop changed to a modified Amazon logo. This reinforces our findings that the same group is responsible for the development of the new malicious kit," the researchers wrote.
"We believe that victims of this kit will be led to the malicious websites via links in phishing emails.
"We recommend that if users want to check any account changes on Amazon, which they received via email or other sources, they go to Amazon.com directly and navigate from there rather than following suspicious links," Devane and Pena wrote.


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StoneCo shares have dropped like a rock in 2021 — is this a short-term oversight or is there something incredibly wrong with the business?
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StoneCo (NASDAQ: STNE) made a name for itself over the last couple of years, as it was made known that Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway held a stake in the company. StoneCo was one of the biggest gainers in 2020, but fast-forward to now and it’s come to a halt; it has been one of the worst-performing stocks of 2021.
What does StoneCo do?
StoneCo is a Brazilian fintech business powering small and medium-sized businesses for everything from payments solutions, point of sale, credit facilities, as well as software and workflow services.
StoneCo’s Q3 Results
Total payment volume (TPV) grew 53.6% year-over-year (YoY), StoneCo’s payment client base doubled YoY, and its banking accounts more than quadrupled from the year prior. Consolidated software revenue was up a whopping 16.7x from last year, with a 99% retention rate.
But unfortunately, StoneCo reported a write-down of $230 million on the fair value of investments.
What’s the real issue?
Those earnings looked great! What’s going on?
Well, StoneCo’s credit portfolio is showing signs that debtors aren’t paying up, which leads to non-performing loans, defaults, and delinquencies, all of which will be StoneCo’s responsibility.
Sounds kind of familiar doesn’t it?
StoneCo is based out of Brazil, and the country is experiencing extreme inflation right now — it was 10% in October 2021, and it is continuing to grow — this is the highest rate of inflation Brazil has experienced since 2003. Consumers say “each week you go for groceries there are different prices” so there’s a lot of uncertainty about how long this will continue.
Political turmoil swept the nation in recent years which has only added fuel to the fire, and it looks like Brazil could be headed towards recession — which is where StoneCo’s real problem is.
This is a great example of why investors should always geographically diversify investments, and if you want to read more about geographic diversification, you can read this article.
Is it a good time to buy StoneCo?
“When there’s blood in the streets,” as they say.
This could be an opportunity for the patient investor. StoneCo has seen an almost 6-fold increase in its client base and a 3.5x increase in total payment volume since its 2018 IPO, and now has 422,000 banking clients, as well as over 200,000 software clients. We can see this business has shown solid growth since its public debut and it’s getting hit hard because of outside factors, but the overall business model is solid.
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It has been a minute since we have reported on the diminutive THINK City minicar. Last time we checked in on the THINK it was competing in the START Eco Car Trials on the other side of the pond. That said, THINK is in the news this week with the first 15 American-made THINK City electric vehicles being delivered to buyers…or in this case buyer. The purchase also marks a milestone in the American fleet industry by being the first American-made electric vehicle with Lithium-ion batteries to be purchased for U.S. fleet operation.
The first 15 THINK City EVs were delivered to the State of Indiana for government fleet use—a fitting first customer considering the significant community and government support of the Elkhart, Indiana assembly plant. “Our delivery today is part of a larger effort to help transform the U.S. light-duty vehicle fleet from one that is mostly dependent on imported oil, to one that is fueled entirely by domestically produced electric energy,” said Barry Engle, THINK CEO. So where is the State of Indiana going to use the vehicles? The vehicles will be rolled out to Indiana state parks. We saw this specific green initiative as an opportunity to test alternative energy vehicles in real-life situations. We believe the state parks provide the best locations to test these vehicles,” said Department of Administration director Rob Wynkoop said.
This move by the Indiana government is just another step in the states commitment to vehicles powered by alternative energy. Through the creation of an advanced electric ecosystem, Project Plug-IN is helping the State of Indiana and potential electric consumers utilize leading edge EV technology. Project Plug-IN is a initiative organized by the Energy Systems Network (ESN). “Our goal with Project Plug-IN is the seamless transition for consumers from gas-powered to electric cars,” said ESN president and CEO Paul Mitchell. “To make this happen requires collaboration among vehicle and battery makers, utilities and government agencies at all levels and the willing participation of fleet operators, like the Department of Administration. The response so far has been tremendous.”
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Better Therapeutics (Nasdaq:BTTX) announced today that it appointed Diane Gomez-Thinnes as its new chief commercial officer (CCO).
Gomez-Thinnes’ appointment became effective yesterday, Oct. 26, 2022. She joins the San Francisco-based company, which develops prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs). They use a novel form of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to address the root causes of cardiometabolic diseases, including diabetes. The company last month submitted its BT-001 digital therapeutic for type 2 diabetes to the FDA for de novo classification.
“We could not be more pleased to welcome such an accomplished and well-respected executive to the Better Therapeutics team,” said Frank Karbe, CEO of Better Therapeutics. “Diane has an extensive track record of building and leading highly successful commercial businesses, in areas including first-of-kind medical devices. As we look to launch the first prescription digital therapeutic for type 2 diabetes, if the FDA authorizes BT-001 for marketing, it will be Diane who helps us write the playbook for what a successful launch in this new and promising space looks like.”
About Better Therapeutics’ new CCO
Gomez-Thinnes holds more than two decades of experience in the healthcare industry. Over the course of her career, she led the commercialization and launch of products in the medical device, prescription medicine and consumer health sectors. She worked for companies including Johnson & Johnson and Galderma, the latter of which she led as president of U.S. operations.
At Galderma, Gomez-Thinnes delivered double-digit growth in her leadership role. She launched more than 20 products, including drug delivery technology, aesthetic products and a refreshed consumer product line.
Before Galderma, Gomez-Thinnes spent 17 years at J&J. She served as worldwide president for Mentor, the breast aesthetics arm of J&J.
She said in the release that Better Therapeutics attracted her because of its quest to tackle “huge health problems with such an innovative approach.” Gomez-Thinnes labeled it clinically promising and said it could potentially improve quality of life “at a scale that simply was not possible before.”
“Having an opportunity to set the standard for what prescription digital therapeutics may accomplish was something that I could not pass up,” said Gomez-Thinnes. “With prescription digital therapeutics rooted in CBT, we have a chance to change how we treat epidemic, chronic conditions like type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease, heart disease and more by giving individuals control over their own health. And we can do this in a way that reaches more patients, especially those who experience disparities in access to health treatments and services.”


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When Samsung announced the Galaxy Note 7, it also introduced the new Blue Coral color option for the device. Now that the Note 7 has been discontinued, the Blue Coral color option will now be making its way to the Galaxy S7 Edge.
Samsung announced last week that the Blue Coral option will be available to the Galaxy S7 Edge in some countries internationally, including Taiwan and Singapore. Now, the South Korean phone maker has confirmed that the Blue Coral Galaxy S7 Edge will also be available in the United States.
There’s no word yet on when the Blue Coral S7 Edge will arrive in the U.S., but it will come out sometime later this year. It is believed that it will be available from major mobile network carriers, as confirmed by TechCrunch. It’s also possible that it will be available unlocked, but there’s no confirmation on that just yet.
Although the Galaxy S7 Edge will be available in a new color, everything else on the device will stay the same. The handset will still come with the Snapdragon 820 processor, 4GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage.
The Blue Coral S7 Edge will still be equipped with the 12-megapixel camera on the back and the SuperAMOLED quad HD 5.5-inch display up front. Lastly, the handset will still be IP68 water and dust resistant, so consumers shouldn’t worry about any major changes with the new color variant.
As for pricing, there’s no indication of its price being any different from the current models that are available on the market. Thus, consumers should expect the Blue Coral Galaxy S7 Edge to start at around $700 (unlocked). Price should vary depending on where it’s being sold.
The Blue Coral Galaxy S7 Edge is now available in some countries around the world. Consumers in the U.S. should expect it to be available “by the end of the year,” according to 9To5Google.


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The Trump administration is crafting a $12 billion emergency aid package to help farmers affected by tariffs on their crops, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Tuesday.
Aid will come in three ways: Direct payments to farmers who have been hurt by escalating trade tensions. A food purchase program, in which the government will buy unsold food and distribute it to food banks. And a program in partnership with the private sector to create new export markets for American farmers.
On a call explaining the assistance, the administration said the $12 billion value of the package was in line with the estimated $11 billion hit to farmers from recent trade tensions. Officials said Congressional approval is not required -- only Congressional notification. As for how farmers can apply for assistance, those details are still being worked out.
Sen. Ben Sasse, a Republican from Nebraska, was highly critical of the plan in an interview with CBS News. "At no point have I heard a farmer or rancher say we want more bailouts. We want more welfare," said Sasse. "What they want is less trade war. There's no ambiguity about this from the producers in my state."
American farmers depend on being able to sell overseas, and tariffs make what they produce more expensive. That hits demand and brings down prices, cutting into farmers' business.
President Trump's tariff threats against China, Canada, Mexico and the European Union prompted immediate threats of retaliation. After $34 billion in tariffs against China went into effect earlier this month, China responded with its own equivalent tariffs soon after, targeting U.S. agricultural products including soy, corn, wheat, pork, poultry and more.
The agriculture sector was already suffering before the president's tariffs., dropping 19 percent since early May to a 10-year low and corn is down more than 15 percent. At current prices, most farmers lose money on corn, dairy, soybeans and pigs.
This turmoil over tariffs is just the latest to hit struggling American farmers. Since 2013, overall annual net farm income has decreased by 50 percent, and the USDA predicts it will drop to negative $1,300 this year. Debt-to-income ratios for farmers are at a 34-year high.
About one out of every three rows of U.S. soybeans is shipped to China, according to estimates. Farmers in Iowa alone could lose as much as $624 million on soybean shipments to China, Donnelle Eller, an agriculture reporter with the Des Moines Register, told CBSN last month.
There's no sign of a quick resolution to the trade dispute. The U.S. and China have threatened to impose 25 percent tariffs next week on $16 billion of each other's goods. And on Tuesday, Mr. Trump announced plans to impose 10 percent tariffs on an additional $200 billion in Chinese imports by the end of August. China said it would retaliate, leaving even more U.S. farm products at risk.
"This is a short-term solution to allow President Trump time to work on long-term trade deals to benefit agriculture and the entire U.S. economy," said Sonny Perdue, the secretary of agriculture, in a statement. "America's hard-working agricultural producers have been treated unfairly by China's illegal trading practices and have taken a disproportionate hit when it comes illegal retaliatory tariffs. USDA will not stand by while our hard-working agricultural producers bear the brunt of unfriendly tariffs enacted by foreign nations."
Earlier Tuesday, the president praised tariffs in a tweet. "Tariffs are the greatest! Either a country which has treated the United States unfairly on Trade negotiates a fair deal, or it gets hit with Tariffs," Mr. Trump wrote. "It's as simple as that - and everybody's talking! Remember, we are the 'piggy bank' that's being robbed. All will be Great!"
Sasse called trade wars "stupid," and said the president misunderstands the economic forces at play.
"The president often talks as if governments are at the center of this transaction. They aren't. And American families and American producers would like governments to get out of the way so they can buy and sell the stuff they want and so that our farmers and ranchers can feed the world," he said. "The president's tone regularly suggests somehow that the government has created this bounty. It's not true. Workers have created this bounty and governments are the ones messing it up."
Reporting by Jacqueline Alemany, Jennifer Janisch and Katiana Krawchenko.
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Car buying activity on carsales.com.au continued to grow as social distancing measures were eased across the country. Here’s what caught our attention on Australia’s #1 for cars this week…
From May 7-13, carsales served 7.1m sessions, up 5.2% on the previous week. This activity delivered 82.6m searches, up 9.1%, while inventory views totalled 18m, up 6.5%.¹
carsales Editorial searches grew a huge 33.5% compared to the previous week to 265,445.¹
“Shopping activity on carsales continues to steadily increase and there are signs of greater auto consumer confidence. Sessions and searches are up by as much as 32% and 50% respectively, since mid-March,” says Kellie Cordner, Chief Marketing Officer at carsales.com.au.
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Source: 1.carsales internal data, April 30 to May 6, 2020 vs May 7-13, 2020


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Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR) today reported that its diluted earnings per share increased 27 percent to 47 cents in its 2001 first quarter ended March 23. Net income rose 29 percent to $121 million. Systemwide sales totaled $4.7 billion, an increase of 11 percent compared to the 2000 first quarter. After adjusting for the 2000 first quarter one-time write-off of a contract investment by its distribution services business ($0.03 after-tax), 2001 first quarter earnings per share was up 17.5 percent.
J.W. Marriott, Jr., chairman and chief executive officer of Marriott International, said he was pleased with the company`s 2001 first quarter performance, which came in ahead of expectations, especially given the U.S. economic slowdown and the rapid escalation of energy costs across the U.S.
“REVPAR (Revenue Per Available Room) growth rates have clearly slowed in the U.S. during the first quarter as a result of weakness in the U.S. economy. We are taking decisive steps to meet today`s more challenging economic environment and are confident that our brands will continue to gain market share.
“We are also on track to meet our new business development goals in 2001,” Mr. Marriott continued. “We were pleased to see the strong list of hotel openings this quarter. Conversions from other hotel brands accounted for over 40 percent of the 11,500 room openings during the first quarter, reflecting owners` and franchisees` desire to have the best performing lodging brands in a tough economic environment. For the year, we continue to expect to add over 35,000
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Banks urge BB to give multiple payment switches
Banks yesterday urged the central bank to allow them to route their card transactions through multiple switches instead of a single platform: the National Payment Switch of Bangladesh (NPSB).
The call was made at a meeting between Bangladesh Bank Deputy Governor SM Moniruzzaman and the Association of Bankers Bangladesh (ABB), a platform for chief executives of the country's scheduled banks.
The BB on August 24 instructed all banks to route their card transactions through the NPSB from the new year -- a move that was met with trepidation by banks and payment brands alike because of the risks it presents.
Anis A Khan, chairman of the ABB, welcomed the BB move to make card transactions cheaper by routing them through the NPSB.
"But, we want a second source as depending on a single platform can be too risky. A single node system is an easy target for hackers and fraudsters." For instance, there can be a technical failure in the NPSB, bringing card transactions to a halt. The switch can also be prone to hacking.
Similar moves like this in other countries have exposed the market to repeated and targeted cyber-attacks and delayed the introduction of world-class safety and security features, according to ABB.
Khan, who is also the managing director of Mutual Trust Bank, said the leading global payment solution providers such as MasterCard and Visa can be other options.
Syed Mahbubur Rahman, managing director of Dhaka Bank, cited the case of neighbouring India, where its central bank has its own payment network but the international payment brands' ecosystem is also allowed. Cards are issued based on customers' discretion.
"But the BB has instructed banks to route all their card transaction through the NPSB. This is not logical. Card transactions through only NPSB will acutely create a single point dependency."
MasterCard and Visa have already informed banks that they will not take any responsibility for any data breach while routing the cards through the NPSB, according to the Dhaka Bank MD.
The NPSB is yet to get the PCI-DSS certification, a global security standard for organisations that handle branded cards.
The standard was created by the five major payment brands -- JCB, American Express, Discover, MasterCard and Visa -- to increase control around cardholder data to reduce fraud.
Furthermore, the NPSB, as of now, has the capacity to handle transactions of magnetic stripe cards and not the more secured and the latest EMV chip cards.
Accordingly, almost all card issuers in Bangladesh have started sending out EMV cards to their customers.
Even one transaction from an EMV card routed to NPSB but treated as magnetic stripe transaction increases compromise risk, said MasterCard Bangladesh in a letter to Moniruzzaman recently.
Besides, banks nowadays offer a host of facilities on card usage in association with MasterCard and Visa, which they would no longer be able to provide if all card transactions are run through the NPSB, sidestepping the two global vendors' gateways, Rahman said.
"Customers will also be discouraged to use cards if they can no longer enjoy the benefits," he added.
Against the backdrop, banks have urged the central bank to review its directive to route all card transactions from 2018 through the NPSB. Subhankar Saha, BB executive director and spokesperson, said the central bank has taken the suggestions from banks positively.
"We will take a decision in this regard in the best interest of the country," he added.
MasterCard will also sit with the central bank to voice their dissatisfaction about the BB initiative.


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It looks like Electric Cowboy will have to ride off into the sunset.
That and basically every other store at the Kennesaw Crossing shopping center are set to be bought, booted and demolished to make way for a $65 million mixed-use development.
Kennesaw’s City Council unanimously approved the zoning and variances required to start the project on June 18, said Darryl Simmons, the city’s planning and zoning administrator.
The development would have a 140-room hotel, two office condo buildings of 9,750 square feet, about 22,000 square feet of retail space and 274 apartments with monthly rents between $1,000 and $3,000, according to plans Varner Developers filed with the city.
Simmons said this could be the first national hotel chain in the city limits.
Kennesaw Crossing is currently anchored by the Western-themed chain nightclub but also has an antique shop, a Halal meat market and other businesses. Everything there will be flattened except for the Hooters on the southwest corner at Cobb Parkway and North Roberts Road.
The proposed project would increase the amount in taxes the city would receive from the 13½-acre property tenfold, Simmons said.
Projects to revitalize the shopping center have started and failed over the years, Simmons said, but this proposal was just what the city wanted for such a visible property.
“That’s a real key gateway entry into downtown Kennesaw,” he said.
The shopping center is about a five-minute drive to the historic downtown and surrounded by Southern Sky Brewing Company and Sky Zone Trampoline Park.
Right now, the city gets $32,000 in taxes and business license fees from Kennesaw Crossing a year, Simmons said. The proposed project would bring in $300,000 annually.
He said no public money will be spent to build the development. The city will improve the trails around the area to better connect them to the Noonday Creek Trail.
Simmons said the city made Varner agree to some limits for the project — like that there can’t be any tattoo shops, package liquor stores nor massage parlors.
And to avoid an eyesore, he said, Varner must finish demolition in two years or the city will take over and place liens on the hotel and retail portions for the amount it costs Kennesaw to finish the job.
As for what’s next, Simmons said Varner will create a formal construction plan and start demolition.
He said traffic was discussed in the economic impact plan — “it always is with development in Cobb County” — and will need input from the county department of transportation.
“Once they get to a final site plan ... obviously the traffic and the access plan will be reviewed by our city engineer as well as Cobb DOT,” he said.
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PKN Orlen records 52-pct y/y increase in revenues in Q3
Polish energy company PKN Orlen saw revenues climb by 52 percent year on year in the third quarter of 2021, the firm announced on Thursday.
Orlen said the result was due to higher prices of refinery products due to a year-on-year rise in crude oil prices of USD 31 a barrel.
The company's quarterly results, published on Thursday, showed that a 2-percent rise in sales volume also had an effect on incomes.
The company's EBITDA LIFO (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation, last-in-first-out inventory method) indicator rose by PLN 2.3 billion (EUR 500 million) year on year.
Orlen said this was due to the positive influence of the macro environment, higher sales volumes, a higher margin on wholesale trade and higher margins in non-fuel retail as well as a revaluation of inventories to obtainable prices.
These positive effects were partly mitigated by the negative effects of lower margins on fuel retail, higher CO2 emission reserve costs and higher labour costs, Orlen said.


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New York, May 31st, 2022 – After Holland and China, Altagamma’s networking project comes to the US with the launch of the Altagamma Club New York, which aims to promote Italian creativity, excellence, quality and lifestyle in the United States, a key market for the Italian luxury industry.
The first meeting of the Altagamma Club in New York was devoted to the US edition of NEXT DESIGN PERSPECTIVES, the Foundation’s conference devoted to future trends in creativity and design – in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) and ICE – the Agency for the Promotion and Internationalization of Italian companies – which took place on Wednesday, May 31st at the Lamborghini Lounge NYC, the exclusive, invite-only brand destination in the Chelsea arts district from this Altagamma member, showcasing Italian automotive excellence.
The network of Altagamma Clubs is part of the framework agreement between the Foundation and the MAECI to promote Italian luxury around the world. The Altagamma Club New York will give the country managers of our member companies the opportunity to work on joint initiatives and storytelling activities together.
According to Matteo Lunelli, Chairman of Altagamma: “The US are an increasingly crucial market for high-end companies. In 2021, America was the largest market for personal luxury goods, worth 89 billion euros and representing 31% of the global turnover. American consumers have always loved the Italian style and the quality of our products: they are extremely knowledgeable consumers who have always stimulated our creativity. It is our hope that the Altagamma Club New York will facilitate networking among managers of Altagamma Members and that its work will strengthen economic, political and social relations between our countries, helping promote Italian-made excellence in the USA”.
The coordinator of the Altagamma Club New York is Luca Lo Curzio, CEO North America for Ermenegildo Zegna Group, who will work closely with Lelio Gavazza, Executive Vice President for Sales and Retail for Bulgari and the coordinator of the various Altagamma Clubs, and with Italy’s diplomatic/consular network in the States.
The New York edition of NEXT DESIGN PERSPECTIVES, devoted to the American business community and media, follows on from the Milan launch in October 2021 and the Shanghai edition in November 2021. The final leg will be the plenary conference being held on October 27th, 2022 at the Milan Triennale.
The event was opened by Matteo Lunelli, Chairman of Altagamma, Cesare Bieller, Deputy Consul General, and Luca Lo Curzio, Coordinator of the Altagamma Club New York. The Creative Director of WGSN Lisa White illustrated five future social, cultural and creative trends that are already influencing the work of luxury brands. David Kelly, Chief Global Strategist of J.P. Morgan, provided key insights into the US high end market.
As noted by Cesare Bieller, Deputy Consul General: “The New York market has traditionally been a landing stage for Italian luxury brands, and is also a gateway to the entire United States. The current international context necessarily augments our companies’ interest in the opportunities offered by a city that has such a deep connection to the Italian lifestyle, known for its excellence, style and creativity. I therefore welcome the launch of the Altagamma Club in New York, and am certain that it will become a point of reference for Italian-made quality”.
The topics that emerged during the meeting were commented and expanded on by Lelio Gavazza, Executive Vice President Sales and Retail for Bulgari and General Coordinator of Altagamma Club, Luca Lo Curzio, CEO North America for Ermenegildo Zegna Group and Coordinator of Altagamma Club New York during the panel discussion moderated by Stefania Lazzaroni, General Manager of Altagamma.
Lisa White of WGSN presented the five emerging trends of creativity:
1. SUPERNATURE – Advances in engineered and waste materials and products will help conserve natural resources and spark innovation
2 MAKING THE METAVERSE – Virtual worlds will expand, driving culture and design and enabling new modes of expression and experience
3. COLLECTIVE AND REGENERATIVE – Brands will take regenerative approaches to sustainability, working collaboratively across industries and in tandem with consumers
4. HEALING AS A HABIT– With long-term social, political, environmental and economic challenges, people will be building recuperative rituals into daily practices
5. NEW ALLIANCES – The re-shaping of political, industrial and technological systems will result in a new era of international and local relations
The concept of the third edition of NEXT DESIGN PERSPECTIVES is Design in Flux: Emotional, Sensorial, Other-than-human.
“Entitled Design in Flux, the program looks at how design, a characteristically exploratory practice, can enhance human experience, and its ability to navigate the depths of perception and today’s radically expanded, interconnected world of knowledge, in a sensory, emotional, “non-human” universe. On October 27th at Milan Triennale we will be talking about forms of action and mindset in contemporary design that operate in a fluid, idealistic and radically collaborative way, and are therefore necessarily inclusive, holistic and sustainable, guided by feeling”.
Beatrice Leanza, curator of Next Design Perspectives 2021/2022
CURATOR, 3RD EDITION OF NEXT DESIGN PERSPECTIVES
Cultural strategist, curator and critic with a background in Asian Studies at Ca’ Foscari University (Venice), specializing in Asian art, Beatrice Leanza was based in Beijing for over 17 years, where she was creative director of Beijing Design Week and co-founded The Global School, China’s first independent institute for design and creative research. She has also been the executive director of the Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology (maat) in Lisbon. Her writings and projects have appeared in publications like Artforum, Abitare, CNN Style, Domus, Dezeen, Disegno, Frieze, T Magazine, Flash Art Intl’, The Good Life, and many more. She is a member of the international advisory board of the Design Trust (Hong Kong) and was selected as a Young European Leader, Class of 2018, by the Friends of Europe Foundation in Brussels.
Founded in 1992, Altagamma gathers Italy’s top cultural and creative companies, which promote the country’s excellence, distinctive identity and lifestyle worldwide. With a uniquely transversal approach, Altagamma has 25 partners and represents 112 brands from seven different industries: fashion, design, jewelry, food, hospitality, automotive and yacht-building, which together boast more than 10,000 years of history. Altagamma’s mission is to boost the growth and competitiveness of Italy’s cultural and creative companies, thus making an effective contribution to the Italian economy. In a worldwide market worth almost € 1,200 billion, the Italian high-end sector has a turnover of € 126 billion, and accounts for 7.4% of the country’s GDP. 53% of its revenues comes from exports. The sector employs more than 1,900,000 people directly and indirectly.


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SETEK is a leading New Zealand medicinal cannabis company which aims to cultivate, extract, process and sell pharmaceutical grade, 100 percent NZ-certified organic medicinal cannabis extracts and medicines throughout the Asia Pacific region and beyond.
It holds a license to cultivate a prohibited plant for research purposes, including the cultivation of high THC cultivars.
The company recently purchased a 26-hectare greenfield site overlooking Lake Taupo to house its new facility, which will commence production in 2020 with an initial annual scaled production capacity of circa 17,000kg of dried flower for processing.
SETEK recently acquired a cannabis genetics company and a horticultural LED lighting company. Most recently, they signed a multi-year MoU with listed company, AFT Pharmaceuticals to work together in the research, development, commercialisation and distribution of cannabinoid-based medicines.
SETEK’s Advisory Board is headed by former Associate Health Minister, Hon Peter Dunne.


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Imports to some cities raise carbon emissions by as much as 60 percent above current estimates, a study by C40 Cities shows.
The report, Consumption-based GHG emissions of C40 cities, argues that the carbon footprint of a city based on the energy consumed by households and vehicles does not take into account the emissions it produces through supply chains that meet residents’ demand for goods and services. Cities such as London, Paris and New York that import from other countries at high volume produce three times the level of CO2–based on consumption within the city boundary.
“Producer cities in India, Pakistan or Bangladesh are generating a lot of industrial pollution in the manufacture of products that will be sold and consumed in Europe and North America,” said Mark Watts, Executive Director of C40 Cities.
The findings reflect an analysis of 79 cities (15 of which are in Europe and North America) that uses a different calculating method from the widely-used sector-based approach. Analyses based on sector tend only to account for goods and services consumed by residents outside of the metropolitan area, while consumption-led data cover emissions from homes and vehicles as well as goods and services, though exclude carbon emissions resulting from export from a city or from consumption by visitors, such as tourists and migrant workers.
Sector-based measurements are often used because they typically play to the strengths of urban leaders by supplying a reliable metric on which to base climate goals, and because they conform to directives by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Watts added that the paper’s aim is to present urban leaders with new evidence showing how imported consumption reveals “the true impact of their city on global climate change”.
The report however says that cities cannot exercise direct influence on the carbon intensity of power used to manufacture imported products. Instead, it suggests that urban leaders tackle these emissions at the consumer level, with the goal of shaping future demand around sustainable urban living.


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What better way to escape the bustle of New York City than to rise above it? These Brooklyn rooftop bars offer cold drinks, stellar NYC views and a welcome breath of fresh air.
Staten Island politicians are hoping a popular Brooklyn business brings its expansion to their west shore, WCBS 880’s Ginny Kosola reported.
Palisades Park is home to one of the nation’s largest Korean populations. Inside some stores and restaurants on Broad Street many patrons can’t live without ‘soju’ a distilled liquor, traditionally made from wheat, rice, or barley.
It was hard to choose just five to recommend, but we did. So here they are, our top five picks for the best in eating, drinking, and merrymaking this weekend.
Outdoor bar season is back in Hoboken! So go out and start drinking under the sun or the moon at these local outdoor bars.
Connect Four, Apples To Apples and Sorry! aren’t just for kids. Check out NYC’s best bars with board games the next time you’re feeling competitive.
Try some variety with your next barbecue, and seek out some specialty craft beers instead of the regular brews. These craft beers pair exceptionally well with your carefully grilled meats.
Head to downtown Manhattan for some of New York City’s best craft beer bars.
If you’ve ever stayed at a boutique hotel abroad, odds are you’ve come across a “Seriously, where on earth did the bartender go — oh wait, there is no bartender?” honesty bar.
Despite the seemingly infinite dining options in NYC, getting a table can be tough – especially with a group. Luckily, we’ve found the best spots across New York City for dinner and drinks with all your friends in tow.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is ready for the icy cold one President Barack Obama promised him. With their countries facing off in a pair of Olympic hockey games this week, more than just the puck is on the line.
Check out the 5 countries with the most expensive beer in the world.
Visiting local restaurants and bars is one of the best parts about traveling. Check out any of these old bars – most of which are older than America.
Put the drinks down! That is the advice for many people after the release of a report that revealed that tens of millions of Americans have been drinking too much.


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JPMorgan Chase & Co. Increases Glencore (GLEN) Price Target to GBX 470
Glencore (LON:GLEN) had its price objective increased by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from GBX 450 ($6.10) to GBX 470 ($6.37) in a research report released on Thursday morning. The brokerage currently has an overweight rating on the natural resources company’s stock.
Several other equities analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Macquarie reissued an outperform rating on shares of Glencore in a research note on Wednesday, October 18th. Societe Generale increased their price target on shares of Glencore from GBX 400 ($5.42) to GBX 470 ($6.37) and gave the stock a buy rating in a research note on Thursday, November 9th. Citigroup reaffirmed a buy rating and set a GBX 400 ($5.42) price target on shares of Glencore in a research note on Monday, October 9th. Liberum Capital downgraded shares of Glencore to a sell rating and increased their price target for the stock from GBX 285 ($3.86) to GBX 300 ($4.07) in a research note on Thursday, October 26th. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a conviction-buy rating and set a GBX 400 ($5.42) price target on shares of Glencore in a research note on Friday, November 24th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and seventeen have issued a buy rating to the company. Glencore currently has a consensus rating of Buy and a consensus price target of GBX 398.61 ($5.41).
Glencore (LON:GLEN) opened at GBX 407.55 ($5.53) on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $58,530.00 and a P/E ratio of 3,705.00. Glencore has a one year low of GBX 270 ($3.66) and a one year high of GBX 411 ($5.57).
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The new iPad's rumor era is finally over and the next big thing in the Apple rumor mill is the upcoming iPhone dubbed iPhone 5. Leaked reports are fueling the rumor mill with new gossips. The third generation iPad also tells us a lot about the new iPhone. And, if the latest rumors and leaks are to believed, iPhone 5 is going to be an Android killer.
When we think about the iPhone 5 (or iPhone 4G or new iPhone or whatever you call it), the first feature that comes to mind is 4G LTE connectivity. 4G LE connectivity is a guaranteed feature in the new iPhone, now that Apple has packed the new iPad with it. The next thing that comes to mind is the quad-core A6 processor chip. The A5X dual-core chip with quad-core graphics that is running the new iPad will not show up on iPhone 5 because it was especially designed for the tablet. The quad-core A6 chip is expected to clock at around 1.2 to 1.5 GHz.
Reports about ultrasonic bonding in iPhone 5 are also surfacing online, suggesting that Apple's new toy is going to be tougher and rigid.
The new iPhone is also expected to run on iOS v6.0. With iOS 6.0, we can also expect an improved Siri - the much-hyped iPhone 4S app.
iPhone 5 will also be possibly packed with a larger Retina display. According to latest rumors, Apple will equip the upcoming flagship model with a 4.6-inch Retina display with trueHD resolution of 1280 X 720 pixels. Inclusion of Corning Gorilla Glass 2 is also likely. The device could be a beast in such dimension, perfect for multimedia and gaming. There are only a few Android phones that offer a bigger screen than 4.6-inch. Galaxy Note is the biggest Android phablet with a 5.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus screen, but it is too big to fit in pockets easily.
The NFC technology is also expected to feature among iPhone 5's specs, with Apple winning the iWallet patent.
Apple has also reportedly requested network providers to make smaller SIM cards than the microSIM standard. The new smaller SIM card will allow Apple to make thinner devices. iPhone 5 will possibly be thinner than its predecessors.
These new features will make the upcoming iPhone powerful enough to crush the rising competition from Android rivals. Apple always believes in high quality products and setting new benchmarks and the next iPhone could set a new benchmark in the smartphone industry.
(reported by Johnny Wills, edited by Surojit Chatterjee)


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Ikura Hibachi and Sushi is now open at 310 N. Carrollton Ave.
Mid-City’s long-running sushi spot Little Tokyo quietly closed last month, and a group of new owners have quickly reopened the space as a new Japanese restaurant.
Ikura Hibachi and Sushi
, which took over the Mid-City Center spot at 310 N. Carrollton Avenue, opened last week, serving a similar menu of traditional and creative sushi rolls, as well as a host of new lunch and dinner items.
Owner Yusuke Kawahara opened the first of several Little Tokyo locations in Metairie in 1986. The local chain lost a few locations over the past few years, the latest of which was the Mid-City spot, which opened nearly 10 years ago, in 2008. A new group took over ownership of space mid-March, adding five hibachi tables and a list of new dishes to their roster. It's the group's first collaborative restaurant project, said part-owner and manager Indra Soeseno.
Loyal patrons of the Mid-City restaurant will notice that many of the menu items at the new spot are almost identical to its predecessor.
“We still have a lot of the same things, but we added more options for people that might want some other Asian dishes,” said Soeseno. Those dishes, Soeseno said, include Japanese pork and chicken katsu, Korean bulgogi, chicken and beef teriyaki, and a Thai-influenced chicken satay, among others.
There also areseveral ramen bowls, which include different iterations of the classic tonkotsu-style broth, topped with various add-ons, including grilled pork, slow-cooked pork ribs, buttered corn, melted cheese, seaweed, boiled egg and fried onions, among others.
The new restaurant will be open for lunch and dinner daily. For more information and the complete menu, visit the restaurant's Facebook page here.


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The Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority (JCRA) is launching a study of retail pricing is to be launched this month, noting that it aims to assess how prices in the Bailiwick’s telecoms markets compare internationally with other similar jurisdictions, including Guernsey and the Isle of Man. According to the JCRA, the new study will benchmark retail prices in the domestic telecoms market against comparator jurisdictions and will follow an established methodology – set by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) – to compare retail prices for key consumer services (as of the fourth quarter of 2021).
It is understood that the JCRA’s study will consider ‘different defined services’, specifically: fixed voice; mobile voice and data; mobile broadband (dongle-based mobile broadband); and bundled services, including ‘phone and broadband’ and ‘triple-play, phone, broadband and mobile’.
Commenting, Peter Hetherington, Senior Economic Case Officer at the JCRA, said: ‘Market studies are an important area of our work and can be used to promote a competitive environment. This study will help provide a better understanding of how prices in Jersey compare internationally, which is an indicator of how well the telecoms market is working for consumers … The study also has broader benefits. For example, telecommunication services are an element that can drive inflation. Therefore, understanding pricing better can help support the Government’s anti-inflation strategy.’
With market study scheduled to start this month, the JCRA has said its findings are expected to be published in the first quarter of 2022.


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Confused.com deal and Covid bounce put used car start-up Motorway in the fast lane
A START-UP seeking to transform the used car market has struck a deal with Confused.com after handling more than £1.8m of sales every day during lockdown.
Motorway – which allows sellers to get a quote from several different dealers – is now being recommended to users of price comparison site Confused.
Demand for its services jumped at the height of the Covid pandemic, when physical dealerships shut. Tom Leathes, its boss, said: “The car industry is a very old-school industry.
“Most things happen offline – there’s very little transparency, very little technology involved, and lots of middlemen.”
Mr Leathes said he believed there was an “inherent lack of trust” in the used car industry, which meant the company relied on internet reviews.
The start-up has raised £14.3m from investors. Backers include LocalGlobe and Alex Chesterman, co-founder of property website Zoopla.
Motorway has enjoyed a sharp rise in business since the easing of the most strict lockdown measures. Mr Leathes said: “We realised there was going to be a shift because people who had traditionally used public transport were probably going to look at driving.”
The start-up hired another 30 staff members to cope with the increased demand, meaning it now has around 100 workers.


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Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) is at the forefront of the humanitarian communitys efforts to prevent and treat acute malnutrition. USAID/OFDA-supported programs are community-based, linked to local health systems, and use evidence-based approaches that decrease morbidity and mortality resulting from malnutrition. In addition to supporting infant and young child feeding (IYCF) programs, USAID/OFDA funds nutrition education, initiatives aimed at improving nutrition systems, and operational research to advance best practices and build local capacity to treat acute malnutrition.
Gold star nutrition ratings appear to work, study suggests
They compared data from 134 Hannaford grocery stores in the Northeast against an equal number of similar stores and found that sales of no-star cereals dropped 2.58 percent more at Hannaford stores compared with the control group, while cereals getting one, two or three stars at Hannaford saw modest but measurable gains of 0.5 percent to 1 percent during the first 20 months of the program. “Although the percentages are small, if you think in terms of the actual quantities or boxes of cereal sold in the national market, this could have some important implications on the nation’s health,” said Jordan Lin, an author of the study and scientist at the FDA. Hannaford, consumers and others have touted the rating system as simple and easy to understand. “My daughter, Emily, she’ll count the stars. The more stars, the better the food,” Angela Buck said this week while shopping with her 3-year-old daughter in a Hannaford store in Colonie, N.Y. Besides Guiding Stars, the United Kingdom experimented with a traffic light system that uses the colors red, yellow and green to highlight calories, fat, saturated fats, sugar and salt on labels; the NuVal system ranks food on a scale of one to 100; and Grocery Manufacturers of America and Food Marketing Institute have created a Facts Up Front system. Unlike nutrition labels on the products themselves, these programs aim to put easier-to-understand nutritional information in consumers’ faces, on shelves or in aisles. Some nutrition advocates want the federal government to step in to avoid confusion caused by competing systems. FDA officials said in 2009 that they were working on federal standards for front-of-package calorie labels, but those labels are still in the works. For the study, researchers zeroed in on Hannaford and Guiding Stars because of the availability of the data.


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Date Added: 30/01/2019
PEUGEOTâ€™S 5008 SUV has taken out the â€˜Large SUV of the Yearâ€™ category in the 2019 What Car? Car of the Year awards for the second year in a row, carrying-off one of the British automotive industryâ€™s most prestigious accolades.
The What Car? Judging team praised the 5008 SUV for its high build quality and use of premium materials, including soft touch fabrics. Judges were also impressed by Peugeotâ€™s innovative i-CockpitÂ®, advanced driver assistance systems and the 5008 SUVâ€™s low running costs.
Peugeot 5008 SUV features a class-leading interior with seven individual seats. The rear row can be folded down or fully removed and the front passengerâ€™s seat also folds flat for added practicality.
Peugeotâ€™s i-CockpitÂ® technology features a compact, multi-function steering wheel, 12.3-inch head-up instrument panel screen and centrally-mounted 8.0-inch touchscreen with MirrorscreenÂ® to help drivers stay safe on the road. Its driver assistance technology includes autonomous emergency braking and Active Blind Spot Detection.
The 2019 victory is the second consecutive year in which the 5008 SUV has scooped the hotly-contested â€˜Large SUV of the Yearâ€™ title in the What Car? awards, beating-out a strong field of contenders which included Audiâ€™s Q5 and Mazdaâ€™s CX-5.
Which Car? editor Steve Huntingford said the Peugeot 5008 SUV matches the quality and technology found in much more expensive SUVs yet is cheaper to run, more practical and just as stylish.
â€œIt deserves to be the go-to choice for larger families,â€ Mr Huntingford said.
Describing 5008 SUVâ€™s latest win, Peugeot UK Managing Director, David Peel, said the What Car? awards are among the toughest and most prestigious accolades to win.
â€œTo scoop the Large SUV of the Year award once was already a fantastic achievement but to do so twice is even better,â€ Mr Peel said.
â€œThe 5008 SUV offers drivers a whole new perspective on interior design and space, with its innovative i-CockpitÂ® technology. Weâ€™d like to thank the What Car? team for the award,â€ he added.
Peugeotâ€™s 5008 SUV has won seven international awards since launching in 2018.


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Apple’s App Store is a boon to users, a marvel of software innovation and an exemplar of cutthroat competitiveness. Is it also a standing violation of antitrust law?
That’s a contention that Epic Games, the maker of “Fortnite,” will test in court next week. Epic doesn’t like that Apple takes a 30% cut of its in-app sales on its devices. To avoid the fee, and in violation of the store’s rules, Epic introduced a payment system that would allow users to purchase items from it directly. Apple and Google (which has a similar arrangement) both yanked “Fortnite” from their mobile stores in response. A lawsuit followed.


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Zara trusts C-DESIGN
The international textile group Inditex®, which owns the Zara®, Bershka®, Stradivarius®, Massimo Dutti, Pull and Bear® and Kiddy’s Class® brands, has chosen C-DESIGN Fashion® software.
This mark of confidence, demonstrates the effectiveness of the solutions proposed by C-DESIGN®.
Inditex Group®, already widely recognized in the textile market, has decided to be at the cutting edge of technology thanks to the C-DESIGN Fashion® software; an essential and thoughtful strategy, in order to gain reactivity.
ZARA : Zara


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Apple had a lot to say at WWDC this year, but there were some conspicuous absences from the keynote. Here's what Apple didn't say and why that matters.
Apple's WWDC keynote was so jammed with new features, some of the best ones don't make the cut.
WatchOS 5 is packed with awesome features that will make our Apple Watches way more powerful and useful. Here are five our our favorites.
Apple is finally addressing smartphone addiction and digital wellness in iOS 12, with major changes to Do Not Disturb and notifications, as well as a new Screen Time app.
Apple's WWDC 2018 keynote kicks off on Monday morning, and it's shaping up to be a pretty boring show. That's just what Apple needs right now.
If you've been holding out on buying a wireless charger for just the right deal, your moment has arrived: You can get the Samsung Fast Charge pad for $25 or Anker's ultra-slim charging bag for $13.50 today.
Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference starts on Monday. What do we hope and expect to see? We also talk about various other Apple news and feature your comments and questions.
Apple wins its Samsung patent suit again, but it was also revealed that it knew about the iPhone 6 bending issues before the phone was released.
The NY Times is reporting that Apple and Volkswagen have teamed up to build a new van that will shuttle employees back and forth between Apple's campuses.
Apple has announced a new program that will refund the $50 difference between last year's iPhone battery replacement prices and this year's.
Anyone with an iPhone 6 or later can get a new battery in their phone for $29. Here's how Apple's program works.
A new report claims that production has started on Apple new 7nm A12 processor. Here's why that's a big deal.
At long last, Google is launching its new YouTube Premium service, which combines music and video under one roof. But is it a worthy competitor to Apple Music?
We'll be live on Twitter and YouTube. Topics: Google One versus iCloud, iOS 12 features we want, and the Apple Store anniversary. Plus, your comments and questions.
Apple's iCloud is surprisingly competitive on a per-gigabyte basis, but Google One has it beat as a complete online solution.


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Your device could make you become fat
Seriously, I'm not sure how I feel about this , Now , Besides all the food we like , Now we have to worry about our cell phone making us fatter.
According to a recent article in England's Daily Mirror having a glowing smartphone, Tablets or even a lap top in your bedroom at night could do more than interrupt your beauty sleep – it could also make you fat, researchers have warned.
They say that our bodies need pitch-black dark to produce the right levels of a hormone involved in regulating the conversion of food and drink into energy.
It means ambient light from street lamps or even a cell phone can disrupt the release of melatonin and prevent us burning food as efficiently.
Scientists say short-wavelength blue light, which is emitted by some devices when they are charging, is the most disruptive to sleep – and consequently our metabolism.
Although it is not bright enough to light up a room, it still disrupts our bodies, they said. A team at the University of Granada in Spain discovered that injections of melatonin helped combat obesity and diabetes in rats by helping to regulate their systems.
So charge your devices some where else ...Not the bedroom !


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Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M), a part of the US $19.4 billion Mahindra Group, recently unveiled the brand name of its much-awaited SUV, built on the W601 platform, as the XUV700 (pronounced as XUV, seven double ‘Oh’).
The XUV700 is an all-new, authentic, global SUV set to redefine benchmarks in the SUV segment with its sci-fi technology, spirited performance and first-in-class features. The XUV700 will also come with world-class safety features, reaffirming Mahindra’s commitment towards safety. It will offer both diesel and gasoline engines in manual and automatic transmissions, and optional All-Wheel-Drive (AWD) capabilities.
About the brand name announcement, Veejay Nakra, CEO – Automotive Division, M&M Ltd., said, “The XUV700, one of the most awaited offerings from Mahindra, is sure to hit the sweet spot with customers. Built on the new W601 platform, XUV700 marks the beginning of the next generation of sophisticated and authentic Mahindra SUVs which will offer an adrenaline rush like never before.”
Speaking about the vehicle, R Velusamy, Chief of Global Product Development, M&M Ltd., said, “A young, passionate team with an obsession for excellence has created the all-new XUV700. The XUV portfolio has always created disruptions and set new benchmarks with models such as the XUV500 and the XUV300. The XUV700 is built on an all-new global SUV platform, W601, with expert partners across the world and will boast of first-in-segment technologies and features.”
The XUV700, which is slated to be launched in Q2 FY2022, will be manufactured at the company’s manufacturing facility at Chakan in Maharashtra.
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