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Sony headed to Singapore to give those folks a taste of what’s to come in their smart TV developments. It’s a new Google TV-enabled set-top box. Made of a glossy material, the box doesn’t look all that special itself (besides, it’s the software that counts). The remote definitely sucks us in, though, with its dual-sided nature. You’ve got a trackpad and general buttons on one side and a nice QWERTY keyboard on the back – it looks like next-to-perfect consolidation, though I have no idea how it feels to use. Take a look at the photos above and below for a quick glimpse and keep your fingers crossed for a price and date soon. [CNet Asia via Android Central]
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PartyGaming Shares Fall 14% After Co-Founder Sells His Shares In CompanyOctober 20, 2009 11:25 am
Billionaire Indian businessman and co-founder of PartyGaming plc has sent the company’s share price tumbling after he announced he was selling his entire 27.63% stake in the company to concentrate on charitable work in south Asia.
Today Anurag Dikshit sold 75 million shares or two thirds of his holding in the company through Crystal Ventures Limited at a price of 250p in an ‘accelerated bookbuilt offering to institutional investors.’ Following the news PartyGaming shares fell 38.8p to 245.7p on the LSE giving the company a market value of 1.01 billion pounds ($1.7 billion).
PartyGaming was founded in 1997 by lawyer Ruth Parasol and Anurag Dikshit became involved in the company after the brilliant software developer wrote some proprietary code for the site to replace the software they were already licensing. Along with Parasol’s husband, who is a lawyer, and a fourth partner, Vikrant Bhargava, they started PartyPoker.com.
Dikshit became one of the richest men in the world after he sold 23% of his shares in the company during its initial flotation on the LSE in June 2005. In December 2008 Dikshit became caught up in the whole UIGEA storm hitting internet gambling state side and pleaded guilty to ‘online gambling’ contrary to the Federal Wire Act and agreed to forfeit $300 million.
Following the settlement with the US Justice Department, PartyGaming made its first tentative move back into the US market after the company purchased WPT Enterprise. David Jennings, Davy Stockbrokers analyst believes Anurag Dikshit’s decision to sell his holding could present new opportunities for the company :
“Under current U.S. law operators are unlikely to get licenses if any of their beneficial owners have criminal records. If they’re going to win a licence he is going to have to sell down his stake.”


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NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Millions of people already listen to music on YouTube, but soon they’ll be able to hear their favorite tunes without any annoying ads.
The company announced on Wednesday that starting next week it will be joining the premium streaming music landscape with its YouTube Music Key.
The long-awaited monthly subscription service will be available first by invite only. Those with an invite will be able to unlock the service for a six month free trial. The beta version will then charge a promotional price of $7.99 a month. A future standard rate will be $9.99 a month.
Users will be able to play music without ads and offline via YouTube’s current iPhone and Android phone apps.
“You’ve watched, shared, remixed, invented, parodied and whatevered your favorite songs, making YouTube the ultimate place for artists and fans to connect,” the company wrote in a blog post. “We’re making it easier to find new music on YouTube and rock out to old favorites.”
The new service will also come with a subscription to Google Play Music. YouTube will now have full high quality audio albums along with the site’s standard music videos.
YouTube enters the streaming market at a time where many are at odds about if streaming music is good or bad for the music industry.
That debate was brought to the forefront when Taylor Swift pulled her music from the popular music streaming service, Spotify, last week.
Swift’s move garnered a response from Spotify CEO Daniel Ek on Tuesday.
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Cumulus Networks launched the Cumulus Networks Solutions Marketplace, a central repository of community-generated solutions to showcase the openness of the Cumulus Linux platform.
Rancher Labs launched the Rancher Partner Network, a partner program designed to expand the company’s global reach, increase enterprise adoption, and provide partners and customers with tools for success.
Datical and XebiaLabs announced a new integration designed to better harness the effects of faster, more frequent application release cycles and drive value through application release and database deployment automation.
Qualitia unveiled the new 3.12 release of its test automation platform. The highlight of the new release is the support for the latest version of Selenium, version 3.0.
Red Hat releaseed Red Hat Mobile Application Platform as a fully containerized offering designed to run in any public cloud, private cloud or on-premise infrastructure that supports Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
IT Revolution has added more than a dozen new speakers and multiple DevOps workshops to its 2016 DevOps Enterprise Summit (DOES16) San Francisco agenda.
Alibaba Cloud and Docker announced a commercial agreement that advances the user experience for developers throughout China by providing a Docker image store and distribution for Docker Hub on Alibaba Cloud.
Red Hat launched the Ansible Galaxy project with the full availability of Ansible Galaxy’s open-sourced code repository.
Seapine Software released Surround SCM 2016.1.
VictorOps announces a new bidirectional integration that connects Atlassian JIRA Service Desk with VictorOps’s real-time incident management platform.
Electric Cloud announced a partnership wth cPrime to help enterprise IT organizations better align tools, processes and services for DevOps success in the enterprise.
XebiaLabs announced availability of several new integrations, including plugins for Kubernetes, Docker Compose, Docker and Ansible.
Automic Software announced Automic v12, a unified suite of business automation products for driving agility across Enterprise Operations and empowering DevOps initiatives.
Axway has extended its API Management suite to help organizations rethink traditional IT processes and rapidly introduce new digital services.
Splunk announced investments in two companies - Acalvio and Insight Engines - to further drive innovation and extend the power and reach of the Splunk Platform.
Infostretch released the QMetry Automation Framework, an open source testing automation framework available on GitHub.
Sencha announced the general availability of its flagship Ext JS 6.2 and core products Sencha Cmd 6.2, Sencha Architect 4.0, and the new Sencha Themer 1.0.
Perfecto Mobile announced integration of its cloud-based test lab, the Continuous Quality Lab, with mobile services on SAP HANA Cloud Platform.
QASymphony announced the general market availability of qTest Insights 2.0, a self-service business intelligence and analytics tool designed to improve software quality and testing efficiency.
Heavybit, a program that helps startups take developer products to market, announced the addition of Dana Oshiro as General Partner.
Canonical launched a distribution of Kubernetes, with enterprise support, across a range of public clouds and private infrastructure.
Docker announced a commercial partnership with Microsoft to enable enterprises to modernize their application environments and create hybrid Windows applications using Commercially Supported Docker Engine (CS Docker Engine) and Docker Datacenter with Windows Server 2016.
Red Hat announced the availability of the Ansible Tower App for Splunk, an application that integrates Ansible Tower by Red Hat with Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Cloud.
Puppet announced the appointment of Sanjay Mirchandani as CEO and a member of the board of directors.
Red Hat announced Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.3, bringing new developer features and deployment scalability, on a secure enterprise container platform, to improve application delivery across the hybrid cloud.
Progress announced the release of Kendo UI Builder by Progress, a responsive web UI tool that enables Progress OpenEdge application partners and customers to leverage industry-leading technologies to rapidly and cost-effectively create exceptional future-proof web application experiences.
CA Technologies has signed a definitive agreement to acquire BlazeMeter, a provider of open source-based continuous application performance testing.
SmartBear Software released improvements to LoadComplete, a performance and load testing tool for web applications and sites.
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Icebreaker plans to open its first factory outlet store in the U.S. this April.
The New Zealand outdoor apparel company, whose North American headquarters are in Portland, will open the 1,400-square-foot outlet store at Woodburn Company Stores in Woodburn, about 30 miles south of Portland. Woodburn Company Stores features more than 95 upscale outlet stores.
Icebreaker is sold in more than 2,000 stores in 24 countries throughout Europe, Asia, Australia and North America.
Icebreaker uses only pure merino hand-picked from 120 high country stations in New Zealand’s Southern Alps.
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Norwegian has announced that companies can now earn loyalty reward points on long-haul flights.
Previously, flights to long-haul destinations, which include New York and Los Angeles from London Gatwick, were excluded.
The low-cost airline said it has also increased the amount of Cash Points that firms can earn across all flights.
The carrier has two loyalty agreements for companies – the Corporate Bonus scheme, where firms earn rewards for all flights booked by the company, by employees or through their travel agency; and the Direct Discount scheme, where companies receive a discount applied to every flight booked.
Now, firms that are members of the Corporate Bonus scheme will see their reward points increase from 10 to 12 per cent Cash Points on Premium and Economy Flex tickets to all destinations.
Companies that are members of the Direct Discount scheme can now earn an 8 per cent discount on Premium and Economy Flex tickets to all destinations. It was previously a 5 per cent discount.
Lars Sande, Norwegian’s senior vice president of sales and distribution, said: “We are making business travel even more accessible by increasing the number of rewards companies can earn.
“By also allowing businesses to earn rewards from flying long-haul to cities like Boston from May 2016, companies can benefit from their loyalty and remain productive while flying high with us.”
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EL PASO, Texas – A former West Texas beauty queen has been accused of shoplifting a $69 shirt from a mall store.
Miss El Paso USA 2008 Lorena Tavera on Monday denied the theft allegation and said she plans to contact an attorney.
El Paso police arrested the 21-year-old Tavera after store workers Friday night noticed the theft and followed her outside the business.
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Two professors of economics from the University of Connecticut have researched the possible link between sales of junk food an use of recreational marijuana.
And, to nobody’s surprise, it is quite strong.
Michele Baggio and Alberto Chong published a paper on Valentine’s Day entitled Recreational Marijuana Laws and Junk Food Consumption: Evidence Using Border Analysis and Retail Sales Data.
What it shows is that, in US counties where the use of recreational marijuana has been legalised, there is a sharp uptick in the sales of crisps, sweets, biscuits and other unwholesome goodies.
To simplify their carefully-researched academic paper to one line: The Munchies are real.
According to the two economists’ figures, monthly sales of high calorie food in counties where recreational marijuana has been legalised increased by 3.1 per cent for ice cream, 4.1 for cookies, and 5.3 per cent for crisps.
This is, of course, good news for the manufacturers and retailers of high-calorie treats, and bad news for nutritionists.
‘These might seem like small numbers,’ said Baggio. ‘But they’re statistically significant and economically significant as well. ‘I’m not an advocate for legalisation or not. ‘I’m just interested in whether there are unintended consequences to the policy.’
The research, conducted over a 10-year period, compared sales of tasty treats in ‘legalised’ counties with sales in nearby ‘prohibition’ counties.
Professor Baggio has written two previous papers about the economics of marijuana use, as well as studies on lobster fisheries, water quality and a number of other diverse topics. He specialises in the study of marine ecosystem changes and the marijuana stuff is more of a sideline.


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“Right now interaction is a mouse and a keyboard,” Sodhani said in an exclusive interview. “But in the future we will see a proliferation of interactions with your device. “It will of course include touch, but it will also include voice, eye tracking, speech recognition, voice responses and sensor stuff. Our devices will anticipate what you want to do next, what you need.”
Nearly two-thirds of the Santa Clara chip-maker’s $53 billion in 2012 revenue came from the PC market, which in the first quarter shrank faster than it has in more than a decade, according to research firm IDC.
The planned departure of CEO Paul Otellini next month has potential to either slow Intel’s evolution or accelerate it, depending on who takes the helm. The succession marks the first time Intel hasn’t anointed a replacement this close to a leadership change. While Sodhani initially landed on some analysts’ candidate lists, he declined to comment on that and observers say he would be an unlikely choice.
Sodhani refutes the notion that Intel has missed a step on mobile and may be in trouble.
“We have a lot of exciting new stuff coming on our platform that is really going to wow the customer and please them,” he said. “There is lots of stuff happening.”
Intel is the proverbial Silicon Valley aircraft carrier: It takes a long time to make course corrections. So the innovations that Sodhani promises from Intel better start happening fast.
Sodhani has quietly built a global network of companies with potential to help Intel exploit existing and new market opportunities. So far, Intel Capital has invested in 1,000 companies in 54 countries. That global reach is unparalleled among VCs and something Sodhani has spearheaded.
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Launch of the ART CHERIE project to exploit the fashion Cultural Heritage for the improvement of EU fashion designers
On December 15th, 2016, five project partners will be hosted by EURATEX in Brussels, Belgium, to launch the newly ERASMUS+ KA2 project ART CHERIE (Achieving and Retrieving Creativity through European Fashion Cultural Heritage Inspiration).
The project, coordinated by EURATEX, addresses the issue of apprenticeships delivery in the fashion sector dominated by SME’s and micro enterprises. The objective of ART CHERIE project is to contribute to: the protection and exploitation of the fashion Cultural Heritage; organize and structure it in vocational training courses for the improvement of EU...
THE 5TH EURATEX CONVENTION DEVOTED TO “EUROPE AT THE SERVICE OF THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES” WAS A GREAT SUCCESS
EURATEX, the European Apparel and Textile Confederation, held its 5th Convention on 25 November in Lyon in conjunction with the “Marché des Soies”. This year event was organized together with EURATEX’ French members’ federations: the Union des Industries Textiles (UIT) and Union Française des industries de Mode et Habillement (UFIMH). The Convention was dedicated to the role of Europe in servicing creative industries in presence of more than 110 participants who came to listen at 4 round tables providing ideas and visions on how the Textile and Clothing creative industries are tackling the...
Launch of the TEXAPP project to strengthen the supply of apprenticeships in the fashion sector
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Think Vinyl is long gone? Think again!
Sure, most people do get their music via digital downloads but records have made a massive comeback. Over the last three years record sales have surpassed CD sales. Three out of every 10 US adults are willing to pay for music on vinyl records, and almost half of all Americans prefer to buy physical copies of their music (on either vinyl or CD).
A large contributor to the resurgence of vinyl is Record Store Day, an international celebration of independent merchants who keep vinyl alive.
Started in 2007, Record Store Day was conceived by a group of independent record store owners and employees who wanted to celebrate and spread the word about the unique culture surrounding the nearly 1,400 independently owned records stores in the US and thousands of similar stores internationally. Today, Record Store Day is celebrated on every continent except Antarctica.
Doug stopped by to talk vinyl with Donna King, from our sister station WPTF, ahead of the 12th Annual Record Store Day on April 13th.
What makes vinyl so special? “People that don’t have records probably forget, there is a different experience that you have with a records. You pull it out of the sleeve, the smell, the experience is far different. There’s a time invested in it and you appreciate the music more. The sound of a record is warmer. You feel it more, you hear things that you might not pick up on a digital download or a CD,” Doug shares.
The record industry is growing in leaps and bounds, especially across the Triangle. “A few years ago School Kids may have been the only record store around here. Now, there’s a load of independent record stores that have opened up over the past three or four years.”
The biggest draw to Record Store day is all the new releases.
“There will be 700 releases tomorrow. There’s tons of stuff that hasn’t been available before, there are things that are being re-released or brand new, and there’s specialty stuff like colored vinyl. Instead of a black vinyl record, there will be multi-colored record or picture disks, where there’s actually a picture inside of a clear record that’s pressed together.”
“The big thing that’s getting the buzz this year is the 3-inch record player that’s getting released. This 3-inch record has been created just for Record Store Day this year. There will be special 3-inch records that will be available. It will probably be around $100. There will only be a limited amount of them, so they’ll be sought after and collectible immediately. The industry has announced that they will be producing more of these 3-inch singles with one song on each side.”
Triangle Stores Celebrating Record Store Day
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Many Americans More Than Tripled Subscription Service Spending Amid Social Distancing
The coronavirus pandemic has drastically altered the way Americans spend money. In many cases, that has meant cutting back — but one area where many consumers are spending more is on subscription services.
A recent LendingTree survey found that 1 in 3 respondents had purchased a new online subscription as they sheltered at home to reduce the spread of the virus as well as to entertain children after schools have closed.
- 1 in 3 consumers have purchased a new online subscription as a direct result of coronavirus-related circumstances, such as being stuck at home or for child-friendly entertainment.
- The top five most popular new subscriptions include streaming services like Netflix or Hulu (17%), Amazon Prime (15%), food/delivery services, such as Instacart (12%), magazines and newspapers (8%) and virtual exercise programs (8%).
- Amazon Prime was most popular among Gen Xers (27% recently signed up).
- A quarter of parents with young children at home signed up for a food delivery service.
- 35% of parents with young kids and 31% of Gen Xers signed up for a new streaming service.
- On average, consumers spent $192.30 on these new subscription services, and while some may be a one-time or annual fee (like Amazon Prime), many of the costs will recur monthly.
- A March survey from LendingTree found the average American spends slightly more than $50 per month on subscriptions, so this is a significant increase.
- The two biggest reasons Americans subscribed to new products or services are to entertain themselves (67%) and to entertain their children (41%) while stuck at home. Another big factor was to reduce having to leave the house to purchase necessities (39%), and 18% wanted to support businesses during this time of economic uncertainty.
- Gen Zers (22%) were most likely to be motivated by the prospects of supporting businesses, while millennials (43%) were strongly pushed by not wanting to leave the house to purchase necessities.
- Nearly 60% of parents of children under 18 purchased a new subscription. Gen Xers (51%) even beat out millennials (42%) for new subscription purchases, though millennials are spending the most at more than $300 on average.
Streaming subscriptions booming as people stay at home
Of those who purchased a new subscription, 67% said the main reason they did so was for entertainment, and 41% said the main reason was to entertain their children.
As might be expected, streaming subscriptions have seen a wave of sign-ups as people look for ways to fill their time for themselves and their families without having to come in contact with the outside world. For example, Netflix added 15.8 million subscribers in the first quarter of 2020, according to a letter to shareholders. And according to an April article in The Guardian, Disney+ almost doubled its subscriptions between February and April, hitting 50 million subscribers.
“Even though we aren’t leaving the house, people need to be entertained,” said Matt Schulz, chief credit analyst at LendingTree. “They want to see new shows, eat interesting new foods, feel the rush of a good workout. Without those, this difficult time would be far worse.”
Streaming services proved to be a popular choice for a new subscription among most age groups, but members of Gen X were far more likely to sign up for a streaming subscription than other demographics. Among Gen X respondents, 31% of consumers had added a streaming subscription, compared with 22% of millennials and 17% of respondents in Gen Z.
Consumers’ subscriptions helped reduce trips outside
When asked to select why they signed up for a new subscription, 39% of respondents said that they did so to reduce having to leave the house to purchase necessities. Millennials led the pack with 43% saying so.
This seems to correlate with why Amazon Prime and food/delivery services were among the most popular new subscriptions. And of all age groups, members of Gen X were most likely to subscribe to these services (27% for Amazon Prime and 20% for food/delivery), followed by millennials (19% for Amazon Prime and 16% for food/delivery).
Another popular reason cited was to support businesses during this period of economic uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This was most popular among members of Gen Z, with 22% saying so.
Parents most likely to sign up for streaming, food delivery services
With rampant school and day care closures, it’s no surprise that 41% of survey respondents who got a new subscription said the main reason they signed up was to entertain their children. Nearly 60% of those who are parents of children under 18 years old purchased a new subscription of some kind.
The three most popular new subscriptions reported for parents were as follows:
- A streaming service (35%)
- Amazon Prime (33%)
- A food/delivery service (25%)
For all of these services, parents were more likely than the average respondent to sign up. Here’s what the overall numbers looked like:
- A streaming service (17%)
- Amazon Prime (15%)
- A food/delivery service (12%)
“As a parent, I can tell you that streaming services have been absolutely essential,” Schulz said. “While most parents don’t want their kid sitting around all day just watching screens, the reality is that a little screen time for kids can often free up parents to get other things done — or even just slip away for a moment of zen on a crazy day.”
How to avoid overspending on subscriptions
The average amount consumers reported spending on new subscriptions due to coronavirus-related circumstances was $192.30. Millennials led all age groups, spending an average of $315.90 on new subscription services. This represents a significant increase over normal spending, considering that a LendingTree survey from March 2020 found that the average American spends just over $50 per month on subscriptions.
Baby boomers spent the least on new subscriptions, at an average of $43.40.
If you’re thinking about adding a subscription, evaluate what your spending patterns look like right now. For example, staying at home more might mean you’re saving on gas, but spending more on utilities. And if you’re cooking more at home rather than dining out at restaurants, that could mean savings on dining but more spent on buying groceries.
“When deciding whether to subscribe, remember your budget,” Schulz said. “That new streaming service may have all the buzzworthy shows that people are talking about, but if you’re wondering where your next paycheck will come from, you may need to pass.”
LendingTree commissioned Qualtrics to conduct an online survey of 1,201 Americans, with the sample base proportioned to represent the overall population. The survey was fielded April 3-6, 2020.
Generations are defined as the following ages in 2020:
- Gen Z are ages 18-23
- Millennials are ages 24-39
- Gen X are ages 40-54
- Baby boomers are ages 55-74
- Silent generation are ages 75 and older


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The maker of local staples such as Castle Lite started life as South African Breweries in 1895, and became the first industrial company to list on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange two years later. By the middle of last century, the brewer controlled 98 percent of its home market, before expanding internationally after the end of white-minority rule in 1994.
“SAB beer sales are streets ahead of other beers we sell on any given night,” Kate Bennett, 33, a partner of the Colony Arms pub in Johannesburg’s Craighall suburb, said on Wednesday. “There is certainly a sense of national pride.”
The company’s first significant break from South Africa came with the move of its primary listing to London in 1999. Three years later it bought the Miller Brewing Company, the second-largest beer maker in the U.S., and has added Grolsch and Peroni to its portfolio. SABMiller now has 70,000 employees in more than 80 countries, and would be swallowed into Leuven, Belgium-based AB InBev if the brewer of Budweiser and Stella Artois completes a multi-billion dollar deal.
“Customers are quite set in their ways in terms of what they drink, so I doubt a change of ownership will significantly change that,” Bennett said. “It will be interesting to see if any change in advertising changes people’s perceptions.”
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Some disappointing news for Firefox users, as Mozilla just announced that its ending support for Windows XP and Vista by September 2017. The company confirmed the news in a blog post, where it said that the Firefox browser would not work with older, discontinued versions of the Windows OS after September 2017.
Firefox further said that it’ll continue to offer security updates for Windows XP and Windows Vista till September 2017, though no features will be added. In March 2017, Windows XP and Vista users will automatically be migrated to the Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR), said Mozilla. Besides, the company also mentioned that Microsoft itself discontinued support for Windows XP in 2014, and is set to pull the plug on Windows Vista as well come 2017.
Mozilla also notes that it’ll announce a final support end date by mid-2017 based on user numbers on Windows XP and Vista. This implies there’s still hope that the company may continue to offer security and patch updates for Firefox on Windows XP and Vista beyond 2017. As the company’s official statement clearly suggests that it analyze Windows XP usage numbers to finally arrive at an official support end date.
As far as user base of the two older versions is concerned, industry figures reveal that both have a rather minor share. According to Market analytics firm Net Applications, the combined user base of Windows XP and Windows Vista accounts for less than 10 percent, with Windows XP at 8.6 percent and Vista at a mere 1.1 percent of all PCs.
Windows 7 had the maximum use base accounting for more than 47 percent, followed by Windows 10 with nearly 23.72 percent share of the market.
For now, given the fact that Microsoft is officially about end support for its older versions of Windows, users are advised to upgrade to new, supported versions of the Windows OS. As older, unsupported operating systems get no security or patch updates, are vulnerable to exploits, and in general are not safe to use.


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On Monday, the European Union hit Meta with a record-setting $1.3 billion fine for violating privacy regulations by moving user data from Europe to the United States. This substantial penalty highlights the serious implications of E.U. regulations for U.S. businesses.
Meta was directed by the Irish Data Protection Commission to cease all transfers of personal data for users based in the European Union and the European Economic Area—this includes non-E.U. nations like Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
The Irish Data Protection Commission’s statement clarified that Meta’s actions were in contravention of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the E.U. The GDPR outlines how companies are allowed to handle personal data. This fine is the highest ever issued under the GDPR, exceeding the previous $887 million fine against Amazon in 2021, a decision that Amazon vowed to challenge.
The judgment has faced backlash from business stakeholders, who argued that it introduces legal ambiguity for many firms that frequently move data across international boundaries.
Nick Clegg, Meta’s president of global affairs, and Jennifer Newstead, its chief legal officer, criticized the fine as “flawed, unjustified and setting a dangerous precedent” for numerous other companies moving data between the U.S. and the E.U. They reassured that there would be “no immediate disruption to Facebook in Europe.”
This latest decision by the Irish Data Protection Commission is a part of an ongoing political and legal conflict to align U.S. consumer data laws with stricter European laws that prioritize online privacy and security.
In 2020, the European Union’s Court of Justice determined that the Privacy Shield, a frequently employed data protection agreement, did not sufficiently comply with E.U. privacy laws. This ruling prompted numerous businesses to rethink their data storage and collection practices for European clients. However, businesses were under the impression they could still legally transfer data internationally using a different legal tool known as Standard Contractual Clauses.
In March 2022, an initial agreement, orchestrated by U.S. President Biden and European Union (EU) leadership, was set in motion via an executive order. This agreement aims to increase the scrutiny over U.S. intelligence agencies’ collection of Europeans’ private data and permits European individuals to pursue remedial action if their information is inappropriately accessed. Pending EU’s final nod, this arrangement is expected to be implemented by the upcoming summer, as hinted by Clegg.
Business organizations and enterprises are eagerly calling on the authorities to sanction this framework. They argue this would establish legal lucidity for corporations that regularly move data internationally – a process deemed vital to their operational efficacy. Supporters of this agreement argue that intercontinental data transfers empower firms to execute standard business operations such as worldwide data analytics for market demand prediction, customer query resolution, and managing their global supply chains.
In the interim, corporations will likely depend on their pre-existing standard contractual clauses, according to Aaron Cooper, Vice President of Global Policy at BSA, The Software Alliance. These clauses are individually evaluated by EU regulators. Cooper underscored the importance of this data privacy framework during an interview, indicating its role in providing surety to businesses and individuals alike.
Cooper highlighted a key point often neglected: data transfers have become a fundamental aspect of economic activity in all sectors, on both sides of the Atlantic. He added, it has become a pivotal strategy for job creation opportunities.
Peter Swire, a professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology specializing in privacy and cybersecurity, remarked that the U.S. still has to effectuate certain modifications under the privacy framework before receiving official EU approval. In parallel, he warned that the penalty imposed on Meta by the Irish Data Protection Commission could have far-reaching effects for the business sector.
“Numerous companies depend on the same standard contractual clauses that Facebook utilized,” said Swire, who has served in both the Obama and Clinton administrations. “The verdict today casts doubt on whether other firms have sufficient safeguards when employing these contracts.”
Sean Heather, Senior Vice President for International Regulatory Affairs and Antitrust at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, voiced similar concerns, stating that the new privacy framework should mitigate the legal ambiguity resulting from Ireland’s Data Protection Commission’s penalty against Meta.
Heather emphasized the breadth of this issue, stating, “This matter extends well beyond Meta. The time is ripe for the U.S. and the EU to promptly put this agreement into action, thereby reinstating certainty to data flows that form the bedrock of transatlantic economic relations, societal interactions, and international cooperation.”
For over a decade, Meta has been under the regulatory microscope for its privacy measures. The company’s most recent penalty pales in comparison to the $5 billion settlement reached with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in 2019, following allegations of user data mishandling linked to the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
The record fine of 2019 signified an unprecedented admonishment of a major tech entity, however, it was largely dismissed by investors. Critics in Congress argued that the punishment was insufficient, terming it a “holiday gift” or a “mosquito bite” for the tech giant. Nonetheless, the FTC settlement signified the extent to which governmental penalties can have more than just a monetary impact on a company.
As per the FTC agreement, Meta was required to initiate privacy assessments of each new product or service modification, documenting its impact on users. Meta was also mandated to undergo third-party privacy audits for two decades, appoint compliance officers, and establish a new board committee to oversee privacy-related decisions.
The recent ruling stipulates that Meta has five months to develop a system to halt all future personal data transfers to the U.S. Additionally, it has six months to cease “unlawful processing, including storage, in the U.S. of personal data belonging to EU/EEA users that was transferred in contravention of the GDPR.”
The inquiry into Meta’s data-sharing practices was initiated by the Data Protection Commission in August 2020. Earlier this month, the Commission concluded that Meta was in violation of Article 46(1) of the GDPR, which allows tech companies to transfer personal data from the EU to a “third country or an international organization” under certain conditions. These include the provision of “appropriate safeguards, and enforceable data subject rights and effective legal remedies for data subjects being available.”
The commission determined that Meta transgressed this article when it persisted in transferring personal data from the EU/EEA to the USA, post the 2020 ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union that rescinded the Privacy Shield agreement. As a result, the fresh regulatory mechanisms are intended to prevent such breaches in the future and provide a legal framework for the safe and legal transfer of personal data across international borders.


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Waste collection slug
WARWICK business owners could be slugged with increased commercial and industrial waste collection charges thanks to a council budget decision to put the work out into the open market.
A council spokeswoman said the decision was made as this form of waste collection is not considered to be “core council business”, with costs in Stanthorpe likely to be at least double.
Council this week conceded that it had assumed service provider J J Richards would automatically continue its collection, but the firm has since advised that for legal reasons individual customers must sign their own contracts with the company.
Planning and Environment director Ken Harris said the decision has been made on June 29 to come into effect on July 1, admitting that the timeframe made it difficult to advise business owners, some of whom are understood to still be waiting on advice of the change.
Under the previous council-based arrangement, Warwick businesses were charged for collection of bulk waste in industrial bins based on the square-metre capacity of their bin, up to a maximum of $45.87 per collection for largest size.
The maximum charge in Stanthorpe was $22.96 per collection, with the council also admitting this week Stanthorpe businesses had been paying “below actual costs:” for their service all along.
The Daily News yesterday contacted J J Richards seeking advice on how much they would charge any customers they signed up by no response was received by time of printing last night.
It is understood other waste firms, including Cleanaway and Wanless, also have the capacity to provide a business waste collection service.
A council spokeswoman encouraged businesses to recycle their waste as a way of controlling collection costs.
Are you a business owner concerned about the change? Call the Daily News with your story on 4660 1310.


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EU tyre manufacturers could soon be required to disclose information about the environmental performance of their products, according to a draft law tabled by the European commission on Thursday. Leaflets would have to be displayed at point of sale.
The commission proposed to introduce an EU labelling scheme that would encourage consumers to buy greener and less noisy tyres. The label would apply from 2012 and include information on the fuel efficiency, wet grip and external rolling noise performance.
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“It's about me getting healthy and losing some of this excess weight,” Lawson told the Associated Press. “And I like the idea of being able to work out and shop in one trip.”
Maine-based Hannaford insists the 5,600-square-foot health facility that opened in October is not part of some shrewd marketing campaign. The Albany store is the only one in the 184-store chain with such a gym, and there are no plans for more.
The idea grew out of a meeting last summer between Hannaford, the local YMCA and Capital District Physicians' Health Plan. All said their goal was to come up with something to improve the area's health while also being convenient, accessible and free. The store had the space after a recent remodeling, and the Healthy Living Center was born with a goal to target obesity and diabetes.
The center has a personal trainer provided by the YMCA, a healthcare associate from CDPHP to answer questions and enroll new customers, and a Hannaford registered dietitian to offer advice on healthy eating.
Store manager Dave Farrell, an admitted “exercise fool” who has dropped 86 pounds in the past year, said gym goers don't have to shop in the store—they just fill out paperwork on the first visit and are given fobs to swipe when they stop by.
So far, just over 1,100 people have signed up, and the exercise classes are packed.
“Obviously, we've had people use it who weren't customers and have decided to shop in the store,” Farrell said. “It's definitely a win for us, but that wasn't the goal.”


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For car enthusiasts and racing game fans worldwide, the eagerly awaited Forza Street release date is finally upon us. Developed by Turn 10 studios and published by Microsoft Corporation, Forza Street is a free-to-play mobile game that has been available for Windows 10 since April 2019. The game has now been revamped for iOS and Android devices, and it is ready to hit the market in a big way.
The Road to Forza Street Release Date
Forza Street has had a unique journey to its release date. It was initially announced as Miami Street in 2018, but later, Microsoft rebranded it and expanded its availability to additional platforms. The game received a lot of attention, and the anticipation surrounding its release date has been astronomical. Here are the details you need to know about the Forza Street release date:
After months of waiting, Forza Street has finally been launched on iOS devices worldwide. Now, all iPhone and iPad users can download the game from the App Store free of charge. This comes as great news for the many fans who have been eagerly waiting for the official launch.
Similarly, Forza Street has also been launched on Android devices worldwide. This means it can be downloaded via the Google Play Store, and players can play it on any of their preferred Android devices. The game is free, so users will not need to pay anything upfront to get started.
Gameplay and Features
Forza Street is a racing game with a unique gameplay style that makes it ideal for all kinds of racing fans. Players get to race their favorite cars in thrilling events and unlock new cars and upgrades as they progress through the game’s levels. Unlike the previous installment of the Forza franchise, Forza Horizon, Forza Street is a single-player game focused on drag racing.
Forza Street also features an online multiplayer mode, where you can race with friends and other players worldwide. You can set up custom races, participate in weekend events, and even compete for rewards in ranked competitions. The game’s multiplayer mode adds some great replay value to the game and provides more excellent opportunities for players to challenge themselves.
Concluding Thoughts on Forza Street Release Date
Forza Street is an exciting game that has been eagerly anticipated for a while. The game’s release on iOS and Android devices is excellent news for all gaming enthusiasts and racing fans worldwide. With its unique gameplay, alluring graphics and sound, and multiplayer mode, Forza Street offers thrilling entertainment that is sure to keep players engaged. Try it today and join other racing fans in this thrilling journey.
FAQs about Forza Street Release Date
When will Forza Street be released on iOS and Android Devices?
Forza Street has already been released on iOS and Android devices worldwide. Players can now enjoy the game on their iOS and Android phones and tablets.
Is Forza Street available to download for free?
Yes, Forza Street is a free-to-play game. You can download it from the App Store or Google Play Store.
Can You Play Forza Street on Both iOS and Android Devices?
Yes, Forza Street is now available on both iOS and Android devices.
What Are the Game Requirements for Forza Street?
Forza Street requires at least iOS 10.0 or Android 4.4 operating system. Players must have an internet connection to play the game.
Does Forza Street Have Multiplayer Mode?
Yes, Forza Street features an online multiplayer mode. Players can race with friends and compete in online events to earn rewards.
In conclusion, Forza Street is a game that is worth trying out, with its unique gameplay, online multiplayer mode, and exciting events that make it all the more engaging. Download it today and enjoy the thrill of street racing.


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Previously, only Uber Platinum and Diamond members could use this service.
Anthony Levandowski was recently charged with 33 counts of trade secret theft, though Uber claims they never used any such info.
Anthony Levandowski had been at the center of the lawsuit between Waymo and Uber.
This is the ride-hailing company’s largest ever loss, although the bulk of it was related to a one-time cost.
The Uber driver gave a ride to a man who had just robbed a gas station with a pair of scissors.
Uber’s flying electric taxis will initially be human-operated, but the ultimate goal is to use autonomous planes.
By 2025, Volvo expects at least one-third of all its new cars to feature fully autonomous tech.
Uber was valued at around $76.5 billion at the end of its first day of trading as a public company.
Driving people around will expose you to all types of behaviors, some of which can be downright annoying.
Uber’s app reminds users to confirm the driver’s identity and match the car’s license plate before taking a ride.
Following this investment, the Uber Advanced Technologies Group has been valued at $7.25 billion.
The Kingdom lifted its ban on female driving last June, and Uber is complying with its customers’ wishes.


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In the light of the huge shortfall in GST revenue collections, the Central government recently gave the states the option to borrow either Rs 97,000 crore from a special window facilitated by the government or borrow the entire shortfall of Rs 2.35 lakh crore from the market. In conversation with Outlook’s Lola Nayar, Kerala Finance Minister Dr Thomas Isaac says the central government’s two options have ‘no rationale’. Excerpts:
The states have been given two choices to bridge the gap in GST through borrowing. What has Kerala decided?
Our choice is that the central government borrows the money and also makes the cess fund available to the GST Council. In case they are afraid of the fiscal deficit or the interest rate going up, they should monetise this debt. Whether the Centre borrows or the states borrow, macro economical impact would be more on the states, even of fiscal deficit. The Centre should look more at the combined impact of Centre and states' fiscal deficit. When the states borrow there are three problems: the interest rates are higher, the FRBM debt ceiling has to be amended, and the Centre may not give enough room for neutralising the entire compensation. The third problem has a practical aspect as the compensations to the different states varies considerably, not to say some states with surplus revenue but even they would have gone into the red. On the other hand, there are states which are due as much as 40 per cent compensation like Puducherry, for example.
The Centre says it will increase states’ borrowing limit by 0.5 per cent. While in some states this will not be required, but in others much more will be required. This will be known only by the end of the year while money has to be given every second month, so the Centre’s stance is impractical. It shows that the Centre wants to dilly-dally on transfer of funds to the states. A more simple and elegant solution would be that the Centre should borrow instead of making states do it on their own. This is more so when there is a surplus in GST compensation fund which is part of the Consolidated Fund of India. When there is undistributed IGST, it is part of the consolidated fund. When there is a shortfall in revenue, why should it not be utilised as part of the Consolidate Fund of India? The central government should be graceful enough to co-ordinate with the states and strive to get along. We are not foreign countries but part of the same country.
Would borrowing by the states put pressure on interest rates?
Our stance is clear -- there is no rationale to compel the states to borrow. It is very difficult practically for the above mentioned reasons. Borrowings by states will definitely impact interest rates. Kerala had to do open market borrowing at 9 per cent, that is because we borrowed big amounts. When you borrow small amounts, the interest rates can be in the range of 6.5 per cent, but it goes up bigger the amounts. We borrowed Rs. 6000 crore in April to help people out during pandemic. Since then we have become wiser and borrow Rs 500 crore every fortnight.
What is the current shortfall in revenue Kerala is facing?
Our shortfall in revenue in the last four months is about Rs 7000 crore. Our revenue collection this year is likely to be only 60-70 per cent of the normal collection.
When do you foresee a pick-up in economic activities and revenues this year with tourism and many other sectors having been hit?
Our assessment is that Kerala's economy is likely to contract by 10 per cent this year. The Monsoon has been good so far with only a landslide but no floods, which was a major saving grace. We are now looking at the agriculture sector to revive the economy.
Are you in consultation with the other states on the way forward? Are they supportive of Kerala’s stance?
On Monday, I hope to have some systematic consultations with other states. So far, they are very firm that the Centre should borrow. It is unfortunate that the central government is no longer accommodative to state pressures as it was earlier. The GST Council has started to become divided with faultlines, which is unfortunate as the spirit of give and take is slowly disappearing. The Centre is forcing the states to take particular ideological positions.
There have been reports that some of the states not in line with the central government’s ideology were not getting their due share in the GST funds. Is this charge true?
No, it is not true. In the case of discretionary transfers, there may be some issues but where normal transfers are concerned, it is being done as per the formula of the finance commission.
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Tim Cook seemed* to drop some hints Apple is preparing to get more serious about the TV business in the near future.
Speaking in San Francisco at an investors conference held by Goldman Sachs, Cook said the current Apple TV business is a "hobby," but "Apple doesn't do hobbies as a general rule. We believe in focus. And only working on a few things."
Apple calls the current Apple TV a hobby because Cook doesn't want to send the signal that he thinks it can be as big a business as the iPhone, iPad, or Mac.
However, Cook says, Apple has always believed there is "something there" with Apple TV. "If we kept pulling at the string, that we might find something that was larger," said Cook. The people that have Apple TVs, love them. Apple just needs something that could make it go "main market."
Could an actual TV be the thing that helps it go "main market"?
*It's entirely possible we're just reading too much into this! With all the reports around an Apple TV, we could end up twisting his words to mean anything we want. But, the key phrase to us was, "Apple doesn't do hobbies." That suggests Apple will get serious about it.


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Grasshopper Manufacture hasn’t finished development on their next game, the assassin themed Killer Is Dead, but the company has already started production on yet another action game, scheduled to ship sometime after Killer Is Dead launches.
Like Killer Is Dead and No More Heroes, Grasshopper’s currently untitled next game will feature yet another sword-wielding protagonist. Unlike those games, the new game’s protagonist will be female (seen above.) The game’s character designs are being handled by Yusuke Kozaki, the artist who previously worked with Grasshopper on No More Heroes. Nowadays, he’s probably best known for designing the memorable cast in Nintendo’s Fire Emblem: Awakening.
In an interview with Famitsu (translated by Gematsu,) Grasshopper Manufacture’s founder and CEO Goichi Suda explained his reasoning for creating another game based around sword fighting: ““There is a base for our specialty, the slash action games we’ve made so far.” The new game will be the first Grasshopper title published by Gung-Ho Online Entertainment, who recently acquired Grasshopper a few weeks ago. Suda hinted that the new title may feature online connectivity of some kind, as he says he wants to take incorporate Gung-Ho’s online experience and infrastructure into his new game. “…with Gungho’s power, we want to put in our know how in ways we haven’t done before. We are also considering developing for not just offline devices, but online devices too.”
You can read more of Suda’s comments about the game, including some hints about the game’s setting, on Siliconera.
I was worried when it was originally announced that Gung-Ho had purchased Grasshopper Manufacture, but it looks like Grasshopper’s new owners aren’t doing anything to mess with Suda’s unique and often bizarre style. The return of Kozaki as a character designer have led some to speculate that this new title might be the oft-rumored No More Heroes 3, and one of the characters who appears in the concept art for the new game does bare a strong resemblance to Travis Touchdown’s protege, Shinobu. Even if this new game ends up being completely unrelated to No More Heroes, I can’t help but get excited at the idea of getting not just one, but two brand new Suda-directed action games in the near future. I was a huge fan of Killer7, No More Heroes, and Shadows of the Damned, so I’m already really hyped for this new game as well as Killer Is Dead.
Killer Is Dead is being published by Kadokawa Games, and is still on track to hit the PS3 and Xbox 360 sometime later this year. The untitled new game currently doesn’t have a release date.


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Apple’s iPad may be the most activated tablet computer in the world, but latest reports have revealed that Android-based tablet computers are eating into the market share of iPad.
According to Mobile Business Briefing, market share of Apple’s operating system for its iPad 1 and iPad 2 has gone down considerably for the second quarter of the current fiscal year when compared to the data for last year.
The report by research company Strategy Analytics has revealed that Apple Inc.’s OS for tablet computer that dominated the market with 94.3% share globally has fallen down to 61.3% in the second quarter of financial year 2011.
On the other hand Google’s Android Operating System for tablet computers has shown sharp rise in the number of units shipped during the second quarter along with its share in the global tablet market. Around 4.6 million Android-powered tablets were shipped in the given duration while only 100,000 units were recorded during the same time last year.
"If Amazon decides to enter the Android tablet category later this year, that will bring fresh excitement and buzz to the Android community, but Amazon will need to deliver a truly standout offering if it really wants to make headway against the popular iPad," Neil Mawston, the director at the research firm stated.


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Consumer confidence is up (although not expected to translate into any giant spending sprees anytime soon), and people are feeling more positive about the outlook for the economy and the jobs market, according to the Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index.
Whether measured by Westpac or ANZ, consumer sentiment is at its highest level in more than four years. Retail sales have risen in both the past two months (including November’s 1.2 per cent – the biggest since January 2013).
But according to the Commonwealth Bank’s latest Business Sales Indicator (BSI), this recovery may not have extended as strongly into December as we’d hoped – its data suggests retail and clothing may have actually fallen by 0.4 per cent in trend terms, making it the weakest result in more than six years.
In a nutshell – we may need to be prepared that when the official Australian Bureau of Statistics report for December lands early next month, there’s a chance it may not be as stellar as we’d hoped.
However, Commonwealth’s BSI’s report of a 0.4 per cent increase in trend terms for spending overall, is still a strong indicator of strengthening consumer confidence.
With the Easter trading period coming up (yes, Hot Cross Buns and Cadbury Crème Eggs are the perfect way to end your post-Christmas detox!), retailers in several different parts of the country are set to benefit from more sensible trading hours over the long weekend.
The NRA has fought and won a considerable number of trading hours cases for cities and regional areas, however there’s been a media storm in a teacup in Queensland this week, after we picked up a small mistake in the Government’s amendments to the Trading (Allowable Hours) Act that inadvertently meant that major stores in some regional areas would have been forced to close for four days straight over the long weekend.
This highlights the complicated nature of Queensland’s trading hours regime, particularly when contrasted with that of states like New South Wales. The Palaszczuk Government has done some great work with the Mickel Review to try and simplify it, but this effort was unfortunately stymied by the Opposition and the cross bench in the previous Parliament.
I’d like to praise Minister Grace Grace for her swift moves to rectify the mistake in time for the coming Easter trading period.
Nationally, the NRA is continuing to represent the interests of its members and is challenging applications by the unions to dramatically expand flexible work provisions which, if successful, would allow employees to dictate the terms and conditions of their employment in the Family Friendly Working Arrangements Case.
The debate regarding casual overtime rates also remains ongoing, and we will remain in the thick of it, in order to achieve the best deal for our members.


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Walmart confirmed plans Tuesday to roll out new apparel and home brands this year in a bid to make a bigger splash online and woo shoppers with its exclusive merchandise.
Recent reports said the retailing giant would develop four new apparel lines and one new line of mattresses and bedding, known as Allswell. Allswell will mark the company's first digital brand, sold exclusively via AllswellHome.com rather than in stores, Walmart said Tuesday.
The company said its apparel lines will be available nationwide, in stores and online by Thursday. The revamped clothing brands include Time and Tru for women, Terra & Sky for plus sizes and Wonder Nation for kids. An existing Walmart label known as George, which the company incorporated from its British unit Asda, is being reconfigured to sell only items for men.
Items from Time and Tru, Terra & Sky and Wonder Nation are already starting to appear across Walmart.com. The clothing is marketed as being affordable. For example, a men's poplin shirt from George retails for $14.92, and a wedge sandal from Time and Tru for $19.88.
In its stores, Walmart said it's "making improvements to its apparel departments to help customers find style inspiration and shop new looks."
Starting next month, shoppers will notice new signage for the apparel brands, the company said. By this fall, it said, apparel displays will be upgraded, and some stores will undergo a more labor-intensive remodeling to make an open floor plan "for visibility and shopping ease." Fitting rooms will also be refurbished.
Rival Target also has been investing heavily in its private-label brands, launching within the past year A New Day for women, JoyLab for athletic apparel, Goodfellow & Co. for men and Universal Thread for denim. It's also been remodeling stores to make the apparel section feel more like a boutique.
At Walmart, some of its apparel banners such as Faded Glory, White Stag and Just My Size will be pulled from stores but will still be offered online in some instances. In acquiring Bonobos, Modcloth and Moosejaw, the company is building a bigger suite of clothing lines — with a fresher look — under its name.
As it announced late last year, Walmart is also in the midst of redesigning its website with a focus on home goods and fashion, which will include merchandise from Hudson's Bay-owned Lord & Taylor. The company has hinted at other similar brand partnerships. The department store chain's flagship shop on Walmart.com is set to be unveiled this spring.
Uniquely with Allswell, though, the home brand is meant to be shopped through a separate website. In selling luxe mattresses and limited-edition bedding sets curated by design influencers, Walmart aims to build brand recognition around a business that won't tie directly back to its name.
The stand-alone, e-commerce model is seen as a way for Walmart to attract the high-end shoppers who have skirted away from the low-price retailer in the past. According to The Washington Post, Walmart is also preparing to unveil a digital beauty brand, known as Co Squared, that would operate via its own website.


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INWOOD — Two Inwood shops have remained open for business in the aftermath of a fire that broke out in their Dyckman Street building last month.
Plastic factory Just Plastics and the popular Tread Bike Shop have been able to keep serving customers following the April 27 fire that scorched part of 250 Dyckman Street.
"We're still here," said Just Plastics owner Robert Vermann. "We didn't miss a day of work."
Vermann said the early-evening fire was started by an old refrigerator in the factory's polishing area. He added that it would have been easily extinguished by factory personnel had the business not been closed for the weekend.
"We wouldn't have even needed a fire extinguisher," Vermann said.
The FDNY said Tuesday that the cause of the fire was under investigation.
The fire damage was contained mainly to that corner of the factory where the fridge was located. However, the factory's main room suffered smoke damage and broken windows.
"It was tough to watch from outside," Vermann added. "I was devastated until I came in and and saw the actual damage."
Tread Bike Shop, located next door to Just Plastics, escaped without any major damage, although owner Ozzie Perez said he spent five hours sweeping water out of the store that night.
"We were open the next day," Perez said. "A lot of people came in and didn't even realize there was a fire."


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The word vending machine conjures feeding coins in a slot, causing candy, chips and soda to drop with a noisy thump.
That’s so yesterday. The next level, known as automated retail centers, uses the latest technologies, from facial to fingerprint recognition, offering consumers perfume, carpet cleaners, propane tanks, cosmetics, electronics, cupcakes, caviar, legalized marijuana, booze, freshly-ground coffee, prescription medicine and sunglasses.
The unstaffed, touch-screen kiosks accept a variety of payment options, including key fobs and credit/debit cards, employ 24-hour Web-based surveillance and might even be equipped with round-the-clock customer support to resolve issues on the spot.
An Inland company called AVT, Inc., founded by Shannon Illingworth, is in the vanguard among developers of these customized, self-service micro-stores. The former vice president of sales for Nextel launched his own business in Anaheim Hills in 2001 as a distributor of conventional vending machines. He relocated to Corona in 2005 and three years later, Illingworth became a pioneer. His company designed patented technologies and systems in the automated, self-service sector, an exploding market with sales projected at $1.1 trillion by 2015.
“Retailers face enormous pressures launching a store, staffing it and paying overhead,” said Illingworth, who employs more than 100 people and has signed on more than 200 clients. “Automated retail is a low-cost way for companies to sell their brands in hotel lobbies, hospitals, airports and college campuses when it’s more impractical to open a store.”
Marc Andreessen, creator of Netscape and noted venture capitalist, goes a step further, predicting that brick-and-mortar stores are doomed and that technology-based systems will be the new models.
Consider the statistics: global shipments of these smart machines are forecast to grow at a 49 percent annual rate through 2016. Thus, the future of automated retailing looks exceedingly bright, said Dan Mathews, executive vice president of the North America Merchandising Association.
AVT’s latest coup was to partner with and bag exclusive distribution rights for Marley Coffee-branded kiosks and automated coffee stores — self-service centers designed and developed for Rohan Marley, son of the late, legendary reggae artist Bob Marley. “Now it’s possible to get a freshly-ground, gourmet brand out of a machine,” Illingworth said. AVT will launch 2,000 company-owned units into the market within the next two years with projected sales from these systems to top $24 million by the end of 2014.
“Shannon is a visionary, the Steve Jobs of automated retailing,” said Roy Perlmuter, the Los Angeles- and Toronto-based president and CEO of Luxury Life Brands, Inc. He considers AVT a key partner in rolling out his company’s licensed products, which include Deepak Chopra’s yoga accessories and Dr. Scholl’s footwear products.
Illingworth, 43, is at the helm of one of the fastest-growing, publicly-traded companies in the world, according to the International Business Times. AVT’s revenues have more than tripled since 2008 and are expected to hit more than $20 million this year.
That’s not good enough for Illingworth, who said his goal is to expand the company beyond $100 million in annual sales. “I use my football training and the words of my coaches to push myself and motivate my staff to work hard as a team,” he said during an interview at his 60,000-square-foot headquarters at 341 Bonnie Circle.
At 6-4, 280 pounds, he looks like an athlete. Born in Tustin, Illingworth played football in high school, then at Cal State Fullerton (“where I majored in football,” he jokes) and on the practice squad from 1993 to 1994 for the Rams. Illingworth parlayed $1 million of his earnings from Nextel, one of the largest resellers of wireless services in the Western U.S., to launch his 1,500-square-foot AVT startup with fewer than a dozen employees.
Eventually, he shifted the company’s focus toward automated retailing. He recruited a team of software engineers, mechanical engineers, designers and technicians to advance a project from concept to completion without huge development costs.
“All the assembly is done here, in-house,” said Illingworth, pointing out an array of machines in his warehouse, each a work in progress.
Vincent Mehdizadeh, founder and CEO of Prescription Vending Machines, Inc. headquartered in West Hollywood, said AVT helped develop his company’s automated pharmacy storage and retrieval system. He said companies like Walgreens could rely on the kiosks to grant people after-hours access to their medications through thumbprint identification.
“Automated retail is the wave of the future,” Mehdizadeh said.
Follow Laurie Lucas on Twitter @LaurieLucas and check her blog on http://blog.pe.com/retail/


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Ethical shoppers no longer seen as niche
New research from international food and grocery expert IGD has revealed that ethical food shopping is now mainstream in Europe as consumers base their purchase decisions on a growing number of factors.
Tens of millions of shoppers across Europe regularly consider factors such as organic, Fairtrade or local sourcing when making food purchasing decisions. “Until recently, ethical food shoppers were seen as niche,” Chief Executive Joanne Denney-Finch told IGD’s Global Retailing conference. “Now as many as seven out of ten Europeans we surveyed buy ethically at least some of the time, and a quarter are dedicated shoppers who consider two or more ethical factors when shopping.”
Ms Denney-Finch advised that ethical concerns varied across Europe but were at the forefront of consumers minds. “Priorities vary across Europe: the French are most interested in environmental issues; the Dutch are concerned about animal welfare; local sourcing is a priority for Poles whereas British shoppers are interested in a wide range of ethical issues,” she added. “But there is immense growth potential for brands that can develop and emphasise ethical credentials, and tailor them to local markets at the appropriate time.”
The report unveils strikingly different behaviours and priorities around Europe. Brits are leading the way, with 41% incorporating more than one ethical issue into their buying decisions, whereas fewer than one in seven Spaniards (12%) or Poles (14%) are dedicated ethical shoppers.
The issues of price (54%) and availability (36%) are seen as key barriers to the further growth of ethical shopping across Europe. “The current combination of rising commodity prices and the global credit crunch could slow the rise of ethical shopping but is unlikely to reverse it. Ethical shopping is based on deep-seated beliefs and people will not backtrack on these lightly,” Ms Denney-Finch claimed. “Increasingly, shoppers want products that combine ethical advantages, rather than a single issue. The challenge is for companies to communicate and label clearly to help shoppers navigate through this wide range of issues.”
Ms Denney-Finch suggests the food and grocery industry is embracing ethical and sustainable practices but believes there is great potential for companies who take a risk by becoming more socially responsible. “The winning companies of tomorrow will combine value with sustainability and develop new products and services at a competitive price for increasingly eco-conscious and socially-conscious consumers,” she concluded.
The Fairtrade Foundation, responsible for the Fairtrade trademark placed on sustainable food produced with fair terms of trade for workers in developing countries, has also suggested that consumer goods companies, who fail to engage with their consumers on sustainability issues, will be outpaced. “Why wouldn’t any company want to do its part?” Harriet Lamb, Executive Director of the Fairtrade Foundation, queried. “It’s good for poor farmers and workers, their consumers are crying out for Fairtrade products, and so it will be good for the company too.”
Their belief is based on sales of fairtrade products rising 47% last year coupled with findings of the PricewaterhouseCoopers Sustainability Report and the Food Marketing Institute, which both found sustainable shopping to be a growing trend.
Supermarkets, like manufacturers, have been updating their offerings to meet the changing desires of consumers by improving their stores to reduce their carbon footprint and increasing stocks of fairtrade and “green” products.


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Sanjay Bhatla, Vice President of Deccan Chronicle steps down
Having spent more than a decade with the media group, he is now weighing out options to move on
Sanjay Bhatla, Vice President of Deccan Chronicle steps down after serving for a decade and more with the media company.
Having travelled most parts of India and abroad, Bhatla has transitioned across roles, right from sales officer to holding various key positions with companies, before becoming the Vice President of Deccan Chronicle.
He started his career with a small ad company, Adcon in Patna and then moved on to Kelvinator of India Limited as a sales officer in 1980. He then moved on to Samsung, LG, Videocon to reach the position of Deputy General Manager in his career. Bhatla has spent around 21 years working with consumer durable segments and media in sales and marketing.
He later forayed into the media industry, first with Dainik Bhaskar based out of Mumbai as Senior General Manager and moved internally to Divya Bhaskar too. He served at the Dainik Bhaskar group for 8 years, before moving on to Jagran 18 Publication Limited as National Sales Head.
Then, in the next strategic move, Bhatla joined Deccan Chronicle as Vice President. He is still planning with some options at hand to move further.
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Sugar- and calorie content of non-alcoholic beverages will be halved by 2020 in Hungary
Budapest, 14th of June 2018 — In the Hungarian food manufacturing industry, soft drink producers are the first to make voluntary commitment to reducing the amount of sugar in their products. The Hungarian Mineral Water, Fruit Juice and Soft Drink Association has announced today that the average sugar- and calorie content of their non-alcoholic beverages will be cut by 50% compared to 2010 level by end of 2020.
Hungarian Mineral Water, Fruit Juice and Soft Drink Association is the first to announce voluntary sugar reduction commitment in the Hungarian food manufacturing industry. Accordingly, companies of the sector have pledged to further reduce the average sugar and thus calorie content of their non-alcoholic beverages (such as carbonated soft drinks, juices, ice teas). This is to be realised through the transformation of their products' recipes, the introduction of new, innovative products, increasing the proportion of small packaged products and the expansion of their portfolios with low-calorie and non-calorie products. In addition to these, member companies will encourage more conscious water intake among their consumers through their marketing activities so that more and more people would choose low energy or calorie-free products.
Through these steps, by the end of 2020, they will have reduced the sugar and calorie content of their products by 10 percent per every 100 millilitres relative to their level in 2017. Therefore, by the end of 2020, the average sugar and calorie content of non-alcoholic beverages will be halved compared to their 2010 level.
As a result of the actions taken by member companies in recent years:
- The average sugar and calorie content per 100 millilitres of products decreased by 40 percent between 2010 and 2017,
- The proportion of reduced calorie and calorie-free products increased from 23 percent to 55 percent among all products manufactured between 2010 and 2017.
“Our Association and our member companies are fully aware of their responsibility for product quality and the health of their consumers. We are also aware that managing lifestyle changes in modern society and public health challenges of the 21st century is a complex issue that affects all actors of society. Therefore, we help reach common public health goals by continuous product innovation, responsible advertising, promotion of active lifestyle and providing the widest range of information possible to consumers.” – said Géza Miklósvári, President of the Association.
About the Association
Hungarian Mineral Water, Fruit Juice and Soft Drink Association is the professional advocacy organization of non-alcoholic drink producers in Hungary, which represents more than 95 percent of domestic mineral water bottlers and about 80 percent of soft drink- and fruit juice producers. Member companies make a production value of nearly HUF 200 billion annually and employ 5,000 people directly in Hungary.
 The wider availability of small packaged products allows consumers to control their sugar and energy input more efficiently by choosing them.


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Jim Cramer can always tell when Wall Street enters the heart of earnings season, because investors will tend to shoot first and ask questions later when they've gotten it all wrong.
"This market is littered with these mistakes," the "Mad Money " host said.
When Cramer first entered this industry, it was a much different ballgame. Journalists did not have as much of a rush to break earnings stories, in an attempt to match companies' reported sales and earnings numbers with consensus estimates.
Cramer explained that these days, multiple wire services will try to get ahead of the competition by scanning numbers in the release and then matching them against predetermined cheat-sheets to see if sales and earnings are better or worse than expected.
Once the comparison has been done, the journalist will then attempt to derive a reason from the release to try to explain why things might have been better or worse. Then, it's on to the next story.
This process happens all the time. But since this week is the biggest week of earnings announcements for the entire quarter, Cramer warned investors to be careful.
"People end up losing fortunes trading off of these slipshod bulletins that purport to describe what happened in a given quarter," Cramer said.
One example of headline confusion was when Hasbro reported on Monday. The toy company reported, and the vast majority of media outlets determined it was a terrific quarter for both sales and earnings. At first glance, it made sense to Cramer, given that the stock was up 30 percent for the year.
Despite the headlines, Hasbro's stock opened up pretty much unchanged. So, if it had a grand slam for earnings, why weren't the numbers up big?
It turns out that when the company conducted its conference call, things were not going that well at Hasbro. Chief Finance Officer Deborah Thomas utilized suboptimal language when she explained that gains in a number of older franchises such as Nerf, Play-Doh and Monopoly were offset by declines in brands such as Transformers, Furby, My Little Pony and Littlest Pet Shop.
This made Cramer nervous, as many investors have bought Hasbro stock over the years because of strength in its Transformers and My Little Pony franchises.
As a result Hasbro's stock was pummeled on Monday, down more than 7 percent.
Then there was Netflix, as many skeptics believe that its best domestic growth days could be over. Yet, somehow it clawed its way back up almost 3 percent on Monday. Some find management's story blaming credit card expirations for the weakness in the U.S. to be credible.
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"The main takeaway is that you simply cannot possibly make an informed judgment until you find out what the heck is really going on at a company," Cramer said. (Tweet this)
That means investors need to listen to all of the commentary from management about a current quarter and its forecast for the future. Usually, that occurs a third of the way into the conference call, right before the Q&A session.
So, while there are always outliers to every situation, Cramer has seen incorrect news flow for various mega-capitalization stocks out there. He reminded everyone that it is rolling the dice to take action on a stock based on headlines — and gambling is not a sound investment strategy.