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Judge clamps down on parking firm
A car clamping company has been fined £1,500 after admitting misleading motorists.
Premier Parking, which operates in Edmonton Green shopping centre, had to fork out a further £450 in costs and compensation for advertising different charges for releasing clamped cars.
One sign said the release fee was £50, but another notice in the same car park said shoppers had to pay £60 to free their vehicles.
A motorist who noticed the inconsistencies complained to Enfield Council's trading standards department after they were charged £70 for their car's unclamping.
Magistrates fined the company £500 for each count of misleading drivers, as well as awarding £380 costs to the council and £70 compensation to the complainant.
Cllr Terry Neville, cabinet member for the environment, said: "I suspect many motorists out there will be cheering when they hear this news.
"Companies have a duty to be clear, honest and transparent with their charges, and as a council we are determined to protect the consumer from devious practices."


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ViacomCBS has announced a significant expansion to its streaming library, with the addition of more than 3,500 episodes of shows like “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” “Chapelle’s Show” and “Laguna Beach.”
Viacom and CBS were previously merged, then separated, then most recently merged again, and the additional content comes from across the company’s different brands — such as BET, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Smithsonian Channel, TV Land, VH1 and Paramount Pictures — plus additional sports programming, like exclusive U.S. streaming of the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
ViacomCBS had previously announced plans to launch an expanded and rebranded version of CBS All Access this summer, to better compete against streaming offerings like Disney+ and HBO Max. Today’s announcement suggests that the rebrand isn’t coming until early 2021, but positions this news as the first step in that process.
“Today marks the beginning of an exciting evolution of CBS All Access into the subscription streaming home for ViacomCBS and a preview of what’s to come,” said Chief Digital Officer Marc DeBevoise in a statement.
We’ve previously suggested that the main reason to sign up for CBS All Access is to get access to new Star Trek shows like “Discovery,” “Picard” and the upcoming animated series “Lower Decks.” But this announcement feels like an attempt to lure non-Trek fans to sign up as well. (And just to be clear: I love Star Trek.)
Other original content in the works includes a Spongebob Squarepants spin-off called “Kemp Koral,” “The Spongebob Movie: Sponge on the Run,” an untitled project from director Richard Linklater and a miniseries adaptation of “The Stand.”

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A man has been jailed after committing a series of shoplifting offences.
Steven Clarke, 32, of Canberra Way, Warton, pleaded guilty to theft and being in breach of a suspended prison sentence imposed six days earlier for four offences of shoplifting.
Clarke was sentenced to 20 weeks imprisonment by Blackpool Magistrates’ Court.
Pam Smith, prosecuting, said Clarke walked out of Blackpool’s Marks and Spencer without paying for steak valued at £80 on October 20 this year.
Six days previously Clarke had been sentenced to 16 weeks imprisonment suspended for 12 months for four offences of stealing from a shop and an offence of handling stolen goods, the court was told.
Suzanne Mugford, defending, said Clarke was struggling for money after his benefits were stopped when he failed to give the authorities some information they asked for, before going to visit friends in London.


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The days of being trampled or camping out for days has thankfully passed. Online retailers like Amazon are doing whatever they can to encourage binge shopping from now until Christmas. They are offering a different deal every 5 minutes from now until December 22nd. Others are following suit as well, Walmart has made a huge push to compete directly with Amazon and with their purchase of Jet.com and their urgency with getting other products up for sell is working. They are starting to capture more and more market share but have not yet scratched the surface or made a huge impact.
More and more people are shopping early according to National retail federation, almost 40% of shoppers have started as early as Halloween. Make sure you are taking best advantage of this selling season and if you need any help promoting and growing on Amazon we would love to help how we can. Finish 2016 strong and have a great holiday season.


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Already profitable Galileo crosses $26B of annual processing volume in September as global growth accelerates.
Salt Lake City, October 17, 2019 - Galileo, the company whose APIs power the next generation of banking products globally, announced its first institutional funding round today—a $77 million investment led by venture capital firm Accel with participation from Qualtrics Co-Founder & CEO Ryan Smith.
The company, which is already profitable and growing rapidly, plans to use the funds to accelerate growth, including expansion into Latin America, the UK and Europe, and for continued product expansion. Many of the most discerning tech companies globally—including Robinhood, Monzo, Revolut, Transferwise, Varo and many others—trust Galileo’s APIs to open and verify new financial accounts, issue and process payment cards, and launch new products.
Whether an account is accessed via debit, credit, prepaid or mobile, with Galileo all fintech products are integrated on one API platform. Galileo Founder & CEO Clay Wilkes said, “Over the years, we’ve built the API standard for card issuing programs and fintech innovation, focusing on a feature-rich product set, profitability and delighting our clients. This funding will help us double down on these themes, while also becoming more aggressive in expanding geographically and providing the building blocks for the world’s most innovative payments programs. We’re thrilled to be working with Accel and Ryan Smith.”
As of September 2019, Galileo manages over $26B in annual payments volume, a 130 percent increase over September 2018. Galileo’s APIs are used widely throughout the neobank, payments, gig economy, investing and SaaS market segments.
Accel Partner John Locke, who is joining the Galileo Board of Directors as part of the investment, said, “We’re in a golden era of fintech innovation and Galileo has quietly built the API infrastructure layer powering the industry’s most innovative products. Clay and his team have built a very impressive business with many parallels to companies like Qualtrics and Atlassian: bootstrapping first to build a quiet, profitable powerhouse and now, ready to go big globally. We’re excited to help Clay and team take Galileo to the next level.”
With more services in the pipeline and an aggressive roadmap for adding new platform features, Galileo continues to enable its clients to challenge the status quo in payments.
Product Uptake and Interest from FIs Powers Strong Q3
SoFi’s technology platform, which comprises Galileo Financial Technologies and the Technisys cloud-based core banking services platform, saw net revenue and total enabled accounts maintain growth during the third quarter of 2023.
Galileo Payment Risk Platform Now Available to the Entire Financial Services Ecosystem
Companies outside of Galileo’s ecosystem can now leverage the proactive risk-scoring fraud engine and reduce payment and payment-related fraud.
Introducing Corporate Credit for B2B Expense Management
Galileo Corporate Credit solution consolidates credit limits to deliver better spend visibility, and remove accounting complexities.
Galileo First to Attain Multi-market Mastercard Certification in Latin America
Galileo announces Mastercard certification in five new Latin American countries, further solidifying commitment to accelerate digital transformation across region.
Galileo Expands Buy Now, Pay Later Offering to Help Lenders Reach SMBs
Banks and fintechs working with Galileo can now provide responsible, intelligent installment financing options for SMBs seeking more flexibility for big purchases.


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Tuesday, 5 Jan 2016
Debuting at CES 2016, this point-of-view clip-on camera is made for live-streamers who want a convenient, hands-free method for broadcasting what they are currently up to.
Tuesday, 29 Dec 2015
Official images of the Fujifilm X-Pro2 leaked plus possible specs. This is what it looks like next to the X-Pro1.
Saturday, 26 Dec 2015
On the second day of Christmas ... we suggest a shooter that packs DSLR capabilities in a small package. Meet the new Canon EOS M10 with an 18MP APS-C sized camera sensor, small and lightweight body and a 180-degree tilting LCD with full touchscreen functions. Find out more about it and also discover how you can win these gifts this holiday season with HardwareZone!
Friday, 25 Dec 2015
On the first day of Christmas ... we suggest a revolutionary gift that will allow you to capture videos like never before. Meet the DJI Osmo, 4K handheld stabilized video camera. Find out more about the product and also discover how you can win these gifts this holiday season with HardwareZone!
Monday, 21 Dec 2015
Flickr released its list of most popular cameras and brands used for photos shared on the site in 2015. Hit the link to find out if your camera phone or DSLR made it to the list.
Thursday, 17 Dec 2015
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has placed new rules on drone flights in the U.S., and they kick in as soon as next week.
Wednesday, 16 Dec 2015
Modula Optical has just released a campaign on Kickstarter for a manual focus 33mm f/2 lens they’re calling the CM33; built with a unique modular design that allows you to easily alter the images captured.
Tuesday, 15 Dec 2015
Casio’s outdoor camera is back and it’s launching in Singapore first before going out to the rest of the world.
Monday, 14 Dec 2015
Pictures of the recently announced Nikon D5 DSLR camera have just started to appear online, and sight tweaks to the design have already been spotted.
Tuesday, 8 Dec 2015
HandeVision announces a new series of compact full-frame lenses for Sony NEX E, Fuji X and Leica M mount cameras.
The German-Chinese joint venture is following up from their Ibelux f0.85 40mm lens with a series of five prime lenses for both full-frame and mirrorless cameras.


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Yes folks it’s finally here, the week that will see Microsoft launch Windows 8, spearheading its massive 2012 product launch schedule. It’s keystone of the ‘Three Screens & Cloud’ play and this is where we see how it’s all going to shake out.
The pre-orders for Surface have started and even run dry in some regions, invites to the various launch events have gone out and now it’s time to put all the cards on the table. With such a wide ranging spruce-up of the entire product line from Xbox to Windows Phone, we’re in for a wild ride. Windows 8 will be at the centre of these launches, not just because it’s Windows but because with it we will see a whole host of services light up to enable the entire eco system.


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Hunting and Fishing News & Blog Articles
Consumer Excitement Surrounds TenPoint Booth and Shooting Laneat Great American Outdoor Show.
Mogadore, OH. After an exciting opening weekend, industry leader TenPoint Crossbows continues to be a major attraction at the 2022 Great American Outdoor Show in Harrisburg, PA, Feb. 5-13. With both an exhibiting booth and a shooting lane, consumers can speak directly with TenPoint personnel, shoot the new TenPoint crossbows, and get all the information they need for their 2022 hunting season.
“The first weekend at the GAOS was extremely busy at the TenPoint booth and our shooting lane, as attendees are clearly excited by our new crossbows at multiple price levels in 2022,” said Keith Arnold, National Sales Manager. “The shooting lane has been non-stop with consumers wanting to experience the fastest crossbow in the world, our new Nitro 505, as well as our Raider 400 De-Cock which offers safe de-cocking at just $799.”
TenPoint and Wicked Ridge launched a total of 8 new crossbows in 2022. In addition to the Nitro 505 and the Raider 400 De-Cock, the company launched their Nitro 505 XERO, Nitro 505 Oracle X, Viper S400 Oracle X, Turbo S1, Titan De-Cock, and Fury 410 De-Cock crossbows.
Visit TenPoint Crossbows at the Great American Outdoor Show
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Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex
Monday, February 7 – Friday, February 11: 10:00am – 7:00pm
Saturday, February 12: 9:00am – 7:00pm
Sunday, February 13: 10:00am – 5:00pm
For more information on the 2022 TenPoint and Wicked Ridge lineup, please visit www.tenpointcrossbows.com.
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September 25, 2012
Chocolatier Daniela Kennedy's treats have become a standard for guests of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." Kennedy, who owns The Homesteader in downtown Steamboat Springs, has been creating candies for her downtown store. A staffer for Leno's show discovered the treats last winter and has been featuring the candy in the green room, where many nationally and internationally known guests wait for their turns on the popular late-night talk show.
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Since March, locally made Daniela’s Artisan Chocolates and specialty roasted nuts have been featured in the snack spread in the green room of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno."


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Stairway to litigation – Led Zeppelin prevails in copyright case
Abstract: The copyright infringement case involving Led Zeppelin’s classic rock anthem “Stairway to Heaven” may finally be over. In finding in favor of the band, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed some of its long-standing precedent — and this could significantly impact other copyright cases. This article reviews the appellate decision and its determination not to use the inverse ratio rule. A short sidebar covers the court’s decision that a deposit copy limited the scope of the copyright under the 1909 Copyright Act. Skidmore v. Led Zeppelin, Nos. 16-56057, -56287, March 9, 2020, 9th Cir.


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The recent Gartner Symposium has highlighted the need to not compare apples with oranges when talking about the latest IT trends in developed versus developing markets. It appears that trends in Africa and South Africa include more of a different approach, often characterized by current ERP implementers leapfrogging over old legacy systems directly onto the latest technology.
The rapid adoption rate of mobile in Africa is evidence of this market difference with most internet users for example clearly choosing to go online via a mobile device versus a PC or laptop. Accessibility is an issue and so is affordability for users, unlike in developed markets where these factors are not that big an issue.
So too then in the ERP space, we find local adopters, instead of meshing together old and new technologies, in line with the latest trumpeted IT term ”bi-modality”, we rather see them jumping straight over directly onto the latest technology.
This means for some of our customers they can move onto the latest ERP solutions rapidly, including our mobile solution SYSPRO Espresso, without being slowed down by integrating old legacy systems onto new platforms.
In Africa, consumers for example immediately adopted cellular phones as soon as the technology and airtime became affordable, leaping over landline technology to become connected while also accessing the internet.
Another example of this can be found in Kenya where people in rural areas can register their newborn children online via mobile in order to benefit from state resources without having to make a long journey into the city.
At the end of the day these market forces remind us to take with a healthy pinch of salt the generalizing claims of what exactly the latest IT trends are from developed economy analysts. This is Africa, a continent of extremes, with markets that follow their own rules and behaviors. One size does not fit all.


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Port Workers Strike in Brazil
Reuetrs reported today that workers at 10 Brazilian ports began a six-hour strike in protest of an apparent move toward port privatization. Participating ports included Rio de Janeiro, Salvador and Belem, while workers at Santos, Brazil's most active commercial shipping port, did not participate.
Strike organizers said a 24-hour strike has been planned for Thursday, and a general assembly meeting will be held February 4 to discuss further action.
Strikers are reportedly disputing the Brazilian government’s alleged plan to allow third-party security companies to operate at the country’s ports, Reuters said.
Source: Reuters, staff


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Exciting developments kept the Indian startup ecosystem on its toes today -- from Apple launching iPhone 12 to Dropbox becoming the first Virtual First company -- here is all you need to know.
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The top startup stories of the day:
India’s startup ecosystem is recovering faster than expected – ‘COVID-19 and the Antifragility of Indian Startup Ecosystem’ Report
TiE Delhi-NCR has released ‘COVID-19 and the Antifragility of Indian Startup Ecosystem,’ report in partnership with Zinnov, a global management and strategy consulting firm. The report provides an in-depth understanding of the impact of COVID-19 on the Indian startup ecosystem, by assessing multiple dimensions like funding and M&A landscape, sectoral impact, entrepreneur and investor sentiments, and changing market behaviour.
The report highlights how COVID-19 took a toll on Indian startups as 15% have had to halt operations, and 44% have cash runway for less than six months. While the impact has been severe, several sectors have recovered to pre-COVID level. However, as the economy opened, the report suggests that the pace of recovery – both in demand and in investor sentiment – has been faster than expected. Shift to digital consumption has provided the necessary tailwind to sectors such as education, healthcare, and commerce; while several sectors like travel, hospitality, and mobility, that were negatively impacted, are now on a recovery path.
Further, deal activity – both in terms of total investments and the number of unique funded startups – has recovered to pre-COVID levels during the quarter that ended in September 2020. Interestingly, four Indian startups have become unicorns amidst COVID-19, and India is on track to have eight unicorns in 2020 – almost the same number of additions as in 2019.
Anveshan raises Rs 1.12 crore in the pre-seed funding round led by Titan Capital
Foodtech startup and D2C brand, Anveshan has raised Rs 1.12 crore in the pre-seed funding round led by Titan Capital. With this fresh influx of capital, the company will focus on expanding its supply chain and operations across India.
The startup creates food micro-Entrepreneurs in villages across India that make these food products using traditional practices while ensuring quality control through traceability.
EarlySalary launches’ Salary Card’ powered by RuPay
The lending platform, EarlySalary, has launched ‘Salary Card’ in collaboration with NPCI to democratize digital payments system. The ‘Salary Card’ is a zero-touch digital card that will provide instant access for salaried professionals, enabling them to make instant purchases across thousands of merchants across India. Powered by RuPay, the card comes with features that allow consumers the flexibility of setting up a dynamic credit limit to suit their shopping, medical, travel, entertainment and other needs.
Backed by advanced Machine Learning (ML) technologies and risk-oriented decision-making mechanisms, the ‘Salary Card’ is designed to serve as a secure payment mode to help consumers spend responsibly. A customer can activate the card within seconds by accessing the EarlySalary mobile app.
Apple launches new iPhone12
Tech Giant Apple launched four new iPhone 12 phones as part of its 2020 series -- iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Mini, iPhone 12 Pro & a Max variant of the Pro. All new iPhones support 5G technology and are packed with the latest A14 Bionic under the hood. In terms of the India process, these devices start from INR 69,900 iPhone 12 Mini, going all the way up to INR 129,900 for iPhone 12 Pro Max. Apple also unveiled a compact smart speaker called the HomePod mini.
Twitter suspends accounts claiming to be Black Trump supporters over spam, manipulation
Twitter suspends several accounts that claimed to be owned by Black supporters of President Donald Trump and his re-election campaign, saying the accounts broke its rules on spam and platform manipulation.
Dropbox becomes ‘Virtual First’ company
Cloud storage company Dropbox will now allow all its employees to work from home going forward through June 2021. The company in a blog post said ‘Starting today, Dropbox is becoming a Virtual First company. Remote work (outside an office) will be the primary experience for all employees and the day-to-day default for individual work.’
The moves come after the company conducted an internal survey where they found that most employees say they’re able to be productive at home (nearly 90%) and don’t want to return to a rigid five-day in-office workweek.
The company also announced that it would convert its existing real estate properties into flexible co-working spaces called ‘Dropbox studios’ to facilitate collaborative & team building work.
Softbank invests in ed-tech startup Kahoot
Softbank has invested $215 million in ed-tech startup Kahoot. SoftBank took a 9.7% stake in the company, as demand for online learning platforms skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Oslo-based firm plans to use the funding to accelerate the growth through value-creating non-organic opportunities and to build the platform.
Over the last 12 months, the ed-tech startup claims it has witnessed 45% growth in users with over 20 million active accounts and reached 360,000 paying subscriptions in Q3 2020, a 160% year-over-year increase year over year. The company aims to reach 400,000 before the end of the quarter.


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ST. LOUIS — Nudo House and Salt + Smoke have teamed up to create a new limited-edition ramen.
The restaurants announced the collaboration their social media pages on Tuesday.
“Beef Brisket Ramen” is available all week at both of Nudo’s locations in Creve Coeur and the Delmar Loop.
This isn’t the first time Nudo House has teamed up with St. Louis area restaurants to create unique ramen dishes.
In August, the restaurant collaborated with Mission Taco Joint to create “Street Taco Ramen.”
The dish was inspired by Mission Taco’s "famous" street tacos, according to a news release. It featured a corn stock with Mission Taco’s chorizo and street corn along with onion, lime and cilantro.
In July, Nudo teamed up with Lion’s Choice to serve up “Lion’s Choice King Beef Ramen,” which featured a combination of Lion’s Choice au jus, Nudo House’s beef pho broth, roast beef, green onion and egg.


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Security expert Avira announced today that China’s leading search engine, Baidu Inc. (Nasdaq: BIDU), has licensed Avira’s SAVAPI anti-malware SDK. In addition, Avira is bundling its own security software products with Baidu’s free PC Faster tune-up utility specifically for the Thailand market.
Avira encourages all Internet users in Thailand to download Avira Free Antivirus and benefit from the added PC Faster tune-up, free of charge. The products can be downloaded here: http://www.avira.com/en/baidu-pc-faster/
“Baidu is delighted to partner with a world-class security provider like Avira,” said Xiao Yang, director, global products, for Baidu. “Together, Baidu and Avira are able to deliver comprehensive security and optimization to Thailand’s fast-growing Internet using population, creating a better, safer, and smoother online experience for millions of users.”
Baidu launched its security and optimization product Baidu PC Faster in the Thai market in July of 2012. Since then, the product has been downloaded over two million times and currently has over one million active Thai users.
Avira’s SAVAPI anti-malware SDK makes integrating Avira security technology simple and cost-effective. Baidu will use Avira’s award-winning scanning engine for its security and optimization products globally.
“We are pleased to be partnering with Baidu at so many levels,“ said Travis Witteveen, COO of Avira. “Baidu’s free PC Faster utility is a perfect complement to Avira’s antivirus software and a great value for our free users. Plus, our anti-malware SDK lets Baidu easily integrate our scanning technology to strengthen their own security products.”
Baidu, Inc. is the leading Chinese language Internet search provider. As a technology-based media company, Baidu aims to provide the best and most equitable way for people to find whatever they’re looking for online. In addition to serving individual Internet search users, Baidu provides an effective platform for businesses to reach potential customers. Baidu's ADSs trade on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "BIDU".
Avira wants its customers to ‘live free’ from spyware, phishing, viruses and other internet-based threats. The company was founded 25 years ago on Tjark Auerbach's promise to "make software that does good things for my friends and family." More than 100 million consumers and small businesses now depend upon Avira’s security expertise and award-winning antivirus software, making the company the number-two market share leader globally. Avira provides IT-security protection to computers, smartphones, servers and networks, delivered as both software and cloud-based services.
In addition to protecting the online world, Avira's CEO promotes well-being in the offline world through the Auerbach Foundation, which supports charitable and social projects. The philosophy of the foundation is to help people to help themselves.
SYS-CON Events announced today that Solgenia will exhibit at SYS-CON's 16th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY, and the 17th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on November 3–5, 2015, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. Solgenia is the global market leader in Cloud Collaboration and Cloud Infrastructure software solutions. Designed to “Bridge the Gap” between Personal and Professional Social, Mobile and Cloud user experiences, our solutions help large and medium-sized organizations dr...
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Liaison Technologies, a leading provider of data management and integration cloud services and solutions, has been named "Silver Sponsor" of SYS-CON's 16th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York, NY. Liaison Technologies is a recognized market leader in providing cloud-enabled data integration and data management solutions to break down complex information barriers, enabling enterprises to make smarter decisions, faster.
Mar. 26, 2015 03:00 PM EDT Reads: 3,273
Connected devices and the Internet of Things are getting significant momentum in 2014. In his session at Internet of @ThingsExpo, Jim Hunter, Chief Scientist & Technology Evangelist at Greenwave Systems, examined three key elements that together will drive mass adoption of the IoT before the end of 2015. The first element is the recent advent of robust open source protocols (like AllJoyn and WebRTC) that facilitate M2M communication. The second is broad availability of flexible, cost-effective storage designed to handle the massive surge in back-end data in a world where timely analytics is e...
Mar. 26, 2015 02:45 PM EDT Reads: 4,591
SYS-CON Events announced today that Akana, formerly SOA Software, has been named “Bronze Sponsor” of SYS-CON's 16th International Cloud Expo® New York, which will take place June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY. Akana’s comprehensive suite of API Management, API Security, Integrated SOA Governance, and Cloud Integration solutions helps businesses accelerate digital transformation by securely extending their reach across multiple channels – mobile, cloud and Internet of Things. Akana enables enterprises to share data as APIs, connect and integrate applications, drive part...
Mar. 26, 2015 02:15 PM EDT Reads: 1,277
SYS-CON Events announced today that CommVault has been named “Bronze Sponsor” of SYS-CON's 16th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY, and the 17th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on November 3–5, 2015, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. A singular vision – a belief in a better way to address current and future data management needs – guides CommVault in the development of Singular Information Management® solutions for high-performance data protection, universal availability and sim...
Mar. 26, 2015 02:00 PM EDT Reads: 1,357
Cloud is not a commodity. And no matter what you call it, computing doesn’t come out of the sky. It comes from physical hardware inside brick and mortar facilities connected by hundreds of miles of networking cable. And no two clouds are built the same way. SoftLayer gives you the highest performing cloud infrastructure available. One platform that takes data centers around the world that are full of the widest range of cloud computing options, and then integrates and automates everything. Join SoftLayer on June 9 at 16th Cloud Expo to learn about IBM Cloud's SoftLayer platform, explore se...
Mar. 26, 2015 02:00 PM EDT Reads: 1,434
SYS-CON Media announced today that @ThingsExpo Blog launched with 7,788 original stories. @ThingsExpo Blog offers top articles, news stories, and blog posts from the world's well-known experts and guarantees better exposure for its authors than any other publication. @ThingsExpo Blog can be bookmarked. The Internet of Things (IoT) is the most profound change in personal and enterprise IT since the creation of the Worldwide Web more than 20 years ago.
Mar. 26, 2015 01:45 PM EDT Reads: 2,090
The 3rd International Internet of @ThingsExpo, co-located with the 16th International Cloud Expo - to be held June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY - announces that its Call for Papers is open. The Internet of Things (IoT) is the biggest idea since the creation of the Worldwide Web more than 20 years ago.
Mar. 26, 2015 01:00 PM EDT Reads: 2,818
The WebRTC Summit 2014 New York, to be held June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York, NY, announces that its Call for Papers is open. Topics include all aspects of improving IT delivery by eliminating waste through automated business models leveraging cloud technologies. WebRTC Summit is co-located with 16th International Cloud Expo, @ThingsExpo, Big Data Expo, and DevOps Summit.
Mar. 26, 2015 12:45 PM EDT Reads: 917
The Internet of Things promises to transform businesses (and lives), but navigating the business and technical path to success can be difficult to understand. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Sean Lorenz, Technical Product Manager for Xively at LogMeIn, demonstrated how to approach creating broadly successful connected customer solutions using real world business transformation studies including New England BioLabs and more.
Mar. 26, 2015 12:30 PM EDT Reads: 4,637
SYS-CON Media announced today that 9 out of 10 " most read" DevOps articles are published by @DevOpsSummit Blog. Launched in October 2014, @DevOpsSummit Blog offers top articles, news stories, and blog posts from the world's well-known experts and guarantees better exposure for its authors than any other publication. The widespread success of cloud computing is driving the DevOps revolution in enterprise IT. Now as never before, development teams must communicate and collaborate in a dynamic, 24/7/365 environment. There is no time to wait for long development cycles that produce softw...
Mar. 26, 2015 12:15 PM EDT Reads: 2,308
The world's leading Cloud event, Cloud Expo has launched Microservices Journal on the SYS-CON.com portal, featuring over 19,000 original articles, news stories, features, and blog entries. DevOps Journal is focused on this critical enterprise IT topic in the world of cloud computing. Microservices Journal offers top articles, news stories, and blog posts from the world's well-known experts and guarantees better exposure for its authors than any other publication. Follow new article posts on Twitter at @MicroservicesE
Mar. 26, 2015 12:00 PM EDT Reads: 1,174
SYS-CON Events announced today that Site24x7, the cloud infrastructure monitoring service, will exhibit at SYS-CON's 16th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY. Site24x7 is a cloud infrastructure monitoring service that helps monitor the uptime and performance of websites, online applications, servers, mobile websites and custom APIs. The monitoring is done from 50+ locations across the world and from various wireless carriers, thus providing a global perspective of the end-user experience. Site24x7 supports monitoring H...
Mar. 26, 2015 11:45 AM EDT Reads: 1,493
Wearable technology was dominant at this year’s International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) , and MWC was no exception to this trend. New versions of favorites, such as the Samsung Gear (three new products were released: the Gear 2, the Gear 2 Neo and the Gear Fit), shared the limelight with new wearables like Pebble Time Steel (the new premium version of the company’s previously released smartwatch) and the LG Watch Urbane. The most dramatic difference at MWC was an emphasis on presenting wearables as fashion accessories and moving away from the original clunky technology associated with t...
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One of the biggest challenges when developing connected devices is identifying user value and delivering it through successful user experiences. In his session at Internet of @ThingsExpo, Mike Kuniavsky, Principal Scientist, Innovation Services at PARC, described an IoT-specific approach to user experience design that combines approaches from interaction design, industrial design and service design to create experiences that go beyond simple connected gadgets to create lasting, multi-device experiences grounded in people's real needs and desires.
Mar. 26, 2015 11:00 AM EDT Reads: 4,534
SYS-CON Events announced today that SafeLogic has been named “Bag Sponsor” of SYS-CON's 16th International Cloud Expo® New York, which will take place June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY. SafeLogic provides security products for applications in mobile and server/appliance environments. SafeLogic’s flagship product CryptoComply is a FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic engine designed to secure data on servers, workstations, appliances, mobile devices, and in the Cloud.
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The list of ‘new paradigm’ technologies that now surrounds us appears to be at an all time high. From cloud computing and Big Data analytics to Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and the Internet of Things (IoT), today we have to deal with what the industry likes to call ‘paradigm shifts’ at every level of IT. This is disruption; of course, we understand that – change is almost always disruptive.
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Containers and microservices have become topics of intense interest throughout the cloud developer and enterprise IT communities. Accordingly, attendees at the upcoming 16th Cloud Expo at the Javits Center in New York June 9-11 will find fresh new content in a new track called PaaS | Containers & Microservices Containers are not being considered for the first time by the cloud community, but a current era of re-consideration has pushed them to the top of the cloud agenda. With the launch of Docker's initial release in March of 2013, interest was revved up several notches. Then late last...
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Can call centers hang up the phones for good? Intuitive Solutions did. WebRTC enabled this contact center provider to eliminate antiquated telephony and desktop phone infrastructure with a pure web-based solution, allowing them to expand beyond brick-and-mortar confines to a home-based agent model. It also ensured scalability and better service for customers, including MUY! Companies, one of the country's largest franchise restaurant companies with 232 Pizza Hut locations. This is one example of WebRTC adoption today, but the potential is limitless when powered by IoT.
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@ThingsExpo has been named the Top 5 Most Influential M2M Brand by Onalytica in the ‘Machine to Machine: Top 100 Influencers and Brands.' Onalytica analyzed the online debate on M2M by looking at over 85,000 tweets to provide the most influential individuals and brands that drive the discussion. According to Onalytica the "analysis showed a very engaged community with a lot of interactive tweets. The M2M discussion seems to be more fragmented and driven by some of the major brands present in the M2M space. This really allows some room for influential individuals to create more high value inter...
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Air Berlin revenue up 2% - financial highlights for the three months ended 30-Jun-2012:
- Revenue: EUR1135 million, +1.7% year-on-year;
- Operating costs: EUR1151 million, +2.5%;
- Operating profit (loss): (EUR29.4 million), compared to a loss of EUR32.2 million in p-c-p;
- Net profit (loss): (EUR66.2 million), compared to a loss of EUR43.9 million in p-c-p;
- Total assets: EUR2528 million. [more – original PR]
The carrier is scheduled to release its full financial results for period ended 30-Jun-2012 on 15-Aug-2012.


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Platform captures and analyzes conversation with AI and NLP to improve sales rep performance and help companies understand why 80 percent of deals don’t close
February 7, 2017 – SAN FRANCISCO and TEL AVIV – Chorus.ai, a San Francisco- and Tel-Aviv-based startup that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze sales conversation and learn how sales organizations can increase win rates, today announced it has raised $16 million in Series A financing led by Redpoint Ventures with participation from original seed investor Emergence Capital. The investment brings the company’s total funding since its inception just two years ago to over $20M, underscoring the industry’s confidence in Chorus.ai and in the burgeoning market opportunity for AI and natural language processing (NLP) to help organizations have better conversations that close more deals.
“We spent a year researching the market and it’s clear to us that Chorus.ai is the leader. Their unique technology enables them to provide real-time feedback to account executives, accelerating training, tuning performance and empowering those teams to win more business every day,” said Tomasz Tunguz, Partner, Redpoint Ventures.
While major players have recently made huge investments in AI for sales, and billions are spent annually on developing enterprise solutions to optimize and manage sales, none are focused on the sales conversations themselves. Chorus.ai addresses that need with the only pure SaaS offering that employs in-house developed speech recognition, NLP and AI to transcribe, analyze and deliver real-time feedback on sales conversations. With an average sales force spending 10,000 hours a quarter in meetings with customers and prospects, conversations are a sales force’s most valuable and — until now — most underutilized asset.
“Studies show that win rates increase by 33 percent with a proper coaching program in place, yet most managers don’t have the time to sit in on calls, and no one has the capacity to learn from the thousands of meetings that take place each quarter. Chorus.ai lets companies immediately discover moments that impact selling outcomes and that can be used for real-time sales coaching, for collaboration, and for replicating what works,” said Roy Raanani, CEO and Co-Founder, Chorus.ai.
“We’re tripling the size of our team this year. Chorus.ai helps me scale coaching and learning opportunities amongst my team and increase conversions. My reps also love it for team collaboration. They’ve made a Slack channel called ‘Chorus’ where they post their call recordings to share calls they converted,” said Nicolette Mullenix, Global Sales, Dynamic Signal.
About the Chorus.ai Platform:
Chorus.ai is a Conversation Intelligence platform for sales teams that uses NLP, ML and AI to transcribe, analyze and deliver real-time feedback on sales conversations, allowing sales teams to identify what works to close more deals.
“Building the next generation of real-time AI that elevates and improves the way sales professionals have conversations is not only a wonderful challenge, but a calling that impacts a sales person’s professional success as well as the customer experience,” said Micha Breakstone, Chorus.ai Co-Founder and Head of R&D.
With Chorus.ai, organizations can better understand their sales calls, finding the most important moments, and learning what teams could do differently to achieve better outcomes. Chorus.ai’s technology scales a sales manager’s ability to help reps qualify opportunities and improve their selling skills. The platform integrates with Salesforce and all of the most common online meeting platforms, and automatically captures meetings in WebEx, GoToMeeting, Zoom, Join.Me, UberConference, BlueJeans and ClearSlide.
Founded by Roy Raanani, CEO, and Micha Breakstone, Head of R&D, Chorus.ai is based in San Francisco and Tel Aviv. The two-year-old company received its seed funding from Emergence Capital. Its team is comprised of world-class scientists, engineers and product designers, 20 percent of whom holds PhDs across areas including Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, and Math. Its customers, that include Qualtrics, Marketo and Dynamic Signal have used the Chorus.ai platform during the last year alone to analyze more than 500,000 sales conversations. The company was just recognized in the prestigious 2017 AI 100, a ranking of the 100 most promising private artificial intelligence companies globally.


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Bali provincial government is considering imposing a standard price of tourism in Bali, which include hotel rates, tour packages or tourist transportation.
According to the standard plan for Bali, tourism prices will be set forth in the rule of law phone spy recording system in the form of a governor decision or local regulations.
Governor of Bali, Ketut Wija stated consideration to enforce the standard price of tourism in Bali is to avoid a price war among actors of tourism in Bali.
Moreover, during this time Bali tourism is sold too cheap, and Bali are hoping tourists who visiting Bali is a quality tourist.
“To get quality tourists, one of which we have to do is we do not sell too cheap, the hotel are too cheap, food also cheap, also the transportation cost,” said Ketut Wija.
Assistant II Governor of Bali, Ketut cell phone spy app Wija add the fore in the development of tourism, Bali will be considering the factor of carrying capacity as a small island. Because Bali basically only able to support and accommodate the lives of approximately 1.5 million spy phone app cell tracker inhabitants. However, currently with a population of around 3.9 million people, Bali is also must accommodate the 2 million foreign tourists and http://spyappforcellphone.com/ 4 million domestic tourists annually.


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The drop is mainly due to such business practices as expansion and new products (Kindle Fire) designed to sell for a loss in order to boost sales of other tangental Amazon products such as e-books, videos and music.
When all the economists and business analysts delved into the reasoning for the Amazon third quarter decline they also found that the Amazon Behemoth had a dark side ... or underbelly if you will.
Ahhh yes, when sales are high the Greed Monster takes over and it pushes and pushes workers and equipment harder and harder until something, or someone, breaks!
What a horrible, stifling, stressful merry-go-round to be caught up in.
Here's more by David Streitfeld in the New York Times:
Amazon Suffers Big Drop in Income
Investors shrugged off Amazon’s warnings this summer that its third quarter would be weak.
Moments after the retailer reported Tuesday that operating income for the quarter had fallen 71 percent from 2010, the high-flying stock sank $25 in after-hours trading. Add the $10 that Amazon had lost before the earnings report, and its market cap shriveled in one day by about $16 billion.
If the past was weak, Amazon was cautious about the future, too. Despite the new Kindle Fire tablet’s selling so well that it was already increasing production, Amazon said it might lose as much as $200 million in the fourth quarter.
“There are times when investors shoot first and ask questions later,” said Scott Devitt, an analyst with Morgan Stanley. He remains a believer. “Does the company still have a strong ability to grow? I think the answer is yes.”
Revenue for the third quarter, which ended Sept. 30, came in largely on target. As customers swarmed to boxes of dried cherries, “Pirates of the Caribbean,” downloads of the Sims video games, diagnostic code readers for cars and the latest “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” — all Amazon best sellers in their categories — sales rose 44 percent to $10.88 billion.
Amazon has been stressing recently, as it has so often over its 16-year history, that it is investing for the future, not seeking immediate profit. With revenue rising about 40 percent each quarter, it simply needs more capacity. In a highly competitive and fragile retailing environment, that is an enviable problem to have.
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Former Google engineer and self-driving car expert Anthony Levandowski was indicted by a federal grand jury on Tuesday for the alleged theft of trade secrets that later became the basis of a startup he sold to Uber Technologies.
The 33 criminal counts announced by the US Attorney’s Office of the Northern District of California are the latest twist in a saga involving two Silicon Valley giants battling for supremacy in the race to build autonomous vehicles. In 2017, Google’s self-driving car unit, Waymo, sued Uber following the ride-hailing company's purchase of Otto, Levandowski’s startup. The companies settled in early 2018, ending a high-profile trial and a particularly ugly public relations battle.
“None of us has the right to fill our pockets on the way out the door. Theft is not innovation.”
In his office’s indictment, US Attorney David L. Anderson noted that at the time of Levandowski’s resignation from Google’s Waymo in 2016 he downloaded “from secure Google repositories numerous engineering, manufacturing, and business files related to Google’s custom LiDAR,” a light-sensing technology crucial to self-driving cars, as well as circuit board schematics and other internal documents.
“All of us have the right to change jobs,” said Anderson in a statement. “None of us has the right to fill our pockets on the way out the door. Theft is not innovation.”
Anderson’s office noted that the indictment came as a result of an investigation from the FBI. If convicted, Levandowski faces a maximum sentence of 10 years and a fine of $250,000 plus restitution for each violation. He is set to be arraigned Tuesday afternoon.
“We’ve cooperated with the government throughout their investigation and will continue to do so,” an Uber spokesperson said in a statement.
A Google spokesperson did not immediately return an emailed request for comment.
Levandowski left Google in early 2016 to launch Otto, a self-driving trucking startup. Within months, Uber acquired Otto for an estimated $680 million — a transaction that raised several eyebrows around the tech community given how long the company had been in existence.
Google later sued Uber, claiming that the ride-hailing company had been complicit in Levandowski’s theft of its materials. The case went to trial for four days in early 2018, and led to testimony from Travis Kalanick, who was then the CEO of Uber. Levandowski avoided testifying by invoking the Fifth Amendment against self-incrimination before the two sides eventually settled.
The judge in that civil case, William Alsup, later referred the case to the US attorney’s office for further investigation into the theft of trade secrets based on the evidence presented in the trial.


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After months of rumors, Valve has finally announced a major technical changes to Dota 2, they call it “Dota 2 Reborn”, the developers of the game are revamping and changing nearly everything in the game, even the engine itself.
While Valve simply called their post on Dota 2 that it will have a “new engine”, it is assumed that it will refer to Source 2, the successor to Valve’s legacy engine in use through numerous updates since 2004’s Half-Life 2.
We should expect that this new engine will bring considerable performance improvements to the game, but the revamp is not stopping there. There are major changes coming to the game’s overall user interface, which is seeing top-to-bottom revisions designed for players to have smooth and simple user experience, it will make it easier to find friends, communicate in-between games, spectate games and tournaments and stat-tracking.
Valve is also looking to address the games increasing popularity with a significant learning curve with the use of greatly upgraded training tools, including guided bot games, instant hero tryouts and more to come.
Valve plans to release more information about Dota 2 Reborn’s upcoming custom game system starting next week, and with plans to launch the Dota 2 Reborn beta client soon after that. The announcement also suggests that the upcoming International Dota 2 tournament will still be played on the current and stable client.
- Valve Announces Dota 2 Reborn – June 13, 2015
- Top Features of iOS9 – June 10, 2015
- Instagram for the Web gets a major Re-vamp – June 10, 2015
- Features That Will Be Removed From Windows 10 – June 9, 2015
- Apple’s WWDC 2015 Roundup – June 9, 2015
- New iPhones To Have Sharper and Higher-Resolution Retina Display – June 4, 2015
- Leaked: Samsung 4.8-inch Galaxy S6 Mini and 5.5-inch S6 Plus – June 4, 2015
- Perception: A Blind Horror Game – May 28, 2015
- Valve outs CS:GO ‘BloodHound’ Update – May 28, 2015
- LG releases G4 Stylus and G4c – May 20, 2015


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“The Super Bowl used to be a football game, but advertisers are turning the upcoming gridiron event into a high-stakes social-media game,” writes Bruce Horovitz of USA TODAY. The reporter then points out that Audi and Mercedes Benz are both introducing Promotional Social Media Marketing campaigns to support their TV efforts around the advertising event […]
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The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Philadelphia Magazine has acquired the local food blog Foobooz and hired editor/founder Arthur Etchells as a digital product manager. Etchells founded Foobooz about four years ago. He will continue to run the site, with Kirsten Henri, the magazine’s food editor. Henri herself guest-edited Foobooz from time to time in its […]
Kevin Hofman of hip-hop site OnSmash.com is bumming. According to The New York Times, OnSmash.com was one of 82 sites seized by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement unit, due to accusations of copyright infringement and selling counterfeit goods. Problem is, Hofman isn’t a pirate. He’s a promoter. OnSmash.com and the handful of other […]
Barry Moltz is a consultant who “helps small busines owners get unstuck.” SmartBlog on Social Media notes that Moltz believes the best way to promote a business and attract new customers is through providing exceptional customer service, not through traditional marketing techniques. The reason, he explains, is fourfold: 1. The recession has made people think […]
The woman who co-created the groundbreaking “If You Let Me Play” campaign for Nike, that empowered young girls to participate in sports, has spent her entire career working to improve cultural representation and self-image of women. Now she’s back with three public service announcements to help the Pac-10 Conference celebrate 25 years of women’s athletics. […]
With the addition of University of Nebraska, the Big Ten Conference is expanding to 12 teams, a move that inspired the league to unveil a new logo to be used for all sports beginning with the 2011-12 academic year. According to ESPN, the logo was developed by Michael Bierut and Michael Gericke of Pentagram. The […]
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FremantleMedia, the producer of American Idol and some of the most successful shows in TV history, has launched of re:discover – The Soul of Your Favorite Cities, a new web series created for Buick and distributed by MSN. re:discover is a twelve-city travel experience providing an “insider’s guide” to some of the most exciting cities […]


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A recent global survey by SAP Insights found that most companies are taking at least some steps toward greater environmental sustainability, and that the more they pursue that goal, the more competitive and profitable they expect to be. More than one-third of medium-sized companies believe that environmental issues are already or will be financially significant to their bottom line within five years.
SAP Insights’ sustainability survey collected data from 7423 respondents, including 4537 companies with annual sales of less than $1 billion. To understand how sustainability focus evolves as a company grows, they classified these companies by revenue. SAP Insights surveyed executives from midsize companies to find out how their companies are integrating sustainability into their business strategies, how it could drive growth, and what role technology plays in supporting sustainability.
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Argentina’s inflation figures were revealed last week, with the annual Consumer Price Index (CPI) recording a record high of 78.5%. This makes the country second only to Venezuela in Latam in terms of high inflation, with prices rising by nearly 8% in August, hitting the pockets of Argentines. OneAccording to a Bitso survey, this led Argentinians to explore cryptocurrencies as a way to maintain their purchasing power through stablecoins.
Argentina inflation continues to rise, expected to reach 100% this year
Inflation is becoming a major problem for several countries in Latam whose economies have been affected by the current recession. Argentina, one of the largest economies in the region, is currently facing raging inflation that is affecting people’s pockets. The most recent CPI report disclosure that prices have increased by 7% month-on-month (month-on-month), with these figures second only to Venezuela’s inflation, which has reached more than 100% year-on-year (vs. ).
Food and beverage prices rose 7.1% in August, while other items posted stronger gains, such as clothing and home appliances. The cumulative inflation figure hit 78.5%, the highest since 1991 amid economic and political uncertainty, with the country having three economy ministers in less than three months. The Argentine peso is one of the hardest hit fiat currencies in Latam, losing more than 25% against the dollar when considering the official rate and almost 50% of its value taking zero exchange rates. officially “blue” as a reference.
Cryptocurrencies thrive in emerging markets
The underperformance of the Argentine economy has led its citizens to explore alternative ways to maintain their purchasing power against inflation and to consider cryptocurrencies and stablecoins even in negative price trends. Currently. Although Argentina is no longer in the top 10 countries that accept cryptocurrencies the most, according to ChainalysisLocal studies confirm that adoption continues to grow.
Recently survey conducted by Bitso, a cryptocurrency exchange based in Mexico, says there is a high level of awareness of crypto assets in Argentina. The survey shows that 83% are aware of cryptocurrencies, with almost 34% having specific knowledge of these tools.
Additionally, of the 83% with crypto awareness, 10% already own or currently have crypto assets as part of their portfolio, while nearly 23% wish to have them in the future. future. The focus of these investors in owning cryptocurrency is to use it like they would use fiat currency and maintain their savings even with these inflationary numbers.
What do you think of the recent inflation figures in Argentina and the popularity of cryptocurrencies? Let us know in the comments section below.
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- Circular strategies such as recycling can increase supply and decrease demand for rare earth minerals while leading to a more just and less polarized geopolitical landscape around the materials, according to a recent paper in the journal Nature Geoscience.
- The research team used advanced modeling to quantify how circular economy strategies can reshape global supply chains of elements critical for green technologies such as neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium and terbium.
- They found that around 30% to 40% of rare earth mineral demand in the U.S., China and Europe could be met through reuse or recycling strategies by 2050. “This is particularly meaningful for the United States and the European Union, which rely highly on foreign [rare earth] sources,” the authors wrote.
With rare earth minerals being key components for carbon-free technologies like electric vehicles and wind turbines, they are expected to play an increasingly critical role as the world looks to decarbonize.
Geopolitics could shape rare earth supply chains in the coming years. As the paper’s authors note, China, the European Union and the U.S. are the leading consumers of rare earth minerals. But only China is projected to be able to fulfill its domestic demand. The country’s in-ground holdings of rare earths amount to about $1.7 trillion, compared to the U.S.’s relatively paltry $44 billion.
U.S. leadership is well aware of the imbalance. A 2021 U.S. Department of Energy study found that rare earth elements may be particularly vulnerable to disruptions as demand rises. The White House has made direct investments, such as in a processing plant, while the Energy Department has offered tens of millions of dollars in funding to recover rare earths from coal-based sources.
Uneven distribution of in-ground stocks is “widely concerning as it may intensify international competition and geopolitical risks and further impede global climate goals,” the authors of the Nature Geoscience paper wrote.
The good news is that rare earths can be recovered and reused, unlike fossil fuels. The authors estimate that a circular economy for rare earths could raise the secondary supply by 701 kilotons and decrease demand by 2,306 kilotons within the next three decades.
They also posit that circular strategies could lead to a more just energy transition, as high prices for in-ground stocks of rare earths can lead to mining in socially and environmentally sensitive areas. Recycling and reusing can ease those price pressures that drive environmentally and socially problematic mining.
Manufacturers have been making investments in related circular strategies, including for minerals for EV batteries. Last year, Honda struck a deal with battery recycler Ascend Elements for the supply of recycled lithium-ion battery material. Later in the year, fellow automaker Toyota expanded a partnership with recycling specialist Redwood Materials to source materials for its battery supply chain.


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The newest hotel at Wild Dunes Resort will be named Sweetgrass Inn and is set to open in Spring 2021.


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Electronics manufacturing giant Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd – better known as Foxconn – has reported strong growth in plenty of product categories but warned its Chinese operations may drag it down during Q4.
The company’s monthly revenue report [PDF] for October 2022 had plenty of good news: revenue of NT$776,577 million ($24.3 billion) was up 41 percent year on year. Computing, networking, and cloud products all recorded “significant month on month growth” in the double digits.
The company’s Smart Consumer Electronics range did likewise, with an unspecified product launch thanked for the jump. The iPhone 14 is a clear candidate as the source of the good news, as are recent CPU launches from AMD and Intel that could have spurred PC sales a little.
Given the deluge of downward forecasts from PC and smartphone vendors, news that one of their suppliers has seen some sunny days is pleasing.
But of course every silver lining has a cloud around it. Other products didn’t do so well, recording what was described as a “slight decline” due to high sales the previous month.
And the company also dropped the following nasty news:
Zhengzhou is home to a colossal Foxconn plant focussed on making iPhones for Apple … and Apple yesterday warned that production will miss targets due to strict lockdowns aimed at controlling a COVID-19 outbreak.
“Foxconn is now working with the [Henan provincial] government in concerted effort to stamp out the pandemic and resume production to its full capacity as quickly as possible,” the revenue statement reads.
Foxconn and Apple will both be hoping those efforts succeed, because both have made disclosures that the shutdowns in Zhengzhou could hit their bottom lines – hard. ®
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Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, announced last year, is a real feast for the lovers of Commander Shepard's adventures and those who haven't had a chance to see them yet. But when will we finally be able to put our hands on the remaster? It may not be long now. You see, the pre-orders of Mass Effect: Legendary Edition launched in one of Singapore stores. According to the information provided on the website, the item will have its premiere on March 12, this year.
What is important, this date has also appeared in another source. GSSHOP a store operating in Indonesia, provided it on Twitter. You can see the entry below.
For the time being, however, this information should be taken with a grain of salt. It has not been officially confirmed by either Electronic Arts or BioWare.
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Terry Gou is a presidential candidate: “I aim for peace with Beijing”
Billionaire entrepreneur Terry Gou, renowned as the visionary behind Foxconn, a global juggernaut specializing in the manufacturing of electronic components and a prominent supplier to industry titan Apple, has unfurled his aspiration to ascend to the presidency of Taiwan. With his hat now officially in the ring, Gou plans to stake his claim as an independent contender in the forthcoming presidential elections slated for January of the following year.
For Gou, the aspiration to lead the self-governing island has been a longstanding ambition. During this year’s political maneuvers, he had initially cast his net towards garnering support from the primary opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT). However, the scales tipped in favor of Hou Yu-ih, former chief of police and incumbent mayor of New Taipei City, as per the latest polls, accruing a commendable 26% popularity rating.
However, Gou’s strategy pivoted. To run as an unaffiliated candidate, he faces the onus of accumulating a formidable 290,000 signatures. Thus, in recent months, he has orchestrated a series of gatherings that can be likened to a prelude of an electoral campaign, spanning various locales across Taiwan.
“I have reached the decision to partake in the 2024 presidential race,” Gou proclaimed at a press conference that heralded his official candidacy. Furthermore, he articulated his overarching objective: to cultivate an environment of “peace between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait.” This, he aims to achieve by capitalizing on his commendable rapport with Beijing. Unifi biodegradable films
Foxconn’s expansive presence, encompassing a multitude of factories in China that collectively employ a workforce exceeding one million individuals, underscores the relevance of fostering harmonious relations across the Strait.
However, Gou’s endeavor is no facile feat. In the current climate of political conjecture, the odds appear to lean favorably, with an impressive 45%, toward the incumbent Taiwanese vice president, William Lai, who operates under the aegis of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). The DPP is known for its staunch pro-independence stance in relation to Beijing.
Gou’s gambit is laden with nuances and intricacies. His business eminence, often dubbed the King of Electronics, contributes a distinct facet to his candidacy. His empire’s symbiotic intertwinement with China’s industrial landscape generates a complex backdrop. As he sets his sights on the political arena, he aims to leverage his well-established connections and insights, built upon the foundation of Foxconn’s ventures within the mainland. His aspiration to broker a state of serenity between Taiwan and China echoes a resounding call for regional stability, predicated on diplomatic finesse. Unifi biodegradable films
As Taiwan prepares for the impending electoral showdown, the coming months promise a theatric display of political stratagem. Gou, the captain of industry, stands poised to navigate the intricate labyrinth of campaigns and debates, navigating the often-turbulent waters of public sentiment. His vision for a reconciled Taiwan, seamlessly integrated with its cross-strait counterpart, reflects not only his entrepreneurial savvy but also a profound understanding of the geopolitical dynamics at play.
Ultimately, the evolving narrative of Taiwan’s presidential election hinges on multifaceted choices, and Gou’s entry adds an intriguing chapter. The political spectrum awaits the unfolding of campaigns, debates, and unforeseen twists, with Gou’s pursuit of the presidency injecting a potent dose of uncertainty and anticipation into an already captivating saga.
Unifi Faces Losses Amidst Low Demand Across Markets
The reverberations of a stagnant global textile industry have made a palpable impact on Unifi, a prominent manufacturer headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina. Specializing in the production of synthetic and recycled fibers and yarns, Unifi experienced a notable downturn in its financial performance, as evidenced by a substantial drop in turnover for the fiscal year ending on July 3rd, 2023. In stark contrast to the previous year’s figures of $815.7 million, the company’s turnover plummeted to $623.5 million. Distressingly, the fiscal report unveiled a net loss of $40.8 million for the same period.
During the fourth quarter of the year, Unifi’s net sales were reported at $151.1 million, a stark decline from the preceding year’s $217.5 million. Within this timeframe, the company incurred a loss of $13.7 million. Unifi biodegradable films
This loss included an impairment charge of $8.2 million related to the abandonment of specialized machinery that had been constructed in the Americas back in 2017. This machinery, once a symbol of growth and innovation, now stands as a testament to the challenges that the company has faced in recent times.
The adverse impact on Unifi’s sales was a pervasive issue that transcended geographical boundaries, affecting all of the company’s key markets. In the Americas, net sales plummeted by 31.2%, while Brazil experienced a 22.4% decrease, and Asia faced a substantial decline of 35% during the fourth quarter. These figures underscore the far-reaching consequences of the prevailing economic conditions on Unifi’s global operations.
Despite the daunting circumstances, Unifi continued to draw revenue from its Repreve recycled polyester product line. These sales amounted to $44.5 million during the fourth quarter, constituting an impressive 29% of the total sales for that period. Through Repreve, Unifi has managed to repurpose more than 35 billion plastic bottles, transforming them into recycled fiber for various consumer goods, such as apparel, footwear, and home products. Unifi biodegradable films
Notably, the company has established collaborations with several influential brands across the world, further solidifying its position in the industry.
Eddie Ingle, Unifi’s CEO, acknowledged the challenging landscape the company faces. He attributed the unfavorable financial results to the instability in demand that has rippled throughout the apparel and textile supply chains. These fluctuations, in turn, were driven by diminished levels of demand from brands and retailers. While Ingle anticipates that this subdued demand environment will persist throughout the remainder of 2023, he highlighted positive developments in the market share within the Americas and Brazil segments. These developments, he believes, will serve as a springboard for a resurgent fiscal year in 2024.
In the face of ongoing uncertainties across its customer base, Unifi remains cautiously optimistic. Ingle contends that the protracted period of inventory destocking is on the cusp of concluding.
This transition marks a critical turning point for the company, as it seeks to recalibrate and reposition itself for an impending period of recovery. Unifi biodegradable films
As Unifi navigates these uncharted waters, the company is poised to leverage its enduring commitment to sustainability, innovation, and collaboration with global brands. The challenges it currently faces serve as a catalyst for refining its strategies, streamlining operations, and adapting to the evolving demands of the industry. With a pragmatic outlook and a steadfast determination, Unifi aims to overcome the present adversity and usher in a new era of growth and stability. For more information, please visit www.unifi.com.
An innovative Israeli biotech company has spearheaded a significant stride towards eco-conscious practices by introducing an environmentally friendly food packaging alternative crafted from fungi
This remarkable achievement, as heralded by the Israel Innovation Authority (IIA), aims to supplant the environmentally detrimental role of plastic packaging in our lives.
Amid mounting concerns about the ecological ramifications of current food packaging practices, particularly the rampant use of non-biodegradable plastics leading to an alarming upsurge in waste generation, this breakthrough from MadeRight offers a glimmer of hope. In a noteworthy Facebook post, the IIA elucidated the substantial environmental impact imposed by the food packaging industry, exacerbated by the pervasive employment of plastics. Not only does this engender colossal waste, but the manufacturing processes for conventional packaging materials like plastic, glass, and metal also exact a toll on energy consumption and precious resources, thereby contributing to the ominous specter of carbon emissions.
MadeRight’s solution pivots on the inception of a circular economy paradigm, ingeniously employing organic industrial waste as a fertile substrate to nourish the growth of fungi, which then metamorphose into an invaluable biomaterial. This two-step process commences with the cultivation of fungi through fermentation, utilizing the rich nutrient tapestry of industrial organic waste. In the subsequent phase, these cultivated fungi undergo a transformative metamorphosis into high-value biomaterials, which in turn are harnessed to craft tailor-made packaging compatible with a broad spectrum of existing machinery within various industries. Unifi biodegradable films
One of the most remarkable aspects of this pioneering technique is its meticulous incorporation of the inherent attributes of fungi, lending themselves seamlessly to large-scale production of these innovative packaging solutions. Among these attributes, their phenomenally rapid growth rate stands out, complemented by their year-round availability and remarkable adaptability to diverse climates. MadeRight, in underscoring these features, underscores that their revolutionary approach is characterized by recyclability, durability, and a cleanliness that mirrors nature’s elegance. The materials employed in their novel packaging creation are sourced from abundantly available and varied reservoirs, curbing the necessity for extensive material transportation, a factor that further slashes the carbon footprint associated with packaging production.
In a world grappling with the tangible consequences of climate change and environmental degradation, MadeRight’s pioneering strides emerge as a potent beacon of progress. By harnessing the potency of fungi and aligning it with a circular economy model, they effectively circumvent the pitfalls of conventional packaging materials, sparing us from the ecological quagmire that plastic packaging has precipitated. This dynamic solution champions both innovation and sustainability, intertwining them in a manner that beckons other industries to heed the call of nature-conscious practices.
While the road ahead to mass adoption might pose challenges in terms of industrial integration and consumer adaptation, the foundational steps taken by MadeRight represent an instrumental leap towards a more harmonious coexistence between commerce and the environment. As their fungi-based packaging materials weave their way into the fabric of various sectors, the tangible impact of reduced waste, curbed carbon emissions, and heightened sustainability will undoubtedly reverberate on a global scale.
In conclusion, the advent of eco-friendly food packaging derived from fungi, as pioneered by the Israeli company MadeRight, marks a pivotal advancement in the quest for sustainable practices within the packaging industry. Unifi biodegradable films
By harnessing the innate potential of fungi and channeling it through a circular economy model, the company has birthed a pragmatic and scalable solution to the mounting environmental concerns associated with conventional packaging materials. As these innovative fungal-based packaging materials find their footing in diverse industries, the promise of diminished waste, lowered carbon emissions, and heightened environmental consciousness inches closer to realization.
Single-use plastics yield to biodegradable films for safety
These films cut carbon emissions, save energy, promote recycling, and reduce petroleum use, challenging traditional plastics.
Research has found that there have been approximately 139m metric tons of single-use plastic waste in the year 2021. This disposable plastic is utilised in day-to-day life and it is estimated that around 50.1% is utilised just once and then thrown away.
Scientists are putting tremendous effort into finding a sustainable solution. The first known bioplastic PHB, polyhydroxy butyrate, was first discovered in 1926 by Maurice Lemoigne. There has since been a rising interest in the use of biodegradable films. Consciousness about the environment has also accelerated the usage of films.
Recent innovations in film manufacturing include Dow and Klöckner Pentaplast‘s recyclable vacuum film and Berry Global’s form-fill-seal film for powdered products.
Biodegradable films consist of additives with plastic as a component. The benefit of adding these enzymes is that they enable the plastic to break down. The plastic can be decomposed by the addition of living organisms, for example, fungi or bacteria, with or without impact on the environment. Unifi biodegradable films
The benefits of biodegradable films are that they decompose naturally and the end result for the environment is a little less harmful.
Reduced carbon emissions
One of the prominent benefits of utilising these films is the remarkable reduction in carbon emissions. The process of plastic generation generates carbon as it has been estimated that in the year 2019, approximately 1.81bn tons of greenhouse gas emissions were generated by plastic. Out of which, 90.1% of emissions come from their production. In fact, the conversion of plastic into fossil fuels also generates enormous carbon.
Substituting packaging with biodegradable films helps in reducing carbon emissions. According to research, 90.1% of current plastics can be easily derived or manufactured from plants.
Since these films are made out of natural materials for example, cellulose, starch, and proteins. They break down conveniently into natural substances such as carbon dioxide, biomass, and water.
It has been estimated that it takes 6 months to 1 year in an environment with proper exposure to oxygen.
Low energy consumption
The initial investment for developing these films might be a little expensive but in the long duration, these films require a lesser amount of energy.
It has been researched in an analysis that approximately 36.1% of all the plastics produced are utilised for the purpose of packaging and about 85.2% of them end up as unregulated waste. While biodegradable films are recyclable cost-efficiently.
Reduced petroleum consumption
Oil is an imperative ingredient in the manufacturing of conventional plastics. Approximately 8.5% to 10% of the total oil supply goes to making plastic.
When biodegradable material is incorporated while making packaging films it consumes significantly less petroleum. Unifi biodegradable films
Some of prominent types of biodegradable films are:
- Starch-based biodegradable films
These films are made up of potatoes, wheat, or corn. These starch-based plastics are complex mixtures of starch consisting of compostable plastics for example PBAT, PLA, PCL, PBS, and PHA.
Attendance jumps nearly 60% for Intertextile Shanghai show
Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles Expo Witnesses Impressive 60% Surge in Attendance Marking a pivotal moment for the global trade exhibition sector, the Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles Expo experienced a remarkable surge in attendance, soaring by nearly 60%. This substantial increase in footfall comes as a welcome sign of recovery, with many attendees and participants returning to China for the first time since the disruptive pandemic outbreak that marred 2020. The event, held last week, served as a vibrant gathering that underscored the industry’s resilience and the world’s gradual return to normalcy.
Drawing in a staggering number of over 32,000 visits, the trade fair witnessed a remarkable year-on-year rise of 59.2% in attendance. Attendees flocked to the event from an impressive array of 96 countries and regions, with a notable milestone being achieved as over 10% of participants ventured from international destinations to be part of this grand exposition in China. Unifi biodegradable films
A distinctive feature of this year’s Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles expo was the inclusion of several countries and regions making their debut as exhibitors. Among these newcomers were countries such as Indonesia, Portugal, Taiwan (China), Türkiye, and the U.S. These nations, among others, added a refreshing international flair to the event. The expo showcased a diverse tapestry of 1,034 businesses, marking a notable uptick of 38.1% in exhibitor count compared to previous editions.
The vibrant event unfolded over three days, from August 16 to 18, hosted at the prestigious National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai. The expo served as an essential platform for businesses, manufacturers, and industry players to engage in networking, exchange ideas, and showcase their latest innovations in the realm of home textiles.
Wilmet Shea, the accomplished General Manager of the show’s organizer, Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd., highlighted the significance of the rising international participation. Shea remarked, “The increase in overseas exhibitors, and the return of several country and region pavilions, has meant even more diversified sourcing options for our devoted buyers from home and abroad.” This diversification of offerings and perspectives served as a testament to the expo’s dedication to fostering a robust marketplace.
Excitingly, the Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles expo has already set its sights on the future, unveiling the dates for its 2024 editions. The Spring Edition of 2024 is slated to transpire from March 6 to 8, offering participants an early-year opportunity to engage in the industry’s latest trends and developments. Furthermore, the Autumn Edition of the expo is scheduled to enthrall attendees from August 14 to 16 in 2024, providing a continuation of this vibrant tradition. Unifi biodegradable films
Behind the scenes, the event’s co-organizers played a pivotal role in its success. The Sub-Council of Textile Industry, CCPIT, and the China Home Textile Association (CHTA) worked diligently to ensure the expo’s seamless execution. Their dedication and collaborative efforts were instrumental in transforming the Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles Expo into a resounding triumph.
In conclusion, the recent edition of the Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles Expo emerged as a shining testament to the industry’s resilience and the global community’s determination to reconnect and revitalize. The remarkable 60% surge in attendance, the participation of new exhibitor nations, and the unveiling of forthcoming editions collectively reinforce the event’s position as a cornerstone of the global home textiles sector.
A Breakthrough Enzyme with the Potential to Revolutionize Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production
In a remarkable stride towards advancing sustainable biofuel production, Brazilian researchers have unveiled a novel biocatalyst with the capability to substantially elevate the output of renewable biofuels. Notably, this discovery not only surmounts technological and production hindrances but also augments the manufacturing processes of bioplastics and biopolymers.
Lead investigator Letícia Zanphorlin, who heads the Brazilian Biorenewables National Laboratory (LNBR) at the Brazilian National Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), expounded on the groundbreaking discovery. Following an intensive three and a half years of research, the team has pinpointed an enzyme that holds the potential to supplant traditional catalysts employed in thermochemical pathways for the synthesis of aviation biokerosene. Unifi biodegradable films
The enzyme of focus, OleTPRN, originates from the bacterium Rothia nasimurium and belongs to the cytochrome P450 superfamily. Characterized as a “polyunsaturated alkene-producing decarboxylase,” this metalloenzyme presents itself as a pivotal player in paving the way for innovative biotechnological avenues in renewable hydrocarbon production for aviation. Its application spans a diverse array of feedstocks including oleaginous biomass derived from sources such as soy, macaw palm, and corn, as well as lignocellulosic biomass sourced from sugar cane bagasse, straw, and the paper industry.
Zanphorlin delved into the enzyme’s distinctive attributes. Unlike conventional chemical catalysts, the novel enzyme excels in the decarboxylation of fatty acids, yielding impressive outputs while demonstrating selectivity for carbon chains of varying sizes and compositions. This phenomenon crucially facilitates the intricate process of deoxygenation, a pivotal step in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production. The pernicious effects of oxygen on aircraft parts and engines underscore the significance of deoxygenation, which partially elucidates why prevalent Brazilian biofuels like ethanol and biodiesel do not find application in aviation. This inherent limitation has fueled the demand for cutting-edge biocatalysts.
In stark contrast to the conventional catalysts containing metals like cobalt, platinum, nickel, or palladium, the novel enzyme operates under milder conditions. While metallic catalysts necessitate high temperatures and pressures, often resulting in environmental repercussions and financial losses due to technological waste, the new enzyme offers a more sustainable and efficient alternative. This revolutionary enzyme, OleTPRN, marks a substantial leap forward in advancing green aviation. Unifi biodegradable films
The research detailing this groundbreaking advancement has been meticulously documented in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a testament to the scientific rigor and innovation driving this transformative discovery.
Implementation of this technology would require adaptations in existing biofuel production facilities. Nonetheless, an intriguing prospect emerges—the existing distribution infrastructure that caters to fossil fuels could be shared with renewable alternatives functioning as “drop-in” fuels. This implies that these substitutes for petroleum-derived hydrocarbons would seamlessly integrate with current engines, fuel systems, and distribution networks, obviating the need for extensive overhauls.
A sense of optimism radiates from the researchers, who foresee multifaceted applications across a spectrum of industries. The enzyme’s remarkable versatility renders it adaptable for deployment in diverse sectors. Of particular note, the enzyme-mediated production of alkenes underpins a staggering two-thirds of the chemical industry’s products, including polymers and plastics. Furthermore, alkenes play a pivotal role in the domains of food, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and transportation—a testament to their indispensability.
In conclusion, the discovery of the OleTPRN enzyme marks a pivotal moment in sustainable aviation fuel production. Brazilian researchers have unlocked the potential to transform the biofuel landscape, transcending existing limitations and setting the stage for a more environmentally conscious and technologically advanced future. This remarkable breakthrough not only propels aviation biofuel synthesis forward but also casts a far-reaching ripple effect across industries that rely on alkenes, illustrating the profound impact of innovative biochemistry on the global stage. Unifi biodegradable films
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With Valentine’s Day coming up, many people are buying flowers. For places like A Fling of Flair Florist in Greenville, they’ve been preparing for weeks.
Flowers are an ordinary gift, but on Valentine’s Day, they explode with popularity.
“We’re stocked up on over 5,000 roses and everyday flowers,” said Latha Harrell, owner of A Fling of Flair. “We’ve been preparing for valentines day since January. “
In addition to the 5,000 roses, the florist also has over 5,000 vases in stock.
For most florists, Valentine’s Day is one of their biggest days.
“Very, very busy. Normally, Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day are the busiest time of the year,” said Harrell.
The shop has around 10,000 flowers are being shipped in from Ecuador to fill over 400 orders.
Harrell says the right designer’s can make ten arrangements in twenty minutes. With the 400 plus orders, it would take nearly 14 hours to complete them all, and they expect even more orders before the 14th.
It’s the same process all over the country.
A recent study by the Society of American Florists says sales were up 68% in 2018 and Harrell hopes it will be the same for 2019.
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Trade-in value of late-model used cars to hit all time high soon
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According to the National Automobile Dealers Association, experts at the European Auto Expo predict that trade-in values for late-model used cars will peak in the coming weeks – especially for those with good miles per gallon ratings.
This may make it a good time to trade in the vehicle you purchased a few years ago with the intent to wait for market prices to come down. These late-model used cars will likely still be covered by factory warranties, which will make the purchase an excellent opportunity, according to the source.
Using auto financing to purchase a used car can reduce your overall loan payments while allowing you to still have a majority of the bells and whistles of a newer vehicle. Research the local auto market and get a feel for the car that is right for you, so when the bubble bursts and prices fall, you may find yourself getting a good deal.
Smart shopping choices can help you get more bang for your buck in the competitive auto industry.


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Dubai-based Emirates airline revealed new special fare for Indian passengers ahead of the occasions of Diwali and Thanksgiving. The offers will be available for the passengers by booking until October 28 and travelling until April 30, 2019. Now the people from India can reunite with relatives for Diwali with competitive fares on economy class.
The announced rates on economy class are to Delhi starting at Dh1,265, Hyderabad starting at Dh1,105, Ahmedabad starting at Dh1,165, and Mumbai starting at Dh1,205. Passengers who travelling in business class can enjoy fares to Ahmedabad starting at Dh4,775, Mumbai starting at Dh3,605, Delhi starting at Dh3,705, and Hyderabad starting at Dh3,395.
Also, the passengers who travel on all classes on all flights to India from Dubai will get a special treat from Emirates airlines and special Diwali delicacies from November 7 to 10. The airline also offering motichoor ladoos on all Indian hot tray meals.


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Hospitality chain Oyo’s customer data is vulnerable to a breach due to a flaw in its security systems, a cybersecurity researcher revealed on professional networking site LinkedIn. The data include booking IDs, phone numbers, the number of people staying in a room, the date of booking and location.
“I used Oyo for the first time in my life, and once I checked in, it was compulsory to enter booking ID and phone number to access the WiFi,” Jay Sharma, who reported the vulnerability to the budget rooms provider in August, wrote on LinkedIn. “Why should anybody in the room be forced to share personal information via OTP (one-time password) verification to use WiFi?”
“I researched more and found that the http & ssh ports were open, with no rate limit for the IP which was hosting this. Captcha was a 5-digit number generated by math.random(),” he wrote. “I created a way to brute force the login credentials while executing the captcha. Once login was brute-forced, all the historical data dating back to a few months was accessible.”


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Kolejny sygnał, że w czasach pandemii rośnie problem związany z marnowaniem jedzenia (tym razem USA)…
'The coronavirus has massively disrupted the food supply chain. Before the crisis, over half of Americans’ food dollars was spent outside the home, at restaurants and other food service locations. But with that industry largely shuttered, many farmers have found themselves without a market for their crops, even as demand at grocery stores and food banks rises.
While farmers would like to sell their excess produce to grocery outlets or donate it to food banks, they’re up against an inflexible supply chain that is specialized for the end customer. Longstanding contracts between farmers, restaurants, schools and grocery stores determine how the crops will be packaged and processed. So it’s just not easy to find new markets and set up new distribution channels.’


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Intel is being sued by Brazilian smartphone and device manufacturer Qbex, over allegations that the company deliberately sold faulty SoFIA smartphone SoCs and failed to fix them within a reasonable period of time.
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PowerUP Energy Technologies showcased its AI smart grid system prototype ChargeUP at the Amsterdam show this week Estonian-based cleantech startup PowerUP Energy Technologies, which specialises in developing and manufacturing hydrogen fuel cell-based smart electric generators and smart grid solutions, showcased its latest one-of-a-kind AI smart grid system prototype: ChargeUP, at METSTRADE earlier this week.
RemigoOne’s striking electric outboard design showcases the company’s belief that technology should look and feel simple and be equally easy to use. The 1 kW motor is aimed at recreational boaters looking for a clean, efficient and convenient way to power a dinghy or small sailboat – up to 1.5 tons and 7 metres. The Remigo team are boaters themselves and wanted an electric solution to make their own lives better, but also observed and talked with dozens of other boaters to ask what they wanted and felt was lacking in the market.
Torqeedo wins METSTRADE’s Boat Builders Award in collaboration with Groupe Beneteau’s Excess brand and mobility technology company ZF. The E’Lab, an Excess 15 catamaran with Deep Blue Hybrid, was nominated in the category of Collaborative Solution between Boat or Superyacht Builder and its Supply Chain Partner recognizing ‘boat builders and supply chain partners that have collaborated from a conceptual stage to develop a particular solution to a design challenge, innovation or efficiency improvement.
Lyman-Morse to build its 27-foot, all-electric, hydrofoil-equipped boat. Founded by MIT engineers Sampriti Bhattacharyya and Reo Baird with the goal to increase the efficiency of small powerboats by 90 percent, the zero-emission Navier 27 will be capable of a range exceeding 75nm, and is set to premiere at next year’s Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. According to its founders, it will be the longest-range electric boat on the water.
2021 Ozarks Shootout is the third year in which there's been an electric category, and it's also the third straight year Vision Marine Technologies has taken home the leading prize. The company previously operated under the name The Canadian Electric Boat Company until reorganizing in November 2020 as Vision Marine Technologies as part of a $27 Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the Nasdaq Exchange. As part of that new arrangement the company also announced plans to developed their own high-powered electric outboard.


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Google Pixel 6 and 6 Pro renders reveal a totally new design
Google I/O is over with no announcement regarding any of the upcoming Pixel devices. But the good news is that we have now leaked renders of both Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro and they show that these smartphones will come in a totally new design.
The new Google Pixel 6 images corroborate last week’s leak – the smartphone has a punch-hole display and has two cameras on the rear placed on the horizontal island. However, the screen in the latest pictures is surrounded by slightly thicker bezels, while the rear cameras are joined by an additional sensor and what’s likely a microphone.
As per the sources the display is around 6.4 inches diagonally and the device will include an in-display fingerprint scanner.
Also as per the renders, there’s no 3.5mm headphone jack on the Pixel 6, so you’ll have to rely on USB-C for listening to music through wired earphones.
Pixel 6 Pro will come with a triple camera setup on the rear and will feature a 6.67inch curved display. Unlike its predecessor, which was not really a flagship device, it seems that Google is desperate to get back in the game.
Google will be removing the earlier naming convention of ‘XL’ and replace it with ‘Pro‘, with Pixel 6 Pro not only having a larger screen but also supposed to be better than Pixel 6.
For now, there is no official announcement by Google on these devices, but we may be able to see these devices released soon this year.