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Sony has rejected Dan Loeb's call to spin off its entertainment business, the company said on Tuesday.
In a letter to Loeb's hedge fund Third Point, the Japanese electronics giant said the board and management team "strongly believe that continuing to own 100 percent of the company's entertainment business is fundamental to Sony's success."
(Read more: George Clooney rebuts Loeb's critique of Sony)
It also rejected the notion that a rights or public offering will boost profitability or shareholder value, and argued that the move " would create the need for otherwise unnecessary and burdensome arm's length intercompany relationships as a result of minority shareholder rights, thereby limiting Sony's control and strategic flexibility."
Since amassing 6.9 percent ownership of Sony through Third Point, Loeb has been increasingly critical of Sony's business, in recent weeks calling its entertainment division "poorly managed."
The billionaire activist has been pushing for a spinoff of Sony's money-making entertainment arm for months now, even as the Japanese firm battles to save its crumbling electronics empire, which has been plagued by stiff competition and lack of innovative products.
Analysts say Sony's rejection of the deal doesn't mean Loeb's going to back down from here.
(Read more: Change at Sony: Start of third leg of Abenomics?)
"I wouldn't call it [the deal] off immediately. There's going to be a lot of back and forth. Loeb is an activist investor that doesn't easily go away," aid King Lip, CIO at Baker Avenue Asset Management on CNBC's "Cash Flow."


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Fourfold rise in turnover at WPP sponsorship arm Prism
Prism, the biggest sponsorship agency owned by advertising giant WPP, has announced that turnover increased more than fourfold last year because of a string of new client signings, including Infiniti, the luxury arm of French car maker Renault.
Turnover for 2011 soared from £4.1million to £17.5million, bringing Prism back into the black with a pre-tax profit of £250,000, up from a loss of £800,000 in 2010.
Prism was founded in 1993 by its managing director, US marketing executive Steve Madincea, who was previously commercial director of the Benetton Formula 1 team.
Upbeat: WPP-owned Prism posted pre-tax profit of £250,000
Key clients are still focused on motor racing with signings including Shell and the sport’s official insurer Allianz.
Prism made a profit in the first half of 2012 and is expecting another revenue boost in its full-year results.
The firm was bought in 1999 by WPP, whose chief executive, Sir Martin Sorrell, is a motor sport fan and an F1 independent non-executive director.
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Donegal and the rest of the country will officially go to Level 5 of the Government’s Living with Covid plan at midnight on Wednesday.
An Taoiseach Micheal Martin made the announcement at Government buildings just after 9pm.
We will remain at Level 5 for the next weeks.
The move brings a range of measures in a bid to curb the spread of the virus.
Schools will remain open and elite sport such as the GAA senior championship will take place.
People cannot move from outside five kilometres of their home.
Social welfare allowances will also be increased and the PUP payment will return to the highest level of €350 as it was when the pandemic first struck here in March.
Weddings will remain at 25 guests while bars, restaurants will only be allowed to sell takeaways.
All non-essential retail outlets including hairdressers, clothing outlets and gyms will close.
Families will not be allowed to visit others but will be allowed to socialise with one other family in a social bubble.
The Taoiseach said the Irish people will persevere and we will come through this together.
He acknowledged that Ireland already has some of the harshest lockdown measures in Europe but said we must act now to reduce the number of cases and deaths.
He said defiantly “We will suppress this virus and we will emerge from these restrictions on December 1.
“It isn’t easy, but we must dig deep within ourselves
“We must persevere and be resilient.
“These really are the toughest of times,” he added.
He added that all this is being done to give Ireland a fighting chance and so we can have a Christmas together.
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As Syrians are about to bid farewell to 2022, the Syrian pound has sharply declined to record an unprecedented price against the US dollar, which has exceeded 6.000 SYP.
A banking expert told North Press that the Central Bank of Syria bears responsibility for all reasons that led to the collapse of the Syrian pound.
He also accused the bank of adopting a policy that devastated the country as a whole.
The expert noted more than one direct reason including “raids conducted by customs on shops and confiscating imported goods whose customs’ declarations have exceeded two years.”
He added that such types of goods are seen as illegal according to customs law.
He pointed out that the raids of shops and confiscation of goods caused an “impasse” in the markets and prompted a large number of traders to liquidate their companies and leave the country.
Before they left the country, they started demanding dollars to smuggle them abroad. This has increased the demand for the dollar and raised its price.
The second reason, according to the expert, who preferred not to be named, was the arrests carried out by the competent authorities on money exchangers. This hindered the possibility of receiving remittances coming from abroad which caused a decline in the supply of dollars against the growing demand at the same time.
Member of the Rif Dimashq Chamber of Commerce said that exporters lose when the dollar exchange rate rises on the black market because the Central Bank pays at a price much lower than the real price of the dollar. That is, the exporters are obliged to receive their transfers in Syrian pounds at a cheap price. This, however, causes the cessation of exports and the decline of the dollar supply on the black market which in turn causes the dollar price to rise more against the Syrian pound.
He added, “Patrols of the Ministry of Supply have a role in raising the dollar price.”
He said that they [the Ministry of Supply] want the traders to sell their old goods at the old price until the quantity runs out; however, they buy the new goods at the new price.
All these measures coincide with the shortage of production and dependence on imports in securing the market need.
Economist Ahmad Abdurrazzaq said, “It is not possible to accurately talk about economic changes that led to this acceleration in the decline of the Syrian pound.”
“It has become a frequent case in Syria, as every accelerated decline is followed by some kind of recovery, but the general trend is downward,” Abdurrazzaq added.
It is more difficult to explain the matter due to the absence of any kind of transparency from the Central Bank and the institutions directly involved in economic affairs. Also, the Syrian government seems to be outside the scope of this process.
In short, the government and its institutions are no longer the main player in this issue, so it is difficult to explain it by economically familiar mechanisms.
This article was edited by The Syrian Observer. The Syrian Observer has not verified the content of this story. Responsibility for the information and views set out in this article lies entirely with the author.


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Sifting through millions of tweets, researchers at Brigham Young say they found that each state's ratio of tweets discussing suicide strongly correlates with its actual suicide rate.
As the search for Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's replacement continues, one of the top rumored candidates says he "plans to continue serving Ford."
Speculation is mounting about the rumored A7 processor in the widely expected iPhone 5S. Upshot: it's faster, of course.
The dark-comedy series gives Amazon its best shot so far at beating Netflix at the critical-accolades game, and in a new turn, all episodes go up at once September 26.
Droids and Nexuses, and X's, oh my! Should the rumors prove true, the next few months could prove to be quite busy for the gang at Motorola.
In addition to the rumored Nexus 8, HTC could be prepping two other Android tablets.
Amazon Studios rounds out its pilot season, which lets customers vote on which shows get made, with a '80s suburban tennis comedy starring some favorite (maybe) stars of the time.
According to Graham Burke, joint head of Village Roadshow, Netflix is set for a 2015 launch into the Australian market.
New rumors suggest that HTC could return to tablets in a major way.
On the eve of I/O, Google unveils new Glass innards with 2GB of RAM and 15 percent longer battery life.


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Disney+ wasn’t available on the Nintendo Switch when the service launched in 2019. Although Flixed did find compelling evidence that a Switch app could be on the horizon, the app still isn’t available a year later.
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Will a Disney+ Switch App Happen?
Although The Walt Disney Company did not plan to make Disney+ available on Nintendo Switch at launch, there is evidence that a Switch app is in the works.
The fact that Disney+ would create apps for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One shows they are open to fully supporting console-based apps. Many streaming services support one or the other but not both. And some streaming services don’t bother with game consoles at all.
The picture at the top of this section comes from a presentation The Walt Disney Company’s executives delivered to Wall Street analysts in April 2019. It clearly shows the Nintendo Switch as one of the platforms they hope to support.
“We focused on making our services available not just in all households but across every connected screen within each household,” Disney Streaming Services President Michael Paull told the analysts. At the time, however, negotiations had only been completed with Sony’s PlayStation group and Roku.
The other thing to consider is that Nintendo has been slow to embrace the idea that the Switch is anything other than a gaming platform. It took more than a year for the first video streaming service to have an app on the Switch. Keep in mind that this service was Disney-owned Hulu. That means Disney and Nintendo have an established relationship that may make getting Disney+ on the Nintendo Switch easier.
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Even though Disney+ won’t be on the Nintendo Switch for a while, Disney has made a concerted effort to develop Disney+ apps for the most popular streaming platforms. Across all devices, the Disney+ monthly subscription is only $7 (although that will rise to $8 per month in March 2021).
You also have the option of subscribing to a bundle that includes Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu’s ad-supported on-demand service for only $13 per month.
As far as gaming platforms go, Disney’s developers made the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One a top priority. That continued with the release of next-generation PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S consoles.
The Roku ecosystem’s latest generation of devices have apps, although you’ll need the higher-end hardware to get Disney+’s 4K streams.
The Amazon Fire TV app store has the Disney+ app. Most sticks, players and televisions based on Fire TV will work fine.
All of the major Apple platforms — iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Apple TV — have dedicated apps. Support for Safari and other macOS browsers allows you to watch Disney+ on the iMac or Macbook.
Android’s mobile platform and the Android TV smart TV platform also have apps. Along with that comes support for devices based on Chromecast.
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Another Totally Locally town has launched, Tickhill.
The campaign got the go-ahead to launch at the Tickhill Grand Prix along with a free pitch to spread the word. The Totally Locally Team arranged for a poster announcing the launch to be dropped to all 2,300 homes in the town so there was no excuse for not hearing about it!
Huge versions of the manifesto were created for the launch and not wasted, they went off on a tour of shops until the next public event.
Organisers also created a Totallytastic Tickhill Hamper made from donations from Totally Locally businesses – this was displayed in shop windows during the first Tickhill Fiver Fest and raffled with the winner drawn at the end of the fortnight. Money raised from the raffle, and the sale of the Totally Locally Tickhill tote bag is used to help fund the campaign going forward – ace!


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The industry has been rocked by competitors of CallKey falling into financial difficulties, resulting in many thousands of SIM cards being switched off, and more importantly for CallKey, leaving their distributors with very few avenues to explore carrying on their valuable residual business.
In only the last few months the industry has seen providers of Icelandic, Liechtenstein and United Kingdom roaming SIM cards being switched off causing devastation for distributors and end users alike. Promises to replace SIM cards have remained unfounded, leading to partners knocking on the CallKey door.
The unique selling point of the roaming SIM cards is that they offer incredible savings on overseas mobile telecommunications spend, with free incoming calls in over 50 countries including Europe, Australia, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates, as well as cheaper outbound calls.
CallKey is unique in the fact that they do not sell to end users, instead providing a complete turn-key white label solution to the distribution channel across the world. To date the company have shipped over 250,000 +44 UK numbered white label SIMs.
CallKey CEO Gerry O’Prey says “The recent uncertainty in this business has meant we have been inundated with new distributor enquiries that have thousands of valuable customers in the field with SIM cards that just no longer work. We have worked hard to help them rebuild their business as quickly as possible, enabling them to retain the trust of their customers”.
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Konami "pulling out stops" for PES 2009
Visuals, controls, modes overhauled.
Konami claims to have "pulled out all the stops" in order to make Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 a "landmark in footballing games" as part of a raft of feature announcements today.
Controls, visuals and AI are all areas rethought and rebuilt in order to reinvigorate the football simulation - and of course to tackle increasingly stiff competition from FIFA.
Pulling off tricks, for instance, is now done by rapidly changing direction when on the ball, rather than by relying on complex special moves.
Teamvision AI, the big idea from last year, will be more adept and send team members off on runs as they adapt more intuitively to their surroundings.
Plus, everything you see should be more detailed, sound better, and behave much more realistically than ever before; weather conditions mean passes need to be stronger on soggier pitches and so on.
Become a Legend mode, however, is billed as the biggest addition in PES 2009. This casts you as a single midfielder or striker, because those are the most exciting positions, obviously.
Here you start as a rookie and plough your way to the top, climbing the transfer ladder after good results and falling down after bad ones.
Become a Legend extends online to Legends mode, which sounds a lot like Be a Pro from FIFA. Friends band together together in teams - no word on how many - and take on rival squads.
"We have pulled out all the stops to make PES 2009 a landmark in footballing games. From the most basic controls through to the wide-ranging additions to game modes such as Become a Legend, all-new visuals, sound, and the Edit mode, Seabass and his team have strived to cram as much as they can into the new game," said Jon Murphy from Konami.
"And with more online announcements to follow, there is every reason to believe that PES 2009 is the football game everyone has been waiting for."
Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 is due out for PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii and DS this autumn.
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The Radisson Plaza Hotel Sydney was renamed on 1 May, becoming the Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel Sydney. The change is in part of a move by Carlson to align its global Radisson products into two tiers, with Radisson Blu properties offering a high-end product that focuses on design and style.
The Sydney property becomes Asia Pacific’s second Radisson Blu, following the opening of Radisson Blu Hotel Cebu, Philippines, in September 2010.
“We are delighted to be the first hotel in the Australia/Pacific region to transition,” said General Manager, Peter Tudehope. “This is an exciting time for the brand. Unifying the brand strengthens our position on a global scale and heralds the way for the continued growth of the portfolio. Here at Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel Sydney we remain committed to being one of the most desirable five-star hotels in the city.”
As part of the transition, the hotel’s logo, signage, brochures and all other branding will change, while a new website – www.radissonblu.com/plazahotel-sydney – will be launched.


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CAMP DAVID LAUNCES NEW PERFUMEAfter the launch of its first Eau de Toilette Yukon in fall 2010, German menswear label Camp David has launched its new fragrance under the name of Whyte River. The scent is a composition of tangerine, orange, mint, amber, ginger, basil and vetiver.
The men's perfume will be available at the end of March at all Camp David stores, as well as online. A 100ml bottle will be priced at €50.
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Fire Prevention Week is October 4, 2020 through October 9, 2020.
During Fire Prevention Week, Firefighters provide lifesaving public education in an effort to drastically decrease casualties caused by fires. Children and adults learn how to stay safe at home, and Ferguson HVAC offers products that help detect and prevent fires for homeowners.
Ting, by Whisker Labs, is a connected fire safety device that detects electrical fire hazards prior to them becoming life or property threatening events.
- Ting is not just a piece of hardware – it is a 24/7 subscription based monitoring service that makes sure a home is protected from electrical fires.
- Once plugged in to an outlet within the home, Ting begins monitoring the home’s electrical system for micro-arcing which are the precursors to electrical fires.
- Alerts are sent to the homeowner’s smartphone when Ting detects micro-arcing
- Mitigate any hazards Ting detects with an electrician to ensure family’s safety
Nest Protect, a dual smoke and CO detector
- Nest Protect detects slow and fast burning fires, whereas traditional detectors only sense one or the other
- Nest Protect’s sensors are good for 10 years whereas traditional smoke detectors usually have a sensor life of five years
- Alerts of smoke and/or carbon dioxide are sent to the homeowner’s smartphone so they can act quickly if they aren’t home at the time of an event
- Know where the alarm is coming from by designating which room the Nest Protect is installed in through the app
- Easily silence the alarm if the homeowner knows everything is alright


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Flipkart's The Big Billion Days Sale and Amazon's Great Indian Festival Sale are set to kick off and several smartphone manufacturers have already announced various offers and discounts that will be part of the festive sales. Meanwhile, Vivo has also announced exclusive discounts and exchange offers across its products during the Amazon and Flipkart sale. Notably, the Amazon sale will run from October 10 to October 15 and the Flipkart sale for mobiles will run from October 11 to October 14. During these respective periods, interested buyers will be able to avail discounts, exchange offers, no-cost EMI, and cashback deals across the Vivo portfolio. Notably, the Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale deals will be available a day early to Amazon Prime users, from 12pm IST (Noon) on October 9, whereas the Flipkart Big Billion Days Sale mobile deals also begin a day early, at 9pm IST on October 10.
As a part of the Amazon sale, Vivo will be be providing offers on smartphones such as Vivo V9 Pro, Vivo Nex, Vivo Y83, Vivo V11 Pro, Vivo Y71i, Vivo V81 (3GB), and Vivo Y83 Pro. Under the Flipkart sale, smartphones such as Vivo V9, Vivo V9 Youth, Vivo X21, Vivo V11 Pro, Vivo V11, Vivo Y71i, Vivo Y81 (3GB), and Vivo Y83 Pro will be offered with discounts and other offers.
Meanwhile, the Vivo V9 Pro will go on sale in India for the first time on October 10 (October 9 for Prime members). During the Amazon Great Indian Festival sale, the smartphone will be available at a special price of Rs. 17,990. To recall, the smartphone was launched in India last month priced at Rs. 19,990, and this will represent it first sale.
Under the Amazon Great Indian sale, all the smartphones will be available at their original price, but there will be up to Rs. 4,000 exchange offer on the mentioned handsets. The Rs. 4,000 exchange offer will be applicable on the Vivo Nex and Vivo Y83. Meanwhile, the Vivo V11 Pro, Y81, and Y83 Pro will get a Rs. 2,000 off on exchange, and Vivo Y71i will get Rs. 1,000 for the same. Meanwhile, buyers of one of these smartphones can avail a no-cost EMI option for up to one-year duration.
Coming to the Vivo offers on Flipkart, the Vivo V9 will get a Rs. 3,000 discount. The smartphone, originally priced at Rs. 18,990 will be available at Rs. 15,990. Additionally, there is a Rs. 1,000 exchange offer for all prepaid orders. The Vivo V9 Youth will be available for Rs. 13,990, down from Rs. 16,990. It comes with an exchange offer of Rs. 2,000. There is an exchange offer of Rs. 6,000 on the Vivo X21, Rs. 2,000 on the Vivo V11 Pro, Rs. 1,000 on the Vivo Y71i, and Rs. 2,000 on the Vivo Y81 (3GB) and Vivo Y83 Pro. The Vivo V11 has already received a price cut of Rs. 2,000. The smartphone is now available at Rs. 20,990. Interested buyers can avail a no-cost EMI on all the mentioned smartphones.
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wTVision uses Blackmagic Design hardware in graphics production
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wTVision is now using Blackmagic Design’s DeckLink family of capture and playback devices to provide software-based broadcast and graphics solutions.
“We rely on the DeckLink product line to allow us to focus on creating the broadcast industry’s best software. DeckLink cards are incredibly affordable, come in a number of different models and all can be coded under the same API. This gives us the advantage of being able to create software for any customer need because we know that there will be a DeckLink for what we need,” said Mario Sousa, CEO, wTVision.
wTVision’s software takes advantage of third-party hardware systems and uses Blackmagic Design’s DeckLink products as the main capture and playback hardware to support its software products.
This includes using DeckLink as part of wTVision’s sports, elections, PCR (production control room) and MCR (master control room) solutions, providing all the tools needed for playout automation and live production, including real-time scouting and graphics, video playout control, newsroom system integration, ingest and trim, media asset management and social media.
One of wTVision’s uses for DeckLink products is as part of a new Bolivian broadcasting facility.
For the project, wTVision has also designed, built and runs two sports news shows, “Sports Noticias” and “Sports Flash,” using a state-of-the-art virtual set and augmented reality multi-camera live broadcasting, which allow newscasters to pass behind, in front of or stay to the side of virtual objects.
This mixture of a virtual set with augmented reality was created using wTVision’s new Graphics Render Engine (R3 Space Engine) controlled by its Studio CG video and graphics playout solution, and DeckLink Duo 2s allow them to use the same render engine for both augmented and virtual sets. The single engine is also used in conjunction with Blackmagic Design’s Ultimatte keyer to place talent and other live objects in the shots in real time.
“We added the Bolivian football league to our portfolio of sports projects back in 2014 and began by providing real-time graphics playout and data collection during the broadcasts. Together with The Game and Mediapro, we have since grown amazingly fast in Bolivia and have done everything from building out and manning three new broadcast production control rooms, a multi-channel master control room and two OB vans, to creating these amazing new virtual and augmented reality shows. We have done all of this using Blackmagic Design products as the backbone for our software,” noted Sousa.
Beyond the virtual set and augmented reality shows in Bolivia, wTVision has used DeckLink products with several of its other solutions, including its FootballStats CG scouting system and on-air graphics controller in more than 300 football matches per year, Studio CG for video and graphics playout in all sports and news shows, ChannelMaker for two 24/7 channels playout automation, wTVision Media Playout Server for video playout, R3 Space Engine for real-time graphics, Media Tools for ingest and trimming software and the wTVision Media Manager for media asset management.
“At wTVision, we have had years of experience designing multi-angle virtual sets, as well as creating animated 3D virtual graphics to be presented on TV shows such as sports, elections, news and entertainment or advertising projects. With these sets and all of our other software packages, we absolutely rely on DeckLink products and Blackmagic Design,” said Sousa.


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Lensbox, an eyecare technology company that provides a complete virtual healthcare and e-commerce solution, connecting eye care practitioners with patients, announces today a partnership with DrugSmart Pharmacy, an innovative, full-service brick and mortar and virtual pharmacy, with a network of partner pharmacies across Canada.
“We are thrilled by this industry-first partnership. DrugSmart Pharmacy is a bold and innovative forerunner in the marketplace. This partnership was an organic fit, where values aligned and visions synchronized to ultimately serve patients better through eye care practitioners,” states Lensbox Chair and CEO, Sheila Sanaz Bissonnette. “Our Doctors of Optometry are receiving the news with deep gratitude, in a time when the pandemic is creating physical distancing and more lockdowns.”
“We are proud to launch a partnership with DrugSmart Pharmacy to solve eye care inefficiencies, logistical complexities, and environmental impact”, states Ontario Doctor of Optometry and Lensbox Director of Omnichannel Partnerships, Dr. Matt Michniewicz. “As doctors, we are facing more restrictions and a heightened awareness that COVID-19 cases are multiplying on a daily basis. While this is a very concerning fact, we are delighted to be able to serve all of our patient needs in one virtual platform, through this innovative collaboration.”
The partnership creates access to DrugSmart Pharmacy’s fully stocked, user friendly, 24-hour virtual services, delivering prescription medications and over-the-counter products to eye care patients through the Lensbox tele-health and e-commerce application, available in iOS and Android, at no cost to consumers.
“We are excited to be working with Lensbox”, states Irfan Jetha, CEO of DrugSmart Pharmacy .”The pandemic has created a renewed mandate for us as innovators to re-imagine and re-create infrastructure and technologies for a world, where doctors are equipped with the latest, most compliant, user-friendly platforms available, in order to enhance how they currently serve their patients. The partnership with Lensbox is an exciting collaboration, as it opens a new gateway for Doctors of Optometry to virtually care for their patients and to continue to provide them with access to the therapies they need, even during extreme times, such as a pandemic.”
Lensbox and Drug Smart Pharmacy are enhancing the eye care patient experience with subscription boxes, that include prescription refills, same-day delivery and installment payment options through Sezzle.


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Summer is kicking in, temperatures are rising. A couple of days ago our website looked as if nothing happened at YachtCloud since our launch date; Looks can be deceiving!
The YachtCloud team has been extremely busy developing new products and services, and we are proud to announce 2 new products:
Not only have we launched 2 new products, we also released a new version of ShoreSync with a much improved GUI, enhanced transfer speeds, full server status overview and multi-user management.
While continuously updating and renewing our current products, we are also working on a few new innovations. One of these we feel quite exited about and is scheduled for release mid July - so stay tuned!
Enjoy the upcoming summer!
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Dual isolated CAN Bus PCIe expansion card released
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As industrial automation continues to expand in various industries, the need for Human Machine Interface (HMI) systems that enable efficient and intuitive control of complex systems is also rising.
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Cervoz solutions for smart buses
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Next-generation server solution
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The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ is likely in development for the Nintendo Switch
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Nintendo has sold more than 3.5 million copies of Super Mario Maker
With the launch of the NX looming, it’s painfully obvious that the Wii U failed to hit the mark with the video game community. According to their most recent financial report, Nintendo has sold less than 13 million Wii U consoles, which is just a fraction of the install base owned by Sony’s PS4 and Microsoft’s Xbox One. But that hasn’t stopped the consolemaker from creating compelling software that speaks to Wii U owners everywhere.
Just yesterday, Nintendo revealed that more than 25% of all Wii U owners have purchased Super Mario Maker, which translates to more than 3.5 million copies sold worldwide. These Mario fanatics have also managed to produce more than 7.2 million courses, and it would take the average person quite a long time to play them all:
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) May 17, 2016
Super Mario Maker’s 3.5 million copies puts it just outside the Wii U’s Top 5 behind Mario Kart 8, New Super Mario Bros. U, Nintendo Land, Super Mario 3D World, Super Smash Bros. For Wii U, and Splatoon.


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- Three per cent rise in UK start-ups in 2012
- UK’s youngest entrepreneurs increase by a third since 2008 as youth unemployment approaches one million*
- ‘Bedroom business’: over half start on less than £1k capital
- Entertainment trumps retail as high street struggles continue – rise in events, arts and music businesses
A new generation of young business owners are leading the way out of the downturn, according to the annual Simply Business Start-up Index, which reveals a 29 per cent rise in firms started by 18-25 year olds since the recession took hold in 2008.
Data from the UK’s largest business insurance provider, based on up to 750,000 individual quote requests annually, revealed that new businesses accounted for 38 per cent of all applications in 2012, representing a 3.4 per cent increase on the previous year. This compared to a decline of 8.7 per cent for all start-ups since 2008, making the big rise in younger entrepreneurs all the more significant.
As part of the annual report, Simply Business conducted a start-up capital poll on a cross-section of 500 customers, to review the current landscape of finance and lending. This revealed that the majority of businesses start on a shoestring, with 58 per cent raising less than £1,000 to get off the ground and 39 per cent managing on less than £500. Most start-ups are self-funded, relying on savings (84%) or family (12%), with just five per cent receiving bank funding to launch their enterprise.
“The start-up figures for 2012 are encouraging as they show that enterprise is not being unduly suppressed by ongoing negativity in the economy,” comments Jason Stockwood, Simply Business CEO. “This has been among the most difficult periods ever faced for young people, with many traditional routes to employment now closed, so it is especially pleasing to see a new generation of entrepreneurs emerging and hopefully building the household names of the future.”
‘Silver start-ups’ continue to look for ways to boost retirement income
At the opposite end of the scale to those at the start of their career, the trend for retiree-age entrepreneurs continued in 2012 with a 7.2 per cent increase in applications from those over the age of 65 – the biggest annual rise of all age groups. Over 65s now account for more than four per cent of all new business owners, gaining ground on the most prolific start-up age of 35-44 year olds (30%).
Need for cheer cuts through the gloom with rise in entertainment and arts
Sentiment played a key part in the start-up landscape in 2012, with entertainment and arts businesses such as event organisers and children’s entertainers proving the biggest growing trades, with the number of new businesses in the sector increasing by 10.8 per cent. Elsewhere however, the struggles of the high street continued, with restaurants (-24%), shops (-18%) and pubs (-16%) recording the biggest declines overall, revealing the ongoing squeeze on consumers’ disposable income.
Jason Stockwood continues: “The decline in retail trades is worrying as it suggests the government’s efforts to revive the high street are falling flat. This is clear evidence that a renewed focus is badly needed to help support local, independent businesses in particular. On the flipside, the rise in entertainment focused firms shows the enterprising spirit of UK entrepreneurs as they look to meet demand for some light relief in difficult times, as well as riding the wave of major, feel-good events such as London 2012 and the Diamond Jubilee.
“Overall, the start-up demographics we have recorded in recent years shed a lot of light on the environment we now live in. The meaning of retirement has altered for many, as people look to carry on earning in order to boost potentially reduced income. However, positives have also sprung from this with many now viewing this period as a genuine opportunity to make business dreams a reality.”
Ollie Rosenblatt, 25, founded the concert promoting company Senbla, in the summer of 2011. He runs the company with his university class-mate.
“I had been working as head of the live division at Jazz FM for a year after graduating university with a degree in Popular World Music, but I began to feel that I had enough experience and industry knowledge to start doing things for myself. It was daunting, but I gathered the confidence to break away and start my own business as I wanted to be in complete control of my career path, particularly with the on-going difficulties in the jobs market. It took some careful planning; I think you can find gaps in certain markets but you have to look hard and really examine the industry you're in to identify the genuine opportunities. I saved money myself from working and living at home, and I was given some capital from a successful art dealer who invested in Senbla from the offset.
“One of the challenges we face is competing with the biggest UK concert promoters for acts, but we’ve worked hard to show agents the benefits of our approach for artists. As a result, we’ve put on events for some major acts including Burt Bacharach, Nigel Kennedy, From the Jam and Finley Quaye. The economy has definitely had an impact on audience spending patterns in the concert market with people buying tickets last minute, always on the lookout for cheap deals. This is the culture now, which can be difficult to manage as a business owner, but we are constantly learning and looking for innovative ways to boost ticket sales. It’s clear that the small-mid market has suffered, however things are definitely on the up. We recently did a deal with Islington Council to put on a minimum of 60 shows this year at the Islington Assembly Hall. It is hard work, but the future looks good for Senbla and I’m happy to be my own boss at 25!”
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|Strongest growing sectors in 2012||% increase on 2011||Weakest growing sectors in 2012||% decrease on 2011|
|Entertainment & Arts||+10.8%||Restaurant||-24.4%|
|Regional start-up hotspots:||Regional start-up not-spots:|
|10 UK counties/boroughs where the start-up rate has increased most significantly in 2012||% increase compared to 2011||10 UK cities/counties where the start-up rate has declined most significantly in 2012||% increase compared to 2011|
|North Yorkshire||+15.76%||South Gloucestershire||-54.51%|
|Scottish Borders||+14.86%||Newcastle Upon Tyne||-18.07%|
|North Lanarkshire||+9.07%||North Lincolnshire||-16.48%|
|County Durham||+4.41%||East Dunbartonshire||-16.02%|
* 993,000 people unemployed aged 16-24 - Institute for Public Policy Research, April 2013
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Launched in 2005, Simply Business provides an online brokerage service, delivering policies tailored to individual business requirements. Using the power of tech and data to create the best possible customer experiences, Simply Business employs over 600 people across offices in London, Northampton, and Boston in the US.
Owing to its internal underwriting capability, Simply Business can cover over 1,000 trade types – ranging from plumbers to accountants to dog walkers. An accredited B Corp for their positive social impact, Simply Business has also been voted the Sunday Times Best Company To Work For twice in a row.


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After the appearance of the first spy photos of the flagship crossover Chery Tiggo 9, renders were created to more accurately examine the expected new product.
The first information about Chery Tiggo 9 appeared last year, the car passes under the model number T26. It will get premium retractable door handles and a new design.
According to Chery’s internal documentation, the T26 will be built on the T2X platform, and its dimensions will only slightly exceed the Tiggo 8 Pro. The exact dimensions will be 4780 x 1920 x 1700 mm with a wheelbase of 2800 mm. Chery Tiggo 9 will be available in 5-, 6- and 7-seater versions. It will be equipped with 1.6- or 2-liter turbo engines, as well as a 7-speed “robot”. The drive can be front or full.
Chery is also preparing a crossover codenamed T26J, which will be a sports modification of the Tiggo 9 with a 5-seater saloon, a 2-liter engine and an 8-speed automatic transmission.
The front of the Chery Tiggo 9 will receive a frameless grille reminiscent of Omoda 5. The headlights are distinguished by LED running lights and a block of high and low beam located under them. Chery Tiggo 9 turn signals are represented by horizontal stripes that are located under the headlights. Fog lights and an adaptive cruise control radar can be seen at the bottom of the front bumper.
At the rear, Chery Tiggo 9 has a single block of lights. Stoplights and turn signals are located in the horizontal elements below them.
The renders were created by the same insider who first published images of Chery Arrizo 8, which ended up being very close to reality.
Tesla Optimus humanoid robot will cost less than $20,000. Specifications are already known
As we already reported, yesterday Elon Musk presented a fresh prototype of the Optimus humanoid robot, details of which were published by Slashgear.
The robot is able to move all fingers independently, and there are sensors in the fingers for feedback and control of the grip force. The robot will be able to keep track of what it is holding. The arms have 27 degrees of freedom, the body – more than 200. At the same time, the robot weighs about 73 kg and consumes 100 watts in a sitting position and 500 watts when walking.
The heart of Optimus is a single-chip system developed by Tesla. He received Wi-Fi and LTE modules for a permanent connection to the Web. The 2.4 kWh battery is also designed by Tesla and is built into the Optimus’ chest.
The charge is expected to last a full day, though it’s unclear at this stage how much work the Optimus can handle. Elon Musk acknowledged that Tesla still has a lot of work to do to improve and refine the Optimus.
However, the Tesla CEO is enthusiastic about the potential: “Our goal is to build a useful humanoid robot as soon as possible. We plan to produce robots in large volumes, with low cost and high reliability.”
The biggest surprise is pricing, where Musk is very ambitious: “It’s expected to cost a lot less than a car.” Probably less than $20,000 is my guess. This is significantly less than even the cheapest Tesla car.”
Musk said the robot’s knee joint is inspired by human knees. Tesla also conducts crash tests, similar to those its cars go through, to make sure that any damage to the robot from a fall will only be superficial.
The date of the start of sales has not yet been announced.
“I have expensive cars, I play golf and caress women with large breasts.” One of the leaders of Apple was fired after a bad joke
Apple chief executive Tony Blevins, the company’s vice president of purchasing, is leaving the firm after a rude comment left on the social media platform TikTok.
Daniel Mack, who creates content for TikTok and Instagram, asked Blevins what he does for a living. Mac is a popular tiktoker asking this question to people who drive expensive cars. Blevins was driving a Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren valued at $500,000.
Tony Blevins’ answer ended up being the reason for his dismissal: “I have expensive cars, I play golf and caress women with large breasts. But I take weekends and holidays.” The video was recorded at the California Auto Show on August 18 and posted to social media in early September. The 25-second clip got 40,000 likes on Instagram and about 142,000 likes on TikTok. It has been viewed over 1.4 million times.
After Apple became aware of the incident, the company launched an internal investigation, during which Blevins was removed from managing his team of hundreds of Apple employees. An Apple spokesperson told Bloomberg that Blevins is leaving Apple. He issued a statement in which he apologized for his comment: “I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely apologize to everyone who was offended by my misguided attempt at humor.”
He was forced to leave Apple after working for the company for 22 years. Blevins was one of 30 top Apple executives who report directly to CEO Tim Cook. His job was to negotiate with suppliers to keep their prices low. He has also worked with contract manufacturers such as Foxconn, Pegatron, and other third-party firms that make Apple products.
Presented crossover Ford Territory
Ford has introduced a new Territory crossover, which is a shortened version of the Chinese Equator Sport, but their equipment and engine range are different.
The Ford Territory comes standard with cruise control, blind spot monitoring, a 12-inch infotainment system display and a 7-inch instrument cluster, as well as push-button start, keyless entry and six airbags.
In the older version, a rear-view camera, wireless charging, power seat adjustments for the driver and front passenger, ambient lighting, dual-zone climate control, a panoramic VistaRoof and automatic high beams are available.
All versions received one 1.8 EcoBoost turbo engine with 187 hp. with 320 Nm of torque. Gearbox – 7-speed “robot” with two clutches, front-wheel drive only.
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Vendors and solution providers need to relearn what customers are really looking for and re-imagine new ways to court them, says a panel of executives at the Women of the Channel Leadership Summit West.
As traditional sales and marketing techniques begin to flatline, vendors and solution providers need to relearn what their customers really want and re-imagine how to court them.
Buyer are more educated than ever before, and buying tickets to a sporting event won't seal the deal anymore, a panel of executives explained to a packed room at The Channel Company's Women of the Channel Leadership Summit West this week.
"Our buyers are probably better educated on certain solutions than I am. … A fair amount of humility is needed," said Chris Wolff, head of global OEM and Internet of Things partnerships for Dell Technologies.
[Related: WOTC West 2018: Executives Share The Mantras That Drove Them On Their Road To The Top]
Buyers armed with more information on technology solutions means that solution providers need to approach customers as advisers, ready to work alongside them to help connect the dots. At the same time, internal sales and marketing teams should be more tightly aligned, said Lorraine Battipede, channel director at Kaizen Technology Partners, a San Francisco-based MSP.
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Broadcom clouds Qualcomm's SoC event
WAILEA, Hawaii — Qualcomm described and showed working silicon of its next-generation flagship SoC, the Snapdragon 845, at an event here. The chip is a significant, but stepwise enhancement of its 835 widely used in smartphones and angling for new kinds of sockets including PCs with cellular modems.
The SoC sports redesigned CPU and GPU blocks and a new layer of cache to boost performance 25-30 percent and support features such as Ultra HD Premium video encoding. The advance is impressive given the SoC is built in the Samsung 10nm node and fits in the same 12mm2 package as the 835.
The 845 debuts at a precarious time for the chip vendor that dominates a maturing smartphone market. Qualcomm is trying to close an acquisition of NXP to extend its reach into automotive and the Internet of Things. Meanwhile, rival Broadcom launched a hostile takeover bid that could radically alter its structure and culture.
Analysts generally praised the chip and were upbeat on Qualcomm’s market position, but expressed uncertainty about its future as a standalone company.
The 845 is “a significant upgrade — to get 25-30 percent performance in the same general process node is huge…they touched every part of the SoC,” said Jim McGregor, principal of Tirias Research.
Qualcomm dominates premium smartphones except for Apple, Huawei and Samsung handsets using in-house chips. Meanwhile its closest rival among merchant suppliers, Mediatek, has been late with its last two parts, he said.
Separately, Mediatek announced three of its SoCs will appear early next year in entry-level and mainstream handsets with up to a Gbyte of memory running Android Oreo (Go edition). Mediatek SoCs ran second to Snapdragon which was used in 46 percent of global Android smartphones that shipped in the first three quarters of 2017, according to International Data Corp.
Qualcomm showed several demos with working 845 chips. (Images EE Times)
McGregor expects Qualcomm will close its bid to buy NXP, but doubts the combined company can escape Broadcom, known for slashing costs and selling off parts of the companies it buys. “From a financial perspective it looks almost inevitable,” that shareholders will approve the bid by Broadcom which has seen its stock price soar ahead of Qualcomm over the last five years, McGregor said.
“The only thing that might change it is if Qualcomm completes the NXP deal then quickly goes after another company such as Marvell/Cavium,” he added.
“It would be a sorry, sorry day for the industry if Broadcom is successful — it will demoralize employees, there will be a brain drain and Broadcom will end up with an empty shell,” said Jon Peddie, principal of Jon Peddie Research.
Qualcomm is nearly alone in designing custom GPU, DSP and other cores for its mobile SoC. With the exception of Apple that Peddie believes will add a custom DSP to its portfolio soon, others generally use licensed cores, he said.
The 845 is “more than an upgrade, they have re-architected three major components — all three of which contribute to AI and connected PCs," Peddie said. The biggest advance is its support for an Ultra HD Premium video standard that will make 845 handsets “as good if not better than the best TVs,” Peddie said, adding he expects derivatives of the chip will power future TVs.
Next page: No custom CPU, but the visuals look good
No custom CPU, but the visuals look good
The Snapdragon 845, expected in handsets before June, will reduce power or increase performance in graphics and video by 30 percent. Its eight-core ARM-based CPU should boost performance on other apps 25 percent.
The increases come in part from a new 3-Mbyte cache shared dynamically across SoC blocks, in addition to a 2-Mbyte L3 on the CPU block. The move to a three-issue Kyro CPU is a larger factor, said Travis Lanier, product manager for the block, which uses four semi-custom Cortex-A75s running at up to 2.8 GHz and four A55s at 1.8 GHz.
Qualcomm chose to dedicate its custom circuit designers to its recently released Centriq server processor. They are presumably back at work on a next-generation Snapdragon for 2019, likely the first to use a 7nm process and incorporate a 5G modem.
Other SoCs may sport higher CPU benchmarks, Lanier said, but they are not likely to move the needle on features users notice. Qualcomm hopes its support for video capture in Ultra HD Premium at 60 frames/second does catch users’ eyes with its 10-bit color depth, 1,000-nit luminance and BT.2020 color gamut.
Some observers noted CES is likely to see a battle over competing video standards from Dolby and others. Several TV makers and content providers Amazon, Netflix and others are supporting the Ultra HD Premium standard, said Tim Leland, product manager for video and graphics.
In still images, the 845 aims to hit a new high in the DXOMark benchmark where Qualcomm’s 835 already beats Apple’s A Series chip.
The 845 also boosts slow-motion video capture to up to 480 frames/second for HDR 10 720-progressive resolution. In addition, it increases depth sensing to 2K x 2K resolution at 120 frames/second for better biometric security and AR/VR response.
Next page: Neural nets get a boost but stay on DSP
The 845 significantly expands the Snapdragon's color palette.
Neural nets get a boost but stay on DSP
Rather than create a dedicated block to handle the emerging inference jobs in deep neural networks, Qualcomm opted to enhance its existing programmable DSP. It added or enhanced in various blocks support for 8-bit integer and 16- and 32-bit floating point math, claiming a net 300 percent boost for AI jobs.
“There’s a lot of buzz about dedicated hardware for neural nets and down the road there may be a need for it, but dedicated hardware requires a choice and if it isn’t correct you have wasted silicon,” said Gary Brotman, product manager for machine learning.
Still evolving and immature AI software makes the DSP “the right solution,” he said, suggesting AI blocks described in the latest Apple and Google smartphones are re-branded DSP or GPU units.
The neural net group Brotman represents was formed just last year. It will be interesting to see next year whether Qualcomm puts into a follow-on chip an accelerator for the base linear algebra underlying neural nets.
Separately, Qualcomm designed a new block to take over functions previously run in a trusted execution environment. The secure processing unit contains a simple core and memory along with encryption block and random number generator on a power island.
The unit is the company’s own design, similar to secure cores ARM announced earlier this year. It will handle biometric security as well as key management, secure-element functions and digital payments.
Finally, the chip sports a 3GPP Category 18 modem, the X16, which Qualcomm claims delivers data rates up to 1.2 Gbts/second, aggregating signals from as many as five channels. To support the speeds, carriers will need at least 10 MHz of bandwidth at 1.6 GHz or higher running 4x4 MIMO and 256 QAM modulation or use a mix of licensed and unlicensed bands.
The new modem also includes support for dual 60 GHz Wi-Fi antennas and enhanced support for 802.11ac. t also packs support for Bluetooth 5 including broadcast to multiple devices.
A Quick Charge 4 feature can fill half a smartphone battery in 15 minutes. Uptake of the prior version was slowed by the transition to Type-C USB, said Lanier.
Next page: Calling up a more connected PC
Calling up a more connected PC
Asus and HP announced Snapdragon 835-based Windows 10 notebooks at the event, and Lenovo will follow suit at CES. The systems, shipping early next year, aim to create a new class of thin-and-light portables with built-in cellular and longer battery life than their x86-based cousins.
The year-old initiative led by Microsoft and Qualcomm makes strategic sense for the two companies. Qualcomm needs to expand beyond smartphones and Microsoft needs to inject energy into Windows.
However, analysts are skeptical. Past ARM-based PC efforts failed and carriers have yet to give clear signals how they will handle data plans for the devices.
At the launch, an Asus product manager candidly admitted he expects the systems to make up less than 1 percent of its notebook sales in 2018. “If we get 1-2 percent of notebook sales with the first wave that would amount to a huge win,” said Peter Bernard, program manager for the effort at Microsoft.
“This is a multi-year journey,” said Cristiano Amon, president of Qualcomm’s chip division, noting smartphone makers will also ship the systems. However, he noted sales of systems “in the next six months will determine how successful we will be.”
Qualcomm compared a 50.4cm2 Snapdragon PC motherboard (top) to a 98.1cm2 one (below). Click to enlarge. Source: Qualcomm
A 30-percent size reduction of a Snapdragon versus an x86 motherboard makes way for a larger battery. The embedded cellular modem opens a door to use beyond Wi-Fi hot spots for the so-called “always connected PCs.”
Data plans may include a mix of subscriptions bundled with the system, upgrade models similar to what XM Radio uses and virtual SIM cards that enable one account across multiple devices. “We’ve had a lot of meetings with carriers, and I wish I could give you a clear answer [what the data plans will be] but carriers are motivated because they see it as a growth opportunity,” said Amon.
A representative of Sprint said it will initially support Nano SIM cards on the devices and the GSMA standard for virtual SIMs in a second wave.
Next page: Emulating Win32 and a joke on Broadcom
Emulating Win32 and a joke on Broadcom
The clamshell Asus NovaGo will sell for $799 with 8GB RAM and 256 GB storage or $599 for 4 GB RAM and 64 GB storage. HP’s Envy X2, a convertible design, prides itself on a 6.9mm thin case weighing 1.5 pounds, but did not release pricing.
The systems can “grow the PC market because people will spend more minutes on Windows devices than ever before, and they will take these products with them in more ways,” said Kevin Frost, general manager of HP’s client group.
The systems run Windows 10S, exclusively tied to the Microsoft online app store, and Office 365 hosted in its cloud service. They run Win32 apps including Office through emulation, automatically translating and caching often-used chunks of code to binaries that are erased in a hard reboot.
Some system libraries that are often used were recompiled for ARM. Bernard said early benchmarks show Snapdragon beats the x86 in multithreaded apps, but Intel leads in single-threaded tasks.
An HP employee shows the Envy X2 in its tablet mode.
Qualcomm expects to earn $3 billion in revenues for non-smartphone products this year, a slice growing at 25 percent a year, Amon said. Even a thin slice of the 270 million unit/year PC market adds to that figure. Longer term, upgrading microcontrollers in automotive and IoT designs to Snapdragon variants is the rationale for Qualcomm’s NXP bid.
Overall, the event was heavy with a subtext over a possible takeover by Broadcom. In a rare moment alluding to that concern, one Qualcomm executive joked the company discovered why Wi-Fi was unavailable the first day of the event.
“We discovered the access points were powered by Broadcom,” he said, triggering a roar of laughter from about 300 reporters and analysts here.
— Rick Merritt, Silicon Valley Bureau Chief, EE Times


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The outbreak of the new crown epidemic has brought new opportunities to the air purification market, which has been labelled as "depending on the sky" in the past. The air purification industry, which is in the trend of deep transformation, has been hit by the epidemic in stages, and the market has shown recovery or even a short-term outbreak. The epidemic has gradually been brought under control, and consumers have also passed the panic buying stage, and have begun to put forward higher requirements for air purification products, returning to the demand for product quality and healthy life. Then, in the outbreak of growth opportunities brought about by the epidemic, it is very important for companies to transform the crisis into new market momentum and promote new changes in the company and the entire market.
The industry shows signs of recovery, and health demand is in the spotlight
In early 2020, the sudden outbreak of the new crown epidemic made consumers pay attention to indoor air problems. Air purifiers and fresh air products are deeply loved by consumers, and the market scale is expanding. The data shows that since 2020, the online market sales of air purifiers have increased significantly, and the sales of air purifiers in the online market have increased year-on-year. There are various signs that the market is showing an upward trend, which is a good opportunity for new wind companies.
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International Food and Technology Expo 2021 second edition ,will be held in Amman – The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, where the world of food industry is preparing to learn the new and modern in the food and beverage industry and technical techniques. The exhibition will be held at the Amman International Motor Show Halls and it is the first of it’s kind in the kingdom and will be organized by Pulse International for Organizing Exhibitions and Conferences.
With the cooperation of the Syndicate of food traders in Jordan, there will be 100 leading companies in the sectors exhibiting locally and internationally.
The food industries in the Kingdom is advanced and is ranked second in terms of quality and quality and reach most of the markets of neighboring countries.
The volume of investments in the sector of food, supply, agricultural and livestock industries amounted to one billion dollars.
Jordan’s imports of processed foods far outweigh its exports; much of this is due to the importation of low-processed food products based on agricultural outputs that the Jordanian agricultural sector cannot produce competitive quantities.
The concept of International Food and Technology Expo is based on providing exhibitors and consumers needs all under one roof and to participate efficiently in the exhibition, as it gives the chance to International exhibitors to display their products in the local and regional market, meet businessmen to bound their relations, get new customers and to explore new techniques.
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Following the implementation of the Planting for Food and Jobs initiative, Ghana is now in a position to export foodstuffs to neighbouring Burkina Faso and Cote d’Ivoire, statistics from the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) have indicated.
For instance, at the Ejura Market in the Ejura Sekyeredumase municipality in the Ashanti Region alone, about 2,008 tonnes of yellow maize and 2,174 tonnes of white maize were exported to Cote d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso, respectively, at the end of 2018.
According to data at MoFA, the Ejura Sekyeredumase Municipal Department of Agriculture had reported that an additional 1,291 tonnes and 144 tonnes of cowpea were exported to Burkina Faso and Cote d’Ivoire, respectively, while 296.88 tonnes of yam went to Cote d’Ivoire alone.
Substantiating the fact that the two countries relied on Ghana for some food supplies, the Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, in an interview in Accra yesterday, said six other food commodities, totalling about 351,562 tonnes, were exported to Burkina Faso alone in 2018.
Documentation at the Abofour Market in the Offinso municipality in the Ashanti Region shows the impressive export of agricultural commodities to the two countries.
Providing market information from the Department of Agriculture in the Offinso Municipal Assembly, Dr Akoto said 13,394 tonnes of plantain were exported from the Abofour Market to Burkina Faso.
He said at the same market, 16,413 tonnes of banana were exported to Burkina Faso in 2018.
Between May and October 2018, between 1,200 and 1,912 tonnes of banana were exported to Burkina Faso, he added.
Dr Akoto said about 3,275 tonnes of citrus and 1,465 metric tonnes of pawpaw were carted from the same market to Burkina Faso in 2018.
For ginger, he said 1,655 tonnes were exported, while 2,294 tonnes of palm fruits and 2,207 metric tonnes of palm oil were all exported to Burkina Faso.
He said even though the ministry was yet to collate market information throughout the country, it was obvious that there was a significant export of agricultural commodities to the neighbouring countries.
Citing figures from the Tumu Market in the Upper West Region, Dr Akoto said 11,187 tonnes of food produce, including white and yellow maize, sorghum, soya beans, cowpea, banana, gari, orange and yam, were exported to Burkina Faso alone.
Excitement of ministry
Dr Akoto was excited that such quantity of food was moving out of the country in terms of exports to neighbouring countries.
“I engineered this whole research to strengthen the case that we are making fantastic progress with the Planting for Food and Jobs,” he explained, adding that it was an indication that “we are getting it right”.
He said the collation of figures would be extended to previous years to find out the trend of food items that left the country by way of exports to neighbouring countries.
Dr Akoto described the data as “high quality data” from the primary source at the markets provided for the district assemblies.
He said officials of the ministry were moving from one market to another to collate the data to inform future planning.
Planting for Food and Jobs
“The essence of this exercise is to tell the world that the Planting for Food and Jobs programme has brought about so much food in the system that we are now exporting food to neighbouring countries,” Dr Akoto said.
He said the next stage was for the ministry to look at agro processing in order to add value to the farm produce.


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Much has been made about the Eyjafjallajokull volcano's financial impact on the airline industry around the world, not just in Europe. But the publishing industry is also taking a direct hit. As Sarah Weinman pointed out, "The canceled flights have slashed trade-fair turnout, disrupted author book tours and delayed shipping of books across the Atlantic." Notably, Alexander McCall Smith had to cancel a two-week North American tour that was to begin Tuesday, and a planned book party in New York for Irish author John Banville (a/k/a Benjamin Black) was canceled due to the flight delays.
Since publishing operates on such a fragile margin anyway, which has been further eroded by the recent economic downturn, this certainly isn't good news for the industry, for writers or for readers. One positive spin, at least for New York—the annual Book Expo America coming up at the end of May has seen a spike in registrations after the disastrous attendance nightmares at the recent London Book Fair, which turned out to be a virtual ghost town.


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When Microsoft’s Surface Pro tablet, running Windows 8 Pro, was released about 2 weeks ago, there was little fanfare surrounding its gaming capabilities. Most of the news and advertisements showed the tablet running your typical touch screen games like Angry Birds. However, since the tablet runs a full Windows operating system, as opposed to the watered down Windows RT surface tablets that came out a few months ago, we decided to pick one up and try running a few desktop games on it. Continue reading
Of course you do! So during ArenaNet’s stress test today, we decided to stress test our Macbook. Continue reading
I know, I know… this news is about 3 days old now as Aion went free on April 11th. To be honest, the reason none of us have posted about it is because we’re too busy playing. The same day that the North American version of Aion went Free-to-play is the same day they released the 2nd expansion pack called Aion: Ascension 3.0. Added in 3.0 are player housing, a lot of new dungeons and instances, and new areas to explore. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Continue reading
Just over a decade ago, the white earbuds were a fashion statement thanks to the silhouette iPod ads. Now in 2012 the once popular white earbuds are a sign of being cheap for not buying better headphones. Apple seems to finally realize this with their most recent patent for a unibody earbud design which may be included with the upcoming iPhone 5s.
Scrapbooking doesn’t have to be all glue, glitter and paper cuts in the digital age. In fact, a lot of the current tablets and smart phone have apps that let you do some amazing things with the photos you own. I personally tried one for the iPad and the BlackBerry PlayBook. Memorable and embarrassing moments were enhanced in just a few tabs.
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Hey Gizmomashers! I’ve spent a lot of time with some Facebook games over the past few weeks so I thought I’d give out a few micro-reviews for some of my favourites. There are some patterns you’ll notice within them, such as I tend to favour games without energy meters.
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Poor Microsoft Windows – Much like Madonna, it was once the queen of operating systems and is now the butt of all jokes. This time, amongst the hundreds of fan parodies out there of the Google Project Glass video, we now get the answer to the question no one asked – What is Microsoft made their own augmented reality glasses? Continue reading
If you’re a BlackBerry user and haven’t visited the App World for a while, you may want to go check it out. From now until May 31st, $77 dollars worth of apps are free to all BlackBerry users. This limited time offer includes some awesome titles like Screen Muncher, iSpeech and Colour ID. All full versions – all free!
I am pretty excited about these titles and can’t wait to try them out.
Putting their own social networking site Google+ to work, the internet giant unveiled a “Project Glass” web page on the site showing off the new prototypes for their augmented reality Google Glasses project. Though the designs are a work in progress and look like something out of Star Trek, the more interesting part of the page is actually the video which shows what one would see while using the glasses.
Good news for those of you who may have bought a $20 voucher for 2 bikini laser hair removal treatments from Groupon which expired before you could use it – You can now get a refund, but only if you bought it in the US. Groupon, the group coupon internet company, has agreed to settle a class action law suit in California alleging that expiration dates on their coupons were illegal. Continue reading


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A new version of the Harry Potter companion book at the centre of a US intellectual property court case has been published. Author Steve Vander Ark has stripped the book of the material a US judge objected to in order to make it publishable.
Harry Potter author JK Rowling's representatives have welcomed the publication, saying that they now consider the matter to be resolved.
Vander Ark is the fan behind the website The Harry Potter Lexicon, which charts the world invented by Rowling for her boy wizard to inhabit. Last year a New York court blocked the publication of a book based on that site, saying that the book infringed Rowling's copyright.
Vander Ark said that he had used the court's judgment as a reference in producing the new version of his book, which is published by RDR.
"This book has been written to carefully follow the guidelines laid out in the Judge’s decision concerning the original Lexicon manuscript," he said on the Lexicon website.
Rowling's agents, the Christopher Little Agency, welcomed the revisions.
"We are delighted that this matter is finally and favourably resolved and that JK Rowling’s rights – and indeed the rights of all authors of creative works – have been protected," said the statement. "We are also pleased to hear that rather than continue to litigate, RDR have themselves decided to publish a different book prepared with reference to [New York] Judge Patterson’s decision."
The Lexicon is a guide to the world of Harry Potter, a reference work listing places, characters and phenomena found in the books.
Judge Robert Patterson said in his ruling that, in fact, much of the Lexicon was not an infringement of Rowling's copyright because it was transformative – it used the information for a different purpose.
The Lexicon's use of material from two companion books produced by Rowling herself, though, was not as transformative because those books were reference works in the first place, he said.
The judge said that the use of information from the books was not against the law, but that Vander Ark had used too much of the literary language of the novels.
"The Lexicon’s verbatim copying of... highly aesthetic expression raises a significant question as to whether it was reasonably necessary for the purpose of creating a useful and complete reference guide," said the ruling.
Citing another ruling, he added, "a copier is not entitled to copy the vividness of an author’s description for the sake of accurately reporting expressive content".
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ATLANTA, Nov. 05, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PRGX Global, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRGX), a global leader in Recovery Audit and Spend Analytics services, will attend CFO Edge in Sydney, Australia on November 13, 2019. The event features a unique blend of fireside chats, panels, roundtable discussions and peer-to-peer networking.
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Have you ever heard of “range anxiety”? It is a term first used in 1997 referring to worries about being stranded with a vehicle with insufficient range to reach its destination. Range anxiety is primarily used in reference to all electric, battery powered vehicles, and is considered one of the main barriers to them becoming mainstream. And not without a reason, I must say.
Most affordable electric cars have enough reserves to take their drivers on reasonable trips around town, but fail miserably when it comes to traveling on longer distances. The 2015 Nissan Leaf S, for example, has a price tag of $21,510, and a range of 84 miles. This is perfect if you take into account the fact that an average American only drives up to 33 miles a day, but makes the Leaf unpractical whenever you plan to leave town. It can suddenly run out of juice, leaving its driver stranded on the roadside with nothing but to play royal vegas casino new slot until the tow truck arrives. The situation is similar in case of other models offered by other manufacturers. Tesla Motors, perhaps the only manufacturer that only offers electric vehicles, has a model with a 265 mile range, but the car itself – the Tesla Model S – has a price tag that makes it less than affordable for most potential customers.
All car manufacturers plan to break the 200 mile barrier for their affordable electric cars in the next few years, using the advances of battery technology reached in the last few years. Tesla has promised to launch an affordable electric car in 2018, the Tesla Model 3, with a $35,000 price tag (before incentives) and a range that will reach at least 200 miles. Other manufacturers are racing Elon Musk, trying to do the same but before him – and General Motors might be the one to win the race, with the new Chevrolet Volt model to hit the showrooms as early as 2017.
Most other high profile car manufacturers are working toward breaking the 200 mile barrier for their affordable models to be launched in the next few years. It’s not just General Motors – other automakers like Volkswagen, Ford and Nissan are closely working with battery developers to create a more efficient car that would not leave its driver stranded between charging stations. We’ll still have to wait a few years before these models show up in a car dealership nearby, but when they do, we’ll have more energy efficient and – even more importantly – environment friendly vehicles to drive. In 2014 the number of electric cars sold in the US was under 70,000. By 2020 I hope this number exceeds a few hundred thousand, offering us the chance to leave a cleaner world for our children.


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Infor to drive digital transformation and supply chain efficiencies for Danube
Danube Home has invested in Infor SCE...
Infor has won a contract to accelerate Danube’s digital transformation and expansion across the Middle East.
Danube Home has invested in Infor SCE - a leading WMS (warehouse management system) - and its Infor OS (operating services platform), which will be implemented by Vinculum, the warehouse management and logistics experts.
In an effort to enhance its supply chain, Danube Home chose Infor SCE to increase efficiency, throughput, and service levels of its operations – reducing costs and providing greater visibility for both clients and staff.
“Ultimately, increased customer satisfaction is what we are looking to achieve. From a management perspective, we have also invested in a dedicated resource to oversee fulfillment in our Danube Home showrooms,” said Sachin Khosla, Head of Logistics at Danube Home.
“With a strong track record and reputation in the Middle East and around the globe, Infor was the right fit for us. Its warehouse management system required no customisation and could easily be configured to our needs,”
This is the first deal between the companies and will see Infor support Danube’s plan for rapid regional expansion. Expected to go live in the United Arab Emirates in August, Infor’s technologies will be rolled out to India, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Oman.
“This is a fantastic win for Infor – Danube is such a respected brand in the region. We anticipate a productive partnership moving forward as we accompany the group on its digital transformation journey,” said Alaa Hewedi, VP of sales, Infor, Middle East.
Infor will provide Infor SCE Warehouse Management together with its Infor OS (operating services platform) which includes advanced capabilities for business intelligence; document management; and process integration.
In addition, Infor OS incorporates Infor’s advanced middleware platform, ION, and Infor Ming.le, a centralised space for collaboration, business process improvement, and contextual analytics.
Danube wanted to pool all essential company data together to integrate strategic planning into an optimized distribution network. Danube will use Infor SCE to analyse information from across its subsidiaries to improve the use of assets across its network – inventory, space, and labour. Plus, with
“Infor demonstrated to Danube that it was committed to the success of the project, and that it had the potential to deliver everything that was required – on time. This was an important factor underpinning the decision to go with Infor.”
EU and US agree end to Airbus-Boeing supply chain tariffs
The EU and US have agreed to resolve a 17-year dispute over aircraft subsidies, suspending tariffs on billions of dollars' worth of goods that have plagued procurement leaders on both sides of the Atlantic.
Under an agreement reached by European Commission Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis and US Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Tuesday, the tariffs will be halted for a period of at least five years.
It will bring an end to punitive and disruptive levies on supply chains that have little to do with the argument, which became embroiled in the trade battle. Businesses on both sides of the dispute have been hit with more than $3.3bn in duties since they were first imposed by the US in October 2019, according the EC.
The US imposed charges on goods upto $7.5bn in response to a World Trade Organisation ruling that judged the EU’s support of Airbus, its biggest aircraft manufacturer, unlawful. A year later in November 2020, the EU hit back. The WTO found the US had violated trade rules in its favourable treatment of Boeing, and was hit with EU duties worth $4bn.
In all the tariffs affected $11.5bn worth of goods, including French cheese, Scotch whisky, aircraft and machinery in Europe, and sugarcane products, handbags and tobacco in America. Procurement leaders on both sides of the fence were forced to wrestle with tariffs of 15% on aircraft and components, and 25% on non-aircraft related products.
Boeing-Airbus dispute by the numbers
- The dispute began in 2004
- Tariffs suspended for 5 years
- $11.5bn worth of goods affected by tariffs
- $3.3bn in duties paid by businesses to date
- 15% levy on aircraft and 25% on non-aircraft goods suspended
Both sides welcome end to tariffs
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen branded the truce a “major step” in ending what is the longest running dispute in WTO history. It began in 2004.
“I am happy to see that after intensive work between the European Commission and the US administration, our transatlantic partnership is on its way to reaching cruising speed. This shows the new spirit of cooperation between the EU and the US and that we can solve the other issues to our mutual benefit,” she added.
Both aircraft manufacturers have welcomed the news. Airbus said in a statement that it will hopefully bring to an end the “lose-lose tariffs” that are affecting industries already facing “many challenges”. Boeing added that it will “fully support the U.S. Government’s efforts to ensure that the principles in this understanding are respected”.
The US aerospace firm added: "The understanding reached today commits the EU to addressing launch aid, and leaves in place the necessary rules to ensure that the EU and United States live up to that commitment, without requiring further WTO action."
This week’s decision expands upon a short-term tariff truce announced in March this year. The EC says it will work closely with the US to try and further resolve the dispute, establishing a Working Group on Large Civil Aircraft led by each side’s trade minister.
Airbus last month signalled to suppliers that post-pandemic recovery was on the horizon, telling them to scale up to meet a return to pre-COVID manufacturing levels. “The aviation sector is beginning to recover from the COVID-19 crisis,” said Airbus chief executive Guillaume Faury, adding that suppliers should prepare for a period of intensive production “when market conditions call for it.”


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Update 4:34 PM EST: Yelp Inc. (NYSE:YELP) stock recovers in after-hours trading, company’s shares are up 3.36% to $6.30 at the time of writing.
Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP) released its earnings numbers for the three months through March 2014 this afternoon in the wake of the bell’s ring on Wall Street. The company showed a loss per share of $0.04 for the three month period. Revenue amounted to $76.4 million in the quarter, which the company recorded as its first of fiscal 2014. On Wednesday’s market shares in the firm dropped in anticipation of the earnings release, and finished the day at $58.32.
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Analysts following the web-based reviews business were looking for loss per share of ($0.06) for this afternoon’s earnings report. Revenue was expected to come in at $75.1 million. the consensus forecasts came from a Businessweek survey of 20 analysts following Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP). In the same three months of 2013 Yelp managed to earn 1 cents on revenue totaling 46.1 million.
Yelp earnings show substantial growth
Despite the prodigious growth evidenced in this afternoon’s earnings report, the biggest problem that Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP) faces is still proving that its local advertising model can produce a reasonable revenue stream and protect itself from competition. If local ads on Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP) begin to work, there appears little to stop ad giants like Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) or Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) from encroaching on the company’s turf.
Until the company manages to show the efficacy of local ads on a wide scale it is unlikely that the other firms in the industry will do much to enter into the market. Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP) brought in $233 million in revenue in 2014. Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) rarely moves an inch for that kind of money. Growth is expected to continue at a relatively high rate in the next two years, and that, though bolstering Yelp profit, might attract the big players into the market.
Local advertising has never held the kinds of rewards that national, or statewide, campaigns have, and it seems that most of the big web advertisers are chasing that market. Yelp is valued at more than $4 billion, and that implies a serious amount of growth in the years to come. The firm’s non-GAAP 2013 multiple stands at 233 times earnings. Investors need serious effort from the company’s management if they’re to keep buying shares at that level.
Yelp still needs to prove its worth
Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP) earnings may have shown a huge amount of growth in its core business, but that may not be enough for the company’s investors. There is a substantial amount of growth already priced into the company’s stock, and many investors are likely to need a huge amount of convincing to send those values higher. Shares in Yelp have lost more than 16% of their value so far in 2014, and they may have more to fall if analysts are right about momentum stocks.
It seems that the markets high-vlaued growers are set to deflate, or at the very least struggle to add value, in 2014. That trend has been clear in the first three months of the year, and it has not been altered as a result of earnings released thus far. Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP) needs to do more than it did in this afternoon’s report to justify its current valuation.


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— General Motors has won a Texas trial after a jury found the ignition switch in a 2007 Saturn Sky had nothing to do with causing a 2011 crash that killed a truck driver.
The lawsuit was filed by the family of Zach Stevens, who was 19 when the 2007 Saturn Sky he was driving crossed the center line and hit a 1997 Nissan Frontier truck, killing the driver, 40-year-old Mariano Elias Landaverde.
Shortly after the crash, local reports said witnesses saw Stevens traveling at a high rate of speed and passing other vehicles on the shoulder of the road. Stevens hit a guardrail and slid sideways across the highway, slamming into Landaverde's truck and sending it into a ditch. Landaverde was pronounced dead at the scene.
Stevens was charged with manslaughter but the charges were eventually dropped after GM recalled the Saturn Sky to replace the ignition switch.
Stevens and his family filed suit claiming the crash was caused by the ignition switch that was recalled, but GM had asked the judge to dismiss the case after it came to light there were serious problems with the key and key ring allegedly used when the crash occurred.
GM says the crash and resulting death of the truck driver was caused by two things: speed and reckless driving by Stevens. The automaker argued the story about the key was contradictory and misleading because the key didn't even fit the Saturn Sky.
The original key the jury saw (pictured top right) was attached to a key ring with other keys and items that allegedly caused the ignition switch to move from the "run" to "off" position, shutting off the car and causing the crash. The items on the key ring are important because millions of GM cars have been recalled after it was confirmed a heavy key ring or key chain could cause the ignition switch to turn.
The ignition key the jurors originally saw is attached to three key rings and four other keys, along with assorted items. It may have looked good submitted as evidence to the jury, but the judge told the jury the story about the key was a lie because the key didn't fit the car.
It took the Houston jury of eight women and four men an hour to reach its verdict, giving GM its third ignition switch jury trial win this year.
“What happened was simple and tragic: this was a high-speed side-impact crash on a wet road caused by a reckless young man who tried to pass cars on the right shoulder and lost control. As a result, an innocent man was killed.” - General Motors