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A surge in new business filings bodes well for continued job growth and improving economic conditions in Colorado, according to the latest quarterly report results.
But even as new stores open, existing stores close. Inflation concerns and other challenges continue to dampen expectations.
“Our latest data shows that Colorado’s economy continues to excel compared to the nation. However, business leaders remain pessimistic about the near-term economic outlook,” said Rich Wobbekind, senior economist and faculty director of the department of business research at the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
The department is preparing the report based in part on business records at the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office.
The report on the third quarter offers plenty of reason to celebrate, said Foreign Minister Jena Griswold. “With the state’s GDP, employment, income and workforce all above the national average, we must ensure Colorado’s working families and business community thrive.”
According to the latest report, 43,657 new companies, non-profit corporations and other legal entities were filed in the third quarter. This is an increase of 10.6 percent compared to the second quarter and 14.5 percent compared to the third quarter of 2021.
The rise defied what is usually a seasonal drop between the second and third quarters.
During the year ended in the third quarter, a total of 162,414 new enrollments were registered, up 3.8 percent from the same period last year.
The filing of new businesses is a leading indicator of future business and job growth.
For the third quarter, 163,807 renewals from existing companies were submitted. That is 4.8 percent less than in the second quarter, but 1 percent more than in the third quarter of 2022.
For the year ended the third quarter, 694,194 renewals from existing companies were submitted. That’s an 8.6 percent increase from the same range a year ago.
In the third quarter of 2022, a total of 884,284 companies, corporations and other entities were in good standing, up 5.2 percent year-on-year.
Releases and delinquencies also increased year-over-year, an indicator of business strains.
There were 11,614 dissolution requests in the third quarter, up 27.1 percent from a year ago. During the year ended the third quarter, there were 47,564 resolution requests, up 21.7 percent year-on-year.
There were 790,719 arrears, up 10.1 percent from a year earlier.
Other economic indicators monitored in the report were also mixed.
Gross domestic product, the broad measure of goods and services produced in the state, fell at an annual rate of 2 percent in the second quarter, the latest quarter for which information is available. Nonetheless, GDP rose 3 percent year-on-year.
Colorado ranks eighth among the 50 states with per capita income of $73,357 and first with per capita income growth of 6 percent.
According to Baker Hughes Rig Count, the number of active rigs in Colorado doubled to 22 between October 2021 and October 2022.
However, challenges remain, including inflation.
The consumer price index for the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood region rose 7.7 percent in September compared to the same month last year. Retail gasoline prices rose 1.8 percent year-on-year in October but are down 24.7 percent from a June peak.
The latest results from a quarterly survey of Colorado businesses reflect more pessimism in the fourth quarter.
The Leeds Business Confidence Index fell 1.3 points to 39.8 in the fourth quarter. That’s the fourth-lowest reading in the index’s 20-year history. Readings below 50 reflect negative rather than positive reactions.
Along with the overall score, individual scores for each of the six metrics the index tracks stayed below 50 in the fourth quarter. While expectations for the state and national economy rose, expectations for investment, hiring, earnings and sales fell.


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- BSNL’s ‘Fibre Entry’ is the cheapest broadband plan from the state-led network
- The plan costs Rs 329 and offers up to 20Mbps speed and 1TB of data
- The BSNL Fibre Entry plan offers free unlimited local and STD calling to any network in India
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has launched a new monthly fibre broadband plan, dubbed as the Fibre Entry. It offers up to 20Mbps speed and costs Rs 329. This is BSNL’s cheapest monthly broadband plan yet that sits right behind the existing Rs 449 plan and is currently available in select states across the country. The latest fibre plan has a fair usage policy (FUP) limit of 1,000GB, post which subscribers will get a slightly slower speed, according to BSNL. Additionally, customers opting for the plan will have access to local and STD calling to any network in India.
BSNL Rs 329 Fibre Entry plan details
BSNL’s Rs 329 as said offers 1TB of monthly data and a speed of 20Mbps. Post the data usage, the speed falls down to just 2Mbps. The plan costs Rs 329 and including taxes (18 percent GST or Rs 59 as extra), the price comes to Rs 388. The telecom network will offer unlimited local and STD calls to any network as part of the Fibre Entry plan and a 90 percent discount on the first month’s rent. The new Rs 329 fibre plan is limited to select states and BSNL is yet to announce when it will be available to all states.
The Rs 449 plan, on the other hand, will offer 30Mbps speed and a FUP of 3,300GB (3.3TB), post which the speed drops to 2Mbps. It will also come with unlimited local and STD calls to any network. BSNL will have to face competition to Reliance-led Jio which topped the state-led broadband service provider with 4.34 million subscribers a few months ago, while BSNL’s customer base declined to 4.2 million. Meanwhile, Bharti Airtel’s broadband subscriber base grew to 4.08 million and will look to overtake BSNL in the near future.

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Although it is true that PAO Group Inc (OTCMKTS:PAOG) has not performed particularly well in the markets in recent times, the company did make a major announcement yesterday that could prove to be significant in the long run.
On Tuesday, PAOG stock fell 4% at $0.0048 with more than 7.13 million shares, compared to its average volume of 11.27 million shares. The stock has moved within a range of $0.0046 – 0.0051 after opening the trade $0.0050.
PAOG Expects To Soon Launch 3rd CBD Nutraceutical Adding To 2021 Revenue Potential
The company announced on Tuesday that it was on course for launching a third CBD nutraceutical product by the end of 2021. While that was a significant announcement from PAO Group, it did not go much for the stock as it continued to experience a selloff and tanked by another 4% as a consequence.
In this regard, it is important to point out that the stock has not performed well in the past week either and during that period, it recorded a decline of as much as 13%. Not too long ago, the company had made an announcement with regards to the launch of its first two nutraceutical products.
One of those was RehabRX CBD, which is a form of salve and the other product was RelaxRX CBD, which helps with sleeping. Last but not the least, it should be kept in mind that PAO Group had announced recently that it was going to start a second run of production for the two above mentioned products.
PAOG stock is trading below the 200-Day and 20-Day Moving averages of $0.0055 and $0.005 respectively. However, the stock is trading above the 50-Day moving average of $0.0041. The stock is up 41% over the past 3-month.


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Canon USA has just released a new instant rebates on selected Canon EF and EF-S lenses, for a limited time, you can save up to $400 off on these Canon lenses at Adorama, B&H Photo Video, Amazon. Some of these items are lowest price online ever.
At a Canon event in China, a weibo user has shared us a photo about upcoming Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM lens compared to the iPhone, from the photo, we can see the RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM lens is even shorter than the iPhone. This lens will be officially released in late this year, you can get instantly notified when this lens is available for pre-order online.
According to Nokishita camera, ahead of NAB Show 2019 next week, Canon will announce several new 4K camcorders soon. These camcorders are:
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Canon now officially announced the new IVY CLIQ and IVY CLIQ+ camera printers today (In Europe, these camera printers called Canon Zoemini S and Canon Zoemini C). The US price for IVY CLIQ is $99.00 (Pre-order at B&H Photo Video/Adorama/Amazon), US price for IVY CLIQ+ is $159.00 (Pre-order at B&H Photo Video/Adorama/Amazon), will be shipping in early April, 2019.
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As already leaked before, Canon Europe now officially announced two new instant camera printers: Canon Zoemini S and Canon Zoemini C. Price for Zoemini S is £149.99/€179.99, price for Zoemini C is £109.99/€129.99. Both camera printers will be available on April 25th, 2019. Read More »


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During times of economic hardship, is it better to put money toward necessities and savings or to risk some in the hopes of winning more, e.g. playing the lottery?
Lottery agencies have recently been hoping customers would choose the latter, and it seemed at first that they would get their wish. In a 1994 study, Prof. John L. Mikesell of Indiana University found that between 1983 and 1991, whenever unemployment rates went up, lottery sales increased slightly, suggesting that some people see the lottery as a solution to financial hardship and spend money on it when they can least afford it.
Many state lotteries across the country are experiencing record sales, driven in part by intense marketing but also by people . . . who are trying to turn a lottery ticket into a ticket out of hard times.
“When people view themselves as doing worse financially, then that motivates them to purchase lottery tickets,” said Emily Haisley, a postdoctoral associate at the Yale School of Management who in July published a research paper on lotteries in The Journal of Behavioral Decision Making. “People look to the lottery to get back to where they were financially.”
Of the 42 states with lotteries, at least 29 reported increased sales in their most recent fiscal year. And of those 29, at least 22, including New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, set sales records. Further, sales in some states are on a pace to finish higher still in the current year.
To be sure, other factors as well are pushing lottery sales. Lottery directors have spent the last few years heavily marketing their products through greater presence in stores, new games and partnerships with sports teams and television shows.
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The higher sales of the current economic downturn have generally drawn higher net revenue along with them, in continuation of a longer trend. A study issued in June by the Rockefeller Institute of Government, a research arm of the State University of New York, found that lottery revenue had grown steadily over the last 10 years, with the highest growth rates during the nation’s last recessionA recession is a significant and sustained decline in the economy. Typically, a recession lasts longer than six months, but recovery from a recession can take a few years. , in 2001-2.
Somewhat incongruously, there is a thought that the hard times contributing to the lottery sales boom may well bring about its demise: if the economic slump continues, or even deepens, the thinking goes, many players may at last have had enough.
It seems that players have indeed finally had enough. The following is from the Wall Street Journal, December 26:
The sour economy is striking the one source of government financing that had been widely regarded as recession-proof: lotteries.
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Lottery officials have long praised their games as low-cost entertainment that grow even more appealing to players when the economy turns down. But lottery sales nationwide fell about $215 million, or nearly 2%, from July through September compared with the same stretch in 2007, according to La Fleur’s magazine, which tracks the lottery business.
The decline in lottery sales “is an unusual phenomenon,” said John W. Kindt, a gambling critic and business professor at the University of Illinois. A big proportion of lottery tickets are bought by people with gambling problems who are likely to play more in bad economic times, he said, even as intermittent players cut back.
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Some lotteries are counting on Christmas stocking-stuffer tickets to boost sales. Others are dreaming up new games to spur interest among buyers. And lottery officials across the U.S. are hoping for a big new jackpot for Powerball, which is tweaking its rules and adding a major new participant, Florida.
Terri LaFleur, publisher of LaFleur’s magazine, said she expects “a lot of legislative scrutiny for the expansion of lottery games, such as video lottery terminals, in 2009, as states face severe budget crunches.”
Some states have already expanded their lotteries this year Florida has joined the multistate game Powerball, Arkansas voters approved a state lottery in November, and Maryland voters approved video lottery terminals. We’ll be waiting to see what impact these changes have given lottery players’ newfound restraint.
The issue of lottery spending during tough economic times has been pondered in other countries as well. From the Public Gaming Research Institute:
The Spanish are stuffing “El Gordo” or “The Fat One”, the annual Christmas lottery billed as the world’s richest, despite a global economic slowdown that has saddled Spain with Europe’s highest unemployment rate. The strong demand bucks the trend in other major European nations where cash-strapped consumers have dropped lottery tickets from holiday shopping lists, causing a noticeable slump in sales.
An estimated four in five Spaniards bought tickets for the lottery in 2007, spending on average 64 euros (88 dollars) each for a total of 2.87 billion euros. The state lottery commission predicts they will spend roughly the same amount this year despite hard times.
The article goes on to say, however, that El Gordo has long been part of Spanish tradition and culture, which may explain its continued popularity this year.Share


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Mozilla urges action to unpick platform browser lock-ins • TechCrunch
“The experience of mobile browsers as essential utilities and the lack of differentiation between them means that browsers preinstalled on devices have a huge advantage,” it wrote in the report. “It’s good for the operating system, not necessarily good for the consumer. Many people are hesitant to switch to a new browser because they get used to the pre-installed browser quickly and don’t have a strong incentive to look for an alternative, or May deter them from finding alternatives. This long-term modulation of consumer behavior means that giving up a satisfying pre-installed browser is a positive option that requires a certain cognitive effort. If people are busy or the process is too Chaos, and people put off making changes or deciding not to do it all. For many, it’s easier to simply keep the status quo or put off decisions.”
The report also raises an interesting link between desktop and mobile browser usage — Mozilla says that “nearly all” users of the Firefox (alternative) mobile browser also use Firefox on their desktop computers.
“Our research shows that less than 6 percent of people in the US who use a desktop browser other than Firefox report using Firefox on their smartphone,” it noted. “This suggests that the more people use Firefox or other alternative browsers on desktop computers, the more likely they are to try it on mobile devices.”
This in turn suggests that Microsoft’s aggressive promotion of its own browsing software to Windows users — especially the anti-Firefox message it injected into its desktop operating system — could help reduce Firefox’s share of the mobile browser market (although Microsoft has no mobile browsers in China). platform) play these days).
It’s clear, however, that there are multiple factors that make competing on mobile devices especially tough for independent browser makers.The report highlights how the mobile space can be challenging as it is an experience that is more tightly controlled and/or integrated (and so tied to brands) than desktop operating systems.
For example, Google uses contractual restrictions with OEM partners to maximize the proportion of Android devices that come pre-installed with its own-brand services, such as the Chrome browser, even though Android is open source. (The tech giant is of course in antitrust trouble with some of these restrictions — like in the European Union, where it was forced to offer a selection screen to promote search engine competitors).
However, consumer familiarity (and comfort) with big tech can clearly work in tandem with lockdown — although platforms are likely to do so via suggestive messaging (and/or by creating friction for alternatives).
“Our research shows that many consumers believe that Chrome is the best browser to run on Android phones, and that it works better with products from the same company (for example, Gmail will run better in Chrome),” Mozilla noted — referring to Google’s use of such messages as part of its “cross-product promotion”, for example.
“It is also closely related to web compatibility issues and the extent to which operating system providers restrict or allow third-party browser interoperability, including access to the same features and APIs provided for their own browsers,” it continued, also criticizing discussed Apple’s ban on alternative browser engines from its App Store, which limited differentiation from competing with Safari, as competitors also had to develop on Webkit (which historically reduced their ability to compete, and continue to limit how much difference they can provide).
“Feature development for alternative browsers on iOS remains stagnant because Apple — which controls both the browser engine and the operating system — does not provide competitors with some of the necessary APIs and features, limiting differentiation.”
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Mozilla’s report also highlights situations in which even if consumers successfully choose an alternative browser as their default, platforms may still revert to selfish choices — in some cases bypassing their choice to re-display their browser, such as After doing “Find after selecting text in iOS (it states that “historically always opens web search results in Safari, regardless of which default browser the user chooses”); or opens a web link in the Windows search bar or icon — – This opens Edge (“Again regardless of default browser settings; or using the search widget on Android – “will always open results in Google Chrome”.
“Such a demonstration by the OCA highlights just some of the practices that operating systems use to favor their own browsers and undermine consumer choice. Legislators and policymakers in some countries are already taking action against fraud to protect consumers. Others The lack of effective competition in digital markets has begun to be addressed, including through the introduction of regulation. However, few have recognized the connection between these issues and the importance of browser competition, or have studied OCA practices as enabling (or hindering) consumers choice and well-being in a way,” Mozilla argues.
“We believe that if people have a meaningful opportunity to try alternative browsers, they will find many compelling alternatives to the default browser bundled with their operating system. These opportunities have been chosen by online architecture for many years and business practices that benefit the platform and are not in the best interests of consumers, developers, or the open web. The impact of self-preference and undermining consumer choice, including its impact on consumer behavior, over the years Hard to underestimate. It’s also hard to estimate the loss of disruptive innovation, alternative products and capabilities, and independent competitors as a result of these practices.”
Mozilla’s report doesn’t make specific recommendations for regulatory intervention to force the platform to “do better for consumers and developers,” as it says — as it says it plans to issue a report on remedies in the coming months further work – but it urged lawmakers to act to prevent “further harm to consumers from continued inaction and stagnation of competition”.
“As these companies have so far failed to do better, regulators, policymakers and lawmakers have spent a lot of time and resources investigating the digital marketplace. They should therefore be well placed to recognize the importance of browser competition and take Action to prevent further harm to consumers from continued inaction and stalled competition,” it recommended.
“We call on them to enforce the laws that already exist, as well as those that will come into effect. Where existing laws and regulations are lacking, we call for their introduction and underscore their importance to the future of the internet. Regulators, policymakers in many jurisdictions Lawmakers and legislators can use this moment to create a new era of Internet storytelling – one where consumers and developers benefit from real choice, competition and innovation.”
As mentioned above, the EU has taken antitrust enforcement action against Google’s Android contractual restrictions, which have resulted in EU users being offered a choice screen – at least for the default search engine.However, Mozilla’s report is generally dismissive of existing remedies Choose Architecture and Software Design Online, Arguing: “The remedies deployed to date have many limitations and have largely failed.”
Its conclusions are supported by Google’s lack of meaningful shifts in mobile search market share in Europe — it owns 96.6% of the market, the commission fined the company $5 billion since 2018 and, as the nonprofit Google alternative Ecosia recently pointed out In that way, it ordered the prosecution of infringing consumers.
Google’s rival DuckDuckGo has also called on regulators to go further in regulating choice screen remedies – arguing in recent years that such tools must be designed and integrated to enable true “one-click” if they are to truly move and a universally accessible experience. A competitive needle against entrenched platform forces.


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The fact that Apple has yet to announce the iWatch doesn’t stop analysts from predicting how many units the Cupertino giant will manage to sell in the first year. One of the more bullish analysts is Morgan Stanley’s Katy Huberty, who suggests that Cook & Co. may move as many as 60 million iWatch units in the first 12 month.
According to Huberty, Apple will benefit from its vast fan base who more often than not have no problems paying a premium for a product with Apple’s logo on it. She goes on to add that the iWatch will penetrate Apple’s user base the same way the iPad did.
iWatch could penetrate Apple’s user base the same way the iPad did and eventually hit the 60 million units sold mark; or it could follow the “iPhone path” with 30 million units flying off the shelves in a single year.Another, also bullish scenario sees the iWatch following the path of the iPhone with 30 million units flying off the shelves in a single year. Katy estimates that the iWatch will be sold for $300.
We at mHealth Spot think between the same lines. I can vividly remember days before the iPhone was officially launched, with various analysts predicting Apple’s doom in the mobile industry. For one reason or another many of those people are still in business, whereas Apple is one of the biggest phone makers in the world with iPhone and iPad accounting for three thirds of their revenues.
The iWatch will likely be unveiled by the end of this year, boasting a number of sensors to track one’s activities, health and so on.


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Attack on Titan 2 Gets New Trailer Showing Town Life and Features
Koei Tecmo shows the town life that Attack on Titan 2 players will be able to enjoy in between their titan extermination missions.
Today Koei Tecmo released a brand new trailer for its upcoming anime-inspired action game Attack on Titan 2.
The trailer showcases what we’ll be able to do in town between missions, getting to know established characters and interacting with them. Apparently, we’ll even be able to customize their appearance in a limited way through different clothes and hairstyles.
Other relevant activities are the ability to administer the regiment’s provisions and equipment, helping with titan research, and more. There certainly seems to be a lot to enjoy in the game, even outside of its combat core.
You can enjoy the trailer below. If you want to see more of the game, can also check out a recent trailer showing Nintendo Switch gameplay, the latest screenshots from Koei Tecmo, another batch of screenshots from last month, the latest story trailer, more screenshots introducing more members of the cast, a recent gameplay trailer, the first gameplay, and even more action which we filmed off the screen of a demo station at Paris Games Week.
You can also read our recent interview about the game during which Koei Tecmo’s Hisashi Koinuma and Hideo Suzuki provided more details.
Attack on Titan 2 will release in the west for PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC on March 20th, 2018. The Japanese launch will come just five days earlier, on March 15th.


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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Techweek Los Angeles, the conference dedicated to showcasing the innovation ecosystem in Los Angeles and along the west coast, will take place on Thursday, Nov. 21 and Friday, Nov. 22 from noon to 5 p.m. at L3 in Santa Monica Place. Techweek Los Angeles celebrates the technology landscape with a variety of panels and events focused on the wide array of industries influenced by technology including gaming, finance, fashion and more. Registration is still open and tickets can be purchased online at http://techweek.com/losangeles/#register.
LAUNCH Competition - Pre-qualified startups will compete for over $50,000 in cash and sponsor-donated gifts. The competing companies will be on display from noon-4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21 at the expo. At 5 p.m. the top five startups will pitch on stage in front of the judging panel: Chirag Chotalia, Vice President of Pritzker Group Venture Capital; Greg Bettinelli, Investor at Upfront Ventures; Jason Finger, Co-founder of Seamless; Rick Smith, Co-founder of CrossCut Ventures.
Hiring Fair - Techweek Los Angeles will host a hiring fair on Friday, Nov. 22 from noon-5 p.m. where HR representatives and hiring managers from a variety of tech companies will be looking for developers, data analysts, UI/UX designers and more. Companies represented range from startups to established tech brands, business service providers, law firms, business credit solutions, and recruiting firms. Attendees with resumes in-hand will receive a free pass to attend Techweek LA's Hiring Fair and Expo where they will have the opportunity to network with companies and recruiting agencies looking to hire.
FashionTECH Runway Show – Concluding the conference and expo is the FashionTECH Runway Show on Friday, Nov. 22 at 6 p.m. which combines the best elements of fashion and technology for an unforgettable evening experience. Models don the apparel of emerging online retailers and local boutiques while strutting down the runway to showcase the fashions to Techweek goers. Brands participating in the fashion show include: Crated, FreshNeck, JOOR, JustFab, Shoedazzle, VoyVoy, and Zappos.
Speakers and Panels - Techweek Los Angeles features six different summits focusing on the different trends, forecasts and best practices within the technology industry including: FashionTECH, Finance 2.0, Future of Media, Startup, Gaming and Development. Each summit features a variety of panel topics lead by influential leaders within the industry including: Jonathan Fox, McAfee; Antonio Cuevas, The Los Angeles Times; Francesca Helina, Twitter; Nicolas Dupont, Cyborg Industries and Jeff Feldman and Teal Newland; StumbleUpon. A complete list of speakers and panel topics can be found at http://techweek.com/losangeles/.
Gamers Lounge - Throughout both days of the expo attendees can enjoy the Gamers Lounge which will feature products and games from Scopely, Ouya, Band Together, Naked Sky Entertainment, Boxcat Games, and YummyYummyTummy while interacting with fellow gaming enthusiasts.
Official providers for Techweek Los Angeles include: Shore Hotel, ParkMe, Virgin America, Uber and VoyVoy.
"We look forward to celebrating the flourishing technology space in Los Angeles at Techweek LA," said Sam Kennedy, Techweek executive director. "The summit topics, speakers and events taking place during the expo compliment the unique tech landscape in the area as technology continues to intersect and influence new industries and trends."
Techweek is a weeklong set of events that enables the innovation ecosystem in each city's emerging tech scene by gathering local and international entrepreneurs, tech visionaries, and thought leaders. Techweek creates exciting programming that allows a global spotlight to shine on each ecosystem and its leaders. Techweek had its inaugural Chicago conference in late July of 2011 and attracted more than 8,400 registered attendees at its event in June of 2013. It has expanded to include an expo, a hiring fair, a developer summit, a gaming lounge, workshops, riverside parties, and much more. Techweek hosted its first event in New York City on October 17th with Techweek Los Angeles following on November 18-24, 2013.
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New Tower Raid and Capture modes arrive for Warface
Crytek has introduced two new gameplay modes to their CryEngine-powered free-to-play military shooter Warface.
Tower Raid joins the co-op mode's repertoire of different scenarios and sends a four-man team into a Blackwood facility to clean it out room-by-room, floor-by-floor and secure a high-ranking official of the dastardly PMC that is concealed within.
The PC version of the game has launched fully now and can be accessed by signing up for Crytek's Gface free-to-play gaming platform. The Xbox 360 version is currently in open beta and is still accepting signups.
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Honda Atlas launched its HR-V last week and began booking Monday with the promise it would start delivering cars in January. By Friday, customers who wanted to book the Honda vehicle were given a July-August 2023 delivery date, multiple dealers confirmed to Business Recorder.
A Honda dealership official in Karachi also told Business Recorder that customers wishing to purchase the HR-V must also sign a commitment pledging not to sue Honda if it does not deliver the car on the agreed date.
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“There is a global shortage of auto parts and the government’s import restrictions could lead to delays,” he said.
Meanwhile, industry experts said HR-V’s price tag of around Rs6 million could help the company penetrate the SUV market segment.
Pricing revealed: Honda HRV starts at Rs6,028mn in Pakistan
However, the July-August 2023 delivery date within a week of launch will disappoint some buyers, they said.
The long delivery time is not only a problem with the HR-V.
The delivery time for Honda Civic, launched in March this year, is currently quoted for June-July 2023 if the car is booked.
Indus Motor Company and Pak Suzuki also mention long delivery times to their customers.
The high delivery time is also a boon for investors who can now charge more ‘own money’.
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There is own money from Rs50,000 for small cars to Rs1 million for the larger vehicles, say market experts.
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“Groups with strong funding capacity will survive the competition under the circumstances,” the official said.


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Sprinklr and TikTok launch new advertising partnership
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Customer engagement platform Sprinklr, is integrating with TikTok for in-feed video advertising on the short-form video platform. It will enable ad campaigns to run on TikTok as well as other social media channels all within Sprinklr.
Commenting on the new partnership, Sprinklr CTO, Pavitar Singh, said it presents an exciting opportunity for brands to target a highly-engaged Gen-Z and Millennial audience on a platform that promotes authenticity and creativity. The company claims to be the first and only company supporting ad creation on the social media platform.
“We’re thrilled to provide our customers with the opportunity to increase return on ad spend, improve productivity, and protect their brand reputation when managing TikTok ads,” he said.
CMO reported earlier this year TikTok was the third-most-installed app worldwide in the first quarter of 2019, behind WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, according to Gartner. And it surpassed Instagram and Snapchat to be the leading short video application with 500 million monthly active users. The analyst firm added TikTok is fertile ground for brands to launch low-cost viral marketing campaigns.
TikTok was originally born in China in 2016 as Douyin, and launched outside of China in 2017 to become the most downloaded app in the US in October 2018. It is now available in more than 150 markets and 75 languages.
This new integration will provide a self-serve platform to plan, execute, analyse and optimise TikTok in-feed video campaigns alongside ad campaigns from other social channels, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Snapchat and Pinterest, in Sprinklr. TikTok in-feed video ads can appear in the “For You” homepage feed, with customisable CTA buttons that click out to an external landing page.
The integration comes as TikTok reached a tipping point for marketers to embrace, with analyst firm Forrester forecasting short video ad spending to reach US$6.5 billion in 2020, from US$2.1 billion in 2018.
TikTok employs machine learning to understand what consumers like, then serves video content it thinks will keep those consumers watching. And the Sprinklr, TikTok integration is expected to increase ad spend ROI and enable artificial intelligence (AI) to distribute budgets based on an ad’s performance and automate the ad bidding process.
Additionally, Sprinklr’s smart rules allow advertisers to automatically adjust ad content based on social media conversations, the weather or events. And real-time, customisble reporting dashboards provide timely insights and improve advertising strategy.
Locally, last year saw TikTok start to be embraced by Australia brands. The #Cricketmania challenge coincided with Australia’s match against India at the ICC Cricket World Cup. Samsung promoted its #SponsoredPost campaign for the Galaxy A Series smartphone range across numerous social platforms including TikTok.
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Georgia will see more Bitcoin ATMs soon thanks to the big American company which operates and owns Bitcoin automated teller machines. According to the company’s press release, it wants to install 20 new Bitcoin ATMs in the United States, more precisely, in the state of Georgia. Eighteen of this new batch will soon be working in Atlanta, and two more — in the college town of Athens nearby. The recent rise of Bitcoin price and the demand increase led to the decision to install more kiosks, with Georgia chosen as a state which did not have much of them before.
Coinsource is a relatively big Bitcoin ATM operator: California, Oklahoma, Nevada, Texas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Arizona and Georgia are the states where this company already placed the kiosks which allow buying and sometimes selling bitcoins. But the BATM market of the United States is overall well-developed, as seen from CoinATMRadar, even though it’s not like the authorities of this country never talked about the dangerousness of cryptocurrency.


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German chemical company Wacker Chemie is investing in a new $1 billion plant in Cleveland, Tennessee. Local officials say the deal will bring at least 500 jobs.
Gov. Phil Bredesen says Thursday that the deal with the Munich, Germany-based company will bolster Tennessee’s status in the field of clean energy technology. Wacker is among the world’s largest producers of polysilicon, a material used to make electronics and solar panels.
Bradley County commissioners approved a $50 million incentives package in December for what they described as an international manufacturer that would create at least 500 jobs.


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India’s tomato market remains weak, due to drought and deluge. This has caused unparalleled price volatility, with tomato prices rising over 300% in certain locations. In the previous several weeks, retail prices have risen to above Rs 200 per kilogram, impacting customers severely. This situation must be addressed. In certain areas, market prices drop below Re 1 per kilogram, hurting farmers’ profits.
India produces 20 million tonnes of tomatoes on 8.4 lakh hectares with an average yield of 24.5 tonnes per hectare in 2022, ranking second in the world. The Indian government has promoted high-yielding varieties and hybrids, protected cultivation, micro irrigation, irrigation infrastructure, post-harvest management, and value addition for decades.
However, the Indian tomato dilemma emphasizes the need for creative solutions. Tomato crop yield may be increased via research and development, stabilizing prices and relieving farmers and consumers. Without ongoing R&D on cutting-edge technology-aided plant breeding, identical crises can arise in any crop at any moment, and one bad monsoon can start a vicious cycle.
New breeding technologies (NBTs) provide promise with their extraordinary capacities. According to Wang, T., Zhang, H., & Zhu, H. (2019), CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats), a promising gene-editing tool, CRISPR has the potential to improve agronomical traits like pest and disease resistance, shelf life, productivity, price stability, and fruit quality, making it a game-changer in tomato breeding.
I. Improving tomato pest and disease resistance with CRISPR. Researchers have created tomatoes with increased disease resistance by targeting certain genes. This new characteristic provides a regular tomato supply even in bad weather, stabilizing market prices. Disease-resistant tomatoes help farmers avoid crop losses, safeguard their livelihoods, and provide markets with tomatoes.
Developing climate-resistant tomato cultivars and hybrids is crucial. Though tomato breeders may not emphasize heat tolerance, rising temperatures due to climate change may eventually need it.
II. Shelf life extension — CRISPR technology extends shelf life beyond disease resistance. CRISPR gene editing has extended tomato shelf life, lowering post-harvest losses. Tomato prices stabilize due to reduced spoilage and waste during storage and shipping. This ensures a consistent supply of fresh tomatoes, lowering prices.
III. Increasing yield – CRISPR can boost tomato output, which benefits farmers. Researchers optimized genes for yield, fruit amount, and crop development to create more productive tomato lines. Increased availability meets customer demand, reducing supply shortage-induced price spikes and creating a win-win situation for farmers and consumers, stabilizing the market.
Despite their promise, sophisticated technologies’ broad adoption in India confronts several obstacles. largely popular opinion. Innovative technology solutions for crop enhancement require clear, science-based policy and regulatory norms. Increasing understanding of the scientific basis, safety, and benefits of novel technologies like gene editing can provide stakeholders confidence in their positive and diverse socioeconomic implications. In this scenario, public-private collaboration is crucial.
In 10 years, NITI Aayog predicts fruit and vegetable demand would surpass 420 million tonnes. India loses over 40% of its billion-dollar horticulture industry. Thus, sustained investments in processing, value addition, and post-harvest management to limit wastage prevent similar crises in tomato and other crops, especially vegetables.
R&D must be encouraged to generate superior cultivars with better agronomical and nutritional qualities. These novel methods can help create a more stable, climate-resilient tomato industry with supportive and evidence-based policy and regulatory frameworks.
The comprehensive strategy may also be used to prevent crises in other vegetable or field crops, maintain food and nutritional security for the 1.4 billion people, and assist India reach its Amrit Kaal goals.
India’s tomato market is facing challenges due to drought and deluge, leading to price volatility and affecting farmers’ profits. The country produces 20 million tonnes of tomatoes, ranking second in the world. The government has promoted high-yielding varieties, protected cultivation, micro irrigation, post-harvest management, and value addition for decades. However, the Indian tomato dilemma highlights the need for creative solutions to increase crop yield and stabilize prices. New breeding technologies, such as CRISPR, have the potential to improve agronomical traits like pest and disease resistance, shelf life, productivity, price stability, and fruit quality.
CRISPR has been used to create tomatoes with increased disease resistance, ensuring a regular supply even in bad weather. It also extends tomato shelf life, lowering post-harvest losses and ensuring a consistent supply of fresh tomatoes. Additionally, CRISPR can boost tomato output, benefiting farmers by optimizing genes for yield, fruit amount, and crop development.
However, the broad adoption of these technologies in India faces several obstacles. To prevent similar crises in other crops, sustained investments in processing, value addition, and post-harvest management are needed. R&D should be encouraged to generate superior cultivars with better agronomical and nutritional qualities, creating a more stable, climate-resilient tomato industry with supportive policy and regulatory frameworks.


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When Gearbox granted the Homeworld IP to developer Blackbird Interactive they apparently did more than just update the titles name, they fundamentally altered how the game itself would be released. With the added funding for Shipbreakers, Blackbird is heading for a full commercial release of the game and will no longer be Free-to-Play. The news came via a response from Randy Pitchford, President of Gearbox, to a fan on Twitter saying:
“With our investment, Homeworld Shipbreakers can be a proper commercial release. No need for F2P.”
No news on what effect this will have on players who opted to purchase the fairly expensive pre-release packs which contained many items geared towards the Free-to-Play model. An unfortunate turn of events for free-to-play fans awaiting such a promising new title. Would you still be willing to purchase Homeworld: Shipbreakers?


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Consumer products group Reckitt Benckiser has posted a 2% decline in like-for-like revenue, at constant exchange rates, in the second quarter of the year.
The parent company of Dettol and Durex, which last week announced the sale of its food business to US spice company McCormick, posted net revenue of £2.48 billion for the period, which was a 14% increase at actual exchange rates, and a 3% increase at constant exchange rates, for the period.
In its first half, Reckitt Benckiser posted sales of £5.02 billion, which was 14% higher at actual exchange rates, and 2% higher at constant exchange rates. However, like-for-like growth for H1 was down 1%.
Adjusted operating profit for the half was £1.19 billion, which is 1% higher at constant exchange rates, and 16% higher at actual exchange rates.
The period also saw Reckitt Benckiser announce the acquisition of the Mead Johnson Nutrition business.
“In the first half of the year, we have made significant progress on portfolio transformation and becoming a more focused consumer health and hygiene business, with both the acquisition of Mead Johnson Nutrition, and the agreed sale of our Food business,” commented Rakesh Kapoor, Reckitt Benckiser chief executive.
“From an operational perspective, as expected we had a tough first half, with challenging conditions exacerbated by a sophisticated cyber-attack. Notwithstanding this, the business remains strong and our earnings model intact. We saw broad-based growth across the majority of our consumer health brands."
Kapoor added that the company continues to "innovate strongly across our Hygiene segment with good success, and Home (ex-Korea) continues to perform in line with our expectations.”
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It’s fitness gadget maker against fitness gadget maker. In February 2012, BodyMedia, maker of the FIT armbands that promote weight loss and health, filed a patent infringement civil action against competing fitness gadget maker Basis. On Monday of this week, three months after the suit was filed in court, BodyMedia served the lawsuit to Basis. Thursday, Basis countered back, telling BodyMedia that its lawsuit claims are invalid.
Basis filed an Answer and Counterclaims with the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, stating that BodyMedia’s claims of patent infringement are invalid.
“We believe these allegations are baseless,” said Jef Holove, chief of Basis, in an interview with VentureBeat. “One, we are not infringing [on BodyMedia’s patents] and we haven’t even launched a product yet that would show we have infringed on anything. Second, there is a plethora of prior art for BodyMedia’s patents. From a larger point of view [the lawsuit] appears to be a tactic to hinder our launch.”
Holove argues that BodyMedia’s patents are invalid because of prior art for fitness gadgets that promote health and weight loss. Prior art refers to ideas and information that were public before a patent was obtained. The company also says that now that these patents have been brought to light, it intends to prove they were invalid to begin with.
Basis provided some context for why it feels BodyMedia’s lawsuit is inappropriate, and some of the reasons are a bit odd. It says that BodyMedia noticed the positive attention Basis was attracting at CES and asserts that BodyMedia filed the suit just to release a press release that the company had filed a lawsuit.
BodyMedia, which has been around since 1999, holds 17 patents for body sensing technology. In the patent infringement filing from February, BodyMedia contended that Basis violated six patents. One patent is for an armband to be worn on the upper arm that can detect health information with an accelerometer and a heat flux sensor. The other patents named in the filing related to sensors used in a health tracking device.
BodyMedia has a line of fitness armbands, under the name FIT, which track movement, skin temperature, sweat, and heat dissipation to give an overall picture of your health and daily fitness levels. The company recently closed a $12 million funding round.
Basis is in the process of developing a fitness wrist band with an accelerometer to track movement and sensors to track heart rate, temperature, and sweat levels. The company debuted its device at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas earlier this year. It has raised $9 million in funding from Norwest Venture Partners and DCM.
VentureBeat has reached out to BodyMedia for comment and will update the post when we get a response. The full filing is below.
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Shares of B/E Aerospace were up $1.42 in afternoon trading after the company said it plans to offer for sale $500 million of its senior notes to pay for future acquisitions.
The Wellington-based manufacturer of aircraft interiors and parts (NASDAQ: BEAV) said in a news release that it intends to use the proceeds to pay for acquisitions of businesses operating within, or complementary to, its commercial aircraft and consumables management segments. The company said it is exploring acquisition opportunities, but there are no definitive agreements.
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and UBS Securities LLC are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering and RBS Securities, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey and Wells Fargo Securities LLC are co-managers.
B/E Aerospace reported net earnings of $37.3 million, or 37 cents a share, for the second quarter ended June 30. That’s up 7 percent from $34.7 million, or 35 cents a share, in the prior-year period.
The company said revenue for the quarter was $483.9 million, up 1.9 percent from $474.8 million a year ago.
Shares were up to $32.22, a new 52-week high. The 52-week low was $17.47 on Nov. 3.
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Microsoft may have retired Internet Explorer 6 last week, but it's still keeping track of the ancient browser's user share on a death watch-like website that's been running for more than three years.
Microsoft's new updating "normal" for Windows -- a faster-paced tempo that demands customers apply releases within weeks -- is a first step in moving the OS to a services-style model. But companies may be leery of the change.
Microsoft on Wednesday extended the Windows 8.1 Update migration deadline for businesses by three months, but again told consumers they had less than four weeks to make the move before the company shuts off their patch faucet.
Microsoft may have retired Windows XP, but one of China's leading security vendors is trying to keep the OS threat-free, and rolling out protection software to hundreds of millions of users in the nation.
Just days before Microsoft retired Windows XP from public support, the company drastically reduced the price of custom support agreements that give large companies and government agencies another year of XP patches, experts reported today.
Red Hat is looking to advance the Docker Linux container application for wider enterprise use.
In case it wasn't clear already, Intel and Microsoft are no longer joined at the hip. Intel is trying desperately to grow its share of the tablet market, and with Windows flunking out on those devices, Android is where it's at.
As organizations move in-house systems to the cloud, Canonical wants them to consider switching their OSes as well.
Microsoft on Monday conceded that Google's Chrome OS and the Chromebooks the operating system powers are capable of doing real work, a reversal of its 'Scroogled' campaign that once blasted the laptops as worthless.
Microsoft is updating its Web-based Office Online suite, narrowing the features gap with the main Office 365 and Office 2013 suites installed on users' devices.
Microsoft's end-of-support deadline for Windows XP last week came with mixed emotions. After 13 years of XP use on desktops worldwide, saying goodbye to the most dominating operating systems of its time begs a question: Should we continue to use and turn a blind eye to our beloved XP, saving the real innovation for the tablets and smartphones we increasingly rely on?
Dell's Original Equipment Manufacturer division makes custom PCs for companies in a variety of industries. It also makes money. With sales of plain ol' out-of-the-box machines on the decline, this might point to the future of the PC.
In Windows 8.1 Update, Microsoft may be finally getting it right: The latest version of its operating system finally bridges the gap between touch and traditional computing.
Official Microsoft support for Windows XP ends tomorrow. However, as many as 20 percent of business endpoints still use the popular operating system. If your company ranks among those still using XP, here's how you can protect your machines from the forthcoming onslaught of security vulnerabilities.
There's no question that today's Microsoft is a whole new company. Many of the changes announced under the leadership of CEO Satya Nadella were initiated under his predecessor, Steve Ballmer. But it's clear that it's a whole new Microsoft.
With its Enterprise Mobility Suite, Microsoft will make it easier for companies to manage a range of devices, including those running Apple's iOS and Google's Android. It's a smart move, says columnist Ryan Faas.
The end of Microsoft support is fast approaching, and the company still has a lot of machines running the old Windows operating system.
It's an increasingly mobile world -- and the mobile future of Windows is dubious. To better accommodate end users, CIOs would be wise to consider these three alternatives to Windows on the desktop -- Chrome, Android and Ubuntu.
OSs will still matter to developers and engineers, but ordinary users are going to be more and more in the cloud, where their OS doesn't matter at all.
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Phage viruses used in paper-based packaging
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Canadian researchers use bacterial technique to create a new packaging that can control growth of E. coli and Listeria.
With outbreaks of Listeria and E.coli making almost daily news within the food processing and packaging industry, Canadian scientists from the Sentinel Bioactive Paper Network are looking to create a new type of packaging that uses a bacteria to stem the tide of the deadly pathogens.
The new process involves using harmless phage viruses to target and kill pathogens like Listeria and E.Coli. that could be present on food surfaces—but the trick is to actually place the attacking phage in the paper-based packaging.
Phage use has received regulatory U.S. FDA (Food & Drug Administration) approval in the as a safe food additive in certain food products, along with Health Canada issuing a letter stating no objection for the use of phage.
An immobilized phage can take over the Listeria and/or E. coli bacterial cell and produce new copies of itself inside the cell. After the phage reaches critical levels, the phage breaks open the bacterial cell and destroys it, thus not allowing the pathogen to multiply on a food surface
Sentinel researchers have stuck phage onto cellulose (paper-based) material and wrapped ready-to-eat foods like meats and raw-meats in it, and have shown that harmful cells of Listeria and E. coli are killed by phage that have been placed on the packaging.
This packaging option works at refrigeration temperatures, at which pathogens can still grow. The packaging solution can be used for modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) and vacuum packaged meats.
“This work has the potential to change the way today’s food packaging operates,” says Dr. Mansel Griffiths, a Sentinel researcher and director with the Canadian Research Institute for Food Safety at the University of Guelph. “Through our research we also examined phage storage stability to further extend the use within industrial applications.”
Paper-based biosensors (bioactive paper) offer one of the best approaches for food safety monitoring because of their low-cost, simplicity, and rapid response time.
“Sentinel is working hard with its industry partners to bring phage-based anti-listeria and E. coli materials to the marketplace. One vision is food packaging that inhibits Listeria and E. coli growth and warns the consumer or food supplier of contamination,” said Robert Pelton, Sentinel’s Scientific director, McMaster University professor, and a Canadian Research Institute chair.


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The South Australian Government has announced plans for legislation that would impose fines of up to A$20,000 for ticket touts and a maximum penalty of A$100,000 for websites and publications that advertise scalped tickets.
The bill would also see those who attempt to sell tickets to events with a ‘resale restriction’ placed on it for more than 110 per cent of face value will face on the spot fines of up to A$550.
Public servants would be tasked with catching illegal ticket scalpers during major events. The South Australian consumer affairs watchdog will also hire an employee to monitor illegal touts, with more resources to be added in the lead-up to major concerts and sporting events.
According to Australian Leisure Management, the South Australian Commissioner for Consumer Affairs Dini Soulio told a recent Budget Estimates committee considering the legislation that initially one compliance officer would target online ticket sales, but more anti-scalping employees could be added later.
Soulio said: “Subject to how that progresses, I have the flexibility within my investigation and compliance workforce to move resources around depending on priority and need.”
A Cricket Australia spokesman also welcomed the proposed new legislation. He said: “We want to send a very clear message to those who try to take advantage of the system and scalp tickets at inflated prices, that we will identify and cancel tickets, per our terms and conditions.
“Our message to all fans is to not support this practice. While we understand this leads to disappointment with some tickets being sold out, you should only purchase from official ticket agencies to ensure you only pay the official prices, and not risk your ticket being cancelled at the gate.”


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Russia has enjoyed “phenomenal” growth of cashless payments in eight years, outpacing other European countries, as the amount of transactions soared 30-fold from 2010 to 2018, according to the Boston Consulting Group (BCG).
Total revenues from cashless transactions on the European market will grow 5.9 percent until 2028, the BCG forecasts, noting that in Eastern Europe the figure will stand at 7.4 percent. Russia is the main driver for growth in the region, the group noted in its report seen by RBC business outlet.
The volume of cash-free transactions in Russia rose on average by 22.1 percent, while the payments per person jumped from 5.8 to 172 or nearly 30 percent from 2010 to 2018. “Russia has overtaken all European countries on this indicator, including the leaders, which showed two and three-fold growth over the same period,” said Max Hauser, who leads BCG’s Technology Advantage practice in CIS in Russia.
Such a surge is the result of three factors, cheap retail finance, high market concentration, and huge investment in technology, the consulting firm explained. BCG believes that Russian consumers managed to leapfrog the traditional development of payment systems, as the country is also Europe’s largest market for e-wallet transactions and the global leader for secured tokenized transactions.
Although growth is expected to cool to 11.8 percent in the next ten years, Russia will still outperform the other 58 countries considered in the research, according to the report.
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Facebook’s Libra must be under Central Bank oversight, PBOC says
Facebook’s announcement last month of its plans to issue a digital currency prompted global central banks including the European Central Bank and the Bank of England to voice concerns.
Facebook Inc.'s push to create its own cryptocurrency, called Libra, must be put under the oversight of monetary authorities, according to a senior official from China's central bank.
As a convertible crypto asset or a type of stablecoin, Libra can flow freely across borders, and it "won't be sustainable without the support and supervision of central banks," Mu Changchun, deputy director of the People's Bank of China's payments department, wrote in comments provided to Bloomberg.
Mu said digital currencies can be used for lending, could disrupt monetary policy, and induce foreign exchange risks in economies with a volatile local currency. In addition, Facebook hasn't made clear its commitment to anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing responsibilities, as well as how it will protect the privacy of its users, Mu wrote.
Caixin published similar comments on Libra from Mu this weekend.
"In the longer term, the yuan will be damaged by Libra if it's not convertible," Mu told Bloomberg. Making the yuan freely exchangeable would deal with that risk, he said.
The central bank is organising market-oriented institutions to jointly research and develop a central bank digital currency and the programme has been approved by the State Council, Wang Xin, director of the PBOC Research Bureau, told a seminar at Peking University on Monday.
"From the government's perspective, we pay more attention to its influence on financial services, monetary policy and financial stability," Wang said, according to a report in the China Daily.
The California-based tech giant's announcement last month of its plans to issue a digital currency prompted global central banks including the European Central Bank and the Bank of England to voice concerns. Though Facebook itself is not generally accessible in China, the PBOC is also signaling that it is worried by issuing a public response.
Mu said the central bank's research team tested Libra's code and found it's "still in an initial stage and the quality of the code isn't stable." He also said it's questionable whether Libra would indeed use blockchain technology, because it can't meet the high concurrent transaction requirements necessary for retail sales scenarios.
The PBOC has been working on developing its own digital legal tender, but hasn't announced a time table for issuing any such currency.


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Shares of Sears Holdings Corp. continued their decline Tuesday, posting their fifth consecutive day of losses, even as U.S. equity markets rose and in spite of the news that the firm named a new chief merchant.
Sears stock closed at $31.43, down 35 cents, or 1.1 percent, in trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Separately, the company announced Brookstone president and chief executive officer Ron Boire as its new head of merchandising.
Boire will head merchandising for the Sears and Kmart nameplates. His official title at Sears Holdings is executive vice president, chief merchandising officer and president, Sears and Kmart formats. It’s a new position at Sears Holdings, according to a spokesman. One of Boire’s responsibilities will be to integrate the firm’s Shop Your Way Rewards members’ “experiences across its stores, online, service and mobile capabilities.”
“We are in the midst of a transformation of our business, from top to bottom,” said Lou D’Ambrosio, ceo of Sears Holdings. D’Ambrosio noted that adding key talent such as Boire will accelerate the company’s transformation.
Boire said, “I understand the company’s challenges, but I am more persuaded by the company’s opportunities and strengths.”
Before his stint at Brookstone, Boire was president of U.S. Toys for North America at Toys ‘R’ Us. His resignation at Brookstone became effective today. Prior to joining Toys ‘R’ Us, Boire was executive vice president, global merchandise manager for Best Buy Co. Inc., responsible for global technology and vendor management, global sourcing and private label development.
His experience at Best Buy and Brookstone already has led to some speculation in the marketplace that Sears’ strategy could focus more toward a bigger push in electronics and gadgets to reverse the trend in same-store sales declines.
That’s not far-fetched given that Sears said last week, when it announced the store closings plan, that “Kmart’s quarter-to-date comparable-store sales decline reflects decreases in the consumer electronics and apparel categories and lower layaway sales.” At Sears’ domestic stores, the “quarter-to-date decline was primarily driven by the consumer electronics and home appliance categories, with more than half of the decline in Sears domestic occurring in consumer electronics.” In contrast, apparel sales at Sears’ domestic stores were flat, while sales at Lands’ End in Sears stores were up midsingle digits.
While Boire is leading the merchandising and store format turnaround charge at Sears, John Goodman continues as executive vice president of apparel and home at the Sears Holdings design office in San Francisco. According to a Sears spokesman, Goodman does not report to Boire, but continues to report to the “board of directors of his business unit.”
The structure at Sears Holdings has the presidents of its business units reporting to the firm’s board.
In addition, Lana Cain Krauter, senior vice president and president of Sears Apparel, continues in that role. She reports to Goodman.
Meanwhile, the bulls roared out of the gate on Wall Street. The S&P Retail Index, a measure of U.S. retail stocks, rose 0.8 percent, or 4.48 points, to 527.68 as trading settled and the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.5 percent, or 179.90 points, to 12,397.46.
Retail stocks rose just 2.9 percent last year as the Dow advanced 5.5 percent. The gainers included Saks Inc., up 4.3 percent to $10.17; Quiksilver Inc., 3.3 percent to $3.73; American Eagle Outfitters Inc., 2.8 percent to $15.72; VF Corp., 2.1 percent to $129.67; Guess Inc., 2 percent to $30.40, and The Warnaco Group Inc., 1.8 percent to $50.94.
Markets were fueled by a report from the Institute for Supply Chain Management showing continued growth in the manufacturing sector last month. The group’s U.S. manufacturing index rose to 53.9 last month from 52.7 in November. A reading over 50 indicates expansion in the sector.
“These collections continue to build on that vision, empowering differently abled adults to express themselves through fashion,” said @tommyhilfiger of his line of adaptive apparel, which launches today. The line consists of 37 men’s and 34 women’s styles based upon the pieces from the spring Tommy Hilfiger sportswear collection. #wwdnews
“Stranger Things” is getting a new cast member for season 2. Meet @sadiesink_, the 15-year-old who will be joining the Netflix series for its new season. You may recognize her from “The Glass Castle” with Brie Larson and Woody Harrelson, but the Texas native’s next role goes in an entirely different direction. She describes her character, Max, as “a rough and tumble skater girl [who] becomes friends with the boys at school.” The second season debuts on October 27. (📷: @jgreenery) #wwdeye
Amid the Harvey Weinstein controversy, there’s another sector that’s being put under the spotlight for sexual abuse: the modeling industry. While rumors about abuse and sexual harassment of female and male models — and the photographers, agents and others who perpetrated it — have circulated within the fashion world for years, model @cameronrussell started posting stories from models on Instagram last week about abusive situations they’ve encountered — from sexual harassment and molestation to attempted rape. Over 75 have weighed in so far. Read more on WWD.com. Link in bio. #wwdnews
To celebrate its 16th anniversary, @dylanscandybar tapped designers and celebrities to create mosaics out of candy. The mosaics will be auctioned off to support the philanthropic cause of each participant’s choice. Pictured here is the mural created by @aliceandolivia's Stacey Bendet. For a first look at some of the other artwork being unveiled tonight, go to WWD.com. #wwdeye
The annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic in Pacific Palisades this weekend drew Kate Hudson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Laura Dern and more. See pictures of the star-studded event on WWD.com. (📷: @chelsealaurenla) #wwdeye
In his new book “Hollywood Royale,” Andy Warhol’s Protégé Matthew Rolston celebrates the Eighties revival of Hollywood glamour. Featuring more than 100 portraits taken by Rolston from 1977 to 1993, the book contains photos of icons like Michael Jackson, Cyndi Lauper, and @drewbarrymore, pictured here in 1991. “Hollywood Royale,” out today, will be accompanied by an exhibition opening at Los Angeles’ Fahey/Klein Gallery on March 1. #wwdeye
"Nowadays when life is not so happy with everything going on in the world, I think people come to me for a little bit of whimsy and color and fun." - Designer Rebecca De Ravenel on her cult-favorite jewelry line. (📸 : @vsteves) #wwd40
“Everyone is talking about how the retail industry is struggling, but I think it’s an incredible time because brands who are doing something different and innovative are setting themselves up for the future,” said @adamgoldston, who founded the luxury athletic brand @apl with his brother @ryangoldsten. The Goldston’s are part of WWD’s 40 under 40: a group of industry notables. See the rest of the list on WWD.com. (📷: @vsteves) #wwd40
@eyeswoon blogger Athena Calderone debuted her first-ever cookbook, “Cook Beautiful,” which is heavily centered on the presentation and visual expression of food. Pictured here are her miso glazed carrots from the book. Get the recipe on WWD.com. (📷: @johnny_miller_) #wwdeye


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Boehringer Ingelheim will join Zhangjiang Biotech & Pharmaceutical Base Development Co. (ZJ Base) in building a €35 million ($45 million) cGMP biopharmaceuticals facility in Pudong, Shanghai, the companies said.
Up to 65 jobs will be based at the new facility, which will be the first established by a leading international biopharmaceuticals manufacturer in China to use mammalian cell culture technology. The facility will include technical process development as well as cGMP manufacturing, and will be ready for operations in early 2016.
“With a number of innovative medicines being developed by a cluster of middle to small-sized innovative companies in Zhangjiang, plus the government support, we plan to initiate the CMO manufacturing framework at this plant on a trial basis,” Lanzhong Wang, ZJ Base’s general manager, said yesterday in a statement. “This will provide an effective platform for middle and small-sized companies to industrialize their innovations. Thus, it will greatly prompt the development of China’s biopharmaceuticals manufacturing industry.”
Boehringer Ingelheim has stepped up contract manufacturing activity, even rebranding what was Boehringer Ingelheim Biopharma Contract Manufacturing into Boehringer Ingelheim BioXcellence™. The company hopes its new name will persuade smaller drug developers it can provide an entire production technology chain from DNA to fill and finish under one roof at its facilities in Biberach (Germany), Vienna (Austria), and Fremont (USA).
Christian Boehringer, chairman of Boehringer Ingelheim’s shareholders committee, said in the statement that the company’s partnership with ZJ Base “is an important step in our global China strategy, as it opens a further opportunity for Boehringer Ingelheim to participate in the growing demand for high-quality biopharmaceuticals in China.”
The new facility will expand the presence Boehringer Ingelheim has had since 1994 in China. The company carries out research, development, manufacturing, and marketing activities in the world’s most populous nation, where it finished last year with €358 million ($472.5 million) in sales, up 32% from 2011 but still a small piece of BI’s €14.7 billion in total sales worldwide ($19.4 billion).
Two years ago, Boehringer Ingelheim said it would spend €70 million ($91 million at the time) to expand an existing company plant at Shanghai’s Zhangjiang High-Tech Park that opened in 2002 at a cost of $41 million. Shanghai is also home to other company operations, including the Asian Veterinary R&D center, where more than 30 scientists were working on improved vaccines for China and Southeast Asia at the end of 2012; and a chemical Center of Competence (CoC) opened in 2010.
China’s 12th Five-Year Plan (2011–15) identified biopharma as one of seven strategic sectors expected to comprise a combined 8% of GDP. China hopes to expand its biopharma workforce from 250,000 to 1 million jobs by 2015.


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Microsoft, with agency m:united//mccann, took the top gong at the 4A’s Jay Chiat Awards, with a piece of work that launched an adaptive controller to widen access to its Xbox gaming console; by approaching an under-regarded problem faced by many people around the world, Microsoft was able to tell an innovation story on a large scale.
Now in their 23rd year, The Jay Chiat Awards are a global competition held by the 4A’s (American Association of Advertising Agencies) each year, and reward the best strategic thinking and breakthrough insights that lead to impactful marketing execution.
The Grand-Prix-winning case study from Microsoft was notable for several reasons.
In recent years, under CEO Satya Nadella, who took over the top spot in 2014, Microsoft has seen some big changes. Not least, the brand’s famous aim of wanting a “PC on every desk and in every home, running Microsoft software” has shifted to bringing the full suite of the company’s capabilities to a much larger addressable market.
This specific campaign tapped into two important and overlapping communities: first, it aimed at a US market of 33 million gamers with disabilities – according to the case study – but spoke globally. Around 15%, roughly a billion, of the world’s inhabitants experience some form of disability: a large, diverse, and important constituency.
The second community is gaming – in total, that comprises the 86% of internet users who have played at least once in the last month – or, more conservatively, just under a quarter of all people who play on consoles such as the Xbox.
The work spoke to an important constituency of a booming market, one that Accenture puts ahead of the populations of Japan, Germany, and the UK in terms of purchasing power.
For all gamers, part of the fun comes from being able to do what you can’t in real life. For gamers with disabilities, however, “it’s one of the only times people with disabilities feel treated as an equal to those without, since their opponents don’t see their disability on-screen”. As one person puts it in the case study, “There’s a joy in being able to take an avatar and have her run barefoot through the grass because I can’t. My avatar is as able as yours.”
Adaptive products are beginning to enter mainstream business consciousness. Recently, Tommy Hilfiger, the clothing brand, launched a line of adaptive clothing, which featured a host of really clever innovations designed to make clothing easier to put on: magnetically enhanced zippers, quiet Velcro, magnetic fastening, and back-openings for seated wear to name a few. These innovations don’t only expand the addressable market but also give brands something worth telling the world about.
Microsoft is an innovative company but is often bogged down in an association with productivity. With this campaign, the firm wanted to better articulate its brand mission: “To empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more.”
Innovative companies grow, but innovations also boost marketing effectiveness. According to Les Binet and Peter Field, “Advertising and marketing works better when you’ve got new news about new products. And the more radical the innovation, the bigger the effect.” Like Microsoft’s radical innovation of an adaptive controller, along with adaptive packaging that could be opened by people with limited or no use of arms or hands.
To bring the idea to life, and to speak to an audience beyond those for whom the adaptive controller was intended, Microsoft sought scale. With a spot that featured the voices of the product’s users, the company bought ad space during the Super Bowl, following a couple of days trailing on the company’s owned channels.
Key to the work, and noted in the case study, was the absence of pity: the controller’s intended users weren’t depicted as sufferers or objects of sympathy, but as gamers with whom design had not yet caught up.
In a context of diminishing trust in big tech, the campaign triggered not only a series of increases in innovation and gaming associations, but also led to competitors like Google opening up their platforms for compatibility with the controller.
All the winners of the 2019 Jay Chiat Awards were announced during the 2019 Strategy Festival held by the 4A’s in New York City. WARC subscribers can view many of the winning entries here.
Sourced from WARC, Accenture; additional content by WARC staff


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