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Solar Power Stocks
Solar Profits, Short- & Long-Term
You all know a global recession is currently underway.
Layoffs. Bailouts. Deleveraging. Tight credit. You've heard it all.
But as green investors, you need to know exactly how overarching economic conditions are affecting individual sectors in the cleantech space, and how you can still make a buck with all the carnage in the markets.
Solar power stocks seem to be the most sought-after cleantech destination, so let's see how that market is responding to the turmoil.
Solar Stocks Battle Falling Prices
I'm not just talking about falling stock prices, I'm talking about falling average selling prices (ASP)—a new must-add term to your cleantech vocabulary.
Average selling prices, with respect to solar, include both the price of the raw material, polysilicon, and the selling price of the finished module.
Poly prices stood at about $400 per kilogram not long ago, but have fallen to about $120 per kilogram in the past few quarters as demand for computer chips waned. All indications point to further price reduction in the near future.
The rise and fall of silicon prices is evident in a long-term chart of companies that operate in that sector:
Companies that process, refine, and sell polysilicon enjoyed extraordinary runs when their product was in high demand and short supply. But they witnessed an equally dramatic fall when demand eased and prices began to fall.
Expect this trend to continue, with Renesola (NYSE: SOL) being the earliest to rebound as the current Chinese cost advantage is magnified by continued falling prices.
The other average selling prices relevant to the solar market are those of the finished product, panels. Keep in mind that the long-term goal of the solar industry is to drive down prices in order to compete with traditional sources of energy.
While rapidly falling prices like we're seeing now help reach that goal, they also take away dollars in the short-term from the almighty balance sheet. This is because solar companies can't reduce operating costs in the short-term as fast as selling prices are falling. But solar companies will begin to make money once again as operating costs are reduced.
The companies that reduce costs the fastest will be rewarded with higher earnings and higher share prices.
Current selling prices for European manufacturers are in the €2.50 per watt range — a significant discount from just a few months ago. Established Chinese producers are selling panels in the €2.15 to €2.20 per watt range. Yingli (NYSE: YGE) has reported selling panels for €2.05 per watt to large customers.
Falling panel prices are due to reduced poly costs and reduced demand spurred by the recession. A slew of new incentives, from the U.S. and elsewhere, should begin to stimulate demand. Prices will slightly rebound when that happens, but remember, long-term overall cost reduction is the ultimate goal.
When selling prices begin to rise with renewed demand, the companies that can keep prices low by reducing production costs and increasing panel efficiencies will win.
I'm sure you don't need a chart to understand how falling selling prices for modules have affected the share prices of major solar producers.
But the deep discounts now available on solar stocks provide a few unique opportunities for profit in both the short- and long-term.
Here's what I mean. . .
Investing in Solar Power Stocks
Considering some solar stocks have lost as much as 95% of their value in the last year, as a green investor you have to assume the worst-case-scenario—other than bankruptcy—has already been priced in.
As such, any good news is enough to push stocks higher, even if it's just a bit higher.
Take the last five days for example. Solar stocks were thrashing around their lows in the second half of last week and early this week.
But a positive note from Citi this morning, coupled with JA Solar's reporting of better-than-expected revenues, was enough to send solar stocks soaring.
We're seeing 20%+ pops today just because JA Solar's earnings were mediocre instead of terrible. But that's the current state of the market. And that's exactly how you can make money on solar stocks in the short-term.
I've known for some time now that solar stocks have been way too low. So, last week I sent the following update to readers of the Alternative Energy Speculator:
Let's use today's dip to get into LDK Solar (NYSE: LDK), Renesola (NYSE: SOL) and back into JA Solar (NASDAQ: JASO).
LDK broke through its 52-week low today, trading in the $4.60 range. Renesola came within $0.04 of its low at about $2.10. And JA Solar is back down to were we bought in the other day.
I don't think they'll stay here for long. Even though we're not seeing the high valuation we're used to, these prices are simply unjustified.
As you can see from the above chart, those plays panned out perfectly, each one now standing with about a 10% gain. Readers of Alternative Energy Speculator now have that cash in their pockets.
Short-term solar gains like that are hard to come by in this market unless you have the advantage of being guided by an industry expert. So many factors are currently affecting stock prices that it's sometimes hard for individual investors to figure it all out.
In the solar market alone you have to consider not only the falling prices we just discussed, but also the harsh winter in Germany that is delaying installations, the fickle incentive market in Spain, the robust potential of U.S. and Italian markets in 2009, and a dozen other solar-specific market factors.
And you have to know about all that stuff before taking into consideration the negative financial headline du jour.
The same holds true for long-term solar profits. Prices are low now, but do you know which producers are likely to lower costs the most over time? Do you know whose panels major installers now prefer?
This is all required information for successfully investing in solar tocks.
You can get it piecemeal here for free and try to turn a profit on your own, or you can get all the information you need, including purchase recommendations with price targets, delivered right to your inbox.
Readers of The Speculator have cashed out of four winning plays in the past two days. And that's on top of the numerous other winners we've had so far this year, even as broader markets reached their lowest points in more than a decade.
Now is not a bad time to invest, provided you have all the information you need to navigate a fickle market.
Banks are once again lending to cleantech projects now that they've been made more attractive by governmental tax incentives. There's no reason to sit on the sidelines; stocks are at ridiculously undervalued levels, and I have the insight you need to profit when they pop.
You'll earn back the membership fee in no time as you turn in-depth industry reports, company profiles, and buy recommendations into easy cleantech gains.
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Troy, MI-On Tuesday, July 14 at the 2015 SAE Battelle CyberAuto Challenge automakers announced an added layer of cyber protections by launching an Auto ISAC that will serve as a central hub for intelligence and analysis, providing timely sharing of cyber threat information and potential vulnerabilities in motor vehicle electronics or associated in–vehicle networks.
Remarks from Vice President for Vehicle Safety at the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, Rob Strassburger, at the CyberAuto Press Conference Call:
Good afternoon. Thank you for participating today.
I am Robert Strassburger and I am Vice President for Vehicle Safety at the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, Inc.
Computer technology has made possible dramatic advancements in auto safety, clean–car technology and fuel economy.
From the first stages of design and development, automakers are working on multiple fronts to assure that cars and trucks are safe and secure.
When it comes to cyber security, sound cyber policy and resiliency is collaborative.
Last July, here at the Cyber Auto Challenge, the Alliance and Global Automakers announced that we had begun work to enhance the industry’s cybersecurity posture by working collaboratively to develop a voluntary Information Sharing and Analysis Center – or ISAC.
We have now completed the specifications for the ISAC needed for the auto sector.
Today, we are announcing an added layer of cyber protections by launching an Auto ISAC that will serve as a central hub for intelligence and analysis, providing timely sharing of cyber threat information and potential vulnerabilities in motor vehicle electronics or associated in–vehicle networks.
We expect the Auto ISAC to begin operations late this year.
At first, automakers from around the world will receive the threat information distributed by the Auto ISAC.
We anticipate that the Auto ISAC will eventually expand to include auto suppliers and, over time, could also include strategic partners, such as telecommunications providers and technology companies.
The Auto ISAC will allow automakers to more effectively counter cyber threats in real time and further enhance the industry’s on–going efforts to safeguard vehicle electronic systems and networks.
Following a competitive bidding process during which multiple bids were received, Booz Allen Hamilton was selected to work with Members from the Alliance and Global Automakers to identify the structure, scope, governance, operating procedures and policies for the Auto ISAC.
Booz Allen Hamilton is a leading technology consulting and engineering firm with deep roots in cyber and national security.
Finally, anticipating that Congress will act on information–sharing measures sometime this summer, Congress can further help boost this industry led endeavor.
Reiterating that sound cyber policy and resiliency is collaborative; we encourage policymakers to include legal protections that facilitate cyber security information sharing.
The establishment of the Auto ISAC complements another joint action by our two associations to help promote the security of vehicle–generated data.
In November 2014, Participating Members of the Alliance and Global Automakers voluntarily adopted Privacy Principles that will govern data retrieved from vehicles.
These principles – the first of their kind in the so-called “Internet of Things” – reflect a major step in protecting personal information .
As automakers prepare for an increasing interconnected future, we have the opportunity to anticipate and prepare for the complexities and challenges that the future may bring.
The Auto ISAC and our data Privacy Principles are the latest examples of the proactive and diverse approaches that automakers are taking to enhance vehicle and data security which remains among the industry’s top priorities.
 NOTE: Companies adopting the principles commit to notifying consumers about the kinds of data that may be collected from vehicles; provide heightened protection for the most sensitive types of consumer information (such as geolocation); and clearly limit the circumstances where information may be shared with government authorities.

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VRLA, one of the original VR conventions, is preparing for its return next month, and it’s packing a promising line-up.
The show is set to take place on 4th – 5th May at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Two days of talks and workshops will be running alongside an expo floor featuring a range of VR and AR experiences.
Headlining this year’s show are talks from The Void, the company that recently brought us the Star Wars: Shadow of the Empire location-based VR experience and Rikard Steiber, President of Viveport over at HTC. Steiber will be joined by Dell’s Gary Radburn to talk ‘Empowering VR Developers, Businesses and Consumers’. Other keynote speakers include AltspaceVR’s Katie Kelly, Qualcomm’s Hugo Swart and Walt Disney Imagineering’s Jon Snoddy.
It’s not all just talking, though; there’ll be several announcements at the show. Specifically, we’ll see a world premiere from Skydance Interactive, the company that brought us Archangel. We’re not sure what the company has in store, though we do know it’s currently working on some major updates for its mech-based shooter.
Elsewhere there are set to be announcements from Intel and Ricoh.
A Saturday pass to VRLA is just $40 (or $30 if you’re a student). However you can get a two day Pro Pass including the Friday for $299, along with shorter lines and access to more sessions.


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What all of this really highlights ‘s the odd no-man’s-house the USPS uses up, approximately getting a corporate and you can an authorities entity. Congress has made they “independent” but nevertheless keeps heavy power over it. Such, Congress possess nixed USPS plans to cut costs because of the reducing Tuesday delivery. Then again once the USPS cuts will set you back alternative methods and you will shrinks, they decrease services to a lot of Us americans, like those when you look at the outlying areas. You to definitely enhances the case of what kind of an effective postal services People in america features a straight to.
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New USPS (by way of Congress) has actually ramping up the price of shipping, and with for each walk, there can be some extent away from backlash. But if you to improve it having inflation, the expense of postage might have been apparently secure just like the eighties that’s actually low priced now versus mid-seventies. The above graph away from 2013 reveals how much cash today’s forty-two-cent stamp (then your “proposed” rate) perform pricing in comparison to the previous. Even though it continued the upswing in the rates to transmit a good first-classification letter, it simply did not boost prices uncommon.


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Altrincham’s hospitality and entertainment businesses reopened for indoor service for the first time in 2021 today as the easing of the coronavirus lockdown continued.
Alongside pubs and restaurants which resumed service inside, theatres and cinemas also reopened – while from this weekend onwards, Altrincham Football Club will open its doors to home supporters under stringent restrictions.
Delighted customers safely mixed with one another for the first time since household mixing was banned in Greater Manchester on July 31st.
Amid the cold and worsening weather, the latest easing of restrictions came as a huge relief for the town’s hospitality and entertainment sector.
Altrincham Today took a walk into Altrincham and Hale and caught up with a selection of local businesses.
Everyman offers a wide array of mainstream, classic and independent films – with each screening room fitted with cosy sofas in an atmospheric setting.
Besides keeping the branch open for food deliveries, Clare Ellis, venue manager, and Abi Foster, deputy manager, have put in place various Covid secure safety measures across the building.
“All the screens are at half capacity; some are only at 40%. We also have an algorithm in the booking system that makes sure that each [separate] party is at least a seat apart,” said Abi.
She added: “Most of the team are coming back, we’ve even recruited some extra staff.
“There are loads of new films coming out – every week we should have a biggish release. And yes, by the end of September James Bond will be here!”
The Con Club
The Con Club’s spacious outdoor seating area has made it a popular spot for al fresco wining and dining in recent weeks.
On reopening its indoor restaurant area, manager Sam Baynes told us: “I’m excited to get an atmosphere back inside.
“To have our restaurant open again is massive for us and we’re already fully booked for the first two weekends.”
Sam added: “We have hand sanitising stations as you’re coming in and out of the restaurant and toilets.
“There are also temperature checks on the staff at the start of their shift.”
The Unicorn (JD Wetherspoon)
Wetherspoon had resisted the urge to open its outdoor spaces, so The Unicorn on Ashley Road has remained firmly shut since 2020.
The popular venue, which originally opened in 2001, had only refurbished its interior last August.
Heather Bowers, manager of the Altrincham branch, said: “It’s great to be back and to see all the staff again.
“We’re just waiting to see what happens for June now but, in the meantime, we remain cautious and optimistic.
Heather added: “We have NHS track and trace set up… as well as forms, available at the front door, for people who are unable to use their phones.
“Staff are on the floor at all times to manage social distancing and help customers.
Shaw’s Road restaurant Blanchflower was conspicuously one of the busier restaurants in Altrincham this morning, reaching maximum capacity as early as 9am.
Manager Hannah Barker said: “We’ve got a lot more space between tables, we’ve taken a lot of tables out to make the customers feel safe.
“We’re prepared, and we’re managing to control people coming in. It’s been crazy but completely manageable.”
Oxford Road Café
In just under a decade, one of Altrincham’s most well-established cafés has moved site and expanded its capacity from 16 to just over 100 people.
Although lockdown has been a difficult period for most hospitality businesses, the last 14 months has opened up new opportunities for Oxford Road Café. Recent innovations have enabled it to open an evening diner service, which among many other things offers cocktails and increasingly popular ‘British Wagyu’ meat dishes.
Jonny Hanson, owner of Oxford Road Café, said: “It’s been lovely to get people back outside and it’s the silver lining to get them back inside.
“The layout of the unit has been quite forgiving; we’ve only lost eight seats. It’s been quite touching the support we’ve had.
“We’ve installed a cube system, which allows customers to call over staff digitally, which now stops people waving.”
Cibo, which sits on the former American Bar and Carluccio’s site, is one of Hale’s most popular new restaurants.
Although it was well equipped to cope with al fresco dining, it was today able to reopen its main restaurant area to the public once again.
Tony, manager of Cibo, said: “We’ve socially distanced the tables. We also have put screens in most areas and we have regular hand sanitiser stations.
“Our outside area was done during lockdown, which took a few weeks,” added Tony.
“It’s been great to see our regulars come back. And we are now fully booked for the upcoming weekends.”
Clarendon Fine Art
The London based art gallery has only one branch outside of the capital – in Hale, having moved to the village three years ago in a pursuit of making the area a ‘destination village’ for fine art.
The gallery, adorned with beautiful modern art, has broadened its portfolio and seen demand spike over the pandemic.
Lewis Cornish, Senior Fine Art Consultant, said: “Over the pandemic we have worked behind closed doors. When we locked our doors, we did private views by Zoom, so we took the gallery to them, [the pandemic] didn’t stop what we were doing.
“Lockdown was busier for us – because of Covid we have more customers than before. The pandemic has done wonders for us.”


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Digi is now offering eSIM support for all eligible subscribers, though customers will still have to walk in to a participating Digi store to sign up for it.
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Jeff Bezos' private space company Blue Origin launched and landed the fourteenth test flight of its New Shepard rocket booster and capsule, a system designed to carry people on short trips to the edge of space.
The mission did not have passengers on board, although the capsule on top of the rocket is designed to carry as many as six people for future flights. Known as NS-14, this mission also marked the first flight of a new rocket booster and an upgraded crew capsule. The rocket booster and capsule that flew Blue Origin's NS-13 mission in October remains operational, with the company saying it is now dedicated to flying microgravity research payloads.
NS-14's new capsule features multiple upgrades to Blue Origin's astronaut experience.
"The upgrades include improvements to environmental features such as acoustics and temperature regulation inside the capsule, crew display panels, and speakers with a microphone and push-to-talk button at each seat. The mission will also test a number of astronaut communication and safety alert systems," the company said in a blog post.
The interior of the latest New Shepard capsuleBlue Origin
New Shepard is designed to carrying people on a ride past the edge of space, with the capsules on previous test flights reaching an altitude of more than 340,000 feet (or more than 100 kilometers). The capsule spends as much as 10 minutes in zero gravity before returning to Earth, with massive windows to give passengers a view.
Blue Origin noted that "all mission crew supporting this launch are exercising strict social distancing and safety measures to mitigate COVID-19 risks to personnel, customers, and surrounding communities."
Bezos personally funds Blue Origin's development by selling part of his stock in Amazon. While he has previously said that he sells about $1 billion of Amazon shares annually to fund the space company, Bezos has recently increased his sales of Amazon stock, cashing out more than $10 billion worth in 2020.


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At 8:30 a.m. — The Commerce Department releases data on durable goods for March.
At 12:30 p.m. — The Federal Open Market Committee announces its decision on interest rates and QE2.
At 2:15 p.m. — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke will hold a news conference where he will answer questions from reporters. It is the first regularly scheduled news conference in Fed history. From now on, such gatherings are set to occur four times a year.


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By Haley Ritchie, Metro
The Glebe BIA is submitting a request to city council next week requesting an exception to an Ontario law that requires retail businesses to close on statutory holidays.
"Let's let the businesses make a choice for what works for them, what works for their customers and their staff," said Andrew Peck, executive director of the BIA.
"We spent quite a bit of time talking about it, we talked to our board, did a survey with our members and went door-to-door to talk to merchants," he said.
Peck said the proposal is not asking for any kind of special designation. Instead, he's appealing to a part of the Retail Business Holidays Act that says exceptions apply to areas "located within two kilometres of a tourist attraction."
The proposal would apply to the Bank Street BIA's official district, including Bank Street and Lansdowne.
Right now retail stores in the Glebe are required to close down during holidays and risk fines if they remain open.
Peck said the idea was in the works long before Whole Foods was fined earlier this year for opening on Good Friday.
"It came about fairly organically last year. It wasn't a particular business that came to us," he said.
Peck said missing out on holiday foot traffic is painful for a lot of smaller stores along the Bank Street main drag who have to compete with online retailers and malls.
"The businesses that have been closing in our area are retail. Those handful of days with heavy traffic might make a bit of a difference," he said.
Other areas within Ottawa that fit that criteria and are currently exempted include the ByWard Market, Sparks Street and the Rideau Centre.
"We're putting in an application, starting a conversation and we'll see where it ends up," said Peck.


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Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has unveiled a new line-up of storage solutions, designed to reduce customer costs and boost operational efficiency through the channel.
Spanning StoreOnce, Recovery Manager Central (RMC) and GreenLake Back-up - the solutions leverage alliance partnerships with Microsoft and Commvault, in addition to Nimble Storage technologies.
“Businesses need a built-for-cloud approach to data protection and copy data management on premises and in the cloud for simple and efficient data mobility,” said Patrick Osborne, vice president of secondary storage at HPE.
Osborne said StoreOnce back-up appliance portfolio increases business continuity, while RMC is built to simplify data protection and copy data management for Nimble Storage offerings.
Delving deeper, StoreOnce with Commvault software integration aims to reduce the storage footprint and network bandwidth requirements to the cloud, with GreenLake Back-up now offering consumption-based IT models.
“The solutions and services announced today enable HPE 3PAR and HPE Nimble Storage customers to effortlessly orchestrate intelligent, multi-tiered data protection from on premises arrays to the public cloud – driven by policy and business need,” he added.
Collectively, Osborne said the new capabilities allow customers to increase operational efficiency by up to 95 per cent, in addition to enabling faster back up to the cloud and reducing cloud storage costs.
The revamped line-up comes a matter of weeks after the vendor rolled out a new round of enhancements to its Partner Ready program, designed to drive channel profitability across key solution stacks.
Effective 1 November 2018, key changes include rewarding providers for investing in “high-growth” market areas, spanning composable infrastructure, hyper-converged solutions, storage, software and consumption services.
Specifically, sales representatives will be rewarded for selling core HPE products and services which include Synergy, SimpliVity, Nimble Storage and 3PAR, in addition to OneView, OneSphere, GreenLake and Datacentre Care.
The program will also feature “simpler, globally consistent” design in a bid to create “easier partnering” through the supply chain.


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Dutch threat to Corus merger
THE Dutch wing of UK steel group Corus is considering reversing the merger that created the industrial giant in 1999. The startling plan emerged as the two sides squared up in an Amsterdam court to decide whether the Dutch correctly blocked a £543m sale of Corus's aluminium business.
Corus needs the cash to cut its £1.2bn debt. But the rebel Dutch board - which controls the aluminium operation - will not allow the deal to go ahead if the money is used to prop up loss-making UK steel mills.
A lawyer for the rebels said: 'It is not necessary to weaken Dutch Corus by selling profitable parts, considering it might be possible that the merger could be reversed.'
The court is due to hand down its judgment today. Legal experts say the odds are stacked against the UK because the court largely considers Dutch interests.
If the sale is blocked, the outlook is bleak for 10,000 UK steel mill workers and the jobs of chief executive Tony Pedder and chairman Sir Brian Moffat.
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Swedish dairy co-op Skånemejerier has introduced a new, recyclable packaging for ICA supermarket's Hushållsost cheese, embracing the shift towards single-material designs for better recycling. This innovative packaging, made entirely of polypropylene (PP), features both the base and the lid in a mono-material format, expertly produced and printed by Mondi. Available for cheese blocks of 1 kg and 2 kg, this packaging solution ensures the cheese remains fresh and well-protected on store shelves, thanks to its excellent barrier against oxygen and moisture, alongside high resistance to punctures. Moreover, the packaging's superior print quality effectively showcases the brand and its commitment to recycling.
Ingemar Jönsson, Skånemejerier's packaging manager, highlights the extensive and productive partnership with Mondi, which began with initial tests in 2019, leading to the launch of this fully recyclable packaging by the end of 2023. Jönsson praises the efficient collaboration that allowed for the fine-tuning of materials and machinery, culminating in a packaging solution that is not only practical and visually appealing but also aligns with consumer expectations for sustainability by promoting a circular economy.
The launch of Skånemejerier's innovative cheese packaging aligns with the opening of Swedish Plastic Recycling's Site Zero, heralded as the largest used plastic sorting facility in the world. Operational since November 2023, this advanced facility processes plastic waste from Sweden and Finland, showcasing the significant strides toward sustainable waste management. The single-material design of the new cheese packaging ensures that it can be efficiently sorted and recycled at Site Zero, enhancing the push towards a circular economy.
Rickard Jansson, a Development Engineer at Swedish Plastic Recycling, expressed enthusiasm for the mono-material packaging developed by Mondi and Skånemejerier for ICA. He highlighted the advantage of using a single type of plastic over mixed materials, which simplifies the recycling process, prevents the need for incineration, and supports the creation of new products from recycled PP film—a first for Sweden. This innovation fosters circular plastic use, reducing reliance on fossil fuels and decreasing incineration rates.
This groundbreaking packaging solution has not only addressed sustainability concerns but has also gained recognition within the industry. It received the PackNorth Award in the 'Food' category this year and was honored at the Empack fair in Stockholm, Sweden, in October, underscoring its significant contribution to environmental sustainability and its role in promoting circular economy practices in the packaging sector.
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Blue Point Brewing Company has its village approvals in place for an expected move to the 110,000-square-foot building being vacated by Briarcliffe College in Patchogue.
The Patchogue Village Board on Tuesday unanimously approved a negative declaration under the state’s environmental review process, which means there’s no substantial evidence the project would have a significant effect on the environment.
The board then unanimously approved Blue Point’s application for a special permit to use a portion of the building for retail uses in the industrial zone.
The rest would be used for brewing and shipping beer.
“Hopefully you’ve gotten the sense that we’re very excited about this project and we’ll do what we can do to help this process along as quickly as we can,” Patchogue Mayor Paul Pontieri told the Blue Point representatives who were in attendance Tuesday night in Village Hall.
Among them was Blue Point president Todd Ahsmann, who noted after the meeting that the company and the landowners still haven’t agreed yet on the terms of a lease.
But that’s all that needs to get done now to make the project happen.
The brick building, which also houses Flo’s Luncheonette and Mr. D’s Ultimate Fitness — both of which would have to move — is owned by Swezey Real Estate Development.
It sits on the same property of Patchogue’s historic lace mill, and before Briarcliffe was the flagship location of Swezey’s department stores.
The store closed in 2003, and with it the village lost some 250 jobs, according to a New York Times report from that time.
David Knapp of Swezey Real Estate had previously told greaterpatchogue.com the property owners had been actively marketing the building since Briarcliffe announced its intentions to “teach out” the remainder of its current enrollees before closing in December 2018.
He said Briarcliffe is actually encumbered by its lease until early 2019.
Ahsmann also spoke publicly about Blue Point’s big plans for West Main Street for the first time Monday night.
“I’m here to describe to you what our vision is,” he said. “We consider ourselves a craft brewery. As the mayor pointed out, this is a property that has a manufacturing history, and craft is manufacturing. We’re very proud of that. We consider our brewers artists.
“So what that means is we want to involve the consumer in what’s going on. So when we build an experiential space, we want people to be able to see it, to smell it, to watch them making it. We want the artists to be seen in action.”
That means the facility, will offer educational tours, retail products, on-site tastings and sales for off-site consumption, as well as a restaurant component.
“We want [visitors] to stick around a bit longer,” Ahsmann said. “We’re still working out the details, but part of the craft beer movement is pairing beer with food; it’s part of the interactive experience.”
“It’s all just really hands on and for people to be able to go home and tell a story to friends,” he added.
Blue Point Brewery was established in a shipyard at its current River Avenue location in 1998 and was purchased in 2014 by Anheuser-Busch InBev, the brewers of Bud and Bud Light.
“Blue point has been such an asset to this community,” Pontieri said, also making reference to the brewery’s new Pride of Patchogue campaign. “It’s brought us notoriety on a different level.
Reflecting on the possible move to West Main Street, and the excitement surrounding it, Pontieri noted that in April he had asked Blue Point to take a look at the Briarcliffe building as an alternative to River Avenue expansion plans.
The mayor said he had likened the River Avenue plans to pouring 16 ounces of beer into a 12-ounce can, and urged Blue Point to pitch the alternative idea to parent company Anheuser-Busch.
“I just have one question,” joked village clerk Patti Seal, “once this all comes to fruition, hopefully, and you’re ready to roll, can we get the clydesdales for our Christmas parade?”
The Blue Point representatives said they could “definitely make an inquiry” into bringing the famous Budweiser horses to Patchogue.
Trustee Tom Ferb said the brewery is going to revitalize the western end of the village.
“Being across the street from this is going to be a good thing,” he said.
He noted the tourist attractions that the Guiness brewery in Ireland and the Anheuser-Busch brewery have become.
“People don’t just come there for lunch; going to those facilities is part of seeing and understanding the area; it’s a real tourist draw and another really important dimension and diversity in our economic base here and I am very excited,” Ferb said.
“I would be remiss if i didn’t mention that working with your village, your village clerk, your building department has been unbelievable,” said Blue Point attorney David Leno of Uniondale. “The level of service and attentiveness to assist a business like this to grow has been phenomenal.”
“I give this board a lot of credit,” he continued. “This project is going to be similar to what the vineyards did for the North Fork. It’s going to be a tourist destination.
“It’s going to draw people in and you’re really at the forefront of that.”


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UK manufacturing, retail, and services growth was down for the second quarter of the year.
According to a survey business lobby group the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), the main reason for the drop was the fast rate of growth reported in the previous quarter. The CBI has said it expects growth to be strong during the rest of the year.
The CBI's survey reported a reading of 14 per cent growth in the three months to June, compared with 33 per cent in May.
Rain Newton-Smith, CBI director of Economics, said:
Despite an easing in performance this month, activity over the quarter as a whole has been good. We expect the economy to sustain a solid pace of growth over the remainder of the year as lower oil prices and inflation continue to boost real incomes and consumer spending.
Newton-Smith also warned that UK trade could suffer as a result of the Greek debt crisis.
Exporters face real challenges, especially from the impact of a stronger pound against the Euro and still weak global export markets. And whatever the results of the referendum in Greece, we urge Eurozone leaders to move quickly towards a deal that underpins both growth and financial stability, providing certainty for Greece and the wider Eurozone.


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If the recently-leaked PCB diagrams of an Nvidia GF106 card weren't enough to get your adrenaline pumping, then maybe these new photos of the chip will help out.
The snapshots recently appeared on Chinese tech site Zol (Google Translation), and show close-up shots of a GF106 chip in all its glory. Although some of the details have been blanked out, you can clearly read the GF106-250-KA-A1 model number.
However, as with the PCB diagrams, it's not known whether this is a GeForce GTS 450 chip, or another flavour of card that Nvidia's lining up at the cheaper end of the scale. According to ZOL, Nvidia is planning to use the GF106 core in its forthcoming GeForce GTS 440 and 445 cards, as well as the GeForce GTS 450 cards, which will be priced at up to $170 (£107).
The site has also taken this opportunity to get the rulers out, and reckons the chip measures 15.2 x 15.7mm, sitting in a package that we estimate to measure 34 x 34mm.
In addition to the GPU, ZOL has also taken a snap of one of the capacitors on the card. Designed specifically for components such as graphics cards, the Nichicon F11 (pictured on the card below) should be able to perform the job of several standard capacitors with just one unit.
If all the previous rumours are to be believed, then the first card to be based on the GF106 will be the GeForce GTS 450, which is reportedly lined up for released on 13 September.
We haven't heard how many stream processors the chip will feature, but it reportedly comes with a 789MHz GPU clock and up to 1GB of 3,760MHz GDDR5 memory, which is addressed via a 128-bit interface.
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A new study from researchers at Carnegie Mellon University released this week says that video games consoles consume approximately one percent of all energy used in residential zones, based on energy readings from 2010.
That means a lot of people are playing video games, which is great, but here's the bad news: Around 68 percent of the energy consumed by consoles is used while machines are in idle mode.
In other words, gamers wasted 10.8 TWh of energy. That's $1.24 Billion dollars worth of power.
The study suggests that a massive amount of power would be saved if all consoles included an auto-shutoff feature. An Xbox 360 firmware update last May set the console to automatically shut down if idling, though that can be turned off. The PS3 requires users to manually set the console to automatically shut off.
So do the world a favor. Don't leave your games on if you aren't going to be playing for awhile.


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The fact that cryptocurrency is used by the most wealthy people in the world implies that it’s a major business.
Elon Musk told people using the social media application that Bitcoin was a “good” good thing.
In the wake of this statement, bitcoin’s price has increased significantly. Last month, 3 bitcoins cost 3,600 pounds.
The Bank of Singapore suggested that Bitcoin (12 years ago) could take over gold as the primary preferred currency.
Andrew Bailey (the governor of Bank of England) warned of the Bitcoin crash, unpredictable nature and was “very alarming” on May 10.
When you hear stories such as this, you will wonder about what Bitcoin is and how it operates.
Here , we’ll tell you everything you need to be aware of.
(I can explain this in total secrecy for those who are unable or unwilling to seek clarification).
What exactly is Bitcoin specifically?
Bitcoin is commonly referred to as cryptocurrency, virtual currency, or digital money. However, some retailers are not accepting it, while others have banned Bitcoin purchases.
However, companies are starting to pay attention to the effect they can have on the market.
The woman who draws the attention of Bitcoin
This video explains how Bitcoin functions, and also how to buy Bitcoin.
What exactly is Bitcoin?
Every bitcoin is essentially an image on your computer that you keep in a digital wallet app for your smartphone or personal computer. You can also transfer Bitcoin to anyone else.
All transactions are tracked on an open database known as the Blockchain.
How to get Bitcoin?
There are three ways to buy Bitcoin.
Bitcoin is a currency that can be purchased using real money
You can sell your items and then have them pay you in Bitcoin.
Or use a computer to create bitcoin.
Install the Bitcoin Wallet app for your smartphone
What is the process by which the new Bitcoin developed?
The computers of the users can be allowed to manage transactions for all to allow Bitcoin to work.
The computer is able to handle large amounts of money. Sometimes computers will offer bitcoin as an incentive.
Computers are used to process Bitcoin purchases.This is known as bitcoin mining.
To make sure that Bitcoin doesn’t increase over the long run, the calculation method has become more complex.
It can take several years to earn a bitcoin if you begin mining immediately.
The power bill for your computer might be more expensive than Bitcoin.
Bitcoin is an excellent investment.
There are many other things than money that can be worth something. One reason Bitcoin is so popular is due to the fact that people are willing to trade Bitcoin for actual goods, services, or cash.
Screen of a computer showing graphs of price of crypto assets
Create a Bitcoin-generating system by assembling a specific computer
What are the reasons people would like Bitcoin?
Bitcoin is popular because it doesn’t have to be monitored by banks, government, or any other institutions. However, nobody can be sure of what “account numbers” you’ve got, unless you ask.
Elon Musk, the world’s millionaire, declared in 2021/1 that the billionaire is an avid supporter of Bitcoin. “He has frequently expressed his the support of online currencies in recent years and has also been able to significantly increase the value of Bitcoin through his financial wealth as well as influence.With this particular support, the price of Bitcoin has risen significantly.
https://zenwriting.net/cryptoxcmn259/what-are-japanese-backed-offshore-cryptocurrency-exchanges is worth it, because people believe in it
Is Bitcoin safe?
Because all transactions are publicly available so it’s difficult to duplicate, create a fake, or steal bitcoin transactions.
Your Bitcoin wallet may be stolen or deleted, which could cause permanent loss. Andrew Bailey was the chief of the Bank of England for 2020-10.
He said the public is “very nervous” about using Bitcoin to settle their bills, and noted that investors should recognize that the price of Bitcoin is extremely volatile.This has the meaning that investors need to be aware that the price of Bitcoin during the Bitcoin crash is very unstable.There are also a variety of coins other than Bitcoin, commonly known as “altcoins”.Let’s take a look at a few along with the market capitalization of cryptocurrencies at the time of 2021-12-9.
Side-by-side Bitcoin and Ethereum Dogecoin
Bitcoin Future Predictions, Altcoins and Bitcoin
Ethereum is the 2nd largest cryptocurrency after Bitcoin and, in 2014 it was seen competing with Bitcoin with easier-to-use blockchain technology that is also available in other cryptocurrencies.The market capitalization is $5,110 billion and the value of 1 Ether is $4,303.38.Ethereum has reached an all-time record this year, but has also plummeted because of the regulatory tightening.Some analysts predict that one day when Ethereum will be able to surpass Bitcoin.
Solana is a relatively new cryptocurrency that was launched in 2020/3. The cost is 188.18 Dollars.
Charles Hoskinson, one of eight co-founders for Bitcoin rival Ethereum, set up Cardano.
After news that Input Output’s parent company was collaborating with World Mobile Group (WMT) The announcement came shortly after Gene Simmons, a member of Kiss and a member of the Kiss family, tweeted that he’d bought 3 million dollars (PS30) of World Mobile Token (WMT).
Ripple Network’s Ripple currency XRP can be used to transfer money between banks. By 2021, it will reach $4 -$ $1.84.


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Available as an add-on to Mortal Kombat 1, the Kombat Pack includes six new characters, including Quan Chi, Ermac and Takahashi Takeda. Players will also be able to unlock Omni-Man from Amazon Prime Video’s Invincible, Peacemaker from the DC series of the same name and Homelander from The Boys.
Five Kameo Fighters (Tremor, Mavado, Johnny Cage, Ferra and Khameleon) are also included as part of the DLC, which is available to buy for £34.99. Both Omni-Man and Tremor will be available this month, with further characters rolled out over the coming months.
It was previously confirmed that original voice actor J.K Simmons would be voicing Omni-Man for the expansion pack, with John Cena also returning as Peacemaker but Starr’s involvement was left up in the air. Rumours started circulating when Starr was asked by a fan if he would be voicing Homelander in the game and he responded with a non-committal “”mmmmmmm” (via The Gamer).
He’s now shut down rumours of his involvement though. Last week, Starr shared a handful of BTS pictures from The Boys on Instagram with one fan commenting “Yo Antony Starr, are you voicing Homelander in Mortal Kombat 1?” and another adding: “He must do!! His voice is very distinctive!”. However, Starr replied to both with a straightforward “nope”.
Fans are understandably upset, especially because rather than just using recycled clips from the television shows they’re taken from, a Mortal Kombat 1 trailer released earlier this year confirmed J.K. Simmons’ Omni-Man would have special interactions with the various Kombatants he’ll face ingame.
For example, Liu Kang boasted that while Omni-Man has destroyed planets, he has erased entire timelines, to which Omni-Man responded: “Finally, a worthy challenge.” Unlockable characters will also be able to deliver fatalities seemingly inspired by the TV shows they originated from.
The post ‘Mortal Kombat 1’ Homelander won’t be voiced by ‘The Boys’ star appeared first on NME.


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Battery farms that store energy will increasingly plug into the world’s power grids in the coming years. They let utilities avoid building expensive backup power plants to use during peak times and let companies switch to battery power during times when grid power is expensive.
The latest example of just how big this trend will be came Tuesday when one of the biggest U.S. grid battery companies, AES Energy Storage, said that it plans to buy enough batteries to temporarily power a small town. The company said it agreed to buy 1 gigawatt-hour worth of lithium-ion batteries from Korea’s LG Chem.
That’s enough batteries to provide 250 megawatts to 1 gigawatt worth of energy storage depending on how customers plan to use the batteries. In comparison, only about 220 megawatts of battery capacity was plugged into the U.S. power grid this year, according to GTM Research.
Over several years, AES will take its new lithium-ion batteries from LG, and package them into large battery banks, and deploy energy when a utility or a company needs it. With the help of software and data crunching, the batteries can provide bursts of energy of between 30 minutes to four hours depending on how they’re used.
While Tesla (TSLA) suddenly made grid batteries cool with its new Powerwall and Powerpack batteries, AES—based in Arlington, Va.—has been selling these types of battery farms for years. The company has big battery projects installed in Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Chile. AES, which started installing batteries in 2007, already has about a third of a gigawatt worth of batteries in various stages of deployment.
Beyond AES and Tesla, a variety of startups have emerged in recent years to build and operate battery farms using low-cost lithium-ion batteries. Many rely on batteries from Asian battery giants like LG, Panasonic (PCRFY) and Sony (SNE). The battery giants have been able to the lower the costs of battery manufactuyring through mass production to make them cheap enough for consumer electronics and more recently electric cars.
The batteries that AES will buy from LG Chem from the Korean company’s manufacturing and supply chain for electric cars. General Motors has been working with LG Chem on batteries for its electric cars, and there are rumors that Tesla is also interested in partnering with LG Chem (in addition to its long time partner Panasonic).
To learn more about why Tesla is making batteries for utilities, businesses, and homes, check out this Fortune video:


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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Google Inc. on Thursday posted 36% profit growth, handily surpassing most Wall Street expectations, fueled by a significant increase in demand for its online advertising.
Shares of Google rose more than 12% in after-hours trading, following the company’s report, to $595.77.
Analysts expected Google to earn $7.84 a share, excluding items, and $6.54 billion in net revenue, according to an average of estimates culled by FactSet Research.
The so-called whisper number, an informal gauge of expectations among investors, was for a figure of $7.87 a share, according to WhisperNumber.com.
During a conference call with analysts, Chief Executive Larry Page touted “the progress we have made in my first quarter as CEO.” Page assumed the CEO role in April, replacing Eric Schmidt.
Google said that its paid clicks, or the number of times that Internet users click on the company’s advertising and generate revenue, rose roughly 18% compared to the same period last year — in line with, or slightly ahead of, most analysts’ expectations.
Meanwhile the prices paid for Google’s online advertising, or “cost per click,” rose about 12% in the quarter, the company said.
Operating expenses rose to $2.97 billion, Google said, compared to $1.99 billion in the quarter last year. Google Chief Financial Officer Patrick Pichette said during the conference call that the increase in expenses was due primarily to hiring.
Google, which has been on a hiring binge, said that it added nearly 2,500 new employees in the second quarter, increasing its total headcount to 28,768. Roughly 450 of the new employees came as a result of Google’s acquisition of ITA Software, the company said.
Page indicated that the company is now “probably even a little ahead of where we need to be” in terms of headcount.
‘It feels like we’re watching that same movie again’
Google holds about a 65.5% share of the U.S. search market, and pulls in nearly 78% of total U.S. search advertising revenue, according to recent estimates.
Page, during the conference call, emphasized what he called a more “product-focused structure” under his leadership.
The CEO also responded to criticism that Google may be spending too heavily on unproven businesses. Page likened the skepticism around new businesses, such as payment services and local coupons, to that encountered by Google when it first unveiled its search engine.
“It feels like were watching that same movie again in slow motion,” Page said, adding that while Google is investing for growth in new areas, “We’re not betting the farm on this stuff.”
Page placed particular emphasis on Google’s latest social-networking effort, Google+. The service, still only available on an invitation basis, has pulled in 10 million users since its unveiling last month.
By way of comparison, Facebook Inc., founded in 2004, now has more than 600 million users. Google’s service also features some quirks in its early incarnation; Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg currently has the most popular profile on Google+, while about 88% of the service’s present users are male, according to a website dedicated to Google+ statistics.
Google also touted progress made by the company’s Android mobile phone operating system software. 135 million devices based on Android have now been activated, the company said, up from 100 million two months ago.
Page acknowledged some of the legal headaches related to Android, an open-source software project that has attracted several intellectual property lawsuits.
However, Page said that litigation has not had a negative impact on Android’s popularity. “Despite the efforts of some of our competitors, there hasn’t been any slowdown,” the CEO said.


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Grupo Antolin has developed a sustainable headliner fabric made from organic waste.
The Spanish automotive supplier says the fabric’s face is made from recycled polyester fibers, like those derived from plastic water bottles. Meanwhile, the backing is a polyurethane foam made from organic waste or food industry residues.
Although the headliner is made from sustainable materials, it doesn’t look or feel weird, the company says. In fact, you’d be hard pressed to tell it apart from an ordinary headliner.
What’s more, the new fabric is made using only electricity from renewable sources in the manufacturing process. Grupo Antolin says it’s all part of its long-term goal of becoming a carbon-neutral manufacturer.
“The company is actively working with the supply chain to become a business reference for environmental commitment, contributing to the fight against climate change and supporting the transition to a low-carbon economy, thanks to a range of products with added environmental value,” Grupo Antolin says in a news release.
Its aim is “protecting natural resources and reducing dependence on fossil-based materials.”
Now only if they could develop a sustainable adhesive that actually works…


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PepsiCo to acquire Rockstar Energy Beverages for $3.85bn
PepsiCo acquisition of Rockstar Energy Beverages : PepsiCo has signed a $3.85 billion deal to acquire Las Vegas-based energy drink maker Rockstar Energy Beverages in a move to expand its footprint in the fast-growing energy category.
Founded in 2001, Rockstar Energy Beverages produces beverages that target people who lead active lifestyles from athletes to rock stars. The energy drink maker products are available in more than 30 flavors at convenience and grocery outlets across 30 plus countries.
Since 2009, PepsiCo has a distribution agreement in place with Rockstar Energy Beverages in North America. The acquisition of Rockstar Energy Beverages expands the energy portfolio of PepsiCo, which includes Mountain Dew’s Kickstart, AMP, and GameFuel.
Russ Weiner – Rockstar Energy Beverages founder, commenting on PepsiCo acquisition of Rockstar Energy Beverages, said: “We have had a strong partnership with PepsiCo for the last decade, and I’m happy to take that to the next level and join forces as one company.
“PepsiCo shares our competitive spirit and will invest in growing our brand even further. I’m proud of what we built and how we’ve changed the game in the energy space.”
PepsiCo said that it has also signed an agreement, which will offer nearly $700 million of payments associated with future tax benefits related to the deal, which will be payable over up to 15 years. The soft drinks and snacking firm said that it does not expect the deal to be material to its revenue or earnings per share in the current year.
Commenting on PepsiCo acquisition of Rockstar Energy Beverages, Ramon Laguarta – PepsiCo Chairman and CEO said: “As we work to be more consumer-centric and capitalize on rising demand in the functional beverage space, this highly strategic acquisition will enable us to leverage PepsiCo’s capabilities to both accelerate Rockstar’s performance and unlock our ability to expand in the category with existing brands such as Mountain Dew.
“Over time, we expect to capture our fair share of this fast-growing, highly profitable category and create meaningful new partnerships in the energy space.”
For PepsiCo, its financial advisor for the deal is Centerview Partners, while Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher is the lead counsel and Davis Polk & Wardwell is the US tax and antitrust counsel. For Rockstar Energy Beverages, its financial advisor for the deal is Goldman Sachs & Co., while its legal counsel is King & Spalding.
The completion of PepsiCo acquisition of Rockstar Energy Beverages, which is subject to regulatory approval and meeting of other customary closing conditions, is likely to be wrapped up in the first half of this year.
For more drinks acquisition news and drinks industry news, keep following Business News Today.


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Wednesday Apr 2, 2014
The Domain Name Association, or DNA, has elected five new directors to its board, the Internet trade association said Wednesday. The newly elected directors include Afilias Limited ChairmanPhilipp Grabensee; Web.com Senior Vice President Bob Weigand; Jeff Neuman, senior vice president for registry services at Neustar; Stacey King, senior corporate counsel at Amazon; and VladimirShadrunov, director of TLD projects at Asiamix Digital Ltd. DNA said its 12-member board will be responsible for "providing leadership and advancing the association's mission to educate the publicabout the expansion of domain names."


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Sign up to Wool.com and create your own personal wool hub.
Korean fashion label promotes Australian wool
- Leading Korean brand Andersson Bell created more than 20,000 Australian wool coats, sold through more than 250 retailers.
- The collection showed Korean consumers that wool is not only a fibre for traditional tailoring.
- The sales of Andersson Bell increased 20% year-on-year since the collaboration.
The Woolmark Company partnered with a leading Korean contemporary unisex brand Andersson Bell to promote its Autumn/Winter 2018 coat collection made from Merino wool.
Through the collection we showed young customers that wool is not the fibre that we can use only for traditional tailoring, but an innovative fibre for contemporary fashion.
20,000 units of Merino wool coats were manufactured by Woolmark licensee Aztech WB and carried certified tickets to show the customers the collections are certified by The Woolmark Company.
- More than 20,000 wool coats were sold through more than 250 online select shops.
- 2 Commercial films were created and posted on Instagram magazine (Vogue, W and ELLE) with more than 57,000 viewers and 16,000 likes.
- More than 1000 attendees to the launch event including retailers, media, celebrities and influencers
- 26 online media coverage about the collaboration
- 25 influencers uploaded 40 postings about the collaboration and benefits of wool, generating more than 71,400 likes
- Total PR value was AU$336,102 and the total reach was AU$427,569
- The sales of Andersson Bell has increased 20% year-on-year since the collaboration.


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A lot has been happening in the advertising market recently, which makes an interesting analysis for everyone involved. Following the publication of Q3 earnings at the end of October, we have seen a noticeable deceleration among some of the biggest players in the digital advertising market.
This includes Snapchat, which reported the slowest rate of quarterly growth ever, and Meta, which saw revenue down 4% YoY.
Most precariously, Twitter’s financial position appears to be in dire straits, with the social media channel losing over $4 million a day as a result of advertisers dropping from its platform.
Simultaneously, new platforms have emerged where advertisers can look to test and invest. The most talked-about of these is Netflix’s “Basic With Ads” proposition, which was introduced in the U.K. last week, but Disney+ has been hot on its heels with the announcement of a new ad-supported tier launching in December.
Apple is also growing its advertising proposition, with rumors of a self-service platform in development and reports that the tech giant is exploring buyers for advertising space on Apple TV+.
So why have we seen declines in some of the biggest advertising tech players in the industry -- and at the same time the emergence of new ad opportunities among other platforms?
To a great extent, it comes back to data. Without robust data and tracking capabilities, the value of big tech social media platforms depreciates significantly.
We have seen this play out for Meta since Apple’s iOS upgrade last year, which demanded that apps including Facebook and Instagram gained permission from users to track their data.
We now know that only about 16%of all users give this permission, which has had a significant impact on Meta’s ability to personalize -- and therefore its value to advertisers.
The same explanation helps us understand the rise of opportunities across the likes of Netflix, Apple, and broadcast television networks. ITV’s new ITVX offering is one example, and most recently from Channel 4 (a British public TV/digital service), digital first-brand Channel 4.0. These platforms have been gathering rich, attentive audience data via quality content since their inception.
Understanding this in combination with the current economic climate -- which in Netflix’s case has seen nearly 1 million UK households cancel their subscriptions -- monetizing data is a logical strategy for platforms to unlock new revenue streams.
It is then worth considering what implications these new opportunities have for brands?
Do new advertising video-on-demand (AVOD) platforms, for example, unlock new audiences? The short answer is yes.
Netflix reportedly expects its upcoming ad-supported subscription plan to reach about 40 million viewers worldwide by Q3 2023. By 2027, 60% of global Netflix subscribers are expected to be on the ad-supported tier.
More broadly, the quality of Netflix inventory and the attention it commands cannot be underestimated for advertisers who want to appear against premium video content, to engaged viewers.
The sticking point for advertisers that are eager to test in this space -- aside from the eye-opening CPMs, which at $60 exceed Super Bowl commercial prices -- again comes down to data.
Looking at the overlap in viewership between Netflix and Amazon Prime, for example, we see that of 26.6 million U.K. Netflix subscribers, 88% (23.2 million)watch YouTube on a weekly basis or more frequently.
Given the significant differences in price and targeting opportunities between the two channels at this stage, brands must therefore interrogate the reach vs. cost efficiency of activating on new advertising platforms before diving in.


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Ever wish Windows 10 would stop bombarding you with new updates that take far too long than they should to download and install? Well, it seems Microsoft is working on a solution, the only catch is that’ll it’ll only be available for Windows 10X, a forked version of the operating system designed for foldables and dual-screen devices. Microsoft announced Windows 10X back in October at its Surface event in New York City, but yesterday it spilled a few more details about the forthcoming operating system.
As noted by The Verge, Microsoft has apparently “re-engineered” Windows 10X from the ground-up to ensure new updates are downloaded and installed at a breakneck pace.
In fact, the Redmond tech giant is claiming Windows 10X should be able to download a new update and reboot with it installed in less than 90 seconds. If true, that would present Microsoft fans with a marked improvement over how the update process currently works on Windows 10 that can have you glancing at your watch even if you’re running a powerful rig.
The turbocharged update speeds for Windows 10X are apparently thanks to the fact the operating system is separate from drivers and apps, something that isn’t the case with standard Windows 10.
Of course, we’ll have to wait until Windows 10X releases in full before we’re able to put it head-to-head with the regular version of Windows 10. So stay tuned to Express.co.uk for update and performance comparisons.
Microsoft is developing its own dual-screen hardware for Windows 10X. Dubbed the Surface Neo, the device is envisioned to be an all-in-one productivity suite that can be used in a variety of form factors depending on the circumstance. Want to unfold it and attach a Bluetooth keyboard when you get to the office? No problem. Want to unwind on the commute home by watching your favourite TV show on Netflix? Simply put the device in your desired orientation and get binging!
Microsoft has already confirmed ASUS, Dell, HP and Lenovo are also working on Windows 10X devices, although the exact details of these are unknown.
Outlining its vision for Windows 10X, Microsoft said: “Windows 10X is the best of Windows 10 built to enable unique experiences on multi-posture dual-screen PCs. We have taken the Windows 10 that customers know and love and built Windows 10X in a way that marries the familiar with the new.
“People are expecting more flexibility from their PCs—they want performant, highly flexible, fully capable and compatible devices that are at the same time delivered in a simple, sleek and, increasingly, mobile form factor. This new hardware requires an expression of Windows 10 that evolves to meet this opportunity. This is Windows 10X.”
Windows 10X will come pre-installed on dual-screen and foldable devices. It’s expected the first batch of these will release in the second half of this year.


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Tesla’s distaste for bitcoin has been a drag on the market. But as bulls retreat from their monthly peak, the burden of Tesla’s distaste for bitcoin falls on the BTC/USD currency pair. Despite this, the Bitcoin/U.S.-dollar pair continues to be mildly bid at around $23,200 during the early hours of Thursday as traders get ready for new information.
Reuters reported that Tesla had “sold $936 million worth of bitcoin in the second quarter,” which came more than a year after the company had purchased $1.5 billion worth of cryptocurrency during its massive growth and popularity.
According to Tesla, the manufacturer of electric vehicles, the transaction contributed $936 million to the company’s balance sheet during the second quarter. In addition to this, the firm disclosed that bitcoin had an adverse impact on its profitability.
Also Read: Value Of BTC Is About To Touch $24,000
Elon Musk’s Comment As Tesla Sells Bitcoin
According to a report by Reuters, Tesla’s Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk stated that his company did not sell any of its dogecoin holdings when it sold 75% of its Bitcoin holdings. The cryptocurrency has been touted by Musk as a legitimate currency and he has been an advocate for making it easier for people to purchase goods with cryptocurrencies.
It is important to note that the rebound of the US Dollar in the midst of these fears could also have been a factor that weighed on BTC/USD prices. In spite of this, however, DXY continues to hover around 107.05 after recovering from a low point not seen in the past two weeks the day before.
The prior gains of the DXY could be linked to the market’s fears of recession emanating from Europe as well as strong inflation data from the UK as well as from Canada. Both of these countries contributed to the DXY’s gains. Additionally supporting the safe-haven demand for the US dollar were the tensions between China and the United States as well as China’s economic difficulties.
Also Read: Singapore Govt Tightens Crypto Regulations
Moving on, new information concerning the risk profile of the market and equities could help determine short-term moves in the BTC/USD pair. This is because negative sentiment could combine with Tesla’s news to put downward pressure on the Bitcoin pair.
It is not the first time that Tesla has sold bitcoin, nor is it the first time that its profits have taken a blow as a result of its gamble on the cryptocurrency.
In 2021, the firm also sold part of its assets, and during that year it reported bitcoin charges of around $101 million.
Also Read: 5ire Blockchain Startup Becomes A Unicorn
The bulls in the BTC/USD market suffered an immediate loss at the 50-day exponential moving average level near $23,400, just in front of May’s low near $25,380. In the meanwhile, a decline has yet to materialise, barring a continuation of price action above the prior resistance level from June 21 at $22,950.


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In a blog post on the official Axiom Verge website, developer Tom Happ revealed to his audience the game’s official retail release on the Nintendo Switch, and also shared news that BadLand Games would be donating 75% of their share in the game to a special fund dedicated to the ongoing health care costs of Happs son.
“I’ve tried to be pretty open about my son Alastair’s health situation. In short, he was born healthy, but the doctors failed to treat a routine case of jaundice during a critical period when he was just days old. The result was a life-long condition called Kernicterus that is characterized by severe neurological damage which robbed Alastair of much of his motor control and hearing. The reason I mention this is that after we decided to move forward with BadLand Games as the publisher, they offered to donate 75% of their share to a special fund dedicated to Alastair’s ongoing health care costs.” – Tom Happ
For those unfamiliar with Axiom Verge, it is a Metroidvania title in which the player controls Trace, a scientist who, after suffering a crippling injury, wakes up in an ancient and high-tech world.
The title saw an initial release in March/April 2015 for PlayStation 4, and a May 2015 release for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux platforms. Since then, the game has been made available on the PlayStation Vita, Wii U and Xbox One.
So, if side-scrolling action-adventure games pique your interest, I suggest you give this one a shot, you might just find a new favourite.


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Voting in the 2008 South African E-Commerce Awards is now open to the public, as Jump Shopping has released the final list of nominees. This is the third year of the awards, which were launched by the online shopping search engine as part of its commitment to uplifting e-commerce in South Africa.
This year's judges - Albert Bredenhann, Ferdie Bester , Arthur Goldstuck, Andy Hadfield, Henk Kleynhans and Charl Norman - will have their say after public voting closes on 31 October 2008. Votes from the judges will count 51% while the public vote will count 49%.
Winners will be announced on 10 November 2008. Some of last year's winners include Autostyle.co.za , BidorBuy.co.za, Kalahari.net, and Webantics.co.za. To see the final list of nominees, go to www.jump.co.za/awards/


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BRUSSELS — Margrethe Vestager is already having a busy 2016.
Ms. Vestager, the European Union’s competition commissioner, is expected to move ahead in the coming months in the antitrust case she filed against Google, in which she has accused the company of favoring some of its own services in search results over those of rivals. The current charges, listed in what is known as a statement of objections, are just one in a number of competition-related headaches that the search engine may face this year in Europe.
Ms. Vestager is also investigating whether Apple received an unfair tax deal from Ireland, and Amazon from Luxembourg, that broke Europe’s state aid rules.
Her aggressive positions have made the 47-year-old Danish politician — said to be among the inspirations behind “Borgen,” a critically acclaimed TV show described as Denmark’s answer to “The West Wing” — a poster child for Europe’s somewhat combative relationship with United States tech giants.
Ms. Vestager sat down with The New York Times last week to discuss her priorities for the year, the issues underpinning her competition investigations and whether she unfairly targets American companies. The interview has been condensed and edited for clarity.
■ What are your plans for 2016?
What’s obvious is that it’s not just important to open cases, but important to close cases, too. But as some of the antitrust cases we have ongoing are huge, that’s not necessarily going to happen in 2016. I expect in the merger field we will keep busy, and we’ll keep our focus on antitrust and state aid issues.
■ The first anniversary of the statement of objections in the Google case is fast approaching. Have your thoughts changed on the issues at play?
Since we aren’t done yet, we can’t yet go through the different elements of the statement of objections. But Google gave us a very substantial answer, and what we need to do is ask them for more data to have a comprehensive picture so they aren’t just giving us data that solely substantiates their position.
It’s a huge task. We’re doing our best with the analysis, but it’s also interesting to see how legitimate third parties [that have filed complaints in the case] also look at it.
■ Are you disappointed you haven’t moved the case forward?
I have learned that to do antitrust at this volume takes the patience of steel. Speed is itself a quality because we have big companies whose names are being mentioned over and over again, so you have to think about that.
But speed isn’t a quality unto itself. You can’t substitute justice with speed. You need to be able to say this will hold up in court. Then, speed is a secondary issue.
■ The current charges against Google are just one of many antitrust issues you’re looking into at the company, including its role in advertising, as well as Android, its mobile operating system. Do you see a common thread?
That depends. Other complaints related to online mapping or local search are similar, as they say Google uses its position to promote itself in neighboring markets. That is very similar to the current statement of objections.
How Europe Is Going After Apple, Google and Other U.S. Tech Giants
The biggest American tech companies face intensifying scrutiny by European regulators, with — pressure that could potentially curb their sizable profits in the region and affect how they operate around the world.
Then we have issues that are different in nature. One is scraping [allegations that Google copies content from other sites]; another is the question of advertising [claims that Google abuses its dominance in advertising contracts]; and then we have Android, which is almost another planet. We will become much wiser as we go in-depth in these areas.
■ Germany’s competition authority has opened an investigation into Facebook and its use of people’s data. Do you think access to digital data will become a competition issue?
It’s not black or white. The questions people have been asking are whether data can be duplicated, and can a competitor establish itself in the same way or buy a copy of another’s data?
So far, the analysis shows that data can be copied or newly created without any detrimental effects to competitors. That’s why I have approached this area with a very open mind.
■ So there isn’t a competition problem because many companies have access to people’s data?
That doesn’t necessarily have to be a problem.
But I still think Adam Smith was right when he said there’s no such thing as a free lunch. Eventually, you will pay in one form or the other. And it’s that “other” that is still hard to grasp because we are just in the process of truly appreciating the value of our own data.
■ You’re Europe’s competition, not tax, authority. So why are you getting involved in tax cases linked to potential abuse of state aid?
National tax legislation and European state aid rules need to be fulfilled at the same time. For me, it’s a simple question of fair competition.
Companies compete door to door with similar products, prices and services. If one company has higher costs and another company has lower costs solely because of aggressive tax arrangements, then you have a problem.
■ For many American companies, particularly in the tech sector, there’s a sense that Europe is targeting them. What’s your response to that?
There’s a lot of convenience in that argument. I’ve been asking my people to give me the statistics to find a bias, and I can find no bias. Not in the mergers, not in the fines being paid out, there’s no U.S. bias. It also ignores the fact that we often react to complaints from U.S. companies.
These are huge companies that play a very strong role in the market. But you still have many, many, many more companies that are on their way, that want to make it into the market, and that need open markets for the incentive to innovate.


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What do America's families need? We need banking products that help us buy a home, help us save for retirement and our children's education. We need an end to trick mortgages, an end to predatory bank and overdraft fees, and an end to credit card contracts that require a law degree to understand.
The Wall Street reform bill being signed into law this week creates a new consumer watchdog to end the predatory practices Wall Street used to plunge our country into economic misery. And Elizabeth Warren is the right person to be America's new consumer protector in chief.
Warren has spent her entire career fighting for the interests of working families and supporting policies to help rebuild our middle class. In fact, Warren even came up with the concept of a new consumer watchdog. As head of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, she'll work each and every day to stand up to Wall Street and demand commonsense financial products that will protect us from the next economic meltdown.


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Microsoft’s Japan HQ has adopted a four-day workweek with amazing results. Why don’t we do the same
By employing new perspectives, engaging with past enemies, and leaving old egos at the door, Microsoft has managed a successful rebirth, and SMEs can learn from their past mistakes and evolve too.
The newest court case, involving IBM, Microsoft and a chief of diversity, highlights the increasing importance companies are placing on diversity hiring.
A new initiative from Microsoft will support growing companies around the world, with a plan to pump $500m into the project.
In a conversation covering his foundations” annual letter, Microsoft founder Bill Gates picked science as the area most likely to present the greatest opportunities for business builders.
World domination is something we all secretly dream about. Most are content to carve a mark in one specific area, after all, but analysis of the top six brands shows what you could be doing to garner more attention from across the globe.
May will be known as the month WannaCry ransomware took the globe by storm. It also brought two issues to the fore that SMEs still believe cyberattacks are the preserve of large companies, and that the globe loves relying on old, unsupported software.
It’s fitting that billionaire Mark Cuban thinks artificial intelligence will produce the world’s first trillionaire, given the tech will displace millions of workers.
From Facebook’s launch of enterprise chatbots on its Messenger app, to Google and Amazon introducing virtual assistants into the home, 2016 has given rise to the battle of the bots.
Traf-O-Data by Bill Gates” Ever heard of it” No” Well, me neither. But the business tycoon-cum-billionaire philanthropist is quite the serial entrepreneur, thanks to his initial venture.
Brands have been collecting our personal information ver websites for years, using it for marketing purposes so as to offer a better customer experience.


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Further to the news reported yesterday (15 August) that Skoda is ramping up plans to launch four electric vehicles (EVs) by 2021 and a further two by 2025, including two SUVs and an image-boosting sports car, more details of EV plans from Volkswagen Group’s other brands Volkswagen (VW) and Audi have come to light.
Also, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) plans to offer plug-in hybrid variants of its best-selling Range Rover and Range Rover Sport models from the beginning of 2018.
According to an article published on autoblog.com, the I.D. Crozz crossover will be VW’s second EV based on the dedicated MEB (modular electric drive) platform, following the I.D. hatchback. The Crozz is now scheduled for a market launch at the end of 2020 or early in 2021. Autoblog also reports that the Crozz will even be the first MEB-based vehicle to launch in the US as there are no plans to introduce the I.D. hatchback there.
Whereas the I.D. hatchback has a quoted range of 373 miles on the European test cycle, the Crozz is quoted at 311 miles. As the Crozz will feature four-wheel drive, it will be powered by two motors producing a total of 302 horsepower, compared with the 168 horsepower reported for the regular I.D. hatchback.
As previously reported, the I.D. Buzz microbus-styled minivan (pictured) is expected to arrive in showrooms by 2022 and so will be VW’s third EV offering, but autoblog also suggests that this model could now come to market much later, possibly not even until 2025.
Meanwhile, Autocar reports that the second-generation Audi Q3, which is scheduled for launch within the next year, will be offered in both plug-in hybrid and fully electric versions. According to Autocar, ‘Ingolstadt sources involved in the engineering of the new Audi also confirm that the German car maker is working on a pure electric version of the second-generation Q3 as part of plans to meet China’s new energy vehicle regulations.’ Audi is also planning to introduce an electric version of its new Q2 subcompact crossover to the Chinese market within the next year.
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E3 2017: F1 2017, Metroid Prime 4 and more
From Forza Motorsport 7 to BioWare's Anthem, here are the most exciting games at this year's expo
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The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) will open to video game fans tomorrow, but some software companies have already revealed their biggest titles due out over the next 12 months.
This year's E3 is on course to become the biggest video games show ever as fans will be granted access to the event for the first time.
Microsoft has already unveiled its high-performance Xbox One X at the show, which boasts 4K resolution gameplay at 60fps. It launches on 7 November for around £450.
It will also be a significant year for Nintendo as the Japanese games giant recently launched its all-new Switch console. The system went on sale with a relatively limited line-up of games, although this is expected to increase at the event.
Here are the biggest games announced at this year's event so far:
Metroid Prime 4
There hasn't been a new Metroid Prime game since the Trilogy launched on the Nintendo Wii in 2009, but all that's about to change. In a roundtable interview at E3 this week, Nintendo confirmed that a fourth instalment was currently in development.
Little is know about Metroid Prime 4, but the game is expected to see the return of the cyber suit-wearing Samos as she battles against space pirates.
Most of the traditional RPG-style Pokemon games launch on Nintendo's portable systems, but developer Game Freak has confirmed that it plans to create a version for the all-in-one Switch console.
No gameplay details have emerged, but it's expected to incorporate similar mechanics to Pokemon Sun and Moon that launched on the Nintendo 3DS – but with better graphics. IGN thinks fans will have to wait at least a year before the game is released.
Monster Hunter World
One of the most surprising announcements at E3 came during PlayStation's conference when Capcom revealed it would be launching an all-new Monster Hunter game next year.
Called Monster Hunter World, the fantasy role-playing game (RPG) "marks the first time that Capcom has developed a brand new Monster Hunter game for a system anywhere near this powerful", says The Verge. The original entries into the franchise were released on the PS2, followed by several releases on Nintendo systems.
Players can use "stealthy techniques to locate a monster, climb on it and take it down", says the website, "which is about as far from the typical Monster Hunter approach as you can get."
Monster Hunter World launches on the PS4, Xbox One and PC next year.
Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus
Bethesda, the company behind the critically acclaimed Fallout and Elder Scrolls games, announced a sequel to 2014's Wolfenstein: The New Order at E3.
Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus takes place shortly after the events of The New Order, says Polygon, when protagonist BJ Blazkowicz is wheelchair-bound after suffering life-changing injuries.
The sequel has "the same brutal gunplay as the original", adds the site, and sees players tasked with fighting hordes of Nazis while trying to escape from an allied submarine.
The New Colossus will be released on Xbox One, PS4 and PC on 27 October.
Super Mario Odyssey
Super Mario fans have been given another gameplay trailer at the end of Nintendo's E3 live stream that sees the Italian plumber ride around a city on a scooter and climb to the top of a giant t-rex.
One of the new gameplay features seen in the trailer shows how Mario can show his hat to enemies in order to take over their bodies, says Kotaku. It's a feature that can be used to take over a Bullet Bill to "ride across gaps" in the environment.
Super Mario Odyssey arrives at the end of October, exclusively on the Nintendo Switch.
The latest addition to Codemasters F1 franchise made its debut during Square Enix's E3 video stream last night. Fans were given a glimpse of a 2017-spec car racing around the Bahrain International circuit.
Codemasters says it has adjusted the driving physics over the previous version of the game to cater for the added downforce and mechanical grip that have come with this year's set of F1 regulations.
Fans also got to see how classic cars are integrated into the game's career mode. Players will be invited to take part in special events where they will be given challenges such as overtaking a certain amount of cars in three laps of a grand prix circuit.
Click here to read more about the upcoming F1 game, which launches on 28 August.
Mario + Raving Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
Ubisoft and Nintendo have confirmed early rumours that the two companies were collaborating on a project by announcing Mario + Raving Rabbits: Kingdom Battle.
The gameplay will be a departure from the traditional Mario adventure title, according to The Verge, which says the tie-in "consists of a mix of exploration" and "top-down turn-based combat".
Mario + Raving Rabbids is a Nintendo Switch exclusive that's due to launch on 29 August.
Detroit: Become Human
Detroit: Become Human is an all-new sci-fi adventure game from Quantic Dream, the developer studio behind the critically acclaimed Heavy Rain.
It's a "third-person adventure played from the perspective of multiple characters", reports TrustedReviews, and the narrative "will play out differently depending on the choices you make", although players can gleam information on what decisions to make through "clues" placed throughout the world.
A release date has not been revealed, so fans will "have a pretty long wait to see more."
The Crew 2
A sequel to Ubisoft's open-world driving game, The Crew 2 is due to arrive next year - and it appears the series has turned in a new direction.
Unlike the original, which saw players take on a gang of criminals across the US, this puts you in the shoes of a racing driving looking to conquer all forms of motorsport.
Players will not only be able to drive a host of new cars on and off-road, but PCAdvisor reports that flying and boat racing gameplay will also feature.
Ubisoft says The Crew 2 is set to launch in "early 2018" on Xbox One, PS4 and PC.
BioWare has only just launched its massive space opera, Mass Effect: Andromeda, but that hasn't stopped the iconic developer from revealing an all-new game at E3.
Called Anthem, the sci-fi shooter sees players control "exosuit-wearing" characters tasked with exploring a vast open world, according to The Verge.
Developer BioWare demonstrated a world packed with wildlife and giant structures, which it says can be explored cooperatively with friends or strangers. But there's no word yet on any campaign details.
Anthem is set to reach gamers next year.
Assassin's Creed Origins
Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed franchise has taken players across the globe and through various points in history, with games set during the French revolution and the Victorian era. Now players will be able to explore ancient Egypt with the company's latest addition to the series – Assassin's Creed Origins.
"Every character has a life in the game", says IGN, including "a work and a social life" as well as their own in-game family. Players can "track a character's movements" and "know their patterns" by studying their daily habits to execute the perfect assassination.
Assassin's Creed Origins launches on 27 October.
Microsoft finally announced a third instalment to the Crackdown series during its conference, with actor Terry Crews introducing the action-packed open world game.
Crackdown 3 has players control a "secret agent with super strength, speed, agility and a range of other incredible powers", says TrustedReviews. The agent has a "ludicrous proficiency when it comes to firearms and vehicles, meaning every agent is fully prepared for any situation".
The site adds that the game "will retain the ambitious open world structure of previous games while simultaneously amping up the levels of destruction previously capable on Xbox 360."
Crackdown 3 launches exclusively on the Xbox One on 7 November.
Forza Motorsport 7
Kicking-off Microsoft's E3 conference was the announcement of Forza Motorsport 7 – the company's flagship racing game.
It's set to offer players 700 cars to choose from, including the 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS that debuted alongside the game at E3. Forza Motorsport 7 will also feature a dynamic weather system, meaning races that start in dry conditions could end in a rain storm.
"The best part is that this racing sim is built for 4K", argues TechRadar, as the game will boast "more realistic graphics" to "further detail its amazing-looking 700 cars".
Forza Motorsport is expected to launch on 3 October.
Need for Speed: Payback
EA's latest addition to its Need for Speed racing franchise appears to be a radical departure from previous entries in the series.
While 2015's Need for Speed game focused on street racing at night, the trailer for Payback is packed with off-road racing through desert dunes and car chases similar to those in the Fast and Furious films.
Payback "promises the kind of car fetishising that previous Need for Speeds have delivered", says The Verge, although it "adds a more significant story element" with a "blockbuster" style.
Need for Speed: Payback launches on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC on 2 November.
Star Wars Battlefront 2
Several teaser trailers for the second instalment to the rebooted Star Wars Battlefront franchise have appeared over the past few weeks, but developer Dice revealed the first footage of the new game at E3.
Fans witnessed a multiplayer battle on one of the game's new maps, which features in the prequel era's Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. New heroes Darth Maul and Rey could be seen battling through hordes of battle droids and clone troopers, giving players a glimpse of the game's cross-era features.
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If you decided the Samsung S6 wasn't good enough for you to pay (quite a lot of) moolah for it, then best also think twice about the LG G4. An LG rep's recently been quoted saying that the device will cost more than the S6 but not quite as much as the S6 Edge. So we're looking at a price range of more than US$795 but less than US$910.
SK Telecom recently leaked some pricing information about the phone and it looks like the price estimate is spot on at US$825.
With the strength of the dollar and the weakening of Asian currencies, and with the price/performance ratio of brands such as Xiaomi, OnePlus and Oppo, LG is taking a gamble that people are still willing to pay premium for a flagship phone right now.