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General Motors has seen the future, and it will be electric.
No, that’s not the latest marketing hype from the nation’s largest automaker. In fact, it is a reflection of GM’s recognition of a new, changed reality.
General Motors, the company behind the Chevrolet Corvette, America’s de facto sports car since its introduction in 1953, has announced that it will no longer manufacture vehicles with gasoline engines after 2035.
GM, founded in 1908, once made half of all vehicles sold in the United States. Consider these companies: Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick and Cadillac. For folks of a certain age, they were nearly ubiquitous. Oh, sure, there were Fords and Chrysler products -- Dodges and Plymouths -- but GM vehicles were everywhere.
Now, with its latest plan, GM is looking to get out ahead of the pack when it comes to mainstream electrification. GM hopes it will lead and others will follow. And those in second place won’t be looking at an exhaust pipe.
Though electric carmaker Tesla has gotten tons of press in recent years, plug-in electric vehicles still represent a mere 2% of total vehicles sold. At that rate, we’d be on pace to take a bit less than forever to put the internal combustion engine permanently into the rearview.
GM’s base of operations, Detroit, has been known as motor city since the middle of the previous century. The nickname will doubtless remain for quite some time to come, though one can imagine a day when some young basketball fan asks her parents why the city’s NBA team is called the Pistons.
The answer: “Well, honey, before there were lithium batteries powering motor vehicles ...”
There is no way to overstate how fundamentally significant is GM’s decision to leave behind gasoline-powered vehicles. Kids born today will get their driver’s licenses in an era when the internal combustion engine will be on the way to history. And over time, today’s cutting-edge vehicles will seem as outdated as the Ford Model T.
Lots of folks talk about finding ways to lessen the greenhouse gases that contribute to the warming of our planet. GM is doing something about it.
Our future will be clean and emission-free.
Tesla started us down that road, but GM’s decision will ensure that everyone will soon enough be following the same course. GM, some will suggest, stands for “Green Motors.”


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ExchangeWire Research’s weekly roundup brings you up-to-date research findings from around the world, with additional insight provided by Rebecca Muir, head of research and analysis, ExchangeWire. In this week’s edition: Falling media costs across iOS and Android; Dated martech integration; and Brits took to mobile for Christmas shopping.
Paid search on the up
In a dramatic rebound, Q4 saw the resurrection of US paid search spend, which rose 15% after several consecutive quarters of trending downward, reveals research by IgnitionOne. The rise in spend is in part due to a shift away from branded terms and toward more generic terms, proof that marketers are still experimenting with new ways to benefit from the channel.
As Google instigates changes that prioritise consumer needs, marketers continue to barrel full speed into mobile spend, up 69% YoY. This proves marketers are still pouring their dollars into mobile. Meanwhile, as a result of revised modifiers from Google that allow marketers to separate tablet from desktop, tablet saw a decrease in spend of 30%.
US programmatic display saw an increase in spend of 10% YoY in Q4. Google had a particularly strong quarter, up 43% YoY and taking 27% share of overall spend.
Falling media costs across iOS & Android
In December, media costs declined across both iOS and Android, finds research by Fisku DSP. The study also highlights decreased costs month-on-month, continued maturation of the real-time bidding market, and a strategy shift amongst marketers to evenly distribute their ad spend throughout the year.
Data also shows that new device releases, such as the iPhone 7, are primed to make more of an impact than the traditional seasonal ad buying cycles moving forward.
Other findings include:
- CPM (cost per thousand) is at USD$3.06 (£2.45) on Android and USD$4.15 (£3.32) on iOS
- On iOS, CPP (cost per purchaser) is down 23% and CPM fell 31% since November
- CPP on Android is now on par with CPP on iOS, despite its cumulative growth year-on-year
The missing holiday spike often seen in December can be attributed to ad spend being more strategically allocated evenly throughout the year, as well as to the surge in usage over the holidays generating more ad inventory supply.
Dated martech integration
New branded content is particularly important in generating higher consumer engagement with products and higher customer satisfaction rates that lead to sales, according to a new report by Bynder.
Nine-in-ten respondents pin sales success on effective website content, from banners to editorial, images, and video. However, 76% indicate that, while dependent on successful peak periods in generating target revenues (Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Graduation, Back-to-School, and the Holidays), they struggle to keep up with content demands.
However, greater e-commerce sales can be achieved during peak periods (and the quieter times) with stronger martech integration. The study reveals marketing departments would be less pressured if they could get their content live faster (58%) and produce more of it (52%).
Approximately 50% of respondents say the brand experience they offer is improved by content, but their biggest peak challenge is conceptualising organic ideas and executing them faster than competitors. The same amount say that the biggest challenge of peak periods is to come up with content that is better, and is executed faster, than competitors.
Brits took to mobile for Christmas shopping
Britons were the most mobile shoppers this Christmas, with £4.10 of every £10 spent online coming from a smartphone, according to Adobe’s Digital Index.
The data also revealed that just under two-thirds (60%) of online visits to UK retailers during the holiday season were made on a mobile device. This marks a huge leap compared to Q2 of 2016, when smartphones were responsible for just over a third (36%) of traffic to UK retailers, and £1.70 of every £10 spent online.
Over Christmas 2016, the UK’s mobile spending was substantially higher than the rest of the world’s: £3.10 in every £10, and 50% of online visits to retailers came via a mobile in the US; the Nordics recorded £3 in £10 and a 49% share of traffic; Germany saw mobile revenue drop to £2.70 and traffic to 44%; and just £2.60 was spent in France, with mobile again accounting for 44% of online visits.
Overall, it was a strong holiday season for the UK, with £24.48bn spent online during the period, an 11% increase on 2015.

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Photo: Carly Jo Orrison, Kevin Derrick and Aaron Derkacz
SANTA BARBARA — In a community where boys and girls grow up at the beach and become avid lifelong surfers, Santa Barbara and neighboring Goleta just might rank as among the worst geographical areas to steal surfboards and then try to sell them off to a local used sporting goods retailer.
But, according to Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department Public Information Officer Kelly Hoover, that’s exactly what Santa Barbara residents Aaron Derkacz, 44, Kevin Derrick, 25, and 26-year-old Solvang resident Carly Jo Orrison attempted to do at the Play It Again Sports retail store at noon on January 3rd.
When Derkacz walked into the store and began negotiating the sale of a used surfboard, the store manager quietly called 911 to report “a subject inside attempting to sell stolen surfboards.”
Moments later, an SBSD patrol unit rolled up into the parking area immediately in front of the store, and deputies made contact with Derkacz while he was still inside the retail establishment.
It was quickly determined that the surfboards had been reported stolen just one day earlier, whereupon deputies made contact with Orrison and Derrick sitting in a pickup truck parked outside the business. When deputies learned that the pickup truck had been reported as stolen from a Santa Maria location a month earlier, questions for the threesome began in earnest.
During the parking lot inquiry, “Orrison and Derrick repeatedly provided false information to deputies,” which lead to a thorough search of the pickup truck and the discovering of “multiple items of suspected stolen property, including laptop computers, cell phones, U.S. mail, and credit cards.”
Derkacz, Orrison, and Derrick were all taken into custody and transported to Santa Barbara County Jail, where they were booked on charges of possession of stolen property, possession of a credit card skimming device, indentity theft, mail theft, and providing false information to a peace officer.
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Sales of Jack White's new album continue to soar – with fans especially keen on the vinyl version.
White’s Lazaretto has sold 60,000 copies on vinyl – 25% of the 238,000 copies sold in total.
It sold 40,000 in its first week, making it the biggest selling vinyl LP since Pearl Jam’s Vitalogy in 1994.
White released Lazaretto – his second solo album – in June.
The LP contains a song embedded in the paper label, side one playing from the inside of the disc to the outside, and a double-grooved track which means listeners hear a different start to the song according to where the needle drops onto the album.


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Istanbul VIP airport transfer charges Japanese tourists astronomical price
Two Japanese tourists who visited Istanbul on April 21 were charged an astronomical price for 20-minute journey from Atatürk International Airport to the Sultanahmet neighborhood via a VIP transfer vehicle.
The two women arrived in Turkey at 3:30 a.m. on April 21 as part of a tour organized by tourism firm MSI, but could not find the MSI representative who would arrange their transfer to Sultanahmet.
They then reportedly came to terms with another transfer company at the airport, which demanded an extortionate 1,550 Turkish Liras (around $380) for the 20-minute journey.
The same trip in a taxi costs between 60 and 70 liras.
Following the journey, the tourists sent the bill to MSI, questioning whether it should be so high.
“For the 20-minute trip the firm took 1,550 TL from the tourists via their credit cards. They understood that something was wrong so they sent us the documents. We then contacted the company that made the transfer, which said ‘we pay $35,000 dollars for rent. Should we ask you how much we should take for the transfer?’” said MSI chair Ertan Demirbaş.
Demirbaş added that they have made complaint about the company to the Turkish Travel Agencies Union (TÜRSAB).
The firm that demanded the astronomical price from the Japanese tourists confirmed the fee and said it “provided VIP service.”
“We provide VIP transfer service. Our vehicles are very luxurious. Our drivers can also speak English and serve in suits. We clearly stated the price and the tourists agreed. At the same time we are a company that gives the possibility of transfer with a helicopter. We do not do any secret business in any way. Think about it this way: You pay more for the same fish when you eat at Ortaköy instead of Bakırköy,” its representative stated.


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The huge recall of deadly Takata airbags is expanding to include more recent car models.
So far, more than 20 million older cars have been recalled due to risk of violent airbag explosions.
Now the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says 12 automakers have been notified that more recent airbags are also at risk of exploding.
Several people have been hurt, and some killed, by the metal shards that fly out of the airbags when they explode.
Honda is alerting auto dealers to prepare for more recalls of models newer than 2008.
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As many media outlets are reporting, Microsoft announced yesterday on its MacMojo blog that it would not release Office 2008 for Mac until January of 2008 instead of its previously announced target of the second half of 2007. However, it plans to begin releasing series of “sneak peeks” in September to
reveal some of the features and functionality of this release.
Wow, I’m shocked! Who would have ever thought that Microsoft would be tardy in releasing one of its software products. As my blogging friend David Sparks recently posted, if MICROSOFT thinks it is not ready for release … it must be really ugly." Amen, brother!


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Posted on November 27, 2013, Mike Sharkey Battlefield 4 on Xbox One Still Unplayable on Eve of Double XP Week
DICE’s full week of Battlefield 4 double XP is set to begin tomorrow, but it remains to be seen if the shooter will be patched and playable on next-gen consoles in time for players to take advantage of it.
Particularly on the Xbox One, Battlefield 4 is still a mess. Since launch, players have been experiencing, and continue to complain about a wide range of problems, including but not limited to:
While the PlayStation 4 suffered from nearly identical problems, it appears DICE tackled those first. Based on updates on the Battlefield Control Room, DICE pushed out two PS4 patches in the last week. Most recently, yesterday DICE updated Battlefield 4 on the PS4 to remove common crash problems, remove save corruption issues, and get rid of a bug related to PlayStation Plus that cause connection errors.
Hopefully that’s a sign that Xbox One patches aren’t far behind, but DICE has not updated us on Xbox One patch progress since studio boss Karl Magnus Troedsson posted an apology on the official Battlefield Blog on Friday, stating:
“Resolving the launch issues is our #1 priority. In fact, we are so serious that we have the entire team working to stabilize the game and we will not move on to other projects until we are sure that Battlefield 4 meets – and exceeds – your expectations. It is the right thing to do.”
Personally, I’ve been playing on PC and I experienced a huge jump in crashes shortly after the Xbox One launch on November 22. I basically gave up playing over the weekend because stability was so poor. DICE says a PC update is in the works, but there is no word yet on the release. Hopefully PC and Xbox One players won’t find themselves in the same hole we’re in when double XP begins tomorrow.
We’ll keep you posted.
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Auto sales rebound in April; Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Mahindra domestic car sales rise
At Maruti, sales grew more than 16% to 1,17,045 units in April in the domestic market, helped by demand for premium hatchback Baleno and Vitara Brezza.
Honda Cars expects sales to grow in double digits in 2016-17
The car maker, which is all set to enter the fast-growing mid-range sports utili...
Honda Cars sales tumble 17 per cent to 10,486 units in April
Honda Cars India reported a 17% decline in domestic sales at 10,486 units in Apr...
Honda Cars sales down 23% in March
For the fiscal ended March 31, 2016, the company said its domestic sales were at 1,92,059 units as against 1,89,062 units in 2014-15, up 2 per cent.
Mercedes on track to beat BMW in luxury car sales this year
Analysts at IHS Automotive forecast that Mercedes' luxury car sales worldwide will exceed those of BMW this year.
February car sales flat, truck sales rise
Domestic car sales saw a muted growth in February 2016 with market leader Maruti Suzuki taking a hit due to the Jat quota stir in Haryana even as Hyundai Motor India and Mahindra saw increase in purchases during the month.
SC diesel car ban has pan India sales impact
The share of diesel vehicles in overall passenger vehicle sales shrank to 42% in the first two months of this year from 45% in the year-earlier period.
European car sales rise 5.7 per cent in March but Volkswagen brand dips
Italy recorded the strongest rise of any major market with demand rising 17.4 per cent followed by France where sales increased 7.5 per cent.
Car sales drop 4.21% in February
As per data released by industry body SIAM, sales of passenger cars last month declined by 4.21 per cent to 1,64,469 units.
New models and discounts push passenger car sales up by 4.5%
Sales of passenger vehicles rose 4-4.5% to 2,50,000 units last month, driven by new models and discounts offered to push sales, initial industry numbers show.
Auto firms drop; Supreme court extends ban on sale of large diesel cars in New Delhi
Tata Motors fell as much as 1.3 % hereas Mahindraand Mahindra and Maruti Suzuki went down by almost 1.8% and 1% respectively.
Honda banks on new car launches to stem sales fall
Honda is banking on a slew of launches in India, led by a couple of utility vehicles, to ride over a rough patch of negative growth in the past few months.
Japan auto lobby sees car sales rising 6.5 percent in FY 2016/17
Japan's automobile lobby on Thursday said it expected domestic sales of new cars, trucks and buses to rise an annual 6.5 percent in the year.
Car sales fall 0.72%, first drop in 15 months
Passenger car sales in the domestic market fell for the first time in 15 months in January, which industry association blamed on inventory corrections
Car portals like CarTrade, CarDekho zoom ahead with shift towards online purchases
Two years ago, just 10% searched online before coming to a car dealer. Now 40% users search online before coming to an offline dealer.
Google autonomous car project teams with Fiat Chrysler
The collaboration with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) marks the first time that Google has worked directly with an automaker.
SBI slashes home, car loan rates
State Bank of India, the country's largest lender, has reduced its home loan rate by 5 basis points to 9.40 per cent, while the car loan interest rate will be 9.75% from May 1.
Only Volkswagen fails to cash in on rising European car sales
Volkswagen was alone among major players not to cash in on record December sales as consumers continued to shun the German carmaker over its emission cheating scandal.
European car sales rise 9.2 per cent in 2015
Sales at Volkswagen, Europe's biggest carmaker, rose 6.2 per cent, but its market share in the region dipped to 24.8 per cent from 25.5 per cent.
UK's Next says weather and economy slowing sales
Next warned that its sales could fall as much as 3.5 percent this year, hit by a cool spring and signs of a slowdown in consumer spending.
Piramal Enterprises announces sale of BST-CarGel
Piramal Enterprises today announced sale of BST-CarGel from Piramal Healthcare (Canada) Ltd to Smith & Nephew, a global medical technology business.
Sales of consumer appliances surging, both online and offline
However, a rise in domestic manufacturing is expected to keep price increases for appliances under check due to savings on import duties and transportation.
Sales of Audi luxury cars could hit record in 2016: CEO
Sales of Audi's luxury cars may hit a fresh record this year helped by demand in Europe and the United States, Chief Executive Rupert Stadler said at the Detroit auto show on Monday.
Tata Motors climbs on upbeat April sales data
Shares of Tata Motors jumped nearly 4 per cent in Tuesday's trade after the automaker reported almost double-digit growth in sales for April on a year-on-year (YoY) basis on the back of the newly-launched Tiago.
China's Baidu eyes driverless car production by 2020
But net profit slid 18.9 percent year-on-year to USD 308.1 million for the quarter, the statement said, as the firm seeks to diversify its business beyond online search.
Healthkart chooses nutrition & fitness over drug sales
Some of the highest selling private brands on Healthkart are protein supplement brand Muscle Blaze, weight loss supplement Incredio and lifestyle brand Health Viva.
Mahindra tractor sales surge 19% in April
Domestic tractor sales grew by 21.74 per cent to 20,704 units in April as against 17,006 units in the year-ago month.
Maruti Suzuki sales jump 13% in April
Maruti Suzuki sales grew by 16.2% to 117045 units in April in the domestic market on back on demand for new launches premium hatchback Baleno.
Audi to raise share of electric cars to 25% of US sales
"We further intend to ensure Audi electric vehicle drivers can enjoy robust fast-charging networks across America and in Europe," Keogh said.
Autocar: World car awards
World car awards were recently presented in New York. Motor journalist from across the world voted for these winner cars, Take a look at the winner from each category.
Western European car sales rise on southern rebound
The monthly numbers amounted to a seasonally adjusted selling rate of 13.59 million cars per year, LMC said, up 4.3 percent on October's 13.03 million.
Automakers woo tech enthusiasts to revive electric car sales
Volkswagen AG and General Motors Co are expected to disclose new details of their electric vehicle strategies at the Consumer Electronics Show
French car sales up 12.5 per cent in December
Car registrations totalled 183,726 cars in December, according to CCFA data. The period included the same number of selling days as in December 2014.
Luxury car makers eye premium segment customers to drive sales
Driving a Mahindra XUV or a Toyota Camry? Chances are you’re already on the radar of a luxe car brand.
Driverless cars could save lives but kill businesses
If driverless cars catch on, US car sales could plunge 40%, and GM and Ford, would have to cut their combined number of plants in US, Canada to 17 from 30.
Volvo Car Group sales rise 9.4% yr/yr in January
Sales increased in all the company's major markets to reach a total 33,761 cars, with the United States up 11.8 percent and China 22.9 percent higher.
Budget unlikely to have any impact on car sales numbers: RC Bhargava, Maruti Suzuki
"A budget only has impact on sales when people either expect excise duties to go up or come down. That apart, there is very little that can impact car sales."
Honda Cars India registers 14% sales growth this year
Honda Cars India Ltd (HCIL) has recorded a cumulative sales growth of 14.9 per cent at 1.90 lakh units during the January-November period this year.
At least nine dead in Baghdad car bomb attack
At least nine people were killed on Saturday when a suicide attacker detonated a car bomb at a security checkpoint in northern Baghdad.
Can car maintenance startups like MotoMojo, CarOK be the way to fix your vehicle issues?
Car maintenance startups are coming up in various cities, with all using technology to create business models that are similar, but not quite the same.
Volvo Cars swings to Q1 profit as new models boost margins
The Gothenburg-based carmaker, bought by China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. from Ford Motor Co. in 2010, said operating earnings rose to 3.1 billion Swedish crowns.
Move over drones, driverless cars - unmanned ship up next
It's not only drones and driverless cars that may become the norm someday ocean-faring ships might also run without captains or crews.
CarDekho acquires virtual reality startup Volob Technologies
This is the eight such transaction entered into by its parent company GirnarSoft, which has emerged as one of the most active players in the Indian startup M&A leaderboard over the past 18 months.
Xerox's revenue falls on lower printer sales
Xerox said revenue from its document technology business, which includes sales of printers and copiers, fell 10 percent to $1.6 billion.
No SUUTI stake sale in FY 17: Govt sources
According to govt sources, finance ministry is unlikely to proceed with SUUTI stake sale in FY17 as stake sale may destabilize blue chip companies.
Volkswagen reaches judge's deadline for diesel car fix
Senior US District Judge Charles Breyer said he wanted to know the timing of the fix and any planned payments to vehicle owners by a court hearing set for today.
Supreme Court's diesel vehicle ban will not affect the sales of smaller car makers
An inventory of about 12,000 diesel vehicles, valued at more than Rs 1,000 crore, is piled up at dealerships across Delhi since the December 11 NGT order.


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Feast your eyes on the very first real-world photos of the all-new 2020 Silverado HD High Country. Though we’ve already seen the new Silverado HD in studio photos late last year, we haven’t seen the new big boy truck in person, until these exclusive photos that we just captured at a media briefing held near Detroit.
The range-topping High Country trim level of the 2020 Silverado HD seen here is a 2500HD (three-quarter ton) model in the Crew Cab, Standard Box body style. It appears to be coated in the Havana Brown Metallic exterior color that has become synonymous with Silverado High Country models.
Other notable elements that seem right at home on the 2020 Silverado HD High Country is the ample use of chrome trim, along with the bright multi-spoke wheels.
Though we don’t have any details (like specifications) on this monster just yet, the one thing we can come away with is that this is one massive truck, which is something we already expected from seeing it in spy shots while the model was undergoing testing.
Notably, the High Country model has a completely different front fascia than the LT trim level.
Chevy’s 2020 Silverado HD will be available in five different trim levels, Work Truck, Custom, LT, LTZ and High Country. A Trail Boss model is not in the cards. Each of the five trims will offer “a different level of design, features and technology to meet the individual and rigorous demands of HD truck owners,”, according to Chevrolet.
Under the hood will sit an all-new, direct-injected gasoline engine mated to a six-speed automatic transmission. Horsepower and torque figures for this new gasoline motor have not yet been announced. Meanwhile, the 6.6L Duramax Turbo-Diesel V8 engine making 910 pound-feet of torque will be mated to an all-new, Allison 10-speed transmission, which – as it turns out – is more GM than Allison.
Chevy says that the 2020 Silverado HD will be the most capable Silverado HD ever, while also offering all-new customer-focused trailering technologies, significant increases in towing and payload capabilities and a host of technologies and features designed specifically for heavy-duty truck customers. One of these is the new BedStep feature, which allows easy access to the truck’s bed from the side of the vehicle.
The 2020 Silverado HD goes on sale in mid-2019. Full details are expected to be revealed in February 2019.


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What you need to know
- OnePlus has started rolling out the OxygenOS 10.3.5 update for the OnePlus 6 and 6T.
- The update adds support for the company's new OnePlus Buds true wireless earbuds and brings optimized RAM management.
- The July 2020 Android security patch is included too.
OnePlus rolled out new OxygenOS updates for the OnePlus 8 series and OnePlus Nord earlier this month, adding official support for its first pair of true wireless earbuds. A similar update has now started rolling out to the OnePlus 6 and 6T phones.
In addition to adding support for the OnePlus Buds, the new OxygenOS 10.3.5 update for the OnePlus 6 and 6T comes with a few other improvements as well. According to the official changelog, the update includes optimizations for RAM management, system stability improvements, and an updated Google Mobile Services (GMS) package.
The random crash issue when browsing the web on Chrome has been fixed, along with the black screen issue when opening the logkit app. Just like the recent OxygenOS updates rolled out to newer OnePlus phones, the latest update for the OnePlus 6 and 6T comes with the July 2020 Android security patch as well.
Here's the full changelog:
- Optimized RAM management
- Newly adapted OnePlus Buds, easier to take advantage of wireless connection
- Fixed the crash issue when browsing on Chrome
- Fixed the black screen issue when opening logkit
- Improved system stability and fixed general bugs
- Updated Android Security Patch to 2020.07
- Updated GMS package to 2020.05
OnePlus says the update will roll out in stages, so not everyone will receive it today. A broader rollout is expected to begin in a few days. If you do not want to wait, you can get the update right away with the help of the third-party Oxygen Updater app from the Play Store.
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Luna is both a safe bet and Amazon's best idea in years
Is "rolling your own" Netflix-style game library what we really want? Amazon thinks so.
Google's parent company settles shareholder lawsuit over sexual misconduct
Following sexual misconduct reports from 2018, Google has settled a shareholder lawsuit and announced major changes to how the company operates in these regards — including no severance packages for employees fired over sexual misconduct.
Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a 5G won’t launch until weeks after September 30 event
Google’s announcing its new Pixel phones, the Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a 5G, on September 30. Unfortunately, you’ll have to wait a while longer before they actually launch.
People into rooting and modding should check out these Android phones
If you're looking ahead and know you'll want to change something on your next phone that requires custom software or root access, these phones are the best options.


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GM replaces Verizon with AT&T for OnStar; 2015 models will be like smartphones on wheels
0. phoneArena posted on 25 Feb 2013, 01:07
GM has announced that it will replace Verizon with AT&T's 4G LTE network to run its OnStar on board system for the 2015 model year, which actually starts in 2014; GM says that with plans for OnStar to run entertainment, safety and diagnostics through AT&T's pipeline, it envisions its cars becoming a "a smartphone on wheels," according to AT&T emerging devices head Glenn Lurie...
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2. TheMan posted on 25 Feb 2013, 01:51 0 0
Yep, that's what I want to have happen...GM drivers streaming video whilst at the wheel.
3. applesauce posted on 25 Feb 2013, 07:25 0 0
First good move gm has made in about 50 years...
4. nas1800 posted on 25 Feb 2013, 13:51 0 0
Can you hear me now?? Not if its on AT&T. I to this day do not get reception for them at my house. Guess that onstar will only work in major areas and not in the middle of no where when needed.... that will be a fun law suit for someone who gets in a major accident out in the middle of no where with a subscription, at least they will be able to be track their final location when they are dead if they have a verizon phone.


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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google Inc (GOOG.O), which is used to dominating the Web search advertising business, may find negotiating its way into the cell phone market a tougher task.
Dealing with America’s largest mobile companies, which keep control of devices and features, could force the Web search leader to make concessions that cut into future revenue from wireless, an area Google has long said would be key to growth.
So far no U.S. carrier has confirmed working with Google on a new mobile platform. No. 2 U.S. carrier Verizon Wireless is in active talks about putting Google applications on phones it offers, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
“There are good useful talks going on and they could result in a deal,” one of the sources said.
For months media and analyst reports have said Google might design an entire phone with partners, or offer software that would include its current services such as maps and e-mail.
“If Google is going to make a splash, it’s going to have to say (to operators) ‘offer our phone and we’ll share the revenue’,” said Current Analysis analyst Avi Greengart. He sees a Google phone being most successful if it gives consumers a free device or service in exchange for viewing ads.
But for now Google is offering service providers financial terms “somewhere between nothing and only a small proportion,” according to one industry source who asked not to be named.
As a result it will have a harder time selling a device or software in the United States than in regions such as Europe where it is easier for consumers to choose their own phone models.
“Google is developing a device that allows them to go directly to consumers. That works much better in Europe than here,” said Roger Entner, vice president for the communications sector for IAG Research.
The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday that Google would announce in the next two weeks advanced software and services that will allow handset makers to bring Google-powered phones to market by mid-2008. Google declined to comment.
Anian, a Reuters company that tracks industry trends for institutional investors, reported this summer that Google had engaged Taiwan’s High Tech Computer Corp (2498.TW) to design a Linux software-based phone for launch in the first quarter of 2008.
HTC has declined comment on the report.
AT&T Inc (T.N), the largest U.S. carrier, surprised some analysts when it allowed Apple Inc (AAPL.O) to decide which applications the Apple iPhone would support as part of its exclusive U.S. agreement to sell the phone.
But unlike Apple — maker of leading portable music player iPod — Google does not have a big enough name in services for portable devices or a history of hardware design. It has also fought U.S. operators in pushing for more open requirements for an upcoming airwaves auction, in which it said it may bid.
In talks with operators, these factors would all add up to less leverage for Google than Apple achieved, analysts said.
Even in Europe, where customers can choose their own devices to a large extent, Google’s success is not a given, as it would face stiff competition from phone makers such as Nokia Oyj NOK1V.HE, Greengart said.
France Telecom FTE.PA on Tuesday denied that its mobile business Orange is in talks with Google to introduce handsets running its software.
An official for 3, a high-speed wireless service provider in several countries including the UK, would not comment on whether the company was in talks with Google but said that “a Google phone sounds like an interesting product.”
The company, owned by Hutchison Whampoa 0013.HK, already offers its customers Google features such as e-mail and maps.
“We have a close relationship with Google,” said 3 spokesman Guy Middleton.
Verizon Communications (VZ.N) Chief Operating Officer Denny Strigl said during an investor call on Monday that the service provider talks to a lot of companies including Google, but would not elaborate. Verizon owns Verizon Wireless with Vodafone Group Plc (VOD.L).
Sprint Nextel (S.N) said in August that it would work with Google on some Web services for future phones. But any further involvement would depend on who takes the helm at Sprint, which is searching for a new chief executive.
Deutsche Telekom’s (DTEGn.DE) T-Mobile USA might use a Google phone to gain attention when it catches up with bigger rivals on high-speed wireless services, Entner said. T-Mobile USA has started development on a fast network and plans to build it in major markets in 2008, a representative said.
Officials for Sprint and T-Mobile USA declined comment on Google phone plans.
Even if it is not clear whether Google will enjoy the same success in wireless as in the wired Web, Greengart noted that it appeared to be testing all routes in the wireless industry.
“Google’s strategy appears to be to bet on every horse so that they can’t lose,” he said.
Additional reporting by Ritsuko Ando, Justin Grant and Michele Gershberg in New York, Astrid Wendlandt in Paris and Kirstin Ridley in London; editing by Phil Berlowitz


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One day after the the S&P500 bull market set a new duration record, at exactly 0.01 Washington Time on Thursday, the U.S. imposed tariffs of 25% on $16 billion worth of imports from China, sending the US dollar sharply higher across the board.
It's relatively quiet week where the highlights will be the latest global PMIs, the Aug 23 US-China tariff deadline, the minutes from the last FOMC and ECB meetings and, of course, Jackson Hole looms at the end of the week.
While traders will focus on Wednesday's retail sales number, the main focus will be the ongoing collapse in Turkey's currency and whether there will be contagion to other EMs as well as any escalations in the US-China trade war.
In a move that is certain to prompt immediate response by Trump, China released the proposed retaliation list to US tariffs, announcing it will impose differentiated tariffs on $60 billion in US goods.
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text: Seoul: South Korean tech giant Samsung's upcoming flagship smartphone -- Galaxy S23 Ultra -- is likely to feature a 200MP primary camera with the unannounced ISOCELL HP2 camera sensor. According to prominent tipster Ice universe, he is very sure that the Galaxy S23 Ultra will feature the unreleased HP2 sensor, reports GizmoChina. The South Korean company has already launched 200MP ISOCELL HP1 and HP3 sensors. However, the detailed specifications of the HP2 sensor are not known yet. Also ReadSony unveils its flagship LinkBuds in India Meanwhile, another tipster said that Samsung will only use the HP2 sensor on its Ultra-branded flagships. He added that the HP1 and HP3 camera sensors will be available on the Galaxy A-series and on smartphones by Chinese brands. The company has confirmed to have its next Galaxy Unpacked event on August 10. Recently, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon said the Galaxy S23 series will use the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 exclusively. Another report mentioned that the South Korean tech giant is planning to ship three million Galaxy S23 FE units next year. By comparison, Samsung is tipped to ship 8.5 million Galaxy S23 units, 6.5 million S23 Plus models, and 13 million Galaxy S23 Ultra units.


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You may know Jordan Rudess as the amazing keyboard player from Dream Theater, but soon you’ll know him as the head of his own iPad and iPhone development company.The first app being released under Wizard Music is MorphWiz, an iPad specific app that gives users an incredible amount of options for creating music. The app is described as a “vertical grid based musical instrument that allows a whole new level of expressive control.”
I had a chance to speak with Jordan a couple of days ago about the new app to get an idea why he decided to enter the app business.
“Over the past year I’ve been very active with a lot of companies that make iPhone apps and I had a lot of fun,” said Rudess. “I liked being part of it, so I started my own business.”
What Rudess created is an app that is worthy of his name and talent as a musician, but also something that even a beginner can use. He gave me a tour of MorphWiz, and while I’m not a keyboard player, I could see how non-musicians could make some cool sounds.
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MorphWiz includes a lot of audio and visual feedback. For instance, when you touch the screen, particle bursts show you where you have touched or dragged your finger. The visualizations are cool, but they also show things like when you are in tune, so there’s a practical reason for them too.
Rudess included nearly 75 patches in the app for users that want to get a feel for what he might use. All patches are editable and can be saved in the app. So you can use one of his, or create a new one yourself.
You can also record your sounds and record on multiple layers, allowing you a substantial number of sounds.
“I’m really proud of what we created,” said Rudess. “My hope is that the users really like it too.”
MorphWiz is for the iPad only right now, but Rudess said an iPhone version is in the works. MorphWiz is available from the App Store and costs $9.99.


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“Humor,” said Leo Rosten, an American humourist, political scientist and screenwriter who wrote Captain Newman, M.D., “is the affectionate communication of insight.” More scientifically, according to University of Toronto Ph.D. — and the author of Thoughts on the Current State of Humour Theory — Peter Marteinson, “Comic stimulus consists of nothing other than the perception of a human subject as he fails to grasp the normative cultural reality of his present social situation.” That, at least to me, would seem nothing more than a long-winded, pedantic and horribly boring way of noting that which everyone already knows; namely that the very best punchlines combine comedy with biting reality.
For instance, we can probably all agree with Will Roger’s assertion that he didn’t really need to tell jokes — besides being Hollywood’s biggest star in the ’20s and ’30s, he was also America’s leading political satirist — “I just have to watch the government and report the facts.” Closer to home, there would have been no drama to Elon Musk’s April 1st tweet that, “Despite intense efforts to raise money, including a last-ditch mass sale of Easter Eggs, we are sad to report that Tesla has gone completely and totally bankrupt,” if Tesla were not truly deep in the feces.
The biting reality that made his stock dip some 4.5 per cent the morning after his lame attempt at humour is that, according to marketwatch.com, March was Tesla’s worst month in seven years, its stock plummeting dramatically. And even though the stock has recovered (ever so slightly), Tesla’s market cap is still some 23 per cent lower than it was last September. Poorly penned puns notwithstanding, the stock market, once at Mr. Musk’s beck and call, would no longer seem a friendly place for Tesla.
The headlines feeding this rout have not been pretty. Reports of 123,000 Model Ss recalled for possible steering wheel problems never make investors happy. Nor has news leaked by Tesla insiders that nearly 40 per cent of the parts they make or receive are defective enough to require reworking. Ditto the revelations that Tesla’s (semi) self-driving Autopilot system was involved in another fatal accident.
Despite the sensation of these headlines, Tesla’s bigger problem has been its inability to ramp up production of its long-promised Model 3. At one point, Mr. Musk was promising that Tesla would produce 20,000 of his much sought-after Model 3s a month by December of 2017; the company barely produced 2,500 for the whole year. Indeed, according to Bloomberg’s online tracker, Tesla has yet to build 2,500 Model 3s in any single week and has delivered less than 16,000 so far, which means the 500,000 cars Mr. Musk initially promised he would sell in 2018 is just a pipe dream. As Bloomberg concludes, “if Tesla can’t figure out how to make more cars soon, it could open a lane for rivals to establish the high-volume market for a US$35,000 electric car.” Already the blogosphere is alight with angry Tesla intenders abandoning ship for more readily available rivals, almost certainly one of the reasons for the stock’s recent swoon.
What’s particularly worrisome to professional investors — but little mentioned by the mainstream media — is Mr. Musk’s reaction to these crises. Rather than sticking to the traditionally proscribed mea culpa with respect to Walter Huang’s fatal collision with a California highway median, for instance, the company seemed to blame the driver for the accident, so angering the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) that, according to TheVerge.com, Tesla “has been booted from the investigation.”
More troubling, however, is Mr. Musk’s reaction to the Model 3 production crisis. In a page right out of the Donald “I’m-my-own-best-advisor” Trump handbook for executive management, it seems Mr. Musk’s solution to the issues at hand is to sack or demote his managers and take on all the duties himself. So not only is Mr. Musk reportedly now in charge of sales — the previous manager, Jon McNeill, left for Lyft in February — but, according to CNBC, he has pushed aside senior vice-president Doug Field, formerly in charge of Model 3 production, and has now taken direct control of manufacturing.
Corporate history is littered with the remains of CEOs unable to delegate, but, more than most, Mr. Musk’s attentions would truly seem to be needed elsewhere. Besides said pummelling of stock price, the Model 3 holdup is burning through an enormous amount of cash. Until now, financiers have been willing to fuel Tesla’s incredible cash burn — at my last count about US$11 billion — on the promise of rampant Model 3 profits. But investor sentiment seems to have turned a dramatic corner. According to Yahoo Finance, fully 30 per cent of Tesla’s available shares have been borrowed by short-sellers, which, according to CNBC, makes TSLA “the biggest short in the US stock market.”
Basic budget analysis would seem to be the impetus behind this pervasive doom and gloom. According to theinformation.com, Tesla “had $3.67 billion in cash in the bank at the end of 2017 and owes $10 billion in long-term and convertible debt, with $1.4 billion coming due at the end of 2018.” And according to one former Tesla manager quoted by the author, Amir Efrati, “If you didn’t know anything else about the company” aside from its recent financials, “you’d be, like, ‘This company will go out of business.’”
Tesla proponents, of course, have heard all this before, their defence to compare Tesla to other Silicon Valley favourites such as Amazon, Google and Netflix — that have weathered similar, if not quite as debilitating, financial storms — rather than traditional car companies. But this time it feels different. Car companies once fearful of Tesla battery nous are now, if not openly dismissive of its technological advantage, then at least far less afraid of direct competition. Analysts, even those once bullish on Tesla’s future, now openly joke about whether Tesla “will be around” for the next step in the auto industry’s electric revolution.
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The new year kicked off on a high note for L’Oréal following the announcement that Alexa Chung and Winona Ryder have joined the French cosmetics company as brand ambassadors. Now, L’Oréal Paris has just released a game-changing campaign featuring beauty influencer Amena Khan.
Making waves in the beauty industry, L’Oréal is the first major international brand to tap a hijabi model in a hair campaign. First featured in the brand’s “All Worth It” campaign last year, the British L’Oréal Glam Squad Ambassador will now front the brand’s Elvive line — a selection of products that cater to a wide range of demanding hair types.
In the campaign, which also features brand ambassador Cheryl, model Neelam Gill, and former McFly singer Dougie Poynter, Amena said: “Whether or not your hair is on display, it doesn’t affect how much you care about it. For me, my hair is an extension of my femininity. I love styling my hair, I love putting products in it, and I love it to smell nice. It’s an expression of who I am.”
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In the previous three years, Lenzing had already received outstanding ratings in all categories, and was awarded Gold status in 2018, 2019 and 2020. For 2021, the company not only held this top ranking, but even exceeded it – to reach Platinum status. Lenzing thereby ranks among the world’s top one per cent of the companies evaluated.
“We are very proud to have now achieved the step up to the Platinum level after several Gold ratings in the past few years. At Lenzing, we always think beyond fibres and take responsibility for our children and grandchildren – for whom we do our best in order to constantly improve ourselves. This attitude forms part of our strategic principles and we will continue to work hard to make a sustainable contribution to the environment and to society,” said Stefan Doboczky, CEO of the Lenzing Group.
The Lenzing Group’s ambitious climate targets form an essential part of its strategy and responsibility to future generations. In 2019, Lenzing became the world’s first fibre manufacturer to commit to reducing CO2 emissions per ton of product by 50 per cent by 2030, and even becoming climate-neutral by 2050. The Science Based Targets Initiative, the most recognised organisation in climate-relevant target-setting, has scientifically validated Lenzing’s climate targets.
The scientific validation also forms one of the essential criteria that EcoVadis highlights in its rating. In addition, the responsible procurement of raw materials – according to social and ecological aspects – was also highlighted as a further core element in the company’s sustainability strategy, as well as support for external environmental initiatives (Sustainable Apparel Coalition, Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action) and initiatives on labour and human rights issues (Sustainable Apparel Coalition).
Since its inception in 2007, EcoVadis has become the world’s largest and most trusted provider of corporate sustainability ratings, creating a global network of more than 75,000 rated companies in 160 countries worldwide. It also provides information and tools that help to increase transparency within global supply chains. The methodological framework assesses companies’ policies, measures and activities, as well as their published reports, in relation to the environment, labour and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement.
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The concept “China-Chic” has been hyped in recent years. The appearance of Chinese brands such as Li-Ning at New York Fashion Week 2018 first ignited this sensation of Chinese fashion, swept across fashion attires, and spilled over to accessories, foods, and cosmetics. With the popularity of “Fourtry,” a recent fashion variety show, in which celebrities opened pop-up stores of Chinese brands in fashionable neighborhoods, a number of local brands — from time-honored traditional brands to newly emerged independent designers — have been made known.
Li-Ning was a good example. It is a namesake sportswear brand established in 1990 by the Olympic champion in gymnastics. During New York Fashion Week 2018, when the outfits imprinted with the Chinese characters 中国 (China) and 李宁 (Li Ning) were presented by models on the prominent international runway, it seized the media’s attention. The mass coverage invoked a sense of national pride among the Chinese people. Moreover, its bold color blocking of red and yellow, dubbed as “scrambled eggs with tomato,” a classic Chinese home-cooked dish, left quite an impression. This one-hour show was recognized as a milestone event, leading to a series of marketing activities called “China-Chic in action.”
A model poses for Li-Ning’s 2020 fall and winter collection under the title of “Future Vintage, Sport Formal." File photos
However, consumers have become increasingly selective about products labeled China-Chic. Simply throwing Chinese elements onto designs or counting on the brand’s IP as a selling point no longer works. Chinese consumers are asking for quality products that resonate with their feelings.
Riding on the tide of China-Chic, the 94-year-old Warrior footwear regained its glamour in the 21 Century. By catering to young people’s taste and leveraging the social influence of celebrities, Warrior hit a sales record of over 200 million yuan (US$30.6 million) on Tmall in 2018, 65 times that of 2014, according to Beijing News. Through “Fourtry,” it was successfully publicized again. Posts and unboxing videos of Warrior products were seen across sharing platforms such as Bilibili and Xiaohongshu. Its white sneaker imprinted with a striking red F-shaped logo was regarded a retro classic for many young people.
Despite its revival, Warrior is not worry free. On the Q&A forum Zhihu, the biggest knowledge sharing platform in China, netizens observed that Warrior seems to experience a bottleneck when it comes to originality.
The question “Do you think Warrior plagiarizes other shoe brands?” was viewed over 1.8 million times. In the answer section, people kept updating pictures juxtaposing Warrior sneakers and other popular brands to show their close resemblance. Disappointment pervaded the forum, and some considered this a serious turn-off.
On the other hand, the significant increase in pricing for some collections went against Warrior’s impression of being cost-effective. It is safe to say that this old brand still has a long way to go to live up to the customers’ expectations.
White Rabbit creamy candy is another old local brand that re-emerged as an trendy item. Invented in 1959, the image of the white rabbit has been engraved into the hearts of many while the sweet mellow flavor of the cream candy still lingers. To keep abreast of the market, White Rabbit jumped into all sorts of crossovers, including lip balm, perfume, milk tea, ice cream, and enamel cups.
Household name White Rabbit jumps into all sorts of crossovers recently, including lip balm, perfume, milk tea, ice cream, and enamel cups.
White Rabbit had a successful crossover with Scent Library, a perfume brand in 2019. The two joined hands to present a shower cream, body lotion and perfume just before Children’s Day that year. Within the first two days, they broke a sales record of 10 million yuan.
However, not all attempts were well received. That same year, White Rabbit authorized the bubble tea shop Happy Lemon to open a pop-up store in Shanghai using its brand, costing about 20 yuan per cup. When it first came out, customers waited on line for up to four hours, and scalpers jacked up the price to as high as 480 yuan. In spite of its popularity, customers reflected that White Rabbit only showed up on the packaging of the bubble tea, but not in its flavor. Hashtag “White Rabbit milk tea doesn’t taste like White Rabbit cream candy” was a hot topic on social media platforms.
Both Warrior and White Rabbit have great IPs with rich cultural and historical values. Remaking these old brands easily garners attention, but at the same time, they need to be extremely careful with their reputation. Companies should note that there is an increasing awareness in protecting intellectual property, and customers are becoming shrewder. After the fever for China-Chic cools down, even the best advertising cannot save brands from going lame, if unmatched by quality products.
It certainly takes some trial-and-error in brand development. Nonetheless, local brands enjoy a friendly environment, receiving support at the national level. Early in 2016, the State Council approved to set May 10 as Chinese Brands Day, which started in 2017. Media are encouraged to give publicity to Chinese brands during prime hours at prime locations.
As the story of China-Chic raised its curtain, much creativity, originality, and patience are needed to carry on in the future.


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A major authority in logistics risk management – the TT Club – has updated its guidance on ocean freight following its own report that 66% of cargo damage incidents are related to poor practice and packing.
The TT Club has been the leading provider of insurance and related risk management services to the international transport and logistics industry for over 50 years.
One of the key aspects of the report was the revelation that reports of fires on container ships are recorded on a weekly basis, with major fire outbreaks happening on average every 60 days. The latter can result in loss of life, ship damage, cargo damage, environmental harm and supply chain disruption.
Many of these fires are attributed to dangerous goods that are either poorly packed, incorrectly classified or not even declared at all. The issue with undeclared dangerous goods, which is estimated to be 150,000 ticking container time-bombs each year, is now being addressed by carriers.
Hapag Lloyd, in conjunction with IBM, have launched an e-screening initiative to identify cargo that is not declared, with more investigation of potentially misdeclared cargo researched at the time of shipment booking.
The TT Club, along with other stakeholders, are now putting more pressure on UN Agencies and international governments to improve safety laws and to identify the parties involved in these practices.
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A multi-agency rescue operation is currently underway in Baltimore after a containership crashed into a bridge overnight, collapsing it into the Patapsco River along with several vehicles.
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Indian Motorcycle recently announced the opening of an Experience Center at its Spirit Lake, Iowa, manufacturing facility.
The Indian Motorcycle Spirit Lake Experience Center will showcase current and historic Indian motorcycles and offer complementary behind-the-scenes tours of its world-class production facility. Visitors will observe the assembly process that’s conducted from start-to-finish with robotic machinery and witness new Indian motorcycles come right off the line. The Spirit Lake Experience Center will also serve as a venue for private events.
“As America’s first motorcycle company, we have a rich history and a loyal following of motorcyclists,” said Steve Menneto, president of Indian Motorcycle. “Right in America’s heartland, the Experience Center not only serves as a unique destination for motorcyclists to engage with the brand, but also showcases our outstanding people who build premium motorcycles.”
Menneto welcomed the new Experience Center with Spirit Lake employees, friends and family members during an honorary ribbon-cutting ceremony. Motorcyclists who attended the Boji Bike Rally had the opportunity to visit the Spirit Lake Experience Center August 18 and 19.
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THERE is an almost £9 difference in cost for an identical basket of groceries at the most expensive and cheapest supermarkets, a study has found.
Which? Money compared a basket of 10 branded essential items at six leading grocers, finding Waitrose charged the most at £32.85 and Asda charged the least at £24.12 – a saving of £8.73 or 36%.
Asda’s basket also came in at £6.32 less than the next cheapest basket, costing £30.44 from Tesco.
The biggest price variation for an individual product was for a 750ml jar of Hellman’s mayonnaise, which cost £2 in Asda and £4.42 in Morrisons – a difference of 221%.
The research also found 14 different packets containing identical caplets of the painkiller ibuprofen – which is subject to strict rules governing the active ingredients – with prices ranging from 8p a pill to 20p.
Which? Money editor Harry Rose said: “With food prices rising well beyond the general rate of inflation, we’re all looking for ways we can cut down on the cost of our weekly shop.”
The nine products compared alongside the mayonnaise were: a two litre bottle of Yeo Valley milk, a nine-roll pack of Andrex Skin Kind toilet paper, a 500g pack of Kellogg’s Crunchy Nut cornflakes, a 500g tub of Bertolli spread, an 888ml bottle of Bold 2-in-1 gel, a one kilogram bag of Tilda basmati rice, a 220g pack of Young’s scampi, a 250g packet of McVitie’s Ginger Nut biscuits and a 160-bag box of Tetley tea bags.
A Waitrose spokeswoman said: “Our prices for these brands are very competitive – this price comparison is distorted by the timings of others’ promotions.”
Prices were compared on March 8 using the comparison site Mysupermarket.co.uk.
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Global casual footwear brand Crocs Inc has named Sumit Dhingra as the new General Manager for India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal.
In his new role, Dhingra, who has 15 years of experience across apparel and fashion retail, will spearhead the growth of Crocs in the region, the Colorado-based footwear company said in a statement.
Currently, the footwear brand operates in the region with over 1,500 point of sales across 150 cities via exclusive brand stores and multi-brand outlets.
Sumit, an alumnus from IIM Lucknow, has worked with brands such as Arvind Fashion and Benetton. In his most recent role, with textiles major Arvind Fashions, he was the CEO for Arrow, Aeropostale, and Izod and helped reposition Arrow and launched Aeropostale successfully. Before Arvind, he has spent close to 3 years at Benetton India Pvt. Ltd.


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Allied Irish Banks is publicizing its new Me2U P2P mobile payments app via an NFC campaign running on 500 Adshel “six sheet” bus stop posters, 10 fully wrapped bus shelters and 55 further six sheets located in cinema lobbies across Ireland. Tapping the NFC tags on the ads takes the user to a landing page where they can download the Me2U app. The campaign was planned by Starcom and outdoor specialist Source Out Of Home.
- PayPal takes another look at NFC
- NFC Forum updates specs with support for pairing at a distance
- Total Produce pushes fruit and veg with NFC in supermarkets
- GSMA reports on NFC adoption at MWC, SIM trends and HCE
- Thales shows off airline seat with NFC


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If you have been to the recent TechCrunch Disrupt event Panzarino, you’ve probably read a lot about the various companies and investors there. It’s always interesting to learn what makes these individuals so successful and how they invest their money. So in this article, we’ll take a look at the best tips and strategies from some of the most successful startups and investors from the event. We’ll also cover the most valuable insights from the speakers and attendees at the conference. Read on to discover what these experts have to say about the future of the Internet and technology.
A slew of top-tier venture capital firms are lining up to pour millions into future-proofing our world. Andreessen Horowitz is no exception. With a heavy hand in the venture capital game, its new media property, Future, will be in good hands. Moreover, its founding duo isn’t afraid to get their hands dirty. They’ve enlisted an eponymous exec and a few notable luminaries from the tech world to help them get the job done. Considering the influx of tech talent in Silicon Valley, the opportunity is golden.
What’s more, they’re going to have a blast doing it. In fact, they’re launching their newest initiative today, Future MVP. The name may sound clichd, but it’s an apt descriptor of their high-octane approach to media and technology. This includes a new blog, a media hub, a media portal, a conference, and the like. Eventually, they’ll be able to turn their attention to a larger-than-life media empire.
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Andreessen Horowitz is getting in on the tech media game with its new magazine and accelerator program. Its editorial team says they’re taking the project seriously.
Future, launched last year by Andreessen Horowitz, is a magazine dedicated to covering technology trends and innovations. In its first months, the magazine will focus on areas in which the firm invests. Over time, it will expand with full-time staff and paid contributors.
Several members of the team are already familiar with the industry. Some of them have been involved with TechCrunch and Equity Crew, the startup community’s premier event. Another is Gabe Zichermann, founder of Dopamine and a leading expert in gamification Fashionslog.
a16z’s CEO, Chris Dixon, said he saw a lot of interest in Los Angeles around the creator economy. He hopes Future can help boost that sector.
The startup is also expanding its Crypto Startup School. This 12-week program, which begins in March, will include $500,000 in seed funding and access to mentors.
Investing model to follow
As one of the world’s richest hedge fund managers, Andreessen Horowitz is at the helm of some of the most innovative new ventures of recent times. For this reason alone, we’re not surprised they have been thinking of ways to change the way we fund, build and learn about the world around us. With the advent of the next generation of mobile devices, a new breed of ad hoc networks and a myriad of data centers to entrust our precious data to, a lot more is at stake than ever before.
The best part is that they aren’t afraid to rewrite the rules of the game. A16z has recently thrown its considerable weight behind a new type of media entity, a reimagined magazine, Future. It’s the first of its kind in the tech world and it’s backed by a substantial amount of money, including funds from a slew of tech luminaries, including Google execs and a clutch of the biggest names in the business.
Speakers at TechCrunch Disrupt
TechCrunch Disrupt has an exciting lineup of speakers this year. From the biggest names in technology to emerging entrepreneurs, attendees will get a chance to learn and network with some of the most important people in the industry. This event takes place from October 18 to 20 at Moscone Center in San Francisco Fashioncolthing.
There are two major topics on the agenda: innovation through collaboration and the future of work. There are also interactive gatherings. Attendees can choose from a wide variety of keynotes, panels, and interactive sessions. The event will also feature an online day on October 21 Fashionworldnow.
The BF 200 will feature fast pitches. These sessions will focus on the health, biotech, robotics, and future of work. During each presentation, a TechCrunch editor will receive a rapid pitch.
The Startup Battlefield competition will see fledgling startups vie for a chance to meet the editors of TechCrunch. Alumni of the Startup Battlefield have raised $8 billion Magazinefacts.


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¶EHarmony, Santa Monica, Calif., returned its media planning and buying account to Ocean Media, Huntington Beach, Calif., which had handled the assignment from 2002 until it was shifted in early 2011 to OMD, part of the Omnicom Group. Billings were estimated at more than $55 million.
¶Unilever consolidated the worldwide creative account for its Persil detergent brand, which is also sold under the Omo brand name, with Lowe & Partners, part of the Interpublic Group of Companies. Spending was estimated at more than $10 million. Lowe, which already creates campaigns in Asia, will add the creative duties in markets like Europe and Latin America, which had been handled by Bartle Bogle Hegarty, part of the Publicis Groupe. The London office of Lowe, called DLKW Lowe, will lead the work for European markets. Bartle Bogle Hegarty continues as the global lead creative agency on another Unilever detergent brand, Surf.
¶Snyder’s-Lance, Charlotte, N.C., named BFG Communications, Hilton Head, S.C., as digital agency of record for its Lance Sandwich Crackers brand. Billings were not disclosed. There had been no previous agency for the assignment.
¶Matt Williams, general manager at the Martin Agency, Richmond, Va., part of the Interpublic Group of Companies, was promoted to chief executive, effective Feb. 1. Mr. Williams, who is 45, will assume those duties from John Adams, who continues as chairman. Mr. Adams had been chairman and chief executive since 1995, and Mr. Williams had been general manager since July 2011.
¶Bessie Lee, chief executive of the GroupM China unit of GroupM, part of WPP, was named to lead the WPP operations in China as chief executive at WPP China, a new post.Continue reading the main story
¶Sarah Jones, senior account executive at Red Square Agency, Mobile, Ala., was promoted to president, assuming duties from Rich Sullivan, who continues as executive creative director and also becomes chief executive. And Elena Freed, vice president for account service and public relations, was promoted to executive vice president and chief operating officer, succeeding Scott Rye, who left, the agency said, to pursue other interests outside the business.
¶George Gallate joined RKG, Charlottesville, Va., as chief executive, assuming duties from George Michie, who will become chief marketing scientist. Mr. Gallate had most recently been global chairman at Havas Worldwide Digital, New York, part of Havas, and will be based in New York for RKG.
¶Dyfed Richards joined the Brand Union, New York, part of WPP, as worldwide creative director for consumer branding, a new post. He had been global creative director at Interbrand, part of the Omnicom Group.
¶R&R Partners, Las Vegas, bought a majority stake in Weeks & Company, Austin, Tex., which will become the R&R office in Austin. Financial terms were not disclosed. Austin is the third market into which R&R has expanded since 2010, joining Los Angeles and Denver. David M. Weeks and Suzanne Hoffman Erickson will lead the office: Mr. Weeks as president for Texas and Ms. Hoffman Erickson as vice president for government and public affairs in Texas.
¶Pereg Ventures, New York, a venture capital firm that will specialize in investments in marketing technologies, was opened with a minority investment from Nielsen. Financial terms were not disclosed. Itzhak Fisher, executive vice president for global business development at Nielsen, will also serve as chairman at Pereg. Claudia Iannazzo is chief executive and partner at Pereg, which will invest primarily in the United States while earmarking about 20 percent of its funds for entrepreneurial ventures in Israel.
¶Sub Rosa, New York, opened an office in London, to be led by LouLou Ullmark, as United Kingdom managing director.
¶Campaign, London, the advertising trade weekly published by Haymarket, named its annual honorees for 2012. They are: Bartle Bogle Hegarty, owned by the Publicis Groupe, advertising agency of the year; Carat, part of the Aegis Group, which is being acquired by Dentsu, the media agency network of the year; Work Club, digital agency of the year; and Adidas, advertiser of the year.
¶Ink & Company, New York, which specializes in fashion advertising, and Designers Management Agency, New York, which represents designers and fashion brands, merged to form DMA United. Financial terms were not disclosed.Continue reading the main story


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Hello and welcome to the Geeky Brummie Tech Round-Up!
Each week I’ll be deep diving into the world of technology. Bringing back some new pearls from Birmingham and beyond! If you want to send any local tech articles over, feel free to reach out to me at email@example.com.
Time to head to the loft and dust off those old treasured console games! A ‘mint’ sealed copy of Nintendo 64 launch title Super Mario 64 sold for $1.5m (£1.1m), being the first video game cartridge to reach over a million at auction. The previous record was held by a copy of the original NES Legend of Zelda game of $870,000 (£625,000), set just a few days earlier.
There is speculation that a bubble is forming in the vintage video game market, but hey, at least they’re fungible tangible items!
Lenovo release smol PC with BIG specs.
Lovers of smol yet mighty things rejoice!
Lenovo has released a new iteration of their oh-so popular tiny PCs and workstations. The ThinkStation P350 Tiny takes up less than a litre of space (smaller than a box of your fave brand of breakfast cereal).
With space for up to an 8 Core 11th Gen Core i9, 64 gigabytes of 3200Mhz DDR4 SODIMM RAM in two slots, either a Nvidia Quadro P1000 or T600 GPU and up to 4 terabytes of storage across 2 M.2 NVME drives, it’s very impressive for something that can mount on a monitor.
This could be the perfect PC for those with big demands of a workstation, but little room. Just don’t expect it to be cheap. A similar maxed out P340 Tiny would set you back a cool $3337 at the time of writing. Other sizes available.
Google Exec votes against remote working for staff, goes to New Zealand to work remotely
In news that will shock precisely no-one. A senior Google Exec has reportedly moved to New Zealand to begin working remotely, despite opposing remote work for the company’s lower-ranking employees.
Urs Hölzle, senior vice president for technical infrastructure. One of the company’s longest-tenured and most senior executives, announced plans to work remotely from New Zealand, according to an email he sent to employees that was viewed by CNET.
According to CNET A Google spokesman declined to make Hölzle available for an interview, but stated that Hölzle’s relocation request was submitted and approved last year, before Google’s return-to-office policies were set.
Understandably this has caused a lot of friction for those staff who have been reported to be told to return to the office at least 60% of the week from September onwards.
A Google spokesperson said, “All employees are eligible to apply for either remote status or to work in another city.”
The spokesperson added: “We expect our hybrid model to evolve over time given the wide scope of the business and needs at the team and function level.”
Less than a week left for the SuperTech Seeds competition
If you’re one of those people with a notebook full of business ideas and just need the tech to create it? SuperTech are working in collaboration with Birmingham based global no-code pioneers Million Labs with financial support from Greater Birmingham and Solihull LEP to bring an opportunity for West Midlands and UK based entrepreneurs.
Their newly launched Idea2App pre-accelerator is inviting applications from founders with an idea related to the professional services sector to access fully funded tech builds of their MVP (minimum viable product) to enable business launch.
SuperTech Seeds states it’s specifically focusing on addressing the technology barriers facing new founders.
SuperTech has up to SIX MVP builds to fund, equivalent to circa £1.2 million worth of free, new product development.
- You will be asked to submit a short video explaining: your business idea; why you think it is great and why you’re an entrepreneur to be backed through the competition (max 10 mins).
- Three spaces are ring-fenced for West Midlands based entrepreneurs – meaning a postcode within the Greater Birmingham & Solihull LEP, Coventry & Warwickshire LEP, and Black Country LEP areas.
- The other three spaces are for founders from across the UK (subject to UK right to work checks).
The Application window closes on Monday 19th July at 5pm
with Shortlisting: By 20th July and then an Industry-led Panel Selection: 21st July onwards. After selection the Pre-Accelerator commences August 2021.
To apply visit https://www.supertechwm.com/seeds-competition
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Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce CEO Randy Peers discusses Bring Back Brooklyn Fund
Bringing small local businesses back.
As businesses set to reopen, the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce launched “Bring Back Brooklyn Fund,” an initiative set up on Tuesday, May 5 to raise funds to help save neighborhood businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Since it launched, more than 260 people, corporate donors and Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) have raised over $57,000.
In total, the fund now has more than $187,400 on hand.
Randy Peers, president and CEO of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, talked to this paper about the strides Bring Back Brooklyn has made to reach its $500,000 goal.
“We launched this fund to really capitalize on no interest loan program for really small businesses that get shut out of commercial financing and in Brooklyn, there are just plenty of neighborhood mom and pop businesses that don’t have formal banking relationships with deep reserves,” he said. “These are the businesses that may or may not have gotten some sort of government support in terms of paycheck protection or something else. But they can’t access financing elsewhere.”
Since 2017, the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce has been providing microloans to these businesses, ranging from $500 to a maximum of about $30,000. Now with phase one set to take place on June 8 and businesses look to restart, many of them need help to survive.
“They need PPE equipment, they have to restock inventory or pay bills which have been accumulating for a couple of months,” Peers explained. “This is a flexible loan fund. Our goal is to raise a half million dollars. We’ve raised to date 187,000 so we are about of the third of the way there . We have until the end of June which is when we are going to close out the campaign. We will probably start to look at taking recovery loan applications in a couple of weeks so we really want this to be used for businesses that are reopening and restarting.”
Phase one of reopening the city includes construction, agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting,
retail (Limited to curbside or in-store pickup or drop off), manufacturing, and wholesale trade/
The initiative has also corporate donations from AT&T and Investors Bank.
“I feel good about the campaign,” he said. “Most of the contributions have come from small donors. Brooklynites. Some give $25, $50, $100 because they care about their neighborhood small businesses. And want to see them come back.”
Peers added that he is encouraged by the progress that is due to locals wanting their favorite local businesses to stick around.
“I think it demonstrates the true spirit of Brooklyn and Brooklynites,” he explained. “We don’t want to lose the places that make our neighborhood special and maybe we’ve taken them for granted. Our dry cleaner, our bar, our restaurant and barber. Hair salons. Maybe we thought they would always be there and we took it for granted. Now we really need to say, ‘Look, these are the businesses that have supported us all these years. Now we have to support them and here’s a way for us to do it.’ We come together as a community.”
Thus far, The Sunset Park BID that you wrote about has now raised more than $3,700. Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership has raised $6,020. Other BIDs participating in the campaign include the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, DUMBO BID, Parkside Empire/Flatbush Avenue Merchants Association, FAB FULTON, Flatbush Avenue BID, Flatbush Junction BID and Cortelyou Road Merchants Association.
Peers also implored Brooklynites to shop locals when retail opens.
“People need to really shop locally and spend money in their own communities,” he said. “Hopefully one of things that will come out of this crisis in a positive way is that people will begin to really appreciate the value of their local neighborhood business more so than before. Instead of just a couple of clicks on the internet to order things, go and visit the small business. Stop by and show them moral support. Purchase something there and help keep them alive.
65 percent of funds will target Minority and Women-Owned Businesses (MWBEs).
For more information, visit downtownbrooklyn.com/bring-back-brooklyn-fund.
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In an effort to restore price competition for ebooks in Canada, the Canadian Competition Bureau has announced a consent agreement with Apple and three major publishing houses — Hachette, Macmillan and Simon & Schuster — that requires them to allow Canadian retailers like Amazon and Kobo to offer discounts on their ebooks.
The announcement follows an investigation that concluded Apple, Hachette, Macmillan, Simon & Schuster and HarperCollins held a pricing agreement that led to higher prices for ebooks in Canada.
“This case is about protecting Canadian consumers and ensuring a competitive and innovative digital economy”
The bureau was not able to reach an agreement with HarperCollins, however. In response, the bureau has filed an application with the Competition Tribunal in an attempt to order HarperCollins to fall in line with its fellow publishers.
“This case is about protecting Canadian consumers and ensuring a competitive and innovative digital economy,” said Competition Bureau commissioner John Pecman in a statement.
“I commend Apple, Hachette, Macmillan, and Simon & Schuster for entering into consent agreements that resolve my concerns related to their conduct. As no agreement was reached with HarperCollins, I am taking action today to address its ongoing restrictions on competition in Canada.”
The Competition Bureau began taking steps to lower ebook prices in Canada in 2014 and the issue has been tied up in litigation (including a third-party challenge from Kobo) ever since. Today’s decision marks a significant step forward for the long-standing issue.
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Underscoring the importance of social media to South African smartphone users, Telkom has unveiled a series of new “social bundles”, offering access from as little as R1.
When my digital media students are sitting, waiting for class to start and staring at their phones, they are not checking Facebook. They’re not checking Instagram, or Pinterest or even Twitter. No, they’re catching up on the news of the day by checking out their friends’ stories
On Tuesday, technology market research firm World Wide Worx and online media monitoring company Fuseware released their annual report on the South African social media landscape. Their findings reveal that visual content is the biggest driving factor behind the uptake and
Described by its founder, Gerhard van der Westhuizen, as a “social publishing network”, Pretoria-based Internet start-up Snaglur has managed more than 50 000 sign-ups and generates about 15 000 unique visits a day just two months since launch. Similar to US social platforms Tumblr and Posterous
To pin or not to pin: that is not the question on Pinterest . In fact, according to data gathered by e-commerce analytics platform RJMetrics, Pinterest retains a remarkably high percentage of new users who go on to use the site at high rates and stay active on the site long after they’ve joined. Pinterest is the digital


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Qualcomm Inc, the largest maker of mobile-phone semiconductors, declined in German trading after its third-quarter forecasts fell short of some analysts’ estimates on increased spending to bolster chip output.
Sales for the period ending in June will be between US$4.45 billion and US$4.85 billion, the San Diego-based company said in a statement on Wednesday. Analysts on average estimated US$4.81 billion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Net income will be between US$0.67 and US$0.73 a share, Qualcomm said, compared with the average prediction of US$0.77.
Qualcomm’s operating expenses surged 41 percent to US$3.43 billion in the second quarter, outpacing sales gains, as the company spent more on production to meet demand for new types of advanced chips. Qualcomm cannot get enough supply from its existing manufacturer and is seeking additional output, Qualcomm chief executive officer Paul Jacobs said in an interview.
Qualcomm shares fell 2.6 percent to the equivalent of US$65.35 at 9:40am in Frankfurt.
Qualcomm slid as much as 7.4 percent to US$62 in US trading following the report late on Wednesday.
They had fallen less than 1 percent to US$66.99 at the close in New York.
Net income in the second quarter, which ended March 25, was US$2.23 billion, or US$1.28 a share, compared with US$999 million, or US$0.59, a year earlier. Sales rose 28 percent to US$4.94 billion.
Analysts on average had -predicted earnings of US$1.10 a share and sales of US$4.84 billion.
Qualcomm, like other chipmakers, relies on so-called foundries in Taiwan such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (台積電) to build its chips.
The company is spending to get its latest chips made by new suppliers, Jacobs said. Extending production to new manufacturers requires Qualcomm to invest in adapting its designs to their production, increasing operating expenses, he said.
The shortfall reflects heavy demand and has not been caused by manufacturing glitches, Jacobs said.
Output should be able to meet demand by the calendar fourth quarter, he said.
“It’s painful not to be able to supply all of the chips your customers ask for,” Jacobs said.
Qualcomm sells baseband chips, which connect cellphones to cellular networks, to wireless device makers, including Samsung Electronics Co, Apple Inc and HTC Corp (宏達電).
Those companies account for more than 30 percent of Qualcomm’s sales, according to a Bloomberg supply-chain analysis.
Even with the supply constraints, Qualcomm maintained its forecast that revenue will be US$18.7 billion to US$19.7 billion for the fiscal year ending in September.
“The rest of this year would have been a lot stronger if not for our inability to get the product to some of our customers,” Qualcomm chief financial officer Bill Keitel said in an interview. “You’ve got to make your customers happy every day. It worries me when we don’t.”
The company is also expanding into the market for application processors, the chips that run programs in smartphones and tablet computers, and will be supplying its Snapdragon processors to computer makers using the new version of Microsoft Corp’s Windows software.


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The suspension will affect 7,000 workers at the Sao Bernardo do Campo plant in Sao Paulo state, who will go on paid leave, Efe reported Mercedes-Benz do Brasil as saying on Friday.
The decision responds to "the need to adjust production to fall in the market".
The auto industry in Brazil faces a sharp reduction in sales amid a severe economic slowdown, with analysts estimating that gross domestic product will shrink at least 1.5 percent this year.
A report from the national association of motor vehicle manufacturers, said motor vehicles production in Brazil in July was 14.9 percent lower than the same month in 2014.
Sales have fallen 22.8 percent since July 2014, leading several companies to apply measures similar to those announced on Friday by Mercedes-Benz, while some auto-makers have resorted to mass layoffs.


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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Nov. 2, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HanesBrands announced today that it is making an initial donation of three tractor-trailer loads of underwear and fleece apparel to East Coast victims of Hurricane and Superstorm Sandy.
Hanes, which has a manufacturing plant in Dover, Del., two design centers in New York City, and numerous outlet stores in the region, is partnering with Fashion Delivers, a New York-based nonprofit organization that distributes apparel and home furnishings to victims of natural disasters around the world. The company has donated $1 million worth of Hanes and Champion fleece sweatshirts and sweatpants and women's and men's underwear that Fashion Delivers will distribute in the region.
"Hanes and its employees offer their deepest sympathy to those whose lives have been impacted as a result of Sandy," said Chris Fox, the company's vice president of corporate social responsibility. "Our employees along the East Coast are safe and sound, but we know that many others are in desperate need of help. We are working diligently to deploy much-needed clothing essentials to individuals and families in need on the East Coast and beyond."
Dozens of people have lost their lives while thousands have been displaced from their homes, lost their possessions and belongings or are dealing with a lack of services, including power and transportation.
"We will continue to work with Fashion Delivers to assess needs and send additional apparel donations in the coming weeks as needed," Fox said. "Hanes is committed to doing all it can to support those enduring this tragedy."
The company has previously partnered with Fashion Delivers to provide needed basic clothing following the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, the 2011 tsunami and earthquake in Japan, and the 2011 tornadoes in the Midwest and Southeast United States.
HanesBrands is a socially responsible leading marketer of everyday basic apparel under some of the world's strongest apparel brands, including Hanes, Champion, Playtex, Bali, JMS/Just My Size, barely there, Wonderbra and Gear For Sports. The company sells T-shirts, bras, panties, men's underwear, children's underwear, socks, hosiery, casualwear and activewear produced in the company's low-cost global supply chain. Ranked No. 512 on the Fortune 1000 list, Hanes has approximately 53,300 employees in more than 25 countries and takes pride in its strong reputation for ethical business practices. Hanes is a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Energy Star 2012 Sustained Excellence Award winner and 2010 and 2011 Partner of the Year. The company ranks No. 141 on Newsweek magazine's list of Top 500 greenest U.S. companies. More information about the company and its corporate social responsibility initiatives, including environmental, social compliance and community improvement achievements, may be found on the Hanes corporate website at www.hanesbrands.com.
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Minecraft was announced as one of the games coming to the Oculus Rift in Spring 2016 by Microsoft. The company said that the Windows 10 version of the game will be available for Oculus Rift and will allow gamers to play in either Survival or Creator mode, reports Wired.
Minecraft isn’t the only game that has been announced for the Oculus Rift. There also a first-person shooter called Bullet Train and a reboot of Battlezone will also be available. Sega and Bandai Namco have also announced that they will be bringing games to the virtual reality headset, Wired notes.
Gamers that want to play Minecraft with the headset are going to need a decently powerful computer to do so. Nate Mitchell, head of development for Oculus Rift, revealed the recommended specs that user should have for the headset. These specs include an Intel i5-4590 CPU, 8GB of RAM and a Nvidia (NVDA) GTX 970 or AMD (AMD) 290 graphics card, reports VG247.