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Robinsons Supermarket Launches Give Promo via GIVE WELLNESS Event
Health and wellness have been the top priority of Robinsons Supermarket. At Robinsons Supermarket, shoppers are encouraged to choose more fresh items — from fruits, veggies to meat, poultry and dairy — for a healthier lifestyle.
Robinsons Supermarket launched its “Give” promo which will run from
November 1 to December 31, 2016.
The “Give” promo culminates Robinsons Supermarket’s year-long Route to Wellness campaign which started with “Explore” in March, “Learn” in May, “Wellness Festival” in July, and “Celebrate” in September. The campaign encourages customers to go on a wellness journey and to collect premium items and gift certificates.
During the promo period, customers can get a free potluck bag for a minimum single receipt of PHP3,000, inclusive of PHP500 worth of participating products from Nestle, Foodsphere, Purefoods, Selecta, Unilever, Kojiesan, Del Monte, and Wyeth.
In addition to the PHP 100 gift certificate they will receive when they complete 5 stamps within the promo period, customers can also get a Healthy You Wellness Reward worth PHP1,500 when they complete all 25 stamps of the Route to Wellness card. Healthy You is Robinsons Supermarket’s exclusive healthy brand.
For every Healthy You Wellness Reward availed by customers, Robinsons Supermarket will also donate PHP10 to non-profit Christian humanitarian organization World Vision, to further celebrate the spirit of giving.
To launch the Give promo, Robinsons Supermarket recently held the “Give Wellness” event at the Eastwood Mall in Libis, Quezon City. Through Christmas-themed wellness activities, shoppers and families had a merry experience discovering the meaning of sharing and giving back to the community. Some pedaled their way to help reach PHP100,000 worth of donations to World Vision.
The whole family can take part in various health and wellness activities in exciting Christmas Themed booths: Gingerbread Golf, Feed Me Noche Buena, Five Golden Rings, Santa Falls, Bike to Reach Php 100,000, Finish the Route to Wellness and Snow Globe Photo booth.
The event was hosted by Tonipet Gaba and there was also a performance by UP Alumni Singing Chorale.
Throughout the Christmas season, the “Give Wellness” event will travel to different areas nationwide to enable people to discover and share the gift of health and wellness to others.
Robinsons Supermarket now has 116 stores scattered all over the country. And in the course of 30 years, the supermarket chain has evolved to cater to the different needs of the market. Robinsons Supermarket has gone into three more formats: Robinsons Easy Mart, Robinsons Selections and the community mall.
All of these formats are Robinsons Supermarket’s way of responding to what the market and their consumers need. So start your wellness journey at Robinsons Supermarket.
Find out more about Robinsons Supermarket’s Give promo and activities. Like it on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/RobinsonsSupermarketOfficial or visit its official website at http://www.robinsons-supermarket.com.ph to stay updated on the activities that it has in store, and learn more about the #ILoveWellness campaign.


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Revenues from functions rose 8 for each cent YoY to Rs 8,005 crore for the June quarter in contrast with Rs 7,386 crore in the corresponding quarter final calendar year.
Each the leading and the bottom line beat ET NOW poll estimates of Rs 1,069 crore and Rs 7,652 crore, respectively.
Ebitda for the quarter jumped 15 per cent YoY to Rs 1,328 crore from Rs 1,153 crore in the calendar year-in the past quarter.
Ebitda margin expanded by 100 basis factors in June 2022 quarter to 16.6 per cent towards 15.6 per cent in the calendar year-in the past quarter, the two-wheeler maker mentioned in a push release.
Ebitda grew irrespective of source constraints, price tag headwinds and weak macro-economic context. Even handed cost improves, much better international exchange realisation and a favourable blend offset the materials cost inflation and enabled margin advancement,
The corporation reported sales for the quarter had been impacted by the insufficient availability of semiconductors, even though the predicament improved in the latter element as new offer resources were produced, it explained.
Total, volumes for the vehicle maker ended up down 7 for each cent for the quarter to 9,33,646 units versus 10,06,014 units in the yr-ago quarter. Whilst total domestic volumes, which include two-wheelers and professional autos, were being down 1 for every cent YoY, exports have been down 10 for every cent YoY for the quarter.
The corporation said its exports throughout the quarter were being led by ASEAN and LATAM markets with over-all market share continuing to increase irrespective of tough macros in a few markets.
Bajaj Automobile clocked the maximum ever sale of sporting activities motorcycles in LATAM markets led by Dominar and Pulsar, the business reported.

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Tesco to co-create three UK solar farms
Tesco has confirmed a new partnership with a renewable energy investor that will facilitate the creation of three solar farms in the UK that will generate clean power equivalent to powering 44,800 homes.
The supermarket giant will work with investors Low Carbon to create solar farms in Essex, Anglesey and Oxfordshire. The solar farms will generate up to 130GWh of energy annually. It will help Tesco procure more renewable energy to power its facilities with additional energy also fed into the grid.
Tesco has committed to using 100% renewable electricity by 2030. The renewable projects will help save more than 30,000 tonnes of carbon emissions annually, the equivalent of taking 14,457 cars off the road. Tesco was the first FTSE100 company to set a 1.5C science-based target and is committed to becoming a zero-carbon business by 2050 globally and by 2035 in the UK.
Tesco UK’s chief executive Jason Tarry said: “In 12 months’ time, the UK will host the most critical climate change summit of the decade, known as COP26. At Tesco, we want to play our part. That’s why we’ve brought forward our ambition to reach net-zero in our UK operations by 15 years and made a series of new commitments to help us achieve that target, including reaching a new milestone today in our journey to using 100 per cent renewable energy by 2030.”
The retailer has already switched to 100% renewable-certified purchased electricity across its operations in the UK but is striving to increase the proportion of energy it sources through PPAs and onsite generation. It recently signed deals to install rooftop solar at 17 stores in England and to source electricity from two Scottish windfarms. Tesco has fitted 60 of its stores with solar PV and now has the largest unsubsidised PPA portfolio in the UK.
Tesco has established a £2.5bn revolving credit facility whereby rates and interest are tied to progress against the company’s key environmental targets.
The deal with Tesco will take Low Carbon’s advanced renewable energy pipeline to more than 4GW.
Low Carbon’s chief executive Roy Bedlow said: “We are delighted to support Tesco in its journey towards sourcing 100% of energy from renewable sources by 2030. Renewable energy generation at scale is central to Low Carbon’s business model and is a critical element in the fight against climate change.
“Partnering with forward-thinking companies like Tesco will help speed the adoption of renewable energy at scale on the path to achieving a truly low-carbon economy.”


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After a report came out in March saying Tesla battery supplier Panasonic was considering building a factory in Oklahoma or Kansas, new reports seem to have substantiated the claim.
Panasonic is considering a battery factory in the U.S. to produce a high-capacity electric vehicle battery for Tesla, according to a new report from Nikkei.
The electronics and EV battery manufacturer is considering multiple locations for the new factory, with Oklahoma among them.
Panasonic’s choice of location may depend heavily on local subsidy offerings and other local government support options.
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The company also plans to produce new lithium-ion batteries at Panasonic’s Japan Wakayam Prefecture in 2023, which may help determine the next-generation battery’s profitability and whether or not the company builds a U.S. plant for them.
Panasonic currently works out of Tesla’s Nevada Gigafactory to produce batteries for the U.S. automaker.
In April, Panasonic announced plans to invest $4.9 billion into EV batteries and supply chain software, among other things.
While fellow Tesla supplier CATL tops global EV battery market share garnering around 33 percent of the market in 2021, Panasonic is the world’s third-largest EV battery supplier with a market share of 12 percent in 2021.
The second-largest EV battery supplier is LG, another Tesla supplier, which captured 20 percent of the market share last year.


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Here we have our first spy shots of the next generation BMW X1 codenamed F48.
The current generation BMW X1 was launched back in 2009 and it received a facelift in 2012 so the all-new model should arrive in a couple of years.
The next-generation X1 rides on a new FWD architecture, which will also underpin the upcoming 1 Series GT.
The new X1 prototype is heavily disguised with temporary lights, but we can see the overall shape very well with its sloping roof line, the window line and the rear spoiler.
The new BMW X1 is expected to have more space inside and will be available as a front-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive model.


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Two people arrested after taking items from McArthurGlen Cannock
Two men have been arrested for theft after taking multiple items from a designer outlet.
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Staffordshire Police have said that two males have been arrested after attempting to take items from the McArthurGlen Designer Outlet West Midlands in Cannock.
The arrests come after two people attempted to conceal a number of items that they had unlawfully taken from the designer outlet on Sunday.
The two men were spotted by store staff who notified security who quickly stopped the two men.
On X, a Staffordshire Police spokesperson: "Two males have been arrested for theft after taking multiple items from a store at the Designer Outlet in Cannock.
"Despite attempting to conceal the items, they were spotted by store staff who then notified security."
The arrests come after two other people, a man and a woman, were similarly charged with theft last month after taking around £700 worth of clothes from the Designer Outlet.


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With an aggressive new growth strategy, NFLPI is looking to score big in brand licensing as it looks beyond traditional products to drive retail sales.
Bioworld Merchandising is unveiling a new range of apparel for beer brands Corona Extra and Modelo Especial this week at MAGIC Market Week in Las Vegas, Nev.
TV personality Kelly Osbourne, in collaboration with Jupi Corp, will launch her first ready-to-wear collection this September on HSN.
Perry Ellis International has tapped Perfect Fit Industries to develop bedding products under the Perry Ellis Portfolio and Laundry by Shelli Segal brands.
Already available on XBox One and PC, the video game "Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare" arrives on Playstation4 this month, with a toy line following in September.
The World of Eric Carle will expand its current ranges of infant and toddler products with a host of new offerings including sleepwear, graphic tees, blankets and layette.
Lifestyle brand Neff is teaming for a second time with hip-hop star Wiz Khalifa for the new Blacc Hollywood apparel collection.
Toys 'R' Us has released its 20th edition of the Toys 'R' Us Toy Guide for Differently-Abled Kids.
Outfit7 has partnered with SuperAwesome's Future8 Awards for digital creators to exclusively sponsor the mobile app category.
Aadrash has appointed MJA licensing as its licensing agent in France for the Purple Turtle book series.
Withit Licensing has appointed licensing agency AI Licensing to represent its character brand Joey and Joy in the Far East, the Middle East and India.
Authentic Brands Group has signed three new licensees for the brand of American fashion designer Adrienne Vittadini.
Nerd Corps Entertainment has secured several broadcast deals for its latest original comedy series, “Endangered Species” (52 x 11).
FremantleMedia Kids & Family Entertainment’s animated series “Ella the Elephant” and “Grojband” will premiere in the U.K. this month.
Former Disney Store and Claire’s executive James D. Fielding has joined AwesomenessTV as global head of consumer products and retail.
Viacom International Media Networks Asia is planning the first Nickelodeon-branded attraction in Asia.
A Fast & Furious ride is among the many new branded attractions that Universal Studios Hollywood is planning as part of a five-year transformation.
Radio Disney has signed a distribution agreement with Dees Entertainment to offer radio stations across the U.S. “Radio Disney Top 30.”
Lionsgate and the digital studio RocketJump Studios have formed a multi-year partnership to create film, television and digital content.
AG Properties has renewed its partnerships with 14 licensing agents worldwide for its five signature brands.
Destination Maternity has partnered with family lifestyle expert and designer Wendy Bellissimo for her first foray into maternity wear.
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Reinventing the Legacy British Fashion House, Burberry
Apple poaching Angela Ahrendts, the CEO of Burberry, as its new vice president for retail and online stores has been a hot topic discussed across technology and fashion industries alike.
To some, Ahrendts is known as the first female to top Britain’s executive pay league, to others, she is revered for her pivotal role reinventing Burberry’s brand all while being an advocate for prioritizing time with family. Either way you look at it, it is no surprise that Ahrendts, named one of Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women, joins a team of top female leaders at Apple responsible for revamping the company’s retail strategy. (1)


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These Chinese guys are not slowing down a bit. Just few days ago Huawei launched the Nova 4 with Sony’s 48MP IMX586 sensor. Honor is planning to launch it’s own V20 with the same camera lens and now Umidigi has announced that it’s up coming midrange smartphone, the Umidigi S3 Pro is going to have a 48MP camera sensor. Funny thing is that this device is not even going to be a flagship, it’s a midrange device. Tech experts are left wondering which sensor the so called flagships are going to be using.
Umidigi S3 Pro design and display
Almost everything about this smartphone screams high-end excepts the name of course. The Umidigi S3 Pro comes loaded with a massive 6.3-inch FHD+ waterdrop notch, full screen paired with in-cell LTPS technology. The waterdrop notch makes it looks sleek and sweet but I would have expected the Infinity-O design.
Umidigi S3 Pro chipset and memory
This is obviously the weak link in this device. Instead of a Qualcomm Snapdragon, what we have here is a AI SoC MediaTek Helio P70. That’s not to say the device is going to perform poorly though. It will handle heavy games smoothly considering the fact that it comes loaded with 6GB LPDDR4X RAM and 128 GB internal storage.
Umidigi S3 Pro camera and battery
This is my favorite part of this device. The camera is a solid 48MP main camera at the rear. It will come with a 12MP telephoto camera, and the smartphone will come with a 20MP high-resolution selfie camera. The 48MP camera will make it easy to take long distance shots very clearly. Under the hood of this beast is a massive 5150mAh battery and it’ll sure keep it on for a long time. Other features include a 3.5mm headphone jack and of course, it will run on the latest Android 9 Pie. the official price is not yet known but we’ll keep you posted as soon as it is released.


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The Gyeonggi Center for Creative Economy & Innovation (GCCEI) announced that it helped Korean top startups participate in the Echelon Asia Summit 2017 held in Singapore for two days from June 28.
The Echelon Asia Summit is a startup conference being held in Asia’s startup cities, such as Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, organized by e27, news media devoted to Asia’s startup ecosystem.
The GCCEI selected and sent five domestic startups to the conference. The participating companies include Komachine, which provides domestic machinery industry research databases, Jameasy, which supplies wearable violin learning devices, BizWorks, which provides security solutions that prevent forgery and falsification, Tiger Company, which offers enterprise social network platforms, and Rootee Health, which manufactures wearable cameras that prevent eye related diseases.
The catch here is four startups belonging to the GCCEI ranked in the Top 100 Fight Club, top companies in six categories selected by the organizer. Komachine won the grand prize in the e-commerce and open market category and made the final list of the top 6, attracting attention from investors.
After the conference, the GCCEI visited SG Innovate, a venture capital and startup incubator under the Singaporean government, and introduced Korean startups, strengthening its networks. The two parties also discussed ways to cooperate in the startup ecosystem between the two countries.


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Apple cuts orders of HomePod on weak demand
12 April 2018, 04:13 | Justin Tyler
No Echo here: Apple reportedly cut orders for its HomePod smart speaker last month
According to someone familiar with the matter, in late March Apple cut its forecast of HomePod sales for the year, and reduced its orders for the device from contract manufacturer Inventec. At Apple Stores throughout the country, the HomePod is collecting dust with some locations selling fewer than 10 units a day.
The market is split between the three major competitors: Apple claimed 10 per cent with the HomePod, while Google claimed 14 per cent with the Home.
Similarly, the HomePod's AI-based digital assistant Siri had obvious issues handling common voice requests, which Apple appears to be addressing by ramping up Siri hiring - and adding a collection of mostly awful jokes to give the feature more personality.
According to Bloomberg's sources, Apple has long viewed HomePod as a speaker first and internally viewed the device as an accessory that would work with other Apple products rather than a standalone product.
Rumors suggest Apple is working on a cheaper HomePod iteration that could launch later this year, better positioning the speaker to take on the likes of Amazon Echo and Google Home. During the opening pre-order weekend, the HomePod grabbed 72 percent of revenue in the smart speaker category. Amazon, however, is the most popular at 73 per cent - at least according to data provided by Slice Intelligence. Google Home and Sonos Ones garnered 8 percent and 5 percent of revenues, respectively. Amazon, however, is on pace to sell 29 million Echos this year and 39 million in 2019, he told Bloomberg.
Apple fumbled the launch of the HomePod, first introduced at WWDC a year ago.
For its part, Apple hasn't divulged sales or sales forecasts. That's the main takeaway from a new report about the company's smart speaker.
Dodgers Will Host 2020 All-Star Game
The All-Star Game was most recently played in Southern California in 2016, when it was held at Petco Park in San Diego. Get your sunscreen and ball caps ready - the 2020 MLB All-Star game is heading to Dodger Stadium in Los Angels, CA.


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Market experts Ashwani Gujral, Sudarshan Sukhani and Mitessh Thakkar gave their stock ideas for today trade:
Market experts Ashwani Gujral, Sudarshan Sukhani and Mitessh Thakkar gave their stock ideas for Monday's trade:
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Tata Consultancy Services is a sell with a stop loss of Rs 2,050, target of Rs 1,900.
NIIT Technologies is a sell with a stop loss of Rs 1,710, target of Rs 1,650.
Jindal Steel & Power is a sell with a stop loss of Rs 159, target of Rs 144.
Ceat is a buy with a stop loss of Rs 1,000, target of Rs 1,065.
Atul Ltd is a buy with a stop loss of Rs 5,100, target of Rs 5,250.
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Buy Bharti Airtel with a stop loss of Rs 526, target of Rs 539.
Sell Kotak Mahindra Bank around Rs 1,630 stop loss of Rs 1,650, target of Rs 1,595.
Buy United Spirits with a stop loss of Rs 674, target of Rs 710.
Buy Nestle with a stop loss of Rs 15,680, target of Rs 15,990.
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According to Atradius managing director Mark Hoppe, President Trump’s threats to build a border wall and to impose high taxes on American car makers that don’t dismantle Mexican assembly chains are causing plenty of uncertainty for American firms. Yet this in turn creates opportunities for businesses of other countries, including Australia, that are more open to global trade.
“Trade threats like this are more serious than threats of wall-building and can cause widespread economic damage. However, this could also mean a huge trade opportunity for Mexico,” Mr Hoppe said.
“If built, the wall could let Mexico further diversify its export destinations and reduce its overdependence on the US for its foreign trade. With more than 120 million consumers in Mexico, this market diversification policy could offer suppliers from other countries opportunities to commercially penetrate one of the Latin American markets with the most commercial potential.”
Mr Hoppe said that as well as being part of the G20 and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Mexico has greater economic stability than many other Latin American countries. It also has a population of 120 million people, about half of whom are under 30 years old, a key indicator of a growing, emerging market.
Mexico’s economic performance also tells a promising story: GDP growth slowed down in 2016 but still increased by 2 per cent; the government deficit is at 2.6 per cent of GDP; and public debt at 50.2 per cent.
“Many Australian companies are already fast developing a significant footprint in Mexico across a range of sectors such as advanced manufacturing, education, energy, food and agribusiness, health, infrastructure, mining, and technology,” said Mr Hoppe.
“Mexico is Australia’s largest trading partner in Latin America. Given the current political and economic developments, this partnership could prove to be even more beneficial for both countries in the future.”


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Two new GA2000 robots installed on lines dedicated to robotised glazing of WCs. A new investment that increases the total number of SACMI-Gaiotto solutions currently in operation at the Mettlach manufacturing facility
With this latest order for two new glazing robots, the number of SACMI Gaiotto solutions installed at German firm Villeroy&Boch - a leading producer of high quality, stunningly designed ceramic and non-ceramic items for bathrooms, kitchens, dining rooms and wellness areas since 1748 - rises continuously.
Already up and running, the two GA 2000 robots have been installed on existing lines, replacing the previous machines to ensure the highest SACMI Gaiotto standards of automation, efficiency and glazed piece quality.
The two lines are specifically designed to manufacture WCs as part of a varied production mix. Equipped with mass control systems that optimise the amount of delivered glaze, the two new robots allow off line programming of glazing recipes via user-friendly joystick control and direct on-line parameter setting.
What more, this latest order also lets the customer manage cell production data remotely thanks to a slave communication interface that lets the robot communicate directly with the customer's systems. A feature that allows, as part of the shift towards Industry 4.0, constant analysis and monitoring of glazing line performance.


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Before Corona, 56 million foreign tourists came to Hong Kong, but Corona destroyed the country’s economy. Many countries are promoting tourism to boost the economy.
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Are you sad to travel? If you want to go abroad then there is good news for you. hong kong 5 lakh to foreign tourists to boost its economy free flight tickets announced to give. Apart from flight tickets, Hong Kong’s tourism department will also provide main vouchers to the passengers to visit the country’s famous places. Hong Kong’s economy has suffered a lot after the Corona virus epidemic.
On Wednesday, Hong Kong Chief Executive Officer John Lee launched the ‘Hello Hong Kong’ campaign. Under this campaign, free flight tickets will be given to foreign tourists from March 1. Hong Kong’s economy is largely dependent on tourism. However, people will have to make their own arrangements for living and eating inside the country.
Corona destroyed Hong Kong’s economy
Significantly, in the year 2019, before Corona, 56 million foreign tourists came to Hong Kong. This number was seven times the population of the country, but the entry of Corona and the strict rules of the epidemic destroyed the country’s economy. Last year, Hong Kong’s GDP fell by 3.5 percent from 2021.
Economy will be strengthened by tourism
Let us tell you that many countries are promoting tourism to boost the economy after COVID. South East Asian country Malaysia has also set a target of 5 to 6 lakh tourists from India and more than 15 million foreign tourists this year. He told that in 2019, about 7.35 lakh tourists from India went to visit Malaysia.
Mohd Amirul Rijal Abdul Rahim, Tourism Malaysia’s Senior Deputy Director of International Promotion (Asia and Africa), said, “We expect five to six lakh Indian tourists to visit Malaysia in 2023.” I believe that in 2024 we can again reach the level of 2019 (tourist arrivals). Tourism Malaysia along with the Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) also conducted a roadshow in Hyderabad.


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Comcast Beefs Up Online Video with Streampix
by Leslie Meredith, TechNewsDaily Senior Writer
February 23 2012 02:18 PM ET
Comcast has today (Feb. 23) launched Streampix, an add-on to its Xfinity TV video streaming service. By adding older movies and complete seasons of TV shows à la Netflix and Hulu Plus, the company hopes to give customers a reason to stick with cable.
Cord cutters have become a growing problem for cable TV and satellite providers. Households without cable TV rose 22.8 percent last year, according to recent figures from Nielsen. They stream video twice as much as the general population and watch half as much TV — a scary trend for Comcast.
Streampix offers the same type of programming as its media streaming competitors such as full seasons of "30 Rock," "Lost" and "Grey's Anatomy," and older movies such as "When Harry Met Sally" and "Easy Rider." But unlike Netflix , you'll have to have an Infinity TV cable subscription to get it. And if you aren't a "triple play" customer — subscribed to Xfinity's TV, Internet and phone service — you'll pay an extra $5 a month. Compared to adding Netflix or Hulu Plus at $8, Streampix is a bargain.
For now, Streampix is available through cable boxes, computers and iOS devices including iPhone and iPad. Comcast says it will launch Streampix on the Xbox 360 and Android-powered devices later this year.


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Want to travel light? Try ditching your clothes (no, not really), but a nudist couple has been posting pics of their worldwide adventures, traveling across the globe in the buff. Silke Muys and Kieran Shannon’s weekly nude escapades – dubbed “Freaky Friday” – have earned them more than 21,000 followers on Instagram.
“Getting naked started out as something we just both really enjoyed,” the couple says. “When we started to see the overwhelmingly positive reactions of people, it became a passion of ours to share body positivity and freedom however we could.”
In an effort to continue their “10-year honeymoon in the nude” the couple only spend $8 a day and sell their nude photos!
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Working from home may not be the Shangri-La it’s cracked up to be. In fact, remote workers are more likely than on-site workers to believe their associates don’t treat them equally, a new study shows.
Employees who work from home or another remote location struggle harder than on-site workers to handle issues such as getting co-workers to fight for their priorities, according to a survey of 1,153 workers by VitalSmarts, a corporate-training firm. Roughly half of those who responded primarily worked remotely.
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19 June 2006 — Frankfurt (GER): Wal-Mart is considering closing more outlets in Germany, reported national newspaper Welt am Sonntag.
In an interview, German chief executive David Wild said he could not rule out more closures following the recent closure of three stores in the country.
"We have some markets that are going really well and others where we are losing a lot of money," he was quoted as saying. "At the moment we are examining all the unprofitable locations. If we decide that in the longer term we cannot run some of these stores profitably, we will close them."
Wild dismissed plans to pull out of Germany altogether.


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Honor officially announced the V20, the poster shows that the Honor V20 will be officially released on January 22 next year, the release location is Paris, France.
From the point of view of time, the release time of the Honor V20 in China should be around the end of December.
This morning, more configuration details about Honor V20 were exposed online, and the leaked picture shows that the Glory V20 has a screen resolution of 2310×1080, which will run Android 9 Pie and EMUI 9.
Also Read: Huawei Technologies Plans to Launch a Princeton New Phone With a Camera Capable of Taking 3-D Images
In addition, the Honor V20 also supports 22.5W fast charging, equipped with Kirin 980 chip, the price, there are rumors that the Honor V20 will be sold in China at the starting price of 2,799 yuan ($406.36).


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Samsung really is busy these days. It’s ending the year by teasing mobile consumers about what’s coming. There’s the Galaxy S10 Lite and Galaxy Note 10 Lite we’re assuming will be released in January. Samsung Galaxy S11+ image renders surfaced showing the latest camera module design. Other related images have also surfaced including those protective films. A Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 5G may also be unveiled soon. As for the next Galaxy Fold, the South Korean tech giant may release a clamshell foldable phone.
So much has been said about the Samsung Galaxy Fold 2. It’s rumored to have a glass cover, with clamshell design as spotted on Weibo, and a possible hideaway hinge. The next Samsung foldable phone will be more affordable.
The next-gen Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 may rival the Motorola RAZR which we also have yet to see as it’s been delayed a bit. You may not be convinced you need a foldable phone yet but maybe this Samsung clamshell smartphone may make a difference.
We can look forward to a February release or when the Galaxy S11 series is also announced. Hopefully, the mobile carriers will be willing to release the foldable phone that is not so premium when it comes to pricing. We’re looking at a more affordable foldable phone at around $1,000 which is also said to be available for sale at launch.
The Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 will be different compared to the Galaxy Fold in many ways. We’re assuming it will be taller with the vertical orientation and clamshell design and a 6.7-inch screen. It will be more like the Moto RAZR clamshell. We’re hoping this release will help Samsung achieve the six million units of foldable phones sold in 2020.


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Oculus rift has been in the news for its VR experience and if you want to learn about the Oculus rift, you need to first know that the rift and the Vive have come really close in competition now.
The news has it that the Oculus has been trying to include more camera sensors that could be connected to the device and enhance the tracking system.Now with the inclusion of the Oculus touch which is to be released soon in the second half of 2016 and it already has two position sensors leaving two more that could be connected to the rift.
With this new update does come the enhancement in the device since now the positional and movement tracking would be more accurate and easier.The room space utilization would also be included in the rift and would be done effectively with the addition of this feature.
The Vive is price at $799 and the rift at $599 , lets see if this improvement of adding Oculus touch makes us save a few bucks because after this improvement there would not be much differences left between the two.
The only one drawback being the exact release date of the Oculus touch isn’t known. The manufacturers do have their own issues when it comes to that, however just hoping to see the full consumer version of Oculus Rift soon(with the touch and the updates).


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Tralee 3D printing start-up raises €650,000
Wazp, a Tralee start-up aimed at making 3D printing more accessible, has raised €650,000 from Austrian investor Herbert Finck.
The Irish start-up has developed an innovative app that enables product concept owners to locate 3D printers in the markets where their consumers are.
The company was founded by Sean Hassett, who previously worked with Finck.
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The Pokemon Direct presentation finally streamed, and they revealed more details on Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield. This includes a brand new trailer which also introduces several new Pokemon species, as well as a few of the game’s new features.
The new Pokemon introduced in the video include Wooloo, Gossifleur, Eldegoss, Drednaw, and Corviknight. As for its two legendary Pokemon, they’re called Zacian and Zamazenta, with Zacian being exclusive for Sword, and Zamazenta for Shield.
The games will also introduce a new feature called “Max Raid Battles” which can allow up to four people to join in in a Pokemon battle. It works similarly to Pokemon GO’s raid battles basically. Aside from that, they’re also introducing “Wild Areas,” which are open areas between cities for trainers to explore, and there will be wild Pokemon moving about.
Finally, the livestream announced that they will be releasing the game for the Nintendo Switch for a global simultaneous release on November 15.
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Cisco Systems on Wednesday showed an offering that will give people a unified way of viewing video on TV's, mobile phones, and tablet computers.
Sharp is thinking big with its newest round of HDTVs, led by a whopping 70-inch LED back-lit HDTV.
Microsoft said Wednesday that the next version of its Windows PC operating system will run on Arm processors, part of an effort to adapt Windows to the fast-growing market for tablet computers, where Apple and Google have gained traction.
LG Electronics showed it's serious about 3D in mobile devices on Wednesday, introducing a new 4.3-inch glasses-free 3D screen for mobile devices and a similar prototype 7-inch 3D screen on a mobile TV.
Insurgent smartphone maker LG says its LG Optimus Black Android smartphone is the thinnest in the world. The phone's width measures about 0.36 inches thick, then tapers down to 0.24 inches, which LG says qualifies it as the world's thinnest phone.
Vendors have descended on Las Vegas for the annual showcase of new gadgets and technologies known as CES. This year, the area that seems to be getting the most attention, and the greatest number of new devices entering the market is the tablet. The v...
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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will take center stage at CES Wednesday, delivering a highly anticipated keynote at 6:30 Pacific Time in Las Vegas.
Microsoft said Wednesday that the next version of its Windows PC operating system will run on ARM processors as part of an effort to adapt Windows to the fast-growing market for tablet computers, where Apple and Google have gained traction.
AT&T is building three facilities that mobile application developers can visit to access tools and resources and test their applications, the company said on Wednesday.
Amazon is preparing to open an Android app store to compete with Google's Android Market, and has launched a beta portal where developers can submit applications for Android-based smartphones, according to a company blog post.
Motorola on Wednesday showed off a new Android phone that connects to a docking station that looks like a laptop but has no CPU, so that users can access a full physical keyboard and monitor.
On Monday, Vizio announced their new Theater 3D HDTV lineup: Every TV in their E-series, M-series, and XVT-series line will include support for 3D TV. However, instead of using the active-shutter glasses that were so prevalent (and expensive) in 2010...
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Apple has been working on a very annoying iPhone shutdown bug and it says it has come up with a fix of sorts that should mitigate the problem on a majority of iPhone 6 and 6s devices. Read More
Apple’s latest quarter surpassed earnings expectations, sending the stock up about 3% in initial after-hours trading.
Its fiscal first quarter of 2017 saw record earnings of $3.36 per share, well above the $3.21 forecast by Wall Street. Revenue also beat, coming in at $78.4 billion, versus the $77.3 analysts were predicting.
Investors were pleased that the company sold 78.3 million… Read More
The iPhone turns 10 today, at least if you start counting from the day it was announced. So why not take a few minutes to relive that day, with all its excitement and the palpable pride taken by Steve Jobs in both the product and presentation? Come on, you know you want to. Read More
Nintendo has not had a good past few days, despite its original superstar Mario finally hitting the iPhone. The company’s shares have dropped about 15 percent in the past five days, which once again shaves off a rather significant amount of the company’s market cap. On the year, Nintendo’s still up by more than 50 percent, but we can see below that it’s a rather… Read More
Lost and stolen iOS devices could be at risk if ne’er-do-wells learn of this blunt-force method of getting past Activation Lock. No special equipment or technical know-how is required, which means any geek off the streets can do it. Fortunately, it’s easily fixed — but until that happens, you might want to be a little extra careful about leaving your phone unattended. Read More


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Logs & Sustainment
Although it is sexier to debate such things as lasers, space weapons than shipping container tracking and armored trucks, the US and allied militaries have been jolted back to an appreciation of the operational basics in Iraq and Afghanistan. Pentagon planners are now finding the stubborn reality of counter-terrorism, urban warfare and conventional engagements requires logistics to be placed at the core of military thinking.
In large part, the renewed attention to logistics has been rooted in the challenges faced in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). The US Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) own review of OIF in March 2004 underscored that shortfalls occurred at every transaction point of the end-to-end supply chain – from strategic-level transportation to tactical-level distribution.
The General Accounting Office (GAO), the US government watchdog, in its yearly series on areas of high risk in federal government activity identified management of the DoD supply chain as a prime candidate. According to one such annual the report, “DoD’s supply chain management has experienced significant weaknesses in its ability to provide efficient and effective supply support to the warfighters.”
Many excellent briefing slides were presented by Pentagon briefers over the past decade to reveal a shift to new logistics management and better transparency in supply-chain linkages. But, as anyone who has been briefed into submission can attest, PowerPoint presentations do not a capability make. The trendy phrase to describe the transition is “focused logistics”, which is defined by the DoD as “the ability to provide the joint force the right personnel, equipment, and supplies in the right place, at the right time, and in the right quantity, across the full range of military operations.” But to those of us who try to use English as opposed to Pentagonese, this would seem to be the role of logistics, focused or not.
Nonetheless, there are a number of key elements of a real rethink underway. Notably, logistics is not simply the last item in providing for force structure capability, it is at the heart of any real force structure design.
There is however a wide gulf separating today’s realities and future plans. Senior DoD leaders have shifted requirements to encourage or force suppliers to provide tools for better asset visibility within the supply chain. Technology alone will not solve the problem, but where technology can help manage assets it should.
DoD is bringing logistics into the development process. In current major DoD projects, logistics are being designated as key program elements. The Joint Strike Fighter and Littoral Combat Systems to mention two programs are simply a few examples of the requirement to build in logistics provision from the beginning of development.
The changes to the US defense budget that have reprogrammed funds from big ticket programs conceived during the Cold War to meet current needs have the major suppliers to the Pentagon rethinking their approach to logistics.
Logistics is moving from the last thought to a front-burner issue in designing systems and providing for effects-based operations and security capabilities. Indeed, even doctrine governing deployment seems to be evolving.
The Obama administration is focusing on bringing back into government some of the tasks that have been outsourced to industry. But the challenge will be to provide efficiencies in logs and sustainment which can leverage industrial core competencies. Simply strengthening the government and its depot system will hardly be a prescription for innovation and efficiency in logistics management and execution.
This section of the website addresses the evolving re-think on logistics and sustainment. It is the major focus of the linked publications SLD and MLI. Case studies or modules are being provided, which examine evolving business models, service approaches and re-thinking of the logistics and sustainment process. Sustainment needs to be built in from the beginning of any concept of operations, and manufacturing strategy. It is a crucial tissue enabling 21st century forces, and notably expeditionary ones.


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[Australia] WorldPride was supposed to Sydney’s LGBTQ epicenter a new lease on life. Instead, it’s suffering an identity crisis.
A major business lobby group says Sydney’s nightlife is a monoculture with few options that do not involve food and alcohol. Others say, "Hold up there, mates."


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So who are they? Interlaced are an organization that inspires, educates and communicates the developments of the next wave of fashion. They create a platform for curious minds, with the aim to accelerate consumer adoption of wearable technology fashion, smart clothing and apparel.
Built with the objective to speed up innovation within fashion houses and technology companies, Interlaced are quickly becoming known for their insightful events, industry reports, educational activities and news content. The talented team at Interlaced are all motivated to bridge the gap between the industry, academia and the wider public.
Acting as a catalyst, Interlaced encourages consumer adoption of smart fashion. They believe that the key to success for fashion tech starts with educating emerging talents and early adopters. So why should everyone sit up and take notice? Well, we are currently at an exciting stage of wearables. Many consumers want to be educated on the future talents in fashion and also get to know the pioneers in the field. Interlaced is a company that is all about connecting the dots in this ecosystem because they believe that “for wearables to really take off, smart clothing will need to invade the worlds of ready-to-wear, haute couture, and street fashion”.
We are excited to announce that FashNerd has partnered up with Interlaced on their upcoming event in London. Taking place in Shoreditch on 3rd September 2015, the conversation will be all about wearable tech, computational fashion, entrepreneurship, fashion tech research, consumer adoption, fashion innovation, smart fabrics, smart accessories and implications of fashion tech on business an society. With tickets starting from £35.00 you can purchase your ticket HERE. If you would like to learn more about the innovative team of six, Kristina, Hristiyan, Karina, Noemie, Madeleine & Whitney, then please click HERE.
Note, on the run up to the September 2015 event we will be keeping you posted on the speakers, the agenda and the exciting world of Interlaced, so watch this space!
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[Sweden] Bambuser, the Stockholm-based videocasting service that rivals the likes of Silicon Valley’s Qik, has announced a partnership with Finland’s YLE. The public service broadcaster represents Bambuser’s first major customer in 2010 and the company is hoping it will lead to other major media companies adopting its platform.
YLE, which has never been shy of experimenting with social media, wants to better understand how its audience are using consumer-facing services such as Bambuser to break the ‘monopoly’ of traditional media, and to connect with viewers in new ways. The broadcaster is running a pilot in which several teams of journalists will be using the mobile video streaming service as a way to “document everyday work life” as well as to file live reports.
“We think it is important that we know how to use the tools that are available to consumers. In that way we my also understand how people might best share their videos and stories with us and the rest of the world”, says Tuija Aalto, Head of New Media Development at YLE.
The service, which enables live video streaming from a PC or mobile phone (Symbian, Android and iPhone), is free to use for personal use and by not-for-profits but charges for commercial use.
So as to keep the video stream as real-time as possible, the Bambuser mobile app drops frames dynamically, while at the same time storing a full frame-rate version locally on the handset. Any dropped frames or audio that can’t get through during the live broadcast are uploaded immediately afterwards for archived viewing. Although, as we’ve noted in the past, comparing like for like is nearly impossible given the flaky nature of 3G networks.
That said, whatever Bambuser’s technical merits, it certainly doesn’t have the mindshare of Qik. Or the distribution for the matter – Qik recently began being bundled on select Nokia handsets.


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Apple's earnings report Tuesday revealed a mixed bag of results, posting the first revenue decline in more than 10 years, Business Insider reports. Struggling iPhone sales and challenge in the Chinese market were significant contributors as revenue dropped by 4.5 percent year over year.
Weeks ago, the company issued a profits warning in hopes of preparing investors for today's news. It was the first such warning of the iPhone era for Apple. At the time the warning hit stock prices hard, making a $55 billion dent in the Apple's public valuation. The stock has since recovered.
Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke to the challenges in China, revealing a substantial 36 percent drop in sales in the region across their major product lines, including iPhones, Mac computers, and iPads. Similarly, the company's services business in China also suffered, with a decline in software-based revenue including subscription feeds and commission from App Store purchases.
Although the earnings announcements were largely unsurprising based on analyst research and the company's preemptive statements about profitability, the report came on the heels of a challenging news cycle for Apple. This week a major bug in Apple's FaceTime video chatting platform was revealed to be allowing users to listen in on those they were calling before the person answered.Aside from international sales and FaceTime woes, Apple generally struggled with declining iPhone sales due to a number of factors. As smartphone prices in general and iPhone prices in particular reach record highs, consumers are hanging onto their phones for longer, often delaying upgrades or repairing older devices. At the same time, major wireless carriers are scaling back the subsidies available for new phones, forcing consumers to pay more out-of-pocket for top-of-the-line phones. Overall, iPhone sales over the usually reliable holiday period fell by about 15 percent.
In general, despite spotty performance in a number of key areas, investors were largely expecting the news released. Apple stock rose 6 percent after the earnings call, with many analysts indicating that Apple remains in a strong position for the future, having perhaps put the worst behind them for the moment.
"We don't measure our success in 90-day increments, Apple CEO Tim Cook said in response to the earnings report. "We manage Apple for long term...We are as confident as ever in the fundamental strength of our business."
Also on the call, Apple revealed for the first time the number of active iPhone users worldwide: 900 million.


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Capcom Typo Makes Its Way Onto Resident Evil: Revelations 3DS Cover
You spend millions upon millions of dollars developing a game, pump even more cash into marketing the game across the globe and pour wealth into publishing the title to reach store shelves. As far as monumental cock-ups in the history of game publication goes, accidentally spelling your own game title wrong on the spine of a retail cover is pretty high up there.
But that’s exactly what Capcom has managed to achieve with one of its biggest 3DS titles of the year, Resident Evil: Revelations. The publisher has since admitted the mistake – in which ‘Revelations’ is spelt ‘Revelaitons’ on US boxes – after a number of people who had received the game early, namely game journalists, flagged up the issue on social networks. An official statement read, “We apologise for the mistake, which will be corrected for subsequent productions of the game. We are working on a solution to provide affected customers with the correct packaging.” The publisher also confirmed that the error would appear on all first production-run copies of the game.
Amazingly, this isn’t the first time Capcom has had to apologise to buyers on behalf of a publishing mis-hap – in 2008; the cover of Okami on the Wii bore the markings of a faint IGN watermark within the cover artwork, a result of the publisher photo-shopping the image from one of IGN’s images of the game.
We’re all guilty of typos from time to time. Still, that such a starkly apparent error could remain undetected until the game reached the hands of the general public seems ludicrous. To make a mistake of this magnitude once is an error, but to do it twice in the space of four years is, well, just bizarre.
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A computer science student has discovered a major vulnerability in the Samsung Pay payments system that can be used to make unauthorised purchases without restrictions.
The flaw lies in the Magnetic Secure Transmission (MST) technology from United States company LoopPay, which was acquired by Samsung last year.
Samsung Pay uses MST to turn legacy point of sales terminals with magnetic stripe readers into contactless terminals. Credit card information is turned into tokens by MST before being sent to the terminals in order to prevent the data from being intercepted.
However, the token generation process has weaknesses. Salvador Mendoza of Modesto Junior College in California presented a method at the annual Black Hat security conference to hijack the payment tokens MST sends and to reuse them for purchases – even in regions that don't yet have Samsung Pay.
Mendoza demonstrated one way to steal Samsung Pay MST tokens using his wrist-wearable "TokenGet" device and social engineering that involves asking the victim to demonstrate the payments technology without making a purchase.
Mendoza demonstrating MST token hijacking in Las Vegas.
The TokenGet device would email the stolen token to Mendoza, allowing for what is effectively wireless "skimming" of credit and debit cards registered with Samsung Pay on victims' smartphones.
By copying over the token to renowned hardware hacker Samy Kamkar's MagSpoof device, Mendoza showed that it was possible to reuse the MST payments information.
Mendoza sent the token to a friend in Mexico to demonstrate how it could be used for purchases in that country, where Samsung Pay is not yet active.
He also showed how the tokens can be hijacked through devices attached to payments terminals on vending machines, emailed to attackers and be used to pay for goods and services.
The flaw in the MST token processing was first publicised by Mendoza in April this year, and although Samsung is aware of it, the company has yet to provide a fix for the vulnerability.
Update Samsung referred iTnews to a statement [pdf] on the token skimming issue, saying it cannot be used alone without a smartphone to make payments.
As multiple conditions must be met before a fraudster can use skim tokens and relay them to a separate device, it is extremely unlikely to succeed, Samsung said.
The payment signal - a combination of the token generated by the smartphone and a cryptogram authentication code to validate the transaction data hasn’t been modified - has to be transmitted to the point of sales terminal each time and can’t be used for multiple purchases, it said.
Mendoza’s TokenGet close-proximity token skimming device would also be difficult to use successfully as an attacker would have to either jam the connection between the phone and the point of sales terminal, or complete the transaction very quickly, before the user’s legitimate signal reaches it and contacts the card issuer for authentication - which would render the captured signal useless.
"This skimming attack model has been a known issue reviewed by the card networks and Samsung Pay and our partners deemed this potential risk acceptable given the extremely low likelihood of a successful token relay attack," Samsung said.
"The card networks and issuers also run their fraud prevention algorithms on all payment attempts, including Samsung Pay. This serves as another layer of protection against token relay."


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Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications at the Heinrich Hertz Institute in Berlin have devised a new web streaming format to make video less jumpy on your mobile device when you’re watching it over LTE. The web format, called DASH (dynamic adaptive streaming over HTTP), allows network cell Radio Resource Managers (RRMs) to dynamically switch between different versions of a video or image on the fly, feeding users a low-quality stream when traffic is high or reception is poor, and switching to a higher-quality stream when conditions improve. RRMs generally aren’t smart enough to know the size of a video stream, or what resource requirements it may have before it starts serving the stream up to users, but using DASH, both the transmitting station and the user's device would check reception and network volume before the transmission begins, meaning that the stream should start smooth and stay smooth. The researchers will be showing off their work at MWC in Barcelona later this month.
DASH streaming format for LTE aims to make video less jumpy
DASH streaming format for LTE aims to make video less jumpy/
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications at the Heinrich Hertz Institute in Berlin will be showing off their work on DASH (dynamic adaptive streaming over HTTP), a new web streaming format for LTE at MWC in Barcelona this month. DASH uses dynamic switching between multiple video streams of differing quality to reduce jumpiness.


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In a significant milestone for its journey, Scapia, a digital credit card platform, has secured a Series A funding round of $23 million. The round was led by Elevation Capital and 3STATE Ventures, marking a significant investment in the company’s growth and expansion plans.
Scapia, founded by Anil Goteti, a former senior executive at Flipkart, has been making waves in the fintech space with its innovative approach to credit card services. The company’s unique offering is a credit card and software dedicated to travelers, offering a range of travel rewards and benefits.
The Series A funding round is a testament to the company’s potential and the value it brings to the market. The funds raised will be used to strengthen its platform, expand its reach, and continue to innovate in the credit card space.
Elevation Capital, one of the leading venture capital firms in India, has been a significant backer of several successful startups in the country. Their investment in Scapia underscores their belief in the company’s potential and its position in the fintech sector.
3STATE Ventures, on the other hand, is known for its investment in several startups in the tech and fintech sectors. Their investment in Scapia further validates the company’s innovative approach and its potential to disrupt the traditional credit card market.
The funds raised in this round will also be used to develop and launch new features and services for Scapia’s customers. The company has been actively involved in creating a unique and personalized experience for its customers, offering features like digital skins for cards, personalized recommendations for transactions, and exclusive experiences for its customers.
This Series A funding round is a significant step for Scapia, marking a major milestone in its journey. With the backing of Elevation Capital and 3STATE Ventures, the company is well-positioned to continue its innovative approach in the credit card market and create a unique experience for its customers.
In the tweet shared by Scapia on X ( Twitter ), it has been mentioned that they have delivered their product to more than 575+ towns in 30 states and union territories across 7500+ pin codes. Their customers have travelled to more than 50 countries across 5 continents in 5 months.
The founder of Scapia, Anil Goteti, quoted the funding anouncement tweet on X ( Twitter ) platform.


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The world’s first shop that sells ‘real’ products for refugees is set to open in London this Christmas.
Choose Love will sell everything from emergency blankets to school bags and medical equipment, where all funds go directly to UK charity Help Refugees, supporting their work across Europe and the Middle East.Boris Johnson didn't know there were 'so many checks' on Irish border
Josie Naughton CEO of Help Refugees said: ‘It’s easy to forget how lucky we are to have a bed, a blanket and a roof over our heads.
‘For thousands of refugees this winter, these basic human needs are completely out of reach.
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Choose Love will be open from November 24 to January 31.
The space, in the heart of Soho, has been provided by Real Estate Investment Trust Shaftesbury, and will showcase a range of items that represent the three phases of a refugee’s experience: Arrival, Shelter and The Future.
The items have been distributed by Help Refugee, and each gift will be accompanied by short stories about how and why they were chosen.
A statement said: ‘The innovative store will be beautifully designed to create an uplifting yet meaningful retail experience- a striking space where people can learn about refugees while doing something practical to help.’
Costs will range from £4.99 to £4.99 with an option to even ‘buy the store’.
The pop-up store has been created by creative collective Glimpse, whose mission is to use creativity for good.
James Turner from Glimpse: ‘We want charity giving to become as much part of the festive shopping experience as secret Santa and stocking fillers.
‘This Christmas we’re hoping people will come together, Choose Love and buy gifts for refugees who truly need them.’
An online store will also open closer to the launch.


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According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) dropped from 10.1% in July 2022 to 9.9% in August 2022. The Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers’ housing costs (CPIH) fell to 8.6% from 8.8% in July.
A fall in the price of motor fuel contributed the most to a decrease in both the CPIH and CPI annual inflation rates between July and August. Food prices, which contributed most to the change in rates, partially offset this.
According to the ONS, the UK average house price rose by 15.5% over the year to July 2022, the highest inflation rate since May 2003.
In July, the average UK house price was £292,000, £6,000 higher than the previous month and £39,000 higher than a year ago.
Inflation and HPI figures from the ONS are reviewed by industry experts:
Nicky Stevenson, managing director at Fine & Country:
“Just when you thought a slowdown was coming, the housing market accelerates back into overdrive.
“The rapid cooldown in prices predicted by many economists has simply failed to materialise.
“In fact, quite the opposite appears to be happening, and what’s increasingly clear is that the housing market and the broader economy do not always move in sync.
“With tax cuts expected in the coming days, many experts may find themselves urgently revising their forecasts for the remainder of 2022.”
Hans Christian Zappel, co-founder and CEO of IMMO:
“This unabated growth in house prices, combined with affordability challenges and spiralling debt prices, means the average household is having to reconsider its house purchase decision for the coming months.
“House price growth reflects and affects consumer confidence; successive interest rate rises and talk of a recession are expected to slow down demand for buying properties in winter months, as in summer tends to be the peak in terms of pricing.
“Even with unaffordable house prices, we all need a place to live, so we expect demand will shift from buying to renting, which offers more flexibility.
“Unfortunately, the shortage of good quality supply of rental properties doesn’t help the situation; there’s an urgent need for the government to look at controlling debt prices and consumer affordability, while at the same time for professional landlords to start offering safe, affordable and quality rentals for the UK market.”
Simon Webb, managing director at LiveMore:
“Rather unexpectedly, CPI inflation fell in August to 9.9% — now that the energy price cap has been reduced by the new government to £2,500 from October, inflation is expected to be dampened to some extent.
“However, this is almost twice as high as this time last year when the energy price cap was set at £1,277, so many people are still experiencing significant increases in their cost of living.
“It is inevitable that the Bank of England will raise base rate next week, the question is by how much?
“Whatever the increase, let’s hope it’s sufficient to help contain inflation and avoid tipping the base rate environment into territory not seen for 14 years.”
Gareth Lewis, commercial director at MT Finance:
“House prices tend to rise where there is demand combined with lack of stock and these figures illustrate that.
“What we are seeing now are those pressure points of rising interest rates and the cost of living which haven’t yet been factored into transactional flow — purchases which completed in July would have been agreed in April, when many would have been blissfully unaware as to what was to come.
“This price growth is unsustainable because of the impact of affordability and what buyers are willing to pay for a mortgage.
“This, in turn, will have a dampening effect on values, which could be the tipping point for the market.”
Source: Bridging & Commercial / ONS


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Imgur announced today it raised $40 million in a Series A round led by Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.
The deal would involve Andreessen Horowitz general partner Lars Dalgaard taking a seat on Imgur’s board.
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Imgur (pronounced “Image-er”) was put together in 2009 by Alan Schaaf, a student at Ohio University in Athens, who undertook the effort as a gift to Reddit, whose photo sharing applications didn’t meet his standards. However, somewhat ironically given the genesis of Imgur, the company’s growth has outpaced that of Reddit. Last September saw Imgur hit the 100 million user mark, while Reddit claimed 85 million users each month. Imgur had a mere 30 million users at the beginning of 2012.
It was reported Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO)’s CEO Marissa Mayer may be looking at her 25th acquisition last year. Reports have been doing rounds that Yahoo and Marissa Mayer are looking at the ‘cool’ image sharing site Imgur, a company with which Yahoo! Inc already has a relationship in place.
Alan Schaaf hadn’t taken any venture capital money for Imgur. Venture capital firms have been drooling over it. Imgur is a tremendously social site, something that boosts the sale price tremendously. Moreover, it has revenue and users in place already.
Valuation tops $200 million
According to people familiar with the matter, Imgur received a valuation of about $200 million. Founder and Chief Executive Alan Schaaf said his company had resisted taking outside investment, having been profitable from its start five years ago, despite being hounded by more than a dozen venture capitalists and angel investors. Schaaf said his team decided the time was now right for funding in order to speed up growth, develop new products and grow the reach of its service around the globe.
Although Imgur has taken meetings with investors in the past, Andreessen Horowitz was the first firm Schaaf ever pursued. He had heard good things about them from friends, and was flattered when the firm’s partner, Netscape founder Marc Andreeseen, told him he was an Imgur user and fan.
Imgur now has 13 employees, and 4.5 billion monthly pageviews. Reddit, where the photo utility was first introduced and quickly adopted by users, is still photo sharing site’s largest traffic driver. Facebook is Imgur’s second-leading referrer.


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Late last week, it was uncovered that the Toyota Yaris' hatchback variant -- the one Toyota actually builds -- , and that more news about the Yaris lineup was coming soon. Now, a new report sheds some light on what might happen.
Car and Driver reported today that Toyota will likely take a page from the Yaris sedan and base a future Yaris Liftback (hatchback) on a car from Mazda. The current Toyota Yaris sedan -- formerly known as the Toyota Yaris iA and, before that, the Scion iA -- is based off the Mazda2 sedan. Thus, Car and Driver posits that the 2020 Yaris Liftback will be the same-generation Mazda2 hatchback with some Toyota badges on it.
Things got a little messy in Toyota's lineup when the automaker made the decision to Scion iM, elsewhere called the Toyota Auris, was folded into the Corolla lineup as the Corolla iM before being replaced with a proper Corolla Hatchback in 2018. The Scion iA was shoehorned into the Yaris lineup because of its small stature and affordable starting price, but it was a little confusing as half the Yaris lineup had Mazda tech and underpinnings.. The
Moving to a Mazda-based lineup in the US would likely boost sales. Car and Driver notes that Toyota sold 25,269 Yaris sedans in 2018, versus just 1,940 hatchbacks. Toyota updated the Yaris hatchback in 2017 with some European-inspired aesthetics, but the underlying bits are bordering on ancient. Plus, it's always nice to offload the hard parts of car development to somebody else.
Even though US consumers overwhelmingly prefer subcompact SUVs to subcompact hatchbacks, it's nice to know that Toyota doesn't appear poised to eliminate the Yaris lineup in the US entirely. While a Toyota spokesperson confirmed to Car and Driver that "a new hatchback model is coming for 2020," as the report notes, Toyota's statement to Roadshow is a bit more vague: "We will not be offering a MY2019 Yaris liftback for sale in the U.S. but will continue to offer the MY2019 Yaris sedan, which is built in Mexico in a partnership with Mazda. We're working on something new for MY2020 and look forward to seeing you at the New York Auto Show for more details." We'll likely have to wait until April for Toyota to spill any additional details, barring an early teaser of some sort.
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State will use EU presidency and close ties with US to lead push for free trade deal
The Government said it would use Ireland's EU presidency and good relations with the United States to lead the push on an EU-US trade deal.
US President Barack Obama announced in his annual 'State of the Union' address that he wanted negotiations on the deal to begin.
Trade Minister Richard Bruton said such a deal would have enormous benefits for Ireland and the US and would be worth at least €100m to Ireland at a "conservative estimate". He announced an informal meeting in Dublin in April to discuss the EU approach to the talks, which are expected to drag on for two years.
The talks come at a difficult time for both trading blocs as they face competition from China and other fast-growing nations. Mr Bruton's comments came on the same day that the Central Statistics Office revealed that Irish goods exports to the US plunged almost 16pc last year.
Both sides want an agreement although they will struggle to reach a deal on issues such as agriculture and aircraft.
Mr Bruton said in a speech yesterday that he would "be using my chairmanship of the EU's Trade Council to make progress on a new EU-US Trade Agreement. I also hope to be able to sign off on a new trade deal with Canada". Talks with Canada have been dragging on for four years.
Mr Obama, who will meet with Taoiseach Enda Kenny next month, called for talks on a far-reaching free trade agreement with the EU, throwing his weight behind a deal that would encompass half the world's economic output.
"Tonight I am announcing that we will launch talks on a comprehensive Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership with the European Union because trade that is free and fair across the Atlantic supports millions of good-paying American jobs," he said in his speech.
The United States and the EU already have the largest economic relationship in the world, and one of the most complicated. A pact would unite the United States, the world's largest economy, with four other countries in the top 10: Germany, France, Britain and Italy.
Since most tariffs between the United States and the EU are already low, reducing regulatory barriers to trade in areas like agriculture and chemicals is expected to be the most challenging aspect of the talks.
The EU recently lifted bans on imports of US live pigs and beef washed with lactic acid to help build confidence that it can address US agricultural concerns.
The US-EU talks also are expected to tackle new areas, such as setting rules to govern the free flow of information across borders. That is an increasingly important priority for big US Internet companies like Google, Facebook and Amazon but could be hard for EU members France and Germany to accept because of privacy concerns.
Meanwhile, the two sides are locked in a long-running battle at the World Trade Organisation over government support for Boeing, the largest the US exporter, and its European rival, Airbus.
That dispute threatens to erupt into a transatlantic trade war in coming years unless the two sides can work out a negotiated settlement.
Two-way goods trade between the United States and the EU now totals more than $600bn annually. Services trade, including sales by majority-owned US or EU companies in each other's market, adds about $1.2bn.
US companies have invested around $1.9 trillion in production, distribution and other operations in the EU, far more than in China or anywhere else in the world. EU companies have invested about $1.6 trillion in the United States.
As the home to many US multi-nationals, Ireland is well-positioned to benefit from a successful outcome. Trade between Ireland and the US is hugely significant although it has fallen lately. New trade figures published yesterday showed that Irish exports to the US fell 15.9pc last year.


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Add Short Pump Town Center to the list of businesses that want in on the social networking trend.
The mall’s owners plan to launch Shoptopia.com this week as a new site aiming to direct shoppers who enjoy online shopping to local brick-and-mortar shopping centers. The site was developed by Denver-based Mallfinder Network.
But with retail sales weakening in the third quarter and the National Retail Federation predicting the worst holiday season since 2002, the arrival of Shoptopia might suggest that malls are desperately looking for new strategies to attract customers.
Its utility might be limited. While consumers increasingly use the Internet to research product information, they tend to be hesitant to interact with store websites. For every Facebook or MySpace, there are hundreds of failed me-too sites which don’t fill a niche. Developing a website that engages customers is often more difficult than retailers expect.
“In the world of media and marketing and more with consumer behavior, brand advertising and traditional means of marketing are clearly waning, and user word of mouth marketing and user approval of things is really taking over,” said John Dee, president of Mallfinder Network.
“We believe things like this represent the ability to do more with less as retailers have a rough ride for the next year,” said Dee.
The large majority of retail sales will continue to be made in stores, according to Dee. He says 75% of shoppers research products online before heading to the store. His firm promotes web-based marketing as the most cost-efficient for shopping centers. BizSense was unable to learn how much was spent on the project.
He says the site will help consumers be more savvy as they cut back on discretionary spending by informing them about deals and sales. Shoppers will be able to share reviews and comments with other site visitors.
“Consumers expect to be heard by the brands and retails and consumers, want to be able to speak out, and we think we captured an ability for consumers to have a fun and interesting place to do that,” said Dee.
If the site does well, Mallfinder plans to expand the concept to other Forest City properties and other clients across the country.


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Volkswagen Can Beat ‘Weakening’ Tesla by 2025, Says CEO to Workers
Volkswagen AG CEO Herbert Diess said in an address to employees this week that the company could overtake Tesla to become the top electric vehicle (EV) maker in the world by 2025 — reports the Financial Times.
Diess said Tesla is “weakening” as it tries to ramp up production at its new Gigafactories in Austin, Texas, and Berlin, Germany.
“Elon [Musk] must simultaneously ramp up two highly complex factories in Austin and Grünheide [near Berlin] — and expand production in Shanghai. That will cost him strength,” Diess told Volkswagen employees at the company’s Wolfsburg, Germany, headquarters on Tuesday.
“We have to seize this opportunity and catch up quickly — by 2025 we can be in the lead,” he added.
Despite his longstanding plans to overtake his all-electric rival, Diess himself said earlier this month that Tesla works “twice as fast as the rest of the industry.” Diess also noted that the race between his company and Tesla will be “tight in coming years.”
Diess’ presentation also included the following meme to illustrate Volkswagen’s upcoming creep on Tesla:
Last year, Volkswagen delivered 263,000 battery electrics — second to none but Tesla. The latter, meanwhile, led the market with almost four times as many deliveries at a whopping 936,000 units.
Diess claimed on Tuesday that Volkswagen “will close the gap to Tesla and not let it grow even larger” this year. In 2022, Tesla CEO Elon Musk predicts the company could deliver up to 1.5 million battery electrics. Volkswagen, on the other hand, is expecting to sell 700,000.
Volkswagen is certainly catching up to Tesla. However, whether it can get ahead will depend on how well Tesla scales production in the coming years.
Earlier this month, Giga Berlin hit a production milestone as it churned out 1,000+ cars in a week for the first time. However, the plant reportedly won’t be able to push production beyond 1,000 units per week until next year.
Musk said in a recent interview with Tesla Owners Silicon Valley that the new Gigafactories are “gigantic money furnaces right now.” Even though they’re running, the plants are losing billions of dollars as Tesla struggles to secure parts and accelerate manufacturing amidst global supply chain constraints.
Volkswagen, meanwhile, has issues of its own. The German automaker recently lost two key EV executives as it looks to ramp up production of battery electrics.


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Waitrose removed more than 1,300 tonnes of environmentally unfriendly black plastic from its products in 2018, the supermarket has announced.
Black plastic, which is difficult to recycle, has been removed from hundreds of Waitrose products including its own-brand fresh meat, fish, poultry, fruit and vegetable packaging.
The material, which is coloured with black carbon pigments, cannot easily be sorted in the recycling process meaning much of it ends up in landfill, according to a statement from the supermarket.
Waitrose aims to remove black plastic from all its own-brand products by the end of 2019 – and is more than halfway towards achieving the goal, it said.
Waitrose spokeswoman Tor Harris said: “Eliminating black plastic is a key priority for us.
“While removing it we have also taken the opportunity to reduce the amount of plastic of any colour by removing trays from fruit and veg like apples, broccoli and pak choi.
“We are making progress all the time and are determined to maintain our momentum which is why we are now looking at ready meals and other products so we can achieve our aim of removing all black plastic from our own-label products by the end of 2019.”
Waitrose said it has reduced its use of packaging by nearly 50% since 2009, and disposable coffee cups have been removed from its stores.
The supermarket is replacing loose fruit and veg bags with compostable alternatives and removing 5p single-use carrier bags later this year.
By Christmas in 2020, Waitrose products including cards and crackers will either be glitter-free or made using an environmentally friendly alternative.


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Xplan owner Iress is set to acquire content and communications provider Innergi.
From August, Innergi content will be integrated into Xplan for financial advisers under the terms of the deal, according to a statement to the ASX.
Iress managing director of wealth management, Australia and New Zealand, Tizzy Vigilante said, “We are excited about this opportunity to combine Xplan and Innergi’s content to further strengthen our offer to clients.
“There has been a significant increase in demand from advisers for new ways to engage with their clients, particularly digitally.
“Tools such as those provided by Innergi allow advisers to engage meaningfully with clients face-to-face and online,” she said.
As a result of the acquisition, Innergi co-founder and managing director, Robert Skinner, will join Iress.
Mr Skinner will be responsible for the production and integration of content delivery into Iress’ wealth management solutions.
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Variety discount retailer Poundstretcher has launched a company voluntary arrangement to help restructure its struggling business and appointed KPMG to help drive the turnaround.
The retailer said the CVA was part of a wider turnaround plan that “seeks to restructure Poundstretcher’s UK store portfolio”, stem losses from “underperforming outlets”, shave head office costs and free up capital for investment in “the business’ core estate and product offering”.
KPMG restructuring specialists Will Wright and David Costley-Wood have been nominated to head up the process.
Of Poundstretcher’s 450-store estate, the CVA proposes that a total of 94 stores continue to pay the same rent, 84 stores see reductions of between 30% and 40% over three years, while the remaining 253 stores pay six weeks’ full rent before adopting rents based on each store’s “commercial merits”.
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According to the BBC News, it appears that the country that gave birth to Cockey rhyming slang is having a bit of Barney getting their crusts around the recent proliferation of geekspeak (aka tech acronyms).
Millions of people keep in touch via instant messaging but some 57%
of online Brits said they did not know that the acronym for it was IM.
This isn’t 57% of the general population… This is 57% of Brits already on the Intarweb, so the percentages will be much higher across your non-geeky cross section. Also of interest is the relatively small market share Apple has in the UK with their iPod line of portable music players. Any expats or British readers who wish to weigh in on this?


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Startup surpasses crowd-funding goal for EV with more than a month to go in its campaign.
Swedish designer Mikael Kjellman is crowdfunding his DIY, all-weather PodRide on Indiegogo.
Riversimple hopes to earn $2.27 million in a crowdfunded investment campaign to fund its Rasa hydrogen fuel cell vehicle. Later, the company plans to offer them to customers for a fixed monthly fee, rather than selling the model.
Homegrown Trailers builds solar-powered campers from sustainable materials.
EVWorld publisher starts a Kickstarter campaign for a new electric-assist bicycle startup.
Wildcat turns to crowdfunding to support development of two new vehicles, a performance SUV and a military Light Strike Vehicle both built on a composite platform.
The crowdfunding page on StartEngine for Elio's high-mpg trike was getting too many suspicious investors. But even without them, things are going well.
Elio Motors raises almost $19 million in crowdfunding investments for it's high-MPG three-wheeler in three weeks.
An Indiegogo campaign is hoping to fund the BikeBoat, a KTM-based watercraft. However, the first caught fire and sank to the bottom of the English Channel.
Elio Motors is on Start Engine and asking for funds from non-accredited investors. That's people like you and me.
A crowdfunding campaign in Japan is hoping to host several parties with the Ultimate Smart BBQ Vehicle in Japan. This custom e-NV200 boasts a full kitchenette, karaoke machine and deployable drone for an a emissions-free shindig.
Italy's Egoista start-up has raised $100,000 in its crowd-funding campaign for an open-wheeled, plug-in kit car.
UPDATE: Looks like there's been a last-minute name change. Instead of the Predator's PC010 St, this vehicle is now the Egoista Motors' EM01 Stradale Project. Check out the live crowdfunding campaign here and the Facebook page here.
When the chips were down, and looked down for the count, the Caterham F1 Team launched a crowd-funding campaign to get back on the grid in time for the season finale. And now, it seems, they have succeeded.
The Caterham F1 Team, as has been widely reported, has fallen on hard times, with its new owners apparently unable to fund the effort and new investors hard to come by. But the team has found what could be at least an interim solution.
In a crowdfunding campaign that seems destined to fail (only $5 have been raised of a $25,000 target after two weeks), we find a master class in getting people to not care about a Tesla Model S. In short, you add a new look to a car that a lot of people think doesn't need one, apparently.
A lot has happened since Sir Jack Brabham went down in history as the the only driver ever to win the Formula One World Championship in his own car. His offspring have followed in his footsteps, with two of his sons (Geoff in 1993 and David in 2009) having won at Le Mans with Peugeot. <


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A total of 448.203 tonnes of Cambodia’s milled rice have been exported to foreign markets during the first eight months of this year.
Cambodian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MoAFF) shared the update in a report dated Aug. 31, adding that the figure shows an increase of 106.158 tonnes or 31.04 percent compared to the same period last year.
Cambodia’s milled rice was exported to 59 countries around the world, including China, 24 countries in the European Union, six countries in ASEAN, and 28 other countries, and 71 companies engaged in the exports, it pointed out.
The rice exports saw an increase in all destinations compared to 2019; that is, up 33.43 percent to the EU, 35.53 percent to China, 13.59 percent to ASEAN nations, and up 17.44 percent to other foreign markets, it added.
In August alone, a total of 22.130 tonnes of Cambodia’s milled rice, a year-on-year decrease of 34.97 percent, have been shipped to foreign markets.
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Chances are good that you've recently received one or more messages informing you that someone may have snagged your email address without authorization. The problem is that someone breached the security at Epsilon, a major supplier of marketing services and database information, and got away with a number of emails, although the company hasn't said how many.
According to Epsilon, the breach affected approximately 2 percent of its total clients. That doesn't sound bad, until you realize that those clients include JPMorgan Chase, TiVo, Capital One Financial, Kroger, Walgreens, Disney, Best Buy, and AbeBooks. (I received emails from the last two, both warning of potential scams.) However, there could also be ramifications for cloud computing itself.
As my BNET colleague Alain Sherter noted, this could be one big data theft case, given Epsilon's list of large and high profile clients. Furthermore, even if you leave out credit card information, which the company says wasn't disclosed, Epsilon is one of the big names in compiling consumer information. It used multiple sources of information to follow a claimed 256 million U.S. consumers, and the company prides itself on having "unique, robust, hard to find consumer data, including: demographics, behavioral, ailment, brand usage, purchase intent, and lifestyle."
Hey, you, get off of my cloud
That's a scary set of data available on a mindbogglingly large number of people. Many rightly identify Epsilon as a cloud computing company, "so a security breach of the Epsilon system is, effectively, a breach of all its customers' systems, too," as Paul Ducklin of security vendor Sophos writes.
He is correct, and that's got the potential to upset corporate acceptance of cloud computing. No, not bury it, but certainly raise doubts. How many of Epsilon's clients saw it as a cloud computing company? Probably relatively few, at least among CEO, CFO, and general counsel crowds. But now they may find themselves with egg on their face because when you let someone host your data, you essentially give them a key to your company's virtual back door.
Corporations that have led the way in cloud usage will look at this in alarm. Although there have been some cloud breaches in the past, like Google's internal one and Twitter's loss of some confidential documents through Google apps, this may be the first time in which one big and long-established corporation cause significant potential liability to a bunch of even bigger corporate customers. And that's going to make a lot of people who write large checks to technology companies sit back and think.
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#E32017 Ni No Kuni II Gets a Release Date
It’s easy to be disappointed with the Sony conference at E3 this year due to the lack of titles releasing in 2017 shown. That doesn’t mean there aren’t still plenty of great console exclusives making their way to the PlayStation 4 before the yearend as it was announced that Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom would be releasing on the PlayStation 4, and PC, on November 10th.
To coincide with this news the team at Bandai Namco have also released a trailer titled ‘Forge a Kingsbond‘. Coming in at a minute and a half the trailer shows off some of the games cut-scenes and a bit of combat. It’s shaping up to be a nice looking JRPG. Hopefully it lives up to the expectations many will have of it due to the first game.


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Taiwan-based food and beverage group Uni-President has announced plans to produce dairy products in Wuhan, Hubei, and to sell these products under its Uni-President brand in China.
Xiao Fengshi, the general manager of Uni-President Central China, told local media that dairy sector is the largest sector for Uni-President's food business in Taiwan. The group plans to produce dairy products in Wuhan and the project is currently undergoing evaluation.
With regards to the rumor that Uni-President will raise cows in Wuhan to deal with the milk source problem, Xiao said Uni-President's advantages lie in production. The group is very cautious about raising cows and will not consider it for now.
He said Wuhan is situated in a central area with low costs and talent advantages. Uni-President will build its second mainland headquarters in Wuhan and will relocate its training center and research center to the city.
In addition, Uni-President will invest USD15 million to expand its beverage production lines in Wuhan and the project is expected to be completed before the end of 2009.


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The sale to AB Acquisition, an investor group led by Cerberus Capital Management, will include 877 stores.
The group will acquire the stores for $100 million in cash, and the new company will assume $3.2 billion in existing debt.
Following the sale, Supervalu will consist of a food wholesaler, Save-A-Lot, and regional chains Cub, Farm Fresh, Shoppers, Shop ‘n Save and Hornbacher’s.
Supervalu said grocery retail veteran Sam Duncan will replace CEO and Chairman Wayne Sales after the sale.
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