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Apple and Hyundai rumored to build first Apple Car beta next year: Apple and Hyundai plan to sign a partnership deal on autonomous electric cars by March and start production around 2024 in the United States, local newspaper Korea IT News reported on Sunday. Hyundai last week said that it had been in conversations with Apple. The reports send Hyundai shares skyrocketing by close to 20%. Hyundai Motor declined to comment on the report on Sunday, and reiterated Friday’s comments that it has received requests for potential cooperation from various companies on developing autonomous EVs.
Air purifiers to help fight Covid? Especially during the current Covid pandemic, air purifiers are being hailed as the ultimate weapon against viruses, spores, dust and other pollution. Homeandsmart.de has taken a closer look at popular models. It can make sense to filter the air in a room or at least reduce the number of particles in the air. But how well this is actually possible depends heavily on environmental conditions. According to German consumer group Stiftung Warentest, it is possible to reduce the infection rate with selected viruses under laboratory conditions, but this cannot be applied across the board to normal air conditioning systems. Depending on the model, different particle sizes are captured by the integrated filter, so results depend a lot on the model used. The consumer center NRW therefore recommends air purifiers as a supplement to thorough everyday hygiene. No matter how good the filtering is, the risk of viruses sinking out of the air and settling on surfaces is not averted. In such a case, neither air filters nor air conditioners are sufficient.
Less smart home use in Germany: In 2020, fewer Germans used smart solutions for their homes than in the year before, according to a survey by Hamburg market research institute Splendid Research. But it also became apparent that the number of intensive users increased: instead of 12% in 2019, a full 18% used smart home solutions intensively in 2020. Concerns about privacy in the smart home area fell to 45%. The most popular applications in the smart home area are those in the areas of entertainment and communication (63%), energy management (55%) and building security (31%). Interest in the energy management sector in particular could increase due to federal subsidies for energy efficient buildings that came into force on January 1st.
Software updates enable continued use of smartphones: Samsung has launched a new firmware update that should enable owners of old Galaxy smartphones to continue using them as IoT devices in their smart homes. The aim is to save money and conserve resources. All over the world, decommissioned smartphones eke out a sad existence: fallen out of time, replaced by younger, more attractive models, but still: Too good to scrap them. But Samsung, the market leader in the smartphone segment, has a solution: upcycling by means of software updates. The update enables old smartphones to be converted into “Galaxy Upcycling at Home” devices. With Samsung Knox and the deactivation of obsolete functions, security in the Internet of Things can be preserved. Old smartphones are supposed to become smart baby monitors or other devices.
Bosch presents ventilation traffic lights for smart homes: Fresh air has never been more important. In an effort to help reduce the risk of infection in shared spaces during the pandemic, Bosch has developed a new device that will tell consumers how fresh their air is. Users of the Bosch Twinguard smoke detector can call up the new „healthy room air“ service in the associated smartphone app, where air purity, humidity and other levels can be seen. Users can set an air purity value themselves in the app, and if air freshness falls below that, they will get a notification on their phone. „The ventilation detector can now be used to set up its own ventilation traffic light based on the measured air purity,“ a Bosch spokesperson said at CES.
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Up to 400 billion dollars could be generated by 2030 by using data and connected vehicles. The sum results from the savings and sales that can be achieved through smart solutions in the automotive industry.
Legal security for smart homes: The portal „Rechtslupe“ has inspected the legality of some smart home solutions. Because sometimes personal rights and security solutions get in each other’s way. In what form can owners protect themselves before they act inappropriately? Is video surveillance of one’s own property allowed? – Yes, as long as it is really limited to one’s own property. Even if the owner or owners only use dummie cameras. Because even the mere impression of being monitored by a camera is, according to case law, an inadmissible interference with personal rights. Experts therefore recommend not using swiveling cameras, because if these should capture sidewalks, neighboring properties or other areas that are not the responsibility of the owner, the privacy rights of third parties could be compromised. But: In the event of a criminal offense, for example a break-in, (illegally made) recordings could still help to preserve evidence. However, such recordings may under no circumstances be published publicly (for example on Facebook or Instagram).
Software update enables incognito mode for smart speakers: Last January, Google quietly did away with the existing Guest Mode feature on Home and Nest devices, which allows people not on a person’s Wi-Fi network to connect with a Chromecast or smart speaker by entering a four-digit PIN. Some people had complained that they and their pets could hear the ultrasonic frequencies the two devices use to pair. On Wednesday, in the culmination of online privacy efforts the company first announced back in October, users will be able to turn off the voice recording features of their smart display and speaker like the Nest Audio or Nest Hub Max simply by telling it to. This new Guest Mode is basically like Chrome’s Incognito tabs. When activated, it prevents Google Assistant interactions from being recorded to an account.
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„The federal funding for efficient buildings will further dynamize the smart living market in Germany and is therefore a historic opportunity for the entire industry.“
Johannes Hauck, Director New Business ＆ Regulatory Environment at the Hager Group and deputy head of the steering committee of the Smart Living business initiative, on the potential of the new federal funding for energy efficient buildings.
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„Your penis is mine“ – app-controlled chastity belt hacked: Security researchers have known of a security gap in the smart chastity belt „Qiui Cellmate“ since June 2019, but the gap was never closed. Hackers have now taken control of the device and attempted to extort ransom from users.


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Long before the COVID-19 pandemic, digital banking had been on the rise. And this could not be more true after the marketplace made the online leap en mass this spring.
Representatives at Ohio-based Fifth-Third Bank note that at least 75% of their customers’ transactions take place on the bank’s app or website.
Still, Tommy Lloyd, senior vice president of the region’s retail arm, doesn’t think brick-and-mortar, face-to-face banking is going away anytime soon. In fact, he saw that during the pandemic, the bank experienced an increased demand for flesh-and-blood banking partners.
When the bank decided to expand its Upstate services beyond the commercial and wealth management market through a slew of new retail branches prior to the pandemic, little did its executives know that new division’s two-pronged model featuring both digital and interpersonal platforms would be in step with social distancing mores.
“We’re a relationship bank that’s digitally enabled,” Fifth Third CEO and President Greg Carmichael told GSA Business Report. “That’s how we go about our business. Relationship, first. Digital, to help our customers bank anywhere, anytime.”
While the majority of the bank’s customers rely on digital services for day-to-day transactions, they also prefer to meet in person for more complicated matters, according to Carmichael. Some customers only go inside a branch to do their banking. An even smaller group does all their banking online.
“I think all good banks have found that they need a physical presence,” Carmichael said.
The bank plans to install about 100 retail branches in the Southeastern market using this model. And as the first Upstate location, the new branch on 656 S. Main St. in Greenville, sets the precedent for the area.
While the branch eased into its new spot on the block for about a month before the ribbon cutting Sept. 30, the event, attended by Greenville Mayor Knox White and Carmichael, marked an opportunity to demonstrate how even the layout of the building — designed internally by architects within the company after months of customer-experience research — could support the needs of customers seeking face-to-face advising or a quick digital transaction.
“The design of this space is to allow both of those to merge beautifully,” Lloyd said. “It allows our bankers to move around the space, and the feedback we’re already getting from the Greenville market and all of our customers where we have opened what we call ‘the next gen office space’ has been overwhelmingly positive because it’s unlike any other space they’ve been in.”
The secondary lobby features a digital service screen, open-air “tech table” and lounge, while a row of flexible private booths with plastic dividers for maskless communication lines a long hallway.
Aside from typical banking services, Fifth-Third plans to use the space for hosting financial education programs, which Lloyd said is even more important in its Main Street location given the low-to-moderate income bracket of its potential customers.
The Main Street branch has brought four “high talent” jobs to the Greenville market, and with the addition of at least two branches in the next 12 months and three more after that, about 30 positions will be created in the Upstate.
The Augusta Road and Five Forks areas are slated as the location for the next two branches.
So far, Lloyd said business has been steady on South Main.
“We have a great team here,” Carmichael said. “We have great people that are passionate about their jobs, and I think it’s been a homerun already just in the short opening that we’ve had. I think it’s gone extremely well.”e

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Nashville-based education technology startup YouScience has raised $8.5 million in seed funding and is preparing to launch its initial consumer product, Latitude.
Latitude uses real mental exercises to determine young people's aptitudes, interests and strengths and point them in the right direction for secondary education choices and careers. The product, which officially launches in two weeks, will initially be available directly to consumers and through secondary schools, education counselors, career consultants and universities, according to a news release.
The startup, founded by career development expert Betsy Willis and entrepreneur Richard Patton and headed by CEO Philip Hardin, was one of the local companies selected to present in the startup village at this week's Southland Conference.
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An ingredient found naturally in coffee could make semiconductors work faster, according to a study (opens in a new tab) from the Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in Japan.
The researchers formed a thin layer of caffeic acid on a gold electrode in an organic semiconductor, through a process known as vacuum deposition.
This could have increased the current flow of the semiconductor by up to 100 times, measured through a process called the Kelvin probe method.
How did the process work?
According to the research, after a thin layer of caffeic acid formed on the electrode surface, the caffeic acid molecules spontaneously aligned on the electrode surface, allowing faster current flow.
While that doesn't mean you can spill coffee on your mobile workstation to increase your processing times, researchers in Japan believe the breakthrough could have practical applications.
These include the development of fully sustainable organic semiconductor devices, which could potentially be created entirely with biomass-derived materials.
Although organic semiconductors, such as organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) and organic solar cells (OPVs), already exist, researchers have pointed to the environmental impact of phasing out these technologies.
The researchers highlighted the current implementation of electrode modification layers, which are used to speed up the flow of electrical charges in semiconductors, highlighting how the use of these materials "may harm aquatic organisms."
The use of caffeic acid, which can be derived entirely from plants, could reduce the need to use unsustainable chemicals in semiconductor production, the researcher says.
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RCS Real Estate Advisors said it has been retained by Diamond Wireless, a mall-based retailer and one of six National Premium retailers for Verizon Wireless, to provide advice and performance analysis to the retailer in the management of its real estate portfolio.
Isis, the mobile commerce joint venture created by AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless, announced that Aeropostale, Champs Sports, Dillard’s, Foot Locker, Jamba Juice and Macy’s are among the first national merchants to join with Isis in advancing mobile commerce.
Verizon Wireless services retailer Z Wireless, which operates 12 stores throughout Kansas, announced the acquisition of T2 Wireless, another Verizon retailer which operates more than a hundred stores in the Great Plains.
Eighty-five Verizon Wireless Communications Stores across the country have been awarded the Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star certification, placing Verizon Wireless among the top third of retailers with certified buildings nationwide and the leading wireless retailer.
Verizon Wireless has joined the Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star program. Seventy-five Verizon Wireless Communications Stores have already earned the Energy Star designation for superior energy performance.


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Aruba partners Datacom to develop future tech specialists
The partnership introduces a graduate internship program to tackle the technology industry's skills shortage and help build a talent pipeline in Australia.
Calabrio announces incoming CEO, predecessor leaving
Calabrio has appointed Kevin Jones as CEO, succeeding Tom Goodmanson, who is leaving after successfully leading the company for the last 15 years.
Archive file formats discovered as most common way to deliver malware
ZIP and RAR files have overtaken Office files as the most common carriers for malware, according to HP's latest report.
Somerville wins three vendor partner awards in 2022
Somerville was announced as HP Enterprise Service Provider of the Year, Aruba Managed Service Provider of The Year, and HP Education Partner of The Year.
Hands-on review: HP Spectre x360 14 laptop
HP Spectre x360 14: A sleek 2-in-1 laptop with impressive performance, vibrant OLED display, and versatile design. A top contender in the market.
HP New Zealand - 2022 Partner Awards finalists announced
HP New Zealand announces finalists for 2022 Partner Awards, celebrating partners' commitment to innovation and customer service.
Poly and HP collaborate on Studio Systems for Zoom Rooms
Poly has unveiled Poly Studio Systems for Zoom Rooms, powered by HP, to redefine how work is undertaken with award-winning offerings.
HP launches Sure Access Enterprise to protect data and systems
SAE leverages HP’s task isolation technology to run each privileged access session within its hardware-enforced virtual machine (VM).
Aiven appoints Olivier van Grembergen as Regional Vice President of Asia Pacific
Cloud provider Aiven has appointed Olivier van Grembergen as the VP for the Asia Pacific region, tasked with driving growth and sales expansion.
Hands-on review: HP EliteBook G9
HP is at the forefront of technology with their new HP EliteBook 860, 16-inch G9. This laptop generation plays in the top class.
Exclusive: HP NZ on sustaining partner growth and promoting excellence in the channel
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WP Engine appoints Sachin Puri as Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer
WP Engine appoints Sachin Puri as SVP and CMO, responsible for global marketing strategy and brand as the company launches new products.
HP appoints Brad Pulford as ANZ Managing Director
HP appoints Brad Pulford as new ANZ Managing Director, replacing Michael Boyle who takes up a global role. Pulford to start in November.
HP reveals new enhancements and initiatives for channel partners
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HP unveils new devices and solutions to enhance hybrid workplaces
HP unveils new devices and solutions aimed at enhancing hybrid work experiences and improving device security.
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SANTA ROSA (KPIX 5) -- Starting today in Sonoma County, businesses were moving off the sidewalk and back inside as indoor operations were once again allowed for certain types of businesses.
After four and a half months of closed doors, Ava Lane hair salon owner Candace Harker was happy to be back in business - and back inside.
"We are ready to get back to work," said Harker. "It's been tough. It's a big space that we have here. But we've just been working together to figure out what it is we can do to keep our doors open – and we're still standing."
Hair salons and barbershops are finally allowed to open for services inside. It's a welcome relief in the world of quarantine.
"I was just elated, so excited that I could get myself pampered and do something for me rather than be with my kids all day every day," said customer Erin Sheety.
Capacity is limited to 25% and everyone has to wear a mask, even those receiving services. Rules these folks are happy to follow in hopes it keeps their doors open.
"I'm just hopeful that we are able to stay open and that my staff is able to work and same with the other businesses around town that they can reopen their doors," said Harker.
San Francisco is also allowing more businesses to reopen, with restrictions. Starting Tuesday, hair salons, barbershops, nail salons and massage parlors can operate outdoors. Everyone must wear a mask.
Starting September 9, gyms and fitness studios can hold training sessions outdoors in public spaces.
In San Mateo County, retail stores, hair salons and barbershops can restart indoor activity, beginning today. Among the locations re-opening in the Hillsdale Shopping Center in San Mateo.
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BENTON CITY, Wash. — Washington produces the second-highest amount of wine in the country, just behind California. But despite the vast number of winemakers in our region, very few are owned by women or people of color.
It’s something Shae Frichette, with Frichette Winery in Benton City knows all too well.
“There’s a ritual around wine when it comes to sniffing and swirling,” said Frichette. “I think sometimes those things can be a little bit intimidating. At the end of the day just be open to exploring.”
With a personality that's as bold and robust as the wine she creates, Frichette doesn't hold back when it comes to talking about how rare it is for a Black woman to be in her position.
“When I first came into wine, I didn't see any Black female winemakers and so I just didn't see that represented so I really had to figure out my place in wine,” Frichette said.
According to the Washington Wine Association, there are just over a thousand licensed wineries in the state. Just three of them are black-owned.
“I would go to trade shows and I'm pouring on behalf of Frichette. Sometimes I was the only black person in the room and I totally noticed that and I felt like other people noticed that too,” Frichette said.
Frichette is very vocal about wanting the wine industry to be more inclusive and more welcoming to people of different backgrounds.
“I was at an event and this was an event that I helped plan and had invited some wine professionals from the U.S. to come to and I'm welcoming a gentleman and within 20 seconds, he had said to me, “I'm more interested in talking to the winemakers.” And that was interesting to me because it was just like, well, what about me made you feel like I couldn't be a winemaker?” Frichette said. “What else am I to think? Was it because I was black? Was it because I was a woman?”
Originally from South Carolina, Frichette and her husband Greg started Frichette nine years ago after deciding to move to Tri-Cities not long after their son was born.
“I grew up in a dry household,” she said. “So I wasn't exposed to wine or fine wine or much alcohol. So coming into this is really new for me, it's new for my family, there's no doubt that they're proud.”
In addition to the Frichette brand, Frichette also has another label called “Sashay” which she started after being inspired by a Black woman in a wine event.
“I wanted to craft a message that would inspire someone else to do the thing that they never saw themselves doing and that thing that helps them live in their true purpose and potential,” Frichette said.
For now, she may be one of the only black winemakers in Washington but if she has any say-so, there will be many more to come.
“Representation totally, totally matters,” Frichette said. “But I think this is an industry for everyone. I'd love to see more women, owning vineyards, owning wineries, owning distribution companies, owning custom crushed facilities, owning warehousing, I would love to see that because there is a place for any person of color in this industry.”


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AT&T is set to issue credits for its customers subscribed to premium sports channels on DirectTV, including MLB Extra Innings and MLS Direct Kick. The refunds will be for customers who have already made payments for this season and future charges will be postponed.
The company is also extending its cancellation policy until two weeks following the restart of action. Other providers haven’t been as receptive to consumer requests for demands. Comcast has said it would wait until leagues make their plans known before following a rebate plan for premium channels. The Premier League announced last week that its clubs will have to refund millions to broadcast partners, which pay the teams upfront for rights, unlike in the U.S.
Approximately 80 million U.S. cable customers pay $20 a month for sports, not including premium offerings like the MLB and MLS channels, and they are unlikely to see refunds.


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PETALING JAYA: An improving economy, recovering consumer sentiment and better corporate earnings will help support the stock market and ringgit next year.
TOKYO: Bank of Japan governor Haruhiko Kuroda said he told premier Shinzo Abe that the central bank will continue its ultra-easy monetary policy in a meeting held on Wednesday.
SINGAPORE: Most Southeast Asian stock markets rose on Monday as investors breathed a sigh of relief after Emmanuel Macron won the French presidential election, while better-than-expected Indonesian economic growth lifted the market to a record high.
TOKYO: The Bank of Japan on Tuesday held off expanding its vast stimulus programme, saying the world's number three economy was recovering despite activity taking a hit from April's sales tax hike.
TOKYO: The Bank of Japan on Friday held off expanding its stimulus programme and said the world's number three economy was recovering, despite fears a sales tax rise will dent growth.
The Bank of Japan declared the world's third-largest economy is recovering as it voted on Thursday to maintain its monetary stimulus, offering a more upbeat view than last month on growing signs that the benefits of its expansionary policy are broadening.
TRAVELLING in the United States this week reminded me how fundamentally resilient and competitive is its economy. Washington DC did not show any signs of recession, with the perfect blend of summer cool evenings and young students and old tourists wandering around Georgetown and the Mall.


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JD Central, JD.com forge e-commerce partnership with govt agencies, UTCC
Yol Phokasub, chairman of the board of Central JD Commerce, on Monday signed three memoranda of understanding between JD Central and JD.com with the International Trade Promotion Department of (ITPD), the Digital Economy Promotion Agency, and the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC).
The strategic partnership between the major e-commerce companies, the public-sector agencies and the UTCC shows support of the Thailand 4.0 policy and the country’s bid to become a major e-commerce hub for Asean in the near future, he said.
The collaboration has come to fruition after the official launch of JD Central in September, and represents a major step towards the company’s pledge to reinforce technological development and economic prosperity in Thailand.
The MoUs mark a crucial milestone for JD Central, JD.comand the Thai government sector, as well as the university, to forge a longstanding relationship that will help lay the foundation of e-commerce and e-logistics infrastructure, which not only profoundly contribute to the digitalisation of Thailand and accelerate Thai businesses’ capacity in the global market, but also enhance Thai students learning experience to achieve working-level digital literacy in preparation for the digital business world in a sustainable way, Yol said.
He added that the partnership emphasised JD Central’s aspiration to continuously further support the overall economy, together with driving e-commerce growth at a global level.
“We have been launching the JD Thailand Official Flagship Store on JD.com, which allows Thai exports to sell in China and also offer innovative logistics and supply-chain solutions to the government agencies, which are keys to uplifting the country’s infrastructure.
“Besides, empowering Thai educational personnel and students with real digital experience to produce skilled resources is also an important foundation for Thailand to fulfill an e-commerce ecosystem, as well,” the chairman explained.
The scope of strategic cooperation between JD Central, JD.com and the ITPD seeks to facilitate and promote cross-border e-trade, while enhancing the competitiveness of Thai small and medium-sized enterprises.
Such initiatives will help Thai businesses engage in the global market and cross-border e-commerce with China.
Thai SMEs will be able to access the Chinese market through JD’s platforms and enjoy specialised training on cross-border e-commerce, analytics on consumer insights, digital payments, and logistics, Yol said.
Meanwhile, synergy between Thaitrade.com and JD.com is encouraged, which will provide considerable business advantages such as matchmaking for sellers and buyers, and the promotion of Thai products toward Chinese consumers on JD.com, he added.


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Earlier we saw Xiaomi announcing the list of devices receiving the MIUI 11 along with the timeline. We also got news about Xiaomi starts rolling out the MIUI 11 update to few devices. Now after pushing out the MIUI 11 we now have news of MIUI 12 in works.
Yes, within few days after announcing the MIUI 11 stable update Xiaomi GM, PR Xu Jieyun, has now revealed that they have already begun working on the successor with MIUI 12. Sadly, nothing much about the MIUI 12 is been revealed at this moment.
Anyway, it’s too early to predict about the MIUI 12 as Xiaomi has just begun works on it and will not go official anytime soon. The new MIUI 12 might go official by mid-2020. We can expect some major changes in MIUI 12.


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Coca-Cola is a marketing machine. It’s in the company’s DNA. Go back to its roots in the 1880’s and 1890’s when the company’s pharmacist founders were asking the question: how can we get people to buy a product whose main ingredient is one of Earth’s most abundant elements – water? Fast forward to today, when we’re now […]Read more "Coca-Cola’s century old strategy to influence perceptions and policy"
Last week I guest lectured to a strategic communications seminar class of undergraduate juniors and seniors at the University of Minnesota, many of whom have a particular interest in health. These students are all pursuing degrees in journalism and mass communications, many with aspirations to work on public health campaigns, new media advertising, or in PR […]Read more "It’s about the person holding the megaphone"
Cooking makes us human. It’s one of the few distinguishing features between us and our primate ancestors. It serves an important physiological, cultural, and even spiritual purpose. Cooking unlocks potential energy in food. Research has shown that eating a cooked vegetable or piece of meat provides more calories than if you were to eat the […]Read more "Cooking matters"
In 2009, a group of the world’s largest and most powerful food and beverage companies banded together to make a voluntary pledge of reducing calories in the US food supply. This group of now 16 food and beverage companies, which control about 25% of the US food supply, formed the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation. It […]Read more "A lesson in how major food and beverage companies influence public perceptions about obesity"
The other week The BMJ published an investigation into the scientific process underpinning the 2015 US Dietary Guidelines. These guidelines were first created back in 1980, and subsequently released every five years. They form the basis for everything from school lunches, to research priorities, to US recommendations for global health policy at the World Health Organization. […]Read more "How Unscientific are the Dietary Guidelines for Americans?"
On Tuesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration determined that it will no longer consider food products containing partially hydrogenated oils, the primary source of artificial trans fat, as “generally recognized as safe.” As a result, the FDA ordered food manufacturers to remove partially hydrogenated oils from their products. The ruling is a long time […]Read more "Trans fats are out: 8 things to know about artificial trans fats and the recent FDA ban"
Today is World Health Day and this year the World Health Organization is calling for safe food from farm to plate. More so today than ever before, food safety is an international issue. Walk into your grocery store and you’ll find kiwi and lamb from New Zealand, seafood from Asia, avocados and vegetables from Mexico, […]Read more "“From farm to plate, make food safe”"


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Has your furry friend been looking lonely of late?
Perhaps its time you download ‘PatchPets’.
Created by Brisbane pet owner Josh Fritz, the easy-to-use app connects local dog owners to find willing playmates for their pets.
“It’s no secret Australian’s love their dogs, with two in every five Australian households identifying themselves as dedicated doggo parents,” said Fritz.
“PatchPets connects these dog owners and their dogs, instigating an active pet community of like-minded dog lovers and their beloved pooches who come together for playdates and outings in their local neighbourhood.
“Pet parenthood is a joy that is best shared and PatchPets facilitates this connection in a fun, accessible and easy way.”
The app lets owners create a profile for their dog, showing off breed, age, location and of course, a nice photo.
Owners can trawl through pet profiles to find the perfect date for their dog.
As well as pairing up perfect dog couples, the app also hopes to support a vibrant community for local dogs and owners.
It includes an extensive directory of pet-friendly cafes, hotels and groomers.
The Virtual Conference Network, an Australian-founded disruptive alternative to video conferencing, has today launched to provide risk mitigation, improved flexibility, new post-event revenue streams, and optimal cost-effectiveness to conference organisers, business leaders and peak bodies. With over 20 years of first-hand experience with the high-risk and costly ways of delivering traditional conferences, co-founders Alex Paine […]
It’s referred to by some industry commentators as ‘banner blindness’ – the process whereby website users unconsciously skip or ignore banner ads. While the first banner ad managed to achieve a 44 per cent CTR, today, this figure sits at around 0.05 per cent. In other words, a marketer can expect five clicks per every […]
Christ Ernst, Managing Director of DenstuAegis Queensland, has announced the appointment of Toby Shaw as Director of Data & Analytics for iProspect Qld. This latest appointment follows the announcement in June of Cameron Law joining as Strategy Director, Carat Queensland. “Toby is an exceptional talent in the data and analytics field. His experience in establishing […]
The Seven Network today confirmed the renewal of tentpole programme Farmer Wants A Wife for its second season on Channel 7 in 2021. The second show to launch under Seven’s content-led growth strategy, Farmer Wants A Wife has delivered big ratings since its premiere, regularly proving to be the most popular entertainment show in Australia on Sunday […]
Genea Fertility, a leading provider of assisted conception treatment including IVF and egg freezing has appointed CHE Proximity as their lead creative and media agency. The account was awarded after a competitive pitch and includes brand communications through to media planning and buying services. With more than 30 years of experience in the field, Genea […]
Audi Australia has partnered with The Monkeys, part of Accenture Interactive, to promote its new Audi Q range of SUVs. Set to execute its biggest new model launch in market to date, with 27 models launching this year, Audi tasked The Monkeys to develop ‘Irresistibly Advanced’ an integrated campaign to position the Audi Q range […]
Even before COVID-19 reared its ugly head, the TV market was having a tough go. Throw in a global pandemic and you get a 22.1 per cent ad revenue dive. While not as earth-shattering as some other media companies’ financials amidst the coronavirus, it’s not a pretty picture. The total revenue for the metropolitan free-to-air […]
With all its unpredictability, this year has shed light on how much needs to change in the media to be on the right side of history, according to Punkee editor Tahlia Pritchard. During this year’s B&T Women in Media Awards, presented by Bauer Media, we’ll be recognising exceptional people who have achieved success in their […]
UnLtd, the industry’s social purpose organisation has launched an industry connection and mental wellbeing initiative in partnership with Gotcha4Life titled #GotchaMelbourne, to help support our industry in Melbourne during the lockdown. The program will see adlanders outside Victoria committing to weekly check-ins with their Melbourne mates and peers to chat, listen, connect, laugh or share […]
Brookvale Union has launched a new brand campaign establishing their range as the true salvation to lost, unsatisfied and unquenched mouths. Brought to life in an indoctrinating style by South African motion designer Edwin De Swardt, Brookvale Union invites you to ‘transcend via your taste buds’ and attain a Refreshalicious State of Mouth. Executive Creative […]
Pop culture’s current queen, 18-year-old songstress Billie Eilish, is the face (and voice) of a new campaign championing the often maligned Gen Zs. The two-minute long spot is for German telco firm Deutsche Telekom and defends young people’s apparent screen addictions. Rather than being addicted to scrolling through mindless dross, the ad suggests that the Zs are […]
Medallia has appointed Heather Paterson as its new ANZ country manager to drive further growth across Australia and New Zealand. With a strong sales performance and leadership background, Paterson joins Medallia as ANZ country manager following more than seven years with leading SaaS financial technology provider, Intralinks, where she was most recently director for Asia […]
Spikes Asia today announces that the 2021 awards will take place in February, bringing them forward to the first quarter of the year. Judging for the Spikes Asia Awards, the region’s most prestigious creative branded communications accolade, as well as the Tangrams Awards and Young Spikes competitions will all take place in February 2021. In […]
Following a rigorous round of online judging by 133 industry experts, The Communications Council today announced that 88 finalists from 24 agencies on behalf of 36 clients have made it into Round Two of the Australian Effie Awards. Finalists will now compete for Effies, Australia’s only awards based on proven advertising effectiveness – across 26 […]
Integral Ad Science (IAS) today announced the launch of “Channel Science”, an industry-leading partnership between Channel Factory and IAS. The Channel Science solution helps advertisers to leverage both companies’ technologies through a single product to ensure their YouTube campaigns are brand-safe, brand-suitable, and performance-optimized. More than ever before, advertisers are searching for ways to streamline their media buying and improve […]
WPP AUNZ has launched its inaugural podcast series, led by WPP AUNZ Chief Strategy Officer, Rose Herceg (pictured). The podcast series will focus on the company’s recent thought leadership study: Secrets & Lies Chapter 4, Humanity & the Machine. Aired over the next few weeks, each discussion will take a deep dive into exploring the role […]
Westpac Group today announced it has partnered with Verizon Media’s Omnichannel DSP across its entire brand portfolio including Westpac Bank, St George Bank, Bank of Melbourne and Bank of South Australia. The new partnership gives Westpac Group access to Verizon Media’s end-to-end strategic marketing and planning capabilities including: first-party data based audience insights; full-service omnichannel […]


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Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11 astronaut, plans to sell graffiti sheets contains instructions and guidelines that he uses when for the first time landing on the Moon.
Sheets of paper that contains guidelines used Aldrin when Neil Armstrong was driving the Lunar [...]
Ever occur to you to try out Android applications on Windows-based computers? If so, maybe this one could be a solution.
Quoted from Ubergizmo, Monday (01/28), a program called WindowsAndroid allow it.
Although not a new series running Android, the Jelly [...]
Good news for all you lovers of the game The Sims. Electronic Arts officially announced that The Sims 4 ready to be released in 2014.
Quoted from Ubergizmo, Tuesday (7/5), EA sure about human life simulation game is being developed for PC and Mac.
You are one of the fans of the game Plants Vs Zombies? If yes, then this time there is interesting info for you.
Quoted from Ubergizmo, Wednesday (8/5), the latest version, Plants Vs Zombies 2: It’s About Time, is reportedly ready to slide in July [...]
Sony showed off its latest ultrabook Windows 8 operating system, Vaio T13 “Touch Screen”, Indocomtech exhibition in 2012 at the Jakarta Convention Center (JCC).
With a 13.3-inch wide screen, users can enjoy a new experience with Windows 8 [...]
Who does not know the game Battlefield series. Games were popular through its multiplayer mode has a slick visual images and an interesting storyline.
According to an official invitation received by Gamespot, Electronic Arts and DICE plans to celebrate [...]
Japanese game producer, Sega, has released one of the legendary game, Sonic the Hedgehog, for the Android platform.
Quoted from Ubergizmo, Friday (17/5), this game is available on Google Play for $2.99 U.S. dollars.
Taking into classic version is, of [...]
Want to buy the BlackBerry 10 but doubt whether it can be better than Android or iPhone? There are ways to overcome these doubts.
Quoted from Cnet, Tuesday (2/4), you can try this new OS directly either on Android or iOS devices via the browser.
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A temple in southern Taiwan will launch a smartphone app that can help religious Taoist to seek enlightenment from the Almighty when being activity.
In a report released CNA news agency on Saturday (10/22), [...]
If the basic applications like wallpaper request access to the GPS data, then it is suspicious.
More than 100,000 Android apps in the Google Play are included in the category of “suspicious” and “questionable”, according to a [...]
iPad Mini shipments would begin on November 2.
After Apple issued invitations to a mysterious event on 23 October, rumors about the iPad Mini seems to have been confirmed.
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Aug. 14, 2013 — -- Windows 8 users should circle October 17 on the calendar. On that day at 7 a.m. ET / 4 a.m. PT Microsoft will release Windows 8.1 as a free upgrade or download through the Windows Store. A day later on October 18, the new version of the operating system will also be available at retail stores and on new devices.
"It's very exciting to be delivering Windows 8.1 to consumers just before Windows 8 celebrates its 1-year anniversary," Microsoft's Brandon LeBlanc wrote in a blog post this morning. Microsoft released Windows 8, a radical redesign and vision for Windows, on Oct. 26, 2012.
However, since that release users have pointed out some shortcomings of the operating system, which was designed for tablets, laptops and desktops. Microsoft has said it has directly addressed that feedback in Windows 8.1 with the revival of the Start Button and a host of other new features and improvements.
Microsoft has added the Start Button back to the software, which was removed in Windows 8. Now in the left-hand corner of the traditional Desktop screen there will be a Start tip, as Microsoft calls it. When tapped it will bring you to the Start Screen -- the main home of the software, which is full of Microsoft's live tiles and apps. Microsoft has also made it easier to rearrange those tiles on that screen in the updated software.
Improvements have also been made to Internet Explorer 11. The new tabs along the top of the browser will always be visible -- no need to swipe down from the top of the screen to see them. A more complete look at the new Windows 8.1 features can be found here.
"We've learned a lot from customers in how they are using the product and have received a lot of feedback," Antoine Leblond, corporate vice president of Windows Program Management, said in a blog post earlier this year. "We've been watching, we've been listening."


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Trucking Industry’s Onboard Video Market Expands to Multicamera Deployments
This story appears in the Oct. 31 print edition of Transport Topics.
Trucking’s onboard video market is expanding beyond cab cameras to capture a more complete view of what is happening around the vehicle.
Suppliers offer an array of cameras around the truck — including side and backup cameras — to help fleets monitor their operations, provide enhanced liability protection and make it easier for drivers to operate safely.
Lytx Inc., the industry’s largest supplier of video-based safety technology, recently launched its Unisyn platform, which can enable fleets to install and connect a virtually limitless number of cameras on the truck.
“I think people are just starting to get a sense of the power of video in running transportation companies,” Lytx CEO Brandon Nixon said.
Lytx is best known for its DriveCam program, which uses a two-way camera to capture video of the driver and the road ahead during triggered events to support driver coaching.
But the Unisyn platform uses video in a very different way by focusing instead on enhancing the efficiency of fleet operations.
In another recent development, PeopleNet introduced side cameras to its video-intelligence product line to complement its existing cab cameras.
The left and right cameras, which are situated on the truck’s spot mirrors, move the company closer to its goal of providing 360-degree “surround vision.”
SmartDrive Systems, meanwhile, gives fleets the option to deploy up to four cameras with its Assurance 360 platform. That offering, first announced two years ago, can incorporate side and backup cameras into the system.
New England food distributor Bozzuto’s Inc. has been outfitting its trucks with side cameras to provide additional liability protection in the event of crashes involving the trailer.
“That’s always a gray area when it comes to motor vehicle accidents,” said Tom Halpin, transportation safety manager at Bozzuto’s.
Historically, those types of accidents often have boiled down to one person’s word against another’s, he said, but the side cameras record both sides of the trailer to show which vehicle actually drifted out of its lane. That video can exonerate the truck driver, or at least provide the fleet with a true picture of what happened.
“There’s no more guesswork,” Halpin said.
The side cameras are part of a multicamera deployment from SmartDrive that includes a cab camera to record the driver and the road ahead when triggered by a critical driving event, such as a crash or hard braking.
“When I see a video now, I see a four-screen view instead of two,” Halpin said, adding that the idea for the side cameras originated with the company’s drivers.
Bozzuto’s has rolled out the side cameras on about 50 of its 260 trucks and plans to deploy the system across its entire fleet.
The Cheshire, Connecticut-based company also uses a few portable backup cameras from Convoy Technologies as a training tool for its less experienced drivers. The cameras send a video feed to an in-cab monitor to help those drivers learn how to back up properly and avoid minor accidents at delivery locations.
“We go into a lot of tight stores and spots,” Halpin said. “Usually, that’s where a green driver gets himself in trouble.”
SmartDrive’s side cameras typically are installed on the mirror or the back of the cab and pointed down the side of the trailer — views that a forward-facing camera would not capture.
“There are a lot of collisions back there,” said Jason Palmer, the company’s president.
Additional cameras can serve as a tool for workers’ compensation purposes by tracking how drivers are loading or unloading a trailer to prevent injuries.
Melissa Purcell, vice president of marketing, said some flatbed fleets are mounting a camera on top of the truck and pointing it down at the bed of the trailer. Fleets can then check and see if drivers are tarping their loads correctly and wearing the proper protective gear.
Lytx’s Unisyn platform allows carriers to implement “always on” video and apply it to a host of business problems, ranging from tracking driver dwell time at loading docks to ensuring cargo security.
“The number of applications is almost unending,” Nixon said while introducing the platform at American Trucking Associations’ annual Management Conference & Exhibition in Las Vegas in early October.
With Unisyn, fleets can customize a network of cameras wirelessly connected through Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. They also can configure ways to “tag” their video to organize it and use it efficiently.
“We see a massive hole in the marketplace where clients really want to use video as the center of transforming their businesses,” Nixon said.
Some of the possibilities include cameras on the side or back of trailers, inside the trailer to monitor cargo or even installed on a loading dock.
Lytx customers can use Unisyn in conjunction with or independent of DriveCam.
The most compelling return on investment for video is lia- bility protection, said Jim Angel, vice president of video intelligence solutions at PeopleNet.
“We all know we operate in a very litigious environment,” he said.
The costs of truck-crash settlements and judgments are on the rise, and some legal firms are spending much of their time going after truck collisions, even though the majority of those accidents are the fault of the car driver, he said.
“It’s the next ambulance-chaser business,” Angel said. “Without video, you don’t have a method to really protect yourself.”
The left and right cameras help expand that liability protection to side crashes.
Citing data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Angel said 24% of truck and car collisions are same- direction lane incidents.
PeopleNet also is using its side cameras to expand drivers’ field of vision.
“We have the ability, when the driver turns on his right-hand blinker, to bring that blind spot into the view on our existing display,” Angel said.
That capability currently is available on PeopleNet’s ConnectedFleet Tablet.
Looking ahead, PeopleNet plans to introduce a backup camera for trailers and straight trucks. That product is in testing, Angel said.
Another telematics provider, Omnitracs, recently launched an onboard video system of its own.
That product currently is limited to a cab camera, but the company said it designed the system in a way that could accommodate additional video feeds from side or backup cameras in potential future releases.
Sales of and interest in backup cameras have been rising steadily, said James Grossbaum, director of marketing at Rear View Safety. “It’s getting more and more mainstream.”
However, adoption has been slower in trucking compared with some other industries, such as recreational vehicles. That’s because there is still a lot of resistance from some drivers, particularly experienced ones who are proud of their driving abilities, Grossbaum said.
Nonetheless, onboard cameras can help carriers prevent accidents and keep insurance costs down, he said. “They really are a no-brainer on vehicles, especially in the commercial industry.”


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Only 16% of people buy their mobile phone on the high street, says research
MAY 2016 – Phonescheme survey shows mobile buying habits changing; 1 in 4 people choose to own their phone with SIM-only over bundled contracts.
The high street is now only the first port of call for a mere 16% of people in the UK when seeking out a new mobile phone deal, according to a survey of over 4,000 people, from smartphone salary sacrifice provider Phonescheme.
Phonescheme’s research showed that mobile buying habits are changing dramatically with 77% of people now preferring to look for deals online, even though this means they don’t get to touch the phone and see if it is right for them.
Also, low total cost of ownership (airtime and the cost of the phone over the contract period) is the most important factor when people take out a new phone deal, cited by 70%, and beats free minutes and unlimited data. Short contract terms are only important to 15% of respondents.
Surprisingly only 10% claim they want to upgrade their phone as often as possible and 45% say they are not interested in the latest models, preferring instead to focus on getting a good deal.
The research also reveals that the standard ‘bundled’ contracts are still the way 70% of consumers get their phone, 23% now opt for owning the phone outright and buying a SIM-only deal, with just 7% opting for Pay As You Go.
It seems that many people are also unaware of when payment of their current phone deal ends, risking being moved onto standard tariffs or delaying their opportunity to upgrade. While 80% claim they know when their contract expires, the other 20% are unsure, and 43% don’t know when they finish paying for the cost of their phone.
Smartphone salary sacrifice schemes like Phonescheme allow people working for participating employers to save up to 42% on the cost of a phone by paying for the handset out of their salary and getting a SIM only deal.
Stephen Holt, Commercial Director, Phonescheme said: “Clearly consumers are becoming savvier about their choice of mobile phone deal and taking a range of different factors into account, many opting to separate their choice of device from their minutes and data. Shopping around to find the best deal obviously matters to most people and they should always check what they might be able to get through staff benefits, rather than simply taking a contract out with a mobile operator.”
Phonescheme is a service from Grass Roots Employee Solutions; the research was conducted anonymously among the users of its services in March 2016.
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Los Angeles, CA, December 30, 2015 --(PR.com
)-- Today, America Green announces the launch of their first Groupon offer. Making Groupon a place to go for tips, money-saving opportunities and other useful information for local businesses and homeowners in the United States.
For the first time, America Green is using this platform to reach out to customers and share helpful tips to homeowners and local businesses. In addition, America Green wishes to expand its online presence to connect with potential customers and drive more sales in the form of exclusive offers, everyday specials, coupons and other promotions.
America Green is looking forward to being able to showcase its local expertise regarding Green Energy, in particular Solar Energy.
The main goal of America Green launching a Groupon offer is to raise awareness of its cause within the markets America Green is currently in, NY, NJ, CT and CA.
About America Green
America Green provides green energy. The company has disrupted the century-old energy industry by providing renewable electricity directly to homeowners, businesses and government organizations for less than they spend on utility bills. America Green gives customers control of their energy costs to protect them from rising rates. The company makes solar energy easy by taking care of everything from design and permitting to monitoring and maintenance. Visit the company online at AmericaGreenSolar.com and follow the company on facebook.com/AmericaGreenGoSolar & twitter.com/AmericaGreen_.


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On display at the gallery in the Urban Outfitters building is an exhibit by Lital Gold, an Israeli textile designer who immigrated to Philadelphia in 2011.
In addition to being the site where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed, Philadelphia is well known as the nation’s first capital at various times from the Revolutionary War through 1800.
But to the surprise of many, Philadelphia also is the birthplace of the Navy.
The battleships may be gone, but nearly 250 years later, the Navy Yard in South Philadelphia has become a vibrant hub for business. It’s home to 120 companies, among them clothing manufacturer Urban Outfitters.
And on display at the gallery in the Urban Outfitters building is an exhibit by Lital Gold, an Israeli textile designer who immigrated to Philadelphia in 2011. The exhibit opened Feb. 29 and ends April 6.
Gold, 32, who grew up in Holon near Tel Aviv, spoke with the Exponent about her journey to the United States.
“I thought it was going to be temporary,” Gold said. “I didn’t think I was going to stay. I’m still adjusting; there are so many things that are different. It’s been beyond a language barrier.”
According to Gold, who grew up loving art and fashion, the way Americans talk and act is vastly different from the culture in Israel.
There she drew and painted and admired her father, Shlomi Gold, a graphic designer. After completing her military service, she studied textiles and majored in print design at the Shenkar College of Engineering and Design in Ramat.
“I was always very inspired by the work he (her father) did,” she said.
Shortly after graduating in 2010 she started a website, while also working for a small textile company in Tel Aviv.
Out of nowhere, Free People, a subsidiary of Urban Outfitters, contacted her. Surprisingly, she wasn’t seeking employment or hadn’t even heard of Urban Outfitters, but was offered a position she could not turn down.
Gold worked there full time from 2011 to 2013 before branching out to freelance not only for Urban but for Tanya Taylor, Tory Burch, Roberta Freymann and Anthropologie, among other companies.
“The one thing that I enjoy the most is painting because I paint the design,” she explained. “That’s the thing that still makes me feel good.”
A few months ago, Urban Outfitters approached her about creating an exhibit, which she found intriguing. What she created was near and dear to her heart.
Entitled “Sabina and the Moon,” the silhouetted image tells the story of her great-grandmother Sabina Gold, who emigrated from Romania to Israel in the 1930s.
Gold knew Sabina until she was 13 and explained that the images don’t necessarily portray her, but rather her struggles to assimilate to Israeli life. Gold said her great-grandmother reminded her of the moon because they have the same “strength and shyness.”
“The whole idea of the show was to create a serious series of works that have a narrative that kind of tells the story of different cultures,” she said. “I always think about her and the way she came to Israel.
“She was a very independent strong woman. It’s sharing a private memory. It’s sharing something very personal.”
Reminiscing about the past four and a half years in America, Gold said she never envisioned herself living in the U.S. But she loves being in Philadelphia and enjoys its history, culture and vibrant Jewish community, not to mention that she met her husband, Daniel Nissenbaum.
And it’s nice to see clothes in stores that she helped design.
While she misses her friends and family, she doesn’t regret relocating.
“I knew I was going to do something either with art or design,” she said. “I’m glad it was Philadelphia and not New York.
“It makes me feel good to be part of people’s aesthetic. If they choose to wear something that I design because they like the color, like the print or like how it makes them feel, for me this is the best thing. I think it’s a privilege to be able to be a part of people’s lives.”
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After months of announcements leading up to a launch, Intel has announced its first Arc A-series discrete GPUs for laptops, which are now available. The Arc A-series GPUs support DirectX 12 and offer twice the power of Intel’s Integrated Xe graphicsfor now. They also support dedicated ray-tracing hardware.
The company has launched Arc 3 series GPUs, which are actually the least powerful compared to the rest of the lineup that is expected to come later this year. These include the A350M with 6 Xe-cores and 6 ray-tracing units. The A370M is slightly more powerful with 8 Xe-cores and 8 ray tracing units. Both GPUs offer 4GB DDR6 memory.
“We’ve partnered with top OEMs to co-engineer an amazing lineup of laptops that feature new and improved gaming and content creation capabilities with Intel Arc graphics and 12th Gen Intel Core processors. Many new systems with Intel Arc 3 graphics will feature the Intel Evo platform’s trademark responsiveness, battery life and Wi-Fi 6 connectivity in thin-and-light form factors,” Intel said in a press note.
Gamers need to wait a little more
The Arc 3 series discrete GPUs are targeted at thin and light laptops, and will offer more graphical performance compared to integrated graphics, but they’re still not meant for true gaming. Gaming laptops are expected to implement the Arc 5 and Arc 7 series GPUs that will come later. Those will offer more graphic cores and ray tracing units, while offering more memory as well.
Intel also revealed that its first desktop Arc GPUs would also arrive in Q2 2022. New workstation GPUs are also set to launch in Q3 this year.
Amidst the slowly dropping prices of the current GPUs in the market as well as the launch of the Nvidia RTX 40-series graphic cards inching closer, it will be interesting to see how Intel’s Arc GPUs will fit into the mix in the months to come.


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Despite advances in banking and personal finance technology, paying credit card bills in a simple, time-efficient way is still a pain point for many consumers. According to recent research, 37% of U.S. households revolved credit card debt from month to month last year.
Now, loan startup Upstart and Cross River Bank are adding automation to the process through a direct credit card payoff feature they debuted last month. With the new feature, Upstart steps in and pays the card provider through a personal loan, taking the burden off the consumer.
“We wanted to do something that could potentially nudge the consumer to what’s best for them,” said Dave Girouard, co-founder and CEO of Upstart. “There’s pretty clear evidence that when loan proceeds go to pay off credit cards, the loans perform better.”
As a growing number of consumers rely on personal loans, the 8-year-old Upstart is streamlining the process for its customers. The loans, which are funded by the New Jersey-based Cross River Bank, present less risk because the debt is paid off automatically.
Alyson Clarke, principal analyst at Forrester Research, pointed out that Upstart paying the credit card debt itself won’t improve consumer repayment behavior. According to Clarke, most consumers with credit card debt fall into two categories: those with an expensive one-time bill such as a medical expense, and those who overspend.
According to Girouard, the majority of Upstart’s loans are used to pay off credit card debt. Upstart considers employment history, education, cost of living and credit reporting data when underwriting its loans, so it already knows how much credit card debt a customer is carrying. When customers apply for a loan, Upstart asks consumers if they would like Upstart to pay off the credit cards. If they accept, customers pay back Upstart through an installment loan.
Upstart acts as a front-end underwriting and customer–acquisition business, but the loans are funded by bank partners. The only bank partner funding the direct credit card payoff feature is Cross River Bank, but Girouard said Upstart hopes to add more bank partners later this year.
Loan terms are set by the bank partners, but they start with APRs as low as 3%, and the highest rate Upstart allows is 35.99%, with terms lasting three or five years. With the direct credit card pay off, Cross River offers a 100–basis point — or 1% — reduction on the loan APRs.
“It’s easier for the consumer, and it’s less effort,” Girouard said. “On the bank side, you’re getting a customer who is doing the right thing financially.”
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Javelin: the lean startup app that's a product of lean startup methodology
Conventional wisdom holds that most big companies are not capable of innovating. They’re too fat and bureaucratic, too resistant to change, good at creating operational efficiency but unwilling to assume risk. The big fish exceptions that embrace change, such as Google, Apple, Amazon, and Samsung, have innovation coded into their very DNA. For the rest, though, innovation is seen as a characteristic of startups and not established companies.
But 25-year-old business school dropout Trevor Owens aims to change that. His New York-based company, Lean Startup Machine, is today releasing an online tool called Javelin to help product teams turn unproven ideas into actionable experiments. It can be used to design new products or perfect existing ones. Users identify underlying product assumptions, then define, run, and track experiments.
“It’s a decision-making tool,” Owens says. “It helps you figure out who your early adopters are and what your minimum viable products should be.”
Javelin, which costs $2,050 for a three-month pilot with two weeks of intensive training thrown in, grew out of the “lean startup” methodology, created and popularized by Eric Ries, Entrepreneur-in-residence at Harvard Business School, who expounded upon it on his popular blog and in his bestselling book.
Lean Startup is a method to employ rapid experimentation to develop products the market really wants. Through collection of data and experimentation it seeks to answer the most important question of all: should a product even be built. Owens began providing workshops on the topic through his company, Lean Startup Machine, in July 2010, after becoming acquainted with Ries’s theories. One problem, though. He didn’t tell Ries what he was up to. After the company was up and running Owens reached out to his unsuspecting mentor, asking him to Skype in for an event, and Ries reminded him that he owned the trademark to Lean Startup. Eventually they worked out a deal and Ries has what Owens calls a “decent slice of equity” plus sits on the company’s board.
I’ve known Owens for a few years. I met him after he founded [email protected], a club at New York University, when he convinced me to become an advisor. As I’ve told several people, “One day we’ll all be working for Trevor.” Part hustler, part startup evangelist, Owens created his first business in high school, building websites for local businesses. As a college student he borrowed $10,000 from friends and family to start a business importing scooters from China. It failed, something his mother never lets him forget, although it does provide fodder for a good case study.
Owens attended Iowa State University and joined its nationally ranked wrestling team – his dream was to make it to the Olympics – but an injury drove him from the sport. After that he put all his energies into his education and was ranked first in his business school class at Iowa State. He transferred to NYU Stern School of Business but left to start Lean Startup Machine.
Owen's brainchild was one of 11 companies out of 1,700 applicants (an acceptance rate of 0.6%) chosen for TechStars, a New York-based accelerator program that provides seed funding, mentorship, and office space to promising startups. To date, the company, which is on track to generate $2 million in revenue this year, has given 114 workshops in 40 cities on six continents, including New York, San Francisco, Singapore, Sao Paolo, Sydney, London, Tokyo, and Beijing, and trained employees from News Corp., Salesforce.com, Intuit, Wharton School of Business and the White House.
In a testimonial, Daniel Loreto, Sr., a former engineer at Google who now works at Twitter, said, “Lean Startup Machine’s training is about getting outside the bubble. A lot of what happens at Google is about grinding out the technology to make it a little better. You can see a product like Google Wave would have benefited a lot from more user engagement and feedback before it launched.”
The Javelin app is itself a product of the lean startup methodology. It began as a minimum viable product, a free online tool that more than 10,000 people downloaded. Because Owens was shooting for 20,000 he viewed this as a failure, which convinced him to shift away from consumers and focus on the enterprise market.
Last fall Owens unveiled a landing page, and within a few hours 50 people signed up for it, offering to pay $25 a month. The important aspect of the experiment was that these 50 people were willing to enter their credit card numbers. In essence, Owens was charging for vaporware, following up with email that offered them the right to join a beta when it was available.
“We capped it at 50 so as to limit the risk of making people mad,” Owens says. “While it's a small group the key was to prove they would pay.”
The reason Owens charged for the pilot was to filter out all the noise. He wanted to avoid being confused by feedback from people who didn’t express a strong need for the product. In fact, he even raised the price to $100, leaving only the most engaged and enthusiastic customers. As the Javelin app took shape Owens and his crew ran other experiments, for instance, looking at different user interfaces. The feedback they received showed them they would be better off focusing on existing product development within enterprise organizations instead of new products, since there are many more of those.
“Our training business is our marketing funnel,” Owens says. “Our workshops get people excited about the process and after that they’re excited about Javelin. We’re leveraging the success we’re having.”


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A Maryland creamery is suing the federal government over what it’s telling them to put in their “all-natural” milk.
The farmers refuse to pour vitamin serum into their milk. So, the government says it must be labelled “imitation milk product.”
For more than 30 years, early every morning, farm owners Randy and Karen Sowers have been milking more than 100 dairy cows.
Later in the morning, their employees at South Mountain Creamery in Middletown, Maryland sanitize and bottle the milk.
But one thing the Sowers refuse to do is to add in the government-mandated vitamins to skim milk.
“You buy it by the gallon,” Randy Sowers says. “You draw it up in a syringe and squirt it in a tank and mix it up. But that’s not what we’re about. We’re about all natural.”
Whole milk includes Vitamins A and D. Cut out the fat to make skim milk and you cut out the two vitamins. Federal regulations say farmers need to buy and pour vitamin serum into their milk to make skim milk have as many vitamins as whole milk.
“Milk is the most perfect food in every way,” Randy Sowers says. “It’s got calcium and riboflavin and all these things naturally in there that your body can absorb and use where a product that you put in there that’s man made or extracted is not the same.”
While they can sell skim milk in Maryland, the Food and Drug Administration requires the Sowers family to label their skim milk as “imitation milk product” if they want to sell it across state lines.
The Sowers refuse. And with the help of the Institute for Justice, a legal advocacy group, they are suing the FDA in federal court.
“It is not imitation,” Karen Sowers says. “It is the real thing.”
The FDA declined to answer our questions about the Sowers lawsuit, pointing us to read federal regulations about fortifying milk with vitamins.
The USDA led the effort to require Vitamins A and D in milk during the 1930’s to fight back against child bone diseases.
Dairy farming is a daily struggle.
“We want to do the midnight milking,” Karen Sowers says. “We usually get up pretty easy compared to getting up a second time, it’s our harder time getting up at the 8:30 one.”
And the Sowers look to pass their farm onto family. But before that, there’s one more struggle, which could have legal impact for farmers nationwide.
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HP will soon be manufacturing Ultrabooks, the super-light, super-slim computers that will compete with Apple’s MacBook Air.
In the wake of the joyous news that HP is not killing off its PC division, Todd Bradley, executive vice president of HP’s Personal Systems Group said in a conference call today, “We’re very focused on having a suite in that ultramobile space, and you’ll see that very soon.”
The Ultrabook space is heating up; HP is actually one of the last major manufacturers to hop on this bandwagon.
After Acer’s founder called the skinny notebooks a “fad”, Acer itself unveiled the Aspire S3 Ultrabook, which started selling this month. The device has a 13.3-inch screen and weighs in at under 3 pounds.
Toshiba also has skin in the game. The company debuted its Portege Z830 series laptops last month. These notebooks have a 13.3-inch screen, are 0.63 inches thick and weigh less than 2.5 pounds.
And earlier this month, Asus announced its new Zenbook line in 11-inch and 13-inch models weighing 2.4 pounds and 2.9 pounds, respectively.
All launched Ultrabooks predictably undercut the MacBook Air on price, and most have at least some superior features, such as the Zenbook’s USB 3.0 ports, which are much faster than the USB 2.0 ports found on Apple’s Air.
Intel has stated that it’s funneling $300 million into developing an Ultrabook, as well.
There has been some concern that HP would stop making PCs or sell off its PC division. However, the company stated yesterday that PCs would be staying.
“HP objectively evaluated the strategic, financial and operational impact of spinning off PSG. It’s clear after our analysis that keeping [personal computing group] within HP is right for customers and partners, right for shareholders and right for employees,” said chief executive Meg Whitman in a statement.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia, May 31, 2016 /PRNewswire/ —
KinnerjaPay Corp., (OTCQB: KPAY), a digital payment and ecommerce platform, today announced that it has partnered with Bitcoin Indonesia to accept the bitcoin currency for transactions conducted on its platform.
The partnership makes KinerjaPay the first ecommerce portal in Indonesia authorized to accept and transact Bitcoin across its platform, essentially enabling Bitcoin owners to convert the virtual currency to Indonesian Rupiah to pay their bills, transfer money, or make purchases in the Company’s ecommerce market.
Under the agreement, members of Bitcoin Indonesia will also get special promotions and discounts for use at KinerjaPay ecommerce platform. KinerjaPay also plans to introduce its own mining concept, allowing users to “mine” the virtual currency, which may eventually be converted into a cryptocurrency.
Edwin Ng, Chairman and CEO for KinerjaPay Corp. commented, “This partnership enables us establish relationships with Bitcoin Indonesia’s membership, currently in excess of 150,000 accounts, which we expect will boost the volume of transactions on our platform going forward.”
Mr. Ng went on to say, “We are also working to create a unique bitcoin mining element on our platform, something we believe will be very appealing to our users and will provide KinerjaPay with a


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Niagara businesses need to get creative to make it through the weeks to come, says Greater Niagara Chamber of Commerce executive director Mishka Balsom.
"I think it's hard on some of them," Balsom said, referring to the impact on business owners, as the COVID-19 pandemic keeps prospective customers from entering their shops.
She said some small business owners are already starting to change their tactics.
"We've spoken to some businesses, and they are becoming very creative," Balsom said.
"If you have a small coffee shop that depends of traffic coming to it, now instead of selling individual cups of coffee - because they know they will have less people working out their offices and more people working out of their homes - they're now selling the coffee beans and other things."
Balsom said some businesses are becoming quite flexible and changing the way they're offering products, which also includes a greater focus on direct delivery, as well as focusing on online sales.
"There's a lot of creativity that especially the small entrepreneurs are tapping into to strengthen their business," she said.
Dolores Fabiano, executive director for south Niagara's chambers of commerce, said Friday that businesses have not yet seen a major impact, "but they are very nervous because this has changed so quickly in the last 24 hours."
"It's so strange to me. We had an event on Wednesday and people were still, right or wrong, shaking hands and enjoying the moment. We had an event (Thursday) night, and totally different tone."
Blake Landry, economic research analysis manager for Niagara Economic Development, said local industries are feeling the impact of the pandemic, too.
"It's still early, so from a local economic impact perspective, we won't have data on something like that quickly. It'll take time to actually see how it's affected things."
However, he said some industries are facing challenges obtaining supplies they need from other countries.
"In terms of global supply chains, I know that about 75 per cent of companies are reporting supply chain disruptions in some capacity due to COVID-19," Landry said.
"A lot of our supply chain comes from China and that does affect us as well."
Landry said local industries annually export about $5 billion worth of goods, and import about half that amount.
Supply chain disruptions resulting from the pandemic pose "a major threat that could be coming to our regional economy."
"But at this point, what it is exactly we won't know until the data is released," Landry said.
-with files from Ray Spiteri, The Niagara Falls Review
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The production of Volkswagen's all-new Up! city car is scheduled to have its official world premiere at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September and we can't wait to see this production version of the Up!
Although the three-door hatchback's looks are similar to its original Up! Concept displayed at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show, there's a whole new story going on under the hood. Volkswagen has ditched its unique rear-engine, rear-wheel drive layout for a traditional front-engine, front-wheel drive setup.
Volkswagen will offer the Lupo's spiritual successor at launch with a choice of small displacement, three-cylinder gasoline engines with plans to add a pure-electric version into the mix at a later date.
The Koenigsegg Agera R is not just a beast, it's also ridiculously stable. And by that we mean it's got so much control you won't even believe it. Don't worry. You're very safe in this car. Check out the video below: Read more
The trend of cars aren't just going the way of electric-power, but also self-driving. Teslas are soon going to be doing just that. Elon Musk described his future of self-driving vehicles and says that it will be out in a few years time. Read more
The latest model released by Winnebago Industries has received a lot of positive press during the last couple of months. Expert testers have pulled the vehicle apart during their assessments and discovered that it ranks pretty well. Read more


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Deutsche TV-Plattform launches CI+ 2.0 initiative
Oct 21, 2020 – Deutsche TV-Plattform is launching an initiative to prepare a market launch of the new version of the CI Plus Interface - CI+ 2.0. CI Plus modules will be based on USB from version 2.0 onwards.
News categories: Deutsche TV-Plattform, Carine Chardon, CAM, Digital TV, Germany, Smart TV, Worldwide
EU accepts competition commitments by Broadcom for modem and STB markets
Oct 7, 2020 – Broadcom will suspend all existing agreements containing exclusivity or quasi-exclusivity arrangements and/or leveraging provisions concerning SoCs for TV set-top boxes and Internet modems.
News categories: European Commission, Broadcom, CPE, Digital TV, EU, Regulation, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Worldwide
Condense Reality secures £800k seed investment
Oct 7, 2020 – Condense Reality, a virtual reality startup developing technology to transform how viewers watch live entertainment and sports, has raised a seed round of more than £800,000, including £220,000 from SFC Capital.
News categories: Condense Reality, SFC Capital, BT Sport, Nick Fellingham, Stephen Page, Digital TV, OTT, UK, VR, Worldwide
TransUnion to acquire Tru Optik
Oct 1, 2020 – TransUnion has agreed to acquire Tru Optik. Tru Optik will provide TransUnion’s expanded customer base with the reach, accuracy and transparency missing in current identity and audience development products.
News categories: TransUnion, Tru Optik, Matt Spiegel, Andre Swanston, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, MnA, OTT, USA
Telefónica invites start-ups to develop digital home apps for Movistar+
Sep 16, 2020 – Telefónica has launched 'Telefónica Activation Programme: Living Apps', aimed at startups that wish to take advantage of Telefónica’s TV platform, Movistar+, to develop digital home experiences for the company's customers.
News categories: Telefónica, Irene Gómez, Digital TV, Spain
Altice USA makes offer for Cogeco to get hold of Atlantic Broadband
Sep 2, 2020 – Altice USA (NYSE: ATUS) has presented an offer to acquire Cogeco. Altice USA plans to sell Cogeco's Canadian assets to Rogers Communications (TSX:RCI.A and RCI.B, NYSE: RCI) so as to be left with ownership of Atlantic Broadband.
News categories: Altice USA, Cogeco, Rogers Communications, Atlantic Broadband, Dexter Goei, Cable TV, Canada, Digital TV, MnA, USA
Deutsche Telekom launches cloud gaming platform
Aug 27, 2020 – Deutsche Telekom (DT) has announced the launch of its cloud gaming platform, MagentaGaming. DT relies on a decentralized EDGE cloud concept to keep the distance to the customer as short as possible.
News categories: Deutsche Telekom, Claudia Nemat, Michael Hagspihl, Gaming, Germany, OTT
EMX onboards Inscape data for CTV 'Incremental Reach Measurement'
Aug 25, 2020 – EMX has added a Connected TV 'Incremental Reach Measurement' product. The product integrates TV viewing data from Inscape with its own campaign delivery data in a data warehousing, reporting, and analytics solution.
News categories: Engine Media Exchange, Inscape, Michael Zacharski, Greg Hampton, Advertising, Big Data, OTT, Worldwide
3SS and Hoppr enable monetization on Android TV
Jul 30, 2020 – 3SS and Hoppr have joined forces to create an end-to-end monetization platform for Android TV. The pair have integrated the 3READY Custom Launcher with HopprTV to enable new possibilities for advertising.
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Nokia’s Windows Phone 8-based Lumia 920 is a highly appealing device, people who have had the chance to play with it for a bit have already said that, yet it seems that there is room for more.
Nokia might bring to the market new flagship Lumia handsets next year, yet nothing has been officially confirmed on the matter for the time being, and all that enthusiasts can do at the moment is dream of it.
In addition to the larger PureMotion HD screen on the front, the new device comes with a 2GHz quad-core Snapdragon processor packed inside, with Adreno 320 GPU and 2GB of LPDDR3 RAM for increased performance capabilities.
These specs alone would certainly make a new flagship device from Nokia highly popular among end users, yet there is more about this concept phone that needs to be told.
For instance, the designer imagined it with a 16-megapixel photo snapper on the back, a PureView camera that features Xenon LED flash and which is also capable of recording videos in full HD resolution.
Additionally, there are dual 2-megapixel cameras on the front of this smartphone, so that users could enjoy video charring in 3D, along with a removable 3100 mAh battery inside for extended operations.
The specifications list of this concept phone also shows NFC capabilities, facial recognition, a microSD memory card slot with support for cards of up to 128GB, and a magnetic detachable kickstand to put the phone on the table when watching a video.
Overall, this phone could easily become reality, although some of its specs appear to go beyond what can be seen on shelves today.
Hopefully, Nokia will be able to bring to the market a new smartphone that at least resembles this device, though this might not happen in the near future. Some more photos with the device are available via concept-phones.