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Ripple recently added Ghana fintech firm Waya Money according to the latter’s website, giving citizens of 3 African countries instant cross-border payments. The latter currently serves Ghana, Nigeria, and Kenya, but soon plans to expand into many more African countries.
Waya Money is a fintech company that is keen on leveraging blockchain technology to modernize Africa’s payment systems, having already partnered with the likes of Stellar (XLM) and BitPesa.
Local media has described the partnership as one having a potentially enormous impact for citizens, who have to endure long payment times and high fees with bank transfers.
Africa has been deemed a very lucrative continent for the cryptocurrency market, which best aids those in developing countries. Both Africa and Southeast Asia have been touted as major markets for blockchain solutions and many projects are indeed targeting these regions.
Cardano (ADA) is working with local officials to raise awareness and education, and has also partnered with the South African National Blockchain Alliance (SANBA). Thailand-based OmiseGo (OMG), which was recently listed on Coinbase, is looking to “bank the unbanked” with its multifaceted clearing house solution. Singer and performer Akon is building an entire city in Kenya, which will be run on his token Akoin.
Ripple itself has added several financial institutions from the Asian and African regions to its RippleNet, which is a collection of financial institutions that use Ripple’s technology to facilitate instant bank transfers.


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Apple got fined EUR five million (approximately Rs. 42 crores) by the Dutch consumer authority on Monday for not allowing dating app operators to use payment methods other than Apple Pay in the Dutch App Store.
Last month, the Authority for Consumers and Markets told Apple that it did not adjust the criteria for access to the Dutch App Store. It would face a penalty of EUR five million (approximately Rs. 42 crores) per week. It results in a maximum fine of EUR 50 million (about Rs. 420 crores) in total.
“Dating app developers must be able to utilize payment systems other than Apple’s payment mechanism in the App Store,” the watchdog stated at the time. Apple had been granted until January 15 to make the changes by a Dutch judge.
The company also told the ACM last week that it had made the necessary changes, but its application got denied, and a fine was issued.
The ACM stated in a statement on Monday that Apple “failed to alter its restrictions,” as a result of which “dating app vendors are still unable to use other payment systems.”
After a legal battle with Fortnite creator Epic Games, which accused Apple of maintaining a monopoly in its store for digital goods and services, a US federal court ordered Apple to loosen its control over its App Store payment choices in November.
Epic, on the other hand, failed to show that antitrust crimes had occurred, according to the US judge.
In November, Italy penalized Amazon and Apple a total of about EUR 200 million (approximately Rs. 1,690 crores) for prohibiting official and unlicensed Apple and Beats resellers from utilizing Amazon. The ACM statement on Monday elicited no immediate response from Apple.
The ACM said it had informed the company of its decision, and the company would be subject to a weekly fine ranging from 5 million to 50 million euros until it complies.
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German tuner Geiger is well-known for its heavy customizations on American muscle cars, especially Camaros, and since the American iconic recently turned 50, the shop decided to celebrate the event with a special edition, which is highlighted in the media gallery below.
Usually, special editions are tweaked with full aftermarket treatments and this lad here comes as well with a plethora of exterior bits and impressive power package under the hood. From a visual standpoint, the Chevrolet Camaro by Geiger stands-out from the crowd with an extremely aggressive styling, highlighted by the new front spoiler, side skirts, rear bumper with bespoke diffuser, sport exhaust system, and so on.
In the engine department, the model features a 6.2-liter LT1 V8 engine with 621 horsepower and 791 Nm of torque, which is quite impressive from the stock 455 horsepower and 617 Nm of torque. The power kit comes with an ECU remapping, new supercharger and oil cooling system. The new power allows a sprint from 0 to 100 km/h in a mind-blowing 3.9-seconds, at a top speed of 305 km/h.


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KUALA LUMPUR (March 29): Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) wants its over 3,100 members to boycott restaurants serving shark fin, a move to preserve sharks as a local tourist attraction.
MATTA vice president Datuk Tan Kok Liang said in a statement today that shark population in Malaysia has dropped substantially over the last 30 years, as they were hunted for their fins.
“Shark population in Sabah had declined by 80% over the past three decades and they are rarer in waters off peninsular Malaysia.
“The remaining sharks found in Sabah attracted over 55,000 divers last year, pumping RM323 million to the local economy, but this annual revenue will be wiped out once the sharks are further depleted,” Tan said.
He claimed that certain major hotels had stopped serving shark fin in their restaurants, as many tourists were environmentally conscious.
“Many tourists are environmentally conscious, and promoting ecotourism would backfire if we continue to allow our sharks to be slaughtered," he said.


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(TIML NEWS) I’m sure I wasn’t the only one disappointed with wise doing this bullshit….glad they got called on this. One of the worst feelings in the world is buying a bag of chips, opening the package and finding an under-whelming amount of chips inside.
Most people are content to take the loss silently and move on with their lives, but two pioneers have decided they’ve had enough of the practice of over-sized bags with under-sized contents.
Wise Foods, a Pennsylvania-based company that currently distributes products up and down the East Coast, is being sued by two people for what the plaintiffs claim is “false advertising.” According to the New York Post, Sameline Alce and Desiré Nugent filed the lawsuit earlier in the week, and they’re taking this age-old struggle of chip buyers to the court system.
The crux of the matter legally will rest on the judgment of whether the courts see fit to consider package size part of the “advertising.” Wise’s labels accurately reflect the weight of the product inside their bag, according to the suit, but they only fill up to the 2.5 inch line in a 10-inch bag. Despite the alignment of the weight with the labels, Alce and Nugent believe selling a 75-percent-empty bag isn’t fair to the customer. As part of the complaint, the plaintiffs state their belief that “even if Defendant’s net weight disclosures are accurate, such does not eliminate this basic deception.”
Though this is a fight the common man can get behind, whether the logic of their lawsuit holds up in a court of law is another matter entirely. Even if the case doesn’t make it to trial, you can bet chip eaters everywhere will be rooting for the great bag filling issue of our time to be rectified as soon as possible.


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Through the month of February, PlatinumGames Teased four statements.
Three of these are out in the wild, leaving one more waiting at the wings.
What it might be is anybody’s guess now.
The wait should not be a lengthy one. Actually, the show is very likely to surface.
Platinum’s Executive to Atsushi Inaba, Producer and director, teased the next announcement of the studio .
Interestingly, Inaba explained the new show is”not too much off.
Director Hideki Kamiya chimed in too, hinting that Platinum intends to unveil next will probably be a doozy.
These four statements all count as part of their studio’s Platinum 4 roll from information, which started a month with a striking site update.
The first of these shows saw Platinum launching a Kickstarter effort to get The Beautiful 101: Remastered.
Its meteoric success signifies that the remaster will hit store shelves May for its PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC.
The unveiling of this Kamiya-led Project G.G. functions as Platinum’s second large show.
At the moment, details remain rare, though a mysterious teaser trailer traces at Kamiya’s bringing a different superhero narrative to life.
PlatinumGames Tokyo Is the latest and next statement.
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PlatinumGames Tokyo, which opens in April, is on board to create”more enjoyable jobs .
Platinum intends to employ at least 100 more programmers, including to its present workforce of approximately 240.


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As NewsBusters reported earlier (here and here), the New York Times is likely to soon abandon its TimesSelect pay-subscription online service. That's hardly a surprise when you look at the numbers writes Brett Arends:
The New York Times Web site is extremely popular. According to figures tracked by Nielsen/NetRatings, nytimes.com attracted about 12.5 million readers worldwide in June, the month with the most recent data. That's a huge global audience for news, and a large multiple of the Times' print circulation.
The number willing to pay extra for access to TimesSelect?
Just 29% -- a mere 221,000. That figure has risen a miserable 8,000 since the start of the year.
Or, to put it simply, of the 12.5 million who read The New York Times online, fewer than one person in 57 has so far been willing to pay extra to read the Times' big-name columnists online. Let's allow that some of those print subscribers would pay for the service if they stopped getting the paper each morning.
The numbers still aren't very impressive.
What must make this especially galling for the newspaper establishment is that Sulzberger really isn't charging very much for access to TimesSelect. The fee, in fact, is almost insultingly low: $50 a year, or less than $1 a week.
For that you get all the editorials, guest columns and, of course, the latest musings of Dowd, Rich and the gang.
We're talking a few cents a column. Less than a stick of gum.
It isn't a lot.
But still it's finding few takers.


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FM Logistic Ukraine will invest $ 25-30 million in the construction of the fifth phase of a logistics complex with an area of 20,000 square meters, CEO of FM Logistic Ukraine Sebastien Lardellier said in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine.
“The land site in Dudarkiv is ours, it allows us to build another 32,000 square meters of modern logistics real estate, of which we plan to build 20,000 square meters in the coming years. We hope that we will receive construction permits quickly enough. The construction of these buildings, plus their equipment, requires $ 25-30 million in investment,” he said.
The FM Logistic Ukraine complex (Dudarkiv village, Kyiv region) includes 60,000 square meters of A class warehouse space. About $ 50 million was invested in it.
According to the expert, out of 60,000 square meters, some 54,000 square meters have been commissioned.
“There is a preliminary agreement for another 2,000 square meters. Thus, 4,000 square meters are still free,” he said.
He said that the rate of expansion of the offer depends on the activity of the market.
“The question of expansion is in two cases: when our current client develops his business, it becomes cramped for him, and we continue to build according to his requests. The second option is to attract new clients. According to the estimated growth rates, we will complete and fill this site within four years,” he added.
FM Logistic Ukraine, operating since 1996, is included in the top five largest operators of the logistics market in Ukraine. It is part of the international group of companies FM Logistic.
FM Logistic is a family business that was founded in 1967 in the French region of Lorraine. The company owns 180 warehouses with a total area of 4 million square meters in 14 countries of the world.
FM Logistic Ukraine provides logistics operator services, including warehousing, e-commerce logistics, co-packing, customs clearance, domestic and international transportation, city transportation, and management of the entire supply chain.
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There's a neat article in the Guardian today about designing new foods with genetic engineering and biotechnology.
Food, science, and design are intertwined from how we grow our food to how we eat it, from microwavable dinners to three-star molecular gastronomy at El Bulli. Designers like Oron Catts and James King who explore the possible future of synthetic biology and biotechnology present new ways of thinking about producing and shaping new foods like in vitro meat.
Although the work of designers such as Catts and King is speculative, it raises interesting questions about the future role of designers in the food industry. Traditionally their role has simply been to package the food, to make consumables more desirable, to make it stand out on the shelf. Scientists believe that another decade of research is needed before in-vitro meat becomes commercially viable, but it raises the idea of a new role for the designer: not just packaging what we eat, but designing it.
What role will scientists and designers play in creating new foods and producing old ones in the future? Will we be able to grow cruelty-free, sustainable, cost-effective, and still tasty meat in vats? Will we all have genetically engineered, customized vegetables growing in our gardens, as my iGEM team envisions? Can food designers help fix Americans' pathological relationship to food? And at a more fundamental and much more pressing level, will we be able to figure out how to distribute food more fairly, to grow food in a changing climate, to use less water, less fertilizer, less pesticide? These questions are only going to become more important in the future, further connecting our food to our science in hopefully a thoughtful, fair, and well-designed way.
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Looks like the established food industry got hold of The Guardianâs graphics department. Mmmmmmmm ...pâtui.
Wow..it looks great.....so creative..


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Brexit bears down on businesses
As 1st January approaches, time is running out fast for companies not yet customs-ready
Analysis of Enterprise Ireland’s Brexit Readiness checker tool shows 50 per cent of companies have not decided who will manage documentation and procedures when their goods arrive in the UK. Photograph: Getty
Time has just about caught up on businesses that have not yet prepared for customs.
On the 31st of December, now just weeks away, the UK will finally depart the EU. Brexit is about to become a reality.
For Irish businesses sending goods to, from or through the UK, the immediate impact will be the introduction of a new customs regime.
Unfortunately, some businesses are still, even at this late stage, unprepared.
“There are some worrying signals,” says Giles O’Neill, manager of Enterprise Ireland’s Brexit Unit.
A new Enterprise Ireland survey has found that while customs is a recognised priority among respondents, more than 40 per cent of companies have still not decided how to pay customs charges. More than 30 per cent have not yet figured out who will manage customs procedures.
Just 42 per cent feel they are significantly or fully ready, while one in five say they are still figuring out priorities.
Analysis of Enterprise Ireland’s Brexit Readiness checker tool shows 50 per cent of companies have not decided who will manage documentation and procedures when their goods arrive in the UK, and just under a third have still to decide whether to manage customs procedures in-house or through a broker or other intermediary.
But he is now urging all businesses that have not yet done so to take the requisite steps - and fast.
That means getting their EORI (Economic Operators Registration and Identification) number from Revenue. It takes just five minutes to do online and is essential, yet to date only 77 per cent of companies surveyed have done so.
Even fewer, at 37 per cent, have determined the commodity codes for their products. “But if you don’t have them, you can’t give them to your freight company, the people you expect to get your goods off the island,” he explains.
If your freight company is not asking for a lot of data from you, there is something wrong
If you haven’t done so, now is the time to figure out who is going to manage customs procedures and paperwork for you, whether in-house – which will require training up or hiring of staff – or via a broker.
“Decide who is going to do your customs declarations, in order to get the goods off this island and received into Great Britain.”
Decide too how you are going to pay customs duty. There are both deferred and pay as you go options, but if you go for the deferred scheme, you’ll need to have an account with Revenue, so sort that now, he urges.
Freight and logistics companies will be under pressure so the sooner you talk to them, the better.
Don’t be satisfied with simple assurances. “If your freight company is not asking for a lot of data from you, there is something wrong. Businesses will need to have detailed conversations with the people who provide the service,” he cautions.
Enterprise Ireland’s Ready for Customs grant can help by providing financial assistance to cover the costs of taking on additional customs clearance staff. This is relevant for all companies and specifically those in the haulage, freight and logistics sector.
It is worth up to €9,000 per employee, but you need to act fast here too as it is a limited scheme of up to €20m. “It’s finite so people need to get their applications in,” he confirms.
Emerald Freight Express
Emerald Freight Express availed of Enterprise Ireland’s Ready for Customs grant to expand its team, in readiness for December 31st.
“We’re a one-stop-shop for air, sea and road, import and export, including warehouse and 3PL or ‘third party logistics’,” explains Anna Barden, its financial director.
The business, which has been in operation for nearly four decades, has been a certified Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) since 2011 and is a trusted provider of freight forwarding services, helping its clients to ship their goods around the world.
It has invested in new personnel, office space and IT systems, to ensure it offers a premium service to new and existing clients post Brexit. Much of its time has been spent in recent months helping businesses to determine the decisions they need to make about customs.
“Unfortunately, this has been a very challenging year for all of them because of Covid-19, but it is important to stay focused and put the right processes in place. There is still a little window of time in which to do it but everybody needs to have their house in order before December 31st,” she explains.
She too urges companies who have not yet done so, to have detailed conversations with their logistics partners.
Businesses need to have the customs piece sorted out. It’s not too late, but it nearly is
“A quick phone call is not sufficient, and no SME should rest assured that they are Brexit-ready if that is the only contact they have had with their appointed forwarder or customs broker,” she warns.
“For Emerald Freight, it is very important that we have full visibility on the client’s supply chain, how it runs, the products moving and the contacts required.”
It requires written standard operating procedures (SOPs) to be in place for clients, to ensure operations between all parties involved in the movement of goods is as smooth as possible.
Any business importing from the UK, and which has appointed a customs agent in Ireland, should be asking whether they are AEO certified, whether they can offer the use of the Deferred Account and what are the terms and charges for this facility, she advises.
“They also need to ask the agent if they have the team in place required to handle the volumes, do they offer compliance checks and audit assistance, what reporting will be provided and what reporting does the SME require,” says Barden.
Some friction is inevitable come January 1st, but port delays and lorry queues are a luxury you won’t even get to fret about if you haven’t sorted out your customs, because “your goods aren’t going anywhere”, says Giles O’Neill.
“Businesses need to have the customs piece sorted out. It’s not too late, but it nearly is.”
“At this stage businesses need to focus on the essentials. Secure your EORI number, determine the commodity codes for your product, identify who will manage your customs procedures and how you will pay customs charges.
With these actions completed businesses can successfully navigate the major changes to trade with Great Britain that will be a reality come January 1st, 2021.
For more information visit prepareforbrexit.com/readyforcustoms/


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LSE’s entrepreneur hub, LSE Generate, is preparing to launch its pilot programme for food and beverage go-getters. Coined the Food & Beverage Deepdive Programme, the initiative will run year-round with the aim of helping entrepreneurs validate, build and scale their businesses.
In bringing academia and the UK food and drink scene ‘closer together’, LSE Generate hopes to offer an alternative career to students historically more likely to follow careers in banking, management consultancy, or policymaking roles.
“In an age where escalating costs and stifling student debt means that more families than ever are having weigh up the pros and cons of embarking on a university education, here’s a respected seat of learning that’s prepared not simply to immerse itself within one of the UK’s most vibrant and successful sectors, but reaching out to its far-reaching network of high-flying alumni to foster the next generation of budding entrepreneurs,” Nisha Ramisetty, advisor for special programmes at at LSE Generate, told FoodNavigator.
The programme: from networking to buyer matchmaking
LSE Generate is describing the initiative as offering a ‘deep dive in the nitty gritty world of entrepreneurship’. Specifically, this means offering the opportunity to create industry connections, gain expert insights and mentorship.
LSE is building an alumni base of food and drink entrepreneurs, with ex-students responsible for setting up companies such as Hello Fresh, Nix & Kix and Dalston’s Soda.
“This inclusive course offers so many possibilities since it will be open to anyone in the wider London F&B fraternity who has the appetite to build a F&B brand whilst learning from those who have travelled similar paths in the past,” said Ramisetty.
The programme, launching 23 November, is founded of three pillars: ‘Natter’ includes networking gathers, co-working space access and panels; ‘Nourish’ is a development programme designed to upskill F&B entrepreneurs; and ‘Nurture’ is focused on supporting business development, including via investor and buyer matchmaking opportunities.
“It’s a fact that over 200 food & drink businesses have been set up by LSE alumni over the last decade (and that’s the ones we currently know about), contesting every imaginable aisle from sustainable beers and healthier living snacking, to avant-garde soft drinks, best-in-class recipe kits and indulgent fast food,” said Ramisetty, citing food and drink companies such as Five Guys, Toast Ale and Love Corn.
“We will also be working tirelessly to unearth other amazing brands with strong LSE ties who would also be willing to give back to the next generation of food & drink disruptors.”
Spotlight on upskilling opportunities
According to the LSE Generate advisor for special programmes, the biggest obstacle to start-up success is not funding as some may expect, but inexperience. The Food & Beverage Deepdive Programme has been designed to fill potential skill gaps, collaboratively.
“An incubator programme is like speed-dating for entrepreneurs: a safe, supportive environment where all manner of ‘nagging thoughts’ can be easily posed, debated and resolved whilst best practice wisdom and cost-saving hacks can be shared.”
As to what specific skills the entrepreneurs should expect to learn, Ramisetty stressed the course is ‘adaptable’ in order to keep pace with the ‘fluid’ food and beverage marketplace.
It may be that future founders are seeking out ways to build brand awareness without breaking the bank, she told this publication. Or else they’re looking to establish partnership with support agencies, ranging from PR to packaging and social media.
“Perhaps the primary focus is learning how best to stay afloat within inflexible payment terms and manufacturing MOQ [minimum order quantity] culture which leans too heavily in favour of those buyers with large war chests and lists clous versus their bootstrapped start-up peers.
“Maybe the immediate priority is simply about establishing a strong rapport with those retailers and wholesalers that might best appreciate your range; managing their short to medium-term expectations whilst avoiding the ignominy of being ghosted or delisted further down the line.
“Of course, no two SMEs will ever experience the same growing pains and setbacks.”
Consumers want new food and drink products, but aren’t getting them
The programme launch comes at a volatile time in the new product development sphere.
According to market research firm Mintel, more than a third of UK, Italian and Spanish shoppers look out for NPD – whether in the form of new foods or flavours – all or most of the time. But new research suggests share of brand-new food and drink products launching in-store has taken a sharp dive.
In the UK specifically, the share of new retail food and drink launches (brand-new, as opposed to new flavours or new packaging) is down 16% this year until September 2023, and down 33% since 2014.
Across Europe, share of brand-new food and drink products hitting shelves is down almost 50% in the past decade. In both the UK and Europe, launches of products with new packaging designs is on the up.
Mintel director of food and drink Alex Beckett puts this down to sector struggles associated with food inflation costs. “Faced with soaring energy and ingredient costs, and labour shortages, manufacturers have had no choice but to focus on the bottom line and, to some extent, this has come at the cost of R&D and maintaining a busy innovation pipeline.”
Signs that food inflation costs will ease over the coming months are starting to show, FoodNavigator understands.


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Odysseas is the CEO of CardHub.com and WalletHub.com. Odysseas is also the CEO and founder of Evolution Finance, parent company of CardHub and WalletHub. CardHub operates the nation’s largest gift card exchange and helps consumers compare credit cards and prepaid cards to find the best deals. WalletHub is the first social network built solely around personal finance, and enables consumers to compare, rate and review over 1,000,000 financial services, professionals and products, including banks, financial advisors, and car loans.
Odysseas previously worked at Capital One for nearly eight years, where he gained experience in multiple aspects of credit card operations, from underwriting and risk management to new product development and marketing. As senior marketing director, he spearheaded the largest customer giveback in Capital One history. Considered an industry expert in personal finance, his views are routinely featured by leading news outlets such as The New York Times, CNN Money, The Wall Street Journal, TIME, Forbes, Inc.com and the Associated Press.
The Chinese company makes smartphones but Xiaomi has also said its end-goal is to be an internet company, making money off content. Its estimated $6.1 billion stock market debut is set for July 9 in Hong Kong.


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Apple celebrates one billion iPhones
"iPhone has become one of the most important, world-changing and successful products in history. It's become more than a constant companion. iPhone is truly an essential part of our daily life and enables much of what we do throughout the day," said Cook. “Last week we passed another major milestone when we sold the billionth iPhone. We never set out to make the most, but we’ve always set out to make the best products that make a difference. Thank you to everyone at Apple for helping change the world every day."
Google brings Family Library sharing to the Play Store
When you sign up for Family Library, you'll be asked to enter a credit card to cover any purchases made by your family, but the account administrator/keeper of the family finances will be able to approve purchases for the other users or allow them to use their own credit cards or gift cards. The primary account holder also has final say on which purchased items will be shared to the communal library and which they can keep only on their device.
Meet the Guys Who Cracked Pokémon Go Wide Open
I’m in the back of a Gregory’s Coffee in New York’s midtown across from Dronpes and flanked by Moots7, who are careful to tell me as little about themselves as possible. From what I can gather Moots works in finance and comes from rural Colorado, while Dronpes is a developer at a tech company, hard-working with a cautious, controlling streak. Both are tall, stubbly white guys in their late 20s—the right age to have fond memories of the first generation Pokémon games. Six months ago they embarked on creating The Silph Road , a project that has become the Pokémon Go player’s bible.
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Microsoft is planning to lay off 2,850 more employees in the next 12 months or so, according to Microsoft's full 10-K report it filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Part of the document reads: "In addition to the elimination of 1,850 positions that were announced in May 2016, approximately 2,850 roles globally will be reduced during the year as an extension of the earlier plan, and these actions are expected to be completed by the end of fiscal year 2017." Business Insider reports: "The first 1,850 layoffs mentioned here were mainly from Microsoft's struggling smartphone business, including 1,350 employees in Finland working at what was once Nokia world headquarters. These layoffs also included people in Microsoft's salesforce, which was recently reorganized and saw the departure of COO Kevin Turner . In total, Microsoft laid off 7,400 employees in its last fiscal year, which ended on June 30th, 2016. The new layoffs are a continuation of the same plan, and include the sales group as well as others. About 900 people affected by the new layoffs were already informed during the sales reorganization, according to a person familiar with Microsoft's plans.
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Free Windows 10 upgrades end tomorrow
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Timotonous Kaine. He would help Hillary Potter vanquish Don Marvolo Trump, known in popular parlance as He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Elected. As the definitive Hufflepuff, Kaine had the genuineness and the strength of character to resist Trump's trollish howls and perhaps even help prevent undecided members of the wizarding population from falling victim to Trump's projections of terror and assurances of salvation.
Trump had to be stopped. He had won many followers already with his promise to erect a massive wall to keep muggles out, not to mention his advocacy for the surveillance and persecution of wizards who came from "impure" wizarding backgrounds. Now Hillary Potter and Timotonous Kaine were the only thing that stood between him and absolute dominance of the wizarding world. A terrifying thought.
Though Hillary knew this was a battle she could win, it would not be easy. Trump's howling was a force of super-nature. Despite his comical appearance and way of speaking -- or perhaps, in part, because of them -- Trump had an unusual gift for influencing the minds of other wizards and confounding his opponents by weaving tangled webs of untruths and hexes every time he gaped his mouth open.
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If law enforcement wants to track you down, one option is the stingray. It can mimic cell phone tower signals and trick devices into connecting, allowing police and investigators to find you or snoop on your conversations.
Uber Now Lets Businesses Book Rides For Their Customers
On Thursday, the ride-hailing company unveiled a new online app, called UberCentral, which enables businesses to book and pay for rides for their respective customers. UberCentral’s dashboard lets them manage multiple rides from a single account at the same time, and can send links to a live map with details via SMS message if the customer doesn’t have a smartphone. Businesses have the option to book rides from several of Uber’s options, including UberX and UberBlack.
HTC Vive owners can finally face the void in 'Adr1ft'
The game didn't get the full roomscale VR treatment, though -- Adr1ft on HTC Vive supports sitting and standing experience only. That actually makes a lot of sense, considering the zero-gravity gameplay. The developer also left in the original gamepad control scheme, for players that prefer a more casual experience. Don't want VR, but still want to get lost in space? You're covered too: the game is also available on PlayStation 4 , and launch on Xbox One later this summer.
Werner Herzog on the future of film school, critical connectivity, and Pokémon Go
No, unfortunately they are not going to go completely extinct; I wish they would. I wish everybody would come out of nowhere and be self-taught by life itself, by the world itself. No, [film school is] going to stay because there is a general demand for content, let's say, on television. And the film industry has some sort of a permanent demand for content. Let it be like that. I do not want to challenge it. But when you look into my MasterClass you better be out for something else.
Virgil Finlay (1914-1971) was the most accomplished line artist in American science fiction and fantasy history. He began illustrating stories for Weird Tales (1936) and eventually worked for almost every SF magazine: Amazing, Fantastic Universe, IF, Galaxy, Famous Fantastic Mysteries, etc. For awhile he was a staff artist at The American Weekly. 2500 pieces have been catalogued. 1953, he won the Hugo Award for Best Interior Illustrator. He was awarded the Retro Hugo as Best Professional Artist of 1939 and 1945. Finlay has been posthumously inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame (2012) and the Society of Illustrators’ Hall of Fame (2015).
Photo: 1933 Self portrait: Copyright © Lail Finlay.
Windows 10 Anniversary Update: everything you need to know
In the Anniversary Update, Cortana will activate the Halo rings and destroy all life in the uni- we mean, she'll have greater access to the Outlook, Office and Calendar applications, and greater understanding of context-sensitive instructions. This will make her ability to recall where you parked your car and your account numbers even more creepy. She'll also be available from the lock screen, across all your devices.
“Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is a success.”
The Terrifying Reason This Star Flickers Every Two Minutes
Some 380 light years away in the constellation Scorpius lies a star that has puzzled astronomers for over 40 years. Called AR Scorpii, the star flashes brightly and fades again every couple minutes, like a lightbulb on a dimmer switch. Now, astronomers have identified the cause of the flickering, and it’s a reminder that the cosmos is still rife with terrifying secrets.
Supergirl's Coming to Arrow, Flash, and Legends for Their Next Crossover Event
If there’s one thing we can count on in the DCCW universe, it’s that the various shows will crossover with each other, every year, like clockwork. For example, we already know that Felicity’s going to show up in The Flash this year, and Green Arrow will visit the Legends of Tomorrow. But now we know a bit more about the season’s biggest crossover.
The first 7 cards revealed for Hearthstone’s One Night in Karazhan adventure
Blizzard just revealed the newest adventure for its digital card game. One Night in Karazhan will release 45 new cards over the course of a month starting on August 11. Hearthstone makes $20 million a month, and it is the leader in the $1.2 billion digital card game market. It’s also one of the most popular games in the blooming esports scene. Releasing new content shakes up the game for fans, opening up new possibilities for decks and strategies.
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Report: Now the FBI is probing the hack of a Democratic congressional group
Bock also began speaking more about diversity in recent years, finally publishing Google's first diversity report in 2014. The numbers weren't pretty, with women making up just 17% of the tech-related positions, and all races other than white and Asian adding up to just single digits. Those numbers reflect the makeup of degree earners whom Google has to hire from, he wrote in a blog post, while noting other extenuating circumstances. "But we're the first to admit that Google is miles from where we want to be—and that being totally clear about the extent of the problem is a really important part of the solution." Laszlo wrote.
Mercedes Unveils First Heavy-Duty Electric Delivery Truck
Other than a futuristic paint job, the exterior of the truck isn't all that unique. It's based on an ordinary heavy-duty, three-axle urban delivery truck. But the chassis has not only been completely revamped, it also takes a different approach to electric drive compared to consumer electric vehicles currently on the market.
Lifehacker Pack for Chrome: Our List of the Essential Extensions
Google’s Chrome browser is packed full of an incredible amount of extensions that add all sorts of functionality. It’s tough to sift through the store to find what’s useful though, so let us save you some time with this collection of our favorite Chrome extensions.
The internet felt stronger together after Hillary Clinton's acceptance speech
The internet felt stronger together after Hillary Clinton's acceptance speech
Lately, Science Has Been Having A Lot Of Fun With Hydrogels
Hydrogel-based materials are the basis of many experiments in the science community, having been utilized in new ways to cool down buildings , make better condoms , and to generate soft tissues . They’re already used in contact lenses, and you can eat them with your Jello (or a version of them anyway).
Make Your Subway Commute a Nightmare With a 3D Printer Backpack
The nomadic lifestyle of a 3D printsmith is made all the more difficult when it comes to carrying your 3D printer from town to town. Ultimaker has heard your lamentations, though, and has come up with a solution that promises to make transporting a 3D printer a little easier: a $69 pair of shoulder straps.
It's clear that one city is becoming a booming innovation hub, and it could change the world
It's striking that China is rising up the rankings, and Shenzhen is becoming a patent-filing powerhouse. The emergence of Shenzhen — along with China more broadly — as an innovation hub has broad implications.
Solar Power Could Be Coming Soon to Chernobyl
The atomic fallout in Chernobyl, Ukraine was one of the worst nuclear disasters in history and put around 2,600 square kilometers (around 1,000 square miles) of land out of commission. It’s been good for shitty horror films and for the wildlife that has blossomed there following the disaster, but after decades of people unable to return to their homes and the property surrounding the reactor abandoned, it was only a matter of time before somebody wanted to attempt to reuse it.
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Reminder: Windows 10 Home Will Cost $119 Starting July 29th
As Microsoft explains on the Windows blog, over 300 million devices have activated Windows 10, which is more than enough of a head start for the company to feel comfortable charging for Windows once again. If you get a new device, obviously the cost of Windows will be built in, but if you want to upgrade an existing device or buy a copy to install on a new machine, you’ll have to fork over some cash.
Square Enix's first Apple Watch RPG is stylish yet dull
The God of Time continues to run headlong into the Rift, fighting off enemies as they appear before him. This is your default screen among the three the game's comprised of. The God will automatically attack on his own, but if you so desire you can tap the Skills button at the lower right of the screen to utilize various attacks you'll earn along the way. If you wait for the timer to count down and then fire off a Skill right after the first one, you can chain them for additional damage. You can also rotate the Apple Watch's Digital Crown to head to the Fragments screen, where you can spend Fragments (displayed on-screen as you collect them in battle) to upgrade your weapons, unlock additional skill slots and most importantly, earn more time.
Tesla Unveils Gigafactory As Production Ramps Up - InformationWeek
The partial opening of Tesla's Gigafactory will give the electric car manufacturer the ability to make the majority of components under one roof, including lithium ion batteries.
Is the Apple Watch’s Digital Crown dial really heading for the iPhone?
The filing for the patent was made in early 2014, at least six months before Apple unveiled its Watch. While it may be suggested Apple was merely using the iPad as cover in order to avoid referencing its at-that-time unconfirmed smartwatch, the filing does actually mention, and show, a smartwatch. Also, by early 2014 it was already widely expected that the company was prepping its first-ever wrist-based device.
How to Watch Tonight's Delta Aquarid Meteor Shower
The Delta Aquarid meteor shower is tonight and it’s a reliably good show that you shouldn’t miss. Here’s how, when, and where to watch.
A Roller Coaster Inspired This Stunning Bridge—in a Not Terrifying Way
“We really wanted to redefine the suspension bridge,” says Chris Precht, co-founder of Penda, the architecture studio behind the design. A typical suspension bridge dangles from cables, like a marionette from strings. But the deck of the San Shan hovers by virtue of 360 degrees of cables, which stabilize it from the top, bottom, and sides. The giant rings to which those cables connect take design cues from the spiraling tubes roller coasters—though Precht says it’s helpful to look at the whole ring-cable-deck apparatus the way you would a bicycle wheel.
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When you tweet with a location, Twitter stores that location.
You can switch location on/off before each Tweet and always have the option to delete your location history.
This is why I'm still wary of the Internet of Things
The idea of a connected home, which lets me control every lightbulb, appliance and service running in my house from virtually anywhere, is certainly intriguing. But years after we first began hearing about the Internet of Things and saw loads of products arrive in stores, the concept is still fraught with problems.
This reporter made an awkward, offensive joke on live television
After social media outcry over the offensive segment on Australian TV, Stefanovic said "By using the word 'tranny', I offended an awful a lot of beautiful, sensitive people. I honestly didn't know the negative and deeply hurtful impact that word has, not only on members of the LGBTQI community, but on their family and on their friends. And therein lies the problem I reckon - I never bothered to ask."
Amazon launches a page dedicated to Kickstarter projects
Amazon this week launched a page dedicated to Kickstarter projects, collecting more than 300 products under a single hub. The new Kickstarter Collection is now available at Amazon Launchpad, the company's digital storefront for hardware startups and crowdfunded projects. Successful Kickstarter projects available on the new page include Piper, Zivix, and Prynt, and they cover a wide range of products.
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Virgin America's app has Spotify playlists based on your trip
In fact, Virgin America is calling the partnership a "first-of-its kind trip soundtrack mobile feature on an airline app." How does it work? Well, once you check in, you can stream one of Spotify's "Mood Lists" that are inspired by cities around the world. Users will be privy to a playlist that's based on their destination, so in theory you'll get a new mix of songs for each leg of your journey. If that sounds familiar, the streaming service recently revealed an Out of Office playlist tool that also compiles a collection of tracks inspired by where you're traveling that can be used in those automatic email responses. The collaboration isn't too surprising though, since flyers can already stream music from Spotify during Virgin flights.


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MP for Portsmouth visits local recycling facility operated by DS Smith
On 14th June, DS Smith welcomed Penny Mordaunt MP (Secretary of State for Defence and Minister for Women Equalities) to its Portsmouth recycling facility. As pressure on the UK Government to tackle climate change continues, the visit provided Penny Mordaunt insight into the role DS Smith plays in the recycling industry and the opportunity to talk circular economy with the industry experts.
As the newly announced 11th Global Partner of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, DS Smith spoke about its significant investment in the innovative re-design of its packaging and recycling systems to support the transition to a circular economy. Experts from DS Smith, including its Head of Government and Community Affairs, Peter Clayson, focused on the importance of quality and separate paper collection.
Penny Mordaunt said, “I thoroughly enjoyed my visit to DS Smith’s Portsmouth site today. I welcome DS Smith sharing its expertise in sustainable packaging solutions and its approach to the circular economy and innovation. As the first generation to understand the impact our actions are having on the world around us, it is vital that Government and business work together to find sustainable solutions.”
Clayson said, “We’re thrilled to be able to engage with Members of Parliament to discuss our local operations and the development of policies that directly impact our industry, our customers and our communities. We are excited to have partnered with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and are looking forward to working with them and Government to further innovate packaging design and the e-commerce industry.”
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Hackers have taken over Burger King's Twitter account and changed it to look like it belongs to McDonald's. The account's profile photo has been changed to the McDonald's logo, and the cover photo and background have been changed to images of McDonald's food.
The account appears to have been taken over Monday morning, when hackers tweeted out "We just got sold to McDonalds! Look for McDonalds in a hood near you."
The hackers also clarified that "For the record, our password was not "whopper" or anything!"
Burger King last seemed to be in control of the account on Sunday, and as of this writing, its Facebook and Google+ accounts are still under control. Burger King could not be reached for comment.
The hackers claim to be a part of the LulzSec group, which since 2011 has gone after a number of high-profile targets including Sony and several government agencies.


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Reputation consultants at ICMediaDirect strongly recommend companies to track online activities regularly so that a reputation management plan can be put to use as fast as possible. By following brand mentions and online reviews closely, brands, persons, and agencies can be intuitive in their approach of online reputation management. Further, using a variety of monitoring tools will make the activity easier and more optimal. Google Alerts allows users to get email updates on the newest Google results featuring brand mentions. To track activities related to a brand on numerous social media platforms, people and companies should use the Social Mention tool that keeps track of selected keywords.
A new research reveals that 9 out of 10 people are swayed by internet evaluations, with studied persons saying consider them as important as a personal endorsement from a friend. Prominent PR firm ICMediaDirect is acquainted with the significance of reputation management and works with brands to apply this data. The outcomes of this study – formulated into an infographic by Invesp – unveil just how essential word of mouth is in the online sphere. The information revealed also states that customers will use up to 31% added money on the services of companies with very bright reviews, and 72% of responders will only make a purchase after seeing a positive review. View your Online Reputation Report now, by visiting http://www.icmediadirect.com
ICMediaDirect, an international leader in the online reputation management industry, joined the Connect conference in Miami, held by Search Engine Watch. Some of the industry pundits and thought leaders in the online marketing industry spoke at the conference sharing their knowledge on SEO, digital acquisition, brand development, and other such matters. ICMediaDirect met with numerous keynote speakers over the span of the two-day conference, proving their public relations proficiency while determining how to apply new, inventive strategies to their proven marketing formula.
Public relations and online reputation management agency IC Media Direct enacts digital campaigns which transform the way companies manage brand information. The award-winning firm recently revealed the key pillars of managing one’s online reputation, as many organizations are struggling to formulate digital media efforts that effectively produce positive results. The company’s strategy not only suppress unfavorable publicity in search engine results, but has given hope to hundreds of companies and individuals seeking to project a positive message online. See your Online Reputation Report at http://www.IC Media Direct.com.


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Health care mergers in doubt as Amazon looms large
1. Health care isn’t so healthy: The fates of two giant health care mergers are suddenly in question.
Drug store chain CVS wants to buy insurer Aetna, but the California Insurance Commissioner wants the Justice Department to block the $69 billion deal, citing concerns that prices will go up and competition will decrease.
Another insurer, Cigna, hopes to buy pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts for $67 billion. However, there were reports last week that activist investor Carl Icahn has taken a stake in Cigna, with the hopes of convincing shareholders to vote against the Express Scripts merger on August 24.
Icahn reportedly thinks Cigna is overpaying. Cigna and Icahn did not respond to requests for comment from CNNMoney.
Cigna and Aetna both reported solid earnings last week — and CVS is due to release its latest results on Wednesday morning. Investors will be eager to hear if CVS has any comment about the California Insurance Commissioner’s claims. CVS and Aetna shareholders have already approved the deal.
It’s still not exactly clear what regulators in Washington think about these mergers. There were reports last month that the Justice Department would likely greenlight the CVS-Aetna deal.
But two mega insurer mergers were blocked by federal judges early last year on antitrust grounds. Aetna had hoped to combine with Humana while Cigna was planning to merge with Anthem.
It’s possible that antitrust officials will decide CVS-Aetna and Cigna-Express Scripts won’t harm consumers given the rapidly changing landscape in health care amidst emerging competition.
Amazon is creating a health care company along with JPMorgan Chase and Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway. Amazon — who else? — also announced in June that is buying online pharmacy PillPack, which already has pharmacy licenses in all 50 states. Shares of CVS and its rival Walgreens both plunged the day of the PillPack acquisition.
Investors are increasingly worried that Amazon, which already has turned the worlds of retail, media and cloud computing on their heads, is now looking to become a big player in health care too.
That’s a key reason why CVS shares are down 10 percent this year. New Dow component Walgreens has fallen 7 percent. And the stock of drug distributor Cardinal Health, which will report its latest results Monday, has plunged nearly 20 percent.
2. Media madness: Disney and most of 21st Century Fox are combining. So how strong will the new company be?
Disney will report earnings on Tuesday. “Solo” was a disappointment, and the company could face questions about its future plans for the “Star Wars” franchise. But “Incredibles 2” and “Avengers” were huge blockbusters in the spring.
Fox, which reports on Wednesday, could discuss its plans for live television, sports and news programming that will dominate the remainder of 21st Century Fox after Disney buys pretty much everything but Fox News, Fox broadcast network and FS1.
And Viacom will report on Thursday. CEO Bob Backish is majority owner Shari Redstone’s pick to eventually lead a combined CBS-Viacom, a proposed merger that CBS is fighting in court. Following sexual harassment allegations against CBS CEO Les Moonves, Backish’s comments will be closely scrutinized.
3. Inflation watch: Prices are rising, gasoline remains stubbornly expensive and commodity prices are going up. Inflation’s kind of a thing again.
We’ll get a better sense of how much prices are rising this week when the Labor Department reports its Producer Price Index on Thursday and its Consumer Price Index on Friday.
The Federal Reserve when it considers whether to boost interest rates. As inflation has picked up in recent months, the Fed has gained more slack to keep raising rates.
Though inflation isn’t high by any stretch, it’s close to even with the raises most Americans are getting, wiping out any potential wage growth. The Labor Department reported Friday that workers’ paychecks grew just 2.7 percent compared to the same time last year.
4. Baby, you can drive my car: Uber hasn’t destroyed the rental car industry. Not yet, anyway.
Hertz will report its quarterly finances on Monday, and Avis Budget Group will report on Tuesday. Both companies are trying to redefine themselves with partnerships and deals as ride-sharing companies take away mind share and market share of the transportation business.
Will they be able to act quickly enough to impress investors? This week will serve as a big test.
5. Iran sanctions: On Aug. 6, the United States will once again sanction Iranian purchases of dollars and metals, including gold. It will also prevent Americans from buying the Iranian currency (the rial), the country’s debt and some Iranian goods.
The sanctions are part of the Trump administrations’ decision to wind-down America’s involvement in the multi-nation agreement aimed in part at preventing Iranian development of nuclear weapons. More sanctions, mostly involving energy and shipping, will take effect Nov. 4.
Iranians have been hoarding gold in the run-up to sanctions, according to the World Gold Council.
6. Coming this week:
Monday — Tyson, SeaWorld, Weight Watchers and Hertz earnings
Tuesday — Disney, Snap, Papa John’s and Avis Budget Group earnings
Wednesday — 21st Century Fox, CVS, New York Times and Roku and earnings
Thursday — Viacom and Tronc earnings, PPI report, Samsung holds its “Unpacked” event
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MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 7, 2015 — FedEx, the worldwide provider of transportation, e-commerce and business services, announces the launch of the 2016 Access 25—a list of 25 people, places and ideas defining global connectivity. This year’s list reveals three global economic megatrends that focus on the ways mobility is reshaping the globe—empowering individuals, fueling innovation and driving societal change.
“At FedEx, we’re constantly monitoring changes in customer needs and analyzing economic trends across the globe,” said Raj Subramaniam, executive vice president, Global Marketing and Communications. “For 10 years, we’ve shared key insights through Access, our thought leadership program that fuels important conversations about trends impacting businesses large and small. Since FedEx makes the connections that help businesses build stronger supply chains in more than 220 countries and territories, we’re in a unique position to be able to share these stories.”
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PS Vita, Deus Ex and a whole lot of Skyrim.
This week on IncGamers at times seemed dominated by news, features and articles regarding a certain fantasy RPG from the guys at Bethesda – Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim getting the preview, interview, art and news breakdowns.
For much of the week, Skyrim articles held the top five positions in our ‘Most Read Articles’ chart – so don’t pretend you’re not interested.
Image taken from Skyrim.
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
It wasn’t all Skyrim, though. Sony announced the official release date for upcoming handheld PS Vita in the West, EA revealed that Fifa 12 is outselling PES 2012 by a massive 25-to-1 and Naughty Dog chatted to us about the Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune movie that’s due 2013. If some sources are to be believed, 2013 is also the year when Microsoft will announced the successor to the Xbox 360. Links to all of this and more can be found below.
Speaking of Naughty Dog… you’ll want to return to IncGamers tomorrow (Monday 24 Oct) at 5pm GMT/Noon EST to catch our review of Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception.
The week’s big feature articles includes a look back at 10 years of Halo concept art and a comparison between the original SD images of Devil May Cry and the high-res pictures of the forthcoming HD re-release. We’re rather arty here, though we say so ourselves.
We’ve also got reviews for Deus Ex: Human Revolution’s ‘Missing Link’ DLC, downloadable title Okabu and the strategy game behemoth that is Football Manager 2012.
Oh, and we also put our neck on the line with predictions as to the Christmas top 10 videogame chart.


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For celebrating the two-year partnership anniversary of Motorola India and Flipkart, the Moto offers a price cut on most of its reliable products.
Moto X Style
The Motorola launched the Moto X Style back in October last year in India at a price of Rs. 29,999. Few months ago, it receives a Rs. 3,000 price cut and today the company has announced a price cut of Rs. 6,000 for both the variants 16GB and 32GB.
The 3G Moto E (2nd Gen) with a price of Rs. 5,999 is now available with an exchange offer with a discount up to Rs. 2,000. The 4G Moto E (2nd Gen) priced at Rs. 6,999 offers a discount up to Rs. 3,000 when you exchange.
The Moto G (3rd Gen) priced at Rs.10,999 also received a discount of Rs. 500 along with a discount up to Rs. 6,000 when you purchase the device in the exchange offer. The Moto G Turbo Edition costing Rs. 11,999 now comes with Rs. 500 discount as well as an exchange offer up to Rs. 5,000 off.
This scheme of discount doesn’t end up here, the interested customers of the new Moto 360 smartwatches can get reliable discounts on the different products. The entire Moto 360 (Gen 2) smartwatches have a discount of flat Rs. 2,000. The Moto 360 (Gen 2) 46mm model for men holds Rs. 21,999 after discount, the 42mm model for Men will be available at Rs. 17,999, and the 42mm model for women smartwatch holds a discounted rate of Rs. 20,999.
Motorola India in a press stated that the offer is only valid on Thursday and Friday and are valid until stocks last or till the offer ends. In addition to above offers, the customer holding State Bank of India (SBI) debit and credit cards can get a 10% extra discount on every purchase.
The Lenovo-owned company had announced last year that the Motorola gadgets will be available in retail partners alongside new e-commerce Snapdeal and Amazon, as well as Airtel stores.


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Zac Coughlin, a junior majoring in communication, has launched a new business with a sugary twist.
Zac’s Sweet Shop is the latest online venture that delivers unique and custom-made treats at your doorstep. Featuring a wide array of cookies, truffles and cookie pizzas, customers can customize their dessert experience by selecting items that go into their boxes.
Although the website just launched, Coughlin started the company when he was 13 years old in his home town of Pittsburgh. While looking at potential desserts to bring for a party, he realized that none of the desserts offered were unique. This led to Coughlin wanting to make something special for his friends.
Coughlin said he purchased basic ingredients like strawberries, chocolate and pretzels and put his own unique spin on it, both through visuals and taste. That difference was how Zac’s Sweet Shop was born.
“I just wanted to take them to another level … Everyone was like, ‘Where did you buy these from?’ And I was like, ‘I made them,’” he said. “And then weirdly enough, a month or two passed by, and it was just kind of like a fun hobby in a sense but also like, I thought I was potentially onto something. Like no one was really doing chocolate dipped desserts like that and stuff like color schemes … Even Godiva didn’t do anything in terms of that much color.”
Eventually, Coughlin believed he might be onto a growing business. Coughlin saw that there was an opportunity to make dessert an experience for people rather than just another dish to consume.
Coughlin said he did a lot of research into the types of dessert he could make. He knew that if he was putting all this effort into his work, he had to make sure he did it right the first time.
“I convinced [my mother] to let me start it,” he said. “It was a family and friends business for years.”
Once the business started gaining popularity in his hometown, Coughlin decided to take what he thought was a much needed break while at USC. During this time off, he had the opportunity to explore different interests.
One of those interests was social media, which her explored through Reach, a student social media organization where he learned the ropes of how to market a brand online.
Although there were many initial difficulties with establishing his business in the USC area, Coughlin said he was able to apply what he learned in his classes and through Reach to make it a reality. The demand for his desserts from previous customers, along with advice from important people in his life, helped him realize that he needed to make the jump and make Zac’s Sweet Shop happen.
Coughlin also threw himself into his coursework, as he knew that the topics discussed in class were directly relevant to his business and would help him succeed.
“I took two years off of it to really focus on school and see if the sweet shop was still something I really wanted to do,” Coughlin said. “It’s not like I didn’t want to do it by any means, but I was just literally across the country for college.”
Cosette Rinab, a junior majoring in public relations, is a fan of Zac’s sweets. She said she has been an avid supporter of Coughlin and has encouraged him to pursue his passion of making desserts. Rinab has seen the business take off from seeing Coughlin running it at school to experiencing the final product that it has become.
“There’s nothing like this online right now,” Rinab said. “I mean, not only is it a very fun, colorful new dessert shop, but it’s so innovative in the way the website is so interactive. Like you can design your own cookie pizza by dragging the toppings on. It’s really something like I’ve never seen before.”


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- Threat actors socially engineered Two Twilio employees, which led to a Twilio breach.
- The Twilio breach not only affected its customers, but also affected other companies such as Signal through omnichannel services.
- The threats represented can severely impact third-party supply chains and organizations through omnichannel services.
Twilio, a communication SaaS provider, pushes out SMS, social, mobile, and much more at high volumes. However, like any other SaaS application in this current era, Twilio is susceptible to nefarious cybersecurity attacks by threat actors.
In this blog post, let’s examine how the Twilio breach happened and why it concerns your organization.
The Twilio Breach
On August 4, 2022, a sophisticated social engineering attack designed to steal employee credentials breached Twilio. Threat actors socially engineered two of their employees, leading to the attackers leveraging the stolen credentials to gain access to Twilio’s internal systems and steal customer data.
At the time of publishing this article, further investigation of the Twilio breach is still underway, and only Signal had raised a downstream breach. Some researchers are tying it to the Lapsus$ Okta breach, but there has been no confirmation of the attackers’ identity.
The attackers rotate through phone carriers to send the messages, and one TWILIO employee was confirmed to have used a malicious URL, which allowed the attackers to phish the employee. The phishing message appeared to be sent from the Twilio IT department to “reset their account password.” The attackers used specific keywords like “Okta” and “SSO” within the message to make it more urgent and alluring.
Why It Concerns Your Organization
Twilio and many other major organizations use SMS messaging and social media platforms to advertise products, respond to customers, and broaden their consumer base. However, it only took two Twilio employees to respond to the phishing attempt for an attacker to gain access to their systems.
The Twilio breach highlights a pressing issue of how threat actors exploit human employees as a weakness to an organization’s cybersecurity. Companies cannot afford to rely on employees to identify increasingly complex social engineering scams. Threat actors have become more sophisticated with their social engineering attack methods. They continue to leverage human psychology to sneak into businesses, stealing information and doing damage.
The Omnichannel Threat
According to Signal, a user of Twilio’s services, around 1,900 of its users have been potentially affected by the Twilio breach, with phone numbers and SMS verification codes potentially exposed to the hackers. This is the effect of successful social engineering attack methods on an omnichannel service.
A successful phishing attack can lead to a breach of customers’ personal data (including, but not limited to, other organizations that utilize your services). It also leads to negative brand reputational risks, fraud, and regulator concerns, since the platform that originally distributes content has been weaponized.
Mandiant has also been engaged, and it's bigger than Twilio customers who were phished, so we can expect more news in the coming days.
According to multiple reports, the attackers sent the messages through phone carriers. So we decided to perform our own investigation and found two of the URLs used in the wild. As referenced above, attackers faked a phishing message to make it appear from the “TWILIO IT” department to reset their password, using keywords to confuse victims and make them think the message was legitimate.
Here are the URLs used:
In these domains, there were fake pages used for credential stealing by the attackers.
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Monarch Distributing LLC has acquired Indiana distribution rights for products made by Bell’s Brewery and will begin making its beers available through much of the state, it announced Monday.
Bell’s Brewery Inc., founded in Comstock, Michigan in 1985, was the largest independently owned brewery in Michigan until being sold at the end of last year. It is known for its Two Hearted Ale, Hopslam Ale and Oberon Ale.
Monarch said the agreement could boost annual sales by 175,000 cases.
Bell’s was acquired by Lion Little World Beverages, an Australian subsidiary of the Japanese Kirin beverage group, on Dec. 31. The sale combined Bell’s Brewery with Fort Collins, Colorado-based craft brewer New Belgium Brewing Co., which makes Fat Tire and Voodoo Ranger.
Rosemont, Illinois-based Reyes Beer Division, which acquired Monarch in 2020, had an existing distribution agreement with New Belgium, giving it access to the Bell’s portfolio.
“We have a longstanding, strong and strategic partnership with our friends at New Belgium,” said Tom Day, CEO of Reyes Beer Division, in written remarks. “With New Belgium recently joining with Bell’s Brewery, we are excited to expand our offerings and live out our company purpose of connecting customers, consumers and brands every day, everywhere we operate.”
Reyes Beer Division is the largest beer distributor in the United States and the 8th-largest privately held company, with more than 31,000 employees and annual sales exceeding $30 billion.
Monarch is the state’s largest beer distributor and has about 600 employees at facilities in Indianapolis and Evansville.
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Energy finds in Africa highlight shifts in sector - DHL report
BUSINESS| Nov. 25, 2013, 10:51 a.m.
The recent oil and gas finds in Africa will continue to have a positive impact on local economies, if local African suppliers, service providers and other businesses are geared up to service this growth.
This is according to Steve Harley, President of the Energy Sector, for DHL Customer Solutions & Innovations. Harley says that these energy finds provide many possibilities for local businesses, to echo the express operator’s own marked increase in the transportation of energy-related material in the region.
Harley says that forecasts expect African oil supply growth to continue over the next 25 years, with predicted ranges of growth over the period of between 0.5 million and 2.0 million barrels per day. “Africa will need to adapt in order to keep up with the demand, as well as evolving trends in this highly competitive sector.”
He says that globally, the steady and reliable supply of energy is critical to economic activity, and due to Africa’s availability of the resource, it is expected that the continent will see continued and steady economic growth.
“We have also witnessed an increased demand for the resource on the continent, and currently Africa is the region with highest increase in oil consumption globally – 5% in 2012 versus only a 1% increase globally. This is likely to continue as many of the fastest growing economies are situated on the continent.”
Harley does warn though that, as the easily obtainable oil reserves have been has depleted, that most of the new developments are either very remote or technically challenging, which brings issues of infrastructure, transportation and expertise to the fore.
“Forecasts predict that conventional oil production will decline by five percent per year. Extraction from unconventional sources is more complex and relatively more expensive from a supply chain perspective. As such, customers will need complementary expertise from integrated logistics suppliers to meet the challenges of these new geographies and technologies.”
Harley points to DHL’s recent global white paper on Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) supply chain management for energy companies, which shows the oil and gas businesses will require integrated suppliers that are able to support them with end-to-end supply chain solutions. According to the white paper, logistics suppliers need to provide a global footprint in combination with local market expertise. As a trustworthy partner, they also need to drive cost and process optimization and maintain safety and compliance both on and off-site.”
“This is particularly true in Africa,” notes Charles Brewer, Managing Director for DHL Express Sub-Saharan Africa. “While the continent is showing promise, issues around infrastructure, regulatory hurdles, and lack of an integrated supply chain in most markets, can be a major hindrance for energy businesses. Couple that with the need to optimise production and improve supply chain management to enhance service and reduce cost, and you understand the need for integrated suppliers to introduce more robust metrics, optimize the inventory and find cost-effective transport solutions.”
To download the report, please visit: http://www.dhl.com/energywhitepaper
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The last of the major energy firms to confirm its winter price rises, E.ON, has said its bills will be going up from January 18.
The company is writing to customers to inform them of their plans, which will see the average dual fuel bill rise by 8.7%.
It blamed the increase on rising wholesale prices for energy and other factors such as rising network costs.
The announcement was seized upon by price comparison experts who claimed the increase would take the average UK dual fuel bill to a new record high.
E.ON said the move would mean the average electricity-only price rising by 7.7% with average gas-only prices going up by 9.4%.
But around one in six of its 4.8 million customers would endure no increase at all, the company said, because they were on either capped or fixed products.
Chief executive Tony Cocker said: "We have held back from increasing our prices for as long as we possibly could and at the same time have worked hard to reduce our own costs as a business so that our customers can get the best price possible.
"However, some 16 months after our last price increase, and almost a year since we actually cut our electricity prices, we have had to make the difficult decision to increase our prices."
He explained: "In the next few days every customer affected by this price change will receive a letter from us explaining the detail behind this announcement.
"Wherever we can, we will include the likely impact on the customer's own bill. However, as well as the individual impact, the broader question is not what we are doing but why we are doing it.
"We have worked hard to reduce our own running costs which include tasks such as reading and changing meters, answering queries and managing our customers' accounts."
Mr Cocker also moved to defend E.ON from any suggestion that it was ripping off customers through price rises.
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Delicious “meats” from Gutenfleischers vegan deli
Remember that palindrome you learned in fifth grade, “Go hang a salami. I’m a lasagna hog”? Besides being fucked up and unethical, this sentence is also hiding a not-so-secret truth about salami: it’s a major people killer. According to a new international study of 500,000 Europeans, you can pretty much consider yourself dead if you eat processed meat.
"Go hang yourself if you ate a salami because you helped kill a hog," doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, but I believe kids should know the truth! Gosh. Per NPR, this study says eating processed meat ups your chances for cancer and heart disease by, like, a bijillion. Apparently the toxic combo of salt, smoke, and nitrate used to preserve these processed dead animal carcasses masquerading as food is the WORST. Need another reason not to eat salami? I conducted an independent study by myself and found that 100 percent of the time it contributes to non-human animal deaths.
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High Point business owner killed inside store
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Police identified the victim as the store's business owner, 66-year-old Jack Little, of High Point.
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The U.S. Postal Service is set to honor civil rights icon Rosa Parks for her 100th birthday with two stamp dedication events in Dearborn and Detroit, Michigan. Detroit will be the first city to sell the Rosa Parks Forever Stamp at a ceremony at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American History. The stamp, illustrated by stamp artist Thomas Blackshear II, is a gouache (similar to watercolor but modified to make it non-transparent) portrait of the activist in her younger days.
The celebration will be held on Parks' 100th birthday on February 4, 2013, at 7:30 a.m. in Detroit and at 10:45 a.m. in Dearborn at the Henry Ford Museum, where the Rosa Parks bus is on permanent display. Admission to both museums is free that day.
Parks' refusal to give up her bus seat to a white man and subsequent arrest sparked a nationwide push for desegregation and she's since been awarded other honors such as the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Congressional Gold Medal and the Spingarn Medal, the highest award of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
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Hoteliers in Bristol are urging the two newly-elected mayors to give a firm show of support for the city’s hospitality industry now that they have been sworn in.
Marvin Rees (Labour) was re-elected as Mayor of Bristol at the weekend and former Wansdyke MP Dan Norris (Labour) became West of England Mayor, succeeding Conservative Tim Bowles. The Bristol Hoteliers Association (BHA) is calling on both men to speak up for the local hospitality industry, which was one of the hardest-hit sectors during the pandemic.
Raphael Herzog, BHA Chair, said: “Local people have given Marvin Rees and Dan Norris a vote of confidence by electing them to their positions, and we would like to congratulate them on their election victories. Now we’d like to see both men give our businesses a vote of confidence as lockdown restrictions ease and we begin the long road to recovery.”
Throughout the pandemic the BHA has lobbied local MPs and civic leaders for support. Mr Herzog said the elections have presented an opportunity to renew those calls and for the elected representatives to show that they are determined to stand up for local businesses.
He said: “Even if most, or all, restrictions are lifted on 21 June, it is still going to take time for our businesses to get fully up and running, which is why we need continued support. We would invite Mr Rees and Mr Norris to support out call for an extended business rates holiday for the hospitality sector. We would also like to see the reduced rate of VAT be extended, and for the furlough scheme to be extended and also be applicable for new employees, as this may give people increased confidence to choose a career in our sector. The fact that hospitality businesses were always among the first to close and the last to be able to re-open during the various lockdowns this year had a negative impact on people when it came to job security and stability. We need help to restore people’s confidence and to raise awareness of the many varied and tremendous career opportunities within our exciting sector.”
He added “We are hoping our newly-elected representatives will add their voices to ours, to help us get what we’ve been asking for ever since the first lockdown – to be treated fairly compared to other industries. We also really need political leaders to help promote our industry in this area. We have many vacancies but not enough people choosing to work in our sector. The Kick-Start scheme has not been successful for us and we need more support. We also need them to support our lobbying for the Government to review the EU Brexit rules on people working in our industry, so that more EU citizens can be allowed to work in the industry.”
He finished off by saying “Although we can re-open to guests on 17 May, some hotels can only operate at 70% occupancy and restaurants in bars can only safely operate at 40% or 50% of their usual occupancy, so our businesses continue to face many challenges, which is why we still need support.”


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So just what is Evolve? Today 2K has released a new trailer to explain just that.
Games publishers can be quite useful sometimes can't they?
Evolve is out next month on PS4, Xbox and PC and you can pre-order below. Here's the trailer.
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Valentino Rossi unveils new helmet design at winter tests.
It’s the first day of the MotoGP winter tests today and – as usual – nine times world champion Valentino Rossi has unveiled this new helmet design which he will use for the opening salvo of quick laps at Sepang.
Despite the sweltering weather in Malaysia, the new AGV Pista GP R helmet of Valentino is typically wintry. Designed as a snow globe, the helmet pays homage to the Doctor’s hometown, featuring the miniature of the picturesque landscape of Tavullia covered with snow, enclosed in a glass sphere…
There’s no news whether AGV will release a road going version of this lid, yet, but the Italian company has made punter versions of the Rossi winter testing design available before so there’s a good chance that we will see this on dealer’s shelves sometime later this year.


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British drinks brand Rich Energy is still the title sponsor of the Haas Formula One Team, despite its official Twitter account posting a tweet on Wednesday saying it had terminated its contract.
The tweet in question is still live on Rich Energy’s official Twitter account, but Haas F1 and Rich Energy’s own shareholders have denied the brand has any plans to cancel its sponsorship.
In a statement seen by SportBusiness Sponsorship, the “shareholders who own the majority of Rich Energy” said: “We wholeheartedly believe in the Haas F1 Team, its performance, and the organisation as a whole and we are fully committed to the current sponsorship agreement in place.
“We also completely believe in the product of Formula 1 and the platform it offers our brand.
“Clearly the rogue actions of one individual have caused great embarrassment.
“We are in the process of legally removing the individual from all executive responsibilities. They may speak for themselves but their views are not those of the company.”
But in a bizarre turn of events, Rich Energy chief executive William Storey dismissed the shareholders’ statement, saying he controls “all the assets” at the company.
In a tweet that is still live on Rich energy’s official account at the time of writing, Storey said: “The ludicrous statement by minority shareholders cosy with @redbull & @WhyteBikes is risible.
“Their attempted palace coup has failed. I control all of the assets of @rich_energy & have support of all key stakeholders” #RichEnergy.”
@rich_energy CEO @_williamstorey has commented "The ludicrous statement by minority shareholders cosy with @redbull & @WhyteBikes is risible. Their attempted palace coup has failed. I control all of the assets of @rich_energy & have support of all key stakeholders" #RichEnergy pic.twitter.com/1d32m1AELG
— Rich Energy (@rich_energy) July 11, 2019
Storey’s tweet has led motorsports observers to suggest he may have posted the original “rogue” tweet announcing Rich Energy’s termination of the partnership.
Despite the ongoing soap opera between Storey and his shareholders, Haas has confirmed that the brand is still its title sponsor and it will race with Rich Energy branding on its car livery at the British Grand Prix this weekend.
“Rich Energy is currently the title partner of Haas F1 Team. I cannot comment further on the contractual relationship between our two parties due to commercial confidentiality.” – Guenther Steiner, Team Principal pic.twitter.com/egSltgGnAO
— Haas F1 Team (@HaasF1Team) July 11, 2019
The race is likely to be the last time Rich Energy can use its stag’s head logo on British soil, after losing a copyright infringement battle with UK bicycle manufacturer Whyte Bikes in May this year.
Among the penalties imposed by the UK High Court, Rich Energy has been ordered to hand over details of all its financial transactions to date, including its sponsorship with Haas, and must remove its logo from all UK business assets by July 18.


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Sonic Lost World Debut Trailer
The speedy blue furball, who all but disappeared from the gaming world these past few years, is back! The Sonic Lost World debut trailer hit the web today, showing off Sega’s latest installment in the popular series featuring Sonic the Hedgehog.
Announced earlier this month, at Nintendo Direct, the game will be exclusive for Nintendo platforms, available later this year for WiiU and 3DS.
With gravity mechanics and shifting levels on a spherical world platform, the resemblance to Super Mario Galaxy, a previous Wii success, is noticeable. Sonic Lost World will feature a free running ability, allowing Sonic to run up walls and across obstacles while the run trigger is pushed. For those fans of the blue blur’s high speed action, there will be plenty of opportunity to whip through at lightening speed, as well as sequences that slow things down to enhance platforming elements. A newly unveiled cast of foes, the ‘Deadly Six’, should be a refreshing change from constant battles with Doctor Eggman – in this game Sonic and Doctor Eggman must team up to battle the six deadly villains!
GoNintendo has compiled a fairly comprehensive list of gameplay features for both WiiU and 3DS platforms, found here.
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