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NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Financial stocks rallied in pre-holiday trading Wednesday as the pull of bullish economic data drew investors back into the sector after three losing sessions.
Layoffs have slowed dramatically in the past few weeks, supporting the view that the labor market is improving.
"This is unambiguously good -- very good -- news," said Ian Shepherdson, chief U.S. economist at High Frequency Economics. See full story.
The Amex Securities Broker Dealer Index $XBD rose 3.6 percent, and the Philadelphia Bank Index $BKX added 2.9 percent.
Among other economic news, spending rebounded more than expected in October from weak late-summer levels as the arrival of a new model year boosted auto sales. Incomes nosed higher that month.
A closely followed index of consumer confidence also rose, as did U.S. durable goods orders.
Among the banks, Citigroup
In the brokerage sector, Lehman Bros.
Standard & Poor's reaffirmed Travelers Property Casualty's
Meanwhile, S&P said the company's market position and growth are expected to remain strong. The stock slipped 23 cents, or 1.5 percent, to $14.87.
Shares of E-Loan EELN jumped 7.8 percent to $1.79.
On Tuesday, the company said three institutional investors, along with its managers and directors, had purchased all of the 5.9 million shares of the company previously held by Charles Schwab


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Singapore-based online car marketplace sgCarMart and decentralized data exchange protocol Ocean Protocol are launching a blockchain-powered “Know-Your-Vehicle” data marketplace. The development was announced in a press release on July 5.
The so called Know-Your-Vehicle used car data marketplace will purportedly provide a secure way of sharing and accessing of information about used cars in Singapore, where almost 9,000 cars reportedly changed ownership per month in 2018.
The product is set to provide customers with the capability of tracking data origin on a vehicle and then trace its history. Subsequently, the parties are looking to use this data in helping other industries and the government to improve products and services. Daryl Arnold, founder of Ocean Protocol, said:
“Ocean Protocol provides companies with a platform to share and monetize data in a secure, traceable, and privacy-preserving manner. It allows data owners to retain control of data access and offers an incentive mechanism for companies to deploy, to collect quality data from their stakeholders.”
Back in October 2018, Ocean Protocol took part in the MOBI Grand Challenge tournament hat intends to develop “the first viable” blockchain-powered network of vehicles and system to coordinate machines, provide data sharing, and improve the level of mobility in urban conditions.
The winners of the first challenge were set to win $350,000 worth of awards in a number of categories, including $100,000 worth of tokens from Ocean Protocol.
Blockchain technology has seen widespread integration into the transport sector to address various needs. In May, the government transportation department in the city of Austin, Texas partnered with nonprofit Iota Foundation to develop a more interoperable transportation ecosystem. One of the visions of a system was where every transit system can interact with the same payment app and a single digital identity.
That same month, major automobile manufacturers Honda and General Motors were jointly conducting research on electric vehicles and smart grid interoperability using blockchain to investigate whether electric vehicles can be used to stabilize the supply of energy in smart grids.

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I am still on the road, but wanted to quickly stick something fresh up for discussion.
I have long been suspicious of the whole carbon offsets business (and frankly, it reminds me of buying indulgences). The FTC apparently shares similar concerns:
Corporations and shoppers in the United States spent more than $54 million last year on carbon offset credits toward tree planting, wind farms, solar plants and other projects to balance the emissions created by, say, using a laptop computer or flying on a jet.
But where exactly is that money going?
The Federal Trade Commission, which regulates advertising claims, raised the question Tuesday in its first hearing in a series on green marketing, this one focusing on carbon offsets.
As more companies use offset programs to create an environmental halo over their products, the commission said it was growing increasingly concerned that some green marketing assertions were not substantiated. Environmentalists have a word for such misleading advertising: “greenwashing.”
The FTC also raised questions about how carbon offsets are being calculated:
Most suppliers of carbon offsets say that the cost of planting a tree is roughly $5, and the tree must live for at least 100 years to fully compensate for the emissions in question. By comparison, an offset sold by Dell for three years’ use of a notebook computer costs $2.
To supply and manage the carbon offsets, big consumer brands are turning to a growing number of little-known companies, like TerraPass, and nonprofits, like Carbonfund.org. These intermediaries also cater to corporations that want to become “carbon-neutral” by purchasing offsets for the carbon dioxide they release.
Ms. Majoras of the F.T.C. pointed out that spokesmen for events like the Super Bowl and the Academy Awards have recently started saying that their events are carbon-neutral (though the Academy Awards drew criticism for the way its offsets were handled).
The F.T.C. has not accused anyone of wrongdoing — neither the providers of carbon offsets nor the consumer brands that sell them. But environmentalists say — and the F.T.C.’s hearings suggest — that it is only a matter of time until the market faces greater scrutiny from the government or environmental organizations.
I suppose I will be carbon-neutral for the rest of my life, as I planted a couple hundred trees two years ago (for a United Way function). I can now get that Hummer without feeling guilty about it. Oh, and if you want to be carbon-neutral, just send me a check and I will plant a tree for you. 🙂


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It seems the ability to remap the Bixby button on the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus has now been removed. Although the two Galaxy S8 smartphones have yet to become widely available, it had been previously reported that users would be able to remap the dedicated Bixby button and essentially, attribute a different feature to the button – like for instance, the Google Assistant. Although, it could effectively be remapped to do anything.
However, a new report out of XDA Developers is confirming that a new update which is rolling out to the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus results in the complete removal of the ability to change the destination of the Bixby button. Since the initial report came out, it also now seems to be the case that Philip Berne, a Samsung representative, has confirmed the removal of the feature. Citing that it is a security risk as it exploits system-level functionality. While further adding that the ability to remap the Bixby button is unlikely to be a feature that is ever officially supported. Which in reality makes sense as Samsung will want users to make use of Bixby and offering the ability to remove its core access point would be somewhat counter-intuitive to the company’s ambitions for Bixby.
To add another twist to the proceedings though, the same XDA report also states that someone who has a Galaxy S8 (that has been updated) is still able to make use of the feature. It seems that one of the notable differences on this could be whether or not the Galaxy S8 is a carrier variant or not. Although, there is no way to know whether that is the case for certain. In any case, whether the feature remains active on any particular variant of the Galaxy S8 or S8 Plus right now, the current and common consensus is that Samsung is removing the feature ahead of the official release of the smartphone and is unlikely to make it officially available anytime soon. Which does mean if you do plan on picking up a Galaxy S8 or S8 Plus, then the dedicated Bixby button is likely to only serve as a button dedicated to Bixby.


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When it comes to high-pressure processing (HPP) and the produce category, guacamole came first. HPP grew to catch on with salsas and, today more than ever, juices. Now experts say there’s even more potential with HPP for processing products made with fresh produce – with some limitations. HPP uses pressure rather than heat or chemicals to disable pathogens in foods, according to Mark Duffy, chief executive officer for Universal Pure.
Once packaged, food products go into a machine that applies a high level of water pressure – up to 87,000 psi in some cases. “High-pressure processing can deliver a ‘better’ product, in some cases, than heat pasteurization can,” said Mary-Grace C. Danao, research associate professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Food Processing Center.
“In general, with HPP, shelf life is longer, vitamin/mineral/ antioxidants/pigments are not affected by pressure as they are by temperature, sauces can be infused better into a meat product, etc.” HPP could also help preserve the nutritional aspects of foods. “Many of those flavors, colors, vitamins are destroyed or reduced in the thermal processing, so they lose that benefit,” said Prem Singh, president and chief technology officer of Teeinovations, which specializes in packaging including a film designed for HPP. The advantage to HPP is that it functions as an intervention step in a way that preservatives don’t, said Joyce Longfield, vice president of product innovation for Good Foods and chairperson of the 2017-formed Cold Pressure Council. Preservatives may inhibit the growth of pathogens such as listeria, but the cells can still remain alive in the product, whereas the pressure of HPP is lethal to pathogen survival. “Preservatives are not an intervention step,” she said. “They prevent organisms from growing. “If I use a preservative like potassium sorbate to make a hummus, or a salsa … all that’s going to do is prevent listeria from growing, but it doesn’t kill it. A lot of people don’t understand that.”
Longfield cites the example of a salsa company she encountered at the recent United Fresh convention in Chicago. The company is using a plant-based preservative to achieve 120-day shelf life with traditional processing methods. Longfield argues that the slightly higher cost of HPP would be worth the tradeoff of reducing spoilage and eliminating the chance of a pathogen recall. “Right now everyone sees the dollar – that’s the first thing that comes to mind,” she said. “Preservatives are cheap, but that doesn’t give you food safety.”
The right stuff
HPP isn’t suitable for all types of produce-related products. Right now in produce, Danao said, it lends itself to fruit- and vegetable-based juices, purees and baby foods, as well as ready-to-eat avocado/guacamole, salsas, vegetable dips, sauces and salad dressings. “HPP is ideal to produce processors who want to deliver a product that is safe, has a long shelf life and doesn’t mind that it will need to be refrigerated for the entire shelf life,” Danao said. “If the intent is to make a shelf-stable product, then it will be best to stick to the traditional thermal processing technologies.” The process doesn’t lend itself to fresh produce like shredded cabbage or lettuce, said Dallas Hoover, a professor in animal and food sciences at the University of Delaware. The pressure is just too great, and the product has to be packaged.
“If it’s not cut and already minimally processed in some way that it can be packaged, it’s not going to happen,” Hoover said. “It doesn’t work well or compete well with frozen product.”
David Acheson, chief executive officer of food and beverage consultants The Acheson Group, echoed that HPP isn’t for produce that needs to remain physically intact. “It’s going to have to be a different product you can apply pressure to,” he said. Acheson said “a lot” of his clients use HPP for its risk-mitigation capabilities. “We’ll occasionally recommend HPP as an intervention that can get a company out of a pickle,” Acheson said. “We’ve done it with a manufacturer that made pesto out of fresh basil.
“They were producing it and trying to control risks, but had some challenges with listeria.” The company couldn’t cook the product because it would have changed its characteristics. HPP was the solution. “That’s one of the issues potentially with HPP over heat – the desire to maintain its natural qualities,” he said.
Limitations of HPP
HPP isn’t generally practical for processing extremely large volumes of product. “The technology is a batch process – it’s not like a continuous process,” Longfield said. “So if you think in terms of pasteurization, it’s a continuous process – it can do something like 24,000 pounds an hour. “With HPP, even using the biggest machine, you’re probably looking at most at 5,000 pounds an hour.” And the equipment is so expensive that many companies, especially those just starting out, use an HPP copacker to make their product as opposed to investing in their own. Not so at Good Foods, which started out as HPP first. Longfield said HPP came on founder and CEO Kurt Penn’s radar at a trade show around 2008. After selling a chicken sausage company he’d been operating, he was ready for another venture.
“He knew he needed HPP as his food safety source so he actually bought an HPP machine without even having a company or a product to go through it,” Longfield said. “He thought, ‘This is the future.’” Today, Good Foods produces more than 150 different products including guacamoles, yogurt dips, juices and prepared salads (chicken, quinoa and grain, for example) – all using HPP. “A lot of companies tend to make just salsa or just hummus or just guacamole and focus on one or two categories,” Longfield said. “We look at ourselves as an HPP company that makes foods. “We look at what our consumers want, the trends. We look at those products, and are they suitable for HPP, and if so, how can we start to develop those product lines.”
What’s on the outside counts
Packaging is key to the HPP process. “HPP users need to choose a packaging material that has good barrier properties to minimize oxygen and light coming into the product,” Danao said. “The packaging must also be able to withstand the high levels of pressure applied during processing, as well as pay attention to the amount of headspace in the package.” Singh said packaging can be divided into three types: trays like those that frozen meals come in; bags or pouches; and bottles and jars for juices and salsas. And it all has to be able to withstand the high pressure.
“In the beginning of HPP, a lot of failures happened because even the large companies did not understand the role of packaging in HPP,” he said. Packaging has to be able to revert back to the original shape, he explains. Singh’s company is among those that produce a film designed to function with HPP. “It seals through trays made from polypropylene or PET or the crystallized PET black trays you see in grocery stores,” Singh said. “It seals to all of those strong enough that it survives the pressure. “The seals are strong enough that they go through HPP, but the beauty is that you can still peel it.”
Expanding HPP – and awareness
Singh predicts that research and investment to explore the ways HPP can be expanded in produce-related processing will result in an expanded range of offerings in the category. “We have actually seen that you can enhance the texture by selecting the right amount of pressure and temperature,” he said. “We are beginning to understand how we can use HPP for non-liquid or non-pureed products like chunks. “It depends on the food type. Pineapple does behave differently than papaya or mango or guava … there’s more work to be done.” Consumer trends are also going to drive expansion, Danao predicts. “As more and more consumers look for high-quality plant-based foods, the more HPP technology will be applied to fruit and vegetable processing,” she said. Meanwhile, Longfield said the Cold Pressure Council was formed by HPP industry representatives to serve as a resource for startups and others who need help implementing HPP into their HACCP plans. “It’s a resource for companies working through regulatory challenges and food safety challenges,” she said. “Part of the reason is the FDA guidance documents are not written for how to apply the regulations to HPP.”
The council wants to work with regulatory bodies and be a resource to help create uniformity and consistent food safety practices among food manufacturers using HPP technology. “There’s no specific directives to tell you how to use HPP for every food category,” she said. “So what happens is across the country, you have inspectors interpreting the guidance documents and how HPP can apply to it. You don’t have any consistency.” The council is also trying to educate consumers about the process and what’s in it for them. Danao said consumers may have a general understanding of what HPP is, but remain confused “as to whether the product is truly raw or fresh, minimally processed, coldpressed, or pressure pasteurized’ or high-pressure processed.”
Companies that meet council guidelines via audit will be able to affix a logo bearing the Cold Pressure Council and high-pressure-certified resource websites. There, consumers can find out more about why HPP was chosen over pasteurization or preservatives in the production of the product “HPP products in North America totaled, I think, $12 billion in 2015, and people just don’t see it,” Longfield said. “Nobody really advertises they’re using the technology. “Part of the logo program is to start to drive consumer awareness and consumer desire.”


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Taking a peek inside China's Changan
|Douglas A. Bolduc is Managing Editor at Automotive News Europe.|
China's Changan Automobile is moving fast but cautiously, according to a top executive with the automaker whose partners include Ford, PSA/Peugeot-Citroen and Mazda.
Martin Joyce, who is group chief engineer at Changan's UK r&d center, said it wasn't long ago that the automaker was 10 years behind its more established rivals, but now it is about two years behind, especially when it comes to powertrains.
Joyce, a 30-year auto industry veteran, said Changan's engines are Euro 5 compliant. His current challenge is to make sure Changan's powertrains can meet euro 6 emission standards. The automaker, which also has a design center in Italy, is working with top Tier 1 suppliers such as Robert Bosch for stop-start technology, BorgWarner for turbochargers and Aisin for transmissions.
In addition to its joint ventures with U.S., French and Japanese automakers, Changan's own-brand sells sedans and crossovers domestically. The CS75 SUV debuted at the Frankfurt auto show on Tuesday.
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McCain Foods sells majority stake in 'Wong Wing' to Champlain led investor group
February 28, 2021
An investor group led by Champlain Financial Corporation, and including Fondaction, has acquired a majority stake in the Wong Wing business unit ('Wong Wing') in partnership with McCain Foods Canada ('McCain').
McCain Foods Canada appoints new VP Foodservice Sales as Jeff Veysey retires after 44 years with the company
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Three men have been charged in connection with baby formula thefts at two Menomonee Falls stores in February and March.
Dante Rhodes, 37, Muhammad Ali, 33, and Seth Nelson, 40, were charged March 4 in Waukesha County Circuit Court.
According to the Menomonee Falls police report:
An employee at Pick 'n Save, N95-W18273 County Line Road, called police after the men put 21 cans of baby formula into shopping bags, loaded them into a green Ford Explorer and drove away about 6:20 p.m. March 2.
The men were arrested a short time later after they were caught concealing baby formula at Target, N95-W17707 Shady Lane, and were taken into custody.
During the investigation, police discovered Ali and Nelson were responsible for stealing a total of 57 cans of baby formula at Target on Feb. 24 and 25. They had worked together to steal the formula by concealing it inside plastic bins. During each incident they were seen loading the stolen formula into a green Ford Explorer.
The stolen formula was recovered and returned to the store. The men told police they stole the formula to sell it for cash due to their drug addictions.
Ali was charged with three misdemeanor counts of retail theft, one felony count of retail theft, and misdemeanor counts of resisting/obstructing an officer, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of an illegally obtained prescription.
Nelson was charged with one felony count of retail theft and three misdemeanor counts of retail theft.
Rhodes was charged with one misdemeanor count of retail theft.
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Smartphones/Tablets Pushing Handheld Gaming Devices Aside
June 11, 2012 11:06 AM
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Handheld gaming device shipments are expected to slow and even decline in 2013 and beyond while tablet/smartphone shipments continue to soar
Mobile devices are certainly taking over the tech world, but not just any mobile devices -- smartphones and tablets are slowly pushing handheld gaming devices out of the spotlight.
A new study conducted by ABI Research shows that more portable gamers are looking to
smartphones and tablets
for their gaming needs rather than handheld gaming devices like Nintendo's 3DS and Sony's Vita.
According to the study, both Nintendo and Sony are expected to ship over 38 million portable gaming devices in 2013. After that point, unit shipments are expected to continue declining slightly and then remain "flat" through 2017.
The 38 million-unit shipments in 2013 is a dramatic fall from the 47 million-unit shipments in 2008. Expert analysts say that smartphones and tablets are moving in on this sector, offering mobile games that are much cheaper right on the devices they use on a daily basis. However, core gamers will still keep Nintendo and Sony's gaming sales afloat.
"Mobile devices will compete with dedicated handheld gaming devices, but select consumer segments like core gamers and those individuals who do not want or have a smartphone or tablet will still provide some demand," said Michael Inouye, senior ABI analyst. "The addition of mobile gaming is not necessarily a zero sum situation; in fact, many feel there is plenty of room in the gaming market for both portable and mobile gaming.
"The mobile and tablet markets have increased consumers' price sensitivity. First party developers and key game franchises will be vital cogs for the industry in the future, since hardware alone is not going to cut it given the shorter upgrade cycles for mobile devices."
This was clearly demonstrated last year when Nintendo's 3DS launched for $249.99 and initially didn't sell very well. In July 2011, the gaming company reported poor financial results, posting a net loss of 25.5 billion yen ($324 million USD) and decided to
slash the 3DS' price to $169.99
starting August 12.
In April of this year, Nintendo posted its
first annual loss ever
with an operating loss of 37.3 billion yen ($460.9 million USD) and a net loss of 43.2 billion yen ($532.5 million USD).
However, it looks like Nintendo is still doing all right. In March of this year, the company celebrated the
3DS' birthday with a 4.5 million sales milestone
. Sales for the device picked up after the price slash and when more impressive titles were released.
In addition, Nintendo recently introduced its own social network,
which is to be released with its upcoming Wii U console release.
While gaming companies like Microsoft's Xbox division and Sony's PlayStation unit still seem to attract core gamers, mobile devices have a bit of an advantage in that they can capture the attention of both casual and core gamers. Smartphones tend to be used by a larger audience, since carrying a cell phone on a daily basis is more common than someone carrying a 3DS. When we're not using it for phone calls or the Internet, gaming apps are a popular pastime, and they're convenient because they're right on our phones. They're also cheap, and many times even free.
Also, many new tablets and smartphones are released annually, giving consumers many choices for different price ranges. For instance, Apple has released a new iPad each year since its initial release in 2010. During the first quarter of this year,
had 11.8 million total shipments.
Last year, Rovio CEO Peter Vesterbacka, creator of mobile game Angry Birds, said that
console games were dying in favor of mobile games
because of how expensive console games are and the slow rate of system upgrades.
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RE: Not surprising...
6/11/2012 12:02:14 PM
Here is my list of the devices a "smartphone" replaces:
Phone, PDA, Watch, Stopwatch, Flashlight, Calculator, Camera, Camcorder, GPS/map display, Alarm Clock, Music Player, Handheld Game Console, Radio, Voice Recorder, Electronic Book Reader, Wi-fi hotspot, Barometer/altimeter
Note that with relatively inexpensive hardware add-ons, there are many more possibilities (such as OBD reader).
Even if you use only half of those items regularly, the smartphone starts looking like a bargain.
RE: Not surprising...
6/12/2012 8:23:18 AM
Maps, Compass, Tape Measure, Ruler, Metal Detector, Spirit Level, Remote, Books/Magazines
RE: Not surprising...
6/12/2012 7:07:05 PM
This is only the beginning. Wait until software starts taking full advantage of devices like the Galaxy Note...
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If you’re the type of person who loves snapping photos with your smartphone, are obsessed with Instagram, or just wants a better camera on your Android device the LG Optimus G might be just for you. Today LG’s released another promo video claiming their 13 megapixel Optimus G will feature the “world’s best camera.” — for smartphones at least.
Basically they are saying that while just the megapixel number isn’t everything, their new camera module inside the upcoming Optimus G will be the world’s best camera and have the best image quality available in the smartphone market. Sadly there was a quick mention at the very end of the video stating some regions will only get the 8 megapixel model — and not all 13. We have a feeling the US 4G LTE models won’t have room for the 13 megapixel camera. Here’s the video:
LG has been very vocal this time around with the Optimus G smartphone and hope this will start a new trend and help improve their brand image moving forward. Samsung’s currently leading the Android charge in all areas but this new Optimus G with its quad-core and 4.7-inch display could change that.
LG officially announced the Optimus G a few weeks ago and we expect to hear more details on it sometime next week. Between Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, a TrueHD IPS display, quad-core processor, and this new camera from LG Innotek we expect this to be quite the smartphone. Hopefully LG can deliver and we’re excited to see some sample shots from this new camera technology. Hit the links below for what we know and have seen thus far from LG.


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J Carlo Cannell, the activist investor who has been circling Rightside for the last year or so, was unimpressed with the company’s recent sale of eNom to Tucows.
In a letter published as a Securities and Exchange Commission filing last week, Cannell announced that he has started up a support group for fellow “concerned” investors.
In the distinctly loveless Valentine’s Day missive, Cannell called for Rightside to be acquired, go private or issue a big dividend to investors, and said he intends to campaign to have the board of directors replaced.
On the eNom sale, Cannell wrote that the $76.7 million deal “marks a step in the right direction” for the company, but that he was “not satisfied” with the price or the $4 million legal fees accrued. He wrote:
Conversations with management suggest that the Company took only two months to evaluate and close the transaction. Perhaps if they had been more patient and diligent, shareholders would have enjoyed more than the 0.5x 2016 revenues which they received in this “shotgun sale”.
This price was a fraction of Tucows’ own valuation of 2.6x 2016 estimated revenue. For the two trading sessions following the eNom transaction, NAME traded up 10% while TCX was up 32%, suggesting that investors believe it was a better deal for TCX shareholders than NAME shareholders.
The deal was described at the time by Tucows’ CEO Elliot Noss as an “individual opportunistic transaction”.
Noss later told analysts that the eNom business was floundering, “a flat, potentially even slightly negative-growth business”.
Cannell said last week he has formed Save NAME Group, named after Rightside’s ticker symbol, as a means to exert pressure on the board.
He said it is currently “difficult to justify” the company remaining publicly listed, and that the “sale of the entire company” or a “special and substantial dividend” could help appease shareholders.
He said Rightside agreed last August to let him name a new director, but has dragged its feet approving his suggestion, adding:
SNG intends to become more active and vocal in its efforts to force change at NAME. SNG has compiled a slate of qualified candidates. The names and identity of these candidates shall be disclosed periodically together with other neutral and reliable facts to support the contention of SNG that some or all of the board of NAME needs to be replaced.
Cannell, who owns about 9% of Rightside, first emerged as a critic of the company a year ago.
At that time, he called for the company to ditch its “garbage” new gTLD registries in favor of a focus on its higher-margin eNom business.
He was supported by Uniregistry CEO Frank Schilling, then also a Rightside investor in addition to a competitor.
Tucows yesterday reported an 11% increase in revenue for 2016, driven partly by an acquisition, but warned that its more recent acquisition, eNom, may be shrinking.
The company reported revenue for 2016 of $189.8 million, up from $171 million in 2015. Net income was up 41% at $16 million.
For the fourth quarter, revenue was up 9% year-on-year at $48.8 million. Net income was down 9% at $2.8 million.
In a conference call, executives linked some of the growth to the April 2016 acquisition of Melbourne IT’s reseller business, which added 1.6 million domains to Tucows’ DUM.
While Tucows also operates its Ting mobile phone service, the majority of its revenue still comes from domains and related services.
In the fourth quarter, revenue was $30 million for this segment. Of that, $23.1 million came from domains sold via its wholesale network and $3.8 million came from Hover, its retail channel.
CEO Elliot Noss noted that the acquisition of the eNom wholesale registrar business from Rightside last month made Tucows easily the second-largest registrar after GoDaddy, but made eNom sound like a neglected business.
“The eNom business is a flat, potentially even slightly negative-growth business in terms of gross margin dollars,” he told analysts.
eNom’s channel skews more towards European and North American web hosting companies, which are a growth challenge, he said. He added:
We acquired a mature retail business and associated customers which for the past few years has been more about maintaining and servicing eNom’s existing customers as opposed to growth. It has not been actively promoted and as a result has a flat to declining trajectory. It’s something we don’t intend to change in the short-term, but as we look under the hood and get a better sense of the platform as we will with all of the operations, the long-term plan might be different.
The acquisition was “overwhelmingly about generating scale and realizing cost efficiencies”, Noss said.
Tucows paid $83.5 million for eNom, which has about $155 million in annual revenue and is expected to generate about $20 million in EBITDA per year after efficiencies are realized.
Actor turned fashion designer John Malkovich is to feature in a Super Bowl commercial themed on cybersquatting.
The ad, for web host Squarespace, sees Malkovich complaining about the domain johnmalkovich.com belonging to some other guy by the same name.
In a roundabout way, this is also a commercial for Tucows, the newly-crowned second-largest domain registrar, which Squarespace acts as a reseller for.
Here’s the ad:
In reality, Malkovich owns the the .com of his full name. He sells clothes there.
However, he’s reportedly currently suing the owner of malkovich.com in France.
Clarification: a reader has asked me to clarify that using a domain in good faith isn’t strictly “cybersquatting”. Every DI reader already knows this, but apparently unless you spell it out every single time you risk incurring the anger of cretins.
Tucows is to become “the second largest registrar in the world” by acquiring eNom from Rightside, paying $83.5 million.
The deal will give Tucows another 14.5 million domains under management and 28,000 resellers, giving it a total of 29 million DUM and 40,000 resellers.
That DUM number, which appears to include ccTLDs, makes Tucows the undisputed volume leader in the reseller world and the second-largest registrar overall.
GoDaddy, the DUM leader, had about 55 million domains just in gTLDs at the last count.
Tucows CEO Elliot Noss told analysts that the deal, along with the April 2016 acquisition of Melbourne IT’s reseller business, were “individual opportunistic transactions”.
He said that Tucows will take its time integrating the two companies, but expects to realize cost savings (presumably read: job losses as duplicate administrative positions are eliminated) over 24 months.
The reseller APIs will not change, and Tucows will not migrate names over to its own existing ICANN accreditations. This could help with reseller retention.
For Rightside, the company said the spin-off will allow it to focus on vertical integration between its gTLD registry business and its consumer-facing registrar, Name.com.
Rightside had come in for a certain amount of high-profile investor criticism for its dogged focus on new gTLDs at the expense of its eNom and Name.com businesses.
Activist investor J Carlo Cannell, supported by fellow investor and Uniregistry CEO Frank Schilling, a year ago accused Rightside of putting too much emphasis on “garbage” new gTLDs instead of its more profitable registrar businesses.
Last June, it also announced plans to modernize eNom, which Cannell and others had accused of looking stale compared to its competitors.
Canadian registrar Tucows has acquired the reseller network of Australian rival Melbourne IT for up to $6.5 million.
The company said the deal will “add hundreds of resellers and approximately 1.6 million domains under management to Tucows’ OpenSRS wholesale domain business.”
Melbourne IT said that the low-margin business was a “drag” on the performance of its core business as a retail registrar focused on small and medium sized businesses.
The price, the Aussie company said, will be between AUD 8.1 million and AUD 8.5 million, depending on exchange rates. That’s as much as $6.5 million.
Tucows did not disclose the price, saying it was “immaterial”.


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Sports Analytics in the Classroom: How One Computer Science Professor is Changing the Game
Wednesday November 07, 2018
Check out the Stats & Analytics Hub for the latest insights and resources on basketball data technology. By 2022, the sports analytics market is expected to skyrocket to $4 billion. While top international companies are fighting for industry supremacy, an assistant professor of computer science at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, N.C. is poised to make
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Live streaming for NFL content is growing faster than the global trend, which is also expanding at unprecedented rates, according to a new report released by intelligence company Conviva.
Streaming has ramped up over the past year as quality and access has improved. According to the report, which covers streaming data for the third quarter, total plays climbed 49 percent over the year-earlier period while viewing time was up 54 percent.
The NFL has benefitted from a faster adoption rate as the league has worked to increase access to its content across a range of streaming locations. So far this season, NFL live viewing is up 72 percent year-over-year in plays and 83 percent in viewing hours.
This confirms the NFL’s own bullish report released earlier this month on streaming. Through week four of the 2018 season, consumption of NFL games on digital was up 65 percent from 2017, with an average audience per minute of 326,000 viewers per game across all platforms, according to the league. Growth was being driven by mobile, notably via smartphones and connected TVs, where the average audience was up 147 percent and 54 percent, respectively, compared with 2017.
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Wednesday April 24, 2019
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G2 Esports’ Reality Show Will Give Fortnite Gamers a Chance to Go Pro
Tuesday November 06, 2018
G2 Esports has partnered with prepaid payment company paysafecard to launch a new interactive Fortnite talent show called Making The Squad. The show will document 20 amateur Fortnite players who will compete for a full-time contract from the G2 Esports organization. Fortnite content creators who are at least 16 years of age have until Nov.
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The NFL has attributed much of its success to its focus on providing a high-quality streaming experience. NFL Media’s Culver City, Calif., headquarters is staffed with nearly 100 people on game days who make sure all of the digital streams are running smoothly.
The other success driver has just been an increase in access. Prior to this season, mobile access was limited via an exclusive contract to Verizon Wireless customers. Tablet access typically required a pay-TV subscription. Now, all primetime games and Sunday afternoon local games can be viewed on any mobile device via the NFL app or Verizon’s media properties without requiring a payment or login.
Interestingly, despite the focus on live streaming for major sporting events like the World Cup, which drove a 10 percent bump in traffic during the weeks the tournament was played in the third quarter, long-form video on demand content saw the biggest gains year-over-year, according to Conviva.
Long-form content saw 111 percent and 93 percent increase in plays and viewing hours, respectively, increasing share to more than half of all global viewing Conviva measured.


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"Purge 5," the latest chapter in Universal Pictures’ dystopian horror franchise, has been indefinitely delayed. The film,
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July's new movies 2020. How to Build a Girl release date July 3. Director: Coky Giedroyc. Starring: Beanie Feldstein, Alfie Allen. Stage Mother.
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Traditional Independence Day celebrations will be hard to come by this July, as annual parades and celebrations are being.
Rod Stewart wants to make a film about his life after being inspired by legends Elton John and Freddie Mercury.
April 2018 – July 2018. Interest in cryptocurrency, a form of digital currency, is growing steadily in Africa. Some economists say it is a disruptive innovation that.
According to Variety, The Forever Purge will no longer hit theaters on July 10, and does not currently have a rescheduled.
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Bitcoin fell 2.87 percent on Tuesday, ending the longest stretch of daily gains since July 2018. The long-term outlook, however, remains bullish.
The most popular movies on Netflix this week include its new original action movie "Extraction" and the Pixar hit.
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November 26, 2019
Panasonic Corporation announced that starting November 25, 2019, the company will begin offering an application programming interface (API) for its facial recognition technology to the market in Japan.
This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191125005296/en/
Facial recognition API usage scenario (Graphic: Business Wire)
Panasonic first began R&D into facial recognition in the early 1990s, and has continued to perfect these capabilities in various ways by incorporating the technology into consumer products and by applying it to camera-based security solutions. The company has gone on to provide reliable, safe and efficient facial recognition solutions such as for passport control at airports and ticketless entry at amusement parks. Now, Panasonic aims to help customers solve a variety of challenges by offering an API for this same technology.
The API enables deep-learning powered facial recognition technology via a cloud-based service.
Strengths of Panasonic’s facial recognition technology:
Due to these, Panasonic’s facial recognition technology is able to accurately identify faces even under difficult conditions which previously presented challenges to facial recognition, such as when the face is seen from an angle, in difficult lighting conditions, or when the face is partially covered by sunglasses or a surgical mask.
Advancements in ICT and other technologies mean that identity verification and entry/exit management are becoming more efficient. Meanwhile, there are a range of issues related to these that require solutions such as individuals working in logistics fields needing to be able to pass security points even with both hands full, and that employees often work from varying offices all requiring unified access and timecard management. There are also other more serious problems, such as online identity theft.
Panasonic’s deep learning-based facial recognition technology can now be used simply by opening this API, making it possible to incorporate the technology into customers’ smartphone applications, websites, and building access management systems. This will enable entry/exit management at multiple business sites, streamline movement within offices or work sites, and prevent identity theft. The facial recognition API is a micro service within Panasonic’s μSockets B2B IoT service which is currently available in Japan (see details below).
By adding an API to its facial recognition service lineup, Panasonic has the advantage of being able to offer both on-premises and cloud-based solutions to match its customers’ business requirements. Making Panasonic’s proven facial recognition technology available to customers and partners through an API will enable it to be used in a wider range of industries, including for marketing analysis, accounting, and entry/exit management. This will enable further quality improvements and the creation of new collaborative business models with its customers and partners through open innovation. Through this, Panasonic will strive to further accelerate growth and expand its customer base.
Main Features of the Facial Recognition API
1. Provides world-class advanced facial recognition technology as a cloud service
Panasonic’s world-class facial recognition technology is capable of recognizing faces even when seen from an angle, faces that have aged from the registered photo, and faces that are partially covered. The technology also makes use of the backlight correction and noise reduction technology the company has developed as a camera manufacturer.
2. Usage-based pricing model, with no initial costs
Monthly costs are based on the number of faces registered and the number of facial recognitions performed. Customers pay the total of the two.
Monthly service charge (excl. tax) = number of faces registered + number of facial recognitions
Face registration charge: 5 yen/person
Facial recognition charge: 1 yen/time
Example of monthly charge:
200 faces are registered, and facial recognition is performed a total of 16,000 times per month (4 times/person/day, 200 people, 20 business days)
(5 yen/person x 200 people) + (1 yen/time x 4 times/person/day x 200 people x 20 business days) = 17,000 yen/month
How to start using the facial recognition API
μSockets is an IoT service currently available in Japan that utilizes the advanced core technologies and B2B systems provision expertise that Panasonic has accumulated over the years. In addition to the facial recognition API, μSockets can provide links to various other API services such as out-of-stock detection, demographic (age and sex) estimation, dwell time detection, package sorting assistance, certification issuance, and cyberattack detection. This makes it possible to create new value for customers through various solutions.
Panasonic Facial Recognition Service Lineup
μSockets, FacePRO, and KPAS are trademarks or registered trademarks of Panasonic Corporation in Japan and other countries.
Panasonic Corporation is a worldwide leader in the development of diverse electronics technologies and solutions for customers in the consumer electronics, housing, automotive, and B2B businesses. The company, which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2018, has expanded globally and now operates 582 subsidiaries and 87 associated companies worldwide, recording consolidated net sales of 8.003 trillion yen for the year ended March 31, 2019. Committed to pursuing new value through innovation across divisional lines, the company uses its technologies to create a better life and a better world for its customers. To learn more about Panasonic: https://www.panasonic.com/global.
Panasonic's Facial Recognition Technology
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Panasonic to Provide Additional Automated Facial Recognition Gates for Passport Control at Airports in Japan (Aug 30, 2019)
Panasonic Facial Recognition Technology Improves Fan Safety at Danish Football Stadium (Jul 01, 2019)
Panasonic Exhibits Automated Airport Terminal Powered by Facial Recognition (Mar 28, 2019)
Panasonic Brings Highly Accurate Facial Recognition Solution to Life: Making it Possible to Recognize Individuals Even When Wearing Sunglasses (Apr 04, 2018)
What's the "Facial Recognition Gate" That's Revolutionizing Today's Airports? (Mar 21, 2018)


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The festival season sales maybe over in India but Xiaomi is giving another chance to avail of discounts on their various smartphones and other accessories including power banks, earbuds, smartwatch and much more under its Black Friday sale. The company’s sale will start from November 26 and will continue till November 29 on Amazon and Flipkart.
Here’s the list of products where the company is giving the best discount offers in the Black Friday sale
Redmi is a Xiaomi brand best known for its smartphones at an affordable price. The company is giving heavy discount on its Redmi 9i by decreasing the price on the 128GB variant down to Rs 8,999 from Rs 10,999.
Redmi 9 Prime
The company is giving a good discount on Redmi 9 Prime which launched in India at the price of Rs 13,999 for 128GB, the company is selling it now for Rs 9,999 in the Black Friday sale.
Redmi Note 9 Pro
Redmi Note 9 Pro is one of the most highly-regarded processor phones in the market; the company is giving Redmi Note 9 Pro’s 128GB variant for Rs 14,999 instead of Rs 17,999.
The Redmi 8A Dual
The Redmi 8A Dual, which launched at the price of Rs 9,999, is being sold at a Rs 6,999.
Redmi Note 8
The Redmi Note 8 is another phone that’s available at a hefty discount. The phone is available for Rs 8,999 for the 64GB variant, down from its price of Rs 12,999.
Xaomi’s Redmi 10,000mAH power bank is available on its Black Friday sale at a price of Rs 699, down from Rs 999.
The Redmi 20,000mAh power bank which was launched at the price of Rs 1,999 is available at a price of Rs 1,299.
The Mi Watch Revolve is priced at Rs 9,999 under the Xiaomi Black Friday Sale. The watch is marked at a price of Rs 15,999.
The Mi Smart Band 4 is available at a discounted price of Rs 1,999.
The Mi True Wireless Earphones 2C is available at Rs 2,299.
The Mi True Wireless Earphones 2 will be available at Rs 2,999 down from its marked price of Rs 5,499.
The Redmi Earbuds S Black is selling at Rs 1,699 down from its listed price of Rs 2,399.
Redmi Earbuds 2C is selling at a price of Rs 1,299.
Xiaomi Mi TV Stick is available at a price of Rs 2,499 which is much lower in comparison to its listed price of Rs 3,499.


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Gone are the days of simplify and add lightness for Lotus, now its electrify and add power.
Lotus seems to be doing quite well from itself these days. Severed from Proton and more importantly, flush with cash from Geely, the Norfolk-based sports car manufacturer have ventured into the production of an all-electric hypercar to reinvigorate the brand.
Called the Evija, this bold new step for Lotus was first shown to the world back last July. Recently however, a version that actually moves has been seen pounding round the Goodwood Circuit during the Goodwood SpeedWeek that is currently ongoing.
Three pre-production Evijas will be at this spectator-less event, with the star car resplendent in vibrant Lotus ‘Solaris Yellow’. The other two prototypes meanwhile feature a black and gold wrap, reminiscent of the iconic John Player Special liveries seen on its Lotus Formula 1 racing cars from years gone by.
Despite their gleaming exterior however, it still looks to be a ways off the finished polished product. Much of the interior for instance still needs to be tidied up. One thing though that has no problems would be the electric powertrain of this Hethel hypercar.
Supposedly delivering a combined power output of 2,000 PS and 1,700 Nm of torque through its an electric motor at each of its four wheels, the new Evija is set to be the fastest Lotus available to date. Fed by a centrally-mounted 70 kWh lithium-ion battery, 0 – 100 km/h is claimed to be done in just under three seconds, while a sprint to 300 km/h from a stand still is touted to be achievable in under nine seconds.
Priced from £1.7 million (RM 9.1 million), 70 of the 130 units to be built already have been allocated to customers who had placed a £250,000 (RM 1.3 million) deposit. That however still leaves 60 units without a buyer thus far. So to any wealthy futuristic speed-freak out there, maybe this video below of the Evija at Goodwood would persuade one to flash some cash in Lotus’ way.
PRESS RELEASE: The all-electric Lotus Evija hypercar makes its dynamic public debut at Goodwood SpeedWeek this weekend. The Evija will be in action on the historic race track and will be taking part in a variety of high-octane activities, including the Supercar Run.
Three pre-production examples of the Evija are supporting SpeedWeek, one complete in a vibrant Lotus ‘Solaris Yellow’ finish and two prototypes wrapped in stunning black and gold, recalling iconic Lotus liveries of the past. The prototypes also feature a stylised image of the famous West Sussex circuit, accompanied by the words ‘Lotus x Goodwood: Creating History since 1948’ – acknowledging the year of the very first Lotus car and the first motorsport event at Goodwood.
Among the first outside of the engineering team to experience Evija is Lord March (Charlie, 25, son of the event host, the Duke of Richmond), who commented: “The Evija is unbelievable – the power, the speed, I’ve never experienced anything like it – it was exceptional. This new dawn of electric hypercars brings ultimate motoring to life for a new generation and a younger audience. The advancement in electric cars over the last 10 years is astonishing. There is a huge amount of growth potential for these machines to continue allowing us to keep enjoying and driving high performance cars. Lotus continues to appeal to both the inner driver and the inner child in all of us – so much fun, and ultimately for the driver to control and enjoy.”
Gavan Kershaw, Director of Vehicle Attributes, Lotus, added: “We’re having a great time demonstrating the Evija here at Goodwood. Bringing the cars to an event like this is a welcome break from the hundreds of hours spent on proving grounds, where there’s a huge amount of open space and long straights to test the car’s performance limits. Goodwood is a fast and flowing circuit with numerous undulations in the surface, and so is a fantastic test and demonstration for the Evija as it’s the type of environment where many owners will use the car.”
He added: “We hope the TV coverage of the event will show people what an amazing vehicle it is, and we can’t wait to be back next year.”


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Various commentaries over the weekend point to many reasons why interest rates rose recently. Bill Gross throwing in the towel; massive duration hedging required by portfolios; a 12.5 billion reduction in foreign holdings of US Treasury and Agency securities, and yes pork prices climbing 43 percent in the first three weeks of May from a year earlier.
Bloomberg reports: “China's inflation probably accelerated in May as pork prices soared, increasing the likelihood that interest rates will be raised”. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aNDCG3kLYQqg
Seriously, we have pointed out here that food prices together with rising money supply (around the globe) and recent labor price increases have lead to bond yields increasing.
On a technical basis I have been charting two things – the pattern of lower highs on the weekly 30 year Treasury futures and the 50% level from the highs on 6/20/03, of 122 27/32, to the lows on, 6/18/04 of 10228. That 50% level is 11300 and we continue to reject it.
While Mr. Gross of Pimco “capitulated” last week this was something in the making as he was beginning to get uncomfortable with his bond positions the summer of 06. I quoted his discomfort at HamzeiAnalytics.com from an interview in the WSJ back on August 23, 2006:
“The Bond King, Bill Gross, of Pimco, who had bet on the economy slowing, was so stressed from positions going against him that he took an unplanned vacation. “I just had to leave for 9 days, I couldn’t turn on business television, I couldn’t pick up the paper, and it was just devastating.”
So what now? My guess is we continue this pattern of lower highs and I will continue to sell decent rallies. Bond yields are not high by historical standards and typically once a trend change in bonds is started it continues for years.
Higher rates remain a long-term theme.
Food accounts for a third of the consumer price index and meat alone for 7 percent. ``The size of gains on stock markets, as well as the likelihood that food prices will keep consumer price inflation high in coming months has depressed bond prices in anticipation of rate hikes,'' M2, the broadest measure of money supply in China, probably jumped 16.9 percent in May from a year earlier, exceeding the government target for a fourth month, according to the Bloomberg News survey. The central bank may release the figures as early as today.
China's producer prices may climb 3 percent in May from a year earlier after increasing 2.9 percent in April, the survey showed. The statistics bureau will release the figures today.


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The Atom N270 processor got buried last week under the mobile Internet device PR juggernaut. But it may prove to be more popular initially than the high-profile Atom Z5XX series for MIDs.
As previously reported, the Atom Z500, Z510, Z520, Z530, and Z540 series of processors will go into handheld-size mobile Internet devices (MIDs) such as the Lenovo IdeaPad U8. Intel promoted the Z5XX series heavily at IDF because the chipmaker needs to jump-start a new category of personal computers that fit in your pocket. Whether consumers actually need these devices is a question that will be answered later this … Read more


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Samsung Galaxy Camera NX Confirmed, Images Leaked Online
Samsung CEO Jk Shin has confirmed that the company will be announcing the Next Generation Galaxy Camera later this month at Samsung Premier 2013 on 20th June in London, reported Korea Times. After reading this, it looks like the rumours of Samsung Mirror-less Galaxy Camera is true after all.
The device will have EK-GN120 as its model number, where GN stands for Galaxy NX Camera. Looking at the leaked image above, it is clear that this Galaxy Camera NX is made from Plastic and looks Awesome. The Galaxy NX is rumoured to have a 20.3MP camera. Not only that, this Galaxy Camera won't be cheap at all, it will cost above 1000 euros which is approx more than 77,000 Indian Rupee. Some other thing which are included on this Camera NX are, optical viewfinder, changeable lenses and simcard slot for fast charing.


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According to The New York Times, the coronavirus is disproportionately impacting Black-owned businesses. Research shows that Black-owned businesses tend to be in the industries hit hardest by the shutdown: restaurant and retail. They are also less likely to have easy access to loans, traditional banking partners, and federal funding.
This mix of adversities are toxic to the success of a business, especially those that are small and generally serve a localized community.
This is why, as part of SAP’s commitment to fighting injustice and advancing racial equality, the company is launching a new program, Spotlight Black Businesses. It is designed to promote small Black-owned businesses — nominated by SAP employees — both via social media and advertising support.
The movement for racial equality is amplified by lives recently lost at the hands of injustice, including Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, and Breonna Taylor, which have inspired social uprisings across the country.
“In 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King urged us to pursue financial inclusion, saying, ‘The time has come for us to civilize ourselves by eliminating poverty,’” Judith Williams, chief diversity and inclusion officer of SAP, reflects. “Black business owners are often the bedrock of communities, and they provide a ‘ladder to success’ for others, providing benefits for generations. SAP is proud to shine a light and do our small part in building a more diverse, inclusive, and equitable future.”
At a time when Black-owned small businesses are already struggling to stay afloat, they are also called upon to help fight systemic injustice. Curfews, armed presence, and protests make it more difficult for these businesses to thrive during the pandemic. SAP is committed to turning the discussion about fighting injustice into action.
The Spotlight Black Businesses initiative website is a hub to find participating businesses from all over the United States and across all industries. SAP is proud to shine a light on ice cream shops, coffeehouses, bookstores, professional services, and so many more.
“At SAP, we believe it is our responsibility to activate resources in support of solving today’s most pressing issues,” Alicia Tillman, global chief marketing officer of SAP, reinforces. “Through Spotlight Black Businesses, we are honored to showcase small Black-owned business across our marketing channels and dedicate a portion of our advertising spend to help ensure they are thriving. We are committed to being part of the change and taking action to combat social and racial injustice.”
According to Dominque Landry, owner of Common Ground Management in Philadelphia, PA, “When things are going not according to plan, that’s when entrepreneurs really rise to the occasion.”
SAP is helping entrepreneurs like Landry drive innovation by helping his business thrive despite the coronavirus and social injustice.
We encourage you to check out the website and follow the campaign hashtag #SpotlightBlackBusinesses. In this unprecedented time, we especially encourage you to use your purchasing power mindfully and choose to patronize these and other Black-owned small businesses.


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The world's most expensive men's suit is to go on sale for almost £600,000 in what has been billed as the "ultimate in luxury fashion", according to its British designer.
BY Andrew Hough | 24 June 2010
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The bespoke suit, made with cashmere wool, silk and diamonds, took more than 600 hours to produce.
Stuart Hughes, its 39 year-old Liverpool-based designer, said almost 500 diamonds were embedded throughout the suit.
He said each single cut gem was 0.5cts, colour G, VS2 quality, all of which total 240 cts.
Only three of the suits have been made and retail for £599,999. A buyer in France has bought the first one in size 41.
Mr Hughes worked with Richard Jewels to produce four exclusive suits, which come with a two week all expenses paid trip to Arc en Ciel in St Lucia included.
"It is a very luxurious dark grey suit and will make any man stand out from the crowd," said the father of two.
"This is the first time I have ever worked with clothing so it was a big step for me but I really enjoyed it.
"I think we have definitely achieved our aim to create a timeless classic which is also comfortable and wearable. It is the ultimate in luxury fashion."
Mr Jewels added: "I hope to establish a luxury brand that will not only capture the eyes but the hearts of the consumers.
"The emphasis on our products is to solidify one's individuality."
Mr Hughes said 10 per cent of the sales will be donated to the Haiti relief fund.


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Newsroom's technology columnist Richard MacManus looks at why a paid version of Facebook might help users declutter and claw back their data privacy. Supermarket and petrol chains here should also watch the 'data privacy for money swap' topic closely, he argues.
After his grilling last week before US Congress, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has some serious thinking to do about what direction his company takes now – not only to avoid government interference across the world, but also to find less privacy-invasive methods of growing revenue.
One of the intriguing notions to come out of Zuckerberg’s testimony was the hint that Facebook might introduce a paid version of its social network.
Zuckerberg was asked by several senators whether he’d consider a paid, ad-free version of Facebook. The idea is that Facebook users would pay a subscription fee to opt out of targeted adverts.
Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch was the first to ask Zuckerberg whether Facebook “would always be free”?
Zuckerberg replied that “there will always be a version of Facebook that is free.”
While he didn’t explicitly say Facebook is considering a paid version, a number of media outlets seized on the word “version” that Zuckerberg used. It implied that other, non-free, versions might be in the works.
Another senator brought up comments made earlier this month by Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg. She told NBC News that opting out of Facebook adverts – if such a feature was ever introduced – “would be a paid product.”
“Senator, a number of people suggest that we should offer a version where people cannot have ads if they pay a monthly subscription,” Zuckerberg responded, “and certainly we consider ideas like that.”
Zuckerberg conceded that “they’re reasonable ideas to think through,” but he reiterated that he thinks the advertising model is best for Facebook and its users.
The benefits of paid
Is it though? A paid version of Facebook is an idea with a lot of potential benefit for users.
Think about how you currently use Facebook; that is, if you haven’t already obeyed the #DeleteFacebook meme and signed out for good. For most of us, a key use case for Facebook is communicating with friends and family. I would say that’s my primary reason for using Facebook. Most of my friends and family don’t live in the same city or country as me, so Facebook is a great way to keep in touch.
I’m not alone in having a good proportion of family and friends overseas. New Zealand has the second highest percentage of people living abroad in the OECD, at 14.1 percent according to Statistica. Only Ireland is higher. So with our large expat population and the huge global network that Facebook has, you could argue that Facebook is an essential product for kiwis.
What if Facebook embraced a paid version of its product and did more than simply remove the ads. What if it made connecting with close friends and family even easier?
I would love the ability to better filter my friends list, for example. How many people do I actually interact with every year? Give me that data, along with a tool to bulk unfriend people I no longer interact with, and I’d gladly pay for that. That would help declutter my news feed too.
Time to declutter
In its current, free, version, Facebook has made it deliberately user unfriendly to remove people you haven’t interacted with in years. The reason it does that is directly related to its advertising business model. Because the more friends you have, the better Facebook can target its ads – to them and you.
But that incentive to provide a bad user experience is removed if you’re paying Facebook for a better, more useful product. After all, you wouldn’t pay for a product that’s frustrating to use. It’s called the “premium business model” for a reason.
Before you protest about paying for a social media product, remember that it’s already common to pay for online media services. I pay for family accounts with Netflix ($18.49) and Spotify ($22.50), as just two examples. So a Facebook Pro version is completely viable in this era of the internet, particularly if the product offers real benefits to you and your family.
The ultimate paid version of Facebook would be one that enables you to not just opt out of ads, but opt out of all data tracking and collection. I suspect this is a business model that will become increasingly common in the years to come.
Data privacy for money swap
Think about all the data you’re currently giving up to get discounts at service stations and grocery stores. You typically get a 6c or more discount if you use a certain loyalty card when you fill up your car. There are apps, such as BPMe, that make this process even easier. But in exchange for the discounts and convenience, you’re giving the service station a lot of data about how you spend your money.
Grocery stores get even more data – and highly granular at that – on your buying habits, every time you swipe your customer loyalty card at the checkout counter. If you buy a bottle of red wine each time you do your groceries, that’s data that could be used by the store to target adverts at you.
Of course Facebook is an even more sophisticated version of the data-tracking, ad-targeting business model.
It doesn’t have to be this way though. The first grocery store to offer a guarantee that it won’t track and store your data, perhaps in exchange for a slightly reduced discount, might be onto something in terms of customer acquisition. Sure it would lose out on all that targeted data. But if enough customers decide it’s worth forgoing a couple of cents in discounts in order to protect their privacy, it would quickly become a compelling business model.
The same theory could apply to Facebook and social networks.
Currently Mark Zuckerberg seems reluctant to let go of his preferred advertising business model. But if he continues to hoard user data and withhold enhanced features, that's something a new social network can (and should) exploit on a massive scale.
Forget “move fast and break things,” which was Facebook’s original motto. “We won’t track your data” could be the mantra for the next big social network.


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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Bumble Bee Foods LLC is recalling some of its 5-ounce canned tuna because of a risk the fish could spoil.
The company said Wednesday that some cans' seals may not be tight enough. Loose seals could let in pathogens and spoil the tuna, sickening an eater.
There have been no reports so far of any related illnesses.
The cans were distributed to retailers across the country between Jan. 17 and Feb. 28 and have "best by" rates that range from Jan. 16, 2016 through Jan. 18, 2016.
The products subject to the recall include Bumble Bee brand and Brunswick brand 5-ounce cans of chunk white albacore in water and chunk light tuna in water and vegetable oil.
Consumers who think they may have purchased one of the recalled products can contact Bumble Bee to get their money back and throw away the canned tuna.
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Apple pursues ‘iWatch’ trademark in Japan
Apple has applied to trademark the ‘iWatch‘ name in Japan, adding yet more strength to rumours that it’s working on a smartwatch device.
According to a June 3 filing with the Japanese Patent Office, which was then made public last week, Apple wants to protect the iWatch name. It follows reports last month that a similar trademark application had been launched in Russia.
Of course, as we pointed out at that time, this doesn’t necessarily mean that the Apple Watch is imminent – or even that Apple will go with iWatch as the final name for its rumoured entry to the smartwatch market.
Companies often seek to trademark a variety of names and terms around a possible hardware launch. These can include popular terms that are used to refer to a device in advance of its release, but which don’t end up being used once the final device is on the market.
It’s believed that Apple has a 100-strong team of designers working on a smartwatch concept. This might utilise biometric technology for secure user identification and beyond.
Reports have also suggested that the iWatch will sport a curved design, with suggestions that curved glass will be employed and evidence of a curved battery patent application from Apple itself.
The most that Apple has said on the matter came from the D11 conference last month, when Apple CEO Tim Cook admitted that “wearable technology is incredibly interesting. It could be a profound area,” adding that “it’s an area that’s ripe for exploration, its ripe for us to get excited about. Lots of companies will play in this space.”
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Corridor Coffee Shop To Open Uptown Marion Location
A locally owned coffee shop with multiple locations in the corridor will be opening a new shop soon in Uptown Marion.
Work continues on multiple building projects in the city of Marion. Apartments with retail space along 7th Avenue in Uptown Marion are getting set to open soon and the first tenant of those retail spots will be a new location of a popular corridor coffee shop. Coffee Emporium announced on Facebook yesterday that they will soon open a Marion store!
The new Marion location of Coffee Emporium will be right on the corner of Main Strip Uptown. The post doesn't talk about a specific opening date, only teasing a Fall of 2022 opening. That doesn't sound like we'll have to wait very long for a new coffee shop in Uptown Marion.
Coffee Emporium currently lists two locations on its website. One at 220 3rd Avenue in Cedar Rapids, and another at 925 East 2nd Avenue in Coralville. Joining the Marion location this fall will be a new Tiffin store located at 1100 Andersen Place. Along with all your favorite coffee drinks, Coffee Emporium also serves breakfast and lunch items daily. They also cater events throughout the corridor too.
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Leica has today officially unveiled the new Leica Q2 mirrorless camera, offering a rather impressive 47.3-megapixel CMOS sensor, with 10 frames per second shooting up to ISO50,000 and 4K DCI 24fps video. It features a Summilux 28mm f/1.7 ASPH lens, and with fully weather-sealed construction.
Ever since I posted my review of the Godox XPro-P trigger for Pentax, I’ve been hanging out in some Pentax communities on Facebook. They’re an interesting bunch of photographers, and very loyal to their brand. They’ve been speculating on what Ricoh might be getting ready to announce.
They’ve been hoping for a Pentax K3 Mark III (although, they’ve been hoping for that one for a couple of years now). But no, Ricoh has today announced a couple of new compact cameras. The new Ricoh GR III high-end compact is now out of development, and the new rugged Ricoh WG-6.
It’s felt like forever ago since we first heard word that Nikon was finally developing a full frame mirrorless camera. And after months of speculation, rumour and leaks, it’s finally official. Today, Nikon has released the new Z mirrorless series with two Z6 & Z7 cameras, three new 35mm f/1.8, 50mm f/1.8 & 24-70mm f/4 lenses, and an FTZ lens mount adapter.
We’re only days away from the official announcement of Nikon mirrorless camera. And while we wait for 23 August, Nikon is building hype by releasing teaser videos. In the latest one, we get to see a glimpse of the body of the upcoming camera. And judging from the teaser video – Nikon mirrorless camera looks quite a lot like DSLR.
It looks like the newly announced Sony RX100 VA is its real replacement. Essentially the same as the RX100 V, it does see some updates. It includes the processor and firmware from the RX100 VI but does miss some of the hardware improvements.
It’s finally here, the camera that many Sony shooters have been waiting for. The update to the gateway camera that convinced many to switch over to Sony’s system. Today, Sony has announced the new Sony Alpha A7III. With 4K video, dual card slots, 693 autofocus points, and 10fps continuous shooting, it’s a nice little boost over the previous generation Sony A7II – a camera which is now heavily discounted, by the way.
Looking like a cut-down Sony A9, the A7III also has pretty ridiculous battery life – for a mirrorless camera, at least. Boasting 710 shots on a full charge it beats everything else out there in mirrorlessland, and is stepping into DSLR territory. It also has an increased ISO range of 100-51200, expandable ISO50-204800 with 5-axis in-body stabilisation, effective up to 5 stops.
The selfie-centric Olympus Pen E-PL9 has been announced. This entry-level Micro Four Thirds camera from Olympus has seen a couple of nice new updates over the previous generation Pen E-PL8. For a start, there’s 4K UHD video, as well as 120fps slow motion at 720p (a first for the Pen line of cameras). It has a redesigned grip to help get a more confident hold on the camera, especially when shooting selfies, with a new internal popup flash.
It seems that this year is the time for comebacks of the legends. Judging from the latest YouTube video and a website launch, it seems that Yashica is about to make a comeback, too. The legendary Japanese camera brand hasn’t been around for a while, but looks like we can expect a comeback after all.
Nikon’s D5600 entry level DSLR has been available in some parts of the world for a couple of months now. At first it wasn’t looking like it was going to be released in the USA at all. Today, however, Nikon have officially announced the Nikon D5600 in the USA. It’s a minor update to the D5500, but it offers potentially significant workflow differences, depending on what and how you shoot.
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As we’re only days away from CES 2017, YI – who named themselves GoPro killers – has announced their plans for the a New action camera. It seems their YI 4K Action Camera (which we reviewed here) is about to get the update. This January in Las Vegas, YI is about to present their new 4K+ Action Camera, which will allow you shooting 4K videos at 60 fps. They’ve also revealed more details about their upcoming YI Erida drone and announced to fly it live for the first time.


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Twitter gains unique ‘like’ animation for Apple event.
Twitter gains unique 'like' animation for Apple event.
Apple’s “Wonderlust” Event Gets a Playful Twitter Upgrade
Twitter, now known as X, never fails to impress with its creative and playful features. In anticipation of Apple’s highly anticipated “Wonderlust” event, which is set to take place later today, the popular social media platform has added a unique “like” animation that is sure to delight users.
When users hit the Like button, something magical happens. The iconic Twitter logo disperses into pieces before seamlessly transforming back into the typical love heart icon. This brief animation cleverly reflects the Apple logo graphics used to promote the upcoming event – a multi-colored Apple logo composed of metallic particles. In an exciting twist, the colors used in the Apple logo align with the expected color options for the new iPhone 15 Pro, including shades of silver, gray, black, and dark blue. This playful animation may also be a subtle nod to the rumored titanium frame of the iPhone 15 Pro.
It’s worth noting that this is not the first time Apple has employed unique Twitter “like” animations to generate buzz around its events. In fact, the tech giant has been using these animated features for the past three years. The first instance was during the September 2020 “Time Flies” event. Apple’s creativity knows no bounds, and it consistently finds innovative ways to engage its fans through various social media platforms.
In addition to the playful new animation, Apple is also utilizing a custom Twitter hashtag adorned with its iconic logo for the “Wonderlust” event, mirroring a strategy it employed during its WWDC event in June. This consistent branding across platforms further amplifies the excitement and anticipation surrounding Apple’s product announcements.
As for what to expect at the event, all eyes are on the highly anticipated iPhone 15, which is set to boast impressive advancements in terms of design, performance, and features. Rumor mills also suggest that we may witness the unveiling of the Apple Watch Series 9 and a second-generation Apple Watch Ultra, among other surprises. Regardless of the specifics, one thing is for certain: Apple’s “Wonderlust” event promises to be filled with excitement and innovation.
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The more, the merrier! This year’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover features not one, but three fashion powerhouses: Kate Bock, Jasmine Sanders and Olivia Culpo!
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The trio was photographed by Yu Tsai in Bali, Indonesia in November 2019. On the cover, all three of the models look breathtaking in black swimwear featuring chain-inspired details and accessories. Bock dons a sporty bikini, Sanders wears an itty-bitty string bikini and Culpo slays in a one-piece.
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This is the magazine’s first time featuring three women on the cover. Additionally, the publication will sell three additional collectible covers one for each model! For dutiful SI Swimsuit readers, that means you can scoop up a total of four copies of the magazine!
Sanders freaked out when she found out she made the cover. “I initially dropped to the floor,” the 29-year-old revealed on the July 13 episode of Good Morning America. “I thought it was crazy.”
As for Culpo, scoring the cover was a dream-come-true. The 28-year-old used to get crafty in order to envision herself making fashion history. “I cut out a coffee table book and I put my head on the bodies,” she admitted on the morning show. “I’ve wanted this for my entire life.”
Like SI Swim cover stars of the past, including Tyra Banks and Danielle Herrington, this year’s stars have a history with the magazine. Culpo modeled for the publication for the first time in 2018 as part of its “In Her Own Words” feature and Sanders was the outlet’s Rookie of the Year last year. Bock was SI Swimsuit’s 2013 Rookie of the Year and has now appeared on not one, but two covers!
“These three women who make up the 2020 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue are inherently unique but a solidarity exists among them in terms of their ambitions, goals and what they stand for,” said MJ Day, editor-in-chief of SI Swimsuit in a statement.
This isn’t the only bit of exciting Sports Illustrated Swimsuit news to make headlines recently. Valentina Sampaio was announced as the magazine’s first transgender model. “I am excited and honored to be part of the iconic Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue,” the supermodel wrote in an Instagram caption announcing the big news. “The team at SI has created yet another groundbreaking issue by bringing together a diverse set of multitalented, beautiful women in a creative and dignified way.”
The highly anticipated 2020 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue has finally hit newsstands