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David Barnard owes his whole income to Apple.
In 2008, he offered his cars and truck to begin a firm structure applications for the recently established apple iphone. He’s given that discovered success making what he self-deprecatingly calls “uninteresting” applications, consisting of ones that examine the weather condition or assistance motorists check their gas usage.
Yet his contradictory sensations summarize an expanding discussion—playing out in courts as well as parliaments around the globe—over whether both Apple as well as Google are abusing their syndicate over the application market.
Previously, those constraints have actually enabled Apple to take a cut of approximately 30 percent from repayments made inside applications downloaded and install by means of the Application Shop, as well as Google to do the exact same via its Play Shop.
The technology titans, whose operating systems operate on 99 percent of the globe’s mobile phones, have actually said this is reasonable repayment for supplying the systems that permit applications to be downloaded and install to begin with.
As well as somewhat, Barnard concurs. “Apple allowed me to construct an organization, which I’m extremely happy for,” he stated from his residence in Texas. “Yet it includes some rather huge compromises.”
Barnard stated he had actually experienced aggravating instances of business developing smart applications, just for Apple to launch comparable attributes that function much better with the phone’s modern technology “in manner ins which designers can not take on”.
As well as with 10s of billions of bucks drifting via Apple as well as Google’s settlement systems as applications end up being significantly incorporated right into individuals’s purchasing as well as enjoyment practices, the payment costs have actually come in for especially fierce opposition.
Epic lawful fights
The charges go to the heart of a bitter legal action in between Apple as well as Impressive Gamings, manufacturer of the extremely effective computer game Fortnite.
The video game allows gamers invest genuine cash on electronic products like garments as well as tools. It seems pointless, yet the test disclosed that this converted to at the very least $100 million accumulated by Apple.
Angry over these shed revenues, Impressive is additionally taking legal action against both Apple as well as Google in Australia as well as has actually submitted grievances with EU as well as UK competitors authorities, in what competitors attorney Pierre Zelenko called a “around the world fight” versus the technology titans.
“They’re overdoing the stress on several fronts to have even more possibilities of an acknowledged authority appearing in their favour,” the Linklaters attorney stated.
Impressive are not the only oppositions tackling the app market emperors.
In July, 37 US states united to take legal action against Google, declaring that the Play Shop stands for an unlawful syndicate.
They declare Google utilized different methods to stop sensible rivals to the Play Shop arising, consisting of supplying to pay Samsung to make its Galaxy Shop much less attractive.
Customers are on the other hand incoming course activities versus both business in the United States as well as UK, while France’s competitors authority has actually signed up with pressures with a partnership of startups to take Apple to court.
Experts claim the brand-new South Oriental legislation might establish a criterion as United States as well as European legislators discussion comparable propositions to prohibit technology titans from compeling consumers to utilize their application shops as well as settlement systems.
Both Apple as well as Google have actually looked for to fend of objection that its substantial charges suffocate smaller sized services, by taking a minimized 15 percent from business making much less than $1 million a year from application sales.
Recently, Apple additionally recommended a negotiation to a course activity that would certainly see it pay $100 million to smaller sized designers like Barnard.
The deal “cleared up” the firm’s plans to state that designers can utilize info accumulated inside applications—like consumers’ e-mail addresses—to inform them concerning settlement initiatives that do not entail handing cash to Apple.
Yet designers have actually grumbled that the modifications are a lot less extreme than Apple cases.
“I have actually ultimately pertained to the verdict that it’s mosting likely to take policy to obtain Apple to do right by designers as well as inevitably consumers,” Barnard stated.
Both technology titans have actually said that their shops assist customers by vetting applications, supplying much better safety and security as well as personal privacy.
Without the Application Shop, Apple principal Tim Chef informed the Epic test, the application industry would certainly be “a harmful type of mess”.
Barnard extensively concurs that Apple’s system makes life much easier for customers, which it’s qualified to compensate itself for that.
Yet he additionally believes the large quantities the firm is paying itself are illogical.
“It’s time for Apple to reassess just how much they bill,” he stated.
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U.S. consumers were less confident again in June as persistent inflation and rising interest rates have Americans as pessimistic as they’ve been about the future in almost a decade.
The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index slipped to 98.7 in June from 103.2 in May, the second straight monthly decline.
The business research group’s expectations index, based on consumers’ six-month outlook for income, business and labor market conditions, tumbled in June to 66.4 — its lowest level since 2013 — from 73.7 in May. It was above 80 in February and has been a consistently weak spot in the survey recently.
The present situation index, which measures consumers’ assessment of current business and labor conditions, ticked down less than a full point in June to 147.1.
Inflation has soared over the past year at its fastest pace in more than 40 years, with rising costs for nearly everything negating Americans’ pay raises.
Consumer prices surged 8.6% in May from a year earlier, faster than April’s year-over-year increase of 8.3%, the Labor Department reported earlier this month. The new inflation figure was the highest since 1981 and came after the Federal Reserve raised its main borrowing rate by a half point in early May in its effort to tamp down rising inflation.
The Labor Department’s producer price index — which measures inflation before it reaches consumers — also surged 10.8% in May from a year earlier, putting pressure on the Federal Reserve to become even more aggressive in its fight against historic inflation.
The Fed responded a couple of weeks ago by raising its main borrowing rate by three-quarters of a point, its biggest increase since 1994. More rate hikes are expected this year.

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The Air Jordan 5 “Stealth” will officially be making its return as part of Jordan Brand’s Air Jordan Spring 2021 lineup.
Dressed in a White, Stealth, Black, and Hyper Royal color scheme. An evolution of the Air Jordan 5 Stealth, which originally released in 2006, this Air Jordan 5 puts a fresh twist on the familiar colorway. An all-White genuine leather upper with the OG Silver reflective tongue are accented by Black on the midsole with a Blue splatter finish and Blue on the lace toggle and sockliner. The shoe, which comes with new packaging, releases in full family sizing.
Air Jordan 5 Stealth Release Date
Look for the Air Jordan 5 “Stealth 2.0” to release on March 27th at select retailers and StockX. The retail price tag is set at $190 USD.
Color: White/Stealth-Black-Hyper Royal
Style Code: DD0587-140
Release Date: March 27, 2021
UPDATE 3/11: Nike reveals official photos of the Air Jordan 5 “Stealth 2.0” releasing March 27th.
UPDATE 1/26: New product photos of the Air Jordan 5 “Stealth 2.0” via brandon1an. A release date is taking place on March 27th.
UPDATE 12/28: Nike releases official photos of the Air Jordan 5 “Stealth 2.0” in its grade school sizing. The shoe will release March 27th in family sizes.
UPDATE 11/16: Jordan Brand gives us a first official look at the Air Jordan 5 “Stealth 2.0” that will be releasing March 27th in full family sizing.
UPDATE 7/10: According to DJ Folk, the Air Jordan 5 “Hyper Royal” will release on March 27th for $190 USD. Check out the latest mock-up by zsneakerheadz below.
UPDATE 6/29: According to Sneaker Files, this is what the Air Jordan 5 “Hyper Royal” is expected to look like in 2021. Take a look at the updated mock-up by zsneakerheadz below.
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Makers come from many different backgrounds, so it was fitting that there was a big tent outside City Garage on Saturday.
Barely two days after Betamore hosted a big party for the tech and innovation community at Beta City, the tent was transformed to become the home of Garage Fest. The family-friendly event brought together a cross-section of makers from around the city, and also offered a look inside activities inside The Foundery makerspace, which opened last year.
Port Covington played host to urban farmers, light manufacturers, robots and plenty of takes on food. As suggested by the large robot battleground set up by the Baltimore Robotics Center which greeted many who entered, Baltimore’s tech community was well-represented. Drone outfits Elevated Element and Global Air Media, as well as Harbor Designs and Manufacturing and Baltimore Node’s Todd Blatt were all showing off their latest work.
The younger generation also had a voice. Education-focused orgs like Digital Harbor Foundation, sent their 3D print shop team, and Code in the Schools showed off the latest work with Bad Batch.
B360 and FutureMakers gave kids who arrived plenty of activities, as well.
Here’s a look at a handful of ventures we encountered for the first time:
Along with tech, Baltimore’s burgeoning clothing lines were well-represented throughout. With a tape measure around his neck and sitting behind a machine, Kelvin Jordan pointed out some of the latest line for 16Sixteen, which makes jackets, hats and other items. The imprint is the kind of smaller boutique labels that may be more popular in New York, but isn’t found as much in smaller markets like Baltimore and Jacksonville, Fla., where Jordan’s cofounder is based.
“We stand out because we’re a little different than what everybody else is doing,” he said. 16Sixteen also works with other art and fashion ventures like SewLab USA and Hazell A.R.T and also works with local artists.
The Foundery’s influence in helping provide tools for businesses was felt throughout. It even extended to food. Just outside the entrance, we met Bobby Bassett. The entrepreneur introduced us to Rack House Bakers. The company makes a whiskey cake using Sagamore Spirit, which is the rye whiskey made across Port Covington at a distillery backed by Plank Industries. Bassett is also a member of the Foundery, and is using the tools inside to help merchandise the product.
Inside the building, there was more food to be had. Will Fagg was making pizzas to be cooked in the Tiny Brick Oven he created. From a distance, the oven looks like a Weber grill. However, the pizza is cooked on a rotating surface reached only through the side of the grill. And Fagg said the pizza is cooked at 900 degrees. He’s also a member of The Foundery, and screenprinting and logos for the company at the space.
Elsewhere in eats, LaShauna Jones and Daejonne Bennett were serving hot dogs made with plenty of local ingredients at The Sporty Dog. They were offering beef and vegetarian hot dogs, with a full menu of toppings. Showing that entrepreneurs aren’t limited to one venture, we previously talked to Jones in her role with Greenmount West neighborhood.
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The Mandalorian has dethroned Game of Thrones as the most pirated TV show of 2020.
As reported by TorrentFreak, the widely-popular Disney Plus series starring Pedro Pascal has taken the top spot as the most pirated show on peer-to-peer file-sharing network BitTorrent in 2020.
HBO's Game of Thrones, which ended its eight-season run in 2019, previously held the crown for seven consecutive years.
According to a list compiled by TorrentFreak, The Mandalorian is the most downloaded TV series on the file-sharing site last year followed by Amazon Prime’s The Boys. HBO's dystopian series Westworld, meanwhile, setted for the third spot. The list also includes Vikings, Star Trek: Picard, Rick and Morty, The Walking Dead, The Outsider, Arrow, and The Flash.
The website noted that the top three TV series show “how fragmented the online entertainment industry has become" since viewers need to have three separate subscriptions in order to watch all three series.
"That’s a cost not everyone may be able to afford, which can explain part of the piracy problem," it said.
The second season of the Disney Plus series—featuring the Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin and Grogu—saw the return of some of the most popular characters in the franchise including Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson), Bo-Katan Kryze (Katee Sackhoff), Boba Fett (Temuera Morrison), and Mark Hamill’s digitally recreated Luke Skywalker during the series finale.
Following the success of The Mandalorian, Disney and Lucasfilm previously announced that it will launch an array of Star Wars series on its streaming service including the Book of Boba Fett, Rangers of the New Republic, Ahsoka, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Andor, Lando, The Acolyte, A Droid Story, The Bad Batch and Star Wars: Visions.
“We have a vast and expansive timeline in the 'Star Wars' mythology, spanning over 25,000 years of history in the galaxy with each era being a rich resource for storytelling," Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy said. "Now with Disney Plus we can explore limitless story possibilities like never before and fulfill the promise that there is truly a ‘Star Wars’ story for everyone."
All episodes of The Mandalorian are now streaming on Disney Plus.
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On June 7, a special comprehensive communications of the China-CEE Countries Online Import and Export Fair was launched in the Chinese city of Ningbo (Ningbo). The communications were attended by representatives of chambers of commerce in Central and Eastern Europe, domestic and foreign businessmen, a total of more than 60 people. More than 50 foreign trade companies in Zhejiang Province (Zhejiang) have negotiated with more than 100 buyers from Poland, Hungary, Ukraine, Central and Eastern European countries and neighboring countries.
At the opening ceremony, Han Jie (Chan Yu), vice president of sales department of Zhejiang Province, said that the contacts have supported the cloud exhibition, and established a business channel for Zhejiang Province, Central and Eastern Europe through “professional, rigorous and efficient” methods, and neighboring countries, established a new platform For cooperation, it will, on the occasion of this event, constantly deepen cooperation with Central and Eastern Europe and neighboring countries at various levels and in various fields, and will promote economic and trade cooperation to a new level. Xu Xiaofeng (Xu Xiaofeng), Business Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Poland, said he hopes relevant organizations and exhibition bodies on both sides can strengthen communication and coordination, constantly innovate service methods, raise service levels, build more communication platforms, and establish more and more One of the effective communication channels for Chinese and Central and Eastern European companies.
These contacts are online meetings on a digital gallery platform. Companies can have a shopping list of buyers through big data, and through the combination of online and offline, they can browse products and discuss online transactions, greatly increase business efficiency in marketing and customer acquisition, and support business development between China and Central and East Europe.


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The first-ever National Investment Policy for Nigeria (NInP) has been approved for execution, and a new National Automotive Industry Development Plan (NADIP) covering the years 2023 to 2033 has also been adopted by the Federal Government.
This was revealed by Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo, Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, in a statement issued by Mrs. Oluwakemi Ogunmakinwa, Deputy Director of Information at the ministry.
The national investment policy and the growth plan for the automobile industry, according to Adebayo, received the required clearance in the Federal Executive Council on Wednesday.
He said business and industry titans eventually came to the conclusion that the government needed an investment policy to inspire trust in foreign investors.
According to Adebayo: “What has been operational over the years is just investment related regulations of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) acting as a guide.
“This harmonised policy will develop rapidly through industrialisation, and then snowball into a sustainable investment climate to attract the kind of investment we desire.
“The primary focus of the investment policy is on investment promotion, facilitation and sustainable development and it would promote responsible investor conduct for sustainable development.
“By influencing investor behaviour in compliance with globally acceptable standards relating to the environment, human rights, health, labour, safety, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and anti- corruption,” he said.
Adebayo said that the country’s transition from internal combustion engines to electric solar-powered engines will be seamless thanks to the 2023–2033 automotive development plan.
“This is an improvement on the 2013 automotive industry development plan, which was in place before,” the Minister said.
“The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) developed the new plan to aggressively build on the successes that have been achieved so far in the Nigerian Automotive industry.
“The new NAIDP will strategically provide outstandingly competitive fiscal and non fiscal incentives needed by automotive industry manufacturers/producers, investors, developers and all relevant stakeholders”
He claimed that the newly approved NAIDP was designed to support an exponential rise in the volume of automobiles produced locally, eventually reaching a local content level of 40%.
According to the minister, it will encourage the purchase of locally made vehicles by the government and businesses that receive government contracts, create 1 million jobs, and help reach the goal of 30% locally produced electric vehicles.
He added that it will encourage technology transfer and research and development.
Adebayo also said that the nation would soon begin implementing a National Trade Policy, which will direct trade in Nigeria from 2023 to 2027.
He claimed that this was essentially a reassessment of the prior Trade Policy.
The objective, according to him, was to develop a policy that would enhance Nigeria’s commerce within the World commerce Organisation and boost the country’s GDP in order to generate more income.


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The Fourth of July means patriotism, hot dogs, watermelon, American brews... and, of course, fireworks. Everywhere! Sparklers. Fountains. Big sky ones you could never launch yourself. And according to a recent survey by Visa, more than 40% of Americans are planning to spend money on fireworks this year, shelling out an average of $28 each.
It's an, ahem, booming business considering the limited occasions on which people make such purchases: The United States fireworks industry brought in $965 million in sales last year, mostly from individual consumers rather than those bought for large display shows, according to the American Pyrotechnics Association, an industry trade group. However, last year was a difficult one, with consumption slipping to 208 million pounds from 234 million pounds. That's in part because record droughts led to the worst Fourth of July sales retail-wise in probably three decades, according Julie Heckman, executive director of the Bethesda, Maryland-based APA.
"The buzz, if you will, from the retail side is it's going to be a really good season," Heckman said in a telephone interview. "Most of the country except for pockets out West are drought-free, sales last weekend were off to a really great start, and retailers are anticipating a banner year."
The only four states that completely prohibit consumer fireworks are Delaware, Massachusetts, New York, and New Jersey, the APA says.
Not surprisingly, the most enthusiastic consumers of fireworks are young people, the Visa survey showed: 18- to 24-year-olds plan to spend double the national average on fireworks at $70, while that figure drops to $13 for those 65 and older. Southerners and Midwesterners plan to spend $35 and $36, respectively, on fireworks, twice as much as people in the Northeast and out West. And men plan to spend twice as much as women.
Pyrotechnic payments also vary across income brackets: Those making $30,000 to $39,900 a year said they would spend $38 each on fireworks, compared with $20 from those in the $40,000 to $49,900 bracket, and $34 each among those making $50,000 and more a year, according to Visa.
Nearly three-fourths of those 65 and older planned to spend nothing on fireworks.
Overall, Americans plan to spend $300 each on the Independence Day weekend, up from $190 last year, according to the Visa survey.
The New York show sponsored by Macy's Inc. is the biggest Fourth of July display, though it's difficult to determine what the year's largest is, said Heckman, who has worked with the APA for about 25 years.
"Is it the number of fireworks fired off? Is it the number of barges or multiple viewing sites? Or is it the length of the show?" she said. "It's a toughie."
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Materials and technologies – February 2020
Biobased and compostable packaging
Researchers at Lodz University of Technology studied the application of natural food colorants as indicator substances in intelligent biodegradable packaging materials. An article (2.38 MB) is published in Food and Chemical Toxicology. WRAP has published new guidance (1.4 MB) to help businesses make informed choices when considering the use of compostable packaging.
On 13 February, Mieke van den Berg held a speech entitled ‘Nanocellulose as a sustainable packaging material: the possibilities and issues in the packaging life-cycle’ as part of her master assignment at the University of Twente. Chairman of the assessment committee was professor Roland ten Klooster who holds the NVC Chair Packaging Design and Management.
In a paper (225 kB) Islamic Azad University researchers discuss positive and negative aspects of using nanocomposites in food packaging. The paper was submitted for the 3rd International Congress on Science and Engineering. In a paper (354 kB) published in Advanced Materials Science and Technology, researchers at East China normal University also discuss the application of nanomaterials in food packaging.
Edible “security tag” embedded into medicine
Purdue University researchers are aiming to stump counterfeiters with an edible “security tag” embedded into medicine. To imitate the drug, a counterfeiter would have to uncrack a complicated puzzle of patterns not fully visible to the naked eye. An article (2.19 MB) about the research is published in Nature Communications. A YouTube video is also available.
A novel composite film (created by the bonding of an antimicrobial layer to conventional, clear polyethylene plastic typically used to vacuum-package foods such as meat and fish) could help to decrease foodborne illness outbreaks, according to researchers at Penn State University. An article (abstract) about the research is published in the International Journal of Food Microbiology.
For his thesis at University College Cork, David Sullivan investigated the development of nanomaterials of several of the most effective natural antimicrobial materials. He also assessed their antimicrobial activity and the application as coatings either directly or indirectly on food products. Recently his thesis (4.29 MB) was made public.
A technology to destroy destructive pests in wood products is closer to reaching the marketplace after a recent commercial trial at Penn State University. The method uses dielectric heating and radio frequency to treat products such as pallets. Weighing in on a debate that has raged for decades, other Penn State researchers, after conducting a series of ultra-detailed comparisons, found that pallets made of wood are slightly more environmentally friendly and sustainable than those made of plastic. They found that wooden pallets that are heat-treated to kill pests incur a carbon footprint 20% to 30% lower than those treated with methyl bromide fumigation. An article (1.07 MB) about the research is published in the Journal of Industrial Ecology.
Prices for plastics
Dutch trade magazine Vraag en Aanbod publishes a weekly overview of the prices for plastics (in Dutch). The prices given are estimated averages between the gross prices published in the trade journals and the net prices.
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22 firms charged, fined for substandard products-A A +A
Friday, October 4, 2013
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Davao Region reported a total of 22 establishments in the city that were formally charged and penalized for not keeping up with product standards.
DTI-Davao Region director Teololo T. Pasawa said in an interview with Sun.Star Davao that 12 of these establishments were fornally charged while 10 others have already been penalized.
He said these establishments were selling substandard construction materials, electrical equipments, helmets, lighters, and ceramic tiles.
Pasawa said that when their monitoring team found out that these establishments have been violating the products' prescribed quality standards, they issued a show cause order wherein they will be given three to five days to explain.
If their explanations are unfounded, they were then formally charged.
"We also have confiscated their products and brought it to the safehouse for safe keeping and will be used as evidence. Once the case is resolved, these products are then destroyed," said Pasawa.
As one of their initiatives to educate the public on genuine and fake or substandard products, DTI will have a roving exhibit on these products as part of their Consumers Welfare Month Celebration.
Rachel Remetio, head of the Consumer Welfare and Trade Regulation Division of DTI-Davao, told reporters last September 25 that they will be bringing in manufacturers, distributers, and suplliers to educate the public on the differences between genuine and fake products.
Pasawa said that they will be bringing the exhibit througout the region in areas like Davao City, Tagum City, Mati City, and the municipality of Nabunturan.
Aside from the roving exhibit, DTI is also conducting consumer education seminars and partnered with local media outlets to make consumers aware of product standards.
This year's consumer welfare month theme is "Health Products' Quality, Efficacy, Safety, and Transparency... Everybody's Concern." Other than the DTI, the Department of Health and the Food and Drug Administration are also leading this year's celebration.
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Globally, newspaper digital circulation revenue is up 60% from 2012. Digital readership increased 23% over the same period. At US$1.7 billion, digital circulation revenue represents only a little more than 1% of total newspaper revenue, but the needle continues to move in the right direction.
Still, there’s a problem. While a growing number of readers are buying digital subscriptions, only about 10% of online users worldwide are actually paying for content.
It’s a commitment thing. Lots of people simply do not want to sign up for long-term digital subscriptions. Or, more commonly, readers find a story online, they want to read it, and then they want to move on to something else.
To meet this challenge – as well to find new ways of enticing even the most casual online readers – newspaper companies around the world are increasingly turning to day passes — one-day subscriptions that provide timed access to online content.
Sold in single-day and multi-day bundles, the day pass concept helps newspapers engage a new genre of readers who are not yet loyal to their brands.
Companies like the Austin (Texas) American-Statesman introduced a US$0.99 day pass less than a year ago, which has helped the media company build the largest digital audience of any local media group in its market.
In Germany, Axel Springer launched an innovative programme called BILDplus that uses ink jet technology to print a unique code on each copy of the newspaper. Readers can enter this code online to get free one-day access to premium BILD content.
According to Axel Springer, “BILDplus supports BILD’s circulation and combines the online and offline worlds.”
At a dollar, pound, or euro for 24-hour access, day passes are easy and inexpensive. They help media companies lower the entry barrier for people who want content now. No complex registration process. No need to answer any surveys or quiz questions.
According to a recent study by Bain and Company, even people who are willing to pay for online news say they would spend three times less for digital content than for the printed versions of the product.
For these readers, day passes are carrots instead of sticks. In exchange for a very small payment, readers are rewarded with a day’s worth of valuable content and quality journalism.
So, as newspapers around the world strive to refine and expand their digital revenue models, here are four reasons why day passes should be part of these multi-pronged strategies:
- Digital day passes help build brand loyalty one day at a time. At the recent iConnect Solutions newspaper user group conference in Minneapolis, it was reported that readers who sign up for 24-hour access are more likely to return another day, and even more likely to sign up for longer-term access (e.g. multi-day passes or short-term subscriptions) on subsequent visits.
- Day passes enable newspapers to capture information about readers that proves valuable in audience segmentation and targeting efforts. Even minimal registration data helps to remove the anonymity of casual visitors, which in turn allows the newspaper to serve up more contextually relevant news and advertising content.
Relevant content leads to greater engagement and an increased likelihood that one-time readers will commit to becoming subscribers. More carrots, fewer sticks.
- People, young and old, are accustomed to paying a little bit of money online for a song, an app, or a movie. Day passes extend this paradigm to news site content.
As long as the payment process follows the simplicity of a music or app store, readers will be encouraged to sign up for digital day passes with minimal effort and forethought.
- Day passes cater to the immediacy of mobile audiences. Mobile users, especially those who come to a newspaper’s site through search, want their content right now.
A simple day pass coupled with a built-in mobile payment scheme allows a media company to make a valuable connection with mobile users that can lead to greater engagement and long-term loyalty.
In places like the United Kingdom, where 20% of all newspaper readers use mobile devices exclusively to access content, this is a growing audience segment to be captured, cultivated, and nurtured.
As global newspaper companies head into the final quarter of this year and look forward to 2015, the digital pay pass is one more arrow in the quiver to help keep circulation revenues on the rise, and to successfully convince and convert a new segment of online audiences into becoming loyal subscribers.


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Launch of AMRC Data Cloud and EyUp Data Science Academy opens access to world-class AI
30 November 2022
A new initiative based in Sheffield will help UK manufacturers to cut energy bills, boost productivity and gain a competitive edge.
Manufacturers will be able to utilise the launch of bleeding-edge digital tools and technologies to harness the power of data science in their factories.
The AMRC Data Cloud will open up access to world-leading machine learning and artificial intelligence capabilities at a fraction of the cost to unleash a new wave of innovation in industrial processes.
The EyUp Data Science Academy will supply the skills and knowledge to make the most of these powerful new applications.
The initiatives were launched at an event that took place on 22 November at the Kelham Island Museum called ‘How Data Will Shape the Future of Manufacturing'.
Attendees will include senior figures from the manufacturing and technology industries along with the Mayor of South Yorkshire Oliver Coppard.
Technology entrepreneur David Richards MBE, Chair of the AMRC Digital Meet Manufacturing Commission, said: “Manufacturers are facing exceptional difficulties caused by Brexit, Covid lockdowns and war in Ukraine.
“The AMRC Data Cloud and EyUp Data Science Academy will help them to overcome these challenges and drive economic growth.”
He added: “It is fitting we are launching these initiatives at Kelham Island Museum, which is a testament to Sheffield’s proud industrial past.
In the 19th century, our city’s entrepreneurs pioneered the commercial use of the Bessemer converter* to lead the world in steelmaking. We believe today’s industrialists can seize a similar opportunity by harnessing the power of new technology.”
Professor Koen Lamberts, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield, said: “The AMRC Data Cloud will allow manufacturers to generate actionable insights from their own factories to cut energy bills, boost productivity and become even more competitive.
“These new tools and technologies will help to accelerate the digital transformation of a hugely important sector, and the EyUp Data Science Academy, alongside our degree programmes and apprenticeships, will ensure businesses have the skills they need for the future.
“We are very proud to be working with partners to drive innovation and productivity and to help manufacturers overcome the challenges they face.”
WANdisco plc, the Sheffield and Silicon Valley-based live data company, and the University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) built the AMRC Data Cloud with support from world-leading software vendors Databricks and Microsoft.
The infrastructure will help smaller manufacturers to adopt robotics, sensors, 3D printing and augmented reality in their factories and unlock new applications. These include predictive maintenance, improved forecasting for yields, supply chain management, energy consumption and demand, automated quality testing, enhanced product design and optimised transport and logistics.
The Data Science Academy will equip manufacturers with everything they need to know to introduce data science techniques into their factories.
The accredited six-week training course is being delivered by award-winning Yorkshire tech skills provider EyUp in partnership with the AMRC and Innovate UK.
The academy is targeted at industry practitioners with some familiarity with computer programming and aims to produce ‘bilingual’ graduates who can understand both data science and manufacturing.
Starting in January, the course will provide an overview of data science techniques and applicability in manufacturing environments, requirements for acquiring and using data in machine learning and experience of real-world scenarios employing the AMRC Data Cloud.
To register for the course, please visit www.eyup.com.


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Aphria Inc (APH.TO)
20 Apr 2018
Tue, Feb 20 2018
* APHRIA - CO, NUUVERA AGREED TO AMEND DEAL TO REDUCE REQUIRED LEVEL OF UNRESTRICTED CASH & CONSIDERATION PAYABLE TO NUUVERA'S SHARESHOLDERS
* APHRIA SIGNS LETTER OF INTENT WITH SAQ TO SUPPLY UP TO 12,000 KG OF CANNABIS ANNUALLY TO QUEBEC MARKET Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:
* APHRIA BEGINS TO DIVEST OF ITS EQUITY INVESTMENT IN PASSIVE US ASSETS
Canadian marijuana company Aphria Inc said on Friday it agreed to sell its minority stake in U.S.-based Copperstate Farms to Liberty Health Sciences Inc for C$20 million ($16.14 million).
BRIEF-Aphria And Liberty Health Announce Sale Of Aphria's Investment In Copperstate Farms To Liberty
* APHRIA AND LIBERTY HEALTH SCIENCES ANNOUNCE DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT FOR SALE OF APHRIA'S INVESTMENT IN COPPERSTATE FARMS TO LIBERTY
* APHRIA CONSIDERS STRATEGIC ALTERNATIVES FOR ITS US CANNABIS INTERESTS
Feb 1 Canadian cannabis company Aphria Inc said on Thursday it was exploring strategic alternatives, including a sale, for its U.S. business, amid tightening enforcement of federal cannabis laws in the country. Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Justice revoked an Obama administration policy that discouraged federal prosecutors from pursuing marijuana-related crimes in states that had legalized the drug.
Canadian cannabis company Aphria Inc said Monday it would buy rival Nuuvera Inc for C$826 million ($670 million), ahead of a raft of medical cannabis approvals around the world over the coming years.
Jan 29 Canadian cannabis company Aphria Inc said Monday it would buy rival Nuuvera Inc for C$826 million ($670 million), ahead of a raft of medical cannabis approvals around the world over the coming years.
Jan 29 Two of the world's biggest acquisitions in the marijuana industry have taken place in less than a week, with the nation's third-largest weed producer, Aphria Inc, agreeing to buy Nuuvera Inc for C$826 million ($669.80 million) on Monday. That follows Aurora Cannabis's C$1.05 billion takeover of CanniMed Therapeutics on Jan. 24. The combination of Aurora and CanniMed will create the world's biggest weed producer by market value, while Aphria's deal with Nuuvera will ex


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August 18, 2019
Lukgraph has posted images of a partial test build of their 1/48 scale PZL I-22 Iryda. Two versions are planned.
Welsh Models has released a resin 1/144 scale Embraer ERJ145 with the livery of Loganair
August 17, 2019
V1 Decals has released a couple of 1/144 scale decals sets for the Fokker F-100 in the liveries of Aseman Iran Airlines
Big Plane Kits [BPK] has released a new tool 1/144 scale CRJ-200 including liveries for American Eagle and Air Canada
Big Plane Kits [BPK] has posted the Lufthansa liveries that will be included in their release of a 1/72 scale Boeing 737-200
MMP will be releasing soon a new book on the Caudron-Renault CR.714 Cyclone.
MikroMir has posted CAD images of the Sikorsky S-51 / WS-51 in 1/72 scale
August 16, 2019
Dekno Models is offering a 10% discount on any pre-orders for the 1/72 scale resin kit of the Howard DGA-15P
AZ Models has announced that both boxings of the 1/72 scale Breda Ba-65 A-80 Nibio are back in stock
Airfix is reminding modellers of the impending release of their 1/72 scale McDonnell Douglas Phantom FG.1 RAF and they have provided details of the two marking options.
Dora Wings has posted images of the sprues for their forthcoming release of the MB.151/152 in 1/48 scale
Airfix has posted images on ‘Workbench’ of the CAD’s and renders of their 1/48 scale de Havilland Tiger Moth
IBG Models has stated that the their new 1/72 scale PZL P11g "Kobuz" will be released in September and IBG has released images of the built and painted model
Phase Hanger has released the quarter scale conversion set for Hasegawa’s TA-4J/F Skyhawk
Łukasz from Lukgraph Resin has informed Aeroscale that he has released a 3D printed 1/32 scale Wright R-790 Whirlwind J-5 engine
August 15, 2019
Aerobonus has released a number of pilot figures in both 1/48 and 1/32 scales
Brengun has posted images on its Facebook page showing their new 1/72 scale Yak-1b built and fully painted
August 14, 2019
Reedoak has produced three printed 1/24 scale US Navy/Marine corps pilots who will go very nicely with the Airfix 1/24 scale Hellcat
Dream Model has produced some superb looking photo etched Klimov RD-33/93 jet nozzles for Trumpeters 1/72 scale MiG-29
Aires has released a number of resin detail sets this month in 1/32, 1/48and 1/72 scales
IN AIRCRAFT: JETS | EDITOR: HG BARNES
We take a look at the 2018 release of KITTY HAWK's 1/48 YAK-130 Russian Jet Trainer.
August 12, 2019
Iconicair has announced that they have released the resin 1/32 scale 8000lb E bomb trolley
Avante Garde Model Kits [AMK] has announced they will be releasing its 1/48 scale US Ordnance Set #1 at the end of August
Avante Garde Model Kits [AMK] has announced the release of its 1/48 scale Grumman F-14D Super Tomcat
IN AIRCRAFT MODELING | EDITOR: ROWAN BAYLIS
Mark Peacock has sent us details of a special offer from Valiant Wings to coincide with the republishing of Airframe & Miniature No. 10.
It looks as if Dora Wings is re-igniting its interest with a 1/72 scale Fairey Delta 2
MiniArt Models has posted images of the built 1/35 scale Avro 671 Rota Mk.1 that will be released with markings for the RAF
V1 Decals has released two 1/144 decal sheets for the A320-200 in the liveries of Nouvelair and Iran Air
August 11, 2019
Res-Kit will be releasing a jet nozzle resin set in 1/48 and 1/72 scale for the Hasegawa Saab 35 Draken
August 10, 2019
IN AIRCRAFT: HELICOPTERS | EDITOR: KEVIN BRANT
Jason Bookie has shared a video with us that shows building of the Zvezda KA-58 Stealth Helicopter.
IN AIRCRAFT: HELICOPTERS | EDITOR: ROWAN BAYLIS
Here's a look at North Star Models' resin and photo-etched kit of the early post-war Soviet Kamov Ka-8 helicopter.
AIMS will be producing a set of 1/48 scale decals for Korean War P-51D Mustangs
August 09, 2019
V1 Decals has released a 1/144 decal sheet for the Boeing 767-300WL in the livery of Amazon Prime
IN AIRCRAFT: HELICOPTERS | EDITOR: ANDY BRAZIER
Andy Brazier had a recent trip to The Helicopter Museum in Weston-super-Mare, England, and has kindly brought back some pictures of the helos on display.
IN AIRCRAFT: JETS | EDITOR: ROWAN BAYLIS
Euro Decals have released superb decals for the Oregon ANG's spectacular 2016 75th Anniversary "Eagle" colour scheme sported by an F-15C.
IN AIRCRAFT | EDITOR: ANDY BRAZIER
Andy Brazier took some pictures of the aviation models that were on display at the IPMS Avon model show.
August 08, 2019
Hasegawa has re-released the 1/72 scale S2F-1 (S-2A) Tracker with the markings of the Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force
Special Hobby will be re-releasing the Boston Mk.IV/V in 1/72 scale in October and they have released details of the four marking options
Wingsy Kits 1/72 scale Mitsubishi Ki-51 Sonia assault plane will be released later this month
Crécy Publishing will be releasing at the end of October ‘SAC in the UK’ by Robert S Hopkins
IN AIRCRAFT: PROPS | EDITOR: ROWAN BAYLIS
Here's a look at North Star’s beautifully produced resin and photo-etched kit of the Sh.III 11-cylinder rotary engine.
IN AIRCRAFT: PROPS | EDITOR: HG BARNES
We take a look at Plus Model correct engine set for the Heller Lockheed C121 Constellation.
August 07, 2019
Metallic Details has released a resin air intake set for Revells 1/48 scale B-1B Lancer
As part of the celebration of the centenary of one of the worlds most famous airlines: KLM, Dutch Decals will release a set of decals for the airlines Flying Dutchman fleet of DC-4’s
Eduard is offering a 20% [25% for BFC members] discount on their products between the 7th and 13th August to celebrate the release of the P-51D Chattanooga Choo Choo limited edition kit
Copper State Models has released a resin 1/32 scale French WWI seated airman at breakfat. The model has been sculpted by Andrey Bleskin
August 06, 2019
Metallic Details has released a photo etched detail set for the Kitty Hawk 1/48 scale F-35B Lightning II
Metallic Details has released a superb looking etched metal nose gear door for the F/A-18F in 1/48 scale
Dora Wings has released details of the marking options for the second release of the Savoia-Marchetti S.55 torpedo bomber in 1/72 scale
There are many similarities between the recent quarter scale Wingsy Kit release of the IJA Type 99 army assault plane Ki-51 “Sonia” and the future release of the Type 99 assault / reconnaissance plane Ki-51 “Sonia”, so Wingsy Kit has posted images and information about the differences


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September 27-29 – USA
Code Conference needs no introduction. It’s where the iconic Kara Swisher holds the leaders of the most important tech companies to account in her famous unscripted Red Chair interviews.
September 27-29 – USA (Hybrid)
50,000+ cloud and SaaS hybrid attendees will be coming together for the 7th SaaStr Annual; 2 full days, 100’s of workshops, and 1,000’s of mentoring sessions. And best of all YOU!
September 27-30 – Virtual
Oslo Innovation Week will provide a platform to answer and discuss these big questions through global digital collaboration.This year we invite you to explore these issues from the comfort of your own home.
September 28-29 – USA
As the city’s flagship VC conference, the fifth Chicago Venture Summit returns September 2021 as one of the largest venture events in the Midwest. More than 400 local, regional, national and international investors will come to Chicago to connect with the city’s most promising startups and industry leaders.
September 28 – October 10 – Virtual
Build relationships with professionals at the top of their game as we make available to you our growing list of 600+ attendees. And, zero in on trends and sectoral bets in Asia’s constantly evolving markets against the pandemic backdrop.
September 29 – USA
Join Christina Riboldi, James Mawson and 800+ business leaders from the corporate venturing and innovation professionals ecosystem for a 2-day Global Corporate Venturing and Innovation (GCVI) Summit. This event will spotlight corporate venturing and innovation partnership approaches, celebrate outstanding excellence in CV and innovation through an award ceremony, and honor the industry’s Rising Stars Luminaries in Monterey, California.
September 30 – October 1 – Netherlands
The in-person edition is open exclusively to only 4,500 attendees eager to reconnect with the industry, face-to-face. This, scaled down in-person version, allows us to go back to our roots, celebrating tech while delivering a full personalized experience – all in a secure and healthy environment.
October 1-2 – Germany
IdeaLab! is Europe’s premier student-led startup conference designed to connect young founders with top-tier investors and startup-interested students with forward-thinking companies.
October 1-3 – France
The 2021 edition will provide one-of-a-kind networking opportunities to 1,000+ tech decision makers, startup founders, angel investors (aka business angels), private equity funds, VCs and industry journalists and media.


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The announcement said the delivery robots have already arrived at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, in preparation for the fall semester. Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, will receive robots on Sept. 9 and an additional 98 university campuses by late 2H21.
"An entire generation of university students are growing up in a world where they expect to receive a delivery from a robot after a few taps on their smartphone. The reception to our service both on campuses and in neighborhoods has been phenomenal. Our customers appreciate how we make their lives easier and give them back the gift of time," said Lex Bayer, CEO of Starship.
In the coming weeks, students at the University of Pittsburgh will be able to order their favorite food and drinks from Einstein Bros. Bagels and Common Grounds via delivery robots to any set location they want, in the proximity of the campus. Students, according to the release, can use their meal plan points to pay for food and delivery charges.
Not too long ago, Starship started a pilot delivery program at George Mason University (Fairfax, VA) and Northern Arizona University (Flagstaff, AZ). Since the tests, students at both campuses have fallen in love with the robots. The company said they had to increase robots in both schools to stay with demand.
When the expansion to all 100 campuses by 2H21 is completed, the company expects to have the delivery service readily available to more than one million students.


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Paris's Hotel Ritz, famed for generations as the city's highest-profile luxury hotel, said it will close for more than two years from next summer for an "unprecedented" renovation.
In a statement, the hotel said the "unprecedented renovation project" would start in the summer of 2012 and take 27 months. Financial details were not disclosed.
It said hotel facilities, including its 160 rooms and suites, would preserve their traditional style while "offering the latest technological innovations".
Only about 30 of the hotel's about 500 employees would be kept on during the renovation, a hotel spokesman said, adding that "talks are underway" with staff representatives on assistance.
"This renovation project is indispensable. It is the result of a wide reflection carried out with all of the establishment's partners," Ritz Paris company president Frank Klein said in the statement.


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Safco Q1 net profit rises 19pc
Riyadh, April 12, 2011
Saudi Arabian Fertilizers Co (Safco) reported a 19 percent rise in first-quarter net profit due to higher product selling prices it said on Tuesday.
Safco made 833 million riyals ($222.1 million) in the three months to end-March, compared to 698 million riyals in the same period a year earlier, it said in a statement on Saudi Arabia's bourse website.
Analysts in a Reuters survey earlier in April forecast an average net profit of 973.56 million riyals. However net profit fell 19 percent from the fourth quarter of last year as sales volumes declined, Safco said on Tuesday.
Gross profit for the quarter climbed 21 percent to 775 million riyals compared to the same period a year ago while operating profit jumped 22 percent to 757 million riyals, it said.
Saudi Arabian Basic Industries Corp (Sabic) has a 42.9 percent stake in Safco.
Safco's shares eased 0.8 percent to 179.5 riyals a share in earlier trading on Tuesday, underperforming Saudi's bourse slightly.
The firm's earnings were released after the close of business on the kingdom's stock exchange. - Reuters
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Image: Barrett Ward
A new study examines the waste challenges companies are facing due to the global supply chain crisis and how they are being tackled, and how consumer priorities impact waste — they now report prioritizing product durability and transparency over
Overproduction and waste are exacerbating the supply chain crisis and hitting
businesses to the tune of 3.6 percent of their annual profits, as nearly 8
percent of stock perishes or is discarded. This significant loss includes
4.3 percent of stock that spoils in the supply chain before it even reaches
the shelf with a further 3.4 percent discarded due to overproduction. This
loss amounts to $163.1 billion worth of inventory.
This disheartening data is from a new report by Avery
Dennison — a Fortune 500
materials-science and digital-identification solutions company. The Missing Billions: The Real Cost of Supply Chain Waste assesses
the state of global supply chains and the issue of waste across the US,
UK, France, China and Japan. The company says it conducted this
research to better understand the global supply chain waste challenges that
companies face, and explore the innovative ways these issues are being tackled.
It also wanted to understand how consumer priorities have an impact on waste.
The report analyzes the average level of waste across five sectors —
automotive, beauty and personal care, apparel, food and
pharmaceutical — and finds an average of 8 percent. 10.2 percent of
stock is thrown away in the beauty sector (6.2 percent due to overproduction and
4 percent due to perishing or damage), while 10 percent of food is
discarded before it reaches the
(2.9 percent is overproduced and 7.1 percent perishes or is damaged).
The data analyzed 318 global firms and found that while companies are acutely
aware of the problem, they are not investing the budget required to fix it.
Respondents say that on average, 28.9 percent of their organization’s
sustainability impact comes from the supply chain. However, only an average of
4.4 percent of technology budgets are specifically dedicated to supply chain
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Over nine in ten businesses surveyed stated they are under pressure to become
with 60 percent claiming it as a ‘high’ priority. However, respondents cited
challenges to achieving supply chain resilience including ‘integrating disparate
systems’ and ‘insufficient coordination among internal stakeholders.’
The report highlights an intention to address these issues: 61 percent of
organizations have already deployed solutions to track unique items; but a
further 34.6 percent ‘plan to,’ as companies seek to improve supply chain
Blockchain investment will see the single biggest leap — 97 percent of
companies surveyed plan to invest in this area within five years (compared to 12
percent today); some 99 percent of companies surveyed plan to use smart
devices (including sensors and drones); and 97 percent will use industrial
“The current supply chain disruption is leading to a waste crisis, making the
case for sustainable practices even more urgent and necessary — there is a huge
opportunity for organizations to accelerate digital transformation that will
help to create longer-term systemic change,” says Francisco
Melo, SVP and general
manager at Avery Dennison Smartrac. “The moral and economic case is clear;
and the study shows the desire from organizations to embrace technological
advancements for the benefit of business and the planet.”
Shoppers driven by better choices for longer-lasting products
The report also examined shifts in consumers’ spending, which continue to play
havoc with inventories and send mixed signals about consumer shopping
Unsurprisingly, cost remains a high priority for consumers. However, the report,
which surveyed 7,500 consumers globally, ranks quality equal to cost as the
number-one concern — at 22 percent. The data also reveal some concerning
trends around sustainability — just 16 percent of shoppers put
sustainability in their top-three deciding factors; and only 12 percent
report prioritizing the ethical sourcing of their products. Sustainability
concerns seem to have taken a back seat to durability, which 48 percent
cited as a top-five concern — suggesting a major opportunity for companies to
shape the future of sustainability by putting a greater focus on product
durability and circularity.
Improving product and supply chain transparency can benefits consumers, too:
Over two in five surveyed (43 percent) agree that when buying clothing,
“transparency about a product’s journey to the
is important to me;” and “being more transparent about materials/ingredients
was ranked as the top driver for making more sustainable decisions when buying
food and beauty products — by (37 percent) and (35 percent) of shoppers,
Download The Missing Billions: The Real Cost of Supply Chain Waste
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If D.C.'s 'Living Wage' Veto Comes, Wal-Mart Stays
Barrington M. Salmon | 7/17/2013, noon
Mayor Vincent C. Gray (D) is in the hot seat.
He has the unenviable task of deciding whether to veto a D.C. Council bill that would set $12.50 as a living wage for employees of large retail companies.
On July 9, the council voted 8-5 for the measure, called the Large Retailer Accountability Act (LRAA). It would require businesses that make more than $1 billion annually or which operate in spaces 75,000-square-feet or larger, to pay their employees $12.50 an hour.
That vote drew the ire of Wal-Mart officials who have accused councilmembers of operating in bad faith. Prior to the vote, one senior official threatened to abandon the six stores the company proposed to bring to the city unless Gray vetoes the bill.
Alex Barron, a regional general manager for Wal-Mart U.S., describes the legislation as “arbitrary and discriminatory” that “discourages investment in Washington.” Because the council passed the bill, Wal-Mart has decided not to build proposed stores at Skyland, Capitol Gateway or New York Avenue. And with passage of the bill, Wal-Mart officials say the fate of the three stores already under construction, will depend on Gray’s veto and a thorough review.
But local labor leader Joslyn Williams said he’s unimpressed with Wal-Mart’s threats.
“They’ve made this a fight about Wal-Mart. We didn’t,” said Williams, president of the Washington Metropolitan Chapter of the AFL-CIO. “Wal-Mart took offense to it. If the shoe fits, wear it. They got uptight, came in with guns blazing, made it about them when it isn’t.”
Williams, who has headed the union for 30 years, said the bill applies to businesses across the board including some like Costco, Home Depot and Macy’s and they have not threatened to leave.
The law, as conceived, was meant to be applied to big-box stores, he said.
“Costco pays their workers more than this. And the Target [in Columbia Heights] said they can live with it. The only one who went high profile was Wal-Mart,” said Williams. “Our position is that we’re going to call your bluff. D.C. has been making it without Wal-Mart for so many years. Wal-Mart has made this a personal campaign and those of us on this side say it’s about equity.”
Barbara Lang, president and CEO of the DC Chamber of Commerce said that the chamber is opposed to the bill and is encouraging the mayor to reject it because it’s a bad idea.
“The LRAA is bad business no matter how you look at it,” she said. “It hurts District small businesses and would have a significant negative impact on our local economy. It’s inappropriate, unprecedented and possibly unconstitutional. And we will not rest until this bad idea is off the table.”
Lang said it’s important to remember that District businesses are constantly competing with their neighbors in Maryland and Virginia. And that if the cost of doing business in the District is too high, businesses will simply set up shop across the border.
Ward 7 Council member Yvette Alexander calls the bill ill-advised and said it discriminates against a company that will bring jobs to as many as 1,800 people; help remove the food deserts that exist in her ward and in pockets of communities east of the Anacostia River; and spur redevelopment of the Skyland Shopping Center.


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Pay in cash, get 4% off on gold: Online portals
On one of the portals seen by ET, a rate of Rs 37,077 per 10 kiogram was displayed as cash sale.
Shadow bank crackdown accelerates in India amid cash squeeze
RBI has canceled registrations of 1,851 non-bank finance companies in the year ended March 31, which is eight times more than those in the last year.
Property transaction in Mysuru: IT officials seize Rs 5.75 crore in cash
The department officials said this was also the highest cash haul from a single premises in Mysuru.
SBI plans to establish nearly 10 lakh YONO Cash Points
The bank has no plans to discontinue debit cards but increased use of the digital platform will itself reduce the requirement of the debit cards, Rajnish Kumar said.
AUM rises but ARCs face challenges due to higher cash needs: Crisil
Rating agency Crisil said that the growth in ARC assets has fallen to 7% in fiscal 2019.
Tata Sons has strong cash flows, now our goal is to fund growth: N Chandrasekaran
If the growth is slowing down,you just have to worry about what you can do, Chandrasekaran said.
Cash-for-Clunkers: Auto industry bets big on scrappage policy
The industry has sought an 'End of Life' policy from the government as a measure to arrest falling sales.
Copyright © 2019 Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. For reprint rights: Times Syndication Service


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According to C|Net, Acer is set to show off an all new all-in-one PC next week that might have Microsoft running for the phones. It’ll come with a next-generation ‘Haswell’ Intel Core i5-4430 CPU, running at 3GHz, 1GB of RAM and 8+ GB of storage, with more expandable through memory cards and USB ports.
The kicker? The new unit will run Android exclusively, with no version of Windows anywhere. Presumably, primary control will be done via a 22-inch touchscreen, though it’s likely that Acer will include a wireless keyboard and mouse in the box. Despite the low RAM levels, the new Acer BDDA22OHQL should absolutely scream – it’s coming with a full-on dual-core Intel Core i5 CPU, after all – not the more frugal, yet less powerful ARM chips that ship with the majority of Android-powered devices.
How much would an all-in-one with those specs go for, when you don’t have to pay the Microsoft tax? Not much, as it turns out. Looking around online we found that some resellers have already listed the machine at just under $400, with most of the Amazon crew selling it around $440.


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Sports broadcasts — long viewed by the entertainment industry as a way to lure viewers and ad dollars — are losing some luster.
American media companies including Walt Disney Inc., Time Warner Inc. and 21st Century Fox could see their profits shrink due to the surging cost of broadcasting professional sports at a time when subscriber numbers are falling and viewership is hitting a plateau.
TV networks including Disney’s ESPN, Fox Sports and Time Warner’s TNT and TBS will spend a combined $12.5 billion in the next year for rights to carry professional football, basketball and baseball games and the Summer Olympics, according to Bloomberg Intelligence. Those long-term contracts are based on industry assumptions that may prove too optimistic amid evidence of shrinking demand for cable TV.
“Everyone thought sports rights were the Holy Grail,” said Brandon Ross, an analyst at BTIG Research. “But if your revenues are not as high as you expected and you’ve signed long-term, high-priced agreements, that makes things tough.”
Live sporting events are a top reason people still pay for cable, so media companies battle each other for rights to broadcast athletic events. Sports traditionally have boosted ratings coveted by advertisers and driven up the fees paid by pay-TV operators such as Comcast Corp. to carry channels.
Yet sports haven’t shielded TV networks from subscriber casualties. ESPN has lost 3 million subscribers in the past year and Disney cut its profit forecast earlier this month, sparking a massive selloff in U.S. media stocks. TNT and TBS, which carry basketball, baseball and golf, each shed more than 2 million, and Fox Sports 1 lost 440,000, according to Nielsen data.
The high price tag for sports may actually be fueling the industry’s troubles. Network owners pass on the cost of broadcast rights to pay-TV providers, which in turn transfer the costs to subscribers. Those rising bills — close to $100 a month on average — are trying consumers’ patience, leading many to cut the cord and sign on to cheaper online alternatives like Netflix Inc. and Dish Network Corp.’s Sling TV, which offers a so-called skinny bundle: 20 channels, including ESPN, TBS and TNT, for $20 a month.
In the most recent quarter, pay-TV services posted their biggest-ever drop in customers, according to SNL Kagan. That’s a problem because it affects the two revenue sources media companies rely on to cover their pricey sports contracts: fees based on how many people subscribe to cable and satellite TV, and advertising based on how many people watch their channels.
Wells Fargo analyst Marci Ryvicker downgraded Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox this month, saying it’s unlikely that Fox’s regional sports networks will be included in skinny bundles entering the market.
“This can end up being a real problem,” Ryvicker wrote.
Fox Chief Executive Officer James Murdoch, on a Aug. 5 conference call, suggested he wasn’t concerned about potential disruption from newer consumer alternatives, saying Fox’s sports networks are “well positioned” and their content has “a passionate following.”
Representatives of Fox declined to comment beyond what Murdoch said on the call.
The subscriber losses in the U.S. contrast with Europe, where companies like Sky Plc, which is also controlled by the Murdochs, and its British rival BT Group Plc have gained customers while spending billions on sports rights, most notably to air English Premier League soccer. Last month, Sky posted its biggest customer growth in 11 years in the U.K., its largest market.
In the U.S., however, TV ratings are “flatlining across all sports,” Barclays Plc analyst Kannan Venkateshwar said this month in a note to clients. Regular season NFL audiences fell last year from a year earlier at NBC and Fox and were flat at ESPN, according to Nielsen data.
The ratings stagnation is partly because there’s just too much to watch, Venkateshwar said. The amount of sports content has more than tripled in the past decade while the time people spent watching TV increased just 6.4 percent, he said.
Another dent may be coming as sports audiences become fragmented across devices. The increasing number of cable subscribers who watch ESPN on its mobile app aren’t included in the ratings, which hurts ad dollars based on television viewing. And now that Verizon Communications Inc. owns the rights to stream National Football League games on smartphones, it could further erode TV ratings.
To be sure, televised sports are still enormously popular — especially when two big teams play each other — letting networks that carry them charge higher advertising rates. Sports ad revenue rose 8.2 percent a year between 2009 and 2013, more than double the 4 percent increase for the TV industry as a whole, according to Bloomberg Intelligence, which cited ESPN data.
Almost all sports are watched live “and this is particularly valuable in today’s rapidly changing advertising marketplace,” Disney CEO Bob Iger said Aug. 4 on a conference call defending ESPN.
ESPN’s ratings are still up compared with last year. What won’t change is how passionate sports fans are about their teams, games and the discussions around them, ESPN spokeswoman Amy Phillips said in an e-mail.
“ESPN connects to that passion and effectively monetizes across multiple platforms better than anyone,” Phillips said.
Unlike ESPN and other all-sports networks, Turner — the Time Warner unit that owns TNT and TBS — is creating original dramas and comedies to help retain viewers. Through its long-term agreements with professional basketball, baseball and golf as well as college sports, Turner is “well-positioned to offer high-quality programming that provides considerable value to our viewers, advertisers and distribution partners,” Lenny Daniels, president of Turner Sports, said in a statement.
While ratings may be peaking, sports aren’t expected to get any cheaper. TV rights are projected to rise 9 percent a year to $19.3 billion in 2018, according to a study last year by PricewaterhouseCoopers.


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IKEA, never one to shy away from advertising ideas poking fun at itself, is mocking Apple ads in a new video for its 2015 catalogue.
IKEA’s foray into southern Alberta is the latest example of a large retailer or technology company branching into green energy
Swedish flat-pack furniture giant IKEA will start selling residential solar panels at its stores in Britain, the first step in its plan to bring renewable energy to the mainstream market worldwide
Once customers find a piece of furniture that interests them, all they have to do is open up the Ikea app, point their smartphone camera at the physical catalog for a quick size calibration, and they're ready to go
Ikea says it has withdrawn 17,000 portions of moose lasagna from its home furnishings stores in Europe after traces of pork were found in a batch tested in Belgium
Ikea Group halted the sale of sausages sold in five countries on concern about horse-meat contamination as the Swedish home furnishings and food retailer extended a ban on meatballs to some stores beyond Europe
Almost 2,000 pounds of meatballs were pulled from European shelves after Swedish furniture giant Ikea was drawn into Europe’s widening food scandal
The Swedish furniture giant expressed regret today that it benefited from the forced labour of political dissidents, many of whom carry psychological and physical scars more than two decades later
The Swedish company announced Monday that Ohlsson, who has been chief executive since 2009, will be replaced in September 2013 by Peter Agnefjall
Construction has begun to expand the Montreal Ikea store into the chain’s largest outlet in North America, the Swedish retail giant said Tuesday
The new iPhones went on sale today in Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, France, Germany and the U.K., before rolling out in Puerto Rico, Canada and the U.S.
Alibaba.com has been known to sell well-disguised counterfeit goods, but a lot of stuff is straight up bizarre
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Insight: The Wall Street disconnect
David Mooney, chief executive officer of Alliant Credit Union in Chicago, one of the nation’s larger credit unions, used to work at one of Wall Street’s top banks, JPMorgan Chase. There’s a vast cultural gap between Wall Street and his new world, he says: Old friends from the Street, he says, now jokingly refer to him as a “socialist.” A credit union is supposed to be run in the interests of all members, he says, while commercial bankers tend to see consumers as customers who can be “exploited” by layering on more fees.
Says Mooney: “I don’t say this lightly, but the consumer is simply an income stream and exploiting that is the purpose of the banking organization.”
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Danish mobile technology startup Everplaces is branching out beyond its namesake service, which is basically an online community where people that love travel, food and design share recommendations for free.
Today, the fledgling company is launching a new service that enables individuals and businesses alike to turn their digital content into location-tied, branded mobile app mini-guides.
This enables companies and individual experts – bloggers and whatnot – to showcase their knowledge of a certain location, and use the apps as a means to reach and engage consumers.
It also marks the first of a series of moves in which the company aims to start generating revenue while continuing to offer Everplaces-the-social-travel-service free of charge.
To celebrate the launch of its paid service, Everplaces is giving away an entrepreneurs’ guide to Silicon Valley and San Francisco. You can download its ‘Startup Guide to The Valley’ app for iOS here.
Tine Thygesen, CEO of Everplaces, says:
“We already got 34 apps published and more than 100 being built right now. Companies need a mobile presence, this has been both cumbersome and expensive in the past, but now that has changed with Everplaces’ make-your-own-app technology.”
Companies can create branded promotional apps for $7,500 a year – distribution in the App Store is taken care of by Everplace and free of charge. Early customers include British trade organization UKTI and destination agency Wonderful Copenhagen.
Individuals are offered to make co-branded apps for $249.
Everplaces was founded by a trio of entrepreneurs (CEO Tine Thygesen, CTO Chris Kaalund and designer Angelica Vargas) and is privately funded by a handful of angels, including tech entrepreneurs Chris Persson (founder of Livebookings.com) and German Henning Lange and Oliver Thylmann, founders of Adcloud and Ormigo.
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Two weeks ago Amazon announced both the new Cloud Cam and Amazon Key service, with November 8th set as the official release date for both. According to the calendar, that day is today. Right now you can order both the standalone Cloud Cam as well as the Cloud Cam Key Edition, an Amazon Key kit, or the separate individual Amazon Key Edition smart locks. Read More
Around a month ago, we heard rumors that Amazon was planning to release a home security camera and a pair of smart glasses. Today, one of those became official, as Amazon announced the Cloud Cam. The intelligent indoor camera costs just $119 and aims to bring home security features to consumers who might not previously have been able to afford such hardware.
At the same time, the company is launching a new home access service called Amazon Key. This Prime-exclusive scheme is designed to allow Amazon delivery personnel to briefly enter your home and leave packages inside your door, all under that watchful gaze of the Cloud Cam. Read More
Amazon Prime is awesome, let's just get that out of the way. Everyone knows most of the benefits from the subscription service by now, but the thing that I hear that keeps some people away is the cost. Despite it being not unreasonable, it's understandable that not every person can afford it. Students are typically among that category, but Amazon has announced new pricing for college kids. You can get everything Prime-related for $5.49 a month — that's the price of a decent cup of coffee on my campus. Read More
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Amazon's Prime Day is almost upon us, but the company has been rolling out a few early deals over the past week or so. Some of Amazon's services were discounted, and a refurbished Echo Dot showed up for $29.99. In a similar vein, you can now buy a refurbished Echo speaker for $89.99. That's $75 off the usual price for refurb units, and $90 off the price of a new Echo. Read More
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analytica Anacon India and India Lab Expo, India’s leading trade fairs for laboratory technology, analysis, biotechnology and diagnostics market, kicked of its 9th edition at the Hitex exhibition center in Hyderabad 20th October 2016. The twin trade fairs were inaugurated by Mr. Ashes Ganguly, President from Indian Analytical Instruments Association, Mr. P.V.Appaj, Director General from Pharmexcil, Mr. Venkateshwarlu, President from Telangana Chambers of Commerce and Industry and Mr. Ravindra Modi , President from Federation of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry. It brought together internationally renowned exhibitors, consultants, business experts and key government officials on one common platform to discuss global best practices and seek solutions to some of the most pressing challenges related to the industry.
The first day highlights of the trade fairs includes high-impact conference titled ‘Science meets Technology’ which focused on ‘Regulatory aspects of Pharmaceutical Laboratories’, ‘Biopharmaceuticals and Bioanalysis’, ‘Food Safety’ and ‘Clinical Diagnosis’. The conference was hosted by the Indian Analytical Instruments Association (IAIA) and was attended by speakers, eminent scientists and industry representatives, coming from domestic and international markets. The program was rounded out by tutorials in four sessions where practical application tips were passed on the audience. There were more than 250 delegates participating at the conference who also had the opportunity to interact with eminent scientists visiting the twin trade fairs.
The trade fairs also held pre-scheduled Buyer-Seller meetings simultaneously with the conference where more than 350 buyer-seller meetings have been scheduled over the span of three days out of which over 200 were VIP buyers. Exhibitors, decision makers and VIPs directly networked and interacted with clients and other industry delegates from international and domestic market and discussed about new equipments, technologies and solutions.
The trade fairs witnessed around 250 exhibitors both from international and domestic market, who came together to provide solutions & promote best practices through technology. The exhibition saw participation from international pavilions like Germany and China and also witnessed exhibitors like asAbdos Labtech, Agilent Technologies, AJ Instrument, Akshaya Scientifics, Art Lab Equipments, Brand Scientific Equipment, Cryogen, Honeywell, IKA India, Merck Millipore, Newtronic Lifecare Equipment, Osworld Scientific Equipments, Shimadzu and Waters India showcase their products and services.
For the first time ever, the trade fairs staged a Live Lab, where exhibitors and visitors had visual experience of lab demonstrations. A real life laboratory was set-up where exhibitors showcased and performed live experiments for the visitors by displaying and running instruments from their company. Visitors attended the Live Lab Demonstration included lab technicians, principal scientists and people related to research and development, quality control and contract research laboratories.
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Wal-Mart Stores said it paid more than $201 million in second-quarter bonuses to hourly store staff as 99 percent of its stores met targets for cleanliness, faster checkout and better service.
The world's largest retailer said 932,000 store employees received a quarterly bonus this year. This was a jump from 880,000 employees in the second quarter of fiscal 2016 and 687,000 workers in fiscal 2015.
Wal-Mart is the largest private employer in the United States, with about 1.5 million workers including hourly store staff, store management and truck drivers. Hourly workers at the company's nearly 4,600 U.S. locations are eligible for quarterly bonuses based on the performance of their store.


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FIFA 23 will be going cross-platform for the first time when it is released this year. That’s according to a new report from reputable leaker Tom Henderson, writing via Xfire. The FIFA series has refrained from crossplay, unlike other franchises even with EA’s catalog. If the new report is true then PlayStation, Xbox, and PC players will be able to play against each other for the first time.
Cross-play has been a long wished for feature among the FIFA community. Currently, each version is separated by platform and generation. Meaning PS4 players can only player fellow PS4 gamers. PS5 is limited to PS5, PC limited to PC, etc. The most popular mode in FIFA is Ultimate Team, where players can build their own teams using any players available in the game. However, the mode has been held back on certain platforms. In order to get new footballers, players need to buy them from the market. Because of different platform player bases that means the market is wildly different between platforms. For example, players are regularly hundreds of thousands or even millions of coins more on PC because of the smaller player base. Essentially giving PC players a second-class experience.
If cross-play brings a unified Ultimate Team market across platforms the experience will be equal for all players on all platforms. It will also make it easier to find players of the same skill level to play against. Especially in highly competitive modes like Weekend League. Hopefully, Tom Henderson’s information is correct and all FIFA players benefit from cross-play later this year.
FIFA 23 still hasn’t been officially announced. EA typically releases new FIFA titles in later September or early October each year. Expect to hear more about the game over the next few months, including an official announcement from EA.


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Recently, developer MakinGames and publisher Team17 announced that Raging Justice would release in Q2 2018. Then, a May release window was floating around without any real confirmation. Luckily, that changed today because the companies officially announced that Raging Justice should launch on May 8, 2018. The title will be available on Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation 4.
Updated March 6, 2018: Instead of the May 2018 release window, Raging Justice got a concrete release date. We've updated our information to reflect that.
Aside from the release date announcement, MakinGames revealed a third playable character named Ashley King. King is a street-smart child with a backpack full of weapons. Jay Howse, the lead artist for Raging Justice, said the following about the new character.
We chose a teenager because I wanted something different to the usual 'veteran cop/ex-military' type. I wanted more of a fish out of water type character, someone who might have ended up in the situation by accident but still manages to hold their own and kick some serious arse!
Raging Justice is a classic-style brawler brought back to life with high-resolution graphics and surround sound. You battle your way through hordes of thugs, unleashing maximum brutality with your character's savage fighting style. The best part is that you can choose to arrest or annihilate your foes. Whether you play as a good cop or bad cop has consequences and will result in a different ending.
The streets of Big Smoke City aren't for the faint-hearted. Gang lords and their thugs rule, and there's danger around every corner. The city doesn't need a hero, it needs someone who is tough and rough enough to take on the scum that festers in the streets. The goal is to clean up the streets by essentially beating up everyone in sight.
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Deliverymen who often earn just $2 an hour lugging bags of groceries to apartments up and down Manhattan for the Food Emporium supermarket chain will receive $3 million in back pay under a settlement announced yesterday.
Some deliverymen -- most of them immigrants from West Africa -- stand to receive more than $30,000, a windfall some say they will use to go to college, bring loved ones from Africa or move out of apartments they share with as many as five people.
Food Emporium, which uses about 110 deliverymen at more than a dozen stores in Manhattan, agreed to the settlement after the company was sued on charges of violating minimum-wage and overtime laws.
The deliverymen accused Food Emporium of wage violations because many of them worked from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., six and sometimes seven days a week, but earned just $150 to $180 a week, even with tips. The result, workers and state investigators said, was that they were often paid less than half the federal minimum wage of $5.15 an hour.
For several years, the Food Emporium deliverymen have been in a legal limbo, caught between the supermarket chain, which said it did not employ them, and the delivery company that hired and supervised them, which insisted that they were independent contractors not covered by minimum-wage laws.
The deliverymen hailed the settlement as a vindication of their rights. These immigrant workers, many of them here illegally, are often too frightened to speak up about violations of their rights.
''This settlement is important because it will teach Food Emporium a lesson that this shouldn't happen anymore,'' said Mamadou Camara, who made deliveries for five years for the Food Emporium at 68th Street and Broadway. ''We were all working like slaves. No one was making much money, there was no medical, no benefits, nothing at all.''
These cart-pushing deliverymen are a phenomenon limited largely to Manhattan. Several factors have created a huge demand for them: Manhattan's high population density, Manhattanites' limited use of cars, and the difficulty of lugging heavy groceries up and down stairs and in and out of elevators.
Their situation is somewhat different from that of deliverymen at many Chinese restaurants and dry cleaners, in New York and in other cities, that readily acknowledge that deliverymen are their employees.
In reaching the settlement, the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, which owns the Food Emporium, Waldbaum's and A.&P. chains, persuaded Attorney General Eliot L. Spitzer and the deliverymen, who are represented by the National Employment Law Project, to drop their lawsuits against the company.
Food Emporium executives denied any wrongdoing in a statement about the settlement. ''The responsibility for any underpayment of these workers lies with the outside delivery companies who employ them,'' they said. ''We believe that we ultimately would have prevailed were these claims to have gone to trial.''
But the deliverymen are maintaining a lawsuit against two Manhattan retailers -- Gristede's supermarkets and Duane Reade drugstores -- as well as against two closely linked delivery companies, Hudson Delivery and Chelsea Trucking, that provide workers to Food Emporium, charging all of them with widespread minimum-wage violations.
Several deliverymen interviewed yesterday voiced optimism that their lot would improve, not just because of the settlement but also because Food Emporium officials said they might hire their deliverymen as regular employees. In addition, 230 deliverymen recently joined a labor union and signed a contract.


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High-end NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 GPUs get more discounts, mid-range models don’t get much
Another week, another price drops, but only for some models.
The retailer is clearly getting rid of the high-end GeForce RTX 30 models. Unfortunately, that’s not the case with the mid-range and entry-level SKUs. nvidia was expected To announce the RTX 30 series price cuts in mid-July, but unfortunately that didn’t happen either, at least not officially. Instead, we had “unofficial” price cuts by retailers and board partners (such as EVGA) who were selling cards at the rumored discounted prices.
Apply fast for 10 days, we now have lower rates. For example, the RTX 3090 Ti, which has already fallen from $2,000 to $1,500, is now selling for $1,450, another $50 in just 10 days. This is based on the lowest prices from Newegg (new items only).
The same price cut applies to the RTX 3090, now available for $1,250. More importantly, there is an even bigger discount on the RTX 3080 Ti Ventus from MSI. With postage in rebate, the card can be purchases for 900 USDthis $200 cheaper in just 10 days.
Of course, this is a local discount for one store only, but it shows a clear trend that should eventually be seen in other companies. After looking at the MSRPs, and mid-July price discounts that current Benchlife and Newegg mentioned, we can immediately see that only the high-end models get big discounts very quickly, but the mid- and low-end SKUs are still above the MSRP.
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Just a few months ago, no one would have thought that the RTX 3090 would sell for such a low price. But just this week the RTX 3090 dropped to $999 at one retailer and that offer has been available for at least two days.
As we head into September/October, many of these offers will appear at various retailers, especially for the high-end chain redeemed first. NVIDIA plans to list the RTX 4090 as the first next-generation model to launch, so there will be pressure to sell as many RTX3090Ti/3090 cards as possible first.
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