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Google’s Pixel Tablet has recently re-entered the tablet market with mixed reviews from users and tech media. However, popular tech YouTuber and blogger MKBHD has described it as a “new bargain”, which has created some buzz around the tablets. Has Google finally found its footing in the tablet market, or is this just another experiment?
Pixel Tablet comes with Android 13 and boasts the first tablet to feature the Tensor G2 chip. It has an 11-inch screen with a half-inch bezel on all sides. The 2560×1600 resolution display is sharp and bright, albeit not on par with the perfect black levels and high contrast of OLED. However, the 16:10 aspect ratio feels cumbersome in portrait mode, tablets comes in two storage options: a $499 model with 128GB of storage and a $599 model with 256GB of storage.
From Honeycomb to Pixel Tablet
This is Google’s 7nd gen tablets, and it has been five years since the last one, it has been 11 years since Google’s first tablets was introduced, and the tablet market has seen many changes since the introduction of the iPad.
Google has a history of experimenting with different tablet forms, with varying degrees of success. In the early days of Android, there was a special version called Honeycomb (Android 3.0), which was never open-sourced and never ran on phones. It was the first and last Android version designed specifically for tablets.
However, tablets running on Honeycomb almost all failed, and Google was not satisfied with that result. When developing Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and 4.1 Jelly Bean, Google realized that phone screens were gradually getting bigger and that it was time for Android to formally enter the big-screen market. Tablets as productivity tools also had infinite market potential.
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt said in an interview that the tablet designed by Google would be on sale within six months and would compete with the iPad. Two months later, at the CES trade show in Las Vegas, Asus confidently became Google’s manufacturer.
However, Google wanted a product that could be developed within four months, with a per-unit cost of less than $200. As the manufacturer, Asus was under tremendous pressure, engineers were constantly complaining. Fortunately, Asus miraculously completed the impossible task. The first Nexus tablet was released in July 2012.
Nexus 7 7-inch tablet was named after its screen size and featured the NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor, which was a star product at the time, Nexus 7 was launched with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, which inherited the UI design from the Honeycomb era. In tablet mode, it had a bottom taskbar that is not seen in current Android versions, as well as a notification and quick settings window that only took up about a quarter of the screen.
The Nexus 7 set a new sales record for the Nexus series at the time. However, due to its low price, Google and Asus did not bring in too much profit, and the Nexus 7 was unable to completely dominate the iPad or have the momentum of the Kindle Fire. Nexus 7 did not have a particularly well-developed media and gaming ecosystem, nor did it have the ability to serve as a productivity tool.
The 2nd-gen Nexus 7 continued this success, Nexus 7 II was launched in 2013, still manufactured by Asus, with a more powerful Qualcomm processor, and the screen and exterior materials were upgraded, making the overall quality even better. This led to the release of the first Nexus tablet in 2012, which broke sales records for the Nexus series, 2nd-gen Nexus 7 followed in 2013, maintaining the momentum.
In the second half of 2012, new Nexus 4 and Nexus 10 a tablet manufactured by Samsung. Resolution was the core of the Nexus 10. Samsung designed a 2560 × 1600 pixel IPS display for this tablets, with a PPI of up to 300, making it the tablet with the highest screen resolution at the times
However, the display quality of the Nexus 10 did not improve despite the high resolution, and the low contrast and color saturation were the biggest problems with its large screen. Moreover, due to limitations in the app ecosystem, having a large screen alone was not enough to become a productivity space for programming or text work. Nexus 10 was gradually phased out shortly after the launch of the 2nd gen Nexus 7 II.
Enter the Pixel Tablet: Has Google Finally Nailed It?
Fast forward to the present, and Google has released the Pixel Tablet, a device that seems to have learned from the company’s past missteps. The tablet is powered by Android 13 and features the Tensor G2 chip, making it a performance powerhouse.
The Pixel Tablet runs on Android 13, which is the latest version of the Android operating system. It comes with a lot of new features and improvements, making it faster, more secure, and more user-friendly. One of the most notable features of Android 13 is its improved privacy settings, which give users more control over their data and privacy.
The Pixel Tablet’s hardware is also impressive. The device has a sleek design with a half-inch bezel on all sides, making it easy to hold and use. The tablet is lightweight, making it easy to carry around. The speakers on the device are also excellent, with clear and crisp sound quality.
However, the Pixel Tablet has some drawbacks. One of the biggest complaints about the device is its aspect ratio, which feels a bit awkward in portrait mode. Some users have also criticized the device’s battery life, which is not as long as some of its competitors. The Pixel Tablet also lacks a headphone jack, which may be a deal-breaker for some users.


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Holiday travel stats: Places to go, things to do
SOUTHLAND – (INT) – The first major holiday of the summer travel season looms and it will find more Southern Californians on the move.
The Automobile Club of Southern California predicts 3-million will make get-aways during the Memorial Day weekend. That could be the most since the all-time record of 3.2 million in the Southland which was set in 2005.
Two-and-a-half-million 2.52 million are expected to travel by car, a 2.9 percent increase from last year. Another 300,000 Southern Californians are expected to go by plane, for a 6.2 percent increase.
“One significant trend we are seeing this year is solid growth in the number of air travelers, which also tends to signify longer vacations that are a greater distance away from home,” said Filomena Andre, the Auto Club’s vice president for travel.
SoCal gas prices are expected to hold steady near $3 a gallon on average – the second cheapest price averages for this time of year since 2009.
Metrolink says it will offer more service than in previous years so drivers can leave their cars at home and take a train ride. Metrolink will offer train schedules regularly available on Sundays.
According to Waze, the real-time crowd-sourced traffic and navigation app, Chicago, Los Angeles and New York are the busiest metro areas for Memorial Day weekend.
The top five Memorial Day destinations for Southern California travelers, according to a survey of AAA Travel agents, are:
1) Las Vegas
2) San Diego
3) Grand Canyon
4) San Francisco
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Los Angeles | A Trump administration shutdown of the US-Mexico border would quickly spread across the economy, forcing up fruit and vegetable prices, spawning food shortages, shutting production lines and throwing Americans out of work, at least temporarily.
"With thousands of trucks and trains and cars crossing the border each day, you'd have huge backlogs, rotting produce and ripple effects across the supply chain," says Dan Griswold, senior research fellow and trade expert at George Mason University. "The effect would be immediate and devastating for industry."
President Donald Trump is threatening to close the border unless Mexico takes steps to stop a wave of migrant families, mostly fleeing Central American countries with high levels of poverty and violence, from reaching the US border.
The impact would be widespread because the supply chains of US and Mexico are so tightly integrated and "just in time inventory" has manufacturers and retailers carrying limited stocks to reduce costs, Griswold says.
With about $US1.7 billion ($2.4 billion) in goods crossing the border every day, the effects would dwarf the fallout from the 10 per cent tariff Trump has slapped on more than $US200 billion in imports from China, says Gary Hufbauer, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
"This will be a real shock," Hufbauer says.
The US imported $US346 billion in goods from Mexico last year and exported $US265 billion in products to the country. Of the $US611 billion in trade between the two countries, $US502 billion crossed the border in trucks and trains last year, according to the Commerce Department.
More than 13 per cent of all US imports come from Mexico, with some products making up an outsized share. Shipments from Mexico comprise more than a third of all auto and auto-part imports, nearly half of imported vegetables and 40 per cent of imported fruits, according to the Peterson Institute and the US Department of Agriculture.
Economywide, the effects would be far more punishing for Mexico, which could slip into recession, Hufbauer says. Border trade represents 37 per cent of Mexico's gross domestic product compared with about 2 per cent of US GDP, according to Moody's Analytics.
About 5 million American jobs depend on border trade, according to the US Chamber of Commerce.
Automakers in the crosshairs
A border shutdown would be "devastating" to American auto companies, their workers, auto parts suppliers and regional economies throughout the Midwest, Texas and California, industry experts said.
Not only do parts come into the US from Mexico, but 37 per cent of US parts are exported to Mexico, said Kristin Dziczek, vice president of industry, labour and economics at the Centre for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor, Michigan. A disruption in the supply chain risks shutting down factories and bigger production operations that can't easily restart. It affects hundreds of thousands of people immediately, she said.
"We have seen Mexico earthquakes, coastal labour disputes at ports of entries and tsunamis. All pale in comparison to the impact a prolonged border shutdown would have on suppliers, dealers and industry employees," said Jeoff Burris, founder of Plymouth, Michigan-based Advanced Purchasing Dynamics, a supply chain consultant to auto suppliers primarily in North America.
What is imported from Mexico has grown over the years from labour-intensive items like wire harnesses and cut-and-sown seat covers to almost every type of automotive component, including engines, axles and transmissions.
Where are my fruit and vegetables?
"It's going to be insanity," said Phil Lempert, founder of supermarketguru.com, which tracks industry news and trends. Mexico is the top supplier of fruits and vegetables to the US, with $US13 billion imported from the country last year.
A border shutdown would be felt at American dinner tables almost immediately because fresh produce can't be warehoused for more than a few days, says Scott Vandervoet, whose family owns Vandervoet and Associates, a Nogales, Arizona, business that sells and markets produce imported from Mexico.
"There is no standing inventory of fresh produce because it's perishable," Vandervoet said, "You aren't dealing with flat screens or sneakers. So I think the effects for the consumer would be felt immediately. "
Most affected would be avocados. The shortage would be acute because of a recent multi-state avocado recall, a planting season that hasn't even begun in California and forecasts predicting a weak growing season.
Blueberries, raspberries and strawberries also could be scarce, though Lempert said a berry shortage could be mitigated with imports from Chile and domestic production.
If the US closes the border, there are other ways to transport foods from Mexico, but they're slower and not as efficient. That means companies will charge consumers more.
Prices for tomatoes, berries and tequila could jump 50 per cent or more in some cases, and the cost of Mexican booze could rise as much as 20 per cent, says Phil Flynn, senior analyst with the Chicago-based Price Futures Group. Grapes and mangoes may also cost more. It may take at least a couple of months for some prices to reach those levels.
Food price hikes aren't limited to supermarkets.
" If you like guacamole, that will either become more expensive or will drop off menus," says Jennifer Bartashus, senior analyst for Bloomberg Intelligence.
Border cities are vulnerable
A border shutdown also would cripple the produce industry in border cities such as Nogales, Arizona, where 60 per cent of winter vegetables imported from Mexico pass through the port daily headed for US grocery stores and restaurants.
"Any sort of protracted delay would be disastrous. Even a one-day closure would be devastating," said Lance Jungmeyer, president of the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas, a Nogales-based trade group that represents businesses that grow, import and distribute produce from Mexico.
To ensure produce is delivered fresh to grocery stores, distribution companies only warehouse about two or three days worth of inventory. The companies would be forced to lay off workers "because there is simply no work for them to do", which would, in turn, hurt the local economy, Jungmeyer said. "As those employees are laid off, they would not be able to go to the stores, and those companies would also suffer."
Del Campo Supreme, a tomato distribution company in Nogales, already is getting calls from US supermarket chains worried that a border shutdown will affect the supply of tomatoes from Mexico, said Jim Munguia, the sales manager.
Munguia is telling them if the shutdown only lasts a day, there will be no impact, but if the border shutdown drags on for more than a few days, the inventory will quickly dry up, because tomatoes from Mexico won't be able to get into the US, he said.
In San Diego - home of the busiest land border crossing in the Western Hemisphere - just the threat of an extended border shutdown hits sentiment, local economic experts told USA TODAY.
Mexicans regularly cross the border to go shopping, especially in the southern part of Arizona, before returning home.
Border communities such as Nogales depend on sales taxes paid by Mexican shoppers as a key source of revenue. They often are the first to feel the impact of a decline in retail trade, and also feel it more heavily than other areas of the state.
A true shutdown would imply nobody could traverse the border by car, bus, or on foot, heading either north or south. Arizona businesses such as hotels, restaurants and various stores could feel the pinch from a drop-off of foreign tourists.
And perhaps more troublesome: How would Americans currently vacationing in Mexico return home, and vice versa?
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Apple introduced a new section called "Behind the Songs" in Apple Music that highlights the songwriters and musicians who create your favorite music.
The new hub is another attempt to make Apple Music a destination for everything relating to your music needs. Apple has been in a lockstep battle with Spotify over introducing new features and information hubs to each service.
You can visit "Behind the Songs" by searching for it in Apple Music or going directly to the landing page. It appears that the section is considered a curator profile, so it will show up as a playlist collaborator or artist in some locations. Clicking on red text stating "Behind the Songs" anywhere in the app will return you to the page.
Categories of the hub include:
- Featured radio shows
- Featured Playlists
- Legendary Songwriters
- Artists Who Write
- Today's Best Songwriters
- Great Producers
- Great Session Musicians
- Lyrics to Live By
- The Stories Behind the Songs
There are also several videos available featuring artist describing their inspiration behind their music. The current videos include Dua Lipa, Omar Apollo, Lizzo, Sam Smith, Bastille, and more.
The section was first discovered by Engadget which said the feature is at the heart of Apple Music's partnership with The Ivors Academy. It represents and promotes the UK and Ireland's songwriters and composers, and Apple will announce nominees for the Rising Star Award via "Behind the Songs" in July.
Spotify released a similar hub in December and continues to compete with Apple Music with its own unique feature sets. The company will soon add a Hi-Fi version of the service for subscribers, but it remains to be seen if Apple will respond with its own Hi-Fi service. Apple has already stated that it has no intention of hosting a free service tier despite Spotify's reliance on one.


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PowerPC: Part I — Where does it fit in?
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PowerPC — it’s not the beginning of the end. It’s more like the middle. By now it’s old news that Apple abandoned the IBM-made PowerPC line of CPUs in favor of Intel inside. What would really turn the computing world on its ear? An official Mac OS X port for the PC platform. It could be done. Apple could make billions.


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Netflix’s new movie catalog gets a new name: ‘Cross Cultural Communication’
The Verge has posted a new article about Netflix’s upcoming cultural content library.
The catalog will have a new title: “Cross Cultural Communications.”
The article explains that this title will be a title of sorts for the company’s existing library, which has a collection of movies, TV shows, and documentaries that are cross-cultural in nature.
These movies and TV shows will be accessible to anyone across all three major streaming platforms: Apple TV, Roku, and Amazon Fire TV.
In addition to the new title, Netflix will be launching an app to offer an interactive catalog of cultural content.
The app will allow viewers to watch any video on Netflix from a variety of cultures.
Users can also use this app to discover content across all of Netflix’s catalog.
In a press release, Netflix explained the goal of this new title and what it means to its existing catalog.
“The aim of the title is to create a place for our cultural audiences to discover and share new cultural content across Netflix, in order to share the same love of cinema and storytelling across multiple platforms,” Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said.
“As part of the new catalog, we’re excited to share with our community our favorite movies and the best of our current library.
It’s a great way to explore what’s coming in 2018 and beyond.”
Netflix’s new catalog will not include a full Netflix library.
However, Netflix is not stopping there.
Netflix will add the titles that are most popular across the world.
These titles will then be added to the company-wide library of cultural films and TV programs.


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One of the strengths of Google Photos is the ability to access unlimited cloud storage for “high quality” photos, and videos as well. Unfortunately, devices don’t have unlimited storage, so Google is hoping to make it easier to free up some space on devices that might be running low.
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As of late, OnePlus has been venturing into markets other than smartphones. The company also released a standalone USB Type-C cable that will work with any phone that supports Type-C. It’s definitely a nice cable at a low price. And now, OnePlus has released an app.
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Nexus phones are always subject to a whole host of leaks, and with a rumor of two Nexus phones coming this year, that means double the leaks. This latest leak is claiming to show us Huawei’s 5.7-inch Nexus variant, which has been reported multiple other times. The photos show the ... Read More »
Google Translate is by far the best translator I’ve ever used. The Russian language is difficult to master for translators, and I’m not saying that Google Translate does it well, but it does Russian better than anything else by far. It also includes the awesome feature of instant translation using the camera.
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With the new design direction that the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge have taken, many of us have been interested in what the company will do with the Galaxy Note 5. And thanks to these latest leaks, we can now check the device out in clear, sharp photos. Spoiler: It looks just like a big ... Read More »
Leaks of the upcoming Motorola Moto G have been abounding and today brings one of the biggest yet. The folks at laptopmedia.com have managed to get their hands on a working unit and have posted multiple pictures in addition to a full specs sheet for the device. The design is what we expected, ... Read More »
Instagram viewing from your Android device is about to get a lot better. Maybe.
Announced on Twitter, Instagram co-founder Mike Krieger has tweeted that photos shared on the app will now be uploaded at a resolution of 1080×1080, as opposed to the 640×640 resolution that’s been used for years now, 640×640. While higher ... Read More »
Days after a report claimed that Google could unveil its Google+-less photo service at I/O, new details on the offering have surfaced.
Several screenshots of what’s said to be Google’s new dedicated Photos app for Android have found their way online. Posted by Read More »
Following Google’s recent decision to begin storing users Google+ photos in a “Google Photos” section of Google Drive, a new report suggests that Google is going to separate Photos from Google+ even further in the near future.
Sources speaking to Bloomberg say that Google ... Read More »
Instagram has announced Layout, its solution to the myriads of people using third-party apps to combine multiple photos into a single image. While Instagram has blossomed into a flourishing social network, the company has been cautious about adding new features to the app. That caution has led to a very refined app, but ... Read More »
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Lifting the trophy was the one factor that the biggest groups, figures, and champions had been all working in the direction of. Qatar, hosted the 2022 World Cup, and invested about $220 billion to welcome 1.5 million company worldwide.
Regardless of the inclusion of two legends making the event distinctive, the blockchain and web3 parts additionally gave this occasion a particular contact. Think about treasures, on-line fandoms, interactive video games, and, most notably, soccer fan tokens.
Fan tokens are digital belongings that signify membership in a bunch, resembling a supporter base of a sports activities crew. Holders of tokens may present their help for a crew whereas additionally receiving particular advantages, resembling tickets to video games and even some extent of affect over how a sports activities group makes choices.
NFTs on the rise in the course of the WorldCup
Cristiano Ronaldo, one of many recreation’s icons, in a latest partnership with Binance, unveiled a set of CR7 NFT collectibles which were on the surge in the course of the occasion. Not solely was Ronaldo’s assortment on the wave, however different sports activities fan tokens had been additionally savoring a recent surge of enthusiasm forward of the FIFA World Cup 2022, which started on twentieth November amidst the despair and gloom of FTX-stricken crypto markets.
Notably, CHZ, the native token of the Chiliz blockchain, which powers the biggest platform for creating sports activities fan tokens, Socios.com, had elevated by 11%. Varied crypto fanatics and analysts predicted that fan tokens belonging to Portugal and Argentina nationwide soccer groups, each robust Cup contenders, “could be the cherries on prime in the course of the World Cup.”
These revelations confirmed that sports activities fan tokens would outperform the general cryptocurrency market, which was struggling as a result of Sam Bankman-crypto Fried’s empire, which included FTX and outstanding buying and selling firm Alameda, making use of for chapter safety. FTX had a big presence in sports activities as a result of it acquired stadium naming rights and sponsorship agreements.
Worldcup crypto-related scams
World cybersecurity firm Kaspersky had published an inventory of the highest 5 frauds used in the course of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. Tens of millions of soccer fanatics worldwide watched the World Cup in anticipation. Scammers took benefit of this important interval and employed varied methods to capitalize on soccer followers’ ardour.
After its researchers examined phishing web sites linked to the World Cup from the world over meant to steal customers’ monetary and identification info, Kaspersky disclosed the highest 5 frauds making the most of the World Cup in Qatar in a weblog submit.
Crypto and NFT fraud was the opposite kind of World Cup-related fraud.
“The lively proliferation of quite a few crypto frauds, which primarily took benefit of the recognition of NFTs, had been a distinguishing side of the hazard panorama on the eve of the 2022 World Cup,” stated Kaspersky.
Customers had been requested to wager on a recreation to win cryptocurrencies or NFTs in these frauds. They’d ask customers for his or her crypto pockets info for direct prize transfers.
“Fraudulent crypto investing is one other rip-off. Fraudsters aggressively produce precise cash and lure traders in by promising the sufferer the potential for forex progress. In observe, they’re virtually by no means profitable, and folks have paid cash on undeveloped merchandise” – acknowledged the submit.
Consultants from Kaspersky cautioned customers in opposition to being duped into submitting their bank card info by phishing pages that seem like airline web sites promoting tickets to Doha.
Ought to one have rushed?
It’s extremely really useful that new and beginner traders enter the cryptocurrency business utilizing Bitcoin ETFs if they’ve low-risk tolerance, do not wish to purchase cryptocurrency instantly, or cannot comply with the markets typically earlier than involving themselves with different digital such because the not too long ago famed soccer fan tokens.
That is important as ETFs are a unbelievable technique for establishments and companies to take part in blockchain actions when cryptocurrency coverage continues to be unclear. Earlier than dashing to put money into fan tokens, one ought to have absolutely grasped the minor ideas value noting within the blockchain area to keep away from losses, as some might be trying to help out of the fan tokens.
Will NFTs stay as much as the hype?
The notion is clear. Though there may be nonetheless a necessity for NFTs, can they stay as much as the hype? It can’t be denied that the NFT market has skilled extreme losses in 2022. Regardless of this, for the reason that begin of the world cup, token fan values have considerably elevated
Your legacy NFT collections, nevertheless, are much less. Based on statistics from DappRadar, Q3 2022 noticed gross sales of $3.4 billion, down from $8.4 billion within the previous quarter. Within the 12 months’s first quarter, NFT gross sales volumes reached a peak of $12.5 billion.
This business had been slowed down by dwindling traction, hacks, and uncertainty. Nevertheless, the World Cup and the expansion of Web3 was their turning level.
Argentina’s World Cup victory parade fizzles with the gamers being evacuated, and the fan token sinks
Regardless of profitable the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, Argentina’s fan token is in peril of crumbling.
On December 18, the day of the FIFA World Cup Ultimate, the worth of the Argentine Soccer Affiliation Fan Token, which is made out there by agreements with Socios, elevated to $6.40 earlier than dropping 58% to $2.67 on December 20.
Gamers had been as a result of parade across the metropolis right this moment after arriving in Buenos Aires over evening on December 20. The occasion was postponed as a consequence of the inflow of thousands and thousands of spectators who stuffed the streets and prompted pandemonium. Gamers had been helicoptered again to the soccer affiliation’s important workplace after which despatched dwelling.
An sudden loss to Saudi Arabia earlier within the competitors prompted the Argentine fan token to drop by 23%. After Argentina certified for the ultimate, the token was promoting for about $5. Earlier than the sport started, it value $7.20.
Solely Argentina and Portugal are worldwide groups that present fan tokens. As of December 20, Portugal’s forex is fallen to roughly $1.20. After struggling an sudden loss to Morocco within the quarterfinals, Cristiano Ronaldo’s squad was eradicated.
Based on the NFT knowledge tracker CryptoSlam, soccer buying and selling playing cards topped gross sales on the NFT-based recreation platform Sorare on December 18, bringing in additional than $503,000 from 4,435 purchasers. However in distinction to fan tokens, Sorare gross sales elevated 6.42% after Argentina’s World Cup victory.


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NEW YORK (AP/WTNH) — A national jewelry retailer that allegedly tricked active-duty servicemembers into buying overpriced, poor-quality jewelry at high-interest rates has settled a lawsuit filed by 18 states and the Federal Trade Commission.
Under a settlement announced Wednesday, Harris Jewelry has agreed to stop collecting more than $21 million in outstanding debt and give as much as $12 million in refunds to servicemembers who paid for lifetime protection plans.
Authorities say it used predatory lending practices and charged as much as 10 times the wholesale cost for jewelry, and falsely led customers to believe the lending contracts would improve their credit scores.
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong released a statement following the settlement saying, “Harris Jewelry preyed on active-duty servicemembers, luring them into bad loans and warranties for overpriced cheap jewelry. Harris Jewelry lied about charitable donations, lied about credit scores, lied about their low-quality products, and scammed American heroes out of millions of dollars. Our agreement forces them out of business and requires direct refunds and debt relief to tens of thousands of servicemembers. We have begun reaching out to 100 servicemembers and veterans in Connecticut who we know were victims of this egregious scam and are entitled to relief. There may be more. If you were a Harris Jewelry customer, contact our office immediately.”
Connecticut consumers who believe they may have been a victim of this Harris fraud should file a consumer complaint online here.


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When Brooke Fiumara, who at the time was chief marketing officer for Warner Gaming, envisioned the possibilities of a more robust, intuitive, innovative casino data platform, she didn’t seek a solution…she created one.
The enterprising entrepreneur ventured outside of her corporate comfort zone to become co-founder and co-chief executive officer of OPTX. The result was a revolutionary data platform for the casino industry designed to collect data from disparate systems within a casino and convert it into operational functionality.
OPTX, in just four years, has blossomed into a veritable prodigy within the treasure trove of slot machine and player data that has become capable of being retrieved and analyzed. The company’s exponential growth has seen its platform installed at over 63 properties in 28 licensed jurisdictions across 17 states.
“It has been four years of tremendous success,” Fiumara acknowledged. “In addition to our platform, we offer over 10 product modules to our clients in the areas of marketing, slots and player development.
“These product modules enable our customers to streamline their gaming operations with real-time data that provides comprehensive insight into a variety of metrics such as customer engagement, financial performance, compliance monitoring, and game optimization, just to name a few areas.”
Noting that clients can also take advantage of the intuitive user interface of OPTX, Fiumara said that some of the most frequent feedback comes from customers who are amazed at how easy the product is to use and how intuitive the UI really is, adding “They remark how easy it is for them to navigate through the system and access information so quickly.”
“The ability to analyze key performance indicators allows our clients to make informed decisions about their business strategies, which ultimately leads to increased revenue,” she noted.
“We have put much thought over the past four years into how to make a product that not only has the best features and functionality, but is also easily adopted by the team. I believe we have accomplished that goal.”
Major releases and new products continue to emerge, including OPTX Enterprise, which, according to Fiumara, was designed to revolutionize analytics in the gaming industry for multi-site properties.
“I am really excited about Enterprise being the game changer,” she said. “Our multi-sites analytic tool offers operators an impressive view of all their properties, machines, and players, side-by-side, allowing them to easily compare information, and create enterprise metrics and attributes.
“Utilizing OPTX, they can quickly spot trends and patterns that would otherwise take many hours across multiple sites to combine and realize.”
Another new product from OPTX is Slot Dispatch, which provides an integrated solution for automation and real-time dispatching of events by managing a variety of things happening on the slot floor at any given time.
Following one year of developmental iteration in real-time situations, Slot Dispatch, according to Fiumara, is a platform that not only offers superior features and functionality, it provides the intuitive user experience for which OPTX is known.
“The team behind our Slot Dispatch worked very hard to make sure the product met all of the real-time demands of slot techs, attendants, supervisors, and managers, while providing a great experience for their most valued patrons. I think it is a great addition.”
Fiumara, reflecting back four years ago when OPTX was launched up to the present, has observed more operators looking toward a single company, a single platform, that takes on multiple business needs.
She said that the diversification into Slot Dispatch not only aligns really well with her company’s current product offering, but shows operators that there is a technology partner that can provide a multitude of services under one single platform.
“The operator wins,” she said. “They have only to work with one vendor and one phone number. This creates a really nice partnership between us and the client.”
Another area of research continuing to evolve for OPTX is AI. Fiumara assures that OPTX is at the forefront of innovation with this emerging field. She says that OPTX is prepared with cutting-edge technology and an intuitive delivery platform, enabling her company to revolutionize AI in the gaming industry.
Among the accomplishments within the field of AI for OPTX, according to Fiumara, are insights and recommendations that have enabled slot analysis by 30 percent and other models that have increased player worth evaluations by 30 percent, resulting in an immediate measurable return on investment for OPTX clients.
“None of this was possible before AI,” she said. “The way that OPTX has incorporated AI into our functionality has really changed the landscape. All of our product modules have an AI add-on, if you will, making AI possible throughout the features and functionality. It is yet another intuitive way to incorporate AI into your business.”
Fiumara credits OPTX for coining the term “Your Decision-Making Co-Pilot” when it comes to AI. It is something that guides you by revealing new opportunities, she maintains, but ultimately it is human intelligence that makes the final decisions.
“We whole-heartedly believe AI is never going to replace humans in this business,” she said. “I think this is a really exciting time for OPTX because we have always researched the best way to incorporate AI in a way that is going to resonate with the user.”
“With the market itself resonating with AI outside of work, it becomes apparent how people want to interact with it. It is a really great position to be in where we can now continually develop our features alongside what we know is working in a larger landscape in people’s everyday lives.”
Fiumara confirms that OPTX is continuing its pursuit of development and innovation in the AI space, with plans to expand its range of features that leverage machine learning algorithms. This, she maintains, will ensure OPTX customers can use the company’s technologies and latest applications to power their operations as well as provide a better customer experience.
“Our commitment to developing AI driven solutions is going to help our customers stay ahead of the competition and drive their business into the future,” she said. “Our proactive research teams are dedicated to staying on top of emerging developments. We are confident that we will remain at the forefront of AI and innovation not only today but into the future.”
Building strong relationships with clients is the number one priority at OPTX, Fiumara believes, adding “Because if you do that, it creates a path of mutual long-term success.”


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Ikea's New Placemat Is Ridiculous — But You'll Still Want It
If you're tired of interrupted dinner conversations because someone just had to check their latest Snapchat, you might enjoy this new placemat from Ikea. The design is simple and still lets people keep their phone on the table but in a less obnoxious way.
Part of its new Sittning Collection, the "Logged Out" placemat ($2), which will arrive in September, has a dedicated pocket for smartphones. So it won't entirely eliminate anyone using their smartphone during a meal, but it makes it more obvious when they're being rude. Plus, it might help put people at ease who just need to have their phone near them at all times.
Sure, we should just stay off our phones when we're with a real person, but this isn't a bad compromise at all — it's just another example of how to adapt to our new lives with technology.


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The latest collection of Airbnb Online Experiences features a “Socially Conscious Story Time,” featuring filmmaker, actress and activist Olivia Wilde. (Supplied)
The short-term rental platform Airbnb today launched a new collection of Online Experiences in the form of virtual excursions, designed for those with children in charge to complement their learning from home during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
This initiative arises as a support for those parents who are concerned that their children will lose important development opportunities with the cancellation of extracurricular activities from schools.
Through the latest collection of Airbnb Online Experiences, parents can now invite their children on a virtual journey of discovery with some of the world's brightest hosts. Special activities will include “Decoding the Science of 2020,” featuring mechanical engineer and television host Bill Nye; a “Story Time with a Social Consciousness”, with filmmaker, actress and activist Olivia Wilde, among many others.
“We want everyone, especially children, to be curious,” Nye said in a press release. “Asking questions and seeking answers is the way we make discoveries and learn about the world around us. We will encourage questions and share data with a new generation on some of this year's hottest science topics. It will be great, “he said.
Families can now gain unique access to more than 75 online extracurricular experiences hosted in more than 20 countries around the world, including:
International extracurricular experiences
How to make a traditional Mexican piñata
Fun improv class with games for beginners
Create Mexican stories with art
Traditions of the Day of the Dead in Mexico
Learn about bees to save them
Meet the Mexican water dog Axolotl
Enjoy Experiences of other cultures in Spanish, such as:
· Discover Buenos Aires Street Art & Sketch!
Spend a day in Paris with a Parisian
Make vegan brownies with the family
Experiment with volcanoes of colored pasta and chocolate
Archeology of the leaves
Tortuguero and the green turtle
Experience life on one foot, with a Paralympic athlete
Some experiences in other languages are:
Identify leopards with a safari guide
Learn about origami and the essence of Japan
Dive under the sea with a shark expert
Learn about space with an astronomer
Discover the science of swimming with an Olympic medalist
Learn sign language through games
“As a mother of young children, this year I faced the challenges of homeschooling with my own family,” Wilde said. “Now more than ever I believe that the stories we tell our children are an integral part of who they will be tomorrow. I am delighted to offer this Experience to encourage storytelling and foster empathy, awareness and curiosity. ”
These Online Experiences will range from $ 7 to $ 100 and can be accessed starting today at airbnb.com/fieldtrips.


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From the No Trace Project
Most expect to be captured on video when walking through downtown streets, which are often littered with traditional types of security cameras, such as the dome cameras, bullet cameras, or the newer remote controlled PTZ (Point, Tilt, Zoom) cameras. Previously, this was less expected in residential neighborhoods, which now have an increasing amount of home surveillance systems like Amazon’s Ring or Google Nest cameras. Police departments have seized on the increasing popularity of these devices and struck deals with their parent companies to directly incorporate them into existing surveillance networks and access data without the knowledge or permission of the camera owner. Some doorbell style cameras offer forms of audio surveillance as well: Amazon’s Ring cameras, easily spotted by their ominous glowing circle, can reportedly capture conversation-level audio from up to 25 feet away. Ring has partnered with more than a thousand police departments across the United States . Some police departments even ran pilot programs that enabled them to constantly live-stream from residents’ doorbell cameras.
While the rapid expansion of home surveillance systems like doorbell cameras has been extensively noted and attacked by anarchists, there has been less focus on the equally rapid expansion of vehicle-based surveillance systems.
For a long time now, cars have been at the center of many high-profile arrests of anarchists. Most major cities have invested in roadside automated license plate readers (ALPR), and many police vehicles are equipped with dashboard ALPR, which read, record, and search every license plate across assorted databases. The No Trace Project has thoroughly documented the many types of trackers and listening devices that police across the world have installed in the vehicles of anarchists. Even without being bugged, almost every modern car contains technology that logs your trips (and much more) and can be easily accessed by law enforcement. In the US, most car manufacturers routinely provide vehicle information to law enforcement without a subpoena or warrant. The vast majority of cars sold in the US over the last few years feature telematic modules that transmit information, including location information, directly to the servers of the manufacturer for remote storage. Further information can be extracted with physical access to the target vehicle: a tool sold by the US company Berla can find the full location history of a vehicle, as well as contact lists, call logs, SMS messages and more of any phone that has been connected to the car’s infotainment system.
Cars, especially newer vehicles with built-in computer systems, know everything about their users and, consequentially, the people around them. Tesla is taking this a step further, turning cars into mobile, high-definition video surveillance systems.
Every Tesla vehicle has cameras that provide 360-degree video surveillance around the vehicle while it is in motion. There are nine cameras in total: eight exterior facing cameras (three front-facing cameras, two fender cameras, one rear-view camera, and two side cameras on the “b-pillar” between the windows) and one interior facing cabin camera. The footage that is collected by these cameras is stored locally on a USB drive or other storage device connected to the vehicle’s central computer system, but footage also makes its way to Tesla’s servers. For instance, Tesla offers a (minimum) 72-hour backup of all footage recorded in case the driver-installed USB drive is stolen. Some countries have banned Teslas from driving near sensitive government areas, such as China and Germany, which banned the cars from driving on certain Berlin police grounds.
All nine Tesla cameras are actively recording while the car is moving. However, even when the car is parked and turned off, the cameras are often still recording. Tesla offers a feature called “sentry mode” which transforms the parked car into a camera system that can capture video from all directions. This mode supposedly has to be manually switched on by the owner. It uses four of the nine cameras (one on each side of the vehicle), and the video feed can be accessed in real-time via a smartphone app. The cameras are activated and an “alert” notification is sent to the app every time someone touches the vehicle or the vehicle moves, but also activate when someone walks near the vehicle or other nearby movement is detected. Videos are uploaded to centralized Tesla servers as a backup. Even if the cameras did not activate or trigger a “sentry event,” video can still be recovered of anything that happened in camera range within (at least) an hour before it is overwritten. However, Tesla owners can use publicly available code to modify their computer system and store all footage indefinitely.
The cameras used in Teslas are made by the technology and weapons giant Samsung. So far, most have a resolution of 1.2 megapixels, but since 2023 some cars have 5 megapixel cameras which are significantly more detailed and color-accurate. The front cameras have a range of up to 250 meters. It is possible for older models of Teslas to be upgraded to the newer hardware and better cameras.
It is already possible to harness the video footage from Teslas and run it through artificial intelligence (AI) programs that automatically process faces and license plates. In 2019, a presenter at a security conference showed how he could use his Tesla, a relatively affordable minicomputer, and publicly available programs to create a system to track and store all passing faces and license plates. Combining high quality security cameras that capture footage with artificial intelligence powered programs that automatically analyze that footage is not a thing of the future, it is already here. Google’s home security system, Google Nest, comes equipped with a feature that automatically keeps track of “familiar faces,” and many other consumer-grade security systems have similar features. Soon, the rent-a-cop watching dozens of TV screens from a windowless room could be augmented, or even replaced, by AI-powered security systems that are taught to automatically flag certain faces and “suspicious” behaviors and alert security. The recent development of 5G networks enables the wireless connectivity and high-speed data transfer needed to transmit sufficiently detailed live video from security cameras to AI systems in data centers and law enforcement fusion centers.
Just as doorbell cameras have become a major resource to police, Tesla cameras have already proved to be an important and increasingly sought-after source of evidence in investigations. Footage from Teslas, including parked Teslas in sentry mode (which was only introduced by the company in 2019), has already appeared in a number of cases in the US and beyond:
- 2019 in Berkeley, CA: Video from a Tesla allows police to identify and arrest someone for breaking into a car. They were wearing a GPS-tracking ankle monitor at the time of the break-in.
- 2019 in San Fransisco, CA: A Tesla is broken into and its cameras capture the face and license plate of the suspect, resulting in arrest.
- 2020 in Springfield, MA: FBI investigation into a racist Church arson and other crimes involves footage from a parked Tesla, which clearly shows the face of the suspect as he steals one of the wheels from it.
- 2020 in Stamford, CT: Two were arrested for armed robbery after police take footage from a parked Tesla that shows the license plate of their getaway car.
- 2021 in Berlin, Germany: An explosive device is placed and activated near a construction site. Berlin police used video from a nearby parked Tesla to identify and arrest an allegedly “left-extremist” suspect.
- 2021 in Memphis, TN: A parked Tesla records people stealing the wheel of a nearby car, and the footage is publicized by police in an attempt to identify the suspects.
- 2021 in UK: Police use video from Tesla to find and arrest a person who keyed the parked car. Video showed the face and license plate of the suspect.
- 2021 in Riverside, CA: Tesla driving on highway had its window shot out by a BB gun, police used the footage to identify the suspect’s car and make an arrest.
- 2023 in San Jose, CA: PG&E transformer boxes were blown up in two separate attacks, knocking out power to thousands. A multi-agency investigation results in an arrest, a key piece of evidence is video from a parked Tesla that shows the suspect near the scene. Phone data (likely a geo-fence warrant) is also used to identify and arrest a suspect.
- 2023 in Bend, OR: Police investigating a murder case make a public plea for Tesla owners to check their footage from the day and look for a specific car.
In these cases and others, law enforcement made direct quotes about the importance of Tesla videos in the course of the investigation:
“Without people being willing to share their surveillance videos with us, we probably wouldn’t have been able to make progress on this case, so that was essential.”
Assistant Police Chief of San Jose, CA
“This is the one that did him in and this is the reason why he got arrested.”
Police officer pointing to a Tesla camera
“It’s rare but we’re seeing more and more of these [Tesla] surveillance cameras all over the place now and we’re happy to see that because it’s a really effective crime-fighting tool.”
San Fransisco PD PIO
“Today’s technology enables automobile manufacturers like Tesla to generate recordings, which of course have enormous added value for the police when solving crimes and traffic accident scenarios. It would be negligent not to use this opportunity.”
President of the Gewerkschaft der Polizei, a German police union
As more Teslas hit the road, the state’s surveillance network expands; the supposed line between “citizen” and “cop” vanishes. The same surveillance technology that Tesla has pioneered is being introduced by other car manufacturers and after-market manufacturers. A new feature by BMW allows users to generate a live 3D render of their car’s surroundings from a smartphone app. Other companies are not far behind, teasing features that are similar to Tesla’s sentry mode.
What should anarchists take away from this? How can we continue to attack this panoptic hellscape and get away with it?
When concerned about potential video surveillance, we must now remember to check for Tesla vehicles in addition to doorbell cameras and more traditional visible security systems. It may be possible to avoid activating the cameras of parked Teslas by walking on the other side of the street. Unlike all other forms of surveillance cameras, parked cars will not always be in the same spot – a street free of any visible cameras one night might have a Tesla parked on it the next. This means car cameras present a particular challenge when planning paths to avoid surveillance. For now, no other major car manufacturer seems to regularly include surveillance cameras, so Tesla’s unique shape allows them to be identified at a distance and avoided (or targeted!) more easily.
Unfortunately, it is often impossible to avoid the eyes of cameras completely. General practices for avoiding identification through security camera footage include: using loose-fitting clothing to cover up completely. If circumstances prevent covering the eyes with sunglasses or otherwise, ensure that everything surrounding the eyes remains hidden. Eyebrows in particular have a tendency to reveal themselves in the eye gap of a mask and can be very identifying. The clothes used, including shoes, should only be worn once, and should be acquired in a way that cannot be traced (by store cameras, transaction history, etc.). Ideally, the clothes lack logos or unique patterns. Clothes should be discarded or destroyed immediately after, again through untraceable methods and in a location with no connection to you. Gait analysis, the forensic method of identifying your unique walking patterns, may become increasingly enabled by artificial intelligence; consider modifying how you walk when on camera. Video footage showing patterns of left-handedness has also been used by investigators to identify suspects.
It is best to keep as much distance from cameras as possible and avoid turning directly towards them. Simply turning your head away from the vehicle while you walk by can help conceal your face. Even when wearing a mask, higher definition footage can still reveal identifying features. Tesla cameras differ from most traditional security cameras in that they are below head height rather than overhead. Umbrellas and the brims of hats and hoods that might offer effective concealment from an overhead camera may be ineffective against the low angles of a car camera.
In most of the arrests involving Tesla footage, the person was identified by their car, and often a license plate. The existence of ALPR, other cameras, and centralized databases makes it very difficult, and often impossible, to travel by car without leaving a trail. In contrast, bicycles lack license plates, are much more easily checked for tracking devices, are simple to steal or buy for little cash and discard, and have proven to be significantly more difficult to trace in criminal investigations.
In attacks against Teslas or things nearby, be aware that you are on camera and prepare accordingly. With some practice, slingshots (or other projectiles) can be used effectively from a distance. An awl can easily deflate tires by stabbing into the upper sidewall, and is quieter than a knife, though the damage is easier to patch. It is not too hard to spot the Tesla cameras once you familiarize yourself with their locations, and they can be easily covered with spray paint.
Some of the usual suggested methods for incendiary attacks against cars become obsolete or ill-suited when we begin to consider electric vehicles. Advice on placement of an incendiary device often assumes the existence of a gas tank and a flammable fuel engine. With electric vehicles, and Teslas in particular, the major flammable parts of the car are the tires and the lithium-ion battery, which is throughout most of the bottom of the car in the chassis. Tires catch fire more easily, and some chemical fire-starter cubes or road flares heating the tire directly can be sufficient. The flaming tire may then set fire to the batteries.To target the batteries, the underside of the car must be heated enough to create a thermal runaway effect in the battery cells. This can be very difficult to extinguish and almost guarantees the total destruction of the car. Gasoline or a similar accelerant concentrated in one spot under the car is the most effective way to quickly generate enough heat for a battery fire. It is inadvisable to break car windows to place an incendiary device inside, which increases risk of discovery (breaking glass is loud!) and DNA traces.
The “electric car revolution” continues to pillage the earth through resource extraction, cars continue to kill and maim human and non-human animals in massive numbers, and systems of surveillance and control continue to be refined and expanded. Tesla, along with other electric vehicle manufacturers, can and should be attacked by anarchists. It can be attacked at many levels: the network of charging stations is vulnerable to sabotage, the vehicle lots and buildings can be attacked, and the cars themselves can be easily damaged or destroyed.
Fuck Tesla. Fuck all cars and all cameras. Death to the state. Nothing but love to all anarchist troublemakers, vandals, and creatures of the night. Strike wisely and don’t get caught!
Further reading and resources for the daring:
- A recipe for nocturnal direct actions
- Fashion tips for the brave
- Minimizing DNA traces during riotous moments
- The simplest way to burn a vehicle
- Warrior Up (some guides on this website are not be up to date with modern investigatory tactics, or include unreliable methods)
Some of these links contain detailed guides for destructive actions. It is best to view these using Tails or Whonix. A setup guide and download link for Tails can be found here.


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ZTE, Chinese telecom equipment vendor, reported a 12.4 decrease in profits in the first half of 2011.
The profit has fallen to RMB 768.5 million ($119.7 million). The decrease in profit is due to its market share expansion strategy, a change in product structure and pending software VAT refund subsidies.
ZTE’s operating revenue increased 21.6 per cent to RMB 37.35 billion, with revenues from international markets increasing by 36.4 per cent year on year to RMB 20.81 billion, accounting for 55.7 percent of overall operating revenue.
It increased revenues from wireless infrastructure contracts during the six months to the end of June this year, and claimed a leading position in fixed product areas including PSTN, FTTX, MASN and DSLAM.
ZTE shipped 60 million handsets, 35 million of which were smartphones, during the period, an increase of 400 percent year on year. Operating revenue for the handset business grew to 30 percent of overall operating revenue, up from 25.4 percent for the same period in 2010. However, gross profit margin for the handset unit declined from 22.7 percent to 19.6 percent.
ZTE is ranked first among all fixed-line terminal suppliers in terms of growth rate, according to leading market research firm Infonetics Research. ZTE posted a 125.3 percent year-on-year increase and 11.2 percent quarter-on-quarter growth of DSL CPE revenue.
In addition, ZTE’s annual DSL terminal shipments for the period from Q2 2010 to Q1 2011 rose 16.9 percent compared with the previous rolling four quarters, and 4.4 percent quarter-on-quarter, which again puts ZTE on top for growth among the largest global vendors.
By Telecomlead.com Team


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On the 30th anniversary of the revolution , the “Libyan rocket” appeared, a green five-person limousine, supposedly equipped with the latest electronics. A prototype was presented to the public at the Organization for African Unity’s annual meeting in September 1999.
Here is the 2009 version of Muammar Gaddafis “Saroukh el-Jamahiriya (Libyan Rocket)” a car which made its debut in 1999, exactly 10 years ago.
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The “Libyan Rocket”, as the prototype is called, is described as an “elegant sedan” 17 feet long, more than six feet wide, with a 3-liter, V-6 gasoline engine.
According to the BBC and Fox News, it also has airbags, an unspecified ‘electronic defense system’, and a collapsible bumper.
The car can go hundreds of miles on a flat tire, a feature that could come in handy while driving in the vast Libyan desert. Other safety features include a device to cut off the fuel supply to avoid a fire in case of accident.
Domenico Morali, CEO of Tesco TS SpA, an automotive design company based in Turin, Italy, said Qaddafi joined in discussions about the car’s styling and asked for an original car using Libyan materials including marble, leather and fabric.
The car was unveiled in Tripoli at the end of an African Union summit.
According to the BBC, construction of a factory to produce the car was to have began in October 2009 in Tripoli. (ANI)
Saroukh el-Jamahiriya Prototype
For the 40th anniversary of the Libyan revolution, the Italian TESCO TS (since 2009: Tesco Go SpA) the vehicle according to the specifications of Muammar al-Gaddafi : Only materials of Libyan origin should be used; the design of the vehicle, on the other hand, was allegedly designed by Gaddafi himself. Like the previous model, the prototype was a luxury class sedan , equipped with airbags, shock-absorbing vehicle parts and bumpers as well as a sensor system and was touted as the “safest car in the world”.
The vehicle is said to have had a 230 hp V6 petrol engine with a displacement of three liters; this engine is said to have given the vehicle an acceleration from 0 to 100 km / h in seven seconds. A price of around 50,000 euros was planned for series production, the prototype cost 2 million euros. The whereabouts of the prototype after the civil war in Libya is unclear.
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GENEVA — The World Health Organization said on Thursday it saw no evidence of coronavirus being spread by food or packaging and urged people not to be afraid of the virus entering the food chain.
Two cities in China said they had found traces of the coronavirus in imported frozen chicken wings from Brazil and on outer packaging of frozen Ecuadorian shrimp, raising fears that contaminated food shipments might cause a new outbreak.
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“People should not fear food, or food packaging or processing or delivery of food,” WHO head of emergencies program Mike Ryan told a briefing in Geneva. “There is no evidence that food or the food chain is participating in transmission of this virus. And people should feel comfortable and safe.”
WHO epidemiologist Maria Van Kerkhove said China had tested hundreds of thousands of packages and “found very, very few, less than 10” proving positive for the virus.
Brazil’s Agriculture Ministry said in a statement that it was seeking clarification on the Chinese findings. Ecuador’s production minister, Ivan Ontaneda, told Reuters that the country maintains strict protocols and cannot be held responsible for what happens to goods after they leave the country.


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HTC launches 'power-packed performer' One E8 in India
New Delhi, July 11 : HTC has unveiled its latest lightweight dual-curve device ' HTC One E8' in New Delhi.
Speaking at the launch, President of HTC South Asia, Jack Yang, said, "The HTC One (M8) had set a new smartphone standard and now we're taking it in another exciting direction. Combining style with substance, the new device represents the incredible experience people expect from a HTC One device with a look and feel that's unlike anything else out there today".
"If you're looking for a flagship smartphone experience but want to stand out from the crowd, this is the phone for you", he added about the device, which has the best selfies camera and is the latest member of the award winning 'One family'.
The smartphone, which boasts of a 5MP front-facing and 13MP rear-facing camera, also contains the latest HTC Sense 6 experience, along with the HTC BoomSound technology, which provides rich tones, powerful bass and crystal-clear treble, and Motion Launch, which enables the smartphone to detect position and movement allowing the user to perform functions without turning on the screen.
With a 2GB RAM and 16 GB onboard memory, along with 128GB expandable memory, full HD 1080p display and Quad-Core processor, the latest device rivals Samsung's Galaxy S5, and is priced at Rs. 34,900.
The launch was also attended by Chia-Lin Chang, the President of Global Sales and Chief Financial Officer and Faisal Siddiqui, Country Head of HTC India.(ANI)


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The new Nightmare Before Christmas Mash-Up pack has gone live and with its release the realization that the last gen versions of Minecraft will no longer receive any further updates. Minecraft originally came to console with the widely successful Xbox 360 port back in May of 2012. The Xbox 360 version would go on to sell over 21 million copies throughout its life. A PS3 port followed in 2013 with Vita finally getting a copy of the game in 2014. The ill fated Wii U finally received a copy of the ultra hit in 2015. 4J Studios, the company behind the console editions, has also taken to twitter to discuss the occasion.
I never played Minecraft on last gen consoles, but the game has definitely been one of my favorite ways to relax over the last few years. Also, the fact that Minecraft saw 5 years of updates while newer versions existed is truly incredible. Thank you 4J Studios for supporting these legacy editions for so long. If you still play Minecraft mainly on one of these older systems, what do you plan to do with the news that they are now discontinued?


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JCN Network: Toshiba Corp. will buy Fujitsu Ltd.’s unprofitable computer-storage drive business to help narrow its gap with industry leader Seagate Technology in the US$32.6 billion market.
Toshiba aims to buy 80 percent of the business by the quarter ending June 30 and eventually acquire full ownership.
Revenue at the hard-disk drive business will rise to about 600 billion yen (US$6.5 billion) in the year ending March 2013. The companies said they have yet to agree on a price, estimated by Deutsche Bank Group AG to be hundreds of billions of yen.
The combination would almost double Toshiba’s market share in hard-disk drives to about 16 percent, rivaling Hitachi’s rank as the industry’s third-largest producer.
Toshiba, the industry’s fourth-ranked producer, said the Fujitsu business will help raise its market share to 20 percent by 2015. The sale allows Fujitsu to shed a business that’s been unprofitable since 2007 to focus on providing computer services.


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Take-Two, one of the giants of the industry which own some of the most profitable franchises ever, has released its earnings in the first quarter of the 2020 financial year and they’ve been some of the best yet in the company’s history. They generated $540.5 million in the first quarter which is a 39% growth over FY2019.
Interestingly, about 58% of that number is thanks to recurrent user spending. DLC, microtransactions and add-ons within hugely popular games such as GTA Online and Red Dead Redemption 2 as well as record-breaking numbers coming from NBA 2K19. This year marked a 31% growth in recurrent user spending compared to the company’s first-quarter last year. Also, digital sales now account for 79% of the company’s revenue.
This news is huge in ways you might not think. This gives executives ammo to cram even more in-game spending into their games since there is clearly a significant growth in this practice. Shareholders will look at these numbers in joy and encourage behaviour that increases these percentages even more. However, also bear in mind that Take-Two has gravitated towards live service games much more aggressively in the last few years so these numbers shouldn’t really be a surprise.


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Shotley Gate: Landlord bucks the trend and re-opens The Bristol Arms
A LANDLORD has big plans for the future after reopening a popular pub.
Shane Rolin, 32, took over the reins of The Bristol Arms in Shotley Gate, at the beginning of September.
He said: “It’s been a bit of a whirlwind since I took over but I wanted to get the place open again rather then do a big refurbishment and then open up.
“The pub has so much potential and it was sad to see a pub I knew as a youngster had closed down.”
The pub closed its doors to customers in mid-June but Mr Rolin, originally from the Colchester area, could not wait to get behind the bar.
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“The first priority of taking over was just to get it open and operating,” he added.
“We are looking to take it forward and improve the food offering and concentrate more on local, seasonal food as opposed to a big menu from all over the place.
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“We want to support the farms that are local to us.” After Christmas and New Year, Mr Rolin is hoping to refurbish the venue, bring it up to standard and improve it considerably.
He said: “We want to improve it on what it was before and make it a destination place.
“It is in a beautiful location with stunning views across the river.
“The emphasis is food and that’s my background.
“We still want it to retain its rustic, village feel but with a bit more care going into the finished product.”
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Fairline Yachts has opened a new moulding facility in Oundle
Barely into its second year of trading, Fairline Yachts has announced an expansion of its facilities.
Following successful boat shows in London, Dusseldorf and the USA, a brand new 17,000 square foot production facility has been opened at Oundle Marina, Fairline’s original site when it first began fifty years ago.
The move follows the recent launch of two new models, the Targa 53 Open and the Squadron 53 (a full test of this latter boat is in the June issue of MBY). The new premises will also facilitate updates to interior finishes across the 48ft model range (Targa GT, Targa Open and Squadron) as well as a new hardtop option and new interior finishes for the Squadron 65.
Fairline Yachts, which rose from the ashes of Fairline Boats after that went into administration in December 2015, now employs over 250 people and has two brand new models on the drawing boards.
Italian superyacht designer, Alberto Mancini, is currently putting the finishing touches to the Targa 43 Open and the Targa 63GTO, both slated for launch later this year.
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Electronic Arts stepped up their promotion of the next installment in the Madden video game franchise by releasing a new trailer featuring actual Madden 15 gameplay.
EA Sports has put a focus on improving the defensive gameplay in this year’s addition. Fitting with Luke Kuechly being featured in early trailers and Richard Sherman winning the vote to appear on the cover.
To put in perspective just how far the visuals in the Madden franchise have come, this tweet puts Madden 15 next to the 1988’s John Madden Football.
— Steve Noah (@Steve_OS) June 6, 2014
While the difference between 1988 and 2014 is dramatic, the big step forward in visuals from just last year is even more impressive.
— Operation Sports (@operationsports) June 5, 2014
Not all players will be rendered with detail all the way down to their tattoos. In fact, only Colin Kaepernick will as his tattoo artist gave special permission to have his work appear in the game.
Madden 15 is set for release on August 26.
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UK: San Francisco-based outdoor stays booking platform Hipcamp has announced the acquisition of London-based Tripadee Ltd for an undisclosed sum, and the full integration of its Cool Camping brand into the Hipcamp platform.
The move means that Brits will now be able to find and book “hundreds of thousands” of camping, glamping and campervan stays across the UK, Canada, Australia and the United States via the Hipcamp website.
Tripadee Ltd will now operate as Hipcamp UK Ltd and its 20 employees will join the Hipcamp team.
News of the acquisition was first leaked in January, after documents filed on Companies House showed that Cool Camping founder Jonathan Knight, who also founded online glamping brand Glampingly.com and accommodation website CoolPlaces.co.uk, had ceased to be a person with significant control on 3 September 2021.
Founded in 2013, Hipcamp unlocks access to private land for camping, glamping and other outdoor recreation. To date, the company has raised $97.5 million in funding from the likes of Andreessen Horowitz, Benchmark, August Capital, Index Ventures and Bond Capital, including a $57 million Series C funding round last January, which has enabled it to increase supply beyond campsite listings.
The acquisition comes as both companies report record growth: Hipcamp, backed by rapper Jay-Z, has seen a 460 per cent increase in bookings since 2019, whilst the number of stays booked via Cool Camping rose by 340 per cent during the same period.
Working to deliver the simplest way to find and book outdoor stays and experiences on one platform, Hipcamp is aiming to build a global community of outdoor enthusiasts by growing its UK host base.
Hosts will be eligible for Hipcamp’s liability insurance policy, which protects them for up to $1 million. Bookings through the site are also used to drive economic opportunity to rural communities, enabling UK farmers, vintners and other landowners to create new revenue streams to conserve their land and keep it wild.
Purchasing Cool Camping allows Hipcamp to boost its supply by working with farmers and other landowners to pitch temporary campsites on their properties for up to 56 days at a time, while helping it to capitalise on the surge in demand for nature travel prompted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Knight, who will serve as UK country manager for Hipcamp, said: “It’s a hugely exciting moment as we join forces with Hipcamp – our spiritual cousins internationally. We’re proud of the trust that Cool Camping has built up with our community during the past 15 years, and as we now adopt the Hipcamp brand in the UK, we look forward to continuing to build on that trust.
“Our entire community will benefit from the Hipcamp platform – which makes getting outside at a moment’s notice easier than ever,” he added.
Tripadee Ltd originally launched in 2006 as a publishing company producing Cool Camping guidebooks but later pivoted to a travel tech focus and set up the Cool Camping booking site in 2015.
Alyssa Ravasio, founder and CEO of Hipcamp, said: “One of our core beliefs is that getting outside should be simple. Jonathan and his team have done so much great work to make that mission possible in the UK.
“I’m excited to further our shared mission of getting more people outside and inspiring a new love for nature,” she added.
Following the purchase of Australian equivalent Youcamp in August 2020, Hipcamp is paving the way for further expansion into Europe and other parts of the world to establish itself as the dominant outdoor travel agency globally. The startup is reported to be now listing more than 470,000 campsites in the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia.
Looking ahead, Hipcamp plans to expand its photography programme to the UK, allowing UK-based photographers to capture images of hosts’ diverse range of hospitality offerings.
Meanwhile, as pandemic-related international travel restrictions lift, the emerging startup expects significant demand to continue for outdoor stays in the UK and across its other markets.
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Remember how, after HP announced plans to nix webOS, TouchPad tablets flew off store shelves at $99 a pop? It looks like we're due for an encore. According to SlashGear, HP will stage a repeat of this summer's fire sale by peddling refurbished TouchPads on eBay for—you guessed it—$99.
The devices will go on sale at 6 PM CST on Sunday through HP's eBay store. SlashGear says says sales will be final, devices will have only 90 days of warranty coverage, and you'll be able to grab either the 16GB tablet for $99 or the 32GB version for $149. Oh, and for an extra $79, HP will sell you an "additional 3-piece accessory bundle" made up of a "case, charging dock, and wireless keyboard."
I'm sure some folks will be delighted to get cheap tablets—the not-so-computer literate, for instance, not to mention modders. That said, a refurb of a defunct product with a 90-day warranty seems a little rough to me, even for $99. Then again, I suppose you get what you pay for.
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Perko, the Miami-based marine hardware manufacturer, recently received ISO 9001:2008 certification.
"This is an important achievement for Perko," president Fred Perkins said in a statement. "By attaining the latest ISO 9001:2008 certification, we're being recognized for our ongoing commitment to quality, customer satisfaction and innovation."
Maintained by the International Organization for Standardization, ISO 9001:2008 certification specifies requirements for quality management, covering all key business processes.
It is awarded to organizations that can demonstrate consistent products and services that meet customer expectations and plan continual improvements.


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Founded in 2004, award-winning tech blog Engadget has brought a lot of shiny and new aspirational gadgets and software into the light through the years. Tim Stevens--named "the nicest guy in tech" by "Fortune" magazine--has acted as the blog's editor-in-chief since 2011. Tim was gracious enough to share some of his latest and greatest software finds--for work and play--with Download.com readers.
On Wednesday, Microsoft released their highly-anticipated preview build of Windows 8.1. Windows 8.1 promises numerous improvements to search, the Windows app store, cloud storage, and enhanced personalization features. In particular, Windows 8.1 also promises a potential "revival" of the oft-missed Start button.
Microsoft has also released an in-depth preview guide for users to showcase some of their major changes to the flagship OS.
Today, Bitdefender released the 2014 version of its flagship Bitdefender Total Security product, replete with an interface redesign, adaptive technology, and noticeably absent version-number attribution.
With this year's release of Total Security comes the debut of Bitdefender Photon, an adaptive technology that aims to optimize the speed and performance of your PC as it adjusts to your computer.
Photon was actually introduced earlier in Bitdefender 2013, but since then the company has made major improvements while minimally impacting performance. Now, Photon officially becomes its own product component.
Bitdefender Total Security also introduces an online credential aid called Wallet. Not … Read more
If Internet Explorer 10 impressed you, you're going to love what we now expect from IE11 at Microsoft's Build conference on Wednesday.
Information leaked by a Microsoft Developer Network subscriber appears to confirm long-rumored details on what's going to be included in Internet Explorer 11.
The next major version of the browser, expected to arrive with Windows 8.1 later this year, will include support for many under-the-hood features that Firefox and Chrome already offer, and some that they don't.
Today's stable release of Mozilla Firefox 22 (Windows, Mac, Linux, Android) includes a variety of back-end technical updates and relatively minor tweaks (to be honest, the word-wrapping of plain-text files is the most relevant to me).
The most notable news is Firefox's new default support for WebRTC (the RTC stands for real-time communication), a set of API components that allows developers to create browser-to-browser applications without plug-ins. WebRTC was developed by Google for Chrome and open-sourced back in 2011, so Google Chrome (Windows, Mac, Android) of course supports it as well.
In real terms, WebRTC enables features such … Read more
Google has released its promised photos app for Chromebooks, software that imports photos from an SD card, backs them up to the cloud, and spotlights the ones it judges to be the best.
The software, a Chrome extension, is available only for the Chromebook Pixel at present, but Google is "working to bring the app to other Chromebooks as well," said AJ Asver in a Google+ post Tuesday.
Sundar Pichai, head of Chrome, Google Apps, and now Android, gushed about the app in a February interview during the debut of the Chromebook Pixel, Google's high-end, $1,300 laptop. … Read more
A couple of months ago we reviewed the beta version of the surprisingly convenient online password manager from PasswordBox.com. On Tuesday, Dan Robichaud, CEO of PasswordBox, has just announced the official release of PasswordBox and introduced some new features as well as the mobile app releases for iOS and Android.
PasswordBox lets you perform one-click log-in to all of your favorite sites from previously stored accounts. Just download the client, which is available as an add-on/extension for IE, Firefox, Chrome, and Safari. Create a PasswordBox.com account and Master Password and you're ready to go. You can … Read more
Following the recent introduction of full Web Real-Time Communications to Chrome, Tuesday's update to Firefox makes it the second browser to support the plugin-free protocol.
The debut of WebRTC, as the protocol is known, in Firefox 22 (download for Windows | Mac | Linux) is no small potatoes. "Plugins are the single largest source of security and stability issues that we see," said Johnathan Nightingale, Mozilla's vice-president of engineering for Firefox.
WebRTC is planned for Firefox for Android (download), which also updated Tuesday, but it has yet to be added to the mobile browser.
On the surface, WebRTC … Read more
With all of the recent talk about PRISM, the NSA, and Big Bro Obama following you around the Internet and reading all of your precious e-mails containing links to those "all-critical" YouTube videos your dad keeps sending you, it's great to see a company taking a stand for personal privacy.
Starting this Tuesday, June 25, the folks over at AnchorFree are giving away 50,000 free codes for their Elite Hotspot Shield VPN services, good for six months. These codes will unlock cross-platforms and will work on PC, Mac, and iOS (Android not supported yet), on up … Read more
One of the knocks against WebP, an image format Google and some allies hope will speed up graphics on the Web, is that the world's premier image-editing software can't read or write WebP files.
Adobe Systems isn't interested in supporting the format within Photoshop, at least not yet. But now there are two active open-source projects under way to build Photoshop plug-ins that handle the format.
The first WebP plug-in, by Toby Thain of Telegraphics, has been around since 2010 and has been updated with new features this month: ICC color profile support and lossless compression support. … Read more


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Local news is the community link that continues every day and every week, even if its ink-on-paper routine is disrupted.
The COVID-19 environment and Californians’ function within it is a fluid situation, but local publishers are reacting in real time to continue the vital connection between residents and their communities.
With disruption in the ad base and the need to share information about access and logistics, continuity and preservation are key.
Local customers are likely to be able to share where to find paper products, and they may be able to suggest which merchant has early hours for seniors and those with health issues.
And granted, the neighborhood back-fence websites are fostering connection between work-at-home residents. Also, the digital search guides may be offering opportunity for local merchants to flash their “Open” signs online for the smartphone searchers.
But the local publisher that steers a quick pivot in merchant visibility will enable the community forum to continue through this disruption. The bona fide local publisher is able to include among those tips and details the latest, comprehensive information regarding local government’s vital work during the pandemic, along with preserving the heart of community.
Call about a city-backed ad
“You should start assembling ideas community newspapers have for their communities,” read an email to CNPA from Brian Hews, publisher of Cerritos Community Newspaper in Los Angeles County. “For example, I emailed city managers about running an ad paid for by the city with restaurant listings in the ad; two have signed on. Name address phone number website and whether they pick up or deliver. I did it for a substantial discount also so it runs longer.”
“We are in it together”
“It’s probably one of the fastest moving and changing stories I have witnessed in the decades I have been in the newspaper industry,” began the column by Jack Mitchell, publisher of the Ledger Dispatch in Jackson.
On Facebook, he and ad director Beth Bernard explained via video free ads for local businesses. He also described the Support Local directory, updated in real time on the website and social media.
Give it away now…
On Monday, Caroline Titus, publisher and editor of the Ferndale Enterprise, tweeted that she was building a page of free ads with details on local eateries’ open hours and delivery services, right.
“It’s just us now”
“The main flow of visitors into town is hunkered down in their own reality,” reads a column by Rob Galloway, publisher of the Tahoe Daily Tribune, “and our local business community is at war with a deceptive force that is as real as the mountains that surround us.”
Special hours for seniors
The Los Angeles Times and its community papers are relaying to readers the hours for seniors and other at-risk populations to do their shopping in a less-crowded environment, right.


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Effective September 14, 2019, the Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) directly related to the Payment Services Directive 2 will be implemented with the objective of reducing fraud rates on online commerce. European e-consumers should therefore be confronted more frequently with an authentication process for their online transactions—a process that will also evolve towards so-called “strong” authentication.
As a new step in the customer journey, this double authentication also increases the risk of failed payments. Internet trading in Europe could therefore be deeply affected by these changes and affected businesses, which are not gearing up to these new requirements, could see their conversion rates drop significantly.
Discover our special folder to prepare your company to new European requirements and anticipate the impacts on your turnover.


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2020 winner Pho Viets light display in Columbia Heights. Photo courtesy of District Bridges.
Holiday decorations have emerged around the city, and from today, DC Holiday Lights, organized by local non-profit District Bridges, will contribute to the enlightened cheers. For the next few weeks, Washingtonians can stroll down 14 neighborhood corridors and check out light exhibits and shopping promotions.
The participating corridors include Adams Morgan, Cleveland Park, Columbia Heights, Eastern Market, Georgetown, Dupont Circle, Lower Georgia Avenue, Mount Pleasant, Petworth and Woodley Park. You can see the full list here.
District Bridge CEO Brianne Dornbush says the program provides communities with an opportunity to support local businesses that continue to be threatened by the pandemic.
People can cast their vote online for their favorite corridor and holiday exhibit. The corridor with the most votes will be named “Best of DC” during the DC Holiday Lights Award Ceremony on December 15th. The decorations will be displayed until January 6, 2022.
There will also be a scavenger hunt around the neighborhoods starting on Black Friday, where attendees can earn “entries” for each corridor for a chance to win prizes such as gift cards, merchandise and services. People can sign up online to be notified when the contest starts.


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BlackBerry Promotes New Model by Tweeting from an iPhone [PIC]
BlackBerry’s social media team seems to have caused a misstep by promoting the company’s latest Classic smartphone using Apple’s iPhone.
As you can see in the tweet below (which has since been deleted), as noted by The Verge, someone from BlackBerry was promoting the new phone by using Twitter for iPhone:
Despite there being an actual BlackBerry Twitter app, the tweet was clearly sent via an iPhone. Ouch.
Former BlackBerry ‘Global Creative Director’, singer Alicia Keys, also similarly tweeted about BlackBerry in the past from her iPhone. There’s nothing else to say here, other than “Oh, BlackBerry.”


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Activision Blizzard, the developer-publisher responsible for games like World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Destiny and the Call of Duty series, is one of the 100 best companies to work for, as ranked by Fortune.
“'Off the wall' and 'outside the box' thinking is celebrated at this Southern California gaming and entertainment giant, a federation of creative studios that stands out for the personal and professional development it offers employees," the outlet writes. "Says one: 'You’re encouraged to pursue whatever interests you personally, not just what would benefit your job.'”
Activision Blizzard ranks number 84 on the list, falling 18 places from last year when it placed at number 66.
Fortune reveals some interesting numbers about the company in its list. For example, Activision Blizzard employees a total of 5,322 to people, with 1,515 additional job openings being available as of February 2018. In the past 12 months, the company's had 110,989 job applications, with an average of 73 people applying to each open position.
For those who get the job, Fortune details Activision Blizzard employees get 25 days of general paid time off per year. They also get seven sick days per year.
Two things not listed by the outlet is how much an employee makes per year, as well as what diversity at the company is like.
"We're proud to be
recognized for so many years as one of the best companies to work for.
We remain committed to constant improvement so we are always one of the
very best places to work," CEO Bobby Kotick said in a press release.
A titan in the video game industry, Activision Blizzard is looking to expand into other media. Just today, Variety reported Sircario 2 director Stefano Sollima is in negotiations to direct an upcoming Call of Duty film.


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Welcome to the Club — Ninjas in Pyjamas launches its first ever pyjamas
Mar. 24, 2022
24th of March, Stockholm, Sweden
20 years of Ninjas in Pyjamas without pyjamas is over. The Swedish esports giant finally releases their very first Pyjamas. A piece made of premium materials, with amazing embroidery and a heat print, is now available in the NIP shop. It comes in black — and in limited edition, meaning when it's sold out, it's sold out. Take the chance and become one of the rare owners of this beauty.
“Words cannot describe how excited I am about this. We’ve been working so hard on making a perfect product — and after a lot of sampling we finally did it. Pyjamas are a natural extension of our brand and with a new visual identity, we just had to do it,” said Laura Rojas, Head of Apparel & Merchandise.
It’s all a part of the Welcome to the Club campaign — NIP’s first ever full scale physical-digital integration, where a digital version of the pyjamas is included when buying the physical one. Customers can also get their hands on the digital version separately. Laura Rojas concludes:
“Welcome to the Club is our way to show that everyone can be a ninja. I want for our fans to feel included — a part of the NIP family — because they are. They asked for pyjamas, and it feels amazing that we now have one ready for them.”
This is the first time the Swedish power house creates a full scale physical-digital integration, something they say they will continue with once a year in the future, and customers who buy one now will have instant access to the next year’s product.
Expect the unexpected. But this time, it was maybe the other way around. Welcome to the club everyone.
About Ninjas in Pyjamas:
We are Ninjas in Pyjamas, probably the world's most legendary esports team. Born in 2000 with Counter-Strike in our blood, we have pioneered the esports scene since its inception. We earned our stripes by competing at the very top level across almost a dozen game titles and we never lose — we only win or learn. Our vision is to bring gaming culture to a world without boundaries.