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LK Bennett axes ex-BHS boss Darren Topp and alcohol firm Bargain Booze dumps chief Diana Hunter
Fired 1: LK Bennett axes ex-BHS boss
Former BHS boss Darren Topp has been forced out as chief executive of LK Bennett to be replaced by the head of a fashion chain which collapsed into administration this year.
Topp will leave the womenswear retailer, a favourite of the Duchess of Cambridge, next month after it decided it was ‘the right time for him to move on’.
Topp joined LK Bennett in September 2016 after helming Sir Philip Green’s BHS, which left 11,000 people unemployed after it collapsed just months earlier.
On the move: LK Bennett has forced out Darren Topp and Diana Hunter resigned from Bargain Booze
He will be replaced by Erica Vilkauls, who was chief executive of womenswear chain East for just three months earlier this year, during which time it went bust for the second time in three years.
LK Bennett’s latest accounts, for the year to July 30, 2016, show turnover slipped 1.4 per cent to £92.3m and profits dropped 2.2 per cent to £58.3m.
Patrick Woodall, chairman, said: ‘We agreed that now would be the right time for Darren to move on to new challenges that he had in mind.’
Fired 2: Alcohol firm dumps chief
The boss of Bargain Booze owner Conviviality has stepped down as the hangover from a week of financial chaos sets in.
Diana Hunter’s resignation comes after a sobering statement to shareholders last week which revealed it owed £30m to the taxman and, as a result, had cancelled its dividend.
Conviviality suspended trading in its shares on Wednesday. Hunter, 49, will leave the drinks business with immediate effect after five years at the helm. She was handed a pay package of £966,000 last year, up from £844,000 a year earlier.
Conviviality’s non-executive chairman David Adams will step in. The company issued two profit warnings in a week and admitted it had miscalculated its forecasted earnings. The revelation sent Conviviality’s share price tumbling by 64 per cent.
Conviviality said it would update shareholders in due course.
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As Gracie Moonpie finalizes plans for a bakery that is set to open in Rochester, owner Heather Tocco will be at the Crittenton Foundation’s 37th Annual Gourmet Gala on Sunday, Nov. 3, with a “Jazz Age” inspired display complete with edible art deco pieces and edible jewelry.
“We are so excited for this display,” said Tocco, who is a Master Cake Artist. “The design is a surprise, there will be desserts, art deco jewelry designs and, yes, edible pearls, diamonds, and gold!”
The Gourmet Gala benefits the Crittenton Foundation’s many efforts, including the Crittenton Hospital Medical Center’s new South Tower.
Recently, Gracie Moonpie & Company created intricate edible art pieces based upon actual art entered in The Community House of Birmingham’s “Our Town” Opening Night Party.
“I was asked to recreate art that was entered into the show as part of my cake design,” said Tocco. “What a privilege it was to be a part of this event.” The money raised by this event will aid in supporting TCH’s many Educational, Cultural, and Wellness programs that strive to improve people’s personal and professional lives.

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The country’s sub-index for full truckload logistics prices, which assesses bulk commodity and regional transportation, showed a figure of 103.1 at the time — a jump of 2.6 per cent year-on-year.
The road logistics price index in China showed a 3 per cent increase in August 2022 from last year while the national economy stabilised recovery momentum and market demand recovered. The index stood at 103, which was a 0.16 per cent dip on a monthly basis, as per a survey. The country’s sub-index for full truckload logistics prices was 103.1.
The growth of China’s road logistics price index is credited to macro policies that develop domestic demand, stabilise progress, and assist businesses in dealing with issues, according to Chinese media reports.
The stability or growth of price index is dependent on the positive development of the market situation and business confidence. The nation’s road logistics price index is calculated using the average price in the last week of December 2012 along with the monthly index starting point at 100.
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Deliveroo fell by up to 30% at the food delivery startup’s public trading debut on Wednesday, marking a pessimistic start to the largest initial public offering in London in a decade.
The company’s shares were trading at an intraday low of 271 pence ($ 3.78) per share, below the offer price of 390 pence ($ 5.35). The price rebounded to 313 pence ($ 4.31) at 8:45 am, London time.
“Deliveroo went from hero to zero with the much talked about stock market debut that fell flat,” said AJ Bell’s chief investment officer, Russ Mold. “You better get used to the nickname ‘Flopperoo’.”
The UK-based company had quoted 384.6 million shares at 390 pence per share, the bottom of its range traded between 390 pence and 410 pence ($ 5.65), hoping to reach a valuation of 7.6 billion pounds ($ 10.5 billion). But it is the first of London’s top five businesses this year that has failed to open with the highest target valuation, losing more than £ 2 billion ($ 2.7 billion) in market value in its trading debut.
Analysts say their IPO worsened when several fund managers said they would not support the business due to concerns about work practices, scaring many of those who applied for their actions and possibly running to get rid of them.
“This reflects the cautious approach that large funds have shown to stocks amid concerns about work practices and governance,” said Neil Wilson, chief market analyst at Markets.com. “Many of the UK’s big funds are not on the side, which was failure number one.”
Deliveroo, backed by Amazon, which is traded on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol ROO, raised £ 1.5 billion ($ 2.1 billion) with funds from investors. It could have raised 1.77 billion pounds ($ 2.4 billion) if the company had priced its shares at the upper limit of its IPO range. But the offer price was lower due to the fall in shares of food service companies like JustEat and Delivery Hero on Monday, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing a spokesman.
The company has grown to launch into the stock market in part thanks to the exploitation of its workers, said Connor Campbell, financial analyst at SpreadEx. “Now, this exploration is one of the main reasons behind its sour start as a publicly traded company,” he said.
He approached his market debut in a unique way compared to other IPOs. Only institutional investors can participate in Deliveroo’s market debut on March 31, but private investors who buy its £ 50 million ($ 68.6 billion) community offering can participate as soon as unconditional negotiations begin on 7 March. April.
Deliveroo was founded in 2013 by former banker Will Shu and his childhood friend Greg Orlowski. The British company offers food, groceries and alcohol for on-demand delivery via an app and transports goods to consumers via a gigantic economy passenger network.
His IPO will be a test for the UK technology start-up industry, where the valuations of non-profit and high-growth companies have become increasingly optimistic, even with the public investor’s appetite for riskier businesses not yet tested.
The company faces strong competition in the direct rivals sector
and Just Eat, in addition to niche food delivery apps like Gorillas, Getir and Weezy.
Deliveroo makes money mainly by charging its restaurant and grocery partners a commission on each order, up to 35% in some cases. Although it expects to benefit permanently from an increase in food orders during the pandemic, the company remains in deficit.
The company reported a pre-tax loss of £ 225.5 million ($ 311 million) for the year 2020, a loss less than the £ 317.7 million ($ 438 million) lost in 2019. Revenues were up 54% to £ 1.1 billion ($ 1.5 billion) from 2019.
Other revenue streams include its subscription program for regular consumers who want lower delivery rates; food procurement businesses; licensing its dark “Editions” kitchens to restaurant brands; and its “Signature” marketing platform.
Its listing is also closely monitored thanks to the two-class ownership structure, which makes Shu retain control of the company in a model similar to listings in the United States. The CEO will have 20 votes per share, while the other shareholders will receive one vote per share.
The IPO is expected to make Shu a wealthy man, as he plans to sell approximately $ 36 million in shares, leaving him with a stake in the company worth about $ 662 million.
Although Deliveroo has indicated that institutional investor demand has exceeded supply in preparation for its IPO, a number of large companies have publicly stated that they would not support the company.
Aviva, Rathbones, Legal & General and others cited Deliveroo’s lack of profitability and the reputation and financial risk posed by the fact that its passengers are gigantic contractors rather than workers entitled to a minimum wage.
This happened after the Supreme Court ruled in February that the giant Uber needed to reclassify its drivers, also considered hired, as workers and pay them holidays and a minimum wage.
The IWGB, a British union representing workers in the giant economy, said it was organizing a Deliveroo passenger strike on April 7, when unconditional trade begins.
Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan are joint global coordinators on Deliveroo’s IPO, while Bank of America, Citigroup, Jefferies and Numis Securities are united book brokers.
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South Africans will soon have another streaming service to consider, after Walt Disney Co announced that Disney+ would be available in the country from 18 May.
But how does Disney’s offering compare to rivals already in the local market? TechCentral pored through the companies’ respective websites to find out and produce a handy table breaking it all down (see below).
Disney+ will be joining streaming entertainment platforms such as Netflix, Showmax and Apple TV+ in the South African market. Priced at R119/month, or R1 190/year, its pricing is competitive with similar platforms available to local viewers.
Disney+ will offers viewers access to Disney original movies such as The Lion King and TV series that include many of the Marvel Studios titles, including WandaVision.
Netflix has been available in South Africa since January 2016 and offers subscribers several different pricing packages starting at R49/month for the mobile-only offering and going all the way up to R199 for a peak tier offering 4K-resolution streaming.
It offers popular series titles such as Friends, The Office and movies such as The Transformers and Don’t Look Up.
Then there’s the homegrown South African platforms, MultiChoice Group’s Showmax, eMedia’s eVOD and Telkom’s TelkomOne. Showmax is the most popular local streaming site, with a wide range of content, from local series such as the KykNET drama Waterfront to HBO titles such as Euphoria. eVOD and TelkomOne do not offer a catalogue as diverse as Showmax’s but have more than 100 local content and select international titles to showcase.
Showmax offers up to 720p resolution, poorer quality that the standard plan from Netflix, which offers 1080p, but it is working to offer 4K streams in time for the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar, which kicks off in November, TechCentral has reported.
eVOD offers 720p to its subscription “AMP” users and those using the service for free are offered a lower-res, 360p solution. TelkomOne offers standard definition for all its users.
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International sites Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+ and BritBox are also available in South Africa and, with the addition of Disney+, it will be a tight competition for viewers.
Amazon offers a lot of international titles such as New Amsterdam and Amazon originals like The Grand Tour and The Underground Railroad, which stars South African actress Thuso Mbedu.
Apple TV+ also has a variety of international movies and series as well as original movies and series such as Ted Lasso and the movie Coda, which this week won an Oscar, making Apple TV+ the first streaming service to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
BritBox, meanwhile, a collaboration between the BBC and ITV, is focused mainly on providing users with modern and classic British TV series and movies. It includes titles such as Doctor Who and Downton Abbey. — (c) 2022 NewsCentral Media


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Less than 20 per cent of cheaters ever get caught
But more than a third would admit two-timing if their partner confronted them.
Being over protective of mobile phones and keeping email accounts password protected are the top tell signs of unfaithful spouses.
Others include keeping a physical distance and avoiding eye contact.
Dressing too smartly and caring more about appearances are also dead giveaways, says a poll of 5,000 members of affairs site Victoria Milan.
Boss Sigurd Vedal said cheaters obviously preferred not to get caught - they liked to have their cake and eat it.
He said: "It takes one to know one. And our cheaters know exactly which of their behaviours will indicate they are having an affair.
More than a third of cheater would admit being unfaithful if they were challenged by their partner
"They are adopting these exact behaviours themselves.
They're extremely good at it too as very few of our cheaters get caught
"Our research shows they're extremely good at it too as very few of our cheaters get caught."
Top 10 signs of a cheating spouse
1. Being extra careful with their privacy (cell phone, email)
2. Keeping distance from their partner and avoiding eye contact
3. Looking too good: well-dressed and extra-worried about their appearance
4. Not behaving naturally: not being concerned about family matters, being focused on other things
A cheater is often extremely protective of their phone
5. Showering at strange hours or putting clothes directly in the laundry
6. Forgetting their alibi and mixing their stories up
7. Being extra loving and kind because they feel guilty
Cheaters can be busted by lipstick marks or the whiff of perfume on their clothes
8. Having lipstick marks or perfume on their clothes
9. Going to bed right away and making excuses to not have sex
10. Keeping bills or invoices of dates


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Chipotle Mexican Grill announced it will offer Chipotle Rewards members the opportunity to top off any entrée with free guac to celebrate National Avocado Day on July 31. Chipotle's 15 million Rewards members will receive the free guac offer in their Chipotle Rewards wallet on July 31, and non-members can join Chipotle Rewards (www.chipotle.com/order/rewards) by July 30 to receive the offer.
"National Avocado Day has become a holiday synonymous with Chipotle's fresh, hand-mashed guac without the extra cost," saysChris Brandt, Chief Marketing Officer. "This year, guac once again isn't extra on Avocado Day and we're giving fans a chance to guess their way to free guac for an entire year."
Chipotle has created six Chipotle Rewards accounts, one for each ingredient in its guac recipe, pre-loaded with one year of free guac offers, and the brand will challenge fans to guess the unique password for each account. Guac connoisseurs can enter the Unlock the Guac challenge by texting their password guesses to 888-222. If a fan can crack the code and correctly guess a password for a username shared by Chipotle on social, they will win full ownership of the Chipotle Rewards account and 52 free guac rewards. On July 29 and 30, Chipotle will share clues for the secret passwords across its social channels.
For more information on the Unlock the Guac challenge, fans can follow:
For restaurants across the U.S., Canada and Europe, Chipotle purchases approximately 4 million cases of avocados per year, equivalent to more than 90 million pounds of fruit for its coveted guac. The brand's 2019 National Avocado Day offer resulted in Chipotle's biggest guac day in history, with over 802,000 sides of guac served.
In addition to topping off their entrée with free guac on National Avocado Day, Chipotle Rewards members earn 10 points for every $1 spent in the restaurant, online, or in the app, with 1,250 points resulting in a free entrée. Launched in March 2019, Chipotle Rewards is one of the fastest growing restaurant loyalty programs of all time with 15 million members to-date.
Free guac offer valid in one transaction only, at participating U.S. Chipotle restaurants, from date offer is added to Rewards account through August 2, 2020 (which may be later than 7/31), for one free topping of guacamole on each of up to 99 regular-priced entrée items purchased in a single transaction when ordering via the Chipotle mobile app or online at Chipotle.com. Redemption is subject to availability.
May not be used with other coupons, promotions, or special offers. Not valid on catering or orders on third party delivery platforms. A digital Reward coupon associated with a valid Chipotle Rewards account will be required to redeem the Reward and may take up to two days to be added to the account. Must be applied at checkout in order to redeem. Additional restrictions may apply; void where prohibited.


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It's looking pretty for L'Oreal in China after sales rebound
Beauty and cosmetics giant L'Oreal said its China sales rebounded from mild growth in previous years, registering double-digit growth in 2017 thanks to strong momentum in its luxury beauty brands.
Stephane Rinderknech, CEO of L'Oreal China, said he welcomes more imported beauty brands into China as more players would benefit from the growing market while giving a wider choice to consumers. He added that L'Oreal — which boasts 23 brands in China — would stick to its consumer-centric strategy, having served more than 100 million customers in the country in the past year.
"This (more players) would give Chinese consumers more choices when it comes to imported goods. Also, the beauty market in China is not saturated yet, but still in its incumbency," Rinderknech told a press briefing in Shanghai on Wednesday.
Globally, the group's like-for-like sales increase was 4.8 percent with a total income of 26.02 billion euros (US$31.8 billion).
Chinese consumers’ craving for quality and experience and a rising middle class would continue to push the beauty market, for which L'Oreal is ideally placed, having consolidated its leading position in the luxury beauty division with the phenomenal performance of its Lancome and YSL brands.
Despite the brand's success, Rinderknech said L'Oreal intends to strengthen online-to-offline strategy to drive new retail initiatives, including renovating brand boutiques and department store counters, as well as opening flagship stores on e-commerce sites such as JD.com and Alibaba's Tmall.
Sales in emerging markets, including India, China and Russia, also picked up, rising 8.9 percent from the previous year to exceed 10 billion euros in 2017, he added.
Among L'Oreal's rivals, Tokyo-based Shiseido reported more than 18 percent sales growth to 1 trillion yen (US$9.19 billion) in the business year ending in December 2017, hitting a target that had been set for 2020, thanks to its strategy of promoting high-priced products, Nikkei News reported earlier this month.
Market research firm Euromonitor International estimates China's annual cosmetics sales to rise an average of about 9 percent and to exceed US$40 billion by 2021, surpassing the United States as the world's biggest market for makeup and skin care products.


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There’s no denying that the Halo franchise is a powerhouse for Xbox. After all, the series has sold over 70 million copies since it hit the market back in 2001.
However, fans were dealt a disappointing blow when developers 343 Industries announced that there will be no Halo 6, the highly anticipated next installment of the series, featured at this year’s E3 conference in June.
Now, some fans were undoubtedly disappointed by the announcement. But on the flip side, this could actually work in Microsoft’s favor.
This might not be a bad thing after all
If the marketing is true, Microsoft is planning a massive showing at the E3 conference next month.
Since the reveal of Project Scorpio weeks ago, speculators have worried about the lack of titles to be featured on Microsoft’s latest console and the absence of their biggest first person shooter seems like another blow.
However, it’s doubtful that Microsoft would plan the reveal of Project Scorpio without some impressive games to go with it. What would be the point of the most powerful console ever with no game to back it up?
Some speculate that this could also open the doors for some new, powerhouse franchises specifically designed for 4k gaming.
Halo 6 will come eventually
We can all assume that Halo 6 has simply been delayed. Eventually, we’ll get the announcement of its release, and as they say – better late than never.
The inner rebel in me does wonder if the announcement of ‘no Halo 6 at E3’ is to completely surprise fans with a Halo 6 reveal. The deception would be entertaining, for sure. But I’m not sure Microsoft would actually go that far.
No matter what happens, Microsoft seems pretty confident about their upcoming E3 showing and chances are, they’ll have some impressive games to reveal alongside Project Scorpio.


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BMW Group has announced that it will be launching a new battery-electric Mini that will be made in the UK.
The fully electric car will go into production in 2019, alongside the existing petrol and diesel internal combustion engine versions, and a plug-in hybrid.
The electric Mini’s electric drivetrain will be built in Germany before being integrated into the car at its plant in Oxford, which is the main production location for the Mini three-door model.
Oliver Zipse, BMW AG management board member for production said: “If required, we can increase production of electric drivetrain motor components quickly and efficiently, in line with market developments.”
By 2025, the BMW Group says it expects electrified vehicles to account for between 15-25% of sales. However, factors such as regulation, incentives and charging infrastructure will play a major role in determining the scale of electrification from market to market.
Mike Hawes, chief executive of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), said: “This latest investment is welcome news for the UK automotive sector, confirming Britain as a leader in the electric vehicle market. Alternatively fuelled vehicle registrations have experienced significant growth in recent times, up 27.5% this year alone, but consumer adoption is still at a relatively low level. As part of a broad industrial strategy, Government must create the conditions for this technology to flourish including infrastructure and long-term incentives for this new generation of vehicles is to be the car of choice of more motorists.”


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Kinect sells 1 million unitsBy Johan Keyter 16 November 2010 | Categories: news
Microsoft yesterday announced that its new motion-sensing peripheral, the Kinect, has sold more than one million units within its first ten days of availability.
Microsoft is sure to be smiling all the way to the bank after the latest sales figures came pouring in, with the company now on track to sell its target amount of five million Kinect units by the end of the year.
Kinect has done exceedingly well for itself on the peripheral market, with Sony's recently launched PlayStation Move hitting the one million mark only after a month of availability.
The motion-sensing peripheral went on sale in the United States on the 4th of November and launched in Europe and South Africa on November 10 while an Asian launch is scheduled for the 18th of November.
Microsoft also seems to have bright expectations for the foreseeable future, with Black Friday, the busiest shopping day on the American calender taking place next week. The device is also expected to sell very well over the holiday and Christmas period.
The Kinect system is currently offered in two packages; one includes the new “slim” Xbox 360 4 GB console with Kinect and is priced at R3699 while a Kinect-only option is available for R1999. Both bundles include Kinect Adventures, a collection of games that help users get familiarised with the system.
Kinect's massive sale weren't entirely unexpected as Microsoft reportedly spent as much as $500 million on the promotional campaign for the peripheral.
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During Market hours on (Monday – 16.05.2022):
- The Dow (Symbol: DIA) went up 0.17%. The S&P 500 (Symbol: SPY) lost 0.4%. and the Nasdaq (Symbol: QQQ) sank 1.16%.
- Spirit (Symbol: SAVE), JetBlue (Symbol: JBLU) — Shares of JetBlue Airways dipped 6% on news that the company’s offering $30 a share to take over Spirit Airlines. The airline turned down a previous offer from JetBlue amid a planned merger with Frontier Airlines. Spirit’s shares soared 13.5% on the takeover news.
- Signature Bank (Symbol: SBNY) — Shares fell 7% after the bank gave a midquarter update. Signature reported total deposits are down $1.39 billion. The drop comes as the crypto market is experiencing steep losses. Signature is known for serving crypto institutions, and swings in crypto prices can be reflected in its crypto-related deposit and transaction volume growth.
- Carvana (Symbol: CVNA) — Carvana shares gained 4.1% before pulling back after the online used car retailer forecast a quicker-than-expected timeline for profitability. The company also shared plans to cut costs.
- Twitter (Symbol: TWTR) — Twitter shares were 8.2% lower Monday as speculation about whether Elon Musk would complete his takeover deal of the social media company continued. The Tesla CEO tweeted over the weekend that Twitter’s legal team said he violated a nondisclosure agreement.
- Rivian (Symbol: RIVN), Ford (Symbol: F) — Shares of Rivian fell 6.9% after Ford Motor disclosed in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that it sold an additional 7 million shares of the electric vehicle maker. That follows Ford’s earlier sale of 8 million shares last week. Ford shares fell 3.3%.
- Warby Parker (Symbol: WRBY) — The eyewear company fell 5.3% after it reported an unexpected loss of 30 cents per share as compared with estimates of a 1 cent per share profit, according to Refinitiv, for its most recent quarter. It also posted weaker-than-expected revenue.
- Energy stocks — Energy names were the top gainers in the S&P 500 on Monday, as oil prices got a boost after the European Union moved closer to banning crude imports from Russia. Occidental Petroleum (Symbol: OXY) advanced 5.6%. APA Corp (Symbol: APA) advanced more than 3%, along with Marathon (Symbol: MRO), Devon Energy (Symbol: DVN) and Chevron (Symbol: CVX).
During Premarket hours today (Tuesday – 17.05.2022):
- Walmart (Symbol: WMT) – Walmart slumped 7% in premarket trading after missing bottom-line expectations for the first quarter. The retail giant earned $1.30 per share, 18 cents a share below estimates as inflationary pressures offset the positive impact of better-than-expected sales.
- Citigroup (Symbol: C) – Citi rallied 5.4% in the premarket following news that Berkshire Hathaway (Symbol: BRK.B) took a nearly $3 billion stake in the bank during the first quarter. Berkshire’s latest 13-F filing also showed that the company sold nearly all of an $8.3 billion stake in Verizon (Symbol: VZ), whose shares fell 1%.
- United Airlines (Symbol: UAL) – United Airlines shares rallied 4.6% in premarket action after the airline raised its current-quarter revenue forecast, saying it expects its busiest summer since before the pandemic began.
- Take-Two Interactive (Symbol: TTWO) – Take-Two jumped 4.9% in the premarket despite a quarterly miss in its key bookings metric as well as weaker-than-expected guidance. Analysts have pointed to a history of conservative guidance from the video game maker, and are also expecting a more upbeat outlook once its pending acquisition of Zynga (ZNGA) closes.
- JD.com (Symbol: JD) – JD.com surged 9% after beating top-line and bottom-line estimates for its latest quarter, as the China-based e-commerce giant saw increased demand amid new Covid-related lockdowns. JD.com is also among tech stocks benefiting from hopes for relaxed regulatory curbs on tech companies, along with Pinduoduo (Symbol: PDD), up 8.6%, and Baidu (Symbol: BIDU), gaining 4.1%.
- Tencent Music Entertainment (Symbol: TME) – Tencent Music shares jumped 6.5% in premarket trading, despite a 15% slide in quarterly revenue. Tencent Music shares are also benefiting from those hopes for looser regulatory curbs.
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Detectives were today hunting a racist firebomber believed to be behind attacks on stores which left one man dead.
The suspect has been linked to three separate attacks on stores run by Asians in south London over the past three weeks, including one in Clapham Road, Kennington, on Thursday which claimed the life of Khizar Hayat.
Mr Hayat was burnt to death when he was trapped in the convenience store following the daylight attack. A second man in the shop at the time remains in a critical condition in hospital.
Det Supt Dick Heselden of the Metropolitan Police said: "In the absence of any other possible motive, I'm working on the basis that these are racially- motivated attacks."


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Physical stores still bringing in business
The brick-and-mortar stores are still alive this back-to-school season.
The Deloitte survey says parents will spend an average of 273 dollars in the store and 109 dollars online.
The parents will spend the most on computers and less on clothing and school supplies.
Progressive is looking to raise car insurance rates on older drivers.
So far the proposal is just in the state of Maine as each state has its own insurance rules and regulations.
Lawmakers there are looking at changing the law so that rates aren’t set just by age.
Some kinds of jobs may help protect your brain from Alzheimers.
The University of Wisconsin Alzheimers Research Center says brain-challenging jobs, especially ones focused on people, may help shield a person’s mind against the ravages of age-related dementia.
The jobs that had the most social interactions seemed to be the best at preventing Alzheimers.
And you’ve had a whole year to upgrade to Windows 10 for free.
If you’ve been busy or putting it off because upgrading is a pain, there are still five days left. The free offer expires on July 29; after that it will cost $119 to upgrade.
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Perhaps perhaps perhaps Not people that are many been aware of Spark Networks, but a hookup sites lot more are aware of exactly exactly what it has: JDate, ChristianMingle and a number of other web web internet web sites like SilverSingles and BlackSingles.
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text: JoshuaInNippon writes "Japanese computer manufacture Kohjinsha has announced that it will begin selling a 10.1" dual-screen laptop on Dec. 11 — in Japan only. While it is not the first dual-screen laptop, a title claimed by the monstrous 17" Lenovo Thinkpad W700ds series, the Kohjinsha sure looks much more portable and stylish. The Thinkpad's extra screen pulls out slightly from one side for about a 40% increase on its display, whereas on the Kohjinsha's two full separate screens spread out symmetrically from the center. While specs are admittedly lower than the Thinkpad, the DZ series certainly wins on cost. The starting price will be ¥79,800, about $900, in Japan (exporters will likely mark that price up slightly), compared with the Thinkpad at well over $2,000. Kohjinsha says the laptop is great for working on 'large business documents' (e.g. excessively wide spreadsheets), or watching videos while surfing the Web, which is likely what most users will be doing with it. The timing and the price certainly make the Kohjinsha DZ series a tempting toy idea for holiday giving — perhaps to oneself."


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Do You Know Where Your Face Is?
Pictures of you exist, right now, in all kinds of places. When you obtain a driver’s license, your mug is entered into a government database. Same goes for some gym memberships, or the ID card you use to enter your midtown office building. Most of all, though, we willingly send pictures of ourselves to friends and family, and post them to social media accounts.
You accept this level of exposure because it’s controlled. Your face can be on the internet, and so long as it’s where you intend for it to be, you’ll probably be fine. It’s only when people or entities you don’t know begin using your face for reasons you can’t control that privacy becomes a concern.
In recent years, a Vietnamese-Australian former model and current tech entrepreneur named Hoan Ton-That has challenged the notion that you have the right to control where your pictures are. He did so in collaboration with Richard Schwartz, a New York City politician, and with funding from such notable sources as Peter Thiel and the CEO of AngelList, by developing an app called Clearview AI.
Clearview AI, according to its founder, is a little like Google Search, but for faces. The concept is simple. Clearview culls the internet for images of people’s faces, collects them in a database, and uses facial recognition software to match new images to those it already has.
For a law enforcement officer, such a tool is invaluable. Consider, as one minor example, the story of Heather Reynolds, who was caught on camera stealing two grills and a vacuum from an Ace Hardware store in Clermont, Florida last November. Typically, in a case like this, police can try cross-referencing the perpetrator’s image with known criminals in the area, or publicize the image to try and crowdsource the search. Reynolds’ case took far less effort, because Clearview AI was able to not only analyze her facial features, but also effectively match one of her tattoos visible in the security cam footage with how it appeared in one of her Facebook photos. She was locked up within a month’s time.
Clearview and its proprietors cite cases like this, as well as its use in much more serious criminal investigations, as explanations for its rapid rise in popularity. After only two years on the market, in January, the company told the New York Times that they’d racked up over 600 clients in law enforcement. It’s worth noting that in interviews with Fox and Buzzfeed, Ton-That claimed that his company only did business with government and law enforcement, and was focused on North American clients.
Late last month, those statements were revealed to be lies. An anonymous individual leaked the company’s client list to Buzzfeed. It included the FBI, DOJ, and plenty of law enforcement agencies. It also included clients from repressive dictatorships such as the United Arab Emirates. And plenty of private companies made the list: Walmart, Wells Fargo, Equinox, Macy’s, the NBA and more. Over 2,200 organizations were named, in total.
Many of the organizations listed had only free trials, but every one of them used Clearview for at least one search. Some of the companies named in the leaks have since denied any ties with Clearview. Other companies claimed that certain employees used the software, without authorization from management.
What makes this story newsworthy?
What Makes Clearview Different
Google has reverse image search, and Facebook can recognize you in a photo before you’re tagged. Staple tech brands use facial recognition AI throughout their most popular products.
So Clearview facial recognition isn’t particularly unique, and it’s not necessarily more powerful than other software out in the open market. What separates them is their means of gathering input data.
In order to build an effective facial recognition machine, you need lots of data–lots of faces, in this case, under different angles and hairstyles and lightings, which can be referenced when a new image of someone like Heather Reynolds is uploaded for analysis.
Hacker, or Hacked?
At this point in time, it’s unclear whether Clearview’s business model is legal or not. Until companies like Clearview are brought to court, the U.S. legal system will remain inadequate in addressing such threats. The company will likely continue to operate, profitably, until that time. And citizens, who know far less than we think about where our data is and who can use it, will be the products that they sell to corporations and law enforcement who may do with it what they wish.
Clearview’s client list was stolen just a few days back. But long before that, Clearview stole pictures of millions of citizens–citizens who to this day largely don’t even know they exist.
If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance your face is in their database right now.
About the author:
Nathaniel Nelson writes the internationally top-ranked “Malicious Life” podcast on iTunes, hosts programs on blockchain and SCADA security, and contributes to AI and emerging tech blogs.


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No current Android phone will get Android N’s most exciting new feature
It’s a good idea of Google to automate updates. This should help them to have less OS fragmentation and up-to-date devices that are less prone to security risks.
However, I wonder why they chose such a complicated method. The article says, it’s nothing that Apple has done but Apple’s “badge system” sounds easier. Users do not manually need to repartition their phones or even buy a new one. I also wonder whether the updates are always downloaded no matter what Internet connection or only when in Wifi. Otherwise, it could lower the data volume very quickly. We will see…
One of the most exciting features coming in Android N is one that doesn’t have an iPhone equivalent, and it concerns systems updates. Google adapted one of the features from Chrome OS for Android in order to offer users quick and hassle-free updates. Unfortunately, this amazing feature won’t be available on any of the existing devices out there, ever after they’re updated to Android N. So the Galaxy S7, the HTC 10, LG G5, or any other hot flagship handset will not get this awesome new feature. In fact, not even Nexus 5X or Nexus 6P owners will be able to enjoy it.
That might sound somewhat strange given that Google’s Nexus devices are typically able to take advantage of all new Android features. But this one is apparently too complex to be enabled remotely on these devices, Android Police reports.
The way the feature works is pretty simple. Any system updates following Android N’s release will…
Read the entire article from BGR here: No current Android phone will get Android N’s most exciting new feature


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Miley Cyrus Motorboats Dancer Amazon Ashley in Concert
During Miley Cyrus’ concert Friday night (March 7, 2014) in Illinois, Miley buried her face deep in between dancer Amazon Ashley’s mega-cleavage while performing in front of a enthusiastic crowd of fans, and probably some horrified mothers.
— Miley Ray Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) March 8, 2014
While Amazon Ashley tweeted back with this photo…
This is not the first time in which Miley has engaged in some onstage antics. She recently kissed Katy Perry during her show in LA, and we all know how the aftermath of that went down. What do you think of Miley’s latest antics? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below.


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Dean Jones over at Realogics Southeby's blog put things in perspective when it comes to Amazon's recent real estate transactions and how they are turning the stretch between South Lake Union to Downtown Seattle into "The Ama-Zone."
Between the purchase of their 1.8 million square foot campus from Vulcan to their 3.3-million square-foot office project near Denny Triangle, it's going to be hard not to run into someone wearing an Amazon badge no matter where you are downtown. And they're not done yet.
As Dean puts it, Amazon is "quickly becoming to downtown Seattle what Microsoft became to Redmond – a major employer and an urban game changer." How's that sound to you?
· ENTER THE "AMA-ZONE" [Realogics]
· Amazon Plans New Neighborhood In SLU, Seattle's Hottest Chef [Curbed Seattle]
· Amazon Looking Into More Downtown Expansion [Curbed Seattle]
· Amazon's South Lake Union Expansion Gets The A-OK [Curbed Seattle]
· Amazon's two megadeals net $24 million for city, state governments [PSBJ]


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San Diego-based Dark Horse Coffee Roasters opened its fifth cafe last week in eastern San Diego County, while two new cafes are also in the planning stages. The build outs follow a headquarters and roastery expansion last year in Normal Heights that established new offices, a cupping and training lab for wholesale clients, and the installation a 35-kilo Loring Kestrel roaster.
Dark Horse Owner Bryan Charlson said the company can now accommodate its planned retail expansion, while continuing to grow the wholesale business.
“We also just signed on with Joyride Coffee Distributors to bring our Cold Brew kegs and whole bean coffee to Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego,” said Charlson, who is joined in the venture by his brother, co-owner Daniel Charlson. “We are super excited about this partnership and to grow the brand North.”
In Eastern San Diego County, the new 500-square-foot La Mesa shop on the ground floor of a residential building features a spacious outdoor patio for customers to enjoy the region’s year-round temperate climate.
After opening its first cafe in 2013, Dark Horse added two more cafes in San Diego and one in the Lake Tahoe area within the next year. The Charlsons saw great potential for specialty coffee in La Mesa, given the influx of new residents throughout the San Diego area.
“We felt like La Mesa was the next logical step for Dark Horse,” Bryan Charlson, who manages sales and marketing for the company, told DCN. “The North Park/South Park/Golden Hill neighborhoods are getting so expensive to live in, so we really wanted to branch out and explore new areas where both the community and specialty coffee can be appreciated and thrive.”
The beverage menu at the La Mesa cafe will be similar to other Dark Horse locations, offering specialty drinks including The Champ, Salted Maple, Cold Brew on Nitro, and a wide range of pourover coffees. The company has also added a food program for its new location, serving Liège-style street waffles with both sweet and savory options, and vegan donuts from Skinny Donuts.
Each Dark Horse location is unique in its aesthetic and design, and the La Mesa location with features pink walls and other brightly colored furnishings and accents highlighted by a light-letting garage door.
“We wanted to create a warm, inviting space that the community can enjoy 364 days out of the year (closed on Christmas), since it is San Diego and summer all the time,” said Charlson.
Dark Horse is currently sourcing coffees from Colombia, Guatemala, Brazil, Kenya, and Ethiopia using several different importing partners, including Latorre & Dutch, InterAmerican Coffee, and Red Fox Coffee Merchants. The company said that coffee from Burundi through Long Miles Coffee Project is next on the list of origins they are interested in providing.
“We are all about relationships,” Charlson said. “Creating and maintaining solid partnerships every step of the way, from the farm level all the way to the cup, is what we are all about. That’s what specialty coffee and Dark Horse thrive on.”
Dark Horse’s two additional forthcoming cafes include one in the Charlson’s hometown of Koloa, Hawaii, and the other in Garden Grove, California, in the new SteelCraft development. The new locations are slated to open in November 2018 and January 2019, respectively.
Dark Horse Coffee Roasters is now open at 4350 Palm Avenue in La Mesa.
Lily Kubota is the managing editor and digital content manager for Roast Magazine. She is based in Southern California.


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Apple is gearing up to challenge Microsoft’s Copilot with an artificial intelligence tool that’s on the horizon.
According to a recent report, Apple is in the final stages of developing a generative AI tool tailored for iOS app developers, positioning it as a competitor to Microsoft’s Copilot.
Apple tests generative AI tool
The company is aiming to introduce this tool to third-party software developers at some point after this year, based on insider information. Apple is developing a tool that leverages artificial intelligence to assist in coding, with an eye on enhancing Xcode’s functionality.
This new system is set to rival Microsoft’s Copilot, which is reported to offer similar functionalities. Additionally, the tool will be capable of generating code for application testing, streamlining a process often considered time-consuming.
Apple is currently inviting some of its engineers to trial these innovative AI features prior to making them available to developers outside the company. Despite Apple’s clandestine efforts, it finds itself trailing behind in the generative AI race, a field currently dominated by entities like OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft.
What tools are coming? Where will it be used?
In addition to these covert endeavors, the company is also preparing to launch an AI coding tool shortly. Tim Cook remarked, “We have some exciting developments that we’re looking forward to sharing later this year.” Based on this, Apple plans to unveil its new artificial intelligence tool towards the end of 2024, indicating that Apple’s product releases may be on a faster timeline than initially anticipated.
Journalistic sources reveal that the tech behemoth is strategizing to incorporate AI functionalities into the forthcoming software updates for the iPhone and iPad, internally referred to as Crystal. Another internal AI project, named Glow, is slated for integration into macOS.
Furthermore, Apple Music is in the process of developing capabilities to generate playlists and slideshows. An AI-driven search functionality known as Spotlight is also in the works, though its current application is confined to responding to queries about launching applications.
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Thangs, the new most powerful search engine for 3D models?
Physna has just announced the launch of Thangs, the world’s first geometric search engine for 3D models. Just a couple of days after its release, the platform is already deemed the most powerful online community for 3D model creators. Physna, being the industry leader in geometric deep-learning technology, wanted to “democratize” the world of 3D models and create a global index of physical objects. Hence, the company integrated its proprietary artificial intelligence algorithms into Thangs – which is free to join – in order to revolutionize the 3D printing workflow. So, what is special about Thangs?
Founded in 2015 by Paul Powers and Glenn Warner, Physna uses proprietary algorithms and advanced geometric deep-learning technology to codify 3D models into detailed data. The resulting digitized model allows Physna to show specific and precise differences and similarities between models, including incomplete models or models with different file formats. It enables the users to see all components in complex assemblies, as well as parts contained in other parts! Physna’s AI technology allows to quickly make production predictions, estimate costs, materials, and find the best suppliers. The software can predict part performance based on past data and design changes, and uncover design flaws before models are produced. The powerful technology behind the software attracted important people to join the team – this summer, Dennis DeMeyere, a former technical director at Google Cloud, and Jason Warner, GitHub’s CTO, joined the company. With such experienced people on board, Physna is planning to integrate major functionality features from these two tech giants, Google and GitHub, into its very own platform; on the 18th of August, the company has officially released its 3D model community platform, Thangs.
There is no Google for the world of 3D models, making the process of finding files rather tedious, and neither did we have a GitHub for 3D models, making version control quite complex and collaboration unintuitive. Thangs solves those problems. What Google has done in indexing 2D data such as text and images, Thangs is doing for physical objects and 3D models. The platform allows users to find parts based on their (potential) relationship to other parts. Powered by Physna’s geometric deep-learning engine, it can read and understand the “physical DNA” of objects in ways that were previously impossible. By understanding the physical structure of 3D models across a variety of file types, Thangs reveals in-depth information about 3D designs, including complex assemblies and parts within parts.
At first glance, Thangs might look quite like Thingiverse or any other 3D model database. It does allow the users to search every publicly available 3D model database. But in addition, it also shows you a graphical, collaborative history of every single model, and can tell you if a model is actually part of another model. At its launch, the platform already had more than one million indexed 3D models, and many more are to come in the nearest future.
Furthermore, Thangs introduces collaboration tools to make it easier than ever for 3D designers, both professional and amateurs, to join forces with others and work on models together. Shared folders automate version control and bring clarity to complex collaborations. Just like on a social platform, Thangs users can comment on 3D models, “like” models to save them to their profile and receive notifications when other users interact with their own designs.
“Thangs is Physna’s first open product, but it uses some of the same powerful technology at the core of our enterprise offerings,” said Paul Powers, CEO of Physna. “Our enterprise product is widely recognized as the technological leader in 3D search and analysis, and we’re democratizing some of its capabilities through Thangs. This product is built to be powerful enough for a leading aerospace CAD engineer, yet simple enough for literally anyone to use. Reality is three-dimensional, and it’s time for the digital age to be as well. Thangs gives everyone not only access to 3D data, but utility from it as well using some of the most cutting-edge technology available today.” You can check out the platform HERE.
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IKEA, the DIY-furniture giant, is offering you a way to make your own solar array by selling solar systems through its stores. The English can already buy panels at IKEA Bristol, according to their website. Soon, they will be available in the Netherlands starting in stores in the Haarlem region, to be followed by its stores in Utrecht within a month. After the Dutch, the Swiss and residents of six other countries will be able to buy solar through IKEA.
The furniture chain tied up with thin-film solar module maker Hanergy. The offering isn’t exactly DIY, because according to IKEA, “Hanergy Solar UK have been chosen to offer a full solar installation service using next generation solar technology.” Aside from that, customer support is also available from the company’s customer service lines.
IKEA sees a bright future in solar and has already installed 250,000 panels on its facilities all around the globe. So, they see it as a natural extension to offer solar panels to its customers. In fact, they are offering members of their loyalty program, IKEA FAMILY, an extra 15% off on solar installations for their homes.
According to the website, customers can earn around £700 a year by generating one’s own power and saving up to 50% of their energy tab. Furthermore, the income is tax free guaranteed for the next 20 years. 1,500 customers in the UK have already availed of the package since October this year.
In the Netherlands, the price starts at €3200, although the typical system would cost around €4400. Dutch customers can earn €463 a year for a 10.5% ROI.
IKEA and Hanergy are optimistic about the prospects in the Netherlands given the high level of awareness, as well as the relatively high energy prices in that country.
The retail giant earlier offered electric bikes, solar lamps, charging stations and the like. If anything, IKEA’s offering shows that going green makes sense not only for big customers, but for the average Joe.
Soon, it’ll makes sense for the average Jan and other ordinary around the globe like you and me, if IKEA has anything to do about it.


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2022 Maruti Brezza To Launch Soon, price To Be Announced On June 30
The all-new Brezza small SUV, one of Maruti Suzuki’s most important debuts this year, will go on sale on June 30, 2022. While reservations for the new Brezza are not yet available, some dealers are taking individual orders.
As the successor to the current model, the 2019 Brezza SUV has a lot on its plate. Maruti will hope that the new SUV can match the success of the original Vitara Brezza, which has been a big hit since 2016. In January 2020, the Vitara Brezza crossed the 5 lakh sales mark, and in November 2021, it surpassed the 7 lakh mark. And, despite switching from a diesel-only to a petrol-only model in 2020, sales remained strong: Maruti Suzuki sold nearly one lakh Brezzas in India in FY 2020-’21.
While the 2022 Maruti Brezza is believed to have a lot going for it, the compact SUV sector is crowded with newer competitors such as the newly updated Kia Sonet and the Hyundai Venue, which will get a big mid-cycle upgrade a few weeks before the Brezza goes on sale. There’s also the Tata Nexon to contend with, which is on the rise and was India’s best-selling SUV the previous fiscal year, edging out the Hyundai Creta.
As a result, Maruti is giving the new Brezza nearly all it has. While the 2022 Maruti Brezza will be based on the existing SUV’s Global-C platform, it will have a drastically revised style both outside and inside, as well as new technology and amenities and a more fuel-efficient dual jet K-series engine. One of the numerous new amenities is a sunroof, which will make the Brezza the company’s first domestically made car to have one.


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Malaysia’s investment environment remains promising for foreign investors. Read more about Malaysia’s latest FDI trends and outlook for 2019 in our latest article.
In this article, we outline the export procedures in member states of ASEAN.
In this article, we discuss the importance of meeting the region’s Rules of Origin (RoO) criteria for exporters and importers looking to take advantage of the individual ASEAN member states’ FTAs as well as the bloc’s regional FTAs.
The latest issue of ASEAN Briefing Magazine titled, “Export and Import Procedures in ASEAN: Best Practices”, is out now and available to subscribers as a complimentary download in the Asia Briefing Publication Store.
With an average growth rate of 6.3 percent over the past five years, the Philippines is now among the fastest growing economies in Asia. Read more about the Philippines’ latest FDI trends and outlook for 2019 in our latest article.
Labuan offers the benefit of low tax regimes while retaining the protection of Malaysia’s laws and regulations. Read more about how the island is diversifying its financial portfolio of offerings to other niche areas.
The latest issue of ASEAN Briefing Magazine titled, “Growing Opportunities for Foreign Investors in Indonesia”, is out now and available to subscribers as a complimentary download in the Asia Briefing Publication Store.
Singapore and China has signed an upgrade of their bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The expanded trade pact is expected to deepen trade and investment between the two countries, while affording Singaporean firms expanded market access in China.
Myanmar’s commerce ministry recently issued a call for investments in economic zones that are planned to be set up on the country’s border with China. Read our latest article to find out where these zones will be located and how they would impact trade and investment between the two countries.
In recent years, tariff reductions have significantly increased the profitability of establishing regional supply chains within the ASEAN region. To implement operations successfully, careful attention must be paid to rules pertaining to local content and sourcing of inputs. Read more for detailed analysis on the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement.


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Kuehnle AgroSystems has developed a patented low-cost fermentation technology to produce natural astaxanthin for the aquafeeds market. Their breakthrough technology is high yield production of algae by dark fermentation. The fermentation process enables greater output volumes and lower cost that light-dependent algae production methods.
Astaxanthin is commonly added in a synthetic form for improving coloration of salmonids and crustaceans. Natural algae astaxanthin is too scarce and too expensive for the aquafeeds.
The competition for this year´s Seafood Innovation Award was very tight, but the audience at Seafood Innovation Day and the jury have together voted forward one company:
The winner has developed a new and innovative technology that enables drastic improvements to the production of an important ingredient in the seafood industry. To increase the consumption of seafood in a growing global population, we need to produce healthy, tasty and sustainable seafood. We need natural and sustainable produced key ingredients – one of them which the winner is producing – so the market potential is huge. Their fermentation technology presents a breakthrough as they enable cost-efficient and high-volume production of natural astaxanthin for the aquafeed market.
The audience at Seafood Innovation Day together with a jury, voted for the winner of Seafood Innovation Award, June 8th, at North Atlantic Seafood Forum, the world´s largest seafood conference. The seafood industry itself has taken the initiative for the award aiming to stimulate and recognize knowledge-based innovation and entrepreneurship.
The winner of the award receives NOK 100.000, membership in NCE Seafood Innovation, participation at North Atlantic Seafood Forum 2022, and opportunity to present themselves to the industry at NASF next year. Partner of the Seafood Innovation Award is DNB, Pareto, North Atlantic Seafood Forum and NCE Seafood Innovation.
– “The competition for Seafood Innovation Award was very tight this year,” says Solveig Holm, Project Manager at NCE Seafood Innovation, – “but the audience and the expert jury concluded on a very qualified winner of the award.”
-We are very happy to receive this recognition of our work, says Adelheid (Heidi) Kuehnle, CEO at Kuehnle AgroSystems Inc., -and we are looking forward to take part in the NCE Seafood Innovation network during the next years.
–“The Seafood Innovation Award is a contribution to entrepreneurs, and an encouragement for more entrepreneurs to explore innovative solutions for the seafood industry,” says Nina Stangeland, CEO at NCE Seafood Innovation. – “Kuehnle AgroSystems is a very good candidate to the award.”
NCE Seafood Innovation
NCE Seafood Innovation is a business cluster for the seafood industry. Together with our members and partners, we are working together for sustainability and innovation to make an impact to drive forward digital transformation and to improve fish welfare in the seafood industry. WE have around 100 partners and members from the industry, academic institutions, the finance sector, public sector as well as entrepreneurs.
For further information:
Solveig Holm, Project Manager, NCE Seafood Innovation, +47 920 58 531, email@example.com, www.seafoodinnovation.no


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Hello from the other side …
While Adele scores big on the Billboard Hot 100 by crooning of coming to terms with a lover from the past, a new Experian “State of Credit” reveals we are officially on the “other side” of the recession – at least if you’re looking at the nation’s credit scores.
While the bottom of the Great Recession was reached in the second quarter of 2009, steady job growth was not seen until 2011, and even since, some economists claim it has been a “Tortoise Recovery.”
But key findings from Experian’s 6th annual study, ranking top and bottom cities across the nation in regards to credit, suggests the U.S. is strong.
“If I were to give a grade to the overall picture of credit in the United States, I would give it an A minus,” said Michele Raneri, Experian’s vice president of analytics and new business development. “I’m optimistic about the state of credit as we are seeing more loans being extended, late payments are decreasing and consumers are continuing to gain more confidence in originating loans. There definitely is growth and momentum — we’re back to prerecession levels in nearly every category, which means lenders are in a prime position to capitalize on this market and foster business growth.”
As in previous years, Minnesota continues to shine with three of its cities — Mankato, Rochester and Minneapolis — leading with credit scores of 706, 705 and 704, respectively.
Greenwood, Miss. and Albany, Ga. ranked the lowest with scores of 612 and 622. While still at the bottom of the list with a score of 612, Greenwood, Miss., residents did improve their score by three points, more than any other city in the bottom 10.
Overall, the report reveals the national credit score increased by three points over the last year (and by five points since 2013) and the 10 cities with the highest credit scores in the nation increased their scores by an average of 1.8 points. Additionally, bankcards, retail cards and mortgage lending showed significant growth, making this year’s study an indicator of the nation’s confidence in the credit market.
Just in time for the election year, this year’s study includes insight into how residents of these top and bottom metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) identify politically. The study found that half of the highest-scoring cities have residents whose views skew more middle of the road, while residents of lower-scoring cities are more likely to lean conservative. The full lists of the top 10 and bottom 10 cities are featured (scores are rounded to the nearest whole number).
Detailed study highlights include the following changes over the last year:
- The national VantageScore® credit score is up by three points, from 666 to 669.
- Bankcard lending continues to increase, with new bankcards up 7.7 percent.
- The average number of bankcards per consumer is up 2.8 percent to 2.24 cards.
- Retail card lending also is on the rise, with a 10.8 percent increase in new originations.
- The average number of retail cards per consumer is up 0.3 percent to 1.55 cards from last year and up by 7 percent since 2013.
- Instances of late payments (includes bankcard and retail) decreased by 4.4 percent over the last year and by 17.3 percent since the height of the recession in 2010.
- Average debt2 is up 2.1 percent to $29,093 per consumer.
- Mortgage originations increased by 42.5 percent.
For a more complete look at the above cities as well as the other MSAs studied, visit http://www.livecreditsmart.com to view a fully interactive map and infographic.
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England's goalkeeping shirts have predominantly been green, yellow red or blue. England's white home shirt allows the goalkeeping shirt to be any colour. On most occasions green has been the popular choice.
English players who have worn the England goalkeeping shirt include David Seaman, Peter Shilton, Gordon Banks, Ray Clemence and Joe Hart. Gordon Banks was part of the successful 1966 World Cup triumph and he was wearing a yellow shirt.
Nike issue the England goalkeepers a powerful shirt for the upcoming Euro '16 competition. Set to be worn by the highly talented collection of England goalkeepers of Joe Hart, Fraser Forster, and Jack Butland, the all-new goalkeepers shirt for the 'Three Lions' not only contrasts the outfield pla [...]
With England releasing their home and away shirts this week we are taking a closer look at what Joe Hart will be wearing at the World Cup in June. Supplied by Nike, the home goalkeepers shirt reveals a traditional mustard yellow coloured design [...]
With the 2014 World Cup England home and away kits released we are continuing to take a look back at some of the most memorable and iconic England shirts to be produced. There was likely to be a big battle to wear the goalkeepers shirt as the England number one position was far from secured [...]
We think this may just become the top selling goalkeeper shirt of all time, Umbro have really created a classic with the new goalie shirt for the England national team [...]


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ATI has been offering 3D graphics and video chips for mobile devices for the past few years, and had some significant design wins with Motorola, Samsung, LG and Siemens/BenQ. ATI also licensed its mobile 3D graphics engine to Qualcomm, which integrated it into baseband chips. But now, the company is placing its bets on the mobile TV market. In an article published by CommsDesign yesterday, ATI stated: "We have been pushing 3-D for handsets, but it will take a while longer. Meanwhile, mobile TV seems to be moving ahead faster in cell phones".
In addition to upgrading its multimedia chip to support H.264 decoding at 30 frames per second, the company has also developed its own DVB-H demodulator. ATI claims that a 12 x 12-mm module which includes this demodulator and a 3rd-party tuner will consume 100 mW on average, and cost $10 in volume.


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In a bid to afford opportunity for stakeholders to exhibit and explore the untapped business potential of Central and West African Pharma Markets, plans have been concluded on the Nigeria Pharma Manufacturers’ Expo 2019 (NPME 2019) billed to hold from August 28-29, 2019 at New Haven, Oba Akinjobi Street, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria.
NPME, which is the biggest International Pharma Manufacturing Exhibition in Central and West Africa is the definitive Pharma event and is known to attract close to 200 exhibiting companies from six countries and nearly 10,000 pharma and related sectors’ trade professionals from across the region.
The theme of this year’s edition is ‘Strategic Collaboration for Medicine Security, Affordability and National Sufficiency’.
The major objective of the Pharma Expo is to create a platform for pharma machinery and equipment, raw and packaging materials, laboratory equipment, chemicals, and reagents manufacturers to meet and engage with the local pharma manufacturers and other stakeholders at this West and Central African Expo.
The event is also aimed at encouraging further development of local manufacturing and production of high quality, safe and affordable medicines.
NPME traditionally showcases a wide range of equipment and inputs which cover the entire pharma manufacturing industry, including allied industries such as Biotech, Nutraceuticals, cosmetics, beverages, food and distilleries.
This year, delegates are expected from across the continent, including Nigeria, Ghana, Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Niger, Burkina Faso, and Benin.
According to Dr Fidelis Ayebae; Chairman, NPME 2019 Expo Committee; the exhibition will be a more matured event to businesses not only within Nigeria but also across the entire West African pharma markets. NPME 2019 would be an event to update and upgrade the pharma manufacturing technologies on bases of ATTEND – EXPLORE – EVOLVE.
He stressed further that during the two-days exhibition, NPME will be offering an unparalleled business networking with Nigeria and the West African pharma markets.
NPME 2019 is jointly organised by the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Group of Manufacturers’ Association of Nigeria (PMG-MAN) together with their partners – GPE EXPO PVT Limited.
Online registration for trade visitors has commenced and can be completed instantly at www.NigeriaPharmaExpo.com .Pharmacists and other Healthcare and Allied Professionals from Nigeria and neighbouring countries have already begun registration as visitors for the exhibition.
Further information on exhibiting at NPME 2019 can be requested to email: firstname.lastname@example.org or from www.pmgman.com.
PMG-MAN is the umbrella body of the Local Manufacturers of medicines and healthcare products in Nigeria with over one hundred and twenty members who own and operate established factories that manufacture life-saving medicines. The group is critical in ensuring that Nigerians continue to have access to high quality and affordable medicines.


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State-owned Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will sell potato at Tk 25 a kg under its open market sales programme to tame the soaring price of the widely-consumed vegetable in the local market.
Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi disclosed this after a meeting with cold storage owners and traders of potato at the retail and wholesale level at his secretariat office in Dhaka, according to a press release from the ministry.
The ministry did not say since when the TCB would begin retailing potato through its trucks.
The move came as potato is being sold for Tk 55 to Tk 60 per kg across the country, up from Tk 35 and Tk 40 a few days ago.
At the meeting, the minister said there was no crisis of potato. There is an adequate supply of the item in the market to meet the demand of the consumers.
"The prices of potato have gone up because of the damages faced by other crops and vegetables during recent floods and excessive rains in many districts," the ministry said.
The Department of Agricultural Extension has already fixed the prices of potato at Tk 23 a kg at the cold storage level, Tk 25 at the wholesale level and Tk 30 at the retail level, the statement said.
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Masayoshi Son is paying the price for bold bets on startups from WeWork to Uber Technologies Inc.
The founder of Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp. has seen his net worth slide about $6 billion from its peak this year after his strategy of aggressively backing technology pioneers backfired. His fortune tumbled to roughly $13.8 billion as of Tuesday, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, after peaking in July at about $20 billion.
“Son has been through a number of ups and downs before, but it seems like these days he’s taking on more and more risk,” said Mitsushige Akino, an executive officer with Ichiyoshi Asset Management Co. in Tokyo. “What’s really spooking investors is that they don’t know if WeWork is just the tip of the iceberg for SoftBank’s trouble.”
Uber and WeWork, once among the brightest stars in the SoftBank constellation, now number among its worst performers. Their shrinking valuations have called into question Son’s investment credibility at a time he’s trying to raise an even larger successor to his original mega fund.
Analysts expect SoftBank to post a net loss of about 300 billion yen in the quarter ($2.8 billion), compared with a profit of more than 500 billion yen a year earlier. Shares of Uber tumbled 34% in the third quarter, while Slack Technologies Inc., another SoftBank investee, dropped 37%. The poor public performance of its marquee investments also raises the question of whether the Vision Fund should reassess the valuations of other growth-focused companies in its portfolio, from ride-hailing giants Didi Chuxing and Grab Holdings Inc. to hotel startup OYO Rooms and food delivery app DoorDash Inc.
SoftBank may book a $3.54 billion drop in the value of its Uber stake, a $750 million decline for Guardant Health Inc., and take a $350 million hit for Slack, according to Chris Lane, an analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein. The combined writedown for WeWork may be as much as $2.82 billion, assuming a slide in the company’s valuation to $15 billion from $24 billion, but remains uncertain. He said his estimates represented a worst-case scenario and may be offset by gains from other unlisted companies.
Son has a lot at stake personally. His net worth excludes $8.3 billion worth of SoftBank shares he put up as collateral for personal loans from 19 banks, including Credit Suisse Group AG and Julius Baer Group Ltd. The billionaire has pledged 38% of his stake in the Japanese firm, according to a June regulatory filing. That’s up from 36% at the start of the year -- and triple the level in June 2013.
The 62-year-old also leveraged his stake in the Vision Fund, the world’s single largest investment pool for startups. And SoftBank’s compensation plan involves a lot of debt. Son loaned himself around $3 billion to invest in the first Vision Fund, according to people with knowledge of the matter who asked not to be identified because the information isn’t public.
While SoftBank’s February announcement of a record 600 billion yen buyback sent its shares to a record in April, the stock has since lost most of the gains and closed at 4,294 yen in Tokyo on Tuesday.
“Son is desperate enough to potentially announce another big buyback to show his confidence in the business and the Vision Fund,” said Amir Anvarzadeh, a market strategist at Asymmetric Advisors Pte in Singapore who recently removed SoftBank from his short-sell list. “If they do, and stock jumps further, we’ll be shorting it again,” he told Bloomberg Television.
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GPU chip and board maker Nvidia Corp. (Santa Clara, Calif.) has agreed to buy networking chip company Mellanox Technologies Ltd. (Yokneam Illit, Israel) for about $6.9 billion.
Mellanox in October 2018. reported record quarterly revenue, of $279.2 million, up 24 percent, year on year. The “strong” results stemmed from the growth in demand for Mellanox’s high-speed Ethernet adapters, switches and cables, for use in the cloud, in enterprise data centers and by artificial intelligence customers, to maximize the efficiency of computers.
US technology giant Microsoft was interested in buying Mellanox Technologies Ltd. at the end of 2018., but Nvidia has closes the deal today.
Mellanox and Nvidia have a history of collaboration and joint innovation and fit together for high-performance computing, Nvidia said. Nvidia’s computing platform and Mellanox’ interconnects power more than half of the world’s top 500 supercomputers and the two companies have every major cloud service provider and computer maker as customers.
Nvidia said it will continue to invest in Israel once it has acquired Mellanox and the customer and sales support will not change as a result of the transaction.
Mellanox pioneered the InfiniBand interconnect technology, which along with its high-speed Ethernet products is now used in over half of the world’s fastest supercomputers and in many leading hyperscale datacenters.
“The emergence of AI and data science, as well as billions of simultaneous computer users, is fueling skyrocketing demand on the world’s datacenters,” said Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of Nvidia, in a statement. “I am particularly thrilled to work closely with the visionary leaders of Mellanox and their amazing people to invent the computers of tomorrow.”
The transaction has been approved by both companies’ boards of directors and is expected to close by the end of calendar year 2019, subject to regulatory approvals as well as other customary closing conditions, including the approval by Mellanox shareholders of the merger agreement.


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Grindr shares personal data with ad companies in violation of GDPR, complaint alleges
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Grindr is sharing personal user data in violation of the EU’s GDPR data protection legislation, a new series of complaints is alleging. The app shares data including location and device information with more than a dozen companies, according to The New York Times. The Norwegian Consumer Council has filed three complaints against Grindr, as well as five adtech companies that received personal data through the app.
Grindr describes itself as “the world’s largest social networking app for gay, bi, trans, and queer people,” and so just sharing the fact that a user has the app installed on their device can give an indication of their sexual orientation. Associating this information with an advertising ID then makes the user identifiable to…


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Alibaba.com reports 101 pct growth in transaction turnover in 2020
Alibaba.com, an online business-to-business (B2B) marketplace for global wholesalers under Alibaba Group, reported on Thursday that the paid-in turnover of transactions through the marketplace surged 101 percent year on year in 2020.
Spotlight: China's "Air Silk Road" demonstrates huge potential
China's Singles Day on Nov. 11 is the world's biggest 24-hour online shopping event. On that day, visitors to the Belgian e-commerce website facealacrise.be were welcomed by the above note, which invited them to explore a myriad of high-quality products on offer from Chinese retailers.
Lazada makes new Singles' Day shopping festival record
Alibaba Group's Southeast Asia flagship platform Lazada has made a new record for Singles' Day shopping festival once again, with more than 40 million users and 400,000 brands and sellers participating in the one-day sales event this year across the region.
Alibaba revenue up 30 pct in Q2 of 2021 fiscal year
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba said that its revenue surged 30 percent year on year to 155 billion yuan (about 23 billion U.S. dollars) in the second quarter of its 2021 fiscal year.
50 Kazakh companies to be trained to promote products on Alibaba: trade official
A total of 50 Kazakh companies will have been trained by the end of this year to get registered and promote their products on Alibaba.com, a B2B platform owned by China's e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, a senior Kazakh trade official has said.
Alibaba's Cainiao to cooperate with Atlas Air to enhance logistics capability
Alibaba's Cainiao Smart Logistics Network Limited, one of China's courier giants, signed a cooperation agreement Tuesday with American freight transport airline Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. to enhance its logistics network.
Alibaba's online marketplace launches annual shopping festival
Tmall, Alibaba's online marketplace, will launch its annual shopping bonanza known as the Singles Day sale on Wednesday, the company announced Tuesday.
Alibaba acquires controlling stake in hypermarket chain Sun Art
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group on Monday announced that it will invest approximately 3.6 billion U.S. dollars to acquire control of Sun Art Retail Group Ltd., a leading hypermarket and supermarket operator in China.
Alibaba's Taobao launches new shopping festival to sell goods at low price
Taobao Tejia, a dedicated app to target China's lower-end users who are more price-sensitive, officially launched a new shopping festival last Saturday.
Bank of China, Alibaba, Ant Financial establish partnership
Bank of China (BOC) on Monday signed a strategic cooperation deal with Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba and fintech firm Ant financial to develop a new ecosystem in the internet and financial sectors.
Cainiao, Russia’s AirBridgeCargo jointly open new air cargo route to promote China-Europe trade cooperation
Cainiao Network, the logistics arm of Alibaba Group, and Russia-based AirBridgeCargo Airlines have jointly opened a new China-Europe air cargo route recently in an effort to enhance China-Europe trade cooperation.
COSCO Shipping partners with Alibaba to promote digital transformation of shipping industry
China COSCO Shipping Co. signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Alibaba Group and its affiliate Ant Technology Group on Monday to carry out in-depth cooperation based on the global shipping logistics network in a move to push forward the digital transformation of the shipping industry, the Xinhua-run Shanghai Securities News reported on Monday.
Alibaba, Galanz team up to accelerate home appliance industry upgrading
China's e-commerce giant Alibaba signed a cooperative agreement with home appliance makers Galanz on Monday in a bid to promote the innovation and upgrading of home appliance industry, reported the Xinhua-run cnstock.com.
Ministry, Alibaba sign strategic agreement to implement rural vitalization strategy
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and China's e-commerce giant Alibaba Group have recently signed a strategic cooperation agreement to jointly promote implementation of the rural vitalization strategy.
Zhengzhou joins hands with Alibaba to promote digital city construction
Municipal government of Zhengzhou, capital city in Central China’s Henan province, has recently clinched a strategic cooperation agreement with Alibaba, China's e-commerce giant, to promote the construction of a digital city, the Xinhua-run Shanghai Securities News reported on Wednesday.
E.China's Anhui Province works with Alibaba to strengthen digitalization
Provincial government of Anhui in east China on Monday signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Alibaba, China's e-commerce giant, to strengthen digitalization.
Alibaba launches shopping festival for intangible cultural heritage
E-commerce giant Alibaba launched its first shopping festival designed to promote intangible cultural heritage (ICH) on China's Cultural and Natural Heritage Day, which falls on the second Saturday of June.
Alibaba, Yiwu city team up for online small-commodities trade show
A trade show featuring small commodities will go online in August, according to a cooperation agreement between Alibaba.com and the commerce bureau of Yiwu, a city dubbed the "World's Supermarket."
Luxury brands are growing fast at the Alibaba's shopping festival
The Chinese online shopping giant recorded an increase in the participation of brands in the 6.18 shopping festival compared to the Single's day in November, the last major event of last year.
Alibaba's online market to sponsor 100,000 influencers worldwide
AliExpress, a global online retail marketplace and part of Alibaba Group, announced on Thursday that it will empower over 100,000 content creators and influencers worldwide to bring new jobs and help them generate incomes to recover from the global economic downturn caused by COVID-19.
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