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Halifax unveils new online savings
Halifax is to launch a new Internet savings service -- Web Saver -- in early April.The new service will be part of Halifax Online, the Web banking service launched in October, which now has more than 100,000 customers.
Halifax said Web Saver's interest rates structure would pass on the benefits of lower costs of using the Internet to transact business. Customers can pre-register via the Halifax Website and further details about the product will be announced later.
The bank said it would be launching other new products and services on Halifax Online in the summer, including credit cards online personal loans, mortgage applications and household insurance.Halifax also has an online share dealing service and last month unveiled IF (Intelligent Finance) as a stand alone Internet bank as well as esure, an online insurance operation.
Most major UK banks have announced Internet plans over the past month to try and keep pace with fast moving developments in online financial services.Prudential Plc stole a march on rivals with its Egg online bank, which it now plans to float. Since its launch in 1998, Egg has attracted some nearly a million customers by offering attrative savings rate.
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As part of Greenhouse Grower’s 25th anniversary, we are profiling people we expect to shape the industry for the better over the next 25 years. Now in its 17th week online, our Ones To Watch series continues with Peggy Van de Wetering of Ivy Acres, who was featured in our October issue.
Her Job–Peggy is marketing manager at Ivy Acres in Baiting Hollow, N.Y., where she’s been active creating brand awareness for the StrawPot. Peggy earned a Certificate of Horticulture at Michigan State University, and she holds a bachelor’s degree from Colby-Sawyer College. “It was always my plan to work in the family business,” she says.
Packaging Comes First–One factor that separates Ivy Acres from other operations is packaging, Peggy says. She enjoys searching the world for new ideas and believes Ivy Acres has always challenged the industry with truly unique packaging creations. “We strive to stay outside the box.”
At The Moment – The StrawPot is at the forefront of Peggy’s marketing duties. She plans to market the StrawPot globally on behalf of Ivy Acres and play a role in creating different sizes for more segments of the industry. “In the long term, our focus will be on creating a certified organic StrawPot.”
Tough Task–Reconfiguring automation processes for natural containers like the StrawPot is probably the biggest challenge that faces Peggy, but she plans to spend a chunk of her time in production and with manufacturers making sure equipment is available to produce natural containers properly.
Twenty-Five Years From Now–Nearly all product available to the consumer will be grown in eco-friendly and biodegradable containers, Peggy says. Organic items will be staple products, and small independent garden centers will be the hot place to shop. She also believes consumers will purchase most of their products online and have them delivered to their homes.
Why She’s One To Watch–Eco-friendly packaging is one wave of the ongoing sustainability movement, and the StrawPot has kept Peggy and Ivy Acres out front as one company offering alternative packaging solutions to growers.

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On Monday, the company said that it had been doing just that to protect the identities of those who have used Ashley Madison. Paul Ferguson, senior adviser for Trend Micro, a security software provider, said that information on Ashley Madison, deleted in one online forum, is beginning to bubble up in others.“Once something is published on the Internet,” he said, “it’s there forever.”That persistence has some marriage counselors predicting a boom in business — even if names end up unpublished.“Oh, it’ll be a huge uptick,” said M.Gary Neuman, a marriage counselor in Miami Beach, Fla.But the hackers say that the user information is never actually deleted — knowledge, security experts said, that suggested the breach may have involved someone inside the company.
The company owns two other popular sites, Cougar Life and Established Men, that the hackers also breached.
For any dating website, much less one meant for extramarital romance, to continue to grow and be attractive to potential investors, consumers must be confident that their data will be protected.
Under American copyright law, Ashley Madison has the power to scrub away private user information leaked in the breach and posted to other websites.
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It can be recalled that last year there was an inflation in the price of rice in the country especially during the ember months as we approached the Christmas celebration. A bag of rice was sold for almost N40,000 as well as the prices of other foodstuff experienced a high rate of inflation which was greatly influenced by the corona virus pandemic and the lock down. Today ,I have outlined a list of the current prices (2021 updated)of some food stuffs that experienced a high rate of inflation last year.
A bag of local rice (50kg) has reduced by a rate of about 6.4% from an average initial value of N25,375 to an average of N23,750,while foreign rice (50kg) now sells for about N24,500 against an estimated amount of about N26,125-N35,000 last year.
It can also be recalled that the price of Onions experienced a very high increase last year and that resulted in the scarcity of the vegetable crop. Currently the price of old Onion has dropped to about 77.5% of its cost last year, and is presently being sold at an average of N21,500 as compared to last year when its price was between N75,000-N95,000 pending on your location. Meanwhile the price if New/fresh onions also experienced a fall in price of about 74.6% its price Kate last year and is currently being sold at a rate of N16,500.
ITEMS THAT INCREASED PRICES
Just as some items reduced in price as a result of change in season,so too the prices of some other commodities have also increased. A bag of lemon that was sold for about N43,000 in December has increased by about 3.45% and is currently being sold within an estimated average of N45,000.
A nylon bag of crayfish is now sold at an estimated amount of N14,250 as compared to its price in December last year which was about N13-N14,000.
A basket of potatoes which was initially sold at N5,500 is now being sold at N6000 experiencing an increase rate of about 9.1%.
Note: The price ranges may not be uniform across all states in Nigeria due to differences in distributive channels,cost of production of these goods in different parts of the country amongst many other factors.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. authorities on Friday cleared Honeywell International's proposed purchase of mobile computing device maker Intermec on the condition that Honeywell license to a competitor certain key patents used in barcode scanners.
"Although divestiture of assets is the preferred remedy in merger cases, licensing requirements can preserve competition in markets where access to needed technology is the main barrier to entry," said Deborah Feinstein, director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition, said in a statement.
The FTC will require New Jersey based conglomerate Honeywell to license to Italy's Datalogic IP TECH s.r.l. patents used to make two-dimensional bar code scanners for the next 12 years.
"The proposed order gives Datalogic access to the patents it needs to enter the U.S. market immediately and restore the competition lost due to the merger," Feinstein said.
Intermec, headquartered in Everett, Washington, makes radio frequency identification (RFID) readers as well as retail barcode scanners and other related items.
The $600 million deal was approved by the EU in June. Regulators there said the transaction would not raise competition concerns because of the existence of credible competitors in relevant markets.
The merger was approved by Intermec shareholders in March.
On the New York Stock Exchange, Honeywell closed 0.33 percent higher at $84.06 and Intermec rose 1.3 percent to $10.01.
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The latest round of tariff announcements in the last few days means that by the end of the year, essentially all Chinese goods exported to the U.S. will be subject to duties.China Economyread more
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Countries that mismanage their water supplies as climate change effects take hold could see economic growth rates decline by as much as 6 percent by 2050, a new World Bank report claims.
Population growth, urban expansion and competing demand from agricultural and energy projects are expected to strain freshwater supplies already under stress from erratic rainfall linked to climate change, the report released Tuesday explained.
"Nearly a quarter of humanity already resides in water-scarce countries," the report states.
"If current water management policies persist, and climate models prove correct, water scarcity will proliferate to regions where it currently does not exist, and greatly worsen in regions where it does," it adds.
Mismanaged water supplies are likely to impact local health and agriculture, sparking drought-related food price spikes that will help rekindle "latent conflicts" and drive migration. In regions such as the Middle East and the Sahel in Africa where water is already in short supply, those effects could cause gross domestic product (GDP) growth rates to decline by as much as 6 percent by the year 2050, the World Bank says.
Global growth as a whole would take far less of a hit, losing about 0.37 to 0.49 percent as a result. However, the report says some economic impacts like changes in trade patterns will be less visible.
Research measuring the broader impacts of climate change beyond water supplies has placed the cost even higher. A report from Bank of America Merrill Lynch published in 2015 estimated that the cost of climate change could rise to 1.5 percent of GDP per year by 2020, "with emerging markets and the poor to be hit hardest."
Last August, a Citigroup report said global inaction on climate change would wipe $44 trillion off global GDP by 2060.
However, "there is a silver lining," World Bank Lead Economist Richard Damania said in a press release. "When governments respond to water shortages by boosting efficiency and allocating even 25 percent of water to more highly-valued uses, losses decline dramatically and for some regions may even vanish."
Investment in wastewater recycling and desalination plants, for example, could help boost urban supplies, while urban water meters could provide a financial incentive to cut back use and water waste, the report explains.
These solutions could be costly but the "costs of inaction are far higher," the report highlighted.
"Improved water stewardship pays high economic dividends," Damania added.
CNBC's Qian Chen, reporting from Singapore.
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Jet2 and Jet2holidays have increased capacity in new green-listed Bulgaria and Croatia, but have suspended flights to red-listed Turkey until 11th August.
The Balearic Islands will be switched from green to amber on Monday, according to the UK’s second largest travel organisation. “changes nothing whatsoever” Holidaymakers who have been completely immunized are welcome.
Customers on vacation in Majorca, Ibiza, or Menorca who want to return early – before the Balearics turn amber at 4 a.m. on Monday – should call the company at their destination, according to Tui.
“All requests will be accommodated on Tui flights where seats are available,” Tui remarked
“To offer continued flexibility and reassurance, customers due to travel to the Balearics in the next 14 days and customers with bookings up to and including 31 October 2021 can change their holiday fee-free up to 14 days before travel,” Added the operator.
“Customers due to travel to the Balearics in the next 14 days will also be able to change their holiday fee-free.”
Tui has also canceled a flight from Manchester to Varadero scheduled for today (Thursday) due to Cuba’s inclusion on the blacklist. All Cuba vacations have been canceled till 31st August with refunds issued, and a flight has been scheduled to return passengers on vacation in the Caribbean island to Manchester at 11.30 pm local time.
Steve Heapy, the CEO of Jet2, said: “Customers and children travelling with them who are under 18 can continue to enjoy, or look forward to enjoying, quarantine-free flights and holidays from across the UK to any destination on the green or amber list this summer.
“From the demand we are seeing this is most certainly the case, with customers looking to enjoy the benefits of the successful vaccination programme by getting away to the sunshine.
“That said, as restrictions across the UK continue to be eased and ‘VIPs’ travel carte-blanche, it is still unfair that hardworking customers and families continue to be judged by a different and stricter set of rules when it comes to taking their well-deserved holidays.
“Travel is not, and should not be, the preserve of the wealthy and powerful. He continued by saying, “It is frustrating that decisions continue to be made about international travel whilst the criteria for these decisions are withheld from us. Once again, we call on governments to be transparent, both with the data and their parameters for making decisions.
“With Croatia and Bulgaria going onto the green list from Monday, this means customers can enjoy quarantine-free flights and holidays to Dubrovnik, Split and Bourgas (Sunny Beach) this summer.
“We know what huge demand there is for green list destinations, so we have made an immediate decision to add thousands of additional seats to Croatia and Bulgaria this summer. This includes two new routes to Bourgas (Bulgaria) from Glasgow and Leeds Bradford for the peak summer holiday season, as well as more summer flights to Dubrovnik from Birmingham, Leeds Bradford, Manchester, Stansted and Newcastle and Split – Birmingham, Leeds Bradford, Manchester and Stansted.”
Travelers who have not been completely vaccinated and are scheduled to travel up to and including 11th August to any destination on the amber list can cancel their reservation and receive a full refund or alter their reservation without charge.
Heapy, on the other hand, stated: “As Turkey is still on the red list, we have taken the decision to suspend all flights and holidays up to and including 11th August and all affected customers will have their booking canceled with a full refund.
“The UK government has committed to reviewing its traffic light status of overseas destinations every three weeks.
“We will continue to review our program and policies in line with that timetable and we will continue to make considered decisions in the best interests of our customers and independent travel agency partners.
“We have been repeatedly recognized for that approach throughout the pandemic, and we will continue to do this.”
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Panasonic Joins Push to Put Photovoltaics on More Car Roofs
By Chisaki Watanabe, Emi Nobuhiro, and Kevin Buckland for Bloomberg: The Osaka-based electronics maker has started producing a 180-watt array of solar cells that can be fixed to the roof of an automobile. In February, Panasonic announced that its photovoltaic module would be used on the roof of Toyota Motor Corp.’s latest Prius plug-in hybrid.
Cars represent a potentially lucrative new outlet for solar cells in an industry where intense competition from Chinese manufacturers has pushed down prices sharply. That’s prompting some manufacturers to adapt solar cells for everything from home roofing tiles and the outer skins of buildings to backpacks and tents.
“Car roofs have the potential to become a new market for solar panels,” Shingo Okamoto, the general manager at Panasonic who was in charge of developing the technology, said. “We made history in the auto industry and in the solar industry with the sun powering mass-produced cars for the first time in the world.”
Cars could hold the promise of a giant new market for solar panels from Panasonic, which also is partnered with Tesla Inc. in making batteries at its Gigafactory outside Las Vegas. There are 264 million cars and light trucks in operation in the U.S., according to the National Automobile Dealers Association. Full Article:
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Volvo will replace the XC90 model it made last year with a brand new model. It may even be called the Embla.
An interview with Automotive News(Subscription) Hakan Samuelsson from Volvo confirmed the use of a different name for the XC90’s replacement and indicated that it would include a vowel.
A report by DrivePublished Tuesday. Volvo claimed that in October, it had filed trademark protection for Embla. However, the trademark registry at which Embla was registered is not yet known. According to the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Embla has not been granted trademark protection as of this writing.
This name derives from Norse mythology. It is the symbol of the first woman made by the gods.
Volvo Concept Recharge
What’s the point of a brand new name? This XC90 replacement will be a major departure from previous XC90 generation. It has been developed from the onset as a battery-electric vehicle, or “born electric,” as Samuelsson described it in his Automotive News interview. We know that the floor with the battery can be replaced by one that is compatible with hybrid powertrains. Not all customers want to go to an electric vehicle.
The XC90’s replacement will also be expected to look more wagon-like. This is due to its heavily influenced design by Concept Recharge which was revealed earlier this year. The concept combined the high seating position of a conventional SUV with the sleeker, more aerodynamic body of a wagon—something that should aid the vehicle when it comes to range.
It is also known that there will be high-level self-driving capabilities. Volvo confirmed that the Volvo vehicle will have built-in lidar and will soon offer Highway Pilot. This will allow for hands-off driving on some highways. The exact timing of Highway Pilot’s launch is not known.
The new car will also feature a major modification. Volvo makes the XC90 in Sweden. The replacement vehicle will come from Volvo’s South Carolina plant. While the S60 sedan is being produced at the plant, the replacement XC90 and a Polestar will be available from the Volvo’s South Carolina facility.


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Samsung, the previous smartphone market leader, have been reclaiming lost ground, by beating its Chinese rivals like Realme, Oppo and Vivo. Research firm Counterpoint Research says that the Korean brand now holds the second spot, only a couple of percentage points behind Xiaomi.
The Indian smartphone market nearly halved (from around 36 million units) within the half-moon. Only around 18 million units were sold all across the country during the last three months. This was mostly thanks to the impact of the COVID-induced lockdown.
According to Counterpoint, Samsung’s share witnessed a gentle decline over the last several quarters falling from 23 percent in Q1 of 2019 to 16 percent in Q1 of 2020. The brand now holds 26 percent, while Xiaomi commands 29 percent of the market.
While Samsung has surged, the general share of Chinese brands within the Indian smartphone market has fallen. The share of Chinese brands fell to 72 percent in Q2 2020, from 81 percent in Q1 2020.
Counterpoint attributes this to the unsteady supply of major Chinese brands (like Oppo, Vivo and Realme) and delayed import of products from the country alongside the growing anti-China sentiment because of the border conflict.
Also, while rivals struggled to launch new products and lots decided to postpone new launches, Samsung reportedly launched over nine new models across price segments over the previous couple of months. The most recent addition in Samsung’s line of products is Galaxy M01 Core priced at Rs. 5,499. The brand has been trying to strengthen its value portfolio amid news of Reliance launching accessible Android devices in partnership with Google.
Samsung had claimed the highest spot within the Indian market after dethroning erstwhile leader Finnish smartphone brand Nokia around 2013. The brand lost its place to Xiaomi in 2017 and has struggled to reclaim and hold on to the highest ever since.
Can Samsung now reclaim the highest spot? Also, will the impact of the anti-China sentiment sustain over the approaching quarters?
Shipments have shrunk across brands. In October last year, Samsung had announced that it had ended its mobile production in China. Samsung’s non reliance on China for production could have played a task in placing the brand during a better position.
Shubhajit Sen, founding partner, A Priori Consultants (former CMO, Micromax), opines that it won’t be right to predict long-term trends supported one quarter. Especially because it (the quarter) has witnessed numerous variables just like the Coronavirus pandemic, its economic impact, the Indo-China border conflict, among other things.
“It has been a reasonably bizarre quarter and therefore the category has shrunk by 50 per cent. When the category itself has seen such an enormous change and offline sales were really affected, we’d like to proceed with caution when discussing market share. The impact of the anti-China sentiments might happen within the margins, but it won’t have any major impact,” says Sen.
Dubey says that as a corporation , Xiaomi fared better than most others. “They didn’t fire people, supported their dealers, etc. Manu Jain (Xiaomi’s global VP and Xiaomi India MD) actually had some extent when he said that Xiaomi was more Indian than many Indian companies,” Dubey signs off.


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The first comic adaptation, a three-issue miniseries starring Grumpy Cat and her brother Pokey, will release this fall. The miniseries will be collected into a hardcover graphic novel in time for holiday release. Dynamite also plans to launch a new website this summer featuring weekly Grmpy Cat comic strips.
Grumpy Cat, aka Tardar Sauce, started out her meme life on Reddit, where her adorable perma-scowl (which her owner says is the result of feline dwarfism) quickly spread to Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Her owner, Tabatha Bundesen, capitalized on the kitty’s success with two New York Times bestselling books, a Lifetime TV Christmas special, numerous TV and product spots, and merchandise that ranges from an iced coffee drink to a line of Ultra PRO game accessories (see “'Grumpy Cat' for Gamers”). Her Facebook fans currently number over 7.6 million, and her YouTube video views have topped 31 million.


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Skewed lower by sputtering sales at the nation's big discounters, same-store retail sales limped ahead 1.3 percent during the fourth and final week of August, growing at roughly half their pace of the first two weeks of the month, and falling far short of their target.
The weakness was all in the mass-merchant channel, and during the closing weeks of August, in contrast to recent trends, sales growth at department stores easily outpaced that at discounters. During the final week, department stores grew comps 1.7 percent, far outpacing discounter growth of 1 percent.
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More Than 500,000 People Downloaded These Malware-Infected Android Apps
Google removed 13 apps from its Google Play app store this weekend after the apps were discovered to contain malware.
The apps were downloaded a total of 560,000 times before they were removed from the store. All 13 were made by the same developer, Luiz O. Pinto, who had disguised the apps as car racing games. When people who downloaded the games tried to launch them they would crash; however, they would still install malware on the person’s phone or tablet, NDTV reports.
The apps in question would reportedly hide themselves and their icons once you launched them, and would ask users to install an additional APK called ‘Game Center’ to their device.
Two of the apps made it to Google Play’s trending section before they were removed.
The removed apps include:
Luxury Cars SUV Traffic
Car Driving Simulator
Extreme Car Driving Racing
Moto Cross Extreme Racing
SUV City Climb Parking
Extreme Car Driving City
City Traffic Moto Racing
Extreme Sport Car Driving
Hyper Car Driving Simulator
Truck Cargo Simulator
SUV 4×4 Driving Simulator
Firefighter – Fire Truck Simulator
Luxury Car Parking
If you downloaded one of the impacted apps, you should uninstall it and then use a trusted antivirus app such as 360 Security or AVG Virus to scan your device and make sure the malware is removed and that no other apps on your device are infected.


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Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been fairly vocal about his religion in Dogecoin, the meme-coin cryptocurrency that shot up in worth earlier this yr. Now, Musk has some recommendation for Dogecoin house owners. In a response to Bill Lee, the founding accomplice at West Coast Holdings and an investor in Musk’s firms, Musk agreed with the truth that until the pockets keys aren’t in a person’s possession, they need to not take into account the holdings as “their very own.” In a one-word response, Musk stated “Exactly,” responding to a tweet from Lee, who stated “not your keys, not your crypto,” in a response to a tweet saying that the thought of MyDogeWallet, a Dogecoin Metaverse gateway is to interrupt the dependence on exchanges like Binance and Robinhood.
“The core focus of the @MyDogeOfficial imaginative and prescient is to interrupt the dependence on CEXs like binance and robinhood and let #shibes take custody of their very own cash!” a Twitter person who goes by the username @MyDogeCTO stated. To this, Lee replied saying, “not your keys, not your crypto.” Musk strongly agreed with Lee together with his one phrase response – “Exactly.”
Musk didn’t elaborate his level, however the Tesla CEO is a supporter of individuals holding their very own property somewhat than let an alternate like Binance and Robinhood deal with it. Another cause for that is that hackers normally goal massive exchanges as they’re meaty targets. Robinhood, for instance, said earlier this month that its servers have been breached by an unauthorised third-party.
Musk has been a vocal supporter of Dogecoin, a meme-coin that got here from a Shiba Inu meme. Musk has on a number of events urged Dogecoin house owners to carry their cash, because the Tesla CEO expects Dogecoin’s worth to shoot up “to the moon.”
Recently, Musk lashed out at Binance over the cryptocurrency alternate limiting withdrawals for Dogecoin. “Hey @cz_binance, what’s occurring together with your doge prospects? Sounds shady,” Musk tweeted on Tuesday. An improve of the Dogecoin community on November 10 appears to have prompted a difficulty with withdrawals, Binance stated in an announcement the following day.


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Banking technology vendor USA Technologies Inc. announced Monday that it has appointed a board member, Stephen P. Herbert, as its chief executive and chairman.
USA Technologies handles card payments in vending machines and other industries. The company said it has contracts with Verizon Communications Inc. and Visa Inc., among others.
Herbert has been a member of the Malvern, Pa., company's board of directors since 1996. He was previously the company's president and chief operating officer.
Before USA Technologies, Herbert worked for Pepsi-Cola Co., where he was responsible for the company's development and market strategy, according to a press release.


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Editor's note: This story has been updated to clarify that Graphite principals designed 2201 Westlake when they worked at Callison.
A city of Seattle board on Wednesday night approved the early design of a 12-story office building that Vulcan Real Estate is proposing to build in South Lake Union, a city planner said.
The project, which Vulcan calls Block 52 East, is at 325 Ninth Ave. N., west of the Seattle Biomedical Research Institute. Block 52 East would have a total of nearly 302,000 square feet of space and 423 stalls of underground parking.
A broker, who asked not to be named, said it is expected that Amazon.com will lease the building. Amazon spokesman Ty Rogers declined to comment.
The West Design Review Board’s action on Wednesday means that Vulcan can move forward with the master-use permit application, said city Senior Land Use Planner Garry Papers.
It would not be a surprise if fast-growing Amazon eventually occupies the building. Vulcan developed Amazon’s 11-building headquarters in South Lake Union, and Vulcan is developing two more office buildings for the online retailer two blocks from Block 52 East.
Vulcan Director of Real Estate Investment Strategy Lori Mason Curran said Vulcan never comments on whether a lease is pending. She added Vulcan would not start construction “unless we had a lease in place for a significant portion of the building.”
Graphite Design Group of Seattle is designing Block 52 East. When they worked at Seattle-based Callison, Graphite principals designed the fourth phase of Amazon’s headquarters and Vulcan’s 2201 Westlake project, where Amazon leases 180,000 square feet.
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Worldpay has announced that it has acquired Cobre Bem Tecnologia, a provider of payment solutions in Latin America, for an undisclosed amount.
With this transaction, Worldpay’s eCommerce division will further strengthen its global reach, giving its customers access to a wide range of payment products in Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Chile and Mexico.
Floris de Kort, Managing Director of Worldpay’s eCommerce division, said: “The acquisition of Cobre Bem underlines our commitment to offering our customers maximum global reach through a single technical connection. The combined Worldpay / Cobre Bem product offering is unrivalled on a global scale and allows our customers to reach any consumer, anywhere, in a currency and with a payment method that they are familiar with.”
Following the acquisition, Worldpay has committed to further investments in Cobre Bem’s technology and product offering, as well as to bringing Worldpay functions such as Relationship Management, Corporate Support and Implementation to guaranteeing a consistent customer engagement model around the world.
Cobre Bem founder and CEO, Fernando Monteiro, commented: “We are delighted to be joining the Worldpay team and see a unique window of opportunity to create a truly differentiated, market-leading proposition for global merchants.”
Three years on from being acquired by PayPal, Braintree, a company which allows merchants to process a range of different payments, has revealed the number of its payment transactions has increased by 25 times.
There’s more signs of consolidation in the crowded European payments space with news that Stockholm-based iZettle is buying a company called intelligentpos.
MasterCard has bought Vocalink for £700m ($920m) in a deal that has been rumoured for months.
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Why is the idea of change – especially change imposed upon us – so often unwelcome? We have to change our thinking about change.
Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Mo., called Friday for the Treasury Department and other federal regulators to probe dealings between OnlyFans and its financial partners amid concern regarding reports linking the online content platform to alleged instances of sexual abuse and exploitation.
A new whistleblower has come forward with allegations that Facebook officials prioritized profit over their efforts to contain the spread of hate speech and misinformation on the social media platform, according to a report Friday.
The former president's upcoming social media platform, dubbed Truth Social, is expected to debut a beta version in November and roll out nationwide during the first quarter of 2022.
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A mysterious social media app appears to be luring people out of $4.99 a week to access the app while claiming that Donald Trump is on the platform.
The family of a slain journalist is asking the Federal Trade Commission to take action against Facebook for failing to remove online footage of her shooting death.
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US: Charles Philip accuses Gap of copying loafers
Footwear brand Charles Philip has filed a lawsuit against US clothing brand Gap Inc, accusing it of copying its signature loafers and stripes.
The suit alleges that the clothing giant has knowingly, wilfully and unlawfully used and misappropriated Charles Philip's name and likeness for its own products.
The range of loafers in question replicate multiple pairs of Philip's collection, and feature lining that is similar to Charles Philip's signature striped insole. Style names like Phillip Moccasin Slipper and Phillip Slipper were stamped inside the insoles, according to court documents.
Andrea Bates, the attorney representing Charles Philip and brand owner Jumbo Bright Trading, told just-style that Gap has already been asked to stop using the designs and the Phillip name, and to pay damages.
"Gap basically took an entire collection of Charles Philip, created a cheap poor quality replica of the line and are selling it under the Phillip name for a fraction of the price. It is very disappointing that such a well known company, such as the Gap, would engage in such activity," she said.
Gap declined to comment on the suit.
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Rachel Brooks worked in fashion and advertising before coming up with the idea for Citizen Made, a product customization tool. Working with her co-founder Bryn McCoy, Brooks graduated from the NewME accelerator program in early 2012 and the duo plans to re-release the product in early 2013.
“Citizen Made is B2B software designed to help brands that make custom products sell them effectively and painlessly online,” Brooks explained to Madame Noire. “You can think of it most easily as something like Nike ID, where you can design your own shoes. It’s that style technology, opened up to any product category, and affordably so.”
Having recently moved to New York, Brooks and Citizen Made have partnerships in the works with Shapeways, a 3D printing marketplace, and L’Oreal.
Madame Noire: What was your background before Citizen Made? You were in the fashion world?
Rachel Brooks: I’ve worked in design houses for product design here in New York and after fashion hit some hard times, a few years back, I moved to Chicago and got involved in advertising.
I left advertising to design a clothing line of women’s wear and men’s accessories that was focused on this idea of modular production, so people would be able to pick a shape or silhouette and also pick a textile that we had in inventory, and people could mix and match with clothing or accessories and design a version of the product that they would want to wear. We did pretty well. Within a year, we were wholesaling in three different countries and as far as Japan.
After that, I wanted to provide that experience of mix-and-match and design-it-yourself idea but I couldn’t create that experience online, where most of my customers are. I was introduced to my Citizen Made co-founder, Bryn McCoy, and she’s built configurators like this before and we just hit it off. We were both very much involved in the maker community in Chicago. And some of our maker friends heard about what we were doing and working on and wanted to get involved. So we thought, maybe we should make this available for anybody who wants it. And there, a product was born.
MN: You were a graduate of NewME Accelerator. What was your experience with NewME and how did that impact your growth?
RB: NewME was really important at an early stage for us because, coming from Chicago and coming from more of a physical product background, a very different background than computer science people, it became very apparent that we needed to develop a network that would be able to help us grow and scale and do the types of things that technology companies do.
That’s how we got on TechCrunch for the first time and on NPR Morning Edition. That’s how we got our first mentors; people like Eric Ries had dinner with us.
That’s how I met Brad Feld, who introduced us to some of our advisors. We started to spend time at Singularity University, which is an institute that is housed at NASA at San Jose and it is the most brilliant people in the world, who are brought together, to work on what they call exponential technologies to change the world, like artificial intelligence, 3D printing, nanotechnology, all these things to solve the world’s grand challenges. So now we’re working with some amazing companies and every day, it feels bigger.
We’re working closely with Shapeways, which is the largest commercial 3D print company in the world. We recently pitched, this past month, at Women 2.0, which is the largest women’s tech event, and we actually won the L’Oreal Women in Digital Prize, which was a cash prize and one year commitment to work with L’Oreal as a venture partner and some business partners.
MN: NewME is specifically minority- and women-focused. How important is that for the technology industry right now?
RB: I get that question a lot. It’s tough. I recognize the importance of providing access to folks who otherwise don’t match patterns that typically happen in some of the larger incubators and accelerators. My background does not match Mark Zuckerberg’s. My background and my experience doesn’t reflect what you typically see, however, that doesn’t negate the fact that myself and the team that surrounds me and Citizen Made is capable of changing the world. It’s a different lens.
I think it’s important that things like Women 2.0 and NewME accelerator and a lot of other things that are cropping up right now are really giving access and voice to people who typically don’t match what is seen as success in the Valley: getting coverage in the mainstream tech press and things of that nature.
It’s not always about race or gender, but it’s more about getting people who have different backgrounds and experiences—whatever that means—and getting them get into the tech industry. It’s good for innovation!
MN: What can be done to attract minorities and women to the technology industry?
RB: That’s the question du jour lately and there are a few things that can be done, but I don’t think there’s one easy fix. There’s a lot of this idea of encouraging STEM education or creating access to STEM education. People talk of this whole idea of a pipeline, with education and internships and all of that, to really provide exposure. I think that’s fantastic, but it also has to work in conjunction with money. People can have great ideas and work really hard toward other people’s projects. But when it comes to founders of color or women founders, there’s a fundamental difference in the funding that women or people of color receive. And it’s very difficult to grow a company without initial capital.
There are people like Tristan Walker, who is and entrepreneur-in-residence at Andreessen Horowitz and is doing Code 2040, and essentially he’s creating a network of internships available to computer science students of color across the country at places like Facebook, so they have access to these more high-profile companies and jobs. Otherwise, they may not be recruiting or may be recruiting based on their personal network. So some kid from Chicago is completely off their radar. There are a lot of different things that can happen and that have to happen to make change happen.
Women in the tech industry are few and far between. Although more women than ever are entering the work world, only 25 percent of them find their way to Silicon Valley. Of that 25 percent, African American women make up a mere 1.5 percent. This is the problem that startup accelerator NewME is striving to fix and Mashable.com reports that the San-Francisco program based is working.
Tech extraordinaire Angela Benton, who is also a black woman, knows first-hand how tough it is to break into the tech scene and observed the few African Americans she met along the way. While Benton believes that the education system’s lack of exposure to tech careers to minorities puts them at an initial disadvantage, there are other factors that contribute to small minority and women numbers in the tech field.
“We have to factor in other things, like access to mentors and role models, and even very simple things, like explaining to individuals how to even start to enter the field is huge,” she told Mashable.
Her startup accelerator is a 12-week program that helps to support and nurture the big ideas of aspiring minority tech entrepreneurs. NewMe provides mentorship, discussion and networking opportunities. At the end of each program is a “demo day,” which allows participants the chance to present their ideas and products to well-connected attendees. The accelerator has two programs each year, with an average of about eight participants each session spending the entire spring or fall living and working in San Francisco while they get their ideas started.
“NewME participants’ stories about their experiences in the tech industry are so varied,” Benton said. “I get to talk to the founders that we have in the accelerator, and I get to hear what people have experienced nationally, via the nearly 1,000 people we have in NewME community.”
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In Silicon Valley, black faces can be hard to spot in the pool of entrepreneurs. And the African-Americans that do make attempts at starting innovative business often encounter lack of funding. It’s what entrepreneur turned venture capitalist Mitch Kapor calls “mirror-toracy.” He tells The Bay Citizen that business professionals tend to finance people who look and act like them as they fit their image of success. African American aspiring entrepreneurs are left out, and desperately need the resources and financial backing to get them started. That’s one reason why Angela Benton founded the New Media Entrepreneurship Accelerator, (NewME).
Benton, previously based in Charlotte, NC, realized the disparity in African American entrepreneurs when she took a visit to the Google Headquarters. She held a mixer for black entrepreneurs and was amazed when 100 people showed up, excited to meet other like-minded individuals. Although a report from CB Insights, a venture capital information database, observed that less than one percent of the venture capital-backed tech companies in California were started by blacks, the desire and the people were there.
Benton realized that there was a need for a community to support black entrepreneurs, but no one had thought to create it. These future business leaders simply needed an incubator and a community to nurture their business ventures.
Similar to other incubator programs, NewME provides resources and networking opportunities to potential business owners. In its first workshop held last summer, NewMe had eight participants, three of which are now starting up business in Silicon Valley. Two others are looking to start their business elsewhere.
“We need 10 NewMEs,” Chad Womack, a co-founder of the America 21 Project, said to an audience of black professionals in San Francisco. “We need to clone Angela and spread her around the country, if we can.”
America 21 works to encourage African Americans to take on technology business as a way to earn wealth. The non-profit groups plans to create opportunities for inner city youth with the help of the White House and hopefully initiaitves such as NewME.
Benton said she is now planning to hold a 12-week follow-up program in the spring. This time, the requirements for participants will be a bit stiffer and more in line with other incubator programs. All must commit to giving NewME four percent of the company’s equity.
There’s no argument that there are a lack of minority entrepreneurs that are engaging in the “startup culture” Even if the above argument can be debated, you can’t deny the fact that while there may be a number of successful minority entrepreneurs that are engaging in the “startup culture”, you may never know it due to the lack of funding and/or publicity they receive from the mainstream startup community.
Angela Benton, Wayne Sutton, and Toby Morning have teamed up to tackle both issues (opportunity and visibility) for minority startups with their joint venture, the NewMe Accelerator program: A nine-week “startup camp” that gives participants assistance with ideas and development, access to leaders and possible mentors, and exposure to the Silicon Valley startup culture.
Over the previous several weeks, NewMe put out a request for minority startups to submit their ideas (regardless of whether or not it was just an idea, in development, or an actual product). As a result, 12 startups were selected and the invitation was extended to spend nine weeks in Silicon Valley (lodging, local transportation, and other accommodations provided by the program) to attend small workshops and sessions, and to network with leaders in the technology startup industry.
In addition to gaining insight into the industry and “rubbing elbows”, the participants are encouraged to fine-tune their ideas/products and find-tune their “pitch” as they move towards “Demo Day” – an opportunity to present their startup in front of an even larger group of technology companies, venture capitalists, and influential members in the tech industry. A very possible outcome could be that one or several of these startups may raise enough eyebrows to receive additional mentoring, or even funding from some of the guests and sponsors invited by NewMe to witness the drive, ingenuity, and talent that minority entrepreneurs have to offer the startup community.
Speaking of which, the clout that the three founders have in their own professions have enabled them to round up a nice list of guests that will support, and cheer on, and possibly sponsor and fund the participants. Some of the leaders, speakers, guests, and sponsors include: Google, Justin.tv, Kapor Capital, Tristan Walker, Business Development lead at Foursquare, MC Hammer (yeah, you heard me correctly), and other venture capitalist looking to invest in the future. Several media outlets will also be in attendance to cover NewMe in hopes to further shine the light on minority talent looking to turn their ideals into a viable, and profitable product.
For more information and updates, visit the NewMe Accelerator website or follow the Twitter handle @NewMeAccel.


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Artificial Intelligence in Supply Chain Market Grow Pricing, Features, Reviews
Posted by Sakshi Mishra on November 29th, 2020
The artificial intelligence (AI) in supply chain market is predicted to touch USD 3-4 billion at a whopping 37% CAGR between 2018- 2023, states the recent Market Research Future (MRFR) analysis. Artificial intelligence in the supply chain industry has gained rapid traction. The use of AI in the supply chain is enabling companies to automate decision making, offer better human resource utilization, improve efficiencies, improve supply chain management productivity, & helps to engage with customers in the digital world.
Various factors are propelling the global artificial intelligence in supply chain market share. According to the recent MRFR report, such factors include the increasing adoption of computer vision technology in different industries, favorable initiatives by the government towards digitalization, growing awareness about big data analytics and artificial intelligence, perpetually growing smart devices and internet users across the globe, growing adoption of artificial intelligence to improve consumer satisfaction and services, and burgeoning demand for higher transparency & greater visibility in supply chain data & processes.
On the contrary, lack of infrastructure, high procurement operating price, shortage of artificial intelligence technology experts, and the ongoing COVID-19 impact are factors that may impede the global artificial intelligence in supply chain market growth in the region.
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The MRFR report highlights an inclusive segmental analysis of the global based on artificial intelligence in supply chain market based on end users, application, deployment, technology, and component.
By component, the global artificial intelligence in supply chain market is segmented into software and hardware. The hardware segment is again segmented into network, memory, and processors. The processors segment is further segmented into ASIC, FPGA, GPU, and CPU. Of these, the software segment is predicted to lead the market over the forecast period.
By technology, the global artificial intelligence in supply chain market is segmented into computer vision, context-aware computing, natural language processing, and machine learning. Of these, the computer vision segment will lead the market over the forecast period.
By deployment, the global artificial intelligence in supply chain market is segmented into hybrid, on-cloud, and on-premise.
By application, the global artificial intelligence in supply chain market is segmented into risk management, supplier relationship management, logistics and shipping, supply chain planning, warehouse management, fleet management, and others. Of these, the supply chain segment will dominate the market over the forecast period.
By end users, the artificial intelligence in supply chain market is segmented into consumer electronics, food and beverage, manufacturing, retail, automotive, aerospace, and others. Of these, the retail sector will have a major share in the market over the forecast period.
Based on the region, the global artificial intelligence (AI) in supply chain industry report covers the recent trends and growth opportunities across the Asia Pacific (APAC), North America, Europe, & the Rest of the World (RoW). Of these, North America will spearhead the market over the forecast period. Advances in technology, presence of highly developed infrastructure, increasing technical expertise in the artificial intelligence technology, booming retail and e-commerce industry, demand for advanced solutions for warehouse and logistics management, and the presence of top industry players are adding to the global artificial intelligence in supply chain market growth in the region. The United States, Mexico, & Canada hold the utmost share in the market.
The artificial intelligence (AI) in supply chain market in the APAC region is anticipated to have a notable growth during the forecast period. Rising market penetration of e-commerce, the growing trend of online purchase, developing digital technology and network infrastructure, and rising adoption of natural language processing and machine learning technology by technology developers to cater to the growing and custom needs of the automotive, retail, and manufacturing industry applications are adding to the artificial intelligence (AI) in supply chain market growth in the region.
The artificial intelligence (AI) in supply chain market in Europe is predicted to have a healthy growth during the forecast period and that in the RoW is predicted to have steady growth over the forecast period.
Eminent contenders profiled in the global artificial intelligence in supply chain market report include LLamasoft, Inc., Amazon, Oracle Corporation, Logility, Inc., SAP SE, Micron Technology, Microsoft Corporation, Samsung Electronics, Xilinx, Inc., Intel Corporation, IBM Corporation, and Nvidia Corporation, among others.
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Google Pixel 2 likely to include one of HTC's gimmicky features
HTC's latest flagship, the U11 benefits from one controversial feature that might or might not disappear in a year or so. It's called Squeeze and allows you to use the edges of the smartphone to execute various operations like zooming when Google Map and Photos apps are opened.
Some may see the squeeze gesture as a gimmicky feature, but Google seems to have been very pleased that HTC's innovation works brilliantly well with most of its apps.
Moreover, the squeeze gesture made Google so happy that it's willing to pay HTC to include it on the forthcoming Pixel 2 smartphone. This little detail was earlier revealed by a Google app teardown, which contains a few strings that point to the squeeze feature.
The latest beta version of Google app has been recently decompiled, thus making some lines of code visible to the non-tech savvy. Some of these lines suggest that Pixel 2 will use squeeze gestures that are now available on the HTC U11.
Well, that's one more feature to be excited for, right? Google is expected to reveal both the Pixel 2 and Pixel XL 2 on October 4, but you can peruse everything we know about them in our comprehensive rumor review article.


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This firm attributes much of its success to its effort to make sure everyone in its workforce feels empowered, rewarded and happy.
According to the GuruFocus All-in-One Screener, the following companies with market caps over $5 billion look cheap since they are trading with low price-sales ratios. Shares of GTT Communications Inc. (GTT) are trading around $38.51 with a price-sales ratio of 1.33 and a forward price-earnings ratio of 68.97. The telecommunications company has a market cap of $2.15 billion.
While solid booking trend is likely to aid Royal Caribbean (RCL) throughout the current year, high costs of operations remain concerns.
Drive Shack Inc (NYSE:DS) files its latest 10-K with SEC for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2018.
The New York-based company said it had a loss of 7 cents per share. The real estate investment trust posted revenue of $69.3 million in the period. For the year, the company reported that its loss narrowed ...
Company announces four new Drive Shack locations and confirms three new venue openings in 2019
Drive Shack Inc. (DS) announced today that it will release its fourth quarter and full year 2018 financial results for the period ended December 31, 2018 on Thursday, March 14, 2019, prior to the opening of the New York Stock Exchange. A copy of the earnings release will be posted to the Investor Relations section of Drive Shack’s website, http://ir.driveshack.com.
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Drive Shack Inc. (DS) (“Drive Shack” or the “Company”), a leading owner and operator of golf-related leisure and entertainment businesses, announced today that Sara Yakin is stepping down as Chief Operating Officer. Ms. Yakin, who joined the Company as COO in 2016, will be transitioning from Drive Shack to take a position within a Fortress company cofounded by Wesley R. Edens, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Drive Shack Inc.
Drive Shack no longer plans to develop a venue in Marietta, GA. Under his guidance Drive Shack aims to be positioned for similar growth. As part of the shift in direction, the company will be taking a deeper look at locations in which American Golf, a Drive Shack Inc. subsidiary, currently operates.
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Drive Shack (DS) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of -88.89% and -0.92%, respectively, for the quarter ended September 2018. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?
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As Drive Shack Inc. continues to transform into a leading golf and entertainment company, the Board of Directors is excited to announce the addition of Ken May and David Hammarley to the management team to further drive the growth of the business.
Today, Drive Shack Inc. (DS), formally announced plans to open a new golf entertainment and recreation complex in Manhattan, after New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (“NYC Parks”) officials awarded the Company a site at Randall’s Island Park. Drive Shack will completely rebuild and replace the existing golf driving range with a year-round golf-centric recreation facility. The current Randall’s Island Park driving range is undergoing improvements and will reopen in April 2019 under Drive Shack’s subsidiary, American Golf.


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Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said that while he expects the company’s subscribers to hit the 10 million-mark by next year, the mail order side of the DVD rental company’s business will peak in as soon as five years, according to Reuters. During a presentation at Netflix’s investor day, Hastings said:
“Our key challenge is growing earnings per share and subscribers while funding streaming (online video) which should give us years of subscriber and earnings expansion.”
Netflix made its first moves into the living room last week with the release of its Roku streaming device, and have other set-top boxes on the way. But as we seem to have written a lot in the past couple of days, competition in the movie delivery space is fierce, with cable and satellite VOD services (especially with tru2way), as well as set-top box competitors like TiVo, Apple TV and now Amazon, which has announced that it will be offering a PPV streaming service in the coming weeks.


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Decimated reveals tech stack, including SpatialOS, and first exchanges for DIO token
Ambitious shooter putting pieces into place
Ambitious blockchain FPS Decimated may not be due until 2020 but developer Fractured Labs is busy putting the pieces in place to ensure it meets its goals.
Part of that is its technology base. We already knew it was using the Unreal Engine 4 and the Halo platform in terms of its blockchain piece, but a new trailer has also revealed it will be integrating with Improbable’s SpatialOS to handle its networking and cloud services.
Another is funding.
Following its first fundraise, Fractured Labs recently announced the first exchanges which are supporting its new tradable DIO token.
These are Latoken, ZBX, Panxora and Halodex, plus it has an ongoing Initial Exchange Offering (EIO) with ExMarket’s LaunchPad, which ends on 27 March.
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chemical prevalent in household cleaning products is being banned by super markets because of fears that it could endanger human health and wildlife.
Triclosan, a biocide designed to kill bacteria, is widely used in toothpaste, detergents and plastic kitchen equipment such as bowls and chopping boards. It has been heavily promoted as a way of eradicating germs.
But in recent years evidence has mounted that it is contaminating people and the environment, and could result in a new breed of deadly “superbugs” – bacteria capable of resisting antibiotics.
The environmental regulatory agencies in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark have all voiced concern about the chemical.
Now major retailers in Britain have decided to get rid of it. Marks & Spencer, Asda, B&Q and Sainsbury’s all told the Sunday Herald that they are hoping to phase out triclosan from their products.
The alarm was first raised three years ago after five Swedish government watchdogs called for a ban on the “unnecessary use” of triclosan. The chemical had been detected in sewage, fish and mothers’ breast milk, and retailers in Sweden cleared their shelves of it.
Their stance was backed by leading British experts, including Professor Peter Gilbert, a micro biologist from the Uni versity of Manchester. The fashion for antibacterial agents was “marketing hype”, which played to people’s prejudices, he said.
There was a legitimate worry that the widespread use of triclosan could help bacteria adapt and become resistant to antibiotics, making prescribed drugs incapable of combating bacterial infections. Its presence in breast milk and the environment was also potentially dangerous, Swedish experts warned.
But in 2000, when the Sunday Herald first reported the fears about triclosan, supermarkets were convinced there was no problem. Sainsbury’s, which markets a range of kitchen products containing triclosan under the Microban brand, was adamant that it was safe.
Now, however, the retailer has taken a distinctly different view. “As part of our continuing product enhancement programme, we are actively considering effective alternatives as they become available,” said a spokeswoman for Sainsbury’s. “Triclosan is always clearly labelled when used.”
Its strategy on chemicals was “constantly evolving”, she added. “We are committed to complying with European Union legislation which will come into force in 2020 that limits the number of chemicals that are permitted.
“Where feasible, we aim to phase these chemicals out in our own brand non-foods by 2005.”
Hilary Thompson, the social responsibility manager of the DIY chain B&Q, said triclosan was present in a toilet seat and two types of sink currently on sale. But she added: “We would like to phase it out and are investigating alternatives. As part of our DIY detox programme, we would like it excluded by 2005.”
Asda said that its customers had expressed concerns about triclosan and so the company had raised the issue with the British Retail Consortium. “We are looking at whether we can phase it out,” said a company spokeswoman.
The toughest stance, however, has been taken by Marks & Spencer, which has promised to eliminate the chemical from its products within six months.
“We have identified triclosan as a chemical that the business does not want to use,” declared a spokeswoman for the retail giant. “We have already phased it out of some products like washing-up liquid. We will have totally phased out its use within the next six months.”
Environmentalists have welcomed the supermarkets’ action as long overdue. “Triclosan is an unnecessary addition to most products and all retailers should be phasing out such items as quickly as possible,” said Duncan McLaren, chief executive of Friends of the Earth Scotland.
“While other countries have taken a precautionary approach and advised against the unnecessary use of biocides in household products, the UK has again lagged behind. Until the UK catches up with these countries, consumers should shop with care,” he added.
Last week the European Commission published a major piece of legislation aimed at controlling 30,000 chemicals in everyday use.
As predicted by the Sunday Herald last week, the legislation had been watered down because of opposition from the chemicals industry and the US, British, French and German governments.
Some two thirds of the chemicals will only be subject to a lightweight registration procedure, requiring manu facturers or importers to provide much less safety information. And one whole class of chemicals, polymers, has been excluded from the registration process.
McLaren added: “We urgently require new laws that put consumers and the environment before the vested interests of the chemical industry. Yet just last week, as a result of massive lobbying by the chemicals industry, European legislation that would have done just that has been massively weakened.”
This is despite growing concern that some chemicals might be jeopardising human health and the environment. High levels of flame retardants suspected of causing cancer and damaging brain development have been found in mothers’ breast milk in Britain.
Other chemicals, known as nonylphenols and phthalates, have been detected in children’s pyjamas and bath toys. And baby toys, nappies, clothes an d plastics have been contaminated with tin compounds known as organotins, which scientists say could damage children’s immune systems. 02 November 2003


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How Cibus Uses Gene Editing to Produce Better Crops
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We recently wrote about how the world’s growing population will require us to use technologies like precision agriculture to feed everyone. Land is expensive, and we can’t just start planting new crops. Instead, we need to better utilize existing farmlands by increasing yields to create more food. Another way to create more food is by making food production more profitable, which means more people will grow food. One controversial method to create better crops is through using Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO), something that’s far more prevalent than most people think. The $17 billion conventional seed market is actually eclipsed by the $21 billion GMO seed market. GMO seeds have been historically created by large agricultural chemical companies that have introduced desirable traits by integrating foreign genetic material into a plant’s genetic code. Now, there’s a company that’s creating desirable traits using a gene editing technique that’s non-GMO.
Cibus Files for an IPO
Founded in 2001, San Diego startup Cibus has taken in $127 million in funding so far with their last round of $70 million closing this past summer with Fidelity as a lead investor. Just days ago, Cibus filed for an IPO which means we can now dig into their S1 filing and learn all about how the company is using gene editing to develop plants with desirable traits. We’ve talked before about whether or not gene editing constitutes “GMO,” and Cibus spells this out quite clearly. What they are doing is non-GMO, and therefore not subject to the same rules and constraints as GMO-developed crops. When developing plant traits using GMO techniques, Cibus says “it can take more than a decade and cost up to an estimated $135 million to develop a single plant trait, assess it for safety and receive regulatory approval prior to commercialization.” With the Cibus technology platform, they can “develop a desirable plant trait, such as disease tolerance, and introduce it into multiple crops within months, enabling trait commercialization within five years.” Let’s talk about their platform.
The Rapid Trait Development System (RTDS)
Cibus is commercializing a proprietary and highly differentiated gene-editing technology, which they refer to as the Rapid Trait Development System (RTDS). It’s effectively a “trait machine” that enables them to isolate a single plant cell, make the desired genetic edits in the cell, and regenerate the cell into an entire plant. They can then “stack” traits so that a single seed variety can have multiple benefits. Here’s how their platform compares to “traditional” gene editing methods like CRISPR or transgenic methods that constitute GMO:
The first products being commercialized on the platform are canola seeds that were first released in 2016, and have since captured 4% of the United States canola market. Let’s talk about canola for a bit.
Building Better Canola Seeds
Globally, nearly 90 million acres of canola and oilseed rape are planted each year of which approximately 25 million acres, with a seed market value of approximately $1.4 billion, are planted in North America. Approximately 90% of North American canola acreage is in Canada, which is why Cibus is preparing for a full launch of their product in Canada this year. Turns out that farmers who use non-GMO canola seeds receive a premium from the companies that buy their products. Now, they can get all the benefits of GMO without all the stigma associated with it. Here’s an example of how much more profitable it is for farmers to use Cibus canola seeds:
And they’re just getting started. Cibus expects to launch up to three next-generation canola hybrids in 2019 and each of their yield protection trait (pod shatter reduction) and their disease tolerance trait between 2020 and 2023.
The Cibus Financials
The company classifies themselves as a biotech firm, and like most biotech firms they’re burning through lots of cash as they scale their business. With more than 300 patents protecting their platform, it’s no surprise to see money being poured into research and development:
Given that they’re currently selling their seeds directly to farmers, it’s no surprise to see that their admin costs are high as well. In the future, Cibus also intends to license their RTDS-developed crop traits to leading seed companies in exchange for royalty payments which will carry gross margins in excess of 98%. They hope to raise $100 million from the IPO which will be used to continue scaling the company in the face of competition from companies like Indigo Ag, the world’s biggest AgTech startup which we profiled this summer.
By developing traits such as disease-resistance, Cibus makes farming more profitable. Turns out that farmers around the globe spend more than $15 billion on fungicides. In addition to canola, Cibus has also built customizable crop platforms in rice, flax, potato, and cassava, and are now developing platforms for wheat, corn, and peanuts. Half of the world’s population subsists wholly or partially on rice, so improving production in rice is essential for global food security. If the company keeps on the same path, seems like it will only be a matter of time before the whole GMO thing just goes away entirely.
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The ninth of the ninth of the ninth (or September 9 2009 if you prefer) marked the fab four's latest attempt to recreate Beatlemania all over again, with simultaneous releases of their remastered back catalogue (in stereo or mono) and a Rock Band video game that allows you to step into their iconic shoes and follow their career. It was the first time that the albums have been released on CD in 22 years.
They're also putting their songs on iTunes for the first time ever (a legal dispute between the Beatles' Apple Corps music company and Apple Computers had previously stopped this but the game's download option has opened a convenient loophole). Brand expert Jonathan Gabay reckons all this, plus classic merchandising, will appeal to both old and new fans alike, raking in a cool £1 billion!
Fragile golden and silver scrolls believed to be “spells” to invoke good or evil spirits were unearthed with ancient skeleton in Serbia.
Stress of moving house can help boost memory, a recent research has found.
The prenup house, made of carbon fibre elements and semi-transparent wooden layer, can be split in two if marriage doesn’t work.
De-extinction of mammoths through DNA sequencing and genome editing can help restore the grassland system, scientists have claimed.
Faraday cage wetsuit prevents sharks from detecting tiny electrical signals from divers’ muscles.
In 30 years, humans will be able to upload their entire minds to computers and become digitally immortal, Google has predicted
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Hyderabad, Jul 9 : Dr Reddy’s Laboratories along with its subsidiaries together on Tuesday announced the launch of an over-the-counter (OTC) store-brand equivalent of Mucinex D Extended Release Tablets, Guaifenesin and Pseudoephedrine HCl .
Company plans to launch these tablets in two strengths—Guaifenesin 600 mg and Pseudoephedrine HCl 60 mg, and Guaifenesin 1200 mg and Pseudoephedrine HCl 120 mg—in the United States market, as approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA).
Dr Reddy’s OTC Guaifenesin and Pseudoephedrine HCl is used to help loosen phlegm (mucus) and thin bronchial secretions to rid the bronchial passageways of bothersome mucus and make coughs more productive, temporarily relieve nasal congestion due to common cold, hay fever, and upper respiratory allergies, temporarily restores freer breathing through the nose, promotes nasal and/or sinus drainage, and temporarily relieves sinus congestion and pressure, a company statement here said.
"We are excited to bring first to market the store-brand equivalent of Mucinex D Maximum Strength Extended Release Tablets. These launches illustrate our continued commitment to the OTC business and our growing portfolio in the cough, cold and allergy category,” said Milan Kalawadia, Senior Vice President and Head of US OTC and Specialty Rx Divisions, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories.
The Mucinex D brand and store brands had combined U S sales of approximately USD 71 million MAT for the most recent twelve months ending in May 2019 according to IRI. Dr Reddy’s OTC Guaifenesin 1,200 mg and Pseudoephedrine HCl 120 mg is available in 24-count packages.
Dr Reddy’s OTC Guaifenesin 600 mg and Pseudoephedrine HCl 60 mg is available in 18- and 36-count packages, the statement added. (UNI)


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Even without legal prohibitions, many Swedes are following social-distancing recommendations and limiting travel
The Wall Street Journal
While much of Europe and the U.S. have endured strict government-imposed lockdowns, Josefine Sandblom has been free to savor the Scandinavian spring and lounge in restaurants in her hometown here, a popular lakeside vacation destination.
But Ms. Sandblom, like many Swedes, has chosen not to. She keeps 6 feet away from colleagues in the factory where she works and stays home the rest of the time. She takes a dim view of the young people crowding bars in the capital, Stockholm.
“They are stupid,” the 41-year-old Ms. Sandblom said. “Not here in Motala. We like each other here.”
Sweden’s decision not to impose a mandatory national lockdown has drawn global attention from policy makers eager to judge the strategy’s impact on public health and the economy. But it turns out the situation here is not as different as it might first appear.
Even without legal prohibitions, many Swedes are voluntarily following authorities’ social-distancing recommendations and limiting travel, pushing down domestic consumption. And the country can’t insulate itself from lockdowns among its trading partners. Exports are falling.
The result: Sweden’s economy is contracting, but not by as much as some others in Europe. Meanwhile, it is recording deaths per capita from the virus that are considerably higher than in neighboring countries-though below levels seen in France, Italy and the U.K.
Shops, restaurants and even nightclubs have been allowed to stay open in Sweden. There are no curbs on the manufacturing and services industries. But that doesn’t mean life is normal here.
Despite recent warm weather, streets are quieter and business is slower because many Swedes, like Ms. Sandblom, take government guidelines seriously and even go beyond them to avoid catching the highly contagious pathogen.
All of that is contributing to what Sweden’s government estimates will be a 6% contraction in domestic consumption this year. Combined with a forecast 10% drop in exports, Swedish authorities predict, the result will be a 7% decline in overall 2020 economic output. The eurozone economy as a whole is projected to contract by about 8% this year, according to a European Commission estimate.
Deaths per capita from Covid-19 in Sweden are at 301 per million inhabitants, lower than France and the U.K., but much higher than in neighboring Denmark, Finland and Norway, with 87, 46 and 40 per million, respectively. Public-health experts say the infection rate appears to be slowing.
Sweden’s chief government epidemiologist, Anders Tegnell, told The Wall Street Journal that the voluntary social-distancing guidelines were aimed at making sure the health care system wasn’t overwhelmed while potentially creating mass coronavirus immunity in the long run.
Sweden’s experience shows that the move by other countries to ease restrictions may not deliver a quick economic recovery, said David Oxley of Capital Economics, an economics research firm.
“Even if shops and restaurants are open, people will not consume amid a global health scare,” Mr. Oxley said.
In the first quarter, the Swedish economy contracted 1.2% on an annualized basis, the country’s statistics agency said. That compares with a 21% drop in France and a 4.8% fall in the U.S.
Economists, however, said the figures were driven by Sweden’s strong performance in January and February, before the impact of the virus hit home. But they say Sweden is reaping some near-term benefits from its lighter touch.
Household consumption is down about 30% since mid-March, said Magnus Henrekson, director of the Research Institute of Industrial Economics. That is a sharp drop, but less than the 70% fall experienced in Finland, a locked-down neighbor.
New car registrations here dropped by 37% in April. The decline in the U.K., Italy and Spain approached 100%.
But while domestic demand is weathering the virus better than elsewhere in Europe so far, according to Capital Economics’ Mr. Oxley, Sweden’s output will be constrained by the situation elsewhere. Sweden’s main export markets-neighboring European countries and the U.S.-are contracting.
Exports account for about 30% of Sweden’s gross domestic product, Mr. Henrekson said.
Since the beginning of March, 122,000 people have registered as unemployed, and the unemployment rate could top 10% this year, the government estimates.
The Gripsholms Värdshus company runs three hotels in lakeside resorts near Stockholm. They had been booked out throughout the year for conferences and events, but in March management mothballed two hotels and all restaurants after many reservations were canceled.
“The government is telling people not to travel, so people are doing the responsible thing and they are staying at home,” a Gripsholms Värdshus spokeswoman said. “We really don’t need to have restrictions from the government. The results for hotels and restaurants like ours is the same as if we had restrictions.”
Images of young Swedes lounging in parks and dining at restaurants have attracted international attention. On a recent evening, several groups of young people gathered at Sturehof, a famous Stockholm brasserie. They strode past the entry, where strips of tape spaced about 6 feet apart reminded customers of social-distancing guidelines, and huddled around tables and at the bar.
“I don’t really care about myself,” said patron Elliott Bergqvist, a 21-year-old car mechanic. “If I get sick, I get sick.”
But such scenes don’t tell the whole story. Swedish society appears to have split, especially in the capital. While younger residents continue life as normal, their elders and those most at risk to Covid-19 have tended to stay home. Mr. Bergqvist said his grandmother hasn’t left her house in more than a month.
One prominent casualty is Georg Sörman, which had been Stockholm’s oldest family-owned haberdashery before it closed permanently in recent weeks. With no sales and no clarity about the future, the business couldn’t raise debt, said Anders Sörman-Nilsson, a management consultant whose parents own the store.
“One of the core demographics of my parents’ shop-baby boomers-heeded the recommendation of the Swedish government,” Mr. Sörman-Nilsson said. “Foot traffic fell through the floor.”
Sweden’s manufacturing industry is taking a similar hit. In March, Swedish truck maker Scania said it lost access to about 35 critical components sourced from locked-down countries such as France.
“That is enough to stop the production line,” said Henrik Henriksson, chief executive of Scania, which is controlled by Germany’s Volkswagen AG .
Scania first shut down global operations, including those in Sweden, for a couple of weeks at the end of March. It has since ramped up production to a two-day workweek and, now that its supply chain is up and running again, hopes to resume full production by the summer.
But reviving demand isn’t as easy to solve. In its trucks and buses business, Scania reported a 23% drop in both deliveries and orders for future shipment in the quarter ended March 31 compared with a year earlier.
The company has orders booked through the third quarter of this year, but with a global recession likely under way, the need for Scania’s trucks, buses and engines could weaken. “We are of course completely dependent on other countries,” Mr. Henriksson said.
The woes of Scania and other auto makers have trickled down to Sweden’s vast auto-supply industry, which accounted for 252 billion Swedish krona ($25.6 billion) of revenue in 2018. About 80,000 of the Swedish auto-supply industry’s 98,000 workers are on temporary leave, said Fredrik Sidahl, chief executive of the Swedish auto-supplier trade association FKG.
Sales at one supplier, NordiQ Group, plunged 33% at its two Swedish factories in March and April combined, compared with the same period in 2019. At its facility in Motala, NordiQ let go 15 temporary workers. The remaining 50, who include Ms. Sandblom, were reduced to a three-day workweek, but they took only a 6% pay cut overall because of government wage subsidies.
When the pandemic hit, NordiQ Chief Executive Stefan Ottosson said, he pulled out the action plan his company developed in 2008 and 2009, during the recession, and enacted 30 of the 50 proposals that were still relevant.
“We didn’t think we’d go through something like that again, but this is worse,” Mr. Ottosson said. “A lot worse.”
By Stu Woo and Bojan Pancevski
BlackRock lanzó su encuesta de sostenibilidad que muestra una mayor intención en las economías del mundo por este tipo de inversiones
Las ventas externas de México de dispositivos médicos, dice la Cepal, promediaron US$11.145 millones anualmente en el quinquenio de 2014 a 2018
El líder dijo que Pekín tiene la intención de dominar a Estados Unidos y al resto del planeta económica, militar y tecnológicamente


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With internet users becoming more wary of online safety, one privacy checker website may hold some clues …
Internet users leave digital footprints when they use various online services. A typical footprint may include websites visited, photos uploaded, and social media interactions such as comments, posts and reactions.
So which services and platforms do internet users have the most privacy concerns about?
According to anonymized data collected between December 2019 and August 2021 on Kaspersky’s Privacy Checker website, most users were worried about the security of popular mobile operating systems (21.2%) and Google’s privacy level (18.3%).
Among the most popular requests for privacy were Google settings on Android (11.1%), security rules for Android OS (7.3%), and WhatsApp settings on Android (5.9%).
When it came to social networks, users most frequently viewed the Facebook security pages on various platforms (15.7%). Also:
- Instagram was the second most reviewed social network in terms of the number of requests for settings privacy: its total share of appeals was 9.9%.
- TikTok took third place with an 8.1% share of requests for security settings. Considering its monthly active audience is four times smaller than Facebook’s (689 million versus 2.9 billion), the numbers show that the privacy offered by TikTok is also of great concern to users.
- Among messenger services, users were most concerned with the WhatsApp security level: the share of requests about its security policy was 13.9%.
- The Russian social network VK also made it into the top global queries, at 7.7%. VK is Russia’s most popular social network, and the share of security instructions requests among Russian users was 25.3%.
Commented Sergey Malenkovich, Head of Social Media, Kaspersky: “Most everyday actions users take on the web can lead to the accumulation of a digital footprint. This can include IP address, comments, photos and geotags, or biometric data inferred from those photos. The high share of TikTok-related requests indicates both interest in the platform itself and user concern about some of the brand’s data collection practices, which have recently been highlighted in the media.”


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The 2017 cruise season officially kicked off earlier this week at the Port of Vancouver with the arrival of the Star Princess at Canada Place cruise terminal.
Approximately 840,000 cruise passengers on 237 vessel visits are expected in Vancouver this year, a two per cent increase in passenger volume over 2016.
“Vancouver cruise passenger volumes have been strong and steady since 2013. This year, we are forecasting our highest passenger volumes since 2010,” said Robin Silvester, president and chief executive officer of Vancouver Fraser Port Authority. “We are thrilled to welcome even more visitors this year to our cruise terminal at Canada Place.”
The Vancouver cruise industry stimulates on average nearly $3 million in direct economic activity for each vessel that visits, according to the port, and the 2016 cruise season directly generated nearly 7,000 jobs across Canada, $300 million in wages, and contributed $840 million to national GDP.
This year, 33 different vessels from 15 cruise lines will be visiting Canada Place cruise terminal at the Port of Vancouver ranging from luxury and smaller expedition style ships designed to carry small groups of passengers, to some of the largest vessels in the Alaska cruise market.
Among the highlights for 2017, the Golden Princess will be overnighting in Vancouver on July 1 to enjoy the Canada Day celebrations at Canada Place at the Port of Vancouver and fireworks for Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation, and the World, the largest private residential ship, will visit during three stops on its world-wide itinerary.
Some of the largest vessels that visit the Port of Vancouver include the Ruby Princess, Emerald Princess, Crown Princess and the Celebrity Solstice. Princess Cruise vessels can accommodate up to 3,100 passengers.


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Heavy-duty: ZF presents new eMobility solutions for commercial vehicles
The Freightliner Coronado (model years 2010-2016) and the Freightliner 122SD (2013-2016) have been added to the Minimizer Custom Molded Floor Mats line. Minimizer has a floor mat solution (as pictured above) for the vast majority of heavy-duty truck OEMs, the company stated in a press release. The tray system is designed to be removed easily for quick cleaning. In a matter of seconds, the mat is spotless so the truck can get back on the road, the company said.
“These mats put that dirt and mud just where they’re supposed to be,” said Mike Elnicky, an owner/operator. “The best part is Minimizer’s custom fit. The design just wraps around the pedals and contours, keeping carpeting clean and filth off your floor.”