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The Xiaomi MiGu can read your thoughts thanks to three points located on it that are capable of receiving electrical signals and performing an EEG (Electroencephalography) of your brain.
Xiaomi is not only one of the most important mobile manufacturers in the globe, but also one of those brands that brings new products to market. This is evident in the Cyberdog robot dog, which will soon be available, as well as the Xiaomi Mijia Glasses Camera revolutionary glasses that combine a screen, camera and translator, which the Chinese company introduced just days ago.
The Chinese giant, Xiaomi, has just unveiled a headband that lets you control your devices using your mind. Xiaomi just unveiled the ultimate gadget: A headband that allows you to control your smart phones with your mind.
This is the Xiaomi device that will dominate them all
The Chinese media ITHome has confirmed that the Xiaomi MiGu headband, which can be used to control all smart devices and monitor fatigue while driving, was just launched by a Beijing-based Chinese company.
To achieve all this, the Xiaomi MiGu, a device that is part of the project that won the first prize in the third Xiaomi Group online hackathon is equipped with three points that can get electrical signals and using the potential differences between these points can perform an EEG or Electroencephalography a test that measures the electrical activity of your brain. The Xiaomi headband uses artificially-tagged machine learning to correlate the different brainwave shapes.
After training the AI, it will be possible for each type of brainwave to be matched with a specific action, such as turning on a smart light bulb. This Xiaomi gadget is essential for summer. It has a battery life of 18 hours and is less than EUR20. Unfortunately, this new gadget has not been released.


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Have trouble asking for an ounce of Purple Kush or Atomic Haze without feeling like the kind of stoner who would brag to his baked buddies about scoring some dank bud? Don’t worry, corporate branding is coming to save the day with acceptably bland product names. [More]
Amazon Flex is the e-commerce behemoth’s new service meant to help meet its delivery demand without depending on the U.S. Postal Service, UPS, or FedEx. Flex drivers originally only made deliveries for same-day local orders through the Prime Now app, but recently the company let drivers deliver regular Amazon packages too. As Flex expands to more cities, it’s kind of freaking customers out. [More]
We’ve been discussing lately about how customers don’t seem to want to shop in department stores, which means that malls don’t want or need them to draw customers. It turns out that brands have soured on department stores too, since having items inevitably end up on sale cheapens their brands everywhere. Where does that leave department stores? Closing a lot of stores and figuring out how to go forward. [More]
We’ve all had that moment where a character on TV or in a movie picks up a generically branded beer, or pulls out a package of cigarettes emblazoned with a logo that looks nothing like anything offered in the real world. [More]
When major news event happen, the people who run brands’ social media accounts have a tough choice: should they mention it or not? When things go wrong, people accuse you of using the deaths of beloved celebrities to hawk shoes or cereal. The problem, though, is that the rewards for brands are too great, and they aren’t about to stop trying just because a few people are offended. [More]
When you’ve gone and repainted your planes with a new logo, we can understand the desire to show it off to everyone. But maybe consider running your new ad slogan by a few people before it goes public.
In the foodservice industry, fast food joints have long been referred to as “quick service restaurants” or QSRs, but that was never a term intended for use by the public, which was just fine using the equally accurate “fast food.” But for many in the QSR business, this phrase has the stink and sheen of rancid french fry oil. So they are increasingly turning to borderline nonsensical descriptors to avoid it. [More]
What does the name “TasteCrafted” sound like to you? If you said “a mass-produced product that calls itself ‘artisan,'” you’d be close: that was one of the names tested for pricier, higher-quality, customized burgers at McDonald’s. The new name is “Chef Crafted,” since there’s nothing that the public associates more with McDonald’s than a trained chef carefully assembling burgers in the kitchen. [More]
Young adults are no longer interested in mediocre coffee. As far as Maxwell House is concerned, that’s okay. They don’t need the cool kids with their pour-overs and their burr grinders. Their new marketing campaign targets customers who want coffee that’s just, you know, good enough. [More]
Main Street, U.S.A. serves as the entrance to Disney’s theme parks worldwide. It’s like a quaint American small town from a century ago, where everyone carries smartphones in their fanny packs. Change has come to Main Street, and some Disney fans are more than a little upset that the Main Street Bakery will now serve a full menu of authentic, turn-of-the-century Starbucks beverages. [More]
When you think about popular fast food chains, Subway is certainly among them. And Amazon.com is without a doubt the leader in online retail. But apparently the U.S. brand with the third-best “buzz” from consumers in 2012 was a cereal we’ve all been eating since the dawn of time. [More]
As a single person with a small appetite and an odd schedule, I eat a lot of frozen meals. I’m fond of the Healthy Choice Cafe Steamers line with the built-in colander basket thingies. A few weeks ago, I noticed that some of these meals had been branded as “Top Chef-inspired” and some hadn’t, even though the dishes were the same exact ones I remembered from before. Or were they?
Probably should have thought that one through.
Instead of just the regular .com and org addresses, the guys who run the internet have voted to allow the creation of .AnythingYouWantHere domain names. Just about any word in the English language, or any brand name, will be allowed to be turned into a top-level domain name under the program known as ” gTLD” or “Generic Top Level Domain.”
For 18 years, makeup company Aveda has tried to pursue a unique economic partnership with the YawanawÃ¡ Amazonian tribe. Aveda gave them startup money and the YawanawÃ¡ are supposed to grow and supply urukum, a spiky red fruit that Aveda pays them for and uses to color their wares. It’s a great story, and Aveda weaves it into its marketing messages to help sell its makeup as being “green,” “sustainable” and “conscious.” There’s just one problem. WSJ probed and found the YawanawÃ¡ aren’t very good at making it in large quantities — they delivered none 2008-2010 and only 64 kg this year — and the economic lifeline that was supposed to save their tribe and make it self-sufficient could actually be tearing it apart.
For fun and whimsy, graphic designer Viktor Hertz took a crack at reworking some famous company logos so they more accurately depict what the company is all about. C’mon, let’s get real people. YouTube is not about putting “you” on the “tube” — it’s the world’s largest repository of cat videos! The rest of the satire, more of which can be found here, speaks for itself.
A cocktail of advertising, performance, customer service and social prominence leads to the elusive concept of brand loyalty. Judging from an R.L. Polk study of 5.2 million new vehicle-buying households, Ford has nailed the formula more effectively than its competitors recently, because the company has surpassed GM for the top spot it previously held.
The CEO of domain name registrar GoDaddy is facing an online furor after the video he posted of himself killing an elephant in Africa went viral. After the elephant dies and CEO Bob Parsons poses next to it, villagers from all around come out to strip and devour the carcass on the spot. Many of them are wearing day-glo orange GoDaddy caps. As these images play in the video, “Hells Bells” provides the soundtrack. Now a backlash movement has started for folks to switch their domain providers away from GoDaddy.

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It is well-known in retail that shoplifters are out to steal merchandise straight off the shelves. Well, this weekend Deputies and Loss Prevention staff were busy keeping the merchandise on the shelves.
On Saturday, Deputies were called out to Kohl’s after a retail theft occurred. According to reports 35-year-old Justin,
Malloy passed all points of sale after placing a blue JBL Bluetooth Wireless Speaker in his jacket pocket that he was wearing. Upon arriving on the scene, Malloy had left the store and was observed riding his bicycle. Deputies conducted a traffic stop at which time the Malloy ran causing a brief foot chase. Malloy was taken into custody and charged with Retail Theft and resisting without violence.
On Sunday afternoon, Deputies responded to the Walmart n Commercial Way. According to reports Charles McKeehan removed a 12-volt battery checker from the shelve and attempted to flee the store but was stopped by loss prevention. McKeehan was cooperative until the arrival of Law Enforcement when he ran out the door. Loss Prevention directed Deputies to McKeehan in the
parking lot where he was taken into custody. Once in custody, McKeehan stated to Deputies, “I’m sorry, I didn’t want to go back to jail”. Before being taken to jail, Mckeehan was transported to a local hospital after claiming he was having a stroke. After being cleared from the hospital, McKeehan was transported to the Hernando County Detention Center without incident. McKeehan also had two outstanding warrants out of Citrus and Pinellas County.
Also on Sunday afternoon, Deputies responded to Target on Commercial Way. According to reports, Joel, Metivier grabbed a Nest Learning Thermostat and was able to successfully remove the spider wrap from the item. Metivier proceeded to exit the store with the item. Loss prevention then contacted Metivier where he admitted to removing the spider wrap and concealing the item
with intent to steal it. Deputies transported Metivier to the Hernando County Jail without incident.
The last incident occurred on Sunday afternoon after Loss Prevention observed Sydella, Mayle concealing feminine beauty items, Jewelry, and vehicle accessories while inside the Bealls Store located on Cortez Blvd. Mayle then exited the store with all the items inside her purse. After being confronted by loss prevention staff, Mayle began to resist and refused to return to the loss prevention office. One of the Loss Prevention employees grabbed the purse which contained the merchandise at which time Mayle began to violently pull the purse from Loss Prevention. During the struggle, Mayle kicked one of the employees in the shin. Deputies arrived on scene and
placed Mayle under arrest for retail theft and resisting merchant/employee.
It should be noted that serval other individuals were arrested this weekend for retail theft but those reports are not available at this time.


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Huawei recently announced the flagship Mate 40 line and is now gearing up to launch its new top-of-the-line P-series smartphones.
What is known
According to The Elec, the flagship Huawei P50 will ship with Samsung and LG OLED panels. According to reports, Korean companies have already started producing screens for devices. In addition, the source also states that the new items should work on a proprietary 5-nanometer processor. Kirin 9000. Due to its limited availability, P50 smartphones will definitely not appear in all markets. By the way, this is most likely why Huawei decided not to supply the chip to the independent brand Honor.
Unfortunately, there are no other specifications for Huawei P50 smartphones yet. We only know that the devices will receive an updated design, new cameras, improved batteries and, of course, support for a 5G network.
When to expect
The announcement of the Huawei P50 line should take place in the first half of 2021.
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A new study conducted by the University of Toronto, Indiana University and University of Notre Dame has found that toxic PFAS "forever chemicals" are present in Canadian food packaging. The study, which was published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology Letters, tested various types of food packaging from fast food restaurants (1).
PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a group of chemicals commonly used in food packaging due to their non-stick and water-resistant properties. However, these chemicals are known to be harmful to human health, as they do not break down in the environment and can accumulate in the body over time.
The study involved collecting 42 paper-based wrappers and bowls from fast food restaurants and testing them for total fluorine, which is an indicator of PFAS. Additionally, they analyzed eight samples found to have high levels of total fluorine. Fiber-based molded bowls, which are typically sold as “compostable,” had PFAS levels three to 10 times higher than doughnut and pastry bags. The researchers also noted that some of the PFAS detected included the highly toxic 6:2 FTOH (6:2 fluorotelomer alcohol), which was the most abundant compound in the samples.
The findings of the study are concerning, as PFAS exposure has been linked to various health problems, including cancer, thyroid disease, and developmental issues in children. One of the study's co-authors, Dr. Miriam Diamond, emphasized the need for more research on the potential health effects of PFAS exposure from food packaging.
In response to the study's findings, Diamond is calling for calling for stronger regulations on PFAS in food packaging. “The use of PFAS in food packaging is a regrettable substitution of trading one harmful option—single-use plastics—for another. We need to strengthen regulations and push for the use of fiber-based food packaging that doesn’t contain PFAS,” says Diamond.
This new study underscores the urgent need for action on PFAS in food packaging. With PFAS being widely used in food packaging materials, consumers may unknowingly be exposed to these harmful chemicals through their food. Health experts are urging consumers to be aware of the potential risks and to seek out PFAS-free alternatives when possible.
As research on PFAS continues to grow, it is essential that regulatory agencies take action to protect public health from the harmful effects of these "forever chemicals."
(1) Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Canadian Fast Food Packaging. Heather Schwartz-Narbonne, Chunjie Xia, Anna Shalin, Heather D. Whitehead, Diwen Yang, Graham F. Peaslee, Zhanyun Wang, Yan Wu, Hui Peng, Arlene Blum, Marta Venier, and Miriam L. Diamond.
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At current, it is estimated that around 25% of Black Country residents don’t use the internet regularly, or have never used the internet, which is one of the highest rates in England and Wales. However, efforts from councils and education establishments are looking for all that to change.
Just down the road is Leamington Spa, now colloquially called ‘Silicon Spa‘ due to it’s rise in the media and gaming industry. Taking inspiration from them, the Black Country is now looking to be a leading digital region by 2020.
The infrastructure is there, 97.8% of Black Country premises have access to superfast broadband should they want it, which is the highest in the UK.
The local councils are pushing forward with plans to improve ICT skills in primary, secondary and further education so that local residents have the required skill sets to fill local job vacancies, contributing to the innovation and growth of the region.
The University of Wolverhampton produces many ICT graduates, however there is a need to attract graduates to return back to the Black Country as ICT skills are wide ranging. There is a need to ensure that the region’s businesses are able to tap into digitally competent employees through internships, graduate recruitment, apprenticeships and links with schools. In addition, there is a need to support graduates to start up their own businesses so that their skills are retained in the area, opening up further opportunities for them to access, such as gamification and Building Information Modelling (BIM) skills that are used in local businesses.
When the influx of internet users hits, businesses need to be ready and optimised for the digital age. Only 1/3 of small and medium sized enterprises have a website, which will be insufficient when the Black Country becomes a leading digital region and relies on these technologies to win business. Getting left behind is now a real danger for businesses in the area, and one which is so easily avoided. By using SEM and SEO you can prepare your business for the future and the now. Long gone are the days of yellow pages, and you now need to climb the Google ladder in order to win clients. This doesn’t have to be expensive, and some knowledge and expertise can go a long way towards putting your business firmly on the digital map.


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Beginning Friday, it will cost you more to visit Busch Gardens Tampa.
The price for a single-day admission ticket is now $89 for adults. That's a $5 increase. For kids between the ages of 3 and 9, a ticket will now cost $81.
SeaWorld Orlando also raised its ticket prices. The ticket price for adults is now $92. That's up from $89. Kids tickets now cost $84. The price hike at both parks comes just a week after Walt Disney World announced it was raising ticket prices for the Magic Kingdom.
The changes affect only single-day sales and the Fun Cards available to Florida and Georgia residents for year-round admission based on a single day's purchase. Busch Gardens and SeaWorld advance purchase discounts and unlimited admission packages will remain the same.


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Today the recipients of the 2014 class of St. Louis’ Arch Grants competition was announced at a press conference at the offices of Polsinelli. This is the third year of the competition, and since 2012 Arch Grants has awarded more than $1.9 million in grant funding to 35 companies- 32 of which are still in operation, while one (Obsorb) was acquired – leading to $6.5 million in revenue, $17.7 million in addition capital raised, and 192 net new jobs.
Arch Grants only requirement for the equity free grant is that the recipients locate their business in downtown St. Louis. As a result, downtown has seen a fast growing density of startup entrepreneurs and their businesses. (Speaking from personal experience, I can verify its impossible to walk down Washington Ave, Olive Street or anywhere near the Culinaria at lunch time without bumping into another startup founder).
“We’re excited by the vision, execution and most importantly, the leaders of this year’s class of companies,” said Jerry Schlichter, co-founder and board president of Arch Grants. “These firms will help reinforce the message that St. Louis is a globally competitive city and an attractive destination for top business talent. We look forward to continuing to assist these entrepreneurs in growing their businesses.”
“The success metrics of the recipient companies are encouraging,” said Ginger Imster, Executive Director of Arch Grants. “Of the companies still operating today, 97% remain headquartered in St. Louis. Arch Grants-funded companies are helping to drive the narrative of a resurgent St. Louis.”
Here is a list of the 2014 Arch Grants recipients, along with their founders and a quote from the company about their company moving to St. Louis. The companies are coming to St. Louis from six different states, the United Kingdom and Colombia:
Artifox (St. Louis, Missouri): A furniture company devoted to merging quality craftsmanship with the constantly changing needs of the modern mobile professional.
BetaVersity (St. Louis, Missouri): Promotes the maker movement by offering its BetaBox; a custom prototyping pod built inside of a shipping container.
Blue Line Security Solutions (St. Louis, Missouri): Offers an affordable, practical, and reliable facial recognition system that can help protect stores, schools, offices, and entertainment venues from unwanted visitors and threats.
Cast (St. Louis, Missouri): A dedicated mobile app that allows publishers and consumers to quickly understand social opinion by creating public or private polls and observing structured response data in real time.
CoMo Medical (Columbia, Missouri): A medical device and pharmaceutical start-up offering solutions to unmet needs in healthcare.
Dabble (San Francisco, California): Provides subscribers an easy way to teach or take specialty classes on a wide-range of subjects.
Ephecom (Boston, Massachusetts): An e-commerce marketplace that gives the end-user two things: steep discounts on the products that they love, and sixty seconds to decide whether to buy or pass.
FreightGrid (St. Louis, Missouri): A web application that manages the entire LTL (less than truckload) shipping process, saving time and money for customers.
Greetabl (St. Louis, Missouri): The fun and memorable way to connect with the important people by sharing thoughtful gifts with a personal note.
Hyde (Milwaukee, Wisconsin): Manufactures the sporting equipment of the future, starting with the Wingman, a first of its kind life vest allowing swimmers to rescue themselves.
Jolt (Boston, Massachusetts): Makes wearable head impact sensors for youth athletes.
Less Annoying CRM (San Francisco, California): Makes a simple customer relationship manager (CRM) for small businesses, and is the recipient of this year’s Peabody Energy grant.
LIFEPACK (Cali, Columbia): Produces and sells plates made of natural fibers (pineapple crown) and seeds that can germinate into a plant, and is the recipient of this year’s Monsanto grant.
Made for Freedom (St. Louis, Missouri): Driving a social entrepreneurial mission to establish a global, online, retail/wholesale clothing business while providing dignified employment for survivors of sex trafficking.
MeterGenius (Chicago, Illinois): A free website that provides tools and incentives for homeowners to save money on their electricity bill.
Nanopore Diagnostics (St. Louis, Missouri): Enables physicians to make informed antibiotic decisions during their initial examination of a patient.
Prattle Analytics (Boston, Massachusetts): Utilizes proprietary textual analysis methods to provide innovative financial data solutions.
Tallyfy (London, England): Makes critical business processes incredibly user-friendly and visible – in real-time with a friendly layer on top of complex tools and confusing processes.
Tuloko (Minneapolis, Minnesota): A social enterprise focused on driving more business to minority and women owned businesses.
Wondermento (London): A digital company building apps that interact with lovingly made connected devices to create happier and healthier living for all.


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Technology is giving rise to a new generation of decidedly analog board games, reports Nick Wingfield in The New York Times (5/6/14). It seems that crowdfunding sites are providing capital, 3-D printing machines the production, and Amazon the distribution of board games by independent designers. Such technology, says board-game designer Dan Shapiro, "has unlocked a whole generation of innovative gameplay experimentation that just wasn’t feasible before."
Dan formerly worked at Microsoft and "sold a company to Google … His name is on nearly a dozen technology-related patents." He came up with a board game, Robot Turtles, "so his family had a way to play together." Players must navigate "a maze … to reach gemstone cards." They choose "cards to move their pieces around the board, pushing or destroying obstacles in their way. The pieces," says Dan, "are intended to represent the commands of a computer program" and the game teaches "basic computer programming concepts."
As it turns out, "video game players are often the biggest devotees of tabletop games," perhaps because "the abundance of opportunities to connect electronically with people through games and social media has created a hunger … for face-to-face contact." According to Amazon, "board game sales increased by a double-digit percentage from 2012 to 2013 … Sales at hobby stores in the United States rose 15 to 20 percent in each of the last three years, according to ICv2, a trade publication."


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Digium Phones now compatible with Sennheiser headsets
Digium has recently announced that Sennheiser headsets have gone through testing and are now fully compatible. Digium tested (2) wired headsets and one wireless headset for audio only capabilities.
The Sennheiser headsets and that are compatible are:
- Sennheiser SC 260 Wired Headset
- Sennheiser SC 660 Wired Headset
- Sennheiser SD Pro2 SD 30 Wireless Headset


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DALLAS (AP) – A federal grand jury has indicted Collin Street Bakery’s former controller for allegedly embezzling nearly $17 million from the famed Texas fruitcake company.
Sandy Jenkins was indicted Wednesday on 10 counts of mail fraud. Court documents say Jenkins managed a scheme to defraud the bakery in Corsicana by writing almost 900 fraudulent checks from 2005 through this June.
The indictment contends Jenkins spent the money on luxury vehicles, a second home in Santa Fe, N.M., some 60 watches, about 600 bottles of wine, jewelry, and other items.
Bakery managers detected the fraudulent activity, confronted and fired Jenkins. They reported their suspicions to Corsicana police, who reported the matter to the FBI.
Jenkins’ arraignment is scheduled for Sept. 19. His attorney, Brett Stalcup, was not immediately available for comment Thursday.
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Court rules against Uber in major win for California workers
Uber Technologies Inc must face a California lawsuit claiming it should have covered UberEats drivers' work-related expenses, the state's top court said on Monday, in what could be a major blow to companies in the largest U.S. state and a win for labor advocates.
$388 in Sushi and a $20 tip: the brutal math of UberEats
Food delivery soared in popularity during the height of the pandemic, when delivery drivers were called heroes who risked getting sick so others could stay home. But the novelty has faded, and drivers say they're being taken for granted.
Alibaba Group to sell 26.29 crore Zomato shares on November 30
The sale will take place at an offer floor price of Rs 60 per share – a 5.59% discount to Tuesday’s closing price of Rs 63.55 on BSE.
Microsoft backs Uber cofounder Travis Kalanick’s CloudKitchens: report
Travis Kalanick, who was ousted from Uber in June 2017 after a series of scandals, took over the real-estate company City Storage Systems, which runs CloudKitchens, in 2019.
Are some share swap deals a fraud? Buffett thinks so
Share swap deals are often used by companies to acquire other companies, especially when they happen at "imaginative" valuations.
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Swiggy raises $113 million led by Naspers, valuation stays flat at $3.3 billionThe investment comes just a few weeks after rival Zomato acquired UberEats India. UberEats India has since then ceased to exist as a separate brand locally with users being redirected to Zomato’s app. Weeks prior to the deal, Zomato raised $150 million from existing investor Ant Financial, an Alibaba affiliate at a valuation of $3 billion.
Orders go down as Zomato & Swiggy raise delivery feesOver the last six to eight months, the two dominant players have also started passing on restaurant packing charges and certain taxes to consumers and cut down on losses per order.
Zomato-Uber Eats deal to up appetite of global investorsZomato acquired Uber’s food delivery business in India in an all stock transaction on Tuesday, which gives the ride hailing major a 9.99% ownership in the Gurugram-headquartered company.
Zomato acquires Uber Eats in an all-stock transactionThe all-stock transaction will give the US-based ride-hailing company about 10% shareholding in Gurgaon-based Zomato.
Uber sets up new centre in Visakhapatnam, to hire 500 peopleLin added that the launch of the second centre in India is a reiteration of the company's commitment to the Indian market.
Zomato, Swiggy, UberEats reduce discounts as food delivery market grows coldAcross the sector, monthly growth fell to 1-2% between Aug and Oct, hurt by a slowdown in consumer spending, cut in discounts and promotions.
Zomato frontrunner to acquire UberEatsTalks for the acquisition come even as Zomato is in the midst of raising capital where it has already got a commitment from existing backer Ant Financial for $200 million. The funding round will value Zomato over $3 billion, and a potential share-swap may also happen using that benchmark.
UberEats India devours firm's global numbersUber's total revenue rose nearly 30% to $3.81 billion, while net loss widened to $1.16 billion in the quarter ended September 30, the company said in a statement.
UberEats to ride with its main app in IndiaThe move will give customers an option to pick Rides or Eats with equal visibility — a prominent way to direct a rides customer to order food.
Govt summons Zomato, Swiggy & others over deep discounting, predatory pricingDPIIT to hold talks today with Swiggy, Zomato, Foodpanda and UberEats, and restaurant associations.
Competition eats into UberEats commission, 4% decrease on-yearUber on Thursday reported that its revenue rose 20% in the quarter ended March 31, 2019, to $3.1 billion, while its losses swelled to $1 billion.
Swiggy, UberEats can’t tally numbers for a dealFood delivery firms fail to agree on financial terms and taxation clauses of proposed deal; merger talks on hold
Psychiatrist to help Zomato deliver rightFood delivery company has hired psychiatrist Rohit Garg to counsel employees 2-3 times a week.
Swiggy scores a 232% surge in revenue in FY18 at Rs 442 crore, inches closer to Zomato's FY18 revenueThis implies that Swiggy earned Rs 1.11 for every one rupee it lost in FY18. Swiggy's losses, however, are far deeper than Zomato's Rs 106 crore in FY18.
India fastest growing market for UberEatsUberEats has grown seven fold in order volume in the past six months in India where it adds over 4,500 delivery partners each week
Zomato claims to have hit market leadership with 21 million monthly order run rateThe deep discounting has led to a spike in the number of new users being added on the platform monthly to 2.4 million in September from 0.19 million in January.
UberEats ties up with Tata AIG to offer insurance to delivery fleetThe policy also provides a cover of Rs 2 lakh against hospitalisation expenses and an outpatient cover of Rs 50,000 per delivery agent.
Softbank may invest in startup with robots that make pizza in delivery trucks en route to customersThe investment shows SoftBank’s Vision Fund's broader ambitions to attach itself to the food-delivery businesses.
Zomato, Swiggy footing Rs 100 crore bill for top spotMonthly spends have been spiralling up and in the last three months both Zomato and Swiggy have increased their cash burn well above five times from $3 million and $4 million per month respectively as of March.
Zomato, Swiggy and UberEats paying higher cash on deliveryPlatforms double salaries of delivery staff in some cities; grocery, ecommerce, logistics companies feel the pinch
Zomato doubles monthly online order volume to 10.5 million in 3 months, Swiggy scales 14 millionThe Gurgaon-based firm last clocked about 5.5 million orders in March, with online ordering forming about 30% of its revenues as of FY18, the company had said in a blog post.Load More
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The developers are rummaging through the source code of the new iOS 14.5 beta, launched a few minutes ago, and have discovered something that will make life a little more comfortable for all of us: we can skip Face ID when unlocking our phone when we wear a mask.
How? Well, using an Apple Watch. If we are on the street wearing a mask and we want to unlock the iPhone, it will search if we have the Apple smart watch. And if it is unlocked, the iPhone will also be unlocked. Goodbye to constantly putting the unlock code whenever we leave home.
Using the iPhone with a mask will be more comfortable
It includes a new feature: Unlock iPhone with Apple Watch while wearing a mask. If you are wearing a mask and have an unlocked Apple Watch on your wrist, you can unlock FaceID on your iPhone.
– Joanna Stern (@JoannaStern) February 1, 2021
Many have been those who, since the beginning of the pandemic, regretted having to manually re-enter the unlock code of their iPhone with Face ID while those of you who use a model with Touch ID such as the iPhone SE do not have that problem. Perhaps that is why rumors speak of an upcoming iPhone that combines Face ID with Touch ID, making it easier for us.
The Face ID sensors are not able to adequately detect our face when we have our mouths covered, although there are some tricks that provide solutions. Therefore Apple has decided to resort to Another security-locked device that acts as an “authenticator”: Apple Watch.
Unlocking the iPhone with the Apple Watch if we wear a mask. pic.twitter.com/pHcRwo8sla
– David Bernal Raspall (@ david_br8) February 1, 2021
The bad news about this is that naturally you will need to have an Apple Watch with watchOS 7.4 to be able to enjoy this novelty. If this is not the case, you will have to continue entering the unlock code on the iPhone when you have the mask on.


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New-car sales in Monroe County were brisk last month, topping year-ago sales by more than 8 percent, Rochester Automobile Dealers’ Association Inc. reported.
Monroe County auto dealers sold 3,265 new cars and trucks last month, up from 3,019 in January 2015, but down more than 20 percent from 4,174 in December. New-car sales saw an uptick locally in the fourth quarter last year, RADA data shows.
RADA does not report used-car sales.
Although nationally new-car sales set a new record in 2016, in Rochester sales leveled off somewhat. Dealers sold 47,665 new vehicles last year, down from 48,629 in 2015.
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Disney+ is a streaming service that a lot of people got for the sake of nostalgia and the hopes of original, exclusive content. Right now, The Mandalorian and Baby Yoda have been keeping the site afloat, as well as a few other niche shows that don’t get the same amount of promotion but are still well done. However, according to The Hollywood Reporter, there are lots of issues going on with the future of Disney+.
Right now, it’s being reported Disney+ has “more than 50 scripted shows and some 50 unscripted shows in development,” according to a source with knowledge of the plans, with around 35 original series to be released in its first year. However, there have been some challenges in getting these works from the page into production, with three original series already getting the axe:
In a sign of the challenges, Disney+ has developed then scrapped three original series in the past year: scripted comedy Muppets Live Another Day from Adam Horowitz, Eddy Kitsis and Josh Gad; Disney villains drama Book of Enchantment from Michael Seitzman; and, per sources, a never-announced Tron adaptation from John Ridley. Two other projects — TV series based on High Fidelity and Love, Simon — were moved to Hulu over their adult thematic content that executives weren’t comfortable showing on the family-friendly Disney+.
The Lizzie McGuire reboot was also pushed aside because it was too “sexy,” and sources told Variety that Hilary Duff and Terri Minsky “wanted to do a more adult version of ‘Lizzie’ for the revival, while Disney wants a show that would appeal to kids and families, something more akin to the original series.” According to THR, who allegedly saw the script, it “acknowledged the existence of sex with cheating as a central plot point.”
Oh no, acknowledging the existence of sex. What about the children?!
THR says that the guidepost for Disney is to create “a family-friendly, PG-13 environment” with “different standards for each of its brand tiles.” What that’ll mean in the long run remains to be seen. While there are always growing pains for every streaming service, and it took a long time for Netflix and Hulu to become what they are today, the standard has changed.
I got Disney+ for a year just in case, but personally, I’m only using it to watch Disney movies I didn’t feel like seeing in theaters and for ease of nostalgia. To those who canceled already, they aren’t missing out on much yet. Once the MCU content comes out, we will see if it brings in a fresh audience. Until then, maybe they should consider doing a “Disney after dark” option so they don’t have to eschew everything new that “acknowledges sex” despite having multiple things streaming that already do that.
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IBM targets enterprise AI workloads with new Nvidia-powered converged system
Research firm International Data Corp. estimates that 75 percent of enterprise applications will use artificial intelligence by 2021. To address this growing market better, IBM Corp. today introduced a powerful AI-optimized converged system called Spectrum AI with Nvidia DGX.
The platform joins the rising number of data center platforms tailored specifically for machine learning. In September, Cisco Systems Inc. debuted an AI server that packs eight of Nvidia Corp.’s top-end Tesla V100 graphics cards. Earlier this year, NetApp Corp. and Pure Storage Inc. launched their own AI-optimized platforms powered by Nvidia’s DGX-1 appliance.
As its name indicates, Spectrum AI with Nvidia DGX is based on the same system. Like Cisco’s server, the DGX-1 includes eight Tesla V100s graphics cards with more than 45,000 processing cores between them. About 5,000 of those are specialized circuits called Tensor Cores that are tuned to run machine learning models well.
All this silicon enables the DGX-1 to deliver more than a petaflop of computational power, according to Nvidia. A petaflop equals a quadrillion floating-point operations per second, a standard unit of computer performance.
IBM’s new system pairs the DGX-1 with its own Elastic Storage Server. It’s a storage platform that offers up to a petabyte of usable flash capacity and runs the company’s Spectrum Scale management software.
The inclusion of Spectrum Scale is notable for several reasons, not least of which is the fact that it’s used in Summit, the world’s most powerful supercomputer. On top of the ability to accommodate massive amounts of data, the software also provides an extensive set of administrative capabilities. Among them is a tool that enables information technology teams to offload some of the records in an environment to the public cloud.
Another piece of software included in Spectrum AI with Nvidia DGX is the RAPIDS framework that Nvidia released two months ago. It’s a collection of libraries that can be installed together with popular AI and analytics tools to squeeze more computing power out of the chipmaker’s graphics cards.
The appliance can accommodate projects of greatly varying size, according to IBM. Companies may set up Spectrum AI with Nvidia DGX environment using a single Elastic Storage Server and a small handful of DGX-1 appliances or, on the other end of the spectrum, deploy multiple racks’ worth of gear. A single rack with nine DGX-1 machines provides data throughput of up to 120 gigabytes per second, which IBM said is more than all of the competing solutions it had tested.
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Things are about to get a lot easier if you need to return something to Target.
The giant retailer is launching "Drive Up Returns" at stores across the country after a successful test at Target stores in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area.
"You'll soon be able to skip the line or the mailbox and pull right in - to your nearest Target Drive Up Spot," Target said in a statement.
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"First, there's the convenience. Drive Up Returns are a no-stress option for guests with kids or pets in tow, those with disabilities — or anyone who wants or needs to stay in the comfort of their car and keep moving to their next destination. Then there’s the speed: Instead of dropping off a package at a mail carrier to be shipped and then processed, you can hand it over directly to a Target Drive Up team member and get your refund that much faster. And even better: There’s no charge to take advantage of our Drive Up Returns service.
"Drive Up Returns" will be available at all Target locations by the end of the summer.


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Strong start for Nextory - increases 61 percent during the first quarter
The book service Nextory is now leaving another strong quarter behind. The company reports an increase in the number of paying users of 61 percent during the first three months of the year compared with the same quarter last year.
The Nextory app is now available in Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands and soon Norway. The latest launch in the Netherlands has been the most successful in the company’s history. All goals have been exceeded during the first four months and this without Nextory having had the opportunity to visit the country.
– In terms of new users, we have had the best start ever in a new year. Now we are very much looking forward to our upcoming launch in Norway with the largest selection of Norwegian books gathered in one app. The plan is also to launch in several other countries in 2021, says Shadi Bitar, CEO and founder of Nextory.
Summary of Q1:
- Nextory's customer base grew by 61 percent in 2021.
- The company's best start in a year ever in terms of number of new users.
- Big increase in the number of newly started family subscriptions.
- Higher customer loyalty than ever before and large increase of activity among the users in the app.
- The number of users in Finland have more than doubled in the past year.


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For the fourth year, the 2016 Made in Kingston event was a showcase for businesses and artisans making things in Kingston. and each year it has been held in different locations to draw attention to many of the event spaces in Kingston that can be utilized for other events like these. This year it was held in a newly purchased building on Railroad Ave. in Midtown called Ferrovia Studios whose owner, artist Angela Rose Voulgarelis, will soon be trying to fill the former factory, warehouse, roller rink, and bowling alley with tenants.
With over four dozen exhibitors showing their wares, a steady stream of people were drawn to the event who got a first glimpse at the new space, learn about many new businesses in the area, sample foods and beverages from local restaurants, and even get some holiday shopping in. There was ample space for people to mix, mingle, and engage with the vendors at the expo which is what really brings value to an event like this. One got a real spirit of community watching the interactions of fellow business people, artisans, and consumers in an indoor venue like this one. Accolades were heard all evening about having this type of event which really showed the vibrancy of the Kingston area.
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Owner of luxury label Louis Vuitton posted record sales in 2015 despite global turmoil, Paris attacks and slowdown in China
The owner of luxury labels Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior and Moet & Chandon posted record sales in 2015 despite global turmoil, the Paris attacks and a slowdown in China.
Shares in the Paris-listed luxury goods group LVMH jumped 6 per cent on its stellar set of results.
Profit and revenue jumped 16 per cent in 2015 in what it described as an ‘uncertain economic environment’.
In the bag: Shares in the Paris-listed luxury goods group LVMH jumped 6 per cent on its stellar set of results
Profit hit a record of nearly £5bn and sales reached £26.9bn.
Bernard Arnault, chairman and chief executive of LVMH and France’s richest man, said the group’s brands adapted ‘their strategies to global changes’ and the business can ‘rely on the desirability of our brands and the agility of our teams to further strengthen our leadership in the world of high-quality products’.
Barclays analysts said the luxury giant’s fourth quarter was ‘robust’ and highlighted the strength of its fashion and leather goods division, which grew 3 per cent in the quarter. However analysts warned sales in its watches and jewellery division were weaker in the final quarter of the year, hurt by a slump in demand in China.
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1-year change: 17%
The Toyota brand has bounced back from the recalls in 2009 and 2010 that hampered it. Toyota is on track in 2013 to be the best-selling global brand for a second straight year, as well as rack up record profits for the fiscal year ending in March 2014. Toyota ranks second in Consumer Reports' annual survey of the most reliable car brands, with only Toyota-owned Lexus beating it out.


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Recent Study from the World’s Largest Vacation Rental Search Engine Signals Busy Holiday Season Ahead; Travelers Booking Mountain Escapes & Road Trips, with Shorter Stays & Smaller Group Sizes
Fort Lauderdale, Fla – (October 22, 2020) – HomeToGo, the world’s largest vacation rental search engine, today revealed its insights on travel trends and booking behaviors for the upcoming holiday season, based on an analysis of internal search data*. While uncertainty around the COVID-19 pandemic looms, demand continues to grow for rural mountain retreats and is shifting from former top destinations for holiday travel. Travelers are also planning earlier, as HomeToGo’s study finds that bookings and search-interest for stays between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day are up by more than 65 percent compared to the same period last year.
“We’re surprised to see how early travelers are starting to book their holidays this year, but we can certainly understand that family and friends are eager to reconnect for much-needed quality time together,” said Mike Pearce, PR & inbound marketing manager at HomeToGo. “In October, we are already seeing levels of search and booking activity matching what would be typical of late November or early December, which have been the peak booking periods for holiday travel in previous years.”
Key findings from HomeToGo’s holiday travel study include:
- Which destinations are trending**: Among the regions that have seen the largest year-over-year increase in search interest on HomeToGo include the Great Smoky Mountains, NC (+567 percent), Beech Mountain, NC (+339 percent), Hawaii (+300 percent) and Sanibel, FL (+218 percent). Meanwhile, urban areas like New York City, NY (-55 percent) and New Orleans, LA (-57 percent) are seeing a continued downward trend.
- How far people are traveling: According to HomeToGo‘s data, the average distance travelers are searching for domestically is 665 miles from origin – typical when compared to previous years; although, the share of domestic travel searches is up to 85 percent, an increase of 27 percentage points versus last year.
- How long travelers are planning to stay: HomeToGo‘s booking trends reveal a demand for shorter trips. The average length of stay anticipated for this holiday season is 7.2 nights, a 17 percent decrease from the previous year.
- How many people they are traveling with: HomeToGo‘s search data indicates smaller group sizes. The average group size for this holiday season is 3.4 travelers, a 19 percent decrease from last holiday season.
- What kind of accommodations they’re staying in: Cabins are among the most-booked listing types this holiday travel season. Throughout the month of September, cabin bookings for the holidays have seen a year-over-year increase of 31 percent compared to last year.
“This year, families and couples are looking for new ways to spend the holidays together. We’re seeing more travelers looking at listings in places away from major cities and popular holiday attractions, closer to natural areas, outdoor activities, and beautiful landscapes. We hope that everyone planning to travel this holiday season is taking extra care and precautions to follow the local guidance of officials for traveling responsibly, and we wish travelers a safe yet memorable end to 2020,” added Pearce.
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HomeToGo (www.hometogo.com) is the world’s largest search for vacation rentals. On the web, mobile and via mobile app, HomeToGo compares over 18 million offers from more than 1,300 vacation home websites, including Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo, and TripAdvisor. From apartments and villas to castles and treehouses, HomeToGo will find the perfect accommodation for your next trip worldwide. Founded in 2014 by Dr. Patrick Andrae, Wolfgang Heigl and Nils Regge in Berlin, HomeToGo now operates websites in 23 countries and regions in Europe, America and Asia-Pacific.
To calculate the search and booking data, HomeToGo examined its own metasearch data for searches and bookings for the last 6 months, specifically those with check-in between Thanksgiving weekend (November 26th) and New Year‘s Day (January 1st), compared with data from the same period in 2019. The data was collected on October 16, 2020.
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Facebook and Instagram are now giving all their users the option to hide “likes” on their posts that are made public, potentially upending a core dynamic of the social media platforms in which like counts are seen as a sign of a person’s influence.
Since late 2019, the social media giant has been testing a feature for its users to hide the counts of likes on their posts, this is a feature that is highly synonymous with Facebook in an attempt to make Facebook and Instagram look more tolerable.
As of Wednesday, each of their users can choose whether or not others can see the number of likes on his or her own post, as well as the number of likes on the post of other users, Facebook (FB) announced in a blog post-Wednesday.
Users would now have a bit more control over when they see “Like” counts of others, but the new features do not represent a huge change in how these social networks really work. Instead, Facebook and Instagram are pushing the decision of how their “Likes” are handled by users themselves, which simply shows another example of how Facebook happens to shift the responsibility of its platforms’ worst impulses and the impact of their actions onto users while making the promises of more “choice.”
If any user decides to publicly opt-out of sharing their post’s like counts, their viewers would see a list of who liked the post but not the total number of likes in the post. Even if the photo is not publicly displayed, the person who posted it would still be able to see the number of likes that are in the post.
The company stated that the feature will allow users to “focus on the photos and videos they share, rather than the number of likes they receive.”
Additionally, Facebook and Instagram users can opt-out of seeing how many people liked other people’s posts as they scroll through their feeds — a feature that can be enabled by visiting the “new posts” section of settings.
According to some users who previously had the option to test hiding likes on Instagram, the option could help improve the platform’s overall wellbeing. For social media influencers who have developed their businesses on the applications, however, demonstrating their own like counts and comparing them to those of other users’ posts can be very essential for securing very lucrative brand partnerships.
Facebook stated in a blog post that it is funding “external research into people’s Instagram experiences and how we can improve our policies and products to better support our community,” and that it is accepting proposals for such studies from academics and non-profit organizations.


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Brewers Join Forces to Increase Impact on Global Beer Responsibility Day
On September 18 and beyond, three of the world’s largest brewers – Anheuser-Busch InBev, Carlsberg and HEINEKEN, as well as local brewers and beer associations – are joining forces to lead Global Beer Responsibility Day (GBRD), a worldwide effort to promote the responsible consumption of beer.
In its first year as a global, collaborative effort, brewers, along with many other local partners, will focus on reducing the harmful use of alcohol and promoting responsible enjoyment of beer in communities around the world. Global Beer Responsibility Day is just one part of brewers’ year-round commitment – both locally and globally – to promote responsible consumption of their products.
“We know that by coordinating our activities and by making Global Beer Responsibility Day a truly collaborative effort, we can achieve much greater reach and impact with our programs than if each of us acts alone,” said Carlos Brito, Chief Executive Officer at Anheuser-Busch InBev. “In fact, we look forward to continuing to work with any interested partners to develop programs that promote responsible and moderate consumption.”
Brewers will activate approximately 60,000 employees in 62 countries, with the goal of directly engaging more than 1 million consumers and close to 1 million retailers, and reaching another 10 million consumers through communications activities with drink driving and underage consumption prevention initiatives, bartender and server trainings, consumer education tools and brand-led responsibility campaigns, among many other initiatives.
For example in Mexico, through the Mexican Beer Chamber, Anheuser-Busch InBev, HEINEKEN and craft brewers, aim to inspire more than 200,000 retailers to commit to requesting young adults to show official ID before selling alcohol to them. This builds on the success of the brewers’ collaboration in 2014 where retailers made a pledge not to sell alcohol to underage consumers.
In Brazil, over 8,000 employees at Anheuser-Busch InBev and HEINEKEN are activating “Dia de Responsa” to prevent underage drinking, attempting to reach almost 250,000 retailers and more than 2.5 million consumers. And in Russia, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Carlsberg and HEINEKEN and EFES are executing an ID-checking program aiming to visit more than 80,000 retail accounts and reach more than 500,000 consumers with responsible drinking messages.
“Beer plays an important role in local cultures and economies and together we need to continue to contribute to this positive impact of beer in society by promoting that our products should be consumed responsibly as a part of a balanced lifestyle,” said Cees 't Hart, Chief Executive Officer at Carlsberg.
“The industry as a whole is setting commitments and taking concrete actions. By engaging with all interested groups in society, from governments to retailers and to parents, we can make a positive impact on alcohol abuse. It is time to embrace the opportunity. Global Beer Responsibility Day is a catalyst for increased action,” said Jean-François van Boxmeer, Chief Executive Officer at HEINEKEN.
“It is our responsibility as brewers and brewing associations to prioritize tackling the harmful use of alcohol,” said Denita Wawn, chair of the Worldwide Brewing Alliance and CEO of the Brewers Association of Australia and New Zealand. “This day is a moment for us to share our successes, reflect on our challenges and make a collective commitment to the work yet to be done.”
For more information on how brewers are helping encourage moderate consumption and reduce the harmful use of alcohol, visit the Worldwide Brewing Alliance website at: http://gsri.worldwidebrewingalliance.org/php/home.php
About Global Beer Responsibility Day
Established in 2015, Global Beer Responsibility Day is an annual industry-wide initiative, led by Anheuser-Busch InBev, Carlsberg and HEINEKEN, to highlight and reinforce the responsibility efforts conducted by brewers, wholesalers, retailers, government and enforcement officials, NGOs and other partners. On Global Beer Responsibility Day, the three brewers will showcase and launch a variety of programs aimed at reducing the harmful use of alcohol, including drink driving and underage drinking prevention, server and seller training efforts and consumer education programs, among others.
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The annual rate of inflation for the month of September 2019 has increased to 10.5 percent from 9.3 percent recorded in August 2019, indicating an increase of 1.2 percent.
This means that prices of goods and services increased by 10.5 percent between September 2018 and September 2019.
Central Statistical Office Interim Statistician General Mulenga Musepa told a media briefing in Lusaka today that the increase is mainly attributed to food item price movements.
And Mr Musepa disclosed that the year on year food inflation rate for September 2019 was recorded at 12.4 percent compared to 10.3 percent recorded in August 2019, indicating an increase of 2.1 percentage points.
He stated that the increase in the food annual inflation rate was mainly attributed to price movements of food items such as breakfast mealie meal, Roller mealie meal, Maize grain, Samp and imported Rice.


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There will also be some new exciting restaurants in attendance such as Limerick's The Salt Project and Clare’s Julia’s Lobster Truck and Belfast's Bia Rebel. Also at the event will be Dublin's Chimac and Hakkahan.
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Music will also play a big part in this year's Taste of Dublin celebrations with a Smash Hits, The Swing Cats and Spring Break all providing tunes.
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FDA Lifts Import Ban on Genetically Engineered Salmon
Consumer, Native, and Environmental Groups Decry FDA Decision
WASHINGTON - The Center for Food Safety, Friends of the Earth, Quinault Indian Nation, and Feed Seven Generations today decried the FDA’s decision to lift the 2016 import alert that banned genetically engineered salmon from entering the U.S.
“USDA’s new guidelines don’t require adequate mandatory labeling, don’t require calling the fish “genetically engineered” and don’t help consumers know what kind of fish they are buying," said George Kimbrell, Legal Director at the Center for Food Safety. “These guidelines don’t require mandatory labeling of GE salmon, and instead allow producers to use QR codes or 1-800 numbers for more information. That clearly is not what the Murkowski amendment requires.”
Dana Perls, Senior Food Policy Campaigner with Friends of the Earth, warned, "The FDA's decision to allow GMO salmon onto the U. S. market runs counter to sound science and market demand. More than have said they won't sell this risky, unlabeled GMO fish and polls show consumers don't want it."
“The FDA’s unilateral decision, without tribal consultation, is an alarming signal that our sacred and prized wild salmon is now even more vulnerable to external markets and ecological threats,” said Fawn Sharp, President of the Quinault Indian Nation. “It’s unconscionable and arrogant to think man can improve upon our Creator’s perfection in wild salmon as a justification and excuse to satisfy corporate ambition and greed.”
“By lifting the ban on genetically engineered salmon, the FDA has put American consumers at serious risk and has directly attacked the life ways of Pacific Northwest Tribal communities,” said Valerie Segrest, Muckleshoot Tribal Member and Executive Director of Feed Seven Generations. “They have done this without a single tribal consultation, which violates their legal responsibility, mandating that they consult with tribes. Clearly this is an appropriation of our culture and this action will lead to inevitable contamination and irreversible damage to our food system."
In every year since 2015, Senator Murkowski (R-AK) has inserted a requirement into FDA appropriations language that requires the FDA to issue mandatory labeling guidelines for GE salmon, using clear, on-package labeling stating that these fish are genetically engineered. FDA claims that the USDA new “bioengineered food” labeling guidelines are adequate, but the USDA “bioengineered” guidelines do not require explicitly labeling GE salmon as “genetically engineered.” Moreover, companies could choose to hide the label using a QR code, rather than on-package labeling.
George Kimbrell, Legal Director at the Center for Food Safety, announced that CFS is examining possible legal actions to force the FDA to comply with the Murkowski amendment. Moreover, the Center for Food Safety and Earthjustice are leading the legal challenge to whether the FDA even has the legal authority to approve this genetically engineered fish as a “new animal drug”.
More information on health and environmental risks of genetically engineered salmon and a full list of stores that have made commitments to not sell genetically engineered seafood and salmon, letters sent to companies by Friends of the Earth U.S., Center for Food Safety and allies, and a list of coalition partners are available at .
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NetScout made $11.1 million, or 26 cents per share, over the three months ended Dec. 31. A year earlier its net income was $10 million, or 24 cents per share. Excluding one-time costs NetScout said its profit was 36 cents per share in the most recent quarter. Revenue increased to $91.6 million from $83.3 million.
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The company said product revenue rose 15 percent to $52.7 million and service revenue edged up 4 percent to $38.9 million.
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When The Verge launched its redesigned website last September, editor-in-chief Nilay Patel admitted that the effort was motivated, in part, by a desire to capture readership from Twitter users fleeing the platform.
One year later, the Twitter prediction has proven prescient, and thanks to new site features and ad products, people are coming back to The Verge more often.
From January to September, The Verge saw its readership increase 15%, according to Patel. In the same timeframe, its loyal user base, which it defines as a reader who visits the site at least five times per month, increased 62%. (Twitter, now X, has lost 13% of its daily active users since Elon Musk bought the platform in October 2022, per Apptopia).
“Our total user base is growing, but specifically, the user base is shifting to loyal readers,” said Helen Havlak, the publisher of The Verge. “So, the site is doing a great job of converting fly-by readers into loyal readers.”
Despite these increases, in the months following the September 2022 redesign, The Verge saw year-over-year traffic decrease every month except for June 2023, according to Comscore. From September 2021 to August 2022, the publisher averaged 17.3 million visitors per month, per Comscore. From September 2022, when the redesign occurred, to August 2023, the site averaged 11 million monthly visitors.
The technology publisher is not alone in this drop-off; website traffic has been down across the industry, the result of fewer social and search referrals, among other factors. And even the most meticulous redesigns can result in short-term declines in traffic of between 10% and 15%, according to web design consultant Deborah Carver, founder of The Content Technologist.
Loyalty over fly-by scale
According to Havlak, the drop in overall traffic—or algorithmic audiences—is a less meaningful metric than loyal users. She also expects total traffic in Q4 to outpace total traffic from the same time period last year.
Some, like The Verge, will have an easier time focusing on loyalty over a fly-by scale. Its homepage is consistently the highest-trafficked single page across the entire Vox Media portfolio, according to Patel, and its strong brand identity and 11-year lifespan have helped it cultivate a devoted audience.
“We have to make something that inspires people to pay us directly,” Patel said. “We have gotten drunk on cheap algorithmic traffic for too long, and all of those pipes are about to get flooded by bargain-bin content.”
Stickier site features boost loyalty
The Verge redesigned its website to resemble Twitter because social platforms have historically done a better job than publishers in building products that people come back to, said Patel.
To channel the spirit of a social interface, The Verge introduced its news feed feature. It also unveiled Storystream, a hybrid product that combines live blog and article formats to cover events that unfold over days or weeks, such as a trial. On average, readers spend four minutes longer on these “slow blogs” than traditional articles, said Havlak.
The new interface also led to an uptick in the clickthrough rate for content on the homepage, which has risen 25% on desktop and 48% on mobile, according to Havlak.
Comments, too, which the new site has made more prominent, have increased in volume—total comments are up 90%, while comment rate is up 248%. The Verge views commenting as a proxy for engagement, although Carver is reluctant to do so.
Early success from more native ads
The facelift has also opened up opportunities for new ad products, according to Patel, though the publisher declined to provide specific revenue figures or performance metrics.
One, called Quick Posts, acts as a native ad that the publisher can use to promote in-house products like newsletters or product review guides.
In September, the publisher unveiled a proprietary ad product that appears in the news feed. The seamless fit and familiar user experience of the feature aims to increase ad performance, although the publisher said it was too soon to share success metrics.
The news feed product also uses the same dimensions as social creative, which could make it an easier buy for advertisers, said Paul DeJarnatt, vp and head of digital at Novus Media.
“A redesign on its own doesn’t convince me to buy media from a website. We make decisions based on data,” DeJarnatt said. “But if the redesign encourages the reader to engage more with ads, then maybe.”
This article has ben updated to include traffic numbers.