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Netflix declined to comment on the content of the new show
Experts in medicine and related fields has not approved the decision of Netflix to stream the show Gwyneth Paltrow on physical and mental health. This writes the Daily Beast, referring to the comments of doctors and scientists left in social networks.
Previously, the company was fined Goop 145 thousand dollars and demanded to stop spreading false information. Among the products with the questionable reputation that the brand has been actively promoting, including the stones, charged personal shaman Gwyneth ($85), balls of jade or amethyst ($66), designed to strengthen the vaginal wall, and finally, decals from “material ispolzuetsa NASA” ($125) required to “balance the energy vibrations of our body.”
Professor, University of Alberta Timothy Caulfield has stated that he is upset that the pseudoscience will promote such an information giant like Netflix. “I don’t think this program will have something in common with scientific facts.”
Associate Professor, University of California, Xeno Rasmusson noted that on the one hand, Goop encourages people to lead a healthy lifestyle and pay attention to your habits and diet. But at the same time, the brand sells a variety of products, the effectiveness and even the safety of the application of which is not proven.
While Netflix refused to comment about the content of the series and whether the information supplied to undergo peer review.
Recall that the premiere of the documentary project, Gwyneth Paltrow and her Goop brand will be on Netflix this fall. It will consist of several half-hour episodes, with commentary by experts, doctors and researchers.
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Adidas is helping Microsoft celebrate the 20th anniversary of Xbox by designing a pair of exclusive sneakers.
In a report by Digital Trends, the Adidas-Xbox collaboration took form in a pair of Forum Techs, splashed it with hues of green and black, and included the original Xbox logo on it–not the modern one–from way back in 2001, when the OG Xbox console first released.
This new collaboration with Adidas was officially announced in a YouTube promotional video, which looks like it came straight out of a late 90s-early 2000s gaming hype video:
Xbox executive James Monosmith commented on the Adidas collaboration, saying that the Forum Tech sneakers feature a design that mixes both old school and new school tech, which is symbolic of “how Xbox looks at its own history.”
There’s one not-so-good news for all Adidas and Xbox fans out there who want to buy the shoes. The colorway isn’t planned as a general release, meaning, you won’t be able to easily buy it in sneaker stores.
As per Microsoft, the limited edition Adidas kicks are intended to be a contest prize.
However, don’t fret.
According to Sole Collector, the Adidas-Xbox Forum Tech won’t be the last sneaker collaboration between the two companies.
The upcoming new colorways and/or models are rumored to feature styles from past and even present Xbox consoles, although no images of these designs have leaked yet.
With this announcement, the rumor back in May of this year basically came true. Microsoft and Adidas originally announced their partnership back then, when they said that there will be four different pairs of kicks coming out with the Xbox design and branding on them.
Read also: Why PS5, Xbox Series X Console Refreshes Make More Sense These Days Compared to Upgrading a Gaming PC
Adidas-Xbox Collaboration: The Start Of The Console Sneaker Wars?
Remember this year when Nike collaborated with NBA star Paul George, who is a self-proclaimed PlayStation fanboy, to create a pair of PS5-themed kicks?
This Adidas-Xbox collaboration was obviously a direct response, and could be the start of a whole new console war involving sneakers.
And if you think that gamers don’t care much about sneakers at all, you’re mistaken.
Back in October 2020, a group of fans of the game “Spider-Man: Miles Morales” took to Twitter to protest the fact that the titular character has switched to a pair of Adidas sneakers instead of his Nike Jordan 1 Chicagos from the “Into the Spider-Verse” animated movie:
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Today’s rise in VAT threatens to hit overseas holiday sales as well as UK hotels already suffering under one of Europe’s highest tax rates. The warnings have come from opposition MPs and leading accountancy firm Deloitte.
According to today’s Times Bill Dodwell, Deloitte’s head of tax policy said the rise would particularly hit higher income families.
This, he predicted, would cause them to forgo the annual holiday, among other leisure pursuits, as they face on average £600 more in taxes this year.
Labour MPs are concerned that the rise from 17.5% to 20% will put off both domestic and foreign tourists to the UK, according to reports.
Britain levies full VAT on the tourism industry while most other European countries impose a discounted tax rate on hotel rooms and restaurant meals to attract tourists.
The rate of VAT in France is 19.6% but discounted to 5.5% on hotel rooms while Germany’s rate of 19% is cut to 7%.
Shadow tourism minister Gloria De Piero reportedly said: “Tourism plays a vital role in our economic growth. The Tories should be helping the industry, not saddling it with this unfair VAT hike.”
A twice delayed tourism strategy is due to be published by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport this month in an effort to capitalise on the 2012 London Olympic Games and the Queen’s diamond jubilee celebrations.
There is also concern that the VAT hike will hit disposable income and consumer spending on travel and holidays, with research estimating that the tax rise will add £158 to essential bills for an average household.
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Wake-Up Week for Web Security ; Hacker Attacks on Several Major Sites Reveal Difficulty of Safeguarding the Internet from Increasing Threats
Laurent Belsie , writer of The Christian Science Monitor, The Christian Science Monitor
This week's unprecedented attacks against high-profile Web sites have revealed with startling clarity what security experts have been warning for years: Cyberterrorism is real and here to stay.
The threat will sorely challenge the world's traditional security apparatus because it poses entirely new threats.
Hijackers of the future may take over Internet sites rather than airplanes or buildings. Guerrillas of the 21st century could begin targeting e-commerce instead of government installations.
Despite the careful planning evident behind this week's actions, there's no public evidence so far that it was the work of an organized group. But the alternative is equally chilling: A lone hacker (or, more correctly, a "cracker") may have brought to a temporary halt a few of the world's largest e-businesses.
Either way, the attacks signal a new era in which anyone with an ax to grind may find the Web too tempting a target to pass up. Recent conflicts, such as Kosovo and China- Taiwan tensions, have featured cyberattacks. Even this week's action - the electronic equivalent of a shot across the bow - was enough to rattle Wall Street and galvanize the White House into action.
"This is war," says James Adams, founder of Infrastructure Defense Inc., an intelligence organization for cyberspace based in Alexandria, Va. "Conflict has migrated to cyberspace, and it's going to be a long and bloody conflict.... What you see," he says, "is this whole series of challenges government is not well-equipped to address. The private sector is the front line. We are all of us the front line."
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Although governments and security firms are working on solutions, this week's attacks represent the most public demonstration yet of how vulnerable today's Internet is. On Monday, Yahoo!, the Web's most trafficked site, was so overwhelmed with incoming bogus data that customers couldn't use the service for three hours. On Tuesday, other online firms including bookseller Amazon.com, retailer Buy.com, and auctioneer e-Bay, fell victim to a similar "denial-of- service" attack. On Wednesday, sites including e*Trade and ZDNet.com, a provider of technology news, came under fire.
These electronic bombardments did little damage besides depriving the sites of an hour or two of sales. The companies say no customer information was compromised and no money stolen. At this point, no one knows whether the point was to demonstrate an Internet weakness or to prepare for something larger.
Shortly after NATO's bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade, security experts detected a significant rise in electronic attacks against US government Web sites. The attacks appeared to be coming from Internet service providers in China, they add, although many of these may have originated in the US.
This week's attacks may prove far less sinister. "This was done for publicity," says Avi Fogel of Network-1 Security Solutions in Waltham, Mass. "I'm concerned about the attacks that we don't hear about."
"This is more a flexing of muscles," adds Patrick Taylor, vice president of risk assessment at Internet Security Systems in Atlanta. "You don't see them relentlessly pounding ... one company."
Attrition, a Web site that tracks Internet hacking events, received an anonymous e-mail Tuesday from someone claiming to have perpetrated this week's action to "put a 'Scare' into Internet stock holders. …


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Yahoo has held a press conference in which it has restated its position as a player in the search business.
Yahoo chief executive Carol Bartz said in September last year that the company would focus less on search, and more on being an information destination and contextual advertiser.
"We can take costs down and still take 80 per cent of the revenues," she said soon after the firm had signed a 10-year advertising deal with Microsoft.
"And we can add focus to where we add value - in contextual advertising. I don't wake up in the morning and say 'Gosh what am I going to search?' I wake up and say 'what's happening?'."
However, Yahoo has now restated its claim on the search business, despite having handed it over to Microsoft in a deal still awaiting regulatory approval.
"Yahoo has been in search, is in search and will continue to be in search," said Yahoo head of search Shashi Seth.
"That is the stake we have put in the ground. We will continue to show innovation and drive lots of great features and products into the marketplace and wow our users."
The firm also showed off a number of search enhancements which, according to reports, were not very impressive.
The UK press team responsible for Yahoo is following up on our calls for more information.
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Following the recent news that four separate suspected cases of dogs infected with the tick-borne disease Babesiosis have been identified in Essex, experts are warning of the increased risk from foreign ticks being brought over to the UK.
What is Babesiosis?
Babesiosis is a disease of cattle and other livestock, transmitted by the bite of ticks. It affects the red blood cells and causes the passing of red or blackish urine.
Why is there an increase?
According to a new study* up to half (49%) of pet owners admit their pet could have been bitten by a tick when in another country and more than two thirds (70%) of owners are worried about their pet picking up a parasite or disease when abroad.
Since the UK Government updated the Pet Travel Scheme in 2014, growing numbers of dog owners are choosing to take their pets on holiday with them to European destinations, increasing the risk of a number of tick-borne diseases being brought back to the UK.
With the introduction of the Pet Travel Scheme, pet owners now have greater freedom of movement when it comes to taking their pets abroad to EU countries. The number of Pet Passports issued by the Animal and Plant Health Agency increased from 72,325 in 2014 to 127,657 in 2015**.
How do I protect my pet?
Pet owners are encouraged to speak to their vet about using a preventative tick product to meet their needs.


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Permits consumers to: prevent businesses from sharing personal information, correct inaccurate personal information, and limit businesses’ use of "sensitive personal information," including precise geolocation, race, ethnicity, and health information. Establishes California Privacy Protection Agency. Fiscal Impact: Increased annual state costs of at least $10 million, but unlikely exceeding low tens of millions of dollars, to enforce expanded consumer privacy laws. Some costs would be offset by penalties for violating these laws.
YES A YES vote on this measure means: Existing consumer data privacy laws and rights would be expanded. Businesses required to meet privacy requirements would change. A new state agency and the state’s Department of Justice would share responsibility for overseeing and enforcing state consumer privacy laws.
NO A NO vote on this measure means: Businesses would continue to be required to follow existing consumer data privacy laws. Consumers would continue to have existing data privacy rights. The state’s Department of Justice would continue to oversee and enforce these laws.
PRO YES ON PROP. 24 TO STRENGTHEN PRIVACY RIGHTS Parents, Common Sense Media, the California NAACP and a Nobel Prize winning economist say vote YES on PROP. 24. Make privacy laws stronger! Protect kids online! Strengthen privacy laws and hold corporations accountable when they violate your fundamental rights. YES ON PROP. 24!
CON Proposition 24 reduces your privacy rights in California. Proposition 24 allows "pay for privacy" schemes, makes workers wait years to learn what confidential information employers collect on them, and makes it harder to stop tech giants from selling your information. Proposition 24 was written behind closed doors with input from social media corporations.


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Aeroplane Heaven announced earlier this month that they would be bringing the Tallmantz Phoenix P-1 to the world of Prepar3D. Earlier today, they confirmed that it’s now ready and is being sent to the appropriate vendors to then make available to the community.
The Tallmantz Phoenix P-1 will include all the bells and whistles you would expect from an Aeroplane Heaven product including accurate flight dynamics, detailed manuals and it will also include PBR textures for users of Prepar3D V4.4.
What’s most exciting is that the aircraft will be free for all current and future owners of the C-119, also known as “The Flying Boxcar”. Furthermore to the release of the the Tallmantz Phoenix P-1, the team has released a second service pack for the C-119, which addresses some issues the community raised such as fuel economy and for Prepar3D V4.4, it includes the recently released rain effects package from A2A Simulations.


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Check out a trailer for the announcement beneath:The free-to-play, magic-focused battle royale already has already promised cross-play all through all platforms. The game has already seen betas on PC (vis Epic Video video games Retailer) and PS4, with Swap and Xbox One launches coming later this 12 months.
Proletariat has described the switch as “vitally vital” to the way in which ahead for Spellbreak, giving avid gamers as rather a lot choice as attainable from Day Considered one of many recreation’s full launch. The developer offers that it believes this will likely develop to be an enterprise customary in time.
We spoke to Proletariat as part of IGN’s Summer time season of Gaming, and acquired the lowdown on how Spellbreak weaves RPG ideas into the battle royale template.


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By MICHELLE LOVE | Personal editor
PELHAM- With the growing difficulty of hiring in the restaurant industry, Steve Pennington, owner of Blues, Bourbon & Brews, began to worry about burnout among his current staff.
Then he had the idea of doing recovery kitchens a few nights a week, which he calls a game changer.
He was trying to find ways to provide people with food without the added pressure of hiring extra hands for the scullery. Pennington thought taking over a kitchen a few days a week would be a great way to keep their current employees happy and earn money while relieving the pressure of having a full background. He also hopes it will give chefs the chance to make a name for themselves for their own brand by showcasing their work in his kitchen space.
“I feel like it works for everyone,” he said. “It brings in people who maybe follow a specific cuisine. I bring in people who may not have known my business was there, and I also introduce new kitchens to my client. It’s a game changer, and it’s exhibition all around.
The bar area, which was once a McAlister’s Deli, has a full kitchen that can offer a range of menu options. Pennington said the idea for take-back kitchens came at an ideal time.
“My biggest problem right now, like most people in business, is hiring,” he said. “Hiring is lousy right now. My front: I’m solid. I have fantastic staff who love what they do, and I couldn’t ask for better front of house staff. My back from home, I kind of run through some people, we had issues here and there, and trying to get them replaced was a huge problem.
Pennington said the takeover kitchens they recently had were a big hit, and he looked at all the different avenues of chefs and businesses who might want to showcase their kitchen. He’s made several with Big Daddy’s BBQ and even reached out to popular food truck Cousins Maine Lobster. He said he wanted the diversity of food to reflect the diversity of his clientele.
Pennington said he felt there needed to be a return to a more moral obligation for businesses to help each other.
“With this whole coronavirus thing, you’re not going to bring down big business,” he said. “With us small businesses, just being able to help your neighbor not only helps their business, but also your business. It’s cyclical.
He said he’s not just looking at people who already have an established business, but he’s even willing to take on people who might be interested in starting their own restaurant or food business and want to try working in a professional kitchen space.
“Maybe it works and maybe it doesn’t, but as long as the food is good and my customers are happy, I don’t care if they already have a brick and mortar or a truck,” did he declare. “I just want to give them a space where they can express their talents and realize their dream in the world.”
He encourages anyone interested to email him at email@example.com.


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In scenes reminiscent of some of the most ambitious film scripts, the last three stranded cruise ships finally docked after six weeks at sea. Only one week ago, eight major cruise vessels were floating in limbo with Covid-19 outbreaks on-board, and approximately 6,300 passengers contained in their cabins. Ships were denied entry and turned away at ports due to fears of further contagion.
In Australia, criminal investigations have begun as to how 2,647 passengers from the Ruby Princess liner were allowed to disembark, despite many exhibiting flu-like symptoms. Since then, over 600 of those travellers have tested positive for the virus, with many more awaiting testing or results. Others remain untested and are in unknown locations, posing a threat to unsuspecting communities.
Coupled with other cruise liners, like those that were marooned off the coast of Japan or Florida as the virus took hold on-board, the impact of the pandemic on the cruise industry has caused the type of perceptive damage that any sector would struggle to recover from. Around the world, cruises have been banned from setting sail for months, with many suspended until 2021. Opinions pertaining to the future of the industry from a passenger’s perspective are varied. A recent Guardian article shared views ranging from glowing testimonies to the hygiene and standards on board, to a two-decade cruise veteran stating he hoped to never set foot on a cruise ship again.
“After 36 cruises over 23 years my cruising days are over. The magic for me has sadly died with this pandemic”, said Mike Checkly-James, a 61-year-old UK retiree. A survey for The Independent newspaper, with over 5,000 respondents, revealed that three out of ten passengers would never plan to go on a cruise again.
The Mediterranean is one of the global epicentres of the multi-billion euro cruise industry, which brings tens of thousands of visitors to some of the continent’s most iconic destinations every year. Now, with ports from Portugal to Cyprus closed to passenger traffic, the economic impact will be severe. Europe is the second largest global cruise market after the US, receiving approximately seven million passengers between the Baltic and the Mediterranean alone.
In an interview on Al Jazeera, travel risk consultant Lloyd Figgins painted a gloomy picture for the sector, saying “I would only imagine it is going to get worse. Within Europe there has been a knock on effect from what has happened in the US and the Pacific.” With the virus sweeping Europe, a blanket closure on all ports was the only option to stop further clusters of Covid-19 developing. “If one port closes, but another is willing to accept (cruise liners) then you’re going to get a massive influx of ships trying to get into that port, which will cause massive strain on the local infrastructure”, Figgins added, noting that the true lasting damage would be passenger perception of the industry, now understandably built on fear.
Although the pandemic is unprecedented, the crisis facing the airline and cruise industry has laid bare how ill-prepared these sectors are to face economic shocks. The world’s largest cruise operator, Carnival Corporation, is seeking a 6 billion-dollar bailout to weather the current crisis, and is losing up to 500 million dollars a month with all its ships confined to port. Carnival is the owner of the Diamond Princess, a ship that became a floating quarantine zone off the coast of Japan as 700 passengers succumbed to the virus, with four passing away.
Some European nations, such as Greece, have offered their ports as a place of refuge for cruise vessels that need to on-board fuel and supplies, although they have barred the disembarkation of passengers. The risks associated with making exceptions became apparent after a passenger displaying symptoms of the virus was taken off the Costa Victoria in Crete, leaving the remaining passengers subject to a cabin-lockdown as the vessel sought a safe port.
Many on the passengers were subsequently evacuated via plane from the city of Rome, except those who displayed symptoms of the virus. The Costa Victoria’s original destination had been Venice, but its passengers and crew were reluctant to travel to northern Italy, a major hub in Europe’s pandemic.
As Europe continues to await true respite from the crisis, the return of cruise liners to some of the region’s greatest cities remains very distant. James Hardiman, an analyst with investment firm Wedbush, warned that the cruise industry was heading for a prolonged deep-freeze. He noted that once the pandemic subsides and travel is again part of people’s agenda, taking to the seas on cruise liners was not going to be a priority. “Cruise travel is likely to be dead last on their list in terms of both risk and necessity”, Hardiman told CNN.
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Update: This Kotaku story citing an unnamed Microsoft rep. notes that the Kinect does not have to be on all the time:
"Yes, you can turn the system completely off," the Microsoft rep said. "This would use no power and turn everything off. We’ll share more details about how it all works later." Article author Stephen Totilo speculates that this involves pressing the console's power button.
The rep. goes on to say that the Kinect will offer custom privacy settings for those concerned about privacy issues.
Original story: Germany's federal data protection commissioner Peter Schaar is not too pleased with what he has heard about the new Kinect for Xbox One, calling it a "monitoring device" in one media report in German newspaper Spiegel. The nature of the new Kinect to be always on and ready to react to a user's every action concerns Schaar deeply:
The Xbox continuously records all sorts of personal information about me," Peter Schaar told Spiegel.
"Reaction rates, my learning or emotional states. They are then processed on an external server, and possibly even passed on to third parties. Whether it be deleted ever, the person concerned cannot influence."
And while Microsoft has assured the press that has asked about privacy issues that they will protect data collected from the device, others think it is a new avenue that could be used by governments and law enforcement to collect voice and video data from consumers.
For example, in Australia's Civil Liberty Director, Tim Vines also thinks that the Kinect could have an impact on privacy. He believes that the device should be able to be shut off if that's what consumers who are concerned about the information it collects want.
"People should have the ability to turn off the camera or microphone, even if it limits the functionality of the machine," [privacy is] "all about control".
“Of course, if Microsoft doesn't allow that (control), then people should vote with their wallets and skip the next Xbox."
He goes on to say that the Kinect meets the definition of a surveillance device in Australia:
"Microsoft's new Xbox meets the definition of a surveillance device under some Australian laws, so they need to be upfront and tell customers whether anyone else can intercept their information or remotely access their device," Vines said.
With rumors surrounding a patent owned by Microsoft that uses the Kinect to count how many people are in the room when watching a movie or other entertainment, you can understand why some people are concerned about the capabilities of the device to collect data that could then be shared with all kinds of entities.
With laws like CISPA and the FBI seeking greater powers to collect data many see the Kinect as just one more avenue for law enforcement and the government to keep tabs on what we are doing should we somehow find ourselves on the business end of a court order…


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The 30-second execution, created by Bogle Bartle Hegarty (BBH), will feature the celebrity chef reminiscing about his childhood to push the supermarket's Earl Grey and Mandarin Hot Cross Buns.
The TV ad will launch tomorrow (21 March) and marks Haydon Gill's first acting role, after he was picked ahead of hundreds of other applicants.
Waitrose's hot cross buns are soaked in Earl Grey tea and contain sultanas, California raisins, orange zest and mandarin extracts.
Waitrose.com is working on an ongoing basis with Mumsnet to target the forum's community of mothers, after the two brands signed a strategic partnership.
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Zhao offers a quick history of China's foreign policy since 1949 and then offers a provocative assessment of it today.
Congressional Research Service, "China's Economic Conditions," July 13, 2007
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Since the initiation of economic reforms in 1979, China has become one of the world’s fastest-growing economies. From 1979 to 2005 China’s real gross domestic product (GDP) grew at an average annual rate of 9.7%. Real GDP grew by 11.1% in 2006, and during the first quarter of 2007, it rose by 11.1% over the same period in 2006. China is expected to continue to enjoy rapid economic growth over the next several years, provided that it continues to implement needed reforms, particularly in regard to its inefficient state-owned enterprises and the state banking system. If projected growth levels continue, China could become the world’s largest economy within a decade or so.
Trade and foreign investment continues to play a major role in China’s booming economy. In 2006, exports rose by 27% to $969 billion, while imports were up by 20% to $792 billion. This produced an trade surplus of about $177 billion. From 2003 to 2006, the value of total Chinese trade doubled. On the basis of current trends, China could surpass the United States in 2007 to become the second largest merchandise exporter (after the European Union). Well over half of China’s trade is conducted by foreign firms operating in China. The combination of trade surpluses, foreign direct investment flows, and large-scale purchases of foreign currency have helped make China the world’s largest holder of foreign exchange reserves at $1.3 trillion as of June 2007.
Although the economy has shown remarkable growth in recent years, Chinese officials have expressed concern over a number of areas that they perceive as threatening future growth, including rising inflation, over-dependence on exports and fixed investment for growth, widening income gaps, and growing pollution. The government has indicated its goal over the coming years to create a “harmonious society” that would promote more economic balanced growth and address a number of economic and social issues.
China’s economy continues to be a concern to many U.S. policymakers. On the one hand, U.S. consumers, exporters, and investors have greatly benefitted from China’s rapid economic and trade growth. On the other hand, the surge in Chinese exports to the United States has put competitive pressures on various U.S. industries. Many U.S. policymakers have argued that China often does not play by the rules when it comes to trade and they have called for greater efforts to pressure China to fully implement its World Trade Organization (WTO) commitments and to change various economic policies deemed harmful to U.S. economic interests, such as its currency policy, its use of subsidies to support state-owned firms, and trade and investment barriers to U.S. goods and services. In addition, China’s rising demand for energy and raw materials has raised prices for such commodities and has sharply increased pollution levels, which may have important global implications.
This report provides an overview of China’s economic development, challenges China faces to maintain growth, and the implications of China’s rise as a major economic power for the United States. This report will be updated as events warrant.
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Russian investment firm RTP Global has announced a $650 million early-stage fund – its biggest to date by far. The Moscow-headquartered company will plough its cash into startups in Europe, North America, India and Southeast Asia, as it scales its own team across the world.
RTP Global’s previous round, Fund II, launched in December 2017. It raised $200m, which it invested in 34 startups. The fund’s stable included brands like American outfit Smarter Sorting, Germany’s CoachHub and Indian fintech platform Cred. Since its 2000 founding RTP Global has amassed a total of almost $2bn assets under management.
Fund III will be even more ambitious. Driven by teams based in Moscow, New York and Bangalore, it will incorporate new staff in Europe and Singapore. Desired verticals include mobility, fintech, foodtech, healthtech, proptech and sporttech.
“Following the success of our previous funds we are thrilled to deploy more capital than ever, using our unique global position to invest in nascent business models across the world,” said RTP Global CEO and founder Leonid Boguslavsky.
“We are a founders driven firm and the strategy for RTP remains the same. After starting my career as a computer scientist I became a serial entrepreneur, so I understand the unexpected challenges, the ups and downs, and the need for hard work, especially in the early stage of a company’s life,” added Boguslavsky. “Along with great tech and a driven founding team, we will look to invest in companies that share our values and beliefs.”
Boguslavsky is one of Russian tech’s most esteemed figures, having built and sold one of the country’s largest IT solutions integrators to PwC in 1996. He was one of the first to back compatriot company Yandex, an Internet solutions provider employing over 8,000 people and making over $2bn in revenue annually.


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My go-to over-ear noise-cancelling cans, Sony’s WH-1000XM3 headphones scored a perfect 10/10 back in December 2018. They quickly became a personal favourite thanks to their industrial-strength noise-cancelling and impressive audio. In the review, I asked, “Are these the perfect wireless headphones?” Two years on, Sony is a force to be […]
PAT PILCHER tries hard to find something he doesn’t like about a fitness watch that’s affordable, waterproof and really lasts the distance.
Samsung has stuffed quality AKG smarts inside its stylish new ear buds and it’s a win aesthetically and audiophonically writes PAT PILCHER.
PAT PILCHER’s house is a playpen for two furry hounds, so Samsung thought they’d stick it to him with their new Jet Pet vacuum cleaner.
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Apple 4, Microsoft 2
This week, Microsoft unveiled Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2, pressing its bets on a market that so far has been tepid toward Windows 8 and Microsoft-branded tablets. Scratch that latter problem off the list; the company's second-generation tablets now carry only the name "Surface." There's no more Windows 8 logo, and the maker's name is still nowhere in sight.
Meanwhile, Apple and its fruity logo continue to be gobbled up by more people than ever. Though its global market share has dropped according to an IDC report, the company worldwide sold 19.5 million tablets in the first quarter of this year, a 65 percent increase from the year-ago period. While Microsoft remains barely a blip on that global radar screen, the CRN Test Center takes a look at the specs of Surface Pro 2 versus Apple's fourth-generation iPad specs.


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Small businesses in the UK may be missing out on their share of the estimated £5bn online Christmas spend because they are unable to cope with the massive surges in website traffic, according to hosting company Fasthosts.
The company said that the websites of small and medium sized enterprises are already creaking due to basic infrastructure and some are set to collapse as site traffic increases by an average of 200 per cent over the holiday period.
SMEs running their websites on in-house, single server solutions are most vulnerable and are in danger of driving customers to competitors or larger online traders by having slow and unresponsive sites.
Consumers are also becoming less tolerant of slow websites as broadband becomes more commonplace, the company said.
“As online competition increases, it amazes me that so many SMEs are willing to chance their Christmas sales. Ensuring that your website is supported by the correct infrastructure is vital to provide a quality buying experience,” said Stephen Holford, director of product marketing at Fasthosts.
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Legendary New York City store Loehmann's is coming back—as an online boutique
The iconic department store is being brought back from the dead, and reopening as an online-only shop
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This week's issue of Time Out New York features a story about shops that can help fill the void if your favorite NYC store closes. We mentioned Loehmann's, which shuttered all of its locations last year, and picked Gabay's Outlet and Century 21 as worthy replacements. But now there's another option to add to that list of Loehmann's alternatives: Loehmann's!
That's right—WWD reports that the designer discount store is making a comeback next month. But instead of reopening its outposts around the city, Loehmann's is returning as an online shop. The launch is scheduled for sometime in May, and shoppers can expect to find the same higher-end brands (at bargain prices, of course) that Loehmann's has always carried. The report also states that much of the selection will skew toward the millennial shopper. Is it May yet?!
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DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co said on Thursday it was working with design software company Autodesk Inc to manufacture new, lightweight 3D-printed parts that could help the automaker meet its goals to add alternative-fuel vehicles to its product lineup.
Last year, the company announced ambitious plans to add 20 new electric battery and fuel cell vehicles to its global lineup by 2023. Chief Executive Mary Barra has made a bold promise to investors that the Detroit automaker will make money selling electric cars by 2021.
The ability to print lightweight parts could be a gamechanger for the electric vehicle industry. With consumer concerns over the limited range of electric vehicles a major obstacle to their mass adoption, making them lighter improves fuel efficiency and could help extend that range.
GM executives this week showed off a 3D-printed stainless steel seat bracket developed with Autodesk technology - which uses cloud computing and artificial intelligence-based algorithms to rapidly explore multiple permutations of a part design.
Using conventional technology, the part would require eight components and several suppliers. With this new system, the seat bracket consists of one part - which looks like a mix between abstract art and science fiction movie - that is 40 percent lighter and 20 percent stronger.
Other manufacturers such as General Electric Co have also beefed up their use of 3D printers in manufacturing. GM rival automaker Ford Motor Co said last year it was testing lightweight 3D printing for mass production.
GM has used 3D printers for prototyping for years, but Kevin Quinn, the automaker’s director of additive design and manufacturing, said within a year or so GM expects these new 3D-printed parts to appear in high-end, motorsports applications. Within five years, GM hopes to produce thousands or tens of thousands of parts at scale as the technology improves, Quinn said.
“That is our panacea,” Quinn said. “That’s what we want to get to.”
In the long run, Quinn said the 3D printed parts would help reduce tooling costs, cut the amount of material used, the number of suppliers needed for one part and logistics costs.
The 3D-printing based manufacturing industry is working toward mass production and trying to address issues with “repeatability and robustness,” said Bob Yancey, Autodesk’s director of manufacturing.
GM getting into the game “will put tremendous pressure” to make that happen, Yancey said.
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A home is the biggest asset most Americans have, according to Mike Gulla, director of underwriting at Hippo. He told Business Insider that unlike renters insurance, which is basically liability coverage for your personal belongings, homeowners own their home and have an interest in making sure it is well maintained.
If the mailman slips and falls on your sidewalk, the dog bites a guest, a tree falls on your roof, or the neighbor’s kid injures himself doing a cannonball in your swimming pool, homeowners insurance can protect you. However, if your provider isn’t responsive to your claims request, that can cost you.
The latest study from J.D. Power, a consumer research company that conducts consumer surveys, shows that an insurance company’s customer service and reputation are driving factors for customers when they’re selecting a homeowners insurance carrier. Now that we’re spending more time in our homes due to the coronavirus pandemic, it makes sense that having a reputable company that responds to claims is important.
Gulla noted that the J.D. Power study showed a consumer trend change — customers want a partnership with providers, not to be simply viewed as a “policyholder.” Homeowners insurance is something you pay for hoping that you never need it, he continued. However, when you do need it, you expect something for all those premiums paid. He said the industry is seeing a paradigm shift towards amazing customer service and value-added service in order to maintain customer loyalty.
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Glass Expo Pacific Northwest™ (GEPN), a leading provider of architectural glass and metal education, will take place May 31 – June 1, 2018. Attendees may now register for an early-bird discounted rate using the online registration form located on the event website.
Register today to avoid long lines and save up to $69, depending on your type of registration. Pre-registration discount prices are available until Friday, May 11, 2018.
The two-day event includes a first-class educational program, a trade show floor packed with industry suppliers, and networking opportunities including Thursday’s Welcoming Cocktail Party on the show floor.
GEPN will be held at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue in Bellevue, Wash., a suburb of Seattle. This year’s show is co-sponsored by the Washington Glass Association, USGlass magazine, USGNN.com™ and Window Film magazine.
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Chinese associations join Safe.Shop
The Guangdong Electronic Commerce Association (GDECA) and the Hong Kong Federation or E-Commerce (HKFEC) announced a simplified Chinese version of our Safe.Shop trust mark.
Two Chinese e-commerce associations join Safe.Shop.
Trust & Crossborder In China
The Chinese version must serve as a guide for both Chinese and foreign consumers when purchasing products in Chinese webshops. After several food scandals from the past, of which polluted milk powder is the most well-known, consumer confidence in the country dropped significantly. According to the Chinese government, twenty percent of China's exports now consist of cross-border e-commerce and grows by 30 percent annually. 'The introduction of a worldwide quality mark in China helps to internationalize the Chinese market', according to GDECA chairman Wu Muzhen. 'We believe that increasing consumer confidence is the way to grow China's cross-border e-commerce worldwide.'
Stay tuned for further updates regarding our trust mark Safe.Shop.
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We have reviewed the events in the mobile market during 2013, and now we are focused on forecast trends for 2014. Many people have made predictions of what is expected to be popular this year. Here are some mobile development predictions to consider.
Increased Mobile Advertising Opportunities
Due to the boost of penetration in smartphone devices, mobile advertising and its procedures are in the forefront. LTE subscribers are expected to increase in number this year and with enhancements in connection speeds, new formats will become open for advertisers. This will basically have an effect on mobile video, presently limited by data limits and connection speeds.
Mobile App Development in the Forefront
Approximately 1.4 billion users across the globe, which is more than half of online users, utilize a mobile device to access the Internet; by 2017, practically 2/3 of the world’s population will use mobile devices to access the Internet. Website owners must make sure their mobile apps are developed in a way that improves a person’s user experience.
Variation of use for various devices is happening already and it will become more prevalent. PCs and laptops will be reserved for employment, Google Glass, smartphones and smart watches for allotting and sourcing information. Tablets will be used for reading the news, checking emails, and retrieving other forms of entertainment. Thus, advertisers should develop strategies dependent on mobile devices.
Enhanced Smartphone Video Ads
As Smartphone video ads take center stage, marketers and business owners are advised to make them short and sweet, for example, around 5-10 seconds. Tablet advertisements should be approximately 15 seconds, while desktop advertisements should be the traditional 30 seconds. The challenge of creating advertisements lucrative over an array of lengths is what brands anticipate.
Replacing banners, new creative formats and MPUs, will possibly transpire throughout the year. There is an expectation of innovative vibrant media formats, completely different from standard advertisements. Videos on mobile devices are certainly expected to grow from this particular tend, which will make advertising on mobile devices atypical.
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A new character banner featuring Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow has arrived online along with a new sneak peek featurette featuring some new footage.
Empire magazine has debuted this new banner for the movie, which sails into 3D, 2D and IMAX 3D cinemas on May 18th.
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Also released online is an extended “sneak peek” featurette for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides from the blu-ray release of the Pirates of the Caribbean Trilogy. Opening with last year’s Comic Con introduction by Jack Sparrow, the preview shows some never before seen footage while interviewing cast and crew.


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Melbourne VIC. - July 20, 2012 - THQ Inc. today announced the exclusive CM Punk pre-order offer available in Australia at JB Hi-Fi.
Following his legendary moment at the end of Monday Night Raw® last year, WWE Superstar CM Punk changed everything the world knew about WWE. His new brand of attitude that ignited a revolution among the WWE Universe, will be celebrated through the JB Hi-Fi pre-order offer by including following:
- Official WWE CM Punk wrist straps
- Alternative in-game CM Punk ice cream bar t-shirt (DLC only available on X360 and PS3)
- Access to WWE Hall of Famer and WWE ’13 global pre-order offer “Iron” Mike Tyson playable character
- Copy of WWE ’13 videogame
WWE ’13 is currently in development for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 system and Wii™ system from Nintendo, with a scheduled release date of November 1, 2012 in Australia and November 2, 2012 in New Zealand. For more information, please visit wwe.thq.com, facebook.com/WWEgames and twitter.com/WWEgames.


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Revision Optics scores panel-free win at FDA with Raindrop approval
This fall, patients with presbyopia are slated to have a new treatment option after the FDA gave a green light Wednesday to Lake Forest, Calif.-based Revision Optics' implantable Raindrop near vision inlay. It marks the first time the agency has approved a device that changes the shape of the cornea to improve vision.
Will innovation pay the price for med-tech biggering?
The urge to go on biggering and biggering and biggering has taken over the med-tech world. Barely a year after Zimmer and Biomet completed a $14 billion merger to become the second largest orthopedic device maker, the company now plans to spend another $1 billion to buy LDR and grow its spine business. (MDD Perspectives)
Closing of $175M Asia VC fund underlines core opportunities in the medical device space
HONG KONG In the midst of technological advancements that are disrupting the traditional health technology industry, some venture capital (VC) funds are reaping significant benefits by jumping into the medical device space in Asia in the formative days of the companies.


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Will the Obama administration be the first to seriously regulate genetically modified food? | Grist: "U.S. farmers planted the first commercial GMO crops in 1996. Today, upwards of 90 percent of U.S. soy, and 60 percent of U.S. corn, come from GMO seeds. Those crops suffuse our food supply -- they provide the bulk of our cooking oil and sweetener, and feed the animals that feed us. By 2003, as much as 75 percent of processed food available in the United States contained GMO ingredients, according to an estimate cited by the USDA. GM corn and soy acreage have only expanded since then.
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OAKLAND, California, April 12, 2021 / CNW / – Harborside Inc. (“Harborside” or the “Company”) (CSE: HBOR), (OTCQX: HBORF) a California-focused, vertically integrated cannabis company announced today Matt Hawkins, Chairman of the Board of Directors, and Peter Bilodeau, Interim CEO, will attend the upcoming PI Financial Golden State Green: Going Deep Intro to the California Cannabis Market Conference on Wednesday April 14, 2021. Management is expected to present a company overview at 12:50 p.m. ET. To register for the event, click here.
For the latest news, activity and media coverage, visit Harborside’s corporate website at www.investharborside.com or on LinkedIn and Twitter.
Harborside Inc. is one of the oldest and most respected cannabis retailers in Californiaand operates three of the major pharmacies in the San Francisco Bay Area, a pharmacy in the Palm Springs Area equipped with Southern California cannabis drive-through windows only, a pharmacy in Oregon and a cultivation / production facility in Salinas, California. Harborside has been instrumental in making cannabis safe and accessible to a broad and diverse community of people California Consumer. In 2006, Harborside received one of the first six medicinal cannabis licenses granted to it The United States and now holds cannabis licenses for retail, distribution, cultivation, nursery and manufacturing. Harborside is currently a publicly traded company on the Canadian Securities Exchange (“CSE”) trading under the ticker symbol “HBOR”. For more information about Harborside, please visit Harborside’s SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com.
The CSE has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of this press release. Neither the CSE nor its market regulator (as that term is defined in the CSE’s guidelines) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this press release.
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Top Cybersecurity Threats To Be Wary of In 2021
The threat of cyberattacks is prominent not only to individuals, but to businesses as well, especially now. As more people work online, hackers are targeting more businesses, with an increasing number of techniques to circumvent the cybersecurity measures in place.
As with any technology, there are always updates and developments; however with that comes a rising trend of cyber techniques to steal your information that experts are warning us of. Here are some of the major ones of these that you might want to keep an eye out for in 2021 and beyond.
COVID-Related Phishing Attacks
Phishing is the process of trying to obtain information by posing as genuinely trustworthy sources. It is often carried out through email, and in many cases it can be very hard to spot. In particular, attackers are often clever enough to know to line up their phishing attacks with major events, which is likely to draw on into 2021 as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. It is more important than ever to double check email domains and sources before clicking on them.
Scammers Masquerading as Government Sources
There is a well-known type of scam that frequented the earlier days of the web where a so-called Nigerian prince would email asking for money. Even with his promise to send more money than received, it was quickly recognized as a scam. Today, the same scam is more subtle, and often personifies a government agency sending economic packages for those in need.
Ransomware is one of the more frightening types of cybersecurity threats that occurs. In this scenario, an individual or a company experiences a shutdown of their system from a remote location.
Usually, a message then flashes on the screen claiming that the system will be released again if the victim pays up—usually in the form of cryptocurrency like Bitcoin. Estimates suggest that a business will suffer a ransomware attack roughly every eleven seconds in 2021.
Breaching the Cloud
As businesses rely increasingly on the cloud, and cloud-related services, it’s no surprise that this is one area where criminals are focusing their attention. With the right security measures in place, the cloud service for businesses is secure, yet it is possible to breach when customers fail to implement cybersecurity protocols in the right way.
Remote Devices Under Attack
Another result of businesses asking their employees to work from home more often, is that there are more remote devices to maintain, which if improperly secured, are an increased risk to the company. This is one type of cybersecurity concern to keep on the radar over the coming year as more employees work from home.
Generally, those home devices have not been patched and secured by the IT department of the company, meaning that they are simply not secure enough. Data breaches are therefore more likely and easier to undergo. If there is secure company data on those machines, then the risk is potentially even greater here.
Internet of Things Attacks
The Internet of Things (IoT) is essentially just the proliferation of non-traditional items being connected to the internet. There is potentially no limit to the kinds and number of products that eventually become web-connected, but this brings up some security issues which people need to be aware of going into 2021.
As more organizations aim to implement IoT devices, this needs to be considered, as these items tend to lack robust security. Hackers can often gain control of those devices, and use that access to gain further access into the company’s systems.
As we can see, it has possibly never been more important to keep on top of a business’ cybersecurity. That is more easily said than done, and with so many different types of threats out there, it’s likely that many business owners are going to struggle to know where to begin.
But a good first step is always going to be finding a managed services provider, who can provide cybersecurity management which ensures that there are no flaws in the security updates, and that your information is safe.


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Tourism drives most Tahoe industries
Nearly every business along the northern shore of Lake Tahoe benefits from tourism, a new study finds, but tourism marketing efforts are supported solely by a bed tax.
That raises a question for the North Lake Tahoe Resort Association: How can it ensure that other businesses which benefit from tourism pay their share of attracting visitors to the region? Steve Teshara, executive director of the resort association based at Tahoe City, Calif., said last week it’s likely that some sort of self-assessment might be proposed for companies that benefit from tourism but don’t currently support the marketing effort.
That, he acknowledged, might be a tricky proposition as tourism officials look for a funding mechanism that’s not a tax but still ensures that businesses pay a fair share of marketing costs.
Tourism, the new study finds, accounts for 70 percent of the employment and two-thirds of the earnings for communities around the north shore of Lake Tahoe.
And the effects of tourism aren’t limited to businesses in lodging, food service and recreation.
About 60 percent of the retail trade in the region is tied either directly or indirectly to visitor spending.
So is 54 percent of its construction and 76 percent of the market for rental real estate, says the study by Dean Runyan Associates of Portland, Ore.
“Tourism is a key part of our economy,” said Teshara.
Among major findings of the $43,000 study:
* Visitors to the north Lake Tahoe area spent $355 million in 2002.
Although travel spending increased by an annual average of 3.1 percent from 1997 through 2002, most of the increase occurred in the late 1990s.
* Tourism directly generated 5,000 jobs with total earnings of $111 million in the north Lake Tahoe area the study didn’t include Incline Village or Truckee while visitor-related construction and real estate activity created another 1,000 jobs.
As visitor-related dollars flowed through the economy, another 900 jobs were created.
* Average annual earnings in the area were $28,000 in 2002.
Looking at other major resort markets in the West, Dean Runyan found that average wages ranged from $41,400 at Aspen, Colo., to $24,500 at Park City, Utah.
* Median household income in the area is $48,500.
Again, that lags other Western resorts.
The median household income at Vail, Colo., is $62,700; the figure at Park City is $65,000.
* About 40 percent of the earnings in the north Lake Tahoe area are dependent on the leisure industry.
That’s the highest of any of the six resort markets studied by Dean Runyan.
At Aspen, for instance, 22 percent of the earnings were leisure-related; at Sun Valley, Idaho, the figure was 15 percent.
* Visitors in 2002 spent $74 million on lodging (including condominiums and rented homes), $75 million on food and drink, $128 million on recreation and $79 million on retail purchases.
The study also found that the growth of population and jobs at the north shore lags the other resort markets.
The area posted a 3.2 percent average annual growth rate through the 1990s.
Among the other resorts studied by Dean Runyan, both Park City and Vail posted annual population growth rates exceeding 6.5 percent.
Much of the north Lake Tahoe area falls within the territory governed by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, which keeps tight control on growth within the Lake Tahoe basin.
Moreover, Teshara said, many residents of the region support control of population growth to protect the area’s natural splendors.
“We don’t see the fact that we’re not No.
1 in growth as a bad thing,” he said.
The nearby Truckee area, which is linked economically to north Lake Tahoe but falls outside the TRPA boundaries, posted annual growth that averaged 4.3 percent during the 1990s.
The study found that about 1,500 homes were built at north Lake Tahoe during the 1990s, and another 350 rental units for visitors were added.
Rented homes and condos account for about 31 percent of the spending on lodging in the area just a hair behind the 32 percent spent on hotel and motel rooms.
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NEW YORK, Oct. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Future PLC (FUTR.L) drew leading executives from across the Media and Entertainment industry to its month-long, all-virtual Fall TV 2020 event, co-produced with industry-leading publications Broadcasting + Cable, Multichannel News, NEXT | TV and TVTechnology. The industry community joined in droves to learn about the Future of Television by participating in the event usually known as NYC TV Week.
"We knew we had a series of high-quality programs and an exceptional lineup of speakers but the demand from the industry was strong for the first all-virtual Fall TV, and the high number of registrations confirmed that we were delivering the right level of content for the industry," said Future Vice President and Global Editor in Chief Bill Gannon. "Clearly, this format is not just viable — for many attendees, it's preferable. Even after we can all get together in person again, we see offering more virtual options as an important component to our live events. There's a lot of demand."
- Registrations were strong both overall and for individual tracks
- More people registered than during previous live events
- Many of those who registered are taking advantage of on demand — logging in when it fits their schedules
- Attendees say they came for the same reason they came to events in person: They want to keep up with the major trends
Full sessions are now available on demand from all five tracks, including the Advanced Advertising Summit keynote discussion by Comcast Cable Advertising President Marcien Jenckes, Spectrum Reach President David Kline, and Cox Media Senior Vice President Louis Gump on why television must embrace data for targeting, measurement and attribution to ensure its continued growth and relevancy, and L'Oreal Senior Vice President Shenan Reed explaining exactly how well addressability is working in the marketplace.
- News Technology Summit
- Advanced Advertising Summit
- Hispanic Television Summit
- Audience Measurement Summit
- Streaming TV Summit
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Future plc is an award-winning, global multi-platform media company. The name behind successful brands in specialist consumer and B2B sectors including technology, gaming & entertainment, music, creative & photography, home interest, education and television. Future connects with an audience reach of over 260+ million worldwide with their passions, through expert content, world-class events and cutting-edge proprietary technology. Find out more at www.futureplc.com.
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THE Audi presented them its financial results for the past year, notifying them at the same time targets which he has set for the coming years. Following her too current of the range electrificationis committed to investing significantly in new innovations and technologies in the field of EVat the same time adapting the offer of models to the needs of its buying public.
Based on this philosophy, the German brand is expected to redefine and yes freshens up its catalogs in the coming years, with the 2027 to be the milestone year. Until then, the company will have at least one electric model in each segmentas mentioned by CEO her Audi AG, Gernot Dollner.
20 new models in 2024 and 2025
An important step in this process is its launch new PPE platform, which will house all the future electric models of the Germans. It started with her presentation of the Q6 e-tron, which is the first EV based on it. According to Audiwill follow within the year – and more specifically before the summer – the A6 e-tronwhich will also be based on PPE.
In the second half of 2024the automaker has scheduled the launch of two thermal modelsthe first to use it new PPC platform (Premium Platform Combustion). These will be the A5 and Q5which are part of most of 20 vehicleswhich is expected to be revealed by Audi the 2024 and 2025.
Besides, it seems that one cheaper EVwhich will be placed under the Q4 e-tronis in the works, but the Germans didn't give more details about it.
“Emotional editions are coming”
THE Dollner emphasized that although “the future of the car is electric”, the German company wants to offer its customers one wide range of optionsincorporating into it both purely electric vehiclesas much as “efficient thermal and hybrid models”.
When asked about the return of the R8 as an EVspoke of “lots of new things to come”, but without confirming the arrival of his successor legendary sports car, but not to deny it either. He confirmed, however, that they will come “emotional releases” of the company's models, such as for example the RS versionwhich will soon be added to the brand new range Q6 e-tron.
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Most of the poultry industry is negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the results of a new survey.
In the first quarter of 2022, respondents to the WATT/Rennier Poultry Confidence Index survey said their business was hurt by the global health crisis now stretching into its third year.
As part of the quarterly survey, WATT Global Media asks additional questions about the state of the poultry industry as well as emerging trends, technologies and challenges. This blog post reflects the results of the supplemental questions included in the first quarter survey conducted in February 2022. The next installment of Greg Rennier’s column reflecting the results of the survey will be published in the April 2022 issue of WATT PoultryUSA.
COVID on the retreat?
March 2022 marks yet another year of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Vaccines are available and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says more than 65% of the U.S. population is fully vaccinated against the disease.
Across the nation, restrictions are easing and concern about the pandemic is decreasing. Nevertheless, according to the CDC, more than 79 million Americans contracted the disease and more than 955,000 died from it since March 2020.
For the poultry industry, COVID-19 is not as scary as it once was thanks to scientific advances, institutional changes made in response to the disease and a general recovery of foodservice demand from 2020 lows. At this point, it remains a nuisance for its varied and random impacts on the global supply chain that drive up prices across the board.
We asked, “The COVID-19 pandemic continues in the U.S. and around the world, with March 2022 marking two full years of COVID in the U.S., which assessment of the disease situation most closely matches your views?”
- 51.20% responded, “COVID-19 is a concern for me and my business and it negatively affected my business and will likely continue to negatively affect my business going forward. “
- 18.60% responded, “COVID-19 is a concern for me and my business, but it has not and will likely not significantly impact my business going forward.”
- 16.30% responded, “I am unconcerned with COVID-19.”
- 14.00% responded, “COVID-19 is a concern for me and my business, but it has positively affected my business and will likely continue to positively affect my business going forward.”
We asked, “In your opinion, how much longer will COVID-19 be an issue of concern in the global poultry economy?”
- 44.4% responded, “COVID-19 will be an issue of concern until the end of 2022.”
- 33.30 responded, “COVID-19, and its variants, will always be an issue of concern for the global poultry industry.”
- 17.8% responded, “COVID-19 will be an issue of concern until the middle of this decade (2025).”
- 4.4% responded, “COVID-19 is no longer an issue of concern for the global poultry industry.”
Reacting to breast meat issues
The chicken industry is dogged by breast meat myopathies both scientific review and animal activists say are linked to the high growth rate of modern broiler birds. Conditions like woody breast, white striping, spaghetti meat, green breast and so-called stringy spongy breast affect the breast and the tender.
While consumers are generally unaware of the issue, low quality meat is a loser for everyone. Pressure exists on all fronts of the industry to solve the issue.
We asked, “What actions, if any, has your company/complex taken to reduce breast meat myopathies such as woody breast or white striping?”
- 58.1% responded, “No changes.”
- 20.9% responded, “Reduced average slaughter weights.”
- 11.6% responded, “Increase micronutrient and antioxidant levels in the diet.”
- 9.30% responded, “Reduced energy and protein levels in feeds to slow growth.”
- 4.7% responded, “Changed the lighting program.”
- 14% responded “Other” and, when specifying, most said this question did not apply to them. Among those responses were, “Changed the male in some locations.”
We asked, “Please select the response that best describes the incidence and severity of breast meat myopathies in birds processed at your complex in the last 12 months.”
- 44.70% responded, “Stayed the same.”
- 23.70% responded, “Decreased.”
- 23.70% responded, “We process small birds and has never been an issue.”
- 5.30% responded, “We process big birds and has never been an issue.”
- 2.60% responded, “Increased.”


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Lingerie Retailers are on the front lines of this economy
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The Lingerie Journal (TLJ), a new online trade publication for the intimate apparel industry, launched its website today providing news, trends and expert business advice to lingerie retailers.
"The Lingerie Journal is tailor-made to address the needs of lingerie retailers and gives them articles and information on how to improve their retail business," explained publisher, Luis Paredes.
With articles written by experts such as retail consultant, Ellen Lewis, on visual merchandising, marketing, social media, ecommerce and more, lingerie retailers now have one website they can visit and trust to read the latest industry news, view trends and learn how to put retail advice into use.
"Lingerie Retailers are on the front lines of this economy," noted Paredes. "They need all the help they can get and we want to provide quality articles and let them know that they are not alone. We're here to help their retail business."
Business articles on TLJ are designed with the busy retailer in mind and offer advice in a clear, concise and easily accessible manner.
"Our latest article on Retail Renovations, for example, breaks down the tips into four easy-to-read chunks that readers actually put to use in one day," noted Paredes.
Each month, visitors to thelingeriejournal.com can see the variety of editorial coverage from industry news to coverage of events to upcoming products - from a wide range of labels and price points.
Readers will find that no matter what kind of store or website they run, they'll find articles and trends of interest to them.
The Lingerie Journal also reaches over 3,000 retailers and buyers in the US and abroad with a monthly email newsletter. Current advertisers include Baci Lingerie, the International Lingerie Show and ecommerce company Gozooko.
"The reaction to TLJ is incredibly positive," said Paredes. "And we have a lot in store for our readers."
For news, opinion and expert advice on the lingerie industry visit The Lingerie Journal at http://www.thelingeriejournal.com.


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Facebook announces that it will launch a "News" tab this fall
Facebook is planning to launch a "News" tab this fall. The company has reportedly approached publishers like ABC News, The Washington Post, and Bloomberg, offering to pay as much as $3 million per year to license headlines and article previews from major publishers.
According to a new Wall Street Journal report, Facebook wants to sign three-year licensing deals that would allow publishers considerable freedom in choosing how their content is presented in the "News" tab, as well as how much of the content is readily available on Facebook.
The details are not clear yet, as Facebook has declined to comment on the publisher end of things, but a company rep has confirmed for CNBC that the social network will, indeed, launch a "News" tab later this year. On the user side, the "News" tab will likely get a prominent spot beside the "Messenger," "Videos," and "Marketplace" tabs.
The idea of a "News" tab was first suggested by Mark Zuckerberg in April in a video he posted on his Facebook profile. Alongside the video, Zuckerberg posted the following on his wall: "It’s important to me that we help people get trustworthy news and find solutions that help journalists around the world do their important work."
We currently have no information which, if any, outlets have agreed to sign deals with Facebook. Considering that the social network has been criticized in the past over taking advantage of publishers who post their content on Facebook, as well as allowing misleading information to be widely spread on the platform, the new endeavor is at least partially aimed at resolving these issues.


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Mattessons makes Luis Suárez a tempting offer
Mattessons has published ads offering Luis Suárez a job as an official meat taster, after the Uruguayan footballer yesterday (30 June) apologised for biting an opponent during a World Cup match.
Mattessons: makes Luis Suárez an offer
In activity created by Saatchi & Saatchi, the snack brand bought a full-page ad in the Daily Star and published a letter from Christopher Owen, the meats category director, offering Suárez a job.
The humorous letter goes on to say that Mattessons has been inspired by the footballer’s appetite to develop a new range of flavours, including "Chelsea Right Back".
In addition to the letter, Mattessons also placed a classified ad in The Metro newspaper this morning that says: "World class biter required." It then goes on to offer Suárez a job specifically, and asks him to respond on Twitter if he is interested.
A host of brands including Snickers, Paddy Power and Specsavers have all posted tactical ads on social media referencing Suárez biting the Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini during a 2014 Fifa World Cup match on 24 June 2014.
Mattessons has already published several posts on Twitter under its Fridge Raiders brand, referencing the incident.
This is the third time that Suárez has been accused of biting an opponent during his professional career.
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Creating a successful ad campaign is a challenging task. Amazon is cutting through some of the difficulties by launching a generative artificial intelligence system to help advertisers create images that resonate better with consumers.
Amazon created the generative AI tool to overcome the obstacles advertisers run into during the creation process. The tech helps generate images to create “lifestyle imagery” to improve an ad’s performance. A product paired with a generative AI solution relevant background image, say an espresso and cappuccino maker in a kitchen, has a click-through rate 40% higher than ads using a standard white background with the item.
“Providing tools to make image generation simple and easy is another way for us to support advertisers while also making the ads our customers see more engaging and visually rich,” Aubrey said. “It’s a perfect use for generative AI – less effort and better outcomes.”
This is the latest example of how Big Tech is employing AI to streamline tasks. Artificial intelligence is rapidly growing in popularity despite very real dangers associated with the technology. Already, reports of ChatGPT and its video equivalent are emerging, showing advertisers using deep fake videos of celebrities like Tom Hanks to promote products and services. But even as people warn about the risks of AI, companies are employing it in different ways, including the generation of ads.
In March, an Amazon survey found that 75% of people whose ads failed said choosing ad creatives and a format was their biggest challenge. The feature reduces the time it takes to set up an ad campaign and increases its chance of success. It’s geared towards advertisers of any size but specifically beneficial for those without the means or staff to create brand-themed images.
Image generation can help streamline the creative process and doesn’t require technical expertise to use.
“Producing engaging and differentiated creatives can increase cost and often requires introducing additional expertise into the advertising process,” said Colleen Aubrey, senior vice president of Amazon ads products and technology. “At Amazon Ads, we are always thinking about ways we can reduce friction for our advertisers, provide them with tools that deliver more impact while minimizing effort, and ultimately, deliver a better advertising experience for our customers.”
To create an AI-generated ad, open the Amazon Ad Console, select the products you want to feature, and click Generate. The tool will collect a set of lifestyle and brand-themed images based on your descriptors. You can enter short text prompts to refine results. The tool will display multiple product images in a complimentary setting tested to optimize performance. Select the ones you want and finish creating the ad.
Amazon Ads is beta testing image generation with select advertisers and will continue to expand availability.


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Founder, Nigerian Designers Award Fashion Show, Olasunkanmi Dasilva has said that the event, which is one of a kind, is designed to embrace creativity in Nigeria as well as encourage young talents in the creativity and fashion design industry.
Speaking at a press briefing recently to announce the upcoming event scheduled to hold on December 2 at the Podium, Lekki Lagos, Dasliva said: “There are lots of young people out there who have passion for creativity and who are very good in sketching, stitching and tailoring but lack the platforms to display these talents, so that is why we have put this show together in order to create a platform for them.”
Speaking further on the rationale behind the forthcoming fashion show and award, he noted, “We noticed that a lot of renowned fashion designers in Nigeria who have been so celebrated lack platforms to celebrate upcoming and talented fashion designers, so we are trying to fill this obvious gap.
“Apparently, one of the basic needs of man apart from food and shelter, is clothing, so people that cloth us should be credited. So we are trying to give accolades to Nigerian designers, especially the young talents as we promote their brands.”
He explained that the award and fashion show would be focusing on the upcoming designers, adding, “we are looking at how we can bring them together to mentor them on fashion business and also teach them how they can also promote their brands to the world.”
He said the event would also afford the opportunity to encourage designers and Nigerians at large to embrace our local outfit. “It is time we project to the world what is positive about us, we have a whole lot to project to the world. Our heritage is very rich and that is why we are proud to be part of this scheme. We want to project Nigeria and Africa at large to the world, we want to let them know that Nigeria is not just about negativity but that we have a lot positive and industrious people here.”
He said organisers of the event are also seeking for sponsorships and support from likeminded persons and organisations. The aim of this event is to project young talented Nigerian fashion designers to the world and we need to start from somewhere.
The fashion show/ award event, organisers said, will attract stakeholders in the Nigeria fashion industry and around the world.
Dasilva who said putting up a show like this in Nigeria was very challenging noted however that his passion for fashion industry has kept him on.
“I want to see young talents in the fashion industry grow. I believe that with God all things are possible. For the past seven years I have had this passion in me. I was just waiting for the right time to execute it”, he noted.
His advice to the young designers was: “Whatever it is that they believe in, they should keep pushing and be focused because with time it will yield good results.”


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The world’s richest people have a combined $2.1 trillion in wealth, down $200 billion from 2022. But they still hold the lion’s share of the planet’s fortunes.
Bernard Arnault, the head of LVMH luxury goods group, is up $53 billion this year and sits atop the list. Eight other billionaires have also risen in value since 2022.
Bernard Arnault, the head of luxury goods giant LVMH, has topped Forbes’ list of the world’s wealthiest people. With an estimated net worth of $211 billion, he is now well ahead of Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos.
LVMH is a French conglomerate that owns Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior fashion brands, along with Moet & Chandon champagne, Hennessy wine, and many other luxury products. The group has around 6000 retail stores worldwide and is responsible for nearly 70% of the global luxury market.
As CEO of LVMH, Arnault has overseen the company’s growth since its inception. His strategy has helped the firm grow to over 60 brands with over $70 billion in annual sales.
In addition to running LVMH, Arnault also owns several other companies. He has stakes in two wineries, a 5% stake in Carrefour, and a multi-billion-dollar art collection that features masterpieces by Andy Warhol and Damien Hirst.
The wealthiest people in the world is Elon Musk, CEO of the electric car company Tesla. He also founded SpaceX, which is building a fleet of rockets for NASA.
Musk, who was born in South Africa to a South African father and a Canadian mother, developed an early interest in computers and entrepreneurship at an early age. He left South Africa when he was young and moved to the United States where he launched several technology companies.
He’s also an avid supporter of anti-aging research. As part of his commitment, he donated $370 million to biotech startups, including Alphabet’s Calico, which is working on developing an anti-aging cure for diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease.
While he’s not the first billionaire to take a strong stance on population decline, Musk is certainly the most outspoken. He recently tweeted that “population collapse due to low birth rates is a much bigger risk to civilization than global warming.”
Jeff Bezos is the founder and former CEO of the e-commerce giant Amazon. He is also an investor and media proprietor. He is also the founder of Blue Origin, an aerospace company that develops technologies to lower the cost of space travel.
After graduating from Princeton University, Bezos worked in the technology industry on Wall Street for a number of years before founding Amazon in 1994. He later founded Bezos Expeditions, a venture capital firm that invests in companies in the Internet and digital media sectors.
He and his wife, MacKenzie Tuttle, met at D.E. Shaw, a Wall Street investment firm. They were married in 1993 and together have four children.
The founder of Amazon has a net worth of $127 billion as of April 2023, making him the third richest person in the world. He also owns a variety of other companies and is an active philanthropist.
His net worth dropped $57 billion in 2022, thanks to a drop in Amazon shares. It lowered his position on Forbes’ list from No. 2 to No. 3. He is still the richest man in the world in 2023, though.
Larry Page is a computer scientist and internet entrepreneur who co-founded Google with Sergey Brin. He is also a founding member and president of Alphabet Inc., which controls Google.
He was born in 1973 and grew up in Lansing, Michigan. He says his parents were both computer experts, and he was exposed to the tech industry at an early age.
Page went on to study computer science at Stanford University, where he met his future business partner, Sergey Brin. Together, they created the search engine Google and pushed it to the forefront of the industry.
In 1998, they launched a private company that would become the world’s largest search engine. He served as CEO from 1997 to August 2001 (when he stepped down to let Eric Schmidt take over the role), and was then a member of the board and controlling shareholder of Alphabet Inc.
Beyond a successful career in technology, Page has made significant contributions to the community by donating millions of dollars. He and his wife, Lucinda Southworth, have a home in Palo Alto, California.