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Huawei said it will invest $1.2 billion in a chip research and manufacturing center in Britain that has been strongly opposed by the United States.
Huawei’s Chief Financial Officer, Meng Wanzhou, raised a new argument which accused the Canadian police and border agents of colluding with the FBI.
At a court hearing in a British Columbia Supreme Court on Monday, Meng’s defense lawyer, David Martin, has argued that Canadian officials purposely delayed her arrest in December 2018 by several days in order to gather evidence for the FBI during the stopover. Adding that the “pre-planned scheme” gave authorities the opportunity to go through her personal electronic devices by pretending that it was a part of customs inspections.
Her team of lawyers have also claimed that the case the US submitted to Canada was “so replete with intentional and reckless error” that it violated her rights.
The court had previously heard that the Canada Border Service Agency had placed Meng’s devices in “signal-blocking” bags, at the request of the FBI. Also, the FBI allegedly requested the electronic serial numbers and images of her devices.
Meng, the daughter of Huawei’s Founder and CEO, Ren Zhengfei, has claimed that she is innocent. She is wanted in the US for fraud that is linked to Iran sanctions.
Her lawyer deemed the US extradition request “an extravagant extraterritorial jurisdictional reach”. Martin also pointed out a Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) memo which specifically stated that the FBI would not be present at Meng’s arrest in an effort to “avoid the perception of influence” as proof that the CSIS was “conscious of obscuring the involvement of the FBI”.
In the memo, the CSIS also warned that the arrest of the 48 year-old CFO would be a “highly political” issue, that it would “send shock waves around the world” and would definitely become “a significant bilateral issue” for Canada and China.
Zhao Lijian, the Chinese foreign ministry’s spokesperson, said that the memo showed “once again that the whole Meng Wanzhou case is a serious political incident”.
Adding that, “It speaks volumes about the US political calculations to purposefully suppress Huawei and other Chinese high-tech companies.”
"We once again urge Canada to take China's solemn position and concerns seriously, immediately release Meng and ensure her safe return to China, and not to go further down the wrong path," he said.
Chinese tech giant Huawei announced that its new smartphone will include built-in sensors that can measure body temperature.
The fever can be an early indicator of infection during times like these where the COVID-19 pandemic is a major concern. Huawei intends to integrate this thermometer in the Honor Play 4 Pro phone.
The infrared technology built into the smartphone will have the ability to measure temperatures up to 100 degrees Celsius.
In a video posted on Chinese social media site Weibo, Huawei demonstrated the phone and how the built-in thermometer would work on a person, via pointing the sensors at the individual’s forehead for a few seconds.
While IR sensors are not as accurate as thermal cameras, it is cheap to use and was in fact already integrated into most smartphones for facial recognition unlock and other camera effects. It was due to this that the tech giant was able to react to the pandemic very quickly.
The phone is expected to be available in China for around $420.
Huawei’s AppGallery, the tech giant’s official app platform and the world’s third largest app marketplace, has captured the attention of users across the UAE despite it being a relatively new player to the market.
Huawei achieved this by adopting a “glocal” strategy which combined the best attributes of globalized collaboration with those of localized business operations, hence encouraging developers to create innovative and high-quality apps that enhance the experience for users in the Emirates.
Designed for all users
HUAWEI AppGallery offers consumers in the UAE a boutique app experience with intuitive apps that integrate the best elements from around the world while adapting them to the needs of users in the UAE.
Through the dual principles of “glocal” and "Security above all else", only quality apps are selected with personalized recommendations that are based on the needs, requirements and preferences of users in the UAE. These apps aim to enrich the lives of users through locally driven content and services. This brings added convenience to consumers by removing the trial and error approach of searching through a sea of apps for the most suitable choice.
Consumers are often confronted with App platforms that are packed with a vast selection of apps. However, a lack of screening or filtering leaves many confused when searching for a particular app. This is made more complicated with the huge increase in the number of smart devices, which means developers need to account for different hardware, thereby affecting app performance.
Huawei is well placed to offer users a more integrated experience across devices due to the experience it has built up by developing a wide range of smart consumer-facing electronics products.
As a result, Huawei is uniquely positioned to directly engage with users in the UAE and address their demands with quality apps, especially in times where staying at home is still encouraged. This means dedicated apps for stylus-equipped tablets, foldable phones and the App Multiplier feature work cohesively with devices to deliver a more comfortable and interactive user experience.
HUAWEI AppGallery has been tailored to ensure that only premium services are accessible, encompassing globally distributed apps and popular local UAE content. It integrates a stringent app screening mechanism as well as an exclusive classification system that is applied on a global scale.
This approach has seen HUAWEI Video secure over 140 million monthly active users (MAUs), and in-depth collaboration with global and regional partnerships and content partners. Huawei smartphone users in the UAE are free to browse a rich pool of content, which is global in scope but local in character, to enjoy immersive entertainment at any time.
HUAWEI Music aims to enrich the lives of its listeners with the sounds they crave and has so far gathered tens of millions of tracks from leading music production companies. It is now available in over 100 countries and regions around the world, with more than 160 million MAUs.
*Note: All MAU data is as of the end of 2019.
End-to-End support for UAE and regional developers
Huawei understands the crucial role developers in the region can play in creating apps that cater to the needs of users. As such it provides app developers with localized operation support. In fact, the "Shining-Star" program committed 1 billion USD in comprehensive assistance for the less downloaded, under-monetized apps, as well as quality local apps in innovative development, app publication, application integration and lifecycle end-to-end operation along with point-to-point technical assistance.
The "Shining-Star" program is complemented by the all-new Huawei DigiX Labs initiative, where Huawei works closely with local developers to fine-tune the user experience in AppGallery. Huawei DigiX Labs are focused on innovation, testing, R&D and various services, in wide-ranging technological fields such as gaming, education, child care, financial services, quick apps, AR (Augmented Reality), VR (Virtual Reality) and AI (Artificial Intelligence).
DigiX Labs play an important role in final device commissioning, development capability testing and tool experience fine-tuning, and have so far made it to eight global cities: Dubai, Dublin, Moscow, Dusseldorf, Warsaw, Mexico City, Johannesburg and Singapore.
HUAWEI Developer Day (HDD) events provide opportunities for both Huawei and app developers to discuss industry trends, new technologies and previous cases, so that outside developers can fully leverage the shared capabilities and services of Huawei's consumer business. This in turn delivers more integrated and innovative experiences to the end user.
In 2019, 45 HDDs were held in 32 countries, with tens of thousands of developers including many from the UAE participating in-person. This resulted in 163% (yoy) more developers outside of China opting to design for the AppGallery platform. In the near future, HDD will continue to expand its footprint to cover Europe, the Middle East, South Africa, and Latin America etc., to share the unique benefits of AppGallery with interested developers around the world, and to build a seamless AI life.
HUAWEI AppGallery has quickly established itself as one of the top 3 app marketplaces globally where users can enjoy a safe finetuned experience. By supporting UAE-based developers in creating exciting apps, local users will be able to enjoy even more enhanced experiences tailored to their needs.
Huawei has confirmed steady growth in the enterprise market, achieving a global sales revenue of USD12.8 billion—up 8.6% year-on-year.
Huawei's enterprise business has become one of the key drivers of the company's overall expansion. In the Middle East specifically, the company’s enterprise business group achieved exceptional results with sales revenue growing 24% year-on-year, making the region one of the top performers for Huawei globally.
As of 2019, more than 700 cities and 228 Fortune Global 500 companies have chosen Huawei as their digital transformation partner. In addition, Huawei's enterprise business has a network of more than 28,000 partners worldwide, which contribute up to 86% of the global revenue of the business group.
According to Huawei, the trust of these partners and customers has been essential to the company’s success, and Huawei will continue to partner with governments and enterprises to bring digital to every person, home and organization for a fully connected intelligent world.
Through ongoing R&D and investment in new ICT technologies such as 5G, AI, and cloud, today Huawei fully leverages the collaborative advantages of new technologies to accelerate product innovation, industry digitization, and intelligent development.
Moreover, the principle of "Being Integrated" has been well adopted in its enterprise business, so that success is shared with partners through fair, transparent, and simple partner policies.
Huawei also invested 15.3% of its 2019 revenue – or approximately USD18.8 billion – back into R&D in line with its long-term investment approach and commitment to provide technology innovations. Its total R&D spend over the past decade now exceeds USD$85.9 billion.
During 2019, Huawei leveraged the synergy among cloud, AI, and 5G to provide public cloud services and hybrid cloud solutions that are stable, reliable and sustainable.
HUAWEI CLOUD has launched more than 200 cloud services and 190 solutions, while more than 3 million enterprise users and developers currently use HUAWEI CLOUD to develop products and solutions.
Using Cloud as the base, Huawei has launched Huawei Horizon Digital Platform by integrating new ICT technologies including IoT, AI, big data, video, converged communications, and GIS to build a foundation for the future digital world.
According to leading independent market research firm Dell’Oro Group, Huawei ranked No. 1 in the share of the global Wi-Fi 6 indoor AP market, excluding North America between the third quarters of 2018 and 2019, through its provision of quality services for customers from various sectors such as education, retail, healthcare, and manufacturing.
In addition, in 2019, Huawei launched CloudEngine 16800, the industry's first data center switch built for the AI era, which has been commercially deployed in more than 150 enterprise data centers around the world.
The three OptiXs, namely OptiXtrans, OptiXaccess, and OptiXstar, have been adopted by over 3,800 companies across 158 countries and regions. According to a Gartner's report released in September 2019, Huawei's storage products took up the Leaders’ zone of the Magic Quadrant.
Huawei also released two flagship solutions for the enterprise market – HiCampus and HiDC– by relying on its cutting edge technologies in 5G, optical transmission, Internet Protocol (IP) networking, and AI technologies and making collaborative innovation across technological domains.
Huawei has a wealth of experience in helping governments and enterprises go digital. In areas such as smart city, campus, transportation, energy, manufacturing, and education, Huawei works with global partners to roll out innovative solutions and business models to create new value.
As of 2019, Huawei has partnered with more than 4,200 service providers serving over 50,000 customers around the world.
The company has participated in smart city projects in more than 200 cities across over 40 countries and regions, as well as assisting more than 1,000 financial institutions with digital transformation in terms of inclusive finance, data-driven service innovation, and open banking. Huawei serves more than 170 urban rail lines in over 70 cities worldwide, striving to build integrated transportation systems for global cities.
Building on the experience gained from its own digital transformation, Huawei has successfully built intelligent campuses for more than 300 customers. Through innovative ICT technologies, Huawei helps various sectors including manufacturing and energy reshape their manufacturing and value chains while boosting upgrade of their intelligent systems.
As part of powering enterprise partners and building a prosperous ecosystem, Huawei has established 13 OpenLabs worldwide to focus on the enterprise market. At these OpenLabs, partners receive support on the joint innovation of solutions, marketing, talent cultivation, finance, supply chains, and IT systems to continuously improve their capabilities and drive their transformation for shared success.
Committed to sharing its experience, technology, and talent cultivation standards, Huawei has worked with a huge number of educational authorities, universities, and other ecosystem players from around the world to build an open and favorable ecosystem to cultivate ICT talents and drive industry digitization.
All financial statements in the 2019 Annual Report were independently audited by KPMG, an international Big Four accounting firm.
Consumers across the UAE can now enjoy thousands of hours of some of the best Arabic and global content with the launch of the HUAWEI Video streaming service app.
The new platform is the latest example of the growing ecosystem of features available on HUAWEI Mobile Services. HUAWEI Video can be viewed on Huawei and Honor smartphones and launches with a library of more than 10,000 hours of Arabic content, millions of videos and over 10,000 of hours of global content.
“HUAWEI Video shall be committed to building a content ecosystem based on the global layout of the HMS, and to attracting more high-quality partners, thus providing all Huawei users with well-rounded and superb sensory experience around the world,” said Adam Xiao, Managing Director, HUAWEI Mobile Services in Middle East and Africa, HUAWEI Consumer Business Group.
The platform was developed by Huawei and has operated successfully in Mainland China since 2016. HUAWEI Video provides free and paid content that includes AVOD (Advertising Video on Demand) and SVOD (Subscription Video On-demand) giving users the option to purchase paid content with Huawei's In-App Purchases (IAP) service, and will soon have a live TV section that will host over 200 top international and regional channels.
HUAWEI Video offers an online streaming video service where users can browse, search, playback and cache online videos. Viewers can also opt into online promotions through the app.
There is a wide range of content already available from some of the region’s most famous actors. The service will initially be available on smartphones and tablets before also being accessible on Smart TV. Users are greeted with a Home Screen that highlights recommendations as well as new content and the ‘best of’ from other channels.
Viewers can get the latest breaking news from the BBC, there is a section for trending videos with Dailymotion, thousands of hours of long-form content provided by H+ Network and other dedicated channels including: The Explorers, QelloConcerts, ToonGoggles, TVB and Mango TV.
HUAWEI Video offers a high level of customization allowing users to create an easily accessible favourite videos section. Sophisticated parental controls provide protection for younger viewers, while the ability to download content and view it offline means it can fit around your life. So, whether you are commuting or keeping the kids busy, you will always have something to watch. While watching a video, users have an extensive range of options to select their preferred playback quality and speed, change brightness or even share with others.
Meanwhile the VIP Experience provides gold color vision, ad-free and SVOD/VIP titles access. Huawei is working with well-known labels and producers to provide even more content for users such as video on demand and live TV.
Users can access this new service by simply logging into HUAWEI Video with their HUAWEI ID.
China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile operator, has completed the second phase of its 5G tender and 90% of the contract has been awarded to Huawei and ZTE.
Huawei Consumer Business Group (BG) launched in China the HUAWEI P40 Pro+, HUAWEI P40 Pro and HUAWEI P40, the new HUAWEI P40 Series flagship smartphones featuring cutting-edge designs with ground-breaking camera innovations that radically expand mobile photography and video capture possibilities. The HUAWEI P40 Pro will be available on shelves in the United Arab Emirates on the 9th of April with pre-orders starting on the 2nd April.
Huawei held an online press conference in an effort to showcase its latest products and solutions under the theme of ‘5G, Bring New Value’.
At the conference, Huawei revealed its latest progress on the deterministic networking oriented 5G core network solution. Pivoting on the key concept of "Cloud Native, One Core, Real-time Operation, and Edge Computing", the solution provides differentiated services and deterministic experience, ushering in a new era of 5G business.
The accelerated commercial launch of 5G worldwide will unleash the potential of industry digitization to create new opportunities for operators to grow.
"5G technology will enrich people's lives and transform industrial processes, and the core network will play an increasingly crucial role in this process,” said Leo Ma, VP of Huawei Cloud Core Network Marketing.
“Huawei is committed to work with partners to accelerate 5G commercial deployment and development of industry applications," he added.
Digital transformation requires differentiated, dedicated, and self-service (DIY) networks, that is, deterministic network capabilities. 5G deterministic networking leverages 5G network resources to build manageable, verifiable, and deterministic virtual private mobile networks, offering customers a predictable and differentiated service experience. The core network is the key to achieving 5G deterministic networking.
Huawei's deterministic networking oriented 5G core network solution features the next-generation hyper-converged cloud platform "E9000H+TCC" and supports microservice-level full convergence. Its intelligent and simplified management system combines automated workflows and AI engine to deliver multi-dimensional dynamic network slicing.
It adopts key technologies such as MEC and 5G LAN to build a connectivity+computing platform and mobile private networks. Aimed at building an intelligent and simplified network, enhanced customer experience, protecting network investment, and addressing customized industry requirements, the solution is expected to be an important force for industry-wide digital transformation.
Huawei was the first in the industry to propose 5G deterministic networking in May 2019. The company joined hands with industry partners to establish a 5G deterministic network industry alliance at the Shanghai MWC in June, 2019. The alliance today has more than 100 member organizations and has carried out cross-industry collaboration based on 5G deterministic networking in the fields of multimedia, manufacturing, energy, healthcare, and connected vehicles.
A growing range of projects showcasing the success of the emerging 5G ecosystem include: Smart Port (in Shanghai), Smart Grid (partnering with China’s State Grid and China Southern Power Grid), Smart Factory (partnering with Qingdao Haier), an AR-based cultural tourist attraction "Wonderland of Mountains and Rivers " (for Beijing World Expo), and AR advertising (for Shenzhen Airport).
Huawei and industry partners, including the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), China Mobile, China Telecom, and China Unicom, jointly released a 5G Deterministic Network Industry White Paper in February, 2020. This is the first time 5G Deterministic Networking has been introduced comprehensively, including its definition, concepts, key technologies, and successful use cases. This release opens a new chapter for 5G development, promotes development of further network applications, and puts 5G at the center of industry digitalization.
Huawei has been committed to developing the core network section for years and has made significant contributions to the industry’s development. The service-based architecture (SBA) jointly proposed by Huawei and China Mobile has become the unified 5G network architecture. Huawei earned an overall leadership position, with Leader rankings across all the evaluated criteria in the GlobalData's 5G Core competitiveness ranking report.
Huawei also won the "Best 5G Core Network Technology Award" at the 5G World Summit in 2019, and was the first to be granted the 5G Core Network Telecommunication Equipment Network Access License in China. Huawei will continue to drive progress to better serve customers and promote the rapid development of 5G.
Charles Yang, President for Huawei Middle East, commented on the US allegations deeming them to be unfounded and reaffirms the tech behemoth’s commitment to value creation with local telecom, enterprise, and government partners.
Despite the challenges posed by a US entity list ban, Huawei’s top executive in the Middle East said at a press conference in Oman that the region’s geographic location is strategically beneficial for the company in the way that it works closely with both governments and the private sector to advance security, collaboration, and innovation for the digital era.
The comments by Charles Yang, President of Huawei Middle East, come at a time when Huawei remains the world’s largest telecommunications-equipment manufacturer, a top global smartphone and smart device brand, and a digital solutions provider to thousands of companies in sectors like finance, transportation, energy, and government.
Within the region, ICT is also becoming a national basic infrastructure as technologies like 5G, AI, and cloud computing act as drivers for digital transformation.
According to Yang, Huawei has been leading 5G expansion in the Middle East as part of the first wave of deployments worldwide, and will focus on vertical industry, ecosystem, and 5G talent development in 2020. This has been powered by investments of USD4 billion in 5G research since 2009.
The company is also bringing its 5G OpenLab concept to the Middle East, providing the local ICT sector with an environment in which it can experience, innovate, and verify the latest 5G applications with operators and partners.
“The downward pressure on many regional economies and even the global market has intensified in 2019 and the start of 2020. All of us need to dig deep into the opportunities presented by digital transformation. Most organizations across the Middle East now recognize the value that can be created by this transformation, and as such, it is a key region for Huawei in terms of technology collaboration, innovation, and developing business models suited to the digital era,” said Yang.
As a result of its R&D investment focus, Huawei has been able to lead the deployment of 5G technologies globally with more than 700 cities and 228 Fortune Global 500 companies having chosen Huawei as their digital transformation partner. As part of its efforts to lead new technology ecosystems, Huawei also recently released its Huawei Mobile Services (HMS) Core 4.0 platform, marking an important milestone for Huawei in building a set of applications and services for its consumer device ecosystem.
Central to its R&D strategy has been a long-term knowledge transfer program to develop talent in the Middle East, for the Middle East, according to Yang. That requires technology leaders working with customers, partners, developers, industry alliances, and standards organizations to build an interdependent ecosystem that fosters shared growth.
For its part, Huawei's flagship ‘Seeds for the Future’ program and annual ICT Competition program will continue in the Middle East in 2020 and support creativity among ICT students to increase national competitiveness.
Alongside 5G innovation and talent development, Yang recognized that cybersecurity does remain a vital issue for the region’s ICT industry.
When asked about the challenges posed to Huawei specifically by the current US administration, Yang responded, “Our Rotating Chairman, Eric Xu, recently observed that some state actors may continue to suppress the development of leading technologies. They are choosing to build walls rather than connecting people and ideas. Despite concerted efforts by some to keep us down, I think many of us feel a renewed sense of purpose and value at Huawei.”
He added that Huawei is only an equipment supplier and that accessing customer networks without their authorization and visibility would be impossible. On a practical level, Huawei does not have the ability to bypass carriers, access control, and take data from their networks without being detected by all normal firewalls or security systems.
“Today cybersecurity is an issue for all countries, governments, and companies. It is also a journey—not a destination. As such, we need measures in place applying to telecom operators and equipment suppliers so that there is an objective, verifiable basis for knowing which products and services are worthy of the public’s trust. Our customers and us see this as a strategic priority,” added Yang.
The executive noted that Huawei has long committed to helping partners in the region to address cybersecurity challenges and has been a partner of choice for telecom carriers for 5G network development through a broad range of end-to-end solutions. Yang also said that Huawei is ready to sign no-spy, no-backdoor agreements with any and all entities in the Middle East region.
In the last few months, Huawei has been approved to continue supplying 5G technologies in markets such as the UK and the European Union, with countries like Germany and France also accepting Huawei 5G despite US pressure. Abraham Liu, Huawei Chief Representative to the EU Institutions, has confirmed that Huawei is working with European governments to develop common standards to strengthen the security and reliability of those networks.
Huawei has also confirmed that it has no cooperation with the company Crypto AG. A recent report by the Washington Post noted that the CIA used Crypto AG to covertly access telecom networks worldwide, spying on other countries for decades.
Australia cybersecurity expert Hank Wolfe has also documented how the US National Security Agency rigged encryption systems sold by Crypto AG, enabling the agency to read the coded diplomatic and military traffic of more than 120 countries.


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Mobile operators clarify increase in prepaid card prices
Why are mobile prepaid cards being sold at a higher price? Mobile operators were forced to provide clarification on this issue to the State Commission for Protection of Economic Competition. As it turns out, the entire blame belongs to the sales dealers. The antimonopoly agency has followed the traces of customer complaints. The company in charge has received a warning notice.

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Intel Patent Double Checks its Chips as it Boosts US Manufacturing
Intel’s patent for tamper-proofing its chips may help it track down broken links in the supply chain.
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Intel is making a chip and checking it twice.
The company is seeking to patent methods for “preventing the counterfeiting and tampering for semiconductor devices.” Intel’s system gives semiconductors multiple close inspections as they go from manufacturer to customer to ensure that fake chips aren’t running amok.
Intel notes that counterfeit chips present a major security risk if they infiltrate “critical applications in the military and medical sectors. Identifying them is difficult, however, if they’re “functionally equivalent” to authentic ones. “The security measures need to begin with the manufacturers and continue through the supply chain to a final authentication by the end consumer.”
Intel’s system aims to authenticate its chips via physical security mechanisms and digital security methods. For physical security, Intel’s system relies on laser-marking tools and X-ray inspection tools to leave behind and capture specific etchings for “unit-specific variations.” This X-ray tool also checks for non-critical defects that may be unique to that specific chip.
Those markings serve as unique identifiers, or “fingerprints” for the chip, which are then converted into a “digital hash,” or a string of characters that serves as a digital identifier. As the chip moves from manufacturer to logistics to delivery to customer, these fingerprints are re-hashed via the same hashing algorithm that created the original digital hash, and compared along the way. If the chip is authentic, then the digital hashes will be “substantially overlapping,” Intel noted.
This kind of inspection as the components trade hands helps prove both the authenticity of the device and if something goes wrong can help track down cracks in the supply chain.
Dedicated Patent Drop readers may recognize this filing from our “Extra Drops” section in late February. However, given that this patent comes from federally sponsored research, and that Intel is in the news for its massive government grant to plunge into its chip factories, we felt it fitting to bring it back around.
The company was awarded $8.5 billion from the Biden administration as part of the CHIPS Act, legislation that was passed in 2022 to boost US semiconductor manufacturing. The company also could receive another $11 billion in loans via this deal. The company said the funding would go to factories and research centers in Arizona, Ohio, New Mexico, and Oregon. Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger noted that the Ohio factory would specifically be for the fabrication of AI chips, both for its own needs and for other chip designers.
The company’s effort to boost US manufacturing of chips could lead to around 20% of logic chips being produced domestically, “reducing dependency on Asian manufacturing,” said Ido Caspi, research analyst at Global X. “Through its grants and investments, Intel aims to position the US as a key player in the production of cutting-edge logic chips, currently manufactured exclusively overseas,” said Caspi.
This could also aid its efforts in the AI race, said Caspi. As it stands, Intel is far behind the likes of Nvidia, which reportedly holds 80% of the AI chips market share. However, the company’s position as both the designer and manufacturer could set it apart in the industry, he noted. Constructing plants that are capable of producing chips for both itself and other firms that don’t manufacture their own chips, such as Nvidia and AMD, may also set Intel up for success.
“These capabilities position Intel to potentially increase its market share in the AI chip sector significantly in the coming years, leveraging its dual role to cater to a broader spectrum of the market’s needs,” said Caspi.
Plus, as this patent specifically aims to keep its chips on lock, adding an extra layer of security to verify quality only serves to help its quest for market share.


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New owner buys Winthrop restaurant from her brother
When Winthrop resident Lindsay Evans suggested to her younger brother, Ryan Clement, that he open a pizza restaurant back in the mid-2000s, it didn’t occur to her that she might one day own that business
Little more than a decade later, Evans is now the enthusiastic new owner of East 20 Pizza in Winthrop.
Back when she had the idea, Evans was teaching at Little Star Montessori School and raising her young daughter, while Clement was working on cruise ships near Hawaii. Evans said to Clement, “You should move to the Methow Valley and open a Local Myth Pizza in Winthrop!” referring to the iconic pizza parlor in Chelan, where Evans and Clement were raised.
The siblings did not grow up in a restaurant family, but both remember with appreciation their mother’s home-cooked meals and many large family dinners. Clement had a solid background making pizza, as Local Myth Pizza’s first employee in 1998. And, “I’m a businessman,” says Clement, who was immediately intrigued by the idea.
That entrepreneurial spirit, coupled with business support from local resident George Baumgardner, was the secret sauce to launching East 20 Pizza. With Clement’s “vision, energy, and motivation,” says Evans, East 20 Pizza opened its doors in 2007 and has been feeding Methow Valley locals and visitors ever since.
“We’re focused on year-round satisfaction of locals,” says Clement. “Local year-round guests are our bread and butter.” Bread and cheese, perhaps? In any case, the love Clement has for the people of this valley is evident in the role locals play in East 20’s business plan and practices.
“We modify our menu seasonally,” says Clement, “to give locals variety throughout the year.” For example, as the days grow darker East 20 features its Winter Special Combos and reintroduces the popular Thai Bowl.
Clement has also shown his commitment to the local community through his use of locally grown products, a practice Evans embraces and will sustain. “The local products are of superior quality and freshness,” says Luke Evans, Lindsay’s husband. Clement adds, “And there is the whole economic component. This community has supported us. We want to support the local economy by buying products made here.”
To this end East 20 Pizza features flour from Bluebird Grain Farms (“their flour is so good, we’ve used it since day one,” says Clement), meat from Thomson’s Custom Meats, veggies from Willowbrook Farms, Old Schoolhouse Brewery beer, Lost River wines, and a whole host of products sourced through Hank’s Harvest Foods.
Clement has “put [his] heart and soul into this place,” he says, “but now I’m ready to live somewhere else, travel, and not be tied to a particular place.” So he approached his sister with a proposal: Evans would sell the Lake Chelan Artisan Bakery she opened in 2013 and purchase East 20 Pizza from Clement.
The suggestion did not come wholly out of the blue for Evans. “In recent years I had heard Ryan mention his exit strategy,” Evans says, “and I told him, ‘when you get serious, let me know.’”
The timing was fortuitous. Luke Evans’ work as the owner of Methow Valley Builders is stable (among other things, Methow Valley Builders is building the first neighborhood of the Methow Valley’s affordable housing complexes) and the Lake Chelan Artisan Bakery is in a good position to be transitioned to new ownership by one of Evans’ employees.
“Catalina Jimenez was my first employee,” says Evans. “She has been with me through everything. She’s been steady year-round and over the years she has taken on more and more responsibilities at the bakery. It’s a natural segue for her to own the business.”
For Evans, too, owning East 20 Pizza is a natural segue. She baked at Cinnamon Twisp for many years, owned a bakery for five years, and waited tables at East 20 Pizza in its early years.
“I’ve been involved all along,” Evans says. “It’s been fun to watch what Ryan was doing and to see the evolution of East 20 as it has grown over the years.”
Evans notes that Clement provided “inspiration and support” for her when she was starting the bakery, as well — a tribute that Clement was previously unaware of. Clement mentions his own bastion of inspiration and support, Baumgardner, who Clement says made it possible for him to open, grow, remodel, and sustain East 20 Pizza. “I couldn’t have pulled this off without George Baumgardner,” says Clement.
“Business is operating smoothly now that our infrastructure is complete,” says Clement, “just in time for Lindsay to take the wheel!” And Evans is ready, noting that she has no major changes planned to the menu or vibe of East 20. “Local business is still our focus,” says Evans, “and we will continue to provide an environment that allows visitors to feel like they’re part of the local scene.”
East 20 Pizza under Evans will roll out the Combo Club program, the purpose of which is to allow diners to sample all of East 20 Pizza’s varieties and receive as a reward a Combo Club card, which gives the carrier discounted pizza prices and happy hour beer prices all afternoon two days a week.
Evans will also carry on Clement’s program of pizza vouchers (a program where East 20 Pizza donates several dollars per pizza to various kids’ sports teams and non-profits), as well as the popular tradition of hosting an annual Local Appreciation Night (Dec. 5, 2018, 5-8 p.m.), which invites locals to come eat free pizza by the slice.
“We just pass around tray after tray of different combos,” says Clement. “It’s a great way for locals to try out different pizza varieties without having to purchase a whole pizza. It’s a risk-free way to try a pizza you’ve never had before.” Everyone, it seems, is welcome to a piece of the proverbial pie at East 20.
Diners at East 20 Pizza are likely to see the whole Evans family working alongside some of the restaurant’s long-term staff. Evans’ daughter, Amelia (13), is beginning to learn the ropes of bussing tables. And her 9-year-old son, Gunnar, will probably join the team when he’s older.
This family involvement echoes the welcoming, communal atmosphere Clement has cultivated in East 20 over the years. “I’m thankful that this place has been able to provide a fun and funky place for locals to eat and hang out, as well as a stable living for me and many of my employees,” he says. “And I’m grateful to the customers who made that possible.”
Clement continues, “I’d like to give Methow Valley residents the biggest thank you for the support over the years. I’d like to yell it from the top of Mt. Gardner! I’m just overwhelmed, humbled, and grateful for the community support.”


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COSKEL UNIVERSITY AND CATALYST SIGN GROUND BREAKING CROSS PROMOTION AND MUSIC LICENSING DEAL
Written by Clivia Robely (CRPR)
New York, NY. May 04, 2007
- Neal and Massy Trinidad Allstars, winner of the 2007 Panorama competition, won their title through a combination of hard work, perseverance, and commitment to their culture and the art form. The fact that they accomplished this feat, while dressed in Coskel University designs, is no mere coincidence. They too are committed to the culture and the sharing of our unique existence to an international audience.
In a brilliant effort to share our music, and our culture with the world at large, Coskel University, affectionately called CU by its fans, has made another foray into investing in the culture of Trinidad and Tobago. They have recently signed a five year agreement with Catalyst Entertainment - a rapidly emerging power house in Caribbean Entertainment - to use their music exclusively as promotional gifts for customers purchasing apparel on the company's website:CoskelUniversity.com
. The CDs will also be distributed worldwide as part of a universal tag for Coskel University's apparel.
Speaking by telephone from Japan - Designer, Illustrator, and Painter, Machiyo Kodaira, one half of the two person CU design team, which also includes Creative Director and Designer Xolani Heylon, disclosed that the CD, mixed by DJ ISLA of Tokyo Japan, will contain 20 tracks pairing current artists with their contemporaries by blending Classic calypso from legends like Black Stalin and Calypso Rose, with emerging Catalyst Entertainment Artists like Trinity, and independent soca stars like Mr. Vybe and Michelle Sylvester featured off Catalyst's newest album release "Soca Rizin' Volume 1".
The CD will also contain interactive software which automatically communicates with CU's website if played on a PC or Mac, constantly making customers and potential customers aware of new updates, sales, and more importantly when new items are added to the site.
"This is a first on many levels, and the first of many great things to come from these two companies," commented Damian Holder, CEO of Catalyst Entertainment. "Not only is it the first time that this type of technology been incorporated into a Soca CD, but the idea of teaming artists with the innovators that inspires them [is] incredible, and so representative of Coskel University."
This venture is a mutually beneficial one as both entities can now share their customer base, Caribbean and International, in a symbiotic, positive way. A commitment of sorts, just like the Neal And Massy All stars, to share and continue to share all aspects of our culture with the world at large. Once again, a winning combination.
The CD will be available beginning this spring anywhere Coskel University apparel is sold including stores like Virgin Mega Stores NYC, Untitled Boutique NY, Pieces (Brooklyn, Hoboken and Harlem) and other stores in Japan and Europe.
The contract signing took place at downtown Brooklyn location Well Lounge, the future home of what will be many CU and Catalyst events.
was formed to provide ground-breaking Caribbean entertainment. The multi-faceted company whose motto; "A Change is Coming" recently made history by releasing the first soca compilation entirely produced by a woman Michelle Miche Williams. She also doubles as President of the company and Executive Director of Productions.


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Ripple (XRP) is slowly entering the success zone as more and more companies are adopting its platform for cross the border money transfers. Today, Uphold has also joined Ripple (XRP) platform to provide its customers full access to ripple’s fast growing ecosystem. Here, it is important to mention that Uphold is mobile payments start up. It has integrated with Ripple (XRP) to launch a new app. The clients can now have XRP wallet addresses through this newly launched app. The app will facilitate the customers to deposit, withdraw, and send XRP tokens to different wallets through this app. The company had plans to launch this service in March but could not due to incompletion of integration process with XRP ledger.
This move has made uphold the first and the only platform to provide customers with full access to Ripple (XRP). CRO of Uphold Robin O’Connell says that they have achieved an important milestone. He further says that Uphold was the first company to make XRP easily available in US and now it is providing full connectivity to XRP ledger to satisfy an increasing need of customers. Here, it is worth mentioning that Uphold powers almost $ 3 billion in transactions across 184 countries of the world. This platform also supports more than 30 currencies.
The company holds a respectable position because it provides its customers with necessary information to make good decisions. Ripple (XRP) is also the third largest cryptocurrency with $26 billion market cap. The reliability, scalability, transparency, and cost effectiveness of global transactions make it a top digital platform for sending, receiving, and holding digital tokens. The integrity of such apps with XRP ledger will expand the investors of Ripple (XRP) and make it a top cryptocurrency of 2018.
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Worldwide there are approximately 3,000 merchant ports and the work of the Harbour Master can vary widely from country to country and from port to port even within the same country.
BEST* Terminal turns into reality an ambitious project of expanding its hinterland at international level through collaboration with the Port of Bayonne, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in SW France.
The port of Bayonne, historically specialists in bulk, wants to take a step forward in intermodality by implementing a cross-border door-to-door intermodal service. In this way, BEST and the Port of Bayonne have joined forces to offer a new intermodal service to importers and exporters in SW France, through BEST's logistics operator, Synergy, and the transport company GIMEX, based in Navarra (Navarre), Spain.
Trade event on 20 February
Union of the partners of this innovative project will be presented by both parties at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Bayonne on 20 February in order to identify potential future users and present the proposal of service offer to the needs of logistics professionals on both sides of the border.
It is understood that the Bayonne Chamber of Commerce, BEST, Synergy and Gimex have inviting shippers, forwarders, logistics companies, transporters, importers and exporters to contact the Sales Management team of the Port of Bayonne for further information and to register for the presentation of the event, either by e-mail at: firstname.lastname@example.org or by telephone on: +33 05 59 46 58 81.
The port of Bayonne, as a fundamental economic development player in the region, is going to strengthen its logistics offer by using container transport from/to a worldwide market. At the same time, it is an environmentally sustainable logistics hub thanks to the combined use of rail and maritime services thus limiting the impact of the carbon footprint generated.
Experience in intermodal transport by rail that Synergy brings to this framework of collaboration between both ports is undoubtedly a mark of quality and reliability that customers seek in a logistics partner.
By way of example operators’ success stories are its service from BEST to Pamplona, with one daily departure, and the one from BEST to Miranda de Ebro (Burgos), which already has four departures each week, having been in service for a little over a year.
It is reported that added value that these services provide to their clients are: savings of up to eleven days of maritime transit time, offering direct services from Barcelona; and also reliability in the face of the current situation of uncertainty that French ports have been experiencing for several weeks.
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Early in September the IMO Media service reported that Hapag-Lloyd AG was the latest entity to join the Global Industry Alliance (GIA) for Marine Biosafety, an initiative launched in June 2020 by the IMO GloFouling Partnerships project. Here the initiative works to promote collaboration with the private sector to address two of the most pressing environmental issues of our time: invasive species and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
At this time the new member of the GIA joins forces with an expanding group of leading private sector champions representing a wide range of maritime industries affected by biofouling, including shipping, aquaculture, offshore oil and gas and ocean renewable energies.
There is a useful introductory article on the Alliance to be found here: www.glofouling.imo.org/post/new-member-joins-the-global-industry-alliance-for-marine-biosafety
Biofouling is the build-up of aquatic organisms, such as algae or small animals, on marine surfaces that can lead to the introduction of potentially invasive species to new environments, where they may threaten native species and cause irreversible damage to biodiversity. Additionally, biofouling increases the drag of ships, forcing them to burn more fuel to maintain speed.
Late Friday (11 September) the IMO issued a Joint Statement with other UN entities to urge action on the crew change crisis
In the agreed document all Governments were called upon to immediately recognize seafarers as keyworkers, and to address the humanitarian crisis faced by the shipping sector.
The Statement was issued above the signatures of several UN agencies including IMO, ILO, UNCTAD, FAO and ICAO to urge all UN Member States to take action to urgently resolve the crew change crisis to avert a humanitarian disaster that will also affect the safety of shipping, the protection of the marine environment, the continuation of efficient trade and the recovery of the world economy.
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Generic medicines: Centre pushes for cheaper drugs
In a bid to form generic medicines more eye-catching, the Central government is getting to introduce an innovative marketing strategy to extend its brand awareness among consumers.
New Union Health Ministry plans would color-code generic medicines to differentiate them from their more costly brand-name counterparts. this is often during a bid to encourage consumers to form an informed decision on whether to travel on-brand or off-brand when buying drugs. Proposals have also been made to mark generic medicines with symbols.
The plans come on the tail end of a variety of measures advanced by the Union Health Ministry to promote sales of generic medicines in India. India has long been considered the ‘pharmacy of the developing world’, exporting large volumes of generic medicines to other markets. However, some analysts have suggested in recent years that holding onto this title could be a struggle, due to a mixture of increased competition from other drugmakers and more stringent regulations.
Nonetheless, generic medicines continue to frame the lion’s share of the pharmaceutical industry in India. Generics accounted for seventy percent of the pharma sector’s revenue in 2017. This manifests not only during a global effort to export generic medicines but it also seems to be a push to expand domestic use of generics.
Proposals made in recent years to upscale availability and use of generics have come thick and fast from the Centre. One proposal saw doctors being legally obliged to supply a generic medicine as an alternative to a branded one if one was available, by writing down the precise medication name instead of the brand. This provoked controversy and polarised reactions among drugmakers, chemists, and doctors alike.
The opening of state-run pharmacies to exclusively provide generic medicines has also been a fixture of health policies, both at the state and central levels. this is often particularly prominent amidst the rollout of schemes to expand access to healthcare – most notably Ayushman Bharat and the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Pari Yojana Kendra (PMBJPK).
PMBJK establishes special stores referred to as Jan Aushadi Kendras, which exclusively sell generic medicines. more than 3,000 such stores are open nationwide at the present. With Ayushman Bharat, commentators have identified a ‘pharma play’ to further strengthen the generics industry in India and supply a pathway for generic drugmakers to boost sales.
The bid to make generic medicines more accessible and appealing to consumers could bring down healthcare costs. this is often to not say that the manifold challenges facing India’s generic drugs industry will get away, especially not when it involves international sales. However, it can't be denied that – a minimum of for the instant – India’s generics industry remains a force that can't be ignored.


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Congress is set to make a brief appearance in Washington this week, then recess until after Election Day. That means a farm bill is likely to be left undone, just one of the many items on lawmakers' "to-do" lists that won't happen anytime soon.
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Business Roundtable supports many of the Administration’s objectives to benefit American workers, specifically counteracting China’s discriminatory trade and investment practices, modernizing NAFTA and addressing global overcapacity of steel and aluminum. But the Administration’s tactics to achieve these objectives hurt American workers more than they help.
Using Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to impose tariffs on other nations’ steel and aluminum imports (and potentially their automobile and automotive part imports) – including those of our allies – will increase U.S. costs, make American-made products more expensive and less competitive around the world, and expose U.S. businesses to foreign retaliation. In fact, for every U.S. steel or aluminum job created by these tariffs on steel and aluminum, 16 jobs in other sectors of the U.S. economy would be lost. Using ‘national security’ arguments to impose these tariffs opens the door for other countries to do the same, undermining long-established international trade rules that have benefitted American workers. And imposing Section 232 tariffs on automobile and automotive parts imports would only make things worse.


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Volkswagen is making its first all-electric SUV available to American customers with deliveries to U.S. dealerships beginning this month.
"Obviously there's a movement at hand, and Volkswagen likes to lead and likes to be part of the movement," Volkswagen Group of America CEO Scott Keogh told Cheddar. "We think electric vehicles are ready to explode. It's already happening worldwide, and we want to be part of the lead."
The ID.4 model is currently manufactured in Germany and China but will begin U.S. production in 2022. Volkswagen's plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, will produce the electric vehicle locally.
Keogh said the ID.4 was competitive at $39,995 but noted that the federal tax credit for electric vehicles helped put the model right in the "sweet spot" for the U.S. car market.
"Make no mistake, I think it is important," he said of the credit. "This is technology we want to have adopted. It's technology we want embraced by all American consumers, and certainly, the $7,500 tax credit helps build and lengthen that runway to get this off the ground."
The German automaker's stock price has soared in recent weeks, even as industry leader Tesla's sky-high valuation has shrunk.
Keogh attributed this to "old auto" showing its strength in the new electric vehicle market.
"In any competitive industry, there never is just a number one," he said. "There's always a two, and there's always a three, and frankly Volkswagen has now joined the game."
He also said the market is responding to the company's commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement, and its plan to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.
"The market buys the future. The market believes the future, and right now they're believing us."
As for how the ID.4 stacks up to Tesla's Model Y, another fully electric SUV, Keogh touted Volkswagen's sales infrastructure and market penetration.
"We have 650 dealers across the country," he said. "They've been trained. We have EV specialists. They're ready to sell the car. They're ready to service the car. They're ready to embrace the car."
This footprint, he added, gives the company an edge in capturing new customers in the electric vehicle market, which is more important than clawing customers away from Tesla.
"We need internal combustion engine owners to look at this car," he said.


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Ford says October China auto sales up 55 percent year-on-year
(Reuters) - Ford Motor Co (F.N) and its local partners in China sold a total 93,969 vehicles on a wholesale basis in October, an increase of 55 percent from a year earlier, the company said on Wednesday.
That compared with a 61 percent increase in September.
In the first 10 months of the year, sales by the Dearborn, Michigan-based automaker totaled 741,818 vehicles on a wholesale basis, up 52 percent from the same period last year.
Ford, whose sales have been boosted by hot demand for models such as Focus and Mondeo, has now overtaken its Japanese rival Toyota Motor Co (7203.T), whose sales grew only 4.9 percent during the first 10 months to 719,200 units.
Ford partners with Chongqing ChangAn Automobile Co Ltd (000625.SZ) and Jiangling Motors Corp (000550.SZ) in making vehicles in the world's biggest automotive market.
(Reporting by Norihiko Shirouzu in Beijing and Samuel Shen in Shanghai; Editing by Kazunori Takada)
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Earlier this month, we reported on a curious case surrounding Porsche's new 911 GT3. The new car would be available only with the PDK gearbox in the state of California, with the manual model unable to pass the required noise test to go on sale. Now, we have word straight from Porsche that the issue has been solved, and residents of the sunny state will be able to purchase whichever GT3 takes their fancy.
The news comes to us direct from Frank Wiesmann, Manager of Product Communications for Porsche in North America. In the last week, the California Department of Motor Vehicles and the California Highway Patrol worked to find a solution to the issue, and have "helped to identify an appropriate regulatory path forward," according to Wiesmann, who stated "When the first cars arrive in the fall, they can be legally registered and driven in all 50 states." Welcome news for fans of the stick shift, then.
The original problem came down to California's antiquated testing procedure for noise output, SAE J1470, according to reports from Road and Track. The test specifies different procedures for manual and automatic equipped cars. The former test requires a car like the manual 911 GT3 to perform a full-throttle run from 50 km/h up to the engine RPM at which it produces peak power. Obviously, flooring it in third to near redline is a noisy proposition. The latter test, however, requires the driver of the automatic car to rapidly push the accelerator down as far as possible without causing the transmission to kick down to first gear, and to hold that position until the end of the designated testing area. First gear in a 911 GT3 goes up to around 80km/h, so a deft foot is required to avoid kicking down and letting the loud out. Thus, in the testing regime, the automatic vehicle never actually hits full throttle and the car comes in much quieter.
The basic story was that the manual test produced enough noise to push the new GT3 over the decibel limit, while the smoother, quieter automatic test didn't. Newer testing methodologies exist, which are more relevant to modern cars, their power outputs, and gear ratios—such as SAE J2805, from May 2020. However, when notified on June 11 that the California Highway Patrol could not find a procedure that would allow for the new testing method to be used, the automaker was forced to announce that only the PDK gearbox would be available in California.
Since then, the procedural issues have apparently been solved and Porsche was able to get the new 911 GT3 approved for sale. The exact legal wrangling that went on to allow the car to pass testing is not yet clear; we've reached out to the California DMV for comment and will report back with anything that turns up.
California has always taken noise seriously, so we're not surprised to see this coming to a head on this occasion. Regardless, it's a day for the three-pedal fanatics to celebrate, for California still loves the manuals.
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From buzzword to industry-disrupting technology, blockchain technology continues to a significant topic of interest around the world. Even with the current decline in the cryptocurrency market, major corporations still seem intent on investing in the emerging technology.
Blockchain Technology Isn’t Going Away
Writing for Forbes, Yoav Vilner says that the prevailing consensus is that blockchain technology isn’t going away any time soon. This assertion comes despite the current massive price drops that have seen cryptocurrencies sink to one-year lows across the board.
Since the creation of Bitcoin, other blockchains have emerged, targeting diverse areas of the global business process. Apart from financial applications, the technology is also finding utilization in areas like food traceability, renewable energy, and supply chain management to mention a few.
With such a wide array of adoption cases, it appears a massive cryptocurrency price drop isn’t enough to dampen enthusiasm among blockchain investors. According to Fortune, distributed ledger technology (DLT), as well as artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics, are the most prominent emerging technological trends.
Global Conglomerates Experimenting with Blockchain
It is, therefore, no surprise to find that DLT is becoming a significant point of interest for many large conglomerates around the world. Companies like IBM, Alibaba, Microsoft, Google, etc. seem to have caught the bug.
IBM has been one of the biggest investors in blockchain technology. Recently, Live Bitcoins News reported on the company extolling the many advantages of the technology in its latest patent application.
According to CNBC, the global DLT-based products and services market stands north of $700 million, and experts predict that it could go as high as $60 billion in less than a decade. Recently, AERGO, a blockchain startup, raised $30 million with venture capital giant Sequoia being one of its major backers.
Perhaps one of the strongest positives for DLT is the widespread acceptance by governments and regulatory bodies. Where Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies get negative rhetoric, blockchain technology has almost universal acclaim.
In China, for example, Beijing continues to encourage DLT applications despite the blanket ban on cryptocurrency trading and ICOs. A similar situation exists in India where Bitcoin is all but anathema, but state officials continue to talk up the potential of the emerging technology.
What do you think about more investments pouring into the blockchain technology arena? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section below.
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Greeting card brand Hallmark has tapped P&L Global Network will develop a new licensing program for its brand in Latin America.
Sainsbury’s has inked an exclusive three-year partnership with Centum Books to develop a range of books aimed at children from birth to 7-years-old.
DC Thomson Consumer Products will be presenting its portfolio of iconic brands and a range of third-party properties at Brand Licensing Europe next week.
Puffin has joined PopJam, Mind Candy's social community for kids, as the platform's first major publishing partner.
Licensed clothing specialist Poeticgem is set to develop a new adult nightwear and underwear range based on The Snowman and The Snowdog brand.
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Disney Consumer Products has unveiled an intergalactic assortment of products for the new Disney XD animated TV series "Star Wars Rebels."
Cartoon Network has inked a deal with Penguin Young Readers Group to launch a publishing imprint under its name in summer 2015.
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Banking app Revolut has hailed its first profitable year after benefiting from a post-pandemic digital boom and a growth in crypto trading.
The company, which is the UK’s most valuable fintech, published its much-delayed annual report for 2021 on Tuesday, after being criticised for filing its accounts late.
But the firm brushed aside the delays and cheered its first full year of profitability, with a net profit of £26.3 million, up from the £223.6 million in steep losses it posted the previous year.
“When profitability often plays second fiddle to growth for fintechs, we showed that a company as young as Revolut can continue to accelerate its growth while also being profitable”, the company said in its report.
Its revenue surged by nearly threefold, totalling £636.2 million for the year, up from £219.9 million in 2020.
Revolut said its financial performance was strengthened by seeing an increase of more than 50% in weekly active retail customers, and an increase in the average spend per user by a tenth.
It had more than 16 million customers at the end of 2021, up from 11 million in 2020.
Today, the global app has around 27 million customers, Revolut chief financial officer Mikko Salovaara told the PA news agency.
Revolut makes money from products such as transfers and multi-currency cards, paid plans that go up to £12.99 a month for a “metal” card, and crypto assets.
Mr Salovaara said that more than half of its revenues came from foreign exchange, wealth and trading, and that about 30% came from crypto alone in 2021.
“2021 was the year in which crypto asset investing transitioned from early adopters to mainstream investors”, Revolut said in its report.
This is a very different story today, however, with crypto making up about 5% to 10% of revenue, the finance chief revealed.
This is due to a downturn in the cryptocurrencies over the winter which saw the collapse of trading platform FTX and a slump in the value of bitcoin.
Mr Salovaara told PA: “What’s happened is that we’re getting more revenue from a big growth of customers, which has really made up for the downturn in crypto.
“We are seeing increased use of our products, particularly payments, with people travelling again, cross-border, and using credit and debt cards in daily life.
“And with interest rates going up and economic conditions getting tougher, we have seen an uptick in the use of credit.
“On the back of our banking licence in Europe, we launched unsecured personal loans, credit cards and ‘buy now pay later’, and we hope to be able to expand that across our whole footprint.”
While the fintech is licensed as a bank in Europe, it is yet to receive a banking licence in the UK, around two years after sending off an application.
Revolut said on Tuesday it was in the “advanced stages” of its application to the regulator for a licence, which would enable it to hold customer deposits and offer loans.
Mr Salovaara said the company is expecting the license “imminently”, but stressed that it is “sustainable without the licence”.
The London-headquartered company was valued at a record-breaking £24 billion in the summer of 2021 after securing investment from a big funding round.
But Mr Salovaara said the fintech is now “self-sustaining” and its profitability means it no longer needs funding.


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World stock markets pushed higher Thursday as investors shopped for bargains following a brutal correction sparked by inflation fears.The U.S. Wednesday reported a surprisingly strong rise in consumer prices, briefly spooking markets, but a weak retail sales report suggested that fears of an overheating American economy may be premature, analysts said.Some analysts have suggested that the Fed will not be pushed into more aggressive rate hikes than the market has so far anticipated.On currency markets the dollar took a hit across the board, with the yen at fresh 15-month highs, while the euro built on Wednesday's gains that came after figures showed solid German economic growth.Although higher inflation and bond yields would normally be positive for the dollar, the analysts said other options were more attractive.
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Owner of The Chuckery Farm in Altham, Tim Harrison, is giving out poultry, duck, goat, rabbit, cat and dog food free of charge
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A farmer has launched a pet food bank for the first time after hearing how people with pets are struggling with the cost of living.
Owner of The Chuckery Farm in Altham, Tim Harrison, is giving out poultry, duck, goat, rabbit, cat and dog food free of charge. He says after having conversations with pet owners about soaring energy bills he realised how much people were struggling and wanted to do something to help at his Bell Lane based farm.
Tim said: “Everyone has found it to be a good idea and people really appreciate it and it has been taken in well by the local community. Our land has a footpath running through it and we get people walking by and the more you talk to people, the more you hear that they are suffering. People are really struggling with fuel bills which then has a knock on effect.
“One lady told me she goes without heating just to feed her dogs.”
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The farmer tries to give people a week or two weeks worth of food depending on how much he has. Around 30 people contact him on a weekly basis and 20 people turn up to the food bank a week.
He says he has noticed that pet food has increased by around 30 per cent and this price increase, on top of soaring energy bills, has meant that people are considering rehoming their pets. Tim says 60 per cent of people that contact him say they cannot afford to feed their pets and as a result will have to rehome them.
Cat food has proven to be a popular product at the food bank, followed by rabbit and dog food. Pet food from the food bank comes from the RSPCA Food Bank Partnership as well as members of the public. The funds raised from eggs sold at the farm also go towards the food bank.
The Chuckery Farm is known for its poultry rescue. Tim has taken birds, goats, pigs, turkeys and more animals into his care, which came from the public and national animal charities.
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When I attend conference sessions with a mobile bent, people inevitably debate what the killer app or Web service will be for smart phones.
Will it be search? Will it be mashup-laden, location-based services that fuel commerce?
We speculate, but we don’t know. Now that Google’s Android mobile operating stack is about to become a player in the market thanks to the T-Mobile G1, the speculation is growing.
The Android Guys reported Oct. 14 that Motorola is looking to hire a senior staff interaction designer to shepherd user interfaces for an “Android social networking smart phone” Motorola is creating.
When I first heard this, I thought it was a ludicrous concept. Remember the dreadful MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) fad?
Companies such as ESPN would offer mobile phones tailored for their Web services and content. This failed miserably in the United States, with many-ESPN included-abandoning these services.
Then I thought: But this is Motorola, a capable, albeit much maligned phone maker, designing a device that marries the speedy Web services of Android with the undeniable stickiness of social networking. Why, that would be the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup of smart phones!
A smart phone optimized to let users easily navigate Facebook, MySpace, or any social network and Web service could be a valuable toy, particularly for the tweens, teens and twenty-somethings who live on those sites.
Facebook and MySpace alone have more than 220 million users, so the footprint is huge. Moreover, ABI Research recently found that 46 percent of Facebook and MySpace members access their social network of choice from a mobile phone.
What do these users do on their social networks from their mobile phones? ABI found that half of the users check for comments and messages from their friends, while the other half post status updates.
“We believe this centralization of a consumer’s digital lifestyle through social networks will only increase adoption of mobile social networking in coming years,” wrote ABI Research analyst Michael Wolf in a research summary.
Android, meanwhile, is optimized for speedy search and comes with a WebKit-based browser that is designed to run Web apps more efficiently than Symbian, Windows Mobile or BlackBerry devices. Imagine the speed of the Chrome Web browser you’ve tested, but on a handheld gadget.
Now imagine walking down the street anywhere in your neighborhood and being able to connect with those friends via comments and status updates with a few clicks on an Android phone.
Combine Android and social networks with location and presence services, and it could be a home run. I’m sure young adults and twenty-somethings would buy it very much the way young adults were the first to snatch up generic MP3 players and then Apple’s iPods.
Then expect Apple to enter the fray and create an iPhone for social networks. You’d have a marketing war on your hands, but it would create some interesting choices for consumers.
There is no doubt social networks are the next killer Web service phenomenon for smart phones.


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I was busy with my Fuji X100 vs. Leica X1 review today and still have some catching up to do: in an interview today, Panasonic UK confirmed that they are working on a new, Leica branded, 25mm f/1.4 lens for Micro Four Thirds:
"Q: And there's a new lens to go with the G3 isn't there?
A: Yes, here's the first working sample of the 25mm f/1.4; really eagerly anticipated and not planned for launch until the second half of this year. It will be Leica approved and branded."
In addition to the Lumix G3 camera, Panasonic also announced another point and shoot model and a new 14MP MOS sensor for compact cameras (1/2.33 in.). The new MOS image sensor has the following features:
- The fine process technologies provide a sensitivity of 3050 el/lx/sec/μm2, the industry's highest*1 as a MOS image sensor.
- The new light-focusing structure significantly expands the incident light angle, ensuring uniform and high picture quality, as well as produces a slimmer camera.
- The simple manufacturing process is based on the current MOS image sensor structure, ensuring a stable supply.
- The 32 and 45 nm (nanometers) leading-edge semiconductor process technologies lower the wiring layer profile, expand the opening area, and increase the photo diode volume.
- The low color-mixing characteristics are enhanced by light-focusing structure design technologies that use a three-dimensional wave optics design to minimize light leakage at the structural boundaries.
- Image sensor mass-production technologies allow stable production of MOS image sensors with high picture-quality.
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Award-winning baby product manufacturer sets sights on international growth
Leading baby product manufacturer and distributor, Obaby, has seen a 30 per cent year-on-year increase in orders and has attributed OrderWise’s ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) and WMS (Warehouse Management system) software as a key reason for this growth.
Obaby is one of the most in-demand and recognised baby brands in the UK, supplying major retailers such as Argos, Wayfair, The Very Group and JD Williams.
Following a hugely successful 2021, the business is now aiming to expand into Europe and the Middle East.
Since implementing OrderWise ERP solution back in 2020, Obaby has seen weekly order processing increase by 25 per cent, with a warehouse team of just five members of staff despatching 110,000 orders over the course of the year.
Sally Lewin, managing director Obaby, said they knew they needed new business management software to support their growth ambitions, she said:
“Before implementing OrderWise, we were reliant on a mixture of accounts-based software and data-heavy spreadsheets. It was very time-consuming to update and live data was not available unless manually input which was a burden on sales, warehousing and accounts operations.
“Now that this process is fully automated, we no longer have to worry about oversights or manual errors – everyone is able to work from the same, real-time data and focus on their own task at hand – something that will be integral as we plan to grow.”
Lewis Strellis, procurement analyst at Obaby added:
“Offering a second-to-none service is really important to myself and the whole team here at Obaby. We understood that as we grew, real-time visibility of stock and orders was paramount. With the OrderWise ERP and WMS software now in place, I’m confident that we can expand into new markets with ease.”
Commenting on the success of Obaby, Jon Roberts, senior sales manager at OrderWise said:
“The growth in Obaby over the past 12 months has been phenomenal and it’s great to see that the OrderWise software has had a positive impact on the business. Before implementation, Obaby was processing around 800 orders a week, now they process at least 1,000 orders a week – consistently.
“It’s a really exciting time and we are looking forward to seeing how their business grows in 2022.”


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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Stiles Machinery has announced the next generation of machine design and digital innovation from Homag. This new identity will include a modern machine design across all new Homag products, as well as new, consistent product names designed to help customers identify the right machine for their needs.
Starbucks is committing $10m to develop a fully recyclable and compostable coffee cup. The coffee giant said its NextGen Cup Challenge initiative, in partnership with Closed Loop Partners’ Center for the Circular Economy, will provide grants to inventors who are working towards a new cup technology.
The wire harness producers, based in Vaitele, are now manufacturing ute-lids for the New Zealand company, Pro-Form. The company specialises in automotive accessories which are delivered to automotive companies throughout the world.
Mar 16, 2018 - Allbirds, the merino wool shoe company co-founded by former New Zealand football star Tim Brown, is adding wood fibre to the range of materials it uses for a new range of sneakers, at a time when wool prices have climbed 50 percent.
Mar 12, 2018 -Leading packaging manufacturer Jamestrong has officially opened its new infant formula can manufacturing facility in Christchurch, New Zealand. The company’s Managing Director Alex Commins said the state-of-the-art Christchurch facility in Hornby will supply milk powder to the booming Chinese infant formula market. “In excess of 20 million babies are born each year in China. Producing 16,000,000 infant formula cans per year, the new Hornby facility will contribute to New Zealand’s reputation as a global leader in dairy exports and provide jobs for local workers,” Mr Commins added. “It is imperative the canning facilities are in close proximity…
Mar 9, 2018 - Manufacturing showed solid growth in the December quarter of 2017, with total manufacturing improving 1.8% on December 2016, while manufacturing excluding meat and dairy saw an impressive 3.2% growth on the December 2016 quarter.
“The renewables industry took more than 20 years to install the first 17 gigawatt of offshore wind,” said Jerome Pecresse, CEO Renewable Energy. “Today, the industry forecasts that it will install more than 90 gigawatts over the next 12 years,” Pecresse aded.
feb 21, 2018 - Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited today announced that Chief Financial Officer, Tony Barclay, will retire at the end of May 2018. Tony will continue to support the company in a consulting role over the following 12 months. “Having made a huge contribution to the growth of Fisher & Paykel Healthcare over the past 22 years, Tony has decided to step away from his role to allow him to have more time for family, personal travel and consider areas of future interest,” said Managing Director & CEO Lewis Gradon. “We would like to thank Tony for…
Feb 10, 2018 - Yesterday we signed the lease for the new OCHO chocolate factory on Roberts Street in Dunedin. It has taken some time now to find the perfect place, close to the waterfront and with the capacity for both a production space and cafe. There is so much to do in order to get the site up and running, and we are expecting things to be underway for our new site in the second half of this year. Our first priority is production. By the end of this year, we want to be making two or three times…
Feb 07, 2018 - Late last year Rolls-Royce launched R2 Data Labs, to act as an acceleration hub for data innovation New Zealand being one of the locations. The new organisation, which brings together expertise from across the business, builds on 30 years of data-led services and business model innovation. Using advanced data analytics, industrial Artificial Intelligence and machine learning techniques, R2 Data Labs develops data applications that unlock design, manufacturing and operational efficiencies within Rolls-Royce, and creates new service propositions for customers.
Feb 07, 2018 - British manufacturer Dyson will open an office in New Zealand in May and says it could use the country and as a test bed for future products, which are set to include electric vehicles. Tom Pullar-Strecker reports on Stuff this morning that the company's Sydney-based managing director for Australia and New Zealand, Glenn Andrew, told Stuff that the New Zealand business would initially employ about a dozen staff and Dyson was looking for recruits through its website.


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New York City-based Just Salad has long been a leader in sustainability amongst restaurant chains, but its latest packaging development puts it even further ahead of competitors. The fast-casual salad chain unveiled meal kits – named Housemade – in January. The kits are made from almost entirely recyclable packaging.
Just Salad made a name for itself more than 10 years ago when it introduced its reusable bowls, which have now become synonymous with the brand, and Housemade takes aim at another area of waste – meal kits.
Chief sustainability officer Sandra Noonan explained to Nation’s Restaurant News that the brand wanted to find a way to make meal kits with a positive environmental impact rather the negative impact many currently have.
Currently, many programs mail kits to participants in large, bulky packaging with an ice pack, cardboard box and individually wrapped ingredients. Just Salad worked hard to eliminate most of that waste.
To accomplish this, the team at Just Salad spent months researching meal kits after seeing the success of the brand’s introduction of groceries with Just Grocery last March. The company aims to continue Just Grocery on the same ordering platform as Housemade.
The process included investigating academic papers that covered the environmental waste associated with current subscription meal programs. Just Salad says its meal kit is 95% better for the environment than any other subscription. Almost every element is recyclable. The exception is the spice container, which is compostable. The meal kit even comes with instructions on how to recycle each piece.
These instructions are aimed at “wish-cycling,” which Noonan told NRN in this week’s Extra Serving podcast is rampant among consumers who want to recycle but often don’t do it right because they are unsure.
In addition to recyclable packaging, the label on the bag showing what’s inside is removable and dissolves entirely in water within 30 minutes.
See the video below to learn about each individual piece of the meal kit from Just Salad’s chief marketing officer, Andy Rooks.
And to hear about the entire program, including the food elements, future plans for Just Grocery and the research and development behind the meal kits, listen to this week’s episode of Extra Serving.
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Following reports of how crypto usage is being regulated in certain regions of the world, there has been a recent announcement on Portsmouth city accepting this digital money for residents’ daily transactions.
According to the city’s mayor, Deaglan McEachern, many residents of the city are informed about the know-how of this blockchain-based currency. The city councils are no exception to this as they have also counter-checked and realized the usefulness of this currency in enhancing the town services.
A state’s alliance in legalizing or adopting the blockchain system of transactions into its economy is always news reflecting the growth of crypto-aspired global dominance.
There is daily news that reads the friendly responses of different regions to cryptocurrency. However, there are still a few setbacks in some nations.
McEachern further highlighted that there are anticipated innovations that would arise in the nearest future and would employ similar technology. Hence, there wouldn’t be a need to wait for that time to become reality before allowing in a choice for this currency use.
Portsmouth city in New Hampshire will now have its bill payment option inclusive of bitcoin and other digital currencies. This proposed intention, as stated by the mayor, will not only help for exceptional services but also be a way to accord residents with more flexible and diverse expenditure selections.
McEachern also added that all cryptocurrency expenditures are required to be changed into the United state dollars instantly to help ease any effect on the town’s financial practices.