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Uber CEO Says Will Buy 500,000 Self-Driving Teslas If They Can Finish by 2020
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This sounds like some great news for Tesla. They've only got a couple of years to finish delivering them. Tesla board member Steve Jurvetson revealed that if Tesla is able to produce 500,000 fully autonomous cars by 2020, Uber will purchase every single one of them.
That would mean even if you had the money, you wouldn't be able to buy them because Tesla's cars will be sold out.
Jurvetson claimed that self-driving cars would lead to decrease in the amount of taxis in New York and allow individuals to get a ride within 30 seconds of hailing one.
Tesla has been testing their autonomous cars since last fall, but has yet to make them available to public.
At the very least, your next Uber driver in 2020 won't be harassing you.
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If we say that technology has completely changed the way people live their lives, then this will be a very true statement. Not only has technology contributed in getting knowledge about the human bodies, about our earth and a number of other things, it has also contributed to the field of construction. In the past, the way people used to go about the construction and the methods and machinery that was used in the construction field was totally different than what is being used now. Read more


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26 March 2014
Hobart’s shortage of upgraded accommodation and events venues has prompted one central Hobart hotel to fast-track its first round of refurbishments. Business owners, event organisers, families and newly engaged couples are invited to a public open day at Best Western Hobart (156 Bathurst Street, Hobart) on Sunday 6 April to tour its upgraded conference spaces and new restaurant.
Between 9am and 3pm, attendees can enjoy sampling local wines and free pizzas from Ember’s Bar-Pizza-Grill, open seven days to guests and the public. There will be prizes to win throughout the day, with a major accommodation prize to the value of $500 drawn at 3pm.
Liz Gifford, Sales and Marketing Manager at Best Western Hobart said to cater for inbound tourism and events in Hobart, the hotel’s conference and restaurant spaces became priority upgrades with soft refurbishments to the 140 guest rooms and building exterior due to follow.
“We needed to complete the first round of our three-phase refurbishment by April, to get ready for MONA’s Dark Mofo in June and local conferences around the city in August,” Ms Gifford said.
“Hobart’s newest wood-fired pizza restaurant, Ember’s Bar-Pizza-Grill is now taking bookings and the menu features locally sourced produce and wine from vineyards including the Tamar Valley.”
Wedding and exhibition organisers are keen to see the hotel’s biggest events space, the Goulburn Room, after Best Western Hobart exhibited at the Hobart Bridal Expo earlier this month.
“Our biggest conference room can host up to 300 people for weddings, conferences and special events,” Ms Gifford said.
With Tasmania’s tourism portfolio now being considered by newly elected Premier Will Hodgman, all Tasmanian accommodation operators should expect higher occupancy if last year’s rising visitor numbers continue on trend.
Rob Anderson, Best Western Australasia Chief Executive said Best Western is committed to brand expansion in Tasmania.
“As a tourism destination, Tasmania hosts arguably some of Australia’s finest cultural events and iconic attractions, including MONA, the historic Port Arthur site and beautiful Cradle Mountain.
“Rising interest in Tasmania as a tourism destination now places greater demand on Hobart to provide more all-in-one accommodation and conferencing options.
“Best Western Hobart will play a significant part in helping deliver this solution for the city. Although the first phase of refurbishments are complete, there are still soft refurbishments to all 140 guest rooms and bathrooms due to be completed by the end of 2014,” he said.
Meanwhile, upgrades have begun at the 116-room Best Western Plus Launceston in Northern Tasmania, which also joined the hotel group with Best Western Hobart in August 2013.
“Right now, there’s a new Tasmanian government and the Australian dollar is low. It’s a good opportunity for hotel groups to look at new properties entering the market that are well placed for people travelling between city areas and regions over the next three years,” Mr Anderson said.
For the year ending March 2013, Tourism Tasmania reported a record 931,100 visitors to Tasmania, up 10 per cent from 845,800 on the previous year.
This growth supports the increase in overall booking revenue recorded by Best Western’s Tasmanian hotels recorded during the hotel group’s annual short breaks promotion.
From 1 October to 11 November 2013, Hobart and Launceston hotels reported the most bookings out of Best Western Hobart, Best Western Plus Launceston and Best Western Balmoral Motor Inn in Glenorchy compared to all of Best Western’s 180 hotels, apartments and resorts in Australia, New Zealand and Fiji.
“If these trends are anything to go on, hotels will continuously need to keep upgrading their product and delivering superior customer care to continue accommodating more people coming to Tasmania for work and for play,” Mr Anderson said.
Best Western has hotels in Bicheno, Burnie, Hobart, Glenorchy, Lauderdale, Launceston and Ulverstone. Find out more at bestwestern.com.au/hotel-directory.

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Last October, MasterCard revealed that it was testing new ID-verification solutions that used, among other things, facial recognition, to quickly and securely identify cardholders when shopping on their mobile devices. Now the company says the so-called “selfie pay” system is ready for the masses, and that it is working on a way to authenticate users via their heartbeats.
MasterCard announced this week that it will officially launch selfie pay, also known as MasterCard Identity Check, through a partnership with large banks in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and some other European countries in the next several months.
Instead of memorizing a password – or spending 10 minutes to reset a forgotten password – MasterCard Identity Check uses biometrics (facial and fingerprint scans) in order to complete transactions.
Under the selfie pay system, consumers who download MasterCard’s app are able to authenticate their online purchases by holding their smartphone or tablet to their face to take a quick photo.
To ensure that someone isn’t trying to trick the system, MasterCard says it has created an algorithm that can detect a fraud. As part of that algorithm, users are required to blink while taking the selfie.
Ajay Bhalla, MasterCard’s president of enterprise security solutions, tells The Verge that the facial recognition system will only be used in certain scenarios where further authentication is required.
Additionally, its security is based on whether the transaction appears normal.
“We will have a lot of information about your transaction,” Bhalla said. “Where are you, where are the goods getting shipped, what is your location.”
Bhalla tells The Verge that the company isn’t stopping with selfie pay. In fact, MasterCard is also exploring other alternatives including heartbeat recognition, which would use a sensor to read a customer’s electrocardiogram.
The company conducted trails of heartbeat recognition last year using the Nymi bracelet that can detect consumers’ unique electrical signal produced by their heart.
“It’s constant authentication,” says Bhalla. “This technology can reside in your watch, can reside in any other wearable.”


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The newly formed European Automotive-Telecom Alliance has made ERTICO-ITS Europe the project coordinator and administrator for the connected and automated driving project.
At a roundtable on connected and automated driving, initiated and chaired by Günther H Oettinger, European Commissioner for digital economy and society, the automotive and telecoms industries formally announced the creation of Europe’s first Automotive-Telecom Alliance. The main goal of this Alliance is to promote the wider deployment of connected and automated driving in Europe. The Alliance includes six leading sectorial associations, as well as 37 companies, including telecoms operators, vendors, automobile manufacturers, and suppliers for both cars and trucks.
The first concrete step is the advancement of a ‘Pre-Deployment Project’ aimed at testing three major use-case categories, albeit with exact details still to be decided:
Automated driving, which could include high-density platooning, remotely controlled parking, highway chauffeur and high-definition maps; Road safety and traffic efficiency, which could include traffic optimization for smart cities; Digitalization of transport and logistics, which could include remote sensing and data management.
Tests will identify and address both technological and regulatory issues. The project will tackle interoperability issues as well as infrastructure investment to address connectivity needs, and the improving of safety and security. At the same time, pilot projects will help to elaborate the basic business models that both sectors can start deploying when investing in these technologies. Funding will be crucial, and the Alliance is setting up a dedicated taskforce to ensure that pilot projects can count on the necessary resources and the cooperation of public authorities, which are both prerequisites to the success of the project.
The Alliance is working toward finalizing the details of the Pre-Deployment Project by December 2016. In terms of coordination and administration, the Alliance has appointed ERTICO as project manager. So far, the initiative involves the following Member States: Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the UK, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary and Poland.
The six major trade associations involved in the project are:
ACEA, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association, representing the 15 Europe-based vehicle manufacturers; CLEPA, the European Association of Automotive Suppliers, representing 119 of the world’s most prominent suppliers of car components; ETNO, representing Europe’s leading telecommunications network operators; ECTA, the European Competitive Telecommunications Association, which is the pan-European procompetitive trade association that represents over 100 of the leading challenger telecoms operators; GSMA, which represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide, uniting nearly 800 operators with more than 250 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem; GSA, which represents the worldwide mobile supplier ecosystem that is engaged in the delivery of infrastructure, semiconductors, test equipment, mobile devices, applications and mobile support services.


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Honda plan to release its newest model of the crossover car, the new 2021 Honda Pilot. Known as the SUV car, the new car expected to have sophisticated technology as well as the improvement on the exterior and the interior. The current model of the car will look somehow distinguish from the upcoming model due to the changes.
2021 Honda Pilot Engine Specifications
Since the release of the 2021 Honda Pilot still years ahead, the engine installed under the hood is remain rumors. It will likely come with a 3.5-liter V6 engine. The engine can produce about 285 Horse Power and 265 pounds-feet of torque. It will be paired with 6 or 9 level gearbox transmission.
The other engine choice that might be installed in the car is the 3.6-liter V6 engine. The engine can create about 256 Horse Power. As the other rumors saying that the car might be come with hybrid engine option. One thing for sure that Honda will create a fuel-efficient car with their engine.
2021 Honda Pilot Exterior and Interior Redesign
The new 2021 Honda Pilot predicted to come with more sporty design and look compare to the latest model. The body shaped look more sophisticated with more refine line. Not only with the new headlight and taillights, the car will also feature sharper outlines. While for the other component like bumpers, grille, and the other will also come in brand new design.
On the interior side, it is almost sure that the car will come with eight-seated seating setting. The seat will be using soft leather ensuring the high comfortability for its passengers. Beside that, it will also feature modern high technology system on the infotainment as well as the security system. The cabin design does not change much, however, it gets more comfortable with heated seat and heated steering wheel.
On the dashboard there is a 9-inch touch screen display to show GPS and as a media controller. As a standard feature, it has great connectivity such as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to keep the passengers up to date. While on the security system, the car will have digital rearview camera, adaptive vacation cruise management and digital stability demand.
2021 Honda Pilot Release and Price
The release of the car hasn’t been confirmed yet from Honda. However, it is expected to be announced around late 2021 or early 2021. Since the car will come in many various type of trim, the price of the base trim might be around $31.000 and can be up to $45.000 on the highest trim. There will be plenty of car coming out on 2021 but 2021 Honda Pilot need to be putted as a strong choice.


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Candy Crush and Farm Heroes gamers to be targeted with government 'Stay Home' ads
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has started working with the UK’s biggest gaming companies, in a bid to reinforce its ‘Stay Home, Save Lives’ instruction to some of the UK's 37 million active gamers.
DCMS integrates 'Stay At Home' instruction to video games
Over the weekend, a fresh wave of images showing people disobeying lockdown perforated the web, presenting a need for the UK government to invest more in marketing its public health message.
The project saw Bidstack use its proprietary technology, which is capable of geo-targetting gamers, to promote the message from DCMS to continue to push the message.
So far, Number 10 has been pushing the messaging out via TV, radio and out-of-home ads, accompanied by display and social media activity. Extending this reach, it is now using geotargeting technology to get its instruction to appear on popular games, including Candy Crush Saga, Sniper Elite 4, DiRT Rally 2.0 and Farm Heroes Saga.
The DCMS is particularly trying to reinforce the message to younger people, who spend more time playing video games than any other age bracket.
Of those gaming companies on board, Activision Blizzard is inserting the ‘Stay At Home’ messaging in their network of mobile games, most notably Candy Crush Saga. Beyond this, it has donated more than 230 ‘digital poster’ advertising spaces in London, where they would normally advertise their own products, to be used for crucial public health messaging.
‘Stay At Home’ posters are already being featured in Codemasters’DiRT Rally 2.0, to its audience of over a million gamers. The company is now looking at ways to roll out more essential health messages in games across Europe and the US in the coming weeks.
Rebellion, who owns Sniper Elite and Strange Brigade will be including the messaging on their its games landing page launch sites for their games, with the capacity for these messages to link to relevantgov.uk pages where appropriate. As well as developing games, Rebellion also publish comic books and have also offered advertising in these.
On the game integration, culture secretary, Oliver Dowden, said: “It is absolutely vital that we all follow the simple government advice to stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives. I’m delighted to see the UK’s brilliant video games industry stepping up to strongly reinforce this message to gamers across the UK.”
James Draper, CEO of Bidstack added: "We're at an early stage in this push, helping games developers who want to do their bit to encourage their players to sit tight and keep playing through this period of lock-down. I am pleased that Bidstack has been able to demonstrate its ability to "reach the unreachables" with this vital core message on the importance of staying at home during this unprecedented time.
"As the DCMS has pointed out, getting through the COVID-19 crisis requires a collective national effort and in-game messaging represents a creative, targeted, and immediate way to help reinforce the Government's Stay Home, Protect the NHS, Save Lives message.
"We will be delighted to work with any video games developers or publishers who would like to do their bit to get the message out there."
On Friday (3 April), the NHS urgently adapted its strategy to make the 'Stay Home' message harder hitting by featuring footage of frontline staff.
Created by MullenLowe, the latest campaign broadcasts real footage of NHS workers at the frontline, reminding those at home of the severity of the crisis. It also features real clips from other aspects of the ongoing pandemic, including those clapping in support of the health service, abandoned streets due to lockdown, those taking food responsibly to vulnerable adults, and people taking their one hour of exercise a day.
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Cannabis is taking the world by storm. A growing number of seniors are looking into cannabis options to help with pain relief and relaxation. As legalization marches across the country, people of all ages and backgrounds are discovering the benefits of this fantastic plant.
Perhaps one of the most exciting trends is that the over-50 crowd has embraced the benefits of this plant with open arms. Given cannabis’s ability to alleviate stress, encourage sleep, and ease aches and pains, it’s no wonder that seniors are giving cannabis a try.
What’s even better is that according to researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel, new research has emerged revealing that cannabis is much safer for pain management in people over 65 than opioids.
Unfortunately, getting started is often a barrier for new users or those dipping their toes back into the green-tinged waters for the first time in a while.
Cannabis today is much different than what might have been available 20 to 30 years ago. It’s important to seek out the right advice about which products to try.
After all, there’s a whole new world of treats to enjoy including topical creams and gels for aching joints, flavor-packed edibles, THC/CBD infused oxygen, fast-acting tinctures, mellow vapes, and, of course, that age-old standby, flower. There’s truly something for everyone in this brave new world of cannabis.


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Kai Eats + Drinks in Kona to Host Inaugural Kai Fest
Looking for a night of great food paired with live music and drinks? Then look no farther than Kai Eats + Drinks in Kailua-Kona.
Kai Eats + Drinks is excited to announce the inaugural Kai Fest scheduled for 5-8 p.m. Friday, March 11 at the restaurant’s oceanfront location at 75-5776 Ali‘i Drive.
“At Kai, we believe in the five major food groups — beer, mai tais, pizza, tacos and burgers,” said Kai co-owner Scott Dodd in a press release. “When we opened Kai Eats + Drinks, Kai Fest was the kind of event we imagined for the oceanfront environment. We invite everyone to come celebrate with us and share our love of beer!”
According to the press release, Kai Fest is a showcase of unique beer pairings of culinary delights including Kai pizza slices, mini beef sliders, a variety of tacos, Chinese chicken salad, mini grilled cheese served with a tomato soup shot and — on the sweet side — Hawaiian style coco puffs and chocolate dipped pretzel rods.
More exciting, Kai Fest goers will have access to 48 on-tap local, domestic and international beers and enjoy the sounds of live music. Guests receive a commemorative Kai tasting glass and beer tokens to sample the nearly 50 featured brews.
Kai Fest tickets are $45 and attendees must be 21 years old to purchase. Log on to Eventbrite.com and search Kai Fest to purchase tickets or find @kaieatsdrinks on social media.


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Just ask executives at companies like Box, Dropbox and Hightail. They pioneered a new kind of Internet service that allows people and companies to store all kinds of electronic files in an easy-to-use online locker. But as often happens, the much bigger companies liked the idea so much they decided to do the same thing -- at a much lower price.
''These guys will drive prices to zero,'' said Aaron Levie, co-founder and chief executive of Box. ''You do not want to wait for Google or Amazon to keep cutting prices on you. 'Free' is not a business model.''
So how do you avoid free? Box is trying to cater to special data storage needs, like digital versions of X-rays for health care companies and other tasks specific to different kinds of customers. Hightail is trying to do something similar for customers like law firms. And Dropbox? It is trying to make sure that its consumer-minded service stays easier to use than what the big guys provide.
''It's very tough just to be in the storage business,'' said Brad Garlinghouse, the chief executive of Hightail. ''We don't think that is what we're selling anymore.''
In the tech industry, they call this sort of reinvention of the core business model a ''pivot.'' Another way to describe it is a fight for survival.
Box, founded in 2005, has attracted $512 million in investment, and in March it filed papers for an initial public offering of stock. In July, the company said it had 39,000 businesses paying $15 to $35 a month a user. It is hard to know how many people that is, since some businesses have just a couple of people, and others include General Electric and Eli Lilly.
Dropbox has 300 million customers worldwide and actually runs inside Amazon Web Services, as do parts of Box. Many Dropbox customers pay nothing and get two gigabytes of storage capacity a month, the equivalent of 1,000 books or seven minutes of high-definition television. A version for $10 a month offers 100 gigabytes.
Hightail, which used to be called YouSendIt, says it has over a half-million business customers paying $25 a month or more, depending on the features chosen.
''There's a place for all of them,'' said Amita Potnis, an analyst at IDC. ''Amazon's focus is really computing itself. The smaller ones have to focus on ways businesses actually use it.'' For example, she said, the services can help companies collaborate with each other online instead of sending emails back and forth with attachments.


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Ixia has signed a deal with technology consultancy StarLink to make its security and network visibility products available in the Middle East, Turkey and Africa.
Terms of the deal between Ixia, a computer network performance and security software developer based in Calabasas, and StarLink, based in Dubai, were not disclosed.
Mark Chaplain, vice president of sales for Ixia in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, said that by partnering with StarLink, Ixia shows its continued commitment to efficient, cost-effective and timely delivery of its products on a global basis.
“By stocking Ixia solutions, StarLink can rapidly provide channel partners comprehensive solutions that will help grow their revenue while bringing immediate benefits to customers,” Chaplain said in a prepared statement.
Shares closed up 5 cents, or a fraction of a percent, to $14.85 on the Nasdaq.


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The upcoming U.S. 2018 Hyundai Sonata is set to get its big reveal this month at the New York Auto Show, but the Korean version of the model recently received its debut, giving us a solid Hyundai Sonata preview.
To begin with, the new Hyundai Sonata will have more aggressive front fascia and overall design, mirroring modern trends while still embracing signature Hyundai style. Its pointed headlights and bold flair are sure to stand out on American roads.
We also know that the new Sonata will come with updated technology inside and out, including a rear-seat USB charge port, available wireless charging, and compatibility for both Android Auto and Apple CarPlay Ė making it safer and easier to stay connected on the go.
Perhaps most importantly, the Hyundai Sonata will get a serious safety upgrade, with new features including Lane Departure Warning, Lane Keep Assist, and High Beam Assist. These types of safety systems exist to aid drivers even in the event of unknown dangers.
Looking forward to the 2018 Hyundai Sonata? In the meantime, feel free to visit us anytime, here at Gossett Hyundai, where our enormous selection of Hyundai vehicles may just include your next car.


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This morning Gumdrop cases is pushing an iPad 5 case for the new iPad that the company thinks will arrive on June 10th at WWDC 2013.
iPad 5 leaks point to a smaller, lighter iPad that looks like the iPad mini, and that’s what the new iPad 5 cases appear to support, even though the tire-tread design covers pretty much any hint of Apple’s design.
Gumdrop CEO Tim Hickman is no stranger to betting on Apple launches, and he’s back this time claiming we are in for an iPad 5 release at, or soon after, WWDC 2013 next Monday.
This morning Gumdrop cases sent out images for their iPad 5 case, claiming the rugged case will be available on June 10th, right after Apple announces the iPad 5. Hickman isn’t talking about where the iPad 5 details came from, but the company already has samples of the iPad 5 cases in hand and on the way to publications like CNet.
While there may be plenty of shoppers willing to buy an iPad 5 in the middle of the summer, we’re not sure users will have anything to put in this iPad 5 case for many months.
The latest iPad 5 rumors all point to a device that looks a lot like the iPad mini, with a narrower design and narrow bezels as well as a new design for the edges and back, but the rumors also point to a fall release, likely as late as October. One early leak of an iPad 5 case pointed to June, but the source later backed off the date.
In 2011 Hickman bet on the iPhone 5 arriving instead of the iPhone 4S, and started the process of making cases based on leaked specs and dimensions. When Apple took the stage and announced the iPhone 4S, the company had to scrap the designs, which Hickman stated came from three partners in China. The mistake cost Hard Candy Cases $50,000.
Gotta Be Mobile took a behind the scenes look at making cases for Apple products last year, when Marware let us in on how they start designing cases for an un-announced Apple product. Marware Director of Marketing Ronald Khadaran told Gotta Be Mobile,
“Usually at least a couple months before a rumored launch, there’s a certain point where you start to get a pretty good idea of the basic rumored elements.”
Rumors point to the iPad 5 launching before the iPad mini 2, which could help the larger tablet sales, but a release at WWDC, where Apple will show off a new version of iOS and talk about software features seems unlikely at this point.
Leaks an analysts agree on a release later this year, with claims that the iPad 5 will not launch at the same event as the iPhone 5S, but could arrive in October.
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Selfridges has opened its first permanent space dedicated to secondhand clothing, reflecting a significant shift in the fashion industry’s approach to “pre-loved” goods.
The glossy boutique – which is run by the resale site Vestiaire Collective and housed at Selfridges’ flagship store on Oxford Street in central London – feels as aspirational as any of the traditional designer concessions around it. Pearl-studded Nicholas Kirkwood shoes (£200) and round, oxblood Mulberry bags (£465) are displayed in an uncluttered, brightly lit space that also features a rack beneath a backlit sign inviting customers to deposit items to sell.
Among a handful of expensive, rare pieces – such as a red-velvet Gucci suit designed during Tom Ford’s time as creative director, on sale for an eye-watering £4,275 – there are high-end items available at Zara-level prices, including a pair of Acne jeans for £45.
“The customer mindset has changed,” said Fanny Moizant, the co-founder and president of Vestiaire Collective. “In the car industry, it is perfectly normal for customers to ask themselves – do I buy new or secondhand? I think in a few years we will have the same mindset around fashion.
“Fashion is so polarised. The £1 T-shirt shouldn’t exist. At the same time, luxury pieces are so expensive. Resale makes luxury fashion accessible to the middle classes.
“Our affordable luxury brands such as Maje and Sandro are at fast-fashion prices when they are resold secondhand.”
Selfridges is one of several traditional luxury brands that has moved beyond viewing resale as a threat. Ralph Lauren, for example, has launched “Re/Sourced”, a collection of vintage products sourced by sellers on the resale app Depop. The items are available in the brand’s main store, on New Bond Street in central London.
At odds with received wisdom about “retail therapy” and the thrill of the purchase, Vestiaire Collective’s members suggests that the resale trend speaks to a different set of modern aspirations. In a survey, 54% of its customers said they bought and sold on Vestiaire Collective because they wanted to shop more sustainably, while 66% said they were drawn by “the thrill of selling pieces they no longer wear”.
But while secondhand fashion generally makes designer brands accessible to more shoppers, in the world of limited-edition trainers the opposite is true.
One pair of Nike shoes on sale at the concession originally retailed at about £120, but are now being sold for £910.
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Hyundai Sonata shows its pretty face in America for the first time.
The 2020 Hyundai Sonata made its global debut in Korea last month. But Hyundai’s sharp new sedan is making its American debut at the 2019 New York Auto Show.
Hyundai’s “Sensuous Sportiness” design language introduced the Korean model carries over here, obviously. The angular headlights, aggressive LED accents, and gaping grille up front go unchanged. The directional wheels (available in either 16-, 17-, or 18-inch fitments) and sleek taillights cap off the look in the rear. With its new styling, the 2020 Sonata returns a drag coefficient of 0.27.
The 2020 Sonata has two engine options
The base, turbocharged 1.6-liter four-cylinder produces 180 horsepower (134 kilowatts) and 195 pound-feet (264 Newton-meters) of torque while yielding an EPA-estimated 31 miles per gallon combined. The larger 2.5-liter engine, meanwhile, pumps out a respectable 191 hp (142 kW) and 181 lb-ft (245 Nm), while returning up to 33 miles per gallon combined. Both engines come paired to the same eight-speed automatic transmission.
Inside Sonata is more tech-focused, or how Hyundai calls it, “Beautifully Smart.”
Behind the steering wheel is a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster, customizable for different driving modes and preferences. A 10.25-inch HD infotainment screen sits atop the dash, complete with audio-video, navigation, and standard Apple CarPlay and Android Auto functionality. Qi wireless charging is an option, a head-up display, and even smartphone key technology are available as options.


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FedEx and Microsoft Team for Inventory & Logistics Management
FedEx and Microsoft are partnering to provide a granular level of insight into logistics and inventory management.
The multiyear collaboration will combine FedEx’s global digital and logistics network with Microsoft’s intelligent cloud to create a series of data and analytics solutions. The first solution, FedEx Surround, enables businesses to enhance visibility into their supply chain by leveraging data to provide near-real-time analytics into shipment tracking, driving more precise logistics and inventory management.
The companies cited the example of a hospital urgently needing a package to help save a life, or a manufacturing facility requiring rapid transport of a part to avoid a shutdown, as among the situations that would benefit.
FedEx Surround can also collect multiple data points gathered through FedEx’s scanning and IoT technology, and analyze them using Microsoft’s AI, machine learning and analytics solutions. This will provide businesses with enhanced visibility of a package’s location during its journey, as well as knowledge of global commerce conditions and external challenges in near-real-time, such as severe weather or natural disasters, mechanical delays, clearance issues and incorrect addresses.
With every package that ships, FedEx Surround will also analyze past trends to identify future opportunities for streamlined shipping.
Information regarding FedEx Surround availability will be shared beginning this summer, with customer access rolled out in the months ahead. The companies said they will also announce additional solutions as part of their collaboration in the coming months.


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California Files Suit Against Tuna Companies
California’s Attorney General’s office has filed a civil suit against three tuna companies for failing to include a warning that the product exposes consumers to mercury.
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I'm heading to the Connecticut Horticultural Society meeting tonight (7:30 at Emanuel Synagogue, 160 Mohegan Drive in West Hartford) for a talk by garden designer and author Julie Moir Messervy, based on her most recent book, "Home Outside: Creating the Landscape You Love."
Published last year, it's fascinating, provocative and helpful -- and I'm not the only one who thinks so.
Earlier this week the book won top honors at the 62nd annual Garden Writers Association of America Awards banquet in Dallas -- the 2010 Garden Media Gold Award for Best Book Writing.
Julie -- whom I visited two weeks at her design studio in Saxtons River, Vt. -- also just announced the launch of her online garden design service, aimed at small-scale residential property owners.
It's a terrific idea and makes her landscape design prowess accessible to just about anyone.
More soon, based on our recent interview and Julie's talk tonight. If I were you, I'd drop everything and zip on over to hear from her yourself.


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Chevron Global Marketing, San Ramon, Calif., has started a new marketing campaign, using newly created ads to promote its Texaco branded fuels. The ads showcase people who know and love their cars, are driven by performance and trust only one brand of fuel: Texaco with Techron.
The new ads continue to reinforce the “people in the know love Texaco” theme and currently can be seen on television, radio, outdoor, point-of-sale and online media outlets throughout North America. The campaign will begin appearing in Latin American markets this July.
“The new Texaco ads reinforce why millions of motorists have trusted our brand with their hearts and minds for more than 100 years,” said Glenn Weckerlin, Chevron, global director, brand and product line management. “This campaign will help more fuel consumers understand what our loyal customers already know-that Texaco with Techron delivers unbeatable quality, power and performance.”
Texaco with Techron Technology allows consumers to clean vital engine parts, such as intake valves and fuel injectors, and keep them clean. Techron Technology offers unbeatable cleaning power in the engine’s intake system, minimizes harmful combustion chamber deposits and can help lower emissions and prevent knocking or loss of power during acceleration.
The new advertising campaign uses visual elements, text messaging and anecdotes to reinforce the Texaco brand promise.


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Here are the latest market charts and analysis for today. Check them out and know what’s happening in the market today.
The pair is still trading sideways below both the 50-day and 200-day moving averages, fluctuating within tight ranges. According to some news reports, there has been increased demand for the Hong Kong dollar cash, likely boosting its price against the dollar. Meanwhile, data shows that more than 10% of retailers in Hong Kong could shutter the business in the next six months. That means thousands of stores will close, with more than 5,600 jobs to disappear. This could be the country’s “worst ever” wave of store closure, amid ongoing protests that disrupt Hong Kong’s economy. The pro-democracy protests started in June, and the movement has thrown the country into a recession. Among the industries badly hit by the protests are tourism, retail, and hospitality. At the same time, the country’s economy has also hit hard by the US-China trade war, a structural slowdown by China, and weakening global demand, according to experts.
The pair is attempting to pare some of its losses in the previous week, which has been largely in red for the pair following the confirmation of the death cross. It’s currently trading near its July lows. For fundamentals, economists from the private sector have increased their estimates of outlook for Singapore’s economy for 2019. This revision follows the report that growth in third quarter came slightly better than expected in the third quarter. It also buoyed some hoes for growth in the electronics-led manufacturing. The estimates now see gross domestic product to increase by 0.7% in 2019, higher than the 0.6% in the previous survey that was released in September. The data came from the latest quarterly poll of professional forecasters by the Monetary Authority of Singapore on Wednesday. Last month, the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) announced that the economy is expected to grow by 0.5 to 1% this year.
The pair is trading near 2016 highs, with the 50-day moving average acting as a support line for the sideways trend. Trading within a tight range, the pair is expected to continue moving sideways until a major mover comes, likely the upcoming meeting of the European Central Bank. Over in Denmark, recent data showed that annual inflation rate increased to 0.7% in November from 0.6% in the previous month, meeting market estimates and posting the highest reading since the month of May. The country’s trade surplus widened to 7.3 billion Danish kroner in October. Exports gained by 3.8% compared to the same period from a year earlier, backed by the 32.3% increase in the sales of chemicals and related products, tagging along with a 7.8% increase in live animals, beverages, food, and tobacco. Meanwhile, the euro has gained some relief after the surprise increase in German exports coming after the lackluster industrial data.
The pair has traded in the green for much of last week, reaching levels above and outside the tight ranges of the 200-day and 50-day moving averages. However, the current uptrend now appears to be fizzling out, likely going for a reversal soon. For fundamentals, the EU-Turkey relationship is facing some simmering tensions again, coming after Turkey’s deals on maritime boundaries with the UN-backed government in Libra. Turkey claims waters around Cyprus and a number of Greek islands, and the deal was described by the US State Department as “provocative.” Then, the Republic of Cyprus petitioned the deal at The Hague to protect its sovereign offshore right. EU foreign ministers met last Monday to address the deal. No sanctions have been proposed so far. However, this could just be the first step in Greece’s diplomatic move. According to one analyst, any escalation to the eastern Mediterranean could lead to further breakdown in EU-Turkey ties.


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Despite (or perhaps because of) the COVID-19 pandemic, industrial construction is booming in Chicagoland, according to a recent Colliers International market report.
Developers set a record for new space under construction in the last quarter of 2020, the report said. Builders were constructing 29.6 million sq. ft., compared to the 23.7 million sq. ft. under construction in the third quarter.
Most of this new product consists of build-to-suits, a significant change for the Chicago area, Bisnow reported, citing the Colliers study.
“In 2019, developers finished 23.1 million sq. ft., including 15.1 million sq. ft. of speculative product, a record amount of spec since the current development cycle began in 2013. And in 2020, 12.3 million sq. ft. of the more than 23 million sq. ft.completed was for spec projects. But of the projects now under construction, only 31% of the space is speculative,” Bisnow reported.
The activity can be explained by the COVID-19 crisis, as consumers sought ways to avoid crowded retail stores.
“We’re seeing companies re-engineer their supply chain, and a lot of that is due to the greater use of online shopping, particularly groceries,” Colliers International principal David Bercu told Bisnow.
“In the blink of an eye, there were several large transactions completed, and now Chicago is tight when it comes to big-box space,” he was quoted as saying.
Developers started a total of 65 new projects of all sizes in 2020, totaling more than 35 million sq. ft. This represented a 76% increase over 2019 — largely because developers constructed larger structures, driven especially by demands from Amazon.
According to the report, Seefried Industrial Properties delivered in the fourth quarter a build-to-suit project of more than 1 million sq. ft. for Amazon in Beloit, Wisconsin.
Meanwhile, Venture One Real Estate constructed another project for Amazon in Channahon’s Crossroads 55 business park. Work also continues on two five-story build-to-suit facilities for Amazon in south suburban Markham and Matteson. (See report from broadcaster WGN-9 below)
“Each building will total 3.8M sq. ft., the largest modern industrial buildings ever developed in the Chicago region,” the published report says.
“One of the few positive things that came out of COVID was the resurgence of the industrial market, particularly in Chicago, and Amazon is at the forefront of it,” Bercu said.


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U.S. gamers are getting their Hogwarts letters of acceptance a bit earlier than expected.
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, the free Pokémon Go style mobile Harry Potter game from Niantic, is now available for download in the U.S. Niantic had previously announced the game would launch on June 21st, making its availability on Thursday a nice surprise for American players. The Verge notes that mobile games of this kind typically launch across the world gradually over the course of several days.
Like Pokémon Go, Wizards Unite is an augmented reality game, meaning it overlays the game's elements onto the real world. Just as players use their phone's camera for Pokémon battles in Pokémon Go, Wizards Unite utilizes a player's camera as they cast spells. The game also has players hunt for items and encounter magical creatures, and it makes use of real world locations similar to the way Pokemon Go does, Polygon notes.
Niantic, which worked with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment for the game, held an open beta for Wizards Unite in Australia and New Zealand, and it received more than 100,000 downloads, VentureBeat reports. Although Pokémon Go's 2016 launch was infamously bumpy, Gamespot writes that "what's evident about Wizards Unite, though, is how much Niantic has learned from its early struggles with the game's predecessor."
After Wizards Unite, plenty of more games of this ilk are coming, with a Pokémon Go style version of Minecraftalso on the way from Microsoft. Polygon last month described this game, Microsoft Earth, as "a lot like Pokémon Go, except deeper, richer, more ambitious and more technically advanced." A closed beta for Microsoft Earth will take place this summer. Brendan Morrow
It was a big day for Nintendo fans on Tuesday as the company showed off footage from some of its most highly-anticipated sequels, revealed an unexpected Super Smash Bros. fighter, and more — although for Animal Crossing fans, there was a bit of bad news.
Nintendo held its E3 Nintendo Direct conference on Tuesday and debuted footage from the next Animal Crossing game, which will be released on Nintendo Switch and titled New Horizons. The game evidently takes place on a deserted island, with Tom Nook now offering a getaway package which, as usual, will lead players to rack up horrifying amounts of debt.
But while the next Animal Crossing was originally slated for 2019, Nintendo on Tuesday announced the game will now come out in March 2020.
Also revealed on Tuesday was footage from Luigi's Mansion 3, which is set at a haunted hotel where "things take a dark turn." The sequel introduces several new gameplay mechanics including "Gooigi," a goo version of Luigi that can be used to access locations he can't on his own.
Nintendo additionally floored everyone with the announcement that Banjo-Kazooie is coming to Super Smash Bros.Ultimate, meaning the beloved characters owned by Microsoft is returning to Nintendo after starting off on Nintendo 64. The conference ended with the reveal that a sequel to The Legend of Zelda: The Breath of the Wild is in development, with just a small teaser shown off at the very end to send increasingly hyped fans out on the highest possible note. Brendan Morrow
It works like this: Twelve players will still be selected from each conference as All-Stars. Five players from each conference will be selected per a weighted vote that is 50 percent fan choice, 25 percent player choice, and 25 percent media choice; these are the available starters. The top vote-getter in each conference will be a team captain. Head coaches from each conference will then select seven reserves, for a total of 14 available bench players.
Then, the fun begins: Each team captain will be able to draft his starters and reserves, playground-style, from the pool of chosen players, rather than have the teams be determined by only weighted vote and conference allegiance. That means the days of the Golden State Warriors packing four players onto one squad for the West may be over; current teammates may end up facing off, while old rivals could find themselves once again sharing a uniform.
Houston Rockets guard Chris Paul, acting as the president of the National Basketball Players Association, pushed for the change, ESPN reported. The new format will debut at the 2018 All-Star Game in Los Angeles on Feb. 18, with starters announced Jan. 18 and reserves announced Jan. 23.
In the meantime, let your mind whir with the possibilities. Kimberly Alters
[2018 NBA ASG]
Captain Russell Westbrook is on the clock. Kevin Durant is only remaining player avail.


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Welcome back: Phones ringing off the hook at short-term rental companies
FORT WALTON BEACH — Before the decision to reopen short-term local rentals was even formalized, phones were ringing at local rental companies.
In fact, prospective visitors have been calling for weeks to get information on when the rental market, which accounts for a large share of local vacation lodging options, might resume.
“The phones are ringing off the hook,” said Tracy Louthain, director of marketing and communications for Newman-Daily Resort Properties, Inc. “People have dozens of questions trying to navigate the landscape, the new norm.
“People have been trying to book for weeks.”
Local vendors got the good news Tuesday that the ban on short-term rentals had finally been lifted.
Walton County voted unanimously at a same day emergency meeting to allow short-term vacation renters to re-open for business.
Brittany Blackman, operations manager for Gibson Vacation Rentals, which has short-term rental properties in Walton and Okaloosa counties, called in to the Zoom videoconferencing broadcast of the meeting
“I just want to send you guys a gigantic air hug,” she told commissioners. “I sincerely thank you from the bottom of my heart.”
The move was effective immediately, although commissioners cautioned eager vacationers that short-term rental property owners and operators might need some time to gear up operations that had been idled for nearly two months.
Okaloosa County commissioners met early Tuesday morning to ratify the state approval of the county’s plan, which was submitted by County Administrator John Hofstad on Saturday.
In neighboring Santa Rosa County, District 4 County Commissioner Dave Peich said, "I'm pleased the governor delegated the decision on short-term rentals to the local governments with approval of a plan ... Vacation rentals are a vital economic driver in Santa Rosa County and having them open prior to Memorial Day is great news for our businesses and visitors.“
Local short-term rental bans were lifted just days after Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that county governments could submit plans for safely resuming short-term rentals.
On Friday, after DeSantis announced that counties could submit those plans, a number of counties were exceedingly quick on the draw, including Walton, where 87 percent of vacation accommodations are short-term rentals, and Okaloosa, for which short-term rentals account for 77 percent of lodging units.
The plans submitted to the DeSantis administration — or, more specifically, to the state Department of Business and Professional Regulation, which regulates short-term vacation rentals — are broadly similar, outlining steps to be taken in each county to ensure safety and health, and regulating rentals to people coming from areas identified as “hot spots” for the spread of COVID-19.
Currently, those places include New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Louisiana, but the locales for which special rental — or non-rental, as the case might be — are prohibited could change as the state of Florida takes ongoing looks at the spread of COVID-19 across the United States.
The restrictions will pose challenges to property owners and rental companies. They vary somewhat from county to county, which means owners or companies with properties in more than one county will have to meet different requirements.
For example, in Walton County, units cannot be rented to anyone from Louisiana -- a popular home state for local tourists -- for 45 days. In Okaloosa, anyone from Louisiana is required to be quarantined for a full 14 days -- a condition that initially appears to fall on the owner or rental agent to enforce when the booking is made.
Here are brief looks at parts of the plans submitted from Okaloosa and Walton counties:
In Okaloosa County’s plan, one provision states that short-term vacation rental property owners and managers “will provide COVID-19 guidance of any local restrictions that are in place during the guest stay and other related local information.”
Walton County’s plan goes into significant detail regarding the cleaning of rental properties, noting in one section that “all cleaning personnel and vacation rental staff should wear masks and disposable gloves and be trained in their proper usage. (Including disposing of gloves and masks as needed.)”
Louthain said that her company has been working for weeks to prepare the units and had already done much of the advance work, including having sanitizer dispensers installed just inside the door of every unit.
But despite their intensive preparation, the new requirements still posed challenges, including giving renters a way to easily clean surfaces during their stays.
Items like Clorox wipes have been unavailable in local stores and online for weeks. Louthain said she went to 20 different websites and that wipes like that were back-ordered on every one.
While agencies and owners have been busy trying to sort out bookings, folks who have been riding out the pandemic at home and dreaming of a beach vacation were also working hard.
Emily Golden, who lives in the Atlanta area, said Tuesday she’s been wanting to come to the Destin area since she was a child.
“What made me want to come here, I’ve always heard it’s beautiful and it’s family-friendly and it’s one of the nicest places to stay in Florida.”
She spent Monday night as she had spent much of Friday, trying to find a rental that was available and in their price range. As of Tuesday evening, she hadn’t found a rental yet, but was still planning to spend Thursday though Monday at a local hotel.
“We’re waiting for the dust to settle,” she said, adding that they would start searching again Wednesday. “There’s no clear way to find out which properties have decided they’re going to open.”


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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- A U.S. judge on Wednesday found that Apple /quotes/zigman/68270/delayed/quotes/nls/aapl AAPL +0.42% violated antitrust laws in an e-books case, according to news reports. The tech giant is liable for conspiring with publishers to increase e-book prices, New York-based Judge Denise Cote said in her opinion, according to an AFP report. A new hearing will determine damages.
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GPS World recently covered the launch of NextNav’s Pinnacle testbed in Europe.
“NextNav has launched the first European commercial testbed for its high accuracy Pinnacle vertical location technology. Operating in Paris, France, the testbed will demonstrate the benefits Pinnacle can bring to local emergency response agencies and integration with applications and devices from existing NextNav partners.
Available across the United States in more than 4,400 cities and towns, and currently being deployed across Japan, Pinnacle technology provides z-axis data and has been demonstrated in independent testing to deliver 94% accuracy.
The announcement of a testbed in France comes after the release of a recent European Joint Research Centre (JRC) report, which highlighted NextNav’s accuracy in providing floor-level vertical location in addition to its ability to provide a resilient layer for traditional GPS services.”
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Nintendo and Microsoft may be competitors, but that hasn't stopped Nintendo from speaking out today to congratulate Microsoft on the Xbox's 15th anniversary.
Writing on Twitter today, Nintendo said, "Happy anniversary, Xbox! Congratulations on 15 fantastic years." The tweet is accompanied by a happy-looking Mario.
Nintendo apparently sent Xbox boss Phil Spencer a hard-to-find NES Classic before the console's launch last week. Microsoft Studios GM Shannon Loftis wasn't so lucky.
The original Xbox launched 15 years ago today, on November 15, 2001. The console was followed up by the Xbox 360 in 2005 and the Xbox One in 2013. Microsoft's next Xbox console, Project Scorpio, is slated to come out in holiday 2017.
Microsoft is celebrating the Xbox's birthday today by giving away DLC in Halo 5 and Forza Horizon 3. The company also has a pretty cool Snapchat story today, featuring a behind-the-scenes look at the Xbox and the people who made it. Add "Xbox" on Snapchat to see the video.
Nintendo's next console, the Nintendo Switch, is scheduled to debut in March 2017. Nintendo will announce the console's price, specs, and launch lineup in January. Just today, it was reported that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild may miss the console's launch, with a Mario game taking its place.


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Combined sales by wholesalers and retailers dropped 1.9 percent in July from a year earlier for the sixth consecutive month, the government said Thursday.
Sales by retailers fell 2.7 percent to 11.38 trillion yen, while those by wholesalers dropped 1.6 percent to 32.95 trillion yen, bringing the total decline to 44.33 trillion yen, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said in a report.
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“Made in Space” tags aren’t too far off – NASA is planning to send a zero-gravity 3D printer to the International Space Station in 2014.
Here comes “a future where space missions can be virtually self-sufficient.” That life-or-death missing washer can be printed at any astronaut’s whim. “Consumables” are also in store – astronauts can say goodbye to unfulfilled space-cravings!
The 3D printer will be, in theory, available to astronauts from any of the 15 member countries. Question for NASA: will the 3D printer also be available to aliens?


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Bangalore-based payment company Instamojo which helps small businesses has announced a fresh round of fundraising as it has picked $7 million (Rs 50 crore) in Series B round investment. Japanese payment firm, the existing backer AnyPay led the funding round. Kalaari Capital and BeeNext, the existing backers of the company along with new entrant Gunosy Capital also infused money in this round of investment. The fresh round of the investment takes the total amount raised by the company to $10.1 million. Blume Ventures, 500 Startups, and Rajan Anandan are the other backers who have pumped money in the 7-year-old company in various rounds of investment.
Rashmi Kwatra, a Gunosy Capital representative is set to join the board of the company as part of the deal. Notably, Shinji Kimura, the CEO of AnyPay was a director at Gunosy. Taka Inoue, the chief executive of AnyPay too is set to join the Instamojo board.
Started by Akash Gehani, Harshad Sharma, and Sampad Swain, Instamojo was launched as an MSME payment platform where it collected payments on behalf of the merchants. However, there have been a lot of revamping going forward.
It has added a free e-commerce platform to their services where users can list their products. The company is also planning to launch an advertising platform called Mojo Ads. Instamojo has also launched lending services to small businesses through Mojo Capital which it launched in 2018.
Sampad Swain, the CEO of Instamojo commenting on the funding said, With the current round, we will be creating a mobile experience comparable to the desktop. We are also building a community platform for MSMEs (micro, small and medium enterprises) to cross-sell to each other. It has been a long-standing demand from the merchants on our platform.”
Inoue, the AnyPay CEO talking about the investment said, “Our association with Instamojo (as an investor) started in August 2017. Since then, we have seen extraordinary growth at their end, in terms of sales and MSMEs (micro, small and medium enterprises) on-boarded on the platform."
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This year’s World Economic Forum (WEF) has concluded. Its attendees have boarded their private jets and have departed Swiss airspace. Last year at this time, crypto valuations were cresting, and Bitcoin was on everyone’s lips, but times have changed. Crypto Winter has come and gone. Some still believe that the Bear has no plans of hibernating any time soon, but valuations appear to have bottomed. Opinions this year regarding cryptocurrencies were mixed, but blockchain technology is still a favorite.
One important development was the formation of the Global Council on Blockchain. The general feeling was that mass adoption of blockchain systems would accelerate as soon as a major government picks up the technology. According to Sheila Warren of the WEF: “Whether we like it or not, governments are some of the most successful distribution platforms. If we can find a way to use government to actually deploy and use blockchain technology, we’re going to move a long way towards adoption.”
Jamie Dimon, the ebullient CEO of JP Morgan Chase, seems to have shifted his mood on the crypto ecosphere. He is known for his negative remarks, calling Bitcoin a “scam” and comparing the frenzy among investors as nothing more than a digital “Tulip Mania”. He must have checked with his internal strategic planners, since word on the street claims that blockchain is a key component in JP Morgan’s long-term roadmap. His positive take: “Blockchain is a real technology — it’s just a database we can all access that’s kept up-to-date.”
There also were the regular detractors in the crowd. Huw van Steenis, the adviser to Mark Carney, the governor of the Bank of England, blurted out during an interview with Bloomberg that, “I’m not so worried about cryptocurrencies. They fail the basic tests of financial services, they’re not a great unit of exchange, they don’t hold value and they’re slower.”
Dan Schulman, CEO of PayPal, echoed more negative sentiment: “We’re not seeing many retailers at all accept any of the cryptocurrencies. But I think the underlying technology is interesting. I have always thought that crypto was more of a reward mechanism for implementing blockchain, as opposed to really a currency.”
And then there is always someone that believes that cryptocurrencies will dissolve down to nothing and fade slowly away in the western sky. Jeff Schumacher, founder of BCG Digital Ventures, during a CNBC panel discussion, espoused: “I do believe it will go to zero. I think it’s a great technology, but I don’t believe it’s a currency. It’s not based on anything.”
There were a few forward thinkers in the group. One in particular was Jeremy Allaire, the CEO of Circle, the Goldman Sachs-backed payments and tech company. Allaire said: “Crypto is fundamental to the future, and so crypto computing, which is what these blockchain platforms really are, they’re open computing platforms — we need tamper-proof, resilient, decentralized infrastructure if we want society to survive the digital age.”
Allaire went further by adding: “We’re huge proponents of central-bank digital currency, and we believed in that for a very long time. Our view is that the creation of cryptocurrencies that are based on central bank money is happening in the private-sector first.”
Whose opinion do you believe? If 2019 transpires, as most experts believe, we would expect next year’s summit to once again embrace cryptocurrencies and the blockchain technology behind its development efforts. Until then, we wait.


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After hinting at it and then more or less confirming that it will be released sooner or later, Konami has dropped another hint that Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2, sequel to the 2010, critically acclaimed action-adventure title, will be released soon and is in the works.
Speaking via hia Twitter account, Konami producer David Cox gave a huge tease for the game today. He said: “Today and tomorrow I am in the land of Dracul… What am I doing there?? You will see…. :)”
This isn’t even a hint, this is more or less a flat-out confirmation. And yet it isn’t. Way to tease, Konami.
We obviously want a sequel to LoS, sooner rather than later, so I’m being optimistic here. And it’s about time an announcement came.
Stay tuned, we’ll keep you updated. Till then, leave behind your feedback in the comments section below.


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Acquisition Expands International Reach and Increases EdTech and Virtual Reality Training Opportunities
HOUSTON, TX–(Marketwired – Aug 7, 2017) – ProBility Media Corp. (OTCQB: PBYA), an EdTech company building the first full-service training and career advancement brand for the skilled trades, today announced that it has closed on the purchase of Cranbury International, an exporter of educational and training to international markets, located in Montpelier, Vermont.
Cranbury International, established in 2010, sells training and educational materials to governmental institutions and private sector markets in Brazil, Mexico, Columbia, Trinidad, and other international regions. The Company markets and represents approximately 40 major publishers in international markets.
“We are very excited to close on this transaction and to now access all the positive opportunities and synergies that Cranbury brings to our organization,” stated Evan Levine, Chairman and CEO of ProBility. “Not only did we acquire an established business which increases our product offerings, customer base and international footprint, but we now have a tremendous opportunity to introduce many of Cranbury’s clientele to the e-learning and virtual reality training products that ProBility is becoming known for.”
Noah Davis, President and COO of ProBility, said, “This acquisition is a major step in our geographic expansion plan. Once again we have found a great suite of products with an attractive customer base which enhances our model. ProBility will continue to provide the same standards of quality that Cranbury delivered to their clients, while simultaneously introducing virtual reality and digital animation products that we believe will be adopted more and more going forward. This acquisition is truly a marriage of traditional learning with ed-tech and is another exciting milestone for ProBility and its shareholders.”


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Concours South Africa’s alliance with the South African Hall of Fame continues with a celebration of the induction of “Mr Perana”, Ford performance car legend, Basil Green.Africa’s premier classic car showcase returns to Johannesburg’s Steyn City Parkland Residence from 30 August to 1 September 2019.
Basil Green’s admission into the Hall of Fame follows last year’s Concours South Africa-hosted induction ceremony marking the induction of Rory Byrne, Michael Schumacher’s seven-time championship-winning Formula 1 designer.
The Hall of Fame honours outstanding achievements amongst South Africans from all walks of life. Inductees include the inimitable Nelson Mandela, golfer Gary Player and Olympian Wayde van Niekerk. Several luminaries from the racing and automotive industry have joined these icons since Concours joined forces with the Hall of Fame, including Ian Scheckter, Sarel van der Merwe, the aforementioned Byrne and 2019 Daytona 24-hour victor Wayne Taylor have been inducted.
A favourite of Ford Motor Company boss Lee Iacocca, Basil Green made his mark by shoehorning larger-capacity engines into relatively ordinary cars. Green’s first Perana was the ’67 Cortina MKII, where he squeezed a three-litre Ford Essex V6 into an engine bay usually reserved for a four-cylinder engine.
The Cortina Perana raced onto to South Africa’s lightly-trafficked roads, while at the same time making its mark on the country’s racetracks. Racing legends Koos Swanepoel and Bobby Olthoff drove Cortina Peranas to multiple victories and to SA national championships.
Green’s next trick cemented the Perana brand as an icon in South African motoring history: he audaciously extracted the V6 engines from Ford’s Capri coupe and replaced them with five-litre V8 powerhouses from the Mustang! The charismatic Ford Capri Perana V8 “hit the local motorsport scene with a sledge hammer blow”, while at the same time rewriting the road car rulebook.
In its signature Gunston livery, Bobby Olthoff’s Ford Capri Perana utterly dominated on track in 1970, smashing the outright saloon car lap record at every circuit on the championship trail! At the same time, road car production was in full flight, with over 550 Capri Perana V8s built at Edenvale.
Dubbed “the Carroll Shelby of the bushveld” Basil Green is an engineering visionary worthy of his imminent Hall of Fame induction. Some of his creations, specifically the Perana, will form part of a display of ‘special’ South African cars.
Fans will get a chance to view these legendary cars at Concours South Africa 2019 – the deluxe event where classic cars meet luxury living.
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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The pandemic is putting the hurt on Halloween costume shops. With all the uncertainty, some parents and party-goers have been hesitant to buy something they may never use this year.
The Monsters RIP Halloween costume shop on the north side never opened this fall because of the pandemic.
At Ron’s Halloween and Patriotic Fireworks on the west side, the owner is thankful he has more than October to rely on to bring in business. But employees here hope things pick up in the next two weeks with people like Amber Watson coming by.
Watson and her stepson made their annual trip to Ron’s Halloween on Thursday afternoon, a little later than usual this year.
“It was a little delayed because we weren’t sure it was going to happen,” she said.
They picked out a mask and makeup to hand out candy. For most of their trip, they were the only ones in the store with two weeks to go before Halloween.
“It is a little spooky, yes,” Watson said with a laugh. “It’s usually really busy anytime in October.”
Some masks are free at Ron’s this year — the blue surgical kind. There’s also hand sanitizer.
New this year is a rule banning customers try on costumes before they buy them. All sales are final.
“I think a lot of folks are holding off just until they know for sure what’s going to happen,” Watson said.
But Ron’s manager Jeri Hatfield said the lack of a crowd is pretty typical for the season so far.
This year they didn’t buy any large figures or props, relying on last year’s holdovers. But they have been big hits, perhaps from people thinking it was a better way to celebrate in a more socially distant way.
Ron’s also bought fewer costumes than usual. Hatfield said they’ve been later to arrive than usual, too.
As for sales figures, the exact impact of the pandemic is unclear.
“We really won’t know for sure until the end of the season,” Hatfield said. “Usually when it is the busiest is the week before Halloween when everybody does their last-minute thing.”
At least in Marion County, the mayor and health officials are asking for no trick-or-treating.
“No, I’m not worried. I think they are going to come and buy their costumes even if they can’t go trick-or-treating. They’re going to dress up,” Hatfield said.
She’s hoping for more customers like Watson who plans to hand out candy twice — at the family campground and the neighborhood. Both are outside Marion County.
“A lot of people are planning on still handing out candy in our neighborhood this year just to give the kids some normalcy,” Watson said. “For us it’s going to just be like any other year. I just think that people might distance themselves a little more waiting to get candy.”
As News 8 reported in September, state health officials initially said trick-or-treating could be done safely but they recommended some changes including not letting kids pick out their own candy from a common bucket. But about two weeks ago, with more guidance from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, they changed their minds and called trick-or-treating a high-risk activity.


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Park City tourism leaders connect at annual forum
Ski leaders say they're optimistic heading into season
The ski resorts are busy making snow and the restaurants are cleaning and making last-minute repairs, but many business leaders took a break from peak season prep to meet at an annual fall forum.
The Park City Chamber/Bureau hosted the Annual Tourism Industry Fall Forum and Luncheon at the Stein Eriksen Lodge on Nov. 9. Bob Wheaton, president and COO of Deer Valley Resort, Bill Rock, COO of Park City Mountain Resort, and Nathan Rafferty, president and CEO of Ski Utah, all spoke to a full audience of local business owners about the upcoming season, followed by keynote speaker Kelly McDonald.
The event had great a reception, said Bill Malone, president and CEO of the Chamber/Bureau, in an interview following the luncheon. He said the event is always a good reminder to everyone about the importance of tourism on the local economy.
“It’s our community’s DNA,” he said.
The forum began with a video from Myles Rademan, director of Leadership Park City, explaining that although tourists bring traffic on the roads and in the grocery store lines, having a cynical attitude about them will only hurt Park City overall.
Malone said that the video was important to remind stakeholders in the tourism industry the importance of visitors. That way, the sentiment can trickle down into the community at large.
“It is our industry in the community and, in some form, that’s why we’re all here,” he said.
Malone said it is good for local business leaders to hear directly from the ski resorts, since so much of what they do affects the economy.
At the event, Wheaton said he is enthusiastic about the future of Deer Valley because of upcoming resort projects set to take place under the new multi-resort entity that recently acquired the resort.
Rock discussed PCMR’s push toward sustainability and its goal to have zero net emissions by 2030. He hopes to keep the momentum Vail Resort’s purchase of PCMR had on the resort in the first few years with continued improvements, like a new beginner ski and snowboard lift and trail.
Betsy Wallace, managing director of Sundance Institute, said the event was a great time to hear from the ski resorts and other business owners to know what to expect for the upcoming season.
“It’s a wonderful way to network and see folks because once the season starts, we’re all in our own little world,” she said.
She also enjoyed listening to McDonald, who Wallace said “crossed everyone’s boundaries in every industry.”
McDonald is a leading expert and author in marketing and consumer trends. She focused on how to deal with customers and employees in a time when demographics and buying habits are changing so rapidly.
Malone said the speaker helped keep with the theme of reminding everyone how important the customer experience is. Tourism drives the economy in Park City, and the Chamber/Bureau wants everyone to remember that.
“It doesn’t matter if you’re a bank or a retail store … it’s the same thing, it’s about working with people,” he said. “We gain a lot, not just economically, from what we do.”
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Target is still reeling from the massive security breach, which affected as many as 110 million customers. Now, as the retailer gets back on its feet, it's becoming more security focused.
Target Chief Financial Officer John Mulligan wrote an opinion piece for The Hill on Monday saying that the company was speeding up its implementation of high-security credit cards.
The credit cards come embedded with a tiny microprocessor chip, which is said to beef up security and make it more difficult for cybercriminals to access user data. Target had already begun work on the cards before the hack, but it is now accelerating this $100 million program. Mulligan said that the technology should be ready for customers on Target's REDcards by early 2015, which is six months before the scheduled release.
"For consumers, this technology differs in important ways from what is widely used in the United States today. The standard credit and debit cards we use now have a magnetic stripe containing the customer's information. When first introduced, that stripe was an innovation. But in today's world, more is needed," Mulligan wrote. "The latest 'smart cards' have tiny microprocessor chips that encrypt the personal data shared with the sales terminals used by merchants. Why is such a change important? Even if a thief manages to steal a smart card number, it's useless without the chip."
While chip-enabled smartcards are already in use in the UK and Canada, the US has been slow to grab a hold of the technology. Mulligan wrote that in the UK credit card fraud has fallen 67 percent since 2004 and in Canada losses decreased by 72 percent between 2008 and 2012. Even though these numbers sound promising, some security experts have questioned how foolproof these encryption methods are -- saying hackers could devise new ways to steal users' information.
The security breach that hit Target was first identified in December and resulted in the theft of names, mailing addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, and debit and credit card data of people who shopped at the retailer between November 27 and December 15. In an effort to support affected customers, the company offered one year of free credit monitoring from Experian, which is valued at $191.
Target is keen on having other businesses also adopt the use of chip-enabled smart cards. In his opinion piece, Mulligan said that companies must work together to fight credit card fraud.
"If we truly want to prevent this from happening again, the business community must move together. No one company or industry can solve this challenge on its own," he wrote. "Strengthening consumer protection requires a coordinated response.This is a shared responsibility."


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Jostens Inc. has acquired Education Systems Corporation and merged the San Diego-based software producer into a new division called Jostens Learning Corporation.
The new company will be “the nation’s largest developer and marketer of technology-based education programs” for precollegiate classrooms, according to a spokesman.
It will combine esc and Prescription Learning Corporation, a Jostens subsidiary in Phoenix. The division is expected to earn annual revenues of $80 million.
Jostens, a Fortune 500 company with headquarters in Minneapolis, produces yearbooks, awards, and other school memorabilia.
The Franklin Computer Corporation, a pioneer in the field of hand-held electronic reference works, has released what it touts as the “world’s first speaking dictionary.”
The Language Master 4000, which retails for $399.95, “pronounces” more than 83,000 words contained in its built-in Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Company officials suggested it would be particularly useful to students who were learning English as a second language.
Franklin has also released the Elementary Spelling Ace, designed for children ages 6 to 12.
The machine corrects spelling and refers users to the definition of the corrected word in the Merriam-Webster Elementary School Dictionary, which is packaged with the machine. The price for both is $99.
The recent promotion of James A. Dezell Jr., general manager of the International Business Machines Corporation’s Educational Systems, to a company vice presidency reflects the computer giant’s growing interest in the precollegiate market, a company spokesman says.
“It’s a recognition of [Mr. Dezell’s] business success,” according to the spokesman, Greg Thompson. “More importantly, it’s a recognition of the importance that i.b.m. is placing on the educational market.’'
I.b.m. has been making inroads in school sales in recent years. It is now second to Apple Computer Inc., the dominant manufacturer in the precollegiate field, in number of computers sold to schools.
“The Grady Report: Personal Computers in American Education,” a newsletter for computer-using educators, has folded after a year of publication.
A spokesman for the newsletter’s parent company said the firm had decided that the publication would not have been profitable in the long run.
David Grady, the newsletter’s editor and publisher, has taken a job with Next Inc., the newest venture of Steven Jobs, co-founder of Apple Computer.--pw
A version of this article appeared in the June 14, 1989 edition of Education Week as Column: Computers


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Artists like Calvin Harris, Rihanna and Adele have been pulling in some serious dollar this year. We count down Forbes top 10 highest paid musicians of the year.
Madonna's Rebel Heart tour reportedly brought in over $170m alone. She also benefits from her Material Girl clothing line and perfume line. Picture: Getty
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NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart confirms that it’s developing a competitor to Amazon’s juggernaut Prime membership program. The company declined on Thursday to offer details, but a spokeswoman said it will be called Walmart+.
News website Vox first reported the news about Walmart’s new membership program.
It said the discounter would have certain perks that the online leader couldn’t offer. The initiative comes as Walmart is locked in an arms race with Amazon to bring packages faster to customers’ homes.
Amazon’s Prime program costs $119 per year and includes perks like unlimited next-day shipping on more than 10 million items and free streaming of music, TV shows and movies.
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The Internet is arguing about when to break out the Pumpkin Spice everything
As you may know, September 1st means Pumpkin Spice Season is officially here… or does it? Now, the Internet is arguing about when Pumpkin Spice Season begins. When will people officially break out pumpkin flavors and products? Well, some places, like Dunkin’ Donuts for example, have already intro’d their pumpkin spice fall line of drinks and donuts. People ~thought~ Starbucks would launch their famous Pumpkin Spice Latte on September 1st since they released a Facebook Live video that morning called the “PSL Pumpkin Hatch.” But, it has yet to happen, leaving many Starbucks coffee drinkers/PSL addicts thirsty for it.
Rumors say the Pumpkin Spice Lattes will be released any day now.
And some Starbucks customers were told Tuesday, September 5th will be the date — aka their new favorite day of the year.
Even though we’re still patiently waiting to get our hands — and mouths — on a Starbucks PSL, other places have yet to release their pumpkin products, too, like Krispy Kreme. They won’t be launching their Pumpkin Spice Original Glazed Doughnuts until September 8th. And even then, you’ll only be able to get them on September 8th.
So, back to the issue at hand: Pumpkin Spice Season. Too soon? Too late? Right on time? Of course, people on Twitter had opinions on the topic.
Some people were genuinely surprised that the flavor has already started launching.
However, we’re feeling more like this.
While half of the Internet couldn’t wait much longer for fall flavors to launch, the other half thinks pumpkins belong only to October. And others think we should just let every holiday have its season and not get ahead of ourselves.
TBH, whether or not you think it’s too soon for Pumpkin Spice to fill the air — and your drinks, and your food — the good thing is, you don’t have to partake if you don’t want to. However, we’re more on the side of this dancing pumpkin and ~are~ excited about it. After all, it could be Pumpkin Spice Season 365 days a year and we’d be down with it.
Now, if you’ll excuse us, we have some pumpkin-flavored treats to go indulge in.


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Bend, OR– Hydro Flask—the award-winning leader in high-performance, insulated stainless steel flasks—has announced two senior leadership members and one new Advisory Board member. Dennis Conner has joined as the company’s new Vice President of Operations starting October 13th, Rocco Villano has been promoted to Director of Sourcing and Planning, and industry veteran Rob Mitchell has joined the company’s Advisory Board.
Formerly the V.P. of Operations of Rejuvenation Lighting, a Division of Williams Sonoma, Conner brings over 15 years of global operations responsibility to the company. Mr. Conner previously ran operations for DeMarini, the baseball bat division within Wilson Sporting Goods.
Villano has been promoted to Director of Sourcing and Planning from his previous role as Senior Operations Manager at Hydro Flask. With nearly 20 years of experience in operations management, Villano has a long career in overseeing global supply chains, overseas manufacturing, vendor performances, and product development.
Mitchell’s renowned outdoor industry experience includes leading work for brands such as Mossimo, Nike and Smartwool, where he navigated each company through accelerated growth. In January of 2013, Mitchell stepped away from his day-to-day responsibilities at Moots Cycles as President and CEO to become an active Board Member for the company.
“We’re excited to welcome Dennis and Rob to the Hydro Flask family and for Rocco to begin his new role with the company,” said Hydro Flask CEO Scott Allan. “Their combined leadership experience and vision will keep Hydro Flask’s position at the front of the pack.”
About Hydro Flask
Hydro Flask® began in the summer of 2009 with an epiphany on a Hawaiian beach, and became a reality in beautiful Bend, Oregon, one of the country’s premiere outdoor playgrounds. The company’s mission today is to save the world from lukewarm beverages.
Hydro Flask is now the award-winning* leader in high-performance, insulated stainless steel flasks and has recently expanded into the food and beverage industry with its food flasks and industry-first and only double wall vacuum insulted 64oz growlers. Using only high-quality 18/8 stainless steel, Hydro Flask delivers what people on the go have been looking for: a durable flask that keeps hots hot, colds cold, is stylish, 100% recyclable and is backed by a lifetime warranty.
Hydro Flask believes that great flasks and great causes go hand in hand, and through its charitable arm, FivePercentBack.org™, offers a giveback program that allows consumers to allocate a portion of their flask sales to a charity they choose. For more about Hydro Flask’s charitable mission and commitment to making a difference in the community, visit www.FivePercentBack.org.


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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Pokes Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB)’s Instant Articles As Apple News Opens To All
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is lifting the barriers that have kept some publishers out of its mobile news delivery platform called Apple News. In the latest development, the company has said Apple News will be widely available for every publisher – big or small. That means that individual bloggers will now be able to post on Apple News.
But the development is sure to upset Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB). The rollout of Apple News itself seemed like a counter to Facebook’s own Instant Articles. Now Apple News is threatening to sprint faster than Instant Articles in drawing publishers to its platform.
In the news delivery market, both Apple News and Instant Articles seek the attention of publishers. The services initially focused on drawing in high-profile publishers such as the New York Times, The Washington Post and The Guardian among others. That is where Facebook’s Instant Articles has stuck.
Apple New rolling on at speed
However, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has made a smart move with its Apple News that could make it more appealing to publishers frustrated elsewhere.
Not only is Apple working to allow every kind of publisher to post on Apple News, but the company is also promising to provide publishers with a host of related solutions such as metrics on readership and interaction. Additionally, publishers on Apple News will be able to benefit from Apple’s iAd system to set up advertisements.
The rollout of Apple News to all publishers follows hot on the heels of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s move to help publishers on the platform deal with ad-blockers. Many publishers have recently lamented over the rise of apps that enable readers to sidestep ads, thus denying them revenue. In Apple’s case, publishers can overcome the frustration by masking ads within the text. However, the ads will have to be appropriately labeled as “sponsored.”
What next for Facebook?
It will be interesting to see how Facebook responds to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s challenge in digital news delivery.
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Motorola has announced that, they had started rolling out the Android 4.4.4 update for the Moto E, Moto G and Moto X users in India. Back in June, Android 4.4.3 update rolled out in U.S. but the update is still not available for Indian users. Skipping the Android 4.4.3 update, the Indian users get Android 4.4.4 update and this update bring all the features present in the Android 4.4.3 update. Android 4.4.4 update includes improved dialer with a new interface, new colors to enhance consistency and usability and several stability, framework and security fixes in addition to accuracy improvements to the power profile. The update also bring fixes vulnerability in OpenSSL and offers extra layer of security for browsing web content on your phone.
The Android 4.4.4 update rolled out in phased manner so if you haven’t received it, don’t panic. Users received notification to update their OS alternatively, the update can also be accessed through the settings menu, Settings>>About Phone>>System Updates. Right now, there is no official change-log available so it’s hard to know what features will be included in the update.
Upgrading to Android 4.4.4 KitKat:
1. Select the Settings icon in the apps menu.
2. Select “About phone”
3. Select “System updates”
4. Select “Download”. After the software is downloaded, select “Install”
5. After the software is installed, your phone will re-start automatically
In case, if you have difficulty with the upgrade, visit https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/ci/documents/detail/2/general-registration-en-in


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Australian fashion designer Katie Taylor, whose maiden name is Perry has fought back against the famous performer Katy Perry, for breaching the designer’s long held Australian trade mark rights.
These two have feuded in the past, when the Sydney-based designer alleged that the US singer “tried to bully” her to give up her KATIE PERRY mark in 2009. The singer was ultimately unsuccessful in opposing the mark – and it proceeded to registration.
Many of Katy Perry’s celebrity colleagues have been ridiculed in the media for their attempts to register trade marks including their children’s names, catch phrases and their own names. Just look at the Kardashians, Beyoncé and Jay Z, Taylor Swift, the British Royal family and even the President of the United States of America…
Given her global reach, perhaps Katy Perry should have gotten in a bit earlier and taken a leaf out of Tay Tay’s book? From Rihanna to the Beckhams, all you have to do is look and you shall find them on the Australian Trade Marks register:
The KATIE PERRY mark covers clothing and the rights date from September 2008. This means that the Australian designer has exclusive rights to the trade mark throughout Australia, in relation to clothing, for a renewable ten year period.
Unfortunately, the performer Katy Perry seems to think she is above Australian trade mark law and has been selling clothing under the brand KATY PERRY online and also through outlets such as Target and Myer in Australia.
Our girl has had enough – and has sued the American singer for trade mark infringement. Watch this space!!!
For expert assistance with trade mark applications or advice regarding trade mark enforcement, please contact Geraldine Rimmer email@example.com.


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A federal appeals court overturned a lower court’s ruling that backed Molson Coors in an ongoing battle about corn syrup against its bitter rival Anheuser-Busch. In a short but sharply worded ruling, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals said Anheuser-Busch can advertise and use packaging that implies its rival’s beers contain corn syrup.
The court said by choosing a word like ingredients “with multiple potential meanings, Molson Coors brought this problem on itself.” The ruling, issued on May 1, said it should be left up to consumers to decide their take on corn syrup in beer. “Whether
Coors Light is giving away up to $1 million of beer in a new social media contest that aims to boost morale among Americans in lockdown, the company announced Tuesday.
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The coronavirus crisis has left China’s shopping malls empty, and brands and retailers are now scrambling to find a way to salvage their businesses. Doubling down on digitalization is one strategy that many companies are taking, and in China’s e-commerce world there are many tools at hand. We take a look at what brands such as YSL Beauty and Estée Lauder are doing, and how US beauty brands and retailers can learn from them. Read more.