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NATPE has unveiled its first-ever audio-centered virtual event, “NATPE Virtual: ContentCast – The Business of Podcasting Content.” “The NATPE’s mission as the indispensable resource of content is to provide, inform and connect on new opportunities for our constituency,” NATPE’s President and CEO JP Bommel, said.
The event serves as the most recent to be produced under NATPE's banner, followed by NATPE Budapest International, NATPE StreamingPlus, and NATPE Miami 2022. “It is without question that podcasting has grown into a powerful force, attracting new audiences, support from brands, and investments from major media and tech companies,” Bommel said. “This event is about the monetization of these opportunities presented by the business of podcasting content.”
The presentation dedicated to audio and its place in the content industry, will feature content producers, distributors, streamers, and buyers across all platforms whowill lead a discussion on the intersection between audio and television, both in taking IP from podcast to screen and as a powerful tool for television brands to service their audience.
The conference will begin with the “State of the IP Union” featuring Propagate Chairman & Co-CEO Ben Silverman and SiriusXM President and Chief Content Officer, Scott Greenstein, joined by Brian Baumgartner, star of “The Office” and host of the “Office Deep Dive” podcast. Andrew Wallenstein, President and Chief Media Analyst of Variety Intelligence Platform will be sitting down to discuss their perspectives on audio as a growing piece of the content industry.
Propagate has a first-look deal with SiriusXM for oral history podcasts based on iconic entertainment properties. Additional executives from companies that have made contributions to the audio industry will be featured at the event, including Audible, Black Love Inc., Edison Research, GroupM, iHeartMedia, Imperative, RoosterTeeth, Triton Digital, ViacomCBS, Wolf Entertainment, and Wonder Media Network. More names and companies will be revealed as the show approaches. Moderators for the sessions include top minds covering the audio industry including Nick Quah (HotPod) and James Cridland (Podnews).
It is without question that podcasting has grown into a powerful force, attracting new audiences, support from brands, and investments from major media and tech companies. This event is about the monetization of these opportunities presented by the business of podcasting content.” JP Bommel President and CEO, NATPE


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Which TV shows have the best streaming apps?
qvc is announcing its newest hardware line-up.
The company’s flagship streaming box, the QVC Live Box, comes with Roku streaming app, the Roku TV app, and the Qvc HD+ app.
This week’s update also brings support for streaming over the web and the Roku Smart TV app.
All of the new hardware supports live and recorded content, including shows from the likes of FX, History, ABC, and AMC.
QVC’s new Live Box and Roku TV come with a lot of new features, but the big news here is the addition of a Roku app.
It’s the first time we’ve seen an app with a live streaming feature on an Amazon Fire TV box.
Roku has been a major player in streaming media for years now, and its app has been the dominant way to access Roku content.
For those who don’t have an Amazon TV, Roku is one of the best choices for a smart TV with its huge selection of apps and media.
The QVC QVC Box is available today for $199.99.
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The Irish Data Protection Commission fined Meta for violating EU privacy laws.
Facebook and Instagram’s parent company, Meta, was fined by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) for a total of $414 million for violating EU privacy laws.
According to DPC, Meta illegally required users to agree to personalized and targeted advertising.
This decision followed two accusations in 2018 that Meta had violated the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
GDPR is a set of rules that help protect the personal data of EU citizens. This allows EU citizens better control over how companies receive, use and share their personal information. In addition, GDPR prohibits companies from storing information about customers without their consent.
The Regulation stresses the importance of strict confidentiality rules and fines that enterprises may incur if they do not comply with them.
What did Meta say she did wrong?
DPC claims that in order for customers to continue using their accounts, Meta required them to approve the terms of service, which actually encouraged them to sign new terms and conditions allowing their data to be used for personalized advertising.
In addition, DPC reports that the language used in the Terms of Service was unclear and did not properly inform users of how their data was used.
Meta disagrees with the decision In response to the DPC decision, Meta announced plans to appeal the decision, stating that it believed that its approach to data protection was consistent with GDPR.
The company claims that personalized advertising is a common aspect of social media and that Facebook and Instagram are essentially personalized.
In a blog post, Meta states:
Facebook and Instagram are essentially personalized, and we believe that providing each user with their own unique experience, including the advertising they see, is a necessary and integral part of this service. To date, we have relied on a legal basis called «Contractual Necessity» to show people behavioral advertising based on their actions on our platforms, taking into account their security and privacy settings. It would be very unusual if the social network service was not adapted for the individual user».


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Russia’s Gazprom sold its 71 percent stake in Turkish company Bosphorus Gaz Corp., the Vestnik Kavkaza news website reported, citing the Turkish company.
The Şen Group, which holds the remaining 29 percent stake in Bosphorus Gaz, bought Gazprom’s shares, according to the companies.
The transaction between Adnan Şen, the general manager of Bosphorus Gaz, and Gazprom was completed on Sept. 21, but the cost of the purchase has not yet been disclosed, the Anadolu news agency reported.
Bosphorus Gaz, established in 2003, is a private Turkish company involved in the importation and distribution of gas. In 2004, Gazprom became its major shareholder.


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Pompano Beach, Fla.-based CarbAmericas Inc. is exporting more Peruvian asparagus to Hong Kong, Korea, Taiwan and other markets.
However, one of its fastest-growing export customers is Brazil, said Jeff Friedman, president.
Brazil is growing so fast, in fact, that the company is toying with the idea of opening a division there —
“It’s a booming country with big population and a strong economy,” Friedman said. “It just seems to be working for us.”
CarbAmericas has two salespeople there. The first started about three years ago, the second in the spring of this year.
In addition to asparagus, the company exports apples, pears, stone fruit, garlic and onions to Brazil.


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NIO (NYSE:NIO – Get Rating) is scheduled to announce its earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, June 9th. NIO has set its Q1 2022 guidance at EPS.Investors that are interested in participating in the company’s conference call can do so using this link.
NIO (NYSE:NIO – Get Rating) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 24th. The company reported ($0.21) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. NIO had a negative net margin of 29.03% and a negative return on equity of 37.30%. The firm had revenue of $1.55 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.43 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned ($0.16) earnings per share. On average, analysts expect NIO to post $-1 EPS for the current fiscal year and $0 EPS for the next fiscal year.
NIO stock opened at $17.57 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 2.18 and a quick ratio of 2.11. NIO has a 52-week low of $11.67 and a 52-week high of $55.13. The company has a 50-day moving average of $17.86 and a two-hundred day moving average of $24.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $29.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -16.89 and a beta of 2.46.
Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Nomura reduced their target price on shares of NIO from $67.10 to $51.50 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 28th. Bank of America upgraded shares of NIO from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $26.00 price target for the company in a research note on Monday, May 16th. UBS Group upgraded shares of NIO from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and cut their price target for the stock from $42.00 to $32.00 in a research note on Monday, April 4th. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on shares of NIO from $66.00 to $34.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 23rd. Finally, began coverage on shares of NIO in a report on Thursday, March 24th. They set a “buy” rating and a $32.40 price objective for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and fifteen have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $47.23.
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NIO Inc designs, manufactures, and sells electric vehicles in the People's Republic of China. The company is also involved in the manufacture of e-powertrain, battery packs, and components; and racing management, technology development, and sales and after-sales management activities. In addition, it offers power solutions for battery charging needs; and other value-added services.
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This afternoon SA Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago announced a 25 basis point (0.25%) rise in the repo rate, from 3.5% to 3.75%, as decided by the bank’s Monetary Policy Committee. He cited inflation fears, particularly fuel price inflation, and a weaker rand as reasons for the hike, which marks an inflection point in the interest rate cycle.
This means, if the banks follow suit, that you will pay more for credit, but not much more. For example, on a R1 million bond over 20 years, with a rise in the prime rate from 7.0% to 7.25%, your monthly repayments will rise from R7 753 to R7 904, or by about 2%.
Meanwhile, Consumer Price Index inflation was 5.0% year-on-year in October, remaining at September’s level, according to recently released figures from StatsSA.
FNB economist Koketso Mano says major contributions to inflation were from vehicles (which increased 5.1% year-on-year), restaurants and hotels (up 4.1% y/y), and alcoholic beverages and tobacco (up 4.0% y/y). Fuel prices remain high relative to the same period last year, rising by 23.1% y/y. Food and non-alcoholic beverage inflation increased by 6.1% y/y.


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Miss. sues credit-reporting firm, alleging errors
WASHINGTON | Mississippi has sued Experian, the world's largest firm that collects detailed information about consumers to evaluate their financial trustworthiness. The lawsuit - and a separate investigation of the industry by 32 other states led by Ohio - represent a significant new legal challenge to the industry over allegations of paperwork errors and violations of consumer protection laws.
Errors can jeopardize people's ability to get loans and pass job-related background checks. Experian has even wrongly reported that consumers are on a federal terrorism watch list, the lawsuit alleges.
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood's complaint accuses Experian Information Solutions of knowingly including error-riddled data in the credit files of millions of Americans, jeopardizing their ability to obtain loans, employment-related background checks and sensitive government security clearances.
The lawsuit against Experian was filed without fanfare last month in a Biloxi state courthouse and transferred to Mississippi federal court late last week.
Experian and its competitors gather and maintain records of consumers' credit history from banks, debt collectors and other sources, keeping files on more than 200 million Americans. Banks, prospective employers and other parties pay the credit bureaus to review this data, using it to determine whether a borrower is financially stable and a good credit risk. Consumers with blemishes like missed credit card payments or recent bankruptcies on their credit will struggle to get loans, while those with a long record of timely debt repayment are courted by lenders.
Both Experian and a spokesman for its trade group, the Consumer Data Industry Association, declined to discuss the litigation or related questions about the quality of the company's data.
Despite the errors added to credit files, the Mississippi lawsuit said, Experian provides no straightforward way for consumers to correct erroneous blemishes affecting them. When consumers file a dispute, Experian reflexively finds in favor of the bank or debt collector that reported the debt, Mississippi said. And when consumers call to complain, the lawsuit said Experian employees attempt to sell consumers credit monitoring products of questionable value.
"Experian has turned its failures to maintain accurate credit reports and its refusal to investigate consumer disputes into a business opportunity," Hood, a Democrat, said in a statement.


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At the moment the USA has its fate in its own hands but will be at a major competitive disadvantage if it doesn’t come up with a digital dollar soon, particularly important as China has fired the first salvo on the digital currency front.
The digital yuan has long been viewed as not just the evolution of money for China but also a way to compete with the US regime and other major developed economies. Bitcoin also undermines the U.S. dollar’s status as the world’s reserve currency.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the virtual yuan now being minted by China is controlled by its central bank, which will issue the new electronic money for Beijing.
China’s apparent embrace of a digitized yuan has lent some support to the broader digital-asset complex, exemplified by bitcoin, a decentralized cryptographic asset that has long been seen as a potential store of value if not a payment system by enthusiasts. At last check, bitcoin was changing hands at $58,477 on CoinDesk.
The USA can currently control its future but noted that Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will have to “land this supertanker,” referring to the trillions of dollars of monetary and fiscal spending done to help stave off the worst of the economic aftershocks from the derailed Covid-19 plandemic.
Stock-market investors have been fretting about a surge in U.S. inflation, which has already created some wobbles in trading in the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.89% and the S&P 500 index SPX, +0.77% in recent weeks.
There are many questions concerning Bitcoin but not one bit of answers. Who runs the blockchain and where is the location of the blockchain? When one purchases one Bitcoin for over $50,000 on Coinbase, who delivers the Bitcoin to the buyer and how is it delivered?
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When the lunch bell rings, employees in cities across the United States often walk the streets trawling for a good bite to eat — before landing on the humble food truck.
To satiate their rumbling stomachs is an army of vendors that wake up, often before the sun, to prepare their meals.
And many of them are immigrants.
According to a 2015 report by the Institute for Justice, immigrants comprise 51 percent of the profession and the average immigrant vendor as been in the U.S. for 22 years.
For many, the low start-up costs of owning a food truck offers greater opportunity than other professions in the United States.
Of the vendors the Institute of Justice surveyed, 28 percent didn’t complete high school, and 63 percent had no specialized training to become vendors.
“When you get into the country and you want to have your own business, this is a very very low start. You don’t have to invest thousands of thousands dollars,” said Alex Vorobei, an immigrant from Russia and the owner of Bel-Feast Truck in Washington D.C.
In D.C., as in many other cities, food truck owners avoid the high costs of real estate and the burden of staying open all day, and they can design their own hours to match food traffic.
“We just rent a commercial kitchen, the hours are very flexible. It has been the best experience ever, being your own boss, you have your own business,” Sonny Setiantoko, an immigrant from Indonesia and the owner of D.C.’s Saté Truck, said.
But flexibility does not mean ease. Many vendors said that once serving hours are over, they spend hours cleaning, shopping, and preparing for the next day’s lunch rush.
“A lot of people think, ‘Oh, it’s a food truck. They are here, they finish, they go home’,” said Sam Amnani, the owner of DC Taco Truck and an immigrant from Morocco. “After five o’clock I have to go to restaurant depot, I gotta go get all my stuff for the next day.”
In the morning, everything must be prepared in advance to optimize serving hours.
“Lunch starts at 11:30, but I have to be here at like 9:30, and prep everything in the truck,” Vorobei of the Bel-Feast truck said. He wakes up every day at 6 a.m., he added.
The sector is growing fast. Food trucks saw an annual revenue of $960 million in 2017, according to industry research company Ibis World.
For many owners, it’s their chance at the American Dream.
“I’ve never seen people work as hard has Americans do. Here, you hustle hard, you get rewarded. When you come here and you see all these opportunities, of course you are like in heaven,” Amnani said.
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Qualcomm dual-3G chip
Dominant chip supplier Qualcomm has released a chip which may bridge a split in notebook modem technology, writes the Associated Press. While internal cellular modems are still relatively rare in notebooks, these have so far had to connect either to HSPA networks such as AT&T's, or EVDO networks belonging to the likes of Sprint and Verizon. The new Qualcomm Gobi chip is able to connect to both network formats, a fact which may make cellular modems more appealing to computer builders, since they do not have to risk obsolescence or installing two different chips. Similarly, notebook owners should be able to avoid picking a carrier they hate simply because their notebook supports them. Gobi chips should be available in computers as of Q2 2008.


text: HomeBitcoinGetting Out of Cash Is Key to Wealth and Inflation Protection, Pompliano Says Getting Out of Cash Is Key to Wealth and Inflation Protection, Pompliano Says By Crypto News Pipe July 18, 2020 Bitcoin 0 Comments Describing the current economic state, including pending inflation, Anthony Pompliano noted exiting cash into other assets as the key to wealth. Source: Getting Out of Cash Is Key to Wealth and Inflation Protection, Pompliano Says Tags:Bitcoin Related Posts Switzerland’s top online retailer completes transaction with digital franc Keep Network unveils v2 specs for tBTC protocol Bored with Bitcoin? The BTC bull run is about to return, this indicator says About Author Crypto News Pipe Crypto News Pipe is a cryptocurrency news aggregator service. It presents a continuous flow of articles organized from thousands of publishers and magazines. Add a Comment Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment:*Name:* Email Address:* Website: Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.


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In an interview with ET Now, Jan Randolph of IHS Global Insight shares his views on the current global market developments.
IHS' Chief Executive Jerre Stead saidthat he would continue to focus on "larger" acquisitions, expanding margins and increasing cash flow to drive growth.
A Mahindra spokesperson said the discussions at the vendor meet were confidential and the company was not in a position to share details.
Maruti is making a more-concerted-than-before attempt to become a serious contender in the market for mid-size & premium vehicles.
One likely Saudi Arabian response to the deal its biggest enemy Iran has struck with world powers is to accelerate its own nuclear power plans, creating an atomic infrastructure it could, one day, seek to weaponise.
Weak demand for sleek Jaguars in China battered the profits of its Indian parent Tata Motors , pushing its shares down 5 percent.
Vivo - China’s No 5 smartphone player with a 9 per cent share as of March end, as per IHS Technology - will invest Rs 125 crore as a first tranche.
Bharti Airtel had reportedly signed deals to sell 12,500 of its towers in Africa to companies including American Tower Corp and IHS.


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In the latest edition of our regular series on marketplaces across the world that reportedly engage in the trade of counterfeit goods, we head to the North African nation of Morocco.
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With Africa proving to be a particularly lucrative region for brands seeking licensing opportunities, we examine what rights holders need to know about trademark licences from a swathe of nations across the continent.
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Morocco is set to become an increasingly important jurisdiction, acting as an access point for both European and African businesses to expand abroad. The government’s international outlook means this emerging market could be the new frontier for growing brands.
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In our latest round-up, we look at the IP office of Chile extending deadlines for Japanese applicants, the WHOIS reform group at loggerheads, Indonesia stepping up anti-piracy efforts, and much more.
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The world is awash with counterfeit goods, with Africa proving no exception. In the first of part of our A-Z, we examine the anti-counterfeiting frameworks from Algeria to Morocco.
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In our latest round-up, we look at a warning about counterfeit make-up in China, Casablanca being labelled the “Eldorado of counterfeiting”, and much more.
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The new Industrial Property Law No 23/13, which amended the existing act, has come into force. Among other things, there will now be substantive examination of trademark applications, and the opposition procedure has been improved in that the term for issuing decisions has been reduced and, in cases where the applicant does not respond to a notice of opposition within a two-month period, the office will go ahead and make a decision.
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The Kingdom of Morocco has deposited its instrument of acceptance of the termination of the London Act of the Hague Agreement with WIPO. Morocco still remains a member of the Hague Agreement concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs. Presently, 13 African countries, as well as the regional organisation OAPI, are contracting parties to the Hague Agreement.
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Alliance Rubber featured in Wall Street Journal
HOT SPRINGS, Ark.(June 2, 2014) — Alliance Rubber Company was honored to recently be featured in the Wall Street Journal for its innovation and line of products.
The article, written by James R. Hagerty, mentioned Alliance’s range of rubber band products, which are available at retailers across the United States.
The Wall Street Journal is read by over one million subscribers daily. To read the piece, please visit WSJ.com.
About Alliance Rubber Company
Since 1923, Alliance Rubber Company has been dedicated to “Holding Your World Together.” The company has grown into a global leader with more than 2,200 skus of mailing, shipping, office and packaging products sold through dealers in 55 countries. Under the current leadership of President Bonnie Swayze, Alliance continues its long history of innovation. Pioneering the women’s entrance into the boardroom, Swayze was the first female board member of the Wholesale Stationers Association and has served on the WBENC board and other HUB organizations.


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This week China has offered to loosen its exchange rate, under immense pressure from other G20 countries.
There will be additional pressure at this week’s G20 meeting for China to go further, and fully let it ‘float’ – allowing the markets to fully decide the rate.
A bit confusing? Here is a bit of background of what this means (from an earlier G20 Breakdown post) and why it’s important.
The U.S. and China are in a big battle right now over exchange rates – with serious global repercussions. Some are calling for this issue to be resolved through the G-20.
China relies heavily on selling cheap exports to the U.S., while the U.S. relies as much on China buying it’s treasury bonds in order to service the U.S. debt. This relationship has created a kind of an equilibrium where neither side wants to tread too strongly on the other.
However, the U.S. is accusing China of falsely depreciating it’s currency (the renminbi) so that China can increase its exports to the U.S. (and other countries) based on the low cost of buying their products. The U.S. is losing export opportunities due to it high exchange rate relative to the renminbi.
And there are calls for action against China, despite fears of retaliation. Even the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which has done everything over the years to back China’s entrance into the world economy (at the behest of multinational corporations), is calling for the U.S. to name China as a ‘currency manipulator’ and possibly place tariffs on China.
It is also interesting to see the U.S. crying foul about a market (theirs) being artificially flooded by cheap goods (China’s). The U.S. agricultural industry has been doing this for years with cheap subsidies of corn and other products to Latin America, especially Mexico. This has wiped out much of Mexico’s domestic corn industry, knocked farmers off their land, and been a key factor in Mexican economic migration to the U.S. The U.S. has traditionally been fine with artificial markets, as long as they are not hurt themselves.
This all points to a key problem facing global capitalism in the wake of the financial crisis – lack of demand and overproduction. In the wake of low depressed wages worldwide and high unemployment, there is a scramble to get at whatever consumer demand they can round up. Thus the focus on countries like China that still have global demand for their products, and the concern that they are doing it artificially. The countries with strong trade surpluses like China are seen to be “taking more than their fair share of world demand and are under pressure to boost their domestic markets”.
This pressure on surplus countries to create consumer demand will surely increase if the deficit warrior approach of the G20 called for by Canada, Britain, Germany and others comes into effect.


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New branch of Bandra's Salt Water Cafe to open in Churchgate in place of Mocha
The iconic Mocha at Churchgate is shutting down after a 14-year-stint. But don't groan just yet. Dhiman Chattopadhyay catches up with restaurateur Riyaaz Amlani to discuss why he is opening Salt Water Cafe with a new menu at the same location, and his secret ambition to launch a neighbourhood pub. By the way, the Mocha is not going away too far either
Every day, a new restaurant opens somewhere in Mumbai as another one shuts. What’s the big deal? When a man, who at 38, has almost as many restaurants under his belt decides to shut the very first coffee shop he started 14 years ago, it is a big deal. So we corner the ever-smiling Riyaaz Amlani over Belgian beer and Beef Carpaccio at his landmark Bandra eatery Salt Water Cafe to find out what new mojo is he springing on us.
Amlani has several brands under his belt including Smoke House Delhi, Bespoke Cafe, Tasting Room, Stone Water Grill, Salt Water Grill and others, but the Mocha and its later avatar, the Mochamojo (literally translated, it means Mocha magic), are the ones that have genuinely woven a spell over Mumbai. So why shut the one that started it all?
Amlani orders some of his favourite stuff -- Beef Carpaccio, Fried Prawns and a mixed meat salad along with three pints of Hoegaarden(he makes it sound very interesting with a deliberate stress on the ‘hoe’). “Now let’s talk,” he says, once the drinks have arrived.
Softened by the beer and the prawns, we persist nonetheless with our question -- why is he shutting down his first baby, which must be very close to his heart? “You put your heart into everything you do. But once it’s launched, you put your heart into the next one as well. Sometimes my heart does the talking but I am a businessman too and what works best for a business has to get be done,” he says with a smile.
But it’s the restaurant that’s opening where the Mocha stood till last week, that’s got our attention now. Impressario Entertainment’s first Salt Water Cafe located in Bandra, boasts of regular patrons who come from as far as Walkeshwar and Napean Sea Road. So it’s natural, says the man, that he takes his iconic brand down south. We expect the unexpected. Riyaaz is known for launching strikingly different restaurants each time. And that’s saying a lot when you have over 30 of them. What’s new this time then?
“While we will try and create the same Salt Water Cafe experience in Churchgate that people travel all the way to Bandra for, expect some amazing new dishes,” he says. While he won’t let much out of the bag yet, some new dishes, he says, have been specially created for South Mumbai’s discerning palate. (Psst: they include the Champagne Chicken and Smoked Scarmoza Risotto, the Smoked Duck and Carbonara, Baked King Fish, the Salt Water Caesar Prawn, the Roasted Australian Lamb shoulder and a whole array of vegetarian dishes, keeping the large Gujarati population in mind.)
And here’s the best bit about this juggling game. “Mocha is not moving out from the area entirely really. It’s just moving to a location close by,” he says, as we dig into our food.
Still two years shy of 40, the CEO and Managing Director of Impresario Entertainment & Hospitality has been called everything from an eatopian and a coffee baron. At last count his 35 restaurants and cafes serve over 12,000 people in 10 cities. But why so many brands? Doesn’t that confuse people? “I never really plan. When I open a restaurant, I do not plan a chain beforehand. We play it by the ear. But each time, I want to create a different experience. All my restaurants end up being different.
“We plan to open a number of coffee shops and restaurants in the coming year. My dream is to be known as India’s best and largest player in the standalone hospitality industry,” he says, perhaps not sounding modest for the first time. But the next moment, he lets us into his other side, the Mumbai lad who loves nothing better than a drink and some great food with his close pals. “I want to start a cosy neighbourhood bar one day, one where you will get great food and awesome cocktails but most importantly, a bar with a heart, that will welcome everyone with open arms,” he says.
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The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) has selected as many as 39 Indian start-ups for its ‘Innotreck’ programme, which is to be held in US held from May 2-7, 2016. According to media reports, the selected tech entrepreneurs will meets experts and investors in US during the programme. NASSCOM is going to organize such event for the third time, first year it listed 24 and 34 last year and this year it selected 39 Indian startups. Some of the selected technology start-ups are Discover Dollar Technologies, Adnabu, Pushngage, Squadrun and Uncanny Vision.
About the programme, NASSCOM InnoTrek 2016, the dedicated website, 10000startups.com describes:
“InnoTrek 2016 is an invite-only delegation of Indian startups who visit Silicon Valley to learn, connect and get inspired by the world’s oldest and most successful technology ecosystem. The InnoTrek program is an annual showcase of very promising early stage Indian product, IoT, gaming and technology startups who are at the forefront of the next wave of software dominance from Indian shores. InnoTrek 2016 will cover talks, workshops, expert round-tables, corporate visits, networking sessions with successful US entrepreneurs, TiECON, and much more all in one compressed week!”


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Argentina: Inflation increases in March
Inflation came in at 104.3% in March, which was up from February’s 102.5%. March’s figure represented the highest inflation rate since our current records began.
The trend pointed up, with annual average inflation coming in at 84.8% in March (February: 80.7%).
Finally, consumer prices rose 7.68% over the previous month in March, picking up from the 6.63% increase recorded in February.
FocusEconomics panelists expect inflation to be 90.5% at the end of 2023, which is up 1.9 percentage points from last month’s forecast. Inflation is projected to moderate to 68.2% at the end of 2024.


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With over 10 years’ experience, 600 employees and a turnover of about 35 million USD in 2018, VSONE is currently providing a variety of products and services in the public sector (E-Government), Banking, Financial and Insurance solutions, E-health and hospitality E-services as well as automation of manufacturing across various countries in Asia.
VSONE AFRICA being a tier one partner of HP and other major IT companies such as Oracle, SAP, and others will leverage its parent company broad experience, expertise, products and services to create Made in Africa, by African Solutions.
“Our strategy is to build an African company using our learning from Asia to boost the continent huge talents through strong local partnerships. I am a strong believer on the continent potential”, said VSONE Chairman, Mr. Prabodha Sumanasekera.
He further indicated that VSONE sees Rwanda as a central location from which the company will cover the continent as plans to expand to Kenya, Mozambique, Angola, and DRC are underway. By the end of the year, VSONE will also be operational in the South and West of Africa.
Rwanda has been a leader in the deployment of IT solutions for development, education, and health. It is now building a modern regional airport hub and a strong airline with constant economic growth of over 6%. Therefore, establishing VSONE Africa Headquarters in Rwanda will enable the company to benefit from all these positive factors.
Nkubito Manzi Bakuramutsa, the Africa CEO, mentioned that it is an exciting time for the continent. Africa has 1.2 billion population, 60% of whom are young, full of creativity and talent. We are Inspired by President Kagame quote at the Transform Africa 2019:
“Everything we need for transformation is in the room or represented in the room. VSONE is looking to participate in moving the continent from a consumer of content to a producer of content and a key player in the 4th Industrial revolution. We want to align our business strategy, to the AU and Smart Africa visions.


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Oman’s Dhofar Poultry posts deeper first-quarter loss as sales drop 5%
Dhofar Poultry posted a net loss of 141,136 Omani rials ($365,864) for the first quarter of 2020 compared to 39,926 rials in the red for the same period in 2019.
The fresh and frozen poultry company said in a bourse filing on Apr 15 that sales dipped by 123,106 rials to 2.38 million rials, a fall of 4.91%.
Cost of sales improved very marginally by 0.19% to 1.993 million rials from 1.996 million rials for the same period in 2019.
However finance costs went up by 17.42% to 106,340 rials.
Dhofar Poultry operates two hatcheries, 24 setters and 48 broiler houses, it says on its website. The company says it currently processes around 3,000 birds per hour with an annualized processing volume of 7.67 million birds. Its hatcheries have a capacity of 7.5 million eggs and its total saleable chicks output is around 9.47 annually.
The company supplies to Oman and the United Arab Emirates.
Dhofar Poultry earned a net income loss of 0.49 million rials in 2019.


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Independent agency Dig has been awarded the The Royal Automobile Club of Victoria’s (RACV) creative account after a comprehensive pitch process.
RACV is a motoring club and mutual organisation which provides products and services including motoring and mobility, home, leisure, financial services and general insurance.
Paul Rhodes, CEO at Dig, said: “We are thrilled to be working with RACV, one of Australia’s most trusted brands. RACV is an organisation focused on improving the lives of Victorians and the communities they support.
“The opportunity to use creativity to celebrate not only what people love about RACV, but to connect Australians with new and developing RACV products and services is very exciting.”
Megan Powell, general manager brand and marketing at RACV, said: “We’re delighted to announce that we are working with the team at Dig, and we look forward to partnering with a creative team that shares our commitment to delivering the best outcomes for our Members and customers.”
RACV will begin the transition to working with Dig from October.


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Supreme is currently, the most popular NYC streetwear brand and arguably one of the most streetwear brands worldwide.
The brand opened it’s new Williamsburg location, which is Supreme’s second store in NYC. It’s also the third store in the U.S. and the eleventh worldwide. The opening party brought in a lot of people. Most of which were former and current employees. Even the managers for the other stores, domestic and international, were in attendance.
Besides NYC, there are also stores in Los Angeles, London, Paris, and Tokyo. Aside from online, these are the only physical retail locations where people can buy Supreme’s products. However, don’t expect Supreme stores to start popping up in every major city across the globe. According to founder, James Jebbia, the brand only opens stores when they feel it’s right. He expresses that there won’t be any “megastores” in Manhattan. The reason being that excessively opening stores would compromise the integrity of the brand.
Opening another store in NYC, seems right since Supreme is an NYC brand. The new store is only 3 miles from their original Lafayette Street location. The original store has become a landmark in the city and a hangout for the NYC skate community. Back in the 90s, when it first opened people would wander off the streets and hang out all day. Now the store is filled with customers every day, with a line wrapped around the block.
Outside analysists seem to think that the next store opening will take place in Asia. Supreme already has six stores in Japan, but none in China, Korea, or Hong Kong. These places have massive markets that could rake in a boatload of revenue.
James has also confirmed that the brand sold off a minority stake in the company to private equality giant the Carlyle Group. Sources have alleged that almost 50% percent of the business was sold for around $500 million, making Supreme worth approximately $1.1 billion; $1 billion in equity and $100 million in debt.
It’s safe to say that everyone expects to see great things from the brand in the future. This year alone it took part in several popular collaborations and has strategically leveraged its popularity to influence culture and bring in a ton of cash.


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Johnson Controls finds another battery-making partner
One year after ending its relationship with a French battery maker, Milwaukee-based Johnson Controls has announced that it will partner with PolyPlus Battery Corp., according to a report in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Based in Berkeley, Calif, PolyPlus recently secured $8.99 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to help scale up manufacturing of its lighter, high-energy lithium batteries.
In 2011, Johnson Controls ended its relationship with the battery developer Saft. In PolyPlus, the Milwaukee company is partnering with a battery maker whose technology purportedly enables cars to travel 500 miles on one charge.
The company is developing technology that was spun out of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Its target markets include the military and unmanned underwater vehicles.


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The number of new active ingredients and crop protection products coming to the market every year may have fallen by 70% in the past decade, but all is not lost for those who rely on agrochemicals to produce their crops.
Behind the scenes, there is a great deal of work being done to breathe new life into older active ingredients, many of which are now finding a place in novel mixtures or new formulations.
Often, these bring a valuable different mode of action back to the market, helping with resistance management and the safeguarding of existing chemistry, while also expanding the weed- or disease-control spectrum of widely used products.
In some cases, they fill a gap left by the unexpected withdrawal of another product, or allow the use of the molecule on new crops.
As Alison Bosher, marketing manager with Adama, explains, it can be possible to find a different, but useful position for an active ingredient that was considered to have had its day and may even have been banned.
CTU and IPU
“Chlorotoluron is a good example,” she says. “It was withdrawn back in 2010 as a straight product, and a few years later in mixtures, after the active was found in raw water on a regular basis. At the time, there was a lack of data to support its use at lower application rates.”
- Blutron/Blutron Plus – diflufenican + isoproturon
- Cyclops – bromoxynil + diflufenican
- Devrinol – napropamide
- Lentagran – pyridate
- Praxim – metobromuron
- Tower – chlorotoluron + diflufenican + pendimethalin
However, last year, following work done by Adama, it was reapproved for use on cereals, for the early control of annual meadowgrass and a range of broad-leaved weeds.
The company’s resulting CTU-based herbicide, Tower, contains pendimethalin, diflufenican and just 250g/ha of chlorotoluron, which is much lower than its previous rate of use of up to 3,500g/ha.
“Adama was able to reformulate the product and reintroduce CTU to the market by bringing the rate down and getting growers to use it earlier in the season,” reveals Ms Bosher. “It means they are now putting less active on, but also using it when the weeds are smaller.
“So the results with it are very good, and the threat to water has been dealt with.”
Rejuvenating and managing the portfolio of products that already exists will be important, she believes. “With the regulatory environment we have, the next five years are going to be very interesting. It is good to see how we can use formulation and advanced chemistry to help farmers.”
In a similar way to CTU, isoproturon (IPU) has also made a comeback, having been banned for use on farms in 2009. Hampshire-based Agform UK found a way to increase the efficacy of the active ingredient, allowing it to be used at much lower concentrations, and launched two herbicides last year, Blutron and Blutron Plus.
Both contain IPU and diflufenican, and are aimed at early annual meadowgrass control.
Key to Agform’s success was the use of technology to increase the surface area of the IPU particle, so increasing its solubility and the uptake of the active by the plant.
It has allowed IPU to be more effective at lower rates, while also resulting in far less of the active going into soil and water. The cost of developing and registering the products came to £1.8m.
They have been around for more than 60 years, but they are suddenly finding an essential place in spring herbicide programmes aimed at sulfonylurea-resistant broad-leaved weeds.
The phenoxy herbicides – otherwise known as hormone herbicides – have no known resistance in the UK and are filling gaps created by other product withdrawals and overuse of sulfonylureas.
As Dick Dyason of Nufarm points out, mixes such as mecoprop + bromoxynil are being used where resistant chickweed has developed, while products such as Cyclops are being employed in the autumn for the control of volunteer beans in wheat.
“We are investing in this chemistry and keeping it available to growers,” he says. “Resistance to the sulfonylureas has highlighted the very valuable place it has.”
Another company working hard to extend the life and broaden the spectrum of existing active ingredients is UPL Europe. Among its current workload is ethofumesate, mancozeb and napropamide – all of which could find uses in new crops, as well as being reregistered for use in Europe.
“Mancozeb is a key product for us,” says Pam Chambers, technical support manager at UPL Europe. “Although its main use in the UK is in potatoes, globally it is used in about 70 different crops. What makes it a priority is that there is no known resistance to it, which is why it is so important to keep it.”
Furthermore, mancozeb has a different mode of action to other commonly used fungicides, including azoles and SDHIs, giving it a role in keeping single-site actives on the market and working effectively.
“Mancozeb is a dithiocarbamate,” she says. “It is best known for its control of oomycetes, such as potato blight, but it is also effective on leaf diseases, such as septoria.”
UPL Europe is committed to the long-term future of mancozeb, she confirms. “It has been around since 1962, and after more than 50 years, it still has a vital role, both as a straight and in various mancozeb formulations.”
But far from just getting it renewed for use in Europe, the company hopes to be able to get it registered for use in barley and sugar beet.
There is still work to be done, but the recent clarification from the Chemicals Regulation Directorate that mancozeb is an endocrine disruptor less likely to pose a risk and that earlier evaluation reports contained errors, is a step forward.
This is in light of the Europen Commission looking to regulate pesticides that may interact with the human hormone system and a key part of this is defining which fungicides are endocrine disruptors that pose a risk.
“We continue to invest in developing innovative formulations and hope to have a liquid formulation coming out next year, which will be useful in wheat,” says Ms Chambers.
Ethofumesate, which has been used for weed control in sugar beet for many years, is also being developed. As a result, it may find a place in pre-emergence winter wheat herbicide programmes by the end of 2016, where its inclusion in a tank mix will boost blackgrass control.
“It works best pre-emergence rather than post-emergence in this position,” confirms Ms Chambers. “It would always be used in a tank mix and will improve weed control by 10-15%.”
Crucially, it is a different mode of action to other blackgrass products, she stresses.
Otherwise, napropamide is also receiving the company’s attention. A soil-applied herbicide for pre-emergence weed control in oilseed rape, known by the brand name Devrinol, it is undergoing an update.
“With napropamide, we are looking at various options,” she explains. “As well as improving the formulation, we are hopeful of being able to introduce co-formulations and improve the product’s application timings.”
In addition, there is work being done to improve the label restrictions that relate to following crops. “There’s also the potential to improve its application requirements and extend the range of crops that it can be used on.”
These things take time, she ends. “A great deal of data has to be generated.”
Pesticide actives put back in use
Belchim is also involved in reviving old active ingredients, with two good examples of how the company has been successful.
Last year, it introduced the potato herbicide Praxim, which is based on the active ingredient metobromuron. And it has developed its herbicide Lentagran, to extend its crop uses and maintain the armoury for smaller crops.
Although metobromuron had been previously registered in Europe, it was not supported through the re-registration process and was subsequently revoked.
In 2008, Belchim took the decision to develop the molecule, bringing the data package up to the current regulatory standards in both Europe and the UK, explains Belchim’s marketing and development manager Simon Leak.
“Once you decide to go down this route, it takes significant time, expertise and financial resources to get the work done,” he says. “But it is very important – we are keen to support growers and are willing to spend money on and develop our portfolio.”
The approval of metobromuron was very timely – given the impending threat from the loss of existing molecules – not just in potatoes, but in other crops too.
“Potatoes are just the start for metobromuron. We are looking at a number of crops and we hope to gain approval for the first of those within the next few years.”
Pyridate is used for broad-leaved weed control in vegetable crops – including brassicas and onions, says Mr Leak.
“There are lots of off-label approvals for the product too. We are busy working to add more crops to the label and to support those involved with smaller, specialist crops, who often don’t have a great choice of herbicides.”


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Shares of Chico’s FAS Inc. surrendered 4.6 percent Wednesday as the Fort Myers, Fla.-based women’s specialty retailer’s heavy promotions eroded margins but failed to clear inventory.
Gross margin fell 240 basis points while inventories rose 12.8 percent over year-ago levels to $238.1 million.
In the three months ended Aug. 2, net income dropped 30.9 percent to $30.1 million, or 20 cents a diluted share, from $43.6 million, or 20 cents, in the 2013 period.
Net sales rose 3.3 percent to $671.1 million from $649.5 million in the year-ago quarter and comparable sales rose 0.3 percent. Gross margin contracted to 52.4 percent of sales from 54.8 percent a year ago as the company worked through its inventories. On a conference call Wednesday morning, David Dyer, president and chief executive officer, said current inventory levels were $5 million to $10 million higher “than we would like.”
On average, analysts tracking the firm expected earnings per share of 26 cents on revenues of $678.6 million.
Sales for the Chico’s and Soma brands were up 4.1 percent to $431.9 million and White House|Black Market’s were up 4.3 percent to $213.9 million. Boston Proper’s sales declined 14.7 percent to $25.3 million. On a comparable basis, sales at Chico’s/Soma were up 1.4 percent, with Chico’s up less than 1 percent and Soma up in the midsingle digits, while White House|Black Market’s were down 1.9 percent.
Dyer attributed weakness in the apparel retailing sector to a shift to durable goods rather than a lack of fashion newness, which he said has been bolstered by the trend toward “long-over-lean” silhouette combinations that are showing signs of life in the early stages of fall selling.
Dyer said third-quarter sales to date are up 3 percent despite a 1 percent decline in comps.
Todd Vogensen, promoted in June to chief financial officer, told analysts, “We expect the promotional environment to persist in the second half and, as a result, we have planned promotional events to remain competitive, which may pressure gross margins in the short term. However, we bought and ticketed key merchandise categories in a proactive manner that will allow us to protect our gross margin rate more than we experienced in the first half.”
Comparing the challenges to those faced by Ann Inc., Wells Fargo Securities senior analyst Paul Lejuez noted recent improvements at Boston Proper, strength at the Soma innerwear unit and promising initiatives in Canada and Mexico, but failed to see signs of an imminent turnaround.
“Recent trends have been choppy, and [White House|Black Market] has experienced significant deceleration,” he wrote, “and we do not see a near-term catalyst to move the stock higher. We believe the highly promotional environment is unlikely to abate, placing [Chico’s] relatively high merchandise margins at risk.”
Shares, which drifted as low as $15.11 in morning trading, recovered to $15.29 as trading ended.
Year-to-date net income slipped 26.1 percent to $70 million, or 46 cents a diluted share, as revenues rose 2.5 percent to $1.35 billion.
The annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic in Pacific Palisades this weekend drew Kate Hudson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Laura Dern and more. See pictures of the star-studded event on WWD.com. (📷: @chelsealaurenla) #wwdeye
In his new book “Hollywood Royale,” Andy Warhol’s Protégé Matthew Rolston celebrates the Eighties revival of Hollywood glamour. Featuring more than 100 portraits taken by Rolston from 1977 to 1993, the book contains photos of icons like Michael Jackson, Cyndi Lauper, and @drewbarrymore, pictured here in 1991. “Hollywood Royale,” out today, will be accompanied by an exhibition opening at Los Angeles’ Fahey/Klein Gallery on March 1. #wwdeye
"Nowadays when life is not so happy with everything going on in the world, I think people come to me for a little bit of whimsy and color and fun." - Designer Rebecca De Ravenel on her cult-favorite jewelry line. (📸 : @vsteves) #wwd40
“Everyone is talking about how the retail industry is struggling, but I think it’s an incredible time because brands who are doing something different and innovative are setting themselves up for the future,” said @adamgoldston, who founded the luxury athletic brand @apl with his brother @ryangoldsten. The Goldston’s are part of WWD’s 40 under 40: a group of industry notables. See the rest of the list on WWD.com. (📷: @vsteves) #wwd40
@eyeswoon blogger Athena Calderone debuted her first-ever cookbook, “Cook Beautiful,” which is heavily centered on the presentation and visual expression of food. Pictured here are her miso glazed carrots from the book. Get the recipe on WWD.com. (📷: @johnny_miller_) #wwdeye
“It’s passion that helps get anybody to a certain point and it’s what’s propelled me,” said Kith founder @ronniefieg, one of WWD’s 40 under 40: a group of industry notables who are changing the face of retail, fashion and beauty. Fieg, who opened a Manhattan flagship on October 7, began his career at age 13 as a stock boy and salesman for footwear chain David Z. “I think staying true to [my] beliefs, hard work and passion have gotten me to where [Kith] is today.” See the rest of the 40 at WWD.com. (📷: @vsteves) #wwd40
25-year-old @samweaving is about to break out this fall, starring in Netflix’s horror film “The Babysitter,” fittingly out today on Friday the 13th. That’s not the only place you’ll be seeing her, though — Weaving’s got a role Showtime’s “SMILF” and another alongside Frances McDormand and Woody Harrelson in “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.” Though she’s got a full plate at the moment, there’s one role she’s got her eye on: Marilyn Monroe. “I’m a little too young at the moment, but it’s on my bucket list,” the actress told WWD (📷: @dandoperalski) #wwdeye
BFF's Poppy Jamie and Suki Waterhouse celebrated the launch of their bag line Pop x Suki at Nordstrom last night. "The line is really about our friendship, and how we are so different but complement each other," said Waterhouse. 👯 (📷: Katie Jones) #wwdeye
After designing the new @louisvuitton and @bulgariofficial flagships and a @chanelofficial boutique opening in Japan, @petermarinoarchitect has another project on his plate: The Lobster Club. Located in the Seagram Building, it’s the famed architect’s first restaurant project in New York, serving up modern Japanese brasserie-style cuisine. Bronze hues, bespoke material detailing, blush and chartreuse tones and a heavy emphasis on Picasso can be seen throughout. Mark your calendars for Nov. 1 for the much-anticipated opening. (📷: @clint_spaulding) #wwdeye


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2020 Audi S3: hot saloon variant spotted ahead of A3's reveal
Audi’s new generation A3 will appear at September’s Frankfurt motor show, with 300bhp+ S3 to follow soon after
The S3, which is set to get more power and a significant technology upgrade, will be part of an eleven-strong next-generation A3 model line-up due before 2022.
Spotted previously in five-door hatchback form, using the current car’s MFA platform, the A3 will also have four-door saloon and five-door liftback variants. The latter is expected to take the Sportback name from the five-door hatchback, while that variant will be simply badged A3, as the three-door A3 was discontinued back in 2017.
Regular and S3-badged convertible models will complete the line-up, although, as is currently the case, there will be no RS3 drop-top.
The other variants will also gain S3 and RS3-badged models, meaning eleven cars will make up the A3 range. With competition from the new BMW M135i and Mercedes-AMG A35 – both set to come in four-door forms – covering the 300-335bhp bracket, the S3 is expected to stay within these limits, with 325bhp mooted by sources.
If it follows the example set by the TTS, with which the current S3 shares an engine, it will get a petrol particulate filter. This has reduced power slightly to 302bhp, but a boost of 15lb ft has taken torque up to 295lb ft. The TTS ditched its six-speed manual gearbox for a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic, too.
The RS3, meanwhile, will likely increase in power, with 400bhp-plus opposition from the Mercedes-AMG A45 on the way. It’s expected to keep the 2.5-litre five-cylinder unit from the current car.
The styling of the new A3, as seen on the spied development car, will follow the rest of the Audi range with a more geometric front-end treatment and sharper tail-lights. Inside, there’ll be Audi’s Virtual Cockpit as standard, with a choice of two infotainment screen sizes.
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Twitter prepares to roll out age-gating tool
Twitter claims it has improved its age-gating system in a bid to help a wider range of drinks suppliers stop underage users receiving alerts about alcohol.
Free age-gating systems have been in place for the past couple of years on the social media site, but they are only available to a select number of brands that spend money to advertise with Twitter.
But it is now in the process of rolling out the tool to the wider trade. An administrator of an alcohol brand's account will be able to call an access team or visit a help page and join the list of brands that are using the system, including Heineken, Bacardi and Jim Beam.
Twitter said: “To set up this new form of age-screening, clients with account support can contact their teams directly; those with self-serve accounts can request access here.”
It added: “Our hope is that this approach to age-screening will enable alcohol brands to responsibly and safely connect with the right audience,” said Twitter in a blog post.
“Alcohol brands can safely grow their of-age network of Twitter followers in a way that’s simpler than before.”
However the biggest criticism the site has received is that underage users can easily bypass the system by entering a false date of birth.
Users that try to follow an alcohol producer are immediately send a direct message asking them to confirm their age within 24 hours by entering a date of birth.
Once a user is age-checked, they will not have to repeat the process with other brands. This system allows alcohol companies to target Twitter users with marketing, Twitter will simply trust the user to enter a correct date of birth and will not use a third-party verification system to find out if the user is telling the truth.
It has done nothing to address this concern, leaving critics like Southampton University liver specialist Dr Nick Sheron and Alcohol Concern youth policy manager Tom Smith attacking the system for being completely ineffective.
But Ian Twinn, director of public affairs at advertisers’ group ISBA, said: “Twitter has gone a long way to address concerns from advertisers that the level of age-gated protection afforded to visitors on their own websites was not matched by Twitter.
“The new system was announced in the US, and ISBA will be canvassing members’ views on its progress.”


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A quick guide to Apple’s iPhone 8 software update that allows users to quickly flash a new firmware to their phone.
Read more iPhone 8 firmware flash tutorial Apple’s latest iPhone 8 firmware is now available for download for those that want to take it for a spin and see what’s new.
The latest version of the iPhone 8 features a brand new ‘flash to flash’ function that lets you easily flash a firmware update directly to your phone, without the need for a manual installation or reinstall.
The iPhone 8s also features a new ‘Flip Mode’ that lets users instantly switch between a normal mode and an ‘in-between’ mode where the phone is displaying an image of the app you are currently running, and it will automatically switch to the ‘in’ mode as you start using the app.
Read moreFlip mode is an innovative feature that will allow users to easily swap between a ‘normal’ mode and a ‘in between’ mode to view different apps on their phones, even without having to open the app itself.
The ‘Flipping’ feature is the first time that this feature has been added to the iPhone in the history of the device.
The feature is a welcome addition for those who want to switch between normal and ‘inbetween’ modes, and will allow them to see a different app in a single tap of the home button.
For those who do not want to be interrupted in the middle of a long day, Flipping mode will also allow you to view notifications from other apps on your phone.
In addition to the Flipping feature, Apple has added the ability to quickly switch between ‘in mode’ and ‘out mode’ mode, which allows you to switch apps without having the app open up in the background.
In-between mode is similar to ‘Flipped mode’ in that the phone displays a separate ‘in” mode and the ‘out” mode that displays the same information in both ‘in and out’ modes.
In both modes, you can switch between the same app, but you’ll see the difference between the two modes with a swipe.
The new ‘in out’ mode has the ability for users to see notifications from multiple apps on the same phone at once.
It is also similar to the feature that lets people switch between modes in iOS 9.
Flipping mode allows users a quick way to switch from ‘inmode’ to ‘outmode’ without having an app open in the foreground.
It can also be used to temporarily disable certain apps or settings from being displayed on the iPhone, and this feature will not affect users in the ‘Flips’ mode.iPhone 8s firmware update: What’s new in the new firmware?
If you’re a developer or an Apple customer, you will be able to download and install the new ‘iPhone 8 software’ from the Apple Developer Program on your iPhone.
The update comes with a number of bug fixes and improvements, and features such as the ability of third-party apps to display notifications on the home screen, as well as a new icon and new user interface for the app drawer.
The app drawer, which used to be hidden from the home page of the Settings app, has now been revealed to the public, and can be accessed by tapping on the “App Drawer” icon in the top-left corner of the main home screen.
If an app is not already present in the app list, users can tap on the app to launch the app’s settings page.
Apple’s latest firmware update will also now show in-depth details on the performance of your device, including the new A9 CPU core, GPU performance and battery life.
The A9 processor is Apple’s first new CPU core to be announced in years, and is the company’s first generation of mobile processors.
The processor has been available in the iPhone since last year, and its performance has improved significantly over the years.
The A9 also doubles the memory capacity of the A9-9600.
Apple has also improved the display performance of the iPhones 8, with the new OLED display technology.
As expected, the A10 processor will also be available in all iPhone models.
The most notable new addition in the iOS 8.1 update is the new Apple Pay service, which has been integrated into iOS 8 and 8.2.
Apple Pay is a secure payment option for Apple Pay cards and accounts, which can be used with the iPhone or iPad to pay for goods and services.
The payment service will be available to customers who have an Apple Pay card or an iPhone that supports it.
Apple Pay allows users with an Apple card to make purchases from stores, and Apple Pay users can make payments from third-parties, like Amazon, PayPal, or other merchants.
Users will be notified of any payments they have made using Apple Pay in the “Pay Now” section of the Apple Pay app.
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The Wall Street Journal’s online “Future of Everything” series will feature”The Future of Transportation” on November 17th.
Topics will include “Materials Science for a World on the Move” and “Mapping Mobility.”
“Automation, electrification and the rise of smart energy sources are super-charging the evolution of the transport sector,” WSJ notes on its event page. “At the same time, staffing and supply chain issues, along with surging fuel prices, are complicating the industry’s recovery from the pandemic. We’ll discuss the impact of these factors on consumers and look ahead to the technological innovations that will redefine air travel, rapid mass transit and urban micromobility in the coming years.”
Registration information is available here.


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The former product director of Time Out Tom White has joined fast-growing customer acquisition specialist The Lead Agency as managing director of its automotive division.
The appointment marks a return to automotive for White, who spent more than six years as head of product development for Auto Trader before moving to Time Out Group in 2013.
He joins Liverpool-based The Lead Agency with a remit to set the strategic direction for its automotive service, developing the company’s core products, building relationships with advertisers and driving growth across new markets and territories.
“Tom represents a significant appointment and a perfect fit for The Lead Agency,” said managing director Anton Hanley.
“He has a phenomenal record for creating business and product strategies that lead to lasting change and considerable commercial success.
“His ability to lead teams towards genuine innovation will be instrumental in how we develop and grow our automotive service.”
At Time Out, White was chiefly responsible for bringing the global product vision to life across the publication’s digital platforms.
His processes helped the business transition to a digital and mobile-first mind-set, which led to a complete overhaul of the user experience and design across all platforms and a significant upturn in revenues.
The move also reunites White with The Lead Agency, having partnered with the company to spearhead Auto Trader’s move into the new vehicle market.
Commenting on his new role, White said: “Anton and I developed a strong working relationship during my time at Auto Trader that was founded on mutual trust and shared values that are reflected in The Lead Agency to this day.
“The company’s commitment to fairness and quality coupled with its ability to innovate and drive change has established it as the UK’s leading supplier of customer acquisition opportunities within automotive.
“I’m excited by the prospect of building on that success in the same tradition.”
The Lead Agency has grown considerably over the last year and continues to strengthen its team in Liverpool, London and New York.
It is currently looking at expansion across machine learning, analytics, development, content and qualification.


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Over 21,000 grocery workers could be on strike starting tonight, unless a deal is made to resolve issues surrounding wages, holiday pay and health benefits for workers. Stores with potential strikers include Safeway, QFC, Albertson’s and Fred Meyer from King, Snohomish, Pierce, Kitsap, Thurston and Mason counties. Ballard’s Safeway, QFC and Fred Meyer would be included in the strike.
Tim Geiger, spokesman for the United Food and Commercial Workers, told the Seattle Times that employers are trying to shift people who work fewer than 30 hours a week out of a high-quality health plan, and force them to find coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
My Ballard Forum members have been weighing in on the strike for a couple weeks now, and magia76 posted this today:
“I would starve rather than cross a picket line. The working poor employees at these stores are our friends, family and neighbors. It’s personal for me because my adult son (father of a 4 year old) has been a grocery worker for the past five years. After 5 years of working graveyard, on his feet stocking shelves and doing heavy lifting the entire 8 hours, he makes only $14 per hour. Not enough to support himself and his child.”
For people who don’t want to cross the picket line, nearby strike-free stores include the Ballard Market, PCC in Fremont, and Metropolitan Market in Magnolia. Unless a negotiation is reached, the strike will begin at 7 p.m. tonight.


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The 7in tablet will be joined by a 10in model, priced at £149.99.
The 10in eTouch is powered by a 1GHz ARM 11 processor and comes with a 2GB solid state drive, although this can be expanded with a microSD card up to 2GB in size. Users will also benefit from Google Android 21, a USB port, Wi-Fi connectivity and a headphone socket on the 695g tablet.
Meanwhile the 350g 7in eTouch features an ARM 9 processor, Android version 1.6 and Wi-Fi.
"This is yet another new, exciting and innovative product that we are confident to bring to our sales floor. It is important that Toys 'R' Us inspire this young and inspirational market offering the best affordable products on the marketplace", said Mike Coogan, marketing director at Toys 'R' Us.
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Widespread electric vehicle adoption hinges on utility investment in charging infrastructure — a process fraught with payback challenges and difficult strategic choices. In the first of a three-part series exploring those options, clean mobility consultant Jeff Turner looks at business case scenarios for DC fast-charger expansion
One of the first questions EV drivers get from their friends and family is often about driving range and charging: How far can your EV go, and how do you make longer trips?
But if you ask any EV driver what their favourite aspect of owning an EV is, there’s a good chance they’ll tell you how they love waking up to a full charge in their driveway every morning and how rarely they’ve had to use public charging stations.
This leads to a challenging paradox in the EV world — public charging stations need to be there to convince people that they can make the switch to an EV, but those charging stations ultimately see relatively little traffic.
Electric utilities can play a big role in addressing this Catch-22. But a few things are needed to make it happen.
Initial focus on key corridors
Much of the charging infrastructure deployment to date in Canada has focused on establishing geographic connectivity along key highway corridors with “fast-charging” stations that allow a typical EV to charge to 80 per cent in 30 minutes (more on that approximation later).
Canada is actually doing pretty well on this front. Thanks to investments by the federal government, provincial governments, electric utilities and a handful of private companies, Canadian EV drivers now have access to a number of charging networks that can get them from Victoria to Halifax.
But while this coast-to-coast connectivity is an important symbolic milestone that will reassure potential EV buyers, ongoing investment in charging infrastructure is essential to make sure there is a base-layer of charging infrastructure that can meet the demands of a growing EV population.
By that measure, much of this country’s existing fast-charging infrastructure suffers from two key limitations:
Inadequate charging power: As outlined previously on this site, the 50kW charging speed of many fast chargers leaves something to be desired. While they can recharge a 2011 Nissan Leaf with 117 kilometres of range to 80 per cent in about 30 minutes, the batteries in EVs with 400 kilometres or more of range take longer to charge. Dunsky’s research suggests that charging at 150 kW, with the potential to replenish 300 to 400 kilometres of range in 30 minutes, is an essential development for EVs to appeal to a broader slice of the population. An increasing number of vehicles are coming to market that can charge this fast, and we should be building infrastructure in anticipation of them.
Too few chargers: The majority of fast-charging sites across Canada can only charge one EV at a time. First-hand accounts from Canadian EV drivers suggest this is already leading to some headaches on peak travel days, and our own modeling has shown that many jurisdictions need to be thinking of charging stations with four, eight or even more chargers each to avoid line-ups in the near future.
Here’s where the Catch-22 comes in. While there may be pressure for greater charging capacity, that doesn’t mean there’s a solid business case for private investment. Peak demand might be strong on busy weekends, but overall utilization of fast chargers remains low.
The reason: most of the time, people charge their EVs at home or at work. According to FleetCarma’s 2019 “Charge the North” report, only about 5 per cent of EV charging occurs at public fast-charging stations. Contrast this with gas-powered vehicles that purchase 100 per cent of their fuel from a gas station, and the economic obstacle to building the “gas station of the future” with 1/20 of the potential revenue becomes clear.
Broader business case
What’s needed are opportunities to build a broader business case for public fast-charger deployment that looks beyond simply selling electrons. These three are the most compelling:
Companion retail: Some retailers may enjoy having a captive audience with 20-30 minutes to kill in their store. I have clothes that I purchased at an outlet mall that I would never have shopped at it if it hadn’t been next to the fast charger half-way between Vancouver and Seattle! Convenience stores, coffee shops, grocery stores and other outlets may see EV charging as a way to lure customers, although they’ll need to take a close look at the math based on the expected EV traffic in the area.
Carmaker incentive: Some automakers have seen fast-charging deployment as a necessary investment to enable sales of their EVs. Tesla, which has been deploying high-powered, multi-port charge stations since 2012, is the most obvious. But Volkswagen and Ford are among other EV makers now entering the charging game.
EV-driven load growth: A growing number of electric utilities are investing in public charging infrastructure on the basis that it will accelerate EV adoption, which in turn increases utility revenue through overall growth in electricity demand. While public fast chargers may only provide roughly 5 per cent of an EV driver’s energy needs, the electric utility is in the unique position of being able to recognize revenue from the remaining 95 per cent of that driver’s charging, whether it happens at home, at work, or on the go.
The preceding models aren’t mutually exclusive. Different stakeholders can potentially collaborate, stacking their motivations together while sharing the cost of deploying and maintaining charging infrastructure. And in all cases, government funding programs, such as Natural Resources Canada’s Electric Vehicle and Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Deployment Initiative, can help to build an even stronger business case.
With the federal government looking to ensure climate action is at the heart of the post-COVID-19 recovery, building on this initiative with increased funding is a promising opportunity to support shovel-ready infrastructure projects that will accelerate the electrification of the transportation sector.
However, for electric utilities important questions remain as to potential requirements to upgrade grid capacity. That takes money. The next article in this series will look more closely at their options for making these investments, and what this all means for utility ratepayers.
Check out part two of this series here!
Jeff Turner is the Senior Research Lead for Clean Mobility at Dunsky Energy Consulting, where he supports a variety of government and utility clients in their efforts to decarbonize the transportation sector and accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles. Jeff also sits on the board of Electric Mobility Canada.


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Bandai Namco has released a new trailer for the hotly anticipated weapon-action fighting game, Soul Calibur VI. The new trailer focuses on characters such as newcomer Groh, along with some returning characters in Nightmare, Xianghua, and Kilik.
SoulCalibur VI is set to release in 2018 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. There’s been no word if we’ll be getting any special characters for each edition, as many fans hope.
This is it! The season finale of our King of Fighters: Destiny coverage. I hope you’ve been following along, because this has been a surprisingly great free anime that’s been airing on YouTube for fans of the series.
We’ll be getting a second season later this year, so be sure to catch up if you’re behind. Hit the jump to check out finale, or a list of episodes to catch up with.
Continue reading “King of Fighters: Destiny Season Finale Now Online”
Due to my hiatus, my coverage of King of Fighters: Destiny has been lacking, but with the season finale next week, it’s a good time to get it up and running again. The 23rd episode, Rugal Bernstein, sees Kyo and Terry take on Rugal, the mastermind behind the King of Fighters Tournament.
Additionally, King of Fighters: Destiny has been renewed for two more seasons of the anime, as well as a movie, to fill out the Orochi saga of King of Fighters. Hit the jump to watch the latest episode, and head over to YouTube to catch up, if needed.
Continue reading “King of Fighters: Destiny Episode 23 Now Online”
Bandai Namco has revealed that the Dragonball FighterZ Open Beta, which has been long awaited, will take place this weekend on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Fans who pre-ordered can start playing the beta on Jan. 13 at 3 a.m. ET; everyone else starts Jan. 14 at 3 a.m. ET. The beta ends for everybody on Jan. 16 at 2:59 a.m. ET.
Bandai Namco’s Twitter account in Spain revealed the beta’s 11-character roster early this morning. Featuring the chance to try out Nappa, Vegeta, Goku, Piccolo, Krillin, Cell, Android 18, Frieza, Beerus, Kid Buu and Adult Gohan.
Taking a break from the fast-paced Tekken series, Bandai Namco announced at last night’s Game Awards that Soul Calibur VI would be coming in 2018. The first trailer can be seen above, but not information is known beyond that.
Stay tuned for more on Soul Calibur VI.
SNK has released Episode 19 of The King of Fighters: Destiny to YouTube, titled “Labyrinth” it sees the Fatal Fury team take on a maze filled with familiar faces and enemies from the SNK game.
After the crazy last couple of weeks I’ve had, I’m a few episodes behind, so you may be as well. I’ve posted episodes 17 and 18, as well, so that we can all catch up! Hit the jump to watch the latest episodes.
Continue reading “The King of Fighters: Destiny Episode 19 Now Online”
Bandai Namco has unveiled the character trailer for fan-favorite fusion, Gotenks, the result of Goten and Trunks performing the fusion dance. We’re inching closer and closer to the much anticipated release of this incredible game, with more and more characters being added weekly.
Dragon Ball FighterZ releases in North America and Europe on January 26th, 2018 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
We’re getting closer and closer to the finale of SNK’s King of Fighters: Destiny anime on YouTube, with episode 16, titled “Final Round,” now online. This episode sees Terry Bogart and Geese Howard do battle to settle their differences once and for all.
Hit the jump to watch the episode, or see a list of previous episodes to catch up on any you may have missed.
Continue reading “King of Fighters: Destiny Episode 16 Now Online”
Bandai Namco and Arc System Works have shared the latest character introduction trailer for Dragonball FighterZ, giving us a solid look at Android 18 and her move-set, including some fantastic combo attacks with her brother, Android 17. The game is taking shape, as many characters have been introduced to this point, just a few short months before its release.
Dragon Ball FighterZ releases in North America and Europe on January 26, 2018 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. It releases in Japan a little later on February 1.
The world of fighting game development is starting to shift as more and more developers look to other, more established franchises to take their characters, giving us dream match after dream match of worlds colliding. Now, Bandai Namco has announced the inclusion of Final Fantasy XV’s Noctis Lucis Caelum in Spring 2018.
Noctis Lucis Caelum from Final Fantasy XV enters the Tekken 7 ring! Wielding his signature Engine Blade, Noctis is ready to deal heavy hard-hitting blows as he takes on the likes of Yoshimitsu, Devil Jin, Jack 7, and the rest of the Tekken 7 fighters when he enters the King of Iron Fist Tournament in spring 2018!
WB Games and NetherRealm Studios have revealed the long-awaited Fighter Pack 3 DLC for Injustice 2, and it does not disappoint. The already revealed Atom, Ryan Choi, is spotlighted here, as well as the addition of The Enchantress. The big surprise? The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are joining the roster, as well.
A release date for Fighter Pack 3 was not announced, though Atom will be available in early access on December 12th. The addition of the Ninja Turtles, Atom and Enchantress will bring Injustice 2’s roster to a massive 41 playable characters.
Anticipation for the upcoming Dragonball FighterZ is reaching a fever pitch as the game is set to release in a few short months. Now, HORI has announced plans to release a branded fightstick for the game, available to PlayStation and PC players in Japan. Featuring artwork of Goku in his super saiyan blue form, this new joystick, which will retail for 20498¥ (approx. $180), looks to replicate the old Mad Catz layout and has toggle switches for things like turbo button support.
There is currently no release date outside of Japan, but let’s keep our fingers and toes crossed. The stick releases on February 1st, 2018, to coincide with the Japanese launch of the game.
We’re starting to near the end of our coverage of SNK’s surprisingly great King of Fighters: Destiny series, airing on YouTube with English subtitles. Now, episode 15 is officially online.
You can hit the jump to watch the latest episode, “Side Story – Angelina,” in which we learn more about the mysterious girl that Terry saved many years ago.
Continue reading “King of Fighters: Destiny Episode 15”
Bandai Namco has shared an incredible new overview trailer for the upcoming Dragonball FighterZ, that details the games online Fighter Lobby, as well as the story mode featuring the new, Akira Toriyama-designed character, Android 21.
In addition to that, the new trailer also reveals that the game is getting DLC in the form of background music from Dragonball, Dragonball Z, and Dragonball GT. Dragonball FighterZ releases in North America and Europe on January 26, 2018 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
After our coverage of the awesome King of Fighters: Destiny had faltered, thanks in part to SNK’s release of episodes slowing down, we’re finally back on track. Things are heating up in newer episodes, with the King of Fighters tournament finally beginning.
Hit the jump to watch episodes 10-13, with two of the episodes releasing this morning in Japan.
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Lastminute hits new lows...again
SHARES in the country's best-known internet company, Lastminute.com, have slipped to record lows. Confirmation that the online retailer's original investor Tom Teichman was not selling his 1.03% stake in the company failed to draw a line under the shares, which dropped 2p to a record closing low of 39 1/2p amid a wider sell-off of new economy stocks.
Since flotation just over a year ago, when the shares soared to a high of 487 1/2p, they have lost 92% of their value, and the company's valuation has fallen to to £67m from £830m. The share price decline takes the value of chief executive Brent Hoberman's 9.21% stake down to £6.19m and of chief operating officer Martha Lane Fox's 5.97% holding to £4.01m. Soothing words from long-time supporters of the company such as technology guru Hermann Hauser have had little impact on the stock as the company's 160,000 retail investors have steadily sold out.
Hauser recently said he believed the company had an outstanding management team that was capable of meeting every target it had set. Last week chairman Allan Leighton said hitting targets towards profitability were 'achievable but bloody difficult'.
Brokers say the sell-off has been compounded by talk that one large European broker has effectively reduced its price target on the shares to zero.
The internet sector in general appears to be at crisis point as the latest data from Californian researchers Webmergers shows at least 327 dotcoms have shut down since January 2000, half of them in the past three months. The group said 52 internet companies shut down in February, just behind January's death toll which has now hit 54.
Alternative Investment Market-listed Pure Entertainment is the latest victim, saying it was throwing in the towel on its business model and would seek to return money to shareholders. The group, which allowed users to download computer games in instalments, said it was shutting its website after a fall in advertising led to earnings 'significantly below expectations'.
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General Motors released its first quarter sales figures this week, reporting that it sold 2.36 million cars and trucks worldwide. That figure represents an increase of 3.6 percent when compared to the same period last year. GM's growth was attributed to many factors, including global Cadillac sales that were up 26 percent and Chevrolet posting a one percent increase over last year (this marked Chevy's tenth straight year of record global sales).
Volkswagen came in just behind GM, as the German automaker reported global sales from January through March at 2.27 million vehicles, an increase of five percent when compared to last year. While that number was strong, VW is cautioning that markets outside China and the US, such as those in Europe, are becoming a challenge as economies falter.
Yet to report sales is Toyota, current holder of the global world sales crown (the Japanese company sold 9.75 million cars last year, against 9.29 million sold by GM and 9.1 million vehicles sold by VW). Even though GM and Toyota both say they don't care who sells the most units, it is unquestionably a strong bragging point and sales equate to revenue. That said, Toyota will report its first quarter numbers next week.
When Bloomberg spoke to Toyota USA Sales CEO Kazua Ohara recently, we highlighted his comments on the possible return of the Toyota Supra. However, the interview started with Ohara discussing the Tundra, and how it would take time to pinpoint and hone the pickup truck's brand image in the minds of consumers. That effort could get a boost, with a report in Edmunds saying that Toyota is "evaluating" the addition of a Cummins turbodiesel to the Tundra's engine options.
The Cummins powerplant is one of two options for the moment, the other being a hybrid powertrain. If the oil-burner got the thumbs-up, Toyota would follow the recent example of Nissan, which announced it would put a Cummins turbodiesel into its 2015 Titan. While the two Japanese companies make a closer comparison since they're both talking about Cummins applications in light-duty trucks, if it happens, it could be seen as further diluting the once-exclusive tie-up that Ram trucks has had with Cummins even though Ram has used Cummins in its heavy-duty truck.
Toyota hasn't said when it will decide on which direction to take, but either will be a move for the better in the view of segment watchers; PickupTrucks.com said the first of its top-five fixes for the Tundra would be a better engine, perhaps a diesel-electric hybrid from Toyota's Hino unit. Cummins told Edmunds it can supply a second manufacturer with the 5.0-liter diesel that Nissan will be using, so we wouldn't be surprised to see it end up in a Toyota or somewhere else.
Toyota's decision to move its US headquarters from its longtime home in Torrance, CA, to Plano, TX, was one of the biggest stories in the automotive industry this spring. With several months since the announcement, more details about the plan have leaked out. It seems that pulling up stakes could mean an even larger shakeup in the Toyota workforce than first thought.
According to Automotive News, Toyota intends to hang onto around 50 percent of its workforce in the move to the Lone Star State. However, even that figure might be optimistic. According to an unnamed insider speaking to AN, there is a fear the actual number could be closer to 30 percent. For comparison, Nissan retained about 42 percent of its workers in its move from California to Tennessee.
The actual percentage making the move is a mystery because Toyota is still rewriting its job descriptions under a single set of guidelines. The changes affect benefits, bonuses and the reporting structure, according to Automotive News, and employees' reactions could play a big role in who decides to go. According to an unnamed worker speaking to AN, the wait is hurting morale. Some people are even applying at the nearby Honda headquarters.


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“Target’s new bathroom policy allowing men to use women’s bathrooms and fitting rooms violates the privacy and safety of women and children,” reads a new advertisement by Flush Target, a campaign aiming to call out reform over retailers like Target allowing easy access for those claiming transgender to use any bathroom. The Minnesota-based organization is against Target’s policy of letting men and boys using a female restroom.
“Any man at anytime could enter a women’s bathroom simply by claiming to be a woman that day. No one is exempt. Even registered sex offenders could follow women or young girls into the bathroom. And no one can stop them.” a woman says in the entitled ad “Stop TARGETing Women and Children.”
The organization plans to send a “Flush Target” truck to all 75 of Minnesota’s Target stores with a picture of girl being approached by a man in the bathroom stall on the side of the truck. The campaign surmised after Obama had addressed an executive directive to make bathrooms inclusive to transgenders in all public schools, which presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump plans to undo if he is elected president.
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The price of ether is likely to head south unless the bulls can quickly pull the price back over $1,100, price chart analysis indicates.
Cryptocurrencies have stumbled the past day as Bitcoin, Ethereum and others have come under pressure and support levels are being monitored by traders.
Co-founder of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin has announced the new fundraising model – DAICO. The Decentralized Autonomous Initial Coin Offering improves the ICO model and can be the next step in the evolution of fundraising.
Ethereum markets rolled over during the trading session on Monday, as crypto currencies all lost value during the day. It looks as if we are going to continue the downward motion, as the only volume to be found was on the sell side.
The prices are choppy as the market deals with the news that South Korea would be taxing the crypto exchanges
The authorities have announced a 24.2% tax on the crypto exchanges which is in line with the usual corporate tax in that country
Although Ethereum Classic lost its thunder to Ethereum, the coin is still one of the most popular and used cryptocurrencies. Learn how to buy Etherem Classic, ETC best exchanges and digital wallets and more.
Stellar Lumen leads the way, as the cryptomarkets look to recover from last week’s woes. Bitcoin is up, market caps are recovering and the South Korean government has been silent.
The prices are locked between the $11000 and the $13000 regions over the short term and this is expected to continue for the next few days
TRON (TRX) has gained its recognition during the past year and become one of the leading cryptocurrencies by market, trading volume and popularity. Learn how to buy TRON, TRX best exchanges and digital wallets and more.
The RepuX token pre-sale started on 17th November 2017 and is scheduled to end on 5th March 2018, with the token sale starting on 6th March and ending on 5th April 2018. We will learn more about Repux from the company’s Chief Growth Officer, Tomasz Tybon.
JoyToken is taking blockchain technology to the gaming industry, with the team looking to move the industry on from the digital era that took gaming revenues to an estimated $148bn in 2017.
Ethereum traders sold off during the previous week, slicing down slightly below the $800 level before bouncing. This is a very negative candle, although the rally of course will bring some hope into play. Ultimately, I believe that drilling down to the shorter-term charts will be necessary in this market.