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Japanese consumer electronics firm Sony Corp (6758.T) has raised its operating profit estimate for fiscal 2015 to 300 billion yen ($2.52 billion), or four times its previous estimate, the Nikkei reported on Saturday.
U.S. business investment spending plans fell for a seventh straight month in March, weighed down by a strong dollar and lower energy prices, suggesting the economy was struggling to rebound from a recent soft patch.
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said on Friday he respects Germany just not German politics, nor the way Berlin views Greece's economy, which faces the prospect of running out of money if it cannot agree to new bailout terms with creditors.
Canon Inc (7751.T) said on Friday it owned 84 percent of the shares in Swedish video-surveillance firm Axis AB (AXIS.ST), and said it was extending the period for other shareholders to accept but would not raise its offer price of 340 Swedish crowns per share.
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Executives at Brazil's Petrobras on Thursday sought to move on from a giant corruption scandal that has plagued the state-run oil company, outlining a back-to-basics recovery plan that left some investors hoping the worst was over.
The chief executive of France's telecom leader Orange said on Saturday he believed the price war in the national telecoms sector was coming to a close.
Chinese e-commerce leader Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and state-owned China Telecom Corp Ltd have tied up to sell inexpensive smartphones aimed at boosting mobile commerce in smaller cities and rural areas.
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble hinted on Saturday that Berlin was preparing for a possible Greek default, drawing a parallel with the secrecy of German reunification plans in 1989.
Healthcare companies on a seven-year tear have been top performers so far in 2015, helping to push broad stock indexes to record levels, but traders are now looking to protect themselves from a selloff as they await major earnings reports in the sector.
If running a global bank is complicated, cutting one back is even more difficult. Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) faces a long and costly battle, analysts say, to sell Postbank (DPBGn.DE) and pare investment banking, the new strategic goals it outlined late on Friday.
UBS's (UBSG.VX) chairman said a default by Greece is seen by the International Monetary Fund as "systemically controllable" and he believed it would have a negligible impact on the Swiss bank itself, according to a newspaper interview published on Saturday.
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Foreigners are set to take over several French blue chip firms this year and will largely do what they want with their prizes - showing the limits of new laws passed in the name of "economic patriotism".
Greece offered some concessions on Friday on reforms demanded by international lenders in return for new funding before Athens runs out of money, but euro zone creditors said negotiations needed to speed up to get a deal by June.
Japan's consumer inflation was expected to edge up slightly in March as oil prices stabilized and consumer goods prices stayed steady, calling the Bank of Japan's bullish forecasts into question.
Emerging Asian central banks are expected to cut interest rates again in the coming months, but economists polled by Reuters are doubtful the moves will significantly boost growth or inflation.
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New Zealand is facing bigger trade barriers than ever before, particularly by manufacturers trying to add value to exports. The Government should “pull out all the stops” to grow the New Zealand manufacturing sector in a world where protectionism is increasing sharply.
So said Brian Stanley, Chair of the Wood Processors and Manufacturers’ Association (WPMA) when he returned from accompanying the Prime Minister on his recent trade mission to Japan.
The Government’s latest budget acknowledges this discrepancy, and the WPMA welcomes the trade boost of $91.3 million over four years announced today, as they welcome the additional $74.6 million funding for Callaghan Innovation to grow business research and development.
Both measures have the potential to help lift the country’s export manufacturing competitiveness.
The WPMA firmly believes the New Zealand Government must focus its international trade efforts on scrapping or seriously limiting other countries’ massive subsidy systems if we are to compete successfully. The recent increase in the VAT differential between logs and value-add wood imports into China is an excellent example. "This will likely lead to yet higher log prices in New Zealand," says Mr Stanley.
“New Zealand has long been an advocate for free and fair international trading, and the need for us to boost our global leadership on this has never been greater,” comments Dr Jon Tanner, WPMA Chief Executive.

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Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading:
RH — The high-end furniture chain dropped 6.2% after reporting adjusted earnings per share of $2.88 for the fourth quarter, missing a StreetAccount forecast of $3.32 per share. RH’s first-quarter and full-year guidance also missed expectations.
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Charles Schwab – Shares of Charles Schwab dipped more than 1% after Morgan Stanley downgraded the financial services giant, citing an extended earnings recovery timeline that makes the risk-reward balance for shares appear less compelling.
Philip Morris International — The tobacco maker gained 1.8% following an upgrade by JPMorgan to overweight from neutral. The firm cited the growth potential of Philip Morris’ heated tobacco technology known as IQOS Iluma.
Walmart — Shares of the retail giant rose about 1.5% in premarket trading after Evercore ISI upgraded Walmart to outperform from in-line. The investment firm said in a note to clients that Walmart is poised to see traffic and margins improve over the next two years.
Fluence Energy — The energy storage company popped 5.7% following an upgrade by Goldman Sachs to buy from neutral. The Wall Street bank said the recent pullback creates an attractive opportunity. Its price target of $29 implies 78% upside from Wednesday’s close.
Peabody Energy — Shares of the major coal producer slid 0.8% after the company confirmed a fire at its Shoal Creek Mine. All personnel were safely evacuated and an investigation is underway, Peabody Energy said.
Carnival — The cruise operator gained 2.2% in the premarket, adding to gains from the previous two sessions. Susquehanna upgraded Carnival to positive from neutral on Wednesday, citing EBITDA recovery for the cruise operator in 2024.
— CNBC’s Tanaya Macheel and Jesse Pound contributed to this report.


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What Wall Street expects from Suzuki Motor's earnings
- On August 3, Suzuki Motor will release figures for Q1.
- Analysts expect Suzuki Motor will release losses per share of ¥63.076.
- Watch Suzuki Motor stock price in real-time on Markets Insider here.
On August 3, Suzuki Motor will release figures for the most recent quarter.
4 analysts are estimating losses of ¥63.076 per share as opposed to earnings of ¥87.82 per share in the same quarter of the previous year.
Analysts expect sales to decrease by 51.19% over the previous year's quarter to ¥442.93 billion.
Analysts expect a profit of ¥129.20 per share this year. A year earlier, the company earned ¥286.36 per share.
This story was written by Markets Insider's RoboEddy, which automatically writes these stories based on data provided by our partners.
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• From the Washington Post this morning:
"Home improvement retailer Lowe’s is offering hourly employees $55 million in bonuses to help offset the sting of inflation, which has remained near 40-year highs all summer, the company announced on an earnings call Wednesday.
"'In recognition of some of the cost pressures they are facing due to high inflation, we are providing an incremental $55 million in bonuses to our hourly front-line associates this quarter,' Lowe’s chief executive Marvin R. Ellison said on the call. 'These associates have the most important jobs in our company, and we deeply appreciate everything they do to serve our customers to deliver a best-in-class experience.'
"Lowe’s is offering this incentive, even as inflation moderated slightly, with gas prices softening in July from their peak the previous month, a welcome sign for the policymakers at the Federal Reserve, which has been raising interest rates to combat inflation. These bonuses will give a boost to workers at a time when food, housing and other costs remain high, disproportionately affecting the lowest income households. The temporary relief doubles as a retention bonus in a booming labor market that has afforded workers leverage to quit their jobs and negotiate higher wages."
• Fast feeder Subway said this week that it plans to add automatic slicers to its 22,000 restaurants over the coming year, instituting a program in which employees can use them to slice meat in the morning and afternoon to provide a great sense of freshness.
Meat will not be sliced to order, but this is considered to be an improvement over the current program in which meat is sliced in central facilities and shipped that way to stores.
Wait a minute. Subway serves actual meat? I am gobsmacked.


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“In the latest news, Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo announced to replace two top-level public servant posts with AI in 2020.
According to Reuters, Widodo briefed on his AI implementation plans in a room full of leaders from big companies. While the idea is to reduce bureaucracy, his main agenda with AI is to change the structure of the country’s economy by reducing the use of natural resources.
In the meeting, Widodo also said that Indonesia should start with higher-end manufacturing, such as the production of electric vehicles. Industries should be using raw materials like coal and bauxite, instead of just exporting it…”


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Fashion and the Internet are getting a little more intimate with the partnering of GQ and Burberry. January 16, 2010 GQ will stream live footage of Burberry Prorsum's Spring 2010 Autumn/Winter Menswear collection. Fans will also be able to view behind the scenes footage featuring Emma Watson and a message from Burberry's chief executive Christopher Bailey.
Hopefully more designers will pick up the idea so fans who don't have the opportunity to visit the shows can get a first glance. But, will the live stream make the runway shows seem less exclusive?


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President Trump was taken aback when Treasury chief Steven Mnuchin said the U.S. asked China's trade delegation to reschedule a farm tour.Politicsread more
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Square Cash, which officially launched crypto trading in late January, has been able to “decouple” from bitcoin and is growing roughly three times faster than Paypal's Venmo, with nearly 2 million downloads per month in May and June, according to a Nomura analysis.
"Square is more than just a bitcoin play," Dan Dolev, executive director and analyst at Nomura Instinet, told CNBC. "A lot of people were worried because it went up with bitcoin, but instead it's decoupling."
A spike in bitcoin prices late last year helped explain a surge in Cash App downloads growth around December, when bitcoin was nearing $20,000 and Square first announced it was testing support for bitcoin, Dolev said. Bitcoin prices have dropped more than 65 percent since that peak.
But as bitcoin has struggled, the Cash App’s growth has accelerated. Download rates were particularly strong in May and June, when bitcoin's price fell 19 and 15 percent, respectively. The app’s downloads rose 154 percent year over year for May and 153 percent in June, Dolev said.
As a benchmark, Nomura Instinet compared Square Cash monthly downloads with those of popular cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, which according to Dolev have turned sharply negative in recent months. In June, for example, Coinbase’s monthly download growth fell 39 percent, according to Nomura's research.
In June, Square, which is run by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, got the green light from regulators to allow New Yorkers to trade cryptocurrency on the Cash app. But that didn't have a material effect on downloads.
"When they opened up trading in New York, you would expect a bump in downloads, but it didn't happen — if you look at the weekly trend it actually slowed slightly," Dolev said.
Square Cash is about 200,000 downloads shy of Venmo’s total 31.4 million, according to Nomura. Based on growth, the Cash App downloads are on track to exceed Paypal’s Venmo within a couple of weeks, Dolev said.
The firm has a "buy" rating and an $82 price target for Square, roughly $17 above where it was trading Wednesday. The stock is up 86 percent this year, and 154 percent year over year. To be sure, Nomura said Square's ability to achieve its target could be affected by pricing pressure, slowing gross payment volume and new offerings entering the market from competitors.
Bitcoin traded near $6,300 Wednesday and has fallen more than 55 percent this year after climbing more than 1,300 percent in 2017, according to data from Coindesk.


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Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060: Mid-range Ada Lovelace reviewed
At the beginning of its new GPU generation, Nvidia launched its high-end chips first. It goes without saying, laptops with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 and RTX 4090 are very exciting for hardcore gamers. In terms of price, some of the laptops with these GPUs are hard to swallow: For example, the MSI Titan GT77 costs 5,299 dollars.
It's not presumptuous to assume that this device will not be a top seller. For this reason, many customers will look take a look at the mid-range in the shape of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 and the RTX 4060. These GPUs launched recently and we were able to review one of the first laptops with the smaller of the two GPUs, the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060.
Above all, the MSI Katana 17 B13V is characterized by its graphics chip. The laptop is not exactly cheap but, at 1,999 dollars, it's more manageable for the average customer.
In return, potential buyers will receive a laptop with an extremely powerful GPU - at least in terms of 2022 standards. In our benchmark test, the 105-watt Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 version beat the older GeForce RTX 3070, even beating the RTX 3070 Ti in gaming tests. Focussing specifically on games means Full HD and 2.5K gaming at maximum settings is possible. It gets a little trickier at 4K: Somewhat older games run at 4K but the power is often not sufficient for newer titles.
Of course, this is still way behind the RTX 4090 top model. In synthetic benchmarks, it is twice as fast and regarding gaming, it's still a gap of around 50 %.


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China to support tech sectors
Updated: 2012-03-01 09:22
By Li Jiabao and Wu Yiyao (China Daily)
An electronics assembly line in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. According to experts, rapidly increasing costs in the mechanical, electronics and high-technology industries have reduced the ability of exporters to compete. [Photo/China Daily]
Nation to speed up development of competitive advantages, says ministry official
BEIJING / SHANGHAI - China will move to develop new competitive advantages in the mechanical, electronics and high-technology industries, said Deputy Minister of Commerce Jiang Yaopin on Wednesday.
The government "will speed up the cultivation of new competitive advantages supported by technology, branding, quality and service," said Jiang at a two-day National Commercial Work Conference on the mechanical, electronics and high-technology sectors held in Zhengzhou, Henan province, that ended on Wednesday.
"Efforts will be given to building up vehicle and shipping export bases as well as innovation bases for technology to promote trade," he said.
Jiang added that "200 export bases for 25 industries and 2,000 companies attached to the bases will be established during the 12th Five-Year Plan", which runs from 2011 to 2015.
With overseas demand contracting and costs rising, fast growth in the export of mechanical, electronic and high-technology products could be difficult to achieve this year, Jiang said.
Exports of these products last year reached $1.08 trillion, accounting for 57 percent of all exports and remaining the largest export category for the 17th year, according to the ministry.
Huo Jianguo, president of the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation, a think tank of the Ministry of Commerce, said the industry was experiencing a "more challenging situation" than other export industries.
Huo noted that the industry's export growth last year was four percentage points lower than China's overall export growth of 20 percent, and its share in total exports fell from 59 percent to 57 percent.
The weak global recovery is mainly responsible for sluggish demand for the sector's products, especially industrial equipment and machinery, Huo said.
"In addition, rapidly increasing costs for the industry, including raw materials and labor, reduced the competitiveness of exporters. Meanwhile, insufficient credit support left private exporters, the driving force of the industry, struggling for funding," he said.
Despite the challenging situation, China's exports and imports of these products still have "great potential, since China's exports of mechanical and electronic products only account for 15 percent of the global market," Jiang said.
"China's imports of mechanical and electronic products will reach $4 trillion during the 12th Five-Year Plan period, implying a promising market scope."
However, the government "needs to stabilize its export policy and increase support to key manufacturers such as those making vehicles and parts, which have great export competitiveness", said Huo.
Jiang said that the ministry will promote imports of mechanical, electronic and high-technology products to balance its trade, while urging the US and EU to ease curbs on high-technology exports to China.
"The government may increase the imports of high-end equipment to supply high-end manufacturers," Huo said.
Zhou Dewen, chairman of the Wenzhou Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Development Association, said manufacturers of mechanical devices urgently need to develop new markets.
"In Wenzhou, many manufactures of mechanical devices saw sales drop last year and they expect the same pressure in 2012, due to shrinking markets in European countries and North America", said Zhou.
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It came, it went and now it’s coming back: The . In a Black Friday season full of TV deals, this one took the cake. Best Buy teased it several days before Thanksgiving, and it almost immediately sold out. In fact, this was the slightly smaller brother of an earlier equally impressive deal: The 70-inch Hisense model for just $400.
Link: Late Black Friday TV deal: The $250 Hisense 65-inch 4K UHD smart Android TV returns to Best Buy on Saturday
Taking a look back at another week of news and headlines from Cupertino, this week’s Apple Loop includes a stunning iPhone 13 leak, selected Black Friday deals, a review of the iPhone 12 Pro Max, a closer look at the MacBook Pro M1, why you might want to pass on the new MacBooks, Apple moving…
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Among Us is InterSloth’s new game that gained popularity in a very short time. It can be played on both computers and smartphones. But now the scammers are promoting a fake version of this game to keep fooling inexperienced users by causing the malware to their systems. In recent research conducted by the app security company Promon and its partner Wultra, it was revealed that fake apps are disguising themselves as the top online multiplayer game and scamming people.
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Black Friday creeps closer by the minute, so you’ve likely spotted some great deals just beyond the horizon. However, Black Friday doesn’t have to be all about gadgets and gear. Some of the best deals you’ll find this season are on apps and software, and you won’t have to wait until Black Friday to grab them!
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Certain Android phone users can now access Android mobile apps directly from their Windows 10 PC, thanks to an update to the Your Phone app that Microsoft rolled out to the general public in August. And if you’re part of the Windows Insider program, the latest Windows 10 build released Nov. 11 will let you run multiple Android mobile apps side by side on your Windows 10 PC and supported Samsung devices. .
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The ZA Central Registry (ZACR) said that the sunrise period for registrations, which opened earlier this month, closes on June 2.
After the 60-day period that favours registered and recognised brand owners, it said, domain names would be registered on a first come, first served basis and this potentially valuable internet real estate could fall into the hands of so-called cyber squatters.
In the past, cyber squatters have played havoc with brands and have sometimes demanded extortionate sums of money from owners of those brands to give up control of them.
The NPO that manages various .za domains, such as co.za, net.za, org.za and web.za said proactive trademark owners had already started securing their .africa geographic top level domain names.
The ZA Central Registry (ZACR), which trades as Registry Africa, is also the registry operator for .africa. The organisation said the domains would be launched to the public during the general availability phase from July 4.
The “complexities involved in trying to wrest intellectual property away from those who would have snapped up the available domain names after the sunrise phase are innumerable”, it warned.
“Trademark owners who do not secure their .africa domain names during the current 60-day sunrise phase may not be able to guarantee the availability of their .africa domain names.”
Registry Africa’s chief executive Lucky Masilela said: “The very real possibility of opportunists registering one’s trademarks exists and it is best prevented by the simple act of applying now for .africa domain names that match registered or validated intellectual property.”
Masilela described .africa, the domain for Africa, as “an African initiative created by Africans for the international internet community”.
“In order to ensure responsible growth, the .africa registry will place special emphasis on securing the rights of intellectual property owners during the sunrise period,” Masilela said.
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Gold demand for jewelry fabrication in the second quarter surged to its highest level in five years as a sharp drop in the price of gold was “met with a very positive reception across the globe,” the World Gold Council said Thursday.
Gold jewelry demand by volume increased 37 percent to 575.5 tons, according to the WGC’s Gold Demand Trend report for the second quarter of 2013. The demand for gold jewelry was so great that it far outweighed the decline in the average gold price as the demand in terms of value rose 20 percent to nearly $26.2 billion, the fourth highest on record.
The price of gold for the second quarter fell by more than $400 an ounce (a 12 percent drop), according to the WGC, the marketing development organization for the gold industry.
“Although jewelry demand is influenced by a wide set of factors, including economic growth, consumer sentiment and disposable income, to name a few, all were eclipsed by the effect of the drop in the gold price,” the WGC said in its report. “The resultant buying frenzy caused a huge rise in regional premiums on gold, as supply chain bottlenecks caused delays in meeting demand.”
The upward trend was “almost universal,” the WGC said, with the most notable year-over-year improvements in India, China, the Middle East and smaller Asian countries. Demand included an increase of higher-karat gold jewelry. Europe was the only region where jewelry demand failed to rise.
The US reported its second consecutive quarter of growth. Demand remained the healthiest at the higher end of the market, however, the WGC noted that the middle market is beginning to shift from lower- to higher-karat gold. The WGC also said the lower prices provided an opportunity for wholesalers to stock early for the Christmas holiday season.
India and China, again, generated the largest volume increase—almost 120 tons of the 155-ton increase in demand was from these two countries, according to the report. Hong Kong generated the strongest percentage growth in demand (approximately 65%), surging to a record 12.1 tons. In fact, double-digit growth was commonplace throughout the Asian markets, with the exception of Japan, which was unchanged. In Indonesia, demand of 7.8 tons was the strongest second quarter since Q2 2009.
In Turkey, a gold jewelry manufacturing center, demand hit a record high in terms of local currency value, led by consumer bargain hunting (concentrated in 22k market for investment) and trade inventory building. Growth across the Middle Eastern region was almost purely price-related, the WGC said.
The improvement in the US market was not replicated in the western European market, “where negative economic conditions overwhelmed the positive impact of lower prices,” the WGC said. In Italy, another major gold jewelry manufacturing center, demand fell by nearly 10 percent and in the UK demand dropped by more than 20 percent.
Jewelry demand in Russia “continued to normalize towards pre-crisis levels,” the report states, with demand concentrated on the high and low ends of the market.
The Gold Demand Trends report also tracks gold demand for investment and technology purposes. In the second quarter, overall gold demand fell by 12 percent to 856.3 tons due to the drastic drop in the price of the precious metal. This translated to a 23 percent drop in value to $39 billion—its lowest level in more than five years.
“Record quarterly investment in gold bars and coins was countered by sizeable outflows from ETFs as western investors reacted to a seemingly more positive outlook for the US economy and an eventual tapering of quantitative easing,” the WGC said.
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CAES and semiconductor foundry services provider SkyWater have partnered with the goal to transform the design and manufacturing process for radiation-hardened microelectronic components for defense applications.
The two companies aim to expand SkyWater’s onshore supply chain network for integrated circuits and encourage industry partnerships in support of national security missions, according to a joint statement released Monday.
Mike Kahn, president and CEO of CAES and a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient, said the company intended to apply its rad-hard design and qualification experience “to help strengthen the strategic, Trusted supply chain with products designed and manufactured here in America.”
SkyWater, which operates a Department of Defense-accredited microelectronics wafer fabrication facility, seeks to qualify and productize its 90-nanometer process for radiation tolerant chips.
The Bloomington, Minnesota-based microlectronics company secured $80 million in initial funding in 2019 as part of a potential $170 million DOD investment to expand its rad-hard semiconductor production capacity.


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, a provider innovative mobile transportation solutions, announced an updated version (2.2.1) for iPhone that is now available on the App Store.The new offering provides enhanced features and support for iOS4.
uDrove is a business and compliance management tool for the long-haul trucking industry that harnesses the power, accessibility and portability of a smartphone, including iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry, to replace piles of in-cab paperwork with a simple, easy to use phone application.
"Since we initially launched uDrove this spring, we have continued to enhance the solution on both the mobile phone and the Web site," says Joel McGinley, president of uDrove LLC. "This latest release takes advantage of new functionality within the iPhone OS 4 such as multi-tasking and an improved GPS system."
uDrove enables drivers to keep a log, track mileage for tax purposes, record fuel and business expenses, and even complete and electronically submit driver's vehicle inspection reports and proof of delivery documents. It also provides fleets and shippers with real-time load tracking from pick-up to delivery without the cost of expensive satellite systems.
New features and improvements in uDrove 2.2.1 for iPhone include:
--Support for iOS 4
--Improved GPS system
--Enhanced view of available driving and on-duty hours
--Ability to input data via the QWERTY keyboard
--Enhanced load tracking accuracy
--Improved log approval process with driver signature
--Enhanced log editing features
--Ability to take multiple photos of proof of delivery documents


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2022 was a rough year for a lot of the automotive industry, but few had it harder than the startups, including Lucid, Nikola, and Lordstown Motors. The trio of electric vehicle startups that went public by merging with special purpose acquisition companies all missed their original goals for last year by some truly eye-opening margins, according to Bloomberg.
The outlet reports that of the three companies, Lucid did the best. It only missed its production targets by two-thirds (!) in delivering 7,180 Air sedans in 2022. Lordstown and Nikola fared far worse last year.
The former only built 31 Endurance pickups out of the 500 it planned to make, and the latter was only able to deliver 131 Tre heavy-duty trucks. That is reportedly only a quarter of the number it had hoped to get into customers’ hands. The automaker is said to have cut its delivery forecast two separate times last year, and despite that it still fell well short of the 300 deliveries it predicted in November.
Unfortunately for these three EV startups, Bloomberg says 2023 isn’t looking too hot either.
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The outlet says that Lucid’s shares took a bit of a tumble after it released a forecast that it’ll only produce at most 14,000 vehicles this year.
Still, 14,000 looks like a hell of a lot when you peer over at Nikola’s projections. According to Bloomberg, the automaker only plans to deliver 375 trucks in 2023.
But, somehow it isn’t the worst off of the three. Yesterday, we reported that Lordstown Motors had to pause production and customer deliveries of its Endurance electric pickup truck because of performance and quality issues.
If you thought your 2022 and 2023 have been rough, just be happy you didn’t try to build a ground-up electric vehicle.


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New Delhi. The ex-showroom price of Kawasaki’s most affordable model Ninja 300 in India will now be increased by Rs 6,000 to Rs 3.24 lakh. On the other hand, the price of the litre-class SuperSport has been increased by Rs 23,000. The company has not given the reason behind the increase in price, but the increase in raw-material prices could be the reason. Kawasaki has also said, “If customers book a motorcycle on or before December 31 and take delivery within 45 days from the date of booking, the ex-showroom price till December 31 will be applicable.”
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Hero MotoCorp, the country’s largest two-wheeler maker, is also going to increase the price of its products again. The company has announced to increase the prices of motorcycles and scooters by up to Rs 2,000 from January 4. The price increase will be on all the models. However, the price hike will vary from model to model. Giving information on social media, Kawasaki said that it is going to increase the price of its motorcycle in India from January 1. Kawasaki has decided to increase the prices again on August 1, a few months after the price hike of several of its models. Apart from the Ninja 300, Z H2 and Z H2 SE, Kawasaki’s road legal range will see a price hike. Apart from this, the prices of Z650, Vulcan 650, Z H2 and Z H2 SE are also going to increase.


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The Luxe Med Spa client listing has rocketed from 120 in 2020 to a lot more than 800 now. Jamie still left a 17-12 months profession as an ER nurse. Mannie, who was a vegan cafe cook ahead of the pandemic, quit his other work as properly.
“It’s all mainly because of the pandemic,” mentioned Mannie, 33, seated on his out of doors business office balcony. “It’s produced this want — men and women just want to truly feel greater about by themselves.”
As lots of aspects of in-individual lifestyle resume, there are a quantity of compact corporations poised to capitalize on the flood of prospects searching to engage in restorative and celebratory conduct. Corporations like the Carmonas’ sit at the forefront, thriving off an eagerness to concentrate on appearances following up to two decades in seclusion.
Mannie recalled a consumer who frequented months into the pandemic and said her Botox cure was the initially time she had even established foot outside the house the dwelling given that the shutdown.
“So quite a few folks did what they required to do to get by this pandemic,” reported Glenn MacDonald, an economics professor at Washington University at St. Louis. “That’s really fueled this self-care matter. A great deal of individuals are indicating, ‘I’ve gotta do a large amount of things to just take treatment of myself, boost my food plan, and not be so isolated.’ It is played into an by now existing development of wellness.”
The pandemic was catastrophic in so numerous means, and primarily for small organizations. In accordance to the U.S. Modest Company Administration, the sector missing 9.1 million positions in the 1st two quarters of 2020. It was tough to keep workers for safety explanations, and that gave way to the obstacle of selecting staff members in a labor scarcity.
But in 2021, there were being 5.4 million apps to start out providers, according to facts provided by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce — a report amount, and a 53 per cent bounce from 2019. For some entrepreneurs, the odds they took are beginning to pay off. And for tiny businesses like the Carmonas’ that advantage from the return of in-individual interactions, the disorders have allowed them to soar earlier their pre-pandemic concentrations.
“There’s an remarkable pent-up need to get out and be around people today,” MacDonald stated. “We were genuinely wanting to know how that was heading to go. Had been we afraid of men and women now? It looks like the opposite.”
Not much from the Carmonas’ spa, Future Fulbright ditched her pre-pandemic bartending work to do lashes total-time. These times, her shoppers are so happy to see her and discuss to her that she’s thought of getting a T-shirt that suggests “Lash Therapist.”
“I experienced a lot of women of all ages who needed to do one thing for on their own,” Fulbright said. “They arrive in and say, ‘I haven’t accomplished anything at all in a 12 months.’ ”
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Company has grown so a great deal that Fulbright now sells lash materials to other artists. A neighborhood lack turned into an idea, which turned into supplemental cash flow.
“I’m as active as I want to be,” she explained.
The Carmonas’ enterprise followed a very similar arc. At very first, their tiny begin-up highlighted just Jamie as the injector and Mannie as anything else — “the receptionist, the trash-taker-outer, the hard cash-out man,” he mentioned. All through the pandemic, a couple of customers a week felt like a triumph. When culture opened up, so did the floodgates.
“It was like 10 consumers just about every solitary day, each individual time we were being open up,” Mannie explained.
He fondly remembers the psychological rush when a customer rang up a monthly bill of $3,800 previous spring for a “full face rejuvenation.” Now, in the put up-pandemic planet, which is a slow day of profits. The pair just lately moved their business enterprise to a 4-place, next-flooring loft. They had to up grade from a file cupboard for consumer data to electronic program administration. There’s now a workers of 10 workers.
“We started asking customers, ‘Why now?’ ” Mannie said. “They reported the same thing: ‘I see myself now on the digital camera in my conference and I really don’t like how I look. I want to seem refreshed.’”
It didn’t all occur in a straight line. The delta wave of the coronavirus induced a lull that dropped regular earnings from all around $40,000 to much less than $10,000. But even that turned out to be a pace bump rather than a roadblock. When delta started to ebb, the motivation to appear back again into the salon revved appropriate back again up.
“People delayed a ton of points,” MacDonald said. “If you believe of people today delaying household furniture, autos, trip. When that ends, there’s an explosion. We weren’t in a enterprise cycle at all.”
As places of work continue to be empty, D.C. and other downtowns glance for submit-pandemic id
The new normal had a different engine: social media. In advance of the pandemic, a spa like the Carmonas’ would depend on foot site visitors. Now their purchaser base is largely driven by Website targeted visitors. They have a robust Instagram account and fortunately stimulate purchasers to choose selfies on the balcony, and invested just $3,000 on promotion in 2021, according to Mannie. He estimates only about 30 p.c of his purchasers live downtown. A person drives from Miami.
“Honestly, we’re nonetheless in the domino impact of folks looking at what their buddies received performed right here,” Mannie mentioned.
A couple of blocks from the Carmonas’ spa, Kobina Amoo is observing more powerful business enterprise for a doughnut shop known as Pattie Lou’s he opened throughout the pandemic. He discovered correct absent that shoppers wanted comfort as they churned via the worst days of the shutdown.
“Here’s an prospect to brighten someone’s day even even though they’ve been at household for two months,” mentioned Amoo, who played university soccer at Oklahoma Point out.
Now the need has shifted from modifying to remote function to altering to back-to-function. This thirty day period, Amoo acquired a call from a corporation shifting to Orlando, asking if he can “handle massive orders” for an place of work location. A current stroll-in seemed surprised that he hadn’t found the shop right before. He questioned how prolonged it had been there. “Ten months.” Amoo replied.
“How long have I been trapped at home?” the person stated, practically to himself.
Is it all one huge sugar rush? Probably. MacDonald reported he miracles if the write-up-shutdown increase will get “celebrated out of our method.” In addition, with chance comes competitors, and there is lots of that even in an economic setting that is remaining clouded by problems about inflation and a opportunity economic downturn.
“There’s med spas on each individual corner now,” Carmona stated. “I see men and women trying to open up up in garages.”
The Carmonas are thinking of expanding their expert services to other elements of the physique. There is a 7-day wait around for appointments now. They don’t pretty have to break open the ornamental scenario on the wall, but the article-pandemic “emergency” is not abating.


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Hutchison Ports Yantian (Yantian) will be increasing its daily gate-in quota for export-laden containers as part of efforts to facilitate an efficient flow of container traffic during the peak season.
From August 1 to September 30, 2022, Yantian will be expanding the daily gate-in quota to 13,000.
Yantian has also optimised the "e-Pickup" platform and the "Pre-Advice System" to improve the efficiency of the reservation system for the gate-in of export-laden containers.
It noted that from 06:00 AM to 10:00 AM every day, the system is open to the reservation for export laden containers within ETB-4 days (within four days before the expected berthing date of the vessel), and for export laden containers within ETB-7 days after 10:00 AM.
From January to July this year, Yantian has received 14 new weekly liner calls, including America, Europe, Intra-Asia, and Australia services.
Expanding intermodal service in China
"Yantian continues to expand its intermodal service network to China's vast hinterland. It has established 9 inland ports and opened 26 intermodal services, extending the terminal functions to the major cargo catchment areas of the country," it said in a statement.
Meanwhile, to meet the trend of increasing deployment of mega-vessels among the maritime industry and the growing demand of the customers, Yantian said it also recently completed the berth upgrade and quay crane heightening project.
"On July 18, 2022, Yantian was proud to accommodate six 400-meter-long vessels concurrently. Hereafter, simultaneous calls of six 200,000-DWT vessels will become a new norm and a common occurrence at the quayside of Yantian," it added.
"The enhancement has also enabled YANTIAN to be more agile and resilient to serve mega-vessels in the peak season."
The nine inland ports of Yantian are Changping, Heyuan, Heshan, Pinghu South, Longchuan and Jiangmen in Guangdong province, Ganzhou in Jiangxi province, Liling and Yueyang in Hunan province.


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After being named to 500 Startups‘ most recent cohort, and landing a major international loyalty points client, Toronto’s Rover seems to be getting its message across: iBeacon technology within retail is “game-changing.”
Founder John Coombs told us that he spent most of his career in the loyalty industry where he saw an industry rapidly changing once Apple’s iBeacon technology hit. iBeacon is an indoor proximity system of low-powered, low-cost transmitters that can notify nearby iOS 7 devices of their presence, allowing smart phones or other devices to perform actions when in close proximity to an iBeacon.
“I recognized that context-aware, relevant content on mobile is about as powerful as any points can be in improving the customer experience, driving loyalty and influencing behaviour,” Coombs told BetaKit.
He saw that retailers wanted to reward their customers, but through their own apps that they had invested so much in. So the team at Rover created an SDK that allows a retailer to deliver content based on where a customer is, within their own app, without having to do any development work. It’s a simple drag-and-drop within a retailer’s mobile app, and from then on they can deliver content based on where a customer is in a store. Moreover, Rover’s CMS allows for simple management for content updates.
Retailers can choose to create their own iBeacon-enabled app, paying for the development, or they can go to “a Platform as a Service like ours, which allows them not to have to do custom development and if they want to change the content they can- it’s extremely easy to manage.”
Coombs sees iBeacon as a game-changer because for the first time, he said, brands are able to deliver relevant content to people in a very user-friendly way.
“I draw the comparison to Google Maps without GPS. Google maps is pretty good, but GPS makes it a hell of a lot better because it makes it content-aware of whats around me,” he said. “The same can be said for what iBeacon does for retail apps. Im standing in your store, I don’t have to press this ‘locate a store’ button because Im here. And the content on my phone should be reflective of where I am.”
QR codes are clunky and the user experience just doesn’t match up, according to the founder. The nature of iBeacon, however, lends itself to a “great user experience”: it’s passive in nature, it doesn’t demand users to manually pair their device, it doesn’t require a lot of battery usage and if an app in their pocket is sleeping it doesn’t have to be woken because iBeacon has operating support.
“Apple has really made this statement that iBeacon will be their solution for microlocation, and that was a very powerful statement,” said Coombs.
As for their new client, Coombs couldn’t say who it was, but he’ll soon be announcing it: a loyalty program currently present in several continents with about 120 retailers signed up. Sounds like he’s off to a good start.


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With 2010 approaching, ink manufacturers are also looking forward to the new year. Despite the economic situation has started to recover, but we are still worried about potential problems and raw material price fluctuations. ? cheap chronoswiss kairos G Fu Keller Inc. swiss replica omega The company's more optimistic expectations in 2010, they believe the economic crisis has ended, but the growth in consumer demand will also contribute to economic recovery. ? Grams Rich Keller and other U.S. companies made adjustments to the cost structure will receive the results next year. And because inventory reduction, production will rolex explorer ii watches for sale be achieved remarkable growth. Ink companies are facing the greatest difficulty is how to control material costs while providing customers with the most cost-effective services.
Sakata Ink Sakata Ink's president and chief executive officer RickClendenning the development of the company in the coming year is full of confidence, but his colleagues fear the emergence of various destabilizing factors in the economic recovery will bring some difficulties. Sun Chemical industry Sun Chemical CEO FelipeMellado that in 2010 both the sun or chemicals for the entire ink industry are challenging year. He said: "The raw material costs will continue to rise, but we will take effective measures to meet customer requirements, and to help them reduce costs. Sun Chemical has been to known to serve customers sincerely, we also believe that their own quality , service and innovation investment done to help our customers be successful. In today's challenging market environment, our solutions not only improve customer's operating efficiency, and does not make them the Print Quality or service levels affected. " Siegwerk Siegwerk PeterHeimerzheim corporate communications director, said: "We do not expect the market to achieve significant growth, but we will strive to maintain the production and revenue levels in 2008." Siegwerk Company believes that the economic recovery in 2010, the ink industry have a certain impact, but the company also intends to invest in the next year to take some action. Flint CEO CharlesKnott Flint said: "We, like other competitors and customers can not predict the economic trends, and production in 2010 and no expectations. In any case, we will make every effort to meet the market needs and to focus on helping customers improve quality and reduce costs top. " It is understood that Flint Group has an experienced, knowledgeable service team, whether in ink, Blanket , Printing Supplies Flexible or sleeve or in the areas of manufacturing, the competitiveness of Flint are invincible. Toyo Ink Toyo Ink YuAdachi corporate communications director, said: "The whole printing ink manufacturing are both at a turbulent period, but with the constant introduction of new products, we believe the situation has improved in 2010. Over the next year our strategic focus will shift to the South American market, this is because there can give us more opportunities. in China and South Asia and India, markets high-performance printing inks and pigments will be increased demand. We will simplify Supply Chain Management System and expansion of high-performance and Environmental protection Range of products to enhance our printing ink business, and thus improve product sales. " Summary Generally speaking, 2010 will be a very difficult year, corum on sale the unemployment rate will continue to rise, and there is no slowdown in demand. Increasing unemployment and decreased consumer purchasing power will be the ink supplier negative impact on productivity, and to no small manufacturers price pressure. In addition, China and India's rapid economic recovery will also further increase the cost of raw materials. I am an expert from xjelectric.com, while we provides cheap rolex datejust royal pink watches the quality product, fake audemars piguet watch such as China Electric Deep Fryer , Electric Deep Fryer, Electric Blender,and more.


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Chinese Planted Spyware on Massive number of Android Phones
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The The New York Times, under the scary headline “Secret Backdoor in Some U.S. Phones Sent Data to China, Analysts Say,” reported that Kryptowire security researchers reported that a Chinese firm Shanghai Adups Technology Co. Ltd has planted software on hundreds of thousands of Android devices and is siphoning off phone data. It did this at the request of an unnamed Chinese manufacturer, they said.
The NYT wrote, “Security contractors recently discovered pre installed software in some Android phones that monitors where users go, whom they talk to and what they write in text messages.”
This is the worrying part: “... this case is exceptional. It was not a bug. Rather, Adups intentionally designed the software to help a Chinese phone manufacturer monitor user behavior …”
This news was broadcast on November 15. So far the US Department of Homeland Security has said it will post a bulletin, but it has not yet. Regarding Europe, it seems that this spyware might have been only intended for the Chinese market but ended up on BLU phones sold in the USA through Amazon and Best Buy by mistake. There is no news so far of this spyware being on phones in Europe or anywhere else besides China and the USA.
The software is transmitting text messages, calls logs, and other private data on hundreds of thousands of phones to a server in Shanghai, China. It is doing that right now. The situation is made worse because there is no way to know which phones are affected, in most cases.
The Adups company provides software to the Chinese cell phone manufacturers Huawei and ZTE and the American firm BLU. BLU has removed the software and told Adups to destroy all the data it collected after. Adups has not produced a list of what phones are affected meaning we do not know which Huawei or ZTE models have this spyware. Neither of those companies have produced that list yet either. ZTE said, “No handsets sold in the US have ADUPS.” Again, the do not mention any other country.”
Phone manufacturers are free to make small changes on Android devices. So where to go to look for information about the firmware will be in different places on different phones. On the BLU devices you can see if your phone has that spyware by going to Settings > Apps > Show System > Wireless Update. The affected versions are 5.0.x to 5.3.x.
On other phones there is no way to know whether Adups is there or not. The only way to know would be to wait for news from the manufacturers or other security researchers.
The Adups software lets phone manufacturers update their firmware over-the-air. They also provide big data services to manufacturers for reasons of customer support, which is their excuse for vacuuming up this information. They said the software was installed to help manufacturers and carriers to filter out spam messages.
The NYT speculated that installing that software might have been a condition imposed to allow those firms to do business in China. China often does that to domestic and foreign businesses.
A Kryptowire researcher discovered this accidentally when he bought a cheap phone, the BLU R1 HD. He checked and noticed that it was sending out lots of data to IP addresses that should not have been there.
Kryptowire has published its report here. They say, “These devices actively transmitted user and device information including the full-body of text messages, contact lists, call history with full telephone numbers, unique device identifiers including the International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) and the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI).”
The spyware can be programmed to look for particular keywords too, such as would interest Chinese intelligence, and individual users, such as persons who are criticizing China. China has been rough with its citizens, and those in Hong Kong, who have criticized the government.
So this is obviously a developing story and there will be more news to come. In the meantime Android users will just have to look for any updates from Huawei and ZTE. Adups targets the low end Android market so presumably Samsung devices are not affected. Samsung is a Korean firm.
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The Polish parliament has passed an amendment of the Act on Packaging and Packaging Waste for the purpose of adapting existing Polish laws to EU norms. The amendment is scheduled to take effect on the date of Poland's accession to the EU.
The amended law will actually ease current requirements on product manufacturers to provide recycling information of their goods. At present, information on whether a product can be recycled is mandatory in Poland while being only voluntary in the EU.
The Polish News Bulletin reports that the environmental protection committee of Sejm - Poland's parliament - has put forward the amendment of the Waste Act in an attempt to curb the theft of raw materials. The agency reports that such materials are often sold to waste recycling centres, leading to losses within the state budget. The proposed amendment suggests that recycling centres should collect the personal data of individuals supplying them with raw materials.
However, critics point out that this registration effort is ineffective if the information requirement is too vague. In addition, there are fears that the amendement can easily be abused by recycling centres eager to earn illicit profit.
Packaging production has been one of the most dynamically expanding segments of the Polish economy since the transition to democracy in the late 1980s. There has been a marked increase in product hygiene and preservation potential, but the development of a vibrant packaging market has also led to unprecedented growth in packaging waste.
According to researcher Alexandra Kielkiewicz-Young,this has been largely a result of the expansion of disposable packaging. Waste packaging material, she says, means a loss of raw materials and energy, the utility of potentially reusable products, and environmentalvalues.
It also leads to environmental pollution and land degradation.This is one reason why packaging and packaging waste policies have been under development in Poland, and the Polish accession process to join the EU is the major driving force behind this.
In her report Packaging and packaging waste policy in Poland, Kielkiewicz-Young also suggests that the market situation of beer packaging in Poland has changed significantly in the past ten years. Before 1990, beer was sold almost exclusively in glass bottles, most of which wererefillable. Glass beer bottles were mostly standardised, at least within a region, and a deposit-refund system wasestablished due to the economic value of the container.
The deposit-refund is still kept, but the amount of beer sold in single use containers has been increasing in the past few years. Currently, about 70 per cent of the beer is sold in glass bottles and an increasingly greater share is sold in disposable bottles.
The share of beer sold in aluminium has also increased. Between 1995 and 1997, market share grew from about 3 per cent to almost 10 per centof total beer sales. The opening of two large aluminium can factories in Poland in the mid-1990s has contributed to the dynamic expansion ofthe use of the cans.


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Tether is a cryptocurrency startup that has been courting controversy since the time it was launched. Currently, data from Omni Explorer indicates that Tether has just released 250 million more tokens on top of the 300 million USDT tokens released March this year.
Allegedly, Tether is backed by US dollar at a ration of 1:1. The company has, however, received a lot of criticism from onlookers about this fact with most questioning the company’s integrity, while calling for an audit on the entity.
More Tokens Incoming
With the news about Tether adding more tokens, the cryptocurrency community took to Twitter to share their opinion. Holders of the stable coin (USDT) will be looking to see a recovery in Bitcoin’s price considering that Bitcoin appreciated from $8,100 on May 18th to $8,500 on the 21st of the same month this year during another release of $250 million’s worth of tokens.
In a move to respond to the allegations about its coin being backed by actual dollars, Tether has moved to release documents from its auditors last week. The firm is called Firm Freeh Sporkin and Sullivan LLP. According to the Audit firm, USDT is 100 percent backed by physically stored dollars as of June 1st.
Does Tether Manipulate BTC During Volatile Markets?
However, even though the report from the FSS was not a full report, it highlighted an important aspect of USDT; whereby it can easily be used to manipulate market prices. Most critics have previously blamed the startup for destabilizing Bitcoin’s price during volatile markets.
In fact, a study conducted by the University of Texas has revealed that Tether has been behind Bitcoin’s price manipulation since 2017. Although Tether’s CEO has denied these claims, the study showed that USDT has previously been used to “provide price support and manipulate cryptocurrency prices”.
Furthermore, the study reveals that over half of Bitcoin’s December 2017 prices were explicitly due to Tether’s interference in market movements. The research further claims that “Using algorithms to analyze the Blockchain data, “ they were able to “ find that purchases with Tether are timed following market downturns and result in sizable increases in Bitcoin prices,”
Previous Tether’s token releases have been met with a lot of scepticism over the company’s ulterior motives. However, with regards to the recent token release, Litecoin’s founder Charlie Lee mentioned that more money will be pumped into the market – and that this might result in a price recovery. He said,
Generally, this has been a precursor of price going up. Tether gets printed when people deposit USD and get USDT back. This USDT will then be used to buy crypto. This is similar to someone depositing $250MM to exchanges. Of course, that doesn’t mean they will buy right away. DYOR
What do you think about the move by Tether to launch 250 million tokens? Share your thoughts and opinions in the comments section.


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The partnership will see Altenar supply its world-leading services to SpinBet in New Zealand, a new region for Altenar. Particular focus will be given to Altenar’s innovative horse racing offering.
Dubbed New Zealand’s biggest betting platform, SpinBet also offers a standalone online casino, SpinBit, with a variety of classic table games and live games on offer to players across the jurisdiction.
With the deal now live, SpinBet is bolstering its sports offering via Altenar’s comprehensive selection of pre-match and live odds, with horse racing taking precedence over other global sports such as basketball, soccer and volleyball.
Once Altenar has established a footprint across the region, the partnership is set to branch out into North America, Latin America and India.
Charlie Williams, Commercial Director at Altenar, says: “We are thrilled to enter the New Zealand market for the first time through this partnership with SpinBet, one of the region’s most established operators.
“New Zealand is a new and exciting market for us, so we are eager to boost Altenar’s outreach in this territory, before looking to extend the SpinBet partnership further in the coming months.”
Niall Thomas, Co-Founder at SpinBet, adds: “To collaborate with Altenar, an award-winning sportsbook with a revered reputation globally, is a massive boost for us as we look to extend our offering outside of New Zealand.
“This partnership showcases SpinBet’s determination to prove itself as a leading online operator within New Zealand and with Altenar’s world-leading product, we believe we can make a name for ourselves across Asia and the Americas in the next few years.”


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A Bay Area employee described what happened last year when he and about a dozen co-workers realized employees with years of service were being paid less than new hires doing the same work. Agitated about the situation but concerned about retaliation, the workers committed to a plan: during the approaching round of annual one-on-one meetings between workers and managers, they would each ask about pay disparities. Those workers who did ask received a consistent response: “Money shouldn’t be an issue when you’re employed at Apple.” Instead, managers said, the chance to work at Apple “should be looked at as an experience.” “You can’t live off of experience,” said the worker interviewed.
ReadWriteWeb takes a look at App Store alternatives.
There’s no doubt that the iTunes App Store is the market 1 leader when it comes to being the best place for developers to earn money from their mobile applications. In fact, according to a recent study from IHS Screen Digest, Apple was found to have generated 82.7% of the total global application store revenue in 2010, increasing its revenue from $768.7 million in 2009 to $1.8 billion in 2010. But that doesn’t mean companies with alternative ideas about app distribution have thrown in the towel just yet. Over the past couple of weeks, a number of new programs have crossed our desk here at ReadWriteMobile. Five noteworthy (or at least interesting) developments are listed.
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Apple’s iOS, which is what iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad run, has many accessibility features built-in, but it does not correct colour blindness (which should perhaps be called colour vision deficiency instead). But now there is an iPhone app (also available for Android) that does just that. Dan Kaminsky’s DanKam is an augmented reality app that uses the phone’s camera to filter images in real time, changing their colours to make them easier to see for colourblind people.
Mobile VOIP company Rebtel has released results from its latest study on U.S. immigrant consumer mobile usage and behavior. According to its findings, 13% of those who responded said they currently own a tablet device, representing approximately five million Americans. According to the survey, the iPad remains the tablet of choice for immigrants, with two-thirds of current tablet owners indicating they own iPads. According to the survey, French Americans are the highest percentage of tablet owners (17%), followed by Mexican-Americans (15%).
An interesting experiment, but I think I have to agree with Engadget. This might be a step backwards.
If you still can’t decide between ADWLauncher and LauncherPro for Android, you might want to check out Go, which brings the best features of each (like gestures, extra screens, and customizable docks) to your phone in one Launcher.
Well, this looks interesting.
Spritebox is a WYSIWYG tool to help web designers quickly and easily create CSS classes and IDs from a single sprite image. It is based on the principle of using the background-position property to align areas of a sprite image into block elements of a web page. It was made using a combination of JQuery, CSS3 and HTML5, and is totally free to use!
Now, this is pretty damned interesting:
Android: ShareKeyboard links your computer keyboard and your Android phone via Wi-Fi for easy cross-device typing and text sharing using nothing more than the Android app and the host computer’s web browser.
A nice little webapp is highlighted on Lifehacker this morning.
You want an Android phone, but that’s the only thing you know for sure. Which phones have physical keyboards, decent cameras, and are available on your carrier, or unlocked? Webapp Droidthing provides a toggle-switched comparison of all your Android phone options.


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With many parents purchasing smartphones and tablets to meet the needs of their children because of online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Competition and Consumers Affairs Commission has sounded the alarm over fake brands that are on the market.
In a statement today, the Consumer Affairs Commission said it has received complaints from persons who bought smart devices only to later find out that they were duped by a fake brand.
The Consumer Affairs Commission has called out suppliers and retailers for taking advantage of shoppers during this time.
It has been found that many of them are presenting consumers with false and misleading claims about the brands and capabilities of the devices.
According to the Commission, in several cases tablets were misrepresented as being of the Samsung brand that would be able to download various Samsung apps, but consumers later learnt that the devices were unable to do any downloads.
Consumers are being urged to carefully research items they intend to purchase before they invest their money.
They should only buy from those reputable businesses that have warranties available.
Consumers are being asked to contact the Consumers Affairs Commission on telephone number 219-4410 if they believe they might have been duped into purchasing one of the smart devices with a fake brand.
The Commission is currently probing a number of complaints.
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12 Feb 2016
Fourth-quarter and full-year revenues rise in line with company expectations, with room for improvement.
Flir Systems, developer of thermal imaging and vision systems, saw a slight increase in revenues for the fourth quarter of 2015 and a similar increase in full-year figures, according to its latest financial results.
Quarterly revenues reached $437.6 million, up by one percent from the equivalent quarter of 2014. Net income slipped slightly from $72.8 million to $70.2 million for the same periods.
For the full year 2015, the company's revenues rose by two percent to $1,557 million. Net income rose by a more significant amount, from $200.3 million in 2014 to $241.7 million last year.
"The fourth quarter largely met our expectations," commented CEO Andy Teich to analysts. "Profits and cash flow came in strong, despite our modest top line growth. Backlog rose to the best levels since 2008, when military combat operations were higher than they are today. For 2016, we intend to grow in our existing and new markets through continued product innovation, operational discipline, strategic marketing, and opportunistic use of our capital."
Performance across the company's business areas was varied. Revenues rose in the Security and Detection segments, but dipped elsewhere. The Surveillance segment reported quarterly revenues down by five percent year-on-year to $150.7 million, with the Instruments business falling by a similar percentage to $98.6 million for the Q4 period.
Teich commented that Flir's Instruments and Maritime sectors were both the weakest areas, following the pattern reported at the end of the third quarter. "Instruments was actually flat or up slightly on a currency-adjusted basis in Q4, but European and Latin American markets were soft from a bookings and revenue perspective," he said.
Even so, Teich pointed to the rising percentage of Instruments-sector products incorporating the company's Lepton sensors - now accounting for more than 60 percent of total unit volumes in the fourth quarter - as a positive development.
Amit Singhi, Flir CFO, told analysts that currency effects were the major cause of revenue decline; on a constant currency basis, the company's overall year-on-year revenues would have increased by three percent. He also pointed out that restructuring expenses had totaled $300,000 for the quarter and $1.4 million for the year.
Going forward, Teich commented that the company's plans involved shifting sales and marketing resources away from slow-growth markets and focusing on higher-growth areas instead. He also pointed to the Lepton platform as a source of good market traction for the future.
During the fourth quarter, Flir acquired DVTEL, a New Jersey-based developer of surveillance software and hardware. The deal is intended to strengthen Flir Security's presence in the enterprise portion of the security market, according to Teich.
"What's important about DVTEL for us is that it fills a gap in our Security business, and builds on our strategy of providing a total system solution," he said. "DVTEL do have hardware products, but for us it's really more of a software play."
Another significant sector for the company is the Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) market, which it currently addresses with its FLIR Vue thermal imaging system and other products.
"We have been the major player in the military space for some time, but we are all watching the explosion occurring in the commercial side," commented Jeffrey Frank, Flir's Global Product Strategy VP.
"Late in 2015, we created two vectors into that market. One was the creation of a product line having appropriate capabilities and price points that we think that will help us gain inroads into the commercial space. The other was a strategic collaboration with unmanned aerial vehicle manufacturer DJI. We see a tremendous amount of opportunity coming out of this."
As Frank pointed out, regulatory issues around nighttime UAS use are in the process of being straightened out, but there are already a series of daytime applications that could deliver significant business opportunities.
"Things like agriculture, building inspection, search and rescue, fire fighting; all of these things have strong value," he said. "Thermal imaging brings a strong value proposition to these spaces, so we are optimistic about where this is going to lead."


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Despite the worst drought in recent memory, Central California's table grape growers enjoyed a record crop in 2014.
According to numbers released Friday by the California Table Grape Commission, last year's crop was worth $1.76 billion, an all time value record. In terms of volume, it was the second largest crop in history, at 110 million boxes.
In a press release, Kathleen Nave, president of the California Table Grape Commission said exports topped 44.5 million boxes.
2014 was a year of ups and downs for the valley's largest industry, agriculture. The year began with virtually no rain and snow and fears of another dust bowl.
And while farmers and ranchers had a tough year, most survived and some even thrived. Rising milk prices boosted the bottom line for California dairymen and women and crops like tomatoes actually set new records.
So what will 2015 bring? We asked two industry experts to join us and offer their perspectives on six issues that will help define the valley's largest industry in the new year:
For years California winemakers have earned their reputation by producing big, bold wines, often known as "fruit bombs." They've also effectively used science and technological advances to make the state a global behemoth in the worldwide industry.
But there’s also something else going on in California - a new generation of winemakers who are looking to old world traditions for their inspiration, and in the process are creating something truly unique.


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Tesla shares will fall significantly because the company will not be profitable in 2019, according to UBS.
The firm reaffirmed its sell rating for Tesla shares, predicting the electric car maker will report second-quarter earnings per share below expectations.
"We are cautious on TSLA Q2 results … Q2 results [will] likely highlight cash flow and profit challenges," analyst Colin Langan said in a note to clients entitled "Is the pricing strategy a prelude to a capital raise?" "The market should not ignore fundamental headwinds that persist with regards to TSLA's Model 3 profitability, stationary storage, and solar. … [W]e believe TSLA will eventually need additional outside funding."
Tesla shares declined 2.4 percent Monday.
Langan reaffirmed his $195 12-month price target for Tesla shares, representing 34 percent downside from Friday close.
The analyst noted the current available Model 3 ordering configurations are at higher price points, ranging from $49,000 to $80,000 per vehicle.
"We do not see sustainable profitability in the second half; however, given the higher priced initial mix, a Q3 profit is possible if TSLA can average production of over 3k/week. We expect margins to correct in 2019 as the mix normalizes toward a long term average," he said. "Our Sell thesis remains focused on cash burn, sustainable profitability, and quality concerns."
In May, Tesla said it expects positive GAAP net income in its third and fourth quarters.
The analyst lowered his Tesla second-quarter earnings per share forecast to a $3 loss from a $1.71 loss versus the Wall Street consensus estimate of a $2.88 loss. He raised his third-quarter earnings per share projection to a positive 72 cents from a 81 cent loss but lowered his 2019 earnings per share estimate to a $1.65 loss from a $1.15 loss versus the $2.34 consensus.
Tesla is slated to report its June quarter earnings results Wednesday. The company's stock is down 4.6 percent this year through Friday versus the S&P 500's 5.4 percent gain.
— CNBC's Michael Bloom contributed to this story.


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The planned introduction of KFC's "finger-lickin-good" fast food chicken to the Swedish market comes following a deal between Swedish franchise group Nordic Service Partners (NSP) and KFC-owner Yum! Brands.
The deal gives NSP franchising rights for KFC in Sweden, with the country's first KFC eatery to be opened in the Stockholm area sometime this year.
"We don't know exactly when or where yet as the deal was just signed. But I can tell you we want to open as soon as possible," NSP CEO Morgan Jallinder told The Local.
He added that NSP hopes to open five to six new KFCs in Sweden every year, and while the focus will remain on Sweden at first, Jalinder didn't rule out further expansion across Scandinavia.
NSP is already the largest Burger King franchise-owner in the Nordic region, operating 41 of the hamburger restaurants in Sweden and 17 in Denmark.
The new KFC franchise opening marks something or a re-entry to Sweden by the popular fast food chain. Back in 1981, a Kentucky Fried Chicken, as KFC was known at the time, opened on Sveavägen in Stockholm, but was later closed because it "failed to live up to KFC's high standards", according to NSP.
Jallinder explained that part of the decision to bring KFC back to Sweden was that chicken consumption in the country has more than doubled since the early 1980s.
"Our research found that chicken is the second most popular food that people eat at home in Sweden behind spaghetti and meat sauce," he said.
"And right now there are plenty of burger restaurants in Sweden, but there's no restaurant concept that focus solely on chicken."
Jallinder hopes to supply Swedish KFCs with fresh chicken from Sweden.
"We're currently exploring the prices for Swedish chicken, but we also know there is a functioning supply chain for KFCs elsewhere in Europe," he said.
KFC is one of the world's largest fast food chains, with more than 19,000 restaurants in 112 countries.