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The Trump team is considering giving a top antitrust post to a former U.S. trade commissioner whose hands-off views on competition have at times failed to withstand court scrutiny. Joshua Wright, a conservative law professor who heads President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team for the Federal Trade Commission, is under consideration to lead the Justice Department’s […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Snapchat has agreed to settle with the Federal Trade Commission over charges that it deceived customers about the disappearing nature of messages sent through its service and collected users’ contacts without telling them or asking permission. Snapchat is a popular mobile messaging app that lets people send photos, videos and messages […]
WASHINGTON — The maker of a popular Android mobile app that turns your phone into a flashlight has agreed to settle the Federal Trade Commission’s charges that the software secretly supplied cellphone locations to marketers, even when consumers rejected its terms of service. The settlement against Goldenshores Technologies LLC, which makes the “Brightest Flashlight Free” […]
Two federal agencies have joined together to beef up investigations and enforcement actions against companies who engage in fraudulent advertising under the Mortgage Acts and Practices Advertising Rule and the Federal Trade Commission Act. Officials from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the FTC have combed through more than 800 ads on television, in print […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Google is paying a record $22.5 million fine to settle allegations that it broke a privacy promise by secretly tracking millions of Web surfers who use Apple’s Safari browser. The penalty announced Thursday by the Federal Trade Commission matches the figure that The Associated Press and other media outlets had reported last […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Skechers USA Inc. will pay $40 million to settle charges by the Federal Trade Commission that the footwear company made unfounded claims that its Shape-ups shoes would help people lose weight and strengthen their butt, leg and stomach muscles. Kim Kardashian, Brooke Burke and other celebrities endorsed the shoes in Skechers ads. […]
Advertisements with interest rates that seem too good to be true or messages indicating that you’ve been pre-approved for a fantastic mortgage may not be so common in the future.
Federal agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission, announced last week that they have joined with state and local agencies and the New York attorney general in an effort to crack down on illegal immigration service providers ...
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NEW YORK CITY — Federal regulators filed complaints Monday against the makers of POM Wonderful Pomegranate Juice, saying there’s no science to support claims that the products treat or prevent diseases such as prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction.
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Motorola eases fears over spending
HANDSET maker Motorola has surprised markets, beating its own targets for fourth-quarter earnings. It also posted a net income for the second consecutive quarter - the first time it has done so in two years.
The positive results from the world's second-largest mobile phone maker will warm economists, who have been worried about a slowdown in consumer spending.
'The world economies are today showing some underlying signs of a rebound, which, if not significantly disrupted by world events, could have a favourable impact on our markets as customers move towards renewing their capital spending,' said chairman and chief executive Chris Galvin.
The company posted fourth-quarter net profits of $174m (£108m), or eight cents per share, from a year-earlier net loss of $1.24bn, or 55 cents per share. Sales rose to $7.55bn, from $7.31bn a year earlier. The latest sales were $450m more than the company predicted when Galvin downgraded sales estimates last October. 'We remain optimistic that modest sales growth can be achieved in 2003,' he said.
The company stuck to its 2003 sales forecast of $27.5bn, a 3% rise over 2002, which would reverse two years of decline. It predicted first-quarter 2003 sales of between $6bn and $6.2bn and earnings per share of between break-even and two cents per share.
Motorola faces stiff competition from Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, and Samsung, both of whom have launched colour screen phones which can take and send pictures to other phone users.
But the US group still raised sales 11% at its mobile phone division, to $3.29bn, and it also took $2.1bn in orders. Stripping out special items, the division - Motorola Personal Communications - made $301m profit at operating level, its highest since the fourth quarter of 1997. Motorola's share of the global mobile phone market rose to around 19%. The division accounts for 44% of overall revenue.
The group made a net charge for the fourth quarter of $203m pre-tax, or $125m after tax. Over the full year it accumulated a year-end $6.6bn cushion of cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments.
Fourth-quarter sales from the semiconductors unit rose 15% to $1.3bn, and the unit made a net profit of $18m.
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March 10, 2002, Sunday
NEW JERSEY WEEKLY DESK
The Ropes Aren't at the Door, but Around the Appliance Section
By CAREN CHESLER (NYT) 572 words
A PROPOSAL to allow towns to opt out of Bergen County's Sunday blue laws has proponents of the laws up in arms. They say the enforced store closings were imposed mainly to reduce traffic, and to impose them inconsistently would undermine the laws' effectiveness.
But the blue laws already lack uniformity. Bergen County's Sunday closing law prohibits the sale of clothing, building materials, furniture, home furnishings and appliances. Yet stores are not prohibited from selling art supplies, boats, books, cameras, cosmetics, drugs, eyeglasses, food, gas, hardware, jewelry, luggage, pet supplies, sporting goods, sneakers, stationery, textiles, toys and wallpaper. Some municipalities, like Paramus, have adopted blue laws that are more restrictive than the county ordinance, creating a patchwork of Sunday shopping rules throughout the county that even residents find hard to follow.
In Edgewater, for instance, books and records can be sold on Sunday while in Paramus they cannot. Pet stores can open Sundays in Teaneck, Hackensack and Bergenfield, yet in Ridgewood and Westwood, they must be shut.
Many stores sell a variety of products, some that can be sold on Sundays and others that cannot. Some store owners rope off certain taboo aisles and others simply tell customers they cannot buy certain items.
Ellen Eber, co-owner of Animations, a Teaneck toy store, said she can sell dolls on Sunday but not clothes for them. Halloween costumes are also off-limits because they are considered apparel.
Pat Solomon, who owns Finishing Touches antique store in Teaneck, said she erred on the side of caution and did not sell items she believes are on the line.
''I can't sell furniture but I can sell antiques, and yet I have antique furniture,'' Ms. Solomon said. ''I just tell people that I will hold it for them and that they should come back on Monday.''
Enforcement is another issue. Mitchell Haber, who owns WOB Lingerie in Teaneck, told of shopping in a local discount store one Sunday, grabbing an item from behind a roped-off area, and the cashier ringing it up with no questions.
The police do not patrol the shops looking for scofflaws. If a storeowner sells a prohibited product, it is often up to the customer or an observer to file a complaint. The store owner could be fined $250 for each violation.
And some residents do file complaints. Paramus's mayor, Cliff Gennarelli, said residents had contacted the police after seeing a contractor work on a neighbor's home, work that is prohibited on Sunday. The police were contacted twice by residents when they saw employees of Sterns department stores working at the company's computer facilities in Paramus on a Sunday; businesses are prohibited by the borough from using computers that day.
In fact Sterns and several other companies, like the commercial office
developer Mack Paramus Company, challenged Paramus's computer prohibition
in 1988, saying it was inconsistently enforced. The companies complained
that the pharmaceutical giant Becton Dickinson, for example, was granted
an exception on the grounds that its nationwide computer system was used
to route emergency blood supplies and service dialysis machines. United
Parcel Services was also allowed to run its computers because it engaged
in ''government work.'' As with most court challenges to Bergen County
blue laws, the courts upheld the Paramus ordinance.


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By Godwin Oritse
FOLLOWING difficulties being faced by freight forwarders in the of payments of import duties and other levies and dues through commercial banks during the lockdown of Lagos and Ogun states, the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, NSC, and the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) have convinced revenue collecting banks to reopen their offices in Apapa.
The banks had closed shops in accordance with the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari restricting movements and business activities in Lagos, Ogun and Abuja for 14 days starting March 31, 2020.
But following the intervention of the Chief Executives of both CRFFN and NSC, no fewer than seven banks are expected to reopen in Apapa for the purpose of collecting revenue from clearing agents and ensuring continuous clearing of goods and ports operations.
Our correspondent learnt that the freight forwarders were having difficulties making payments for Customs duty, as well as shipping companies and terminal operators fees.
The challenges were brought to the attention of the CEOs of both the CRFFN and the Shippers Council, who collectively convinced the banks to reopen in Apapa.


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ESPN Draws Lowest "MNF" Rating Of '14 2014 Reader Survey: NFL Bills Say Stadium Will Be Ready For Sunday USOC Extends Nike Deal Through '20 NFL Franchise Notes NFL Fans Want Scores On Mobile Devices Saints' Benson Gives $11M To Pro Football HOF Goodell Won't Hear Peterson Appeal Patriots' Nike Shoe Goes On Sale Monday Katy Perry To Headline Super Bowl Halftime Show
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In L.A., Bill Plaschke writes on the "bandanna issue" in the NFL. Although the league considered last spring to ban bandannas after complaints from high school coaches and community leaders citing gang influences, NFL Properties has "had a change of heart" -- they licensed a retailer to sell the bandannas (L.A. TIMES, 9/10)....USA TODAY's "Ad Track" is for Taco Bell's "Double Decker" ads featuring Shaquille O'Neal and Hakeem Olajuwon. Their "effectiveness -- 42% of those who knew the ads said they were very effective -- attests to the power of using sports stars to sell fast food." Taco Bell's Jerry Gramaglia said the company sold more than $50M worth of Double Deckers in July when the ads were running (USA TODAY, 9/11)....The latest in snowboards, skateboards, surfboards, and swimwear attracted 16,693 people to the Action Sports Retailer Trade Expo in San Diego (Action Sports)....Hakeem Olajuwon's business venture, Pure Tejano Water, is profiled by Lisa Rodriguez of the HOUSTON CHRONICLE. The product is positioned to the Hispanic market (HOUSTON CHRONICLE, 9/11)....Sergei Fedorov reported to Red Wings camp with a new three-year deal with Nike. He will wear Nike skates this year, and will help the company develop its hockey equipment line (DETROIT NEWS, 9/11).


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// Aldi says sales in the final four weeks before Christmas increased 10.6% year-on-year
// Aldi also saw strong growth in its online wine and Specialbuy offering, with sales in December up 75% on the previous year
Aldi has hailed record sales during the key Christmas period that was bolstered by a spike in demand for premium products.
In the four weeks to December 24, the German discount grocer said UK sales rose by 10.6 per cent compared with the same trading period a year ago.
Aldi said it was boosted by increased demand for premium products and online, highlighting a 75 per cent sales increase for its online wine and Specialbuy businesses.
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- Aldi donates unsold foods as stores closed over Christmas period
- Aldi to expand click-and-collect to over 200 stores by Christmas
The update makes it the first Christmas trading announcement by a UK supermarket, with rival Morrisons set to unveil its set of figures tomorrow.
Aldi said it was also buoyed by its expanded delivery business, with thousands of customers using its click-and-collect service and on-demand collaboration with Deliveroo.
In addition, Christmas trading was boosted by strong demand for Aldi’s Specially Selected range, as well as its beers, wine and spirits – with the supermarket selling 4.5m bottles of champagne, sparkling wine and prosecco.
The news comes shortly after Aldi revealed it would spend an additional £3.5 billion a year with British suppliers by 2025 as part of its expansion plans.
The German supermarket chain, which currently has over 900 stores in the UK, also plans to open on average a new store every week over the coming years as it targets 1200 stores by 2025.
“We had a record Christmas with unprecedented demand for our award-winning products as customers pushed the boat out more than ever before,” Aldi UK chief executive Giles Hurley said.
“We are expecting significant sales growth this year as we open new stores and bring Aldi to more locations across the UK.
“With the vast majority of our grocery products now coming from British suppliers, our growth will lead to additional jobs and investment in our UK supply chain.”


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Yokohama sets nine-month financial records
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. posted net income of more than 6.5 billion yen on net sales of 142.7 billion yen for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2013. That compares to income of 3.7 billion yen on sales of 124.1 billion yen for the same period last year.
Based on the exchange rate on Sept. 30, 2013, Yokohama recorded net income of $67 million on net sales of more than $1.2 billion for 3Q 2013. Its income-to-sales ratio was 4.6%.
Yokohama's operating income was up 73.7%, from 6.4 billion yen to 10.8 billion yen.
For the first three quarters, Yokohama posted net income of 19.6 billion yen on net sales of 412.4 billion yen. Its operating income was 29.9 billion yen.
The totals for net income, net sales and operating income were Yokohama's highest ever in the nine-month period from January to September. In 2011, the company shifted to calendar-year accounting from April-to-March accounting.
Driving the record nine-month sales performance were gains in Yokohama's core tire operations, led by unit growth in North America and China. Nine-month sales in tire operations increased 4.9% over the same period of the previous year, to 323.3 billion yen, and operating income increased 1.8%, to 22 billion yen.
In Japan, sales of original equipment tires slackened, reflecting the end of government incentives for purchases of fuel-efficient vehicles and Japanese automakers' ongoing shift of production overseas. Yokohama maintained its unit sales volume in Japan's replacement tire market, but a market shift toward lower-priced tires and escalating price competition diminished the yen value of sales. In Russia, Yokohama's sales declined.
The nine-month gains in sales and profitability also benefited from declining prices for raw materials and the weakening of the yen.
For the full year, Yokohama abides by the projections that it announced in August: net income of 36 billion yen, up 10.4%; net sales of 610 billion yen, up 9%; and operating income of 59 billion yen, up 18.7%.
The company also announced that the annual dividend will total 22 yen per share: an interim dividend of 10 yen and a year-end dividend of 12 yen.


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Last year, the national assembly made significant changes to the provisions of the Finance Bill, 2019 before it was passed into law Among them repealing section 33b of the Banking Act that provided for the capping of bank interest rates and hinting on VAT tax for the digital economy.
“Section 5 of the Value Added Tax Act, 2013 is amended, by inserting new subsections. The provisions of subsection (1) shall be applicable to supplies made through a digital marketplace,” read a section of the Act.
The new law empowered the National Treasury CS Ukur Yattani to come up with regulations to provide the mechanisms for implementing the provisions of the subsection (taxing the digital economy). The novel COVID-19 pandemic saw President Uhuru, slash VAT from 16% to 14% to protect businesses and Kenyans at large from the adverse effects of the virus. Although experts were concerned about how big a dent such a measure would have on KRA revenue basket, the new VAT is now law.
The National Treasury is now closing in on potential avenues for generating revenues. The ministry has already drafted regulations termed as the Value Added Tax (Digital Marketplace Supply) Regulations, 2020 targeted at the digital economy.
“The regulations relate to any supply of a service made over a platform that enables the direct interaction between buyers and sellers of services through electronic means,” reads part of the regulations.
Digital businesses targeted in these new regulations include subscription-based media outlets like news magazines, television shows, music and podcasts, sale of electronic event tickets, software programs, web hosting services, transport hailing platforms among others. It will cost consumers more to stream movies from Netflix, or ride an Uber if these new rules are implemented.
Like other businesses, they will be required to file VAT returns each 20th day of the month at the end of the tax period failure to which they will be penalized.


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As part of this year's European Elite report, Channelnomics Europe looks at the biggest VARs in the DACH channel
But Gartner analyst issues warning that slowdown in Windows 10 upgrades will hurt momentum from 2020 onwards
Semiconductor vendor raises eyebrows as it leaps into software industry


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Around 25 months ago, the Nokia 2 was announced. The Nokia 2 was Nokia Mobile’s first ultra affordable smartphone, announced with a huge 4100mAh battery and removable back cover. The device was powered by Snapdragon 212 in combination with 1GB of RAM, but not running Android GO, which proved to be key for the future of this device.
With a low amount of RAM and using regular, more power-hungry Android, Nokia 2 always had issues when it comes to update. The biggest issue (the first and last basically) was updating the device from Android 7.1.1 to Android 8. Nokia Mobile couldn’t do that because Android 8 required more than 1GB of RAM, so a decision was made to update the device to Android 8.1, but with some performance improvements from Android Go.
That also proved to be hard to do, so at the end Nokia Mobile did offer Android 8.1 update, but to Nokia 2 customers that decide to sign up for the update, while the rest of Nokia 2 units will stay on Android 7.1.1 and continue to receive monthly security updates till November 2019.
Few days ago, the November 2019 security update started rolling out for Nokia 2 device based on Android Nougat and Android Oreo. The release of this update marks the end of Nokia 2’s software lifecycle and is also the first Nokia Mobile device to be “decommissioned”, in terms of updates.
Nokia 2 still had a good 2 years of monthly update, something that is still rare in low end Android world, even today. Hopefully, all Nokia 2 users will find a worthy replacement.


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Amazon Labor Union supporters celebrated their victory at the NLRB in New York.
Organizer Christian Smalls thanked former CEO Jeff Bezos for going to space.
“When he was up there, we were signing people up,” Smalls said.
Amazon Labor Union organizer Christian Smalls wants to thank Jeff Bezos – for going to space.
The former Amazon employee spearheaded the first successful effort to unionize an Amazon warehouse, which solidified after the National Labor Relations Board concluded the vote count on Friday.
Outside the NLRB offices in Brooklyn, Smalls pulled out a bottle of champagne and said “first Amazon union in history.” The warehouse is in Staten Island, New York, and is known as JFK8.
“We want to thank Jeff Bezos for going to space because when he was up there we were signing people up,” Smalls said. “We were here to get signatures.”
Smalls was referring to Bezos’ flight with his space company Blue Origin in July.
“I want to thank every Amazon employee and every Amazon customer because you paid for all of this,” Bezos said after the theft.
The NLRB completed the vote count on Friday morning. Workers submitted 2,654 votes for and 2,131 against joining the Amazon Labor Union, a new group founded by Smalls. The ALU is working to unionize another Staten Island warehouse, which will vote in the coming weeks.
Amazon fought vigorously to prevent its warehouses from unionizing. In a blog post, the company said it was “disappointed” with Friday’s vote and plans to submit an objection related to the conduct of the election to a federal labor panel.
Smalls became a vocal advocate for Amazon workers over coronavirus safety measures in March 2020 and was fired the same month for what the company called an unrelated event.
In a leaked memo obtained by Vice in 2020, an Amazon layer told Jeff Bezos that Smalls was “not smart, not articulate, and to the extent that the press wants to focus on us rather than him. , we’ll be in a much stronger PR position.”
Smalls has remained optimistic about the union’s prospects throughout the recruiting months.
“We’ve never seen a campaign like this before. We’re not a traditional union. We don’t have the resources. We started from scratch with nothing,” Smalls told Insider.
Read the original article on Business Insider


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Tech acquisitions seem to be the hottest thing this year. Just yesterday Yahoo announced that it will be acquiring an online Israel-based start-up streaming company called RayV. This will supposedly help Marissa Mayer’s company to asserts itself as the number one mobile-device platform. This new streaming service will help them share high-quality video to computers and mobile devices. Although Yahoo has yet to disclose information about the financial agreement, it appears that RayV will soon become part of the company’s research and development team of Tel Aviv.
“The (RayV) team lives and breathes video, and have become industry pioneers,” Yahoo on a Tumblr post
The end game for Yahoo is to boost the development of videos and underlying infrastructure for mobile devices, and securing a number one position as the world’s leading online mobile experience. According to Yahoo’s Cloud Platforms and services VP, Narayan, the RayV software is a perfect match for Yahoo’s future goals. In a recent statement, Yahoo says that they focus on building a video offering which is described by quality content, can be streamed on-demand and works on all platforms.
The founders of RayV team, Omer Luzzatti and Ofer ShemTov want exactly the same thing. With the excellent on-screen quality that RayV provides, Yahoo can hope to contend with the likes of Netflix in the foreseeable future.
No matter how big the investment was for Yahoo!, it is definitely worth it. The company knows that online video has gone from being a novelty to a daily habit for nearly all internet users. People all over the globe watch TV series, online shows, game streams and many more. The news that Yahoo is purchasing RayV came at the same time with another interesting announcement. The company unveiled, on the same day, a line-up of free streaming concerts from singers such as The Dave Matthwes Band, Usher, and Michael Franti.
“Together with Live Nation, we are excited to bring millions of fans together to share these moments through the new Yahoo Live experience.”
At the moment Yahoo’s online TV line-up includes Comedy Central, BuzzFeed and Saturday Night Live (SNL). It is also planning on re-airing the NBC-cancelled show Community starting this year.
The acquisition of RayV is not the only one for the Yahoo! team. Marissa Mayer has also purchased the URL shortener company called Bread, the photo-sharing company “LookFlow”, Ptch the Dreamworks Animation start-up, Evntlive, Skyphrase, Toomfoolery and Aviate. These are only a few examples of companies purchased. Since Mayer became CEO Yahoo purchased a total of 40 brands (since May 2013).
All of these purchases and new projects hint to Yahoo’s desire to drop the search engine function in favor of becoming a venue for premier digital content and services (aimed especially to tablet computers and smart-phones).


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Retail commentators have described as ‘common sense’ and ‘spot on’ the recommendations in Mary Portas’ report on the UK’s high streets.
In a six-month project, the retail guru was hired by the government to identify ways in which new life could be breathed into the nation’s ailing town shopping centres.
Portas came up with 28 proposals which she believes would help high streets become places where people go not only to shop but where a sense of community can be nurtured.
Amongst the recommendations are to establish Town Teams – strategic management team for high streets; to allow Business Improvement Districts to take on more responsibilities and powers and become Super-BIDs; to set up a National Market Day to allow prospective retailers to run a low-cost business; for the government to consider using the CPI instead of the RPI to calculate business rates; free controlled parking; better high street environments; to favour town centre development in the National Planning Policy Framework; mentoring of local businesses by large retailers; and disincentives for landlords to leave premises vacant.
BIRA said that Portas’ ideas were “just common sense. Town Teams, BIDs and other town centre management initiatives are all good – and already doing good in many town centres. Mary Portas is encouraging an excellent and already well-established trend. Her report is focussing attention on an issue that affects high streets, shops and shoppers everywhere.”
It said that key to solving the problems was addressing punitive parking rates and upward-only rent reviews, and stressed that the National Planning Policy Framework must make the Town Centre First principle “more than just an empty phrase”.
At Mintel, director of retail Richard Perks commented: “The thrust of the report is very sensible…People still want to shop – that’s why major shopping centres are so successful. And what is a development like Westfield at Stratford but a brand new high street?
“So that’s why Mary Portas is absolutely spot on when she says that high streets that want to survive must invest. Ideas such as more markets are excellent, because they add more excitement to the high street. No one owes a retailer a living. No one owes a high street a living. Consumers go to where they’re best served – and that is as true of retailers as it is of high streets. A high street that gets no investment has no future.”


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GPY&R and Schweppes Australia have released a new campaign encouraging Australian’s to drink more creatively, titled ‘Mix it Up at Home’.
The campaign consists of three TVC's (each featuring a different hero cocktail – Flemington Fling, Orange Mojito, and the Rum Rabbit). Flemington Fling launched first in time for the Spring Racing season and is on air from 28th October. The Orange Mojito version will air late November, and the third Easter focused TVC, Rum Rabbit, is planned for launch in 2013. Accompanying the TVC's is a significant out of home campaign.
View Flemington Fling below:
In really is the new out, with the commercials jumping between an afternoon garden get‐together, a twilight karaoke session and a kitchen cocktail party, and featuring a pumping soundtrack from new Australian act Sierra Sisters with their track ‘Never Stop’.
“I’m really proud of this work, and love the sense of energy and excitement that comes across. We really want Aussie’s to abandon boring drinking, and embrace the cocktail revolution in their homes,” says Ben Goss, Senior Brand Manager at Schweppes Australia.
“We’re really happy with this new campaign for Schweppes. It's all part of the broader Cocktail Revolution platform launched last year, aimed at making both the Schweppes brand and their mixers products more relevant to younger people,” adds Mat Cummings, Group Account Director for Schweppes at GPY&R.


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The U.S. Senate voted this week to kill a controversial rule that would have allowed Americans to file class-action lawsuits against banks instead of being forced into private arbitration. According to a report in the Los Angeles Times, the Senate followed similar action by the House in July and President Trump is expected to sign the repeal legislation, sealing a major victory for the financial industry and dealing a major blow to consumer rights. Vice President Mike Pence case the deciding vote on the matter after the Senate tied 50-50.
The White House issued a statement saying the President applauds Congress for voting the rule, which was unveiled in July by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPC) and lauded by consumer advocates as giving the average American more power to fight industry abuses such as Wells Fargo’s creation of millions of unauthorized bank accounts. Congress apparently caved banking lobbyists who argued that the rule would unleash a flood of class-action lawsuits and that the cost of fighting those lawsuits would be passed on to consumers.
Wrongdoers Won’t Be Held Accountable
Republicans who favored the repeal said the rule only favored trial lawyers “at the expense of consumers and businesses.” Well, let’s see what the rule would have really done. It would have banned clauses in checking account, credit card and other banking agreements that state disputes between companies and customers must be dealt with privately or in small claims court. The CFPB rightly argued that the rule would help hold banks accountable. On the other hand, when cases go to arbitration, consumers lose because most decisions favor the financial institutions.
No Justice for Consumers
The private proceedings also allow banks to deal with these issues quietly away from the scrutiny of the media and the public. There is no question that Congress’s decision and President Trump’s anticipated blessing to this repeal will be a huge setback for consumers in this country. It takes away pretty much the only weapon consumers have in their arsenal to fight back against corporate wrongdoing.
With zero accountability, companies like Wells Fargo and Equifax, which allowed a data breach to occur and endangered the private information of millions of consumers, will remain free to break the law and indulge in unethical practices without the fear of consequences. This decision by Congress also means that consumers will be denied the right to band together, have their day in court and seek justice for being wronged. As class action lawyers, we vigorously oppose this Senate vote, which does nothing more than take away consumers’ rights.


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With the CD version of “Bijin” due tomorrow in Japan, Super Junior’s official Japanese website has been updated with new 写真 of the boys, along with a promotional clip.
“Bijin”, a Japanese version of their Korean hit song “BONAMANA“, was used in a commercial for the 人気 convenience store chain “Circle K Sunkus” that currently operates 6,257 stores throughout Japan. Recording the new song with the Japanese lyrics back in March wasn’t much of a problem for the members, and the commercial, that was actually already filmed in February, was almost done in one take, underlining the professionalism and versatility of the group.
The new 写真 shows the boys in their chic fashion, and also includes a brief profile.
Having been released digitally on May 18th, the CD release will follow on June 8th.


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The report indicates that Fortnite has been seeing growth on consoles. This is the first time the game has crossed the $300 million mark.
Fortnite has crossed yet another milestone. A recent report by SuperData suggests that Fortnite may have crossed the $300 million mark in terms of revenue earned just last month. The report estimates that Fortnite made $318 million across all the platforms for the month of May.
According to the same research, Fortnite has seen a growth of 7% in comparison to revenue earned last April, with the majority of this growth coming from consoles. As shown in the report, Fortnite is the top grossing game on consoles, followed by FIFA 18 and Call of Duty: WWII. It also noted that Fortnite’s revenue had fallen flat on mobile and PC, as compared to April.
It is in contrast to the report which mentioned that Fortnite mobile had earned $100 million in just 90 days, making it one of the fastest earning mobile game, behind only to Clash Royale.
Fortnite is also on fifth place of the top earners on PC, with the lead being taken by League of Legends. Meanwhile, Dota 2 has secured sixth place on the chart. Overall, the report says that Fortnite’s growth is slowing down. But it is still way ahead of PUBG on PC, and the game did not make it to top 10 earners on either console or mobile.
Detroit: Become Human and God of War were the only single player games that made it to the list. Further, the reports say that consumers spent about $9.1 billion across all platforms. The biggest growth driver was Mobile, where the sales were up by 36%. The report also cites Fortnite as one of the main reasons that Free to Play Console titles contributed to an increase of $200 million.


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The Cowichan Valley distillery wows the world with its handcrafted spirits
Vancouver Island’s Cowichan Valley may seem far away from just about everywhere, but that doesn’t mean the world isn’t taking notice. That’s thanks to an artisanal distillery named Ampersand Distilling Co., which is scooping up all sorts of awards for its carefully handcrafted spirits.
Earlier this year, for instance, the World Gin Awards awarded the distillery’s flagship Ampersand Gin “Canada’s Best Classic Gin.” It’s been made since 2014 from B.C.-grown wheat, eight botanicals and fresh spring water from the five-acre farm owned and operated by the Schacht family, Stephen and Ramona, their son Jeremy and his wife Jessica.
We can’t imagine a better reason to celebrate (responsibly, of course) than this: June 8 is World Gin Day, and all over the world, people are raising a glass to the juniper-scented spirit.
The first World Gin Day was held a decade ago in Birmingham, England; last year saw events in 30 countries, with 200 million people participating on social channels. This year, dozens of gin-soaked events are being held everywhere from London to Tokyo to Sydney and perhaps to your own back yard.
The Alchemist’s tasting panel searches for the best B.C. gin to enjoy with your tonic
Now that spring has finally sprung, we’re craving lighter sprits and fresher flavours. In other words, we’re craving gin, especially when it’s mixed with tonic water.
Our tasting panel comprising some of Vancouver’s top bartenders—Max Borrowman of Juniper Kitchen & Bar; Amber Bruce of The Keefer Bar; J-S Dupuis of Wentworth Hospitality (Tableau Bar Bistro, Homer St. Café); and Josh Pape of Gooseneck Hospitality (Wildebeest, Bells and Whistles, Bufala, Lucky Taco)—sampled nine B.C. artisanal gins, suggested the best cocktails to make with them, and then mixed them with tonic water to determine which worked best.
• Per Se Vodka
• Ampersand Gin
• Imperative Dry Vermouth
FRAGRANCE: Juniper and coriander. FLAVOUR: Juniper forward, floral, spiced finish. FEEL: Medium to high viscosity. FINISH: White pepper spice. BEST ENJOYED: In a Gibson Martini. THE BOTTOM LINE: Great value. Mix in citrusy drinks or a classic Martini. –Shaun Layton, July 2016
Per Se Vodka
FRAGRANCE:Light and creamy, almost vanilla. FLAVOUR:Same, familiar creamy, semi-sweetness of a wheat vodka. FEEL:Mildly mouth coating and pleasant. FINISH:A little heat on the back, but easy to sip neat and at room temperature. BEST ENJOYED:Chilled with not much else. Martini bound! THE BOTTOM LINE:Not surprised it was voted B.C.’s best vodka two years running. –Trevor Kallies, October 2017


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Venue Insight - January 2019 Issue
I’d like to first start by wishing everyone a happy, healthy and prosperous new year. Christmas feels like it didn’t even happen right?!
The 2019 hospitality events calendar kicks off on the 5th and 6th February 2019 with PUB 19 - the UK’s only dedicated trade show for the pub industry. Returning to Olympia London for its fifth year it’s a must visit for anyone in the industry. This year’s show will feature a line-up of over 50 industry experts, senior figures, leading publicans and suppliers discussing a spectrum of topics all designed to help pub operators grow their business.
Resident band Skiv were gigging at the back end of 2018 and this time they found themselves at The Mulberry Bar & Venue in Sheffield. A seemingly innocuous hub for local music this place really prides itself on its awesome sound which really packs a punch and massively enhances the live music experience. They also stock Fireball by the truckload which is always a bonus! It now seems that more and more venues throughout the land are supporting the DIY scene which is fantastic to see and hear in this instance.
Lanchester Wines take us to Australia via Italy. National Senior Business Manager Ian Richardson tells us about 2019’s hottest wine trend – Italian wines made ‘down under’. Yes you heard it right, those with their finger on the pulse will know that over the last several years, Australian wine makers have been experimenting with Italian grape varieties and this trend is set to continue.
2019 is set to be a productive year for hospitality technology. Peter Moore from Lolly makes his predictions with Self Serve, Behavioural Biometrics and Pin on Glass (PoG) all at the forefront.
Brockmans the gin ‘like no other’ serve up the beautiful Forbidden Fruit. As the New Year begins thoughts of a dry January should be forbidden. Brockmans say ‘Bring on Ginuary’
Here’s to a great start to the year.


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Pura attend BAU 2019
BAU 2019 is the world’s leading trade fair for architecture, materials and systems. 2.100 exhibitors from 45 countries presented their products and innovations on 200.000 m² of exhibition space in 19 halls.
With over 250,000 visitors attending this was certainly a major event in our field and we were proud to be part of our key partner, Rieder’s 2019 product launch.
We were able to witness to exciting innovations and some fantastic new textures, colours and finishes. Our anticipation levels are high as we wait to see what our awesome clients will design using these new GRC products.
More Information: bau-muenchen.com


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Fashion retailer Dooney & Bourke announced March 10 that it has shifted its digital commerce operations to Massachusetts-based cloud commerce solution provider Demandware in an attempt to enhance its online shopping processes.
“Our online presence often serves as the first touchpoint with our brand, so we needed a solution that would enable us to provide a rich and consistent customer shopping experience,” said David Burbine, Dooney & Bourke’s director of e-commerce.
Burbine also touted Demandware’s “flexible and scalable cloud platform” that provides e-commerce flexibility for shoppers.
The new Demandware-powered website includes more detailed descriptions of the retailer’s products and collections, which are further accented by videos, additional images, and a lookbook. The site also boasts more dynamic search functionality that enables customers to locate products with ease. Shoppers are also able to peruse items by collection, style, material and more.
The makeover of Dooney & Bourke’s online retail space — which complements its 25 retail and outlet stores in the U.S. and 150 boutiques internationally — speaks to the growing importance of omnichannel marketing and sales. Increasingly, retailers are recognizing the importance of omnichannel offerings, which have made a noticeable impact at large retail stores like Macy’s, which plans to further expand its digital channel this year.
“Retailers need to be agile in today’s retail world in order to effectively meet consumer demands,” said Jeffrey Barnett, COO of Demandware, in the news release.
And while some retailers are starting to expand their offerings, Demandware is similarly adapting in an attempt to boost sales features and offer better cloud software for businesses. In January, Demandware boosted its unified commerce platform with the inclusion of a retail point-of-sale system into its One Platform strategy. Demandware also counts Bitpay as one of its LINK technology partners in an attempt to increase the adoption of innovative commerce technology.


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Fashion fever has hit Italy. Milan Fashion Week is underway and we've been keeping a keen eye on the catwalk and on the FROW.
The Prada, MaxMara, Gucci, Alberta Ferretti and Sportmax shows are just some of those that have taken Milan by storm, not just because of the clothes on the catwalk, but also because of the star-studded FROWs.
Gemma Arterton was on the guest list for the Prada show in Milano and arrived dressed head-to-toe in, you guessed it, Prada. While veteran FROWer Olivia Palermo has been busy in Milan too. And who can forget, Anna Dello Russo, who has, of course, been full-time FROWing. She grabbed the best seats at most of the shows.
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has backed the Productivity Commission's proposed idea of introducing a labelling scheme that could assist consumers in making more informed decisions about electronics they purchase in the future.
"Rather than broad, indicative, and non-binding durability guidance issued by a regulator, consumers, suppliers, and manufacturers would find far greater benefit from prominent labelling by manufacturers of minimum trouble-free lifespans," the ACCC said in its submission [PDF].
"As manufacturers have detailed knowledge of the materials used and methods of construction they are far better placed to provide this information to consumers."
The ACCC advised that if such an approach were to be taken, the label should not limit consumer guarantees. but rather apply as a further warranty alongside consumer law rights and include information clearly stating an expected period from purchase that the product should function without failing.
"If implemented appropriately, a manufacturer product labelling scheme will equip consumers to make better informed purchasing decisions and would be likely to drive greater inter-brand competition between products that do not normally compete on product durability," the ACCC said.
The Productivity Commission previously suggested as part of its inquiry into right to repair that a labelling scheme could help consumers better understand the life of a potential product, after being unable to find any clear evidence that manufacturers deliberately design products to fail early.
"There might be merit in some labelling scheme to help consumers understand how easy it is for their product to be repaired and its durability," Productivity Commissioner Paul Lindwall said last month.
Lindwall pointed out that such a labelling scheme exists in France and could work in Australia, particularly as the cost to replace a product is often less expensive than to repair.
"The labour-intensive nature of repair is such that the relative price of new electronics (produced in mass in a capital-intensive factory) has fallen rapidly in real terms while repair costs have grown with labour costs," he said.
The consumer watchdog has, on the contrary, opposed the idea to introduce a "super complaints" mechanism for consumer groups, saying it would have a "profound impact" on ACCC's existing resources and priorities. Rather, it insisted that its "ongoing processes" to address any "emerging" Australian Consumer Law issues was adequate.
"Dealing with a super-complaint … would force the ACCC to deprioritise existing projects and priorities to achieve the deadline imposed by a super complaints process," it said.
"The ACCC's current process allows the agency to identify and react to potential ACL and market issues identified by consumer groups, and gather evidence effectively, both from these organisations and from broader market intelligence. In this respect, we consider the proposed super-complaints process to be duplicative as the purported benefits are already been captured by existing mechanisms."
A product labelling scheme specifically for smart devices is something that the Department of Home Affairs has considered introducing as part of its commitment under the Cyber Security Strategy 2020. It noted that labelling products to guarantee a minimum period of security updates could help consumers make more informed purchasing decisions relating to the cybersecurity of their products.
"Cybersecurity labels may help consumers make more informed purchasing decisions at the point of sale. The Government is seeking industry feedback on a graded label similar to energy efficiency ratings, an 'expiry date label' which would indicate the length of time a smart device is guaranteed security updates, or the status quo," it wrote in its submission [PDF].
At the same time, the Department of Home Affairs said introducing cybersecurity standards for smart devices could be another potential option.
"As a complement or alternative to cybersecurity labelling, the government is considering mandatory standards for consumer-grade smart devices. The government is seeking feedback on applying some or all of the standard ESTI EN 303 645, which requires manufacturers to deploy security updates in a timely way," it added.
The Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment has also thrown its support for a product labelling scheme to be introduced, but suggested that if it were to be introduced, the regulator costs and costs to industry in designing new schemes needed to be considered.
"Further consultation with industry might indicate that expanding existing, verified labelling schemes already established on the Australian market may provide an optimal approach," the government department said in its submission [PDF].
"For example, consideration could be given to leveraging the ARL (Australasian Recycling Label), which is the only evidence-based, national recycling labelling program on the Australian market. APCO (Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation) administers the ARL Program and has the exclusive licence for the ARL in Australia and New Zealand."
It further added that the Productivity Commission could consider other options beyond labelling to improve consumer knowledge about premature obsolescence of products. These could include use of label digitisation such as low-cost electronic tagging, and the development and publication of public databases or consumer awareness campaigns, which could also be utilised to inform consumers when making purchase decisions, the Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment said.
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Amazon’s same-day delivery service skirts many predominantly minority neighborhoods, raising a familiar charge that tech-company business imperatives can result in de facto digital inequality.
The technology already exists to give third-party apps and devices access to cable content. The question is whether the cable companies will support it.
The once-dominant chipmaker is cutting 12,000 workers, and several emerging technological trends may cause even more difficulty.
Google’s “pirate” research group is now leaderless, and none of the projects it has birthed have caught on at scale.
Microsoft’s cofounder vows to change the “supply side” for breakthrough energy technologies by investing billions of his and his friends’ dollars.
It looks like the outer space equivalent of a bounce house, but Bigelow's BEAM could make space travel cheaper and safer.
Lytro, whose cameras let you change focus after the fact, will offer a professional camera for movies and TV.
Another chance to catch the most interesting, and important, articles from the previous week on MIT Technology Review.
Jessica Livingston has worked to encourage more female-led startups to join the incubator’s ranks, but she says it’s still tough for women to get funding.
Despite the allure of apps and social media, today’s digital technologies are doing little to generate the kind of prosperity that previous generations enjoyed, a prominent economist argues. But that doesn’t mean we should give up on innovation.


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As one of the most iconic vehicles worldwide, the Jeep Wrangler marks its 1 millionth vehicle produced.
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After failing the first "moose test" earlier this week, the 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee is under scrutiny once again.
Over the next three years Jeep's lineup will see the addition of a subcompact and the return of the Grand Wagoneer after a 20-year absence.
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Each year, the annual Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA) Convention serves as the launchpad for new products and drinking trends poised to make an impact in the months and years to come. Major liquor distributors, global wine and spirits conglomerates, bar owners and press looking forward to walking the conference's massive trade show floor for a look into the future of booze. I had the pleasure of attending the convention last year and
WSWA has marked the public debut of countless successful new products across the spectrum, from Kenny Chesney's Blue Chair Bay Rum to the Mü line of creamy bottled cocktails.
So what will be this year's big success? What will you be drinking in 2016, and beyond?
Some of the most buzzed-about products that'll be on hand at this year’s convention include:
• House of Mandela, the South African winery started by Nelson Mandela's daughter and granddaughter
• JEVO, the world's first automated jello shot-making machine
• Jackson Morgan Southern Cream, a new line of whiskey-based cream liqueurs from Tennessee, available in flavors from salted caramel to orange whip
• El Miracle Cava Brut, a new-to-the-US sparkling wine from an award-winning Spanish producer
• A range of new spirits in rapidly growing categories, like Pisco Aba, Mezcalero Mezcal and Espirito XVI Cachaça
And one of our new favorites:
Anchor Old Tom Gin
In September 2014, Anchor Distilling Company introduced Anchor Old Tom Gin. This is the third style of small-batch gin produced by the distillery which currently includes Junipero Gin, a classic London dry gin, and Genevieve, Genever-style gin. Anchor Old Tom, like its historical predecessors, is pot-distilled with juniper berries and other botanicals, sweeter than modern London dry gin, and bottled unfiltered. Though produced with the traditional botanicals star anise and licorice root, Anchor Old Tom also features an unconventional ingredient—stevia. Sourced from Paraguay, the stevia contributes to the gin’s sweetness and creates a sophisticated, silky-sweet complexity that makes it perfect for mixing cocktails both old and new.
Old Tom has a classical juniper nose with hints of sweetness, star anise, and licorice on the mid palate with a subtle but sweet and pleasing finish. 750 ml 45% ABV Suggested
The event will be held April 12-15, 2015 at the Grand Lakes Orlando, a joint J.W. Marriott / Ritz-Carlton property.
For more information visit: www.wswaconvention.org


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Nintendo nine-month net profit plunges 74.3%
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Videogame giant Nintendo Co. said Thursday its group net profit plunged 74.3 percent for the nine months ended December, hit by a huge foreign exchange loss and a continued sales slump.
The maker of the hit "Super Mario Bros" series said its bottom-line profit came to 49.6 billion yen ($604 million) in the period, down from 192.6 billion yen a year earlier.
Group operating profit tumbled 46.5 percent to 158.8 billion yen for the nine months, and sales dropped 31.7 percent to 808.0 billion yen.
Nintendo said it booked a massive 84.4 billion yen in foreign exchange losses for the period, eroding profits considerably.
The strength of the Japanese currency has put many of the nation's growth-driving exporters at a disadvantage by making their products more expensive overseas and eroding their repatriated earnings.
The yen struck a 15-year high of 80.21 versus the dollar in November, but has since eased back to trade at 82.19 in Tokyo trade Thursday.
In the nine months, the video game giant released "Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition" and "Wii Party" for its "Wii" hardware as well as "Pokemon Black Version" and "Pokemon White Version" for its "Nintendo DS" consoles.
"However, sales did not reach last year's monthly record sales results in the United States in both Nintendo DS and Wii hardware," Nintendo said in a statement.
Nintendo left unchanged its full-year forecasts, bracing for a 60.6 percent plunge in net profit to 90 billion yen, which it announced last year after revealing its highly anticipated 3DS console would miss the Christmas season.
The new-generation DS machine - which allows users to play 3D games without special glasses - will be released on February 26 in Japan and in March in the United States, Europe and Australia.
The gaming gadget features the trademark DS dual screens, with the upper screen providing 3D images and the other controlled by touch with a stylus.
The illusion of depth can be increased or decreased so that games can be played in both 2D and 3D, while built-in cameras allow users to take 3D pictures.
But it is facing increased competition in the space from rivals such as Apple, whose iPhone and iPad are taking a growing chunk of the mobile gaming space.
Rival Sony on Thursday announced it would launch a new handheld console, code-named NGP (Next Generation Portable) boasting cutting edge technology and 3G network compatibility.
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In 2011, when General Motors and LG announced a partnership to build electric vehicles together, average gas prices peaked near $4 per gallon and Adele had a new album. Maybe some things change — maybe they don’t — but Chevrolet recently confirmed it would not only build a car based on the Bolt EV concept, but actively try to sell it, signaling a seismic shift for the automaker and a potential groundswell for consumers in the near future who’ve considered EVs but balked at the range of low-cost cars. (The Bolt will purportedly boast a range of more than 200 miles.)
Sales of electric cars have relatively stalled since gas prices started shedding cents faster than a coming-of-age Hollywood star. It’s hard to imagine how an automaker in their right mind would consider coming to market with anything other than a crossover.
The Bolt, which may arrive as soon as next year, also can’t escape its second strike — its subcompact stature. If EVs don’t sell well, subcompacts turn away buyers almost as frequently — sales of compact cars plunged 10% in October. Yet, GM persists in its plan to not only sell the EV, but also build the EV in its Orion Township plant. The car, which will be assembled using many components sourced by LG Chem (which produces the battery for the Volt) will represent a major leap for the automaker in its relationship with its suppliers and how it builds future cars.
GM’s facility at Orion, which was once managed by GM chief Mary Barra, is considered to be one of the most advanced plants operated by the automaker. At least $500 million has been invested into the plant over the last five years, which updated its three lines to help produce the Sonic (which shares a skeleton with the Bolt), Volt, and most likely an upcoming small SUV for Buick. Despite slowing the plant down earlier this year, it’s clear the automaker envisions a future powered at least partly by electrons — and by a niche subcompact that bucks the current sales trend.
“The message from consumers about the Bolt EV concept was clear and unequivocal: Build it,” GM North American President Alan Batey said at the Detroit Auto Show. “We are moving quickly because of its potential to completely shake up the status quo for electric vehicles.”
When it starts production in late 2016 and goes on sale in 2017, it’s possible that consumers may not be allowed the same lucrative federal incentives that EVs offer buyers today. According to estimates, the federal government may at the end of its $7,500 tax incentive afforded to 250,000 hybrid or electric car buyers. That could signal a much more complicated and difficult future for the Bolt, as evidenced by EV sales in Georgia; sales of EVs in that state plummeted after the state ended an incentive there this year. Other places such as British Columbia, Canada, have ended their incentives only to bring them back again, which could be comforting to GM, considering the car’s anticipated $30,000 price tag, after incentives.
According to reports, GM would likely lobby the federal government to consider extending its rebates for additional EVs beyond its initial allotment. Regardless, considering the current economic climate and state of the auto industry, it’s clear that EVs — and subcompacts — face an uncertain future in a marketplace where cheap gasoline and consumers’ hunger for more space are driving them to bigger, thirstier models on the lot. But it appears GM is doubling down on their take for the future: It’s partially electric powered, and it’s in small cars.
General Motors appears to be headed back to the future.
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Digicom appoints Forrester to manage sales and marketing
LONDON - Digicom, the digital out-of-home sales house run by former CBS Outdoor international chief executive Tom Goddard, has hired CBS Outdoor head of sales Chris Forrester as its first managing director of sales and marketing.
He will manage sales revenue across Digicom's outdoor contracts, which partly comprise Sir Alan Sugar's Amscreen outdoor business.
Forrester will set revenue targets, manage the eight-strong sales and marketing team and present Digicom's portfolio to advertisers, agencies and specialists. He will take a seat on the Digicom board and report to Goddard, who is executive chairman.
At CBS Outdoor, the team of four heads of sales, who report to national sales director, Peter Charlton, will assume Forrester's responsibilities.
Earlier this month, Media Week revealed Digicom had signed up Sugar's digital signage outfit, Amscreen, as its first client.
This article was first published on mediaweek.co.uk
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Sprint Talking WiMax With Clearwire Again
Sprint has reengaged Clearwire in discussions about forming a WiMax joint venture. This time the discussion includes the idea of bringing in investors, such as Intel, Google and Best Buy, to help build the WiMax network and equip and educate consumers. Though Sprint has only just reopened the discussions, such a joint venture could help reduce some of Sprint's costs to build the network. This would alleviate shareholder pressure on Sprint management, and allow Sprint to better focus on revitalizing its cell phone business.
Intel to Trim 12,000 Employees and Refocus Chip Biz
Apr 19, 2016
Intel today announced a major shakeup for its business over the next 18 months. The company said it plans to focus on data centers and the Internet of Things moving forward, which are Intel's fastest growing revenue sources.
Verizon Only Carrier to Sell Google Pixel, But There Are Options
Oct 4, 2017
Verizon Wireless is the only U.S. wireless operator that will officially sell the new Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL handsets, same as it was with last year's Pixels.
Intel Targeting 2019 5G Launch in Phones and PCs
Feb 22, 2018
Intel today announced a range of efforts in the 5G space, including its timeline for bringing new Intel-powered 5G devices to market. The company says it has been developing 5G technology for some now, including virtualized network functionality and software defined networks.
Intel to Allow ARM Chip Builders to Use Its Foundry
Aug 16, 2016
Intel today said companies that design and build ARM-based processors will for the first time be able to use Intel's manufacturing facilities to make them. Intel will allow its Intel Custom Foundry customers to use its 10nm FinFET process for ARM cores and Cortex series processors.
Intel Cancels Several Phone Chips
Apr 30, 2016
Intel said it will discontinue a handful of processors meant for smartphones and tablets as it continues to shift its business toward more profitable products. In particular, Intel has cancelled plans to sell three of its SoFIA processor-baseband combination chips.
Give it up already
Why would Google want a part of that?
And why would Best Buy be interested either? Did Best Buy recently mention changing from a retailer to a service provider? I'm so confused on where any of this makes sense to the people of Sprint.
What they need to do is build some more freaking towers, that way they can at least KEEP the customers they do have. God knows a few more years at the loses they have seen and they will have a lower customer base ...
I mean, Sprint is very obviously going under, why would Google want to spend their ridiculous amounts of money on that, when they could (and are planning to) just buy the whole freaking 700Mhz spectrum? I mean, they co
Carriers with less solid data networks...
I hear Axl & Slash are talking again . . .
Good to hear
and sprint can pass those savings...


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Every year, Netherland-based student company TU/ecomotive produces an electric car with a team of 21 B.A. students from the Technical University Eindhoven, in the aim of showing the world how cars of the future can and should be build.
On December 12th, 2019, TU/Ecomotive revealed Luca at the Eindhoven University of Technology. Luca is the sixth car of the TU/ecomotive family, and was created with the concept of embracing waste. In addition to other waste-reducing implementations, the body of the car will be made from a mix of recycled polypropylene and UBQ.
During the upcoming months, TU/ecomotive is planning to realize this design and build Luca, ensuring that it is road legal, to prove that it is possible to build ‘real’ cars out of innovative materials. Luca is supposed to be ready in June 2020.


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Drug could prevent memory loss in deep space astronauts
Take your radiation pills and put your helmet on.
Graphene 'stimulation' could selectively kill off cancer cells
Without damaging healthy ones.
UK promises funding for AI-based early cancer detection
It may send health data to for-profit companies, however.
Innovative wheelchair design isn’t for all wheelchair users
People with neuromuscular disorders might be left behind.
Bavarian police can use DNA to find suspects’ eye and hair color
Some are wondering if the methods can be used responsibly.
‘Brain pacemaker’ could help stroke patients recover quicker
MicroTransponder Vivistim is a tiny piece of tech with mighty potential.
I hope Google won’t nag me about my digital wellbeing
I don't need another mom.
AI identifies 'invisible' heart condition LQTS
Long QT syndrome is difficult to diagnose and can be life-threatening.
Amazon reportedly wants Alexa to be your new in-home physician
Heal thy self!


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Talk about First-World problems: We\’re running out of gadgets to replace with our smartphones, and the new gadgets that are subsuming the old gadgets are having even shorter life spans.
In a recent note, \”Shortening Product Life Cycles and Their Contribution to \’Device Exhaustion,\’\” Citi Research analyst Glen Yeung said the shorter life cycles of newer electronic devices — like smartphones and tablets — and their saturation in developed markets are making it tougher to eke out profits on consumer tech.
Whereas the desktop computer market took a little more than 12 years to mature, reaching a saturation point in 2008, the laptop computer market took 10 years, maturing by 2012. When you get into smartphones and tablets, those markets are expected to mature in 2015, giving smartphones a product life cycle of 7 years and tablets one of 5 years, he said.
With respect to smartphones, Yeung notes \”closer inspection reveals that developed markets are approaching full saturation (suggesting that smartphones are nearing replacement only mode).\” Even venturing into less developed markets poses risks. With the cheaper iPhone 5C expected out in the next few weeks, analysts are wondering if it\’ll even be priced low enough to sell well in developing markets.
As developed markets get more saturated, that means shorter periods of profit pressuring margins at original equipment manufacturers like Qualcomm Inc. , higher costs to get new products out even quicker, and an increased focus on cost management that will put even more pressure on component suppliers, according to Yeung.
The Citi analyst points out that the average number of days between iPhone/iPad rollouts at Apple has declined to 125 in 2012 from 378 days in 2008. At Samsung, the average number of days between smartphone/tablet rollouts has fallen to 91 in 2013 from 127 in 2011.
On top of that, there\’s the curious problem of what else to stuff into a smartphone or a tablet to get consumers to replace the one that\’ll be \”obsolete\” before they get it out of the box.
For many people, smartphones have already replaced phones, personal computers, every variety of clock, video cameras, instant cameras, video game platforms, flashlights, address books, tape recorders, newspapers and magazines, personal stereos and music libraries, calculators, wallets, cash registers, maps, notebooks, calendars, televisions, face-to-face social interaction, art supplies, and countless other products of our quaint lives as recent as five years ago. What\’s next? The doctor?
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If 2021 was about recovery, (we hope) 2022 will be about continued reimagining. The COVID-19 pandemic forced businesses to rethink how they approached large parts of their operations. The digital transformation sped up and automation became more commonplace. In 2021, industry emerged from the lowest parts of the pandemic and in 2022 the changes that were initially thought to be temporary, will.
The COVID-19 pandemic created massive uncertainty across all industries, changing everything from how work is done to how products are made. The financial industry was no different. Without a clear future, planning became more of a guessing game, and confidence in markets was shaken.
If you're a public accountant or part of an accounting firm, you may be aware that a new corner of the internet is about to be opened for the accounting profession. The .CPA top level domain will soon be available for you to register. That means you'll have the opportunity to secure and use YOURCOMPANY.cpa for your website, email addresses and other digital touchpoints. But look out! Because the.


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Lumia Q3 volumes increased 19% quarter-on-quarter to 8.8 million units, reflecting our recently broadened Lumia product range and strong customer demand, particularly for the Lumia 520 and 620.
– Mobile Phones Q3 volumes increased 4% quarter-on-quarter to 55.8 million units, demonstrating solid performance across the majority of our portfolio due to recently launched devices, thanks to the Nokia 105, the Asha 501, and the Nokia 210.
-Profit $162 million
-Revenue $7.79 Billion
Nokia reportedly not reporting Q4 Sales due Microsoft Acquisitions on Nokia Devices and Services division and Nokia Extraordinary General Meeting will be held at 19 November in Finland


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Yahoo filed a patent suit against the social media giant. Does Amazon have a case too?
By Roger Parloff, senior editor
FORTUNE -- Last month, just weeks ahead of Facebook's highly anticipated IPO, the "it" company of the Internet got hit with a meaty patent suit. Struggling behemoth Yahoo sued Facebook in federal court, alleging that it infringes 10 of its patents, covering such functions as messaging, social commenting, and advertising display. Facebook, MOREMar 27, 2012 5:00 AM ET
In the wake of President Obama's solar debacle, the U.S. government needs to rethink its role in backing green energy.
By Paul Keegan, contributor
FORTUNE -- Republicans are hoping it will become President Obama's "Mission Accomplished" moment: Standing at a podium in a California solar-cell factory in May 2010, surrounded by a cheering crowd and television crews, he declared, "It's here that companies like Solyndra are leading the way toward a brighter MOREOct 4, 2011 5:00 AM ET
FORTUNE -- When Steve Jobs stepped down in August as Apple's CEO for health reasons, it got us thinking about the arc of his spectacular career. His product presentations became rock star events that continually disrupted the industry. --Anne VanderMey
Here are a few of our favorite facts about Steve.
1.7 MB: The memory of Apple's Lisa in 1983 -- enough for one or two photos. The PC's price tag? $10,000. MORESep 9, 2011 5:00 AM ET
Some tech CEOs are more forthcoming than others about their illness.
Oshman, chairman and then CEO of electricity-grid equipment maker Echelon, put out a press release in November 2009 that he was suffering from lung cancer. The release stated that the cancer was "both treatable and curable."
The Apple CEO informed his board that he had cancer in 2003, but a public disclosure was not made by Apple until August MORE
Hybrid vehicles are quiet ... a little too quiet for some. That's why there's a plan to give them a little volume.
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As apps migrate to the Net, the software giant's old model looks older every day.
By Marc Benioff, Chairman and CEO salesforce.com
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On the eve of Facebooks big annual F8 developer conference, which begins today, there’s been a significant departure from the company. While the tech world waits to hear what Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has to say at F8 following his time answering questions before Congress, it’s the sudden departure of WhatsApp chief Jan Koum that is overshadowing today’s festivities. Koum – in a Facebook post, ironically – said it’s “time for me to move on” from overseeing the chat app which
But even though WhatsApp added end-to-end encryption to the app in 2016, insiders say Koum has been fighting the top brass at Facebook over data use generated by WhatsApp, and the recent data scandal involving Cambridge Analytics likely didn’t help matters. So what’s Koum up to next? He says he’s taking some time off to collect rare air-cooled Porsches, work on cars and play some ultimate frisbee. When you’re a billionaire, those apparently are options. Be sure to catch our F8 wrap-up today on Digital Trends.
Definitely go for the candy pickax
Fortnite players, are you still awake after staying up all night exploring the island after the big comet/space rock crashed into Dusty Depot – and not Tilted Towers? Surprise! And the fallout? Like, the literal fallout? Glowing rocks that the give players “low-gravity” abilities.
There are also some cool superhero and supervillain skins, a slew of new weapons and a host of new characters, depending on what mode you’re playing in. Oh, and the little video trailer for Season 4? It has a bunch of interesting single frames and graphics that could point to more surprises. Take a look at the trailer and see what’s new in Fortnite.
Go VR Go
As an industry, virtual reality has been having a tough time breaking into the mainstream. Sure, it’s a hit with tech types, but most people are still waiting for the gear they saw in Ready Player One to show up on store shelves. Then again, maybe not. The upcoming Oculus Go $200 VR headset went up for pre-order yesterday, and almost immediately sold out on Amazon.
Quick refresh: The Oculus Go is a stand-alone headset (it doesn’t use a phone or PC), and it’s going to feature 2560 by 144o resolution, a Snapdragon processor, and reportedly will run at a 72hz refresh rate to combat any image stutter.
A small remote is also included and there will also be built-in speakers – but not headphones. Amazon looks to be using a placeholder delivery date of December 31st, we’re sure that’ll get updated over time. Exactly how many Go headsets were pre-sold is unknown, but at just $200, we can imagine that this might finally make a VR system appear on more than a few high-tech holiday wish lists.
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