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The talks, part of a busy week of trade negotiations and tight deadlines, have become enmeshed in political intrigue after an adviser to President Donald Trump, who is considered a hardliner on China, was left out.
China's Vice-Premier Liu He leads the trade delegation from Beijing.
Liu He said during his meetings in Washington with former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger as well as current U.S. lawmakers that healthy Sino-U.S. relations are in line with the interests of both countries and that Beijing and Washington should properly handle the trade dispute with mutual respect and aim for mutually beneficial outcomes, according to Xinhua.
Navarro and Mnuchin had an angry exchange on the Beijing trip and ties were so strained some participants openly wondered how they would get along on the same plane on the long U.S. Navarro also anxious that Mnuchin is leading the administration down the wrong path on trade with China, said the source briefed on the trip.
The U.S. congressmen said that formal talks with the administration were due to begin on Thursday.
ZTE's seven-year US business ban, ordered last month, led the company to say it was ceasing operations because it can not get the parts it needs for manufacturing telecommunications equipment and smart phones.
Tencent advances revenues 48%, profit over 60% in Q1
The company is investing in cloud computing, online entertainment and physical retail stores as it locks horns with Alibaba Group. Tencent has a hand in the two biggest games in the smartphone world today: Player Unknown Battlegrounds (PUBG) and Fortnite .
"Nothing has happened with ZTE except as it pertains to the larger trade deal", Mr Trump said on Twitter.
"We have not seen China's demands yet, which should be few in that previous U.S. Administrations have done so poorly in negotiating", Trump said.
The lawmakers said the meeting did not address Trump's pledge on Sunday to help Chinese telecommunications equipment maker ZTE Corp (000063.SZ) get back in business after a Commerce Department ban cut off its supply of US components.
The president surprised many in Washington over the weekend by saying he's working with Xi to help ZTE "get back into business, fast". The U.S. has very little to give, because it has given so much over the years. After the USA unveiled a list of $50 billion in potential tariffs on Chinese products, Beijing responded with plans to implement billions of dollars in reciprocal penalties on US soybeans, cars and other items.
Trump has threatened to expand the list of targeted Chinese goods to $150 billion - which potentially could cover everything the United States imports from China, since those imports totaled $130 billion past year. However, the administration has not publicly stated a time frame for when it will make its final decision.
Ahead of the meetings, Liu, who is China's top economic official, told us lawmakers on Wednesday that he would work hard to address the U.S. Additionally, lawmakers took the Chinese to task for alleged transfers of USA intellectual property to Chinese firms. "I think that's going to be a wake-up call for Americans", Navarro said on NBC's "Meet The Press".


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LONDON — Taco Bell is the latest restaurant chain to acknowledge that its food has been adulterated with horse meat, yanking a variety of ground beef products from its three British outlets and issuing an apology to its patrons Friday.
Meanwhile, in Iceland, a food official said his team had found a beef product from a local producer that contained no meat at all.
Chief meat inspector Kjartan Hreinsson said a brand of beef pie found at a Reykjavik supermarket had "no mammalian DNA."
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- Trenchtown Gaming Tournament happens 1 June 2013
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Apple Inc. has removed all Iranian mobile apps from its App Store, authorities said Friday.
Ali Maleki, who works for Iran’s biggest e-commerce site Digikala, told The Associated Press that the app was shut down around 10 days ago. He said Digikala’s app has been removed “based on the new type of sanctions which were imposed against Iran.”
In reaction to Apple’s decision, Telecommunication Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi said Apple should respect its Iranian consumers.
Apple, based in Cupertino, California, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Jahromi tweeted: “11% of Iran’s mobile phone market share is owned by Apple. Giving respect to consumer rights is a principle today which Apple has not followed. We will follow up the cutting of the apps legally.”
The move comes two years after the historic nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, in which Iran accepted curbs on its contested nuclear program in return for lifting sanctions. US legislation passed earlier this month imposed mandatory penalties on people involved in Iran’s ballistic missile program and anyone who does business with them.
Apple is not officially in Iran, but many Iranians purchase its products from stores inside Iran.


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NEW YORK — A new generation of hydraulic jack is about to take over the job of holding your vehicle and you can finally replace it with a hydraulic press jack that uses the same principle as the old one, experts say.
Hydraulic press jack design has evolved to allow a jack to be connected to a water hose or water tank that has the pressure in the system that allows the hydraulic fluid to flow.
Hydraulic press jacks are now used in the hydraulic jack industry in the United States and in Europe.
But until now, the older design of the jack was considered too heavy for vehicles with small wheels, or with no wheels.
The new jack, designed by a California company, is designed to hold the same pressure level that the old jack, but it’s much lighter, experts said.
The company’s Hydraulic jack weighs just 10 ounces, and has the same height, so the jack can be attached to a single or multiple vehicles without needing to be installed at a vehicle shop.
Hydraulics are also used in other parts of the automotive industry, including electric vehicles and some consumer products, including electronics, food, and home products, experts added.
Hydraulics have become the go-to hydraulic jack in the automotive world because they have high performance and are easy to install.
The new jack is quieter, easier to install, and is more durable, they added.
“You can have a jack that will work on your car,” said Chris Cone, vice president of product marketing at Taha hydraulic jack.
“But that doesn’t mean it’s going to work on a motorcycle, or on a truck, or in a house.”
The company says the new hydraulic jack, manufactured by Taha and manufactured in California, has been used in more than 10,000 hydraulics in the U.S. and more than 70 countries.
Taha is a small company that makes hydraulic jack components and accessories, said co-founder and president Tony Cone.
The company makes everything from hydraulic jack adapters to hydraulic jack tips, and uses a range of different materials for the hydraulic jacks.
Cone said the company uses a combination of two different types of jack: a stainless steel jack with a plastic cover that is pressed into the hydraulic press, and an aluminum jack with an aluminum-steel cover that’s pressed into a hydraulic pressure plate.
The aluminum jack has an additional safety feature that allows it to be inserted and removed easily, Cone said.
The jack can also be used in place of the old, rubber-like cover.
“The new product has a lot of performance and is going to be great for the industry,” Cone added.
Cone added that Taha is already seeing sales of the new jack in its products in the market and is expanding the product line with other companies.
Taha has received more than $3.6 million in venture funding from a variety of investors including FirstMark Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, and others, and plans to expand its product line to include accessories for cars, trucks and buses.
Taha will also begin mass production of the product in the coming months, Cones said.
Tanya M. Ruhl, vice-president of business development and government affairs at Tanya hydraulic jack said that Tanya will also offer a full line of hydraulic jack accessories.
“Our goal is to make the industry a better place, and we’re going to do it by making a product that is safe and safe at the same time,” Ruhler said.


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The awards include the World’s Leading Serviced Apartment Brand 2019 for the sixth year running and Fraser Suites Singapore as the World’s Leading Serviced Apartments 2019 for the second time. Both award categories were hotly contested with more than five other nominees.
Bringing together leading industry figures and VIPs from across the globe, the 26th annual WTA is voted by travel and tourism professionals and consumers worldwide where these accolades serve as endorsements of Frasers Hospitality’s industry-leading position in the serviced apartment sector, and commitment to service excellence in the travel, tourism and hospitalities industries.
“To be recognised once again as the world’s leading serviced apartment brand is an incredible honour and a testament to the strength and value of the Frasers Hospitality brand, which has been well-loved by guests, travellers and our industry partners for many years,” said Koh Teck Chuan, Chief Executive Officer of Frasers Hospitality.
“Amidst global headwinds and increasing competition across the board, we’ll not rest on our laurels but continue to drive ourselves harder to innovate, adapt and set new benchmarks with our gold-standard properties and service excellence,” he added.
Frasers Hospitality’s global portfolio currently stands at more than 140 properties in over 70 cities across the world.
This year saw the launch of six new properties, including Fraser Place Puteri Harbour, Malaysia; Capri by Fraser, Johor Bahru / Malaysia; Capri by Fraser, China Square / Singapore; Fraser Residence Orchard, Singapore and Fraser Suites Hamburg, Germany. The Global Serviced Apartments Industry Report 2018 – 2019 reported that the rate of growth in serviced apartment usage for business travel, assignment and relocation purposes have maintained their upward trajectory. More than half of corporates now use serviced apartments for business travel, and 18% of agents reported growth in usage for relocation.
With plans for further growth and expansion in 2020, Frasers Hospitality is set to meet the demand with more than 4,000 keys in the pipeline. By offering well-appointed, Gold-standard hotels, serviced residences and boutique lifestyle hotels, Frasers Hospitality is proud to receive more than 100 awards globally this year.
Fraser Suites Singapore is positioned in a prime location between Singapore’s dynamic central business district and one of the world’s renowned shopping belt, Orchard Road.
Guests can fully embrace sophisticated city living as they take advantage of the many retail and dining options at their doorstep and return to a luxurious residence at the end of a day.
Epitomizing the comfort and convenience of stylish modern living, the serviced residence comes fully fitted with an extensively-equipped kitchen and state-of-the-art home entertainment system.
The World Travel Awards was established in 1993 to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all key sectors of the travel, tourism and hospitality industries.
As they celebrate their 26th anniversary this year, the World Travel Awards are recognised globally as the hallmark of industry accomplishment, where qualified professionals and consumers vote annually to recognise industry leaders. – HotelNewsAsia.com


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Paul C. Buff died this week
Paul C. Buff created a series of low-priced off camera strobe flashes called “Alien Bees” and ran the wildly popular lighting company “Paul C. Buff”. One of the fantastic things about Buff’s lights were the price point, which allowed many new photographers to buy studio lighting for a fraction of the cost and still get very professional results. There are still a number of high end professionals that I am aware of that use Paul C. Buff lights to this day. You can check out the story and ever the affordable lights and lighting kits available at PaulCBuff.com. Truly a sad loss in the photographic community.
“With great sadness we announce that our founder, Paul C. Buff, passed away this week at the age of 78. He has been living with his beloved wife of 16 years, Deborah, and their extended family in their secondary home in Mobile, Alabama for over a year and passed away in this home with his family around him. Those of us who have had the pleasure of knowing and working with Paul have lost an invaluable mentor, an inspiring leader, and a treasured friend. The world has lost one of its most creative and adventurous pioneers.”
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DSLR Causes Airliner to Plummet 4,000 Feet
While adjusting his seat last winter, a UK pilot knocked his Nikon DSLR off of it’s resting place and it got stuck between his seat and the aircraft’s control joystick causing the airliner to plunge 4,400 feet. In the 27 second long nosedive there were a reported 33 injuries to crew and passengers. The Airbus A330 jet was carrying a total of 198 people at the time of the incident.
You can check out the “Pilots of Instagram” for a number of amazing and beautiful photos, but generally pilots in America and the UK are not allowed to use personal electronic devices to shoot photos from the cockpit while flying the aircraft.
A First Glimpse of Canon’s Small 4K Camera
Canon has revealed a nice small 4K camera about the size of a standard DSLR camera in China ahead of the US based NAB 2015 show in Las Vegas in April of this year.
Canon Rumors suggests that the camera will have a 1-inch CMOS sensor, a 10X optical zoom 8.9-89mm (24-240mm in 35mm terms) f/2.8-5.6 lens, a 58mm filter, built-in Wi-Fi, and an external viewfinder. “This definitely looks to be Canon’s foray into the drone market,” they write.
Periscope/Meerkat and LIVE broadcasting
There was a brief craze about a live broadcasting app called “Meerkat” which allowed you to broadcast video from your smartphone LIVE via your Twitter channel. Twitter, which had acquired a company called “Periscope” in January of 2015 quickly limited Meerkat’s access to the Twitter social graph to essentially make it more difficult for Twitter users to link up their Meerkat account with their Twitter account.
Today Twitter’s iPhone app, Periscope launched. Among other things, Periscope allows you to save your live broadcasts, something which Meerkat does not allow you to do.
Of all of the social media trends and services, this live broadcasting arena is an interesting field for showing news, events, and stories as they unfold in the moment and also for allowing followers of celebrities, online personalities, and businesses to have a more personal connection.


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Growing global distribution and integration of Starwood expected to drive record cash flow to Marriott shareholders.
Marriott International’s (NASDAQ: MAR) three-year growth plan, adding 285,000 to 300,000 rooms worldwide by 2019, could yield a record $675 million in annual stabilized fees from these rooms.
The expansion would also allow the company to further capitalize on its industry leading loyalty programs – Marriott Rewards, which includes The Ritz-Carlton Rewards, and Starwood Preferred Guest.
The programs now have over 100 million members – growing at a record pace of roughly one million net new members per month since the company’s historic acquisition of Starwood Hotels and Resorts in September 2016.
“We are more optimistic than ever about our future. Marriott has made a significant leap forward in distribution and scale with its once-in-a-generation acquisition of Starwood. With global travel estimated to increase at a 7 percent compounded rate over the next 10 years and international trips expected to top 1.8 billion by 2030, Marriott is well positioned to benefit given its strong global footprint now in 122 countries and territories and an unmatched portfolio of 30 lodging brands” said Arne Sorenson, Marriott International president and chief executive officer.
In its three-year growth plan, the company expects to earn $675 million in stabilized fees from hotel rooms added to its system in 2017 through 2019. In addition, non-property related franchise fees, largely credit card branding fees, should increase by $100 million during the three years. The plan assumes, but does not forecast RevPAR (Revenue per Available Room) growth of 1 to 3 percent compounded annually through 2019.
Given these assumptions, Marriott could produce the following results over the next three years:
Diluted earnings per share of $5.25 to $5.80 by 2019, a compound growth rate of 17 to 21 percent over 2016 combined results;
Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (adjusted EBITDA) increasing by 7 to 10 percent compounded, excluding the impact of asset sales, with net income increasing by 11 to 14 percent compounded, each compared to combined results in 2016;
Cash available for shareholders could total $8.3 to $9.3 billion for the three years (2017 through 2019);
Shareholders could see $1.4 to $1.5 billion in dividends, assuming a continued 30 percent payout ratio, and $6.9 to $7.8 billion in share repurchases over the three-year period.
Starwood Integration Brings Meaningful Savings and Revenue Opportunities
Marriott has already made great progress on integrating Starwood, including immediately linking loyalty programs, integrating its development organization, and rolling out its unified guest feedback system, guestVoice, across legacy-Starwood properties.
Looking ahead, with broader distribution and applying the company’s operating expertise, Marriott can offer enhanced guest choice, a more powerful loyalty program, improved sales and marketing efficiency and effectiveness, and meaningful cost efficiencies. In addition, with anticipated increasing loyalty program participation, number of credit card holders, and credit card spend, Marriott expects to see an increase in payments from its co-brand loyalty credit cards benefiting loyalty programs, Marriott’s hotel owners and Marriott.
“While the acquisition has provided us with enviable distribution, scale and global footprint, Marriott’s strategy hasn’t changed. We remain focused on growing our superior brand portfolio through signing long-term, high quality contracts with minimal investment. We expect to deliver significant free cash flow and sustained earnings growth as we expand our footprint strategically around the world. Our integration plans are on track and we are excited about the potential we see for additional benefits still being developed and not included in the plan” said Leeny Oberg, Marriott International executive vice president and chief financial officer.


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eBay launches an authentication department to prevent online scamming and reduce refunds for sneaker lovers.
The marketplace highly responsible for curating the sneaker culture is finally introducing its authentication program. Since the rise of the sneaker culture, more authentication programs have been in demand for Nike and Adidas releases. Many enthusiasts like myself have had negative run-ins with purchases on the site. After endless browsing, many have had refunds requests and returns. To prevent future scams and fraudulent purchases, eBay has announced that it would be taking a proactive approach.
The program that launches this month will also include authenticating wristwatches that cost over $2000. Led by an independent team of experts, the program should and possibly allow more collectibles like sports memorabilia and a variety of vintage items listed on the marketplace. Eventually, the program will expand and incorporate any sneaker that costs more than $100.
The eBay Authenticity Guarantee program lives by the three main principles of Proof of Authentication, Third-Party Authentication, and Verified Returns.
“Authentication has become an expectation for today’s consumers in categories of high passion and high value, and this program makes eBay the most attractive platform for enthusiasts in these categories,” says Jordan Sweetnam, SVP and General Manager of eBay North America. “eBay operates the world’s most diverse sneaker marketplace – with the widest selection and best prices – and by removing any uncertainty with the buying process, our community can buy and sell with total confidence.”
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Written by Steven Hansen
Year-over-year export and import price deflation continues. Import prices have deflated year-over year for 18 of the last 19 months.
- with imports up 0.1%month-over-month, down 1.5% year-over-year;
- and exports up 0.2% month-over-month, down 1.2% year-over-year.
- the major reason deflation continues is lower fuel prices and lower food prices.
There is only marginal correlation between economic activity, recessions and export / import prices. Prices can be rising or falling going into a recession or entering a period of expansion. Econintersect follows this data series to adjust economic activity for the effects of inflation where there are clear relationships.
Econintersect follows this series to adjust data for inflation.
Year-over-Year Change – Import Prices (blue line) and Export Prices (red line)
There are three cases of deflation outside of a recession – early 1990’s, late 1990’s, and mid 2000’s. Import price deflation is normally associated with strengthening of the dollar relative to other currencies.
According to the press release:
All Imports: : Import prices ticked up 0.1 percent in January following a 0.2 percent rise the previous month. The January advance was led by higher nonfuel prices, while the increase in December was driven by rising fuel prices. Despite the recent advances, prices for overall imports declined 1.5 percent for the year ended in January. Import prices have not recorded a year-over-year increase since a 0.9 percent rise between July 2012 and July 2013.
All Exports: Export prices advanced for the third consecutive month in January, increasing 0.2 percent, after rising 0.4 percent in December and 0.2 percent in November. January marked the first time since October 2012 that export prices recorded 3 consecutive monthly advances. Despite the recent increase, overall export prices declined 1.2 percent for the year ended in January.
How moderate the price increases have been over the past year is obvious from the graphic below.
Month-over-Month Change – Import Prices (blue line) and Export Prices (red line)
The biggest mover of import and export prices are oil (imports) and agricultural products (exports).
Oil Import Price Change Month-over-Month (blue line) and Agriculture Export Change Month-over-Month (red line)
Export / Import prices are the first inflation numbers reported for January. Here are rates of year-over-year inflation for December 2013 (previous reporting month) occurring in the economy according to multiple measurements by a single agency (BLS):
- consumers (CPI) = 1.5% year-over-year
- Finished manufactured goods (PPI) = 1.2% year-over-year
- Exports = up 0.4% month-over-month, down 1.0% year-over-year
- Imports = unchanged month-over-month, down 1.3% year-over-year
Each rate of inflation is measuring a different pulse point, and each represents the breadbasket of costs / prices relative to that grouping.
Caveats on the Use of the Export / Import Price Index
Both import and export prices index values shown in this post is a weighted average for the the entire category of exports or imports. The BLS has many sub-categories relating to a particular commodity or goods. Econintersect using spot checks believes these subindexes are accurate.
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April Fools’ Day and Mobile Translation
- Tom Armstrong
- April 1, 2016
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A few years ago, Google introduced a new Android app that allowed people to record sounds produced by animals and then have those sounds analyzed and translated by Google Translate into any of the 52 supported human languages at the time. The animal translation app was designed to finally allow people to understand animal sounds. Every animal, from birds to horses, could be interpreted and understood in order for humans to better appreciate the lives of our other worldly companions.
Unfortunately, that exciting story turned out to be a mere April Fools’ Day hoax by Google. Nonetheless, the joke reflected people’s desire for good translation apps that allow them to easily translate between languages so they can better communicate between different cultures (or even the animal kingdom). The Internet, big data, and connected mobile devices have worked wonders in today’s information age, allowing people to have easy access to an abundance of information in all languages around the world. However, even with the world becoming increasingly connected, we are still struggling with the fact that people can’t understand each other across languages, just as much as we can’t understand animal sounds.
That is why the market for seamless cross-language communications and the breaking down of language barriers will be the next hot sector for the technology industry, and early movers will become the next Wall Street darlings. After all, language touches all of us so the potential implications for technologies enabling quality and real-time translations between languages when and where people need it will be huge. Google Translate has gained significant popularity since its debut less than a decade ago, and today it’s getting well over a billion translation requests each year. That number is even achieved despite its translation quality lacking sufficient accuracy to be used in business. This is why translation technologies that provide human translation on-demand but also guarantee quality will have a significant market demand.
Stepes, a mobile translation platform powered by qualified human translators, provides an exciting solution. Unlike most existing desktop based translation software such as Trados, WordFast, OmegaT, Across, and Déjà Vu, Stepes is the first mobile-centric translation platform that allows human linguists to directly translate on their smartphones. To do this, Stepes had to overcome the constraints of the small screen and innovate to ensure the mobile translation experience is easy and meets the exact needs of the mobile users. Specifically, Stepes’ patent pending messaging-based translation interface revolutionizes how translation is done on compact mobile devices, winning acclaim from numerous translators who now use it.
In an increasingly mobile driven world, the potential applications for mobile based translation solutions are huge. Considering the amount of content that is created and consumed on mobile today, translating that content on desktop is a roundabout way of doing things. Additionally, it can lead to inefficiencies as well as poor translation quality (due to the lack of a large number of subject matter experts translating.) More importantly, the fragmented, agile nature of digital content and the speed at which they are generated makes desktop translation look backward and outdated.
The world needs mobile translation on a much larger scale, allowing translation to become as mainstream as Uber is in terms of shared rides. The ability to allow translators to translate when and where they want will create many exciting applications beyond what’s conceivable today.
Here are just a few examples of the potential and exciting applications for next generation mobile based translation solutions:
- Live tweets translation. Tweets are limited to 140 characters, making them ideal for translation on a smartphone. Stepes Twitter API allows any business that signs up for the service to immediately translate their tweets into any of the 100+ languages it supports currently in order to reach the largest audiences globally.
- Customer support. Finally companies have a linguistic solution to provide international customers with real-time support in the language of their choice without having to employ an oversized multilingual support team. Stepes’ chat-based translation process is perfectly suited for live customer support translations where questions and answers are exchanged in real-time.
- Social media globalization. Businesses and individuals alike can now easily translate user posts on all of their social media channels to achieve the best outcomes, globally. Mobile is now the biggest platform for the creation and sharing of all social media content. Therefore, mobile based translation will play a similarly significant role in translating that content to share in all languages.
- User review internationalization: Positive customer reviews now are more important than ever in influencing consumer purchasing decisions. Businesses that dont translate positive reviews into other languages risk significant international sales losses. Mobile translation ensures user reviews are translated as soon as they are created in the source language.
One of the most important advantages to mobile translation is that it opens up the trade to a much large number of bilingual subject matter experts: people who speak two or more languages but who also specialize in specific industry domains and subject matter fields. Existing translation methods are too technical and expensive, effectively shutting off these experts from translating. By allowing bilingual subject matter experts to translate in a variety of fields, mobile translation is able to achieve better linguistic quality in addition to increased translation scalability.
With the Stepes app’s speech translation capabilities, having a user record a rooster’s crow and interpreted in real-time by a bilingual zoologist on the Stepes translator network may very well be possible. The April Fool’s Day animal translation joke may very well turn into a reality after all.


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The funds will be used to bring in advanced automation and increase production capacity of Mylab PathoDetect COVID-19 Qualitative PCR kits -the first Made in India testing kit to get approved by Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
“In the next few weeks we will be ramping up the production of the Covid-19 testing kits taking from 1.5 lakh tests/week to 20 lakh tests/week. The shortage of testing kits will come to an end in a month or two,” said SII’s CEO Adar Poonawalla.
"Global innovation is the need of the hour to curb this pandemic that has affected millions across the world. The investment towards Mylab will enable them to build their infrastructure and expand their capabilities further,” He further added.
Till now, the novel coronavirus pandemic has spread across 180 countries, affecting thousands of lives globally. The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in India stands at 2095. Emergency measures like 21-day lockdown, faster approvals for testing kits and PPE have been implemented to contain the virus spread as social distancing and increased testing have to proven to be effective. Mylab's development can aid the shortage of testing kits for Covid-19, a problem witnessed across India.
According to Hasmukh Rawal, MD, Mylab Discovery Solutions, this partnership can impact billions of people across the world, especially India.
Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) announced the successful integration of additional 13 digital health solutions in the ABDM Sandbox environment in the last three months. This takes the tally of ABDM integrated service applications to 40 since the national launch was announced on Sep 27, 2021. The ABDM partners ecosystem now consists of 16 government applications and 24 private sector applications.


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Hewlett-Packard sues British entrepreneur in biggest ever UK fraud trial after claiming he inflated value of his Autonomy software firm before selling it to them for £8billion
- Hewlett-Packard bought British software firm Autonomy for £8.4 billion in 2011
- It is alleged Autonomy illegally inflated the value of the company prior to the sale
- HP is suing founder Mike Lynch and ex-CFO Sushovan Hussain for £3.8 billion
- Mr Lynch says HP 'botched' the purchase of Autonomy and destroyed company
A British entrepreneur 'committed a deliberate fraud over a sustained period of time' to artificially inflate the value of his software company by billions of dollars ahead of its sale, the High Court has heard.
Hewlett-Packard (HP) - which bought Mike Lynch's Cambridge-based firm Autonomy for 11.1 billion US dollars (£8.4 billion) in 2011 - claims he and former chief financial officer Sushovan Hussain 'artificially inflated Autonomy's reported revenues, revenue growth and gross margins'.
The American technology giant is suing Mr Lynch and Hussain for around five billion US dollars (£3.8 billion) in what is believed to be the UK's biggest civil fraud trial.
Mike Lynch leaving the High Court today. He is getting sued by Hewlett-Packard for fraud
The two men deny the claims and Mr Lynch has launched a counter-claim for at least 125 million dollars (£95 million) in damages against HP for 'a series of false, misleading and unfair public statements' about his alleged responsibility for supposed accounting irregularities and misrepresentations at Autonomy.
The 53-year-old, from Suffolk, argues that, at the time of the sale, Autonomy was an 'innovative technology company and a success story' and that HP 'botched the purchase of Autonomy and destroyed the company'.
At the start of a nine-month trial in London on Monday, the High Court heard that HP announced an 8.8 billion US dollar (£6.7 billion) writedown of Autonomy's value just over a year after its acquisition of the company - which it said was because it had found 'serious accounting improprieties'.
Outlining the case for HP, Laurence Rabinowitz QC said Mr Lynch and Hussain had knowingly caused Autonomy to 'engage in a programme of widespread and systematic fraudulent' accounting practices ahead of the sale.
The barrister said Autonomy had been 'meeting its revenue and revenue growth targets by simply buying and selling third party hardware, without any connection to Autonomy software'.
He added that the firm also used 'a variety of other fraudulent devices' to either accelerate revenue or to invent revenue that never existed in the first place.
Mr Rabinowitz told the court: 'Once these fraudulent practices are stripped away, it becomes clear that, in truth, the Autonomy group was experiencing little growth and was falling consistently short of market expectations.'
He said there was 'no real doubt but that Autonomy engaged in the improper transactions and false accounting alleged', and there was 'no question but that Mr Hussain was one of the architects and chief implementers of the fraud'.
Former Autonomy chief financial officer Sushovan Hussain is also being sued by HP. The company says he was the 'one of the architects' of the alleged fraud
HP had to write down three-quarters of Autonomy's value a little over a year after buying the company
Mr Rabinowitz said the main issue in the trial is the question of Mr Lynch's 'knowledge (of) and involvement in the fraud'.
In a written opening running to 894 pages, he said Mr Lynch was 'a controlling and demanding individual, who took a close interest in the progress of individual deals and sales generally', and it was 'inconceivable' that he was unaware of the fraudulent practices.
Mr Rabinowitz pointed to an email sent by Mr Lynch to the senior management team in relation to a proposed transaction which was in jeopardy, in which Mr Lynch stated: 'If there is any problem I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT IT IN A F****** MILLISECOND from all of you.'
The barrister added: 'This is not the stance of a statesman viewing the business from 10,000 feet.'
Mr Lynch arriving at the trial. He claims that the case 'distils down to a dispute over differences between UK and US accounting systems'
Mr Rabinowitz also referred to another email sent by Mr Lynch to a sales representative in August 2010, which read: 'You ever send me an email like this again AFTER the event and you are f****** toast, I swear if I could squeeze down a telephone line to California you would get to know directly how the f*** I feel about this.'
Robert Miles QC, representing Mr Lynch, said in written submissions that when HP bought Autonomy the company was 'highly profitable' and 'had a bright future'.
Mr Miles argued that HP 'mishandled the acquisition', adding: 'Even the announcement of the bid was poorly managed, as it coincided with the announcement by HP of poor trading results, deteriorating prospects and the closure (or potential disposal) of significant parts of its business.'
He said that, as a result of 'various failings', HP's 'planned synergies were never achieved'.
He also submitted that HP had previously calculated that Autonomy could be worth as much as 50 billion US dollars once integrated into its company.
In a statement ahead of the hearing, a spokesman for Mr Lynch - who was present in court on Monday - said there was 'no fraud at Autonomy' and that the case 'distils down to a dispute over differences between UK and US accounting systems'.
The spokesman added: 'The real story is that HP, after a history of failed acquisitions, botched the purchase of Autonomy and destroyed the company, seeking to blame others. Mike will not be a scapegoat for their failures.'
In separate criminal proceedings in the US, Mr Lynch faces 17 charges of securities fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy in a federal court over the sale of Autonomy and, if found guilty, could face up to 25 years in jail.
Hussain was convicted last April in the US of wire fraud and other crimes related to Autonomy's sale and is due to be sentenced in May, but is expected to appeal against his conviction.
The High Court hearing before Mr Justice Hildyard, which is due to finish in December at the earliest, continues.
Autonomy: From boom to bust
Autonomy is a software company that was founded in 1996 by entrepreneur Mike Lynch. The Cambridge-based firm originally specialised in analysing mass amounts of data, using research from Cambridge University.
After listing on the US NASQAQ stock exchange in 1998, it grew substantially over the next 13 years to become of the country's largest IT firms. Autonomy purchased a large number of other technology firms to become a multinational conglomerate throughout the 2000s.
Autonomy, and its subsidiary Aurasma, featured as kit sponsors for Tottenham Hotspur between 2010 and 2014.
The company was purchased by Hewlett-Packard in 2011 for £8.4 billion. However, more than three-quarters of Autonomy's value was written down by HP a little over a year after its acquisition due to 'serious accounting improprieties'.
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With more than 150 breweries in San Diego County alone, it’s hard enough as it is to make a name for yourself. Imagine trying to do that against more than 2,400 of some of the best breweries in the country.
A small brewery in Ocean Beach managed to do just that this weekend at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver. Ocean Beach Brewing Co. won gold for its American-style pale ale, B.Right On Pale Ale.
“It’s the first beer I’d ever brewed at OB Brewery,” brewmaster Jim Millea said. “It’s a pale ale that I’m pretty proud of and we were lucky enough to score the gold medal. I was pretty stoked.”
The category was one of the most entered categories in the competition with 170 entrants.
The winners were announced Saturday.
Hosted by the Brewers Association, the Great American Beer Fest is the biggest craft beer competition in the country. More than 2,400 breweries participated in the competition this year and close to 8,500 beer entries.
“It’s such a big festival and there’s so many good beers that come out of it,” Millea said. “Just to be part of it is pretty cool and to win the medal at all is awesome. I’m beside myself.”
What makes the win more impressive is that the brewery was only opened July 2016. OB Brewery was also recognized as the small brewpub of the year.
“We’ve been open for two years and change and to get this recognition is awesome,” Millea said. “It makes me feel super great. I’m super happy.”
This wasn’t the first the Brewers Association recognized OB Brewery. Last year, the brewery brought home silver for its Hidden Gem, a German-style wheat beer.
Besides OB Brewery, San Diego breweries were well represented at this year’s competition with 15 taking home medals.
Here are the winners:
Ocean Beach Brewery
- B.Right On Pale Ale (gold medal), an American-Style Pale Ale
North Park Beer Co.
- Bird Park (bronze), a Bohemian-Style Pilsener
Duck Foot Brewing Co.
- Redrum (silver), a Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer
Home Brewing Co.
- Zungen Brecher (bronze), a Historical Beer
Societe Brewing Co.
- The Coachman (gold), a Session India Pale Ale
- Natural Bridge: Vienna Lager (gold), a Session Beer
- Chocolate Macadamia Nut Stout (bronze), a Chocolate Beer
Karl Strauss Brewing Co.
- Liquid AC (bronze), an English-Style Summer Ale
Groundswell Brewing Co.,
- Groundswell Piloncillo Brown Ale (silver), an American-Style Brown Ale
- Know Ego (bronze), a Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout
BNS Brewing & Distilling Co.
- Rail Gun Wee Heavy(bronze), an Old Ale or Strong Ale
Rip Current Brewing Co.
- Delaminator Doppelbock (silver), a German-style Doppelbock
Port Brewing Co./The Lost Abbey
- Duck Duck Gooze (silver), a Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer
Pizza Port Solana Beach
- Oats (silver), an Oatmeal Stout
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A moment of pride for all of us at Saama, as our founder Mr. Suresh Katta wins the prestigious ELITE Entrepreneur award presented by PM360.
The ELITES are here. PM360 announced the winners of its 4th Annual ELITE Awards on 24th May, 2018. We’re thrilled to announce that Saama’s Founder and CEO Mr. Suresh Katta is one of the ELITE entrepreneurs this year. The ELITE awards acknowledge people who are transforming global healthcare through their initiatives. Essentially, the ELITE (Exceptional Leaders, Innovators, Transformers and Entrepreneurs) represent the future of the healthcare industry. Learn more about it here.
Mr. Suresh Katta has transformed Saama into a platform-driven analytics organization. Read more about his journey in Life Sciences and Saama’s achievements here.


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A recent SurePayroll article explored the value of a virtual receptionist or assistant, as this feature has become more popular with small and medium-sized businesses in recent years.
One of the most recent trends is to improve business communication with solutions such as a virtual business phone system, virtual answering.
Technology plays an increasingly important role in determining the success of businesses, from larger corporations to smaller businesses, startups and entrepreneurial ventures.
The world has become significantly more mobile over the last few decades as technological advances proliferated, with smartphone and tablet adoption in recent years ushering in a whole new level of mobility.
Cloud technology has significantly impacted modern business operations, and it is being increasingly pursued by SMBs because of the big benefits it can provide.


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Audi starts production of E-Tron electric SUV
Audi has started production of the e-tron electric SUV at its factory in Brussels, ahead of the first deliveries due by the end of the year.
Due to be revealed on 17 September, the E-Tron offers a range of 250 miles and can regain most of that range in around 30 minutes using a high-power 150kW on-board charger. The first compatible units are set to be installed in the UK within months, though the e-tron will be able to use existing 50kW charging points.
It follows a major process of modernisation at the Audi Brussels factory, which had previously produced the A1 supermini – now being built alongside the Seat Ibiza in Martorell, Spain. The carmaker said it has rebuilt the body and paint shops and assembly line, and now has on-site battery production too. Renewable energy and carbon offsetting means this is the world’s first certified CO2-neutral mass production car in the premium segment, Audi added.
Patrick Danau, managing director of Audi Brussels, said: “Audi built up numerous competencies in-house for the Audi E-Tron and developed both the battery technology and the actual drive system itself. And employees rethought, planned and implemented many stages of production.”


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Howard Smith, president of the CCA, said improvements to the live export trade through the development of more robust animal welfare requirements had been integral to Australian cattle producers, particularly over the past two years.
Following footage of mistreatment of Australian cattle in some Indonesian abattoirs in June 2011, the former Australian government temporarily suspended trade to Indonesia of cattle for slaughter until new safeguards were in place. The system was first implemented in Indonesia, before being rolled out to all of Australia’s export markets during 2012.
"The initial implementation of ESCAS, in reaction to appalling animal handling of cattle in Indonesia, seemed tough, but when you look at the overwhelming improvements of conditions for Australian cattle in market, it was a necessary step," he said.
In the foreword to the report, the Hon Barnaby Joyce MP, Minister for Agriculture, said that since ESCAS had been introduced that same year, the country had exported eight million head of livestock to 18 countries, with only 22 incidents of animal welfare concern.
"In light of this, government and industry are working together to open new export markets and to improve market access for Australian livestock to existing markets," said Joyce.
ESCAS is designed to make sure livestock exported for feeder or slaughter purposes are handled in accordance with World Organisation for Animal Health standards, and to provide a mechanism to deal with any issues when they occur.
Expanding on previous systems, exporters are now required to account for how their animals are treated from their arrival in the importing country, right through to slaughter.
Thirty-six stakeholder submissions were taken into account in the development of the report. Views were varied, it said, however the majority of stakeholders believed ESCAS has been a step in the right direction to improve animal welfare, and that significant outcomes had been achieved.
However shortfalls were highlighted. The system was designed and rolled out in a short space of time, so it can at times be "clunky, rigid and complex", while it is also an administratively burdensome regulatory arrangement for both government and industry, said the report.
Smith said the industry was striving for continual improvement under ESCAS, seeing it as "the responsibility of all people in the Livestock Export supply chain to work diligently to improve animal welfare outcomes globally".


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by American Hunter Staff - Wednesday, November 15, 2017
"We're ecstatic to be partnering with a company like Leupold," said Drury Outdoors co-founder Mark Drury. "We take great pride in our hard work and dedication to our consumers, and the craftsmanship and quality of its products is proof that Leupold embodies those same traits."
Founded in 1989 by Mark and Terry Drury, Drury Outdoors has grown exponentially since filming its first-ever featured production, "King of the Spring," on a Panasonic AG450 in Super VHS format nearly three decades ago. The Drury family and brand have become household names across the outdoor industry and currently share their adventures across four television shows: The Pursuit Channel's "Natural Born," as well "Dream Season," "Bow Madness" and "THIRTEEN," all of which air on Outdoor Channel.
"Drury Outdoors is family owned and operated, and was built from the ground up right here in the United States—just like Leupold & Stevens," said Bruce Pettet, president and chief executive officer of Leupold. "We couldn't be happier to have the country's most dominant whitetail hunters backed by the country's most dominant optics."
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Pinterest Improves Analytics Tool for Business Pages
For businesses willing to engage customers through pictures, viral campaigns, and link exposure, Pinterest offers access to millions of frequent users who are constantly looking for images that peak their interest so they can “repin” those images and share them with followers.
Currently, Pinterest has more than 30 billion pins on its website, half of which have been added since the beginning of 2014, according to the company. Pinterest already directs three times more Internet traffic than Twitter, according to the social media data collection service Sharaholic, and has seen the number of overall visits increase by 66 percent from year-to-year, more than any other social network.
Considering these numbers, it’s little wonder why many businesses have started adding Pinterest to their social media marketing strategies. However, as anyone who’s used Pinterest Analytics know, the site’s tracking software wasn’t the most visually appealing or easy to use tool available for businesses looking to track the metrics needed to judge the success of their Pinterest account.
However, on Tuesday Pinterest released a revamped version of the site’s analytics dashboard that finally offers businesses easy access to the data they need.
A Little More Pinteresting
Free for all business accounts, the new dashboard interface allows user to delve deeper into how well their pins are performing. While the old dashboard already offered information like repins, clicks, and impressions, finding the data was challenging for many users. With the improved layout, the dashboard offers a more intuitive feel that makes finding the data users want a lot easier. (Users of Facebook insights will feel right at home.)
New profile metrics show users which of their pins and boards appeal to the widest number of people, while improved audience data allows businesses to learn more about who’s interacting with the pins from their site, and which ones users enjoy the most. Most importantly, improved metrics for business pages allow companies to gauge how pins from their site are doing with repins, clickthroughs, and other helpful data points. For example, businesses can now see what their audience likes, including what other businesses they follow. Plus, Pinterest will now provide advice to businesses about how to improve impressions, repins, and clicks for use as future pins.
If your business doesn’t already have a Pinterest account, click here to get stared. Otherwise, start collecting that data to find new ways to engage your target audience.


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RFMicro Acquires TriQuint Mobile Chips
RFMicro Devices (RFMD) recently announced it will acquire TriQuint Semiconductor for approximately $1.6 Billion. This combination of technology and product offerings better positions RFMicro to compete in the mobile and wireless markets.
TriQuint has long been a supplier to both Blackberry and Apple for semiconductor chips used in voice and data communications. RFMicro has complimentary devices to those from TriQuint which act as signal amplifiers and filters (which are used to improve and boost the quality of wireless signals). The RFMicro filter portfolio will be augmented by TriQuint filter chips, giving the new division a broader offering for both mobile devices and WiFi base stations and routers.
RFMicro also has a suite of devices for power and power management of mobile devices. They count Samsung as one of their largest end-users. With the merger of these products, their customer base now includes the top cellular and smartphone providers worldwide. It also bridges the military-defense-aerospace users which predominately incorporated RFMicro semiconductors for their networking infrastructure with TriQuint that was strong with the telecom and commercial designers.
In their corporate press release, RFMicro explained the rationale behind the acquisition as:
The merger will create new growth opportunities in three large global markets – mobile devices, network infrastructure and aerospace/defense – with scale advantages, innovative new products and a greatly improved operating model. RFMD and TriQuint together will offer the industry’s broadest portfolio of critical enabling technologies to develop and commercialize tightly integrated solutions at record speeds.
The combination will foster a new wave of exciting mobile devices that are broadly accessible and offer dramatically higher data throughput, to the benefit of carriers and consumers alike. The combination also creates a leader in infrastructure and defense (with approximately $500 million in annual revenue), with a broad portfolio of products and foundry services supporting applications including radar, next generation base stations, optical communications, and the Internet of Things.
This transaction combines complementary product portfolios, featuring power amplifiers (PAs), power management integrated circuits (PMICs), antenna control solutions, switch-based products and premium filters – and leverages these to deliver the industry’s most comprehensive portfolio of high-performance mobile solutions.
It will also strengthen the combined company’s service to the infrastructure and defense/aerospace industries and enable advanced gallium nitride (GaN) solutions for additional markets and applications.
This combination of companies comes at a time when mobile device purchases are accelerating rapidly.
Douglas Gilstrap, Senior Vice President and Head of Strategy at Ericsson, stated:
The rapid pace of smartphone uptake has been phenomenal and is set to continue. It took more than five years to reach the first billion smartphone subscriptions, but it will take less than two to hit the 2 billion mark.
Between now and 2019, smartphone subscriptions will triple to 5.6 billion.
The companies reported that post-merger, the current CEO of RFMicro, Bob Bruggeworth, will remain as CEO; TriQunit CEO Ralph Quinsey will become the non-executive chairman of the board. Still to be announced is the new name for the combined company.
(Image Credit – TriQuint Semiconductor )
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San Francisco : Discover the privacy concerns surrounding Meta’s new microblogging app, Threads. Learn how users are worried about extensive data collection and potential data misuse, setting the stage for a face-off with Twitter. Stay informed about the latest developments in app privacy.
Both Threads and Twitter have privacy concerns, but based on the information provided, it seems that users are more worried about data privacy on Meta’s new microblogging app, Threads, compared to Twitter. Here are a few reasons why users are concerned:
- Data collection: Users have pointed out that Threads collects more user-related data than Twitter. The app collects information such as health and fitness data, shopping and financial information, contact information, location, contacts, user content, search history, browsing history, and other data categories. This extensive data collection raises privacy concerns for users.
- Usage of data: Users are concerned about how Threads uses the collected data. While the app claims to enhance the user experience, the inclusion of sensitive information like racial or ethnic data, sexual orientation, pregnancy or childbirth information, disability, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, political opinion, and generic information or biometric data raises further privacy concerns.
- Launch restrictions in EU: Threads will not be launched in European Union (EU) countries due to strict privacy regulations. The EU has been vigilant about protecting user privacy and data on social media platforms. The fact that Threads cannot be launched simultaneously in EU countries indicates that it may not comply with the EU’s privacy standards.
On the other hand, some users have also shared screenshots of Twitter’s data collection practices, which show that it collects similar sets of data as Threads. However, it is worth noting that sensitive user information is not included in Twitter’s data collection.
Overall, both Threads and Twitter have privacy concerns, but users seem to be more worried about Threads due to its extensive data collection and potential usage of sensitive information. The recent controversies surrounding Meta (formerly Facebook) and its past privacy issues, such as the Cambridge Analytica scandal, have likely contributed to user concerns about data privacy on Threads.


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Last month, Apple’s controversial iTunes App Store policies went into the spotlight yet again when an app for using Google Voice on the iPhone failed to make it into the App Store. Google Voice is a service that enables users to receive transcriptions of voicemail message and use the same phone number for as long as they like—even if they change telecom operators or mobile carriers. A few days later the Federal Communications Commission opened an inquiry, asking Apple and AT&T to explain the nature of their agreements on iPhone applications and why Google Voice hadn’t been approved for the App Store. The company’s responses were due Friday…and raise almost as many questions as they answer.
In its response to the FCC (PDF), Apple claims it has not rejected Google Voice, but rather has simply not approved it and is still "studying" the application. "The application has not been approved because, as submitted for review, it appears to alter the iPhone’s distinctive user experience by replacing the iPhone’s core mobile telephone functionality and Apple user interface with its own user interface for telephone calls, text messaging, and voicemail," Apple wrote. Apple’s problem with Google Voice appears to be that it bypasses Visual Voicemail, as supported by Apple and AT&T, and routes calls through a separate Google Voice telephone number.
Apple also says that it has an agreement with AT&T not to enable users to set up VoIP sessions on AT&T’s cellular network without first getting the company’s permission, although VoIP apps are permitted via Wi-Fi. Apple claims not to know whether Google Voice uses VoIP.
In its response to the FCC (PDF), AT&T said it had no role in Apple’s process whether or not to approve Google Voice. "Apple is acting alone and has not consulted with AT&T about whether or not to approve the Google Voice application," the company wrote. "Apple alone makes the final decisions to approve or not approve iPhone applications." AT&T does say that, due to network congestion concerns, it doesn’t not want television signals traversing it cellular network to iPhones, and that it has objected to three iPhone applications, one that pulled data from its myWireless Web site, one that let users connect to AT&T Wi-Fi hotspots without reviewing terms of service, and another that allegedly sent multiple or malformed SMS messages to iPhone users; in the latter two cases, the applications were updated.
Some industry watchers have characterized AT&T’s objections to iPhone applications as an unstated veto power over iPhone apps; others have characterized Apple’s agreement with AT&T not to approve certain types of applications as monopolistic collusion.
It remains to be seen what the FCC thinks of both companies’ responses to its letter of inquiry. The agency is preparing to engage in heavier scrutiny of the wireless industry, particularly eyeballing exclusive deals between handset makers and wireless carriers.


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Assassin’s Creed Odyssey will be the next game in Ubisoft’s long running open world franchise.
Following rumours circulating online yesterday, gaming giant Ubisoft has confirmed on Twitter that Assassin’s Creed Odyssey will be revealed in full at this year’s E3. Presumably, the game will be released towards the end of the year.
See you at E3! pic.twitter.com/03NTPhCkCf
— Assassin's Creed (@assassinscreed) May 31, 2018
The announcement comes after video game website JeuxVideo-Live posted an image of an Assassin’s Creed Odyssey branded keychain, most likely an E3 giveaway. The game’s logo, and brief excerpt of game footage published by Ubisoft, suggest the series is now headed to Greece.
Or perhaps the game is more like Super Mario Odyssey, and will involve collecting hidden blades by travelling to a variety of historical locations in a flying hood. We’ll find out in a week from now.
There has been an unprecedented number of leaks in the run up to this year’s E3. Walmart was at it again this week, and a bunch of Nintendo Switch related images shared yesterday reveal previously unannounced titles. Rumours and predictions are all part of the fun, we suppose, but let’s hope there are some surprises remaining for next week.


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Amazon has confirmed they'll be taking the popular movie franchise to new heights as they'll adapt J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy epic The Lord of the Rings into a TV show.
“We are delighted that Amazon, with its longstanding commitment to literature, is the home of the first-ever multi-season television series for The Lord of the Rings,” said Matt Galsor, a representative for the Tolkien Estate and Trust and HarperCollins.
“Sharon and the team at Amazon Studios have exceptional ideas to bring to the screen previously unexplored stories based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s original writings.”
According to PEOPLE, no cast or premiere date has been set, however, the multi-seasoned show will be available on Amazon Prime.
Fans have since taken to Twitter to air their excitement after the announcement was confirmed by the company.
Some are even guessing the name of the upcoming series which still has not been revealed.
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Mother-of-three finds WOODLOUSE in jar of Boots organic baby food as she feeds it to her seven-month-old boy
- Stacey Hanlon, 28, was feeding seven-month-old son Lucas at home
- She spotted woodlouse in jar of organic apple and blueberry pudding
- Mother-of-three said she felt 'physically sick' and threw away other jars
A mother-of-three was left horrified when she discovered a woodlouse in a jar of Boots organic baby food.
Stacey Hanlon was feeding seven-month-old Lucas at home in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, when she spotted the tiny pest is the jar of puréed apple and blueberry pudding.
The 28-year-old said she 'felt physically sick' and immediately stopped feeding her son.
Disgusted: Stacey Hanlon was feeding seven-month-old Lucas (pictured) when she spotted the woodlouse
Sickening: The woodlouse (pictured) was mixed into the jar of the organic puréed apple and blueberry pudding
She said bosses at Boots are now investigating the incident and have offered her £25 in compensation.
Ms Hanlon said she 'screamed' when she spotted the woodlouse.
'I felt physically sick,' she said. 'It was disgusting. If it had happened to an adult you would put your fingers down your throat. I couldn’t do that with him but I immediately stopped feeding him.
'I was fuming. I definitely won’t buy them again. You don’t expect to find that in a baby food jar. I want parents to be aware of this.
Ms Hanlon said she had bought five jars of the organic food - which claims to be 'carefully selected by Boots baby food experts' - for £2.50 from the Boots store in Newton Aycliffe.
On offer: Ms Hanlon said she had bought five jars of the organic food - which claims to be 'carefully selected by Boots baby food experts' - for £2.50 from the Boots store in Newton Aycliffe. Right, the woodlouse in the jar
She said she had already given Lucas two jars but that she would never again buy the food.
Ms Hanlon has phoned the store in Newton Aycliffe where she bought the food. Staff explained it came from a supplier but that they will investigate the matter, offering her £25 at the same time.
A spokeswoman for Boots said: 'All our products are subject to strict health and safety checks before they go on sale to help ensure that they reach our customers in the best possible condition.
'We were concerned to hear about this isolated incident and are currently investigating the matter with our supplier.'
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Uber wants get more drivers using its service by making it more affordable for them to buy a car.
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Streaming news for 2021 could basically be its own version of “We Didn’t Start the Fire.” Platform subscriptions boomed while everyone found themselves stuck in their homes thanks to the pandemic. Some studios made decisions that could change the industry forever, while others kept their focus on churning out content as fast as they could. Here’s the breakdown of the best, the brightest, and the most questionable moments of the year.
The date is December 2020 (bear with us, this is relevant), subscribers are stagnant, and the pandemic rages on. In an unprecedented move, Warner Media announces that it’ll be releasing its entire 2021 film slate on HBO Max. Seems like a smart move from the consumer perspective (something Warner would lean on, as things devolved), but here’s the twist: The studio didn’t really tell anyone about the plan. Instead, they went with the willy nilly approach and simply let their partners find out via the public announcement. The move upped their subscription count, but it also resulted in a nasty breakup with long-standing creative partners like Christopher Nolan, and nearly landed them in court with partners like Lionsgate.
In less problematic news, it was business as usual for most of the other streamers. Apple TV+ continued to be the best streaming service no one’s using, with the highest quality/quantity percentage out of all the major streamers, while Prime Video created its answer to Netflix Geeked with FanologyPV. (That’s Fanology Prime Video.)
Netflix opened a gaming studio as they continue their quest for streamer supremacy, and ticked off a whole lot of folks when they refused to take any kind of stance on the transphobic musings of Dave Chapelle in his comedy special. Meanwhile, CBS All Access became Paramount+. The rebrand was an attempt to reach a younger audience, despite that same younger audiences’ general disinterest in what platforms their parents are subscribing to so long as it has the series they’re interested in.
Disney announced the plan to shift its focus to streaming with major wins like WandaVision, Loki, and the most recent Marvel series, Hawkeye, adding on to already impressive wins with the likes of The Mandalorian in 2020. Unfortunately, the lack of a live-action series headed into Q4 resulted in stagnant subscribers. It seems like the MCU enthusiasm didn’t extend to the animated What If…? In other Disney-owned news, Hulu continues to grow at a snail’s pace. However, it remains valuable to the entertainment giant as a more adult-centric streaming platform for series like Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K. and Hit-Monkey.
Finally, free-to-stream platforms like Tubi, IMDb TV and Vudu continue to be popular with both consumers and investors alike. Viewers love that they get free content, and the platform owners get the benefit of un-skippable ad revenue.
Through the day-in-date release drama, the legal woes, and a boom in subscribers as folks remained quarantined due the pandemic, it was a pretty solid year for streamers. But of course, there were the good, the bad, and the undervalued in the year in streaming.
Squid Game reigned supreme this year. The series seemingly came out of nowhere, holding fan attention for much longer than the typical weekend news cycle on Netflix releases. As they’re able to produce the most content, Netflix saw the most wins in 2021. Huge events like the Fear Street Saga helped the streaming giant stay on top, but they weren’t the only ones to go big.
With Disney making the decision to focus on streaming amid pandemic woes, Marvel TV came back in a big way. WandaVision, Loki, and The Falcon in the Winter Soldier kept fans up at midnight every Friday (and eventually Wednesday) any week there was a live-action series running.
Other major wins include The Mitchells vs. the Machines, Raised by Wolves, Midnight Mass, and Hawkeye.
The nature of streaming makes it difficult to promote every movie. There’s Netflix content that even folks in entertainment don’t know about until after it’s already released. Apple TV+’s CODA flying under the radar is a shame both financially for Apple (who spent a whopping $25 million on the film) and for the fans that missed it.
Marvel’s Hit-Monkey didn’t get nearly the amount of recognition it deserved, which may or may not be a symptom of it landing on Hulu for more adult themes. Gems like V/H/S/94 and The Medium flew under the radar over on Shudder, too. But perhaps the biggest casualty of failed promotion was Amazon Prime Video’s impeccable The Underground Railroad.
Biggest ~Choices~ and They Live
Creating is hard. Sometimes you get something stunning like The Mitchells vs. The Machines. Other times? Well… other times you get the wigs in Jupiter’s Legacy, a war film that reduces the incomparable Betty Gilpin to the stay-at-home wife, a Halloween sequel that has no interest in its own themes, and a follow-up series to Tiger King.
But on the other hand, perhaps the most exciting symptom of the rise in streaming platforms is their ability to save the things we love after traditional networks have given up on them. Whether they’re rescued or resurrected via reboot, offerings like Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas Special and the live-action revival of Cowboy Bebop kept our hearts happy in a dull year.
So that’s the Year in Streaming, 2021 edition. But what did you think of the past 12 months of binging? Let’s discuss in the comments!
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Criminals using 3D printing
present growing threat to global shipping
Over the past few years, law enforcement and industry professionals have reported the use of technology to steal shipments of everything from food and drink to electronic and home and garden products.
By using 3D printing – also known as Additive Manufacturing (AM) – criminals are able to create counterfeit security devices within as little as 10 minutes, open cargo seals, reproduce and replace seals to hide signs of tampering and make it difficult to pinpoint the exact time or location of the theft.
Counterfeit cargo seals, security locks and security keys have all been created and used by criminals utilising 3D printing technology.
“Technology that once required an understanding of computer-aided design (CAD) and expensive and large equipment to fabricate items now costs in the range of hundreds of dollars and doesn’t require the same knowledge levels as before,” said Robert Dodge, Senior Vice President, G4S Corporate Risk Services.
“For a few hundred dollars, a person can purchase a 3D scanner to produce a near-perfect replica. But criminals do not even need to purchase their own 3D printers; they can easily send the specifications or pictures to any number of 3D printing companies or individuals around the world without any questions asked.”
To help combat the growing threat of criminals using this technology, G4S is reaching out to G4S supply chain security clients and G4S employees who provide supply chain security-related services – including security officers at gates and loading docks.
“US Customs and Border Protection has commented favourably on the fact we are sharing details of this emerging threat with the business community,” added Dodge.
There are steps that clients can take to lessen the risk of being targeted. Simple things like changing the design, colour and markings on security seals make life difficult for criminals, but ultimately any measure can be replicated by a determined criminal. Even using metal is no guarantee that seals will be impossible to copy, as the more advanced 3D printers can use metal alloys to fabricate products. Ultimately, Dodge noted, “As almost all seals come from third parties, new seal designs would be available online within weeks,” available to be copied and distributed.
Measures to keep cargo safe:
- Conducting a professional, third-party security assessment of any company used for shipment of goods
- Conducting thorough background checks on shipping company employees
- Analysing shipping methods to identify alternative routes and delivery times, to avoid predictability
- Avoiding placing company logos on company-owned cargo containers
- Placing GPS devices in random shipments
- Installing motion-activated, internet-based cameras inside random containers to capture footage of door being opened
- Alternate colour of seals and periodically changing seals to make it harder to produce replicas


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NEW YORK (NBC) — The U.S. Public Interest Research Group, or PIRG, released it's annual "Trouble in Toyland" report on Monday.
Most of their highlighted toys include choking hazards and levels of toxins that may be harmful to children, including lead.
Toy makers say the report is flawed, pointing out that one doll singled out for having small parts comes with the necessary warning label.
"Year after year, PIRG releases these reports, and they're misleading, they're inaccurate, and they unnecessarily alarm parents," said Rebecca Mond, of the Toy Industry Association.
Still, the PIRG report found websites selling toys that have been recalled, including small, powerful magnets that can be extremely harmful if swallowed.
A separate new study — published in the journal Clinical Pediatrics found the annual rate of toy-related injuries has risen 40 percent in the past two decades.
One of the biggest reasons? Kids falling off fast-moving scooters.
Year after year, PIRG releases these reports, and they're misleading, they're inaccurate, and they unnecessarily alarm parents.
–Rebecca Mond, Toy Industry Association
"That usually results in either cuts to the face or head, and sometimes fractures or broken bones," said Dr. Gary Smith, of Nationwide Children's Hospital.
Smith and colleagues at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, analyzed emergency room records and found a child is treated every 3 minutes for a toy-related injury.
Younger kids are prone to choking on small toys.
As kids get older and more active, the ride-on toys account for a significant number of injuries — especially scooters.
"When they were introduced in the year 2000, there was a rapid increase in the number of injuries. In fact, I will say that I've never seen anything like it in my career," Smith said.
In response to the study the Toy Industry Association writes: "Toy-related injuries are those associated with, but not necessarily caused by, a toy. This only means that a toy was being used when an injury occurred, and does not indicate that the toy itself caused any harm."
To reduce that risk for harm, helmets and other safety gear are paramount.
Experts also say kids should use their ride-on toys under the watchful eye of an adult and away from high-traffic areas.


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World Travel Market (WTM), the leading global event for the travel industry, is delighted to announce a high-profile speaker line up for the WTM Vision Conference - London on May 25, 2011.
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Co-operative Travel Group managing director Mike Greenacre will lead a stellar line up of private sector speakers at the annual World Tourism Organization’s (UNWTO) Ministers’ Summit at World Travel Market, the premier global event for the travel … August 26, 2010
World Travel Market, the premier global event for the travel industry, has organized a high-profile speaker line up for its first half-day WTM Vision conference.
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PATA has secured the services of two high-profile speakers from China (PRC) for the opening keynote addresses at this month's Business Forum in Macau SAR.
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Xiaomi has been launching phones left and right since past few months. With their recent launches, they brought so many phones in the budget segment that it feels like they are undercutting their own products now! We have products like Redmi Y3, Redmi 7, Redmi Note 7 and the Note 7 Pro all within a very close price bracket that it has become really tough now to choose a particular amongst them. Now a Xiaomi triple camera smartphone is coming soon!
In case you didn’t check out our hands on videos on the same, you can browse all of them below!
Now Xiaomi has just put up a teaser of a new smartphone with a triple camera set up on the back on it’s official Mi Community forum for India. The posted image shows single, double and triple camera setups in an orbit around a planet. There is no clear cut info about any product announcement or other details on the post as of yet. The image comes with a “Guess what’s coming?” tagline and there’s no more clear cut info as of now!
There was a recent report too which claimed that Xiaomi is working on three phones with Snapdragon 7xx chipset. The phone teased here could be the codename Pyxis phone. Last month Xiaomi VP Manu Kumar Jain teased a phone with Snapdragon 730 on his twitter account as well.
But right now there’s no clear cut word on the same as there’s no confirmed date for any event/launch as of now! It may be the upcoming MI A3 but there’s no clear info on that too yet!
So guys what do you think? Will Xiaomi further inundate the budget segment with more devices? Or are they working on something more costly? Do let us know in the comments section below!
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Universal Partnership & Licensing’s franchise-based business model is driving big returns for the company, both in brand loyalty and revenue.
The American Girl doll brand has partnered with select Marriott hotels across the U.S. to offer a branded getaway package for young guests.
After 11 years on top, Disney's Frozen has beat out Barbie as the top girls' toy brand this holiday season, according to the National Retail Federation.
DHX Media’s Caillou preschool brand is turning 25 next year, and to celebrate, DHX Brands is planning a year-long celebration.
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory and Maud Borup are pairing for a range of hot cocoa mixes.
Crayola has partnered with Lulu Jr. to develop book-making kits for children ages 4 to 12.
Bleacher Creatures is planning a line of plush dolls featuring characters from New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures’ The Hobbit trilogy.
Winter sports brand Burton has unveiled a new limited edition holiday line of snowboards adorned with iconic starlet Marilyn Monroe.
Pretty Ugly has partnered with Fathead to create a collection of Uglydoll wall graphics.
Loudmouth is teaming with performance headwear company Headsweats in a new deal brokered by the brand's licensing agent, The Brand Liaison.
"The Radio City Christmas Spectacular" has teamed up with kids' music brand Kidz Bop to offer a Kidz Bop Day at Radio City Music Hall, Dec. 7.
Hasbro and Ubisoft announced the launch of the Hasbro Game Channel which will begin airing on game consoles this fall.
Knockout Licensing has been appointed by Sony Pictures Television to manage licensing for the romantic/fantasy entertainment franchise “Outlander.”
Ultimate Fighting Championship has tapped Pacific Sportswear & Emblem Company to develop a line of accessories, gifts, novelties and souvenirs.
Epic Rights has lined up new licensees to develop KISS apparel products that will appeal to every member of the KISS Army.
Rovio Entertainment's North American consumer products licensing team has three new additions.
PNY Technologies has partnered with the LEGO Group for a range of LEGO-branded USB flash drives.
Family Dollar Stores has rejected the acquisition proposal made by Dollar General and is moving forward with its merger with Dollar Tree.
Rovio will preview its upcoming “Angry Birds Stella” mobile game exclusively at Barnes & Noble stores from Aug. 29 to Sept. 3.
Columbia Sportswear and the Dallas Cowboys have announced an apparel licensing partnership for co-branded sportswear, outerwear and accessories.
Rovio Entertainment has released the first “Angry Birds Stella” game in the new Angry Birds series.
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Nov 17, 2007
Starbucks Goes Over To The Dark Side
One of the key pillars of faith of Web 2.0 is the fact that the most successful companies of recent years (Starbucks, Amazon, Whole Foods) succeeded despite (or because of) very limited use of advertising, relying instead on things like word-of-mouth, store experience and the like. Or as Starbucks founder Howard Schultz noted “the most powerful and enduring brands are built from the heart… not an ad campaign.”
So it comes as something of a shock to the marketing community that, according to today’s (unlinkable) Wall Street Journal, Starbucks is planning to launch a major advertising campaign. Developed after years of relationship cultivation by Portland's Wieden and Kennedy, the first round of commercials are described as whimsical, roughly animated holiday spots where “a bearded skier and reindeer are stuck on a ski lift, and the skier offers the reindeer a cup of coffee.”
Simple enough, but the whole idea of running national TV commercials goes against much of what Starbucks stands for. The company has tried to retain its image as the friendly "corner coffee bar" through community involvement and lack of any strong national media campaign. Observers feel the impetus for the new campaign was the news that U.S. sales were actually down last quarter for the first time ever, coupled with increased competition from both McDonald’s and Dunkin Donuts.
Whatever the case, it’s worth considering whether Starbucks is in fact, deluding itself, whether the company stopped being considered a local brand years ago or if the lack of national media presence coupled with low-key community activism did indeed allow them to escape the imprimatur of “faceless global corporation.”
Ubiquity aside, Starbucks does have a sterling reputation for being a generous employer, and the stores locations in upscale communities allowed them to blend in quite seamlessly with their surroundings. But as they rapidly expand (3,000 new stores in the past two years) and move out into the mainstream, that approach may no longer work. For what appears to be “just another store" on the Upper East Side or Beverly Hills stands out in stark contrast to the chain stores lining the highways of middle America.
So it seems to me that Starbucks has to decide what they want to be when they grow up: the coffee shop of choice for upscale Americans and wannabes, or a national brand that brings top quality coffee to the masses. The former company wouldn’t need to do much advertising—just less expansion. The latter would come to rely on it. And if they choose the latter route, do they risk alienating their core base, who (let’s face it) still like the fact that a Starbucks cup carries more than a bit of snob appeal cachet, something a more mass-market company wouldn’t have.
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San Francisco. Chip maker Qualcomm’s CEO said it is hoping Apple can move to making in-house 5G modem chips for its 2024 iPhone at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2023 in Barcelona.
According to a CNBC report, although Apple’s most recent iPhone 14 models use Qualcomm modems, the company has been attempting to go it alone in the wireless connectivity market for several years.
Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon said, “We’re not planning any for 2024, my planning assumption is we’re not going to provide (Apple) a modem in 2024, but that’s their decision.”
The report said that the tech giant bought Intel’s modem business in 2019 and there was speculation that it would start using in-house parts this year.
Amon said Qualcomm told investors in 2021 that it did not expect to provide modems for iPhones in 2023, but Apple then decided to continue for another year.
As the report noted, however, he did not confirm whether Apple would pay Qualcomm the QTL license if it moved to its own modems, but said the royalties were ‘independent of providing a chip’.
Meanwhile, Qualcomm has announced that its Snapdragon satellite technology is coming to most Android smartphones.
Upcoming smartphones from Honor, Motorola, Nothing, Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi will be powered by ‘Snapdragon Satellite’, the company said.(IANS)
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Travel Retail continues to be a major part of Lacoste’s strategy with Asian airports being key sites. This week, Lacoste announced it has opened a 130 square meter store in the new Jewel Changi Shopping Complex at Singapore Changi Airport. The new airport shopping complex opened on April 17, 2019 and has 280 stores.
“We are thrilled to open this store at Jewel, Changi Airport, Singapore, which further enhances our presence in Asia,” commented Jan-Louis Delamarre, CEO Asia Pacific & Global Travel Retail.
You can read more about Jewel Changi at TR Business.