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Since 2012, global enterprises have used Supply Wisdom for continuous third-party and location risk intelligence, real-time risk monitoring, in-depth risk assessments, and risk scorecards to minimize the risks of disruption facing their business and third parties. The solution includes curated, real-time alerting of negative news and cybersecurity incidents as well as access to a risk research desk. Through this certification, RSA Archer customers will now have seamless access to this critical risk intelligence and insights.
“We are thrilled to partner with RSA to expand our reach to its rapidly growing customer base and to bring additional value to the RSA Archer® Suite,” said Atul Vashistha, Supply Wisdom Chairman. “We believe that the comprehensive set of continuous and real-time risk intelligence we can provide on third parties and locations at both the country and city levels will allow RSA Archer customers to better continuously manage their third-party risk beyond the traditional assessment-based approach.”
“Supply Wisdom brings a very comprehensive set of new risk intelligence to our platform that we are very excited about,” said David Walter, vice president, RSA Archer. “The flexibility in their offering along with some very unique capabilities, like location risk monitoring, their Ask an Analyst feature, and fully curated news monitoring will bring great value to our customers.”
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HERE in a converted office above a garage, Philip Rosedale is trying to build his field of dreams.
This week Mr. Rosedale, the former chief technology officer for RealNetworks, introduced his company, Linden Lab, and demonstrated new software that creates a three-dimensional virtual world. Now he is hoping to persuade thousands of Internet users to share his fantasy by connecting their computers to his environment. His goal is to help create what the science-fiction writer William Gibson once called a ''consensual hallucination.''
Mr. Rosedale calls his system a new form of interactive entertainment. While electronic virtual worlds that allow computer users to share a single online simulation have not succeeded financially, Mr. Rosedale said he hoped that by adding new realism he would generate renewed interest.
His system, LindenWorld, is based on a proprietary streaming technology with the ability to transmit highly compressed textured 3-D objects.
Although static virtual-world programs have not done well commercially, war games like Doom and Quake and online fantasy games like Ultima and Everquest have attracted large audiences.
While those network environments let computer users interact in unplanned ways, they limit visitors to relatively constrained virtual worlds.Continue reading the main story
Mr. Rosedale and his programmers have tried to create a persistent simulation of an expanding world that offers a rich visual experience. His environment offers weather, realistic lighting effects, plants, animals and other objects, all of which obey the laws of physics.
What LindenWorld does not have are any of the prefabricated architectural constructions that define most online games. Mr. Rosedale said he was hoping that he could persuade computer users to come to his service and create their own 3-D objects, which could then be shared, copied and edited to create a growing and unique simulation.
To travel in the LindenWorld simulation, computer users are represented by an online character, or avatar, a realistic human figure that can take on unique characteristics.
To date the Linden Lab engineers have built sample structures like stores, office buildings and castles as well as more surreal constructions like a workable chessboard and a hockey rink. They are hoping that the realistic environment they have created will attract a variety of experimenters, perhaps including architectural firms that would import replicas of their designs into LindenWorld.
The simulation resides on a cluster of personal computers at a San Francisco-based Web server company. As more people participate, more computers will be added. Mr. Rosedale said that in principle there were no limits to the size of his virtual world.
The simulation, which will require a fast one-gigahertz personal computer with an advanced graphics card as well as a broadband Internet connection, is accepting applications for an Early Creator program. The hope at Linden Labs is that Internet hobbyists will pioneer his interactive service. After a test period, the company plans to open its service on a subscription basis at a price yet to be announced.Continue reading the main story

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Six-Time Honoree Lamination Depot Celebrates Newest Appearance on Inc. 5000 List of Fastest-Growing Companies
Inc. magazine honors Lamination Depot with distinctive recognition as one of America’s fastest growing privately held companies for the sixth year in a row since their 2012 debut.
“Being included on the Inc. 5000 list for the sixth consecutive year is an immense honor,” says Paul Godfrey, Founder and CEO of Lamination Depot. “We have an amazing team of talented individuals that have worked extremely hard to make this accomplishment possible.”
The company’s mission is to deliver “an exceptional customer experience,” which includes having product readily on hand and offering a user-friendly online shopping environment. In January 2017, Lamination Depot moved their headquarters and distribution center from Santa Ana, California to Irvine, California into a newly constructed facility that is triple in size and houses over 1,500 pallets of products. Lamination Depot launched a completely redesigned website in May 2017 that can be used on desktop and mobile devices alike, allowing customers to filter through over 3,000 laminating, binding, and ID supply products at their desktops or on the go.
Lamination Depot continues to develop their privately labeled products – TruLam, TruBind, and TruBadge – and adds new supply and equipment varieties regularly. Their skilled team works collaboratively to maximize their operating efficiencies in order to meet the ever-increasing demand and achieve their challenging goals together.
A complete list of all Inc. 500|5000 honorees is available on Inc. magazine’s website.
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About Lamination Depot
Founded in 2002, Lamination Depot sells high quality laminating and binding supplies and equipment at deeply discounted prices. By purchasing products in large quantities directly from the manufacturers and packaging supplies in inexpensive, plain, corrugated boxes, they are able to offer consumers savings of 50-70% as compared to traditional office supply stores.


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The latest version of Ubuntu is powered by Linux kernel 4.2.1 and systemd 225 Canonical has announced the release of final beta of upcoming version of Ubuntu, the Ubuntu 15.10 aka Wily Werewolf….
Fedora 17 came out just last week. This is the first time I’ve installed it as a desktop in more than a year — last time was Fedora 14 (or was it 13?)….
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Members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Gurugram chapter, said they had locked the office for several hours to protest the arrest of the two CAs over the alleged Goods and Services Tax refund scam.
Terming the arrest "completely wrong," ICAI members said the refund was issued with the connivance of the officials.
The protestors claimed that rather than punishing the chartered accountants, action should have been taken against the benefitting party -- a trader and lapsing GST official, they said.
According to police, a few days back, some men had faked up a business and filed a refund of Rs 15 crores of GST.
The two arrested accountants allegedly attested their documents and aided in all official work which helped in the release of the refund, police had said.
After verification of chartered accountant, officers too do their own scrutiny before releasing the refund. So, why was refund issued without investigation in this case? And now they are blaming the CAs, the members asked.
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First some statistics: Per capita consumption of wheat flour (excluding durum wheat flour used in pasta production) is down almost 10% since 1997, writes Rabobank senior analyst Nick Fereday in his new report: ‘Breaking Bread: Cooking Up Success in US Bakery'.
“Since 2000, the US population has grown by 12%, but flour consumption has only risen by 3%... Since the start of the century, average retail volume of baked goods as a whole has fallen 1.3% per annum and almost 2% per annum for retail bread sales.”
In dollar terms, retail sales of baked goods rose by 2% per annum over the same period, but only because prices have risen, he said.
There are lots of factors explaining the decline, from carb avoidance to changing lifestyles (Millennials are as likely to grab a Greek yogurt for breakfast instead of toast, or choose a salad at lunch instead of a sandwich; while bread also plays less of a role as an accompaniment in many ethnic cuisines).
But this doesn’t mean the sector is doomed, he said, citing four key areas of opportunity for the sector:
INDUSTRIAL ARTISANAL: In the past three years, sales of unpackaged and artisanal bread and cakes/pastries have grown twice as fast as their packaged counterparts, noted Fereday. Meanwhile, growth in demand for artisanal-style unpackaged baked goods from Starbucks and Panera has “counter-intuitively increased demand for their large-scale commercial production - hence the rise of ‘industrial artisanal production”, he added.
And this requires a more responsive supply chain capable of supplying instore bakeries with more uncooked dough or par-baked products, he said.
ANCIENT GRAINS: While the gluten-free trend “may be approaching its sell-by-date”, it has “opened consumers’ eyes to a world of alternate grains and pulses”, said Fereday, who urged bakers to “embrace a broader portfolio of flours beyond wheat”, from amaranth to buckwheat, chia, quinoa, sorghum, millet, flax, rye spelt and teff.
WRAPS & FLATBREADS: Indian flatbreads and Mexican tortilla wraps meet consumer demand for greater convenience, portability and ethnic foods.
NON-GMO: Consumer demand for non-GMO products could give the wheat-based bakery industry a boost, said Fereday.
Ardent Mills: Sales growth in the in-store bakery breads is well out-pacing the fresh bread aisle
David Sheluga, director of consumer insights at flour milling giant Ardent Mills, told FoodNavigator-USA that more retailers are grasping the in-store bakery opportunity: “In one Midwestern grocery chain, we've observed them actually replacing an entire shelf of packaged sliced breads with their own, in-store bakery breads.”
But innovative packaged bread makers are also growing, he said. “Just last week, Dave's Killer Breads announced plans to go national, bringing high end, premium ingredient breads to broader areas of the country."
As for ancient grains, he said: "Bread makers will continue to embrace ancient grains given they are gluten-free, non-GMO, high in protein and nutrients. Grain-based products have been slow to incorporate added-protein. But I believe we will see more use of non-GMO, plant based proteins added to wheat-based breads in the future."
On wraps & flatbreads, the ongoing “shift to a multi-cultural population suggests that traditional sliced bread sandwiches will trend down, and flatbread sandwiches will trend up”, he predicted. Meanwhile, more restaurants are offering wrap sandwiches and ethnic flatbreads, which are “quickly becoming the sandwich of choice for younger consumers”, he added.
The wheat-flour-bread industries have got to get the word out that wheat is not genetically modified
But what about the non-GMO factor?
"The wheat-flour-bread industries have got to get the word out that wheat is not genetically modified, and nor are the ancient grains” said Sheluga.
“While some critics may say it is disingenuous to state that wheat is non-GMO, when in fact all wheat is non-GMO, we believe that we have to tell that story. There has been a rise in the misperception that wheat is genetically-modified in recent years, and we have to correct that misperception."


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After a much-discussed launch and an initial update which left many feeling disappointed, it looks like Pokémon Scarlet and Violet is on track for another overhaul next month as ver.1.2 comes to Switch.
Very little is known about either the update's release date or its contents for the moment, though @SerebiiNet has confirmed that it will be coming in 'late February' and aims to improve the games via "bug fixes and added functionality."
Whether the ver.1.2 update will actually change any of the issues that we found with the game at launch remains to be seen. We are sure that we will be hearing more about this update in the coming weeks, hopefully in regard to a more precise release date, so keep your eyes peeled for any changes.
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Since Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation’s (GDPR) implementation more than three years ago, individual US states have struggled to pass their own data privacy laws. In fact, only two states have been successful so far: California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and Virginia’s Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA). And while there are several federal privacy laws within different industries (healthcare, finance, etc.), in terms of a general federal law that encompasses all data—consumer and otherwise—nothing has come to fruition yet.
Two dozen states have been trying to get their own laws passed in 2021 alone, which are all in varying degrees of motion. Some have failed while others are still active. So, why is that? What is keeping some of these bills from passing?
Key Consumer Rights
There are several consumer rights and business obligations that some of the proposed bills contain and some don’t. A couple notable ones that were absent from many of the state bills that failed this year are the Right to Restriction and Private Right of Action.
- Right to Restriction – Right to Restriction refers to consumers being able to tell companies how they want their data to be handled and stored. Neither CDPA nor several bills that recently failed to pass include this language. CCPA and GDPR, however, did include Right to Restriction, meaning consumers can tell a business they cannot share or sell their data to third parties, or they can opt out of a company using data for advertising and storage purposes. Also, in GDPR, consumers have a right to opt out of automated decision making.However, there are caveats to this right: If giving data to a third party is required for the business to deliver its services, the business will continue to share it. Additionally, if a company shares data with the authorities or an analytical firm, and there’s no service that benefits the consumer, the consumer can’t opt out because he or she is not receiving any communications from it.
- Private Right of Action – Including private right of action in a data privacy bill allows a consumer to sue a company directly if that company mishandles their data or falls victim to a security breach in which the consumer’s data was exposed. Interestingly enough, if Florida’s privacy bill had passed, its private right of action would have allowed consumers to sue for any violation of the law, not just in the case of a breach or hack.Several rejected privacy laws didn’t include language that would give consumers that right to sue. Others were rejected because they included private right of action: Many businesses are not keen on the potential for significant legal exposure that would come from consumer class-action lawsuits. As it stands, the only enacted privacy law that currently includes private right of action is California’s CCPA.
Additional Considerations for Future Bills
Based on past regulations, we know a few items that should be taken into consideration when shaping the next wave of state privacy bills, including carve-outs and means of enforcement.
- Stricter Carve-Outs – Most of the existing carve-outs in past laws were focused on things within the public sector, such as mortgage statements or utilities. Within the CDPA, for example, many organizations are not required to comply because they are covered under existing regulations, such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA).Future bills should be stricter with these carve-outs. Not requiring certain companies to follow the new privacy laws instead leaves them only complying with regulations from the 90s (like HIPAA and GLBA)—which are in need of updating. It also creates disjointed protection for data, which is what should be avoided in the first place.
- Greater Enforcement – Both current and proposed laws don’t have enough enforcement in terms of how the state governments will impose these regulations once they are in effect. Right now, it seems the laws act more as guidance, with businesses often deciding if it will be cheaper to take the necessary steps to comply with data privacy laws, or pay the fine for not adhering. Oftentimes, companies only have to answer to their lack of compliance during a data breach or if consumer complaints start piling up.GDPR has the Data Protection Authorities (DPA), whose job is to assess companies that have complaints against them, and then fine them if an investigation finds they are not complying with the law. By comparison, in the US, the Attorney General—who is already extremely busy—is in charge. If the US eventually enacts a federal privacy law (like GDPR), there will need to be some kind of review or enforcement board also created to ensure compliance and assign the appropriate penalties.
The Power of Tech
The largest tech firms in the US are rather proactive in their lobbying efforts when it comes to some of these new privacy laws and proposals. Many are pushing for a federal privacy law so that they can focus their efforts on complying with one federally mandated law, rather than individual state ones.
Additionally, a US federal-level law could make it easier for US-based companies to share data with the EU, as one thing that GDPR allows is transparent data trading with other entities that have safeguards that mirror its own. Otherwise, companies are not allowed to share data across seas.
California’s CCPA includes this—meaning that corporations are free to transmit data that comes from California. However, what if a company’s data centers are in Washington, D.C.? We might start to see some corporations move those data centers to California in order to freely share data with the EU, further bolstering the Silicon Valley economy and hurting the East Coast.
The Future is Federal
Globally, several other countries have already enacted data privacy laws, including Brazil, South Africa, Canada, Australia, and Japan. The US is in a bit of limbo without one; there exist only scattered laws across the states in various stages of passing. That’s why there could be a US federal-level data privacy law coming in the near future—indeed, a bill was introduced in March 2021.
If and when the government does create and pass this law, it will undoubtedly go above and beyond what CCPA and CDPA already do. It will likely encompass data protection of multiple industries, including the financial and healthcare sectors, much like GDPR does. This means American and global companies would have to comply with the federal law first, and then if a state’s law goes above and beyond that, they’ll be required to comply with that too.
Global economics are all data-driven, putting data privacy at the center of discussions and importance. In forming these acceptable levels of control requirements and safe data handling, countries are forming these digital partnerships of data trade. The US could soon be on the front lines with its own federal law, but in the meantime, states are taking matters into their own hands.
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Navistar, the international truck and engine corporation based in Lisle, will stop producing engines at its Melrose Park location, according to an Aug. 3 report in Crain’s Chicago Business.
The move, which will reportedly take effect next year, will mean that 170 employees will be laid off, a company spokesperson told Crain’s.
“Many of the employees are eligible for retirement, said Lyndi McMillan, a spokeswoman for the Lisle-based manufacturer,” Crain’s reports. “After the layoff, 400 employees will remain at the facility in two separate units: truck and engine testing and used truck sales and reconditioning.”
The company told Crain’s that sales of the 9/10 liter engine that’s made at the Melrose Park facility are low. Although the cuts will cost Navistar around $43 million ($8 million of that in cash) in the short-term, the layoffs will translate into cost-savings of $12 million a year, according to the Crain’s report.
Navistar may retain some of the workers who are salaried, redeploying them somewhere else, McMillan told Crain’s.
In May, Navistar held a grand opening of its new flagship Used Truck Center in Melrose Park
The opening was the culmination of efforts by Navistar to consolidate its engine testing operations, Used Truck Reconditioning Center, certified technicians and used truck sales into a single location, company officials said at the time.
Last year, Navistar closed a reconditioning center that was in Indianapolis and relocated those operations to the Melrose Park location. Read the full Crain’s report here (note: a subscription may be necessary to access the article). VFP
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According to a recent study conducted by the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Barcelona, a compound found in grapes (and grape products) may actually help protect skin cells from harmful UV rays. Researchers “evaluated the in vitro capacity of several antioxidant polyphenolic fractions from grape, which differ in their degree of polymerization and percentage of galloylation, to protect HaCaT human keratinocytes against UV-induced oxidative damage.”
The result? Flavonoids in the grapes helped stop the harmful reaction that destroys skin cells triggered by exposure to sunlight. When exposed to UV rays, the skin activates “reactive oxygen species” which then oxidize larger molecules. Like a chain reaction, this eventually activates enzymes that destroy skin cells. The flavoniods in the grapes, however, reduce the amount of reactive oxygen species in skin cells exposed to the sun’s harmful rays, thus preserving the skin. “These encouraging in vitro results support further research and should be taken into consideration into the clinical pharmacology of plant-derived polyphenolic extracts as novel agents for skin photoprotection.” Here is yet another miraculous property of our beloved grapes! The study can be found in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.


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- DoorDash today launches a suite of advertising offerings to help restaurants and CPG brands reach consumers on the delivery platform, per a company blog post.
- Local restaurants can use new self-serve Sponsored Listings that appear at the top of relevant search results and only pay for ad placements that result in orders, not for clicks or impressions. CPG brands also can now boost placement in convenience and grocery categories with Featured Listings.
- DoorDash is looking to generate additional revenue by building out its advertising capabilities as revenue growth has slowed from the highs reached during the pandemic's peak.
DoorDash's new ad capabilities allow restaurants and CPG brands to easily reach its 20 million monthly users, while generating additional revenue for the delivery platform. In addition to preexisting banner placements and special offers, Sponsored Listings will allow restaurants to appear at the top of search results.
Early tests of the Sponsored Listings by small restaurant chains Pizza My Heart and Uncle Julio's resulted in increases in orders and volume, according to the blog post. The new listings use a pay-per-acquisition model — rather than pay-per-click — that demonstrates the importance of performance marketing as advertisers look to increase efficiency of their ad dollars.
In addition to the Sponsored Listings, DoorDash is rolling out ad opportunities for CPG brands to capitalize on its expansion into grocery, convenience, alcohol, pets and other categories.
"Pepsi has been testing and using promotions and banner ads across our partner teams in the restaurant space for several months now and we are excited to expand our reach across the convenience and grocery verticals to allow for more commerce opportunities," Alison Dempsey, PepsiCo's head of e-commerce customer marketing, said in the blog post.
As it looks to remain competitive in the delivery app space, DoorDash must also be careful of not bogging down its platform with too many ads that could turn off consumers. It will limit Sponsored Listings for restaurants to one ad above search results and two ads for other areas, The Wall Street Journal reports.
By bolstering its ad offerings, DoorDash seeks to engage a range of advertisers on its platform as the company explores other revenue sources. While revenue grew 83% to $1.24 billion last quarter, the growth has slowed compared to earlier quarters during the pandemic. DoorDash and other platforms have also experienced fee caps that several cities instituted to protect small businesses during the health crisis.
DoorDash's move comes more than a year after rival Uber Eats launched cost-per-click sponsored listings on its app. Competitors in the grocery and convenience areas of its business — like Walmart and CVS — have also beefed up ad capabilities that tap into their large pools of consumer data.


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Through the first days of September, year-to-date off-premise beer category dollar sales are up 16.4%, according to market research firm IRI. Total beer sales have reached $30.1 billion in multi-outlet grocery, mass retail and convenience stores, the firm reported.
If Summer 2019 was the season hard seltzer found its footing, Summer 2020 was the year it blasted off. Off-premise dollar sales of hard seltzer between the Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends this year reached $1.75 billion — a full $1.1 billion more than the same period last year, according to market research firm Nielsen.
Heineken has entered the increasingly crowded hard seltzer segment with two different brands in different parts of the world. And After announcing the end of a tariff exemption for Canadian aluminum last month, President Donald Trump has changed his mind, according to a statement last week from the office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
Despite out of stock issues from key suppliers, Labor Day weekend beer sales increased over the holiday weekend last year and indicate the beer category’s off-premise sales will finish the year strong, according to a report from Goldman Sachs Equity Research.
After successfully extending the Truly Hard Seltzer brand with Truly Lemonade Seltzer — which has quickly become Truly’s second-best selling SKU — Boston Beer will debut Truly Iced Tea Hard Seltzer nationwide early next year.
Just ahead of the Labor Day holiday weekend, Anheuser-Busch today launched its next hard seltzer, Bud Light Platinum Seltzer, nationwide.
Summer is coming to a close for Harpoon Brewery and Polar Beverages’ hard seltzer brand. Initially dubbed Arctic Summer when the brand launched in April 2019, the two Massachusetts-headquartered companies are rechristening the hard seltzer line as Arctic Chill in order “to reinforce year-round enjoyment.”
Anheuser-Busch InBev is “remixing” its Bud Light Seltzer variety pack, adding three new flavors — Cranberry, Grapefruit and Pineapple — that will be featured in a second variety 12-pack with its Strawberry flavor. The new mixed packs are expected to be on store shelves nationwide by Monday, August 31.
The top selling eight beer brand families have all surpassed $1 billion in sales at multi-outlet chain and convenience stores year-to-date, according to data shared by market research firm IRI, which includes sales data through August 9.
Mark Anthony Brands has named former Jimmy John’s CMO John Shea to lead the marketing efforts for the White Claw hard seltzer brand. Shea will assume the role this month, a spokesperson confirmed to Brewbound.
The liquor license of New York City’s oldest beer garden — The Beer Garden at Bohemian Hall in Astoria — has been suspended for violating the state’s COVID-19 guidelines. Meanwhile, Dollar sales of hard seltzers in off-premise retailers will soon surpass craft beer sales, Brewers Association chief economist Bart Watson reported recently, citing data from market research firm IRI.
Beer distributors widely anticipate Monster Energy to enter the hard seltzer segment as early as next year, according to a survey conducted by Goldman Sachs Equity Research. Nearly 85% of wholesalers in the “Beverage Bytes” survey, representing feedback from more than 80 distributors and approximately 180,000 retail outlets that sell alcohol, believe that Monster will or potentially could launch a hard seltzer product.
Beer consumers are settling into the “next” normal — and that means increased sales in the convenience channel, according to Nielsen VP of beverage alcohol practice Danelle Kosmal.
During the Q&A portion of the call, Monster CEO Rodney Sacks was noncommittal when asked about the company’s potential interest in launching an alcoholic beverage product, specifically a hard seltzer.


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We’ve all seen the threads from prominent gaming journalists and personalities, as well as developers, about Xbox Game Pass being “the best deal in gaming.” And for what it’s worth, all of that grandstanding on social media is true. Xbox Game Pass is a pretty incredible deal, one that offers subscribers access to a constantly changing library of games for a decent cost.
While it feels as though the service is everywhere now — from social media timelines to commercials for games that proudly announce they’ll be available the day they launch via Game Pass — it hasn’t met Microsoft’s expectations. According to a recent report from Axios, subscriber growth for the service is a whopping 11% below where the company wants it to be.
Over the course of 12 months ending on June 30, Xbox Game Pass’ subscriber count grew 37%, a number that should have Sony asking itself why it hasn’t implemented a similar service. But that’s still far below the goal set by Microsoft, which wanted to see a total gain in subscribers of 48%. Suffice it to say that someone at the top isn’t happy.
But if Microsoft wants to see subscriber gains of nearly 50%, it needs to simply wait a bit. Subscription services have diminishing returns by nature unless constantly updated with new and exciting content. And while Game Pass is constantly adding new content (with its most recent notable addition being Back 4 Blood), its best year is shaping up to be 2022.
Over the past two years, Microsoft has been on a shopping spree. It’s been buying studios, big and small, and uniting them under the Xbox Game Studios umbrella. The company’s biggest purchase, last year’s $7.5 billion deal to acquire ZeniMax Media and all of its subsidiaries, including Bethesda, ID Software, and Arkane Studios, will finally come to full fruition in 2022.
Microsoft hasn’t exactly been able to benefit from that deal this year at all. The largest release from any of those companies, Arkane’s Deathloop, is, ironically, exclusive to the PS5 due to an agreement made between ZeniMax and Sony before the acquisition.
Next year, though, that’s set to change. Machine Games, another studio owned by ZeniMax, has two titles ripe for announcements next year: Its untitled Indiana Jones game and a third mainline entry in the Wolfenstein reboot. The former has generated a ton of noise, while the latter is simply long-awaited by fans of the franchise.
Then there’s Playground Games and its upcoming Fable title. There hasn’t been news from the studio about the game since its announcement in July 2020. It’s reasonable to expect that some news regarding the game will come about next year.
But the main seller of Xbox Game Pass subscriptions next year will come from Xbox’s main target of the ZeniMax Media acquisition. Bethesda’s first original title in over a decade, Starfield, is set to launch in November 2022. Releases from Bethesda are many things, including few and far between, highly anticipated, and well-publicized. And they always sell well.
The company is prestigious for its two other franchises, Fallout and The Elder Scrolls, which practically dominate the world of Western RPGs. Starfield already has hype around it, and that’s only going to increase once another trailer (and hopefully gameplay) are shown at next year’s E3. Once it’s time for that game to actually launch, it’s only a question of how many users will flock to Game Pass to play it for a low price on day one.
Subscriber growth may be down, but Microsoft is playing the long game here. Get ready for the payoff.
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Blink 182 'hopeful for summer release of new record'
Travis Barker, the man behind the drum kit in Blink 182, has said the band have passed the halfway stage on recording their new album.
Speaking to Billboard, the star explained it is difficult to say what the completed record will sound like at this stage, but he is feeling positive about how it is shaping up so far.
Barker added fans should not have too long to wait before the LP is in stores.
"I believe we're planning on turning it in in July and out hopefully in the summer," the drummer stated. "I think a summer tour and summer album would be nice, but I can't really say anything yet."
Blink 182 have already been booked to play a series of arena shows in the UK later in the year.
The electric guitar band will kick off a run of gigs in this country in Birmingham on July 1st, going on to play in cities including Liverpool, Sheffield, Manchester, Newcastle and London in the same month.
During this time, Blink 182 have also been booked to perform sets at the T in the Park and Oxegen festivals.Posted on 10 Apr 2011 09:00 to category : Band / Celebrity News
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State public health officials are warning consumers not to eat Williams-Sonoma pumpkin seed pesto sauce because it may have been improperly produced and has a risk of botulism.
A San Leandro food company is recalling about 410 pounds of beef products because their meat filling did not meet critical cooking standards.
The California Department of Public Health reports that eight cases of EV-D68 are on record in California so far this year.
California’s first cases of the uncommon respiratory infection enterovirus D68 have been reported by San Diego County health authorities.
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District issued a smoke advisory to alert Bay Area residents to the potential for poor air quality due to Northern California wildfires through Monday.
Peanut, Almond Butters Sold At Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods Recalled Over Possible Salmonella Contamination
Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s shoppers may want to check their cupboards after peanut and almond butter sold at the stores were recalled over possible salmonella contamination.
Monterey County health officials have issued an advisory warning people to avoid swimming at a state beach in Pacific Grove because of high levels of bacteria found there.
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Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer asked the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday to initiate a formal investigation into what has caused polio-like paralysis in about 20 children in California over the past 18 months.


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Global demand for various metals have been falling for the past couple years, thanks to China’s slowing financial growth and oversupply of minerals from mining operations as a result. However, signs of the metal industry picking up again is on the horizon — mainly driven by the rising technology industry.
Energy storage — such as rechargeable batteries — have become essential for technologies such as smartphones, laptops, and electric vehicles. As a result, global demand has shot up for the key-metals to create the batteries: lithium, cobalt, and graphite being the top three. Demand for these minerals are expected to continue to rise as the world begins to focus more on sustainable energy, seen particularly with the rising popularity of electric cars. According to these forecasts, the mining industry can very well be on its way to re-taking its once-glory title as a superpower.
Just as technological advancements have made the mining industry rise, the act of mining itself have also been changed thanks to tech. Production is now a lot more efficient, productive, and profitable. Stuart Olley, Calgary-based partner and Co-Head of Gowling WLG’s natural resources sector, points to particular examples such as electric vehicles and improvements in ore sorting technologies.
Lithium-ion Batteries Mainly Responsible for Rising Metals Market
As mentioned above, rechargeable batteries have become essential in the use of present, every-day technologies. The main rechargeable battery dominating today are lithium-ion batteries. It makes use of three main metals in its creation: lithium, cobalt, and graphite.
Thanks to rising electric car maker and sustainable energy producer Tesla (NASDAQ:$TSLA), lithium prices have tripled in the 12 months leading up to mid-2016. The rise is mainly due to construction beginning for the company’s giant lithium-ion plant in Nevada. Lithium prices have seemingly remained stable as mining companies and producers such as Keliber Lithium begin to compete for the title of the first lithium carbonate supplier for major car companies who produce electric vehicles.
Along with lithium, cobalt is also rising in demand. However, with over half of the global production of cobalt coming from the politically-unstable country of the Democratic Republic of Congo, many are concerned over the metal experiencing major deficit. Mining exploration companies are beginning to look for possible extraction sites from places that are more stable and can produce a steady supply of cobalt. Cobalt allows for the lithium-ion batteries to last longer between recharges.
Graphite, which is used as an anode in the lithium-ion batteries, have been experiencing growing demand as well. Benchmark Mineral Intelligence projected last year that, over the next four years, demand for graphite will go up by more than 200%.
However, despite rising demand, investors should still be concerned. With the future of innovation unknown and most demand projections reliant upon current steady demand keeping up, lithium-ion batteries could very well become swept aside as another more convenient, efficient battery takes over. As well, mining operations typically take a while before it can become commercialized and profit — by this point, battery technology could become very different.
What a Rising Mining Market Could Mean
While mining can very well be the key to the world’s shift from oil and natural gas to more sustainable energy, the journey to success still has the possibility to be an extremely bumpy ride.
For example, even though there are plenty of sources of lithium and mining operations for the metal in places such as Australia, South America, and Africa, more explorations are being made closer to company headquarters in order to lower transportation and tax costs. Mining in developing countries are not as cost-effective as it once was — with the exception being cobalt mining. “Ports, access roads, and warehousing are more readily available in more developed parts of the world,” Olley noted. “It is much easier to get your commodity to market.”
Mining companies are also more mindful of risks from mining in developing countries, like political instability. Rapidly changing governments can allow for exploitation and increase in commodity prices, said Charles Bond, UK-based partner and Co-Head of Gowling WLG’s natural resources sector. He goes on to explain, “As commodities increase in value, governments can then seek a bigger piece of the pie and you see tax rules starting to change. You can get a creeping expropriation of assets and that uncertainty does put majors off.”
As such, Portugal satisfies European demand for lithium, being the sixth largest producer of the metal in the world.
With so many things uncertain and changing in regards to both supply and demand, however, it does not change the current fact that the energy storage and mining industries are now dependant on one another. Energy storage technologies need materials that can only be mined, and miners need this rise in its market. If either one falls, it could be potentially damaging to the other.
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To learn more about Kiva’s purpose-driven growth, we welcomed Chris Tsakalakis, CEO of Kiva, to the show. Chris and his team have created a cycle of impact, fostering person-to-person connections that have resulted in $1.6 billion in loans to 4 million borrowers around the world.
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Campgrounds hosting holiday activities
Many campgrounds are fostering holiday spirit among their guests with activities and entertainment ranging from caroling hayrides and potluck dinners to fireworks displays and New Year's celebrations.
These activities are especially popular at campgrounds that cater to snowbirds, according to RVDailyReport.com.
"We're seeing more and more campgrounds, RV parks and resorts developing activities and special events to keep their guests entertained through the holidays," said Linda Profaizer, president and CEO of the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds.
She adds that besides fun, these activities provide guests with an opportunity to get to know each other and feel like a part of a community.
While many holiday activities are geared towards adults - like dinner dances, potlucks and New Year's champagne toasts - there are also many family-friendly activities for people traveling with children during the holidays. In fact, a recent study found that typical RV vacations are up to 75 percent less expensive per day than any other type of family trip.
Some campgrounds are hosting holiday decorating contests, sports and recreation tournaments, and bonfires. The Campland on the Bay in San Diego is even hosting separate New Year's Eve parties for adults and children with a fireworks display over the bay following them.


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Nov 27 2017
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) is among more than a dozen members of the Senate who have called on the U.S. Commerce Department to provide a financial impact analysis of how any changes to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) would affect states like her own that rely on significant crop and livestock economies.
“It is imperative that before any changes are made to NAFTA, or any other free trade agreement, that economic analysis that illustrates the impact on the full supply chain of the industries involved be shared,” according to the bipartisan letter signed by 18 U.S. senators and sent to U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Nov. 20.
Specifically, the lawmakers requested an economic analysis examining and evaluating the impacts to crop and livestock sectors as a result to any change to NAFTA.
In their letter the senators said that as the top global food and agricultural products exporter, the United States is heavily dependent upon access to international markets.
In fact, the U.S. Agriculture Department reports that every $1 in agricultural exports generates an additional $1.27 in economic activity, and every $1 billion in farm exports supports 8,000 jobs, the senators wrote.
Therefore, any changes to U.S. trade policy made during the current round of NAFTA renegotiations must be positive for agriculture, particularly because American farmers and ranchers are struggling financially, the lawmakers wrote, and “net farm income has declined by approximately 50 percent over the past four years.”
Ernst and her colleagues also pointed out that it has taken years for the United States to establish and grow international agriculture export markets, making it “imperative that no steps be taken to jeopardize these gains.”
“We must continue to move the global presence of U.S. agricultural products forward, not backward,” they wrote.
Among the Republican members signing the letter were U.S. Sens. Roy Blunt of Missouri; Steve Daines of Montana; John Hoeven of North Dakota; Jerry Moran and Pat Roberts of Kansas; Mike Rounds of South Dakota; and Thom Tillis of North Carolina. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), was among Democrats signing the letter.
Copies of the letter also were sent to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue.


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The new fully branded terminal – Bumper PayPad – allows consumers to make payments within dealerships using Bumper’s PayLater, PayNow or Pay By Bank (open banking) functionality, offering a complete fully branded payment platform with simplified reporting.
As established partners since July 2022, a renewed contract between Bumper and Peter Vardy extends to include the launch of Bumper’s new payment terminal – the Bumper PayPad. An initial pilot is taking place at BMW and MINI Edinburgh with a roll out to follow for 9 Peter Vardy sites.
Peter Vardy will be using the Bumper PayPad to facilitate PayNow and Pay by Bank payments as part of the fully branded payment experience.
Of the Bumper PayPad launch, David McAvoy from Peter Vardy, said “Bumper’s new fully branded payment terminal – the Bumper PayPad – will prove an important extension to our partnership. Allowing the ability to make payments using PayNow and Pay By Bank through the Bumper PayPad will be hugely beneficial for consumers.”
Jack Allman, CCO and co-founder “The new Bumper PayPad is a great addition to our product suite, and we are delighted to work with Peter Vardy on the pilot and roll out. Providing Peter Vardy a fully branded customer journey for their consumers works to ensure a secure way of making payments. We look forward to the pilot and rolling out the new Bumper PayPad to more dealerships.”
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June 14th, 2007
Nanotech innovations in information technology
cientists say nanotechnology will make computers faster, tinier and smarter.
Nanotech might make possible clear, instant communications across great distances. And there are obvious benefits to that. Progress in information technology also has the potential to help humanity in less direct ways. That's according to Harvard chemist George Whitesides
George Whitesides: A lot of our energy consumption is, in a certain sense, optional. That is, we choose to fly for a business meeting to San Francisco, or we choose to ship goods from place to place. And one of the important jobs … that nanotechnology will do will be to extend yet further the revolution in information technology that makes it possible to ship information rather than people or things.
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The UK already has the largest number of products with front of pack labels in Europe but research has shown that consumers get confused by the wide variety of labels used.
By having a consistent system we will all be able to see at a glance what is in our food.
This will help us all choose healthier options and control our calorie intake.
Obesity and poor diet cost the NHS billions of pounds every year.
Making small changes to our diet can have a big impact on our health and could stop us getting serious illnesses, such as heart disease, later in life.
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Etisalat launches commercial 5G network
The first phase of the 5G rollout of fixed and internet services will be provided in selected locations in the UAE
Telecoms operator Etisalat, has launched its first commercial 5G wireless network in the UAE.
Etisalat said in a statement that its commercial 5G network is available and will provide gigabit internet services to its customers.
According to the company, the network will fuel enterprises digital transformation, IoT, smart cities and the fourth industrial revolution.
Saleh Al Abdooli, CEO, Etisalat Group applauded the efforts of the entire team and said: "Today's announcement is a historic moment for the company as the commercial launch of the 5G network will set a milestone for the UAE. Etisalat today is the first telecom operator in the world to provide this ultra-high 5G C-band data speed as a commercial service over the wireless network."
Al Abdooli added that: "5G stands out as a game changer with rich potential, an evolution that would elevate services, performance, and enablement. It is the natural progression as part of our network modernization journey, the anticipated technical specifications are promising, bringing along various desirable features and functionalities."
The telecom operator said the foundation of the commercial launch was laid in December last year, where Etisalat was one of the operators globally to launch a pre-commercial 5G network in certain areas of the country demonstrating high-speed use cases in addition to the low latency feature of the 5G technology.
In the first phase of the launch, 5G fixed wireless services (fixed and internet services) will be provided in selected locations in UAE, which will gradually expand to other parts of the country depending on consumer demand and requirements.
The 5G network will also empower government entities and the enterprise digital transformation, smart city development and the fourth industrial revolution, Etisalat said.


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American Express have launched a new credit card as part of Bono’s new venture, Product Red, which aims to raise money for the Global Fund to fight Aids, TB and malaria.
The American Express Red card promises to pay 1% to the Global Fund for every pound spent:
When you spend up to Â£5,000 in any year, we transfer, on your behalf, 1% of that spend to Global Fundâˆ’financed programs in Africa which positively impact the lives of women and children affected by HIV/AIDS. Over Â£5,000 of spend a year and we increase the REDmoney rate to 1.25% for the amount above the threshold.
They’ll also donate Â£5 to the fund if you use your card within the first month. The card charges an APR of 12.9% and has a balance transfer rate of 5.8%, which appears to be the same as their Nectar credit card.
You can apply for the card at the American Express website, and there’s more about Bono’s latest charity venture at the BBC.
I’m a little unsure how I feel about a big company like American Express getting involved in such a product, afterall, they will still be making some money from it off the back of other people’s generosity. However, if the card was to really take off then a lot of money would be raised for a worthwhile cause, so perhaps the source shouldn’t matter? What do you think?
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High court affirms display tech theft sentencesThe Supreme Court said Thursday it has confirmed the conviction of three former and incumbent officials of Samsung and LG’s display affiliates for industrial espionage.
The top court, upholding an appellate court’s ruling, sentenced a former researcher of Samsung Display, surnamed Cho, to an eight-month imprisonment, suspended for two years, for leaking core company technologies to domestic rival LG Display.
An executive of LG Display, identified only as Kim, and an executive at one of LG’s partner companies, who is known only as Park, were sentenced by the Supreme Court to a fine of 5 million won ($4,160) each, for receiving leaked information on Samsung’s technologies, from Cho.
Cho is accused of leaking information on key technologies related to Samsung’s large OLED TV panels, which he had acquired while serving as chief of Samsung’s facility development team, on several occasions from May 2011 to January 2012.
Kim and Park were indicted in 2012 on charges of obtaining Samsung’s technology information from Cho.
Both district and appellate courts convicted all three people, saying Cho leaked internal company information despite his trade secret protection pledge, to Kim and Park.
In the same case, LG Display, the concerned partner company and seven other former and current employees of Samsung Display and LG Display were indicted on the same charges, but the top court acquitted all of them in accordance with lower courts’ rulings.


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Microsoft is going places with its popular Office 365 service, and now there's more good news to follow up on for those looking ahead at owning the service.
According to reports, Microsoft has launched Office 365 Personal subscription At Rs. 330 per month that will now offer users the oppertunity to experience all the office tools on either their smartphones or tablets.
Microsoft has introduced the new subscription offering and is mainly aimed at individual users. The Office 365 Personal will allow users to run Microsoft's cloud based document creating and editing suite on one PC or Mac and one other tablet (including the iPad).
"An Office 365 Personal subscription allows for one PC or Mac, and one tablet (including iPad) to be connected to the service, and is the best option for individuals interested in using Office 365," the official page for the same states.
"By offering Office 365 Personal, in addition to Office 365 Home, we are better positioned to deliver the right Office to a broader range of households-whether it's an individual or a family of five."
The service is available for $6.99 a month or $69.99 a year. In India, it is priced at Rs. 330 a month and Rs. 3,299 a year.
The new subscription plan has arrived just after the company launched MS Office for iPad, while also making Office Mobile free for iPhone and Android smartphones.


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Fashion bloggers, George Myrie and Marika Brown, share how driving became a moment of escape from city life.
Now more than ever we are looking for outlets of escape--a long run, a good book, a solo drive; perfect solitary moments of reflection that give peace to an uncertain and chaotic world. For Brooklyn-based lifestyle bloggers, George Myrie and Marika Brown, their long drives out of the city became a moment of zen during lockdown.
“Over the last few months we would take day trips in our car to get out of the city,” said Myrie. “It’s an hour and a half drive north and it’s all scenic. The trees, the windy roads, going up and down the mountains. It’s just beautiful.”
“Driving was the best over the last few months,” echoed Brown. “ It was a safe haven. You felt safe within the car and it was a way to reset.”
The all-electric Porsche Taycan Turbo [https://www.porsche.com/usa/models/taycan/taycan-models/taycan-turbo/] provided the perfect driving sanctuary as Myrie and Brown joined other New York car enthusiasts for an afternoon drive west of the city, as part of Porsche’s Stay Driven Tour. [https://porsche-ezentrum.us/ezentrum.aspx] Winding through the scenic Catskill Mountains and fall foliage, guests enjoyed an afternoon test-driving the latest fleet of vehicles from Porsche.
“If I had to describe the Taycan, I’d say it was fierce and that it commands attention,” said Brown. “It has a purr.”
“But it’s electric, there wasn’t a purr,” Myrie reminds her.
“Well, maybe it was in my mind,” Brown said. “The purr was definitely in my mind.”


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"By 2026, more than 80% of organizations will be using generative AI APIs and models and/or GenAI-enabled applications in production environments, a jump from less than 5% early 2023."
"...through 2027, one-quarter of CIOs will use augmented-connected workforce (ACWF) initiatives to reduce time to competency by 50% for key roles."
Custobots -"By 2028, there will be around 15 billion connected products with the potential to act as customers, eventually becoming more significant than the arrival of digital commerce."
"There's a growing emphasis on making IT usage more efficient and sustainable. Because of this concern, Gartner predicts that by 2027, 25% of CIOs will have their personal compensation tied to their impact on sustainable technology."
What makes these trends strategic for 2024 is that they are essential in addressing technological disruptions and socioeconomic uncertainties, according to Bart Willemsen, VP analyst at Gartner, adding that IT leaders play a critical role in strategically leveraging technology investments to ensure business success during these uncertain times."
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Shoprite withdraws $ 10 million from sale of units in Uganda, Madagascar and Nigeria
South African company Shoprite Holdings Ltd made $ 10.27 million gain on sale of assets in Uganda, Madagascar and Nigeria as Africa’s largest fast-growing consumer goods retailer pulls out markets that he considered to be underperforming on the continent.
It comes as the group made a provision of $ 87.89 million on loss-making stores outside South Africa during the 53-week period ended July 4, 2021, while its net debt increased. from 4% to 1.77 billion dollars against 1.7 billion dollars.
The retailer, which is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) and listed on the Namibian and Zambian stock exchanges, revealed in its financial statements for the 53 weeks ended July 4 that its operations in Uganda and Madagascar that it had classified as âAssets held for saleâ generated a combined net gain of $ 8.85 million, but declined to disclose the value of each transaction.
In contrast, the sale of the Nigerian subsidiary, which was finalized on May 23, achieved a net gain of $ 1.41 million after the sale of the company at $ 35.89 million of which $ 29.81 million. dollars have already been cashed.
The retailer noted that its operations outside South Africa, made up of 14 countries, contribute only 20 percent of the company’s profitability, with a whopping 80 percent of revenue coming from Africa. South.
As a result, it closed its activities in Mauritius in 2019 due to continued non-profitability. Operations in Uganda and Madagascar recorded net losses of $ 1.41 million and $ 540,865 respectively in the fiscal year ended July 4.
Its Kenyan subsidiary, whose last store was closed in January, reported a net profit of $ 676,081 during the period under review.
According to the retailer, Kenya had three stores, Madagascar 10, Nigeria 25 and Uganda had five.
Shoprite left Tanzania in 2014 selling two of its branches in Dar es Salaam and one in Arusha to the then regional retail giant Nakumatt Holdings. It is argued that Shoprite’s business, particularly in Africa, has been disrupted by technology as some buyers have now moved to online operations.
On the other hand, Botswana-based retailer Choppies Enterprises Ltd (CEL) ceased operations in Tanzania and Kenya last year to limit financial losses amid stiff competition in the retail sector.
Choppies, which is listed on the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) and listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), has ceased operations in four countries: Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and South Africa.
The South African company was sold at a loss of $ 8.2 million in April 2020, and a combined loss of $ 58,952 on the disposal of plants and equipment from discontinued operations. The retailer’s operations in Mozambique were closed in September 2019, followed by operations in Kenya and Tanzania in March 2020. In Kenya, retail giants such as Uchumi, Nakumatt and Tuskys collapsed, leaving the market to future players such as Quickmart and Naivas.
Earlier this month, another South African retailer, Massmart, which operates Game Stores, revealed plans to sell its three stores in Kenya, marking the latest in a string of East African withdrawals by a southern African company.
The JSE-listed retailer has listed 14 game stores in East and West Africa for sale, citing the need to focus on its “core strengths” as the group’s losses declined in the half-year closed in June 2021. The company said it has started a formal sale process to divest five Game stores in Nigeria, four in Ghana, three in Kenya, one in Uganda and one in Tanzania. Massmart debuted in Kenya with Game Stores in 2015 with its first store at Garden City Mall, to take advantage of the growing demand for outlets in the country. She then opened two more stores at Waterfront in Karen and Mega City Mall in Kisumu.
However, in March of last year, the retailer announced it would close underperforming game stores as consumers grapple with declining disposable income amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
The French franchise Carrefour is expected to take over the Shoprite Checkers stores when the South African giant has completed its exit from the Ugandan market.
The Carrefour franchise in Uganda is operated by the United Arab Emirates-based Majid Al Futtaim Group, which announced in a press release that it had accepted the lease transfer of the shops from Shoprite Checkers Uganda Limited.
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Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), the state-run telecom operator in India has announced two new monthly recharge plans for the customers. BSNL said that it will avail two new prepaid plans for the users on July 1, 2022. These two new plans will cost Rs 228 and Rs 239. Both the plans will be offered to the customers with a monthly validity. BSNL said that the recharge date for both plans will be the same every month. Let’s go over the plans.
BSNL Rs 228 Prepaid Plan
BSNL STV 228 will be available for users starting July 1, 2022. This plan will ship with unlimited voice calling, 2GB of daily data with speed reduced to 80 Kbps after that and 100 SMS/day. BSNL will also bundle Challenges Arena Mobile Gaming Service on Progressive Web App for the customers with this plan.
BSNL Rs 239 Prepaid Plan
The Rs 239 prepaid plan from BSNL will come with Rs 10 talktime value in addition to unlimited voice calling and 2GB daily data with 100 SMS/day. The internet speed will go down to 80 Kbps for the rest of the day after consuming 2GB of data. The gaming benefits have been bundled with this plan as well. the talktime value will be added to the main account of the user.
As mentioned above, both the Rs 228 and Rs 239 plans come with one-month validity. Users recharging with these plans on a particular day of the month will have to recharge with them again next month on the same date.
Both these plans have been launched to compete with the monthly offerings of Airtel, Jio, and Vodafone Idea.
BSNL Makes Minimum Recharge Value Rs 107 for GP II Customers
BSNL has just announced that the GP II and beyond GP II customers will have to do a minimum recharge of Rs 107 in order to return to the active state. The rule will come into effect from July 1, 2022.


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Believe it or not this wild-looking machine is not the product of some secret military program. It may look like a stealth fighter but it’s actually built for the road. This is the Lamborghini Aventador 50th Anniversario Roadster. Continue Reading...
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TECHNOLOGY: Y2K could cause glitches for household products
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ARLINGTON, Texas - The VCR you programmed ahead of time to record Dick Clark's New Year's countdown refuses to work.
The microwave fails to defrost a pound of hamburger. And the programmable thermostat has decided it doesn't matter if the temperature is plunging to 10 below and there's snow on the ground. The heater isn't coming on.
Welcome to 2000. Forget food shortages, electrical outages and rioting in the streets. It's the little things that are more likely to get people down when the Y2K crisis calls on consumers.
"I'm not going to tell people these are things that won't work," said Karen Anderson, founder of Y2Kwomen, an organization dedicated to promoting Y2K awareness. "What I want to say is look at the things around your house that you're dependent on. If the bread machine doesn't work it's not a huge deal, but if the computer doesn't - and that's how you make a living - it is."
The problem is, most consumers won't know for sure what will work and what won't until they turn on their computer, VCR or appliance. And to make matters worse, the fact that the VCR works one day doesn't mean that it will keep working.
"On New Year's Day we may have problems with the switch-over," said Larry Shafer, founder of Y2Kbase, a database where consumers can check to see if products are Y2K-compliant. "But at other times the date calculations might be accurate, even if the VCR thinks it is 1900."
The concerns are sparked by the Y2K bug - the computer glitch that may incapacitate some software and computers.
Because of a programming technique used years ago, some software views years in a two-digit format, such as "99" for 1999. The two-digit representation of 2000 will be "00," which many computers could interpret as 1900, creating the potential for problems for date-sensitive hardware and software.
Consumers clearly are starting to wonder what will work and what won't.
The Web site had 50,000 visitors during the first four weeks that the Y2Kbase was up for consumers to check items to see if they are Y2K-compliant.
For consumers, cars, computers and appliances top the list of Y2K-compliance queries.
Although consumers are concerned about whether their cars will work in 2000, only 17 percent of the automobile companies in the Y2Kbase.com database provide Y2K information on their public Web sites.
Just how many auto components will be affected is up for debate.
Chevrolet has found that most systems have no date-related functionality and were found to be Y2K-compliant.
Computer hardware and software also raise consumer questions.
Many of the electronics companies have no listing regarding whether they are Y2K-compliant. But some, such as Sony Electronics, report that most of its products will function when the date changes from 1999 to 2000. The exception: CCDF30 cameras.
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"Most of the stereos won't be a problem," said Stuart Schuster, president of Marvin Electronics Co. of Fort Worth. "There's not a date clock on them.
"We feel like most of the TVs will be fine," Schuster said. "Where we don't know is some of the older VCRs."
THe time shift function on pre-1988 VCR models might not function, according to the Federal Trade Commission. But the fix for VCRs is easy. Experts suggest setting the date to 1972, because the 1972 calendar is identical to 2000's.
Fixing an out-of-sync VCR probably won't be necessary, and even if it's not working, it probably won't be worth fixing, said Matt Gallandat, owner of A/V Electronics in Arlington.
"I don't think there will be a modification available or that it would be worth modifying," he said. "If you have a problem, I don't see trying to make it work."
Four-head VCRs now cost around $100, so if a noncompliant one could be fixed it's probably more practical to buy a new one, experts said.
Cameras, camcorders, digital wristwatches and pocket electronic organizers containing calender chips might have Y2K problems, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Some camcorders sold before 1988 will display the date incorrectly but function properly.
Personal computers that are more than seven years old and use Windows 95 could present problems for consumers. But the newer home computers - say, those sold since the advent of the Pentium chip - shouldn't catch the Y2K bug, said John Henson, operations manager for SPI Systems in Arlington.
A bigger problem, he said, will be the sort of outdated hardware and customized, proprietary software packages common to businesses such as accountants' and doctors' offies


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Coinbase CEO: We Plan To Be The New York Stock Exchange Of Crypto Securities
Coinbase is one of the largest and most reputable companies in the crypto space. A new report from TechCrunch, however, suggests that Coinbase has even broader ambitions: Coinbase wants to become the New York Stock Exchange of the crypto industry.
In a report from San Francisco’s TechCrunch Disrupt this past week, TechCrunch describes the vision Coinbase has laid out for the future. Founded in 2012, the San Francisco crypto giant has risen to become a leader in the space. TechCrunch sat down with Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong to determine where the company is heading next.
Coinbase is the world’s most popular exchange for converting fiat currency into cryptocurrency. It’s also one of the world’s most popular crypto gateways. IF you’re looking for a safe, easy, and regulated way to transfer your USD into cryptocurrency, then Coinbase is one of the best options – particularly for American traders.
Over time, Coinbase plans to host a growing number of cryptocurrencies. The company is famously selective over which tokens get listed on the platform. Coinbase is so selective that even rumors that a coin is added to the platform will send the value of the coin skyrocketing. Today, Coinbase only trades five different cryptocurrencies, including BTC, BCH, ETH, ETC, LTC.
CEO Brian Armstrong explains that in the future, the company foresees hosting a growing number of cryptocurrencies as it becomes standard for companies to create their own tokens. Companies could eventually release security tokens that run alongside equity as an alternative investment system, for example, allowing investors to hold legal shares of the company as easily as they would store a token.
“It makes sense that any company out there who has a cap table…should have their own token,”
explains Armstrong in his on-stage interview with TechCrunch.
“Every open source project, every charity, potentially every fund or these new types of decentralized organizations [and] apps, they’re all going to have their own tokens.”
As these companies launch their own tokens, Coinbase wants to,
“be the bridge all over the world where people come and they take fiat currency and they can get it into these different cryptocurrencies.”
In other words, Coinbase wants to be the world’s number one on-ramp for entering the crypto industry and buying cryptoassets.
Coinbase Could Host “Hundreds” Or Even “Millions” Of Tokens In The Future
As mentioned above, Coinbase today hosts only five different tokens on its main exchange platform.
In the future, however, Coinbase could rapidly grow its offerings. Armstrong hinted at the possibility of adding “hundreds” of tokens to the exchange in the coming years.
Armstrong also added that we could see “millions” of tokens added to the exchange in the future.
Coinbase Discusses Regulation
A big trend at TechCrunch Disrupt this week has been regulation in the crypto community. Some presenters have been outwardly hostile towards the SEC, claiming they’re “f***ing” the crypto industry in the United States.
What does Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong think of regulation in the crypto industry? Is it in a good spot – or could it use some work? Armstrong addressed this question by referring to securities:
“We do feel a substantial subset of these tokens will be securities. Our approach has always been to be the most trusted [exchange] and the easiest to use. So we want to be the legal compliant place where you can start to trade these tokens that are classified as securities.”
Obviously, Coinbase is a testament to the fact that crypto startups can make it in America. The company is worth over $1 billion and is actively hiring – all while being based in the United States. Coinbase is refuting the notion that crypto startups can only survive in Malta, Switzerland, Singapore, and other crypto-friendly jurisdictions.
Web 3.0 Will Be Fueled By Cryptocurrency
Armstrong also brought up another interesting point. The first versions of the internet were about transferring information and interacting with each other. The next version of the internet will be about transferring value – and crypto will be the tool that fuels web 3.0:
“Web 1.0 was about publishing information, web 2.0 was about interaction and web 3.0 is going to be about value transfer on the internet because now the web has this native currency and so applications can be built that instantly tap into this global economy on the internet.”
Armstrong concluded his interview with a bold prediction. He believes that the crypto ecosystem can reach one billion people worldwide within the next five years. Today, around 40 million people are involved with the crypto ecosystem. That’s a bold prediction – but Coinbase is the bold company that can make it happen.