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The battle of teraflop accelerators began today as NVIDIA launched a new family of supercomputing GPUs based on the Kepler architecture. The Tesla K20 and the K20X represent the company’s latest and greatest and are intended to keep NVIDIA’s successful HPC accelerator franchise out in front of the competition. The chipmaker announced the new hardware as the 2012 Supercomputing Conference, in Salt Lake City, got underway.
NVIDIA has been the dominant provider of HPC accelerators for the world’s supercomputers. But with the imminent release of Intel’s Xeon Phi, NVIDIA will have its first serious competitor since it started shipping Tesla products in 2006. AMD is also announcing it’s new teraflop-plus FirePro offering for servers today. For now though, the new K20 and K20X look like unbeatable, at least from a pure FLOPS per chip perspective.
The top-of-the-line K20X offers 1.31 peak teraflops of double precision floating point performance and 3.95 teraflops single precision. That is twice the double precision performance and three times the single precision performance of the fastest Fermi-generation Tesla, the M2090. The chip itself encapsulates 2,688 cores and runs and runs at 732 MHz. Maximum power draw is 235 watts, which is about 10 watts above a standard Fermi part. Memory bandwidth on the K20X has been kicked up by about 40 percent compared to the M2090 — from 177 to 250 GB/second, although memory capacity remains steady at 6 GB.
It is the K20X that powers the new 27-petaflop (peak) Titan machine at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. And thanks to much improved Linpack yield on the new GPUs, Titan has also become the number one system on the TOP500, with a mark of 17.6 petaflops, which knocks Lawrence Livermore Lab’s 16.3-petaflop Sequoia into second place.
While the K20X is the go-to chip for top performance, the base model Tesla K20 is only slightly less powerful at 1.17 teraflops double precision and 3.52 teraflop single precision. The lesser performance is due to a smaller core count (2,496) and slightly slower GPU clock (706 MHz). The power draw is correspondingly lower, as well, at 225 watts. Memory capacity has been shaved to 5 GB, along with a somewhat reduced bandwidth — 208 GB/second. The K20 is not aimed at any particular demographic; it’s just a less performant K20X for situations where max compute and memory performance are not needed.
Note that single precision FP performance with both K20s is three times that of its double precision values, rather than two times as it was on the Fermi devices. This was an explicit design choice by NVIDIA. The rationale is that using single precision for much of the computation and double precision, only when that extra level of accuracy is required, will boost application performance, as well as energy efficiency, on codes that can take advantage of mixed precision computing.
Although the increase in raw memory performance is modest relative to the compute performance, memory bandwidth with error correction (ECC) turned on has been improved. Usually ECC incurs a significant overhead, but the NVIDIA engineers have managed to reduced it substantially. According to Sumit Gupta, NVIDIA’s GM of the Tesla business, typical applications will now see just a 6 to 8 percent penalty with ECC enabled, which is about half of what it was on the Fermi-generation devices.
Gupta says it’s not just raw speed that has been kicked up. Thanks to a variety of microarchitectural optimizations, execution performance of real software will be much improved as well. For example, the K20X can deliver 1.22 teraflops on DGEMM, a double precision matrix multiplication routine used across a number of science applications. That’s three times faster than the previous generation Fermi chip — remember for peak double precision, the K20X was only twice that of its predecessor.
Likewise, Linpack efficiency has been improved, from 61 percent of peak in Fermi, to 76 percent in the K20X. A single dual-K20X server with a couple of host Xeons for company deliver 2.25 Linpack teraflops. In the past, GPUs-accelerated machines have suffered from poor Linpack yield — more in the range of 50 to 60 percent..
“If Fermi was a big leap forward, Kepler is going to be twice as big in terms of revolutionizing high performance computing,” Gupta told HPCwire.
More to the point is real-world application performance, which Gupta says is going to get a big boost for users who upgrade to the new Kepler hardware. Compared against a standard dual-socket Xeon server, the same box equipped with a couple of matching K20X devices will enjoy a significant speed-ups on a variety of science apps, including MATLAB FFT and Chroma (18 times faster), geodynamics code SPECFEM3D (10 time faster) and molecular dynamics code AMBER (8 times faster).
Best all of is WL-LSMS, a material science code that gets more than a 32X boost with K20X acceleration. WL-LSMS captured the Gordon Bell prize a year ago at SC11, running at 3 petaflops on the Fujitsu’s K computer. Reworked for GPUs on the new Titan machine at ORNL, the same code hits 10-plus petaflops.
On the performance per watt front, the new Kepler hardware looks to be just as impressive. In fact, since the new chips now yield two or three times the performance in the same power envelope as the previous generation GPUs, the systems that house them will likely gravitate to the top of the Green500 list. After some preliminary tests, a small K20X-equipped supercomputer was able to deliver 2,142 megaflops per watt on a Linpack run. That would beat out the Green500’s top-ranked IBM Blue Gene/Q machine, which delivers just north of 2100 megaflops/watt.
The K20s are shipping now and sales are apparently off to a fast start. In the last 30 days, NVIDIA says its has shipped 30 petaflops worth of the K20 gear (24 petaflops of which are installed in Titan). That’s more than the aggregate capacity of the entire TOP500 list a year ago.
With Intel’s Knights Corner products and AMD’s FirePro S10000 cards also being launched today, the new K20 offerings will have some company in the teraflop-plus HPC accelerator category. To get an idea those products that stack up against NVIDIA’s finest, check out the accompanying stories today in HPCwire.


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Joint Medical Store (JMS), a non-government pharmaceutical store in Uganda, has announced an upgrade to IFS Applications 9, which will according to the company, increase flexibility and enhance end-user productivity. JMS is licensed by the National Drug Authority to engage in import, export and wholesale of medicines and healthcare solutions.
The new, multi-layered architecture in IFS Applications 9 aims to make it more cost-effective for JMS to upgrade the applications suite as IFS releases new versions. New features such as IFS Lobby will further streamline and enhance end-user productivity.
The IFS Lobby centralises data from multiple processes, queries and data sources in a single view, helping operational users to see the information they need at a glance. With IFS Applications mobile features, users can work wherever they are. According to the company, IFS Applications 9 delivers enhanced warehousing and supply chain processes.
“Since we introduced IFS Applications 8 in 2013, the solution has helped us to increase efficiencies in financial management and supply chain management,” said Dr Bildard Baguma, Executive Director at JMS. “With the new version of IFS Applications 9, we will truly be in a position to serve our customers more proactively by using the superior business analytic features that will facilitate accurate forecasting of our customers’ needs at a glance.”
Gawie van der Merwe, Managing Director of IFS South Africa added, “IFS Applications 9 is built to deliver agility by bringing users closer to their businesses, increase their flexibility, and maximising their ability to take advantage of change. This will help JMS to further refine its business processes and improve its ability to keep pace with its fast-evolving landscape.”

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The world has reached the cusp of a transition where a rising tide no more lifts all boats but rather floods all houses. Increasing global carbon emissions is a reality we cannot ignore. The Earth’s temperature has risen by 0.14° F (0.08° C) per decade since the late 1800s and is estimated to breach the 1.5°C mark by the early 2030s. Temperatures in India alone have risen by 0.7 °C (1.3 °F) between 1901 and 2018. This scenario makes it imperative to regulate rising global average temperatures immediately to curb carbon emissions.
India is the world’s third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases. Our domestic policies, particularly regarding transport, have the potential to significantly impact global emissions. Globally, transport emissions have increased steadily, accounting for 24% of the direct CO2 emissions from fuel combustion. India’s transport sector with its small vehicle fleet relative to its large population already accounts for 13.5% of the country’s energy-related CO2 emissions. Road transport accounts for 90% of the sector’s final energy consumption and is projected to grow rapidly. There is a growing urgency for stakeholders, including industries and policymakers, to work together on rapid decarbonisation in transport and other sectors if India is to meet the objective of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.
The majority of India’s transport fleet runs on conventional fuel consumption. Buses and heavy-duty vehicles account for almost 39% of this consumption, while passenger vehicles (cars and utility vehicles) account for about 22%. And these numbers are mounting each day. The volatility in the crude oil pricing, attributed to geopolitical tensions between Russia-Ukraine, only exacerbates the problem. It is critical, therefore, that the sector needs a radical transformation in terms of curbing on-road emissions. Interventions on diesel and petrol-fuelled vehicles must be the first course of action. While alternate fuel technology i.e., hydrogen fuel cell vehicles seems like the ideal substitute for our combustion-engined vehicles, the technologies and processes available in India at present are not as cost-effectively as fossil fuels.
Electrification has emerged as an irrefutable decarbonization option. It not only presents an opportunity to substantially reduce carbon emissions on roads but also save foreign exchange on imported fuel, which can instead be invested in aggressively promoting the setting up of EV infrastructure. India has already started developing a tailored approach to getting EVs off the ground, with several encouraging government schemes like FAME (II), Auto PLI, Green H2 Policy (GHP), and the National H2 Mission (NHM). But as much as we would like to promote EVs as the infallible solution to the problem of carbon emissions, there are both opportunities and challenges when it comes to the electrification of vehicles.
India has emerged as a leader in renewable energy with enormous potential to introduce promising technology and products to enable the mass adoption of electric and new energy vehicles. Seeing the exemplary progress in the new energy vehicles segment, there is now an unprecedented opportunity to achieve 100% electrification in the 2W, 3W & commercial vehicles categories, within a decade.
However, several challenges have to be overcome. For a developing nation like ours, with the need to increase per capita incomes and address other primary issues, transiting to EV technology requires a huge upfront investment. Capital intensity here would be the level of capital required per ton of CO2 abated over the lifetime of a vehicle.
Some of the challenges are also associated with consumer behaviour. In India, purchasing behaviour is economically motivated. In a value-driven market such as India, the high initial costs of EVs, especially in the heavy vehicle segment, is a major roadblock. There is a silver lining, however. The ever-rising fuel prices are stimulating market forces, motivating consumers to buy more fuel-efficient vehicles. Introducing policies like carbon taxes to stimulate the change in consumer behaviour and aggressively promoting the low cost of ownership of EVs, packaged with proactive incentives, subsidies, and tax breaks will enable the consumers to see and adapt the concept of sustainable profitability, catalysing a potent push for EV transition.
The dearth of a sturdy global supply chain of rare-earth metals, lithium, nickel, and cobalt for manufacturing batteries on the scale required for the higher proliferation of EVs is another hindrance to 100% electrification. Nevertheless, infrastructure building in the EV space has been significantly quicker compared to the centuries it took for combustion-engined vehicles. With technological advancements and efficiency improvements, the cost of operating has been substantially driven down, especially in the case of lithium-ion batteries (-84%) and solar (-87%) (TERI, 2020). Electrification of commercial passenger vehicles has picked up in Uttar Pradesh (29%) and Delhi (11.8%) (CEEW). The transition to EVs and hydrogen fuel cells will result in large energy savings.
Such expeditious developments are necessary. Time is of the essence if we wish to reduce carbon emissions to achieve global abatement thresholds as set out in the Paris Agreement. Rapid electrification of the road transport sector, specifically the commercial vehicles segment, is imperative. But automakers and suppliers alone cannot go it alone. There is a need for an integrated approach to addressing the problem at every possible level, which includes making technology choices across sectors. Choices like Hydrogen-based production as a replacement for coal decarbonized or renewable electricity production, and harnessing wind, and solar energy. Despite being a nascent stage of development calling for a major investment, such technologies are expected to be beneficial in the long run, being more sustainable and ensuring a clean, green, sustainable & reliable future.


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It's been a big news day for (or rather, concerning) the Washington Post. WaPo Publisher and CEO Katharine Weymouth announced at 4:30 p.m. that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos would buy the paper (and several of the smaller publications) for $250 million. However, the paper may soon see a more physical change — in location. The Post has been seeking a new headquarters for at least the better part of the year, hoping to vacate its 15th Street office space and find a smaller option. Minutes before the sale announcement, WaPo also released renderings that it had received from six different developers. Three of the potential new sites are located in NoMa (one down the street from the new NPR building) and three at Capitol Riverfront. The article's author Jonathan O'Connell also clarified via Twitter that only the the paper would be moving into a new location and that the Post Company (which itself is NOT being completely bought out by Bezos) will still own the location on 15th Street NW. The potential new renderings can be found here.
· Could one of these be the future Washington Post headquarters? [WaPo]
· Washington Post to be sold to Jeff Bezos [WaPo]
· WaPo Ponders HQ Move; Rumors Of No Hot Water At The Aston [CDC]


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Cellphone technology seems to improve by leaps and bounds each year, but making a call on a dog is as far away as ever.
“It is still a challenge to perform even basic tasks,” said Samuel Ballard, director of the American Kennel Club Canine Good Citizen program, at the Boston Canine Industry Symposium in Boston last week. “The canine regulator features have improved considerably and I’m impressed with advances in the sound receptors to allow much greater range. … We see, however, that the overall function of the system is inferior to human ones.”
Smartphones and cellular services, once thought to be inferior to human technologies, have, in fact, improved dramatically in recent years. Just look at the latest developments: Smartphone-based screens are far bigger and brighter. Apple and Samsung recently unveiled the biggest smartphones to date: a 6.5-inch screen on the Samsung Galaxy Note 9, and a 6.1-inch screen on the Apple iPhone XS Max. And these big screens are used for more than just watching videos.
According to Garner Research, a digital-device research company, 20 percent of smartphone owners use their devices while performing some type of in-person activity. Smartphones are now practically essential to our daily lives—and since they’re always with us, they are proving a viable replacement for our wallets, credit cards and passports. Many can’t live without them, so the constant need to check and refresh their emails, map and phone apps can make for an inescapable routine.
You could, of course, make a mental note to always have your phone nearby. If you ever feel tempted to take your phone out to check your email for work purposes, though, that’s a different story. And that gets to why dog phones seem to be so elusive. Though cellphones haven’t quite made their way into the pups’ homes, there are some ingenious devices that attempt to take cues from modern communication systems.
One of these, called “Hello Kitty” by dog behavioralist David and Laurie Vreeland, is a furry smartphone made from natural materials (it’s basically a retro ornaments made of polymer). Made of dyed wood, allen yarn and moss, the Hello Kitty phone is outfitted with a vibrator, LED lights and a speaker. The pets at St. Andrews University in Scotland have reported that the Hello Kitty phones were used for fetching treats, commiserating about the weather, glancing at the time and calling other animals they like.
Like the kitten phone, some pet-phone-making devices are light and portable—imagine if you could have a full-size cellphone in the palm of your hand? That is exactly what some pet owners are hoping for when it comes to their pets’ smartphones, by designing a device specifically for their furry friends. But pet-phone-making companies aren’t yet willing to give up their coveted pets, relying on the assumptions that their animals will be able to contain their phone use for the duration of a minute, like human babies do.
Though it’s not unheard of for humans to set alarms for their pet to answer the phone when it rings, there’s still some uncertainty about whether a dog can differentiate that its human will call instead of the other way around.
“When it comes to using electronic pets, it’s a little bit more difficult to determine when they are responding to a device than the same thing would be with humans,” Ballard said. “Generally speaking, they will respond to a device and are willing to accept it.”


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The British economy has stagnated a bit in recent months, despite several initiatives by the government and Bank of England.
In a column for The Telgraph, Gerard Lyons, chief economic adviser to London Mayor Boris Johnson, suggested that more spending and increased lending are two of the biggest keys to recovery. However, a recent study by the British Bankers Association (BBA) revealed that year-over-year consumer borrowing dipped in January.
"January's severe weather impacted adversely on what was already a subdued picture of borrowing demand from households and businesses," said BBA statistics director David Dooks in a statement, adding, "Low consumer and business confidence generates a natural tendency to restrain borrowing appetite."
According to the report, consumer credit card spending in the United Kingdom decreased £100 million in January. New loans and overdraft borrowing totaled just £1.1 billion, a £200 million year-over-year reduction.
In addition to spending and increased loans, Lyons advocated the need for change to spur economic growth. However, government initiatives such as the Funding for Lending Scheme have been largely unsuccessful so far.
Alternative credit and short term lending methods might offer potential solutions. Many alternative lenders use Payment Reporting Builds Credit methods to decide who is eligible to receive loans, which has enabled many of the U.K.'s underserved and unbanked residents to secure funds.


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Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) says it has improved its cattle procurement by introducing immediate compliance to a 14 days payment turnaround to farmers after slaughter as of 01st September 2021.
BMC Board of Directors chairman Boyce Mhutsiwa said few initiatives has seen an impressive surge in cattle supplies to BMC, with a weekly rise of more than 39 percent in the first week of September 2021 (post announcement of revised Carcass Dressed Mass/CDM rates per kilo). He observed that before these interventions BMC was achieving a paltry 250 cattle slaughtered per week, representing just about 7 percent of available designed capacity, especially at the colossal Lobatse operations which has a slaughter potential of 3,250 European Union (EU) cattle slaughtered per week.
He further revealed that BMC Lobatse achieved a record slaughter of 404 cattle a day adding that it is a number only last achieved in 2020. He said this is so because traditionally BMC at least since the national introduction of weaner-based production system in 2008/09 – has been solely depending on Private Feedlotters as its majority cattle supplies of more than 60 percent to its annual slaughter figures.
“Almost 30 days into the new revised cattle procurement strategy, farmers are cautiously regaining trust and hope and its now up to BMC to impress,” said Mhutsiwa.
He also stated that as part of its stabilization pre and post state of emergency (SoE), and in the same regain better attractiveness in the beef sector or industry since introduction of live-cattle exports by government since September 2020 – BMC has since 01st September 2021 deployed varied business strategies to counter the ominously plummeting finished-goods exports and that in the same address business wide performance to salvage the balance of the year 2021– while also preparing a better arsenal for 2022.
“The board revised BMC’s cattle procurement strategy which had last reviewed cattle prices in 2016 and had fallen off the regional-parity wagon by increasing prices at BMC by more than 14 percent for prime-grades as well as by more than 60 percent for some of the lower grades,” said Mohutsiwa.
He is of the view that while in the short-term some farmers seem to be benefiting from live-cattle exports because of its immediate working-capital realization, the downside of it in the medium to long-term is that huge investments attracted in the local beef industry, especially value-addition. He added that it is likely to collapse in the same taking away Botswana competitive advantage or its set agenda in global trade, of being a net-exporter of beef finished products.


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Hub quizzed 1,700 regular TV viewers between 16 and 74 with broadband in their homes during the month of October about how they find and watch their favorite programs. Hub defines a “favorite” show as one
For the second straight year, digital sources eclipsed the pay-TV bundle as the place where viewers watch their favorite shows. In 2018, the gap widened, with online sources garnering a 56% share, compared with 44% for via a pay-TV set-top box, whether live, on demand or via DVR. (In 2017, the difference between the two platforms was four percentage points.)
Netflix for the first time emerged as the No. 1 source for watching favorite shows, with 32% of respondents saying they use the streaming service compared with 26% using traditional live TV.
Of course, many Netflix shows are available only on Netflix (ditto for Amazon Prime, Hulu and others) so in some respects it’s not comparing apples with apples. But Hub sought to acknowledge that by leaving the study open-ended, asking respondents to volunteer their favorite shows they returned to repeatedly within the past year. The most mentioned shows included broadcast titles like This is Us, The Good Doctor and The Good Place, as well as Netflix original Ozark and HBO’s Game of Thrones. Further down the list were library titles like The Office.
Advertising and marketing was another interesting aspect to the findings, with social media and word of mouth triumphing over traditional advertising. For shows watched online, word of mouth and social media was how the most viewers (35%) said they found out about shows. Just 29% learned about the same shows via traditional advertising. For shows watched the old-fashioned way — via the pay-TV set-top box — the opposite held true, with 54% of viewers discovering shows as a result of advertising, compared with just 20% via social media or word of mouth.
“These findings illustrate how content that’s available online spreads more efficiently – from person to person, rather than being driven by marketing spend,” said Jon Giegengack of Hub. “So far, this has mostly benefited streaming platforms. But it also suggests that making at least some episodes available on demand is an effective way to help new linear shows cut through the clutter.”
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The first whispers of summer are in the air, foretelling sunny days, sultry nights, and trips to the beach. For better or worse, it also means that many women crowd into salons and spas in a frenzy of pre-summer health and beauty rituals. And it’s no small task to prepare for all the bared skin and exposure to the elements—that’s right, ladies and gents, I’m talking about the Brazilian.
No, not that Brazilian. I’m talking about the Brazilian Blowout (also known as Keratin Treatment), a salon procedure that claims to “improve the health and condition of the hair,” “eliminate frizz,” and “smooth the cuticle.” These are tantalizing promises to a curly-haired woman like me. Between my Irish ringlets and Puerto Rican kink (thanks, Mom and Dad!) my hair can be a handful—and the swampy, sticky DC summers don’t help. Neither do the countless women’s magazines, ugly duckling movies, and makeover TV shows that portray hair like mine as a problem, a “before” picture in desperate need of a stick-straight “after.” So, when I see photos of Jennifer Aniston, Halle Berry, and Nicole Richie rocking smooth, shiny locks, I hear the siren call of hassle-free hair and think, “Why not?”
In a word? Formaldehyde. Yes, that same stinky soup that held the dissecting frogs in 10th grade biology is now available in your local high-end hair salon. Initially, this rather disturbing information came to light late last year when salon workers reported headaches, eye irritation, difficulty breathing, and nose bleeds, all symptoms of short-term formaldehyde exposure. When Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) tested samples (PDF) of Brazilian Blowout products, they found dangerous levels of the chemical, including in products explicitly labeled “Formaldehyde Free.”
Investigators have concluded that the process of applying the solution to hair, and then using a blow dryer and flatiron, aerosolized the formaldehyde, making it easy for salon workers and clients to inhale. This is a great discovery if you’re looking for an effective biological weapon, but definitely bad news for women’s health. Formaldehyde is a known carcinogen, and scientific studies have linked it to miscarriage, stillbirth, menstrual disorders, and female infertility. Just last week, the beauty industry’s own scientists finally acknowledged that they cannot guarantee the safety of formaldehyde-containing hair straighteners. And by the way, this is just the tip of the iceberg (PDF) in terms of toxic cosmetics targeted to women of color.
Now, you’re probably thinking, Brazilian Blowout products have been recalled, right? Because putting a nasty chemical like formaldehyde into a product that women all over the country use must be illegal, RIGHT? Sadly, this is not the case. While Canada has stopped the distribution of these toxic products, Ireland has issued a recall, and the California Attorney General’s office has filed a lawsuit, there has been no nation-wide recall or federal government action to stop the use of these harmful products. And it’s certainly not for lack of effort by women’s health groups like Women’s Voices for the Earth, the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics and the National Healthy Salon Alliance.
Unfortunately, the laws that are supposed to protect us from toxic cosmetics are 70 years old and badly broken—and the Brazilian Blowout brouhaha is a symptom of a failed system. There are no safeguards in place to prevent dangerous products from coming on the market, and no real labeling requirements—which is exactly how a product touted as “Formaldehyde Free” was found to contain dangerous levels of formaldehyde. There are over 12,000 ingredients used in cosmetics, yet 89 percent of them have not been reviewed for safety. In fact, voluntary recalls and anemic self-regulation are all that stands between American families and toxic chemicals in everyday products—from Brazilian Blowout to body wash, baby bottles to blue jeans.
I checked the Brazilian Blowout website today, and the company is heavily featuring a new product called “ZERO” which, they claim, “releases 0% Formaldehyde.” Given that there’s no real oversight of claims like this, I’m skeptical. The company is also standing behind their original formulation—you know, the one that gave salon workers nosebleeds and could be making clients infertile.
Women and workers deserve better. Fortunately, there is something we can do (besides just pulling our hair out from frustration). In the coming months, Congress is expected to introduce legislation that would update our national chemical policy, ensure that products are safe before allowing them in our homes and workplaces, and provide consumers and federal agencies with the information they need to protect human health. To make sure Congress lives up to this important responsibility, you can sign a petition asking President Obama to create a cancer prevention plan that stops the use of cancer-causing chemicals (like formaldehyde) in products we use every day.
Until we have common-sense regulation of chemicals in cosmetics and everyday products, the status quo—labels that lie and products that poison—will continue. So, until I can trust that a Brazilian Blowout isn’t going to give me cancer or make it hard for me to have kids someday, I’m keeping my curls, thank you very much. And I’ll use some of the time I’m not sitting at the salon to sign that petition to President Obama and send it to 10 women I care about. Because beauty is pain sometimes, but this is ridiculous.
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Next month, Microsoft will release Windows 10, and with the goal of having one billion users in the next two to three years, the default wallpaper will be receiving a lot of eyeball time. So, choosing the image is a big deal for the company, and in a new video posted to Windows YouTube account, Microsoft talks about the creation process for the hero desktop image.
The team used lasers, fog, LEDs, and the Windows logo to create the wallpaper image that you see above. If you watch the video below, they discuss the entire process used to create the image and for those who are curious, yes, this is a real image and was not created in PhotoShop.
While the default desktop wallpaper may not seem like a big deal to most users, nearly everyone knows what the iconic Windows XP wallpaper looks like. Seeing that Microsoft is pushing for Windows 10 to be the biggest release in the company's history, the wallpaper that they choose as the default will be part of the operating system's legacy.
The company has not officially said that this will be the default Windows 10 wallpaper but the fact that they call it the "hero desktop image" and they created a video about how they constructed the photo, points to the fact that this will be the first image most users see once they load of Windows 10 for the first time.


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An Aberdeen hotel has announced its plans to reopen.
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Chicago Business Barometer Rises in July
By Dave Sebastian
The Chicago Business Barometer rose in July as demand was strong
but firms remained concerned about supply-chain disruptions and
The barometer, also known as the Chicago Purchasing Manager
Index, rose to 73.4 this month, both a two-month high and the
second-highest pandemic-era reading. Economists polled by The Wall
Street Journal were expecting a reading of 64.1.
When the barometer is above 50, it means there is expansion. The
reading takes into account five components: new orders, order
backlogs, production, supplier deliveries indicators and
Production rose 8.8 points, posting the biggest gain in July, as
some firms benefited from supply-chain issues, MNI Indicators said
in a release.
Order backlogs reached a two-month high after advancing 3.4
points, according to the release. Companies noted a shortage of raw
materials and warehouse personnel, MNI Indicators added. Demand for
labor rose 3.4 points during the month as staff availability
remained subdued, it said.
Inventories rose 5.1 points, though it has been in contraction
since April, according to MNI Indicators.
MNI Indicators said supplier deliveries stayed at June's level
in July. Delivery delays remained a problem, it said.
Prices paid at the factory gate fell 0.3 points but remained at
a historically high level, MNI Indicators said. The firm said
survey respondents noted higher prices for materials and freight as
an ongoing concern.
MNI Indicators also asked those surveyed about their planned
business activity growth forecast for the second half of the year.
About 49% of respondents said they expect growth of 5% to 10%.
In response to a question on whether current inflationary
pressures are seen as transitory, 37.2% of respondents said they
were unsure, the firm said.
Write to Dave Sebastian at email@example.com
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July 30, 2021 10:20 ET (14:20 GMT)
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Apple's lead over Samsung at the top of the US smartphone market has stretched still further, with new figures showing both companies growing their share but Apple doing so faster.
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
New Government Database Helps Protect Used Car Buyers
Buying a used car with a marked title typically reduces the value of the vehicle by an average of 40 percent. Many times unsuspecting consumers and honest dealers may not realize that they're in possession of a vehicle with a re-branded title, until its too late.
To help protect consumers and the automotive business community, the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System, created by Congress in 1992, now has 77 percent of all motor vehicle title records in the United States -- more than 300 million vehicle identification numbers, according to The Detroit News in their system. However, the system isn't fully functionally yet, since many states haven't jumped on board. Yet, we still recommended using it.
Through the new database, states are able to check the system before issuing a new title for a vehicle, to make sure the vehicle isn't stolen or wasn't fraudulently reported as stolen, or marked as salvaged or scrapped elsewhere. Consumers and dealers can check used vehicles online, for a small fee. Furthermore, the database also is available to local law enforcement to help locate stolen vehicles, too. To access the new website, click here.
In addition to utilizing the database, consumers should also access our vehicle history report, which is provided on this site, and have the vehicle examined by a certified mechanic, before moving forward with the deal. As more states jump on board, we'll keep you updated.
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During its latest online launch event, Apple unveiled its newest M1 chip that will be introduced in Apple’s next generation of Macs.
The M1 is the first chip announced from Apple’s family of ARM-based Silicon chip, and comes packed with an astounding 16 billion transistors which is the most Apple has ever stuffed into a chip. This allows Apple to increase the number of CPU cores from six to eight for heavy-duty work on the Mac.
“We’ve been making Apple Silicon for more than a decade. It’s at the heart of iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch – and now we want to bring it to the Mac, so the Mac can take a huge leap forward with the incredible performance, custom technologies and industry-leading power efficiency of Apple Silicon,” Apple’s senior vice president of hardware technologies, Johny Srouji, said.
According to Apple, the M1 features the “world’s best CPU performance per watt, the world’s fastest integrated graphics in a personal computer, and breakthrough machine learning performance with the Apple Neural Engine.”
Not surprisingly, the M1 also features Apple’s most advanced GPU, with up to eight cores capable of running nearly 25,000 threads simultaneously. This essentially means that the GPU will be more than capable of handling graphically-demanding tasks such as rendering complex 3D animations or images, and playbacks of multiple 4K streams.
With the M1 chip designed to excel at machine learning, tasks like video analysis, voice recognition, and image processing will now be even better than before on the Mac.
The M1 will allow users to load apps faster on their devices and run an even wider range of apps, including ones directly from their iPhones and iPads. To take full advantage of the capabilities and power of M1, Apple has also that its newest Big Sur macOS will be optimised.
The M1 will be the power behind the newly announced MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro, and Mac mini and also marks Apple’s first step in transitioning to a new family of chips specially designed for the Mac.


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DOHA: Though the lifting of sanctions and the reopening of borders with Saudi Arabia and the UAE has been welcomed with enthusiasm in Qatar, cargo movement into the country from the two countries via the Abu Samra border will be affected due to Covid-19 precautionary measures, local businessmen told The Doha Globe.
The Government Communications Office (GCO) has said that all arrivals to Qatar from the Abu Samra border crossing are required to undergo a Covid-19 test and obtain a virus-free certificate no more than 72 hours before travel.
Also, all arrivals will be subject to hotel quarantine for one week. The hotel accommodation is to be booked through the `Discover Qatar’ website prior to arrival.
Sources said that truck drivers and assistants arriving in Qatar from Saudi Arabia would have to go for hotel quarantine, which would not only jack up costs, but also create logistical difficulties.
At the same time, traders will be able to import materials through shipping.
“We were planning to bring some items from Dubai but were informed by our cargo agents that a delay is likely due to Covid-19 protocols,” Hamza Mammu, Managing Director of Marwa Water, told The Doha Globe. “We are still happy because we can use shipping and purchase directly from Dubai,” he added.
The hotel quarantine requirement will also make bringing cargo via road financially unviable. “We will have to spend around QR2,000 on a driver for his hotel quarantine and the same amount for his assistant in the case of a trailer, which will make the dealing financially unviable. So, we have no option but to wait for Covid-19 to go or wait until it’s under control for road trade to resume,” a source said.
The need for Covid-19 tests and other protocols will create hurdles in the smooth flow of cargo, they said.
Traders on either side are waiting enthusiastically to restart their business after a gap of three-and-a-half years.


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Musk owns a 21.3% stake in Tesla and a 22.2% stake in SolarCity, according to FactSet data. He is chief executive of Tesla, which makes electric cars and lithium-ion batteries, including some that are used to power homes with solar power offered by Solar City. He is chairman of SolarCity, which was founded and run by his cousin, Chief Executive Lyndon Rive.
If completed, Tesla said in a blog post it would become the world’s only vertically integrated energy company offering end-to-end clean energy products to its customers. "This would start with the car that you drive and the energy that you use to charge it, and would extend to how everything else in your home or business is powered." Customers would efficiently power their homes and their cars with sustainable solar energy, lowering their costs and minimizing their dependence on fossil fuels and the grid, Tesla said.
Tesla said the deal would expand markets for both companies, noting that Tesla buyers and Powerwall users are interested in solar energy, and solar customers share an interest in electric cars and home energy storage. "When brought together by the high foot traffic that is drawn to Tesla’s stores, everyone should benefit."
The company also sees opportunities for Tesla car designers to help make rooftop solar panels less ugly, and said SolarCity's financing expertise would help car buyers make their purchases affordable.
"Culturally, this is a great fit," Tesla said. "Both companies are driven by a mission of sustainability, innovation, and overcoming any challenges that stand in the way of progress."
Even so, and despite the family connections and shared directors, Musk told journalists there is no guarantee the deal will be completed. In a letter to Rive, Musk said that he and Antonio Gracias, who are directors at both companies, have recused themselves from voting on the proposal.
The deal values Solar City at $26.50 to $28.50.
SolarCity shares surged 24% in after-hours trading, while Tesla shares fell 6.7%.


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Meet Flexcil’s Newly Launching Service at MWC Americas 2017 in San Francisco
Flexcil will proudly display our products that enrich your studying experiences in MWCA (GSMA Mobile World Congress Americas) 2017, the most promising mobile industry event in America, from September 12th to 14th 2017 in San Francisco. With recently updated news that a lot of…
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Microsoft is bringing OpenAI's AI assistant to its Microsoft 365 productivity suite, with a Copilot in every app.
Microsoft has partnered with OpenAI to introduce generative AI models in its Microsoft 365 productivity suite, with a Copilot in every app.
The AI-powered feature is currently being tested by around 20 Microsoft corporate customers. The Copilot in each app will be powered by OpenAI's GPT-4 large language model, which is pre-trained on vast amounts of internet content and can access business data from Microsoft Graph to generate content such as email content and meeting summaries.
According to Microsoft design chief Jon Friedman, Copilot represents a new frontier of user interface design in "conversational UX," which calls on different and more powerful resources. Copilot will appear in the app's user interface in one of three ways: as an immersive experience that can glean data from multiple apps, as a task-focused presentation for individual apps, or as a passive component that offers help through prompts or small suggestions.
Friedman says the initiative brought hundreds of Microsoft employees, including designers, engineers, product managers, marketing people, data scientists, and ethics teams, together over several months, who worked together to build something big in a short time frame.
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NatureSweet to buy tomato growing firm
San Antonio-based company NatureSweet Ltd. plans to buy the assets of EuroFresh Farms, an Arizona greenhouse grower that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Sunday, the second time the company has sought protection from creditors in four years.
“This acquisition represents an exciting opportunity for us to grow our company and expand our business,” NatureSweet CEO Bryant Ambelang said. “EuroFresh offers a line of products that will add significant value to our company and customers.”
NatureSweet employs about 5,000 people, most of them in greenhouse operations in Mexico. It is known for niche products such as “cherub” and “sunburst” tomatoes.
EuroFresh Farms has 1,100 workers growing greenhouse tomatoes and cucumbers in Willcox and Snowflake, Ariz.
It was unclear Monday whether NatureSweet planned to take on the Arizona employees and expand into greenhouse cucumbers or other specialty tomatoes.
“Given that NatureSweet just announced today its intent to acquire EuroFresh Farms' assets, and this is the start of the process, not the completion, it is premature to speculate,” said Denise Clarke, a spokeswoman for NatureSweet.
EuroFresh was founded in Pennsylvania in 1990 and relocated to Arizona in 1992. It has more than 300 acres of glassed-in growing area producing more than 150 million pounds of tomatoes a year.
According to documents filed with U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Tucson, Ariz., EuroFresh had assets of between $10 million and $50 million, based on preliminary estimates, with liabilities estimated at between $50 million and $100 million.
The filings indicated that the company would not have funds available to pay unsecured creditors.
EuroFresh previously filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in April 2009. It emerged as a reorganized company in November 2009.
The NatureSweet acquisition will take place through a so-called 363 sale, which allows a company filing for bankruptcy to immediately market its assets to bidders, subject to approval by the federal bankruptcy court.
“We are pleased to have received this offer from a financially strong organization,” EuroFresh Farms CEO Johan van den Berg said in a news release.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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Zimbabwe anticipates to ignite its green economic revolution with the recent launch of the green business awards expected to be presented to outstanding winners in November 2013, according to Sebastian Zuze, Chairman of the awards. The awards recently launched in Harare under the theme:Greening the economy for sustainable national prosperity are an initiative of Xhib-it Events company and are meant to celebrate excellence in green practice,strategy and products, complimenting the Ministry of Environment’s efforts on greening the economy.They seek to recognize the most innovative,ambitious and effective initiatives by Zimbabwean business and individuals for achieving environmental sustainability and implementing smart business practice.
Chinese and African leaders will come together at the 4th International Roundtable on China-Africa Health Cooperation to explore new partnerships to address some of the most pressing health challenges facing Africa and strengthen an innovative health partnership based on south-south cooperation. This year’s roundtable is the first to take place on the African continent. It will focus on promoting sustainable health solutions that meet the needs and priorities of African countries and draw on China’s unique expertise.
BERN, Switzerland /African Press Organization (APO)/ – On 8 May 2013 the Federal Council decided to grant Burkina Faso and Mozambique general budgetary assistance of CHF 32 million each for the years 2013 to 2016. This will support both countries in implementation of their poverty reduction strategies, which focus on broad-based and sustainable growth.
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Standard Bank Group has concluded five major corporate bond issuances in the past month with a value of R6,1-billion. Standard Bank has assisted Netcare, PPC Ltd, Mercedes Benz, SABMiller and the City Of Tshwane to access the bond market for their funding requirements.
£179 million five-year healthcare British-backed programme to rebuild clinics, train health workers, supply essential medicines and equipment, and improve water and sanitation in DR Congo
Six million people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will have access to essential healthcare under a new British-backed programme, Foreign Secretary William Hague announced during his visit to Eastern DRC, in a joint statement with the International Development Secretary Justine Greening.
RAND Corporation and Vitality research finds discount leads to increased purchases of healthy foods and decrease in junk foods
TechNavio Announces the Publication of Its Research Report – Global Scientific Instrument Market 2012-2016
TechNavio’s report, the Global Scientific Instrument Market 2012-2016, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. The report covers the Americas, and the EMEA and APAC regions. The report includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market.
London, United Kingdom (PR.com)– TechNavio today launched its report Global Scientific Instrument Market 2012-2016 based on an in-depth analysis covering the Americas, and the EMEA and APAC regions. The report aims to aid decision makers’ understanding of the present and future landscape of the market.
Commenting on the report, an analyst from TechNavio’s Engineering team said: “The Global Scientific Instrument market is growing at a rapid pace. Therefore, several major players in the market are trying to expand their presence in the market. A number of mergers, acquisitions, and strategic alliances are taking place in the market space. Many big players and emerging contenders in the Global Scientific Instrument market are looking for mergers and acquisitions. Moreover, many vendors are creating alliances with smaller and bigger companies to capture more market share. This enhances their distribution channels and improves their market reach. Thus, mergers and acquisitions help companies remain competitive in the market.”
Transparency Market Research Report Adds “Sports Medicine Device Market – Global Industry Size, Market Share, Smart Trends, Analysis And Forecast, 2012 – 2018” to its database.
Albany, NY –(PR.com)– Sports medicine device markets include devices and products which help in the diagnosis and treatment of injuries mainly caused while performing a sport. This is one of the newest and fastest growing fields in healthcare. The high growth rate can be attributed to the changing lifestyle and higher occurrence of sports injuries due to more exposure of the youth population to sport related activities.
The sports medicine device market can be primarily classified based on the product type as body construction and repair, body support and recovery and cardiac monitoring. Sports medicine devices have numerous applications based on the body part they would be used at. Based on application areas, sports medicine devices are classified as shoulder, ankle and foot, elbow and wrist, back and spine, hip and groin and knee. Geographically the market is segmented into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Rest of the world. The sports medicine device market is expected to grow with a CAGR of 9.5% with knee applications being the largest share holder due to the higher occurrences of ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) injuries. Geographically, the U.S. is the largest market for sports medicine devices.


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Research firm APCO Insight’s study ranking the Top 100 Most Loved Companies discovered people are emotionally attached to tech companies, but Mickey Mouse steals everyone’s heart, with The Walt Disney Company winning the No. 1 spot. Using its proprietary Emotional Linking model, APCO… Please visit Marketing Land for the full article.
Americans spend more time on their mobile phones than anyone else in the world. The average American logged 356 monthly minutes of outgoing calls in 2011. In contrast, the average German only logged 78 minutes of outgoing calls each month See also: 10 Free iPhone Apps You’ll Use Every Day This chart, created by Statista […]
Steve Jobs believed people didn’t know what they wanted until it was presented to themPinterest seems to be taking a page out of Jobs’ playbook The pinning platform announced a new partnership with international broadband provider Telefónica on Thursday, a relationship that means a new Pinterest widget will come pre-loaded on Android phones sold by […]
Broadcasters petitioned the Supreme Court on Friday to shut down Aereo, a service that streams over-the-air programming to Internet-connected devices. With Aereo, people can view live, local televisions broadcasts through the device, as well as record programming in a cloud-based DVR to watch later. Broadcasters claim that the device violates their copyrights and have now […]
Mobile payment company Square is growing — fast Over the past year Square has doubled in size from 300 to 600 employees. The company is aggressively hiring more people, with plans to grow even bigger in the coming months. See also: 11 Tips and Tricks for Spotify Power Users Square’s massive new 150,000 square foot […]
T-Mobile US was first to let customers buy smartphones on an installment plan, then offered a widely copied upgrade program called Jump. Now it aims to shake up the industry a third time with an unlimited international data service that's backed by pop …
On November 11, Google is expanding the use of “Shared Endorsements” in ads, where people’s images and the things they like, comment on, rate or have reviewed through the Google+ social network can be used. Here’s the rundown on how it works and how it differs from what… Please visit Marketing Land for the full […]
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Outdoor clothing firm Regatta to transfer it’s Ringaskiddy distribution centre
Outdoor clothing firm Regatta is to transfer it’s distribution centre in Ringaskiddy elsewhere within the group
60 people were employed in the centre when it opened 18 months ago and it is now due to be wound down over a six month period
In a statement issued to RedFM News Regatta says the business will run on full capacity throughout the Autumn/Winter season and they will be conducting collective and individual consultations during that time with all affected staff
Following this five to six-month period, there will be opportunities in other parts of the business for redeployment and Regatta says they will ensure that every member of staff is fully equipped and trained for employment either within the business or elsewhere.
Regatta operates over 30 stores across the country including a number of outlets here in Cork
Brian Fox MD Regatta Ireland said, “18 months ago, it was the correct decision to set up a Distribution Centre in Ireland. We are proud of our colleagues who have worked tirelessly to make it work. However, we did not anticipate the continued rate of growth that we have experienced across retail, wholesale and online. We pride ourselves on the terrific service we provide, but it has become clear that we need to transfer this function of our operation to our other logistics facilities in order to deliver the best possible customer service and ensure that all our customers continue to have access to our full and growing product ranges.”


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The startup aims to make B2B payments as simple as B2C transactions with “next-generation SaaS technology”.
Image source: Thomas Dragsbæk, Søren Aabel Hammer, Dan Kortegaard Nielsen/Mazepay.
Danish fintech platform Mazepay has raised €4m in a growth round led by Scale Capital.
The startup, which simplifies B2B payments to make them “as simple as B2C transactions”, plans to use the funds to expand further across Europe.
Founded in Denmark in 2018 by CEO Søren Aabel Hammer, COO Dan Kortegaard Nielsen, and CTO Thomas Dragsbæk, the company got its pan-European payments institute licence from the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority last year and now operates in 21 countries.
According to Mazepay it is modernising archaic B2B payments processes, with “next-generation SaaS technology” that automates financial transactions.
“With the increased uncertainty that many businesses are facing, and the ever-growing need to cut costs, create transparency of spend, and reduce risk, our solution has never been more important,” Hammer said.


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Sales up but Aussie online commerce still e-volving
An Australian online retailer is warning the traditional retail model will change in the next decade as a new report finds nearly three out of five Australian adults are shopping online.
The Australian Communication and Media Authority's (ACMA) e-commerce report released this week said 59 per cent of adults bought goods or services online in the six months to April 2011, up from 53 per cent from two years ago.
It also found that while people are still mainly buying from Australian websites, overseas-based sites are gaining in popularity - a move that is threatening traditional retailers.
A total of 53 per cent of people surveyed by the report said they bought most often from Australian websites; a drop of 15 per cent from 2009.
ABC News Online asked readers on Twitter why they bought goods online, with most naming price, availability and convenience as reasons to snub traditional retailers.
Online retailer Kogan is warning e-commerce "is still only in its infancy" in Australia and still has five to 10 years of growth left till it reaches the levels of maturity seen in US and UK markets.
The executive director of the technology goods website, David Shafer, says online shopping is only "on the cusp of breaking out" in Australia and will lead to a change in retail business models.
ACMA e-commerce report findings
- 59pc of adult Australians shop online.
- 70pc of Australians in remote locations shop online.
- Most Australians buy mainly from Australian online stores.
- Internet users aged 35 to 44 were most likely to shop online.
- Travel goods, tickets, accommodation were the most popular online buys.
"In five to 10 years the sort of shops you see as being the biggest stores in Australia will no longer be the biggest stores," he said.
Mr Shafer says more shopping in Australia will evolve into a "manufacturer-consumer direct model", like that of Kogan or Apple, which delivers lower prices by cutting out the middle men.
"More and more companies will realise they're not actually gaining that much through this distribution channel like Harvey Norman, Myer and David Jones," he said.
"Their brand is what customers actually want, not the David Jones brand. So they will set up more manufacturer-to-customer direct online stores and also probably some high-profile retail locations like the Nespressos and the Apples."
Mr Shafer says this lean model cuts out the "fat in the business" and has allowed Kogan to sell cheaper TVs and other goods they design and manufacture themselves.
"There is no importer, no distributor, there's no wholesaler, there's no supplier," he said.
"We are the manufacturer, we import it ourselves, we distribute direct to the customer, and there are huge efficiencies available to eliminate all the middlemen in the supply chain."
Mr Shafer says Harvey Norman boss Gerry Harvey and retail mogul Solomon Lew are partially to thank for the jump in online shopping in the past year.
He says a lot of people did not know they could get bargains by buying online until Mr Harvey and Mr Lew campaigned in the media for a need to apply the GST to online sales.
We are the manufacturer, we import it ourselves, we distribute direct to the customer, and there are huge efficiencies available...David Shafer
"Gerry Harvey and Solomon Lew launched this campaign aimed at imposing taxes on online and offshore sales, and in their own wording they talked about how they can't compete with online," he said.
"So your average reader looks at that and thinks 'wow the prices are so good online, I'm going to look online'.
"It backfired in a huge way. And in Australia this year I really feel there is the momentum towards online retail which is only just starting to pick up now."
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Mr Shafer says the bricks-and-mortar stores that thrive in the future will be those that turn to providing a value add service as they can no longer compete on price with online.
"[They're] the ones who are saying 'come to us, you’ll pay a little bit more but we'll give you a much better service'," he said.
"So for example, if you're buying golf clubs 'we will analyse your swing and recommend the exact perfect club for you and fit it to you and adjust it for you'."
Organisational business expert at Melbourne's Deakin University, Professor Tanya Castleman, agrees and says many retailers are already embracing this idea.
Better customer service and convenience of online shopping. Not about price for me.clairemaree83, via Twitter
"Many more of the retailers are seeing their job as providing not just a service but an experience," she said.
"There has been a good deal of thinking and writing about the so-called experience economy; that it's not just about providing the service, it's also a matter of providing an experience which is an interesting or satisfying one for consumers."
Professor Castleman says that while the relatively young age of Australia's e-commerce sector may create some challenges for businesses, it also provides opportunities.
"I think we have to keep in mind the US in particular had the first mover advantage in this area. Their enterprises started first, they have a much bigger market, they have a much wider reach," she said.
"So that creates some challenges for local businesses but it also creates opportunities because it means we can learn and emulate from those early adopters.
"I think we'll see many of those early forms of online ordering have patterned their interfaces and their activities on [US retailer] Amazon."
Professor Castleman says online shopping in Australia will continue to mature over the next decade as the early obstacles to online shopping have now been removed.
"If we go back to 12 years ago when this was all relatively new, people were very concerned about using their credit card details online. There was just a lack of familiarity," she said.
"I think as the population in general is [now] more used to using the internet; users have a greater sense in comfort in that.
"There has been a lot of work done to make payment systems more secure."
The ACMA report found that 97 per cent of respondents bought online goods on a computer, while only 4 per cent used their mobile phones to buy goods.
Professor Castleman says she believes this is one area that will grow in the future.
"I think mobile translations will become more common as people become more familiar with them, so we will start using our phones," she said.
"People aren't used to doing it. The interface is a bit different and they've got the alternative, they can do it on their computer instead.
"But it only takes a few times for people to do that to then feel more comfortable and there will probably be some work done on refining the interfaces [on mobile phones and apps]."
Professor Castleman predicts we will see a bigger "blend of business activities that combine local presences online" in the future.


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Dozens of new bars, nightclubs, posh restaurants with international cuisine, and pubs in Erbil have opened their doors since 2003 causing some to call Erbil “the other Iraq” or “Iraq’s Dubai.” Currently, the city has no less than 60 liquor stores, which is astounding to some who have lived there before 2003.
David Hughes, the American owner of Erbil Speed Center, which includes the hot spot Monza Bar & Lounge, still calls the nightlife in Erbil “quiet” but admits it’s a huge improvement from before 2003. Hughes’ assistant, Sara Mojaddidi, a young Afghan-American who has lived in Iraq for four years, has a different take. According to Mojaddidi, “there is a lot of competition here and the city’s nightlife is expanding and modernizing in a very quick way.” She went on to say that Erbil would soon be just like Dubai with international restaurants and dozens of swanky nightclubs and bars. Mojaddidi further proclaimed that Monza is packed each night.
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The Game Awards, produced by Geoff Keighley, will be returning this year in December. A few days after E3, the Game Awards’s official Twitter account remarked on the “epic” event, and told followers to stay tuned for information about the awards.
That was an epic E3! Stay tuned for news on The Game Awards 2015, coming this December.
— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) June 20, 2015
Last year, The Game Awards took place on December 5. Nintendo had a strong presence there with a performance by Koji Kondo, and a preview of games such as Super Mario Maker, Code Name: S.T.E.A.M., and of course the first gameplay reveal of Zelda Wii U. Will we see more of the game this December? With fans chomping at the bit for any scrap of Zelda Wii U news, more gameplay — or at least a title — would be most welcome.


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One of the world’s largest PV systems using module-level power electronics (MLPE) has been completed in China.
Microinverter manufacturer Hoymiles confirmed completion of the 3.6MW system in Fujian, China, which it claims to be the country’s largest such project.
Hoymiles installed 6,000 of its MI-600 microinverters, 150 data transfer units and 20 AC junction across two rooftops totally 30,000 square meters.
The company has also been accredited by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA). Hoymiles acquired a Witnessed Manufacturer’s Testing Certificate at the end of 2017, which allows it to test products in its own laboratory, under third-party supervision, in order to certify its products to CSA standards. Hoymiles claimed that this will streamline its supply chain process and add further rigor to its quality control.


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Immigrants make up 13.3 percent of the population in the U.S., which is the highest percentage the country has seen in more than 100 years. Now let’s put this into perspective: Thirty-six percent of all top tech founders in the U.S. are immigrants — almost triple the percentage of immigrants in the country.
Many immigrants are pushing innovation in the U.S, aiding the country economically with their ventures. According to a report by the National Venture Capital Association, one-third of all venture-backed publicly traded companies between 2006 and 2012 had at least one foreign-born entrepreneur. The companies have a combined valuation of $9 billion.
At the same time, current immigration laws are a huge roadblock to many international entrepreneurs’ successes. There’s no such thing as a startup visa like there is in other countries.
Zoom in on New York City, and international companies are making a big impact on the startup ecosystem. It’s these foreign businesses and entrepreneurs that are leading the way in New York’s ecosystem, and propelling its tech scene into success. Yet even in New York, one of the most diverse cities in the world, there is a growing anti-immigrant sentiment.
Business support for global entrepreneurs in New York will progress the city’s ecosystem
New York City’s tech scene now employs 300,000 people. That’s about the same as the Silicon Valley.
The tech growth is so prevalent, in fact, that former mayor Michael Bloomberg created the Made in NY Map, which maps out startups, events, workspaces and tech jobs around the city.
Those active in New York City’s startup industry know international entrepreneurs and companies seriously contribute to the city’s tech ecosystem. They’re hosting events, making investor introductions and providing new business opportunities to younger company counterparts, so the new global entrepreneurs will flourish and progress the city.
Current immigration laws are a huge roadblock to many entrepreneurs’ success.
NY Latino Tech Meetup, which invites companies with a focus on Latin America, and Japan NYC Startups, are two of the many groups that host events and provide support for entrepreneurs wanting to bridge the American and international tech ecosystems. World to NYC is another organization that brings established startups to New York City to build partnerships with New York and U.S. firms. As does VentureOut NY, by providing startups with one week of intense training in order to access New York markets. The program has accelerated more than 500 global companies.
Even the Canadian government wants to help their entrepreneurs make it south of the border. The Canadian Technology Accelerator Initiative selects high-potential early-stage digital media companies to set up shop in New York City for four months. Here, the companies are mentored and receive business contacts in order to strengthen investor networks, lands big clients and explore future expansion into New York City.
Countless more organizations are bringing resources and jobs to New York, helping to fuel the local economy.
Economy growth in NYC is advanced by foreign founders and international tech companies
It’s important we also not forget the contributions that foreign founders and international tech companies are making to this growth in New York. New York boasts successful companies founded by foreign entrepreneurs, including Outbrain, founded by Yaron Galai and Ori Lahav from Israel, that filed to go public at a $1 billion valuation. Paddle8, co-founded by Aditya Julka from India, sells fine art, collectibles and jewelry. It has raised $44 million in funding, and by just the second quarter of 2015, Paddle8 had already sold $25 million worth of product.
It’s also well-established international tech companies that are moving to the city. Slack, which offers instant messaging software for offices, is opening a New York City office and brings a wealth of technical talent with them. The company was founded by Stewart Butterfield of British Columbia and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
Spotify, the music streaming service from Stockholm with more than 24 million active users, opened a New York City office in 2013. In making the point to come to New York, the company brought more tax revenue and jobs with them.
When Spotify first arrived, it employed 150 people. When it moved offices in 2014, Spotify added 130 new engineering jobs. The New York office is Spotify’s second largest (the company’s main headquarters is still in Stockholm) and proves New York City’s tech ecosystem is a rapidly growing and desired hub for cool, new-age and successful international tech brands.
The growth of New York City’s startup scene is due in part to the success of these international startups. However, for new talent to do this, the immigration laws need to work in their favor. Current immigration laws are a huge roadblock to many entrepreneurs’ success. As an example of this, there’s no such thing as a startup visa like there is in other countries. A bill for one was introduced in Congress in 2011; however, it didn’t pass into law.
The issue is so prevalent, in fact, that in February, City University of New York (CUNY) created a program that helps immigrant founders obtain uncapped H-1B visas. With the program, founders use their expertise to contribute to university research and programs, but also spend time working on their startups.
However, startup founders shouldn’t need to pass through loopholes to unleash their growth in New York. To make sure we have the political willpower needed to make immigration reform work, we need to change the sentiment toward foreign entrepreneurs. The last thing New York, and the United States, needs is for foreign tech companies to take their businesses elsewhere.
We need to seriously recognize the importance that foreign startups have, as well as their ability to support New York’s economy.


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PM Narendra Modi took another step towards tech India on Thursday when he inaugurated the Bengaluru Tech Summit through video conferencing.
Frth the Bengaluru Tech Summit virtual inauguration, Modi said that his government has made technology a part of all schemes.
He said “ Our government has successfully created a market for digital and tech solutions… Through technology, we have enhanced human dignity. Millions of farmers received monetary support in one click. At the peak of the COVID-19 lockdown, it was technology that ensured that India’s poor received proper and quick assistance.”
According to the Times of India reports, the event consists of more than 300 Indian companies setting up their virtual inauguration. More than 4,000 delegates, 270 speakers, 50,000 participants and 75 panel discussions will be held in the event.
Another major highlight of the event in the participation of Karnataka CM B.S. Yediyurappa. While explaining the importance of Karnataka in nation building he said, “We are keen on making Karnataka the most attractive destination for investment, particularly for high-end technologies.”
“PM has a great vision of making India a 5-trillion dollar economy and a global economic powerhouse by 2025,” said Yediyurappa.


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Electric Vehicles: New Reason To Check Courier Online
Due to the unfortunate and obvious fact that the world is now enduring the full force of the phenomena which they call as “Climate Change”, every government in the world nowadays is pushing various initiatives to at the very least, lessen the damage that is inflicted both to human life and property. You see, Climate Change or Global Warming to some, is causing the Earth’s climate to go crazy and become more erratically damaging than it was in the last few years. This causes storms to become more powerful. In addition to this, there are now places that weren’t usually experiencing rains and floods are experiencing them already and it’s pretty much worse than experts have predicted. Temperatures have been off the charts and in fact, some countries have recorded extremely hot temperatures especially during the summer season when it’s blazingly hot that you could already cook breakfast by using the hood of your car. There are now many changes in all of the industries in the world, including the industry which offers courier online services. These changes aim to make people become friendlier to Mother Nature and also to make people aware of the impeding effects of Global Warming.
Last month, Australia Post has made an announcement that it’s in the process of exploring the huge possibility of switching to electric vehicles when their postmen are delivering packages from one city to the other. In fact, Australia’s national postal service provider has already begun trailing a 3-wheel electric vehicle in the roads of Brisbane which can primarily carry letters and other online purchases which can be processed through companies which can provide courier online services. According to the Australia Post, the said electric vehicle which is manufactured from Switzerland, would allow postmen to deliver up to three times of the amount of parcels and letters. They are currently in the middle of an 8-week trial period on certain areas in Brisbane which include Coorparoo, Woollongabba and Eastern part of Brisbane. The electric vehicle is said to be able to carry a weight up to 195 kilograms, can reach the top speed of 25 miles per hour and, can run up to 9 hours on battery which can be recharged overnight.


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Mississippi lawmakers call for withdrawal of Biden's EV mandate
By Hinds Today
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith, along with U.S. Representatives Michael Guest and Mike Ezell, have joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in calling for the withdrawal of the Biden Administration's proposed fuel standards that would essentially force Americans to purchase electric vehicles (EVs).
The lawmakers, among 121 Senate and House members, have signed a letter to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) urging the withdrawal of the proposed Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for passenger cars and light-duty trucks. In the letter, they express concern about the potential negative impacts of the proposed standards.
"NHTSA's proposed standards, when coupled with the Environmental Protection Agency's distinct, extreme tailpipe emissions proposal, amount to a de facto mandate for electric vehicles (EVs) that threatens to raise costs and restrict consumer choice, harm U.S. businesses, degrade our energy and national security, and hand the keys of our automotive industry over to our adversaries, especially China," the lawmakers wrote.
The lawmakers argue that the NHTSA's proposed rule goes against the law and exceeds its authority. They point out that nowhere in the law did Congress authorize the NHTSA to set fuel economy standards that effectively mandate EVs while forcing the internal combustion engine out of the market. Federal statute even expressly prohibits the NHTSA from considering the fuel economy of EVs when determining maximum feasible CAFE standards for passenger cars and trucks.
The NHTSA's CAFE proposal, which was issued last August, mirrors an EPA draft rule. It aims to increase fuel efficiency starting in 2027 and require passenger cars and light trucks to achieve 58 miles per gallon by 2032, essentially mandating mass production of EVs.
The lawmakers believe that instead of imposing an EV mandate, the NHTSA should develop market-driven standards that promote competition among a variety of technologies. They emphasize the importance of ensuring the availability of vehicles that meet consumers' preferences, including efficiency.
"We strongly urge NHTSA to drop its attempt at central planning and instead put forth a workable proposal that complies with the law and better serves the American people," the lawmakers added.
The bicameral letter, led by U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Ted Cruz, along with U.S. Representative Tim Walberg, can be read in full here.
In their efforts to counter the Biden administration's environmental agenda and executive overreach, Senators Wicker and Hyde-Smith cosponsored the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act. This act aims to prevent the implementation of proposed rules and regulations that limit consumer vehicle choice.
The Mississippi lawmakers' call for the withdrawal of the Biden Administration's EV mandate highlights concerns about the potential negative impacts of such a policy. They argue that market-driven standards, rather than a mandate, would better serve the American people and promote competition among various automotive technologies.


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Four regional MPs have slated a Tesco director after he tweeted his delight over a restructuring plan that has resulted in job losses including 400 at the company’s Barlborough distribution centre.
Tesco announced the closure of five depots including the one in Barlborough near Chesterfield as part of plans to hold its slower-moving grocery products in one depot, improve delivery frequencies, reduce road miles and better serve its grocery network from other centres.
But MPs Toby Perkins, Natascha Engel, Dennis Skinner and John Mann have criticised Tesco distribution director Steve Strachota in a letter to the firm after he tweeted, “Five depots closing, three new ones ready to go. Awesome teamwork, courageous leadership and a bit of luck. #worldclass”.
Chesterfield MP Mr Perkins, who organised the letter, said: “Many of the staff have seen this message as potentially gloating about their redundancy.”
He added: “Tesco are a Great British brand, but they let themselves down when they don’t acknowledge the impact their presence – or lack of it – has on the lives of real people living in our fragile economy.
“Some of the staff have worked for Tesco for over two decades and thought they had a job for life. They’ve now faced a double whammy of losing that job and being told by the man responsible that their fate is ‘hashtag world class’”.
The MPs, who are demanding that Mr Strachota comes to Chesterfield and apologise in person to those directly affected, were appalled by the comment which was released a month ago during a very slow economic recovery and an ongoing employment crisis that has left many Tesco staff facing unemployment.
Tesco announced its planned closures in February including Barlborough, which is due to close in September, with transfer options for 2,000 new jobs at Reading and Dagenham sites.
A Tesco spokesman said the tweet was intended to acknowledge that difficult decisions had been taken in order to make significant changes to its distribution network and the company apologised for any offence.
Under-fire staff at Barlborough have also been concerned about losing redundancy packages after Tesco had warned it could not authorise redundancy for any Barlborough employees planning to leave within a six week period.
The company stated it had to balance early departures from the centre while being able to continue operating during a peak season, but it was still willing to consider the circumstance of any early-departure applications.


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It’s the newest game in town, and by all accounts it can take you to the farthest reaches of the world and beyond.
That’s the Southgate VR arcade, which uses virtual reality equipment to create different scenarios for customers to play. The arcade, located at 1937 SE Stephens St., near the Southgate Market & Deli, has been open since mid-November and has already found a devoted stream of eager customers, owner Stephen Wright said.
“We’ve had steady business, especially on the weekends,” Wright said. “We get big weekend crowds.”
Wright moved here from Phoenix in August to be close to his family. He drove around the area looking for a spot to put his virtual reality arcade, and finally found the location on Stephens Street. The 2,500 square-foot space has four game stations which are spaced apart to comply with COVID-19 regulations, Wright said. There are also hand sanitizers at each station and Wright said he is careful to wipe down each station between customers.
“I know how people feel and we’re extra careful,” he said.
Southgate VR is the only arcade of its kind in Douglas County; the nearest virtual reality gaming center is in Eugene, he said.
There are dozens of games to choose from, with names like Arizona Sunshine, Drunken Bar Fight, Epic Rollercoaster and Ninja Legends. Another two dozen or so games are on the way, Wright said, including Ski Jumping Pro, Blade and Sorcery and San Guo Warriors.
In addition to being just plain fun, the simulations also involve a good deal of movement and exercise, Wright said. “You come in and get a great workout.”
The most popular game for the time being is a job simulator that allows people to play at four different jobs — office worker, mechanic, store clerk and chef.
“It’s like playing house, but in virtual reality,” Wright said.
While Wright said he has customers of all ages, the bulk of Southgate VR’s gamers — upwards of 80% — are children, he said. And that’s just how he wants it.
“There’s not a lot for kids to do here. That’s why I opened it here, because it’s something for them to do and its cheap,” Wright said. “Also, I want to get the kids out doing something active, actually moving around. They come here and sweat like crazy. They love it.”
Southgate VR is open from noon to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, noon to midnight Friday, 10 a.m. to midnight Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday. It is closed on Monday. Wednesday’s are half off.


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Gottlieb’s to temporarily close
Even though longtime Savannah bakery Gottlieb’s will be closing the doors to their location at 1100 Eisenhower Dr. next year, you won’t have to go without your chocolate chewies for long.
“We love Savannah and we’re going to take this opportunity to redevelop the concept a little bit,“ owner Michael Gottlieb said of the upcoming closure, which was prompted by the impending partial demolition of Eisenhower Square, the shopping center where the bakery is located.
The bakery and the spaces to the south, including the former Eisenhower Cinemas, will be demolished, he said.
“We’ve learned a lot since we’ve been open about how our family used to operate as a bakery in Savannah. The volume of people who shopped there was much more significant than it is now and we realized we needed more culinary offerings on the savory side, so we’re going to take this time as an opportunity to redevelop that,” he said, adding that the team is already exploring new possibilities and locations and don’t want too much downtime for the business.
Opened in 1884 in a small basement on the corner of York and Jefferson Streets, Gottlieb’s is an Savannah institution. The bakery relocated to several spots through the years before closing in 1994.
The bakery reopened in midtown about three years ago and Gottlieb said it had began to outgrown the current space, so he sees the move as a blessing in disguise.
An exact closing date hasn’t been announced, so it's still business as usual at Gottlieb’s. Customers still have time to get their holiday orders in before noon on Sunday, Gottlieb said.
Going forward the bakery will continue to update their social media pages and keep their followers informed on the next steps. Since posting the news on social media late last week, Gottlieb said both the messages of support and those presenting possible business opportunities have been plentiful.
“It’s nice to be loved,” he said. “Ever since we made that post so many people have come with so many offers that it’s hard not to take a step back and reexamine.”


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- Just Announced
Friday, 5 Aug 2011
Fuji Xerox announced the launch of a series of printers designed especially for SMBs - the DocuPrint C305 series, delivering efficiency and quality.
The Kingmax PD-03 flash drive comes in three capacities, green (2GB/16GB), red (4GB/32GB), blue (8GB) to create a simple yet sophisticated look.
Sony Ericsson adds two new smartphones to its Xperia family - the Xperia mini and Xperia mini pro.
Thursday, 4 Aug 2011
Sapphire has just announced the SAPPHIRE HD 6950 TOXIC Edition, the fastest production card in its class.
Mach Xtreme today unveiled Urban Series Dual-Channel DDR3 high-density memory kits based on the latest DRAM chips.
Sapphire Technology has just announced the Sapphire HD 6950 Toxic Edition, the fastest production card in its class.
MMD unveiled three new products at the MMD Regional Press Conference and Distributor Summit in Bangkok, Thailand.
MMD is proud to present a new series of business monitors for companies and professional users.
Powered by SandForce's new SF-2281 SSD processor, the Pyro line raises the bar on what's expected from performance class SSDs, delivering enterprise-like performance.
Wednesday, 3 Aug 2011
The MSI Afterburner App allows you to monitor and overclock your graphics card anytime, anywhere.


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Samsung Galaxy S7
14 Jun 2020
The key specifications of South Korean tech giant Samsung's Galaxy Tab S7+ tablet have been spotted on Geekbench.
09 Aug 2018
Researchers from Austria's Graz Technical University have uncovered a microchip security flaw in Samsung Galaxy S7 phones that puts tens of millions of users at risk to hacking.
04 Jul 2018
Reddit users have reported a bug in their Samsung smartphones that is sending random pictures from their camera roll to random contacts via SMS without permission.
24 Apr 2018
According to a Turkish website, Samsung's two-year-old Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge flagship smartphones will receive an Android Oreo update on May 18.
14 Mar 2018
Flipkart has launched its Mobiles Bonanza sale under which the e-commerce giant is offering flat discounts on phones across price brackets.
09 Feb 2018
Flipkart is hosting an exclusive "Samsung Carnival" sale and is offering amazing deals and discounts on Samsung products across all categories.
17 Jan 2018
Flipkart is hosting a three-day Republic Day sale from 21-23 January. It has some attractive deals on best smartphones as part of the sale that would clash with rival Amazon's Great Indian Sale from 21-24 January.
29 Dec 2017
Flipkart is making sure your new year starts on a good note. The 2018 Mobile Bonanza has been scheduled from January 3 to 5.
07 Nov 2017
Were you waiting eagerly for the launch of the iPhone X, but couldn't buy it due to its price?
21 Nov 2016
A recently released Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll stated that the recall of Samsung's Note 7 phone did little to dent the company's brand image.
17 Nov 2016
According to reports, a man in Canada, Amarjit Mann felt his pocket warm up while driving.
01 Nov 2016
In a statement, Samsung's co-chief executive officer Kwon Oh-hyun, said the company sought to make a fresh start after the Note7 fiasco.
19 Oct 2016
In an attempt to expedite the recall of its defective Note 7 phones, Samsung has now set up Note 7 exchange counters at busy airports in the US.
11 Oct 2016
Samsung Electronics has asked users of the Note 7 to switch-off their devices amid growing concerns of the fire hazard that the device poses.
10 Oct 2016
In the midst of its phone-crisis, reports suggest Samsung has temporarily halted production of Galaxy Note7 models.
19 Sep 2016
In what is being recognized as the smartphone industry's largest recall ever, Samsung Electronics Co. is disinvesting its stakes in other companies to raise money.
09 Sep 2016
Taking note of the risks posed by charging Samsung Galaxy Note 7s, the US Federal Aviation Authority has issued warnings against charging the phones aboard flights.
05 Sep 2016
Experts have assessed that Samsung would incur a cost of approximately $1 billion to recall and replace all the Samsung Note 7s it has distributed.
03 Sep 2016
Samsung Electronics has recalled its flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphone over a faulty battery issue after several complaints.