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High-Tech Gruenderfonds and Media Ventures ink food deal
October 15, 2014
Fooboo Holding GmbH is focused on developing mobile services for the food industry. The start-up is working on combing cooking and experience, retail and groceries in a new, unique way.
Fooboo is a company founded by Andreas von Maltzan and is focused on developing mobile services for the food industry. The existing recipe platform www.kochrezepte.de and its iOS and android apps, which von Maltzan brought into Fooboo, will serve as a basis for the start-up.
The recipe database will be spiced up with a range of new, mobile services. “While we have seen a lot of innovation in the past years in the area of food-delivery,” von Maltzan explains, “there is still a lot of potential around cooking”. These apps will address the decision on what will be cooked for whom and at which budget, and will also include grocery shopping.
For High-Tech Gruenderfonds, the strong focus on mobile users was crucial for the investment decision. “When it comes to cooking, people today decide more spontaneously than a few years ago. Mobile services, some directly at the point of sale, will become more important”, says Michael Wieser, investment manager at High-Tech Gruenderfonds. The organic traction of the existing apps is already a strong indicator of this trend: In the past 12 months, the apps have been downloaded more than 600,000 times and rank among Germany’s top apps in the category “food and beverage”. About 60,000 recipes and over 300,000 community members are a strong homebase for the launch of technological innovations.
Andreas von Maltzan on HTGF’s investment: „We have found our ideal partner with High-Tech Gruenderfonds. Aside from the new capital we appreciate the pragmatic approach and the professional support in developing our start-up. We are proud to have this partner on board.” High-Tech Gruenderfonds is already supporting Fooboo through its network and with experiences from its portfolio.
Another shareholder is Media Ventures GmbH, Dirk Stroeer’s venture company. Media Ventures contributes sound knowledge on building web-platforms as well as access to a vast network of advertising channels, both on- and offline. Managing director Dirk Stader: “Fooboo is about to launch very exciting services. Media Ventures will do its best to support Fooboo in particular with marketing and sales”.
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High-Tech Gruenderfonds invests in young, high potential high-tech start-ups. The seed financing provided is designed to enable start-ups to take an idea through prototyping and to market launch. Typically, High-Tech Gruenderfonds invests EUR 500,000 in the seed stage, with the potential for up to a total of EUR 2 million per portfolio company in follow-on financing. Investors in this public/private partnership include the Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy, the KfW Banking Group, as well as strategic corporate investors including ALTANA, BASF, Bayer, B. Braun, Robert Bosch, CEWE, Daimler, Deutsche Post DHL, Deutsche Telekom, Evonik, Lanxess, media + more venture Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG, METRO, Qiagen, RWE Innogy, SAP, Tengelmann and Carl Zeiss. High-Tech Gruenderfonds has about EUR 576 million under management in two funds (EUR 272 million HTGF I, EUR 304 million HTGF II).
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Global Paid Search Spending Grew 18 Percent in 2012
Covario, Inc., the leading independent search marketing agency, today issued its fourth quarter Global Paid Search Spend Analysis, reporting that spending on pay-per-click advertising (PPC) by its enterprise technology, consumer electronics, and retail clients rose 15 percent over the same quarter last year and 18 percent for the year as a whole over 2011.
Paid search advertising on mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets, continued to accelerate throughout the year with mobile PPC spend increasing 30 percent in the fourth quarter year-over-year and 10 percent over the previous quarter. Plus, for the second consecutive quarter, cost-per-clicks (CPCs) on tablets exceeded those on personal computers.
Alex Funk, the author of the quarterly report and Covario's director of performance media, said global paid search spending growth for the year was generally in line with the firm's 2012 forecast.
Keyword pricing leveled out quarter-over-quarter with CPCs up 3 percent for the year due to what Funk described as "an emerging mobile headwind" of lower priced keywords for smartphones.
On a regional basis, Asia/Pacific experienced year-on-year growth of 13 percent. In the first signs of a slowdown, however, search spending in the region saw a double-digit decline in the fourth quarter versus the prior one. Despite the volatility, Funk sees APAC as a region where "major opportunities exist for paid search."
The Americas, led by the U.S. and Canada, saw strong 21 percent year-on-year growth in paid search spending in the fourth quarter. Paid search spend in Europe remained a bit more subdued with 10 percent fourth quarter growth versus the same period last year.
"The year-over-year balance in impressions, clicks, and costs demonstrates growth in the search universe in conjunction with a small increase in both CTRs (click-through rates) and CPCs," Funk said. "However, the quarter-on-quarter trends for impressions, clicks and costs paint a somewhat different picture that may not be indicative of the entire market."
Funk cited macroeconomic conditions in Europe and Asia/Pacific, along with Covario's concentrated data set, as factors playing a role in this consideration.
Globally among the major search engines Google continued to command more than 86 percent of the paid search market share. Advertiser increases in fourth quarter search spending with Google were up 13 percent from a year ago.
The Yahoo-Bing Network, with nearly 8 percent of the global search market share, grew at a solid clip with quarterly PPC spending up 23 percent year-over-year. This was tempered by a 6 percent decrease compared to the third quarter.
Baidu, which dominates China with market share estimates as high as 80 percent, saw media spend on its platform grow by 52 percent for the year, including a rebound of 2 percent growth versus the third quarter. According to Funk, Baidu accounted for about 5 percent of global PPC spending and impressions, as well as "an incredible" 23 percent of the world's clicks.
Looking ahead on a regional basis for 2013, Funk is recommending that advertisers budget for an increase of 18-20 percent in paid search spending in the Americas with an emphasis on Latin America as the region's largest growth opportunity.
Due to sustained weakness in the European zone, Funk is recommending a more modest 10 percent budget increase in that region. In the dynamic Asia/Pacific, he suggests that advertisers plan for incremental PPC spending in the 30-40 percent range.
With respect to the mobile space, the 2012 ad spend breakdown was 36 percent for smartphones and 64 percent for tablets.
"This gap continues to widen as we see higher purchase affinity for those users who search on a tablet device," Funk said. "Due to the growth in tablet ownership, this split has nearly flip-flopped from a year ago when smartphones made up 56 percent of the mobile portion of ad spend."

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Despite predictions that the 2013 holiday shopping season might be the weakest in five years, data released Thursday shows otherwise – a sharp uptick in retail sales growth over last year’s figures.
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MasterCard Advisors SpendingPulse, which tracks customer spending during the holiday shopping season, said sales between Nov. 1 and Dec. 24 rose 2.3% over the prior year, versus 0.7% from 2012 to 2011, Reuters reported.
"It was actually a Merry Christmas for retailers," Sarah Quinlan, senior vice president at MasterCard Advisors, told Reuters. Quinlan said jewelry was the best-performing category during the season.
Stubbornly high unemployment in the U.S. had forecasters a month ago predicting poor holiday sales. But the labor reports from the past two months – October and November – were strong: each saw more than 200,000 jobs added to the economy, and unemployment fell to 7%.
And consumer sentiment has remained surprisingly strong despite the high unemployment rate and a government shutdown in October that also briefly threatened a default by the U.S. on its debts.
Consumers apparently responded to the stronger labor figures and took the Washington, D.C., dysfunction in stride, spending freely on holiday gifts.


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Better Safe Than Sorry
By being a smart shopper and taking some precautions in the kitchen, you can lower your family's risk of getting sick
The good news: Organic produce does carry less pesticide and herbicide residue than conventionally grown crops. And under federal law, organic milk, meat, and produce can't contain added growth hormones, antibiotics, or genetically modified organisms. But organic produce and meat can just as easily be contaminated with bacteria, heavy metals, or other pathogens that pose significant health risks. A recent study found that organic chickens were just as likely as their regular brethren to be contaminated with campylobacter; some organic birds had more bacteria. And the California spinach contaminated by E. coli last year had been grown using organic methods.
Is local better?
The new push to buy locally grown food is spurred partly by an interest in supporting environmentally friendly practices that would reduce global warming; food is shipped 1,500 miles on average in the United States, burning fossil fuels and adding shipping costs along the way. But a bigger, if less often expressed, motivation is the belief that domestically grown food is inherently safer than stuff from foreign lands. In a 2002 study, researchers at Colorado State University found that consumers were willing to pay a 19 percent premium for steak labeled: "Guaranteed usa: Born and Raised in the U.S."
Anyone who has traveled in developing countries knows that sanitation standards for food and water are often much less reliable than in this country; people here rarely have to boil water to safely drink it. The same holds true for agriculture: In many countries, human waste is often the only fertilizer available, and pesticides that have been banned in the United States for decades are still used. The melamine-contamination incident, in which Chinese manufacturers adulterated wheat flour with a cheap substance that masquerades as protein, showed only too well how weak links in a global food chain can be exploited by careless or unscrupulous vendors. Given all that, buying from local sources has grown ever more attractive. Proponents count on the people close to home to hold to standards like Stout's.
"Mainly for me, it's knowing the grower, and knowing how they grow the food I'm buying," says Gail Feemstra, a food systems analyst with the University of California-Davis. After the spinach scare, she says, "I went right to the farmers' market and said, 'Give me a big bag of spinach.'" She knew that the spinach she was buying was grown far from the Central California fields implicated in the E. coli outbreak.
Beyond the likelihood of getting some quality control, people buying local food may avoid some risks of microbial contamination because the food isn't processed in large facilities that mix products from many farms. But there's still no guarantee; E. coli could easily contaminate a spinach patch down the street. Still, farmers' markets have thrived in recent years, supported by rising consumer demand and by state and federal programs designed to help small farmers get their products to market. There are now 4,000 farmers' markets in the United States. Some supermarkets offer a limited selection of locally grown foods in season. And community-supported agriculture programs, in which farmers like Andrew Stout sell shares in their yearly output, provide a two-sided guarantee. Farmers have a guaranteed market, and consumers know that each week they'll get a box of fresh veggies, fruit, or eggs, often delivered right to their doorstep. (CSAs in your area can be found at www.localharvest.org/csa.)


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Asda's quarterly and Christmas performance shows that new owners Mohsin and Zuber Issa, along with private equity group TDR Capital, have their work cut out for them in terms of determine the retailer's long-term strategy.
The UK retailer reported a 5.1% rise in same-store sales over the three months to December 31, which while an improvement on third-quarter growth of 2.7%, is still behind many of its competitors.
While there are some mitigating circumstances, such as Asda's decision to compassionately close stores on 26 December, the results are still "well below par," according to Thomas Brereton, senior retail analyst at GlobalData.
"We’ve now seen several consecutive periods of underperformance from Asda, which points to underlying problems with its strategy that have been made more readily visible over the COVID-19 pandemic period," he said.
"For example, despite Asda’s relative strength in the online market pre-2020, others (particularly Tesco) responded to the shift of spend to the channel with much greater dynamism, ramping up store picking and fulfilment far quicker than Asda."
'In the Right Direction'
Brereton added that many of the retailer's other trial initiatives, such as the unveiling of a 'sustainability store' last October, also show the retailer moving in the right direction, but somewhat slower than the competition.
"It is clear then that, under the new owners, Asda’s long-term strategy needs an overhaul," he said. "It must be comfortable knowing where it sits in the grocery market, particularly around its ability to maintain its value reputation against the prosperous discounters, and how that cooperates with expansion of the digital side of operations.
"Overcapacity is another important issue, and Asda must implement more effective procedures than agreeing in-store partnerships with a jumble of retail partners – including tired brands such as Accessorize. But however Asda proceeds, the Issa brothers must remain attentive to the business, else sales (and potential profits) will be eroded by the waves of better equipped retailers.”
Elsewhere, Shore Capital's Clive Black said that the Issa brothers have a reputation for being "very entrepreneurial and we shall watch with interest to see how they craft the business going forward, noting that they have talked about working with consumer brand partners, so no doubt more activity on asset intensity and destination credentials, as well as a focus upon the online channel."
He noted that Asda is "well operationally and financially leveraged", meaning there is rightly pressure on the business to "deliver steady same-store sales growth to maintain EBITDA margins because this is a sector where slippage takes time and resource to stabilise.
"In this respect, all of the entrepreneurial flair, agility and ability of the Issa Bros, may need to come to the fore."
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Proudly last week we gathered Egypt’s successful online content creators in one place!
And for The first time in Egypt the event was Live streamed with HD!
Insideout.Today, previously called Interact Egypt, proudly organized on June 15th Egypt’s First Online content creators meetup at the prestigious AUC new Cairo Campus in partnership with our educational Partner Entrepreneurship and innovations at AUC and gladly we had also RiseUp Egypt supporting us during this event.
The audience were around 80 with interesting diversity from bloggers, graphic designers, photographers, online Journalists, video creators, community managers, social media specialists, and more!
- Welcome speech by our country Manager Fady Ramzy who announced our new brand identity InsideOut.Today
- Welcome speech by Dr. Ahmed Hassanein from AUC EIP stressing on the importance of online content creations
- Welcome speech by Abd El Hameed Sharara from RiseUp Egypt and he announced that RiseUp summit will take place this year next October 2014
- Following the welcome speeches Fady Ramzy presented the latest about content supported by technology and giving hints about the types of online content and the latest trends in content creation such as the infographics and how to create valuable online content. And he also discussed the linked open data and the semantic web (“CONTEXT” IS NOW THE KING) and he advised the attendees to tryout wordlift to semantically enrich their blogs & websites over wordpress platform.
And also Fady Ramzy announced in this event that gladly Insideout.Today will be hosting a Twitter chat each 2 weeks for one hour on #IOTTT to answer people questions about the latest technology and to share experiences and latest digital media trends.
Finally the coolest part of the event was the panel discussion featuring entrepreneurs, online content creators & media anchors who have online content success stories to be shared with the audience as follows:
- Sherry Kilany and Sabrina Khalil from scoopempire showcasing the story behind #Kashmagy video (the Egyptian Version of happy) and how it hit more than 1 million online views with the great cooperation with disalata!
- Amir Shoushaa the Man behind (Asa7be sarcasm society) talked about the comics business in Egypt and how (Asa7be sarcasm society) Started , how they produce the online content and how they built Asa7be out of comics.
- Abdel Rahman Wahba The founder of Iqraaly presented the Iqraaly unique platform and how they aim to deliver rich audible content through the audiobooks
- Amr Shahin From Akhbar El Yom presented a demo of augmented reality for enriching the news experience and as well the ads, done by Akhbar El Yom, and the impact of this AR technology to switch the offline newspaper Akhbar el yom to a digital newspaper.
- And the final speech was given by Enas Tharwat the popular radio anchor from Negoum FM & Radio 90 90 talking about how social media impacts the media business.
The meetup was also an excellent opportunity for attendees to network in a professional environment and interact with others who share the passion for great content creation, brainstorm and to have their questions answered by the panelists and the event organizers.
It was a very successful event and the hashtag #OCCEgypt went trending during the event and we have collected a beautiful set of pictures from the event and here is all the recorded sessions
Stay tuned with @insideout_Today and our coming twitter chats #IOTTT!


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ASIC is the most recent regulator to voice concerns about corporate cyber security and protection of customer data and has confirmed it will investigate cyber incidents leading to a loss of customer data from a corporate governance perspective. That is, have directors and officers complied with their duties to the company?
In an address to the Australian Financial Review Cyber Summit this week, ASIC Chair, Joe Longo, emphasised the need for boards to prioritise cyber security and cyber resilience, and that ASIC is looking for an appropriate vehicle to prosecute individuals for failing to take appropriate steps to ensure companies have appropriate cyber arrangements in place.
ASIC’s prioritisation of cyber risk comes hot on the heels of APRA signalling last month its intention to strengthen supervision and step up its enforcement of operational and cyber risk management practices and preparedness by APRA-regulated banks, insurers and superannuation trustees (read our article APRA enforcement of operational resilience & cyber preparedness).
In short, even leaving to one side the business and reputational issues associated with cyber incidents, which can be profound, the focus of regulators such as the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, APRA and ASIC, as well as class action lawyers and funders, represents clear existential risk to most businesses and those running them. It is imperative for all businesses – particularly those holding potentially sensitive personal information – to ensure they have a clear handle on cyber risk.
Evaluate your third-party risk for cyber preparedness
Cyber preparedness is not simply a question of having impregnable systems – that’s not possible. Organisations must also have comprehensive plans in place to respond to and weather a significant cyber security incident.
Joe Longo placed some particular emphasis on third-party suppliers as a potential vulnerability, with ASIC expecting that an organisation’s digital supply chain also be considered in its cyber risk management plan.
As more and more businesses rely on third parties for software and critical data services, the risks of exposure are increasing. The initial findings of ASIC’s cyber pulse survey, which measured cyber resilience in Australia, show that one of the weakest links in cyber preparedness is third-party suppliers, vendors and managed service providers.
This should guide companies on how to firm up their cyber security: look at who your third-party suppliers are and carefully evaluate your third-party supplier risk.
Good cyber risk management must start at the top, with ASIC stating that it expects directors to ensure their organisation’s risk management framework adequately addresses cyber security risk, that controls are implemented to protect key assets and enhance cyber resilience and that a failure to do so could have significant personal consequences. Boards who do not give cyber security and resilience sufficient priority could create a foreseeable risk of harm to the company and be a breach of their directors duties.
Ways to reduce third-party cyber risk
Cyber security should involve comprehensive risk assessment and planning, with the measures taken being proportionate to the nature, scale, and complexity of your organisation – and the importance and sensitivity of the key assets held.
Joe Longo’s three suggestions for protecting your organisation against vulnerability are:
- Never set and forget: Cyber risk should be assessed on an ongoing basis, with organisations taking an active approach to managing supply chain and vendor risk.
- Plan for and test for attacks: Organisations should ensure they have a clear and comprehensive response and recovery plan, which includes how they communicate with their customers, regulators and the market when things go wrong. Plans should also be tested regularly to ensure the response is quick and effective. Any incident response should include third-party suppliers and vendors.
- You can’t protect what you aren’t aware of: Critical information and business critical systems must be identified, to ensure they are protected. This is even more essential if a third party is managing critical systems or holding important information.
Australia's response to escalating cyber threats
With technology constantly changing, cyber security is becoming more and more important to ensure business continuity. Regulators including ASIC and APRA (as mentioned in our previous article, 'APRA enforcement of operational resilience & cyber preparedness') are alive to the risks cyber-attacks pose to the Australian corporate and consumer landscape and are signalling to businesses that they’re ready to act. This is consistent with the intensifying government focus on cyber threats and incidents more broadly, including the development of the 2023-2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy, the recent appointment of a National Cyber Coordinator and the establishment of law enforcement taskforces to combat rising cyber threats targeting Australian companies and consumers.


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The Ducati 899 "Panigale" is an 898cc sport bike from Ducati, released in 2013 to replace the Ducati 848. It has a 148hp version of the engine in the previously released Ducati 1199. Claimed dry weight is 169 kilograms. The 899 has a conventional two-sided swingarm, unlike the 1199 which has a single-sided swingarm. Currently, Ducati is all set to update its ‘supersport’ model, the Ducati 899 Panigale, with a replacement the 959 Panigale. This is not the first of their bike that has received a replacement there is also the 1199 Panigale to 1299, leaving the former engine as a basis for World Superbike homologation and offering the road going bike under the blunt but racey Panigale R badge. Ducati previously had announced that it will be launching nine new motorcycles at the 2015. The new 2016 Ducati Panigale 959 is powered by 955cc engine liquid cooled engine ,though Ducati has not officially announced its technical specifications, but the bike will produce more power than its predecessor – 899.
The new Ducati Panigale has taken its design cues from its elder sibling Ducati 1299 with some blueprints of its predecessor; the Ducati 899 like the bike has the same 10 spoke alloy wheels, Brembo brakes and double side swing arms. The air scoops are larger than the one used on the 899, may be because it has a larger engine on this bike, also the bike receives freshly made side view mirrors, and otherwise the styling of the Ducati 959 Panigale is expected to remain unchanged barring few tweaks. Despite the larger engine, the 959 Panigale has lower hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide emission levels than the 899, an attempt to meet new Euro 4 emission standards which come into effect in Europe on January 1st, 2016.
Apart from these spy photos of a disguised 2016 Ducati 959 Panigale going viral, nothing else is officially known about the bike. As India has a number of motor enthusiasts, spotting a Ducati 959 Panigale on the road would surely be a sight. Prices would definitely have some variation from the 899 Panigale, due to the new tweaks. The Ducati 959 Panigale will make its debut at the EICMA motorcycle show in November.
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Cloudveil, maker of inspired mountain apparel, announces 30 chosen members of its Inspired Mountain Ambassador team search.
Cloudveil, maker of inspired mountain apparel, is looking for a team of inspired mountain ambassadors and has launched a search for 25 men and women who personify the inspired lifestyle upon which Cloudveil was built.
Klean Kanteen joined One Percent for the Planet (1% FTP), pledging a portion of its sales to support nonprofit, environmental groups that help the planet.
Klean Kanteen® has partnered with the Breast Cancer Fund (BCF) to donate 20% of gross online sales of its “Pink Renewal” bottle until the end of the 2008 calendar year.
Carve Designs, manufacturer of technical water sport, après surf and lifestyle apparel for women, has retained Backbone Media of Carbondale, Colorado to handle its public relations efforts.
As a part of a commitment to a sustainable future, McNett, an industry leader in gear care and repair products, has joined the Puget Sound Energy (PSE) Green Power Program.
Earlier this month, Cloudveil was presented with the 2008 Outstanding Business Award from the Greater Yellowstone Coalition
Cloudveil, producer of inspired mountain apparel, announces the hiring of Kevin Cox of Alpine Exposure in the North Central region and Michael Schmidt & Bill Bruzzese of Velocity Sales in the Northeast territory.


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Amazon’s Israel launch is hoping to catch holiday shoppers before the Jewish New Year, which falls in September this year.
By United With Israel Staff
Online retail giant Amazon’s race to launch e-commerce services in Israel is reportedly in the final stretch before a September deadline.
“The main question that remains to be decided is whether the company’s project managers in Israel can fulfill the demands set by the company’s headquarters in Seattle in time for an official launch next month,” reports Globes, an Israeli business media outlet.
The Haaretz daily reported on July 24, citing retail industry sources, that the launch in Israel had been delayed due to Amazon’s “struggles to recruit local resellers.” It had been earlier scheduled to start its Israel e-commerce operations in June or July, the daily notes.
At last word, Amazon’s U.S. representatives, who have been supervising the establishment of Amazon Europe’s activities in Israel, “have yet to ratify Amazon’s readiness for the launch,” says Globes.
Two factors reportedly making the September deadline important are the September 17 Knesset election, a national holiday, and the weeks-long Jewish holiday season which begins at the end of the month.
A fallback would be to at least launch operations before Black Friday on November 29 and Cyber Monday December 2, according to multiple reports.
“One thing is clear to everyone,” writes Globes, “Amazon wants its launch to take place at a time when Israeli consumers are gung ho for shopping and ready to whip out their credit cards at a moment’s notice.”
“Amazon won’t go live until it is 200% ready. They have things to solve, including regulatory and language issues and recruiting resellers,” said one retail industry source who has been working with the company, quoted by Haaretz but who asked not to be identified.
“The criteria imposed by Amazon U.S. include both the number of suppliers interested in operating on Amazon and their level of readiness according to criteria such as mapping the catalog, and diversity, pricing, uniform images that conform with Amazon’s rigorous requirements, and writing content,” says Globes, adding that another factor is “the ability to put a website on the air on the launch date that provides a first-rate user experience in Hebrew, or else to launch a website in English, which will be less effective.”
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Nike Flyknit Lunar 2 New Arrivals
After recently scoping the Nike Flyknit Lunar 2 for the first time, we've started to see some new schemes popping up at retailers. Our mates at Berlin's Overkill have just received four new iterations of the silhouette including black, gym red, arctic pink and neo turquoise editions mixed and matched with complementary tones. The red joint has got to be our fave, how about youse? Get'em all here.


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According to recent research co-conducted by Ripple, most of the global payment firms still believe in the power of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology to facilitate cheaper and faster transactions. One of the largest blockchain payment solutions providers, Ripple, and the Faster Payments Council (FPC) issued the report based on their latest findings.
What The Survey Shows
The study, titled “Transforming the Way Money Moves,” highlights the trends of global crypto payments based on the survey sample from more than 950 FPC subscribers like CEOs and financial analysts across 45 countries. The survey comprises 281 respondents, with 25 questions covering blockchain payments, use cases, benefits, digital asset ownership, and barriers.
In addition, the fieldwork for the research was carried out in the first quarter of 2022. Based on the study’s outcome, nearly all FPC subscribers surveyed are bullish on the role of crypto and blockchain in enhancing faster and more affordable transactions in the next few years.
Additionally, over 50% of the executives from payment platforms believe that most merchants will start accepting payments in digital assets in the next one to three years. Furthermore, 27% of the respondents representing the Middle East and African executives noted that most merchants they interact with will embrace crypto payments in 2024.
According to the survey’s authors, Ripple and FPC, the high degree of optimism shown by key players in the financial payment sector are a testament to the efficiency of crypto-based settlement solutions like mobile payment and central bank digital currency (CBDC).
However, despite 52% of participants considering crypto as a means of payment, 17% of the respondents support crypto-based payments at the time of conducting the survey. On a broader scale, the report shows that the most significant reason respondents have yet to adopt crypto payments is due to regulatory uncertainty and limited adoption.
Close to 90% of respondents cited regulatory doubt as the primary hindrance to crypto payment, with 45% citing limited industry adoption.
Crypto And Blockchain Payments On The Rise
Last year, the financial data entity Pymnts, in collaboration with Bitpay, the crypto payment platform, co-authored a survey showing that most respondents having businesses with an annual income of $1 billion are considering adopting crypto payments.
Interestingly, the survey revealed that the main push behind the firm’s drive to adopt crypto payment is to find and attract new customers to their businesses. Meanwhile, the latest Ripple report suggests that crypto-related payment technology is rapidly becoming crucial to the global financial ecosystem.
Another survey conducted by Zogby Analytics and CasperLabs disclosed that nearly 90% of businesses in the United States, UK, and China, started exploring blockchain technology early this year.
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Ford has just announced that the 2 Millionth EcoBoost engine has been built since production began in 2009. The milestone engine was a 2.0-liter unit and went into a Ford Escape that rolled off the company's plant in Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
Ford currently builds on an average, 100,000 EcoBoost engines every month. The company expects the EcoBoost production to exceed their diesel-engine production for the first time ever. Indians were introduced to the award winning 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine this June, when the EcoSport was launched.
Currently however, Ford India dealers have stopped accepting bookings for the EcoSport 1L (and the 1.5-liter petrol) due to the large backlog of orders. The press release informs us that production of the 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine in Cologne, Germany (the Indian-made EcoBoost powered EcoSport gets its engine imported from Cologne) has been doubled to more than 1,000 engines per day.
The 1L EcoBoost will also commence production at Ford's new facility in Changan, China. The EcoBoost range currently starts at 1L and extends to 1.5L, 1.6L, 2L and a range-topping 3.5L V6. By the end of 2013, 80% of the company's global products would be available with the EcoBoost technology.
Joe Bakaj, vice president, Powertrain Engineering, Ford said -
Ford EcoBoost delivers great performance with lower fuel bills, a recipe which is proving incredibly popular with consumers around the world. EcoBoost engines are attracting new customers to the Ford brand every day, and our plants are working hard to keep up with demand.
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By Greg Bensinger
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Until recently, Brett Schickler never imagined he could be a published author, though he had dreamed about it. But after learning about the ChatGPT artificial intelligence program, Schickler figured an opportunity had landed in his lap.
“The idea of writing a book finally seemed possible,” said Schickler, a salesman in Rochester, New York. “I thought ‘I can do this.'”
Using the AI software, which can generate blocks of text from simple prompts, Schickler created a 30-page illustrated children’s e-book in a matter of hours, offering it for sale in January through Amazon.com Inc’s self-publishing unit.
In the edition, Sammy the Squirrel, crudely rendered also using AI, learns from his forest friends about saving money after happening upon a gold coin. He crafts an acorn-shaped piggy bank, invests in an acorn trading business and hopes to one day buy an acorn grinding stone.
Sammy becomes the wealthiest squirrel in the forest, the envy of his friends and “the forest started prospering,” according to the book.
“The Wise Little Squirrel: A Tale of Saving and Investing,” available in the Amazon Kindle store for $2.99 – or $9.99 for a printed version – has netted Schickler less than $100, he said. While that may not sound like much, it is enough to inspire him to compose other books using the software.
“I could see people making a whole career out of this,” said Schickler, who used prompts on ChatGPT like “write a story about a dad teaching his son about financial literacy.”
Schickler is on the leading edge of a movement testing the promise and limitations of ChatGPT, which debuted in November and has sent shock waves through Silicon Valley and beyond for its uncanny ability to create cogent blocks of text instantly.
There were over 200 e-books in Amazon’s Kindle store as of mid-February listing ChatGPT as an author or co-author, including “How to Write and Create Content Using ChatGPT,” “The Power of Homework” and poetry collection “Echoes of the Universe.” And the number is rising daily. There is even a new sub-genre on Amazon: Books about using ChatGPT, written entirely by ChatGPT.
But due to the nature of ChatGPT and many authors’ failure to disclose they have used it, it is nearly impossible to get a full accounting of how many e-books may be written by AI.
The software’s emergence has already ruffled some of the biggest technology firms, prompting Alphabet Inc and Microsoft Corp to hastily debut new functions in Google and Bing, respectively, that incorporate AI.
The rapid consumer adoption of ChatGPT has spurred frenzied activity in tech circles as investors pour money into AI-focused startups and given technology firms new purpose amid the gloom of massive layoffs. Microsoft, for one, received fawning coverage this month over its otherwise moribund Bing search engine after demonstrating an integration with ChatGPT.
But already there are concerns over authenticity, because ChatGPT learns how to write by scanning millions of pages of existing text. An experiment with AI by CNET resulted in multiple corrections and apparent plagiarism before the tech news site suspended its use.
THREAT TO ‘REAL’ AUTHORS?
Now ChatGPT appears ready to upend the staid book industry as would-be novelists and self-help gurus looking to make a quick buck are turning to the software to help create bot-made e-books and publish them through Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing arm. Illustrated children’s books are a favorite for such first-time authors. On YouTube, TikTok and Reddit hundreds of tutorials have spring up, demonstrating how to make a book in just a few hours. Subjects include get-rich-quick schemes, dieting advice, software coding tips and recipes.
‘This is something we really need to be worried about, these books will flood the market and a lot of authors are going to be out of work,’ said Mary Rasenberger, executive director of writers’ group the Authors Guild. Ghostwriting – by humans – has a long tradition, she said, but the ability to automate through AI could turn book writing from a craft into a commodity.
‘There needs to be transparency from the authors and the platforms about how these books are created or you’re going to end up with a lot of low-quality books,’ she said.
One author, who goes by Frank White, showed in a YouTube video how in less than a day he created a 119-page novella called ‘Galactic Pimp: Vol. 1’ about alien factions in a far-off galaxy warring over a human-staffed brothel. The book can be had for just $1 on Amazon’s Kindle e-book store. In the video, White says anyone with the wherewithal and time could create 300 such books a year, all using AI.
Many authors, like White, feel no duty to disclose in the Kindle store that their great American novel was written wholesale by a computer, in part because Amazon’s policies do not require it.
When asked for comment by Reuters, Amazon did not address whether it had plans to change or review its Kindle store policies around authors’ use of AI or other automated writing tools. ‘All books in the store must adhere to our content guidelines, including by complying with intellectual property rights and all other applicable laws,’ Amazon spokeswoman Lindsay Hamilton said via email.
A spokeswoman for ChatGPT developer OpenAI declined to comment.
FROM CONCEPTION TO PUBLICATION IN JUST HOURS
Amazon is by far the largest seller of both physical and e-books, commanding well over half of sales in the United States and, by some estimates, over 80% of the e-book market. Its Kindle Direct Publishing service has spawned a cottage industry of self-published novelists, carving out particular niches for enthusiasts of erotic content and self-help books.
Amazon created Kindle Direct Publishing in 2007 to allow anyone to sell and market a book from their couch without the hassle or expense of seeking out literary agents or publishing houses. Generally, Amazon allows authors to publish instantly through the unit without any oversight, splitting whatever proceeds they generate.
That has attracted new AI-assisted authors like Kamil Banc, whose primary job is selling fragrances online, who bet his wife he could make a book from conception to publication in less than one day. Using ChatGPT, an AI image creator and prompts like “write a bedtime story about a pink dolphin that teaches children how to be honest,” Banc published an illustrated 27-page book in December. Available on Amazon, “Bedtime Stories: Short and Sweet, For a Good Night’s Sleep” took Banc about four hours to create, he said.
Consumer interest so far has been admittedly sleepy: Banc said sales have totaled about a dozen copies. But readers rated it worthy of five stars, including one who praised its “wonderful and memorable characters.”
Banc has since published two more AI-generated books, including an adult coloring book, with more in the works. “It actually is really simple,” he said. “I was surprised at how fast it went from concept to publishing.”
Not everyone is blown away by the software. Mark Dawson, who has reportedly sold millions of copies of books he wrote himself through Kindle Direct Publishing, was quick to call ChatGPT-assisted novels “dull” in an email to Reuters.
“Merit plays a part in how books are recommended to other readers. If a book gets bad reviews because the writing is dull then it’s quickly going to sink to the bottom.”
(Reporting by Greg Bensinger in San Francisco; Editing by Kenneth Li and Matthew Lewis)


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TM Forum’s Big Data InFocus Event Showcases Cross-Industry Leaders Profiting from Analytics -- Keynotes from AOL, Amazon, BT, ING, Liberty Global, Skype and Sonae Retail give multi-industry dive into the how-tos of big data analytics at action-packed, case-study-driven, two-day conference in Amsterdam
MORRISTOWN, NJ, Dec. 4, 2013 -- Big analytics can create big advantages for service providers and enterprises alike as they look toward understanding what their customers are doing and saying, and analyzing and making decisions based on the enormous amount of data generated by today’s digital services. Building on the overwhelming success of TM Forum’s inaugural conference (Big Data Analytics Summit 2012), TM Forum’s Big Data InFocus event features an outstanding lineup of keynote speakers from the digital services, retail, communications and finance sectors in order to delve into the unique needs service providers face when capitalizing on big data analytics to further their business objectives.
The two-day conference, held at the Movenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Centre, Jan. 28-29, spotlights exclusive C-Level presentations from host sponsor Liberty Global, as well as AOL, Amazon, BT, ING, Skype, Sonae Retail and more.
In addition, Big Data InFocus features over 35 industry speakers and experts from leading communications companies around the globe, such as MBNL, Oman Telecom, Orange, Telefonica Germany, Swisscom and Vimpelcom, among others.
The event’s packed agenda includes 25 sessions with real-world case studies, first-hand experiences and thought leadership on some of the hottest business topics related to big data today, including:
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• Maximizing big data monetization opportunities
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“Appropriately leveraging big data is key to future business success,” said Dean Walters, chief information officer, Liberty Global, and a keynote at the event. “By following an enterprise-wide, analytics-centric methodology, businesses can deliver the right customer experience every time.”
“In today’s digital world, customers are more informed and empowered than ever. Truly engaging with customers, and understanding their feelings, requirements and attitudes can make or break a business,” said Rob Rich, managing director, TM Forum Insights Research, who opens the event on Tues., Jan 28, at 9 a.m. with a keynote. “TM Forum’s Big Data InFocus brings together the best in the business to deliver the tools, standards, best practices, metrics, KPIs and thought leadership that help service providers successfully maintain and grow their market share.”
Big Data InFocus features highlights from TM Forum’s new Customer Engagement Program, which helps service providers continuously grow their businesses by moving beyond traditional customer experience, including in the area of big data analytics. In addition, Frameworx 13.5, the latest version of TM Forum’s suite of best practices and standards, comprises 47 new features, including a new Big Data Analytics Guidebook, which includes a new architecture, methodology and over 30 use cases to helps service providers unleash the power of big data.
TM Forum’s Big Data InFocus is a must-attend event offering interaction with 150-plus senior-level executives and professionals, a case study-driven conference agenda, dozens of world-class speakers, leading service providers, TM Forum experts, enhanced networking opportunities and an expo showcasing key suppliers. Register today to receive maximum savings.
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BuzzFeed missed its revenue target for 2015 and has slashed its internal projections for 2016 by about half, raising questions about whether the online news and entertainment network can meet the sky-high valuations put on new media groups by investors.
The company, known for its lists, irreverent content and fast-growing editorial operation, had projected about $250 million in revenues for 2015 but generated less than $170 million, according to three people with knowledge of the situation.
The company has halved its internal revenue target for 2016 from $500 million to $250 million, the people said.
BuzzFeed disputed the figures but declined to give its own numbers. "We are very pleased with where BuzzFeed is today and where it will be tomorrow," the company said. "We are very comfortable with where the digital content world is going and think we are well-positioned."
The company's ability to draw large numbers of readers has attracted admirers and investors. BuzzFeed raised $50 million from Andreessen Horowitz, the Silicon Valley venture capital firm, in mid-2014 at a $850 million valuation. Just a year later NBCUniversal, which is part of Comcast, invested $200 million at a $1.5 billion valuation.
It has also earned plaudits for the quality of its journalism at a time of declining newspaper readership and shown a knack for finding and packaging content that online audiences want to share and discuss. A video stream of two BuzzFeed staff wrapping rubber bands around a watermelon until it exploded was streamed live by 800,000 people last week.
However, people with knowledge of the company's operations have expressed concern that its business model, which involves creating custom content for brands, is not scalable. "It takes too long to do each campaign, and you can only do so many," one person said.
The company, like some of its digital peers, is looking more seriously at television and had discussed potential tie-ups with NBCUniversal. Its digital peers are also investing more of their time and resources in television where there are more advertising dollars available.
Vice recently launched Viceland, its first cable channel, after striking a deal with A&E Networks, the cable group part-owned by Walt Disney.
Vox is also eyeing potential television projects. Like BuzzFeed, it received investment from NBCUniversal last year.
Jonah Peretti, BuzzFeed's founder and chief executive, recently moved from New York to Los Angeles, the heart of the entertainment industry. But in an interview with the Financial Times last month, he said mobile was the company's main focus. Smartphone proliferation had made BuzzFeed "prime time" to the extent that it could compete for the same number of viewers as the television set in the corner of the living room.
"Anytime people are bored or have an in-between moment, they look at their phone," he said. "Social platforms like BuzzFeed are monetising their commercial breaks."
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Saudi Arabia Carbon Nanotube demand stood at 5.73 Tonnes in 2020 and is forecast to reach 9.24 Tonnes by 2030, growing at a healthy CAGR of 4.40% until 2030. The government’s energy policy is focusing on broadening its energy resources to other sectors apart from oil. This has given a push for innovation in the energy systems in Saudi Arabia thus driving the demand for carbon nanotubes in the forecast period. Thus, the demand for carbon nanotubes from the energy sector is projected to rise in the forecast period. Demand from the energy sector is expected to be driven by the need for nanomaterials in modern batteries. Demand from the electronics sector is seen to be driven by the growing demand for high-end consumer electronics, wearable devices, and wireless accessories. Demand increase from other sectors includes the pharmaceutical sector which is projected to be driven by the introduction of new technologies like sustained drug delivery systems etc. and sports end-use which is growing with the increasing need for lightweight high-performance sports equipment.
The outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020 disrupted the economy. The market growth was affected drastically, and production units shut down. Furthermore, the major market players intentionally halted the production keeping their employees’ health and wellness in mind. With imposed new regulations of the COVID-19 and proper precautions, the market is anticipated to regain its growth in the years to come. Once the market regains the full function of its production unit, the market is bound to show robust growth in the forecast period. Potential investment in the market is expecting steady growth in the market in the forecast period, until 2030.
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Though Drake’s latest recording “Sights” was just on iTunes and Apple Audio for just one week, underneath the conditions of the Business’s exclusivity cope with the performer, the recording were able to market several thousand copies in only five times, which The Wall Street Journal calls “a exceptional accomplishment within an era of quick loading development and decreasing revenue of packages and CDs.”
the Majority Of these revenue figures — 632,000 copies to become precise — arrived inside the first twenty four hours of launch, using the relaxation trickling within the one-million mark within the following times. The numbers particularly target revenue for that $13.99 iTunes backup of Sights, but Apple Audio confirmed some remarkable loading data for Drakeis new recording, aswell.
as a whole, Sights was streamed over 250 thousand instances global, 200-million which were within the Usa, recommending Apple Audio got a few of the performer’s followers to register for that support beyond its present 13 million paid customers.
the outcomes travel within the encounter of business worries that paid loading providers may accelerate the ongoing decrease of audio revenue, that have dropped by over 60% previously 15 years, based on information from Nielsen. Although that may nevertheless fundamentally occur, lots of followers bought the $13.99 Drake recording a week ago despite the fact that they might also get access to it instantly, along side some 30 thousand additional monitors, by checking to Apple Audio for $9.99 per month—and sometimes even simply by becoming a member of a totally free trial.
As Drake’s recording released on April 29, his record-label’s parent organization, Vivendi SA’s Common Group, visited function maintaining any remnants of unlicensed tunes and movies from websites like facebook. Based on resources inside the business, the brand new pattern of exclusivity offers between designers and loading providers like Apple Audio and Tidal, has led to some renewed attack on unlicensed music. Vivendi SAis Common Group alone has invested “huge amount of money annually” dealing with a comparable procedure with other large releases.
Drake continues to be among the heading designers addressing Apple Audio because it was initially introduced this past year at WWDC. Since that time, the performer has located 20 attacks of their own Defeats 1 Stereo display, OVO Audio, joined with Apple Audio to recruit his Summertime Sixteen tour, and had a number of his tunes highlighted in advertisements for that loading audio company.
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Facebook is trying to show that it's serious about snagging business users, and Dreamforce is the place to do it.
On Tuesday, the company talked up its Workplace by Facebook offering at Salesforce's annual software conference in San Francisco. While Facebook's core business is ads that target consumers, the company doesn't want to cede the work market to Slack, Microsoft and HipChat from Atlassian.
Facebook said in a blog post that it's teaming up with Salesforce to improve its Workplace service, which is a version of the social network that's designed for use by working teams. The partnership, first announced in April, is designed to bring Salesforce's enterprise software tools into Facebook.
In particular, Facebook is focused on making collaboration smoother by integrating Salesforce's Quip word processing and spreadsheet tools. There will be buttons for uploading documents to Quip as well as creating new documents, along with a list of all available files.


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Signed into law on January 13, 2023, EO No. 12 will supplement the EVIDA law to make electric vehicles more affordable.
The LTO is making it clear to motorists that unauthorized commemorative plate use is illegal.
Senior citizens could soon be able to avail of tollway discounts of up to 20%
A new house bill number 3628, aims to cushion the impact of fuel price hikes in the Philippines by varying the fuel tax.
Here are the ins and outs of the LTO’s car modification law. We simplify and explain what can and can’t be done.
Taillights should be visible from at least 100 meters, according to the law, and hampering this metric may lead to unwanted consequences.
Did you know that the Republic Act No. 10642 or the Philippine Lemon Law which took effect in 2014 can protect your consumer rights against some car dealers’ trade malpractices? In order to...
Knowing your consumer rights will not only save you time but money as well especially if your vehicle is proven to be a manufacturing defect.
The HPG has stated that taxi drivers may be liable under the Child Seat Law after an incident happened in Baguio in which a child was able to open the rear door of the vehicle.
The Department of Energy has asked the Senate and House of Representatives for the power to suspend excise tax on fuel.
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If put into law it could see the used car market increase in quality as private second-hand dealerships will be required to put warranties on the vehicles that they sell.
The changes make it easier to get compensation in the event that their vehicle is a problematic unit.
Having children sit on their laps when on a cruise is proven to be a dangerous practice.
The following vintage cars are bound for extra protection.
There will be no need to panic buy child car seats as the law itself has been suspended temporarily by President Duterte.
Both the LTO and DOTr must conduct an information campaign regarding this law.
Proper information dissemination is expected to be done in order to well implement this law.
TRAIN law has generated such an impact in the oil industry.
Overtaking on the right can be done but under specific conditions, according to the Philippine law.
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WAVERLY, Minn. (WCCO) – A combination of bird flu and inflation are causing the price of eggs to skyrocket ahead of the Easter holiday.
Those prices are hitting restaurant owners hard, especially in small Minnesota towns. But one family-owned business in Waverly has hatched a creative plan to keep the cost down and the quality up.
“When we bought this place and started it, we wanted to be participating with the community and this just seemed like an excellent opportunity,” said Judson Meyer, who owns the Uptown Bar and Grill in Waverly.
Judson and Natasha Meyer have owned the small-town staple for 15 years. This year though, bird flu and inflation have taken a toll, considering the bar uses 400 eggs a week.
“It went from 8 cents an egg to 26 cents an egg,” said Judson Meyer
So they hatched a plan and asked on social media if any local farmers would sell them their weekly eggs.
“I think the more we stay local I think the more sustainable it is,” said Judson Meyer added.
Veterans Farming Initiative hopped on board. They’ll be dropping off their free range, organic eggs weekly from their Montrose farms.
“With supply chain issues it’s really important that we start to try to re-localize and be able to support our needs locally rather than relying on far reaching transportation systems,” said Tom Norris, CEO of Veterans Farming Initiative.
The eggs will also come from the backyard flock at 9-year-old Ellarie Elsenpeter’s Buffalo home.
“Anything we can do to help support the community, because they support us,” said Judson Meyer.
Depending on how the plan goes, the Judson and Natasha Meyer say they could see this becoming a long-term partnership between them and the community.
So far, more than a million birds in Minnesota have contracted bird flu. The owners of the Waverly bar and grill say they’re working with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture to ensure they’re following all the safety rules to keep people healthy.


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Angel Hristov October 14, 2022 3 min read
SYNOT Games to Power Planetwin365 with Content
Gaming content provider SYNOT Games has inked a deal that will see it supply the Italian operator Planetwin365 with games. The agreement will boost the provider’s presence in the Italian iGaming market.
SYNOT Games Agrees to Provide Planetwin365 with Games
SYNOT Games agreed to provide Planetwin365, an SKS365 subsidiary, with its rich suite of iGaming titles. As per the agreement, the supplier will arm its new partner with engaging and innovative iGaming titles. Some of them will include SYNOT hits such as Book of Secrets 6, Skull Bonanza and 27 Joker Fruits.
The company’s full portfolio boasts over 90 games that have been translated into 31 different languages. In addition, the supplier has existing agreements with more than 500 clients across Europe.
The current deal is in line with SYNOT Games’ expansion strategy and will greatly expand its presence in Italy. The company currently holds licenses that allow it to operate in many notable European markets. This includes licenses by the Malta Gaming Authority, the United Kingdom’s Gambling Commission, the Hellenic Gaming Commission, the ONJN and the Kanspell Commissie among others. As a result, the supplier now has footholds not only in Italy but in Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Denmark, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Croatia, Greece, UK, Malta, Netherlands, Bulgaria and Switzerland as well.
A Mutually-Beneficial Partnership in the Making
Priscilla Gatt, SYNOT Games’ head of business commented on the new agreement. She noted that SYNOT welcomes all brand expansions and considers them to be “a sign of trust.”
Establishing partnerships with a strong operator is a tremendous opportunity, and I am thrilled to partner with Planetwin365 to continue our considerable growth in the Italian market.Priscilla Gatt, head of business, SYNOT Games
Gatt is sure that Planetwin365 will be able to channel thousands of users to SYNOT’s innovative content and help it reach new audiences.
Troy Cox, SKS365’s chief commercial officer, lauded SYNOT Games as a provider of exciting and creative iGaming titles with great graphics and sounds. Cox added that he hopes the relationship between his company and the provider is going to be a fruitful one.
We look forward to a mutually fruitful partnership and we are sure our customers will love this new addition to our growing online Casino portfolio.Troy Cox, CCO, SKS365
SKS365 is a leading operator with a significant presence in the Italian retail and online sectors. The company just inked an agreement with the Rome-based female soccer team Lazio Women through its infotainment brand Planetwin365.news.
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Ever wonder how badly graphics and gaming performance gets compromised in the hottest apps on older hardware? As it turns out, not very badly at all. Maybe that’s why iOS has become a major gaming platform.
Gameloft has announced that it has been forced to postpone the launch of Modern Combat 5 for Android and iOS until 2014 to “fully achieve [its] vision” for the game. The first-person shooter was first confirmed in an impressive teaser trailer back in June, and we initially expected it to be available before the end of the year.
Remember Gameloft’s $80 Duo Gamer Controller? It was launched in October 2012 and it brought physical controls to our favorite Gameloft games on iOS — but it had a number of major flaws. The biggest one was that it was only compatible with Gameloft games, and that made its $80 price tag all the more bemusing.
But it’s not such a bad purchase at $6.36, which is all you’ll pay for it on Amazon right now.
Gameloft’s Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour is, without doubt, the best first-person shooter available on mobile. It’s the latest edition to the company’s Modern Combat series, and it promises to “push the boundaries of mobile gaming even further” with stunning visuals, an awesome campaign, and a completely redesigned multiplayer mode.
If you haven’t already got it and you’re a fan of FPS titles, then you’re crazy. But now’s the best time to pick it up, because its price tag has just been slashed from $6.99 to $0.99 for a limited time.
Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour, the latest addition to Gameloft’s awesome first-person shooter series, has arrived on iOS in a bid to push the boundaries of mobile gaming even further. It promises to be “the most memorable action thriller ever,” boasting an intense solo campaign and a completely redesigned multiplayer mode. What’s more, its console-quality graphics look incredible on Retina display devices.
Gameloft has announced that Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour, the latest addition to its series of first-person shooters, will make its debut on iOS this Thursday, December 6, before arriving on Android “shortly after.” We’ve been following the title’s development since Gameloft released its first teaser tailer back in September, and we couldn’t be more excited. If you’re a fan of FPS games, this is the title to look out for.
As a massive fan of first-person shooter games, I’m always looking for great iOS shooters that will help me get my fix when I’m away from a console. Thankfully, the App Store is home to some great FPS games from developers such as Gameloft, EA Games, Treyarch and Villain.
Our latest app list is a collection of the best FPS games in the App Store – check them out after the break!
This week’s must-have iOS games features Sega’s latest Sonic the Hedgehog 4 that many of us have been eagerly awaiting. It’s been described as the best Sonic for iOS yet, with improved controls, smoother gameplay and a genuine Sonic feel.
Another of our favorites is Chillingo’s Cut the Rope – the addictive puzzle game that knocked Angry Birds off the top of the paid charts this week. It combines realistic physics with simple, precise touch controls to create a wonderfully challenging puzzler.
Black Pegasus is the latest Modern Combat 2 game from Gameloft, and also features in our favorites this week. Its console quality graphics together and excellent production make it one of the most impressive first-person shooters to arrive on the iPhone.
Two of the most popular sporting games for iPad have gone on sale today for a limited time only courtesy of Gameloft, who have slashed the prices of Real Soccer HD (previously $6.99) and NFL 2010 HD (previously $4.99) to just $0.99.
I’ve found both games to be a great buy, in fact, Real Soccer is one of my favorite soccer games for the iPad, so if you’ve been considering either of them, now is a great time to snap them up!


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- The smartphone has been manufactured to provide maximum feasibility in 6-inch display
- Gionee M7 is supposed to consist of 6GB RAM
- The firm might introduce another model Gionee M7 Power during the launch event as well
Previously this month, it is being informed that the upcoming flagship handset of Gionee M7 has authenticated its introduction soon and currently its accurate date of unveiling is been revealed. Gionee has declared that the firm will introduce its new model of the series on September 25 in China. Due to this, it is also expected that the firm will also try to introduce its other flagship handset M7 Power along within the launch event that was previously said to be launched on September 28. Individually, the first picture of the front part of the handset has also flooded all over the internet.
Initially, discussing regarding the official information offered through the firm, the launch image from the company, was viewed on the Weibo – a Chinese microblogging website. It depicts clearly the launch date, which is 25th September. Despite only the launch date, the picture also describes the bezels display on all sides of the smartphone.
With reference to the earlier leaks, the phone is supposed to operate on latest Android version 7.1 Nougat and supporting only a solo-SIM slot. The handset is considered to be featuring a Full-HD display of 6-inch along with 18:9 aspect ratio. The phone is supposed to be equipped of MediaTek Helio P30 SoC paired and teamed with 6GB RAM as well as ARM-Mali-G71 GPU to provide you the smooth processing.
Taking into consideration the internal storage, the phone comprises of 64GB internal storage. And talking about the camera, it bears a 16-megapixel primary camera together with flash and autofocus support. Few of the cameras feature showcase other additional options such as touch focus, HDR photo, face detection, and 4K video. In case of the front camera, it is said to be consisting 8-megapixel camera.
Gionee is appearing to introduce its upcoming flagship handset – M7 during the time when quite a great number of firms has introduced and would be introducing their handsets featuring bezel-less designs. Previously this week, Xiaomi has left everyone astounded its new handset Mi Mix 2 was launched featuring the bezel-less display. Gionee is all set to conquer the market just like the other companies by its shocking features in the handsets!


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By Gregory Furgala
A recent survey of 1,000 halal consumers found that the market for halal products is largely underserved. It’s not for lack of trying, though, but a lack of innovation. The result is a significant gap in the marketplace.
Nourish Food Marketing, the Toronto-based food marketing agency that conducted the survey, reported that 57 per cent of respondents said their needs weren’t being adequately met by grocery store chains, while 62 per cent felt major food brands were failing to respond to their preferences. Those numbers have remained consistent since Nourish started surveying halal consumers five years ago, says Salima Jivraj, who heads Nourish Multicultural, despite more products and more resources being put into the promotion halal products.
“We’ve noticed in the past five years, retailers and manufacturers are stepping up their games, putting more out there, putting more effort into promotion,” says Jivraj. “We expected customer satisfaction to go up. It’s not, though. Consumer expectations are changing. As they see more products go on the market, they’re not seeing halal version.”
Jivraj says the message to grocery stores and food brand is clear: “Treat this customer like you would every other Canadian consumer. There are some variations of course across certain holidays, but day to day, it’s the same stuff.”
Jivraj explains that, while major brands are constantly rolling out new, interesting products that cater to consumers’ developing tastes, halal products tend to be bland and indistinct by comparison. Halal consumers’ expectations are changing like everyone else’s, and they’re already diverse to begin with. Halal isn’t a culture; it’s multicultural. It’s as diverse as the people consuming it.
“There’s an idea that the Muslim consumer has a certain lifestyle,” says Jivraj, but the only unifying thing about the halal marketplace is just that: halal food. It encompasses several different global cuisines, from Indonesian to Pakistani to Turkish. Notable food categories like organic or health food are to too-seldom considered in the realm of halal cuisine, says Jivraj, and there’s as much demand amongst Halal consumers for these types of food as there is amongst non-halal consumers.
“It comes down to innovation,” adds Jivraj.
There’s a strong financial impetus to do so, as well. Statistics Canada’s 2011 National Household Survey reported Canada’s Muslim population to be 1.05 million. Statistics Canada also expects that population to exceed Canada’s ethnic Chinese population by 2021. In a press release, Nourish president Jo-Ann McArthur noted that, in foodservice, the Halal market has been growing 10 to 15 per cent annually, compared to just 1 to 2 per cent in other market segments.
Restaurant operators may be better positioned than they realize to take advantage of the service gap, says Jivraj. Some slaughterhouses are halal without their clients knowing it, meaning operators might be missing out on an opportunity to market to halal consumers. Preparing halal meat can be as simple as ensuring surfaces are properly cleaned.
“It’s not nearly as involved as kosher, for example,” says Jivraj.
Operators planning to tap into the halal market, take note: traditional and digital media should be your go-to means of getting the word out. This year, Nourish asked respondents about whether they preferred traditional or ethnic media. Across age groups, respondents overwhelmingly reported preferring the former. Jivraj also notes that social media can also help operators and foodservice providers target halal consumers directly.
“Whatever you do,” says Jivraj, “regardless of what channel you use, it’s best to be targeted.”
It’s good advice not just for foodservice marketers, but foodservice providers and food brands generally, because right now, halal consumers are an under-served market, and an under-tapped revenue stream.
Correction: Salima Jivraj’s name was misspelled in a previous version of this article. Restobiz regrets the error.


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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a very annoying condition which affects many people. Doctors Health Press reported, a new study shows that IBS is associated with low levels of vitamin D. Sufferers of IBS have malfunction of the digestive tract which is manifested as bloating, diarrhea, constipation, abdominal cramps, gas, and nausea. It has been estimated that this condition affects 20 percent to 30 percent of the population in the United States.
The primary causes of IBS have been cited as being stress, a diet which is high in refined sugars, a low fiber diet, candida overgrowth, parasite infections, and food sensitivities or allergies. It has been found in a new study published by BMJ Open Gastroenterology that there is a link between IBS and low levels of vitamin D. Researchers at the University of Sheffield in the U.K. observed that 82 percent of the 51 patients who had IBS had low levels of vitamin D. In patients who suffered from IBS low vitamin D levels also affected their perception of quality of life.
It is thought that IBS accounts for 10 percent of visits to general practitioners. This condition can lead to lost days in school and at work. This study offers possible new insights into this condition and more importantly a new way to attempt to treat it. It has been suggested that patients with IBS should consult with their doctor about the possibility of low vitamin D levels. Testing for vitamin D levels and vitamin D supplementation may help dramatically with the treatment of IBS.
WebMD reports a majority of people who suffer from IBS have been found to have low vitamin D levels. It has become clear that people who suffer from this condition may benefit from vitamin D screening tests and vitamin D supplements. Vitamin D is vital for a healthy body including the health of bones. Some vitamin D is derived from food but most of it comes from the skin after exposure to sunlight. The finding that there is a link between IBS and vitamin D deficiency leads to important considerations for the prevention and treatment of this condition.


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Dish Network signed a multiyear renewal of its reseller deal with Frontier Communications, extending the agreement to include 13 states the rural telco acquired from Verizon Communications where it currently offers DirecTV.
Frontier's deal with DirecTV is set to expire in April 2012, after which the telco will market Dish's television services.
Overall, Frontier -- which represents Dish's biggest single reseller partner -- has operations in 27 states and approximately 14,900 employees. As of June 30, the company had 3.25 million residential customers and 326,800 business customers.
"We're delighted to continue our seven-year partnership with Dish Network to bring the best video entertainment package to our customers," Frontier chairman and CEO Maggie Wilderotter said in a statement. "Dish Network is a leading service provider in rural America -- just like Frontier, while providing excellent high-definition programming choices and award-winning DVR technology."
In 2010, Frontier added 345,901 video customers -- comprising 221,944 DirecTV and 123,957 FiOS TV subs -- as part of acquiring wireline operations from Verizon in 14 states. Frontier currently has about 98,300 FiOS TV subscribers in Oregon, Washington State and Indiana but has since raised rates for FiOS TV customers and has said it does not intend to expand the fiber-optic service.
Frontier offers residential and business customers Dish packages with more than 200 HD channels, audio channels, pay-per-view and video-on-demand movies, bundled with telephone and DSL services.
Dish has reseller deals with TDS and Windstream as well as about a half-dozen smaller telcos. AT&T dropped its Dish deal in early 2009, and CenturyLink (which last year acquired Qwest Communications) ended its agreement with the DBS operator in August 2010 -- with both switching to offering DirecTV services instead.
"We are very excited to strengthen our partnership with Frontier, a company that has expanded aggressively into new territories," Dish CEO Joe Clayton said in a statement. "We are pleased to continue offering Dish Network products and services as part of Frontier's value-driven broadband, telephone and video bundle."
Meanwhile, Charter Communications said Tuesday it was partnering with Dish to market high-speed data and voice products to satellite TV customers in select markets.
Also, earlier this year Dish purchased Liberty Bell, a Denver-based reseller of Qwest's DSL and phone services, giving Dish a triple play in Qwest territories.
Dish had 14.19 million satellite TV customers as of March 31. The satellite operator is scheduled to report second-quarter earnings next Tuesday, Aug. 9.
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The latest installment of THE AVANT/GARDE DIARIES presents artist David LaChapelle and art curator/dealer Reiner Opoku in a piece titled “Reinventing Yourself.” Opoku reckons that the ability to reinvent and reposition yourself is what makes one an avant-garde artist. LaChapelle has definitely managed to do that by redefining his signature style, turning from previously loud portraits of pop culture icons to fine art and flower paintings after his organic farm hiatus in Hawaii. Be inspired by an artist who had the courage and resilience to adapt as opposed to dropping out.
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Amazon today announced that its Prime Video streaming service has expanded to over 200 countries including India, the company's largest available market outside the U.S.
Prime Video is automatically available at no additional cost to Amazon Prime members in Belgium, Canada, France, Italy and Spain, and to customers in new Prime Video territories at an introductory price of $2.99 (or 2.99 euros) per month for the first six months.
In India, the service comes bundled with Prime. Prime usually costs Rs 999 ($15) for an annual subscription, but to celebrate the launch of Prime Video, Amazon is currently offering annual membership to new customers at the heavily discounted price of Rs 499 ($7.50).
That makes Prime Video the least expensive streaming video service in the country by some margin, with similar service Netflix costing Rs 500 on a rolling monthly basis.
The aggressive pricing strategy indicates Amazon's continuing eagerness to make deep inroads into the Indian market. The company has been busy acquiring rights to local content over the last few months, and has partnered with several major Bollywood studios and distributors to make titles available exclusively on Prime Video.
The catalog in Amazon Prime Video contains titles in several Indian languages including Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Tamil, and Telugu, as well as an English section featuring many popular U.S. shows.


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A new collar that could change the way, how could we understand animals from the wilds is coming soon. Just like when the first smartphone got introduce, this collar can be called the “smart collar as it measures things that people could never imagine when dealing with wild life before. This futuristic collar might transform how wild populations managed, and imagine.
It looks as a payment system will become even more high tech as four leading credit card companies are now working with the Isis mobile wallet venture, so that mobile payment security applications would become a possibility in the US.
Years ago when the first treadmill that could produce electricity from the person using the treadmill. Everybody got excited over the technology. Now something new had top that invention. Since treadmill is too bulky and heavy to carry around, researchers Tom Krupenkin and J. Ashley Taylor has come up with the idea of using shoes to power cellphone, MP3 or laptop.
For people, who are living on farthest regions of the province, they used to live in the dark (I meant literary dark since they do not have power lines to give them electricity). The power companies have no way of reaching them since they are too far from power line.


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eBay Inc. ($EBAY) is an American multinational e-commerce corporation with a market capitalization of 34.72 billion that facilitates consumer-to-consumer and business-to-consumer sales through its website, essentially making it a platform that allows buyers and sellers to transact together and then it takes a percentage of each transaction as a way of earning its revenue.
eBay Inc. is expected to report earnings on February 23 after market close. The report will be for the fiscal Quarter ending Dec 2021. According to Zacks Investment Research, based on 9 analysts’ forecasts, the consensus EPS forecast for the quarter is $0.82. The reported EPS for the same quarter last year was $0.72. Revenue, based on a survey of 24 analysts done by Yahoo Finance, is expected to be 2.61 billion.
In the fiscal third quarter of 2021 which ended on 30th September 2021 and reported on 28th of November 2021, the company’s revenue was 2.50 billion dollars (+10.76% year/year) and the net income was 264 million dollars also in the same period, while the earnings per share stood at 0.40. It is important to note that eBay paid an annual dividend of $0.72 per share (an annual dividend yield of 1.29%) and the total shareholder return for the past 12 months is 37%.
Since eBay is an e-commerce player and 90% of its revenue comes from the purchases made on its online platform, investors pay attention to the fact that the higher the flow of visits to the website the higher the prospect of sales, therefore making the company highly dependent on its website popularity for revenues. According to TipRanks, which measures and analyzes a company’s website visits over a specified period, Q4 website visit statistics indicate that there has been a 1.19% rise in total estimated visits. During the onset of the pandemic, eBay was a beneficiary because users looked to the e-commerce retailer and auction site for goods they needed and wanted while avoiding shopping in person, but with economies reopening worldwide the trend seems to be reversing.
Nevertheless according to TipRanks the eBay price forecast and target based on 11 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for eBay in the last 3 months puts the average price target at $76.36 with a high forecast of $90.00 and a low forecast of $64.00. The average price target represents a 37.68% change from the last price of $55.46. Overall, the stock has a Moderate Buy consensus rating based on 5 Buys and 6 Holds.
eBay price action continues to charge lower on the daily timeframe chart and is trending upwards below the 200 (blue), 50 (red), and 20 (green) simple moving average, having come off a high of $81.96 printed on October 22nd last year and trading in a downtrend channel, eventually finding support at $54.85. Granted that the RSI is indicating that it is oversold and the ADX reading is below 25.00 the downtrend seems to have probably lost some steam here and it will be interesting to see whether the price will remain supported at $54.85 or continue dropping, targeting $51.43. If the price bounces off these levels resistance should be encountered at $56.88-$57.18 and at $60.04, which is at the upper trendline of the downtrend channel.


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Cairo-based CreditFins, a credit card management fintech, has raised an undisclosed amount in pre-seed funding, the company announced. The round was led by Flat6Labs, AUC Angels, TA Telecom Holding, and other strategic tech angel investors, the company said.
Meanwhile, CreditFins also graduated from the 16th cycle of Flat6Labs’ Cairo Seed Program, alongside seven other digital and tech startups, according to an announcement today. Each of the graduating startups received seed funding of US$31,800 to US$47,700, in exchange for an equity stake of up to 10%.
The company focuses on enabling users to pay their credit card bills with savings. Users can repay credit card debt in monthly instalments, and save anywhere between 20% to 50% in interest payments.
The company also has plans to launch its “CreditFins Alpha” card, equipped with additional features, and targeted at a wider customer base.
CreditFins was founded last year by co-founders Sherif Radi, Gamal Eldin Sadek and Norhan El Sakkout.
“Credit card debt is a moving target that’s hard to settle.
At CreditFins, we work with our customers to settle the debt they have in a faster and cheaper way, along with providing them with financial information and empowering them with the right tools to be financially liberated,”
Co-founder and CEO, Sherif Radi said.
According to the Central Bank of Egypt, there were over three million credit cards in circulation in Egypt, as of December 2020. While the transactions market remains cash-dominated in Egypt and card penetration is low, credit cards accounted for 73.8% of the total card payment value in 2020. At the same time, however, card payments, and not cash, are the most popular payment method elsewhere in the MEA region.
CreditFins continues trend of early stage ticket sizes of less than US$500,000
According to a recent report by MAGNiTT, VC investments in Egyptian startups grew by 29% year on year in the first half of 202, and accounted for 13% of the total capital raised across the MENA region.
Moreover, every fourth deal in the MENA region went to an Egyptian startup. Ranked amongst the top three MENA countries alongside Saudi Arabia and the UAE, Egypt was the only country to see its deal counts increase year on year.
Meanwhile, early stage rounds of less than US$500,000 grew by 10% between FY 2020 and H1 2021. CreditFin’s seed funding round adds to this trend of lower sized early stage rounds, the company said in its statement.
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