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The company is citing the speed of the cameras, but we have to note the speed of their release: it seems like only yesterday Nikon entered the mirror-free market with its very-compact system cameras —and in those 15 months it’s debuted a half dozen models, and now has three distinct lines in its eponymous “Nikon 1” family of interchangeable lens cameras.
The 14-megapixel J3 has a smaller body than competing cameras with similar sized sensors, the company says. It’s also speedy, with short release time lag and fast continuous shooting at 15 frames per second. It’s $600 with a 3x lens.
The 10-megapixel S1 is first in a new series designed and named for small size, speed, and simplicity. It’ll be about $500 with a lens.
Both cameras of course capture HD vide at various rates, and can also simultaneously snap a still. They can capture extreme slow motion, recording at 1200 fps.
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Economic Data – ISM Non-Manufacturing Business Report
On February 3, the U.S. Non-manufacturing Report on Business was released with data on January’s actions. As seen in the chart above the NMI Index number for the month of January was 50.5, indicating expansion. The index oscillates above and below 50 to indicate expansion or contraction among fifteen non-manufacturing industries in the U.S. This is an important indicator for the U.S. economy, as it has become primarily non-manufacturing associated over the years. As January’s number was .7 points higher than December, the indication is growth in the sector, however there is more to read between the lines.
There are two other areas in the report that stand out (highlighted above). Inventories have actually begun contracting; a sign that businesses may not think the economy is growing fast enough to keep up with current inventories. At the same time, Inventory Sentiment actually increased to extremely high levels, “Too High” as report by ISM. This could be signaling a “top” in inventories as there is obvious negative divergence between the indicators.
Along with the report, when evaluating the Non-Manufacturing Index’s industry movements, four industries reported growth, while eleven reported contraction. In other words, 73% of the service industry reported contraction, while the index number would indicate expansion across the board. When reading what respondents had to say about the index numbers, it is obvious that the index alone is misleading. Most responses were negative or mixed, being wary of future growth and preparing for price increases and possible inflationary pressure.
Another interesting divergence within ISM indices this month was between the Manufacturing (Factory) and Non-Manufacturing (Services) Indices. As noted by analyst Bob Willis (Bloomberg), the gap between the two indices has reached a record. The Manufacturing Index has reached its highest point in five years, while service inventories actually contracted over the past month. As reported, “The jump in manufacturing was the result of efforts to stabilize inventories after running down the supply of goods during the recession.” Willis says “That is why the government has talked about new stimulus. If they were convinced the growth numbers were for real, they probably wouldn’t talk about another stimulus.” The divergence can be seen in the chart below.
Toyota’s Troubles Deepen
Unfortunately, the damage to the world’s biggest car maker may be lasting. Toyota Motor Corp (TM) faces at least 29 lawsuits filed on behalf of customers in the U.S and Canada seeking a range of damages from loss of cars’ value to a return of profits. The suits were spurred by multiple recalls by Toyota and its Jan 26 decision to stop US production and sales of eight models to fix defective accelerator pedals. Approximately 8 million Toyota vehicles have been recalled worldwide.
Toyota announced on Feb 1 that it had produced a remedy for the sticking pedals and poor fitting floor mats (another massive recall late last year). By fixing a steel reinforcement bar in the accelerator pedal’s mechanism, Toyota claimed this would fix the problem. However, US authorities are investigating whether faulty electronics are to blame. In addition, Toyota has stated that there have been problems in the brakes of the latest Prius, which both Toyota and U.S authorities are investigating.
Toyota estimated the costs of the recalls at $2 billion in the first quarter alone. Simultaneously, Toyota’s U.S sales fell by a whopping 16% last month while General Motor’s (GM) and Ford’s (F) rose 15% and 24$, respectively. Nissan sales rose by 16%, while Hyundai, the fastest-growing volume brand in America last year, grew by 24%.
– A. Medina
Analysts were surprised Friday when the national unemployment rate came in better than expected at 9.7 %. The unemployment rate had been stuck at 10% over the last few months and some analysts expected as much as an increase from 10% to 10.3%. However, this event seems less surprising when one considers a historical negative correlation between unemployment and GDP. GDP grew by 2.2% in the third quarter of 2009 and by 5.7% in the fourth quarter of 2009. Seeing that Unemployment is an indicator which lags, some analysts speculate that unemployment has peaked at 10% and will continue lower throughout the year. Seeming to validate this hypothesis, the underemployment rate also ticked down from 17.3% underemployed to 16.5% underemployed. This statistic is taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics which computes the percentage of workers unemployed, employed part time for economic reasons and all other “marginally attached” workers as a total percentage of the civilian workforce. Marginally attached workers are those who are currently not seeking employment but who are interested and are available for work.
Even so, the market still opened down and by 10 AM on Friday the S&P was trading six points lower. After a sell off throughout the week that left the DOW Jones Industrial Average back at the 10,000 level and the S&P below its 100 day moving average, investors and speculators alike are beginning to wonder if this is the beginning of a correction. The S&P rallied 67.58% from its March low in 2009 and has already dropped 6.30% in 2010 from its close in December. It seems that worries about increasing regulation of the financial industry and the end of stimulus money flowing in March has investors worried about a recovery that is still on shaky ground.
– R. Belsky
Article submitted by: Alex Tarhini, Alejandro Medina and Robert Belsky of the Capital Markets Lab (CML). To learn more about the Capital Markets Lab please visit https://business.fiu.edu/capital-markets-lab/.

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If you glanced at the morning paper or scoured through internet headlines you probably know that Japan is in distress. Yet again. The New Year didn’t begin very well in the country of the rising sun. Courtesy, a major earthquake that struck central Japan. Thousands of people have been displaced and the death toll slowly seems to be picking up.
But this isn’t new for Japan since it’s among the most seismically active countries in the world. It regularly stays in the news for damage caused by disasters so much so that quakes have become a part of people’s lives. In fact, Japan has about 1,500 earthquakes every year that people can feel. And some kind of seismic activity is recorded about once every five minutes. So after a point people get used to them, as the BBC puts it.
Yet, Japan is the fourth largest economy in the world. And it has had one of the most impressive per capita GDP growth rates between 2012 and 2019, second to just the US during the same time. And mind you, these were the years just following the Great East Japan Earthquake that killed nearly 20,000 people in 2011.
So here’s something to ponder about. How does Japan’s quake-prone economy bounce back every time?
Well, you could say that Abenomics has had a role to play. When Japan was hit by a crisis nearly 13 years ago, its former Prime Minister Late Shinzo Abe stepped in to contain the damage. He believed that Japan could make progress if he could get the multiple levers that drove its economy to work together. He visualised renewed Fiscal Policy, Monetary Policy and Structural Reforms, and got them to work in unison, to achieve just one thing — Growth. Interest rates on debt were lowered to help people and businesses get better access to credit. And it materialised into higher spending, increased demand and a better economic picture.
But that’s just on the broader side of things. Japan’s disasters and crises have taught it to always be on its toes. The country has invested heavily in disaster prevention measures and early warning systems. Since 1980, its government has poured in about $6.4 billion on average every year in disaster prevention measures including earthquake insurance for businesses.
Besides, a lot of money also goes into revival and support measures. To begin with, the Japanese government goes beyond its means to cover most of the costs required to rebuild businesses in disaster-affected areas in the form of tax measures.
See, when a region is affected by a natural disaster, businesses find it hard to expand in that area again. So incentives like special treatment for lost assets in the form of income and local tax deductions can help. Areas affected by parallel calamities, say a tsunami get real estate tax exemptions. So if businesses were to invest in these affected areas to build their office spaces and other infrastructure they get tax incentives and financial subsidies.
Small and medium enterprises enjoy these benefits too. So companies never shy away from springing back to normalcy.
But here’s something people may not often talk about when it comes to Japan’s business resilience. Businesses here aren’t just survivors. They’re also entities that last really really long.
You see, more than 52,000 companies in Japan are over a century old. They’re also called shinise which translates into old shops in Japanese. For more context, the country houses the world’s oldest hotel Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan which opened in the year 705. It also boasts the world’s oldest tea house Tsuen Tea, which poured its first brew in Tokyo in 1160. And beat all of that, the world’s oldest company Kongō Gumi also survives in Japan. It’s a construction company that has been surviving for over 1,400 years and counting.
And these businesses probably didn’t have the kind of disaster preparedness that modern-day governments brought about. Then how did they even survive?
Well, the secret might lie in the fact that most of these long-surviving businesses have thought beyond the sole objective of generating profits.
A beautiful example of this could be Ichiwa, a small mochi (snack) shop founded by a Japanese family in the year 1000. Even today it serves toasted mochi — the only item on the menu — to visitors of the shrine next to which it runs its business. It obviously had multiple opportunities to expand its business. It could sell more stuff like tea or cakes. But Ichiwa never even thought of them. Because making a quick buck was never the goal. Rather, it just stuck to serving customers who stopped by when they visited the shrine with one simple snack. In short, it prioritised long-term sustainability over short-term profits.
And here’s something a study by the Bank of South Korea found out about this practice. Most Japanese companies that focused on their core businesses also rebuilt their businesses easily when disasters struck.
And that’s not the only secret sauce. Japanese businesses also tend to invest in rebuilding the community in turbulent times. It’s something they choose above minimising losses during a disaster.
When the 2011 disaster hit Japan, one of its popular convenience stores Lawson decided to deliver nearly 200,000 meals to victims. It could have just shut down and kept its employees safe while cutting costs. But that’s not what it did. It chose to help the community without considering how much it affected its already struggling business. The end result was that people remembered how the company helped them in times of crisis. And when the chain opened its store in a disaster-affected area just 11 days later, customers flocked to boost its business.
Many other popular and young companies like Yakult and Uniqlo also did what Lawson did. And that could probably create a lasting impression on customers, giving new-age companies the shinese label in the future too.
That’s probably why Japan’s businesses are also a cut above the rest even when their growth curve is disrupted by disasters time and again.
Time for global businesses to take notes from Japan? Perhaps.
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The fashion world operates at least two steps ahead of everyone else, with autumn/winter shows taking place in the sweltering heat of summer, and journalists forever focused on the next season. No sooner have the popular fashion trends finally trickled down from catwalks to the high street than it’s suddenly being declared dead, done, over – only to be instantly replaced by another covetable length, colour or style.
It’s no wonder that, for the majority of us, staying on top of what’s stylish and what’s already finished is one of the most difficult shopping tasks we face.
To save you from spending 2017 one trend behind everyone else, we’re running through three of the biggest fashion trends set to transform the high street next year, so you can start outfit planning now.
The end of cleavage
Fashion bible Vogue has set it down in print, it’s official and there’s no changing it now – cleavage is dead.
Whilst gravity-defying breasts and push-up bras were once seen as the norm, softer cups and subtle cleavage is now the desired look.
We’re already seeing the effects of this shift – breast reduction surgery is on the rise, models with petite busts like Kendall Jenner reign supreme and even Katie Price has swapped her infamously over-the-top implants for a more natural look.
But the chase for low-impact cleavage is now being reflected in high street clothing. Lace bra-lets are replacing underwired bras, necklines are rising – polo necks or Victoriana-style collars – and side-boob baring camisoles are a new festival-fashion staple.
A plus-size revolution
The fashion world has previously always favoured size-zeroes, but over the past couple of years a body confidence revolution – led by the likes of curvy supermodels Ashley Graham and Robyn Lawley – has brought average shapes and sizes into the spotlight.
The plus-size retail industry was estimated to be worth $20.4 billion in 2016 – and it’s only set to get bigger.
High street chains like H&M and online retailers ASOS are leading the charge for affordable plus-size clothing, and as investments in the market increases more and more brands are popping up – the future of size 16+ shopping is looking good.
It’s welcome news for curvy fashionistas who’ll be able to enjoy a much more accepting, affordable and stylish shopping experience than ever before in 2017.
Feminine is back
Although it’s been a fun few seasons of bold sequins and 80s throwbacks, next year’s fashion is looking decidedly more relaxed and feminine than the most recent offerings.
Ruffled skirts are the big trend and they’re surprisingly easy to wear – pair with a white shirt and simple accessories for a stylish, casual daytime outfit.
There’s also plenty of tulle, sheer fabric and fuchsia colours on offer for anyone keen to rediscover a girly and pretty side to dressing.
But the best news has to be the revival of every comfort-seekers favourite shoe, the kitten heel – so much more forgiving than the skyscraper stilettos we’ve tortured ourselves with for long enough, and just as chic.
There you have it, our favourites of the fashion trends set to take over the high street in 2017 – get your wardrobe sorted now and it’ll be your most stylish year yet.


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News: Celebrities, including Robbie Williams, James Corden and Ellie Goulding, donate their jeans to The Sun's auction to raise money for Jeans for Genes.
News: In November North will take up the new role of digital strategy director.
News: A number of paper's print 6am editions to cover the results of the Scottish referendum.
Data: The latest ABC online figures, for August 2014, show that all newsbrands enjoyed year on year growth, with both the Evening Standard and Independent setting traffic records.
News: Internally known as the Creative Content Unit, the bespoke native advertising unit will sit within News UK's commercial team.
News: The launch of the new digital section, which is designed to appeal to the more "style conscious" reader, coincides with London Fashion Week.
Review: Newsworks hosts its first Manchester conference, Shift North, with speakers including Jason Seiken, David Walsh and a political panel chaired by Sarah Baxter.
Blog: Rob Nicol, managing partner at PHD Manchester, reviews Newsworks' Shift North conference, held in Manchester.
News: The Guardian and Observer launch part two of their ‘Own the Weekend’ campaign with a 90 second spot charting the weekend from start to finish.
News: Ahead of London Fashion Week, The Sunday Times' Style magazine is set to publish its biggest ever issue on Sunday 14 September with 172 pages and over £1 million worth of ad revenues.
News: The Guardian newspaper will showcase a new look from Saturday 13 September, with a redesigned Weekend magazine, brand new 'Journal' section, and a generally refreshed look and feel.
News: From 16 November The Sunday Telegraph will include a new Living section, sporting an expanded TV guide showcasing digital content, as well as incorporating existing online lifestyle, property and gardening stories.
Blog: Milda Norkute, research executive at Newsworks, on the role and history of Lithuanian newsbrands in comparison to the UK.
News: Guardian Membership aims to bring readers closer to the Guardian’s journalism and encourage the open exchange of information, ideas and opinions.
News: Newsworks and the IPA present a picture of how newsbrands are really consumed in today's digital landscape, with help from The Sun, The Telegraph and The Guardian.
News: Sir Martin Sorrell, chief executive of WPP and Nigel Wilson, chief executive of Legal & General Group, join the line-up of speakers at the event on 11 November.
News: From the 1 October Nougayrède will be part of the Guardian's senior editorial team as columnist, lead writer and foreign affairs commentator.
News: James White becomes head of trading and is replaced as head of newspapers by Oliver Wheatley, currently group head and brand manager at the Evening Standard.
News: Charlie Phillips, deputy director of Sheffield Doc/Fest, is to take up the newly created role next month.
News: With the aim of improving children's literacy, The Sun has teamed up with popular authors and entertainers to introduce a weekly feature encouraging parents to read with their children.
News: All the adverts in this morning's edition of Metro are dedicated to Paddy Power's Rainbow Laces initiative which aims to tackle homophobia in football.
Data: The latest IMRG Capgemini Quarterly Benchmarking Report shows that mobile devices now account for more than half of visits to retail sites in the UK.
News: Sitting within the Home & Property channel, the new section is dedicated to luxury property, design and lifestyle.
News: David Gehring takes up the new role of vice president of partnerships, responsible for deepening the global media brand’s relationships with technology companies based in Silicon Valley and beyond.
News: From the 14 September the price of The Observer will increase by 20p to £2.90.
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Gander Group and Endemol Shine North America announced a partnership for a series of branded kitchen products exclusively for MasterChef
Gander Group and Endemol Shine North America, producers of the hit culinary competition series MASTERCHEF on FOX announced a partnership for a series of branded kitchen products exclusively for the casino industry in the U.S. market.
The one-of-a-kind product line to include cookware, bakeware, appliances and gadgets will be offered exclusively to casino guests to create a new MASTERCHEF experience in the kitchen.
“I speak on behalf of our clients and Gander Group team when I say we are more than thrilled to be partnering with this incredible brand,” adds Gander Group CEO Josh Blake. “Home has taken on a new meaning for all of us over these last few months, and we look forward to being able to create cookware that can inspire creativity and elevate home-cooked meals.”
“We are thrilled to be partnering with the fantastic team at Gander Group to bring high quality and unique MASTERCHEF cookware, kitchen tools and textiles, barware and appliances to the casino market,” said Amber Sheppo, SVP, Licensing, Endemol Shine North America.
Originally created by Franc Roddam, MASTERCHEF is the most successful cookery television format in the world, adapted locally in 60+ countries and watched globally by over 250 million viewers in more than 200 countries. The MASTERCHEF brand extends into a huge range of successful commercial activities across multiple platforms including extensive publishing, consumer products, experiential and live events, travel, digital and B2B activities.


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A delay in offloading 300,000 tonnes of wheat at the port of Mombasa has hit millers hard, raising fear this could lead to an increase in flour prices as they run out of stock.
The wheat has been stuck at the port for the last three to four weeks.
The slow pace of discharge has been blamed on the ongoing rains that have hampered the activity. Wheat that arrived at the port on November 6 could be discharged on December 5.
“About eight vessels are stuck at the port with over 300,000 tonnes of wheat. This will take another month to discharge and it is likely to have negative impact on prices due to increased demand as we head towards Christmas,” said one of the large millers in an interview.
Kenya ports Authority management had not responded to our queries by the time of going to Press.
The delay comes at a time local wheat has become scarce due to poor harvest in the last crop season.
The Ministry of Agriculture and a farmers’ lobby have projected that local production will drop by half a million bags at the end of the ongoing harvest.
Kenya does not produce sufficient wheat and relies on imports to meet its annual demand. This makes the country a net importer of the commodity, bringing in two-thirds of its requirement to meet the annual consumption of 900,000 tonnes against local production of 350,000 tonnes.
There has been an increase in the cost of wheat flour since July, with millers attributing it to delays in offloading. Imported maize has also flooded the port. Prices have been going up since July with the retail price of a two-kilogramme packet of Exe flour now at Sh138 from Sh133 while the Golden brand is selling at Sh133 up from Sh129, with Jimbi going at Sh135 from Sh129.
The government has been restricting millers from importing wheat during the harvesting, directing them to mop up the local crop first before importing.
Ministry of Agriculture says with the start of harvesting in Narok, millers have been allocated local purchase quotas, hence cutting down on imports.


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Nokia has been having a very, very hard time of it lately, dramatically losing market share in the smartphone race to the likes of Samsung and Apple, and getting slammed on a regular basis by the credit agencies. But you know what? Our troubled Finnish handset maker still has the ability to set investors’ pulses racing with even the slightest hint that something better may be just around the corner.
Such was the case this morning, when Stephen Elop made some very brief comments in which he affirmed the company’s commitment to Windows Phone (not news!), and didn’t outright deny that it would be launching its newest device in September (ummmm yeah). The result? Shares rising by some 6% and still trading up now.
What’s the meaning? Seems that, despite everything, even today’s S&P downgrade to BB-, people still want to believe in Nokia — and perhaps, Microsoft’s Windows Phone.
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Mihaylo finance alumnus and commercial banking executive Gary Green ’80 will be honored at Cal State Fullerton’s annual Vision & Visionaries event on Feb. 20 for his involvement with his alma mater and the Orange County community.
When Gary Green ’80 (finance) graduated from the Cal State Fullerton business program, he embarked on a decades-long commercial banking career, yet he never lost his passion for his alma mater.
“Cal State Fullerton has equipped me with knowledge that has served as a strong foundation for my career,” he says. “In turn, my success has given me the opportunity to positively impact today’s students.”
Currently executive vice-president and Orange County manager for commercial banking at California Bank & Trust, Green oversees four retail branch offices and two commercial loan centers. In light of the rash of foreclosures and bankruptcies that accompanied the Great Recession, he has been influential in supporting financial literacy outreach, ensuring that consumers and local business leaders are making calculated and informed choices that will benefit the local economy.


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LeBron James’ partnership with Nike dates back all the way to 2003 when James was just 18 years old.
James and Nike agreed to a seven-year deal worth $90 million, which was the richest shoe deal in NBA history — and James hadn’t made his debut yet.
Then in 2016, James and Nike continued their partnership and agreed on a lifetime deal worth $30 million a year.
During the Orlando bubble in 2020, James unveiled the Nike LeBron 18, the latest version of his shoe to be released. It was the 18th installment in James’ Nike collection.
While more designs of the LeBron 18 are set to release soon, like the three Looney Tunes-themed LeBron 18 lows from “Space Jam: A New Legacy”, James’ shoe received recognition from Bleacher Report.
Bleacher Report’s sneaker page, B/R Kicks, named the LeBron 18 the “Best Sneaker For A Signature Athlete”:
James reacted to the award on his Instagram story:
James is also gearing up for the debut of his new shoe, the Nike LeBron 19, which will premiere in “Space Jam: A New Legacy” before it is available to the public.


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Jaguar Land Rover settles patent dispute with Volkswagen over SUV technology
Over a year ago, Jaguar Land Rover accused the Volkswagen Group of using its patented off-road technology. The Tata company wanted a sales ban for the German group’s SUVs, which include the Porsche Cayenne, Lamborghini Urus, VW Tiguan and several Audi models such as the brand’s best-selling Q5.
JLR and VW reached an agreement this week Automotive newsalthough details of the settlement will not be released at this point. The deal apparently came just in time when JLR was about to start a trial a week later.
Bloomberg, however, found that JLR has the potential to earn up to $ 200 million a year in licenses due to its alleged patent infringement.
To recall, JLR accuses the VW corporation of using the former’s patented Terrain Response system, which adjusts multiple vehicle settings with the push of a button (or the turn of a rotary knob). The system allows the driver to select a driving mode – sand, rock, crawl or mud – which then optimizes the braking, engine and transmission parameters for this surface and increases off-road performance.
This system is of course installed in several Land Rover models as well as in the Jaguar F-Pace. JLR wanted the VW group to stop selling their cars that are equipped with something similar as this is “Land Rovers Feature and Land Rovers Only”.
This is not the first time that JLR has fired a patent dispute on the VW group. Land Rover filed a lawsuit against Bentley in 2018 over a similar issue with its upscale Bentayga. Bentley has not yet resolved this case, so a trial is expected to take place in February.
A VW group spokesman declined to comment on the settlement, while the JLR spokesman did not make an immediate statement.


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During its 7.0 Un-carrier event today, T-Mobile announced plans for its new ‘Wi-Fi Unleashed’ initiative. As part of the campaign, the carrier says that it will support Wi-Fi calling and texting on all new smartphones, including the just-announced iPhone 6 and 6 Plus.
This allows users to send and receive both calls and text messages over a Wi-Fi network, and is a highly sought after feature for folks in areas with poor cell service. T-Mobile says the feature will be free, and is offering upgrades to customers that don’t have Wi-Fi devices.
Additionally, the company announced a new product for subscribers in poor service areas called the T-Mobile Personal CellSpot. It’s essentially a Wi-Fi router, which can be used alongside or in place of a traditional router, made to prioritize bandwidth for HD voice calls.
The CellSpot features 802.11ac support, USB 3.0, and covers an area of 3,000 sq. feet. It launches September 17th, and can either be leased for free, or purchased outright for $99. T-Mobile also said it has struck a deal with Gogo, which will give its users free in-flight Wi-Fi.
It’s been an interesting few months for T-Mobile and its outspoken CEO John Legere, following the failed acquisition by Sprint. Legere said onstage today that his company is stealing subscribers from competitors at a rapid pace, thanks largely to Uncarrier initiatives like this.
Both the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus support Wi-Fi calling, and they will be available for purchase starting September 19th.


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Amazon to Air Kendrick Lamar's "The Big Steppers Tour" Live from Paris!
If you don't have plans for this weekend, we've got you covered!
Netflix will be airing Kendrick Lamar's "The Big Steppers Tour" live from his sold out show in Paris, France.
Celebrating the tenth anniversary of his good kid, m.A.A.d city LP. The triple-Platinum RIAA certified studio album earned him seven nominations at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards and received international acclaim from both fans and critics. The livestream will provide fans with a special look at Lamar’s 65-date world tour in support of his latest release, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers.
“As a kid from the west side of Compton, hearing good kid, m.A.A.d city for the first time and seeing Kendrick’s journey from neighborhood hero to global superstar ignited a fire in me that I’m forever grateful for. It showed me that no matter where you start in life, hard work and dedication will put you where you hope and dream to be,” said Tim Hinshaw, head of R&B and hip-hop for Amazon Music. “Now, 10 years later, it’s almost poetic that two kids from the same city with similar, but different dreams have landed in Paris to celebrate not just that record but Kendrick's latest revolutionary album,Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers. We’re honored to sponsor this tour and bring this show to fans around the world.”
Airing live on October 22 at 2pm ET, fans will be able to watch the livestream for free exclusively on Prime Videoin more than 240 countries and territories worldwide,the Amazon Music channel on Twitch, and on the Amazon Music app.The stream will also feature sets frompgLang’sTanna Leone andGrammy Award-winning recording artist,Baby Keem.Lamar’s performancewill be available to view on-demand on Prime Video following the livestream event.


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When she left Montana for a college in Minneapolis a decade ago, Avital Barnea knew she would join a larger Jewish community of the 30 families who supported her synagogue in Billings' hometown. He also hoped that once Hanukkah returned, he would have the opportunity to purchase party decorations and gifts that went beyond the cards and the menorahs sold in the small souvenir shop of his temple.
At a target near the University of Minnesota, he asked where he could find Hanukkah cards and wrapping paper. Nobody knew it.
"They were taking me around the store, saying," Maybe it's here, maybe it's there ", said Barnea. "They could not find it."
As it turned out, only one target in the Twin Cities area carried an inventory of Hanukkah. So Barnea opted for a generic card – "Happy New Year" or something – he said – and gave up.
Tradition teaches that more than 2,000 years ago the Jews celebrated the victory over a cruel king and the rededication of the sacred Temple in Jerusalem. The story tells that a small amount of oil, used to illuminate the temple's menorah, miraculously burned for eight days.
But many Americans who buy Hanukkah goods every year find it difficult to find enough junk to last only one.
This is especially true for Jews who do not live near stores that sell Jewish ceremonial art, also known as Jewish, and which rely on major retailers or online stores for such items.
Before Halloween is over, most of the sales spaces are at the center of the Christmas decor that feeds a multi-billion dollar market every year. Yet many stores keep only a few shelves of Hanukkah products: a splash of blue and white inventory in a sea of red and green. According to Adobe Analytics, looking at the items purchased between November 1 and December 6 that had either "Christmas" or "Hanukkah" in their name, Hanukkah's objects constituted about 1% of those purchases.
In addition, Hanukkah goods are usually sold in tandem with the Christmas period, although Hanukkah dates change every year and can begin as early as November. (This year, Hanukkah began the evening of December 2nd and ends the night of December 10th).
Analysts and retail shoppers have their own theories: retailers know they will not see huge profits from Hanukkah sales, so they have little incentive to make a series of options. In the United States, merchants usually debut all holiday products at the same time. The Jewish population in America is also more geographically widespread than in past decades, making it more difficult for stores to concentrate inventory in specific neighborhoods.
But there are signs of progress. This year marks the first time that Target has supplied Hanukkah's goods in all of its 1,850 locations across the country. The company analyzes sales data and gathers input from store managers and buyers to identify inventory that might work best in each store, Target spokesman Joshua Thomas said.
However, Hanukkah still confuses the retail industry. Rabbi Chaim Mahgel-Friedman, co-owner of the Judaica Afikomen store in Berkeley, Calif., Said that buyers of supermarkets, drugstores and grocery stores often "miss the target" by placing Hanukkah orders too late in the season.
"They did not order the gelt in time for Hanukkah, and it's like," Oh god, we're lost! Is not it always around Christmas? "Said Mahgel-Friedman referring to the chocolate coins given to Jewish children during the festival. "This year, it's definitely not around Christmas, it's a line of objects that is not at the front of many people's consciences."
Barnea, for example, said that after moving to Washington in 2011, she was thrilled to find the Hanukkah cards she liked in a papyrus – but found them only after the holidays were over.
One morning in late November, options were scarce in stores across the district. At a Michaels, a journalist asked if the shop sold Hanukkah decorations. A confused employee responded with: "Who?"
Another employee intervened: "It's just a tape.
Thus began a walking tour through Michaels' Christmas inventory – beyond the glittering trees and lights, plus a Santa figurine holding a surfboard, plus a life-size nutcracker. The employees decided that a series of ribbons, decorated with blue and silver snowflakes, were "inspired by Hanukkah". Meanwhile, a Christmas carol rang through the loudspeaker on the head: "And put a smile on someone's face / 'because it's Christmas every day. "
A spokesman for Michaels said that about 40 percent of the approximately 1,110 stores in the company carry Hanukkah's inventory. The seasonal assortment is introduced in mid-October. Many stores that sell Hanukkah products have already been sold for most or all of their stock by November, the company said.
At a CVS from the other side of the city, there were no Hanukkah items in a hallway of discounted Halloween candy, gingerbread houses built by you and "I Love My Chihuahua" ornaments. One employee said it would be another week before he knew if the shop would receive any Hanukkah inventory.
A CVS spokesperson said that stores complement their assortment based on sales and that customers can talk to product order managers.
A target on the other side of the street had a modest Hanukkah section, occupying about a quarter of a corridor, as well as a separate display of cards and wrapping paper. There were some menorahs, candles and table decorations. Those were placed next to non-festive items: kitchen towels decorated with David's stars, an inflatable balloon banner that wrote "The Chaim" and an apron that said "Schmutz".
At Bed Bath & Beyond, one employee admitted that Hanukkah products were limited to "a small section". However, the store supplied some types of menorahs, candles and dreidels, as well as wall decorations, a latke server and a Hanukkah pasta shape. In addition to menorahs, dreidels and candles, a Walmart in Washington sold Hanukkah biscuits, stuffed animals, a menorah-shaped band and a bib that said, "My first Hanukkah!"
But almost everything that inventory was diminished by Christmas objects. For example, at Target, most of the back wall of the store had been transformed into a Christmas wonderland, complete with trees, illuminated reindeer and $ 3 buckets of ornaments.
The retail experts say that there is a paradox for the Hanukkah inventory that is amassed along with Christmas products.
Alana Berman-Gnivecki, a gallerist at the Kolbo Fine Judaica Gallery in Brookline, Massachusetts, said her store earns more from Passover sales because the holiday involves more ritual items. Kolbo opened in 1978 and made inventory of Hanukkah all year, said Berman-Gnivecki, with an additional boost in November and December.
"I think big box stores, and only America in general, make a big deal on Hanukkah because of its proximity to Christmas," said Berman-Gnivecki. "I think it's a misunderstanding of what our important holidays are."
Marshal Cohen, consumer behavior expert at the NPD Group, said retailers see more of a boost from Hanukkah sales when the holiday falls later in the season.
"When it's around Christmas, it's always a bigger and better holiday because of traffic, impulse and frenzy," he said.
Berman-Gnivecki and Mahgel-Friedman said that buyers do not buy the same online shopping experience as if they had gone to a Judaica store. But since many communities do not have Judaica stores, going online is often the only option. Barnea said that Amazon is his go-to. Stores like Target, Walmart, Bed Bath & Beyond and Michaels have more extensive Hanukkah sections on their websites.
Barbara Tellerman, a radiologist from Columbia, Maryland, said she does almost all her online shopping on Hanukkah due to the lack of options in the city. It has a list of websites, from Modern Tribe to Traditions Jewish Gifts to the Kosher Kingdom, which caters to ritual objects and foods throughout the year. When visiting families and friends in big cities, Tellerman said he is always excited to see what their Judaica stores offer.
"People take it for granted that they can get in and get what they need," he said.
This year, Tellerman claimed to rely on online shopping.
However, he said he knows he can always run towards Target or Walgreens, just in case.
"If you're really in a pinch," Tellerman said, "you can always get a box of candles."
It's no longer Black Friday. They are weeks of discounts. And you can not stop. Shopping.
Welcome to the first holiday season without Toys R Us
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Japanese carmaker Toyota’s St Petersburg plant may be transferred to the Russian state entity NAMI, Russian Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov said on Thursday, according to the state-run TASS news agency.
“The transfer of Toyota’s Russian asets to NAMI is being considered,” Manturov was quoted as saying on the sidelines of a business congress.
NAMI, Russia’s Central Automobile and Engine Research and Development Institute, has already snapped up plants from Renault and Nissan.
A Toyota spokesperson could not immediately be reached for comment outside regular business hours.
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New Rack Attack Location- Seattle
Coming Early 2023, Seattle, Washington
We don't Seattle for less, so we're delighted to announce we are finally putting a pin in the Evergreen State.
Hold our coffee while we go and get everything ready for our flagship store in Seattle this Fall. It will be as big as the Space Needle (almost!).
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New fitness center coming to former Ultra Foods in Wheaton
A Colorado chain of fitness centers is flexing its muscles with a push into the Chicago area workout business.
VASA Fitness plans to open a health club in a long-vacant Wheaton grocery store. The new gym is slated to take over a 65,000-square-foot space formerly occupied by Ultra Foods in the shopping center anchored by Target and Kohl's at County Farm and Roosevelt roads.
Suburban shopping center landlords are increasingly turning to fitness centers and other health-focused businesses to fill big retail vacancies and draw customers.
VASA Fitness also is eyeing a 50,000-square-foot facility in a Northbrook strip mall as part of an expansion into Illinois. Full-service VASA clubs have group classes, high-intensity interval training -- better known as HIIT -- yoga, a spin studio, free weights, a basketball court and a pool.
In Glendale Heights, a new VASA Fitness gym is set to host an opening celebration near another Target store on Saturday, July 29. The company will remodel the entire space in Wheaton and pave the parking lot, City Manager Mike Dzugan said.
"It'll be nice that we'll have some liveliness coming back into that shopping center," city council member Lynn Robbins said.
The Wheaton gym will have all of VASA's amenities, a company spokesperson said. Fitness buffs will find personal training, a spa, steam, sauna, massage lounge and child care. VASA Wheaton is slated to open in "winter 2023/2024," the spokesperson said via email.
Joliet-based Central Grocers, the parent company of Ultra Foods, announced it was closing the Wheaton store and other locations in April 2017 and then filed for bankruptcy about a month later.
GW Properties, a Chicago real estate firm, began lease negotiations to redevelop a 40,000-square-foot portion of the Wheaton store into an LA Fitness soon after purchasing the Ultra Foods building in April 2018.
But GW Properties was unable to consummate lease negotiations with LA Fitness, city officials said. GW Properties subsequently secured a lease with VASA Fitness for the whole building.


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We’re three days away from a special day for our members! Current Ecology Center members are invited to come shop our annual Sale Sunday, December 8 from 11 AM – 6 PM. There will be a special discount of 20% off purchases, free giveaways, cider and treats. This year, we’re expanding appreciation by offering a… Read more »
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The 13th annual Dairy Queen Miracle Treat Day will take place on Thursday, Aug. 2, at area Dairy Queen and DQ Grill & Chill locations. Participating locations will donate $1 or more of the proceeds from the day’s Blizzard® sales and Blizzard® coupon sales to Children’s Miracle Network benefiting Sanford Children’s.
Everyone is invited to stop by local Dairy Queen or DQ Grill and Chill locations and order a Blizzard®, which in turn will benefit local sick and injured children. Miracle Treat Day is an opportunity to savor a sweet treat to support Sanford Children’s Hospitals in both Fargo and Sioux Falls, each region’s only Children’s Miracle Network Hospital.
Last year’s Miracle Treat Day raised nearly $245,000 for Sanford Children’s Hospitals in Sioux Falls and Fargo. Since 1984, the Dairy Queen system has raised more than $125 million for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals through fundraising efforts including Miracle Treat Day, the Miracle Balloon campaign and other local initiatives.
Families touched by Children’s Miracle Network will be at their local DQs throughout the day, helping with this year’s event.
For more information about Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, visit foundation.sanfordhealth.org.


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Digital asset market Bakkt is teaming up with a tech big in hopes of creating cryptocurrencies extra accessible to its customers.
In a brand new press launch, Bakkt introduced a partnership with Google on Friday that allows the platform’s prospects so as to add Bakkt Visa debit playing cards into Google Pay.
According to the assertion, the debit card permits prospects to buy items and companies by changing crypto property into fiat forex. Bakkt’s web site says the corporate will promote sufficient of the person’s cryptocurrencies to fund every fee.
The new partnership with Google permits Bakkt’s card for use on-line and in shops wherever Google Pay is accepted.
Bakkt, which is owned by market infrastructure supplier Intercontinental Exchange, additionally partnered with Google Cloud to assist push ahead plans to construct new analytics together with synthetic intelligence, machine studying, and geolocation functionalities on its platform.
Explains Bakkt CEO Gavin Michael,
“This partnership is a testament to Bakkt’s strong position in the digital asset marketplace, to empower consumers to enjoy their digital assets in a real-time, secure, reliable manner. Additionally, partnering with Google Cloud will enable us to continue to build a best-in-class, innovative platform that can undoubtedly scale to meet the needs of millions of users.”
In April, crypto change Gemini launched help for Google Pay and Apple Pay, permitting customers to purchase crypto property by way of the fee platforms. US-primarily based crypto change Coinbase adopted go well with and announced an integration with Google Pay and Apple Pay in August.
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What you need to know
- Carphone Warehouse will begin selling the Honor 20 Pro on August 1 for £549.99.
- The Phantom Blue color will be exclusive to Carphone Warehouse.
- In his review, Alex calls the Honor 20 Pro "An excellent affordable flagship with few compromises."
Back in May, Alex had a chance to review the Honor 20 Pro, where he said, "Honor is back with a phone that proves you don't have to pay a fortune to get an excellent smartphone camera."
Since then, if you've been waiting to get your hands on this affordable flagship, we have some good news — Carphone Warehouse will begin selling the Honor 20 Pro beginning on August 1 for £549.99, and its the exclusive home of the Phantom Blue color.
Besides the pretty blue color, the Honor 20 Pro is also packing some serious specs, including a Kirin 980 processor, 8GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, and a quad-camera setup on the back.
Part of that setup includes the main 48MP sensor with an f/1.4 aperture. There's also an 8MP telephoto lens, a 16MP ultrawide camera, and a 2MP super macro camera. Combine that with Huawei's dedicated night mode, and the Honor 20 Pro offers up a pretty impressive photography experience.
When the Honor 20 Pro first launched, Huawei's future seemed a bit more uncertain. However, after the U.S. recently loosened up the restrictions on the company, it appears things are back in full swing and you won't have to worry about your new phone losing support in the future. At least for now.
Here are tech media's hot takes on Surface Duo
Reactions to the Surface Duo after its launch earlier this week ranged from disappointed to elated. Among the media, in particular, there was a surprising amount of enthusiasm for Microsoft's dual-screen device. Here's a look at some of the chatter from around the web.
Everything about the Fortnite fiasco sucks for smartphone users
Even if you'll never play Fortnite, what Epic, Google, and Apple are doing should have you concerned.
Spotify no longer sucks on Android tablets and Chromebooks
Spotify is now rolling out a new update that optimizes its UI for Android tablets and Chromebooks.
These Moto G6 wallet cases make it easy to free up space in your pockets
Sometimes you just want to cut down on the amount of "stuff" in your pockets, especially if your wallet only houses a few cards. These wallet cases let you leave the old wallet behind, while keeping your Moto G6 protected at the same time.


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TidalTV, the brainchild of advertising entrepreneur Scott Ferber, is planning to more than double its Baltimore work force as it ramps up its online video advertising business.
The privately owned company, which has raised more than $31 million in venture funding in the past year, is planning to hire dozens of workers in the coming months with a goal of growing from 40 employees to 100, said company Chief Operating Officer Mike Woosley.
The firm recently signed a lease for 16,000 square feet at the Offices at McHenry Row in Locust Point, a homecoming of sorts for company founder Ferber. Ferber previously headed Advertising.com, the Locust Point online advertising company that sold to AOL for $435 million in 2004. Like Advertising.com, TidalTV focuses on online video advertising placement, and its finished products can be delivered through smartphones and other mobile devices.
TidalTV plans to relocate this summer from smaller space of about 7,000 square feet in Canton. Woosley said being in Locust Point and near the Tide Point offices of Advertising.com were reasons TidalTV settled on space at McHenry Row. The company launched a search for new space in September after outgrowing its Canton offices.
“We’ve always had fondness for Locust Point, and we’re well aware of the amenities in the area,” Woosley said. “It’s a gorgeous project. The views and the lighting and the windows, and clearly the amenities there were appealing.”
The lease is the latest office deal for developer Mark Sapperstein’s $120 million McHenry Row development, where engineering firm KCI Technologies Inc., advertising agency GKV, and real estate firm the Strata Group have also leased space. Ultimately, those firms will employ about 380 people, Sapperstein said. The entire development will have as many as 750 workers.
The project is being built on the former Chesapeake Paperboard Co. site on Key Highway, less than a half-mile from Interstate 95 and across from Merritt Properties’ Foundry on Fort Avenue office-and-retail development. When completed, McHenry Row will include 250 apartments, 65,000 square feet of offices and 130,000 square feet of retail space anchored by a Harris Teeter supermarket.
There is just one 16,000-square-foot floor left in the project’s office building, where the asking rent is $25.75 per square foot. Nolan attributes the project’s success to its proximity to I-95, a mix of shops and restaurants and free parking.
“In today’s economy, we’re pretty fortunate,” Nolan said. “We’re finding people really like the location; they want to be there.”


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The Edmonton condo market has been consistently hot this past year with a 126% jump in sales year over year. With prolonged growth over five quarters now, this is an excellent opportunity to jump into the Edmonton condo market either as a first-time homebuyer, someone looking to rightsize their home, or as an investor.
A recent article for the Edmonton Journal reports a hot condo market with increases in both prices and sales throughout the last year. Read on to learn more about what analysts are projecting for the Edmonton condo market.
Southwest Edmonton condos driving market growth
It is not surprising that condos for sale in southwest Edmonton dominated the market with 174 total sales, which accounts for about 39% of the city’s total sales. The next most active Edmonton condo market was in the southeast. Combined, Edmonton’s southside market activity increased from 56% in the first quarter up to 67%.
Edmonton condo market sales and prices up
According to Jackson Cornelius, multi-family analyst for Urban Analytics:
“It was simply another awesome quarter. We’re up well over 150% since the first quarter of 2020.”
Demand for wood-frame condominiums saw the biggest jump in sales, up 126% compared to last year. Price-wise, concrete apartments saw the biggest increase in price at more than 10%. The average price of a concrete condo rose to about $588,000. Wood-frame apartment condo prices increased by approximately 3% to $296,000, and Edmonton townhome prices increased by about 0.5% to $309,000.
Hot streak expected to continue with room for market growth
With the prospect that more people will start migrating internationally and inter-provincially within the next year or so, experts predict the market will continue to improve. “The demand is there,” says Cornelius with nearly 2,200 total sales across all segments in new and resale over the month of July.
“The transaction volume is happening in Edmonton, and it’s increasing.”
Do you have questions about the Edmonton condo market? With over 15 years of real estate experience, Wally has helped hundreds of homeowners buy and sell in the condo market over the years.
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Canadian Copy Of Prince's 'The Black Album' Up For Sale
The only known Canadian vinyl copy of Prince’s The Black Album has gone up for sale.
A former worker at a Toronto record pressing plant found the album, which was set for release in 1987 before Prince scrapped the project and ordered more than 500,000 copies destroyed.
It is thought to be one of only nine copies that exist.
In 1994, Prince decided to release The Black Album as a limited edition CD and cassette.
A pristine vinyl copy of The Black Album sold in the U.S. last year for nearly $55,000 but the Canadian one is expected to fetch less because it has been played.
Jeff Gold, who worked with Prince in the 1990s, has put the Canadian album on the market on behalf of its owner, who wants to remain anonymous.


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Dirt is a rather popular video game racing franchise. Codemasters has pushed the first game out in 2007 and continued to see the game series evolve over the years with new exciting releases. However, Dirt 5 looked to be a bigger jump for the franchise that fans would likely be interested in. With that said, it looks like the game was pushed back once again and those of you who were hoping to get a copy of the racing title in October will need to look towards a release in November.
2020 has been quite the hectic year, to say the least. With the worldwide health pandemic outbreak known as the coronavirus, the video game industry has started to see some titles get hit with different delays. This was likely going to be the case as most studios started to transition from working in their big studio headquarters to employees working remotely. While quite a few video game projects may have been pushed back, it’s uncertain just why the studio is pushing Dirt 5 back again if it’s not due to developers needing more time to catch up from the recent pandemic.
It was made official on the Dirt Twitter account where the developers left a post indicating that the game was pushed back to November 6, 2020, with early access players getting to enjoy the game on November 3, 2020. There’s nothing we can do but wait just a bit longer to get our hands on a copy of the game. However, it’s worth noting that while November will see the launch of Dirt 5 on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One platforms, it’s not the only launch for the game. Developers are also going to see this game hit the marketplace later this year for the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 platforms.
As mentioned Dirt 5 will have some new features that fans may take an interest in. Arguably the biggest is the new mode that will allow players to build their own courses. In the Playgrounds game mode, players can design and share their courses with players online. This should really open up some interesting builds and races for players when the game does launch into the market.


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In 1998, Steve Jobs told Fortune: “Innovation has nothing to do with how many R&D dollars you have.” He shut down Apple’s long-term research lab division to prove it.
Apple’s disclosure last week that it increased its annual research and development spending by nearly $1 billion, or 39 percent, could serve to break with such a philosophy.
Few large technology companies are more stingy with their R&D spending than Apple. Focused on developing and improving a handful of products, Apple lacks the sprawling basic research divisions that, for example, recently led IBM scientists to a breakthrough that could further shrink the size and cost of computer chips. While Apple’s total $3.4 billion R&D budget in 2012 is indeed growing, it’s still only a sliver of the company’s vast cash reserves. Viewed as a percentage of Apple’s sales revenues, its R&D spending remains steady over the last few years at 2 to 3 percent. These percentages put its spending far below its peers, including Microsoft, Google, and Samsung.
Still, there’s growing pressure on Apple to keep delivering radically new and exciting products. And that might be leading the company to reconsider its frugal R&D investments. In a recent SEC filing detailing its increasing R&D expenditures, Apple wrote that “focused investments in R&D are critical to its future growth and competitive position in the marketplace and are directly related to timely development of new and enhanced products.”
Apple is building a dedicated R&D facility at a new Silicon Valley campus, and is hiring more R&D staff (a sampling of open positions today include: a Siri data engineer, a low-power design engineer, a camera algorithm researcher, and an iOS “conflation scientist” to work on improving Apple’s widely panned new mapping application). The company is also rumored to be building an R&D center in Israel focused on semiconductor technologies.
Apple may face new kinds of pressure to innovate now that its mobile computing platforms are well-established, says MIT Sloan School of Management professor Jason Davis. For R&D, these pressures might mean a focus on “translational research” so that Apple can quickly integrate advances from suppliers in fundamental areas such as bandwidth and networking, processing power, and screen resolution, he says. More importantly, perhaps, it means a focus on advancing software technologies, like speech processing and 3-D imaging, and finding compelling consumer uses for them, says Davis.
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For the first time, Amorepacific is participating in the Consumer Electronics Show and its 3D Printing Mask Pack won the CES Innovation Award in the 3D printing category. The hydrogel mask pack can be made with 3D printing to address various skin characteristics and face types, as well as specific concerns related to gender or living environment.
The system introduces an app-based 3D scanner and skin diagnostic tool to take measurements and create products in real-time, on-site with a 3D printer—a process that takes about five minutes in-store.
At CES 2020, tons of customizable beauty innovations are being introduced, signaling that consumers want to take a more active role in making products that specifically address their needs.
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TV – LG Electronics (LG) will unveil a new 4K ULTRA HD TV series with quantum dot technology as a new component of its expanded TV lineup at the 2015 International CES®, Jan. 6-9 in Las Vegas.
LG’s 4K ULTRA HD TVs with quantum dot technology will offer a wider color palette and improved color saturation than conventional LCD TVs and will be available in 2015 to complement LG’s other ULTRA HD TV and OLED TV offerings.
LG’s quantum dot technology displays an extremely wide color gamut, making it ideal for 4K content. The technology works by harnessing nano crystals that range in size from 2 to 10 nanometers. Each dot emits a different color depending on its size. By adding a film of quantum dots in front of the LCD backlight, picture color reproduction rate and overall brightness are significantly improved.
Since the nano-sized dots emit extraordinarily vivid colors, quantum dot technology is able to enhance the already stunning capabilities of LG’s 4K ULTRA HD In-Plane Switching (IPS) displays. The color reproduction rate in LG’s IPS panels, which offers high color accuracy and extra wide viewing angles, is increased with the addition of the quantum dot film by more than 30 percent compared with conventional LCD/LED TVs.
LG’s 4K ULTRA HD TVs with quantum dot technology will employ technology designed with the environment in mind as they contain no cadmium or any other toxic heavy metals.
“Quantum dot’s vibrant and vivid color reproduction capabilities brings LG’s LCD TVs to the next level when it comes to picture quality,” said In-kyu Lee, senior vice president and head of the TV and monitor division at the LG Electronics Home Entertainment Company. “The addition of ULTRA HD TV with quantum dot technology to our TV lineup, positioned under our award-winning OLED TVs, further establishes LG as a leading provider of the most diverse and innovative TV display technologies in the industry.”
Visitors to LG’s booth at CES 2015 (Las Vegas Convention Center, Central Hall #8204) from Jan. 6-9 will have the opportunity to see LG’s stunning 4K ULTRA HD TVs with their own eyes.


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The Millennial March Towards the Future of Private Clubs
While this year’s hot topic at the 2017 CMAA World Conference was focused on the “member experience”, last year there was a lot of talk about Millennials—and their importance to the world of private clubs has not diminished.
In the January/February issue of Golf Inc., Mike Stetz's piece “Millennials do like clubs” echoed many of the same trends and preferences that we have seen with this generation.
“Millennials, numbering nearly 80 million in the United States, are the most diverse generation in U.S. history,” the report said. “They are already the fastest growing generation of consumer of large purchases, the largest generation in the workforce, and poised to outspend baby boomers in 2017.”
One of the biggest takeaways that we’ve heard even more vociferously in recent months is the Millennial resistance to initiation fees.
Due to the Great Recession, many Millennials are financially struggling comparatively more than did their Gen X and Baby Boomer counterparts. Add in the tremendous inflation in the cost of higher education, and you have a generation that is generally strapped for cash.
That doesn’t necessarily mean that Millennials can’t afford or aren’t interested in private club membership; it just means that clubs need to adapt their finance practices to meet these preferences. Depending on the financial health of your club and your community that may mean doing away with initiation fees altogether, reducing them substantially, or splitting them up into several smaller payments.
For example, one of ClubCorp’s strategies is to offer a low cost membership for those under 40. To adapt to the fact that Millennials also demand more non-golf facilities at a club due to their declining interest in the sport, ClubCorp also offers a non-golf membership that grants access to dining and fitness facilities and social amenities.
Golf Inc. agrees: “For instance, one of the more striking findings is that cost is not necessarily a prohibitive factor when it comes to joining. Thirty-seven percent said price is not a deal breaker. However, they don’t want to fork over all their money at once. ‘The study found that a whopping 85 percent of millennials would be more likely to join a club if the initiation fee could be made in installments, in two or three payments, instead of one lump sum,” the report said.”
And that under-40 membership that ClubCorp implemented? It’s the fastest growing membership of all of ClubCorp’s offerings according to Duane Brown, GM at The Clubs of Prestonwood in Dallas (a ClubCorp club).
Has your club made adjustments to adapt to the Millennial generation? If so, what? Tell us in the comments, or Tweet us @ConsultingRCS to continue the conversation.
The RCS Hospitality Group, creators of RCS Food & Beverage Boot Camp™, specialize in operations consulting, strategic planning, food and beverage management, and training programs for private clubs, fine dining restaurants, and high-end hotels and resorts around the world. For more information, phone (623) 322-0773; or visit the RCSHG website at www.consultingRCS.com.
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Warface: Global Operations will receive PvE mode
Until recent time, mobile shooter Warface: Global Operations provided players only with PvP game modes. Now, together with the release of the latest update, developers have added a new multiplayer raid in which players will be able to grind the in-game currency.
The raid in Warface: Global Operations has divided into five parts: the progress of completion remains between their completion, but it's reset each week. For each sector, apart from the introduction, players receive pieces of weapons and equipment, exclusive items and experience. The size of an award depends on the level of difficulty, and it decreases with each completion.
Warface: Global Operations was released in January 2020 on iOS and Android; the game is a mobile adaptation of Warface's popular PC multiplayer shooter. Assemble a team of 4 fighters, gather up new weapons and equipment, and engage in a battle with dangerous bosses to disrupt Blackwood's insidious plans.


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For this month’s edition of Industry Insider, we spoke with Anna Sainsbury, Co-Founder & Chairman of GeoComply and founder of Conscious Gaming, to discuss the impact of geolocation on combatting fraud, the importance of responsible gaming, how she is advocating for diversity and inclusion within the industry, and what trends she will be following in 2022.
You helped found GeoComply more than a decade ago. Can you talk about how the gaming industry has changed during that time and how GeoComply has adapted to meet those changes?
From our vantage point, awareness is at the center of change over the past decade. In 2013, at the advent of online gaming, few operators, players, and legislators were sufficiently aware of the extent of fraud possible through insufficient location security. Today, our solutions and advocacy have led to the adoption of protective measures among industry giants and substantial legislative action. Gradually, there’s been a seismic shift in our response to fraud, and we are proud to have created such a legacy in the industry.
You founded Conscious Gaming as a way to give back to the industry. What are some of the biggest challenges within the responsible gaming space right now and how is the industry responding to those challenges?
Conscious Gaming is focused on one highly specific yet incredibly important problem in the responsible gaming space, which is the lack of nationwide coordination for self-exclusion. We know from research that self-exclusion is highly effective for deterring problem gambling, but without being able to extend networks past state lines, existing systems simply aren’t designed for the modern customer.
Over the last year, compounded by the pandemic and some missteps, we’ve had challenges with creating an ideal blueprint for our solution, but we are just as committed to solving the problem as when we first started. This fall, we brought regulators, operators, and other stakeholders together for a very productive roundtable, and we are so excited to share more on the Conscious Gaming front soon.
As a technology provider, you have to be ahead of trends in order to meet client needs. What do you see as the next evolution for gaming? How will the technology change?
As we reach maturity, it is always a priority for us to do everything possible to offer the best user experience and deliver the highest levels of compliance integrity.
We are continuously innovating: the business itself has expanded beyond geolocation compliance and into fraud and know your customer (KYC). Having reviewed historical data from the past 10 years, we know that age/ID, geolocation, and fraud are all closely tied together (especially from a UX standpoint). As a result, our next generation of technology focuses on refining the onboarding process for the market and streamlining fraud detection, allowing customers to sign us with ease and ensuring that our clients’ profits are protected from fraud.
Diversity and inclusion are being prioritized throughout the business community. How have you helped nurture and grow these principles at GeoComply? Where do you see needs for improvement across the industry?
DEI has been central to our values since David and I started GeoComply in 2013, as we sought to build a truly gender-equal organization in a male-dominated industry. Today, we proudly count many women among company leaders. Our feminist commitment has led us to closely collaborate with child protection organizations, and we’ve recently started <Code> Like A Girl Vietnam to put our Saigon office’s resources toward supporting female tech talent.
Going forward, all of us in the industry should pay attention to how equality is applied at every level and in every division. It’s not enough to have 50% of women in an organization if none are in the upper echelons; in the same vein, if even one team is not welcoming to traditionally underrepresented people, then the company cannot call itself diverse. This is the work we currently are undertaking, and across the gaming world, these culture shifts will continue.
After two years not being in-person, what new things interested you the most at G2E 2021? What trends will you be following in 2022?
It was such a delight to meet everyone again at G2E. In-person connections with our clients, stakeholders, and regulators are central to our ethos and paramount to our success. I was so pleased to see how much growth and innovation had taken place in response to the pandemic, but equally how keen our industry was to get back on track for collaboration. For 2022, I will be tracking the developments of the land-based industry launch of cashless gaming through Sightline’s innovations, which in my opinion is a crucial turning point and will be transformative for better tracking and accountability.


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At what point does investor enthusiasm at the dawn of a new technology spill over into irrational exuberance? The British railway mania of the 1840s, the dotcom bubble of the early 2000s and other stock market frenzies offer salutary histories.
In each case, the narrative power of a transformational technology swept away concerns over giddy share valuations until, ultimately, financial gravity was restored with a crash. So how does the boom under way in Chinese electric vehicle stocks compare?
Some observers reckon that valuations are already overcooked. Three leading US-listed Chinese EV start-ups, Nio, Li Auto and XPeng, are all making sizeable net losses but equity investors value them at $35.4bn, $15.9bn and $14.4bn respectively.
Those EV makers and components suppliers that do make profits are so highly fancied that their valuations can be eye-popping. The share price of Hong Kong-listed BYD, which makes EVs as well as traditional cars, is equivalent to 245 times its earnings per share over the previous 12 months. That compares with the Hang Seng index’s average PE of 13.26 times. CATL, an EV battery maker, has a trailing price/earnings ratio of 117.5, also much higher than the average for the Shenzhen market where it is listed.
Nevertheless, the China EV theme still has many believers. These investors see China leveraging its huge scale advantages to make the first EVs that can compete on price with traditional cars. Then, they predict, such cars will find a ready international market in a world increasingly worried about climate change. And in any case, they say, the trailing PE ratio of Tesla is currently running at 1,045.8. So Chinese valuations seem modest by comparison.
Karine Hirn, a Hong Kong-based partner at fund manager East Capital, said investors should not conclude that China’s EV valuations are overdone. “PE valuations are high but still lower than Tesla’s,” she said.
One key moment for the industry is approaching. The price of EV batteries, which make up a big portion of the cost of a car, is set to drop below $100 per kWh by 2023 — from a current $160 — around which point “cost parity” with internal combustion engine cars will be reached, said Ms Hirn.
“The cost parity implies a huge leap in terms of future EV sales,” she added.
Already, the appeal of cost-effective EVs is clear. Overtaking the Tesla Model 3 as China’s best-selling EV in August was a boxy little car called the Wuling Hong Guang Mini EV, which cost about $4,200 — a fraction of the $42,691 that the Tesla Model 3 sells for.
When mass-market scale is reached, the advantages will trickle back to China’s supply chain. Chinese battery makers and auto parts suppliers will benefit a lot, said Ms Hirn, “both from the point of view of the domestic market and from global market demand since they are way ahead of the competition due to scale advantages”.
China’s dominance in EVs is startling. Last year, its manufacturers sold just under 1.2m EVs, accounting for more than half of global sales. But Beijing’s ambitions are writ large: it wants 25 per cent of all car sales in the country to be EVs by 2025, up from about 5 per cent at present. A new government document, the “Energy Saving and New Energy Vehicle Technology Roadmap” — to be announced soon — is expected to add impetus to such targets, industry sources said.
Gary Cheung, director at Haitong Securities, said much of the EV investment action was likely to centre on component suppliers. “One of the hottest investible sectors in China is definitely EV, triggered by Tesla’s entry into China last year with the great hope of stimulating the development of the local EV supply chain,” said Mr Cheung.
Tesla rolled out the Model 3 from its $2bn Gigafactory near Shanghai in January. It has managed to slash costs by localising its supply chain, raising the ratio of locally produced parts to 70 per cent, from 50 per cent at the end of 2019. Some observers now think a 100 per cent locally produced Model 3 is a possibility.
Such a seeding of the local supply chain has helped boost the share prices of local Chinese manufacturers. One of these, Suzhou Inovance Automotive, which makes EV motors for Li Auto and others, has seen its share price surge this year and its trailing PE ratio stands at 81. Some analysts tip its motor to be used in future Tesla Model 3s.
All this is of keen interest to international investors, which have piled into Chinese stocks this year. Copley Fund Research, a consultancy, has found that among 250 leading emerging market investment funds, the total value of Chinese A-shares held stands at $19.6bn, up from $3.25bn at the start of 2017 and $12.6bn at the start of 2020.
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In Steelrising, you play as an automaton dispatched by Marie Antoinette to kill the robo-armies of Louis XVI. Is the game as good as that premise is
Greedfall 2 has been announced for a 2024 release on current-gen consoles and PC. It's a prequel set on the continent of Gacane.
Looking for the latest info about Steelrising? TechRaptor has all the latest news and articles about this game by Spiders and Nacon.
Bad news for PS Plus subscribers hoping to get the upcoming GreedFall PS5 upgrade: if you acquired the game through PS Plus, you won't be eligible.
The new GreedFall expansion arrives next week alongside a major next-gen update bringing the game to PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
Spiders announced their next RPG at the Nacon Direct - Steelrising which takes place with robots in revolutionary France.
GreedFall, the latest from French developer Spiders, is the type of game you can’t help but root for.
The GreedFall release date has been confirmed by the folks behind the game.


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Here’s how micro-lending in SA compares with the US – where customers pay just a fraction of the fees
- Short-term micro-lender Finbond says changes that blocked it from directly debiting the accounts of social grant recipients is biting into business.
- Finbond has been in a long-running battle with a regulator on the fees it charges around its loans.
- A comparison between its operations in the USA and South Africa show that Americans pay a fraction of the fees around loans that South Africans do.
In its last half year it made a respectable R141 million profit, the listed mutual bank and micro-lender Finbond told shareholders this week – but lack of access to the bank accounts of social grant recipients is causing it some trouble.
"Business volumes have been under severe pressure due to a large portion of Finbond’s South African client base transitioning to the new ‘SASSA’ card resulted in more than 50% reduction in our SASSA customer base," the company said, referring to beneficiaries of the SA Social Security Agency (Sassa), which handles childcare, old-age, and disability grants.
The card introduced by the Post Office in May does not allow it to create repayment stop-orders or electronic fund transfer (EFT) debits for social grant recipients, Finbond said, "which limited our ability to extend credit to this segment of the market."
See also: Wonga faced collapse in the UK, but says its 3 million loans in South Africa are unaffected
It had already seen a decline in early debt collection, the company said.
Finbond offers loans out of 427 branches in South Africa, and 257 branches across more than a dozen states in the USA and in Ontario, Canada. Here is what its unaudited results for the six months to the end of August show as the difference between short term micro-loans in South Africa and in America.
South Africans pay a lot more in fees
In South Africa Finbond made more money out of fees than from interest; its ratio of interest income to fees is 1:1.64, which means it earns R1.64 in fees for every R1 its customers pay in interest.
In North America that ratio is 12.5:1 – customers are charged R1 in fees for every R12.50 they pay in interest charges.
Finbond has been engaged in a long-running battle with the National Credit Regulator (NCR), which accused it of charging unreasonable premiums for credit life cover. The NCR lost that complaint at the National Consumer Tribunal, and Finbond this week said its counsel expects it to win again after a June hearing where the NCR appealed that decision. Judgement was reserved.
"The ratio of interest income to fee income is influenced and affected by the applicable legislation in South Africa, the United State of America and Canada," said Finbond CEO Willem van Aardt when Business Insider South Africa asked him about the difference. "We offer different products in the various jurisdictions."
South African loans are shorter, and smaller
Finbond advertises loans of up to two years in duration, but most of its loans have terms a lot shorter than that, and they are even shorter in South Africa.
The average American loan ran for 6.2 months, its results show. In South Africa the average length was 3.97 months, more than a third shorter.
The average American loan value for the period was $352, or around R5,000. The average South African loan was R1,572.
South Africans are less likely to repay promptly than Americans – but still pretty likely
Finbond reported that its "first strike" collection rate, which it uses to measure the ease of securing repayments, was 96% in the United States. In South Africa – after the Sassa changes it said negatively impacted its ability to secure payments – that rate was down to 85%.
Even so, the difference in provision for bad debts are not hugely different between the two countries. For its US unsecured lending business, Finbond recorded an impairment of 25.6% on the money it had loaned out; in South Africa the impairment represented 26.8% of its unsecured book.
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Italian leather leader Diesel is bringing its spirit of individualism and passion for self-expression to Miami’s Design District with a new store at 81 NE 41st Street.
Inside an all-glass facade outlined with signature Diesel red, the space’s two floors span 1,900 square feet. In addition to denim, ready-to-wear, bags, shoes, accessories and fragrance, the Design District store carries an exclusive nine-piece capsule collection with denim jackets, jeans, heels and the “D-Vina” handbag, each featuring Diesel’s proprietary process of replicating sun-bleached denim and utilizing metallic foil coating to create an intentionally lived-in look.
The first floor is all about accessories, with timeframes, jewelry, sunglasses, small leather goods and the best-selling 1DR bag on display along with fragrances. Upstairs houses the world of Diesel Denim, including DNA Denim and Rebah Denim, along with ready-to-wear and footwear.
The space is the artistic vision of Creative Director Glenn Martens, who joined the Diesel family in the fall of 2020. Revamping designs and marketing under their classic tagline, “For Successful Living,” the director pulled on the brand’s sex appeal, youthful feel and rough-around-the-edges distressed look to freshly revive its heritage, experimenting with textures like knits, lace and silk in recent runway collections. As a Harper’s Bazaar article aptly titled “No One Is Doing Denim Like Glenn Martens for Diesel” put it, “very few people are doing jeans quite like him.”
“The power of Diesel is that we talk to so many people,” Martens said in February of 2022. “We can push sustainability and innovation, and we can push experimentation and concept. It’s pure Diesel – you need to put it on in two seconds and live your life. [It’s] for successful living."
Diesel Founder Renzo Rosso stitched his first pair of jeans at age 15 and went on to officially launch Diesel in 1978, later opening his first Diesel jeans store in Manhattan in 1996. The brand quickly gained a presence for its trendy, distressed denim and eye-catching, provocative advertisement campaigns. The Miami opening marks their fifth store in Florida.
Shoppers can visit Diesel at 81 NE 41st Street from 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 12 - 6 p.m. on Sunday.


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The buzz around Apple's upcoming iPhone 16 series is building, as tech enthusiasts and iPhone fans anticipate this year's fall release. Drawing from the latest rumors and reports, here are some of the most exciting new features that the iPhone 16 lineup is rumored to sport.
Revamped camera system
A standout feature of the iPhone 16 series is its rumored vertical camera arrangement, moving away from the diagonal setup seen in previous models. This change is expected to enhance the spatial video capture capabilities, offering users a more dynamic and immersive videography experience. Additionally, the introduction of a new Capture Button, conveniently located for easy access, is set to revolutionize how we capture moments on our iPhones. With capacitive technology and haptic feedback, this button will offer a tactile and responsive experience, further improving iPhone photography and videography.
Action Button for all
The Action Button, first seen on the iPhone 15 Pro, is anticipated to extend across the entire iPhone 16 series. This versatile button can be customized for various functions like muting, activating translate, or even turning on the flashlight, making the iPhone more intuitive and user-friendly. The upgraded capacitive Action Button in the iPhone 16 models is expected to provide a more refined, feedback-rich interaction.
Advanced chipsetIn a significant leap forward, all four iPhone 16 models are said to be equipped with the latest 3-nanometer A-series chips. This advancement not only promises enhanced performance but also addresses the critical aspect of overheating with a new thermal design. Such an upgrade promises to deliver more powerful, efficient, and reliable devices.
With the ever-growing need for faster and more reliable internet connections, the iPhone 16 series is rumored to include next-generation Wi-Fi 7 technology. This feature is expected to offer speeds up to 2.4 times faster than Wi-Fi 6, ensuring seamless streaming, gaming, and browsing experiences.
Newest iPhone FAQs
Last but not least, the iPhone 16 Pro is expected to increase its display to 6.3 inches in size, while the iPhone 16 Pro Max will have a display that's 6.9 inches diagonal. This is a boost from the current sizes of 6.1 and 6.7 inches respectively. The standard iPhone 16 models will retain the same screen size as the current iPhone 15 lineup.


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In what may signal the first of many similar moves, Fox Business Network announced today that Wall Street Journal personal technology columnist Walt Mossberg will have a regular weekly segment on the network.
FBN’s rival network, CNBC (and parent company NBCU), has an exclusive 15-year deal with the Wall St. Journal lasting until 2012. But in January, FBN EVP Kevin Magee hinted there were some loopholes: “I believe the restrictions involve regularly-scheduled, branded segments. There is a carve-out for non-business news and there is a carve-out for breaking news.”
This won’t be non-business news or breaking news, so apparently FBN has found another loophole to start using talent now found in its building.
Mossberg makes his FBN debut tomorrow at 11:30amET.
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WALT MOSSBERG TO APPEAR WEEKLY ON FOX BUSINESS NETWORK IN A REGULAR TECHNOLOGY SEGMENT
Wall Street Journal personal technology columnist Walt Mossberg will appear on FOX Business Network (FBN) in a regular weekly technology segment, announced Kevin Magee, executive vice president, FOX News. Mossberg will make his debut on FBN on Wednesday, July 9th at 11:30 AM/ET.
In his new role at the network, Mossberg will begin appearing Thursday mornings in the 11:00 AM/ET hour with co-anchors Dagen McDowell and Brian Sullivan to discuss his “Personal Technology” column and other technology-related news of the day.
In making the announcement, Magee said, “Walt is the most well-respected personal technology reporter in the industry, and his insights on new products not only influences consumer purchasing behavior but the technology sector as a whole. We are pleased to welcome him to FBN.”
Mossberg writes two weekly columns, “Personal Technology” and “Mossbergâ€™s Mailbox,” and edits a third, the “Mossberg Solution,” for The Wall Street Journal. He also co-produces and co-hosts D: All Things Digital, the Journal’s high-tech and media conference, as well as co-editing the All Things Digital Web site. Mossberg has been a reporter and editor at The Wall Street Journal since 1970 and is based in Washington, D.C.


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Knucks and Stormzy join forces for brand new single 'Die Hard’ which is set to be released on all major platforms on Thursday evening at 7PM UK time. It heralds the arrival of his highly anticipated project 'Alpha Place' [No Days Off] on May 6th, 2022.
'Die Hard' is an ode to creating a great legacy. As quoted from the legendary Jamal Edwards, ''We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.'' The energetic duo go back to back with scenes similar to renowned action movies Die Hard and Bad Boys. The visual also celebrates black excellence featuring popular fashion brand CRTZ, Knucks 'No Days Off' and the legendary Jamal Edwards.
A cadre of A-list artists joins Knucks on 'Alpha Place' including SL, M1llionz ,Youngs Teflon and Stormzy to just name a few. The project highlights important narratives and experiences from growing up in London and also includes his popular 2021 track ''Los Pollos Hermanos'.
To date, 'Leon the Professional' and 'Nice & Good' has already hit the UK top 100 charts and has gained amazing traction across broadcast media. Knucks has over 100 million streams across all social platforms independently as well as earning critical acclaim from outlets such as GQ Style, Wonderland, Notion and many more. He has also received a huge amount of radio support so far and has been named as Hot for 2022 by BBC 1Xtra, BBC Radio 1’s Future Artist for April and One To Watch by Dotty at Apple Music 1.view more - Music & SoundBelieve Sync, Fri, 06 May 2022 07:06:33 GMT