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University of Michigan‘s scientists should be proud to their latest invention for the world’s smallest solar sensor. The solar sensor has a dimension of 2.5mm x 3.5mm x 1mm and it has an ARM Cortex M3 processor. It uses about 2,000x less power in sleep mode compared to products currently available. It could be used in several applications, including being embedded in your body and running off your body heat.
The dimension is said to be 1,000 times smaller than current solar sensors available in the market. The solar sensor could run indefinitely, the power used is about one billionth of a watt and it uses about half a volt to operate and has a built in Cymbet battery that can output up to four watts.’
We should expect a further reduction on current mobile computer’s dimension in the very near future! Bravo for University of Michigan!


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The brainchild of VentureFuel and the Experiential Advertising Group, the Advertising Week New York 2017 TechX experience in Times Square, in a pop-up space between H&M and the NASDAQ MarketSite, curated some of the hippest tech for the ad world, from September 25-28. From digital art projects to AR apps to VR tools and holographic displays, the TechX arena offered a wide palette of commercially available experiences for attendees – creatives and media buyers – to play with and understand.
Ryan Hilla demonstrates Verizon envrmnt’s AR activation for Time Inc. to Guy Story and Vinne Grasso
The value of TechX cannot be understated: for years, Advertising Week has shunted ad-tech demos into the lower level of the Times Center on 8th and 41st, mainly as an afterthought to the main programming upstairs. TechX was both long overdue and also groundbreaking in its depth, bringing start-up companies in the immersive and AI worlds into a forum for major brand conversations on the state of the ad industry.
Mika Rautiainen demonstrates Valossa AI
TechX saw the launch of immersive analytics company QuantumXPR, with Scott Susskind and Kris Matheney camped out in the lower level of the venue, near two rows of digital art projects. Verizon envrmnt, the end-to-end VR/AR studio from Verizon Labs, was in full force, showcasing its AR projects for the likes of Time Inc., and Conde Nast, as well as its Virtual Sportsbar experience. The Valossa AI demo presented attendees with a new way to understand video, and VNTANA
showcased the best holographic display technology we have yet seen. Retinad’s VR in-console ad analytics and Tunity’s out of home display audio solution presented measurable technology for audiences underserved, or not yet measured. DreamSail Games showcased an expansive VR game environment, and Holosonics presented directional audio solutions.
VNTANA’s holographic display demonstrated the full-size immersive side of out of home displays
Sean Brown, with Turner Courageous, gets a demo of the Verizon envrmnt AR activation for a Verizon Store drone campaign, from JR Dawkins
Brian Roth, from Immersv, gets a VR demo from Christian Egeler, director of VR/AR at Verizon envrmnt
Nestled just steps away from the Times Square bustle, TechX was a rare opportunity to glimpse some of the more inventive ways to deliver and measure ads – and no PowerPoint involved.
Yes – there were sessions at TechX as well. Here’s a lively VC discussion in play

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College launches video production company
A new student-led professional standard video production company has been launched by Royal Leamington Spa College.
RLS Productions, which will be run by college group WCG, will be working with SMEs and larger businesses to support their video production requirements, with students set to benefit from real-world experience and get paid.
Around 20 degree and post degree-level students will be involved in the company and Royal Leamington Spa College will also be opening up its production suite for clients and local filmmakers to hire out.
The college has recently installed a new editing suite and state-of-the-art green screen for students to use in their studies and as part of itswork with RLS Productions.
Students involved in the production company will be studying on the Digital Film Production BA and Digital Media Content course, while former students with successful companies of their own will be returning to help guide the new company.
Liane Green, course lecturer at Royal Leamington Spa College, said: “We are always looking for ways to prepare our students for industry and this new venture will be a fantastic way for them to gain valuable experience.
“The students will get the opportunity to work directly with clients in small teams and produce products ranging from company promotion videos, to music videos and content for YouTubers.
“Clients will be able to come in and use our new facilities at the college and benefit from our students being ready to act as the crew for that shoot.
“These are degree-level students who will be producing professional quality products and we are delighted to be welcoming back ex-students to support their development too.”


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After a number of rumors floating around recently, and sources spotting domains being purchased by Capcom about the Devil May Cry brand. Today during the Microsoft briefing at e3, it’s finally been confirmed that Devil May Cry 5 is real and it looks to be going back to it’s core numbered timeline rather than continuing the events of the rebooted DMC of 2013.
Based on the trailer that you can watch below it looks like we’ll be going back to playing as Nero, based on the familiar sounding voice of Johnny Young Bosch and the notable prosthetic arm and sporting a new look. Never fear though as the closing of the trailer seems to reveal that Dante will in fact be in the game.
Capcom have revealed that the game will be coming to PS4 and XboxOne in 2019. Check out the announcement trailer below.
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“India plays an important role to us as we have largest development centres here,” Finnish gear maker’s chief operating officer Monika Maurer told ET.
At the time of announcement of merger in March, both telcos revealed their intention to sell their individual standalone tower businesses to strengthen the balance sheet.
Nokia is currently working with telecom operators in India to reach out to enterprises, tapping the opportunity in the Smart City and the Internet of Things (IoT) domain.
The move could be seen aimed at rigfencing high value postpaid customers as telcos like Reliance Jio and Vodafone India launch new plans for their respective postpaid customers.
Huawei is also working with operators to strengthen the associated network such as backhaul and backbone, which are all essential for 5G deployment.
At present offline accounts for 20 per cent of the sales in India, the rest coming from online including its own store Mi.com, which has doubled on-year.
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One of the Netflix of China’s biggest competitors soars 7% after earnings show it’s dominating a key demographic (BILI)
- Bilibili jumped 7% in Wednesday trading.
- The rising trend followed a surge among Chinese video-streaming stocks in US action on Monday.
- Bilibili's second-quarter earnings beat on the top and bottom lines, and showed it's winning with China's Generation Z.
- Watch Bilibili trade in real-time here.
Shares of Bilibili, one of the biggest competitors of iQiyi, the Netflix of China, jumped more than 7% in Wednesday trading.
The price jump follows a surge among Chinese video-streaming stocks in US action on Monday. The company's strong second-quarter earnings also accelerated the rising trend.
Bilibili on Monday reported $155.1 million in quarterly sales, easily beating the Wall Street consensus estimate of $146.3 million, according to Bloomberg data. The company also said its adjusted net loss per share narrowed to $0.01 from last year's $0.4. Analysts were expecting a $0.02 loss per share.
Bilibili competes with IQiyi but is unique for its online hub themed around animation, comics, and games, where users can submit, view, and add commentary subtitles on videos.
"Dynamic, interactive content drove our strong second quarter performance, with continued growth momentum across our business," said Bilibili CEO Rui Chen in the earnings release.
"Our platform is actively attracting a growing number of users and we continue to see high levels of engagement and user retention rates, thanks to our flourishing community. As we move through the second half of the year, we remain committed to further expanding our user base, curating and acquiring premium content, optimizing our monetization strategy, and reinforcing our leading position as the premier platform for China's coveted Generation Z online entertainment community."
The company's focus on China's Generation Z community was highlighted by a team of analysts from Morgan Stanley led by Alex Poon.
"We like the company's multi-monetization channels (games, advertising, value-added service and live streaming), and niche market focus on the sticky Generation Z community with strong user generated content growth momentum, which should drive traffic, advertising business and margins in the long-run," the team said in an August 22 note to clients.
The team cut its price target to $13.50 from $15 and had an "Overweight" rating on the company before earnings. Bilibili hit its price target in Wednesday trading.
Shares of Bilibili are up 24% since their March initial public offering.
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While you may be in a rush to get tested for COVID-19, it’s important to make sure you’re getting tested at a place that is both safe and reliable. Texans are reporting spending money on tests and not getting their results back.
To avoid getting a test that’s really a scam, here are three tips on how to spot suspicious testing sites and websites.
Be wary of giving out too much personal information.
According to Monica Horton with the Better Business Bureau of North Central Texas, the agency has been getting reports of people paying for COVID tests and not receiving their test results.
“We did have a report from a Dallas consumer who showed up at a pop-up testing site, where you give all your information — your social security number, your credit card information and other health information, and then you wind up not receiving your test results. So your information could be in the wrong hands,” Horton said.
Too many questions about that sort of personal information is a warning sign.
Find testing sites via accredited websites.
If you’re wary of getting a test from a testing site near you, check to see if government health websites have listed the spot as somewhere you should get a test.
“We are encouraging consumers to visit the U.S. Health and Human Services website and find a valid testing site through that website or even the state health department may be able to provide a list of testing sites,” Horton said.
In case you come across a testing site that doesn’t get back to you with your results, Horton suggests reporting them to the bureau so other people don’t go there.
Avoid buying testing kits from unreliable websites.
If you prefer to go with an at-home test, The Federal Trade Commission recommends buying COVID tests that are authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Association only.
The FTC also recommends checking reviews of the test online before buying, and paying by credit card so that you could dispute the charges if things go awry.


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One of Canada’s largest telecommunications companies, Rogers Communications reported Friday outages across its nationwide network, affecting millions of its wireless phone and home internet customers, and hampering electronic-banking transactions.
As of late Friday afternoon, Toronto-based Rogers said it was making progress in resolving the outage, which some customers reported started as early as 4 a.m. ET on Friday morning.
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The MTN Group CEO, Ralph Mupita, remains optimistic about the digital ecosystem in Ghana despite the rollout of the controversial E-levy.
While he acknowledged the budgetary constraints the government is faced with, Mr. Mupita said he was in favour of a more balanced approach to the matter.
He also stressed that it was “early days yet” as far as assessing the impact of the e-levy is concerned.
“There is a balancing here that needs to be carefully thought of around the investment in the digital ecosystem,” he said.
With a focus on the long term, Mr. Mupita noted that, “the reason you see digital payments rising is that actually, we are solving the problem of financial inclusion.”
He has observed that traditional banking systems do not have the depth to drive financial inclusion.
Thus, he expects the economy to shift towards more services, with the digital ecosystem playing a bigger role.
“We [MTN[ are going to continue to invest in driving an expansion of the digital ecosystem to enable eCommerce,” Mr. Mupita said.
He said e-commerce is heading towards a stage where it will “sustain small and medium scale enterprises that need specific solutions to make their businesses successful.”
The government commenced the implementation of the controversial levy on May 1, 2022 after its initial announcement in the 2022 budget.
The levy was reduced from 1.75% to 1.5% after protests from various stakeholders.
The reduction was considered insufficient by the groups that were calling for the levy to be scrapped.
The government had hoped to rake in about GH¢7 billion from the collection of the 1.5% levy on mobile money and other electronic transactions, but the figure was revised downwards to about GH¢4 billion recently.


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The “Feeding the World” Trope
What do farmers think? What do consumers think?
National Public Radio’s The Salt ran a story online this week, which also appeared on the widely listened to Morning Edition entitled “American Farmers Say They Feed The World, But Do They?”
I was irked by the title, because of course, not all farmers make this claim. Nevertheless, the fallacious hook drew me right in. Unfortunately, the author continued to use the term “farmer” monolithically throughout, though it was clear he was referring to farmers who advocate a high-tech, industrial style agriculture (which is still problematic – it’s not necessarily true all such advocates claim to be feeding the world).
The loose use of “farmer” aside, the issue of whether farmers in the U.S. are actually “feeding the world” or not, is indeed taken up in an interesting way. The debate is framed perhaps too narrowly as that between advocates of industrial agriculture and those who claim industrial agriculture is damaging the environment; the author concludes that both sides are right and wrong. Consumer opinion is also considered; apparently only 13 percent of consumers think U.S. farmers have the responsibility to “feed the world” (this according to a study conducted by the Center for Food Integrity). Though, that’s the only consumer-related statistic we’re offered.
Interested in the details? Read the entire article here. What do you think? Have you heard friends or colleagues use the language “feed the world”? Do you have an opinion on the debate?


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Justt Emerges From Stealth To Announce $70M In Funding
Justt, a company on a mission to make the process of resolving credit card payment disputes fair and simple for merchants using AI and smart technology, announced on Tuesday that it has exited stealth mode, having raised a significant $70 million.
The funding was raised across three tranches, including a Series B round led by Oak HC/FT and two previously unannounced rounds led by Zeev Ventures and F2 Venture Capital, respectively.
Justt will use the funds raised to expand its global mission of helping merchants fight false chargebacks with smart chargeback. It is a system designed to counter customers incorrectly disputing charges to their credit or debit cards, resulting in financial organizations canceling the transaction and the merchants incurring lost revenue.
In 2020, chargeback fraud cost merchants more than $125 billion in lost revenues and accounted for 86 percent of all reversed transactions. Approximately 80 percent of merchants still have no solution in place to help them identify and prevent such fraud.
The company, formerly known as AcroCharge and which tech industry veterans Roenen Ben-Ami and Ofir Tahor founded, fully automates chargeback disputes on behalf of merchants. Utilizing a powerful artificial intelligence solution, at least 85 percent of incorrectly flagged chargebacks can be flagged. Their solution can be tailored to individual merchants, creating a customized and hands-off solution, which eliminates the need for complex, costly, and time-consuming in-house mitigation programs.
The firm has experienced rapid growth since the beginning of 2021, with annual recurring revenue (ARR) growing 20 percent on a month-over-month basis, and now has more than 110 employees.
“The chargeback system is fundamentally unjust, but many merchants view their losses as simply the cost of doing business. At Justt, we believe there’s a better way, and those eCommerce sellers need someone in their corner as they navigate this archaic system,” said Justt CEO Ofir Tahor. “Justt is committed to providing a streamlined, cost-effective, and scalable solution for today’s top brands. With this funding, we’re ready to level the playing field for online merchants, helping them achieve better results, keep more of their revenues, and stay focused on growing their businesses.”


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TULA, September 27 (RIA Novosti) – Two would-be robbers who were trying to break into a mobile phone store but mistakenly found themselves in a lingerie shop instead were arrested on Friday in Bogoroditsk, a town outside Moscow, regional investigators said.
Police rushed to the scene of the lingerie store on Thursday night, after the shop’s burglar alarm was tripped at about 10 p.m., and discovered that the glass front door had been smashed, said a statement by the local branch of the Interior Ministry.
The police saw the two suspects fleeing the scene in the direction of nearby houses and caught them, taking them into the department for further questioning. The suspects’ names have not been disclosed.
It was during questioning that the police found out that the thieves’ original plan was not to steal women’s undergarments. The two 33-year-old locals actually thought they were breaking into the cell phone store, but got confused by the shop’s layout and relative darkness.
The mistake was the robbers’ second blundered crime of the day, the statement said. Earlier in the afternoon, they tried to rob a cafe at knifepoint – but the cashier escaped through a service entrance and took refuge in a beauty salon next store.
Though they didn’t manage to steal anything, the suspects will be charged with robbery, the statement said.


text: Slovak furniture producer, Decodom, based in Topolcany, will dismiss more than 900 out of 1,170 employees. Massive job cuts are attributed to the COVID-19 outbreak The government has mandated closure of most retail outlets since 16 March 2020. This has affected 17 Decodom shops in Slovakia. Due to COVID-19, the company has also trade customers in Austria, Czech Republic and Germany. Because the company operates according to the orders from customers on a weekly basis the management decided to stop temporarily the production. According to the Decodom CEO, Vladimir Sramek, the monthly labour costs in the company are around €2m and the measures proposed by the government to support affected employers will not be sufficient to maintain employment. As the retail ban continues the management announced mass dismissals to the employment office.


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Less than 5% Indian companies offer comprehensive insurance coverage : Survey
The State of Employee Benefits report by Plum found that Indian employers are falling short in offering comprehensive benefits such as health insurance, accident and disability insurance, and maternity benefits. Only 5% of Indian organisations offer comprehensive insurance coverage including health insurance, accident and disability insurance, and maternity leave benefits.
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In India, Christmas goes far beyond the plum cake, wine and roasts typically, or stereotypically, associated with it. Across the country, Christian communities, who make up less than 3% of the population in India, have moulded it to reflect the practices of their region, making the cherished festival an amalgamation of local customs and inherited traditions.
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Musk's employee communications beg the question - should a bad phase call for a bad phrase?Shankar Prasad, founder-CEO, Plum, feels that super bad is a "dark and scary" phrase. He would think twice about using it in a professional interaction. "It would show a lack of confidence, when people are looking for solutions from me and not an amplification of the problem," he says.
Plum partners with Visa to offer health insurance to MSME cardholdersUnder this association, small business owners, who are also Visa's business card holders can receive health insurance covers, doctor consultations and a "host of other wellness benefits" with monthly plans starting Rs 129 (per life, per month).
New-age firms adopt pet-friendly policies to better retain talentPet insurance, telehealth services, pet adoption leaves, and wellness leaves are some of the initiatives companies have rolled out for employees
D2C skincare brand Foxtale raises $4 million funding led by Matrix Partners IndiaMazumdar previously worked as an investment analyst at A91 Partners, which has backed D2C brands like Sugar Cosmetics and Plum.
Online beauty retailer Purplle raises $33 million funding, turns unicornExisting investors Premji Invest, Blume Ventures, and Kedaara also participated in the round.
Plum appoints Jayanth Ganapathy as director of healthcareWith increasing demand for affordable and quality healthcare, penetration of health insurance is poised to expand in the coming years. The next step for insurtech is to bridge the gap between healthcare access and insurance penetration.
Wow Skin Science raises undisclosed sum from Singapore’s GICWow plans to invest new funds in brand development, talent resourcing, and to accelerate its innovation pipeline through a combination of organic launches and selective inorganic investments.
Smytten raises Rs 100 crore in funding led by Fireside VenturesThe company in India will be venturing into global markets like the Middle East, Vietnam, the Philippines, and other Southeast Asian countries in the next 24 months.
Singapore’s GIC may pay $75 million for Wow Skin Science stakeFounded in 2014 by brothers Manish and Karan Chowdhary, Wow Skin Science sells toxin-free beauty products made with natural ingredients across categories such as skin, hair, nutritional supplements, bath and body, and wellness. It sells on e-commerce platforms, its own website, as well as brick-and-mortar stores.
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Former Unilever executives' food brand FairPlum raises $2 million led by Unicorn India VenturesA clutch of angel investors including Vivek Sirohi, vice president, R&D, Unilever; Amith Agarwal, cofounder and CEO at Agri-Bazaar; and the Dinshaw family office also participated in the round.
ETtech Deals Digest: Oxyzo, FanCraze, Plum raise fundsOxyzo Financial Services, the lending arm of SoftBank-backed business-to-business (B2B) commerce startup OfBusiness, digital collectibles company FanCraze, Direct-to-consumer (D2C) beauty brand Plum were among the startups that raised funds this week.
Paytm puts on a brave face; UAE crypto fund to bet big on IndiaA day after BSE sought clarification from Paytm on the “significant movement” in its share price, the company said in a filing that it has no information which could have a bearing on the price that it hasn’t disclosed to the stock exchanges. It also said its business fundamentals remain robust.
Online beauty brand Plum raises $35 million in funding led by A91 PartnersThe funding values the firm at $250 million (around Rs 1,900 crore), according to Shankar Prasad, founder and CEO of Pureplay Skin Sciences, the parent company of Plum.
Behind China's Olympics, the saga of a chained woman unfoldsDays before the Lunar New Year holiday began on Feb. 1, a video spread online from a village in Feng county, located in Jiangsu province on the coast. It showed a woman with a chain around her neck. The chain wasn't the subject of the video. A blogger had visited the village to show her as an example of a member of a poor rural family that would benefit from donations.
New-age firms roll out unlimited childcare leavesThese companies are also offering their staff childcare reimbursement and extended maternity and paternity leaves, with the third Covid wave prolonging the work-from-home routine for the majority of India’s organised-sector talent.
New-age firms expand childcare benefits to give employees greater flexibilityThese companies are also offering their staff childcare reimbursement and extended maternity and paternity leaves, with the third Covid wave prolonging the work-from-home routine for the majority of India’s organised-sector talent.
Thousands mourn Buddhist monk who brought mindfulness to the WestThe Zen master, whose reach within Buddhism was seen as second only to the Dalai Lama, died aged 95 on Saturday at the Tu Hieu Pagoda in the city of Hue.
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iProspect, a dentsu company, today announced it has been named global media agency of record for Zalando, one of the leading European platforms for fashion and lifestyle. The decision follows a competitive pitch aimed at consolidating all media into one agency group able to accelerate market collaboration and international campaign continuity.
“With over 50 million active users in its European heartland, and a highly sophisticated ecommerce and fashion collaboration model, it was imperative our ideas brought both simplicity and relevance into Zalando’s media activation.” said Amanda Morrissey, iProspect Global Client & Brand President.
Morrissey continues; “By understanding the key shopping touch points in each market and how these intersect into people’s lives, we were able to show how we can engage more with relevant audiences, to create deeper emotional bonds with customers.”
As of January 2023, iProspect will be responsible for all traditional above the line media planning and buying in Zalando’s 25 markets, including: Germany, UK, France, Sweden, Italy, Poland and Spain. This expansion of iProspect’s existing award-winning* remit will see the media agency working closely with Zalando to help shape the future of retail across the region and beyond.
Ralph Rijks, VP Regional Marketing, Zalando, explains the reasoning behind the selection of iProspect as its exclusive media partner: “For us, our customers are at the heart of everything we do, we want to be more than simply a platform to buy the latest in fashion and lifestyle for them. The iProspect team really understood our ambition to be a place of inspiration and engagement for our audiences. We are looking forward to working together on creating deeper emotional bonds between our brand and our customers.”


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As Africa keeps emitting positive economic signals, international investment will continue to rise. The question is, how will it affect Africa’s tech startup scene? Will it boost the fledgling ecosystem, or cannibalise greenfield opportunities? There’s a balance in the middle there somewhere, and it’s worth exploring.
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For example, Futurex is the latest international security company to see opportunity in Africa. Based out of Texas USA, the 30-year old company specialises in encryption for secure transactions. Futurex will be represented in South Africa by Stanchion Payment Solutions.
As Africa’s unbanked start to gain access to new payment channels, while connectivity booms and broadband becomes more prevalent, there’s a definite growth in electronic payment solutions being rolled out across the continent. But, securing those transactions is critically important.
Seizing market opportunities, within months of its arrival in South Africa, three major organisations in South Africa and Tanzania have already implemented Futurex solutions.
When German eCommerce startup-cloner Rocket Internet turned its gaze to Africa, it injected Zando and Sabunta into South Africa and Nigeria’s fashion industries. The company also set up 5rooms, the furniture e-tailer in South Africa and Kasuwa in Nigeria.
While the success of these companies can be disputed, the African market is attracting international attention. Were these opportunities overlooked by local entrepreneurs, or did they require unattainable capital?
Perhaps certain industries don’t lend themselves to clear market needs, but as Africa’s economy grows and with it, its financial service requirements and the security challenges they pose, there might be opportunities for local entrepreneurs to move first.
The Futurex example is intriguing because it also asks a question about how enterprises will react. Will corporates source solutions from the most competitive seller — potentially internationals entering the local market — or will they approach locally-bred enterprise-facing startups for tailored solutions?


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The world's biggest mobile phone conference starts today and the major names from the mobile and PC sectors will be outlining their plans for the future of voice and data on the move.
Microsoft's Steve Ballmer will be heading the bill tomorrow, announcing details of Redmond's push to get its email software onto mobile networks.
Network operators are also anxious for the revenues that large scale mobile email could bring.
Microsoft is keen to woo BlackBerry users back to their mobiles and is looking to persuade more phone manufacturers to use its software. However, some operators are wary of becoming too reliant on Microsoft software.
The show will also feature a host of new applications designed to get consumers using data services. Mobile TV is expected to be a central platform of this strategy, and handsets capable of receiving different mobile TV broadcasts will be unveiled.
"We have already announced a number of content deals for next-generation TV and we are delighted to be working with Endemol," said Dan Marks, chief executive of TV services at BT Retail.
"Significantly, our next-generation TV service will be offered nationwide and not restricted to metropolitan areas, and customers will not be required to commit to a monthly subscription."
Security is expected to be another of the most talked about topics at the show. With mobile viruses like Cabir and Commwarrior in ever wider circulation, we can expect announcements from PC security vendors like McAfee on mobile software suites.
All these applications are going to need new and improved handsets and the major manufacturers will be debuting new models.
Here too there will be a crossover with the PC industry, as hard drive manufacturers push the hardware that will take handset storage to multi-gigabyte levels.
Nearly half a million people are expected to attend the show at its new home in Barcelona.
The vnunet.com team will be at the show providing daily news and podcasting interviews as they happen. Check here for all the latest developments.
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BevMo Payment Card Breach impacted more than 14000 customers, attackers injected skimmer scripts into the checkout page of the website.
The injected skimmer scripts record keystrokes from customers and transfer the data to the attacker’s server.
Attackers stolen data includes customer names, phone numbers, addresses and credit, and debit card numbers along with security codes.
BevMo said the attackers placed the skimmer scripts between Aug.2 and Sept.26 and the company has notified the California attorney general’s office about the breach.
Now the wine and liquor company announced that they have removed the malicious script from the website checkout page and the investigation still in progress.
As we know hackers are determined and they spent huge time with an organization to find the network structure and they will infiltrate the best way.
Last month Amazon suffered a data breach before the Black Friday, the number of customers names and Email address has been exposed.


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WF – the fifth emergency service this Christmas
Reasoning that emergencies seem to strike at the worst possible times, WF Electrical has decided to open 21 branches over the forthcoming holiday period.
Director and general manager, Richard Edwards decided that, in an effort to give its customer the best possible service when they need it most, the company will open strategically selected branches between 8:30 and 12:30 from the 29th to the 31st December.
Customers who need assistance can ring 0207 613 3321 for details of their nearest open branch. The branch can arrange, via WF Express, for the customer to collect items from stock held at WF's national distribution centre in Dagenham up to 2:00pm or for them to be dispatched by courier.


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The Acting Chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission today announced the hiring of Cheryl Falvey as the agency’s new career General Counsel effective March 3, 2008.
"Ms. Falvey is highly experienced in product safety issues," said Acting Chairman Nancy Nord. “Her expertise will greatly benefit CPSC as it continues its work to reduce deaths and injuries associated with consumer products."
Falvey will assume her new position as a career member of the Federal Senior Executive Service (SES). The position of CPSC General Counsel had previously been a “political” (Schedule C) position, but was upgraded and changed at the initiative of Acting Chairman Nord, with the approval of the Commission.
“Making the General Counsel a career SES position will enhance the credibility and long term stability and professionalism of this very important position at the CPSC,” said Nord.
Prior to her appointment as CPSC’s new General Counsel, Falvey was a partner at the law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, in the Washington, DC office. She headed the firm’s litigation practice group in Washington, and advised clients on consumer product safety issues and product recalls, with a special focus on toys, children’s products, and household electronics and appliances. Falvey joined Akin Gump in 1990 after several years of practice with a New York law firm.
“I am extremely pleased to join the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission,” said Falvey. “I look forward to working with the CPSC’s talented staff to assist them with their mission to protect children and families against consumer product hazards.”
Falvey received her B.A. from Wellesley College in 1984. She received her J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1987 and served as editor of the American Criminal Law Review while at Georgetown. She is a member of the Virginia, New York, and District of Columbia Bars.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of
thousands of types of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the
nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or
mechanical hazard. CPSC's work to help ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household
chemicals -– contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 40 years.
Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a publicly-announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a mandatory recall ordered by the
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury go online to www.SaferProducts.gov or call CPSC's Hotline at 800-638-2772 or teletypewriter at
301-595-7054 for the hearing impaired. Consumers can obtain news release and recall information at www.cpsc.gov, on Twitter @USCPSC or by subscribing
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BT is set to cut the cost of its broadband ADSL products in the next few weeks in response to ever-increasing competition from rival ISPs. Exactly how much BT intends to lop off the cost of its packages remains to be seen. But industry sources claim the price cut is on its way and could be made within the next fortnight - just four months after it first unveiled its sub £20 a month service.
Snag is, since BT launched its "Basic" service at the beginning of March the cost of ADSL had continued to tumble. UK punters can now pick up entry-level ADSL broadband from around £15 a month with large ISPs, such as Wanadoo, offering high speed Net access for £17.99 a month.
This makes the price of BT's own entry-level product - at £19.99 a month - look rather expensive.
Recently, the he UK's dominant fixed line telco - which has the largest slice of the UK's retail ADSL market - has launched a number of promos to try and boost demand.
As well a discounting its service by £80 and offering free flights, it's also paying punters who recommend others to take-up the service.
This, the telco said, was "a sign of a competitive marketplace". ®
BT punts another broadband promo
Eclipse unveils flexible, boostable broadband
Nildram to offer PAYG broadband
AOL UK in sub £20 broadband offer
BT in broadband free flight promo
PlusNet offers 'full-fat' broadband
PlusNet cuts price of entry-level DSL
Freeserve morphs into Wanadoo
BT touts £20 capped broadband
Rival ISPs rubbish BT Broadband Basic


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Tuesday, 6 Nov 2012
Heads up, home cinema fans! It's time to drool over the very expensive RS20i surround sound audio processor, the latest consumer offering from Datasat Digital Entertainment aimed squarely at the luxury home cinema market.
Belkin has announced two new accessories for Apple's Lightning connector - a hardwired car charger and a Charge + Sync dock. These new accessories will be the first of several new Lightning accessories that Belkin will launch this year.
Driven by large 40mm drivers, the Ceres-400 gaming headset features a noise-canceling microphone which helps eliminate unwanted background noises, and comes with an in-line remote capsule which enables instant access to volume control as well as microphone mute functions.
We visited Golden Village's flagship GVmax theatre in Vivocity to listen to the unveiling of their new Dolby Atmos sound system, the first of its kind in Singapore.
If you're a big Battlefield fan, here's a chance to play the game that started the entire series via EA's distribution service, Origin.
Researchers at Vupen Security, a private security firm that is based in France, claimed that they have uncovered multiple zero-day vulnerabilities in Windows 8 and IE10. These security flaws may potentially allow cybercriminals to gain control of a Windows 8 machine remotely.
The largest mobile vendor is said to be preparing for a "radical brand makeover" that would be ready for unveiling at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2013. Australia's Channel News reports.
Nikon has just announced the D5200 DSLR camera, the successor to the D5100 which was released in early 2011. Like the D5100, the D5200 is Nikon's higher-powered entry-level model and sits above the basic D3200. It comes with a 24MP sensor, 39 AF points and a completely redesigned user interface.
The Wireless Speaker and Audio (WiSA) Association announces the formation of a new Technical Advisory Committee and associated Special Interest Groups to advance the development of wireless audio solutions for home theater, consumer electronics, and professional AV markets.
After becoming the must have photo app for both Android and iOS devices, Instagram has just announced that it will now be available and accessible on the web. Users will now be able to share and view their snaps on the desktop.


text: Seattle-based, 1-800-Water Damage, a franchiser specializing in water damage restoration for homes and businesses, has announced that it has signed an agreement with veteran auto sales manager Kamran Kamrava to develop a 1-800-Water Damage location serving the Valley. Kamrava anticipates a winter 2005 opening. “After working for over 15 years in the auto sales and marketing industry, I wanted to put the customer service and sales skills I learned over the years to work in a reputable, self-operated business of my own,” Kamrava said in a prepared statement. “1-800-Water Damage has a great reputation for quality service in a niche industry. I look forward to bringing this much-needed service to homes and businesses throughout the San Fernando Valley.” 1-800-Water Damage has approximately 80 locations operating throughout the United States.


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Some Oculus virtual reality headset shipments will arrive later than expected. CNBC's Dominic Chu and Mark Spoonauer of Tom's Guide discuss. » Read More
Call it phablet, phonelet, tweener or super smartphone, but the clunky mobile phone - closer in size to a tablet than the smartphone of a couple of years back - is here to stay.
Struggling Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia has settled its patent dispute with BlackBerry maker Research in Motion in return for payments, as it tries to exploit its trove of technology patents to boost its finances.
Wi-LAN has filed a lawsuit against Research In Motion for infringing on a patent that relates to Bluetooth technology.
At the end of August, Apple seemed on top of the world. Fresh off a resounding $1.05 billion U.S. legal victory over arch-foe Samsung Electronics, the company was gearing up to launch its fifth iPhone. That was then.
Apple and Samsung squared off in court again, as the iPhone maker prepares to convince a U.S. judge to ban sales of a number of Samsung devices.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 6- AT&T set a $50 starting price a9649reuff. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 6- AT&T set a $50 starting price for Nokia's latest Windows smartphones, which the struggling Finnish phone maker is pinning its hopes on for a turnaround.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 6- AT&T set a $50 starting price for Nokia's latest Windows smartphones, which the struggling Finnish phone maker is pinning its hopes on for a turnaround. Nokia, which has lost out hugely to Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co in recent years, is hinging its entire future on Microsoft's mobile software.
SEATTLE, Oct 9- Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer has signaled a new direction for the world's largest software company, pointing to hardware and online services as its future, taking a page from long-time rival Apple Inc.
TAIPEI, Oct 9- Taiwan stocks traded flat after a fall at the opening on Tuesday, while HTC. The Taiwan dollar was up by T $0.113 to trade at T $29.289. ASIA-PACIFIC STOCK MARKET REPORTS: Japan..........
TAIPEI, Taiwan-- Taiwan's exports rose 10 percent from a year earlier in September to $27 billion, ending a streak of six consecutive monthly declines. The Finance Ministry said Monday that Southeast Asia has shown its economic strength by buying $5.4 billion worth of Taiwanese goods in the month, up 41 percent from a year earlier.
TAIPEI, Oct 8- Taiwan smartphone maker HTC Corp. said on Monday that consolidated sales for September reached T $21.13 billion, down 53.4 percent from the same month a year earlier. The monthly sales compared with T $45.3 billion a year ago and T $24 billion in the previous month.
TAIPEI, Oct 8- Taiwan's HTC Corp, the world's fifth-largest smartphone maker, said its third-quarter net profit fell 79 p ercent, mi ssing f orecasts, as its flagship phones failed to keep pace with the Apple Inc's iPhone and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's Galaxy range.
WASHINGTON, Oct 2- Google subsidiary Motorola Mobility has dropped a complaint of patent infringement against Apple without explanation. Apple did not return telephone calls seeking comment and Google said only: "As we have said many times before, we will continue to vigorously defend our partners".
WASHINGTON, Oct 2- Google subsidiary Motorola Mobility has dropped a complaint of patent infringement against Apple without explanation. In a brief filing with the International Trade Commission made on Monday, Motorola Mobility said it was dropping without prejudice a complaint that Apple had infringed on seven Motorola patents.
TAIPEI, Oct 2- Taiwan stocks closed up 0.56 percent on Tuesday, joining other Asian bourses in gains, with HTC Corp. The Taiwan dollar was up by T $0.122 to trade at T $29.280. ASIA-PACIFIC STOCK MARKET REPORTS: Japan..........
Smart phone maker HTC is showing off a tablet computer that can be used either with a finger or with a battery-powered "pen" for drawing and note-taking.
Microsoft is suing Motorola for infringing on its smart-phone patents.


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Payment giant Stripe has brought back crypto support after it stopped processing bitcoin payments four years ago. The company now says, “Our optimism for the future of crypto was not unfounded … Crypto is going mainstream.”
Stripe Bring Back Crypto Support
Payment giant Stripe has re-entered the crypto space after four years, with the launch of a suite of products to support crypto businesses.
Stripe is a payment infrastructure company headquartered in San Francisco and Dublin, with 14 global offices. According to its website, millions of companies in over 120 countries use Stripe to start, run, and scale their businesses, including Amazon, Google, Shopify, Microsoft, Spotify, Uber, and Nasdaq.
Stripe co-founder John Collison announced on Twitter Thursday that his company now supports crypto businesses, including exchanges, on-ramps, wallets, and non-fungible token (NFT) marketplaces.
Stripe was one of the first major companies to embrace bitcoin. “In 2014, we became the first major payments company to support Bitcoin payments,” the company explained on its website. However, Stripe stopped processing Bitcoin transactions in April 2018 citing block size issues, which the company said led to “bitcoin becoming less useful for payments.”
Four years after Stripe stopped supporting bitcoin payments, the company explained in a blog post, “We’ve learned that our optimism for the future of crypto was not unfounded.” The payment company elaborated:
From new developments in blockchain infrastructure to widespread interest from major financial institutions, crypto is going mainstream.
“To better support our customers and continue to grow the GDP of the internet, we are working to give crypto businesses access to today’s global financial infrastructure — starting by partnering with FTX and Blockchain.com to broaden consumer access to crypto,” Stripe further noted .
What do you think about Stripe bringing back crypto support after four years? Let us know in the comments section below.
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Seems like this is Apple’s week for news (since when is it not) – but not all of the news is good.
Palm Fires Back and ReEnables iTunes Syncing:
Palm’s just released webOS 1.1.0. Quite a bit of changes here, but most importantly, the patch notes say that it “resolves an issue preventing media sync from working with latest version of iTunes (8.2.1)” — that issue, of course, being a blockade put in place by Apple just one week ago. [via
Google enables latitude on iPhones only as a web app – because Apple thought it would confuse users:
We worked closely with Apple to bring Latitude to the iPhone in a way Apple thought would be best for iPhone users. After we developed a Latitude application for the iPhone, Apple requested we release Latitude as a web application in order to avoid confusion with Maps on the iPhone, which uses Google to serve maps tiles.
Hmm. We all know that Apple and Google are pretty buddy-buddy, after all, Google CEO Eric Schmidt is on Apple board (though itâ€™s not clear for how long). But something about this sounds a bit odd. Apple dictating product decisions to Google, and Google listening. [via]
Foxxcon worker commits suicide after prototype iPhone vanishes:
Sun Danyong, 25, was tasked with sending 16 fourth-generation iPhone prototypes to Apple this month, but Apple only received 15 when the package arrived, according to Chinese media. Sun reportedly leaped from his apartment window last week, though police are investigating whether he may have been murdered, the Shanghai Daily said.
Foxconn, a Taiwanese company that has manufactured Apple iPods and iPhones for years, allegedly pressured Sun to hand over the missing phone, the Chinese-language Southern Metropolis Daily said, and he was reportedly roughed up by a company security official. [via
…and how AT&T is now starting to talk about the iPhone exclusivity, I sense some tension in the air:
AT&T CEO Randall Stephensonâ€™s admission at the Fortune Brainstorm: Tech Conference so stark. According to CNET, he stated that, â€œThere will be a day when you are not exclusive with the iPhone.â€ While itâ€™s true that nothing lasts forever, itâ€™s not a positive message coming from AT&Tâ€™s perspective (though it is one for iPhone owners). [via]


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Fresh of a settlement with fellow digital cinema competitor, ARRI over some rather dubious corporate no-no’s including, but not limited to, email hacking and privacy invasion, RED has now pointed their legal arrows at another rival, filing a patent suit against Sony and their F-series line cinema cameras and asking the courts to carry out “the destruction of existing infringing cameras” – namely the F65, F5, and F55.
Building upon their existing three-day REDucation workshops, a program geared toward providing real-world knowledge and experience for the digital visual maker in-training, RED Digital Cinema has decided to expand upon the above-mentioned class and create a more complete, fully-intensive, sixteen-week alternative dubbed “REDucation X.”
Just days after Jim Jannard took to his familiar podium on the REDUSER forums, sending out an open invitation to all 4K capable camera manufacturers to a resolution battle royal at RED Studios in Hollywood on June 4th; the notoriously outspoken RED CEO rescinded his initial plans, stating that “several companies have refused to participate” and the troubles would not warrant the effort.
NAB 2012: RED Announces the Dragon Sensor Upgrade – 6K Resolution & 15+ Stops of Native Dynamic Range Imminent
It’s only fitting that with all the 4K commotion circulating around NAB this year, that RED would find it appeasing to throw the proverbial wrench in the competition’s high resolution hopes, the wrench in this case being the highly-anticipated successor to RED’s MX sensor – the 6K, 15+ stops of native dynamic range capable, Dragon.
Shot in the dead of night in complete and utter darkness, at temperatures below -10 degrees Fahrenheit on a RED Epic, fashion photographer and filmmaker Jacob Sutton, enlisting the help of Artec pro-snowboarder William Hughes, set out to create a surreal snowboard short, implementing the use of a full L.E.D.-enveloped suit which Hughes wore to re-enact the feel of a “lone character made of light surfing through darkness.”
In an act that surely isn’t for the faint of heart, the $35,000 RED Epic-X received the FCC treatment and officially fell victim to the infamous “tear-down,” meant to ensure it complies with all the “red-tape”… no pun intended.
Usually when we hear the California based digital cinema camera maker, RED in the same breath as competitor ARRI, it usually involves the mountains of overdrawn pixel-peeping debates and various camera comparisons found throughout the inter-webs. Today, however, new details have emerged concerning messy and ongoing behind the scenes corporate espionage allegations between the two camera manufactures.
Sebastian of Cinema5D already provided a fantastic look into into the components needed to realistically start shooting with the RED Scarlet-X, clearing up some of the misconceptions for many individuals unfamiliar with RED digital cinema cameras.
Fresh off his RED Scarlet-X purchase, Sebastian from Cinema5D has been enjoying the new 4K powerhouse for a few weeks and has graced us with part one of his video review, which is actually a welcoming overview of sorts.


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by Catherine Smith
The Trump administration on Wednesday announced a ban on imports of cotton and tomatoes from the Xinjiang area of China, where the government is detaining more than a million Muslim Uighurs in horrendous prison-like conditions where they are forced into labor, the US Customs and Border Protection announced.
Effective January 13 at all U.S. ports of entry, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a Withhold Release Order against cotton products and tomato products produced in Xinjiang based on information on information that the Chinese Communist Party was using detainees for “prison labor” in reeducation camps.
“The agency identified the following forced labor indicators through the course of its investigation: debt bondage, restriction of movement, isolation, intimidation and threats, withholding of wages, and abusive living and working conditions,” it said in a statement on Wednesday.
The WRO order will direct CBP personnel at all US ports to hold up the products , including “apparel, textiles, tomato seeds, canned tomatoes, tomato sauce, and other goods made with cotton and tomatoes.”
Importers are responsible for ensuring the products they are attempting to import do not exploit forced labor at any point in their supply chain.
“DHS will not tolerate forced labor of any kind in U.S. supply chains. We will continue to protect the American people and investigate credible allegations of forced labor, we will prevent goods made by forced labor from entering our country, and we demand the Chinese close their camps and stop their human rights violations,” said acting Department of Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli.
China denies mistreating Uighurs and says the camps are vocational training centers needed to fight extremism. Chinese President Xi Jinping said the Uighurs are only being detained so they can be taught the “correct” outlook on the Communist government.
In December, the US Congress passed the bipartisan Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which assumes that all goods manufactured in Xinjiang are made with forced labour.
The move follows President Donald Trump’s promise to harden the US position against Beijing, erecting economic penalties that would make it more difficult for President-elect Joe Biden to ease US-China tensions after he takes office on January 20.
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Premier Parking: 600,000+ Customers Sign Up to Try Revolutionary, New Parking Technology in First Few Months
600,000+ Customers Sign Up to Try Revolutionary, New Parking Technology in First Few Months
More than One Million Transactions Processed To Date
Early Adoption Rate for Metropolis-Powered Parking on Par with and Exceeding Initial Rollout of Other Tech Platforms
NASHVILLE – Premier Parking announced today that more than 600,000 of its customers have signed up to use their new parking technology made possible through an exclusive partnership with Metropolis. Customer use has resulted in more than one million transactions processed to date. These numbers are made even more remarkable given that Premier launched the new technology in late April of this year.
The proprietary technology created by Metropolis is an AI-powered autonomous commerce platform built to modernize parking and empower the future of mobility. After signing up, anytime a customer pulls into a location, computer vision technology detects the customer’s arrival and triggers a text message confirming the start of their parking session. When done, customers simply drive out and are charged for the duration of their stay – no more looking for the payment kiosks, getting ticketed for expired time or paying for more time than they used. Subscription parking and validated parking will also be more seamless than ever, with the scan of a QR code or a tap on your phone granting weekly and monthly access.
“We knew our customers were going to fall in love with this new technology. It makes parking so much easier, safer and frankly far more enjoyable than it’s ever been before,” said Premier CEO Ryan Hunt. “But we have been blown away by how excited our customers are with this ‘new way of parking.’ Truth be told, our early adoption rates are on track to beat so many other technology platform rollouts. That tells me we’re onto something that is truly going to revolutionize the way people think about parking for years to come.” “We founded Metropolis with the mission to create mobility solutions for the transportation needs of cities around the country,” said Alex Israel, Metropolis Founder & CEO. “I am humbled to see the platform already make a difference in people’s lives, and we’re excited to keep building with Premier and facilitate even more remarkable experiences. We’re just getting started.”
Premier first deployed the new technology in its headquarters city of Nashville and has since rolled out to several major markets including Austin, Charlotte, Cleveland, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Kansas City and St. Louis among others. They will eventually deploy Metropolis’ proprietary computer vision technology across
its entire portfolio, which consists of 130,000+ parking spaces across 500+ parking programs in 50+ cities nationwide.
Premier and Metropolis are not only teaming up to rollout the new frictionless, checkout free mobile experience in parking facilities around the country, they’re also working to build strategic partnerships to further enhance the parking experience – making finding, accessing and paying for parking seamless.
Premier Parking is one of the country’s leading parking management companies with facilities across the U.S. Premier operates and manages facilities for a wide range of industries using its unparalleled customer service, innovative solutions and technology-focused approach to bring great benefits to its partners. The technology they are deploying is enabled by Metropolis, a leading technology innovator who pioneered the A1-powered autonomous commerce platform being rolled out nationwide by Premier.
About Premier Parking:
Premier Parking, founded in 2001 in Nashville, offers self-parking accommodations, valet and transportation services for commercial parking assets, hospitals, hotels and special events (private and public), and much more to offer full scope parking management services to businesses and asset owners throughout the country. www.premierparking.com
Metropolis is an AI-powered autonomous commerce platform disrupting traditional city infrastructure to make way for modern mobility. Starting with vertically integrated parking technology and a frictionless, checkout-free mobile experience, Metropolis makes parking easier end-to-end. Founded by CEO Alex Israel, Metropolis launched in stealth in 2017 and recently released its mobile app to the public. The brand is rapidly scaling its platform across the U.S. this year, including Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, Seattle, Austin, Nashville, Detroit and more. www.Metropolis.io


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Ford Motor Co. plans to invest $1.2 billion in its Michigan plants, and President Trump was quick to take credit — even before the announcement was official.
"Big announcement by Ford today. Major investment to be made in three Michigan plants. Car companies coming back to U.S. JOBS! JOBS! JOBS!" the commander-in-chief tweeted Tuesday morning.
But the big chunk of change was in the works long before voters cast their ballots on Nov. 8. In fact, the money was agreed to between Ford and the United Auto Workers union nearly two years ago, said Michelle Krebs, an analyst for Autotrader.com.
"This plan was in place at least in 2015, when the last UAW contract was negotiated," Krebs said.
Ford will dedicate $850 million to reviving the Bronco and Ranger lines, $200 million to another facility that builds Mustangs, and $150 million to an engine plant, the company announced.
Krebs said planning for the Bronco dated back at least two to three years, and was discussed with the unions before they signed their agreement with Ford in November 2015.
"The Ford Bronco has been talked about for a long time," she said of the truck, previously made from 1966 to 1996.
Ford promised in the contract to invest $9 billion in U.S. plants over a four-year period ending in 2019.
That agreement had about $1.2 billion earmarked for the same three Michigan facilities, according to the Detroit News, but the distribution of the money was slightly different.
So why the sudden new, big announcement?
Experts believe Tuesday's "reveal" was made with Trump in mind — a response to his publicly bashing Ford, General Motors and other auto companies for moving some production out of the United States.
"I think the auto companies are being savvy in the way they publicize them (the investments) to appease the President," Krebs said. "Ford was in the crosshairs of Trump during the campaign. No one wants to be in the crosshairs."
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By Sarah Oyedo
Bright colors and stylish glamour came out to play this past weekend as Woodin launched its New Generation Ready-To-Wear collection at the Ikeja City Mall, Lagos.
The offering boasts a blend of ethnic colors designed into trendy styles for both casual and smart casual occasions. Celebrities like Denrele Edun, Timini, Nobel Igwe and Latasha were there to grace the launching.
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The Smart Energy Council was pleased to join Australian Greens Leader, Adam Bandt MP, Greens candidate for Ryan, Elizabeth Watson-Brown, and Smart Energy Council member Ian Gittus of UV Power, for the launch of their plan for Cheaper and Cleaner Power for Homes and Businesses.
The Greens’ Plan includes:
Grants for householders and business owners of up to $25,000 and loans of up to $100,000 to get homes and businesses off gas by electrifying; and
Grants of up to $10,000 and loans up to $50,000 for families and businesses to get solar batteries.
The Plan is expected to deliver an investment of $17.1 billion into electrifying Australian homes, $14.8 billion into electrifying small businesses and $12.6 billion into installing small scale batteries in homes and businesses over the decade.
The Smart Energy Council supports these policy measures.
Smart energy is critical to reducing the cost of living for all Australians. Everyone knows the best way to cut your power bill is to get solar and governments should be making it easier – not harder – for Australians to get solar and solar batteries.
We should be electrifying everything with renewables. That’s good for the wallet and for our climate.
It is important that any policy measures emphasise quality products installed by quality people, encouraging local jobs.
The Greens have also proposed the creation of a 100% publicly-owned non-profit electricity retailer. The repurposed retail division of Snowy Hydro, Power Australia, will offer all Australian businesses at-cost electricity.
You can find more information here.


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Microsoft is rumored to be working on a new premium Surface Duo smartphone, though the timeline is uncertain. We can say with reasonable certainty that it won’t be launching a cheaper version as many had hoped. The budget Duo existed internally at Microsoft, as evidenced by a dev sample that recently appeared on eBay. However, the mid-range Duo has reportedly been canceled.
The Surface Duo line is Microsoft’s take on a modern Android phone. While some device makers are focusing on foldable screens, Microsoft is all about dual screens. Like its more expensive sibling, the leaked mid-range Duo has a “book” form factor with both of its screens inside. Unlike the current Duo phones, this one had a curvy plastic chassis instead of glass.
Windows Central reports that the device was known internally as “Cronos,” and it was intended to ship later this year as a lower-cost version of the Duo 2. Unfortunately, the eBay listing has been deleted, but sources say the phone was going to include a mid-range Qualcomm chip, a dual camera, and flat displays. The premium Duo 2 has a pair of OLEDs that curve at the edges to form a “Glance Bar” along the hinge side. The idea is you can use that to check notifications and the time, but it was not a very successful addition to the product line.
The changes to Cronos were intended to make it less expensive, which is a good idea. The Duo 2 launched at a whopping $1,500, which is within spitting distance of the much more capable Samsung foldable phones. This was undeniably one of the primary stumbling blocks for the Duo 2, and Microsoft’s buggy version of Android with its dual-screen optimizations didn’t help. Microsoft has lowered the price of the Duo 2 over the past several months, bringing it down to $1,000, and worked to refine the software.
For now, this is the only leak from Microsoft’s Android team. However, the company is reportedly planning to release a Surface Duo 3 later this year. In fact, the company decided to cancel Cronus in order to focus completely on the new premium smartphone. Even though it’s not launching a budget Duo this year, the leak shows that Microsoft is interested in expanding the product line, even with lackluster sales thus far. Even though it hasn’t had much luck in mobile, Microsoft cannot be accused of moving on too quickly. It was still working to make Windows Phone a viable platform until 2017. The Duo should get at least a few more chances to attract an audience.
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Annual sustainability report confirms emissions from global business fell 25.5 per cent last year, putting company comfortably on track to meet 2020 goal
BT yesterday published its latest annual sustainability report, detailing how it cut emissions from its global business 25.5 per cent and delivered financial savings totalling £25m. The company's comprehensive...
Tech giant quadruples number of locations for US customers to hand in old iPhones as part of recycling and reuse drive
GreenBiz releases its latest update on soaring renewables demand from US corporates
Record amount of future new wind capacity will be financed from last year's investment, according to WindEurope
Nation known for its natural beauty is under pressure with extinctions, polluted rivers and blighted lakes


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March 13, 2018
Authored by: Bryan Cave, Robert Boone and Sarah Burwick
As we previously reported, slack fill litigation remains on the rise. Plaintiffs continue to file consumer lawsuits – typically putative class actions – alleging food packaging is deceptive because it contains empty space, or nonfunctional slack fill, and disguises the amount of product in the package.
This roundup of recent decisions demonstrates that more plaintiffs are getting past early pleading challenges but likely will face significant barriers to success at summary judgment and class certification.
On February 16, 2018, a Missouri federal district court denied Nestlé’s motion to dismiss in Hawkins v. Nestlé USA, Inc., No. 4:17CV205 -HEA, 2018 WL 926130 (W.D. Mo. Feb. 16, 2018) challenging allegations that boxes of Raisinets candy contain 45 percent nonfunctional slack fill. In its motion to dismiss, Nestlé argued that a reasonable consumer would instantly realize the package was half-empty because of its “maraca-like rattle.” The court rejected this argument because Nestlé relied on


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Google’s cloud boss eyes ‘major acquisition’ to get ahead
When Diane Greene joined Google in late 2015, her first task was to assemble the company’s disparate and often-wayward cloud projects and whip them into a real business.
Sales, marketing and engineering divisions didn’t work together well when pitching companies on Google’s Internet-based computing power, storage and services. And some cloud offerings lacked proper credentials to sell to regulated sectors like the government and health care, a handicap in tackling rivals.
Now, the software veteran and head of Google Cloud said she’s done all that, declaring in an interview that there are no longer any blocks to selling to corporations and other large organizations. Now she’s prepared to make a big purchase to catch market leaders Amazon.com and Microsoft — if the deal fits.
“We’re constantly on the lookout for a major acquisition,” Greene said on Friday. “But, you know, it’s hard to find one that makes sense.”
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At Google, Greene spent $625 million to buy software firm Apigee, and made a succession of smaller acquisitions. She confirmed that bankers have also pitched much larger deals for enterprise firms.
Google has made a big push with its G Suite software for workplace tasks like word processing and spreadsheets. But Greene ruled out acquisitions of additional business tools that resemble popular consumer applications. That’s a large part of the corporate technology market, which could include services like Slack — although she didn’t name any companies in this segment.
“We can obviously afford to buy them, but I don’t want to do something unless it’s in line with our strategy,” she added. “Also if you’re pretty sure you make it successful and it’s reasonably priced.”
Google reported in February that its cloud business hit $1 billion in quarterly revenue last year, its first substantial financial disclosure about the unit. Third in the market behind Amazon Web Services and Microsoft, Greene is confident that Google’s distinct security and machine-learning tools give it an edge. She also sees a gigantic market ahead: Greene estimates that the current market is about $45 billion, and she estimates that it could reach $1 trillion.
For 2018, Greene and her deputies mentioned a focus on winning customers in health care, energy and financial services. Greene said Google will keep working to sign cloud deals with the government, too. The company recently got its certification from the federal government, a key clearance needed to provide it with cloud services.
Over the past two years, Alphabet has scaled back several of its costly projects, including fiber broadband and drones. But the company has plowed money into Greene’s division. (Greene, an Alphabet director, said she recuses herself from board votes on cloud acquisitions.) That investment is indicative of the support that Alphabet CEO and Google co-founder Larry Page has for the business, Greene noted.
“The entire board, including Larry, is pretty thrilled with what’s going on in cloud,” she said. “How could they not be? It’s phenomenal what the team has achieved.”


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Outlet stores hosting job fair
Job fair being held Oct. 25
The Palm Beach Outlets is holding a job fair for the holiday season.
The fair will be held Oct. 25 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m.
On-the-spot interviews will be conducted.
In the meantime, many retailers will set up tables to accept applications in front of their stores.
Sport Authority is opening on Saturday in the outlets.
Hall of Famer Dwight Stephenson will be there and customers will have a chance to win a $500 shopping spree, gift cards and mystery bucks.


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Mumbai-based digital advertising network Fork Media has entered into an agreement with digital media company Ziff Davis, to operate IGN – the media brand for games, movies, entertainment and fan culture, and AskMen – the online male lifestyle media brand, in India.
With this agreement, Fork Media will operate both IGN India and AskMen India from December 1, 2016. In addition, Avinash Bali, a veteran of entertainment and lifestyle media in India, is joining Fork Media as Publisher of both IGN India and AskMen India. Zahra Khan will be AskMen India’s Editor-in-Chief and lead the content initiatives.
Adam Doree, on behalf of Ziff Davis, said, “We’re delighted to welcome Fork Media to Ziff Davis’ international partner group. Fork’s respected leadership team and its values of authenticity and innovation, both for audiences and for advertisers, are perfectly aligned for IGN and AskMen to reach the next level in India – a truly exciting market which continues to offer growth potential.”
Ziff Davis is a leading digital media company specialising in the technology, gaming and men’s lifestyle categories. It claims to reach over 100 Mn unique visitors per month. It has 56 International editions and publishes in 22 languages and partners with local publishing experts across 114 countries.
Launched in 2013, IGN is a leading media brand for games, movies, entertainment, and fan culture. As per a company statement, it is now available in 30 international editions and 24 languages in 114 countries. It claims to reach 68 Mn unique users on IGN.com and a total of 150 Mn users across web, video and social platforms.
On the other hand, founded in 2014, AskMen is a men’s lifestyle website, available in 13 international editions and eight languages across 57 countries, claiming to reach an audience of 14 Mn.
Founded in 2013 by Samar Verma and Upen Rai, Fork Media is a digital advertising company that leverages online, mobile, and video platforms to create solutions for advertisers and publishers. Fork Media claims to have a reach of around 65 Mn users per month.
Earlier in September 2016, Fork Media acquired a majority stake in adtech firm Inuxu for $3Mn (INR 20 Cr) in a cash and stock deal. The deal gave Fork Media 51% equity in Inuxu. In accordance with the mandates of the transaction, Inuxu will continue to work as an independent entity developing products for Fork Media, with the latter stepping in to provide capital, technology, infrastructure, and sales support.


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I anticipate the day before the signing and today it’s official.
Norwegian Cruise Line has signed an agreement Tuesday to buy Prestige Cruises International, parent company of Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises, with a value of $ 3,025 million, to diversify their offer.
As reported by the shipping company said in a statement, the amount that will be paid partly in cash and partly by issuing 20.3 million shares, including debt held by the cruise company specializing in the luxury segment. According to forecasts, the transaction could close in the fourth quarter, after receiving regulatory approvals.
Norwegian also pay a fee of $ 50 million to its shareholders once certain performance targets are achieved by 2015 The shipping company has received financing from banks such as Barclays, JP Morgan Securities and Deutsche Bank, along with Deloitte, have also provided financial assistance in the operation.
The “holding” sees the acquisition an “extraordinary opportunity” to expand its presence in the market through the introduction of two new brands in the luxury segment in the cruise industry, said the CEO of the company NCL, Kevin Sheehan.
The company also expects the new addition to improve its financial performance, with increases in earnings per share and a boost in the value of long-term shareholders.
“Our complementary strengths and skills pave the way for new opportunities for cross-selling, the collaboration between the brands, the support of all business and significant synergies,” Sheehan explained.
Norwegian also expected to increase economies of scale, expand its growth and global presence and increase their ability to grow until 2019.
For his part, the president of Prestige, Frank Del Rio, who will remain CEO of the company, hopes to improve the guest experience to be part of the Norwegian team, which aims to provide loyal customers with the harvested three “iconic brands”.
Today, Prestige has eight vessels, five of them under its brand and three Oceania Cruises operated by Regent Seven Seas Cruises. The company expects to add to its fleet an additional ship in the summer of 2016.
“The combination of three different brands, each serving a different market segment, less than one umbrella, immediately creates a leading cruise operator in the industry with a track record of unparalleled growth,” said Sheehan.


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Betrayed Kanye West fans are threatening to sell their pricey Yeezy shoes after the singer tweeted his support for Trump
- On Wednesday Kanye West tweeted several statements in support of Donald Trump, including one message where he said he loved the president and another of a picture of a signed red Make America Great Again hat.
- Many fans took issue with his comments, tweeting that they felt betrayed.
- Some claimed they would no longer want anything to do with the rapper, and said they will be selling his Yeezy shoes.
Pairs of Kanye West's Yeezy shoes might be about to change hands quickly.
Fans upset with West's Twitter antics have started claiming they will sell the shoes in protest on the social network. West went on a lengthy Twitter rant on Wednesday, claiming he "loves" President Donald Trump and posting pictures of his red Make American Great again hat signed by Trump.
In protest, some have gone as far as to offer the shoes for sale for "retail" - or the exact price they paid. It's unclear if the fans are acting out of anger and actually intend to sell their shoes.
Some Twitter users were selling their shoes because West's comments made them wary of wearing their shoes and implicitly showing support for West's supportive Trump comments.
Other Twitter users saw the funny side in the backlash brewing against West and his shoes. Some predicted the resale market for the shoes - which currently can demand upwards of thousands of dollars - would crash unceremoniously. Others were just hoping to snag a pair of Yeezy shoes for a lower price from one of the people claiming to be selling them.
Yeezy shoes have been popular since 2016, produced as a collaboration with Adidas. West has produced many different models of the shoes, including the newer versions that many are calling "dad shoes."
This isn't the first time West has hinted at his support for Trump. West took a meeting with then-President Elect Trump at Trump Tower in 2016. West said on Twitter he took the meeting to discuss "multicultural issues.
Since @kanyewest supports trump it's time I sell all of my yeezy sneaker collection.... all will be sold for retail plus tax and shipping. Shoes will be sold to randoms that RT and follow pic.twitter.com/sCpvoZLmRR- * (@GODL3V3L) April 25, 2018
I'm so serious on selling all my yeezy lol .. i don't support dumbness at ALL- Reezy Vert ひ (@Bwa_reezy) April 26, 2018
Ye keep this up and I'm selling all my Yeezy's for retail or lower- Justin (@Sir_Nike) April 25, 2018
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I consider President Obama to be the nation’s slickest salesman. Notice that I did not say “most successful.” For the past three years or so, he has been at least moderately successful at selling himself. He ran his presidential campaign selling Americans “hope and change,” which a great many citizens desperately wanted.
However, anyone employed in sales knows that, not only do you have to deliver the goods that you have promised, you must continue to deliver, to improve your product, to innovate, and to service your product after the sale. Obama has failed miserably in all of these respects.
Look at the world’s most successful companies and draw your own comparisons to the president: Take, for instance, Wal-Mart, arguably the most successful company in the history of the world. Wal-Mart provides a vast array of products (albeit most made in China) at excellent prices and gives its customers excellent, if uninspired, service. It gives the people what they want and its customers have rewarded it by spending a great deal of money there. Wal-Mart promises low prices and Wal-Mart delivers.
If Obama were a real employee — a commissioned salesman — employed by a real company, he would be starving. Since his 2008 campaign, he has been promising “hope and change,” but if you take a closer look at the aforementioned hope and change, you will see that the salesman does not deliver the goods. He never has and, by all indications over the past twenty-three months, he never will.
The administration’s sales strategy for 2010 was to promote the notion of a “recovery summer.” Obama launched this strategy during a speech in Ohio on June 18th. He made a feeble sales pitch by trying to convince the masses that the $787 billion “stimulus” package — passed sixteen months earlier — was a success. For nearly two years (through November 2010), the nation’s unemployment rate has been at or above nine percent, and for sixteen consecutive months it has been at 9.5 percent or higher.
And Obama calls this a “success.” Someone should ask him to define “failure.” Then again, perhaps that is not such a good idea.
The masses that fell for Obama’s brand of snake oil in 2008 — the ones that still display “Obama ‘08” stickers on their cars — are buying. But the thinking people in America see this for what it is: a train that has come off the tracks and is still traveling at a high rate of speed. In other words, the train derailed some time ago but it is still causing damage. And, with the momentum that it carries, it is poised to inflict much greater damage before the wreckage finally comes to a rest.
Obama is trying to sell a Lexus and some customers are purchasing a Lexus.
But he is delivering a Yugo.
James Sharp is a middle-aged, middle-class, middle-management sales guy. He believes in a strong military, limited government and unlimited opportunity for all US citizens.


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Tech firms seek to improve information security
Friday, March 10, 2017 - 6:00:00
(VOVworld)- After Wikileaks revealed that the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is hacking smart phones, PCs, and smart TV, several of the tech firms have taken measures to improve their products’ information security.
Apple says it has already fixed some flaws referred to in an alleged leak of the CIA's hacking tools. Apple says an initial analysis indicates that many of the issues leaked today were already patched in the latest iOS and it will continue to work to rapidly address any identified vulnerabilities. The firm urges customers to download the latest iOS to make sure they have the most recent security update.
Samsung - whose F8000 series of televisions was reportedly hacked said protecting consumers' privacy and the security of its devices is a top priority. A spokesman from Microsoft said that the company is aware of the report and is looking into it. Google declined to comment on allegations that the CIA was able to "penetrate, infest and control" Android phones.
Sinan Eren, Vice President of Czech anti-virus software maker Avast, called on mobile device software makers Apple and Google to supply security firms with privileged access to their devices to offer immediate fixes to known bugs. Avast, which counts more than 400 million users of its anti-virus software worldwide, was named in the WikiLeaks documents as one of the security vendors targeted by the CIA. On Tuesday, Wikileaks posted thousands of files revealing secret cyber-tools used by CIA to convert cellphones, televisions and other ordinary devices into implements of espionage. Nicholas Weaver, a computer security researcher at the University of California at Berkeley, says the problem is that somebody managed to extract a lot of data from a classified CIA system and was eager to let the world know it.


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FRIDAY, March 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Sanofi Inc. on Thursday became the third company to announce it will slash prices on its insulin products. The French company announced that it will cut prices by 78% and cap out-of-pocket charges for its insulin, brand named Lantus, at $35 per month.
THURSDAY, Feb. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Chemicals found in plastic personal care products, kids’ toys, and food and drink packaging could be raising the risk of type 2 diabetes among women, new research suggests. To study the impact of these chemicals, known as phthalates, researchers followed just over 1,300
FRIDAY, Feb. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People with health conditions like type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes or polycystic ovarian syndrome may have been advised about the value of an insulin-resistance diet. But this way of eating can benefit most people interested in balancing blood sugars, whether that’s to help
TUESDAY, Jan. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The “love hormone” oxytocin might not play the critical role in forming social bonds that scientists have long believed, a new animal study suggests. Prairie voles bred without receptors for oxytocin display the same monogamous mating, attachment and parenting behaviors as regular voles,
THURSDAY, Jan. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — As numerous U.S. states move to restrict transgender health care, a new study shows that such care can substantially improve teenagers’ mental health. The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, followed transgender and nonbinary teenagers who received “gender-affirming” hormones —
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Mood swings. Hot flashes. Night sweats. Bad sleep. These are all debilitating symptoms of menopause, but now new research suggests they can start long before a woman stops having periods. “Women in the late-reproductive stage who are menstruating regularly but noting changes in
THURSDAY, Dec. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — With more American men turning to testosterone therapy as a way to boost energy levels, build muscle and tackle erectile dysfunction, it’s no wonder that web-based merchants have stepped into the breach, seeking to grab market share away from doctors and pharmacies. But
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — California’s plan to manufacture its own insulin could be a huge money-saver for state residents with diabetes — and possibly be a model for other states, according to experts. Earlier this year, California announced an initiative to bring its own insulin products to


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Marks & Spencer is to open electrical departments at 13 stores.
M&S is to open electrical departments at an initial 13 stores
Starting with its Marble Arch branch in London later this month, the departments will sell everything from televisions to digital music players.
The retailer said the move was a response to a successful year-long trial that had seen a limited range of electrical goods on sale at 58 stores.
Its announcement comes days after Tesco said it was to expand the range of electrical goods at its supermarkets.
Tough electrical sector
A Marks & Spencer (M&S) spokeswoman said other branches that would soon gain full electrical departments would be its Manchester, Gateshead Metro, Newcastle and Camberley stores.
She added that other branches could then follow the first 13.
M&S is also expanding the number of stores that sell a limited range of electrical goods from 58 to 85.
The firm's expansion into the sale of electrical goods will likely increase already tough competition in the sector on the UK High Street.
M&S said its electrical departments will not sell "white goods" such as fridges, washing machines or cookers.


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Earlier today they issued a release in which they reported their latest growth figures.
They’ve not only surpassed the 650k domain name mark, but they’re also the fastest growing ccTLD (country code top level domain) in Europe according to the latest CENTR report.
The registry’s head honcho, Predrag Lesic, is firmly committed to their positioning as the choice for personal domains:
“A .ME name is the only domain extension that allows people to easily say ‘this is me, this is who I am’ on the Web. It’s a unique way for people to truly personalize and control their online presence.”


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After months of negotiating and discussions, the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers reached an agreement on the new Digital Markets Act (DMA). Thursday 24 March 2022 marks the day that the European Union enters a new era of its internal digital economy.
The DMA lays the groundwork to harmonize rules and regulate digital players such as Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Google by creating an equal level playing field. Companies with a market value of at least 75 billion euros or annual turnover of 7.5 billion euros with minimum 45 million monthly users are subject to these new rules.
As such, they will no longer be allowed to privilege own applications and services over third parties on their own platforms. Moreover, the interoperability of the messaging interfaces will be ensured to function between different applications such as WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and others. It is a crucial step to make the European digital markets fairer for SMEs and consumer friendly.
Companies that fail to meet these obligations can be fined up to 10 percent of their worldwide annual revenue. In case of repeated violations, these can rise up to 20 percent and the Commission can even prevent the company from making acquisitions.
The European Parliament’s IMCO Committee (Internal Market and Consumer protection) reached an agreement on its position on the DMA late November just after the Council of Ministers adopted its general approach, meaning that both co-legislators could start negotiations beginning this year.
Vice Chair of the IMCO Committee and shadow rapporteur of the Renew Europe Group on the DMA file, Andrus Ansip MEP (Reformierakond, Estonia) stated:
“This is a very important step for European SMEs who struggled to compete with digital giants. The agreement puts an end to unfair practices enables all businesses, big or small, to compete online as freely and fairly as they do offline. It will also provide more choices and fairer prices for consumers.”
Executive Vice President of the European Commission for a Europe fit for the Digital Age Margrethe Vestager and Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry Breton launched the proposal in December 2020 with the aim to make the EU’s digital sphere future proof. Both participated on behalf of the European Commission in the so-called trilogue meetings with Parliament and Council.
Vestager was very pleased after months of negotiations between the Council and Parliament.
“We have achieved something that is unprecedented. The legislation paves the way for open, fair and contestable digital markets so everyone has a fair chance to making it,” she explained.
Breton is convinced that this legislation will make European markets future-proof and will defend the interests of European citizens.
“The Digital Markets Act will structure our digital space for the next 20 years. We have worked closely with the EU Parliament and Council to move forward quickly with a real alignment of ambitions to defend the European general interest,” he added.
Le Digital Markets Act va structurer notre espace informationnel 🇪🇺 pour les 20 prochaines années.— Thierry Breton (@ThierryBreton) March 24, 2022
Nous avons travaillé en lien étroit avec le Parlement & le Conseil pour avancer rapidement.
Avec un vrai alignement des ambitions, pour défendre l’intérêt général européen.#DMA https://t.co/JhozbEwB7g pic.twitter.com/J1cBT7Mq2N
Now a formal process of adoption, translation and legalization will start. It is expected that the DMA will enter into force in October of this year, but the main new obligations (Articles 5 and 6) will not come into effect until 2023, so companies can take preparatory measures.
You can re-watch the press conference here.
Photo credit: Thierry Breton


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SAN JOSE, Calif.—Closing arguments took place Tuesday in the federal government’s suit against Qualcomm Inc. over patent licensing, the final stage in a trial that could upend a business model vital to the chip maker’s success in the smartphone era.
U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh was expected to question both sides in the suit, which challenges Qualcomm’s “no license, no chips” policy, that has required smartphone makers to pay patent-royalty fees to purchase its chips. The Federal Trade Commission argues the practice helped Qualcomm collect billions in profits over the past decade while stifling competition.
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