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By: Dana Fisher
The Internet company Groupon brought it's service to Columbia six months ago.
The company comes into a community and partners up with businesses. Groupon gets people to sign up for daily-deal coupons sent via e-mail from the various businesses.
Columbia's Kicks Shoes has used a Groupon. Store manager Trenholm Buyck heard it was positive for other businesses in Columbia.
"They're really promoting local business, so I thought why can't kicks do it?" Buyck said.
Kicks had 1,014 people purchase their $30 Groupon that was worth $75. Groupon and the retailer split the money. In this case, Groupon gets $15 and Kicks gets $15 and the consumer gets a $45 discount.
"It was extremely successful," Buyck said.
Groupon's Kelsey O'Neill says they thought the Columbia market would be a great fit.
"It's a town with a lot of local business and consumers looking to save money. The fact that it's also a college town showed us it'd be a great fit for the Groupon model," O'Neill said.
USC student Katie Morgan saw a Groupon for the yogurt store 32 degrees, and decided to see how she like it.
"It's now my favorite yogurt place in Columbia," Morgan said.
Advertising professionals are curious about Groupon's success.
"If you really look at those offers carefully and actually read the fine print and the offer that's being made, Groupon has some of the best copyrighting in the business. There's wit. There's a charm," USC Professor Karen Mallia said.
She's not the only one who thinks Groupon is the best in the business. Forbes Magazine named Groupon "The Fastest-Growing Company Ever."
Groupon claims to have over 70 million subscribers worldwide and that is has saved users nearly $2 billion dollars.
Google tried to buy the company for $6 billion, but was turned down.
The site does have competitors. Living Social and Social Buy are just a two of the sites that popped up after Groupon started.
Buyck says customers are always looking for a bargain.
"As a retailer, that's hard, but as a consumer, I understand. The economy took a complete dive and if they can get something for a discounted price, whether that be 15 percent or 50 percent, they are more likely to pay it that way that to pay full price," Buyck said.
She's thinking of doing another Groupon in August.


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The British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association published a new directory of its vehicle rental and leasing members, according to an email sent to members ealier this month.
More than 400 corporate members offering rental, leasing and fleet management services are included in the directory. It also provides contact information, fleet sizes and details of the services and vehicles they offer.
The directory contains a listing of BVRLA leasing brokers and associate members who are key suppliers or stakeholders within the wider automotive and vehicle finance industry.
The BVRLA Member Directory 2013 is downloadable from the BVRLA website at http://www.bvrla.co.uk/.

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The company behind York Gin is moving to a new site and opening a shop in the city’s railway station as demand for its products increases.
The company is currently working seven days a week at its distillery in Acaster Malbis to service orders for range of six gins.
Its new site on Great North Way in Poppleton will give it space to increase production and completes the Quad development at York Business Park by Evans Property Group.
Master distiller Harry Cooke said: “It really is a case of us outgrowing our original distillery. Our shop in the centre of York is selling more than ever. Local bars, restaurants and pubs are selling our gins in record quantities. And we have orders coming in from all over the country.
“We’ve gone from two runs a week to sometimes having to do two runs every day. We’ve absolutely loved being at Acaster Malbis and will be here for a couple more months at least.
“We’re thrilled with the new distillery – it’s a brand new state of the art facility with lots of space for us to expand production.
“And, once the Christmas rush is over we’ll be developing a visitors’ centre so people can see how we make our gins.”
The company, which launched in 2018, has grown from one full-time employee in 2018 to 10 full-time employees, as well as part-time staff working at its shop and events.
It has won a number of international prizes for its gins.
York Gin sold its first bottles on 1 March 2018 and since then has developed a range of six gins.
Richard Bean, portfolio director at Evans Property Group, said; “We are delighted to be able to accommodate York Gin’s exciting new distillery at Quad and to be welcoming them to our popular development. The delivery of high quality, new build units such as these is so important to support the growth and expansion of local businesses.”Read More Related Articles Guinness owner strikes major deal with Manchester’s £350m Co-op Live arena Read More Related Articles CBD infused spirits maker Strangeways smashes crowdfunding target


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Two car dealers have agreed to settle the FTC’s charges that they falsely advertised certain discounts
for their vehicles. According to the FTC, Timonium Chrysler, Inc., and Ganley
Ford West, Inc., advertised discounts and prices that were not available to the
The FTC will host a roundtable September 19
to discuss how to empower and protect people from scammers when healthcare
marketplaces open in October under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The
roundtable will take place at the FTC’s Conference Center in Washington, DC. The
event will be webcast. To register to attend, email your name and organization
The FTC filed a complaint
against LabMD, Inc., a medical testing laboratory, alleging that the company
failed to reasonably protect the security of consumers’ personal data and medical
information. The complaint alleges that LabMD billing information for more
than 9,000 people was found on a peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing network.
Subsequently, LabMD documents containing the sensitive personal information of
at least 500 people were found in the hands of identity thieves.


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FARCOM has distinguished itself at an important event once again, claiming the Silver prize at this year’s Sales Excellence Awards 2020, the awards celebrating and highlighting best sales practices. FARCOM was one of the winners in the ‘Exports & International Trade’ category. The Sales Excellence Award presentation ceremony took place on Thursday 24 September 2020 at House124 in Chalandri, Athens.
This year’s Sales Excellence Awards Event was co-organised by Boussias Communications and the Sales Institute in Greece (IPE). The event was adapted to the special circumstances due to the pandemic. Winners received their awards in accordance with the measures and regulations in place due to the current conditions. However, despite these restrictions, organisers and participants sent a clear message of optimism as regards the prospects of Greek entrepreneurship.
FARCOM is one of the largest cosmetic manufacturers in Greece and exports its products to 53 countries around the globe.


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We’ve got a MASSIVE one this week everyone. So sit back and relax with your favourite beverage as we explore some of the weeks greatest accomplishments that pay it forward, back, up and down. Everything from goodwill to recycling and food, food, and more food. Let’s get the Feel-Good Friday started!
Table of Contents
- Jeep Empty Esky Tour for Bushfire Affected Communities
- Google Search Launches a Mental Health Tool in Australia
- ALNF Partner with World Vision on Connecting Country
- Anti-Slavery Australia Opens Supermarket Selling Humans
- Samoa Tourism Encourages the Rock to Visit
- IKEA Australia Releases Declutter Podcast
- UNIQLO Recycled Down Jacket
- Celebrate Easter and Indulge in Seafood at the Langham
- The Star and Treasury Launch 40 Days of Flavour
- Celebrity Chef & Eggslut Founder Launches “Iconic Burger”
- Young Henrys Announces the Return of Live Music Series
Jeep Empty Esky Tour for Bushfire Affected Communities
More than 200 volunteer firefighters are about to get a big thank-you from Jeep and not-for-profit Empty Esky, as a larger-than-life esky makes its way through fire-affected towns along the east coast of Australia.
Kicking off on Monday 15 March, The Big Esky will be filled with produce purchased from local communities to be gifted to volunteer fire services to show appreciation for their tireless efforts during the devastating 2019 and 2020 bushfires. Empty Esky, founded after the 2019 bushfires by Eleanor Baillieu and Erin Boutros, is a national tourism movement encouraging Australians to get behind fire-affected communities by ‘filling an empty esky’ with local produce and goods from small businesses.
“With the COVID-19 environment finally stabilising, we’re thrilled that borders are open and tourism is back up and running, and Australian’s can head on and Empty Esky adventure,” said Eleanor Baillieu, Empty Esky co-founder.
Empty Esky, together with Jeep, is hoping the big esky tour will shine a spotlight on communities impacted by the bushfires, encouraging Australians to travel with purpose this Easter break and boost tourism in struggling regional towns.
Update: Due to the severe weather moving in the northeast, the giant esky has been rerouted to go inland, stopping at Bright, part of the Victorian High Country, which was hit hard by the fires and saw more than 30,000 people evacuate from the area.
Google Search Launches a Mental Health Tool in Australia
Google Australia has launched a new self-assessment tool in Search where people can see their risk for depression as well as connect with evidence-based resources, crisis hotlines, and additional support from teams at Black Dog Institute and Lifeline.
Early intervention and access to mental health support services are now more important than ever, following a difficult 14 months for Australians with bushfires, drought and COVID-19. Search interest for “What is depression?” reached its highest peak in more than a decade in March 2020 in Australia, so there is a great opportunity to direct people to the support they need – right at the moment they are looking for information.
Anyone in Australia searching for depression can not only view trusted information on the condition but also opt to take a 9-question self-assessment that is based on a clinically-validated questionnaire called PHQ-9 (Patient Health Questionnaire-9). This questionnaire is used by healthcare providers to evaluate someone’s level of depression and identify resources that would be most suitable for their needs. Australia is the first country outside of the US to launch this depression screener on Search.
ALNF Partner with World Vision on Connecting Country
First Nations households are suffering a yawning “Digital Divide” with the rest of Australia. A new report released on Closing the Gap Day showing one in four First Nations households has no internet access, limiting learning opportunities for Indigenous students. COVID-19 widened this gap over the last year, with school closures meaning that many First Nations students could not access the learning materials, teaching and support that their class peers could access online.
In a new report, World Vision and the ALNF call on the Federal Government and the private sector to lead efforts to close the Digital Divide with five key actions:
- Develop a federal First Nations Digital Inclusion Strategy, in consultation with First Nations communities and Aboriginal education consultative groups, to ensure all First Nations students have access to the digital tools and resources they need.
- Prioritise First Nations communities in the rollout of the Mobile Black Spot Program to improve mobile phone coverage in remote Australia.
- Consider including a dedicated target on Closing the Digital Divide in the Closing the Gap agreement.
- Explore public-private partnerships and encourage telcos and equipment providers to play their part to close the Digital Divide by increasing affordability and access to going online for First Nations students.
- Fund research into the impact of the Digital Divide on the education of First Nations students to inform further policy solutions and resourcing decisions.
Anti-Slavery Australia Opens Supermarket Selling Humans
It’s 2021 and slavery still exists right here in Australia. This week, Anti-Slavery Australia opens the world’s first Human Mart in the heart of Sydney, to coincide with International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade (March 25th).
In order to magnify the way victims of slavery are heartlessly bought and sold, Anti-Slavery Australia has created a supermarket that displays products that represent real-life survivors of these unspeakable crimes. The activation aims to shed light on the scarily straightforward, and transactional process that is human trafficking and slavery, with the showcase of over 70 physical items carrying the name and story of individuals who have been subjected to slavery in their lifetime. Opening for a limited time only (Tuesday, March 16 through to Thursday, March 25) at 205 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst.
Samoa Tourism Encourages the Rock to Visit
Samoa Tourism Authority (STA) is reminding Instagram’s most-followed actor and proud Samoan American, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, of all the reasons his beautiful homeland should be top of his (and everyone’s) travel agenda with a cheeky social video.
The 1-min video has already notched up more than 120,000 views across Samoa Tourism’s social channels, with thousands of fans resharing the video and tagging The Rock, along with his stuntman cousin and even his mum. In anticipation of a Pacific Travel Bubble and the reopening of international borders, the video showcases Samoa’s most iconic locations as locals tour the beautiful island nation with The Rock’s new Teramana Tequila in hand.
IKEA Australia Releases Declutter Podcast
IKEA Australia has revealed the micro-tidy as the secret to organising every space in the home. The art of the micro-tidy promises to help Aussies can overcome their tidy procrastination with a time-sensitive approach to reorganising some of the most disorganised areas of the home.
Each space is broken up into four micro-tidy tasks, with each task taking no more than 15 minutes to complete. By the end, Aussies will have that Instagram-worthy reveal. To overcome the nervousness felt by many, the self-help series will showcase how Aussies can create those before-and-after transformations in a fraction of the time as they put the micro-tidy concept to the test.
“The art of the micro-tidy helps make organising more manageable and less daunting, and we’re happy to have identified this concept so all Aussies can overcome their tidy procrastination”, said Amy Hare, Interior Designer for IKEA Australia.
UNIQLO Recycled Down Jacket
UNIQLO is excited to announce the launch of RE.UNIQLO, an initiative that collects UNIQLO clothing that is no longer needed by customers and gives them new life and new value. This effort is a new step toward benefiting the environment and communities by keeping valuable resources out of landfills.
In Australia, customers handing in used UNIQLO Down merchandise to store cashiers will receive a physical AUD$10 off voucher, which can be used for any UNIQLO Down items from the main range and not on special offer. These vouchers are redeemable until the end of June this year.
The Down Recycling Project is the first item under the RE.UNIQLO banner to recycle collected UNIQLO clothes into new UNIQLO items. All of the down and feather from the new products come from the 620,000 down jackets collected from customers, which are given new life as high-quality wardrobe items that are both comfortable and kind to the environment.
Celebrate Easter and Indulge in Seafood at the Langham
Hop along and experience Easter weekend at one of Sydney’s finest establishments. Complete with Lunch, Dinner or Easter Afternoon Tea. Executive Chef Stephen Lech showcases an Easter feast, laden with fresh Sydney Rock oysters, lobster and Tiger prawns, gourmet desserts and more. A selection of rotisserie chicken, oven-roasted Harvey Bay scallops, Ora King Salmon and Risotto Milanese will also be available.
When: Friday 2nd April – Sunday 4th April
Time: 12pm – 2pm
Adults: $168 per person includes beverage package
Children: $59 per child (4-12 years, under 4 dine complimentarily)
Time: 5.30pm – 10pm
Adults: $168 per person includes beverage package
Children: $59 per child (4-12 years, under 4 dine complimentarily)
The Star and Treasury Launch 40 Days of Flavour
As the season changes, The Star Entertainment Group is spicing up South-East Queensland with 40 Days of Flavour, an autumn explosion of food, drink and entertainment from 22 March – 30 April. Inspiring locals and visitors alike to enjoy the best of the Sunshine State, 40 Days of Flavour will bring together cultural tastemakers, expert chefs and music talent in an exciting celebration of the season’s flavours.
For 40 days and nights, The Star Gold Coast and Treasury Brisbane will deliver up a diverse program of dining experiences, created by some of Australia’s brightest chefs, using the finest produce available. Guests can experience a Japanese flavour-fusion at Kiyomi, as visionary mastermind Chase Kojima; a four-course feast by Nineteen at The Star’s Uday Huja, set against the glittering Gold Coast skyline; Tom Mumford’s mouth-watering degustation at a world-class steakhouse, Black Hide by Gambaro; and a progressive dinner of signature dishes from The Star Gold Coast’s dazzling dining portfolio.
Celebrity Chef & Eggslut Founder Launches “Iconic Burger”
The Burger Collective, Australia’s number one app for sourcing the best burgers in your city, have now created their very own burger delivery app, called TBC Delivery.
To celebrate this mouth-watering new venture, The Burger Collective has collaborated with celebrity chef and Eggslut founder, Alvin Cailan, via a pop-up burger shop in Potts Point called Iconic Burger. The pop-up opened on the 17th of March and will only be open for 3 weeks, so make sure you get it before it’s gone. All burgers will be available for takeaway or delivery via the app.
Young Henrys Announces the Return of Live Music Series
Young Henrys will be announcing the latest instalment of its live music series Best Served Loud. Heading to the sunshine state’s capital, Brisbane, Best Served Loud will kick off Friday, April 16 at The Bearded Lady, before heading to Greaser Bar on Friday, April 30.
Best Served Loud live music series will call on some of the country’s most exciting acts for two nights of rapturous live music including Seaside, VOIID, FANGZ, Full Flower Moon Band and more.
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DuPont and Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited announced a global agreement to collaborate on the development, registration, and commercialization of protection products applied to crop seeds.
DowDuPont, the product of a recent merger, plans to spin off its agricultural operations into a separate company that will be based in Delaware. Prior to the merger, DuPont had to sell off some of its crop protection operations for antitrust reasons.
DowDuPont’s Pioneer is a leading seed company.
By combining the pipelines from Sumitomo Chemical with DuPont’s technology and capability, there is an opportunity to evaluate these technologies together, at much earlier stages, to understand the complementary characteristics of various product combinations. This early-stage collaboration will enhance current and future commercial products for seed-applied technologies, a release stated.
“Sumitomo Chemical has made significant investments in rhizosphere technology research to enhance seed protection and maximize early plant development through chemical and biological agrosolutions,” said Kimitoshi Umeda, associate officer and general manager, AgroSolutions Division-International at Sumitomo Chemical Company. “Partnering with DuPont affords the access to their advanced seed technology, and when evaluated in combination with our seed protection and enhancement solutions, will generate new opportunities to develop complementary and novel seed-applied technologies for growers around the world.”
“We are excited about this collaboration with Sumitomo Chemical. The Sumitomo Chemical portfolio and pipeline will complement the investments DuPont has made in discovery, development and commercialization of seed-applied products. Partnering with Sumitomo Chemical early in the development process enables us to create higher performing seed-applied products for our customers,” said Mick Messman, director, DuPont Seed Applied Technologies.
Collaborations between DuPont and Sumitomo Chemical’s regional affiliate, Valent U.S.A. LLC., will focus on the North American region with potential expansion opportunities to multiple crop markets globally, the release stated.
“This agreement exemplifies the power of collaboration by companies in the agriculture industry to bring growers the latest technology to improve their productivity,” added Umeda. “We look forward to future collaborations with DuPont, and to pursue them in the spirit of creativity and innovation on behalf of our customers.”


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Consumption of seafood per capita among American consumers sunk slightly in 2020 compared to 2019, due in large part to the disruptions wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the National Fisheries Institute’s (NFI) recently-released top 10 list.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) latest Fisheries of the United States report – which NFI uses to compose its routine top species breakdown –… Read More
Seafood industry professionals from around the world are arriving in Barcelona, Spain this week for the 28th edition of Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global, ready to reconnect face-to-face after more than two years apart.
Formerly hosted in Brussels, Belgium, the expo comes to its new home in Barcelona with the same mission it’s always had: to provide “unparalleled access to the most expansive offering of every type of… Read More
Atlantic Sea Farms CEO Briana Warner is a believer in the direct, cyclical relationship between diversity and innovation.
“I think some of the people who are innovating and doing innovative stuff, you’re going to see new people come into [the industry] because it goes back to a circular thing – if we get more diversity in the industry, they’re going to be coming up with more-diverse ideas that break out of the mold, and… Read More
Since the early part of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused massive global economic upheaval, and continued disruption is certain for the seafood industry in 2022 as a result of rampant inflation and an accretion of supply-chain challenges.
In her keynote address at Seafood Expo North America/Seafood Processing North America, Megan Greene, a senior fellow at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business at the Harvard Kennedy School, will examine… Read More
Businesses across industries are approaching their diversity and inclusion (D&I) policies with heightened intentionality in 2022, according to Tony Byers, who has spent more than two decades studying the importance of such initiatives for the U.S. corporate sector.
Author of the book, “The Multiplier Effect of Inclusion: How Diversity and Inclusion Advances Innovation and Drives Growth,” and the former director of global… Read More
A gap exists between what is true about a given seafood product and what consumers tend to know about it, according to Peter Handy, the president and CEO of Portland, Maine, U.S.A.-based company Bristol Seafood.
Bridging that expanse, Handy said, depends a lot on marketing, which has seen its role within the seafood industry transform in recent years as more consumers commit to brands with compelling stories to tell.
“[Marketing] is an… Read More
Consumers are becoming more interested in the sustainability credentials of the seafood they eat, a long-awaited trend the COVID-19 pandemic may have served to accelerate.
Data from GlobeScan found that in 2020, 38 percent of the consumers surveyed possessed a willingness to reward companies they perceived as responsible, a significant leap up from the roughly 20 percent the firm had historically tallied since 1999.
“There are very… Read More
Before shelter-in-place orders swept much of North America in early 2020, Silicon Valley, California, U.S.A.-based strategy, insights, and product development firm Mattson was investigating an up-and-coming segment seemingly tailor-made for the mobile, modern consumer: grab-and-go.
The firm surveyed U.S. consumers online as 2019 came to a close and 2020 began, asking them about their habits as they related to the trend – defined by Mattson… Read More
Tampa Maid Foods is featured in The Top 25 Seafood Product Innovators list, published by SeafoodSource on 28 September, 2021. Tampa Maid Foods Director of Marketing Jenny Doan speaks here on behalf of the company.
SeafoodSource: Which products have you seen resonating in 2020/2021?
Doan: Seafood offerings that are convenient and easy to prepare are resonating with both consumers who are cooking more meals from home, and also from restaurant… Read More


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A report by Google has revealed that searches for 4G devices saw a spike of 200% with all the upcoming 4G services by telecom operators. While search for 4G increased, the search giant witnessed a drop of 35% for 3G. 4G devices constitute one third of the shipments in the July-September period.
It is a collaborative effort with publishers and key technology companies. Google claims that AMP loads an average of four times faster and use 10 times less data than equivalent non-AMP pages. Publishing houses such as Network18, NDTV, India Today, Hindustan Times and DNA among others have come on board.
Google has added 13 more languages to its Google Translate. The total number of languages Google Translate now supports to is over 100. Sindhi can now be translated and the speakers can type a phrase on their phone or computer and it will be translated into English, or vice versa.
Passengers travelling from Mumbai Central railway station will be able to use Google’s wifi service starting from today. The deadline set by Pichai was January for the first railway station. The first hour of the service will be free but then the speeds will be limited to give equal access to all passengers.
Reports say that 3 in 4 apps in India are malicious. Based on Trend Micro’s data, this distinction stands, showing that 13% of apps found in Play Store are found to be malicious while Google Play only registered 0.16% malicious apps. The mobile malware will reach the 20 million mark by 2016.
On Monday, the Government issued a circular asking all the departments not to use the google translator tool. The Government has also asked that the concerned person needs to be careful while translating and the content should be certified before one publishes it on the Government site.
‘Launchpad Accelerator’ will provide mentorship for mobile startups, along with training, support, and up to $50,000 in equity-free funding. Google will fly the hand-picked startups to Mountain View for a two-week bootcamp where they will meet mentors from both inside and outside Google.
CEO Sundar Pichai revealed that in 2016 India will have more Android users than the US—Google’s home market. In order to tap this expanding market, Google has decided to tweak their products for their Indian users and also plans to hire more employees in Bangalore & Hyderabad.
The users can search the location, download and save the location for offline access. Only when online, one can access full version of maps and check traffic.The updated feature is available only for Android while the iOS version will be launched soon. Google plans to bring more offline features.
The app which will be built into Google Maps, makes it easier for Delhi residents to get around on public transport even with poor connection.Once downloaded, the app makes the direction and time table information for Delhi Metro and buses available offline. It is currently available for Android users.


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July 7 update: all of our major licensing announcements from our Saturday industry panel!Time for the biggest otaku party of the year—and we’re going bigger than ever before! Come visit Kodansha Comics and Vertical at this year’s Anime Expo, July 5-8 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, and meet the stars and people behind your favorite manga and anime, get exclusive convention merchandise and free stuff, pick up pre-release books, and be the first in the world to hear about our massive plans for 2019 and beyond! We’re hosting and participating in five panels this year, our most ever: our re [...]
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Shortly after Google appeared to have quit its VR plans, now XR- and AR-focused Senior Director of Engineering Mark Lucovsky is also leaving. Via a tweet, he let it be known that his decision was heavily influenced by an “unstable commitment and vision” at the company.
Lucovsky previously worked as general manager at Oculus VR. His departure comes at a time of uncertainty surrounding mixed reality, augmented reality and virtual reality. Not too long ago, Apple unveiled the Vision Pro, which received high praise and debuted the term “spatial computing” to make it a buzzword within the industry. Despite its hefty $3,500 price tag, the unveiling of the Vision Pro has already led to changes in Samsung’s hardware plans.
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We have only a couple of tweets from Lucovsky as new findings, but they say more than the number of characters suggests. After all, the allegation of a lack of vision is a hefty one. There is still no real stability to be found within the VR/AR/XR market, and the initiatives are often vastly different in nature. For example, Microsoft’s AR glasses, the Hololens, have proven helpful in aviation to make maintenance easier.
As for Google, from 2016 to 2019, there was the Daydream-VR glasses. It cost less than $100 and required a compatible smartphone. In fact, it was a response to the Samsung GearVR and like that product, it could not count on long-term support.
Will there be a counterpart to Apple software?
Meanwhile, the market has matured, with the Meta Quest 3 as an upcoming successor to the popular Quest 2. Most headsets are equipped with an onboard SoC, as will be the case for the Vision Pro. Ergonomically, we still see many different solutions, and in terms of software, there is absolutely no standard yet.
We should expect Apple, with VisionOS, to be seemlessly integrated within the “walled garden” of iPhones, iPads and Macs. However, recent reports seemed to indicate that Samsung was going to get a Google-based OS with its next headset. Should that remain the case, Lucovsky’s reason for leaving is extra meaningful. After all, then the chance of a true competitor to VisionOS anno 2024 seems unlikely.


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Strong sales continue to Mexico and Canada six months into the 2018/2019 marketing year (September 2018-February 2019), according to data recently released from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and analysis by the U.S. Grains Council (USGC). This year’s sales underpin the importance of the duty-free access provided by the existing North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the ongoing efforts to finalize the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
Mexico remains the top customer for U.S. corn exports at 8.59 million metric tons (338 million bushels) thus far, up 26.3 percent year-over-year, and the top buyer of U.S. dried distiller’s grains with solubles (DDGS) at nearly 978,000 tons thus far in the marketing year. Mexico has also purchased 16.59 million gallons of U.S. ethanol in this marketing year, in addition to significant quantities of sorghum and barley.
Canada continues to rank as the second largest buyer of U.S. ethanol at 159.2 million gallons so far this year, up nearly 5 percent year-over-year. It is also the sixth largest buyer of U.S. corn at 1.18 million tons (46.5 million bushels) so far, up nearly 77 percent from the same time the previous year, and the seventh largest buyer of U.S. DDGS at 316,000 tons.
The well-developed North American supply chains and robust market development work by the Council and its members have established this strong export growth, making the USMCA a critical component of maintaining and expanding these top markets.
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) released its economic analysis on the USMCA on April 18, an important step in the procedures required for the approval of the agreement by the U.S. Congress under Trade Promotion Authority (TPA).
The report concluded the USMCA would boost U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) by $68.2 billion and add roughly 176,000 jobs. According to the analysis, the combined effect of all USMCA provisions would increase total U.S. agricultural and food exports by $2.2 billion when fully implemented.
“The ITC report shows how important USMCA will be to maintaining crucial market access for U.S. grain farmers and exporters to Mexico and Canada,” USGC Chairman Jim Stitzlein said. “We look forward to continuing to help expand markets with our long-term business partners and friends in both countries.”
Typically, ITC reports under the TPA process measure the economic impact of new trade agreements. Because the USMCA maintains zero tariffs on U.S. feed grains, co-products and ethanol provided by the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the ITC report by itself could not fully capture the full economic benefit of the USMCA. Similar analysis done before NAFTA went into effect also showed likely growth for feed grains, but at a much smaller order of magnitude than the combination of strong trade policy, robust market development and grain markets have created over the past 25 years.
Beyond maintaining duty-free access to the Mexican and Canadian markets, the USMCA also provides the highest enforceable sanitary and phytosanitary standards in any agreement to date, includes an enforceable biotechnology chapter – the first ever in a U.S. trade agreement – and creates a rapid-response mechanism to address trade challenges. Furthermore, the agreement addresses regulatory equivalence, science and risk analysis, transparency and cooperative technical consultations.
These aspects of the agreement are more difficult to quantify, but are significant wins for the agricultural industries in all three countries and pave the way for continued partnerships and trade growth.
Stitzlein testified before the ITC in November 2018 on the importance of the USMCA, saying the pact would remove remaining barriers to grains trade in the region and bolster continued growth in North American markets for commodity grains and value-added grain products like meat and ethanol.
“Trade agreements hold the key to opening markets and resolving tariff and non-tariff barriers to allow movement of coarse grains, co-products in all forms and other agricultural exports where they are demanded,” Stitzlein said in his testimony. “With effective policies in place and followed, trade works and the world wins.”
The next step in the trade promotion authority process is for the Trump Administration to submit to the U.S. Congress a draft Statement of Administrative Action and the final text of the implementing legislation of the agreement, required 30 days before a bill can be formally introduced.
About The U.S. Grains Council
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In the coming weeks, Google plans to make its Meet video conferencing tool available for free to all consumer Google accounts.
This comes as Google CEO Sundar Pichai said the service was adding about three million users per day and experiencing a 300 percent growth in usage since January.
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The ban on credit cards in gambling has proven to be a success
Back in early 2020, the credit card ban came into effect in the United Kingdom. This essentially banned the use of credit cards to fund gambling in all forms whether it's on a scratchcard or at a no wagering casino.
Over a year later, the UK Gambling Commission did an interim evaluation on the credit ban and discovered that the “action is popular among consumers and has not resulted in harmful unintended consequences.”
Ban introduced to “add another layer of protection for consumers,” says Gambling Commission
In April 2020, the ban was created to add extra protection for consumers and “add friction to the process of gambling with borrowed money.” This report comes over a year after the ban and was based upon an online tracker survey with around 2,000 adults over 18 and Consumer Voice research completed by 2CV that involved an eight-day online programme with 30 respondents.
Ultimately, this report found that “support for the ban among consumers has been largely positive, qualitative data from consumers supports the conclusion that the ban helps people to gamble within their means and retain control.”
On top of this, there has been “no increase in reports of illegal money lending related to gambling” and “bank data showed no observed spike for credit card gamblers in money transfers in the three months after the ban.”
The Gambling Commission stated that “ongoing monitoring of behaviours is important to ensure there is not an increase in harmful forms of funding gambling activity.” Furthermore, the NatCen Social Research has been commissioned to conduct a full evaluation of the ban which is scheduled for completion in early 2023 with the Gambling Commission using these to inform future policy.
“Protecting consumers is at the heart of everything we do, we introduced this policy as part of our multifaceted work to reduce gambling harm,” said Andrew Rhodes, Interim Chief Executive of the Gambling Commission.
“The successful implementation of the ban across the industry and the impact on consumer behaviour and financial spend we have monitored so far is an encouraging sign that the ban has reduced consumer reliance on gambling with borrowed money.”


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By Richard Gaines
---- — Massachusetts’ boats in 2011 landed nearly 14 million pounds of lobster.
While that’s a fraction of the 105 million pounds landed by boats in Maine, which used to use them as an illustration on automobile licence plates, Massachusetts’ second place in state lobster landings is secure.
So, why is it that national restaurant chains that offer American lobster tail dinners in their Massachusetts restaurants import spiny lobster tails sourced and imported from exotic locales such as the Gulf of Mexico, South Africa and Australia?
A Massachusetts law since 1997 has allowed wholesale lobster dealers to process lobsters into frozen shell-on tails for distribution outside the state, but not for in-state sale and use.
Now, a bill to eliminate the anomaly and allow Massachusetts lobsters that are processed into frozen shell-on tails and parts to be sold and used here is before the Legislature’s and Joint Natural Resources Committee. And it has the support of the Massachusetts Lobstermen’s Association, with a clear economic rationale for letting Massachusetts shell-on products to be served and eaten where they’re caught.
“It will definitely help us dealers,” said Vince Mortillaro, of Mortillaro Lobster Co., 60 Commercial St.
Gloucester is the state’s No. 1 port in lobster landings, with 3.1 million pounds worth $11.7 million in 2011. New Bedford, which dominates the scallop fishery, was second to Gloucester in lobster landings with 1.3 million pounds and $5.78 million in ex vessel value landed.
The bill would put Massachusetts on a legally level playing field with Maine, which authorized the production and in-state sale of lobster parts in 2009.
“We believe that by allowing the in-state sale of this product we can increase local demand and production and thereby improve the price per pound paid to our Massachusetts commercial lobstermen,” said William A. Adler, executive director of the Massachusetts Lobstermen’s Association
A Dec. 31 report by the state Division of Marine Fisheries on the issue notes that the global lobster market has been moving with increasing speed in recent years away from whole live lobsters and toward processed lobster products — a trend that has been driven by the health of the stock and long-term growth and chronic surplus an in the size of the harvests. Canadian boats landings up 22 percent to 138 million pounds from 2007-2011 and domestic landings up 36 percent to 126 million pounds over the same period.
The way Canada manages its lobster stocks — based on temporal-spacial closures — opens the most productive areas in the spring and early summer, just as supply and demand in American markets are peaking, which — as in 2012 — left domestic prices very low, which was good for consumers but bad for the boats and the processors.
“The surplus of lobster has produced the need to process lobsters to ensure they reach consumer markets; processed lobsters can be stored and distributed more readily and less expensively than live product,” the report said. “Moreover, value-added products allow seafood dealers to manage supply and thus stabilize pricing.”
“The division strongly recommends amending (the law) to authorize the in-state sale and possession of shell-on lobster parts, provided lobster parts be sufficiently labeled with product and processor information to ensure compliance and traceability,” the report states.
“Throughout the U.S. larger restaurant chains, like the Outback Steakhouse and Red Lobster offer shell on American lobster tail dinners,” the report notes.
But in the state which produces the second most lobster and allows the sale of shell-on tails, the law requires the import of the tails.
“Moreover,” the report adds, regional and national grocery store chains — for example, Whole Foods and Hannaford — “must actively work to ensure that their Massachusetts stores do not carry shell-on lobster parts while most of their other locations do.”
“Over the past five years,” the division reported, “numerous seafood industry members operating in Massachusetts -- including distributors, seafood dealers, restaurants and the Massachusetts Lobstermen’s Association — have contacted DMF advocating amending the law to authorize the in-state possession and sale of shell-on lobster parts.
“There is a growing sentiment in the food service and seafood industry that this law is antiquated, unduly constraining market access and creating unnecessary compliance measures,” the report indicates. “... It has been suggested that if this law was to be amended to authorize the in-state sale of shell-on-lobster parts, jobs and value would be added to the state economy.
Massachusetts is only responsible for 12 percent of the U.S. and 5 percent of the international lobster harvest, but lobster still is the single most valuable species caught in state waters, up to three miles from shore and the second most valuable commercial fishery in the commonwealth. From 2007-2011, lobster landings generated between $42-54 million in annual income for the boats.
Scallops are the most valuable food fish, worth $331 million to the state’s boats in 2011.
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(LOS ANGELES, Dec. 14, 2004) — While Southern California's average price for regular gasoline dropped more than 18 cents during the past month, it is still 49 cents higher than last December, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California monthly Fuel Gauge Report.
The Southern California December average price for regular self-serve unleaded gasoline is $2.192 compared to a November 16 average of $2.374 and a year-ago average of $1.699. Statewide, the average price for December is $2.161, down from $2.355 in November.
"Fuel prices that peaked in late October have been creeping down since then," said Auto Club spokeswoman Carol Thorp. "However they aren't anywhere near the average prices that we saw last year at this time. The primary reason for higher prices is that while crude prices have been declining, they're still averaging about $10 per barrel more than last December. As long as California refineries continue to run smoothly we can expect pump prices to continue declining for the rest of the year."
The lowest average price in Southern California is in Escondido, where regular is selling for $2.068. Blythe reported the state's highest average price at $2.453. Marysville in northern California had the lowest price in the state at $1.946. Nationally, the average price is $1.84 down from $1.96 in November.
In Southern California, the averages for regular and premium grades of gasoline are listed below:
|County/City||Unl. 12-14||Unl. 11-16||Pre. 12-14||Pre. 11-16|
|Los Angeles County|
|San Bernardino County|
|San Diego County|
|San Luis Obispo County|
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|Santa Barbara County|
|So. Calif. Avg.||2.192||2.374||2.382||2.568|
The Auto Club's Fuel Gauge Report is based on data gathered from monitoring fuel transactions at 2,800 Southern California gas stations. Oil Price Information Service — the nation's most comprehensive source of petroleum pricing information, provides the data.


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City of Grand Rapids, Kent County Board of Commissioners and Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce sign proclamation to honor more than 23,500 supermarket employees
SpartanNash CEO and executive team hosting ‘surprise and delight’ visits to thank company’s 13,000 retail associates
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – On Monday, Feb. 22, SpartanNash will lead celebrations in West Michigan for the first-ever Supermarket Employee Day. FMI—The Food Industry Association has proclaimed this new holiday to recognize retail associates at every level for the work they do feeding families and enriching lives.
City of Grand Rapids Mayor Rosalynn Bliss, Kent County Board of Commissioners Chair Mandy Bolter and Grand Rapids Chamber President and CEO Rick Baker have joined SpartanNash in its efforts and signed a proclamation designating February 22, 2021 as Supermarket Employee Day in honor of the more than 23,500 food retail workers in Kent County.
“Where would we be without the dedication and commitment of our essential workers throughout this pandemic? They deserve our sincerest recognition for the work they have done to support the more than 650,000 residents in Kent County,” Bolter said. “We are very thankful for them for their courage and contributions to our communities.”
“The service of these compassionate individuals has been and continues to be critical to the health and safety of our city,” Bliss said. “Every positive interaction with their customers and their exceptional commitment to safety leaves a tangible and lasting example of courage.”
“While dealing with the anxiety and uncertainty that accompanied the pandemic, our region’s citizens found these spaces to be dependably welcoming due to the selfless actions of our essential workforce,” Baker said. “When the rest of the workforce had to shelter and stand still, they stood up to provide us with food and other necessary items.”
Despite supply chain disruptions and workforce challenges, food retailers throughout Greater Grand Rapids have remained focused on serving their customers and communities throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
To celebrate and honor their efforts on Supermarket Employee Day, SpartanNash will offer all of its company retail associates an Associate Appreciation discount of 20 percent off at all company-owned stores, in addition to other celebration and recognition initiatives planned at the company’s 154 grocery stores.
“At SpartanNash, we have nearly 13,000 retail associates – including nearly 3,000 associates in Greater Grand Rapids – who come to work each day, keeping shelves stocked and providing our customers and communities with the essential food, medicine and groceries they need,” SpartanNash President and CEO Tony Sarsam said. “Our family of retail associates have continued to adapt throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and they truly are our frontline heroes. On Supermarket Employee Day – and all year long – we want to honor and celebrate the essential role they play.
“On behalf of SpartanNash, we invite customers to stop into their favorite local grocery store on February 22 to congratulate and thank our local supermarket heroes. Food retail workers have tirelessly served their customers throughout the pandemic, and I can’t think of a better day to say, ‘thank you’ for all they have done and continue to do.”
SpartanNash owns and operates 154 retail stores in nine states. In Kent Count, SpartanNash retail banners include Ada Fresh Market, D&W Fresh Market, Family Fare and Forest Hills Foods.
SpartanNash (Nasdaq: SPTN) is a Fortune 400 company whose core businesses include distributing grocery products to a diverse group of independent and chain retailers, its corporate-owned retail stores and U.S. military commissaries and exchanges; as well as operating a premier fresh produce distribution network. SpartanNash serves customer locations in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, Europe, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Honduras, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and Djibouti. SpartanNash currently operates 154 supermarkets, primarily under the banners of Family Fare, Martin’s Super Markets, D&W Fresh Market, VG’s Grocery and Dan’s Supermarket. Through its MDV military division, SpartanNash is a leading distributor of grocery products to U.S. military commissaries.


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No word yet on whether Harris is receiving free swag in the form of hamburgers in return for her endorsement.
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The upcoming Apple’s iPhone may get fast-charging feature to stand against its rivals, according to the recent leaks.
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Bassel Khartabil, a Palestinian free/open source developer and Creative Commons activist, has been in prison in Syria since June, and his colleagues around the world have been agitating for his release. Now, the news gets worse: a recently released fellow inmate reports that Khartabil has been subject to harsh treatment and torture in Syrian custody. From the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Eva Galperin:
According to a new Amnesty International report, a released detainee has informed Bassel Khartabil’s family that he is being held at the Military Intelligence Branch in Kafr Sousseh and had been tortured and otherwise ill-treated.
In response to this alarming news, Bassel's friends and supporters around the world have launched a letter-writing campaign, hoping to flood Syrian officials and diplomats with physical mail demanding that Khartabil be formally charged and given access to a lawyer or released immediately. Participants are encouraged to send photographs of their letters to firstname.lastname@example.org.
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In the technology business, entrepreneurs identify market opportunities in terms of “pain points” — problems to solve with a new product or service. And “pain” usually just means inconvenience — like having to shop for groceries or find a taxi.
For scientist and former professional rock climber Keller Rinaudo, the pain point he identified was a literal one.
On a trip to Tanzania, Rinaudo had met a public health worker who showed him an electronic list of names, medical conditions and locations — thousands of them — because he’d built an early warning system that allowed desperately sick or injured Tanzanians in remote areas to send messages for help via cellphones distributed around the country.
But, Rinaudo says, no resources existed to actually respond to the multitude of pleas — help was not on the way. “I realized I was looking at a database of death,” Rinaudo says.
Rinaudo, a roboticist with a Harvard undergraduate degree in economics and biotechnology, decided to create a system that could deliver lifesaving medical products to remote areas of the developing world, where hundreds of thousands of people die every year because they can’t get blood or drugs in time. The problem is particularly severe in rural areas with no road access or limited dirt tracks that become impassable for months during the rains.
Rinaudo, 29, aimed for an “elegant” solution. He is CEO of Zipline, a for-profit Bay Area tech company backed by Google Ventures. Next month, Zipline is set to start using fixed-wing drones to drop blood for transfusions in Rwanda. Half the blood will be used for mothers hemorrhaging after giving birth, while another third will go to children suffering from malaria-related anemia. Zipline’s drones will make 50 deliveries a day, every day, year-round, Rinaudo says.
On Tuesday, the White House announced that Zipline, pending regulatory approval, will make demonstration deliveries of blood and other medical products to remote communities, including Indian reservations, in Nevada, Washington and Maryland. Zipline has secured $18 million in funding, including a recent $800,000 infusion from UPS, to put its robot planes in the air. The drones can fly in virtually any weather to drop blood — and soon vaccines and other medical products — in small cardboard boxes that float down under plastic parachutes.
In Rwanda, workers at 22 hospitals and clinics will be able to send a text and within an hour receive what they need by parachute. The speed of the delivery keeps blood fresh. For Zipline, the deal with the Rwandan government is only the beginning, Rinaudo says — and one day you may see a “Zip” drone flying overhead right here in America.
Q You had a lot of choices regarding what direction to take in your life — why did you choose this?
A I think that there are not that many opportunities in life to build something that can have a hugely positive impact on the world but can also be a really enduring business. As we started to really understand the need here and how important a solution was and how much better a solution would be than existing ways of solving these problems, we just couldn’t imagine doing anything else.
Q Why did you go for-profit instead of nonprofit?
A The company’s been a for-profit since we started it five years ago. We’re a technology startup and we’re a logistics company. There are not that many logistics nonprofits out there. We’re going to be able hire a stronger team, involve more impactful investors and have a much bigger impact on the world in the long run being for-profit.
Q What was the toughest question you had to address from a potential investor?
A People think that the only way you can make money is working in the U.S. And I think people have a sense that markets outside the U.S. — and especially markets in global public health or in Africa — are really tiny. That was the biggest challenge for us, making it clear why we’re starting in countries other than the U.S. and how that could become a big business over time.
Q How did you and your team react when you made your first successful test parachute delivery?
A We had lots of failures before we figured out how to do that. We actually tested about 40 different air brakes. Once we decided that we liked that parachute air brake solution, we tested about 40 different versions of that.
Q What’s the biggest obstacle to getting Zipline rolled out in more countries?
A There’s just going be a lot of learning that we have to do as we launch these first systems. I’m sure there are going to be setbacks. Doing something for the first time ever is always really hard. As we work through those setbacks, it’ll get easier and easier. It’ll get possible to launch in many more countries. We’ve heard from nearly every country in the developing world that they want this. We’re really more supply-constrained than demand-constrained.
Q Is Zipline in its current iteration intended to open up opportunities for delivery of commercial products?
A We ultimately might solve that problem. But for the time being, the need for health care logistics is so vast that we’re going to be focused on that exclusively for the indefinite future.
Q You’re very secretive about your testing location — what’s the reason for that?
A We’re not that secretive. We just prefer not to have people coming and snooping around. We operate from a really big test site. It’s been a huge advantage for the company to have a lot of land because we do all of our engineering development in the same place as we manufacture vehicles in the same place that we fly.
That allows for a really fast rate of innovation. We can build airplanes 100 times as fast as Boeing. We can’t operate at the cycle of typical aircraft (development) where it takes 10 years. People are dying today.
Contact Ethan Baron at 408-920-5011 or follow him at Twitter.com/ethanbaron.
Company: Zipline, headquartered on the coast south of San Francisco
Position in company: CEO
Education: Bachelor’s degree in economics and biotechnology, Harvard, 2009
City of residence: Palo Alto
Wingspan: Approximately 8 feet
Range: 90 miles
Payload capacity: 3.3 pounds
Maximum speed: 60 mph
Typical flight altitude: 450 feet
Typical drop altitude: 50 feet
Propulsion: Two propellers
Guidance system: GPS


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The supercar manufacturer has introduced an all-new, flexible, lightweight vehicle architecture which will underpin its next generation of electrified supercars
The new architecture has been engineered, developed and produced in-house in the UK at the company’s McLaren Composites Technology Centre (MCTC) near Sheffield. The company says this new architecture has been designed specifically to accommodate new hybrid powertrains and will underpin the next generation of electrified models.
McLaren claims this new design utilises innovative, world-first processes and techniques to strip out excess mass, reduce overall vehicle weight and improve safety attributes. The first new hybrid supercar to be based on the all-new architecture will launch in 2021.
Mike Flewitt, CEO, McLaren Automotive, noted that the new architecture would enable McLaren to transition to 100% electrified supercars. “For us, light-weighting and electrification go hand-in-hand to achieve better performance as well as more efficient vehicles,” he said.


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FanDuel Group announced a multi-year partnership making its sportsbook a “co-exclusive” official sports betting partner of Major League Baseball.
FanDuel will have the right to use official MLB branding and category designations both in its products and marketing campaigns. FanDuel has worked with MLB as an authorized gaming operator of the league since 2019.
Starting this season, FanDuel will stream MLB.tv’s free game of the day through both FanDuel’s sportsbook app and on FanDuel’s OTT platform FanDuel+. Local blackout restrictions will apply.
The company will also have the right to use highlights both in product and as part of original programming on FanDuel TV.
“The partnership will also create new opportunities for MLB and FanDuel to collaborate on projects for other sponsor partners of both FanDuel and MLB platforms,” the sportsbook said, “as well as to work together to bring consumers new sports betting product innovations to drive deeper fan engagement.”
“As one of the top sportsbooks in America, FanDuel has been an industry leader in innovative fan engagement opportunities while also reminding them of the importance of doing it responsibly,” said Kenny Gersh, MLB Executive Vice President, Media & Business Development. “These key priorities of unique fan engagement and responsible gambling align with our focus from the league level and make FanDuel a natural partner to collaborate with as an official sports betting partner.”
“The baseball fan is one of the most engaged in all of sports, which is why we’re delighted to be the new sports betting partner of Major League Baseball. Our team is eager to showcase FanDuel in nationally broadcast MLB games and help enhance game narratives and bring America’s pastime directly into our mobile app and OTT platform for fans to watch and wager,” said Christian Genetski, president of FanDuel Group.
“We’re also very excited about the opportunity to work with MLB on new betting product innovations that will give customers the opportunity to enhance their experience on every pitch from March until October.”
The 2023 MLB season kicks off in late March.


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Nvidia is preparing to abandon its purchase of Arm from SoftBank Group after offering about $40 billion (roughly Rs. 2,99,130 crore) for the British company in 2020, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
The US chipmaker has told partners that it does not expect the deal to close, while SoftBank is stepping up preparations for an initial public offering (IPO) of Arm, the report said.
An Nvidia spokesperson said the company continues to believe the acquisition “provides an opportunity to accelerate Arm and boost competition and innovation.” Arm and SoftBank did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.
Nvidia shares were down 3.2 percent before the bell, leading losses among chipmakers in a broadly weaker market.
The deal has faced several regulatory hurdles, with the US Federal Trade Commission suing to block it in December. The buyout is also under the scrutiny of British and EU regulators.
Jonathan Kanter, the new head of the US Justice Department Antitrust Division, has said he would seek to stop mergers that pose anticompetitive concerns rather than striking deals for concessions that would allow the transaction to close.
The stock-heavy deal for Arm has risen in value since it was announced in September 2020 due to a surge in shares of Nvidia sparked by strong growth of its data center-focused chip business.
Arm’s CEO said in July last year that the company had contemplated an IPO but that would hurt its ability to expand and invest.
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Penske Automotive Group and Cox Automotive (CAI) announced they have jointly developed a transformational, fully automated technology platform to enable the online retail sale of used vehicles. The automated online buying platform, which is owned exclusively by Cox Automotive,allows consumers to select from high-quality, preowned vehicles through PAG's U.S. CarShop used vehicle SuperCenters and franchised dealerships.
Cox Automotive's patent-pending artificial intelligence retail technology, Esntial Commerce, powers CarShop's U.S. digital platform to provide consumers with an automated,100% online vehicle purchase. Features include personalized monthly payments across all inventories, trade-in capabilities, application, approval for financing, digital contracting, and digital signatures.
Esntial Commerce offers payment personalization based on the consumer's risk profile, selected vehicle, and preferred deal structure using an AI/machine learning algorithm. Offering actual financing and the ability to immediately transact online allows consumers to move forward confidently, knowing their financing has been approved.
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With the price of Bitcoin increasing beyond ten thousand dollars, analysts are forecasting higher price rebounds within the end of the year 2018.
For the 2018 price rocketing predictions, Tom Lee, a Bitcoin specialist and investor has observed that the price will augment to about twenty five thousand dollars within the year 2018. He has further predicted an increase to one hundred and twenty five thousand dollars by the end of the year 2022. A complete regaining of the price of Bitcoin to its original value is being expected by the end of July.
Post recovery, the price of Bitcoin will reach new heights, in a consistent manner as predicted by Bitcoin experts, by the second half of the year 2018. Lee has predicted an increased acceptance and higher dominance of use of Bitcoin in the second half of 2018. He also anticipates that the price rise of Bitcoin will no fluctuate so much after its value gets completely recovered.
The blue chip amongst crypto currencies
Lee considers the two digital currencies Bitcoin and Ethereum as blue chips amongst all the other cryptocurrencies in the global crypto currency trade market. This is because investors and stockholders tend to invest in both Bitcoin and Ethereum cryptocurrencies. If invested in Bitcoin and Ethereum for a long duration of time, the yields and returns will be enormously profitable for the investor in the long run. This is confusing the investors on whether they should invest now on the current price of Bitcoin or avoid it.
It has been observed that the acceptance of Bitcoin has now become prominent in the recent trade market of cryptocurrency. The momentum of trade has slowly been making a comeback in the current times. If at all the cryptocurrency regains its original momentum of acceptance and investment, the prices of Bitcoin will be able to increase at faster rate and so will the awareness of investing and trading in the cryptocurrency with firm consistency.


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Tesla’s charging stations have a problem: the entire inventory of superchargers in Germany is said to be illegal. For Tesla drivers, but also for owners of e-cars from other brands, this could be a severe blow. But what is actually behind the accusation against Tesla?
Illegal charging stations: Whoever blames Tesla overlooks the real problem
All Tesla charging stations in Germany are illegal, according to several reports. The so-called superchargers would violate applicable law, so the accusation. In short, that’s true. However, a more differentiated analysis is required, because Tesla can hardly be blamed for the fact that its charging stations are illegal.
This is mainly due to two reasons: On the one hand, Tesla is not alone. The superchargers are considered illegal because the charging stations are not calibrated according to German law. E-car drivers who want to charge electricity at Tesla cannot therefore rely on the correct amount of electricity being billed according to the same general principles.
Actually, all charging stations that allow billing according to kilowatt hours must be provided with a calibrated electricity meter. That’s what calibration law wants. This is not the case with Tesla, nor with many columns from Ionity or those of other manufacturers and charging providers.
You can see why the rapid expansion of the charging infrastructure is important in the video:
On the other hand, the problem has long been known – and is officially tolerated. “The illegal operation is not hindered and not sanctioned,” said Thomas Weberpals, head of the Bavarian State Office for Weights and Measures, to the Handelsblatt. The report also shows that while Tesla is not the only charging provider with illegal charging points, it is the one with the most.
E-car drivers pay for the expansion of the charging infrastructure
There is a simple reason why the authorities have not reacted at all or hardly at all: calibrated charging stations are more expensive to buy, and the meters also have to be checked or replaced regularly – which is also a cost factor for the operator. Excessive regulation could stand in the way of the rapid expansion of the charging infrastructure, which is why, at least so far, people are not looking too closely.
Understandable in order to be able to build as many new charging points as quickly as possible. On the other hand, the step is potentially at the expense of consumers, who pay more electricity at many charging stations than is available in the battery of their electric car.


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More and more cameras are getting Internet connectivity these days, opening the door to new security and privacy concerns. A Dutch woman learned a creepy lesson on this recently when her Internet-connected camera started tracking her and talking to her.
The Next Web reports that Rilana Hamer purchased the small Internet-connected camera a couple of months ago from a local discount store called Action. She wanted to keep an eye on her puppy while she was away from the house.
But then Hamer started seeing and hearing strange things while she was around the camera.
“I thought I was going crazy,” Hamer writes in a Facebook post. “I walked into the living room and I saw my camera move. The camera went back and forth. My phone was on the bed and I had no idea what the camera was doing. Was it updating?”
Hamer then started recording the camera with her phone, and that’s when it began looking for her and talking to her, first in French and then in Spanish.
“Bonjour madame,” the camera said. “Bonjour madame, tout bien avec vous.”
After disconnecting the camera for a while and then turning it back on, it seems someone else began peering and speaking through it.
“Hola señorita,” it said.
Here’s the full video she recorded (warning: there’s some pretty strong language from Hamer):
Hamer has since returned the camera to the store, which is now conducting an investigation. Action tells RTL News that the camera is a popular model that’s nearly sold out, and that this is the first time the store has received a report of this nature about it.
If you ever purchase an Internet-connected camera, here’s a huge tip for protecting yourself from this type of thing: change the default password on the camera immediately.
Image credits: Header illustration based on still frame by Rilana Hamer


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LANCASTER, Pa. (WHTM) — The Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department responded to the report of a theft of four household appliances at a Lancaster hardware store on Friday.
Police responded to a report of a theft that occurred at Longenecker’s hardware store located at 127 Doe Run Road on Friday, Dec. 9 at 3:00 a.m.
The suspect, who was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, jeans, and working gloves, took four “junk” household appliances that were valued at $100 from behind the store, police say.
According to police, the suspect removed the appliances with a hand truck.
Anyone who has more information is asked to call the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department at 717-733-0965.


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The Comms Council has announced the finalists for the 2020 Effie Awards in association with TVNZ with DDB NZ leading the pack with 22 finalists, followed by TBWA with 11 finalists and Dentsu with nine.
Other agencies who have made the cut at the finalist stage include Saatchi & Saatchi with eight finalists, Stanley St and Special Group with seven finalists apiece and Pitchblack Partners has three finalists.
MBM, Clemenger BBDO, OMD, WiTH Collective have two apiece, whilst Hello, Energy, Goodman Fielder, TRUE, Ecostore, NZMA and VMLY&R has one finalist each.
An Effie Award is recognised globally by advertisers and agencies as the industry’s most important award and represents the pinnacle in marketing effectiveness. This is also the second year it will be focusing on the individual marketers who have inspired great work from their agencies and fought for it in their organisations.
The Effie marketers leader board will be re-calculated when judging is complete to determine the ranks of Effie marketers for this year. A panel of over 100 industry peers judged the preliminary round this year assessing a good crop of entries and selecting just over 80 finalists from the 19 Effie categories.
Says Simon Lendrum, this year’s convenor of Effies: “It’s been fantastic to see so many entries from organisations and brands that demonstrate the concrete value that great marketing campaigns deliver back to New Zealand business. In tough times, the Effies clearly illustrate the
impact of creativity on business results.”
All Gold Effie category winners will be eligible for the Grand Effie, which is awarded to the campaign that achieved the most extraordinary commercial results for its client.
This year’s highly qualified Executive judging panel include:
Michael Healy, Chief Marketing Officer at Meridian Energy, Rachel Ellerm, National Marketing Director at Lion, Suraiya Phillimore-Smith, Marketing Lead at Westpac, Jonathan Waecker, Chief Customer Officer at The Warehouse Group, Bridget Lamont, Chief Customer Officer at Loyalty, Craig Irwin, Managing Director at Iri Worldwide and Jonathan Symons, Marketing Director at TVNZ.
Noticeably absent from the list of finalists is creative agency Colenso BBDO. The agency decided not to enter this year due to the effects of COVID-19, says Scott Coldham, managing director, Colenso BBDO: “The Effies are the pinnacle of marketing effectiveness. We have supported the show every year since it started, in the belief that creativity drives better commercial outcomes. And we will continue to do so. We made the tough call in March not to enter award shows this year, but instead to protect our people, our pennies and the work. This decision does not change our belief in the power of creativity and the importance of effectiveness. In what’s been an anomaly of a year, we’re very excited to return next year with a vengeance. And we wish everyone who entered the best of luck on the night – see you there, virtually or IRL!”


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Shares of Tesla fell 10 percent on Friday after the company announced layoffs, but the electric-car maker is still in the lead position on a technology that is taking over the world, said an early Tesla board member.
Tesla's Friday announcement that it will cut 7 percent of its workforce is a sign CEO Elon Musk is taking steps to "right-size" the company and prepare it for the future, said former Tesla board member Steve Westly.
" He is moving faster than anybody else, going global faster than anybody else, and today, Tesla is essentially the iPhone of the electric-car market," said Westly, a California politician and venture capitalist who was an early investor in the company.
While other premium automakers have now jumped into the electric-car market, they were caught "with their shorts down when the tide went out," and Tesla now has a large lead in that market, Westly said. The company also posted a surprise profit in the third quarter, and Musk has said he expects Tesla to be cash-flow positive and profitable going forward.
"They've won the North American premium market race," he said. "The challenge now is to win the mass market, to go international. I think he is preparing the company to do that. I wouldn't bet against him."
However, not everyone agrees with Westly's assessment.
Tesla's fourth-quarter update indicated that more than 75 percent of new Model 3 orders came from new customers rather than the existing reservations list. Almost all of those new orders were for mid- and high-price variants of the sedan, said Rajvindra Gill, an analyst for Needham.
Gill estimates that about 90 percent of the 420,000 reservations on that list built up the last couple of years are customers who wanted the still-unreleased standard battery version of the vehicle, which is $35,000.
The issue is that as the $7,500 federal tax credit for electric vehicles continues to wind down, Tesla could start to see customers cancel reservations in the first and second quarter if the company cannot make the planned $35,000 base model quickly enough.
The other issue is that Tesla's profitable quarter depended in part on selling the more expensive versions of the Model 3, which should make up a smaller piece of the total if Tesla begins producing the cheaper version.
"So I think there's a lot of risk to the name given the level of valuation we see in this name, given the level of debt the company has, and given the level of competition that will be entering the market this year and next year," Gill said.