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- Web3 NYC Gallery is a new NFT gallery opening in Manhattan on June 15.
- The gallery’s Genesis NFTs allow owners to control a display in space so they can show and even sell their NFTs.
Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue is a lauded strip of stores with luxury retailers and other big brands fighting for the attention of shoppers. Come next week, a NFT the gallery will join their ranks Web3 NYC Gallery will open in Midtown.
But the location itself may not even be the most interesting piece of the puzzle. What really stands out is the talent for everyone, anywhere have the exclusive rights to display and sell their own NFTs created or collected on one of the screens and control them remotely.
This is the hook offered by Web3 NYC Gallery, which opens its doors at 510 5th Avenue in New York on June 15. As part of their offering, the location will feature 300 NFT displays from the common Tokenframe that can only be controlled by the owner of an associated object. Genesis NFT.
“I think we have 20 times more NFT frames than we have in a room before,” said co-founder and CEO Nick Rotola. decrypt. These are also user-controlled frameworks only. There are hundreds more to use for brand partnerships and other product offerings.
If you purchase a Genesis NFT (whether during the initial primary sale or from a future secondary marketplace) you can display almost any NFT you want in the gallery. Web3 NYC Gallery developed a software platform that allows its holders to connect an Ethereum purse via a website and choose which images to display. (Tokenframe plans to add support for other public blockchains like Solana and Tezos in the future.)
Inside the gallery, visitors can scan a QR code in the frame and purchase any NFT available for sale. Rotola told decrypt He said the store will have NFT-savvy partners to assist buyers with setting up wallets and purchasing artwork, helping them understand the process and ensure they don’t buy counterfeit collectibles.
“We took our tallest wall and said, ‘This is going to belong to the people,'” Rotola said. “People will have the same access to Fifth Avenue that Louis Vuitton has and all these big, amazing, incredible brands have. They can be on Fifth Avenue, but so are these people.”
An NFT works like proof of ownership of a digital item, and NFTs often represent things like digital artwork, profile pictures, sports and entertainment collectibles, and video game items. The market expanded significantly in 2021 and some $25 billion trading volumeand 2022 volume currently on track to smash this total despite a volatile market.
Web3 NYC Gallery offers displays connected to Genesis NFTs in three different tiers: 160 10-inch Collector’s Club displays ranging from 1.5 ETH ($2,680) to 2 ETH ($3,580), 110 units of 21 ranging from 5 ETH ($8,950), The 5-inch Degen Club display is 10 ETH ($17,900) and 30 43-inch Alpha Club displays sold at unlisted prices.
No ongoing payment or rent is required for NFT owners to use their respective displays. Genesis holders can display their NFTs from their wallets. Fored Ape Yacht Club avatar on Ethereum or their favorite copy or Art Blocks piece. They can even show off their own created NFTs, giving project creators a way to market their product.
However, since Web3 NYC Gallery is a public domain, there will be limitations on pornographic content and they aim to eliminate “deceptive” content as well. Rotola said the gallery uses “very proven AI to test each image” for objectionable content.
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As noted, while collector-operated displays make up a large part of Web3 NYC Gallery’s footprint, there’s more going on in the space. There will be additional Web3 content such as crypto games and metaverse offerings, among other display areas for partnerships with brands and NFT creators.
There is also a special club for Genesis NFT holders at alpha level and several benefits for each level of NFT holders. Rotola also said the gallery has multiple revenue streams on works, including Genesis NFT sales and secondary royalties, commission deals with brands and artists, sponsorships, events, and exclusive clubs for high-value collectors.
Web3 NYC Gallery is not the first NFT gallery in New York City—one opened early last year– leave the rest of the world. decrypt includes gallery openings London, Chicagoand Los Angeles, e.g. Even the newly opened Quantum Space LA has its own NFT membership program focused on event access and NFT drops.
Beyond its ability to let NFT owners control their screen bezels, Rotola suggested that what sets Web3 NYC Gallery apart from other galleries of this type is its focus on engaging audiences.
With its prominent Fifth Avenue location, it sees significant potential for the gallery to serve as a ramp to the new and potentially confusing world of Web3. Rotola wants Web3 NYC Gallery to be the “Best Buy for Web3” that encompasses a host of initiatives in the Web3 space, helpful staff, and a range of things to see and interact with.
“If you look at what Best Buy and Circuit City did for Web1, this should be it for Web3,” he said. “You will not involve the masses in chat rooms and they will not come. CryptoMondays or such things. They really need something simple.”
Web3 NYC Gallery’s solution is to have knowledgeable partners who can get buyers’ hands on how to set up wallets and understand space. But he also wants to make things tangible in some ways, like proposing things. printed sheets and jackets showing one’s NFTs and also add vending machine This is ideal for kids to buy and trade digital packs of their NFT collections.
with the future virtual universe expected to be one multi trillion dollar opportunity these crypto producers and tech giants are the same Web3 NYC Gallery is also looking at expansion. It plans a franchise model that will allow crypto and NFT founders to open their own local outposts using the same kind of approach, complete with Genesis NFTs for each domain.
“Eventually there will be 2 billion Web3 users,” Rotola said. “How do we get to 2 billion already? I think you need stores like ours to hold people’s hands from start to finish, and we’re betting on that.”
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NEW YORK (AP) - Futures are heading higher with new government data showing that wholesale inflation led by falling gasoline prices dropped in October for the first time since May.
Dow Jones industrial futures are up 25 points to 12,742. The broader S&P futures have tacked on 5.9 points to 1,
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DOHA, Qatar (AP) - Qatar says it has signed another 25-year agreement with France's Total to oversee a major offshore oil field.
Wednesday's deal was approved by Energy Minister Mohammed bin Saleh al-Sada. It gives Total a 40 percent operating interest in the Al Khalij field in the Persian
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WASHINGTON (AP) - US retail sales fell 0.3 percent, as auto sales decline; Superstorm Sandy possibly a factor.
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ForMotiv welcomes Meg Ledonne as new VP of Product!
ForMotiv, the first Behavioral Science Platform available for financial service companies, is proud to announce the arrival of our new VP of Product, Meg Ledonne! As our customer list continues to grow, our product demands are greater than ever. With that, we couldn’t be happier to bring a seasoned technology veteran to help lead us into the next phase of our product roadmap.
“Great companies are built with great people,” says Bill Conners, President at ForMotiv. “Meg’s experience with Sidecar was a bullseye in terms of what we were looking for. Her knowledge of Product, Operations, and Client Success couldn’t be a better fit for where we are as a company and we’re thrilled to add her to the team during a pivotal point in our business.”
Meg brings nearly a decade’s worth of experience from Sidecar, where she started as an intern(!) and rose the ranks to end her tenure as their Director of Product. Meg was instrumental in their growth from 20 employees when she joined to over 200 when she left and we’re counting on her to be just as instrumental in ForMotiv’s development as we aim to have a similar growth trajectory.
If you’re not familiar with ForMotiv, we’re a behavioral science software purpose-built for legacy carriers and InsurTech companies alike to accurately predict user intent, in real-time. ForMotiv collects unique behavioral features such as mouse movements, hesitation, copy/paste, corrections, keystrokes, time spent, and nearly 200 additional features, resulting in 10,000s of raw digital behavioral data points per application. The solution works by reading this “digital body language” and predicting, in real-time, the intent, motive, or disposition of the end-user. In addition, ForMotiv’s real-time intent engine enables carriers to identify important “micro-moments” and intuitively adapt the experience to drive more profitable conversions while triaging risky applications.
“I was fortunate to be part of the Sidecar team for 8 years, as it grew from 20 to 200 people, from startup through acquisition. There is nothing better than the energy of a startup and I was eager to get back to that environment and culture. The team at ForMotiv is building something special, solving real problems with their digital behavioral science platform. I continue to be impressed with the team and the product and cannot wait to start building with ForMotiv!” – Meg Ledonne, VP of Product for ForMotiv.
We couldn’t be happier with this hire and we’re looking forward to seeing Meg’s impact on the business.


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Finally most commercial brands of the Volkswagen Group, Audi, SEAT, Skoda and Volkswagen have launched specific sites in Spanish where you can check that vehicles are affected by the case of dieselgate. The brand will soon contact you.
All manufacturers have launched specific affected areas to report on the case
Since two weeks ago jumped the scandal over match-fixing Volkswagen diesel engines EU5 189 EA, the biggest concern of all has come from clients who wondered if their car was hit or not. Today all brands affected, Audi, SEAT, Skoda and Volkswagen have made available to interested parties a phone and a website to report on what cars equipped with engines of discord.
brands Volkswagen, Audi, SEAT and Skoda have released a phone contact, 900,180,361, which customers can call and inquire about whether or not your car enters the list of victims. In addition the first three also allow online check through three specific sites in which you just have to have on hand the chassis number of the car to know whether or not involved:
- See if your Volkswagen is affected
- See if your Audi is affected
- See if your SEAT is affected
My car is affected, now what?
There are two possibilities, that our car has or does not have a souped-up engine 189 EA. If no luck, you can stop reading. If so, the first thing to do is stay calm. Now it is useless to start with expletives or legal action, more than anything because the Volkswagen Group has not reported on what corrections expected to apply the engines in question.
The chassis number is 17 letters and numbers. With him we will know if we are or not affected
There are several possible solutions, but as the most experienced voices discussed in such cases, correction involves a change of software or reprogramming of the PBX car, that after all is the one that manages the engine, which consumes and what defiles.
If so, and Volkswagen unless a rabbit out of the hat is removed, operation would result in a loss of performance and increased consumption. This implies a serious problem for those affected beyond the obvious, and in that case our car would lose much residual value, ie lose sales value in the second hand market.
For this reason, and the fact affect the natural conditions of the car at the time of purchase, all users should be entitled to compensation. The amount of this is very random, and do not want to give figures to confuse the user, possibly or Volkswagen or Audi, and SEAT, Skoda and know how to solve this issue. At least for the moment.
Volkswagen scandal, questions and answers deception
We repeat that the best thing for now is to stay calm. Of course You can continue to run with cars, whether they are affected or not, because it is completely safe lead. Later, according to advance the review process call to know what it will be the arrangement.
Finally, many consumer organizations have already launched recruitment campaigns for consumers affected by the Volkswagen scandal. As we said yesterday the victims are 683,682 vehicles. Not a bad way to deal with the possible compensation, but you should know that these organizations charge for their services. So just join up for the solution once known brands.


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Aston Martin raised a lot of attention when it revealed the limited edition DB10 along side the launch and announcement of the new James Bond film Spectre. Undeniably the DB10 stole the show.
It was all very well choreographed from a marketing perspective, but the British supercar maker also needs to raise funds to develop a new generation of models.
The problem for Aston is that its owned by a group of private equity companies who rely on raising capital investment via a complex loan and repayment scheme.
Most companies have debts and can service those debts, Aston Martin is a small volume manufacture that needs a big cash injection to invest in a new generation of products to replace a fabulous looking but ageing line up.
In the past it had Ford to rely on but this is now 2014 and the company is relying on a group of business men who have seemingly turned the company into a specialist coach-builder as evidenced with the DB10.
That’s the problem with the DB10, it won us over with the styling but needs to be on the production line and not limited to just 10 units for a film, great promotion for the Bond franchise, not so great for Aston’s future.
The luxury supercar maker is loosing money and is working on a turn around plan which now involves issuing shares/bonds to raise enough finance to develop a new generation of luxury hybrid saloons and possibly SUVs.
Weak investment over the last few years has seen the company slow down in comparison to its peak of 2007 when it produced 7,300 cars, last year it delivered 4,200 cars in a market place enjoying a boom in sales.
Aston is said to be working on a plan to raise as much as £150 million by issuing bonds most likely offered to current shareholders. Invest Industrial and Investment Dar currently own 93 percent of shares with Daimler Benz owning 5%.
Daimler’s involvement with Aston Martin is to supply the latest generation of V8 engines, Aston is currently updating existing models under a £500 million investment scheme sealed in 2012 that will see the replacement of the DB9 by 2016.
Aston is being hampered by £410 million of existing debt and further still by posting a net loss of £16 million, which means it isn’t earning enough to pay its debts and this affects reinvestment. So the solution is to get into more debt and hope the company gets back into profit quickly to comfortably service the debt.
Aston faces tough competition from Ferrari and the likes of Maserati and Bentley, the latter two are moving into the ultra-luxury SUV sector and this could place further strain upon Aston Martin in what is a crowed market for luxury supercars.
The only stability Aston Martin has is the involvement of Daimler Benz, lets say if Aston Martin goes bankrupt, which is highly unlikely, then Daimler could well end up “picking up the pieces” for a bargain price.


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Read this: UK broadcasters face advertising tipping point, new study finds
Summary: Broadcasters are facing a tipping point in the next five years where a faster decline in traditional viewing will make TV campaigns too expensive to be cost-effective for advertisers. This in turn will make it more costly to hit the same audience numbers, meaning advertisers are facing effective ad price rises of 90, 50 and 20 for the three demographics respectively over the period. - www.theguardian.comwww.theguardian.comUK broadcasters face advertising tipping…
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The rise of sustainable online businesses
11th May 2021
Sustainable online businesses have flourished amid the pandemic, as Covid-19 restrictions appear to have had a positive effect on e-commerce. Within the growth of online business, many are opting to contribute to the effort of achieving sustainable principles. There are many definitions of sustainability; a commonly referenced understanding of sustainable development was offered in the Brundtland report in 1987, “Development which meets the needs of present generations without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”
There are 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations to be achieved by 2030, that are often used as indicators to measure how far we have come and how much further we must go to implement sustainable practices globally. Small sustainable businesses that have emerged during the pandemic are particularly well placed to achieve two of the SDGs, namely, Goal 8: Decent work and Economic growth and Goal: 12 Responsible consumption and production. It is understood that a thriving economy can be conducive to a better quality of life. A report by the OECD in 2007 found “there is clear evidence to show that economic growth is an essential requirement and, frequently, the main contributing factor in reducing income poverty”, but where do we draw the line between sustainable and unsustainable consumption and production?
Sustainability has many facets in which businesses and consumers both have a part to play. The sourcing of materials, treatment of labour, packaging and the effects of mass production, are all elements of consumption processes that have garnered media attention in recent years. Most of us are familiar with the narrative of unscrupulous multinationals underpaying employees, working in deplorable conditions, making mass-produced poor-quality garments in factories, pumping out fossil fuels and waste into the environment. Most recently, major fasion brands including H&M, Zara and Adidas have come under fire for their links to the forced labour of Uighur Muslims in camps in China , who sourced “cotton and yarn produced through a vast state-sponsored system of detention and forced labour.”
As a society, we also must inherently change our relationship with how we consume. The fashion industry currently perpetuates notions of instant trends and fast fashion, which creates “an estimated 92 million tonnes of textiles waste each year”, and the fashion industry is alone responsible for, “10% of all greenhouse gas emissions, and 20% of global waste water.”
“During the Covid-19 pandemic, some have used the extra time at home to harness their entrepreneurial skills and turn passion projects into sources of income, while pre-existing businesses have benefited from the surge in sustainability–conscious buyers. Beautiful, unique and diversified products have emanated from this time of lockdowns and restrictions.”
Art, fashion and beauty are a few of the many areas in which people are creating and selling in this upsurgence of small and independent online businesses. The switch from high street to online purchasing is evident in every area of life and has specifically positively impacted the visibility of many small businesses who now promote themselves solely online. Apart from in-store essentials, consumers spend a good deal more time online, both shopping and on social media where creators use their platforms for marketing. A report in The Irish Times found “The Covid-19 pandemic saw growth in online sales last year surge to five times the average annual growth.”
The sustainable Irish business scene has grown exponentially since the first lockdown in 2020. I interviewed three small sustainable Irish businesses who use social media, specifically Instagram, to market themselves. All three businesses were founded and are run by young women. The first of which is Sew it Seams, run by Mairidh, who sells handmade clothing, specialized sewn garments including fleeces and tops. The second of which is Lemon Queen Vintage, owned by Chloe, selling vintage and handmade clothing and accessories including stain glass earrings. Finally, Shhillustrations ran by Sophie, who creates unique print illustrations, cards and graphics. The intent was to understand how the pandemic has impacted their businesses, their views on sustainability and how they implement sustainability practices in their business.
I firstly questioned whether the pandemic had positively affected the business and how so. Two of the three business interviewed emerged from the pandemic. Mairidh of Sew It Seams accredited the pandemic for giving her time to create her business, “suddenly I had so much free time and I decided to make myself a fleece and a sewing page to document my journey…it then started spiralling.” Mairidh now has amassed over 15 thousand followers on Instagram and has sold out various times after dropping her collection of fleeces.
Similarly, Shhillustrations was also born “in the middle of the pandemic”, as Sophie agreed that the situation was “definitely a good time for online business” and she “continues to get great engagement online”, with “lots of people sharing, commenting and liking.” Lemonqueenvintage pre-existed before the pandemic. Chloe mentioned the “conscious effort made by people to shop more local and sustainably”, and has been “super busy with custom and pre-made drops due to a high-demand for sustainable slow fashion.”
Importantly, I queried the businesses on how they implement sustainability into their business model. Mairidh explained, “I only buy what I need, when I need it and make all my fleeces with as little waste as possible.” As for waste, “I collect all the larger scraps and either sew them together and make them into something or donate them to sewing groups and schools for projects.” Chloe believes sustainability “can be made fun.” She elaborated, “all the clothing I sell is second hand, vintage or handmade by myself”, and she has in the past had “a special earring collection with all proceeds going to two charities dedicated to helping the Black Lives Matter movement”, and is keen to do something similar again. Sophie tries to “go paperless as much as possible by offering digital prints”, and does not use “excess packaging or anything non-recyclable”. Shhillustrations delivers mainly in Ireland and Sophie hand delivers orders in her surrounding area. Shhillustrations are “not mass produced, they are made to order.”
The business landscape is changing vastly due to the circumstances the pandemic has put us in as a society. Small and independent businesses are benefitting from ongoing advancements in e-commerce and are also paving the way for ethical businesses to thrive in a growing community of sustainability conscious shoppers. These communities of people who are buying less, while buying goods with longer life spans and of higher quality, who are conscious of those who make their goods and how they are being treated, will reduce the carbon footprint for all and are creating a fairer landscape. Consumer interest dictates how businesses operate, so we should all make sustainable purchases and watch as the industry adapts.


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The luxury scotch whiskey brand has partnered with Esquire magazine to distribute the 12-part “Brotherhood” series focusing on modern male friendship. The premise is set-up by a pilot, available on YouTube, which introduces four real-life men from creative backgrounds such as film, art, fashion, catering, and music. Scenes of the friends eating and drinking with one another are interspersed with interviews about their thoughts on friendship.
It features Saturday Night Live star Jason Sudeikis as one of the friends and is being promoted through the Esquire Network portal. Chivas Regal says the content push “celebrates the modern gentleman movement”, a lifestyle trend of fashion-conscious men it has attempted to mine over the last 18 months to extend the appeal of Scotch whisky to younger drinkers.
The series, produced by The Story Lab, builds on a concept first formed in 2011 when the brand launched two short films focusing on four fictional friends. At the time, it told Marketing Week the ultimate aim was to use the characters in a series and possibly adapt it for the big-screen in way “that’s still attributable to Chivas but isn’t branded in an advert.”
Chivas Regal held back on the plans in 2012, choosing instead to strengthen its ties to films by funding several productions including a project by actor and director Gael Garcia Bernal.
The brand’s renewed focus on content is part of a wider push from drinks makers to insert their brands into real-life drinking occasions. Earlier this year, Diageo said it wanted to replicate the success of how shows such as the Jamie Oliver’s “The Naked Chef” and “Nigella’s Kitchen” had been able to put food at the center of real occasions through its upcoming activity for 2014.


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On March 7, 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it will be accepting complaints from consumers about the marketplace lending industry. The CFPB also released a consumer bulletin providing an overview of marketplace lending and tips for consumers applying for credit through these websites.
Marketplace lending is the blanket term used to describe the developing industry of non-bank online lending platforms that either lend directly to borrowers through the Internet or help borrowers to obtain credit from lenders or investors willing to fund a borrower's loan (sometimes called "peer-to-peer" lending). Observers estimate that total loan origination volume by marketplace lenders in 2015 may be as high as roughly $20 billion, and some larger lenders have even teamed with investment banks to package and sell securities backed entirely by marketplace loans.
Similar to other forms of consumer lending, marketplace lending involves activities that trigger a variety of federal and state consumer protection laws and regulations, and many participants are quickly finding out that the CFPB views them not as tech companies, but as consumer finance companies. The CFPB's press release quotes Director Richard Cordray as saying, "All lenders, from online startups to large banks, must follow consumer financial protection laws." The announcement indicates that the CFPB will expect marketplace lenders to provide the full range of consumer protections and disclosures that any other consumer lender would have to provide. While marketplace lending is projected to continue growing, many tech companies and start-ups looking to enter the industry do not have the compliance infrastructure necessary to meet the CFPB's expectations.
As we have seen in the past, the CFPB's announcement likely signals a pivot by the regulator toward heightened scrutiny of marketplace lending and eventual enforcement actions, whether through applicable statutes and regulations or the CFPB's more general unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices authority. The CFPB uses the complaints it receives to identify noncompliance trends and to begin developing potential enforcement actions against perceived "bad actors." Information obtained from consumer complaints may also drive future supervisory and rulemaking activity. The CFPB expressed particular concern over the potential for consumers to lose important protections by refinancing debt through a marketplace lender. Certain loans like federal student loans and loans with servicemember benefits provide different repayment options or other benefits that could be lost through a marketplace refinancing.
It is worth noting that the CFPB's announcement is not the first indication that marketplace lending has become the focus of regulatory scrutiny. In July 2015, the Treasury Department issued a public request for information seeking comments from industry, consumer protection groups, and others about marketplace lending business models and recommendations for future regulation. In December 2015, the California Department of Business Oversight also issued an inquiry to marketplace lenders, to help the agency assess its licensing and regulatory approach to the industry. However, as we stated previously in our more fulsome discussion of regulatory challenges facing the marketplace lending industry (available here), the CFPB is well positioned to take the lead in supervising and regulating marketplace lending.
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Type 64, the first automobile registered officially on behalf of the Porsche brand in 1946, will have its new owner at the auction in August.
The Monterey Automobile Week, held each year in August, will host a legendary auction this year. The latest Type 64 model, which has not been damaged, will continue to exist in the gallery of the new owner after the auction. In the meantime, the Tank is not the Type 64; The first car to carry the Porsche nameplate, Type 64.
There were only 3 original Type 64 models, but only two of them survived. One of these models is severely damaged. The other was not ’disturbed Di after the renovation in 1947. This model, which will be auctioned, continues to be preserved at the Petersen Automotive Museum.
The construction of Type 64 was first started in 1939. The aim was to produce a car to participate in the 1,500-kilometer-long Berlin-Rome automobile race. Meanwhile, Volkswagen also developed the KdF-Wagen model and was preparing to introduce it. The problem is that Germany, the same year, waged war against Poland and the introduction of KdF-Wagen and the construction of Type 64 was postponed.
Engineers who developed the Porsche 356 when the waters were focused on Type 64 this time. This car produced for speed has reached the desired level with its advanced aerodynamics, magnificent power, and light structure. Type 64 was the first car to be officially registered with the Porsche brand in 1946.
The highest price paid for a Porsche car so far has been 14.080.000 dollars. The company, Gooding & Company, paid this fee for a 1970 Porsche 917K in 2017. So how high will this number be for Type 64? Expectations are that the Type 64 will break a new record and be sold at a price of over $ 20 million.


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Think the GDPR only matters to the EU? Not for long. U.S. states are starting to explore legislation that seeks to protect the data privacy rights of individuals in a similar way that the GDPR does. One of the most well-known of these laws was passed in California in June 2018. Like the GDPR, it grants customers the right to know what kinds of information companies are storing about them, what’s being done with that data, and to request that companies delete their information or restrict the way they use it.
More recently, a GDPR-like piece of legislation, called the Washington Privacy Act, was approved by Washington senators with overwhelming positive support. Approved by the Washington Senate in early March, this piece of legislation is evidence of the continuing spread of data privacy laws across the U.S.
Overview of the Washington Privacy Act
The Washington Privacy Act, SB 5376, is very similar to the GDPR in that it aims to return the control of personal data to individuals instead of companies. According to K5 News, the bill, which was proposed in January 2019:
“Would give consumers the right to see what data is collected about them and find out whether that information is being sold to a third party. It would require companies to allow consumers to correct inaccurate information, delete their personal data, and object to their personal data being used in direct marketing.”
The bill would also place restrictions on facial recognition software.
The Washington Senate approved the law 46-1 on March 6; the next step is for the Washington House of Representatives to vote on it. If passed, the Washington Privacy Act will go into effect in 2021. In addition to the change in Washington state data privacy laws, other states that have begun to discuss this type of legislation include New Mexico, Massachusetts, Hawaii, Rhode Island, and Maryland.
What does this mean for you?
The official GDPR may only apply to the EU, but clearly, the idea of the legislation is catching on in many other locations. Our stance has long been that the best practice is to act ethically when it comes to customer data regardless of whether you’re required by law to do so. In the words of FormAssembly CEO and Founder Cedric Savarese:
“Disclosing what you do with the data you collect, being transparent about yourself, asking for explicit consent, avoiding dark patterns, like tricking people into agreeing to things they aren’t aware of or understand—those are good practices that companies should be doing regardless of the GDPR.”
Like this article? Read: 8 Data Security Resolutions for Your Organization in 2019.


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Investing in Restoration Entrepreneurs With the Mitsubishi Corporation Fund for Europe and Africa
We are excited to announce the partnership between World Resources Institute’s Land Accelerator and the Mitsubishi Corporation Fund for Europe and Africa (MCFEA). Through a first-of-its-kind training program, the Land Accelerator identifies, empowers and invests in African entrepreneurs who take a commercial approach to restoring forests and farmlands.
The MCFEA will sponsor Land Accelerator Entrepreneur Innovation Grants for the upcoming 2021 Africa cohort. The entrepreneurs use these innovation grants of $3,000 each to spur the growth of their businesses, as well as protect and restore more land. The DOEN Foundation piloted the Innovation Grants by funding them for the first two years of the Land Accelerator in Africa. Previous participants have used the grants to fund marketing campaigns, build websites, purchase machinery, create product demonstration centers and serve as working capital.


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Priority Software has added another solution provider to its growing UK channel partner ecosystem. The latest addition is FinQ Business Solutions. FinQ was founded in November 2019 and appears to be a spin-off from Acumen Accountants. Both companies are based in Portlethen, Aberdeen, Scotland and share several senior executives.
FinQ supplies and implements business technology to organisations across the UK. The small team (5, according to LinkedIn) offers advice and solutions to companies from SME to Enterprise, according to the press release. However, its web site as yet has no case studies. It has just become an authorised partner of Priority Software and is already reselling Basware InvoiceReady. Fin-Q will operate across Scotland and also has a presence in the UK, one of its founders, Rob Hamilton, appears to be based in Guildford.
Russell Jaques, Managing Director at FinQ, commented: “To support our fast-changing landscape and enable our customers to regain control of their business, many are now primed and ready for digital transformation. They’re now looking at business management solutions that enable remote working, but with all the functionality of an on-premise system. They want easy access to real-time business data from anywhere, at any time. The next logical step is to help them implement cloud-based ERP and mobile apps – the heart of Priority Software.
“We’re proud to be Priority Software’s authorised reseller in Scotland and the UK and are confident that Priority ERP will help our customers step up their game. Priority delivers end-to-end ERP functionality in a single cloud solution, with purpose-built apps to manage specific functions – and this is precisely what our customers need to mitigate supply chain risks, increase productivity, and grow.”
Priority expands UK channel
A few years ago Priority only had a single channel partner in the UK Medatech. It now has several including:
David Greenlees, Managing Director, UK and Ireland at Priority Software, said, “We are especially pleased to welcome FinQ, the newest member of our global partner network. Our expansion into the region is in keeping with Priority’s consistent growth strategy. It supports our promise to both Scottish and UK companies, that ERP can serve their immediate need for cloud and mobile solutions, today, and well into the future.”
Enterprise Times: What does this mean
For Priority Software, this announcement may be less about FinQ and more about Acumen Accountants. Acumen is a well-established organisation that, if it can provide leads to FinQ, may see the latter grow quickly. While the addition of FinQ is noteworthy, it is still only a startup.
Priority needs to convince some larger resellers to succeed in the UK market. It offers a rich ERP solution that is capable of supporting a wide variety of industry sectors. It does so successfully in Israel and with growing success in the US. One thing it lacks is an ecosystem of partners that can really help it to drive growth across its chosen markets.


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To celebrate our diverse culture in New Zealand, ATEED and Federation have team up to create the latest campaign for the upcoming Elemental ALK.
Elemental ALK 2020 is set to happen this October, and to celebrate the great culture and cuisine of Auckland, Federation brought the news to life through a series of striking brand campaigns.
The standout multimedia campaign speaks of the vibrance of Auckland, with ATEED general manager destination Steve Armitage saying this year is more important than ever to drive excitement.
“This festival is more important than ever this year, encouraging locals and visitors to experience the rich and diverse culture and cuisine of Tāmaki Makaurau and giving a much-needed boost to our events, entertainment, hospitality and arts sectors.
“We needed our branding this year to shout louder than ever before. We’re thrilled with the energy and vision of the campaign and have already seen some of the ticketed events selling out.”
Managing Partner at Federation Olly Boden, adds: “It’s a privilege to assist ATEED with a campaign that contributes so significantly to Auckland’s economy and business recovery. Impact and effectiveness have been key drivers to our approach”.


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It's well-known that Facebook paid a hefty sum to buy messaging app WhatsApp. But in the process, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg apparently outbid a rival who had fallen ill, according to a new report in Bloomberg Businessweek.
Tencent, the maker of WeChat, was interested in buying WhatsApp in early 2014, a deal that would have instantly expanded China's most popular technology platform. But co-founder Pony Ma got back surgery, delaying his visit to Silicon Valley to broker the deal, according to Bloomberg. California-based Zuckerberg ultimately offered double what Tencent planned to offer to buy WhatsApp, announcing the deal in February 2014.
The $19 billion deal turned heads at the time, when Zuckerberg said the deal materialized quickly over a dinner meeting in early February. Zuckerberg is no stranger to rushed deals — Facebook attempted to negotiate the acquisition of virtual reality company Oculus over one weekend.
Bloomberg's report doesn't make clear if Zuckerberg knew about Ma's intentions and condition, and Facebook was not immediately available to comment on the report. WhatsApp has more than 1.2 billion users every month who send more than 50 billion messages per day, Facebook said on its Q4 2016 earnings call.


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Zynga's network of users has historically been tightly linked to Facebook's social graph, but now the gaming giant is looking to branch out.
Apple has reached a settlement in a class-action lawsuit that claimed that its app purchase policy did not prevent minor children from running huge expenses for in-app purchases.
BlackBerry and Unity are working together on an add-on for BlackBerry 10 smartphones that should make it easier for developers to create games for the new OS.
Former Atari Interactive CEO Frédéric Chesnais has decided to take a 25.23% stake in the company in a bid to save it from bankruptcy, Atari announced on Tuesday.
Zynga's Mark Pincus made the annual "Worst CEOs" list compiled by Dartmouth College professor Sydney Finkelstein, which also nearly included Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook and Andrew Mason of Groupon.
Sphero the robotic ball made a bit of a splash at CES last year and it's back again with the first augmented reality games built around it.
Smartphone app SpongeBob Diner Dash violates U.S. law by collecting a "wide range" of personal information from children, including full names and email addresses, according to a complaint filed by the Center for Digital Democracy, an advocacy group.
Sony has released the first public version of software to create games for PlayStation Mobile, its gaming platform for third-party phones and tablets.
Japan's Gree, which runs a large mobile gaming platform, said Wednesday it will expand to include games that run entirely inside web browsers, a move that will free its titles from fees and requirements imposed by app stores run by companies such as ...
Zynga is cutting about 5 percent of its workforce, and is "sunsetting" 13 of its older games, the company's founder and CEO Mark Pincus said Tuesday in a note to employees.
DeNA, a major mobile platform operator based in Japan, on Tuesday announced a new international calling service for smartphones.
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While videogames tend to be the dominant entertainment medium on virtual reality (VR) headsets, other content like 360-degree video and immersive cinematic releases are also gaining ground. While 360-degree videos are fairly plentiful – consumer grade cameras such as Gear 360 and 360fly have helped – cinematic VR content such as Baobab Studios’ Invasion!, Oculus Story Studios’ Henry and Penrose Studios’ Allumette are still in short supply. Coming next year is a new sci-fi VR series that goes for a much darker and grittier approach than these other experiences, Kingdom City Drowning.
In development for the past three years using Epic Games’ Unreal Engine, Kingdom City Drowning has been created by Barrett Phillips and W.K. Gerardi, taking viewers on a journey into the seedy underworld of Kingdom City.
Supporting both the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive headsets, Kingdom City Drowning will be a three part adventure, with Episode One: ‘The Champion’ expected to launch in Q1 2017. Episode Two: ‘Lovers in Hell City’ has been scheduled for Q3 2017, while Episode Three: ‘The Drugs We Eat Won’t Save Us’ is still to be confirmed.
For the Kingdom City Drowning soundtrack, Phillips and Gerardi enlisted the talents of Protector 101, an artist well known for his sci-fi inspired post-apocalyptic soundscapes. To hear some of his work head to the Kingdom City Drowning website which has three tracks available.
The team released a teaser trailer for the first episode, showcasing the atmosphere and graphical style of the series. There’s a definite sense of 1980’s sci-fi inspiration coming from the video, with nods to iconic films such as Blade Runner.
As VRFocus learns more about Kingdom City Drowning in the run up to release we’ll let you know.


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PVS Nolwood opens in Sharonville
- Chemical distributor brings 30 jobs
PVS Nolwood, a division of Detroit-based PVS Chemicals, has opened a facility in Sharonville,
The PVS Nolwood warehouse at 2551 Crescentville Road opened Oct. 23 with a celebration that included tours of the new, 101,000-square-foot facility on three acres.
PVS distributes chemicals to businesses in the beverage, automotive, housing, water and wastewater treatments, and printing industries.
“We are excited about the opportunity to partner with the city of Sharonville to expand our business and our service capabilities to our customers,” Tracy Temple, vice president of sales and marketing for PVS-Nolwood said in a news release. “This new facility will not only help PVS and our customers grow, but will ultimately impact the growth of the local economies of Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky as well.”
The company is bringing 30 new jobs and $9 million in new investment to the city of Sharonville, according to Economic Development Director Chris Xeil Lyons.
“PVS Chemicals is one of the best examples of a family-owned business that has grown into a large global operation,” Lyons said. “The city of Sharonville appreciates their investment to our community and we look forward to a long prosperous partnership with PVS Nolwood.”


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Meghan Markle stormed the British Fashion Awards show with all eyes focusing on her growing baby bump. After the October when the Duke and Duchess of Sussex Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced that they are expecting their first child, many are early wanted to see the Meghan Markle.
According to the timesnownews, Meghan will arrive as an unannounced guest at the British Fashion Awards Show, last night. Wearing a gorgeous black Givenchy Gown, the audience was amazed to see Meghan walking in with her growing baby bump. Perhaps, this is the first time her bump is so evident as she proudly also embraced it with much love. The reason why she decided to attend this show as a surprise guest was to honour her wedding dress designer – Clare Waight Keller, artistic director of Givenchy


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Three days since the Goods and Services Tax (GST) was rolled out, technical issues related to registration on the website continue to haunt users. Majority of the 30 complaints received by the Pune Zone’s GST office pertained to the technical issues with officers hoping for a quick resolution of the matter.
Rolled out on July 1, GST has replaced more than 18 existing laws. Erstwhile assesses of various taxes, like Value Added Tax (VAT), service charge etc had to migrate to the GST network and generate their own unique ID. Rajlakshmi Kadam, deputy commissioner, GST Pune Zone, said that the work for migration started since November and till date 90 per cent of the assesses has already successfully migrated to the GST network. “We are facilitating the migration of the remaining assesses also,” she said.
A special email ID has been created by the department to address complaints and till Monday, 30 such complaints were received with around 50 per cent of the complaints related to technical issues regarding GST IDs. Complaints related to the IDs were forwarded to the necessary department for further action.
One of the first effects of GST for Pune was the sudden hike in the restaurant bills. Hoteliers cited the new slabs of 12 and 18 per cent to justify their increase in the bills. Kadam, however, said any increase in the hotel bills was uncalled for as the hoteliers were getting offsets on the GSTs for both goods and services they use. “Right from purchase of raw materials and usage of services like security agency, telephones and internet, the hoteliers can claim for offset from his GST slab,” she said. Asked about possible action against hoteliers who are hiking their bills in the guise of GST, Kadam referred to the anti-profiteering clause in the GST Act. “A special committee is to be formed to look into the complaints and once it is formed necessary action will be taken,” she said. Shopkeepers who charge over the printed Maximum Retail Price (MRP), Kadam said, could face legal action.
Pune zone, which covers the districts of Pune, Satara, Sangli, Kolhapur, Solapur, Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri and the state of Goa, has also seen the appointment of district-wise zonal office which will be looking after the complaints of overcharging.
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The GST seva kendra operating at the GST Bhavan has apparently started attracting touts. The agents, claiming to be Chartered Accountants (CAs), were seen coaxing visitors to accept their services for migration and the new GST ID. The fees ranged from Rs 5,000-7,000. Kadam said their office will take action against such agents.


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Shoppers rush to the High Street as England stores reopen
Demand across England's high streets, retail parks and shopping centres surged on Monday morning as some shops reopened after a three month lockdown. All shops in England are now allowed to open, although retailers have had to introduce strict safety measures. These include plastic screens at the tills and floor markings to keep shoppers two metres apart - measures that are already a regular fixture in supermarkets. Lots of young people are here, mothers with strollers and some older shoppers too. HMV owner Doug Putman told the BBC's Today programme that he expected a rush in the first week of trading after his shops open their doors.
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This year’s Consumer Electronics event in Las Vegas has identified four key areas for domination in 2014.
Self Driving Cars – cars that navigate on auto pilot and a huge range of gadgets and devices for automobiles were a big hit at this years show.
Smart TV’s – not just smart TV’s but big TV’s with even more detail plus TV’s that bend.
Smart Home Integration – Google just paid over $3billion for a manufacturer of fire detectors and home appliance controllers. This sector is set to boom. Everything from electronic locks that automatically unlock as you approach your front door (with your mobile phone) to lights that go on and off as your enter and leave.
Android Operating System – the PC world is dominated by Windows and Apple operating systems but the news that Android is joining the fray could have big implications.


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Sprint will begin selling its first two 4G LTE devices on May 18th, 2012. The first is the HTC Evo 4G LTE, Sprint’s version of the HTC One X smartphone. The second is a new mobile hotspot that you can use to connect phones, tablets, laptops, or other devices to Sprint’s wireless network.
There’s just one catch — Sprint doesn’t actually have a 4G LTE network online yet. It’s expected to start bringing its LTE network online later this year, starting in just a handful of US cities.
So here’s what Sprint is doing with these first devices — it’s making
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Multi-faceted production house Stept Studios has conceptualised and produced a launch campaign for five CBD, a powerful Full-Spectrum line of CBD products. The campaign launched the brand-new product with a creative concept, suite of ads, product photography, and integrated sweepstakes across social media.
The #FiveFeelTest campaign is helmed by executive creative director Adam Rachlitz and directed by Stept director Jess Colquhoun, and is comprised of three profile ads and a mashup, comparing the ‘five feel’ to climbing into warm sheets, seeing a shooting star with your bae, or a childlike double bounce on a trampoline. The contest asked users to follow Five CBD on Instagram and tell the brand how Five makes them feel in their own words.
The top five entries each won $1,000 worth of five CBD products, with unlimited entries and bonus points awarded for IG Stories tagged with #fivefeeltest. The promotion was a huge success, with hundreds of submissions, and winners were announced on 25th November, aka Green Wednesday. The company decided to award an additional 10 followers with gifts due to the amount of insightful, real, and sincere responses received - a rarity for a social media comment contest.
The campaign is a perfect example of the full range of capabilities Stept routinely delivers on, encompassing developing the initial creative, pre-production through post, VFX / CGI, and beyond. “We’re able to provide all the capabilities a brand needs for a full strategic package,” said Stept founder / CEO / director, Nick Martini. “Taking an idea from concept to campaign isn't just more efficient - it leads to better work. That way of working has proven especially valuable to the internal brand teams we work with. We’re always looking for new ways to innovate the commercial production space.”


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The British Fashion Council is making a stand against Brexit, speaking openly and passionately about the dramatic impacts the decision to leave could have for their industry.
The organisation released an official statement on behalf of their industry. “As the British Fashion Council, we cannot emphasise strongly enough that a no-deal Brexit is a scenario that should be avoided at all costs. The ongoing uncertainty and confusion that a no deal creates will have a negative impact on our industry, where investment is already being impacted from the uncertainty being faced. A no-deal situation will result in no transition period, and with an industry that is predominantly small-medium enterprises, we would struggle to cope with the trade realities that it would bring.”
Looking forward, should the British Fashion Council not get their way, a multitude of challenges will be facing the industry. Delays in shipping, particularly from manufacturing and textile dominant locations such as Italy, Portugal and Romania, as well as the transfer of people in and out of countries could be enough to sink some smaller or newer brands.
In the wake of a potential disaster, The British Fashion Council has established a Brexit Technical Working Group who are analysing and making plans for the potential impacts that the United Kingdom leaving the EU may have for the industry. Individuals from a variety of areas in the fashion industry have been inducted into this group, all passionate about the future of fashion in Britain.
The British Fashion Council is calling for a peoples vote, as they believe that their government has continued to demonstrate a lack of certainty or the ability to take charge of this dire situation. Prime minister Theresa May is facing a vote of no confidence, further mystifying the industry as to their future.


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Payment solutions company Global Payout, Inc. (OTC: GOHE), through majority-owned subsidiary MoneyTrac Technology, Inc. (“MTRAC”), this morning announced that it has engaged NisonCo, a public relations firm that specializes in the cannabis industry. Per the update, NisonCo will provide MTRAC with consulting and management services in the areas of public relations, media relations and consulting on cannabis industry trends. “NisonCo will provide MTRAC with marketing guidance needed to flourish in the cannabis industry,” Vanessa Luna, CEO of MTRAC, stated in the news release. “They have a solid track record in promoting companies like ours and are well versed in this very unique and highly regulated market sector. They have the tools to navigate us through the forest and we are excited to be working with them for the foreseeable future.”
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About Global Payout, Inc.
Since the Company’s inception in 2009, Global Payout, Inc. has been a leading provider of comprehensive and customized prepaid payment solutions for domestic and international organizations distributing money worldwide. In 2014, Global introduced its first online payment platform called the Consolidated Payment Gateway (CPG), which allowed its enterprise clients to transfer money to international bank accounts, mobile accounts, and prepaid card accounts. The development of the CPG became the foundation for the introduction of its new, state of the art FINTECH payment system in 2017, for both online and mobile applications to allow account holders to maximize an expanded suite of financial services and minimize operational costs. Global will continue to offer their FINTECH payment system to many vertical markets for support of foreign currency exchange and digital currency, including ongoing support of the banking industry and international governments. For more information, visit www.GlobalPayout.com
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China's GDP in 2016
Recently, Chinese Academy of Press and Publication released the results of the survey "Economic Contribution of China's Copyright Industry in 2016". According to the results, the added value of China's copyright industry in 2016 increased by 9.0% from the year before (price factors are not deducted, similarly hereinafter) into RMB 5.455146 trillion, which accounted for 7.33% of the national GDP 0.03% up on a year-over-year basis. This indicated the steady increase of the proportion of China's copyright industry in the national economy and the expansion of its overall scale.
Since the 18th CPC National Congress in 2012, National Copyright Administration of the People’s Republic of China (NCAC) has promoted the rapid growth of China’s copyright industry by implementing the CPC Central Committee’s policies in a thorough and comprehensive way through measures covering the fields of legality, policy and administration. The added value of China's copyright industry in 2016 increased by 52.9% over 2012, with the average annual growth rate of 11.2%, 2.9% higher than that of national GDP in the same period. If viewed from the contribution to the national economy, the proportion of China's copyright industry in the national GDP had risen every year from 6.87% in 2012 to 7.33% in 2016 with an increase of 0.46%. As an essential driving force for the innovation-oriented development, China's copyright industry had dramatically promoted the transformation of China’s economic development mode and guaranteed the quality and efficiency of China’s economic development.
The results show that the speed-up of the integration and development of emerging industries, including press and publications, radio, film and television, software design, animation games and digital technologies of the Internet, has promoted the development of core copyright industries. From 2012 to 2016, the added value of China's core copyright industries achieved an average annual growth rate of 13.4%, which was much higher than that of the copyright industry itself and that of the national GDP. In 2016, the core copyright industries accounted for 4.58% of the national GDP, increased by 0.17% over that of the previous year. The added value of the core copyright industries accounted for 62% of that of the total copyright industry. It had further promoted the development and improved the quality and efficiency of China’s copyright industry.
The scale expansion of China’s copyright industry benefited employment and exportation. For example, in 2016, there were 16.7245 million urban employees in China's copyright industry, accounting for 9.35% of the urban employees nationwide, and the total amount of commodity exportation of China’s copyright industry was 241.674 billion US dollars, accounting for 11.52% of the total amount of China’s commodity exportation.
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2024 LDV eDeliver 7 mid-size truck closed in Australia.
LDV eDeliver 7 is closed for Australian release
Driving range of 310 to 380 km, depending on battery size
Diesel engine models will follow electric cars into the market
LDV Australia has confirmed that the Chinese-made eDeliver 7 will initially be offered as an electric-only model when it arrives in the last quarter of 2023, or the first part of 2024.
“The worst case scenario is the first quarter of 2024, but it could be the fourth quarter this year,” LDV Australia managing director Dinesh Chinnappa said.
The eDeliver 7 electric car – known as the Maxus V70 in its home market – will be offered in short-wheelbase low-roof, medium-wheelbase low-roof and medium-wheelbase high-roof variants. Local pricing and features will be detailed closer to the eDeliverer 7 launch.
It will provide a standard range battery of 77 kWh, aiming to cover a distance of more than 300 km. Outside, it has a WLTP-rated 310km driving range, and there’s a longer range 88kWh battery good for 382km.
Both are powered by a 150kW/330Nm front-mounted electric motor, with a top speed of 120km/h – or 90km/h in Eco mode – and a 0-100km/h time of around 12 seconds.
With the full-size eDeliver 9 electric truck priced from $99,990 before on-road costs, the eDeliver 7 will likely be priced between $85,000 and $95,000 plus off-road – undercutting the eT60’s $92,990 price tag. American to become the cheapest electric car from LDV.
The Australian arm of LDV has expressed interest in combustion-engined versions of the Delivery 7 medium-sized truck on the track but a date has not yet been confirmed.
The China-market version of the Delivery 7 is offered as a pickup truck or people carrier, with a 2.0-liter four-cylinder turbo-diesel engine and an automatic transmission.
Its fuel consumption is 7.4 liters per 100 kilometres, and it is said to ride on a “new” architecture shared with the electric truck.
LDV said in January that the new midsize truck will be offered in internal combustion and all-electric form with three roof height variations.
With recent success in the large van segment, where sales of the LDV Delivery 9 have surpassed those of the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter for the first time in two decades, the Chinese brand hopes to have “the same impact” in the smaller segment.
New vehicle sales data from VFACTS reveals that the long-running Toyota HiAce (4,409) has dominated the midsize van segment since the start of the year, followed by the LDV G10 (2,485), the soon-to-be-replaced Ford Transit Custom (2,164), and the Hyundai Staria LS (1742).
“We expect our new midsize truck to replicate the success of the Delivery 9 and disrupt its segment,” Chinappa said in January.
Enhance safety and driver assistance
Autonomous emergency braking (AEB) will be needed for the eDeliver 7 to be sold in Australia, a potentially life-saving technology that both the G10 and V80 currently lack. All new vehicles sold here after March 2025 will require AEB.
Just as in the UK, Australian eDeliver 7 cars will be equipped with ‘Level 2’ driver assistance technology. This includes lane keeping assist, lane departure warning, adaptive cruise control, traffic sign recognition, driver fatigue monitoring, door open warning, six airbags, plus AEB.
Blind spot and rear cross-traffic alerts, high beam assist, a 360-degree camera and emergency calling are also standard in the UK.
The 2024 LDV eDeliver 7 electric mid-size truck is scheduled to arrive in Australia in the last quarter of this year, or early 2024. A diesel model is expected to follow at a later date.
It will face competition from the all-electric Ford E-Transit Custom, which is due to arrive in Australia sometime in 2024, and will be joined by a next-generation diesel model.


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Microsoft is said to be working on a new game streaming technology that will help the company place another solid foot in the future of cloud gaming.
According to a report by ZDNet, the new streaming technology is codenamed Arcadia and is based inside Microsoft’s Operating Systems Group. The Arcadia team plans to replace the Rio game-streaming technology that Microsoft showcased back in September 2013.
The new technology is built on Microsoft’s Azure cloud and will allow users to streaming games and apps. The report suggests that Microsoft is also considering using Arcadia to stream Android apps and games on their Windows devices.
The existence of Arcadia is also backed by a new Microsoft job posting for a senior software engineer that mentions the Arcadia codename.
This is not the first time that we’ve heard Microsoft working on projects related to cloud gaming. In August Microsoft revealed work on Project DeLorean that enables lower latencies when gaming or streaming through the cloud.
In response Sony has also been at work in the area, with the company purchasing Gaikai for its streaming purposes for $380 million back in 2012.


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The global market for handheld devices – including PDAs – has experienced its fourth consecutive quarter of sales decline. The slide put the market down almost 19%, well behind the growing cellphone market.
Analysts at IDC said handheld shipments slumped a record 18.7% compared with a year earlier, to 2.8 million units.
2004 is the first time since 1999 that handheld sales have been under 10 million units. It is also the third straight year of decline since 2001. With total sales of 9.2 million units, 2004 was 13% lower in sales than 2003’s 10.6 million units.
Part of the slip was due to Sony and Toshiba abandoning the handheld market for more lucrative consumer electronics sectors.
The only bright spot of the analysis for 2004 was a boost in the fourth quarter due to handheld GPS devices gaining traction over the holiday season.
David Linsalata, analyst at IDC, said, “This drop stresses the urgent need for suppliers to evolve their devices beyond personal information management in order to return the market to a growth path.”
Of the top five manufacturers by market share only Dell and Medion saw a slight rise in sales.
The battle continues to be one between large handheld devices trying to function as phones as well as PDA’s – and media players, video players, etc – versus cell phones which consumers are able to get at well below cost due to phone company incentives on longer term contracts.
Until there is an equilibrium in the market, consumers are unlikely to part with their hard earned cash for devices which are larger, more expensive and only slightly more feature rich than today’s cellular devices.


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Shortly after news broke of F. Schumacher and Co.’s purchase of paint upstart Backdrop yesterday, word of another paint-world acquisition involving Farrow & Ball spread. Hempel, the Danish paint and coatings manufacturer with a clientele in marine, infrastructure, energy, and decorative industries, announced that it had inked an agreement to purchase the British paint and wallpaper maker from Los Angeles private equity firm Ares Management Group. The deal is valued at nearly £500 million ($607 million), according to reports from the Financial Times.
Founded in 1946 and based in Dorset, England, Farrow & Ball is best known for its richly pigmented and low-VOC, water-based paints, as well as collaborations with designers Kelly Wearstler, Roman and Williams, and others. (It’s also garnered fame among niche circles as the star of a Saturday Night Live sketch.) The company, which has an annual turnover of £100 million ($120 million), was acquired by Ares Management Group in 2014 for £275 million ($330 million).
The new deal has its perks for both parties. Hempel hasn’t been shy about its mission to double its revenue to £3 billion ($3.65 billion) by 2025, and growing its decorative sector—which made up one third of its 2020 revenue share—will be an important contributor. Tapping into Farrow & Ball’s trade and consumer relationships will certainly help, as will the growth potential previewed by the company’s 30% YOY revenue increase amid the pandemic. As Lars Petersson, president and CEO of Hempel Group, put it in a statement, “I am proud that we have already taken the next step on our journey to double our business. The addition of Farrow & Ball to our branded portfolio is another proof point that we are going for leadership positions in key segments and geographies.”
But growth targets can be intimidating without the proper infrastructure in place, which is exactly where Hempel’s greatest value to Farrow & Ball plays in: The coatings company has an expansive distribution network, with factories, research and development centers, and stock points in every major region. For the British paint company, which saw 39% of sales in 2020 come from outside of the U.K. and currently has 60 dedicated showrooms and retails at 1,700 third-party locations, being able to bypass the headaches that often come with building out such an elaborate infrastructure was compelling.
“As part of the Hempel Group, we have an exciting opportunity to extend our brand in new markets through a strong global distribution network and longstanding trade relationships,” said Anthony Davey, CEO of Farrow & Ball, in a statement. The brand will continue to manufacture its paint in the U.K. under the new ownership.
The acquisition is expected to close in the second half of 2021, following customary regulatory approval.


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Morrisons sales rise as supermarket doubles online delivery slots and launches new click & collect service to try and handle the pandemic-triggered spike in demand
- Sales excluding petrol rose 5.7% in the three months to 10 May
- Morrisons said it has more than doubled its online home delivery slots
- It is launching a new click-and-collect service at nearly 280 stores by mid-June
Morrisons reported rising sales during its first quarter despite 'volatile' trading but said costs have also increased due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Like-for-like sales excluding petrol rose 5.7 per cent in the three months to 10 May, with supermarket sales contributing with a 5.1 per cent increase and a 0.6 per cent rise in wholesale.
Trading has been up and down during the quarter, with Britain's fourth largest supermarket saying it initially benefited from people panic-buying, then impacted negatively by the lockdown and weak trading during Easter and eventually seeing a 'significant improvement' in recent weeks.
Adjusting to change: Morrisons said it has more than doubled its online home delivery slots
'Lockdown began in our week eight, with reduced trading hours plus extensive social distancing and reconfiguration measures introduced,' the supermarket said.
'This included capping in-store customer numbers, and temporarily only opening every second checkout. In addition, Easter in lockdown was not the normal occasion, so sales were significantly down year on year.'
The supermarket, which announced the roll out the same-day delivery service it runs with Amazon to dozens of new stores by the end of this month, said it has more than doubled its online home delivery slots.
It is also launching a new click-and-collect service at nearly 280 stores by mid-June.
Sophie Lund-Yates, an equity analyst at investing platform Hargreaves Lansdown, said Morrisons had been forced by the coronavirus pandemic to up its digital game and this could help it in the future.
'Starting from a lower base means Morrison is unlikely to have participated in the huge upswing in online demand on the same scale as its peers. But we see this as a potential catalyst for future growth.,' she said.
'Coronavirus is likely to have triggered a longer-term shift to online shopping, so if Morrison can use the current situation to lay a bigger, stronger foundation for the online business then it could benefit.'
Coronavirus impact: Morrisons said that costs have been rising as a result of more volatility, changes to adjust to social distancing measures, as well as a high level of staff absences
Meanwhile, Morrisons said that costs relating directly to the coronavirus pandemic have been rising as a result of more volatility, changes to stores to adjust to social distancing measures, as well as a high level of staff absences.
However, going forward the supermarket expects these costs to be broadly offset by business rates holiday from the government.
It also said it is deferring its decision on its dividend pay-out until later in the year.
Recent industry data Industry data showed UK grocery sales hit record levels in March as shoppers stockpiled ahead of the lockdown.
Growth slowed in April but was still robust as Britons made fewer shopping trips but spent more when they did venture out.
Last month Tesco estimated a hit of up to £925million from the costs of dealing with the pandemic, while Sainsbury's warned the impact on current year profit could be over £500million.
Morrisons announced a cut in price of petrol to a maximum of 99.7p per litre at all of its forecourts from yesterday.
Shares in Morrisons rose 2.2 per cent to 193p in morning Trading on Tuesday.
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ALEX BRUMMER: The British tradition of playing a role on the world stage is far from over (whatever Harry and Meghan think)
The Boris Johnson government has been criticized for merging the International Development Department with the State Department and for the lack of focus on global cooperation in the pandemic.
Rishi Sunak’s Plan for Jobs leaks criticism. Despite all the attention for our own misery, the UK has been mobilized with overseas aid.
Impressively, it has extended a £ 2.2 billion loan to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to help alleviate the suffering of the world’s poorest countries in their fight against Covid-19.
Leading the way: the UK provided a £ 2.2 billion loan to the International Monetary Fund to help fight the poverty eradication of the world’s poorest countries in their fight against Covid-19
It is recalled that the UK makes the largest per capita contribution to the World Bank loan concession.
Britain has also provided another £ 150 million to the IMF’s disaster relief fund and spent £ 313 million on global efforts to develop Covid-19 vaccines.
Clearly, global cooperation has not been most effective in the pandemic.
Within the EU, it was each country for itself and the tax incentive between the ‘thrifty four’ – Austria, Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden – and the less prosperous Mediterranean countries has been fought for.
The UK is at the forefront of vaccine competition. Astrazeneca and Oxford are on the right track for the first time and have set up production lines around the world that promise billions of cheap doses.
Likewise, GSK is working on different tracks and making similar humanitarian commitments.
For comparison, the extra £ 30 billion the UK spends on getting people back to work may seem like little beer.
But Britain’s long tradition of playing a role on the world stage and reaching the poorest countries in Africa is far from over, no matter what Harry and Meghan think.
Fast fashion can quickly fall out of favor. Boohoo is in a very awkward position.
It has a brilliant online business model and collects brands such as Karen Millen.
It seems blissfully ignorant of the negative feedback loop in an era of ethical investing when supply chain issues are neglected.
How unfazed the best buyer has become, according to a tweet from Umar Kamani, founder of Pretty Little Thing.
This company was bought out by Boohoo six weeks ago in a curious inter-company transaction worth a potential £ 330 million.
He commented on events from Monaco and said, “Don’t believe everything you read.”
After days of waffles about fully complying with payment and terms rules, Boohoo finally decided to bring in an outsider to investigate the Leicester supply chain workshops.
The choice of Alison Levitt QC, a former public prosecutor adviser, should provide assurance that the probe will be thorough.
However, there is a long history in UK business of publicly traded firms using lawyers from the major countries as a shield against later official investigations.
By plowing the field first, they make it more difficult for any regulator to collect evidence or make statements.
It should be a matter of pride that Boohoo and others have discovered that there are choices in the UK to buy fashion and textiles as an alternative to Bangladesh and China.
But it’s daunting when domestic purchasing means unhealthy sweatshops in Leicester pay less than half the minimum wage.
Equally alarming is the fact that many of those exploited in Leicester are from the Asian minority community. In the era of Black Lives Matter, clearing out conditions looks much more positive than taking down images.
The super-rich founders of Boohoo, Mahmud Kamani and Carol Kane, must put an ethical wrapper around their fast fashion with the same enthusiasm as their recently created £ 150m bonus plans.
Failure to do so will result in the destruction of the group’s shares.
The list of companies complaining that there is nothing for them in the Chancellor’s summer statement is as long as my arm.
Among those neglected are the UK’s leading events and exhibition industry, a window to UK creative services and a major source of income for catering establishments.
Among the beneficiaries of a relaxation of the rules would be FTSE 100 companies Relx and Informa, as well as many smaller outfits, including the Brighton exhibition group Imex, run by a family friend Ray Bloom.
Rishi: Watch out.


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SL and GT sharing
As well as sharing a common platform structure, the two upmarket Mercedes sports cars are expected to share axle assemblies, suspension, steering systems, 48V electric architecture and hybrid drivetrains, among other components, in a move to cut costs and boost production efficiency. The new SL and GT will be built alongside each other at Mercedes’ plant in Sindelfingen, Germany.
Early plans to base a successor to the smaller SLC off the same underpinnings have been abandoned following a recent decision not to replace the junior Mercedes roadster due to dwindling sales.
Early prototypes of the new SL were spied testing on track with the new platform underneath a shortened S-Class Coupé body. They gave away little about the car’s mechanical set-up, which is rumoured to run a transaxle arrangement with a dual-clutch automatic gearbox integrated within the rear axle assembly, like on the GT. However, the overall dimensions of the engineering mules suggest the production version will be slightly larger than the existing SL, which is 4630mm long, 1870mm wide and 1310mm tall.
The adoption of the MSA platform is claimed to have had a positive effect on the styling of the new SL, whose proportions are said to be more in keeping with earlier incarnations of the classic roadster than the current model, which shares a platform with saloon models such as the C-Class, E-Class, CLS and S-Class.
A Mercedes source told Autocar that the new SL receives a longer bonnet and more rearward-positioned cabin, which were visible in the most recent images. “The new platform has given us more freedom,” the source said. “There’s more distance between the front axle and the front firewall. This gives it more traditional proportions.”
The decision to replace the folding hard-top of today’s SL with a more compact fabric hood is also said to have provided greater scope in the styling of the rear of the new model. “It’s much more shapely, especially at the rear, because it is no longer dictated in height and width for the packaging of the hard-top roof,” the source added.
In a further departure from today’s model, it is also expected that Mercedes will provide the 2020 SL with a 2+2 seating layout. Autocar has been told that AMG is keen to give the new SL the same sort of practicality as the Porsche 911, with a set of rear seats capable of accommodating adults for short journeys or, alternatively, luggage as an extension of its boot.


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OCBC offers instant car loan approvals
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – OCBC customers can now apply and get approval for car loans within 60 seconds, thanks to a new digital process that leverages the national data repository, MyInfo, and the bank’s real-time KYC (know your customer) and credit assessment system.
In a statement on Tuesday (March 3), the lender said its latest digital solution will eliminate the “tedious” filling of hard-copy forms, simplifying a process that traditionally take a few working days.
In the automotive industry, some 95 per cent of car purchases and car loans are completed with the help of car sales representatives, and these representatives along with their customers typically need to complete a considerable amount of paperwork.
OCBC’s new car loan approval process also removes the need to share sensitive details with a third party. Customers will instead input their personal details online using their own devices.
“Not only is the (conventional) car loan application process time-consuming, but customers also have to share sensitive personal information such as income details with the sales representative. On top of that, approval by the financier may take a day or even a few days on a case-to-case basis,” the bank said.
A total of 11 authorised car distributors – which together account for the majority of car purchases in Singapore – will use OCBC’s car loan approval process by this month.
These distributors offering the instant car loans are: EuroSports Auto, EuroAutomobile, Inchcape Group (Borneo Motors & Champion Motors), Kah Motor, Premium Automobile, Tan Chong Motors & MotorImage, TransEurokar Group, Vantage Automotive, Vertex Euro Motors and Wearnes Automotive.
DBS launched its car marketplace connecting buyers and sellers in August 2017. It also offers online car loan applications which leverage on MyInfo.
United Overseas Bank (UOB) launched its digital car loans in July 2018. UOB said on Tuesday that more than 80 per cent of all its car loan applications are digital, up from 15 per cent in August 2018. The bank targets to finance one in four new car sales, from one in five currently in the next 18 months, said Ms Jacquelyn Tan, UOB’s head of personal financial services in Singapore.
Sunny Quek, OCBC head of consumer financial services in Singapore, said the new car loan initiative is in line with the digital application and instant approval processes that bank now offers for a wide range of banking products.
“We will continue to deepen our customers’ relationships with us as we aggressively drive fresh digital initiatives that ensure frictionless access to all our products and services,” Mr Quek said.
“By the end of this year, one in every two OCBC Bank customers will have been on-boarded digitally.”
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The Electronic Frontier Foundation has obtained documents showing that the FBI and Best Buy’s Geek Squad have maintained a rather cozy relationship over the past decade. Memos and other records released through Freedom of Information Act requests confirm reports from last year of Geek Squad members serving as paid FBI informants. Show More Summary
Does it violate the fourth amendment?
The relationship between the FBI and employees of Best Buy's computer and device repair unit Geek Squad is more complex than first thought, according to newly released documents. Records posted Tuesday by the Electronic Frontier Foundation...Show More Summary
Questions were raised last year about whether FBI agents were actively recruiting technicians at Best Buy's Geek Squad to search for illegal content on customer devices. According to newly released documents, however, prior reports only scratched the surface. Best Buy's ties with the FBI appear more complex than once surmised. More »
A freedom of information request revealed that the FBI used the Best Buy division's repair staff to flag illegal content.
Electronic Frontier Foundation says the nature of the FBI's relationship with the technicians may have violated the U.S. Constitution
The EFF has found evidence of a long-term relationship between Geek Squad and the FBI, raising questions of possible 4th Amendment violations that weren't communicated to judges. The post Best Buy’s Geek Squad Has Chummy Relationship With FBI appeared first on ExtremeTech.
New documents released this week have unearthed a shocking discovery about the relationship between the FBI and Best Buy's Geek Squad repair agents. After filing a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit last year, the Electronic Frontier...Show More Summary
A judge said the FBI filed a misleading affidavit after Geek Squad employees found one child erotica image.
Amazon has made headlines as the company continues to expand its e-commerce retail business across different verticals. In an interesting development, Amazon has ventured into the home appliance services space, which could compete with Best Buy‘s Geek Squad.
Amazon is offering in-home consultations to customers interested in installing smart-home technologies. The service, first reported by Recode, is aimed at consumers interested in new Internet of Things gear but perhaps intimidated about setting them up. The move is consistent with a pattern Amazon has shown this year of introducing offerings or taking bold steps […]
Having problems with your smart thermostat, Wi-fi setup or home entertainment system? No worries. Amazon is here to help. As discovered by Recode, the online retailing giant is venturing into the world of in-home technology implementations,...Show More Summary
Amazon is now offering in-home consultations and installations, which could put a huge dent into Best Buy’s business.
Amazon is stretching its tentacles into a wide range of different industries and services. Now, the company is targeting Best Buy's Geek Squad installation and repair service. Recode reports that Amazon has "quietly been hiring an army...Show More Summary
Best Buy's Geek Squad has been making it easier for the tech-adverse to set up complicated technology in homes for years. This kind of customer service is one of the clearest advantages traditional retailers have over e-commerce giants like Amazon. But maybe not for long. Show More Summary
Shares of Best Buy are getting clobbered, after it was reported that Amazon is going after one of the company's key advantages. For customers wanting in-person help setting up their complicated new technology, Best Buy's Geek Squad was one of the most well-known options. Show More Summary
SPYING: Justice Department Sued for Records on FBI Training of Best Buy Geek Squad Spies.
Digital privacy advocates at Electronic Frontier Foundation have filed a lawsuit against the US Justice Department, alleging that the FBI used Best Buy’s Geek Squad to search for child pornography. That’s… wow. A […] The post Lawsuit Alleges FBI Used Geek Squad to Spy on Customers appeared first on Geek.com.
How knowledgeable is Geek Squad staff? Why do Best Buy employees always try to push protection plans on customers? We've found answers to some of your most curious questions by searching through iAMAs from a Canadian sales rep in the store's computer department, a former employee, and an employee of three years who's worked in multiple departments. Show More Summary
Before he became one of hip-hop’s most promising young talents, rapper and singer D.R.A.M. worked as a member of the Geek Squad at the Best Buy outlet in Newport News, Va. But he didn’t do house calls in one of the retailer’s signature black-and-orange vans. Instead, D.R.A.M., born Shelley Marshaun...


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A recovering economy and demand for hotel rooms has helped lift Marriott International Inc's first-quarter net income 26 per cent.
More people stayed in the company's hotels and paid 3.2 per cent more per night.
The company earned $US172 million ($A186.10 million), or 57 US cents per share, beating the 51 US cents expected by Wall Street analysts surveyed by FactSet. That's up from $US136 million, or 43 US cents per share, in the same period last year.
Revenue rose five per cent to $US3.3 billion, in line with Wall Street's expectations.
Those increases come even after Marriott adjusted its reporting period to have three fewer days in the quarter this year.
The company's revenue per available room - a key industry metric known as RevPAR - rose 6.2 per cent in the first quarter, showing both an increase in occupancy rates and how much the hotels can charge for those rooms.
And nearly 6,000 rooms were added during the first quarter, including 3,300 rooms in international markets.
"While hotel industry supply in North America is growing only modestly, particularly in the full-service segment, we are taking a greater share of new hotels being developed around the world, reflecting owners' and franchisees' confidence in our brands and operational strength," chief executive Arne Sorenson said in a statement.
Marriott doesn't own most of the hotels in its system but makes money off either managing or franchising its 18 brands, which include Ritz-Carlton, Fairfield Inn & Suites, Courtyard, SpringHill Suites and Renaissance.
Shares rose 43 US cents to $US57.05 in aftermarket trading. The stock had closed up 1.2 per cent to $US56.62 on Tuesday.


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Out-of-home advertising has seen huge growth in 2015, prompting a rise in spend in the channel, and its evolution is set to continue as the industry rolls out automated buying next year.
With so much distraction in consumers’ lives today it can be hard to catch their attention when they are out and about, but harder still is the ability to directly influence their behaviour as a result.
Women’s Aid will debut a new interactive billboard in Canary Wharf today (March 5), which features the image of a bruised woman’s face with the tagline ‘Look at Me,’ as part of a new emotive campaign to tie in with International Women’s Day (March 8).
At the end of every week, I look at the key stories, offering my view on what they mean for you and the industry. From mitigating the impact of Covid on your career to Virgin’s updated loyalty offer, it’s been a busy week. Here’s my take.
The car brand is investing hundreds of millions annually over the next five years as it looks to create a seamless digital experience for customers.
Consumer insights fueled a nudge campaign that helped drive sales of Irish haddock, hake and whiting.
Rather than slashing R&D budgets in response to the pandemic, the vice-president of L’Oréal’s tech incubator believes there is still “so much room” for innovation.


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The internet is a dangerous place, so much so that browsing popular news websites can lead to your computer automatically being infected with malware, without you even noticing.
The latest victim is perhaps one of the biggest targets yet: The Daily Mail website, which apparently has around 156 million monthly visitors.
The attack was discovered by researchers at MalwareBtyes, and is part of a previous malvertising campaign affecting the Microsoft Azure ad network, which was uncovered by the same researchers earlier this year.
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