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High end fashion retailer Guess is working with MicroStrategy Inc., which has been in data analytics for more than 20 years, to use MicroStrategy's Alert app to track and reward users.
Alert can track when customers 'Like' the store's Facebook updates and share offers posted to the social network. The app provides consumers with loyalty points for their activities.
MicroStrategy wanted "more than just your mobile to be a static app but more a personalization platform," says Minesh Mehta, vice president of Alert at MicroStrategy.
The white-label cloud-based app is customizable and interactive. Merchants have access to consumer and transaction data that MicroStrategy collects and can then send out offers targeted at specific segments or skews, says Mehta. The app also uses location technology, allowing the merchant to send targeted offers or coupons to consumers who are close to one or multiple store locations, he says.
The app incorporates the merchant's online shop and also has gifting and ticketing capabilities. The retailer can add videos or blog posts as well. The Alert app is available for both Android and iOS users.
While Alert doesn't currently support Bluetooth Low Energy 'beacon' technology to interact with a shopper's phone in the store, this technology could be added in the future so merchants can pinpoint specifically which aisle the consumer is in to send targeted offers, Mehta says.
Some merchants are also looking at ways the location technology can be used for "a treasure hunt to drive in-store traffic," Mehta says.
Driving in-store traffic has become difficult in recent years as consumers switch to online shopping, but there are reasons to encourage in-store traffic. For example, in-store sales have a higher rate of fulfillment than online sales. Also, three times as many people will make impulse purchases in-store than online, according to a survey by Infosys.


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Both of Princeton’s thrift stores are closed until further notice as a result of Coronavirus concerns.
Announcements were made last week by the Hospital Auxiliary Thrift Store, and the Princeton Crisis Assistance Thrift Store.
Auxiliary president Sandy Stenvold Wilson said the move is precautionary, to protect customers.
“The executive decided that with our members being elderly, and some having health issues including lungs, we decided to close,” she said.
“We do not wish to put our customers in danger of contracting the coronavirus from one of us, if we had it.”
People are asked to not drop off donations until the store reopens.
The up-comping thrift store fashion show has also been postponed, she said.
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The number of consumer smartphone and tablets brought into workplaces will more than double by 2014, according to a recent study, but security on the endpoints is lacking.
Juniper Research claims the number of devices being used in the corporate environment will reach 350 million globally, compared with 150 million already used in 2012. This figure accounts for 23% of all consumer mobile devices on the market.
The study from Juniper Research predicts most of the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) activity will happen in western Europe. The region will account for 140 million devices in 2014. This is followed by North America and the Asia/Pacific area.
Yet only 5% of smartphones and tablets currently have security software installed, despite a steadily increasing threat from malware, fraud and theft.
“As smartphones are increasingly used for accessing remote data and carrying sensitive business and personal data, security apps are becoming an essential and integral part of the smartphone to make it less vulnerable to the different types of threats,” said the report, written by Nitin Bhas, senior analyst at Juniper Research.
Smartphone security scares
“As both consumer and enterprise adoption of tablets has risen – following the success of Apple’s iPad – there is a pressing need to provide security solutions for these devices.”
As well as the increased use of both smartphones and tablets, it is the way they are used that is causing the security issues, claimed Bhas.
Both free and paid-for apps are posing more of a risk as they are easy to download and, if anything untoward is stored inside the programmes, it is hard to detect until they are on the device.
Also, with such a range of mobile operating systems on offer, maintaining security across devices is increasingly difficult. The research claims the increase of open operating systems, such as Android, makes the development of targeted attacks easier, but when any third party developer gets involved with apps, it increases risk.
Mobile commerce apps are of also particular danger as, without the right security measures in place, a lot of sensitive information could get into the wrong hands.
“While the mobile environment has been largely successful thus far in eluding the wide spread threats and attacks faced by the PC world, it is becoming both more appealing to cyber criminals and is inherently vulnerable to other security issues,” Bhas wrote.
"BYOD is actually blurring the line separating business devices from consumer devices"
Nitin Bhas, senior analyst, Juniper Research
“A combination of safe practice and modern software to counter these threats is becoming more important by the day.”
The report claims businesses should install the standard list of security software expected to be present on other endpoints onto mobile devices, including a firewall, antivirus, spam, malware and phishing protection.
This way both the consumer’s personal information is kept safe and the corporate network is protected.
The biggest threat, however, is if a phone is lost or stolen, and the fear of this occurrence will drive companies to thinking about the security of device.
“As smartphones users increasingly store personal and business data, then the risk of crimes such as identity theft, made possible by phone theft, will be a strong motivator in using mobile security suites.”
BYOD schemes are often called “a security nightmare” by industry experts but, again, with the right software protections on the phone, this becomes less of an issue.
“BYOD is actually blurring the line separating business devices from consumer devices,” wrote Bhas. “This consumerisation of business devices reflects the change in consumer attitudes towards bringing in their own devices to the workplace.”
“There is a need to consider mobile devices as just another endpoint. They should be integrated with existing management platforms and there is a need to educate or inform enterprises of what solutions they should adopt.”
Despite of all this information, Juniper Research figures still only expect one in five devices to have third party security software installed in the next five years. But Bhas believes high-profile cases where mobiles are attacked will publicise the risk and raise awareness of both businesses and end users, seeing the revenue generated by mobile security vendors passing $1bn in 2013.
“Just as consumers are currently purchasing and installing internet security products on their PCs and laptops, mobile device users will also add their mobile devices to the list of electronic devices they must secure,” the report concludes.
“The number of protected consumer devices will overtake protected enterprise devices by 2015, driven by BYOD trends.”


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Instituting a comprehensive Data Governance program is not an easy task for any enterprise, for one as large as Deutsche Telekom the enormity of the task cannot be understated. Data professionals understand the competitive advantages...Show More Summary
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According to previously announced details of the transaction, Deutsche Telekom will get new shares equal to 12 percent of BT and a small cash payment, while Orange will receive a 4 percent stake and 3.4 billion pounds in cash.
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By Harro Ten Wolde and Malathi Nayak FRANKFURT/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Deutsche Telekom is facing growing pressure from investors and lawmakers to ensure proper treatment of workers at its American business T-Mobile US. The German company's biggest subsidiary has enjoyed two years of rapid expansion in a fiercely competitive U.S. Show More Summary
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HTC is facing a sales ban on handsets sold through Deutsche Telekom, after a German court granted an injunction request against the Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer.
The Mannheim District Court in Germany has issued an injunction against the sale of HTC smartphones by Deutsche Telekom. The injunction, which goes into effect later this month, follows the courts favorable decision towards Acacia Research Group LLC which claimed that HTC smartphones infringe on one of its voice coding patents. The company has successfully [...]
This morning in a U.S. Federal court in Virginia, Cogent Communications has filed suit against Deutsche Telekom A.G. for breach of contract. Cogent says that DT has 'interfered with the free flow of internet traffic' by 'refusing to increase the capacity of the interconnection ports that allow the exchange of traffic'. ... [visit site to […]
"Stop using magenta, or else." is pretty much the message received by OXY, a smartwatch company, from a notice of “threatened opposition” from T-Mobile’s parent company Deutsche Telekom AG. OXY received the letter containing this message's days before the the company was about to receive its official trademark. Show More Summary
Microsoft is building a set of data centres in Germany which will, the company hopes, help fend of data requests from the US government, The Financial Times reports. The project is in conjunction with Deutsche Telekom. Various big American...Show More Summary
German, Chinese telco giants partner to take on Amazon's public cloud computing.
Germany’s Deutsche Telekom is considering options for its Dutch mobile unit T-Mobile Netherlands, including a sale that could fetch more than $4.5 billion.
The former German telecom monopoly's complaint to European officials is expected to focus on whether Google uses its Android mobile operating system to unfairly promote its own products over those of rivals.
Deutsche Telekom has a new open source system that it thinks will provide a platform for all future smart home devices. Could it be the Android of the smart home market? Or will Google (Alphabet) - the developer of the actual Android platform - beat it out?
Flights within Europe are to be equipped with tech to provide passengers with fast internet connectivity. A joint venture between UK-based Inmarsat and operator Deutsche Telekom could well make flying that much more enjoyable with access to the outside world. Show More Summary


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New figures reveal that video-viewing across connected TVs and mobile devices is rising sharply, and could pave the way for online video viewing to hit new heights in 2012.
Digital video technology company Ooyala has published its Q4 2011 Video Index report, which indicates that between Q3 and Q4 in 2011, Google TV viewing grew by 91%, while video plays on tablets, smartphones and connected TVs nearly doubled too. In the social sphere, Facebook users on average share ten times more video than Twitter users.
Each quarter, Ooyala provides trends based on the viewing habits of its 100 million plus monthly viewers, with this data used by publishers to better understand audiences and drive online video revenue. Some other key findings include:
- Both iPhone – boosted by the iPhone 4S release in October – and Android grew rapidly quarter-over-quarter in terms of videos played and hours watched
- Tablet viewers are far more engaged than desktop viewers – they were 45% more likely to complete at least 75% of videos played
Ooyala hosts one of the world’s largest video analytics data stores, and receives over one billion daily analytics “pings,” otherwise known as data-queries, across more than 110 countries each month. Nearly a third US online video viewers use an Ooyala-powered player.
The shifting sands of TV
This new data backs-up previous assertions that TV is most certainly moving into the online realm, and Ooyala co-founder Bismarck Lepe reckons getting a grip on multi-device TV-viewing habits is key for publishers to monetize their content.
“The dramatically increased engagement with IP-delivered video creates opportunities on a massive scale for publishers and brand marketers,” he says. “Understanding the changing dynamics of multi-device video consumption is key to delivering a more personalised experience for consumers while creating new revenue streams and growing audiences.
“While people are still watching much more traditional TV than streaming video, our data shows we’re on a clear and irreversible course towards an IP-delivered future,” continued Lepe. “For example, looking at non-desktop video views, Q4 was the second straight quarter of nearly one hundred percent growth. The Video Index also shows people are far more engaged on tablets, which are closer to TVs than they are to smartphones when it comes to viewing behaviour.”
The report says that video-sharing is evolving on Android and iOS devices, with both demonstrating significant growth, though the iPhone’s share of total video plays outpaced that of Android for much of the quarter – this is quite impressive given that Android is used across multiple manufacturers’ devices.
As you can see, the video-viewing on the iPhone grew significantly throughout the last month of 2011.
Whilst your iPhone may be great for watching short-form video content, Ooyala’s data points to the big-screen for where longer-form video content is consumed.
Videos longer than ten minutes accounted for more than half the video content viewed on connected TVs and consoles, compared to just a quarter on desktop computers. Interestingly though, it seems more hours are spent watching longer-form video on mobile phones than on computers.
Ooyala technology is used by companies such as ESPN, Victoria’s Secret, Telegraph Media Group, Tennis Australia, The North Face, Rolling Stone, Dell, Sephora and Yahoo! Japan. The full Video Index report is available to download in English, French, Japanese, Portuguese and Spanish to support Ooyala’s broad customer base.


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The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said that Egypt’s annual core inflation softened to 8.9% in March, down from 9.2% in February 2019.
While, the monthly core CPI inflation, computed by the CBE, recorded 0.5% in March 2019, compared to 1% in February 2019.
Core inflation is the change in the costs of goods and services but does not include those from the food and energy sectors. This measure of inflation excludes these items because their prices are much more volatile.
On the other hand, the Consumer Price Index issued by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) said that the annual inflation rate for March declined slightly to 13.8%, compared to 13.9% year-over-year, while monthly inflation increased to 0.9% in March, compared to 1.8% in February.
Egypt’s inflation rates have sky-rocketed since the currency floatation that took place in November 2016, reaching a record high of 35% in July 2017, following the second wave of energy subsidy cuts, and has been gradually decreasing since then.


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Video telematics systems have evolved dramatically from basic vehicle cameras to a multitude of data providing an in-depth understanding of both vehicle and driver information.
Coventry , UK – Aug 24, 2021 –LEVL, Authorised Reseller for the world’s leading provider of fleet management and vehicle telematics, Geotab, today announced its partnership with MAXUS the leading manufacturer of light commercial vehicles (LCVs), to bring the benefits of connected vehicles to its customers.
London, UK – June 29, 2021 – LEVL, Authorised Reseller for the world’s leading provider of fleet management and vehicle telematics, Geotab, today announced its partnership with Flock, a London-based insurtech, to bring the benefits of connected insurance to its customers.
We are excited to announce that we will be joining Harris Group, the distributor for Maxus, at the ITT Hub on stand 13.
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Hey, remember that “temporary” price cut from $400 to $350 the Xbox One saw in November and December? How it was gone January 3rd? Yeah, hope you didn’t buy it at $400 last week, because today, it goes back to $350. But this price is just a “promotion.” Sooner or later they’ll be putting it back at $400! Honest!
The holiday price cut was a smart move on Microsoft’s part. November and December were the only months last year the Xbox One beat out the PS4 in sales, and that was a turnaround which was desperately needed since the PS4 was outselling it by a three-to-one ratio. Just as importantly, it sold more software, although that’s a declining market.
That this “promotion” is returning after just two weeks is fairly telling. After the holidays is just as important as before, as gift cards are redeemed and holiday cash spent. Either they didn’t like the numbers coming in, or they just preferred the numbers from the last month. It is worth noting that, even with the supposedly “dismal” sales numbers, the Xbox One easily crossed ten million consoles sold within a year of release, a key benchmark that to this point took consoles two to three years to cross. It’s also selling roughly six times as quickly as the Xbox 360.
This price cut, however, puts the ball in Sony’s court. They’ve already made the PS4 more enticing at $400; now all 500GB bundles come with The Last Of Us, one of the greatest games of the last console generation. That would also tend to be an indication that the price of just the console is about to drop.
But we’ll see. These consoles have moved so quickly it’s been rewriting the rules of how video games are sold. Either way, however, it means we’ll be seeing both around for a long, long time.


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Has Coronavirus changed the payment system?
Contactless instalments through charge and Mastercard, shrewd watches and different gadgets have not generally had the smoothest of rides since the innovation entered the standard. Security around the instalments themselves and accounts of “skimming” of gadgets and cards by lawbreakers being two of the early concerns’ shoppers communicated.
Likewise, with every single innovation, these worries started to vanish after some time as more buyers and organizations figured out how to utilize contactless instalments to further their potential benefit.
In any case, there are as yet the individuals who use money normally and want to pay with physical cash. A 2019 report from the Payment Services Regulator (PSR) demonstrated that 28 per cent of shoppers said they wanted to pay with money and 83 per cent of purchasers utilized the money to make an instalment consistently.
Sweden is in development toward a cashless society. Be that as it may, their administration needed to step in during 2019 when a few banks would not acknowledge or process money. Less princely and older individuals were getting themselves unfit to make exchanges, prompting analysis of the arrangement and reinforcement choices being rolled out to offer help. The measure of money available for use in Sweden developed a year ago, just because since 2007.
In this way, up until 2020, it appeared that money was done lord, however, positively wasn’t all set terminated.
That was until the seismic move brought about by the greatest worldwide disruptor since World War II. Coronavirus has not just limited the development of buyers, it has brought about the minimisation of human contact inside and out.
Retail locations are piping their clients towards contactless instalment terminals at every possible opportunity. The UK’s contactless instalment limit was raised from £30 to £45 to consider less physical contact among individuals and instalment machines.
Talk from the Prime Minister is proposing that the UK isn’t moving towards accomplishing an antibody at any critical rate, implying that sharing shut spaces, vehicles and things, (for example, money) will introduce a degree of hazard for quite a while. One method of limiting that hazard is to use contactless exchanges however much as could reasonably be expected.
That doesn’t simply mean tapping charge and Visas all the more frequently. It implies organizations having the offices to take more instalments remotely; through sites; and utilizing virtual instalment terminals.
Instalment adaptability has been a driver of business for open confronting organizations for quite a while, however, it is presently going to turn out to be much progressively significant as fewer individuals use money. YouGov detailed in April that money use is somewhere near 60 per cent since the beginning of the pandemic and 54 per cent of individuals have said they are abstaining from utilizing money.
The developing agreement is that the UK’s contact-lessening limitations will proceed as long as possible, much after lockdown is finished, simply that organizations should now get ready for how they can take instalments all the more without any problem.
The infection has constrained the issue of conduct change away from money and has quickened a Sweden-style development. While it unquestionably won’t kill it through and through, it is not, at this point a choice whether to offer clients different instalment alternatives.
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Mr. Yin sold millions through a feature on Kuaishou that allows viewers to purchase products advertised by influencers at online retailer JD.com without leaving the video app. It was unclear whether he had ties to the manufacturers of the counterfeit products he was making or whether brand collaborations and paid advertising need to be posted on the Kuaishou platform. During the broadcast, he denied promoting the products for a profit. He could not be reached for comment.
While many viewers in China expect or even seek some level of product promotion with their entertainment, Mr. Yin’s use of an important life event as bait for some has crossed the line. Many complained online that the livestream wedding had become an engagement show.
One user named OrangeVenus wrote: “99% of the shows were boring introductions to goods. It is no different from the advertising sites on Taobao. “
“Yin Shihang should have been banned a long time ago,” said another.
However, some said the platform’s punishment was excessive and that they missed the influencer’s gimmicks.
Mr. Yin never advertised the marriage proposal as a surprise. He and his girlfriend Tao Lulu had split up and reconciled several times in the past, according to local news outlets. But she wore a white lace dress for her engagement and appeared in a teaser video with Mr. Yin to announce the date and time of the special event.
After stumbling into the room on the pony, Mr. Yin held up and detailed items such as a scratch-free mirror, necklaces, and lipstick that he claimed he had for his girlfriend before May 20, an unofficial Valentine’s Day made to measure in china when romantic partners buy gifts for each other. (The date 520 sounds vaguely like “I love you” in Mandarin.)
Following the engagement scandal, Kuaishou, who forbids the “malicious creation of gadgets to get clicks and likes” and various forms of “vulgarity”, said that he would create sensational and “vulgar hype” for the purpose of promoting and combating products to sell.
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The Auto Finance News team is pleased to announce that Jim Drotman, executive vice president of U.S., Canada and International Markets at Ford Motor Credit will join the editorial team for a fireside chat at the Auto Finance Summit on Thursday, Oct. 28, at 2:45 p.m.
Drotman will take the stage to discuss innovation initiatives, brand and risk management, and product development in the rapidly changing auto finance industry. He has served in various leadership roles at Ford Credit for 28 years across China, Europe and the United Kingdom, including president for Ford Automotive Finance China, and as managing director of U.K. and Ireland for Ford Credit.
Ford Credit was the fifth-largest auto lender in 2020 by volume, with $76.6 billion in outstandings. The captive originated $38.4 billion in auto loans last year, according to the 2021 Big Wheels Auto Finance Data Report.
Ford Credit posted a strong performance in 2020, despite the pandemic’s crippling effects on the industry. In the second quarter of 2020, Ford Credit was a “pillar of strength” for the Detroit-based auto manufacturer, and followed up with its strongest third quarter in 15 years, according to the company’s earnings presentation. The subsequent fourth quarter was the strongest in company history, largely driven by strong credit performance and increased used-vehicle values.
In addition to the fireside chat, the event will include the return of the Women in Auto Finance Luncheon, multiple networking opportunities and multitrack sessions focused on innovation and technology, and risk and compliance management. See the full agenda here.


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Bitcoin – Soft Fork, Hard Fork, What The Fork?The last 2 transactions took a couple hours to complete and this one is still at receiving and its 30 minutes in. What.
Bitcoin Transfers are Slow, a Lot of UnconfirmedThe issue: A number of customers have informed us of incoming transactions to their Coinbase wallets which are slow to confirm and remain in pending for several hours.
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Transactions | Crypto-News.netBlockchain Announces Thunder Network to Tackle Slow Bitcoin Transactions. the vanilla Bitcoin blockchain when it comes to peer to peer bitcoin transactions.We encourage all members of the Bitcoin community to make their voices heard, and to stand up for what is right.Although there are changes coming in version 0.9 that will alter the way payments work, making them far more user-friendly and mature.Lately, there have been issues with unconfirmed transactions in the Bitcoin world.
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Watch Bitcoin Robbery in Slow Motion. The public and transparent nature of the bitcoin transaction ledger ensures that all transactions are known by.BitFury made a deal to prioritize them over genuine financial transactions.
Why bitcoin transactions are so slow and why there is aBitcoin Experiences Its Busiest Week Ever. Bitcoin faced its busiest week ever with 2 million transactions,.Everyone on the network knows about a transaction, and the history of a transaction can be traced back to the point where the bitcoins were produced.
Cryptographic keys, distributed networks and network servicing protocols.This morning I made a top-up purchase for my mobile, but the credit.
Bitcoin transactions slow - Crypto Mining BlogInstead, there are only records of transactions between different addresses, with balances that increase and decrease.The overcapacity issues in the Bitcoin network have created a scenario where transactions are either expensive or slow.A novel solution accomplishes this without any trusted central authority: the maintenance of the.Because of a cap on the amount of data processed by bitcoin’s blockchain, transactions started to slow as its popularity boomed.
After a new transaction is broadcast to the Bitcoin network,.The private key is another sequence of letters and numbers, but unlike your bitcoin address, this is kept secret.
Buy/Sell Digital Currency - CoinbaseWell, during a few of my past bitcoin transactions, I would need to run the program a few times and allow it to crash,.
Bitcoin faces pressure over slow transactions - Risk.netThough Segwit is now implemented, allowing room for more transactions at.
Bitcoin Mining Hash Rate Plummets by Half, Resulting inFrom there, bitcoin miners verify the transaction, putting it into a transaction block and eventually solving it.
BitCoin Users Frustrated Because Of Slow TransactionsTransaction fees have come to the fore again after core developer Gavin Andresen indicated that the next bitcoin core update would feature a new way to determine fees.
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My Bitcoin wallet has recently taken longer and longer to receive a Bitcoin payment.But the amount is only 1.5 BTC, because that is all she wants to send.Pending btc transaction. TO or OUT of coinbase is still too slow. Bitcoin transactions can take anywhere from 10 minutes to 5 hours to confirm due to a.
Bitcoin is digital gold, but will you buy a sandwich withEveryone knows what is in it, but only the private key can unlock it to take things out or put things in.Bitcoin transactions are sent from and to electronic bitcoin wallets, and are digitally signed for security.
Bitcoin, UASF and Skin in the Game – Jimmy Song – MediumThe bitcoin protocol is set so that each block takes roughly 10 minutes to mine.Bitcoin power brokers were unable to come behind a. 10-year-old bitcoin by addressing some of the issues facing bitcoin of late, such as slow transaction.
There are currently several other cryptocurrencies which perform better than Bitcoin, have more features than Bitcoin, have a more receptive and open development team than Bitcoin, and have a better upgrade path than Bitcoin.None of the transactions that she has in her bitcoin address are for that amount, and none of them add up to that amount when combined.Know why we are facing a slow transaction confirm at bitcoin - here is how the explanation from ViaBtc.One of the frustrating things about transaction fees in the past was that the calculation of those fees was complex and arcane.The Looming Problem That Could Kill Bitcoin. to the digital ledger of Bitcoin transactions,. people to react—Bitcoin just kind of has a long slow.
Unconfirmed Bitcoin Transactions Reach 150k - Bitcoinist.comThe Bitcoin Network suffered from slow transactions due to a spam attack originating from a rogue wallet. Read more.With the use of cryptography, secure payments are possible without slow and costly middlemen.The more transactions per second (or better said, per block) and the smaller.
If you enjoyed what you read here, create your account today and start earning FREE STEEM.Think of your bitcoin address as a safe deposit box with a glass front.Bitcoin as we know it might never be the same again from August 1 as the possibilities of fork become more pronounced than ever before.It has been the result of several updates to the protocol, and has developed organically.When the number of unconfirmed transaction is increasing the only way to get your transfers faster is by increasing the transaction.Nocks, Gulden Drop Bitcoin Support, Cite Bad Reputation and Slow Transactions.


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London Luton (LLA) has announced a range of new digital services to further improve the passenger experience as travellers return to the airport.
The new services include the introduction of unlimited Wi-Fi across the terminal building and the creation of LLA Market Place, which enables passengers to pre-order food and drink contact-free.
There will also be an airport first offer of portable mobile chargers that can be rented for the duration of a trip.
Digital kiosks have also been introduced to help passengers navigate the airport and locate shops, restaurants and services.
LLA Market Place allows passengers to pre-order food and collect it from stores contact-free, helping to reduce unnecessary queueing.
To access the service, passengers can scan a QR code from the armrest of their seat in selected areas or visit the website on their mobile devices.
Food can currently be ordered from Smithfield and two Pret a Manger stores, with more to follow as restaurants re-open.
Passengers will be able to access LLA Market Place, as well as the rest of the internet through the introduction of free and unlimited Wi-Fi available throughout the airport.
Newly installed digital kiosks allow passengers to scan their boarding passes for personalised flight details including boarding time, gate number and the quickest route to the gate and average walking time.
If there is plenty of time before the flight, the system will also suggest places to eat or shop and provide details on the latest offers.
With travellers relying more heavily on mobile devices for boarding cards and contactless payments, the airport has launched a partnership with Europe’s largest phone charging network, ChargedUp.
The partnership makes portable power banks available to rent from 11 stations throughout the terminal - the first time the service has been installed at any airport in the UK.
Travellers can rent a power-bank, take it on-board their flight, and either return it to LLA upon their arrival back in the UK or automatically purchase it after ten days.
One of the benefits of this service will be to alleviate the need for people to congregate around power supply points throughout the terminal, instead allowing them to maintain social distancing.
Clare Armstrong, head of passenger services at LLA, said: “As well as improving the passenger experience, these new services are part of the airport’s efforts to keep passengers safe.
“Pre-ordering food via a mobile device reduces the number and duration of face-to-face interactions passengers need to make while ordering food.”


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Ubisoft announced its upcoming “Team Battle Arena Game” with two key caveats: it’s not just a battle royale, and there are no NFTs. The gaming company shared the news on twitter after leakers released footage of the codenamed game Project Qon-line.
“This is not a battle royale,” Ubisoft said in a series of tweets. “The game will feature a variety of PvP modes with a single goal: FUN! We have no plans to add NFTs to this game, you can learn more by registering and participating in the upcoming tests!”
So, we heard, you heard…
Introducing the codename “Project Q”, a team battle arena where players can truly own the experience! The game is in early development and we will continue testing, so you can only register now for upcoming tests: https://t.co/TMRKwiUzbJ pic.twitter.com/hZ40OkPdum
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As mentioned in Ubisoft’s tweet, you can sign up for upcoming Xbox Series X, Xbox One, PS5, PS4 and PC tests Ubisoft’s website. There is no word on when the tests will be available or if the game will be free to play in its final form. Ubisoft did it calm down playersthat the “Q” in Project Q does not stand for “Quartz”, the name of the divisive company NFT initiative in game it slipped in Ghost Recon.
Project Q Footage from a video game leaker Tom Henderson shows a Fourteen days meets over watch kind of aesthetics. There also appear to be two modes currently: Showdown (battle royale) and Battle Zone (area control). The game is still in the early stages of development, so we reserve the right to make changes. The edge reached out to Ubisoft for comment, but didn’t immediately receive a response.
Ubisoft launched a short-lived free-to-play battle royale called HyperScapein 2020. The futuristic shooter has put a twist on the traditional battle royale, but his popularity quickly wanedleads to its final shutdown on April 28, 2022.
https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/23/23038699/ubisoft-upcoming-team-battle-arena-game-project-q-nfts Ubisoft says its upcoming Team Battle Arena game won’t have NFTs


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Falcon 9 roared up Friday afternoon from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The SpaceX launch means that prospects for the Obama administration’s space-lift plans may have soared upward as well.
The private Falcon 9 rocket blasts off Friday afternoon from a Florida launch pad.
A glitch just before liftoff has delayed the maiden voyage of the privately owned Falcon 9 rocket.
Private spaceflight is entering a new era with the first test launch of the new Falcon 9 rocket Friday. Here are six companies vying to build a vessel that will carry civilians into space.
There will be many eyes checking out the inaugural flight of the private Falcon 9 rocket Friday, launching from Florida.
The new Falcon 9 rocket has cleared its final hurdle and is on track to blast off from Cape Canaveral.
President Obama wants commercial carriers to ship cargo and crew to the space station. The Falcon 9 rocket, set for a Friday launch, could show how far private industry has progressed.
Originally set to launch on May 28, the privately built Falcon 9 rocket will take flight no earlier than June 2, SpaceX officials said.
The companies announced a deal yesterday in which Tesla will buy a defunct Toyota plant in California, and Toyota will purchase $50 million of Tesla stock.
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket could eventually be modified to carry people to space.


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Santa Clara, Calif.--April 23, 1998-- Electroglas, Inc. (Santa Clara) reported operating results for its first quarter ended March 31, 1998.
The company previously announced on March 27, 1998 that it anticipated lower than expected business volume for its first quarter. As anticipated, revenues were $36.9 million, up 44 percent from the same period last year but down 17 percent from the immediate prior quarter, and net loss was $0.4 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, for the current quarter versus break-even a year ago. Net loss in the immediate prior quarter was $0.9 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, including a one-time charge of $3.5 million for in-process R&D associated with the company's acquisition of Techne Systems, Inc.
As previously announced, the company's first quarter order rate was lower than anticipated for its prober products because of continuing softness in demand for semiconductor equipment stemming from end-user excess capacity coupled with a depressed pricing environment, as well as ongoing uncertainty about business conditions in Asia.
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French animation production and distribution company Dandelooo is set to adapt the children’s book series “Gaston’s Emotions” for television.
The preschool comedy series, which teaches children to identify emotions and manage them effectively, is currently being developed by author/illustrator Aurélie Chien Chow Chine, Chloé Sastre and Romain Gadiou. Dandelooo will hold worldwide distribution rights to the animation series.
Gaston is a young unicorn who has a magical rainbow-colored mane that changes color whenever a strong emotion overwhelms him.
“Coming from the world of animation, it's a real dream to imagine my little unicorn Gaston coming to life,” says Aurélie Chien Chow Chine, author, “Gaston’s Emotions.” “And I am delighted that this precious and first step is in the expert hands of Dandelooo whose artistic sensibility I like very much. A colorful adventure awaits us!”
“At Dandelooo we fell in love with Gaston, who’s not just unique, but cute too, thanks to his humor, spontaneous charm and true kindness,” says Emmanuèle Pétry Sirvin, co-founder, Dandelooo. “With all his great qualities, it’s probably why so many children love him as their best friend. We are proud to be chosen by its creator as the production company to develop the concept make this series happen and bring Gaston to life.”
Based on the books by Aurélie Chien Chow Chine, and published by Hachette Enfants, an imprint of Hachette Livre France, the books have sold more than 900,000 copies in France over the past three years and have been translated into 24 other languages.
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Fiat Group Automobiles India (FGAIPL), the fully owned subsidiary of Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A., Italy, on Wednesday announced completion of the dissolution with Tata Motors for the distribution arrangement of FIAT vehicles in India. FGAIPL will now independently control all commercial activities which includes marketing, sales, distribution and... more
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Daniele Mancini, ambassador of Italy to India, has observed that according to National Exports Plan of Italy, a 150 billion-euro export market would be explored by the country and India is one of the top ten important destinations for Italian investments. While speaking about Indo-Italian trade prospects at Bharat Chamber of Commerce in Kolkata recently,... more
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Singapore leads in Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) adoption followed by UK, Australia, France and Italy, says Dell survey.
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Italian auto giant Piaggio partners with the 12th edition of River to River Florence Indian Film Festival set to take place at Cinema Odeon, Florence, Italy from 7 - 13 December, 2012, fortifying its long standing Italian-Indian connect. The Festival will pay tribute to legend Amitabh Bachchan, who will address the opening ceremony
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Passwords can be a high-risk mess – forgotten, guessed or hacked. Yet these days are numbered. A slew of recent announcements from Yahoo, Windows, Halifax Bank and Fujitsu illustrate a rise in new security tech that will make passwords obsolete.
Yahoo announced a new ‘on demand’ system where a one time password is sent to your phone when you need to log in (similar to the two-step verifications offered by Google, without the first step). Still, some criticise the approach as flawed – basically don’t lose your phone.
In a series of biometric security developments that also replace passwords, Halifax Bank announced the Nymi Band. The band measures your heart rate, which is apparently unique, to verify your identity. Halifax’s vision of the future is one where Nymi can log in for you.
Meanwhile, Fujitsu unveiled the development of its iris authentication technology. When you look at the screen of your phone, it recognises your iris and instantaneously unlocks itself. Although biometric security isn’t new, its inclusion in mobile is relatively recent.
Finally, Windows announced that its next operating system, Windows 10, will allow you to log into your Windows devices using your eyes, fingerprint, or face. This tech could also be used to log you into services and apps.
Finding a way to prevent anyone with the right sequence of letters and numbers from accessing your information will become increasingly important, as tech such as smart payments become commonplace. In the meantime, here is how to be smart about your password. Start by not setting it as ‘password’.


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Historians are campaigning to preserve an artefact which is for sale on a website.
A pair of scissors, used to cut the ribbon at the opening ceremony of the Longfield Suite in 1971, are being sold on eBay.
The scissors come in a presentation box and are available for the princely sum of £200.
But campaigners say the price is too high to bring them back to Prestwich, and are hoping for a benefactor to buy them to preserve the area's history.
The scissors were presented to Canon Francis Paton-Williams in November 1971 to commemorate the opening of the suite.
They come in a blue leather box with cream silk and blue velvet interior.
Two hundred guests attended a banquet in honour of the opening of the suite – which cost £140,000 to build.
The artefact is being sold by an antiques seller, Mandy Rogers, who is based in north Yorkshire.
She found them in an auction house in Northallerton, in north Yorkshire.
Mandy said: "The scissors are obviously very special to the people of Prestwich and I think someone will want to bring them back to the town." But Jack Barrett, who is the chairman of the Prestwich Heritage Society, claims the cost of the scissors is so high that the local group could never afford to buy them.
He said: "The scissors are obviously an important part of the Longfield Suite's heritage and it is great that they are on sale.
"But there is no way that we could afford something like that.
"If a donor or somebody out there wanted to buy them to bring them back to Prestwich, then we would gratefully accept."
The Longfield Suite was earmarked for closure as part of Bury council's bid to save £14.4m next year, following massive government budget cuts.
But at the council's annual budget meeting, the plan was suddenly scrapped.


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Muramasa: The Demon Blade
's US release is so anticipated around Joystiq HQ, our staff can constantly be spotted exchanging fist-pumps whenever it's mentioned. Today, a new gameplay trailer has found its way online, showcasing more of the game's beautiful action. Hopefully, when it hits stores Stateside on September 8
, it will live up to our lofty expectations. If not, the only arm movement we'll be making is when we throw elbows during our daily "abuse the intern" training exercises.


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Microsoft has confirmed the security patches for the worrying Spectre and Meltdown chip vulnerabilities are slowing performance on PCs and servers.
In a blog post, Microsoft said that the fixes cause “significant slowdowns” on Windows 10 models rocking older (2015 era) Intel CPUs.
PCs with newer silicon (2016 onwards) will likely experience “single digit slowdowns” once the patches have been installed.
For users still running Windows 7/8 on older Intel processors, Microsoft says “we expect most users to notice a decrease in system performance.”
Windows Server users can expect a “more significant performance impact” when users enable the mitigations to isolate untrusted code.
Related: Mythbusting Meltdown and Spectre
Terry Myers, the EVP for Windows and Devices Group, said: “For context, on newer CPUs such as on Skylake and beyond, Intel has refined the instructions used to disable branch speculation to be more specific to indirect branches, reducing the overall performance penalty of the Spectre mitigation.”
Microsoft said it heard about the exploits months before the public found out on January 3. The company said it immediately began developing the the necessary mitigations, while also updating its cloud infrastructure.
In the blogpost, Myerson added: “A new exploit like this requires our entire industry to work together to find the best possible solutions for our customers.
“The security of the systems our customers depend upon and enjoy is a top priority for us.”
All processors vulnerable
The Meltdown bug pertains to silicon produced by Intel, while Spectre refers to vulnerabilities existing within all processors.
If exploited, the bugs make it possible for malicious applications to gain access to a PC’s kernel memory data. That stores things like usernames, passwords and credit card details.
Successful intruders could conceivably grab that data in unencrypted formats.
Industry experts have warned a complete reengineering of processors could be required to nullify the threats.
Is the cure worse than the disease, as pertains to your PC? Drop us a line @TrustedReviews on Twitter.


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Baja Fresh Mexican Grill, operated by fast casual franchisor Fresh Enterprises, LLC, which also operates La Salsa Mexican Grill and Canyons Burger, today announced that Chuck Rink has been appointed to the position of CEO. Rink will take over all responsibilities of David Kim, who has left the company effective immediately. Rink has served as president of Fresh Enterprises, LLC since January 2008 and will now carry the title of President and CEO.
As CEO, Rink will focus on improving the performance of the Baja Fresh brand by focusing on the importance of the customer experience in each and every restaurant and by improving the design and execution of the products served.
“While we recognize the challenges of our competitive environment, the brands have strong consumer recognition and are situated in today’s most exciting restaurant business segment,” said Chuck Rink, President and CEO of Fresh Enterprises. “I firmly believe the strengths of the brands we serve will enable us to succeed in improving the value of each customer experience, our franchise businesses and the overall company.”
David Kim, who has served as CEO of Baja Fresh since November 2006, has left the company effective immediately to pursue other personal interests.
Fresh Enterprises, LLC is headquartered in Irvine, CA. It operates or franchises 230 Baja Fresh restaurants in 25 states as well as Dubai and Singapore. The company also operates La Salsa Mexican Grill and Canyons Burger. To learn more about Baja Fresh franchising opportunities visit www.bajafresh.com.


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It appears as if the country's mid-market entrepreneurs have a bleak view of future economic prospects.
According to the latest Investec Entrepreneur Confidence Index, a significant number of entrepreneurs in the UK don’t expect the economic climate in 2012 to improve.
Just 13 per cent were hopeful of a better year ahead while 39 per cent felt that the economy could deteriorate slightly. One in ten expected the economy to take a turn for the worse. Thirty-one leading entrepreneurs took part in the survey; together, their business turnover is about £1.3 billion.
This lack of optimism and confidence is the lowest since the Index first conducted a survey back in December 2009. During that time, 64 per cent of entrepreneurs believed that the UK economy would witness an improvement while just 18 per cent felt otherwise.
While the economy is clearly a concern, the entrepreneurs have better expectations from their businesses. All thirty-one surveyed said that profits would grow this year, with one in every four entrepreneurs forecasting considerable growth.
Investec said that entrepreneurs are typically optimistic about their enterprises and often spot opportunities when the economic climate is weak. This is evidenced by the fact that close to 50 per cent of entrepreneurs admitted to having acquisition plans in 2012 while 84 per cent preferred to grow their enterprises organically.
And it was interesting to note that cost-cutting was not on entrepreneurs' minds, with only 15 per cent expecting to make cuts. More than 50 per cent, on the other hand, were planning to increase their R&D investment during the year.


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Why Adobe’s Big Cloud Bet Really Isn’t a Huge Gamble at All
Adobe’s decision to go all-in with a cloud version of its Creative Suite and dump the packaged software that accounts for most of its $4.1 billion annual revenue really isn’t as revolutionary as some portrayed it. Here’s why.
First, the new Creative Cloud subscription version, as GigaOM commenters pointed out, must still be downloaded and installed locally. That makes it different from the traditional Software-as-a-Service model pioneered by salesforce.com. Such downloads are no mean feat because, depending on the version purchased, the suite includes Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver and an array of other products depending on the version purchased. That’s a lot of bits to suck down.
But the difference now is, users must keep paying to use the software — they can’t sit on a six-year old copy of Photoshop. While Adobe said it will continue to support the current Creative Suite 6, all new features and perks will flow to Creative Cloud only.


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The digital advertising landscape is evolving as marketers compete for consumers' attention. Omnivirt is a 360-degree VR advertising platform for brands and publishers looking to gain an edge. The company's CEO and COO, Brad Phaisan and Michael Rucker, joined us to chat about virtual reality's full potential for advertisers.
We are in the early stages of VR technology, and some doubt whether it'll ever live up to high expectations. Phaisan compares the skepticism towards VR today to the way people viewed smartphones in the 1990s. The former Google software engineer is confident VR could end up being just as big.
The advertising space is extremely cluttered, and marketers are looking for ways to jump off the page, says Rucker. Omnivirt's 360 VR ads are offering advertisers and publishers the chance to do just that. When asked about Snap's place in virtual reality advertising, Rucker adds that he sees the social media platform as complementary to the solutions offered by Omnivirt.


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As one well-known crisp manufacturer proudly announces a deal to sell its products through 1350 Tesco stores, so another restates its determination never to sell through any of the major supermarkets.
Lincolnshire-based Pipers Crisps sells their award-winning, gourmet crisps only through discerning, independent retailers such as specialist food outlets, farm shops, delicatessens and quality pubs – a strategy that has brought the company substantial growth since it started seven years ago.
Alex Albone, Managing Director, explains why Pipers is so intent on avoiding the supermarkets whilst supporting the independent sector: “We’re supplying premium products that allow our resellers to offer consumers a point of difference at a reasonable margin. If we sold widely to the larger supermarket chains this point of difference would no longer exist because the product would become ubiquitous. Also it’s highly likely that the resellers’ margin would suffer because they would be in direct price competition with the supermarkets. We’re not going to let that happen to our resellers – they’ve put us where we are today and we’ll continue to support them,” he adds.
Pipers Crisps has already announced record sales this year and Albone is understandably very proud of how far the company has progressed in such a short time. “We started in 2004 with two employees, making crisps in batches twice a week and delivering them by van to local outlets. We’re now employing 37 local people and moving to 24-hour production to keep pace with the demand for our crisps from all around the world,” he says
Albone puts their success down to slowly changing consumer attitudes. “I think we’re meeting the need that is increasingly being felt, particularly during recessionary times, of going back to basics and seeking traditional values in our food consumption. Issues such as provenance, simplicity and ethicality are a great opportunity for smaller producers like Pipers who take more care to produce a superior product,” he adds.
Pipers Crisps are well-known for their great taste and, over the years, every flavour in the range has won a Great Taste Award, a respected, independent measure of taste, flavour and quality. Each flavour is sourced from a named, passionate producer whose story is told on the back of every packet.


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Toyota and GM have launched experiential campaigns to put potential buyers behind the wheels of their hybrid vehicles, MediaPost reports. Toyota is setting out on a national tour and GM is raising the curtain on a new exhibit at Disney’s Epcot center.
Toyota’s road show Highway to the Future: Mobile Hybrid Experience, launches today at the San Jose International Auto Show, the first of 150 events the show visits nationwide over the next year and a half.
The exhibition provides attendees with the opportunity to get behind the wheel of the Prius, Camry hybrid and Highlander hybrid to experience Toyota’s Hybrid Synergy Drive system for themselves. Toyota announced (via The Auto Channel) that the exhibition is designed to minimize its own environmental impact. Toyota will plant more than 50,000 trees in conjunction with the National Arbor Day Foundation to offset the “carbon footprint” of the trucks transporting the tour across the country.
A lot is riding on the tour: Toyota has set a target of hybrid vehicle sales in the U.S. of as much as 300,000 vehicles in 2007, Forbes reports. The Japanese automaker sold 192,000 hybrids in the U.S. in 2006.
General Motors said that its new exhibit, Fuel for Thought, at Disney’s Epcot theme park in Orlando, Fla., will tout GM’s effort to be first to market with fuel cell vehicles and its current E85 “flex-fuel’ program.
Fuel For Thought is comprised of interactive kiosks and games, a special floor projection, plasma wall elements, bright graphics and messaging, vehicle displays with information conveyed through lighting and video, and live narrated presentations. The exhibit includes a plasma-screen walk-through of cornfields – a nod to GM’s Live Green, Go Yellow campaign launched last year.


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You need to set up an account with your crypto exchangefollowed by linking your bank account with the exchange. You can also retain your bitcoins in your exchange account.
Bitcoin is also witnessing more adoption and is gradually becoming mainstream currency, with global financial institutions like Paypal and Visa offering crypto services.
Gox in July. How Much was 1 Bitcoin Worth in ? Bitcoin Price during Bitcoin's adoption started to pick up steam in The Electronic Frontier Foundation EFF accepted Bitcoins as donations for a couple of months in Due to lack of legal precedent surrounding virtual currencies this arrangement was quickly rescinded, though this was later reversed in when the EFF began accepting Bitcoin again.
Also, large institutional investors such as Tesla are considering using bitcoin as paymentwhile also using it as a hedge against financial crises. They are converting their cash reserves into bitcoins. Finally, retail investors are increasingly purchasing bitcoins too. Many people consider Bitcoin to be a high-risk investment with a potential for huge losses.
But while this might be so, high volatility assets also have a high likelihood of delivering massive returns. Find out what the exchange rate will be, how it was arrived at, whether it includes mark-ups or additional fees, and how long the transaction takes.
Your risk tolerance. Institutions worked to create Bitcoin investment instruments. Bitcoin's price fluctuations primarily stem from investors and traders betting on an ever-increasing price in anticipation of riches.
Bitcoin price prediction for 2030: Where will it be?
However, Bitcoin's price story has again changed. In JanuaryBitcoin began losing steam. Here's a quick rundown of Bitcoin's price history: — Bitcoin had a price of zero when it was introduced in The year proved to be a generally uneventful year for Bitcoin, but witnessed strong gains in price.
Mainstream investors, governments, economists, and scientists took notice, and other entities began developing cryptocurrencies to compete with Bitcoin.
Bitcoin's price moved sideways in andwith small bursts of activity. Inthe economy shut down due to the COVID pandemic.
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Bitcoin's price burst into action once again. The pandemic shutdown and subsequent government policies fed investors' fears about the global economy and accelerated Bitcoin's rise.
At the close on Nov. On Nov. The price started fluctuating more as uncertainty about inflation and the emergence of a new variant of COVID, Omicron, continued to spook investors.
Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood is among the financial experts who see more upside coming for the leading cryptocurrency. What Happened: Over the years, Wood has been a strong believer in Bitcoin and has supported progressively rising price targets. Despite setbacks in the cryptocurrency sector, Wood has remained positive on the sector in recent interviews.
On June 13, crypto prices plunged. Interestingly, Bitcoin's price trends appeared to mimic those of the stock market from November through Junesuggesting that the market was treating it like a stock.
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It may sound pedantic, but this is a huge step toward the digital peer-to-peer ease of transactions. Story continues Blockchain technology is exceedingly safe and efficient, with developers building new tools to improve it every day.
Get started with the Voyager app now. One of the magic things about Bitcoin is that you can buy it in pieces, or satoshis.
These large holders - referred to as 'whales' - are said to make up of two percent of anonymous ownership accounts, whilst owning roughly 92 percent of BTC. On top of this, most people who use cryptocurrency-related services worldwide are retail clients rather than institutional investors.
This means outlooks on whether Bitcoin prices will fall or grow are difficult to measure, as movements from one large whale already having a significant impact on this market.


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Estonian micromobility firm Bolt has introduced its newest in-house e-scooter, the Bolt 6, with an expected average lifespan of eight years.
This is a significant upgrade from Bolt’s Gen 5 model which has a five-year lifespan.
Bolt has also doubled the amount of recycled materials compared to its 2019 model, with 70% of the aluminium used in the production process being recycled.
“Bolt 6 is the most sustainable scooter in the industry,” Ardo Reinsalu, Bolt’s Director of Vehicles told Zag Daily.
“We made it vandalism-proof, included a robust battery that provides a long range (which decreases the time spent out of action due to low battery), and ensured the modularity of our in-house scooters continued (meaning we can replace any component that breaks).”
When it comes to the design, Bolt 6 has a 22cm wide floorboard, swept handlebars and an underfloor battery to keep riders stable. The model is equipped with suspension and a bigger 12-inch front wheel.
“A bigger front wheel and full front-wheel suspension not only means the ride is smooth but also means the wear-and-tear takes its toll at a slower rate,” said Reinsalu.
The scooter has a 1.1 kWh vandalism-resistant smart battery, which provides a range of 90 km on a single charge. This means the scooters can remain in service for longer between charges, requiring fewer battery swaps.
Fully compatible with Bolt SafeRide System features, the new model is capable of detecting tandem riding, skidding and abrupt braking, while also identifying collisions in real-time, according to Bolt.
Bolt’s Advanced Mobility Intelligence System uses more than 100 sensor inputs and onboard microprocessors to scan the surroundings and analyse every ride.
“Not only does this make for a safer ride, but it also means the scooter systems provide up-to-date information to Bolt’s staff and automatically plan its repairs and maintenance schedule to make sure all the vehicles are technically safe and sound,” said the Director.
Additionally, the system detects if the parked vehicle has a tilt of more than 15% and alerts riders to re-park it correctly to avoid falling.
The first 1,000 units of the new model are set to be rolled out by the end of July in Lisbon, Riga and Tallinn, with plans to scale up the fleet further throughout the year.


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An Auckland beauty salesperson has been fined $31,500 for possession, selling and attempting to sell unauthorised dry edible bird’s nests through the social media channel WeChat following a Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) investigation.
Linying Ouyang, 30, pleaded guilty to three charges under the Biosecurity Act 1993 and was sentenced yesterday in the Waitakere District Court.
MPI national manager compliance investigations, Ron Scott says the offending was premeditated, and involved selling unauthorised goods for financial gain.
“Bird’s nests are a Chinese delicacy made from the saliva of the Swiftlet bird. Swiftlets can carry avian diseases, and are a biosecurity risk. This is why untreated product is not allowed into New Zealand,” said Mr Scott.
“Having edible bird’s nests increase New Zealand’s risk of exposure to avian pathogens. MPI takes a firm stance on cases involving bird’s nests and this case shows our commitment to removing that risk.”
The charges relate to incidents between 8 May and 25 November 2019. A search warrant was executed at Ms Ouyang’s home on 25 November.
Ms Ouyang’s cellphone and laptop were seized as part of the examination along with records of WeChat conversations.
Mr Scott said these revealed two completed sales and four attempts to sell dry edible bird’s nests through a WeChat group where she advertised edible bird’s nests for sale.
Ms Ouyang also posted a photo of the dry edible bird’s nests she was selling. The total value of edible bird’s nests sold by Ms Ouyang was $765.
All New Zealanders are reminded that if they are concerned about any suspicious imported animal products to contact Biosecurity New Zealand on 0800 80 99 66. Calls can be confidential upon request.


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We hear a lot about things on the news from politics to news about the coronavirus but rarely do we ever read about the individuals behind the news. Today I’d like to introduce the 3 bright teenagers behind the incredibly fast-growing Business Blurb. Brendan Cox, Devin Caherly, and Faiz Imran are the three entrepreneurs behind this innovative media company. Founded in 2020, Business Blurb is an American business and entrepreneur e-magazine specializing in social media content. Their publication features original articles on topics like business, entrepreneurs, leadership, lifestyle, money, and technology. But that’s not what’s unique about their company. Not only was Business Blurb the first media company to conquer Tik Tok but they were the first news site to introduce contributor verification. In an interview with TB Magazine, Imran said “We are also the first news platform to offer verified contributors on our platform. It served as a credibility tool and it already has quickly been replicated by other news and media companies.”
The company’s rapid growth has been astronomical and even Forbes covered the teens’ endeavor. According to Forbes, Business Blurb received “over 20,000,000 monthly impressions within one month of inception.” Business Blurb’s growth has been exponential since their launch. Cox told us, “we are unique because we cover interesting stories that deserve to be told but aren’t mainstream enough for major league news outlets to pick up on.” Along with being recognized by Forbes and other major news outlets, Market Watch named them “The Fastest Growing Entrepreneurial Media Company of 2020.”
With over 300,000 Instagram followers these founders have definitely built a platform and may even become this generation’s Forbes if they keep up.
In a TB Magazine interview, Cox and Caherly also mentioned how they are leveraging social media, “Tik Tok is truly the next big thing. We were the first entrepreneurial media company to leverage the platform and use it to our advantage” Caherly said. Brendan explained, “we are building more than a news company, Business Blurb stepped up the bar for other online media companies as we leverage every aspect of social media to our advantage.” The growth behind their company has been impressive and I hope to continue to watch these driven entrepreneurs innovative within the media industry.


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The meat processor and abattoir has recalled all meat products over a six-week period after seven patients across four states contracted E.coli after eating beef linked to Adams Farm Slaughterhouse, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has claimed.
Adams Farm Slaughterhouse was told to issue a recall by USDA on 24 September. The recall on beef, veal and bison slaughtered covers a six-week period between 15 July and 26 August 2016.
The business has complied with the USDA recall, but has criticised its extensive timeframe, claiming the point of contamination has been narrowed down to two days in August. Adams Farm Slaughterhouse said the timeframe is based on “their [USDA’s] fear, which is both unjustified and unrealistic, that there may have been cross-contamination on the day of slaughter despite each carcass being hung separately from the time of kill to being cut and packaged”.
The statement added: “While we are very concerned over the USDA’s over-reaction and its impact on our customers, we have fully cooperated with their requirements but want our customers to be aware that we stand behind all of our products and will continue to stand behind all of our farmer customers and their consumers.”
What to check for?
The products subject to the recall bear establishment number EST. 5497 inside the USDA mark of inspection and have lot numbers: 120361, 121061, 121761, 121861, 122161, 122261, 122361, 122461, 122861, 123061, 123161, 123261, 123561, 123661, 123861, 124561, 125261, 125861, 125961, 124261, 120461, 120961, 121161, 121661, 124461, 125061, 126661.
All produces were shipped to farmers’ markets, retail sites and restaurants in Massachusetts, Connecticut and eastern New York.
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) was made aware of an investigation into an E.coli illness on 16 September. Through a concerted effort with the Connecticut Department of Public Health, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, and the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, FSIS established a link between the seven E.coli cases and Adams Farm Slaughterhouse.
Cases of E.coli were identified in four US states: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
The strain identified was E.coli O157:H7 – a potentially deadly bacterial infection that can cause dehydration, bloody diarrhoea and cramp and in extreme cases, kidney failure.
FSIS and Adams Farm Slaughterhouse were concerned that some consumers may have frozen the meat.
For more information on the recall, visit the USDA website.


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Skype Mobile application will be available to Verizon customers with data plans and let them make and receive Skype-to-Skype calls anywhere in the world for the same cost as making the calls on their PCs. Enterprise Mobile Today takes a closer look at the new service offering and how the companies are making it even easier for Skype fans to stay in touch.
Unlimited Skype calls for 3G smartphone owners using Verizon’s network begins in March.
Verizon Wireless and mobile VoIP company Skype today at Mobile World Congress presented details of a joint venture that will bring a custom-designed Skype mobile app to smartphones on the nation’s No. 1 carrier by March.
Initially, the exclusive mobile app will be available on Verizon’s 3G smartphones, including the BlackBerry Storm and Storm2, the Curve 8330 and 8530 and Tour 9630 handsets, along with the carrier’s Android-powered phones, the Droid, Eris and Devour.
The app, simply dubbed “Skype Mobile,” is being offered to Verizon customers with data plans and will allow them to make and receive Skype-to-Skype voice calls both in the U.S. and abroad through Verizon’s wireless network. Basically, calling costs are in line with what a user experiences on the PC.
If calling within the Skype community, it’s free, and if calling a landline Skype’s standard rates apply. Skype Mobile will also let them place international calls using Skype’s calling rates under the “Skype Out” plan. Another feature of the mobile app provides the ability to send and receive instant messages among Skype users.
One of the most noteworthy features of Skype Mobile, however, is the always-on connectivity and ability to identify when friends are online, which means callers won’t have to pre-arrange phone calls or go through several steps on their smartphone to initiate a call.


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The move meets Here2Grow’s aspirations to recruit and develop the right people into key positions in the business. Here2Grow’s expanding portfolio includes some of the top global FMCG companies, in addition to a number of boutique organisations that wish to work in niche areas.
Charlotte is currently studying pharmaceutical and cosmetic science at De Montfort University and is in her final year. Following a year’s placement at a cosmetic contract manufacturer, working in the R&D laboratory and focussing on temporary hair dyes, as well as natural vegan skincare, her final year project centres on formulation sciences, for which her role at Here2Grow is ideal.
Her key responsibilities at the company will include formulating and managing set projects, stability testing and maintaining the laboratory working environment. She will also be monitoring the very latest trends and products on the market, as well updating the Here2Grow team on the newest ingredients being launched to the market.
“I was initially attracted to Here2Grow due to their innovative, specialist equipment and their state-of-the-art custom laboratory,” said Charlotte. “I always wanted to continue working in the cosmetic industry while studying and luckily Here2Grow created a vacancy for me while at university.
“I’ve been made to feel part of the team from day one and very much look forward to working with Here2Grow. I’m excited to see what the future brings!”
Here2Grow’s Dr Henry Brew added: “We are delighted that Charlotte has taken up a junior chemist appointment at the company. She has an abundance of enthusiasm for the role and will undoubtedly be a valuable asset to complement our ongoing growth ambitions.”
Here2Grow provides bespoke formulation services, ensuring that clients can get the best market positioning to optimise their product development aspirations. The company assists with innovative
ideation, development and manufacturing of products and has a growing portfolio in personal care, home care, detergents, dish wash technology and green technologies.
For more information on Here2Grow’s contract formulation services visit www.here2grow.com, call +44 (0) 1757 616230, or email email@example.com.


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Five Games Being Added to PS Now Subscriptions in February
The PlayStation Now Subscription has debuted last month on PlayStation 4, with over 100 games being included in the monthly fee. Sony has now announced that five new games are being added in February, including God of War 2, Uncharted 2 Among Thieves, Arcana Heart 3, Red Faction Armageddon, and Galaga Legions DX.
The company also promised that new games will be added to the package every month, making PlayStation Now even more appealing to customers. If you’re not sure if the service is worth $20/ a month, you can sign up for a free trial via your PlayStation 4 dashboard.
Source: US PlayStation Blog


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AVON — The Avon Congregational Church is getting ready for its 31st annual rummage sale, which will be March 28-29, the church has announced.
Proceeds from the event will benefit the church and organizers are seeking donations of items that can be sold.
The sale will be held at the church, which is at 6 West Main St. Items that will be accepted for the sale include toys, books, linens, furniture, electronics, table top appliances, crafts, holiday decorations, jewelry, sporting goods along with lawn & garden items. Forms to declare donations for tax deductions are available from the church. Donations can be dropped off at the church on March 23 from noon to 3 p.m. and March 24-26 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Volunteers will be present to help unload material.
Hours for the sale itself will be 6 to 9 p.m. on March 28 and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on March 29. On the first day of the sale, admission will be $5 from 6 to 7 p.m. and then $2 after that. Admission on March 29 will be $1 and the price for any remaining items will be half off.
According to the church's announcement, donations that will not be accepted include clothing, television sets, large appliances and exercise equipment, tires, audio cassettes and VHS tapes, mattresses, computers and used sofas.
For information contact the church's office at 860-678-0488 or visit its website at http://www.avon-church.org.


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Following yesterday’s announcement that the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates by another 75 basis points, Dr. Rakeen Mabud, Groundwork Collaborative’s Chief Economist and Managing Director of Policy and Research, testified before the House Oversight Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy.
The hearing, “Power and Profiteering: How Certain Industries Hiked Prices, Fleeced Consumers, and Drove Inflation,” showcased how decades of corporate consolidation and deregulation has enabled megacorporations to keep prices high in order to make record profits. And she shared specific policy steps Congress can take to tackle inflation – without pushing the country into a painful recession.
“Giant corporations’ control over our supply chains has supplanted the functioning, resilient system we could have built through robust public investment and free and fair competition,” Dr. Mabud told the Committee. “Big corporations are getting away with pushing up prices to fatten their profit margins, and families are quite literally paying the price. It’s time to rein them in.”
“While families have struggled to navigate both a deadly pandemic and rising costs that have further strapped family budgets, corporations saw the highest quarterly profit margins in over 70 years in the second quarter of this year. “
“And we know why. For over a year now, Groundwork has combed through hundreds of corporate earnings calls to better understand how these megacorporations are taking advantage of recent crises to make record profits for themselves and their shareholders. Executives are forthright that these crises have been very good for business.”
“These mega-companies are acutely aware of how their market power affords them the ability to keep prices high, even as the costs of expenses go down. Procter & Gamble, a massive conglomerate that encompasses major diaper brands such as Luvs and Pampers and major detergent brands Tide, Downy, Bounce, and Gain, said in July that they planned to raise prices ‘across most categories’ in the coming months, despite paying shareholders $3.5 billion last quarter.”
“In other words, big companies like Procter and Gamble know they can take advantage of consumers’ basic needs because they make necessities, like diapers and laundry supplies: even if the price rises, people will continue to buy them.”
“And these high prices are hitting the poorest families the hardest because essentials like food and shelter – major drivers of higher costs right now – take up a bigger proportion of their household budgets.”
“Importantly, interest rate hikes, which slow inflation by tamping down demand and making people poorer, will not address any of the underlying causes of our supply shortages and do nothing to address profiteering.”


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Oculus’ fitness tracker is coming to Apple Health
Oculus has announced that you will soon be able to view Oculus Move data on devices other than your VR headset. The tool will allow users to track their VR workouts alongside their real-world exercise using a couple of methods.
The first option is to use the Oculus mobile app to sync the statistics between your VR headset and your iOS or Android mobile device. Any goals which you have set will be transferred alongside workout history.
Users of iOS devices will also have the option to sync their Oculus Move data with their Apple Health app. If you opt-in to the connection, your VR fitness analytics will automatically transfer to your iPhone, iPad or Apple watch.
Oculus Move is Quest’s fitness tracker, which can give you statistics on your workout, such as how long you’ve been exercising and how many calories it estimates that you have burned. At the moment, these analytics are only accessible via the Oculus Move app in VR.
The new exercise data syncing feature is due to be released next month. Oculus stated that it was looking into further integrations with other fitness tracking platforms, though no timeline has been given for this.


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The Indonesian arm of Honda is going to unveil a new product on this 25th named as the Honda CBR250RR, which is the upgraded version of the CBR250R and a fully faired motorcycle. By releasing the tourer’s teaser video last week, the automaker has safeguarded us to assume that the bike, which is coming two days later is indeed the much anticipated quarter-litre sports beast.
Without a doubt, the CBR250RR is an epitome of an aggressive design that can steal the spotlight instantly. At the bygone Tokyo Motor Show, the said motorbike was previewed by the lightweight Super Sports concept and got a huge round of applause from the audience. Here’s the teaser video of the 2017 Honda CBR250RR:
Technology-wise, the motorcycle could attain LED headlamps and a fully digital instrument panel, if we consider the leaked patent images. Besides, the ride-by-wire technology is reported to be boasted into the bike as well. Moreover, the dual-channel ABS, USD front fork, rear monoshock, adjustable clip-on handlebar, and husky tyres are some of the other notable features perceived so far.
In terms of power, again we can’t say much as the final details are behind the curtains. Nevertheless, the engine would be probably a twin-cylinder, liquid-cooled 250cc unit that is anticipated to burst out a power of 40PS via the help of a six-speed gearbox transmitting the power at the rear end.
The forthcoming Honda CBR250RR will have a tough competition with Yamaha R3, Kawasaki Ninja 300, KTM RC390, and a lot more. The Japanese Hercules is still tight-lipped about the India launch of the bike.
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Microsoft said Sunday that a digital certificate stolen from a Dutch company could not be used to force-feed customers malware through its Windows Update service.
An attack on a Dutch company that issues certificates used to authenticate websites was state-sponsored, according to the chief executive of Comodo, a company that also issues digital certificates and suffered a similar setback in March.
Microsoft on Tuesday blacklisted all DigiNotar certificates after seeing active attacks from at least one fraudulent digital certificate issued by DigiNotar.
HP management has not been good to the company over the last few years. One would have to do a lot of searching to find a management team that has so thoroughly messed up in the court of public opinion.
IT people who try to secure mobile devices in a big company face three big conceptual problems.
Only about 20 percent of Americans think Macs are vulnerable to viruses, compared to more than half who describe PCs as "vulnerable" or "very vulnerable" to attack by viruses, according to Alex Stamos, a security analyst at iSec Partners.
Microsoft today updated Windows to permanently block all digital certificates issued by a Dutch company that was hacked months ago.
Digital certificates issued by GlobalSign have come under scrutiny after a hacker's claim that he broke into the company's computer systems. If true, it would be the second such compromise in the past few weeks.
Microsoft is rolling out a worldwide patch that deems all DigiNotar SSL certificates to be untrustworthy except for OSes in the Netherlands, as requested by the Dutch government.
The hacker responsible for a stunning attack on a Dutch company that issues security certificates for websites warned on Monday that he would "strike back again," after previously breaching another company earlier this year.
Close to 300,000 unique IP addresses from Iran requested access to google.com using a rogue certificate issued by Dutch digital certificate authority DigiNotar, according to an interim report by security firm, Fox-IT, released on Monday.
Sony PlayStation users are being warned by the FBI about scams targeting them and other online consumers.
A Finnish penetration testing company has released a free tool it says can detect all variants of five major families of malicious software that steal online banking credentials.
A Turkish hacking group managed to tamper with Internet addressing records over the weekend, redirecting dozens of websites belonging to companies including Microsoft, UPS and Vodafone to a different web pages controlled by the hackers.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security today issued a somewhat unusual bulletin warning the security community about the planned activities of hacking collective Anonymous over the next few months.
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Skybound Entertainment is launching a new prose novel imprint titled Skybound Books under the auspices of Atria Books, a subsidiary of Simon & Schuster, Inc. This will be separate from Skybound's comic book and graphic novel titles published through Image Comics, although Image have published prose books in the past.
“This co-publishing partnership between Skybound Entertainment and Atria Books comes at a really exciting time for the company,” said Skybound co-founder/chairman Robert Kirkman. “We are on a relentless search to find different ways to tell the stories from some the most creative minds out there, and Skybound Books imprint is a very important component of that endeavor."
Skybound Books plans to release four to six titles per year, with a mixture of original fiction and non-fiction concepts and ones dervied from Skybound's various comic books, TV, and film projects.
“This dynamic co-publishing partnership with Skybound one of the most innovative companies in Hollywood - provides an opportunity to build a publishing home within Atria for writers with bold, new voices and creative visions," Atria's President/Publisher Judith Curr.
Michal Braff will act as Senior Editor, and work out of Skybound's Los Angeles offices.
As part of this, Skybound's Editorial Director Sean Mackiewicz has been promoted to Senior Vice President/Editor-in-Chief of the company, and will overe Braff and this new imprint.


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Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Tourism met with the Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) on Tuesday (9 June) to discuss the urgent reopening of the industry.
The council lobbied the portfolio committee to support its call for the gradual reopening of the tourism business in the country, warning that any further delays in easing tourism restrictions could result in the loss of about 600,000 jobs in the sector.
The organisation also warned that if South Africa did not open soon enough, it ran the risk of losing its market share and the position as a destination of choice for many international tourists.
The TBCSA further urged government to announce a date for the reopening of international travel for tourists so that the sector can start preparing and taking bookings.
In response to TBCSA’s proposal, committee members said that it could be too soon to consider reopening tourism, as South Africa has yet to reach the peak in Covid-19 infections and flatten the curve, which experts estimate it could happen around September.
Committee chairperson, Supra Mahumapelo, agreed that while easing the restrictions was necessary for the sector to reopen business operations, “it cannot be an abrupt re-entry but a gradual and calculated approach”. The Chairperson impressed on TBCSA that it will not be business as usual in the tourism sector in the post-Covid-19 era.
TBCSA was therefore urged to tailor-make tour packages for SADC, Africa, and Brics countries. This will be one of the strategies boosting regional tourism and supporting the recovery and sustainability of the tourism sector in the foreseeable future.