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VICE Acquires i-D Magazine
International arts & culture magazine, Vice, announced this week its acquisition of British fashion/lifestyle magazine, i-D.
"VICE is so excited to work with the guys at i-D magazine, one of the only fashion publications in the world we actually respect," said VICE president Andrew Creighton.
Founder Terry Jones called the deal "the beginning of an incredibly exciting chapter in i-D's history." He also took to Twitter to express his excitement: "WE JUST GOT MARRIED."
Both Jones and his wife Tricia will still remain shareholders and creative visionaries in the mag, which will remain in a monthly print format. However, with Vice's help, they're expected to boost their online content.


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China's top search engine freezes Bitcoin ads without warning
Baidu has weathered a storm of public criticism of late over paid ads featuring everything from gambling websites to unconventional medical treatments.
End of an era: Largest torrent search engine Torrentz shuts down
Founded in 2003, Torrentz had millions of visitors per day the site grew out to become one of the most visited torrent sites.
China to tighten number of paid-for ads by internet search engines
The Chinese government exercises widespread controls over the internet and has sought to codify that policy in law. They try to control search engines now.
Meet the search engine for IoT which gives you a backdoor view of smart devices
Shodan isn't significantly different than a web crawler like Google. Shodan crawlers browse the Internet and when they discover a device, they collect metadata about it.
Search mounted for terrorists near LoC
"Search operations have been started in Mendhar sector following the ceasefire violation by the Pakistan Army," a police official having information said.
Sebi staff body concerned over 'selective' searches
On Tuesday, CBI conducted searches at the residences of three Sebi officials and one former Sebi ED in connection with a case related to MCX-SX.
Army conducts search operation in Uri, Nowgam sectors
The operations along the LoC in Uri and Naugam sectors continue, said an Army spokesman.
Australian-designed rocket engine to be tested on ISS
Sydney, Sep 29 (IANS) An Australian-designed rocket engine is heading to the International Space Station (ISS) for a year-long experiment that could ultimately revolutionise space travel, authorities said on Thursday.
Gujarat is India's growth engine: USIBC
The multi-city industry round tables aim to provide an opportunity for the delegation to present Gujarat as the leading investment destination in India.
CBI registers case against Usha Martin; carries out searches
CBI sources said the searches were carried out at company's headquarters in Kolkata, its plant in Ghamaria and residence of the then Director of Mines in Dhanbad.
Search operation, flag march in villages near Indo-Pak border
The objective of carrying out search operation was to ensure safety, security and thwart any attempt by intruders coming from across the border.
Novo Nordisk searches for tablet to replace insulin shots
The company that reaped nearly 80% of its $16 billion sales from insulin products last year is hopeful for a regulatory approval for its first time oral therapies.
Security alert: Search on for second day, Navy calls off operation
Satish Mathur, Director General of Police, said, "Search operations by police is still on in Uran area. But, so far, nothing significant has been come across.
ISRO to test scramjet engine
The scramjet engine, used only during the atmospheric phase of the rocket's flight, will help in bringing down the launch cost by reducing the amount of oxidiser to be carried along with the fuel.
NSEL scam case: CBI conducts searches at FTIL headquarters
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The Californian tech giant's senior vice president of worldwide marketing said that Apple will be providing official Xcode software to Chinese developers to avoid another security breach of its App Store.
Evidence has been discovered that caffeinated drinks were consumed in the American Southwest as early as 750 AD.
In two separate incidents, college students are allegedly lured into cars by men posing as drivers for the ride-hailing service.
A weather satellite looked down on the Pacific over the weekend and caught sight of three separate major hurricanes.
From CNET Magazine: Fingerprint readers, which are more convenient and more secure than passcodes, could finally do away with the weakest link in almost any security system.
Technically Incorrect: A patent application filed by Microsoft describes giving your skin a little buzz when you get a notification.
The Emerald City is brewing plenty of startups, thanks in part to tech giants like Microsoft and Amazon. But can it avoid a rift in the community?
Find out which photo-sharing and storage site best suits your needs with this deep dive into the top online photo services.
Blog publishing platform joins growing list of sites banning threats, harassment and revenge porn.
Technically Incorrect: Star defensive lineman Jason Pierre-Paul of the New York Giants and Tampa Bay Bucs cornerback CJ Wilson are both said to have had July 4 mishaps.


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WI Vs IND | 1st Test Aug 22, 2019
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Pentagon restricts use of geolocation features on gadgets for US militaryThe Pentagon made public a memo which said geolocation capabilities presented a “significant risk.”
Aug 22, 2017
AccuWeather found sending user location data to servers without location sharing turned onA security researcher has caught weather app AccuWeather sending user geolocation data to third-party advertisers even when location sharing is turned off.
Mar 09, 2017
Uber to stop using secret tool to evade law enforcement regulatorsThe "Greyball" programme used geolocation data, credit card information, social media accounts, and other data to profile app users they believed to be involved in sting operations.
Jul 14, 2016
Pokemon Go may add sponsored locationsPokémon GO may end up playing a role in major brands' marketing, according to industry experts.
May 20, 2016
Offline retail is set to get a major boost from mobile commerceThe bridge between digital traffic and foot traffic has become a competitive necessity in retail.
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Google to make changes in 'Right to Be Forgotten' for EU searchesInternet giant Google has confirmed that it would remove some search results from all of its sites starting next week within the European Union.
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How Internet detectives, and others, find out where you liveAn explosion of people checking into social networks is being exploited by mobile application makers and private detectives, who say they can use...
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Why Sibal's mobile phone tracking dream won't workKapil Sibal’s intention to log every Indian’s location via their mobile phone means he’ll be able to do much more than just tell you where you were last night. But his plans have a hole big enough to drive a tank through.
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Why Sibal's mobile phone tracking dream won't workKapil Sibal's intention to log every Indian's location via their mobile phone means he'll be able to do much more than just tell you where you were last night. But his plans have a hole big enough to drive a tank through.
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Terry Myerson, Microsoft’s Executive Vice President of Operating Systems (OS),shared goal of Microsoft at build 2015 event. He said that the goal of Microsoft is to see Windows 10 on one billion devices within two to three years of Windows 10’s availability – the first platform version, in any ecosystem, to be available on one billion devices. Myerson also announced 4 new SDKs to getting more apps on windows 10 platform, namely Web apps, .NET and Win32 apps, Android (Java/C++) apps and iOS objective C apps.and this is way to get more applications on the Windows store in short these SDKs will be able to provide tool which easily port apps from Android as well as iOS platform to Windows platform.This idea of porting apps from other platform is simple but execution is little complex but King has already used the Objective C SDK to bring Candy Crush Saga to Windows Phone.
Really this is good news for developers because now they don’t need to develop separate apps for Windows 10.by using this new move from Microsoft developers now can port apps from Android and from iOS to Windows 10.Developers have choice to do either simple port of the apps from Android/iOS or can add features provided by Windows platform by doing deeper work.
Myerson also announced that Adobe will bring their Photoshop Elements and Premier Elements apps to the Windows Store, leveraging the new SDK for Win32 applications. He also aiming that more of the current 16 million Win32 applications growing their distribution through the Windows Store.


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Under the parent company, Espresso Supply, Bonavita and ekobrew have joined forces to innovate and continue to create "new products to create ease and affordability in the kitchen."
"ADORABLE", says Rachael Ray
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Electric, stovetop or travel? Nowadays it seems like everyone is making their version of a kettle, but which should you choose?
You love a good, nay, great cup of coffee, but what is the best equipment for you?
Men's Health helps break the code of what to brew with and why with one simple infographic.
*Spoiler*: A Bonavita brewer makes the list!
By hand or Automatic: Brew with Bonavita's new Glass Collection!
Bonavita is excited to announce the arrival of the BV1500TS. Same great brew in a smaller 5-cup batch!
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Every year, Men's Journal experts test thousands of new products...and the results are in. The BV 1900TS is named "The Barista-Worthy Coffeemaker"
CNET reviews the Bonavita next generation brewer, the BV1900TS, and awards it the Editor's Choice!
The Specialy Coffee Association of America has bestowed it's honor of "Home Certified Brewer" to the new BV1900TS, the next generation of Bonavita brewer. See what the experts say.
Laura Sommers, President of Espresso Supply, Inc., the exclusive worldwide distributor of the Bonavita Brand, talks to Rachel Lerman of the PSBJ on how coffee has grown over the past 21 years.
Bonavita 8-cup coffee brewer awarded Consumer Digest's "Best Buy".
A review of the 10 top brewers according to Business Insider. Bonavita came in #1 and #2!
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PUBG Mobile, the famous battle royale game, may be returning to India soon, but under a new name. According to teasers released by the game’s developers, it could be named Battlegrounds Mobile India, a version of the game that is only available in India.
The name of PUBG Mobile India on Facebook and YouTube has already been changed to Battlegrounds Mobile India, indicating that the name change is more likely.
A brief teaser was posted on the company’s YouTube channel, but it has since been made private. Before the video was made private, a Twitter user was able to capture screenshots of it. PUBG Mobile was banned in September of last year because the game’s licence was owned by Tencent, a Chinese firm. The ban was caused by increasing tensions between China and India.


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SECONDARY LINES SPARKLE
Byline: Samantha Conti
MILAN — Italian fashion’s bustling youth movement is translating into a gold rush for designers.
Born as less-expensive options to designers’ signature collections, these so-called “young lines” have, over the years, developed their own personalities and clientele. Most importantly, they have become cash generators for many fashion houses, representing up to 35 percent of a company’s overall sales.
“These lines saw a boom in growth in the Nineties, a boom that will continue into the future,” said Armando Branchini, vice president of InterCorporate, a consulting firm here. “They will grow because they have a style and brand name that’s recognizable, they’re affordable and, in general, they are more wearable than designers’ first lines.”
Aeffe, the designer clothing manufacturer owned by Alberta Ferretti and her brother, Massimo, is a case in point. Sixty percent of Aeffe’s volume comes from the young lines it produces and distributes: Philosophy di Alberta Ferretti, Cheap and Chic and Future Ozbek. The remaining 40 percent comes from the signature collections it manufactures for Alberta Ferretti, Moschino, Rifat Ozbek, Jean Paul Gaultier and Narciso Rodriguez.
Aeffe, based in the Adriatic coastal town of San Giovanni in Marignano, works closely with its designers and provides each with separate workrooms, business offices and staff.
“Sales of second lines have doubled in the past two years, and we expect them to grow a further 20 percent for the spring 1998 season,” said Massimo Ferretti, chairman of Aeffe. He stressed that Aeffe’s young lines have a separate identity from designers’ ready-to-wear collections, but still bear the unmistakable imprint of the designer.
“We have made a big effort to develop collections that are easily identifiable as being from a certain designer. To sell, second lines have to possess the essence and style of the first lines,” he said.
Another young line that’s growing rapidly is D&G, which was launched for fall 1994. According to a company spokes-man, sales of D&G and Dolce & Gabbana Jeans make up 30 to 35 percent of the company’s volume and are growing at a rate of 10 to 15 percent annually.
“We’ve changed along with the market, and that’s been the secret to the success of D&G,” said Domenico Dolce. “Over the years, the line has definitely matured. In the past, D&G’s image was more edgy. Today, it’s still strong, but more sophisticated.”
D&G is made by Ittierre, the manufacturer that specializes in developing young lines for top designers. It makes and distributes D&G, Dolce & Gabbana Jeans, Versus, Versace Jeans Couture and Gianfranco Ferre Jeans, among other lines. Ittierre was founded in 1986 as a company that would “offer what the new, more savvy customer was looking for: quality designer clothing with a sensible price/quality ratio,” the company’s managing director, Giancarlo Di Risio, told WWD. Like Aeffe, Ittierre works closely with designers, giving each an autonomous two-story office complex — complete with its own business and design staff — at its headquarters in Isernia, in central Italy. Ittierre has plans to go public by the end of this year and use the money to finance Ittierre megastores around the world. The money will also go to build separate boutiques for the Versace and Dolce & Gabbana lines Ittierre produces.
There are already 60 Versus, 10 Versace Jeans Couture and 40 D&G shops around the world, both directly owned and franchised. By the year 2000, Ittierre plans to open 200 more Versus and Versace Jeans Couture stores and 30 more D&G stores.
One of the oldest and most established young lines is Emporio Armani, which made its debut in 1981 and is sold in 133 name brand stores around the world. Today, Emporio Armani sales make up about 12 percent of the company’s volume.
“Above all, Emporio is a store,” Giorgio Armani said. “It offers a whole range of models from basics to eveningwear; a complete selection of accessories, including watches, underwear and swimwear.
The Emporio client, he added, is different from the customer for his signature line.
“The Emporio customer is normally younger and more interested in the latest trends. Emporio suggests a style of dressing that is free but not disheveled, fashionable but not exhibitionist or aggressive — these concepts are alien to my character — with a soft touch of glamour and subtlety,” he said.
Both Alberta Ferretti and Miuccia Prada have described their young lines as “dream collections,” because they are free to be spontaneous, offbeat and experimental without having to worry about scaring off traditional customers. Ferretti has called her Philosophy line, unveiled in March 1994, “a precious sketchbook where I let my imagination run wild. Because the prices are well below those of my top line, I feel much more free in designing. The customer already knows the pieces are trendy, that they don’t have staying power, so she doesn’t need to make a major investment.”
That doesn’t mean the lines aren’t serious business. Take Miu Miu, Prada’s young line, which has blossomed into a moneymaker since its debut in 1992.
“It started as a joke, but it’s not that way anymore,” said Prada. “It requires much more commitment and attention than in the past. Today, a 50-year-old woman’s concept of avant-garde is everyday dress for a young woman. I have to bring the line forward, yet preserve its mood.”
Armani says the future is bright for young lines, mostly because people are living longer and thinking younger.
“People are searching for a better quality of life and want to feel younger by wearing younger clothes,” he said.


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The Sony A1 is the company's flagship camera with a price tag to match, so you would hope that its performance would be flawless. But photographer Jamieson Dean is not happy with the IBIS and demonstrates his findings in a YouTube video below.
• Update: Sony A1 Firmware Update Version 1.10 seems to have fixed this issue without actually identifying it specifically.
The crux of the issue is that the camera's in-body stabilization can take many seconds to engage, particularly if the camera is lowered or not left in video mode. This is obviously crucial for wedding, event and sports photographers who will often have to react quickly to events.
The difference between the stabilized and unstabilized footage is painful to see, and a reminder of just how much we have come to rely on image stabilization, a 'quiet revolution' in camera design that's just as important as the huge gains in high ISO performance in today's cameras.
We observed the Sony A1's patchy stabilization in our own Sony A1 review, but did not immediately make the connection between the degree of shake and how long the camera had been running. Following Jamieson Dean's video, however, we've put together some unedited clips of our own that show the video steadying up considerably after a few seconds (or not at all in the first clip).
We would hope and assume this is the kind of glitch that can be fixed with a firmware update and does not necessarily indicate a longer term problem with the Sony A1.
We have contacted Sony to see if it is aware of this issue and whether it has an official response, and we will update this story when we have more information.


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Much-loved charity shop set to reopen
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Volunteers at a charity shop which raises vital cash for the Pear Tree Fund have issued a rallying cry for support from the public when it reopens on Saturday (July 11) following the coronavirus pandemic.
Dee’s Den, in Steeple End, Halesworth, is gearing up to welcome shoppers keen to bag a bargain – all while maintaining a safe social distance.
As well as rearranging the inside of the shop so that people can remain one to two metres apart at all times, the team which runs Dee’s Den on behalf of the Pear Tree Fund – formerly known as Halesworth Community Nursing Care Fund – have also introduced additional measures to keep everyone safe.
This includes PPE for staff, as well as quarantining any new donations for 72 hours to ensure they are COVID-free.
The shop will initially open with limited hours, from 10am to 1pm, and will only accept donations at the newly-acquired end of the building on Monday and Thursday mornings.
Anyone who would like to bring in a donation should make sure any clothes are freshly washed and put into a tied bag before they are brought in. Bric-a-brac and books should be clean and in a good condition, and must be delivered in closed containers.
The shop is unfortunately unable to accept toys at the moment, and can no longer accept electrical items.
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Pear Tree Fund trustee Nikki Sawkins, who manages the volunteers who run the shop, said: “The past few months have been very difficult for our charity, as we have had to cancel all of the fundraising events we had planned over the summer.
“At the same time, demand for the support we offer has increased as people have turned to us for counselling, dementia support and benefits advice while the lockdown has been in place.
“We are asking local people to help us by popping into Dee’s Den when we reopen on Saturday, browsing our shop at a safe distance.”
Money raised at the shop will go towards the running costs of the Pear Tree Centre, which opened earlier this year to bring vital information and support closer to home for people with life-limiting illnesses and their families.
The £880,000 Pear Tree Centre, which is next to Cutlers Hill Surgery in Halesworth, also closed temporarily but it plans to reopen in early August.


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As Yahoo works to reposition itself as a more consumer facing company, it is looking to some of the businesses it has acquired over the years and how they fit.
Yahoo acquired the open-source e-mail company back in September of 2007 for $350 million. The goal was to use Zimbra's technology as a foothold into the white-label e-mail business and to improve Yahoo Mail. Over the last two years, the integration that the Zimbra acquisition promised never really materialized, and while Yahoo Mail has improved, its hard to know what specific features were a result of Zimbra, as the two products were kept separate.
AllThingsD says that Comcast and Google are amongst the companies being courted to purchase Zimbra, although the sale price will likely be far less than the $350 million Yahoo paid.
What do you think about the restructuring and rebranding going on with Yahoo? Will it be enough to make the media company a contender again?
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Janaye Ingram had a visceral reaction  after seeing a recent TV ad  for a big chain store that sells electronics. The ad features a parade of men who have created new technologies or tech businesses.
"Anyone notice a trend? Anyone notice something missing?" she asks. Not one woman. Not one person of color. That prompts another question: "Aren’t there any females or blacks who are technology inventors or is it just that they and their products aren’t well known or widely consumed?"
To be sure, the tech fields have been dominated by white men. Women and people of color are woefully scarce in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). As the demand for STEM talent grows, it's getting harder to ignore this major imbalance. For the first time last year, more than half  of all babies born in the U.S. were born to parents of color. We can hardly rest easy when such a huge share of our population is shut out of careers that will drive the nation's growth and prosperity.
So what to do? For starters, let's acknowledge those women and people of color who are in the vanguard of technological change. Ingram writes that "Our students need to know names like Marc Hannah, Dr. Mae Jemison, Tiffani Bell and Amos Winbush," all African Americans who are part of the science and technology revolution. Role models like them can inspire more women and students of color to follow their lead.
Let's hope we'll soon see a new set of ads that celebrate a more diverse set of pioneers.


text: Fans of the fitness clothing company RYU may have seen the brand’s big sale they had recently. The promotion covered all of their older products, however if you didn’t manage to take advantage of the offer your time has passed. RYU’s website has been switched to teaser mode where you are now greeted by one page featuring a brand new logo, social media links and the lines “a new universe” and “new apparel + flagship store”. Believe it or not the teasing doesn’t end at just RYU’s site. Every image on the brand’s Facebook, Instagram and Twitter has been removed, and replaced with the same kind of teaser they have online at ryu.com. While we don’t have any kind of look at what RYU have coming, based on what they’ve done it is going to be something big. With an all new logo and a line promising “a new universe”, designs, styles and looks definitely sound like they’ll be changing.


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TechHive Raspberry Pi's $25 camera add-on inches closer, may come next month TechHive Last November, we got a sneak peak at the $25 camera add-on for the Raspberry Pi . Now, the team behind the camera has a few more details about the attachment that may be coming in a month. According to official comments following the news, the add-on ..
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The new Hajmola Yoodley will be available in six different variants – Awaara Aam Panna, Nimboora Shikanji, Go Goa Guava, Jhakaas Jaljeera, Golmaal Golgappa & Kabhi Kala Kabhi Khatta.
The ready-to-drink beverage will be available in a 250ml pack, priced at Rs 30. Hajmola Yoodley comes in very colorful and stimulating packaging, the company claimed.
Hajmola is currently used to name the company’s digestive tablets.
“From its birth as a digestive tablet in the 1970s, brand Hajmola was later extended to the candy market,” said Dabur India Ltd Marketing Head-Foods Mr. Sanjay Singal
“The previous year saw the brand strengthening its presence in the Confectionery space with the launch of Hajmola Chuzkara. Hajmola Yoodley is the latest example of Dabur’s continued focus on innovation to drive strong growth. The product, with its amazing taste & bold communication, would stand out in the ready-to-drink beverage category.”
Hajmola Yoodley comes with the same unique chatpata (Khatta Meetha) taste experience of Hajmola.
A new 360-degree campaign, encompassing print, outdoor and digital, would soon be launched to communicate the new introduction. Dabur will undertake both above-the-line and below-the-line activities to promote the new brand. There would be a host of activities ranging from promotions in colleges and offices to aggressive in-market merchandising.


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Banks and health providers are the most trusted by consumers when it comes to handling personal data, but on the flipside, social media and gaming companies are considered the least trustworthy, according to a new report on privacy from KPMG.
There’s a lack of trust in social media companies
The survey of nearly 7000 consumers in 24 countries, comprising of 500 UK respondents, also indicated that they felt that social media companies and retailers ask for too much unnecessary personal information. But the study showed that in the UK, it’s not about the amount of personal information required by companies that’s the issue, but which companies that ask for it, as people are generally accepting of the amount of personal information asked for by health providers, education & training organisations and law enforcement bodies.
Stronger cyber security systems
“Businesses need to do more to ensure customers trust them with their personal data.” Said Mark Thompson, Global Privacy Lead at KPMG. “Our survey has found that the most effective things an organisation can do to assure people that they can be trusted with their data is to demonstrate strong cyber security systems are in place (32%), be clear on what they intend to do with personal information (27%) and give assurance it won’t be shared with third parties without consent (24%).”
Concerns over how data is handled…
The report went on to find that nearly three out of five people in the UK are seriously concerned about the way companies handle and use their personal information, and over a third feel they have no control over it at all.
An overwhelming 80% of the respondents highlighted that control of their privacy is data. The key worries were around hackers and companies selling to a third party.
“An executive would be at risk of being fired if half their customer base disappeared after they made a crucial business decision,” said Thompson. “Failure to embed privacy into the DNA of their business strategy could ultimately lead to the extinction of a business given how closely consumers and regulators alike are paying attention to how organisations collect, store and use personal data.”
‘Creepy’ versus ‘cool’
When it comes to the attitudes on the usages of personal data, consumers across the UK often draw the line in dramatically different places.
Consumer found the following things ‘creepy’:
- 67% said that apps that accessing personal data is creepy
- 85% of respondents found personalised billboards based on your previous purchase behaviour creepy
- 77% found personalised adverts based on your personal emails creepy
But were happy to share their personal data in some cases:
- 66% of respondents were fine with their energy provider monitoring usage of smart meters.
- 78% were happy with tracking devices in cars for use by emergency services
“For companies seeking to use personal data to personalise their marketing and services to the individual, build brand loyalty and develop better products, it is important they understand that although opinions on privacy vary, it is clear that, more than anything, consumers value privacy over convenience,” concluded Thompson.
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Nobody in the acrylic acid market could disagree that 2019 was a hugely challenging year which saw prices plummeting, and margins squeezed within a highly competitive atmosphere. The weakness of the European economy was only one side of the story, affecting most downstream markets, particularly the automotive sector. The added complication has been the addition of new acrylic acid and superabsorbent (SAP) capacity in Europe in the form of Nippon Shokubai’s Antwerp acrylic acid and SAP capacity expansion, creating a structural change in the market.
The startup of Nippon Shokubai’s new acrylic acid plant in Antwerp in 2018 (100ktpa acrylic acid and 100ktpa SAP) was the trigger for a battle for market share in Europe as supply rose rapidly whilst the downstream markets failed to keep pace, and indeed demand in most sectors slipped back. Both the SAP and the acrylates markets have lost momentum with demand faltering in response to the slowdown in the world economy, and margins dwindling.
Whilst there will likely be some improvement on acrylates margins this year, even if it is modest, the main concern is the acrylic acid market. There is no sign at the moment that there will be any changes to market sentiment and the slow erosion of margins unless some drastic action is taken by one or more producers to cut production partially or fully.
It is possible that one of the major producers may look to cut production, or that a smaller producer could decide to step out of the market. In 2016, Dow took action in the US, closing 20% of its local acrylic acid and acrylates capacity. This helped to stabilize the American market and improve margins.
Over the past year, acrylic acid spot prices in Europe have fallen from €1200-1220/ton in January 2019 to €890-930/ton in January 2020. Freely negotiated contract prices have also fallen by more than the propylene pass-through. Acrylic acid producers are subsisting with dwindling margins, but prices keep softening to an unsustainable level.
SAP demand in Europe is growing by just 1-2%, and globally, SAP growth rates are much lower than they were just a few years ago. In China SAP was a booming market growing at around 14- 15% in 2016, whilst in 2019 growth was just 6-7%. There is no sign of an improvement in the short term, and 2020 looks like being another difficult year for the acrylic acid industry.
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Lidl broke advertising rules by overstating a price advantage over Morrisons, the Advertising Standards Authority has ruled.
A Lidl national press ad on 17 January this year showed four branded products, including Cathedral City cheddar, and gave the discounter’s total price as £9.77 compared with Morrisons’ £11.50.
Morrisons complained to the ASA that at the time Cathedral City had been on promotion in its stores at £2.50 instead of £3.50, and the total price difference was £1 less than claimed.
Lidl admitted knowing about the promotion but claimed qualifying text including ‘Prices crunched all year round’ and ‘Excludes promotional pricing’ made clear to consumers that the ad referred to usual prices.
But the ASA ruled consumers would take it as comparing prices available at the time and noted Morrisons’ promotion had been in place on 16 January, when the ad claimed prices had been checked, as well as the following day, when it appeared.
The qualifying text was insufficient because ‘in the absence of further, more prominent, clarifying information’ consumers were likely to think ‘none of the featured items were currently subject to a promotional price, at either Lidl or Morrisons’, according to the ruling published today.
‘Because we considered that consumers would understand from the ad that the price difference on 16 and 17 January 2019 between the four products at Lidl and at Morrisons was £1.73, when it was in fact 73p, we concluded that the ad was likely to mislead,’ it said.
The breach of code means the ad must not appear again in the same form. ‘We told Lidl UK GmbH t/a Lidl to ensure the basis of their price comparisons were clear and their ads reflected the prices available to consumers,’ the ASA added.


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Nano 'beads on a string' could advance battery technology
Tiny beads of silicon, about ten thousand times thinner than a piece of paper, could someday make electric vehicles travel farther on a single charge or extend the life of your laptop's battery, say scientists at the University of Maryland.
Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries – the kind in your phone, camera, and some hybrid cars—use graphite as an electrode in the battery. Silicon can store up to ten times more lithium ions than graphite, but until now, silicon structures tended to crack or break when they were used over and over. Now chemists and materials scientists at the University of Maryland have designed a tiny silicon structure for batteries that can last through more charging cycles than previous designs did.
The scientists grew tiny beads of silicon on a carbon nanotube, then used a powerful microscope to watch the electrode charge and discharge.
To make the beads, YuHuang Wang, an assistant professor in the department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and his colleagues attached part of a molecule sometimes found in food flavorings along carbon tubes less than fifty nanometers wide. Then they flooded the space with a gas containing silicon. The organic molecule caused beads of silicon to grow on the tube.
Then they charged the silicon with lithium ions.
The researchers think the structure is more resilient because unlike flat silicon coatings, silicon beads grow like flexible balloons. The organic molecule that initially attracted the silicon to the tube made the silicon bond to the tube more strongly, preventing the silicon from breaking apart, the researchers found.
As the beads were charged by the lithium, they grew and shrank without cracking or ripping.
The beads expand outward from the nanotube, but not toward each other, so they can be placed close together along the nanotube.
The research was published this month in the journal ACS Nano.


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There are currently 22 BGR restaurants operating nationwide, with more than half of those in the D.C. and Baltimore areas. Nearby locations include Sterling and Tysons. Another, in the Mosaic District in Merrifield, is listed on the chain’s website as coming soon.
Cooper’s Hawk Winery and Restaurant was previously announced as the anchor of RTC West, which is expected to open later this year. Nando’s Peri-Peri and Mezeh Mediterranean Grill are also signed on to be tenants.
The Reston BGR location will be operated by Sci-Reston LLC as part of a franchise agreement that includes the opening up to three additional locations down the line.
“We are thrilled to have Sci-Reston LLC as our franchise partner,” said Ed Kelley, BGR president of franchising, in a press release. “[We] look forward to opening in such a dynamic lifestyle center in the Washington, D.C. market.”


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January 03, 2023
From sales and marketing pros to a development chef, co-founder of a booze-free beverage company and more, Canadian Grocer’s 2022 Generation Next award winners are an ambitious, passionate bunch.
Find out more about this year’s cohort below.
As the co-founder of non-alcoholic craft beer brand Libra, Deborah Coleman loves changing people’s perceptions about non-alcoholic beverages.
“Until the last few years, there haven't been many choices for Canadians,” she says. “At Libra, we’ve created a lineup of great tasting non-alcoholic beverages so people can fully participate in social occasions – without the alcohol.”
Launched at the end of 2020, Libra recently crossed $1 million in sales over a 12-month period. The brand is now available in more than 1,000 stores including 60-plus Sobeys banners in Atlantic Canada.
Her marketing tactics are a big part of the brand’s success. This summer, Coleman secured Libra as the first non-alcoholic beer sponsor of the RBC Bluesfest in Ottawa. The attention this generated led to all three Costco stores in Ottawa to carry it for “Dry January.” Libra will also be launching at Costco stores across Atlantic Canada in 2023.
Coleman was previously part of Skinfix, another challenger brand based in her native East Coast. “There are a lot of growing CPG companies here,” she says, “and the fact they’re holding up against national brands is so exciting.”
Read the full article here.
Source: Canadian Grocer, by David Brown, Chris Daniels, Danny Kucharsky and Rosalind Stefanac
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Etihad Airways is the first airline in the region to operate a single-use plastic free flight.
In a bid to raise awareness of the effects of plastic pollution, single-use plastic free flight EY484 took off from Abu Dhabi and landed at Brisbane Airport on Earth Day, 22 April 2019.
The milestone flight was part of Etihad’s ongoing commitment to the environment, to go beyond Earth Day celebrations, and pledge to reduce single-use plastic usage by 80 per cent not just in-flight, but across the entire organisation by the end of 2022.
What’s the challenge?
No other human activity pushes individual emission levels as fast and as high as air travel. Alongside that stark fact, airlines have been copping flak for years for their seemingly needless over-use of single-use plastics and non-existent recycling practices.
How many times have you cursed under your breath while you’re desperately trying to find the tiniest piece of tray real estate after having torn all the plastic wrapping off every single item on it?
And then thought, what happens to all that plastic anyway?
What’s the solution?
Etihad Airways recently revealed that it uses some 27 million single-use plastic coffee cup lids every year.
That admission was a kicker to take action and on 22 April, it became the first major airline to make a long haul flight with no single-use plastics on board.
To make this new initiative happen, Etihad identified over 95 single-use plastic products that are used across its aircraft cabins.
Once removed from the Earth Day flight, Etihad says they prevented over 50 kilograms of plastics from ending up in a landfill.
Guests on board the flight enjoyed replacement products including sustainable amenity kits, award-winning eco-thread blankets made out of recycled plastic bottles, tablet toothpaste and edible coffee cups while children were handed out eco-plush toys.
“There is a growing concern globally about the overuse of plastics, which can take thousands of years to decompose,” says Tony Douglas, the group’s chief executive, explained.
“We discovered we could remove 27 million single-use plastic lids from our in-flight service a year and, as a leading airline, it’s our responsibility to act on this, to challenge industry standards and work with suppliers who provide lower-impact alternatives.”Tony Douglas, Etihad Chief Executive
What will the positive impact be?
As a result of planning the Earth Day flight, Etihad has additionally committed to removing up to 20 per cent of the single-use plastic items on board by 1 June 2019.
By the end of this year, Etihad will have removed 100 tonnes of single-use plastics from its inflight service.
Find out more: www.etihad.com.au
How can you travel to change the world?
Congratulations! By reading this post and taking some of these insights on board, you’ve already made a difference.
Now you can easily create your impact by sharing your new-found knowledge with other friends who you think would also be interested.
Ultimately, responsible travel comes down to common sense – stay curious, keep yourself up-to-date with the challenges at hand and make yourself accountable for your actions on your travels.


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Corrie stars and Beverley Knight to turn on Preston Christmas Lights
Preston’s Christmas Lights will be turned on next month by a host of star names.
Soul singer Beverley Knight, Corrie stars Ryan Thomas (Jason) and Helen Flanagan (Rosie) and Sam Clark (Ringo from Neighbours) will be on the Flag Market to flick the switch.
The big event, which drew a crowd of over 8,000 last year, will take place on Saturday 19th November 2011.
Preston’s Business Improvement District (BID) – who organise the event – chairman Ken Williams said: “Once again we have pulled out all the stops to ensure that we give Preston city centre a huge event to welcome Christmas 2011.
“When I first arrived at St. George’s, the Switch On attracted some 2-3,000 people, last year the event brought more than 8,000 visitors to Preston. It’s a perfect example of partnership working between BID and city centre businesses clearly demonstrating that by working together we can achieve more.”
The lights switch on will take place in association with Real Radio and St George’s Shopping Centre.
It was reported earlier this month an £80,000 fund has been put towards lighting the city’s main shopping areas.
A special two-day festival Lancashire Market will also take place on the Flag Market for two days in December.
Last year’s switch on saw X Factor stars Treyc Cohen and Belle Amie perform.
What do you think about the line-up for the Christmas switch-on? Will you be attending? Let us know your comments below.
- 30th, October 2011
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What do you get when you mix the most popular sport in North America with the most popular up and coming currency in the world? We might not have a solidified answer just yet but Bitcoin has been making its introduction into the NFL and it is already starting to leave its mark. From players starting to cash in their salaries exclusively in Bitcoin, to online platforms where football fans bet on NFL games using this crypto and other uses, Bitcoin is starting to make its presence felt more and more in the world of professional football.
But in all reality, is there a clear future in the blooming relationship between the NFL and Bitcoin usage? Here we breakdown two ways in which the NFL and Bitcoin are flourishing together.
NFL Players Are Getting Behind The Bitcoin Hype
One of the principal ways in which Bitcoin has made it into the NFL which is also one of the ways in which said cryptocurrency will surely make the biggest immediate impact in the league and its day to day functioning is with players started to take up the idea of receiving their payments, be it salaries, endorsements or any other remuneration with Bitcoin instead of regular money. At first it was former Seahawks and Panthers OT Russell Okung who was the first player to play advocate for being paid his contract wages in Bitcoin, something that at first glance the league frowned upon and denied but ended up budging and accepting. While the reception to the idea has been lukewarm at best, that hasn’t stopped other players from wanting to go down that road.
One of the most renowned cases was when new Jacksonville Jaguars rookie QB and first pick in this year’s NFL Draft Trevor Lawrence decided to convert all of his signing bonus, a whopping $24.1 million to cryptocurrencies, with Bitcoin being the main crypto in his portfolio. This made him the first true all-star NFL player to endorse the idea of Bitcoin usage in the league as something to follow and pursue. The other superstar player who has made Bitcoin related waves is Giants RB Saquon Barkley who decided that he will be receiving all of the money from his endorsement deals in Bitcoin from now on. Barkley, who makes about $10 million in endorsement deals per year, will now be collecting all of this through his crypto based portfolio which he has with the crypto based app Strike.
All of this is opening the Bitcoin world more and more for NFL athletes and other personnel all looking to find the best way to invest and produce of their winnings to not have any economic struggles down the line.
Teams Are Allowing Fans To Use Bitcoin More and More
One of the main reasons that Bitcoin has become one of the most popular and sought after new forms of currency in the world is because of the commodities it offers its users when using them. Bitcoin is not a currency that needs to be used exclusively for certain activities. The idea behind Bitcoin just like with other cryptos is for it to reach a place in the world where it can be viewed as a regular day to day use currency, but with a higher upside than regular paper or plastic money. The NFL has seen into this trend and has started to allow its fans, who are some of the most loyal in the world of sports to start using Bitcoin and other cryptos in their day to day dealings with anything and every football related.
From buying tickets for games and events, to buying team memorabilia and even purchasing Bitcoin based fan tokens, which allow fans to engage in a more in depth and personal relationship with the team, allowing them to even have a say in some of the teams’ decisions and others, the NFL has seen the true value of allowing fans who use Bitcoin to use it within the pro football universe and it has paid off with great results.
Given the fact that Bitcoin has sort of become the currency of newer generations, those who are all about tech and living their lives through digital scopes and with the NFL always looking to be able to bring in younger fanbases to their side of the sports world, introducing the use of Bitcoin has become a perfect gateway to be able to enter and solidify their place with these new generations of football fans. As time goes by and with the facilities Bitcoin offers for usage, it shouldn’t be a surprise if it ends up becoming the most popular means of currency used by fans for NFL related purchases.


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Everywhere you look, someone near you is using a mobile phone, tablet, or laptop. Come to think of it, you’re probably using one of those devices right now too! This is the age of networking on the run, and it’s showing no signs of slowing down. Of particular interest is the rise in mobile device ownership.
Although a laptop is a device which has mobile capability, it’s not a mobile device per se. A mobile device is defined as a hand-held electronic device that can easily fit in a pocket. Thus, smart phones and PDA’s are mobile devices; laptops, Chromebooks, or tablets aren’t. Or so the majority says. Mostly. Usually.
Anyway, we’re about to zoom in on the surge in mobile popularity and how it impacts mobile marketers. After all, if the world is going mobile, as the article “The Future Is Bright For Mobile Marketing” says, then marketing professionals better have a handle on how to reach all of those people, right?
Everyone’s using a mobile device these days, including this idiot who’s texting and driving. Don’t be this guy…
The Numbers Are In
Mobile phone usage hit 4.08 billion users in 2012, then hit the 4.33 billion mark in 2013, and over 4.55 billion users in 2014. By 2017, the total mobile phone usage should hit 5.13 billion users.
What’s more, about 1.58 billion users accessed the Internet in 2012 via their mobile phones, which is 67% of Internet users. That number cranked up to 74% (1.91 billion users) in 2013, and 2014 had been forecasted to hit around 80%. Looking ahead to 2017, the expectation is that 2.9 billion users will use the Internet over their phones, which break down as 91% of total Internet users and 58% of mobile phone users.
That’s a pretty eye-opening set of statistics, don’t you think? It sort of makes one stop and think, especially when the natural question becomes …
What Does This Mean For Marketers?
The whole point of marketing is to get a company’s message out to current and prospective customers. In order to effectively do so, marketing professionals need to meet the people where are they are. Based upon the above numbers, it’s abundantly clear that the people, the target audiences, are online and mobile. While this doesn’t mean that other media are to be ignored, at least it becomes clear where the top priority lies.
If mobile phones are the preferred way for most users to connect to the Internet, then marketing campaigns need to be mobile phone friendly, or at least have enough multi-platform flexibility to them so that they can be just as effective over mobile devices as they are on regular desktops/laptops. Downloadable applications that have even the remotest connection with marketing must be easily available and usable by people who have mobile devices.
Finally, the tone of marketing promotions needs to change as well, tapping into the whole mobile lifestyle. Campaigns need to embrace the real-time, immediate, on the go mindset, with promotions, themes, and incentives meant to appeal to the mobile user attitude.
One thing’s for sure: mobile marketing is going to be one hot career for quite some time. If you want to read more about the rise of mobile devices, check out “The Unstoppable Rise Of The Mobile Device”.


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Reopening of Bars Reason For Huge EABL Profits
The East African Breweries Plc (EABL) has doubled its half-year profit to Ksh.8.7 billion from Ksh.3.8 billion profit posted in the preceding half-year stage. The net revenues rose by 23.5 percent to Ksh.54.9 billion from Ksh.44.5 billion recorded previously.
The manufacturer attributed the surge in profitability to the recovering sales made after the COVID-19 restrictions were eased allowing bars to reopen. The company further attributes the higher turnover to continued innovation which was on the back of Ksh.6.2 billion in new capital expenditure (CAPEX) over the six months.
“During this pandemic, our strategic clarity enabled us to maintain focus on brand-building, active portfolio management, consumer-led innovation, and digital transformation, all executed through extraordinary efforts and resilience of our people,” said EABL Managing Director, Jane Karuku.
The giant firm kept its overall expenses unchanged at Ksh.13.6 billion to include selling and administrative expenses on the back of a 31.5 percent slash to other expenses. EABL’s cost of sales meanwhile grew behind the jump in sales turnover at 13.1 percent to Ksh.28.4 billion from Ksh.25.1 billion a year prior.
Further, EABL has reduced its net debt to Ksh.34.7 billion from Ksh.40.7 billion in a period that saw the firm issue a Ksh.11 billion medium-term note to refinance part of its existing debt portfolio. The board has recommended an interim dividend of Ksh.3.75 per share to be paid on or before April 27. This is for a total shareholder pay-out of Ksh.2.97 billion after the doubling of its basic earnings per share to Ksh.8.45 from Ksh.2.71 previously.


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GM Teases Fuel Cell Pickup Truck for Military
General Motors Co. is developing a rugged, fuel cell-powered version of its Chevrolet Silverado fullsize pickup truck for military applications.
The company’s new military unit, which was created last year, released a short video this week that features a rendering of the Silverado ZH2 concept model. GM Defense also displayed the concept’s chassis last month at a U.S. Army conference.
The truck is powered by a next-generation fuel cell and advanced lithium ion battery that provides a 400-mile driving range. Other features include a "race-proven multimatic” suspension to help traverse rugged off-road conditions.
The concept’s base design appears to mimic that of GM's next-generation heavy-duty pickups, which are due to bow next year.
GM has developed several other military-related concept vehicles in recent years. This includes the fuel cell-powered Chevy Colorado ZH2 pickup, which the U.S. Army has been testing for about 18 months.
While it seems that fuel efficiency as related to the U.S. federal government is all about light duty vehicles, that’s far from being the case.
Toyota Motor Corp. unveiled an updated version of its Project Portal fuel cell-powered heavy-duty truck with reduced weight and increased driving range.
ENGIE, a French electric utility company specializing in alternative energy, has taken delivery of 50 Renault Kangoo ZE electric vans outfitted with fuel cell range extenders.


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Consumer spending is cooling, with one senior economist linking the slowdown to rising interest rates.
Electronic spending though the Paymark network, which processes about three-quarters of all transactions, was nearly 7 percent higer March compared with the same period a year ago.
But a senior economist at ANZ Bank Mark Smith said the pace of growth had slowed in most regions, except Canterbury.
Despite consumer confidence near all-time highs, Mr Smith said the prospect of higher interest rates may be dampening household spending plans.
The Reserve Bank is expected to raise the official cash rate from 2.75 percent to 3 percent later this month, with the cost of borrowing to stand at 3.5 percent by the end of the year.


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Detroit Lions news takes a look at the latest Color Rush uniform rumor that says the uniforms will be silver. That and more news from around the web.
Rumors of what the Detroit Lions will be wearing for their Color Rush alternate uniforms for this season have been swirling for months. Eric Ebron gave fans a little tease without giving away much in the way of details and other supposed “leaks” have not turned out to be factual.
Now there is a fresh batch of rumors and while they come with the same words of caution as any other, they look plausible.
Reddit user “notnike” has recently taken to all the team subreddits with details about each team’s Color Rush uniforms and dropped the following info for the Lions:
"Primary Color: SilverStyle: RetroLogo: unchanged"
I’m hoping this turns out to be true as I’ve been a fan of the Seattle Seahawks’ all-gray alternate, thought it will be interesting to see if Nike plays up the Lions’ silver as overly shiny or goes with a more muted look. Mark me down on the side of the more muted silver, though “muted” and Nike rarely belong in the same sentence.
The fact the style is marked as retro says to me that the focus will be on the color more than the design. Something more simple pays homage to the Lions’ occasional tradition of wearing throwbacks on Thanksgiving Day.
Beyond the uni details, “notnike” says that the NFL will use Thursday’s regular season kickoff between the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos to tease the 2016 Color Rush uniforms with a full unveil coming next Tuesday. That makes a lot of sense given the NFL’s penchant for milking every possible publicity opportunity.
True or false, we can be certain that something official is just around the corner given that Rod Wood has mentioned a league-wide unveil and that the first Color Rush game is a week from Thursday.
More Detroit Lions news from around FanSided
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Jacob Camenker | NFL Spin Zone
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Jeff Risdon | SideLion Report
More Detroit Lions news from around the rest of the web
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Justin Rogers | Detroit News
Would you be in favor of the Lions wearing silver as their Color Rush uniform? Disappointed not to have the black return? Were you hoping for something out of left field like red?


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T-Mobile has penned a definitive agreement to acquire Ka’ena Corporation plus its subsidiaries and brands, including the MVNO Mint Mobile, in a deal that will cost the US operator no more than $1.35 billion.
The acquisition also includes Ultra Mobile, a wireless service offering international calling options to communities across the country, and wholesaler Plum.
T-Mobile confirmed it will pay 39 percent of the purchase price via cash, with the remaining 61 percent through stock.
It follows reports from last year that Mint Mobile was up for sale, while also being on the market in 2021 for between $600 million to $800 million.
The company noted that the final price it pays for Ka’ena is dependent on how Ka'ena performs during certain periods before and after the closing, while the transaction is expected to close later this year, said T-Mobile.
Ka'ena's collective three brands, Mint Mobile, Ultra Mobile, and Plum are estimated to have between two to three million subscribers.
Arguably the biggest asset of the acquisition is MVNO Mint Mobile, which runs off of T-Mobile's mobile network. Founded in 2016, the MVNO was actually launched by Ultra Mobile.
Ultra Mobile, itself founded in 2011, also uses the operator's 5G network, with mobile virtual network aggregator (MVNA) Plum striking a wholesale agreement with T-Mobile last year.
Mint founders David Glickman and Rizwan Kassim will join T-Mobile to manage the brands, with the MVNO to run as a separate business unit.
Hollywood actor and part-owner Ryan Reynolds, will continue to promote the brand. The New York Post previously reported in 2021 that Reynold's stake in the company is between 20 to 25 percent.
The deal will see T-Mobile bring on Mint Mobile's subscribers and covers MVNO’s sales, marketing, digital, and service assets.
According to T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert, Mint Mobile's success as a direct-to-consumer business has been a key draw for the acquisition.


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A Subway sandwich takeaway in Hull has been told to make major food hygiene improvements.
The outlet at St Stephen’s shopping centre was handed a paltry one out of five when inspectors visited on May 13. While the hygienic handling of food and cleanliness of the premises were ‘generally satisfactory’, food safety management fell well short of acceptable standards.
While the vast majority of national food chains have a very good food hygiene record, Subway has had a sketchy history in Hull. Three years ago the outlet in Princes Avenue was handed a zero – meaning urgent improvement was necessary. It has since been given a five-star rating, along with almost all other Subway outlets in the city.
The St Stephen’s store itself was handed a zero in 2018. However, the outlet bounced back and, prior to the latest inspection, had a top score of five out of five.
This time around, Hull City Council says the biggest concern was the poor temperature control of the food stored, which prompted the low score. Sam Bacon, Food and Health and Safety Manager at Hull City Council, said: “This unannounced routine inspection resulted in the rating being changed to a one under the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme.
"This premises had previously been scored five, but has also received scores of zero and one following some of our inspections before that. The biggest brands have robust food safety management systems and thorough staff training mechanisms which pave the way for safe production of food. These systems are provided to individual outlets and ensure the franchisee operates safely and consistently.
“Unfortunately, in this case, they were not in place. If they were, staff would have known that food was being stored out of temperature control and then been able to rectify the situation accordingly.
“It is disappointing to see a food business in Hull go from a score of five to a score of one, but cases like this reinforce the value of the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme and the availability of the scores online. Many of our businesses local to Hull manage to maintain their high standards over sustained periods of time and as a result maintain their score of five.”
Hull Live approached Subway for a comment but the chain has not responded to our request.
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Walking the runway to success till just a few months ago, the Indian fashion industry is now reevaluating its future with insiders saying the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown have set the clock back at least a decade. As the lockdown continues and incomes shrivel, elaborate trousseaus, designer gowns and bespoke suits running into several lakhs of rupees have plunged in the list of priorities of the industry’s trend-conscious clients.
According to a PTI report: It is difficult to predict consumer behaviour even after the restrictions are lifted but many designers believe the focus will be on simpler aesthetics and on maintaining the artisans and craftspersons who are the backbone of their business.
“The fashion industry has never been affected in such a definitive way around the world. We’ve had times when there has been a recession in different countries at different times but the whole world shutting down together is unprecedented,” veteran couturier Ritu Kumar told PTI.
While it’s too early to visualise what the future holds, she believes the pandemic will “set back the clock by one or two decades in the way we think about clothing and fashion”. “It’ll put a crunch on turnovers and cash across the fashion industry. It’s difficult to predict what will happen after the lockdown is lifted… will customers immediately buy because they’ve been deprived of shopping for so long, or will customer behaviour change since the scare of the virus will prevail for some time,” she further told PTI.
She said luxury goods are likely to be the last to really get back into the flow of things. “As for the heavy craftsmanship, two things may happen – one is that maybe people will start appreciating the craftsman’s work and try and buy more of handloom and handcrafted designs, which are more classical and not fast fashion…
“On the other hand, the bridal market in itself will always be there, but I think it is going to scale down to a large extent… the craftsmanship will still be there but at a smaller level,” she further told PTI.
Fashion designers said they are utilising lockdown days to plan the way forward for secure business continuity in the second half of 2020 while taking care of the well-being of their employees and artisans, who have been without work with production and export shutdowns. While there are no separate figures for the fashion industry, the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) estimates that the textile and clothing industry in India employs over 105 million people and also earn around US$ 40 billion forex, apart from substantial revenue under GST and other taxes.
Rahul Mehta, President of the Clothing Manufacturers Association of India (CMAI), added that India’s apparel market is estimated to be around Rs 6.5 lakh crore. This includes all sectors starting from high-end fashion labels to moderately priced ready-to-wear brands.
Designers are facing a double whammy and looking at huge monetary losses, said Sunil Sethi, chairperson of the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI).
“They have to bear losses like most other industries and also need to take care of the mental, physical and financial well-being of the people involved in the process of converting their designs into a garment.
“The business has gone down to a great extent. For those in the export business, even if they have an order, there is no shipping as factories are shut. If the goods are ready, then the airlines are shut. They can’t send it out. Their stores aren’t in operation. So what has happened is it (lockdown) has led to cancellation of a lot of orders and huge monetary losses,” he told PTI.
It really takes a village and hours of labour to create an eye-catching ensemble.
Designer Payal Khandwala said nothing is more important than the safety and security of the artisans, weavers, tailors and team members, the backbone of their brands.
“Our current preoccupation is how to retain all our employees, artisans and labour. To make sure they are supported economically in spite of retail grinding to a halt. This is stressful now but it will be unsustainable if it continues much longer, whether you are a big business or small.”
Going forward, it will be important for the fashion industry to reevaluate its pace, its purpose, the fashion calendar and trends.
“For us, the focus is, how do we best reach out to our audience in a time where people might still be nervous about travel? The key will be to reassure our clients that it is done in a safe and timely fashion, without compromising on the personalised experience of shopping,” she further told PTI.
Anavila Misra, best known for her handwoven linen saris, agreed.
It is also important to assure the work force that they are very much needed even after the lockdown, and follow a protocol for customer safety, she said.
“Tailors are calling us and asking if they can return to work. Though we have credited their salaries, they still have this uncertainty in their mind. We are assuring them that their jobs are not at risk,” Misra told PTI.
Designer duo Falguni Shane Peacock believes the only way to revive the industry is by keeping the customers as top priorities.
“Right from understanding their choices in the post-COVID times to taking absolute measures in ensuring their safety, the industry has to keep their best in mind. That said, it is also hoping for a better future and working tirelessly to achieve is something we should all strive for collectively,” the duo said in a mail to PTI.
For Shantanu & Nikhil, the call of action in a post-lockdown world would be a digital step-up, including both social media and transactional value based methodology.
“During these unprecedented times of crisis, we are focusing our energies to re-think as a start-up company with a fresh take on design,” Nikhil Mehra, the creative half of the team told PTI.
The couturier added that customisation will be more bespoke and private, with limited access, and all safety plus sanitisation measures will be followed during the interactions.
“Austerity and minimalism would be the key driving design tools… And foremost, post lockdown, we will be strictly implementing and observing all precautionary measures during our operations and consumer interactions at our stores,” he was quoted by PTI as saying.
Fashion weeks are also set to change, at least for the immediate future. Sethi predicts that future fashion weeks will become less fancy affairs. That is the only way to implement social distancing and designers will have to function in accordance with a B2B model, which involves trading between two business entities and not directly with the buyer. “We need to restrain fashion weeks but they still need to have quality and aesthetic sense. We will still spend money to see that the right design sense goes out. We go with maybe lesser budgets, and skip the unnecessary hoopla that goes along with fashion weeks. But the B2B business and business of having meaningful fashion weeks for a buyer will definitely continue,” he said.


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John Carmack has confirmed id will release the 64-bit executable for RAGE, although a specific time frame for the release was not provided. id also said news on the mod tools would be revealed soon as well. Better late than never, we reckon. Thanks, GameFront.
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Colorado’s pot industry has finally grown up, according to a new report commissioned by the state Marijuana Enforcement Division.
The MED hired the Marijuana Industry Group and the University of Colorado Leeds School of Business to compile a report on the state of the green market in 2019, analyzing data connected to marijuana sales, supply, consumers, pricing and other industry factors to measure how far the legal pot industry has come since 2014, when recreational sales began.
And according to the report, Colorado’s pot industry has come a long way.
“This year’s update shows the regulated marijuana market continues to meet resident and visitor demand, concentrates continue to gain market share in the legal marijuana marketplace, Colorado remains a competitive place for marijuana businesses and price stabilization suggests market maturity,” according to MED statement on the results.
But what does a mature market mean besides more hash and increased competition? We checked out the MED’s 2019 market report to find out, and came away with five highlights:
Weed is getting cheaper
Marijuana prices and supply are still seasonal and commodified, but at least those price peaks are lower than they used to be. [Read more at Westword]


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Edwin Plohr paid $3,000 for a new two-wheel-drive 250cc Panterra ATV two years ago. This is the only ATV the farmer from Raymore, Sask., has ever owned, so he doesn’t have personal experience with any of the well-known brands, but he’s been pleased with it so far.
Panterra ATVs are made in China and imported into Western Canada through Grandwest Enterprises in Saskatoon. Grandwest has a network of distributors, including Kelliher Motors, the Ford dealership in Kelliher, Sask. That’s where Plohr bought his.
“We were going to buy at Canadian Tire, however got basically the same unit at a local Ford dealer with better warranty and service,” Plohr says. “We’ve had it for two years and it has worked OK, mainly running around the yard.”
It has had some glitches. When he first got it, the front brakes would lock on. He had to bleed the brakes to get them to unlock. After doing this a couple times, the brake fluid ran dry and they never topped it up. “We still have the rear brakes,” he says. Also, when you put it in reverse “it wants to slip out.” Other than that, it has worked fine.
Len Kayter, owner of Kelliher Motors, says everyone who bought a Panterra ATV or motorcycle from his shop “has been happy with it.” Besides normal wear and tear service such as clutch cables and brake cables, he hasn’t had to do any major repairs.
CANADIAN TIRE QUADS
Canadian Tire is the exclusive Canadian distributor of Baja brand. The company is based in Tempe, Arizona, but imports its ATVs in crates from China. Canadian Tire carries three Baja ATV models: Wilderness Trail 90cc ($1,449.99), Wilderness Trail 250cc ($3,599.99), and the 4×4 Model 400 ($4,999.99). They come with a 90-day warranty and Canadian Tire doesn’t carry parts or offer service. Baja aims to have a warranty service provider within 15 miles of every Canadian Tire store, says Kat Robinson, customer service rep for Baja.
If you buy one of these ATVs at the Canadian Tire store in North Battleford, Sask., for example, Pro Ag Sales in North Battleford does the warranty work and other repairs. Trent Smith is a mechanic with Pro Ag.
“They seem like not too bad quality,” he says. But the assembly sometimes “seems like they’re just slapped together and shipped,” he says. Cables and hoses are sometimes wrapped where they shouldn’t be and bolted on parts are often loose, he says. He recommends giving your ATV a full inspection to check on the assembly before taking it for a drive.
I asked Smith whether he’d buy one. He would, but he’d take the 250cc model over the 400cc because it has “fewer problems,” he says. “If you know what you’re doing, it’s a decent buy.”
Smith also recommends you store the ATV inside. “They don’t weather well. And if the ignition key slot gets water in it, it shorts out,” he says.
Gerry Dousselaere, who farms near Roblin, Man., has a friend who bought the smaller Baja a couple of years ago and “it lasted a year,” he says.
“I did a little looking recently and I found a new 2008 brand name — a 400cc 4×4 — for $7,299. So for an extra $2,574.88, including tax, you could get a new brand name,” Dousselaere says. “In my mind, it’s a no brainer.”
If you do an Internet search for comments about Baja ATVs, it seems the biggest issue is the time it takes to get parts. It can be weeks. The company realized this and has taken efforts to improve. “This was a bigger problem when we first started. Now we’re getting the hang of inventory and ordering,” Robinson says.
Since May 2009, Baja is working with Gardner, a parts distribution company based in Columbus, Ohio. Gardner stocks and distributes parts for many major tool and appliance brands. Baja Motorsports was also recently acquired by Techtronic Industries Inc., a global company with brands Ryobi, Milwaukee, Dirt Devil and Hoover. “TTI is committed to the growth and success of the Baja brand and one of its first key initiatives was a large investment in after sales service and parts,” says Robinson.
At a recent Canadian Tire Dealer Convention in Toronto, Baja announced that beginning October 5, 2009, all Baja parts will be stocked and distributed in Canada by Power Source Canada, a division of Gardner Inc. “This will provide our Canadian consumers with shorter delivery times (one to four days) compared to seven to 14 days when shipping from the U. S. In addition, the cost of shipping will be significantly less,” Robinson says. To order parts from Power Source Canada, call 1-800-663-9700.
If you want more information about Baja’s product line, go to Canadian Tire, visit the website at www.bajamotorsportsonline.comor email Kat Robinson directly at [email protected]For Panterra, go to Grandwest’s Panterra website at www.panterramotors.caor visit the depot at 815 Circle Drive East in Saskatoon.
Jay Whetter is the editor of Grainews.


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You might be one of those folks patiently waiting for World of Warcraft to find its way to the 360, the PS3, or even (bwaaa haha haa) the Wii. Well, if the words of Blizzard's Ben Bassat are to be believed, you've got a long wait coming. Despite being a big fan of the next-gen consoles, and the XBox Live service in particular, Bassat says Blizzard has no plans to bring the insanely popular MMO to the world of the console. Which may be just as well, since Bassat thinks that consoles may be on the way to rendering themselves extinct:
Pffft. Everybody knows that in five years, the games will be beamed directly into your brain. Duhhh.
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On the heels of a successful cooking vertical, BuzzFeed has launched another social-centric brand, Nifty, for DIYers. Nifty launched with a Facebook page on March 10, and in three weeks, already has nearly 4 million likes. Its Facebook page describes it as “Money-saving hacks and DIYs for upgrading your home and life that will have you saying, ‘Why didn’t I think of that?’”
With Nifty, BuzzFeed seems to be trying to replicate the growth of its Facebook-only cooking channel Tasty, which has blown up thanks to its made-for-social videos. Since it launched in July, Tasty’s Facebook page has amassed nearly 48 million Facebook likes and was the No. 1 video creator on the platform in December with 1 billion views on its instructional videos for comfort food like pizza bread boat and mini chicken pot pies, according to Tubular Labs.
Like Tasty, Nifty is centered around the short-form video format that Facebook has been prioritizing in people’s news feeds. The Nifty videos are instructional and have no sound but there’s the occasional text overlay, which makes sense because Facebook video is muted by default. It remains to be seen if DIY videos can match food’s appeal, but Nifty can always benefit from BuzzFeed’s enormous overall social reach to get promotion.
Already, some of Nifty’s videos are getting views comparable to those of Tasty, like this 50-second clip on how to make a cat tent, which had 27 million views in four days:
DIY Cat TentSee full written instructions here: http://bzfd.it/1RFC2VgFeaturing: Riceball, the cutest cat on earth
Posted by Nifty on Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Focusing on socially distributed content fits with the business model at BuzzFeed, which is less concerned with driving people back to its own site. The concern with building a brand on Facebook, of course, is that Facebook can at any time decide to change its formula for what content it surfaces, causing a publisher’s content to lose exposure. Last year, traffic to top Facebook publishers plunged 32 percent after an algorithm tweak. What Facebook giveth, it can taketh away.
A BuzzFeed rep said Nifty fits the publisher’s strategy of applying editorial know-how to the video side, based on audience interest in its DIY content.
Tasty, and now Nifty, represent somewhat of a departure from BuzzFeed’s past approach to growth. Until recently, BuzzFeed has amassed a huge audience by stretching its umbrella brand to new editorial content verticals like news, health and business.
BuzzFeed already has food and DIY sections under its BuzzFeed Life vertical, but the branding for Nifty and Tasty is deliberately stronger.
“We consider Tasty and Nifty to be franchises and know, for example, that some people who are obsessed with Tasty may not know it’s BuzzFeed — and that’s totally cool by us!” a rep said.
Other publishers, such as Vox Media and Bustle, have taken the view that the individual brand model is the best way to differentiate and bring authority to a new brand, especially at a time when so much of editorial content is consumed across social platforms and not on the publisher’s own site.
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Last week, our reader Nithin from Dubai, sent us an email full of pictures of the 2013 Santa Fe in Dubai on its launch day. The Santa Fe is traveling around the world in a phased fashion and it is not hard to believe that it will break cover in India in the next year.
The current Santa Fe feels outdated, especially the interior, when compared to other members in the family like the Elantra and Sonata.
Selling a vehicle in the the 25 lakh rupee SUV segment is a matter of pride and also comes with good margins. Its no easy task, as there are German utility vehicles in that segment and the Toyota Fortuner is nothing short of a miracle worker, with volumes continuing to improve every year.
The locally-assembled Santa Fe is giving Hyundai the best result, their previous attempts with the Terracan and Tucson to sell a premium SUV in India turned out to be disappointments.
Hours back our daily reader Harish Kumar spotted a test mule of the 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Harish says the new Santa Fe is already available in America for a starting price of US $24,450 (13.55 lakh rupees).
The top-end turbocharged 2-liter 264 hp petrol engine variant that returns 33mpg sounds very interesting. Hyundai USA is also presenting an exclusive long wheelbase, 7-seat version for families, while a naturally aspirated 2.4-liter engine with 190hp powers the entry variant.
The test mule lacks badges, misses body fitments and has a dark tint on the rear windows. Harish could have snapped the car during a scheduled endurance test.
For India, we expect Hyundai to retain the same powertrain package and price range.


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The way media talks about hackers in 2017, it would be easy to believe they are under the floorboards just waiting for you to leave your computer unattended. In just the last few weeks, a cybercriminal known only as TheDarkOverlord held Netflix to ransom after stealing season five of Orange is the New Black, and researchers hijacked a robotic arm to prove that even the hardest working machines are not safe from malicious computer users.
While it is true that hacking attacks are on the rise (74 percent of UK organisations suffered a breach of some kind in the year between February 2015 and the same month in 2016), a person’s susceptibility to online attacks, viruses and concerns like phishing are determined by three factors: the sites they visit, the files they download and the links they click on. Put another way, a person can help themselves enormously by modifying their behavior and learning more about online security.
There are always going to be some threats that fox even the most computer-savvy person though. For example, Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks can take down entire networks (like WordPress) while SQL injections take advantage of vulnerabilities in the computer code that might have been written and forgotten about a long time ago. So, with both beginners and experts in mind, here are five ways to avoid the attentions of cybercriminals.
Beat ransomware with deception
Ransomware simply prevents a users accessing their files while demanding a fee, often in bitcoins, to restore normal functionality. However, security solutions exist that place “decoys” in a computer’s file system so that a ransomware is tricked into attacking the dummy file rather than sensitive pieces of data. With the average ransomware incident taking at least two days to fix and 40 percent of US businesses affected in 2015, it is hard to overstate the value of safeguards against this particular threat.
Be wary of public Wi-Fi
A 2016 article from Android-focused blog Android Authority describes users who connect to public Wi-Fi as “completely exposed”. Using a piece of software called a packet sniffer, eavesdroppers can collect Wi-Fi signals from places like coffee shops and analyse them to find instant messages, passwords, email addresses and even entire webpages. Public Wi-Fi is a shared and unsecure space – you are connecting to the Internet along with every other person nearby. So keep in mind that everything you share can be seen by anybody with the right tools. If you have to check your bank balance, use your phone’s mobile data instead.
Passwords, passwords and passwords
Having no password at all offers about the same level of security as ones like “123456”, the digital padlock of choice for 17 percent of Internet users. The staple advice is to use a password that has a mix of upper and lower case, symbols, numbers and letters. Alternatively, try acronyms and mnemonics — the phrase “I love my password” could become “IluVmyPASSw0rd!” It is both easy to remember and very secure. “123456” takes less than a second to crack but our more complex example would take a computer 16bn years to guess.
Use two-factor authentication
Enabling two-factor authentication on a social media account, for instance, means that the user must confirm their identity with a phone or tablet in addition to a password whenever they log in from a new location. The process can be a colossal pain to use (deleting cookies triggers two-factor authentication), but it can also make accounts almost impervious to intrusion — provided the password and device are not stolen together. It may also create peace of mind; a 2015 survey published on Entrepreneur.com suggests that enabling two-factor authentication made 86 percent of 2,000 people surveyed feel more secure online. Facebook, Google, Steam and Apple all support the two-factor authentication.
Keep software up to date
As mentioned earlier, hackers use vulnerabilities in code as a way into a computer or database. For that reason, software that connects to the Internet – like Java — is often updated or “patched” to plug security holes. A patch released by Samsung for its Galaxy phones this month fixed 65 problems that could allow a hacker to reset a handset and/or disable GPS on locked devices. Any phones that are yet to be updated are still vulnerable. If you absolutely cannot be bothered to keep up with Java updates though, uninstall it.
So, there you have it; five ways to keep hackers’ fingers out of your machine – with no need to pry up the floorboards.