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IN Groupe: an asserted position at the very heart of the economy and of Digital Trust.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Didier Trutt : The year 2018 was a dense and inspiring year, a landmark for our Group. Indeed, it offered us the opportunity to highlight our history, our know-how and our capacity for innovation.
This led us to adopt a new brand name at the beginning of the year: IN Groupe. This new brand offers us more visibility on the international market and makes us more attractive to new talents. This change of brand is an additional step in our Group’s extensive transformation.
We now also have a new baseline: the Right to Be you. The right to assert your rights, to practice your profession, to circulate freely, to live in a secure world... in four words, live a simple life. This new signature reaffirms the Group’s commitment to the States and their citizens: identity is an inalienable right, that should not be monetized, marketed or given access to.
Everyone should be able to identify themselves and have the means to prove their identity at every instant.
« Our turnover has reached 314.2 million euros,
two years ahead of the projected
forecast in the Odyssey 2020 plan! »
Didier Trutt : 2018 has been a positive year in terms of profit. The Group has had excellent results across all of its activities. The turnover reached 314.2 million euros, two years ahead of the projected forecast of the Odyssey 2020 plan!
2018 has also allowed us to reaffirm our leadership in the secure identity sector, to see the continued exponential growth of our services activities with an excellent year-end and has also confirmed the progress of our activity dedicated to secure components for banking, which today represents half of the growth of the Group. This growth is carried by the development of smart cards with a double interface or dual interface technology.
And finally, in 2018 we crossed a symbolic milestone in terms of volume thanks to the industrial investments realized particularly on our historic site of Douai: 7.5 million passports were produced (against 6 million in 2017), of which 4 million for France!
« By adopting a new brand and a new brand territory,
the Group sends its markets a strong message and asserts
its positioning at the heart of the digital economy. »
Didier Trutt : 2018 also ends on two strong and meaningful achievements for the Group: first, we achieved ISO 27001 certification, an award for the Group’s efforts in securing data systems, and then we concluded a partnership deal with AriadNext, a French start-up, enabling the Group to have a complete eID solution! All these successes would not have been possible without the daily investment of our 1,000 employees.
2019 will be a new milestone in our strategic plan and a new challenge rich in new projects and innovations!


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“This is an urgent issue for our businesses, and it is imperative that [the UK] The government takes immediate steps to help mitigate the impact of the driver shortage crisis ahead of the Christmas period,” the letter said.
Beverage industry urges government to extend one more year The temporary visa program allows drivers from abroad to make up the shortfall. The three-month program is scheduled to end on February 28 next year.
“We are already seeing major delays in wine and spirits delivery times, which are driving up costs and limiting the range of products available to UK consumers,” WSTA Chief Executive Miles Beale said in a statement. “
Organization said some of its members were taking up to five times longer than it was a year ago to import wines and spirits. Also said rising cost Importers have been passed over by freight forwarders to pay more for scarce drivers.
“This is particularly a concern for small and medium enterprises which are unable to compete with larger businesses to attract drivers,” the industry body said.
Granthshala Business has contacted the UK government for its response.
Some EU workers left after Brexit, and new UK immigration rules forced farms, food processing factories and trucking companies to no longer recruit from the EU.
The government issued 5,000 temporary visas for foreign drivers, but the UK’s Road Haulage Association has said the UK needs 100,000 more drivers to meet demand.
Farmers, bankers, retailers, logistics firms and restaurateurs have warned the government in recent months that strict immigration rules were imposed after Britain left the European Union, making it difficult for them to find workers and run their businesses. Is.
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Android TV was presented last year at Google I/O and since then we have had little information. It is a platform that is slowly growing and manufacturers are taking to adopt. After Nexus Player, the following devices were the bumper range TVs from Sony and then Philips, a company that already had been committed by Android, without many adjustments, for the TV.
Today, in a pre-IFA press conference, the company announced that 90% of their television sets this 2015 will carry Android TV. Yes, the adapted version, nothing custom launchers to put the same applications without optimize that we can also have your phone or tablet. A step forward for a platform that wants to become the reference to make manufacturers of TVs television Smart TV.
38 models with Android TV
Of all the models that Philips will sell this year, 38 TVs will carry Android TV. Of these, 17 will come with panel UHD / 4K. A good number to open the market to see if Google’s operating system is able to gain a foothold in a market where not yet finished boot.
In the Philips press conference, the company took the opportunity to give a very curious: only 60% of the Smart TV today are connected to the Internet, all a delay if we consider that the way to get all the possible out of these TVs is precisely using a network access. It is also true that manufacturers have not made an offer of value or a communication that will encourage people to try it.
We will see, that Yes, what such Android TV with Philips bet. After having tried Android TV in a Nexus Player feeling that left me was a little decaffeinated: the platform is powerful and has many possibilities. In fact, it has everything to unseat the Smart TV but its potential is much larger than what can now offer: missing applications and content as well as more facilities to perform certain actions that are more common in mobile phones. For example: manually install inspirational.


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Remember when you were a kid and you got something in the mail addressed just to you? What an exciting feeling!
Now that we’re adults, there’s still something intimate about receiving a physical card or letter.
If you’re considering sending someone something this Valentine’s Day and want to put a special touch on it, you can get a one-of-a-kind stamp from Loveland, Colorado, the “Sweetheart City.”
The town has been offering its Valentine re-mailing program for 78 years, becoming a tradition that’s so well known, cards and letters are sent in from 50 states and 110 countries, according to the Loveland Chamber of Commerce.
Each year, the town averages more than 100,000 cards, each of which a team of volunteers unpacks and hand stamps before mailing it to the intended recipient.
This year, the message inside is: “In any season — spring, summer, winter fall — the Sweetheart city has feelings for all. And especially in February, we wish to say, joy, happiness, and love to you on Valentine’s Day.”
There is also a Valentine’s cachet that shows a mailbox with hearts on their way somewhere. You can see it here.
All that being said, here’s how you can get a piece of mail to your loved one with the special stamps:
The letter should be pre-stamped and pre-addressed before being sent in a larger first-class envelope to:
Postmaster -- Attention Valentines
446 E. 29th St.
Loveland, CO 80538-9998
The smaller envelope will be taken out of the larger one and stamped.
All non-local U.S. mail must be received in Loveland by Feb. 5, and all international mail must be received by Feb. 1.
Click here to learn more.
This story was first published in 2020. It has since been updated.


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Social enterprises in India are using restorative and regenerative, circular economy principles to address the deep-seated sustainable development challenges.
Economic Development Social innovations that improve the living standards of the poor
Affordable, accessible financial products and services like mobile money are becoming more prevalent in the developing world, but are they improving the lives of the poor?
Public and private leaders should collaborate to promote health amenities in different neighborhoods—enabling prospective residents to make relocation decisions that could improve their quality of life.
New recommendations for the very small businesses that help communities prosper.
Five rules of the road from a seed-stage investor in financial technology for the underserved.
Involving men in women’s economic development projects can lead to higher impact for women and changes in gender norms.
Colombia’s Comfama has brought critical economic and social services to Medellín. Can this public-private hybrid continue to bolster the country’s growing middle class?
Swades Foundation is working to break nonprofit community development efforts out of their silos in India.
The Trump administration can use foreign aid to further American interests and improve the lives of people around the world.
The timing is opportune for CSR to catalyze impact in India’s development sector.
Fair Trade-certified coffee is growing in sales, but strict certification requirements are resulting in uneven economic advantages for coffee growers and lower quality coffee for consumers.
We are mistaking an important experiment for a proven solution.
Before Africa can reap the benefits of artificial intelligence, African governments, investors, and NGOs must train workers for complex tasks, and reform laws and education to meet the demands of tomorrow's economy.


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One of the year’s best charity nights is now under a month away.
SpecialEffect is currently holding a very special auction that gives you the chance to own a guitar signed by non other than Motörhead’s Phil Campbell.
A spectacular Humble Bundle designed to raise money for human rights and pro-immigration charities has made an astonishing $6.43m.
Brian Vigneault, better known as Twitch streamer ‘PoShYbRiD’, has died during a 24-hour charity livestream.
Scottish retail chain Games Centre made the most of the Pokémon Go phenomenon, all in the aid of charity.
Charity outing Help: The Game, which gathers 12 original titles from some of Europe’s biggest studios, is now available.
Publishing giant EA is giving away $1m to five different charities, one of which is the UK’s very own SpecialEffect.
One Special Day initiative will see First Touch Games and New Star give their daily revenues to charity
The video games community is gathering again to support charity SpecialEffect.
The UK games industry will gather at the end of the month for a ten-pin bowling tournament.
Activision has teamed up with charity Autism Speaks to release a number of limited edition Skylanders Superchargers toys designed to raise awareness of the condition.
A 24-hour Twitch stream kicking off tomorrow hopes to raise money for the really very wonderful SpecialEffect.
Just eight days remain until GamesAid's Games on Song choir's second concert.
Growing a fabulous moustache isn’t going to be the only way to contribute to Movember this year.
Digital retailer Humble Bundle has been forced to let 12 of its staff members go, after the firm’s CEO admitted it had attempted to grow too quickly.
Charity retailer Humble Bundle is now offering monthly games bundles to those who sign up for a subscription.
GamesAid has once again smashed its funding record and is giving away more money to more charities.
A number of big-name developers have joined forces to create a game compilation in aid of charity War Child.
The UK games industry can decide which charities will receive a record-breaking amount of money from GamesAid next week.
The UK games industry can now nominate charities to receive thousands of pounds from GamesAid.
Last week's speedrun event Summer Games Done Quick raised more than $1.2m for charity, organizers have announced.
The UK games industry can nominate charities to receive thousands of pounds from GamesAid, later this month.
GamesAid broke its own poker tournament fundraising record earlier this week, with the industry chipping in almost £7,000 towards the charity.
The collective efforts of Bungie, Activision and Destiny players have helped raise over $1m in aid for the relief efforts in earthquake-hit Nepal.
Games industry charity GamesAid raised more than £3,000 at last week's MCV Awards.
FIFA creator EA is to support the bowel cancer charity of footballing great Bobby Moore next Friday.


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Unexplained rash? Check your iPad. It turns out the popular tablet computer may contain nickel, one of the most common allergy-inducing metals.
TV viewers increasingly are watching programs on their own schedule, according to a Nielsen company media study released Monday.
Many Americans already spend many of their waking hours in front of screens, and a popular national restaurant chain announced Tuesday that it will make it easier for customers to be plugged in during dinnertime, too.


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Even if tomorrow’s inflation numbers come in much higher than expected, investors shouldn’t begin considering it a long-term problem, says Ma. “If we get into May and June of next year and rental prices and wage inflation have not come down, that may be a sign that it’s an ongoing, broad-based trend,” he says. “It would be a clear sign to re-evaluate inflation concerns.”
Although it may seem like a long time to wait, resist the urge to put a large chunk of your portfolio in an asset class that’s typically used to fight inflation, says Sam Huszczo, a certified financial planner and founder of SGH Wealth Management in Southfield, Michigan.
A big move into Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, government bonds that pay higher interest rates as inflation rises, isn’t going likely to give you much comfort in the long term, either. While TIPS can help protect a bond-heavy portfolio against inflation, stock investors are unlikely to be impressed with the returns. The yield on 5-year TIPS was recently -1.7%, meaning that if inflation were to hover around 3% annually, you’d earn 3% minus 1.7%, for an annual return of 1.3%.
“In this moment, there’s no silver bullet out there for inflation,” says Huszczo.
Adjust your stock holdings to hedge against inflation
If you think inflation is here to stay, consider optimizing your portfolio for rising prices. That doesn’t mean making wholesale changes to your core investments. Rather, consider using sector ETFs to beef up your investments in companies and industries that can potentially benefit from inflation, and paring back your exposure to firms that will be hurt the most.
Favor industries that can easily pass on rising costs to consumers, especially businesses that sell a product that consumers have no choice but to buy. Energy firms are a good example: “You have to put gas in your car no matter what,” Huszczo says. “We’re forced to do that.” Industrial and materials firms are other potential inflation beneficiaries for the same reasons.


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Panaji: The industry in Goa is keeping its fingers crossed over the emerging threat of Coronavirus which may affect the raw material supplies from abroad in the months to come.
Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Manoj Caculo told reporters in Panaji on Friday that the raw material stocks to sustain for next two-three months are available with the manufacturers.
“But if this situation continues for more than two-three months, then the companies will run in crisis,” he said speaking to reporters at a sideline of a function organised by Income Tax department to elaborate on centre’s “Vivad se Vishwas” scheme.
Caculo said that the tourism industry in the state has been immediate sufferer due to Coronavirus outbreak.
“Retail industry is also suffering as people don’t move out. People avoid going to public places. Hotel and Restaurant industry is also facing the brunt,” he added.
As far as manufacturing sector is concerned, he said, those companies who are depending for their raw material supply from countries like China are going to be the sufferers.
Overall, he said, the automobile sector has been affected. Caculo said that the sales in the automobile sector had already been sluggish coupled with the compulsion about BS4 engine.
“Four wheeler industry is not having much problem but there is problem with two wheeler industry. there is sufficient stock lying. It will needs to be exhausted,” he said.
The GCCI chief said that there is no need to press panic button at this juncture.
“Industry is waiting. There is no panic button pressed. If situation is not controlled by end of month, then the panic button will be pressed,” he said.


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Facebook "subsidizes" polarization
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Facebook’s algorithms cause political polarization by creating “echo chambers” or “filter bubbles” that insulate people from opposing views about current events.
But how does this happen inside Facebook’s ad delivery process? And is there an economic impact for campaign advertisers and for Facebook?
Researchers from Northeastern University and the University of Southern California published a paper this week which shows that Facebook essentially “subsidizes” partisanship.
The research team experimented by running political ads on Facebook. While it’s impossible to fully understand the algorithms, the research has produced some unique results.
Facebook’s ad algorithms predict whether a user will already be aligned with the content of the ad. If a user is likely to be already aligned with the content (say, a democrat delivered a Bernie ad), the algorithm predicts that the user will be more valuable to Facebook (more engagement, likes, shares etc) than a user that isn’t aligned (say, a republican who might see the same ad). This results in a “discount” to serve an ad to a “relevant” user.
This means it’s more difficult for a political campaign to reach more diverse users. Broad-based campaigns to wide audiences will yield less accurate predictions of “relevant.” Ad delivery is then less under the control of the advertiser who is selecting for certain features in the audience because Facebook’s algorithms have to infer broader preferences across more users.
Counterintuitively, advertisers who target broad audiences may end up ceding platforms even more influence over which users ultimately see which ads, adding urgency to calls for more meaningful public transparency into the political advertising ecosystem.
Researchers were also able to demonstrate that Facebook’s platform is not neutral to the content of the ad. Through some ISP-mastery, they put up a neutral ad (picture of a flag, “get out to vote”) but, at the same time, tricked Facebook into thinking it was an ad from a political site. This resulted in the same skew in both ad delivery and differential pricing, which meant that ad delivery was not solely driven by user reactions. Rather than being a “neutral platform,” decisions are made partially by Facebook itself.
This research has implications for restricting micro-targeting. There’s something inside of Facebook’s algorithms that skews ads based on Facebook, not on the choices of the advertiser.
This selection occurs without the users’ or political advertisers’ knowledge or control. Moreover, these selection choices are likely to be aligned with Facebook’s business interests, but not necessarily with important societal goals.
It is also more expensive for a political campaign to deliver content to users with opposing views. Researchers re-ran Bernie ads and Trump ads with these results on the first day of the ad campaign:
Bernie ad —> conservative users: $15.39/1000 impressions, 4,772 users
Trump ad —> liberal users: $10.98/1000 impressions, 7,588 users
This effect was observable over the course of the campaigns. In one instance, by the end of the experiments, when the liberal ad was shown to the liberal audience, it was charged $21 per thousand users; when the conservative ad was delivered to the same audience, it was charged over $40 per thousand users.
While we can’t be sure of the precise nature of the algorithmic process, this research makes it clear that Facebook economically disincentivizes content that it believes doesn’t align with a user’s view. This sets up a “subsidy” from non-aligned content to aligned content.
When asked about the results of the research, Facebook said that’s how it’s supposed to work, disputing that there was anything novel in the work. “Ads should be relevant to the people who see them. It’s always the case that campaigns can reach the audiences they want with the right targeting, objective and spend,” according to Joe Osborne, a spokesman for Facebook.
That would be true if “relevant” was indeed relevant. In commercial advertising, “relevant” can be narrowly optimized.
But in political advertising, the same measure of “relevant” can distort the delivery of information. Part of the point of political advertising is to try to open up or change people’s minds by presenting them with alternative (perhaps less “relevant”) view points. As the researchers point out, commercial advertising algorithms that solve for inferred or revealed preferences can run counter to important democratic ideals.
Other things this week:
Still on Facebook, some research from their AI group on emotionally intelligent chat. Turns out that public social media is a bad place to get data for private chats because content occurs in front of large “peripheral audiences,” whereas messaging involves people sharing more intense and negative emotions through private channels. Sonder Scheme blog.
Latest AI Now report is out, here.
Retail surveillance - this interesting piece from Vice on Toys-R-Us reinventing itself as a customer surveillance company. Is this an inevitable consequence of Amazon having surveilled us offline and now retailers have little choice but to follow suit? But is it ethical to go this far?
The latest survey from McKinsey on AI adoption and our summary of highlights on Sonder Scheme.
Stuff article on the NZ police force’s new initiative for facial recognition surveillance. NZ is unique in its obligations to Maori under the Treaty of Waitangi and Karaitiana Taiuru, Doctoral Researcher/ STEAM and Property Rights Māori Cultural Adviser, has written a series of articles about Maori ethics, AI and data sovereignty, accessible here.
Article in Scientific American (metered paywall) on machine (and human) consciousness. Thought provoking.


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| Hynix Semiconductor has confirmed a power outage occurred at its Wuxi, China fab on May 19. Despite declining to reveal concrete estimates about the affect on production, the company indicated that any impact would be limited.
HNSL, a joint venture between Hynix and Numonyx, located in Wuxi, China, had an electrical blackout at 11:30 on May 19, 2008. Full power was resumed at 02:50 on May 20 but since an emergency generator kicked in immediately, the incident had a limited impact on production, Hynix said.
Hynix added in estimating the loss in sales at US$16-18 million. It also noted that the affected fab does not focus on 12-inch DRAM production, but declined to comment more on the details of production.


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Vietnam’s gold price reach a peak in 12-month global prices dropped.
Vietnam’s gold price climbed to a 12-month high Monday even as global prices dropped.
More stories at Vietnam Insider’s homepage.
Prices at state-owned Saigon Jewelry Company rose 0.05 percent from Saturday to VND57.98 million ($2,552.79) per tael Monday. A tael equals 37.5 grams or 1.2 ounces.
Other companies sold their gold 0.17 percent higher at VND58 trillion, a 12-month high.
Vietnam’s gold price is now VND10 million higher than global rates, widening from VND8 million a month ago.
Global gold prices were subdued Monday over fears the U.S. Federal Reserve would start paring its stimulus this year despite Friday’s weak job data.
Spot gold inched 0.1 percent lower to $1,755.68 per ounce.
Spot gold may bounce into the $1,763-$1,768 range, before resuming its fall towards a support of $1,724, according to Reuters technical analyst Wang Tao.
- Vietnam, Austria look to beef up friendly relations
- Vietnam’s Development Agenda Receives Additional Boost by Australia, World Bank Group
- Italy launches cultural rescue project at Dubai's Expo 2020
- Rice paddies in Tu Le Valley bask in the golden glow of autumn
- HCM City Book Street reopens after nearly four months
Vietnamese firm completes the acquisition of South Korea’s hypermarket
State Treasury purchases US$150 million from commercial banks
Efforts made to protect interests of Vietnamese products in EU market
Vietnamese, German start-ups meet at AsiaBerlin Summit 2021
Vietnam Airlines resumes 14 domestic routes from October 10


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Sony has announced that it is ending support for PlayStation Mobile for Android, and that future versions of Android would not have access to the PlayStation Mobile store. Sony stated PlayStation Certified devices running Android 4.4.2 and below will be able to access the service, but that devices on Android 4.4.3 and above may run into issues while accessing content and playing games. Users making the switch to Android L will not be have store access at all. Sony even made a chart that outlines feature availability based on Android version:
Sony has also mentioned that it will not be giving out any more PlayStation Certified status to future devices. Although the PlayStation Mobile service enjoyed the occasional hit, lack of exclusive titles meant that the service did not gain much traction with mainstream consumers.
Are any of you going to miss PlayStation Mobile for Android?
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Samsung's foldable Galaxy Z Flip fully revealed in high-quality renders
Samsung's second folding phone — the Galaxy Z Flip — has been showcased in a bunch of new renders. We now have a clear vision of what the gadget looks like, and what features it'll bring to the table.
Everything you need to know about the upcoming Moto G8 family
Motorola's budget smartphone offerings for 2020 are shaping up to be quite impressive. Here's everything you need to know about the already-released Moto G8 Plus and G8 Play, along with what we know so far about the upcoming G8 and G8 Power.
Off-Facebook Activity rolling out to all users in the coming months
Facebook has announced that its new "Off-Facebook Activity" feature is now rolling out to all users.
Every PlayStation 4 game that supports cross-play in one list
PlayStation has finished beta testing cross-play and now allows any developers who wish to use the feature. Here's the current list of games on PlayStation 4 that support cross-play.


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Earlier this month, Nashville fans took one big sigh of relief when the show’s fate was finally revealed. CMT and Hulu announced plans to pick up the drama-filled show for a fifth season and fans, as well as the show’s cast, couldn’t’ be happier.
To celebrate the big move and to thank “Nashies” for their continued support, Lionsgate has teamed up with VIP Fan Auctions to host a “Nashville Is Back Auction,” allowing fans to bid on memorabilia from the first four seasons of the show. Among the 270 items up for grabs are several clothing items, shoes, and props.
Bidding began on Tuesday (June 21). New items will be added each week through July 26. Click HERE to check out all of the auction items.
Production for season five of Nashville will begin shortly.


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We’ve recently seen the specifications leak for the upcoming Lenovo Legion Y90 gaming smartphone, and the company today posted a teaser, confirming the dual fan design on the back of the device. The new cooling method will likely prevent throttling and allow gamers to play for even longer periods without any negative impact on the games’ performance.
The video teaser was posted on Weibo, and it shows off the back of the device, which will look similar to previous Legion gaming smartphones in the past. The camera, the display, and other parts will be packed in the middle, and the two fans will deliver 180.65cm³/s of airflow. We’re unsure about how it will all work in practice, we only have what’s demonstrated in the teaser video.
In terms of raw specifications, the Lenovo Legion Y90 has a 6.92-inch AMOLED display with 144Hz refresh rate, and up to 720Hz touch sampling rate. The gaming phone will be equipped with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset, and likely pack up to 18GB of RAM. Storage-wise, it’s rumored to have up to 512GB of built-in storage.
The camera on the front is a 44MP sensor. The back will pack a 64MP primary shooter, and a 16MP ultrawide. The battery could have 5,500 mAh capacity and support 68W fast wired charging, and we’re unsure if Lenovo will also bring back the two USB-C port charging design that debuted on the Legion 2 series last year could charge at up to 90W speeds.
The Lenovo Legion Y90 gaming smartphone is rumored to launch this month. While nothing is set in stone, and we’re running out of January very soon, the device could launch either in the next few days, or sometime in February.
What are your thoughts about the upcoming Lenovo Legion Y90 gaming smartphone? Would you be interested in picking one up? Let us know in the comments!


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BT has called on industry watchdog Ofcom to expand its Digital Communications Review to tackle Sky's dominance of the pay-television sector.
“Sky has benefited from a situation where there’s been very little or weak regulation,” John Petter, chief executive of BT’s consumer division, said in a speech to the Broadcasting Press Guild in London.
"Sky has gone to great lengths to keep the forces away from regulating pay TV."
It marks an escalation of tensions between the two media giants, with Sky recently calling on Ofcom to make BT hive off its Openreach network.
In his speech Petter said "high prices and poor outcomes for consumers" were arising due to a lack of competition in pay-TV.
"Whereas in the energy market regulators have criticised the Big Six operators, in pay-TV Sky has a 64 per cent per cent share, so there is really only the Big One."
A Sky spokesman said: "The reality is that, in a competitive market, customers are choosing Sky in greater numbers and staying with us for longer because of the quality and value that we offer."
"This looks like an attempt to deflect attention from the real problems that exist in broadband, where consumers are suffering because of BT's underinvestment and there is concern about competition in the future."


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Good Housekeeping Feature Dr. Green on Sunscreen Foundation
If you are looking for a foundation which has a level of sunscreen protection, and is also designed for sensitive skin then then new product from Tower 28 Beauty called, SunnyDays SPF 30 Sunscreen Foundation is worth looking at. SunnyDays is a mineral sunscreen foundation which also features broad spectrum UVA/UVB SPF 30 protection. SunnyDays can be beneficial to those who are going out and about their daily lives on those hot summer days who would otherwise be caught unaware with no sun protection.
If you are looking to completely protect yourself from the sun, then covering up and also using a high factor sun block is a preferred solution. This is because the sun can damage the skin, cause sun spots and even cancer in the worst case scenario.
Good Housekeeping have explored Tower 28’s SunnyDays foundation and have talked to Dr. Green about protecting yourself from the sun.
Check out the article, “We Tried Tower 28’s New Sunscreen Foundation in Time for Summer“


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Watch a new 3D printing technique create intricate objects from a pool of goo
3D printing is stuck in a bit of a rut. There are companies trying to push the technology beyond the trinket market, but many of the existing printers are slow, jam often, and don't always make perfect copies. One new printer introduced at the TED conference …
New Liquid 3D Printing System Is 25 Times Faster Than Its Competirors
Can CLIP change the game?
Watch: This new type of 3D printing was inspired by Terminator 2


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Selected Under Armour advertising
Under Armour has emerged as one of the main challengers to sportswear's global elite of Nike, Adidas and Puma, and is currently the fast-growing in the sector. Revenues have more than doubled in three years to $4.8bn in 2016. It overtook Adidas in 2014 to become the #2 sportswear brand in the US behind Nike. That lead was surrendered again in 2016 but competion with Adidas for the #2 spot remains neck-and-neck. The brand has partnership arrangements to supply kit to several major US collegiate conferences and sports associations, most notably Major League Baseball. It still generates more than 80% of revenues at home, though international sales are growing rapidly. Globally, Under Armour is now the #3 in the sector, ahead of Puma. Launched in 1996 by former athlete Kevin Plank, the company's original focus, as its name suggests, was to create weatherproof, sweatproof sports clothing to keep athletes dry and comfortable. It also now produces footwear, as well as wearables like the HealthBox fitness band, but sports apparel still generates two-thirds of revenues. The company has signed up a small but significant team of high-powered endorsement partners including actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, swimming champion Michael Phelps, ballerina Misty Copeland and supermodel Gisele Bundchen. Plank remains CEO and has a majority of voting shares. Adbrands does not currently offer a business profile for this company but subscribers may access account assignments and contact information. The searchable account assignments database is available to full subscribers to Adbrands.net premium services. Click here to access Adbrands account assignments (subscribers only); or see here for information on how to subscribe.
Who are the competitors of Under Armour? See Apparel Index for other companies
Capsule checked 6th April 2017
Adbrands Weekly Update 17th Aug 2017: In an otherwise quiet couple of weeks for corporate news, several major US companies have instead been wrestling with issues of diversity, race and gender. Business leaders yesterday moved to disband two White House advisory councils as a result of President Trump's inconsistent comments regarding a white supremacist rally in South Carolina where one left-wing protester was murdered and 19 others injured. Trump initially demurred on condemning the supremacists, saying instead that both sides were to blame for the violence. That prompted the immediate resignation of Merck's Kenneth Frazier, one of America's most senior African-American CEOs. "America's leaders must honour our fundamental values," he said, "by clearly rejecting expressions of hatred, bigotry and group supremacy, which run counter to the American ideal that all people are created equal." Trump's typically ill-mannered response was to attack Frazier in two tweets about pharmaceutical pricing. That braggart reaction prompted the departure of two further members, Under Armor's Kevin Plank and Intel's Brian Krzanich. "I resigned because I want to make progress," said Krzanich, "while many in Washington seem more concerned with attacking anyone who disagrees with them."
Trump attempted to calm the storm by voicing an explicit condemnation of the far-right (no doubt at the insistence of his more moderate advisers) only to change his position again the following day, and once again blame both sides for the violence. At the same time, he ramped up his attack on the departing CEOs who, he said, were "not taking their jobs seriously" and had resigned "out of embarrassment because they make their products outside" the US. That prompted the resignation of two further CEOs, Campbell Soup Company's Denise Morrison and 3M's Inge Thulin. The remaining members of both councils then took the decision to disband. Typically, Trump tried to save face by claiming the decision to disband was made by him. Shortly before the councils were disbanded, the New York Times asked why so few CEOs speak out against Trump, concluding that "privately, many chief executives say they are fuming, outraged by the president. But many are too scared to say anything publicly that could make them or their company a target of Mr Trump’s wrath."
Adbrands Weekly Update 3rd Aug 2017: Under Armour is still in the doghouse, reporting another disappointing quarter, another loss, albeit narrower than the year-ago period, and a cut in full-year revenue forecasts. Despite low double-digit growth in sports apparel, analysts were worried by a decline in footwear, perceived as key to the company's switch to a broader-based sportswear manufacturer. Under Armour shares slumped to their lowest level in over eight years.
Adbrands Weekly Update 29th Jun 2017: Under Armour CEO and controlling shareholder Kevin Plank took further steps to strengthen his management team with the appointment of Patrik Frisk as president & COO. Frisk was most recently CEO of shoemaker Aldo Group, and before that spent several years at VF Corp, latterly as president of Outdoors Americas, overseeing The North Face, Timberland and other brands. Among a number of other executive changes at UA, merchandising chief Kevin Eskridge was promoted to a newly created role of chief product officer, with responsibility for product, merchandising, design and innovation.
Adbrands Weekly Update 4th May 2017: Sportswear company Under Armor was able to assuage the worst of analysts' fears despite reporting its first ever loss for 1Q. The deficit of $2m was much lower than had been feared, while revenues were up 7% overall, including a spectacular 52% jump from international sales. That prompted a 10% pop in the company's share price, which had plunged at the start of the year. “We know we've got hard work ahead of us," said CEO Kevin Plank "and while we are certainly used to that, we respect the challenge and are pursuing it full force... Our team is hungry and humble with our heads down, engaging, empowering, editing and executing."
Adbrands Weekly Update 16th Feb 2017: Hot on the heels of disappointing 4Q results, and the subsequent crash in its market value, Under Armour also came under fire from some of its athlete partners for comments made by CEO Kevin Plank that appeared to endorse President Trump, on whose America Manufacturing Council he sits. Plank told CNBC that a "pro-business president" was "a real asset to this country". Two of UA's top athletes, basketball star Stephan Curry and ballerina Misty Copeland, were quick to distance themselves. Curry told San Francisco's Mercury News "I agree with the description... if you remove the 'et' from asset" while Copeland told her Instagram followers, "I strongly disagree with Kevin Plank's recent comments" and urged him to take "public action to clearly communicate and reflect our common values". A few days later, UA clarified its stance in a formal statement. "We engage in policy, not politics.... Under Armour and Kevin Plank are for job creation and American manufacturing capability. We believe building should be focused on much needed education, transportation, technology and urban infrastructure investment. We are against a travel ban and believe that immigration is a source of strength, diversity and innovation for global companies based in America like Under Armour." A fullpage ad in the Baltimore Sun, UA's hometown newspaper, reiterated those sentiments in the form of an open letter from Plank.
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Reports are circulating in Japan that Paris is seeking a new capital tie-up between Renault and Nissan that would more closely integrate the two alliance partners. However, it is also reported that Nissan CEO Hirota Saikawa has suggested that Nissan is not ready to discuss such a proposal.
Some analysts have suggested that moves by ex-Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn to take Nissan closer to full merger with Renault and resultant tensions between executives in the two companies partly explain the charges of financial misconduct levelled at Ghosn and his subsequent ousting as Nissan chairman. Ghosn remains in detention in Tokyo ahead of a trial.
According to Reuters, Nissan CEO Hirota Saikawa said on Monday that he had not heard directly about a reported French proposal to integrate the Japanese carmaker's management with Renault, adding that it was not the time to discuss revising the partners' capital ties.
The Nikkei has reported that a French government delegation had told Tokyo that it would seek an integration of Renault and Nissan, most likely under the umbrella of a single holding company.
"Since I have not heard this directly, I cannot comment," Saikawa told reporters, Reuters reported.
Asked about future capital ties, he reportedly added: "We are not at the stage for such discussions."
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Some analysts caution that there are structural obstacles behind the two companies getting closer. For example, Nissan makes a bigger contribution to electrification technology that is shared between the two. Renault is also considered to have the upper hand in the alliance because it owns 43% of Nissan, but the cross shareholding arrangement has left Nissan with just 15% of Renault shares – the same percentage as the French state's stake.
Meanwhile, reports says that Ghosn is said to be applying again for bail and offering to surrender his passports and submit to electronic tracking.


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Take this job and shove it—oh, and thanks for the $2,000.
Amazon said this week that it has started a program called Pay to Quit, in which it offers workers at its fulfillment centers between $2,000 and $5,000 to quit.
In his annual letter to shareholders, Amazon Chief Executive Jeff Bezos said the company hopes its workers won't quit—but wants to give them the option.
"The goal is to encourage folks to take a moment and think about what they really want. In the long-run, an employee staying somewhere they don't want to be isn't healthy for the employee or the company," Bezos wrote.


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Here are the Better Business Bureau tips for April.
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Energy Efficient Windows: A Clear Improvement? The warm weather is here, and many consumers are looking to make home improvements while sticking to a budget. The Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Dakota (BBB) advises consumers to balance cost effectiveness with energy efficiency, as more efficient windows, doors and skylights can make a big difference in energy consumption over time. Start by looking for products that carry the Energy Performance Ratings label from the National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC). The label can help determine how well a product will perform its key functions - helping to keep your home cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter, keeping out wind, and resisting condensation. By using the …
Joining a gym? Going on a cruise. Make sure you read these tips from the BBB first.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Beginning last month, some homeowners who are “under water” with their mortgages can now refinance under the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP). However, the BBB warns consumers that banks and mortgage companies aren’t the only ones gearing up for the rush of applications. “Whenever there is a new or updated government program that may be a bit confusing, scammers come out of the woodwork to take advantage of that confusion,” said Dana Badgerow, BBB President and CEO. “There are already hundreds of websites claiming to be able to help homeowners through the HARP process, but many of them are fraudulent.” The BBB warns all homeowners who are thinking of applying for a HARP refinance to: The changes to the HARP program were announced …


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The numbers are in, and they've been certified by the feds, so it's official: The 2011 Mustang V-6 puts down 305 horsepower and gets 31 mpg on the highway.
The Environmental Protection Agency completed testing the V-6 Mustang this week, and Ford said Thursday it's the first time a production car has made more than 300 horsepower while returning more than 30 mpg.
We couldn't come up with a car to refute that claim -- if you can, let us know -- but even if Ford's blowing smoke, it's still an impressive accomplishment. It one-ups the Chevrolet Camaro, suggesting we're on the cusp of a new kind of muscle-car war, and it highlights the gains yet to be made in internal combustion engines even as the industry flirts with hybrids and EVs.
"This is a milestone for Ford and for the auto industry," said Ron Cogan, editor of Green Car Journal. "This is a big statement."
It's nothing for a hybrid like the 2010 Toyota Prius to hit 50 mpg or more, and even a rolling bank vault like the Cadillac Escalade Hybrid can get 22 combined. But we're talking about a muscle car that can smoke the tires and get Honda Civic–like fuel economy on the highway.
"When you've got a mainstream car like the Mustang that can give you 31 mpg and the performance car enthusiasts expect, it's just short of amazing," Cogan said.
The figures apply to the V-6 with a six-speed automatic gearbox. It's good for 19 city/31 highway. Choose the standard six-speed manual and you'll get 19/29. Obviously these figures depend upon the force with which you're depressing the gas pedal, but they're the official EPA figures you'll see on the window sticker.
To put those figures in perspective, the new V-6 Mustang has 95 more ponies than the dog car it replaces and improves the outgoing model's fuel economy by 4 mpg. The highway fuel economy is 1 mpg more than Ford expected.
"The Mustang engineering team aimed high and, through hard work, achieved fuel-economy numbers that elevate Mustang into a class by itself," Derrick Kuzak, Ford group VP, said in a statement.
So how'd they do it?
The 3.7-liter engine is made of aluminum to reduce weight. It's got cold-air induction and variable cam timing to optimize efficiency. Ford tweaked the gear ratios and shift program in the transmission to maximize fuel economy. The hydraulic power-steering pump was ditched in favor of an electric unit to cut parasitic drag on the engine. And the aerodynamics were improved with a new front fascia, a taller air dam and tighter seals on the trunk, among other things.
Together the modifications "speak to the future of Mustang," said Barb Samardzich, Ford's VP of global powertrain engineering. "We've proven that, using technology, Ford can deliver both power and fuel economy."
Ford is hardly alone in doing this. Everyone is using direct injection, turbocharging and other tricks to maximize performance and efficiency, and we're seeing these mods in muscle cars as well as compacts. Order a 2010 Camaro with a V-6 and an automatic, and you'll get 22 city/29 highway in a car putting down 304 horsepower.


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Amazon's TV arm on the move
Thursday 05 April 2012
The online retailing behemoth Amazon pressed ahead with expansion plans for its fledgling interactive television business yesterday in another boost for London's burgeoning "Tech City" technology hub.
Amazon is moving its Pushbutton business, which it bought last year, to far larger offices as the company joins the throng of fast-growing tech firms gravitating towards Clerkenwell and Old Street's "Silicon Roundabout".
Pushbutton, founded in 2002, specialises in interactive TV and designs technology which allows customers to watch on a number of platforms such as tablets and games consoles.
A source close to the deal said: "These guys were in a 2,000 sq ft office and now they're taking up nearly 50,000 sq ft. This is what the tech world is also about – absolutely incredible growth."
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Source | Entrepreneur : By Brahma Mahesh Khaderbad
Digital disruption has made a powerful impact on the financial services industry. Fintech startups are the major players in this space challenging the operations of traditional financial institutions like banks.
In recent times, Fintech space has seen a lot of entrepreneurs trying to jump on to this bandwagon by coming up with innovative products to make it a successful endeavour. Before these entrepreneurs can make their mark in this highly competitive landscape and taste success, they have to undergo numerous challenges. Here are the 5 major challenges faced by such entrepreneurs vying for their share of Fintech space:
Before starting a new venture, it is crucial to understand the regulations and laws governing the business you are entering into. It is common knowledge that Financial services industry, especially in India is a highly regulated area. Entering this space requires a huge amount of understanding with respect to norms to be adhered to as per local laws by the players.
The winds of change blowing across the globe are much stronger in India on the digital front, largely thanks to the vast pool of English speaking and educated talent pool of human resources, governmental push for digitalization and the sheer market size. This has led to Fintech startups coming up with innovative ways to carry out financial transactions forcing the lawmakers to come up with new guidelines on how to regulate these new business models. A case in point is P2P Lending.
- Competition from Banks:
Although banks are acknowledging the digital disruption created by Fintech startups, they are not going to easily let go of their businesses to these startups. A few banks have already started to adopt the latest technological innovations to stay ahead in today’s ultra-competitive business environment. A few others are in the process of partnering with these FinTech firms to leverage their business models and offer customized financial products to their customers.


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ATLANTA, Ga. – MELT (www.meltatl.com), the Atlanta-based sports and entertainment marketing firm captured the 2015 American Business Award for National Advertising / Marketing Firm of the Year last night at their awards show held at The Fairmont Millennium Park Hotel in Chicago.
Accepting the award on behalf of MELT was Group Director Sarah Davis and Account Supervisor Amber Bruce.
MELT bested nine other agencies for the honor based on their work for The Coca-Cola Company; the NCAA Final Four; ESPN College GameDay; Kia Automotive; Gildan Apparel and many others.
“I’m so proud of the MELT team and our work on behalf of our outstanding clients,” said MELT CEO Vince Thompson. “It’s a tribute to our team and commitment to excellence that we captured this award against great agencies and companies.”
Founded by CEO Vince Thompson in 2000, MELT, LLC, is an Atlanta based fully-integrated sports and entertainment marketing agency offering clients advertising, original content development, digital, social media, event and experiential marketing, retail and consumer promotions, brand strategy and sports property evaluation and activation. Check us out at www.meltatl.com, on facebook.com/MELTatl, or on Twitter @MELTatl.


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KAZ Computer Services has won a four-year contract to provide IT outsourcing services to Sydney restaurant supplier Food Service Associates (FSA). Under the terms of the deal KAZ will provide hardware, asset management, help desk services and WAN/LAN support.
A KAZ spokesman said the services will also include support for FSA's sales representatives, who take laptop computers into the field as sales tools. The computers can be used to display pictures of food, provide nutritional analysis, display market trends and show stock levels, he explained.
"Under the technology provided by KAZ, the FSA sales team does not need to hunt for landlines for their laptops in customer premises," the spokesman said. "They are able to dial in through their mobile phones and can access on the spot information, such as pantry and buying habits, and can automatically upload sales information throughout the day. In the same process they are able to download orders to the central server at KAZ."
The type of information available via the laptop includes recipe ideas and detailed information, like cost-per-serve data, the spokesman said.
Telemedia extends Deutsche Telekom deal
Listed Australian communications software developer Telemedia Networks has extended a support contract with the value-added services division of German carrier Deutsche Telekom for an additional two years.
"We have had a very successful partnership with Deutsche Telekom since we began providing them with technical support two years ago and the renewal of this contract also gives us the opportunity to offer them a range of our other products and services," noted Chris Jones, chief executive of Telemedia.
Jones claimed that Deutsche Telekom has operations in 65 countries and recently took its first steps into the US with a $US50 billion bid for mobile telecoms company VoiceStream Wireless.
Telemedia services more than 130 installations for 69 telecommunications service providers in 35 countries, Jones added.
Smart card exports keep rolling out
Australia's small but vibrant smart card industry continues to chalk up solid exports with this week's winners - Intellect and Keycorp - picking up business in France and the Caribbean.
Intellect has been selected as a technology provider to the Vigik project being undertaken by the French Postal Service, La Poste, which aims to use smart cards to control access to about 700,000 buildings throughout France. La Poste is equipping its postmen with smart cards that will be used as electronic keys, which are validated daily on Intellect terminals installed in post offices. In the first stage of the project all post offices in cities with more than 25,000 people are being equipped with the Vigik system, which will eventually be rolled out to almost every French post office. Francis De Vrieze, chief marketing officer of Intellect, said the company will supply equipment built on its Microbank Home Terminal.
Keycorp, in which Telstra now holds a controlling stake, has won a contract to provide smart card technology to plastic card processing services company Caribbean CariCard Services. CariCard - which was set up as a joint venture between the Barbados Mutual Group and the Cave Shepherd retail store - will use Keycorp's Nobil Internet gateway to set up a payment acquiring platform for its electronic commerce solution, a spokesman explained. "Keycorp's Nobil platform will allow our online customers to make payments over the Internet with the most secure and complete Internet payment facility," he explained. Keycorp CEO Michael Thomes, said he expects the CariCard system to expand considerably to include debit processing.
Network Appliance gets flying Start
Network file management specialist Network Appliance has won a contract to supply a filing solution to Australian company Start Corporation, which provides online communications and community building tools. A spokesman said the system will be used to address impending demands for free e-mail services and to ensure the reliability of the company's network attached storage.
Starts' retail business has 350,000 registered users, and is adding more than 20,000 registrations a month. Its wholesale operation provides businesses with a suite of communications and community building products, including Web-based e-mail and messaging, and online diaries and organisers.
Michael Mak, technical director of Start, said that at the end of 1999 the company was experiencing problems with its original operating system in terms of back up, check disk and capacity restrictions. "Start is a 24-by-7 service and cannot afford to have down time. We needed a solution that would operate under those conditions".
Network Appliance provided its NetApp F700 filer, which stores all e-mail data from Start's retail and wholesale operations.
Open Telecommunications sells to Europe
Open Telecommunications (OT) has licensed a wireless telecommunications software product to UK company Thomson-CSF Racal Electronics, which will integrate the software into its Vector TETRA radio.
"This contract represents the first sale of our wireless software technology to a major European manufacturer," noted Wayne Passlow, OT's managing director.
"The order has significant strategic value in demonstrating to the main equipment manufacturers that OT has the ability to develop world class wireless software protocol products".
Passlow said that the contract was important because it demonstrated OT'sAbility to win significant telecommunications in Europe;Capability in leading edge wireless telecommunications technology; andBreadth and depth of telecommunications product range.
AAPT picked for community telco
AAPT has been selected as the commercial and strategic partner for the Bendigo Community Telco Group, which claims to be the first community telecommunications company in Australia. AAPT will provide the group, which includes many Bendigo businesses, with basic voice and data services, and will work with the group as it grows to become a regional services provider.
"The Bendigo Telco Group has set an important benchmark for other regional communities around Australia and we believe this model of delivering services to these areas can be adopted by other communities," noted Larry Williams, CEO of AAPT. "This is a landmark initiative for regional Australia."
AAPT will use its existing Victorian regional infrastructure, which is also used for the State Government's VicOne data communications contract. It will also expand its fibre, microwave and high-speed fixed wireless LMDS technology to deliver the services.
Singapore sets itself for recruitment warAustralia may have to lift its game in the face of stiff offshore competition if it wants to attract overseas IT skills to fill gaps in our workforce. Singapore is treating the IT shills shortage so seriously that "we must fight the global war for talent", according to Yong Ying-I, the CEO of the government's Infocomm Development Authority, which oversees strategic IT initiatives. "This is going to be the core of Singapore's effectiveness and if we don't win in this areas we may not win in any other area," she claimed.
Yong feels that with a population of slightly more than three million, Singapore faces an uphill battle to attract staff ahead of more lucrative offers from the US, Germany, the UK and - closer to home but no less eager - Australia.
A spokesman for IDC claimed that around 20 per cent off full time IT jobs in ASEAN countries cannot be filled because of a lack of skilled staff. It has been estimated that Australia will have a shortage of 30,000 skilled staff this year in an IT workforce of 300,000.
Besieged Microsoft pleads for relief
As the US Department of Justice's antitrust case against Microsoft proceeds apace the giant developer is seeking relief from the 62 consolidated, private, class action antitrust suits by asking that more than half of them be dismissed. At the same time, the company is coming under fire from the European Commission.
In the US, Microsoft has called on the US District Court to dismiss 37 of the consolidated cases against it on the grounds that indirect purchasers cannot sue for damages, and has quoted as a precedent a case involving concrete building blocks.
Stan Chesley, national co-chairman of the Microsoft private litigation, said the precedent does not apply because the Microsoft suits involve licensing rather than purchasing. He explained that a licence is required to operate software, so it requires direct interaction with Microsoft, and he compared it to buying a car and requiring a key to drive it.
In Germany, the European Commission is opening proceedings against Microsoft for alleged discriminatory licensing and refusal to supply information on the APIs for Windows. The investigation follows complaints by Sun Microsystems that Microsoft had abused its dominant market share in operating systems to leverage its position in server software. The EC agreed.
It is expected to be some months before the EC makes any findings, and it is not clear what action it can take against a US company, apart from imposing fines.


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The International House of Pancakes, better known as IHOP, has infuriated customers by retweeting an anti-Hillary Clinton message over the weekend.
“Also good morning to everyone except Americans who don’t want to accept the simple fact that Hillary Clinton had a major garbage campaign,” the message retweeted by the restaurant chain read.
The post was originally shared by Twitter user @poojaslays.
“Whoever is tweeting for @IHOP today should start getting his resume in order,” wrote Twitter user @DarrenList.
On Sunday, IHOP claimed their account had been hacked:
“At the core of the IHOP brand is a desire to bring people together and a commitment to creating a warm and welcoming environment for guests and fans everywhere, both in our restaurants and online. After a thorough investigation, we have confirmed that the IHOP Twitter account was hacked this morning. The retweeted post in question was immediately removed, and we have taken the necessary steps to ensure the security and integrity of our social media accounts. We appreciate our fans bringing this to our attention and recognizing that this is not normal content shared by IHOP.”
But, no one bought that story.
@IHOP i used to eat at your restaurant two times per day. now i will be eating there 0 times per day. don't lie to your followers about this— rats, so many rats (@sexualjumanji) January 15, 2017
Really, of all accounts to hack, why would someone use IHOP to push propaganda?
Here’s our theory: One of IHOP’s social media managers was tweeting away for the company and somewhere along the way, they forgot they were logged onto the official IHOP account and mistakenly retweeted the anti-Clinton message, thinking that they were operating their personal profile.
It’s not a far-fetched idea, Twitter user @mycoolaugustine guessed the same thing.
@IHOP funny way of saying your social media person forgot to switch to their personal account but whatever holmes— Aishwarya SSRI (@mycoolaugustine) January 15, 2017
Anyone who has tried to juggle personal and business social media accounts can certainly relate.
However, admitting that you have an employee who agrees with the offensive tweet would still be a bad look for IHOP and likely result in a nationwide boycott. Blaming it all on a “hacker” sounds much better.
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DES MOINES (AP) - U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin says sponsors of a proposed federal law restricting access to a chemical used to make methamphetamine have agreed to toughen the measure.
Such a move would ease worries by state officials that it would interfere with an Iowa law that just went on the books.
The Legislature this year approved tough new restrictions on the sale of pseudoephedrine, a common ingredient in cold medicines that's also essential in making methamphetamine. Officials have called the law a success, pointing to a 75 percent drop in the number of meth labs found in Iowa in the past two months.
The law took effect in May. It restricts most pseudoephedrine sales to pharmacies and limits how much someone can buy in a month.
Congress has been thinking about setting national restrictions on the sale of pseudoephedrine.
Harkin, D-Iowa, said he has pushed authors of the measure to toughen the proposal, largely modeling it after the Iowa law. He said they have agreed to a series of changes, including:
*Covering all pseudoephedrine products, including liquids.
*Limiting the total amount of the cold medicine that can be purchased per month to the same level as contained in Iowa law, and letting Iowa's law stay on the books until the federal statute is implemented.
*Allowing states to restrict pseudoephedrine sales to pharmacies only, if they choose.
Those changes are scheduled to be included this week, said Harkin.


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The main supporter of Arizona’s controversial religious business bill SB 1062 said the business community was bullied by gay rights and liberal groups to oppose the measure based on fear of another SB 1070-type boycott.
Cathi Herrod, president of the Center for Arizona Policy, said business interests didn't take a stand against SB 1062 while it was being considered by the Legislature, but have come out against it after opponents threatened similar economic and tourism boycotts of the state following passage of Arizona's illegal immigration law.
SB 1062 would give business owners more legal protection if they chose to deny service to a customer based on their religious beliefs.
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SEO effect not to be felt at the outset, but businesses should take note
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), which oversees the world’s domain name system, recently voted in favor of introducing new gTLDs to the Webosphere. Starting January 2012, established public and private organizations can apply for the rights to the gTLD(s) of their choice – both branded (e.g. .mcdonalds) and non-branded (e.g. .restaurant) – at a cost. The one-time evaluation fee is $185,000 and owners will need to pay a recurring fee of $25,000 annually. The evaluation process can take anywhere from 9 to 20 months, so it can be assumed that the first of the new gTLDs will go live in 2013.
This blog provides additional background on the ICANN announcement, discusses how it may impact gTLDs moving forward, and describes what it could mean for brands and the future SEO landscape.
A Hefty Price Tag and Shades of Gray
No matter how successful the new gTLDs become, what can’t be overlooked today is the fact that their unveiling will be most beneficial for big business. Companies that don’t find themselves on or anywhere near the Fortune 500 list probably don’t have hundreds of thousands of dollars set aside for a rainy day, especially if that day approaches but the forecast is mixed. Essentially, this is the case because as appealing as it sounds to have a brand name appearing to the right of the dot in a URL, there’s no guaranteed ROI and no way to tell when – and if – Web users are going to move away from typing .com without hesitation and toward a .yourbusinessname or even .yourvertical. It can be assumed that if a product like Diet Coke is moved to diet.coke, plenty of users will still be typing dietcoke.com or even diet.coke.com into their address bars. As for search engines, which are discussed later on, whether or not (and when) they adopt the new gTLDs is up in the air, as is the value the gTLDs will provide sites.
“Out With the Old, in With the New” Can be Beneficial
This isn’t to say that there won’t be some benefits to gTLD ownership. There are only two dozen or so gTLDs in existence today, including the usual (i.e. .com, .org, .net) and not so usual (i.e. .museum, .travel, .coop) suspects. According to domaintools.com, the Web contains more than 95 million active .coms, nearly 14 million .nets and just over 9 million .orgs – which add up to some serious competition for visibility. Up to this point, companies have not been able to holistically brand their URLs and separate themselves from the rest. Instead, the Coca-Colas and Pepsis of the world have had to place a .com (or another oft-used suffix) at the end of their URLs because that’s all they were allowed to do and what everyone else was doing. With this latest change in how URLs will be structured, displayed and ultimately remembered, it’s possible for Coke to own .coca-cola (or .coke) and all the domains and subdomains within it, while Pepsi and other competitors can do the same.
The new gTLDs can improve more than just URL structure. Online safety for a brand can also be enhanced as domain squatters can no longer be the first in line to buy the domains (especially with a price tag of $185,000 attached to each) of trademarked brands and then sell them for a profit. Under the new gTLD regime, domains that abuse trademarks will be taken down immediately.
What This Could Mean for SEO
At the outset, the new gTLDs aren’t likely to dramatically affect the SEO landscape. If you’re not a big brand and don’t have the budget – like most – that’s required to purchase a new gTLD, you should instead continue to focus on the best practices that grease the SEO wheels today. Search engines and the hundreds of signals that comprise their ranking algorithms are still dialed in to focus on quality content and enriched link portfolios as drivers to visibility and rank. One of these signals, age of domain, is still relevant, so it’s sensical that a new gTLD would need time to garner equity before a search engine like Google assigns it appropriate value. Plus, with more than 95 million active .coms populating the Web (and millions more websites housed under the other current gTLDs), it’s safe to say that the value of having a .com or .net isn’t likely to change anytime soon.
If you are a big brand that has the budget necessary to purchase a gTLD that bears your name, it could be a wise option to consider down the road from a branding and marketing standpoint – especially if competitors are swooping in and doing the same. Due to the rise of social networks, mobile devices and the “I need information right now” attitude of those who use them, as well as microblogging sites like Twitter that rely on URL shortening services, the speed at which people communicate is picking up by the day.
So too are the buzz and uncertainty that the new gTLDs continue to generate.


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Global Manufacturing Activity Strengthens; PMI Leading Indicators Rise
August PMI leading indicators improved for most major countries (Chart 1) as 3/12 growth rates moved into positive territory for the total world, China, Europe and the U.S. (Chart 2) as well as key SE Asian countries (Chart 3).
Sources: ISM, JPMorgan & Markit Economics with Custer Consulting Group analysis
July 2013 World Semiconductor Sales $25.53 Billion, the Highest Total of 2013 and up 5.1% versus July 2012 (Charts 4-8)
Sales in Americas up 21.5% year-over-year; global sales increase for fifth straight month.
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) announced that worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $25.53 billion in July 2013, the highest total of 2013 and up 5.1% over July 2012. Global sales in July were 2.6% higher than June 2013. Sales in the Americas increased 21.5% compared to July 2012, marking the region’s largest year-over-year increase in more than two years. All monthly sales numbers are compiled by the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) organization and represent 3-month moving averages.
"The consistent, upward trajectory of global semiconductor sales continued in July, with the Americas showing particular strength and surging ahead of last year’s pace,” said Brian Toohey, president and CEO, Semiconductor Industry Association. "Sales increased in all regions and across every product category and macroeconomic indicators bode well for continued growth during the remainder of 2013.”
Regionally, July sales increased on a sequential monthly basis in Japan (7.9%), the Americas (5.4%), Asia Pacific (1.2%), and Europe (0.3%). Compared to the same month in 2012, sales in July increased sharply in the Americas (21.5%), solidly in Asia Pacific (7.2%), and modestly in Europe (1.1%), but fell steeply in Japan (-18.6%), largely because of the devaluation of the Japanese yen.
"The semiconductor industry has built a head of steam as fall approaches, and we look to Congress and the Administration to help us keep the momentum going by enacting initiatives that spur growth and boost U.S. competitiveness,” Toohey continued. "With the need for access to the world’s top talent growing stronger by the day, the time is now for policymakers to take action on meaningful immigration reform legislation. Congress also must swiftly approve legislation to secure the supply of helium, a gas that is needed for semiconductor manufacturing and a range of other applications, before an October 7 deadline, when a key source of helium – the Federal Helium Reserve – is scheduled to go offline to industrial and scientific helium users.”
Custer Comments: Custer Consulting Group’s semiconductor leading indicator points to continued global chip shipment growth (Chart 9) although we are concerned that semiconductor shipments to North America have been out-of-balance with domestic electronic equipment production for the last year (Chart 10). Where are the "excess” chips going?
U.S. Electronic Equipment Demand Still Flat
Although July domestic electronic equipment orders improved on a 3/12 growth basis (Chart 11) this 3-month growth rate (May-July 2013 versus May-July 2012) is relative to a weak demand period in 2012 (Chart 12). Sequential growth has been declining.
Orders for all major electronic equipment categories declined in July (Chart 13).
- Military electronics orders have returned to near their recent shipment trend line but are declining on a longer term basis (Chart 14).
- Instrument and control equipment orders have been weak for the last few months (Chart 15).
- Passive component demand remains flat (Charts 16 & 17) although the U.S. PMI leading indicator points to coming growth (Chart 18).
- Chart 19 summarized the annualized (12/12) and 3-month (3/12) growth of the domestic electronics supply chain. A value of 100=zero growth versus the same period a year earlier. Most categories are still in negative territory.
- As noted above semiconductor shipment growth far exceeds electronic equipment demand.
North American PCB Sales and Orders Trending Upward (Charts 20-22)
IPC reported that total North American PCB shipments decreased 1.5% in July 2013 from July 2012, and bookings increased 10.2% year-over-year. Year to date, PCB industry shipments were down 4.2% and bookings were up 0.1%. Compared to the previous month, PCB shipments in July were down 13.7% and bookings were down 3.2%. Bookings exceeded shipments in July and the PCB book-to-bill ratio strengthened to 1.06.
Although still not quite in positive territory, year-on-year sales growth has been improving steadily over the past three months, bolstered by solid growth in orders since the beginning of 2013. Most of the improvements in July’s results are due to the strong performance of the rigid PCB segment.
"Month-to-month growth is typically negative in the first month of the quarter due to seasonal trends,” said IPC’s director of market research Sharon Starr. "Year-on-year growth is the best indicator of industry performance, and these growth rates in July continue to be encouraging,” she explained. "Rigid PCB year-on-year sales growth in July reached positive territory for the first time in more than two years. Orders in both rigid and flex segments were strong, resulting in a slight uptick in the PCB book-to-bill ratio."
Global Mobile Phone Market to Grow 7.3% in 2013 (Chart 23)
The worldwide mobile phone market is forecast to grow 7.3% year-over-year in 2013, marking a sharp rebound from the nearly flat (1.2%) growth experienced in 2012. Strong demand for smartphones across all geographies will drive much of this growth as worldwide smartphone shipments are expected to surpass 1 billion units for the first time in a single year, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC).
The overall mobile phone market is growing faster than previously forecast thanks to a stronger-than-expected first half of the year driven by strong gains in emerging markets and the sub-$200 smartphone segment. IDC previously projected 5.8% growth for the year. Vendors are now forecast to ship more than 1.8 billion mobile phones this year, growing to over 2.3 billion mobile phones in 2017.
Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to grow 40.0% year-over-year to more than 1.0 billion units this year. High smartphone growth is the result of a variety of factors, including steep device subsidies from carriers, especially in mature economic markets, as well as a growing array of sub-$200 smartphones. Total smartphone shipments are forecast to reach 1.7 billion units in 2017.
"Two years ago, the worldwide smartphone market flirted with shipping half a billion units for the first time – to double that in just two years highlights the ubiquity that smartphones have achieved," said Ramon Llamas, Research Manager with IDC's Mobile Phone team. "The smartphone has gone from being a cutting-edge communications tool to becoming an essential component in the everyday lives of billions of consumers."
"Smartphones will represent virtually all of the mobile phone market in many of the world's most developed economies by the end of 2017," said Kevin Restivo, Senior Research Analyst with IDC's Worldwide Mobile Phone Tracker program. "Aggressive carrier subsidies of handsets, falling prices, higher consumer awareness, and a vast array of devices will mean almost all phones shipped to the developed world will be 'smart.' However, smartphone shipment volume will be dominated by emerging markets, such as China, even though the percentage of smartphones to feature phones won’t be as high."
Microsoft and Nokia Suppliers to Compete Fiercely for Orders
Taiwan-based makers in Microsoft's and Nokia's supply chains are expected to gear up efforts to garner orders for smartphones, games consoles, tablets and other peripherals after Microsoft completes its consolidations with Nokia's Devices and Services unit.
While Nokia is currently working with Taiwan-based handset ODMs, handset component makers and accessories suppliers, Microsoft has been tying up with local suppliers in the fields of games consoles, tablets and PC peripherals.
Orders for Windows-based mobile phones is bound to increase substantially since the main reason for Microsoft to take over Nokia's devices unit is to ramp up shipments of Windows Phone devices. As a result, Nokia's current handset ODM partners Compal Communications and FIH Mobile are likely to benefit from increasing orders for Windows phones.
However, Pegatron is likely to emerge as a new contender for Microsoft's handset orders since the Taiwan-based EMS company has been cooperating with the software giant on the production of Surface tablets.
Foxconn Electronics is also likely to benefit from the Microsoft-Nokia deal, leveraging its current partnership in the production of games consoles for Microsoft.
Silitech Technology and Merry Electronics are currently the two major component suppliers of Nokia, but it remains to be seen if Microsoft will continue to rely on the two firms for component supplies.
Optics component makers such as Lite-On Technology will benefit from the expanding economics of scale at Microsoft, which will expand the applications of camera modules from games consoles and tablets to mobile devices.
While Microsoft will continue to market Nokia-branded feature phones, its purchases of handset solutions from STMicroelectronics and Broadcom for feature phones are likely to be reduced as Microsoft may focus on the smartphone sector. However, the consolidation between Microsoft and Nokia may attract chipset makers, including Qualcomm, MediaTek, Intel and even China-based Spreadtrum Communications to compete for solution orders.
Innolux, a major LCD panel supplier for Nokia's smartphones and feature phones and a panel subsidiary of Foxconn Electronics, is set to receive more handset panel orders from Microsoft. Meanwhile, touch panel maker Wintek may land tablet touch panel orders from Microsoft, leveraging its partnership relations with Nokia in the handset sector.
Fab Equipment Spending to Decline 1% in 2013 (to $31.8 Billion), but Increase 25% in 2014 (Chart 24)
The SEMI World Fab Forecast indicates that capital expenditure for semiconductor fab equipment spending will increase to US$ 39.8 billion in 2014, the highest on record.
Semiconductor revenue has improved in 2013 compared to 2012 and early forecasts for 2014 project revenue growth averaging about 8%. Semiconductor companies have adjusted their capital expenditure accordingly, and the SEMI report tracks over 200 projects, with details revealing that fab equipment spending is expected to decline by 1% in 2013 (to $31.8 billion), but increase by 25% in 2014, including new, used and internally manufactured in-house equipment.
Overall fab spending in the first half of 2013 was slow, especially for fab equipment spending. Fab equipment spending is stronger in the second half of 2013, with a 30 to 40% increase over the first half. The SEMI data shows a different outlook for fab construction projects, forecasting a 25% spending increase in 2013 to over $7 billion and then a drop of 16% in 2014 to about $5.9 billion. Fabs under construction this year will begin equipping next year which affects fab equipment spending.
Fab equipment spending for dedicated foundries remains strong in 2013 ($12 billion) and in 2014 ($13 billion) — a growth rate of 5% in 2014. In the years prior to the economic downturn, fab equipment spending for DRAM was the highest spending industry segment. Since 2011, however, the dedicated foundry sector replaced DRAM as the leading industry sector.
While DRAM equipment spending dropped by 35% in 2011 and 25% in 2012, the SEMI data shows that DRAM fab equipment spending will increase by 17% in 2013 and at least 30% in 2014. An increase of about 2 to 3% for installed capacity for DRAM in 2014 is small but remarkable, given that the industry has not added any new DRAM capacity for years, and actually cutback capacity between 2011 and 2013.
The sector with largest growth rate for fab equipment spending in 2014 is expected to be Flash with a 40 to 45% increase (YoY). Over the last few years, capacity additions for the Flash sector also stagnated though technology investments. SEMI’s reports show detailed predictions for robust spending in DRAM and Flash by several large companies including Micron and Samsung. Overall fab equipment spending for Flash alone is expected to hit a record of almost $8 billion in 2014. After Flash and DRAM, MPU is expected to show the next largest growth in 2014, with fab equipment spending growing by over 40% (YoY). Intel is now preparing for 14nm, kicking off an MPU surge for 2014. The World Fab Forecast report gives insight into Intel’s preparations for 14nm.


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Ford Motors to invest another $72 mn at Chennai plant
17 May 2011
The Indian subsidiary of Ford Motors today said it would invest $72 million to expand its powertrain facility in Chennai to further support its sales and export growth plans in India.
The investment in the expansion of diesel engine production capacity will bring Ford's total investment in India to more than $1 billion, the auto maker said in a statement.
The Chennai plant is the first Ford facility to feature single flexible production line manufacturing petrol and diesel engines. It is also the first Ford plant to run a flexible crank shaft production line producing crank shafts for petrol and diesel engines.
It produces five Duratec petrol engine variants and one Duratorq diesel engine variant for Ford vehicles. It is also gearing up to produce powertrains for Ford's all-new global Fiesta sedan, when it is launched in India later this year.
When the expansion programme is completed in mid-2012, the engine plant's production capacity will increase from 250,000 to 330,000 units per year, an additional output of 80,000 diesel engines annually.
''This investment reinforces the importance of our Chennai plant and Ford's continued expansion in India,'' said Michael Boneham, president and managing director of Ford India. "This expansion will allow us to provide more technologically advanced and fuel-efficient engines to our customers in India and in markets around the world where we export Chennai-built vehicles."


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Estevan's Model Engineer Show on October 19 and 20 was once again a popular attraction, as it attracted 55 exhibitors, and a total of 221 model engines and other pieces of equipment.
Organizer Kelly Tytlandsvik said the event was a virtual sell-out, as there was just one table that was available inside the Wylie Mitchell building.
Many of the exhibits were intriguing to view, Tytlandsvik said. Rick Carlstedt from Green Bay, Wisconsin, brought a model of the engine from the Civil War ironclad steamship, the USS Monitor.
“That one stands out because of the history that he has put into it, and the research behind it,” Tytlandsvik said. “There were nine years of research.”
Clarence Elias of Edmonton, who has brought miniature motorcycles to previous shows, also brought a guitar this year that he made from sheet metal.
“It's a nice-sounding guitar,” said Tytlandsvik. “The musical guys are all pretty excited about it.”
Exhibitors from clubs in Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg and the U.S. joined local model engineers for the show. Three new exhibitors participated this year.
Tytlandsvik was recognized during the exhibitors' social on October 19. Following last year's 25th Estevan Model Engineer Show, the exhibitors decided they should honour Tytlandsvik.
“Each one of them made a piece and assembled it, and gave it to me … and each person who built a piece engraved their initials on it,” said Tytlandsvik.
Tytlandsvik said he had no idea it was happening, and he was touched by the recognition.


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Vodafone poaches WPP's Wheldon for top marketing role
WPP has been dealt a blow with the news that David Wheldon, the group chief executive officer of its Team Vodafone division, is to join Vodafone.
Wheldon, who is on a year's notice, will take on a senior role reporting to the global brand director, David Haines. The post will see him installed above Vodafone's global marketing communications director, Neil Simpson.
Wheldon was recently responsible for marshalling two creative groups from J. Walter Thompson and Red Cell to challenge Wieden & Kennedy Amsterdam's position as the lead creative agency on the £250 million global Vodafone account.
Until now, WPP, through JWT, has acted as Vodafone's global network, with W&K as the creative supplier, providing the overall strategy.
Before joining WPP, Wheldon held the post of UK chief executive for the Tempus-owned CIA Medianetwork.
His CV, which extends across both the creative agency and client arenas, includes stints as the global head of marketing and latterly the European marketing director for Coca-Cola. Before being offered the role at CIA, he was the president of BBDO Europe and has been a managing partner at WCRS and the managing director of Lowe Howard-Spink.
This article was first published on campaignlive.co.uk
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Google’s search engine on Android devices is designed to let users browse through stories that are shared by other users.
But some users have found that they cannot access news they need to read on the Google News app.
The latest news and events from the world’s leading news sources are listed in the Google app on devices like the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge.
The Google News application is designed for reading news from other apps on your smartphone or tablet.
To find the news you want to read, users have to go to the Google homepage and tap on the search icon in the top left corner.
Google News lets you browse through a wide variety of news sources from the top of the news reader and click on the “read” link to start reading.
It will also let you see the latest news from the same sources.
To get the news on your phone, you have to click on a link on the left side of the main news reader.
The article you want is highlighted in green, then a new window appears.
To read stories, you can tap the “open” icon on the bottom right of the search bar to open up a new tab and select a news source.
The new tab will display the news source you selected and you can scroll through the articles.
There is no way to share news on the Android app on your Google account.
However, some people have found the app has issues when it comes to reading news on their phone.
For example, when they want to share a story about a person with a friend, they can’t find the friend’s Google account and will get a “Please wait…” message.
The problem is not limited to the news app on Android phones, though.
When Google introduced a new version of its Android app, users reported problems accessing Google News.
The Android app is designed primarily to allow you to access news stories from a variety of sources, including the Google Search app and the Google Maps app.
To access Google News from a phone, users had to tap on a button at the bottom of the Google search bar and select the “Search” option.
Users reported the new version would display an error message when trying to access Google news from a computer.
This message was usually a warning that a computer could not be connected to the internet.
The error message only appeared when the phone was connected to a wireless network.
Other problems with the Google news app also have been reported.
One user reported that when he tried to add a story to his Google News collection, he would receive an error saying “You are trying to add new stories.
Another reported that Google News would stop responding when he tapped on a story.
The app would sometimes stop responding to his text messages and would also stop responding if he attempted to make a phone call.
On Android, Google has made several updates to the app in the past few years to address the issues that users have reported.
These updates include a redesigned interface, better search, and a way to save the articles you have read.
The search icon is also on the right side of Google News apps on Android and has a new, green button next to it.
When you tap the search button, the search results will be organized in alphabetical order and you will also see a list of all the articles on the site.
You can also tap on an article link to open it up in Google News, just like on the main News app on the iPhone and iPad.
If you want a different news source, you will have to swipe the new search button to open a new page.
While Google News has been redesigned, it is not the only app on Google’s Android mobile platform that is not optimized for reading the news.
Google News also does not let you use its own news reader app to read news.
Users have reported issues when using Google News in the News app in recent weeks.
Users said they were able to read articles from news aggregators like News.com, but could not read the articles from Google News itself.
Google has responded to these complaints, saying that users who have reported problems with reading news can go to its support forums to find out how to fix the problem.
While Google is making updates to its News app, it has not yet addressed the issues reported by users.


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It was a big year for FinTech in 2017 – and 2018 is shaping up to be every bit as exciting. Here are some FinTech predictions for 2018.
At the LHoFT, we help founders with innovative ideas turn those ideas into startups with a transformative effect in the finance industry. We also help established startups expand into Europe and beyond, expanding their reach and market penetration.
In talking with founders who fall into the latter group, established and expanding, we have identified the three most significant concerns when attempting to scale after finding initial traction.
In from the cold and finally joining AI, Big Data and the Cloud around the fire, the announcement on Sunday that CBOE was now trading bitcoin futures suggests the technology behind it is now being taken seriously. Whatever your opinion in the various debates that surround the cryptocurrency - whether it is an asset or a currency, whether its shady past deserves legitimacy - few can deny the sustainability of the technology underlying bitcoin.
Have we finally cut the inaugural blockchain ribbon to the future?
On the surface, the story of cryptocurrencies has been a story about new financial opportunities — whether it’s people betting on bitcoin, or banking on the blockchain. But the building blocks of this story go back to the history of currency, the evolution of the internet and distributed networks, and towards the advent of Ethereum. As these threads come together, how are they being woven together into new opportunities right now?
Andreessen Horowitz general partner Alex Rampell reflects on all this and more, in this talk delivered at our most recent annual a16z Summit in November 2017.
For the financial technology industry, 2017 will be defined as the year that the threat of tech giants grew stronger, artificial intelligence cemented its importance and some startups applied to become banks.
What to look for in 2018? Maybe more mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings and deeper forays by Amazon.com Inc. and Facebook Inc. Here’s a wrap from industry experts:
Regtech recently became a trendy term commonly associated with the financial sector. Summits, events, discussions and reports around this new field are popping up everywhere, including in Luxembourg. But what is regulatory technology (regtech) all about? Does it only impact banks and funds? Let’s try to get a better understanding of regtech and how it creates positive opportunities for Luxembourg.