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Presumably, the handset will be known as the G3 and will make its debut in the second half of the year. Hardware specifications are a bit muddy at this point, but the rumor is already churning. Early chatter suggests a Quad HD (1,440x2,560 pixels) display, a 64-bit processor, and a 16-megapixel rear camera may be in order for the smartphone.
Love your new Xperia phone's waterproof design but not so much its software UI? Apparently Sony feels your pain. The company has been at it again, touting the virtues of its Xperia Theme Android skins. First announced as part of Sony's Xperia phone upgrade to Android 4.3, the device maker used its official blog today to drum up buzz around the Xperia Theme engine. … Read more
Samsung's Galaxy S5 might have some trouble getting out of the gate when it hits store shelves next month.
Samsung plans to launch the Galaxy S5 in Korea on April 11. But on Friday, South Korea's communications watchdogs instituted a 45-day ban, starting this week and extending to May 19, that bars the country's carriers from accepting new customers or upgrading existing customers to new handsets, according to a report from Reuters. That essentially means the Galaxy S5 could be languishing on store shelves for some time.
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When you're checking out Instagram in a Web browser, it's easy to save a photo that you like. Videos might require a bit more work, but are still relatively simple to obtain. However, when you're using an Android device, saving photos and videos is a bit more difficult. Your choices are to crop screenshots or root your device.
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Jawbone, maker of the popular Up24 fitness tracker, has just launched two new pieces of mobile software coded to foster better sleep. Called Up Coffee and Up 3.1, one keeps an eye on your caffeine intake, while the other strives to correlate personal physical movement with sleep performance. … Read more
Sprint on Wednesday confirmed plans to issue Android 4.4.2 updates to a number of Samsung Galaxy devices.
According to a post on the carrier's blog, the Galaxy Note 2, Galaxy S4 Mini, Galaxy S3, Galaxy Mega, and Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 are in line to receive KitKat updates. As a result, the mobile gadgets called out will benefit from features such as enhanced messaging options and a more intuitive interface. In addition to the standard fare of OS features, the lock screen will be updated to allow for quick access to cameras.
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New York, Aug 13: With the Google's Chief Executive Officer, Eric Schimdt logging off from Apple's board, Indian businessmen like former Infoscian Nanadan Niekani and Reliance Industries' Chairman Mukesh Ambani are being considered for the post in the board.
US Business Magazine, BusinessWeek suggested the names of the Indian biz bigwigs with the rationale of having someone who understood the Indian markets from the inside.
"An executive who understands the Indian market could be a guiding hand in Apple's board room. How about former Infosys (Co-Chairman) Nandan Nilekani (now serving the government with minister rank)? or Mukesh Ambani, head of Reliance Industries, whose retail subsidiary sells Apple gear in India?," the publication said in an article titled 'An Apple Board of Directors for the 2010s'.
Based on the fact that the Indian market can not be ignored when it comes to IT and technology, the report noted that the challenges that Apple faces right now would be in terms of expansion overseas.
The report that consists of the opinions of academics, board recruiters and various industry sources states, "With Apple in its fourth decade and heading toward USD 50 billion in sales sometimes in the 2010s, the company will need further governance changes in the years ahead."
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China's cyberspace watchdog has strengthened the governance of the internet, with over 400,000 pieces of harmful information removed since June, the authority said on Tuesday.
They have also punished over 20,000 social media accounts and 6,500 chat group leaders over the violation of relative regulations, according to the Office of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission, which launched a rectification campaign to create a cleaner internet environment in June.
"We have taken tougher measures to clean up online harmful information, including verbal abuse between fans of different stars, rumors and attacks online, and intensified punishment for website platform operators who haven't corrected the platform's problems. The rectification has seen good results," said Sheng Ronghua, deputy head of the commission.
The internet has become a space for people to work, live, study and communicate. The construction of internet civilization plays an important role in the construction of socialist spiritual civilization and the building of China's strength in cyberspace, he said.
To address the importance of the internet environment, the first China Internet Civilization Conference will be held in Beijing on Friday.
The one-day conference, with the theme of "Gather strength for good deeds, jointly build internet civilization", will focus on building a platform for promoting China's internet civilization, exchanging experiences, showcasing achievements and learning from international internet civilizations, Sheng said.
It will contain one main forum and seven sub-forums, covering topics including online content construction, challenges and responses of internet ecological governance, internet rule of law and the internet civilization among young people.
In recent years, a series of laws and regulations on cyberspace have taken effect and the idea the internet is not a place beyond the law has taken root among the masses.
The commission recently started another campaign to rectify disorder in the operation of internet users' accounts, targeting problems including the name of the account containing illegal information, counterfeiting the number of fans of certain stars and selling online game accounts to juveniles.
Some online platforms have developed very fast in recent years, but this has led to some management problems, including content security, technical support, community rules and internal management mechanisms. Cyberspace administrations at all levels have enhanced their guidance and supervision over these problems, Sheng said.
"We will further push related platforms to keep optimizing operation rules, strengthen auditing on agenda-setting and content and lifting platforms' content quality and service level, to build a positive and healthy Internet space," he said.


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Titan Firm has reported that revenue after tax (PAT) elevated 13 instances to Rs 793 crore within the first quarter, up from Rs 61 crore in the identical — pandemic impacted — quarter final 12 months.
Income elevated by 199 per cent to Rs 8,649 crore, in comparison with Rs 2,890 crore within the quarter underneath evaluation. The corporate posted sturdy income figures throughout all its companies,
The jewelry enterprise registered earnings of Rs 7,600 crore, a rise of 208 per cent, in comparison with Rs 2,467 crore in Ql FY22 (excluding bullion gross sales). It attributes the expansion to Akshaya Tritiya gross sales and a better-studded combine. The jewelry enterprise reported an EBIT of Rs 1,027 crore, in comparison with Rs 207 crore in June 2022.
The watches and wearables enterprise reported a quarterly earnings of Rs 785 crore, a rise of 169 per cent in comparison with Rs 292 crore in Ql FY22. This section reported an EBIT of Rs 103 crore, in opposition to a lack of Rs 56 crore in Q1FY22.
The EyeCare enterprise additionally reported its highest quarterly earnings of 173 per cent at Rs 183 crore, in comparison with Rs 67 crore in June 2022. EyeCare posted an EBIT of Rs 36 crore in comparison with a lack of Rs 13 crore in Q1FY22. Different companies, together with Indian costume put on, fragrances, and style equipment, reported an earnings of Rs 56 crore, in comparison with Rs 14 crore in Ql FY22. Nonetheless, EBIT for this section reported a lack of Rs 10 crore, in comparison with a lack of Rs 16 crore in Q1FY22.
“The monetary 12 months has begun properly for us and we delivered a powerful efficiency in Q1 throughout our enterprise segments. Regardless of the difficult macro setting, the outlook for the remaining quarters seems optimistic and we are going to proceed to execute our funding plans in India in addition to chosen worldwide geographies,” mentioned C.Ok. Venkataraman, Managing Director, Titan Firm.
The corporate has added 125 shops through the 12 months. The retail chain (together with Caratlane) has 2,303 shops throughout 366 cities with an space exceeding 2.9 million sq. ft. as of June 2022.
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New York Stock Exchange started the new quarter with rising prices. China's stronger purchasing managers index for the industry and optimistic sounds of the trade negotiations between China and the US strengthen trade.
Financial stocks that were sensitive to interest were among the winners, raising US interest rates. The promises of China over the weekend to refrain from rising tariffs on cars and photo parts published from April 1 increase car manufacturers such as General Motors and Ford by 1.5 and 2.2 percent respectively.
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Berlin-based Formo set to supercharge R&D as it moves into new headquarters post-fundraising
Alt-protein cheese maker Formo has secured $50 million in a Series A funding round to help it towards its target of replacing 10% of Europe’s dairy products with precision-fermentation alternatives by 2030.
The round was led by multi-stage VC fund EQT Ventures while Agronomics, the cultivated agriculture investment vehicle led by Jim Mellon, was also among the investors contributing to what Formo claims to be “the largest ever European Series A foodtech deal”.
The Berlin-based business will use the capital to move into a larger headquarters, accelerate its research and scale its lab-grown cheese business.
“We are taking the dairy parlour of the future microscopic and then back up to a size that can get in the ring with industrial dairy, gloves off,” Formo founder Raffael Wohlgensinger said of the new capital in a blog post on the company’s Medium page.
“While it’s tempting to consider this truckload of fresh cash as a win in itself, it’s more important to reflect on what this money fundamentally represents: it’s trust in our rockstar team and the values we cherish, it’s recognition of our technological pacesetting, and fundamentally, belief that people everywhere are ready to make decisions every day that take us towards a better, more sustainable planet,” Wohlgensinger added.
In July, Formo CFO Roman Plewka told NutritionInvestor the company was seeking to raise north of €30 million ($35 million) in its Series A.
Lewka said Forma had seen interest from both existing and new investors. At the time the company was actively recruiting new talent to its diverse team.
“We have team members from the US and from across Europe, be it Spain or the UK, while we are also talking to people in Australia and other countries,” Plewka said.
Plewka said the company was eyeing launches in Singapore, the US, the UK and Israel.
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Carrefour and Casino's Brazilian battle heats up
The battle between France's Carrefour and Casino for Brazilian retailer Pao de Acucar is heating up.
Casino has raised its total stake in the company to 43.1%.
It followed an approach by Pao de Acucar's chairman Abilio Diniz to merge the company with the Brazilian assets of Carrefour, Casino's big rival.
Casino has started arbitration proceedings against Mr Diniz, saying that the secret merger talks violated the terms of their partnership.
The proposed Pao de Acucar-Carrefour deal would create a firm with a 27% market share and sales of more than $40bn (£25bn) a year.
Pao de Acucar is already Latin America's second-biggest retailer.
As well as its Pao de Acucar and Extra supermarket chains, it also has a majority stake in the Ponto Frio and Casas Bahia chains that sell electrical goods and furniture.


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Essential.com Holds Preliminary Talks About Its $6 Mil. Account
BOSTON–Add Essential.com to the growing list of e-commerce companies seeking agency assistance.
The startup, a Burlington, Mass.-based reseller of utility and communications services, has hired its first director of marketing and is seeking a shop to launch a branding effort by year’s end.
The client intends to spend $6 million this year, but that figure will likely rise to $35 million in 2000, said Kelly Mahoney, senior vice president of marketing and e-business.
Mahoney, who recently joined Essential.com from the direct marketing unit of Arnold Communications, has held preliminary talks with agencies in Boston, New York and Dallas about handling assignment chores on the account.
PGR Media, Providence, R.I., handles media duties and is expected to continue doing so after a creative shop is hired, she said.
Mahoney told Adweek she is seeking an agency “with an aggressive track record in consumer behavior change and quantitative results.”
“Depth of branding expertise and some e-commerce experience,” along with the ability to create a unified message across many media are essential, she said.
The agency search, conducted by Mahoney without assistance from outside consultants, is currently in its early stages. Agencies may still apply, she said.
The client hopes to finalize a list of contenders next month, with a decision coming by August, she said.
At present, Chili Pepper, a creative boutique, and online marketing shop One-to-One Interactive, both Boston, are working on various assignments for Essential.com. Chili Pepper recently created local newspaper ads using the headline, “Savings without the homework.”
Mahoney said that initial positioning “will evolve over time.”
Customers who sign up on the Essential.com Web site will eventually receive a single, consolidated bill for their utilities, which they can pay via credit or debit card.


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Zlatan, Teni on show as Christopher emerges ‘King of Street Food’
After 13 weeks battle that saw contestants compete in the maiden edition of King of Street Food, the cooking competition conceived by FoodBay TV ended with the Street Foodz Fest, where the six finalist from different parts of the country slugged it out for the grand prize.
The finalists include Martha Edem of Akara Café, who serves Akara and different pap options alongside key stars of an English breakfast menu; Box D Food by Fego Daniels, who serves rich, flavourful shawarma with a generous dollop of free hugs, and Crispy And Grills by Christopher Omowa, who makes crispy fries and crispy juicy toasties, with grilled-to-perfection American Style Barbecue all made from Nigerian produce and staples.
Others are Chef Segun Anifowose of King Glab Cuisine, which serves up a wide assortment of street food style meals; Simple Corner currently under the able management of Chinonso Attansey. This business, which was set up by her parents, serves up nkwobi, pepper soup and isi-ewu at their joint; and Soma Ofada By Oluwaseyi Gunre, who claims to serve the best Ofada rice and sauce.
In what was their final task, the contestants were given 30 minutes to prepare any dish of their choice, under the supervision of the judges; Etteh Assam popularly known as Chef Etteh, one of the top street food and grill chefs with over 18 years of experience; Adetomi ‘Imoteda’ Aladeokomo popularly known as Chef Imoteda is a Nigerian Chef and co-owner of Eko Street Eat, a company that specialises in bringing innovative twists to Nigerian street food and finally Adedamola “AskDamz” Ladejobi, a certified Personal Nutritionist and Weight loss expert.
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In the end, Christopher Omowa emerged the winner and was presented with a cash prize of N1,000,000 and other gift items from the sponsors. The first runner up got N500,000, while the second runner-up got N200,000. Meanwhile, all the 13 finalists will get their workplace renovated by the organisers.
Speaking at the event, the CEO of Macima Media Group, owners of FoodBay TV, Femi Ogundoro observed that food is big everywhere in the world, adding that nothing stops it being bigger in Nigeria.
“With over 200,000,000 people, diverse cultures and tribes, why won’t food be bigger in Nigeria? One thing that can bring us together, either as African or Nigerians, is actually food. The challenge is that the government and international organisations are talking about food in a way the consumers do not understand. They talk about food security, they talk about agriculture… it is still food. That’s what we stand for as FoodBay TV, which is a 24-hour channel to be launched very soon. We are focused on getting the best of food and putting African food on the world food map.”
The event took place at the Eagles Club, Sururlere, Lagos, the grand finale and was hosted by OAP Dotun and Soliat Bada, while the duo of Zlatan and Teni, treated the excited crowd to the best of their recordings. It was cheers all the way, as the artistes belted songs from their rich repertoires.


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Move over moldy, bacteria-laden wool BART seats, slick new vinyls seats will be taking over in 100 cars come spring.
BART announced Thursday that their Board of directors has voted unanimously to fund a trial of easier to clean vinyl cushioned seat covers. Earlier this year, BART conducted a series of seat labs where public comments were collected about what features were desired in future seats. Based on public comments and safety standards, BART chose a product called PreVail which meets rigorous fire and toxicity standards that had been an issue in the past when considering vinyl seats. PreVail also has an end-of-life strategy that includes reclaiming the vinyl for other purposes, instead of sending the discarded material to the landfill when the seat covers need replacing.
The seats will be replaced starting in April and the full 100 cars will be outfitted by July. If riders like the seats, an additional 100 cars will also get the vinyl treatment.
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Facebook Messenger no longer requires a Facebook account. Starting today, new Messenger users in the US, Canada, Venezuela and Peru can sign up using a full name and phone number.
Messenger can still be used with a Facebook account; new users will see a “Log In With Facebook” button on the start screen, which imports contacts and links to their Facebook account.
Facebook also encourages signing up with Facebook so users “take advantage of multi-device messaging across mobile devices, the web and tablets.” That suggests signing in with a name and phone number won’t sync your chats across devices.
Facebook says the aim is to reach more people. It’s worth noting that while creating a Messenger log-in won’t import contacts, the rest of Messengers services like video chat and stickers remain available.
Using Messenger without a linked Facebook account may make it more enticing for businesses as well. At its F8 conference earlier this year, Facebook debuted Messenger Business as a means to get consumers and brands or stores chatting. Not giving up a Facebook profile may make it more enticing to users, and a business could link any phone number to Messenger.
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A University of Minnesota police employee has been accused of stealing hundreds of library books and selling them for thousands of dollars on the internet, KSTP reported.
Kyle Bongers, 27, is accused of stealing at least 218 textbooks – most taken from the shelves of the biomedical library where he worked security, according to police.
The online retailer TextbooksRUs.com called the Diehl Hall Biomedical Library manager and said they had become suspicious that someone with a long history of selling books to them had possibly stolen the books from the University.
After nearly seven years, Bongers quit his job as a University police security monitor in late January. University police arrested him two weeks ago, but no charges have been filed.
The retailer told the University that they had been purchasing the books from Bongers for more than a year and had paid him approximately $30,000. But, five new books Bongers recently tried to sell them appeared to have been tampered with – either with black marker or white correction fluid to hide the University's logo.
In February, University police obtained Bonger's PayPal statements and found he had received approximately $70,000 since April 2010 and had been selling books to multiple internet retailers, KSTP reported.
Police are seeking a search warrant for Bonger's last known address as well as his TCF bank records, searching for more stolen textbooks.


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Downtown Disney is going through a huge reimagination right now!
The shopping and dining district is currently full of construction projects including some new dining spots, store refurbishments, and more. In order to make space for the new, some locations must close, and now we’ve got a closing date for two restaurants.
Back in April 2022, Disney announced that new restaurants Paseo and Centrico would bring Mexican cuisine to Downtown Disney in the locations currently occupied by Catal and Uva Bar & Cafe. While we haven’t heard any more about these new restaurants specifically, we know that these two existing restaurants will close soon.
On the Disneyland website, there is a notice saying Uva Bar & Cafe and Catal “will soon be closing to make way for an exciting new addition to the Downtown Disney District!”
There are hours listed through April 9th, but starting April 10th, there are no hours listed for either location.
Ralph Brennan’s Jazz Kitchen recently went through a refurbishment and we know that Din Tai Fung and Porto’s Bakery are set to come to the shopping and dining district.
We’ll be sure to watch for more updates from Downtown Disney and we’re looking forward to these new additions.
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by Sarah Martin
The recent AIMSC Connect 2012 saw executives from Australia’s top companies and government agencies mix with Indigenous entrepreneurs and business owners with the culmination of the two day conference and trade show celebrated with an awards night to honour the best of the year.
Despite the bleak global situation, the Indigenous enterprise sector has proved to be both sustainable and vibrant, creating opportunities and employment for all Australians in a range of areas including mining, catering, graphic design, telecommunications, legal services, printing and tourism.
Since its inception in September 2009, AIMSC's aim has been to help Indigenous-owned businesses integrate into the supply chain of private sector corporations and government agencies.
At the end of 2011, AIMSC had certified 124 Indigenous suppliers who have employed around 452 Indigenous full-time equivalent staff and more than quadrupled their financial growth by winning $44.6 million dollars’ worth of corporate and government business. This is despite the fact that Indigenous Australians are only one-third as likely to own their own business as non-Indigenous Australians.
At the awards night at Sydney Town Hall, AIMSC Certified Indigenous Supplier of the Year was presented to Print Junction which has been owned and managed by the Torzyn family for 15 years.
Print Junction Office and Creative Manager, Leah Torzyn, said they’d been in business for 15 years, and had been plodding along nicely with mainly local clients. “But since being involved with AIMSC we’ve worked with design studios and graphic artists from all over Australia delivering to corporate clients in every capital city with our business increasing by around 15%, ” Leah said. “Having said that we are an Indigenous business and we are good at what we do. We have won industry awards for our print quality.”
Qantas Airways, who were a founding member of AIMSC and the first to sign an agreement with an AIMSC certified Supplier were awarded Corporate Member of the year. Qantas has now contracted eight certified Indigenous businesses, with plans for a minimum of 10 contracts in place by the end of next year.
Olivia Wirth, Group Executive Government and Corporate Affairs said Qantas would continue to seek opportunities to work with Indigenous suppliers.
“Through our partnership with AIMSC, Qantas is able to connect with Indigenous businesses across a range of areas. There is a strong business case for Qantas to actively engage in supplier diversity. By expanding our footprint, we can find suppliers to provide better value, innovation, speed and local content to our supply chain. “
To top off the celebrations, a further $7.5m funding was announced by the Minister for Indigenous Employment and Economic Development, Julie Collins to be provided to AIMSC to continue for a further three years.
“This initiative is achieving excellent results and helping create a sustainable and prosperous Indigenous enterprise sector in Australia,” Ms Collins told the AIMSC’s Trade Expo in Sydney.
“This renewed commitment of $7.5 million is part of the Australian Government’s $650 million Indigenous Employment Program.
“Through the IEP and the Council we will use the already considerable goodwill and momentum to link corporate and government clients with Indigenous business.”


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(Editor's Note: This story is part of our #TireBiz30 in which we feature one archived story every day of September to celebrate Tire Business' 30th anniversary. Each story represents one of the most relevant news story published in our pages for that year.)
WASHINGTON — Major legislation stemming from Bridgestone/Firestone Inc.'s 6.5-million-tire recall has become reality.
The Senate passed the Transportation Recall Enhancement Accountability and Documentation (TREAD) Act the evening of Oct. 11, on a motion and without a recorded vote. This was one day after the House of Representatives approved the bill by voice vote.
Although consumer advocates decried the TREAD Act as too weak to be meaningful and business interests fought to kill its criminal provisions, the tire industry seems reasonably content with the legislation, which President Clinton is expected to sign.
"Given the situation and the public outcry, this is probably as good a bill as the industry could hope for," said Roy E. Littlefield, government affairs director for the International Tire & Rubber Association. The bill requires the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to rewrite the 32-year-old safety standards for new tires, and ITRA is "glad they won't address retreads at this point," he said.
The Rubber Manufacturers Association said it was "unequivocal" in its support for the safety features of the bill, and vowed to work with NHTSA in drafting the new standard—something the agency promised to do when it granted an RMA petition nearly two years ago.
Meanwhile, the Tire Association of North America claimed a "major victory" by "helping to significantly narrow the applications of the criminal penalties" in the bill, "to ensure that tire dealers were not unjustly targeted."
Under the TREAD Act's provisions, tire and auto executives who knowingly sell defective products which cause death or serious injury, and fail to inform NHTSA, face prison terms of up to 15 years and fines of up to $100,000. The bill also raises the maximum fines for corporations guilty of lying about defective products to $15 million from the current $925,000.
In the Senate bill sponsored by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., the criminal penalties would have applied to "any officer, director or agent" of a tire, auto or parts manufacturer.
This was what particularly alarmed TANA.
"The broad, ambiguous and sledgehammer approach to criminal liability contained in Sen. McCain's (bill), coupled with the potentially broad application of the term 'agent,' made it a dangerous bill for tire dealers, manufacturers and other tire businesses," the association said in a press release. "The bill also would have set a precedent that would encourage and facilitate product liability litigation against tire dealers, manufacturers and others."
Mr. McCain's bill stalled on the Senate floor after several senators placed legislative holds on it. Mr. McCain originally fought for his own legislation—even at one point trying to hold the Department of Transportation appropriations package hostage to his bill. But in the end he was persuaded to drop the fight and support Senate passage of the TREAD Act, which does not include "agents" of tire companies among those liable for criminal penalties.
Even so, Mr. McCain fought to strengthen the criminal provisions in the bill that ultimately passed. One of its provisions grants a "safe harbor" to corporate whistleblowers who report information about fatal or injurious product defects within "a reasonable amount of time." Mr. McCain demanded and got a rewrite in which the safe harbor is available only to whistleblowers who don't initially know the defects are deadly.
Among other things, the TREAD Act also:
Establishes a requirement for dashboard signals warning motorists of low tire pressure;
Bans the sale of tires and other equipment named in a recall;
Requires NHTSA to create the first-ever vehicle rollover rating requirements based on dynamic testing;
Directs NHTSA to initiate rulemaking to establish an "early warning" system in which tire and auto makers would notify the agency of unusual numbers of product complaints; and
Requires tire and auto makers to inform NHTSA of foreign recalls and customer satisfaction programs.
In a press release about the TREAD Act, RMA President Donald B. Shea said his association "has been working with NHTSA to accelerate regulations that give all consumers a world-class testing standard for tires."
Since 1997, the RMA and various tire manufacturers have worked on harmonizing and modernizing world tire safety standards under the aegis of the Transatlantic Business Dialogue (TABD). NHTSA granted the association's petition in January 1999 to begin rulemaking to replace the current passenger tire standard with the "Global Tire Standard 2000" developed within the TABD.
The RMA worked closely with Congress in drafting the final provisions of the TREAD Act, Mr. Shea said, "and is pleased a solid piece of legislation was adopted."


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We released our latest title into the market today; the fabulous and glamorous slot, That’s Rich!
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While we are aware that the vast majority of our customers are offering our content in a socially responsible manner, it has come to our attention that a number of operators and affiliates have been using Play'n GO's content and images pertaining to our games in connection with marketing campaigns and other promotional material which overtly seek to exploit the current COVID19 pandemic, in an attempt to encourage gamblers to increase their gambling spend.
The latest title in The Play’n GO landmark year of releases hits the market today, a 3-reel slot titled Sticky Joker.
The latest Play’n GO title has been announced this morning, with their release of the adventure slot Riches of Robin.
Based around the infamous English folklore character, Riches of Robin sees Robin Hood joined by his gang of Merry Men; Little John, Will Scarlet, Alan-a-Dale, Friar Tuck and the fair Maid Marian in an entertaining quest for cash!
We’re continuing our landmark run in 2020 with another new release! This time it’s a music slot based around thrash metal band, Testament.
The latest release from Play’n GO was announced today as they unveiled their latest slot title, Fortunes of Ali Baba
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Play’n GO have today announced the latest title out of their stable, as part of their 52-game release year.
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Play’n GO have announced their final release for the year latest slot title Wild Frames.
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The China-India Yoga College has formally started classes in China’s Kunming City and will open a “new window” in promoting cultural exchange and bilateral ties, officials said today.
The college, which is the first Yoga institute established by India outside the country, was set up during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit in May.
The formal operation of the college coincided with the visit of India’s Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma who arrived in Kunming to attend the China International Travel Forum.
The college is functioning from Yunnan Minzu (Nationalities) University, featuring yoga and shadowboxing performances by 1,000 students and yoga students in Kunming.
The Yoga college began enrolling students at the beginning of November. Two Indian tutors are giving classes in small groups and India will send more teachers as the number of yoga learners increases.
Speaking on the occasion Sharma said China has become Yoga’s “second home,”.
By bringing Yoga to China, the college would promote cultural exchange and cement bilateral ties, he said.
“The college has opened a new window for China-India cultural exchanges and built a platform for regional cooperation in cultural and education sectors,” said Gao Feng, vice governor of Yunnan Province.
Sharma headed the Indian delegation comprising officials of the Ministry of Tourism, five State governments and Industry partners to attend the China International Forum where he inaugurated the India-China Tourism Forum and India Pavilion stand to highlight the travel opportunities for India.
He also held talks with top Chinese tourism and provincial officials to promote Indian tourism in China and to encourage more Chinese tourists to visit India.
During his visit, Modi had announced granting of e-visas for visiting Chinese tourists to enable them to get easy accesses to Indian visas.
It was part of the efforts by India to attract Chinese tourists.
At the China International Tourism Forum, Indian tourism industry stakeholders presented their products and services to the travel trade worldwide.
About 20 co-exhibitors/partners comprising State Tourism departments, tour operators, airlines and other stakeholders took part in the India Pavilion to showcase their diverse tourism products and services.
The participating states from India included Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Nagaland, and Haryana.
To promote travel between the two countries Shandong Airlines has launched a new flight directly linking Kunming with New Delhi four times a week, Indian officials said.


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Ponant has named Navin Sawhney as the company's new CEO for the Americas.
Sawhney most recently led the Americas as COO, building growth both organically and through acquisitions by differentiating brands and increasing market share across multiple channels. Prior to his tenure with Ponant, his experience spanned brands such as Cunard, Royal Viking, Sea Goddess, Holland America and Tauck.
Ponant said Sawhney will continue to leverage the brand’s leadership position in expedition cruising, while forging strategic alliances with channel partners.
The move follow's Ponant's October 2015 acquisition by ARTEMIS Holding Company of the Pinault Family.


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NZD/USD: in the spotlight of investors - the Fed meeting
Futures for major US and global stock indexes are declining again in the first half of today's trading day.
Moreover, this decline, first outlined in early September, is gaining momentum. Investors are waiting for the results of the Fed meeting, which will end on Wednesday with the publication of the rate decision. Market participants do not expect central bank executives to begin phasing out stimulus policy, under which they keep the key rate at 0.25% by purchasing at least $ 120 billion in government bonds and mortgage bonds every month. The main expectations boil down to the fact that the leaders of the FRS can announce the possibility of starting the curtailment of the QE program this year. Many economists believe that the Fed may begin this process after the November meeting.
These expectations are underpinned by relatively high inflation and a gradual improvement in the labor market, while the US has recently been receiving positive macro data indicating an ongoing economic recovery.
Thus, the data on retail sales in the United States published last week showed an increase in the indicator by +0.7% in August (against the forecast of -0.8% and a fall of -1.1% in July). Retail sales of the control group of goods showed an increase in August by +2.5%. The weekly report of the US Department of Labor published last Thursday was also generally positive. Although the number of initial applications for unemployment benefits in the United States increased and amounted to 332 thousand compared to 312 thousand a week earlier, the total number of people receiving benefits dropped to 2.665 million from 2.852 million a week earlier, and the average number of initial claims for the past 4 weeks on September 10 decreased from 340 thousand to 335.75 thousand
The June forecasts of the FRS showed an increase in the propensity of executives to raise interest rates. Earlier, the median forecast of the Fed leaders assumed that there will be no key rate hikes in the current and next year, and in 2023 it will be raised twice. At the same time, almost half of the executives (7 out of 18) admitted a rate hike the next year.
The prospect of a reduction in the QE program is once again becoming one of the main drivers of the dollar's growth, which is actively strengthening at the beginning of the week. So, futures on the DXY dollar index at the beginning of today's European trading session are near the mark of 93.40, 23 points higher than the closing price last Friday, rising again towards the local 9-month high of 93.75, reached in August.
Meanwhile, investors remain worried about the rapidly spreading strain of the delta coronavirus, which, along with a re-escalation of tensions between China on the one hand, and the United States and other Western countries, on the other, is increasing stock market caution and demand for the dollar as on a protective asset. Probably, before the publication of the decision on the FRS rates on Wednesday, the US dollar may continue to strengthen. Then its dynamics will depend on the decision of the US Federal Reserve on the interest rate and the subsequent press conference.
Against the background of the strengthening of the dollar and expectations of the imminent start of curtailing the Fed's QE program, commodity prices are decreasing, which leads, accordingly, to a fall in the quotes of commodity currencies.
Thus, the Canadian and Australian dollars today fell sharply against the USD. The fall of the NZD / USD pair is less pronounced, although this currency pair also remains under pressure, but is still in the bull market zone, above the key support levels 0.7020, 0.6970 (see "Technical analysis and trading recommendations").
Additional pressure on the NZD quotes today is exerted by the recently released weak macro statistics from New Zealand. Thus, the index of activity in the service sector (from the Business NZ agency) decreased in August from 57.9 to 35.6, and the PMI index of business activity in the country's manufacturing sector in August fell sharply from 62.6 to 40.1.
For today, the publication of important macro statistics in the economic calendar is not planned. Nonetheless, market participants following the NZD dynamics will pay attention to the publication in the evening of the Westpac quarterly report examining New Zealand consumer sentiment in the third quarter. Deteriorating consumer sentiment may also negatively affect the NZD quotes.
Tomorrow, in the period after 14:00 (GMT), the volatility in the NZD quotes may increase again, since the next report of the Global Dairy Trade on the dynamics of prices for dairy products will be published. A similar report released on September 7 indicated a 4.0% rise in the dairy price index, which supported the NZD. A significant portion of New Zealand's exports are dairy products, primarily milk powder. The decline in world prices for dairy products has a negative impact on the NZD, reducing the level of export foreign exchange earnings to the country's budget, while the growth in the indicator is a positive factor and will support the NZD (in the short term).
And on Thursday, market participants trading in the NZD will pay attention to the publication at 22:45 (GMT) of the latest data on the trade balance of New Zealand. In July, New Zealand's trade balance unexpectedly went over to the deficit side, although it had been in surplus in previous months.
Another growth in the deficit will have a negative impact on the NZD, although it will be short-term.
But once again we emphasize that the central event of this week will still be the Fed meeting, which starts tomorrow and ends on Wednesday with the publication (at 18:00 GMT) of the decision on the interest rate. The Fed's press conference will begin at 18:30. During this period of time, a surge in volatility is expected throughout the financial market, including in the NZD / USD pair.


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Amazon today made a number of key AWS announcements at its AWS Summit in San Francisco. These include the launch of two new AWS services.
Amazon Redshift is a petabyte-scale data warehouse service that makes it simple and cost-effective to efficiently analyze data using existing business intelligence tools. It is optimized for datasets ranging from a few hundred gigabytes to a petabyte or more and costs less than $1,000 per terabyte per year, a tenth the cost of most traditional data warehousing solutions. Amazon announced that Redshift is now in general availability and out of limited preview.


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NCSOFT Corp., a major South Korean online and mobile game developer, said Monday its third-quarter net income rose 34.3 percent from a year earlier thanks to the continued popularity of its major mobile games.
Net income stood at 152.5 billion won ($136.7 million) in the July-September period, compared with 113.6 billion won a year earlier, according to a regulatory filing.
Operating income spiked 68.9 percent on-year to 217.7 billion won, while sales rose 47.1 percent to 585.2 billion won over the cited period.
NCSOFT credited its performance boost in the quarter to growth in its major game titles, such as Lineage M, a mobile version of its major online PC game, and demand for its new mobile game Lineage 2M released in November last year.
The company's mobile game sales in the third quarter reached 389.6 billion won, up 87 percent from the previous year.
Sales from Lineage M rose 18 percent to 245.2 billion won over the cited period.
By region, NCSOFT's sales in North America and Europe stood at a total 27.4 billion won in the July-September period, rising 12 percent from a year earlier. But its sales in Japan declined 27 percent over the same period.
Shares in NCSOFT fell 0.99 percent to 800,000 won ($720), underperforming the broader KOSPI's 1.97 percent gain. The company reported its third quarter earnings before the session's open. (Yonhap)


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The journalists of the Women’s World Car of the Year have chosen the Land Rover Defender as the World’s Best Car 2021. To reach this result, the jurors of the international team of 50 female motoring experts from 38 countries and five continents tested dozens of models and evaluated each. Nine vehicles reached the final,Read Full Story
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Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz vehicles double award winners in 2016 Canadian Car of the Year awards. BEST NEW SMALL CAR Honda Civic BEST NEW FAMILY CAR Volkswagen Golf Sportwagon 1.8TSI BEST NEW SPORTS / PERFORMANCE (under $50,000) Volkswagen Golf R BEST NEW SPORTS / PERFORMANCE (over $50,000) Mercedes-AMG C 63 S BEST NEW PRESTIGE / PERFORMANCERead Full Story
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Front: the Abbotsford Trophy; Back left to right: the SCCBC Trophy, ‘The Battered Cup’, the Pete Lovely Memorial Award, the Westwood Trophy – Johnston photo Tom Johnston, Chairman of the Vintage Racing Club of British Columbia’s upcoming British Columbia Historic Motor Races (visit the BCHMR web site: www.bchmr.ca for more info) has announced that theRead Full Story


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Shares of coffee giant Starbucks (SBUX) have been written off by many investors amid its slip. The stock shed around 44% of its value from peak to trough over a perfect storm of headwinds. Though the odds of a recession are rising, it seems as though the Seattle-based firm is already priced with such a hard-landing of a downturn in mind.
The COVID-induced headwinds, unionization attempts, the slowdown in China, and inflationary pressures have taken a toll on the stock. Like most other firms battling the same set of headwinds, Starbucks seems in great shape to make it through the storm. Undoubtedly, margins have taken a hit, yet demand has stayed relatively robust.
In the latest quarter, sales remained strong in the U.S. market, with 12% in same-store sales growth. Though the Chinese market saw a sales slump as a result of COVID lockdowns, recent reopenings in Shanghai are encouraging. Now that Chinese consumers can return to their local Starbucks, it’s likely that sales could overshoot to the upside in coming quarters.
For Starbucks, it’s not just about the passing of macro storm clouds that has me bullish on the stock. Under the leadership of Howard Schultz, the company has undergone quite a bit of positive change. The company is betting big on its stores and employees, which should help steady the ship and allow it to sail through a second half that could be just as choppy.
Schultz’s share repurchase pause was met with great selling pressure. However, I think Schultz is redirecting capital towards worthier endeavors. By betting on stores and partners, Starbucks is more than capable of accelerating a turnaround — one that may cause SBUX stock to heat up far quicker than anyone expects in the face of an economic recession.
On TipRanks, SBUX scores a 7 out of 10 on the Smart Score spectrum. This indicates a potential for the stock to perform in-line with the broader market.
Starbucks’ Bets Could Lead to Long-Lasting Margin Expansion
Starbucks’ margin woes aren’t going to dissipate anytime soon. Many firms have crumbled under the weight of higher input costs and upward pressure on wages. Undoubtedly, such pressures will normalize with time. As they do, Starbucks could be on a path back to all-time highs as its investments gradually begin to pay off.
At this juncture, it could take another 18 months for margin pressures to pass. All the while, Starbucks will be leaning out to reduce the impact of macro pressures. The company is in the process of leaning out, with a greater focus on streamlined operations, shuttering of less profitable locations, and the increased use of technology.
For investors, the suspension of the buyback program and added expenses by investing in partners are less encouraging. However, over the next three to five years, such moves could buy the company enough time to let its other margin-enhancing investments work their magic.
Recently, Starbucks recently launched its second pickup-only location in the Canadian market. Such a leaner store concept can help Starbucks reduce recent margin erosion and lead to long-lasting margin enhancement. It’s not just pickup-only stores that can help Starbucks get leaner. As the firm continues rollings out new technologies, a larger portion of its operations will become more automated.
For now, unionization is a significant pressure point that could incentivize greater spend on efficiency-driving and automation technologies. Though such tech efforts won’t offset nearer-term headwinds, they will help Starbucks become a far more profitable firm in the longer run.
Leveraging Tech to Keep Demand Strong
Automation and more efficient operating tech isn’t the only thing that Starbucks has going for it. The company’s digital app and loyalty program have paid off big-time. With just shy of 27 million active American users, Starbucks can take customer engagement to another level. It’s not just about driving store traffic, but also keeping customers in the know about new products.
Starbucks is the place to go for intriguing new seasonal drink offerings. Further, food items could be a growth category that helps the firm drive per-visit spending. With such a strong and tech-savvy brand, it’s hard not to be bullish on Schultz’s long-term turnaround plan, even if it means dealing with another year of macro headwinds and a potential recession.
I view Starbucks as a tech-driven company that just happens to sell coffee and baked goods. As Schultz doubles down on efforts to turn the firm around, it’s just a matter of time before the stock heats up again on the back of improving margins and sales.
Wall Street’s Take
According to TipRanks’ analyst rating consensus, SBUX stock comes in as a Moderate Buy. Out of 21 analyst ratings, there are 12 Buy recommendations and nine Hold recommendations.
The average Starbucks price target is $93.62, implying an upside of 20.52%. Analyst price targets range from a low of $76 per share to a high of $136 per share.
The Bottom Line on Starbucks Stock
Starbucks has endured a tough time, with a hostile environment that’s hurt its margins. The COVID pandemic and ensuing inflation headwinds have been a perfect storm for Starbucks shareholders. Still, the company is persevering and is continuing to invest in efforts to improve long-term fundamentals.
As Schultz’s efforts begin to pay off while he looks to groom the next CEO, I think there’s never been a better time to give Starbucks the benefit of the doubt. The Starbucks of the post-pandemic era looks a lot leaner, more efficient, and far tech-savvier. These are reasons to stick by the stock.
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Carrefour hypermarket store in France
By Dominique Vidalon
PARIS (Reuters) – Europe’s largest food retailer, Carrefour (PA :).
Carrefour, which last month agreed to buy Brazil’s third-largest food retailer Grupo BIG for around $ 1.3 billion, also maintains its financial and operational targets under its ‘Carrefour 2022’ strategic plan.
“Our belief in the success of our transformation plan and our ability to generate high cash flows is strengthened,” said Chairman and CEO Alexandre Bompard in a statement.
“In line with our capital allocation policy, we are seizing the opportunity brought by current market conditions to announce share repurchases.”
The acquisition will be the first time Carrefour has implemented in more than a decade.
Sales for the first quarter reached 18.56 billion euros, marking a similar growth of 4.2% and reflecting strong food sales in the main markets of Brazil, France and Spain.
In France alone, sales growth reached 3.5% in the first quarter, with Carrefour outperforming each of its channels: hypermarkets, supermarkets, convenience stores and Drive.
That performance reflects the success of an approach that puts customer satisfaction and in-store performance at the heart of all commercial initiatives, the team said.
By early April, with new door lock measures being introduced in France, although less stringent than previous locks, growth remained solid, even in hypermarkets.
Carrefour and food retailers around the world have benefited from the demand created when locking the doors to COVID-19 forcing consumers to stay at home.
Carrefour is on a five-year plan launched in January 2018 to cut costs and increase investment in e-commerce.
This plan aims to increase profits and revenue, while fighting competition from Amazon (NASDAQ :).
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Tablets and smartphones have quickly become a popular way to watch online movies and TV shows, and both types of mobile devices tablets are increasingly functioning “as personal interaction devices for video-centric social networking applications,” according to an In-Stat research report.
“Tablets, in particular, have become a primary video device, both inside and outside the home,” said In-Stat research director Keith Nissen.
“By 2015, our research projects that 65% of the US population will own a smartphone and/or tablet. As these devices become a center-point for video engagement and consumption, content providers, device manufacturers, and operators need to support a multiscreen usage model that reflects social interaction, screen interaction, personalization, and mobility.”
Other findings included in In-Stat’s, “Q2 ’11 US Multiscreen Video Database,” include:
- Frequent mobile video users will more than triple over the next five years.
- Nearly 50% of 18- to 24-year old smartphone/tablet owners frequently social network about TV programs currently being viewed.
- 86% of smartphone/tablet users will view video on their mobile devices.
- Nearly 60% of smartphone/tablet owners will also be viewing OTT (over-the-top) video at home.
- The average Apple household will have four Apple devices, while the average Google Android household will have at least two Android devices.
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As strong proponents of a real-world education, we at Siba very much believe that some of the most impactful lessons can be learned beyond the classroom. One opportunity that we give our interior design students every year is the option of traveling to Chicago, IL to attend NeoCon, a huge industry centered around commercial design.
Every summer, Siba students have the choice to make the trip with their department head and classmates to learn first-hand about everything new and cutting-edge when it comes to designing workplace, healthcare, hospitality, retail, education, public space and government spaces.
Janelle Schrumpf, Siba’s Department Chair of Interior Design, led her 16th group of students to Chicago earlier this summer for NeoCon 2022.
This year’s notable trends included the use of lots of texture, natural plant-based décor, and the return of robust color palettes.
“We’ve come from a very clean, monochromatic look during this gray and white period, and now we’re seeing more vibrant colors and patterns. The wider selections give students and designers a chance to expand their creativity using color, texture and pattern to create spaces that reflect a completely new aesthetic.”
Attending Neocon goes beyond being the first to see emerging trends—students also get to network with industry professionals and hear about the practical applications of the newest design materials by attending product demos and presentations by the product and manufacturing reps themselves.
“This time, students met with a rep for high-end porcelain tiles who explained and demonstrated just how important prep is before installation. If a floor isn’t completely level, the product won’t sit correctly. Hearing this from him will no doubt reinforce what they’ve already learned in the classroom, and I think they will remember it when they’re meeting with their future clients and coordinating with contractors.”
Another benefit of the trip: exposing students to high-end luxury finishes that they may not have seen from vendors in their hometowns. Schrumpf explains, “You can’t fully appreciate the quality of these finishes on the Internet. When you go to NeoCon and you get into those showrooms, you can understand the products in a very tactile, 3-dimensional way.”
Among the unique experiences our students had at this year’s tradeshow was a visit to the Dirtt show space. Dirtt, a global innovator when it comes to industrialized construction and interior design, wows participants with its use of virtual reality to display and manipulate design spaces. It’s a favorite stop each year for Siba students.
The ultimate purpose of all of our field trips (locally and out-of-town) is to expand our students’ understanding of the possibilities and opportunities that await them in their new field, and to expose them to the many pathways they can take within their profession that they may have otherwise not known existed.
As Schrumpf emphasizes, “There are thousands of sources and careers in the interior design world. Attending Neocon enables students to imagine themselves working in and with a large variety of them, and it gives them confidence that they will have the tools and knowledge to be great resources for their future clients and employers.”
One thing that never changes about Neocon…there will always be new and innovative products to learn about next year! And we have no doubt that Janelle Schrumpf will be cheerfully leading the next group of Siba interior design majors to Chicago in 2023.


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ViacomCBS’s annual upfront pitch to marketers this year, like most events held in the last two months, is a virtual one, a side effect of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic that has shut down television production, halted live sports and thrown the advertising industry into disarray.
But in its presentation to marketers today—a second event will be posted tomorrow—the message was clear: even as the world is far from normal, ViacomCBS wants it to be business as usual at the company. It was also a message of unity, with talent from both sides of the company that merged last December emphasizing that the company was “simply stronger together” when working with advertisers.
The presentation was the first of two that ViacomCBS has planned for the week, both of which are designed to replace the company’s April agency dinners and annual glitzy presentation at Carnegie Hall. Today’s, which centered on the Viacom side of the company, delivered the sort of well-prepared, celebrity-studded onstage presentations that the upfronts have long been known, but was considerably shorter than in-person events that can run past the two-hour mark.
The presentation Monday clocked in at just over 33 minutes with a pitch that was designed to be “efficient and entertaining” for clients, ViacomCBS ad sales chief Jo Ann Ross told Adweek. Tomorrow’s event will focus on the CBS brands.
The pitch was jam-packed with dozens of remote appearances from Viacom brands like BET, Comedy Central and MTV, though several CBS stars popped up as well. Instead of onstage presentations from television talent, they called in via Zoom video conferences. Instead of sitting in a live audience, marketers—dubbed “adstronauts” in an opening animated segment—watched from home offices and living rooms after receiving emailed video links.
ViacomCBS primarily emphasized the audiences that its properties draw and the reach the brands have with kids and young adults, but the presentation was less of a hard numbers sell and more a highlight reel of the talent, brands and audience that the television network has in its portfolio. A Hard Sell segment, presented with a Star Wars-type opening crawl and packed with numbers about ViacomCBS’ reach, clocked in at less than one minute at about one-third of the way through Monday’s presentation.
The presentation was also light on executive appearances. Ross and BET Networks president Scott Mills were the only execs who appeared in the Monday presentation, with Ross appearing near the end of the event in a faux-60 Minutes interview with correspondent Bill Whitaker to talk briefly about the company’s advanced television capabilities.
“For some time now, 60 Minutes has been looking into advanced advertising,” said Whitaker, introduced the segment as if it were a typical 60 Minutes report. “What we have uncovered is a strange cult with a language of their own: followers who revere advanced advertising speak in sentences littered with cliches like targeted, optimize and powerful.”
Ross’ ad sales team is conducting roundtables with clients and agency partners in the coming weeks to offer a deeper dive into the company’s capabilities, reach, scale and advanced advertising offerings.
Talent filled in most of the airtime, which marketers will be able to watch on-demand through the week as their schedules allow. Young Sheldon’s Iain Armitage and Nickelodeon’s JoJo Siwa appeared via video call to pitch Viacom’s connected TV bonafide and appeal among young viewers. Stephen Colbert, host of CBS’ The Late Show, made two appearances in the presentation, appearing in animated form at the beginning to interview Chase from Nickelodeon’s Paw Patrol and in-person near the end to emphasize ViacomCBS’ “simply stronger together” messaging while cracking jokes.
There were other appearances from NCIS, with Los Angeles’ LL Cool J and Chris O’Donnell, MTV reality stars Brody Jenner and Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi and comedian and actor Keegan-Michael Key, who is hosting the upcoming CBS game show Game On!
Some of the pitches from Viacom’s talent underscored the uncertainty about when life might return to normal, even if it wasn’t mentioned onscreen. A brief pitch from MTV’s Nick Cannon and Justina Valentine about Viacom’s offerings of live events like Nick’s Kids Choice Awards and in-person experiences landed as most events are up in the air as stay at home orders and local decrees prevent those kinds of events from happening.
CBS Sports sportscaster Jim Nantz and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo touted the upcoming NFL season and Super Bowl LV, which is scheduled to air next February on CBS, even as the return of live sports has more questions than answers due to the pandemic.
But television can also be a great unifier in times of trouble, so long as the show is able to go on, which Late Late Show host James Corden said in a closing appeal to marketers.
“There is one thing that brings us together every time: that little box in the corner of your living room,” Corden said. “That box, that television, is the thing that can give us the collective experience we have so sorely been missing.”
The upfronts season overall has been thrown for a loop due to the pandemic’s myriad effects, but ViacomCBS’ approach highlights an eagerness to replicate in-person upfronts experience as much as possible in a virtual setting. Still, the pitch to advertisers comes in a difficult market. Advertisers plan to spend about one-third less during this year’s upfront, according to a recent survey, making the pitch crucial to capture ad budgets that have disappeared or are on pause.
At ViacomCBS, first-quarter ad revenue in its television entertainment segment decreased 30% year over year—a loss of $586 million (a combination of CBS not airing the Super Bowl this year and the Covid-19-related cancellation of March Madness)—as live sports dried up and advertisers pressed pause on some investments. The ad sales picture is “not pretty,” ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish told investors.
Ross, though, has expressed optimism that the scatter market will pick up speed later in the year as marketers chart their paths forward.


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Call of Duty: Black Ops has sold a massive 15 million copies in the US, slaughtering all other games released since the beginning of last year.
This is according to new NPD figures released via a Ubisoft earnings report.
The numbers take into account sales of games released as early as January 2010 right up to September 2011. Black Ops didn't release until November 2011, and yet it has managed to triple the sales of its nearest competitors released in that timeframe.
Second on the list is Ubisoft's Just Dance, which did just over 5.2 million US sales in the same window, followed by Madden NFL 11 with 5.2 million and Halo Reach with 4.7 million sales. The full list is on Gama.
Modern Warfare 3 launched in US and Europe today, and is expected by analysts to sell up to 6 million copies globally within its first 24 hours.


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Uganda sees economic growth slowing to 5.2% to 5.7% in 2019-20 from an earlier forecast of 6% depending on the severity of the impact coronavirus pandemic, the Finance Ministry said.
While Uganda is yet to detect any cases of the virus, expansion in the 12 months through June will be hurt by global travel restrictions that will impact tourism, trade and industry, banking, remittances and foreign direct investment inflows, Finance Minister Matia Kasaija said in an emailed statement on Friday.
Exports are expected to decline in the last four months of the financial year, with imports dropping 44% in the period, the minister said without providing details.
“Supply chain disruptions are hampering trade, and this is expected to continue until the virus is contained at the global level,” he said. “Travel restrictions at the global level will also affect the flow of imports into the country leading to disruption in supply of inputs to the industry sector.”
Revenue collection could register an additional shortfall of 82.4 billion shillings ($21.5 million) in the last four months of the year and 187.6 billion shillings in the coming financial year, assuming the virus doesn’t enter Africa’s biggest coffee exporter, or is quickly contained, according to the statement.
The government already faces a financing gap of $100 million this fiscal year and $90 million in 2020-21 from revenue shortfalls and additional expenditure on health and fighting a locust invasion, the ministry said.


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It is looking at a plan to buy the troubled Internet pioneer’s assets to help increase its advertising revenues from the globally popular news site online.
The Daily Mail’s parent company in Britain, the Daily Mail and General Trust, on Monday said that it was currently holding early stage talks with a number of parties about the possibility of a bid for Yahoo, which confirmed the report earlier from the Wall Street Journal that it approached buyers of private equity to hook up.
A spokesperson for Daily Mail said the company had spoken to many parties who are possible bidders, but did not provide any names of the private equity companies or give financial details.
MailOnline and DailyMail.com are the news websites that are celebrity focused of the Daily Mail newspaper that is based in London and right leaning.
Globally these websites attract more than 14 million visitors per day putting them amongst the most popular news sites in the world in the English language
Buying assets from Yahoo, which range from email and search to news, sports images and other properties, would expand the reach while improving its digital advertising revenues, which for its financial year of 2015 ended at 73 million pounds, which is just one tenth of the overall annual turnover by the company.
An industry analyst said a Yahoo deal with Daily Mail would be positive for the business helping it to sell more advertising in the U.S. and reduce the dependence it has on shrinking sales of advertising from its British newspaper business.
That would be following a similar but much smaller deal from last year when Daily Mail bought Elite Daily based in the U.S. that is a news and entertainment site in a deal that it indicated it would offer its own offering to advertised buyers in the U.S. more attractive by increasing its over audience.


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|Inaugural Concours d'Elegance of Texas deemed a massive success|
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|Coys Legende et Passion Auction|
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|Two new special models: E-Class Coupé and Cabriolet for connoisseurs and aficionados|
| ||Stuttgart – The Coupé and Cabriolet versions of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class are starting off into autumn with two special-edition models. The Sport Edition impresses with sporty details both inside and out. The V8 Edition comes with exclusive appointments to arouse the desire of customers. Alongside the special-edition models, Mercedes-Benz is further upgrading all its E-Class Coupé and Cabriolet models – such as with comprehensive smartphone integration and Live Traffic Information.
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|2014 CHEVROLET CAMARO Z/28 PRICED AT $75,000|
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|Columbus, OH – Tennessee's George Poteet and Nebraska's Ron Cizek collected the top two awards at the Goodguys 16th PPG Nationals in Columbus, Ohio last weekend. Under brilliant sunshine and in front of record crowds, Poteet's vintage NASCAR-inspired '69 Torino won the Goodguys 2013 Optima Batteries Street Machine of the Year while Cizek's popular Ridler award-winning '40 Ford coupe collected the Goodguys 2013 Classic Instruments Street Rod of the Year title. For Cizek, it's the second ma...[Read more...]|
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|Los Angeles, CA - July 16, 2013 - Mecum Auctions have announced they will be auctioning off the legendary late actor Steve McQueen's last known personal vehicle at the Mecum Celebrity Items Auction: Celebrating the Legendary History of Hollywood at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, CA July 26-27, 2013. While much is known of McQueen's antique motorcycle collection, he was also an avid collector of vintage cars and trucks. Throughout his lifetime, he owned more than 60 rare vehicles inclu...[Read more...]|


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Xbox One Boss: New IP And Sequels Will be Revealed At E3
Xbox One boss Phil Spencer revealed a slew of new details regarding Microsoft’s plans for E3 via several tweets. When asked by fans whether or not we’d be seeing both new IP and sequel announcements at their press conference, he replied : “Yes, we’ll announce both new IP and new sequels at E3.”
He also stated that the company will be focusing on hardcore gamers, subtlety indicating that it made a mistake last year by adhering to the casual market. He also interestingly revealed that there will be a few announcements sometime in May as well. “Yea, you’ll get a couple of things before. May should be a good month for news. Took me a month to get plans set,” Spencer said.
In a number of his other tweets, he revealed that Microsoft will talk about its Japanese games before the Tokyo Game Show in September and that it won’t be developing a handheld system anytime soon. “I don’t think we’ll do a dedicated handheld gaming device, rather just focus on [Windows Phone], tablets, maybe with controller support someday,” Spencer said.
E3 is only a month away, with several other companies already dating their conferences. Sony has also recently filed its fourth game-related trademark, indicating that it also will have a few announcements to makes come June. Nintendo revealed last week that it will skip a live press conference for the second year running, but it will talk about its software line-up.


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38 PSUs Achieved the Target of 20% Public Procurement Policy
Thirty Eight C PSUs have achieved the target of 20% public procurement from MSMEs in the just concluded financial year. This was revealed in a meeting chaired by Mr Kalraj Mishra, Union Minister for MSME, to review the implementation of Public Procurement from MSMEs. Mr Mishra highlighted the importance of this policy which was made mandatory by the Government from April 2015, to the promote MSMEs and Startups in the country. He said that to promote the Startups in India his ministry has issued a circular dated 10th March 2016 that allows Central PSUs to relax the norms of ‘prior experience and prior turnover’ for those MSMEs who can deliver the goods as per prescribed technical & quality specifications. He also highlighted that the CPSUs have to take proactive action to achieve targets of 20% annual procurement from MSMEs including 4% from MSMEs owned by SC/STs.
Mr Mishra mentioned that a SC/ST Hub has been setup in his ministry to promote the development of SC/ST entrepreneurs. This Hub will provide avenues for SC/ST entrepreneurs under public procurement policy, encourage them to register under Udyog Aadhar Memorandum, encourage them to register products manufactured by them, facilitate their participation in vendor development programmes organized by CPSUs and sponsor their applications under PMEGP.
He also highlighted that to improve ease of doing business his ministry has launched Udyog Aadhar Memorandum, an online registration for MSMEs in October 2015. Within a short span more than 3.8 lakh UAMs have been filed.
Minister of State Shri Giriraj Singh also highlighted the importance of developing critical components, import substitution, maintenance of spares of high tech machines and equipments by CPSUs. He also highlighted that organizing vendor development programmes and entering into rate contracts with MSMEs are the key to enhancing public procurement.
The meeting was attended by representatives from 44 CPSUs. During the meeting, issues related to achieving 20% procurement targets were highlighted and the ways to achieve them were also discussed.


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Google’s new “Pixel” smartphone is off to a fast marketing start with $3.2 million in television ads in two days since it announced the upcoming launch, and ad executives expect Google to spend hundreds of millions more to keep up with rivals Samsung Electronics(005930.KS) and Apple Inc (AAPL.O).
Google’s launch of the first phone it has designed itself puts it in direct competition with the two dominant smartphone makers, which each market heavily. While Google’s brand is known around the world, and its Android operating system powers most of the world’s smartphones, including Samsung’s, it is not known as a consumer goods maker. It has made forays, such as the Chromecast streaming player, but not of this size.
“This is the first time they are in the position of selling themselves to people, as opposed to selling themselves to brands,” said Rachel Pasqua, practice lead, connected life at MEC Global, a New York-based advertising agency.
Alphabet Inc’s(GOOGL.O) Google declined to discuss how much it will spend advertising the Pixel but Google Vice President of Product Management Mario Queiroz told Reuters it was a “very significant marketing campaign”.
He said the tech giant may buy ads during Thanksgiving football games. Such ads can cost around a million dollars, according to a media buyer, who wished to remain anonymous.
Wireless carrier Verizon Communications Inc (VZ.N), which has a U.S. exclusive on the Pixel, will make a significant investment of its own in TV, digital marketing and social media, from around the phone’s Oct 20 launch through the holiday season, said Jeff Dietel, vice president of device marketing at Verizon.
Over the two days of the Google launch, when the company could be expected to spend heavily, Apple spent $2.45 million and Samsung spent $1.4 million, according to iSpot.tv, showing a competitive start for the Pixel.
But Google still must work to find its creative signature in advertising, said Mike McKay, Chief Creative Officer of Eleven Inc., a San Francisco-based agency that works with Apple. The first spots for the Pixel phones bore some similarities to Apple’s ads, he said, noting the familiar stark white backdrop and shots of a slowly rotating phone.
“When you have an inferior brand, it’s OK to compare yourself to someone to elevate you,” he said. “But when you are such a strong brand like Google, you have to find your own voice.”