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As we know that the MediaTek already announced its first flagship Dimensity 9000 4nm processor earlier this month. They also working on a higher mid-range processor the Dimensity 7000 5nm chip, which is now surfaced in China with key specifications by leakster Digital Chat Station. It reveals that the processor will come with 4 x Cortex A78 CPUs clocked at 2.75GHz and 4 x Cortex A55 CPUs clocked at 2.0GHz, which looks like an overclocked Dimensity 1100 processor.
The Dimensity 7000 will feature the latest Mali-G510 MC6 GPU compared to the Mali-G77 MC9 GPU in the Dimensity 1200. According to ARM, the Mali-G510 GPU will offer a 100% improvement in performance and 22% improvement in energy savings compared to Mali-G57 that is used in Dimensity 810 SoC. This processor could power several mid-range Redmi, realme, and other brands in the next year.
MediaTek also confirmed in the news blog that it has a separate strategy and new platform launch event in China held on December 16 and mentions Dimensity 9000 SoC. So we can expect some new releases to the processor, such as OEM partners and upcoming smartphones powered by this SoC. We should know more details and the features of the processor in the upcoming month.


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The Android 5.0 Lollipop update has been gaining steam in the last few months as more and more devices are getting the patch available for download, but Samsung's own Galaxy line may be one of the most anticipated as several of the company's smartphones and tablets are being patched this week.
The delay is mostly due to the addition of Samsung's own TouchWiz user interface that is adds to the mobile operating system, as well as the approval process that each carrier must perform before allowing the software on their network.
But now that Android's latest upgrade has been available for over 90 days, the flood of manufacturers announcing Lollipop is growing.
Samsung Galaxy 5
Galaxy S5 users on the Sprint and Verizon networks should be happy campers this week as the 5.0 Lollipop update has been made available by both carriers. Verizon was the first to start the Lollipop rollout on February 3, and now Sprint is following up this week. No word yet from AT&T, T-Mobile, or U.S. Cellular.
Samsung Galaxy 4
The Galaxy S4 LTE-A edition (model #GT-19506) is now being updated to the 5.0.1 version of Android Lollipop. It was only last week when that same update dropped in Russia and other parts of Europe, which is usually a sure sign that the rest of world can expect the operating system update soon.
This update was just made available for Austria, Czech Republic, and Germany, with the GT-19500 model also getting the update in India, but that means the U.S. version is coming very soon.
According to SamMobile, this update is so large at 1049MB that Samsung "will be removing some pre-loaded apps like Google Play Books, Movies and others to make space."
Samsung Galaxy Note 4
Although the Galaxy Note 4 has not yet seen the latest Lollipop software just yet, it has already been mentioned by Samsung to be coming "soon." Many experts believe that the delay is due to a code conflict for the Gear VR accessory, while other believe that TouchWiz is being fine-tuned specifically for the Note 4 and its stylus. Either way, there's been no definite release date for the latest OS software for the Note 4, but the model has been named as one of the devices to receive Lollipop in the future.
Samsung Galaxy Note 3
And we can end on a bit of good news as the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is said to be sending out the Android 5.0 Lollipop update right along with the Galaxy S4 updates in Russia and Europe. Sprint is currently working on getting the update out for the Note 3 in the form of 5.0 and not 5.0.1, sadly.
In addition to these updates, Samsung is expected to roll out Android 5.0 Lollipop on the Galaxy Note Edge, Galaxy Alpha, Galaxy Note 2, and the Galaxy S5 Mini in the near future.

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AgReliant Announces Promotion, Hire
AgReliant Genetics in Westfield has promoted Bruce Searle to vice president of operations. Also, Deanna Flynn has been hired as sales & marketing training specialist.
Searle previously served in the production department as corn operations manager overseeing the strategic direction of seven production facilities across the corn belt.
Flynn most recently served as advisor of retail training for Nutrien.


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Tesla, Inc. are not the biggest car company in the world, they are not even close. Their revenue of $7bn may sound impressive, but it is dwarfed by the automotive giant that is the Volkswagen Group and their approximately $221bn of revenue per year.
Volkswagen’s other brands
The Volkswagen Group have made their empire through the production of great, reliable and affordable cars and also by buying some of the competition owning full, or in part, Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche, SEAT and Å koda. They were also founded in 1937, a long time before Tesla’s incorporation in 2003.
While Tesla is clearly not the biggest, they could lay claim to being the most important. It’s clear that there is an ever increasing shift towards electric cars, both from a manufacturing standpoint and also a shift in the mentality of the consumer.
Electric cars were gaining a reputation of being difficult, slow and expensive. It may be argued that those three points still remain, but it is clear that they are getting easier, faster and cheaper. As they do, all the traditional manufacturers will get more and more interested in producing their own versions. Of course, a few have tried already, but apart from Nissan, the others just seem to be testing the water.
It feels like there might be a ‘Nokia moment’ in the automotive industry, a breakthrough in technology that suddenly leaves the established giants having to catch up. Tesla in this regard could end up having the same effect that the iPhone did in the mobile industry - suddenly dominating a market that seemed so solid. The likes of Volkswagen should be wary of becoming the next Nokia.
Tesla’s cars are fast, attractive and have great brand appeal. They are electric cars like no other, but they’re expensive. That will change though, like with all technologies, they will improve and get cheaper. When they do, Tesla will be at the forefront, ready to capitalise on an increased trust in electric cars.
Electric cars were once seen as a joke, but Tesla is changing that. They will soon be a fashionable status symbol and it wouldn’t be a surprise in the near future to see more people trading in their petrol-powered sports cars, and re-registering their private number plates on an electric motor, and being proud of it. There will be a social and cultural revolution with electric cars, and when that happens, Tesla will be in the best position to take advantage.


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Thrustmaster has revealed the name of its upcoming wheel ahead of E3 and it goes by the name of “T-GT”. Originally teased on the Thrustmaster Facebook page, the name of the new peripheral disproves prior listings of the “T700”.
The new wheel will be present at this year’s gaming event, where Thrustmaster will be showcasing several other products. Those attending will have the opportunity to put the wheel through its paces for the first time.
Full details remain a mystery, though we’re well aware the T-GT will compliment the upcoming GT Sport when released.
Over the past few days Thrustmaster has posted a number of close-up images that reveal very little; however, the one detail that has shone through is the “Mode” switch. The switch offers two options: “GT” and “Other”.
We are proud to officially unveil the name of Thrustmaster’s new masterpiece.Congrats to those who were talented enough yesterday to guess it!Come check out and try this new wheel at #E3 at the Sony #Booth4322 #WestHall #E32017 #Thrustmaster
Posted by Thrustmaster on Friday, June 9, 2017
Curiously, the company will be aligning itself with a “world-class automotive supplier.” This appears to be a response to Logitech teaming up with McLaren-Honda.
Though the intentions may differ entirely, it will prove interesting to see who Thrustmaster has partnered with. Barring any last minute revelations, the next batch of news on the T-GT wheel will arrive alongside E3 next week.


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Durango, a division of Rocky Brands, Inc., is assisting victims of breast cancer by donating $2 per pair sold of its Pink Ribbon western boot, up to $35,000 annually, to the Columbus, Ohio-based Stefanie Spielman Fund for Patient Assistance.
“The effects of breast cancer are felt all over the world but we are especially conscious of the Durango associates and consumers close to home who are affected,” said Kristin Dille, Durango Marketing Manager. “The opportunity to partner with the Stefanie Spielman Fund for Patient Assistance allows us to lend our support to patients and their families as they fight to give cancer the boot.
”Durango’s western boot is part of the Lady Rebel collection and features a translucent rubber graphic outsole with a pink ribbon graphic. The boots are extremely lightweight, constructed with a cushion flex insole, tempered steel shank and rolled shank area. A contoured, ventilated, removable cushion footbed, dual - density rubber outsole and molded EVA midsole ensure maximum comfort for long wear. They have a suggested retail price of $144.99.
In 1998, Stefanie Spielman was diagnosed with breast cancer at the young age of 30. At that time, her husband, Chris, was a football player in the NFL. Stefanie and Chris realized they could use their unique situation to do more so they created the Stefanie Spielman Fund for Breast Cancer Research. Knowing treatment can create more than physical demands, they also started the Stefanie Spielman Fund for Patient Assistance to provide assistance to breast cancer patients and their families who may be experiencing financial challenges associated with treatment


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Uniserve has acquired a 50% shareholding in the SKU Logistics, a provider of retail led fulfilment and eCommerce online services from three locations around the M3/M4 corridor.
In addition to Uniserve’s existing services for the retail industry, this venture will allow both partners to collaboratively provide enhanced retail services such as global supply chain management from factory to consumer, eFulfilment operations (pick and pack, returns and rework), online retail end of line solutions through their own channels and international online sales and support.
SKU Logistics has a long history in the supply chain and fulfilment industry sector, with its roots dating back to 1979. They currently work with numerous blue-chip and SME customers across a variety of industry sectors including retail, pharmaceutical, charity, FMCG, newspapers and magazines.
SKU take a customer-centric, value-based approach; bringing together all the relevant parts of the supply chain to ensure that their services integrate seamlessly with their customers’ operations. They deliver the required brand and customer experience to their customers and provide a cost-effective solution to meet customer business needs.


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Folks eat at a newly-opened Taco Bell restaurant in Beijing on August 21, 2020.
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Taco Bell is accelerating its progress outdoors the U.S., opening 25% of its worldwide eating places in simply the final two years.
The Yum Brands chain introduced Tuesday that it opened its one centesimal restaurant in Spain. The chain stated it is on monitor to construct 1,000 worldwide models, though it didn’t share a timeline to succeed in that purpose. On the finish of 2020, about 8% of Taco Bell’s 7,427 eating places have been positioned outdoors the U.S.
In its house market, Taco Bell has constructed a powerful following of loyal followers, who even get married at its Las Vegas location. Followers embody vegetarians, whose vocal disappointment in menu cuts helped bring back its potato options last year. Nonetheless, the chain’s U.S. enterprise took longer than Yum’s different two giant manufacturers, KFC and Pizza Hut, to bounce again from the pandemic. The lack of late-night and morning demand harm Taco Bell gross sales.
Whereas Yum studies systemwide gross sales progress by nation for Pizza Hut and KFC, the corporate does not get away these outcomes for Taco Bell. Within the fourth quarter, Taco Bell reported same-store sales growth of 8% throughout all of its places.
“We’re on monitor to 1,000 shops, and that’s inside our sights inside the very close to future,” stated Julie Felss Masino, Taco Bell’s worldwide president, in an interview.
She added that Taco Bell CEO Mark King has set a purpose for the chain to see $20 billion in annual income, and worldwide progress is a crucial element to reaching that concentrate on.
Felss Masino turned head of Taco Bell’s worldwide enterprise in January 2020, after two years working the chain’s U.S. operations within the wake of Brian Niccol’s departure to Chipotle Mexican Grill. Underneath her management, Taco Bell’s worldwide division has centered on a number of key markets: Spain, the UK, India, and Australia and New Zealand.
Taco Bell’s worldwide technique contains betting on digital orders. Within the U.Okay., 60% of transactions come from on-line clients. The chain has been opening digital-only places and eating places with pick-up home windows devoted to supply drivers.
“That is what being a straightforward, accessible model is all about, and that is a cornerstone of how we’re rising internationally,” Felss Masino stated.
Not like its U.S. enterprise, all of Taco Bell’s worldwide places are run by franchisees. A few of these operators have been part of Yum for many years, working KFC or Pizza Hut eating places of their nations.
“We have been working with our franchise companions to get to scale in a short time,” Felss Masino stated. “Scale helps the shoppers as a result of the model feels larger, it is one thing they wish to be part of. Typically we will do extra issues out there with advertising.”
Felss Masino additionally stated Yum’s scale and experience has helped Taco Bell because it accelerates its worldwide progress. Yum is the biggest restaurant firm on the planet by variety of places. In 2021, Yum opened greater than 4,100 places worldwide — that is increased than the variety of Tim Hortons places in Canada.
Shares of Yum have risen 14% over the past 12 months, giving the corporate a market worth of $35.5 billion.


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Socure, trinamiX earn biometric security certifications
Socure has met NIST’s Digital Identity Assurance Level 2 requirements in testing by the Kantara Initiative. Meanwhile, trinamiX has announced that its face authentication technology has been certified by Android and the FIDO Alliance for strong biometric security when mounted behind an OLED display.
Socure’s ID verification and fraud platform certified by Kantara for government use
Socure met the Kantara Initiative’s approval for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Identity Assurance Level 2 (IAL2), matching requirements from U.S. federal agencies implementing high assurance digital identity services.
The Kantara Initiative’s Board of Directors approved Socure as a Component Service, in compliance with the requirements of NIST SP 800-63 rev.3 Class of Approval, at IAL2. The approval by the global digital ID association lends the company credence when applying for government contracts.
“This important certification from the Kantara Initiative provides further validation of our platform’s ability to enable agencies to securely deliver fast, streamlined access to benefits and services for qualified constituents while significantly reducing losses, and ensuring equitable and inclusive treatment for all,” says Johnny Ayers, founder and CEO of Socure.
The company took steps in 2021 to bring its biometrics and identity verification technology to the public sector with the hiring of biometrics veteran Matt Thompson as its general manager of Public Sector Solutions, opening a public sector business to offer its selfie biometrics to U.S. government agencies, and hiring Jordan Burris, former chief of staff at the White House Office of the Federal Chief Information Officer as senior director, product market strategy for the pubic sector.
Kay Chopard, executive director of the Kantara Initiative, says, “Socure brings industry-leading expertise in identity verification and fraud prediction for regulated industries and government agencies, with particular emphasis on the inclusion of ‘hard to identify’ consumers. We will be working together to ensure that the industry standards we champion continue to reflect best of breed solutions and provide equitable access to services for all citizens.”
trinamiX approved by Android and FIDO for facial authentication behind OLED screens
BASF subsidiary trinamiX has been approved by Android and the FIDO Alliance for biometric security demands while the hardware is placed behind a smartphone’s OLED screen, potentially setting it up for deployment in Android smartphones.
The company passed the Android Biometric Security Test and FIDO Biometric Component Certification, which it claims is a first for a facial authentication and liveness sensor implemented behind an OLED display. The tests pit the technology against thousands of spoof attempts with tools such as silicone masks, over a period of several months. trinamiX says it passed both tests with the highest possible rating, with a spoof acceptance rate of 0 percent in testing to Android Biometric Class 3, and fulfilling the requirements of FIDO Level C — the incoming top standard.
trinamiX says its skin detection technology based on beam profile analysis technology adds a “unique dimension” to face authentication, as it detects skin versus other materials to determine if the object in front of a camera is a human. This adds security against presentation attacks such as photo-realistic masks, 3D sculptures, and detailed 2D printouts, the company says.
trinamiX joined Qualcomm’s accelerator program in February 2020 to turn the liveness detector into a product aimed at original-equipment manufacturing companies selling systems with infrared sight and depth-mapping function. Its face biometric authenticator was demonstrated at the Mobile World Congress in Shanghai in February 2021.
“We aim to create a future, in which sensitive user information is protected by reliable and convenient authentication steps,” says Stefan Metz, director of the 3D Imaging Business at trinamiX. “This is where we see huge potential in facial biometrics — if smartphone manufacturers are able to close the security gaps that common technologies still have. At trinamiX we have found a way to provide that next-generation technology.”
Metz says the development of the biometric authentication allows smartphone creators to “erase the need for a notch” to allow for “sleek, maximum display designs” while bolstering security and user privacy. Passing Android’s test allows for its integration into Android smartphones, as well as for sensitive applications, according to the announcement.


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NEW YORK — After personally greeting each vendor at the Indian Apparel Show here Monday morning, India’s ambassador to the U.S., Nirupama Rao, discussed how Indian companies are becoming more international and the challenges that involves.
At the Penn Plaza Pavilion to officially kick off this inaugural event, the ambassador took her time touring the show, stopping at every booth to chat with exhibitors and admire their respective designs. After being shown a Gap-tagged toddler’s dress by Tony Uppal, managing director of Pee Empro Exports, Rao said, “Look at the little black dress for a child.” (She looked even more impressed when told the retail price of $36 versus the wholesale one of $6.)
A Stella McCartney sketch of a custom dress made from protein-based silk in partnership with biotech lab Bolt Threads. The dress will be displayed at The Museum of Modern Art's upcoming design exhibition, "Items: Is Fashion Modern?"


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TruFan social media platform for sports fan launchingTruMedia Networks is launching TruFan today, a social media platform for sports fans built around local fan communities in 122 markets where a major professional sports team is located.
The platform was designed to allow fans to post, share, vote on and aggregate timely, local sports media content in a fashion similar to what is done on Digg or Yahoo Buzz.
With a lot of media companies scaling back on their coverage of local sports because of financial pressures, TruMedia CEO Rafe Anderson says he sees an opportunity for a service like TruFan.
“As local content becomes more scarce, it will become more valuable,” Anderson said. TruFan will give fans of local teams, whether they live in that team's hometown or not, a way to stay up-to-date on what other fans find interesting about their team.
TruFan Users will also be able to upload videos, listen to local sports radio streams, sign fan petitions, send e-mail and use a meetup/event application, among other services.
“We want to build out Web applications that enhance the sports fan's experience,” said Anderson
The communities will be supported by local sponsors, which is key to how TruFan expects to build awareness of the sites.
“Community grows more efficiently when you can partner with trusted brands in individual communities,” said Anderson.
TruFan will generate revenue from merchandising, ticketing, banner advertising, e-mail marketing and blog sponsorships.
The company launched a beta program last year in Boston and established sponsorship deals with AAA, Ace Ticket and the Red Sox Team Store.
TruMedia will also be making the technology behind its platform available to local sports organizations looking to enhance their offering from a social media perspective but that may not have the resources to develop something along these lines.


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Articles about Data Management
Mexico is considering the imposition of sanctions against Google over a possible breach of data protection law.
In the Q4 earnings report, AT&T boasted it is "leading" the Internet of Things wave with 19.8 million connected devices on its network thus far.
The FTC's chairwoman argued these advised guidelines would both reassure consumers while helping the Internet of Things realize its full potential.
By using Tokutek's TokuDB storage engine instead of InnoDB, firms using Percona's MySQL fork are being told to expect to see a number of benefits
Within the first few hours, Box stock is currently selling well over the $14 per share expectation.
UPDATED: The enterprise cloud company will begin trading its shares on the New York Stock Exchange after the opening bell on Friday under the ticker symbol "BOX."
Larry Ellison unveils the next generation of Oracle's engineered systems, already lined up to compete against offerings from Cisco, Red Hat, Microsoft, and others.
The Online Trust Alliance says that a high percentage of data breaches were the result of staff mistakes -- rather than external hacking.
Opening days on Wall Street are often polarizing in the sense that they're typically viewed as either smashing or disappointing. But the following initial months can be volatile as well.
Netflix is negotiating its content deals now in a way that will mean people outside of the US will no longer need to use VPNs to access the shows and films they want to watch.
The war on net neutrality (along with that battle against HBO) are lowly bullet points as Netflix eyes global dominance.
The mid market is well positioned to adopt cloud, mobility, and big data as part of business operations, Hewlett-Packard's Raj Thakur told ZDNet.
Datacenter revenue soared in 2014, while mobile continues to be a weak spot for the processor giant. Nevertheless, Intel's CEO promises that will change in 2015.
With the availability of open-source MaxScale, database firm MariaDB thinks the middleware will have a big impact on developers and database admins.
Logitech said it has already wired its Harmony platform and API to support more than 270,000 connected devices made by the likes of Nest, Honeywell, Sonos and SmartThings, among others.


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Since July of 2015, Macy’s has been cutting ties with Donald Trump, after his earliest comments about illegal immigration before announcing his candidacy for the White House. At that time, the stock price was $72 per share. Now, it’s a shocking $32.58 per share. Wow!
From Google Finance:
That is approximately a 54% drop in price. Recently, it was reported Macy’s could remove Ivanka Trump’s products from their website as well. This would end more than a decade-long relationship with the Trump family.
A few other stores have also dropped President Trump’s and Ivanka Trump’s brands, and the President took immediate action speaking out. Ivanka Trump is 100% classy and a true role model to young women everywhere.
What just happened to Macy’s is even worse than being Tweeted at by the President:
My daughter Ivanka has been treated so unfairly by @Nordstrom. She is a great person — always pushing me to do the right thing! Terrible!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 8, 2017
Macy’s shareholders should be furious with those stock numbers!
What do you think about Macy’s plummeting stock price? Please leave us a comment (below) and tell us.


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According to the latest reports from Enterbrain/ Famitsu's official data service, the month of July wasn't a very competitive one in regards to Japanese "PSP vs. DS" software sales. Of the top 50 selling games in that region for the month, nine of them were PSP titles against 23 games for the DS.
An even more telling statistic? Six of the top 10 Japanese sellers were released for Nintendo's Dual-Screen handheld system (in fact, four of the top five), while the highest spot that a PSP game could manage was #16 (Tekken: Dark Resurrection).
Does this make the situation dire for Japanese PSP fans? No, not really. Of the nine games sold in the top 50, more than 410,000 units were moved between them. Those are strong sales for a typically-slow summer month. PSP software also outsold next-gen games in the Land of the Rising Sun, as unit-for-unit, PSP games outsold Xbox 360 by a ratio of more than 13 to 1.


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Comdex producer MediaLive International will announce in the next few weeks that it will conduct third-party audits of all of its trade shows, beginning with its Comdex 2003 show in Las Vegas, slated for mid-November. In addition, MediaLive is forming an organization of IT trade event producers to create a standard for third-party audits, BtoB has learned.
The move is significant because Comdex is by far the largest IT event in the industryâit typically attracts more than 125,000 attendees and exhibitors per showâbut has been a holdout among trade show producers, refusing to reveal its plans for third-party audits. In the last few months, event producers IDG World Expo, the National Association of Broadcasters and TechTarget have said they will offer third-party audits of their shows.
Observers say show producers are moving in this direction in response to the growing demand from advertisers and exhibitors that want to justify the costs associated with event marketing.
"Auditing trade shows is of critical importance to us," said Jeff Singsaas, director of events at Microsoft Corp. "We need to understand whoâs there and the quality of attendee. We routinely ask for [third-party auditing]. The problem is, we often donât get it. All weâre asking for is to be very clear on what weâre buying."
Singsaas said he is aware of MediaLiveâs plans and is encouraged by the details.
75% of IT shows audited
Currently, about 75% of IT trade shows are audited, said Kimberly Gishler, president of the Computer Event Marketing Association and business development/marcom manager for Hewlett-Packard Co.âs ProCurve Networking Group.
"All show management companies have been doing internal audits," Gishler said. However, she added, "exhibitors never really trusted those numbers. We were frustrated by not having real numbers."
With increased pressure to justify marketing expenditures, advertisers, exhibitors and their agencies have been pushing for third-party trade show audits comparable to audits for print publications.
"Bean counters at Fortune 1000 companies are becoming decision-makers, and they are demanding accountability," said Sam Lippman, president of integrated show management & marketing, an event marketing consultancy.
"Show organizers have to embrace audits," Lippman said. "The sooner the better for the professionalism and accountability for the entire medium."
Of the more than 11,000 trade shows now being produced in North America, fewer than 100 are audited by third-party auditors, said Dan Belmont, president of Carat Business & Technology, the business unit within media-buying agency Carat that handles trade advertising and events.
"Take your head out of the sand," Belmont said, issuing a call to action to event producers that currently do not audit their shows. "Isnât it loud enough that customers dispute the numbers? We need to actually verify numbers with a third party."
Coalition of show producers
To address these complaints, Media-Live is talking to other trade event producers and associations about creating a coalition that would help set standards for auditing of IT events.
"We will be announcing an organization and a body to create a standard, so everyone has a level playing field," said Melinda Kendall, senior VP-marketing for MediaLive, which produces NetWorld + Interop and Seybold as well as Comdex and other IT events. "We want to start an initiative that will raise the bar on audits."
Kendall said the goal of the initiative is to bring together all the major parties involved in trade show marketing, including trade show producers, trade associations, exhibitors, advertisers and agencies, to make sure relevant information is being included in the auditing process.
"We want to look not just at the number of people [attending shows], but look at buyer qualifications to give our exhibitors better information to make decisions about events," Kendall said, pointing to demographics, purchase influence and other data that might be included in third-party audits.
MediaLive is talking to independent auditor Exhibit Surveys about auditing its shows, although it has not signed a deal yet. Exhibitor Surveys now conducts audits for trade events including IDG World Expo, NAB, TechTarget, CeBIT and SuerComm.
Fewer audit demands
Yet some show producers, particularly those that put on smaller events, say theyâre not seeing the demand for third-party audits.
Alan Meckler, chairman-CEO of Jupitermedia Corp., which produces Computer Digital Expo, Wi-Fi Planet and Search Engine Strategies Conferences and Expos, said he has not received a single request for independent audits of his shows, and Jupitermedia has no plans to initiate audits.
"With smaller shows and vertical shows, itâs pretty obvious to the exhibitor if you have a quality show," Meckler said. "The proof of the pudding is whether they come back." He noted that Search Engine Strategies is growing at a rate of 30% a show, and Wi-Fi Planet is growing at a rate of 100% a show.
CEMAâs Gishler said her organizationâs focus is on big IT trade shows rather than on small, targeted events.
With smaller events, "you can see whoâs coming in, and you pretty much know what youâre spending and what youâre getting out of it," Gishler said. "With bigger shows, you have no clue."


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Stub out ciggies for good
IT'S been 100 years since the first medical textbook identified a link between smoking tobacco and lung cancer.
So how strange is it that in 2012 we can walk into any supermarket and buy cigarettes?
Retail tobacco sales in Australia cause 15,000 preventable deaths each year.
A ban on retail tobacco sales would make almost every other public health intervention in Australia a trivial sideshow.
It's time to set a date for a tobacco-free Australia.
It's weird that one supermarket chain can trumpet its ethical credentials in animal welfare while selling 2.3 billion cigarettes each year - enough to kill more than 1600 Australians.
The government doesn't seem to think it's wrong that retailers sell cigarettes. But it would be wrong to sell confectionery cigarettes and chewing tobacco, which are both banned - chewing tobacco because it can cause cancer, confectionery cigarettes because they encourage children to smoke.
It's weird that real cigarettes laced with chemically engineered nicotine do a lot better job of both encouraging smoking and causing cancer but they're not banned.
I called to ask the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Product Safety Australia why cigarettes weren't banned. They don't know.
Under the new Australian Consumer Law of 2010, however, they're happy to receive reports of any consumer product that causes harm.
Doctors - are you listening?
Retailing tobacco is the act performed by people with high socio-economic power. But many smokers lack any political or financial power and do not respond to government regulations with lawsuits.
So it's easier for government regulations to focus on the act of smoking, not selling.
There are bans on smoking in many public places, in cars with children, in some private apartment blocks, and on hospital grounds.
TV ads paid for by the government focus on de-normalising smoking. But the collateral damage is the de-normalisation of smokers themselves, leading to stigmatisation.
When will we finally reach the logical conclusion that banning tobacco is much more compassionate than squeezing smokers with more and more painful stigmatisation?
This would not be a ban on the substance desired by smokers - nicotine, which would still be available - but a ban on its most deadly form of delivery, retail sales.
Some public health experts envision a future in which increasing tobacco taxes will chip the smoking rate away to nothing.But this may not be realistic.
Imagine just 5% of Australians smoking in 2025 - that's still over one million people who are at risk of tobacco-related illness. And it will be one million desperate people if they are paying $30 or $50 per packet of cigarettes. The times are changing and the public is ready for a total retail tobacco ban.
A target date for banning retail tobacco would be a game changer in the Commonwealth Government's negotiations with tobacco companies.
It would say - you are on borrowed time and your every threat to flood our market with cheap tobacco and waste our money in court cases only strengthens our resolve to make your product illegal.
Let's set the date.
Craig Dalton is conjoint senior lecturer School of Medicine and Public Health at University of Newcastle.


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Microsoft's Oct. 26 release date for Windows 8 is quickly approaching, and fans of the long-time PC software creator have seen some new devices that will utilize the OS. At Berlin's IFA 2012, hybrid style laptop-tablet gadgets were unveiled such as the Sony VAIO Duo and the T-Series 13 Ultrabook.
Microsoft belatedly learned that 'Metro' has been prior registered to a different entity and therefore cannot be used with the tech giant's marketing of the upcoming Windows 8, reports said.
Tech blog site The Verge has reported of an e-mail advisory that it claimed Microsoft sent to company employees and its partner developers. The meat of the mail: Drop the Metro term in any mention of Microsoft's new operating system, which it touted as the biggest revamp of its core product in more than a decade.
Another blog site, Australia-based Bit News also reported on the alleged existence of such notice from Microsoft, which came barely two weeks as the tech giant prepares to roll out the final version of Windows 8 to app developers.
Microsoft had announced last week that it will unleash the Windows 8 RTM to developers beginning August 15, setting off the official countdown for its commercial debut, which the software maker said will definitely occur on October 26.
The company has been harping that one of Windows 8's distinct features is the tiled collection of apps on the operating system's start screen, which was christened Metro.
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It turned out, however, that legal questions will prevent Microsoft from actually using the term, which blog reports suggested was actually a trademark exclusively owned by Metro AG.
According to The Verge, Metro AG is based in Germany, quickly clarifying too that Microsoft has yet to confirm if the German entity was actually the stumbling for it to capitalise on the Metro branding.
Microsoft merely advised its partners that the label will not be a part of the Windows 8 package pending "discussions with an important European partner."
The nature of the talks was still under wraps, reports said, and Microsoft has so far withheld information if it was pursuing to acquire the name Metro from its legal owners or if it was settling a legal dispute with Metro AG, if there was one.
For the time being, Microsoft informed its partners that in lieu of Metro, the new OS interface can be referred as Windows Phone or simply Windows 8.
The shift, according to ZDNet, was explained by Microsoft as merely a way of promoting its own brand names that is more familiar to global users.
"We have used Metro style as a code name during the product development cycle across many of our product lines. As we get closer to launch and transition from industry dialog to a broad consumer dialog we will use our commercial names," the tech news site reported Microsoft as saying in a statement.
Also, SmartCompany reported on Monday that Metro will eventually be ditched as a component of Windows 8's in favour of a replacement term that the tech titan said should be finalised by the end of the week.
While a minor glitch, tech watchers lamented the news of Metro's dropping from the Windows 8's rolls, which they hope would be substituted by something that would easily rub on the way Metro did.
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Snap Personalizes Map with 'My Places'
It's "places week." On Wednesday Apple relaunched its Maps Connect listings portal, as Places on Maps. And now Snap has introduced "My Places" on its Snap Map. The Map originally debuted in 2017 as a (semi-creepy) user location-sharing feature. My Places is intended as a source for local business recommendations. Snap says My Places will allow users to discover "more than 30 million businesses, log their favorite local spots, and even find personalized recommendations." Users can tag and share their favorite places and see popular nearby businesses. Tapping on the "map tray" will bring up a full local business profile.
- Snap's audience is mostly under 35 but getting older. Snap claims to reach roughly 90% of Americans under 24.
- This will be meaningful in certain categories (i.e., travel/hotels, restaurants and entertainment). Less meaningful in home services.
- My Places is the heir to Foursquare's consumer app. It's also something Facebook could have built but never did.
DoorDash Expands into Restaurant Operations
Call it "RaaS" -- restaurant as a service. This is essentially what DoorDash is now offering local restaurants. The company announced a new partnership model for its DoorDash Kitchens division. Here's the pitch: "Full Service can be a flexible and cost-efficient opportunity for restaurants to test new markets as DoorDash takes on many of the tasks associated with opening and operating a storefront such as hiring, meal prep, procuring equipment and sourcing ingredients." Effectively, the restaurant owner licenses its brand to DoorDash, which operates the physical restaurant (think food court at a mall) and then shares proceeds with the restaurant owner. It appears there is a potential continuum of restaurant involvement.
- DoorDash has been something of a villain in the industry. But the company says this idea came from restaurants asking for more support.
- Brand licensing to food service operators is not new model, but still a provocative move for DoorDash. How scalable is this?
- Will local and national restaurants be comfortable turning over their brands/reputations to DoorDash?
More Consolidation: SOCi Buys Brandify
Founded in the 1990s by Manish Patel, Brandify began as store locator platform Wheret2GetIt. The company changed its name to "Brandify" in 2014 and grew to offer a wide array of local marketing services. Now SOCi has purchased its former rival for an undisclosed amount. SOCi will take on the Brandify team and also take ownership of StreetFight, which was acquired in 2017 (to counter Yext's Geomarketing in part). Earlier this year SOCi raised roughly $80 million in a Series D round. This news comes on the heels of Uberall's June acquisition of MomentFeed. As Andrew Shotland pointed out in a recent Near Media analysis piece, these acquisitions are part of a larger local consolidation trend.
- According to Localogy, Patel will retain the ad-related portion of Brandify and operate those services under a new brand, "Omni Local."
- Expect still more consolidation. There will be a small group of global O2O platforms, with smaller competitors/resellers focused mostly on SMB.
- Product and messaging differentiation will be an interesting challenge in this intensifying competitive segment.
- Twitter tests "shop module" (e-commerce) on selected brand profiles.
- Facebook's revenue ($29B) grew at fastest pace since 2016 in Q2.
- Amazon's $113B quarter wasn't enough for investors.
- Virtual goods to be primary revenue driver for Facebook's metaverse.
- Not rankings, but CTRs influence features in Google results.
- Many restaurants may not survive a return to COVID mandates.
- Amazon adds "just walk out" option for two more SoCal grocery stores.
- Europe fines Amazon nearly $900M for non-compliance with GDPR.
- Microsoft flying largely under the antitrust radar.
- Senators introduce federal privacy bill to supersede state rules.
- Social audio competitors slowing Clubhouse's momentum.
- Canada taking sweeping legislative action against illegal online content.
- Advocacy groups ask FTC to limit or ban surveillance tech.
- Study: Lack of awareness a major problem for B2B marketers.
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New Heat Resistant Kitchen And BBQ Gloves Enjoy Hot Launch
Recent Launch Of Barbecue And Oven Gloves Was Hit With Consumers, So Discounting Will Continue
"We were quite pleased with how successful the launch of our first direct-to-consumer product was in the United States, and decided to keep the sale price going to boost awareness over the summer barbecue season," said Robert Blackmore, founder of HellFire BBQ.
The company maintains that it creates longer lasting products based on the latest technology and manufacturing methods, resulting in a superior product line that is less harmful to the planet. Its heat resistant BBQ and oven gloves are made with a durable and tough fabric.
Blackmore said the company reduced the price to celebrate the opening of its new channel partnering with Amazon: "It is a great opportunity for shoppers to pick up a bargain gift for friends and family."
The company claims that customer service is its first priority, and says it takes pride in its record of fast shipping, and friendly and responsive communications with every single customer. And it offers a unique "Come Hell or High Water Guarantee" that may allow it to stand out in a crowded market.
Blackmore pointed to numerous positive reviews that the gloves have garnered in a short time period as evidence that his policies are succeeding. More products from the company's barbecue and kitchen lineup are scheduled to be released in the United States in the coming few months.
About HellFire BBQ
HellFire BBQ is a family-run business that works hard to bring high quality, long-lasting, fun products to barbecue lovers. The company's policy is to manufacture with the highest quality materials, and most advanced modern techniques so that products do not break, and end up in landfill sites in a few months. HellFire BBQ has seen far too many discount "BBQ Sets" that would not last one day in Hell, never mind an eternity!
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The photos, snapped by renowned fashion photographer Patrick Demarchelier, feature Lawrence with her short pixie-cut hairdo.
In one of two images released by the brand, Lawrence wears a black coat with nothing on underneath. Her pixie-cut is swept to one side. She has a multi-colored snake-skin patterned hand bag strapped over her shoulder.
The 23-year-old actress is featured in another photo looking slightly more put together.
She’s wearing a strapless dress holding a pink clutch. Her eyes are dark and smoky and her hair is swept up in a high-top fade.
The campaign is clearly timed to coincide with the Oscars. Lawrence is up for a best supporting actress statue for her role in “American Hustle.”
Dior will roll out the campaign overseas in Great Britain and then follow up in the United States in April, according to Womens Wear Daily.
Jen’s last campaign was released a year ago in February, also just before the Oscars. She made fun of them because of they were apparently heavily PhotoShopped, making her look like porcelain.
“I love PhotoShop more than anything in the world,” Lawrence joked.
Check out her photos below and be sure to follow TheImproper on Twitter for the latest fashion news.


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Bitcoin News Today – Bitcoin extends the slide of its, tumbling below $50,000
Bitcoin resumed the slide of its on Tuesday, tumbling as small as $45,040 according to FintechZoom.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen titled bitcoin “extremely inefficient” & warned about the use of its in illicit activity.
After hitting $1 trillion in market worth for the first-time last week, bitcoin is now worth lower than $900 billion.
Bitcoin’s value descended further on Tuesday as U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in addition to the Tesla CEO Elon Musk weighed in on the cryptocurrency’s recent rally.
The world’s most effective digital coin plunged 11 % in 24 hours, sinking below $50,000 to swap around $48,080 at 11:30 a.m. ET, as reported by data from Coin Metrics. It had earlier fallen as much as sixteen % to hit an intraday low of $45,041.
Smaller digital tokens like XRP and ether additionally tumbled. Ether slipped eleven % to $1,573, while XRP sank 17 % to trade roughly 47 cents.
Yellen on Monday called bitcoin an “extremely inefficient way of conducting transactions” and warned about its use in illicit activity. She also sounded the alarm about bitcoin’s effect on the planet. The token’s untamed surge has reminded some critics of the sheer level of electric power required to create brand new coins.
Bitcoin News Today – Bitcoin extends the slide of its, tumbling under $50,000
Bitcoin is not controlled by any main authority. So-called miners run high power equipment which compete to resolve complex math puzzles to make a transaction experience. Bitcoin’s networking consumes much more electricity than Pakistan, based on a web-based tool from researchers at Cambridge University.
Yellen also warned about the odds for list investors purchasing bitcoin.
“It is an incredibly speculative asset and you know I believe individuals should know it can be incredibly volatile and I do concern yourself with potential losses that investors can suffer,” the former Federal Reserve lounge chair told CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin at a brand new York Times DealBook seminar.
Bitcoin is still up more than 360 % in the last twelve months, data from FintechZoom, and around sixty % since the start of the year, in addition to price swings of over 10 % aren’t a rarity in crypto markets. Bitcoin once climbed to almost $20,000 in 2017 before shedding 80 % of the value of its the subsequent 12 months.
The digital coin hit one dolars trillion in market value for the first-time last week – although it’s now sunk under $900 billion, according to CoinDesk. It has gotten an increase from news of Wall Street banks and big corporations as Mastercard and Tesla warming to cryptocurrencies.
Tesla‘s Musk said of the weekend that the costs of bitcoin as well as ether “seem high.” His comments came after Tesla’s announcement earlier this specific month which it had bought $1.5 billion worth of bitcoin. Tesla shares on Monday suffered their biggest fall after Sept. twenty three.
“It’s a virtual forest fire,” stated Glen Goodman, an U.K. based trader. “The wood was bone dry and watching for a spark. Elon Musk was that spark.”
“Crypto futures traders were borrowing a huge amount of money to buy Bitcoin contracts, they caused borrowing fees to skyrocket,” Goodman added. “By Saturday 20th Feb, they were paying 144 % per annum. Obviously that problem couldn’t continue. In those types of conditions, rates have to fall to shake away the over optimistic borrowers and return borrowing rates to ordinary levels.”
Bitcoin has been obtaining traction from mainstream investors, doing part because of the perception that it is a store of value akin to gold. Bullish investors state the cryptocurrency can serve as a hedge against rising inflation.
But skeptics warn which bitcoin has no intrinsic value and it is among the biggest market bubbles in history. Analysts at JPMorgan last week stated bitcoin was an “economic side area show” and this crypto assets rank when the “poorest hedge” against major declines in stocks.
Bitcoin News Today – Bitcoin extends its slide, tumbling below $50,000


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The concept of NFTs has taken deep root in the cryptocurrency industry and market. New products prop up regularly, trying to innovate and expand on the practicable possibilities of the Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) innovation.
Innovation doesn’t wait for anyone. And in the cryptocurrency industry, the speed of generative possibilities is super-fast. The successes of Opensea, has brought about new platforms each trying out the various ways to apply the concept of NFTs. What is the future of the NFT evolution? Will it end soon? Not so fast.
Why is that? This is because as one of our team members would say “Art is personal”. While NFT isn’t limited to art, we cannot deny the fact that people have different ways they appreciate art. And this varying level of appreciation also translates to varying levels of value assignment.
This means that how each person sees a piece of art and how they value (monetarily) is different from the way another sees it. Mr. A can value XYZ at $5,000; Mr. B may see it at a valuation of $100 and Mr. C at $30,000.
This is why we believe the era of NFTs is just starting. We can see that from the innovation of fractional NFTs. Someday, someone may find a way to fractionalize a fractional NFT. Innovation doesn’t wait for anyone.
The gaming industry is a multi-billion dollar industry and growing greatly. Over the years the conversation of employing the sharing economy in gaming has been on and the introduction of NFTs into the world of Gaming seems to have cracked or presented a solution or answer to this long standing conversation.
Today people are able to play games and earn money in the form of crypto tokens. Popular game, Pokemon Go was released in 2016. At the time, the concept of NFTs was not a thing. If crypto was infused into Pokemon Go, the successes would have been even greater.
Note: Pokemon Go was reported to have made $5 billion in five years according to Forbes. Popular crypto game Axie Infinity was reported to have generated revenue of $485 million between July and August, 2021.
While traditional games only reward game developers or studios, GameFi introduced a revenue system that ensures players earn as they play games.
Innovation doesn’t wait for anyone. People will have to run up to innovation. NFTs and GameFi are just starting. A whole new universe is opened wide. No. a multiverse has been flung open. Let’s walk into it or better yet, let’s create a new multiverse.
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While many media outlets and financial experts have pointed to the large influx of funds from China to Western bitcoin exchanges as the cause of the recent bitcoin price spike, China’s Internet watchdog has announced that it can no longer “ignore its revolutionary changes” announcing that we have entered the “post-Bitcoin era.”
Now it appears that China’ law enforcement and government agencies’ approach toward the cryptocurrency demonstrate may be easing. Based on recent events and publications from the Cyberspace Administration of China, the government seems to have tacitly authorized the use of bitcoin and operations of bitcoin startups and exchanges.
In a newly released publication, the CAC noted that the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) officially defined bitcoin as a commodity and that its bank regulators stated that bitcoin will promote economic regulation of electronic money.
A section of the publication also added:
“Although some people think that bitcoin and its underlying technology, the blockchain, is not stable, we cannot ignore the revolutionary changes it brought to the financial sector. The new technology has led to the expansion of a distributed payment and settlement mechanism, which will innovate financial transactions.”


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Bothell biotech takes cost-saving measures
Northwest Biotherapeutics, a struggling Bothell biotechnology company, is selling off assets and suspending a clinical trial program in an effort to save cash.
It also continues to look for a buyer.
The company is closing down its DCVax-Prostate study, a prostate cancer treatment that was in late-stage clinical trials.
"Our failure to raise sufficient funds will require us to eliminate some or all of our product development efforts and significantly limit our ability to operate as a going concern," the company said in a prepared statement this week.
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Northwest Biotherapeutics, which went public in December at $5 per share, received notice from the Nasdaq exchange this week that its stock was not in compliance with listing standards.
A newly discovered "critical" flaw in Microsoft's Outlook Express, which the company said can let attackers run the code of their choice on an attacked machine, can be cured by downloading a patch from http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms02-058.asp.
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David Bailey's boy swaps Freud for a trip to Hong Kong to launch his modelling career
Freudian pay-slip: Sascha Bailey is selling a rare sketch to fund his modelling career
Sascha Bailey, son of fashion photographer David, is selling a rare sketch by the late Lucian Freud to fund a trip to Hong Kong.
The 19-year-old – currently a barman at a grimy pub in Bethnal Green, East London – claims it will kickstart his career as a model.
‘The sketch is of a thistle, on A4 paper. I’m hoping to get £6,000 for it,’ said Sascha.
‘I’ve been looking at what other rough sketches have sold for and that seems right.
'I should probably keep it for ten years and then sell it, but I want to free up some money now.’
He explained his plans at the Temperley for Gordon’s Gin launch party at the Temperley London store in Mayfair.
Sascha, said: ‘Models are paid more in Hong Kong and I’ve often been told I’m like a male Cara Delevingne.
‘I’ve already done a shoot with her. I see her success and think: “I want that.” ’
It is understood that David gave his son the sketch.
Perhaps he will want to buy it back?
Former Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker is the latest musician to resort to ‘celebrity DJing’ to pay the bills – although he has vowed never to play any of his hits from the 1990s on BBC Radio 6 Music.
‘I would rather kill myself than play my own music. I can’t stand it when people do that,’ Jarvis, 50, said at the Virgin Media Shorts Awards at London’s BFI IMAX. ‘It’s very desperate.’
Vuitton's maid Joanne so jealous
Jealous Joanne: Ms Froggatt, pictured at the launch of Louis Vuitton Townhouse at Selfridges, was jealous of the model outfits
Downton Abbey actress Joanne Froggatt is one of the most famous servants in the world, but even she felt a little outshone at a Louis Vuitton party when greeted by 12 models dressed as French maids – in designer uniforms made by the luxury fashion house.
The 33-year-old who plays lady’s maid Anna Bates, exclaimed: ‘I wish my costume looked like that!’
The star-studded bash last week was held to mark the opening of Louis Vuitton’s Townhouse – a three-floor flagship ‘shop within a shop’ at Selfridges in Oxford Street. It boasts the world’s first fully revolving glass elevator, rumoured to have cost close to £1 million.
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PARIS, FRANCE: 4G chipmaker Sequans Communications and Gemtek, a leading manufacturer of broadband wireless solutions, have collaborated in bringing a new TD-LTE desktop CPE to market. Gemtek has developed the CPE, based on Sequans’ LTE UE chip, for large-scale operator trials in India and for subsequent commercial deployments.
“Sequans has been working with Gemtek for many years on 4G device development and we are pleased to continue our work with them on new LTE devices,” said Georges Karam, Sequans CEO. “Gemtek has a reputation for delivering cost-effective, high performance devices to mobile operators and here they have delivered a sleek and powerful LTE device that is very well-designed for desktop usage.”
Gemtek’s new TD-LTE indoor CPE is based on Sequans’ SQN3000 series LTE SOCs, which support up to 100 Mbps throughput and 20 MHz channels, and comply with 3GPP standards. The device also features web-based configuration and supports VOIP and WiFi.
“We expect the new CPE to begin commercial deployment in the third quarter of 2011,” said James Ting, GM, Broadband Wireless Business Unit, Gemtek. “In the coming months, we intend to bring to market additional LTE devices based on Sequans chips, including an outdoor CPE and a USB dongle.”


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Samsung motions to add iPhone 5 to patent case
- Published on 10/02/2012 - 2:04 pm
- Written by Associated Press
(AP) — South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. says it has filed a motion with a U.S. court to add Apple's iPhone 5 to their ongoing patent battle.
Samsung says it filed the motion Monday with the California court, alleging that Apple's new phone infringes on eight of its patents.
The two companies are locked in a struggle for supremacy in the global smartphone market, leading to legal cases in courts across the globe.
Samsung released a statement Tuesday saying, "We have always preferred to compete in the marketplace with our innovative products, rather than in courtrooms. However, Apple continues to take aggressive legal measures that will limit market competition."
It said it had "little choice but to take the steps necessary to protect our innovations and intellectual property rights."


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Invesco, a United States-based investment management company collaborates with crypto investment boutique Elwood Asset Management will be launching a blockchain exchange-traded fund (ETF) on the London Stock Exchange (LSEG), today, March 11.
As per the article published by the financial newspaper Financial Times on March 9, the Invesco Elwood Global Blockchain ETF will start off by targeting 48 companies involved with blockchain technology. Reportedly, the firms were selected through a proprietary scoring system that was developed by Elwood Asset Management.
The article cites some giant tech companies as an example of companies included in the ETF, including Apple, chip manufacturer Intel, mining hardware manufacturer Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, graphics processing units manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices and United States exchange supporting Bitcoin futures CME Group.
The publishing further noted that blockchain is not synonymous with decentralized cryptocurrencies and cited the JPM Coin, the stablecoin announced by JPMorgan Chase in February as an example.
Just last month, another U.S.-based Investment management firm AdvisorShares partnered with investments advisory company Sabretooth Advisors to announce the joint launch of an exchange-traded fund, that will tracks tech companies, including those involved with blockchain and cloud computing.
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The Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MCCCI) has challenged the industry to step up its competitiveness to take advantage of orders that are obtained from participating in the international trade fair.
MCCCI president Matthews Chikankheni was speaking at the start of the 25th Malawi International Trade Fair (Mitf) which is being held under the theme, ‘Mitf @ 25: Presenting Opportunities for Industrial Growth’.
He noted that lack of competitiveness of the local industry has been the major challenge for the country to take advantage of opportunities that arise from international trade fairs.
“While every country practises some form of protection policies, the policies work if at the same time the industry is taking steps to improve its competitiveness. Protection cannot, however, last forever. As such, I urge fellow captains of industry to tale serious steps toward improving the competitiveness of our various businesses in order to take advantage of the orders that are obtained from participating in the international trade fair,” he said.
Among the greatest virtues from opening up to the world through the international trade fairs, Chikankheni cited the sophistication in the lives of people.
“From relatively crude standards of living, a number of imports have opened the doors of millions of Malawians to totally new lifestyles. With respect to exports, the market potential has only been limited by the ability of Malawi’s enterprises to produce the right quantity and quality of commodities. In other ways, the international trade fair offered tremendous opportunities to local production units to increase their scale,” he said.
The fair runs for 10 days, from 24 May to 2 June 2013. Included within the fair programme are business to business meetings which will be arranged through matchmaking and business workshops geared towards providing important business information.
Mitf, an annual trade promotion event that brings together exhibitors from Africa, Asia and Europe, was launched in 1988.


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OnePlus recently launched the OnePlus 9RT in India and as rumored earlier, the company is gearing up for its next smartphone launch in February. Tipster Max Jambor has suggested that OnePlus is planning to launch the OnePlus Nord 2 CE 5G in India on February 11. He has further shared the alleged smartphone teaser through his Twitter account. This teaser reveals the camera module of the upcoming smartphone. The design of the camera module resembles the leaked renders shared earlier on the internet by tipster Yogesh Brar and 91Mobiles.
— Max Jambor (@MaxJmb) 25 January 2022
OnePlus Nord 2 CE 5G Expected Specifications
The OnePlus Nord 2 CE 5G is expected to be a mid-range premium device. Tipster Yogesh Brar has leaked information about the device. The leaked report suggests that the device will come with a 6.4-inch AMOLED display. The refresh rate of the device is expected to be limited to 90Hz.
In terms of performance, the device could be powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 900 chipset. In terms of RAM and storage options, the OnePlus Nord 2 CE 5G may get 6GB of RAM with 128GB of storage and a combination of 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage. The device may launch with Android-12 based OxygenOS 12.
In terms of optics, the device is expected to feature a triple lens setup. The primary lens will be a 64-megapixel sensor paired with an 8-megapixel ultra-wide lens and a 2-megapixel macro lens. The front camera will be housed in the punch hole and OnePlus is expected to use a 16-megapixel snapper for the device.
OnePlus Nord 2 CE 5G Expected Pricing
In terms of price, the 6GB RAM + 128GB storage variant is expected to cost Rs 24,000 and the 8GB RAM + 256GB storage variant could cost Rs 28,000 in India. As for the colours, the smartphone may come in Black and Green color options.
After OnePlus Nord 2 CE 5G, India may launch on February 11


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Investing in Bitcoin is an exciting process that requires knowledge about current trends and probable events. By following the latest Bitcoin news, you can gain an advantage over other investors. It is also beneficial for those who are planning to make their first investment. By reading the news regularly, you can determine what to expect and formulate a plan. Listed below are some of the most important facts to know about cryptocurrency. You will also find useful tips in deciding on the right time to invest.
In the last 24 hours, Bitcoin prices have dropped 11.4%. According to Coinbase, this is due to a crackdown by the Chinese government on crypto mining operations in the Sichuan province. The Chinese government has also ordered Chinese banks to cease supporting anonymous crypto transactions, sending their prices lower. Other recent developments include a potential ban on cryptocurrency mining in Russia, plans to legislate against misleading advertisements for the industry and the company’s partnership with the NBA. Meanwhile, South Korea has pledged to crack down on cryptocurrency money laundering. The Metropolitan Police has closed a massive UK cryptocurrency money-laundering operation, and the company’s shares have declined accordingly.
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A new digital wallet called Coinbase Novi is launching this week. It will allow users to send and receive money internationally. Another exciting addition to Coinbase’s roster is a partnership with the NBA. This partnership is a major boon for the cryptocurrency, as it will help the NBA increase its revenues. In addition, Coinbase is planning to launch a marketplace for NFTs, which is a peer-to-peer marketplace for NFTs. The move comes after the SEC tussle over the company’s Coinbase Earn product.
A number of new projects have emerged in the past few days, including the development of a cryptocurrency-based mobile payment system. Facebook is partnering with Coinbase to pilot a new digital wallet called the Novi. This wallet will enable users to send and receive money internationally. Then, another exciting move came from Coinbase: it is planning to launch an NFT marketplace. This will allow NFT holders to buy and sell NFTs.
In a week where the price of cryptocurrencies has been slashed in half, the latest news on the cryptocurrency market has been bad for the future of digital currency. China’s government has also enacted new laws against cryptocurrency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has even warned that it may halt the sale of certain products. Despite the new crackdown, the price of Bitcoin is already falling in the U.S., but it has still been up by more than 50% over the past year.
Despite these developments, there are still a few key points to remember. The biggest issue is the regulatory framework surrounding the currency. The U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell, said that while the cryptocurrency market is a growing phenomenon, it is a great example of the global economy’s success. Currently, there are over three million bitcoin users in the US. With the help of the internet, people all over the world can use it for their daily needs.
It’s not all bad news for bitcoin. As with most currencies, the currency cannot pay for most everyday expenses. However, bitcoin is widely accepted and used for everyday purchases, like paying for a meal. Although the price of cryptocurrency has fallen, it remains a safe investment, and it’s still a good option for those who wish to invest in a small business. If you are a beginner, this could be a good opportunity to learn about the cryptocurrency market.
The cryptocurrency’s rapid growth has made it an ideal vehicle for businesses to make profits. With a steady supply, Bitcoin is an excellent investment for small and large businesses. The exchange of the currency can be a great way to generate additional income for a small business. Since Bitcoin is not regulated by the government, it is a great choice for many investors. If you’re a beginner, you should consider trading it.
Moreover, cryptocurrency is also a great investment. Its popularity is growing and is a great tool for businesses to use for a variety of purposes. Its ease of use means that the currency is not a ripe opportunity for small businesses. It’s also a safe option for investors and is an excellent way to save money. You’ll be glad you did. Aside from being a successful businessman, bitcoin is an incredible investment for the future.
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The Export Development Fund has disbursed EGP 2 billion to the third batch of exporters within the fourth phase of the lump-sum payout initiative of export subsidy arrears.
Cairo- Apr 29, 2022
Within the fourth phase of the lump-sum payout initiative for export subsidy arrears, the Export Development Fund (EDF) has issued 564 payment vouchers, worth EGP 2 billion, to a corresponding number of exporters, as part of the third batch which totals 683 exporting companies, Minister of Trade and Industry Nevine Gamea has announced.
"The move comes according to presidential directives to support the export sector," Gamea said, pointing out that it would greatly enhance the production capabilities of these firms and boost the competitiveness of locally-manufactured products.
She added that the rest of companies within the fourth phase will have their vouchers issued through May.
The immediate payout initiative was jointly launched by the ministries of trade and finance in cooperation with four banks in November 2020. It allows exporters to receive 85% of the total amount of the EDF's export subsidy arrears, rather than being broken up into installments.
The cash payouts are disbursed in four phases worth: EGP 13.2 billion, EGP 4.6 billion, EGP 1.8 billion and EGP 3.4 billion respectively


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Subaru confirms today that the new Forester SUV, a model seen for the first time at the Guangzhou Auto Show, will be available starting 2013 in the United Kingdom.
Expected to be showcased at this week’s Los Angeles Auto Show, the new Japanese SUV comes with a choice of three engines. The entry-level model is powered by a 2.0-liter petrol unit offering 148hp while a 2.0-liter diesel engine with the same output is available as well.
A more potent 2.0-liter turbocharged powerplant with 276 horsepower is also available in the range.
“The fourth-generation Forester will feature the latest All-Wheel Drive system and Boxer engines, while a lot of work has gone into improving refinement, ride quality and safety,” says Subaru UK.
The 2013 Subaru Forester will be offered with a standard six-speed manual transmission while a CVT one will be also offered as optional. All the details concerning the UK-spec Forester will be released early next year.


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By starting his fitness firm in Port Harcourt, Emmanuel Umoh, a prominent reality star, has entered the ranks of business owners.
This comes only weeks after he received millions of naira in cash and a N13 million cheque for his birthday.
Whitemoney, Tega, and Princess Francis, among others, were on hand to support their ex-housemate, who was smiling with pride.
Emmanuel’s fitness brand is called BodyLab, and it has gym equipment that prospective clients can use.
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“We paid for it, we designed it, all that stuff,” says Robert Marick, MGM’s executive vice president of global consumer products and experiences. “Fate had other plans for us.”
Instead of putting off their planned presentation, the MGM team decided to take a new approach that made more logistical sense in light of the COVID-19 pandemic: a virtual summit, held this week (June 15-17). The summit, Marick says, gives him a chance to tell brand partners about what MGM Studios is working on, and what licensing opportunities are available.
During the presentation, the MGM Studios team will touch on a variety of new initiatives, with a major focus on the studio’s catalog of classic titles. “I think one of the things we were able to learn from COVID is that consumers in general really are looking for comfort and comfort brands, something they grew up with,” Marick says.
That catalog includes a variety of more than 4,000 movies and more than 17,000 television shows, which the studio is revisiting by genre, anniversary, decade, and by trademark. As Marick likes to say, “MGM Means Great Movies.”
This fall, the studio is focused on horror as a genre, led by the release of Candy Man in theaters this September. MGM’s horror catalog also includes titles such as Amityville Horror, Killer Clowns, Silence of the Lambs, and Jeepers Creepers.
Then, next year, the studio is celebrating a handful of major anniversaries that will have accompanying consumer product and experience programs, including Carrie’s 45th anniversary, Fiddler on the Roof’s 50th anniversary, Rocky’s 45th anniversary, and Legally Blonde’s 20th anniversary. MGM is especially focused on the final two, Rocky and Legally Blonde.
“[Rocky] is a property that seems really appropriate right now because it stands for courage, determination, and optimism,” Marick says. “With new assets in the queue, we’re really looking to just take everyday people and really have them train like a champion, look like a champion, and then experience like a champion.” Fans and partners can expect to see this across gaming, merchandise, and experiences.
All the Elle Woods fans out there can get excited, too, because MGM is also leaning in heavily on the Legally Blonde brand. Not only does the original Legally Blonde turn 20 next year — MGM has planned a year of events, which will lead to a “Legally Blonde Turns 21” celebration — but Legally Blonde 3 is also in development, with Mindy Kaling and Dan Goor attached to write the script.
The other major highlights of the summit include updates on the Addams Family, which Marick says has become a perennial favorite, and the Vikings Valhalla merchandising program.
Finally, the summit will include the Pink Panther brand, which has seen significant growth over the past year due to new collaborations. (And, in case you missed it, Pink Panther just got a major refresh with a new Pantone pink shade!)
For these and all of the MGM brands, Marick says he is looking for a variety of licensing partners, but with a big focus on in-game integrations and location-based entertainment. The team already has high-concept designs for a Pink Panther kiosk and a Pink Panther cafe, which MGM is seeking partners for.
Also, the studio is exploring new consumer product opportunities presented by the pandemic, such as at-home fitness, masks, and personal hygiene.
In terms of the summit itself, MGM is presenting its plans and show trailers in a condensed format that lasts about 75 minutes. “We’re going to have a little fun with it. We’re gonna pretend it’s taking place in Vegas,” Marick says.
The studio invited agents, licensees, and retailers from around the world, and more than 300 signed up to attend. While this virtual platform is new territory for the studio — and the industry — Marick says he sees a lot of benefits. For example, the team was able to customize the presentation for Europe, the Americas, and Asia. Also, he says, those who aren’t able to watch the presentation live can watch a taped version and fast forward through the properties that aren’t applicable. Plus, the cost is lower than in-person events.
“Whenever we get back to the new normal, whenever that is, this platform that we’re doing, these virtual summits, will continue,” Marick predicts. “In fact, I believe that this will allow us more regular interaction that we can customize by territory and by region, in addition to attending a licensing show. That personal touch is so important, and I don’t want to dismiss that at all. This, to me, is just an additional layer.”


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Gates Hospitality will launch new F&B and retail outlet Tub of Butter on Sheikh Zayed Road Dubai in the third quarter of this year.
The concept will be a retail space combined with an eatery, where diners can have breakfast, lunch and dinner in a relaxed environment.
Naim Maadad, CEO of Gates Hospitality, the brainchild of Dubai home-grown concepts such as Reform Social & Grill and Bistro des Arts told Catering News: “As the expression goes, ‘landed in a tub of butter’, guests will feel lucky and happy to have entered the space.”
Maadad explained that around 60% of the space, which is being designed by Creneau International, will be dedicated to retail.
Explaining the strategy behind this, Maadad commented: “In Dubai there are very few gourmet outlets related to food wherein the client can actually buy a gift or a locally-made item for their kitchen to use as ingredients.
“We want to share the know-how and help visitors understand the techniques used for preparing the gourmet food in their own private spaces.”
He added that the retail items will be displayed in a market-style “maze of organized mess”, and the chefs will prepare food live in front of customers, allowing them to get a feel for the taste and freshness of the products while walking around.
“The smell of gourmet foods and the bustling, yet cozy environment will create an energy making you think you are in a food heaven,” Maadad added.
Currently Gates Hospitality is liaising with a number of candidates to appoint the head chef of the venue, who will be tasked with creating the menu. An announcement will be made closer to the launch date.
The food concept will be gourmet produce serviced in a casual environment, with a focus on healthy and organic options.
Meanwhile, a centrally positioned oven will bring traditional baking techniques to the fore.
Located on Sheikh Zayed Road in an area surrounded by residences, villas and hotels, the outlet will feature ample parking space.


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Sainsbury's has posted its weakest sales growth for seven years to all but confirm that Christmas 2012 was one of the most challenging for the UK's big supermarkets in the last decade.
But Justin King, chief executive, mounted a strong defence of its performance, pointing out it represented the grocer's 32nd consecutive quarter of growth, boosted by record sales, particularly on the final Sunday before Christmas. In one hour on 23 December it managed sales of £16m, while it took in more than £100m on Christmas Eve.
Mr King, Sainsbury's boss since 2004, also denied he had any plans to step down from the UK's third-biggest supermarkets group.
Sainsbury's grew like-for-like sales, which strip out the boost from new space, by 0.9 per cent in the 14 weeks to 5 January, which was its slowest sales growth since 2005 but was in line with analyst expectations.
The City is tipping Tesco, the grocery market leader, to post UK trading ahead of Sainsbury's today. Both listed supermarkets enjoyed a much better Christmas than rival Morrisons, which saw its sales tumble by 2.5 per cent.
Under Mr King's leadership, Sainsbury's has been the most consistent of the big four grocers, including Asda, at delivering sales growth over recent years, but Morrisons and Tesco remain substantially more profitable.
On trading, Mr King pointed out that Sainsbury's had delivered 2.9 per cent like-for-like sales growth over the last two years, following a "knockout Christmas in 2011". He said: "We are the only major grocer delivering market share growth."
But Sainsbury's shares fell 9.8p, or 2.9 per cent, to 329.2p amid concerns over another tough year.
Sainsbury's has opened 68 convenience stores so far this financial year, which helped its smaller stores division to post a 17 per cent leap in sales in the third quarter.
Total sales at Sainsbury's rose by 3.3 per cent, excluding fuel, in the quarter.
Cash-strapped consumers bagged the grocer's own-label ranges in huge volumes with champagne and prosecco sales up 15 per cent.Reuse content


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Altair-based Cat M IoT Chipset Enables the Future Today on AT&T’s Network
HOD HASHARON, Israel – October 26th, 2016 – Altair Semiconductor, a leading provider of LTE chipsets, announced that its ALT-1210 will power a new set of LTE devices that will help businesses lower costs and improve device performance for a broad range of Internet of Things (IoT) applications.
The ALT-1210 is one of the first chipsets supporting LTE Cat-M connectivity, and the first to enable Cat-M devices on an LTE-M enabled commercial site, which was launched in support of the pilot of AT&T’s LTE-M Low-Power Wide-Area network at the AT&T Labs in San Ramon. Similar to its ALT-1160 Cat-1 predecessor, the ALT-1210 enables greater than 10 years of battery life, and featuring Release 13 Cat-M extended coverage and IoT-optimized throughput, provides a lower cost, higher performance solution than proprietary LPWA solutions.
“The Altair ALT-1210 chipset enables the future of IoT today, providing low-cost and low power LTE connectivity for a range of industrial and consumer IoT applications,” said Cameron Coursey, Vice President of Product Development, Internet of Things Solutions, AT&T. “We are pleased to extend our strategic cooperation with Altair, leveraging our first-to-market LTE-M enabled site.”
“We are very excited to be working with AT&T to enable future advances in the IoT ecosystem and North America’s first Cat-M enabled commercial site,” said Eran Eshed, Co-Founder and VP of Worldwide Sales and Marketing for Altair. “Altair has a long history of innovation and first-to-market LTE chipsets solutions; in that sense we find a very synergistic relationship with AT&T.”
The ALT-1210 is already designed into several module and device solutions by tier one ODM/OEM manufacturers, and is available for commercial deployments in the fourth quarter of 2016.


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Thursday, 2 March 2017
SHAH ALAM: Honda Malaysia today launched the new City with the S variant priced RM1,000 less compared to the previous S+.
Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer Katsuto Hayashi said the new City, equipped with C-segment enhancements and upgraded with safety offerings and advanced features, is being offered at the B-segment price without any increase.
The new City, which maintains Honda’s signature 1.5L i-VTEC engine, is made available in three variants of S, E and V, with an on-the-road price of between RM78,300, RM84,600 and RM92,000 respectively.
The new City is available in five colours, namely Lunar Silver Metallic, Dark Ruby Red Pearl, Taffetta White, Modern Steel Metallic and Crystal Black Pearl.
Since the launch of the 4th Generation Honda City in March 2014, the City has been the leader in the B-segment Sedan category with more than 100,000 units on Malaysian roads, and almost 40% of Honda Malaysia’s sales in 3 years.
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Social-networking website Facebook has confirmed plans to establish its international headquarters in Dublin.
The annnoucement was made by the Tanáiste and Minister for Enterprise Trade & Employment, Mary Coughlan, this morning.
The company said Dublin will be the centre for its international operations and will provide technical, sales and operations support to users and customers across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
No details were forthcoming on where the company will be based or on whether new jobs will be created as a result of the expansion into Ireland.
In establishing a presence in Dublin, the website follows in the footsteps of other leading internet-based firms including Google, eBay and Yahoo!, who all have offices in the capital.
In a statement, Facebook's chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg said: “After exploring various locations throughout the region, we decided Ireland was the best place to establish our new headquarters. As we grow and strive to make Facebook into a place for people around the world to connect and share information, we need local operations to better advance our efforts.
"The talent pool in Dublin is world-class, and recruiting local talent will help us better understand the needs of local users and the regional dynamics that, in turn, can give us better insight into what features matter most,” she added.
Established in 2004 by Harvard student Mark Zucerberg, Facebook is one of the world's most popular social networking website.
The use of Facebook has more than doubled in the last 12 months, according to a recent report from the Irish Computer Society.
Last October 131,600 Irish people were using the site, but this has now reached 308,200. Of these, 69 per cent are 25 or older, proving that it attracts an older audience than competitors such as Bebo.
ICT Ireland, the Ibec-affiliate which represents the technology industry locally, welcomed today's announcement, saying it was "a strong endorsement of Ireland as a centre of excellence for the high tech sector.


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Saudi Arabia Macroeconomic Developments
- Saudi Arabia’s GDP grew by 2.5 percent QoQ during Q4 2020 while it contracted by 3.9 percent YoY, according to the General Authority for Statistics (GAStat). Petroleum refining grew 26 percent QoQ in Q4 after contracting for two consecutive quarters. ‘Social & personal services’ (+6.7 percent) and ‘wholesale & retail trade, restaurants, & hotels’ (+5.7 percent) were among the other fastest growing sectors in Q4.
- The total number of loan guarantees under Saudi Arabia’s Kafalah program increased 106 percent YoY in Q4 2020 with total guarantees exceeding SAR3.4 billion ($900 million). The Kafalah program is a partnership between Saudi commercial banks and the Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF) that offers preferential financing to SMEs in targeted non-oil sectors such as manufacturing, tourism, and entertainment.
- The SIDF approved 212 loans worth SAR17.6 billion ($4.7 billion) during 2020, benefiting 201 projects in the industrial, mining, energy, and logistics sectors. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) accounted for 84 percent of the number of loans.


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India’s largest discounter in the online grocery space, has announced the
addition of electric vans to its last mile delivery fleet. Starting from Jaipur
with 50 vehicles, the company plans to deploy 500 E-Vans across its 13
operational markets by 2019 end, as a part of this initiative.
introduction of electric vans in Jaipur marks yet another milestone for the
company, which employed e-rickshaws for delivery in Delhi region last year in
order to reduce carbon footprint and bring down last mile delivery costs. The
latest addition of E-Vans will help cut delivery costs by up to 50 per cent and
carbon footprint by more than 40 per cent. The project which started in the
Pink City recently has witnessed much success and the company plans to replace
30 % of its fuel based delivery vans with Electric Vans by the end of this
Kumar, Founder, Grofers said, ‘With environmental sustainability at the heart
of doing business at Grofers, we are focused towards exploring new measures to
reduce carbon footprint, in order to minimize the environmental impact. The
initiative which honors government’s commitment of introducing environmental
friendly mobility will not only help us bring down carbon footprint by 40 per
cent but also reduce our overall delivery costs by up to 50 per cent”
With market leadership in Delhi NCR, Mumbai
and Kolkata, the company is also eyeing to strengthen its operations in
Southern India in key markets including Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad in
addition to its latest offering of Grofers offline stores.
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Theft of catalytic converters from vehicles is on the rise across the country, including in the Fairbanks area. The exhaust system component contains precious metals that have spiked in value, and the units can be sold legally and illegally for as much as a thousand dollars.
Fairbanks based Alaska State Trooper Sergeant Brian Zeisel says catalytic converter theft is nothing new, but local incidents have markedly increased.
“It started spiking here toward the end of this past summer,” Zeisel said. “It’s been over 35 cases, 35 to 40 cases at least, that we’ve seen, and that’s huge.”
Zeisel says vehicles left parked for extended periods of time have been a common target.
“We’ve had dealerships that have had converters stolen from their vehicles, government vehicles, we’ve had a church that had a couple of their vehicles — one of their vans,” Zeisel said. “And a lot of these vehicles, unfortunately that we’re having problems with, is that they’re not noticed until days or even weeks because some of these vehicles have been sitting there for a while. Maybe it’s because of Covid, I don’t know.”
Fairbanks Police detective Andrew Adams says the city has seen a similar spike in catalytic converter thefts, a crime he says can be carried out quickly.
“They come across a vehicle that they think they can get to, I think they’re taking that opportunity,” he said. “Just slide underneath a parked vehicle, generally using a battery-operated saw, they cut the 2 pipes leading into and out of the catalytic converter and perhaps a mounting bolt, and the catalytic converter drops right off. They can be in and out in 2 minutes.”
Adams and Zeisel say thieves can sell catalytic converters to in-state and online Outside recyclers.
“I’ve been told by a dealer that some of these actual converters, because of the type of precious metal that’s in them, you can get upwards of thousand dollars off them. I haven’t seen that since I’ve been doing this, but I’ve seen it upwards of like three hundred dollars,” Zeisel said.
Steve and Rebecca Levy co-own Metropolitan Garage in Fairbanks. They say they’ve had a few vehicles hit in their own shop parking lot and are regularly replacing stolen catalytic converters for customers.
“In the past it would happen occasionally,” Steve Levy said. “Now, it’s an everyday event.”
Meanwhile, with no ID numbers, they are hard to track or recover. And vehicle owners are left with hefty repair bills.
“If you buy an aftermarket catalytic converter that doesn’t work very well or doesn’t last very long, it can be a little over a thousand dollars,” Steve Levy said. “Most of the newer cars have requirements that make them cost closer to four-to-nine thousand dollars.”
The Levys say some insurance covers replacement of stolen catalytic converters, and that the shop has developed some add-on anti-theft solutions.
Other Fairbanks vehicle repair shops are also dealing with catalytic converter thefts. Mike Simard, who runs two local shops, says some vehicles are easy prey.
“Something that’s lifted,” he said. “A lifted vehicle, a van, a truck — anything that’s higher off the ground.”
Simard says low slung hybrids like the Toyota Prius are tougher targets, but their catalytic converters sell for more. He says stamping identification numbers into catalytic converters can help deter theft.
“If you have a row of vehicles, of ten vehicles and you were to crawl under one and it has a VIN number stamped into the side of it, you’re likely to move on to the next one,” he said.
And he also emphasizes basic awareness.
“Keeping an eye on your surroundings, parking in well-lit areas, having cameras.”
Simard says a surveillance camera helped catch a thief stealing a catalytic converter from a vehicle parked at his downtown Fairbanks shop. He points out that like any crime, catalytic converter theft stems in large part from broader societal problems that we can do more to address.