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Mobilink 3G customers have reached 1 million mark rendering it as the fasted growing 3G service in Pakistan. Mobilink hit the 1 million mark within 90 days of commercial launch which is the fastest uptake of 3G services of any cellular operator in Pakistan. Mobilink’s 3G services were launched in July this year and continue to provide high-speed internet to customers in 12 cities of Pakistan and counting.
The evolution of Mobilink’s 3G network is a result of carefully designed roll-out plan that makes the best use of 10MHz spectrum while focusing on excellence in customers’ experience.
Bilal Munir Sheikh, Chief Commercial Officer Mobilink, said:
[pull_quote_center]Reaching the 1 million mark is only the beginning of a delightful journey for our customers and manifestation of our strategic approach towards building an ecosystem of high-speed internet in Pakistan. Our roll-out plan is carefully designed to ensure that we provide the most robust 3G coverage in cities in which we are present. Our teams on-ground continue to work towards ensuring that that we providing the best customer experience in existing cities and locations before committing to new ones. I thank our customers for putting their trust in Mobilink for their data and connectivity needs.[/pull_quote_center]
Earlier this year, following the auction of 3G license Mobilink was the only operator to empower customers with free 3G services as a means to celebrate its 20 years of operations in Pakistan as well as increase awareness about high-speed internet. This gesture was much welcomed by customers as it enabled them to try out Mobilink’s high-speed mobile internet services free of charge for a period of 2 months. Mobilink continues to grow its footprint across Pakistan through systematic roll-out of 3G services across major cities of Pakistan.


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Executives at the world’s biggest oil and gas companies are under growing pressure.
On Tuesday, 25th September, 2018 at Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra, Foreign Trade Bank of Cambodia and Chevron (Cambodia) Limited officially launched their Co-Branded CashCard.
Chevron Cambodia wins this award in partnership with Havas Riverorchid.
French giant Total saw its bottom line jump by more than a third, Shell’s net profit tripled.
Chevron files a shareholder resolution that would end operations in Myanmar over the crackdown on Rohingya.

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Wendy's Investigating a Possible Credit Card Breach
Fast-food chain Wendy’s told Krebs on Security that it is investigating a possible credit card breach at some locations.
Bob Bertini, spokesperson for the Ohio-based restaurants, said the company started receiving reports earlier this month from payment industry contacts about a potential breach. Wendy’s hired a security firm to investigate the situation.
“Reports indicate that fraudulent charges may have occurred elsewhere after the cards were legitimately used at some of our restaurants,” Bertini said. “We’ve hired a cybersecurity firm and launched a comprehensive and active investigation that’s underway to try to determine the facts.”
The company has reported they do not yet know how long the breach may have gone on, or how many stores may have been affected. Bertini also said they don’t know if the incident is contained.
“We began investigating immediately, and the period of time we’re looking at the incidents is late last year,” he said. “We know it’s [affecting] some restaurants but it’s not appropriate just yet to speculate on anything in terms of scope.”
Krebs initially heard reports that the breaches seemed to originate from the Midwest, but now they have received reports from financial institutions on the East Coast as well.
Wendy’s operates 6,500 franchises in the United States and 28 other countries.


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Imeem Sued by Warner Music
Warner Music Group has sued Imeem, claiming the social networking site is allowing its users to share content from the label without permission. The suit, filed in US District Court in Los Angeles, is asking for an injunction against the site as well as monetary damages.
Each instance of a music video or song owned by WMG could cost the site as much as $150,000 if the courts rule in favor of the label. Warner also claims Imeem has done little to prevent its users from sharing content and is actively participating in the infringement.
"Imeem itself directly engages in much of the infringing conduct by duplicating, adapting, distributing and performing plaintiff's works through Imeem's own servers," the lawsuit reads.
The site is by no means the first social networking site to be the target of a lawsuit by the record labels. Universal sued MySpace in November after negotiations between the two companies stalled.
Not everybody agrees with Warner’s method of handling the problem. “I hope that someday soon the labels and RIAA begin to understand that services like Imeem and Pandora are providing free marketing for their products, not stealing their intellectual property,” TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington said.
Imeem launched in March 2006 and has about 16 million users.


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Ettinger to retire as CEO at Hormel Foods effective Oct. 30
AUSTIN — Jeffrey Ettinger will retire from his post as chief executive officer of Hormel Foods effective Oct. 30, the company announced Tuesday.
"It has been an honor to lead this great company alongside our dedicated employees around the world," Ettinger said in a press release. "Hormel Foods has a 125-year legacy of delivering quality and innovation, as well as meaningful value to all of our stakeholders."
Ettinger will be replaced by James Snee, who currently serves as company president and chief operating officer. Snee, who was selected by the Hormel Foods board of directors, will take over the CEO spot on Oct. 31. "As Jim takes the helm, I am confident that Hormel Foods will continue its growth trajectory as he and the team build on our strong foundation of success," Ettinger said, who will continue as chairman of the board for Hormel Foods.
Ettinger served as Hormel Foods' CEO, president and chairman of the board from November 2006 to October 2015 when Snee took over the position as president along with his responsibilities as COO, according to a Hormel Foods press release.
Hired in 1989, Ettinger became president of Jennie-O Turkey Store, Hormel Foods' largest subsidiary, and was named Hormel Foods president in 2004. That same year he began serving on the Hormel Foods board of directors. He currently serves on the boards of The Toro Company, Ecolab, Inc., North American Meat Institute, Grocery Manufacturers Association, The Hormel Foundation, The Hormel Institute and the Minnesota Business Partnership, according to the company.
Hormel Foods has grown during Ettinger's tenure of leadership, earning him praise both within the company and recognition nationally.
"Jeff has expertly piloted the company to significant growth and success during his tenure, leading a talented management team in the delivery of strong and consistent returns to Hormel Foods shareholders," said John L. Morrison, the board's lead director. "Under his leadership, the company added to an outstanding portfolio of brands through numerous strategic acquisitions."
In 2016, Ettinger was named as one of the 30 World's Best CEOs by Barron's. In 2012, he was named Responsible CEO of the Year by Corporate Responsibility magazine, according to a Hormel Foods press release. In addition, Ettinger is the founding chair of the company's diversity and inclusion council.


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Carnegie UK Trust joins coalition on Online Scams
May 7, 2021
Carnegie UK Trust has joined a coalition of 17 organisations championing consumers and representing civil society and business to call on the government to include online scams in the proposed Online Safety Bill, which is due to be announced in next week’s Queen Speech.
In a joint letter to the Home Secretary and Digital Secretary, members of the coalition have urged the government to reconsider the scope of the Bill so that consumers are better protected against the devastating financial and emotional harm caused by these crimes.
The organisations that have signed the letter alongside the Carnegie UK Trust include Which?, the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute, UK Finance, the Personal Investment Management and Financial Advice Association (PIMFA), the City of London Corporation, City of London Police, The Investment Association, Association of British Insurers (ABI), MoneySavingExpert and Age UK.
Recent figures from Action Fraud show that £1.7 billion was reportedly lost to scams in the last year. The actual financial losses are likely to be much higher and do not capture the devastating emotional impact on victims. Research also shows that vulnerable people, including those experiencing mental health problems, are more at risk of falling victim to these crimes online.
William Perrin, Carnegie UK Trust Trustee says: “Our work has set out the case for a systemic, statutory duty of care that would make online platforms take responsibility for the design and processes of their services to reduce online harm. This new research underlines the urgent need for action to protect consumers from harms such as online fraud and scams – and the Online Safety Bill is the way to do it. Both the City of London Police and the National Economic Crime Centre have told Parliament that their current powers are not enough to limit the spread of online fraud and scams. It is vital that the Government reconsider their inclusion in the Online Safety Bill.”
You can read the coalition’s letter to the Home Secretary and the DCMS Secretary of State here.


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550 Think City electric cars coming to Spain
Spain is taking multiple paths to helping domestic automakers produce cleaner car, including offering low-interest loans to automakers operating within its borders. General Motors is another automaker looking at bringing plug-in vehicles to Spain. Thanks to Richard for the tip!
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Oracle reported to be technology partner after Trump set deadline for US firms to stop dealing with ByteDance
Bytedance will not sell TikTok’s US operations to Microsoft, the US tech firm has said in a statement, with reports the Chinese video-sharing app has instead picked a consortium led by Oracle as a “technology partner”.
ByteDance has been in talks to sell TikTok’s US business since Donald Trump threatened last month to ban the service if it was not sold. The president’s executive order in August gave American companies until 15 September to stop doing business with the video platform’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, or it would be shut down in the US. It effectively set a deadline for a potential pressured sale of part of the tech company to an American bidder.
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Documents posted to the FCC's website indicate that the FCC has approved Motorola's iTunes phone, the E790. The information on the FCC's site indicates the the E790 can run a mobile version of Apple's iTunes software and will come with stereo speakers and Bluetooth.
Even with FCC approval, it isn't certain if Motorola will be able to get the E790 to market successfully. The company has promised to launch an iTunes handset for over a year. Motorola has delayed the launch of the device since 3GSM in February. Many insiders claim that carriers do not want to compete with Apple and are working to block the launch of the device.
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- see this story from CNET


text: A new survey looking at 14 western European countries has found the German broadband internet market to be trailing behind its neighbours. The report, by research house Strategy Analytics, predicts that 24% of German households will subscribe to a broadband service by the end of 2005, compared to 56% in the Netherlands, 51% in Switzerland and 49% in Denmark. The average predicted broadband take-up rate amongst the 14 states was 33%. According to Strategy Analytics, limited competition in Germany thus far has given no great incentive to incumbent telco Deutsche Telekom to pursue an aggressive broadband expansion strategy. The study also forecasts that household penetration in western Europe will reach 63% by 2010.


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Amazon announced today that it’s rolling out “Login and Pay With Amazon,” a service that allows users to log in to a service using their Amazon accounts, and then use those same accounts to pay for goods and services delivered through the site they logged into.
The company says the service streamlines the process of paying for something by providing merchants with the customer’s name, email address and zip code when a user creates a new account, while giving them access to Amazon’s payment backbone at the same time.
Amazon says it has more than 215 million active customer accounts, giving the program a broad potential reach.
Online payments are nothing new for Amazon, which has been operating its Amazon Payments service since 2007. But this new service takes that further by streamlining how users interact with e-commerce sites, which could be a major advantage in its battle with PayPal and Google for the wallets of consumers around the globe.
Amazon is second only to Apple when it comes to holding the most payment details for its users. The new service could open up new frontiers for merchants, and drive growth of Amazon’s own payment platform, especially as PayPal continues to shoot itself in the foot with aggressive fraud protections that shut down crowdfunding projects.
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US and Japan trade officials talk tariffs
May 30, 2014
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WASHINGTON – Talks resumed on May 29 between Japan and the United States to settle differences over Japan's tariffs on beef, pork and other farm produce in a US-led Pacific free-trade initiative, Kyodo News International
Japan proposed lowering tariffs on pork and beef while asking the United States to allow Japan to introduce safeguard measures if imports from the US of the products drastically increase, according to the report.
In addition to beef and pork, Japan indicated it will retain tariffs on rice, wheat, dairy products and sugar. Both countries also have differences over a US request for Tokyo to open up its automotive market by lifting non-tariff barriers such as safety regulations.


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ORINDA, Calif. - Even though the lights are back in Orinda and other parts of the East Bay, not all businesses are up and running.
Several businesses are still feeling the hangover from the power outage.
In Oakland's Montclair district, electricity may be flowing, but not everyone is operating as normal.
At the Fifth Quarter Charcuterie, which sells premium meats and sandwiches, the power outage cutoff nearly $5000 in revenue.
"This is our third day closed. Several thousand dollars because we're really busy around here for sandwiches and things like that. And Friday is a very good day for meats for the weekend and things like that," said owner Scott Brennan.
They're back butchering meat today, preparing to replenish supply in time for Saturdays re-opening.
At Montclair Florist, the outage led to spoiled product and no phone or online orders, the bulk of the business.
"Even though they tried to call and tried online and they tried so hard and cannot get through. Do you think anybody will keep on trying and trying again?, " said Maria Chan.
A text message alerted Orinda residents that power had been restored this morning.
For this seamstress, a lost day of business meant a backlog of orders.
Next door on the same street, no work was being done.
The CVS was closed, as well as two restaurants.
Even though power was restored this morning, there were indications restoration could have been delayed until the evening, which may explain why Europa was shut down all day.
"Then Europa guy came at about ten o'clock here. For some reason he passed by here and saw the light. He was so upset. They said 6 o'clock the electric is on so he closed the store," said Kilja Kim.
For this recent New York transplant, the massive outage was a new lesson in drastic measures taken to prevent west coast wildfires.
"I was just blown away. I didn't know that a whole state could basically just pull the plug. I never heard of that before," said Laura Tucker.
The only positive outcome according to one business owner, "if there is a next time, hopefully, businesses and homeowners will be better prepared."


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This morning Facebook unveiled a new social discount service called Deals. The service is a direct competitor with other, similar offerings from companies like Groupon and LivingSocial, allowing users to leverage shared interests into securing discounted goods and services.
Facebook has been planning to enter the social buying space for some time, and the company said it has rolled out Deals in five cities, including Austin, Atlanta, Dallas, San Diego and San Francisco.
Like Groupon and LivingSocial, Facebook Deals will offer a variety of special promotions from local business partners, like backstage passes to a concert or 30 percent off movie tickets. But because this is Facebook, the deals will be heavily integrated into your experience with the site, meaning you can expect offers to pop up in your regular news feed, for instance. Facebook also said that users could purcase deals using Facebook Credits.
Facebook has been getting into a lot of hot markets with also-ran products of late, introducing Marketplace to challenge Craigslist, Places to compete with Foursquare and Questions to take on Quora. But those features haven't exactly been smash hits and don't seem likely to supplant the competition any time soon. As usual, with Deals Facebook has the added advantage of already being a part of the daily routine of 600 million people.
But whether the service is a runaway success or just another blip on the crowded social discount terrain will likely depend on how effective Facebook's sales team is at securing offers that will get users' attention. Buying things on Facebook is still an unfamiliar experience, something the company is clearly working hard to change.


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On Tuesday night, more than 300 of the advertising world's elite donned tuxes and gowns to celebrate the induction of Steve Jobs, Paula Green, and Joe Pytka into the One Club's 2012 Creative Hall of Fame for advertising.
BBDO chief creative officer David Lubars, the 2012 Hall of Fame chairman, introduced the awards ceremony as the ad world's retribution for "polluting the culture" by way of "showing our profession at its best."
Industry leaders such as David Kennedy (of Wieden + Kennedy) to Jerry Della Femina (of the former Della Femina Travisano & Partners) gathered in Gotham Hall -- a regal, columned space that used to be a bank -- to eat steak so rare it bled, and clink champagne flutes.
Apple founder Jobs, who died in October, became the first client to be inducted into the creative hall of fame. "He wrote the words in his own way," TBWA chairman Lee Clow said. "He forced the words out of you." Jobs was informed of his induction prior to his death.
The other inductees included Paula Green, best-known for creating Avis' "We Try Harder" motto and the lyrics to the "Look for the Union Label" song for the ILGWU.
Green, 74, started out as a copy editor at Seventeen magazine, before becoming a key player in the ad world during the sexist heyday of the 1960s. She became the first female group head at DDB before starting her own agency.
Perhaps the most memorable moments of the night came from Jim Riswold, the former creative director at Wieden+Kennedy, when introducing the prolific Joe Pytka, who has directed over 5,000 commercials and films. More of a roast than a tribute, Riswold compared the Pytka to Jack London's seal-clubbing character Wolf Larsen, stating that the only reason Pytka didn't kill seals was because they don't work in the ad industry.
The One Club also began an Educator's Hall of Fame, naming Robert Lawton from Creative Circus in Atlanta as its first inductee.


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- Farmers shut out of online services by new identity scheme
- Facebook says you can be social and secure, acquires .onion address for Tor users
- Swedish hacker finds 'serious' vulnerability in OS X Yosemite
- Court rules cops can demand fingerprints, not passcodes, to unlock smartphones
- Twitter's MoPub ad exchange grabs Verizon tracking cookies, and more may follow
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The introduction of MIcrosoft Windows 8 has spawned a variety of new and exciting devices. Here are 7 Ultrabooks that have been developed especially for the new operating system.
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Peloton stock surges 29% after John Foley’s departure, layoffs
Peloton’s stock motored ahead on Tuesday after the company announced it was replacing its CEO and laying off 2,800 employees.
Shares of the beleaguered fitness firm were trading up 29% at $38.38 early Tuesday afternoon.
The rally came despite Peloton sharing a relatively bleak earnings report on Tuesday. During the last quarter of 2021, Peloton reported a $439.4 million net loss — compared to a net income $63.6 during the same period in 2020.
The company also slashed its predicted fiscal year 2022 revenue from between $4.4 billion and $4.8 billion to $3.7 billion to $3.8 billion.
Yet Wall Street appears to have embraced the company’s newly unveiled cost-cutting plan, which includes replacing CEO John Foley with former Spotify and Netflix executive Barry McCarthy and laying off 20% of its corporate workforce.
Peloton is also abandoning plans to build a $400 million factory in Ohio, the company said Tuesday. The Post exclusively reported in January that Peloton had delayed construction on the factory due to sagging demand for the bikes and treadmills it would have produced.
The cost-cutting measures come amid rumors of a takeover by Amazon, Apple or Nike that could be lucrative for Peloton shareholders.
While Foley is stepping down as CEO, he will remain as the executive chairman of Peloton’s board and retain “supervoting” shares that ultimately give him the final say in whether the company is sold.
Wedbush securities managing director Dan Ives says that Peloton’s stock surge on Tuesday indicates investors believe an acquisition is coming soon.
“The stock is up strong on the Foley departure and the Street views this as a smoke signal that M&A is likely on the horizon for Peloton,” Ives told The Post. “While Foley has supermajority B shares and ultimately controls the fate of Peloton, we believe shareholder pressure will build to solicit bids and sell.”
The most likely company to buy Peloton would be Apple, followed by Amazon and Nike, the analyst said.
But other observers have questioned whether Amazon or Apple would attempt to acquire Peloton as big tech mergers are under intense antitrust scrutiny from regulators.


text: A new study finds breakfast food marketed to children contains a weed-killer that some health authorities have linked to cancer. According to independent laboratory tests, popular oat cereals, oatmeal, granola and snack bars come with a hefty dose of the weed-killing poison in Monsanto’s Roundup. The Environmental Working Group published a report from a commissioned laboratory test of 45 products made with oats, including Cheerios, Lucky Charms, Kind bars and Nature Valley bars, finding glyphosate, an herbicide that has been linked to cancer, in nearly all of them. More than two thirds of the samples had glyphosate levels above what EWG scientists consider protective of children’s health with an adequate margin of safety. EWG’s findings raise the prospect that millions of American children are being exposed to a suspected carcinogen at a time when their bodies are rapidly developing.


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If you’re looking forward to playing a Dragon Ball Z game, you might want to take a look at Dragon Ball FighterZ. It has many cool ideas and cool characters like Oolong and a random character called Goku. It’s also a game about survival. It’s one of the most popular games based on the famous series, so it’s probably worth checking out. Besides, who doesn’t love fighting?
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3
The date of the Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 game is still a mystery. However, it is clear that the next installment of the Dragon Ball series will focus on time travel, with a storyline similar to the recent anime and movie series, Dragon Ball Heroes. Geekdom101 is a great source for Dragon Ball-related leaks, and the website has tweeted the dates for the first two episodes of the series and the Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 game. In addition to Xenoverse 2, there are rumored hundred more DLC packs for the series.
The first two games in the series were released in 2011, but we’re still waiting for the next installment. The previous two games are very successful, and many fans still play them to this day. We’ve been wondering how long it’s going to take for the next game to come out, and we’re unsure whether it will be a sequel to Xenoverse 2.
In addition to the original “Dragon Ball” game, there are other games in the franchise that will expand on the franchise, such as the popular MMORPG, The Legend of Zelda, and Soul Calibur. This new series of video games let players create original characters and train them to become the ultimate warrior. They can even combine iconic moves to get stronger. Hopefully, this game will be a series of games, and it won’t disappoint.
There’s no official date for the Dragon Ball Xenoverse series, but fans can expect a new title to be released in 2023. The game will be available for Xbox One, Playstation 4, and PC. The game is still a long way off, but the latest update is a great addition to fans of the franchise. In addition to rare moves, new cosmetics, and exciting additions, the third game will also feature new characters and systems.
The PC is the most popular platform for online video games. Fortunately, the upcoming Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 game is expected to be available on the PC as well. The first game in the series was available on the PC, but the new title is expected to be available on the PC as well. If you want to be one of the first people to play it, here are some tips:
If you’re planning to buy a Dragon Ball Z game, now is a great time to get one. With over fifteen million units sold, the first game is still one of the best-selling games of all time. The game is still available today, but you will have to wait until 2023 to get updates. The sequel, Xenoverse 2, will arrive in 2024, and we expect it to be the best game yet.
The new Dragon Ball Xenoverse game will feature a seven-times larger hub city than the original game. It will allow up to three hundred players online at one time. Character customization is the most comprehensive yet, and the dynamic camera will make it easier to track fights. Lastly, Bandai Namco has promised a year of post-release support. The game will be available for PlayStation 4 and PC. It is set to run at 60 FPS on all platforms.
The Xenoverse 2 game was a huge hit when it first came out, and it continues to grow even after its five-year lifespan. It has received post-release support from developers, and has been updated with new characters through DLC. The game is expected to add new characters this summer. One of the DLC packs will be a new character, called the Legend Patrol Pack. The Legend Patrol Pack will also be available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on July 7. This new DLC will feature new characters, as well as an option to play the original Xenoverse game’s campaign.
There are a few reasons why the Xenoverse games are a huge hit in the gaming world. Fans have been asking for a new game since the first Dragon Ball movie came out in 1997. However, the Xenoverse series has done extremely well in the gaming world, and the upcoming third game could follow suit. The series is already making millions of dollars. It is just a matter of time before it catches on.
Xenoverse 3 DLC
Despite the fact that the third installment in the Xenoverse franchise is still far away, Bandai Namco is keeping up the momentum of the first two by releasing DLC packs to their games on a regular basis. The latest update added new playable characters, cosmetics, and storyline sidequests. It’s unlikely that a third installment will be announced anytime soon, but it’s possible it will come out sooner rather than later.
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 was released 8 years ago. As of today, the game is still adding DLC content and a new Dragon Ball character will be added in DLC packs every couple of months. But what about the DLC for Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3? A reliable source of information on Dragon Ball has confirmed that there will be more Dragon Ball content in the future. However, he warned that plans can change in the meantime.
The game was released for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in Japan, and for the Xbox One and Xbox 360 in North America and Europe. A PC version shipped in February 2015, and it has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. Developer Bandai Namco Filmworks Inc. is a non-controlling minority shareholder in Anime News Network Inc., the publisher of Dragon Ball Xenoverse.
A new update for the game will be released on Tuesday, and it includes a free and paid content pack. Free DLC will include the new Yamcha White Gi costume, a CC Mascot, and Partner Customisation. The paid content pack will add Raid Quests and two extra missions to the game. Moreover, the update will introduce new characters and skills. There are also new costumes for both Goku and Yoshi.
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 ended with Goku suggesting that he hunt for a time traveler. Xenoverse 3 could combine the original title with Dragon Ball’s big mystery. Although it’s unlikely to introduce alternate futures, it will maintain the complex chronology of the series. It’s also possible that a new character from a different time frame will be introduced to the game.
If you’re looking forward to playing the Dragon Ball Z saga, it’s time to get excited for the upcoming Project Z Action RPG. It will be a massive Action RPG game, with Planet Namek and Earth fully explorable. The Frieza arc will be a perfect fit for gameplay mechanics such as choices affecting the storyline. There have been several previous games with similar mechanics, but this is the first time a series of characters is getting an entire Action RPG.
The announcement of Project Z was made earlier this month. While the Dragon Ball Xenoverse has taken on a new spin on the series, the upcoming action RPG retells the original Z saga. As Goku, you’ll control the titular character, and will probably have to spirit bomb Frieza and Raditz in order to save the universe. But you’ll also be able to recreate some of the most memorable moments in the anime. Watch the trailer and you’ll see what we mean.
The first trailer for Project Z was released earlier this month. It shows off the game’s storyline and shows off its gameplay. In the trailer, Goku fights villains and saves the world from the evil King Kai. The game will be available on PC for the first time in 2019, with a release date that has yet to be determined. If you’re looking for an action RPG, make sure to follow it closely.
CyberConnect2 is putting together an Action RPG based on the Dragon Ball series. The game will feature both English and Japanese voiceovers. In addition to Goku’s quest for power, Project Z will feature all of the other characters from the Dragon Ball Z universe. And just like in the TV series, players will be able to play as Piccolo and Cell, as well as various other characters. DBZ Game – Project Z is set to be released in 2019 for PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 consoles.


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After the announcement of the suspension of the PCA for 2020, due to the Covid-19 health emergency, there is a confirmation on the German Intertabac fair, which should be held regularly between 18 and 20 September 2020.
The last word is not yet said, as the emergency has not yet been confined and therefore there will be more information in the coming weeks. Specifically, there should be an update in late May or early June.
Sabine Loos, CEO of Westfalenhallen Unternehmensgruppe, declared “on current information, we assume economic restrictions will continue to be eased towards late summer. This goes for trade fair activity, and also for travel inside Germany and abroad. On that basis, we’re assuming that InterTabac and InterSupply will be able to go ahead as planned. The Association of Trade Fair Organisers is currently in detailed talks with the Federal Government and the state authorities in North-Rhine Westphalia to develop and coordinate measures for staging trade fairs safely before long. This includes allowing visitors from abroad to travel to trade fairs in Germany. We’re keeping a close eye on developments and watching emerging recommendations in all areas. Our aim is to give exhibitors and visitors a firm basis for their planning before the summer. “
As for security measures, Loos says “we have implemented various measures for our employees, exhibitors and visitors across the entire Group right when the pandemic started, including increased hygiene measures in the visitor areas, installing a host of disinfectant dispensers, and running educational campaigns, to name but some. As you’d expect, we’re already planning to be able – if necessary – to hold our trade fairs with all the precautionary measures, such as protective masks that can be handed out to visitors. These – and many other – considerations are occupying our minds every day, because the health and well-being of our visitors, exhibitors and employees is top priority.”
More information will be released in the next Itertabac press release, which as mentioned, should be in late May / early June.


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Leaked pictures show Vibration motor, Home Button, FaceTime camera on the speculated Apple next smartphone gadget– iPhone 5S. It was last Friday that we came to know about the components of the iPhone 5S- home button, front camera, Vibrator motor to name a few- but official confirmation is still not there. This is just a speculation since the country specific numbers has appeared.
Czech Republic after US
Definitely the iPhone 5S is supposed to be launched in the US first, but the one next is line is speculated to be Czech Republic because it is deemed as a first-tier market. In the speculated sneak peak image, the home button is pretty different from the March Report; the vibrators seem to have a dual head which is quite in contrast to the rotational vibrator single head with counterweight that was speculated before.
Rumors keep cropping up
You must be wondering that iPhone 5S is giving rise to a lot of rumors, and I too feel the same. For example, there are rumors that Apple will enable fingerprint scanning in the device. We can also expect a multicolor option from the gadget because we have seen “multicolor SIM trays”.
But there is the news confirmed that the gadget is not going to arrive before the fall this year!


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Retailers blast ‘misinformation’, Katter
Bunnings managing director John Gillam says misinformation and “opportunistic agendas" are threatening the future growth of the retail sector.
Launching the Australian National Retailers Association’s pre-election campaign, Mr Gillam called for an immediate reduction in the GST-free threshold for offshore online purchases and dismissed new calls for a toughening of competition laws.
Competition policy should not be designed to protect poor performers," said Mr Gillam, ANRA’s chairman.
“Retail is a sector that’s too often taken for granted," he said.
The retail sector employs over 1.2 million people, making it the second largest employer in the country.
“Despite the scale of the retail sector there’s a constant stream of misinformation that feeds into opportunistic agendas," he said.
“There’s misinformation about market size, there’s misinformation about competition, and a misguided belief that somehow successful businesses hurt Australia," he said.
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The Monetary Conduct Authority has shifted its expectations of finance corporations and sellers from the previous “treating prospects pretty” precept to now an adage of “put their prospects’ wants first”.
The shift comes because the FCA at present launched a brand new Shopper Obligation “which is able to essentially enhance how corporations serve prospects” because the monetary watchdog continues a change to turn out to be “a extra assertive and data-led regulator”.
The Consumer Duty is made up of an overarching precept and new guidelines corporations should observe.
The FCA mentioned it would imply that buyers ought to obtain communications they will perceive, services and products that meet their wants and supply truthful worth, they usually get the client assist they want, after they want it.
It additionally desires to make sure services and products are bought at a good worth that displays their worth.
Monetary product suppliers shall be anticipated to make it as straightforward to modify or cancel merchandise because it was to take them out within the first place, amid a ‘Shopper Precept’ that “a agency should act to ship good outcomes for retail prospects”.
Sheldon Mills (pictured), govt director of customers and competitors on the FCA, mentioned: “The present financial local weather means it’s extra necessary than ever that buyers are in a position to make good monetary selections.
“The monetary providers business wants to provide individuals the assist and knowledge they want and put their prospects first.
“The Shopper Obligation will result in a serious shift in monetary providers and can promote competitors and development primarily based on excessive requirements.
“Because the responsibility raises the bar for the corporations we regulate, it would forestall some hurt from occurring and can make it simpler for us to behave shortly and assertively after we spot new issues.”
Regulated corporations, which embrace captive and unbiased finance homes plus automotive sellers which provide motor finance to customers, are being given 12 months to implement the brand new guidelines for all new and current services and products at present on sale.
In 24 months the principles will apply to closed e book merchandise, which can be not on sale, to make sure fairer circumstances for customers nonetheless paying for these merchandise.


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BALTIMORE (Stockpickr) -- If I told you stocks were cheap right now, you’d probably think I was crazy.
After all, equities have been in the midst of a broad-based rally for the last few years, and the venerable S&P 500 index finally hit new all-time highs last week. Price action like that doesn’t exactly go hand-in-hand with bargain valuations on Wall Street, but in fact, some stocks are looking downright cheap in this environment.
One of the biggest reasons for that is earnings. While stock prices have been moving swiftly upward since 2009, earnings have actually moved in lock-step with stock prices, justifying the loftier cost to buy shares for your portfolio. As I write, the S&P’s average price-to-earnings ratio, a measure of how much investors are paying for every dollar of a firm’s earnings, sits at 15.4.
That’s well below the index’s average P/E reading of 18.8 over the last 25 years.
But take out one big factor from P/E, and the “stocks are cheap” story gets even more interesting; I’m talking about cash. As I write, U.S. corporations are sitting on record cash reserves, a balance sheet number that totally skews the valuation numbers for firms with lots of dollars in their coffers by inflating the P/E ratio. I think that it makes more sense to look at stocks’ earnings multiples ex-cash. And after backing out cash, there are some head-scratching valuations on Wall Street right now.
Today, we’ll take a look at five of them.
There isn’t much excitement going on at Goodyear Tire (GT). Shares of one of the world’s largest tire and rubber manufacturers have mostly meandered sideways in the last year, underperforming the broad market rally that’s been lofting most other equity names higher over that same time period. But that boring business does have at least one exciting aspect: It’s dirt-cheap. While the firm’s P/E ratio currently sits in bargain territory at 7, Goodyear’s ex-cash P/E is a floor-hugging 1.61.
Goodyear’s name is synonymous with tires, and that’s a good thing. Tires are a must-do action item for car owners, since driving on bald or damaged tires is one of the easiest ways to get in an accident. America’s aging car fleet currently sports a higher average age than ever before, which should help spur tire sales in 2013. At the same time, a growing pace of new car sales is increasing the number of OEM sales Goodyear is booking right now. That pace should continue as long as central banks keep shoveling cheap money to consumers.
That doesn’t mean that Goodyear is without some challenges. Rising input costs and a costly, unionized North American workforce has made GT look unattractive to shareholders in the past. But now, the combination of a bargain price tag and industry tailwinds could send shares higher this quarter. From a technical standpoint, I’d recommend sitting on the sidelines until shares are able to settle at a support level.
It shouldn’t come as a huge surprise that E*Trade Financial (ETFC) is having a good year in 2013. Shares of the discount brokerage pioneer have rallied more than 15% year-to-date, buoyed by the rally in stocks since the calendar flipped over. E*Trade currently has a huge P/E ratio of 35.7, but back out its cash position and that number drops down to just 2.46. Why the big difference?
A big part of it has to do with how E*Trade has realigned itself post-2008. The firm has been putting effort into building out its banking business, an operation that complements its retail brokerage business nicely. Banking offers cheap access to capital as well as attractive fee-based revenue streams, and it also provides stellar cross-selling opportunities with E*Trade's legacy brokerage business. Rallies are a goldmine for brokerage firms, as enticed investors ratchet up their trading (and their commissions, in kind). That’s a big tailwind that bodes well for ETFC right now.
E*Trade sports a strong balance sheet -- a nice change from the bloodbath that was 2008 for this company. With a more robust financial position coming in 2013, ETFC is better prepared to weather a few bumps in the road this time around. And its bargain valuation isn’t going to last forever.
Western Digital (WDC) has some nice industry tailwinds of its own. As the biggest hard drive maker in the world, the firm is riding the rising tide of data consumption in the IT industry, providing storage solutions for PCs, consumer products and enterprise users. The firm’s P/E ratio of 5.45 is cheap to begin with, but back out cash and that number drops to 3.7.
WDC’s biggest move in the last year was the acquisition of Hitachi’s hard drive business, which hugely increased Western Digital’s share of the HDD market. The computer industry is undergoing a transformation in storage technology as users embrace technology cloud computing, and one major byproduct of that is ramped-up demand for hard drive storage to fuel their datacenters. As data needs continue to increase, WDC should continue to see its sales increase too. That argument only gets accelerated as WDC is able to sell a larger proportion of high-margin drives used in datacenters.
The firm’s position in to the solid state drive market should stave off some analysts’ concerns that WDC’s main hard drive business will get overtaken by the speedier and pricier technology. While buying Hitachi was costly, the combined firm still sports a deep net cash position right now, a fact that greatly decreases the risk of owning this stock right now.
The world’s largest marketing company, Interpublic Group (IPG) is another name that’s sporting a huge earnings discount right now. The $5.3 billion collection of advertising agencies sports of nominal P/E of 18.9, but back cash out of the equation and that number drops to 9.9.
Interpublic’s portfolio of agencies includes McCann, Draftfcb and Lowe -- names that have considerable brand value in the marketing world. That marketing value translates into premium pricing for IPG’s collective services, and it’s a major contributor to the firm’s double-digit net margins. IPG is also one of a handful of advertising organizations with a global reach, which means that the firm is able to court a category of multinational advertisers that smaller firms can’t offer the same services to. As the advertising market continues to convalesce, investors should expect profits to keep creeping higher.
Financially, IPG is in solid shape, with a small net cash position on its balance sheet and $2.6 billion in top-line liquidity. Efforts to increase integration of IPG’s service portfolio should stair-step the firm’s revenues in the next few years as big clients pony up for add-ons.
Last up is Manulife Financial (MFC), a $27 billion insurance company. While Manulife’s insurance business does dilute the ex-cash argument for the firm’s P/E a bit (insurance companies need to have cash and investments on hand, and they can’t just dole it out to shareholders), the degree of the difference is what makes MFC look so cheap right now. While the firm’s P/E ratio sits right around the industry average at 15.8, that earnings multiple drops down to 7.77 once cash is accounted for.
Manulife is the largest life insurer in Canada, but it’s really the firm’s other businesses that make it an interesting name right now. Insurance has become an extremely challenging business in recent years thanks to commoditization -- effectively, as long as policy terms are the same, consumers don’t care who is insuring them, so price competition has become fierce. To limit its exposure to that battle, Manulife has built an attractive wealth management business, selling investments and managing 401k accounts. Most importantly, that asset management business provides an incentive for customers with existing relationships to buy insurance products from MFC.
As with E*Trade, an equity rally is hugely beneficial for insurers such as Manulife -- both because of its big equity portfolio and because of the fees it earns from its wealth management arm. The combination of an attractive valuation and a hefty 3.5% dividend yield should get investors interested in MFC in 2013.
To see these stocks in action, check out this week’s Hidden Earnings Bargains portfolio on Stockpickr.
-- Written by Jonas Elmerraji in Baltimore.
At the time of publication, author had no positions in stocks mentioned.
Jonas Elmerraji, CMT, is a senior market analyst at Agora Financial in Baltimore and a contributor to TheStreet. Before that, he managed a portfolio of stocks for an investment advisory returned 15% in 2008. He has been featured in Forbes , Investor's Business Daily, and on CNBC.com. Jonas holds a degree in financial economics from UMBC and the Chartered Market Technician designation.


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One of the biggest problems with consumers in the smartphone market has always been battery usage, but now there is a new rapid charge battery that can charge your phone in about six minutes.
At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a research team led by Dr. Ju Li have developed a battery that is insurmountably better than the batteries we are currently using. In fact, the batteries are pretty much better in every way, since they charge significantly faster and last up to four times as long.
The rapid charge battery stores energy in balls that expand when it is charged and deflate when they are drained. This allows them "to accommodate the high capacity material inside them" without taking up any more space than conventional batteries.
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Mumbai–Capturing the growing influence of the internet on beauty and hygiene (B&H) products, a report released by Google and Bain & Co. on Friday revealed it would influence $11 billion of the total sales in the FMCG sector for such products by 2020.
This represents two-thirds of B&H sales of $17 billion in 2020, the report said.
While the total influence of the internet will impact $35 billion worth of FMCG sales, which is 1/3rd of total sales, in India, beauty and hygiene will see two times higher impact as more and more users get online to research in this category, the report said.
Projecting the growth of online shoppers who will buy beauty and hygiene products online, the report estimated 130 million Indians to shop online by 2020 making the internet a prominent sales channel forming 20 percent of total sales estimated to be $3 billion.
This is backed by the strong growth in the number of online users in India, which will continue to see rapid adoption reaching approx 650 millon by 2020. Over 200 million women will be online with the internet reaching over 250 million rural users in India by 2020. The population of online shoppers will continue to see rapid growth in India, reaching 250 million by 2020 – 40 percent of all internet users, the report said.
Speaking about the key findings of the report, Vikas Agnihotri, industry director, Google India said: “By studying the behavior of the lead consumers from an FMCG standpoint, it is clear that FMCG companies in India need to start thinking of digital as a more strategic medium and chart out a digital growth path for their products.
“Adoption of highly consumed product categories in beauty and hygiene category is 2x higher in digital households compared to non-digital households and even the penetration of emerging product categories is 2 to 3x higher in digital households, making the digital audience an extremely important audience for the industry,” Agnihotri said.
Speaking about the current engagement levels of FMCG companies with the digital medium, Nikhil Prasad Ojha, partner, Bain & Co., said: “Most FMCG companies in India have underestimated the impact of internet and are struggling to ascertain a clear digital roadmap for their products.”


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Godrej, one of India’s leading brands in consumer appliances, is all set to cater the denizens of Goa with its newly launched store. Company decided to install its exclusive store in the state after seeing a surge in the demand of its products among Goans. Godrej has joined hands with Habib Sales Corporation to open its first in the state and 45th all over India store.
Speaking on the occasion, Kamal Nandi, Business Head, Godrej Appliances said that Goa is an important market for the brand and company is looking forward to delighting its customers and persevere to give them the best shopping experience always. Godrej has always endeavored to be as close its customers as possible. With its own exclusive showroom, company has the opportunity to showcase its entire range of best-in-class appliances at a single location.
The newly installed store at Junta House, Panjim covers a mammoth area of 1200 sq/ft. This mega store will house home appliances such as refrigerators, washing machines, air- conditioners and microwave ovens. The store will feature the new Godrej NXW refrigerator and other electronic appliances that will mark the entry of Godrej Appliances into the premium segment.


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Aldi shoppers may have heard the recent news that the popular grocery chain has recalled flour in 11 states due to possible E.coli contamination. Concerns are now growing for pregnant women who may be baking with or consuming raw flour.
According to What To Expect, 17 people in a total of eight states (Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and West Virginia) have currently been affected after eating, licking or tasting (according to interviews conducted by the CDC) Aldi's Baker's Corner All-Purpose Flour in the form of raw dough or batter. Three of the affected individuals sought hospitalization starting in mid-December, and reports of illness due to consuming raw flour have been noted as recently as late April.
When it comes to pregnant women and food items that could be considered dangerous, there are typically two categories: food items that have controversial or questionable concerns (such as pineapple), and food items that most people can agree should be avoided by pregnant women (such as sushi and undercooked meat). With the latest news taken into consideration, it seems that raw flour should be added to the latter category.
Flour seems like an innocent food product, but bacteria that causes serious illness can be found in raw flour. This is because flour comes from a grain that's processed dry from the field which it was sourced. Bacteria can be present in the flour, and dry-processing doesn't kill any possibly present bacteria. Killing the bacteria can only be done by baking, heating, boiling the flour. But of course, none of these steps are taken when it comes to dry, raw flour.
Sadly, those yummy "no-bake" cookies won't be a safe treat to eat; and this goes double for pregnant women. Symptoms of E.coli illnesses can include severe stomach cramps, vomiting, fever, and even bloody diarrhea. But these symptoms are on a smaller scale compared to what pregnant women suffering from E.coli experience. Their symptoms are much worse because natural immune defenses won't be present during pregnancy. Consuming raw flour that contains harmful bacteria can be life-threatening for the unborn baby.
A good rule of thumb for moms-to-be who bake is to think of raw flour as raw meat when handling it. This means proper sanitation should be a top priority to ensure no cross-contaminate, as well as practicing proper hand-washing techniques. To be as safe as possible, it's recommended to avoid raw flour especially during pregnancy.
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BARS and restaurants in Castellon Province plan to reopen on February 16 in protest at their enforced closure imposed by the Valencian Government.
The Castellon Hotel Association(Ashocas) is behind the move.
They say the hospitality trade is now ‘jaded’ by ‘nonsensical’ measures taken by the government to stop increasing COVID-19 cases.
Hospitality businesses have been closed for almost three weeks and Ashocas say that they’ve had enough.
They’ve also extended their reopening call to other hospitality groups in Castellon Province and right across the Valencian Community.
In a statement, Ashocas said: “We are going to open with all the health security measures that we have used before.”
“We can no longer take it. President Ximo Puig does not have a single argument to continue accusing us or to keep us even more day in this situation.”
The local Ashotur tourist association said it disagreed with the move
They said:” Hospitality has been unfairly targeted but we must follow the law as we are in the midst of a very serious pandemic.”
For their part, Ashocas said: “We have been suffering unprecedented punishment in the sector for 11 months. We are in a region that has applied the severest restrictions in Spain for the longest time, but they have been unable to contain the coronavirus.”
“There are other regions with fewer restrictions and open hospitality businesses that are coupled with lower infection rates.”
Ashocas confirmed that they were preparing a class action lawsuit against the Valencian Government and the Madrid administration over the way hospitality has been treated during the pandemic.


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Data breaches have gained widespread attention as businesses of different sizes have become heavily reliant on a digital platform, including workforce mobility and cloud computing. With sensitive business information stored on cloud servers, on local machines and the company’s databases, breaching a company’s critical data has become prevalent with ease of access to restricted networks. Data breach didn’t begin when companies started storing their influential information online. In fact, data breaches existed much before that. Before storing the data online, data theft could be as simple as viewing someone’s file without permission.
As data breaches become increasingly common, it is not safe to assume your organization is cyber secure and unbreachable. Let us look back at this year. 2019 was the year of one of the biggest breaches. As per the Data Breach QuickView Report 2019, a total of 7.9 billion records were exposed in the first 9 months of 2019. The breaches were up by over 33% compared to Q3 2018, as per the report. Some of the common business sectors that were hit by data breaches include Financial sectors, Healthcare, Government, Education and Entertainment among others.
Can we ever outrun Cybersecurity flaw?
Data breach is not going away anytime soon. For the past few years, there have been several data breaches that have made it to the headlines, ranging from a government department, business, banks and organizations. The latest sector to be hit with cybersecurity concerns was Healthcare. On December 9, 2019, over 750,000 applications for US birth certificates were found online in an Amazon Web Services bucket with no online security. The bucket wasn’t password-protected, meaning anyone could easily access the birth certificates along with their personal information. The data breach was reported by Fidus Information- a UK-based penetration testing company.
Another such incident that was reported- Mixcloud- a UK-based audio streaming platform. The Mixcloud data breach exposed more than 20 million user accounts that were put on sale on the dark web. The breached data contained details such as usernames, email addresses, last login date, the country from where the user signed up, their IP addresses and passwords that were encrypted with a SHA256 algorithm making it near to impossible by today’s standards for the hackers to crack. The stolen data was being sold on the dark web for around $4000 or 0.5 bitcoin. Since Mixcloud falls under the UK and European data protection rules, it could face fines up to 4% of its annual turnover for violations of European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rules.
How hard it hits your company: Data Breach Cost
A data breach can hit a company hard and when it is least expected. It can cause irreparable harm and the after-effect tremors can last for a long time. According to IBM Security’s Cost of Data Breach Report 2019, the cost of a data breach has skyrocketed by 12% over the course of five years. An average business can be hit by as much as 3.92 million dollars. IBM Security report also estimates both the ongoing and immediate expense of a data breach. As per the report, enterprises with less than 500 employees suffered huge losses of over 2.5 million dollars, whereas, for smaller businesses, the loss can be equivalent to a major chunk of their annual revenue.
The expense, IBM states, can be caused by various factors such as legal costs, third-part cyber forensic firms, ramping up the security system, government penalties and compensation payments to those affected. As per the IBM Security report, on average, 67% of the data reach expense is realized in the first 12 months, 22% in the second year and 11% can take over two years to become visible.
What after data breach hits your company?
As we said, the after-effect of a data breach can be felt for many years. The financial services, energy companies, pharmaceutical companies and healthcare organizations are most likely to face additional expenses over time. Also, the location can make a huge difference, the report states companies based in the US can expect a hefty bill to secure the breaches caused by stolen data. On average, a company may be required to cough up as much as 8.19 million dollars. Companies face a penalty of up to 150 dollars per stolen record. If the reports are to be true, a company can take up to 206 days to discover a data breach and an additional 73 days to secure the reach of the breached data.
The consequences of a data breach can be overwhelming. Equifax is one such company that is still feeling the burn of the data breach that occurred in 2017. The credit monitoring agency became a target of a data breach which resulted in the compromise of 146 million users. Earlier this year, Equifax had signed a settlement worth $700 million. As per the official settlement, the company was required to pay $300 million into a fund meant for affected consumers, an additional $125 million if the initial payment did not suffice the need of the impacted users. This does not end here, starting January 2020, Equifax will also have to provide every impacted consumer with six free credit reports each year for the next seven years. At last, the company was also ordered to pay $175 million to 48 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. In terms of civil penalties, Equifax was required to pay another $100 million.
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At least four wireless carriers in Canada will deliver pre-orders on the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8 Plus ahead of time, MobileSyrup confirmed. Bell, Rogers, Telus, and Videotron have promised that most of their customers who pre-orders either member of Samsung's latest flagship lineup will receive their new handset on Monday, April 17. That promise means Canadian customers who order the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8 Plus in advance will receive their devices four days before they officially launch worldwide, as Samsung recently announced the global release date of its pair of flagships is slated for Friday, April 21.
All major mobile service providers in the country previously confirmed the Galaxy S8 will start at $249.99 CAD with a two-year contract, while the Galaxy S8 Plus will be available on 24-month contracts for an upfront fee of $319.99 CAD. The new AKG earphones that were officially unveiled last week will be bundled with both devices in Canada, a local branch of Samsung already confirmed. Canadian customers interested in getting their hands on the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8 Plus ahead of time would do well to hurry as it's possible the handsets will be in short supply in the coming months and early deliveries of pre-orders are only guaranteed to customers who make their orders by April 11.
Following much anticipation and dozens of leaks, Samsung finally unveiled its latest flagship duo in late March, boasting about a number of new and unique features meant to differentiate the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8 Plus from their competitors. While both smartphones are powered by high-end hardware, some of their main selling points are software-based. This includes Bixby, Samsung's recently announced artificial intelligence (AI) assistant that's deeply integrated into many default apps that come pre-installed on the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8 Plus. Besides being able to hold a meaningful conversation, Bixby can also make payments, conduct a visual search using the camera of its host device, and accomplish a number of other unique tasks, Samsung revealed. While Bixby will initially only be able to interact with users in Korean and American English, the voice-enabled companion will be updated with support for more languages in the coming months, the company said, though it has yet to provide a specific time frame to accompany that announcement. Regardless, more information should follow soon seeing how the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8 Plus will be hitting the market in less than three weeks.


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Stories from November, 2014
Violence continues unabated in Mexico: Ernesto Villanueva, a lawyer specializing in transparency and freedom of expression, was attacked by a gunman on a university campus.
In this week's roundup, we look at media repression in Mexico, steep regulations for US tech companies in Asia, and the rioting pussycats of the Turkish Internet.
In this edition of Digital Citizen, a review of human rights and technology news in the Arab World, we look at threats to bloggers and online activists across the region.
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Walmart has already began to progressively switch its prospects to the brand new Walmart app that now locations 50% of on-line grocery orders. WMT inventory closed within the inexperienced yesterday however declined within the pre-market at present.
As a result of coronavirus pandemic, Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) has seen an unlimited enhance in on-line gross sales. This week, the retailing big has reported its Q1 2020 earnings, and it turned out its e-commerce gross sales soared by 74% year-over-year amid power in grocery pickup and supply companies. In view of this progress, Walmart has determined to kill off its fashionable on-line grocery app however compensate for the shutdown by the launch of a brand new utility.
In keeping with Walmart CEO Doug McMillon, the net gross sales increase had three waves. The primary one was the “stock-up part,” which entailed “unprecedented demand in classes like paper items, floor cleaners, and grocery staples.” Throughout the second part, gadgets that alter to a brand new “stay-at-home” fashion of dwelling had been on demand. Amongst them had been video video games, laptop computer computer systems, workplace chairs, stitching machines, sports activities tools. Lastly, the third wave started after Easter, it was “reduction spending”. As McMillon defined, “discretionary classes actually popped in the direction of the top of the quarter.”
To deal with this purchasing visitors, Walmart has been engaged on a brand new Walmart app. Beforehand, its prospects needed to go to two completely different apps to entry all the things Walmart provides. In its on-line grocery app, prospects might order meals and another classes of products obtainable for on-line ordering. Within the Walmart app, there have been all different merchandise.
Refreshed Walmart App: Particulars
In March, Walmart introduced its plan to unite the 2 apps on one platform. On Wednesday, the corporate stated it had accomplished the merge, which occurred six months forward of schedule. With the brand new Walmart app, it will likely be a lot simpler to make purchases. It has tons of of 1000’s of latest slots for on-line grocery pickup permits prospects to order a no-contact pickup or supply or order Specific Supply that takes lower than two hours. As well as, the brand new Walmart app provides contactless Walmart Pay.
Walmart has already began to progressively switch its prospects to the brand new Walmart app that now locations 50% of on-line grocery orders.
The initiative might give Walmart a aggressive benefit over Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) that gives grocery purchasing by way of two companies, Amazon Recent and Complete Meals from each the principle app and a separate Prime Now app for sooner supply.
Walmart Inventory Up on the Shut however Down in Pre-Market
Following the information, Walmart (WMT) inventory rose by 0.40% on Wednesday to shut at $125.45. Nevertheless, it’s barely down within the pre-market buying and selling at present, at $125.00 per share in the meanwhile of writing. Its market cap is $355.49 billion, the annual inventory change is 5.56%.
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Netflix Disc Sub Loss Slows30 Oct, 2012 By: Erik Gruenwedel
Third quarter marked the third consecutive drop in departing disc subscribers
Netflix lost 634,000 disc subscribers in the third quarter (ended Sept. 30), which was 25% less than the 849,000 disc subs jettisoned during the second quarter (ended June 30), according to financial documents released Oct. 30.
Netflix, which continues to focus attention and resources marketing, supplying and distributing subscription video-on-demand, ended Q3 with 8.5 million disc subscribers. This tally also includes subs that pay for both physical and streaming.
In the first quarter (ended March 31), Netflix lost more than 1 million disc subscribers to finish the period with 10 million. That loss paled in comparison to the fourth quarter in 2011 when the Los Gatos, Calif.-based service lost 2.76 million disc subs after it implemented a 60% price hike in Q3 2011 for the popular hybrid disc/streaming rental plan.
Netflix compounded the public relations challenge when it haphazardly tried to spin off the disc business into the short-lived Qwikster platform – underscoring management’s indifference toward its pioneering by-mail disc rental service.
Indeed, Netflix in the current Q3 filing said marketing costs associated with disc rental were negligible, with disc expenses ($140 million) of the $271 million in physical rental revenue attributed largely to first-class postage, handling (distribution centers) and content acquisition.
Netflix said it does not expect future investments in DVD content, technology or marketing to be material. It said current and future expenses for disc rentals are variable. As a result, contribution margins for disc are expected to increase slightly for the remainder of the year despite ongoing subscriber declines.
By comparison, Netflix spent $635 million (on $634 million in revenue) on costs related to delivering streaming content to both domestic and international subscribers – a fiscal imbalance largely driven by foreign expansion.
“As a result of our focus on growing the streaming segments, contribution margins for the domestic and international streaming segments are lower than for our domestic DVD segment,” read the financial statement. “Also impacting the domestic streaming segment was the loss of subscribers resulting from the consumer reaction to the pricing and plan changes made in the third quarter of 2011.”
Meanwhile, Netflix will spend about $2 billion on content license fees in 2012, including a $171 million Q3 increase in acquisition and licensing expenses. The increase was primarily driven by a 26% spike in the domestic SVOD market. Additionally, launches in Latin America, the U.K. and Ireland contributed to a 14% rise in content expenses associated with international operations. The service has more than $5 billion in outstanding obligations regarding digital license fees.


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THE Australian wool market seemed to be in two minds this week. Initially it looked as though it would continue to power along and rise further, before having a reality check and easing slightly.
The large offering meant that Melbourne had a three-day sale, and so kicked off proceedings on Tuesday with a surprisingly strong tone. The largest weekly volume of wool in Melbourne since January could have been the catalyst for a drop in prices.
However, with only four weeks until the recess Chinese mills were reluctant to take the foot off the pedal. Merino prices increased, particularly at the finer end, while crossbreds eased a little.
With only four weeks until the recess Chinese mills were reluctant to take the foot off the pedal.
On Wednesday when the other two centres began selling Melbourne decided to ease in price, while the north and the west copied what happened in Melbourne on Tuesday, so we had a market moving in different directions.
By Thursday the buyers had all communicated with their interstate offices and prices across the nation started to align again with a general sideways tone evident for Merino types and an easing bias for crossbred wools.
Overall for the week the AWEX’s eastern market indicator managed a gain of 2c to close on 1683c. The easing trend was more evident in US currency with a 13c decrease by the end of the week. At the moment the market is beholden to the early stage processing fraternity with actual demand for the fibre somewhere underneath the current price.
AWEX’s northern market indicator closed up 9c on 1776c. The 17 micron indicator closed on 2494c, 18 micron 2303c, 19 micron 2009c, 20 micron 1783c, 21 micron 1647c, 22 micron 1571c, 28 micron 768c, and 30 micron 584c.
The need to keep machinery running for the next three months, bearing in mind there will be a three-week break in sales over Christmas, is actually driving the current activity more so than demand from further up the chain. That is not to say that there is no demand, as stock is not building up to excessive levels at the wooltop stage. But prices for wooltops are struggling to keep up with the current greasy wool market as topmakers push to secure quantity.
If the correction of US13c this week is all we are going to see this side of the recess then the owners of combing mills will get a few more grey hairs while they wait for the tops market to catch up. Or there could still be another correction forthcoming during the next four weeks to ease the price pressure.
Then when sales resume in early January, all being well we should see a further rebound in prices as mills again restock. Although with the Chinese New Year relatively late next year (16th February) it is uncertain how much demand we will see in early January, as wool purchased during the first couple of sales would arrive when the mills will be closed.
Processors around the world are keenly watching the current market and trying to ascertain whether prices have plateaued or not, and their hesitant buying patterns reflect their nervousness. Plenty of spinners in Europe have full order books, and some are even forced to outsource some of their work to commission processors to complete orders on time. But they still remain reluctant to lock in all of their raw material needs at current prices, just in case they can get it a bit cheaper down the track.
A reduction in supply during the second half of the season seems inevitable given the current production stats in Australia, which still indicate current sales are running at almost 10 per cent above last year, when production is estimated to be on par. Argentina has virtually hung up the ‘sold out’ sign as local and international buyers have hoovered up every available clip.
The cheaper northern hemisphere wools are all finished now until the next shearings in May/June next year, so provided there is not a catastrophic reduction in demand, supply could be very tight during the first part of 2018.
China is still showing some signs of further slowing down according to the macro-economic figures with industrial output down another notch to an increase of 6.2 per cent, against a forecast of 6.3pc. Urban fixed asset investment also came in just under forecast with growth of 7.3pc, and retail sales only grew by 10pc.
However, the weeklong National holiday in October may have softened the numbers slightly and when one considers the sheer volume of the consumer market it still has a voracious appetite for goods and services. Given that China continues to take around 72pc of Australia’s exported greasy wool, and a growing portion of this is consumed as final garment in that country an increasing portion of viability of the wool market is determined by the economic stability there.
President Xi Jinping has launched further new programs to continue China’s transformation to a modern world power, and he did look very dapper in his double-faced woollen coat during his meeting with Mr Trump last week.
Superfine: While there are some saying that prices are already too high, there seem to be plenty of people using every kilo they have and stocks are not building up.
Medium Merino: Although we are unlikely to see another Fake-Fur led push, medium merino still hover around record prices.
Crossbreds: The balloon has deflated quickly, but given current lamb prices it is not the end of the world.


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Wollaston gaffer's own goal after dodgy shirt verdict
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A WOLLASTON pub gaffer scored an own goal after magistrates found him guilty of selling a dodgy England football shirt.
Wayne Etheridge from the Brittania Sports Bar, High Street, was found guilty at Dudley Magistrates Court on two charges of selling the unofficial shirt which bore trade marks likely to be mistaken for genuine goods.
Mr Etheridge, aged 43, from Studley Gate, denied the charges but was convicted after a one-day trial.
He was fined £100 for each charge and ordered to pay costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £15.


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HYDE PARK — Even before its sign went up, the new Bridgeport Coffee Co. location at the Hyde Park Art Center was full of customers this week.
“We just turned on the open sign, and it was clear the neighborhood needed us,” said owner Mike Pilkington, who was at the 5020 S. Cornell Ave. location this week training baristas. “This is our community, you can see it.”
The coffee shop has a fresh coat of paint and more tables, but is largely unchanged from when the space hosted Istria Cafe, which closed in January. But unlike Istria, Bridgeport Coffee has the efficiencies of having its own roaster.
By doing his own roasting, Pilkington said he’s able save about $4 a pound at the 3101 S. Morgan St. flagship location, which goes through 1,000 pounds a week. He said he also cut Istria’s Italian specialties because “It’s difficult to execute high quality gelato and Paninis while still doing specialty coffee well."
Pilkington envisions more locations on the South Side, but he said they won’t be in the style of the Hyde Park Art Center shop.
“More will be like the Roosevelt Collection,” Pilkington said of South Loop location that also will offer wine and cheese.
The expansion will be South Side-centric, according to Pilkington, because the expanding roster of specialty roasters in the city has ignored this part of the city.
“We’re South Side guys, we want to be on the South Side — plus everybody and their brother is a North Side guy,” Pilkington said.
With the Hyde Park Art Center location opening this week and the Roosevelt Collection store opening in September, even Bridgeport Coffee’s suppliers in El Salvador are getting interested. A group of growers who provide beans for Bridgeport Coffee are planning to make a trip to Chicago to vie for a cut of his growing South Side empire, according to Pilkington.
Pilkington wants them interested because he’s spent three years building relationships with coffee farmers in Central America, and the better the shops in Chicago do, the more he can focus on those relationships.
He hopes in five years to pass off management of the coffee shops and focus on the import side of Bridgeport Coffee, he said. Pilkington said he thinks importing and selling beans directly at coffee shops is where he can beat the competition.
“They’re younger and more energetic and are running circles around me in the wholesale market, and my background is in restaurants anyway,” Pilkington said.
“I’m starting to import more and more coffees and focus on the relationships with the farmers.”
That approach also allows Pilkington to work hardest on the elements of the business he enjoys: building ties with communities where Bridgeport Coffee has shops and communities of farmers who help supply those stores.
“We’re more than merchants," he said. "We do strive to be part of the community.”


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There have been growing speculations with regards to the facial recognition feature on the Galaxy S9. Now, reports suggest that the South Korean manufacturing giant has ordered a significant amount of 3D components that will be used for the 3D sensor-equipped front camera. This system will be more sophisticated than the one on the Galaxy S8. Although Samsung aims for 3D hardware, reports out of Korea suggests that the company will still hold on to 2D software for facial recognition probably because it wants to retain iris recognition which is believed to be safer. This 3D camera will be quite useful and its application might even extend to augmented and virtual reality experiences as well as animated emojis.
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With Apple overwhelming the market’s attention with the TrueDepth system in the iPhone X, we all knew that it is only a matter of time before Samsung comes out with something comparable. Thus it is no surprise that Samsung is making the turn to 3D sensors. This smartphone is expected to debut sometime next year.


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Swedish media holding Modern Times Group (MTG) has signed an agreement whereby it sells its businesses in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to the U.S.' Providence Equity Partners.
The cash transaction values 100 percent of the business at an enterprise value of €115 million or approximately 1.09 billion Swedish kronor, equivalent to 12 times the EBIT for 2016.
The sale reflects MTG's ongoing transformation from traditional national broadcaster to global digital entertainer, MTG said in a press release.
The Baltic businesses have been reported within the International Entertainment segment of MTG; they contributed 1.024 billion Swedish kronor in sales and 91 million kronor in operating income (EBIT) for the full year 2016.
Closing is subject to regulatory approvals.
Key operations included in the sale are three TV channels in Estonia (TV3, TV3+ and TV6), five TV channels in Latvia (TV3, TV3+, TV6, Kanals 2 and LNT) and three TV channels in Lithuania (TV3, TV6, TV8), the third largest commercial television operator in the Baltic region, nationwide commercial radio stations, digital assets and an online advertising consultancy operating across the Baltic region.
The Baltic TV-channel portfolio had a combined 48.6 percent Commercial Share of Viewing (CSOV) as of the final quarter of 2016 among the target audience of viewers of ages 15-49, the press release said.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon, which is racing to deliver packages faster, is turning to its employees with a proposition: Quit your job and we'll help you start a business delivering Amazon package.
The offer, announced Monday, comes as Amazon seeks to speed up its shipping time from two days to one for its Prime members. The company sees the new incentive as a way to get more packages delivered to shoppers' doorsteps faster.
Amazon says it will cover up to $10,000 in startup costs for employees who are accepted into the program and leave their jobs. The company says it will also pay them three months' worth of their salary. The offer is open to most part-time and full-time Amazon employees, including warehouse workers who pack and ship orders. Whole Foods employees are not eligible to receive the new incentives.
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7.5 percent of Seattle's working-age population are Amazon employees
Amazon has more than 300,000 employees worldwide, and 40,000 in Seattle alone.
As a portion of the city's working-age population — roughly 528,000 — that comes out to 7.5% of the city working at Amazon.
For perspective, if the same portion of New York City's adults worked for one company, that company would have about 488,000 locals on staff.
Amazon accounts for 43% of all online sales
Amazon used to be a way to buy books online; today, it's the default buying site for just about everything, especially for people who have Amazon Prime.
An analysis by Slice Intelligence released in February found that 43% of all US online retail sales were done through Amazon in 2016.
That's up from 33% in 2015 and 25% in 2012.
1 out of every 4 US adults has Amazon Prime.
Speaking of Amazon Prime, the company now counts approximately 63 million people among its subscriber base, or about 25% of the total US adult population.
That number may underestimate the true coverage, however, since it doesn't account for multiple adults in one household all sharing the same Prime account.
Amazon ships 1.6 million packages a day
Amazon fulfillment is a beast of its own.
A report from 2013 (the latest year for which data are available) found Amazon shipped 608 million packages that year, or 1.6 million packages a day.
As of 2015, Amazon estimated its fulfillment centers were within 20 miles of 31% of the US population, and within 20 miles of 50-65% of its core, same-day-accessible market.
That's enough cardboard to span all of West Virginia
Seattle-based Amazon.com Inc. declined to say how many employees it expects to take them up on the offer.
The new employee incentive is part of a program Amazon started a year ago that lets anyone apply to launch an independent Amazon delivery business. It is part of the company's plan to control more of its deliveries on its own, rather than rely on UPS, the post office and other carriers. Startup costs start at $10,000 and contractors that participate are able to lease blue vans with the Amazon smile logo stamped on the side.
Overall, more than 200 Amazon delivery businesses have been created since it launched the program last June, said John Felton, Amazon's vice president of global delivery services.
One of them is run Milton Collier, a freight broker who started his business in Atlanta about eight months ago. Since then, it has grown to 120 employees with a fleet of 50 vans that can handle up to 200 delivery stops in a day. It has already been preparing for the one-day shipping switch by hiring more people.
"We're ready," says Collier.
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Whole Foods CEO John Mackey has called socialism a ‘path to poverty’, while hailing capitalism as ‘greatest thing humanity’s ever done’.
The multimillionaire made his remarks last week during a Zoom conference with American Enterprise Institute.
He blamed a ‘move towards socialism’ in the US on progressives and private universities portraying business as ‘inherently corrupt’.
The Whole Foods co-founder added: ‘Socialism has been tried 42 times in the last 100 years, and 42 failures. It doesn’t work. It’s the wrong way.
‘We have to keep capitalism. I would argue we need conscious capitalism.’
The libertarian and co-author of ‘Conscious Capitalism’ said he believes the culture of business leadership needs to change if the economic system he loves so dearly is to survive.
He added: ‘It needs to evolve. Otherwise, the socialists are going to take over — that’s how I see it, and that’s the path of poverty.
‘They talk about trickle-down wealth, but socialism is trickle-up poverty. It just impoverishes everything.
‘That’s my fear, that the Marxists and socialists, the academic community is generally hostile to business. It always has been. This is not new.’
Mr Mackey, who is worth an estimated $75million (£55.8million), argued it is important to acknowledge ‘progressive insights’ but not at the cost of the current economic order, Fox News reports.
He added: ‘Capitalism is the greatest thing humanity’s ever done. We’ve told a bad narrative, and we’ve let the enemies of business and the enemies of capitalism put out a narrative about us that’s wrong.
‘It’s inaccurate and doing tremendous damage to the minds of young people.
‘Until we get this corrected, capitalism is always going to be disdained and criticised and attacked.
‘It’ll be attacked for its motivations, because its motivations are seen as somehow impure. Yes, of course, business has to make money.
‘If a business doesn’t make money, it will fail, but that doesn’t mean that its purpose is to make money.’
Mr Mackey, who started Whole Foods in 1980, said he has been heckled during appearances at colleges and has even had talks cancelled.
He suggested professors are more hostile towards capitalism than students and said more ‘business people’ should be teaching.
Mr Mackey’s organic supermarket chain now employs around 100,000 people and claims to ‘lead with love’.
Explaining what he thought was needed for capitalism’s new image change, he added: ‘Love is often not associated with corporations, which are in fact generally seen as heartless money grabbers.
‘It’s part of their image problem they have in the world and its due to the metaphors we have about business as being hyper-competitive.
‘We use ware metaphors to explain business, we use Darwian metaphors to explain business, we use lots of thyper-competitive sports metaphors to explain business and when you’re at war there really isn’t much place for love.
‘You check that at the door. You do that with your family. That is very unfortunate because love is not weak, which is what many people associate it with.’
He said his company’s dedication to its workers was the reason for its low employee turnover.
It comes after staff at Whole Foods and at warehouses operated by its owner Amazon staged protests and walkouts over concerns for workers’ safety during the peak of the coronavirus pandemic earlier this year.
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Having rolled out it’s first line of Vietnamese pantry items and condiments last year, QSR success Roll’d Vietnamese is expanding its range with traditional heat-and-eat phở broths, rice noodles, sriracha sauce and chilli oil.
“In the past 12 months, the Roll’d Vietnamese FMCG total range has generated over $3 million RSV [retail sales value], instrumental to business growth and revenue security for our franchisees,” says Roll’d Vietnamese founder and CEO Bao Hoang.
“The expansion of Roll’d’s FMCG range marks a monumental milestone for our first steps into grocery channels – especially as the customer appeal in the Asian (Vietnamese) scratch ingredients category continues to grow year on year.”
Coles data suggests customer appeal in the Asian scratch ingredients category continues to grow year on year (nearly 10% growth in demand for Asian foods at Coles), while internal Roll’d data suggests a prompted 50% increase in brand awareness nationally.
Available in Chicken & Beef and Veggie, Roll’d’s new heat-and serve Phở Broth (RRP $6.50, 500mL) are ready in just 15 minutes and said to deliver a “world of hearty goodness”.
Roll’d Phở Noodles (RRP$5, 400g) are a no-nasties mix of rice, tapioca starch and water, designed to be added to the Phở Broth.
Roll’d’s Sweet Viet Sriracha Sauce (RRP $6, 375mL) and Premium Chilli Oil (RRP $8.50, 220g) deliver a punchy hit of chilli to compliment the phở.
Learn how to combine the new range into a delicious hearty meal here: rolld.com.au/food/rolld-pho-noodle-soup-recipe.


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Consumer Electronics Show
ScreamingBox CEO Dave Erickson will be attending this year’s virtual CES (Consumer Electronics Show), happening from January 11-14, 2021. This event is always an amazing event for discovering new technology trends and meeting potential clients; but this year it will be a bit different from previous events since it is a virtual event.
More Information: For more than 50 years, CES® has been the global stage for innovation. And the all-digital CES 2021 will continue to be a platform to launch products, engage with global brands and define the future of the tech industry.
An all-digital CES 2021 will allow the entire tech community to safely share ideas and introduce the products that will shape our future.
To find out more, please visit: https://www.ces.tech/