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The alternative meat industry is a market that goes by a variety of names, including lab-grown meat, artificial meat, meatless meat, faux meat, plant-based meat, cultured meat – trumped only by the wide range of opinions that this futuristic menu option has met with from consumers.
Though the appeal of alternative meat is not brand-new, the quality of meat replacements in the market today has never been better. Alternative meat today has progressed from the rubbery meat substitutes of the last decade to products that now look, feel, smell and taste extraordinarily close to the meat derived from the livestock industry.
While plant-based meat alternatives hold a larger share of the market, some companies work on cell-based meat alternatives wherein cultured cells taken from animal tissues are multiplied to create meat. Though this meat alternative has the distinction of not coming from the farm, it still technically is animal-based meat.
Aside from the remarkable likeness to animal meat, alternative meat scores higher on the nutrition chart. In the context of calories, plant-based alternative meat has fewer calories, while also providing a healthier version of protein compared to conventional meat. Cell-based lab meat is also a healthier alternative to conventional meat, as the cells can be engineered to add more protein and vitamins, while reducing saturated fat and cholesterol from their composition.
This has led to a widespread explosion of interest, as a growing tribe of consumers understand the obvious advantages of shifting loyalties from conventional meat to alternative meat options.
The initial public offering (IPO) of plant-based meat company Beyond Meat last year generated a great deal of press, as the company’s valuation rose 163% above its IPO price on first-day trading. Investor trust in the company is not without reason – the alternative meat industry is just getting started, and Beyond Meat is well-positioned to ride the growth wave.
In its report, investment company UBS has forecast the alternative meat industry’s market size to go from $4.6 billion in 2018 to $85 billion in 2030 – expecting it to grow by 28% year-on-year. The alternatives do not stop with meat, with product lines including plant-based eggs and milk. UBS believes the plant-based milk industry shows exceptional promise, estimating that sector to be worth $37.5 billion by 2025.
The alternative meat industry’s relevance in transportation cannot be undermined. Though alternative meat companies count on a wide variety of consumers, including vegans, vegetarians and meat-eaters, their growth will come at the expense of the conventional meat industry. If livestock volumes decrease, it will eventually mean fewer freight trips. The ag-freight sector now faces a disruption that it cannot circumvent.
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The mainnet for decentralized encyclopedia startup Everipedia is now live.
The blockchain-based Wikipedia competitor announced the launch on Thursday, allowing users to earn its IQ tokens for adding or editing articles to the platform. These tokens, in turn, will let users participate and vote on network governance issues.
Everipedia's developers hope that this type of model will ensure that the platform remains fully independent of donations or advertisements. At the same time, the push toward decentralization is aimed at making the platform itself "uncensorable."
While Everipedia was previously accessible by anyone with an internet connection, the mainnet launch means it will now move from a traditional Web hosting service to a blockchain with a new URL.
The platform is built on top of the EOS blockchain platform, with Everipedia having moved to the EOS network earlier this year.
Everipedia announced that it would initially distribute its IQ tokens through an airdrop after EOS went live. Any user who owned EOS tokens could receive IQ tokens, the startup said at the time.
The startup notably boasts Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger as its chief information officer, as previously reported by CoinDesk.
In a statement, Sanger praised the launch, saying "we are elated to release our minimum viable network which allows users to vote on and create articles in a decentralized manner for the first time."
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Global AML Watchdog to Release Crypto Regulations By Next June
A global money-laundering watchdog has said it will begin publishing rules for international cryptocurrency regulation by next summer.
According to a Reuters report Friday, the Financial Action Tas
Sia Network Releases Hard Fork Code to Block Crypto Mining Giants
The sia blockchain network has released the formal code for an imminent hard fork that will block miners using hardware produced by Bitmain and other major manufacturers.
David Vorick, founder and
North Korean Hacking Group Lazerus Stole $571 Million in Cryptos: Report
North Korea's infamous hacking group, dubbed Lazarus, has managed to steal over half a billion dollars in cryptocurrencies, a report indicates.
According to an article published Friday by The Next
Bitcoin's Price Breaks Through Key Support As Stocks Go South
Bitcoin (BTC) has dropped out of the tight trading range seen recently, paralleling losses in the U.S. stock markets.
The leading cryptocurrency, which was trapped in a triangle pattern (narrowing
Chip Maker TSMC Forecasts Weaker Crypto Mining Demand in Q4
Chip-making giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has predicted weak demand for processors from cryptocurrency miners for the fourth quarter.
TSMC, the primary supplier for crypto
Crypto Exchange Huobi Now Lets Users Swap Between 4 Different Stablecoins
Huobi, the Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange, has just launched a new solution that enables users to switch between different types of fiat currency-pegged cryptocurrencies, or stablecoins, in e
Bitcoin Price Eyes Triangle Breakout Above $6.4K
Bitcoin (BTC) is again trading in a narrowing price range above $6,400, but the lateral trading may soon give way to a rally, according to technical studies.
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Security firm G4S Has Launched a Crypto Custody Service
U.K.-based security services company G4S now offers a crypto custody service aimed to protect investors' holdings of digital assets.
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The food supplements company, which was co-founded by former Kerry Group sales director Joe Gavin, expects to hire up to 250 staff by 2023. The business also expects to more than quadruple sales this year, placing them comfortably within double-digit millions, according to Gavin.
CBD oil is one of the 104 chemical compounds found in the cannabis plant, cannabis sativa. It is a popular supplement used in the treatment of pain relief, anxiety, depression, acne, and cancer-related symptoms. It differs from marijuana in that it does not produce TCH, which triggers the psychoactive effects associated with smoking weed.
“In 2016, we launched two little bottles of CBD oil and it just went interstellar overnight,” he told the Sunday Independent.
“The conversation around CBD oil had just begun in the US, and we were able to produce it naturally here in Ireland, despite others saying that we couldn’t.”
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Soundcloud becomes the first of the largest on-demand music services to cut subscription prices.
Domino's is embracing artificial intelligence to convince Australians to eat more pizza.
The next iPhone will reportedly feature a curved screen -- and it will not be cheap.
An ATO 'update' has made tech startup founders and investors very nervous.
Hamish Douglass stays true to technology theme in the face of upheaval in US policy.
There are plenty of reasons to embrace the rebooted Nokia 3310 as an antidote to these digitally toxic times.
The career structures and pressures facing young researchers make it increasingly hard to find the time simply to think.
The founder of Australia's first start-up incubator concedes it couldn't 'nail it' and will call it a day after nine years.
Providing solar power to apartments is an expensive and onerous problem - which a Melbourne start-up claims to have cracked.
By July 2019, nearly all property transactions will be electronic, using PEXA.
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GNC to sell branded retail, food-service equipment
LOS ANGELES General Nutrition Centers has inked a deal to sell its retail and food-service equipment with the help of IMG Licensing and The Legacy Cos.
IMG’s licensing agreement for GNC with The Legacy Cos. will give way to the creation of GNC-branded products, such as blenders and juicers, which will be distributed in the company’s stores. The products will retail from $150 to $400, IMG said.
The agreement will run through 2015.
“GNC has set the standard as an industry leader in the nutritional supplement business and is truly dedicated to helping its customers improve health and quality of life. Teaming up with The Legacy Cos. to expand its brand and create this new and exciting product line will continue to solidify GNC’s brand and its commitment to providing exceptional products and services to consumers,” said Tim Rothwell, IMG EVP and co-managing director of worldwide licensing.
Added GNC EVP Tom Dowd, “GNC is very excited to partner with a high-quality manufacturer that can produce a variety of products that complement the healthy lifestyle of our customers.”
Fresh & Easy develops line for kids
SAN DIEGO Fresh & Easy is promoting its new line of products aimed at childhood nutrition.
The line, fresh&easy Goodness, is made using such wholesome, natural foods as whole grains, fruits and vegetables, as well as other foods that are good sources of vitamins and minerals. Fresh&easy Goodness products also contain no artificial colors, flavors or preservatives, no added trans fats and no high-fructose corn syrup.
"We fundamentally believe every family deserves access to fresh, wholesome food at affordable prices," said Fresh & Easy CEO Tim Mason. "Everything we do derives from listening to our customers, and one thing we’ve heard consistently from parents is that they are looking for ways to feed their children high-quality, nutritious foods without stretching their budgets. Fresh&easy Goodness for kids offers an affordable and convenient solution for busy parents that won’t break the bank."
Efforts to combat Medicare fraud draw mixed signals from indies, PBMs
WASHINGTON The independent pharmacy and pharmacy benefit management industries both praised new efforts by Congress and the Obama administration to end the fraudulent and abusive billing practices that plague Medicare and Medicaid and cost U.S. taxpayers tens of billions of dollars. But their recommendations for combating the problem are as different as their approaches to the pharmaceutical market.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed new regulations to help prevent what the agency said is $55 billion in annual improper payments to providers and health plans. In a related development, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health is looking at ways to attack the problem, and held a hearing Thursday titled, “Cutting Fraud, Waste and Abuse in Medicare and Medicaid.”
The National Community Pharmacists Association weighed in with a statement to the House panel that accused the pharmacy benefit management industry of responsibility for much of the abuse, which the group attributed to a “past record of alleged systematic chicanery.”
In its statement, the independent pharmacy lobby reminded lawmakers of numerous allegations of fraud by major PBMs, as well as “misrepresentation to plans, patients and providers; improper therapeutic solutions; unjust enrichment through secret kickback schemes; and failure to meet ethical and safety standards.” The group urged Congress to pass legislation “to rein in the waste being generated by the business practices of pharmacy benefit managers under Medicare and Medicaid,” and to increase the transparency of PBM audit practices.
Not surprisingly, the response from the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association, the main PBM industry advocacy group, was markedly different. Responding to new proposed regulations from CMS to combat fraud and abuse, PCMA president and CEO Mark Merritt said the government’s focus should be on preventing abuse rather than on pursuing wrongdoers after the fact for fraudulent billing practices. “Pharmacy benefit managers agree that prevention, not ‘pay and chase,’ is the key to fighting fraud,” Merritt noted. “Unfortunately, some public policies undermine the fight against fraud by requiring payers to include pharmacies in their networks that have been banned from federal programs.”
Merritt also reiterated PCMA’s call for legislation to eliminate legislative “prompt-pay” requirements that force pharmacy benefit plans to quickly pay prescription claims, raising again a major source of friction between the PBM and retail pharmacy industries. Policies that require payers to “accelerate payments,” PCMA’s leader charged, leave “less time to detect and prevent fraudulent Medicare claims before payments are made.”


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We’re pleased to shout about our integration with Traxmiles, Innovation’s business mileage capture system which will further streamline the process of capturing drivers’ mileage.
By combining Mina with Innovation’s award-winning business mileage capture system, businesses can have the latest mileage capture technology, and remove the manual burden of managing employee’s home energy charging costs.
Carl Stanton, Mina’s Head of Sales commented
“We are delighted to be working with Innovation, they have a fantastic product which won a top industry award last year, they work with some of the UK’s and Europe’s leading companies and are very focused on delivering a great customer experience.”
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“We are very excited to be working with Mina and their unique approach to managing EV charging payments – we know this will remove one of the biggest issues facing companies and their drivers as they try to successfully transition to electric cars, namely; the administration and compliance around charging a company car at home and how the bill is paid.”


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VerticalResponse, a leading provider of self-service marketing tools for small businesses and non-profits including email marketing software, social media marketing and online event marketing, revealed the results of an exclusive survey about how much time and money non-profit organizations are investing in social media.
The company surveyed 123 non-profits and asked them various questions about the amount of time and money they spend on social media activities, including finding content to share with their social media communities, and whether their budgets have increased or decreased year over year.
The results suggest that not only are non-profits finding value in social media, but also that social media will play a significant role in their marketing efforts for 2013.
The data are compiled in a non-profit social media marketing infographic and reported below.
The survey results suggest the following conclusions:
1. Non-profits are investing more time in social media.
Sixty-one percent reported spending more time than they did a year ago year, with nearly 40 percent spending six or more hours every week. Broken down further, nearly 30 percent said they spend six to 10 hours per week on social media, while 6 percent said they spend 11 to 20 hours per week and 2 percent reported spending 21 or more hours per week.
2. More non-profits are active on Facebook and Twitter, compared to small businesses.
In addition to non-profits, VerticalResponse surveyed 339 small businesses that were asked an identical set of questions. Ninety-six percent of non-profits reported being on Facebook, versus 90 percent of the small businesses. They also are more active on Facebook: 80 percent of those on Facebook post multiple times per week, compared to 66 percent of the small businesses. Additionally, 72 percent of non-profits are Twitter users, compared to 70 percent of the small businesses.
3. Finding content to share is the most time-consuming for non-profits.
Similar to small businesses, non-profits said finding and posting content required the biggest time investment, suggesting there’s a need for time-saving social media tools and tips. Learning and education took the least amount of time.
4. Social media budgets are likely to increase in 2013.
More than 10 percent reported an increase in their social media budget compared to a year ago, while only 2.5 percent reported a decrease. So, there are nearly four times the number of non-profits that have increased their social media budget, versus those that have decreased. In fact, 22 percent of those surveyed currently pay for social media publishing/analytics tools, and of those, 37 percent spent $26 or more per month on tools.
“Non-profits have to be extremely careful about how they spend their resources, and our survey confirms that they believe an active social media presence is a valuable asset that’s worth their investment,“ said Janine Popick, VerticalResponse founder and CEO. “Social media is playing a larger and larger role when it comes to promoting a worthy cause and generating support financial and otherwise and we expect it to grow even more as we head into 2013.”
Methodology: Results are based on an online survey of 462 VerticalResponse customers (123 non-profit organizations and 339 small businesses). The survey was conducted between Sept. 17, 2012, and Oct. 5, 2012.
VerticalResponse, Inc. (verticalresponse.com) provides a full suite of self-service marketing solutions for small businesses including email marketing, social media marketing, event marketing, online surveys and direct mail marketing. Its mission is to empower small businesses and non-profit organizations to easily and affordably create, manage and analyze their own marketing campaigns. Users can benefit from a wide variety of features via a single dashboard, including more than 700 free email marketing templates; social media management tools to create, schedule and publish content, and engage with followers; and robust reporting so that they can understand overall marketing success. VerticalResponse is headquartered in San Francisco, Calif.


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PITTSBURGH — Net income attributable to shareholders of the Kraft Heinz Co. in the third quarter ended Oct. 2 totaled $842 million, equal to 69 cents per share on the common stock, which compared with a loss of $168 million on a pro forma basis in the same period a year ago. Results were helped by cost-cutting efforts, as the merged company’s integration program delivered approximately $330 million of savings in the quarter, or roughly $1.3 billion on a run rate basis and close to Kraft Heinz’s previously stated goal of $1.5 billion by 2017.
Net sales, meanwhile, eased to $6,267 million, down 1.5 percent from pro forma net sales of $6,363 million. Excluding foreign currency translation, net sales declined 1 percent, dragged down by pricing decreases driven by commodity deflation in the United States and higher promotional expenses in Europe.
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“We’re doing a good job in a difficult environment, working effectively to navigate a combination of headwinds from deflationary commodities to increased retail competition in some of our biggest markets,” said Bernardo Hees, CEO of Kraft Heinz Co., during a Nov. 3 earnings call with financial analysts. “We are pulling more in-store activity into the marketplace than in the first half, but we remain disciplined with our go-to market activity, balancing price, promotion and distribution while we innovate to drive profitable growth. As a result, we are holding or improving market share in the majority of our categories in our key markets. Much of this is due to our big bets strategy and their ability to bend trends and capture whitespace.”
“First and foremost, our new product initiatives are working well and having a measurable impact,” said George Zoghbi, COO. “Our Mac & Cheese renovation is bringing people back into the category, boosting consumption and household penetration. Cracker Barrel Mac & Cheese and Devour frozen meals are addressing previously unserved segments of the market.
“We also expect the impact of our new product activities to build into Q4 with advertising about to go live behind the launch of Velveeta Mini Blocks and our all-natural Jell-O Simply Good dry package desserts.”
Net income attributable to Kraft Heinz shareholders for the nine months ended Oct. 2 was $2,508 million, or $2.06 per share, which compared with pro forma net income of $576 million, or 48 cents, in the comparable period. Net sales decreased to $19,630 million from pro forma net sales of $20,323 million.
“Our focus now is to set the table for 2017, delivering high quality operation results and in-market execution in the fourth quarter as we look to build strong momentum going into next year,” Hees said. “We are fully emerged in our second annual planning process as a merged company. We continue to grow and learn from each other. And our people are in the process of aligning behind our clear vision by setting challenging goals for 2017.”
Shares fell by as much as 5 percent in after-hours trading following the earnings release on Nov. 3.


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The rumours and speculation regarding the specs of the Wii U span the entire spectrum, from doom and gloom to the impossibly optimistic. In response to this, Nintendo has said:
We do not focus on technology specs. We understand that people like to dissect graphics and processing power, but the experience of playing will always be more important than raw numbers.
This sentiment is regularly shared via Nintendo, but people have been quick to say that “oh noes, that means the Wii U is really weak!” To be honest though, I think this is just Nintendo being as vague as they usually are. They have a protocol for how they respond to things, and this core belief is part of that protocol.
That said, I do think folks who believe the system will be some insanely technical powerhouse will be let down. But I wouldn’t expect to be spending another six years or so with the equivalent of a Wii.


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Do you miss the blue blinking of the small two-monitor icon in the system tray that flashed to show when you there was network activity in Windows Vista? If so, you’ll want to download the small utility Network Activity Indicator for Windows 7
Windows XP gets yet another reprieve from Microsoft
On the eve of Microsoft pulling the plug on support for Windows XP Service Pack (SP) 2, company officials announced they are extending downgrade rights for Windows XP
Microsoft to offer free ‘Find My Phone’ service for Windows Phone 7
Microsoft is going to offer a free "Find My Phone" feature for Windows Phone 7 devices that will help users find missing phones with maps, ring tones, lock and erase capabilities
Hacker Creates Plugin That Trashes Chrome’s Security
Reported by The Next Web, a developer created a plugin for the Google Chrome browser that can watch users’ login information and send that information to him via email. The programmer who created the attack, Andreas Grech, coded the plugin in jQuery. Grech is only demonstrating the attack and isn’t using it maliciously but it is more than a proof of concept, it’s real and in the wild. He details the attack on his blog and reveals the code behind the exploit
iPhone lawsuits gets class action status
Several long-term Apple antitrust lawsuits have been granted class action status. These have existed since 2007. They allege that Apple and AT&T’s exclusivity contract is anti-competitive. They also claim that Apple unfairly restricts its phone software
Consumer Reports has tested claims of reception issues with the iPhone 4. Its controlled tests confirm that a serious design flaw does exist. Consumer Reports says it cannot recommend the iPhone 4 to consumers for now
Google launches app creation software
Google has released a free program for building Android apps. It is called Google App Inventor for Android. This is geared especially towards non-programmers, including school children. It features a simple drag-and-drop interface
For ‘Hurt Locker’ sharers, good and bad news
A federal judge OKs mass lawsuits against suspected illegal file sharers to proceed, but she has serious questions about fairness.
Is Apple covering up the real problem with its iPhone?
Did Apple know about its signal strength reporting issue all along?
Program Pick: Fluxee
If you’re a download junkie, keeping all your new files organized can be a challenge. Fluxee is designed to handle this problem. It continuously scans a folder, and based on a set of user-defined rules, moves files to a more appropriate location.
Microsoft announces new battery technology
Microsoft has revealed a new battery technology called InstaLoad. It allows batteries to be inserted in any direction. Consumers no longer have to worry about positive and negative ends.
The truth Steve Jobs cannot hide from
It’s past time for Steve Jobs to look beyond himself, and for Apple to look beyond Steve Jobs. Failure to do so is hurting the company, and could yet destroy it
Saying it was "stunned" by its mistake, the company will issue a software update to fix how it calculates signal strength on its iPhones. So does that settle things, really?
Microsoft Kills the Kin
Well, that was fast. Barely two months after the formal Microsoft Kin phone announcement, Microsoft has decided that it would rather focus solely on the upcoming Windows Phone 7 line. What does this mean for the future of the Kin brand and two Kin phones? Can you say, "Game over"?
Amazon Acquires Deals Web Site Woot
Woot, the site that’s become an exclamation, is now a part of a bigger site that’s all but synonymous with online shopping
Amazon has updated its Kindle DX e-book reader. The update includes a higher-contrast 9.7-inch E-ink display and a thinner body. Amazon also cut the price from $489 to $379. All other features remain the same.
Facebook is changing the way applications are installed. Applications must now tell the user what personal information will be accessed. That means users can make a more informed decision before installing the application.
Computer maker Dell is in trouble over chronic computer failures. It is accused of using faulty capacitors in its computers. Dell allegedly hid the extent of the problem from consumers.
Google has agreed to stop automatically redirecting Chinese visitors. They were being sent to Google’s Hong Kong search site, which isn’t censored. This angered Chinese officials. Visitors are now presented with a link to the Hong Kong site instead.
Ideas and goals for the next Windows have leaked online. New features include image recognition, an app store and Internet Explorer 9. Boot times are also improved. And the operating system can be restored without losing data.
Although things can certainly change between now and whenever Microsoft actually ships the next version of Windows, this week’s leak offers an unexpected peek into Redmond’s mindset.
Facebook’s competitive advantage
All Things Digital’s Kara Swisher talks to David Kirkpatrick, author of "The Facebook Effect," about why the company is now the No. 1 social network
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The iPhone 4 sold 1.7 million units in its first three days. That is the biggest product launch in Apple?s history. More would have been sold, but stores ran out.
Amazon’s Kindle app for Apple products can now play audio and video. The media can be embedded in an e-book. This increases the accessibility and usefulness of supplementary materials.
A rumor is spreading online about a service called Google Me. It is supposedly Google’s answer to Facebook. Experts are skeptical about whether Google can compete with Facebook. So far, its social-networking services have not caught on.
Patent law must be flexible for technology, Supreme Court rules
The Supreme Court on Monday cut software developers and university researchers a little break by keeping open notions of what can be patented. In the year’s most anticipated science …
In one of the most highly anticipated IPOs in the tech sector, Tesla aims to raise about $226 million to begin production of its Model S electric sedan.
Purported planning documents show that Redmond is not only looking to craft a better Windows, but also one with an iPad-like app store and quick start-up.
• Screenshots: Microsoft game plan
After lining up for hours, or sometimes days, Apple-philes on Thursday morning were set to get their hands the iPhone 4, the latest in the company’s line …
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PC manufacturer Lenovo had its support website attacked over the weekend when some hackers infected the site with a rogue IFrame, reports Softpedia.com. Visitors looking for drivers have since then been exposed to several exploits that will infect them with the Bredolab trojan. The Lenovo site had been confirmed as infected since at least Sunday afternoon; there are reports of visitors getting antivirus warnings from the website since Saturday.
The attack seems to be cleaned up now
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SliderDock is highly customizable, from the dock and icons size, to the looks of all the dock’s images passing by the keyboard keys used to control SliderDock. Everything can be changed by the user.
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Celebrating One Year of Success
Today marks a momentous occasion as we celebrate the first year anniversary of IBSL Group’s acquisition of MW Insulation, a leading UK fabricator and supplier of phenolic and PIR industrial insulation products. It has been an incredible journey, and we are delighted with the remarkable growth and achievements we have experienced over the past 12 months.
Since the acquisition, MW Insulation has continued to flourish under the guidance and support of the IBSL Group. The strategic merger has resulted in a significant expansion of our operations, allowing us to reach new heights in terms of revenue and market presence.
In addition to the strong financial growth, we are pleased to introduce our newest member to the team: Tom Maddox, our Regional Sales Manager. Tom joined us in January 2023 and has already made a remarkable impact on the business. To continue our drive for growth, we have appointed a UK Sales Director who will be joining the team in August. We look forward to introducing them to you and with their wealth of industry experience, MWI is poised to achieve even greater success in the coming years.
Steve Renney, Managing Director of MW Insulation and Owner of IBSL Group commented: “I am delighted that bringing MW Insulation into the IBSL Group has strengthened the market position for both companies. Together, we have solidified our standing as a force to be reckoned with in the industry, and I am incredibly proud of what we have accomplished so far. Together we will continue to push the boundaries of excellence and innovation.”


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PlayStation 3 might play Blu-Ray movies, and it might help scientific research like Folding@Home, but Sony wants you to know that it's a game machine first and foremost.
That was the message from Sony Computer Entertainment group CEO Kaz Hirai at his Tokyo Game Show keynote address Thursday morning, as he attempted to show the assembled press that Sony has righted its course with the embattled game player.
"As the fundamental point of our system, I think it is still a game machine," Hirai said. "We want people to first enjoy it for the possibility of interactive games. If we pursue too many directions, people will keep asking us, 'What is PlayStation'?"
The tone of the speech was a dramatic turnaround from the TGS keynote given last year by Hirai's predecessor Ken Kutaragi. Kutaragi spent his time discussing grandiose ideas about the future of networked computing and very little talking about games. But Hirai showed video trailers and demonstrations of the different PlayStation game products in development, and spent comparatively little time talking about non-gaming applications of PS3.
But outside of announcing the DualShock 3 controller, Hirai made no announcements of new products -- certainly nothing that would by itself represent a change in PlayStation 3's fortunes in Japan, where it is being outsold about three-to-one by the Wii.
About Nintendo and Wii, Hirai said: "We belong to the same industry, and I think we seem to be aiming at different targets. Whatever the industry in question, there is no way that just one company can have everything.
In lieu of any megaton-bomb announcements for gamers, Hirai instead addressed the business community and talked about sharing more of SCE's game assets and know-how with third parties, and then pointed to the recent launch of the Final Fantasy Crisis Core PSP package as an example of how Sony will help third parties market their PlayStation games going forward.


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EUROPE – Producing food ingredients from fish side streams has been a challenge for food manufacturers as their unsaturated fatty acids are very sensitive to oxidative degradation.
One only has a small window of time, mostly 12 hours, before oxidative degradation affects the quality of the side streams resulting in a rancid taste and odor that eventually reduces the sensory impression of both the raw material and final products.
This meant that the entire fish biomass was repurposed for low value use such as feed production despite it containing lots of prime quality muscle, which is rich in proteins and valuable omega 3 fatty acids.
Addressing the problem of rancidity in fish side streams therefore became a priority if fish side streams were to be repurposed into higher value ingredients fit for human purpose.
Solution to rancidity developed
European researchers went to work, investigating ways to reduce the rancidity of upcycled ingredients and discovered that herring fillet side-streams, using a solution containing rosemary extract and citric acid, among other ingredients could extend the time until rancidity develops.
Their findings published in the Food Control Journal show that dipping herring in this solution prior to their storage at 0°C or 20°C significantly extend the time until rancidity develops.
More specifically, the time could be extended from less than half a day to more than three and a half days at 20°C, and from less than one day to more than 11 days at 0°C.
“The new technology gives a valuable window of time for seafood producers to store or transport the side-streams prior to further upgrading into food ingredients,” says Ingrid Undeland, a professor at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden and co-author of the report.
“Also, since the dipping covers the side-stream surface with a thin layer of antioxidants, these are carried over to the next process step, providing more high-quality mince, protein- or oil-ingredients.”
Results further revealed that even after re-use of the solution up to 10 times, rancidity was completely inhibited at 0°C. In addition, it was found that the solution kept the fish hemoglobin in a more stable form that is less reactive with the fatty acids, which thereby prevents oxidation.
The research is timely as it comes at a time when there is an increasing risk of a “food gap” in the current global climate. To help counter this, pressure is mounting for F&B stakeholders to reduce food waste through upcycling.
For Fish, there are techniques available for upgrading these side-streams to food ingredients such as minces, protein isolates, hydrolysates and oils, the only limit was the window period before rancidity.
A number of companies in the food industry have also developed technologies to upcycle waste streams into value-added premium ingredients.
For instance, US-based start-up Renewal Mill is transforming waste streams into value-added, premium ingredients. The company specializes in “oat okara” – a nutritious flour made from the oat pulp leftover when oat milk is produced.
Last August, researchers also found that adding peanut skins can boost milk chocolate’s antioxidant properties while upcycling waste streams, following an investigation spanning a decade.
Bread waste destined for dumpsters has also found better used and now repurposed into a medium for cultivating microbial starters for the food industry, for instance
Most recently, scientists have also developed a new way of extracting the protein fibre from brewer’s spent grain and use it to create new types of protein sources for use in the alternative protein industry.
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OUKITEL U13 is coming soon. Massive production is already planned in this month, year-end of 2016 and before 2017.
OUKITEL U13 5.5 inch FHD display with 2.5D curved craft. On the top head of front, there is an infrared sensor, allowing U13 to be a remote controller.
The U13 will get a 16MP + 13MP dual cameras. Together with the 1080p FHD screen, it will surely show great photos and videos effect on U13. It will spec a Octa-core chipset, 3GB RAM and 64GB ROM.


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Rooster Teeth Celebrates 10 Years Of Excellence!
Rooster Teeth Productions, the studio behind the award-winning web series Red vs. Blue, is proud to announce that it is celebrating its 10-year anniversary today with a line up of new merchandise, a new 10th anniversary logo, and a special LIVE video stream of the Rooster Teeth Podcast. This celebration marks a milestone, and is an indication of all the great things to come from Rooster Teeth.
In celebration of the 10-year anniversary, the Rooster Teeth Podcast will air live on April 1st at 4 PM Central on the Rooster Teeth YouTube channel (youtube.com/RoosterTeeth). Typically live streamed only for Rooster Teeth sponsors, this special podcast will be streamed via YouTube for everyone to watch from a special off-site location!
In addition to the special live podcast, Rooster Teeth is celebrating their 10th anniversary by holding a 10% off sale for the next 10 days in their online store (roosterteeth.com/store). The store will also launch a new line of merchandise, just in time for this monumental event. The new merchandise included the “Best of Rooster Teeth Shorts” DVD, the “Best of Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures” DVD, a Burnie Burns Bobble-Head figurine, a Rooster Teeth 10th Anniversary T-Shirt, and more.
The “Best of Rooster Teeth Shorts” DVD is filled with Rooster Teeth’s most hilarious moments and dozens of fan favorite Shorts selected by the Rooster Teeth Community. This DVD also includes 30 minutes of brand new material, along with 3 new shorts. Rooster Teeth is also excited to announce the return of Shorts to their ongoing programming, with a whole new season of their popular comedy sketches and short films debuting online April 1st.
For the “Best of Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures” DVD, Rooster Teeth has taken their favorite RT Animated Adventures and put them all together in one DVD. It includes a never-before seen 3D Animated Adventure, a time-lapse “Making Of” an Animated Adventure, and podcast-style commentary from the RT Staff!
The Burnie Burns Bobble-Head is based off a story told on the Rooster Teeth Podcast that was later replicated in a Rooster Teeth Animated Adventure. The Bobble Head is a mock up of a fake statue that Burnie wished to have erected in the city of Burnie, Tasmania. (Check out the full story on the bobble-head here).


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Keep reading for a look at the 25 richest people in New York. Donald Newhouse. Len Blavatnik. Stephen Schwarzman. Carl Icahn. Leonard Lauder. Rupert Murdoch . David Koch . Michael Bloomberg .
SoHo’s The Mercer Hotel shares some of The Bowery Hotel’s vibes in terms of its fabulous lobby, rooms, restaurant, can’t-beat location and so on. Many a Kardashian -Jenner family affair has taken place at The Mercer, throughout the years.
Tribeca, a trendy neighborhood in downtown Manhattan, is home to New York City’s richest ZIP code, where the average income of residents is $879,000, Bloomberg reported. It’s the fifth- richest ZIP code in the US, according to Bloomberg’s ranking. Tribeca is “the epitome of downtown cool,” according to StreetEasy.
A US man almost became the world’s richest person after Paypal accidentally credited his account with $92 quadrillion (£60 quadrillion). The amount would have made him the world’s first quadrillionaire with a wealth over 1,000 times greater than the planet’s entire GDP.
According to Comparisun, a company which allows small- to medium-sized firms to compare different business products, the world’s first trillionaire will likely be Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos. Their projection shows Bezos reaching trillionaire status by 2026.
The definition of a zillionaire is a person who is extremely rich. A person with seemingly endless amounts of money, a penthouse in Manhattan, a private jet and a ten million dollar house in California is an example of a zillionaire .
Billionaires ‘ Row, a set of eight ultra-luxury skyscrapers along the southern end of Manhattan’s Central Park, has seen some of New York City’s richest home sales ever. It includes Central Park South, New York City’s most expensive street in 2019, where the median sale price is currently US$9.8 million.
Now entering its seventh generation with as many as 170 heirs, the Rockefeller family has maintained substantial wealth — they had an $11 billion fortune in 2016, according to Forbes. There are now over 250 members of the family who are direct descendants of John D. Rockefeller and Laura Spelman Rockefeller .
This doesn’t mean that there won’t ever be a trillionaire . In fact, financial experts predict that there won’t be just one, but around 11 of them within the next 60 years. The great financial strides that Bezos has made put him in the lead as the person most likely to become the world’s first trillionaire .


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Zulily, Off to Fast Start in Private Sale E-Commerce, Raises $6M More from August Capital, Maveron
Seattle-based private-sales company Zulily is announcing today it has closed $6 million in Series B financing led by August Capital, along with existing investor Seattle-based Maveron. The website, which went live on January 27, rolled out of stealth back in December with the support of an initial $4.6 million round.
Six short months later, co-founder and CEO Darrell Cavens says Zulily has carved out a specialty shopping market focused on baby gear, children’s apparel, kid’s toys, and maternity items. And the company is seeing greater success than it envisioned in the early going.
“It’s been a wild ride,” Cavens says. “We just passed the six month mark and have been very, very excited about our growth here.”
E-commerce sites in niche markets, like Zulily, have been popping up all over the place, from France’s pioneer Vente-Privee, to New York-based Gilt Groupe, Los Angeles-based HauteLook, and Boston-based Rue La La, which all focus on higher-end, luxury brands. The term ‘private sales’ simply means that users have to first sign up as members in order to access and purchase items on the site.
Much like the increasingly popular group-buying sites like Groupon, Tippr, and DealPop, private sales sites offer daily deals that incorporate e-mail marketing and “social shopping” trends. However, with group-buying, the more people who buy into an offer, the cheaper it gets. With private sales, all deals are negotiated beforehand, regardless of how many people participate (although Zulily does offer incentives—credits against future purchases—to members who refer friends). Another vital difference between the two models and Zulily in particular, according to Cavens, is the emphasis on the variety of brands and offerings available on a daily basis.
“On the private sales side, it’s generally selling a product as opposed to local services. The group buying sites, the majority of them have local service business models,” he says. On any given day, that means most group buying sites will offer one local deal—whether a coupon for a $100 meal at a local restaurant for $50, or 30 percent off a haircut at your neighborhood salon.
Group buying site deals typically expire between 24 and 48 hours after they are put online, and are limiting, Cavens says, because each single offer may not necessarily appeal to the wide audience it is sent out to.
In contrast, Zulily offers an average of five new ‘events’ (i.e. brands) offering deals of 50 to 70 percent off on the site each day. Within each new brand are five to 10 different products, and within each item, a handful of varying styles, meaning that consumers have an average of 150 new styles of products to choose from each day from both big name brands and up-and-coming boutique labels looking for a way to get broader distribution.
“You’d see a set of products that might have everything from blocks to a stroller, to a play house,” Cravens says. And because events expire after 48 to 72 hours on average, “At any one time there’s maybe 500 or so active items available on the site,” he says.
Having more items available on the site on a daily basis has resulted in Zulily’s quick-paced success, garnering it more sales and a loyal fan base, Cavens says.
“What we’re seeing is that the group buying sites typically have one-off a day, [while] we’re having a large number of our members buying multiple items a day and coming back for repeat business,” he says. “The things you see there is the diversity of brands. It’s not so much about one or two brands. You see different brands every day—it’s part of what gets people excited to come back and see what we have.”
And though Cavens says the company is not releasing any official numbers regarding its finances or its membership, he did comment on the return rate.
“Of people that have bought—and it’s not a metric we have generally shared—we’re seeing almost 40 percent of consumers that have bought for us come back and repeat again,” Cavens says. “For being six months old, that’s a very high repeat rate…they’re coming back again and again to buy.”
And when compared to direct competitors The Mini Social, founded in 2008, and New York-based bTrendie, founded in 2009—also in the private sales market for moms, babies, and kids—Cavens points to an advantage his company has in web traffic. According to web analytics service Compete.com, Zulily’s traffic surpassed the other two within weeks of launching. As of June 20, Compete’s statistics show that Zulily’s site brought in an average of 217,544 unique visitors a month, followed by bTrendie at 54,929, and The Mini Social at 26,198.
“These two were both before us, and we’ve run by them in terms of traffic to be considerably larger,” Cravens says. “We’re very pleased with the momentum we’ve got, and we’re not seeing the competitive set keeping up with us at that point.”
As for the new funding, Cavens says the company wasn’t in need of more financial support when August approached it.
“We weren’t initially going out and looking for funding,” he says. “But we found a great team with August, and we felt like they really understood the team here, so they made us an offer, and really put some gas in the tank that will let us take off.”
Zulily plans to use the additional funds to continue to improve the experience for both consumers and retailers.
“In retail, it’s doing 1,000 little things right and not necessarily going after one big thing,” Cavens says.
One of the items on the Zulily ‘to do’ list: rolling out a mobile functionality that would allow brands to “engage more deeply with members.”
“I think there’s a great opportunity in mobile here when the sales go live. The moms may be running errands or dropping the kids off at school,” he says, adding that with mobile capabilities, they’ll be able to follow—and purchase—deals on the site from anywhere.
The company also will be hiring new staff both on the tech development side and the buying department, so that it can expand the number of brands represented and the number of events. And although Cavens couldn’t comment on specific numbers, he did add the team has grown rapidly—from four employees back in December, to more than 40 now—and he fully expects that trend to continue.
“When I look a year out it’s reasonable that we’ll be double what we are now,” he says. “We’re growing faster than we expected.”
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Randy Pitchford, Gearbox's head honcho, announced that crossplay support for Borderlands 3 is ready on all platforms but it will have to be removed from PlayStation 4 and 5.
Sony's reluctance to support crossplay continues. Gearbox's Randy Pitchford took to Twitter to announce that Borderlands 3 crossplay is ready for all supported platforms but the feature will have to be removed from PlayStation consoles. He noted that the decision was made by the publisher and that 2K required them to do so.
However, the wording in Pitchford's tweet hints at Sony being the root of the blockade, rather than 2K. After all, the publishers wouldn't be incentivised to invest in a feature that will get scrapped later on. Then again, it's highly possible that they didn't want to pay Sony royalties for offering the feature on PlayStation systems.
Even though the company budged partially by allowing PS4 and PS5 owners to play with other platforms in games that support crossplay, it was recently revealed that they decided to charge developers and publishers for it . These royalties were apparently Sony's way of combatting revenue lost through crossplay, with the main argument being the danger of their high player base purchasing things on other platforms.
Anyway, Pitchford's tweet does not specifically state this is the reason but the fact that they built crossplay support for Sony's platforms and are now giving up on using it implies that the decision was made recently.
The news about Sony charging for crossplay came to light about a month ago so it's possible 2K will try to leverage the newfound public knowledge against the tax no other platform forces, to our knowledge.


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What if you were an eager comic book-reading teenager in 2014 and you were teleported back to the first New York Comic Con in 1964? It was fifty years ago that New York Comic Con first set up shop, arguably the prototype for all major comic cons to come. I was pleasantly surprised to learn today in The New York Times coverage of the upcoming NYCC (Oct 9-12), that the records show something quite special. If you look at the 1964 program for New York Comic Con, on the list of registered participants, George R.R. Martin, just 15 years-old at the time, is the first on the list!
Well, that inspired me to draw the above comic. If two teens were let loose in NYCC ’64, they would have a shot at buying a bunch of copies of Action Comics #1 for a mere $40 each. Today, those same copies (depending upon the condition, blah, blah, blah) would fetch in the neighborhood of $3 million each. Of course, if one of the teens caught sight of Mr. Martin, that distraction could prove catastrophic for their plans. He could squander their chances at millions just to alert the author of “Game of Thrones” to pick up the pace!
As part of a full roster of exciting events from comiXology, you can expect the Game of Thrones scribe himself, George R.R. Martin. Yep, Booth #2547 is the place to be.
On Sunday at 12:30pm, author George R.R. Martin and artist Mike S. Miller will be making a special appearance at the comiXology booth to promote and sign copies of The Hedge Knight: The Graphic Novel and The Sworn Sword: The Graphic Novel published by Jet City Comics. There will be 200 copies of The Hedge Knight: The Graphic Novel available for free, first-come, first-serve. Signing will be limited to these two titles.
ComiXology will be in full swing at Comic-Con International giving away $5 Amazon Appstore credits toward comiXology content, moderating 8 news-making panels, providing free limited edition art card signings at their booth all during the con, and, yes, hosting an appearance by author George R.R. Martin! More information, including full signing and panel details, follow. Judging by the line-up of talent and speakers, you really could make this a ComiXology Comic-Con.
We’ll have to wait until next year for Conan O’Brien at Comic-Con. But Craig Ferguson has got Comic-Con covered for 2014 in a most appropriate role. The Scottish-born late night host is set to moderate HBO’s Game of Thrones panel Friday at Comic-Con.


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PUBG and Fortnite are both insanely popular at the moment and even though the former has been around for a year, Epic Games’ Fortnite has managed to charm gamers a lot more in the past few months. Gaming intelligence company SuperData Research says Fortnite ruled the market last month in terms of revenue and interest.
According to the report, Fortnite earned $126 million in revenues last month, while PUBG could manage only $103 million. While the former’s revenues are seeing an upsurge with every passing month, the report states that PUBG revenues hit a peak in December, the month it launched on Xbox One. Fortnite already surpassed PUBG to become the most streamed game on Twitch last month.
The report also notes that there are enough signs to indicate Fortnite has overtaken PUBG in other parameters. While PUBG viewership on Twitch seems stagnant around 8.5 million mark over the past few months, Fortnite is gaining in momentum, registering 14 million unique viewers in February, more than doubling the 6 million unique viewers in January.
One of the factors that seems to be aiding the phenomenal growth of Fortnite is the fact that it is free-to-play, while PUBG comes with a $30 price-tag. The report also says that the “easier learning curve” and kid friendly cartoonish looks of Fortnite have helped it amass a wider audience and big revenue, and not just on PC and consoles either.
While PUBG and Fortnite are, by far, the two most popular battle royale games in the market right now, it will be interesting to see what happens when major publishers like Activision Blizzard, EA and Ubisoft start releasing their own respective takes on the genre in the months to come. Of course, one of the first big-ticket games to introduce a battle royale mode this year will be Red Dead Redemption 2.


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The new Mazda2 small car will go on sale in the UK early next year and is scheduled to be produced in Europe.
Some 40,000 a year will be built in Spain at the Valencia factory owned by Mazda's parent company Ford.
Replacing the Demio, Mazda2 is the second of a new generation of cars from the Japanese carmaker and has been targeted at Europe with specific versions which differ from those sold in its home market in terms of colour and trim as well as powertrain and suspension configuration.
Four engine versions will be available when the car is launched in the UK around next March, 1.2, 1.4 and 1.6-litre petrol plus a 1.4-litre common rail diesel. As well as manual transmission there will also be the option of an innovative 'automated manual' gerarbox on the 1.4 petrol and diesel models.
Based on a functional 5-door layout, the Mazda2 features good interior space with easily adjustable seats and steering column for ease of access.
A new concave door trim increases elbow room and a high roof line can accommodate taller drivers.
While the Mazda shares its underpinnings with the Ford Fiesta, research and development chief Joseph Bakaj, promised a very different car to drive. "The body is all Mazda as is the ride and handling," he said.
"While we work together with Ford from an early stage on the platform we are very careful about the fine tuning, particularly in the areas of steering, braking, ride and handling."
Also on the stand at the Paris Motor Show was the MPS concept car, a high performance study based on the Mazda6, launched in the UK earlier this yea, powered by a 2.3-litre direct injection engine.
Mr Bakaj said: "We will be watching the reaction from the public very closely on this car. It is certainly a direction we would like to take the Mazda6, we are getting a lot of inquiries about whether we are going to make a high performance version."
Power from the 280bhp engine is transferred to the road through an electronically-controlled four-wheel-drive-system.
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MENLO PARK: Social giant Facebook Thursday rolled out the first generation of its smart glasses named ‘Ray-Ban Stories’ with 20 different style combinations that offer music, and are capable of take calls or capture photos and short clips besides sharing them on Facebook’s services using a companion application.
The American multinational technology giant partnered up with Italian luxury sunglasses brand Ray-Ban while the product, which will cost you $299, is said to be a new way to ‘share your adventures’ and a privilege to ‘stay present with friends, family, and the world around you.’
The latest gadget comes with a pair of cameras, a microphone and speaker to listen to podcasts, and a voice assistant for a hands-free experience.
The shades weigh less than 50 grams and come with a leather hardshell charging case whereas the battery is reportedly capable to run it for the full day.
Rayban Stories users have to pair the glasses with the Facebook View app. These will also support the Facebook Assistant so users can give commands to carry out the task. The glasses can pair with iOS and Android devices however the assistant is currently available for English only.
Soon after the launch, Facebook draws criticism from tech critiques who claim that RayBan stories share a heavy resemblance to Snapchat’s Spectacles, which are now in their third generation.
The criticism is not new for Facebook as the tech company established by Zuckerberg has been heavily inspired by many of the other smaller companies that roll out never-seen features.
Facebook launched its first smart glasses in partnership with Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica that allow wearers to listen to music, take calls or capture photos and short videos https://t.co/Agwg9wnClb 🕶 pic.twitter.com/VgZVVVDM71
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Facebook, which has been criticized for its handling of user data, said it would not access the media used by its smart-glasses customers without their consent.
Furthermore, the company also said not to use the photos or videos captured using the glasses and stored in the Facebook View app for personalizing ads, and said the glasses would be an ‘ads-free experience’.
Meanwhile, the camera in the waferers also raises security and privacy concerns while Facebook claims on its website that the glasses were ‘designed with privacy in mind’. The tech giant created an entire micro-site dedicated to the privacy guidelines of Rayban Stories.
The 5MP cameras at the shades come with LED light around the edge. The white LED light turns on to let others know you are recording them.
The social giant has shown progress in growing its product base over time, starting with Oculus Quest and Oculus Go headsets which were not so successful in getting expected users. The virtual reality gadgets eventually paved the way for the Oculus Quest, which Zuckerberg has said is now outperforming expectations.
Meanwhile, the first-generation smart glasses are now available in the United States, Australia, Canada, Ireland, Italy, and the UK.
The reported revenue of Facebook is around $86 billion last year, while most of the funds were garnered from advertising but the firm has invested heavily in virtual and augmented reality, developing hardware to support augmented reality glasses.
The firm has indicated that the device is a stepping stone for its Augmented Reality ambitions and an effort to get users acquainted with the idea of high-tech glasses.
A statement from CEO Mark Zuckerberg cited “Ray-Ban Stories are an important step toward a future when phones are no longer a central part of our lives and you won’t have to choose between interacting with a device and interacting with the world around you”.
“We’ve believed for a long time that glasses are going to be an important part of building the next computing platform” he added.
Let it be known that the chief scientist of Facebook last year said the company was five to 10 years away from being able to bring to market ‘true’ AR glasses, which would superimpose virtual objects onto the wearer’s view of the real world.
Meanwhile, a number of tech firms including Alphabet Inc’s Google, Microsoft Corp, Apple Inc., and Snap Inc. have raced to develop various smart glasses products, but early offerings like Google Glass proved difficult to sell to consumers put off by high price points and design issues.
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n order to survive the global No 1 review site AnandTech bondservantsPosted by: admin | Posted on: March 8, 2017
evaluation is a controversial issue, but the website, AnandTech is one of the leaders. Anand Shimpi 14 years old when the site has been established for over 14 years, has always been the industry benchmark.
four months ago, the founder of the site announced retirement, and then joined apple, took over his former editor Ryan Smith, followed by the news that the site will be acquired.
came true. AnandTech today announced that the site has been sold to the digital publishing company Purch (formerly known as Tech Media Network), the specific amount of the transaction is not disclosed.
Purch you may not be familiar, but it has a strong power, there are a number of science and technology, information website, including Head-fi, Buyerzone, LivesSience, and in 2013 has just acquired another authoritative evaluation website Tom’s Hardware, which is AnandTech’s biggest rival in ten years.
currently, Purch’s monthly total of more than 100 million visitors site.
Ryan Smith explained, AnandTech also experience from PC to mobile transformation, the content does not have any problems, but the advertising revenue has been their weakness, not like a big company to make money, is also unable to effectively expand their scale and content editing. AnandTech has been profitable since its inception, but higher quality content requires more investment.
He also revealed that
, Anand before leaving, spent nearly a year with each big enterprise in the publishing industry, including the various traditional and new media publishers, the goal is to find a new club to make AnandTech current mode, but additional investment.
After the acquisition of
, AnandTech will continue to maintain the independence of the editor, like Tom’s Hardware, and become a family, you can learn from each other.
Ryan Smith emphasized that AnandTech’s editorial team will continue their current career wholly intact, editing, evaluation of the policy and attitude will not change, never, then the only variable is the Purch through complex business operations, they can freely and better development of the website.


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Next Need for Speed Coming 2013
EA has confirmed that their racing series, Need for Speed, will continue this year with a new game to be announced as we get further into 2013. EA decided to continue the series after the success of Criterion’s Need for Speed: Most Wanted remake.
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Another Q3 success story was Need for Speed Most Wanted. Sell-through was up over 30% year-over-year, and outperformed the industry’s other AAA racing titles.
In this market, consumers are concentrating their choices. They don’t buy two driving titles but they will buy the best one. Need for Speed is back in position as an annualized blockbuster.
With all the news about the next generation consoles coming this year, it is most likely that the new Need for Speed will end up as a next gen title. If they do release on the new consoles they would gain a further foothold over the racing genre.
According to the development studio Criterion, developer’s for the Need for Speed series, the new game is turning out great already.
Criterion’s Craig Sullivan:
We’re doing this year’s Need for Speed, we haven’t got long to go, we’re getting a good reaction from the people who play it, so we seem to be heading in the right direction, pushing the envelope and trying new stuff.
Hopefully they bring back the extensive vehicle customization, I missed that aspect in the new Most Wanted reboot.


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United Parcel Service Flight Forward drones glew prescription medications to the front lawn of a private home and a retirement centre, the UPS unit’s first revenue-generating deliveries for drugstore chain CVS Health Corp.
Flight Forward’s maiden delivery flight in Cary, North Carolina, beat rivals in one phase of the race for the nascent market. The second drone flight delivered medication to a public space at a retirement community.
The packages, roughly as big as small shoeboxes, were lowered from drones hovering at about 20 feet.
UPS and CVS said the deliveries were the first of their kind under a programme approved by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Regulators are hammering out rules on how the unmanned vehicles will operate in US airspace and guidelines are expected in 2021.
“We see potential in drone delivery in rural communities where lifesaving medication is needed and consumers at times cannot conveniently access one of our stores,” said Kevin Hourican, president of CVS Pharmacy.
“CVS is exploring delivery options for urban, suburban and rural markets,” Hourican added.
In September, UPS became the first company to win the broadest FAA certification to operate a drone airline. It permits Flight Forward to collect payment for drone deliveries and to fly as many drones supported by as many operators as necessary to meet customer demand.
Flight Forward and drone start-up Matternet inked various deals to deliver biological samples on medical campuses.
Wing, a drone operator owned by Google parent Alphabet is partnering with Walgreens and FedEx Corp for a home delivery pilot in Christiansburg, Virginia.


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Highs and Lows
Elon Musk suffered a setback when a COVID-19 diagnosis kept him from attending the launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1, which carried four astronauts to the International Space Station. The launch was a success, and four astronauts were safely delivered to the ISS, and Musk’s luck continued when Tesla stock rose 8.2 percent on the news that the carmaker would be included in the S&P 500 index starting December 21. It’s all about silver linings.
This Week in Sheetmetal
In a perfect world, the 2020 Los Angeles Auto Show would have taken place this week. In this imperfect world, we were forced to enjoy the glut of new product reveals from the safe remove of our home offices. Here’s the bounty:
Honda revealed a prototype for the 11th-generation Civic, which will hit dealer lots for the 2022 model year. The design is more refined, the active safety features more plentiful, and the Si and Type R models are alive and well. The same cannot be said for the Civic coupe, which took its final bow in 2020 and will not return with the new generation.
The Subaru BRZ will finally enter its second generation with the 2022 model, on sale in fall 2021. The new car will feature significant design changes and a new 2.4-liter naturally aspirated flat-four making 228 horsepower, but the BRZ retains its rear-wheel-drive layout and a six-speed manual transmission.
The 2021 Lincoln Nautilus got a swanky interior makeover, borrowing heavily from its Aviator and Corsair siblings. Expect the refreshed Nautilus at dealers in early 2021.
GMC allowed us the first glimpse of the SUV variant of the Hummer EV (previously shown in pickup guise) during a video call for investors. General Motors also gave us a peek at an as-yet-unnamed Chevrolet EV pickup, which was parked in the shadows behind chief EV officer Travis Hester during the call.
Infiniti showed us its QX55 for the first time, essentially a coupe variant of the 2022 QX50.
Jeep announced the 470-hp Wrangler Rubicon 392, powered by a 6.4-liter V-8 and expected to launch to 60 mph in 4.5 seconds, even more impressive considering its standard 33-inch all-terrain tires. The 392 will go on sale in early 2021.
Mercedes gave us the Maybach version of the new S-class sedan, dubbed the Mercedes-Maybach S580, available with a classy (we guess) two-tone paint scheme and outfitted in unimaginable luxury. Mercedes says it plans to double Maybach sales, which sat around 12,000 units last year, and promises to Maybach-ize more Mercedes vehicles in the future. Wake us up when they get to the E-wagon.
We Knew It!
We drank deeply from the keg of glory this week when a study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) confirmed what we’ve been saying all along: Autonomous driving technology might make for a less-engaged driving populace. IIHS gave 20 drivers a month to acclimate to driving with adaptive cruise control (ACC) or with ACC and lane-centering technology. By the end of the month, those with the lane-centering tech were twice as likely to “show disengagement” while driving and 12 times as likely to take both hands off the wheel than they had been previously.
Big Data Is Watching You
General Motors announced that it is getting back into the insurance game after exiting that arena during the Great Recession. The new product, which will live under the OnStar brand umbrella, will offer drivers rates based on data about their driving habits—how many miles the car is driven and how fast, how many times the car’s automatic safety features engage, and even if the tires are properly inflated. Anyone who has allowed an insurance company access to their OBD-II port will know that locking in a behavior-based discount is much easier said than done.
It was a busy week at GM, where a call to detail the company’s updated EV plan for investors and financial analysts—they’re going to build more of them, faster—was somewhat undermined by the company’s recall of more than 50,000 Bolts for a risk of battery fires. Hyundai, which shares battery supplier LG with GM, is facing a class-action lawsuit related to EV battery fires.
Like it or not, there’s going to be a new sheriff in town come January. This one’s a car guy, a train guy, and a proponent of EVs. What will a Biden administration mean for transportation policy? Only time will tell, but the Wall Street Journal has some predictions.
In case you missed it—how could you miss it?—Car and Driver announced the winners of our annual 10Best Cars and Trucks awards this week. If you’re shopping for a car or know someone who is, this is required reading.
If you have big plans for your retirement years, seek inspiration from George Poteet, who set a land-speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats this year at the age of 72. What have you done lately?
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By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar was slightly lower against a basket of currencies on Tuesday as traders looked to the latest developments in the U.S.-China trade talks for direction and the shortened holiday week kept currency moves muted.
The United States and China are close to agreement on the first phase of a trade deal, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, after top negotiators from the two countries spoke by telephone and agreed to keep working on remaining issues.
The Global Times, a tabloid run by the ruling Communist Party’s official People’s Daily, reported on Sunday that China and the United States were “moving closer to agreeing” on a “phase one” trade deal, even as Washington and Beijing had not agreed on specifics or the size of rollbacks of tariffs on Chinese goods.
“Does this tell us anything we didn’t know six, seven weeks ago? Hard to say. But I’ll believe when I see it,” said Neil Wilson, chief market analyst at Markets.com.
The United States has imposed tariffs on Chinese goods in a 16-month long dispute over trade practices that the U.S. government says are unfair. China has responded in kind with its own tariffs on U.S. goods.
If both sides cannot reach an agreement soon, the next important date to watch is Dec. 15, when Washington is scheduled to impose even more tariffs on Chinese goods.
On Tuesday, data showed the U.S. goods trade deficit fell sharply in October as both exports and imports declined, pointing to a continued reduction in trade flows that has been blamed on the Trump administration’s “America First” policy.
Data also showed U.S. consumer confidence fell for a fourth straight month in November amid worries about current business conditions and employment prospects, but remained at levels sufficient to support a steady pace of consumer spending.
The dollar index <.DXY>, which compares the greenback against six other major currencies, was down 0.08% at 98.246.
“Near-term escalation appears to be off the table, for the time being, despite Trump’s threats to raise tariffs if there is no agreement,” said Marc Chandler, chief market strategist at Bannockburn Global Forex. “However, the fundamental disagreement is illustrated by Xi arguing for an equal deal while Trump claims that because China already has a large advantage, an agreement must favor the U.S,” he added, referring to Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Against the yen, the dollar was up 0.12%. The U.S. currency had jumped to a two-week high against the safe-haven Japanese currency in Asian trading.
Overall, currency trading is slowing before the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, with traders increasingly pricing in tighter trading ranges for major currencies, analysts said.
Sterling was 0.26% lower at $1.2864 on Tuesday after a second opinion poll showed the Conservative Party’s lead is narrowing before the British election next month.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservatives have led the opposition Labour Party and hopes that a Johnson victory would end more than three years of uncertainty over Brexit have lifted the pound, despite concern about a no-deal exit from the European Union.
(Reporting by Saqib Iqbal Ahmed; Editing by Steve Orlofsky and Leslie Adler)


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Zhejiang Agricultural Fair showcases Ningbo delights
The Ningbo exhibition hall at the 2023 Zhejiang Agricultural Fair. [Photo/Ningbo Daily]
Agricultural products from Ningbo, Zhejiang province have drawn flocks of buyers at the 2023 Zhejiang Agricultural Fair that opened in Hangzhou on Dec 7.
The fair, running from Dec 7 to 11, has nine exhibition areas spanning 40,000 square meters. Ningbo authorities led a delegation of some 120 agricultural businesses from the city to the event. The Ningbo exhibition hall includes five areas featuring more than 2,000 products from Fenghua, Yuyao, Cixi, Ninghai and Xiangshan.
Red Beauty, a citrus fruit, is one of the bestsellers at the Xiangshan exhibition area.
"It's a bumper year for Red Beauty fruits in Xiangshan. This year's total yield is expected to surpass 25 million kilograms," said Zhou Lu, deputy director of the Xiangshan County Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
"It tastes great," said a customer surnamed Li, who tried the fruit at the fair. "Red Beauty from Xiangshan has a great reputation."
Crabs from Ningbo are also popular among customers at the fair.
"I live in Xiaoshan district in Hangzhou, but I’m a big fan of Ningbo seafood. These crabs look strong," said a customer surnamed Yu, who ordered two crabs without even asking the price.


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Dorothy O’Connor Pet Adoption could use the community’s help
VICTORIA, Texas—During the COVID-19 Pandemic animal shelters have seen more interest in pet adoptions. It’s the same story at the Dorothy O’Connor Pet Adoption Center.
A man’s best friend can offer some major benefits and during this difficult time, so humans have reached out to animal shelters.
“We’ve probably had an interest increase of about 50% of what we normally have. People are at home wanting to spend time with pets and wanting to help foster and things of that nature,” said Jennifer Werland, Executive Director Dorothy O’Connor Pet Adoption.
The Dorothy O’Connor Pet Adoption Center brings in several animals from local shelters to adopt to families. The shelter is need of help.
“So we are always in need of our dog food and cleaning supplies which they can find on our Amazon wishlist. We have links on our Facebook page and our website,” said Werland.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention says studies have shown the bond between people and their pets can increase fitness, lower stress, and bring happiness to the owner.
The Dorothy O’Connor Pet Adoption Center will open to the public on June 1st, but visitors will have to follow some safety guidelines.
“So do and are asking that people call and schedule for appointments when we do open for walkthroughs June 1st. We want to keep our community safe and our staff safe so that we can keep our animals healthy,” said Werland.
To help Dorothy O’Connor click here to purchase an item off the Amazon wishlist.


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The Food and Drug Administration is punishing numerous companies that make and disperse kratom, a supplement with psychedelic and pain-relieving qualities that's been connected to a recent salmonella outbreak.
In a letter launched on Tuesday, FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb called on 3 companies in different states to stop offering unapproved kratom products with unverified health claims. In a declaration, Gottlieb stated the companies were engaged in "health fraud rip-offs" that " posture major health risks."
Originated from a plant native to Southeast Asia, kratom is frequently sold as tablets, powder, or tea in the United States. Advocates state it helps suppress the signs of opioid withdrawal, which has led individuals to flock to kratom in the last few years as a means of stepping down from more effective drugs like Vicodin.
But since kratom is classified as a supplement and has actually not been developed as a drug, it's exempt to much federal guideline. That indicates tainted kratom pills and powders can quickly make their way to store racks-- which appears to have occurred in a recent break out of salmonella that has up until now sickened more than 130 people throughout multiple states.
Over-the-top claims and little scientific research
The FDA's recent crackdown appears to be the most recent step in a growing divide between supporters and regulative agencies regarding making use of kratom The business the firm has actually named are Front Range Kratom of Aurora, Colorado; Kratom Spot of Irvine, California and Revibe, Inc., of Kansas City, Missouri.
The claims these 3 business have made include marketing the supplement as " extremely effective against cancer" and suggesting that their products might assist reduce the symptoms of opioid addiction.
But there are few existing clinical research studies to back up those claims. Research study on kratom has found, however, that the drug taps into some of the very same brain receptors as opioids do. That stimulated the FDA to categorize it as an opioid in February.
Experts state that since of this, it makes sense that individuals with opioid usage condition are turning to kratom as a method of abating their symptoms and stepping down from more powerful drugs like Vicodin.
However taking any supplement that hasn't been checked for safety by doctor can be hazardous.
The dangers of taking kratom.
Previous FDA screening discovered that a number of products distributed by Revibe-- among the 3 business called in the FDA letter-- were polluted click to investigate with salmonella. Last month, as part of a demand from the agency, Revibe damaged numerous tainted items still at its center, but the company has yet to validate that it remembered items that had actually already delivered to shops.
Last month, the FDA issued its first-ever compulsory recall of kratom items after those produced by Las Vegas-based click here to find out more Triangle Pharmanaturals were found to be contaminated with salmonella.
Since April 5, a total of 132 people throughout 38 states had actually been sickened with the bacteria, which can cause diarrhea and abdominal pain lasting approximately a week.
Dealing with the threat that kratom items might carry harmful bacteria, those who take the supplement have no trustworthy way to determine the proper dose. It's likewise tough to discover a verify kratom supplement's complete ingredient list or account for potentially harmful interactions with other drugs or medications.
Kratom is presently banned use this link in Australia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and a number of US states (Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Tennessee, and Wisconsin). Throughout the US, several reports of deaths and addiction led the Drug Enforcement Administration to position kratom on its list of "drugs and chemicals of concern." In 2016, the DEA proposed a ban on kratom but backtracked under pressure from some members of Congress and an protest from kratom supporters.


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Weak manufacturing fails to pick up in June: report
Falling oil prices and delayed business consumption have taken a toll on the manufacturing sector, the economic indicator of which flashed a depressed “blue” signal in June, according to a report released yesterday by the Taiwan Institute of Economic Research ( TIER, ).
The “blue” signal in June was the third in a row, and contributed to a depressed economy in the second quarter overall.
The nation’s exports, production index and foreign orders continued to underperform, and TIER predicted a sluggish “yellow- blue” signal for the whole year.
Oil prices started to see a substantial decline in the second half of 2014, causing stagnant growth in various sectors while delaying purchase activities from companies that believe prices will go further down, TIER said.
In contrast to an earlier forecast, consumers worldwide did not increase spending in the wake of falling oil prices. As a result, economic recovery momentum has slowed down globally.
Although the economic indicator maintained a “blue” signal in June, the economy actually improved from the previous month. The economic monitoring score grew 0.25 points to 9.42, up from 9.17 in May.
The TIER report forecast that the consumer goods sector will flash a sluggish “yellow- blue” signal for the current year overall.
While the U. S. and European economies have gradually recovered, driving consumer demand for clothing products, textile exports have dropped because of intense competition and falling material prices. Exports and foreign orders in the industry fell in the first six months of 2015, compared with the same period last year.
The chemical and rubber sector will experience an overall depressed “blue” economy in 2015. Exports of petrochemical and mineral products saw negative growth so far this year on the back of crude oil’s oversupply and low price. The extent of the crude’s decline may moderate in the fourth quarter, TIER reported.
The metal and machinery sector is also projected to see a sluggish “yellow- blue” state, largely because of weak global demand and intense competition in the industry.
The electronics and electrical engineering sector was also forecast to flash a “yellow- blue” signal. While a new iPhone may give local firms a spike in sales, the semiconductor industry’s inventory adjustment along with weakening PC demand are expected to abate the growth momentum.
The transportation sector will have the same “yellow- blue” state, TIER said. Although car sales have been stable, shrinking demand from overseas and last year’s high benchmark may compromise this year’s growth number, institute said.


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A lot of $32 Put Option Activity for August 21 today.
URBN is stuck at $32--market makers clearing put positions or making put positions?
Earnings and outlook reported yesterday look good--URBN should be getting a boost
Retail sector in a funk for several months. URBN likely to languish. So much for my Aug 21 $32 calls.
High short interest Solid earnings
If I was a short, I would cover now
URBN should be going up
Revenue and Earnings were basically flat with 4Q14--not much sizzle to support a run higher.
Expect MSFT to sag along with tech sector peers. The market likes growth, especially revenue growth.
Better management of the Windows Eco-system would boost the enterprise: Computers, phones, games.
Apple has an Eco-System: Computers, phones, music.
Buy more when the price dips to $40. MSFT long-term looks good. Not going to be a 5-bagger any time soon--sorry.
Yum up July 20 on low volume--not a very convincing recovery from the bad earnings day dump.
More down days to come...
Seems to me, they expected improvement for this quarter--LOL
Micron buyout rumor appears to be a scam to boost the stock price--sell
Evidently, you have a neurological condition.
I hope that your trust fund is well managed.
Very disappointing price action today. Early morning rally did not hold.
HUM was $219 in June.
Buyout worth $223 at current AET price.
Bad timing with the reduced guidance by HUM.
Sell on the news...
The outlook cut timing is suspicious, intended to lower the cost of the merger.
So much for my Jul 205 calls. Was hoping to see $215 by July 17-LOL.
They want to buy your shares cheap, now that the deal is done.
Scare the retail investors.
Forward outlook lower? Then, why did they do the deal?
The deal was based on the bright future: Obamacare Billions on new insured at taxpayer expense.
Weakness in recent months
Weakness to continue
MU does seem to be oversold.
Cash is better than MU today.
The whole tech sector is going down. Ugly.
Food stocks have indigestion.
Technicals are turning down.
Cost going up.
Consumers moving away from processed / packaged foods. Sales weak.
Tangible net worth is negative minus $5B.
Gag on CAG if you are Long.
That said, the power of Vulture Capitalists to pump up the stock price to fatten their wallets consistently surprises me. CAG to $50...you never know.
The risk is price competition that rapidly turns profits for every sale to losses for every sale.
MU needs to keep production going in order to stay in business, even if that production makes no profits.
There is a risk that a trend has started, and that further erosion in profits and revenue are coming.
CCL looking good.
How high can the ship fly?
CCL Red for a few days to consolidate, then moving higher--maybe?
Earnings are released after the close on Thursday June 15, so your warning is three days early.


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It appears that Adidas and Kanye West have no signs of slowing down the amount of Yeezy Boost 350 V2 colorways hitting the market. Thanks to Yeezy Mafia, there is now a first look at the rumored "Antlia" colorway.
This colorway covers the Primeknit upper and midsole in a faint green color. The tonal design sits atop a gum outsole. Its final touch is a translucent stripe running across the lateral side panel, a detail that has become commonplace on all of the 350 V2 drops as of late.
According to Yeezy Mafia, this pair will be a "special release," which likely indicates it will drop in more limited fashion. Stay tuned as more details become available regarding the "Antlia" Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2.
UPDATE (06/13): According to Adidas, the "Antlia" Yeezy Boost 350 V2 will be releasing at select retailers in Europe, Russia, and Ukraine on June 22 in full family sizing.