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The “cell phone electromagnetic fields are giving you cancer” people have a new target: now it’s hybrid cars that are going to kill you. The NYT gasps:
While Americans live with E.M.F.’s all around — produced by everything from cellphones to electric blankets — there is no broad agreement over what level of exposure constitutes a health hazard, and there is no federal standard that sets allowable exposure levels.
Yeah, that may be because nobody’s ever managed to reliably, scientifically demonstrate a negative health effect from everyday electromagnetic fields applied to human beings.
Testing with a TriField meter led Brian Collins of Encinitas, Calif., to sell his 2001 Honda Insight just six months after he bought it — at a loss of $7,000. He said the driver was receiving “dangerously high” E.M.F. levels of up to 135 milligauss at the hip and up to 100 milligauss at the upper torso.
Who is this Brian Collins? Given the way the NYT quotes his verdict that 135 milligauss is “dangerously high”, I hope he’s a scientist. Wouldn’t want to think the NYT was scaremongering, eh?
Let’s go back to 1995 and see what the NYT had to say about electric fields then:
The world’s largest group of physicists, the American Physical Society, has taken a stance on a contentious public health issue by saying it can find no evidence that the electromagnetic fields that radiate from power lines cause cancer. […]
By comparison, at a distance of one foot, home appliances radiate fields from about 1 to 280 milligauss, the highest figure being for an electric can opener. […] The earth’s magnetic field, which humans are constantly exposed to, is about 500 milligauss.
Oh well. I guess that means Brian Collins is just a random crackpot with an EMF meter then.
So, if you’re worried about the electric field given off by a hybrid car, make sure you do all your laundry by hand, leave the planet as soon as possible, and for god’s sake don’t use an electric can opener.
Me, I use the phone in the car. I’m crazy that way. Yet my blood pressure has dropped over the last few years. You know what raises it, though? Stupid scaremongering.


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If you invest in cryptocurrencies you should be careful because bitcoin thieves They are lurking and your savings may be at risk. According to a recent study by Kaspersky Lab, cryptocurrency thieves They have started distributing new malware that can replace the user’s wallet address.
The world of cryptocurrencies is growing rapidly and they are increasingly attractive to criminals who are hunting our savings in bitcoins. The activity known as mining has been growing, affecting thousands of computers and generating a significant amount of money for criminals.
It may interest you:What is the Blockchain and what is it for?
The new Trojan with which cryptocurrency thieves They are putting at risk the savings in Bitcoins is called CryptoShuffler, its function we have already described, it is responsible for replacing the addresses of the cryptocurrency wallets of the users on the clipboard, which is a software resource to store data in the short term .
The practice of clipboard hijacking has been going on for several years, from there they are in charge of directing users to malicious websites and increasingly optimizing their practices to attack online payment systems.
To do operations with bitcoin savings, the person must know the identification of the wallet of the recipient of the cryptocurrency involved in the operation, it consists of a unique number of several digits and CryptoShuffler turns this aspect into a vulnerability to replace it with those corresponding to the attacker.
Its task once CryptoShuffler is installed is to monitor the clipboard of the infected devices to see the behavior of use of data for payment of the user and in the moments that they make copies of addresses of online wallets then they change the destination address of the transaction.
According to Kaspersky Lab the cryptocurrency thieves They have been successful in their attacks by stealing at least 23 units of bitcoin that are traded at this time for more than 120 thousand euros.

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- By John Engle
When considering a company's investment potential, according to Warren Buffett (Trades, Portfolio), it is critical to determine whether it has "a moat around it with a very valuable castle in the middle." While such a moat can take different forms, its function is the same: protecting the company from competitive threats.
Charlie Munger (Trades, Portfolio), Buffett's long-time business partner, has also long been an evangelist for economic moats. They have spent decades filling Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) (BRK.B) with such competitively blessed companies.
Yet while moats can be powerful, they are not unassailable. The key for investors, according to Munger, is to be able to differentiate companies with ephemeral competitive advantages from those with true structural economic moats.
Old moats disappear
History is awash with examples of companies that once dominated their markets only to see their market leadership stripped away by competition or industry changes. Speaking at the Daily Journal Corp. (DJCO) annual meeting in February, Munger observed that the pressure on companies' moats has intensified:
"Moats have been breached time after time. Imagine the Eastman Chemical Company going broke. Imagine all these great department stores being on the edge of extinction. Imagine all those monopoly newspapers going down. Look at the strength of the American auto industry compared to what it was, say in 1950. I think the moats are disappearing rapidly. I mean the old classical moats. I think it's probably a natural part of the modern economic system, as in old moats stop working."
As the pace of technological change has accelerated in recent years, so too has the pressure on incumbents across a multitude of industries. Companies such as Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) have managed to disrupt not just one, but many industries. In the face of such pressures, many incumbents have seen their moats shrink, or even disappear altogether.
Avoiding change, not conquering it
The pace of technological change and industry disruption may have intensified in many cases, but some sectors are shielded from such disruption thanks to their fundamental industry economics. Munger focused on this idea during a virtual public appearance at the California Institute of Technology earlier this month:
"Berkshire owns the Burlington Northern railroad. You can hardly think of a more old-fashioned business than a railroad business. It's an excellent asset. Who is going to create another trunk railroad? We made that a success, not by conquering change but by avoiding it. It helps to have a position that almost can't be taken away by technology. How else will you haul goods across the land, from Los Angeles to Chicago?"
Berkshire's success with leading railroad companies is illustrative of the power of moats in industries that are naturally resilient to disruption. Rather than being forced to contend with change, such industries can simply avoid it altogether. That can prove to be a powerful advantage in an economic environment otherwise buffeted by waves of disruption.
Moats still matter
While many companies have seen their economic moats come under threat in recent years, moats still matter. The trick is to identify companies with resilient moats in industries that are difficult, or even virtually impossible, to erode. That requires doing more than simply looking at historical financial performance, as Gary Mishuris of Silver Ring Value Partners, a long-term value-oriented investment firm, explained:
"It's even more important than usual to not practice 'blind' value investing. In blind value investing, an investor just looks backwards at the financial history, assumes that something similar will occur in the future, and considers a company a bargain if it's cheap relative to historical profits. That is still a good place to start, but a lot more judgement needs to be exercised to guard against adverse fundamental changes to the business."
In my view, economic moats still represent one of the most potent weapons of high-quality companies. But finding such companies, much like finding bargains in the current superheated stock market, is getting harder.
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June 2, 2023
2022-23 Saunders Faculty and Staff Go Above and Beyond
Saunders College of Business recognizes the accomplishments of its outstanding employees throughout the 2022-23 academic year.
April 29, 2023
Imagine RIT festival proves the future is bright
Thousands of visitors at the 2023 Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival got to see what’s on the horizon in the areas of technology, the arts, and design. Festivalgoers traversed RIT’s campus on Saturday, exploring more than 350 exhibits.
April 17, 2023
Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival set for April 29
Artificial intelligence, robots, glass blowing, drones, cybersecurity tours, and performing arts are just a sampling of what lies in store for the thousands of visitors expected at this year’s Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 29.
April 12, 2023
Business college professor a passionate advocate for students and alumni
When Clyde Eiríkur Hull interviewed for an assistant professor position in RIT’s Saunders College of Business in 2001, he remembers the impact of learning how the Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching represents RIT’s highest honor for tenured faculty.
March 22, 2023
RIT honors 14 researchers added to prestigious PI Millionaires group
RIT faculty members, who led research initiatives as principal investigators, were honored at a reception on March 21 to celebrate the individuals who helped the university reach record awards surpassing $92 million and place among the top private research universities in the country.
March 3, 2023
Innovating Business and Building Resilience
Students in the organizational leadership and innovation (OLI), master of business administration (MBA), technology innovation management and entrepreneurship (TIME), and hospitality business management (HBM) programs learn to become leaders, change agents, and expert decision-makers in their fields by mastering foundational business skills and applying them in real-world situations.
January 18, 2023
New chair joins Saunders College with extensive study of social networks and organizations
Rich DeJordy comes to RIT as chair of the Department of Management at Saunders College of Business after serving in a similar role at the Craig School of Business at California State University, Fresno. Before that, DeJordy was a faculty member for eight years at D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University.
January 9, 2023
RIT, UCLA professors investigate whether all Amazon product reviews are real
Spectrum News talks to Ali Tosyali and Gijs Overgoor, assistant professors in the Department of MIS, Marketing, and Analytics, about their research into fake product reviews on Amazon.
December 14, 2022
New Hires at Saunders College of Business
Saunders is committed to RIT’s strategic goal of becoming a leading research university, continually hiring exceptional faculty members. Our newest faculty exemplify our commitment to high-level research and innovation.
December 5, 2022
Fake reviews make it hard to buy online. RIT professors are trying to fix that
WXXI talks to Ali Tosyali and Gijs Overgoor, assistant professors in the Department of MIS, Marketing, and Analytics, about their research into fake product reviews on Amazon.
November 30, 2022
‘Real or fake?’: RIT marketing researchers study fraudulent Amazon reviews
WROC-TV talks to Gijs Overgoor, assistant professor in the Department of MIS, Marketing, and Analytics, about research on fake five-star reviews on Amazon.
November 29, 2022
Researchers at RIT release study to help spot fake reviews on Amazon
WHEC-TV highlights research by Ali Tosyali and Gijs Overgoor, assistant professors in the Department of MIS, Marketing, and Analytics.


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Intel is going through a turning element in its nearly 50-12 months history. Intel CEO Brian Krzanich resigned the day prior to this, following an ongoing research into a previous consensual dating with an Intel employee that violated the corporate ’s non-fraternization policy. It ’s a marvel finish for Krzanich, who first joined Intel greater than 35 years ago and spent such a lot of his time at the corporate at the operations aspect.
Krzanich used to be appointed Intel CEO 5 years ago, and was left with the messy task of fleshing out Intel ’s cellular strategy and using the company ahead in new markets. Known for Computers and servers, Intel ’s business has been disrupted through smartphones and the cloud, and the corporate used to be stuck seemingly unaware via the upward thrust of AI and independent automobiles. when you might need up to now cared about what Pentium processor was inside of a laptop with an Intel decal plastered on it, in this day and age, Intel ’s relevance has declined. You don ’t pay attention “Intel Within” anymore or the jingle right through commercials, and billions of smartphones don ’t rely on Intel processors. Krzanich spent the previous 5 years combating this decline all at the same time as looking to position Intel for the longer term.
There were guarantees of sensible buds, Intel-powered smartwatches, smartglasses, an Intel TELEVISION carrier, drones with Intel chips, and self-riding cars, but around EIGHTY FIVE p.c of Intel ’s earnings still comes from its server and PC work. Intel has attempted to reposition itself a couple of times at CES in up to date years with flashy keynotes, however the efforts have been unconvincing and lacked focal point.
Moore ’s Legislation is stumbling
As Intel ’s focus has strayed into different markets, its middle trade got here underneath assault. Even As Intel has enjoyed a decade of dominance in Desktops and servers, competitors are at the march. Intel normally leads by shrinking its chips sooner than competitors and being the primary out the door with faster and more capable processors. Below Krzanich ’s watch, Intel has struggled to produce 10-nanometer chips, and competitors like AMD have caught up with its Zen architecture for Ryzen and EPYC processors. AMD now competes in both efficiency and price, and Krzanich lately admitted Intel can even lose server proportion to AMD this 12 months.
Intel was at first making plans to unlock its 10-nanometer processors again in overdue 2016, but the company lately not on time that after again to 2019 due to yield issues. It ’s the primary top stutter in Intel co-founder Gordon Moore ’s incredibly correct Moore ’s Legislation prediction of approximately doubling the number of transistors in its processors each couple of years. Intel could also be remodeling its processors to give protection to in opposition to the Spectre safety flaws that have been exposed earlier this yr. As Soon As Intel will get manufacturing back on course, it faces pageant that it will probably ’t pay off LAPTOP makers to stem.
Intel ’s drone work. Intel misplaced the phone warfare
Right Through Krzanich ’s short time as CEO, Intel underwent best restructuring and bailed at the smartphone marketplace. the corporate canceled its Atom processors that were presupposed to compete with Qualcomm ’s Snapdragon line, and even signed a deal to provide ARM-based totally chips in Intel factories. Intel is now focusing on the GPU trade, and the future of man-made intelligence.
Intel has employed Apple and AMD veteran Raja Koduri to build photographs chips that it plans to introduce in 2020. this may increasingly be an important push for Intel, as it needs to take care of GPU paintings for high-efficiency computing, visualization, and AI computing in order to chase the contest. AMD has a complete line of GPUs dedicated to gadget finding out, and Nvidia maintains to illustrate the type of awesome AI it will probably permit. Nvidia and AMD are leapfrogging Intel as a result of GPUs, in contrast to traditional processors, have hundreds or hundreds of cores that can every handle recurring calculations over and over again, making them ideal for training AI.
Intel knows it ’s at the back of and it acquired deep finding out startup Nervana Techniques, independent vehicle professionals Mobileye, and laptop vision corporate Movidius, which builds the chips that energy DJI ’s drones. Intel has additionally invested $1 billion in AI startups, and it unveiled a brand new circle of relatives of AI chips to tackle AMD and Nvidia ultimate year. Intel ’s Neural Community Processor (NNP) is designed to hurry up the learning time for device learning fashions, and the goal of the chips is to improve deep studying coaching speeds by 100 times by means of 2020. Intel nonetheless must show it may catch Nvidia and AMD with this AI and GPU work, despite the fact that.
Intel ’s AI chip. Krzanich has helped amendment Intel ’s culture
Along all these chip battles, Krzanich additionally tried to reshape Intel ’s culture. Intel strongly opposed the Gamergate controversy after it turned into concerned following an advertising snafu. Intel pledged $300 million to take care of range, with Krzanich aiming for a “full illustration in all levels” of its personnel by 2020. Krzanich also launched a project to tackle on-line abuse and helped push thru Intel ’s warfare on war minerals.
Intel will have to now hire a CEO that may make the corporate competitive within the race for AI and make sure its conventional chip work doesn ’t hit delays that would permit competitors eat into its successful datacenter dominance. Securing Intel ’s future expansion will be a tricky task for Krzanich ’s successor.
Intel is in an odd position of market dominance and rising threats that, in many techniques, echos Microsoft ’s place before Satya Nadella took over. Intel and Microsoft have followed in one another ’s footsteps for decades underneath the famous Wintel alliance. While Microsoft has varied its industry, way to the succeed in of software and its focus on the cloud, Intel has reacted extra slowly. Intel now must to find its own Satya Nadella who has the engineering knowledge to persuade the company within the right path, all even as accepting that the company ’s client relevance doesn ’t essentially topic anymore. If the long run is the cloud and AI, Intel wishes a robust leader to aggressively guide it there.


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A few days ago Panasonic announced the company's first OLED TV, the TX-65CZ950 - a curved 65" 4K OLED panel that features Panasonic's 4K Pro tech which includes advanced gradation controls and 3D color look tables. The TV supports HDR and is THX certified - and is based on WRGB (WOLED) panels produced by LG Display.
The director of Panasonic's TV business, told CNET that the company expects OLED panel prices to drop, to the point where they are within reach of average consumers in two or three years. He also says that the benefit of the curved shape is "not so big", and consumers prefer flat TVs. In fact he says that Panasonic's next flagship TV will "probably" be flat.
Panasonic is buying its OLED panels from LG Display, but they say that their TV offers a superior image quality because it uses the company's unique signal processor technology and algorithms. Pansonic acknowledges that a direct-emission (RGB) OLED TV will offer an even better picture, but that is obviously not an option at this stage.
Panasonic co-developed OLED TV technologies together with Sony, but that OLED TV joint development project was canceled in December 2013. Panasonic (together with JDI, Sony and the INCJ) formed a new company (JOLED) to develop small/medium OLED panels. But the company OLED TV program is reportedly halted.


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It's a case of a highly profitable David swallowing a troubled Goliath. Volkswagen produced more than 6.2 million cars and trucks in 2007, versus only 101,844 for Porsche, according to the Automotive News Data Center. The two companies have a long history of cooperation, but had always remained separate companies until now.
Besides the iconic Volkswagen brand, the Volkswagen Group also includes the Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Skoda and Seat brands.
Porsche acquired an additional 4.89 percent of Volkswagen's shares effective today. That raised Porsche's stake to 35.14 percent of VW, exceeding the 35 percent share necessary to constitute a controlling share.
Porsche CEO Wendelin Wiedeking said his company intends to increase its stake to more than 50 percent. "Today's step is a further milestone along this road," Wiedeking said in a written statement.
Under German corporate law, there are employee representatives of both companies on their respective boards. Differences between the two groups over how they will be represented in the new company have held up the deal. In announcing its takeover of Volkswagen, Porsche said Wiedeking said he was "confident" the two groups could "develop a better understanding of each other's positions."
It is likely to take months for the deal to get antitrust and regulatory approval, Porsche said. Porsche made it official that it would seek majority control of VW, back in March 2008.


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If you have seen a foam orange tiger paw around town, then you have seen the work of the Macon Marketing Junior Achievement Company.
The Macon Marketing Junior Achievement Company was created in an entrepreneur class ran through the Macon Career Center. In this course, students must form a business, sell shares, take risks and ultimately learn real-life experience. But this isn’t the first year for Junior Achievement in Macon. The program has been around for seven years and has even sent students to nationals in Washington D.C.
“They’re our future, so we try to put them in real life situations of creating and operating a business,” said Mentor Kevin Butner.
The course starts out with learning business basics—how exactly to run a business. After the lesson has been taught, students can interview for spots on the board. Once the board is secured, board meetings start and the real-life business experience begins.
This year’s class decided to make the project more real by starting with zero dollars start up cash. They secured a credit line with the Macon-Atlanta Bank for $1,500, sold stock and started from there.
The Macon Marketing Junior Achievement Company sold Vapur Anti-Bottles, which are eco-friendly water bottles, and foam tiger paws. More than 600 water bottles and 241 shares of stock were sold this year.
“We couldn’t be more proud of the students of Macon,” said Mayor Bagley after their presentation.
In order to get the word out about their products, the company board has presented to various individuals in the community such as Rotary, School Board, Chamber of Commerce and even presented at the City Council meeting Tuesday evening. After their presentation, Mayor Bagley joked, “How soon do you guys plan on starting businesses and start hiring more people in Macon?”
Once sales are over, the company prepares an annual report, pays back their shareholders and prepare for contest.
The students on the board include: Kaleb Welch, Michelle Brittingham, Kendall Kothe, Brennan Claas, Zach Baase and Emily Jennings.


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Celebrating firms whose sales are really flying: Could you win at the Great British Entrepreneur Awards?
Business owners have until July 31 to enter the Great British Entrepreneur Awards 2015.
The annual event saw 65 entrants being recognised for their achievements last year.
Finalists in 2014 included David Strang, managing director of Wicked Vision, who won a silver award.
Strewth!: David Strang’s company exports boomerangs to Australia
Launched in 1999, his firm is the world’s largest maker of boomerangs and it exports to 35 markets – including Australia.
It sells more than five million tri-blade boomerangs every year.
The Mail on Sunday’s Small Business Editor Vicki Owen is on the judging panel this year.
To enter, visit: greatbritish-entrepreneurawards.com.
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Gurgaon-based restaurant listing and services firm Zomato is shutting down its online food ordering service in four cities—Lucknow, Kochi, Indore and Coimbatore—reflecting the challenges consumer internet players in the country are facing.
Zomato that competes with Foodpanda, among others, in the online ordering of food from restaurants, attributed the decision to the lack of scale in these markets.
Pankaj Chaddah, co-founder, Zomato, said: "The size of the market in these cities is small right now and is growing with time. We will re-launch when the time is right. In the meanwhile, we will continue to offer the best content to ensure that foodies are able to find and order great food."
"Despite Zomato's recent marketing efforts, including television ads, it didn't see a significant increase in order volumes in these cities. These cities are not yet ready for the online food ordering business, but once they are, Zomato will reconsider its strategy," he said.
Zomato launched its online food ordering business in April 2015, allowing its users to order food online from restaurants using the Zomato app, and had since expanded this offering to 14 cities across India.
The combined order volume in these four cities accounted for less than 2 per cent of Zomato's total order volume, the firm said. Overall, Zomato's online order volume is growing at 40 per cent month-on-month. Less than 5 per cent of Zomato's orders are discounted, making Zomato one a few tech startups that don't use negative gross margins to grow the business, it claimed.
It claims to have 75,000 restaurants listed on its platform in India. Zomato also works with delivery partners Grab and Delhivery to offer delivery from restaurants which do not otherwise deliver food.
Zomato recently introduced an in-app chat support feature, enabling consumers to raise queries related to orders. This feature is currently available to users in India and UAE.
"There will be no job cuts with this business move," a Zomato spokesperson told VCCircle/ TechCircle.in. "Eleven people were managing online ordering business across these four cities; they will be realigned to other cities," he said.
In October, Zomato said it was laying off around 300 employees worldwide, or nearly 10 per cent of its workforce.
The development comes a week after the Gurgaon-based hyperlocal food delivery platform Grofers decided to shut down its services in nine cities. Grofers cited "not much uptake even after running massive marketing campaigns" as a major reason to close operations in the nine cities.
Over the past couple of months, a few startups have either shut shop or have downsized operations. Mumbai-based LocalBanya.com, a three-year-old online supermarket backed by Shrem Strategies and Bennett, Coleman & Co Ltd's Springboard Fund, stopped taking orders in October 2015.
LocalBanya asked 40 per cent of its employees to leave as it prepared to pivot from being an inventory-led, warehousing-centric model to an online marketplace for groceries. The company's website still reads: "We are under renovation. We will be back shortly." Recently, VCCircle reported that LocalBanya's efforts to resurrect itself seem to have failed as discussions with three major investment groups for fresh funding have fallen through.
In December, Bangalore-based Eatlo Tech Solutions Pvt Ltd, which runs food delivery startup Eatlo, closed its operations five months after it raised angel funding from Powai Lake Ventures, Abhishek Goyal of Tracxn Labs and equity crowdfunding platform Globevestor. Also, mobile-only food ordering startup TapCibo Online Solutions Pvt Ltd, which operated under the brand Dazo, recently decided to shut shop as the Bangalore-based company completed a year of operations.
In September, food ordering marketplace Foodpanda was accused of irregularities in its operations involving fake orders.


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Having a firm grasp on the current state of the economy is vital to any business valuation engagement. Business valuation experts and many other industry professionals rely on economic indicators as a key point of reference in their work. Economic factors can have a significant impact when valuing businesses, evaluating mergers and acquisitions, and a variety of other financial analyses.
BVR’s Economic Outlook Update (EOU) monthly and quarterly reports examine the general U.S. economic climate. In our most recent monthly report, we provide an overview of some selected economic factors that prevailed as of August 2019, as well as a discussion of the factors that are crucial over an extended period. Highlighted below are some of these important factors including manufacturing, Consumer Price Index, unemployment, and more.
Retail and Food Services
U.S. retail and food services sales increased 0.4% in August, after gaining 0.8% in July. Consumers became slightly more cautious in their spending due to the escalation in the trade war between the U.S. and China. Higher sales of cars and sales over the internet contributed to the rise in August.
Retail sales figures over the past 12 months increased 4.1%. Sales at nonstore retailers advanced 16.0%, motor vehicle and parts dealers by 6.8%, and miscellaneous store retailers by 4.7%.
Core retail sales increased 0.1% in August. The core retail sales figure excludes sales of automobiles, gasoline, building materials, and food services and corresponds most closely with the consumer-spending component of gross domestic product. Over the past 12 months, core retail sales have grown 4.2%.
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased in August, adding 130,000 jobs. Growth did slow down, however, as the June figures were revised down from 193,000 jobs to 178,000 jobs and July’s figures were revised from 164,000 jobs to 159,000 jobs. As a result, there were 20,000 less jobs over the two-month period than originally reported. In addition, a large portion of the gains in August were attributed to the hiring of temporary workers for the census and private payrolls grew by the smallest pace since February.
The White House Council of Economic Advisors published a report that stated that, over the past 33 months, or since the election, monthly job gains have netted over 100,000 jobs per month in 30 of the months. The Council of Economic Advisors further noted that the total number of unemployed stood at 6 million in July 2019, a figure well below the 14 million as of July 2009, which marked the beginning of the current economic expansion.
Manufacturing, Services, and Industrial Production
The manufacturing sector decreased for the fifth consecutive month, falling 2.1 percentage points in August, as reported by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). The manufacturing index (PMI) score in August was 49.1%, a rate that is lower than its 12-month average of 54.4% and the lowest level since January 2016. The continued decline of the index, which has gradually fallen since August 2018, has now reached levels indicating a contraction in the manufacturing economy. As a result, only two of the “Big Six” industries expanded and three contracted.
Consumer Price Index
Consumer prices increased 0.1% in August, after rising 0.3% in July. The modest increase was the result of a big drop in the cost of gasoline and other energy products. Over the past 12 months, the Consumer Price Index is up 1.7%. The Chained Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers remain unchanged in August after rising 0.2% in July. Over the past 12 months, the index has risen 1.7%. The Chained Consumer Price Index was designed to be a closer approximation of a cost-of-living index in that it, in its final form, accounts for any substitution that consumers make across item categories in response to changes in relative prices.
Personal Consumption Expenditure
The Federal Reserve often emphasizes the price inflation measure for personal consumption expenditures (PCE), which the Department of Commerce produces, largely because the PCE index covers a wide range of household spending and is less volatile than some other measures. Prices, as measured in current dollars highlighted in the August report, increased 0.1% after increasing 0.5% in July.
The PCE price index remained unchanged in August, after rising 0.2% in July. Core PCE, which excludes the volatile food and energy components, increased 0.1% in August, after rising 0.2% in July. From August 2018 to August 2019, the PCE price index is up 1.4% and core PCE has risen 1.8%. Core PCE, which is the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure, remained below the Federal Reserve’s long-term rate, 1.99%, and below the U.S. central bank’s 2.0% inflation target.
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Aiyana Shukla, Amazon’s program manager for its Prime program, has been named the highest-paid programmer in the world, earning $5.9 million last year, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
She is the third Amazon program manager to be named the program’s highest-paying programmer, following a year ago when the highest paid programmer was ai software engineer David Lefkowitz.
The program has been lauded for its speed and efficiency.
It has been touted as an alternative to Netflix, which was once one of the most profitable streaming services.
Shukla’s salary was announced Wednesday, and her earnings for 2015 are still being determined.
She has been an employee at Amazon since October 2013.
Amazon declined to comment on Shuklas earnings, saying it is a matter for Amazon and her employer.
The news comes amid criticism over the company’s hiring practices.
Critics have pointed to Amazon’s aggressive hiring of programmers, including some from outside the U.S., and have demanded that Amazon address the culture of its program.
Shuklas salary came on top of Amazon’s pay increases for its top programmers last year.
Last month, Amazon was fined $1 million for allegedly using contractors for certain programming jobs in India.
Amazon has denied wrongdoing and said it will appeal the fine.
Last year, Amazon hired an outside contractor to do its programming in the country, according to Reuters.
The contractor was hired to work for the company and was paid $1.7 million, Reuters reported.
The Reuters story said the contract was “underwritten by a nonprofit, and was approved by Amazon.”
Shuklases salary was higher than that of a second contractor, an outside company hired by Amazon to do programming in India, who received $2.3 million.
Amazon’s chief financial officer said the new contractor, a programmer called Arvind Parekh, will be paid a total of $4.3-million.


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A "Counter-Strike" player has accused Valve Corporation, the game developer and distributor, of promoting "illegal online gambling," and has filed a lawsuit against the company.
The lawsuit said Valve and third-party sites (CSGO Diamonds, CSGO Lounge and OPSkins) "knowingly allowed, supported, and/or sponsored illegal gambling by allowing millions of Americans to link their individual Steam accounts to third- party websites," Polygon reported.
The lawsuit further claimed that players could buy skins for "Counter-strike: Global Offensive," which are purchased through Valve and traded as "collateral for bets."
Skins are used as casino chips, which are cashed in for money. The lawsuit alleges that Valve makes profits from such gambling transactions. The suit was filed on behalf of Michael John McLeod, a resident of Connecticut.
Further, the suit goes on to say that since there is no requirement to verify age in some of the third-party "CS:GO" websites, gambling is exposed to minors too. McLeod has attached a report from Bloomberg that revealed how teenagers were turning to "serious gamblers," thanks to the in-game item, "skins." It also noted that this was part of the over $2-billion business.
"People buy skins for cash, then use the skins to place online bets on pro 'CS:GO' matches," said the Bloomberg report.
McLeod notes that he not only gambled after purchasing the skins as an adult but also as a minor and lost money. A class action status is being sought for the suit and is seeking "unspecified damages."
"CS:GO" was released in August 2012 for PC platforms. In 2013, Valve released a new "Arms Deal Update," which bought 100 decorative skins that players could collect, sell, buy and trade. According to the Valve, this update allowed players to "experience all the illicit thrills of black market weapons trafficking without any of the hanging around in darkened warehouses getting knifed to death."
"CS:GO" has over 10 million unique players, according to a previous Valve report and has sold over 20 million units.


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British shoppers are three times more likely to choose environmentally friendly products than they were in 2011, despite the squeeze on their incomes.
A quarter of UK consumers said they would take the green option even if it cost them more money, up from 8% 17 months earlier, according to a survey by Nielsen, the market research company.
The UK trend reflects a global surge in interest in environmentally friendly products with the proportion of consumers prepared to pay more to protect the natural world more than doubling to 46% last autumn from 22% in spring 2011, according to Nielsen.
That change partly reflects rising concerns about the provenance of food and other products in the wake of series of scandals and easier access to information about the working practices of factories and farms around the world.
Mike Watkins, senior manager of retail services at Nielsen, said that greater availability of eco-friendly products and improved marketing was also driving consumers towards pro-environment goods. Fairtrade and organic foods and green cleaning products such as Ecover, for example, are now widely stocked by supermarkets.
"Improved marketing contributes to better awareness and education about such products and helps compensate for any perceived quality trade-off between eco-friendly and standard versions," Watkins said.
However, sales of relatively expensive organic produce have declined in the UK during the economic slump as consumers prioritise saving money over ecological concerns. The organic market dipped 1.5% this year according to The Soil Association, following much larger drops in the previous three years.
Neil Saunders, managing director of retail consultancy Conlumino, said that the increased interest in environmental products suggested by Nielsen was surprising and did not entirely tally with other industry data.
But he said the price difference between green options and their traditional rivals had reduced, making them more acceptable for shoppers. "It's easier to make that decision to switch," he said.
But Brits lag behind others when it comes to active changes in their lifestyle to save energy and reduce their carbon footprint, according to Nielsen's survey of 29,000 people in 58 countries via the internet. Just 43% of UK participants said they were changing their behaviour compared with six in 10 globally and 55% in France and 52% in Germany, the nearest major economies.


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Get ready, the G-Wagen is going electric.
Mercedes-Benz has revealed a “near-production” look at the EQG, with evolutionary looks and the promise of enough off-road ability to match its legendary predecessors.
Under the skin, the EQG has four electric motors making undisclosed outputs.
Up front, it has a fully independent suspension, while the rear has a new solid axle adapted to house the car’s electric motors.
Although low-down torque is already a strength of electric motors, Mercedes-Benz has fitted a manually-switchable two-speed transmission for what is likely to be an electric take on low-range. Expect huge pulling power.
To make sure that’s the case, Mercedes-Benz says the electric G-Wagen will be tested on the Schöckl mountain in Graz, Austria, near where the petrol model is currently built.
It’s a 5.6km torture test featuring gradients up to 60 degrees, the completion of which earns a G-Wagen a ‘Schökl proved” badge.
Think of it as the Mercedes-Benz equivalent of Trail Rated and you’re on the money.
“In its more than 40-year model history, the G-Class has always used the most modern and suitable drive technology at the time – from the pre-chamber naturally-aspirated diesel of the early days to the AMG 4.0-litre V8 in the current top model, the G63,” said Dr Emmerich Schiller, managing director of Mercedes-Benz G.
As for how it looks? There’s no doubt it’s a G-Wagen, with an upright profile and blocky detailing, but the EQ design team has dug deep into its bag of lighting tricks to modernise it.
Most of it looks production-ready, although we’d expect Mercedes-Benz to come full circle on the square spare wheel cover when it hits showrooms.
Mercedes-Benz earlier this year announced G would become its own sub-brand.
The move was revealed by Mercedes-Benz as part of a broader strategy announcement.
It’s no secret the G-Class has been a hit for Mercedes-Benz, especially in Hollywood.
The 1979-vintage Geländewagen had been developed as a rugged off-roader and quickly found favour with militaries and law enforcement agencies.
In the 2000s, Mercedes introduced increasingly on-road focused Gs like the G55 AMG which, with their trademark, boxy styling and powerful V8 engines, attracted attention from wealthy buyers.
Mercedes finally introduced a new G-Class in 2018, a ground-up redesign but which faithfully follows its predecessor stylistically.


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Oracle is to stay in the hardware business following its planned acquisition of Sun and has no plans to hive off Sun's server assets according to Oracle CEO Larry Ellison.
"We are definitely not going to exit the hardware business," Ellison said, according to a transcript of an interview filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
Oracle was primarily interested in Sun's Solaris OS and its Java software, which Oracle relies on for many of its applications. But Sun also has a significant hardware business, which includes servers and its family of Sparc microprocessors, and Ellison plans to keep them around as a key component of Oracle's business.
"While most hardware businesses are low-margin, companies like Apple and Cisco enjoy very high-margins because they do a good job of designing their hardware and software to work together," Ellison said. "If a company designs both hardware and software, it can build much better systems than if they only design the software. That's why Apple's iPhone is so much better than Microsoft phones."
Ellison's comments confirm Oracle's intention to maintain and grow Sun's hardware business, which were outlined in general terms in a 20 April document that discussed Oracle's plans for Sun.
"After the closing, Oracle plans to be the only company that can engineer an integrated system where all the pieces fit and work together so customers do not have to do it themselves," Oracle said at that time.
Even so, many suspected Oracle intended to sell or close parts of Sun's hardware business.
"Larry Ellison, with one short interview, has turned the server side of the industry on its head. Many industry observers and players believed that Oracle would either sell or wind down Sun's hardware business," said Dan Olds, principal analyst with Gabriel Consulting Group.
"This should prompt concern and late nights at Dell, Hewlett Packard, and IBM headquarters. Oracle is a factor in a large percentage of enterprise server deals, and if Oracle has a compelling integrated hardware and software solution, it will be more difficult for the other vendors to compete with," Olds said.


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The owner of the village shop in Bishopstone, who has not had a holiday for 40 years, will retire on Saturday June 14.
Linda Wallraven, 64, said she was looking forward to heading down to the West Country during September for a long weekend with friends.
But she said her work as a town councillor and organising charity events in Bishopstone would still be keeping her busy.
Linda said: “I do like getting involved and helping out with local things. I won’t be bored.”
She started the business with Peter and Janet Wright, 40 years ago.
Initially it was a general store but today it has changed into a newsagents, selling a little bit of everything.
The store will continue to run under the management of Tom Saunders, who has covered for Linda so will be a familiar face to locals.
Although Linda has already offered to help out with holiday cover if Tom needs it.
Linda said: “I went for a hip replacement back in February and I have never had a holiday in 40 years.
“I always say it’s different when you’re working for yourself than when you are working for someone else.
“I would have hated to have closed the shop because it is part of the community.
“I am going to miss it and I will miss the people.”
Linda is also the chair of Bishopstone Parish Hall and of the Willett Trust.
She helps to organise events such as the popular Bishopstone May Fair.


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According to report, Samsung (South Korean Multinational Company) has already announced its new Galaxy lineup as “Samsung Galaxy S21-series” and will be release in Q1 of 2021 with three variants of phones in this lineup including Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+ (Plus), and Galaxy S21 Ultra. The company already stated about Galaxy S21-series release date on their blog and will be start with the release of Galaxy S21 phone in January 2021.
Before release Galaxy S21-series of phones, the specification about these upcoming Smartphones has already been leaked on the web and it is expected that the Samsung Galaxy S21 will be Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 SoC and Samsung Exynos 2100 processor as the two processors versions depending on the market or region.
Samsung Galaxy S21 Specifications and features:
Processors: As mentioned above, Samsung Galaxy S21-series of phone is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 or Samsung Exynos 2100. These two processors versions would be option depending on market. According to report, new Exynos chipset could be “On-Par or better than SD875 processor” and Exynos 2100 SoC is more powerful processor than previous generations. On other hand, both the Snapdragon 875 and Exynos 2100 wille 5G compatible processor means Samsung will offer 5G versions of all three Samsung Galaxy S21-series of phones.
Designed: The major changes in Samsung Galaxy S21 lineup’s phones are their design. Samsung Galaxy S21 phone will come with plastic body while Galaxy S21 Ultra will come with glass and metal build. For those who are not aware, Samsung already released Galaxy S20 FE with plastic body designed, and got positive response in the market.
Display: Samsung Galaxy S21 in Galaxy S21-series will feature a 6.2 inch Full HD+ 120Hz panel while Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus will feature 6.7 inch Full HD+ 120Hz panel. Both Smartphone in Galaxy S21-series won’t feature the advanced adaptive refresh LTPO panels found on Note 20 Ultra. On other hand, Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra in Galaxy S21-lineup will feature a 6.8 inch WQHD + LTPO panel with adaptive refresh rate of 1Hz to 120Hz.
Camera: Samsung Galaxy S21 and Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus will have same camera configuration means both have triple camera setup including 12MP main camera, 64MP Telephoto and 12MP Ultrawide. These smartphones in Galaxy S21-series won’t offer any major improvements in camera department while Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra in Galaxy S21 series of phone will feature an improved 108MP main camera, 12MP ultrawide same as Galaxy S21 and Galaxy S21 Plus phone, 3x telephoto sensor and 10x optical super telephoto sensor. This phone will support 100x Space Zoom with new 10x telephoto sensor.
Color variants: Samsung Galaxy S21 in Galaxy S21 lineup phones will release in few new colors variants including Violet, Pink, Gray and white while Samsung Galaxy S21+ phone will have Silver, Black and Violet, and Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra phone will have only Silver and black colors.
Samsung Galaxy S21 release date and price
At the moment, there is no information about the price of upcoming Samsung Galaxy S21 lineup’s phones but it is expected that this new lineup’s phones will be release in Q1 2021 while Galaxy S21 in lineup will be release in January 2021. That’s all. We are researching on the matter very deeply and we will defiantly post an update, if it will come in future. For any suggestions or queries, please write on comment box below.


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Tejas SenguptaAsked on 30 December, 2018
Is 'Red Dead Redemption 2' on PC?
No, it is only on consoles at the moment.
Aradhya SinghAsked on 30 December, 2018
Why is Fortnite and PUBG not on this list?
While they are both great battle royale games and Fortnite has been dominant this year, these games have better storylines and gameplay, not to mention better graphics, making them deserving spot holders on this list.
Surabhi SharmaAsked on 30 December, 2018
Is Florence the mobile game free to play?
No, if you check, you will see Florence costs around Rs. 200 on the Google Play Store.
Aaradhya MistryAsked on 30 December, 2018
Will Red Dead Redemption get another game?
We don't know, for now, Red Dead Redemption 2 might get a sequel, but nothing has been announced yet. Follow our gaming news on NewsBytes to stay updated about the latest announcements.


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Apple on Monday provided a glimpse at upcoming software changes designed to make the iPhone even easier to use and announced underlying hardware changes to its line of Mac computers.
The preview of the next version of the iPhone’s operating system, known as iOS 14, highlighted Apple’s annual conference for computer programmers and mobile app makers. The event, which was delayed for three weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic, took place in virtual form via a webcast from the company’s Cupertino, California, headquarters.
In recognition of the pandemic, Apple’s upgraded software for the Apple Watch will detect when wearers wash their hands.
But most of the presentation revolved around an array of micro-sized features that, for instance, could help iPhone users manage their apps better, find new ones, and use their phones to unlock and start their cars remotely. (Though that last feature will initially only be available for a 2021 BMW model.)
The company gave no indication whether the pandemic-driven disruptions in work in the factories that make parts of the iPhone will delay the release of the next model. The company typically unveils its next iPhones just after Labor Day and then starts selling them in late September.
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Nutrition experts Jade Spooner and Amal Wakim have iced their journey from living on a couple hundred dollars a week to owning a multimillion-dollar business with a dream debut on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Asia Pacific list.
Best mates Ms Spooner, 28, and Ms Wakim, 29, co-founded fitness phenomenon Equalution in Sydney in 2016 after losing 50kg between them in the aftermath of quitting their IT jobs at Google.
Equalution offers personalised meal programs that combine healthy and favourite foods and an app that tracks nutrients consumed.
The idea for the app came to the pair when they achieved their weight loss, which they say came through a balanced diet of 80 per cent wholefoods and 20 per cent indulgence, within reason.
Last month, the duo were featured by Forbes in its 30 Under 30 (Asia Pacific) index under the category of Retail and E-commerce.
The nomination was influenced by the fact Equalution ranked No. 14 out of 50 companies last year for revenue growth over three years on Deloitte Technology’s Fast 50 Australia list.
During the past two years, Equalution’s revenue grew 987 per cent.
Ms Spooner, from Sydney, said she paid herself a $240 weekly wage in the first week of operation.
Now, Equalution is a multimillion-dollar business with several thousand clients globally.
Ms Spooner said the Forbes gong was a reward for the initial struggles.
“It’s such a massive honour to be recognised by Forbes in the competitive Asia Pacific Region,” she told NCA NewsWire.
“We have worked so hard, consistently, over a long period of time and never gave up on our vision.
“We did a lot of free transformations at the start which built our reputability and brand awareness.
“In the beginning, we paid ourselves a $240 wage each week. We’d work throughout the night, often 16-hour days, as we either had no staff or very few staff.
“That all makes the Forbes recognition so satisfying. It’s a reward for hard work.”
Ms Spooner said she was confident the idea would be successful as they had identified a gap in the nutrition space.
“Amal and I knew that it would have this sort of impact, when we first started no one else was doing what we wanted to do and there was also no mobile app that was able to facilitate flexible dieting as we had envisioned the user experience,” she said.


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MANILA — Dismantling rice cartel should be the primary focus of newly-appointed National Food Authority (NFA) Administrator Arthur Juan to reverse the skyrockting price of rice.
This was the friendly advise of Anakpawis party list Rep. Fernando Hicap to Juan who is facing gargantuan problem and needs to focus his attention to rice hoarders and dismantling of rice cartel to force them flood the market.
Hicap, who is a farmer by profession turned politican, said that greedy rice traders who want to triple or even quadrupple their earnings should be taught a lesson by sending them to jail to send strong signal that the government mean business.
According to data from the UN’s Food and Agricultural Organization, average domestic prices of regular milled rice increased to around Php 37,020 (around US$ 844) per ton in June 2014, up about 22 percent from around Php 30,340 (around US$ 710) per ton in June 2013.
Average domestic prices of well milled rice increased to around Php 39,860 (around 9) per ton in June 2014, up about 20% from around Php 33,180 (around US$ 770) per ton in June 2013.
Based on estimates, the Philippines imported around 2 million tons of rice from July 2013 to June this year, including around 500,000 metric tons of unofficial rice imports.
In an inquiry into the Committees on Agriculture and Food and Food Security on the rising prices of rice and other food produce, Hicap said there is a need for Congress to look into existing policies on importation that allowed the dumping of imported rice, vegetables, poultry and livestock in the local market that is among the culprit of rising prices.


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DALLAS — Fashion Industry Gallery is looking to the second half of 2008 with new strategies to build traffic, increase sales and help retailers and vendors triumph over the tough economy.
The plan includes getting new lines to show at FIG and reaching out to stores outside the traditional Southwest territory of Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas, with a focus on the Midwest and Southwest, according to Ashley Gage, FIG's retail development and senior marketing manager.
There are also plans to launch an in-house magazine featuring designer profiles and business strategies, but the name, frequency of publication and circulation haven't been determined yet, she said.
"This has been a record year for attendance at FIG," said FIG director Shelli Mers. "We have experienced increases in both guest designer participation as well as buyer attendance with each market that has passed. We have had numerous lines make their Dallas debut in our Shop show since the first of the year. Joe Scroggins, our Shop sales manager, also makes a conscious effort to support and promote talented local designers."
Among the new lines in permanent rooms at FIG are 39SixtyOne, Cino, City of Others, Etoile, Gradyn, Isabel Marant, Puella and Viridis Luxe.
New lines in Shop include Tano, 49 Square Miles, August Alexander, co2 Cashmere, Holly Morgan, Jenny Han, Mike & Chris, Zen 3 Handbags and Sergio Zelcer Designs.
The company also hired Lauren Christensen for the new post of director of sales and development focusing on events.
"As we continue to grow as a wholesale marketplace, we also continue to be sought out as a destination for fashionable events, such as art shows, fashion shows, book signings, etc.," Mers said.
Upcoming functions include FIG Finale, a retail clearance sale for the public Aug. 22 to 23, and several charity fund-raisers.
FIG, which focuses on contemporary, denim and accessories, celebrated its fourth anniversary in January.
The annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic in Pacific Palisades this weekend drew Kate Hudson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Laura Dern and more. See pictures of the star-studded event on WWD.com. (📷: @chelsealaurenla) #wwdeye
In his new book “Hollywood Royale,” Andy Warhol’s Protégé Matthew Rolston celebrates the Eighties revival of Hollywood glamour. Featuring more than 100 portraits taken by Rolston from 1977 to 1993, the book contains photos of icons like Michael Jackson, Cyndi Lauper, and @drewbarrymore, pictured here in 1991. “Hollywood Royale,” out today, will be accompanied by an exhibition opening at Los Angeles’ Fahey/Klein Gallery on March 1. #wwdeye
"Nowadays when life is not so happy with everything going on in the world, I think people come to me for a little bit of whimsy and color and fun." - Designer Rebecca De Ravenel on her cult-favorite jewelry line. (📸 : @vsteves) #wwd40
“Everyone is talking about how the retail industry is struggling, but I think it’s an incredible time because brands who are doing something different and innovative are setting themselves up for the future,” said @adamgoldston, who founded the luxury athletic brand @apl with his brother @ryangoldsten. The Goldston’s are part of WWD’s 40 under 40: a group of industry notables. See the rest of the list on WWD.com. (📷: @vsteves) #wwd40
@eyeswoon blogger Athena Calderone debuted her first-ever cookbook, “Cook Beautiful,” which is heavily centered on the presentation and visual expression of food. Pictured here are her miso glazed carrots from the book. Get the recipe on WWD.com. (📷: @johnny_miller_) #wwdeye
“It’s passion that helps get anybody to a certain point and it’s what’s propelled me,” said Kith founder @ronniefieg, one of WWD’s 40 under 40: a group of industry notables who are changing the face of retail, fashion and beauty. Fieg, who opened a Manhattan flagship on October 7, began his career at age 13 as a stock boy and salesman for footwear chain David Z. “I think staying true to [my] beliefs, hard work and passion have gotten me to where [Kith] is today.” See the rest of the 40 at WWD.com. (📷: @vsteves) #wwd40
25-year-old @samweaving is about to break out this fall, starring in Netflix’s horror film “The Babysitter,” fittingly out today on Friday the 13th. That’s not the only place you’ll be seeing her, though — Weaving’s got a role Showtime’s “SMILF” and another alongside Frances McDormand and Woody Harrelson in “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.” Though she’s got a full plate at the moment, there’s one role she’s got her eye on: Marilyn Monroe. “I’m a little too young at the moment, but it’s on my bucket list,” the actress told WWD (📷: @dandoperalski) #wwdeye
BFF's Poppy Jamie and Suki Waterhouse celebrated the launch of their bag line Pop x Suki at Nordstrom last night. "The line is really about our friendship, and how we are so different but complement each other," said Waterhouse. 👯 (📷: Katie Jones) #wwdeye
After designing the new @louisvuitton and @bulgariofficial flagships and a @chanelofficial boutique opening in Japan, @petermarinoarchitect has another project on his plate: The Lobster Club. Located in the Seagram Building, it’s the famed architect’s first restaurant project in New York, serving up modern Japanese brasserie-style cuisine. Bronze hues, bespoke material detailing, blush and chartreuse tones and a heavy emphasis on Picasso can be seen throughout. Mark your calendars for Nov. 1 for the much-anticipated opening. (📷: @clint_spaulding) #wwdeye


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Hyundai Motor’s SUV pioneer Santa Fe has made a fresh entry to the South African market with new design refinements and an advanced range of new active safety, comfort and convenience features.
To showcase the breadth of Hyundai N’s high performance technology, Hyundai Motor debuts its independently developed Hyundai N Bobsleigh 2016 at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show.
Hyundai Motor aims to bring “the most thrilling winding road fun” to customers who truly love cars through its high performance sub-brand N, which has been in focus this week at the 2015 Frankfurt International Motor Show.
Hyundai have joined forces with Imperial’s Car Seats for Kids campaign to promote road safety for your little ones this month.
After mixed fortunes at Rally Finland earlier in August, the Hyundai Motorsport team returns to the scene of an historic first and second place in 2014 as it tackles Rallye Deutschland, round nine of the 2015 World Rally Championship (WRC).


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KYOTO, Japan, Feb. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Celebrated Japanese chef Yoshihiro Murata has been named the recipient of the prestigious American Express Icon Award 2020 as part of the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants awards programme.
Voted for by the 300-plus members of the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants Academy, the award honours culinary icons who have made an outstanding contribution to the restaurant industry. Chef Murata will be presented with the American Express Icon Award in Takeo, Saga Prefecture, on Tuesday 24th March during the eighth annual Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants awards ceremony, sponsored by S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna.
Considered the master of Japanese kaiseki, Yoshihiro Murata is the third-generation owner and chef of Kikunoi, the highly revered ryotei in Kyoto. Murata reinforced his reputation when he opened Roan Kikunoi (also in Kyoto) and Akasaka Kikunoi (Tokyo).
Throughout his career, Murata has dedicated himself to educating diners on Japanese culinary traditions and nurturing the next generation of Japanese chefs. In 2004, he founded the non-profit Japanese Culinary Academy to facilitate educational programs and cross-cultural exchanges between Japanese and Western chefs. Murata has also authored definitive guides to his national cuisine, including Kaiseki: The Exquisite Cuisine of Kyoto’s Kikunoi Restaurant (2006).
Accepting the honour, Murata said: “I am grateful that the members of the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants Academy appreciate my work. I hope I can inspire younger Japanese chefs to explore the diversity of locally grown ingredients and educate others on authentic Japanese cuisine.”
William Drew, Director of Content for Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants, said: “Yoshihiro Murata has earned the respect of the world’s most celebrated chefs. This year, the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants awards ceremony will be hosted in Saga Prefecture and we are thrilled that one of Japan’s most distinguished chefs will be celebrated at the event with this prestigious award.”
“Chef Yoshihiro Murata has beautifully paid tribute to the traditions of Japanese cuisine, while also innovating and expanding upon it globally for generations to come,” said Seiji Kiyohara, President of Consumer Services for Asia, American Express. “We are so pleased to honour Chef Murata with this year’s American Express Icon Award”.
The American Express Icon Award was introduced to the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants awards programme in 2019, when Chef Seiji Yamamoto of Nihonryori RyuGin in Tokyo was named the inaugural winner.
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Mumbai: Shares turned positive on Monday afternoon, as a steep rise in Hero Honda overshadowed the otherwise weak market sentiment.
At 12:19pm, the 30-share BSE index was up 0.02% at 19,868.10 points, with 13 components of 30 advancing. It had fallen as much as 0.8 percent earlier.
Top motorcycle maker Hero Honda bucked the trend and soared more than 12% after concerns over a likely hike in royalty rates were allayed. The 50-share NSE index was down 0.04% at 5,946.05.
Shares dropped 0.5% earlier taking their cue from weak Asian peers, but Hero Honda Motors bucked the trend and soared after concerns over a likely hike in royalty rates were allayed. Banks led the losses.
Bank of America-Merrill Lynch raised its rating on India’s biggest motorcycle maker to buy from neutral, after the recent underperformance of the stock and as worries over the financial impact from Honda’s exit from their India joint venture eased.
After market hours on Thursday, Hero Honda chief executive Pawan Munjal said Hero’s royalty payment to Honda would start declining from next year.
In its first reaction to the news, the stocks soared on Monday as much as 11.4%. Indian markets were shut on Friday for a public holiday.
By 10: 49am, on Monday, the 30-share BSE index was down 0.51% at 19,763.42. The 50-share NSE index was down 0.4% at 5,923.65.
“It is the typical year-end low activity. There is a lack of interest which is seen across the region,” said Vaibhav Sanghavi, director of Ambit Capital, referring to weak Asian stocks.
The MSCI’s measure of Asian markets other than Japan fell 0.8% and Japan’s Nikkei dropped by a similar amount.
Benchmark index is up 13.2% in 2010, driven by foreign fund investment of $28.4 billion. The banking-sector index was down 0.9%, as traders locked in gains. It is still up 28% in 2010.
Leading lenders State Bank of India , ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank declined between 0.5% and 1.6%.
In the broader market, gainers led losers in a ratio of 1.7:1 in a volume of 82 million shares.
Tata Chemicals was up 0.9% at Rs 374.30 after it said its British unit, Brunner Mond, had signed a binding agreement to acquire British Salt Ltd for 93 million pounds.
Drug firm Claris Lifesciences listed at Rs 224.4, down 1.6% from its issue price of Rs 228 a share. The stock extended losses and was trading at Rs 210.90.


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Tesla China saw a drop in its weekly insurance registrations during the week of September 11-17. During the week ending September 17, Tesla China saw a total of 8,500 insurance registrations, a 20.56% drop from the previous week’s 10,700.
With the previous week’s results in mind, it would suggest that Tesla China has seen a total of 22,300 vehicle registrations until the end of the previous week. For context, Tesla saw a total of 11,800 insurance registrations for the week ending September 3, 2023.
While Tesla’s results for the week ending September 17 represent a drop in registrations, the numbers are actually quite impressive if one were to consider the fact that the figures do not include the new Model 3 at all. Orders of the updated Model 3 have been opened in China, but the vehicle has yet to start customer deliveries in the country, as noted in a CNEV Post report.
The 8,500 registrations recorded for the week ending September 17, therefore, are likely just Model Ys.
Tesla China opened pre-sales of the new Model 3 at the beginning of the month, with the company stating that deliveries are expected to start in Q4 2023. Drone flyovers of Gigafactory Shanghai suggest that production of the updated Model 3 is already ongoing, and initial shipments to foreign territories are still underway.
$TSLA Tesla China's weekly insurance registrations were just released at 8.5k for 11-17Sep placing Q3 -4.3% behind the same point in Q2. This shortfall was to be expected due to the switching over to new Model 3/discontinuation of old M3 and Tesla's temporary inability to sell… pic.twitter.com/iK9ueXLJ6P— ajd69420 (@alojoh) September 19, 2023
Gigafactory Shanghai is the only Tesla factory that currently produces the updated Model 3. Thus, all updated Model 3s that are being sold today are being produced at Giga Shanghai. Fortunately, Giga Shanghai is also Tesla’s largest factory by volume, so deliveries of the new Model 3 would likely be consistent.
Considering that domestic deliveries of the new Model 3 are expected to begin soon, Tesla China’s insurance registrations could see a notable rise in the coming weeks. This should help Tesla’s fourth quarter results, and it could start the ramp of the updated Model 3 worldwide.
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Apple this week updated all of its core operating systems with critical security patches The company repaired vulnerabilities in iOS, macOS, tvOS, iCloud, iTunes, and Safari for iPhones, iPads, Macs, consoles, and Windows machines. Developers and consumers should update as soon as possible.
Google's Flutter developer tool has graduated from preview status. Google today announced Flutter 1.0 and made it available to developers. This interesting tool will let developers create apps that look and run the same on Android and iOS devices. The goal is to create a seamless experience for all.
Readme.io, a service that greatly simplifies the process of documenting technologies like APIs, is taking its popularity with API providers to the next level in a new offering called Build. Working off that tradition of simplicity, Build simplifies the design, provisioning and consumption of APIs.


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Kaspersky and Axoft expand cooperation to drive Enterprise business growth in Turkey
September, 20, 2021.
Kaspersky has announced a partnership agreement with Axoft, a global channel expert in providing digital technologies and services, which will see the company becoming an authorized value-added distributor of Kaspersky's corporate security solutions in Turkey. Axoft will focus in particular on Enterprise solutions sales. It currently distributes Kaspersky at the territory of Russia and CIS countries. The addition of the new territory means it now spreads the sales network further abroad and expands the product portfolio in Turkey.


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Last month Tesla released the long-awaited CCS adapter in South Korea. Shortly after the launch Tesla said it was coming to North America “soon.”
It looks like that release may be imminent as the automaker has included new information in a recent software update that lets owners know if their car will be able to support it.
Included in the 2021.40 software update is a new ‘CCS Adapter support’ line in the ‘Additional Vehicle Information’ pop-up. The new feature was first spotted by Paul Quinnell – Boothby and posted to the Tesla Model 3 Canadian Group on Facebook.
According to the image shared by Paul, his 2018 Model 3 says CCS adapter support is “Not installed.”
This all but confirms rumours we had been hearing that not all Tesla cars will be able to use the adapter due to hardware limitations. Specifically the problem lies in that not all cars are equipped with the required CCS protocol chip.
We also know it is a hardware, and not software limitation because of the wording, as opposed to “not activated” if it was because of software.
Based on what we have been able to learn, the CCS adapter will only work on cars built in mid to late 2019 and onwards.
UPDATE: Based on the responses from our readers, the latest date we’ve seen for not installed is August 2019.
It is unclear if a retrofit will be available, but Tesla did offer one in Europe for Model S/X owners when a CCS adapter was released there. It wasn’t cheap though, initially offered at €500 ($720 CAD), which included the adapter itself. The price was later dropped to €299 ($430 CAD).
Based on South Korean pricing, the adapter should cost about $312 CAD or $250 USD.
Let us know in the comments below if you are on 2021.40, what your build date is, and if your car shows that it supports the adapter.


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China investigates executives at VW joint venture
China's corruption watchdog is investigating one former and one current executive at one of Volkswagen's joint ventures for "seriously violating the law".
The two are from FAW-Volkswagen, a joint venture in China between VW and the state-owned FAW Group.
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China is carrying out the investigation.
Volkswagen has declined to comment.
Foreign carmakers looking to operate in China are required to team up with local companies. Aside from FAW, Volkswagen also has a joint venture with Chinese carmaker SAIC.
Chinese officials have identified former FAW-Volkswagen deputy general manager Li Wu and Zhou Chun, deputy general manager of Volkswagen's Audi sales division, as the two executives being investigated.
The German carmaker counts China as its biggest market. Its luxury Audi brand generates almost one third of its global sales from China and its cars are widely used by high-ranking government officials.
China has been investigating several foreign carmakers over possible violations of the country's anti-monopoly laws.
Audi has already come under scrutiny for its pricing practices as an anti-corruption crackdown in China gathers pace, although it is not clear if the latest case is related to the anti-trust probe.
Earlier this month, China's pricing regulator the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said it found evidence that Daimler's Mercedes-Benz and Fiat's Chrysler units had manipulated prices.
The firms have been accused of overcharging customers for spare parts and other services, and may have to pay heavy fines.
China has said it will "punish" companies found to have broken anti-trust laws and profited from their market dominance.
Last week, it levied a record fine totalling 1.24bn yuan ($202m; £121m) on 12 Japanese car parts companies for price-fixing.


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Almost three years have passed since the original console release of Mirror's Edge. While EA has made it clear that a sequel is in the cards, the publisher has stopped short of making a formal announcement or revealing any specifics.
Well, according to CVG, the Official PlayStation Magazine now has a scoop that should cheer up fans of the free-running action game:
OPM is now reporting on insider whispers which add more credence to the idea of Faith hop, skip and jumping onto Battlefield 3's stunning engine.
"The Frostbite 2 engine will pave the way for Mirror's Edge to make a free-running return," says the mag, much to our delight.
The Frostbite 2 engine, of course, is responsible for the mouth-watering graphics we've seen in the various Battlefield 3 demos. I can already imagine what EA DICE could do by melding the same kind of graphical fidelity with the beautiful art direction from the original Mirror's Edge. Yeah, an official announcement with screenshots can't come soon enough...
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Sony often includes the latest and greatest Qualcomm chipset inside its phones, and 2019 seems to be no exception with the heavily rumored Xperia XZ4 already leaking an impressive benchmarking score.
According to an AnTuTu benchmarking score spotted by GizChina (opens in new tab), the Xperia XZ4 is set to be one of the most powerful phones on the market.
The benchmark for the phone believed to be the Xperia XZ4 is 395,721. For context, previous Snapdragon 855 benchmarking has had the chipset itself scoring around 360,000 points.
The iPhone XS Max usually results at around 309,000, while the top-end Kirin 980 phone - the Huawei Mate 20 Pro - received a score of 307,000.
Although benchmarking scores aren't reflective of real life experience, it's good to see Sony is pushing ahead in terms of creating a top-end phone for 2019 that offers some of the best processing tech.
We expect to hear about the Xperia XZ4 at MWC 2019 that's set to take place at the end of February, but we may hear more about Sony phones in the next couple of weeks too.
Not long now
Sony has announced its CES 2019 event for January 7 - TechRadar will be there getting you the information first - but we don't currently know what's set to be announced at the event.
Previous leaks have suggested Sony is working on two new mid-range handsets called the Xperia XA3 and Xperia XA3 Ultra. There's also a low-end phone called the Xperia L3.
Each of the three handsets are expected to feature the latest Android software, sport glass backs and 18:9 aspect ratio displays but the spec inside will differ depending on the price.
We may hear about those phones on January 7 so the company can keep later in the year free for the Xperia XZ4 excitement.
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Valuation – Walgreen closed Friday, June 22nd at $29.57, which is approximately 33% off of the 52 week high of $44.26. The price has fallen back as Walgreen has been involved in a protracted dispute with Express Scripts over the cost of filling prescriptions within the Express Scripts network. The contract between the two companies was terminated in January, and since then Walgreen has seen sales fall as the number of prescriptions hammer crusher filled has also fallen. In the most recent quarter, Walgreen reported sales fell 3.4% from a year ago.
Walgreen currently has a P/E of 10 and a PEG of 1.09, both of which are historically very low. In fiscal year 2011 Walgreen had Diluted Earnings per Share of $2.94, which was a gain of 38.7% over 2010. Although the Express Scripts dispute has hurts sales, I believe this will be short term as Walgreen has stated they are taking action to move on from the dispute. Here is a recent statement from Walgreen concerning their dispute with Express Scripts, ‘Walgreen plans to work with other PBMs and with health plans to recapture Express Scripts script volume over time. We believe those PBMs and health plans with Walgreen in their networks will be at a significant advantage during next year’s selling season.’ More importantly, I also believe, as I will discuss in more detail later that Walgreen is in the process of transforming the company away from the old drug store concept.
Dividend Growth – Using David Fish’s excellent The DRIP Investing Resource Center we find that Walgreen is a dividend champion having raised its dividend 36 consecutive years with a ten year average dividend growth rate of 18.9%. On June 19th, Walgreen announced a dividend increase from an annual rate of $0.90 to $1.10 a share, an increase of 22.5%, payable September 12th. That will then make 37 straight years of dividend growth. Walgreen has stated they intend to maintain a dividend payout range of 30 to 35 percent of their net earnings to shareholders. When it comes to dividend growth, Walgreen easily passes the test. china sand washers:http://www.hxjq-crusher.com/16.html
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In 2009, Walgreen announced their ‘Plan to Win.’ The plan focused on leveraging the best store network in America; enhancing the customer experience; and achieving major cost reduction and productivity gain. The goal is to become America’s most trusted and convenient provider of consumer goods and services and pharmacy, health and wellness solutions. The first step in this transformation began with a re-imaging of their stores. To date Walgreen has re-imaged over 5,000 stores into the Customer Centric Retailing initiative. The new stores have shown improved sales and customer satisfaction. The stores offer more fresh healthy foods, wellness clinics that offer basic health care like flu-shots, various health screening, an updated check out experience and more customer services in the beauty and pharmacy areas.
Together, the two companies will be the world’s largest purchaser of prescription drugs, which should allow them price flexibility with the manufacturers. They will have 11,000 retail stores in 12 countries. The strong portfolio of beauty products produced by Alliance Boots will be expanded throughout the Walgreen’ network. Their respective private label brands will be expanded throughout the new retail network. I believe the combination of these two companies will result in the world’s first and largest pharmacy health and wellness store chain that will continue to grow for many years.
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reported a second-quarter loss on Tuesday nonetheless beat analyst estimates for earnings.
Shares of Uber popped 10% in premarket shopping for and promoting.
Listed beneath are the necessary factor numbers:
- Loss per share: $1.33, not akin to estimates.
- Earnings: $8.07 billion vs. $7.39 billion estimated, in step with a Refinitiv survey of analysts.
The company reported an internet lack of $2.6 billion for the second quarter, $1.7 billion of which was attributed to investments and a revaluation of stakes in Aurora, Seize and Zomato. Nonetheless it well-known $382 million in free cash stream.
CEO Dara Khosrowshahi acknowledged Uber continues to study from an increase in on-demand transportation and a shift in spending from retail to firms.
The company reported adjusted EBITDA of $364 million, ahead of the $240 million to $270 million range it supplied throughout the first quarter. Gross bookings of $29.1 billion have been up 33% 12 months over 12 months and in keeping with its forecast of $28.5 billion to $29.5 billion.
That is how Uber’s largest enterprise segments carried out throughout the second quarter of 2022:
Mobility (gross bookings): $13.4 billion, up 57% from a 12 months prior to now in fastened foreign exchange.
Provide (gross bookings): $13.9 billion, up 12% from a 12 months prior to now in fastened foreign exchange.
Uber relied carefully on progress in its Eats provide enterprise via the pandemic, nonetheless its mobility part surpassed Eats earningsas riders began to take additional journeys.
That growth continued via the second quarter. Its mobility part reported $3.55 billion in earnings, in distinction with provide’s $2.69 billion. Uber’s freight part delivered $1.83 billion in earnings for the quarter. Earnings wouldn’t embrace the additional taxes, tolls and prices from gross bookings.
Whatever the rise in gasoline prices via the quarter, Uber acknowledged it has additional drivers and couriers incomes money than sooner than the pandemic, and it observed an acceleration in vigorous and new driver progress.
“Consequently in July, surge and wait situations are near their lowest ranges in a 12 months in plenty of markets, along with the US, and our Mobility class place is at or near a multi-year extreme throughout the US, Canada, Brazil, and Australia,” Uber acknowledged in a launch.
Uber simply recently launched new changes that can help it. They are going to have the power to pick out the journeys they want, for example, and might have the power to see how loads they are going to earn sooner than they accept a go to.
The company reported 1.87 billion journeys on the platform via the quarter, up 9% from ultimate quarter and up 24% 12 months over 12 months. Month-to-month vigorous platform customers reached 122 million, up 21% 12 months over 12 months. Drivers and couriers earned an combination $10.8 billion via the quarter, up 37% 12 months over 12 months.
Uber moreover benefited from the resurgence in journey. It acknowledged airport gross bookings had reached pre-pandemic ranges, at 15% of full mobility gross bookings, up 139% year-over-year.
For the third quarter, Uber expects gross bookings between $29 billion and $30 billion and adjusted EBITDA of $440 million to $470 million.
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Commissioner of Tourism, Mr. Chris Johnson and local Tourism Director Glenn Holm recently held a meeting with stakeholders in the tourism sector. Discussions surrounded several pending issues that the island is currently facing; such as the effect of the economic recession on the islands tourism market, joint marketing strategies, and low-season preparation.
This meeting was requested by Mr. Wolfgang Tooten of the Saba Tourism and Hotel Association, sub-committee of the Saba Business Association. The meeting was organized to cater to the hotel owners and dive shop operators as being the most influential to the local tourism market.
Those in attendance were open in discussion while also analyzing the closing of the 2008/2009 high-season. Many of the stakeholders voiced the opinion that communication needs to be improved from the tourist bureau and the Hotel/Dive shop owners. Director Glenn Holm agreed to send monthly updates as to the marketing actions of Government and the Saba Business Association agreed to compile a comprehensive email list in order to carry this out. Commissioner Johnson reminded the group that Government serves as a facilitator in these matters and that he hopes that the main players in the tourism market would start combining their efforts in marketing, instead of competing with each other on a small scale.
The meeting concluded with several action points including a follow-up advertisement in Duiken, a Dutch Magazine, more focus on regional markets, and better cooperation with transportation providers (such as Winair, The Edge, and Dawn 2).
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He MVP may have eluded him in the NBA 2014-2015 season, but as far as Adidas is concerned, Houston Rockets shooting guard James Harden is a hot commodity.
And to prove how much they value Harden, the sports apparel company has offered him a lucrative $200 million, 13-year endorsement deal just so he will not renew his deal with Nike which has recently expired.
ESPN sports business reporter Darren Rovell said the offer "is so significant that it represents half of what the brand paid for 11 seasons as the NBA's official uniform supplier." The offer eclipses the bidding war involving Adidas, Nike and Under Armour for the services of Kevin Durant in 2014.
From Rovell: "A $200 million offer is huge, considering it represents half of what the brand paid for 11 seasons as the NBA's official uniform supplier. Earlier this year, Adidas announced that it would not fight to renew that deal, which will see its competitor Nike take over after the 2016-17 season.
"With incentives, if the deal is consummated, Harden could very well make more from Adidas in the coming years than the Rockets. Harden signed an $80 million contract extension with Houston in 2012 that goes through the 2017-18 season.
"Despite having the NBA deal, Adidas has slipped in recent years due to a lack of individual basketball stars. In 2012, the company signed a massive 14-year deal with Derrick Rose, only to see him miss plenty of action because of knee injuries. Its other star is Damian Lillard, whose Portland Trail Blazers aren't really showing much promise. Endorser John Wall shows plenty of flash, but his first signature Adidas line fell relatively flat this year.
"With Stephen Curry locked up by Under Armour and Kevin Durant choosing to stick with Nike last season, Harden is the only veteran whom Adidas could poach -- even if it means overpaying. This past year, Adidas fell to the No. 3 best-selling apparel brand in the United States, after being passed by Under Armour."
Adidas has issued a statement confirming the offer. "We've invited James Harden to join Adidas," said Adidas spokesman Michael Ehrlich in a statement. "We're a brand of creators and he truly embodies what that means with his approach to the game, his look and his style on and off the court. He's coming off a historic season where he won the scoring title and was voted MVP by his peers. His connection with fans is unparalleled and unprecedented and he can take the game, our brand and the industry to new heights."
Adidas has already signed up three of the top point guards in the NBA, including Derrick Rose, Damian Lillard and John Wall as well as Andrew Wiggins in its roster to promote its sneakers, but none of those players have translated their endorsements to increased sales, said Forbes. Indeed, Adidas has not been able to keep pace with its rivals, particularly Nike and Under Armour.
The report added that Under Armour already dethroned Adidas as the No. 2 most saleable sports apparel in the U.S. in 2014 with Nike being on top. And with Nike aggressively trying to maintain its top spot and Under Armour growing more popular at such a fast pace, Adidas needs a major marketing push to keep up.


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Amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, Indias automotive industry has shifted to the stringent BS6 emission norms. The pandemic hit the country at the same time when dealerships were working hard to clear off unsold BS4 stock ahead of the initially-proposed deadli
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PC & Switch To Receive Crash Bandicoot NSane Trilogy This Year, New Crash Game In 2019 - Report
Rumour has it.
As we all know, Crash Bandicoot NSane Trilogy did pretty well for itself last year, and it exceeded Activision's expectations. I was disappointed that I couldn't play it as I'm an exclusive PC gamer, however all hope is not lost.
Merchandising company GB eye has revealed in the most recent issue of Licensing Source Book Europe that the Trilogy will release on PC & Switch this year. Not only that, there's a new Crash on the way for 2019. Spicy stuff, I can't wait!
Seeing as we got a remake of the 3 original games last year, GB eye is probably referring to a new game entirely which is exciting news.
GB eye has a licensing agreement with Activision, so they would be the ones to know if the Crash series will be seeing any changes and developments any time soon.
"The new game was a huge success at retail with no marketing spend" said Max Arguile, licensing manager. "There will be another game in 2019... Activision has a five year plan for this and GB eye is delighted to be on board for all products".
GB eye is of course a reputable source however it's probably worth waiting for Activision to announce the PC & Switch versions.
Will you be grabbing a copy? Let us know below. I sure will be!
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1,000 Businesses Hit By POS Malware (Again) by Richard Blech
And the beat goes on bada bing, bada boom!
Data Breach Today is reporting: http://www.databreachtoday.com/1000-businesses-hit-by-pos-malware-a-7230
“The Secret Service now estimates that more than 1,000 U.S. businesses have had their systems infected by Backoff, a new point-of-sale malware that has been linked to numerous remote-access attacks (see Emerging POS Attacks Target Small Merchants).”
Data Breach Today : http://www.databreachtoday.com/1000-businesses-hit-by-pos-malware-a-7230
Remote-access attacks are the current hacker scheme that is the popular method of entry to merchants using POS systems. I have been beating the drum of late regarding the daily epidemic of data breaches and it seems that the data security market made up of large ant-malware companies really doesn’t have an answer, or at least not the right answer.
Symantec claims that the solution is “a properly configured endpoint protection product” and that their product solution will, “allow you to minimize the attack surface”. That’s great and all and I believe that their product suite can certainly minimize the chances of a successful attack.
But… is that the answer? Is this enough? What do merchants need or want? Is the consumer satisfied with making a purchase with the possibility of an attack that has been minimized? Isn’t minimization a maybe?
The answers need to not just minimize risk… but eliminate them altogether. Protecting the endpoint is very important, but that is not enough. It will not stop against an insider with nefarious objectives. The risk against POS malware can be eliminated with the combination of endpoint protection AND enveloping all the data with unhackable encryption. Then even the insider will only be left with useless data. That should be the goal. Secure Channels starts where AES 256 leaves off.
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Discount grocer Lidl, which has continued to expand locations in the D.C. suburbs, will open its latest store in Merrifield, Virginia, on June 30.
The Merrifield store is at 2901 Gallows Road. As part of its five-day grand opening event, Lidl will donate 50 cents to the Capital Area Food Bank for every shopper who signs up for its rewards program and sets the Merrifield store as their home store.
Merrifield will be Lidl’s 14th store in Northern Virginia. Lidl opened its second store in Manassas in April. The original Lidl store was the first Lidl opened in Northern Virginia three years ago.
It opened its 15th store in Wheaton, Maryland, earlier this year. Lidl is also committed to its first store in the District, at the Skyland Town Center development on Alabama Avenue in Southeast.
Lidl will continue expanding in the D.C. region.
In 2020, it acquired six former Shoppers Food locations in suburban Maryland and Northern Virginia.
Lidl has thousands of stores throughout Europe. It established its North American headquarters in Arlington’s Crystal City several years ago to launch its U.S. expansion. Lidl expects to have more than 100 stores across the East Coast by the end of this year.
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