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Design Home, the popular apartment design game with over 90 million downloads, knows a lot about collaborating with brands. Players plan out their virtual houses — sourcing rugs, couches and plants from the game’s digital store — and then others rate how good the house looks. Williams-Sonoma, West Elm and Pottery Barn have all partnered with Design Home to get virtual versions of their products placed in the game’s store. A player might pay $1.99 for, say, a pixelated West Elm sofa.
But this September, instead of merely focusing on digital placements, Design Home’s parent company Glu Mobile decided to launch a full-scale retail business called Design Home Inspired — featuring a medley of white-label products that the company sourced itself. Now, if a player falls in love with a rug they’ve added to their virtual apartment, they can buy a real-life version from Design Home directly. The iOS game is essentially doubling as a furniture store.
Retailers and video games have had relationships in the past. This, however, is a notable development — one that suggests that video games might themselves become the retailers of the future.
For years, retail brands have popped up in video games. Gucci and Moschino have each placed new outfits in Sims 4, and Uniqlo and Minecraft crafted a line of Minecraft-themed t-shirts available in both Minecraft and Uniqlo stores. Meanwhile, in Animal Crossing, fashion brands like Net-a-Porter, Gucci, Dior and Burberry have offered up clothing for players to wear on their avatars. 100 Thieves even staged a new apparel drop in the game.
These brands are drawn in by the simple fact that people spend far more time interacting with video game worlds than they do a typical TV ad. If brands can make an interaction feel natural within the space of the game, the engagement they’ll receive is hard to beat, according to Jamin Warren, who founded Twofivesix, a consultancy that teaches brands how to collaborate with video games.
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But until Design Home, these collaborations have roughly looked the same — in essence, brands parachute into the world of video game. Design Home reverses the model. Instead of just bringing existing retail products into the Design Home universe, “they’ve taken it a step further and said, oh, we’re actually going to do our own white label version of what you see in the game,” said Warren. “Going directly to their customers with a product that’s adjacent to the brand universe — that’s really, really unique,” he said.
Design Home’s other innovation is that its white-label store is fully shoppable. Players can purchase a sofa or a rug without leaving the game. That’s a break from other retail partnerships, like the Uniqlo x Minecraft collaboration, where players had to exit the game in order to buy anything.
Design Home’s parent company Glu Mobile seems to think it has hit on something special. Glu Mobile has called its new store a “high-margin opportunity” that it expects to grow quickly. For now, the company is selling pillows, accessories, rugs, wall art and tableware sourced from a handful of suppliers, and it has partnered with the online retailer Burke Décor to handle its e-commerce operations. “We see Design Home as a platform for consumers to discover and engage with brands through creative play,” Mark van Ryswyk, executive vice president at Glu Mobile, said in an email to Modern Retail. He added that the game has collaborated with “dozens” of brands, a number that the company expects will only balloon from here. To Glu Mobile, the retail store is”laying a foundation to create more opportunities for future brand partners to join one day.”
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Some collaborations between retailers and video games are more natural than others. Warren has seen his fair share of examples of brands parachuting into a game, it seems, simply for the sake of advertising in a video game. But players, he said, can see through a gimmick. It’s hard to place a subtle Williams-Sonoma ad in a medieval Europe fantasy game, for instance. “All brands should be working in video games, but not all video games should be working with all brands,” said Warren.
Simulation games — like Sims or FIFA, which are meant to replicate real life — in particular hold potential, because “in many cases, having the brand presence enhances the immersion,” said Warren. Take FIFA — a Pepsi ad, for example, would fit seamlessly into its world. FIFA wants to make itself feel as true to life as possible, and because plenty of real stadiums are covered with soda ads, a Pepsi collaboration only deepens the sense that players are in an actual stadium.
For brands looking to work with video games, one hesitation is the opacity around metrics. Few video games have built up an infrastructure for measuring engagement, which means that brands who do pay for a product placement can’t get a clear read on how many players — or even what kinds of players — are engaging with their products.
A few small companies, most notably Bidstack, are working to change that. Bidstack sells video game product placements — like an in-game billboard or a logo on a player’s jersey. Most of its work thus far has remained small-scale, but the company recently partnered with gaming giant Ubisoft, possibly signaling a bigger breakthrough for in-game ads.
Most collaborations are — like Bidstack’s — still centered on product placements. Yet there is plenty of reason to think that Design Home won’t be the last video game to step out into the retail sector on its own. For one, video games are constantly looking for new ways to keep their players active — and monetizable. The largest games have launched K-pop groups, hosted Travis Scott concerts and set up in-game movie screenings of Christopher Nolan’s “Inception.”
“Video games are looking for ways to keep people coming back,” Warren said. Hosting a concert seems to help with that — but so might turning a game into a real-life store.
Setting up an e-commerce shop doesn’t require that much extra infrastructure to do, either. As Warren noted, thanks to the existing popularity of microtransactions, “they already have the player’s credit card information.” The big hurdle is actually getting them to use it.


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Fern’s Garden Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary
2014-10-08 · By Editor
It has been 10 years since Fern’s Garden opened the doors at its location at 5308 E. 2nd Street in Belmont Shore in August of 2004. To celebrate the occasion, owner Fern Solomon has declared Saturday, October 25 to be “Customer Appreciation Day.”
“We give thanks for the support of our loyal customers and the community that we have had the honor of serving for ten years in Belmont Shore,” said Fern. “We survived the Great Recession and in fact have just renewed our lease for another five years,” she added. “We know our customers appreciate our American and ethically made gift offerings, and we just want to something to them as our way of saying thanks.”
A party is being planned including lots of perks and prizes, such as a free gift for everyone who sets foot in the store that day, free Golden Tattoos, free appetizers and beverages, a $10 gift coupon with every purchase, hourly raffles and a grand prize raffle to give away a prize worth over $150. Live music performed by Angie Tabor of Caribe Steel Band will also be presented.
The celebration is open to all and will take place from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at 5308 E. 2nd Street (near Glendora) on October 25; call Fern’s Garden at 562-434-6425 for more information.

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Tata Motors' profit narrows, but sees rise in demand for Jaguar Land Rover cars
Tata Motors on Wednesday reported narrowing of its consolidated net loss to ₹945 crore for the second quarter ended September, as sales picked up in marquee brand Jaguar Land Rover and across domestic as well as commercial vehicle segments.
The auto major had reported a net loss (attributable to shareholders) of ₹4,442 crore in the July-September period of the last fiscal.
Total income increased to ₹80,650 crore in the quarter under review, as compared to ₹62,246 crore in the year-ago period, Tata Motors said in a regulatory filing.
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On a standalone basis, the company reported a net loss of ₹293 crore. It had posted a net loss of ₹659 crore in the year-ago period.
Total standalone income rose to ₹15,142 crore in the second quarter, as compared to ₹11,197 crore in the same period last year.
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), a part of Tata Motors, reported revenues of 5.3 billion pounds in the second quarter, up 36 per cent from the year-ago period. Its wholesale volumes (excluding China JV) stood at 75,307 units in July-September period, up 17.6 per cent as compared to the same period last year.
The wholesale increase was lower than planned, primarily due to a lower-than-expected supply of specialised chips from one supplier which could not be readily re-sourced in the quarter, Tata Motors said.
JLR is continuing to focus on signing long-term partnership agreements with chip suppliers which is improving visibility of future chip supply, it said.
"Demand for our most profitable and desired vehicles remains strong and we expect to continue to improve our performance in the second half of the year, as new agreements with semiconductor partners take effect, enabling us to build and deliver more vehicles to our clients," JLR CEO Thierry Bollore stated.
The British firm continues to witness strong demand with the client order book now at 2,05,000 units.
The auto major noted that its commercial vehicle business registered a 15 per cent growth in sales over the second quarter of last fiscal.
Revenue for the vertical in the second quarter grew by 35 per cent year on year to ₹16,400 crore.
For India business, domestic wholesales stood at 93,651 vehicles, up 19 per cent year-on-year. However, exports were at 6,771 vehicles, lower by 22 per cent, affected by the financial crisis in few export markets, it said.
"Going forward, we continue to remain in the agile mode and are keeping a close watch on the evolving geopolitical, inflation and interest rate risks on both supply and demand," Tata Motors Executive Director Girish Wagh said.
The passenger vehicles business continued its strong momentum with wholesales at 1,42,755 vehicles, up 69 per cent year-on year, amid strong festive demand and de-bottlenecking actions, the automaker said.
Revenue for the second quarter stood at ₹12,500 crore, up 71 per cent as compared with the same period last year.
"Demand for passenger vehicles remained strong in Q2 FY23 fuelled by improving supply of semiconductors, festive season and new launches," Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Managing Director Shailesh Chandra noted.
In electric vehicles, the company posted sales of 11,522 units in Q2 FY23, registering a growth of 326 per cent over the same period last year, he added.
"Going forward, we remain vigilant about the evolving demand and supply situation and will stay nimble to take necessary actions swiftly, whilst focusing on improving profitability further," Chandra said.
On overall business outlook, the automaker stated that demand continues to remain strong, however it will remain a key monitorable in the wake of global uncertainties.
"Improving chip supply and cooling commodity prices will aid revenue and margins recovery and hence aim to deliver strong improvements in EBIT and free cash flows in H2 FY23," it added.
In a separate filing, Tata Motors said it has notified the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday of its intent to voluntarily delist its American Depositary Shares (ADS), each representing five ordinary shares of the company, par value of ₹2 per share.
Since the ADSs were issued in 2004, the company has witnessed a considerable increase in liquidity and foreign shareholder participation in the equity stock markets in India, it added.
Tata Motors Group CFO P B Balaji said the stated objective of listing the ADS was no longer relevant and its delisting would lead to simplification of financial reporting for the company.
He noted that demand outlook remained strong with sales momentum expected to continue in third and fourth quarters as well.
The company expects retail sales to be more than wholesales in the ongoing quarter, Balaji said.
Elaborating further, he said the order backlog in the domestic market stood at around 1 lakh units with supply matching adequately to the market demand.
Shares of the company on Wednesday closed 0.44 per cent down at ₹433 apiece on the BSE.


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In a groundbreaking stride towards enriching the gaming experience for Indian users, KRAFTON, Inc. has introduced an all-new Indian Faction in their popular real-time player-versus-player (PvP) mobile strategy game, Road To Valor: Empires. This much-anticipated update, a result of KRAFTON’s India-first approach, promises to immerse players in a culturally immersive battlefield. With the introduction of the Indian Faction, KRAFTON not only demonstrates its commitment to the Indian gaming community but also takes a significant step towards localizing gameplay for Indian players.
KRAFTON’s Road To Valor: The Dawn of the Indian Faction
On August 16th, 2023, KRAFTON, Inc. and Dreamotion unveiled the Indian Faction, marking a significant milestone in the world of mobile gaming. This unique creation boasts two Guardians and fourteen Units, all inspired by India’s rich culture. This faction represents a collaborative masterpiece that amalgamates the creativity of KRAFTON’s India team with the expertise of their South Korean counterparts. The Indian Faction is more than just a feature; it’s a testament to KRAFTON’s dedication to delivering culturally resonant experiences to players.
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Cultural Authenticity and Immersion
The Indian Faction draws its inspiration from India’s vibrant tapestry of culture and history. With a keen focus on authenticity, this faction aims to create an immersive experience that resonates with players across the country. The incorporation of elements rooted in India’s diverse heritage adds a layer of relatability that captures the essence of the nation’s traditions.
Guardians of Valor
At the heart of the Indian Faction stand two formidable Guardians, each with unique abilities. Amaira, the first Guardian, wields healing powers to mend wounded allies, while Ageera, the second Guardian, rides the Sun’s majestic chariot, unleashing an all-consuming flame upon enemies. These hero units add a strategic dimension to the gameplay, allowing players to harness their powers in the pursuit of victory.
A Mythical Ensemble
The Indian Faction introduces captivating mythical units, such as Zorawar, the great elephant with thunderous tusks, and Elite units like the Royal Dancers, known for their elegant swordsmanship and distinctive footwork. These units not only diversify gameplay but also infuse the battlefield with a touch of Indian mythology and tradition.
To ensure a seamless initiation into this captivating world, KRAFTON has included a user-friendly tutorial for newcomers. This thoughtful addition aids players in understanding the mechanics of the Indian Faction, enabling them to dive into the realm of adventure without hesitation.
A CEO’s Perspective
Sean Hyunil Sohn, CEO of KRAFTON India, expressed his excitement regarding the launch of the Indian Faction. He highlighted the collaborative efforts of teams in India and South Korea that went into crafting characters and elements that authentically capture India’s cultural beauty. This launch is a testament to the power of collaboration, celebrating diversity and presenting it on a global stage.
Beyond the Launch
The Indian Faction launch also brings a host of exciting updates to the game. An Indian Faction Attendance Event provides cards and gold to aid new players in acclimating to the game. Additionally, the Indian Faction Level Boost Event enables players to utilize newly earned cards despite being at a lower level, fostering an inclusive environment for players of all levels. The introduction of a special shop dedicated to the Indian Faction empowers players to level up their cards through tailored offers.
As the Indian Faction steps onto the battlefield, players can anticipate more local content, updates, and immersive experiences in Road To Valor: Empires. KRAFTON has announced plans to host its first Esports tournament, solidifying the game’s position as a platform for competitive gaming.
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The launch of the Indian Faction in Road To Valor: Empires is a testament to KRAFTON’sBATTLEGROUNDS MOBILE INDIA SERIES 2023: A Grand Esports Spectacle Unveiled by KRAFTON India and JioCinema India-first approach and commitment to providing gamers with experiences that resonate with their cultural identity. With a meticulously crafted faction, rich in Indian heritage and mythology, players can delve into a captivating world that bridges the gap between gaming and tradition. The introduction of the Indian Faction is not just an update; it’s a celebration of India’s diverse culture on the global gaming stage.


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Sprint has been getting hit within the past year with bad business news and bad numbers. Yeah pretty much Sprint has been falling behind and struggling sense the purchase of struggling Nextel. They have been throwing tones of money into advertising with the NASCAR Sprint (Nextel) cup and all of their new ads. Finally within the past few weeks they have decided to take a new advertising stance. The first ad I saw was with their new CEO making a statement. Now they are pounding TV with new ads of their Cheaper ALL unlimited Plans. Your top 2 carriers in ATT Wireless and Verizon Wireless both offered unlimited voice for $99.99 a month. So in an effort to grab more customers and a larger slice of the wireless market, Sprint has released an unlimited Everything Plan for $99. Where ATT and Verizon only give you unlimited voice, Sprint is giving you unlimited Voice, Messaging (txt and mms) and unlimited net. This is actually one of the best moves Sprint has made lately. We usually see these types of moves from T-Mobile which has has made moves with unlimited data and messaging before to undercut the larger carriers. This should actually help Sprint grab more market share. Now if they will just expand their service area to cover more of the US.


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By pushing your shopping cart on the shelves of French or Luxembourg supermarkets, would the bill really be less salty? The Luxembourg magazine Paperjam wanted to get to the bottom of it and compared three major brands located about ten minutes by car in a cross-border region, between Belgium, France and Luxembourg. From this comparison, it emerged that the bill would be 27% more expensive by buying the same products in Belgium than in France. In Luxembourg, the bill would be 11.7% more expensive than in France, but still less expensive than in Belgium. For the same shopping cart in France, the final bill is therefore 70 euros cheaper than in Belgium, since in this mini-survey, the journalist from Paperjam claims to have paid 287.96 euros at Auchan in Mont-Saint -Martin (France), 321.68 euros at the Cactus de Bascharage (Luxembourg) and finally 365.79 euros at the Cora de Messancy.
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Same observation on the side of the Voix du Nord which recently compared the prices exercised in two equivalent brands in France and Belgium. Out of 23 references selected, only 1 product was cheaper on the Belgian side.
If several criteria explain this clear difference, starting with the automatic indexation of wages in Belgium, a higher consumption index in Belgium or an even higher VAT rate on food here, the observation is clear: shopping in France would save a lot of money.
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To get an idea, here is the price difference of some products purchased in France and Belgium:
A 900 g jar of Nutella: €5.03 in France compared to €4.49 in Belgium
A 320g jar of Bonne Maman strawberry jam: €1.28 in France compared to €2.50 in Belgium
A pack of 6 Vittel water bottles of 1.5 L: €2.74 in France against €4.99 in Belgium
A pack of 6 slices of Herta cooked ham: €3.89 in France compared to €5.99 in Belgium
Barilla penne 500 g: €0.99 in France against €1.89 in Belgium
Pampers Baby Dry T3 nappies: €37.86 in France against €37.99 in Belgium
Ariel all-in-pods laundry detergent (22 pieces): €10.57 in France compared to €13.18 in Belgium
Côte d’or milk and hazelnut chocolate 180 g: €2.44 in France compared to €3.29 in Belgium
Extra feeling condoms 10 pieces: €7.09 in France against €13.99 in Belgium
Blonde Leffe 33clx8: €8.57 in France compared to €9.99 in Belgium
But do you have to rush into France to fill your shopping cart? At the price of gasoline and diesel, nothing is less certain, however, the price of fuel is on average also lower in France. Shopping in France can therefore be a good option if you live on the border, but you have to think carefully about the significant price differences if you live a little bit far from the border.
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A BlackBerry handheld device with both mobile phone and Wi-Fi wireless capabilities is on its way, according to Jim Balsillie, co-CEO of BlackBerry maker RIM (Research In Motion).
Speaking at the JP Morgan Technology Conference on Wednesday, Balsillie said such a converged BlackBerry should come out "in the back half of this year".
RIM is behind its competitors in developing devices with both mobile phone and Wi-Fi functions.
Motorola and Nokia were both selling phones with Wi-Fi and mobile aimed at business users last year. RIM had recently hinted at forthcoming converged phones but until now, hadn't said when they would ship.
"Wi-Fi was overhyped," Balsillie said. "I was not a big believer in it for the first two or three years because it was hyped as something that would subsume everything, that you would get rid of your mobile phone. We feel it's complementary to a mobile phone."


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On my way to the elevated subway station today, I caught sight of my neighborhood’s most clearcut (pun very much intended) sign that Santa season is fully upon us: Christmas tree lots. I detect the familiar faces of the folks positioned, as always, in front of Rite Aid hawking pines and firs long since separated from their roots. According to the National Christmas Tree Association, approximately 30-35 million “real” Christmas trees are sold in the U.S. every year and roughly 100,000 people are employed in the Christmas tree industry.
“As soon as the turkey’s in the Tupperware, thoughts turn to getting ready for Christmas,” begins one recent newspaper story. “And what says Christmas more than the tree?” Yep, as Thanksgiving is to the turkeys, Christmas is to evergreen. It almost seems to go unnoticed that the enduring symbols of winter’s two most celebrated holidays are the annual targets of human killing sprees. You can sing “O Christmas Tree” until you go hoarse, but that tree you just bought is dying before your eyes.
Ninety-eight percent of all American Christmas trees are grown on the more than 21,000 Christmas tree farms; these farms eat up about 450,000 acres of land. It takes about 7-10 years for a Christmas tree to mature, and for every harvested tree, 2-3 seedlings are planted. Think of it like factory farming for firs.
Retail tree lots like the one I passed today are a New York City tradition that dates back to 1851. Thirty years after that, an assistant of Thomas Edison’s conjured up the prescient notion of hanging electric lights on Christmas trees. By 1890, such lights were being mass-produced and tree lightings would eventually become the ceremony of choice for those who don’t mind triple-digit electricity bills.
Another durable American tradition will eventually mark the unofficial end to all holiday spirit. I’m speaking, of course, about the sight of discarded trees lying near the garbage cans on the sidewalk. Just a few weeks earlier, those trees were leaning almost upright with price tags dangling from their shiny branches. Now they lie horizontal…a few tenacious strands of tinsel clinging to the razor-sharp needles. Like plastic forks, paper plates, gnawed turkey bones, and New York‘s growing homeless population, we perceive Christmas trees as disposable; they ultimately become someone else’s problem.
Before anyone touts the widespread recycling of post-holiday trees, let’s recap, shall we? Some 450,000 acres of land are set aside to plant and grow trees destined to be cut down and sold for about ten days’ use before being unceremoniously tossed out onto the pavement and we’re supposed applaud the time and money our city uses to deal with the subsequent-and predictable-epidemic of dead trees.
The blinking lights go back in the hallway closet and the ornaments get stored under the bed in the guest room long before January’s electric and credit card bills arrive. This year’s Christmas tree, however, will be history. No longer will it hide brightly wrapped boxes of consumer electronics or display an impaled blonde angel at its highest point. Planted and fattened solely for the kill, that doomed tree will probably serve as a novel target for local dogs on the stroll.
This Christmas, say no to fir…
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- Panasonic India is planning a cover for trade partners of INR 1,00,000
- The camera division of the company is planning a Covid-19 medical insurance
- The company thanked all of their channel partners
The electronics giant, Panasonic India has announced today a medical insurance covering the costs of Covid-19 for their channel partners in the camera division. The camera division of the company announced a cover of INR 1,00,000 for the all active trade partners working in dealing in the camera segment.
Recently, Panasonic is seen doing a lot of activities related to the welfare of it’s consumers and offline retail partners. Mr. Suguru Takamatsu, the Divisional Head, CSD, at Panasonic India posted an article on LinkedIn about how Panasonic has been engaging with its offline retailers to sail through these tough times. He said, “Tough times don’t last but tough people & tough organizations do.”
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The Product Head, Hardeep Singh, at Panasonic India, shared a video on LinkedIn to announce about the insurance. The video stated, “When the going gets tough, then the tough gets going. Imaging Business Group, Panasonic India announces medical cover for COVID-19 ailments to all its active camera dealers for playing an important role in restarting the business under unlock India. Be safe.”
The spokesperson, Mr. Sandeep Sehgal, Business Chief, at Panasonic India said, “We thank you for dealing with customers on a day-to-day basis, while putting yourself at risk. We announce an insurance of upto INR 1,00,000 for the purchase of Panasonic camera and camera lens. Keeping your health and safety in mind the Panasonic Camera division is extending its Covid-19 insurance for all our Active Trade Partners. All the information regarding the insurance would be issued in few days.”


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Chinese adults have a fairly good reason for spending less time in media and the internet.
According to brokerage firm Bernstein, it’s because they work longer weeks. More Chinese adults also tend to be in construction, manufacturing and mining, “where multi-tasking (as in surfing social media while working) is harder.”
In their research, Bernstein analysts found that the average Chinese adult spends 460 minutes on media activities (such as watching TV), while the average American spends 720 minutes glued to media devices.
That’s a difference of 260 minutes, or nearly four and a half hours.
Nevertheless, the Chinese still spend as much time as Americans on their mobile phones. To internet-based companies, this means good business (via Business Insider):
“This incredible feat has so far helped mask the fundamental paucity of user minutes in China, but we are finally reaching a stage where the boundary of time is set to assert itself. Traditional media has been crushed. Television, if it yields, will most likely donate its minutes to specific formats, such as video, which are adjacent to it. For much else, Chinese Internet users are time-constrained.”
Analysts noted that Chinese internet companies achieved an average of 55% sales growth per year between 2013 and 2016, Barron’s reported. However, because of the Chinese’s lack of time, they are not optimistic for the next three years, citing a huge 25% drop in annual revenue growth.


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Video portal Hulu’s owners have started negotiations with a series of tech giants who are trying to shop for it. Among them, there are Google, Microsoft and Yahoo! in line with some reports, the sale would bring the present homeowners concerning a pair of billion bucks.
The video-on-demand web site is changing homeowners. Hulu, that may be a joint venture between massive names within the media business, like the Walt Disney Company, NBC Universal (Comcast / General Electric), Fox Entertainment cluster (News Corp.) and Providence Equity Partners, was initial approached in late June, SF Gate says. NBC universal is that the main shareholder, with 32% . Fox Entertainment Corp. owns 31%, Disney – ABC TV cluster has twenty seventh and Providence Equity Partners have 100%.


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Adtec Europe is happy to announce a new President at our parent company Adtec Plasma Technology Co., Ltd Japan (listed on TSE 6668) – Mr Hidenori Morishita. Mr Morishita has been working at Adtec Japan for over 15 years primarily in the role of business development.
We look forward to working together with the new Corporate Management Team including Adtec Europe Managing Director Mary McGovern to develop the RF and Plasma business worldwide.
The former president Mr Shuitsu Fujii founded Adtec Plasma Technology in 1985 and he will continue to be actively involved in guiding the company in his new role as Executive Chairman.
Adtec has been supplying reliable RF plasma solutions to the semiconductor and display industries worldwide for over 30 years.
Atmospheric pressure cold plasma technology was also first developed at the Innovation Centre in Adtec Japan. This technology is now commercialized by Adtec Europe for medical and surface treatment applications in collaboration with our parent company.
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China's manufacturing activity improved from April, but the key sector remained in contraction, while operating conditions fared well in Japan, leading to an expansion in the manufacturing sector.
The HSBC China manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) rose to 49.2 in May from 48.9 in April. However, the index remained below the crucial 50 neutral mark and signalled a third successive monthly deterioration in the health of China's manufacturing sector.
The flash PMI, which is based on 85%–90% of total survey responses, earlier showed a reading of 49.1 in May, compared to 48.9 in April.
"A solid fall in new export work contributed to fewer new orders, which in turn led to the first contraction of output in 2015 so far," said Annabel Fiddes, economist at Markit.
"Furthermore, sustained job cuts, ongoing destocking activities and reduced purchasing activity all suggest that the sector may remain in contractionary territory as we head into mid-year."
Fiddes added that the government is required to take more stimulus measures to help boost domestic demand and recover growth momentum.
Meanwhile, the headline Markit Japan manufacturing PMI surged to 50.9 in May from 49.9 in April. The reading was unchanged from the flash PMI released earlier.
"The latest PMI signalled an improvement in operating conditions in the Japanese manufacturing sector," said Amy Brownbill, economist at Markit.
"Both growth in production and new orders resumed, having contracted in the previous survey period. According to survey participants a rise in client demand helped by new product launches and enhanced marketing strategies led to the latest increase in new work intakes."
Nevertheless, growth in new export orders was weak and lower than the average for the current 11-month sequence of expansion, despite lower exchange rates for the yen against the US dollar.


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Samsung Rewards Hits Phones, Android OS for India, and Kryptowire Discovers Data Leak
Samsung Pay Adds Rewards Program for Transactions
Samsung released Samsung Rewards on Monday, a new program that rewards a user with points every time they make a transaction using Samsung Pay. The points will allow users to redeem gift cards, Samsung products, and more. Learn more about the new program on TechCrunch.
Indus OS Building Android OS for India
A small startup, Indus OS, looking to localize Android for India, has begun working with local OEMs to sell smartphones using their operating system. Primarily, the company is actively working on partnering with Chinese and other international phone brands. Android holds the majority of the smartphone market in India, at roughly 88% of all smartphone sold in the region. Learn more on The Tech Portal.
Android Smartphones May Be Sending Personal Data Overseas
Security firm Kryptowire, has found that some pre-installed Android smartphone models may be sending highly sensitive data to a Chinese third party company. The leaked information includes text messages, call logs, users’ locations, and more. “The Department of Homeland Security was recently made aware of the concerns discovered by Kryptowire and is working with our public and private sector partners to identify appropriate mitigation strategies,” said DHS spokesperson Marsha Catron. The full story on cyberscoop.


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Gaming deals to check out this Black Friday
Black Friday is the one day of the year where you can get amazing offers on various games and even gaming consoles. During Black Friday 2019, you will be able to find hard-to-resist gaming deals and offers on VR gaming; brands like PlayStation, Xbox One X, Nintendo; consoles; and accessories.
This year, Black Friday falls on the 29th of November, and for the owners of PS4 and Xbox One, there are newer consoles available for much lower prices. Gaming enthusiasts can expect amazing deals on a variety of products such as laptops, gaming computers and consoles, mouse, headsets, and even portable hard drives.
While the Black Friday gaming deals get bigger and better each year, this year you can expect them to kick off much earlier; so, you can be prepared to enjoy discounts as early as around November 21st. Some of the biggest discounts this year may be on the following:
- Xbox One is expected to offer some heavy discounts this year. While Xbox One S systems will be available for as low as $175, you can also expect to get free games with it. This aggressive discount system may be applicable for Xbox One X as well.
- PS4 Black Friday deals are also expected to be equally enticing. You can expect attractive savings offers on the PS4 Pro and the Slim versions.
- The prices for Nintendo games and gaming consoles are also expected to be lowered, even for the newly-launched Nintendo Switch Lite that comes with improved battery. During the Black Friday gaming deals of 2019, you can expect to save on the console and some bundles.
- PC parts are also expected to be available for great prices during this year’s Black Friday sales. So, gamers can consider investing in high-end PCs because of these sales. Since the GPU is critical for any gaming laptop or PC, most makers are offering amazing discounts for AMD or Nvidia; therefore, you can expect graphics cards to be available for much lower prices.
- When you look at some of the Black Friday gaming deals for 2019, you will be able to find some of the popular brands on offer such as the previous year’s AAA games and games launched in early 2019, like Mortal Kombat 11, Red Dead Redemption 2, Resident Evil 2, and Assassin’s Creed Odyssey.
- A big part of the Black Friday gaming deals is the price-cuts on gaming TVs everywhere. Almost all 4K television will see price cuts and gamers can buy one for as low as $300.
- One can expect great savings on smartphones and tablets this year for Black Friday. Every time one brand decides to slash its prices, other popular brands tend to follow suit. Gamers can now buy iPads for much less and get large storage devices for lower prices as well.
- Like TVs, Black Friday gaming deals for 2019 will also provide incredible offers on audio devices. So, you can rush to the stores for a great gaming headset; the new models are compatible with all future consoles.
You can get amazing deals on all things related to gaming and enhance your experience overall.


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Does coffee offer health benefits?
More than 4 cups of coffee linked to early death. A Mayo Clinic partnered study found that men who drank more than four 8 fl.oz. cups of coffee had a 21% increase in all-cause mortality. However, those that reported that they consumed excessive amounts of caffeine were also likely to smoke and have poor fitness. Dr. Nancy Snyderman from NBC said there were a few discrepancies with the study, but stresses that moderation is still key.


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Call it the Street View Effect. Google's voyeuristic, photorealistic mapping has changed the way we remotely view the world. And it’s also made navigation easier by allowing users to get a better sense of their bearings by being able to see photos of pannable buildings and destinations that an animated map can’t match. So far, only the Mercedes-Benz mbrace2 and Audi Connect bring Street View to the dashboard, and Google's Panaramio will be available in the latest BMW ConnectedDrive platform.
Garmin recently added Street View to its Navigon brand iPhone app, and now the company is providing the next best thing for the navigation systems of several 2013 Chrysler and Dodge vehicles via what it calls “realistic 3D views of buildings and key landmarks throughout major U.S. cities.” It also adds topographic map data to display terrain landscape elevations for when a driver is outside of the city and up in the hills. Additionally, the new Garmin system includes the company's photoReal Junction View that displays road signs and intersections along the route “with photographic detail” to help drivers make sure they’re in the correct lane and don’t blow past an exit. According to Garmin, the latest version of Junction View covers more than 60,000 U.S. intersections, 25 times more than previously available.
Another feature of the new Garmin system for Chrysler vehicles, myTrends, stores frequent routes based on driving habits and anticipates them on certain days and at certain times so that the user doesn’t have to enter the destination. In theory, after a few weeks the system will know that you have, say, a 2 p.m. tee time at the local links every Saturday so that you don’t have to enter the address each time. Of course, by then you should know the way there, but the system also automatically displays the estimated driving time using the ITS trafficTrends feature, which recommends routes based on historical traffic data and recurring trends at any given time of day.
A second display in the instrument panel behind the steering wheel shows the next maneuver using Junction View, and for hardcore Mopar fans the system has customized vehicle icons that approximate the look of a Chrysler or Dodge vehicle. The new Garmin system is part of the Chrysler Uconnect 8.4N infotainment system available as either standard equipment or an option for the Chrysler 300 and Dodge Journey, Charger and Dart.
With in-dash navigation systems quickly becoming antiquated by nav apps, Garmin spokesman John-Till Broer told Wired that the new Garmin system for Chrysler vehicles attempts to improve “the core of the navigation experience” by being easier to use and getting drivers to their destination faster by providing better orientation using 3D graphics. But is it enough to get buyers to pay $495 for the Chrysler Uconnect 8.4N infotainment system – along with having to add another $1,000-plus in bundled option – to get it in the entry-level 2013 Dart SXT? If Chrysler's marketing holds water, it certainly has potential.


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Video of Ben Storick laying it down with his JS Models Vision Frenzy.
Archive for July, 2009
This event was a first for the Miramar RC Flyers. Attendance was high, weather was great, and people had a great time. There were no raffles or contests, however, the flying was so good, no one seemed to mind. Overall, the event was a great success for a small club and we have plenty of […]
The 2009 FAI F3C Heli World Championship is quickly approaching which is being held in Muncie, ID the week prior to IRCHA. I’ve found two sites that cover news on the team’s efforts leading up to the championship. First is the Hirobo Japan team that have created a very cool blog talking about their preparation […]
Futaba Japan released a notification last week that it’s come to their attention there are counterfeit Futaba products on the market. Particularly the Futaba GY401 Gyro and Futaba S9254 tail servo are noted in the release. These products will obviously not have the same performance as genuine Futaba products.
We all know about the issues with the Align stock shouldered metal screws that come in the Align T-Rex 600 and 700 kits. There have been several third party products released utilizing separate washers and screws. Well now Lunsford Racing has decided to join the mix with their new one-piece shouldered titanium screw specifically designed […]
G-Force Technologies has been the leader in bringing out high quality and high performance products for the heli market. Here at RC Heli Resource we have reviewed a number of great offerings from G-Force so when we got the opportunity to review the new adjustable clutch block and motor mounts for the T-Rex 700N we […]
Inertia RC, known for their successful Inertia 860 gyro, just released info on their new flybarless unit. It should be released the first week of August so we should be seeing it in action at IRCHA. The preliminary pricing has been set at $380 or below. While currently in final testing, time will tell how […]
This year at IRCHA we are doing it big. No longer do we need to self-promote. The goal now is to increase the reach of the industry companies to the customer base. Big or small, foreign or domestic, paid advertiser or not….you can now shine on RCHeliResource.Com. Whether you are at IRCHA 2009 or not […]
Flight instruction is back and it’s time for YOU to choose what you want to learn. After 3 days I will take the leading maneuver and make an instructional video on it… thorough as usual. Remember, if you have any suggestions for future maneuvers to learn, please send them to firstname.lastname@example.org or simply leave a […]
The American Heroes Air Show features non-stop aerial demonstrations and excitement including interactive exhibits, helicopter rides, live local entertainment, and much more!
We got them for you you here first. The new DETAILED photos of the RAVE 90. Pictures are courtesy of Joe Cappola at www.rcprecisionheli.com.
G-Force has a new swash tool out th120, at takes versatility to the next level, literally!
Curtis Youngblood unveiled CY & NextD’s newly designed Rave 90 Electric. There is no information out yet, so stay tuned for the latest updates in the world of RC helicopters here at RCHeliResource.com! UPDATE: Per Brian Butler at Next-D “Yes it will be a nitro model with an electric conversion available at the time of […]


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- August 8, 2019
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Premier BPO LLC was recently featured in Majoreports in it’s market research report regarding North America Healthcare BPO Industry.
The report discussed Size, Share, Status, Opportunity, Demand, Growth, and Forecast Analysis HealthCare BPO Industry in North America and mentioned Premier BPO among some of the prominent participants operating in this market.


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US Trade Representative Says Mexican Trucks May Return To US
(Dow Jones) The Obama administration has taken the first step toward renewing a pilot program that allows to operate within the U.S., as stipulated in the North American Free Trade Agreement, but still must work with on fashioning a new program, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said Tuesday.
“ has made it plain that we would like to see this issue over the ability of Mexican trucks to move freely throughout the U.S. resolved as soon and as thoughtfully as possible,” Kirk said at a news conference with Mexican Economy Minister Gerardo Ruiz.
In the 2009 appropriations bill, the U.S. Congress blocked funding for the pilot program, but the Obama administration persuaded legislators to consider a reworked program.
“With the offending language now being removed from the most recent appropriations bill, we have at least the green light to go forward and start those consultations with Congress” and other interested parties, Kirk said.
Mexico would be consulted throughout the process, he added.
Ruiz didn’t comment on the trucking ban, which prompted Mexico to apply retaliatory tariffs against some U.S. goods. He said that with about $400 billion a year in bilateral trade between Mexico and the U.S., there are bound to be some problems.
A pilot program had allowed a small number of Mexican truckers to carry goods directly to U.S. delivery points, rather than dropping their trailers at the U.S.-Mexico border where U.S. truckers pick them up.
Trucking groups in the U.S. have said the Mexican trucks aren’t safe. Mexico says the vehicles are regularly inspected at the border, and that the violation of the Nafta trade agreement amounts to U.S. protectionism.
-By Laurence Iliff, Dow Jones Newswires; (52-55) 5980-5184, laurence.iliff@ dowjones.com


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India’s services exports are likely to defy the impending recession in the biggest markets – the US and the EU – and grow at an impressive pace in FY23, although the goods sector is expected to experience a slowdown in its growth.
Services exports are expected to jump 18% year on year to a new high of $300 billion in the current fiscal year, Service Export Promotion Council (SEPC) chairman Sunil Talati said. to FE. Already, services exports soared 27% in the June quarter to $71 billion, he said.
On the contrary, a sharp slowdown in growth or recession in advanced economies could improve the outlook for Indian service exporters, as these countries tend to start diverting more orders to cheaper destinations to cut costs. , said Talati. This is especially true for segments such as accounting and legal services.
Senior executives at service sector companies FE spoke to said their order flow remained strong. Although a few segments may be affected, on a net basis export order flows are expected to remain robust in the coming months, some said. The United States (and Canada) and Europe (including the United Kingdom) accounted for 56.2% and 30.1% respectively of India’s software services exports worth $134 billion during FY21, according to the latest RBI data.
Amit Chadha, CEO and Managing Director of L&T Technology Services, said, “Despite currency fluctuations and supply chain shortages, we are seeing many promising opportunities in the engineering and technology services landscape. The good thing is that, overall, our global customers are continuing their transformation programs, with digital engineering being an area of focus and spending. »
Chadha believes that L&T Technology Services’ Six Big Bets (EACV, 5G, Digital Products and AI, Digital Manufacturing Services, Medtech and Sustainability) focus and its strategic investments are aligned with the multi-year focus areas of global companies. engineering and R&D and will help his business continue to grow.
A Wipro spokesperson said, “Our customers continue to invest in the digital acceleration, cloud adoption, and technology and business transformation that are at the heart of their products and services. As we shared our earnings call, our pipeline, order bookings and ongoing discussions with our customers remain strong. »
Given that the United States and countries in Europe are experiencing rampant inflation, a substantial wage spiral in these markets would make local sourcing more expensive. Moreover, a weak rupee will also help the cause of India’s service exports, industry executives said. Despite the recent rally, the rupee is still down 6% against the greenback year-to-date.
In a July 24 earnings call, Infosys Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Salil Parekh said “the overall pipeline is strong at this point, but of course we are watching what may happen as the environment evolves and changes”.
Parekh suggested that recession fears and interest rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve could impact “some pockets” like the mortgage (financial services) sector, “but the prevailing view of our pipeline today is that we have a good pipeline overall.” .
Venkatraman Narayanan, Managing Director and CFO of IT firm Happiest Minds, said: “A recession in other geographies would further bolster India’s offshoring story as there would be a sharp rise in wages in these countries, mainly due to inflation.
Inflation in several advanced economies, particularly in the United States and many European countries, has reached its highest level in several decades.
“With India’s offshoring capabilities and skills well accepted globally, the country is also accepted as a leading offshoring destination for the world. We don’t have to sell our abilities hard,” Narayanan said.
Last week, the International Monetary Fund cut its 2022 growth forecast for the United States to 2.3%, from 3.7% forecast in April. Similarly, he pegged US growth for 2023 at just 1%, down from the previous forecast of 2.3%. The euro area will grow by around 2.6% and 1.2% in 2022 and 2023, respectively, down from earlier IMF projections of 2.8% and 2.3%.
Downside risks from high inflation, tight monetary conditions and war in Ukraine add to an already “gloomy and more uncertain” global outlook, the IMF said, warning that surging inflationary pressures, if unchecked, could ultimately trigger a global recession.


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French carmaker Renault plans to source €80 million worth of components this year from India to feed its overseas plants.
The French auto giant is gearing up for making a re-entry following separation from Mahindra & Mahindra.
Its first offering will be the sedan Fluence, assembled at the company's plant in Oragadam, Chennai. The facility was built in alliance with Nissan with a production capacity of 4 lakh cars a year.
According to Sudhir Rao, deputy managing director, Renault India, increased sourcing of parts for its global operations demonstrated the company's determination to make India the hub for its activities in the region.
Renault had announced plans to launch five cars over the next 18 months. Rao said the company would now launch five new models in the Indian market over the next 15 months, instead of 18 months. He added the company would have cars in every segment in 15 months.
Rao described the Indian market as challenging and added that the company's success in India was crucial.
He said the India entry was a litmus test for success and only if it succeeded in the country, some other markets would open up for it.


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The tech giant had earlier announced reducing the service fee to 15%
In October, Alliance of Digital India Foundation (ADIF) had approached the CCI seeking interim relief from the new commission policy
ADIF today said that the deadline extension gives startups more time but doesn’t take away the uncertainty
Amid strong resistance from the startup community and the ongoing anti-trust probe, Google has extended the deadline for developers in India to integrate with Play Store’s contentious new billing system to October 31, 2022 from March 31, 2022.
Speaking on the development, a Google spokesperson said on Friday, “We recognise the unique needs of the developer ecosystem in India and remain committed to partnering with developers in India on their growth journey.”
The tech giant said that it has extended the timeline to provide developers in India the required product support for recurring payments through convenient user payment systems, including UPI and wallets, and also provide them more time in light of the changes to India’s recurring digital payments guidelines.
Reacting to the development, the ADIF said that Google’s decision to extend the deadline for the new Play Store policy gives developers a short-term relief.
In a statement, the startup and technology industry body, however, said that it disagrees with the reasoning given for the extension.
The core issue for the developers is the gatekeeper tax of 15-30% on a select category of apps and restrictions on the use of other payment options and Google fails to admit it in their announcement, it said.
“The reality is that app owners have been in a very tough spot as they are unsure if they should unwillingly comply with Google’s new policies and be hopeful of a CCI’s intervention on the interim relief petition for maintaining the status quo. Google’s deadline extension certainly gives them more time but doesn’t take away their uncertainty.” Sijo Kuruvilla George, executive director, ADIF said.
The forum added that Google should utilise the additional time to listen to the problems of app developers and come out with a policy that is fair to all applications on the Play Store.
New Commission Policy & Eventual Backlash
In September 2020, global tech giant Google stated that it would charge an industry-standard 30% cut on transactions for developers selling digital goods using Google Play Store and its in-app payment system. The fee would, after 12 months, drop to 15%, it had said then.
Amid continuous backlash from Indian stakeholders due to its monopolistic policy, in a recent blogpost, Google in October said that it will reduce the service fee to 15%.
The reduction did not appease the startup community, which said that the move is not fair and does not provide a level playing field.
In October, ADIF also approached the Competition Commission of India (CCI) seeking interim relief from Google PlayStore’s new commission policy.
An alliance of 422 startups, ADIF sought relief from the CCI on behalf of app developers saying that Google’s new policy will restrict certain categories of apps to use only Google Billing System (GBS) for accepting payments, said a statement by industry forum.


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Bayer's Finerenone Meets Primary Endpoint In Phase III FIDELIO-DKD Renal Outcomes Study
Australia's ACCC Says Elanco’s Acquisition Of Bayer’s Animal Health Business Not Opposed
U.S. FDA Posts Interim Results For Postmarket Surveillance Study On Essure, A Permanently Implanted Birth Control Device For Women
Bayer AG is a life science company. The Company's segments are Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Health, Crop Science and Animal Health. The Pharmaceuticals segment focuses on researching, developing and marketing prescription products and specialty therapeutics especially in the areas of cardiology, oncology, gynecology, hematology and ophthalmology, as well as radiopharmacology and others. The Consumer Health segment develops, produces and markets nonprescription over-the-counter products in the dermatology, dietary supplement, analgesic, gastrointestinal, cold, allergy, sinus and flu, foot care and sun protection categories, among others. The Crop Science segment researches, develops and markets crop protection solutions and seeds, and includes the subsidiary Monsanto. The Animal Health segment is engaged in the development, production and marketing of prescription and nonprescription veterinary products.
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Bayer <BAYGn.DE> was forced on Wednesday to delay part of a proposed settlement of allegations that its widely used weedkiller Roundup caused cancer after a U.S. judge questioned its plan to deal with future claims.
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Bayer shares fell more 6% on Tuesday after a U.S. judge questioned part of the German company's proposed settlement to deal with future claims relating to allegations that its widely used weedkiller Roundup caused cancer.
Bayer shares dropped 6% on Tuesday after a U.S. judge questioned the German company's proposed settlement to deal with future claims relating to allegations that its widely-used weedkiller Roundup caused cancer.
Seeking to forestall further claims, Bayer AG is taking a risky bet that an independent scientific review will ultimately show that its widely used weed killer Roundup does not cause cancer, legal experts said.
Bayer AG, after more than a year of talks, agreed to pay as much as $10.9 billion to settle close to 100,000 U.S. lawsuits claiming that its widely-used weedkiller Roundup caused cancer, resolving litigation that has pummeled the company's share price.
Weitz & Luxenberg said on Wednesday it and other law firms reached a settlement with Bayer on behalf of almost one hundred thousand Americans who had been diagnosed with cancer after exposure to Monsanto's Roundup weedkiller.
* BAYER AG HAS SETTLED 95,000 U.S. ROUNDUP CANCER LAWSUITS FOR $10-$11 BILLION - SOURCE
Bayer AG on Wednesday said it agreed to settle U.S. lawsuits claiming that its widely-used weedkiller Roundup caused cancer for $10.1-10,9 billion. (Reporting by Ludwig Burger Editing by Edward Taylor)
Bayer AG is close to agreeing a settlement worth $8-10 billion over claims its glyphosate-based Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, German business daily Handelsblatt reported on Tuesday.
Germany's Bayer <BAYGn.DE> is set to reach a settlement this week with U.S. plaintiffs that claim its glyphosate-based weedkillers cause cancer, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Germany's Bayer is close to agreeing a settlement over claims its glyphosate-based Roundup weedkiller causes cancer this week, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Bayer AG is close to agreeing a settlement worth $8-10 billion with plaintiffs in a case over its glyphosate-based weedkiller, German business daily Handelsblatt reported on Tuesday.
A U.S. federal appeals court on Monday blocked California from requiring that Bayer AG label its glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup with a cancer warning, handing the company a victory in its ongoing litigation over the product.
Bayer AG won a court ruling blocking California from requiring the German-based company to tell consumers that a chemical in its Roundup herbicide is known to cause cancer, Bloomberg News reported on Monday.
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Bayer AG said on Tuesday it will scrap a nearly $1 billion project to produce the chemical dicamba in the United States, but said the move is unrelated to a federal court decision that blocked sales of weed killers based on the product.
SGS SA <SGSN.S> aims to profit from increased testing for residue left on food by the main ingredient in Bayer AG's <BAYGn.DE> weedkiller Roundup, as the Swiss company said on Monday that nine of its laboratories won an advocacy group's certification.
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Chinese police on Friday arrested 21 suspects in connection with the theft of customer information from Alibaba Group Holding’s logistics affiliate Cainiao Network, state news agency Xinhua reported. More than 10 million pieces of client data – including usernames, phone numbers and parcel tracking numbers – were stolen from Cainiao, which provides logistics support to…
Photo-sharing app Instagram has today got the support for GIFs (Graphics Interchange Format) in its Direct platform. Instagram Direct is nothing but the messenger service on the app, using which Instagrammers can communicate privately with each other.
NEW DELHI: Country’s second largest telecom operator Airtel has rolled out a new prepaid plan in competition to Reliance Jio. The service provider has introduced a prepaid plan of Rs 168.
NEW DELHI: World’s second largest smartphone maker Huawei has been talking about its first 5G smartphone for quite sometime now. Similarly, the company has also been vocal about its foldable smartphone. Recently, the Chinese smartphone announced that it will launch its foldable smartphone early next year.
Beijing, In a significant move, US-based global cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks and Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of China’s Alibaba Group, on Friday announced a technology partnership.
Bengaluru: Infosys is partnering with the US-based Trinity College to create educational programmes that prepare liberal arts students and its techies for the digital workplace, said the software major on Thursday.
Google is reportedly gearing up to up launch a Chrome OS-powered PixelBook tablet codenamed “Nocture’ at its hardware event on October 9. Google will also launch its new lineup of Pixel 3 smartphones along with the Pixel 3 XL. Ahead of the launch, som renders of the Google Pixelbook ‘Nocture’ has got leaked.
Oppo’s sub-brand Realme launched Realme 2 on September 4 this year. At the event, the firm also hinted to an upgrade of the smartphone. Recently, it has sent out media invites stating “We are back 2 surprise you” — with ‘2’, ‘pr’ in surprise and ‘o’ in you highlighted. This suggests that the company is…
New Delhi: India’s largest hotel chain OYO on Friday announced its plan to hire over 2020 technology experts and engineers by the year 2020.
Wipro has partnered with King’s College London and Sheffield Hallam University to strengthen STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education in state schools in the UK.


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"ALDI is officially the place to buy the UK's cheapest fresh turkey this year" thanks to the brand's new Christmas 2020 promotion. The supermarket chain is offering turkeys priced at £2.95 per kg that will be available in three sizes -- a small that serves 6 to 11 people, a medium serving 11 to 14 people and a large serving 15 to 18 people.
In addition to a rich and juicy flavor profile, these turkeys are also a charitable purchase with £1 from every purchase being donated to the Neighbourly Foundation, an organization dedicated to the health and happiness of impoverished communities across the UK.
With its newest turkey promotion, ALDI takes the hassle out of planning a festive holiday meal and makes high quality poultry products more accessible. The retailer is also hoping to raise over £400,000 to help fight poverty across the nation.
ALDI's Fresh Turkey Promotion is Available for Christmas 2020
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Playlist: Charging for debit cards, China’s manufacturing slows
Posted by Mary Dooe
For Marketplace Morning Report, Fri., Sept. 30, 2011
Bank of America plans to charge debit card customers a $5 monthly fee starting next year. This was done in reaction to new government limits on what banks can charge store merchants for swiping debit cards. Here in the U.S., the Commerce Department said that consumers spent a little more last month than they did the month before. But — they earned less for the first time in 2 years. A story yesterday about Chinese Internet companies being investigated for accounting irregularities sent the tech-heavy Nasdaq down about a half percent.
And here are the songs we played today:
- You Wanted a Hit – LCD SoundsystemBuy
- Off Our Backs – MENBuy
- Sim Sala Bim – Fleet FoxesBuy
- Golden Brown – The StranglersBuy
- Thee Oh So Protective One – GirlsBuy
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MARKETING SAVVY: SEND IN THE DRONES
Send in the Drones
Perhaps the sexiest new way to market a yacht listing is to shoot a video of the vessel in action from a remote-controlled drone.
“When you show the boat running in the water, in her own element, it strikes a cord with people,” said Sean Wilkes, director of video production for Denison Yacht Sales. “It’s changing the game for us.”
Wilkes originally got the idea of shooting aerial yacht videos with a drone from high-end real estate listings. After thoroughly researching the field, he was instrumental in helping Denison Yacht Sales to purchase its own drone about a year and a half ago. The unit, which came complete with high-resolution video camera that shoots at 4K resolution, along with a gimbal to steady it in the air, cost $1,500 back in 2014. Today, he reported, you probably could purchase a similar drone for $1,000 but adds that accessories such as spare batteries ($150 apiece) and video editing software could pump up the price substantially.
“Our drone connects to at least 15 satellites during flight, providing a perfect GPS lock,” Wilkes said. “I can pilot it 20 feet from the boat while the boat is running 20 knots. I haven’t seen anybody else do that; we are setting the standard.”
He cautions, however, that it took him 18 months to develop this skill set and he would never attempt a shoot like that if the conditions weren’t perfect. “It’s safety first,” he said. Today, the growing number of drones in the hands of recreational users with little training is having the effect of making the skies overhead crowded and dangerous. “The hobbyists are making people like me [who use drones professionally] look bad,” Wilkes said.
The Federal Aviation Association (FAA) has announced that it is working on updating its rules for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), which include drones, and expects to issue its new regulations shortly. In the meantime, however, Wilkes sums up the main rules currently in force for drone usage:
1. You can’t fly them above 400 feet.
2. You can’t fly them within 5 miles of an airport.
3. You can’t fly them at night.
4. The pilot must maintain line of sight from his or her position on the ground to the drone at all times. You can’t fly the drone over the horizon or behind an obstruction.
5. You can’t fly over a populated area.
Breaking these rules can endanger others and subject a drone operator to a hefty fine.
Denison Yachts Sales has earned a commercial exemption from the FAA’s UAS regulations, but still must follow all the FAA safety rules. “We are very, very concerned with safety,” Wilkes said. “Any mistakes or accidents could ruin it for us and for all brokers.”
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Apple Celebrates Star Wars Day With A Dive Into How Movie Sounds Are Made Using Macs
Apple has been celebrating Star Wars Day — May 4th — by sharing a new Behind the Mac video that features Skywalker Sound, the company behind the audio for Star Wars and other movies.
The video, which runs for almost 15 minutes, shows how Macs are used to create some of the most iconic sounds in the industry.
According to the video, a large number of Macs are used to make things happen while iPhones, iPads, and even Apple TV devices are included in the full movie-making workflow.
With the power of approximately 130 Mac Pro racks, as well as 50 iMac, 50 MacBook Pro, and 50 Mac mini computers running Pro Tools as their main audio application, along with a fleet of iPad, iPhone, and Apple TV devices, Skywalker is advancing sound artistry and reshaping the industry.
Notably, there is no mention of any Apple Studio machines being used, but that might simply be a case of timing. The new Mac Studio hasn’t been available all that long and companies like Skywalker Sound are unlikely to refresh their devices all that often — especially if what they already have works to a standard that is sufficient to get work done.
You can read much more about Skywalker Sound, its Macs, and more in a lengthy Apple Newsroom post. You can also watch that almost 17-minute-long video to hear some of those sounds that are so familiar. You might be surprised how they’re made!


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Well, that didn’t last long, did it. Less than a year after Google acquired travel book publisher Frommer’s from John Wiley & Sons for $22 million, it’s decided to sell it – to founder Arthur Frommer.
The Web giant bought the popular brand in August last year with the intention of using data from the travel guides to improve its own local listings and reviews used by a number of its Web services. It’s not known how much Arthur Frommer paid to buy back the rights to the brand he created way back in 1957.
Travel news website Skift reported last month that Google had decided to stop printing the paper-based version of the famous range of guidebooks, but Frommer told the Associated Press this week that he intends to get the printing presses rolling again.
“It’s a very happy time for me,” the 83-year-old travel guru told AP. “We will be publishing the Frommer travel guides in ebook and print formats and will also be operating the travel site Frommers.com.”
With sales of printed guidebooks suffering in the face of competition from the Web, Frommer is a brave man to push on with such editions, but he evidently feels there are still plenty of travelers out there willing to lug around a heavy book rather than pull up local information on a smartphone.
Frommer, who sold the brand to Simon & Schuster in 1977, launched the business in the 1950s with a book he wrote himself called Europe on 5 Dollars a Day. It soon became a bestseller and served as the launchpad for a brand familiar with anyone who’s spent more than a couple of minutes in the travel section of a bookshop or searching online for information on world locations.
AP said it received confirmation from Google on Wednesday that it had sold the brand, with the Mountain View company explaining that “the travel content it had acquired from Frommer’s and Wiley had been integrated into various Google services such as Google+.”
So it seems both parties are happy with the deal – Google has pulled from the books all the information it wanted for its own services, and Arthur Frommer reunites with the brand he created and built over many years of his life.
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Microsoft yesterday unveiled a new news service called Start, which can be considered a combination of current MSN and Microsoft News. <//>
Just like Microsoft News, Microsoft Start includes news and media content from more than 1,000 different news sites. The American company used artificial intelligence and a machine learning algorithm to categorize the news and what kind of news would be displayed to users, so that the displayed content would be tailored to the user's interests and tastes.
Microsoft Start, as mentioned, displays the latest world news, provides users with customized content, sports news Covers and even informs the user about the weather in different regions. This makes it more similar to the current MSN service. Of course, Microsoft MSN will not be eliminated with the arrival of Start, but only users will have access to a better and more attractive application.
Microsoft has also designed the Microsoftstart.com website for this application, which is available in all new browsers in It is available and can be accessed by all users of different platforms. The mobile version of Microsoft News is now available under the name Microsoft Start.
When Windows 11 is officially unveiled next month, the app will be part of Windows' own features by default, and even Microsoft Edge. Displays this service in a part of its new tab page. However, for iOS and Android users or other platforms, this service is available online.
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In what’s surprising news to absolutely no one, is that DJI is the biggest drone manufacturer in 2023. But as DJI shrinks, other companies are actually growing.
That’s according to the second edition of the annual Drone Manufacturers Ranking 2023 from Drone Industry Insights (DII), a German-based analytics group analyzing the drone industry. DJI has been (and still is) the best-known brand in drones, but the company size is shrinking. Meanwhile, growing companies include American drone maker Skydio, as well as DJI competitor Autel Robotics.
For the 2023 edition of DII’s Drone Manufacturers Ranking, civil drone companies were ranked on two metrics: brand awareness versus actual company growth. DII then laid out the companies that are increasing versus decreasing on both metrics.
Here’s the visual breaking down the biggest drone manufacturer of 2023 that DII came up with:
If DJI is shrinking in 2023, which companies are growing?
Here are the standout movers and shakers of the biggest drone manufacturers in 2023 for civil drones, based on DII’s analysis:
Interestingly, some companies that marginally grew in size lost some brand awareness, most notably French-based Parrot drones. Parrot arguably deserves all the credit for bringing drones to consumers thanks to its Parrot AR.Drone (which yes, preceded the DJI Phantom) and later the Bebop consumer drones.
Now, Parrot is an enterprise-focused drone maker, with products including the ANAFI Ai, which is designed for photogrammetry on an open software platform. It also makes a model called ANAFI USA that is made in the U.S. and meets critical security standards including being Blue sUAS program approved, NDAA & TAA compliant. Given the enterprise focus, fewer every day people are aware of the company.
But that’s not necessarily bad for business. In the first six months of 2023, Parrot revenues increased by 3.3%, according to its first half of 2023 earnings report. Those revenue increases were driven by photogrammetry products, which increased by 6.5% in the first half of 2023 versus the same period in 2022. Microdrones increased by a marginal 0.5%.
Autel Robotics grew in 2023, and the company is known for making products very similar to what DJI offers, starting with the Phantom lookalike drone called the Autel X-Star, and later the Autel Evo line to compete with DJI’s Mavic drones. Autel has stood out particularly as people have sought out alternatives to DJI drones (largely incited by anti-Chinese technology sentiment).
What’s a bit odd about the drone industry’s fascination with Autel, though, is that Autel is still a Chinese company, with headquarters in Shenzhen, China (the same city as DJI’s headquarters). That said, Autel has done an excellent job to position itself as more American than DJI. It at one point had a robust office near Seattle, Washington, and now still has offices in Silicon Valley.
Autel appealed to the Made in USA hype in 2020 by launching USA EVO II Dual Bundles for public sector and enterprise use. Those drones were manufactured in the USA, but relied on foreign and domestic parts and labor (for example, the airframe was from China, IR/thermal cameras came from U.S.-based FLIR, other images came from Japan’s Sony, and the final product was assembled in Bothell, Washington with American labor). These days, the Autel Robotics EVO II DUAL 640T Rugged Bundle V3 sells for about $6,000 but it’s no longer promised to be made in the USA.
And lest we forget Skydio, a true American-made drone company. Skydio has a similar story to Parrot in that it cut its consumer line to instead focus entirely on enterprise drones. But unlike Parrot, which lost brand awareness, Skydio’s brand awareness is only increasing.
That could be due in part to big events like the Skydio Ascend 2023 in-person and virtual event hosted by Skydio which happened in September. There, the California-based dronemaker launched the Skydio X10 drone, which stands out for its high-resolution cameras that are particularly powerful even at night or in other low-light environments.
Additionally, in early 2023, Skydio raised $230 million in Series E funding.
Other civil drone manufacturers that grew in 2023
Other growing names of note on DII’s list include Flyability, which in June released a new version of its Elios 3 drone that is compliant with FAA regulation on UAS Remote Identification. There’s also JOUAV, which builds a relatively easy-to-use VTOL fixed-wing drone. JOUAV also recently opened a new $50 million drone factory in China.
As far as the biggest countries for manufacturing drones? That title goes first to China, and the U.S. second. On DII’s list of the top 20 civil drone manufacturing companies, six are based in China and four are in the U.S. European companies also have a decently strong presence, with countries represented including France, Switzerland and Germany.
Note that DII has a separate biggest drone manufacturer list specific to Dual Use Drone Manufacturers that produce drones for commercial and military markets which you can see in DII’s full report.


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The Greater Midwest Foodways Alliance, building off the success of its inaugural event last fall, invited media, academics, members of the food and foodservice industry, students and food enthusiasts to come together for a day-long event, entitled: “Sweets: A Journey Through Midwestern Dessert Traditions,” a program about the history of sweets in the Midwest, including important dessert traditions that began in small towns and big cities here in the Midwest.
The second panel discussion of the afternoon, was all about deserts that go to market: Dobra Bielinski, titled her address “Delightful Pastries, Clash of cultures”. How does a French and American Chef create Polish pastries, breads and cakes? What makes a Polish pastry, if ganache is on top is it still Polish? Herb Fingerhut, of Kaufman’s Deli and Bakery, discussed what a baker does in his late 40’s when the family bakery closes: experiences that have brought him to the best time in his life! And lastly, Eleanor Hanson, former Kraft Kitchen director, spoke on “From Recipe Box to Grocery Shelf: The test kitchen and recipe contest origins and lore of iconic everyday desserts.”
Dobra Bielinski is a graduate of University of Illinois at Chicago with a Masters in US Foreign Policy. She then went to culinary school to get a Pastry and Baking Degree as well as a Culinary Degree. Dobra has catered from 20 people to 5000. She finally opened up her own pastry shop Delightful Pastries. She makes modern European and American pastries. Her products have been featured on WTTW, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Reader and Chicago Sun Times.
Herb Fingerhut is a 7th generation Master Baker (3 in Czech Republic, 4 in Chicago). Herb was practically born into a large multi-location retail baking family whose operations began at 18th & May in Chicago. Working for his family’s business most of his life, Herb decided in his 30’s to take a job as Director of Bakery Operations for Pizitz Bake Shops, a division of Pizitz Department Stores, in Birmingham Alabama. Three short years later due Herb’s father’s ill health he came back to the family business, which had changed drastically while he was gone. In January 2000, Herb’s father closed the 105 year old business. Herb’s regrouped and preparing to reopen a retail Fingerhut’s in 2010 at the encouragement of his son, who also has baking in his blood. Meanwhile he has launched an internet business: www.fingerhutbakery.com.
Eleanor Hanson was with Kraft Foods for 17 years serving as Manager of Grocery Products and later as Director of their highly regarded Kraft Kitchens. Eleanor is a member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals and Les Dames d’ Escoffier and recently published Learning to Cook in 1898: A Chicago Culinary Memoir. Eleanor is co-founder of FoodWatch specializing in trend identification and analysis. Ms. Hanson has an undergraduate degree in Foods & Nutrition from the University of Illinois at Urbana and an MBA from Northwestern University Kellogg Graduate School.
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- The Bank of Spain has announced a wholesale CBDC program.
- As per the bank’s official statement, it is unrelated to the EU Initiative.
Banks Spain has proposed a wholesale CBDC project, according to the coin desk on Monday. The proposal is for various financial institutions and technology service providers. According to an official statement from the bank, the program intends to increase the usage of CBDCs in wholesale transactions.
Wholesale transactions are those in which revenues are transferred between banks and financial institutions. Furthermore, the official statement stated that it intends to experiment with the integration of a Wholesale CBDC with financial assets and to assess the potential benefits and drawbacks of its implementation.
The companies who are interested in the project have all filed bids before the deadline, January 31, and have also stated that the initiative is unrelated to any research effort in the European Union.
The EU is exploring possible retail CBDC, regarded as the digital euro, so the central bank of France announced a project in September that is seeking to realize the benefits of the CBDC utilized at the wholesale level in the report.
The only difference between wholesale and retail CBDC is who gets access to it. All private sector and financial consumers can access retail or a general-purpose CBDC. Wholesale CBDC, on the other hand, is built with financial sectors having limited access.


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Date: May 12th, 2022 at 5:00 PM
Location: Ripple Space at the Hurley Building, 275 West 3rd Street, Vancouver, WA
This Year’s BGA event will be live and in-person!
The Vancouver Business Journal is excited to announce the return of our in-person Business Growth Awards event! After the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, we were forced to cancel the BGA event that year and held a virtual event in 2021. We are so excited to be able to recognize the exceptional growing businesses in Southwest Washington with a live and in-person event this year.
After many businesses suffered losses in 2020, we saw more and more businesses grow, expand and become increasingly profitable in 2021. We can’t wait to recognize all those amazing businesses this year!
The Vancouver Business Journal’s annual Business Growth Awards program recognizes start-ups and growing businesses in Southwest Washington. Join us in celebrating and encouraging business growth in our region.The Awards are open to businesses located in Clark, Cowlitz and Skamania counties.
Since its inception in 2005, hundreds of businesses — including local branches of national corporations, locally headquartered international companies, publicly traded regional companies, as well as single-location, privately held retailers — have been acknowledged.
Fastest growing businesses are recognized in three categories: in business 1 to 5 years, 6 to 10 years and more than 10 years. Additionally, we recognize a start-up business, innovator of the year and a nonprofit organization. All entries are confidentially reviewed by a panel of experts. Awards are based on fiscal year 2021.


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The Convergence Summit Main Sponsor Nimans is looking forward to building on the success of last year’s Convergence Summit North, as its home city of Manchester again plays host to the high profile event.
“Manchester is an ideal venue as it provides a convenient location for northern resellers thanks to excellent communication links,” confirmed Chairman Julian Niman. “There’s been huge investment over recent years and the city enjoys an enviable reputation as one of the most cosmopolitan and dynamic places in the country, to relax and unwind as well as conduct business.”
He added: “Nimans is synonymous with dealer support and we had no hesitation in backing this event again, which is staged right on our doorstep just a few miles from our own headquarters. We look forward to extending a warm Manchester welcome to both existing and new customers.
“Convergence Summit North offers resellers the ideal opportunity to experience everything that is new in converged communications and avoid making what can often be a long and arduous journey to London and further south – freeing up more time for them to get on with running their own businesses. It’s the ideal opportunity for dealers looking to expand their product lines to come and talk to us direct and meet many mainline manufacturers all under one roof.”


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StoreDot, an Israeli developer of extreme fast-charging (XFC) battery technology for electric vehicles, unveiled this month what it called the “world’s first” silicon-dominant battery prototype capable of recharging in just 10 minutes.
The company’s cylindrical cells use a 4680 format — 46 millimeters wide by 80 millimeters long — that is favored by global carmakers, specifically electric vehicle giant Tesla.
The battery tech has been in development for three years and includes five patents in cell design, StoreDot said in a statement last week. The design “increases throughput and addresses safety and performance issues typically associated with the hard case structure of cylindrical cells,” the company said.
“Achieving the goal of extreme fast charging a cylindrical cell in only 10 minutes has been on StoreDot’s technology roadmap from day one,” said StoreDot CEO Dr. Doron Myersdorf. “It’s highly significant that we can offer Electric Vehicle manufacturers the choice of cell formats, utilizing our XFC technology that will overcome the current barriers to EV [electric vehicle] ownership: range and charging anxiety.” This refers to the fear of a battery running out mid-journey and the driver getting stranded at a charging station.
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Record year for Alaska Toys for Tots campaign
The Holiday season is all about family, friends and the spirit of giving.
Every year Alaska Marines and volunteers gather to prepare thousands of toys for the annual Toys for Tots program.
Nearly 7500 soon to be gifts will be shipped out to rural communities across Alaska.
Over the last few weeks, toys weighing in at more than 14,000 pounds were processed.
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They say an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. With Nest's motion-sensing camera, that prevention will put a dent in your wallet.
Nokia has developed a camera for enterprise users that can help turn everyday surroundings into virtual reality (VR) imagery for games and other applications.
Nest Labs, Google's home sensing unit, made its long-awaited move into the home security market on Wednesday when it unveiled Nest Cam.
GoPro is developing a mount that can hold six of its cameras, a product aimed at the small but growing number of people who want to shoot video and photos for virtual reality headsets.
You've got the perfect shot of a cityscape from your hotel room -- if it weren't for those pesky reflections in the window.
Apple has purchased LinX Imaging, an Israeli company that makes multi-lens cameras for smartphones, tablets and ultrabooks.
Canon thinks a rotating grip will help entice amateur video buffs to spend around US$2,000 on its latest camcorder offering "ultra high definition" resolution of 3,840 by 2,160 pixels, also known as 4K.
U.S. researchers have developed a camera chip that could give smartphones the ability to take 3D scans of everyday objects, a sought-after feature in the 3D-printing world.
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi wants in on the action camera market and is releasing a device that it hopes will attract consumers with its super low price.
High-res cameras that bring out the faintest details in images are turning heads at this year's CP+ Camera & Photo Imaging Show in Yokohama, Japan.
The full-frame EOS 5D series just got a major jolt of pixels.
You might need some bigger SD cards if you want to shoot with Canon's latest camera.
A deadly air crash that killed a pilot and passenger in Colorado last year was likely due to a loss of spatial awareness brought on in part by taking of selfies while in flight, the National Transportation Safety Board has concluded.
This week's northeast blizzard may have shut down roads and businesses, but it was also beautiful. And serene. And the source of some awesome video.
If you want to really see how good or bad your golf swing is, Casio's latest digital camera can control seven cameras shooting 60 images per second.
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General Motors will debut the all-electric Chevy Silverado at the 2022 Consumer Electronics present in January in Las Vegas, Nevada, as a part of CEO Mary Barra’s opening keynote deal with.
The Silverado EV will be the second electrical truck introduced by GM, following the pickup model of the resurrected Hummer. The Silverado is certainly one of the flagship autos in the firm’s a lot bigger push into electrical autos — an effort that GM described in higher element on Wednesday throughout an investor occasion the place it additionally introduced a brand new model of its hands-free driver help system. It will be the first electrical truck for the Chevy model, although, and it’s type of becoming that it will debut at CES, contemplating that the manufacturing Bolt EV was revealed there in 2016.
The Silverado EV will be constructed on the identical Ultium battery pack and electrical drivetrain that GM is utilizing to energy the Hummer, the Cadillac Lyriq, and a number of different autos. The firm claims that will let the electrical Silverado journey greater than 400 miles on a full cost. It will be bought in each shopper and fleet variations, very like the Ford F-150 Lightning.
GM introduced Wednesday that all-wheel steering will be an possibility for the Silverado EV, in addition to a “fixed-glass roof,” which it teased in a photograph. While it’s not as expansive as the all-glass roof on Tesla’s automobiles, or Ford’s Mustang Mach-E, it’s a lot larger than a typical moonroof and hopefully gained’t give GM a few of the identical adhesion issues that these different corporations have handled.
Otherwise, not an excessive amount of is thought about Chevy’s first mass-market electrical truck, together with when it will be on the market. GM has already made some large guarantees round its Ultium technology of electrical autos, even whereas it struggles with its first technology thanks to an enormous recall of the Bolt EV.


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