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The long-awaited dark mode that has been in the works since the beginning of 2019 is reportedly rolling out to all signed beta testers. Yes, that's right! WhatsApp's latest beta update (version 2.20.13) on the Google Play Store comes bundled with the option to turn on dark mode.
As surprising as it is, Epic Games - the company behind the popular Fortnite game, in collaboration with the video-sharing platform TikTok, are launching a new dance contest. The end goal is to pick an original dance video and then release it as an Emote in Fortnite. Additionally, the winner is set to receive 25,000 V-Bucks (in-game currency) and a special VIP giveaway package.
Instagram is a leader when it comes to the amount of different A/B tests they are running. During this month we spotted more than 10 different small features that were enabled to a limited amount of users and even more of them leaked from reverse engineers.
We published all of them in our @socialapps aggregator channel where you can find them by #instagram tag and in this article I want to list all of them in one place.
Giving a wide range of different news I split them into "Feature requests", "Leaks", "A/B tests" and "Rollouts".
We all love Telegram for its robustness, great set of features, and unparalleled security measures. As we've been beta testing the next major release of the app, version 5.14.0, to be precise, we were surprised by the inclusion of cool new functionality to add to the already huge list of options there.
A new audio player called Music Meal just recently hit the shelves on the Google Play Store. Its greatest feature lets users create playlists from a multitude of online sources, e.g., YouTube, SoundCloud, Spotify, etc., and apart from that, background playback for YouTube also comes fully-baked in.


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“The new Samsung wearables update includes several improvements, new interface, and more watch faces”
Samsung is currently rolling out a major software update to the Galaxy Watch, Gear S3, and Gear Sport smartwatches. The company recently unveiled the all-new One UI for wearables with the launch of the Galaxy Watch Active. The new interface is much cleaner, has less bloatware, and brings new elements with a minimalist approach. One UI will bring several changes to the interface and offer new features as well.
It should be noted that the One UI interface for the Samsung Galaxy Watch, Gear S3, and the Gear Sport is still based on Tizen OS. Samsung has always used its own custom OS on its watches. However, The update also includes some of new watch faces that were introduced with the Galaxy Watch Active.
The new update takes the firmware version to One UI 1.0 and includes improvements to workouts and sleep tracking. There’s a new profile for outdoor swimming, which is now available under workouts. The devices will also provide high heart rate alerts if it notices irregularities. As per the changelog, the update will now allow the smartwatches to track workouts faster. There’s a new Settings menu, better background app management, and the ability to turn on/off the sleep mode. You can also tap the display to wake up the smartwatch.
The update should also improve battery life on the smartwatches, making them last longer on a single charge. The Galaxy Watch is rated to last at least two days on a single charge. The Samsung Gear S3 is an older smartwatch, but has still received the new update. This is good news for owners of this particular watch. The new software update is being rolled out over-the-air and should take some time to be available for all users. The update is around 100MB in size. The new Galaxy Watch firmware version is R800XXU1CSE1, the Gear S3 version is R760XXU2ESE3, and the Gear Sport firmware is R600XXU1CSE2.

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The GDPR is a set of guidelines and responsibilities for businesses who hold or process personal data in the EU and aims to give people control over their personal data. Its implementation is timely, coming not long after news of the Facebook data breach.
While the new law is aimed at protecting EU citizens, New Zealanders will still benefit from it. Many of us are customers of global companies (think Apple, Spotify, Facebook) who are updating their data and privacy policies as a result of the GDPR. Businesses using accounting and business systems from global providers, such as Sage, will also benefit, and Sage has developed a tool to assist specifically with privacy issues.


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If you’re someone who will do just about anything for a good night’s sleep, weighted blankets should definitely on your radar, especially now that it’s Amazon Prime Day 2021. The mammoth online shopping event is mid swing and runs until 5pm June 23. Right now, you can score yourself a weighted blanket at a reduced price.
While experts are still debating over the overall effectiveness of these blankets when it comes to sleep and anxiety, there are plenty of people’s personal experiences that speak to how much of a game-changer they can be for anxious or restless sleepers.
These blankets work by using what experts call “pressure therapy” — each blanket is designed to deliver a calm-inducing amount of pressure on your entire body, similar to the feeling of being hugged, swaddled, stroked, or held. Doesn’t that sound nice?
The pressure helps to put your autonomic nervous system into “rest” mode, which can reduce some symptoms of anxiety, like a quickened heart rate and breathing. Giving you an overall sense of calm.
Ahead, we unpack some of the best weighted blankets on sale during Amazon Prime Day 2021.
- RelaxBlanket — Weighted Blanket for Adult/Teenager was $89.90, now $71.92 (save $17.90)
- Anjee — Sherpa Fleece Weighted Blanket for Anxiety Adult, was $99.99, now $79.99 (save $20)
- Luxor — Microfibre Weighted Blanket was $45, now $39.30 (save $5.70)
You can sign up for a free 30-day trial for Amazon Prime here to access to all the deals.
This article has been updated since publication.


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Trash can styles win out for pupils
Pupils from Braes High School have been shortlisted for the grand final of trash fashion competition Junk Kouture taking place at the Clyde Auditorium in Glasgow on February 9.
The competition is open to secondary schools across Scotland with pupils challenged to get creative with junk that would otherwise find itself in the bin and produce show-stopping fashion couture designs.
The most innovative creations have been shortlisted and will now battle to strut it out in front of judges Una Healy and Louis Walsh at next month’s final.
Now in its third year in Scotland, Junk Kouture inspires young, wannabe fashion designers to come up with spectacular creations made solely out of rubbish while reinforcing the importance of recycling and re-using waste.
The pupils now face an online public vote which will determine who makes it to Glasgow’s grand final where the teens will display their designs in front of a live audience.
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National champions have failed Brazil, CADE commissioner says
Brazil’s finance minister and a member of its antitrust authority said last week that competition fosters and increases economic productivity.
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LADERA RANCH – Owner Azita Ebrahimi opened Serene Family Dentistry today in the space formerly occupied by gift shop Divine Treasures in the Mercantile West Shopping Center.
Several new businesses are scheduled to open soon in the Ladera Ranch shopping plaza, including Cinnamon Productions, a Mexican restaurant and a First Team real estate office.
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A man has been jailed for ten months after he was caught cutting and selling tonnes of meat out of a dirty hand car wash.
Gent Jakupi, 40, previously pleaded guilty to 39 food hygiene offences at Swindon Magistrates' Court on 8 October.
It came after Environmental Health Officers from Wiltshire Council’s Food and Safety team raided the defendant's car washes in New Park St, Devizes, Wilts., and Andover Road, Ludgershall, Wilts., last year.
They seized tonnes of potentially contaminated meat which could have made its way into people's mouths - but there's not telling how much had already been consumed.
Wiltshire Council told district judge Joanna Dickens are an earlier hearing that there was evidence the meat was being sold to restaurants, some in the local area.
The meat confiscated, and later destroyed, included beef, lamb and goat.
The defendant initially denied he had been cutting meat during the first raid in Devizes, telling officers he was using the bandsaw present to cut wood, despite meat debris being clearly visible on the machine.
He then suggested this was the first time he had been carrying out the activity. CCTV footage seized during that raid evidenced that unhygienic meat cutting had been carried out for several weeks.
Despite the first emergency closure and the seizure of meat during the initial raid and clear advice to the defendant of his obligation to obtain FSA approval for any future meat cutting operation, authorised surveillance revealed Jakupi had moved the activity to his Ludgershall site without the necessary permissions or hygiene precautions, resulting in the necessity for the second search.
Cllr Ashley O’Neill, Wiltshire Council Cabinet Member for Public Health and Protection, said: “I am pleased that we were able to pursue a conviction in this case, as it was one of the worst cases that our Food and Safety team have dealt with and the defendant concerned was putting the public at serious risk.
“I would like to thank our Food and Safety team for their hard work, and we hope that this sentence acts as a warning to others that this dangerous behaviour will not be tolerated.”
Steve Smith, Head of Outreach and Prevention, National Food Crime Agency said: “The NFCU are pleased to have supported Wiltshire’s food officers with their investigation.
"This has meant that the significant food safety risks posed to consumers by the defendant’s activity and online sales across the UK were quickly identified, traced, and meat removed from sale.
"As a result of this collaborative work, the Food Standards Agency issued a FAFA notice to local authorities to ensure that meat already sold was recalled.
“The extensive number of food offences committed by the defendant had the potential to put consumers and their families at serious risk and this further highlights the importance of working with our partners and local authorities to ensure food is safe and what it says it is.”


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GM fish and meat would be labeled, under proposed Senate bill
All genetically modified meat and fish raised and sold in Missouri would have to be labeled as such, under legislation filed in the State Senate. It’s sponsored by Democrat Jamilah Nasheed of St. Louis.
She says genetically modified fish and meat are banned in some European countries: “I’m not saying that there is a health risk…(the) only thing I’m saying is that people should have the right to know what it is they’re putting in their bodies…we have approximately 70 percent of our foods in the supermarkets that’s genetically modified, and people don’t know which products are genetically modified.”
If it becomes law, it would be a Class C misdemeanor to deliberately not label fish or meat that’s been genetically modified. However, anyone who used genetic modification unknowingly or unintentionally would not be in violation of the proposed law.


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INTERNET GHANA SIGNS PACT WITH GHANA TELECOM ON INTERNET ACCESS ROLL-OUT
One of Ghana’s leading ISPs Internet Ghana has signed a pact with the incumbent telco Ghana Telecom. Leslie Tamakloe, the Chief Executive Officer of InternetGHANA said InternetGHANA believed in the President’s declaration of the golden age of business and the private sector being the engine of growth. He believed, therefore, that the action by the government to intervene in resolving the issue, would go a long way to boost the information and communication services.
Mr. Tamakloe promised his company’s preparedness to help Ghana Telecom expand its network and Internet services to Wa, Bawku and Pusiga in the northern regions and other parts of the country.
Minister Albert Kan-Dapaah was on hand to make encouraging noises. Commercial disputes should not create differences between companies, but rather serve as a catalyst for competitiveness in the communication and business sectors of the economy, the Minister of Communications, Mr. Albert Kan-Dapaah has said.


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AGENDA: Partners with Nice Kicks on footwear media for next Long Beach show.
CFA: Ilse Metchek to receive Legacy Award from NAWBO-LA.
Details on Industry Insight.
Journeys same-store sales rose 3 percent for the quarter ended May 2, parent company Genesco said this morning.
Journeys, an important mall retailer for many skate shoe brands, was one of the strongest performers for Genesco, which also owns the Hat World, Underground Station and Johnston & Murphy chains.
Genesco executives said in a press release that company sales were up in the first half of April, but that same-store sales were down 9 percent through May 25.
Overall, Genesco's sale rose 4 percent to $370 million. Total company same-store sales rose 2 percent. Net income fell 7.8 percent to $3.5 million, excluding charges.


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Here’s the thing, it’s not the ideology that commands genocide, the slaughter of innocents, ethnic cleansing, racism, the murder of Coptic Christians in Egypt and Libya, Christians in Nigeria, Hindus in Pakistan and India, or Jews in Israel and Europe etc that’s controversial. No, it’s my referring to it, speaking of it, that’s controversial.
“PHOTO: Another controversial subway ad on the way” Danielle Tcholakian, Metro NY, January 03, 2013 5:52 p.m.
The American Freedom Defense Initiative will release new ads on
between the hanging clocks on subway platforms, the NY Times reported.
Last September, the group launched an ad campaign with the word “savage”
referring to Muslim opponents of Israel. Many of those ads were
ADFI executive director Pamela Geller says the new ads will be out on January 7.
The new ad (below) features the burning Twin Towers and a quote credited
to the Quran: “Soon shall We cast terror into the hearts of the
AFDI chose to advertise up by the clocks this time to avoid vandalism and as a metaphor, Geller told the Times.
“The clock is ticking, from a civilizational point of view,” Geller said.


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Western world greatly values its billionaires and sends a clear message that their conduct and achievements need to be emulated. It encourages creation of wealth and does not consider it as a forbidden activity as Pakistanis often view it. In turn the western billionaires are not only financially productive but they also use their wealth for humanitarian and welfare purposes. The billionaires exceedingly involve themselves in philanthropic activities mostly terming it as the payback of their success.
The founder and CEO of the giant online retailer Amazon Jeff Bezos is estimated to be worth $113 billion, an astronomical figure as the purchasing power of US dollar is still very formidable. He was formally designated the wealthiest person in the world on March 6, 2018, with a registered net worth of $113 billion by Forbes magazine becoming the first centi-billionaire.
Bezos often displayed scientific interests and technological proficiency and true to his natural talent decided to start an online bookstore in 1993. He left his job and founded Amazon in his garage in 1994 after writing up its business plan on a trip from New York to Seattle. Bezos named his new company “Amazon” after the Amazon River in South America and also in part because the name begins with the letter “A,” which is at the beginning of the alphabet. He accepted an estimated $300,000 from his parents and invested in Amazon and the rest is history.
Bezos enjoys all luxuries of life but he also shows keen interest in futuristic endeavours that are aimed to bring betterment in human life. He is a space buff and invests quite a lot of his money in urge to get into space. His interest in space began in 2015 when he funded the recovery of two Saturn V first-stage Rocketdyne F-1 engines from the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. They were positively identified as belonging to the Apollo 11 mission in 2013.
Elaborating his space interest he is reported to have said “The only way that I can see to deploy this much financial resource is by converting my Amazon winnings into space travel. That is basically it.” Accordingly Bezos terms his work on Blue Origin, his space company as “the most important work that I’m doing.” “Blue Origin is expensive enough to be able to use that fortune,” he says. “I am currently liquidating about $1 billion a year of Amazon stock to fund Blue Origin. And I plan to continue to do that for a long time. Because you’re right, you’re not going to spend it on a second dinner out.”
True to his intention, Blue Origin succeeded in launching its new Shepard rocket for the first time in 2018 from its facility near Van Horn, Texas. The rocket took off from the company’s West Texas launch site reaching an altitude of 347,485 feet (nearly 66 miles) and is rated to be its highest flight to date. The rocket also made a successful landing.
Bezos’ company is very hopeful that it will be able to send humans to space as early as the end of 2018. The purpose behind Bezos’ endeavours is vast as he is convinced that discovering alternate sources of sustenance are the only way to ensure the sustainability of human species on the Earth. His space programme is one string of such ventures but Bezos’ keenness could hardly be matched. He argues that the outer-space quest will be incredibly important for civilization in the long-term.
In his bid to add more to his philanthropy Bezos personally donated $10 million in 2009 and $20 million in 2010 to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre
In addition to funding space travel Bezos is planning to give some portion of his money to charity. Through a Twitter message he solicited opinion about how he could best plan a philanthropic strategy. Currently he has funded the Bezos Center for Innovation at the Seattle Museum of History and Industry for $10 million and Bezos Center for Neural Circuit Dynamics at Princeton Neuroscience Institute for $15 million
In his bid to add more to his philanthropy Bezos personally donated $10 million in 2009 and $20 million in 2010 to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre. Portraying his anxiety about hurdles enveloping free media he donated $1 million to the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press that is considered to be the largest gift received by an organization that is devoted to the welfare of journalists. He further donated a large amount of $33 million to TheDream.US, a college scholarship fund for undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States when they were minors and who, now labeled as Dreamers, are trying to shake the conscience of American immigration system.
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Ronald Sargent has no Easy Button when it comes to steering Staples through the economic downturn, but the CEO’s three-pronged strategy for the office products superstore has impressed shareholders.
Year Named CEO: 2002
Number of Employees: 91,000
2008 Stock Performance: 21.2 percent
Annual Compensation: $11.5 million*
Stock Options: $3.6 million*
Ronald Sargent has no Easy Button when it comes to steering Staples through the economic downturn, but the CEOs three-pronged strategy for the office products superstore has impressed shareholders.
Sargent a 20-year veteran of Framingham, Massachusettsbased Staples focuses on taking care of customers, hunkering down on expenses and investing in the future. "The most important thing you can do is to maintain, or even strengthen, your relationships with your customers," he says. Staples is coaching its sales associates to provide customers with more assistance and emphasize value by focusing on the often less expensive Staples brand. The company has also begun offering a free computer tune-up service to lure customers.
Sargent believes in looking at every expense in the corporate budget. "In this economy, where retail sales are down, its really important that you squeeze every nickel," he explains. In 2008, Staples shed 2,000 jobs, eliminated executive bonuses and froze senior management salaries through 2009.
Sargent is also making sure to invest for future growth. Staples acquired Corporate Express, a Dutch office products supplier, in July 2008 for $4.8 billion in a bid to capture large-company contracts in North America and Europe. Staples expects the combined entity to generate cost savings of as much as $300 million. But the economic slowdown is taking a toll. For the three months ended in January, Staples posted net income of $286.1 million, down from $333.2 million a year earlier.
"Ron is one of the best CEOs I have encountered," says one mutual fund manager. "[Witness his] acquiring Corporate Express at a reasonable price, integrating the company quickly into Staples and [operating it] very well in the worst job environment in 60 years."
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Rumors have been floating around today that the HTC One X on AT&T is going to drop to $99 on July 29th. We're inclined to believe these rumors, as RadioShack just announced that, you guessed it, the One X will lose $100 off its price tag beginning on Sunday, July 29th, making it $99. This all but confirms that AT&T will drop the price in its stores and online, as well.
AT&T just flipped the LTE switch to 'on' for four lucky markets in parts of Florida and Massachusetts, including:
West Palm Beach, FL
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Worcester Area, MA
It also expanded in a few other markets:
Washington D.C. (which expanded the network into Northern VA)
While AT&T's still small-ish LTE network pales in comparison to Verizon's nearly-nationwide 4G blanket, it seems to be rolling out new markets on a consistent basis, making sure to cover all the major metropolitan areas.
Long after releasing the kernel source for other variants of the One X (as well as the US One S and EVO LTE), HTC has finally released the source for AT&T's variant.
Users may recall that the AT&T-connected One X was left out of the initial kernel source code drop just after HTC delivered a somewhat disheartening statement to the Verge indicating that the device was not eligible to participate in the Taiwanese manufacturer's bootloader unlocking program due to unspecified "restrictions," which many users read as "AT&T says no."
While it appears that the AT&T-connected One X still isn't compatible with HTC's bootloader unlocking tool (and may never be), the release of its kernel source code is still positive news for tweakers, tinkerers, and developers alike.
Update: If you have some sort of unholy vendetta against Best Buy and refuse to order anything from there, you'll be glad to know that Amazon now has the same deal. Both white and black versions of the Atrix HD are now $50 for new and existing customers.
Well, would you look at that. The new Motorola Atrix HD "4G" officially went on sale just today, and Best Buy has already chopped off fully half of its reasonable asking price.
"AT&T gives customers more choice with new shared wireless data plans." That's the headline of the press release that AT&T sent out about its new shared data packages. Keywords: more choice. That's a polite way of saying "we're aiming to confuse the crap out of you." Unlike Verizon's shared data packages, which are about as simple to understand as they come, AT&T did what AT&T does best: took the simple and made it far more complex than in should be.
CyanogenMod 10 is still cooking, and heck, CM9 isn't even fully baked for all devices yet. That hasn't stopped Steve Kondik, aka the guy who puts the Cyanogen in CyanogenMod, from posting preview builds of CM10 over on XDA for the AT&T and T-Mobile Galaxy S III variants. Plus, a third preview build being posted for the Sprint version by another developer. Keep in mind, of course, that "preview build" translates into "absolutely nothing is guaranteed to work." It is exciting, nonetheless.
After silently activating in most of its launch markets this weekend, Sprint's 4G LTE network has finally been officially announced. A promotional launch video released today explains Sprint's 4G LTE rollout and Network Vision, and encourages viewers to comment on the burgeoning LTE network's performance.
To that end, things aren't looking great for Sprint's new 4G network – at launch, it is promising just 6-8 Megabits per second download speed (burstable to 25Mbps) and 2-3 Megabits per second upload.
Well, so much for the idea of a patriotic-themed launch party for this device. Still, if you're on AT&T and you're excited about getting your hands on the exclusive red version of Samsung's latest and greatest flagship phone, your wait is about to be at an end. In a few short days, starting on July 15th, AT&T will be offering the device en rouge via pre-order on its site.
The device will land in stores next to the blue and white versions on July 29th.
The Android development community couldn't be more on fire today now that Android 4.1 has been fully open sourced. While the Jelly Bean flavored CyanogenMod 10 is not just here just yet (though work has already begun), the CyanogenMod team released a fantastic treat for new Galaxy S III owners on AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile - official nightlies, available for downloading and flashing right now:


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U.S. Corporate Sustainability Reporting Doubles Since 2005
Twice as many top U.S. companies publicly released sustainability data in 2008 compared with three years earlier, with ethics outweighing economics for the first time as the primary reason for the disclosures, according to a KPMG analysis of corporate reports.
Of the top 100 U.S. companies by revenue, 74 percent published corporate responsibility information in 2008 either as part of their annual financial report or as a separate document, up from 37 percent in 2005. Globally, 80 percent of the Global Fortune 250 companies now release CR data, up from 64 percent in 2005.
Seventy percent of all companies studied wrote in their 2008 reports to stakeholders that ethical considerations were a primary driver for making CR disclosures, while 50 percent cited economic concerns as the leading reason. By comparison, in 2005 the drivers were reversed, with economic considerations cited by 74 percent of the companies as the reason for reporting CR data, compared with 53 percent of the companies citing ethical reasons for the disclosures.
Three-quarters of the largest global companies’ reports focused on a corporate responsibility strategy, including defined objectives, while 61 percent of the U.S. companies disclosing CR data had a formal sustainability strategy.
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Wild & Bare Co. Releases List of Top 100 Tea Industry Twitterati
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For best results when printing this announcement, please click on the link below: http://pdf.reuters.com/pdfnews/pdfnews.asp?i=43059c3bf0e37541&u=urn:newsml:reuters.com:20130205:nPnPH53850 MACAU, China, Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Wild & Bare Co., which specializes in Chinese Artisan Teas, has created a Top 100 listing of the tea industry's most active twitterers. The list is posted on the blog page: http://wildandbare.com/blog/the-tea-industry-twitterati/ To compile the list of tea industry social media heavyweights, W&B Co. culled online "tea" sites to create a list of 100 committed companies and organizations serious about staying in touch. (Dropped from the final list were several U.S. political "tea party" tweeters, for instance; they are plenty serious, but not about tea.) The list is a tea industry resource for connoisseurs and professionals wishing to stay connected to peers. "A genuine tea enthusiast only has so much time to learn what's happening in the vibrant tea marketplace. This listing of 100 organizations that are most actively reaching out through social media is a real time-saver," says Jean Alberti, Wild & Bare founder. "We are pleased to provide it and pledge to keep it relevant as the community evolves." Wild & Bare Co. has a stake in keeping tea-lovers aware. The company is committed to finding and marketing the very best hand-harvested organic Chinese teagrown inartisan tea gardens across China. W&B Co. wants tea consumers to appreciate the craftsmen who produce W&B's fine Chinese green teaand other teas and to buy their product so the growers can keep growing the tea without compromising shortcuts. Alberti is a native of France and a celebrated chef on two continents (Europe and North America) who went to Greater China to open a restaurant in Shanghai and stayed to start an organic Chinese tea company in Macau. He named the company Wild & Bare Co. in reference to the splendor and durability of the camellia sinensis tea plant and to his personal commitment to deal only in Chinese green tea and other teas grown and harvested under natural conditions. "There is nothing more satisfying than sharing a cup of authentic tea," says Alberti, "and I hope this new list creates more of those opportunities between fellow tea enthusiasts." Contact Details: Jean Alberti Rua de Seng Tou, Supreme Flower City, Block 2, Andar 40H, Taipa Macau, China. Tel: +853 6284 5908 Email: firstname.lastname@example.org http://wildandbare.com/ This press release was issued through eReleases Press Release Distribution. For more information, visit http://www.ereleases.com. SOURCE Wild & Bare Co.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – If you were hoping crowds would die down at Disney's theme parks-- you will be waiting a little bit longer.
Attendance increased one percent at U.S. parks.
Disney recently issued its financial report card for the third quarter and as it turns out, more visitors went to the entertainment giant's theme parks, they bought more food and merchandise while there, boosting the company's earnings.
Disney reported $15.23 billion in revenue this quarter. It says the increase was driven by guest spending amid an increase in ticket prices and hotel rates.
Occupancy for the company's hotels was down due to decreased inventory and refurbishments.
As for new releases, Disney's films are have been big at the box office. Disney said "Avengers: Infinity War" and "Incredibles 2" both crossed the billion dollar mark.
ESPN is still the weakest link at Disney. It launched an ESPN+ streaming service earlier this year, but has yet to provide details about its earnings.
The earnings report also comes after Disney and 21st Century Fox announced that shareholders approved a $71 billion deal.
Disney's latest venture is another streaming service expected to launch by the end of 2019.


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Google Cloud Announces Vertex AI Tool for Demand Forecasting
In a blog post, Google Cloud has announced Vertex AI Forecast, a machine learning tool for advancing demand forecasting. The forecasting tool is an extension of Vertex AI, the managed machine learning platform aimed at helping enterprise customers deploy and maintain AI models that was announced last spring at Google I/O 2021. Google says that Vertex AI Forecast, which is available now, can generate accurate demand forecasts within just hours and is already being integrated by major retail and supply chain partners.
“For retailers, supply chain, and consumer goods organizations, accurate demand forecasting has always been a key driver of efficient business planning, inventory management, streamlined logistics, and customer satisfaction,” wrote Craig Wiley, director of product management for cloud AI and industry solutions at Google, in the blog post. “Accurate forecasting is critical to ensure that the right products, in the right volumes, are delivered to the right locations. … Yet, inventory management is only one of the applications among many that demand forecasting can support—retailers need to also staff their stores and their support centers for busy periods, plan promotions and evaluate different factors that can impact store or online traffic.”
Vertex AI Forecast, made to address this use case, is the latest brainchild from Google Brain, a machine learning team that operates under Google AI. (Google Brain tech is also at work in products like TensorFlow, Google Photos, and Google Translate.) Google says that the tool can “ingest datasets of up to 100 million rows covering years of historical data for many thousands of product lines from BigQuery or CSV files,” after which the data is automatically processed and matched with fitting model architectures. The best architectures are then packaged into a single model that Google says is “easy to manage, even without advanced data science expertise” and which can be generated in just two hours with no tuning.
Vertex AI Forecast accommodates up to 1,000 distinct demand driver variables (like color or brand) and allows users to set budgets and analyze forecast results at levels from the item to the region. Google says the tool is already in use by companies like o9 Solutions, Quantiphi, and Lowe’s.
“At Lowe’s, our stores and operations stretch across the United States, so it’s critical that we have highly accurate SKU-level forecasts to make decisions about allocating inventory to specific stores and replenishing items in high demand,” said Amaresh Siva, senior vice president for innovation, data, and supply chain technology at Lowe’s. “Using Vertex AI Forecast, Lowe’s has been able to create accurate hierarchical models that balance between SKU and store-level forecasts. These models take into account our store-level, SKU-level, and region-level inventory, promotions data and multiple other signals, and are yielding more accurate forecasts.”
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) -- Looking for cheap handbags, a knockoff
or Canadian Viagra? Perhaps your reputation for honesty has attracted the attention of a wealthy Nigerian who needs your help transferring funds out of the country?
Odds are your email account is brimming with such opportunities. On any given day, as much as 45% to 75% of the world's inbound email is classified as spam, according to various studies.
The few, naive folks who fall for spam solicitations are enough to fuel a multimillion-dollar business.
Seriously, does anyone actually respond to these often misspelled solicitations? Is there actually money being made by someone out there?
The answer is yes, and lots of it.
"When asked why he robbed banks, Willie Sutton Famously responded, 'Because that's where the money is,'" wrote researchers at the University of California, San Diego, and the
at Berkeley in
. "The same premise is frequently used to explain the plethora of unwanted spam that fills our inboxes, pollutes our search results and infests our social networks -- spammers spam because they can make money at it."
Over the course of two studies, the researchers delved into all manner of spam -- email, blog,
, forums and comment sections.
Prior estimates, they say, have been no more than "guesstimates," ranging from $2 million per spam botnet (a mother ship of sorts for the swarm of virus-infected, hijacked computers used to do the dirty work of distributing spam) to very little money at all.
One often-cited claim, by the Russian Association of Electronic Communication, was that spammers earned roughly $125 million in 2009, a number assumed to have continued climbing. In the U.S., written Congressional testimony by
chief security officer said cybercrime reaps "more than $1 trillion annually in illicit profits," a figure skeptics pointed out would be well in excess of the entire software industry.
ICSI says that although the "security community is awash in the technical detail of new threats" it has been deficient in analyzing the economics. And so, with a feat of hacking jujitsu, the researchers in 2008 wormed their way into a botnet, an endpoint for a swarm of infected computers used to do the dirty work of spam. As they explain in the ensuing study, they "infiltrated its command and control infrastructure parasitically." A URL crawler was used to follow the embedded links contained in real-time feeds of email spam. These efforts were integrated into a
released last year.
What they discovered confirms the value of that age-old sales mantra, "volume, volume, volume."
In the world of direct mail -- the old-fashioned kind delivered to your mailbox -- even a response rate of 1% might be considered a success based on the volume sent and the revenue potential of each reply. The industry average is about 2.5%, according to the U.S. Postal Service.
A slightly lower benchmark for response rates, 2.15%, is offered by the
Direct Mail Association
. That trade organization says the cost to address, produce and deliver traditional mail campaigns to a thousand targets (the
cost per mille
, or CPM), rages from $250 to 1,000. It might cost, for example, $250,000 to send out a million solicitations, leading to 21,500 responses at a cost of $12 per prospect.
The cost of an email campaign, however, is minuscule, and even a tiny yield of prospects can prove cost effective. As a bonus, the Storm botnet studied is a peer-to-peer botnet that propagates via spam (users are directed to a link that attacks with an executable program). The more spam sent, the more profits reaped.
The spambot surveillance found that, as many would suspect, pharmaceuticals and counterfeit software are common solicitations. Many of the drugs being offered fall into the category of "male enhancement"; a slate of more than 60 erectile dysfunction medications constituted 62% of the underground marketplace. A broader inventory of 289 products included supposed anti-cancer drugs and asthma medication.
Five companies made up two-thirds of all sites advertised in the roughly 350 million distinct pharmaceutical spam URLS observed over three months in 2010. Three software companies dominated that market niche. Many in both fields tend to operate through affiliates who are paid on a commission basis (typically 40% to 50% of sales).
proved to be the "dominant payment method," the study says, adding that "few accept
and even fewer still process
The illicit server researchers glommed onto was pumping out nearly 1.7 trillion emails a year. Even with only about 30% ever reaching an actual reader, the odds of finding a rube were pretty darn good. They concluded that a spamming botnet of the level they researched could earn its owners about $7,000 to $9,500 a day.
Those estimates are admittedly drawn from a small (1.5%) fraction of the Storm network. After 26 days and almost 350 million emails, only 28 sales resulted, a conversion rate well under 0.00001%. All but one sale was related to male enhancement products, and the average purchase price was around $100.
Assuming this sliver of the botnet universe is in line with the larger efforts of the botnet, a conservative estimate of revenue -- which doesn't even factor repeat sales -- is $3.5 million a year. Self propagation adds 3,500 to 8,500 zombie computers to the cause each day.
In a spam-for-hire context, an enterprise of this sort would be offered to, for example, a disreputable drug reseller for a fee of between $100 to $500 per million emails sent. Power users might expect a bulk discount, perhaps 100 million emails per day for $10,000 per month.
Monthly spam statistics compiled by
-- a provider of malware prevention and content security products acquired last week by network and data security company
) -- shows the current spam categories topping the charts: Pharmaceuticals accounted for 48.5% of pitches, according to its survey of intercepted spam during the week ending March 18. It was followed by dating (23%), replica retail products such as watches (19%), diplomas (0.59%), gambling (0.48%), software (0.09%) and finance (0.08%). Even lower, surprisingly, was "adult" material, with a mere 0.04% share
India was the leader in terms of volume of spam originating from a country. It was followed by Indonesia, Russia, Vietnam and Pakistan.
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Ford Motor is further continuing its commitment to sustainability with the development and testing of new foam and plastic components utilizing carbon dioxide as feedstock. Researchers anticipate seeing the new biomaterials in the automaker’s production vehicles within five years.
Formulated with up to 50 percent CO2-based polyols, the foam shows a huge potential as it meets arduous automotive test standards. It could be utilized in seating and underhood applications, potentially cutting petroleum use by over 600 million pounds yearly—enough to fill around 35,000 homes in the US.
CO2-derived foam will further minimize the use of fossil fuels in Ford vehicles and step up the presence of sustainable foam in the automotive manufacturer’s global lineup.
According to Ford senior technical leader of sustainability Debbie Mielewski, the automaker is working aggressively to lower its environmental impact by cutting its use of petroleum-based foam and plastic. She claimed that this technology is thrilling as it contributes to solving an apparently insoluble problem, which is climate change. “We are thrilled to be leading the charge toward reducing carbon emissions and the effects of climate change.”
Climate change and carbon emissions are of increasing concern to world-leaders as an astounding 2.4 million pounds of CO2 are emitted into the atmosphere globally per second.
British Plastic Federation claims that plastic production accounts for around four percent of the globe’s oil use. Ford’s research team is hoping that the automaker’s early steps to utilize captured carbon in pioneering ways will help attain the long-term goals to reduce global warming recently set in the UN Paris Agreement.
For almost 20 years, researchers have worked successfully to develop sustainable materials for Ford products. In fact, in North America, soy foam is in every Ford vehicle.
Recycled soy and tires are in mirror gaskets; coconut fiber backs trunk liners; recycled T-shirts and denim are used in carpeting; and recycled plastic bottles become REPREVE fabric utilized in the 2016 F-150.
Ford started working with a number of companies, suppliers and universities in 2013 to search for applications for captured CO2. Among them is Novomer, a New York-based firm that uses carbon dioxide captured from production facilities to produce cutting-edge materials.
Through conversion systems, Novomer produces a polymer that can be formulated into various materials including plastic and foam that are easily recyclable.
In a statement, Novomer chief business officer Peter Shepard said that Novomer is thrilled by the pioneering work Ford has completed with their Converge® CO2-based polyols. “It takes bold, innovative companies such as Ford to enable new technologies to become mainstream products.”
The American automaker is pleased to be the first to embark on a course toward reducing carbon emissions.
Mielewski concluded that at Ford, they are aggressively developing new, more sustainable ways to produce top-quality products, with an eye toward preserving and improving the world.
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Analysts estimate that Apple may launch its entry-level iPhone - the iPhone 6c - in March or April 2016. The handset is rumored to include some hardware that are found in the top-end iPhone 6s and the iPhone 6s Plus.
Apple launched its pocket-friendly iPhone 5c along with the top-end iPhone 5s in September 2013. The handset features modest specs and even with the Apple brand name it failed to attract customers.
Since 2013, Apple has not even launched a successor to the iPhone 5c. However, rumors of Apple working on the iPhone 6c have been doing the rounds for many months.
According to AppleInsider, Ming-Chi Kuo, an analyst with KGI Securities, predicts that Apple may launch the iPhone 6c in March or April 2016. The iPhone 5c did not include a number of features that Apple included in the iPhone 5s. However, Kuo suggests that the iPhone 6c will boast the same A9 processor as found in the iPhone 6s and the iPhone 6s Plus.
Additionally, Kuo suggests that the iPhone 6c will also include NFC to enable payments via Apple Pay. The iPhone 6c may also come with Touch ID, which is Apple's fingerprint recognition feature, first launched by the company in the iPhone 5s.
TouchID has become a key feature in new iDevices as it allows easy unlocking of the device, making purchases and to authenticate Apple Pay online or in app. Kuo is expecting that the iPhone 6c will be in the $400 to $500 price range.
Kuo has a good track record in predicting the estimated launch time and hardware specs of Apple devices, which means that customers should be ready for a new iPhone in March or April 2016.
The 4-inch iPhone 5c was contained in a polycarbonate body. However, some rumors suggest that the iPhone 6c will have 4-inch screen but the smartphone will come in a full metal case just like the top-end iPhones.
Apple has not yet confirmed any information about the iPhone 6c, which means iFans will have to wait another months to see if the company actually launches the iPhone 6c.


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BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (WOOD) — New Holland Brewing is branching out in West Michigan.
The nonprofit economic development group Battle Creek Unlimited is awarding the brewing company $200,000 in incentives for opening a new location at 64 W. Michigan Ave. in Battle Creek’s historic district, near the Kellogg Company’s headquarters.
New Holland’s new location, dubbed The Pub, is expected to include onsite brewing and distilling, a seasonal beer garden, a lunch and dinner menu, a merchandise shop and possibly a coffee bar. The company is expected to begin renovating the space this summer, finishing the project by spring 2019.
The Pub is expected to employ approximately 50 people.
New Holland Brewing Company was founded in Holland in 1997. It expanded to Grand Rapids in 2016, when the company opened the Knickerbocker at the corner of Bridge Street and Broadway Avenue.
New Holland Brewing Company now sells its beer and spirits in 38 states and four countries.


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Barbadian singer & entrepreneur Rihanna filed a trademark for a clothing brand named ‘Fenty Kids,’ on January 20, 2023, as reported by Essence Magazine.
Rihanna’s official move hints at a possible children’s clothing line, which she seemed open about during an interview with Vogue last November.
“We didn’t get there yet but it’s something that I might do. We’ll see,” and added, “I would have so much fun with that. Anything in miniature is just so cute.”
The entrepreneur has previous experience running a fashion business, including the successful Savage X Fenty lingerie line (2018). Besides, she attempted to launch a fashion line in partnership with luxury brand Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, commonly known as LVHM, in 2019; however, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the arrangement couldn’t see the light.
The Oscar-nominated singer (“Lift Me Up” from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”) Rihanna will be headlining Super Bowl Halftime Show and is expected to drop her long-awaited upcoming album this year.
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Breezier Lau Pa Sat sees brisk business
THE revamped Lau Pa Sat attracted a huge crowd on its reopening yesterday.
The food centre was better ventilated, with at least 80 per cent of the stalls open for business, reported Lianhe Wanbao.
More than 2,000 of the 2,500 seats were filled during lunch.
The food centre closed in September for a two-month renovation, but there were repeated delays, which food-court operator Kopitiam blamed on "permit issues" and the scale of the project.
To increase the seating capacity by 460 to 2,500 seats, the renovated food centre now has 54 food stalls, down from the previous 90, Wanbao reported.
Customers who were there yesterday said that ventilation has improved.
"The old Lau Pa Sat was much hotter and the seats were smaller," said a regular, who wanted to be known as Mr Lee. "Now, the ventilation is good and the seats are spacious."
Lai Cheng Rong, 71, a resident in the area, said: "Lau Pa Sat's food prices are comparable to those in the area, it's still acceptable. The new (centre) is also cleaner, and there are more seats."


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A 59.9 carat pink diamond (The Pink Star) was sold at Sotheby’s in Geneva on 13 November 2013 for a world record price of US $83 million or US$1.4m/ct.
A 30 carat rough blue diamond from the Cullinan Mine was cut to a 12 carat diamond (The Blue Moon) and has been valued at US$26 million or US$2.2m/ct.
Global diamond market growth is forecast at 5.1% for next 10 years (see Figure 1).
Currently 17 diamond mines worldwide forecast to reduce to 12 by 2015.
Continued growth forecast from China and India.
8.6% of Nabberu diamonds recovered to date are pink.
Recent Market Sentiment
Recent quotes from CEOs of major diamond companies provide some insight into current diamond market sentiment:
On 10 June 2014, Colin Fergusson, CEO of Rare Investments, said that natural fancy coloured diamonds are the most concentrated form of wealth on earth and with demand growing while supply shrinks; they are on the verge of appreciating at a rate never seen before.
“Philippe Mellier, De Beers CEO, said on 12 June 2014 that the demand for diamonds is continuing to grow and they expected this demand to push up prices by 4.5% this year.”
“In December 2013, Fedor Andreyev, Alrosa’s CEO said rough diamond prices have been on the rise in the last few months and the trend is likely to continue”
A commodity advantage of diamonds is that the weekly production can be flown directly from mine site to provide quick access to the market. There is no need for large product handling infrastructure required like train lines or wharfs as is associated with bulk commodities. Thus capital and infrastructure are potentially lower in cost and quicker to establish.
New discoveries are needed to meet the growing global demand for diamonds. Based on continued growth in China and India, global demand is forecasted to grow by 5.1% on an annual basis over the next ten years while the increase in supply lags behind by 3.1% resulting in a 2% growth. According to Bain & Company’s 2013 Global Diamond Report, rough diamond prices have increased at a compound annual rate of 13% since 2008 and are now higher than they were before the Global Financial Crisis as shown on Figure 1.
Currently, there are only 17 primary diamond mines in operation worldwide; by 2015 this number will be reduced to 12. For instance, in 2014, the world’s third largest supply of diamonds was the alluvial deposit of Marange in Zimbabwe but this deposit is running out of easy accessible diamonds and future production is likely to rapidly decline.
New supply is limited and globally there are only six new projects in development estimated to eventually produce in excess of 1 million carats a year. The proportion of new production coming online is therefore small considering that 2011 production was around 124 million carats. In addition, several existing mines are approaching depletion levels and many new projects are in west and central Africa with significant sovereign risk issues.
DRS’ project at Nabberu has recorded a significant proportion of pink diamonds (see Nabberu Project section). While considerable work is required to verify and quantify these recoveries at Nabberu, it is worth noting that for the Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender; prices achieved range from US$100,000/ct to over US$1 million/ct. These beautiful stones have an average size of about 1 carat and around 40 to 50 carats in total are sold each year. Only one carat in a million carats of diamonds from Argyle is suitable for the Pink Diamond Tenders. As Argyle is the main source of pink diamonds, the supply is decreasing as Argyle is forced to go underground. This will only increase the true rarity and price of pink diamonds.
In March 2015 the following update has been compiled from a number of Diamond News Digest articles: Growth in diamond production is set to decline towards the end of the decade, yet no real decline in demand is evident. In 2015, De Beers announced an operating profit of $1.4 billion and a commitment to spending $2 billion on developing the Ventia Mine underground. Both Rio Tinto and Alrosa are determined to maximize their exposure to the fast growing diamond jewelry market in India with Rio now committed to the new Bunder Diamond Mine in central India, and Alrosa, the world’s largest supplier of diamonds attempting to complete direct supply agreements with Indian cutters.
Bain and Company’s recent predictions remain that, supply is expected to grow by 2% annually over the next 10 years, while demand grows by 5.1% annually, driven principally by consumer demand in the United States as well as in China and India.
Figure 1 Rough and polished diamond price growth rate 2004-2013 (Data from Bain & Co).


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Business Minister Torbjørn Røe Isaksen (Høyre/Conservative Party) has discussed the trade war and car customs with his American colleague, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross.
“The US is important for Norway and Norwegian companies, and it is important to be on the ball,” says Røe Isaksen.
He met the US Secretary of Commerce in Washington D.C. on Thursday.
“My message was that Norwegian companies are creating jobs and values on both sides of the Atlantic through activity, establishments and investments in the USA. In order for this cooperation to grow, we depend on good market access and fair competition for Norwegian companies,” he says.
The US authorities have previously said that they rate tariffs on cars and car parts at 20 to 25 %. Wilbur Ross signaled at the meeting that there is less reason to worry about such a penalty on car parts.
“This is good news, because for Norway it is about NOK 300 million in exports. Such a duty will have consequences for Norway as a shipping nation, because every other car transported around the world is on a Norwegian ship,” says Røe Isaksen.
They discussed the US-China trade conflict.
“It is positive that the US and China are in talks, but the unpredictability is still great, and this is expensive for business,” says Røe Isaksen.
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Cryptocurrency is turning the world upside down. Everyone has heard of Bitcoin. It’s a cryptocurrency and a trend that is revolutionizing financial markets worldwide. It plays a part in almost every industry and has changed the way we perceive currencies so far. Because more and more people invest in it daily, the gaming industry is just one of those who started incorporating it. Bitcoin is a viable payment method in plenty of gaming venues online, but that is not how this cryptocurrency has impacted the industry. It is also one of the main contributors to creating and eventually expanding the crypto gaming market. But why and how has Bitcoin influenced the gaming industry, and what are the reasons behind it?
Why is cryptocurrency gambling becoming more popular?
The rising popularity of cryptocurrency gambling is not only because of its benefits to gamblers worldwide. It’s beneficial to operators as well. Here are just some of the reasons why people opt to gamble with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies:
Ease of transactions
According to playtoearn news, the most important reason why people like gambling with Bitcoin is the ease of transactions. The transaction process in traditional online casinos can be very long and daunting, and it can sometimes last several days and even weeks. This is not the case with cryptocurrency casinos. Thanks to blockchain technology, the transaction process on casino platforms is modified and simplified. The players can withdraw their winnings in a matter of minutes, sometimes even instantly. On top of that, Bitcoin casinos do not have any bank charges, resulting in higher bonuses and jackpots. Another benefit is the transaction-free fast payments for the players, meaning that they don’t have to pay any extra fees while depositing or withdrawing, saving them plenty of money in the long run.
It is also crucial to mention security as one of the main reasons Bitcoin gambling became popular and changed the igaming industry. Malpractices have always been spread in gambling in casinos. For example, in traditional casinos, you will be asked to provide your personal and bank information, which can be taken advantage of. While gambling with cryptocurrency, players are asked to log in with their cryptocurrency e-wallet, which means they don’t have to fear their sensitive information will get stolen.
Cheaper than traditional casinos
When we’re speaking about the difference between traditional casinos and Bitcoin casinos, it is important to mention that they also influence the gaming industry because of their prices. Namely, traditional casinos have plenty of hidden expenses, such as transactions, deposits and many taxes and duties. This can affect the total winning earned. On the other hand, cryptocurrency casinos don’t have costs – the transaction fees are very low and sometimes even non-existent. These types of casinos are not regulated by any payment service or institution, which is why the transactions are cheap compared to the ones in traditional casinos. Moreover, there is no intermediary in Bitcoin casinos, which means that you will not be charged additional costs other than what you have to pay to gamble.
Gambling is not restrictive
It was impossible for players from all corners of the world to gamble in a casino – each country has its own rules and regulations regarding the gaming and gambling industry. Different countries are also very restrictive about the currencies that you can use to gamble. This is not the case with Bitcoin, which is another reason it changes and influences the gaming industry. Cross-border discrimination doesn’t exist in cryptocurrency casinos as geographical location means nothing. Players worldwide can now play their favourite online casino game without any problems and regardless of where they are in the world.
Cryptocurrency also revolutionized the gambling and igaming industry as it introduced user anonymity. In traditional casinos that deal with fiat currencies, players have to enter their personal and banking information, which means that these transactions can be tracked. This is not the case for players who gamble with bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, as players only use their cryptocurrency e-wallets. This is one of the key benefits for players worldwide, especially those who like to keep this hobby a secret.
Thanks to cryptocurrencies, plenty of online casinos are not associated with distrust like traditional ones. Trust has always been a major issue in the gaming and gambling industry due to underpaid payouts, manipulative odds, etc. The casino system has always been perceived as rigged. Due to the players’ anonymity and blockchain technology, cryptocurrency casinos changed the game, revolutionizing how we perceive gambling and casinos. Blockchain technology improved the trust between casino players and owners significantly.
Cryptocurrency and Online casinos – the perfect match
Thanks to blockchain and mobile technology, the online mobile casino industry is not only more portable, it’s also extremely popular, and this trend is not going down in the future. Gambling with cryptocurrency has offered a unique selling point for many online casinos, attracting an entirely new customer base that is only growing stronger.
Most countries worldwide recognize cryptocurrencies as a valid form of currency, completely revolutionizing the way we pay to gamble or play games. This is beneficial for the casinos as well. As they’re dealing with cryptocurrencies, they are not considered to be gambling in cash, so traditional gambling regulations don’t apply to them,
Since cryptocurrencies are a product of the digital age, it’s no wonder gambling with bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies became popular. The value of Bitcoin will also go up in future, which means more potential customers to the online cryptocurrency gambling sector.


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With significant changes in the past decade, the way we use technology in our daily lives has changed drastically, and the way we listen to music is no exception. While music subscription companies such as Spotify or Pandora have taken care of the need to buy and burn CD’s, AM/FM radio has not been made irrelevant. Found in a recent study conducted by Westwood One, AM/FM radio remains dominant with nearly two hours of daily time spent among persons 18+. Pandora’s daily time spent is 12 minutes while Spotify is slightly less at 10 minutes daily. The same study states the constant exposure that the average person experiences with radio on a daily basis led to what some would consider shocking results in the Q3 2018 Share of Ear audience share study. While some may assume advertising on these subscription based music companies is a practical way to reach a consumer, the audience exposure from AM/FM radio is actually eight times bigger than Spotify and Pandora combined.
Retail is an industry that remains constant and dominant in radio advertising. On a regional level, The Radio Broadcasters of Chicago recently aired a :60 clip across 40 stations in the area from Brent Stern - the VP of Marketing & IT at Rogers & Hollands Jewelers, discussing how radio is a primary advertising avenue for reaching customers. According to the recent article in Radio Ink:
“Radio is a big part of our marketing mix,” said Stern. “Chicago is unique in that it has an unbelievable breadth of radio stations. These stations provide the most efficient way to get our message across.”
This is not going unnoticed by major retailers and advertisers across the country, either. Especially with the end of the year approaching, major department stores continually utilize the radio and find major success during the holiday season. So much success, in fact, according to Inside Radio, Thanksgiving deals were estimated to provide around 20% of yearly sales for companies J.D. Power and LMC Automotive. With this amount of success, large scale advertising agencies such as Proctor and Gamble fully intend to not only continue this strategy but increase it in the coming year.
RadioMax is no stranger to the benefit of radio advertising, specifically when it involves digital advertising. Serving as a mobile platform for independent radio, RadioMax offers stations the ability to deliver instant calls-to-action with meaningful and impactful responses on their mobile app at the exact time a commercial, promo, or song plays on-air - all of which is tracked and measured. With the aforementioned studies pointing towards the continued success of both traditional and digital radio advertising, it comes as no surprise the spending on these mediums is projected to grow. Statista shows an increasing trend in radio spending, with the projected amount to reach an excess of $18.8 billion by 2021.


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Grand Theft Auto V Source Code Leaked: Security Breach Shakes Gaming Community
In a surprising turn of events, the source code for one of the most iconic and enduring games in recent history, Grand Theft Auto V (GTA V), has reportedly been leaked online, causing a stir within the gamin g community and raising concerns about potential security ramifications.
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The leak, first identified by several gaming forums and news outlets, allegedly includes the game's source code files, which encompass critical elements of the game's development, including software architecture, design, and programming intricacies. Reports suggest that this breach has brought to light extensive details of the game's inner workings, potentially exposing sensitive information about Rockstar Games' proprietary technology and development practices.
The unauthorized disclosure of such a significant portion of GTA V's source code has sparked discussions and debates among gaming enthusiasts, industry experts, and cybersecurity professionals. While the exact origins and methods behind the leak remain unclear, the implications of such a breach are far-reaching.
One of the immediate concerns pertains to the potential exploitation of this leaked information. Access to the source code could enable malicious actors to identify vulnerabilities within the game's codebase, potentially leading to the creation of cheats, mods, or even security loopholes that could compromise the gaming experience for legitimate players.
Moreover, this incident has raised questions about the broader security measures employed by gaming companies to safeguard their intellectual property. Rockstar Games, the developer behind GTA V, has not officially commented on the leak or provided details regarding the extent of the breach.
The leak of source code material is not an isolated event within the gaming industry. Over the years, several high-profile games and gaming-related companies have experienced similar breaches, highlighting the ongoing challenges faced in protecting digital assets from unauthorized access and dissemination.
As the gaming community awaits further developments and responses from Rockstar Games, discussions about the potential impact on GTA V's gameplay, security updates, and the broader implications for the gaming industry are gaining traction across social media platforms and online forums.
While the fallout from the GTA V source code leak continues to unfold, the incident serves as a stark reminder of the evolving landscape of cybersecurity threats faced by the gaming industry and the critical need for robust protective measures to safeguard valuable digital assets.
An 18-year-old hacker who leaked clips of a forthcoming Grand Theft Auto (GTA) game has been sentenced to an indefinite hospital order.
Arion Kurtaj from Oxford, who is autistic, was a key member of international gang Lapsus$.
The gang's attacks on tech giants including Uber, Nvidia and Rockstar Games cost the firms nearly $10m.
The judge said Kurtaj's skills and desire to commit cyber-crime meant he remained a high risk to the public.
He will remain at a secure hospital for life unless doctors deem him no longer a danger.
The jury was told that while Kurtaj was on bail for hacking NVIDIA and BT/EE and in police protection at Travelodge Hotel , he continued hacking and carried out his infamous hack
Despite having his laptop confiscated , Kurtaj managed to breach Rockstar ,using an Amazon Firestick , his HotelTV and his SmartPhone


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Argentine Lionel Messi, who many consider the greatest soccer player today, was ranked fourth. “A year ago there was some debate as to who the best soccer player in the world was – Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi? There can be none now. Lionel Messi is simply a phenomenon,” SportsPro says. “Messi truly is a worthy successor to Diego Maradona.”
His annual endorsement income jumped to a reported $23.5 million last year after he last year alone picked up deals with both Swiss luxury watchmaker Audemars Piguet and Chinese car manufacturer Chery, according to the magazine.
The SportsPro ranking was published days before the 23-year old Messi helped his team
“Unpretentious and camera-shy away from the pitch – unlike global icons such as Ronaldo and David Beckham – Messi’s brand has been built exclusively on his footballing ability and achievements,” SportsPro says. (Soccer is known as football outside of the
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Meanwhile, another Latin American soccer player also made the list:
“The sponsors courting him are just as high profile, “ SportsPro says. Nike recently signed the striker to an 11-year deal, while Panasonic spent $2.4 million to secure his services for two years in March, it reports. Neymar has worked with agency Traffic Sports Management and as of April with 9ine.
PUJOLS: BASEBALL'S MOST MARKETABLE
Dominican baseball star Alberto Pujols came in 25th place on the list. The 31-year old Pujols, who is a slugger for the
SILVA: WRESTLING SUPERSTAR
The last Latin American on the list is another Brazilian. However, he’s not tied to soccer, but wrestling. 35-year old Anderson Silva, also known as “The Spider”, comes in 40th place thanks to his prominence in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
“Now, with the UFC’s aggressive expansion plans focusing on a return to Rio de Janeiro in August, Silva breaks into the rankings as a value-for-money athlete with a golden opportunity to cement his position as a home-grown hero in an enormous market, and a global superstar in a sport that is rapidly becoming one of the industry’s hottest new properties with broadcasters and sponsors alike,” SportsPro says.
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New World starts to market US$700 million Hong Kong hotel spin-off
Firm hopes to raise about US$700 million from the flotation of trust that will initially consist of its three upmarket hotels in city
New World Development has started to market the spin-off of its Hong Kong hotels and plans to list the trust on July 9, people familiar with the situation said.
The hotel trust, NW Hotel Investments - which includes the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong, the Renaissance Harbour View Hotel and the Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Tsim Sha Tsui - had a valuation of HK$21.4 billion on March 31, a prelisting document said.
The trust would acquire more hotels in the future, as New World and its controlling shareholder, Chow Tai Fook Enterprises, owned more than 40 hotels worldwide, one of the people said. She said the firm had 14 hotels in Asia in operation and plans for 13 more.
The initial portfolio would comprise only the hotels in Hong Kong as these have established financial records, the prelisting document said.
The company and Chow Tai Fook have agreed to guarantee a minimum HK$707 million first-year payout from the proposed spin-off. Analysts estimated the yield of the stock would be about 6 per cent in the first year.
The share sale comes after Great Eagle raised US$549 million by listing its hotels through Langham Hospitality Investments last month. The share price of Langham has fallen 12.6 per cent since it debuted on May 30. It rose 0.7 per cent yesterday, closing at HK$4.37.
"Great Eagle's listing experience will affect New World's proposed listing, as both are spinning off their hotels," said Eric Yuen Chi-fung, the head of research at GuocoCapital.
Yuen said developers' share prices were lagging those of other stocks because the market was worried the United States would end its quantitative easing policy soon. Weaker mainland economic growth and the Hong Kong government's cooling measures would also affect the profitability of developers, property owners and real estate investment trusts, he added.
He said hotel occupancy rates and room rates in Hong Kong might have peaked.
Room rates remained flat in the first four months of the year, he said, quoting figures from the Hong Kong Tourism Board.
That compared with a 10 per cent increase for all of last year. "But operating costs, such as food cost and interest, will only climb, meaning that it would not be easy for hotels to boost their income," Yuen said.
New World quoted more upbeat figures from property consultancy Savills in the prelisting document. It forecast average room rates for high-tariff hotels to surge 9.2 per cent this year and 9.6 per cent next year.
The document said the 549-room Grand Hyatt had an occupancy rate of 57.8 per cent in the first four months of the year, and that the average room rate was HK$3,295.
The Renaissance Harbour View, where some rooms are under renovation, had an occupancy rate of 73.2 per cent and its average room rate was HK$2,190 in the same period. The occupancy rate at the Hyatt Regency was 85.1 per cent.
New World plans to raise about US$700 million from the offering, sources said.
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Codies has announced an F1 Race Stars release date of Friday November 16 on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.
The publisher has also sent over the first gameplay trailer and a new batch of screens, which you can see below.
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Lexity's Pinterest app helps merchants understand how products appear on the site.
A new app from Lexity, Lexity Pinterest Report, enables merchants to understand how their products or services show up on Pinterest and potentially profit from the information.
"Pinterest is driving more traffic to our merchants than Facebook or Google ads in many cases," said Lexity CEO Amit Kumar. "Many niche, small-business merchants have very compelling, unique products, so they tend to get picked up on Pinterest by people looking for cool things. We give you a view across all references to your product across Pinterest."
According to comScore, Pinterest was the 61st most-visited U.S. web property in June, with 20.5 million unique visitors.
Pinterest itself is expected to open APIs to third parties soon; in the meantime, Lexity wrote its own algorithms and applies them to other Pinterest data sources that Kumar would not reveal.
The three-year-old company focuses on small businesses, connecting with online stores through their e-commerce platforms to automatically generate relevant keywords, track the most-pinned products, identify relevant trending products, identify top competitors, and score the reputations of Pinterest users in regard to relevant information.
For example, according to Kumar, the app can tell a store that sells lingerie, "You should keep an eye on 'pajamas.'"
Lexity Pinterest Report can differentiate between a pinner who has tons of followers but no interest in lingerie from one whose every petticoat pin gets attention - and suggest that the merchant should snuggle up to the latter.
Pinterest has emerged as a key social media tool for merchants of all sizes. In April, Amazon and eBay both added Pinterest buttons to product pages, letting users share product images and page links to Pinterest directly. Experian's recent 2012 Digital Marketer report found that Pinterest, now the third most popular social networking site in the U.S., could help foster "meaningful connections" between retailers and consumers.
Pinterest Report supports 20 e-commerce platforms and is priced at $5 a month to appeal to Lexity's core customer base of companies spending less than $10,000 per month on marketing. The company will soon release a pro version with a higher price tag that includes more sophisticated analytics.
Susan Kuchinskas has covered interactive advertising since its invention. The former staff writer for Adweek, Business 2.0, and M-Business covers technology, business and culture from Berkeley, CA.
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JAGUAR said yesterday a £534m cash injection had been agreed with owner Ford to cover the cost of abandoning its growth plans last year.
The UK car maker will receive the funds to cover the write-down on its investments, which contributed to it losing £601.1m during 2003 - almost double the deficit of the previous year.
It comes just a year after Jaguar received £260m from Ford to cover losses at its UK luxury cars arm.
A Jaguar spokesman said: "The Jaguar business was recapitalised in 2003 and a programme of further recapitalisation has been agreed with Ford Motor." The group confirmed in November it was unlikely to break even before 2007 despite ending car production in Coventry.
Housing land sale
OFFERS are being invited for land in Flintshire which is being sold off by the Welsh Development Agency.
The site of more than 11 acres of pasture land at Field Farm, Buckley, has outline planning consent for residential development.
Part of the site is dedicated as a nature conservation area and dedicated wildlife corridors will be needed to provide habitat links.
Will Rees, from selling agents Knight Frank's Liverpool office said: "This is an exceptional opportunity to develop a quality housing scheme in an excellent location."
Offers are being invited by Knight Frank for the whole site on an informal tender basis by January 21.
MANUFACTURING industry in the UK was dealt a blow yesterday after figures showed the rate of growth in the sector eased last month.
The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply's key activity barometer decreased to 53.7 in December, down from 55 the previous month, with any figure over 50 signalling growth.
But yesterday's data was still better than that from the government, which last month suggested the manufacturing sector was on the brink of recession - defined by output declining over two consecutive quarters.
Kiosk for mobiles
SELF-SERVICE kiosks allowing people to top up mobile phones or buy new ringtones and logos are being introduced by BT.
The kiosks have already been tested in three towns and will now be extended to shopping centres and retail outlets across the UK.
Paul Hendron, director of BT Payphones, said: "The new kiosks are easy to use and allow customers to top up their phones and buy the latest mobile content when it's convenient for them.
"We also have plans to develop these kiosks to provide other products such as international calling cards and music downloads."
NORTH Wales and Chester law firm Aaron & Partners LLP has expanded its commercial team with the addition of intellectual property lawyer Paul Tomlinson and commercial lawyer Clare Lillistone.
Mr Tomlinson specialises in brand development, trade mark applications, protection and licensing of rights, as well as IT contracts, due diligence and provision of commercial and corporate support. Ms Lillistone specialises in mergers and acquisitions, takeovers, flotations, private equity and joint ventures.
No fitness sale
PUBS and hotels group Whitbread yesterday rejected speculation that it planned to sell or otherwise dispose of its chain of David Lloyd fitness clubs.
It said the 65-strong leisure chain was an "excellent business" that it would continue to invest in.


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CyberConnect2 has announced that Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2 is officially in development.
A release date and platforms haven’t been announced but more details are coming on July 28th, 8 PM JST time.
Originally released in July 2021 for Xbox Series X/S, PS4, PS5, PC, and Nintendo Switch, Fuga: Melodies of Steel is about 11 children who survive an attack on their village by the Berman Empire.
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Much has been written and said about the less-than-truckload (LTL) sector on this Web site and in the pages of this magazine. Make no mistake, though, the sector these days is in a much better place than where it was not all that long ago.
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The United States Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) said today that trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was up 8.3 percent in May 2012 compared to May 2011 at $83.8 billion.
A recent Bloomberg report stated that European Union (EU) regulators have extended their review of UPS’s bid to acquire Netherlands-based TNT NV, a provider of mail and courier services and the fourth largest global parcel operator for $6.28 billion by ten working days until December 12.
Increasing diesel prices appear to be the norm again, with the price per gallon up 1.3 cents to $3.796 per gallon, according to the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA).
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Monday, July 30, 2012
In a July 25 letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.), ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, seeking more details on maritime cargo container scanning, Thompson expressed his disappointment over the apparent lack of progress being made since “Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007” was written into law.
Echo Global Logistics, a Chicago-area non-asset based freight brokerage and a provider of technology-enabled transportation and supply chain management services, announced last week it has acquired all of the assets of Shipper Direct, a Nashville-based truckload transportation brokerage.
Distribution is a growing industry. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that total warehousing and storage jobs will by 2.35% a year from 2010 to 2020.
Friday, July 27, 2012
Looking at GDP data, it is pretty clear what is happening. Consumers are uneasy about making non-essential purchases—and with good reason.
USPS said the new envelope is 9.5 x 12.5 inches and can be ordered online for free at http://www.usps.com
effec,tive August 2, and it can be sent to nearly every U.S.-based location overnight at $17.75 for either commercial or online customers.
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Company officials said that temperature-controlled transport is one of the fastest-growing business segments for it in Europe, adding that it will spur future expansion of these services throughout the continent.


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…… As seen from the video below, there was a BANG, followed by blue flashes, sparks of fire, then smoke began emanating from…..
2017 was no doubt a year Samsung Electronics will never forget so soon, being the year the company lost billions of dollar as a result of battery defect in one of its flagship device “The Samsung Note 7” which tarnished the image of the tech giant to a large extent.
But then, Samsung Electronics, being the largest smartphone vendor by volume took the bold steps by recalling these faulty devices and also putting necessary measures in place before recently unveiling the Note 8 phablet.
However, it’s like the Note 7 isn’t the only Samsung device that is capable of exploding as another disturbing video of another Samsung phone bursting into flames right from the breast pocket of a user surfaced this week and this time, it is not a Note 7 but a 2013-era Samsung Grand duos😨.
The Indonesian man by the name ‘Yulianto’ can be seen from the CCTV footage minding his business at his place of work “Hotel Ciptra Semarang in Jakarta when his 2013-era Samsung Grand duos😨 spontaneously burst into flames from his breast pocket, according to a Channel News Asia report.
As seen from the video below, there was a BANG, followed by blue flashes, sparks of fire, then smoke began emanating from his chest, as the panic-stricken man falls to the ground in a frantic frenzy to get his shirt off. Seconds later, a bystander can be seen stepping in to help.
“There was a strong sensation of heat and I felt something start to shake,” Yulianto said, while adding that “Before I knew what was happening there was fire and I panicked. I took off my shirt as quickly as I could.”
Yulianto, sustained minor burns and was transported to a local hospital after the incident took place.
According to Yulianto, he has never had problems like this with his phone before so he naturally theorized that the battery was to blame for the explosion, Indonesian police however, remained adamant that it’s more probable that Yulianto’s simultaneous use of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS contributed to the extreme overheating since the device wasn’t connected to a charger at the time of the explosion, the report said.
This is however the first report of the Samsung Grand Duos exploding.
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Amazon may be conquering online shopping across the world and has certainly made its presence felt in India, giving stiff competition to other online retailers. Known for variety of products, low prices and fast shipping, Amazon is not immune to selling fakes albeit unknowingly. In a sting operation Apple has discovered that nearly 90 percent of products marketed as ‘Apple’ originals on Amazon, are counterfeit.
ALSO READ: Apple Sues Amazon: 90 Percent Of Apple Products On Amazon Are Fake
Counterfeit products are cleverly masked with marked up pricing similar to originals, and often with ‘planted’ reviews in praise of the product. While fake branded clothes, sandals or handbags only result in poor quality, fake electronics come with the added risk of electric shocks, explosions even fires.
ALSO READ: Amazon’s Junglee To Compete With OLX, Quikr
In August 2016, Amazon tried to stop the flow of counterfeit products on its site by adding a $1,500 fee for third-party merchants selling branded products, however the recent lawsuit by Apple on an Amazon supplier shows that counterfeit, at least for Apple products, has not stopped.
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Sony returns to smartphone gaming by establishing the new mobile division of PlayStation Studios, revealing its first member, recently acquired Savage Game Studios.
Don’t worry; PlayStation isn’t changing gears to focus solely on mobile gaming. Console games will continue to be Sony’s forte. The company is simply expanding. PlayStation Studios boss Hermen Hulst states in the ad post (opens in a new tab) that these new efforts will be “additive [by] providing more ways for more people to engage with [Sony’s] content.” It’s a mindset similar to that of PS5 games coming to PC, like marvel spider man. Such moves, by the way, seem to have paid off. God of Warfor example, managed sell over two million copies when he made the leap to the desktop.
But unlike those ports, Sony plans to make entirely new games for mobile with some titles based on established PlayStation franchises. It’s confirmed that developers under the Mobile Division umbrella will “operate independently” of the console division, with Sony being fairly independent.
At this time, it is unknown what Savage Game Studios, under the auspices of Sony, is working on for mobile platforms. We contacted Sony to see if they are willing to share any data. This story will be updated if we receive a response.
Potentially a live service game
wild game studios (opens in a new tab) is a relatively new developer that was founded by a group of game industry veterans. Some of the team includes former employees of Rockstar, Rovio, and even Sony-owned Insomniac Games.
Savage hasn’t released a single title so far, but the announcement states that it’s currently working on an “unannounced AAA mobile live service action game.” A live service game is a title that aims to keep people as engaged as possible so that they play for long periods of time. Think of an MMO like world of warcrafta game where the developer is constantly working on new content.
However, Sony says that it is too early to reveal anything about the game. previous reports (opens in a new tab) say that the game is a kind of shooting game and it is currently in production (opens in a new tab). The release date is currently unknown. Those reports also state that the game was supposed to release last year, but that clearly didn’t happen. Since the future title is a live shooter, our initial reaction was that this game could be very similar to Fortnite. It could be a free game that people can enjoy on mobile and earn money through various microtransactions.
At the end of the day, no one knows for sure except Sony. Although this isn’t a new frontier for the tech giant, the company is probably going for a safe bet with its new division by having a multiplayer shooter in its first game.
Analysis: Going back to mobile
This is not the first time that Sony has entered the mobile market and we are not talking about its old handheld computers like the PlayStation Vita (RIP).
In 2014, Sony launched its PlayStation Mobile platform for Android. Players could play a library consisting of classic games, PS Vita games, and some exclusive titles. However, the service never really took off and closed in 2015. The service failure hasn’t stopped the gaming titan, as Jim Ryan, CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, said in May 2022 that Sony plans to have half of its titles on smartphones or PCs by 2025. Live service games It’s also on Sony’s radar, as it plans to release 10 live service titles by 2026. It’s entirely possible that Savage’s next game will be a result of this multi-year plan.
Also, there is a lot of money to be made on mobile platforms. A recent July 2022 Sensor Tower study (opens in a new tab) reveals the profitability of live service games. For example, genshin Impact, a live service RPG, it grossed $154 million on mobile alone. The United States is the largest market, generating $1.8 billion in June alone.
Whatever Sony is cooking up in its Mobile Division, we just hope it’s good and out soon. TechRadar keeps a constant track of PlayStation 5 deals and we recommend that you check our recently updated list if you are in the market for packages or accessories.


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Stores are gearing themselves up for the Christmas jumper trend which is set to out sell onesies this Christmas.
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Onesies became a fashion hit in recent years with celebrities such as Harry Styles, Jessie J and Brad Pitt all sporting the all-in-one outfits, these were particularly popular at Christmas, however there’s a new champion in town, so make way Onesies for the Christmas jumper.
That’s right, the jumpers with a Christmas tree on the front, rudolph’s face with a bright red nose will be the number one clothing item for the festive period.
Sainbury’s, which sold a Christmas jumper every 22 seconds last year, have said that this year is all about items from bobble hats shaped like Christmas trees to pudding-tipped mittens and we for one can’t wait to add to our ever expanding Christmas clothing range.
The buyers at Sainbury’s have put in orders for five times as many as they stocked last year with adults being offered a similar array.
But it means the onesie is likely to be consigned to fashion history, as James Brown, Sainsbury’s non-food trading director, said: “We don’t really see growth this year in onesies.”
He believes adults will be switching from the outsized babygrows to what could be termed the twosie – festive-themed outfits that sit somewhere between pyjamas and a tracksuit. “It will be more about the two-piece and outfits that match head to toe,” he said. “Last year we had a Christmas pudding hat which sold out in a week. This year we’ll be selling socks, headbands, handbags and hats with bells on.”
Asda said it was also favouring novelty accessories over the onesie. “I think the onesie has probably had its day,” said a spokeswoman. The supermarket has slightly reduced its range but, by contrast, is increasing its range of jumpers by 62%. “We are going after Christmas jumpers for all the family: Mum, Dad, the kids and the dog,” the spokeswoman said.
Clare Varga, head of youth, active and kidswear at trends agency WGSN, said: “I think the onesie is past its peak but a lot of the originators of the trend are looking for an evolution.” Like Brown, she is expecting sport-influenced two-pieces with a more clever interpretation of kitsch to be popular with teenagers.
She added: “The whole novelty thing hasn’t gone away. It has become standard and the more outrageous these items are the better. That’s become part and parcel of the high street’s seasonal offering.”
The soaring popularity of festive outfits has not only been driven by celebrities, from Harry Styles to Phillip Schofield, but also in charity as the annual Save The Children Christmas Jumper Day 2014 approaches.
“Christmas novelty is becoming an event in the same way as Halloween,” said John Carolan, Sainsbury’s kidswear boss. “So many children now have Christmas jumper day or ‘dress as you like’ day ahead of Christmas that the most important thing is what they are looking for. There’s also a really fun thing happening where people are dressing up in outfits to take pictures for their Christmas cards.”
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