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Around six million electric cars, which include battery-electric and plug-in hybrid, are expected to be shipped across the globe in 2022, up from four million in the previous year, while the public electric vehicle chargers will jump to 2.1 million units this year, shows a new Gartner report.
The report claimed that electric cars will represent 95% of total EV shipments at 6,369,769 units and the remaining five per cent will include buses, vans and heavy trucks. The total units of EV sales are projected to be 34.4% more than 4,740,903 units registered in 2021.
These apart, the report also said that the number of global public EV chargers will stand at two million by 2022.
Citing EVs as an important powertrain technology to help reduce CO2 emissions, Gartner research director Jonathan Davenport said that the shipments of vans and trucks will grow rapidly as vehicle owners see the financial and environmental benefits of electrifying their fleets. He, however, said that the ongoing shortage of chips will impact the production of EVs.
Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV), the association representing Indian manufacturers of electric vehicles, has also anticipated that the total sales of total e-two-wheelers in the country to be around 10 lakh units this year, as per a report.
Meanwhile, 2021 also witnessed a surge in electric two-wheelers sales by 132% at 2,33,971 units.


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The NFU’s annual broadband and mobile survey is now live, and its members are encouraged to take part in order to build a true picture of connectivity in the countryside.
The NFU continues to engage with government about the need for fast, affordable and reliable broadband and mobile phone coverage for farmers, growers and rural communities.
Last year’s survey showed that only 16% of respondents had a reliable indoor signal, despite over 90% agreeing that a reliable mobile signal was important for their business. The statistics were similar for broadband coverage, where nearly 60% of respondents felt their broadband speed was insufficient.
NFU Vice President Stuart Roberts said: “The NFU is calling on the government to make the digital economy universal so that every farming business can access superfast broadband at an affordable cost. In an increasingly technological world, farmers are relying more and more on broadband and mobile signal to run their businesses.
“Unfortunately the latest data shows the UK lagging behind other countries, slipping to 35th in the world for average broadband speed and 41st for 4G coverage, emphasising the need for the government to up its game in bringing rural areas up to scratch.
“Farmers and growers more than ever need access to reliable broadband and mobile services to ensure they can remain competitive, productive and innovative in a digital age. I would encourage as many farmers and growers as possible to complete this survey and contribute to the NFU’s growing evidence base for better rural connectivity.”
The survey will run from Thursday 30th August for four weeks. NFU CallFirst will be carrying out a telephone survey and it is also possible to complete the survey online.

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Compromised information includes debit and credit card numbers. Based on the forensic investigation to date, no personal information, debit card PINs, e-mail addresses or Social Security numbers were obtained by the hackers. Kmart also says there's no evidence that its kmart.com customers were impacted by the breach.
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Jun 2, 2017. This latest breach is reportedly the second in three years at Kmart, but Sears said there is no evidence linking this incident to a previous security event. The company said certain credit card numbers are thought to have been compromised but, due to the fact that all Kmart stores are EMV chip and pin.
The trend of hacker attacks on the U.S retailers continue with Sears Holdings Corporation ( SHLD) reporting a payment data systems breach at its Kmart chain. been attacked by hackers, putting credit and debit card details of.
NEW YORK (AP) – Sears Holdings Corp. says some of its Kmart stores were targeted by hackers, leading to unauthorized activity on some of its customers’ credit cards. The company says in a blog post that Kmart’s store.
NEW YORK — Sears Holdings Corp. said Friday that a data breach at its Kmart stores that started last month may have compromised some customers’ credit and debit cards. The data theft at Kmart is the latest in a string of hacks at big.
"We believe certain credit card numbers have been compromised. All Kmart stores were EMV ‘Chip and Pin’ technology-enabled during the time that the breach occurred, and we believe the exposure to cardholder data that can be used to.
In a statement, Kmart said the security breach was discovered on 9 October and that the malware had been operating since early September. An initial investigation suggests the cyber-thieves stole credit and debit card numbers. So far,
But no online customer credit card or other payment details have been compromised or accessed. The statement also said that customers affected have been sent an email to inform them of the privacy breach. Kmart Australia has also.
Kmart said Friday that an unknown number of credit and debit cards were “compromised” in a data breach that began in September, according to a statement from the company and media reports. The breach was also described in an SEC.
The U.S. Secret Service confirmed it was investigating the breach, which occurred in September and compromised the systems of Kmart, which has about 1,200. believes hackers made off with some credit and debit card numbers but.
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The spate of recent data breaches at big-name companies such as JPMorgan Chase, Home Depot, and Target raises questions about the effectiveness of the private sector.
Kmart Corporation (simply known as Kmart and stylized as kmart) is an American big box department store chain headquartered in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States.
William Booe, senior vice president and chief operations officer at Peoples Bank, said that when he heard of the latest credit card breach at Kmart, his first and only reaction was, “Oh look, another breach,” in a monotone. He guessed.
Oct 13, 2014. It also does not believe that customers on the store's website, kmart.com, were affected. “I want our customers to be aware of the situation and I suggest that customers carefully review and monitor their credit and debit card account statements. If customers see any sign of suspicious activity, they should.
Jan 6, 2015. The rash of credit card breaches at major retail chains during the past year had a surprisingly low impact on holiday shopping, according to a recent survey by. data breaches took place at major retail chains such as Target, Neiman Marcus, Sally Beauty, Michaels, Home Depot, Staples, Bebe and Kmart.
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Discount retailer Kmart is the latest merchant hit by a payment data breach. Sears Holding Corp., Kmart’s parent.
Jun 05, 2017 · One reason for credit card hacks is that too few retailers have chip-card readers enabled.
Oct 2, 2015. “On 25 September 2015, David Jones learned that a third party exploited a vulnerability in our website to extract limited information about some of our customers,” the company said in an FAQ about the breach. “No credit card information, financial information or passwords were obtained. David Jones does.
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Jun 1, 2017. Kmart hit with second credit card data breach in 3 years. On Wednesday, the parent company of the retail chain Kmart, Sears Holding, confirmed they were hit by a credit card payment data breach originally disclosed on May 16. According to a spokesman for Sears Holdings to the International Business.
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Oct 13, 2014. Thus far, the Kmart investigation has shown only credit and debit card numbers were affected in this breach. “No personal information, no debit card PIN numbers, no email addresses and no Social Security numbers were obtained by those criminally responsible. There is also no evidence that kmart.com.
Contacting Sears Headquarters. Sears is a retail giant that managed to skirt folding when sales dipped to extremely low levels in recent years. The company.
Nov 30, 2017. Other compromised data is said to include full names, addresses, dates of birth, credit card numbers, and other personal information. parent company of Kmart, revealed that Kmart's store payment systems were infected with malware, but Kmart.com and Sears shoppers were not impacted by this breach.
The IT team from Kmart discount. policies of the credit card companies state that customers have zero liability for any unauthorized charges if they report them in a timely manner,” James added in the official announcement of the breach.
Kmart. October 23, 2014. As previously reported, on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014 Kmart detected their payment data systems had been breached and immediately launched a. The Company believes no personal information including debit card PIN numbers, email addresses and social security numbers were obtained by those.
and that certain debit and credit card numbers could have been compromised. Discount chain Kmart is investigating the breach. The investigation, which indicates the breach began in September, revealed that no personal information,
Remember how this morning, we explained why it is inevitable that if you shop anywhere, your payment data or personal information will be part of a hack? On Friday evening, Kmart dropped the news that they have also been hacked, with.
NEW YORK (AP) — Sears Holdings Corp. announced that it detected a data breach at its Kmart stores that started last month, affecting certain customers’ credit and debit card accounts. The data theft at Kmart is the latest in a string of.
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Jan 19, 2018. OnePlus has announced that up to 40,000 customers were affected by the security breach that caused the company shut down credit card payments for its online store earlier this week. The information is the result of an ongoing investigation with a third-party security agency into the breach that caused.
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Sears Holding Co. told media late Friday that point-of-sale registers at its Kmart stores were compromised by malicious software that stole customer credit and debit card information in a breach dating back to September. According to.
California law requires a business or state agency to notify any California resident whose unencrypted personal information, as defined, was acquired, or reasonably.
As someone who grew up in a lower middle class family in the suburbs known as Long Island, there were two places I spent a lot of time shopping with my mom — Cheap Johns and Kmart. While the former has since gone out of.
Oct 14, 2014. According to a recently submitted SEC filing, Kmart, a subsidiary of Sears Holding Corporation, has had an unconfirmed amount of credit card numbers stolen during a month-long data breach. Kmart, which has roughly 1,200 stores across the United States, is just the latest retailer affected in what appears.
In January, Sears announced it would be shutting down 150 stores and, in May, added at least 30 more stores to that list.
Jun 20, 2017. Click to read entire article. Sears Holdings reports Kmart data breach. Sears Holdings says some customers who shopped at Kmart stores may be the victims of a data breach. The company isn't saying how many credit cards were affected, but it believes some credit card numbers have been compromised.
NEW YORK (AP) — Some Kmart stores were. It said some credit card numbers were stolen. A Sears Holdings spokesman said the investigation into the hack is still ongoing, so details on the dates of the breach, how many.
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ST. GEORGE — Kmart is fighting a malware security breach of its credit card processing systems, the second cyber attack on the big box retailer in less than three years. Kmart’s parent company, Sears Holdings Corp., released.
NEW YORK • Sears Holdings Corp. said Friday that a data breach at its Kmart stores that started last month may have compromised some customers’ credit and debit cards. The data theft at Kmart is the latest in a string of hacks at big.


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2. Karlie Kloss
Coming in second on the list is Karlie Kloss, who earned a tidy $13 million. That’s nearly ten million dollars less than Kendall in first place, but we don’t think she’s going to be starving any time soon! Karlie’s biggest brand deals are with mega names like Swarovski and Estee Lauder, and her star is showing no signs of fading any time soon.


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Okay, okay. Technically not Twitter, but a platform like Twitter. 🐤
The news comes at the heels of an earlier development, where Facebook and Instagram began rolling out a subscription model that was eerily similar to the one Elon Musk introduced at Twitter to make some cash. While experts are quite positive about Facebook/Instagram’s take on the whole “pay for a verified checkmark on your profile” model, the same could not be said about Twitter, which has struggled to become anything more than what it already was: a place for internet beef. But also, an audience that is vocal about anything and everything (not that it’s a bad thing, but it can often result in internet bullying and harassment online).
So what gives? Well, apparently, big boy Zuck knows how to monetize social media more than Elon Musk does. It’s true that Musk made his initial fortune by facilitating payments over the internet through a startup that ultimately ended up becoming PayPal, but knowing the internet and knowing how the internet works are two separate things. Musk proceeded from PayPal to other avenues that were more engineering focused, and should largely be considered a new entrant in the social media space as far as the business side of it is concerned.
Mark Zuckerberg, though..
Say what you will of Zuck and his ambition to rule the world with VR, but the guy knows what business model works when it comes to social media. In fact, the report that disclosed Meta’s plan to create a Twitter knockoff, also noted that a single daily active user on Meta represented over $40 in revenue, more than double that of $16 per Twitter user.
Anyway, Facebook was the talk of the town this week, ranking at the #1 spot on HackerNoon’s Tech Company Rankings, while Instagram was trailing behind at #2. Meta, the parent of both companies, was trending at the #75 spot.
Dissidents Tighten Noose Around Google CEO 🎃
The stellar success of ChatGPT means tech giants are scrambling to figure out how to monetize artificial intelligence. Microsoft’s figured it all out, rolling AI into its products and even incorporating it into its search engine Bing in what it hopes would be a formidable challenge to Google’s dominance on the internet.
But Microsoft hasn’t hurt Google nearly as much as Google has hurt itself, and dissidents blame one person for causing all the harm: Pichai.
A new report from Forbes says Pichai’s dissidents are using his aversion for risk and slow decision-making to argue that he is unfit to lead Google at a time when it’s going through an existential crisis. In fact, Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin — who handed the reins to Pichai in 2019 — have returned and started taking a more active approach in the company’s battle to remain relevant, attending AI strategy meetings and even helping with the code in some instances.
Google ranked #3 this week, while Microsoft ranked in the #71 spot.
Amazon Challenging Musk’s Dominance Too 🌎
Mark Zuckerberg isn’t the only billionaire fighting on Elon Musk’s turf. Jeff Bezos’ Amazon thinks it can give SpaceX’s Starlink a run for its money, launching its own version of low-Earth orbit-based satellite internet in an industry that is dominated by Musk’s company.
Code-named Project Kuiper, Amazon’s marketing material says its devices would bring “fast, affordable broadband to customers and communities around the world.” They’re still in the prototype stage, though.
It’s unclear how much the devices will cost, but Amazon said they cost less than $400 per unit to build, so that threshold might be an indicator. Expect more details in the future.
Amazon ranked #8 this week.
In Other News.. 📰
- Your money is (probably) safe. The U.S. government has stepped in to ensure that all deposits at Silicon Valley Bank, which collapsed last week, remain accessible. SVB was one of the tech industry’s top banks, and the fallout from its collapse has affected a ton of companies. Full list here.
- TikTok was banned on government phones in yet another country: Belgium.
- Crypto lender Silvergate has shut down.
- Google is still not out of the AI game.
And that’s a wrap! Don’t forget to share this newsletter with your family and friends!
See y’all next week. PEACE! ☮
— Sheharyar Khan, Editor, Business Tech @ HackerNoon
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Creative Director to Expand Innovative Professional Programs
RALEIGH, NC—August 29, 2017—Hugh Firebaugh, creative director at Able&Co., has been appointed second vice president and programming chair of Triangle AdFed. The trade association, locally known for its annual American Advertising Awards (Addy), scholarships, and diversity mentoring, is part of the national American Advertising Federation.
In his role, Hugh plans to apply his brand strategy to create monthly events that benefit creative agencies on many fronts — from industry breakfast panels and larger marquee events to workshops exploring the ethics of working “on spec.”
Able&Co. serves, among many industries, clients in the area’s rapidly growing real estate and medical device markets. Tapping that experience, Hugh will “look at the big picture” to balance business development programs with outreach — such as hosting free marketing and advertising workshops for nonprofits and charities in November.
It’s all part of Triangle AdFed’s effort to attract more advertising business to the region.
Triangle AdFed’s essential esprit de corps believes advertising professionals can achieve more by helping one another succeed. “This means tackling issues that our profession faces,” Hugh says, “so every one of us can do our best work and gain new clients.” The program calendar will be rolled out at Triangle AdFed’s kickoff event in September. For more information, visit Triangle AdFed.
Able&Co. is an award-winning strategic marketing, creative and digital development agency based in Raleigh, North Carolina. We surround brands with creative ideas, strategic insights and practical experience across a number of key industries, all designed to help them build meaningful paths to success. For more information, visit www.theableagency.com.


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In the lead-up to the Chinese New Year holiday, jewelry counters across the country were swamped by shoppers looking to take advantage of low gold prices.
China overtook India as the world’s top gold buyer in 2013, with China Minsheng Bank estimating the country’s gold consumption grew 30 percent year-on-year to a record 1,050 tons.
Global prices of gold dropped nearly 30 percent last year, after a 12-year bull run. At the beginning of 2013, the price of gold was $1,693.75 an ounce, but it had fallen to $1,204.50 by year’s end. The start of 2014 has seen prices rebound somewhat, to the current level of around $1,324. This didn’t sway Chinese consumers during the lead-up to the year of the horse, which began Jan. 31, as demand remained high.
Chinese demand, which was up 29 percent through the third quarter of last year, according to the World Gold Council, runs counter to many other parts of the world, where demand globally rises along with the price of gold; in China and some other parts of Asia, as the price goes down, consumers buy more, because they don’t buy and sell, they hold on to their gold. RELATED STORY: Eyewear Makers Framing Out Global Growth >>
The World Gold Council said demand for gold was up throughout much of Asia last year, with the most recent figures available (encompassing the first through third quarters) showing a year-on-year rise of 20 percent in Indonesia, 17 percent in Thailand and 13 percent in India.
Bucking the Asian trend was South Korea, which saw year-on-year demand fall 5 percent. European markets also saw declines, including the U.K. (down 11 percent) and Italy (down 9 percent).
Back in China, indicative of this gold rush were chaotic scenes on Jan. 1, when one of the nation’s largest jewelry dealers, Caishikou, opened a flagship in Beijing. According to data provided by the company, within the first hour of trading in 2014, the flagship sold 10 million yuan ($1.65 million) worth of jewelry, the vast majority of it 24-karat gold.
“Gold and gold jewelry mean more to Chinese people than many Western people could imagine. It contains an emotional legacy, traditions, customs, you name it,” said Cao Xiaorui, director of jewelry for the World Gold Council’s Far East division.
Gold jewelry is not only a gift traditionally given to friends, colleagues and loved ones over the New Year period, it is also, according to Cao, a long-term investment and therefore insulated from worldwide price fluctuations.
Retail data from China’s Ministry of Commerce shows demand for gold and silver jewelry rose by upwards of 30 percent year-on-year in each of the provinces surveyed during the Lunar New Year festivities. This may be in part due to the demand for horse-themed trinkets proving more popular than snake-themed jewelry, which accompanied 2013’s Lunar New Year celebrations.
“For hundreds of years, Chinese people have used gold jewelry as a form of saving, a counter-inflation tool,” he said.
“Chinese people who buy physical gold jewelry, gold bars and coins tend to be quite sticky. Most people wouldn’t do short trading with this medium, they normally keep it whether the price goes up or down.”
Experts believe the continued expansion of the middle class and the central government’s push for urbanization are only going to increase the number of Chinese buyers looking to buy gold jewelry in the foreseeable future.
“Over the next 20 years, the gold jewelry market will still be booming in China,” said Cao, “until this urbanization process is complete.”
There'll be no rest for those headed to Europe for men's, as Paris just closed the gap with Milan. According to a provisional calendar released by the Chambre Syndicale, Paris Men's Week will now open a day earlier on January 16. See new highlights on the official lineup on WWD.com. #wwdnews #wwdfashion (📷: @kukukuba)
BREAKING: Jonathan Saunders is leaving @DVF. The designer has resigned from his position as chief creative officer of Diane von Furstenberg, the company said in a statement on Friday. At the time of his hire, von Furstenberg said Saunders’ arrival symbolized and facilitated her stepping back from the day-to-day duties that occupy the work of a full-time creative director. The British designer joined DVF in May 2016 and was in charge of all product categories. #wwdnews
For @versace_official’s spring ad campaign, the brand emphasized the archival prints from the spring tribute collection dedicated to the late Gianni Versace. Closing out the show were five of Gianni’s favorite models: Cindy, Naomi, Carla, Helena, and Claudia. Bowing on December 18, the new campaign is yet another tribute to supermodel-dom as the images by Steven Meisel are fronted by @iamnaomicampbell, @cturlington, @gisele and more. #wwdfashion
Four-time Oscar-nominated actress Annette Bening has been waiting 20 years to play Gloria Graham in "Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool," which will be released on December 29. The movie about Graham – a Hollywood star known for her controversial relationship with a younger Englishman named Peter Turner – is based off a memoir Turned wrote. "She felt vulnerable to him, because she loved him, she really did love him. And anyone that we really truly are in love with, we re vulnerable to in a very deep way," said Bening. Read our full interview with the modern icon of an actress on WWD.com. #wwdeye (📷: @ninebagatelles; Styled by @cristinaehrlich)
The crisp white button down: a staple that can be dressed up or down and accessorized throughout the decades. Here, on a Art Basel-goer in 2017 on the left and on the iconic Audrey Hepburn in “Roman Holiday” in 1953 on the right. #tbt #wwdfashion (📷: Andrew Morales)
Known for her work with @victoriassecret, 25-year-old model @georgiafowler is raising her profile in Hollywood. Fowler stars in @vincecamuto’s holiday campaign, which launched in partnership with “Pitch Perfect 3.” “Almost every shoot with Vince Camuto, I’ve had to face a fear…It was definitely a challenge. I’m so grateful for it, though. I’ve always wanted to be a pop star, so that was the perfect chance,” Fowler said. Head to WWD.com to read about Fowler’s experience modeling, including at the #VSFashionShow, and her relationship with Nick Jonas. #wwdeye (📷: @jilliansollazzo)
EXCLUSIVE: Huda Kattan just became the first beauty influencer to land a major beauty deal. Kattan's business, @hudabeauty, has received a minority investment from private equity firm TSG Consumer Partners. The brand, which industry sources say is on track to do $200 million in retail sales for 2017, will receive support on product, retail and geographic expansion through the deal. Get all the details on the deal and read @_a_collins' interview with Kattan on WWD.com. Link in bio. (📷: @jgreenery) #wwdbeauty #wwdnews
Peruvian model @juanaburga_official – who is known for walking the runways of @rodarte, @viviennewestwood and @torybuch – is making the move to the big screen with drama “Los Últimos.” The film premiered in Argentina in November and arrives in the U.S. and Europe in 2018. On making the switch from modeling to acting, Burga told WWD: “It’s a completely different thing – a lot of people think it’s similar or try to connect things, especially like getting used to the camera or being looked at all the time or playing these different characrers, but film is a completely different story.” #wwdeye (📷: @jgreenery)
London’s newly opened @designmuseum will look back on the life and work of Azzedine Alaïa in a show that the designer helped to curate before he died of heart failure last month. The retrospective, which Alaïa had worked on with Mark Wilson, chief curator of the @groningermuseum, will look at the impact of his work worldwide. The show, “Azzedine Alaïa: The Couturier,” will run from May 10 to October 7. Read more about the exhibit on WWD.com #wwdnews #wwdfashion (📷: @zefashioninsider)


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Canadian dollar dips 0.2% against the greenback
Canadian retail sales rise 0.7% in August
Price of US oil increases 0.9%
Canadian 10-year yield touches a 14-year high
TORONTO, Oct 21 (Reuters) – The Canadian dollar edged lower against its US counterpart on Friday as Treasury yields continued to climb, while a preliminary domestic estimate showed that retail sales fell in September after rebounding more than expected in August.
The US 10-year yield rose to a fresh multi-year high, with markets seeing no let-up in monetary policy tightening from the Federal Reserve, causing shares to slip and the US dollar to jump against a basket of major currencies.
The Canadian dollar was down 0.2% at 1.3790 to the greenback, or 72.52 US cents, after trading in a range of 1.3752 to 1.3854.
For the week, it was on track to advance 0.7% as hotter-than-expected domestic inflation data bolstered bets for another hefty interest rate hike by the Bank of Canada.
Canadian retail sales grew by 0.7% in August from July, beating estimates for a 0.2% increase, helped by higher sales at food and beverage stores, data from Statistics Canada showed.
Flash estimates showed retail sales falling by 0.5% in September and wholesale trade dipping 0.2%.
Meanwhile, US crude oil prices were up 0.9% at $85.23 a barrel on hopes of higher Chinese demand and output cuts by OPEC and its allies. Oil is one of Canada’s major exports.
Canadian government bond yields were mixed across a steeper curve. The 10-year touched its highest since November 2008 at 3.779% before dipping to 3.726%, up 4.4 basis points on the day. (Reporting by Fergal Smith; Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise)


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ST. PAUL — On the last day of this convention, thoughts are naturally turning toward … souvenirs. But what items selling on the streets of St. Paul are worth cramming into the suitcase?
Denver was awash with vendors during the Democratic National Convention, and a delegate or guest could pick up everything from the “Protect Yourself from John McCain” condoms being given out by Planned Parenthood to Barack Obama flip-flops.
Here at the Republican National Convention? Not so much.
But there were vendors in and around the Xcel Energy Center selling a variety of buttons, including one saying “Back Mac” with a picture of Senator John McCain, golden arches in the background and the phrase, “I’m lovin’ him.” Other buttons everywhere: “Tacos for McCain,” “Burritos for McCain,” “Quesadillas for McCain” and “Chips & Salsa for McCain.” (Sorry, we don’t get it.)
There was a bumper sticker, “Say No to B.O.” ($4). And silver spoons, letter openers, shot glasses and Christmas ornaments (stamped with “Proud Republican. St. Paul 2008″).
At Heimie’s Haberdashery, a clothing store on St. Peter Street, there was a fine selection of red and blue silk ties with tiny elephants carrying American flags in their trunks.
Also found: “Peppermints for McCain” ($3.95 “Proven Fresh Breath”), “McCain on a Stick,” (a chocolate lollipop with a cheap photo of the Senator $4.95) and forks twisted into the shape of an elephant by a local artist ($30).
Most fun: the “Dancing & Singing John McCain” — it sings “When Johnny Goes Running for President” to the tune of “When Johnny Comes Marching Home” — which is half off its $15 price at Walgreens.
But the big hit at the Republican National Convention? The red (of course) Barack Obama T-shirt saying, “Viva la Revolution” and “We Surrender,” outselling the standard blue-issue McCain-Palin shirt by a wide margin, according to a vendor at 7th and Shephard.
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Study highlights problem for world’s oceans
SPANISH scientists have found the plastic litter from take-out and convenience food has become a major problem for the world’s rivers and seas.
A study at the University of Cadiz examined lists from across the globe cataloguing the litter recovered from rivers, oceans, coastlines and the seabed.
It was found eight out of 10 items listed were made of plastic and from the haul, 44% of the waste came from litter related to take away food and drinks including bags, bottles, containers, and cutlery.
“It was shocking to find out this litter accounts for almost half f the human-made objects on a global scale,” said the university’s Dr Carmen Morales.
“We found them in rivers, on the deep seabed, on shorelines and floating off our coasts.”
It has prompted for a call for more easily degradable materials to be used, bans on plastic that can be avoided such as bags, and for a deposit-refund scheme to encourage customers to be more careful.
Researchers said measures to cut the use of single-use plastic like straws, cotton buds and drink stirrers had been successful but more action was needed in other areas.


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- Metaplex fetched $46 million from an investment round to expand gaming and metaverse applications.
- The investment round co-led by Multicoin Capital and Jump Crypto.
- Metaplex has created over 5.7 million digital collectibles for 85,000 projects.
Metaplex, a Solana-based non-fungible token protocol has fetched $46 million from token sale to embrace the metaverse concept. The investment round was led by Multicoin Capital along with Jump Crypto.
Snoop Dogg has also announced support to this investment round by posting a tweet from the Cozomo de’ Medici Twitter account. Also, he has also revealed a plan to buy some NFTs from Metaplex.
Many other investment participants were also present in this funding round including Solana Ventures, Alameda Research, and Animoca Brands. More than 90 individuals have also participated including NBA legends Michael Jordan and Allen Iverson.
The investment round is organized through selling tokens. The token round will help Metaplex foundation to provide back to metaverse and gaming projects.
Metaplex marketplace was launched in the last year after getting support from cryptocurrency exchange FTX. Last year after getting hype in the NFTs, creators generated over $17 billion in sales.
With the boom in the NFT, one new concept ‘Metaverse’ also arrived. Metaverse is the fascinating concept of 3D virtual and augmented reality. Currently, many NFTs firms have taken dives into metaverse development.
Metaplex is following NFT and metaverse trends and to make betterment on the platform the company has hired former Google developer, Adam Jeffries as a new CEO.


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Making good on their press invite sent several weeks ago, Apple recently announced their new iPhone 7 and 7 Plus smartphones along with new Airpods wireless headphones and Apple Watch 2.
While the outer appearance of the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus hasn’t changed a whole lot, Apple has done quite a bit of work internally to make the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus stand out significantly from its predecessors.Camera
Starting with the camera, the iPhone 7 now includes a 12 MP sensor, a f/1.8 lens, and optical image stabilization to improve low light photography. The iPhone 7 Plus on the other hand will get two 12 MP rear cameras, one with a 56mm f/2.8 telephoto [...]
Lots of leaks are flowing online as Apple is expected to announce the new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus at their press event tomorrow, September 7, 2016.
Recently images surfaced from tech site Techtastic showing what’ll possibly be the packaging for the upcoming iPhone 7. While the image of the phone does look like a possible version of the iPhone 7, the authenticity of the packaging is still questionable due to the strange font used for the iPhone logo on the side of the box. Unfortunately, additional details were not captured in this image which would describe the model of the phone depicted.
As always, it’s also plausible this may be packaging for a [...]
In the wake of Samsung’s recent voluntary recall of the Galaxy Note 7 due to possible exploding batteries and approximately 2 weeks before a resolution is expected to arrive, T-Mobile is taking a proactive approach to the situation by offering customers a full refund on any Galaxy Note 7.
Starting immediately, Galaxy Note 7 customers are encouraged to go to any T-Mobile store, call 611, or call 1-800-937-8997 to get a full refund on the Galaxy Note 7 along with any accessories purchased. Those who received a free year of subscription to Netflix will be able to keep the subscription. With the refund, you will be able to purchase any new T-Mobile phone including [...]
Although launched just a week ago, Samsung is issuing a voluntary recall for all units of their new Galaxy Note 7 and stopping sales of the new device due to possible battery cell issues. As of September 1, there have been 35 cases of exploding batteries reported on the Note 7 worldwide and Samsung is currently conducting an investigation to determine the cause of the issue and which batteries are affected.
In the coming weeks, Samsung will be replacing Note 7’s for customers who already own them.


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* Cutting 2,000 contract jobs, or 30 percent (Adds industry background, company comment)
HOUSTON, April 8 (Reuters) - LyondellBasell, the world’s third-largest petrochemical company whose U.S. operations are under bankruptcy protection, said on Wednesday it would cut 3,000 jobs, or 17 percent of its workers, and reduce expenses by an additional $500 million by 2010.
LyondellBasell Industries, based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, said it planned to reduce its contract workers by 30 percent, or 2,000, and close 10 plants and 20 offices.
The company took on billions of dollars in debt obligations a year ago when billionaire Len Blavatnik led a $12.7 billion leveraged buyout of U.S. firm Lyondell by Basell of the Netherlands.
A massive debt load and declining demand for its products prompted Lyondell to seek protection from its creditors in January.
“This cost reduction plan is a key part of our effort to offset the current sales volume and margin weakness,” Alan Bigman, LyondellBasell’s chief financial officer, said in a statement.
LyondellBasell’s original merger plan targeted a fixed-cost reduction of about $200 million, the company said in a press statement.
Market conditions continue to be extremely challenging, Bigman said.
The privately held company, which operates a massive refining and processing plant in Houston, has suffered from a steep decline in demand for chemicals as industries such as autos, housing and electronics weakened.
In a bid to cope with the downturn, LyondellBasell started shuttering plants and cutting jobs late last year, and the process has accelerated, a spokeswoman said. (Reporting by Anna Driver in Houston; editing by Gunna Dickson)


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Ernst&Young: Customs structures must expand activity in Azerbaijan
Along with the traditional functions, the customs structures in Azerbaijan must be provided with new ones in current realities, said the representative of Ernst & Young in Azerbaijan, Arzu Hajiyeva.
Hajiyeva made the statement at the conference dedicated to the development and future prospects in the customs system.
The conference has been organized by the American Chamber of Commerce in Azerbaijan (AMCHAM).
"Currently, the customs structures of many countries, including Azerbaijan, are facing such new tasks as the promotion of international trade, the formation of the necessary sphere for investment and business development, as well as the protection of the main intellectual property rights," Hajiyeva said.
She said that it is necessary to carry out more thorough job regarding protection of the main intellectual property rights in Azerbaijan.
"Very important measures to simplify customs procedures and improve transparency in the direction of improving legislative framework in customs activities, organization of a call-center, mediation restrictions in customs activity, as well as reducing the time spent on customs clearance have been recently taken in Azerbaijan," Hajiyeva said. "The public and entrepreneurs positively accepted all these measures and hope that these reforms will be continued in the future as well."
Hajiyeva said that there are several points in this area, which are in the spotlight.
"For example, the maximum examination period is 20 days," said Hajiyeva. "It's quite a long time, and that creates new risks for enterpreneurs associated with additional costs for storage of products, the possibility of failure to fulfill conditions on the timing pre-specified in contracts, and so on."
Another point is the lack of a unified concept to form customs value of the products, she said.
"We propose to develop administrative procedures on all decisions made by the managing customs officials," said Hajiyeva. "It must be a clear and transparent process, and every customs employee should give proof of decision to the importer."
"At the same time, it is necessary to minimize contacts between customs officers and entrepreneurs through the use of electronic systems," she said.
"It is also necessary to carry out customs inspection of products within the framework of risks' management system or to take a decision on the refusal of customs inspection of goods in the shortest possible time."


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The Overwatch Summer Games 2019 event is now live, offering new cosmetics.
The event, which runs between now and 5 August, will offer up limited-time sprays, player icons, skins and more. Those who win nine matches across Quick Play, Competitive Play or Arcade will earn some of those cosmetics for their efforts. Additional cosmetics, of course, will be available through themed loot boxes as you level up. New to the event are Weekly Challenges, which will also offer up cosmetics for completing set tasks.
All up, there are four new Legendary and three Epic skins to acquire. Previous years’ cosmetics can also be earned during the event peroid.
Overwatch is available now on Windows PC, Xbox One and PS4.


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Indian stock markets indices recovered some losses during the last two hours of the trade but are still trading in the red. All sectoral indices are trading in the negative led by stocks from capital goods and consumer durables sectors.
The BSE-Sensex is trading down by 128 points and NSE-Nifty is trading down by 45 points. BSE Mid Cap and BSE Small Cap indices are trading weak by 1.6% and 1.9% respectively. The rupee is trading at 54.18 to the US dollar.
Power stocks are mainly trading in the red led by Power Trading Corporation India (PTC) and CESC Ltd. As per a leading financial daily, Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (PGCIL), the country's leading Electrical Power transmission company has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Rashtriya Ispat Nigam (RINL), a holding company of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) to set up a joint venture company (JVC) for manufacturing of transmission line towers and their parts. The JV will undertake research and development of high end products and bring synergy between RINL and PGCIL that share the producer and user relationship. Besides, it will address the issue of import of quality tower transmission lines. The venture includes installation of a unit at Vizag with an initial capacity of 0.2 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) at a cost of around Rs 3 bn to Rs 3.5 bn. The unit is expected to enhance faster transportation that includes the sea route and will help to tap markets in South East Asia. The stock was trading in the green.
Retail stocks are mainly trading in the red led by Zodiac Cloth and Titan Industries. As per a leading financial daily, Tanishq the flagship line of jewellery from Titan is planning to expand its retail presence in India. Currently operating 131 stores in 76 cities, the company aims to open 25-30 large format retail stores every year across the country. It is likely to launch new products and invest more in marketing and designing innovation to increase its market share. The company has recently entered into partnership with World Gold Council for the new collection.


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BRENTWOOD, UK - Ford has entered the UK auto insurance market in a joint venture with the Norwich Union, an insurance company. The scheme will eventually spread to other European countries.
The partners claim that their new FordInsure policy - which covers new and used Ford vehicles - is the simplest on the market. The policy has dropped 21 of the most common exclusions in rival auto insurance policies, such as windscreen and tire damage. Drivers receive a credit-card-style insurance certificate.
Ford wants retail customers to be able to buy, finance and insure their cars in a single dealer visit.
FordInsure is a product underwritten by Ford Motor Credit Co., Ford's finance arm. Phil Hollins, Ford Credit marketing director, said the move put 'the final piece of the jigsaw in place to make the vision of a 45-minute sale to driveaway a reality.' Ford Credit aims to underwrite 25 percent of the 5 million Ford vehicles on UK roads by 2002.
FordInsure will be used as a blueprint for Ford insurance plans in additional markets.
'Nowhere else in Europe do we offer insurance of the high quality of FordInsure,' said Ford Credit Europe spokesman David Nash. In most other countries, Ford policies cover only collision and theft.


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The growing list of applications and use cases of blockchain technology in business and life
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As Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have been picking up steam, focus has turned to blockchain - the underlying distributed ledger technology (DLT) that powers these digital currencies.
Blockchain technology is simple to understand at its roots. Basically, the tech exists as a shared database filled with entries that must be confirmed by peer-to-peer networks and encrypted.
It's helpful to envision it as a strongly encrypted and verified shared Google Document, in which each entry in the sheet depends on a logical relationship to all its predecessors, and is agreed upon by everyone in the network.
But blockchain technology has many more potential use cases beyond other than just serving as the fuel behind Bitcoin. Below, we've outlined some of its emerging t applications across finance, business, government, and other industries.
Blockchain Use Cases in Banking & Finance
Blockchain provides a way to securely and efficiently create a tamper-proof log of sensitive activity. This makes it excellent for international payments and money transfers.
For example, in April 2018, Banco Santander launched the world's first blockchain-based money transfer service. Known as "Santander One Pay FX," the service uses Ripple's xCurrent to enable customers to make same-day or next-day international money transfers.
By automating the entire process on the blockchain, Santander has reduced the number of intermediaries typically required in these transactions, making the process more efficient.
As a large commercial bank, Santander has numerous retail clients who would benefit from more efficient and cheaper payments, particularly in the area of international transfers. Blockchain technology can be used to decrease the cost of these transfers by reducing the need for banks to manually settle transactions.
Blockchain-based systems also have the potential to improve capital markets. A McKinsey report identifies benefits that blockchain solutions offer capital markets, some of which include:
- Faster clearing and settlement
- Consolidated audit trail
- Operational improvements
Startup Axoni was founded in 2013 and builds blockchain-based solutions specifically for capital market improvement. Most recently, Axoni announced the launch of a distributed ledger network to manage equity swap transactions - enabling both sides of an equity swap to be synchronized throughout their lifecycle, communicating changes to each other in real time.
Historic methods of trade financing have been a major pain point for businesses because the slow processes often interrupt business and make liquidity hard to manage. Cross-border trade involves a large number of variables when communicating information - such as country of origin and product details - and transactions generate high volumes of documentation.
Blockchain has the ability to streamline trade finance deals and simplify the process across borders. It enables enterprises to more easily transact with each other beyond regional or geographic boundaries.
Regulatory Compliance and Audit
The extremely secure nature of blockchain makes it rather useful for accounting and auditing because it significantly decreases the possibility of human error and ensures the integrity of the records. On top of this, no one can alter the account records once they are locked in using blockchain tech, not even the record owners. The trade off here is that blockchain tech could ultimately eliminate the need for auditors and erase jobs.
Money Laundering Protection
Once again, the encryption that is so integral to blockchain makes it exceedingly helpful in combating money laundering. The underlying technology empowers record keeping, which supports "Know Your Customer (KYC)," the process through which a business identifies and verifies the identities of its clients.
Arguably the greatest blockchain application for insurance is through smart contracts. These contracts allow customers and insurers to manage claims in a transparent and secure manner. All contracts and claims can be recorded on the blockchain and validated by the network, which would eliminate invalid claims, since the blockchain would reject multiple claims on the same accident.
For example, openIDL, a network built on the IBM Blockchain Platform with the American Association of Insurance Services, is automating insurance regulatory reporting and streamlining compliance requirements.
P2P payment services such as Venmo are convenient, but they have limits. Some services restrict transactions based on geography. Others charge a fee for their use. And many are vulnerable to hackers, which is not appealing for customers who are putting their personal financial information out there. Blockchain technology, with all its aforementioned benefits, could fix these roadblocks.
Blockchain Applications in Business
Supply Chain Management
Blockchain's immutable ledger makes it well suited to tasks such as real-time tracking of goods as they move and change hands throughout the supply chain. Using a blockchain opens up several options for companies transporting these goods. Entries on a blockchain can be used to queue up events with a supply chain - allocating goods newly arrived at a port to different shipping containers, for example. Blockchain provides a new and dynamic means of organizing tracking data and putting it to use.
Health data that's suitable for blockchain includes general information like age, gender, and potentially basic medical history data like immunization history or vital signs. On its own, none of this information would be able to specifically identify any particular patient, which is what allows it to be stored on a shared blockchain that could be accessed by numerous individuals without undue privacy concerns.
As specialized connected medical devices become more common and increasingly linked to a person's health record, blockchain can connect those devices with that record. Devices will be able to store the data generated on a healthcare blockchain and append it to personal medical records. A key issue currently facing connected medical devices is the siloing of the data they generate - but blockchain could be the link that bridges those silos.
The average homeowner sells his or her home every five to seven years, and the average person will move nearly 12 times during their lifetime. With such frequent movement, blockchain could certainly be of use in the real estate market. It would expedite home sales by quickly verifying finances, reduce fraud thanks to its encryption, and offer transparency throughout the entire selling and purchasing process.
Media companies have already started to adopt blockchain technology to eliminate fraud, reduce costs, and even protect Intellectual Property (IP) rights of content - like music records. According to MarketWatch, the global market for blockchain in media and entertainment is estimated to reach $1.54 billion by 2024.
One platform that has taken the spotlight in leveraging blockchain for media, is Eluvio, Inc. Formally launched in 2019, Eluvio Content Fabric uses blockchain technology to enable content producers to manage and distribute premium video to consumers and business partners without content delivery networks.
And recently, the platform has been tapped by media giant, MGM Studios for "global streaming to web, mobile, and TV everywhere audiences of 'certain properties.'"
Blockchain technology could be used to execute energy supply transactions, but also to further provide the basis for metering, billing, and clearing processes, according to PWC. Other potential applications include documenting ownership, asset management, origin guarantees, emission allowances, and renewable energy certificates.
Blockchain Applications in Government
National, state, and local governments are responsible for maintaining individuals' records such as birth and death dates, marital status, or property transfers. Yet managing this data can be difficult, and to this day some of these records only exist in paper form. And sometimes, citizens have to physically go to their local government offices to make changes, which is time-consuming, unnecessary, and frustrating. Blockchain technology could simplify this recordkeeping and make the data far more secure.
Proponents of blockchain tech for identity management claim that with enough information on the blockchain, people would only need to provide the bare minimum (date of birth, for example) to prove their identities.
Blockchain technology has the ability to make the voting process more easily accessible while improving security. Hackers would be no match to blockchain technology, because even if someone were to access the terminal, they wouldn't be able to affect other nodes. Each vote would be attributed to one ID, and with the ability to create a fake ID being impossible, government officials could tally votes more efficiently and effectively.
Blockchain tech could make the cumbersome process of filing taxes, which is prone to human error, much more efficient with enough information stored on the blockchain.
Blockchain could solve the anti-trust problems charities are increasingly facing through greater transparency; the technology has the ability to show donors that NPOs are in fact using their money as intended. Furthermore, blockchain tech could help those NPOs tribute those funds more efficiently, manage their resources better, and enhance their tracking capabilities.
The majority of regulatory oversight stems from recordkeeping, but the consequences of not maintaining records is inarguably much worse. Thus, compliance is non-negotiable for companies. Blockchain can make record updates available to regulators and businesses in real time, in turn reducing time lags and allowing red flags and inconsistencies to be spotted sooner.
Blockchain Applications in Other Industries
Financial Management and Accounting
If the blockchain is truly as secure as it has shown itself to be in the last several years, then such impenetrable security would be tantalizing for customers concerned with financial fraud.
As stated earlier, the encryption that is central to blockchain makes it quite useful for record management because it prevents duplicates, fraudulent entries, and the like.
The biggest advantage for blockchain in cybersecurity is that it removes the risk of a single point of failure. Blockchain tech also provides end-to-end encryption and privacy.
The immutable nature of blockchain, and the fact that every computer on the network is continually verifying the information stored on it, makes blockchain an excellent tool for storing big data.
The same principles for big data apply to data storage, as well.
Blockchain is poised to transform practices in a number of IoT sectors, including:
- The supply chain: Tracking the location of goods as they are shipped, and ensuring that they stay within specified conditions.
- Asset tracking: Monitoring assets and machinery to record activity and output as an alternative to cloud solutions.
Despite these key areas where blockchain can be leveraged, the technology in the IoT is still dependent on startups. In fact - only 17% of respondents to Business Insider Intelligence's survey of IoT providers think that blockchain will become a universal standard in the IoT.
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Reed Exhibitions Australia, the Australian subsidiary of the world’s leading event organiser, has today announced a major new conference and exhibition for the workplace health and safety sector. The Safety First Conference & Expo will be held over four days at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre from 26 – 29 May 2015 and will attract a highly targeted audience of WHS professionals from across relevant industry sectors including manufacturing, construction, mining, agriculture, transport and logistics, healthcare, education and public administration.
Exhibitors at Safety First will also benefit from the strategic co-location with the two largest manufacturing exhibitions in Australia – National Manufacturing Week and Austech – as well as the SMART Supply Chain & Logistics Conference. The last Melbourne edition of NMW and Austech, in May 2013, attracted 10,258 industry professionals, of whom 66% had direct authority or influence for purchasing the types of products or services on display.
Positioned as ‘Australia’s complete safety event’, the Safety First Conference & Expo will feature a dedicated B2B exhibition showcasing the latest technologies, products and services to improve WHS standards and compliance and reduce safety expenditure. The primary sectors to be represented will include: personal protective equipment, machine safety, fire & life safety, hygiene & cleaning, workplace health & wellness, ICT for safety, electrical safety, safety services and general safety.
Integrated into the exhibition will be the free-to-attend, industry-leading Safety First conference. High level speakers will deliver essential information for business owners and managers wanting to protect their business from risk, and their people from workplace safety hazards. Delegates will take away practical solutions and learn from industry leaders on best practice, legislation and financial liability.
According to Anthony Reed, Exhibition Director of Reed Exhibitions Australia, “the launch of Safety First follows extensive industry research and consultation amongst WHS suppliers, buyers and end- users, which clearly demonstrated the need for a premium quality, national safety conference and exhibition.
Reed continues that “our research confirmed that Australia’s safety industry generates an estimated $1.74 billion 1 in revenue annually from the manufacturing sector alone and that, with some 1.8% of workers being injured each year, manufacturing has a higher rate of injury than all other industries in Australia. Having established the need for a new safety conference and exhibition, it therefore
made absolute sense for us to co-locate the inaugural Safety First alongside National Manufacturing Week, Austech and SMART in Melbourne next May.
Reed concludes that “the Safety First Conference & Expo will deliver a complete visitor and exhibitor experience through superior, free-of-charge education content, one-to-one meetings and other match-making services bringing together buyers and suppliers, and access to networking opportunities at NMW and Austech. Interest in Safety First is high and we expect strong demand. We encourage companies and individuals interested in participation at Safety First, whether as an event partner, exhibitor, sponsor, trade visitor, conference delegate or speaker, to contact us as soon as possible to get on board and take advantage of this exciting opportunity to boost your company’s WHS knowledge, capability and business connections.”


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A multi-billion pound British class action lawsuit has been filed against the tech giant Google in the UK Supreme Court. The lawsuit alleges that Google secretly tracked countless iPhone users’ internet activities.
The consumer rights group, which?’s former director, Richard Lloyd, leads the claim and seeks to extend the country’s relatively new class action regime. According to Lloyd, the damages may be up to £750 per iPhone user, which brings the total potential damage to over £3 billion.
Over 4 Million iPhone Users Affected
The case is filed on behalf of over 4 million iPhone users (4.4 million to be precise). The case is about determining whether Google breached its duties as a data controller by secretly collecting browser-generated data and sharing it with advertisers between 2011 and 2012.
However, Google is adamant that its activities didn’t cause any damage to iPhone users. According to Google’s lawyer Antony White, this US-style data protection lawsuit can just seek redress under British laws if claimants have suffered any damages due to data breach, and data collection tactics may not always result in compensation.
“It is not my case that loss of personal data may not have serious consequences, but it may not always do so in a way that attracts compensation,” White said.
Nevertheless, experts claim that this is a hugely significant case. Businesses must take it as a warning and avoid using the personal data of unsuspecting users without their consent for commercial gains. If this case results in favor of the claimants, there will be a flood of similar representative data class actions in the UK.
Lawsuit after lawsuit
For years, Google has been accused of spying on users and collecting their browsing activity. Last month, back in the United States, a judge approved a class-action lawsuit that claims Google is secretly collecting data from users even when they’re using its private Incognito mode.
The lawsuit shouldn’t come as a surprise as in 2018, privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo conducted an in-depth study that claimed searches in Google Incognito mode are not private.


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The exclusive fall/holiday QVC collection will include caftans, jumpsuits, knits, dresses, footwear and accessories and marks the third Xcel brand to debut on the e-commerce and home shopping retailer. The H by Halston line will launch on QVC this September, with Silver serving as the on-air personality for the brand.
At the same time it was announced that celebrity stylist and fashion historian Cameron Silver will now serve as fashion director for both the H by Halston and H Halston brands.
"I am excited to announce the launch of H by Halston on QVC with Cameron Silver on board as fashion director," says Robert W. D'Loren, chairman and chief executive officer, Xcel. “His deep knowledge and passion for Halston makes him an excellent addition to our team, and we look forward to working with him and QVC, which continues to be a strategic collaboration for
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Honda announced Tuesday that it has begun production of the 2019 Acura RDX at the company’s plant in East Liberty.
The 2019 RDX is the first in a generation of new Acura products. Honda made a $54 million investment in the East Liberty plant in order to gear up for production. All RDX models for the North American market are produced at the plant.
New technologies at the East Liberty Auto Plant include a new roller hemming process for the new RDX’s ultra-wide panoramic moonroof and the use of high-performance structural adhesives for enhanced body rigidity – both manufacturing firsts for a mass-produced Acura model.
“This new RDX defines the future of Acura, and our Ohio team did an incredible job preparing this first in a new generation of Acura vehicles for our customers,” said Jim Hefner, plant manager at the East Liberty Auto Plant. “Paired with a new Ohio-made 2.0-liter Turbo engine, an all-new platform and a host of new technologies, the 2019 RDX sets a new high bar for style, performance and sophistication in a compact luxury SUV.”
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12 Nov The Windows 10 November update is available now to everyone running Windows This first major update has a handful of visible features. 13 Nov PUBLISHED: , Mon, Nov 13, | UPDATED: , Mon, Nov 13, Windows 10 update - Is your Microsoft device 'highly secure'?. 14 Nov Microsoft released security updates for Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, and KB -- Windows 10 Version -- November 2 Nov Microsoft's Windows 10 IoT Fall Creators Update release includes a On November 2, Microsoft officials detailed some of the features that are. It finally happened to me. I had the latest build November 14, —KB (OS Build ) Windows Update installed this.
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Nov 1 VeriSign announced its 3Q07 financials and report. This updates some of the info in the HeyTech article for Nov 2nd.
VeriSign issued 217,000 new certificates for secure websites in the third quarter, 2007, bringing the total to 912,000.
The company now manages 77 million domain names and handles 32 billion DNS domain name service lookups per day.
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Firm farmgate prices are positioning UK lamb as a serious competitor in European markets, according to the latest analysis by Quality Meat Scotland.
Despite dipping below 200 p/kg lwt in auction markets, prime lamb prices remain firm in comparison to 2019 standing 25% higher than a year ago, QMS said.
Last year’s prices were affected by uncertainty over a potential Brexit at the end of October 2019, reaching a low point in the last week of September, with prices recovering through the final quarter of 2019.
Stuart Ashworth, Director of Economic Services at QMS, said: “Equally it is not just prime lamb prices that are firm, so too are store lamb prices, which have traded around £10 per head higher than last year, and breeding sheep prices implying confidence in the sector.”
Similarly, all major lamb producing states of the European Union are also reporting prices higher than last year.
“The average EU heavy lamb (SQQ) price is currently some 15% higher than a year ago, and Irish prices are 24% higher, with light lamb prices 7% up,” he said.Read full article Share on twitter


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Oakley recently unveiled its new optical solution developed specifically for gaming, the Prizm Gaming Lens Technology. The brand partnered with EA Madden NFL to launch the collection with a weekly tournament series, dubbed ‘Derwin James vs. The World, bringing together athletes, celebrities, and artists will challenge the NFL star and renowned Madden player for the crown.
The Prizm Gaming Lens Technology includes multiple features that will enhance the gaming experience elevating the visual contrast and providing sharp vision. In addition, the Prizm Gaming Lens Technology blue-light ﬁltering technology designed to reduce 40% of blue light while reducing yellow tint, which often appears as a result of blue-light filtering. Plus, fans will be able to get these benefits without compromising on style or aesthetic.
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For the second time in less than one month, Johnson & Johnson Company, the makers of Tylenol, have added another medication to the recall list of over-the-counter medication. The recall now includes select batches of regular and extra-strength Tylenol, children’s Tylenol, eight-hour Tylenol, Tylenol Arthritis, Tylenol PM, Children’s Motrin, Motrin IB, Benadryl, Rolaids, Simply Sleep and St. Joseph’s aspirin. Additionally, caplet and gel tab products from North and South America, United Arab Emirates, along with Fiji were recalled.
Medication was initially reported because consumers were reporting a moldy smell that had made a few consumers sick. This past November, Johnson & Johnson’s McNeil Consumer Healthcare Products announced a recall on select Tylenol Arthritis Caplets due to the reported smell that was causing diarrhea, nausea, stomach pain, and vomiting.
According to the FDA, McNeil Consumer Healthcare did not move fast enough on recalling the defective medication. The company was aware of the issues in early 2008, however they did not conduct a full investigation, according to the FDA. The agency reported that around 70 people were sickened by the smell or at least noticed the odor of the medication. The Director of the FDA’s Office of Compliance of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research said that the company should have reacted sooner and that, “When something smells bad, literally or figuratively, companies must aggressively investigate and take all necessary action to solve the problem.”
A warning was sent the McNeil Consumer Healthcare for violation of manufacturing standards and failing to report and investigate the problem in a timely manner. The FDA is demanding an explanation as to why the problem was not publically announced earlier. To get a complete list of the recalled medications, please check out our Toledo, Ohio lawyers’ Tylenol recall list.


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A new version of Nokia's mapping service Ovi Maps will include turn-by-turn voice guidance for walking and driving navigation for free, Nokia said on Thursday.
The motoring authority of Victoria, VicRoads, has backed down on a plan to ban the use of mobile global positioning system (GPS) devices in cars.
A year after launching in the U.K., with rollouts elsewhere since, Nokia’s Comes With Music service has amassed just 107,000 subscribers, according to an analyst report.
Finnish phone giant Nokia has announced its e-mail service Ovi Mail has hit the one million accounts in the space of just over six months.
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Following the news that Sonic Dash has done 100 million downloads - something we looked at in our Charticle - Sega has announced a high profile update.
For a limited time starting today, three Angry Birds, notably Red, Chuck and Bomb, will be appearing in-game.
Formally, the tie-up is with those characters in their Angry Birds Epic forms; respectively Red 'Knight,' Chuck 'Mage,' and Bomb 'Pirate'.
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Each week, for three weeks, the in-game event will feature a different Angry Bird, which can be unlocked by collecting tokens or purchased using premium currency.
"We were thrilled with the opportunity to work with Rovio on this integration," said Chris Southall, CTO of Sega's internal UK studio Hardlight.
"The expressive, colorful, and fun characters from Angry Birds Epic lend themselves flawlessly to Sonic Dash and really enhance the overall experience."
Wilhelm Taht, Head of External Products at Rovio echoed the sentiment, commenting, "Having two such iconic game characters and games work seamlessly together will delight millions of fans worldwide in both Sonic Dash and Angry Birds Epic."


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The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), enacted in 2021, is a new federal legislation aimed at reducing money laundering by assigning the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) with identifying shell companies used for illegal transactions. The CTA requires the creation of a registry for businesses with less than $5 million in annual sales and fewer than 20 employees.
Small businesses may soon be affected by the onerous reporting requirements and fines for noncompliance brought about by the CTA. Millions of small businesses could be impacted by this new legislation, which could have a significant impact on their operations. Small business owners will need to closely monitor any changes and ensure that they are in compliance to avoid potential fines and penalties.
The CTA is a broad effort to tighten money-laundering laws, but its implications for small businesses could be significant. Small businesses often have limited resources and may not have the financial means to comply with the new reporting requirements or pay the fines for noncompliance. It is important for small business owners to stay informed about these new regulations and their potential impact on their operations. The CTA is another example of how small businesses can be disproportionately affected by federal regulation.


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Samsung Unpacked live blog for 2014 IFA event
There are only a few hours to go until the Samsung Unpacked event where the Galaxy Note 4 will be made official. There is a vast amount of interest in the new phablet flagship, and smartphone enthusiasts around the world will be waiting for news. You may want to follow the proceedings and you can do so with a Samsung Unpacked live blog for the 2014 IFA event.
We’ve already given readers details of various world times for the launch event and also earlier today gave information about how to watch the Samsung Unpacked 2014 event live. Some may prefer a live blog though, for added interest about what’s happening as things get underway. There are various Samsung Unpacked live blogs available and we have a few suggestions.
One of the best will be at Cnet here. Many of the live blogs will start before the kickoff of the actual event and at Cnet there’s currently a countdown to when their blog will go live, in just under two hours in fact. Another live IFA 2014 blog is at Insidetwit.tv where you will be able to follow all of the breaking news coverage.
The Verge is also covering the Samsung IFA event live, where they say they’re expecting the new Galaxy Note, a closer look at the Gear S and more. Droid-Life is another alternative and they will be offering a live stream and Galaxy Note 4 live blog. You can sign up there now for an event reminder for when it starts.
There will be other blogs available but for now our final suggestion is the PC Advisor live blog and streaming. We’ll bring you news on what emerges from the Samsung event, so do check back with us from time to time. Are you eagerly waiting to see the official introduction of the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 in a few hours time?


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Is China the biggest investment opportunity in history, or another dot.com-style bubble about to burst? As the country celebrates the start of the year of the monkey, investment analysts are warning that China's economy and stockmarket are seriously overheating.
No one disagrees that it is enjoying an industrial revolution the scale of which is unparalleled in world history. Last week official statistics revealed that the economy expanded by 9.1% in 2003, although independent experts believe the figure may have been even higher, possibly 12%.
Exports are soaring, but so are imports; China now takes in one-third of the world's coal, cement and steel output. Last year it overtook Japan as the world's second biggest importer of oil, even though it has extensive domestic oil fields itself.
Shipping rates - the cost of chartering a freight ship - have soared across the world because of China's staggering demand for raw materials to be brought in, and cheap goods to be taken out. Commodity prices have also jumped because of Chinese demand.
British small investors who bought into the small number of unit trusts and investment trusts which specialise in China, last year enjoyed huge gains.
Gartmore led the way with its China Opportunities Fund, which is up 81.5% over the past year.
Fund manager Phillip Ehrmann says: "Looking ahead, we are confident that the performance of Hong Kong and Chinese equities will be further bolstered by China's robust economic growth."
It is also benefiting from a peculiarity of international exchange rates; its currency, the renminbi, is pegged to the US dollar, so Chinese exporters are not being hit by the recent rapid decline in the dollar's value.
But others are far less optimistic. Michael Watt, manager of two investment trusts, Henderson Far East Income and Henderson TR Pacific, believes that share price valuations are near their peak.
"The strength of leading Chinese shares and recent panic buying of new issues by foreign investors, suggest we may be near a peak, particularly if the US economy slows next year. Certainly, many of China's leading shares have lost some appeal as investments, as valuations have risen to new highs. Earlier this month investors in Hong Kong queued to buy stock in a newly-floated company, China Green, which grows and processes cabbages and onions. The company was only trying to raise £12m but eager investors put in orders for 1,600 times more shares than were on offer.
Mr Watt recommends buying shares in companies which are going to more indirectly benefit from the boom. "A better bet in the short-term might be overseas companies with Chinese businesses which have begun to do very well, yet have lagged in performance terms," he says.
No investment expert would recommend that a British-based small investor should make Chinese funds a core part of their investments. They can spread their risk by buying general Far East funds in which the fund managers will buy stocks from Singapore to Seoul, many of which are benefitting from the impact of China on the economy.
Man Wing Chung, manager of JPMorgan Fleming Chinese investment trust, says he is diversifying out of pure Chinese stocks into other shares around the Pacific region: "We are closely watching stock valuations. We have switched back into some of the Hong Kong domestic players, such as the property counters, which should do well amid a sustained recovery."
The doom-mongers fear that China is falling into a trap into which many other fast-growing Asian economies have fallen.
Companies focus on sales, not profits, and over-invest in new factories and facilities. Output booms, but with so many new entrants into the market, excess supply pushes prices down and profits never materialise. Debts taken on to finance investment are not repaid, sparking a banking crisis.
Signs of excess supply from China are evident across the world.
In the US, Wal-Mart sells Chinese-made DVD players for as little as $25, turning what was once a high-cost electrical item into throw-away goods.
In the UK, Asda piles up Chinese-made microwave ovens for little more than £30 - and a microwave factory in Sunderland shuts with the loss of hundreds of jobs.
Economists now expect economic growth in China to slow this year, with a sharp reduction in capital investment offset by relatively strong consumer spending. But in the longer term, there is little scepticism among fund managers that China will emerge as the global economic powerhouse, with India not far behind.
Peter Sartori, manager of Credit Suisse's Orient fund, says: "Over the next 20 years, the number of Asians aged between 30 and 59 is set to rise from 1.2 billion to 1.7 billion, and those with disposable income in excess of £3,000 is forecast to grow to 9% annually.
"This contrasts sharply with regions such as Japan and Europe with ageing populations supported by a declining workforce.
"The coming of the 'Asian baby boomers' will strengthen the region's improving economic and corporate fundamentals."
One year in the Chinese revolution
· 4,600km of motorway was built in China last year compared with the 3,421km built in Britain in the last 50 years.
· 112 million people obtained phones for the first time in China in 2003.
· Last year, China imported 30% of the world's entire coal production, 36% of the world's steel and 55% of the world's cement.
· Chinese exports for last year totalled £245bn, a growth rate of 34.6%.
· The price of Chinese-made DVD players has fallen to just $25 in US supermarkets.
· China is already the world's sixth largest economy and poised to oust Britain from fourth place by the end of the decade.
· Though the world's fifth largest oil producer, China is now also the world's fastest-growing oil importer.
· Pollution is running out of control: China has seven of the world's 10 most polluted cities, less than 1% of the biggest 500 Chinese cities have clean air and respiratory disease is the leading cause of death.
· China is also the world's biggest cigarette market; 1.7 trillion cigarettes are sold annually.
· A large middle class is emerging; average incomes are now over $1,000 a year, and consumption and spending is growing fast. There are an estimated 100 million internet users in China, 40 million of whom are linked up to broadband.
· During the three-week holiday period over Chinese New Year, it is estimated that 1.9 billion journeys will be made within Asia's most populous country
· The World Tourist Organisation predicts that more than 100 million Chinese will travel overseas in 2020.
Research by Thalia Kennedy