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Fool self driving prompts big Tesla recall
Tesla to recall more than 362,000 cars in US over ‘full self driving’ safety concerns
20 Feb 2023
REGULATORS in the United States have deemed that the full self-driving (FSD) Beta software in Tesla vehicles does not adequately adhere to traffic safety laws and could cause crashes, prompting more than 362,000 vehicles to be recalled.
The recall will involve an over-the-air update to the FSD software, in response to findings from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) stating that the software allows a Tesla vehicle to “exceed speed limits or travel through intersections in an unlawful or unpredictable manner”.
Despite being vocal in disagreeing with the NHTSA findings, Tesla will release an over-the-air (OTA) software update free of charge for 2016-2023 Model S and Model X vehicles, 2017-2023 Model 3 vehicles, and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles equipped with the FSD Beta software.
Tesla’s share price fell by 1.6 per cent after word of the recall spread, despite strong growth across the month of February. The recall comes at an inopportune time for the company, ahead of its March 1 investor day.
In true Elon Musk fashion, the Tesla CEO took to Twitter saying: “The word “recall” for an over-the-air software update is anachronistic and just flat wrong!”
Regardless of the semantics around the recall and subsequent over-the-air updates, it is not the first time Tesla has recalled vehicles equipped with the FSD Beta software.
The car-maker recalled nearly 54,000 FSD-equipped vehicles in the US last year, according to NHTSA, after it was found that the software may have allowed “rolling stops” (vehicles not coming to a complete stop at some intersections).
NHTSA has to date opened more than three dozen investigations involving Tesla crashes where advanced driver assistance systems were suspected of use and 19 deaths were reported, Reuters reports.
In December last year, the NHTSA launched two new special investigations into crashes involving Tesla vehicles, including one in which a driver reported the FSD feature had malfunctioned.
Earlier this year Tesla confirmed it would enact two-week bans for “improper usage” of its FSD system, but the update did not affect vehicle owners in Australia.
This recall is unlikely to affect Australian owners either, as the version of FSD on offer Down Under is pared back compared with the US equivalent with less autonomous functionality on offer.
University of Sydney senior lecturer in aerospace, mechanical and mechatronic engineering, Donald Dansereau, highlighted the need for regulatory bodies to keep up with the rollout of autonomous technologies.
"With recent developments around the Tesla recall and the impact of generative AI like ChatGPT, Bing and Google Bard, we see the increasing importance of carefully considering how AI and autonomy get rolled out,” he said.
"When we entrust autonomous systems with lives, we need to make sure regulatory processes keep up.”
Dr Dansereau is also the perception theme lead for the Sydney Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Systems, a program that studies the deep technical challenges of autonomous intelligence in complex scenarios.
“Tesla have branded their Autopilot as "Full Self Driving" and this has led many to assume fully autonomous driving works today,” he said.
“This is not the case, FSD is supposed to be carefully supervised by a human driver. It's critical that we understand the limitations of AI and autonomous systems to be able to deploy them safely.”
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On Monday afternoon, Apple Music issued an invitation to the media and other guests to attend an announcement that the global streaming giant claimed would bring, “significant developments in the world of African music” to the DNA Brand Architects headquarters in Fourways.
The special news were regarding the addition of Nandi Madida, a celebrated South African singer and actress, as the new host of Africa Now Radio on Apple Music 1. She will mark her debut on Friday, June 2. “Our time is now,” Nandi shared on Instagram.
“I am your NEW HOST of Africa Now Radio. Thank you @applemusic AFRICA TO THE WORLD.”
“Africa Now Radio,” the first worldwide African music radio show on Apple Music, is currently in its fourth season and has featured in-depth interviews with a large number of some of the region’s major names. Daring and brilliant musical artists from the continent have performed there, including Davido, Diamond Platnumz, Tiwa Savage, and Nasty C.
“Africa Now Radio with Nandi Madida” will continue to feature the newest African songs in genres like Amapiano, Afrobeats, high-life, Alte, house, bongo flava, and more. This will be based on Apple Music’s “Africa Now” playlist. “What a time to be alive on this beautiful continent,” Madida said to Apple Music.
“I am just, if anything, grateful to witness Africa getting the long overdue credit. We are not only the cradle of humankind but also the cradle of music, and I’m excited to celebrate Pan-Africanism with Apple Music 1’s global audience and see the trajectory of African artists!”
“I am a cheerleader of that movement and will ensure that I support it in any way that I can and to shine a light on it. Apple Music has always been at the forefront of supporting African emerging artists, so it is not necessarily doing anything different, but it is ensuring that we continue that narrative and continue to give the recognition that these rising African artists deserve. That’s why I proudly join the Africa Now Radio team because if anything, they believe in the continent so much and have been doing it before it was popular.”
Every Friday starting from June 2, Africa Now Radio with Nandi Madida will be broadcasted.

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This April, Louisville based Michter’s Distillery will begin releasing its 10 Year Kentucky Straight Bourbon.
“Our team was humbled and deeply grateful when a few months ago Michter’s became the first American whiskey to be named the World’s Most Admired Whiskey,” stated Michter’s President Joseph J. Magliocco. “Our production team has always given tremendous consideration to what they feel is ready to release, but after this honor, the stakes seem even higher.”
The ultimate gatekeepers for any release of Michter’s are Dan McKee, Master Distiller, and Andrea Wilson, Master of Maturation. Commenting on the 2024 release of Michter’s 10 Year Bourbon, McKee stated, “This a wonderful single barrel whiskey. It’s brimming with all the characteristics that I look for in a special bourbon.” Wilson and the Michter’s production team spent a good deal of time selecting the barrels for this year’s bottling. “We know that Michter’s fans everywhere look forward to our 10 Year Bourbon. We are excited to share the 2024 release, which again is overaged to a beautiful maturity with an excellent nose, creamy texture and an array of characteristics on the palate, that ascend through to the finish, making every drop an enjoyable moment,” observed Wilson.
Michter’s 10 Year Bourbon has a suggested retail price of $185 per 750ml bottle in the United States.
In late October 2023, the UK based publication Drinks International announced the results of a poll of an Academy of independent global whisky experts, journalists, bartenders, and drinks buyers from more than 20 countries. For the first time ever, an American whiskey (Michter’s) was voted the World’s Most Admired Whiskey.
Michter’s has a rich and long legacy of offering traditional American whiskeys of uncompromising quality. With each of its limited production offerings aged to its peak maturity, Michter’s highly acclaimed portfolio includes bourbon, rye, sour mash whiskey, and American whiskey.


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Adrian and Wendy Vargas have the space. They have the traffic. They have the motivation. And perhaps most importantly, they have the support of their friends and family.
So less than half a year after the former Sears Haliburton owners were blindsided by a call telling them the retail chain was closing all operations, including their own, the Vargas family is back in business.
Mega Munch Breakfast and Lunch on the lot of the former Sears building on Hwy. 118 is open for business!
They’ve had the idea of a food truck for quite some time, but opening it alongside their busy Sears business would have been impossible. Now after spending the winter wrapping their heads around unexpected life changes, they’ve been putting plans in place to create a food truck like no other.
“The truck is going to be yellow, and I mean bright yellow,” said Adrian. “You’re going to see it from Carnarvon.”
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U.S. companies sold fewer products overseas in February but the trade deficit narrowed because of a big decline in oil imports.
The trade deficit fell 2.6 percent to $45.8 billion in February, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.
Exports, which had hit an all-time high in January, edged down 1.4 percent to $165.1 billion.
California’s trade deficit also shrank, down 9.5 percent from January to $12.6 billion, as exports grew.
California sold more goods and services overseas, with February exports up $16.6 million over the month before and rising 13.4 percent from a year ago. Shipments out of the state totaled $11.8 billion, according to an analysis from Los Angeles-based Beacon Economics.
The state saw more overseas purchases of medical and surgical instruments, aircraft and edible fruit and nuts. But sales of electric machinery, such as TV parts, and industrial machinery fell from January.
Foreign customers are buying up a wide variety of inexpensive American products as the U.S. dollar remains weak, said Jock O’Connell, Beacon Economics international trade adviser.
Analysts expect moderate growth in exports to continue, according to the economic think tank.
“The growth in exports is partly a function of solid growth in foreign nations – particularly developing economies,” O’Connell said in the report.
California imports edged down from the month before to $24.4 billion, a 5.1 percent decline from January.
Sales of U.S. autos, industrial machinery and food products all dropped.
Imports fell 1.7 percent to $210.9 billion. A big reason for the decline was that demand for crude oil fell to a 12-year low, which offset higher prices. The United States also imported fewer cars and computers.


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New data from Salesforce, Zuora, Okta, Nutanix and Snowflake makes it plain that several tech sectors are doing better than a lot of people expected.
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The product needs to be great, but without sales, the business doesn't generate those nosebleed valuations.
The exit market for SaaS dried up in the second half of 2022, which saw the lowest exit activity since 2016.
Insurtech has had a rocky few years. Several startups in the space raised a lot of money and tried their luck on the public markets, but found that investors were unwilling to grant them valuations on
Generative AI technologies are being suffused into a host of applications, and the financial results of all that investment are starting to show up.
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TV pitchman Kevin Trudeau is back in court Tuesday to face federal charges for making false weight-loss claims.
Trudeau is accused of violating an FTC decree which banned him from misrepresenting the content of his hit book, “The Weight Loss Cure, They Don’t Want You to Know About.”
Regulators say he violated the order with infomercials claiming the book was filled with “easy” techniques when it actually called for prescription hormone injections, a month of colon hydrotherapy and a 500-calorie-per-day diet regimen.
If convicted he could be sentenced to several years in prison.
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Toyota Motor Corp (NYSE:TM) is looking to go back to the basics, even if it that means a decrease in its market share.
While the third best-selling carmaker in the United States saw its peak in 2009 when its share hit 17 percent, the auto company’s senior managing officer, Jim Lentz, believes its market share will only earn 14 to 17 percent in the future, Reuters reports. And that is because Toyota is returning its focus to improving quality rather than aggressively expanding sales. Though the company has seen a growth spurt in the past decade, it has also had to manage a recall crisis from 2009 to 2010 that encouraged it to return to its traditional focus on quality and cost cuts.
Toyota’s share for the five months to May was 14.2 percent. Lentz expresses assurance that things will continue this way with shares ranging from 14 percent to just below 17, explaining, “I think we had some tailwinds that were very, very unique, so I’m not sure if 17 percent is a realistic number…But somewhere between today’s 14 (percent) and that number, I think we will continue to grow.”


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“You cannot solve the sustainability agenda overnight,” explains Frank Henke, global director of social and environmental affairs at German sporting goods giant Adidas Group. Indeed, as he tells just-style, the company has faced a moving target since it launched its first sustainability programmes some 15 to 20 years ago – and that target is today moving faster than ever.
UK mother, baby and children's goods retailer Mothercare said it has made progress against all six strategic pillars set out in its turnaround plan as it revealed lower pre-tax losses for the year.
Warmer weather and an early Easter helped to boost demand for clothing in April, with sales at UK retailers soared compared to the prior month.
Men’s wear retailer Moss Bross Group says it is on course to deliver anticipated levels of growth after revealing an improvement in trading performance, in line with market expectations.
The most-read stories on just-style this week include a look at where 3D design and prototyping is heading for textiles and apparel, Brandix being named PVH's global supplier of the year, and an insight on why broad-based policies are essential to improve working conditions in the garment industry.
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The first wallet program, simply named Bitcoin, and sometimes referred to as the Satoshi client, was released in 2009 by Satoshi Nakamoto as open-source code. In version 0.5 the client moved from the wxWidgets user interface toolkit to Qt, and the whole bundle was referred to as Bitcoin-Qt. After the release of version 0.9, the software bundle was renamed Bitcoin Core to distinguish itself from the underlying network.
It’s decentralized and brings power back to the people. Launched just a year after the 2008 financial crises, Bitcoin has attracted many people who see the current financial system as unsustainable. This factor has won the hearts of those who view politicians and government with suspicion. It’s no surprise there is a huge community of ideologists actively building, buying, and working in the cryptocurrency world.
Bitcoin's journey continued slowly at first, but it hit the mainstream in 2013 after the first of several hyperinflation incidents occurred in the currency. In late 2013, the cryptocurrency spike in value from around $100 per coin to $1,000 in just over a month, before halving in value over the next three or four months. Bitcoin would not hit $1,000 again until 2017.
Various journalists, economists, and the central bank of Estonia have voiced concerns that bitcoin is a Ponzi scheme. In 2013, Eric Posner, a law professor at the University of Chicago, stated that "a real Ponzi scheme takes fraud; bitcoin, by contrast, seems more like a collective delusion." A 2014 report by the World Bank concluded that bitcoin was not a deliberate Ponzi scheme.:7 The Swiss Federal Council:21 examined the concerns that bitcoin might be a pyramid scheme; it concluded that, "Since in the case of bitcoin the typical promises of profits are lacking, it cannot be assumed that bitcoin is a pyramid scheme." In July 2017, billionaire Howard Marks referred to bitcoin as a pyramid scheme.
Despite a fairly steep dropoff during early 2018, the average number of bitcoin transactions per block has steadily increased throughout the network’s history, from just 1 in 2010 to more than 1,800 today. Developers also predict that second-layer technologies such as the Lightning Network (LN) should allow the network to scale its transaction capacity exponentially while also making BTC useful for everyday payments and microtransactions.
Mining is a record-keeping service done through the use of computer processing power.[e] Miners keep the blockchain consistent, complete, and unalterable by repeatedly grouping newly broadcast transactions into a block, which is then broadcast to the network and verified by recipient nodes. Each block contains a SHA-256 cryptographic hash of the previous block, thus linking it to the previous block and giving the blockchain its name.:ch. 7
Nigel Dodd argues in The Social Life of Bitcoin that the essence of the bitcoin ideology is to remove money from social, as well as governmental, control. Dodd quotes a YouTube video, with Roger Ver, Jeff Berwick, Charlie Shrem, Andreas Antonopoulos, Gavin Wood, Trace Meyer and other proponents of bitcoin reading The Declaration of Bitcoin's Independence. The declaration includes a message of crypto-anarchism with the words: "Bitcoin is inherently anti-establishment, anti-system, and anti-state. Bitcoin undermines governments and disrupts institutions because bitcoin is fundamentally humanitarian."
Bitcoin paints a future that is drastically different from the fiat-based world today. This is either exciting or unsettling for the vast majority. Equip yourself with the best possible resources. Become active in communities that further explore not only the technical applications of Bitcoin and other cryptos, but with their overall potential to disrupt virtually every market. Brace yourselves. Cryptos are coming.
In early February 2014, one of the largest bitcoin exchanges, Mt. Gox, suspended withdrawals citing technical issues. By the end of the month, Mt. Gox had filed for bankruptcy protection in Japan amid reports that 744,000 bitcoins had been stolen. Months before the filing, the popularity of Mt. Gox had waned as users experienced difficulties withdrawing funds.


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ELDORADO – A Day in the Park will be held Saturday, July 13 (rain date of July 20), at the Eldorado Park from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Bring your lawn chairs and spend the day there.
There will be 16 vendors on-hand with crafts, baked goods, SNAP jewelry, JAMBE clothing, Color Street, Scentsy, and several others. There also will be games, face painting, music, & karaoke. The Preble County Honor Guard Trailer will be there.
There will be a Basketball Shootout (begins after the open ceremony), with age groups from 10 to 70+. The cost is $30 for a team of three.
Food and drinks will be available to purchase all day.
The Food 4 Families mobile unit will be there from 10 a.m.–1 p.m. Horse and wagon rides, from 10 a.m. until noon, is compliments of RO-DA-O Farm, Arcanum.
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While the first month of 2013 is coming to an end, two major business deals occurred this month in which two leading Korean entertainment companies launched new businesses.
On January 3, SM Entertainment announced the establishment of SM Contents Investment (SMCI) which it said would secure high-quality contents.
SMCI is founded by SM Entertainment Japan and is to utilize their worldwide network and promote overseas projects.
“We expect that SMCI will make a large contribution on expanding the contents market in Korea as well as Asia,” SM officials said.
SMCI will create a fund of 50-100 billion won [4.7 million U.S. dollar] in the first half of 2013 alongside its local and overseas partners.
“We plan to invest contents such as movies, concerts and dramas, which can make forays into the international market,” officials added.
In the meantime, iHQ has expanded their business by launching a beauty franchise.
The firm launched DuSol Beauty in early January, opening four shops around the capital region of Korea.
“Sidus HQ [a subsidiary company of iHQ], which successfully led promotion activities of CaffeBene [a leading coffe label in Korea], will directly manage the beauty franchise business. We will provide consumers with a brand-new service through a variety of culture and entertainment contents,” officials from DuSol said.
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In a series of travel agencies, of tour operator Thomas Cook in Belgium, and today it closed unchanged. It’s going to be a small office network with a few people to ride the wave of questions from people to be able to. They have to reinforce now it is the employees in larger firms. “I would estimate that about half of the shops are closed,” said Els De Coster, of the liberal trade union ACLVB. The trade union of the employees are also invited to submit to the Nrs dropping down to the 15: 00-scheduled entity.
with the closure of the small office, it was decided, in consultation with the regioverantwoordelijken, puts Her Degryse of the socialist union BBTK off. “The shops are grouped according to the number of questions to be able to.”
See also makes a statement about the future. In the afternoon the works council at Thomas Cook Belgium
all The trade unions, sent out in the afternoon, a call to the workers of the agency in order for Nrs to come up. De Coster: “The half of the Neckermannvakantie stores and on the Thomas Cook travelshops, it is now closed, but we suspect that even more will join because of the willingness is great the staff council to attend to.”
“They all feel cheated,” says Degryse says. Thus, claimed to be the CEO, yesterday, that all of the bills were paid, while the airline company, Brussels Airlines, later said the flights have to cancel due to the difficult financial situation of Thomas Cook, and the fact that the operator to be in arrears on the last couple of weeks and not be able to meet”.
in the Meantime, the trade unions, on an ad-hocvakbondsloket be opened at the head office in Gembloux. De Coster explains what is happening: “We have a room to itself. People can come individually, alongside, or with a few colleagues. Especially the question, ” what if it goes wrong, comes back, and, in particular, by people who are in extraordinary situations who are in credit, or who have health problems in that country. The staff have a lot of questions.”


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Las Vegas, Jan. 6, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Consumer Electronics Show has always been one of the most anticipated new product showcases in the world. But nowadays the gadgets are getting bigger, as automakers like GM are getting involved. At this year's CES in Las Vegas there was no shortage of exciting automotive electronics news from the Chevrolet! The Bowtie brand made three announcements that signaled just how much our cars will become even more connected, personalized and integrated. Today's announcements included:
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Performance Data Recorder For The 2015 Corvette Stingray - In an industry first, we offer a fully integrated Performance Data Recorder (PDR) for the 2015 Corvette Stingray enabling users to record and share high-definition video, with telemetry overlays, of their driving experiences whether they are driving down the Tail of the Dragon or lapping Road Atlanta.
Chevrolet AppShop - Taking infotainment personalization in our cars to a whole new level, Chevrolet AppShop will be available this summer on select 2015 models in the U.S. and Canada with MyLink technology, including the Corvette, Equinox, Impala, Malibu, Volt, Silverado and Silverado HD. AppShop will be accessible through an icon displayed on the available MyLink screen allowing owners to view all available apps, download them directly to the vehicle, then organize, update or delete them.
Accelerating to 4G LTE - Starting this summer, Chevrolet will have some of the fastest vehicles on the roads, and that has nothing to do with horsepower. Chevrolet drivers will be enjoying high-speed data - made possible by a new OnStar 4G LTE connection in the vehicle, running on AT&T¹s network, the nation¹s fastest and most reliable 4G LTE network.
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TOKYO -- Investment bankers are flocking to grab a piece of Japan's hottest new business: mergers and acquisitions.
Traditionally, Japanese companies have eschewed deal making in favor of fostering growth of existing operations. But after a decade of stagnation, many Japanese companies are now worried they won't be competitive if they don't get bigger. Worse still, they could attract unwanted attention from aggressive bidders.
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A hearty breakfast has got a whole load easier, especially if you are a visitor staying in a cottage or caravan.
Chicken farmers Stephen and Julie Rhodes launched the new concept as a way to help sell their eggs.
The Bardsey Road, Wragby, couple, have 7,000 hens of their own, plus others which supply leading supermarkets, including Sainsburys.
Stephenn Rhodes says the boxes are unique as they also feature fresh produce such as honey, bread, jam, sausages, bacon, black pudding, all of which is sourced locally.
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They say you can’t cost-cut to success, but Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) seems to be bucking the trend. HP passed another milestone on Wednesday, raising forecasts for the third quarter and beating on the bottom line.
Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ)’s EPS was $0.87 in Q2 excluding special items (beating forecasts of $0.81 per share). The company also raised its guidance for Q3 EPS to $0.84 to $0.87 (higher than estimates of $0.83). The earnings beat was driven by cost-cutting efforts and not top-line growth, as revenue fell 10% year-over-year to $27.6 billion, missing estimates of $28 billion.
CEO Meg Whitman is focusing on cost-cutting efforts in 2013 and growth in 2014, and it seems that her cost-cutting efforts are working. By the end of 2014, Whitman is expected to have cut 29,000 jobs, which will save Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ)$3.5 billion a year and enable the company to be streamlined enough going forward that it’s able to start posting top-line growth in 2014.
What is ailing Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) is the PC business, which saw revenue fall 20% year-over- year to approximately $7.6 billion. IDC reported that in Q1, PC shipments fell 14%, and by looking at the earnings of the other PC manufacturers, it looks like shipments fell again big in Q2.
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) is one of many PC makers lowering its prices to gain market share, something Whitman said she wouldn’t do. Dell’s margins have taken a beating because of a pricing war, with its gross margin recently falling to 19.5% from 21.3% a year earlier. Whitman had this to say of Dell’s pricing strategy during HP’s conference call:
You saw one of our competitors, Dell, completely crater their earnings,” said Whitman. “Maybe that’s what you do when you go private. We’re here to set this company up for the long term, not just get through this year.
Whitman is annoyed with her competitors, who are currently in an aggressive pricing war to gain market share. In Q1 2013 IDC reported that HP’s market share fell to 15.7% from 17.7% last year. Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL)’s market share is 11.8%.
Dell might bebought out by Michael Dell (the founder) and Silver Lake (a private equity firm) for $13.65 a share. Carl Icahn has proposed a counter offer; he has offered either $12 a share in cash or $12 a share in stock of the new company. All of the stock would be converted into shares of a publicly traded company worth $1.65 per share. Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL)’s stock has been trading in a band and will continue to do so until Dell is either bought out or Icahn attempts to turn it around.
Lenovo Group is the real culprit of the pricing war, as it continues to take more market share. Lenovo increased its share of the PC market to 15.3% from 13.2% last year, according to IDC.
Whitman has put her stick in the ground, saying she won’t engage in a pricing war. While this move will cede market share to Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) and Lenovo (especially Lenovo), it will help Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) be more profitable. HP’s operating margin in the PC business rose to 3.2% from 2.7% last quarter.
HP announced on Feb. 4 that it was going to start selling the Pavilion 14, which will run on Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG)‘s Chrome OS. HP is trying to diversify its PC offering as Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s Windows 8 fails to entice consumers to purchase a new PC. Microsoft even acknowledged its failings and is planning on an update to Windows, named Blue, which is expected to be rolled out sometime around its “Build” conference in June.
Printing higher margins
HP’s printer business saw margins rise to 15.8% from 13.2% a year earlier while revenue fell by 1%. One of the few divisions to see revenue growth was HP’s printing-supplies business, which rose 2% to $4.1 billion to offset some of the decline.
Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) might be able to see some top-line growth in its printing business in 2014 as developed nations upgrade their printers to higher-margin systems and emerging markets start posting higher levels of consumer spending. This will help out HP as it has made ink and printers in emerging markets cheap so the emerging middle class can afford them.
If you look at India, the country saw a 3% rise in PC sales in Q1 2013 (according to IDC) and could offer some growth for HP. More PCs mean more printers and ink, as more consumers will have a need for one. HP’s printing division saw pretax profit rise 19% due to cost-cutting efforts even as revenue declined slightly, which means if Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) can start boosting revenue it will reap larger gains as its margins are higher.
Going forward, HP has several possible revenue growth drivers, but if you look at its latest results every division was down expect for a select few. Printing supply revenue was up 2% year-over-year, while PC revenue was down 20%. Printer revenue was down 1% and enterprise software was down 8%.


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Prices on the rise
A number of factors will work to accelerate growth in China's consumer prices in 2019. The Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts that the rate of consumer price inflation will accelerate to 2.8% in 2019, marking the fastest rise since 2011, led by higher food costs. Although inflation will remain below the government's traditional targeted ceiling, the firming of cost pressures is still likely to act as a constraint on monetary policy loosening. Higher inflation could also act to undercut some consumption activity, and businesses should also be aware that the official consumer price index (CPI) may understate price volatility.
China's CPI comprises eight categories, with dozens of additional sub-categories within them. The CPI basket's weights have never been disclosed by the authorities, but reasonable estimates suggest that the food, tobacco and alcohol category is likely to account for around 30% of the basket. This is followed by residential prices, which are likely to account for approximately 20%. The other six categories are clothing; household articles and services; transport and communication; education, culture and recreation; healthcare; and other articles and services.
Food prices play an outsized role in determining overall inflation. Alongside representing the largest share of the CPI basket, food prices are also more volatile than other categories. Over the past 20 years food prices have ranged from a peak of almost 25% year on year to a decline of nearly 5%. Over the same period residence price inflation never exceeded 8%, while inflation in the other six categories never went above 3%.
Pork prices emerging from a trough
In turn, the main driver of food prices is pork—a staple of the Chinese diet. Pork is believed to be the single-largest item in the CPI basket, accounting for approximately 3%. A rough rule of thumb is therefore that a 10% increase in the pork price will push up the CPI by 0.3%. The importance of pork in shaping the overall CPI is underscored by its price volatility: over the past decade growth in pork prices has at times exceeded 50%, while the largest decline has been more than 30%.
Since 2008 the pork market has experienced three price cycles, each taking about four years. We are currently on the rising trough of the fourth cycle. After dropping by 16.7% year on year in May 2018, the decline in pork prices narrowed to 2.4% in September. We expect the price of pork to return to growth in 2019, exerting upward pressure on the CPI, with price growth unlikely to begin receding until 2020.
Policy efforts to curb swings in the pork price cycle, such as through subsidies and by adjusting the national pork reserves, have been partially successful. However, several recent developments risk undercutting such efforts. African swine fever, a deadly virus that affects pigs and broke out in China in August 2018, had spread to 12 provinces by late October. To date, around only 200,000 pigs have been culled in response, which represents only a fraction of total output: 688.6m pigs were slaughtered in 2017. Nevertheless, the disease could have an impact on supply, exacerbating the price upswing, if it spreads further in the coming months.
The other risk relates to the US-China trade war and China's decision in September to impose tariffs of 25% on imports of US soybeans. Soybeans are a principal feed for hogs and China is heavily dependent on imported supplies, with the US providing a third of China's soybean imports by volume in 2017. The Chinese authorities are using offsetting strategies, including boosting imports from other countries and using substitute feedstuffs. Nevertheless, reports in early October suggested that China may still need to import soybeans from the US amid shortages in alternative global supply. The higher tariff rate risks indirectly accelerating growth in pork prices next year.
A spike in rental costs
A spike in property rental costs across tier-one cities in 2018 has also raised the possibility that residence prices will exert stronger upward pressure on the CPI. Residence inflation in the CPI includes four indicators: the price of water, electricity and fuel; the price of construction and decoration materials; the service value of self-owned housing; and rental prices. As a single item, rental prices are thought to represent around 2% of the overall CPI and have tended to be relatively stable.
A jump in rental costs across tier-one cities in 2018 is therefore a concern. Data from a property information provider, Soufun, suggest that the combined rental price growth across Beijing (the capital), Guangzhou, Shanghai and Shenzhen had exceeded 25% year on year by mid-2018. There have been accusations that property agents, such as Ziroom, have hoarded rental properties in an effort to bid up prices. However, the main driver of the spike in rental costs has been efforts in several large cities to demolish low-end properties and renovate so-called shantytowns, which has reduced supply. Strict restrictions on buying homes has also caused rental demand to strengthen.
While the recent price spikes in tier-one cities are unlikely to be repeated, housing is still likely to exert inflationary pressure in 2019. However, the extent to which this rental price spike will show up in official data remains unclear. Residence price inflation, as suggested by the CPI, is notoriously stable and does not correlate with historical shifts in tier-one rental prices. In addition, movements in tier-one rental prices are not necessarily reflective of the country as a whole.
It is likely that the residence sub-index understates price movements. The service value of self-owned housing, the largest component, includes a measure of imputed rent—the estimated cost of renting an owner-occupied home. This is particularly crucial in China because of the high home-ownership rate. However, as this is derived from a calculation of the construction cost of new housing (mainly land costs), the measure has failed to keep up with market dynamics. Owing to rapid urbanisation, most new housing construction takes place in outlying urban areas where land prices are lower. Moreover, it does not take into account the imputed rents of second-hand homes, which now account for around 70% of the value of overall house transactions.
Further inflation risks
Energy prices are another important consideration when assessing the inflation outlook. We estimate that the global price of Brent crude will average US$75.2/barrel in 2018, rising to US$76.8/b in 2019. These higher energy costs will filter into China's CPI via the transport and communication sub-category: already, such prices were up by 2.8% year on year in September 2018. Political uncertainty in the Middle East could drive up prices against this baseline, while China's ongoing efforts to shift from coal to natural-gas power are likely to keep energy prices elevated.
The outlook for other components of the CPI looks more sedate. Strong services price inflation in 2016‑17—led by rising healthcare prices—has abated in 2018, alongside efforts to reduce drug costs. Long-term drivers of rising costs in this category—widening health consciousness and an ageing population—are still present, however. Education price inflation has similarly eased this year.
Our inflation forecast
With these considerations in mind, we forecast that the CPI will rise by an average of 2.8% in 2019, compared with an estimated 2.1% in 2018. This will be the fastest annual rise in consumer prices since 2011. The projected rate remains below the typical 3% target ceiling set by the People's Bank of China (the central bank). Nevertheless, alongside concerns about the renminbi:US dollar exchange rate, this will be a factor encouraging caution in terms of monetary policy easing. This is consistent with our view that credit loosening will be targeted and restrained, with fiscal policy set to play a larger role in supporting the economy in 2019.
Businesses should bear in mind these factors. Higher inflation will erode gains in real disposable income, potentially hurting the consumer market (already, there is discussion of a "consumption downgrade"). Firms should also be careful to consider indicators of inflation from sources other than the official CPI if they want to capture price movements fully. As noted above, several categories of the index are likely to suppress price volatility.


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Niantic is keen to prove that it's no one-trick pony. The company that brought augmented reality mobile gaming to the masses with Pokémon Go is dropping some interesting tidbits about its.. TUAW Also reported by •engadget
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Two major features that have eluded Pokémon Go since its release were reconfirmed to be coming to the popular Pokémon-collecting app: trading and player vs. player battles.
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Sir Richard Branson buys fake plastic palm trees for his Caribbean island By Gary Anderson 17/05/2009
Sir Richard Branson has been forced to buy fake plastic palm trees for his Caribbean island.
The Virgin boss, 59, was devastated after the beautiful natural palms lining the shores on luxurious Necker kept dying.
After trying unsuccessfully to replant the trees with the help of gardening experts, the billionaire eventually decided to buy a job-lot of plastic palms from a specialist website.
Friends said wealthy guests on the exclusive holiday island - which costs £24,000-a-night to hire - are convinced the fake trees are real.
One said: "It's impossible to tell them apart from the real palms."
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What do mayonnaise, maple syrup, honey, and ketchup have in common? We've all struggled to scrape, pat, and squeeze out every last drop from the bottles to no avail. That's why scientists have developed LiquiGlide, a nontoxic, FDA-approved coating that helps viscous substances quickly slide out of the bottle. The company estimates that people throw out bottled food products with 10 percent to 25 percent still stuck in the package. Over a year, that percentage adds up. "In the sauces market alone, if LiquiGlide was applied to every bottle, we estimate that we could save one million tons of food from being thrown out every year!" LiquiGlide boasts.
The edible, plant-based product has been tested on a variety of foods as well as packaging like glass and plastic, but it isn't available to the consumer just yet. LiquiGlide hopes to sell its technology to large food companies rather than to the consumer directly. This means you may start to see ketchup bottles with a tag that says something along the lines of, "Now including LiquiGlide for easy release."


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Frontier Explains Widespread Outage
According to Frontier Communications representative Andy Malinoski, approximately 500 customers are affected due to a fiber cut. As of 4:38 p.m., July 12, the company had been working more than two hours to re-splice the fiber.
“As this repair is made, customers will be coming up as we restore the fiber connections individually, so that means some customers may be already back in service.”
Malinoski said the original cause of the issue was “an aerial pull down of our cable. This normally is caused by a large truck or something of that nature, catching the cable, pulling it down, and causing the cut/damage.”
Malinoski said Frontier Communications was on site shortly after the incident and replaced 1,000 feet of cable, “and have been splicing fibers since the accident.” Full restoration of service is expected by 8 p.m., July 12.
“We are diligently working to repair this service outage, and we appreciate customers’ patience while we repair the damage that occurred to our lines,” Malinoski said.


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The proliferation of smart phones such as the iPhone and Droid has led to a rising interest in communication- and connectivity-related features for cars, according to a survey by J.D. Power and Associates.
Surprisingly, 51 percent of the vehicle owners surveyed said they own a smart phone. Not surprisingly, 77 percent of those owners said they are interested in wireless connectivity for their vehicles, and 56 percent said they were interested in mobile routers.
To Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood's dismay, 30 percent of smart phone owners said they text or check e-mail while in their vehicles. Forty percent said they'd like to have an in-vehicle system that reads e-mail aloud or sends texts to a display screen.
Smart phone users, in other words, dislike being disconnected from their LCD-screen babies while driving and want a way to route as many features as possible through the car. With 40 percent already using a smart phone for directions and 20 percent for music -- not to mention the growing ubiquity of the devices -- the evolution of new technologies that allow driver interaction with even more features like text and e-mail seems inevitable.
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Lifeless Moon [official site], the follow-up to exploration game Lifeless Planet, has launched a crowdfunding campaign. Where the first game was set in the far future 15 light years from Earth, Lifeless Moon sees two astronauts stomping around our own moon, exploring a town that resembles one back on Earth.
The original saw you walk and jetpack around in a space suit in third person, jumping between platforms and progressing the linear story. Lifeless Moon will be similar except there's a "deeper focus on puzzles", many of which take place in first person. It's looking for $17,000 (£13k) on Kickstarter, the same as developers Stage 2 raised for the first game.
The team hope a playable beta will be out this year, with full release of the game next year. Here's a trailer that was shown at PAX West this week:
It certainly looks pretty, which is no surprise given how beautiful the first game was. I didn't get hold of it myself but Ben Barrett's Lifeless Planet review thought it was well-written, atmospheric, and subtly pushed the player towards the main story without punishing a stroll off the beaten path.
Lifeless Moon will be playable in VR, and there will be motion controller support for those first-person puzzling segments.
Overall, it's one to look forward to I reckon. A $10 (£7.50) pledge will get you a digital pre-order, while $20 (£15) will net you beta access.


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The site will go live from tomorrow until Nov 11, featuring more than 40,000 book titles from a wide range of categories
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THE Big Bad Wolf book sale is the most anticipated event among book lovers in Malaysia, with its annual year-end festival drawing thousands of fans to clamour through the vast number of titles available, while hoping to secure good bargains.
Beginning in 2009 with only 7,000 titles, the event has grown in strength across many countries, including Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Myanmar, the United Arab Emirates and more.
This year, the world’s biggest book sale will continue to go forward despite the global health crisis through the debut of its e-commerce platform.
The site will go live from tomorrow (Nov 4) until Nov 11, featuring more than 40,000 book titles from a wide range of categories.
Its founders Jacqueline Ng and Andrew Yap said this will be a first for Malaysia and they are excited to hear what feedback may come after the eight-day fiesta.
“This is the book sale’s 11th year, but it feels almost like an entirely new business due to its digitisation. Going online was always part of our plans, and the Covid-19 pandemic really accelerated everything.
“Our mission has always been to change the world, one book at a time, and that is what we are hoping to do this year,” Ng told The Malaysian Reserve in an interview recently.
Malaysia will be the fourth country this year to experience the book sale through its online site, after Thailand, Sri Lanka and most recently, Singapore.
“The average spending in Thailand actually increased. We are hoping to do about 40% of sales from the physical event in Malaysia, but we know that this time around, we can reach more people as a large number of the population has access to the Internet.
“Fans will not need to make the trip down to the book sale or get stuck in traffic, or stand in long queues with their piles of books anymore,” she said.
Ng added that there were some hiccups with the site during the sales period in other countries, but everything has been fixed.
“A lot of things went wrong, but we managed to get them sorted. We know our fans are wondering if the site will be able to accommodate the huge amount of shoppers who will be online during those days or how the payment gateways will cope, but we are ready as we have learnt from previous sales,” she said.
The payment gateways will include credit cards, e-wallets and Internet banking transfer.
Ng added that the familiarity and convenience of shopping online will further enhance this year’s sale.
“Everyone shops online these days, especially since Covid-19 hit. So, we do not foresee any major issues with an online book sale.
“We have also revamped and redesigned our warehouse to support the packing process that will need to be done. It was a huge learning curve for us, as we needed new racks, new software and a team to do all this,” Ng said.
Meanwhile, Yap said the Big Bad Wolf book sale will always remain as a physical annual event, but there are plans for a more permanent fixture for the brand, like a resource centre for book lovers throughout the year when the sale is not on.
“We would like it to be a site where fans all over the world can read articles and interact with each other.
“It will basically be a website for everything related to books. We are trying to figure out how to make it socially interactive, instead of just being a shopping cart,” Yap said.
He added that after the event in Kuala Lumpur, the sale will be moving on to Taiwan before going back to Thailand again, and the Philippines before Christmas.
“Taiwan is a familiar market and it has been very supportive. As Taiwanese hardly read English books, there has been a huge push for children’s literacy books to ensure that they are not left behind. There is a risk of children becoming too addicted to screen time as well, because of how advanced technology is over there. So, we anticipate good things.
“We are heading back to Thailand because on the first day of the sale, the website actually crashed and we lost a day. Our customers there have been asking us to come back and we promised we would,” he said.
Additionally, Yap said it is also in the pipeline to have the sale more often in a year.
“We are looking at having the sale perhaps every quarter, if the feedback is good. The beauty of reading as a habit and passion is that books are not something you buy only once a year.
“There is a constant need for books, especially during times like these when people want to stay occupied and keep their minds active and healthy,” Yap said.
He added that some of the categories that have increased in popularity include self-help and hobby books.
“Our books are purchased from various countries like the US, the UK, Australia and parts of Europe. We have noticed, especially this year, a surge in books on cooking, baking, sports and other hobbies,” he said.
The Big Bad Wolf this year will feature some promotions, including free shipping within Peninsular Malaysia on orders above RM180, as well as offers of RM5 off with a minimum purchase of RM80.
“This year, because the sale can reach people far and wide, we have not left out our fans in East Malaysia, who can enjoy 30% off the shipping fee with no minimum spend. We are optimistic and looking forward to the sale,” Yap said.


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Expanded Minecraft is coming to Xbox One on Friday
The wait is over.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be available this Friday. According to Microsoft, worlds in the Xbox One edition will be 36 times larger than worlds in the Xbox 360 edition. Players will be able to transfer worlds they built in the Xbox 360 version over to the Xbox One version, so as not to lose their work. Anyone who owns the Xbox 360 version of the game only has to pay $5 for the upgrade to the Xbox One version. Everyone else will pay $20.
The Xbox 360 version has been consistently behind the original, PC version of the game in terms of content. Minecraft 360 has been patched many times to try and catch up with the PC version, but you’re still not going to find any horses on the Xbox 360 edition. Version 1.8 of PC Minecraft was released on Aug. 22, and it stands to reason that the Xbox One version of the game won’t be caught up, either.
While it isn’t stated directly in the official Microsoft announcement, it is generally believed that the reference to “bigger multiplayer” in the teaser video indicates that persistent multiplayer worlds will be a part of Minecraft: Xbox One Edition. Multiplayer servers have played a huge role in the success of Minecraft on the PC.
Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition is the best selling game of all time, by a huge margin, on Microsoft’s Xbox Live digital marketplace. More than a million copies of the Xbox 360 version of the game have been sold to date.
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Dennis Scimeca was the Daily Dot's gaming reporter until 2016. He loves first-person shooters, role-playing games, and massively multiplayer online games. His work has appeared in Salon, NPR, Ars Technica, Kotaku, Polygon, Gamasutra, GamesBeat, Paste, and Mic.


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According to a trademark filed at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Samsung could be ‘gearing’ up for the launch of its next generation of wearables and might name them the Galaxy Watch and Galaxy Fit. The renaming comes around the same time Google is reported to work on a Pixel branded smartwatch which means Samsung is following the footsteps of releasing a Galaxy-branded smartwatch in line with its Galaxy range of products.
The renaming of Samsung’s wearable brand will play a significant role since its Galaxy line is distinctly associated with the company while ‘Gear’ still needs to build up to. Moving towards the Galaxy line of things means Samsung could be taking precautions in undoing what it did with setting up its Gear tag.
According to the filings for trademark, not much can be said about the upcoming line of smartwatches from Samsung apart from what we could extract about the Galaxy Fit device. The Galaxy Fit will be the successor to Samsung’s current line of fitness trackers which is lead by the Gear Fit 2 Pro.
The move to embrace the Galaxy name comes as an alternative to Apple releasing its smartwatch alongside their newest line of smartphones and Google following up with the same. Google is expected to bring in a Pixel Watch that works on its own Wear OS and the watch is speculated for a release adjacent the Pixel 3 smartphone lineup.
Having said that, we could expect the Galaxy Watch and Galaxy Fit go up in the market for a release alongside the Galaxy Note 9 since the latter is slated for a release sooner this year.


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Back in January, Mark Del Vecchio, general manager of electronic publishing for the Hartford Courant, a Times Mirror newspaper, was trolling newsgroups for old movie posters. At one point, he came across an URL for an auction site--and nothing's been the same since.
Now, seven months later, the Courant has acquired Auction Universe, an online auction site that holds a treasure's chest of promises.
While the Internet content market has heated up with localized content sites, which are trying to steal away ad dollars from newspapers, auction sites have quietly been making a bundle from goods that range from Beanie Babies and rare coins to movie posters. (Del Vecchio lost in his bid for a Breakfast at Tiffany's poster, but he's since bought lots of memorabilia from auction sites.)
"The newspapers years ago gave up the market of low- and niche-value collectible goods," said Pierre Omidyar, the CEO of eBay Auction Web, which has been in the auction business two years. People could no longer afford sell goods under $30 when ads cost at least $10 to run.
"What Times-Mirror is doing is trying to get back into this market," Omidyar added. "This is a very fast-growing market. I think it's the beginning of a trend."
Del Vecchio agreed. "We feel quite strongly that this could be a really important thing for us." He said that Times Mirror plans to license the technology to other newspapers so they, too, can recoup the nickel-and-dime market--and Times Mirror can make a buck while they do it.
Auction sites make money by taking a small cut from each sale. There is virtually no overhead. Usually, buyers and sellers make their own arrangements to exchange goods. People who tend to participate in the auctions tend to be junkies, in both senses of the word.
Not only do people like to buy and sell, but also they think of auction sites as entertainment, according to Larry Schwartz, president and CEO of Auction Universe. For newspapers, entertainment can translate into dollars: People lured to the auction site for fun and buying will be only a click away from the news.
Schwartz said that eventually there will be a newspaper component to complement the online component, but he would not elaborate.


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Sayonara to the Mazda-Ford collab and hello to the new Mazda and Isuzu partnership. Car And Driver reports that though Isuzu left the U.S. consumer market in 2009, the manufacturer will indeed make a pickup truck for Mazda.
A statement from Mazda included the following:
“Mazda and Isuzu have reached a basic agreement on next-generation pick-up truck collaboration, allowing Isuzu to enhance its product competiveness and Mazda to strengthen its product line-up and maintain own-brand market coverage.”
That same statement explained that Mazda and Isuzu have spent more than 10 years developing “a collaborative relationship.” Isuzu has made Mazda pickup trucks for the Japanese market for over a decade.
The new Isuzu-built pickup will likely replace the Mazda BT-50, which was co-developed with Ford of Australia. The BT-50, whose current generation was updated last year, is now built in Thailand and South Africa, but Mazda and Ford will not be making a new one.
These days, Isuzu is best known of its D-Max pickup truck and its partnership with GM for commercial trucks and diesel engines, says Car Scoops. But all of this hubbub about the Isuzu/Mazda collaboration won’t have much to do with those of us in the US of A. Strangely, you won’t be seeing the new Mazda/Isuzu pickup—whatever it ends up being—on American soil, either. Apparently it will be sold worldwide, except in North America.
So when’s the last time Mazda sold a pickup in the U.S. anyway? According to Car And Driver, not since the B2000, aka the rebadged Ford Ranger.
“Prior to that, Mazda had supplied Ford with its first compact pickup, which Dearborn badged as the Courier, and also sold a similar small pickup under its own brand,” says Car And Driver.


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What to Know
- Reading Terminal Market officials have announced a $1 million project that will reconstruct Filbert Street into a seasonal, multi-use space.
- The plan is finally coming to fruition — complete with outdoor dining, retail and art installations.
- The Filbert Street project is set be completed by spring 2020.
Reading Terminal Market's goal of transforming the 1100 block of Filbert Street, one of the main corridors outside the market, is finally coming to fruition — complete with outdoor dining, retail and art installations.
Transforming the strip has been years in the making. It was one of the two biggest areas in need of improvements, following a $160,000 grant the market received in July 2015.
Reading Terminal Market officials on Thursday announced a $1 million project that will reconstruct the block into a seasonal, multi-use public space. It's set to be completed by spring 2020.
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Multiple phases are already in motion, and the entire project will update about 15,000 square feet of public space adjacent to the market with improved streetscapes, custom-made mobile street furniture and pop-up retail kiosks.
The project is funded by a $250,000 grant from the William Penn Foundation, a $250,000 grant from the Knight Foundation and a $400,00 grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Multi-Modal Transportation Fund.
Read more about the development plans here.
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What you need to know
- TSMC is now rumored to be working on micro OLED displays for Apple's AR headset.
- The company is also working on micro-LED displays for Apple as well.
As reported by Nikkei Asia, Apple has partnered with TSMC to develop micro OLED displays at the chipmaker's facility in Taiwan. Sources familiar with the matter say that the displays being worked on are planned to be used on Apple's upcoming augmented reality devices.
Apple is collaborating with its longtime chip supplier TSMC because micro OLED displays are not built on glass substrates like the conventional LCD screens in smartphones and TVs, or OLED displays used in high-end smartphones. Instead, these new displays are built directly onto wafers -- the substrates that semiconductors are fabricated on -- allowing for displays that are far thinner and smaller and use less power, making them more suitable for use in wearable AR devices, according to sources familiar with the projects.
The micro OLED project is now at the trial production stage, sources said, and it will take several years to achieve mass production. The displays under development are less than 1 inch in size.
"Panel players are good at making screens bigger and bigger, but when it comes to thin and light devices like AR glasses, you need a very small screen," said a source who has direct information on the micro OLED R&D project. "Apple is partnering with TSMC to develop the technology because the chipmaker's expertise is making things ultra-small and good, while Apple is also leveraging panel experts' know-how on display technologies."
According to one source, those who have been hired to work on the project sign a very strict non-disclosure agreement.
Apple has hired dozens of veterans from Taiwanese display maker AU Optoelectronics to work on the micro OLED project, one of the sources familiar with the situation said, as well as display experts from Japan and elsewhere. Anyone who signs up to work on the program must sign a strict non-disclosure agreement that forbids them from even meeting with friends or acquaintances working in the tech industry, the source added.
Eric Chiou, a display analyst at TrendForce, says that since the technology is in its early stages of development "it is not likely Apple could immediately introduce its self-developed technology into its first AR products in one to two years."


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Granny ordered to hand back £500,000 in fraud hearing
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A 72-year-old career criminal, who opened 126 bank accounts in various false identities to cheat banks and credit card companies, has been ordered to hand over almost £500,000.
BMW-driving granny Florence Spencer even carried on her campaign of deception after her arrest and while on bail obtained 15 more credit cards in three different names and racked up further debts.
In a proceeds of crime hearing it was agreed Spencer, who had been living in Bowthorpe, had benefitted by £800,000 from “her way of life” but it is believed the real figure is more than £1m.
She was jailed for 43 months in June last year having pleaded not guilty to the allegations back in 2017 but earlier that year admitted two fraud conspiracies and two other fraud counts.
She was released last week after serving less than half that term and appeared at Liverpool Crown Court via video link from the crown court in Sheffield - the city where she now lives.
A property she owns in Osborne Road, Sheffield, containing two flats, is among her assets -which total £437,625 - with cash contained in ten bank accounts, Premium Bonds and her BMW, which she had bought for £14,000 using two credit cards in false names.
Judge Denis Watson, QC, who had sentenced her last year, ordered that that sum is paid over by July 2022 and she faces three years in prison in default.
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The time period was fixed to allow time for the Osborne Road property to be sold.
There was a hiccup during Tuesday’s hearing when Spencer refused to sign documents to the banks in the false names she had used to get the money released but was persuaded to sign using her real name and her former alias used for each account.
She had been sentenced for fraudulently obtaining about £216,000 but investigations for the proceeds of crime hearing into her “lifestyle” offending revealed the much higher figure amassed over more than 15 years.
When her home in Sukey Way, Norwich, was searched in November 2015 a total of 32 credit, debit and store cards, 11 of them in her handbag, were found.
It was also discovered she had a comprehensive card index system with the relevant passwords and pin numbers in the various false names.
She also had seven mobile phones, three of them with details of the bogus account holders taped on the back.
In sentencing Judge Watson told her they “were indicators of how well planed, carefully thought out and how sophisticated this offending was for you,” he said.
He added: “You needed this detailed card index system for you to keep track of your own lies.”
He said that after her arrest and while on bail “what followed was a breath taking set of lies to credit card companies so you could carry on with fraud.”
She cunningly realised that the seized cards would be locked away by police and so she contacted credit card companies pretending she had lost them or they had been stolen and got replacement ones.
He added: “For more than 15 years you have shown yourself to be an intelligent, articulate and successful fraudster. Quite simply fraud became your occupation and was your way of life.”


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"One man just came in and bought up all my plastic sheeting - about 20 or 30 feet of it," said the owner of Sisters. "Now that never happens. It'll be worse tomorrow because it's pay day. But it's been pretty bad today. And you know it's the media because there's a whole lot more women coming in or sending their husbands who couldn't care less."
Since the government issued its guidelines for families to prepare a "disaster supply kit" in case of chemical, biological or nuclear attack, on Monday the nation's DIY shops have become the epicentre for a wave of subdued but nonetheless palpable panic.
The warning, which came just a few days after it raised the risk of terrorist attack to orange. It called for people to get a three-day supply of water, one gallon per person per day; food; a battery-powered radio; a change of clothes; an extra set of car keys; and cash. It also advised them to get a supply of duct tape and plastic sheeting in their homes to seal off windows in the event of a chemical or biological attack.
"We've had three times the amount of business we normally have in a day," said Bill Hart, at a hardware store in Bethesda, Maryland.
"They've been buying duct tape, plastic sheeting, flash lights, bottled water, can openers. I've been on the phone to suppliers all morning and we have trucks coming in from as far away as Atlanta tomorrow bringing duct tape and plastic sheeting. Everyone is a little nervous. It's panic for sure. But it's a calm panic. They're not taking stuff out of each other's baskets."
Quite how useful such precautions will be is the subject of considerable scepticism.
"If it lowers your blood pressure then go ahead and do it, but do everything else first," says Randall larsen, director of the Anser Institute for Homeland Security, a non-profit organisation based in Virginia who told his mother not to bother with the duct tape or sheeting. "I don't think there's enough information out there for people to be locking themselves in airtight rooms."
At Sisters, the response to the stampede is of weary familiarity and gentle mocking. "We had a run on carbon monoxide alarms last month after a TV programme," said the owner. "But that made more sense. If there is an attack it will be outside, not in the house. If al-Qaida are coming they ain't gonna be knocking on no one's door."
The rush does suggest both a jittery public mood that has been reflected elsewhere. New York hospitals are on a cyanide alert and have been urged to increase their levels of sodium thiosulfate, the antidote to cyanide. Meanwhile schools in the area have developed a plan to take students to evacuation sites.
At Brothers they are struggling with shoppers who look as though they have never been in a DIY store before.
"They said we gotta have duct tape and plastic sheeting for the windows," says the woman. "That's what they said on the television and in the newspaper. What do they mean by plastic sheeting?"


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Luxury-goods sales have been more resilient than most during the past few years. So have sales of alcoholic beverages, and one of the sections of the market that has seen the fastest growth is the luxury-whiskey market. In particular, sales of Scotch whiskey have exploded during the past few years, and owners of some of the biggest Scotch brands in the world, such as Diageo (NYSE:DEO), Beam (UNKNOWN:BEAM.DL), and Pernod Ricard (OTC:PDRDF), have all benefited from this trend.
According to data from the United Kingdom's Revenue and Customs department, the value of Scotch exports from the UK has increased 87% during the last 10 years. The bulk of these exports appear to be going to the United States, with Scotch exports growing 150% over the 10-year period. What's more, this trend appears to be set to continue, with Scotch exports up 11% year over year for the first half of 2013, and many projections suggest that Scotch sales are going to rise at an annual clip of 3% for the next decade.
Biggest is best
Diageo is easily the biggest listed beverage company in the world, with a market capitalization of $82 billion, 28,000 employees, and revenue of approximately $18.2 billion in 2012. Diageo's growth strategy over the past decade has been to acquire competitors around the globe that are established within their home markets. In addition, the company has also built up a strong beverage-distribution network, especially within its home country, the UK.
Furthermore, Diageo's acquisition strategy has led it to acquire some of the most valuable alcohol brands in the UK and around the world, with names such as Guinness, Smirnoff and Johnnie Walker filling its beverage cabinet. Diageo's ownership of Johnnie Walker puts it in a prime position to ride the increasing global demand for Scotch. Indeed, Diageo's Scotch sales have expanded 50% during the past five years alone, but the company is not content with this. No, the company is planning a £1 billion ($1.6 billion) investment over the next few years to meet rising demand for the spirit.
Across the pond
Meanwhile, Diageo's US peer Beam is also investing heavily to ride the rising demand for Scotch. Back in October, Beam announced it was going to open three new Scotch maturation warehouses at Westhorn Glasgow to boost the company's aging capacity by nearly 20%. Nonetheless, this investment actually pales in comparison to that of Diageo's, as Beam is only spending £3 million ($4.8 million) on the expansion.
Money to be made
Diageo's and Beam's management teams are right to be investing heavily to expand their Scotch production. As with any premium product, the Scotch business can be highly lucrative, as the nature of the product means that demand is relatively inelastic. This allows both Diageo and Beam to establish wide profit margins, making them both highly cash-generative companies. Diageo, for example, reported an operating margin of 30% for fiscal 2013, and Beam reported an operating margin of 24% for fiscal 2012.
Moreover, Scotch brands tend to have a strong reputation, and the brand names alone are worth a significant amount -- the Johnnie Walker brand owned by Diageo reached the height of luxury by partnering with the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Formula 1 team back in 2005. Formula 1 racing is one of the most exclusive sports in the world.
Bigger in Europe
Pernod Ricard is three times the size of Beam but smaller than Diageo and is based out of Europe. The company has numerous premium Scotch brands in its cabinet and boosted Scotch production by 25% during 2012. Pernod is also boosting its ultra-premium Scotch production as, according to comments from the company's chairman and CEO Christian Porta, "The higher you go in terms of price, the higher the growth rate."
At present, premium Scotch brands currently only account for 27% of whiskey-industry sales and consumption volume. In comparison, in the cognac industry around 50% of sales are premium brands, so there is plenty of room for growth in the Scotch industry. Still, with sales expected to grow 3% annually for 10 years across the whole industry, the premium sector of the market has plenty of room for growth.
Clearly the Scotch industry should not be ignored. Many luxury Scotch brands command a high premium, and the market growth is nothing be sniffed at. Moreover, with the three main players, all of which are listed above, planning to make heavy investments to boost output during the next few years, the industry could be worth a look for its high growth and profit margins.


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Compassion for the more vulnerable in our community is particularly crucial during these exceptionally trying times. But to be able to do this while showing support for a restaurant industry that’s also facing unprecedented challenges is an opportunity Michelin, the leading mobility company behind the feted international restaurant guide, aims to make the most of.
In a recent statement, it announced that Michelin Singapore is collaborating with Michelin-recommended restaurants to deliver 2,000 meals to The Food Bank Singapore’s member beneficiaries. It is the first time Michelin Singapore is collaborating with its recommended restaurants on a corporate social responsibility initiative.
The list of 20 restaurants include three-Michelin-starred Odette, two-starred Saint Pierre, Shisen Hanten and Zén, and one-starred establishments Alma, Buona Terra, Burnt Ends, Hawker Chan and Nouri. It also includes Bib Gourmand eateries such as Chey Sua Carrot Cake, Heng Carrot Cake, Hjh Maimunah, Ka-Soh, Muthu’s Curry and The Blue Ginger, as well as Plate eateries Ji Ji Noodle House and Keng Eng Kee.
The programme, which aims to feed low-income families, the elderly and the less fortunate across Singapore, has even attracted previous Michelin-recommended restaurants Char and New Ubin Seafood, as well as one-starred modern barbeque joint Burnt Ends’ sister restaurant Meatsmith.
Michelin Singapore will fund the cost of the meals and the distribution, a spokesperson clarifies, adding that as the cost of ingredients used at some restaurants is high, these restaurants have kindly offered to provide the meals at a subsidised rate.
The varied selection includes 80 packets of chai tow kway that hawker Tan Sai Heng of Heng Carrot Cake at Newton Hawker Centre had prepared on his only day off. Odette, one of only two restaurants in Singapore with three Michelin stars, will be preparing off-menu meal boxes of roasted chicken thigh in the restaurant’s signature Vadouvan spice mix and baby carrots and broccoli on Niigata rice, paired with a caramelised apple and cinnamon tart for dessert.
The allocation of food to the beneficiaries over the course if the week (until May 24) is handled by The Food Bank Singapore. Each vendor is allocated either lunch or dinner slots, though some may provide for both mealtimes on certain days.


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Toronto entrepreneurs 'as ambitious as their counterparts' in Silicon Valley, report says
Silicon Valley still ranks first, but Toronto, Vancouver and Waterloo, Ont., are among the world’s top 20 ecosystems for startups, according to a new report from San Francisco-based Startup Genome and Spain's Telefónica Digital.
The report, based on data compiled on more than 50,000 startups globally, ranked Toronto in eighth spot, followed by Vancouver in ninth and Waterloo at no. 16. Right behind Silicon Valley as “the leading alternative” was Tel Aviv.
Among its findings on the Canadian choices, the report called Toronto the largest startup ecosystem in the country and one of the largest globally, and said Toronto entrepreneurs are “as ambitious as their counterparts” in Silicon Valley.
Key challenges for Toronto-based startups, not dissimilar to other places, are customer acquisition, building the product, finding funding and building the team. The report said that “the increasingly vibrant startup activity of Toronto combined with its lack of capital presents a large opportunity for investors.”
The report noted that, similar to Toronto, Vancouver startups are “heavily undercapitalized in later stages,” creating an opportunity for “later-stage funds to find good startups cheaply.”
Waterloo, it said, offers “great access to talent and innovative projects and ideas,” and an opportunity for business angels or super angels to help startups grow.
The report also said Waterloo is among the startup ecosystems where the most entrepreneurs were previously based in Silicon Valley.
The full ranking of the top 20:
- 1. Silicon Valley
- 2. Tel Aviv
- 3. Los Angeles
- 4. Seattle
- 5. New York City
- 6. Boston
- 7. London
- 8. Toronto
- 9. Vancouver
- 10. Chicago
- 11. Paris
- 12. Sydney
- 13. Sao Paulo
- 14. Moscow
- 15. Berlin
- 16. Waterloo
- 17. Singapore
- 18. Melbourne
- 19. Bangalore
- 20. Santiago
For a Wall Street Journal take on Canadian cities making the list, click here.
U.S. shoppers plan to go big on Small Business Saturday
U.S. retailers are readying for the third annual Small Business Saturday, an initiative that falls on the Saturday following U.S. Thanksgiving to encourage shoppers to empty their wallets at small businesses.
Two-thirds of U.S. shoppers say they plan to “shop small” on Nov. 24, up from 44 per cent who said the same last year, according to a survey of 1,000 Americans released by the U.S. National Federation of Independent Business and American Express, the company behind the initiative.
The survey also found that 70 per cent of those who shopped Small Business Saturday last year plan to spend the same or more on this year’s day.
The top types of establishments they intend to frequent: 52 per cent said restaurants; 35 per cent said bakeries; 34 per cent said clothing stores; 31 per cent said gift shops and 29 per cent said bookstores.
And why are they getting behind small business? According to 76 per cent, it’s because they value the contributions small businesses make to their community, while 59 per cent cited better customer service.
Last year, more than 100 million Americans shopped on Small Business Saturday. Canada held its own first Small Business Saturday this year on Oct. 20 as an initiative of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business and Interac.
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The latest generation of the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter panel van will be launched here in Ireland in June, having just made its world premiere.
Mercedes-Benz has lifted the covers off its all-new A-Class; the latest in a generation of cars that the German manufacturer believes will redefine modern luxury in the compact class.
Mercedes-Benz has expanded its sales organisation with the opening of three new dealerships, including Connolly Motor Group in Galway, and in the redevelopment of other longstanding dealerships, including Michael Moore Car Sales in Athlone, which has been remodelled and expanded in line with latest Mercedes-Benz requirements globally.
Michael Moore Mercedes-Benz Athlone has been remodelled and expanded, in line with the latest Mercedes-Benz requirements globally. This redevelopment, along with the opening of three new dealerships nationwide including, comes as the German manufacturer seeks to expand in all market segments.
Michael Moore Mercedes-Benz is planning another active year ahead with nine new models set to arrive in their showrooms during the course of the year.
The eagerly-awaited Mercedes-Benz X-Class pickup has been launched on the Irish market, with the entry level X220 4x2 PURE priced at €39,950, inclusive of VAT and VRT.
Mercedes-Benz Vans plans to offer all its commercial van model ranges with electric drive option over the next few years.
Mercedes-Benz has announced the appointment of seven main dealers to represent the new Mercedes-Benz X-Class pickup, sales of which will commence after its introduction to the market later this month.
Mercedes-Benz Vans plans to offer all its commercial van model ranges with electric drive options over the next few years.
‘Awesome’ is the word being used by Mercedes-Benz to describe various initiatives planned for the year ahead, all designed to expand ownership and sustain market growth.


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Beyond the market, job numbers, and GDP, evidence of trouble in the economy manifests itself subtly throughout the business world. From scuffed shoes to empty flights to fewer power-lunchers in restaurants, soft indicators of the downturn have been bubbling to the surface throughout the year. September's market meltdown jarred some indicators sharply, while other industries wait to see the ripple effects hit. Here's a look at 20 bellwethers to follow.


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GameStop: Bulls Loyal Despite Weak Video Game Sales
GameStop (GME) shares are showing impressive resiliency in the face of the fifth straight month of declining sales of video game hardware and software.
As I noted yesterday, July data from research firm NPD Group showed a 37 percent drop in video game hardware sales, and a 26 percent drop in console and handheld hardware sales. The report comes just days ahead of GameStop’s earnings report for its fiscal second quarter ended July, which is due before the open on Thursday, August 20.
Sterne Agee analyst Arvind Bhatia this morning responded to the NPD data by trimming his EPS estimates for GME; he now sees profits for the quarter of 23 cents a share, down from 28 cents.


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A long time ago I wrote a post on the shadowy industry of selling fake followers on Twitter. At the time it was possible to buy thousands or even millions of Twitter followers, guaranteed within a few days following payment. I used a company called Devumi to test this process using a dummy Twitter account @not_zodiacmedia. There were many companies offering the same sort of service, but Devumi had the slickest looking site and were marginally cheaper than the competition so they won my...
With tech becoming smaller and cheaper, companies are cramming as much functionality as possible into more consumable platforms. One avenue of product development has been a mad dash away from the standard controllers associated with such devices.
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Nissan claim that they will be able to detect driver actions 300ms before they occur, allowing the vehicle to anticipate braking or turning actions.
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Starting January 2017, Google will begin marking websites that use ‘http://’ over ‘https://’ as not secure.
Google have announced a plan to transition to the HTTPS protocol as the norm, stating that in the beginning this will only extend to Chrome users and for webpages that require credit card info, but Google plan to eventually extend this change to all pages and increase the severity of the warning. Sites labelled as not secure will have a large red symbol next to their web address: