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- The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) campaign, "America: Keep It Moving," is an effort to lobby for infrastructure support, a Press Release reported. The campaign seeks to draw attention to the connection between ports and job creation within the export supply chain.
- Currently, ports generate 23 million American jobs and $321 billion in federal, state and local tax revenue. A 2015 Martin Associates report cites the income generated by ports is $4.6 trillion, or 26% of the U.S. economy.
- By 2037, the U.S. is expected to export roughly 52 million shipping containers per year. By 2045, freight exports are projected to grow 40%, with an increase in value of 92% percent, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Ports suffering from failing infrastructure maintenance are only one piece of the puzzle. First and last mile passage to ports, including roads, railways, bridges and tunnels are heavily congested, also hamper productivity. Multi-modal means of goods transports need investment, but even then, President Trump's $1 trillion infrastructure proposal may still not be enough.
The existing Harbor Maintenance Tax (HMT), created in 1986, is expected to bring in more than $1.7 billion per year. Historically, cash outlays have not kept pace, leading to an expected surplus of over $9 billion in the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF), money that could go toward port and landslide maintenance such as roads.
Without this investment, a GDP loss of $3.9 trillion dollars could result by 2025, according to the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Additionally, a $9.3 billion U.S. trade loss – projected from the use of undersized vessels in shallow harbors and narrow channels caused by inefficient or non-existent dredging – could occur by 2020. Those shallow harbors could in turn increase product costs by $14 billion, or $3,400 per household annually. According to the ASC, the biggest funding gap between now and 2025 is expected to hit surface transportation, accounting for $1.1 trillion alone.


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10.1.2018CES 2018 round-up
The first big motor show of the year has traditionally been Detroit, but that title is being pinched by a US event further west - CES. The Consumer Electronics Show might be about tech, but since the lines between the two industries are becoming increasingly blurred, CES has quickly become a key date on the automotive industry's calendar. NGC round's up the key car news below.
The automotive headline-getter at CES is arguably Fisker's latest model - the EMotion. A four-door (and butterfly doors at that), all-electric super-saloon, the EMotion is due in 2019 with some seriously impressive statistics. The EV will complete the 0-60mph sprint in less than 3 seconds thanks in part to all-wheel drive. A top speed of 160mph is quoted from multiple motors producing a combined 575kW (780hp).
Perhaps most impressive though is the battery technology, with a range of more than 400 miles quoted, and 'Ultra Charge' capabilities of 125 miles added in just nine minutes. Autonomous driving technology also features on the four- or five-seat saloon, with everything controlled via a plethora of screens throughout the cabin.
Hyundai is taking hydrogen fuel cell development very seriously, with the NEXO launched at CES, and set to go on sale in certain markets around the world in 'early 2018'. The NEXO has an estimated driving range of 800 km (497 miles), with improved power, lower weight, faster acceleration, more cabin space, and an improved fuel cell/battery layout than its ix35 Fuel Cell predecessor.
Hyundai has also included a blind-spot view monitor, which shows rear and side views on the central screen,semi-autonomous driving technology and remote park assist. The company also renewed its promise of introducing 18 eco-friendly models by 2025.
Kia Niro EV Concept
Kia's stand at CES is rather holistic, with announcements concerning both future plans and a new all-electric concept. The Niro EV Concept is powered by Kia's next-generation EV powertrain, which is good for a quoted 238 miles on a single charge. That comes about because of a 64 kWh battery, which powers a 150kW electric motor.
On top of that, the company's entire range will be made up of connected cars by 2030, the manufacturer will offer 16 electrified vehicles - hybrid, EV, and FCEV - by 2025, Kia's WiBLE char sharing service will launch in Europe later this year, and autonomous vehicles are set to be commercially available in smart cities by 2021.
Nissan has called it's smart driving systems Intelligent Mobility for some time now, but it looks like it might be getting a lot cleverer still. The Japanese manufacturer stuck to the technology brief for CES and showcased Brain-to-Vehicle (B2V) systems at the event. This interprets signals from the driver's brain to assist with autonomous and manual driving, promising shorter reaction times, and a car that drives closer to how the person behind the 'wheel' would.
Toyota's main announcement at CES was a new autonomous mobility platform called e-Palette - a flexible multi-purpose vehicle. Launch partners include Amazon, Mazda, Pizza Hut, and Uber, which will collaborate on vehicle planning and application concepts.
The idea is that the connected electric vehicle has an open interior lay-out, which can be kitted out with purpose-built interiors depending on the user's needs. Delivery firms, ride sharing, and on-the-road e-commerce applications have been considered already, with the e-Palette available in three sizes. Feasibility tests will be carried out in various regions in the early 2020s, with trials hoped to contribute to Toyota's support of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2020.

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At Wednesday night’s opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, snowboarder Amy Purdy’s sleek running blades weren’t the only high-tech element of her dance performance.
Purdy, who danced a solo with an orange robot named Kuka, wore a sinuous, nude-colored 3D-printed dress conceived and created by Israeli designer Danit Peleg, who rocked the fashion world last year with her first collection of 3D-printed frocks.
The 2016 Paralympics organizers turned to Peleg after seeing her collection of five 3D-printed dresses that went viral last fall. The remarkable collection of facile, elastic dresses created by Peleg for her graduate project from Shenkar College of Engineering and Design in Tel Aviv catapulted her to worldwide fame, leading to TV interviews, a TED talk and other appearances.
Peleg said she was inspired by Purdy, who became a double below-the-knee amputee following a severe bout of meningitis when she was 19. Purdy, now 36, began snowboarding after her illness, winning a bronze medal in snowboarding at the 2014 Paralympics, and also worked as a model and actress.
The story, said Peleg, reminded her of Botticelli’s “The Birth of Venus.” She created a flexible, moving dress of diamond shapes inspired by the painting’s composition, while the nude color of Venus directed the shade of the dress.
“It looks like it’s part of Amy,” said Peleg, speaking from Rio.
It took approximately 120 hours to print the dress in a lacelike material called FilaFlex that moved and swirled as Purdy danced.
“The whole segment is on technology,” said Peleg of the opening ceremony. “Using technology, Amy can dance on two feet. And she dances with a robot and in a dress that came out of a kind of robot. That all works together in a kind of organic way.”
Peleg used Israeli app Nettelo to fit Purdy for the dress. The snowboarder took pictures of herself and Peleg used those to assess how her body is built.
“It was custom made without ever meeting her,” said Peleg, who first met Purdy a month ago in Rio de Janeiro, and went back again this week for a final fitting before Purdy’s performance.
The entire process of conceiving Purdy’s dress inspired Peleg’s latest collection of five new dresses, which she will show this fall.
The collection is “100% 3D-printed, with 3D printers that anyone can buy,” said Peleg. “It was all printed at home.”


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By Kate Ray
The raging fire at the CCTV complex in Beijing earlier this month is all the, uh, rage among the fashionable kids today. The day after the fire, a t-shirt dealer came up with new designs based on the incident and is selling them on the Ray.Wow.
The t-shirts rather morbidly – yet artistically – display a sketched black tower with a cloud of gray smoke and shooting red flames, along with the date of the fire. Another shirt bears the well-meant Chinglish message: “Family Life LOVE: Braveman China FIREFIGHTER.”
The corporatization of the disaster has apparently been well-received by web readers and buyers, despite a small amount of criticism raised by some readers of Beijing Youth Daily.
At this pace, it looks like China is well on its way to building an American-grade industry out of national disasters.


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上周六搜航网（sofreight.com）报道了阳明澳洲线发明轮 (YM Efficiency) 集装箱落海的事故，近日阳明就海运货柜落海意外给出了说明，望广大外贸货代人船公司了解并广而告之。
阳明海运发明轮 (YM Efficiency) 自高雄港开往澳洲悉尼港途中，在6月1日凌晨于悉尼港外海遭不规则涌浪冲击，造成总共83个货柜落海，26个货柜倒塌变形，经查，落海货柜中并无危险品及海洋污染物质，且船身则并无严重损害。发明轮遭遇海浪冲击后，船长立即向澳洲AMSA (Australian Maritime Safety Authority) 通报，阳明海运也随即成立紧急应变小组掌握事情发展及处理此一突发事件。发明轮本航次实际装载3307 TEU，落海的货柜中主要包含阳明海运34个货柜，长荣海运21个货柜及东方海外的5个货柜。
Yang Ming's statement regarding the containers fall off YM Efficiency
YM Efficiency, one of Yang Ming fleet, announced incident of container overboard along Australia coast on 1400utc, May/31/2018, as the vessel encountered adverse weather en-routining from Kaohsiung to Sydney loaded with 3307 TEU onboard. A total of 83 containers were overboard, and 30 vans collapsed remaining on deck according to master’s report. There were neither DG cargo involved in the incident, nor Marine Pollutant. No vessel hull/engine damages as well.
The incident has been reported to Australian AMSA and Concerned parties. Yang Ming Headquarters has an emergency task force set up to deal with this incident immediately to monitor the development of the incident. Till this moment, everything is under master’s control, and vessel ‘s safety navigation has been well secured. She has already arrived out off Sydney port, however, due port closure under adverse weather, she is unable to be berthed now. YM is trying utmost to secure a berth for her a.s.a.p.
The relevant measures to unload those collapsed containers O/D, as well as damage repair for the deck fittings are also under arrangement. The customer involved will be informed in due course. The overboard containers will be salvaged/removed by Yang Ming .
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What Happened After SayNow Was Acquired by Google
As Google tries to make itself more like a start-up, some of the tech giant’s recently acquired and lesser-known entrepreneurs seem to be wielding disproportionate influence.
While companies acquired by Google often see their team disbanded and their product phased out (see: seemingly every small acquisition), or in rare cases get to operate independently (like YouTube and Slide), the founders of SayNow described in a recent interview how they have been able to “hit the ground running” since their start-up was acquired by Google in January.
According to sources familiar with Google, the SayNow team is now part of the larger Google social team based in the recently remodeled Building 1900 on the main Google campus, on the same floor where Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin recently moved their offices.
The SayNow founders–CEO Nikhyl Singhal and CTO Ujjwal Singh–didn’t confirm that but they did say that their team is all sitting together and working on “concepts around real-time communication and voice.”
SayNow was founded in 2005 “to build voice-based experiences that are fun and social.” Its underlying premise was that phone numbers and devices would lose importance as communication became more about people.
Its biggest success was the Soulja Boy single “Kiss Me Thru the Phone” in 2008, which told listeners to call “six, seven, eight, triple nine, eight, two, one, two” to reach the artist (well, really his SayNow recording). The number was dialed 60 million times, which should make it eligible for the Guinness Book of World Records, said Singh (pictured at left).
But the celebrity stuff peaked in 2008, and SayNow had more recently been experimenting with mobile apps. Not the kind of functional, straightforward applications Google is associated with, but stuff like Chip Chat, an iPhone and Android app that helps users transform their voices to sound like chipmunks when they called their contacts. Users had to pay after a certain number of minutes, and could also choose other voices, like Darth Vader.
“We were seeing enough success,” said Singhal, “but it wasn’t clear that we should go build 50 apps. Turning that into an independent thriving business was challenging, because audio is tough to advertise into. We knew we needed more capital and we knew we needed more help.”
A source familiar with the company said SayNow had a round of venture capital on the table as well as other acquisition interest when it signed the deal with Google.
Though the price of the SayNow acquisition wasn’t disclosed, multiple sources said it was in the tens of millions of dollars. One described it as “positive but not a grand slam” for the company, which had raised $7.5 million in 2007 from Shasta Ventures and Tugboat Ventures, as well as additional undisclosed funding from Altos Ventures in 2009.
(Tens of millions is at least the right ballpark; according to financial filings, Google spent $148 million on acquisitions in the first quarter of this year, seven of which were announced.)
SayNow released a new product more quickly than any newly acquired company in Google history, at least as far as its founders know. On January 31, a week after the acquisition was announced and while Internet access in Egypt had been blocked to counter anti-government activism, SayNow launched Speak2Tweet, which automatically transcribes voice messages and tweets them.
Now, SayNow is building new communication products that the founders say they expect will ship very soon. “For a number of reasons we were lucky enough to have a much quicker pace [than many acquired companies]. Our technology and expertise were leveraged instantly,” said Singh.
Why is SayNow thriving at Google? It’s some combination of right place, right time and right attitude. “We were acquired at a point when we hadn’t seen our vision become a reality so we were still interested in making that happen,” Singh said.
Singhal (pictured at left) said it also mattered that SayNow avoided integration problems–because its products have been taken offline. SayNow’s field is also more ripe for start-up influence: communication as a Google product is “version 1.0” as compared to search and ads, which are more at “version 8.0,” as Singhal described it.
Plus, he said he told Google a few magic words upfront:
We are very interested in working on the hard problems that Google faces, and not necessarily the hard problems that SayNow did. The last thing we want to do is be on the sidelines working on our own thing where nobody’s responsive to it.
Now, a few months after the acquisition, Singhal said, “We have an opportunity to change the world, we have a safety net, we have a budget. We had 17, 18, 19 people at the company [when we were bought], and there’s 60 to 70 people we touch [at Google] every day who we would have died to hire.”
Plus, the SayNow founders said, they don’t have to worry about that pesky issue of revenue!
What about downsides? “It’s a culture shock,” said Singhal. It does take longer to get things done at a company worth hundreds of billions of dollars. “Google’s going through a transformation to go back in time to try to be a start-up, so you see lots of weird anachronisms,” he said.
Certainly, Google had its reasons for allowing AllThingsD access to a happy acquired company, rather than folks who are ready to quit and biding their time before they move on. And who’s to say the honeymoon will last forever. But the SayNow founders do seem authentically thrilled to be part of the Google Borg.


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Minecraft is a pretty huge game due to get even bigger. If you're looking forward to the future, here's what we know about Minecraft the wild so far.
Latest - 2022 is here now
Now that Caves and Cliffs is behind us and 2022 is here, we're preparing for the wild. This huge update is due sometime this year and we wouldn't be surprised if it was split into two parts like last year.
We'll have to wait another few months for some information.
Minecraft 1.19: The Wild Release Date
Minecraft's next update, The Wild, doesn't have a specific release date just yet.
Much like Caves and Cliffs last year, The Wild has been given a release date of 2022.
The Caves and Cliffs update was split into two parts last year for its massive amount of changes, and with The Wild likely rivaling that size, it may arrive in parts by the time 2022 rolls around.
The Wild introduces several new biomes to Minecraft, and more could be revealed over the development process.
For now, we know Minecraft 1.19, The Wild, will include the following new biomes:
- New Swamp biomes (reworks and new variations)
- Mangrove Forest
- Underground Deep Dark biome expansion
- Deep Dark Caves
These new additions could be broken up into several variant biomes or simply focused into one massive rework and expansion of both.
For now, know that The Wild will make some massive changes to Minecraft Swamp biomes, as well as building the Deep Dark out with new Skulk features and danger from Wardens.
This update takes a unique dark tone, and these biomes will certainly be spooky as a result.
We don't have a full list yet of what Minecraft 1.19 The Wild update may bring in terms of new mobs to the series, but we do have some reveals already.
This includes a range of new Frog mobs that vary based on the biome they're found in which also start as tadpoles, Fireflies,
The Wild will also finally introduce The Warden, pushing their launch back from the original Caves and Cliffs update timeline.
Watch the full Minecraft 1.19 The Wild reveal NOW!
Minecraft Live 2021 was a fantastic showcase of the future of the game - and you don't have to miss it, as you can see it now on YouTube from the very first minutes!
The show went through developer Q&As, trailers, and everything in-between.
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Emergency laws will be rushed through the Parliament to allow police and MI5 to investigate people's mobile phone and internet data.
The new measures will mean phone and internet companies will be required to store data for a year.
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The partner of one of the 11 people killed in the Shoreham air crash said airshows have caused too many fatalities.
Erin Sandilands was told to apply more makeup, wear a skirt or put her hair down because "it's better for the punters".
Theresa May will make her pitch to lead the Conservative party today, 90 minutes before long-time favourite Boris Johnson.


text: Verizon has launched its Fios TV app for Fire TVs and Firesticks. The app provides Verizon customers subscribed to Fios TV access to live channels, a program guide, on-demand content, DVR recordings, purchases, rentals, and more. This is the first time Verizon is making its app available on devices other than phones and tablets. Unfortunately, the app is only compatible with devices running Fire OS 6 and 7. That means customers with 2nd-gen Fire TV Sticks, which make up the majority of Fire TV devices in the wild, do not have access to the app. Only Fire TV models released in or after 2017 and Fire TV Smart TVs released in or after 2018 are compatible.


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A recording of First Lady Melania Trump discussing Beyoncé on the September issue of Vogue, and Condé Nast’s decision to use a black photographer for the first time ever to shoot a cover, has been released.
The audio recording of a phone conversation between Trump and her former friend, Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, in July 2018, includes Trump talking about the newly-released US issue and other staff movements at the fashion publication.
In the recording, obtained by NBC News, Trump says: “Did you see they’re leaving Vogue? Two from Vogue. Posnick [Phyllis Posnick] and Tonne Goodman they’re leaving. They’re going freelance. You didn’t see it.”
She continued: "Anna [Anna Wintour] gave the September issue of Vogue cover — complete, complete, complete, everything — to Beyoncé. So she hired black photographer and it’s [the] first black photographer ever doing [a] cover of Vogue.”
To the comments, Winston Wolkoff replies: “What, that is insane.” and Trump confirms: “That’s just what I read late last night.”
Beyoncé was on the cover of Vogue’s September issue in 2018. The issue made history as the first time a black photographer had been used to shoot a cover star in the magazine’s 126 years.
The pop star said at the time that she saw the cover as a chance for more opportunities for black creatives like 23-year-old photographer Tyler Mitchell.
In the accompanying interview, Knowles recalled how she was told early on in her career that she would struggle to make it onto magazine covers because “black people did not sell”.
Winston Wolkoff, 50, was formerly a friend and close advisor of Melania Trump, after the pair met in 2003 when she was the President’s girlfriend and they did not yet have a son.
Prior to working in politics, Winston Wolkoff worked in the fashion industry, being a key player in the production of the Met Gala and the expansion of the city’s fashion week. As well as working as a public relations manager at Vogue.
The conversation about Beyoncé took place during one of six recorded telephone conversations between the pair, which lasted more than six hours between February and July 2018.
Despite being close friends, Winston Wolkoff began recording her phone calls with Trump after she was asked to leave the White House. She has now released a book “Melania and Me: The Rise and Fall of my Friendship with the First Lady”.
In a statement to NBC regarding the recordings, a spokesperson for Melania Trump said: "Her narcissism knows no bounds, this woman is a fraud...these audio tapes are hand-picked about nonsense and presented with no context. Shame on her for this continued attempt at character assassination.”
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250 to 300 international brands expected to enter India in the next two years
A new wave of international fashion brands will be entering the Indian consumer market in the coming two years as an increasing number of mid-segment brands expand into India.
Following the success of many international fashion brands in India including Zara, Mango, H&M, and Levis, many mid-segment brands are now looking to follow their lead and enter India. The retail solutions provider Franchisee India Holdings has estimated that between 250 and 300 such brands will enter India over the course of the next two years. With the entry of these brands, the business also estimated that an investment of about one billion dollars will accompany this, a figure that could transform India’s fashion market.
“Now, it’s the turn of small and mid-sized brands as they look to cash in on the open retail policy and huge gap in the market for branded products,” said Gaurav Marya, the Chairman of Franchisee India Holdings. Anurag Mathur, a Partner at Pricewaterhouse Coopers, agreed: “Many international brands are lining up as the retail sector is growing and international brands like Zara and H&M have been really successful, with strong profits and revenue growth being reported in the country. Now, the slightly mid-level or smaller brands too want to explore the Indian market.”
Some of the mid-section brands that are in the process of expanding into India include Kiabi, Mavi, Avva, Colin’s, Damat, Tudba Deri, and Dufy. It is expected that this wave of brands will focus their expansion efforts on Tier 1 cities and, for them to be able to reach out to Tiers 2 and 3, infrastructure will have to greatly improve.
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Input Output Global (IOG), the blockchain company behind Cardano (ADA), has reinforced its comittment to focus on fervent academic research by collaborating with one of the leading Universities in the world. The blockchain company has just invested $4.5 million to build a full fleged blockchain research hub at Stanford University.
On August 30, IOG announced its partnership with Stanford University investing $4.5 million over the course of next three years to build a research centre that will focus on delivering innovative projects to advance the blockchain space. In the recent times, IOG has attracted much attention in the academic sphere around the globe. The Cardano (ADA) builder has opened research labs and collaboration projects with the University of Edinburgh, University of Wyoming, University of Athens and Tokyo Institute of Technology.
Read about this new partnership here👇 https://t.co/yTEJo2AVdl
— Input Output (@InputOutputHK) August 30, 2022
What will the Research Hub Entail?
According to the official blog post, the ‘Stanford IOG Research Hub’, will open next month allowing fundamental development in the blockchain space. The research centre will increase the blockchain industry’s collation of scientific knowledge adopting a multidisciplinary approach and provide researchers with the opportunity to collaborate with the blockchain industry.
A steering committee will be set up to oversee of the research hub including launching of proposals, reviewing the submitted proposals, deciding on the proposals eligible for funding and foster a seamless and hub for blockchain development. The first call for proposals will open in September 2022, and the deadline for proposals is set for November 2022. The committee chair, Professor David Tse, said
“I am grateful for this support. The Research Hub will be a significant boost to enhance the interest in both fundamental and applied blockchain research at Stanford.”
The new Research Hub Alligns with the Vision of IOG
After the announcement, Vice president of Community and Ecosystem at IOG, Tim Harrison, stated that IOG and Stanford have worked together in the past. Last December, Input Output donated $500,000 to the university in order to fund research into ‘Verifiable Digital Fountains’, a scaling solution that makes it possible to handle large transaction volumes with limited connectivity.
CEO Charles Hoskinson added that working with leading Universities like Stanford to set up blockchain research hubs aligns with the vision of IOG. In a statement, he explained,
“With the Research Hub, blockchain development can grow even faster, based on the new learnings that will emerge, and the hub will add a new layer of validity to our sector that we haven’t always been afforded.”
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A new Nokia Edge N8 2021 smartphone are going to debut in the market with amazing features. Hello Friend, the Finland multinational telecommunications, information technology, and consumer electronics Company Nokia is planning to launch a new Nokia Edge N8 2021 smartphone in the market. The Nokia company always provides us very high-Quality device. The Manufacturer Provides this device lettest Technology.
Nokia launch their we have even introduced their many smartphones in this website including Nokia Edge Max Lite 2020, Nokia Vitech Lite etc. A new Nokia Edge N8 2021 is going to hit the market with a huge 12GB RAM, 8000mAh battery and and Triple-Camera setup. Catch the full specs of this Nokia Edge N8 smartphone below!
What you will get after buying this phone? A mobile phone that gives a high level of satisfaction and premium feel with its unique features is the one that is going to be popular in the market. Continue reading our article to know every detail about the Nokia Edge N8 smartphone.
Nokia Edge N8 2021 Release date:
Up to now, the Nokia hasn’t declared any official word about this upcoming smartphone release date. The HMD Global is planning are going to bringing a new model smartphone that can be released it in the last quarter of this year. So, we have to wait some little bit to meet with this upcoming Nokia smartphone which comes with lot of amazing specs and features. People are finding that about this device Specification.
Nokia Edge N8 Full Specs:
The Nokia Authority made this smartphone the latest Technology. You know it has the biggest full touchscreen display? The smartphone has considered a 6.7-inch IPS LCD with a resolution of 1560 x 3120 pixels, alongside a tall 21:9 aspect ratio and Corning Gorilla Glass 6 protection on the both side front and back. So you know, how good it’s going to be!
Nokia Edge N8 features a huge battery capacity for its users. Nokia Edge N8 2021 smartphone has a massive 8000mAh battery box that the good quality of battery where the user can get the best and long-time health of the battery life. It also comes equipped with fast Charging technology Technology. With the development of Technology, the mobile supports wireless Charging.
Nokia Edge N8: Camera, Storage & Processor Info
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Interest is swirling at Sony and several other major Hollywood studios around Nick Bilton’s book “Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal“, TechCrunch has learned. While we’ve only heard Sony named, word is several other major studios are nibbling at the worm.
At least one of the studios involved wants to explore producing the project as an HBO or Netflix series, rather than a feature film. This could be due to the fact that there are a lot of dramatic arcs to cover in Hatching Twitter, coupled with the relative heat around award-winning series from the online video houses at the moment. Bilton’s book about the drama and intrigue surrounding the founding and growth of Twitter to a public company seems like ideal fodder for a Netflix original.
Sony is the parent company of Columbia pictures, which it purchased in 1989. Columbia is the studio behind the Facebook drama-mentary The Social Network. That flick wasn’t exactly an accurate history of the company, but it definitely attracted viewers — and awards attention.
There are also a few actors looking to attach their names to the product as well, sources tell us. Alexia thinks Elijah Wood was born to play Jack Dorsey.
A recent excerpt/summary of the book in the New York Times paints a picture of uncertain origins, founder bickering and jostling for footing and control. As we said in our commentary, it’s a very human story, and those often make good films. Bilton declined to comment on any of the rumors.
The Bilton book goes on sale November 5. Twitter is expected to go public on November 6, to the tune of $11.1 billion. As the author noted, sometimes timing is everything.


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Holiday shoppers plan to spend more this season
NEW YORK — More consumers plan to spend more on holiday shopping this year than last, according to a new Nielsen survey.
According to the "Nielsen Holiday Survey," 54% of consumers stated they still haven’t started their holiday shopping. The weekly survey polled 1,100 households starting in September, and the market research company releases results weekly. Respondents said their top destinations for holiday shoppings would be supercenters, departments stores and the Internet.
"While the economic climate still has several major headwinds and uncertainties, improving consumer confidence and labor market, coupled with aggressive marketing by retailers and manufacturers, is reinforcing the potential for a stronger holiday season," Nielsen SVP global consumer insights James Russo said.
Most consumers plan to spend between $250 and $500 this season, but the survey found a five-point increase this week in consumers who said they will spend more, with 22% of consumers saying they will spend more this holiday season than last.
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Kodak sells digital imaging patents
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Kodak is selling its digital imaging patents for $525 million, the bankrupt photography company said.
The sale of the more than 1,100 patents, part of the company’s restructuring efforts as it seeks to emerge from chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring, involves the sale of the patents to a group of companies organized by Intellectual Ventures and RPX. According to published reports, companies buying the patents include Apple, Research In Motion and Google. Others include Adobe, Samsung, Fujifilm and China-based Huawei Technologies.
"The monetization of patents is another major milestone toward successful emergence," Kodak chairman and CEO Antonio Perez said. "Our progress has accelerated over the past several weeks as we prepare to emerge as a strong, sustainable company. This proposed transaction enables Kodak to repay a substantial amount of our initial DIP loan, satisfy a key condition for our new financing ability and position our commercial imaging business for further growth and success."
The company said the deal would allow it to continue investing in commercial imaging technologies that it said are fundamental to its future.
"Kodak remains a major center of invention and innovation," Perez said.
I really hope that this loan will help Kodak and will bring it back to life. This photography brand was almost a bankrupt but now they have a chance to recover and proceed work. Sometimes borrowing money, taking out loans or pay day loans can be very effective, but in case that the company will have enough money to pay the debt off. So now Kodak has a lot of work, they need to make enough money to eliminate the debt. It’s important to maximally use the chance they’ve just got and get back to financial prosperity.
Walmart names Karen Roberts EVP, general counsel
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Karen Roberts was named EVP and general counsel for Wal-Mart Stores on Thursday amid the retailer’s ongoing investigation in possible violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Roberts, 42, is a 17-year Walmart veteran who most recently served as EVP and president of Walmart Realty for Walmart U.S. However, prior to that, she held the position of SVP and chief compliance officer for Walmart U.S. where she oversaw the establishment of food and product safety programs and a recycling program.
In her new capacity she will report to EVP and corporate secretary Jeff Gearhart, 48, effective at the beginning of the company’s new fiscal year on Feb. 1, 2013. Her responsibilities will include management of Walmart’s legal department and all legal matters affecting the company in its domestic and international markets, according to Walmart. Meanwhile, Gearhart will maintain oversight for the legal function in addition to his newly expanded responsibilities for Walmart’s compliance, ethics and investigations teams as part of the company’s steps to align the functions and further strengthen its global compliance efforts.
"Karen’s humility, transparency and collaboration embody the leadership qualities we look for at Walmart," said Gearhart. "She is an extremely talented professional whose integrity, breadth of experience and knowledge of Walmart make her uniquely qualified for this important role. Karen’s legal background and previous responsibilities directing our U.S. compliance and real estate functions provide an important perspective for overseeing the complex legal issues we deal with every day in our business."
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NITI Aayog chief executive officer Amitabh Kant on Saturday said the Narendra Modi government is considering US electric vehicle maker Tesla's proposal for a reduction in import duty to enter India.
In an exclusive interview to CNBC-TV18, Kant said, "Tesla's duty cut proposal is under inter-ministerial review. The challenge is to see whether electric vehicles as a luxury vehicle which costs $40,000."
With a $39,990 global price tag, Tesla Model 3 may remain as an affordable model in the US but with import duties, it would become unaffordable in the Indian market with an expected price tag of around Rs 60 lakh.
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Kant said the challenge is Tesla models are not capable of being assembled, they come in a particular form but discussions are on with the company.
"India's objective is to ensure Tesla makes in India for the world. However, the US company wants to test the market first to decide to invest in India," he added.
Currently, India levies 100 percent tax on imported cars of price more than $40,000 (Rs 30 lakh) inclusive of insurance and shipping expenses, and cars less than $40,000 are subject to 60 percent import tax.
Earlier in a letter to the road ministry in September, the US firm had stated that the effective import tariff of 110 percent on vehicles with customs value above $40,000 is "prohibitive" to zero-emission vehicles. It has requested the government to standardize the tariff on electric cars to 40 percent irrespective of the customs value, and withdraw the social welfare surcharge of 10 percent on electric cars.
It has been stated that these changes would boost the development of the Indian EV ecosystem and the company will make significant direct investments in sales, service, and charging infrastructure; and significantly increase procurement from India for its global operations.
The company has argued that these proposals would not have any negative impact on the Indian automotive market as no Indian OEM currently produces a car (EV or ICE) with ex-factory price above $40,000 and only 1-2 percent of cars sold in India (EV or ICE) have ex-factory/customs value above $40,000.
Union minister Nitin Gadkari had said Tesla has a golden opportunity to set up its manufacturing facility in India given the country's thrust on e-vehicles.
Tesla is already sourcing various auto components from Indian automakers and setting up base here would be economically viable for it, the road transport and highways minister had said.
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There was jubilation in Hawick this week, with news that the French luxury fashion house Chanel has saved almost 180 local jobs by acquiring the town’s under-threat cashmere manufacturer, Barrie Knitwear.
There had been fears for the future of the 140-year-old firm, which produces Chanel’s classic two-tone cashmere cardigans, after parent company, Dawson International, went into administration in August due to pension fund issues.
News of the takeover by the Parisien label, which has renowned designer Karl Lagerfeld as its creative director, has been welcomed, both by union representatives and local councillors.
Alex McLuckie, GMB Scotland senior organiser, said the union had always felt confident that the highly skilled and productive workforce at Barrie, which produces a high quality product, would be saved.
“The news today that Chanel has taken over Barrie Knitwear is really good news. It lifts the uncertainty for the 180 employees and we can now look forward to continuing employment for our members in the Hawick site now and into the future,” said Mr McLuckie.
Local Scottish Borders councillor David Paterson (Hawick & Hermitage, Ind) commented: “It is absolutely fantastic news, not only for Hawick, but for the whole Borders economy, that such a prestigious name like Chanel has taken over Barrie Knitwear, safeguarding the 180 jobs.
“They are obviously well aware of the extremely skilled and dedicated workforce that produces some of the best quality knitwear in the world, and hopefully the company will now go from strength to strength.”
Barrie managing director Jim Carrie told us: “This is great news for the employees and the area.”
Barrie produces 20,000 to 25,000 pieces for around 100 clients worldwide, and Chanel says the firm will continue to be run by its current management team and will be able to uphold all existing contracts without exclusivity.
Chanel said the acquisition had secured the jobs of all Barrie’s 176 employees and safeguarded a historic brand.
Head of its fashion division, Bruno Pavlovsky, told the AFP news agency that the French label had worked with the Hawick company for over a quarter-of-a-century and had feared there was a real risk the Borders company could have disappeared.
“It made sense to be able to keep working with such extraordinarily competent people,” said Mr Pavlovsky.
And he added: “The company is one of the last in Scotland that is capable of producing sophisticated wares to display on the catwalks, and then to manufacture them.
“Through this acquisition, we reaffirm our commitment to traditional expertise and craftsmanship.”
Barrie Knitwear is the second foreign firm to be acquired by Chanel, following the Italian shoemaker, Roveda.
Borders Lib Dem MP Michael Moore also hailed news of Chanel’s acquisition of Barrie Knitwear as great for the region.
“I am very pleased that Chanel has made this investment in Barrie which recognises the company’s historical significance to the textile industry and its importance as a major employer in the Borders,” said Mr Moore.
Local Conservative MSP John Lamont said the news would come as “a great relief” to employees at Barrie Knitwear who had been waiting nervously for news for more than two months to find out about their futures.
“Chanel is a world famous company, that operates on a global scale, and with Barrie Knitwear in its ownership, I am confident that the future of the firm is safe for the foreseeable future,” he said.
“I now look forward to seeing Barrie Knitwear continue to go from strength to strength and hopefully provide more local jobs in the future.”


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Honda has announced what they will be highlighting something special at the upcoming 2017 Tokyo Motor Show. Consisting mostly of concepts, some of these cars were shown earlier this year, namely the NeuV, the all-new CR-V and, more recently, the Urban EV concept. Now, the Sports EV Concept will also grace the show.
The Japanese automaker showed a preview of its next concept in the form of a teaser sketch. It appears to be a coupe with a long hood and a short deck. There are some retro elements incorporated in the design, namely with its 'coke-bottle' rear haunches and square tail lights. It's size has yet to be determined but Honda says it shares the same platform as the Urban EV concept. That means it may be the within the B-segment category.
That said, the concept's retro cues hint at a modernized version of the Honda S600 Coupe, the last small two-door fastback from the brand. Honda also hinted that the front of the car will have a 'friendly' fascia. With the Urban EV Concept sporting round headlights, it is possible that the Sports EV concept might just get the same treatment.
As the name suggests, the Sports EV Concept will be an all-electric vehicle. Honda claims that it combines EV performance with artificial intelligence technology. It is likely then that it boasts of semi-autonomous driving capabilities. All in all, Honda pitches the small coupe as one that represents a new generation in lightweight sports cars.


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MetTel Mobile Offers Businesses Widest Range of Wireless Access, New Cross Carrier Pooling and Mobile Device Management
NEW YORK, NY (October 22, 2014) – MetTel, a leading communications solutions provider for the enterprise, today announced the launch of MetTel Mobile, a complete suite of nationwide mobile solutions for enterprise companies. Relationships with the top U.S. wireless carriers allow MetTel to successfully consolidate access to the nation’s leading networks, deliver a broader and more powerful range of coverage and allow organizations to scale based on business needs.
A key solution of MetTel Mobile is cross carrier pooling, the ability to pool employee voice, text and data allowances across wireless networks, providing customers savings and more flexible wireless plans. The new offering also streamlines billing processes, converting countless invoices into a uniform digital monthly bill. This level of convergence helps businesses collaborate more effectively, increase employee productivity, and simplify operations often related to complicated wireless processes.
“For over two years, MetTel has helped manage our growth and streamline our devices, all while saving us an average of 20 percent per month,” says Manuel Bautista, CIO at Harvard Maintenance Inc. “Specifically, MetTel’s mobile device management solutions have kept us securely connected.”
“We realize that the business world changes fast and organizations need a mobile solutions partner that can move even faster,” said Marshall Aronow, CEO at MetTel. “MetTel Mobile is our latest offering to better meet the needs of our customers and fill an industry void. The new solution is easily configured and significantly cuts down the time and costs associated with mobile management and device support. This makes it possible for our customers to focus on what matters most – the success and growth of their business.”
MetTel can help manage the difficult task of delivering the wireless service for large, distributed workforces or multi-location retail outlets. MetTel prides itself on delivering a superior level of customer support, and ensures users have access to a dedicated team of specialists to assist in mobile management,24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
For more information about MetTel Mobile, please visit the newly launched website, http://www.mettelmobile.com/ or contact us at (877) 963-8663.
MetTel is a leading provider of customized, integrated and managed communications solutions for enterprise customers. By converging all communications over a proprietary network, MetTel enables enterprise companies to easily deploy and manage technology-driven voice, data, wireless and cloud solutions nationwide. With the most comprehensive offering, the highest quality customer care and project management and the ability to completely manage, maintain and secure your communications needs, our portfolio of customer-centric solutions boosts enterprise productivity, reduces costs and simplifies operations. Combining customized and managed communication solutions with a powerful platform of cloud-based software, the company’s MetTel Portal® enables customers to manage their inventory, usage, spend and repairs from one simple, user friendly interface. MetTel was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in New York City. For more information visit www.mettel.net or contact us at (877) 963-8663. MetTel. Smart Communications Solutions.™


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Outdoor retailers best known for manufacturing gear and clothing for recreation enthusiasts are providing temporary housing and personal protective equipment for health care workers during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
From recreational vehicles for traveling medical personnel to surgical masks and shoes, a thriving industry that generates billions of dollars and millions of jobs to the country's economy now is helping protect first responders.
Quality ski masks, headlamps, sturdy hiking shoes, and other outdoor gear and accessories are "a nice to have" in nonpandemic times, said Jessica Wahl, executive director of the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable.
But in this crisis, she said, they've become necessary to help people on the front lines do their jobs safely.
Wahl said the outdoor industry traditionally has worked with the armed services to provide personal protective equipment like helmets and headlamps to military members. "A lot of those same products can help law enforcement and public health officials" during the COVID-19 emergency, Wahl said.
In particular, the recreational vehicle (RV) industry, which includes manufacturers, dealers, service centers, parks and campgrounds, is stepping up, according to Wahl.
"RV parks, camps and marinas are playing a vital role for traveling medical personnel because hotels are closed," she said. RVs can be used as housing for essential workers or as medical facilities for patients.
For instance, Airstream, an American travel trailer manufacturer, donated two Nest trailers — which sell for about $45,900 each — to Wilson Health in Ohio to conduct COVID-19 testing in Shelby County.
California, Louisiana and Texas have all purchased RVs to use during the pandemic. It's not the first time RVs and motor homes have been conscripted into service in a disaster; most recently, they were used during Hurricane Maria and Superstorm Sandy. Hurricane Katrina in 2005 spawned the ubiquitous Federal Emergency Management Agency trailer.
"During times of disaster, state and local agencies have used RVs to aid as local command centers, portable offices, temporary housing and other critical uses," RV Industry Association President Craig Kirby wrote in a March 18 letter to Vice President Mike Pence, who leads the White House Coronavirus Task Force.
Kirby said the association would donate "20 RVs to the most critical health care settings in the country" and would "provide an additional 100 RVs, at below market cost, to the settings deemed most critical by the Task Force."
Ensuring the entire RV industry is considered essential business right now is also an important part of the association's advocacy, said Monika Geraci, senior manager for marketing strategy and operations for the RV Industry Association.
"We are reaching across governments — federal, state and local — to say, 'We are here and can quickly meet this demand,'" Geraci said.
The RV industry on March 20 was able to convince California, Florida, New York and Pennsylvania that RV parks are essential, reversing the states' initial decisions to close the areas. And the community has asked the federal government to deem all aspects of the RV industry essential businesses.
Check out the full article from E&E News here.


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HAMBURG, GERMANY (March 22, 2023) - CoreMedia, a leading global provider of content management and digital experience solutions, is set to take creativity and efficiency to the next level with the introduction of its cutting-edge OpenAI integrations.
Designed to help brands leverage the latest advancements in natural language processing and AI, such as ChatGPT and DALL-E, CoreMedia's customers can now utilize these integrations directly in its content management system, CoreMedia Content Cloud, in real-time.
These powerful natural language processing integrations enable CoreMedia customers to speed up their content creation workflows, reduce content development time, and create more engaging experiences for their audiences. Users can extract SEO keywords, summarize texts, generate catchy copy, create images, and much more — adapted to their business needs.
"In a rapidly evolving digital landscape, companies need solutions that can address their challenges and unlock new levels of creativity and efficiency," said Sören Stamer, CEO of CoreMedia. "Through our integrations with OpenAI, we're tackling these challenges head-on by providing our customers with a powerful set of tools to create high-quality, personalized content at a scale that was previously impossible, directly in Content Cloud.”
Thanks to its effortless composability, users can easily utilize these new integrations directly in CoreMedia Content Cloud and its existing Feedback Hub, offering enhanced capabilities for managing and delivering personalized digital experiences. Content Cloud’s flexibility enables companies to deliver more targeted and relevant content across multiple channels, devices, and touchpoints — and quickly.
"Our mission at CoreMedia is to help companies unlock their creativity and create unique experiences that engage their audiences like never before," said Stamer. "With our enhanced content management system, CoreMedia is empowering companies to stand out in a crowded digital world."
To learn more about CoreMedia's integrations through OpenAI and its groundbreaking content management solutions, schedule a demo.
CoreMedia is the best-of-breed, composable digital experience platform (DXP) built on an agile content management system (CMS) supporting today’s most recognized online brands. CoreMedia's intuitive, flexible system brings ideas to life in a heartbeat, enabling leaders across all industries to quickly and efficiently orchestrate personalized experiences, delivered at enterprise scale. With over 25 years of experience, leading global B2C companies – including LVMH, Deckers Brands, Under Armour, Luxottica, and Finnair – and major B2B firms – including Claas, Emerson and DMG Mori – create world-class digital experiences with CoreMedia. CoreMedia elevates the full potential of content and drives customer experience with impact.


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New year, no phone? Vitaminwater is betting people won’t be able to live without their smart devices for an entire 12-month period, per a new promotion that was unveiled on Tuesday, December 11.
In fact, the company is so confident that saying goodbye to a smartphone for 365 days is nearly impossible that it announced plans to give $100,000 to the first person who can do so successfully.
Those who think they can go smartphone free to the tune of 100 grand are being encouraged to share why they feel they’re up for the challenge on social media, which is pretty ironic given the parameters of this contest. Still, interested participants need to use “#nophoneforayear” and “#contest” on either Twitter or Instagram in order to formally sign up. The deadline to enter is January 8, 2019.
Once the contest has closed, Vitaminwater plans to choose one lucky luddite who will be asked to ditch their smartphone in favor of a 2000s-era dumbphone – and to experience the joys of partying like it’s 1999 – for an entire calendar year, no exceptions.
“This means you may not physically operate, caress, hug or otherwise be physically affectionate with anyone’s smartphone,” the rules state, adding that a device that can text easily and access the internet is off limits.
If the chosen individual manages to make it past the six month-mark they will be given $10,000 for their efforts, but anything less than that means no money will change hands. Should the participant make it an entire year with out their smartphone, the $100,000 will be theirs to keep.
Though Vitaminwater doesn’t go into too much detail regarding how the chosen one will be monitored for cheating, the company did said a lie detector test will be administered to assure there are no slip-ups.
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NASCAR hasn't been true to its name for some time now as the "S" for "Stock" has been rather ignored in the last years. Fortunately things are about to change in the world of NASCAR, and as we've seen earlier this year both the NASCAR Dodge Charger and NASCAR Ford Fusion look as close as it can get to their street counterparts. That's not the only surprise NASCAR has to next season, as Toyota has recently revealed the Toyota NASCAR Camry 2013, and just as the Charger and the Fusion, the Camry stays as true as possible to the original design.
Evidently, beyond the exterior design the NASCAR Camry is very different from the street version and features a tube frame chassis, and a V8 engine that motivates the rear wheels.
Despite the fact that Toyota, Dodge and Ford are making their new NASCAR monsters look as close as possible to their stock counterparts, Chevy is doing things differently. The latter has not yet revealed their newest NASCAR racecar, but we do know that their latest contender will be based on a limited-production model called "SS" made in Australia by GM, sporting rear-wheel drive and a V-8 engine. Judging by the spy photos of the racecar however, there's not much to say at this point.
TRD has also revealed the two teams expected to race the NSCAR Camry starting next season, one of which is Michael Waltrip Racing and Joe Gibbs Racing.


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The iPhone Box Could Soon Include Only the Phone and Nothing Else
It’s 2020 and Apple is getting ready to launch the iPhone 12, the company’s latest-generation mobile device that’s expected to come with 5G across the entire lineup.
Needless to say, the addition of 5G is huge, especially because once Apple does it, everybody is expected to follow in its footsteps, so technically, we should see major growth of 5G adoption beginning with September.
But according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple’s also planning a change that many might not like.
It looks like the iPhone 12 box would only include the mobile device itself and a Lightning cable. That’s right, the charger is dropped from the box, which means that sooner or later, we might be getting only the iPhone and nothing else.
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As the dairy industry continues to experience challenging times, the UK based Guild of Fine Food, organiser of the World Cheese Awards, is creating a significant opportunity for British cheese to play a central role in front of a worldwide audience.
The World Cheese Awards will this year be part of a huge celebration in San Sebastián, during the city’s tenure as European capital of culture. The news will be a welcome lift for the dairy industry, which saw farm-gate milk prices drop to 23.3 pence per litre in August 2015, the lowest monthly figure since August 2009.
Cheese production has risen by 19% in the UK over the past decade partly in response to falling milk prices, so the World Cheese Awards provides a platform for British cheeses to be judged alongside cheeses from around the world, by international buyers, retailers and experts.
Forming part of the International Cheese Festival between 16-18 November 2016, the largest cheese only awards scheme will bring together 3,000 of the world’s finest artisan cheeses in the Kursaal Congress Centre, as 250 expert judges gather from every corner of the globe.
John Farrand, managing director of the Guild of Fine Food, explains, “Artzai Gazta, the 116-member artisan cheese-makers’ co-operative, proposed the move to us back in 2014 after entering its Idiazabal raw sheep’s milk cheeses into the World Cheese Awards for over a decade. The competition attracts more cheeses and judges from more countries than any other awards, so we’re delighted to be heading to San Sebastián in 2016 to stage the event outside of the UK for only the third time in its history. In partnership with Artzai Gazta, the autonomous Basque Government and the local tourist board, we’re anticipating thousands of food professionals, buyers, retailers, consumers and tourists making their way to Europe’s unofficial culinary capital, raising international awareness of the Basque Country’s artisan cheese-making culture and products, alongside cheesemakers from all over the world.”
Victoria Urresti, technical expert of the Tasting Committee for the PDO Idiazabel Cheese and member of Artzai Gazta’s Technical Committee, adds, “This really is the World Cup of cheese and provides a wonderful opportunity to share knowledge and ideas. The Guild of Fine Food shares our values and philosophy in supporting artisan, natural and sustainable products, so we can’t wait to bring the World Cheese Awards to San Sebastián and showcase the artisan cheeses of the Basque Country.”1


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Authorizes the Council of Ministers and the Ministry of Commerce direct negotiation to secure food supplies
BAGHDAD / Baghdadi News / .. authorized the Council of Ministers during its regular fifth, on Tuesday, the Ministry of Commerce, to negotiate directly with companies to secure food supplies.
According to a statement issued by the Office of the Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and received / Baghdadi News /, a copy of the "Council of Ministers agreed to authorize and direct the Commerce Department to negotiate to secure food supplies with manufacturers or manufactured exclusively or exclusive agent."
He added, "That will be within the ceiling specified in the Council of Ministers Resolution No. (37) for the year 2011.
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GenuNet 3.0, a new version of the Boston-based company's "brand security" software, can help identify counterfeit and "gray-market" versions of merchandise, GenuOne said Monday. The programs monitors auction sites such as eBay and those on Yahoo for items it suspects are fake. It also detects so-called gray-market sales, or the sale of unused merchandise through unauthorized channels, said Suneer Maheswary, a GenuNet product manager.
The software is aimed at companies that want to protect their brand. In addition to buying the software, customers must pay a monthly subscription to GenuOne.
The Web-based system is tied to eBay's auction listings database through an interface-licensing agreement with the Web auctioneer, allowing GenuNet to more efficiently comb through thousands of items, Maheswary said. E-mail alerts notify GenuNet subscribers of suspicious listings and prompt them to file a complaint to eBay through Vero, the auction site's Verified Rights Owner program.
Vero is eBay's system for deterring copyright infringement on its site. When the site gets a complaint, it cancels the auction and notifies the seller of the objection. It is up to the seller to prove that the sale is legitimate for it to be relisted.
GenuOne's system can detect the telltale signs of brand infringement for each subscriber, factoring in minimum reserve prices, the quantity of items up for bid, information about the seller, and the use of trademarks and warrantees, Maheswary said.
The Internet has made the counterfeiter's job much easier because it affords offenders a certain level of anonymity, Maheswary said. In addition, it's generally harder to discern if an item is counterfeit online than to do so in person.
eBay, already the target of a lawsuit related to the sale of knockoffs, has been eager to cooperate with GenuOne, Maheswary said.two years ago, alleging that the site's customers sold fake Rolex watches. The suit, which eBay later won, sought an order to ban sales of Rolex watches on the site as well as financial damages.
An eBay spokesman confirmed the company's licensing agreement with GenuOne.
GenuNet 3.0 will be available by June, with prices starting at $400 per month.


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Find out what QSRs have been up to on social media this week.
BRAND AND STORE UPDATES
Pret A Manger teased about a new Veggie Pret to be launched outside London.
Benito’s Hat announced that their outlet in Goodge Street is closed for remodelling.
Muffin Break launched their new site in Victoria Centre.
Chopstix held their Student Lock-in Murder Mystery Night that lets students win £100's worth of shopping vouchers.
Taco Bell announced the launching of their new outlet in Tower Park.
Benito’s Hat extended their Vivo El Thumbrero competition.
NEW ON THE MENU
Pod introduced their new Laksa-flavoured soups.
Las Iguanas teased about their new menu.
LEON launched their autumn menu.
Yo! Sushi launched their £1 Sushi Menu.
EAT. has announced that they will be launching new dishes soon.
Pizza Express added their new Soy Latte to their menu offerings.
The Naked Deli announced that their new large-sized grab-and-go Deli salads are available in their Gosforth, Heaton and Newcastle Airport outlets.
Wasabi Sushi & Bento gave away 4000 Home Bento servings.
Muffin celebrates their new store opening in Nottingham by giving out Golden Tickets.
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FIFI PETERS: The World Gold Council is releasing its core report on gold. It outlines what the market is doing, and it looks at stuff like the amount of gold being produced, the demand, what its uses are presently, what the jewellery industry is doing with it, how investors are reacting to it.
We have Krishan Gopaul, a senior analyst at the World Gold Council, for more on the report. Krishan, thanks so much for your time. I see that there was less demand for gold in the second quarter. It is down around 8% or so. Just talk to us about what is going on in the gold market.
KRISHAN GOPAUL: Thank you for having me. You are absolutely right. We did see some softness in gold demand in the second quarter this year, as you say down 8% year on year. But despite that weakness, owing to significant inflows into gold exchange-traded funds [ETFs] within the first quarter – that actually helped fuel an overall recovery in gold demand over the first half of the year; that was about 12% up on the first half of last year.
Now, what we really saw was those strong ETF inflows driven by rampant inflation and geopolitical risks in the first quarter. That kind of gave way to headwinds for gold in the form of rising interest rates and a surge in the US dollar. That really had a big impact on investment over the first six months.
On the jewellery side we saw that up slightly in Q2 year on year. However, the first half of the year for jewellery demand was down 2% year on year, and it remained below the quarterly pre-pandemic levels that we saw back around 2018/2019 [levels]. And in the most recent quarters it has really been weakened by weakness in Chinese demand owing to their strict Covid policy, which has seen the imposition of lockdowns in many key cities and regions over that second quarter.
But we also saw an impact from global inflation and the cost of living crisis that is being felt in a number of countries across the world.
And then finally it’s worth mentioning central banks. We saw a continuation of strong buying in the second quarter and over the first half as a whole, and that was really driven by a number of different purchases from the likes of Turkey, Egypt, Iraq, as well as more moderate buying from a number of other central banks around the world.
FIFI PETERS: Just given what is happening now, we still have interest rates that are going up. We still have inflation that’s sitting at pretty elevated levels. We now have I suppose deeper concerns of a slowdown in global growth, and perhaps even a recession in some parts of the world. What do these factors do for the outlook of gold in your view?
KRISHAN GOPAUL: Absolutely, absolutely. They’re all very valid points, and what we say in the report and our view is that the macroeconomic outlook presents both opportunities and challenges for gold. So you are absolutely right. The rate of change in monetary policy, the tightening that we’re seeing [from] rising interest rates, [and] the level of inflation that we’re seeing will all have impacts, especially on investment demand.
So, for example, the higher interest rates and the strong US dollar will create headwinds for gold. But there are also those opportunities that we speak about – the geopolitical risk. The potential further economic weakness, again, may be supportive for gold investment demand in particular as a safe haven. However, equally the high level of inflation and, as you said, the cost-of-living crisis, may weigh on other sectors in the gold markets, such as customers of consumer elements, of jewellery and technology demand.
FIFI PETERS: Quite a number of commentators have been talking about gold’s perceived view as an inflation hedge, and have been questioning whether that still stands. What do you say to that? Even the safety element. Is gold the place to go for cover against geopolitical stuff like we are seeing happening, unfolding, with Russia and the Ukraine. And is it a good shield against inflation based on what the data is showing?
KRISHAN GOPAUL: I think what we’ve seen over the first half is clearly [that] investors have seen the value in gold as a hedge. But it’s really worth emphasising the way we look at gold. It’s not in isolation. Its [the] contribution it can bring to a portfolio, whether that be against geopolitical risk or against inflation; when it’s added it adds a basket of assets that are used as hedges – [and that] is when it’s performance really begins to shine.
And on the inflation point, it’s quite interesting [that] when we look at broader measures of inflation, not just CPI, we consider things like money growth where we’ve seen a significant amount of that off the back of the pandemic. And that’s really important because it has two implications. Gold is a global asset and not just a hedge against the price of goods and services in any one particular country. But also by using money supply it also measures the erosion of purchasing power in general, whether property, collectibles, financial assets that are including CPIs, and it’s also a hedge against the debasement of currency, should that currency value also be eaten away as the supply of it is increased.
And so our analysis has found that that goal can provide value as a hedge in a kind of well-diversified portfolio. So absolutely, we believe that gold definitely does still have a role and the case for it in this environment is still very robust.
FIFI PETERS: All right. Good to know. Krishan, thanks so much for your time, sir. Krishan Gopaul is a senior analyst at the World Gold Council.


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Housemarque teases possible co-op mode for Resogun
Housmarque has been teasing fans with the possibility of improvements to their excellent PS4 arcade shooter Resogun.
They posted a new image on Twitter of two gamers sitting side-by-side on a sofa with the Resogun logo in the bottom right corner.
This follows on from a tweet earlier in the month that said, “Imagine Resogun, right? Now imagine it so much better that you almost forget how good the original was. That. Is. Coming.”
Housemarque has made it known that they are working on the DLC for their hit shooter but have kept very quite on what it will consist of.
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Xbox may 'exit the gaming business' by 2027, says Phil Spencer
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Xbox is reportedly relying on a steady increase in Xbox Game Pass subscribers to keep it in the games industry.
During the recent FTC trial, the future of Xbox was laid bare for all to see, forcing the company to share a number of plans for future consoles, most notably the new Xbox Series X variant and even the next console generation set for a 2028 release.
Check out the new Zombies trailer for Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 below!
Xbox Game Pass was also a topic of discussion, largely due to ongoing debates as to its long-term effects on competition in the gaming space, as well as how good of a deal it is for developers to put their games on the service.
Apparently, Xbox holds its subscription service in high regard, with the head of Xbox himself, Phil Spencer, predicting that if subscribers aren’t where they need to be by 2027, it could mark the end of Microsoft’s activity in the gaming business.
Currently, Xbox Game Pass is available on Xbox consoles as well as PC, with the latter having the lowest number of subscribers. One of Xbox’s goals for the future is to increase subscribers on PC as much as possible to keep them in the gaming industry.
While showing projections of where they’d like PC subscribers to be by 2027, Spencer said: "I can safely say that if we do not make more progress than this off console, we would exit the gaming business … If this were the outcome, I don't believe we'd still be in the business."
The next-generation consoles currently in development by Microsoft will supposedly be made with Xbox Game Pass in mind, adopting a cloud-hybrid system that’d essentially make gaming on Xbox platforms entirely digital.
The company even wants to eventually bring cloud streaming to Sony’s PlayStation consoles, but believes such a move would be instantly blocked by the competitor.
Xbox Game Pass is expected to surpass 100 million subscribers by 2029/2030, though upcoming Xbox exclusives and AAA titles being added to the service will likely determine if that expectation becomes reality.


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Markforged based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, has announced that it has completed a $30 million Series C round of funding. next47, the Siemens-backed venture firm, led the round, with Microsoft Ventures and Porsche Automobil Holding SE (Porsche SE) also making significant investments. The new investors join existing investors Matrix, Northbridge, and Trinity.
Markforged claims to be the only company to offer 3D printers that print the complete range of materials, including plastic, carbon fibre, and metal coupled with a cloud-connected software platform.
“Markforged is making 3D printing simple, repeatable, and fast,” stated Lak Ananth, Managing Partner at Siemens next47, who will also be joining the Markforged board. “This has far reaching implications for our target industries, from automotive and aerospace to healthcare and energy. We see customers embedding Markforged into their product development and production processes, tremendously improving speed to market and addressing new opportunities in their industries.”
“As cloud services shorten development cycles for software engineers, so too is 3D printing accelerating innovation in the physical world,” added Matthew Goldstein, partner, Microsoft Ventures. “Markforged’s full-stack offering and innovative materials are game-changing for 3D printing, opening up incredible new opportunities for mechanical engineers.”
“Start-ups are an important source of innovations. In order to advance and capitalise on such innovations we have to invest in technologies at an early stage,” said Philipp von Hagen, member of the executive board of Porsche Automobil Holding SE, responsible for investment management. “Our investment in Markforged is a perfect example of this approach. Its additive manufacturing technology has the potential to massively change different segments along the automotive value chain.”
Markforged has reportedly raised a total of $57 million to date and achieved profitability in Q2 of 2017 having grown revenues by 300%.


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In the full fiscal year, sales rose 17.1 percent to 996 million pounds, or $2 billion, from 850.3 million pounds, or $1.61 billion. All figures have been converted from the pound at average exchange rates for the respective periods.
The company said in a statement Tuesday that the brand’s growing nonapparel categories, including handbags, shoes and soft accessories — which now account for 33 percent of Burberry’s retail and wholesale revenues — along with a “consistent marketing message,” had helped the group weather the recent turbulence in consumer spending.
The company issued a trading statement Tuesday, and will release full results for the financial year ended March 31 on May 28.
“Burberry had a good finish to the year, against the background of an increasingly challenging external environment,” said Angela Ahrendts, chief executive of Burberry. “Looking forward, we [are very pleased] with the momentum of our brand as our core luxury, retail and nonapparel strategies continue to gain traction, while our seasoned management team focuses on improving the operational aspects of our business.”
Retail sales in the second half rose 17 percent to 282 million pounds, or $567.4 million, from 241 million pounds, or $466.1 million, in the same period last year. The company said retail revenues made up more than 50 percent of its total sales in the half, and were driven by sales of handbags and shoes, alongside outerwear and dresses.
In the U.S., the company said it saw “double-digit” comparable-store sales growth, with strong performance in tourist and oil-producing cities.
Overall, sales in the U.S. rose 19 percent to 137 million pounds, or $275.6 million, from 115 million pounds, or $222.4 million, while sales in the Asia-Pacific region rose 16 percent and in the rest of the world — excluding Europe and North America — sales rose 87 percent to 18 million pounds, or $36.2 million. Average retail selling space increased 12 percent in the second half, during which the company opened nine stores, 40 concessions, five outlets and its first stand-alone children’s store in Hong Kong.


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Face coverings are about to become mandatory in England's shops from July 24 – but not everyone has to wear them.
The charity Hidden Disabilities has created a face mask exemption card for anyone with the right requirements to be exempt from the law.
Who is exempt in England?
The government website reads: "In settings where face coverings are mandated in England, there are some circumstances, for health, age or equality reasons, whereby people are not expected to wear face coverings in these settings. Please be mindful and respectful of such circumstances noting that some people are less able to wear face coverings."
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PUBS operator JD Wetherspoon yesterday warned that annual profits would be at the lower end of market hopes after experiencing a sales slowdown.
The group also said Euro 2004 may hurt its full-year results as there are no televisions in the majority of its 640 outlets.
Wetherspoon said that like-for-like sales improved by 3.7% in the 13 weeks to April 25 - slower than the 4.5% growth seen in the year to date.
Overall sales also struggled to maintain the pace of growth in the third quarter, rising by 6.5% against a 9.4% increase in the financial year so far.
Wetherspoon said, "Our year-to-date profit performance continues to reflect the impact of previously highlighted cost pressures."


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Samsung may have some exciting changes planned for its next foldable. A World Intellectual Property Office application was published some days ago, and it contains images suggesting that the new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 may arrive with a new pop-up camera system.
It seems that Samsung is or was planning on including a pop-up camera in its foldable phones. The company filed an application at the WIPO back in April, where we can clearly see a device featuring a pop-up mechanism inside one of the sides of the foldable phone, which could mean that the next Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 may arrive without an Infinity-O selfie camera. However, it could also mean that this design was planned for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold but got scratched before it became the phone’s final design.
This last possibility may seem more accurate since the phone’s sketches look almost identical to the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2, except for the lack of the punch hole selfie camera. What’s curious is how the device would seemingly allow you to activate this pop-up mechanism even when the phone was closed, meaning that it could also, eventually, replace the main rear-facing camera.
Now, Samsung may have decided to pass on this design since this would give an already pricey device more expensive moving parts, which would also increase the overall price tag of the device. Let’s also remember that rumors suggest that Samsung is already working on giving us a device with an under-display selfie camera, which would make this mechanism unnecessary in the end. We have also seen rumors claiming that Samsung may also change the technology used in its Galaxy Z Fold displays to finally give us a foldable device with stylus support, as well as a more durable folding Ultra-Thin Glass display.
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The mammoth San Diego Comic-Con kicks off this Thursday, and Marvel Entertainment is working to keep fans excited about the September 25 arrival of its blockbuster The Avengers on home video with a new second screen app.
The announcement Thursday that Cricket Wireless had landed a plum deal as Apple’s sole prepaid carrier in the United States is now leading to speculation that it could be the first of many, with Boost Mobile fingered as next in line.
If there’s one company in particular who’s eager to get their hands on new Apple products, it would be manufacturer Pegatron Technology. A new report claims the supplier has landed the contract for the new iPhone, while competitor Foxconn will build a seven-inch iPad.
Apple yesterday announced that it's officially holding an event a week from now to announce new iOS products. Whether it's a new iPhone or a whole slew of iPods is a different story entirely, but it could very well be that this year we'll be seeing a refresh to everyone's favorite music player. With that in mind, here’s a look at what Cupertino might do to put the spotlight back on the iPod again.
The iPod will be 10 years old this fall, and as more and more users opt for the iPhone or even the iPad as their media player of choice, Apple may be asking themselves: Is it time to drive a stake in the heart of the iPod yet? Here are a handful of reasons why they might, along with just as many for why they won’t.
The rumor mill is abuzz with iPhone fodder this week, but it’s not all about the iPhone 5 as you might expect. Reuters is claiming that a cheaper 8GB model of the iPhone 4 will be arriving in late September in an effort for Apple to capture the hearts and minds of the more thrift-conscious among us.
As the summer winds down, all eyes are now on Apple’s annual fall event, where the company is presumed to release iCloud and iOS 5, likely alongside a next generation iPhone as well. The company’s music-centric events have generally been held in the first part of September, and a new rumor claims this year’s shindig should be right on schedule as well.
Ever since Apple declared this year’s WWDC a software-only event, rumors have persisted that the next iPhone would be unveiled in September. That changes today, with a new report claiming those rumors are false -- the real release won’t come until October.
Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines! A new report claims that Apple has placed an initial manufacturing order for 15 million iPhone 5 units and they’re set to start shipping in September, likely alongside the release of iOS 5 and iCloud.
As inexpensive as the iPhone has become over the last four years -- with last year’s iPhone 3GS going for as little as $49 new with a two-year AT&T contract -- many are still holding out hope for a prepaid model. According to one analyst, their prayers may be answered when Apple rolls out the new model this fall.


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With automakers paying more attention to the acoustical performance of vehicles, Rieter Automotive Systems aims to double its business in the Americas by 2005.
The Swiss-based supplier, which had $600 million (650 million) in North and South America revenue in 2001, plans to have $1.2 billion in the next four years and $2 billion to $3 billion by about 2010.
Rieter is No. 82 on the Automotive News Europe Top 100 Global Suppliers list, with total 2001 revenue of 1.2 billion. The Rieter Automotive North America subsidiary is based in Farmington Hills, Michigan.
The Americas sales goal should be reached without acquisitions, Rieter executives said. Most of the 2005 target is already booked by automakers that want to reduce noise, weight and cost by integrating acoustics packaging.
'The priority the automakers are placing on acoustics performance is gaining all the time,' said David Westgate, CEO of Rieter's Americas business group. 'Our technology has allowed us to grow primarily through organic growth.'
Westgate touts Rieter's so-called Ultra Light integrated acoustics system and its underbody module as key drivers of growth. Ultra Light is on 29 nameplates globally, and almost 2.21 million vehicles using the system are scheduled for production this year. Annual volume is expected to double to 4.49 million by 2005.
Ultra Light and the underbody systems cut weight and improve sound, aerodynamics and fuel efficiency, Westgate said. Assembly costs and total materials costs also can be reduced.
But automakers primarily are interested in the noise reduction possible with better acoustics systems, industry experts say. That will drive more responsibility to acoustics integrators in coming years.
'[Noise, vibration and harshness] is a very competitive area right now,' said Dan Nolley, a vehicle integration engineer at General Motors. 'Everybody puts a huge emphasis on it because it sells cars.'
Acoustics system sourcing is spreading from premium vehicles to mid-range vehicles. Rieter is gaining more design responsibility because earlier supplier involvement increases the gains on cost and acoustics performance.
Rieter is the acoustics integrator on GM's redesigned 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix, due for production in spring 2003. It is the first US program for which Rieter is responsible for meeting acoustical performance targets.
Other programs will follow, Rieter executives said, likely including a major minivan program for a North American automaker scheduled for 2006.
The Grand Prix is among the first GM programs in North America where a supplier has overall acoustical responsibility. More will follow, Nolley said. The approach eliminates the obstacles of traditional sourcing relationships and lets an expert balance a vehicle's numerous acoustical components and materials.
'As long as they meet the target and they reduce the cost and mass, then we're happy,' Nolley said.
Of course, other competitors are active in the acoustics system segment. Collins & Aikman is the largest contender, said industry analyst Scott Upham of Providata Automotive in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Others include large interior suppliers Lear and Johnson Controls.
The segment has room to grow. Acoustics components for most vehicles still are purchased piecemeal, Upham said. But nearly 100 percent of vehicles will use acoustics system sourcing by 2010.
Said Upham: 'There's really no other way to approach it now. You really have to have some economies of scale to contend in that marketplace. And you have to be a systems supplier or you're going to die.'


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Apparently Fiat is immune to the forces of scale and decreasing battery prices when it comes to the profit margin on their popular 500e plug-in car.
While speaking at the Brookings Institution panel in Washington this week, Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne decided to his update his previous statement from 2 years ago that Fiat will lose $10,000 on each electric car they sell.
You can now make that $14,000 - and the Fiatsler boss thanks you for not buying one.
“I hope you don’t buy it, because every time I sell one, it costs me $14,000.”
And while Fiat has a corporate policy about not disclosing production and sales on the 500e, a recent full model recall for possible power loss (all build dates through April 4, 2014), does put an exact number on the units built so far - 4,151 units.
Meaning that if you believe Mr. Marchionne's figures, Fiat has lost $58,114,000 so far on the 500e...and counting.
As a point of interest: Mitsubishi Motors USA (who often in the past has had to root around their couch just to pay the bills) says they can turn a profit on the i-MiEV, a vehicle that starts at $22,995 (USD) ... and is imported from Japan


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ET View: India must enact a data protection law quickly
General Data Protection Regulation is a new privacy law that gives people more control over their personal data and seeks to punish companies that violate a citizen’s privacy right.
The European Union has finally adopted the General Data Protection Regulation, a new privacy law that gives people more control over their personal data and seeks to punish companies that violate a citizen’s privacy right. Not surprisingly, the world is eagerly watching its roll-out as countries are struggling to cope with data breaches and theft.
Many firms are said to have admitted that efforts to comply have forced them to organise loads of data they have stored. Now that a model has been set for the EU, India would do well to enact its own law using GDPR as a template.
We need a data protection regulator who can hold companies and government accountable. There should be specific protection for the individual against unjustified surveillance. Privacy and data are issues that really go beyond just Aadhaar.
The nub of GDPR is the assertion that a citizen or a consumer has right over her data through its entire life cycle starting from the point of capture through its repetitive use at various stages. In the first instance, consent must be ensured. Down the line a person has the right to ask for deletion of her data (or what is called right to be forgotten).
Large Indian IT and ITes companies must comply with GDPR right away. Given the advanced notice by EU, the presumption is that all IT and ITes companies in India are well prepared. Would this be an opportunity or threat, given that there are huge penalties for violation? Effective compliance holds the key. It will prepare the ground for all companies to be geared for India’s data protection law as well.


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The global automotive composites market size is projected to reach USD 13.5 billion by the end of 2026. The growing demand for lightweight automobiles will bode well for the market in the coming years. According to a report published by Fortune Business Insights, titled “Automotive Composites Market Size, Share & Industry Analysis, By Fiber (Glass, Carbon, and Natural), By Resin Type (Thermoset and Thermoplastics), By Application (Exterior, Interior, Structure & Power train, and Other), and Regional Forecast, 2019-2026,” the market was worth USD 7.67 billion in 2018 and will exhibit a CAGR of 7.56% during the forecast period, 2019-2026.
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The Asia Pacific Dominates the Market; Heavy Automobile Use in Emerging Countries to Aid Growth
The report analyzes the ongoing automotive composites market trends across North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa, and Europe. Among these regions, the market in the Asia Pacific is likely to emerge as the dominant region. The increasing use of automobiles; driven by the constantly rising population in emerging countries across this region will aid the growth of the market. Besides the Asia Pacific, the market in North America will also witness considerable growth in the coming years, owing to the presence of several large-scale companies in several countries across this region. As of 2018, the market in North America was worth USD 2.30 billion and this value is likely to increase further in the coming years.