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August 14, 2019
Defending against the rising number and increasing sophistication of IoT botnet attacks isn't an easy task. Learn about the latest threats and the techniques to mitigate them.
July 30, 2019
Researchers and developer Wind River disagree over how many devices and users are at risk from the URGENT/11 vulnerabilities in the VxWorks real-time operating system.
July 03, 2019
D-Link settled a U.S. Federal Trade Commission lawsuit, which alleged the company failed to take basic steps to address security flaws and weaknesses in its products.
June 07, 2019
Cisco plans to acquire industrial security firm Sentryo. The acquisition would add network visibility, anomaly detection and real-time threat detection to the Cisco IIoT portfolio.
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As IoT devices grow in popularity, data breaches are also increasing. Businesses must consider the products they purchase and whether or not they come with vetted built-in security measures to ... Continue Reading
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The spread of IoT devices and data in the data center and cloud of an organization means that attackers have more opportunities to break into its systems. Continue Reading
Before manufacturers even begin to develop an IoT device, organizations must consider if connecting devices will actually serve a purpose that's worth making them vulnerable to cyberattacks. Continue Reading
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As the number of connected devices continues to grow exponentially, default passwords pose a threat to overall IoT security. Michael Green, CEO of Enzoic, discusses the repercussions of default ... Continue Reading
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Modern cars contain advanced technologies and personal data susceptible to security breaches. To protect customer data, car manufacturers must implement built-in security measures beforehand. Continue Reading
Combining new and legacy technology challenges the security of IIoT, and the inherent insecurity of current IoT systems calls for network traffic analytics to protect from cyberattacks. Continue Reading
As BMS systems are being implemented into smart buildings, security can become compromised. SCADAfence's Elad Ben-Meir explores BMS systems and how to best secure them against possible cyberattacks. Continue Reading


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Chicago: American motorcycle giant Harley-Davidson has voluntarily recalled more than 251,000 motorcycles worldwide over a brake failure issue.
The recall covers CVO Touring and VSRC bikes equipped with anti-lock brakes, with model years from 2008 to 2011, reports Xinhua news agency.
Harley-Davidson, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, said the recall would cost the company $29.4 million. Nearly 175,000 of those affected motorcycles were sold in the US.
The problem is related to the anti-lock brake system which can corrode and fail without warning.
In July 2016, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began investigating problems with the brakes after receiving 43 complaints, including reports of three crashes and two injuries.
The trouble reportedly lies with the brake fluid, which some owners do not replace as required every two years.
The fluid can become contaminated by moisture and may be corroding the anti-lock brake system’s actuator valves, according to the company.
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Washington (AFP) - Top football sponsors Coca-Cola, Adidas, McDonald's and Visa pressed FIFA to clean itself up as the newest corruption scandal threatens efforts to market their products through the world's most popular sport.
The companies that pay hundreds of millions of dollars to place their ads around World Cup and other global football venues said FIFA needed stronger ethical standards, after seven of its officials were arrested in Switzerland for bribery.
The arrests came as part of a US Justice Department case that named nine officials of football's governing body, and five sports marketing officials, in a number of instances of bribes and kickbacks involving sponsorships over the past two decades.
Visa said that if FIFA's ethical problems aren't addressed it may pull its sponsorship.
"Our disappointment and concern with FIFA in light of today's developments is profound," the company said in a strongly-worded statement, adding that it expects the football organization to rebuild with "strong ethical practices."
"Should FIFA fail to do so, we have informed them that we will reassess our sponsorship," Visa said.
Coca-Cola, which pays an estimated $30 million a year to be one of five official FIFA Partners, issued a stern rebuke to the organization.
"This lengthy controversy has tarnished the mission and ideals of the FIFA World Cup and we have repeatedly expressed our concerns about these serious allegations. We expect FIFA to continue to address these issues thoroughly," the company said.
"McDonald's takes matters of ethics and corruption very seriously," the US fast-food company, an official sponsor of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, said.
"We are in contact with FIFA on this matter. We will continue to monitor the situation very closely."
Also speaking out were Adidas and Budweiser.
The German sportswear group said it would encourage football's global governing body "to establish and follow transparent compliance standards in everything they do."
And Budweiser, the US beer unit of Belgian brewing giant AB InBev, said: "We expect all of our partners to maintain strong ethical standards and operate with transparency."
- Money pressure -
Complaints against FIFA from global consumer-goods giants that pump hundreds of millions of dollars annually into the world's leading sport have mounted over the past two years.
None of the official sponsors has been implicated in the scandals. But all clearly worry that the cloud over the organization could stain their own reputations and hurt sales.
They have been especially worried over corruption allegations behind FIFA's award of the World Cup to Qatar in 2022.
Last year five top sponsors -- Coca-Cola, Hyundai, Adidas, Sony and Visa -- called for a proper investigation of the 2022 bid process.
And last week Coke and Visa expressed worries over the treatment of hundreds of thousands of immigrant workers in Qatar who are building the facilities for the tournament, after human rights groups and journalists exposed dire work conditions.
None of the sponsors, whose funding is essential to FIFA, has gone so far as to withdraw its sponsorship of the sport.
But amid likely pressure from the public and shareholders to avoid being tainted by the FIFA investigation, sports marketing expert David Carter of the Sports Business Group said they "have to look as though they are part of the solution."
The scandal is a risk for their brands, he said, and that could lead to pressure "to reallocate their dollars" for advertising.
"They need to be proactive in calling for a complete cleansing or threaten, if not actually pull, their sponsorship over time," he told AFP.
"The large majority of sponsors will hang in there," said Andrew Zimbalist, an economist and sports business expert at Smith College.
"Most sponsors who were putting money into FIFA knew about FIFA's problems, so this was not new for them," he said.


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BP, KFC, Subway, Starbucks, and McDonalds to accept the new contactless payment system.
Apple Pay has been launched today in the UK, allowing iPhone 6 users to make contactless payments through ‘tap and pay’.
The near-field communication payment service was launched in the US in October and allows customers to pay in store and within apps through their iPhone 6, iPad Air 2 and Apple Watch.
iPhone 6 users need not download any additional app to avail the service as the NFC antenna will allow them to make payment by holding the iPhone near the contactless reader with finger on Touch ID.
The completion of the transaction is notified through a beep.
Apple Watch users just have to double-click the side button and hold the display of the device up to the contactless reader to process the transaction, and similarly a beep will notify the transaction.
Some of the banks that are embracing the new technology in the UK are American Express, HSBC, Nationwide, NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland, Santander and Ulster Bank.
Companies including BP, KFC, Subway, Starbucks, McDonalds, the Post Office and Transport for London are accepting the new age payment system in the UK.
The company said that it will not save any of its user’s transaction information, and only the most recent purchases are kept in Passbook for the convenience of its customers, and it will not ask for the card number or security code for the transaction to process.
Visa Europe said that the UK cardholders who are customers of RBS, MBNA, Nationwide and Santander will be able to load their cards and use Apple Pay starting today.
However, customers from Lloyds, HSBC and TSB will have to wait until the service becomes available to them in the coming months.


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SAO PAULO Export prices for Brazils merchant pig iron increased this past week on a growing appetite from buyers in North America.
A 30,000-tonne cargo was sold to a Mexican steelmaker at $415 per tonne c.f.r., up 1.7 percent from a similar deal closed last month at $408 per tonne, sources told AMM sister publication Steel First.
The cargo from producers in Brazils northern region of Carajás is scheduled to be shipped in September in a Handymax vessel to the Mexican port of Veracruz port. The price will be around $395 per tonne f.o.b., up from between $380 and $390 per tonne at the end of June in deals to the United States at $395 to $400 per tonne c.f.r. New Orleans.
There have been no reported transactions by Carajás producers with U.S. buyers over the past two weeks, but sources noted that import prices are higher in the United States.
"I think the price level here is around $410 to $415 per tonne c.f.r.," one U.S.-based trading source told Steel First.
One Carajás producer agreed with the current upward trend. "Scrap prices have recently increased in the U.S., so were a little more optimistic now," he said.
Russian basic low-manganese pig iron was recently sold to the United States at $410 per tonne c.f.r., Steel First understands.
In Brazils southeastern state of Minas Gerais, some producers sold a 23,000-tonne cargo to a U.S. steelmaker at $372 per tonne f.o.b. two weeks ago. The cargo is scheduled to be shipped in September to an East Coast port.
Minas Gerais producers are now looking at prices between $375 and $385 per tonne f.o.b., sources said.
A version of this article was first published by AMM sister publication Steel First.


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Outrage at the Confederate flag that flies above the South Carolina state capitol continues to grow as crowds gather to protest the flag and demand that it be removed from the grounds. Over a thousand people gathered at the capitol to rally. Chants of “Take it Down!” could be heard throughout the area amid prayers for the victims of last week’s vicious attack by 21-year-old gunman Dylann Roof.
The country continues to express their emotions at the Confederate flag that symbolizes black oppression of an earlier time. Roof was seen in his social media postings posing with the Confederate flag.
Removal of the flag is gaining approval in the House and Senate as lawmakers on both sides of the aisle come forward and say it should be removed. Last week’s shootings took the lives of one of the state Senate’s members, Rev. Clementa Pinckney.
Lawmakers are beginning their debate on whether to remove the flag today after South Carolina’s governor, Nikki Haley, called for the flag’s removal on Monday. It will take a 2/3 majority vote by both the House and Senate to undo the law that requires the flag to fly at the capitol.
About three-quarter’s of the residents in the state that is mostly white are opposed to the flag being removed, while well over half of the African-American populations says it should come down. Supporters of the “Stars and Bars” continuing to fly at the capitol say that the flag is a symbol of the South’s history and culture and is a memorial to the hundreds of thousands of casualties of the Civil War.
The flag was removed from the State Capitol Dome 15 years ago and relocated to state property where it flies now. The flag remained at full mast as opposed to the other flags that flew at half-mast following the church massacre that took the lives of nine during a bible study class.
The nation’s leading merchants have spoken as well, and retailers that include Sears, Kmart, eBay, Amazon and Walmart have banned the sale of the flag.
A spokesman for Sears and Kmart said that they do not sell the Confederate flag in their stores and will remove any merchandise that features the flag by third-party online vendors.
“We never want to offend anyone with the products that we offer. We have taken steps to remove all items promoting the confederate flag from our assortment — whether in our stores or on our web site,” said Walmart spokesman Brian Nick. “We have a process in place to help lead us to the right decisions when it comes to the merchandise we sell. Still, at times, items make their way into our assortment improperly — this is one of those instances.”
Sales of Confederate flags was up considerably on Amazon as of Monday as buyers scurry to grab the items before they become unavailable.


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Tennent Caledonian Breweries has announced new appointments to its senior management team.
Kokoro London Dry Gin is introducing a range of three premium gin liqueurs with flavours from Japan.
Berkmann Wine Cellars is to become the exclusive UK agent for Italian producer Umani Ronchi.
Morrisons, The Co-op, Waitrose, Hedonism and Tesco were among the big winners as we rewarded excellence at the 2019 Drinks Retailing Awards at The Dorchester.
Brewdog has appointed ex-Red Bull managing director, Andy Shaw, to the newly-created role of CEO of Beer.
Bancroft Wines is adding the Barossa Valley winery Glaetzer to its growing portfolio of Australian producers.
Love Drinks is ready to introduce the latest launch from The Bitter Truth: Tiki Lovers Pineapple Rum.
QuiQuiRiQui Mezcal has secured a listing in Waitrose making it the first Mezcal to be available in a national supermarket in the UK.
Glengoyne Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky has announced that its first new global release in almost two years will launch on February 18.
Famille Helfrich is to launch a new Calvet wine range created specifically for independent wine shops and on-trade operators.
Bancroft Wines is now the official UK agent for Chateau de Berne.
Absolut is targeting vodka lovers with a limited-edition bottle that has hit shelves in time for Valentine’s Day.
Children’s exposure to TV alcohol advertising declined by 62.5% between 2013 and 2017, according to a new report from the Advertising Standards Authority.
Eden Mill has announced further expansion plans following the acquisition of Eden River Brewery in Penrith, Cumbria.
Berkmann Wine Cellars has expanded its premium rosé offering with Château Minuty.
The Oddbins off-licence chain has officially gone into administration, putting around 500 jobs at risk.
The amount of wine produced in Britain shot up by 160% in 2018 as the country bathed in glorious summer weather.
The UK has signed a trade deal with Chile to ensure continuity between the two countries once Brexit finally takes place.
Berkmann Wine Cellars has appointed Guillem Kerambrun as director of fine wine & private clients.
Justerini & Brooks has added Bierzo producer Bodegas y Vinedos Raul Perez to its wine portfolio.
Johnnie Walker’s tie-up with hit series Game of Thrones helped push sales up 14% for Diageo GB for the last six months of 2018.
Thatchers Cider is set to release a new TV commercial, which will air for the first time on February 2, 2019.
Winchester Distillery is to launch its interpretation of an authentic Old Tom Gin, a style that was popular during the 18th and 19th centuries that is growing in popularity.
Cruz de Alba has joined its sister wineries at Enotria & Coe, with a trio of wines now available to UK independents and the on-trade.
A drinks entrepreneur has launched a low alcohol spirit called Willow.
A panel of rum experts gathered together yesterday at the annual Think Rum event in London to discuss the best approaches to educating consumers about rum.
Dunnet Bay Distillers has added the pink grapefruit-flavoured Old Tom Gin to its Rock Rose collection, inspired by its sell-out citrus-based Artists’ Edition.
Every year the International Cider Challenge recognises and rewards the wide range of superb ciders produced across the world.
Former England cricket captain Sir Ian Botham has secured a listing at Waitrose for his eponymous wine range.
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On the back of the emergence of the metaverse and blockchain technology, Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) are on the rise, both in terms of interest and price, although they are still a very niche concept in a highly speculative market. However, despite these characteristics, their behaviour has not failed to surprise analysts.
In a recent report by Statista, the leading German website for economic market trends and studies, they noted the “meteoric rise” of the NFT market in 2021, both in terms of traffic and number of users. It is still a “small fraction” of activity when considering cryptocurrency exchanges and neo-brokers, but the growth forecasts are not insignificant. Current estimates put the value of the market around $71.5 billion in 2025, which would represent annual growth of 21% between now and then.
According to the report’s author, the expert journalist Florian Zandt, the global adoption rate of both NFT and cryptocurrencies will be still minimal in 2025, which “could mean that cryptocurrency trading will continue a specialist market over the next few years, but the amount of money that is moved in exchanges like Binance and Coinbase or NFT markets like Opensea or Rarible is already striking”. For example, according to an analysis conducted by the financial services consultancy Optimas, the total revenue of these exchanges will have exceeded those of traditional stock exchanges like NYESE and Nasdaq in 2021.
In other words, by that time, it would still be a minority market but with some significant business figures. And all this in a market that is considered highly speculative, as shown by the data: it is estimated that only 2% of bitcoin wallets would account for almost three quarters (72%) of the total bitcoins mined to date.
Here at GDS Modellica, we have put together an infographic showing the key insights from this data. However, we always recommend consulting the original Statista report in full, under the title Digital Market Outlook
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Together with the UK office and technical center, the newly formed Union Colours B.V. is committed to serve its customers in the region and will ensure the continued compliance to REACH in the future, the company reported.
Union Colours has offices and technical centers in the UK, India, South Africa and the Netherlands.
In addition, Union Colours has appointed three new directors: Oliver Pfefferkorn, previously sales director with Union Colours, was named director sales and marketing Printing Inks and Specialties. Fanny Busser, previously managing director with Ideal Brite, was named director of operations. Rob Neilen, previously commercial director with Hexion, is named director of sales and marketing Paints and Coatings.


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5 pro tips for setting up a 1980s home gym
You needed the right equipment to get fit to the max, which is why Midday was there to help
Dude! Even in the 1980s, a righteous workout was about more than spandex unitards, awesome headbands and Sweatin' to the Oldies.
Because it was also, most definitely, about the gear.
Thirty-four years ago, Kathryn O'Hara offered viewers of CBC's Midday some tips on what they could do to set up a truly legit home gym.
Try before you buy
The first tip O'Hara had for Midday's soon-to-be ex-couch potatoes was to ensure they were familiar with the equipment they were buying.
Not all machines were made equal and not all machines were made to work out the same parts of the body. (Duh!)
"Try out these machines before you consider buying a version for home use," O'Hara said. "Know their strengths and your weaknesses."
Get informed, not hurt
O'Hara also let viewers know that fitness machines were meant to be used in a particular way. And when they weren't, people could end up suffering a gnarly injury.
To make matters worse, Jeff Potts, a fitness consultant who spoke to Midday, said many fitness equipment manufacturers did not provide "adequate information or instructions" on how to use their products.
That's why it was important to get informed on how they should be operated. (Again, duh!)
"Not surprisingly, a full one-fifth of the sports injuries treated at one Montreal hospital were caused by people misusing exercise equipment at home," O'Hara said.
Do your homework, dude
O'Hara visited an unnamed Ottawa department store to see what was available in a typical fitness section.
Rowing machines, parts of which were literally tubular, were one such product, which ranged from $150 to $300 at that time.
O'Hara also tried out a range of stationary bicycles, though she advised Midday viewers not to go with cheaper models that lacked the quality of their slightly higher-priced competition.
Her advice was to try out a high-end model just to see "how the mechanism should work," before settling on a mid-range option.
You're not at the gym
When it came to pumping iron, O'Hara said the kind of weight machines sold for home use weren't as sturdy as the ones set up in typical gymnasiums. (For the third time, like, duh!)
"Don't expect the same calibre you'd find at a fitness centre — not for under $500," she said.
O'Hara also warned Midday viewers to be careful when assembling such machines.
"Try and find someone to put it all together, safely," said O'Hara.
Consider the jump rope
Finishing her report, O'Hara said it could be hard for consumers to gauge just how reliable or beneficial a piece of fitness equipment could be.
It was not like an old-school jump rope, for example — a piece of sports equipment O'Hara said "might get you used to the concept of exercising at home."
With that last comment, it appeared she was speaking to Midday viewers at home who were still trying to get stoked about getting fit.


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Energy minister Kanchana Wijesekera shared the fuel cost breakdown for the first time on his social handle.
He also stated in the tweet, “IOC does not sell kerosine, that makes the biggest loss. They also sell other premium products which has a higher mark up. CPC supplies to CEB, CTB, CGR and other government institutes which owes money to CPC. And the staff numbers are staggering too.”
Later today Tweeted that “95 Petrol and Super Diesel daily requirements are less than 10% of the market share. We have explored the idea to increase prices in premium products. Driving up prices significantly on both will not be a solution. It will create an artificial demand for lesser priced products.”
Minister Kanchana also highlighted 7 key features regarding the fuel crisis.
- 95 Petrol and Super Diesel daily requirements are less than 10% of the market share. We have explored the idea to increase the prices of premium products.
- Driving up prices significantly on both will not be a solution. It will create an artificial demand for lesser-priced products.
- CPC placed an advertisement 3 weeks ago for anyone who can supply petroleum products to submit their proposals.
- 67 such proposals were received, all were evaluated by the tech committee, and 39 were shortlisted. Got them all together and spoke to them last Tuesday.
- We clearly communicated to them our possible payment plans and our requirements and answered all questions they had.
- Further to that the President, PM, and Ministry of Energy have made requests from oil-producing countries for their support and credit lines.
- Requests are made for anyone who can supply products to the said requirements and the best pricing possible to submit proposals to the Ministry of Energy or CPC to evaluate them, which we will do in 48 hours.


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There is a new way to buy beer in Baltimore, and it’s sure to make happy hour a bit more interesting (if not more complicated).
Along with cash and credit cards, people can now pay for their favorite Baltimore brews — and other goods and services — using the virtual currency Bitcoin.
The Bad Decisions bar in Fells Point is among a growing number of Baltimore companies that accept the crypto-currency, which launched in 2009.
“I figure it can’t really hurt, and if it brings extra business and extra income, then I’m all for it,” said John Reusing, the owner of Bad Decisions.
It’s unclear whether Bitcoin can bring increased revenue to Baltimore-area companies. But one thing is for certain: More people are using it. There have been billions of transactions in Bitcoin.
To pay with Bitcoin, people can install a virtual wallet on their smartphones, tablets and computers. At a bar such as Bad Decisions, people can scan a QR code to access the virtual wallet and buy beer. A QR code, or quick response code, is a machine-readable label that transmits information digitally. Bitcoins can be acquired at bitcoin.org.
Although Bitcoin is becoming more popular, its value has been unstable. A bitcoin is worth about $1,000 as of this posting. One bitcoin was worth just $13 as recently as last year, and its value was in the $300 range just a few weeks ago.
So far, no one has used bitcoins at Bad Decisions since the bar began accepting it Friday. But when they do, Reusing said, he doesn’t plan to hang onto the currency for long, in part because of its volatility.
“I guess I could be sitting on a couple and the whole system could melt down and then I lose the value,” he said. “But I don’t expect to hoard them.”
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LANSING, MI / ACCESSWIRE / August 29, 2019 / Andiamo Corporation (OTC PINK:ANDI) and its new management, in conjunction with the New Corporate Vision and Direction recently announced, is pleased to announce the Joint Venture Agreement with Wellington Center Pivot Farms (WCP). The Companies are excited to move forward together to farm Industrial Hemp on approximately 100 acres with harvests expected in the 4th Quarter, 2019.
“The Joint Venture with Wellington Center Pivot Farms is the first of several new business ventures planned for 2019,” stated Michael McDonald, CEO of Andiamo Corporation. “We are looking to either partner or acquire 3-5 additional companies within the hemp industry in 2019. We are working on bringing in companies we feel will work well within the mix.”
In additional news:
Since Mr. White is no longer with the Company, Andiamo Corporation is looking to relocate its headquarters to the Salt Lake City, Utah area. With the new direction, Andiamo will also be rebranding the company, marketing and websites. These changes will begin to take place in the month of September.
About Andiamo Corporation:
Andiamo Corporation, a Wyoming publicly traded company, is a dedicated partnership of multi-talented people striving to utilize the micro-cap world in the proper manner, with the goal of ensuring smaller companies in need of financing and direction have these resources available to them. We believe it is our duty to act responsibly and honestly to help ensure the success of our country’s greatest source of stability and job growth – the small business owner. In a realigning of our corporate focus and mission, we have transitioned from a one product company into a true source of developmental resources for other companies spread across a diverse range of industries. This rebranding of our culture and direction has enabled us to expand our role as a holding company, resulting in a marked increase in new business opportunities. Specifically, we look for established companies with recurring revenues who need a capital infusion to move their business to the next level of profitability. Follow us on Twitter @AndiamoCorp.
This press release contains forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, assumptions and uncertainties that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those projected in such statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made and are not guarantees of future performance. We undertake no obligation to publicly revise any forward-looking statements.
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LG to bring G3 user interface to most future mobile devices
LG on Tuesday announced that the user interface first introduced in the G3 will become standardized across the company’s mid- to entry-level mobile family. The move ensures that customers can pick up any LG smartphone or tablet and just know how to intuitively navigate the device. Details in the UX, for those not familiar, include a simplified camera with Touch & Shoot, Smart Keyboard, and more.
…our goal was to provide consumers with a user experience they genuinely need and want…Standardizing these features across our entry- and mid-tier mobile products is just a natural extension of our desire to make every LG device feel premium and unique.
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For the commercial vehicle manufacturers, the Supreme Court ban on BSIII vehicles effective April 1, could set them back by `2,500 crore.
For the commercial vehicle manufacturers, the Supreme Court ban on BSIII vehicles effective April 1, could set them back by `2,500 crore. The discounts and incentives on vehicles sold till March 31 are expected to have cost them about `1,200 crore. Additionally, `1,300 crore would be incurred to dispose of the unsold inventory, said a research note by Crisil on Monday. It is estimated the impact of this on the Ebidta margins of listed truck makers (Ashok Leyland and Tata Motors’ standalone) may equal 2.5% of their revenues. The impact would be staggered across FY17 and FY18, because the unsold inventory will have to be brought back from dealerships and then dealt with. Leading CV makers had continued manufacturing BS-III vehicles all the way to March in anticipation of strong buying in the closing weeks of the fiscal year, given price hikes of 8-10% expected on BS-IV vehicles.
Indeed, for want of clarity on ban on production or registration, the industry had expected some BS-III trucks to be sold even in April. This had bloated up inventories. When the Supreme Court ruling came, CV dealers’ inventory at risk was around 97,000 units (equivalent to 1.7 months of sales) valued at `11,600 crore. The industry is expected to have sold 55% of this in the last three days of March by offering discounts of 20-40% on the sticker price compared with 10% before the ruling.
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The additional discounts and incentives are expected to have cost about `1,200 crore of which the truck makers are likely to bear about 80% and their dealers the rest. “We estimate the remaining 40,000-45,000 units of unsold inventory to be returned in the upcoming months, mainly comprising less-popular models since there were instances of supply shortage in some popular BS-III models.


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KEARNEY — After 40 years of operation, Kearney’s Cellar Hometown Grill will close its doors Sunday.
WeisCo, the organization which has owned the restaurant since 2017, announced the closure in a press release to the Kearney Hub Saturday.
"The decision was gut wrenching and one that we did not take lightly," said Erin Palladino, Vice President of Marketing and Operation Services at WeisCo, in the press release. "We reviewed a lot angles, factors and potential directions but in the end, felt that letting the Cellar’s day end was the best for our company. Although it will seem sudden to the town, we took great care and a lot of time to come to this decision."
Under WeisCo’s ownership it remodeled and updated the restaurant, which was known for its beef and hand battered onion rings. According to the press release, the Cellar needed to redevelop in order to compete in today’s market and guest expectations, and the Cellar team wanted to leave the Cellar with its legacy in tact.
WeisCo is owned by Brett Weis of Kearney. He also owns PepperJax in Kearney. WeisCo also closed its franchise of the Egg & I late last year and replaced it with Kearney’s newest breakfast eatery, Good Evans.
The company said if customers have gift cards to the Cellar, they may redeem it at Good Evans through April 30.


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It’s a maze of flannel shirts right now at the Colorado Convention Center.
For the first time the highly anticipated Outdoor Retailer has joined forces with Snowsports Industries of America for an explosion of outdoor products, businesses and hype in Denver.
Outdoor Retailer + Snow Show kicked off Thursday, and runs through Sunday.
Colorado won the bid for the show last summer after Outdoor Retailer announced its plans to leave Salt Lake City, Utah, in protest of the state’s efforts to end federal control of millions of acres of public land.
Colorado outdoor companies like Icelantic Skis, Big Agnes and Smartwool join more than 1,000 brands filling three levels at the convention center.


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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WITI) -- The United Nations estimates some 1.3 billion tons of food is thrown out every year!
Even if it's just a few scraps, every bit you toss is a waste of your money and a waste of the earth's valuable resources.
The EPA says 97% of food waste ends up in landfills -- and your heard-earned money piles up right along with it. The trash breaks down and produces methane, a greenhouse gas.
Taking a few simple steps to reduce food waste won't just improve the environment, but also your bottom line.
The EPA advises checking what is in your refrigerator before heading to the grocery store. And something that is difficult for some: cook and eat what is already available before shopping for more.
Other tips include:
- Making a shopping list and planning menus
- At the store, only buy in bulk if you can finish a product before it spoils
- Freeze produce before it goes bad
- Keep restaurant orders in check
- Take home leftovers, and only order portions you can realistically eat
- At an all-you-can-eat buffet, limit what you put on your plate
- Before tossing food, think about donating food that is still good
- Instead of tossing food into a trash bin, start a compost pile
CLICK HERE for additional tips via the EPA.


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U.S. Coronavirus Recession Lasted Two Months, Ended in April 2020, Official Arbiter Says
The end of economic contraction marks official starting point for the uneven expansion since then
The U.S. officially climbed out of a recession in April 2020, concluding a pandemic-driven economic contraction that lasted two months, making it the shortest on record.
The announcement Monday from the National Bureau of Economic Research also marks April as the official start of the economic recovery from the initial shock of the coronavirus pandemic last spring, which triggered widespread business and school closures, a steep drop in demand for services and record job losses.
The recession ended the country’s longest recorded economic expansion, which began in June 2009 and lasted 128 months, according to the bureau’s Business Cycle Dating Committee, the accepted arbiter of recession dates in the U.S.
The committee uses a variety of indicators to identify the peaks and troughs that frame economic contractions, defining “recession” as a significant decline in economic activity spread across the economy that typically lasts more than a few months. The group typically waits until a business cycle is well under way before declaring it has started. While it broke with past practice last summer by saying when the most recent recession began, it took more than a year for it to declare its duration.
Robert J. Gordon, a macroeconomist at Northwestern University and member of the NBER committee, said the recession was short because lockdowns imposed by states and localities in the spring of 2020 were also short.


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Dead Cells DLC Shown in New Video
Motion Twin and Red Bull have released a new video that shows off the Dead Cells DLC coming to the game this spring.
The 12 minute video, which can be seen below, also takes a closer look at the first iteration of Dead Cells. A deep dive into the trials and tribulations the development team came across is also shown.
The story behind Dead Cells – Motion Twin | Levels
Fans will be able to play this DLC at PAX East next month. You can read our review of the game here.
Square Enix today released an exciting new trailer for the upcoming Final Fantasy VII Remake, offering fans a deeper insight into the ever-growing conflict between Shinra Electric Power Company and
Red Dead Online players can now jump in and explore an array of exciting new content with the release of the highly anticipated Frontier Pursuits update. Featuring three brand new progression paths
Project Resistance is a new Resident Evil project that seems to be taking a co-op approach. While we didn’t get much in the way of details, the new trailer did show off what to expect from the
Square Enix today announced further details for the upcoming launch of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition including a release date, information on online multiplayer, and the


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“Postpaid customers will now have to shell out Rs 300 for 1GB of 3G data instead of Rs 250 earlier”
Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular recently hiked data charges for their prepaid customers in various circles across India. Now the telecom operators have hiked charges for postpaid customers by about 20 percent. Vodafone had also hiked prepaid data tariffs last time around, but hasn’t increased rates for postpaid users as yet.
Airtel has hiked its tariffs in Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, UP West and UP East circles. Idea on the other hand has increased its charges in Delhi, Punjab and UP West. Postpaid customers will now have to shell out Rs 300 for 1GB of 3G data as compared to Rs 250 earlier.
Airtel has stated that the change will be applicable only for new postpaid customers, and that this change came into effect about two months ago. The hike in the tariffs are a result of the March spectrum auction after which telecom operators had to shell out around Rs 1.1 lakh crore as payments to TRAI.


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Coronavirus: Concern grows as Leicester shop owners fear the worst
By Thomas Carter
As the outbreak of the COVID-19 (commonly known as the coronavirus) continues to make news headlines across the world, many in the UK have begun to ask the question of whether they should be stockpiling for potential quarantine.
This angst has dramatically increased as of late due to images emerging online which show supermarket shelves rapidly emptying, sending waves of concern around the country.
One of the catalysts for this rise in worry is the now infamous video from a supermarket in Australia, where the police were called following a group of women seen fighting over packets of toilet roll.
While the social media frenzy (the video has been viewed over 20 million times online) is apparent, the concern for UK residents is also very evident, leading to many shops in the city centre of Leicester fearing the worst for their businesses.
Fortunately, Leicester is one of the few areas in the UK that has less than six confirmed cases of coronavirus, but this hasn’t stopped shop owners feeling detrimental effects.
Linda Naylor, the co-owner of a local convenience store, said: “Coronavirus has without a doubt affected our customer base.
“People are worried they will have to self-quarantine, and I think that has put them off going out in public as much.
“We have had noticeably less customers since the outbreak.
“Many of those who do come in are struggling to find the essentials for their weekly shop, with items such as toilet rolls and kitchen towels being purchased by panic-buyers in bulk.
“As a small supermarket, this mass buying has led to empty shelves and difficulties for our supply chain.”
In a press conference on Monday (16MAR), Prime Minister Boris Johnson stated that “extended preparations” are in place for a move to the “suppression phase” for the UK, which could see the restriction of large-scale gatherings and potential for school closures.
As concern grows both domestically and globally, only time will provide the answer on whether our streets will be as baron as high street shop shelves.


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Bargains. Most people love to find a bargain.
There’s now a new little store with bargains galore in Portsmouth.
The Grocery Store Outlet recently opened its doors at 2114 11th Street, and has already been welcomed by many customers. The Grocery Store Outlet only handles non-perishables, but there are so many other things available that most won’t even notice that at first. Some of the items on the shelves are things like juices, cookies, mac-n-cheese, cereals and other breakfast items, coffee (K-Cup pods and other) and a wide variety of candy.
But what really attracts shoppers are the prices — bargains not to be believed.
The store was busy Friday, its second full day in business, and some of the shoppers were willing to talk about the store and what they thought.
“I like it. It’s awesome,” Melinda Hill said.
“This is great,” said Ann Myers of Portsmouth and Bonnie Paugh of South Webster. “This is our first time being in here — we just heard about it.” They both said it will especially help those on a fixed income. Paugh said she is raising her son on her own and on a fixed income, and a discount grocery store helps. “We thought we’d stop by and check it out.”
Deidra Kimbler is the manager of the Portsmouth store. She says there are several Grocery Store Outlets in the area, with locations in Wheelersburg, South Shore, Flatwoods, Peebles and one preparing to open in Middleport. Hours for the Portsmouth store are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Kimbler said owner Don Ashworth started the business in South Point, and then began expanding. At first, his store had home goods, but then he decided to go into foods. And when he went into food, business took off. The Wheelersburg location has been in business 10 years, and Kimbler said South Point has been there a lot longer.
Currently, the store only accepts cash and checks, but will eventually take credit cards. Kimbler also said she is trying to get some flooring in the store, and that they will be carrying curtain rods, and also some hair products, like curling irons, hair dryers and such. She would also like to see the store carry detergents at some point.
Kimbler says the store has three employees right now, but she will have two men to help unload trucks. “We worked a few weeks to get this open, and got this store up and running.” She said the business officially opened Thursday, and they’ve been very busy ever since. Her employees are Rhonda Jordan, who has worked in one of the stores before, and Brittney Miracle, who said she too had worked before in one of the stores in Wheelersburg. Both women said they really enjoy working in this business.
On Good Friday, the door was opening and closing very often, an indication that the Portsmouth location may not only be as successful as the rest, but may be a grocery shopping fixture for sometime to come.
Reach Kimberly Jenkins 740-353-3101 ext. 1928


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AT&T brand afloat as part of latest deal
The venerable AT&T brand name will be in limbo after the $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless by Cingular Wireless closes later this year. Under an agreement among Cingular, AT&T Wireless and its former parent, AT&T Corp., Cingular will be allowed to advertise the AT&T Wireless name for a six-month transition period. It will capitalize on AT&T Wireless' recent "How many bars do you have?" campaign and an Olympic effort from Ogilvy & Mather, New York. After the transition, the merged brands will continue under the Cingular moniker. AT&T Corp., meanwhile, said it plans to get back into the wireless business, but has not announced whether it will use the AT&T label. An AT&T Corp. spokeswoman said "you can expect us to capitalize" on the strong AT&T brand, and added the company has a deal with the wireless companies "to fully meet our plans for serving customers with AT&T-branded wireless services."
Ousted exec back at Conde Nast group
Suzanne Grimes, former publisher of Glamour magazine, will return to Conde Nast Publications to oversee corporate ad sales, four months after being ousted from her post. Ms. Grimes rejoins the company Aug. 31 as VP of the new Conde Nast Media Group; she will report to the group's president, Richard Beckman. The group oversees corporate ad sales across Advance Publications' portfolio, which includes Conde Nast Publications, Fairchild Publications, Golf Digest Cos., newspaper supplement Parade and online arm CondeNet. Ms. Grimes, a well-regarded sales executive, was replaced in May by former Details Publisher William Wackermann, after she was unable to reverse weak trends in ad pages. Adage.com QwikFIND: aap90o
Delta incumbents dropped in review
Delta Air Lines will go into the final round of its agency review minus its two incumbents. The Atlanta-based airline narrowed the list of finalists and cut Atlanta boutique Brighthouse, which handled the creative account for the past year, and Publicis Groupe's Starcom, which had media planning and buying. Omnicom Group's TBWA/Chiat/Day and WPP's Ogilvy & Mather, both New York, were also eliminated from the creative portion of the review. WPP's J. Walter Thompson and media buying arm MindShare; Omnicom's BBDO Worldwide and OMD; and Interpublic Group of Cos.' Lowe Worldwide and Lowe Media, all New York, are the finalists vying for the $25 million account. Adage.com QwikFIND: aap90w
Fallon taps Buchner as marketing chief
In a further indication that it will continue to push into the branded-entertainment category, Publicis Groupe's Fallon Worldwide, Minneapolis, has tapped Robert Buchner, its point person on branded entertainment, as its new chief marketing officer. He succeeds Mark Goldstein. Mr. Buchner, 41, oversaw the online execution of BMW films and started working on entertainment projects two years ago along with former chief creative officer David Lubars. Adage.com QwikFIND: aap91k
Congress weighs diplomatic PR plans
After hearing from ad executives, the U.S. Congress remained uncertain about plans to implement recommendations from the 9/11 Commission to overhaul U.S. public diplomacy efforts. The House Government Reform Committee heard testimony from DDB Worldwide Chairman Keith Reinhard, who warned that the government is no longer "a credible messenger" to provide convincing messages in the Middle East and urged it "provide incentive to other actors." Veteran ad executive Charlotte Beers, a former undersecretary of state for public diplomacy, however, said there remains a government role.


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The PC version of Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition launches on Steam this Friday, Capcom has told Eurogamer.
The retail version launches in shops a week later, on Friday 15th July.
The PC version of the game hit the headlines last month when Capcom backtracked on its controversial DRM plans.
The game was to be largely unplayable without a persistent internet connection, with only 15 of the 39 fighter available while offline and no save facility.
Capcom insisted at the time the measures were vital for combating piracy and hackers. But a day after the announcement it admitted it misjudged the situation and had duly tweaked its plans.
A video showcasing the first 15 minutes of the Xbox 360 version is below.


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The 2017 International Builders’ Show (IBS) marks my 26th consecutive year of attendance.
House prices impact jobs at startups
Gains in home prices help create jobs at startup companies, according to a Reuters report, citing a correlation between jobs at startups and declining house prices. The equity required to start a business is often higher than the home equity loans homeowners can receive if they purchase a lower-priced home. As home price gains begin to level off, this may slow the creation of new businesses.


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Story Book VR Adventure Moss Getting Physical Release
Author: Sam Tree
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Critically acclaimed Moss is getting a physical release date next month.
Released in February this year, Moss is a third and first person action-adventure puzzle game that was tailor made for the VR experience where players take control of a mouse named Quill, on a mission to defeat a fire-breathing snake that is terrorising her village.
Moss is releasing physically for the PlayStation 4 VR on the 12th and 15th of June in the USA and Europe respectively. The game will launch at £24.99, matching its digital price.


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New Delhi: Meta (previously Facebook) has introduced that it’s updating and increasing its Ads on Reels take a look at (or monetisation programme) on Facebook, making it potential for extra creators to earn cash for his or her participating reels. The firm mentioned it can begin testing the programme on Instagram within the coming weeks.
Meta can also be evolving the programme by testing a brand new payout mannequin that pays creators based mostly on the efficiency of their public reels, not the earnings of advertisements on their reels. (Also Read: Senior Citizen Savings Scheme: 5 Disadvantages Of Investing In It)
“This means creators can focus on creating engaging content while we optimise the ad experience for advertisers and people,” Meta mentioned in a blogpost on Tuesday. The firm started testing Ads on Facebook Reels final 12 months as a means for creators to earn cash on their Reels. (Also Read: Most Expensive Stocks In India 2023: Check Out List)
According to the tech large, payouts within the take a look at will likely be decided by the variety of performs, that’s, the higher creators` reels carry out, the extra they’ll earn.
“We`re learning through our tests that payouts tied to performance are better at balancing the needs of everyone. Many variables outside of creators` control have traditionally influenced their ad earnings, such as how many ads have already been shown to the person viewing their content or whether there`s a relevant ad to deliver that viewer,” Meta mentioned.
“With a performance-based model, creators can focus on the content that`s resonating with their audiences and helping them grow; advertisers get access to more ad inventory to reach more people; and people get a more consistent viewing experience with more relevant ads,” it added.
Moreover, the corporate talked about that every one creators invited to the take a look at will routinely be added to the brand new payout mannequin, and over the approaching weeks creators beforehand testing Ads on Facebook Reels will likely be transitioned.
“To check if you`re part of this initial programme on Facebook, visit Professional Dashboard and go to the Monetisation Tools section. If you are invited, you should see `Ads on Reels` and you can select `Set up` to begin onboarding,” Meta said.


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The holiday season is one of the most expensive times for traveling and shopping. Here are some things you can do to save some money and have a good time.
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LG has taken Apple's unflattering title of most expensive smartphone following the announcement of the Signature Edition.
The limited edition "super premium" phone will hit shelves in South Korea and only 300 units will be made. The phone will sell for 2 million South Korean won (£1,370), exceeding the most expensive iPhone X by more than £200.
The Signature Edition will be almost identical to the V30, LG's mainstream flagship smartphone. It comes with 6Gb of RAM, 256Gb of memory, a 6-inch OLED display and a 3300 mAh battery.
It also launches standard with Android 8.0 Oreo. It will be made from the same materials used in boutique watches (the main factor separating it from the V30).
In comparison, the LG V30 sells for £799 for the 64Gb model at Carphone Warehouse.
LG has long used the "Signature" branding to sell premium devices such as home appliances and TVs. The company's 4K Wallpaper OLED TVs are perhaps one of the most notable consumer tech products on the planet right now. Thinner than a pencil, the Wallpaper TV houses most of its components in a sound bar.
Not to be outdone, dedicated Apple fans can still raise the price of their iPhone X to around the same mark of the Signature Edition phone if they include the £199 AppleCare+. The extended warranty and insurance will cover owners from two incidents of accidental damage.
Anyone game enough to skip the coverage will face paying £286.44 to replace a broken screen or £556.44 for any other damage (which usually requires a full replacement).
OnePlus recently announced its new 5T flagship smartphone, which retails for £449 - more than £100 cheaper than repairing an iPhone X.


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February 17, 2011
Re: Opposition to proposed cuts to CFPB funding as proposed by the CFPB
The House will soon vote on passage of this year’s continuing resolution (CR). Consumers Union, the non-profit publisher of Consumer Reports, strongly urges you to oppose funding cuts for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) as proposed in section 1517 of the CR, and to oppose amendments to weaken CFPB’s mandate and authority. We urge you to support amendments to restore the CFPB’s funding and strengthen its mission.
Congress made clear last year its intent to create a bureau with independent funding to protect consumers from the hazards of unsafe, deceptive and abusive financial products and services. With passage of Wall Street reform, Congress ensured that the CFBP would have a dedicated funding stream, protected from politicization and the legislative process.
Unfortunately, Section 1517 would undermine this by restricting funds the agency needs to begin its critical work. Abusive overdraft fees, mortgage loans, credit cards and student loans would go unchecked harming consumers and stalling our country’s economic recovery. Consumers deserve better. They have already been subjected to enough predatory and deceptive banking practices.
Please oppose any attempt to cut or in anyway undermine the future work of the CFPB. We ask that you support amendments to restore the CFPB’s funding and other amendments that may be offered to strengthen the CFPB’s ability to carry out its Congressional mandate to protect consumers. If you have any questions, please feel to contact me at (202) 462-6262.


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Research In Motion (RIM) has reached a major milestone: it now has over two million active subscribers to its BlackBerry wireless platform. It is the first wireless platform of its type to reach this number of subscribers.
“This is a significant milestone, especially when you consider it took five years to establish the market and attract the first million BlackBerry users and less than ten months to double that number,” said Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO at Research In Motion.
A Company on the Move
RIM is definitely flying high. It has been consistently very profitable for quarter after quarter, which has pushed its stock price ever higher.
The BlackBerry is now the third most popular handheld operating system, and it is gaining steadily on the Palm OS and Pocket PC, according to market research firm Gartner.
Shipments of its wireless handhelds have increased to the point where a third more BlackBerries shipped in the United States last quarter than HP iPAQs.
Gartner even went so far as to predict that RIM may take the lead in U.S. handheld shipments in early 2005.
However, it isn’t all roses for RIM. The company is involved in a long patent dispute that could either put a drain on its future revenues, or see the end of shipments of all BlackBerry models to the U.S.


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Hidden in the endless trove of leaked Sony documents was a small but notable Snapchat acquisition. According to emails sent by Sony Entertainment CEO Michael Lynton, who is a member of Snapchat’s board, the disappearing-photo app quietly acquired a startup earlier this year called Vergence Labs.
Vergence Labs has a subsidiary called Epiphany Eyewear that makes smart eyeglasses. They start at $300 a pair. The frames don’t pack as many features as Google Glass, but they have the advantage of looking more like average spectacles. They have the ability to record and share HD video directly to the cloud, and their creators originally envisioned them being used on things like ski slopes. Or—perhaps pertinent to Snapchat’s interests—at the club.
As first reported by Business Insider, the deal was apparently worth $15 million.
Other than that? Not many details are known. The acquisition doesn’t necessarily mean Snapchat is getting into the wearables business. Maybe it was a talent acquisition. Or maybe Vergence Labs owns a patent that Snapchat wanted. Earlier this year, for example, Vergence debuted an app for the glasses at CES that uses motion-sensing technology to control a Parrot AR drone over Wi-Fi. All you have to do is wave your hands around.
In any case, Snapchat now owns a smaller, cheaper Google Glass competitor, which might not have been a bad move, considering Google Glass’s recent troubles keeping developers happy.
That, and Google Glass still doesn’t look very cool. “That’s the reason we wanted to make these glasses as cool as possible,” Epiphany Eyewear CEO Erick Miller told LA Weekly in February, “because we wanted cool people to wear them.”


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(As reported in the NY Times, March 18, 2001)
In this article, Bart discusses how he uses your annual tax return to see what changes might be needed in your financial plan.
The huge, headline-grabbing news out of Uber this week was the resignation of its chief executive, Travis Kalanick, under pressure from the company’s board, a stunning move that capped a monthslong crisis involving sexual harassment, executive misbehavior and Uber’s hard-nosed culture.
But amid the drama leading up to Mr. Kalanick’s forced departure, Uber made a quieter change that could represent another momentous shift for the company. On Tuesday, the company announced that passengers would soon be able to tip their drivers through the Uber app.
The change, which Uber plans to roll out nationwide next month, is a sudden reversal of longstanding company policy, and a move Uber fiercely resisted for years.
Under Mr. Kalanick, the company argued that giving riders the ability to tip drivers would create “friction” in an otherwise seamless transaction and lead to awkward interactions between riders and drivers. The company even cited a 2008 Cornell University study that found that consumers tipped black employees less generously than white employees, and suggested that adding in-app tipping would lead to racial discrimination.
The relationship between Mr. Kalanick and Uber’s global network of more than two million drivers has always been strained, to put it mildly. Drivers, who are not technically Uber employees but whose income depends largely on Uber’s policies and pricing structures, balked at Mr. Kalanick’s seeming indifference to their needs. At times, Mr. Kalanick sounded openly hostile to his company’s labor pool, musing in onstage interviews about how long it would take to replace them with self-driving cars.
“There are a lot of things about Uber that tip the balance to the passenger side,” said Harry Campbell, a Los Angeles-based Uber driver and founder of TheRideshareGuy, a resource site for drivers. “A lot of that seemed, rightly or wrongly, to stem from Travis, and a lot of drivers blamed him for that.”
Tipping was among the hottest flash points. Uber drivers argued that they were missing out on thousands of dollars in potential earnings by not being able to receive tips inside the app. (Riders could give Uber drivers tips in cash, but few did.) Earlier this year, the Independent Drivers Guild, a group representing Uber drivers in New York City, collected more than 11,000 signatures on a petition calling for an in-app tip jar.
Then there was the video. In February, a dashboard clip of Mr. Kalanick arguing with an Uber driver was seen widely on the internet. In the video, Mr. Kalanick’s driver accused him of dropping prices on Uber rides and told the chief executive that “I’m bankrupt because of you.” Mr. Kalanick disputed the driver’s accusations and told him curtly that some people “blame everything in their life on somebody else.” Mr. Kalanick later apologized for his conduct in a staff memo, saying that it was proof that “I must fundamentally change as a leader and grow up.”
Lyft, Uber’s biggest rival in the United States, has taken full advantage of the acrimony between Uber and its drivers. The company makes a point of emphasizing that in-app tipping has been available to Lyft drivers since 2012, and the company has made aggressive attempts to paint itself as the more driver-friendly alternative to Uber, while trying to lure Uber’s drivers to its own platform.
In recent weeks, Uber has taken steps to repair its relationship with drivers. The company started an initiative called “180 Days of Change,” which included changes that drivers had been requesting for years, such as a per-minute waiting fee and the ability to accept rides heading only in a certain direction. It also seeded a $3 million legal defense fund to assist immigrant drivers who were affected by President Trump’s announced travel restrictions.
Aaron Schildkrout, Uber’s head of driver product, characterized these changes as part of a genuine effort to mend fences with drivers. “Drivers are by far our most important partners,” Mr. Schildkrout said. “Historically, as we’ve been racing to keep pace with our tremendous growth, we haven’t done the best job of honoring that partnership. That’s about to change.”
These benefits struck some drivers as too little, too late, but others may be willing to give the company a second chance. Jim Conigliaro Jr., the founder of the Independent Drivers Guild, said that he was happy with the changes the company had announced and that Mr. Kalanick’s departure would give Uber a chance to “refocus attention on the people who actually make the company money: drivers.”
Ultimately, conflict between Uber and its drivers may be unavoidable. No matter who runs it, Uber is still marching toward a driverless future, and the company still needs to balance driver wishes against rider demands for cheap fares and instant availability. The company is also reportedly preparing for an initial public offering and faces pressure to show investors that it can turn a profit and keep its costs under control.
Mr. Kalanick’s successor at Uber will have many messes to clean up, including bruised staff morale, a toxic company culture and a short-staffed executive team. But high on the new chief executive’s list of priorities should be improving the company’s relationship with the people who take its passengers from Point A to Point B. Without happy drivers, Uber 2.0 will be just as flawed as the original.
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Delhi: After the kick-off of the Land Rover Experience tour in Hyderabad, followed by Kochi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad and Indore, Land Rover will continue its adventurous journey in Delhi. The customers will get to explore some of the toughest off-road terrains with the most versatile and stylish Land Rover vehicles.
Crafting experiences that customers will love for life, this one of its kind event offers a unique opportunity to embark on a real-life adventure. The Land Rover Experience will be held at Golden Tulip Suites, Gurugram from 15th to 17th September 2017.
Rohit Suri, President and Managing Director, Jaguar Land Rover India Ltd (JLRIL), said:
“Over the years, these unique drive experiences have received an overwhelming response and we are thrilled to take the Land Rover Experience to car enthusiasts in more cities across the country this year and provide an opportunity to experience the unmatched drive capability of these cars. Every year we go above and beyond, to ensure that each Land Rover fan and customer gets to experience the breadth of capability of these cars.”
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XPENG Motors Signs Strategic Partnership with NVIDIA for Level-3 Autonomous Driving
【Summary】XPENG Motors today announced it has signed a strategic partnership agreement with NVIDIA, a leader in AI computing hardware and its China partner Desay SV to jointly develop Level-3 autonomous driving technology specifically for roads in China.
SUZHOU, China — XPENG Motors today announced it has signed a strategic partnership agreement with NVIDIA, a leader in AI computing hardware and its China partner Desay SV to jointly develop Level-3 autonomous driving technology specifically for roads in China.
XPENG Motors will develop the software for China's notorious traffic conditions using The Nvidia DRIVE AGX AI autonomous driving platform powered by the company's Xavier processor. Fors its part, Desay SV to jointly develop the computing hardware platform to support autonomous driving.
XPENG joins more than 25 companies that are already using NVIDIA technology to develop fully autonomous vehicles.
The company plans to rollout autonomous driving features in phases, beginning with Level 3 intelligent driving features in new models beginning in 2020. These features include parking pilot, traffic jam pilot, fully auto lane change and highway pilot, best route navigation and vehicle personalization.
Dr. GU Junli, Vice President of Autonomous Driving at XPENG Motors; Mr. Rishi Dhall, Vice President of Automotive Business Development at NVIDIA; and Mr. GAO Dapeng, CEO of Desay SV attended the signing ceremony at Nvidia's annual GTC technology conference held in Suzhou.
In addition to partnering on hardware development for autonomous driving, the three companies said they will work extensively on data collection and benchmarking, software development and cloud-based machine learning.
"Our mission is to lead the innovation of intelligent vehicles and make them widely available for Chinese consumers. We are very excited about working with the world's leading players in this field and are confident that this partnership will accelerate our technology advancement," said Dr. Gu Junli.
"Understanding China's specific user scenarios is critical in developing smart driving solutions for Chinese consumers, and we strive to provide them with the best driving experience," she added.
The Nvidia Xavier SoC
Xavier is the latest AI supercomputing system-on-chip (SoC) released by NVIDIA in early 2018 to support autonomous driving. Nvidia says the Xavier chip is the most complex system on a chip (SoC) ever created and includes more than 9 billion transistors. Nvidia said it invested $2 billion in research and development to developing the Xavier SoC.
The NVIDIA DRIVE AGX AI automotive computing platform is built upon Xavier SoC. The system processes data in real time collected from a wide array of vehicle sensors including radar, LIDAR, cameras and ultrasonic sensors. Xavier is capable of 30 trillion operations per second, while consuming just 30 watts of power.
Rishi Dhall, NVIDIA's Vice President of Automotive Business Development, said: "XPENG Motors is leading the way in China with the production of next-generation EVs that also will need autonomous driving capabilities. XPENG Motor's selection of NVIDIA DRIVE as their AV platform gives them the performance and scalability necessary to bring safe, self-driving systems to the market in China."
"With the rapid development of AI technology, Desay SV is actively working closely with industry partners such as NVIDIA and XPENG Motors to transform the future driving experience," Mr. Gao Dapeng, CEO of Desay SV said during the signing ceremony.
The XPENG G3 SUV, on display at CES 2018 in Las Vegas
Xpeng, or Xiaopeng in Chinese, is one of dozens of new electric car start-ups that have emerged after the government started issuing special manufacturing permits to companies outside the traditional auto industry.
This new crop of automotive startups are investing billions developing advanced technologies, such as autonomous driving, voice control and artificial intelligence features to take on established automakers in China, such as GM, Tesla, Toyota and Volkswagen.
Xpeng Motors has financial backing from Alibaba Group Holding, Foxconn Technology Group and Xiaomi. The company will launch its first model, the XPENG G3, a fully-electric SUV, on Dec. 12, 2018 in China. The G3 is equipped with X-pilot automatic assisted driving technology designed specifically for China's traffic conditions, self-parking, an advanced AI voice assistant and a customized vehicle operating system (OS) developed by XPENG.
Originally hailing from New Jersey, Eric is a automotive & technology reporter covering the high-tech industry here in Silicon Valley. He has over 15 years of automotive experience and a bachelors degree in computer science. These skills, combined with technical writing and news reporting, allows him to fully understand and identify new and innovative technologies in the auto industry and beyond. He has worked at Uber on self-driving cars and as a technical writer, helping people to understand and work with technology.
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Did you ever wonder how food goes from seed to your table? Maybe not, because we are so conditioned to walking into the grocery store and buying any fruits and vegetables we want. We know we can go to a certain aisle in the store and get rice, oatmeal, potato chips, bread, and thousands of other products. But how did the farmer get the seed that grew into a plant? How was the plant cared for before its bounty was harvested? Once harvested how was it processed before it got to you?
Most of us take this for granted. Going to the grocery store and coming home with a bag of food is routine. It's how most of us get food to our tables. Protecting the world's seed supply is vital to our survival on Earth.
Rebecca Specter, West Coast Director and Co-founder of the Global Seed Network, part of the Center for Food Safety writes: By now you’ve seen the ominous headlines: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) just approved the merger of two chemical corporate giants, Monsanto and Bayer. With Bayer buying out Monsanto for $62.5 billion, this is the largest all-cash buy-out in history.
This megamerger and others by transnational chemical companies signify an even greater effort to promote and push pesticide-dependent GMO crops around the world, and ever greater amounts of toxic pesticides on the market and in our food.
Why is this deal so dangerous?
But the problems don’t stop there.The new chemical giant, Monsanto/Bayer, will own about 1/3 of all the world’s commercial seeds. They will have a virtual lock on vegetable seeds, own 3/4 of corn seeds and almost the same percentage of cotton seeds. Now only 10 companies own 73% of the entire world’s commercial seed supply.
This monopoly on seeds means that Monsanto/Bayer and these other mega-corporations can raise the prices of seeds at will, wreaking havoc on farm communities in the US and internationally. Moreover, Monsanto/Bayer gets to decide which seeds to make available to farmers, gardeners and the public. And since these corporations sell pesticides in addition to seeds, they will try to provide and promote only genetically engineered (GE) seeds to farmers, seeds designed to use Monsanto/Bayer brand pesticides, and make it difficult to find and purchase non-GE and organic seeds.
The result? Monsanto/Bayer controls our food supply! And because it’s pushing GE crops, this monopoly creates a massive reduction in seed diversity and availability of seeds around the world. This is especially tragic because we desperately need that seed diversity to have food security, decrease hunger, and deal with the changing agricultural conditions created by climate change.
In an effort to take back seed diversity and cultivate non-GMO seeds, the Center for Food Safety (CFS) has started the Global Seed Network (GSN) where seed collectors, farmers, and gardeners can share their seeds globally. This is the first, free, person to person seed exchange that unites people globally to protect our seed diversity.
CFS’ Global Seed Network allows users to create a profile and share seeds with other independent farmers and gardeners around the world. It also includes resources like a school curriculum, listings of local seed swaps, seed saving tips, and an online discussion forum for people to share questions and information about seeds. Registration is free! Go to the Global Food Network's website to register and become part of the solution!
A monoculture of seed suppliers threatens our food security. Forbes reports: If farmers’ fears come to fruition, consumers could see prices go up not only on agricultural products, but also on the umpteen products that hide corn and soybean inputs such as gas. The Bayer-Monsanto deal is big enough on its own to create cause for concern. It’s even more worrying in the wake of the ChemChina-Syngenta takeover and Dow Chemical’s merger with DuPont.
Monsanto and Bayer boast about their goal of supplying the world's food, but most farmers believe this merger is about boosting profits, not saving the world from hunger. I find it distressing that nearly one-third of the world's seed supply and toxic chemicals like Roundup will be controlled by one very large company. It certainly doesn't make me feel safe about the direction of agribusiness in the future.
The Center for Food Safety is a nonprofit organization and donations are always needed.


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Much has been made of the opportunity presented by Apple’s iPad to big media companies. But surprisingly, it is a $3.99 application created by two Stanford graduate students that is now the top paid application in the entire iPad section of the App Store.
The application, Pulse News Reader, was developed by Akshay Kothari, 23, and Ankit Gupta, 22, a pair of Indian-born graduate students at Stanford University’s Institute of Design. The two developed the service in the Launch Pad class, which asks budding entrepreneurs to develop and introduce a product in just 10 weeks. Mr. Kothari said the project was inspired by “a personal frustration at the whole news reading experience” on mobile devices.
Pulse is a stylish and easy-to-use news aggregator. Users select which news sources to follow and the latest articles are presented in a grid of texts and photos. Users can finger-swipe back and forth across various articles from a single news source, or up and down through up to 20 news sources.
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text: Coming from down under, Circles are coming back strong following their impressive debut EP “The Compass”. They just dropped a brand new single / music video for the track “Another Me” and it’s just plain awesome. Highly recommended! Released by the legendary Basick Records, the single is being offered for a free download (Get on that while it lasts!) Grab it right here. Be sure to watch the music video below along with more goods from Circles and stay tuned for more!


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More companies readied their Android phones for release this week, while others were hard at work figuring out how to use the operating system in non-phone devices.
Handset maker HTC (s htc) revealed that it’s helping AT&T (s t) get ready to join the Android (s goog) team with a new phone. The HTC Lancaster is a slider phone that looks a lot like the G1 that HTC made for T-Mobile but with a Windows Mobile bent: HTC is including on the Lancaster a special Android social messaging interface for consumers. It’s expected to hit stores in August.
Motorola (s mot) is also joining the Android party with the oddly named Motorola Heron phone. It’s a candy bar form with a sliding keyboard and a small screen that doesn’t appear to handle touch. In fact, so far we can’t see anything special about the Heron other than the fact that it will be Motorola’s first Android phone.
The FCC approved the Samsung i7500, the Android phone made by the electronics giant Samsung, this week. It appears the i7500 is destined for T-Mobile and features a large touchscreen sans keyboard like the HTC Magic that will succeed the T-Mobile G1, also later this year.
Finally, netbook maker Acer announced that in addition to an Android phone, it will also produce netbooks running Android starting in the third quarter of 2009. Acer is the largest company to commit to an Android netbook so far, and as one of the biggest sellers of notebooks, could move quite a few of them. Of particular interest was Acer’s claim that “the majority of Acer Netbooks will come with Android as an alternative operating system to Microsoft’s Windows.”
Acer apparently caught some heat from the boys in Redmond and have clarified that Android netbooks would actually ship with a dual-boot environment with Windows. This is in direct conflict with the earlier statement so no doubt some pressure has been applied by someone.


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Don’t emulate Aspen
Don’t regulate business to
death, Frick says
Part 1 in series of 2
By GREGORY FOLEY
Express Staff Writer
Ketchum and Sun Valley
administrators could foster vitality in the local economy if they learn
from the mistakes of Aspen, Colo., a specialist in resort development
economics said this week.
Ford Frick, managing director
of Denver-based BBC Research and Consulting, addresses a group of
Wood River Valley elected officials and business operators gathered at
the Sun Valley Lodge. Frick used a study of retail activity in Aspen,
Colo. to explain the challenges of maintaining a healthy resort economy.
Express photo by David N. Seelig
Ford Frick, managing director of
Denver-based resort consultant BBC Research and Consulting, told a crowd
of Wood River Valley elected officials and business operators that
Ketchum has the basic elements to be a successful resort for the long
term, but must allow for changes to occur.
"(Ketchum) is a smile with some
missing teeth all the way through it," Frick said.
Frick’s comments came Wednesday,
Feb. 4, during the Sun Valley-Ketchum Chamber & Visitors Bureau’s annual
"Economic Outlook Breakfast," held at the Sun Valley Lodge.
In addressing the issue of how to
ensure mountain resort towns stay economically viable and competitive,
Frick noted that many established communities have recently sought to
revamp their commercial cores to compete with a new Goliath in the ski
industry: planned resort villages designed almost exclusively for
Frick, who is currently working as
a consultant to the city of Aspen, talked at length about the renowned
ski resort’s struggle to maintain a healthy business environment amid
soaring real-estate prices and declining destination-skier visits.
The central Colorado city has been
contending with commercial-space lease rates of $90 to $140 per square
foot, a high number of commercial real-estate vacancies and an overall
loss of business diversity.
Frick said a decline in economic
vitality in the Aspen downtown core has been exacerbated by the success
of the residential real-estate market, which has changed the
demographics of the city and forced some residents to relocate to
"A real estate economy uses—or
doesn’t use—a downtown much differently than one that caters to
destination guests," Frick said, noting that some retail businesses have
followed residents who have migrated down the Roaring Fork Valley—an
approximately 50-mile corridor with Aspen and Glenwood Springs at each
Other factors contributing to
Aspen’s faltering retail economy include growth in non-retail business
and strict city regulations that prohibit businesses from effectively
displaying their signs and products.
"Aspen is regulated to death," he
Specifically, Frick said, the city
has placed such restrictive regulations on signs that many visitors have
difficulty finding specific locations and are often not attracted to
"It is acceptable to let people
know where they’re going," he said.
In addition, Frick said, city
government has restricted redevelopment of certain key parcels in the
commercial core by enforcing view ordinances that guarantee scenic
mountain views to some property owners. Subsequently, several valuable
properties developed with small structures are not being used
"Height, density: These are good
things," he said.
As a result of the numerous
factors plaguing business in Aspen, Frick said, the city has lost its
"messy vitality"—the unpolished vibrancy of people socializing and doing
business in a lively, free-market atmosphere.
Barbara Vanderpool, of
Ketchum-based Vanderpool Properties, poses a question to resort
consultant Ford Frick at the Sun Valley-Ketchum Chamber & Visitors
Bureau’s annual "Economic Outlook Breakfast." Express photo by David
Long considered a model of
mountain-resort success, Aspen has undergone a profound evolution in the
last 15 years. Many older businesses in the 1990s gave way to global
retail chains, such as Benetton, Banana Republic and Gucci. However, in
recent years, many of the big-name vendors have closed their Aspen
stores and left empty retail spaces behind.
The challenge faced by Aspen
officials and residents to revitalize their downtown is by no means
unique, Frick said.
"This is going on everywhere."
Snowmass Village, Colo., South
Lake Tahoe, Calif., and Mammoth Lakes, Calif., have all recently taken
measures to redevelop their commercial cores, Frick said.
Other resort cities, such as
Breckenridge, Colo., and Vail, Colo., have sought to add specific
elements—such as gondolas, tourist attractions or lodging—to improve
their competitive standing.
As for Ketchum, Frick said the
city seems to exhibit an "attractive looseness" in its regulation of
business activity—providing for more "messy vitality" than what is found
At the same time, Frick suggested,
Ketchum would likely benefit if administrators and residents cooperated
to encourage a moderately managed evolution of the business district.
(Part 2 of the series Wednesday,
Feb. 11, will review Frick’s recommendations for revitalizing downtown


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Here is a quick update on the EndNote iPad app - last week we submitted another app update to Apple that includes:
Improvements to Sync services
Fixes for several crashes
Improvements to searching
We hope Apple approves this quickluy so you can all take advantage of these fixes.
The team is hard at work on more iPad app improvements including focusing on some of the great suggestions we have seen here.
Jason Rollins, the EndNote team


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NorthScale, the recently-launched data infrastructure company whose first customers include social gaming giant Zynga, just raised a $10 million second round of funding. The round was led by Mayfield Fund, with participation from existing investors Accel Partners (which also helped bring the founding team together) and North Bridge Venture Partners.
The Mountain View, Calif. company also announced some changes to the executive lineup. It’s bringing on Bob Wiederhold, whose two decades of experience includes serving as chairman and CEO of virtualization company Transitive, which was acquired by IBM in 2008. Previously, NorthScale didn’t have an official CEO, so Wiederhold said he asked cofounder and chief strategy officer James Phillips to shift to chief product officer.
NorthScale’s products are built around open source memory technology memcached, whose popularity has grown as a tool for web applications like Facebook to manage their growing data needs. The company says it includes key contributors to the technology, with its technical staff contributing more than half the code base to memcached.
It has already launched one product, the NorthScale Memcached Server, which is basically a commercial version of memcached that runs alongside a standard relational database. This summer NorthScale plans to release its second product, a new kind of database called the NorthScale Membase Server.
“The truth is that our biggest problem has been lots of people calling in wanting to know a lot more about Membase in particular,” Wiederhold said. “We can’t wait to let these hundreds of people get access.”
NorthScale has now raised $15 million in total funding.