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Yamaha enters distribution agreement with Micropak
November 09, 2021Yamaha Motor Robotics SMT Section announces that it has strengthened its sales and support network in Pakistan by appointing Micropak (Pvt) Ltd as its distributor for the territory.
CORE-emt expands with new representative in Central America
October 25, 2021The Scandinavian distributor of capital equipment, CORE-emt, announces that the company has decided to open a Central American branch in Mexico.
S.D.A appointed Yamaha agent for Slovakia and Czech
June 16, 2021Yamaha Motor Europe Factory Automation section has announced a distribution agreement with Slovakia-based S.D.A. s.r.o. to extend sales and customer support for Yamaha industrial robots in Slovakia and Czech Republic.
Etama to handle industrial robots in the Baltics for Yamaha
September 15, 2020Yamaha Motor Europe Factory Automation section, continues to extend its European sales and support by adding Etama to its network. The company will distribute Yamaha industrial robots in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.
Yamaha appoints Routeco as UK distributor
June 09, 2020Yamahn has appointed Routeco to distribute the company’s full portfolio of industrial robots and associated controllers and accessories in the UK.
Omega EMS, Vitron Electronic complete merger
March 17, 2020Omega EMS has completed a stock-swap merger with strategic alliance partner, Vitron Electronic Services.
A new year begins with new machinery at Swedish Microwave
January 15, 2020In Motala, Sweden sits Europe’s oldest manufacturer of Low Noise Block down-converters (LNB) for the global satellite market, namely Swedish Microwave (SMW). The company is now kicking off 2020 with an investment in production.
ALLPCB upgrades its production line further
January 14, 2020To meet the increase in demand, ALLPCB continues to make improvements to its capacity. Recently the company introduced new machines to further upgrade the production line; a laser cutting machine, Yamaha feed gun, and new copper plating equipment.
Yamaha's Ichiro Arimoto on the business year and the company's new ventures
November 13, 2019Evertiq had the opportunity to talk to Ichiro Arimoto, General Manager of Yamaha Motor Europe, about the business year and the company's new ventures.
Yamaha appoints CORE-emt as sole supplier in Estonia
November 04, 2019Yamaha Motor Europe SMT section says it is extending the responsibilities of CORE-emt, the company's distributor for Scandinavia, for sales and support to also cover Estonia.
Shinkawa & APIC Yamada are now a part of YAMAHA
August 19, 2019Yamaha Motor Robotics Holdings (YMRH) has recently been formed around the acquisitions and integration of Shinkawa Ltd., and APIC Yamada Corporation. YMRH now joins the family of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
New Georgia digs for YAMAHA Motor Corporation USA IM Division
April 17, 2019Yamaha Motor Corporation USA's Intelligent Machinery (IM) Division has unveiled its new sales, training and demonstration facility in Marietta, Georgia. The new facility is a complete replacement of the previous headquarters, with space to double the number of employees and ample room to expand equipment, service, and support operations.
Yamaha Total Line Installation at Nidec UK
October 18, 2018Yamaha Motor Europe IM Division says that it has received a major order for a complete surface-mount assembly line from Control Techniques, part of the Nidec Group, including the first UK purchase of Yamaha’s new YST15 component tower.
Finnish EMS provider invests in Polish unit
September 21, 2018There are great opportunities at Darekon’s Polish manufacturing facility as significant new production begins. Darekon has prepared for the situation with new investments and recruitment.
Yamaha and Gogoro team up to make electric scooters
September 12, 2018Yamaha Motor and electric scooter maker, Gogoro, announce today that they have begun a study towards collaboration in the electric vehicle (EV) business in the Taiwan market.
Yamaha Motor IM expands US operations
August 28, 2018Yamaha Motor Corporation USA’s Intelligent Machine (IM) Division has outgrown its current Kennesaw facility and is moving to a larger one in nearby Marietta, Georgia, this fall.
Skyworks to acquire Avnera for $405 million
August 07, 2018Analog semiconductor company, Skyworks Solutions, says that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Avnera Corporation, a developer of Analog System on Chips (ASoCs).
Altus adds new Yamaha products to its portfolio
February 23, 2018Altus Group, a supplier of capital equipment in the UK and Ireland, has added a range of new products to its portfolio, with the introduction of the Yamaha (ALF) Auto Loading Feeder and a new generation surface mounter.
YAMAHA launches ALF Auto-Loading Feeder
February 06, 2018Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA announces the launch of ALF, the auto-loading feeder that revolutionizes feeding tape components by eliminating reliance on user skill.
GPV expands in Mexico with Yamaha equipmentLoad more news
November 28, 2017Danish EMS-provider already plans to double the production capacity at the newly-opened plant in Mexico. And has turned to equipment manufacturer Yamaha.


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Who knew that double hotel bookings, due to the proliferation of third-party sites, was such a big problem. Alas, many hoteliers were undoubtedly well-aware of the issue. Hey, if OwlTing's blockchain can help reduce the problem, then it is likely worth a few Bitcoin to someone.
A Taiwanese startup led by a former Google employee intends to employ the same technology that underpins Bitcoin and Ethereum to shake up animal husbandry and travel.
Darren Wang’s OwlTing has rolled out a system to establish the provenance of stuff: hotel bookings, or pigs from birth to market. The seven-year-old startup says it’s amassed hundreds of clients across Taiwan and its model enhances not just food safety but also verifies commercial transactions.
OwlTing, which has raised $6 million from Kyber Capital and Midana Capital among others, has built a blockchain-based system for 400 clients that eliminates double-booking of hotel rooms, by recording real-time inventory as customers book through online services such as Expedia.
One of a growing number of fledgling players seeking to bring crypto-chains to the real world, OwlTing’s ambitions gel with Taiwan’s — an electronics powerhouse that missed out on the internet boom. The island wants to ensure it isn’t left behind as companies from the U.S. to China race to unlock the potential of the blockchain: an open ledger verified by multiple parties that (in theory) safeguards the integrity of all sorts of dealings.
“Getting a new innovative business off the ground in Taiwan is actually really tough. The venture capital scene isn’t that vibrant,” said Wang, 39, who’s helmed two other startups since leaving Google in Mountain View, California, where he helped maintain databases for Greater China. “I want to prove Taiwan can do it too.”
Given it’s on track to turn profitable this year on a mere $15 million in annual revenue, Wang says he’s aiming to raise as much as $500 million via a Nasdaq listing by the second quarter of next year. OwlTing has also invested in fellow Taiwanese startup CoolBitX, which is setting up a digital wallet for virtual currencies and has attracted capital from SBI Holdings Inc.
“Taiwan is well positioned to seize this unique window of opportunity to become a global leader in crypto technology,” said Thomas Hu, CEO of Hong Kong-based Kyber.
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Xometry has launched a new suite of products, Xometry Pay, to help companies quickly and easily accept payments, according to a press release Wednesday (Feb. 10).
Xometry Pay comes after the launch of two other products, Xometry Advance Card and FastPay, both of which enhance cash flow flexibility.
Now, with Xometry Pay, companies will be able to use those services for any job. The release says that includes 30 percent payment advances at the beginning of a job, the remaining payment NET-30, and the option for accelerated payment if needed.
“Xometry’s success to date has come from building a network of small- and medium-sized manufacturers and delivering work to them through our AI-driven platform,” said Xometry CEO Randy Altschuler. “Xometry Pay represents the expansion of our offerings. Xometry is now the destination for small manufacturers to improve their business efficiency. Whether you choose to accept jobs through our platform or on your own, Xometry will manage collection and offer predictable payment terms to you and your customers.”
Manufacturers will be able to begin using those services immediately after filling out an online form. Xometry is also offering a free 90-day trial to help encourage businesses to opt-in.
Cash flow has been vital during the pandemic, but the issues begin when companies want to both get paid as quickly as possible but pay their own invoices later. PYMNTS writes that this creates a contradicting set of goals for B2B buyers and vendors.
Payference Founder and CEO Prashant Kumar spoke with PYMNTS recently about the issue of having many moving parts present in managing financial data. Kumar said despite the digitization that has been expedited over the past year of the pandemic, chief financial officers still have a hard time making use of all the electronic data available to them. He said the biggest barrier for companies was having data put together in a consumable way for executive teams.
NEW PYMNTS DATA: BUY NOW, PAY LATER CONSUMER STUDY
About: Buy Now, Pay Later: Millennials And The Shifting Dynamics Of Online Credit, a PYMNTS and PayPal collaboration, examines the demand for new flexible credit options as well as how consumers, especially those in the millennial demographic, are paying online. The study is based on two surveys, totaling nearly 15,000 U.S. consumers.


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Amid a growing lull with an economic growth outlook crashing to the ground following the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak, a recent UST Global study by Forrester Consulting seems to instill some hope among the technology-driven companies globally.
According to the study, digitally transformed firms have witnessed an increase in customer accounts by 11%, while digitally less mature firms saw a 2% decrease last year. The study further states that companies or organizations that have successfully transformed their operations digitally benefitted on multiple fronts – including cost savings, improved employee satisfaction, increased revenue, and better brand reputation from their transformation efforts and a slew of other benefits that align to key goals of business leaders.
The study saw the participation of more than 400 global enterprise decision-makers. The study also reveals that many enterprises are still in the initial stages of their digital transformation journey. Nearly 42% of the responding organizations are identified as beginners in the digital transformation maturity; while only 20% are advanced.
More than 80% of digitally advanced firms use cloud services for customer and employee-facing digital experiences, and more than 75% of digitally advanced organizations are training for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) and implementing related solutions.
The study findings
70% of digital leaders are also industry leaders in terms of revenue growth.
71% of the participants were from companies with revenue of more than $1 billion.
“We believe the findings from this Forrester commissioned study reveals that organizations who advanced their digital initiatives excelled in generating customer value during the most difficult of times, demonstrating resilience in their ability to perform and transform,” said Trent Mayberry, the chief digital officer at UST.
Mayberry said that this study highlights how organizations are accelerating their digital transformation and provides recommendations for organizations that are on their path to digital maturity.
The power of digital transformation is not lost on advanced firms as they accelerate the adoption of modern technologies like cloud, automation, analytics, and AI or ML, said UST citing the findings.


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According to a survey investigating the behavior of smartphone owners in grocery and drug stores, nearly 75% of consumers would switch brands if offered real-time mobile promotions delivered to their phones while shopping in a store aisle.
Of the least brand conscious group — 25- to 34-year-olds — 82% were willing to switch brands if they received a mobile offer for a competing product while in the store.
The survey of 1,027 grocery and drug store shoppers with smartphones came from AisleBuyer, a provider of mobile self-checkout services. Key findings include:
· 81% of respondents go to grocery and drug stores prepared with a list of items to buy, although only 8% list specific brands to purchase; and
· 91% of smartphone owners between 25 and 34 years old expressed interest in receiving instant offers through a mobile shopping app for the items on their lists.
While in a grocery or drug store aisle, consumers indicated that the most important purchase decision-drivers are as follows:
· Price/everyday low value (76%);
· Promotions/getting the most for their money (58%);
· Coupon availability (51%);
· Brand loyalty (38%);
· Generic or store brand availability (26%); and
· New products from existing or emerging brands (22%).
AisleBuyer concluded that traditional in-store shopper marketing tactics such as end-cap displays, dump bins and sampling programs must be adapted for the new mobile shopper.
“Given that a majority of shoppers enter stores with only rough shopping lists, they are incredibly impressionable when they are in the aisle,” said Andrew Paradise, AisleBuyer’s CEO, in a press statement. “As brand marketers look for new ways to feature their products as shoppers consider the competition, they should look no further than something consumers already have in hand — their smartphones.”
In an effort to determine the importance of in-store mobile promotions, Ryan opened the discussion on the RetailWire site for retail analysts and executives by asking the following questions:
· How would you rate the potential of in-store mobile promotions to motivate consumers to switch brands?
· How do you think mobile promotions will affect traditional in-store shopper marketing tactics such as end-cap displays, shippers, sampling, etc.?
Apparel retailers and merchants of high-value products command greater loyalty than grocery brands, according to Ralph Jacobson, Global Consumer Products Industry Marketing Executive for IBM. As a result, grocery/food merchants have an opportunity to encourage purchases with timely offers via mobile.
“If you catch shoppers with a timely promotion while they are in the store, I believe the vast majority would switch brands to take advantage of the promotion,” Jacobson said. “This is a great thing for all retail segments to try. Though there may be more loyalty in other, non-food segments, people are looking for value in all product categories.”
Other respondents also indicated that mobile deals are an essential tool for retailers to have in their marketing arsenal.
“If retailers aren’t conceiving a plan in this space and/or testing today, they are missing a huge opportunity to learn at minimum, and lose sales as a result,” said David Slavick, VP of Retail Consulting at Customer Communications Group. “Clients at all levels of sophistication are asking questions and need strategic plans to support this channel for dialogue and transaction processing.”
However, other respondents find push notifications via mobile to be intrusive and irritating, especially as shoppers vie to get tasks done quickly.
“How many consumers really want their smartphones to be ringing constantly with promotional offers as they walk through a grocery or drug store?” asked Max Goldberg, Founding Partner of The Radical Clarity Group. “Consumers want to save money and appreciate promotional offers, and smartphones do offer an interesting promotional channel, but they are not the promotional panacea; They are part of a coordinated marketing effort that includes end-caps, in-store signage and sampling.”
“I don’t know who took this poll, but I find it hard to believe that consumers want to be constantly buzzed with in-store promos while walking the aisles,” added Rick Boretsky, Retail Data Integration Specialist for RIBA Retail. “Promotions do not build loyalty: rewarding your best customers does. It might be a nice incentive to try something new, but if the only difference is price, then consumers will not come back again.


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85% customers see decline in 2023 ocean freight spend: Xeneta
42% customers expect ocean volumes to be stable/consistent with 2022
As many as 45 percent of Xeneta customers expect ocean freight spend to decrease by 30 percent or more in 2023, and 40 percent customers expect ocean freight spend to decrease by 10 percent or more.
As many as 42 percent of customers expect their ocean volumes to be stable/consistent with 2022, according to the latest update.
"With inconsistencies in the current spot market and recession predictions influencing consumer demand, shippers and carriers are adjusting their expectations to be more aligned with a challenging market."
While 46 percent of Xeneta customers say they are pushing through with a scheduled RFQ to get new rates, 39 percent say they are renegotiating their current long-term contracts, the update added.
Xeneta recently hosted over 300 customers at the annual summit in Hamburg, Germany.


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OnePlus has announced that its highly anticipated OnePlus 11 smartphone will make its debut in China on January 4th, with a global launch set for February 7th. The company has also revealed the majority of the phone’s specifications, which are sure to make it a top contender in the high-end smartphone market.
The global launch is just a month away
The OnePlus 11 will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip, which has already been announced for use in recent Xiaomi and Vivo phones. This chip promises not just improved speed, but also upgrades to AI capabilities, camera features, 5G speeds, and graphics, including support for ray tracing.
The phone will come with either 12 or 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM, as well as up to 512GB of UFS 4.0 storage. This should provide more than enough power and storage for even the most demanding users. The OnePlus 11 will also come with OnePlus’s Color 13 version of Android 13 right out of the box, ensuring that users have access to the latest software and features.
While the full camera specifications for the OnePlus 11 have not yet been released, it is expected to feature a circular module with three cameras and Hasselblad branding. This suggests that the phone will have top-of-the-line camera capabilities, as Hasselblad is known for producing high-quality camera equipment.
In addition to the smartphone, which will be available in green and black colors, OnePlus is also expected to unveil the Buds Pro 2 and TWS earbuds on January 4th. These products will also receive a global launch in February. All of the details of the products will be announced at the January 4th event, although international pricing has yet to be revealed.
The event coincides with CES 2023, so those interested in the OnePlus 11 and its accessories will have to pay close attention to stay up-to-date. Overall, the OnePlus 11 looks like it will be a powerful and feature-packed smartphone that will surely be a hit with consumers.


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Twitter is testing a new feature that will allow users to view YouTube videos in the Twitter app instead of being taken directly to YouTube. There’s a caveat, though, in that the feature is only available to some iOS users.
Currently, the only way to view a video within Twitter itself is if a user has uploaded it directly from their device to the social media platform. On mobile devices, though, links to YouTube videos are purely external, meaning Twitter users are taken from the app to YouTube, leading to a rather disjointed social media experience.
- How to use Twitter dark mode: easy on the eyes
- Twitter is moving more of its platform on to Google Cloud
- Google wants YouTube to become a major ecommerce platform
This has never been a problem on the browser versions of Twitter, where linked videos are properly embedded in a tweet, available to watch without being booted over to YouTube. We hope the feature eventually rolls out to all iOS and Android users, but there’s been no say on if and when that will happen.
Starting today on iOS, we’re testing a way to watch YouTube videos directly in your Home timeline, without leaving the conversation on Twitter. pic.twitter.com/V4qzMJMEBsMarch 18, 2021
Twitter is evolving
Twitter has been on something of a testing spree recently – the social media giant recently tested something akin to an Edit Tweet button, giving users a few seconds to undo the sending of a tweet in case they want to change anything or look for typos and/or inaccuracies.
Twitter has also attempted to make its platform more convenient for users who upload a lot of pictures by testing the removal of the cropping of images, that stray outside of a 16:9 resolution, allowing images with a portrait orientation to be displayed in full view without a user needing to tap on the preview first. This could be especially useful for artists and photographers (and people who love sharing memes).
We hope Twitter garners some much-needed positive feedback from these tests, especially for the new YouTube video option on iOS.
Our only complaint here is that the test feels strangely limited. A sampling of iOS users only – with no parallel test on Android – makes the test ultimately feel like a bit of a throwaway. Still, we hope iOS users respond positively to it, and that the feature will have full iOS and Android integration eventually.
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Ford Mondeo tops the charts with ACF Car Finance customers
on: February 5, 2008, 2:24 am
Release Author: ACF
Release Summary: ACF Car Finance have announced increased sales
of the Ford Mondeo following a host of high profile industry awards
Release Body: ACF Car Finance has confirmed that
the Ford Mondeo has hit it big with UK Buyers.
Following on from a recent deluge of awards for the Mondeo,
ACF Car Finance has noted a correspondingly large increase
in sales, making the Ford Mondeo their number one
best seller at the start of 2008.
several redesigns and mixed sales success since its initial launch
in 1993, during what was a turbulent period in Ford's
History, the Ford Mondeo seems to have entered
a period where both journalists and the general public can't get
enough of what was originally the replacement for the ubiquitous
latest incarnation of the Mondeo has managed to
see out 2007 with a host of awards tucked under its cam belt, as
readers of BusinessCar voted it their car of the year, Top
Gear magazine hailed it as their Family Car of
the Year, and Top Gear TV awarded it their
joint plaudit of the Car of the Year title along
with the Subaru Legacy Outback.
Cooper, Group Stock Manager at ACF
Car Finance said “It comes as no surprise
that the Ford Mondeo is our top seller for January.
For the same reason that it is one of the UK’s top fleet cars,
it represents good value for money. Plus, we’ve managed to
source some of the top spec models coming through the used car market
at the moment.”
The strength of public interest in the Mondeo looks
set to continue, as overall sales figure have been exceeding expectations,
mirroring those experienced at ACF Finance.
out of 10 ACF Car Finance customers recently stated
that they placed the Ford Mondeo in their top 3
preferred choice of vehicle.
Jones, Divisional Manager for Operations and Logistics at ACF Car
Finance added “The Mondeo offers
good performance and reliability and appeals to a wide proportion
of our target customers.”
ACF Car Finance is a UK company that offers bike
finance, car loans
and car credit. ACF
Car Finance boasts a number of branches across the UK,
including those in Isleworth, Dunstable, Maidstone, Bristol, Birmingham,
Manchester, Leeds and East Midlands - with a new branch now open
in Livingston, Scotland. The company also allows customers to conveniently
apply for car finance online or via telephone.
Car Finance Limited. Registered Number 4757280. Registered
Office: International House, Kingsfield Court, Chester Business
Park, Chester CH4 9RF.
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- Contract Packaging
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Article | September 30, 1995
What wins Western packagers
Western packagers reveal plans for '95-'96 in exclusive Packaging World survey. Labeling equipment and new materials top shopping list; automation and changeover time are among hottest issues.
Are Western packagers different from their counterparts east of the Rockies? The best answer is "Yes" but probably only by degree. That's the conclusion of an exclusive survey of packaging executives at 128 different locations in Texas and 10 other states west of the Rocky Mountains conducted this summer by Packaging World.
The Western results were compared to similar research conducted in the Midwest last year just ahead of Pack Expo 94. Western packagers closely parallel their Midwest counterparts when it comes to the types of equipment they show interest in or intend to buy principally labelers coding & marking equipment and wrapping machines.
There were some marked differences in their approaches to many of the same issues we quizzed Midwesterners about last year. However the passage of a year may be more responsible for the differences than geography. Like the year-ago study PW worked with Market Research Support Services Roselle IL to devise the questionnaire and tabulate the results.
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Western packagers show strong interest in-and buying plans for-the same types of equipment their Midwestern counterparts favored a year ago (Chart 1). Interest was most often shown for labelers new materials and containers and coding and imprinting machines.
When asked which types of equipment were actually in their buying plans for this year and next the list was similar but not identical. Labelers were most often mentioned (44.1%) but wrapping equipment tied new materials and containers for second place (30.9%). In fact one category actually showed a higher percentage of purchase intent than general interest. That was controls and components.
Two other categories case sealers and filling & feeding equipment showed a very narrow spread between general interest and plans to buy. Equipment for cartoning form/fill/seal equipment and inspection devices displayed the widest range between the percentages of those with interest and those who planned to buy the equipment.
Of the categories most often selected wrapping and shrink wrapping equipment showed the closest relationship between interest and plans to buy. Nearly 39% of Western packagers showed interest in this equipment and 31% said they planned it either this year or next.
Much like our Pack Expo 94 study (see PW Oct. '94 p. 72) we asked our Western readers about their budgets for the equipment they planned to buy. For those who said they planned to buy labeling equipment 42.3% indicated their budget at $13 or less. Almost another third said their companies would invest between $13 and $50 on labeling equipment.
The investment levels were similar for coding and marking equipment. About 39% expected to spend under $13 while only 22.2% indicated expenditures would surpass $50. Wrapping equipment budgets were similarly modest. Over 83% of those who planned to purchase said their budgets were $50 or less. And fully half of all those who planned to buy this equipment expected to spend $13 or less.
At the other end of the spectrum 70% of those with plans to buy palletizing or depalletizing equipment had budgets over $50. Some 78% of those who planned to buy cartoning equipment expected to invest more than $13.
Although fewer respondents actually specified their company's budget levels compared to the number who indicated buying plans investment levels are included as a sort of "qualifier" question to check the validity of responses. If for example a high percentage of those who planned to buy form/fill/seal equipment indicated low budgeted amounts that would be a strong reason to question the data.
Does location affect buying?
PW also inquired whether packagers in the West felt their location had a noticeable effect on their purchasing of equipment and materials. Slightly over half of the respondents (52.6%) (Chart 2) said their location didn't matter when given a choice of three other answers.
Not surprisingly a bit more than a third indicated that they do more business with Western-based vendors. Their location said 9% meant they work more with consultants than if they were located farther east. Another 4.5% said their location required them to furnish more in-house engineering.
Given the number of natural disasters encountered in Western states over the last few years PW asked whether these occurences had affected their businesses. Slightly more than 76% said these had no effect. Almost 16% reported these disasters had caused interruptions in shipping schedules while another 15% said that these events had interrupted deliveries from vendors.
Finally almost 9% of respondents said their companies had experienced interruptions of plant operations caused by earthquakes floods and other disasters. These answers add up to more than 100% because some respondents checked more than one answer.
The survey also inquired about the use of copackers and repackers although the question wasn't specifically linked to disasters. Nearly 70% of respondents said their companies don't use outside companies for packing or repacking. Of those that do just over 20% report using them more often in '95 compared to last year. Fewer than 6% said their companies are using these services less frequently this year.
The survey asked Western packagers to rate a variety of packaging issues on a scale of high interest to no interest. To chart high vs low interest we combined the two highest answers and contrasted it with the two lowest answers. Between these four answers were three levels of moderate interest that are not considered in the graphic (Chart 3).
The engineers made their presence felt. The two highest-interest issues were changeover time and increasing automation (each 54.3%). These were followed by new materials (48.3%) the addition of bar codes to packages (47.5%) and equipment flexibility (47%).
Conversely just 5.8% reported little interest in new materials and 6.5% reported little interest in increasing automation. To check validity we asked about interest in decreasing product variety. Some 20% of the answers were the two highest while more than 25% answered at the two lowest levels.
Among the two environmental issues source reduction produced higher levels of interest (41.1%) than did using recycled materials (35.4%). For virtually every one of the nine issues respondents who reported their companies had downsized showed higher levels of interest than those from companies that had added workers or stayed the same.
Downsizing? Sort of
One must assume that few (if any) of the Western respondents came from companies that had been involved in supplying the U.S. military. When the survey asked about whether their departments had been affected by downsizing just 38.5% reported they had the same workload but fewer people to do it (Chart 4). Nearly 10% reported that their companies had actually hired more workers.
The majority 51.6% said downsizing had not affected their packaging operations. Since many companies that cut staff tend to outsource more work the survey asked Western packagers if their use of outside consultants had changed in the last year. The answers pretty closely parallel the percentages of respondents whose packaging had been affected by downsizing (Charts 5 through 10).
No matter the type of consultant most respondents said there had been no change this year vs last year. Graphic design consultants got more business from 38.8% of participants while 10% reported a decline in use of designers. Line integrators those consultants that coordinate equipment in a packaging line proved to be the exception. While over 72% reported no change 18.2% reported less frequent use of line integrators in '95; only 9.1% said they were being used more often. Even more surprising respondents affected by downsizing reported the biggest decline. Over 28% of these respondents reported their companies used line integrators less in '95.
Where time goes
Finally PW asked Western packagers about whether they spent more or less time this year responding to certain packaging issues. Because Western states have been leaders in environmental packaging issues we asked whether they personally spent more time meeting environmental packaging standards this year.
While about half said they spent the same amount of time as last year over 44% indicated they spent more time on environmental packaging standards. Less than 6% reported less time invested on this issue.
Easily the issue of most importance is tracking productivity on the packaging line. Survey respondents reported more time invested in this in '95. Of all responses 52.5% reported more time spent on this in '95; only 3.3% said it required less time.
Some 63% reported no change in the amount of time spent in designing packages for recycling but over 25% spent more time on this in '95. Nearly 38% put more time into designing packages for international shipments this year than last. Fewer than 7% said this task required less time this year.
We also asked Western packagers how they perceived the importance of ISO certification of their suppliers. ISO registration was very important to only 18.5% of Western respondents while it was not at all important to 16.9%. Obviously the majority of survey participants answered with more restraint. Nearly four in ten felt it was moderately important while slightly more than 25% felt ISO certification was of very little importance.
We encourage all readers to evaluate their answers in comparison to this sample of PW's Western readership and we thank the participants for their cooperation.
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The initiative called “Sábados com Terroir” aims to promote and disseminate the organoleptic links established between the various products to the test in each of the events.
The first event is already on 30th May and will be a tasting of cheeses and wines (buttery cheeses, cured cheeses and cheese with spices that combine wine and what are the best combinations) . The event is limited to 35 people and will have a price of 10 €.
For more information visit the facebook page:
This event will be held over for several dates already set on the poster to present at this article. The initiative begins in May and ends in November.


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At FAU, students and faculty are eligible to enter the university's annual business plan competition. But hurry refining that plan: The deadline is April 1. FIU already has chosen its winning student teams; finalists compete for the grand prize on Friday.
FAU's $10,000 prize last year gave a boost to Gardenia Systems Inc., developer of a dining-reservations system. "Winning the plan really was fabulous. It really opened a lot of doors for me," said Marni Robins, a founder of Gardenia Systems in Boca Raton.
Robins used the contest money to hire programmers and to develop marketing materials. She also was able to tap the knowledge of Scott Adams, the Boca Raton entrepreneur for which the FAU center is named.
The Adams Center for IT Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital has established two categories for the 2003 competition: firms with high-tech products or services; and businesses that are not high-tech but do use modern information technology methods.
The second category was added because "there were good business plans we had to eliminate last year," said Bob Keltie, assistant director of The Adams Center.
Business plan entries will be judged on their uniqueness of product or service, their marketing plans, potential for success and sustainability, use of information technology, realistic financial projections, and plan completeness and ease of understanding. Finalists will give oral presentations for three prizes of $3,000, $5,000 and $10,000. Presentations will be made April 15 and winners announced April 22.
At FIU, five finalists selected from more than 40 teams from Florida schools will give presentations from 9:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday. The international business plan competition is being organized by FIU's College of Business Administration and College of Engineering in Miami.
The competition, at FIU's Graham Center Ballroom, is open to the public. The grand-prize winner will be announced at 2:30 p.m. Friday. Prizes range from $2,500 to $7,500.
While FAU added a nontech category, FIU is emphasizing biomedical and other technology ventures in its competition.
Finalists in the competition are:
Amazonia Products plans to develop, import and market herbal products from the Amazon. The FIU team proposes to market its products through associations with environmental causes.
Vcube was established by an FIU team that plans to be an outsourcer and, eventually, a manufacturer of medical products in endoscopic, vascular and biomaterials markets.
EnSol Inc. has created ZipVac, a new form of vacuum packaging designed to increase the shelf life of food and other perishables. The University of Central Florida team has been awarded a patent for its technology.
BioMed's plan is to develop and market Baby Pulse, a sleep analyzer designed to help prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. BioMed was created by a team from Florida A&M.;
Caracoles del Sur, a team from Universidad Uitela in Buenos Aires, intends to breed and export Argentine escargot to Spanish importers.
Though obtaining capital for new ventures hasn't been easy in this economy, Keltie said funding is really a matter of a good idea and strategic fit. "There are a lot of good ideas out there. For the right idea being presented to the right person, there is funding available."
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In its latest report, Juniper talks about the future of mobile ticketing, forecasting that 1 in 8 (13%) of North American and Western European mobile users will use their NFC-enabled mobile phone as a metro rail or bus ticket by 2016. That’s a significant rise from today when only 1% of folks are doing so.
Juniper suggests that while mobile tickets of all types are growing in popularity, the ability to “tap” an NFC phone containing a mobile ticket against an entrance gate has tremendous user appeal. Similarly, mobile operators also get new marketing and sales opportunities previously not available using paper or contactless smartcard tickets.
However, in order for NFC Ticketing to fly, it must be thoroughly tested. For public transportation tickets, speed of passenger processing is of the essence and queues must not be allowed to build up as a result of ticket processing delays either in mobile phones, gating or back office systems.
Some other findings from the report include:
- Worldwide mobile ticketing transactions are set to quadruple to 23 billion by 2016
- By 2016, NFC mobile tickets will represent more than 50% of all mobile ticketing revenue
And you can get additional information about Juniper’s report titled “Mobile Ticketing Evolution: NFC, Forecasts & Markets 2012-2016” from their website.


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UPDATE: We told you yesterday about the Galaxy A7, Samsung's latest mid-range device that will be the flagship of the new launched A series of smartphones. Its specs were revealed in a leaked leaflet and a general January launch date mooted. Now it seems there is confirmation on the specific launch, with sources in Korea saying it will be launched January 14, the same date as the already unveiled Galaxy A5.Samsung has already launched the Galaxy A3 and A5, two devices in the new A Series that have meant the company can kill the Galaxy Alpha after four months. However, there was an oft rumoured Galaxy A7 that did not get unveiled alongside its stable-mates. The device is real though and it will be launched by Samsung soon. A leak of the device crossed my path today and revealed the full details, including info that it will launch in the next two months. The A7 is an upper mid-range smartphone that will feature the same metal premium construction of the other A Series smartphones. Its specs include: OS: Android 4.4.4 KitKat on board Dimensions: Just 6.3mm thin and 140 grams heavy Screen: 5.13" 1080 x 1920-pixel (Full HD) Super AMOLED display System chip: 1.5GHz octa-core processor (likely a 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615) RAM: 2GB Storage: 16GB internal storage with microSD card slot Cameras: 13-megapixel main camera, 5MP front cam Battery: 2,500 mAh Connectivity: LTE, VoLTE, DMB (Korea-only), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS


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Dozens of models in some of the hottest fashions worked it on the runway at Westfarms’ Lord & Taylor at a recent fashion show hosted by the University of Connecticut Health Center Auxiliary.
More than 100 guests were treated to fashions modeled by UConn Health Center staff or family members. Models wore attire by designers such as Michael Kors, Enzo Angiolini, Calvin Klein, Adrianna Papell and many others. “What started out as a whim by volunteering to participate in the Auxiliary fashion show turned into a night of glamour, amazing outfits, and incredible fun. Wearing an Adrianna Papell dress along with Michael Kors shoes was fabulous, and watching the other models enjoy themselves made for a spectacular and enjoyable event,” says model Stacey Rich, administrative officer with Correctional Managed Health Care.
“The event had a dual purpose,” says Auxiliary Facilitator Irene Engel. The monies raised from the show will support the cancer survivorship program and the patient assessment fund at the UConn Health Center’s Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center,” says Engel.
The patient assessment fund was recently established as a flexible fund to assist patients with needs such as medical co-pays, medications, health insurance, travel expenses, groceries, utilities, rent/mortgage or other necessary expenses.
Additionally, anyone who purchased a ticket to the fashion show is entitled to a one-year membership to the Auxiliary. “The Auxiliary membership base has not had significant new membership growth within the last few years and we thought this event would be a great opportunity to generate new membership and reconnect with the current members in a fun way,” says Auxiliary board member Margo Granger.
Guests were also treated to an evening of private shopping at Lord & Taylor, mini-makeovers, and dozens of door prizes and giveaways. “The event was a hit! It was so nice to mingle with fellow co-workers, family and friends, while enjoying fashion; two of my favorite things to do,” says guest Alexis Crean, who works in the Health Center’s Human Resources Department. “To think that we could see such beautiful fashions and make a difference is definitely a win-win in my book. Also, I was pleasantly surprised that the evening included a one-year membership. I always was interested in the Auxiliary and now I have the opportunity to be part of it,” added Crean.


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Fenton, Missouri (PRWEB) June 18, 2012
FW Warehousing is opening a new 500,000 square foot warehouse distribution center in Fenton, Missouri, according to Mark Cusumano, President and CEO of FW Warehousing, a third party logistics provider that has been involved in the St. Louis warehousing industry since its founding in 1949.
“We’re opening our new facility in Fenton, Missouri, to support a major new account, a national packaging manufacturer with a local plant here in the St. Louis area,” said Cusumano. “With its proximity to other manufacturers in and around the Fenton area, and its BN rail access, our new Fenton facility should also prove attractive to other new customers as well.”
Melissa Appel has been named Facility Manager for the new Fenton warehouse distribution center. She has already played a major role in the startup of the new facility. Appel had previously serviced as FW Warehousing’s Inventory Control Manager.
Cusumano added that he expected the new Fenton facility to be operational in short order, possibly by the time this story is posted online. The expansion into Fenton marks the opening of another chapter for this long-time St. Louis warehousing provider.
FW Warehousing is based in the St. Louis metropolitan area with its headquarters in Sauget, Illinois. The firm operates warehouse distribution centers in three Midwestern states, Missouri, Illinois and Indiana, totaling 2.5 million square feet. Founded in 1949, FW Warehousing’s initial focus was on providing food-grade warehousing. Later, the firm broadened its services to include cold storage, general warehousing and hazardous chemical storage. In addition, the firm has more than 25 years’ experience in third party logistics and has been ranked in the Top 100 Third Party Logistic Companies in the United States by Inbound Logistics magazine.


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Oneplus 7T and Oneplus TV launch is taking place in India today at 7PM IST in NewDelhi. Along with this,It is expected to unveil it's OnePlus 7T Pro which is an upgrade of OnePlus 7 Pro. But still Company hasn't confirmed about OnePlus 7T pro Launching. Ahead of the launch, Oneplus has shared some information and design images of OnePlus 7T via social media. Eventhough,The price hasn't been revealed yet officially. So,Here you can see to know more about this mobile.
According to the leaked images,OnePlus 7T is expected to have 6.55" inches AMOLED HDR+ display with 1080x2340 pixels resolutions and will be powered by Snapdragon 855+ SoC processor.
OnePlus 7T will come with curved edges and no notch design and gorilla glass protection. It will run on OxygenOS based on Android 10.This phone will come with a powerful 3800 mAh battery with fast charging technology.
In the camera perspective,OnePlus 7T phone is rumoured to have 48MP primary camera with an f/1.6 aperture; a second 16MP camera with an f/2.2 aperture and a third 12MP camera with an f/2.2 aperture. It is expected to sport a 16MP front camera with an f/2.0 aperture.
In terms of storage, OnePlus 7T Pro is likely to offer up to 8 GB RAM and 256 GB internal storage. like other OnePlus smartphones, OnePlus 7T also has Connectivity options that includes Bluetooth, USB, Wi-Fi, 3G and 4G. It will come with an array of sensors including proximity sensor, accelerometer, light sensor and a fingerprint sensor for additional security
This phone will come in two colours that is Frosted Silver and Haze Blue. Since the price isn't revealed, but the price is likely to be available nearer to OnePlus 7 launch price that is Rs. 32,999.
And OnePlus 7T is rumoured to release on October,2019.
This episode describes. making of magnets, how to they working on it. Video mad by discovery uk.
Vivo sub-brand iQOO has launched the company’s latest 5G smartphone- iQOO Z1x 5G in China on July 9, 2020.
Honor has just launched the Honor 9A smartphone for the global markets and the price starts from €149.90 (US$ 169.6 / Rs. 12,810). Read on to know more.
Honor has just confirmed the launch date of the company's next new 5G smartphone- Honor X10 Max on Weibo.
Realme is all set to launch its new Realme C11 smartphone with MediaTek Helio G35 SoC in Malaysia.
Realme has launched its new Nazro series smartphone- Realme Nazro 10A alongside the Realme Narzo 10 in India. The Next sale of Realme Nazro 10A will be held on June 23 via Flipkart and the Realme India website.
Vivo has just launched the company's latest smartphone Vivo V19 in India as expected.
Realme has launched the company’s latest Nazro series smartphones- Realme Nazro 10 and Nazro 10A in India.
Here is the first look of LG's new entry-level/midrange smartphone - LG Stylo 6 which was shared by reliable leakster Evan Blass.


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Seems like the tension between China and the United States will not be over any time soon. With the very fragile and shaky agreement concluded earlier between the two countries, it is hard to move any further.
However, there is some progress as China decided to cut tariffs on soy and pork coming from the U.S. CIO of KraneShares in New York, Brendan Ahern, stated:
“The olive branch gesture should help continue talks.”
China still tries to convince the United States to remove the existing export tariffs as a condition to a phase one trade deal. But Washington doesn’t seem to be eager to do so and tries to make China as costly to do business in as possible. By stopping hiring blue-collar manufacturers from China, the USA forced China to think about other ways to employ its low-skilled labor force that is not able to work in Alibaba IT sector, for instance.
China has always been known as a manufacturing hub and, therefore, it is so tough to compete with it. No other country, including the United States or Brazil, has such weak labor laws and low taxes. China also has a great number of free trade zones and hosts six world’s largest container ports.
Therefore, diversification out of China became the main goal for the USA. And to do so, the American government is trying to make doing business in China more expensive and unattractive.
At the same time, Chinese equities are now thriving: Deutsche X-Trackers China A-Shares (ASHR) ETF has risen by 1%. Foreing inflows have started to come into the economy of China ever since the trade war began.
But China still need the tariffs to be removed as manufacturers started to gradually leave the mainland. According to the recent updates, many middle-market American companies now prefer to shift their supply chain to other parts of Asia avoiding China. The main reason is the high level of uncertainty associated with Chinese economy and business environment nowadays.
Meanwhile, seems like the trade war is not affecting America that much after all. Chief investment strategist for Brown Brothers Harriman in New York, Scott Clemons, commented the current employment situation in the United States saying:
“Nothing here is signaling an economic slowdown. Wages have grown around 3% since the summer of 2018, putting plenty of money in consumers’ pockets. There’s no evidence of an economic hit from trade and tariff uncertainty.”
Moreover, CNBC host and fund manager is convinced that the United States should not agree to a truce or a tie in this trade war:
“We should want to win it. These are the best jobs numbers I’ve ever seen in my life. The president can walk away from the table with this number. In the end, the Chinese are going to have to put jobs here.”


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- Sep 6, 2019
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Nikon posts some very bad results:
When the JIP-Olympus announcement came, folks asked "where to go next?" I feared at that time that Nikon might be headed toward the same fate. Maybe it's a side point, but I'd still say it's a wait and see for us M43 users, unless you just want to go with Sony. There may still be some shakedowns headed our way. Do you think Nikon will end up with a similar sale deal as Olympus? That's a big name to fall, but I guess nothing lasts forever.According to Japanese publication Toyo Keizai and summarized by Digicame-Info, “the prestigious Nikon is in dire straits” thanks to the deterioration of the main camera business. In the video business, which includes cameras, sales for the coming financial quarter are expected to decrease by around 40% from the previous term to 140 billion yen (~$1,338,809,640), leaving the company with an operating deficit of 45 billion yen (~$430,331,670).


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The latest version of the smart data catalog is designed to help enterprises with multiple petabytes of data manage it and gain insights.
Waterline Data has announced the release of Smart Data Catalog (SDC) 4.03, the latest version of its data management service. SDC is touted as a powerful data catalog that offers native support for cloud, big data and RDBMS platforms along with multi-petabyte scalability and expanded support for new partner integrations and data sources.
The company says it can replace data identification, contextualization and rationalization with a streamlined, automated process that leverages crowd-sourcing and machine learning. According to the company’s release, it can govern data and quickly make it available for self-service analytics, classify and organize data assets and linage, and convert stagnant and used data into discoverable assets. It can also do the same with previously unknown data.
Smart data as an enabler
“It has become clear that the data catalog is a fundamental enabler – not just for data management within a data lake, but also for a variety of related business use cases – and Waterline Data has been at the forefront of helping enterprises unlock the value of data with its Smart Data Catalog,” said Matt Aslett, research director, Data Platforms and Analytics at 451 Research.
“The company continues to evolve its product with the addition of machine learning-based automation, improved scalability, and native support for both cloud-based and on-premises big data environments,” Aslett said.
In its announcement, the company said Waterline is the only data catalog with native support for all on-premises and cloud big data environments, With this latest release, that support has expanded to include Google Cloud Platform, Azure, and multiple S3 environments to enhance its previous support of AWS EMR and AWS S3 standalone environments.
The company has also added support for MapR in addition to Hortonworks and Cloudera. Waterline is said to have helped customers reduce their data processing time by as much as 10X.


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Vietnam's CPI up 0.4% in July
|Vietnam's digital economy and e-commerce to grow sharply|
|Equitising state-owned enterprises to boost growth amidst COVID-19|
|Global economy struggles under COVID-19’s impact|
|Among the 11 main commodity groups, nine saw prices to increase (Photo: VOV)|
Among the 11 main commodity groups, nine saw prices to increase. Transportation increased the most, by 3.91%, while housing and construction materials up 0.47%; culture, entertainment and tourism 0.3%; and goods and other services 0.17%, according to VOV.
The price of food and catering services and post and telecommunications, meanwhile, fell 0.18% and 0.02%, respectively.
The transport sector saw the highest price increase at 3.91%, housing and construction materials went up by 0.47%; and culture, entertainment and tourism services rose by 0.3%; amongst others.
|The CPI increased in July based on the higher prices of petrol, gas, electricity, and water (Photo: Nhan Dan)|
Only two groups of goods and services reported price decreases in July including restaurants and catering services, down 0.18% and post and telecommunications, down 0.02%.
Ms. Ngoc said that the CPI rise can be attributed to the increasing prices of oil and petrol which surged by 9.02% over the previous month.
In addition, the prolonged hot weather has resulted in a high demand for electricity and water, pushing prices of electricity up by 2% and prices of water up by 0.25% over the previous month, Nhan Dan reported.
In July, several commodities suffered price decreases including rice (down 0.33% over the previous month) due to its abundant supply, pork due to the increasing imports of live pigs from Thailand and fresh seafood products (down 0.45%) due to import reductions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
|The CPI rise can be attributed to the increasing prices of oil and petrol (Photo: VGP)|
The petrol price increased 9.02% during the month, resulting in a 0.37% rise in the CPI in July.
Meanwhile, the prices of electricity and water increased 2% and 0.25% month-on-month, respectively.
The VND/USD exchange rate lost 0.23% during the month. The domestic gold price was around VND50 million per tael (US$2,160), or 3.49% higher than in June.
The average CPI rose 4.07% year-on-year between January and July. The seven-month CPI was up 3.63% in urban areas and 4.51% in rural areas.
Also according to the GSO, the core inflation (the CPI excluding foodstuffs, fresh food, energy, healthcare, and education) in July and the first seven months of 2020 increased 2.31% and 2.74%, respectively, against the same period last year.
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Nvidia had a huge 2016 with one of the best performing stocks of the year. In the past 12 months, the graphics processing chipmaker's stock value has boomed 230%. This is mostly due to its impressive growth in artificial intelligence applications using its graphics processors in data centers and cars. Meanwhile, Nvidia maintains a fast-growing business in its core gaming market.
Partially as a reflection of the growing importance of AI in the tech industry, Nvidia stole the opening Consumer Electronics Show keynote this year from Intel. At the Las Vegas keynote on Wednesday, Nvidia CEO and co-founder Jen-Hsun Huang (clad in his trademark black leather jacket) sought to maintain the company's leadership in those three areas: AI, autonomous cars and video games.
The first piece of news is a cloud service that enables games to run in the cloud instead of locally on a computer. Called GeForce Now, the service is intended to reach people who want to play the latest PC gamers but who don't have the time, money or inclination to build their own PCs. The service is supposed to give users on low-end PCs or even Macs access to high-end PC games with the latest graphics.
“We estimate that there are a billion users with Macs or older PCs who would love to enjoy games but don’t have the capability,” said Huang. “We thought wouldn’t it be amazing to put something like Amazon Web Services does for businesses and do it for the consumers. “
GeForce Now can run games through a gaming distribution service like Steam and then users can start playing the game like they normally would. But instead of having to download gigantic multi-gigabit files, Huang said it will only a minute to buy a game and start playing it through the service. As well, the game stays constantly updated to the latest version in Nvidia's servers, so users don't have to spend time updating the software either.
The pricing scheme for GeForce Now comes in at $25 for 20 hours of gaming. A fast and reliable internet connection is obviously a must.
Next, Nvidia announced it's getting into the AI home voice assistant craze that was kickstarted by the Amazon Echo, the smart speaker that's powered by an intelligent voice assistant dubbed Alexa. Nvidia's upcoming streaming media device, Shield, will be one of the first outside hardware makers to come with Google Assistant, the search engine giant's new AI assistant. To date, Google's voice assistant has only existed in the company's own hardware -- the Google Home smart speakers and the Pixel smartphone.
"Our house is going to become an AI," said Huang. "Jarvis is going to be realized. Mark Zuckerberg built his own Jarvis for his home, but I decided we should build it for all of you."
Nvidia is also launching a Shield peripheral device called Nvidia Spot. It's a microphone that users can place anywhere in the house, so they can talk to the Google Assistant anywhere they want. Huang said the Spot's microphone is able to process audio from a distance of 20 feet and has echo cancellation. The Spot microphone connects back to the Shield through the WiFi network.
Lastly, Nvidia is pushing forward with some novel technology for the nascent autonomous car field. Nvidia's self-driving car system, the Drive PX, will now not only try to understand the environment around the car, but it will also use AI to understand what's going on in the interior of the vehicle. Nvidia-powered cars will be able to watch which direction the driver's head is turned, where their eyes are gazing and read their lips so the car's AI can understand instructions even if there's loud music playing. Huang said the car's AI will be able to understand if the driver is angry and tell the them to pull over to the side of the road if it doesn't look like they're prepared to drive.
Nvidia is calling this new capability the AI Co-Pilot. It is intended to assist the driver when the car's AI system isn't ready to drive itself because, for example, there are too many pedestrians on the road or the road hasn't been mapped yet.


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Global Sustainability Hub
Sustainability will be top of corporate radars in 2023 as the next 5 years promise dramatic change as businesses transform to meet new demands and realities. Keep tabs on NIQ’s expert perspective, latest research, and trend watching for CPG manufacturers and retailers with NIQ’s global sustainability hub.
What to know about CPG sustainability
Over the past 10 years, we have seen positive consumer sentiment toward sustainability and anticipated that purchasing preferences would drive the industry toward a green revolution.
Learn how accelerating forces of change will shape the green revolution of consumer packaged goods in our CPG sustainability report.
Time is of the essence
New NielsenIQ survey data shows that consumers are feeling the personal impact of extreme weather events and being more informed about sustainability, fueling their demand for corporate action and accountability.
The intersection of responsibility and expectations
Consumer demand continues to put the onus on brands and governments to make meaningful change. When asked in The NielsenIQ 2023 Sustainability Report who was most responsible for making progress on sustainability, a greater percentage of respondents ranked brands (46%) and local governments (40%) ahead of consumers (37%).Learn more
Why sustainability is important to consumers: increased awareness
54% see the impact of climate change in the news all the time; 48% say they are more informed about climate change and sustainability.Learn more
Why sustainability is important to consumers: personal impact
47% feel their health and/or safety could be impacted by climate change; 30% have been personally impacted by extreme weather events or climate change.Learn more
The changing story of sustainability
Consumers want to live and consume in a sustainable way. Governments are beginning to demand it. As a result, the next five years will see accelerated action from companies as they scramble to meet increasing requirements around reporting, visibility, and, carbon footprint reduction.
NIQ’s The changing story of sustainability report walks businesses through:
• The role of governance and mandates
• Increasing costs due to the impact of climate change
• Shifting consumer demand and attitudes
Check highlights from the report in the interactive graphic
Consumers care about sustainability—and…
A joint study from McKinsey & Company and NIQ examines sales growth for products that claim to be environmentally and socially responsible.
7 sustainability trends to watch in 2023
A pivotal year for sustainability
After a year of extreme weather events that challenged crop yields, supply chains, and the cost of goods around the world, 2023 has been pegged as a pivotal year for sustainable action. In the year ahead, brand accountability, legislation and governance, and a new level of seriousness around sustainability across companies and consumers will set the stage for a year of positive, purposeful, and proof-driven change.


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Rene already commented on Microsoft's "We had TellMe before Apple had Siri" sob story, but it bears repeating:
It’s amazing how decades later, Microsoft still doesn’t get it. A feature isn’t just a feature isn’t just a feature. It’s more than the sum of its technology and design. Android had great voice control going back to the Nexus One. But Siri isn’t voice control. Siri is context and relationships and Siri is absolutely personality. That Apple programmed Siri to feel like a Pixar character is what made it engaging and what got the internet to flood itself with screenshots showing hundreds of funny, witty, strange, and engaging Siri moments. It isn’t that Siri can transcribe a text message to Eric, it’s how it does it and how you feel doing it.
Windows Mobile and others had touchscreens for years before Apple debuted the iPhone. Then and now, it wasn’t about the spec but the experience.
Keep that in mind while watching the video above.
Source: TechAU on YouTube
A Reddit hack has plastered popular subreddits with pro-Trump messages
Reddit is investigating a series of vandalized communities which have been plastered with pro-Trump messages. Compromised moderators may be the source of the attacks.
Go beyond the Wall in Apple Arcade's Game of Thrones: Tale of Crows
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Over 1.3b tonnes of food going to waste annually due to poor post-harvest handling
By James Wanzala | November 25th 2014
More than a third of the food produced in the world for human consumption is lost or wasted before it reaches shops from the farms.
The estimated 1.3 billion tonnes can feed two billion Kenyans, according to a senior government official.
Speaking during the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded Kenya Horticulture Competitiveness Project (KHCP) Technology Fund graduation for 20 horticultural micro-processors at a Nairobi hotel, Industrialisation Principal Secretary Wilson Songa said millions of tonnes of food are wasted or lost during post-harvest handling, yet two million Kenyans suffer from chronic malnutrition.
“Poor post-harvest techniques are what causes too much wastage due to lack of packaging, cooling facilities and last week’s event is a step towards alleviating such wastage,” said Dr Songa, adding that counter-theft authorities will tighten the noose to deter fake packaging.
He urged microprocessors to embrace value addition to increase their crop’s shelf life and support young entrepreneurs in agribusiness.
“The participation by senior representatives of major Kenyan retailers and supermarket chains at today’s function gives testimony to the strength of these market linkages and the potential for new product development to satisfy the change in consumer tastes,” he said.
Songa told processors to fortify food for better niche markets and to partner with financial institutions that have products tailor-made for agribusiness entrepreneurs.
“The Food, Drugs and Chemical Substances Act of 2012 requires all packaged wheat flour, maize meal, salt, cooking fats and oils to be fortified with basic nutrients like iron, vitamins and essential minerals,” said Songa.
He explained that merging of the East African Community (EAC) and Common Markets for East and South Africa (Comesa) will be an added advantage. “The merging of EAC with Comesa will create a huge market for agribusiness products and the future is bright for agribusiness in Kenya, East Africa and the African continent,” said Songa.
“I encourage farmers to put more effort in agribusiness because it is what the government is also emphasising on,” said USAID-KHCP project Deputy Chief of Party Dr Paul Omanga.
The event saw more than 20 microprocessors supported by USAID awarded certificates. They had been equipped with a range of low-cost equipment, trainings and technologies to enhance their processing capacity and expansion of value-added products.
KHCP has been working with food processors over the last 18 months to reach more than 10,000 farmers being provided with alternative markets. The microprocessors, whose products include orange-fleshed sweet potato flour, banana flour and pumpkin flour among others, distribute their products through supermarkets and other outlets.
The project has seen manufacturing output increase from Sh18 million in 2013 to Sh108 million in 2014.
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Pachter: Mirror’s Edge 2 & Mass Effect 4 to be released by April 2016
Mirror’s Edge 2 and Mass Effect 4 will both be released by April 2016, according to industry analyst Michael Pachter.
A report published by research company Wedbush has revealed that Pachter and his team of industry analysts predict that both titles will be in the hands of gamers by the end of the next financial year, which for EA is April 2015 to March 2016. However no comment was made as to whether or not we will see any of the titles this calendar year or in 2016. However EA’s Need for Speed and Star Wars: Battlefront are expected to be released by the end of 2015.
Mirror’s Edge was announced back at E3 in 2013 and will be available on Xbox One, PS4 and PC and is said to follow the origin story of Mirror’s Edge character Faith. Mass Effect 4 hasn’t officially been announced or revealed but has been teased by ea.
Pachter and his team also stated that “EA’s strong presence on the next-gen consoles positions the company to thrive in coming years.”
“FY:16 is expected to feature incremental releases Mass Effect 4, Mirror’s Edge 2, a new Need For Speed game, and Star Wars: Battlefront, as well as meaningful re-orders for Battlefield Hardline, which launched in late Q4:15.”
Source: Wedbush via Videogamer.com


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Android may be a Linux-based OS, and a very powerful mobile operating system that can perform a lot of computer tasks, but it’s still a secondary device to a computer. Canonical, developers of the Ubuntu Linux distribution, want to bring Ubuntu to Android smartphones, and have announced Ubuntu for Android to help get this done.
The requirements for an Ubuntu for Android device will include many phones released in the past year: 1 GHz dual-core processor, 512 MB of RAM, 2 GB of memory, along with HDMI output and a USB port. The idea appears to be to have it be something that will be a hybrid of both Android and Ubuntu, so users could simply dock their phone or plug in the required hardware and then boom, instant Ubuntu on a monitor. This is possible because Ubuntu for Android will use the same kernel as the Android build running on the device, making it possible for both experiences to exist side-by-side. So, when users use their phone, it will be a typical Android experience, but this will enable phone users to use their phones as a desktop when necessary. It will also integrate phone functions into the desktop OS, enabling users to read and write SMS messages and talk on the phone from the desktop.
This is a bold strategy, and one that will dramatically alter the phone experience, if not unify disparate experiences in one device. This could be extremely useful for tablets, as they are the typical victims of the gap between a mobile OS and a desktop OS â€“ the mobile experience and feature set can occasionally be limiting to what a desktop or laptop OS can do. Hypothetically, an Ubuntu for Android tablet could be used to type up reports while on the go in a coffee shop from an app like Documents to Go, then set up in the dekstop mode at the office to polish and finish it off using desktop Ubuntu apps.
The concern for modern phones potentially using Ubuntu for Android will be that there aren’t a lot of apps built for the ARM processors that currently power many Android devices. Intel x86 architecture is coming to Android, but is still something that is “in the future.” Still, this could be the niche that these devices could actually launch with â€“ the idea of a phone that is also seamlessly a desktop, and could run many Ubuntu applications on the desktop easily.
While this whole project is something that is just now getting off the ground, it appears as if Canonical wants to push this to phone manufacturers and carriers as well as the end user, becuase adoption of Ubuntu for Android will come more easily when it is something that the average user could go out and buy, instead of having to hack their phone to support.


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While prices in the Netherlands have been shooting up for a year now, prices in China fell in July for the first time in more than two years. The fear of deflation is increasing. Why is that a problem?
In July, Chinese consumer prices fell by 0.3 percent, according to figures from the Chinese bureau of statistics. The costs of food, transport and household items in particular fell sharply in the Asian country.
This means that China does not suffer from inflation, like many European countries, but fears deflation. While inflation refers to an increase in the prices of goods and services, deflation refers to a decrease.
In many countries, consumers started to spend more after the corona restrictions were lifted. Businesses struggled to keep up with demand. When energy costs went up during the war in Ukraine, prices got higher and higher. That led to inflation.
In China, prices in the country did not rise when the corona measures disappeared. This means that the Chinese population and companies spend almost no money.
When people spend less, companies are often forced to offer their products and services at lower prices. This caused the Chinese economy to collapse.
In China, there are two other major drivers that are causing the economy to fail. Those are the export and the housing market. Problems in the export and real estate market are slowing down economic growth in China. It is therefore crucial for the recovery of the economy that things improve quickly in those two sectors.
Deflation is especially a problem if a country has high debts, because they are more difficult to repay. And that is what the Asian country has at the moment. Yet the government continues to deny that the country is slipping into deflation. “In general, there is no deflation in Chinese society, nor will there be in the future,” Fu Linghui, an employee of the National Bureau of Statistics, said at a news conference last month.


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French billionaire Xavier Niel has teamed up with Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield’s former boss to oppose the shopping mall group’s planned 3.5 billion euro ($4.10 billion) rights issue, lifting the shares on Thursday.
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Europe’s biggest property owner, hit back saying its board of directors strongly disagreed with the proposals from the Niel-led consortium.
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Niel, founder of French broadband provider Iliad, and Unibail’s former CEO Leon Bressler, heading a group of investors with a combined 4.1% stake, have asked shareholders to vote against the rights issue at a general meeting on November 10.
They will need over 35% of voters present at the meeting to oppose the issue to be successful. Unibail shares closed up 13.8% on Thursday.
Bressler called the rights issue “a misguided act by a management team that remains prisoner of its failed strategy that started with the acquisition of Westfield.” He said the purchase of the Westfield shopping mall business was responsible for Unibail’s heavy debt.
“It is time to re-establish URW as Europe’s leading pure-play prime shopping center business by selling the U.S. portfolio and using proceeds to solve the company’s debt issues,” Bressler said in a statement.


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Instagram streamlines reporting and content creation
Instagram has launched another barrage in its war with TikTok as it seeks to tempt creators and brands to make Reels their primary destination for short-form video.
We’ve already seen changes to Reels Ads, insights and a massive redesign. The latest news proves how serious Insta is when it comes to its flagship video source.
All up, Instagram has announced three updates – two of them are to go live immediately; one is a test.
Creators and brands could soon access collaborative posts or Reels, which will let accounts work together and share credit for the same content.
It must be noted that only a limited percentage of the Instagram community has access to this right now, and there has been no news as to when that might change.
Collab is a pretty new idea, so here’s the man in charge of it, who explains it perfectly.
“We’re testing a new way for people to co-author Feed Posts and Reels, called Collab.
“From the tagging screen, you can now invite another account to be a collaborator on the post or reel. If they accept, both accounts will appear in the post or reel header, and they will be shared with both sets of followers.
“The post or reel will live on both Profile Grids and have a shared view count, like count, and comment thread.”
Social media managers can now maximise engagement by partnering with a bigger account than the one they own – which could open up reach and discovery to an audience outside their usual base. We could see this become a tool for growth, as collaborating accounts could ask their followers to follow the other account.
Influencers and brands will be able to use this tool to partner up and display content to both account’s audiences simultaneously.
Collab can open up ways in which brands can partner with large Instagram accounts, making it easier to attract new followers and collab on the same content. Additionally, managers could have more control over what is associated with their brand, which is always good.
60 day Instagram reporting window
Insights are being expanded from 30 days to 60 days, and a new calendar tool has been added to Instagram Insights.
Extending the dataset for insights is a good thing as marketers will now be able to unpick the last two months’ worth of data for actionable insights rather than the last 30 days.
An increased data range will allow for more informed decision-making and increase the capacity to measure the impact of social strategy.
60 second Reels
The third Instagram announcement is that the maximum length of a Reel has been extended from 30 seconds to 60 to bring it in line with TikTok, YouTube Shorts and Snapchat Spotlight.
Users will also be able to use a caption sticker, which turns audio into text subtitles. The update will make the platform more accessible to hard-of-hearing users, and this feature will be expanded to more countries and languages soon. It’s currently available in English only.
For creators, the 60-second rule will let them crosspost TikTok videos to their Reels account. Creators could utilise a 60-second rule to help them grow a following across platforms, even if Reels doesn’t automatically promote content with a TikTok watermark.
Social media managers may choose to crosspost content, but it also allows brands more flexibility and the chance to tell slightly longer stories.
Furthermore, driving more audiences to Reels will only help increase exposure and the long-term benefits of being an early adopter.
Being able to crosspost easily could be a time-saver, especially if marketers chose to upload videos across a range of platforms natively. Now, they can save their content teams from creating a 30-second video for Reels and a 60-second one for Shorts or TikTok. Winner winner!
These changes should all add up in favour of marketing managers, who’ll now be able to make better decisions, collaborate with influencers in a more streamlined way and crosspost content in a way that increases creativity and reduces content creation time.


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