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Jay Garner, executive VP of sales and marketing at Boardman, Ohio-based E1 Digital Direct, a part of the Pigeon Group, describes how E1 Digital Direct was formed with a clean slate as an all-digital direct mail printing and mailing operation.
With the installation completed, the technology is expected to aid in the promotion of the firm’s robust capabilities, particularly in the area of variable data output.
SCREEN Americas will sponsor the Variable Data Print & Mail Summit, a virtual conference and online trade convention hosted by the Association for Print Technologies. The event is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. ET April 14, 2021 and is expected to last until 3:00 p.m.


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AutoGuide’s last installment of “Under the Hood” investigated traction control; today it’s time to look at another safety feature. This one has nothing to do with gripping the road and everything to do with keeping your vehicle shiny-side up. Continue Reading...
According to a recent study released by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the federally-mandated electronic stability control (ESC) technology is saving an increasing number of lives each year. Continue Reading...
Would you trust new technology with your life? One Chevy Volt owner did, and walked away from a rather serious smash-up mostly unharmed. A forum user on GM-Volt.com posted pictures recently of his totaled Volt on the New Jersey Turnpike. The car (number 187) became a martyr after a nasty highway collision. “Except for some… Continue Reading...
New rules to Britain’s MoT inspection program, used by the government to declare whether vehicles are roadworthy or not, could end up costing motorists thousands of dollars for non-essential repairs. European Union regulations, which Britain is subject to, require that electronic stability control systems must be checked, and any vehicle that doesn’t pass will be… Continue Reading...
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According to a new study from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), stability control has made cars much safer, lowering fatal accidents by eighteen percent. The government study used statistics from 1997 to 2009 to assess the effectiveness of stability control systems. The study also noted in 2005, less than twenty percent of new vehicles were sold… Continue Reading...
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has confirmed what all of those Ford Explorer drivers thought all along: SUV drivers are least likely to die in a crash. But all that mass is dangerous! What about all those rollovers? Well, with the advent of electronic stability control (already mandatory on U.S. cars) to prevent the… Continue Reading...
Electronic stability control systems save lives. That’s a fact. And as a result every vehicle now sold in the U.S. comes with a stability control system. But only a fraction of cars sold come with full defeatable ESC – the type that lets you shut off all the electronic nannies and hand the tail end… Continue Reading...
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Consumer watchdog, Consumer Reports has released its list of 2010 cars, which includes the Hyundai Accent and the Chevrolet Aveo, that do not come with the electronic stability control (ESC) safety feature. A computerized technology that improves the safety of a vehicle’s stability by detecting and minimizing skids in a turn, electronic stability control will… Continue Reading...
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Chevrolet Bolt: We dig the Bolt. We called it a “landmark,” an “engineering marvel” and said it was “inexpensive to operate and engaging to drive.” We meant it. Where is Ford’s Bolt? Or its Volkswagen E Golf, BMW i3 or Kia Soul EV, for that matter? Those are all solid drivers. Like with the EcoSport and Ranger, Ford is missing out on some sales (the Focus Electric’s paltry 76-mile range makes it a non-starter in this conversation). The Bolt’s existence also helps underscore Wall Street’s concern that Ford isn’t looking down the road hard enough or far enough. Or if it is, it isn’t telling anyone. Bringing me to the next point …
Communication: Or lack thereof. Ford’s inability and/or unwillingness to communicate exactly what it intends to do is striking and has been a problem for years. A lack of clarity in how the future is going to play out always makes Wall Street itchy. In the end, it cost Fields his job.
Preparation: Ford had a press conference earlier this week to introduce new CEO Jim Hackett. Executive chairman Bill Ford strongly hinted the company just wasn’t reacting quickly enough, that it wasn’t prepared to speed up big decisions. For just one example, some analysts say Dearborn stubbornly continued to overproduce the Fusion and Fiesta, making the decision, you guessed it, just as passenger-car sales were dropping.
The new boss, Hackett, is the former Steelcase CEO. I have no idea how he’ll do. Bill Ford has been using all the right buzzwords, calling Hackett a “change agent” and “transformational.” Ford said Hackett needs to make faster decisions, spend money where it can create more value and more quickly address underperforming parts of the company.
All true. We’ll see if Hackett can fix, as Bill Ford called it, Ford’s longtime “obsession with hierarchy.”


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Activity recognition, improved heart rate monitoring added to Fitbit trackers
Fitbit has released software updates for some of its activity trackers, enabling them to automatically detect the kind of activities the wearer is performing. SmartTrack for the Charge HR and Surge trackers is capable of recognizing movements typically associated with certain sports or exercises, and will record the amount of time spent performing the identified activity in the Fitbit companion app, among other new features.
Pebble CEO claims introduction of Apple Watch brought attention to smartwatches
The Apple Watch may be helping improve the sales of other wearable devices, according to the head of one smartwatch manufacturer. Pebble CEO Eric Migicovsky suggests the introduction of Apple's own wearable has pushed consumers into considering using smartwatches and other wearable devices, increasing sales for competing devices instead of acquiring existing smartwatch users away from other platforms.
Google Keep ships on iOS over two years after Android release
Google Keep, the search engine's note-taking app, has finally arrived in the App Store, two and a half years after it launched on Android and in the browser. Available for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch running iOS 8.0 or later, the free app allows users to save notes and lists on cards, with individual notes able to be searched, assigned colors, and have time or location-based reminders assigned to them. Notes synchronize with Google's servers, so they can be accessed from multiple devices, and can even be shared with other users for collaborative purposes.
Three patents at core of Jawbone-Fitbit infringement fight
Jawbone is attempting to increase the pressure against competitor Fitbit, this time by filing a patent infringement suit. The second lawsuit between the two wearable fitness tracker manufacturers has Jawbone claiming some of Fitbit's products infringes on its patents relating to a "wellness application using data from a data-capable band," and is seeking an injunction to halt any further Fitbit sales in the United States.
Employees moving from Jawbone to Fitbit allegedly brought company data with them
Fitness tracker producer Jawbone has sued Fitbit for acquiring confidential documents, shortly before its competitor holds its initial public offering of stock. Filed in a California State Court on Wednesday, Jawbone accuses Fitbit of "systematically plundering" confidential commercial information from it by hiring Jawbone employees, some of which acquired the secret data before departing to the competition.
Nike FuelBand, Jawbone UP struck; more removals imminent
In the wake of the "Spring Forward" full reveal for Apple's watch, other fitness-oriented wearables have been struck from the inventory of both the Apple online store, as well as the retail lineup. Confirmed as removed are the Nike FuelBand, and the Jawbone UP. Some more specific health monitoring peripherals still exist, however.
Sync Solver Fitbit to Health app with Health to Fitbit coming soon
We wrote a bit about Sync Solver for Fitbit app back in November. We have a Fitbit Zip, which tracks steps -- but doesn't do flights of stairs and sleep analysis, nor does it connect to Apple's Health app. Still, we'd like to get our steps into Health, and that's where a third party app like Sync Solver comes in.
Reports of skin issues after wearing Fitbit Charge prompts company statement
Fitbit is under fire from some users of a recently-launched fitness tracker, as skin-related issues are starting to resurface. The Fitbit Charge, an updated version of the Fitbit Force from last year, has been subject to complaints from some users claiming to have irritated skin after using the device, with the company response suggesting the instances to be less severe than the earlier wearable tracker.
Bypasses Fitbit's own lack of HealthKit support
A new third-party iPhone app, Sync Solver, has been released to sync data from Fitbit trackers with iOS 8's Health app. Fitbit has said that it has no current plans to support Apple's HealthKit platform, even though other makers of fitness trackers are doing so. The Health app unifies data from first- and third-party sources, and makes it visible in a central location.
Likely connected to lack of HealthKit support and/or Apple Watch
Apple has pulled all Fitbit products from its online store, shoppers note. The change was made without explanation, although last month sources indicated it might happen. Inventory of Fitbit devices at the store began to run low during the past week.
Two fitness trackers, fitness-focused smartwatch joinFitbit ranks
Fitbit has revealed three new devices in its fitness tracker range, including one which did not leak prematurely. The Charge and Charge HR appear to be reworked versions of the Fitbit Force, while the Surge has a larger display and a built-in GPS, with the device set to provide more smartwatch-style functionality on top of its existing fitness-related data collection activities.
No mandatory recall taking place as long as small adjustments made by company
Health band maker Fitbit offered a statement last week on the findings of an investigation into the Force fitness wristband. The company decided to voluntarily pull the device from store shelves in February 2014, as it was thought to be causing rashes on the wrists of users. CEO James Park took to the company's webpage to give an update on the independent testing and other findings from medical experts, confirming what was said in the preliminary tests in February.
Decision may be linked to Apple Watch
Apple may, in the near future, stop selling Fitbit products at its retail stores, sources claim. No explanation has been given, but it's speculated that the reason may be the Apple Watch, which is shipping early next year and will share similar functions, even if it's more expensive and not intended purely as a fitness device. So far, Apple doesn't appear to be taking action against any other fitness trackers, but Fitbit controls nearly 70 percent of that market.
New Fitbit fitness trackers look similar to Force, adds heart rate monitoring
Fitbit is close to releasing two new models of fitness trackers, with one including a new function, a report suggests. Marketing materials for two wrist-based devices called the Fitbit Charge and the Charge HR has surfaced, and while one seems to be a remodeling of a previous device, the other appears to add the ability for the wearer to monitor their heart rate.
Company saves $280,000 annually on premiums with Fitbit employee data
Companies are increasingly turning to fitness wearables like the Fitbit to help reduce costs. Cloud services firm Appirio launched a wellness program it calls CloudFit, and provided the Fitbit device to 400 of its employees. As a reward for employee health data tracking, the company re-negotiated its employee health coverage rates, and saved $280,000 annually, over five percent of its annual bill.
Jawbone ships Up24 fitness tracker in Australia, Europe, Asia
Jawbone has put its Up24 fitness tracker on sale in 29 more countries, after launching the device in the United States. Appearing in the UK, Australia and areas of Europe and Asia for the first time, the Up24 connects over Bluetooth LE instead of using a smartphone's headphone socket for synchronising like the original Up, and offers activity tracking and sleep monitoring. Usable on both iOS and Android devices, the Jawbone Up24 is priced at £125 ($207) in the UK, and around € 150 ($207) in Europe.
Fitness tracker lawsuit seeks refunds in California
Fitbit has been targeted by a lawsuit over medical issues claimed to be caused by one of its wearable fitness trackers. Gomez Law from San Diego has filed the suit, claiming Fitbit has "misled" its customers and caused nearly two percent of its customers to develop skin irritations from wearing the Fitbit Force, and demanding the company refunds purchasers of the device.
Company offering full retail refund for those requesting return
As part of a continuing effort to deal with a small percentage of customers developing rashes from the product, FitBit has pulled the Fitbit Force wristband from sale to try and remedy the issue. Earlier this week, Fitbit CEO James Park claimed in a blog post that 1.7 percent of Force customers have complained of skin irritation or any rashes. "Independent test results" haven't found any problems with the battery or electrical systems, with the analysis showing that the most likely problem being allergic contact dermatitis.
Fitness tracker causes rash of complaints over skin reaction
Fitbit is offering refunds to a number of customers suffering from an allergic reaction to one of its devices. A number of users claim to have suffered skin irritation when wearing the Fitbit Force, with separate reports and a large quantity of complaints on the Fitbit forums prompting the company to provide some users with an exchange or their money back.
LaCie Culbuto USB key designed as wobbly decorative object
Storage product manufacturer LaCie announced today its latest USB key, the Culbuto. Its aesthetics suggest a decorative inspiration -- for when it is not connected to a computer, the LaCie Culbuto stands upright on its round end, and wobbles from side to side. The name 'Culbuto' comes from the French, a toy with a weighted base that keeps the object vertical, even after it is knocked over. Equipped with a USB 3.0 connector on the "top" end, the Culbuto has a soft-touch rubber exterior, and features a slit to hold a photo or business card.
FitBit update features MobileTrack activity tracking for iPhone 5s
FitBit has announced an update to its iOS fitness app, released today in the App Store. FitBit allows users to monitor their exercise activity with their iPhone, track their stats and set fitness goals. Version 2.1 of FitBit features MobileTrack, which utilizes the M7 coprocessor in the iPhone 5s to track basic activity as it occurs.
Display on Fitbit Force provides activity statistics, call notifications
Fitbit has launched its second wrist-based activity tracker, following on from the Fitbit Flex. The Fitbit Force, leaked last week in promotional materials, updates the Flex's design by adding an altimeter and a small OLED display that provides more detailed information than the five-dot LED light system used in the original.
Leaked promotional materials show improved display, altimeter
Promotional material for a future Fitbit device has surfaced, showing the company as creating another wrist-based fitness tracker. The Force, mimicking much of the style of the Fitbit Flex, appears not to stray too far from the path of its predecessor, but this time the tracking watch will have an altimeter and an updated display.
Wrist-based tracker forgoes full display for five LEDs, no buttons
Fitbit has started shipping its first wrist-based activity tracker. The Fitbit Flex follows the Jawbone Up and the Nike FuelBand in providing tracking of activities and sleep patterns from the wrist, and like other Fitbit trackers in the entire range, is able to sync over Bluetooth 4.0 through iOS and Android devices, as well as using the provided Bluetooth dongle with a PC.
Facebook adds emotion selection to status updates
Facebook is introducing the option to add emotions to status updates. The new addition adds a drop-down box with a list of emotions to choose from, such as "Happy," "Sad," or "Tired," which can be added to the post, writes TechCrunch. Options to add content being consumed in various ways are also available, with items being added to the user's About page automatically. The system is currently being rolled out to Facebook users based in the US.
Fitbit One is all-day digital activity and sleep tracker
Fitbit today announced the availability of its Fitbit One digital tracker, a device that automatically logs users' activities during the day and transfers them to a laptop or mobile device. The company had previously announced the Fitbit One in September of this year, and today brings news that it is finally available, along with the Fitbit Zip, an entry-level tracker offering more basic functionality.
Fitbit Aria Wi-Fi scale ships in black or white
Fitbit has added to its range of connected, health-oriented gadgets such as the Ultra Tracker with the Aria Wi-Fi smart scale. The scale can track the weight, Body Mass Index, and body fat percentage of up to eight users. It automatically uploads this data to an online database users can access through a free account through a website as well as an iOS or Android app.


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BELFOR, provider of disaster recovery services, and SSG, Scandinavian damage restoration firm, have joined forces to strengthen their service offering in Denmark, Sweden and Norway. BELFOR, with over 12.500 employees in 500+ locations throughout the world, covers the whole value chain in disaster recovery - from damage assessment, first mitigation measures, restoration to reconstruction services for small, large and technically complex losses.
Wayflyer, the revenue-based financing and growth platform for eCommerce merchants, has launched a new funding product for large eCommerce businesses, giving them certainty over future cash flow, at affordable rates. Wayflyer Scaler is a revenue-based funding offering, specifically designed for eCommerce businesses with annual revenues of $20m or more.
An app designed for the agricultural industry launched in South Australia and is transforming the way farmers and growers manage their land, staff and operations. The app, Onside, was developed by New Zealand Agritech start-up Onside and has around 35,000 registered users across a variety of agricultural sectors, including wine, fruit and cattle in its home market.
GC Aesthetics®, Inc. (GCA), a privately-held medical tech firm providing Women Healthcare Aesthetic and Reconstructive Solutions, has announced today, its growth and expansion plans for the Brazilian market, the second largest Breast Augmentation market in the world. GC Aesthetics® has been executing an ambitious journey repositioning the brand and portfolio to offer a smart, unique, and clinically proven safe range of products to meet the needs of Brazilian women and surgeons. The Brazilian growth strategy includes 2 main pillars.
Next-generation blockchain gaming studio Mythical Games has announced a partnership with Kakao Games, South Korea’s publisher of online and mobile games. Moving forward, Mythical will integrate and support the BORANETWORK – an affiliate of Kakao Games and its proprietary blockchain and layer 2 ecosystem – as both continue their expansion in Asia.
Lenovo has opened the doors to its first in-house manufacturing facility in Europe. Based in Ullo, Hungary, the factory focuses on building server infrastructure, storage systems and high-end PC workstations used by clients across Europe, Middle East, and Africa regions.
A Queensland company is helping generate a new global fitness craze by working out that a workout can lead to bigger rewards than just better health. PUML is offering novel incentives and finding soaring demand for rewards for getting off the couch and getting moving.
EnChroma, Inc. announced its expansion to Australia. Colour blindness affects one in 12 men (8%) and one in 200 women (0.5%); 350 million people worldwide, and one million Aussies. While people with normal colour vision see over one million shades of colour, while those with colour vision deficiency (CVD) only see an estimated 10% of hues and shades. Common colour confusions include green and yellow, gray and pink, purple and blue, red and brown.
Andersen Global continues its expansion in the Nordic market through agreements with Denmark-based law firm Bachmann/Partners, and Finland-based law firm I&O Partners. Building on the capabilities of Hellström Law and Unum in Sweden, and Braekhus in Norway, these additions bolster the firm’s comprehensive tax and legal coverage to the region.
Evoqua Water Technologies, a water treatment solutions firm, celebrated the opening of its new manufacturing facility in Singapore, furthering the company's investment in Asia-Pacific (APAC) as demand continues to grow for innovative water treatment solutions in the region.


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Within the next three to five years the answer is due on whether Cirrus CEO Jason Roos will realise his ambition to become the UK's top CCaaS provider and rank among the top five in America. Signs are it's a foregone conclusion…
What Roos has put in train with Cirrus speaks volumes about his determination to continue advancing a contact centre strategy first conceived a decade ago. In 2010 while working for a BPO Roos was tasked with leading the procurement of a new contact centre platform. It soon became clear to him that there was an opportunity to transform how contact centre technology works. “Before the development was even finished we had customers signing up,” stated Roos.
In 2013 he spun out of the BPO and set up Cirrus as a separate business, and to deliver a 99.999 per cent service level contracted with penalties Roos partnered with intelligent network solution provider TelXL to run the voice network. As the partnership grew, TelXL invested in Cirrus and this month's merger provides a boost to their product development capabilities and enables the enlarged entity to accelerate its channel growth campaign.
Last year Cirrus transitioned to a channel-only model for the UK market and forged a partnership with Gamma Direct and Gamma Wholesale. Cirrus provides the contact centre overlay for Gamma’s Horizon UC Collaborate service launched in March 2019. “In 2020 we have a series of expos and events where we will co-exhibit with Gamma and launch new developments,” stated Roos.
Cirrus is developing capabilities to bring Alexa, Siri and Google Assistant into our customers' environments
He said the shift from a direct to an indirect go-to-market model was a ‘transformative moment’ for the organisation. “When the company was formed we believed that the channel was the route to market, where the shift from premise to hosted voice and now the shift from hosted voice to UCaaS was a gap we filled,” he stated. “This strategy has been absolutely the right one, and last year we finally switched off direct sales and went all in with the channel. Our approach is to work closely with a select number of partners via an immersive period of accreditation training.”
Roos spent between 2013 and 2019 waiting for the channel opportunity to mature. In that five year period he nearly changed tack and gave up, but persistence rarely goes unrewarded. “During the past six months we have seen the pipeline increase 10-fold through our channel partner relationships,” he added.
“The remaining 80 per cent of voice yet to migrate to hosted is about to enter the mass market phase. For the right providers, the next 10 years will be about riding the crest of the wave, trying to keep up. We also expect to see significant growth from our US operation based in California, opened in 2018 to service the growing TAS market.”
Following the TelXL merger Cirrus generates double digit millions in revenues and employs 100-plus staff growing to 150 by the middle of 2020. The enlarged group is on course to double revenues year-on-year for the next three years, and this projected period of expansion will be facilitated in part by the relocation of its UK headquarters to Epsom which offers room to grow with more office space and training facilities.
Roos has also been busy launching notable technology developments. These include Cirrus’s omnichannel offering, the introduction of Conversational AI (CAI), API integrations to over 30 applications and the roll out of Cirrus Link Pay+. Now, AI and personal assistants are top of the tech development agenda, and their impact on the contact centre will be dramatic, Roos believes. “Cirrus is developing capabilities to bring Alexa, Siri and Google Assistant into our customers’ environments, allowing them to offer their customers frictionless access to service via the personal assistant platforms already on their phones and in their homes,” he explained.
“The technology lifecycle is getting shorter, and the impact of AI and personal assistants like Alexa and Google Assistant will come rapidly and at a relatively inexpensive price point. The recent agreement between Amazon, Google and Apple to work together to build an open source smart home standard is a sign of how consumers will interact with businesses.”
The agreement between Amazon, Google and Apple to work together to build an open source smart home standard is a sign of how consumers will interact with businesses
Amid all this innovation Roos has resisted becoming technology-led. “Many like myself have been at the coal face, so we look at how we can apply new technologies to our customers’ business challenges to get them the outcomes they need,” he stated. “We like to be disruptive with products like our Link Pay+ PCI compliant omnichannel payment solution, our on the fly translation service CirrusTranslate, and CAI, our conversational AI tool.”
Cirrus won a UK Contact Centre Forum award for supporting Clarks’ entire contact centre transformation with AI solutions to tackle the ‘back to school’ avalanche of queries, enabling the shoe seller to process refunds on the spot through a call to video channel swap. “Our customer base is broad because customer experience is a topic that impacts every business,” added Roos. “Traditionally, we have been strong in retail, government, energy and insurance. However, our channel partners are taking us into new sectors such as legal, and we are constantly seeing new applications in the market and learning from our customers.
“We have an Innovation Group which holds regular forums with end users to explore new technologies, gauge demand and prioritise development. We know that customers’ use of speech interfaces to initiate self-service interactions is accelerating. The question is how we build this into a useful contact centre application.”
It’s the kind of question that only a company like Cirrus could ask, says Roos. “The focus of all vendors in the UCaaS channel tends to ignore the CCaaS element,” he explained. “There are some specialist SIs and resellers who understand contact centre, but many shy away from it.
“Cirrus will capitalise on the seismic shift that’s about to happen in the UCaaS space by providing an integrated CCaaS solution that works with any UCaaS offering including BroadSoft and Microsoft Teams. Strong partnerships with flexible vendors that can deliver frictionless new CCaaS technology to their customers will be the winners.”
Just a minute with Jason Roos
Steve Jobs for the way he saw the world
What talent do you wish you had?
To play the piano
What do you fear the most?
I’m not a big fan of spiders
Name three ideal dinner guests
Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Nelson Mandela
Your main strength and what could you work on:
My strong point is decisiveness, which in equal measure is also my weakness
Best piece of advice you have been given?
Borrow money when you have it, not when you don’t
Give one example of something you've overcome
I quit smoking on the 31st of October 2005
If you weren't in IT what would you be doing?
Spending time with my kids while my wife blazes a trail
The biggest risk you have taken?
Starting Cirrus, by far
How do you relax when not working?
As the father of a one year old and a four year old, what’s ‘relaxing’?
Cirrus high point
The dozens of Comms National Award nominations and wins over the years
Procurement. The commercial evaluation of RFPs often completely misses the value delivered by SaaS and CCaaS solutions
Top tip for resellers
Don’t shy away from complex deals. With the right partners they can be very successful


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Bloomberg News has kicked off a new round of speculation about a possible Xbox 360 price drop with this story quoting UBS AG analyst Heather Bellini saying that she expects one as early as September. Microsoft doesn’t say or promise anything specific on the subject, but the story quotes David Hufford, an Xbox product management director, saying that the company is “well aware that the sweet spot of the market is really 199 bucks.”
Microsoft sells the primary Xbox 360 models for $300 and $400, and the Xbox 360 Elite for $480. Sony’s PlayStation 3 sells for $500 and $600. But a major motivation for any Xbox 360 price cut would appear to be the success of the Nintendo Wii, which sells for $250.
From a financial perspective, this is all a big balancing act for Microsoft. The company wants to win the market share race against Sony and Nintendo, but it’s also trying to make the overall Xbox business profitable by next year.
Whether or not a price cut comes this year, the report has started to catch the attention of the video-game blogs, which means that gamers will be buzzing about the possibility. Via Techmeme, see coverage on Ars Technica, Gamesindustry.biz, Wired and Xbox 360 Fanboy.


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On this day in 1985, the Coca-Cola Company changes its formula and releases New Coke. The response was originally mixed, but soon became overwhelmingly negative, forcing Coca-Cola to revert to the original formula in less than 3 months… or did they? Coke’s sudden about-face on New Coke led to a number of conspiracy theories to help explain how one of the world’s biggest companies could make such a huge blunder. The three most popular theories are as follows:
1. The company WANTED the new formula to fail, knowing consumers would cause a storm of controversy and demand the original formula’s return.
2. The change provided cover for the removal of coca derivatives from the product, in order to placate the Drug Enforcement Administration, which was trying to eradicate the cocaine-producing plant worldwide.
3. It was a double-switcheroo, concocted to cover the change from sugar-sweetened Coke to less expensive high fructose corn syrup.
Seeing as Coke did switch to HFCS when the brought back the “original” recipe, and seeing as the U.S. sugar trade association took out full-page ads letting consumers know about this switch when it happened, I’d say that this is one conspiracy theory that we can safely assume to be conspiracy fact. This, despite the fact that Coke’s CEO at the time replied to these theories by saying: "We're not that dumb, and we're not that smart.”
Speaking of “new formulas”, it was on this day in 1984 that researcher Robert Gallo of the US National Cancer Institute “found” HIV, the retrovirus that causes AIDS. Soon thereafter, researcher Luc Montagnier of the Pasteur Institute in France filed a lawsuit claiming he discovered AIDS first, and that Gallo had stolen the virus after it was sent to his lab for study. Anyway, if you’re one of those blinded-by-the-Enlightenment “skeptics” who refuses to even consider the possibility that the AIDS epidemic is a man-made bioweapon created for the most sinister of all imaginable purposes, I suggest you read this eye-opening editorial… just for starters, anyway.
On this day in 2005, the first ever YouTube video is uploaded, titled "Me at the zoo".
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Ratings rivalry amoung TV channels in recent months has inspired the spending of enormous sums on public relations for their flagship programs. Not content with promos, the channels are branching into billboards, newspapers, the Internet and even the radio. According to Yifat Media Research, Channel 10's "Survivor" is the most advertised program, appearing in all media (including 116 times in leading newspapers) between November 2007 and January 2008, at the cost of an estimated $1 million. But spending loads of money on ads and p.r. doesn't mean all the mentions were positive. The program also earned the greatest number of negative comments in the press.
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Northern Ireland businesses off to a promising start but concern over manufacturing
Northern Ireland companies are off to a strong new year with business activity rising at its fastest rate in almost a year and a half.
It's been buoyed by growth across the services sector, while both retail and construction also saw an overall improvement, according to Ulster Bank's purchasing managers' index (PMI) for January.
But Northern Ireland's manufacturing industry suffered a drop in job numbers and a fall in new orders.
However, most sectors are creating jobs at their fastest rate in 19 months.
Growth of business activity at companies in Northern Ireland quickened in January with output rising sharply, at its fastest since September 2014.
But the growth was slower than the overall UK average, with Northern Ireland only expanding faster than Scotland and the North East of England.
Meanwhile, shops and other retailers saw a small improvement overall, after witnessing a decline in December.
And 2016 is off to a "very encouraging start", says Ulster Bank chief economist Richard Ramsey.
"According to the Ulster Bank PMI, businesses reported a marked pick-up in business activity, new orders and employment growth last month," he said.
"The rate of private expansion was the fastest rate of growth in 16 months, and matched the long-term average growth rate that pre-dated the downturn. Hiring intentions are expected to remain strong given that backlogs of work are rising at their fastest rate in 18 months.
"The only major disappointment was the decline in export orders, the first fall since August last year.
"This highlights a challenging environment for manufacturers including, until very recently, the strength of sterling against the euro."
Manufacturing also saw a reduction in headcount, recording job cuts for the fifth month running.
Northern Ireland has suffered from a raft of high-profile job losses at some of the biggest manufacturing firms here, including 860 staff being cut at Michelin in Ballymena.
And Mr Ramsey said as the global economic news looks set to remain "downbeat", it's "likely to impact on the Northern Ireland manufacturing sector during the course of 2016".
"Manufacturing orders have been flat or falling in four of the last five months. January's decline represented the sharpest fall since September 2012. In light of this, it is not surprising that manufacturing reported job losses for the fifth month in a row." he said.
Meanwhile, companies here are continuing to be squeezed when it comes to exports, with orders falling at the beginning of the year.
That's been blamed on the strength of sterling against the euro.


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A new UN report finds that the true global cost of producing food is $12.7 trillion more than consumers pay at the checkout counter. We pay those uncounted costs in other ways.
Human health depends on having a liveable planet and this is inextricably linked to food systems.
New Zealand cities grow mostly through building houses on undeveloped land. But this removes fertile soil and undermines the food production and other ecological functions city dwellers depend on.
Many people are experiencing the sticker shock of higher prices at grocery stores. But the amount we pay for food often does not reflect the real social, environmental and human costs of production.
Genetically modified crops are increasing yield and food security in developed countries, but in Africa, a lack of adoption is limiting success.
Nigeria can produce more rice to feed its burgeoning population by harnessing its wastewater.
If greenhouse gas emissions continue at a high rate, breadbaskets of Europe and North America will see a 50% chance of a flash drought each year by the end of this century.
A third of South Africa’s farming income depends on irrigation. Disruptions in power supply put huge chunks of the country’s agricultural fortunes at risk.
Lab-grown meat seems green, ethical and quirky – but at industrial scale, it’s likely to cause unforeseen problems.
Octopuses are enigmatic beings whose experiences of industrial farming are likely to be profound.
This crucial fertiliser component is mostly found in just five countries.
Despite the impact of flooding on food security, it is not recognised as a threat by policymakers.
Growing fresh produce on the outskirts of a city reduces food miles and increases food security. But the foodbowls next to our our big cities are fast losing their land to urban growth.
Eating insects can carry a much lower environmental footprint than conventional meat. Should western cultures be incorporating more of them into their diets?
How well Morocco manages challenges to its fertiliser industry will affect its own development and the stability of food supplies across the world.
The global food system lacks resilience because it is too focused on keeping down costs.
Really, how productive is the average home vegetable garden – and will it leave you hungry? It largely depends on space, soil and gardening skills.
Industry seeks to capitalize on regenerative agriculture, but standards that focus only on carbon or other select environmental metrics will undermine its transformative potential
We asked six experts to nominate books that might help us avert environmental catastrophe. Here’s what they said.
Under certain conditions, climate can amplify security risks, with implications for lasting peace.


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Our blog is dead, long live our blog
For the past six years you’ve been enjoying our own take on what’s hot in the tech industry through our blog found at blog.gsmarena.com.
Today, along with the major overhaul of our website design, we are pleased to announce that we are incorporating our tech blog right into our main website.
This would bring the content many of you appreciate right along our regular phone news and the two sharing the same back-end would allow our development team to carry over the high-quality visuals to the blog articles adding for a unified user experience and it also means browsing the posts will be faster.
Our new blog column is still going to be full of tech news from every corner of the tech industry much like it was before.
The content we’ve already produced at blog.gsmarena.com will stay there indefinitely for your perusal but we will no longer be adding new articles there so make sure you update your bookmarks, RSS feeds or whatever other way you may be using to get to our posts lists.
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This inflation was mainly on account of higher food prices. The consumer price index (CPI) based on retail inflation stood at 5.03 per cent in February.
Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation for the month of March 2020 stands at 5.91% against 2.86% on March 2019, Government of India. The inflation in the food basket was 8.76 per cent in March 2020, lower from 10.81 per cent in the previous month, as per the CPI data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO).
With heightened risk of deterioration in global growth, the RBI is likely to go for an inter-meeting repo rate cut of 25-40 basis points, says a report. On Wednesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic.
Dedicating a full chapter on "Through 'Thalinomics -- The Economics of a Plate of Food in India", the survey tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman analysed data from the Consumer Price Index for industrial workers for around 80 centres in 25 states/Union Territories from April 2006 to October 2019 to arrive at the cost of a 'thali'.
The previous high of CPI was 6.07 in July 2016. The Reserve Bank of India has been mandated by the government to contain inflation in the range of 4 per cent, with a margin of 2 per cent on either side.
The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported on Wednesday that inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), edged up by 1.3 per cent over the previous month after the PBS revised its calculation methodology by setting the new base year 2015-16 instead of the previous 2007-08 financial year.
The inflation based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 3.99 per cent in September and 3.38 per cent in October 2018. The inflation in the food basket spiked to 7.89 per cent in October 2019 as against 5.11 per cent the preceding month


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comScore Introduces Innovation to Validate Online Campaign Delivery in Spain
Madrid, Spain, May 9, 2012 - comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today announced the Spanish launch of its validated Campaign Essentials™ (vCE) product, a new measurement solution for validating digital ad delivery. vCE is an innovation that enables the advertising industry to measure verified impressions across key areas such as visibility, targeting and brand safety.
For the full press release in Spanish, please click here.
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20 VPS providers to shut down on Monday, giving customers two days to save their data | ZDNet
No explanation given for the sudden shutdown. Customers suspect an exit scam.
Mike Bittner, Director of Digital Security and Operations for The Media Trust says, “These fly-by-night virtual private server providers have made off not only with money they made from Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but also with valuable consumer data collected on the year’s busiest online shopping season. Businesses must carefully vet their digital vendors just as thoroughly as they would other vendors. They will lower their risk of being deadpooled or swindled by entering into contracts only with companies that have a track record for reliability, longevity, and data security. VPS providers are legion, but validation and positive reviews from third-parties recognized and trusted in the industry will indicate whom to do business with. In the long run, businesses save more and risk less when they go with digital vendors they can trust.”


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1. Robotic arms holding TV monitors greet attendees of Amazon re:MARS conference
2. Robotic manufacturing arm
GRAPHIC: Amazon is hosting high-tech enthusiasts this week at its 're:MARS' expo in Las Vegas.
The goal: innovation across several tech sectors.
3. Spider robot grabs plate of food
4. Robot moves boxes
5. Robot delivers beer
6. SOUNDBITE (English) David Limp, Amazon Senior Vice President:
"The title of the conference is 're:MARS' and MARS stands for machine learning, automation, robotics and space. We really think that these are four really exciting domains of science that are moving forward really fast and we wanted to put together a conference that brought the best and brightest around those areas together to see if they could inspire each other."
7. Robot stacks cups with help of operator wearing remote tactile gloves
8. Operator controls robotic arms by wearing remote control gloves
9. Close up of operator carefully moving hands
10. Operator remotely controls robotic hands using Rubik's Cube
"This is the first ever tactile tele robot. We've got a pair of robot hands with fingertips with the sensitivity of the human hand, controlled by the power gloves with feedback to let you touch things. We're doing this over a distance of mere inches but you could run this over the far side of the world. You can put the robot in a dangerous place to do a job you didn't want to do."
12. Man walks on treadmill wearing open source robotic prosthetic leg
13. Close up of robotic leg walking on treadmill
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Elliott Rouse, University of Michigan Robotics Institute:
"This is a new open source robotic leg. One of the greatest challenges in robotic prosthetic legs today is control. Fortunately we have many different researchers around the country studying how to build control systems. But each person does so with their own custom robotic hardware. So it's very inefficient. People are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in years developing these before they can even investigate a control system."
The online retailer and shipping giant is focusing more attention on advancing new technologies.
To highlight some of those advancements and to encourage new innovation, Amazon is hosting a new conference focused on artificial intelligence.
The re:MARS conference, which stands for machine learning, automation, robotics and space, takes place in Las Vegas this week.
"We really think that these are four really exciting domains of science that are moving forward really fast and we wanted to put together a conference that brought the best and brightest around those areas together to see if they could inspire each other," said David Limp, Amazon Senior Vice President.
At Tuesday night's opening gala, robots literally took center stage...and even delivered food and drink to the attendees.
Other robots showcased at the event included one controlled remotely by an operator wearing special haptic gloves and a new open source robotic leg which makes it easier for users to customize.
iRobot, which pioneered the robot vacuum cleaner more than two decades ago, unveiled the latest versions of its popular Rhoomba device, including new floor-mopping and lawn mowing robots.
Amazon's conference comes as the U.S. Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission starts an antitrust investigation into big tech companies over their aggressive business practices.
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October sales fall as auto boom slows
Detroit — It’s a chilly autumn for U.S. auto sales.
Sales of new cars and trucks were expected to fall in October as consumer demand wanes. J.D. Power and LMC Automotive expect total October sales to fall by just over 7 percent, with retail sales to individual customers dropping 8 percent.
General Motors’ sales fell 2 percent from last October, while Toyota’s sales fell 9 percent. Honda’s sales were down 4 percent and Nissan’s fell 2 percent. Fiat Chrysler’s sales were down 10 percent. Volkswagen’s sales fell 18.5 percent.
Other automakers were expected to release sales later Tuesday.
Ford Motor Co. said its sales figures would be delayed until later in the week due to an electrical fire at its headquarters that stopped dealers from reporting sales. Kelley Blue Book estimated that Ford’s sales fell 11 percent.
October would be the fifth month of year-over-year sales drops, a sign this year could fall short of the 17.5 million sales record set in 2015.
“The fact that retail sales are beginning to contract despite high incentives and extremely low interest rates and gas prices is a clear indicator that this cycle has reached its peak,” said John Humphrey, senior vice president of J.D. Power’s global automotive practice, who does not expect a large sales decline for the year.
Sales fell even though automakers increased average discounts per vehicle by 12 percent from last October to $3,726 per vehicle, according to J.D. Power. But the average sales price still was expected to set an October record at $31,383. Prices are rising because more higher-priced trucks and SUVs are being sold.
Incentives can draw buyers in the short term, but they can be dangerous for the industry, since they lower profits and hurt vehicles’ resale values. Kelley Blue Book senior analyst Alec Gutierrez said incentives are currently growing faster than average prices; if that trend continues, or if prices stagnate but incentives keep growing, there could be trouble.
“We’re on the upper end of the spectrum in terms of where we would feel comfortable,” he said.
Gutierrez and others say they expect automakers to cut production in the coming weeks in order to keep vehicle supplies aligned with demand. Ford already cut production at four North American plants in October, including those that make the Fusion sedan, Escape SUV and F-150 pickup.
- General Motors Co. said its U.S. sales fell 1.7 percent to 259,000 last month. All brands but Buick reported declines. Sales of its top-selling Chevrolet Silverado pickup fell nearly 4 percent but Chevrolet Tahoe SUV sales rose 81 percent while GMC Acadia SUV sales were up 24 percent. GM reported that it’s getting strong prices for its vehicles; its average sale price of $43,988 was a record for October.
- Toyota Motor Corp.’s sales fell 8.7 percent to 186,295. Toyota brand sales were down 9 percent, while luxury Lexus sales fell 6 percent. Sales of the Tacoma small pickup rose 4 percent and Lexus SUV sales jumped 6 percent. But car sales tumbled. Sales of the Prius hybrid were down 46.5 percent despite a recent redesign.
- Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said its sales fell 10 percent to 176,609. Jeep, Chrysler, Dodge, Alfa and Fiat sales were down, but Ram sales were up 12 percent on strong sales of its commercial vans.
- Honda Motor Co.’s sales fell 4.2 percent to 126,161. Sales of the Honda HR-V small SUV jumped 46.5 percent, while sales of the luxury Acura MDX SUV were up 15 percent. But car sales dropped.
- Nissan Motor Co.’s sales fell 2.2 percent to 113,520. Sales of the newly redesigned Nissan Armada SUV jumped 79 percent, while sales of the Murano SUV doubled from last year. But Infiniti luxury sales were flat, and Nissan and Infiniti’s combined car sales were down 13 percent.
- The Volkswagen brand, still recovering from its diesel cheating scandal, said sales fell 18.5 percent to 24,779. Sales of the newly redesigned Beetle were up 29.5 percent, but most vehicles saw sales declines.


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Icons imitating icons.
Type into Google "slip dress" and images of Kate Moss, Cindy Crawford, and Naomi Campbell in slinky, barely-there dresses will instantly flash across the screen. The wardrobe staple has become synonymous with the '90s and the supermodels who made it famous — and it's appeal has never really gone away.
Case in point? On Friday, Emily Ratajkowski stepped out for a stroll in Paris, wearing a sexy see-through slip dress reminiscent of the ones worn by the Big Six back in the day. EmRata's version was nude and netted with contrasting black fabric, and featured tiny spaghetti straps and lace detailing on the hem. Her black underwear was visible underneath, and she accessorized with a deep red croc-embossed shoulder bag, coordinating strappy heels, and chunky gold earrings.
EmRata styled her brunette hair in an elegant updo with a middle part and face-framing fringe, and combined her nude glossy pout with bronzed skin and heavy black eyeliner.
Earlier in the day, Emily wore two other jaw-dropping dresses while attending the shows during Paris Fashion Week. First, she arrived at Loewe in a red sweater dress that looked like a cozy blanket, as it draped off her shoulders and featured a super-high leg slit. The model then was spotted out in a black Coperni column maxi dress with a back cutout, a hamstring-high slit, and sculptural hand-like details over her hips, chest, and lower back.
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SeaSpine (Nasdaq:SPNE) this morning reported fourth-quarter results that were mixed compared to the consensus forecast.
The Carlsbad, California-based company posted losses of $18.8 million, or 52¢ per share, on sales of $55.6 million for the three months ended Dec. 31, 2021, for a bottom-line slide deeper into the red on sales growth of 19.7%.
SeaSpine’s losses per share of 52¢ came in 17¢ behind expectations on Wall Street, where analysts were looking for sales of $54.9 million.
“We are pleased with our revenue performance in the fourth quarter, despite the impact of the pandemic on surgery volumes in December,” SeaSpine President and CEO Keith Valentine said in a news release. “As we enter the new year, we are encouraged with the steady improvements we have seen in operating room capacity and hospital staffing levels since early February.
“Those improvements, coupled with the strength of our comprehensive spinal implants and advanced DBM products portfolio, as well as disruptive 7D technologies, such as our Flash navigation system, drive the confidence in our ability to accelerate market share-taking across all markets in which we compete.”
SeaSpine said it expects full-year 2022 revenue to fall in the range of between $226 million and $230 million, representing growth of between 18% and 20% year-over-year.
Shares of SPNE were down 0.3% at $12.67 per share in mid-morning trading today. MassDevice’s MedTech 100 Index — which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies — was down 0.4%.


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Experts warn of cargo theft risk for Memorial Day weekend
May 23, 2019
•Land Line Staff
A three-day weekend is an extended opportunity for cargo thieves to wreak havoc on the supply chain. Organized cargo theft rings will be extremely active in the coming days, as more shipments are left unattended for extended periods because of the long holiday weekend, according to a bulletin from the SensiGuard Supply Chain Intelligence Center.
During previous Memorial Day weekends, the Austin, Texas-based group has recorded elevated theft rates up to 43% higher and average values up to 253% higher than nonholiday weekends. Since 2014, Memorial Day weekends have seen an average theft value of $318,006 totaling in excess of $11.7 million.
In the bulletin, the group recommends that logistics and security professionals ensure security protocols are up-to-date and in line with industry best practices for both in-transit and warehouse operations. In addition, they suggest confirming a receiver’s hours of operation for the Memorial Day weekend are consistent with scheduled delivery times in order to mitigate the risk of theft while a load is at rest. Truck stops, highway rest areas and distribution centers are at greater risk for theft during holidays, according to SensiGuard’s research.
Things to consider when selecting a secure area or lot are controlled access, adequate lighting, congestion, any type of either personal or video surveillance, how long the load will be left unattended, and past knowledge of localized cargo theft activity.
If a load must be left unattended for any period of time it should be made as secure as possible. Theft-resistant locking and sealing mechanisms for tractors, trailers and cargo compartments; disabling technology for the vehicle’s power units or trailer movements; parking vehicles and/or cargo compartments in a fashion which make access as difficult as possible – are all recommendations made by the group.
Any tracking technology, such as GPS monitoring, that is available for deployment should be used to its fullest extent possible. That would include tracking technology on the conveyance’s power unit, its cargo area (if separate), as well as within the cargo itself.
Notable thefts during the Memorial Day weekend include a 2018 full truckload theft of more than $5.7 million worth of clothing in Kentucky and a 2017 fictitious pickup of computers, valued at $584,400.


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Another international franchise bites the dust.
American fast food chain Hardee’s has permanently shut down all branches in Lebanon after downsizing a few years back.
We reached out to the restaurant and got confirmation that they are no longer operational in Lebanon, neither for dine-in nor delivery.
Hardee’s was previously settled in different areas including Bliss Street, Raouche, Verdun, Bhamdoun, Jounieh, Khaldeh, Tripoli, and Zalka. Over the years, the franchise grew its very own loyal fan base in a competitive fast food market.
Today, it is bidding farewell to Lebanon and letting go of its employees amid one of the worst economic crises to hit the country, adding to the unemployment rate.
Hardee’s is not the first international company to struggle with Lebanon’s ongoing dollar crisis. Before it, companies like Coca Cola
have shut down, while others like Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts resorted to increasing their prices.
Good bye Hardee’s, your juicy burgers and curly fries will be missed!


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Tata Capital adds 60 branches, aims to reach 300 by 2023
Under its ambitious expansion strategy, the company plans to expand its network and targets to reach over 300 branches by March 2023 with a special focus on tier II and tier III markets.
Tata Capital has added 60 new branches in the current fiscal taking its total network of over 250 branches and extension counters spread across the country.
Under its expansion strategy to cater to the underserved customer segment, the company plans to expand its network and targets to reach over 300 branches by March 2023 with a special focus on tier II and tier III markets. It presently caters to around 2.5 million customers.
The announcement comes when most of the financial institutions are going slow on expanding their branches in the current digital world.
“We believe a branch plays an important role in strengthening our relationship with our customers and helps us curate financial solutions for them. Our innovative and easy- to- access digital offerings complement our branch outreach initiatives to drive scale and seek new avenues for growth as well,” said Sarosh Amaria, managing director, Tata Capital Financial Services.


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Players And Pooches: MGM Goes Dog-Friendly at Las Vegas Strip, Three Regional Properties
Posted on: December 12, 2019, 09:32h.
Last updated on: December 12, 2019, 10:31h.
MGM Resorts International is hoping to gain traction with dog lovers, expanding its dog-friendly policy at select properties so guests can bring their furry friends with them on visits to Las Vegas and other regions.
The company said its new policy will apply to all of its venues on the Las Vegas Strip, where it’s the largest operator, as well as the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Miss, MGM Detroit, and MGM Springfield in Massachusetts.
The expanded dog program introduces an elevated level of service for four-legged guests throughout their stay, allowing pet parents to take their furry friends on the road during the next family getaway,” according to a statement issued by MGM.
On the Strip, dog-friendly policies are standard operating procedure for many well-known gaming properties, including several glitzy venues. For example, the Cosmopolitan and Caesars Palace welcome dog owners and their canine accomplices, a policy that extends to several other Caesars hotels as well, according to Expedia.
The Borgata in Atlantic City, N.J., Empire City in Yonkers, N.Y. and MGM National Harbor in Baltimore weren’t mentioned in the release.
Revenue Diversifier and Generator
Of course, the privilege of bringing dogs to hotels isn’t free, and while it’s an indulgence for guests, it’s also a revenue generator for operators. MGM said its dog-friendly rooms are available for upgrade fees of $50 to $175 per day, depending on the property.
There are some added services that can run guests’ canine tabs even higher.
A doggie concierge will check in on pups while guests are away and send a text message with photo confirmation. The cost for this service is $25,” said MGM.
The operator of the Bellagio and Mirage, among other Strip venues, said it will also arrange for dog walks through “a preferred service provider” while guests are hitting the tables or dining. But costs for that weren’t mentioned.
Just as pesky parking and resort fees have become added revenue streams, canine amenities can diversify an operator’s revenue stream and reduce dependence on gaming-related turnover.
MGM is already proving adept at that, as some analysts believe the company’s food and beverage and hotel-related turnover will surpass gaming revenue this year.
In the US, seven out of 10 households have pets, higher than the ratio that have children, underscoring the point that the pet industry is big business.
SunTrust Bank estimates Americans will spend nearly $140 on gifts for their pets this holiday, and pet-related spending in the US has increased on an annual basis every year this century.
There are some limitations on MGM’s pet policy, including guests being limited to two dogs combining for a weight of 100 pounds or less. The company also requires that canines coming to its properties be fully house broken and placed in a crate when owners leave the room.
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GENEVA, Oct 27 (AFP): Global exports of goods are expected to grow by 6.5 percent this year, down from 9.0-percent growth in 2004, the World Trade Organisation said on Thursday.
In its statistics on world trade flows, the WTO pointed to a fall in economic output caused in part by the sharp rise in oil prices.
"While growth in trade will remain satisfactory in 2005 the decelerating trend is cause for some concern," said WTO chief Pascal Lamy.
"To set us on the right course we need to create more opportunities for trade, particularly in developing countries, and we need to adjust global trade rules to better meet the needs of entrepreneurs in the 21st century."
He pressed the 148 governments in the WTO, which are facing deadlock in their Doha Round negotiations on expanding free trade, to do more to ensure success at a looming summit in Hong Kong.
The December 13-18 conference is meant to cap the Doha Round, launched in 2001, by approving the outlines of a multilateral accord cutting tariffs, subsidies and other hindrances to commerce.
In its annual overview, the WTO said that trade had picked up in the second quarter of this year in the 30 rich countries grouped in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.
But trade among Asian countries, and US imports, both slowed in the first six months of 2005, the WTO said.
"The steep rise in real oil prices, to their highest level in more than two decades, has negatively affected consumer and business confidence in the oil importing countries," it said.
"The full impact of the price increases is still to be felt in consumer and business expenditure."
The WTO study also looked in more detail at world trade in 2004.
"The emergence of China as a major import and export market for goods and services continued unabated in 2004," said the WTO.
The share of China in the exports and imports of many countries doubled between 2000 and 2004. By 2004, China had become the world's third-biggest merchandise trader.
The sharp rise in prices and traded volumes of many primary commodities was boost for some regions and product groups in international trade flows, said the WTO.
Oil-producing countries in the the former Soviet Union, the Middle East and Africa, all saw export growth in the face of rising demand from China, India and the United States.
The WTO also cited increases in the price of iron and steel, ores, nonferrous metals, which recorded export growth of almost one third in 2004.
Product groups with the weakest growth in 2004 included farm produce, textiles and clothing.
Merchandise exports of the world's poorest countries are estimated to have risen by one third to 62 billion dollars in 2004, fuelled by higher commodity prices, the WTO said.


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New Delhi: Gold prices have been on the upward swing lately amid the ongoing festive season. Gold futures for December delivery were trading with a gain of Rs 51, on Monday (October 18) following an increased demand in the global markets.
On the Multi-Commodity Exchange (MCX), gold prices for December delivery rose 0.11 percent to Rs 47,265 for 10 grams at 14.36 hours. Silver price too witnessed a raly, by jumping 0.31 per cent to Rs 63,468 per kg. Gold prices opened at Rs 47,220 as against its previous close of Rs 47,213 while Silver prices opened at Rs 63,235 as against its previous close of 63,271.
Gold still cheaper by nearly Rs 8,900 from record highs
Last year, due to the Corona crisis, people had invested heavily in gold. In August 2020, the price of 10 grams of gold on MCX reached the highest level of Rs 56191. Last year, gold gave a return of 43%. At afternoon trade, gold was at the level of Rs 47,260 per 10 grams on MCX, which is still cheaper by Rs 8,931.
In international market, Gold was last up 0.14% at $1,769.60 an ounce, after falling 1.5% on Friday on higher U.S. bond yields and a rise in U.S. retail sales.
Bullion market was closed on Friday due to Dussehra. Gold prices rallied by Rs 455 to Rs 46,987 per 10 gram in the national capital on Thursday following firm trends in global markets. In the previous trade, the precious metal had settled at Rs 46,532 per 10 gram. Silver also jumped Rs 894 to Rs 61,926 per kg from Rs 61,032 per kg in the previous trade.


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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, PHILIPPINES – October 26, 2020 – Qomunica Group, a tech startup based in Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines introduced its flagship product QCON, a high quality web-based video conferencing application that's fast, secured, and combines all the popular features in one simple app, in a virtual social media product release.
QCON is joining the video conferencing market which has seen an increase in demand not only with the outbreak of COVID19 pandemic limiting transportation though lockdowns, but as part of globalization and digitalization in businesses worldwide. Video conferencing solutions became a major collaboration tool attributing to organizations making decisions faster.
The app highlights its web-based attributes that feel like a natural extension of users’ daily activities on the internet. It has a simple and user-friendly interface with high quality audio and video output and popular features like screen sharing, chat functionality, mobile app availability on play store and app store, and a host of other tools which make it convenient for organizations to carry meetings with multiple participants. The app also offers unlimited talk time that makes it attractive versus existing video conferencing applications in the market.
“Qomunica’s vision is to turn the Philippines into a digital country, and one of the ways to advance this is through our advocacy to develop apps that will help digitalize the needs of the government, consumers and micro, small and medium enterprises.” said Ma Margarita Cuartero, CEO, Qomunica. “We aim to be the leader of software development in the country delivering applications of international standards. QCON is only one of the many applications we have lined up for deployment. Qomunica hopes this is a call for local software development companies to start creating applications aimed to improve the Philippines.” she said.
The development and release of QCON for public consumption builds an exciting digital advancement for the country as more and more people are adopting digital collaboration tools.
About QCON: QCON is a web-based video conferencing application. It can be accessed through https://qcon.qomunicall.com/
About Qomunica: Qomunica is a homegrown, Filipino-owned company operating in Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines that provides a full suite of quality services in software consultancy and solutioning, software quality assurance and software maintenance and support.
For more information, press only: Qomunica Media Relation – +63 917 564 4447, email@example.com


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Poynting has partnered with Wi-Fi hotspot supplier We.Stream to provide South Africans with an affordable global roaming solution.
We.Stream’s mobile Wi-Fi hotspot offers travellers secure mobile data in more than 100 countries for €99 per month.
The device features a cloud-SIM, 2 SIM slots if you want to use your own SIMs, a built-in VPN, and a power bank with up to 15 hours of use.
Poynting CEO Michael Howard explained that the price for roaming remains the same, no matter which global network you use.
“You buy your data bundle online via the We.Stream portal or from the device with your credit card. If you run out of data, soft capping allows you to still communicate, if only to buy more data,” he said.
Howard added that the We.Stream VPN service allows corporates to offer their executives a solution where they can connect securely to a corporate network from anywhere in the world.
Poynting is offering the We.Stream mobile Wi-Fi hotspot in South Africa for R2,699, which includes three free day passes.


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Dominic Chappell’s Retail Acquisitions has been put into liquidation following a battle with BHS administrator Duff & Phelps.
Duff & Phelps filed a High Court petition to wind up Retail Acquisitions, the former owner of BHS, last October. The administrators were trying to gain control of the firm to analyse the flow of cash from BHS to Chappell and his associates.
However, Retail Acquisitions’ lawyers argued that the company was owed money following the sale of the BHS head office in London, and was therefore not insolvent and should not be wound up.
The High Court hearing was due to conclude last Friday, but was pushed back to this week to give the judge more time to consider the evidence.
Today, a spokeswoman for Duff & Phelps said: “Duff & Phelps, acting on behalf of BHS Group, is satisfied that RAL (Retail Acquisitions Limited) has been put into liquidation. The process of realising the assets of RAL can now commence to the benefit of all the creditors of the BHS companies.”
Drapers has contacted Chappell for a comment.
Retail Acquisitions was incorporated in November 2014 and changed its name from Swiss Rock Ventures in March 2015. That same month it took control of BHS from Arcadia boss Sir Phillip Green. Duff & Phelps were appointed as administrators to BHS in April 2016.


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South African retailer Pick ‘n’ Pay has insisted that it is well positioned to expand its sales in the market despite the entry of Wal-Mart Stores into the market.
Earlier this week, Wal-Mart was granted regulatory approval to buy a controlling 51% stake in South African retailer Massmart in a deal valued at US$2.3bn. The news has sparked speculation that Wal-Mart’s entry could result in heightened competition – particularly around price.
However, Pick ‘n’ Pay remains confident about its prospects. “We are confident about our long-term success in the South African retail market as we move the company strategically to international best practices,” a spokesperson for the group told just-food.
While Wal-Mart is likely to usher in its EDLP strategy at Massmart, the spokesperson said that Pick ‘n’ Pay already works to ensure South African consumers have access to low prices.
“Rising fuel, electricity and labour costs may have incremental effects on product pricing but we have a team of dedicated professional buyers around the country who do everything in their power to negotiate the best possible prices with suppliers,” the spokesperson said.
Commenting on its planned investment, Wal-Mart said yesterday (1 June) that it intends to drive growth at Massmart’s fresh food business, which it expects to increase by 50% over a five-year period. However, Pick ‘n’ Pay emphasised that it has already taken steps to improve its fresh food and private-label offering.
“We have vastly improved on our fresh food offering in terms of range, and our private-label brands have been redeveloped and repackaged,” the spokesperson said.
According to the spokesperson, Pick ‘n’ Pay has recently implemented a number of initiatives designed to differentiate it from its rivals, notably the introduction of South Africa’s first loyalty card.
“Our smartshopper loyalty programme is South Africa’s first major grocery chain loyalty programme as part of a business strategy that will enable us to build a stronger relationship with our customers in years to come,” the spokesperson said.
“The programme is aligned to global best practice, such as the highly successful programme operated by Tesco, the UK’s largest grocery chain. Our goal is three million signed up customers in the first calendar year and we are already at 2.7m customers after only two months.”


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Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo mentioned that if they hadn’t begun work on the Apple Watch Ultra 3 by December, the device probably wouldn’t be ready for 2024.
Apple is preparing to hold its ‘Scary Fast’ event at the end of the month. During this event, they plan to reveal new MacBook Pro and iMac models. Additionally, the Cupertino-based company is said to be working on updating its iPad and AirPods lineup for next year. However, it could be a while before we witness the arrival of the next-generation Apple Watch Ultra. According to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, it’s possible that the Apple Watch Ultra 3 won’t make its debut in 2024.
Apple Hasn’t Started Developing the Apple Watch Ultra 3 – Ming-Chi Kuo
During its ‘Wonderlust’ event in September, Apple unveiled the Apple Watch Series 9 and the Apple Watch Ultra 2, in addition to its latest iPhone 15 series. Although the second generation of Apple’s premium smartwatch is already available, TF Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo stated in his Medium blog that Apple has not yet initiated the development of the Apple Watch Ultra 3. This approach is unusual given the company’s typical product development schedule.
Kuo mentioned that if Apple doesn’t start working on Apple Watch Ultra 3 by December, it’s almost certain that the next Ultra smartwatch from the company won’t be coming in 2024. In his post, Kuo reasoned that Apple hasn’t officially begun the Apple Watch Ultra 3 project because they require additional time to develop innovative health management features, ensure the manufacturability of new features, and resolve issues related to Micro LED production.
Apple’s Future Product Lineup and Analyst Forecasts
The analyst also gave sales forecasts for the Apple Watch Ultra in case a new model doesn’t debut next year. Kuo estimated that shipments of the premium watch could decrease by 20-30 percent year-on-year in 2024, and he predicted that total Apple Watch shipments might drop by 10 percent to around 35 million units.
Although a new Ultra model for the Apple Watch might not make its debut in 2024, Apple has a busy schedule with a lineup of products set to be released next year. Recently, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman mentioned in his Power On newsletter that Apple intends to introduce new iPad models around March 2024. The company is said to be working on updates for the iPad Air, the entry-level iPad, and the iPad mini. Furthermore, while the iPhone maker is likely to unveil a refreshed 24-inch iMac at its upcoming event this month, a larger Pro version of the iMac with a 32-inch display is expected to arrive in late 2024 or 2025.
The company is also said to be preparing a comprehensive overhaul of its highly popular AirPods lineup. According to Gurman, Apple is getting ready to release two new fourth-generation AirPods and a new version of the top-tier $549 (Rs. 59,900 in India) AirPods Max headphones for the coming year. The entire AirPods lineup will also receive USB Type-C charging, a fresh design, and substantial improvements in audio quality.
Last Wednesday, Apple released watchOS 10.1, introducing the new double-tap feature to its newest smartwatches. Following the update, users of the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 can now double-tap their index finger and thumb to answer calls, respond to messages, and carry out various other actions.


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Canopy Growth Corporation (NYSE: CGC) reported its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, on Friday before the market opens. The bottom-line was wider than the analysts’ expectations while the top-line missed consensus estimates.
The company posted a wider loss in the fourth quarter of 2020 due to impairment and restructuring charges. The top-line increased by 15% year-over-year backed by higher revenue from Canadian medical and International medical segments despite lower revenue from Canadian recreational revenue.
Canopy Growth expects fiscal 2021 to be a transition year as the company resets its strategic focus, rolls out a new organizational design, and implements a comprehensive operational and supply chain productivity program. Given this, as well as the significant COVID-19 related uncertainties that exist, the company is withdrawing its previously communicated milestones for achieving positive adjusted EBITDA and net income.
Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) reported first quarter 2023 earnings results today. Enterprise revenue dropped to $10.6 billion from $11.6 billion in the year-ago period. Comparable sales were down
AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE: AZO) reported third quarter 2022 earnings results today. Net sales increased 5.9% year-over-year to $3.9 billion. Domestic same-store sales increased 2.6%. Net income decreased 0.6% to $592.6 million, while
Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) reported lower earnings and higher revenues for the first quarter of 2023. Earnings topped Wall Street's expectations, while revenues matched the estimates. Adjusted earnings, excluding


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The early data shows a big teddy bear was a surprise seller at Target, and some retailers are coping with out-of-stock merchandise on their websites.
With the new Red Robin restaurant opening this week, along with the opening of the Fresh Thyme Market in September, the second phase is nearly complete.
After weeks of criticism from patients, doctors and other drugmakers for hiking a life-saving medicine's price more than fifty-fold, Turing Pharmaceuticals is reneging on its pledge to cut the $750-per-pill price.
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The new JW Marriott at the Mall of America opened Monday, just in time for holiday shopping. It is the first location in Minnesota for the luxury brand and the 25th location in the United States.
3 weekend warehouse sales: Athletic apparel, woolens and eyeglasses
Stock indexes are little changed in quiet, post-holiday trading.
A California farm is recalling a vegetable mix believed to be the source of E.coli in Costco chicken salad that has been linked to an outbreak that has sickened 19 people in seven states, the Food and Drug Administration said Thursday.
Grain futures were lower Friday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade.
The concept of free community college has been touted by President Barack Obama, Democratic presidential candidates, and some Republicans.
When a 6-year-old autistic boy died in a hail of bullets fired by a pair of moonlighting deputy city marshals, many residents of this central Louisiana town were surprised to learn that local police weren't the only ones patrolling their streets.
Intensive care nurse Angie Boivin had just tended to a woman whose leg was severed near the hip when she saw her husband Larry lying nearby under an American flag blanket. She says that she was with him when he took his last breath.
A weaker global economy — and a slowdown in China — will likely dampen some of the growth in air travel over the next two decades.
Families making retail stops an annual tradition as officials say Thanksgiving sales were promising.
A closely-watched survey shows German consumers are losing confidence amid growing concerns of an economic slump.
Federal officials say a business is recalling a vegetable mix believed to be the source of E.coli in Costco chicken salad that has been linked to an outbreak that has sickened 19 people in seven states.
Black Friday used to kick off the holiday shopping season, but now Thanksgiving Day is the new tradition for some shoppers.
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders calls climate change the greatest threat to national security. Front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton promises to install more than 500 million solar panels across the country.
Michelle Obama's message for high school seniors fretting about their college prospects is simple.
Late one night at the University of Mississippi power plant, William Faulkner turned over a wheelbarrow, used it as a makeshift table and began writing the classic novel "As I Lay Dying" — but where in the building did he do it?
If the beginning of the holiday season is any indication, it could be a merry mobile Christmas for shoppers.


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What might our shops look like when we can go into them?
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Changing rooms closed, staff wearing face shields, and no product testers.
These are just some of the changes being suggested by the British Retail Consortium (BRC), which is leading on the advice and direction the UK high street should take when shops reopen.
The BRC is advising on everything from testing staff to sharing customer reactions to changes.
The organisations found that not only were customers unfazed by staff wearing PPE, they responded well.
The BRC said: “It is not government guidance to require any form of PPE in non-clinical workplaces. However most businesses are providing gloves, masks and/or face guards to those that request them.
“Anecdotal feedback indicates that where provided the option to use is a mechanism for reassurance for staff that wish to use it. Initially some colleagues were being asked why they were not wearing masks. Several businesses are now giving staff the option to wear masks, gloves or shields and we are not aware of any negative reaction.”
Professor Joshua Bamfield, the director for the Centre for Retail Research, said he believes that being proactive in areas such as PPE and social distancing is good business practise. Prof Bamfield said: “What we’re seeing from some customers is that they’re terrified to go into shops. Those that do want to go out and shop are not worried by seeing staff in head-to-toe PPE because it’s the new norm. The other thing to consider is that if businesses are not adhering to guidelines they could face legal action.”
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The BRC also said that from its research businesses are largely choosing to close their changing rooms, are removing product testers and only accepting contactless payments.
Prof Bamfield added: “What will be interesting is when clothing and homeware shops reopen to see how customers react. There is some pressure at the moment to get in and out of shops and know exactly what you want - how this will impact businesses where people shop around remains to be seen.”


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The Co-op grocery chain has followed the example of Tesco and Waitrose by cutting the cost of women‘s sanitary products to cover the cost of the so-called “tampon tax”.
A five per cent reduction will come into effect from tomorrow, ahead of government proposals to remove the VAT.
All 71 of Co-op’s own-label and branded sanitary products will have their prices cut.
The Co-op is the third grocer to beat the government in covering the tampon tax on their products, with Waitrose and Tesco announcing similar initiatives within the past month.
“As a community retailer we feel it‘s important to do right by our customers,” Co-op trading director Andy Phelps said.
“That‘s why we are covering the cost of the five per cent VAT on sanitary products for women who shop with us.”


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This year, Hyundai Motor America plans to add 28 dealerships. Half of those will be in the West, with California getting the lion's share.
The automaker will continue to focus on the West for the next three years. In that same period, the company will add stores in the South and a few in the East and Midwest. Last year, Hyundai added 48 franchises in the United States for a total of 576 as of Jan. 1.
Hyundai has earmarked a considerable investment for California because its sales in that market collapsed during the 1990s.
"From 1995 through 1998, our sales in the western U.S. virtually imploded," said Bob Cosmai, Hyundai's vice president of national sales. "We nearly had a collapse of our dealers. You didn't see too many Hyundais in Orange County."
Nationwide, Hyundai sales rebounded from a low of 90,217 units in 1998 to 346,235 last year.
But things got so bad out West that Hyundai did not have a dealership in the San Fernando Valley for four years. California consumers were turned off by Hyundai's chronic quality problems, Cosmai said.
By contrast, cost-conscious buyers in the Northeast were attracted by Hyundai's low prices. In New England, Hyundai's strong sales have brought its market share within range of Nissan.


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Gurugram (Haryana) [India], January 13: There is some good news for the Covid-19 patients suffering from significant hair loss post-recovery. Advanced Wellness Clinic has successfully tested the unique plasma treatment as the finest method for restoring scalp health and halting hair loss. One of the most commonly visible issues is the “problem of hair loss after COVID19 infections”. Because of the massive strain of the deadly virus during the second wave left a huge impact on the entire body, including physical and mental well-being. Though people were tested negative from the virus, the impact of the virus on the body functions actually created complications and hindered the recovery process. Hair loss has become the most commonly reported post-covid symptom. Its major cause is the weaker immunity, stress and reduced ability of the body to consume or retain vital nutrients.
“Post-covid hair fall problems are not similar to the normal hair fall conditions caused due to lack of proper care and poor diet and can remain for a longer period, which can even cause a permanent hair loss in some cases,” said Dr Niyti Dhawn, the founder of Advanced Wellness. She also explains that this hair loss after recovery from the virus is called Telogen Effluvium or hair shedding in common language. It is usually caused by some shock to the nervous system of our body. In general, this is a reversible condition, and hairs start growing naturally at the same place, but in COVID, such recovery is difficult. The stress of the virus, bad health and fear of survival created the stress which was responsible for hair follicles to fall in a resting phase, and after a few weeks, those hairs can fall out due to lack of nutrition. In many cases, no treatment is required, and the hair often grows back when the stress goes away, but in the covid recovery case, the research is still under progress. “Usually, falling 10-50 hair strands is a normal phenomenon, but in post-covid recovery, these numbers are 400-500 strands or above per day, which is an alarming situation if the problem persists for more than 4-5 weeks,” warns Dr Dhawn.
Advanced Wellness Clinic has launched its special hair loss treatment for patients who are recovered from COVID and face severe hair loss. The clinic has done multiple camps of hair health check-ups to take samples and conduct studies of the patterns of hair fall in regular patients and covid-recovered patients. Dr BP Tyagi and Dr Niyti Dhawn revealed the results sharing that hair fall in covid-recovered patients are 40 times higher than regular patients. Advanced Wellness Clinic is among the pioneers to focus on this problem and found plasma treatment to be the best solution for the speedy recovery of scalp health, which stops hair loss. More than 240 patients have taken PRP treatment of hair loss from Advanced Clinic so far since June 2021, after the 2nd wave of the pandemic.
For more details of further free hair checkup camps in Ghaziabad and Gurgaon, please visit their website –www.advancedwellness.in


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Sweet manufacturer SugarSin is to launch its full range of cocktail gummies, chocolate delights and assorted fudge in UK Waitrose stores this month.
Mondelēz International owned sweet brand Maynards Bassetts is aiming to bring more adults to the sour segment with the launch of Wine Gums Tangy.
Bon Bon Buddies is joining forces with Disney to create, produce and distribute a new and healthier alternative confectionery range as part of Disney’s Healthy Living strategy.
Ferrero has unveiled plans to help retailers boost sales in spring 2017 with a £5 million marketing investment and new product launches.
As a consumer of sugar, I know full well that I probably take advantage of the commodity when consuming it in my breakfast and hot beverages.
Hostess has unveiled a range of products for autumn, including limited edition flavoured Twinkies, CupCakes and Donettes.
Independent confectionery manufacturer, Lees of Scotland, has launched three new designs for its expanding product portfolio.
UK-based Tangerine Confectionery has collaborated with drinks brand Vimto to produce a range of mini Vimto flavoured jelly beans.
Shifting tastes are bringing success for gourmet chocolate in Chile. But could a new labelling law ruin years of marketing? Tom Azzopardi reports from Santiago.
A brand new health food snack has launched in time for the summer, In the Nood enables you to roll your own make-and-go energy ball that has the ability to be customised by additional ingredients.
Scottish porridge producers, Stoats, has secured a listing with supermarket chain, Booths and additional listings with one of the UK’s largest retailers, Tesco for its Porridge Oat Bar Multipacks.
United Biscuits has announced the relaunch of its popular Trio chocolate biscuit bar.
Fair trade organization, Traidcraft is unveiling its new and improved Geobar range just in time for fairtrade fortnight.
Sugar Bowl Bakery has unveiled four new flavours of its traditional Madeleine’s at Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco: lemon, pumpkin spice, orange and tuxedo.


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Alex Terry, CEO at Conversica, joins Cheddar to discuss what's driving the rise of conversational artificial intelligence, and how it can help businesses.
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COVID Vaccine Rollout Gets Help From Twilio Cloud Communications
Susan Lucas Collins, global head of healthcare services at cloud communications company Twilio, talked to Cheddar about providing tools necessary to help smooth out the somewhat chaotic vaccine rollout in the United States.
Jun 6, 2019
How Robots Could Actually Add Jobs to the Food Industry
Sam Korus, analyst at Ark Invest, joins Cheddar to discuss the changing food delivery landscape, and how automation and robots could actually increase the number of food industry jobs.
Mar 3, 2021
Autonomous Checkout Company Standard Announces $150 Million Raise from Softbank
Automation has been gaining steam for years now, and the pandemic has only put wind behind the movement thanks to new concerns like social distancing. One company, Standard, enables autonomous checkout for brick and mortar retailers with an artificial-intelligence-powered computer vision platform. Today the company is announcing a $150 million raise from Softbank--which means the company has officially reached unicorn status. Jordan Fisher, Co-founder and CEO of Standard, joined Cheddar to discuss.


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Halo 5: Guardians has been officially announced ahead of the 2014 Microsoft Press Briefing at E3 2014. We should learn more about the game then but for now here is what we know!
Halo 5 Guardians will debut on Xbox One as an exclusive in the Fall of 2015. It will also launch alongside the new Halo TV Series.
Bonnie Ross, General Manager, 343 Industries says it best:
“Halo 5: Guardians” is a bigger effort than “Halo 4. That applies to the content and scope of the game, as well as the technology in what’s now a brand new and more powerful engine. Certainly there are some core elements carried over from prior games, but we’ve invested a huge effort in retooling our tech to take full advantage of the Xbox One’s hardware and ecosystem to create worlds and experiences worthy of next-gen.”
Can’t wait to hear more about this at the E3 2013 Press Briefing. We will be talking about this an upcoming show too!


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The US Federal Trade Commission has shared details of its probe into alleged violation of competition practices by Google in the US with the Competition Commission of India.
The competition watchdog probing a complaint against Google has received some crucial inputs from its US counterpart that may help build a case against the internet giant, officials familiar with the development said.
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has shared details of its probe into alleged violation of competition practices by Google in the US with the Competition Commission of India (CCI), which is looking into a complaint that the firm has been abusing its dominance in India’s online search and display advertising market.
“India has sought help from the US FTC under the international cooperation pact,” an official privy to the matter told ET, confirming that some information had been received. Officials said the information could help CCI build its case against Google, launched after Consumers Unity and Trust Society (CUTS), an advocacy group, filed a complaint in 2012.
The US FTC, along with major competition regulators across the globe, has been investigating a case of abuse of dominance against Google, which shows that Google “search results” give priority to Google sponsored pages or links.
For example, if a Google search is done for Bill Gates, the first few results would show theGoogle Plus pages of Bill Gates rather than LinkedIn or Facebook pages of Gates. Facebook and Google Plus are rivals in the social networking space.
When contacted a Google spokesperson said, “We continue to cooperate with the Competition Commission of India and are responding to all their queries.”
The person also pointed out that the US FTC’s intensive 18-month investigation had concluded last year “with no finding of fault against Google”. Indian officials, however, said that although the US settled competition case against Google without charges last year, it was observed that the company abused its dominance in the GPS tracking market.
The US FTC has told the Indian competition watchdog that Google is using its superior technology to push out competitors from the GPS tracking market. It also said Google has entered into contracts with small players to create entry barriers for other players.
This information could prove vital for the Indian investigation, a senior official said. While the director general of the CCI had investigated the matter in 2012 and has submitted his report to the commission, sources said the DG’s office staff lacked the skill set to investigate the matter.
If proved guilty of misusing its market domination, Google could be slapped with a penalty.
The European competition regulator too was investigating a similar case of abuse of dominance. There, Google has offered to settle the matter. India, unlike most other jurisdictions, does not have a settlement clause in its Competition Act.