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Rihanna shows off thin frame in sexy sheer crop top and sequined denim jeans for THIRD US Vogue cover in four years
She's only 25-years-old, but Rihanna is already on her third cover of US Vogue.
The Barbados beauty looks happy and nearly makeup free as she smiles while on the March issue of the respected fashion bible, which is an impressive 648 pages.
Dressed rock 'n' roll chic in a black cropped sheer top and sequined light blue denim jeans, the Stay singer proudly shows off her enviable figure as she puts one hand up to her pixie haircut and the other in her belt loop.
Fashion force: Rihanna stuns on the March cover of Vogue in a sheer crop top and light denim blue jeans
The Grammy favorite brings edge to the shoot - by photographer David Sims - as she shows off her intricate tribal tattoos on her right hand and wrist.
Two black ear cuffs are the only jewelry she's showing off.
Long, pointy light pink nails add a lady vixen vibe to the Umbrella hit maker.
Her first Vogue cover: With red hair and a skintight dress for the April 2011 issue of the fashion bible
New year, new look: Gracing the November 2012 edition in a feminine red strapless dress
Inside, the leggy Unapologetic singer models several edgy looks.
In one shot she's in copper colored sequined slacks with an over-sized black top that exposes her belly button.
Another shot has her in a black suit with over stitch. Her best look is with her hair slicked down and wearing a bejeweled green and black spaghetti strapped dress.
In all the of the eight set ups, the R&B goddess shows off her various tattoos.
The ex-girlfriend of Chris Brown appeared on Vogue's April 2011 cover, on which she had red hair, and the November 2012 cover, for which she looked feminine in a red dress.
On Wednesday the Diamonds singer posted two new photos to Instagram where she appeared to be alone and bored in a hotel room.
In one she is wearing a fashionable head scarf as she lets smoke float from her lips.
Bad girl looks good: The Stay singer blowing smoke in a Wednesday selfie where she dons a chic head scarf
Lonely at the top?: The Barbados performer looked solemn in this snap shared on Wednesday as well
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iPhone XR, XS and XS Max can now download the new software update iOS 12.1.2 on their device. The software is a minor update, weighing in at 100MB. Apple announced the released of it’s new software update early Tuesday morning.
However, Apple new software update does not bring any new features to the table, but it might be quite important for you if you own an iPhone XS Max, iPhone XS, or iPhone Xr. That’s because it fixes bugs with eSIM activation on Apple’s 2018 devices.
And hopefully with this new software update (iOS 12.1.2), eSIM support for iPhone XS, XR and XS Max can now function perfectly.
The new software update might also serve another purpose for those in Turkey. iOS 12.1.2 will address an issue that have affected cellular connectivity in Turkey for the three iPhones launched this year.
How do you get it? The update should be available over-the-air already, so if you haven’t received a notification about it yet, you can manually check for it through Settings > General > Software Update on your iPhone.

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BEIJING — China’s soybean imports hit a record high in 2020, customs data showed on Thursday, after crushers ramped up purchases amid improved margins and healthy demand from the country’s rapidly recovering pig sector.
China, the world’s top soybean buyer, bought 100.33 million tonnes of the oilseed in 2020, up 13% from 88.51 million tonnes in 2019, according to the General Administration of Customs, the highest annual imports on record.
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December’s imports came in at 7.524 million tonnes, down 27% from 9.54 million tonnes a year ago and down also from November’s 9.59 million tonnes, as shipments slowed after abundant arrivals in earlier months.
China has been rebuilding its pig herd, which was ravaged by the deadly African swine fever disease, with the pig population now approaching normal levels, according to state media.
Demand had been very strong, said a manager with a crusher in northern China, especially in the earlier months of the year.
“Imports in the new year are expected to hit a new record high,” he added, declining to be named as he was not authorized to speak to the media.
Crushers bought Brazilian soybeans early in 2020, and turned to U.S. cargoes in the fourth quarter when American beans hit the market, and as Beijing stepped up purchases of U.S. farm produce to meet the terms of a Phase 1 trade deal. (Reporting by Hallie Gu and Dominique Patton Editing by Shri Navaratnam)


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Scholastic Releases Updated Hunger Games Sales Figures
Posted on July 20, 2012
Scholastic has released updated figures for Suzanne Collins's The Hunger Games trilogy. Scholastic says the trilogy has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list for over two hundred consecutive weeks (over three years). Scholastic says it has over 50 million copies of the books from the series in print and digital formats in the U.S.
Ellie Berger, President, Scholastic Trade Publishing, says, "Readers across the nation are captivated by the rich world and strong characters Suzanne Collins has created. It's thrilling to see teen and adult readers enthralled by the same story and engaged in conversation about these books."


text: Developers in distress...The next release of the Palm operating system will ship in multiple versions for different hardware platforms, which could leave developers facing a nightmare of compatibility problems. As customers demand a greater variety of handhelds with faster and more powerful processors, PalmSource, the recently separated software business of Palm, has decided to release different builds of its operating system (OS) to support each one. Michael Mace, chief competitive officer at PalmSource, told silicon.com: "PalmSource has a different business model than some other OS companies. We've made the OS a lot more customisable by partners and licensees, so there's room for a lot of optimisation." He said: "There are already effectively different OS versions for different licensees. In particular, Palm OS 5 has a 'hardware adaptation layer' which customises the OS to a particular chip." Geoffrey Baird, CEO at mobile application developers Commtag, said: "Palm is definitely risking compatibility problems by going for a multi-processor strategy. PalmSource's Mace said that Palm developers need not fear compatibility issues. He said: "Different versions of the OS have to pass a big suite of compatibility tests. The idea is to allow innovation under the hood without breaking app compatibility." But Baird said: "Even if they say that 80 per cent of applications work, the 20 per cent that don't tend to be the most useful. The more useful an application is, the more you have to customise it." Microsoft has faced the same set of problems, but it chose the opposite course - it has stuck to a single version of its PocketPC 2002 operating system, even though it doesn't make the best use of many of the features of the latest generation of processors. Customers have been disappointed with the first generation of devices powered by Intel's new Xscale chips - user benchmarks on PocketPCs powered by the 400MHz Xscale chip have in some cases been slower than the old 206MHz StrongARM chips. Mace told silicon.com he is confident future Palms will work well with Xscale. He said: "Intel is a member of our Palm OS Ready program, and we've been working with them to ensure that good HAL software will be available for use with XScale." Said Mace: "No OS ever takes advantage of every feature of a chip, but we believe that Palm OS 5 systems running on XScale will take significant advantage of it. To know more, we'll have to wait for those systems to ship." In effect, PalmSource will have to balance three things - making an operating system that runs efficiently on a wide variety of chips, while taking care not to make life too difficult for its developers. Many of those developers will already be upset by the fact that many applications written for previous versions of PalmOS weren't compatible with OS5. Worse still, having taken since 1999 to bring OS 5 to market, PalmSource will also have to work hard to get the next version out in reasonable time, before Microsoft eats too much of its market share.


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The South-Korean tech giant Samsung has started rolling out the latest June 2020 Security Patch for Galaxy A9 Star (Asia) that bumps up a new software version G885FDXU3CTF3 based on Android 10 (One UI 2.0). To be very specific, the update is live in Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Vietnam.
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Samsung Galaxy A9 star (SM-G8850) started receiving June 2020 security patch in China region with build number G8850ZCU4CTF1. The update is now available for download officially in China in a phase-wise manner. As we speak, this update is available for download via OTA (over the air) which fixes the potential
Today Samsung in China and Hong Kong started rolling Android 10 updates to the Galaxy A9 Star. It offers One UI 2.0 stable version along with the April 2020 Security Patch to the device. With this version, Samsung has bumped the build number to G8850ZCU4CTD8 (China) / G8850ZHU4CTD8 (Hong Kong).
Samsung keeps impressing us by rolling the latest security patch to its devices as quick as possible. Now the company started rolling the January 2020 Android security patch for the Samsung Galaxy A9 Star (SM-G8858) with build number G8858ZMS4BTA1. The update is rolling over the air for the users with
Good news for all the Galaxy A9 Star users as the November 2019 security patch update started rolling out for Vietnam. The OTA update is arriving in batches and will soon hit the rest of the countries. If you’re using the Galaxy A9 Star, then you can download the latest


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Nokia has showcased two new mid-range, social networking-optimised mobiles in a bid to target the youth market that has made a hit of Samsung’s similarly pitched Genio Touch.
Available in a choice of six colours, the Nokia 6700 Slide features a five megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, photo editing functionality and 3G HSDPA support so that pictures captured can be uploaded quickly and easily to social networking sites.
The 7230, meanwhile, is also on offer in range of colour options and is equipped with a 3.2 megapixel camera as well as fast, one-touch access to the likes of Facebook and MySpace.
Earlier this month, Nokia revealed that it plans to streamline its handset release schedule in future, after recording its first quarterly loss for a decade in the third quarter of 2009.
The change of strategy will see fewer budget and mid-range models produced by the Finnish company, with a view to giving greater prominence to its flagship smartphones, such as the forthcoming N900.
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By: Devon Reynolds
If you haven’t checked out the Boulder Food Waste Audit yet, now’s your moment! It’s a study released by the Boulder Food Rescue (BFR) in collaboration with researchers at CU Boulder. It investigates the impact of current food recovery operations in Boulder; perceptions of food donation among city grocery stores, restaurants, and cafés; and the potential for rerouting more food away from the trash and onto the table.
This week, in Part 3 of our blog series on the Food Waste Audit, we’re looking at why food retailers don’t donate, and what it would mean for Boulder if they did. The surveys in the Food Waste Audit show that 40% of grocery store employees believe their companies could do more to reduce food waste, including donating more food. Meanwhile six of Boulder’s largest grocery stores don’t donate at all. What is preventing these food retailers from making donations of the food that they end up throwing away?
Apparently, it is concern for the image of the stores, a reasonable fear in a highly competitive market. 30% of those surveyed said that their organization might choose not to donate food because of liability concerns and 7% said their organization might choose to avoid donations because of harm to brand image. Because the food donated, especially produce, would likely have imperfections, there is a fear that the donations would be considered representative of the quality of food the store sells.
As far as the liability concerns, there is great news for those concerned. The BFR legal team did a comprehensive review of liability concerns to help potential donors understand the protections in place, and found the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Act. Passed in 1996, it protects food donors from liability excepting cases of gross negligence. Its broad protections mean that grocery stores can send along their food in good faith.
Addressing this major worry with grocery stores could revolutionize food donation in Boulder. The Food Waste Audit estimates that at least 210,000 pounds of food are being discarded at the six locations that are not currently participating in food recovery. This is potentially equivalent to 187,499 meals!
As we mentioned earlier in this blog series, there is huge potential for reducing food insecurity in Boulder through donating the food that we are tossing into the trash right now. The Audit reminds us of the power changes in our behavior around food could have: “…there is likely more than enough good food being discarded in Boulder and Broomfield counties to meet the caloric needs of all of the food-insecure individuals in the area.”
The Boulder Food Rescue and other food recovery organizations in Boulder are working to streamline the donation process so that food goes to hungry mouths, not landfills. We’re all a part of this system.
What do you think you can do to turn things around?
For more from this series, check out Part 1, which gives an overview of the Audit’s findings. Part 2 takes a look at what’s causing waste at restaurants, and gives you some suggestions of how to change your behaviors to make a difference.


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Donkey Kong: Nintendo may be interested in reviving the Donkey Kong franchise through a new game and animation. According to rumors from the leaker Zippo and the Nintendo Life blog, Big N’s proposal would be to highlight the property in cross-platform in celebration of its 40th anniversary, but the news has not yet been confirmed by the company.
Based on the information disclosed, the game would be in development for over 3 years, by those responsible for Super Mario Odyssey. The sources have not revealed what the format for the possible new game is, but it is believed to be a hybrid of 2D and 3D to tell an original story around the monkey gang, not a sequel to previous releases.
Regarding the screen adaptation project, it is not known whether the animation would be a series or a movie. The rumor also did not deal with dates and the possible platform on which the attraction would debut.
In addition, the franchise can gain new products around its characters and a themed expansion in official Nintendo parks, such as Super Nintendo World — which opened earlier this year in Japan.
Donkey Kong emerged as an arcade in 1981, with hitherto unusual jungle setting, and has since won a number of successful games on multiple consoles. However, his last solo title was in 2014 with Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. On TV, he won a drawing shown between 1997 and 2000.


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Square Enix said today that underperforming console games were largely to blame for a disappointing nine month period at the Japanese company.
The Sleeping Dogs and Hitman: Absolution publisher posted a loss of 5.7 billion yen (£39m / $61m) for the first three financial quarters ended December 31, 2012, compared to a profit of 5 billion yen (£34m / $54m) a year earlier.
That was despite an increase in sales of 7.4 per cent year-over-year to 102.8 billion yen (£702m / $1.1b).
Square said its losses were “primarily due to the increasingly difficult condition of the world-wide console game market, under which the group is struggling to achieve a fair expected return on its investment”. It also cited the "sluggish performance" of arcade game machines as another contributing factor to "unfavorable sales and earnings".
Elsewhere in its financial report, Square said other gaming platforms such as PCs, smartphones and social networking services are "generating an acceptable profit", the operation of Wii MMO Dragon Quest X is “showing steady progress" ahead of its upcoming rollout on Wii U, and the firm’s amusement facilities business is described as "stable".
Looking ahead, Square forecast a net profit of 3.5 billion yen (£24m / $38m) for the 12 months ending March 31, 2013. If the guidance is accurate, the figure will represent a decline of 42.2 per cent year-over-year.
It said: "The company views the expansion of content and services that conform to emerging customer needs led by the fundamental change in the business environments, and the launch of full-scale commercial services for major MMO titles will establish its profit base, and is focusing all efforts on an earnings recovery from now on."


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PETALING JAYA: The government has announced that several sectors will see relaxed restrictions and are allowed to operate from July 1.
Senior Minister (Defence) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (pix) said sectors under the Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry such as meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions, travel and trade fairs, as well as spa, wellness and reflexology centres are allowed to open from July 1.
“The standard operating procedure (SOP) that have to be followed for meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions as well as travel and trade fair is that only 200 to 250 people are allowed at one time,“ he said at a televised press conference today.
He also said all attendees and visitors must download MySejahtera to allow check-in, and organisers must make sure SOPs like social distancing are followed, as well as getting temperatures checked.
“For spa, wellness and reflexology centres, they must have their customers’ temperatures checked, and wear face masks, and must prepare hand sanitisers,“ he said, adding that all reflexology centres including those operated by the blind are allowed to open, as long as they are registered with local authorities.
He added that only Malaysians can continue working in the spa, wellness and reflexology centres.
Meanwhile, Ismail Sabri also said that after much consideration, tuition centres, special education schools and private schools are allowed to operate soon.
“However, the detailed SOP will soon be announced by the Education Ministry,“ he said.
He also said fitting of ready-made clothes and shoes will also be allowed at premises where ready made shoes and clothes are sold, to allow fitting and so on, so long as there is no sharing of shoes and clothes.


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Monterey car week 2012 is shaping up as one of the biggest for real Cobras being auctioned in history. Mecum is one of the biggest companies in musclecar auctions. They have just come up with a small block obra, CSX2428,to sell at Monterey. Here's what they say about it:
"Billed to Shelby American on May 7, 1964 and shipped to Los Angeles on the Holland America Line’s SS Alblasserdyk the following week, this rare highly-optioned 1965 Shelby Cobra was invoiced to the Foreign Car Center in Birmingham, Alabama on August 5 1964. It was delivered with chromed 5.5-inch knock-off wire wheels, dash-mounted rear-view mirror, radio, wind deflectors, chromed bumperettes and a quick-fill fuel cap. Cared for by the same owner since 1984 and listed in the Shelby Registry, this American automotive treasure retains the original (now rebuilt) dual-quad Hi Po 289 CI engine, side exhaust, desirable rack and pinion steering and factory hard top."
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August 13, 2010
PayPal Planning To Offer Micropayment Service
PayPal is making it easier for consumers to make micropayments in order to buy low-cost digital goods online.
Scott Thompson, PayPal's president, said Thursday that the online payment service plans to roll out a payment product by the end of the year that helps businesses collect "micropayments" on the Web.Thompson said he believes consumers want to purchase items in small increments.
This service will work best for those purchases that are required to be bought in bulk. For example, during online games, a user may need to purchase a 49-cent sword, but the game may require a $5 credit limit. PayPal would take care of this by compiling the consumer's transactions with that game, and then bill them later.
PayPal is already involved in the digital payment market. Two billion dollars of PayPal's $71 billion last year came from digital goods such as music, video and software downloads. Thompson said the company processed $1.3 billion in digital goods payments in the first half of this year.
The company has already been offering merchants a micropayment option that websites can use, charging a fee of 5 percent plus 5 cents for small transactions. A $3 micropayment for a news article would cost the merchant 20 cents.
Thompson believes the upcoming payment product will make online purchases better. For example, if a user is playing the popular online game "Farmville" and needs to make a purchase, the game could be interrupted in order to make that purchase. He hopes to change this.
"The whole intent is to keep you in the experience, don't force you to do anything else ... and keep it economical for all parties," he said.
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Cyber criminals are turning to cryptomixing companies to conceal the proceeds of ransomware pursuits and make them harder to monitor by legislation enforcement.
That’s according to security scientists at IT cyber security organization Intel 471, which stories that cryptomixing expert services, which mix cryptocurrency transactions from a variety of resources to give additional privacy, are obtainable on the internet and the dark web.
While this is not unlawful – cryptomixers are dvertised as incorporating an further layer of privacy for cryptocurrency transactions – the scientists located that these products and services experienced perfectly-set up presences on several, very well-recognized cyber crime community forums.
“All of the mixers experienced qualified-wanting internet sites, possible serving as an try to make their functions show up additional respectable and catch the attention of a wider variety of shoppers,” claimed Intel 471.
“None of the companies advertised their roles in income laundering, as a substitute preferring to suggest their web-sites provide companies making use of cryptocurrencies and individuals interested in safeguarding their privacy.”
From a cyber criminals’ point of view, these cryptomixers operate by sending a sum of cryptocurrency, typically Bitcoin, to a wallet deal with the mixing company operator owns. This sum joins a pool of the support provider’s have Bitcoins, as nicely as cryptocurrencies from other cyber criminals using the company. The original menace actor’s cryptocurrency joins the back again of the “chain”, and the threat actor gets a one of a kind reference range recognized as a “mixing code” for deposited cash.
“This code assures the actor does not get back their possess ‘dirty’ cash that theoretically could be connected to their operations. The risk actor then gets the exact same sum of Bitcoins from the mixer’s pool, muddled using the service’s proprietary algorithm, minus a provider cost,” the scientists explained.
This can be built far more anonymous by criminals by sending this “clean” sum of Bitcoins to a lot of wallet addresses to further obfuscate the path of the illicit funds.
“This helps make it much more tricky for law enforcement to affiliate the first “dirty” cryptocurrency with the danger actor,” the scientists extra.
Cyber criminals have been discovered to be applying four well-known cryptomixing expert services: Absolutio, AudiA6, Blender, and Combine-btc. These cryptomixers can possibly demand a flat cost or a “dynamic” just one, which Intel 471 said is most possible done to “complicate investigations into illicit cryptocurrency funds by altering the amount of money becoming laundered at distinct phases of the procedure, building it extra challenging to tie the money to a specific criminal offense or individual”.
Scientists said that a comprehensive knowledge of the operational underpinnings of these mixing services is essential to comprehending how criminals are laundering the revenue they earn from their crimes.
“It’s essential to have an understanding of how all sides of a ransomware procedure performs if civil modern society is to cease the losses inflicted by these techniques,” they mentioned.
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Barbie and Ken get biker makeoverMon, 15 Feb 2010
IF YOU'VE a young daughter and you want to keep her away from motorcycles when she's older (or more likely the men that ride them) then look away now.
Yes folks, Barbie and Ken are getting serious makeover to keep them up-to-date for 2010 - the new Harley-Davidson endorsed couple now come complete with biker gear, tattoos and even piercings (a Prince Albert, perhaps?).
It makes you wonder what Mattel, the company behind the plastic duo, has next in the pipeline.
Maybe they'll have a model of Birmingham airport, where Ken can kick the sh*t out of rival bike gang members?
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See also: 2010 Sportster Forty-Eight [video], Happy Birthday Elvis!, Top Motorcycle News of 2009.


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Foxconn predicts its AI server business will at least double in the second half of this year, making the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer – best known for making the iPhone – the latest beneficiary of the meteoric rise of generative artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT .
Foxconn chairman Young Liu said at the company’s annual meeting on Wednesday that it expected triple-digit growth in AI servers in the second half. Demand for processors in such servers has propelled chip designer Nvidia to become the most valuable semiconductor company, with a market cap briefly surpassing the $1 trillion mark on Tuesday.
Liu said the rapid proliferation of generative AI systems, such as ChatGPT, and users’ increasing reliance on these systems has increased demand.
While Foxconn is best known as Apple’s largest manufacturing partner, the group makes a wide variety of other electronic products and components, from computers and industrial robots to electric cars and semiconductors. Along with rivals like Quanta Computer, it also manufactures a large portion of the servers sold by branded vendors like Dell, while also making them directly for major data center users like Google and Amazon.
Of Foxconn’s NT$6.6 trillion ($215 billion) revenue last year, NT$1.1 trillion came from production servers, of which it has a 40 percent global market share, and 20 percent of the server business was in AI.
Liu’s forecast for this year comes just a week after Nvidia raised its revenue outlook due to the exponential growth in data center capacity needed to train AI systems. Nvidia forecast revenue of $11 billion in the three months to the end of July, more than 50 percent higher than analysts’ expectations — an upgrade that propelled it to its trillion-dollar valuation this week.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, the world’s largest contract chip maker, has also talked about “structurally higher demand”, in part due to AI-driven growth.
Foxconn’s bullish forecast contrasted sharply with the very cautious overall outlook. Pointing to a lack of visibility due to inflation and geopolitical tensions weighing on the global economy, Liu reiterated his earlier forecast that 2023 earnings would be flat compared to last year.
Since electronics manufacturing service providers like Foxconn focus on assembling tech gadgets and making a range of lower end components, they receive a much smaller share of revenue from the rise of AI servers than chip design companies like Nvidia.
Assembly and testing accounts for just $495 of the $10,424 cost of an Intel Sapphire Rapids AI server, according to chip research firm SemiAnalysis. Other components that Foxconn makes, such as connectors, chassis, cooling systems, and motherboards, are also small parts of an AI server’s BOM.
“But we have a very wide footprint, as you know,” said a person close to Foxconn. “So when you add it all up, it’s a lot of momentum.”


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Compass Ion Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 1.4% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 575 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 8 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com comprises approximately 1.4% of Compass Ion Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 11th largest position. Compass Ion Advisors LLC’s holdings in Amazon.com were worth $1,586,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of AMZN. Danda Trouve Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Amazon.com in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Gantzert Investment Co. LLC ADV bought a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the second quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Sofos Investments Inc. raised its position in shares of Amazon.com by 120.0% in the first quarter. Sofos Investments Inc. now owns 121 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares during the period. Deane Retirement Strategies Inc. raised its position in shares of Amazon.com by 142.9% in the first quarter. Deane Retirement Strategies Inc. now owns 17 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 10 shares during the period. Finally, ERTS Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Amazon.com in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.65% of the company’s stock.
NASDAQ AMZN traded up $34.96 on Thursday, hitting $3,116.07. 1,406,210 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,469,212. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $2,609.78 and a two-hundred day moving average of $2,174.55. The company has a market cap of $1,536.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 148.34, a P/E/G ratio of 6.13 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a current ratio of 1.08, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 1-year low of $1,626.03 and a 1-year high of $3,069.55.
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The e-commerce giant reported $5.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $6.36 by ($1.35). The company had revenue of $75.45 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $74.15 billion. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 17.83% and a net margin of 3.56%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 26.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $7.09 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 19.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.
A number of research firms have recently commented on AMZN. BidaskClub raised shares of Amazon.com from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 3rd. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Amazon.com in a research report on Tuesday, June 9th. Mizuho lifted their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $2,550.00 to $3,100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 30th. Piper Sandler raised shares of Amazon.com to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Finally, Wedbush boosted their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $2,750.00 to $3,050.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating, forty-six have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. The stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $2,693.66.
In other Amazon.com news, Director Patricia Q. Stonesifer sold 2,200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $2,329.44, for a total transaction of $5,124,768.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 4,645 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,820,248.80. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Indra K. Nooyi purchased 27 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 1st. The stock was bought at an average cost of $2,806.80 per share, with a total value of $75,783.60. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now owns 707 shares in the company, valued at $1,984,407.60. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 9,497 shares of company stock worth $21,605,827. Corporate insiders own 16.10% of the company’s stock.
Amazon.com Company Profile
Amazon.com, Inc engages in the retail sale of consumer products and subscriptions in North America and internationally. The company operates through three segments: North America, International, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) segments. It sells merchandise and content purchased for resale from third-party sellers through physical stores and online stores.
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For a longer life, let them eat chocolate, extra virgin oil and nuts
Good news! For a longer life, eat chocolate, extra virgin oil and nuts. Muiris Houston examines research that shows a Mediterranean diet lowers a person's risk of a heart attack
MEDICAL MATTERS:Not long after publication of the study showing that people who are a tad overweight have a lower mortality rate than those whose body mass index (BMI) is in the normal range (Medical Matters, January 23rd, 2013), comes even more good news, this time on the dietary front.
Decrease in mortality
In the first major trial to measure whether a Mediterranean diet can prevent cardiovascular disease, Spanish researchers found that switching to a diet rich in extra virgin olive oil and nuts lowers a person’s risk of heart attack, stroke and death.
The study is significant for a number of reasons: it is the first large prospective trial of this kind of diet as a primary prevention tool; the magnitude of the diet’s benefits came as a surprise; it didn’t involve weight loss; and most of those who participated were already taking cholesterol-lowering or blood pressure drugs.
Researchers recruited some 7,500 people who were overweight, were smokers or had other risk factors for heart disease.
They then divided them into three groups: one group was asked to follow a low-fat diet; another was given a Mediterranean diet rich in extra virgin olive oil; and one group was also given a Mediterranean diet with added walnuts, almonds and hazelnuts.
Participants’ compliance with the diet was measured objectively, using urine tests for a marker of olive oil consumption and a blood test to assess the amount of nuts being eaten.
They then followed up all three groups for five years. Those assigned to the Mediterranean-type diets had a 30 per cent lower risk of having a heart attack or stroke compared with those selected for the low-fat diet. They were also less likely to drop out of the study.
In terms of absolute numbers, the energy-unrestricted Mediterranean diet supplemented with either extra-virgin olive oil or nuts resulted in an absolute risk reduction of approximately three major cardiovascular events per 1,000 people who followed the diet.
For those of us who have tired of calorie counting and low-fat diets, other elements of the diet recommended by lead researcher Dr Ramon Estruch and his colleagues sound almost too good to be true.
It allows people to eat as many nuts and eggs as they want. And there is no restriction on chocolate consumption as long as it is chocolate with more than 50 per cent cocoa.
The diet also permits unlimited consumption of fish, seafood, whole-grain cereals and low-fat cheese. Oh, and if you drink, please have at least one glass of wine a day with a meal, the researchers suggest.
No weight gain
Perhaps most surprising of all, the researchers say, there is no need to worry about weight gain as a result of consuming the nuts and olive oil.
They report that studies show people do not gain weight when they add those foods, probably because they make people feel full so they eat less of other things.
The study is supported by previous research showing how a traditional Mediterranean diet lowers certain risk factors for heart disease, including inflammation, oxidation and instability in the inner lining of blood vessels.
So what should you eat based on these findings?
Use extra virgin olive oil (at least four teaspoons a day) on salads and vegetables. Eat half a cupful of mixed nuts daily.
Have at least three servings of fresh fruit and two of vegetables every day. Eat beans, peas and lentils at least three times a week.
Have fish three times a week (fatty fish like tuna or salmon at least once) and eat white meat such as chicken or turkey rather than red.
And, of course, there are also foods that should either be avoided or eaten sparingly: these include french fries, pate, sugared drinks and what the researchers intriguingly refer to as “industrial desserts” – custard-based desserts and puddings.
Finally, for those already prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs – don’t stop taking them but do modify your diet. Bon appétit.


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Anheuser-Busch InBev NV said Wednesday it has reconfirmed the financial terms of its $103.95 billion takeover proposal for SABMiller PLC after carrying out due diligence on its smaller rival, and has been given another week by the U.K. Takeover Panel to make a formal bid.
The world’s largest brewer said it has also lined up financing for the deal. The proposal includes a cash offer of £44 a share, a 50% premium to SABMiller’s share price before reports of a potential takeover surfaced in mid-September.
For 41% of stock, AB InBev is offering a partial-share alternative, essentially a combination of cash and unlisted stock, translating into a lower per-share price of £39.03. The alternative was designed to appeal to SABMiller’s largest shareholders, cigarette giant Altria Group Inc. and the BevCo Ltd. investment vehicle of Colombia’s Santo Domingo family.
The agreed proposal came after several rounds of back and forth between the two companies, under which SABMiller rejected a series of incrementally stronger proposals from AB InBev as undervaluing it.
SABMiller’s board said Oct. 13 that it would unanimously recommend the proposal to shareholders should AB InBev make a formal offer. AB InBev since has been carrying out due diligence on the London-based brewer and working to line up the financing it will need to have in place for the cash component of the deal before it can announce a formal offer. Such financing typically takes the form of bridge loans that are then refinanced by longer-term loans, according to a person familiar with the talks between the two brewers.
AB InBev now has until 5 p.m. GMT on Nov. 4 to make a formal offer for its smaller rival, although the deadline can be extended again should SABMiller request it. Wednesday’s extension of the deadline is the second one, after the original deadline of Oct. 14 was extended to Oct. 28.
The two companies have also been working to come to an agreement on the sale of SABMiller’s 58% stake in the MillerCoors LLC joint venture to its partner Molson Coors Brewing Co., which holds the remaining 42%, according to the person familiar with the discussions.
“There are ongoing attempts to see if the MillerCoors deal can be done quickly,” said the person, adding that while AB InBev won’t hold up announcing a formal offer until an agreement to sell SABMiller’s stake in the U.S. joint venture is in place, the parties would like to announce such a deal when, or soon after, AB InBev announces its formal offer to buy SABMiller.
Talks between the brewers are also taking time since the pair plan to opt for the acquisition to take place via a “scheme of arrangement,” or a court-sanctioned deal that under U.K. law becomes binding on all investors providing 75% of the relevant classes of investor vote in favor of the transaction. A scheme of arrangement, unlike a tender offer, will hinge on SABMiller taking the offer to its shareholders.
To ensure that this happens, AB InBev and SABMiller are currently in the process of putting in place a detailed cooperation agreement focused on meeting the conditions that will have to be in place before SABMiller applies to the court for the scheme of arrangement, according to this person. “The legal agreements being put in place are huge and detailed,” said the person, adding that there is no guarantee the deadline won’t be extended yet again.
If a tie-up between the two beer companies is successful, it would bring AB InBev brands such as Budweiser, Corona and Stella Artois together with SABMiller’s Grolsch and Peroni, and give the combined company a major presence in the U.S., China, Europe, Africa and Latin America. Together, AB InBev and SABMiller sell more than 30% of the world’s beer.
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Source: Wall Street Journal
In the lead-up to the world-famous Oktoberfest – which celebrates Bavarian tradition, beer and the festival spirit – Munich was already buzzing with activity by the time the doors opened to Drinktec 2022 on 12-16 September. The atmosphere was lively, with approximately 50,000 visitors from 169 countries in attendance.
Unilever has announced CEO Alan Jope’s decision to retire from the company at the end of 2023, after five years at the helm. The announcement comes less than a year after a failed attempt by Unilever to buy GlaxoSmithKline’s consumer healthcare business and just months after activist investor Nelson Peltz joined the company’s board.
Lakeland Dairies has announced that Colin Kelly will assume the role of group CEO following the retirement of Michael Hanley at the end of the year. Kelly will take up the position in January 2023, while Hanley will step down in December this year.


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Australia's prime minister held talks with Elon Musk Sunday after the US innovator offered to solve the energy crisis plaguing a southern region in a hundred days -- or install the technology free.
Musk, the entrepreneur behind electric carmaker Tesla, made the pledge in response to power woes in South Australia, which was last year hit by a state-wide blackout after severe winds from an "unprecedented" storm tore transmission towers from the ground.
"Tesla will get the system installed and working 100 days from contract signature or it is free. That serious enough for you?" Musk wrote to Cannon-Brookes, who had earlier said he could get financing for the plan.
The conversation piqued the interest of the Australian leader Malcolm Turnbull, who on Sunday said he had spoken to Musk and had "a great in depth discussion today about energy storage and its role in delivering affordable & reliable electricity".
It is understood their conversation lasted almost an hour and that the pair would continue their talks about energy storage over the next few months.
Musk replied that it was "very exciting to discuss the future of electricity. Renewables + storage arguably biggest disruption since DC to AC".
South Africa-born Musk was a founder of payments company PayPal, electric carmaker Tesla Motors and SpaceX, maker and launcher of rockets and spacecraft. He is also chairman of SolarCity, a solar panel installer recently bought by Tesla.
He has envisaged Tesla as a company that can help reduce emissions by not only selling people electric cars, but also generating and storing the solar energy that powers them.
Australia is one of the world's worst per capita greenhouse gas polluters, due to its heavy use of coal-fired power.
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"Most petfood is safe, but sometimes petfood and treats can become contaminated with bacteria that can not only make your pet sick, but you sick." That's one of the first few statements in a video recently released by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) called " Pet Food and Treats in Your Home." The narrator, Dr. April Hodges, a nutritional scientist with FDA, goes on to say, "Salmonella is one of the best known bacteria that can be found in petfood or on pet treats, but it's not the only one."
OK, stop right there, Dr. Hodges. I applaud FDA for using modern media like YouTube to communicate directly with consumers; it's probably a much more effective method than an information-dense website full of regulatory code numbers and government-agency speak. But if it's incurring the time and expense of scripting and producing a video (with decent production values, by the way, albeit rather hokey background music) and announcing it to the world, shouldn't this agency -- charged with helping ensure safe food, feed and petfood supplies for the US, not to mention implementing one of the most complex and paradigm-shifting laws, the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) -- at least have its facts straight?
For starters, that Salmonella reference in the video implies that it's one of the bacteria that can make pets sick, when in fact, pets rarely become ill from Salmonella. It's true, these bacteria can sicken people, and younger, older and immune-compromised people are especially at risk, a serious matter. But I've heard from knowledgeable members of the petfood industry that they and industry organizations have directly asked FDA to help communicate the information that Salmonella-induced illnesses are extremely rare in pets, and the agency's response was, essentially, that this communication is not part of its mandate. Now, however, it seems to be, at least judging by this video -- and FDA has it all wrong, or at least may be leading consumers to an inaccurate conclusion.
The Salmonella reference is also completely lacking in context and pertinent background information. "Contamination by Salmonella or other types of bacteria may not be frequent, but it happens," Dr. Hodges says in the video. "On average, 60 petfood or treat products are recalled each year due to Salmonella contamination." Interesting that she says "not frequent" but then gives a specific number -- which is higher than FDA's own safety and recall registry shows (for example, 33 total petfood-related recalls in 2013 and two to date this year). She also fails to give any context for how the number of petfood recalls compare to ones for human food, for which there have been 46 to date this year.
And, the video fails to mention that the main reason there seem to be so many Salmonella-related recalls of petfood each year is because of FDA's own zero-tolerance policy: Under FSMA, if even the most minute amount of Salmonella is found in a petfood facility (which is likely, considering that there are more than 2,200 serotypes that are found nearly everywhere in the environment) -- even if none is found on the product or packaging itself -- the manufacturer is pressured to issue a recall.
I have other concerns with the video, such as references to other forms of contamination or nutritional imbalances that can occur in petfood; after an initial statement by Dr. Hodges, there's no follow-up information, leaving the consumer hanging and probably more worried than ever. The video does give sound tips for handling petfood (including instructing children on how to do so), storing it and reporting any suspected products to FDA and the manufacturer. Unfortunately, the Salmonella-related portions negate any good the rest of the video might do.Google+


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US clothing retailer American Apparel has said its independent investigation revealed that former CEO Dov Charney filmed himself in sex acts with models and employees and kept the videos on a company server.
In addition, the company accused Charney of exchanging pornographic emails and texts at work and using ethnic slurs against workers, according to documents filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court.
"The company discovered voluminous evidence of Mr Charney's sexual liaisons with employees and models," the court papers said.
The company, which has retail stores across the US and in a number of countries, including Germany and China, fired Charney in 2014 for allegedly misusing corporate funds and helping to spread nude photos of a former employee on the internet.
He had challenged the board's decision, saying the charges were baseless and his termination was illegal. He also filed a lawsuit, seeking more than $40m (£26.9m, €36.5m) in damages.
The company's disclosure on 19 June comes as part of its effort to prevent Charney from bringing future lawsuits against the company. It earlier won a restraining order against Charney blocking him from making negative comments about the company in the media.
On the same day, he filed a separate defamation case against American Apparel, seeking $30m.
"They are putting this out there because they are desperately trying to distort public attention to the fact that Mr Charney's firing was illegal, that his rights as a shareholder of the company were disenfranchised and that the Standard General and their appointed management team are losing control of the business from a financial point of view," said Charney's attorney, Keith Fink.


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ALBERTO x Van Volxem
With the slogan #coolgermany, the Mönchengladbach-based family business ALBERTO, which has been in business for 101 years and is now in its third generation, is clearly committed to Germany as a business location. Since 2011, the company's internal commitment has also been reflected in the photo shoots for the collection. Their changing backdrops and the resulting radically diverse and unique effects make the shoots truly compelling. For the 2023 summer season, the Mönchengladbach-based pants label staged a shoot at Van Volxem, a top winery on the Saar River.


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International Poultry Forum China
More than 800 professionals from China’s leading broiler and egg producers, the China Broiler Alliance and the industry’s poultry supply chain attend this annual two-day educational and networking forum. The 10th annual IPFC hosted in Shenyang, Liaoning Province July 8-10, 2021. Past events have been in Beijing, Shanghai and Qingdao. Respected industry experts from around the world provide presentations focused on themes relevant to the China poultry industry.
“We were delighted to welcome top industry professionals to the 10th annual International Poultry Forum China to share their ideas on Redefining Growth of the Poultry Industry," said Dingding Li of Shanghai LyJa Cultural Media Co., LTD. “This unique event allows us to work together to ensure the sustainable and healthy development of the poultry industry in China.”
Online registration and additional details will be forthcoming on the International Poultry Forum China 2022 website.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Commerce Department has received more than 130 applications from companies for licenses to sell U.S. goods to China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, three sources said, nearly two months after President Donald Trump said some sales would be allowed.
But the Trump administration has not yet granted any licenses for sales to the blacklisted company, said the people familiar with the process who spoke to Reuters on the condition of anonymity.
Coincides - Messages - Trump - US-China - Trade
The standstill coincides with mixed messages from Trump in the U.S.-China trade war, which have dimmed hopes for prompt decisions on license applications to sell to Huawei, the world’s top producer of telecoms equipment.
That has raised the specter of billions of dollars of lost sales for chipmakers, software companies and others in Huawei’s U.S. supply chain.
Nobody - Executive - Branch - Trump - Decision
“Nobody in the executive branch knows what (Trump) wants and they’re all afraid to make a decision without knowing that,” said William Reinsch, a former Commerce department official.
Last week, Trump vowed to raise tariffs on $550 billion in Chinese imports, hours after China imposed new levies on $75 billion in U.S. goods. Then he softened his tone toward China at the G7 leaders’ meeting over the weekend, saying he thought the world’s two largest economies would reach a deal to end the ****-for-tat trade war that has roiled markets and hammered growth.
Number - License - Applications - US - Commerce
The current number of license applications, not previously reported, far exceeds the 50 or so that U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross disclosed receiving in July.
A spokesman for the Commerce Department said: “The interagency process, weighing license requests concerning Huawei and its non-U.S. affiliates, is currently ongoing.”
Huawei - Request - Comment - United - States
Huawei did not immediately respond to a request for comment but has called for the United States to remove the company from the so-called entity list and put an end to what it called “unjust treatment.”
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US tariffs are compounding the economic damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic and blocking access to needed medical supplies. While executive action can mitigate some of the harm, the scope of the problem requires congressional action. In “A Fresh Start for US Trade Policy: Unilateral Trade Liberalization through a Tariff Reform Commission,” Daniel Griswold and Donald J. Boudreaux say that moving toward free trade is in our own national interest regardless of what other nations choose to do. In effect, we can reach a “trade agreement with ourselves.”
Unilateral Trade Liberalization Has a Successful Track Record
Other nations have already followed the proven path of unilateral trade liberalization. These include emerging economies such as India, China, and Chile, as well as high-income nations such as Australia, New Zealand, and—most recently—the United Kingdom.
A Tariff Reform Commission Can Overcome Special-Interest Opposition
There are at least two good models for how to structure a Tariff Reform Commission:
- The successful Base Realignment and Closure process reduced the size and expense of the US military’s base infrastructure.
- Congress has used the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill process to temporarily suspend thousands of duties that are costly to domestic producers.
Using a similar process, a Tariff Reform Commission could enable Congress with one up or down vote to unilaterally eliminate a broad swath of US tariffs over a specific period of time.
Eliminating Tariffs Unilaterally Would Bring at Least Seven Benefits to the United States
- It would boost take-home pay and living standards for the large majority of Americans.
- It would lower production costs and raise productivity for US firms, making those with genuine comparative advantages more competitive in global markets.
- It would increase America’s capital stock and, thus, further raise worker productivity.
- It would boost exports as well as imports.
- It would allow the United States to realize the benefits of more trade without the need to negotiate complex and incomplete agreements with other governments.
- It would raise US credibility in trade negotiations with other nations.
- It would reduce waste from rent-seeking—with the government committed to a policy of unilateral free trade, businesses would have little incentive to lobby for protectionist measures.
Though the benefits of unilateral trade liberalization would be broadly shared, a minority of sectors and firms would be hurt by such a policy, at least in the short or medium run. But, given the flexible internal markets for labor and capital, the economy would be able to adjust to take advantage of the opportunities created by trade. The net economic gains that result could make more resources available for income support, job retraining, and other programs to help displaced workers find more sustainable employment
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This week the board of directors of one of the world’s largest US Company Yahoo will hold a series of meetings that will be devoted to the sale of the business, – The Wall Street Journal writes at December 2, 2015.
According to the management, the company is weakening and it is very difficult to stay up in business now. Also, the leaders of company will raise the issue about selling of its share in Chinese company Alibaba, which is estimated at 30 billion dollars. The meeting in this regard will take place in the form of session and the procedure will last from Wednesday to Friday. In this format the leaders plan to decide the future of the largest company. They will decide if they want to sell only Yahoo, or its limited shares in Alibaba too.
Among the potential buyers are private investment funds. Management has decided to come to this decision, because it failed to cope with the hard times that came into the company, – says Yahoo’s CEO Marissa Mayer. Therefore, to save the company they began to look for the other decisions and opted now for selling.
Yahoo takes the third place in most visited search resources for now. In October, 2015 Yahoo attendance was 210 million people, being inferior only to Google Inc. and Facebook Inc. The American company was founded in 1994. In 2015, according to the results of 9 months, its income is equal to 81.12 million dollars, and it is multi-fold lower than last year.
It should be noted that the sale of shares in the company may face with legal challenges. The point is that as a result the payment of taxes, the amount of which is estimated at billions of dollars may be required from Yahoo.
SoftServe is expanding its presence and opening new office spaces in four cities — Vinnytsia, Khmelnytskyi, Uzhhorod, and Odesa. They are available for 250 people working in these regions as well as other employees. The coworking in Vinnytsia where SoftServe has around 50 employees is already fully operating. Odesa is the next — office space […]
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During trading on Monday, October 11, the price of a barrel of Brent oil rose by 2% to $ 84.01. She reached this mark for the first time since October 2018. US WTI oil rose by $ 1.62 to $ 81.3 – the highest price since 2014, according to Reuters. It is noted that Brent […]
The agreement on a single corporate tax rate of at least 15 percent was signed by 136 states, which account for more than 90 percent of world GDP. The agreement is aimed at combating tax evasion by international corporations. The initiative was also signed by countries that were initially opposed to tax reform, such as […]
The savings of Ukrainian citizens outside the banking system are estimated at $ 30-35 billion. This estimate was given by the chairman of the National Bank Kyrylo Shevchenko during the Kyiv Economic Forum. There are different estimates of the “gray” economy. We in the National Bank believe that this is up to 30% of GDP. […]
During the week, the National Bank of Ukraine bought $ 228 million on the interbank foreign exchange market. At the same time, the central bank did not sell currency on the interbank market. So the NBU continued to buy currency on the interbank market, the bank increased it compared to last week ($ 15 million) […]
The new Tesla factory in Berlin may release the first electric cars next month. CEO Elon Musk stated this. Speaking at the plant, Musk said he hoped to get the green light to begin production in the coming weeks. The last consultation on public concern about the plant ends on October 14, after which the […]
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The largest Chinese company Alibaba Group announced the acquisition of the largest English-language printed edition in Hong Kong – South China Morning Post (SCMP). The agreement between two large companies estimated at $ 266 million. Representatves of companies told about the agreement on December 14, 2015. All details of the agreement are kept in a […]Next
The American division of the automaker Volkswagen AG reported a data leak, which affected more than 3.3 million customers and potential buyers in North America. Reuters with reference to the Volkswagen Group of America reported this. “The leak occurred after one of the company’s suppliers in the period between August 2019 and May 2021 left […]Next
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I like to stay informed, and by far, this is one of the most insane articles I've ever read.
These are a few quotes from the article:
"In a little-known move, Google created its own mortgage comparison shopping "super affiliate" in late 2009 . But today we find Google on track to dominate a market that just three years ago it had no offering in."
"Google is now offering *preferred* search ad placement and superior search ad terms to the advertisers who agree to use Google Affiliate Network (GAN). Google is literally inserting product images of GAN advertisers' products into the space occupied by cost-per-click AdWords ads. Yes, actual product images (making them cost-per-action 'display' advertisements) that appear where (formerly) *only* cost-per-click AdSense advertisements are running."
"Google is tapping a totally new revenue stream. It's literally becoming, itself, an affiliate of its advertisers. And placing ads directly in AdWords results slots.Google is tapping a totally new revenue stream. It's literally becoming, itself, an affiliate of its advertisers. And placing ads directly in AdWords results slots..."
You can read the whole article here: Google will Now Dominate "cost per action" Affiliate Marketing - GLG News
..........GOOGLE = SKYNET........


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One of the biggest announcements from WWDC 2016 wasn’t actually announced on stage: removable default apps.
Apple failed to mention during its main keynote that it plans to unbundle apps from iOS 10. For the first time, iPhone and iPad owners will be able to delete some of Apple’s own apps – like Maps, Calculator, Music, Videos – from their homescreen. They’ll also be able to re-download them. We know this because those apps have landed in the App Store with descriptions and screenshots and everything.
Also, developers who’ve already downloaded today’s developer beta have confirmed the news. That said, it appears as though apps like Messages, Photos, and Camera cannot be deleted. We’re assuming they’re too tied into the iOS system to be removed. Apple has published this help page with more information on removing built-in apps, warning you may see some issues if you remove its default apps.
User data will also be wiped with any deleted app, Apple explained. You’ll lose any integrations with other features and services too. So, if you delete the Music app, you will not have access to Apple’s music services via CarPlay. Below is the entire list of default apps that can be removed. You’ll notice that Game Center is not on the list – so alas, you’ve still got to tuck that annoying one away.
Android users will be quick to point out that Google already did this sort of thing with Google Play Services in order to speed up how it delivers new features to software. Also, iPhone and iPhone users still need to wait on setting new default apps for things like email, etc. That capability is not yet available and may never be. Keep in mind iOS 10 is still new, so such functionality could arrive one day.
Apple is expected to officially release iOS 10 with this new feature in autumn, alongside its latest iPhones.
Confirmed: stock apps are removable!!! pic.twitter.com/hk7Jk98Rli
— Matt Ellison (@iWindowsTech) June 13, 2016
Apple has kicked off its Worldwide Developer Conference with some news about the next major operating system update for its Apple Watch.
The update, called WatchOS 3, will be available later this year, but to get you excited for what’s coming, Apple has announced some standout upgrades, including a new feature that lets you write on the screen, a stress-relieving app that helps you with breathing, and an improved navigation experiences, thanks to the introduction of a Dock button and Control Center. Keep reading to learn more about this update.
WatchOS 3: New features
Apple has brought speed improvements to its wearable. It focused on optimisations in app-launch time, meaning your apps should now respond instantly, and your information should be updated the minute you go look so you’re not waiting. Apple said it’s going to accomplish this by keeping your favourite apps in memory and reporting background updates and data, and then it’ll refresh that information, all of which will apparently lead to an instant launch for any app. Apple demoed launching the Onefootball app from a WatchOS 2-powered app, and the actual launch seemed to take a few seconds, but then Apple demoed the same app-launch with a WatchOS 3-powered watch, and the result was 7x faster.
Message replies are a lot faster now, too, as WatchOS 3 will offer responses without requiring you to tap a button. You will see reply options right in an app, which include a new Scribble feature. This will let you write on-screen, so you can spell out words that are not picked up by dictation. Scribble works in both English and Chinese.
Dock button and Control Center
Apple has rebranded the Apple Watch’s side button to Dock button. If you press this button, you will now be brought to an area where you can arrange your favourite apps. The Dock area also allows you to multi-task on Apple Watch, because it lets you easily switch between apps. All apps in the Dock are live, so you can get your info without actually having to open the app. To complement all this, Apple has introduced a Control Center. You can activate it by swiping up – just like you do on the iPhone.
Apple can’t update its wearable without launching new watch faces. It’s therefore rolling out a new Activity watch face, which you’d glance at to see your progress and how your movement is being tracked throughout the day. Activity sharing will also now show your friends and family’s exercise progress to help motivate you. If you want to see more details, tap on any name to get a better look at their activity rings, workouts, step counts, etc. Once you’re done creeping their stats, you’ll be able to send them voice messages within the app using quick replies. You can even launch your own workouts directly from the Activity ring watch face. During a demo, Apple showed how you can swipe between all watch faces too. That’s right. Edge-to-edge swiping will now change faces. And you can get more complications for watch faces, opening up customisation possibilities.
Apple quickly revealed new Apple Watch apps are coming. Two of the apps were already available to iPhone and Mac users: Reminders and Find My Friends. The first app lets you set alarms and notifications for remembering different things, while the latter app lets you locate friends nearby. Apple said Find My Friends takes advantage of background updates to make sure you always have the latest locations for my friends and family.
Apple also demoed a third app called Breathe. It’s designed to guide you through simple, deep breathing sessions. It’ll help you to deal with stress, apparently. You can launch the app from your watch face, your dock, or you can set reminders via Stand reminders. You can also change the amount of time you want to do your session (from 1-5 minutes). You’ll be guided by visuals that make it easy to follow along, and you’ll get gentle taps from haptic feedback.
Apple Pay can now be used in WatchOS apps.
Apple Watch finally offers emergency features. You can call 911 using your iPhone signal (or directly via Wi-Fi). It’ll work internationally as well. Once the call has gone through, all your emergency contacts will be notified. Your watch can send your location and MedicalID data too. To access this SOS feature, press and hold the side button, and it will count down to let you know it’s ready to call 911.
Support for wheelchair users
Apple has added support for wheelchair users to WatchOS 3. This support replaces stand time with roll time, and it brings wheelchair-optimised activity rings and workouts and apps.
WatchOS 3: Release date
Apple said WatchOS 3 is coming this autumn (probably alongside the Apple Watch 2 and iPhone 7).
Shortly after the launch of the iPad Pro, some early adopters began complaining about an issue that caused the 12.9-inch tablet to become unresponsive after charging, requiring a hard restart to restore functionality.
Apple acknowledged the problem in a support document on its website, stating that it was “investigating” the issue, and has now updated that support document to reflect that “iOS 9.2 or later” should prevent the issue from occurring again.
The issue affected both 32GB and 128GB iPad Pros on iOS 9.1, including Wi-Fi and LTE models, and some users speculated that restoring from an iCloud backup during setup may have contributed to the freezing issues.
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Apple has updated its Apple Pay participating issuers list with 40 additional banks, credit unions and financial institutions supporting the contactless payment service in the United States. Apple Pay now has nearly 800 participating issuers nationwide, and several more plan to support the NFC-based mobile payment service in the future.
The newly added Apple Pay participating issuers are reflected below, although it’s worth noting that some banks, credit unions and financial institutions listed may have already had support for the contactless payments service and are only now being reflected on Apple’s website.
The full list of new Apple Pay participating issuers:
- American Heritage Federal Credit Union
- Associated Credit Union
- Bangor Savings Bank
- Bank of Bourbonnais
- Bank of Clovis
- Bank of the Pacific
- Baton Rouge Telco Federal Credit Union
- Cardinal Bank
- Corning Credit Union
- First Financial Credit Union (IL)
- First National Bank of Trenton
- First Nations Bank
- First Republic Bank
- Flint Area School Employees Credit Union
- Glass City Federal Credit Union
- Guaranty Bank and Trust Company
- Hawthorn Bank
- Hills Bank and Trust Company
- Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union
- Leader Bank, N.A.
- Michigan Tech Employees Federal Credit Union
- Midcoast Federal Credit Union
- Oatworth Capital Bank
- Ohio Valley Bank
- Partnership Financial Credit Union
- Penn Liberty Bank
- Police and Fire Federal Credit Union
- Prime Merdian Bank
- Reading Cooperative Bank
- Republic Bank
- Section 705 Federal Credit Union
- Secured Advantage Federal Credit Union
- Southern Bank
- Southwest Missouri Bank
- West Plains Bank and Trust Company
- WesTex Federal Credit Union
- Wilmington Savings Fund Society
- WSFS Bank
Apple is committed to an international expansion of Apple Pay, having launched the mobile payments service in Australia and Canada last month in partnership with American Express. Apple Pay is also coming to Hong Kong, Singapore and Spain in 2016, and is rumored to launch in China by February 2016.
On the merchant side, Cinnabon, Chili’s, Domino’s, KFC and Starbucks will support Apple Pay in the U.S. starting in 2016.
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Apple has launched (via AppleInsider) a brand new outdoor ad campaign for the Apple TV a week after debuting its first TV commercials for the new set-top box. The new ads feature a variation of the SMPTE color bars, a television test pattern, as a backdrop to the simple Apple TV logo.
Image via SMPTE Connect
The color bars are also featured in the TV ads, dispersing in different ways as the ad showcases its apps or games. Thus far, the billboards have been spotted in Los Angeles, Boston, New York, San Francisco, Beverly Hills and Hollywood.
The ads appear to have gone up in the last 24 hours, with Instagram user Courtney Cerruti noting that she saw workers tugging the image into place and that they went up “in unison.” Additionally, every current picture of the new billboards have appeared within the last 11 hours or so. The ads also come in different formats, with some ads in a vertical orientation on buildings and others in a more traditional horizontal format.
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F.lux, a popular app for the Mac that allows users to adjust the color of their screen based on the time of day, yesterday expanded to iOS with a beta app, but as of today, the app is no longer available.
Because iOS does not have the necessary documented APIs to allow f.lux to function, f.lux was skirting the App Store with private APIs and asking users to install its iOS app through Xcode, using a technique called side-loading. Apple has now informed f.lux that asking people to side-load apps onto their iOS devices violates the Developer Program Agreement, so f.lux can no longer be installed on iOS devices using Xcode.
Apple has contacted us to say that the f.lux for iOS download (previously available on this page) is in violation of the Developer Program Agreement, so this method of install is no longer available.
We understood that the new Xcode signing was designed to allow such use, but Apple has indicated that this should not continue.
For those unfamiliar with f.lux, it’s an app that adjusts the blue light of a screen based on the time of day to avoid interfering with the body’s circadian rhythm. During the day, f.lux mimics natural daylight, but at as the sun sets, it cuts down on the amount of blue light and makes the screen more yellow, which is said to encourage better sleep.
F.lux is a popular Mac app that’s been downloaded 15 million times, but with side-loading no longer available, f.lux for iOS is non-existant. F.lux’s developers are urging customers who want f.lux for iOS to send feedback to Apple, as the company would need new documented APIs to introduce the app through official channels.
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Apple can’t win every patent lawsuit it’s involved with. Here’s a good case in point: the tech giant has been found liable of using a 1998 patent owned by the University of Wisconsin without the proper permission. To be precise, that technology was designed to improve chip efficiency as you can see in this USPTO filing, and it was used in iPhones and iPads. The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) filed a case against Intel back in 2008 for using the same patent, but it was immediately settled out of court. It launched the lawsuit against Cupertino in January last year.
The court is slated to try the the case again to determine how much Apple should pay the University. According to Reuters, the judge presiding over the case believes it could be as much as $862.4 million in damages — huge, but even the full amount won’t make a dent in Apple’s finances. Cupertino’s and WARF’s legal battle is far from over yet, though. The company has to face another case WARF filed just last month, this time accusing it of using the technology to boost the efficiency of the iPhone 6s’, 6s Plus’ and the iPad Pro’s A9 and A9X chips.
In a sign that Apple Pay is gaining traction with even more retailers, VP of Apple Pay Jennifer Bailey has just announced on stage at Code/Mobile a plan to roll out Apple Pay in Starbucks, KFC and Chili’s locations across the country. You can expect to see Apple Pay in a few pilot Starbucks outlets later this year, with a larger roll out in 2016. Apple Pay in KFC should start early next year, while Chili’s is expected to implement a unique pay-at-the-table mobile payment solution.
Bailey also talked about a broader effort to add loyalty programs to Apple Pay. Walgreens loyalty program should be added to Apple Pay soon, and there are plans in place to support programs from Kohl’s, Coca Cola, Whole Foods, Panera Bread and much more as well. One of the issues of adding loyalty programs like these is that it often requires an upgrade to the point-of-sale terminal so the process will likely take some time. There are also plans in place to support even more department store cards, which are often used as loyalty cards as well. “You’ll see many more large merchants adopt Apple Pay because of our ability to support store cards,” she said.
There are other avenues for Apple Pay beyond just the retailer too. In-flight mobile payment could be a growth area in the future, as she mentions that you can already use Apple Pay in JetBlue flights and Delta has just incorporated Apple Pay in its app today. They’re also looking at incorporating Apple Pay in gas stations.
“We see an acceleration in adoption in merchant acceptance,” she said, adding that the company is continuously working on more partnerships.
By Jared Newman
This article originally appeared on Fast Company and is reprinted with permission.
Yet in day-to-day use, many of WatchOS 2’s improvements can be easy to miss. You might have no desire to use the Apple Watch as a beside clock, and may never frequent the retailers whose rewards cards now work with Apple Pay. Siri’s new voice controls are useful in only a handful of situations, and an expanded contact list doesn’t matter much if you’re not initiating many calls from the Watch in the first place. Public transit information is nice, but only if you’re in one of the select cities where that data is available. As a way to tell time and view notifications, the Apple Watch is largely the same as it ever was.
But that doesn’t mean WatchOS 2 is unimportant. It’s just that the biggest changes are happening behind the scenes, as app makers rework their software to take advantage of new capabilities. WatchOS 2 is a significant update, but one whose effects won’t truly be felt for some time.
I’ve spent about a week with WatchOS 2, and so far my experience hasn’t changed drastically from before the big software update. Most of my Watch usage involves managing emails, checking sports scores, controlling music playback, and fielding the occasional phone call or text message. WatchOS 2 does little to improve those experiences.
But in dabbling with the first WatchOS 2 apps, it seems the update is more about establishing the product to be far more useful in the future.
In Search Of Native Apps
The most noteworthy change in WatchOS 2 is support for native apps, which can run on the Apple Watch without being connected to a nearby iPhone over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth.
Already, this has opened the door to some offline utility apps, such as PCalc, a basic calculator, and Pomodoro Pro, a timer for managing productivity. But going native should also benefit apps that still rely on an iPhone for Internet connectivity; in theory, they should be faster and more reliable, since they’re not banking so heavily on the iPhone for processing power and core app logic.
The native WatchOS 2 apps that I have tried do seem slightly more reliable than their non-native counterparts. The weather app Dark Sky, for instance, loads just a little faster, and doesn’t revert to the loading screen as you move between various sections of the app.
So far, however, most Apple Watch apps are no different than they were in WatchOS 1. Several developers have told me that switching to a native app isn’t especially easy, because it requires rewriting much of their existing code to run on the Watch instead of the iPhone. And certain features, such as iCloud and GameCenter, are a lot trickier to implement now. In other words, it’ll be a while until native apps are the norm.
Making Watch Apps More Useful
Apple Watch apps aren’t just getting a speed boost in WatchOS 2. They’re also getting more powerful as Apple provides access to more of the Watch’s hardware capabilities.
A twist of the Digital Crown, for instance, can now control software knobs and menu boxes within third-party apps such as PCalc and The Weather Channel. Access to the accelerometer and heart rate monitor open the door to third-party fitness and sleep tracker apps. Haptic feedback allows for surprising new apps such as Tacet, a metronome that counts the beat by tapping on your wrist.
In time, these types of capabilities will help the Apple Watch become more than just a notification machine. By using the Digital Crown for selecting items, Apple can pack more information into the screen. And with wearable sensors and haptic feedback, they can accomplish things that just aren’t possible on your phone.
Even when you’re not actively using third-party apps, WatchOS 2 extends their usefulness by letting them appear as Complications on the main watch screen. DataMan Next, for instance, can show how much wireless data you’ve consumed, and WaterMinder can show how much more hydrated you ought to be. These apps can also use WatchOS 2’s Time Travel feature to show past and future information with a twist of the Digital Crown. An obvious example would be a weather app that lets you scroll through the next several hours of forecast data.
For now, if you want more Complications, you’ll need to seek out the handful of specific apps that offer them. (And sadly, none yet exists for sports scores or fantasy football.) But over time, it’s likely that app makers will treat Complications and Time Travel as a high-priority feature. After all, it’s an opportunity for their apps to be the first thing you see when you glance at the screen.
The current situation reminds me somewhat of Android home screen widgets in their early days, with too few Complications overall and too many of dubious value. But as app makers catch on, I suspect the inclusion of clever Complications will become a lot more commonplace.
Seeding The Future
Whereas WatchOS 1 was largely about the apps and services that Apple built in on its own, WatchOS 2 extends those capabilities to third-party apps. The difference is barely noticeable now, but over time there should be a cumulative impact as apps become faster and can do a lot more. (And one can imagine these effects will be more pronounced whenever the next version of the Apple Watch hardware arrives.)
That may explain why Apple calls this update “an even more personal experience.” The tagline no longer refers to just the watch faces and wrist bands you choose, but to a new wave of apps that you’ll come to rely on.
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Apple’s long-running court battle over manipulating the pricing of e-books is getting even more dramatic. Next stop, the Supreme Court, Fortune reports. Back in June, Apple failed to get a Manhattan appeals court to overturn a 2014 ruling that would have it pay $450 million dollar settlement over the scandal. So Apple basically has no choice but to go to a higher authority if it wants to fight the case. A quick recap: The company was found guilty of fixing e-book pricing with publishers for the launch of iBooks on the original iPad, a move meant to raise prices from the low standard set by Amazon. Apple has argued that it didn’t do anything wrong, and indeed it maintains in a filing today that “dynamic, disruptive entry into new or stagnant markets — the lifeblood of American economic growth — often requires the very type of” behavior it exhibited. Apple obviously can afford to pay the settlement, but at this point the legal battle seems to be more about principles than anything else.
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Alexander Slavinsky, Chairman of the Board of Directors Izolyator company and Ivan Panfilov, Commercial Director — Deputy CEO briefed the visitor on the high-voltage bushings manufacture and the company’s latest changes in product range.
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