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If you are planning to buy a TV, fridge, washing machine or other home appliances, then buy early, now you have three days, because of the prices of LED TV, fridge, washing machine and some other home appliances from the new year. Can increase up to 10 percent. The main reason for this is the rise in prices of copper, aluminum, and steel. In addition, maritime and air freight have also increased.
200% increase in prices of TV panels
Manufacturers say that the prices of TV panels have increased by 200 percent due to reduced supply from global vendors, while plastic has also become expensive due to rising crude prices. Due to this, Panasonic India, LG, and Thomson have decided to increase the price of their products since January. Soni said that she is taking stock of the situation right now. After that, she will decide on the price hike.
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Panasonic's product prices may increase by six to seven percent in January. At the same time, all the products of LG Electronics will be expensive by seven to eight percent from January 1. These include TVs, washing machines, and fridges. Sony has not yet decided to increase the price of its product.
The compulsion of companies to increase prices
The open sale price of TVs from French electronics brand Thomson and Kodak's brand Super Plastics has gone up by 200 percent. The company says that it is also lacking in the market. So Thomson and Kodak have decided to increase the prices of Android TV by 20 percent from January. Companies say that corona and lockdown have led to a decrease in mining activity, which has led to a sharp rise in the prices of essential metals. At the same time, due to a lack of container, the freight cost has also increased by five to six times. This has increased the total cost from 20 percent to 25 percent. In such a situation, raising the price is a compulsion.


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Video technology provider SeaChange has acquired Warsaw-based set-top and multiscreen device software developer and integrator DCC Labs.
According to SeaChange, the acquisition will take forwards its set-top, multiscreen subscriber device and application strategies.
The deal, which closed on May 6 but was only announced at the end of last week, sees SeaChange pay approximately $8 million in cash and shares for the Polish company.
DCC Labs, which employs over 70 engineers, has deployed projects supporting millions of set-tops, mobile devices and smart TVs, with deployments based on the Reference Design Kit (RDK) as well as Android and Linux operating systems.
SeaChange last year turned to DCC Labs to support a major European cable set-top project, the company said, using the company for the deployment of a user interface and an RDK 2.1-based home video gateway for field trial tests.
SeaChange has also used DCC Labs to help improve quality for another European cable operator’s deployed home video gateway.
DCC Labs CEO Marek Kielczewski, who has led the company since 2009, has been named as senior vice-president of consumer premises equipment Software and will lead SeaChange In Home.
The company was previously owned by 7bulls.com, a private group of software development and integration companies focused on delivering advanced technologies and IT solutions for large enterprises throughout the Americas, Asia and Europe across industries spanning finance, automotive, retail and media.
The transaction is expected to be accretive in fiscal 2017, as well as provide an anticipated one-year payback through synergies and cost savings. SeaChange has begun cutting its workforce within its In Home engineering and services organization, which is anticipated to achieve US$8 million in annualized cost savings.
The transaction includes a lock-up provision for the SeaChange stock that unwinds over a three-year period.
“Through our successful collaboration in the field, SeaChange determined that DCC Labs’ experience and strengths are exceptionally well-aligned with our strategy to operate more efficiently and rapidly roll out high-value, front-end product innovations,” said Ed Terino, CEO, SeaChange. “SeaChange is now better positioned to serve the global RDK licensee community, as well as fulfilling service providers’ growing desire to focus on a select set of vendors to support their video infrastructure from the back-end all the way through to set-tops, mobile devices and the subscriber experience.”
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The Rubber Board
and the stakeholder associations in rubber
and related sectors are jointly organizing India Rubber
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on 30 and 31 August 2018.
The meet will have representation of stakeholder associations from all segments of the rubber industry
. IRM is a regular forum for interaction, networking and exchange of information. IRM 2018 is targeted to attract around 700 delegates from India and abroad.
The theme of IRM 2018 is ‘Towards a sustainable rubber value chain’. The discussions in IRM 2018 will focus on topics related to the rubber scenario, present trends, challenges and strategic planning for sustainability and advancement.
There will be invited talks by internationally renowned speakers on related topics. There will also be panel discussions involving experts and key stakeholders from different segments of the rubber industry.
A national level organising committee under the chairmanship of Dr. M.K. Shanmuga Sundaram, chairman and executive director, Rubber Board, with representation of all segments of rubber industry, has been constituted to formulate and organise the event.
The committee includes representatives of small and large rubber growers, rubber processors and traders, tyre and non-tyre sectors, auto component manufacturers, rubber product exporters, synthetic rubber and reclaimed rubber manufacturers, rubber research and skill development institutions, media dealing with rubber etc.


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Google has announced a definitive deal to acquire Fitbit, a leading maker of wearable devices.
The deal, valued at $2.1 billion, will help Google compete more aggressively with Apple in the battle over the wearable space. Wearables have increasingly become an important market for tech companies, with Apple’s record-breaking Q4 due, in no small part, to the Apple Watch. While Google has been competing in the space via their Wear OS platform, being in control of the hardware and software will give them greater freedom and flexibility.
“Over the years, Google has made progress with partners in this space with Wear OS and Google Fit, but we see an opportunity to invest even more in Wear OS as well as introduce Made by Google wearable devices into the market,” wrote Rick Osterloh Senior Vice President, Devices & Services, in the announcement. “Fitbit has been a true pioneer in the industry and has created engaging products, experiences and a vibrant community of users. By working closely with Fitbit’s team of experts, and bringing together the best AI, software and hardware, we can help spur innovation in wearables and build products to benefit even more people around the world.”
At the same time, Google is trying to reassure Fitbit owners that their privacy and data will be respected. Google says they will be transparent about what data is collected and how it is used, and will never sell it to third-parties. They have also committed to not using Fitbit data for Google ads. This should be reassuring for customers concerned about their data being in the hands of a company that specializes in monetizing consumer data.
If Google is as successful with Fitbit as they have been with their line of Pixel smartphones, the battle over the wearable space promises exciting developments moving forward.


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SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/21/14 -- Chrysler debuted several redesigns and anniversary editions during the 2013 - 2014 auto show season, and experienced traffic increases as a result. Its redesigned Chrysler 200, which was unveiled at the Detroit (North American) International Auto Show, saw a 50% increase in shopper traffic. After its world debut at the New York International Auto Show, the new Dodge Charger experienced a 38% increase -- the second largest vehicle increase at the show.
Each year, Jumpstart Automotive Group analyzes the shopping patterns of more than 24 million in-market auto shoppers before and during all four of the major U.S. auto shows (Los Angeles, Detroit, Chicago, and New York) to find which brands and vehicles are garnering the most interest from online auto shoppers. Paying particular attention to global and North American debuts, concept vehicles, and award winners, Jumpstart reveals which brands and vehicles had the most notable increases in traffic across its portfolio of sites.
Here are a few traffic highlights from each of the shows:
- SRT Viper GTS led the L.A. show with an 80% increase in shopper interest
- Nissan's Juke and GT-R had 48% and 47% increases, respectively, and the Nissan Sentra had a 38% increase
- Chevrolet Colorado saw a 54% lift in shopper interest
Detroit (North American) International Auto Show
- GMC Canyon saw a 148% increase in traffic, after its world debut at the show
- Chrysler's redesigned 200 experienced a 50% lift
- The Cadillac ATS Coupe -- Cadillac's first-ever compact luxury coupe -- had a 42% increase in shopper traffic
- Nissan's 2014 Frontier Diesel Runner had a 29% increase
- Cadillac ELR won the show's Best Green Vehicle Award and had a 27% increase in shopper interest
- The newly designed 2015 Kia Optima Hybrid enjoyed a 24% lift in traffic to its pages
New York International Auto Show
- Infiniti's restyled QX80 enjoyed a 56% increase in shopper interest
- The new Dodge Charger debuted at the show, and experienced a 38% lift in traffic
- The Kia Sedona saw an increase of 26%
For this report, share of auto show shopper interest was measured by comparing traffic averages to a brand's make/model page during each show with its traffic averages from three weeks prior.
Click here for the full report. jagurl.com/autoshow2014
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Following the largest tech acquisition in history came the merging of two of the biggest vendors, Dell and EMC. Since the deal there were more than a few changes before two became one.
After the $67 billion acquisition in 2015, many saw Dell, and the new company of Dell EMC, as a potential global trendsetter for the tech industry.
At the first combined show show since the acquisition, Michael Dell, Dell EMC CEO, introduced Dell EMC World 2017 saying: “This isn’t our show, this is your show. It’s about how you’re changing the world and using transformation to change your businesses.
“Making digital transformation happen, making it real, that’s why we created Dell Technologies, combining innovations from Dell EMC, Pivotal, RSA, Secureworks, Virtustream and VMware. This allows us to innovate like a startup with the scale of a global powerhouse.”
Michael Dell went on to discuss the importance of both Digital and IT transformation, not only in the technology industry but in the workforce as a whole.
As the increase of digital transformation has levelled up over the years, it is one that has been recognised to fundamentally change how businesses across various industries are built and operated, to then identify how they interact with customers.
Dell said: “We are at the beginning of an innovation explosion. CEO’s want their companies to become technology companies.
“You’re competing with startups who are more sophisticated at injecting new products into their platform. You need an IoT strategy, a cloud strategy and a workforce strategy. As well as security, that’s the highest priority of all.”
According to Dell, succeeding in the new digital world requires IT transformation. This means that companies need to base their IT infrastructure on modern architecture which simplifies infrastructure, accelerates workloads and reduces the time and money spent on legacy systems.
Dell identifies two additional factors as being key to delivering this transformation. in delivering IT transformation, first includes automating IT services, such as deploying hybrid cloud that are packed with flexible, scaled-out platforms and are also seven times more likely to deliver IT as a profit.
Dell explained that cloud is more than just a place, but rather a way to deploy information technology.
“Many customers have already told us that hybrid cloud is twice as expensive than private cloud… but you can’t do that with IT transformation and we’re here to help you do that.
“We believe it’s going to be a multi-cloud world. If you have a public cloud first and only strategy, I think you’re going to find yourself uncompetitive in the long-run.
“All flash, cloud enabled, software defined all designed to support a full range of infrastructure. And in open networking, where both Dell and EMC are both recognised a leader in 15 Gartner Magic Quadrants,” said Dell.
Dell explained that as the business drives new digital initiatives, the transformation of IT must be fitted to change the model of the business, the growth of data and its storage and more.
As part of the company’s strategy to help businesses to transform the CEO announced improvements to its high-end enterprise storage platform VMAX as well as VXRail.
Dell said: “Moving to the software-defined data centre, we’ve got VXRail jointly defined by Dell and EMC together, which can be defined by how you manage and structure your business together.
This is just one of the many examples Dell gave on how it has worked to help businesses boost their infrastructure to deliver digital transformation in the workplace.
“Now the workforce and the workplace are changing, work isn’t really a place anymore, it’s a platform, and we’re innovating the workforce and the way people work.
“You’re going to see some fantastic new innovations powered by Dell. We’re announcing the global rollout of our PC as a service, which remains core to our business, powering the Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality,” said Dell.
Dell wants to help customers of all sizes to realise digital transformation, which makes the show’s tagline of ‘Realize’ quite apt.


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Jennifer Lopez Gets Out The Twins For Gucci
Jennifer Lopez is part of a special advertising campaign with her two children, Max and Emme, for the launch of Gucci’s new children’s collection. Wait…who can afford to buy Gucci for their kids? And what’s the point when they grow out of it? Oh, nevermind logic…
Gucci also announced a new donation to UNICEF’s Schools for Africa initiative in honor of the company’s partnership with UNICEF and the launch of the children’s collection, which features apparel, shoes, small leather goods, footwear (up to size 33) and selected accessories, including jewelry, sunglasses, scarves and blankets. Since 2005, Gucci has committed over $9 million to UNICEF.
The advertising campaign was shot by photographers Mert and Marcus on location in Malibu.
“I was particularly inspired when I first met Frida in 2008 at the fundraising event she hosted in New York to benefit UNICEF. When Frida [Giannini, Gucci’s Creative Director] told me about her trip to Malawi and her excitement about launching her new children’s collection, I was inspired by her idea to build upon Gucci’s long term support for UNICEF with a donation in honor of the launch of the collection,” Lopez said. “As a mother, I am proud to be a part of this campaign to benefit UNICEF’s Schools for Africa program.”


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Thanksgiving is increasingly becoming just another day in the restaurant business, as the list of Greater Charleston Restaurant Association members keeping holiday hours makes clear.
Although many of them are adjusting menus and hours for Thanksgiving, 41 restaurants are planning to open. By contrast, the group’s spokeswoman was only aware of five member restaurants shutting down for the day.
“It’s just been a tradition for us to let employees have a family day,” says Steven Jones, manager of the West Ashley Crab Shack, one of the five closed restaurants. Continue reading
The spate of human birthdays in November makes scientific sense: Count back nine months, and you’ll land on Valentine’s Day.
But what explains the prevalence of local restaurant November birthdays? Is it a reflection of owners frantically trying to open their doors before the holiday season? Or a desperate effort to qualify for the year’s best new restaurant accolades? Whatever the reason, eaters are the beneficiaries: High Cotton turns 14 tomorrow, and the restaurant’s celebrating by pouring free sparkling wine. Each dinner guest will receive a complimentary glass of Dibon Cava Brut.
High Cotton opens at 5:30 p.m.
Stars is marking its first anniversary on Mondays throughout October with a $25 three-course menu.
The Upper King restaurant, known for its rooftop bar, officially opened on Oct. 5, 2012, should you choose to toast the achievement on Saturday. But the promotional menu rolls out two days later; a release says the “choices will change from week to week.”
“Patrons can expect popular selections such as Dino Kale Salad, Grill Room Steak and Smoked Chocolate S’more Pie,” the release continues.
The restaurant’s located at 495 King St. For more information on the weekly celebration, check out Stars’ blog.
Austin’s Food & Drink, which this summer took over the Spring Street storefront previously occupied by Black Bean Co., this weekend closed up shop.
A note taped to the front door didn’t explain the reasons behind the closure, nor did owner Debby New provide additional information on Austin’s Facebook page, but the restaurant was often eerily quiet for much of its near-daily 9 a.m.-8 p.m. schedule. Extending hours on Friday and Saturday nights, adding Sunday brunch and serving beer and wine didn’t seem to help cultivate the crowds: A staffer was at least once stationed on the sidewalk to ask passersby whether they’d tried Austin’s. Continue reading
Charleston diners habitually spend money on local food, but an Oct. 2 fundraiser will allow them to funnel a portion of that money toward a critical link in the local food distribution chain.
To mark the second anniversary of GrowFood Carolina, nearly two dozen restaurants have pledged to donate 5 percent of their daily sales to the food hub. GrowFood Carolina collects produce from 50 farmers in a single warehouse, simplifying the logistics of buying and selling for small farms and restaurants which could easily be overwhelmed by the logistical challenges posed by the ordering process. According to GrowFood, more than 100 restaurants and four retailers now patronize the warehouse.
Restaurants participating in the charitable event are Blu Restaurant. Burwell’s, Cru Café, Glass Onion, Green Door, Hank’s Seafood, Heart Woodfire Kitchen, High Cotton, Hominy, HUSK, Langdon’s, McCrady’s, Mercato, Basico, Opal, Peninsula Grill, Republic Lounge, Slightly North of Broad, Ted’s Butcher Block, The Lot, Tristan, VERDE and Xiao Bao Biscuit. For more information, visit growfoodcarolina.com.
With a single dish order, Charleston eaters this fall can support the work of two charitable organizations.
During the annual James Beard Foundation Taste America Local Dish Challenge, which runs from Sept. 1-Oct. 31, the foundation’s education department will collect $1 for every featured dish sold at one of 11 area restaurants. Additionally, diners are being asked to Instagram the JBF dish with the hashtags #JBFTasteAmerican and #Charleston. The city which produces the most Instagram images will receive the greater of $10,000 or 10 percent of the money raised nationally.
The money’s earmarked for a cause selected by participating chefs; In Charleston, Feed the Need’s been selected as the potential recipient.
Restaurants in 35 states and the District of Columbia are joining the effort. Locally, the line-up includes Fish, O-Ku, Cypress, Fleet Landing Restaurant, Indaco, Oak Steakhouse, Poogan’s Porch, Ruka’s Table, The Grocery, The Macintosh, Tristan and Wild Olive.
For more information, visit the foundation’s website.
Three downtown restaurants are adding Sunday brunch to their schedules, bringing more biscuits and Bloodys to an already busy morning.
Of the newcomers, The Vendue Inn was first out of the gate with its “brunch basket” program, which premiered this past weekend. As the name implies, Vendue’s Rooftop Bar brunch is a picnicky affair, in which guests can purchase a bottle of bubbly and a basket of snacks for $40. The baskets are sized for two, and designed around a culinary theme, such as The Pacific, Paris or Tuscany: Menu items include cured salmon, Boursin cheese and dried figs. Baskets are available from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
On Sept. 1, Republic Garden & Lounge will join the brunch crowd with its “light, healthy approach,” writes spokesperson Grace Newland. Executive chef Benjamin Harris’ definition of “light” isn’t exactly egg whites and grapefruit segments, though: The menu features honey biscuits with salt butter; housemade pork belly rillettes; duck prosciutto and crème fraîche scrambled eggs. But there’s coconut water in the ReHydrator cocktail, made with cucumber vodka, St. Germain and lemon. Other quaffable options include frozen Mimosas with various floaters and a smoothie of Bols Yogurt liqueur, orange juice and gin. Brunch is served from 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
Finally, Warehouse is readying to roll out its brunch service on the same Sunday. Although the menu hasn’t yet been released, it’s likely the eggs and cheeses on the bar menu will be reconfigured in morning-appropriate ways. But the specials aren’t exclusively for early risers: Brunch starts at 11 a.m. and runs through 11 p.m., so night owls can have hash with their highballs.


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World IPv6 Day boosted the amount of native IPv6 traffic on the Internet, but it mostly increased the use of transitional protocols that won't help to solve the looming shortage of IPv4 addresses, according to researchers studying data from Wednesday...
Apple has surpassed HP and all other equipment manufacturers to become the world's largest consumer of semiconductor technology, largely because of the popularity of its mobile devices.
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Sprint's renewed partnership with Motorola, announced today, will result in more than 10 smartphones and tablets for sale in 2011, including Motorola's first WiMax phone for Sprint, the Photon 4G.
Nearly 1 billion smartphones will be shipped globally in 2015, almost double the amount for all of 2011, as millions of people seek out the more powerful mobile phones that are dropping in price, market research firm IDC said.
Sprint Nextel has given up its majority voting power at Clearwire to defuse investors' concerns about the danger to Sprint if Clearwire defaulted on its debt.
AT&T will be able to significantly improve its mobile network capacity and give better service to its customers because of its proposed acquisition of rival T-Mobile USA, company officials said Thursday.
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop used his keynote at the Open Mobile Summit in London Thursday to explain, again, why the company chose the Windows Phone OS for its smartphones and insisted during a question-and-answer session that, despite persistent rumors t...
It's been billed by its organizers as the most important day for the future of the Internet, but so far World IPv6 Day has probably served to confirm what the industry already knows about the 128-bit protocol on which the 21st century digital society...
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A new document in a year-old patent lawsuit filed by Oracle against Google over Android intellectual property suggests Oracle could be seeking huge damages from Google.
The Internet has been rolling along for decades on the strength of IPv4 and its numbering system, which has supplied billions of addresses. As long as more addresses were available, few people thought about them. But the booming popularity of the Int...
Oracle wants a significant chunk of the ad revenue Google generates in connection with its Android mobile OS, according to a filing made this week in the companies' ongoing patent litigation suit.
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InComm Payments, a global payments technology leader, has announced new investments in multiple Georgia communities, strengthening the states position as a payment’s capital. The company will continue to grow its data processing operations in Columbus, its IT Global Command Centre in downtown Atlanta, and Go Studio – an emerging technology incubator also located in downtown Atlanta. These innovations were supported by the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) team.
“Nearly 70% of all payment transactions are processed in Georgia, particularly by companies in the Atlanta area, which has earned the region the nickname ‘Transaction Alley,’” said Bob Skiba, Executive Vice President, Regulatory and Government Affairs at InComm Payments.
With the surge of new fintech solutions and programs, InComm Payments is expanding its Columbus facility to support customer service and help ensure regulatory compliance and fraud prevention of new fintech products and services as they are developed. The IT Global Command Centre in Atlanta will house a cross-functional team of both security and IT professionals who will monitor transaction activity to proactively address system needs and its cybersecurity stance as situations are ever-evolving.
“This accomplishment is made possible by the continued dedication of GDEcD and local companies that have fostered a strong spirit of innovation within the state’s FinTech community,” said Michael Parlotto, Vice President of Emerging Technology and head of Go Studio. “We are proud to do our part to uphold this legacy, as we did earlier this year with the opening of Go Studio.”
Go Studio is an innovation hub utilising emerging technology to research and develop proofs-of-concept for customer-centric products and solutions. Based in InComm Payments’ Atlanta headquarters, the studio is currently exploring applications for blockchain, artificial intelligence, voice assistants and more. The studio is also collaborating with Georgia-based colleges and universities, such as Kennesaw State University, to provide local students with opportunities to participate in the ideation and implementation of emerging technology solutions. InComm Payments was one of the first sponsors of the Georgia Fintech Academy of the University System of Georgia, which facilitates partnerships with most Georgia-based public institutions and the University System of Georgia’s Apprenticeship Program.
“InComm Payments continues to invest in Georgia, and we are grateful for their focus on innovation and their support for growing the future of FinTech and the workforce needed to support it,” said GDEcD Commissioner Pat Wilson. “As is the case for so many of our Georgia industries, our FinTech leaders are interested in advancing the future to benefit all. InComm Payments is at the top of that list.”


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American Express this week announced SafeKey 2.0, the next generation of its online authentication tool built specifically to meet the needs of today’s increasingly mobile commerce environment, according to a press release.
Amex said SafeKey 2.0, which leverages the EMV 3-D Secure 2.0 industry standard, is a global product that provides an extra layer of security when an American Express cardholder makes a purchase online at a participating merchant.
American Express has made its SafeKey 2.0 technical specifications available to merchants, issuers and partners at www.amexsafekey.com. The service will be available for deployment in spring 2018, according to the release.
SafeKey 2.0 includes several enhancements over the existing SafeKey 1.0 platform that can help identify potential fraud in real-time while making it easier for consumers to check out safely across all digital channels. The updated platform supports authentication methods using biometrics, including fingerprints and facial recognition. It can also be deployed for traditional and emerging commerce channels, ranging from e-commerce websites to in-app purchases made on smartphones and other internet-connected devices.
“The number of consumers making purchases through mobile channels is continuing to grow, and the expected growth of Internet-connected devices will further fuel digital commerce activity,” said Jaromir Divilek, executive vice president of global network business for American Express, in the release. “SafeKey 2.0 complements American Express’ fraud-prevention capabilities by addressing the evolving needs of merchants, card issuers and card members.”


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Agency urges companies to discontinue this teething products, due to serious safety risk, lack of benefit
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers that over-the-counter (OTC) teething products containing benzocaine pose a serious risk to infants and children. The agency announced that OTC oral health products containing the pain reliever benzocaine for the temporary relief of sore gums due to teething in infants or children should no longer be marketed and is asking companies to stop selling these products for such use
“The FDA is committed to protecting the American public from products that pose serious safety risks, especially those with no demonstrated benefit,” said FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. “Because of the lack of efficacy for teething and the serious safety concerns we’ve seen with over-the-counter benzocaine oral health products, the FDA is taking steps to stop use of these products in young children and raise awareness of the risks associated with other uses of benzocaine oral health products.
“We urge parents, caregivers and retailers who sell them to heed our warnings and not use over-the-counter products containing benzocaine for teething pain.
Benzocaine is marketed to help relieve pain from a variety of conditions such as teething, sore throat, canker sores and irritation of the mouth and gums. The products are sold as gels, sprays, ointments, solutions and lozenges under the OTC brand names Anbesol, Baby Orajel, Cepacol, Chloraseptic, Hurricaine, Orabase, Orajel and Topex, as well as store brands and generics.
In a Drug Safety Communication issued, the agency builds on its previous warnings about risks associated with benzocaine products for methemoglobinemia. This dangerous condition is the result of elevated levels of methemoglobin in the blood and it can lead to death. It causes the amount of oxygen carried through the blood to be greatly reduced.
“Given the accumulating evidence regarding benzocaine’s association with methemoglobinemia, we are taking necessary action to work with industry to discontinue the distribution and sale of over-the-counter benzocaine oral health products intended for teething pain, and add warning information about methemoglobinemia and a contraindication against use for teething pain and against use in children under two years of age to the remaining oral health care drug products containing benzocaine,” said Janet Woodcock, M.D., director of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.
For advice on treating teething pain, the FDA recommends parents and caregivers follow the American Academy of Pediatrics’ (AAP) recommendations, which are to use a teething ring made of firm rubber (not frozen), or to gently rub or massage the child’s gums with a finger to relieve symptoms.


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Market down three per cent on 2020 but up two per cent on 2019; Toy Fair to play a key role in kickstarting 2022 in toys
The British Toy and Hobby Association (BTHA) (organisers of the Toy Fair) and The NPD Group announced today at Toy Fair in London that UK toy sales declined by three per cent in 2021 to £3.2bn. In what has been a turbulent year for the industry, the UK toy market has shown remarkable resilience in comparison to pre-pandemic figures, and although there was a fall in 2021, overall, the market is up two per cent on 2019.
Despite the drop at a market level in 2021, some toy categories grew last year including Plush, up 9%, and Vehicles, up 7% YoY. Top properties for toys in 2021 included classics like Barbie, Star Wars and Paw Patrol as well as fast-growing properties such as Pokémon, Bluey and Minecraft. The last week of trading prior to Christmas also registered 35 per cent growth YoY, with December up two per cent, indicating UK consumers do tend to buy toys at the end of the year.
“The toy industry faced huge challenges in 2021 including, but not limited to, supply chain concerns and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,” commented Roland Earl, Director General at the BTHA. “Despite these hurdles, the UK toy market has held relatively firm compared to pre-pandemic figures and there are signs to be optimistic about the year ahead with some categories showing growth and a strong line up of new releases for 2022.”
Melissa Symonds, Executive Director, UK Toys, from The NPD Group added, “Last year the UK toy market managed to retain 35% of the value it gained in 2020, with seven out of eleven categories up compared to 2019 figures. Even more impressive is that licensed toys grew for the third consecutive year, reaching 28% of the market – the highest ever share. With a raft of toyetic film releases due this year, as well as the continued strong performance of streaming, YouTube, and video game licenses, 2022 looks set to be a good year for toys.”
Toy Fair, the UK’s largest dedicated toy, game and hobby exhibition, is home to more than 260 exhibiting companies, thousands of new toy launches, and is one of very few trade exhibitions taking place in January in the UK in any sector.
“After cancelling Toy Fair in 2021 due to the pandemic, it is great that we are able to facilitate businesses coming together at Toy Fair this year,” added Roland Earl. “For small and medium-sized businesses, events like Toy Fair are essential to do business as it creates an opportunity for companies to network and reach new customers which can’t be replicated online. We look forward to seeing these meetings resume over the next three days.”
To ensure the health and safety of attendees, the government’s guidelines for indoor events are being strictly enforced. The Toy Fair organisers have taken every precaution for a safe and comfortable visit – including the mandatory wearing of face coverings, demonstration by all participants of their COVID-19 status before entry, multiple hand sanitising stations and enhanced cleaning schedule throughout the show. Roland Earl added, “Olympia London is a large, well-spaced and well-ventilated venue. In conjunction with the venue, it is fantastic to be welcoming our participants to attend an event they’ve so dearly missed.”
Toy Fair takes place at Olympia London from 25-27 January.
Follow the latest Toy Fair news on Twitter at @toyfairuk. Toy Fair is the UK’s largest trade exhibition dedicated to the toy, game and hobby market. The event opened at the Olympia in London on 25th January and remains open until Thursday 27th.
PLEASE NOTE: TOY FAIR IS A TRADE ONLY EXHIBITION AND IS NOT OPEN TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
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For more information please contact
Toy Fair Press Office (Tuesday 25th – Thursday 27th January): 020 7598 6514
Bastion Office: 020 3927 6430
About Toy Fair
Toy Fair is the UK’s largest dedicated toy, game and hobby trade exhibition taking place at Olympia London. The event takes place over three days at the end of January each year and plays host to hundreds of exhibitors, from startups to some of the biggest toy companies, launching thousands of new toy lines.
Toy Fair 2022 takes place from Tuesday 25th – Thursday 27th January. Press day is Tuesday 25th January. To register for a press pass, visit www.toyfair.co.uk.
Please note the opening times are 09:00-18:00 Tuesday 25th and Wednesday 26th, and 09:00-17:30 Thursday 27th January.
About the BTHA
The British Toy & Hobby Association was established in 1944 to represent the interests of British toy manufacturers and to raise standards of practice in the industry. Today it has around 150 members ranging from international toy giants to small family-run businesses that together account for more than 80% of the UK toy market. Membership of the British Toy & Hobby Association shows the member’s commitment to adhere to the BTHA Code of Practice under the umbrella of the Lion Mark which includes rules covering ethical and safe manufacture of toys, toy safety, a ban on counterfeit goods, an assurance to market responsibly, a commitment to improving sustainability and a desire to promote the value of all play through support of the Make Time 2 Play campaign. Our members are manufacturers committed to making good quality toys in a responsible way. The BTHA also administers the Toy Trust – the industry’s charity.
About The NPD Group, Inc.
NPD offers data, industry expertise, and prescriptive analytics to help our clients grow their businesses in a changing world. Over 2,000 companies worldwide rely on us to help them measure, predict, and improve performance across all channels, including brick-and-mortar, e-commerce, and B2B. We have services in 19 countries worldwide, with operations spanning the Americas, Europe, and APAC. Practice areas include apparel, appliances, automotive, beauty, books, B2B technology, consumer technology, e-commerce, fashion accessories, food consumption, foodservice, footwear, home, home improvement, juvenile products, media entertainment, mobile, office supplies, retail, sports, toys, and video games. For more information, visit npd.com. Follow us on Twitter: @npdgroup


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KitchenAid is looking to take back its domain with their very own Google Assistant powered smart display featuring IPX5 water resistance.
Kevin's home alone again! Google takes us down memory lane to show off some of the everyday features of what Google Assistant can do for users.
Google wants you to make the Assistant a big part of your holiday preparations, so it has added a bunch of new feature just in time for the holidays.
Google smartens up the connected home experience by adding new Google Assistant features. Learn what's new for late 2018.
The latest product in its growing line of smart home devices, the Google Home Hub is perhaps its most compelling one yet. Here's our review.
In today's edition, Google brings new emoji's Gboard, features from the OnePlus 6T come to the OnePlus 6, and Huawei updates the original Huawei Watch.
Smart Display updates are on the way from Google, another big update is rolling out to the LG V40 ThinQ, and we learn more about the OnePlus 6T.
Google's new Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL are now official, but we're still left with questions. Here are some frequently asked questions and their answers.
In the latest edition of Hot Take, Google debuts new Pixel devices and a new Assistant device. Listen in to find out what the AndroidGuys staff has to say.
Google took to the stage today and announced their very first smart display the Google Home Hub. It has a 7-inch display, comes in four different colors, and is missing one important feature.
In today's edition of In Brief, we learn about the delays surrounding the RED Hydrogen One, along with new OnePlus 6T teasers and more.
In the latest edition of In Brief, we take a look at the first Google Home Hub leak, along with our first look at "official" Pixel 3 renders and big changes coming to Twitter.


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Garland’s goal of becoming a hub for food and beverage production came to life again this month, when its local Kraft Heinz Food plant received approvals to make $25M in capital investments under a state program.
The Dallas suburb nominated Kraft Heinz Food for this expansion project through the Texas Enterprise Zone Program, which offers certain financial incentives to foster investment activity and job creation in designated enterprise zones.
Kraft Heinz headquarters in Chicago With the program’s stamp of approval, Kraft Heinz said it will inject millions of dollars into the community by making substantial renovations and improvements to its Forest Lane facility in Garland.
The company plans to acquire new machinery and equipment while creating upward of 250 jobs.
Kraft’s 266K SF plant sits on 50 acres and is near several enterprise zones in North Texas, including the Federal Opportunity Zone in Garland.
The company, which already has 843 local employees, is required under the initiative to ensure 35% of all new jobs are filled by residents living in enterprise zones.
by: Kerri Panchuk, Bisnow Dallas-Fort Worth


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An email was sent on Wednesday to the participants who originally shelled out $1,500 to get an early look at the new Google Glass. They don't have to swap their pair, but Google says "we think you should".
The new Glass that will be sent to customers is still part of the Explorer Edition, and doesn't differ too far from the first generation.
"It looks the same. It feels the same," Google writes. "But there are some subtle improvements." The Glass team has added extra durability, compatibility with upcoming prescription frames, and the ability work with the new Shades and mono earbud accessories.
"Simply send us your device, and we'll replace it with a brand new Glass," Google adds.
The offer to exchange your first-generation Glass for the newer one will expire on 5 February 2014. Explorers have been given access to a website where they choose a colour for the new model.
Explorers don't get to keep their first-generation hardware - they must send it off to Google. But the company says it has something "special" planned for the old parts.
Don't have $1,500 for the Explorer program? Google has confirmed it will be launching a consumer version of Glass at a cheaper price and with wider availability in 2014. The second-generation Glass for testing is a step in the right direction.


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Over the course of the pandemic, more and more businesses have been forced to innovate and adapt - and technology has had a key role to play. Before the pandemic, many smaller companies said their technology maturity held them back but 18 months on, technology is now at the heart of operations and business planning.
Our new research shows three quarters of small businesses across the UK (76%) have used technology in the last year to improve their business operations and become more efficient.
A north-south divide may be opening up when it comes to technology.
Small companies operating from the Capital were those most likely to have enhanced their digital capabilities in the last year (86%), followed by enterprises in the South East (80%) and the South West (79%). This compares to just 64% in the North West – with business owners in Wales also lagging behind on technology updates (68%).
A nationally representative sample of 1,232 small business decision makers how if, at all, new technology had impacted their business in the last year.
10 ways new technology has helped small businesses through 2020-2021
-Investing in new technology has helped more than two fifths of small businesses (43%) to introduce efficient home-working for staff,
-38% said that they were now able to provide faster and better customer service,
-Improved tech capabilities also helped 37% of business owners to cut down travel time to-and-from meetings,
-Nearly a third (32%) achieved greater productivity,
-27% of respondents had used technology tools to reduce overheads,
-Almost a quarter used new tech to provide a smarter and safer way to store and manage sensitive information (24%),
-23% of small businesses said that new tech had made the company more environmentally friendly,
-Whereas one fifth of decision makers believed tech had reduced the amount of time spent in meetings (20%)
-19% had saved money on the cost of new business,
-And 17% had been able to reduce staff costs.


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Mealey’s Furniture Donates Housefull of Furniture
Furniture World Magazine
Mealey’s Furniture, a family-run group of three stores in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, announced that the store has donated a houseful of furniture to a deserving family for the holidays.
This is the 7th consecutive year that Mealey’s has invited area residents a chance to nominate a special family, and the company received a record 2,000-plus entries over the past month by mail, e-mail and in-person at Mealey’s Furniture & Mattress stores in Oxford Valley, PA; Bensalem, PA; and Moorestown, NJ. This year’s winner is a Philadelphia family of 6 who lost their home to foreclosure due to the father’s battle with Multiple Sclerosis.
Jeffrey Rubin was diagnosed with MS early last year and, having just started a new job, was ineligible for health benefits; he was later released when he disclosed his illness and is now confined to a wheelchair. The family lost the host they owned for 5 years due to foreclosure. In trying to feed their children and save their home, the family lost everything and are living in a rented home. They are now the proud owners of a new 5-piece living room set including sofa, loveseat and tables; a dining room set with a table, 6 chairs, buffet and hutch; and a complete new 7-piece bedroom set for Josh that includes a loft bed and mattress, a built-in desk, a bureau and a desk chair.
Kevin and Dan Mealey believe strongly in giving back to the community. Says Kevin, “This is our opportunity to give back and to support the community which supports us. We especially look for those who are trying to help themselves but need a helping hand.” The company has donated more than $600,000 in goods and services over the past several years to a variety of community organizations. For more information, visit www.mealeysfurniture.com


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Blog: Why anxiety over commodities is deepening
Dean Best | 28 April 2008
If you thought rationing had been left behind in a world of post-war Britain and Pathé News, then think again.
For rationing has reappeared in the most unlikely of markets - the US. Last week, two of the country's largest wholesalers, Costco and Wal-Mart-owned Sam's Club, decided to restrict sales of rice amid growing concerns over supplies.
Now, it would be wrong to overstate the extent of the move. We're not about to return to mornings of queues and ration-books. However, the restrictions do indicate that anxiety over commodities is deepening.
Fears of a looming rice shortage have grown in recent weeks with prices hitting record highs and major rice-producing nations introducing export restrictions. Those fears are not just centred on rice. Concern among food manufacturers of all shapes and sizes over corn costs isn't going away, while in France, milk prices are set to soar by over a quarter.
The cost of corn has become inextricably linked to the production of biofuels - particularly in the US and the EU. Sections of the food industry have slammed government policy in Washington and Brussels over biofuels and now it appears there are cracks in the political consensus over the issue.
UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown said last week that London would look again at its support for EU-wide targets on biofuels. In Texas, meanwhile, the state governor has asked Washington to be allowed to slash the amount of corn it diverts for biofuel production.
The Texas governor has won support from sections of the US meat industry with companies like Tyson Foods and Pilgrim's Pride having recently been hit by rising commodity costs. The US meat sector has seen jobs cut and plants closed in recent months as businesses look to boost efficiency in the face of rising costs.
However, one piece of good news did emerge from the US meat business last week. Poultry group Sanderson Farms announced plans to expand, a move seemingly at odds with the cuts seen elsewhere.
Nevertheless, with Tyson, Pilgrim's and Sanderson set to file earnings reports in the next month, a clearer picture of the impact of commodity costs will no doubt emerge.
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title When Bitcoins becomes an Asset typeface: Bitcoin can become an Asset in the future article title Crypto-currency is set to become an increasingly popular asset type for the financial industry.
In fact, a typeface designed by a software developer for the digital currency is now available for the first time on the Internet.
According to the developer, the new Bitcoin font has been designed for the typeface ‘Type1’, a type for which there is no official name.
It will be available for free in the open source font-maker BitBold.
BitBold said it chose the new font because it is the first ever font designed specifically for Bitcoin and because it has a lot of “familiar features”.
The developer said the font is made for Bitcoin, but is not designed for use in cryptocurrencies.
The Bitcoin font is available for download at the BitBastion web site.
Bitbold, which has a team of over 20 developers and users across the world, has over 40,000 developers, and is the largest open source project in the field of software.
It has received more than 10 million downloads and is used in the browser as well as apps.
“We wanted to create something a little more contemporary and for the users to be able to choose,” said BitBitch co-founder Adam Gopnik.
“This font is an attempt to make the currency a bit more accessible for new users.
The font is open source, and it’s open to all.”
The project is funded by the Bitcoin Foundation, and its creator said it would help to build the Bitcoin community.
“I hope this is a good thing for Bitcoin,” said Gopnick.
“I’m sure it will be for many people who are interested in Bitcoin.”
The Bitcoin Foundation has a $10 million bounty to develop a new typeface, but said it will not give money away.
Bitcoin is the world’s first cryptocurrency, created in 2009 and traded on a public ledger known as the Bitcoin Network.
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Post by Stefan of Tokyo Whisky Hub.
From this spring, Suntory will be seeking to further push the global presence of its flagship premium blended whisky “Hibiki 12”. It will come with a slightly different label, and will also be available in a slightly smaller size (500ml). After its debut at home on April 2nd, it will be rolled out in the UK and France, where it should be available towards the end of May.
Hibiki was created in 1989 to mark Suntory’s 90th anniversary. Twenty years later, in 2009, the company decided to introduce a 12-year old version to the European market, with the aim of building a global brand. A couple of months later, Suntory also started selling their 12yo in Japan. It has picked up numerous awards since and its popularity - both at home and abroad - keeps growing, witness last year’s 20% increase in total sales.
The introduction of a smaller sized bottle is an attempt to expand Hibiki’s fan base. Suntory is hoping it will encourage people who haven’t tried it yet to pick up a bottle for themselves whilst also making it a bit more appealing – economically, that is – as a potential gift.


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Google is all set to shake up the smartphone industry by introducing trial run ads that will enable you to access smartphone app trials from inside mobile ads.
The trial run ads are essentially app advertising formats that allow users to try out apps for a maximum of 60 seconds by streaming content from the app's host servers, before going ahead and downloading.
This means that app developers can rest assured that app installations are coming from people who already pre-approve the product, rather than people randomly trying apps they don't know much about.
Another advantage of these trial run ads is that they could go towards reducing the quantity of apps that sit around on people's smartphones and never get used. This way, customers can try out apps and get to know them before deciding whether or not to download them.


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The divestment of data centre operations in India entailed a consideration of USD 6 million.
Reliance Communications (RCom) is in talks with two strategic buyers to sell a controlling stake in its leftover businesses such as data centre and India enterprise and Global Cloud Xchange (GCX), which runs undersea cable networks, a top official said.
With an investment of $1.2 billion in artificial intelligence R&D, the Chinese hardware and devices major is also looking at expanding its Chennai facility.
The first data centre is being built in southwestern Guizhou province.
In a move to increase transparency and make inroads into China, the first data centre of the Cupertino-based tech giant Apple in the country will be put into operation on February 28, the company announced on Wednesday.
"India is a key market in Alibaba Cloud’s globalization strategy, and the firm sees tremendous business opportunity given the rapid growth of the Indian economy and the nature of the enterprises looking to expand from the country," the company said in a statement.
The India region offers several services including Compute, Big Data, Storage and Networking.
The data centre processor promises speed, agility, security, networking features that are multiple times ahead of previous generation hardware.
The announcement came at a time when Oracle CEO Safra Catz is on a three-day visit to India.
Digitalaya, which is an electronic records management and archival system, has been created to establish a Trustworthy Digital Repository as per ISO standards, wherein digital assets are audited for safety.
It was part of the company’s strategic plan to get enterprise customers, especially the booming medium segment and startups, the first person said.
Tata Communications plans to use the proceeds from the deal to reduce its debt. The company's core business debt at the end of December 2015 stood at around $1.4 billion.
The Mumbai-based company operates nine data centres in the country across Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi-NCR and Bengaluru.
ESDS Software expects revenues to triple next year, having secured a US patent for its eNlight Cloud autoscaling technology.
“Nokia is expanding its cloud-wise services portfolio with the launch of three professional services, helping operators transform to the telco cloud and implement a data center infrastructure to run their enterprise and telco functions,” the company said in a statement.
Facebook's Open Compute Project (OCP) is doing for hardware what Linux, Android, and many others did for software: making it free and "open source."
"We are moving very quickly from being a leader in networking industry to becoming a leader in the IT industry,'' Cisco’s Padmasree Warrior said.


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Interpublic’s Hill Holliday is out with a new brand research study, the Brand Edge Index, that takes a deep dive into various product categories and ranks top brands based on proprietary surveys.
The first installment looks at the home appliance category and rates brands in six subsets: vacuums, dishwashers, washer machines, ranges, refrigerators, and grills. The rankings are based on 5,600 survey respondents who assessed 45 brands.
Top-ranked brands included Dyson (vacuums), Bosch (dishwashers), Samsung (both washing machines and refrigerators), and Weber (grills).
The report found that niche brands and disruptive brands frequently outrank longstanding first-to-market brands. awareness doesn’t always lead to preference or advantage. In part, that’s explained by the survey finding that reliability is the most important attribute for home appliance brands.
Style and function don’t have to be mutually exclusive in the kitchen. Style ranked in the top three attributes for the Range and Refrigerator subcategories.
“Consumers are creatures of habit,” the report concludes. “They have routines that include everyday tasks, like doing laundry, cleaning, washing dishes and cooking dinner. As key enablers of these routines, home appliances have a significant presence in consumers’ everyday lives.
“Yet purchasing a new appliance is anything but routine – most Americans replace appliances every five to 15 years.”
Awareness is a motivating purchase driver, the study found, but one that is often outweighed by attributes such as effectiveness, reliability, and style. And that gives less well-known brands a chance to “punch above their weight class when it comes to brand preference and grab market share from the completion.”
The study was designed in house by Hill Holliday’s research group, Origin.
Future installments of the Brand Edge Index will examine other categories. Next up is a look at the food and beverage sector, with a report scheduled for release in the second quarter.The full home appliance report can be accessed here.


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Abryanz Style and Fashion Awards (ASFAs) will not hold its 2023 Event
KAMPALA, UGANDA – [2nd October 2023] – The Abryanz Style and Fashion Awards (ASFAs), a prestigious event in the African fashion community, has taken the unprecedented decision not to hold its 2023 event. This marks the first time it won’t be happening since its 2013 debut. The strategic decision has been made to unveil an extraordinary display of African fashion brilliance, unlike anything seen before, in 2024.
The ASFAs have always been dedicated to celebrating change-makers, honoring creative excellence, and nurturing the next generation of fashion talents in Africa. While we regret having not to hold this year’s event, we believe it is a responsible choice to ensure that the ASFAs 2024 exceed all expectations in showcasing the brilliance of African fashion.
We fully understand the anticipation and excitement surrounding the ASFAs, and we want to assure our fashion community and supporters that this will only serve to make ASFAs 2024 an even more spectacular and impactful event.
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our sponsors, partners, and all stakeholders for their unwavering support throughout the years. We look forward to coming together in December 2024 for the most remarkable fashion event of the year.
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Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk and his electric car company Tesla have shared full-blown praise of the Chinese Communist Party on China’s equivalent to Twitter, Breitbart News can reveal.
The verified accounts for Elon Musk and top Chinese Tesla representatives on the Chinese micro-blogging site Weibo have all been adorned with personalised backgrounds celebrating the one hundred year anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP):
The background celebrating the centenary of the CCP does not appear to have been a mandatory feature by the Chinese site, as other users, including one of Tesla’s main accounts, do not feature the communist banner art.
Therefore it is likely that someone who manages Elon Musk and other Tesla social media accounts in China made the decision to honour the murderous regime.
The social media campaign in China comes as the billionaire tech magnate drew criticism this week for celebrating the CCP on Western social media.
On the anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party, Musk posted a response to the CCP’s newswire agency Xinhua on Twitter — a service which is banned in China — saying: “The economic prosperity that China has achieved is truly amazing, especially in infrastructure! I encourage people to visit and see for themselves.”
The Xinhua post Musk responded to was quoting Chinese dictator Xi Jinping, who claimed: “China has realised the first centenary goal — building a moderately prosperous society in all respects. This means that we have brought about a historic resolution to the problem of absolute poverty in China, and we are now marching in confident strides toward the second centenary goal of building China into a great modern socialist country in all respects.”
The false claim that China has eliminated poverty comes from the regime artificially lowering the standard of extreme poverty from the World Bank’s threshold of $1.90 per day to the new communist standard of $1.52 per day.
The economic prosperity that China has achieved is truly amazing, especially in infrastructure! I encourage people to visit and see for themselves.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 1, 2021
The Tesla founder’s verified account on Weibo posted the same message for Chinese users to read.
One of the chief propaganda outlets for the Chinese Communist Party, The Global Times, hailed the pronouncement from Musk and others as confirmation of the party’s supposed success, writing: “Overseas companies congratulated China on its remarkable achievements made under the leadership of the Communist Party of China.”
The CCP mouthpiece went on to quote a post from Volkswagen on its Weibo account which said “look on the past hard times, and look to this age” — a quote from Chinese communist dictator Mao Zedong, who was responsible for the deaths of up to 60 million people during the disastrous ‘Great Leap Forward’ campaign, alone.
Ahead of the launch of the factory, Musk, in conversation with Alibaba founder Jack Ma, openly declared that “China is the future”.
It has been far from smooth sailing for Musk’s expansion into China, however, with Chinese state regulators announcing a recall of some 300,000 Tesla cars in the country, just days before the billionaire entrepreneur lavished praise on the CCP.
Some have speculated that the Chinese are trying to edge Tesla out of the market in favour of home-grown alternatives made with allegedly stolen tech from the American electric vehicle company.
Breitbart News has reached out to Tesla and Tesla China for comment.
When he promised funding secured, was it in the Yuan of communist China?https://t.co/NR1jlkeIhl
— Breitbart Tech (@BreitbartTech) August 29, 2019
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The tech supply chain has begun to recover from the effects of COVID-19 in China, but don’t expect an easy return to normal.
Tech executives breathed a sigh of relief when executives at Foxconn Technology Co.
Right now, companies in different parts of the supply chain are predicting that problems in the first quarter could still leak into the second quarter. If things go as planned, investors should expect that most of that revenue will just move to a back-loaded second half.
“When Foxconn communicated that they would have their factories back to 100% capacity by the end of March, that was very encouraging as it relates to Q2 output,” Christopher Stansbury, chief financial officer at Arrow Electronics, Inc.
The direction easily could shift again, though. For tech investors betting on (or hoping for) a rebound, it is important to know that some parts of the supply chain are more automated than others, and the entire complex organism is far from cured. And, as with every industry at this time, a wider spread of the coronavirus could toss everything into more uncertainty.
“We see further risk to numbers and sentiment, with both news flow and revisions likely to get worse before they get better in the near to medium term,” Bernstein Research analyst Stacy Rasgon, who covers many semiconductor giants, wrote in a note Tuesday.
The global supply chain for technology products is a vast and complex operation, sprawling continents and involving many different steps in the process, depending on the individual product. In general, the first phase is the raw materials and the manufacturing of semiconductors and other electronic components that are the core brains and memories of the devices, which moves from a largely automated manufacturing process to assembly and test services, and then typically onto printed-circuit-board assembly. That is one of the most labor-intensive processes, where workers stand side by side in massive factories putting or hand-soldering components onto the printed circuit boards before sending them to be tested again and packaged for shipping.
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With so many people working in the large assembly factories, such as Foxconn, which employs over 800,000 workers, “the lines could be shut down for as many as 30 days based on single case of coronavirus on that line,” Futurum Research principal analyst Daniel Newman said. Foxconn executives said they are taking many precautions to avoid employees from getting infected by COVID-19 at their factories.
“The problems first came out in the part of the supply chain that is very labor-intensive, which is less automated than you think it would be. It still has a very human element,” said Eric Ross, an analyst with Cascend Securities who has been following the multiple elements of the supply chain disruption. “The weakness is people, not components.”
Many of the stocks of contract manufacturing companies have taken double-digit hits amid the ongoing market meltdown over the coronavirus, steeper than the overall drop in the S&P 500
Downstream from those companies, the story gets more convoluted, with the market demand being the additional issue at the end of the supply chain. Semiconductor and other component makers, even though they are in the eye of the storm, are faring well for now. But a promised recovery of the semi industry in 2020 may be delayed. Demand for end products, like PCs and smartphones, has slowed down, based on some comments from Lenovo Group,
Three factors have helped keep the availability of most semiconductor components readily available. After the tariffs on Chinese-made goods last year, many original equipment manufacturers stocked up their inventory of chips and other components in the event of higher tariffs. In addition, in anticipation of the annual week-long shutdown of factories for the Lunar New Year in Asia, many companies built up an inventory of chips, which came in handy in the past two months.
Another reason semiconductors have not been hit as hard by manufacturing shutdowns yet is that the massive multi-billion dollar factories to make chips are now largely automated, with fewer human workers heavily outfitted in all-encompassing clean-room suits and masks to prevent any contamination of human skin or hair onto the products.
“In the fabs, you don’t have people working shoulder to shoulder,” said Kevin Anderson, an analyst at Omdia, an Informa company. “They are very clean and people are very masked up, and there are not that many workers in a fab. You can maintain better distancing verus people standing shoulder to shoulder in a Foxconn fab.”
The end of the chain, consumer demand, is the biggest concern as factories start to improve their output. Consumers, depending on where they are located, for the most part do not have tech gadgets at the top of their list amid concerns about a potential pandemic, unless they are looking for a better computer to work from home.
All forecasts, for the moment, are moving targets. In late February, market research firm IDC lowered its outlook for the worldwide PC market, and said it expects PC unit shipments will fall 9%, due to a combination of the Windows 10 transition and the hampering of supplies due to the coronavirus. That is down from slight growth of 2.7% in 2019, but could change more as events happen.
“We began in mid-February so our information is from mid- to the end of February,” IDC analyst Jitesh Urbani said. “Two changes have occurred — Iran and Europe were not as big an issue than as they are today. That alone will probably effect demand in those areas, and further bring down the market.” Urbani said those numbers could possibly change again. “It’s a situation that is rapidly changing.”
“It is shutting things down, it’s stopping commerce, it’s sending kids home from school, it’s going to have a lagging impact,” Futurum’s Newman said.
Wedbush Securities analyst Daniel Ives issued a note Monday with data from the Academy of Information and Communications Technology, indicating that Apple sold about 500,000 iPhones in February in China, compared to 1.27 million from the year-ago period. “It’s what people purchased,” Ives said. “It’s not an exact science but it’s down more than 50%.” He said that in a 90-day quarter so far, there were “about 15 to 20 days with some semblance of normal demand in China, before the Lunar New Year.”
IDC is also looking for smartphones in general to decline, forecasting that the worldwide smartphone market will again decline in 2020. Its current forecast is for a drop of 2.3% in unit sales, compared with a drop of 1.3% in 2019, with the coronavirus having the biggest impact on the first half, when shipments are expected to drop 10.6% year over year in the first six months of 2020. The Chinese domestic smartphone market is expected to fall about 40% in the first quarter, IDC forecast.
Last year, many tech companies, especially in the semi sector, promised a better second half, as tariffs on China and inconsistent purchasing from data-center providers hurt their revenue. Investors have seen the scenario of the “better second half” before, but this time it’s a global virus that some have compared with the Spanish influenza pandemic of 1918. Another outbreak in China, where the virus appears to now be contained, and all bets are off.
“There is so much that can change from now,” said Gerrit Schneemann, a senior analyst at Omdia. “A renewed outbreak somewhere else in China, then we are back to square one…I’m pretty sure that even though it seems to be sort of under control, it doesn’t mean that it can’t flare up again.”


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The Pakistan Billiards and Snooker Association (PBSA) has received an invitation for Muhammad Sajjad from the Billiard Sports Association of Thailand to participate in Thailand Professional Ranking Circuit, the Sangsom Lop Buri Cup-2011.
The event will be held from January 23-28 in Lop Buri, Thailand, says a press release issued here.
Muhammad Sajjad has been given a wild card entry along with other wild card entrants one of which is James Wattana of Thailand with 16 Thai qualifiers.
The winner of the event will be awarded with a cash prize of 100,000 baht while the runner-up will get 50,000/- baht. The losing semi-finalists will get 30,000/- baht each and the losing quarter-finalists will get 20,000/-baht each.
However the losers in the last 16 rounds, losers in wild card round and highest break will be awarded with 15,000/- baht each.
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The vehicle you have the chance to see in these images will most likely be the premier 3D printed automobile which will be available for the broader public! The manufacturer of the LM3D Swim states that pre-sales will start in spring 2016. In addition, those who will decide to purchase a vehicle like this, will receive the car in the beginning of 2017.
Furthermore, the price tag is supposed to be around $53,000. Sadly, Local Motors haven`t come up with details regarding the underhood, but they claim that this automobile is going to be secure, brainy as well as environmentally friendly. Nevertheless, this is not the first 3D printed vehicle made by this manufacturer. Last year, they presented the Strati.
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Now, however, EA Motive, which was celebrated last year Star Wars: Squadrons, working on a game for a well-known brand, “which will delight fans.” EA does not have very similar series.
Of the obvious options, this is the first place to note Dead Space, whose fans have been storming the publisher’s social networks for several years in hopes of at least making a remaster of the trilogy. Maybe Dead Space will do the same Mass effect – first a remaster of the trilogy, and then the sequel.
If, of course, we are talking about Dead Space in general.
Unfortunately, the journalist did not share any more details – for example, when the announcement is at least worth the wait. It is worth noting among other well-known EA brands SSX, Command and Conquer, Spieëlrant and Burned out, but Motive’s strategy and race are hardly worth counting on.
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OnePlus Nord 2T 5G with Dimensity 1300 chipset could launch on May 19 — here’s what to expect
OnePlus Nord 2T 5Gis expected to launch in India on May 19.
- The device is expected to be powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 1300 chipset and offer 80W fast charging.
- Here’s everything we know about the OnePlus Nord 2T 5G smartphone.
According to tipster Mukul Sharma, the OnePlus Nord 2T 5G will be launched in India on May 19 at 7:30 PM. The launch date was leaked after Sharma posted a screenshot from the company’s YouTube channel, revealing a scheduled live stream.
In addition to the India launch, OnePlus is also expected to launch the OnePlus Nord 2T 5G, the OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G and the Nord Buds truly-wireless earbuds in Europe. To recall, OnePlus has already launched the Nord CE 2 Lite 5G and the Nord Buds in India.
OnePlus Nord 2T 5G expected specifications
The OnePlus Nord 2T 5G is expected to run on Android 12 out of the box with the company’s OxygenOS 12.1 on top. It is expected to feature a 6.43-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate.
The latest offering from the Chinese smartphone maker is expected to be powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 1300 chipset coupled with 8GB RAM and up to 256GB of internal storage.
Coming to the camera department, the OnePlus Nord 2T 5G is expected to feature a triple camera setup at the back consisting of a 50MP primary camera, 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera and a 2MP B&W sensor. The device will likely feature a 16MP selfie camera.
The OnePlus Nord 2T 5G is expected to be powered by a 4,500mAh battery with 80W fast charging support.
The base variant of the OnePlus Nord 2T is expected to be priced around $399 (approx. ₹30,840). However, we expect the device to be priced slightly lower in India.
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Xbox head Phil Spencer has stated that the company’s console will use DirectX 12 for better experiences, not faster gaming. Is the company tacitly admitting it can’t keep up with Sony? Not necessarily.
Forbes has slammed Watch Dogs as the latest example of GameWorks optimization hurting AMD, but the situation appears to be more complicated than that — and it’s not helped by the generally wretched state of the game in general.
Nvidia has released two massive software updates this morning: The GeForce 337.50 beta driver, offering a significant performance boost in DirectX games (anywhere from 5% to 50%), and a new version of the GeForce Experience software suite that debuts Battery Boost (prolonged gaming on Nvidia-powered laptops), and rolls out significant updates to both ShadowPlay and GameStream.
AMD’s Mantle is finally ready to break cover and we’ve got got performance figures to cover a range of scenarios, from multi-GPU configurations to ultra-mobile devices. Is this the leverage AMD has needed to break free from Intel and Nvidia?
If you’re on the fence about upgrading to Windows 8 and its formerly-known-as-Metro tablet-style user interface, Microsoft may have just made the eventual decision a little easier. The company has announced that the next incremental upgrade to DirectX, version 11.1, will not be made available for anything below Windows 8.
Nvidia’s newest dual-GPU video card, the GeForce GTX 690, came out yesterday. And it’s amazing. But when a GTX 680 plays every game at 1920×1080 at max detail, do you really need to spend $1000 on a GTX 690?
In a move that casts yet another shadow over Intel’s ability to craft a decent integrated GPU, the engineers from Santa Clara were caught cheating at its CES 2012 press conference last night.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Viewpoint Corp. vwpt said after the closing bell on Wednesday that Chief Executive Jay Amato is stepping down after a two-year assignment with the New York-based developer of interactive visualization technology. Patrick Vogt, a member of the company's board, has been named chief executive, effective tomorrow. Vogt ran divisions at Dell Inc. dell Hewlett Packard Co. HPQ, -1.26% and Sony Corp. SNE, -1.74% over the last 12 years, Viewpoint said.
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Last month, electric car maker Tesla announced it experienced a 31 percent sales drop between Q4 2018 and Q1 2019. As a result, the firm’s stock price declined by a worrying 11 percent. Subsequently, CEO Elon Musk tried to rally investors by touting the world-changing potential of the company’s autonomous driving program. But, the family of a Tesla owner who died using his car’s Autopilot system is suing the corporation and casting doubt on Musk’s claims.
Now, the car manufacturer is dealing with the fallout of its recent underperformance and legal issues. Earlier this month, Tesla filed to offer shares of common stock in order to raise $2.7 billion in operating capital.
In the latter half of 2018, Tesla’s strong and consistent sales suggested it had reached financial maturity. But the fact the corporation burned through $1.1 billion in the first quarter of this year indicates it has more growing to do.
During its 2018 growth phase, Musk stated his company no longer needed to raise capital to sustain its operations. Tesla’s new filing proves that’s not the case and its inability to thrive has some high-profile investors and analysts concerned.
On May 6, Morgan Stanley released a new investors’ note highlighting Tesla’s precarious financial position. The investment firm argued the electric vehicle pioneer’s current funding round is only a “stop-gap” measure. Furthermore, the note said the company needs to overcome two major challenges to realize its potential.
Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas, formally a Tesla booster, also questioned the public’s continued demand for the firm’s products. He argued the corporation’s sales will stay flat throughout the year because its current models are old. He further explained the growing market for used Tesla roadsters, sedans, and crossovers is suppressing new car purchasing.
Jonas also pointed out Tesla’s struggle to deliver its products to China. The manufacturer’s first-quarter profits were hurt because it failed to deliver its vehicles to waiting Chinese customers. The analyst predicted the firm won’t be able to bring significant quantities of its most popular car, the Model 3, to China until early 2020. By that point, Jonas reckoned, local electric car makers may have cornered the regional marketplace.
The CEO who Cried Wolf
Morgan Stanley isn’t the only finance sector heavyweight questioning Tesla’s future. At a recent conference, Greenlight Capital President David Einhorn took the company to task for promising more than it delivers.
The billionaire hedge fund manager slammed Musk for comparing his competitor’s products to horses and claiming his firm’s vehicles will double or triple in value in three years. Einhorn also called the Tesla founder boasts about cracking the autonomous car problem, “horse—-.”
The investor listed the company’s erratic pricing, attempted closing of its retail stores, and “rushed” product announcements as signs of its instability. Last year, Greenlight lost 34 percent by shorting Tesla’s stock but achieved 11 percent return last quarter by betting against its success.
Nvidia, the car company’s former chipmaker, joined the growing number of Tesla skeptics last month. At a recent investors meeting, Musk claimed his firm developed semiconductors that were vastly superior to his old vendor’s. The component corporation struck back by pointing out the misleading and outright false nature of his comments, a revelation that caused Tesla’s stock to drop.
Though his recent purchase of $25 million in Tesla stock helped, Musk could best serve his company by stepping down. A brilliant technologist, the South African inventor simply doesn’t have the temperament to be the CEO of a large corporation. Hopefully, Musk will set his ego aside and realize the thing inhibiting his company’s growth is its leader.


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Re:Sound and SOCAN are working together on a joint licensing portal that will benefit the two organisations’ respective rights holders – songwriters, composers, publishers, artists, and record labels – by making the licensing process simpler and more straightforward for businesses like bars and restaurants, hairdressers and retailers that use music to make their business better.
SOCAN represents the performing rights of Canadian and international composers and publishers.
The pilot will allow music users to obtain a single report and payment for their use of recorded music through an online portal. This portal will serve as a one-stop-shop where businesses can report and pay both their quarterly Re:Sound and SOCAN licensing fees in one place, rather than reporting and paying separately for licenses with each organization.
“For businesses, it’s all just music and they don’t always understand why they are required to pay two different organizations,” says Re:Sound President Ian MacKay. “The one-stop licensing portal means that we can eliminate some duplication between the two organizations in terms of outreach to businesses. This portal will make this simpler for businesses and bring economy of scale for our rights holders. It’s a win-win situation.”
“For too long, Canadian organizations that use music have had to deal with double the paperwork when paying their legal music licenses,” said SOCAN CEO Eric Baptiste. “By combining information on a single online platform, we will reduce the time and confusion, enabling businesses that have other more important things on their plate to get these done in one fell swoop.”
The two companies have selected a small group of users and specific tariffs for the pilot, and will be rolling out a more robust version of the program in 2018.
This new portal will come at no additional cost to users – in fact, the intent is to assist businesses by decreasing administration time and improving efficiency.
These joint initiatives aim to provide greater transparency, clarity and efficiency to businesses that use music, regardless of the size or industry, providing them with a single point of contact and a simpler and more straightforward licensing process.
The use of music has numerous benefits to business, and being properly licensed helps ensure that rights holders are fairly compensated for their work.
There will be no reduction in the Re:Sound and SOCAN license amounts when transacting on the new online portal.
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The e-cigarette maker Juul Labs purchased ad space on numerous youth-focused websites, including Nickelodeon, the Cartoon Network, and educational sites for kids in elementary school, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday by the Massachusetts attorney general. The vaping company has long maintained it never marketed its products to teenagers. The suit states Juul Labs rejected a marketing proposal by a firm dubbed “Cult Collective” that focused on targeting adult smokers and instead hired an in-house interim art director to produce “VaporiEd,” a youth-oriented campaign. “Juul decided against doing an ad campaign designed for an older audience and instead specifically chose one that targeted young people,” according to the state’s attorney general, Maura Healey. “The information that we uncovered in our investigation demonstrates Juul’s intent—they didn’t accidentally create an advertising campaign with young and attractive people—that’s what they were going for all along.”
The complaint includes stark evidence that the company was targeting young nonsmokers in its early days from June 2015 to early 2016 and featured young models in digital ads on websites, mobile apps, and social media. The ad space was purchased on websites such as Seventeen magazine and educational sites for middle-school and high-school students, including purplemath.com and coolmath.com. The suit also lists sites geared to high-school students looking at colleges, like collegeconfidential.com, and young children who are seeking pages to color, including hellokids.com.


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NOKIA launched on Thursday its classic 3310 cell phone in the Philippine market together with its new range of smartphones.
“We are very confident with what we produce, so our perspective in the Philippines is we expect to be the top smartphone brand in the next few years,” James Rutherford, HMD Global vice president for Asia Pacific, told the media.
The revamped 3310 boasts of the candy bar design that brings nostalgia to Nokia users who have now switched to Apple’s iPhone and Android smartphones.
The company said the new Nokia 3310 has retained its long battery life, with 22 hours of talk time and up to a month on standby.
“You can put this into your emergency survival kit if you need to,” HMD Global country manager for the Philippines Shannon Mead said.
The new-generation 3310 also has a thinner body, a 2.4-inch colour screen, 2-megapixel camera, headphone jack, SD card slot, and FM radio.
“The Nokia 3310 is like the old Nokia 3310 with better design, quality, and durability—and more economic,” China Tanchanco, HMD Global head of marketing Philippines, told The Manila Times.
“We’re focused on our Filipino customers—how they react to our products. We actually based our products on what our consumers want,” she added.
The original 3310 became available to the public in 2000, selling around 120 million units. But the version was retired in 2005.
The new Nokia 3310 will retail for P2,490. Meanwhile, the Nokia smartphone range consists of the Nokia 6 (P11,900), Nokia 5 (P9,990) and Nokia 3 (P6,990). All will be available in the Philippines by the end of June.


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Google needs this tablet to defend Android. The arrival of Amazon's Kindle Fire blew a hole in the ecosystem, with Amazon setting up its own app store and its own look and feel for Android itself. If this 7-inch tablet is a hit, Google can argue that developers should still build tablet apps to Google's specs, not Amazon's.
When will we see it? The Google I/O developer conference on June 25 in San Francisco would be an ideal time to unveil it and maybe hand a few out to developers.
What does it mean for Apple? My take is that it means very little. If Apple's iPad sales were going to get hurt by 7-inch tablet sales, the Kindle Fire would have done it already. Apple is aiming at the higher-end tablet customer, who so far seems to be the larger and more profitable group of consumers.
It's just as likely as not that a 7-inch Google tablet will actually help Apple. While there will be plenty of confusing options at the low end of the market, with the Kindle Fire, Barnes & Noble's Nook, BlackBerry's PlayBook and now the Google device, there's just one strong tablet at the higher end: the iPad.
And don't forget: Apple is sure to unveil new iPad features with iOS 6 at its Worldwide Developers Conference in three weeks. That will make the tablet competition even more interesting.


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Lamborghini might be closer in green-lighting the production version of the Urus Concept according to the latest reports.
The Italian government is prepared to offer Lamborghini as much as 100 million euros ($111 million) in tax breaks and other benefits if the exotic car manufacturer executes its plans to hire as many as 300 people for a new Italian assembly facility for its SUV.
The Italian government offers these incentives as a mean to fight the unemployment rate with both sides reportedly scheduling a meeting again as soon as possible to reach an agreement according to Bloomberg.
The Urus concept debuted back in 2012, showing the supercar brand’s intentions but since then, Lamborghini and parent company Audi have put the whole project on ice. If the talks between the government and Lamborghini lead to an agreement, it’s almost certain that the Urus will share the same platform with the other SUVs of the Group, including the Bentley Bentayga and the next Porsche Cayenne.
The SUV demand is constantly rising on a global scale, with Lamborghini estimating that the Urus crossover could more than double their volume sales. If the project gets eventually the green light for production, it will join Aston Martin’s DBX in the upcoming exotic SUV segment. A final decision is expected to be taken next month.


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Four men have been safely freed from the vessel after being trapped for more than a day.Read more
The US Coast Guard has rescued four men trapped in the ship which capsized off the Georgia coast.
MSC Gulsun can carry 23,756 containers and is bound for East Asia.
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Shipping handles 95% of UK trade, but there's been a marked drop in the number of UK-flagged ships - those registered in Britain.
It comes at the same time as the government is making contingency plans for a no-deal Brexit, in which it seeks to make sure goods can be transported to the UK at short notice.
Bob Sanguinetti, chief executive of the UK Chamber of Shipping, says that measures are being taken to ensure capacity can be boosted.
"We are working very closely with the private sector and are confident the private sector will deliver, " he told the Today programme.
The Egyptian government has banked an extra $300m (£276m) from ships that pay a toll to sail through the Suez Canal.
The canal, which almost halves the distance travelled by ships sailing from London to the Arabian Gulf, generated revenues of $5.9bn.
It among the busiest shipping lanes in the world and one of the Egyptian government's main sources of foreign currency.


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To encourage innovation, the federal government allows tax credits for companies to spend on research and development (some tax proponents believe that the money companies spend on research, for example, could be used in new packaging materials for products). I would say it doesn’t help much). to advance society as a whole).
In a major tax bill of 2017, Congress offset the cost of some of the other tax incentives for businesses by later mitigating the benefits of this R&D. Starting in 2022, the law requires companies to deduct R&D spending over a five-year period instead of deducting R&D spending in the year in which it occurs.
The company has tried to prevent the changes from taking effect this year. A group called the Research and Development Coalition, led by giants such as Amazon, Ford, and Microsoft, has repeatedly sent letters to Congress signed by dozens of big-name companies, saying the changes would curb job growth and put the U.S. at a competitive disadvantage. said to put him in a position with China.
Senators from both parties appear to have agreed in a non-binding May ballot, voting 90 to 5 in favor of maintaining full deductions. But the idea didn’t make it into the omnibus bill as it neared Thursday’s final vote.
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