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Flagship’s stealthy agriculture startup brings in ex-DuPont exec as CEO
A new startup quietly being developed by Cambridge venture capital giant Flagship Pioneering has big plans for bugs. Invaio Sciences Inc. is one of five…
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Startup hubs Madrid and Barcelona are booming today, with €342 and €871 million respective funding deals just last year. Joaquín Pérez from startup…
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Stony Brook startup wins $50K in seed funding
A small company from Stony Brook won $50,000 in seed funding Tuesday in a statewide high-tech startup pitch competition. Re-Nuble, which was founded in…
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This Healthcare Startup Grew to 450 Employees in 5 Years. Its Founder Has 3 Key Tips for Aspiring Entrepreneurs.
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What happens when delivery startups use employees instead of contractors
A well-managed team of employees can be more expensive upfront, but pay off with lower churn and higher efficiency in the long run, say some execs.
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SEC sues cryptocurrency startup ICOBox for selling $14.6M worth of unregistered tokens
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sued cryptocurrency startup ICOBox, and its founder Nikolay Evdokimov, for allegedly running an illegal…
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London fintech startup Curve $55 million Series B pitch deck
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She Loves Tech, World's Largest Startup Competition For Women and Technology Helps Startups Raise Over USD100m in Its 5th Year
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Imec call for startups
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FinTech Startup Wahed Invest Raises a Multi-million Dollar Investment from Dubai Cultiv8
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New Mexico tech startup gets Samsung Ventures investment
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New Mexico tech startup gets Samsung Ventures investment
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Startup says Denver perfect place to make its high-tech, mesh “skin”
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Two Arrested for ‘Old-Fashioned Shakedown’ of Cryptocurrency Startup
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Y Combinator, Ginkgo Bioworks partner for synthetic biology startups
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It might look the same, but the latest smartwatch from Apple sounds like it will be a lot more powerful. Today, at an event held in the brand new Steve Jobs Theater on the soon-to-open Apple Campus, Jeff Williams, Chief Operating Officer at Apple, showed off the Apple Watch Series 3, which features a new processor that should make it faster and more power-efficient, as well as, more crucially, cellular connectivity.
The latter is considered a major boon, as with cellular support the new Apple Watch will not need a phone in order to pull off crucial smartwatch tasks like texts, voice calls, and weather forecasts. The new connectivity should also allow the Series 3 to do things like allow wearers to chuck the phone and navigate via Apple Maps, listen to music on one’s wireless headphones, or even order takeout.
Most smartwatches with cellular support are huge thanks to the need to pack in antennas and other necessary components, but the Series 3 will be the same size as the Series 2. That’s accomplished by doing cool things like making the whole display the antenna.
LTE has previously been excluded from Apple wearables to conserve battery. The theory goes that the little antenna constantly pinging a cell tower would greatly drain a device that already has only 24-48 hours of solid use.
Besides cellular support, the Series 3 has a new processor with a claimed 70-percent improvement in speed. It also includes the new W2 wireless chip. Apple introduced the W1 last year in its EarPods and other headphones from Beats, and it was a huge improvement over the standard Bluetooth chips used in other devices. The W2 might double down on those advances.
Additionally, Apple has also introduced a new gray color in ceramic, and a bunch of new bands.
The new Series 3 will retail for $399 with cellular and $329, the much slower Series 1 will be $249. Last year’s Series 2 appears to have been retired. The new watches go on sale September 22nd and will be available for retail September 15th.
And Apple is going to need a cool factor if it hopes to fend off Fitbit, which is launching its own smartwatch, the Ionic, next month. While that watch won’t have LTE it will have nearly a week of battery life.

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The North American Bitcoin Conference (TNABC) has finished up its final day in Miami.
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I’m curious what you think. Do you think companies that make, sell, and market soda can improve the challenges we face with obesity? I’m asking sincerely. I was struck by the Coca-Cola ad (below) recently released. I’m a pediatrician and I’ve never worked for a beverage company or any company that sells products to children. I don’t like that these companies market salty, fatty, sugary products to children. As a pediatrician, I would suggest I’m very biased. The food industry spends $15 BILLION marketing and advertising to children every year. Food advertising, directly to children, is known to increase rates of obesity. Even familiarity with fast-food ads has been found to be problematic. As parents, this isn’t hard to believe; I’ve seen my boys introduced to a product on TV and then ask for it at the grocery store. Because of my bias, I’m asking you—do you think companies like Coca-Cola and Pepsi can help?
As the obesity problem persists, strategies have turned to protocols and regulation. Today, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released it’s first policy on managing weight-related diabetes. And in the past few years, the American Heart Association released a statement asking for increased regulation on advertising high-calorie, low nutrient-dense (“junk”) foods to children. In 2006, The Institutes of Medicine (IOM) said, “Food marketing intentionally targets children who are too young to distinguish advertising from truth and induces them to eat high-calorie, low-nutrient (but highly profitable) “junk” foods; companies succeed so well in this effort that business-as-usual cannot be allowed to continue.” Similar sentiments are shared by the American Psychological Association, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), Children Now, the American Medical Association, and the American Academy of Pediatrics. The public, too. Last fall, the majority (67%) of international readers polled in The New England Journal of Medicine believed we should regulate sugary-beverage consumption. This on the heels of New York’s regulation banning sale of large sugary drinks. This isn’t just about a tax. Can these companies help? Read full post »


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Best Buy Co Inc on Friday showed the first concrete signs of a turnaround in its U.S. stores, with flat same-store sales during the key holiday season, surprising analysts who had expected a decline
U.S. online retailers such as Amazon.com, eBay, Target and Wal-Mart should benefit as more shoppers make purchases on their computers, smartphones and tablets
Best Buy Co.’s board investigation of former Chief Executive Officer Brian Dunn’s personal conduct centers on an inappropriate relationship with a female employee, according to a person familiar with the matter
Best Buy Co., after saying Chief Executive Officer Brian Dunn had resigned Tuesday because the company needed new leadership, later said the resignation came amid a board investigation into Mr. Dunn’s 'personal conduct'
After 50 years of putting mom and pops out of business, big-box retail is having a mid-life crisis
Best Buy appeared to gain market share from rivals in the United States during the key holiday season and stood by its profit outlook for the financial year.
After a dismal day for equities Monday, U.S. shares staged a comeback Tuesday morning, shrugging off weaker than expected retail sales and Best Buy's bleak earnings report with the Dow and S&P 500 both up about 0.75% on open. The TSX posted a more modest gain of 0.3%
Heading into 'Black Friday' (the day after U.S. Thanksgiving) and the holiday season, Birinyi Associates analyst Kevin Pleines looked at sector performance to determine if there was any significant move during this typically strong period for retailers
Tech firms making news this morning: Hootsuite Media Inc., Zoocasa Inc., Best Buy Co., Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc., Google Inc. and Foxconn Technologies Group Ltd.
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Wine enthusiasts will soon be able to sip and swirl different fine wines while also showing support for vulnerable youth in Florida’s foster care system.
Spearheaded by Florida’s Children First, a virtual wine tasting will take place at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 29 in an effort to raise essential funds for the Coral Springs-based nonprofit that has the objective of advancing the rights of at-risk children and youth in foster care.
“Every year, we do multiple live events at various locations throughout Florida. But, because of COVID-19, we can’t bring people together,” said Howard Talenfeld, a children’s rights, injury, and child disability attorney who serves as founder and president of Florida’s Children First. “We were trying to figure out a creative way where we can get people that will want to participate online for this event. So, one of our community members, which just so happens to be our statewide presenting sponsor, Kelley Kronenberg, came up with this idea of doing a wine tasting.”
With various 90-plus rated wines, the tasting will offer bottles from Napa’s Provenance Vineyards, Etude, Beringer and Stags’ Leap Winery. The general ticket packages range from $150 to $275, including either two or four bottles of wine.
“We’re hopeful that we can attract other people who might be interested in wines,” Talenfeld said. “This is for people to relax and also talk about the advocacy that we do for Florida’s Children First.”
In addition to the bottles of wines, all shipments include recipes and recommendations for pairings, information on additional wines featured during the tasting at special pricing and details on Florida’s Children First.


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GOOGLE MUSIC: Google launched its online music store with 13 million tracks to U.S. customers in a challenge to Apple’s iTunes. It has partnerships with three of the four major recording companies: Universal, Sony and EMI. Warner was left out.
FREE CLOUD: Google Is offering free online storage of 20,000 songs, which can be streamed or downloaded with different devices, including Apple Inc. devices like the iPhone using the Safari browser.
ITUNES PRICES: Google is selling music for prices that match those at iTunes ? 69 cents, 99 cents and $1.29. The company also is giving away dozens of songs for free and says it will continue to offer new free tracks.


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Egypt’s textile exports surged to $287M in 2 months
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CAIRO - 4 April 2022: Egypt’s textile exports surged by about 25 percent to $287 million in January and February 2022, up from $229 million in the same period of 2021, the Textile Export Council said.
The council said in a statement on Monday that the Egyptian textile and spinning exports increased by 26.5 percent to hit $176 million, compared to $132 million in 2021.
The Egyptian exports of home furnishings went up by 23 percent to reach $120 million in 2022, compared to $97 million in 2021, the statement added.
Chairman of the council, Saaed Ahmed, said a cooperation deal has been signed with the Egyptian Customs Authority to facilitate procedures to export Egyptian products to foreign markets.
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IFA President Eddie Downey has welcomed the news that the US market has opened to Irish beef exports, saying “This is a positive development and its significance will be judged by farmers securing improved beef prices from the market place in 2015″.
Eddie Downey said the major increase in US beef prices, up by €1/kg in the last year and now at €4.70/€4.80/kg, must present a real opportunity for Irish grass-based beef exports.
The IFA President said Irish cattle prices are rising and combined with much tighter supplies in 2015, price prospects look much more promising for beef farmers.
He said prices have opened stronger with a base of €4.00/kg for steers and €4.05/4.10 base for heifers. He said factories are already finding it difficult to procure tighter supplies and some top prices of €4.20 to €4.40/kg for specialist lots have been paid.


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The Wayne, New Jersey-based Toys R Us has announced the recall of Journey Girl Travel Trunks because of a possible laceration risk. 12,650 of these items have a metal handle that could be sharp enough to cut the individual carrying the trunk, and thus the recall was issued. These products, which act as a toy doll carrier, have already led to six complaints, one of which reportedly involved the user having to get stitches. Persons in possession of the trunk are encouraged to take the product away from children and to bring it back to Toys R Us, where a refund will be given. The products were sold from such stores between October of last year and this past February.
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TOKYO – Japan logged a bigger-than-expected trade deficit in October, amid elevated trade tensions and ramped up pressure to cut its trade surplus with the U.S.
Japan's monthly balance of trade tumbled to a deficit of 449 billion yen ($ 3.95 billion), more than nine times bigger than an expected Y48 billion deficit in a Nikkei survey, data from the country's finance ministry showed Monday.
The widening deficit stemmed from bigger imported volumes of crude oil and liquefied natural gas that boosted imports by 20% compared with a year ago. That outweighed an 8% rise in exports led by demand for automobiles, engines, and semiconductors.
Japan's trade surplus with the U.S. fell 11% from a year ago, dipping for the first time in four months, as imports of American grains, liquefied natural gas and crude oil surged, the ministry said.
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence last week criticized Japan's longstanding trade surplus with the United States, complaining that American goods and services faced too many barriers in Japan.
Exports to China continued to outweigh those to the United States, the data showed, as the latter pursues President Trump's "America first" policy to curb imports, prompting Japanese manufacturers to turn to the Asian market.
Japan's imports from China rose 16% on domestic demand for apparel and communications equipment, even as a trade war between the U.S. and China prompted some Japanese companies to adjust their supply chains to lower their reliance on Chinese-made parts.
Economists said Japan's widening trade deficit and trade war concerns may weigh down GDP growth in the October-December quarter.
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By Kate Gibson, MarketWatch
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Shares of the following companies made significant moves in Friday trading:
Accuray Inc.’s /zigman2/quotes/203910751/composite ARAY -3.76% shares gained 30% to close at $8.91 after the manufacturer of robotic surgery systems to treat tumors posted a second-quarter profit that topped expectations.
Borders Group Inc.’s shares jumped 5% to 85 cents after the book seller said it would get $550 million in loans as it restructures.
Coherent Inc.’s /zigman2/quotes/202572630/composite COHR -2.97% shares rose 13% after the laser manufacturer forecast 2011 revenue that beat consensus forecasts.
Cytec Industries Inc.’s /zigman2/quotes/204015234/composite CYT -1.49% shares gained 5.2% after the maker of specialty chemicals reported a fourth-quarter profit that beat expectations.
InterXion Holding NV’s U.S.-listed shares added 6.2% after the Dutch provider of data-support services raised $265 million in its initial public offering.
Oplink Communications Inc.’s shares climbed 23% to finish at $23.77 after the maker of optical-networking products reported quarterly results above Wall Street’s expectations.
Scansource Inc.’s /zigman2/quotes/201747816/composite SCSC -3.55% shares rose 8% after the maker of bar-code scanners projected third-quarter sales above analysts’ expectations.
TeleNav Inc.’s shares rose 21.4% after the supplier of navigation and search services for wireless devices projected fiscal 2011 profit that topped expectations.
Terremark Worldwide Inc.’s shares rallied 35% after Verizon Communications Inc. /zigman2/quotes/204980236/composite VZ -1.03% said it would acquire the technology-services provider for $1.4 billion. Terremark’s industry competitors also gained, with shares of Savvis Inc. up 14% and Internap Network Services Corp. shares gaining 7.6%.
Breaking down Amazon’s results
The online retailer's financial results are in line with analysts' expectations and operating margins weaker than expected because the company spent heavily on building up its infrastructure, says MarketWatch tech editor Dan Gallagher.
Amazon.com Inc.’s /zigman2/quotes/210331248/composite AMZN -3.01% shares fell 7.2% to finish at $171.14 after the online retailer said first-quarter operating profit and sales could miss analysts’ expectations. Read more about Amazon’s results.
Compuware Corp.’s /zigman2/quotes/207299604/composite CPWR +32.14% shares declined 9.4% after the provider of business software late Thursday reported quarterly results below expectations.
Digital River Inc.’s /zigman2/quotes/208908060/composite DRIV -3.83% shares lost 13.3% after the builder of online businesses offered a disappointing forecast for 2011.
Ford Motor Co.’s /zigman2/quotes/208911460/composite F -3.60% shares dipped 13.4% after the auto maker reported an unexpected drop in fourth-quarter profit, hurt by charges. Read about Ford’s results. Shares of rival General Motors Co. /zigman2/quotes/205226835/composite GM -5.08% fell 5.4%.
Infinera Corp.’s /zigman2/quotes/200045133/composite INFN -4.18% shares tumbled 18% after J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. downgraded the maker of computer-networking equipment to neutral from overweight.
Monster Worldwide Inc.’s shares shed 25.4% after the online recruiter projected first-quarter earnings below Wall Street’s estimates.
PMC-Sierra Inc.’s shares were off almost 13% after the maker of communications and storage chips said it expects first-quarter sales below estimates.
Thoratec Corp.’s shares declined 11.5% after the heart-device manufacturer said 2011 earnings would fall short of expectations.


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For five days in June, 300,000 racegoers descend upon the small town of Ascot, to take a punt on the horses. The sport however is not what grabs attention but what's worn on attendees' heads.
As its name implies, Royal Ascot is a very high-class event. So it's of the utmost importance to dress correctly. And it should come as no surprise that £33 million ($51 million) was spent on fashion and beauty treatments alone, for Ascot Racecourse events, in 2013, according to Deloitte.
At most prestigious areas of Ascot racecourse, certain attire is mandatory. The most lavish: 'Royal Enclosure' will refuse entry to adults not wearing hats, or those wearing fascinators or headpieces less than 4 inches in diameter.
Therefore, Royal Ascot can be one of most crucial times to boost business for British hat designers.
Clients who want unique, more intricate, tailored hats may opt to buy; however this can be one hefty investment.
For hat designer, Tracy Rose, Royal Ascot is a focal point of the millinery calendar. The British "Summer Season" — that starts with The Chelsea Flower Show and ends with Cowes yacht-racing week on the Isle of Wight — makes up 70 percent of annual sales at Tracy Rose Hats and Ascot accounts for more than half of the summer sales.
Couture hats start selling at £750, but those who covet a more elaborate sculpture spend as much as £4,000 ($6,200). People start booking appointments as early as January when Royal Ascot's ticket office opens.
"The client first shows me their outfit, but I also look at face-shape, colour, complexion, and personality. Next, I'll design a hat that complements all these aspects, but also come up with other design options to wow the client," Tracy Rose told CNBC, who added that after measurements and fabrics are discussed, there'll be at least one fitting, with the overall process taking between 3-6 weeks.
Currently, luxury department store Harrods is selling high-end hats from designers such as Phillip Treacy and Rachel Trevor-Morgan, for prices ranging from to £599 to £1,050.
Sellers even work from abroad, with MAGGIE MAE DESIGNS® in Cape Cod, MA, selling created-to-order couture hats online from $498 to "well over $1,200" according to Sally Faith Steinmann, the owner and designer.
Equine sporting events account for 50 percent of the company's total hat production, with spring being the busiest for designing.
"I love creating hats for Royal Ascot because of the rich heritage and history of hats and horse racing associated with this more than 300 year-old racing tradition, " Steinmann told CNBC.
Renting can be preferable for its convenience and affordability; yet it's the perfect time for designers to truly shine.
Out of 1,000 hats and fascinators at Louise Claire Millinery, around 400 to 500 are hired out just for Ascot each year. Fascinators can be hired for as little as £15 for seven days or between £35 and £140 for hats.
Having the "personal" touch is vital for Louise Claire Millinery, with transactions only being dealt with in-store to ensure each design is perfect, inevitably helped by the champagne offering to small parties, according to Craig Walton, a director at the company.
Designer Lizzie Hughes from Lizzie's Hats, stopped online bookings one month ahead of Ascot, telling CNBC this was because of the busy season and "prefers to meet clients before the day." Prices for hire range from £30 to £90.
Hectic Hat Hire offers one-day hires for Ascot with average cost at £85. Rosie Abrahams from the company told CNBC that despite increasing shopping hours during this time, the "shop is (still) crazy" with customers coming from as far as U.S. and Australia.
For men, it's all about tradition with the top hat. High street brands like Moss Bros. hire out hats for as little as £20 — when added to certain suit packages — but when selling, hats alone cost £239.
Douglas Simpson, director at Ascot Top Hats Ltd, told CNBC that men are more likely to buy than rent.
"As the saying goes 'a square peg in a round hole' but in hatting terms an off the shelf hat come in a 'regular' oval, but heads are 'irregular' shapes which is why top hats do not fit well," said Simpson.
At Ascot Top Hats, they start measuring a head's shape and hat size - using a specialist hatter's device called "Conformateur" - and from there they reshape the hat's structure, depending on material.
About half of the trade happens around June. Felt top hats start from £100, yet vintage silk top hats can go to "many thousands of pounds, based on hat size, style, height and condition," Simpson told CNBC.


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Coinbase recently listed as a publicly traded company. This means you can now buy and invest in Coinbase shares. Here are the best ways to buy Coinbase ($COIN) shares in Australia without paying huge fees.
Roblox is going public and you'll be able to own shares of this exciting gaming company. And the good news is there are a number of platforms in Australia that let you buy US shares.
Roblox will IPO on March 10th (U.S time). These platforms might not list Roblox stock right away. However I anticipate it will get listed fairly quickly.
Gamestop shares are currently pumping. The pump has primarily been driven by retail investors. However prominent investors and entrepreneurs have also taken positions. It was also revealed that uber successful fund Blackrock owns around 13% of the company.
If you're looking to buy Gamestop shares in Australia than luckily we have a couple of great options:
Are you looking to invest in shares using a credit card in Australia? These two platforms are my top choices for buying shares and they offer a variety of deposit options including using a credit card:
Just a few years ago, investing in U.S shares like Apple would have been hugely expensive. But thankfully you can now buy Apple shares in Australia and avoid paying any commissions.
Here are the best ways to buy Apple shares in Australia:


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Investors are winners as companies lay out tax-saving plans
NEW YORK (AP) - The tax overhaul was sold by its backers as a way to help American workers, and companies have announced plans to give employees bonuses and improve their operations. But the plans also suggest the lion's share of tax savings will go to investors. Companies have added tens of billions more to buyback programs, a popular way of returning money to investors and making earnings per share look better.
Grocer Albertsons eyes Rite Aid deal in health care push
The owner of Safeway and other grocery brands is buying the drugstore chain Rite Aid as retailers continue to plunge deeper into health care and adjust to swiftly changing shopping habits. Albertsons Companies executives said Tuesday that their purchase of Rite Aid's more than 2,500 stores will help the combined company become a food and health leader.
Walmart's bruising battle with Amazon saps its 4Q results
NEW YORK (AP) - Walmart is getting bruised in its battle with online leader Amazon. The world's largest retailer on Tuesday reported a smaller-than-expected fourth-quarter profit as it wrestled with slower e-commerce sales during the busiest time of the year. Its stock took a beating, falling 10.2 percent to post its biggest single-day percentage drop in 30 years, dragging down the Dow Jones industrial average.
Latvian ECB official won't resign, rejects bribes report
LONDON (AP) - Latvia's official on the European Central Bank's main policymaking council has refused to heed calls to resign following an investigation into suspected bribery and an Associated Press report on allegations of extortion and connections to money laundering. Ilmars Rimsevics, who was detained Saturday and released on bail two days later without charge, is defiant, dismissing the allegations against him as a smear campaign by commercial banks.
New Wynn Resorts CEO denies knowing of claims against mogul
LAS VEGAS (AP) - The executive who took over Wynn Resorts after casino mogul Steve Wynn was accused of sexual misconduct says the public shouldn't judge until the investigations wrap up. CEO Matt Maddox also said in an interview that the company is ready to move forward without its founder and develop innovative projects. Maddox says he's established a new leadership initiative with a goal of looking at gender inequality and has been reiterating to employees that it's a "zero-tolerance company."
Walmart's plunge sinks retailers, breaking streak for stocks
NEW YORK (AP) - A steep drop in Walmart's stock and losses in other sectors pulled U.S. indexes lower Tuesday, snapping a six-day winning streak. The losses deepened in the last hour of trading into a broad sell-off that erased early gains led by technology companies. Walmart had its worst day in 30 years, plunging 10 percent after reporting weak online sales and disappointing earnings. Grocery store operators, retailers, health care companies and industrial stocks accounted for much of the market's slide.
3M to pay $850 million to settle suit over chemical disposal
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -3M Co. has agreed to pay the state of Minnesota $850 million to settle a major case alleging the manufacturer damaged natural resources and contaminated groundwater by disposing of chemicals over decades, attorneys announced Tuesday. Minnesota was seeking $5 billion from Maplewood, Minnesota-based 3M in a case that focused on the company's disposal of chemicals once used to make Scotchgard fabric protector and other products.
Groups want details on Trump's approval of Keystone pipeline
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Opponents of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada are asking a judge to force the U.S. government to turn over emails and other documents related to President Donald Trump's approval of the project. Environmentalists who have sued to stop the pipeline say the documents could bolster their case that Trump's decision was arbitrary and should be overturned. Government attorneys say the documents include internal deliberations that don't have to be made public.
Venezuela's digital coin makes debut
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela is becoming the first country to launch its own version of bitcoin, a move it hopes will provide a much-needed boost to its credit-stricken economy. Officials say the so-called petro is backed by Venezuela's crude oil reserves, the largest in the world.
Home Depot 4Q profit rides strong home improvement market
NEW YORK (AP) - A strong home-improvement market pushed Home Depot's profit higher in the fourth quarter, topping expectations. The Atlanta company's profit rose 5.6 percent to $1.78 billion, or $1.52 per share, for the three months ended Jan. 28. Earnings, adjusted for pretax expenses, were $1.69 per share. Revenue rose 7.5 percent to $23.88 billion on an increase in customers at existing stores. Same-store sales, a key measure of a retailer's health, increased 7.5 percent.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 15.96 points, or 0.6 percent, to 2,716.26. The Dow Jones industrial average slid 254.63 points, or 1 percent, to 24,964.75. The Nasdaq lost 5.16 points, or 0.1 percent, to 7,234.31. The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks gave up 13.56 points, or 0.9 percent, to 1,529.99.
Benchmark U.S. crude rose 22 cents to settle at $61.90 per barrel in New York. Brent crude, used to price international oils, shed 42 cents to close at $65.25 a barrel. In other energy futures trading, heating oil added 2 cents to $1.93 a gallon. Wholesale gasoline was little changed at $1.75 a gallon. Natural gas rose 6 cents to $2.62 per 1,000 cubic feet.
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Engineers from the St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics (ITMO University) used 3D printed parts in the design of a six-axis robot featuring increased affordability.
In August 2011, Andrey Isupov and Maxim Anisimov founded a company under the unusual name Kiparis (‘Cypress’). In the same year, the manufacturer released its first 3D printer called GenX and already started the development of the renowned Designer X.
PJSC Power Machines has started to create a model 16-stage compressor and a prototype combustion chamber of the GTE-65.1 gas turbine. The combustion chamber will be manufactured using 3D printing technologies. Inspection can be completed with the use of laser 3D scanning (see examples here).
If you think this is another eco-activists’ project, you are right. In pursuit of the zero emission concept, the Austrian studio EOOS has created the ZUV (Zero-emissions Utility Vehicle) electric tricycle with a 3D printed body made from recycled plastic waste.
As part of the Year of Science and Technology, team engineering competitions for students in grades 8 to 11 will be held in the 2021–22 academic year.
JSC Science and Innovations (a scientific division of the Rosatom state corporation) presented a stand-model of a 3D printer that demonstrates the capabilities of a software and hardware platform for managing and controlling additive processes.
The use of 3D printing in medicine has long ceased to be limited to materials such as PEEK (more on PEEK 3D printing here). The Pozvonoq startup of the North-West Technology Transfer Center and the Russian manufacturing company Ortoinvest has begun laboratory tests of ten lines of intervertebral cages designed to stabilize the spinal column. The successful conduct of technical expertise and the receipt of a single registration certificate will allow the serial production of medical devices as early as 2022.
The Swedish company ZYYX Labs has launched the ZYYX Pro II desktop FDM 3D printer — quiet, equipped with an air filtration system, and optimized for working with composite carbon- and glass-filled filaments. Last year, a similar model called the E2CF was released by Raise3D. We wrote about it here.
The Taiwanese company Phrozen has announced another desktop 8K resin 3D printer. Although the new Sonic Mini 8K will be much inferior to its older brother Sonic Mega 8K in terms of the build volume, it will obviously cost several times cheaper.
Russian Industrial Week 2021: New Solutions for Technological and Engineering Problems of Industries
From 18 to 21 October, the Moscow Expocentre Fairgrounds hosted the second Russian Industrial Week, a large-scale industry event that united significant components of the Russian economy: mechanical engineering and metalworking, 3D printing technologies and consumables, 3D scanning, welding production, non-destructive testing and technical diagnostics, technologies and services for the production of advertising.
Taiwanese company XYZprinting has announced the new MfgPro236 xS 3D printer. The system operates on the technology of Selective Laser Sintering of polymer powders (SLS) and will be available this year along with new consumables from BASF Forward AM.
Uniz is accepting orders for an upgraded version of the Slash 2 desktop LCD/MSLA system characterized by increased performance. The devices are equipped with 4K monochrome screens along with advanced light engines, and are primarily targeted at the dental sector.
Prusa Research with Josef Prusa in charge bought 80% of shares of Czech manufacturer Trilab, as well as got full control over the company. Trilab is known for its delta 3D printers. Does this merging mean that there will be a delta-kinematics 3D printer under the Original Prusa brand?
This article will cover how the accuracy tests of the Calibry Mini were conducted.
The Calibry Mini by Thor3D is stated to feature an accuracy of up to 0.07 mm (0.0027 inch). What exactly does this mean? This means that under the normal conditions, the deviation in measurements of any single point can be 70 microns in any direction. This doesn’t mean that the deviation will always be 70 microns. It can be smaller, it can be bigger. The number is approximate and can vary depending on several factors that will be mentioned in the article.
The motto of modern 3D printing equipment appears to be “easier, cheaper, faster, better”. Additive technologies are developing at an extremely rapid pace, and this growth is really exponential — developers and manufacturers in this area manage to achieve more with each and every year.
Participants of the 7th National Championship of End-to-End Working Professions of High-Precision Industries held in Yekaterinburg utilized Intamsys Funmat HT 3D printers allowing the use of refractory polymers.
We continue to cover the world of robotics. In this article we will talk about how automated robotic systems that used to work only at the factories and plants, became utilized in medicine with further improvements. We will provide the real-world examples of such applications, as well as talk about equipment and the prospects of doctors and robots working together.
A turboprop Catalyst is a powertrain of the new single-engine business jet Beechcraft Denali. The Catalyst was developed by General Electric with the extensive usage of 3D printing. Additive technologies helped to unite 855 parts into 12 components.


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Congressional Republicans have been touting a corporate tax reform plan that would exempt exports from taxation while preventing companies from deducting the cost of imports when calculating their taxes. The plan would also reduce the baseline corporate tax rate from 35% to 20%. After initially criticizing this proposal, President Trump has more recently shown tentative support for this so-called border tax, increasing the chances that it will be implemented.
Economists and Wall Street analysts have noted that department stores could be big losers if the U.S. implements a border tax. Nearly everything they sell is imported.
J.C. Penney (NYSE:JCP) has been cited as a company that is particularly vulnerable because of its weak profitability. However, paradoxically, its accumulated losses could actually be an advantage in this case vis-a-vis rivals like Kohl's (NYSE:KSS) and Macy's (NYSE:M).
What the border tax would do
The current border tax proposal is designed to encourage domestic production. It conveys a big tax benefit to companies that export goods and services, while penalizing importers.
Department stores like J.C. Penney, Kohl's, and Macy's all spend more than half of their revenue on buying inventory. While they do sell some products that are made in the U.S., the vast majority of their merchandise is imported. Thus, a significant amount of their costs would be hit by the border tax in one way or another.
For example, suppose J.C. Penney currently spends $5 billion a year -- roughly 40% of its revenue -- on imported inventory, with half being directly sourced by the company (for its own private brands), and the rest being supplied by vendors. J.C. Penney wouldn't be able to treat the $2.5 billion it spent on direct imports as an expense, making its profit appear to be $2.5 billion higher for tax purposes. At a 20% rate, this would put it on the hook for $500 million in taxes.
Meanwhile, its vendors would face a similar increase in their tax bills. They would presumably try to pass most of these costs through to J.C. Penney.
Given that J.C. Penney is barely profitable, it can't afford to bear any extra costs. However, if it tries to pass these cost increases on to customers, J.C. Penney's working-class and middle-class clientele would probably just buy fewer items.
Would a border tax have no impact at all?
Critics of the border tax proposal have said that any measure that taxes imports will drive up consumer prices. However, proponents of the border tax have argued that taxing imports while effectively subsidizing exports wouldn't impact consumer prices.
The rationale is that the change in tax policy would drive a big increase in the dollar's value, relative to other currencies. A strong dollar would allow importers to spend less money buying goods abroad. In theory, that savings could fully offset the tax due on imports, leading to zero net effect on consumer prices.
However, it could take years for exchange rates to fully adjust. Additionally, since so many commodities are traded in dollars, a strong dollar could spark inflation in emerging markets, driving up local-currency prices. Finally, department stores pay many overseas suppliers in dollars, so they wouldn't see any savings until they renegotiated those contracts.
J.C. Penney's trump card
In the long run, retailers will have to pass any cost or tax increases through to their customers. But in the short run, companies like Kohl's and Macy's might face more pressure to raise their prices than J.C. Penney.
Kohl's and Macy's have both experienced weak sales trends recently, which has translated to falling earnings. Nevertheless, they still pay hundreds of millions of dollars in income tax each year. By contrast, J.C. Penney pays no income tax, because it has racked up billions of dollars in losses over the past five years or so.
As a result, if a border tax were implemented, Macy's and Kohl's would have to immediately raise their prices -- or reduce discounts -- to protect their cash flow. The increase in their costs, either through higher tax bills or higher payments to suppliers, would likely exceed $1 billion annually.
J.C. Penney would face a similar increase in costs from vendors. But for private brand items that it sources directly from overseas, J.C. Penney wouldn't face a tax increase -- for now.
Returning to our earlier example, if J.C. Penney spent $2.5 billion in a year on direct imports, this amount would be treated as "profit" for tax purposes. However, J.C. Penney has $2.6 billion in loss carryforwards, reflecting its accumulated losses from the past few years. These tax credits would fully offset the tax bill from J.C. Penney's $2.5 billion in imports.
In effect, this means J.C. Penney would be able to phase in any price increases over the course of a year without negatively affecting its profit or cash flow. Kohl's and Macy's wouldn't have the same luxury.
A border tax would undoubtedly pose some long-term risk to J.C. Penney since the company would eventually have to pass through any cost increases to its price-sensitive customers. But in the short run, it could present an opportunity for J.C. Penney to use its tax shield to steal market share from Kohl's and Macy's.


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Renault has added 34 new sales and service touchpoints to its network across India in the past two months and over 100 in less than a year. The automaker, which currently sells models like the Renault Kwid, Renault Triber and Renault Duster, has opened new dealership facilities in Madhya Pradesh Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh and West Bengal.
The aggressive network expansion has resulted in Renault having more than 415 sales and 475 service touchpoints across India. The figures include over 200 'Workshop On Wheels' facilities as well.
Renault had recently launched the Kwid Neotech edition in the price range of Rs 4.30 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi) to Rs 4.94 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). The entire Renault Kwid range is priced between Rs 3 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi) and Rs 5.13 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). The entry-level hatchback gets a couple of petrol engine options -- 0.8-litre (54PS and 72Nm) and 1.0-litre (68PS and 91Nm). While the 0.8-litre motor is paired only with a 5-speed MT, the 1.0-litre mill has 5-speed MT and 5-speed AMT options.
The Renault Triber price starts at Rs 5.12 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi) and goes up to Rs 7.34 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi) for the top-spec variant. At the heart of the Triber is a 1.0-litre petrol engine (72PS and 96Nm) that gets a standard 5-speed MT and an optional 5-speed AMT.
The Renault Duster price ranges from Rs 8.59 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi) to Rs 13.59 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). The SUV comes with a couple of petrol engine options -- 1.5-litre (106PS and 142Nm) and 1.3-litre turbo (156PS and 254Nm). While the 1.5-litre mill is mated to a 5-speed MT, the 1.3-litre turbo motor has 6-speed MT and X-Tronic CVT options.


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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - Legg Mason initiated coverage Friday of two auto parts companies with hold ratings on both: Advance Auto Parts Inc. AAP, -0.85% and O'Reilly Automotive Inc. ORLY, +1.99% Analysts said commercial sales of auto parts has grown and will continue to outpace the do-it-yourself market in the next three to five years. Rising gas prices will continue to work against higher vehicle travel, but more sport utility vehicles are entering the "repair cycle," Legg Mason said.
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Pronto vows to deliver despite charges against founder
Self-driving start-up Pronto has said it will deliver its flagship product to customers this year despite being thrown into crisis last Tuesday when Anthony Levandowski, its founder and chief executive, was charged on 33 counts of theft or attempted theft from Google.
“We have deadlines and we are going to meet them — what’s going on isn’t going to affect that,” Robbie Miller, the head of safety who took the reins as chief executive, said.
Pronto’s first product, CoPilot, is “Level 2” driver-assist technology giving commercial trucks a set of cameras and predictive analytics software designed to make driving safer. The product is focused on vehicles on the road today rather than the fully autonomous “Level 4” technology competitors such as Waymo and Zoox are aiming to achieve.
“Is it more compelling to just take the driver out of vehicle? Clearly,” Miller said. “The issue is, the technology is not there yet.”
Allegations against Levandowski first emerged in 2017 when Waymo — which started life as Google’s self-driving car project — sued his then employer, Uber, claiming that he had stolen information months before his departure. Uber paid roughly $250 million in shares to settle. Levandowski has always denied the charges. His lawyers last week said: “None of these supposedly secret files ever went to Uber or to any other company.”
Miller was on vacation in Bora Bora when he received the news, prompting an immediate call with senior directors. He was quickly appointed chief executive and took the first flight back to San Francisco to be with the small team of fewer than 100 employees.
The charges could have implications for big tech at a time when antitrust probes are beginning against the likes of Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple. Some critics believe the criminal charges from federal agents could stifle innovation, noting that the line between intellectual theft and simply using one’s experience at another company can be blurry. Others see the charges as long overdue.
Miller declined to comment on the merits. “I’m not focused on anything but delivering our product and trying to make the road safer,” he said.
The indictment has fueled speculation that Pronto’s days could be numbered, resulting in a flight of talent or potential funding issues, as Levandowski is probably a key investor himself.
But little is known of the start-up or who backs it, and the company declined to share details beyond describing its technology as designed to be retrofitted into existing commercial fleets to make driving safer.
Pronto was founded in July 2018 and emerged from stealth mode in December, when Levandowski announced its mission and lamented that the industry had spent the last 15 years “mostly idled at the starting line”.
Miller is a first-time chief executive but has experience in the field dating back to 2007, when he worked alongside Levandowski on Google Street View, the mapping system once described by Google’s head of research as the “secret sauce” enabling it to gain an early edge in the quest to build self-driving cars.
“Throughout my career, I’ve sort of picked up jobs that no one in the history of the world has essentially had before,” he said.
After graduating with an economics degree in 2008 at Pepperdine University in Malibu — where his thesis looked at murder rates — he joined Levandowski’s mobile mapping start-up, 510 Systems. Google acquired it in 2011, naming him program manager of self-driving cars. In early 2016, he again followed Levandowski to join Otto, a self-driving trucks start-up swallowed up by Uber for a reported $680 million.
Miller has built a reputation for prioritizing safety. When he departed Uber in March 2018, he wrote a scathing email to the team calling on them to standardize better practices and reduce the testing fleet of autonomous vehicles by 85 percent. Five days later, a pedestrian was killed by one of Uber’s self-driving SUVs.
Pronto is the sixth company in which Miller and Levandowski have teamed up. Compared with their earlier work, Pronto has radically scaled back goals, focusing on technology that aids drivers rather than removing them from the equation.
Miller declined to give specifics on how Pronto’s technology differed from what is already available in luxury cars but said it involved superior lane-keeping, cruise control, emergency braking and “much more” to help commercial drivers stay alert and go home less fatigued.
“We feel like if you were to drive with our system and then have that system taken away from you — it would be like losing air conditioning,” he said.
Fleet customers would be deploying the technology this calendar year, he promised. But the rollout is already overdue. When Pronto announced itself in December, Levandowski had said CoPilot would be ready “in early 2019.”
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Always looking for ways to boost elements of its gargantuan delivery network, Amazon is now actively recruiting small businesses in the U.S. that can assist it with its last-mile delivery efforts, Axios reported on Monday.
The online shopping giant is deploying the initiative — called Amazon Hub Delivery — in 23 states across the country, including in major cities such as Boston, New York, Los Angeles, and Seattle.
It involves partnering with small businesses such as florists, coffee shops, and clothing stores, with no delivery experience required and no long-term contracts to sign. However, one of the conditions for taking part is that the premises must have a secure area for storing the parcels.
Those partnering with Amazon will receive a daily consignment of around 30 parcels that need delivery to addresses in the local area. Staff at the business would then go out the same day to deliver the items to customers.
Amazon hasn’t revealed how much it’s paying the part-time delivery workers, but based on earnings of $27,000 a year, the rate would work out at around $2.50 per package.
According to Axios, Amazon is hoping that businesses will view the initiative as a chance to expand their revenue streams, noting that the amount of income will be dependent upon location and how many other businesses in the area have joined the program.
The Seattle-based behemoth has been quietly testing Amazon Hub Delivery since at least last year, and has been inviting businesses to participate via its website. But now the e-commerce company appears intent on expanding the effort by actively seeking out delivery partners, and in more places across the country.
This is just the latest Amazon initiative aimed at improving its last-mile delivery service. At least this latest one feels like it has a decent shot at succeeding compared to the company’s short-lived effort involving a robot called Scout.
- Amazon is hiring a quarter of a million extra workers for the holiday season
- Amazon makes it harder for non-Prime members to get free delivery
- Amazon now offers Fresh grocery delivery to those without Prime
- Amazon starts drone delivery trials in California and Texas
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Announced just a week after the Gladiator’s introduction, FCA announced plans to reopen and engine plant in Detroit to build a three-row version of the next-generation Grand Cherokee coming in 2021.
Certainly, the biggest story coming out of Auto Mobility (LA) Auto Show was the unveiling of the production-ready version of the long-awaited 2020 Jeep Gladiator four-door pickup truck (don’t expect to see a two-door version as two-door pickups are taking an increasingly smaller market share). But of even more importance to Mopar enthusiasts going forward is that at the same time that Ford and General Motors are announcing huge layoffs of white- and blue-collar workers, and in GM’s case, that it will idle two plants producing slow-selling car models, FCA announced that it will reopen the Mack II engine plant to produce a long-wheelbase version of the next generation of the unibody Grand Cherokee coming in the 2021 model year.
First, the Jeep Gladiator. We were on hand as three versions of the 2020 Jeep Gladiator were unveiled by newly appointed brand chief Tim Kuniskis and it was impressive as we expected. In a mid-sized pickup class dominated by the Toyota Tacoma and Chevy Colorado/GMC Canyon, the Gladiator was a clearly a game-changer. While it looks like the new JK Wrangler from the A-pillar forward, Jeep spokespeople made it clear that it’s built on a more rugged frame with more robust axles and mechanical components. The Gladiator features class-leading 7,600-pound towing capability – the press kits showed it in photos towing a classic Jeep Grand Wagoneer – offers both unique soft and hardtop versions not offered by competitors, and of course, removable doors and a windshield that lies flat.
On so many levels, the Gladiator is much more than a Jeep Wrangler with a five-foot bed. And while no Hemi V-8 engine option is on the immediate horizon (leaving that niche to aftermarket outfitters), the 3-liter EcoDiesel will be offered once production ramps up for the Gladiator’s expected end-of-second-quarter launch. No prices were announced at the reveal but expect them to be substantially higher than comparable Wrangler trim levels (a fully configured Wrangler Rubicon tops out at almost $58,000 so don’t expect to see a fully-equipped Gladiator Rubicon for less than $60,000). And the Gladiator will likely generate excessive ADMs (added dealer markups) for those who must be the first to own a Gladiator next Spring.
We spoke with several insiders at FCA, including Ralph Gilles, Head of Design for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, who admitted that there was intense internal debate as to what to call the Gladiator. Many felt that Scrambler, a nameplate applied to the AMC-built, CJ-8 pickup built from 1981-1986, was the better choice. But given that the original full-sized pickup introduced in 1963, and the 2005 concept were both dubbed Gladiator, that was the best choice. Just prior to the start of the LA Auto Show FCA media photos leaked (possibly by design) and the cat was out of the bag with regard to the name for Jeep’s new pickup.
The reveal generated incredible interest from the automotive press, both digital and online, domestic as well as from the international media. In the days that followed the launch event, it seemed that a new YouTube video on the Gladiator surfaced almost every hour, rehashing the reveal. It’s been a long time since any FCA product introduction has generated such a reaction.
So as to not repeat what has already said by our colleague Rick Pewe, editor of JP Magazine, click over to the industry’s most comprehensive review on the JP Magazine website of the all-new 2020 Jeep Gladiator.
Check out what Four Wheeler had to say about the 2020 Jeep Gladiator here.
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Microsoft’s new Mixed Reality headsets are available at prices far below their introduction targets, while the company is highlighting new low-cost laptops meant to aid in its fight against Google’s Chromebooks.
The optimism of the 1990s supposed whatever disruptions to existing industries – and their workers – new technologies would bring, the growth in employment in the companies driving the new economy would make up for it. It hasn’t quite worked out that way.
With an off-the-shelf robotics toy and some inexpensive parts, Stanford researchers have used the LEGO Mindstorms platform as a springboard to create a liquid-handling robotics kit for kids and STEM classes.
After almost a year of agonizing posturing by Sony, the semi-flexible 13.3-inch Digital Paper has finally been unveiled. For $1100, you can get your hands on the thinnest, lightest A4-sized e-ink tablet. The Digital Paper supports stylus input, has built-in WiFi, and lasts up to three weeks on a single charge. The key technology here is the new Mobius display from E Ink, which is very light and highly flexible — though it isn’t clear how much of that flexibility made it into the final Digital Paper product.
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Ninth Circuit’s Ruling Opens Up More Business Opportunities
For a few years, Qualcomm’s future seemed mired in uncertainty: Even as 5G deployments suggested a clear road to growth, the giant chip maker faced friction from regulators around the globe.
The unanimous decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals earlier in August to vacate an antitrust judgment that had determined Qualcomm US:QCOM had unlawfully squeezed out cellphone chip rivals and charged excessive royalties to manufacturers such as Apple US:AAPL will finally allow the company’s broad innovation and investments to realize their potential, which had been limited so long as its business model was under fire.
Qualcomm’s stock had surged at the end of July following a big jump in earnings guidance as it announced a patent-license settlement with Huawei. While it got another bump up on the court ruling, I believe many investors still don’t fully appreciate the potential this has to expand Qualcomm’s business — especially given Qualcomm’s valuation sits at around 40 times trailing 12-month earnings, in comparison to the likes of its nearest competitors AMD and NVIDIA, which are above 150 and 90 times earnings, respectively.
Qualcomm’s business is far more diverse than just its licensing. The company has a funnel of innovative products and solutions that should drive growth and yield solid potential returns for investors. I believe Qualcomm has six areas that will drive faster growth for the company, especially now that its battles with regulators are in the rearview.
5G: There has been a ton of talk about 5G, which will transmit data 100 times faster than the 4G networks used today and enable the next wave of technological transformations, but it is still early days for the technology. Qualcomm has licensing agreements with every major handset maker on the planet, including Apple. As the technology rapidly gains traction with operators, handset makers and consumers moving to 5G, Qualcomm will be able to collect its licensing royalties without scrutiny, as the company is the clear leader in this space.
IHS Markit research from 2019 indicated that 5G will have $3.6 trillion in economic output by 2035 — and over $13.2 trillion when its contributions to adjacent industries are included. Qualcomm will benefit both directly and indirectly from the entire $13.2 trillion as its licensing and chipset business monetize 5G handsets and adjacencies.
Qualcomm’s performance is already benefiting from 5G, but this will accelerate significantly over the next two years. China’s rapid 5G commercialization serves as a good indicator, with 60% of handsets shipped in the last quarter being 5G.
RFFE: 5G will not work correctly if not paired correctly with radio frequency (RF). Qualcomm’s RFFE (RF front end) business is already one of its strongest performers, but Qualcomm is poised to build on its success there. Qualcomm has estimated the RFFE’s serviceable available market opportunity (SAM) to be roughly $13 billion in 2019 and to reach $18 billion in 2022.
Qualcomm had already set a three-year goal of capturing 20% of that potential market by 2023 even before it signed that new patent-licensing deal with Huawei. With the Huawei deal and the growing popularity of its RFFE solutions for 5G, it is reasonable to believe that Qualcomm could hit this target faster.
Qualcomm isn’t without competition in this space, with the likes of Broadcom US:AVGO and Skyworks US:SWKS also vying for market share. But Qualcomm has a distinct advantage in solving the complex RF challenges related to 5G.
Mobile platform: Qualcomm has long led the mobile integrated business for top-tier devices with its Snapdragon platform. This is why Samsung KR:005930, Motorola US:MSI, LG KR:066570, Oppo and Xiaomi US:XIACY HK:1810 use its tech to power their flagship phones. Huawei and Samsung also compete in this space, but even Samsung uses the Snapdragon platform for many of its flagship phones. Over the past year, Qualcomm has launched multiple products for lower- and mid-tier devices that still offer many premium features. This puts Qualcomm technology in more devices.
With 5G handset shipments likely to more than triple from less than 200 million in 2020 to over 750 million in 2022, according to estimates compiled by Qualcomm, Qualcomm’s licensing, chipset and RFFE revenues are likely to experience a significant uplift as well.
Automotive: Qualcomm has somewhat quietly made significant inroads into the automotive space and is poised to do well based upon two simple observations. First, 18 auto makers have already selected its Snapdragon automotive infotainment platform for their vehicles. Second, Qualcomm is sitting on a $6.5 billion design pipeline for automotive technologies including telematics, infotainment and in-car-connectivity.
On-device AI: Most of the focus for artificial intelligence right now is in the data center, where AI is used to train models and deliver inference for conversational or recommendation use cases. On-device AI can be a game changer.
Qualcomm and other chip makers are embedding AI in mobile, camera, audio, voice, compute, Internet of Things and connectivity. The ability for two users on Facetime to have a seamless conversation in two languages will be done with on-device AI, and these are the types of features Qualcomm is building into its next generation chips.
ARM is probably the biggest threat to Qualcomm here, as it licenses intellectual property that can be used for this purpose. If Nvidia were to acquire ARM, as reports have suggested, it would provide increased competition for Qualcomm. But I would still expect the company to perform well here.
XR, voice and audio, Internet of Things and other adjacencies: The Snapdragon platform’s versatility has also allowed Qualcomm to score some impressive design wins in extended reality (Augmented and Virtual Reality), voice and audio solutions, the IoT (including robotics platforms), mobile gaming and PCs. For reference, Qualcomm already counts over 11,000 IoT customers, with a SAM expected to reach $13 billion in 2022. In the PC/compute space, where the SAM is expected to reach $8 billion in 2022, Qualcomm’s partnerships with Microsoft and Lenovo to deliver always-connected 5G laptops with all-day battery life should be a strong growth opportunity.
In the short term, the Ninth Circuit’s decision to overturn the lower-court ruling may not have had a big impact on Qualcomm. However, had the district court’s judgment been upheld, Qualcomm’s inability to fully monetize its more than 140,000 patents would have likely undermined its ability to keep properly funding the kind of R&D operation that allows it to pursue so many opportunities for licensing and hardware revenue.
Now, without the handcuffs of uncertainty that have tethered the licensing disputes to the company’s entire innovation portfolio, Qualcomm is in a great position to deliver the returns investors have long been looking for.
Futurum Research provides industry research and analysis. These columns are for educational purposes only and should not be considered in any way investment advice.
The original version of this article was first published on MarketWatch.
Daniel Newman is the Principal Analyst of Futurum Research and the CEO of Broadsuite Media Group. Living his life at the intersection of people and technology, Daniel works with the world’s largest technology brands exploring Digital Transformation and how it is influencing the enterprise. From Big Data to IoT to Cloud Computing, Newman makes the connections between business, people and tech that are required for companies to benefit most from their technology projects, which leads to his ideas regularly being cited in CIO.Com, CIO Review and hundreds of other sites across the world. A 5x Best Selling Author including his most recent “Building Dragons: Digital Transformation in the Experience Economy,” Daniel is also a Forbes, Entrepreneur and Huffington Post Contributor. MBA and Graduate Adjunct Professor, Daniel Newman is a Chicago Native and his speaking takes him around the world each year as he shares his vision of the role technology will play in our future.


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Last February, Wayne Gianotti, president of Contract Office Group, a furniture company in San lose, Calif, heard of a Silicon Valley start-up that he concluded was developing "one hell of an invention." After consulting a venture capitalist, he approached the company, now called Palantir Corp., with an intriguing proposition. In exchange for the right to purchase future Palantir stock at the second-round financing price, Gianotti's company would completely furnish the start-up's offices, charging nothing for the first six months. Thereafter, Palantir would have the option -- but no obligation -- to buy or lease the furnishings.
Palantir declined the offer, but Gianotti gave the company six months' worth of free furniture anyway, in hopes of retaining it as a long-term customer. When Palantir later arranged venture capital financing, Contract Office Group bought into the package as a limited partner.
Palantir is only one in a long line of start-up companies that Gianotti has courted with similar deals. "We like startups," he says, "because we get to grow with them." That growth has been impressive. Contract Office Group is currently projecting gross revenues of about $60 million in fiscal 1983, up from $10 million in fiscal 1980. According to Gianotti, "most of that came through our business with start-ups."
Gianotti says that he first began targeting start-ups about two years ago. Before that, his company -- founded in 1976 -- had marketed its furniture through standard sales channels. But Gianotti knew there had to be a way to take advantage of the explosive growth of business in the Santa Clara Valley. He figured that, by hitching its wagon to some of the young stars of high technology, his company could rise along with them. And so -- with the help of venture capitalists -- he began to identify particularly promising start-ups, and then went after their business, generally offering a limited period of free furniture use in exchange for stock, stock warrants, or stock options.
So far, the strategy seems to be working. Stock earnings from the deals have helped fuel Contract Office Group's own capital expansion. These earnings generally come from sales of stock in its portfolio, which currently includes about 10 to 12 companies. "In one case, we got into a stock at a dollar a share on the first round [of financing]," says Gianotti. "The venture capitalists came in on the third round at $6 a share. They didn't want a lot of little investors involved, so they bought us out -- at $6. We did all right on that one."
More important than the stock deals, however, have been the strong relationships that Contract Office Group has developed with a large number of burgeoning enterprises, most of which need more and more office furnishings as time goes by. And the first furniture supplier they think of is Contract Office Group.
In building these relationships, Gianotti doesn't insist on a written commitment. He says he has discovered that loyalty is more binding than legal contracts. Indeed, these "handshake" agreements have proven so rewarding that Contract Office Group is pursuing start-ups at an avid pace, furnishing the offices of 5 to 10 young companies every month.
Gianotti concedes that there are pitfalls. "Some companies go under, or can't develop their product. That's happened a few times. Then we get the furniture back. Granted, there are pick-up and delivery costs and, of course, the furniture is used, but there's a good market for used furniture. It doesn't happen enough to cause real problems. On balance, we've done very well [by the deals]."
So he intends to keep on following his growth strategy, marketing furniture with the eye of a venture capitalist. "We follow [the venture capitalists'] lead," he says, "and try to keep in sync with the financial industry in general. Personal computers are in free-fall right now, so we're keeping an eye on the semiconductor and disk-drive industries."


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The DGRG annual symposium has quickly become a highlight of the group’s calendar as an opportunity to meet and discuss the digital with like-minded researchers. This year’s symposium will take place entirely online as a virtual and environmentally low-impact event, providing an opportunity to stay in touch and to come together to discuss these pressing issues.
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Cara Delevingne has stripped off for her most sizzling photoshoot EVER - and the pictures are simply jaw-dropping.
The gorgeous model, who has previously worked with brands such as Victoria's Secret and Chanel, has outdone herself as she slipped into the racy black underwear for her recent session.
In a series of pictures which are part of DKNY's new advertising campaign for their INTIMATES underwear range, the 22-year-old ups the temperature like never before.
This includes wearing nothing with the garments except for an unzipped black hoodie and a pair of grey socks.
In one picture the blonde beauty is coyly answering a telephone as she lifts one leg up and rests it on her knee.
On another she's lying on a bed while seductively lifting her perfect pins into the air.
The snaps show a different side to the runway star who more often than not sports a more tomboy-ish style.
In particular they are a startling contrast to the shoot that Cara took part in recently for Topshop's spring/summer campaign.
On that occasion the Brit was showing a lot less skin as she rocked a range of outfits such as a denim shirt and a white crop-top.
Either way it's a job well done for Cara who is proving she's capable of juggling a successful career and a booming social life.
On Wednesday she headed out with Kendall Jenner and Khloe Kardashian as the trio watched a basketball game in Los Angeles.
The catwalk sensation was obviously on top form for the outing as she had the reality star sisters in fits of giggles.


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Samsung revealed its latest line of smartphones, the Galaxy S23 series, and not surprisingly, the new phones are faster and take better photos than the previous generation of Samsung smartphones. The most talked about new feature is the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra’s 200 megapixel high-res camera (an increase from the 108-megapixel camera offered in the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra).
More interesting than what the Samsung Galaxy S23 devices do include is what they don’t —satellite connectivity. Although the Samsung Galaxy S23 devices run on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 mobile platform and are powered by the X70 modem, Samsung said the devices are not equipped with Snapdragon Satellite, the satellite-to-cellular connectivity service that will deliver two-way messaging using Iridium’s L-band spectrum for the uplink and downlink.
A Samsung executive told CNET at the Samsung Unpacked event yesterday in San Francisco that the satellite functionality available today for smartphones is still “too limited” but the company will consider adding the feature in the future.
Qualcomm and Iridium announced the Snapdragon Satellite service earlier this year and said that the service will first be available on Android devices that run on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 mobile platform and are powered by the Snapdragon 5G modem. Because the Samsung Galaxy 23 devices fit the criteria, many expected the Samsung Galaxy S23 line of smartphones would include the new Snapdragon Satellite service.
Plus, Samsung is facing pressure from Apple, which now offers an “Emergency SOS via Satellite” service for free for two years to Apple iPhone 14 users. The emergency connectivity service provides text messaging capability to people who are in remote areas with no regular cellular coverage.
However, when Qualcomm and Iridium announced Snapdragon Satellite in early January the companies said that they didn’t expect the first Android devices with the service to become available until the second half of 2023.
Peter Kibutu, advanced technology lead for non-terrestrial networks at satellite consulting firm TTP said that he believes that Samsung may have a different approach in mind than what Apple is offering with the iPhone 14.
“To date, handset manufacturers have only been able to provide compatibility with a single satellite provider, for example, Apple with Globalstar and Qualcomm with Iridium. The 3GPP standards, which were released at the end of last year, will eventually enable handsets to ‘roam’ between multiple satellite providers and deliver ubiquitous high-performance connectivity beyond emergency services," he said in a statement.
Kibutu said he believes that some handset makers will wait until they can provide satellite service through multiple providers before they launch this type of capability.


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Daimler Trucks North America recently announced a recall of more than 2,500 Western Star trucks for a potential sleeper door issue, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration documents.
The recall affects about 2,546 model year 2017-2020 Western Star 4900 and 5700 trucks. DTNA says the adhesive bond may fail on the sleeper side door, allowing it to separate from the hinges.
Daimler says it is still working on a fix for this issue. Owners can contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712 with recall number FL-834. NHTSA’s recall number is 19V-722.


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The name says a lot: Break-the-fast.
And despite what you might have heard or read about its effectiveness for those on a weight-loss track, most diet and nutrition experts maintain that skipping the first meal of the day is a good way to compromise both short- and long-term health goals.
"The breakfast debate is just something that occasionally crops up and people start to think (the recommendation) is all the breakfast food manufacturers making up stuff so we buy it," said Sharon Jacob, a clinical dietitian with St. Francis Medical Center in Colorado Springs. "I'd say we know eating breakfast definitely makes a difference."
Breakfast gooses blood sugar levels that bottom out while we sleep, decreases the odds of later binge-eating and simply "gets the body going again," Jacob said. Research has shown it can lower the risk of diabetes and some other chronic diseases and improve memory and concentration. Previous studies of successful dieters also have found that 70 percent are breakfast-eaters, Jacob said.
"Another factor we know scientifically is that eating breakfast also seems to lower the levels of the stress hormone cortisol, which naturally rise at night while you're sleeping," she said.
If you've backed off breakfast due to a growing distrust of sales pitches (or because you're a millennial), you're not alone. Sales of ready-to-eat cereals have been on a steady decline for years.
There's also conflicting information from the scientific community. A 2014 study reported in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition comparing the outcomes of dieters who ate breakfast and those who abstained found that, "contrary to widely espoused views," eating breakfast had "no discernible effect on weight loss" for the roughly 300 dieters participating in the trial study.
There's no denying that breakfast isn't the dietary pillar it once was in America.
"It comes up all the time that people say, 'I don't eat breakfast. I know I should, but I'm not hungry.' Or, 'I just don't like breakfast food,'" said Martha Rosenau, a registered dietitian in private practice in the Springs.
She knows the meal's importance but concedes there's no "one-way-fits-all."
Too many directives from health authorities can be confusing and overwhelming.
"People already feel like they've been told a million times by all different sources that there's only one way that's going to work," she said. "It seems as if food shaming has become an industry in and of itself. People think, 'Oh, I'm supposed to choose a perfectionist eating message, and it's best to only eat a raw food diet.' That's kind of where things have gotten to."
No matter your breakfast palate, there's a way to make it work in a healthy regimen, Rosenau said.
Eggs? In moderation and not uber-salted.
"If you have the time, sautee some veggies to go alongside it," she said.
Cereal? If it has low sugar and a high fiber-to-carbohydrate ratio.
"It's really about healthy food choices and people feeling OK with the choices they're already trying to make," she said.
It's also about being more aware of the choices we make when augmenting our foods. A serving of the breakfast of champions is a recipe for defeat when garnished with spoonfuls of sugar or repeatedly topped off until the milk's gone.
"Choose something with high fiber and whole grains per serving," Rosenau said. If such fare is too bland, she suggests mixing it 50/50 with a cereal you find more yummy - and stop eating when the flakes run out the first time.


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The Microsoft E3 2013 conference has finally ended and, with it, an onslaught of new details concerning the Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Xbox Live service has been released.
In a move that comes to no surprise to many, Microsoft is finally saying goodbye to the slightly confusing Microsoft Point currency system, which is currently the economic system the Xbox 360 runs on. Microsoft’s own Marc Whitten announced during E3 that all Xbox One items will be priced in your local currency.
Marc has also reveled that the Xbox One will allow users to share Xbox Live gold features with multiple people among your household, something that previously required multiple Gold memberships. Along with this announcement, Microsoft also revealed that the Xbox One will be available in North America sometime this November for a somewhat steep price of $499 USD and €499 (no that’s not a mistake for you European readers).
If you reserve the console now you’ll be able to get a free upgrade to a limited edition commemorative bundle, which comes with a premium edition black box, controller, and a Day One Achievement. Another exciting announcement is that Twitch TV integration is coming to the Xbox One and will allow gamers to record and live broadcast their games directly to their Twitch TV channel.
In other news concerning the Xbox 360, while no price-cut was announced, Microsoft did reveal that they’ll be launching a brand-new redesigned model of the Xbox 360.


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First Smartphones. Now Tablets.
New Survey Results Uncover How Hospitals Like Yours Are Keeping Up
After surveying more than 600 healthcare organizations, we now have a better understanding of how smartphones and tablets are changing the way hospital staff communicate today. In fact, 90% of respondents stated a portion of their staff use smartphones for work-related communications, while 50% use tablets.
Discover other key findings on topics such as:
- The range of personnel using smartphones and tablets and what they're used for today
- The great diversity in devices being used today—including pagers
- Who pays for the devices and data plans
- What hospitals are doing to improve wireless coverage and ensure secure communications
- How alerts are sent to smartphones and tablets (SMS, email, pager application)
Learn more about the state of smartphones and tablets in hospitals, as well as the steps your organization can take to keep up with the changes.
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Monolith's downloadable multiplayer shooter, Gotham City Impostors, will run you $15 when it launches in winter of 2012. So that'll give you plenty of time to explore Batman: Arkham City before the first-person title hits Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network.
I got my first look at the game earlier this year, and was completely taken off guard at first. A team-based multiplayer first-person shooter set in the Batman universe? Maybe Monolith has lost it's mind, but it's backing up the premise: wild wannabe Batmen (and women) versus wannabe Clown Princes (and Princesses) of crime duking it out in 12-player FPS battles.
Gotham City Impostors definitely had a goofy vibe, one I think does a pretty good job towards helping to set it apart from the dozens of other shooters on the market. For more, check out my hands-on preview.
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Opening of a grocery store on the former site of Endicott Bank
Renovation work is underway inside a building on Washington Avenue in Endicott that had housed a string of banks for the past six decades.
Four partners are preparing to open a grocery store where a branch of Citizens Banks was located until the business closed a year ago.
The store at 18 Washington Avenue will be called Deshi Halal Bazar. The building is just south of North Street.
Records show the property was acquired by Bisillah Brother LLC of Roscoe last month. It was owned by NNN New York Asset LLC of Woodland Hills, California.
Grocery project partners say they expect the business to open within a month or two.
The store will stock Indian and Pakistani food items which are not readily available in the Endicott area. In addition to halal meat, the store will sell fresh vegetables and fish.
The remodeling of the old bank started about two weeks ago.
Citizens Bank moved its Washington Avenue branch to a smaller space at 1001 North Street.
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