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Elon Musk sells ads to generate revenue
Since late October 2022 and the takeover of Elon Musk, Twitter has struggled to generate revenue. Several major advertisers quickly fled the platform in the face of risks posed by the social network’s new moderation policy. Moreover, these fears have been partially realized as Twitter has reinstated tens of thousands of accounts banned for disinformation or hate speech. Worse, Elon Musk’s political stances have made the situation worse, even though he promised to guarantee cautious advertisers.
At the same time, the businessman’s plan to rework the economic model of the social network to be less dependent on advertising, which accounts for almost 90% of the group’s turnover by 2021, has not yet materialized. The result: while waiting for a major restoration, the company tries to save the furniture with ephemeral offers.
Promotion: two for the price of one!
Before Elon Musk took over, 75 of Twitter’s 100 biggest advertisers spent nothing on the platform in the first week of 2023, according to software analytics firm Sensor Tower. Like this at the end of December. Among the figures of this migration are the car manufacturers General Motors and Volkswagen, the airline United Airlines or the pharmaceutical company Pfizer.
To compensate for these departures, Twitter offers discounts. according to The Wall Street Journal, the company launched a big promotion in mid-December: if advertisers spend between $250,000 and $500,000 on the social network’s advertising space, the latter offers twice as much! The only limitation in the agreement is that the envelope must be spent before February 28, and this is not random. On February 13, the Superbowl, the final of the American football championship (NFL), will take place, its non-stop show has become a cultural event in itself. Followed by more than 99 million viewers in the US alone, Twitter is the absolute top earner in the world of advertising in 2022. Better than Black Friday!
In addition to cost leverage, the offer aims to introduce brands to Twitter’s new advertising tools. Advertisers taking advantage of the promotion will have to use a filter designed to control the content around the ad, for example. They will be able to submit a list of up to 1,000 keywords, which the social network undertakes not to display above or below their ads. Whether these new safeguards are enough is difficult to predict: several studies show that the number and frequency of hateful content on Twitter has increased dramatically since Elon Musk took office. And at the same time, the social network will consider removing the blocking of political ads, despite the fact that Musk has stated that he is a conservative who votes Republican.
Twitter’s new owner has been saying for months that the company should be bankrupt by 2023 thanks to cost-cutting. But on the other hand, he warns his employees about the risk of bankruptcy, and uses this method in his other works. create a sense of urgency. After coming to power, the businessman cut 80% of his workforce, from 8,000 to 2,000, and he didn’t stop there. The company laid off dozens of workers again earlier this year.
But without advertisers, Twitter would quickly face a revenue problem, and while Elon Musk has hinted that he wants to be less dependent on them, he’s never been clear about his intentions for advertising space on Twitter. He hinted at a project to turn the social network into a “super app” like China’s WeChat. This change will include the arrival of a payment system, which the company has started to process. But the launch of the new version of the Twitter Blue subscription, which was supposed to serve as the cornerstone of the new model, was completely unsuccessful, in addition to causing a conflict with Apple over the commission received from the App Store. As a result, the social network increased the subscription price from 8 euros when purchased on the web version of the site to 11 euros when purchased from the application on the iPhone. This price increase, which went into effect at the beginning of the year, has upset some of Twitter Blue’s few followers.
As structural changes are not received or delayed, the company is trying to make a breakthrough. Elon Musk has suggested that Twitter will auction off about 1.5 billion usernames (which take the form of @elonmusk, for example) used by long-dormant accounts. Short names of two or three letters or number one names are now a rare commodity. They also regularly attract hackers, who manage to sell them on the black market at exorbitant prices. Ironically, the company also auctions off 631 objects from its offices between January 17 and 18. Lots up for grabs include bright neon with the band’s logo, a pizza oven or computer equipment.
Musk continues to rock Twitter
To transform Twitter, Musk continues to shake its foundations. As of early 2023, the site will no longer allow tweets to be displayed in chronological order, and today must allow messages of more than 4,000 characters with just 280 characters. This would be a big change for a social network where the brevity of messages is a differentiating element. In addition, Twitter is already testing virtual currency Corneraround it revolved new mechanisms for paying creators, as well as existing ones (subscriptions, donations, etc.).
Meanwhile, Twitter has since Saturday cut off access to its API, an interface that allows third parties to access certain data, such as the publication of tweets or trends. As a result, many services that aim to improve and facilitate the use of the social network no longer work. As the company has yet to release any information on the issue, some have concluded that it is a technical issue. But according to Informationthe cut will be voluntary.
according to New York Times, Musk again signaled to his team that he would have to approve any changes himself. However, he announced on his Twitter account that he would be stepping down as CEO after a hasty poll, and under pressure from shareholders, he is increasingly interested in one of his other companies, Tesla. ” We will suffer until we get as close as possible to the perfect product. “, he wrote to the employees of the social network.


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Why Investors Bet on the Future of Alternative Protein
Alternative protein sources have become a hot topic in recent years, and the Covid-19 pandemic appears to have only pushed it to the forefront. Data suggest that the 2020 sales of plant-based meats and milk grew by 45% and 20% compared to 2019, respectively. A new report released by Research and Markets this month predicts the plant-based market to grow to $20b in a decade. It’s valued at below $7B now.
We talked to several dozen investors on whether they believe the growth of the alternative protein market is long-term or just a temporary trend. Here’s what they had to say.
“We think plant-based proteins is here to stay,” said Scott Porter, Managing Director of Food & Agribusiness at Cascadia Capital, a Seattle-based middle-market investment bank. “We don’t think it’s a fad. We think it’s a long-term trend and shift in consumer preferences in food technologies.”
Though interest in plant-based diet dates back to long before Covid-19, the pandemic appears to have served as a catalyst for the trend with the growing concern that animal-based products might be at a higher risk for spreading the disease.
A major study published this week provided further support for the argument that vegan patients may be less at risk of dying from Covid-19. The medical research, conducted by several scientists, concluded that people who followed plant-based diets developed milder symptoms of the disease than those who consumed animal-based products.
Asked if he were to invest $1 million in a sector, what it would be, Fred Kaplan with New Jersey-based Stony Hill Advisors showed no hesitation in answering. “I definitely would invest in plant-based proteins,” he said. “I think we’re going to find more and more mainstream restaurants offering plant-based [food]. Certainly, the food service for the elderly is offering more plant-based options. I think this is only going to grow further and further,” he added.
Don’t expect meat to disappear from the American diet anytime soon, but meatless options are becoming more popular. Nowadays, alternative proteins include everything from fuels to animal feedstuff. There are even meatless alternatives for burgers, steaks, and chicken nuggets.
But one of the key reasons that make many investors bullish on alternative proteins now is the growing dedication from the public and, in turn, politicians to protect the environment and reduce global warming emissions- a primary source of livestock pollution from cows that produce methane gas, as well as feed production.
“You have a unique customer base there that is sort of evangelical, and they really believe in your mission, and I think any company that is giving away a portion of their profits or helping the environment, planting a tree for every certain number of sales or any of those trends,” said Blake Shear, the director of The Forbes M+A Group, based in Denver, CO.
Despite the growth in demand for alternative protein, it’s still small compared to the $95-billion meat industry in the U.S.
“I think the trend is we continue to eat more and more meat…I do think people are supplementing their diet to some extent,” Shear said.
Globally, Brazil was the world’s largest beef exporter in 2020, followed by Australia, the United States, and India. Those four countries exported more than 1 million metric tons of beef throughout the year.
In 2020, more than 20% of global food launches were plant-based. More than 50% of this figure was in Europe. The U.S was responsible for only 11 percent.
“I would say that the people who actually did the best were people who were in the alternative protein sector, said Adam Bergman, managing director of EcoTech Capital, an M&A advisory firm. “People were just getting concerned about the interaction between humans and animals because of where Covid came from,” he added.
According to WHO, the Covid-19 virus likely originated in bats and passed from animals to people. The first case was reported in Wuhan, China. There is no evidence to suggest that eating meat-based products makes people more susceptible to Covid-19.
Meanwhile, plant-based meat alternatives, or meat analogs (MA) as they are sometimes called, have received increased media attention. MA products can be made from various ingredients, including soybeans, wheat gluten, and pea protein isolate.
“I think that the plant protein moment has seen as high watermark,” Ivan Saval, managing director at National Securities, a New York-based brokerage firm. “And it’s going to be commoditized and that it’s going to competing with the traditional protein categories,” he added.
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October 18, 2023 – AMD has unveiled its latest graphics card driver, version 23.10.2, featuring support for several new games, including “Assassin’s Creed: Illusion,” “Fallen King,” and “Extreme Race,” among others. What’s even more noteworthy about this update is the disabling of AMD Anti-Lag+ technology to prevent players from facing bans in multiplayer games.
AMD addressed the situation with the following statement:
AMD has received reports indicating that enabling AMD Anti-Lag+ technology in certain games triggers anti-cheat systems, resulting in player bans. To address this issue, we’ve released the AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 23.10.2 driver, which disables the Anti-Lag+ technology in all supported games. We recommend all players to use this new driver. AMD is actively collaborating with game developers to find a solution to re-enable Anti-Lag+ and help affected players recover from anti-cheat bans. We will keep everyone informed as soon as we have more information.
Anti-Lag+ is a novel technology introduced by AMD, implementing frame alignment at the code level, delivering improved frame synchronization, lower latency, and an overall enhanced gaming experience.


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Asbury Park, NJ businesses: We’re still open during venue shutdowns
ASBURY PARK — Businesses and restaurants located between two music venues are still operating as normal, despite the recent shutdown of the venues for safety reasons.
The Grand Arcade, which splits the Paramount Theatre and Convention Hall along the boardwalk, is considered safe — and owners want residents and tourists to know that.
"The Grand Arcade is OPEN," the Fun House gift shop posted to Instagram on Monday. "Local press and social media have reported otherwise. Fun House and friends have made it through global shutdown and a precarious reopening. Please let’s not spread rumors that hurt local businesses and disappoints the public."
A call Monday afternoon to Carla Gizzi, a jewelry and clothing store within the arcade, confirmed that the indoor shopping area — which includes shops, restaurants, and a coffee roaster — is open as usual.
The Paramount and Convention Hall were declared unsafe for occupancy over the summer and have been forced to cancel shows or move them to other venues.
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Countdown running for Aspley (Brisbane) copper and cable switch-off
Another update on the NBN rollout, this time for people living and working in the Brisbane suburb of Aspley.
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If you're going to be in the city for work this weekend, you might as well take advantage of this $5 "all day" parking offer in the Sydney and Brisbane CBD.
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From room rates to data limits, here are five hotels we found in Brisbane with free Wi-Fi, including one where you get 1GB free per day.
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Tesla has launched its Virtual Power Plant (VPP) program in California, allowing customers to utilize their Powerwall batteries and solar panels to help the state’s grid. While the VPP seems to be a pilot program in California for now, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has noted that the capability to donate spare battery capacity to the grid would become extremely important over time.
As noted by Tesla on its Support Page, the California grid operator has forecasted a need for residents (who are able) to support the grid through 2021. Tesla solar and Powerwall customers could do their part by helping create one of the largest distributed battery systems in the world. By doing so, the state could become less reliant on older, dirtier, more inefficient solutions such as peaker plants.
The California Virtual Power Plant is available to PG&E, SDG&E, and SCE customers who own both Tesla Powerwall batteries and solar panels. Tesla noted that the VPP program opens doors to numerous advantages. It could help stabilize the state’s grid to reduce blackouts in a severe emergency. The VPP would also help clean the state’s grid. Homeowners who are part of a net energy metering (NEM) program may also earn net metering credit when the VPP is utilized.
Participants in the CA Virtual Power Plant could opt-in or opt-out of the program through the Tesla App. This way, homeowners could choose exactly when to share their battery systems’ stored energy. Homeowners who opt-in to the VPP program could expect their Powerwall batteries to discharge until a VPP event ends or when they reach their selected backup reserve level. Participants are not required to do anything during a VPP event, though they are free to raise or lower their Powerwall’s backup reserve level at any time.
It should be noted, however, that the CA Virtual Power Plant is currently a public good program to support the California grid, which means that neither Tesla nor the VPP’s participants would be compensated for now. Compensation may be available in the future, however.
Tesla already has some experience with Virtual Power Plants. The company is currently in the process of building a massive VPP in South Australia, and so far, the system has been incredibly effective. Even at 2% completion, the South Australia Tesla Virtual Power Plant was already able to rescue Queensland’s grid after one of the largest coal-powered peaker plants in the area tripped and failed. The capabilities of the Virtual Power Plant were impressive, mirroring other large-scale battery projects in the region such as the Hornsdale Power Reserve, which used to hold the title of the world’s largest battery.
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Concord Mills is set to adds retailers Torrid and J. Crew Factory to its retail mix.
The Concord outlet and retail center says plus-size clothing retailer Torrid is slated to open in May. The store will offer plus-size apparel and accessories, including clothing, sleepwear, footwear and intimate apparel.
It will be located near the mall's Old Navy Outlet store.
J. Crew Factory will offer casual clothing for men and women. It also will offer crewcuts, the brand’s children’s line in sizes 2 to 14.
J. Crew Factory is scheduled to open this summer. It will be located near Off Broadway Shoes.
“This is an exciting time as Concord Mills continues to enhance its already celebrated collection of popular brands,” says Ray Soporowski, the mall's general manager.
Concord Mills also recently announced that it would add Janie and Jack Outlet, a children’s clothing store, in May. The retailer offers options for newborns, toddlers and children up to size 6.
That 1,500-square-foot store will be the first Janie and Jack outlet in North Carolina.
In July, Buckle will open a 6,000-square-foot location selling denim items, casual apparel, footwear and accessories for young men and women. That store offers brand names such as Buffalo, Fossil, Hurley, Oakley, Puma and Roxy.
Concord Mills, off Interstate 85 in Cabarrus County, is home to more than 200 outlet and value retail stores, family dining and entertainment options.


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Online leads tend to be more targeted than leads from other advertising sources because of the wealth of information available on the Internet to help in educating consumers on purchase decisions.
Fortunately, many boaters are transitioning their boat search online as well, with 39 percent saying they use the Internet to research a boat purchase, according to a recent Boat Trader survey conducted at boat shows nationwide. Of the consumers that plan to purchase a boat this year, 75 percent said price has the greatest impact on their purchase decision.
So dealers that include this information on their online ads tend to generate more ad views and more leads. On BoatTrader.com, ads that display a price, (even if it is the MSRP) generate an average of 383 percent more click-throughs than ads without a price displayed. This increase in activity generated 136 percent more leads for those dealers.
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Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) began accepting applications for new custom top-level domains (TLDs) on January 12. While the new TLDs are cost-prohibitive to small businesses — $185,000 each — the domain landscape is about to change dramatically. The application window closes on April 12, 2012. We’ve described the new custom TLDs here previously, in “New Custom, Top-Level Domains Coming.”
Before undergoing this radical change, let’s take a look at where TLDs are now. In December, domain registry Verisign issued a report summarizing the current count of TLDs, through the third quarter of 2011.
Total Domain Registrations
The third quarter of 2011 closed with nearly 220 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains, both generic and country code. This was an increase of 4.9 million domains, or 2.3 percent, over the second quarter. Since the third quarter of 2010, registrations have grown by more that 18 million, or 8.9 percent.
Domain registrations have grown 8.9 percent since the third quarter of 2010. The largest TLDs were, in order, as follows.
- .de (Germany)
- .uk (United Kingdom)
- .tk (Tokelau)
- .nl (Netherlands)
- .ru (Russian Federation)
- .eu (European Union)
The .com and .net TLDs reached 112 million domains in Q3 2011. There was a 2.3 percent decrease in new registrations since the second quarter, but year-over-year registrations have increased by 5.9 percent, as shown in the graphic below.
Country Code TLD Breakdown
Among the twenty largest country code TLDs, Brazil, Australia, the New Zealand territory of Tokelau, and the Russian Federation each exceeded 4 percent quarter-over-quarter growth.
The country code TLDs reached a total of 86.9 million, a 2.3 million increase, or 2.7 percent, from the previous quarter. Of the more than 240 country code TLDs, the top 10 comprise 60 percent of all registrations.
.com/.net Renewal Rates
The .com and .net TLDs reached 112 million names, a 1.8 percent increase from the previous quarter.
New Generic TLD Program
While it is impossible to forecast the impact of the new custom TLDs, understanding their categories will be critical to navigating the new domain landscape. The new custom TLDs will be composed of brands, communities, geographic locations, industries, interests, specific services, as well as internationalized TLDs in non-Latin scripts. Once the application window closes and ICANN posts the strings for which applications have been filed, we can begin to assess this altered landscape.


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The expo is the annual trade show for the inland and intracoastal marine transportation industry, which is a target market for the manufacturer and its recently acquired business, Pullift Corporation, a provider of standard and custom material handling equipment, including winches.
Camron Ghanemi, vice president at Ace, said: "I was encouraged by recent comments from Michael Toohey, the president of the Waterways Council, who referenced 'record funding' to modernize the nation's inland waterways transportation system. He also spoke of the importance of recapitalizing this critical link in the transportation supply chain to prepare for export growth. These are positive noises as the sector looks to equip itself for such investment and growth."
Inland Marine Expo attendees included engineers and purchasing decision makers from ports and terminals; barge and towing companies; fleeting and harbor services firms; dredging companies and marine contractors; inland shipyards and repair facilities; and government agencies.
Ghanemi said: "As we look to make further inroads into the inland waterways market, it was opportune to attend a trade exhibition that we had heard attracted a serious audience of decision makers from the sector—and it lived up to the billing. Charging attendees certainly eliminated tire-kickers."
Ace has steadily grown its presence in the marine market following the supply of a 30t gantry crane with a 10t auxilliary hoist to the Port of Chicago around five years ago. The sector took further note when in 2014 the crane manufacturer purchased Pullift, which makes winches, a key product to material handling operations at ports.
Ghanemi said: "We had a multifaceted approach to a show that we knew represented a great opportunity for us to cultivate contacts and take a snapshot of the market as we look to execute a H2 2016 plan to increase our supply of lifting equipment and winches into the sector."
He explained: "In addition to market research and networking, we wanted to promote our gearbox manufacturing capability to prospective customers and discuss possible distribution opportunities of specialist products that we don't provide, such as the capstan winches, which are very popular in port material handling."


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Google yesterday announced that developers are now testing a new API, part of that Privacy Box. The Trust Token API allows developers to combat ad fraud, by distinguish the visitors that are bots and real users.
The Trust Token API is part of the Privacy Sandbox, an initiative led by Google to replace all cookies for APIs, ensuring privacy for the end users. APIs for ad selection, conversion measurement, and fraud protection, will enable advertisers to display ads that don’t rely on information about individual users, wrote Mike Schulman, Vice President, Ads Privacy and Safety, at Google.
In the beginning of 2020, Google announced that the browser Chrome will phase out third-party cookies within 2 years.


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CES '16: YouTube's 4 Reasons Why Online Video Will Win the Decade
The only things we do more than watch video are work and sleep. That comes from Robert Kyncl, chief business officer of YouTube, who delivered a keynote address today at CES.
The youngest millennials watch more digital video each day than they do TV, Kyncl said. The average viewer now watches 1 hour 15 minutes of digital video per day, a number that will grow. "I don't think digital video will grow linearly; I think it will grow exponentially."
To explain why YouTube will continue its impressive growth, Kyncl offered four reasons why digital video will win the decade, displacing TV. First, it's inherently mobile. Phones are getting bigger and brighter, and offer better audio. The mobile video experience is thus improving. With online video, there's no more fighting over a TV remote; everyone in the family can watch what they like. Second, digital video is diverse. "YouTube has the biggest library in the world," Kyncl said. It's a democratic platform where anyone can create something everyone can watch. Kyncl took the moment to plug YouTube Red, the company's recently launched subscription service, that offers exclusive content from top YouTube creators. "It is a lot more attainable to be the next PewDiePie than to be the next Tom Cruise."
Kyncl's third reason is that digital video is music. More than half of teens use YouTube as their main method of finding and listening to recording artists, he said. Artists earn revenue from YouTube plays, and the company has to-date paid over $3 billion to the music industry. Fourth, digital video can provide a more immersive experience on mobile devices than it does on computers or TVs. YouTube was an early proponent of 360-degree video, Kyncl said. It teamed up with GoPro to create the Odyssey 360-degree camera, and is putting VR cameras in its studios around the world.
During the keynote, Kyncl was joined by music producer Scooter Braun, GoPro CEO and founder Nick Woodman, and Vrse founder and CEO Chris Milk. Kyncl mentioned as an aside that YouTube will support HDR, but offered no details. A YouTube rep later said the support will come sometime this year, but also offered no details.
Four years ago, Kyncl gave a CES keynote where he offered little but stats on YouTube impressive growth. He did that again today. YouTube's stars get more viewers than any other online video platform, but YouTube's executives have surprisingly little to say.
During an NAB 2016 keynote address, YouTube broke news that it now supports live streaming of immersive 360-degree video, and viewers will be able to hear which direction sounds are coming from.
YouTube Red subscribers will be able to view original works by PewDiePie and Rooster Teeth starting next week, with more exclusives to come.
A report from Sandvine shows that Netflix alone now makes up a greater share of traffic than all audio and video did five years ago.
For $10 per month, online video fans can watch original content from some of YouTube's biggest stars, view ad-free video, and stream music to a new app. Is that enough to entice subscribers to YouTube Red?
Video creators can now stream their mobile gaming sessions on the Android app, using the front-facing camera to capture their reactions.
VidCon's expanded Industry Track ends its first day with YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki with a keynote heavy on the platform's success and achievements, as well as a few new features and diamond play button awards for channels with ten million subscribers
The internet's leading video destination had no news to break at this year's newfront event, but advertisers were urged to get on board.


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The NFT (non-fungible token) art field is taking off in Israel. Last month, the Tel Aviv Museum of Art featured an exhibition titled “NFT> One of a Kinds.” Alongside discovering the 40 exhibited works of art, visitors were invited to scan a QR code that invited them to also experience the exhibition virtually on their phones with explanations on the different art pieces. A few days after the launching, three of the exhibiting designers secretly replaced the QR code with a different one, replacing the virtual works with a text complaining about the low cyber security measures the museum had allegedly employed.
The digital protest of the three designers touched on the very essence of NFT — digital files registered by an e-commerce network (blockchain). The idea is that the technology used to register these files of artworks enables reliable identification of the source, thereby rendering the artworks unique, with a distinct owner.


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On today’s Transport Evolved: Model S UK pricing, New EVs on the way, and virus-grown battery cells
These, and many other stories, on this week’s Transport Evolved, with Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield, Mark Chatterley, and Aaron Crocco
Click beyond the break to see our full show notes, including timings of each story in the show.
Please note: Time stamps are given below in this font in the format [hh:mm:ss]
All out geek, accomplished author and Back To The Future aficionado, Aaron Crocco loves plug-in cars, but doesn’t yet own one. (We can forgive him though, as he owns a DeLorean AND a Toyota Prius, and has said a plug-in car is in his future at some point!)
He’s also the go-to source on anything tech-related and has been hosting The Geekcast podcast far longer than we’ve been doing Transport Evolved. When he’s not working, geeking out or broadcasting, Aaron is dad to the WonderTwins, which we think is an awesome name.
Tesla Model S gets official UK pricing, Nissan takes Japanese PM on autonomous LEAF joyride, 2015 Volkswagen e-Golf makes U.S. debut at upcoming LA Auto Show and Carlos Ghosn admits Renault-Nissan won’t reach 1.5 million EV sales target for 2016
After a long wait, we can now confirm that the 2014 Tesla Model S will be available to buy in the UK for as little as £50,280 on the road, after £5,000 government grants. Like the U.S., Tesla Model S customers can spec their cars up as they wish, adding extras as they go. The top-spec P85+ model, with all the option boxes ticked, will cost nearly twice as much.
Nissan may have recently only just released video of Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn driving its autonomous LEAF around an indoor test track, but the Nissan Self-driving car is a quick study: last week, it took the Prime Minister of Japan for a test-drive around Tokyo.
Ahead of the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show, Volkswagen has released details of the 2015 Volkswagen e-Golf. If made in significant quantities, it could easily compete against the Nissan LEAF, with an 86 kW motor, 7.2 kilowatt on-board charger, and 24.2 kilowatt-hour battery pack.
Although Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn confidently predicted more than two years ago that the Renault-Nissan alliance would sell 1.5 million electric cars by 2016, he was forced to admit earlier this week that his predictions — like the rest of the industry — won’t become reality. Instead, he said, it’ll take three or four years to hit the 1.5 million car target, blaming infrastructure for poor sales.
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Three Tesla employees hurt after industrial accident at Fremont factory, Japanese BMW i3 gets CHAdeMO — and hidden J1772 connector under the hood, Musk says there won’t be a Model S recall (unless Tesla is forced to), more specs are released about the Kia Soul EV, and how viruses can help your EV’s range
Tesla was catapulted into the spotlight again earlier this week after an industrial accident at its Fremont factory, where the Model S is made, resulted in three employees being sent to Hospital. How did the media cover this, and what’s with the almost overt schadenfreude from some outlets? (our thoughts go out to the families of those involved)
The BMW i3 may be just launching in Europe, but over in Japan, where the car will go on sale soon, BMW has disclosed that the Japanese-market BMW i3 will feature CHAdeMO quick charging connectors, as well as a J1772 socket hidden in a strange place…
Despite there having been three fires involving Tesla Model S cars after accidents, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said earlier this week that there will not be an official Model S recall (unless forced to by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, of course). Speaking at the New York Times’ DealBook conference in New York, which was also live-streamed on CNBC, Musk reiterated his belief that the luxury sedan was far safer than any other car on the market, referencing Tesla’s exemplary safety record to date.
After several weeks — even months — of speculation, Kia has finally released some more specification details for its 2014 Soul EV. There’s no price detailed yet, but at least we now know the car will come with a 27 kilowatt-hour battery pack, an 81.4 kilowatt front-wheel drivetrain, and a range of somewhere between 90 and 120 miles, depending on whose mileage tests you use.
Colds, flus, and viruses are terrible, aren’t they? Not if you’re a biochemist trying to make a new battery for use in electric cars, they’re not. Enter MIT researchers, who claim they’ve created an ultra-high energy lithium-air battery using spiky nano wires made by genetically-modified viruses.
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EFF gets upset over Renault Zoe battery rental, Japanese Mitsubishi i-Miev gets much cheaper, Nissan’s e-NV200 will eventually be sold worldwide, BMW i3 starts deliveries in Germany, Washington State records over 10,000 Charging Sessions since May 2012, Tesla promises a competitor to the Ford F-150, and Honda expects us to ride on the Uni-Cub
Champion against digital rights management the Electric Frontier Foundation, caused a stir this week when it claimed that Renault is bringing DRM to electric cars by switching off the ability to charge on cars whose owners have stopped paying the mandatory battery rental fee.
But since Renault rents the battery — not sells the battery — with the car, is it fair that Renault can do this? Or is this a fuss over nothing?
It’s official: after being candid about its rollout plans for the all-electric e-NV200 minivan, Nissan has confirmed that the plug-in light commercial vehicle will eventually be available as a global vehicle, just like the Nissan LEAF it’s based upon.
BMW has begun deliveries of the i3 electric car in Germany, and it’s already proving popular.
Since May 2012, when the West Coast Electric Highway was installed across Washington and Oregon, more than 10,000 quick charge events have been delivered to customers from Washington’s fourteen quick charge units. How long will the next 10,000 take to happen? Not long, apparently.
It’s official: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has confirmed that Tesla is planning a Ford F-150 competitor in its lineup at some point in the future. (We already knew a pickup was coming, but didn’t know what it would cross shop against.) Calling it a logical step, Musk said “That’s the best selling car in America. If people are voting that’s their car, then that’s the car we have to deliver.”
But don’t get too excited: It’s unlikely to happen for five years or so…
Forget the Nissan LEAF, Chevrolet Volt, BMW i3, and Tesla Model S. Honda thinks the future of urban electric mobility lies in the Uni-Cub. Do we really think it’ll happen? And do you want to ride on something that looks like a unicycle crossed with a segway?
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Sony announced today that two of their upcoming PlayStation VR games developed by Supermassive Games, The Inpatient and Bravo Team, have unfortunately been delayed until next year.
Both games were announced at E3 this year and were expected to release this month alongside a cavalcade of other PlayStation VR titles. The Inpatient is set in a creepy hospital and is yet another peek behind the curtain of the crazy Until Dawn universe, while Bravo Team is a co-op military cover shooter.
The Inpatient is now expected to release January 24, 2018, while Bravo Team has been pushed to March 7, 2018.
PlayStation Europe confirmed and elaborated on this news on Twitter.
The release dates for #PlayStationVR titles The Inpatient and Bravo Team have moved.
The Inpatient will now launch on 24th Jan and Bravo Team will launch on 7th March.
The delay is to give the development teams extra time to make the games as enjoyable for players as possible.


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Two bits of encouraging news about repair and our rights appeared in the last couple of days.
First: In the European Parliament MEPs want more durable and more easily repairable products. On Thursday 7 April, Parliament adopted its demands for an upcoming European Commission proposal on the right to repair planned for later in 2022, with 509 votes in favour, 3 against and 13 abstentions.
Second: iFixit and Google are Launching a Genuine Pixel Parts Program. Google is the latest manufacturer to partner with DIY repair specialists iFixit to offer spare parts for its devices. It should make it far easier for customers to get parts to repair their own Pixel smartphone if it breaks. Parts like batteries, displays, and cameras will be available to purchase in the US, Canada, Australia, the UK, and other European countries. Google says that parts will be available to purchase “later this year”.
Whilst these are both encouraging, there is still a long way to go before we have meaningful rights to repair and manufacturers embrace repairability.
Self-repair programs are not a real right to repair victory. It doesn’t guarantee you will be able to fix your phone.


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Melbourne, Victoria -- (ReleaseWire) -- 05/09/2007 -- While majority of the clients of Universal Psychic Guild, Australia's premier online psychic service, have always been women, this month of May, the gentlemen species have also been flocking to the site in record number.
The last time this happened was Valentine's Day, as men looking for unlikely gifts beyond the usual roses and box of chocolates, turned to personalised horoscopes, psychic and astrology reports to give their special someone.
This time, it's Mother's Day, which falls on Sunday, May 13. Once again buyers are readying their wallets, scouring shelves of boutiques in hopes of finding that perfect unpredictable gift.
"Tailor-made horoscopes are just as sweet. I think they're even more thoughtful in most cases," says Raoul Juan, who recently bought two horoscope reports, for his mother and wife.
Online goods such as horoscopes, tarot card, and numerology reports may be the procrastor's dream gift-idea. After all, they're affordable and available instantly. But Universal Psychic Guild is careful not to make Mother's Day yet another overly-merchandised occasion, much the same way Valentine's Day has been dubbed.
As such, Psychic Guild's products and services--horoscopes, psychic readings, dream interpretation, live psychic chat through webcam, and many others--come with a money-back guarantee should clients feel they are not satisfied.
Then again, the question of why buy horoscopes when you can always get them for free anywhere surfaces. Universal Psychic Guild reasons that its horoscopes are carefully prepared, charted according to the individual's birth date and time, rendering each horoscope report as unique as a fingerprint.
And while women continue to patronize the site because, after all, they can buy their own horoscopes, at the end of the day, it's sweeter if the men in their lives did them the favor for a change.
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Smoke without fire, storms in teacups and cries of “Wolf” abound; despite all the discussion of and online about the potential sale of Abbey Road studios to try and help ease EMI’s cash crisis (yes, we squawked [should that be tweeted?] with the rest of the giddy hens), which included such notables as Sir Paul McCartney and the National Trust, there is no truth to the rumour that they are looking to sell the iconic recording venue – in fact they rejected an offer to buy it just last year…
Indian streaming service Gaana has launched AutoQueue, a feature that personalises your playlists, reading listener’s minds.
260 doctors, nurses, scientists and educators sign an open letter criticising claims made on Joe Rogan’s podcast
Hundreds of doctors, scientists and health professionals “call on Spotify” “to moderate misinformation on its platform.”


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Amorepacific Group announced the appointment of Jessica Hanson as President and General Manager of Amorepacific US Inc.
The Korean beauty group has recruited Hanson to oversee “all strategic marketing, sales and operations functions,” in the respective US market, according to a press release.
The appointment comes at a time when the Asian group faces a pivotal point in its growth plan. Looking forward, the company said it is focused on “keeping pace with changes in market strategies,” which will couple with investments in product research and innovation.
“Ms. Hanson is a strong visionary leader with excellent track record of growing beauty brands and we look forward to expanding our market share in the US, the world’s largest market, under her leadership,” said Dong-Hyun Bae, President of Amorepacific Group.
A fifteen-year cosmetic veteran, Hanson most recently worked at Perricone MD where she was Chief Marketing and Sales Officer. Prior to this, she was at L’Oréal USA for eight years. She has previously held leadership roles in sales and marketing for L’Oréal Paris and Clarisonic.
Hanson was also Vice President of Brands at Sephora for luxury fragrances and men’s grooming.
In 2000, Amorepacific group launched Innisfree, a Korean skincare brand known for its accessible prices and use of natural ingredients such as green tea.
In September 2017, Innisfree opened its first US store in New York. At the time, the retailer said it plans to follow up the debut with more store openings in New York, as well as entering Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Founded 70 years ago, Amorepacific focuses on bringing “Asian beauty” to local and foreign markets.


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Restaurant industry expects costs for food and labor to remain elevated in 2022
The National Restaurant Association released its state of the industry report for 2022
The restaurant industry is hoping to return to normal.
It’s been a rough two years for the foodservice industry. Many businesses have had to adapt to constantly changing conditions and find solutions to worker and supply shortages.
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According to a recent report, leaders in the industry believe that it will take more than a year for the conditions to return to normal.
The National Restaurant Association released its 2022 state of the industry report. The report, which was obtained by FOX Business, details how the industry expects to grow and what challenges it expects to continue through the year.
"The restaurant and foodservice industry has adapted and is carrying on with absolute resilience, so we’re optimistic about the path toward recovery in the coming year," said Marvin Irby, Interim President & CEO of the National Restaurant Association.
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He continued, "We still have work to do to ensure that those operators struggling the most can survive. The Association will continue to champion the necessary government support needed at the federal and local levels to help keep these businesses — cornerstones of our communities — on a path to better days."
The report details that the foodservice industry expects to grow by 400,000 jobs over the next year, which it forecasts $898 billion in sales.
Despite that expected growth, restaurant operators also expect costs for food, labor and occupancy to remain elevated in 2022. This will impact profit margins throughout the year.
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In regard to customers, the report details that slightly more than half of adults aren’t eating at restaurants as often as they would like. Before the pandemic, this number was six points lower.


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(Reuters) – Tesla Inc said on Wednesday its general counsel Dane Butswinkas is leaving the electric carmaker just two months into the job, the latest in a string of top-level departures at the company.
Butswinkas, who joined Tesla in December, will return to his previous role as its outside counsel at law firm Williams & Connolly.
He will be replaced by Jonathan Chang, Tesla’s vice president of legal department, effective immediately, the company said in an emailed statement to Reuters.
Before joining Tesla in 2011, Chang was its outside counsel at law firm Latham & Watkins.
Last month, Tesla said its Chief Financial Officer Deepak Ahuja will step down at a time when the electric carmaker is trying to ramp up production and reach long-term profitability.
Shares of Tesla fell 2 percent in trading before the opening bell.
Reporting by Arjun Panchadar and Mekhla Raina in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur


text: Chinese authorities are especially cautious about what music can be played on the country's airwaves. As a result there are tight controls on the infrastructure serving the mainland's audio-visual products industry and state-owned entities usually get right of way. For years, the world's top music companies have watched with keen interest as China welcomed foreign investment in a host of industries except the audio-visual market. Changes, however, are on the horizon. In January of this year, foreign music companies received some good news from the Ministry of Culture (MOC) and Moftec who jointly announced the long awaited promulgation: the 'Provisions for the Administration of Sino-Foreign Co-operative Enterprises for the Distribution of Audio-Visual Products.' The edict, despite it convoluted title, essentially allows foreign investment in the distribution of audio-visual products with the foreign party restricted to no more than a 49 per cent stake. The ruling also clarified the government's official definition of audio-visual products stating 'any recording media with audio and/or visual content, which includes cassettes, CDs, VCDs, DVDs and VHS tapes, but does not include CD-ROM and DVD games, which are classified as 'electronic publications'. Sony Entertainment USA, a division of the Japanese hardware giant, Sony, was quick to capitalise on the government's gesture, establishing China's first ever Sino-foreign audio-visual distribution company, Shanghai Epic Music Entertainment Company, a US$30 million dollar deal backed by two mainland partners, Shanghai Synergy Multimedia Group and Shanghai Jingwen Investment Company. 'The significance of our joint venture,' said Andrew Wu, Sony Music's chief China representative and Shanghai Epic's general manager, 'is being licensed to distribute audio-visual products. In our industry, production of content is not like manufacturing any other consumer product. Because of the sensitivity involved, just gaining clearance to distribute the products takes on a whole new meaning,' Mr Wu emphasised. Industry players admit Sony's lead could pave the way for other recording companies and movie studios. However, to date, no other major music companies have announced new investments, apart from Tom.com's recent purchase of Hong Xiang New Company, a Guangzhou based AV products distributor. A major determent is the laborious process in obtaining official approval for the joint venture as well as securing other necessary permits. Though Sony is the first, their joint venture actually received official approval in May 2001 but didn't obtain the remaining business licences until April 2002. Mr Wu compared the situation to discos operating as a business, but also needing a dance and liquor licence to operate as a fully-fledged entertainment venue. Despite the obstacles, foreign players are knocking China's AV door as evidence by Zhang Xinjian, a vice-director of the MOC's marketing department, commented that the top five music labels and eight US movie companies, including Warner Brothers and EMI, are currently seeking local partners. China's audio-visual industry is in pitiful shape and needs help if it's to compete in the post-WTO environment. Piracy and bureaucratic red-tape have stifled the sector so much that less than 10 per cent of the 295 domestic AV companies are profitable. The loosening of restrictions and allowing foreign capital into the AV sector is directly in line with China's WTO commitments. Piracy has flourished because of the government's antiquated approval process, whereby the Ministry of Culture, China's watchdog for entertainment, is responsible for approving all new music titles available for distribution. The top five record labels produce a combined 10,000 new titles per year, while the MOC manages to approve less than 400, virtually starving domestic AV companies of fresh product. 'Foreign music retail heavyweights like Blockbuster, HMV and Tower Records have concluded until the MOC upgrades its approval process there's no point investing in any domestic retail chain,' one Shanghai based-lawyer familiar with the situation claimed. Sony's Mr Wu described the market anomaly this way: 'Where else in the world do you create the demand and then not allow the customers to legally buy the product. Chinese are treated to new music on the radio, TV and in the bars, but if they want to purchase the CD, more oft than not they are forced to buy a pirated version.' 'To combat piracy, AV products need to progress from being treated as raw materials to a finished good. It wasn't so long ago Chinese purchased vegetables in street markets. Now, they go to supermarkets. It's all about providing a service that customers want,'' Mr Wu surmises. As opposed to building their own platform or investing in retailing, Sony has opted to work with the existing distribution system by improving the situation from within. Mr Wu admitted part of Sony's initial success has been a strong slate of 2002 releases including a new album from Celine Dion, a collection of World Cup anthems and the introduction of Asia's hottest act, the Taiwanese quintet, F-4. 'Truthfully,' Mr Wu said, 'the market expected us to fail.' It was a bold move on our part raising the cassette price by 80 per cent from 10 yuan to 18 yuan. But we knew if the right experience was created backed by proper distribution, the public would buy through proper channels.' According to company statistics, Sony has sold 600,000 F-4 cassettes, of which 20,000 were CD(s) set at the astonishingly high price of 68 yuan compared to the black market price of 10 yuan for an excellent copy. Though proud of Sony's accomplishments thus far, Mr Wu thinks the true test will be handling niche products. 'The present distribution system, is set up for big name releases and puts limitations on niche products,' Mr Wu said,' Sony is here to sell a range of products not just hot releases.' Sony's limited success bodes well for competitors and places the onus on the government to continue developing the backward industry. In fact, there are other pressing reasons besides accordance with WTO to continue prying open the audio-visual market. For starters, Hong Kong and Taiwanese artists at one time merely looked on China as gravy to existing revenues, preferring to make profits in their respective home markets. Nowadays, these same acts are increasingly relying on China for bigger and better things, despite the risks of turning a profit. Mr Wu pointed to the trend of 'overseas' stars- albeit Chinese ones -sponsoring domestic consumer products as evidence of their intentions. Sony, like other industry counterparts, is in China for the long haul and overall success largely depends on developing a thriving local talent scene. This is something that most major labels, including Sony, have failed to do. Sony is betting the government will keep opening the doors, encouraging the development of local artists, thereby lifting the entire industry in the process. 'Either way Sony's advancement benefits the industry. If a success, others can follow. If not, a lesson was learned,' Mr Wu concluded.


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Wizards take inaugural Twenty20 crown
A rollicking half-century from Brendon McCullum propelled Canterbury to a six-wicket win in the inaugural Twenty20 cricket final against Auckland.
Canterbury Wizards claimed the first Twenty20 title with a six-wicket victory over Auckland Aces at Eden Park.
Brendon McCullum struck a dynamic 62 from only 22 balls before Nathan Astle took the baton and made 74 as Canterbury made 180 target in 17.2 overs.
Auckland got off to a flyer, with openers Lou Vincent and Paul Hitchcock making merry on home soil.
However, after a 50 partnership Vincent went for 36 from 18 balls after mis-hitting a hook back over his head into the hands of a charging McCullum.
Aces captain Richard Jones made only four runs before succumbing to Chris Harris.
But Scott Styris and Paul Hitchcock put on 53 for the third wicket – the latter falling to Nathan Astle, caught on the hoof by Shane Bond.
Styris was in big hitting form, making 62 – off only 31 balls including four fours and five sixes.
However, Rob Nicol could not repeat his heroics from a week earlier, making 19 and the momentum slowed.
Having looked likely to make 200, the hosts settled for 179 for seven from their 20 overs at the crease.
But Canterbury were even quicker out of the blocks, hitting over 17 per over from their first four.
Brendon McCullum led the charge with 62 - including six sixes - before falling with the last ball of the fifth over, hitting Hitchcock’s delivery to Mayu Pasupati.
Craig McMillan came to the crease with the score on 80, and added 36 in a 71-run second-wicket stand with Astle before falling to Kyle Mills, Pasupati taking the catch at mid-wicket.
Chris Cairns joined Astle in the middle and the veterans guided their side on, putting on 27 before Auckland launched a late revival.
Vincent ran out Astle in the 17th over with a fine piece of fielding at cover, before Peter Fulton was taken first ball, wicketkeeper Reece Young catching him out from a short-pitched Scott Styris delivery.
However, Canterbury passed the finishing line courtesy of a Styris no-ball and a Harris single with 16 balls to spare.
The victory set the Wizards up nicely for the Shield final on home soil next week and also earned a rare double of Twenty20 titles in two nations for their South African coach Dave Nosworthy.
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We all know the game the printer companies have been playing for years. They practically give away their inkjet printers to consumers, and then hit you hard every time one of the cartridges runs out of ink (which happens quickly). Some manufacturers even added DRM to the printers to ensure you don’t cut into their huge ink profit margins by using a 3rd party solution. Now one printer company has decided to try a different tact.
Epson is launching a new line of EcoTank inkjet printers later this month that do not use expensive ink cartridges.


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The beauty store Sephora has cancelled all future partnerships and cut ties with beauty influencer Amanda Ensing for being a conservative.
The makeup shop responded to liberal activists who were outraged that they would dare to work with a Republican by saying that she “shared content on social media that is not aligned with Sephora’s values around inclusivity.”
Ensing posts pretty standard beauty content mixed with some posts about her pretty standard conservative views — such as her support for the Second Amendment.
“Thank you for reaching out and bringing this to our attention. We were made aware that Amanda Ensing, an influencer contracted through one of our external vendors’ campaigns, recently shared content on social media that is not aligned with Sephora’s values around inclusivity. As soon as we were informed, we made the decision to cease all programming with Amanda and will not be engaging her for future partnerships,” Sephora wrote in a response to a social media activist.
Now, conservative women are rallying to Ensing’s defense.
“To any conservative woman out there that shops at Sephora …Take your money elsewhere,” Republican political commentator and activist Courtney Holland wrote. She added that Ensing has “brought LOADS of business to them over the years with her millions of followers across her platforms and promotion of their products.”
To any conservative woman out there that shops at @Sephora…Take your money elsewhere@AmandaEnsing has brought them LOADS of business to them over the years with her millions of followers across her platforms and promotion of their products. https://t.co/1Wj4QISj23
— Courtney Holland 🇺🇸 (@hollandcourtney) January 30, 2021
cc: @Sephora cancel culture much? Did you also let go of all your conservative employees in your stores or warehouses because they associate with a political party in the FREE land? This is sick. https://t.co/nCdlRA6Kjx
— a (@allxdvs) January 30, 2021
Ensing tweeted on Friday night that her legal team has asked the company for more information as to why they are ceasing the relationship.
“I am disappointed that a brand that claims to be inclusive seems to be excluding conservative voices,” Ensing wrote.
Thank you 🙏🏽 My legal team has asked @Sephora for more information as to why they are ceasing the relationship. I am disappointed that a brand that claims to be inclusive seems to be excluding conservative voices. I will keep everyone updated 🇺🇸 https://t.co/rAQpDQTIaU
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Seletar Mall in northeastern Singapore has moved one step closer to new ownership after SGX-listed Paragon REIT declined to buy the asset for S$550 million ($409 million), paving the way for its potential acquisition by Robert Kuok’s Allgreen Properties.
The offer to sell the shopping centre in the Sengkang area to Paragon was made to honour a right of first refusal extended to the REIT by its sponsor, Temasek Holdings-backed Cuscaden Peak, according to a Thursday announcement.
Mingtiandi reported in January that Allgreen, part of the Kuok Group headed by Malaysia’s richest man, was in exclusive due diligence to acquire the 188,000 square foot (17,466 square metre) Seletar Mall from a joint venture of Cuscaden Peak and Yanlord Land’s United Engineers Ltd (UEL) unit.
Market sources familiar with the talks confirmed to Mingtiandi on Thursday that negotiations with Allgreen were ongoing at the S$550 million price point. JLL and Cushman & Wakefield are understood to be assisting in the transaction but have declined to comment.
The offer price values Seletar Mall at S$2,926 per square foot of net lettable area and would translate to a 14.5 percent increase from the mall’s 2021 carrying value of S$480.5 million, which is based on Singapore Press Holdings’ last annual report before the media giant’s real estate business was spun off and acquired by Cuscaden Peak the next year.
Paragon’s right of first refusal dates to July 2013, when the trust then known as SPH REIT entered into the agreement with then-sponsor Singapore Press Holdings. Cuscaden Peak holds a 61 percent stake in the renamed Paragon REIT, whose properties include Paragon, Clementi Mall, Rail Mall and other retail assets.
Cuscaden Peak and UEL own the Seletar Mall through a 70:30 joint venture after Singapore Press Holdings developed the property together with UEL in 2014. With six levels including two basement floors, tenants include a FairPrice Finest supermarket, an NTUC Foodfare food court and a Shaw Theatres cinema, with the mix catering to families and other residents in the Fernvale residential area.
Located on the corner of Fernvale Road and Sengkang West Avenue at 33 Sengkang West Avenue, the property connects directly to Fernvale LRT station.
Retail Vacancy Eases
Disposing of Seletar Mall would leave Cuscaden Peak — a consortium of hotel tycoon Ong Beng Seng and his SGX-listed Hotel Properties, along with Temasek-controlled CapitaLand and Mapletree — with the Woodleigh mall and residential complex as its remaining directly owned properties in Singapore.
The move to acquire Seletar Mall would add to an Allgreen retail portfolio that includes the Great World and Tanglin Mall in the Orchard area, with the company set to open the Pasir Ris Mall in northeastern Singapore in the second quarter.
Islandwide vacancy for retail space eased 0.7 percentage points to 6.5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2023 — the lowest rate since 2014, according to the latest research by Savills Singapore. Average rents in Orchard Road are expected to rise by 3 to 5 percent this year, boosted by tourist spending, while suburban retail rents are seen remaining flat as cost-push inflation is offset by weaker domestic spending.
“It may be a tale of two regions as the continued improvement in tourist arrivals and spending benefits Orchard Road malls while outbound travel may rein in spending in suburban malls,” said Alan Cheong, an executive director heading the research and consultancy team at Savills.


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Last week a US appeals court ruled that Samsung can continue to sell the Galaxy Nexus while the appeal against a ban imposed in June works its way through the courts.
The ban on the Galaxy Nexus, the first US phone to run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, was requested by Apple in February and was imposed in June when Judge Lucy Koh ruled that it was likely to infringe the patents cited by Apple.
However, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit twice delayed the ban, in July and again in August, and on October 11th it ruled that Judge Koh's court had "abused its discretion".
In sending the case back to the lower court, the appeals court cited several areas where errors had been made. One point was that Apple cited Quick Search as an infringement but the appeals court noted:
"the release of the allegedly infringing version of the Android platform predates the release of the Galaxy Nexus."
noting that Google is not a defendant in the case.
Another concerned Apple's claim relating to the "unified search feature" in Siri on the iPhone which Apple has patented. The appeals court ruled Apple must show that consumers buy the Galaxy Nexus because it is equipped with the apparatus protected by the patent, and not because it can search in general" or that it has unified search. The higher court said the Judge Koh's District Court had not determined Apple had proved this was a reason for purchasing the Nexus.
Judge Koh also presided over the jury case in August
where Samsung was found to have infringed a number of Apple design and utility patents. This verdict, which at the time seemed to us to be less than fair, will be subject of an appeal in the coming months. The Android community has to hope that the appeals court takes a similar stance then.


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The development team working to bring to life a game based on the canceled Star Wars: Battlefront 3 says it has a publishing agreement with Steam, despite what would seem to be obvious concerns that rights-holders at Disney and/or Electronic Arts would notice and shut the whole thing down.
The game, called Galaxy in Turmoil, will launch for free over Steam said Tampa, Fla.-based Frontwire Studios, the developers behind the release. A launch date was not given. Frontwire's president, Tony Romanelli, told Polygon they had sought advice from two different law firms about the risk involved in their project and are reasonably sure they have a work that is permissible under fair use provisions of U.S. law.
That is mainly because Galaxy in Turmoil will not be sold and its developers have not raised any money to cover its cost of development. "Technically we'd be classified as a parody," Romanelli told Polygon. His team, which numbers about 50 volunteers from all over the world, all work full-time day jobs elsewhere and build Galaxy in Turmoil in their spare time, he said.
Romanelli said that Disney has not sent the dreaded cease-and-desist letter to any fan-created Star Wars work since it took over ownership it in late 2012 (Polygon is unable to completely verify that, but it appears to be substantially accurate at least). What he and his comrades are banking on is a grass-roots support large enough that, if lawyers were to step in, the disappointment would be so great as to alienate large numbers of Star Wars fans at a time when Disney is trying to herd them to theaters for films like Rogue One.
"It's not a good time for them to want to go and do something that could affect their community," reasoned Romanelli, who acknowledged Frontwire has no permission or consent from anyone holding rights to Star Wars or the making of its video games.
Romanelli confirmed that Galaxy in Turmoil will use vehicles, characters and concepts from the Star Wars Universe, even if it won't use the film franchise's music or have "Star Wars" in its title. A trailer playing on Galaxy in Turmoil's official site does use John Williams' score; Romanelli said that trailer is in the process of being replaced by a more current work-in-progress reel.
Distribution through Steam, therefore, is important because of the larger numbers the game can reach. However, Romanelli noted that getting listed in the digital marketplace, even with a free game, was impossible through Steam Greenlight, which requires developers to own or have declared rights to all of the intellectual property used in their games. Romanelli said he reached out to an unnamed Steam representative and, after a short conversation, was given assurances that Galaxy in Turmoil could be distributed.
Polygon reached out to a Valve representative for comment earlier this afternoon. No reply was received at the time of publication.
As for the game itself, Romanelli insisted that it does not use any assets or code from any Star Wars: Battlefront 3 builds that have leaked out, following the game's abrupt and inexplicable cancellation in 2008. These builds were made by the defunct Free Radical Designs, which was bought by Crytek, and may be owned by Crytek or its spinoff, Dambuster Studios, now owned by Deep Silver. Either way, Romanelli said none of it is present in Galaxy in Turmoil going forward, and that prior materials had used Battlefront 3 assets only as placeholders.
"Tomorrow, you could wake up and find out everything is for naught."
Galaxy in Turmoil is being built in Unreal Engine 4, Romanelli said — which, of course, is offered free to developers, with royalty terms for profit-generating work.
"People have been expressed their concern as of late, saying they expect us to get a cease and desist [letter] from Disney. I'll be honest — I've had mild concerns myself from time to time," Romanelli said in a statement announcing the Steam deal. "However, Valve clearly lacks that same concern. By agreeing to publish Galaxy in Turmoil, Valve is assisting us in growing and ensuring the longevity of the Galaxy in Turmoil project and community as a whole."
Romanelli could not give a launch date for Galaxy in Turmoil, but said he expected in six to nine months a public beta will be offered. Galaxy in Turmoil, though a from-scratch game, will feature the multiplayer types that distinguished the first two Battlefronts, Romanelli said, including Conquest, Instant Action, ground-to-space combat and, importantly, a single-player campaign, which Electronic Arts' current Battlefront noticeably lacks.
Still, Romanelli and his cohort understand that if a large corporation wanted to wipe out everything they've done, they would have little means of stopping it. "We could fight it, and Disney would have to outlast us, legal-fee wise," Romanelli said. "I'm sure they can. Every time we interview people to bring them in, we tell them 'Tomorrow, you could wake up and find out everything is for naught.'"
That has formed a bond among the developers, Romanelli said, who consider one another friends; the work they are doing for Galaxy in Turmoil is mainly a labor of love, but also an opportunity to showcase game design skills that perhaps could lead to work for the studio or its members on something else. The company's website said it is also working on a mobile title and "a brand-new AAA game that has yet to be announced."
Star Wars: Battlefront 3 was to have been the successor to the very popular Star Wars: Battlefront 2, which launched in 2005. In 2012, a Free Radical developer said the game was in QA testing when LucasArts ordered its termination, which he blamed on LucasArts' lack of commitment to a proper marketing budget.


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The new directive on consumer rights may at last win wide support from MEPs during their 23-24 March mini-plenary in Brussels. Andreas Schwab, a German centre-right MEP who is guiding the proposal through the Parliament, put off a plenary vote earlier this month so that he could ensure a broad majority for his report.
The Socialists and Democrats (S&D) and Green groups both rejected Schwab’s approach in the internal market committee on 1 February, out of concern that it would reduce consumer rights in some areas. However, both groups have indicated that they might back the proposals if changes are made to the text.
Officials in Schwab’s office said on Tuesday (15 March) that the MEP had been negotiating changes to his proposal to meet demands for clarification from the two groups on rights for traders and consumers. The Greens and the S&D group say that current wording on the information obligations for traders could lower levels of consumer protection.
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The proposed directive aims to update consumer protection by creating a more uniform set of rights across the EU when consumers purchase goods or services. The Parliament’s draft version also sets out harmonised consumer rights for online, distance and doorstep sale contracts.
The European Commission’s original proposal called for full harmonisation of legislation in all fields of consumer rights.
Member states want the new rules to limit harmonisation to online sales only.
Schwab is hopeful that an agreement on changes can be struck with the two groups before a debate is held on the proposal on Wednesday (23 March) and a vote is taken – according to the schedule – the day after. He is seeking wide support so that the Parliament’s position on the proposal is strengthened ahead of negotiations with the Council of Ministers.
? MEPs are also expected to give their opinion on the treaty change to include a permanent bail-out mechanism for the eurozone. This is a necessary preliminary step before the change can be made by member states, perhaps at the meeting of the European Council on 24-25 March. Member states envisage the European Stability Mechanism operating on an inter-governmental basis, but MEPs want the mechanism to be linked closely to the EU system, so that the Parliament can influence the way the fund will be run.
? The Parliament is expected to endorse three aviation accords that the EU has reached with the United States, Canada and Vietnam. The bilateral agreements aim to widen transport links between the EU and the three countries. MEPs are also expected to approve the appointment of Peter Praet as a member of the executive board of the European Central Bank and approve appointments to the European Banking Authority, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority and the European Securities and Markets Authority.


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CVS Health to ramp up COVID-19 testing
CVS Health joined other pharmacy chains and retailers at the White House on Monday to announce the next phase of COVID-19 testing.
Beginning in May, CVS Health will offer self-swab tests to individuals meeting Centers for Disease Control and Prevention criteria. Testing will be scheduled online and take place at the parking lots of select CVS Pharmacy locations or at drive-through windows. No testing will take place in store.
The company said it expects to have up to 1,000 locations across the country offering COVID-19 testing by the end of May, with the goal of processing up to 1.5 million tests per month subject to availability of supplies and lab capacity.
Employees participating in the test collection process will maintain safety, using personal protective equipment and following sanitization protocols after each test.
CVS Health currently operates large-scale COVID-19 rapid test sites in five states, which were opened in a matter of weeks through partnerships with the Department of Health and Human Services and governors in Connecticut, Georgia, Massachusetts, Michigan and Rhode Island. Most of the parking lot sites, which can accommodate up to 1,000 tests per day, are overseen by licensed healthcare providers from MinuteClinic, the retail medical clinic inside CVS Pharmacy locations, with assistance from CVS pharmacists and other employees.
"Our industry has been united by the unique role we can play in addressing the pandemic and protecting people's health," said Larry Merlo, CVS Health president and CEO. "We all share the same goal, and that's dramatically increasing the frequency and efficiency of testing so we can slow the spread of the virus and start to responsibly reopen the economy when experts tell us it's safe."
CVS Health has partnered with several organizations, including the National Medical Association, to improve access to testing and necessary care for historically underserved communities. CVS Health said it also is developing mobile solutions that will allow healthcare professionals to bring testing capabilities to these communities, and those same services can be utilized for businesses that will begin to reopen in the coming weeks and months.
"The selflessness displayed every day by the healthcare professionals at CVS Health and around the world is inspiring beyond words, and we owe them a debt of gratitude," Merlo said. "The same is true for front-line workers everywhere who continue to provide essential goods and services when we need them most."


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Labour spokesperson’s comments on meat and dairy “verging on the cranky”
LABOUR’S new spokesperson for the farming industry, Kerry McCarthy, has said that meat eaters should be targeted with campaigns similar to those against smoking to encourage them to become vegetarian.
McCarthy, who has admitted to being a “militant” vegan, stated that despite progress having been made to improve animal welfare, public campaigns should encourage people to give up meat or dairy if animals are to be protected.
The MP previously campaigned against the Conservative Government’s badger cull and fox hunting, and was vice president of the League Against Cruel Sports.
McCarthy’s views were dismissed as “verging on the cranky” by the Countryside Alliance .
In an interview with vegan magazine Vive!life , McCarthy stated: “I really believe that meat should be treated in exactly the same way as tobacco, with public campaigns to stop people eating it.
“Progress on animal welfare is being made at EU level… but in the end it comes down to not eating meat or dairy.
“The constant challenging of the environmental impact of livestock farming is making me more and more militant, not least that CAP payments are available for grouse shooting, controlling buzzards and forestry.”
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Canada will be providing an unprecedented platform for apparel and textile manufacturers across the globe by hosting the Apparel Textile Sourcing Show (ATSC) â€“ a first-of-its-kind event for the nation.
Jason Prescott, CEO of JP Communications, parent-company to TopTenWholesale.com and Manufacturer.com and organizer of the event said that the introduction of ATSC is a direct response to market demand and fills a significant gap in the Canadian market.
He added that ATSC provides an unparalleled opportunity for Canadian apparel and textile importers and retailers to access the most current importing information from industry insiders and connect with the worldâ€™s major apparel and textile manufacturers all under one roof, without having to incur the time or expense of travelling abroad.
In addition to the 200 international exhibits to be displayed at the show, ATSC will also feature three days of conference sessions lead by acclaimed industry and government experts, covering topics from the Trans-Pacific Partnership and other trade agreements, to best practices and the changing Canadian market, to tips on how to choose overseas producers and new approaches for Canadians looking to enter the U.S. market.
A panel on ethical manufacturing of apparel and textiles, featuring executives from quality control organizations Wrap and TesTex, will also be presented. A â€œMade in Canadaâ€ section, showcasing Canadian manufacturers who source apparel and textiles from abroad for their finished goods, as well as Canadian designers who have their designs produced into finished products overseas. A 2017 Apparel and Textile Trends display, providing a first-hand look at the colours, patterns and textures that will be all the rage for the coming year.
Presented in coordination with the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Textile and Apparel (CCCT), the event is supported by the Ottawa-based Canadian Apparel Federation (CAF), the Consulate General of the P. R. China in Toronto, the Trade Office of Peru, and exporting agencies ProMexico and ProColombia.
Bob Kirke, CAF Executive Director said that Canada has long needed a venue where apparel and textile importers and retailers can learn about sourcing best practices while meeting producers from around the world. ATSC offers an important new resource for our domestic market and the Canadian Apparel Federation is excited to support this endeavor..
According to Jian Wei Yu, Commercial Counsellor of the Consulate General of the P. R. China in Toronto, Canadian business owners and importers will have the opportunity to secure new partners among the more than 125 apparel suppliers from China represented at the event.
He said that Chinese suppliers are eager to do business with Canadian partners and work together to make the importing process smooth and efficient. Canadians are looking for simpler access to quality, competitive goods and an international sourcing event for the apparel sector is long overdue in this country.
The comprehensive trade show and conference, ATSC will take place August 22-24, 2016, at the International Centre in Toronto. The event will bring to Canada hundreds of apparel and textile manufacturers from around the world, including China, India, Bangladesh, Mexico, the U.S., Honduras, Peru and other countries.
Canadians import more than $14 billion in apparel and textiles annually, up 20 per cent from 2012.Small businesses, retailers, manufacturers and designers across Canada will get a boost because of ATSC. It will not only help in making global industry connections but will also provide attendees with new insights and up-to-date information needed to more easily and effectively navigate through the sourcing process.
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Windows Phone Marketplace hits 125,000 Apps
When it comes to Windows Phone devices, one of the main complaints was lack of apps, and it was the case before but no more. Yes Microsoft Windows Phone Marketplace is growing fast, faster than ever before. In a last few months, the company has achieved a lot in this department and certainly an impressive performance.
The Windows Phone Marketplace has now reached 125,000 applications, just after 2 years on the market. The company has proven that it is very serious and committed about whole Windows Phone things. Latest upgrade of its OS with Windows Phone 8 and growing Marketplace are expected to help boost Windows Phone market share.
When it comes to smartphones, availability of lots of applications are very important, it helps the growth of a platform in the market.
Here are some facts about the Windows Phone Marketplace :
- 126,530 apps were published to the Windows Phone Marketplace over the last 20 months;
- 113,170 apps are live (publicly listed as available for download, total across 60 countries);
- 101,517 apps are live in the US Marketplace;
- Windows Phone reached the 125,000 milestone faster than Android (26 months), but slower than iOS (18.5 months);
- 30,000 developers have published an app in the Marketplace;
- Proportion of quality apps (rated five or more times) stable in the UK at 7.8% (8% in May), increasing in the US at 13.8% (12% in May).


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Sagoo Licensing, has announced that super kawaii bear Rilakkuma will be returning to Netflix for a second series, produced by Dwarf Studios. The new series, titled Rilakkuma’s Theme Park Adventure, will be done in stop-motion animation following the success of the first series, Rilakkuma and Kaoru.
Rilakkuma has become an international favourite ever since his debut in 2003 by the company San-X. The company made its Netflix debut in 2019 with Rilakkuma and Kaoru. The series featured 13 episodes that followed the duo’s friendship and daily life.
The Rilakkuma brand is one of the most popular in Japan, inspired countless kawaii character merchandise such as plushies, stationery, kitchenware, home goods, and even a real-life teahouse on Miyajima.
“We’re very excited to see the return of Rilakkuma to Netflix following such a successful debut last year. The brand is growing apace throughout Europe and consumer demand for licensed product is also increasing,” said Sagoo president Veronique Pichon. “We are looking forward to further building the consumer products offering as new fans are welcomed into the wonderful world of Rilakkuma via his latest Netflix adventures.”
The series will stream on Netflix in over 190 countries for eight episodes of approximately ten minutes each. The story will follow a busy day when the friends Rilakkuma, Korilakkuma, Kiiroitori and Kaoru visit a theme park that’s about to close.
The writers for the project are Takashi Sumita and Makoto Ueda. Animation production is being handled by Dwarf Studios and TYO; character rights holder San-X is also a producer. Masahito Kobayashi serves as series director.


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USA: LED companies have been trending upwards in recent weeks due to potential growth within the lighting market, which has been dominated by the standard incandescent bulb for decades. Greg Sebasky, CEO of Philips' North American Unit, has recently stated that the LED lighting market will grow 40 percent in 2013, according to research firm IHS Inc.
In the US, LED bulbs account for less than 1 percent of the 5.6 billion bulbs used in residential homes. Although LED bulbs cost quite a bit more than the stand bulb, the higher costs of LED bulbs have begun to be justified by the consumer as they are 80 percent more efficient and can last for over a decade.
Philips Electronics NV recently unveiled a 60-watt equivalent LED light bulb that will sell for approx. $10. According to Bloomberg, Sebasky has said energy-efficient technology will be responsible for roughly 50 percent of lighting sale by 2015, an increase of 25 percent when compared to 2012.


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On Feb. 22, British auction house Bonhams is looking west for its California Jewels sale. With 244 lots, the sale includes signed pieces from such luxury houses as Van Cleef & Arpels and Tiffany & Co. and jewels from the personal collection of the late philanthropist Peggy Cravens.
Cravens, who was known as an activist for higher education and for her charitable efforts in Palm Springs, Calif., was timelessly stylish, acquiring a collection of unique pieces that are also incredibly wearable. The proceeds from her 20 lots in the Bonhams sale will benefit charities she supported.
“We are excited to start 2023 with our California Jewels sale that has some extraordinary jewels to capture everyone’s imagination, from exquisite high-carat diamonds and statement cuffs to the more classic and refined pieces that never go out of style,” Emily Waterfall, the Los Angeles director of the Bonhams jewelry department, said in a statement.
Below are select highlights, including a 6.09 cts. diamond ring, a 44.95 cts. t.w. diamond necklace, and bracelets from Cartier and David Webb.
(Photos courtesy of Bonhams)
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