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An unprecedented large-scale theft of customer data in South Korea has affected 20 million people, or about two-fifths of the country's entire population.
The data was lifted by a consultant working for a personal credit rating firm, Korea Credit Bureau, who accessed the user databases of three major credit card companies and sold the information to phone marketing companies.
The dimension [ko] of the confidential information stolen is truly terrifying: Not only basic information such as name, phone number and social security number were taken, but also critical data that could lead to serious abuses, such as credit card expiration date, annual income, residential status, credit limit, credit history and credit records. In some cases, as many as 21 kinds of personal information were stolen.
Right after the news broke, furious customers not only flocked [ko] to the card companies’ local stores, but shared via Twitter a very long list of their stolen personal data, followed by sarcastic comments and downright curses aimed at the firms and authorities:
이름 주민번호 카드번호 자택전화 자택주소 핸드폰 직장주소 직위 직장명 직장년소득 자가 전세 월세여부 비밀번호암호 질문 카드한도 타사카드정보 신용평점 결재계좌은행명 계좌번호 이런 유출인데 cvc 비번은 안털렸으니 걱정말라니 저 입을 찢으라
— 양선주 (@londongirl2008) January 20, 2014
Name, social security number, card number, home phone, home address, cell phone number, work address, work position, work place official name, residential status, password question, credit card limit, info of credit card by other firms, credit rating, bank account linked to the card… This kind of info was stolen. But still they say don't worry because at least the CVC (Card Verification Code) number was not stolen. I just want to punch them in the mouth.
@_2on_:성명 주민번호 휴대전화 자택전화 자택주소 직장정보 카드번호 유효기간 카드정보 결제정보 신용한도 연소득 이메일 직장번호 직장주소[…] 비번도 알려줘라
@_2on_: My name, social security number, cell phone number, home phone and address, work place info, card number, expiration data, card info, card payment info, credit limit, annual income, email, work number, work address have been stolen[…] Why don't you just give away my password as well?
Authorities try to assuage public anger by stressing that the breach has not yet lead [ko] to any real abuses, and several days later, released a package of counter measures [ko], which included more severe punishments placed on the affected firms (suspension of business and higher fines); limitations on financial firms from collecting unnecessary customer information and trading it to a third party; an extension of card customer service hours; and a five-year limit on storing previous customer data. The card companies vow to offer full compensation for the losses and reissue new cards upon request. Not many are satisfied.
신용카드 정보 유출 안된 사람 찾는게 쉬울 정도입니다. 카드 재발급이 가장 안전한 방법이라면 사용자의 요청이 있으면 재발급할게 아니라 카드사가 나서서 전면 재발급해줘야 합니다.
— 이창호 (@changho15) January 19, 2014
They need to know that is is much easier now to find someone whose info has not been stolen. Reissuing credit cards upon quest? If that is the most effective way, then they should replace every customers’ cards, not just someone who requests it.
The most unpopular measure regulators announced was creating an additional step in the identification process, meaning more hassle for customers:
유출은 기업이 하고, 불편은 고객이 지라는 이상한 발상. RT @tebica: 개인 정보 유출 종합대책 발표 중 “카드번호 결제 시 추가 본인 확인 절차 도입” 때문에 벌벌벌 떨고있습니다
— 이인묵(LEE Inmook) (@redsox_cs) January 22, 2014
It is the companies who leaked the info, but it is the customers who have to bear with the inconvenience caused by the incident. What weird logic. RT @tebica: Authorities are now announcing comprehensive measures against the personal information breach and one of their measures, “adoption of one more identification step when making credit card transactions”, makes people shudder.
It is not the first data theft of a national scale, but is certainly one of the largest. Many called for more fundamental measures. Twitter user @leesns tweeted:
개인정보 유출 사건이 벌써 몇 번인가? 현행 주민번호 더 이상 개인 식별의 기능을 하지 못하고 범죄 악용될 알리바이를 만들어 주었다. 주민번호 제도 완전 폐지하든가 완전 다시 짜야 한다. 신용카드 전부 재발급하고 수집정보 거래 금지해야 한다. — 이창수(법인권사회연구소) (@leesns) January 20, 2014
How many times have we seen thefts of personal information? The current social security number system no longer works effectively in identifying users, but instead has became a tool that can easily be abused by criminals. We should either revamp or scrap the social security number system. And re-issue every credit card and stop firms from trading collected customers’ info.


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Nordstrom, Inc. announced plans to open a Nordstrom Rack at The Shops at Midtown Miami in Miami, Fla. The approximately 31,000-square-foot store is scheduled to open in spring 2015. The property is owned and managed by DDR Corp. (NYSE: DDR).
The Shops at Midtown Miami are conveniently situated near the convergence of I-95 and I-195, just west of Miami Beach and north of Downtown Miami. The new Rack will move into a space formerly occupied by Loehmann's and join current retailers including Target, Ross, Marshalls, HomeGoods, Sports Authority and West Elm, as well as over 30 smaller shops and restaurants.
When it opens, it will be the fourth Rack store in the Miami area. Nordstrom operates a total of nine Racks and nine full-line stores in Florida. The company is opening a new Nordstrom store at St. Johns Town Center in Jacksonville on October 10 and two new Rack stores in West Palm Beach on October 8 and in Lake Brandon October 24, which is also owned by DDR.
Nordstrom Rack is the off-price retail division of Nordstrom, Inc., offering customers a wide selection of on-trend apparel, accessories and shoes at an everyday savings of 30-70 percent off regular prices. The Rack carries merchandise from Nordstrom stores and Nordstrom.com, as well as specially purchased items from many of the top brands sold at Nordstrom. The Rack is designed to provide the ultimate treasure hunt to style-savvy customers.
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Starting today, there will be even more ways in New York City and beyond to experience and purchase MakerBot® Desktop 3D Printers and Scanners in person. MakerBot and Adorama have launched an exclusive in-store partnership and reseller agreement that makes MakerBot the “3D Printing Partner of Choice” for the New York-based Adorama store, one of Consumer Reports’ top five electronics retailers. The Adorama flagship store located at 42 West 18th Street in New York City will showcase MakerBot 3D products exclusively. MakerBot products are also available online at adorama.com, which has earned a spot on Internet Retailer’s Top 100 list and a “Best of the Web” nod from Forbes.com.
Adorama will feature a dedicated area where MakerBot Replicator® Desktop 3D Printers and the MakerBot Digitizer™ Desktop 3D Scanner, as well as MakerBot Filaments, will be demonstrated and sold. Adorama believes its core customer base of photography and video enthusiasts will be very interested in MakerBot’s 3D printing capabilities.
“MakerBot’s agreement with Adorama is a major step forward in expanding our retail presence to bring 3D printing to a variety of different retailers and locations,” noted Mark Schulze, vice president of sales for MakerBot. “In the past three decades, Adorama has evolved from its modest beginning as a mom-and-pop store to become one of the best known and most respected retailers for photo, video and imaging products. Adorama’s passion for innovation, creativity and customer service makes the store a great addition for showcasing the exciting 3D printing technology that MakerBot offers.”
MakerBot, a leader in the desktop 3D printing industry, has been expanding its retail footprint by partnering with leading retailers like Adorama, and is excited to see how this expansion will help bring 3D printing to a core of enthusiastic and sophisticated consumers.
“3D printing represents a major step forward for creativity and aligns perfectly with the needs and interests of the photographers and videographers that Adorama serves. We look forward to joining MakerBot in the Next Industrial Revolution as we welcome MakerBot Desktop 3D Printers and Scanners into our retail and online stores,” said Brian Green, vice president of marketing with Adorama. Green also noted that photographers, videographers and sound technicians have proven to be among some of the most prolific users of MakerBot 3D printing products, creating clips, holders, mounts, rails and other accessories according to their own needs and specifications.
MakerBot, a subsidiary of Stratasys Ltd. (Nasdaq: SSYS), is leading the Next Industrial Revolution by setting the standards in reliable and affordable desktop 3D printing. Founded in 2009, MakerBot sells desktop 3D printers to innovative and industry-leading customers worldwide, including engineers, architects, designers, educators and consumers. To learn more about MakerBot, visit makerbot.com.
Serving customers for more than 30 years, Adorama has grown from its flagship NYC store to include the leading online destination for photography, imaging and consumer electronics. Adorama’s vast product offerings encompass home entertainment, mobile computing, and professional video and audio, while its services include an in-house photo lab, AdoramaPix; pro equipment rental at Adorama Rental Company; and the award-winning Adorama Learning Center, which offers free education for photographers in video channels such as the popular AdoramaTV. Adorama is listed as one of the top five electronics retailers by Consumer Reports, one of the “Best of the Web” by Forbes.com, and one of Internet Retailer’s Top 100, and is the official Electronics Retailer of the NY Giants.
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2021 was a good year for ASX shares.
But that’s all water under the bridge now.
Looking ahead to 2022, The Motley Fool asked Brendan Doggett, country manager at investing platform Sharesies AU, which sectors look strong for ASX shares and which ones may wobble.
Volatility and inflation
Doggett told The Motley Fool that he’d witnessed “a huge influx of new retail investors in the aftermath of the COVID-19 market crash of early 2020″.
Since then, investors have enjoyed 2 years of outsized growth, with the ASX 200 now up 55% from its 20 March 2020 closing low.
However, Doggett cautions that 2022 could look quite different for ASX shares. “This growth isn’t necessarily stable over the long-term. So, we can expect to see more market volatility heading in 2022. This is why the education piece is so important for us at Sharesies.”
One of the tangential impacts of the pandemic has been the extraordinary measures that governments and central banks have taken to keep their economies humming along. From near zero interest rates to record levels of quantitative easing (QE), all the monetary and fiscal levers have been pulled hard.
This, Doggett told us “combined with global supply chain constraints, created a perfect storm for inflation. Too much money, chasing too few goods and services”.
“Several asset classes are known to perform well in inflationary environments,” he added. “Tangible assets, like real estate and commodities, have historically been seen as inflation hedges.”
In line with ASX shares involved in the commodities space, Doggett said that with the worst of the pandemic hopefully behind us, the climate crisis is back on retail investors’ agendas:
Investors on the Sharesies platform continue to back companies building a future that they believe in, in growing numbers. Renewable energy and electric vehicles have been the main beneficiaries of this investor interest in past years, a trend that we expect to continue into 2022.
While investors will struggle to find any ASX shares directly working on EVs, there are plenty of listed companies that provide the base materials to power the renewable energy shift.
Novonix Ltd (ASX: NVX), for example, is involved in graphite exploration and mining, battery technology, and battery materials to supply the booming lithium-ion battery industry. Novonix also happens to be the best performing of the ASX shares in 2021, gaining 660% last year.
Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX: FMG), as another example, isn’t solely an iron ore miner. The company is also developing green hydrogen production through its subsidiary green energy company, Fortescue Future Industries (FFI).
ASX shares in the BNPL space to remain popular
The once soaring buy now, pay later (BNPL) sector came under serious pressure in 2021.
Shares in industry heavyweight, Afterpay Ltd (ASX: APT), dropped by 30% over the course of the year.
BNPL newcomer, Laybuy Holdings Ltd (ASX: LBY), fared even worse. With the share price losing 82% last year, Laybuy Holdings was the worst performing of the ASX shares listed on the All Ords.
Despite those struggles, Doggett said BNPL stocks look to remain popular with retail investors in 2022.
“After falling in and out of the top 10 most bought stocks at the close of 2021, we see this up and down ride continuing into 2022,” he told us.
Whether you see these [BNPL] companies as overvalued and due for a correction or as growth machines with more to give, we expect these companies to remain a popular buy for investors in the year ahead as the companies continue to expand and secure partnerships in Australia and abroad with established players in the financial and retail sectors.
What about the great reopening?
“Beaten-down travel stocks have been a retail favourite with many purchasing shares in their favourite companies with a ‘pandemic discount’,” he said.
However, according to Doggett:
Travel stocks have not been quick to recover to pre-pandemic stock prices as new variants and uncertain future lockdowns weigh down investor confidence. As we head into a third year of airlines and other travel companies facing significant disruptions and ongoing loss of revenue, this is one sector which may have passed its window for a quick and strong bounce back to financial health.
Taking the All Ords as our benchmark, ASX shares have gained a combined 7.5% since 21 February 2020, just before the pandemic selloff commenced.
By comparison, the Qantas share price remains down 23% over that same period while the Flight Centre share price is still down 50%.


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K-Plate Korean BBQ is now open their Albany location at 193 Lark Street.
This marks the second location for the Troy-based Korean BBQ restaurant. K-Plate was founded first as a food cart started by RPI students on campus before they were one of the first food purveyors inside Troy Kitchen. The Troy location is located 75 Fourth Street.
The Albany location is open Monday through Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., for takeout or delivery only.


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Toyota Australia has confirmed it will bring five new hybrid models to our market before mid-2020, on the back of "stronger-than-expected" demand for the petrol-electric Camry.
First cab off the rank will be the new-generation RAV4 SUV, due during the first half of 2019, joining the hybrid versions of the Camry, Corolla hatch, and Prius family Down Under.
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has initiated a recall for the 2016 'X760' XE and 'X260' XF as part of the ongoing Takata airbag campaign.
As with previous Takata-related recalls, affected airbag inflators could degrade over time when exposed to high temperatures and humidity over time.
If the condition occurs, the airbag propellant can degrade, and if the vehicle is involved in a collision the metal inflator housing could rupture upon deployment, sending shrapnel-like fragments into the cabin.
Carbon fibre can be used to store electricity: study
Electric cars could soon be able to store their energy within carbon-fibre body panels, enabling manufactures to conserve weight and space, according to a new study.
The paper from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden found carbon fibres could function as battery electrodes. Because of this, the carbon-fibre structure of a car could act as a battery, holding charge for the electric motors.
Tesla Model 3 drives first profitable quarter since 2016
Concerns around unorthodox production methods, factory working conditions, build quality and delays have done little to dent interest in the Tesla Model 3, with the new more affordable car driving the brand to its first profit in years.
Ford: Spanish plant to pause for nine days due to low demand
Ford will halt production at its Spanish facility in Almussafes, near Valencia, for over a week next month due to a "lower demand for its vehicles".
According to a new report by industry journal Automotive News Europe the Blue Oval will hit pause for nine days at the plant – which builds the Mondeo and Escape for our market – for nine days.


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China’s threats to ban rare earth exports to the United States is looking increasingly likely as trade tensions in between the two economic superpowers continue to escalate.
China is ready to use rare earths to strike back in a trade war with the United States, Chinese papers signaled on Wednesday in highly worded commentaries on a move that would intensify tensions between the dueling giants.
The U.S. should not underestimate China’s capacity to assert its leverage in the trade war, People’s Daily, a flagship newspaper of the Communist Party, said in a lengthy editorial on Wednesday. It wouldn’t be a surprise if China were to use rare earths as a weapon as retaliation in the trade war, the paper said.
“Will rare earths become a counter weapon for China to hit back against the pressure the United States has put on for no reason at all? The answer is no mystery,” it explained. “We advise the U.S. side not to underestimate the Chinese side’s ability to safeguard its development rights and interests. Don’t say we didn’t warn you!”
Rare earth manufacturers rally
China’s rare earth companies have surged in recent weeks on the idea that these materials could be an ace in the hole in the ongoing trade dispute. President Xi Jinping visited a plant just last week, accompanied by his chief trade negotiator with the U.S., raising speculation that the tactical products might be weaponized in China’s dispute with U.S., which has continuously escalated since President Trump lit a fire under China just weeks ago, raising tariffs on imported goods to 25%.
China is the foremost source of these valuable resources for businesses around the globe. Unwanted ripple effects for other trading partners are a likely disincentive from doing so, but still, limitations on exports could be devastating for some U.S. companies.
Rare earths are produced in other parts of the world, but for a range of reasons, including ample natural supply in China, production quotas enforced by the Chinese government, supply chain relationships and other elements, it has ended up with a virtual monopoly on rare earth production.
Who loses if exports are prohibited?
Rare earth metals have helped consumer electronics such as computer systems and smart devices become lighter, smaller, and more efficient.
Tech giant Apple, for instance, relies on these metals for its cameras, cell phones, and speakers and says the elements are hard to recuperate in the recycling procedure because they appear in such small amounts in the original products.
Other American tech stock market giants such as Tesla, Qualcomm, NVIDIA, and Advanced Micro Devices could also be at risk if China follows through with its threats.


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Andy Baio launched Upcoming.org in 2003 to help people keep track of interesting arts and tech events, and to see which ones their friends were attending. It was a big hit, and he sold it to Yahoo in 2005 in the hopes that their resources would help it grow even more. Unfortunately it didn't receive the attention it deserved and Upcoming.org was "sunsetted" last year.
Yahoo recently sold the domain back to Baio, and now he wants to use modern web technologies to build a bigger and better version of the site. He's seeking crowdfunding for the project on Kickstarter.


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Kosher fast food chain McDavid is returning to Israel. The chain operated in Israel in the 1980s and 1990s, before competition from MacDonald’s and Burger King forced it out. McDavid will open its first branch in Upper Nazareth next week, and the chain’s franchisee promises to open more branches across the country over the coming year.
McDavid is owned by Joseph Askar. The new Israeli franchisee, Nadav Karodo once owned a Burgeranch franchise.
McDavid said, “McDavid meets all state-of-the art standards of the fast food industry. With a little Israeli chutzpa, it will win its place as a worthy alternative for recreation at fast food chains.”


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IndusInd Bank announced that its flagship mobile application for merchants – ‘Indus Merchant Solutions’ has been awarded the ‘Outstanding Digital CX – SME Payments’ in the recently concluded Digital CX Awards 2022.
The Digital CX Awards, is organised by Digital Banker, a globally trusted financial news service provider that recognises the world’s leading Financial Services Organisations (FSO) that blend the best of technology, and innovation, with the power of their people to provide a superior customer experience and reinvent their industry. This year, the awards received over 600 submissions from 127 marquee FSOs across the globe.
Indus Merchant Solutions being adjudged as a winner is a testament to its strength in offering customers a seamless banking experience, which aligns with the Bank’s ethos of ‘customer centricity’.
Speaking about the achievement, Ms. Charu Mathur, Head – Digital Banking & Strategy, IndusInd Bank said, “We are pleased to have been bestowed with this honour. Digital CX Awards is arguably the most sought-after banking award that acknowledges key innovations within the financial landscape. ‘Indus Merchant Solutions’ as a platform, is merely a few months old, and this award validates its potential of being able to transform the payments ecosystem in India, and be a leader in its segment. Going forward, we remain focussed on bringing forth more such innovative banking solutions that will help accelerate the shift to a digital economy.”
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Gap Inc. (GPS) - Get Report shares slumped lower Thursday amid reports that U.S. mall operator Simon Property Group (SPG) - Get Report is suing the once-iconic retailer for nearly $66 million in unpaid rent accumulated during the peak of the coronavirus pandemic.
Simon, the owner of retail shopping malls in 37 U.S. states, said last month that even with some of its key retail tenants unable to pay monthly rent amid the lockdown, it would still commit to a quarterly dividend, paid in cash, and fully expects its tenants to honor their lease commitments. The group did not, however, disclose rent collection data for April and May.
Gap, for its part, told investors on April 23 that it expects a 'material' earnings hit from the coronavirus pandemic and warned that cash from operations might not be able to fund the business going forward. It also said it was suspending rent payments on closed stores and negotiating with landlords for further deferrals.
The suit was first reported by therealdeal.com.
Gap shares were marked 2.1% lower in early trading Wednesday to change hands at $11.67 each, a move that would extend their year-to-date decline to around 33.3%.
Simon Property shares were little-changed, at $72.9 each following a 14.8% surge Wednesday linked to a series of Wall Street upgrades based on the continued re-opening of its retail properties around the country.


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The 100-bay Dharuhera facility offers 24x7 services to its customers supported by a fully trained, 200-strong service team which is equipped with high productivity tools, advanced diagnostics and mobile service vans.
Big just got bigger. Dhingra Trucking, an authorised dealer and business partner of Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) since 2013, has opened India’s largest BharatBenz truck service facility.
The company’s existing operation in Dharuhera, Rewari district of Haryana has been expanded to now feature 100 service bays and prepares the ground for further growth as the number of BharatBenz customers and vehicles in the region continues to increase.
Speaking at the inauguration of the new facility, Ramesh Rajagopalan, vice-president – Customer Service, DICV, said: “Vehicle uptime is the most important factor for our customers. At BharatBenz, our focus under the ProServ initiative is to continuously enhance the customer service capacity in line with the rapidly growing vehicle park and to continue to offer best-in-class services to our customers.”
Mandeep Dhingra, managing director, Dhingra Trucking, added: “Close to one of the most important highways connecting Delhi to Western and Southern India, we will set new benchmarks in terms of speed and quality thanks to 100 service bays. For us at Dhingra Trucking, it is all about the customer experience, and we’re proud to be known for our first-class support.”
DICV's branded ‘ProServ’ customer service initiative is an integral part of the BharatBenz trucking experience. It is tailored to meet the specific needs of truck and bus customers with a host of offerings like express service, speed fix, on-site support at the doorstep, bundled with value-add services of AMC, extended warranty, insurance, and enabling customers to save time, money and resources.
The 100-bay Dharuhera facility offers 24x7 services to its customers supported by a fully trained, 200-strong service team which is equipped with high productivity tools, advanced diagnostics and mobile service vans. Dhingra Trucking already operates four network touchpoints with locations in Delhi, Hissar, Karnal and the newly expanded Dharuhera. All provide sales and service support for the complete range of 9-49 tonne BharatBenz trucks and buses as well Mercedes-Benz luxury coaches.
Overall, DICV’s all-India BharatBenz network comprises more than 150 touch-points.
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After launching on iOS last month, image recognition app Not Hotdog is now available for Android in the Google Play Store. Aimed at food, specifically hotdogs, the app from SeeFood Technologies has already garnered rave reviews.
Daimler CEO and chairman of the board Dieter Zetsche is returning home from a trip to Silicon Valley where he met directly with several companies, but without naming them specifically. Though he didn’t disclose the companies he met with, Zetsche commented on the car industry effort of some Silicon Valley-based tech firms, namely Apple and Google.
Google’s Sundar Pichai has taken to the Indian YouTube channel today to welcome Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Google headquarters.”It is an honor to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Silicon Valley this weekend,” Pichai said in the video. “I hope Prime Minister Modi’s visit will energize people in Silicon Valley.”
He puts emphasis on Google’s hope to bring the next billion users online, with the majority of those coming from developing smartphone markets in India, China, and elsewhere. He also outlined a couple of Google’s initiatives intended to make this happen, including Android One. Modi will be visiting Google HQ later this week.


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- Google fixed an issue with Gmail just after a “important subset of users” knowledgeable challenges with the electronic mail service on Tuesday, the business mentioned.
- Whilst people were being nonetheless able to obtain Gmail throughout the outage, Google explained, buyers saw mistake messages, lags, and ‘unexpected habits.’
- On Tuesday night, DownDetector been given in excess of 16,000 studies that customers were having issues with Gmail.
- The provider problem is Google’s 2nd in two days. Yesterday, an outage took out YouTube, Gmail, and Google Maps for about an hour.
- Check out Company Insider’s homepage for much more stories.
Google claimed on Tuesday evening that had it preset an issue with Gmail, hrs following a huge range of consumers professional problems.
“The trouble with Gmail has been fixed. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your tolerance and ongoing support. You should relaxation assured that technique reliability is a major precedence at Google, and we are creating steady improvements to make our devices superior,” the corporation mentioned just before 4:00 p.m. PT.
Gmail people skilled lags, mistake messages, and “unexpected habits” on the preferred e-mail provider on Tuesday, according to Google. The platform did not specify how numerous consumers ended up affected, but assistance monitoring web site DownDetector received over 16,000 studies of troubles with Gmail Tuesday evening.
“We’re conscious of a trouble with Gmail impacting a important subset of customers. The impacted customers are capable to accessibility Gmail, but are viewing error messages, substantial latency, and/or other surprising actions,” examine an inform on Google’s assistance dashboard earlier on Tuesday.
The provider difficulties appear just a day immediately after Google skilled a significant outage that took out Google Maps, YouTube, and Gmail. Monday’s service problems began at about 6:30 a.m. ET and had been settled close to 8 a.m. ET, Small business Insider previously described.
On Tuesday, Google to start with claimed that Gmail was acquiring challenges at 4:29 p.m. At 5:18 p.m. Google wrote, “Our group is continuing to look into this difficulty. We will give an update by 12/15/20, 6:00 PM with much more information and facts about this challenge. Thank you for your persistence.”
For the most recent about the services disruptions, check out Google’s Workspace Position Dashboard.
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Card Debtors Study Cites 'Economic Shocks'
A study released by Demos, a research and advocacy organization, may shed light on why some working families have credit card debt and others don't.
The study, "Understanding the Debt Difference," is based on survey research of 2,248 low- and middle-income adults between April 2008 and August 2008, and contrasts the demographics, financial habits and economic circumstances of those with credit card debt and those without it.
For survey respondents who met the criteria for the "indebted" group, the average amount owed was $9,799, and 52% said they had the same or more debt than three years before. More than half of the indebted households said they had been late or had missed a credit card payment, and 37% were still paying off a credit card they had cancelled.
The report suggests that "economic shocks" such as major medical expenses and unemployment–which households with credit card debt were found to be more likely to experience–have led more low- and middle-income families to resort to and then rely on credit cards to meet basic expenses.
"This study is a reminder that credit card debt has harsh consequences for the households which have no other options," said Bill Hardekopf, CEO of LowCards.com. "If you don't have assets, a credit card may be the only way to pay for essentials. But once you are caught in this trap, it is difficult to save and build up the resources that will help you get through the next crisis."
To help remedy the problem of credit card debt, the authors of the paper, José García and Jennifer Wheary, recommended promoting savings, strengthening social insurance protections and ensuring fair lending practices.


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Amazon Music rolls out a lossless streaming tier that Spotify and Apple can’t match
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Amazon is launching a new tier of its music service today, dubbed Amazon Music HD. It offers lossless versions of audio files for streaming or downloading at a price that aggressively undercuts Tidal, the main competition for this kind of audio. Amazon will charge $14.99 a month for the HD tier, or $12.99 if you’re an Amazon Prime customer. Tidal’s Hi-Fi plan costs $19.99 monthly. The new plan was rumored a few months ago.
Amazon says it has a catalog of over 50 million songs that it calls “High Definition,” which is the term it’s applying to songs with CD-quality bit depth of 16 bits and a 44.1kHz sample rate. It also has “millions” (read: less than 10 million, more than one million) of songs it’s calling “Ultra HD,” which translates...
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Coley and Judy O’Dell are the subject of an article in the Maryville Daily Times this week.
The article focuses on the things Judy can do with beeswax.
Here’s part of what the article says:
If you think beekeeping only produces honey, Judy O’Dell has news for you. She offers a wide variety of products made from honey and beeswax, including lotions, lip balms and candles, at Smokey Ridge Apiaries & Crafts, Maryville. She and her husband, Coley O’Dell, own the business.


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The Automotive Manufacturers Association (OSD) held its preliminary meeting on 11 January 1974. I not too long ago bought a pair of New Balance footwear created in USA and discovered you nevertheless have to be cautious about New Balance due to the fact some of their shoes aren’t produced in the US. In recent instances trade fairs and auto expo have been important platforms to aid these producers reach out to global audience and establish a foothold in the market. Spending on goods made in the USA recycles American dollars and keeps our economy sturdy.
Automotive elements manufacturing is a challenging and risky industry as a result, companies need to show a higher level of commitment towards staff and the atmosphere. The rise in demand for automotive components has motivated auto elements companies to adopt a global outlook with innovative engineering options. That facility produces dash insulators, sunshades, headliners and other automotive interior goods. Bryant with a plaque of appreciation for his support of the automotive industry. American Howa Kentucky also is eligible to acquire sources from the Kentucky Abilities Network.
Last year, the Kentucky Abilities Network educated much more than 84,000 employees from far more than 5,600 Kentucky organizations. We undertake joint efforts with this association in the locations of fuel merchandise high quality, bio-fuels, and the collection of waste oils. Automotive elements producers are seeking to improve their industry presence and enhance revenues by manufacturing auto parts that are genuine and economically priced. Developing a strong automotive workforce is important to the overall health of the automotive business in our state. Don Stogie” Stoegbauer and Christy Williams representing MAMA, Bryan Horn, Nissan and Debra Gallaway, Printables, Inc.
Involved in regulations pertaining to certain taxes, such as the Specific Consumption Tax (ÖTV), VAT, and Motor Car Tax (MTV) in the automotive market, as properly as general taxes. The MAMA board and particular guests have been hosted at the Mississippi Governor’s Mansion by the Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant and Very first Lady Deborah Bryant on Tuesday, March three, 2015 as component of the 10th anniversary festivities, celebrating MAMA’s service to the automotive business.


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AMSTERDAM — Royal DSM has launched its new Coating Resins website with the aim of giving the coatings industry a greater insight into the bright science and application expertise driving new levels of performance in coatings.
Resins are an essential part of any coating, representing the backbone of any paint, lacquer or ink. The new website delves into the entire DSM technology toolbox, including waterborne and powder coating resins, energy cure and plant-based resins, and solid acrylic and solventborne resins. It also provides insight into the various benefits and advantages of coating resins solutions, with colleagues explaining first-hand how DSM plays a key role in solving real-life industry challenges in specific markets and applications.
From an environmental standpoint, the new website also outlines how the coating industry can meet the increasing demand from consumers and regulators alike for more sustainable solutions. DSM has now aligned its commercial strategy with the UN Sustainable Development Goals of ensuring healthy lives and promoting wellbeing for all — at all ages (SDG 3); responsible production & consumption (SDG 12); and climate action (SDG 13).
The Coating Resins website explains how sustainable coating resins are safeguarding healthy living by removing potentially hazardous substances like VOCs from coatings, tackling climate change by limiting the amount of energy used to create products, and reducing waste by using renewable materials like plants to create next-generation resins.
Fredrik Hjelmqvist, Managing Director of DSM’s Powder, Can and Coil Coating Resins business, said, “As our insight and understanding of customers’ industries and end-user applications becomes greater, we are able to create genuine solutions that address real problems for customers – like improved corrosion resistance and increased durability of coatings in hard-wearing applications. Perhaps even more important, this new website highlights the significant role that powder coatings play in shaping the future of our planet thanks to the substantial sustainability benefits.”
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Here's what not to buy on Black Friday
When it comes to getting the best deals on holiday items, waiting until Black Friday may be too late, advises online savings website Offers.com.
With major players like Walmart, Target, and Macy’s working to get shoppers in the door before Black Friday — Macy’s will be open on Thanksgiving, competing with its own parade, Offers.com states — it stands to reason that consumers would get in the game earlier too.
“Traditionally, the retail season kicks off on Black Friday,” says Steve Schaffer, CEO of Offers.com. “If there’s a kick this year on Black Friday, it’s a punt. Black Friday isn’t the beginning, it signals the last rush.”
But there are still plenty of shoppers planning to get caught up in the last rush. According to a recent survey by Offers.com of more than 1,000 adults, 53 percent stated they plan to shop on Black Friday.
Offers.com also has some advice on what consumers should not buy on Black Friday, including:
• Top-brand TVs: The holiday deals will be focused on no-name brands, Offers.com states.
• Toys: As Dec. 25th creeps up, the prices go down.
• Clothing: The strategy for toys is true for apparel too.
• Christmas decorations: Best to get an early start on 2014, and buy items after Dec. 25, 2013.
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Bonhams has announced the promotion of Diego Lanza as Head of Whisky in Asia to lead lead all Bonhams whisky business in the region and expand the company’s presence in this competitive market.
Based in Hong Kong, Lanza will also work closely with the wider global team on all sales and projects. The new appointment fills an important role after the departure of Bonhams’ longtime Asia Wine and Whisky Director Daniel Lam.
Lanza joined Bonhams in London as Senior Whisky Specialist in 2021, a role in which he established his international expertise and leadership in Europe and Asia. He has been instrumental in the success of a number of significant sales from Bonhams’ global salerooms, including the sale of: a Black Bowmore Aston Martin DB5-31 year old-1964 in London; a Laphroaig-15 year old-1967-Samaroli in Paris; and most recently: the Yamazaki Junshin in Hong Kong.
Prior to Bonhams, Lanza worked for the internationally-leading online whiskies and spirit retailer – The Whisky Exchange, where he was responsible for curating the company’s private collection, spearheading its private client advisory and advising global spirit auctions.
The first international auction house to sell whisky in Asia in 2008, Bonhams is a worldwide market leader with multiple records set over the past 15 years, including two that are still standing, namely the record for a bottle of Japanese whisky and for a whisky series. Currently, Bonhams hold auction for whisky in four major selling locations: Hong Kong, London, Paris, and Edinburgh, Scotland – the native land of whisky where Bonhams is the only international auction house to hold stand-alone sales.
Bonhams Managing Director Asia Julia Hu said: “I am delighted to welcome Diego in his new capacity as Head of Whisky, Asia. Whisky has always been a star category at Bonhams Asia since we pioneered it in 2008. With Diego’s international experience, we hope to strengthen our leading position in the years to come.”


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Entrepreneurship World Cup Welcomes Applications From MENA Entrepreneurs For A Chance To Win A Share Of US$1 Million EWC is accepting applications from entrepreneurs in UAE, Bahrain, Djibouti, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Tunisia.
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MENA "treps, it's time to represent the region at the Entrepreneurship World Cup (EWC)! Accepting applications from around the world, the second edition of the global pitch competition for startups is offering entrepreneurs a chance to pitch on a global stage for a share of US$1 million in cash prizes, investment opportunities, as well as $75 million of in-kind support. With an aim to go beyond the 102,000 contestants from 187 countries who participated in its first year, the EWC will be held on a digital platform to make it more accessible, diverse, and inclusive, given how physical events around the world have been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This year's edition of the EWC is open to entrepreneurs with startups from all stages, and it seeks to provides applicants with tools and resources to grow their respective ventures. This year, the competition offers EWC Accelerates, a virtual training and mentorship program to help entrepreneurs hone their skills and increase their chances of winning national competitions and advance to the global finals. With the platform, participants will access an exclusive content library for their entrepreneurial journey, such as pitching and deck creation, customer feedback and product development, and team building and company culture.
There's other perks too: applicants can access online resources available provided by partners such as Google Cloud, Hubspot, Stripe, and more, which, according to a release, has an estimated non-cash value of $25,000. The second edition of the competition also includes a new social entrepreneurship category, as well as a new standalone prize for categories such as "Best Idea" or "Best Growth."
The competition is hosted by the Misk Global Forum, Global Entrepreneurship Network, and The Global Education & Leadership Foundation. Building from the success of last year has been important to the team behind EWC. Abdulrahman Al-Suhaymi, Misk's EWC lead, said, "Bigger and better has been our simple mantra, but in the current circumstances, we have now added different."
"The virtual platform that we're developing means that the EWC 2020 will be more accessible, more diverse, and more inclusive than ever before, as we target 200,000 startups taking part," he added. "Whatever the coronavirus throws at us, our ambition remains undimmed. Because at Misk, we believe that young people are not a problem to be solved, but the world's greatest problem solvers and now, more than ever, we need to empower their entrepreneurial spirit. "
The deadline for applications is August 2, 2020, with the competition being open to entrepreneurs located in the UAE, Bahrain, Djibouti, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Tunisia. The business must be either based in the country or intend to be registered in the country (if it's in idea stage). With up to 25 virtual competitions to be held over the summer, the Global Finals will be held at the Misk Global Forum in October 2020.


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Betrayer developer Blackpowder Games has published a new trailer for its eerie sandbox romp, giving a glimpse of a colonial American settlement gone horribly wrong. We've been playing the game, and we'll have final impressions coming on Friday. As you'd expect from the former Monolith developers who had a hand in F.E.A.R. it's quite creepy.
You can grab Betrayer on Steam now at a limited price of $17.99 until March 31.
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@dasia The need for software engineers is increasing, and the demand for software development is expected to grow steadily. Software development has been an important skill since the development and growth of computers, tablets, digital devices, and social media apps. Here are some reasons why software developers will be in demand in 2023.
Smart IoT Devices Are on the Rise
Smart IoT devices are about to kill old computers and TV. It is predicted that by 2023 intelligent IoT devices will outnumber humans. These devices connect to the internet through various channels like Wifi, Bluetooth, G-sensors, and more.
Artificial intelligence is the next big thing in science after space travel. It is predicted that by 2023 the total number of mobile AI devices will reach 2.5 billion.
These devices can gather information and data around them and take pre-defined actions based on that data.
This is the most significant tech shift over the past decade. Cloud computing allows businesses to store their data remotely on cloud servers rather than storing them on their computers and servers. This helps businesses to overcome issues like hardware upgrades, software updates, maintaining network security, and more.
As we see, the demand for software developers will increase in the coming years. Some even predict that it will triple in the next five years. If you are a skilled software developer and want to be on top of the game, then this is your chance. Get your skills and stay updated with the latest trends and technologies.
In conclusion, the demand for software developers in 2023 will be driven by the increasing use of smart IoT devices, the growth of artificial intelligence, and the continued adoption of cloud computing. These technological advancements require skilled software developers to design, develop, and maintain the software and applications that power these technologies. Therefore, software developers will continue to be in high demand in 2023 and beyond.


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The Institute of Directors (IoD) has written to MPs calling for action to support directors of small firms who have been left out of current coronavirus support measures.
The IoD has described the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme as "not adequate" for company directors, because it "fails to recognise" how they administer their remuneration and "provides inadequate scope" for them to fulfil statutory duties while they are furloughed.
In his letter, IoD director general Jonathan Geldart, said: "While small company directors are a vital part of our economy, many are not eligible for the support currently on offer."
The Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed (IPSE) has said that the limited company contractors it has spoken to are "utterly despondent and feel completely left behind".
According to the IoD, small businesses with between zero and nine employees account for 96% of all enterprises, one-third of jobs and one-fifth of turnover across the private sector.
Many business leaders in this group rely on a combination of wages and company dividends for their income. As their earnings can vary widely, a fixed salary is often unsuitable. Yet, no government scheme currently covers company dividend earnings, leaving many directors with little income support.
The IoD is calling for a change to the rules so that directors can claim 80% of their monthly income including company dividends, up to the £2,500 per month cap, subject to tax, to put them on par with support available for employees and the self-employed.
The business body also says that restrictions on furloughed directors' activities must be re-examined "as a matter of priority". Roger Barker, IoD head of corporate governance, said: "It's hard to believe the government has thought through the implications for small companies with only one or two directors.
"If the intention is to help keep businesses afloat during the lockdown, directors must be able to continue working while furloughed, to try and get their company off life support. This would be no different from the rules for the self-employed. On an even more basic level, it's unworkable for a company to have no-one at the wheel in any respect whatsoever."
There have been reports that small business minister Paul Scully is considering new ways of supporting limited company contractors.
Alasdair Hutchison, IPSE policy development manager, said: "More support is urgently need for self-employed people working through limited companies. The limited company contractors we have spoken to are utterly despondent and feel completely left behind. Our research, too, shows that 69% of limited company contractors do not feel government measures are enough to sustain them."
IPSE has welcomed the news that Paul Scully is looking at ways to plug the gap for company directors. It said: "One way to do this would be to include dividend income in the government's Job Retention Scheme … This would enable many limited company contractors who pay themselves through dividends to make full use of the scheme."
Last week, 250 accountancy firms as well as the business banking app Countingup wrote to the government voicing similar concerns. Representing over 70,000 small businesses, the letter said that "more urgency is needed to award grants" and that "many businesses face collapse today".
Tim Fouracre, Countingup ceo, said, "We welcome the government support that's being made available to sole traders and limited companies. We simply appeal for it to be provided equitably across the range of small businesses represented in the UK."
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You may not be aware of it, but there’s a fight brewing for control over what you use to clean the dust from your carpet.
Originally hailing from the US, SharkNinja is a maker of things like juice blenders and vacuum cleaners with enough R&D behind them to make both gadget fans and household cleaning enthusiasts sit up and take notice.
The company has a suite of new products that hit the UK market in the last couple of months and says Blighty is crucial to its expansion plans. While vacuums are the main business, and carry the Shark brand, there’s also plenty of food prep gadgetry that carries the Ninja tag.
SharkNinja says it plans to invest £150 million into the UK over the next three years and will double the size of its research and development base in London.
‘We aim to become the UK market leader in vacuum cleaner products and are investing heavily in engineering and technology so we can give consumers a real choice of premium products, specifically designed for British homes,’ said Matt Broadway, the company’s European president.
‘We’ve just opened the fifth floor of our R&D facility in Victoria and roughly doubled the amount of engineers from 50 to 100,’ he told Metro.co.uk.
‘There’s a serious pool of talent in and around London. Especially recent graduates who want to live in a big city and enjoy their social life. So it actually makes a lot of sense to have an engineering centre in the middle of London.’
And really, the only thing standing in the way of SharkNinja getting its vacuums into homes around the country is Dyson.
The famed British brand saw its annual turnover grow by 40% last year to £3.5 billion. It also currently employs around 4,600 people in the UK. It also plans to invest £31 million to fight the shortage of engineers in the UK and founded the Dyson Institute of Technology.
If that wasn’t enough, it’s also planning to make an electric car.
But while Dyson is cleaning up our emissions on the road, SharkNinja reckons its new gadgets will be cleaning up your house. Leading the charge in the new product department is pair of new vacuums called the Shark Cordless Handheld Vacuum and the Shark DuoClean Cordless Upright.
These battery-powered suction machines are aimed to be portable and good for getting into small spaces. Which is perfect if you live in a London flat the size of a broom closet.
‘The launch has gone really well. We had a great Black Friday and Christmas is looking good,’ Broadway said, explaining that the company had put a lot of money into store-based demonstrations.
‘I think it makes a really big difference to us,’ Broadway explained. ‘To be able to show the customer and explain to them the product and demonstrate how effective it is.’
The demonstrations of the latest range are taking place in Currys PC World stores around the UK but Shark vacuum cleaners and Ninja blenders are also available online at sharkclean.eu and ninjakitchen.eu.
So if you haven’t considered getting one of these in to clean your house or prepare your smoothie yet, it might be worth some further investigation.
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SAN FRANCISCO: Yahoo! on Tuesday meshed microblogging sensation Twitter and social game star Zynga into its websites as the faded Internet pioneer strived to stay relevant in a changing online world. Yahoo! also revealed that it is testing a service that would let visitors to its properties know of local bargains customized to individual tastes. "Yahoo! can make finding a local offer much more relevant and meaningful to deliver the best local offer to you every day," Yahoo!
March 14, 2014
The Independent The UK games developer behind the hit app Candy Crush Saga has stunned market-watchers by announcing it will be valued at up to $7.56 billion (£4.55 billion) when it lists on the New York Stock Exchange later this year — almost $2 billion more than expected. King, which has a major office in London but is domiciled in Dublin, announced a price of between $21 and $24 per share for its initial public offering, valuing it at $6.6 billion to $7.56 billion, much more than the $5 billion initially estimated.
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Dealmaking in the tech industry are back with a bang. Microsoft is buying LinkedIn for $26.2 billion, while Symantec is buying Blue Coat Systems for $4.65 billion. Research analysts from Goldman Sachs have updated the basket of companies the bank thinks could get acquired in the next 12 months. Here is the list. Acacia Communications What: Acacia makes highspeed optical-networking products Market cap: $1.5 billion Recent news: Massachusetts-based company marked the second tech IPO this year Lumentum What: Lumentum makes and sells lasers and fibre-optics parts Market cap: $1.5 billion Recent news: This California-based company reported revenue of $230.4 million for the three months to April 2, up 16% year-on-year Cornerstone OnDemand What: Cornerstone offers online enterprise training and recruiting service Market cap: $2.5 billion Recent news: Cornerstone's revenue for Q1 2016 was $99.3 million, a 34% jump from the same period last year SunEdison Semiconductor What: A silicon wafer maker that spun out of SunEdison and went public in May 2014 Market cap: $235 million Recent news: SunEdison Semiconductor reported a $12.8 million operating loss in the first quarter, and a $15.4 million operating loss in the fourth quarter of 2015.
October 24, 2012 |
NEW YORK: US-based Zynga, better known for FarmVille and other popular games on Facebook, will trim its full-time workforce strength by five per cent and may outsource some American jobs to India, reports have said. Embarking on cost-cutting measures, the Nasdaq-listed entity would also be ending 13 older games besides reducing investment in 'The Ville'. "... We will unfortunately be parting ways with approximately five per cent of our full time workforce," Zynga founder and Chief Executive Officer Mark Pincus said in a memo to the employees.
December 21, 2015 |
BENGALURU: India's most successful mobile game is not being developed in a gaming studio in Bengaluru or Mumbai, but in the coastal town of Udupi in Karnataka. Star Chef, a mobile social game developed by 99Games, has crossed $5 million in revenues till date on the Apple app store and expects to gross over $100 million over the next 3-4 years, according to top executives. With 35 per cent users each in the US and the Asia Pacific region and the remaining in Europe, 99Games is one of the first Indian gaming studios to hit this success in the global market.
December 6, 2010 |
The Motorola Charm is the first Android phone in India to combine a BlackBerry-like QWERTY keypad with a touchscreen. While most manufacturers in the sub Rs 15,000 Android phone category seem to be focussing on all-touch devices, Motorola is doing something different. The QWERTY keyboard makes this a wide handset, but at a slim 11.4 mm and 110 grams, it easily slips into most palms and pockets. On the back of the display is the BackTrack pad, which can allow you to navigate on the screen without touching it ?
November 3, 2010 |
Farm ads Zynga, the gaming giant behind time-sucking Facebook phenomena such as Farmville and Frontierville, is building a media giant out of tiny transactions from millions of people buying seeds, sheep, tractors, weapons, skill points and other virtual goods, reports Advertising Age. The company has a tortured history with advertising, and was once known for low-rent lead-generation ads such as the IQ...
June 21, 2012 |
SAN FRANCISCO: It knows who you are. It knows what you like. Now it wants to make it easier for you to buy things, in your own currency. Facebook on Tuesday signaled its ambitions to grow as a payment platform, with changes to how its users can buy goods and services without leaving its site. It was also a clear indication to Wall Street that the company was pushing to make more money. Concerns about the company's revenue prospects have held its shares back since its disappointing public offering last month.
August 8, 2010 |
SAN FRANCISCO: As lives move increasingly online, Legacy Locker is building virtual safe-deposit boxes where people can leave digital estates for descendants. "I have young children that can't read yet," said LegacyLocker.com founder Jeremy Toeman. "One day my blog will have meaning to them in the same way you find an old photo of your grandfather and wonder what the story was. " Toeman launched his startup in San Francisco in April of 2009 after the birth of his first son; the death of his 94-year-old Internet-savvy grandmother, and a turbulent airplane flight.
August 7, 2013
Researchers from Cardiff, Derby and Nottingham Trent universities have published a new study, warning videogame makers that they need to do more to prevent players becoming addicted. Published in the Addiction Research and Theory Journal, the study claims that approximately seven to eleven per cent of gamers can be considered to have "pathological" addictions, citing documented gaming sessions lasting 40-90 hours as evidence. The universities also analysed the architecture of different game types, paying special attention to the genre of Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs)


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Meetings suck and everyone hates them. You can change that if you make your meetings more productive and efficient with these apps and tools.
Rumors swirled about a new 'Left 4 Dead' game, but Valve released a statement denying any active development. Valve did consider a next-generation installment several years ago, however.
iPhone owners discovered that disabling location services still left on the U1 Ultra Wideband chip, and now Apple appears to be offering a toggle for the technology in the most recent iOS 13.3.1 beta.
Hulu is a dependable option for streaming new and classic shows as well as live TV across a wide variety of platforms. It's a top choice among streaming video services.
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The FBI seizes the internet domain to WeLeakInfo.com, a site that was cataloging billions of records, such as email addresses and passwords, from more than 10,300 data breaches at various companies and service providers.
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Budget-friendly, web-centric Chromebooks can save you money. But is it worth opting for one if you can find a capable Windows 10 laptop for well under $500? Here's what you need to know, along with the best Chromebook models we have tested.


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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday, May 15, urged New Mexicans to stay the course in the state’s fight against the spread of COVID-19 as a modified emergency public health order eases restrictions on retail operations and requires everyone to wear a cloth face covering in public, among other changes.
The new emergency health order, modified to acknowledge incremental progress against the novel coronavirus, takes effect Saturday, May 16, as the previous order expires; it remains in effect through Sunday, May 31, when further reopening could occur.
The new emergency order, in recognition of increased risk of transmission with additional economic openings, requires everyone to cover their faces in public, with exceptions for eating, drinking and exercise. Reusable cloth face-coverings are easy to make with common household items. Follow this link for a video demonstration.
“I know this is not popular, but seat belts, child safety seats and airbags weren’t popular either when they were first adopted, and we know they save lives,” Lujan Grisham said. “Please: Wear a mask. It’s compassionate. It protects others, including frontline workers of all types, and we owe them a great debt of gratitude. Let’s protect them and each other and our families.”
The extended order, posted with this article and available online at cv.nmhealth.org, also allows all retailers, beginning Saturday, May 16, to operate at 25 percent of their maximum occupancy as determined by fire code.
In the interest of consistency, this now includes larger, “big box” retailers.
A retailer is defined as any entity where the end-user or consumer is able to purchase a product within the retail space and does not include theaters, performance spaces, entertainment venues and does not yet include high-intensity contact services like dine-in at restaurants and bars, salons, gyms and tattoo parlors.
Houses of worship beginning Saturday, May 16, may also operate at 25 percent occupancy, according to the public health order, authorized by Health Secretary Kathyleen Kunkel.
The emergency public health order mandates compliance with COVID-safe practices, a series of requirements and best practices for businesses and other services – compiled with industry input and the oversight of the governor’s Economic Recovery Council – that will assure the safety of employees and customers.
Those COVID-safe practices are available for dissemination and download at cv.nmhealth.org and newmexico.gov and at the link provided here.
(The documents include COVID-safe practices for dine-in restaurant services, although those are not yet permissible, in order to allow restaurants and bars and other eateries to prepare for what practices will be required upon a later limited re-opening.)
“If New Mexicans don’t help us as we ease restrictions, we’ll see cases rise, and as they rise, we’ll have to shut down again. That’s the only tool I have,” the governor said. “If I can’t get New Mexicans to protect vulnerable populations, to protect our seniors and children and minority populations and homeless populations and essential workers and health care workers and first responders and so many more, I will do whatever it takes to protect them.
“But you can help me. And if we all do this together, we can keep easing restrictions in a safe manner and go on living in a COVID-19 world.”
On Friday, May 1, New Mexico State Parks allowed eight state parks to reopen for day use only. As of Friday, May 15, as the state continues to evaluate which areas are safe and can be regulated in line with public health needs, the agency has added nine more: Oasis, Oliver Lee, Clayton Lake & Dinosaur Trackways, Pancho Villa, Mesilla Valley Bosque, Living Desert Zoo and Gardens, Coyote Creek, City of Rocks and Rockhound.
Before visiting a state park, check emnrd.state.nm.us/SPD for hours of operation, visitor capacity guidelines, available facilities and group size restrictions.
Motor Vehicle Division field offices will reopen in a limited fashion on Monday, June 1, with COVID-safe practices for appointment-only services that can’t be completed online — for example, first-time REAL IDs, services for seniors, driving tests and VIN inspections.
Early morning appointments will be reserved for seniors.
Both employees and customers will wear face coverings. Staff will disinfect vehicles inside and touchpoints outside before and after driving tests/VIN inspections, and both employee and customer will be required to wear face coverings and gloves for those services.
The changes are part of New Mexico’s phased plan for a safe and gradual reopening based on “gating criteria” that show a generally decreasing transmission rate, adequate testing, contact tracing and hospital capacity, and adequate supply of personal protective equipment.
The new order moves most of New Mexico from the Preparation Phase to Phase 1 based on small improvements in the transmission rate and the other gating criteria.
However, the state continues to see statewide spread of the highly contagious virus. As of Friday, May 15, New Mexico had 5,662 reported positive cases and 253 reported fatalities associated with the virus. Two hundred and twenty three New Mexicans remain hospitalized.
“As we ease up on some restrictions, to make sure we don’t have another outbreak, everyone needs to wear your mask and keep your distance,” said Dr. David Scrase, Human Services Department secretary.
In line with the gating criteria, the amended public health order will again relax several restrictions on low-intensity contact services to relieve additional economic pressure.
WHAT REMAINS THE SAME:
- New Mexicans must remain home except for outings essential for health, safety and welfare, especially elderly and vulnerable individuals. If you must leave home, gatherings of more than five people remain prohibited and 6 feet of physical distance from others must be maintained.
- Locations and services where high-intensity contact is unavoidable — such as gyms, salons, indoor malls, tattoo parlors and dine-in service at restaurants and bars — remain temporarily closed. Limited in-person operations for those types of businesses could be included in the next modification of the public health order, as soon as early June, depending on New Mexico’s rate of COVID-19 transmission, testing capacity and other gating criteria.
- Other high-intensity contact services that must remain closed include indoor malls, massage and tattoo parlors, theaters, casinos.
- A 14-day quarantine order remains in place for out-of-state airport arrivals.
- Vacation rentals are prohibited to out-of-state residents.
- Visits to long-term care and other congregate care facilities remain restricted.
WHAT WILL CHANGE BEGINNING SATURDAY, MAY 16:
- All retailers may operate according to COVID-Safe Practices (“CSPs”) at 25 percent fire code occupancy. (A “retailer” is any business that sells goods directly to the ultimate consumer or end-users and does not include wholesalers or suppliers, not does it include entertainment venues such as movie theaters, concert halls, or amusement parks);
- Large retailers like big-box stores and grocery stores may also operate at 25 percent capacity as determined by fire code.
- Non-essential businesses (other than retailers; such as office spaces, call centers) generally may operate according to CSPs at up to 25 percent of pre-crisis staffing levels. All employees should continue to work from home wherever possible;
- Houses of worship may operate at 25 percent occupancy;
- Masks will be required of everyone in public places, with exceptions for eating, drinking and exercising and medical requirements.
The mask requirement is based in part on a recent study that found if 80 percent of us adopt a simple homemade face mask, we could reduce deaths from COVID-19 by 17-45 percent over two months, according to Dr. Scrase.
“All of us wearing masks could save thousands of lives,” he said.
The three counties — McKinley, San Juan and Cibola — in the state’s northwestern public health region that remains a COVID-19 hotspot are exempt from the new order but will be allowed to move into the preparation phase that began two weeks ago for the rest of the state.
That means that in those counties, non-essential retailers may provide curb-side pickup or delivery; golf courses, pet and veterinary services may open; and gun stores may operate by appointment.
However, the order to stay home except for essential outings remains in place.
Assuming continued progress on the gating criteria (reduced transmission rates and adequate capacity for health care and supplies), higher-intensity contact could be phased in when the new order expires.
That might include partially reopening salons, barbers, gyms, indoor malls, and dine-in at restaurants with limited occupancy and COVID-safe practices in place.
Additionally, occupancy restrictions on houses of worship, motels and hotels could possibly expand in early June.
The Valencia County News-Bulletin is a locally owned and operated community newspaper, dedicated to serving Valencia County since 1910 through the highest journalistic and professional business standards. The VCNB is published weekly on Thursdays, including holidays both in print and online.


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Sophos Giving Away AV Free with All HP Integrity PurchasesBy Ericka Chickowski | Print
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This new partnership also opens up opportunities for HP channel partners who may not have worked with Sophos in the past.Sophos and HP are teaming up today to offer current HP customers more value from their server dollars by giving away free Sophos antivirus for a year alongside all new Integrity server purchases.
"It represents a big offer from us because we don't usually give anything away for free," says Christopher Doggett, director of global channel sales for Sophos, who explains that the giveaway includes a full license with 24 by seven support.
Doggett says that in addition to being a good value for the customer, this new partnership opens up opportunities for HP channel partners who may not have worked with Sophos in the past.
"It obviously offers an opportunity for the channel partner because they can offer a great value here and also some add-on services," Doggett says, "Any time that there's something that the customer decides that they want to deploy, there's an opportunity for a value added reseller or a service provider to come in and create a services or solutions package around that."
He believes that this is a good time for the channel to see what Sophos has to offer in the security realm, particularly as it relates to servers. Unlike many security AV vendors, Sophos supports a wide range of platforms such as Linux, Unix and OpenVMS. In fact Sophos’ biggest AV competitor, Symantec, actually buys Sophos product for internal use on some of its Unix servers.
Sophos hopes that the program will provide an opportunity for non-security VARs especially to see the benefit of up-selling server AV into customer environments.
"Non-security VARs are very used to selling antivirus and malware protection for laptops and desktops," Doggett says. "Many, many of them have never sold it for the core servers that are in the rack in the data center, either because it wasn't available or they were worried about its manageability."
Sophos has been making a number of changes to its channel program over the last year that Doggett says will make it easy for HP partners unfamiliar with Sophos to become authorized resellers.
"We make it easy for that partner to sign up with us to engage our sales team in a co-selling effort if the customer has other needs beyond the HP integrity service that they've purchased," he says. "So I think there's a lot of revenue upside for the partners and really no downside for them."
He also says that current Sophos partners and the rest of the channel should see this as a signal that Sophos is working to continually evolve its channel program.
"We're designing other similar types of offerings right now and I think that probably in the short term one of the very exciting things is that we've got a major set of releases on a number of our products and some new tools that are coming to market," Doggett says. "Some of those tools will be available for free for partners to use to augment their tool kit in delivering services like compliance services."


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- A growing number of CFOs expect to change the breadth of their supply chains as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to 50 CFOs, mainly from U.S. Fortune 1,000 companies, surveyed by PwC.
- Supply chain issues remain a top-three concern for roughly one-third of the CFOs in PwC's ongoing survey. The auditing firm will complete the same survey every two weeks.
- Since the last survey "financial impact, including effects on results of operations, future periods, and liquidity and capital resources," gained the most ground in terms of CFO concern, while a reduction in workplace productivity, consumer confidence and not having enough information to make decisions lost some status as a top concern. Cost containment remains the number one priority for respondents.
Three weeks ago, CFOs focused on meeting critical needs in the near-term. By the middle of last week, their conversation was more focused on what supply chains should look like long-term, Tim Ryan, U.S. chairman and senior partner at PwC said on a Monday call with media.
"As the crisis evolves, complexities and vulnerabilities in global supply chains, which extend beyond China's central role in manufacturing and goods trade, are coming to the fore," reads the report accompanying the survey.
But how can businesses mitigate a pandemic, which by definition is a global risk?
"I see the focus right now on diversification," Ryan said, explaining that executives who may have previously felt sufficiently diversified sourcing from three countries may now seek exposure to 10, for example.
The share of CFOs expecting to change the breadth of their supply chains went from 30% on March 11 to 42% on March 25.
But though each individual supply chain management team must assess their own risk for themselves, PwC is unclear as to whether the changes they make will be palpable at the macro level.
"While it's too soon to say whether large-scale sustained adjustments will be made, given the extreme labor cost arbitrage, the change in sentiment caused by COVID-19 is striking and worth watching," according to the report. As the crisis stretches on, and the response evolves, so does the level of uncertainty. The number of CFOs who were unsure whether or not they would change the breadth of their supply chains grew from 18% on March 11 to 27% on March 25.
PwC's survey was conducted before the passage of the CARES Act, which will provide some liquidity support for individuals and businesses.


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New York—Mentoring, partnerships and collaborations. They were a chief topic in fashion industry news this week.
Topping the list is the high/low combination of shoe designer Brian Atwood and footwear entrepreneur Steve Madden who announced they bought the Brian Atwood brand and assets. Atwood himself remains as chief creative officer of his brand while Steve Madden’s business now expands into the luxury realm.
Looking into the Future
Another partnership that’s garnering plenty of speculation is that between Internet giant Google and eyewear giant Luxottica. The duo plan to incorporate the rarefied Google Glass technology into Luxottica’s eyewear creating an opportunity for a new niche in eyewear, smartglasses.
Speaking of the future, the ICE Jewelry Awards took another step forward. Mentors, including some of fashion jewelry most notable names, worked with FIT jewelry design students on concepts for the first-ever ICE Crystal Jewelry Awards. It’s down to the 10 semi-finalists which will be narrowed down to five finalists soon. Stay tuned.
Here are these and other leading articles for the week that you ought not to miss:


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After releasing its most powerful flagship, Realme is shifting to the realm of 5G smartphones with the upcoming Realme X50 5G set to launch on January 7, 2020. The smartphone is set to arrive with Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G chipset that was announced at the Qualcomm Summit in early December where Realme was the first to integrate it into their smartphones.
Based on a recent post on Chinese social media site Weibo, Wang Wei Derek, the Realme China’s product manager, the screenshot supposedly clicked on Realme X50 5G contains text that translates as “After one day or use” along with a battery life left of 62%. This indicates that the upcoming Realme X50 5G will have a powerful long-lasting battery although we aren’t sure about the battery size not the type of technology the Chinese smartphone maker will use to create the battery.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G is among the most power-efficient chipset rolled out by the San Diego-based chipmaker. It is manufactured on a 7nm process which is the same as Snapdragon 855 and 855+. It also comes with a 5G modem integrated into the chip rather than a separate 5G modem which draws in more power from the battery.
Realme smartphones are getting more powerful by the day such as recent Realme smartphones scored over 100 hours on battery endurance tests. This puts Realme X50 5G in the limelight as it is touted to come with a larger battery or battery life.
Apart from that, Realme X50 5G will support simultaneous 5G and Wi-Fi connections that should ease downloads and streaming. The phone is likely to have a 6.6-inch LCD with a pill-shaped cutout from dual front camera setup. Finally, there will be a side-mounted fingerprint scanner.
The device is likely to get enhanced VOOC 4.0 that should charge the battery to 70% in just 30 minutes. Rumour has it that we are actually talking about a 4,500 mAh battery that Realme X50 5G could arrive with. The phone will sport a quad-camera setup at the back with 64MP primary camera while the front will be dominated with 32+8MP sensors.
But we will have to wait for official confirmation of these details on January 7 at 2 pm CST. According to a media outlet, Realme might launch Realme X50 5G with a Youth/Lite Edition as well.


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Apple has tapped Nick Mohammed from the famed Ted Lasso Apple TV+ series to highlight built-in privacy features of the iPhone. The short -- A Day in the Life of an Average Person’s Data -- debuted Tuesday just days prior to January 28, 2023, which is Data Privacy Day.
The message about privacy and security is real, but the comedy -- and the message behind the spot -- emphasizes Mohammed’s desire to be recognized as a Hollywood celebrity while keeping his personal information private.
The short opens with the narrator in the actor’s London flat, and says: “Everyday people go about their daily lives unaware their data is harvested and used to track them. But now they have a choice. … In an iPhone, privacy is built in from the beginning. And to illustrate that point, we’re going to take a look at a day in the life of an average person’s data.”
“Whoah! Wow, sorry. What do you mean by average?” Mohammed said. “Sorry, can I just check how tied to that concept are we? … Well, join me, Nick Mohammed, as he embarks on a very ‘average’ day, going to a really ‘average’ film set, to do some very ‘average’ filming.”
The nearly 6-minute short is divided into chapters, allowing viewers to learn about specific topics like mail privacy protection, intelligent tracking prevention, app tracking transparency, and Wallet and Apple Pay.
Each section in the short provides a tutorial on how to make changes to privacy settings in the phone.
At the end, Mohammed is finally recognized at a restaurant. He looks into the camera and says “I can’t go anywhere these days.”
The ad is part of Apple’s marketing push to promote its privacy features. January 28, 2023, is Data Privacy Day, to raise awareness about privacy issues and to offer tips and information. On that day, a free 30-minute session called Taking Charge of Your Privacy on iPhone becomes available at all Apple Store locations worldwide.
Ted Lasso, Season 3 of "Ted Lasso" is scheduled to premiere in spring 2023 on Apple TV+.


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Srinagar, Nov 09:Â District Industries Center (DIC) Srinagar in collaboration with District Administration and Directorate of Industries and Commerce Monday conducted a one day online training programme cum webinar for registration of MSME units on GeM portal at DC Office here.
Government e-Marketplace (GeM) is a dynamic, sustained initiative of the Government to transform the way in which procurement of goods and services is done by the Government Ministries and Departments, Public Sector Undertakings and other apex autonomous bodies of the Government.
District Development Commissioner, Srinagar, Dr. Shahid Iqbal Chowdhary, Director Industries and Commerce Kashmir, Mahmood Ahmad Shah, General Manager, DIC Srinagar, Tazayun Mukhtar Kawos, Joint Director Industries and Commerce Kashmir, Fayaz Ahmad Fayaz,Â Assistant Director MSME, Srinagar, States Tax Officer Srinagar, representatives of various banks and 100 industrial unit holders participated in the event.
On the occasion, Business facilitator GeM (J&K), Kush Tyagi, gave a detailed presentation about registration of MSME unit holders on GeM portal.
While explaining the advantages of GeM portal, Tyagi said that based on the principles of efficacy, transparency and economy, the portal enables single window sale and procurement of all general goods and services through a simplified process.
He said the portal operates in real time and enables use of historical data and a feedback system for decision making, facilitating prudence in budget management, faster account settlement with timely payment to service providers, better price discovery and generation of auditory.
State Taxes Officer informed the unit holders regarding the importance of timely filing of GST returns and its reimbursement under GST regime.
Speaking on the occasion GM, DIC Srinagar Tazayun said that the focus of the webinar is to apprise the participants of the registration process on Government e marketplace, the bigger common platform for sale and procurement, which is now a mandatory purchase platform for all Government Departments.
She said the portal is a single window sale and procurement platform enabling equality of opportunity and access to the national market to all the sellers as well as ensuring competitive and economic pricing for the buyers.
While concluding the session, the Deputy Commissioner applauded the initiative taken by District Industries Center Srinagar and Industries & Commerce Department to acquaint their unit holders with latest market challenges and stressed upon the unit holders to register themselves on GeM portal which would help them sell their products on a larger platform at national level.
Director Industries and Commerce also spoke on the occasion and emphasized on raising awareness among the entrepreneurs about the latest policies and technological innovations in the business processes and operations.
The series of webinars organised by Directorate of Industries & Commerce, Kashmir including the e-training programme conducted today was last of its kind and aimed to ensure effective coordination between unit holders and District Industries Centers and to better acquaint and aware the unit holders with latest markets trends, policies and schemes including UDYAM Registration,Â TReDS and GeM portal registration.
During the interaction, the issues faced by the unit holders from the organized sectors as well as unorganized sectors and the developmental requirements of the estates were also addressed.


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Games on Kickstarter raised millions of dollars in 2012, but where are the games? We catch up with the biggest crowdfunded games of the year.
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After finding itself under intense scrutiny from game developers and fans alike, Ouya has made significant changes to Free the Games, its fund-matching program.
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Are machines like Ouya and PS Vita TV (and the long-rumored Apple TV gaming device) going to be the tortoise to high-end consoles’ hare?
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Ouya doubles down on its fund-matching program for game developers even amidst serious concerns over the projects.
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Ouya is on store shelves this week. Here are Wired’s favorite games (so far) for this $99 miniature game console.


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Eltechs Debuts x86 Crossover Platform for ARM Tablets, Mini-PCs
The product, called ExaGear Desktop, runs x86 operating systems on top of hardware devices using ARMv7 CPUs. That's significant because x86 software, which is the kind that runs natively on most computing platforms today, does not generally work on ARM hardware unless software developers undertake the considerable effort of porting it. Since few are likely to do that, having a way to run x86 applications on ARM devices is likely to become increasingly important as more ARM-based tablets and portable computers come to market.
That said, the ExaGear Desktop, which Eltechs plans to make available next month, currently has some steep limitations. First, it only supports Ubuntu Linux. And while Eltechs said support for additional Linux distributions is forthcoming, there's no indication the product will be able to run x86 builds of Windows on ARM hardware, a feat that is likely to be in much greater demand than Linux compatibility.