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Research by the Association for Alternative Sources of Protein (BALPro), in collaboration with Bloom Partners, the Food Campus Berlin, and Appinio, suggests that 73% of Germans eat alt-protein products on a regular basis.
The survey was based on a nationally representative sample of 1,000 people. 58% of those who regularly bought plant-based products described themselves as omnivores, while 24% said they were flexitarian.
37% of respondents claimed they had bought fewer animal products in recent months than previously, with motivations including health, environmental concerns, animal welfare, and the desire to try new things. The most popular plant-based products were milk alternatives, cold cuts, spreads, and sausages.
BALPro was founded in 2019 to act as an independent interface between the media, industry, research, consumers, and politicians. The association says it is committed to helping alt-protein projects access funding, along with promoting investment in sustainable raw materials and providing transparent and comprehensible information.
Last year, IFFA — the world’s leading trade fair for animal meats — announced it would be opening up to alternative proteins for the first time ever. As part of the move, the fair announced a collaboration with BALPro to exchange specialist knowledge about alt-proteins.
“For manufacturers of plant-based alternatives, it will be of importance to not only develop tasty and innovative products, but also to close the existing information gaps regarding ingredients, processing, and environmental balance sheet,” said Fabio Ziemßen, BALPro board member. “In this context, BALPro, as a nationwide network with 116 members, would like to make its contribution.”


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Apple Inc. reached yet another milestone: More than 25 billion apps downloaded for use on iPhones, iPads and other devices. The tech giant made the announcement via a colorful banner on its website this weekend, telling customers: "A billion thanks. 25 times over. The App Store has reached 25 billion downloads. Thanks for getting us there. " Apple had been holding a 25 Billion Apps Countdown Promotion since Feb. 13 and said the winner of the contest would be listed online within about 10 days after the end of the promotion period.
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Apple is investigating fraudulent activity following reports of a Russian hacker who found and published a way to make illegal in-app purchases. The Cupertino, Calif., company told the Los Angeles Times it is looking into the reports. "The security of the App Store is incredibly important to us and the developer community," said Natalie Harrison, an Apple spokeswoman. "We take reports of fraudulent activity very seriously, and we are investigating. " Alexey Borodin discovered a method to steal content from iOS apps by making in-app purchases without actually paying any money.
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Apple's App Store may be experiencing some problems, possibly evidenced by various recently updated iOS apps that are inexplicably crashing. Numerous apps that have just been updated, many of which happened on Wednesday, have been crashing immediately after launching, causing issues for their developers. Instapaper developer Marco Arment wrote about the issue Wednesday, pointing out all the problems his recent app has been suffering that share characteristics with that of at least 50 other apps, on iOS and Mac. Apple hasn't responded to Arment, the Los Angeles Times or other publications' requests for comment, but it appears Instapaper's issues are over.
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Your smartphone: It's not just for texting, tweeting, waging war against little green pigs and - oh, right - calling people. It's also for making yourself a happier, less stressed-out, more self-aware person. Really, there's an app for that. Any number of apps. They come with names like Mood Swing and CBTReferee and BrainFreqz, and at their best, they offer users "'treatment' in the palm of their hand," says Dr. John Luo, an associate clinical professor of psychiatry at UCLA.
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Amazon.com has launched a mobile version of its MP3 store for the iPhone and iPod Touch, giving users a way to buy songs from the online retailer with their devices. The new store is a Web app, meaning Apple device users can access it using the Safari browser. By building a Web app rather than an app users have to download from the Apple App Store, Amazon doesn't have to give Apple the typical 30% cut developers pay the Cupertino company when someone buys their app or something within their app. Now iPhone and iPod Touch users "can access Amazon's huge catalog of music, features like personalized recommendations, deals like albums for $5, songs for $0.69, and they can buy their music once and use it everywhere,” said Steve Boom, vice president of Amazon Music, in a statement . PHOTOS: Tech we want to see in 2013 The store, at amazon.com/mp3 , has a catalog of 22 million songs, the company says.
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"Flappy Bird" will not be available for download after Sunday morning, game developer Dong Nguyen said Saturday in a surprising series of tweets. The game has recently risen to the top of charts of both the Apple App Store and Google Play . Users tap their smartphone screen to propel a bird through a series of gaps between green tubes, which look like the ones in the popular Mario Nintendo video games. If a user hits a tube, his character dies. The point of the game is to get the highest possible score, but "Flappy Bird" is notorious for its extreme level of difficulty.

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“While Apple hates when people spill its secrets, it also hates having to go to court against leakers,” Ina Fried writes for Axios. “That’s because the legal process often forces the company to talk about things it would otherwise never reveal.”
“In the latest case, Apple would appear to have had little choice. Criminal charges were brought Tuesday by the U.S. government against former Apple autonomous vehicle system engineer Xiaolang Zhang,” Fried writes. “Zhang is accused of trade secret theft for downloading thousands of Apple documents and stealing a server before taking a job with Xiaopeng Motors, a Chinese company pursuing autonomous vehicle efforts.”
“In going to the cops, Apple now has to deal with revelations about a project that Apple has said precious little about,” Fried writes. “In past court cases, such as the Samsung lawsuit, the public learned how Apple designs its products around a kitchen table, and got a peek at various iPhone and iPad prototypes, among other revelations.”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Hopefully, Apple will be able to preserve as much confidentail information as possible during the legal process.
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Six production companies get waivers to keep their UAVs in the sky.
Six production companies have been granted FAA waivers which allow them to operate drones on shoot locations in the United States. This marks the first wave of such permits, and finally lays out rules and regulations for how drones are used in the entertainment industry.
The companies that have been granted waivers include Astraeus Aerial, Aerial MOB, HeliVideo Productions, Pictorvision Inc., RC Pro Productions Consulting, and Vortex Aerial and Snaproll Media. Most seem to specialize in UAV cinematography, which is no surprise — there’s plenty of money to be made in niche production angles, assuming you have the right equipment.
The permits were announced after the Department of Transportation, the FAA, and the MPAA (run by former Senator Chris Dodd) reached an agreement on rules and regulations.
If and when a drone is to be used in filming, those companies with waivers must notify the FAA when a drone is to be used, so the body can alert local air traffic controllers to their presence. The drones also have a flight ceiling of 400 feet, and must maintain line of sight with the operator.
Camera drones have already been used in a number of big-budget films, including the Harry Potter series, Skyfall, The Wolf of Wall Street, and more recent films like Transformers 4, and The November Man. And with drone tech getting cheaper and more readily available by the day, you’ll be seeing drone-captured video in more and more projects in the coming years.


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BPCL closes in on privatisation, may sustain valuation multiple
At Tuesday’s closing price of 469, the stock was traded at 2.1 times its book value, which is at par with the long-term average.
BPCL may use a portion of the proceeds from NRL’s stake sale to reduce debt. It had a net debt of around Rs 55,000 crore at the end of March 2020.
ET Intelligence Group: The stock of Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) gained over 3 per cent on Tuesday in a volatile market following the company’s decision to sell its entire stake of 61 per cent in Numaligarh Refinery (NRL) and purchase of Oman Oil’s holding in the Bina refinery. These transactions are seen as an important milestone towards achieving the government’s goal to divest from BPCL.
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The survey gains importance now that India, the world’s second-largest smartphone market after China, has started counting down to the launch of 5G services. According to the Ericsson report, operators in the nation have significant monetization possibilities and “very good” ARPU (average revenue per user) uplift potential.
However, the performance of the 5G network will be a factor in customer loyalty, and among those who intend to upgrade to 5G, roughly 36% intend to switch to the best 5G network provider when it becomes available.
Early adopters who already own a 5G-capable phone make up about 60% of those who expect new, innovative applications, which are thought to be more appealing than enhanced coverage.
According to the poll, “These users are even willing to spend a 45% premium for plan combined with innovative experiences provided their expectations are realized.”
The second quarter of this year saw the completion of the Ericsson ConsumerLab report titled “Promise of 5G” in India, which represents the opinions of 300 million urban Indians who use smartphones on a daily basis. The paper outlines important findings that will fuel the adoption of 5G in India.
Consumer adoption of 5G is anticipated to begin, followed by enterprise adoption. According to the research, India has a high level of consumer 5G readiness.
Notably, urban India has twice as many people planning to upgrade to 5G as areas like the UK and the US, where 5G has already been introduced.
“India has seen a three-fold growth in smartphone users who own a 5G device during the last two years. The survey finds that more than 100 million customers with smartphones capable of 5G want to upgrade to a 5G subscription in 2023, and more than half of them are willing to do so in the upcoming year “According to the Swedish manufacturer of telecom equipment,
During a virtual briefing, Jasmeet Sethi, Head of Ericsson ConsumerLab, stated that the shift to 5G offers service providers in India an opportunity to expand their position in the consumer market, with an emphasis on 5G quality and availability.
To successfully monetize 5G, Sethi stated that “more novel experiences need to be packed to match the expectations of early adopters.”
Many consumers who participated in the study said they would be prepared to pay an extra 10% for a 5G connection, but Ericsson predicts that the premium will increase significantly when at least three additional services are combined on top of a 5G plan.
“This increases the premium by another 35%, bringing the total premium up to roughly 45%, which is a very respectable increase in ARPU.
We also do not believe that this is impossible “Sethi cited the average global 5G premiums, which typically range between 20 and 40%.


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Zomato, the online food delivery platform, is looking to raise Rs 9,375 crore, at the price band of Rs 72-76 per share through an initial public offering (IPO).
The IPO will hit Dalal Street on July 14.
The offer from Zomato will consist of a fresh issue of equity shares and an offer for sale by Naukri.com’s parent company Info Edge. The online food delivery platform is backed by Ant Financials, Info Edge, Sequoia, and Uber.
Zomato’s IPO will have 75 percent of the portion reserved for qualified institutional buyers (QIB) while 15 percent is reserved for non-institutional investors (NII). Only 10 percent of the public issue is open for retail investors to bid, translating to Rs 937 crore.
Investors can bid for the issue in the price band of Rs 72-76 per equity share of face value Re 1. Bids can be made for a minimum of 195 equity shares and in multiples thereafter. The IPO will also have 65 lakh equity shares reserved for employees of the company. Zomato received SEBI’s nod in the previous week.
The food delivery platform will receive Rs 9,000 crore from the IPO. The company will use Rs 6,750 crore for funding organic and inorganic growth initiatives while the remaining will be used for general corporate purposes.
Zomato’s income stood at Rs 2,742 crore in the financial year ending March 2020. Zomato continues to remain a loss-making entity as of now.
Zomato was valued at $5.4 billion in the recent round of fundraising. Tiger Global, Fidelity, and Kora Management were among the latest investors in Zomato pumping in $250 million.
As the company tried to gain more market share and expand operations, volumes are set to increase for Zoamto as well as its rival Swiggy, according to a recent report by CLSA. Profitability has taken a center stage in the industry as both the companies try to improve their unit economics.


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Retaliatory tariffs on US chem exports to China threaten $18bn in economic harm – ACC
(HOUSTON) ICIS)–The $11bn worth of tariffs on US chemical exports enacted by China put almost $18bn in domestic activity at risk along with nearly 55,000 US jobs, the American Chemistry Council (ACC) said on Thursday.
The projected impacts cover both proposed tariffs and those already enacted. They are showcased in an economics report, which the ACC published along with comments once again urging the administration of US President Donald Trump to remove 1,505 chemicals and plastics products from the US’ third proposed tariff list of imported goods.
An analysis by the National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) on the third round of tariffs showed US chemical distributors would face $1.277bn worth of cost increases if the Trump administration moves forward.
The ACC listed two possible scenarios moving foward:
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-The worst case scenario, where Chinese customers readily adjust supply chains to substitute for goods from the US.
Estimated losses for US chemicals and plastics exports to China would be equivalent to $1.6bn/year in the baseline, the ACC said. Under the worst case scenario, that number reaches $6.1bn/year.
“A trade war will neither achieve a more balanced trading relationship between the US and China nor advance the interests of the US economy, manufacturers and consumers,” ACC Director of International Trade Ed Brzytwa said. “We strongly urge the US government to avoid this action, rescind the tariffs currently in effect and therefore preempt additional retaliation by China.”
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VIDEO: Scarlet Red 2DS With New Super Mario Bros. 2 Now Available
Nintendo has finally issued a refresh for its 2DS line. For the past few years it has included a free digital copy of Mario Kart 7 with the 2DS hardware, now it has changed that game out for New Super Mario Bros. 2 and issued a new Scarlet Red color. For only $79.99, this 2DS bundle is a great value, especially for those just entering the 3DS space.
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Leaks are abound surrounding the upcoming iPhone 7 and it’s not looking good for Sony. A new Youtube video shows off Apple’s new dual-lens camera. The LG developed camera looks to have a wealth of exciting new features including VR capabilities.
APPLE IPHONE KICKS OUT SONY BRINGS IN LG
Rumors have been leaked suggesting that Sony may abe running behind in terms of supplying Apple with their new dual-lens camera for the iPhone 7. Instead of waiting it out, some believe that Apple will instead go to LG as their new supplier of dual-lens camera modules for upcoming smartphones. Seeing as the highly anticipated feature might include VR and a wealth of other advanced features, this could be bad news for Sony. Apple fans could hardly care less as a new YouTube leak shows just how powerful the new camera will be.
YOUTUBE VIDEO GENERATES HYPE OVER VR CAMERA
So what’s so cool about having two cameras? Well, that’s exactly what a recent YouTube video hopes to explain. One camera will act as your standard camera that we have come to know and love on iPhone’s in the past. The other camera will allow for an optical zoom like effect without having any moving parts. For example, say you are filming your dog Fido in your bag yard smelling his own poop. Using your new Apple smartphone with dual lens camera, two screens will pop up. One will just be a normal frame while the other will be a high quality, zoomed in version. Users can move around the frame of the zoomed in picture to specifically dictate what exactly they want to zoom in on. In layman’s terms, you can have a higher quality picture with more control. If YouTube hasn’t helped generate enough excitement yet, think about the possibility of VR.
VIRTUAL REALITY GOING HANDHELD
According to the release, VR efforts might be making their way to the iPhone 7. The aforementioned YouTube video touched on this a little bit, but the secret behind the iPhone’s VR will lie within the zoom. By taking images in telephoto up to three times zoom, systems could be developed to scan real-world objects into a virtual world. Also, depth-sensing capabilities could help created augmented reality apps. At the moment, none of this is confirmed but keep an eye out for more leaks as the release date closes in.


text: EA Delays Next Battlefield to 2021, Apex Legends Apparently Filling the Gap By Sam Quirke, 30 Oct 2019 CommentsThere's no particular rush to get your Battlefield V achievements earned before a sequel arrives — EA has revealed in its Q2 earnings call that there won't be another Battlefield game until 2021, where it will be geared to make the most of Project Scarlett and PS5. Unlike Ubisoft, who squarely blamed a product, EA are pushing this as a good thing for the brand and the company, citing the success of Apex Legends and the deceptively long tail of their back catalogue as good reasons to give developers more time — as well as give consumers more time to upgrade.Ubisoft bucked the usual trend last week by directly taking responsibility for a poor earnings quarter, citing poor performance of Ghost Recon Breakpoint as a key factor. EA were natually more upbeat in their own earnings call last night, having enjoyed a decent quarter thanks to a bunch of recent successes — so Battlefield V, despite a poorer reception than previous games, gets less of a beating in the debrief. In terms of EA's Battlefield plans, Apex Legends' continued decent performance apparently provides a buffer to allow Battlefield V to continue growing and for the next Battlefield to stretch out into next generation hardware.CEO Andrew Wilson said that Apex Legends' third season has seen a higher number of weekly average player peaks compared to Season Two, and the development team has been expanded. Apex is a "major long-term franchise" and, as corroborated by CFO and COO Blake Jorgensen later in the call. When asked about Battlefield's delay Jorgensen said that the concept of regular or annualised shooters has changed, marking Apex as the current "annualised shooter" — by being a persistent long-term game, there's no need to put other brands onto a factory line. Apex Legends has all sorts of directions to grow in, both in general user retention and also expanding to a global mobile version, as well as expanding to new geographies — China might be a way off at present, but it's being pushed for within the next two years. An investor on the call suggested that perhaps Battlefield was being reworked into a similar long-term games-as-a-service title like Apex, but both Jorgensen and Wilson denied this, saying that Battlefield won't significantly change.Wilson believes Battlefield V still has time to grow, with an upcoming Pacific Theater update being highlighted in particular. He also pointed to what Battlefield games are known for — innovating with cutting-edge technology. With that in mind, the company doesn't believe launching a Battlefield game right on top of a new console launch and making the most of the new hardware is the right call — better to wait a year for the install base to increase, so that more players can take advantage of what the Battlefield team manages to deliver with all of that hardware. Wilson reaffirmed that the core Battlefield experience will remain, because that's what players love — so we can still expect the best visuals, tight gameplay and a top-tier mutiplayer experience.Jorgensen went on to say that investors need to avoid the trap of thinking of brands like Battlefield and Battlefront in the same terms as the admittedly highly successful annual model for EA SPORTS titles. While those games see new investment every year — and a drop off on the back catalogue — Jorgensen claims that Battlefield and Battlefront revenues continue well into their life cycle. He pointed to the fact that Battlefronts 1 and 2 sold 33 million copies, proving that these particular franchises have a "huge tail". With Apex Legends plugging the quarter-to-quarter revenue gap, the Battlefield team have longer to create an experience that will entice players to purchase over a longer period.Whether Battlefield V manages to have as long a tail as the company's other Frostbite shooters remains to be seen — months of bad press around its launch may have damaged the game's reputation more than other games in EA's back catalogue. But certainly EA's outlook for now is healthy, so they seem less concerned with pushing out sequels. With FIFA, Madden and now Apex comfortably earning the publisher a regular cash flow, the next generation might see the Battlefield team able to really push for a brighter future for the brand.Source: EA Quarterly ResultsXbox Series XProject ScarlettIndustry News Written by Sam QuirkeSam has been a Newshound since 2016 and is now the Editor for both TrueAchievements and TrueTrophies. He loves gaming on all devices and in all genres. He remains a stubborn Assassin's Creed and Pokémon fan.


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Samsung TV & Smartwatch: Users Warned Of Security Issues Due To Tizen OS Flaws; Some Phones May Be Affected By Year End
Security researchers found out that Samsung TV and smartwatch are vulnerable to attackers due to its Tizen OS. By the end of the year, the South Korean company plans to have 10 million phones running the same operating system.
Around 30 million Samsung TV are run by Tizen OS which an Israeli researcher named Amihai Neiderman said as the worst code he has ever seen. "Everything you can do wrong there, they do it. You can see that nobody with any understanding of security looked at this code or wrote it. It's like taking an undergraduate and letting him program your software," he said in an interview with Motherboard.
One flaw seen by the Israeli researcher on Tizen OS is that it lets attackers hijack a Samsung TV and install a malicious code on it. Hackers can take full control over the device through the TizenStore software.
The Verge reports that Samsung plans to have 10 million phones on Tizen OS by the end of the year. This is the attempt of the South Korean tech company to detach itself from Google's Android software. However, with the discovery of these security issues, they may not be ready to install the operating system to its Galaxy range of handsets.
Samsung Gear smartwatches and phones in countries like Bangladesh, India, and Russia have Tizen OS running already. Early this year, Samsung has announced that it is planning to put Tizen on their smart devices like washing machines and refrigerators.
Neiderman has contacted Samsung to report the flaws he found on his Samsung TV with Tizen OS. The Israeli researcher only got an automated email in response. However, the company sent him another email after an article was published concerning security issues. "We are fully committed to cooperating with Mr. Neiderman to mitigate any potential vulnerabilities," the statement reads.


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This year’s Super Bowl was definitely a memorable one for the halftime show (Beyonce), the “night the lights went out in Louisiana” (the power failure), and, I suppose, the game itself.
From a technology point of view, observations about this year’s game:
- Twitter usage during this year’s Super Bowl hit an all-time high, with 24.1 million tweets sent. Beyonce, several aspects of the game, and the blackout dominated Twitter-talk.
- Meanwhile, Twitter has come to dominate “second screen” usage during the Super Bowl (“second screen” referring to the usage of tablets or smartphones while watching TV), according to the Marketing Land marketing blog. The blog cites that the vast majority of advertisers referred to Twitter hashtags during the game, while Facebook only got a few mentions. Meanwhile, Google+ was completely shut out.
- Viewers still prefer watching the big game on their TV sets, as according to The Next Web, only 3% of (I assume US) Internet traffic was taken up by CBS’ streaming feed of the game. Meanwhile, Internet traffic in the US dipped 15% below normal during the game itself.
- Mashable notes
this is the ad(update: dead link) Blackberry should’ve aired during the Super Bowl instead of that “weird stuff happens to some guy using the new Blackberry phone” ad they did air. Of course, they’d want to Americanize the pronunciations in the voiceover (“Zee-10” instead of “Zed-10”)…
- Speaking of commercials, the tech-related ad I enjoyed the most was the Samsung ad with Seth Rogan and Paul Rudd. The worst ad, as usual, was GoDaddy (which I won’t be linking to) and its usual awful ad-du-jour.
And that wraps up this year’s Super Bowl. I’ll assume we’ll be seeing more of the same as above for next year’s game.
On another note, I’d like to state CBS’ telecast of this game was somewhat more pleasant than NBC’s, especially in not rushing to cut away at the end to promote some awful reality show like NBC did last year. (The post-game show this year was “Elementary”.) Some of that might stem from CBS’ fairly old-fashioned nature compared to the other broadcast networks—some of their sports anchors’ blazers still sport on the front the “CBS Sports” logo. Such fashions have long since fallen out of disuse by other networks. Of course, Fox will be airing next year’s Super Bowl, so “old-fashioned” (among other things) will be out the window…


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OTTAWA, Ontario (CelebrityAccess) — Ticketmaster L.L.C., TNow Entertainment Group, Inc. and Ticketmaster Canada LP, have agreed to pay a $4 million penalty for allegedly misleading consumers with ticket prices in online ticket sales. In addition, the companies will pay $500,000 for costs incurred by the Competition Bureau during its investigation.
As part of a consent agreement registered with the Competition Tribunal, the companies will also establish a compliance program to ensure their advertising complies with the law and will implement new procedures to prevent advertising issues in the future, the Competition Bureau said.
The Bureau took particular issue with Ticketmaster’s service fee policy, in which various fees are tacked on later to tickets that are advertised at the listed face value of the ticket.
“In the Bureau’s view, the price representations were misleading even though the amount of the fees was disclosed before consumers completed their transaction. The Bureau concluded that the additional fees often added more than 20% and, in some cases, over 65% to the advertised prices,” a statement from Matthew Boswell, Commissioner of Competition said.
“Canadians should be able to trust that the prices advertised are the ones they will pay when purchasing tickets online. The Bureau will remain vigilant and will not tolerate misleading representations. The Bureau expects all ticket vendors to take note and review their marketing practices, knowing that the Bureau continues to examine similar issues in the marketplace and will take action as necessary,” Boswell added.
In a separate statement, Ticketmaster Canada confirmed that it had settled the proceedings with the Competition Bureau, and noted that they were the first ticketing company in the country to voluntarily ensure total prices were displayed upfront to Canadian consumers.
Ticketmaster Canada also touted several practices it has adopted to enhance transparency in the ticketing space, including disclosing if resale tickets are being sold at above face value, preventing resale tickets from being listed for sale before the actual onsale date of priamry market tickets and clearly identifying if the ticketing service is the official primary ticket marketplace.


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During the publisher’s quarterly sales conference call on Wednesday, chief financial officer Frédérick Duguet also said the company expects to see a “nice” uptick in engagement and acquisition when it rolls out the first of several free major content updates later this month.
“The Division 2 is the best-selling game worldwide for the first six months of the year,” Duguet said.
Ubisoft claimed the The Division 2 was the “industry’s biggest hit” for consoles and PC in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, Latin America and Japan between January and June 2019, based on data from sales tracking groups NPD, GSD, GfK and Famitsu, as well as the publisher’s own estimates.
- Related: Review: The Division 2
“For the future,” Duguet added on the conference call, “we plan to drive acquisitions and engagement with a significant post-launch release plan, including three major content updates available for free to all players, with additional narratives and missions, new PvE mode and new specialisations.
“Episode 1 – DC Outskirts: Expeditions, will start releasing on July 23,” he continued.
“This major content update will include two new main missions, two classified assignments, a new Discovery difficulty setting for the raid, and the most demanded adjustments based on our community feedback. We expect it will have a nice boost to global activity and acquisition.”
On the same conference call, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot was coy on the publisher’s virtual reality plans when asked about reports Facebook has signed deals for exclusive Splinter Cell and Assassin’s Creed Oculus VR games.
Ubisoft recently revealed that Netflix has signed the rights to the upcoming The Division movie. Starring Jessica Chastain and Jake Gyllenhaal, it will be directed by David Leitch (John Wick, Atomic Blonde, Deadpool 2).


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LCI Industries, a supplier of components for recreational vehicles and adjacent industries and the aftermarket, will release its first-quarter financial results before the market opens on May 4.
LCI will also host a conference call at 11 a.m. EDT to discuss the results and other business matters. The call will conclude with a question-and-answer session with participation limited to institutional investors and analysts. Individual investors, retail brokers and the media are invited to listen to a live webcast of the call on the LCI Industries website at www.lci1.cominvestors.
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Rainbow Technologies Inc. announced alliance agreements with two companies in the public key encryption business, Entrust Technologies Inc. and Xcert International Inc.
Rainbow, supplier of data security products such as authentication tokens and the CryptoSwift cryptographic accelerator systems for electronic commerce, said it has been designated an Entrust technology partner.
Rainbow's CryptoSwift has been certified as compatible with Entrust/PKI, a popular public key infrastructure technology in the financial industry. Joint customers can use CryptoSwift to speed up their encryption functions "while enhancing performance and preserving their software investment," said Entrust chief technology officer Brian O'Higgins.
Rainbow similarly can combine its system with Xcert's PKI software. "The interoperability of our products is essential to processing secure business transactions over the Internet," said Shawn Abbott, chief technology officer of Rainbow. "Xcert's digital certificate technology and our cryptographic accelerator expertise provide the backbone for secure communications."


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The Great South Bay Brewery is taking its beer packaging in a new direction.
This week, the Bay Shore brewery announced it will be moving away from its beach-themed cans in favor for nautical flag designs.
According to GSB, the company wants to shift perception from being a summer-only beer creator to a “year-round brewery that takes the craft seriously.”
“The refined look is easy to spot, and the uniform design makes it distinguishable on the shelf,” explained GSB’s special projects manager, Ryan Randazzo. “Putting the beer style in big letters under the beer name we hope consumers will find it easier to effortlessly find the beer that’s right for them, and maybe try something new.”
Additionally, with the rebranding, Great South Bay Brewery will stop bottling its beer to focus on cans and kegs.
This decision was made after discovering a study that points to aluminum cans being the sustainable package of choice. According to the findings, transporting bottles emits 20 percent more greenhouse gases than cans do.
“The problem with glass is it’s heavy,” Zach Popp, sales representative at GSB, said. “Between the thick cardboard packaging used to make sure bottles don’t break and the larger carbon footprint it leaves when it comes to transportation, we decided to eliminate bottles entirely in an effort to go green.”
GSB’s new cans will go out into distribution beginning Wednesday, Aug. 14.
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Google has been on an aggressive shopping spree this month and its latest acquisition is SocialDeck, a Toronto-based Mobile Game development company. Coincidentally, all of Google’s acquisitions in August (Angstro, Slide, Jambool, Like.com and now SocialDeck) are related to social networking and games, so what is the Sergey Brin-Larry Page duo up to?
I can already smell a Facebook-Zynga killer in the ranks.
The Google SocialDeck story was first reported by Inside Social Games. SocialDeck is located in Waterloo, Ontario (close to Google’s regional office) and was founded in 2008. The company claims that its games witnessed more than a million downloads last year. In gaming circles, it is best known for its Shake & Spell, Color Connect and Pet Hero titles. However, I believe that Google will be more interested in SocialDeck’s cross-platform gaming platform called Spark which works on Blackberry, iPhone and Facebook platforms. If Google can leverage Spark to add Android capabilities, it can boast of an unmatched universal gaming platform which works on all leading mobile platforms and social networks alike and offer “anywhere, anytime, anyone” gaming experience.
Is Google planning to challenge Facebook? I’m not so sure. I fail to appreciate how the co-existence of Orkut and a new social network will help Google revive its social media ambitions. Google isn’t best known for its social media efforts – Google Wave is no more, Google Buzz isn’t much popular either and Orkut’s popularity has been limited to few countries including India & Brazil. What’s worse for Google, Facebook has recently piped Orkut as India’s most popular social network.
WSJ says Google might use this acquisition to build a new gaming service that it has been pitching to various top online social gaming firms. Paid Content reveals an interesting point that nearly all of Google’s acquisitions since July have been in search and social segments, two areas where the company feels threatened by Microsoft’s Bing search engine and Facebook respectively. Google has never been shy of revealing its interest in gaming after it invested $100 million in Zynga, which builds games for Facebook and other social sites. Google is trying hard to build a definitive partnership with Zynga.
Google Games is surely not too far. As SocialDeck puts it, “Till then, Happy Shaking :)”


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Last updated : January 08, 2002
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Maruti Udyog Ltd (MUL) launched a new venture, Maruti Finance in Mumbai yesterday. Through Maruti Finance, prospective buyers of Maruti vehicles can avail of car finance at competitive interest rates. For this venture, MUL has forged partnerships with eight finance companies - ABN Amro Bank, HDFC Bank, ICICI Ltd, Kotak Mahindra, Standard Chartered Bank and Sundaram Finance besides its existing joint ventures, Citicorp Maruti and Maruti Countrywide.
Apart from these finance companies, Maruti Finance will be available at all the 245 Maruti dealers present in 150 cities. After Mumbai, Maruti Finance will be rolled out in the rest of the country over the next six months.
Talking about the benefits of the latest venture, Jagdish Khattar, managing director, MUL, says, "Maruti Finance marks the coming together of the biggest players in the car finance business. They are the benchmarks in quality and efficiency. Combined with Maruti volumes and networked dealerships, this will enable Maruti Finance to offer superior service and competitive rates, thus ensuring a more fulfilling interaction of the customer with Maruti during the entire ownership cycle."
The idea of introducing a service like Maruti Finance was born out of a feasibility study carried out by the company in some other developed markets. According to the study, the purchase price of a car is only one-third of the total consumer spend during the ownership cycle of the vehicle. A third is accounted for by fuel. The rest goes into support services like vehicle insurance, maintenance etc. This presented a huge business opportunity to the company. However, the company is clear that the new initiative will only 'support' MUL's core business of selling cars.
Maruti Finance is part of a larger project dubbed Vistaar (expansion). Under Vistaar is the auto-related-services business of MUL. These include lease and fleet management for corporates, management of pre-owned cars called True Value, auto insurance and now Maruti Finance.
Surprisingly, unlike all its other ventures there was no pre-launch ad campaign to announce the company's latest initiative. In fact, when agencyfaqs! contacted the incumbent agency Lowe Lintas, Delhi, to check on the advertising plans, a top executive refused to speak on the subject with a curt, "No comments".
Apart from the Maruti Finance service, Lintas handles the advertising accounts of five MUL car brands Alto, Versa, Esteem, Baleno and Omni. Saatchi & Saatchi, Delhi, has the lone MUL brand WagonR, while Capital Advertising has True Value (pre-owned car business) and the corporate account, Rediffusion has the Maruti 800 account. ©2002agencyfaqs!First Published : January 08, 2002


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Turkish firm Yildiz was already a member of the World Cocoa Foundation, but last week announced that it had invested in an Ivorian sustainable cocoa initiative created by Cémoi, Blommer Chocolate and Petra Foods brand Delfi in 2010.
In the first half of 2014, Yildiz’s money will go towards providing drinkable water at eight of the program's 15 PACTS centers in the Ivory Coast. The second objective is to provide solar lighting for each center.
Water & light
Sibel Hür, corporate communications manager at Yildiz Holding, told ConfectioneryNews: “The completion of drilling points should improve considerably the sanitary conditions of the entire community, reducing the number of diseases related to unsafe drinking water.”
“Implementation of solar lighting installations for each center will allow both interior and exterior lighting of the buildings, and also charging of electrical equipment for up to 7 hours per day. This will greatly increase security level at the centers, and better monitoring of the center.”
Yildiz refused to disclose how much it was investing.
Improving quality in top producing nation
Camille Daniel, communication assistant at Cémoi, told us about the principal aim of PACTS.
“The objective is to create a sustainable supply of cocoa in the Ivory Coast through from the farmers to the consumer.”
“The problem in the Ivory Coast is that the quality of the cocoa is very basic. It’s the first cocoa producer in the world, but it is not the first quality producer in the world."
She continued: "Thanks to the efforts of the Ivorian supply chain, the quality of cocoa is improving considerably and Cemoi is working to promote this quality with its premium cocoa Cacao Frais in Ivory Coast."
Around 5% of the Cémoi group’s cocoa volumes are covered by the PACTS program. It has set a goal for all the cocoa for its Cémoi brand to come from a sustainable source by 2020.
“After for the group it depends – it depends on the demand of our clients,” said Daniel.
She said that demand was growing, but said it was Cémoi’s responsibility to convince its clients that it was better for them to have sustainable cocoa in their products.


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According to a recent survey released by S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian, the national consumer credit default rates declined in May from April. This month, the national composite posted at 1.04 percent, making it the lowest default rate since 2006. While mortgage default rates decreased, both bank card and auto default rates showed an increase over April.
David. M. Blitzer, chairman, and director of the S&P Dow Jones Indices index committee noted, “Consumer credit default rates decreased for their seventh consecutive month. The national composite is now only one basis point above its historic low. Mortgage default rates saw the biggest decline when compared to auto and bank card rates.”
After hitting record low default rates in March and April, the auto loan rate increased by one basis point to 0.93 percent. The bank card default rate accelerated by 13 basis points over April to 2.97 percent.
“New York was the only city to see its default rate increase but it showed the largest drop-off from one year ago. Dallas posted a new historic low of 0.77% while Chicago, Los Angeles, and Miami are at their lowest default rates since the start of the last recession. Miami continues to maintain the highest default rate of 1.74% while Dallas maintains the lowest rate of 0.77%. All five cities – Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, and New York – remain below default rates seen a year ago,” continues Blitzer.
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The Covid-19 pandemic has had major effects on every industry across the world, and transport and logistics is no exception. As a marketing manager or executive in transport and logistics, you already know how serious those effects have been so far, as well as how important it is to keep informed about the future course of the industry.
According to a report from Research and Markets dating from late 2020, the worldwide transport and logistics industry is expected to contract by 8 percent in 2021. Different regions will be impacted to varying degrees, and some sectors of the industry may see different rates of growth or contraction. By 2023 the global transport and logistics market is expected to experience a robust recovery, reaching $7,518.4 billion in 2023.
Transport and Logistics Outlook for 2021
During 2020 the global transport and logistics market was predicted to contract from $6,176.9 billion (USD) to $6,079.9 billion. By 2023 the market is expected to recover with a significant growth rate and reach 7,518.4 billion by the end of the year. After the contraction of 2020, the transport and logistics industry is expected to show robust growth and make a good recovery, surpassing pre-Covid levels quickly.
In the logistics sector, 2021 is expected to be a significant growth year, with a Research and Markets report from May 11, 2020 predicting a growth rate of 17.6 percent in 2021, rising from $2,734 billion in 2020 to $3,215 billion in 2021. Increased demand from healthcare and agriculture are expected to be major drivers of this growth, along with the recovery from the Covid crisis. Transport and supply chains for essential commodities, including medical supplies, are one of the major contributors expected to drive the logistics sector in 2020. Shortages of labor and Covid-19 test kits are expected to slow growth in the sector, while the implementation of task forces to fight the pandemic and the distribution of items such as face masks are expected to contribute to growth.
During the period in question, the Asia Pacific region is expected to have the largest market size, a result of China’s rapid recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. Other areas in the region, including India, Singapore, South Korea, and Japan, have also shown strong recoveries, and are resuming their normal functioning.
As of 2020, Western Europe was the largest market in the global transport industry, accounting for 31 percent of the market. Asia Pacific was the second largest market, accounting for 29 percent. Following the Covid-19 pandemic, Asia Pacific is expected to move ahead and become the largest market on the globe.
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Jinger Duggar defies her family rules with another rebellious outfit in a new photo
The 24-year-old reality television personality, Jinger Duggar-Vuolo, shocked fans once again by wearing pants instead of a long skirt or dress.
On Monday, March 26, 2018, her husband Jeremy shared a photo with his 406,000 Instagram followers. It showed Jinger wearing a pair of black pants and a floral print shirt.
As reported by Pop Culture, the photo also showed her 23-week baby bump. They announced the pregnancy on their website on January 3, 2018.
Her choice of clothing caused an uproar among her fans. The Duggar household is known for strict rules and dress code. The Duggar women only wear long skirts and dresses.
Fans rushed to the comment section to express their views. Some were excited that Jinger is finally becoming her own person, free of the rigid rules of her childhood home.
Others were less impressed and pointed out that Jinger makes controversial decisions all the time. Wearing pants instead of a skirt is nothing new in the Vuolo household.
An Instagram user known only as Judy said that 'people will still be commenting about her wearing pants when she's 40,' and added that Jinger had been wearing pants 'for at least a year.'
Kimber explained that Jinger only wore dresses out of respect for her parents. She has since then left her childhood home and is now free to choose her own path.
While her married life with pastor Jeremy has opened up new opportunities for Jinger, she still has to adhere to her husband's rules about modesty, as well as those of the church.
Some might find the Duggar's, and even Vuolo's, ideas to be outdated and antiquated. Nevertheless, the Christian families still have a large following.
"It is not your liberty, women, to wear sensual, seductive clothing that is designed to draw the attention of your brothers."
Jeremy Vuolo, The Hollywood Gossip, April 17, 2017.


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NISSWA, Minn. — A glass of wine to unwind at the end of a long day is nice, but more than 200 wines from all over the world plus food? Well, that might be a good reason for a road trip.
The de'Vine Wine and Culinary Weekend is all about wine, food, education and fun.
“It’s really a three day excursion into flavors and fun,” said Frank Soukup, Director of Marketing at Grandview Lodge.
“This is one of my favorite weekends of wine in the entire state,” agreed Jason Kallsen of Twin Cities Wine Education.
The event includes seminars with wine makers and classes with sommeliers, and of course the Grand Tasting. That's three hours of more than 200 wines from both large and small producers, along with 16 different foods.
“What’s really cool about this weekend is you get to experience a little bit of everything and that’s really important in the world of wine because there’s so much diversity out there right now,” Kallsen said.
Soukup shared some of the culinary offerings with KARE 11 Sunrise.
“Of course, your cheese and meat plate and our wonderful dry rub buffalo wings,” he said – adding the the wings are his personal favorite.
The food also includes a crab cake on top of an heirloom tomato salad.
He said even non-wine drinkers can enjoy the event.
“After 200 different tastings if you don’t find anything you like, you’re going to have a good time anyway!” Soukup said.
There are still a handful of rooms left at the Grandview Lodge, so snag those up right away if you want to go. But anyone can buy tickets for the grand tasting.
Soukup also said the Grandview is undergoing an expansion so next year will be even bigger and better.
- de’Vine Wine and Culinary Weekend
- February 8-10
- Tickets: $105/person for a day ticket, $80/person for grand tasting ticket
- Lodging and event packages starting at $250/person.
- You can buy tickets here.
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Nine Bangladeshi young entrepreneurs have taken place in the Forbes 30 under 30 Asia list
The prestigious business magazine Forbes released its sixth annual “30 Under 30 Asia” list on Monday.
The Bangladeshis who named in this year’s list are: Gaze cofounders Shehzad Noor Taus Priyo, 24, and Motasim Bir Rahman, 26; Cramstack founder Mir Sakib, 28; Awareness 360 cofounders Shomy Chowdhury, 26, and Rijve Arefin, 26; Obhizatrik Foundation founder Ahmed Imtiaz Jami, 27; Hydroquo+ cofounders Rizvana Hredita, 28, and Md Zahin Rohan Razeen, 22; and Pickaboo cofounder Morin Talukder, 27.
The nine youths got listed for their work in three sectors — enterprise technology, social impact, and retail and e-commerce.
With 30 honourees chosen for each of the 10 categories, the list includes young entrepreneurs, leaders, and trailblazers from across Asia, all under the age of 30, who are overcoming the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and finding new opportunities in the new normal.
The categories include arts; entertainment and sports; finance and venture capital; media, marketing and advertising; retail and e-commerce; enterprise technology; industry, manufacturing and energy; healthcare and science; social impact and consumer technology.
Shehzad Noor Taus Priyo and Motasim Bir Rahman
Taus and Mostasim’s Gaze, a Singapore and Bangladesh-based AI startup, offers visual recognition technologies for online transactions. Launched in 2018, Gaze claims to build frictionless online checkout. According to Gaze Facebook page, they build Gazepass, a passwordless sign in API for developers that is compatible with any device with a webcam or biometric sensor.
Cramstack founder Mir Sakib
Mir Sakib was honoured for Cramstack, a startup that uses AI to automate the extraction of information from unstructured data to provide insights for businesses. The idea behind Cramstack is to build a search platform that would allow users to search enterprise data sources as easily as a Google search.
Awareness 360 cofounders Shomy Chowdhury & Rijve Arefin
Shomy and Arefin cofounded Awareness 360, a Kuala Lumpur-based NGO with 1,500 volunteers in 23 countries and a 150,000-strong campaign on personal hygiene basics like handwashing, water filtration, and sanitation.
Obhizatrik Foundation founder Ahmed Imtiaz Jami
Jami founded the Obhizatrik Foundation to help underprivileged children. So far, his foundation has assisted one million people in poverty alleviation, education, health and nutrition, human rights, and other areas with the aid of 3,500 volunteers.
Hydroquo+ cofounder Rizvana Hredita and Zahin Rohan Razeen
Hydroquo+, founded by Hredita and Razeen, provides AI-powered water management solutions that report on water quality, detect leakage, and forecast demand based on consumption.
Pickaboo cofounder Morin Talukder
Morin’s cofounded e-commerce company, Pickaboo, is well-known in Bangladesh for offering high-quality products and fast delivery. It was one of the first companies to include EMI and same-day delivery.
From 2016 to 2020, a total of nine Bangladeshis made the list. But this year alone, nine Bangladeshi youths named in the list of Forbes for their outstanding contributions to enterprise technology, social impact, and retail and e-commerce.
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- Hola gives the people of Bangladesh free access to a world of online content with the launch of its Hola Browser - January 27, 2023
- Don’t stop cultivating cash crops but increase production in unutilized lands: PM - January 13, 2023


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As senior citizens deal with anxiety about the coronavirus, grocery store chains and other retailers have come up with a way to ease their fears: shopping times reserved exclusively for them.
Target, Whole Foods, Walmart and Dollar General began dedicating early morning shopping times for older customers this week. The theory is that allowing seniors to shop among smaller crowds could reduce their chances of acquiring the virus and give them first crack at buying hand sanitizer and other products that have been hard to find because of panic shopping.
Target is dedicating an hour each week for the elderly and those with underlying health concerns – who are the most most vulnerable to COVID-19 – to shop.
Target’s more than 1,800 stores nationwide will “reserve the first hour of shopping each Wednesday at stores nationwide for vulnerable guests,” the company said, adding it is “encouraging other guests to plan their shopping trips around this timeframe.”
Walmart will be offering special shopping hours for seniors. From March 24 through April 28, shoppers 60 and older will be able to enter the store one hour before it opens to all customers. Walmart’s pharmacies and vision centers will also be open to older customers, who are considered among the most vulnerable to the virus, during that time.
It’s an hour-long shopping event for seniors every Tuesday for people 60 and older.
All Whole Foods stores in the U.S. and Canada will allow customers 60 and older to shop before opening to the general public. For example, if a store opens at 9 a.m., seniors can start shopping at 8 a.m.
In a message from its corporate offices, Dollar General “is strongly encouraging that the first hour of operations each day be dedicated solely for the shopping needs of senior customers, who are one of the groups most vulnerable to the COVID-19 coronavirus.”
William Petri, a professor in the University of Virginia’s Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, said setting aside dedicated times for seniors to shop makes sense.
Petri said health officials have found that many people who are infected don’t have symptoms right away but are still infectious.
“That’s an even better reason to try to isolate those who are most vulnerable, like the elderly, from younger people through dedicated shopping hours,” Petri said.
Better yet, Petri said, would be for seniors to get groceries delivered to their homes.
As of Friday, Virginia has 114 positive cases of coronavirus. James City County, which is seeing the brunt of the cases, has 19; Williamsburg has four; York County three and one in Newport News.
The two coronavirus-related deaths in the state were in the Peninsula.
The outbreak has caused more than 10,000 deaths out of nearly 245,000 cases worldwide.
For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. The vast majority of people recover.


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‘EA Sports FC’ Just Killed ‘FIFA 24’
Posted On July 18, 2023
In May of last year, EA Sports confirmed that its 30-year partnership with FIFA, soccer’s governing body, was coming to an end—which, if you’d been playing FIFA (the game) since forever, was earth-shaking news.
It all came down to money. According to The New York Times, FIFA was asking for double its $150 million licensing fee to allow Electronic Arts to continue using its name. EA, meanwhile, was starting to question what it was actually getting for that money. “Basically, what we get from FIFA in a non-World Cup year is the four letters on the front of the box, in a world where most people don’t even see the box anymore because they buy the game digitally,” Andrew Wilson, CEO of EA, reportedly told employees.
The world’s most successful football franchise had faced little competition for years, but with FIFA threatening to release its own rival game, the future suddenly looked uncertain for the FIFA game. Would EA lose licensing rights and have to resort to generic Pro Evo-style teams and players, with Erwin Holland of the Manchester Blues banging in goals in the First Division? Would FIFA really be able to make its own game?
As one of the eight people on earth who watched United Passions, the FIFA-funded hagiography starring Tim Roth as now-disgraced former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and Sam Neill as now-disgraced former FIFA president Joao Havelange, I had my doubts about FIFA’s ability to make a successful video game. Equal parts venal and bureaucratic, the organization seemed to lack the agility and cultural acuity to pull it off, even if, with $4 billion sitting in the bank, it certainly had the money.
A quote from disgraced current FIFA president Gianni Infantino seemed to confirm my suspicions. “The new FIFA game—FIFA 25, 26, 27, and so on—will always be the best eGame for any girl or boy, we will have news about it very soon,” he said. I’ve been keeping an eye out over the past year, scanning “eGame” job boards looking for soccer-related hiring sprees, poking into rumors that sports game veterans 2K had been enlisted. There has been no news.
The final blow to FIFA’s hopes of making a plausible rival to EA’s juggernaut arrived earlier this week at a glitzy launch event for EA Sports FC 24, which will be released on September 29. A carousel of EA Sports execs in casual shirts and box-white trainers announced that the company had sewn up exclusive rights to the Premier League, La Liga, the UEFA Champions League, and pretty much every other club competition in both the men’s and women’s game.
That leaves FIFA’s hypothetical game in the position of a cash-strapped lower division team: unable to compete. Dead in the water. Whether that’s good or bad depends on what you think of EA’s flagship franchise: It sells hundreds of millions of copies every year but riles fans by charging full price each year for incremental gameplay improvements and new rosters, and it tries to wring more cash out of them with the loot box mechanics of Ultimate Team. (I’m not saying a FIFA-made alternative would be better: I suspect it’d be much worse, but perhaps more competition would be good.)


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European Publishers Council Vision on Copyright
With the announcement of copyright reform by the new European Commission the European Publishers Council (EPC) is pleased to present their “Copyright Vision” including specific recommendations that are designed to help realise the full potential of the media and publishing ecosystem to the benefit of creators and every internet user.
To support rapid market developments and consumer demands, the EPC’s vision combines three digital elements: the technical infrastructure, specific parts of the legislative framework to be adapted in line with digital media developments, and innovative practical solutions, based on licensing and clear guidelines to promote transparency.
The EPC’s vision references the important work of the Linked Content Coalition on simplifying ways to identify rights and to improve discoverability of rightsholders and licensors. The technical framework and data model developed by the LCC has been adopted by the UK’s Copyright Hub and is being tested in an innovative EU co-funded project called the RDI project.
EPC Copyright Vision: Copyright Enabled on the Network


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Awww yeah, Microsoft announces the Developer Awwward
There are far too many award shows nowadays. It seems like every week, the entertainment industry puts on a show to give itself awards -- Oscars, Emmys and MTV Music Awards to name a few. However, what about the nerds and geeks? Where are the awards for people like web developers? Sure, they aren't trendy and don't dress in meat-clothing like Lady Gaga, but they deserve awards nonetheless. Microsoft apparently agrees with this sentiment as the company announces the all-new Developer Awwward as a part of the coveted website awards, Awwwards.
"We're delighted to announce there’s a new web award celebrating websites that seek to balance innovative design with quality code. In conjunction with Awwwards, today we are launching the Developer Awwward, which recognizes the work of web developers and designers who care about the inner beauty of their websites. The Developer Awwward was inspired by the amazing work behind some of the best experiences on the web that demonstrate what it means to be inclusive of all people, regardless of device or browser", says Microsoft.
While Microsoft says "regardless of device or browser", it must be noted that this award is being presented in a "special collaboration with Internet Explorer". While this is not necessarily a bad thing, some may argue that a specific web browser should not be featured for such an award as a conflict of interest.
If you are interested in the Awwwards, including the new Developer Awwward, please visit the site here. However, if you are considering nominating your own website, please know that there is a fee of either $32 or $64.


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CWT-Assisted Sales Help U.S. Dairy Farmers Maintain World Market Share
May 11, 2015
In April, Cooperatives Working Together helped its member cooperatives contract to sell 6.047 million pounds of American-type cheese, 55,116 pounds of butter, and 9.841 million pounds of whole milk powder.
When added to sales placed under contract from January through March, the April sales bring the 2015 year-to-date totals to 29.5 million pounds of cheese, 24.4 million pounds of butter, and 9.9 million pounds of whole milk powder. Together, these sales will send the equivalent of 893 million pounds of milk, on a milkfat basis, to customers in 28 countries on five continents, now through October 2015.
Developed by NMPF, CWT is a voluntary export assistance program supported by the majority of the nation’s dairy farmers. By helping to move U.S. dairy products into world markets, CWT grows the U.S. dairy farmers’ share of these expanding markets which, in turn, benefits farm milk prices.


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Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
SALT LAKE CITY — The managers of The Gateway have announced a new restaurant will be opening next month.
Retail Properties of America Inc. said Wednesday that a new "supper club" restaurant concept, DOPO, will begin serving customers in a few weeks.
Meaning "next" in Italian, DOPO is purported to be an upscale, live music-oriented restaurant featuring Italian and Mediterranean fare with nightly live jazz. The establishment will feature a 1930s supper club ambiance, with special amenities including the sale of roses, orchids and boutonnieres, as well as Italian chocolate cigars, according a statement from the company.
“The 'Italian Diaspora' was the substantial migration of Italians from about 1900 to 1950. Not only did Italians populate countries bordering the Mediterranean, but South America and Brazil, where for example 60 percent of Argentina’s population is of Italian descent,” said executive chef Christian Maymi. “DOPO represents what Italians did 'next,' by absorbing influences of local cuisine, music and culture.”
DOPO is expected to open in August.
“We are very excited about the announcement of this dynamic restaurant concept,” said Stacy Short, Retail Properties of America assistant vice president and leasing director for the West region. “We are eager to host their inventive new concept, joining several new retailers such as GameWorks and RocketFizz at The Gateway.”
The opening of the new dining establishment comes in the wake of one of the shopping center's original restaurant tenants announcing its departure. Citing declining patronage, Z’Tejas Southwestern Grill announced Tuesday it would be closing its Utah location at The Gateway on Aug. 2.
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The brand launched its official store on LazMall in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand at the end of May with a Super Grand Opening Day.
The flagship will be the brand’s first entrance into Malaysia’s online beauty market and will have the largest online inventory in Singapore, claimed Lazada.
Bobbi Brown Cosmetics is the fifth brand under Estée Lauder Companies to launch its online flagship store on Lazada.
“Having an iconic international brand like Bobbi Brown Cosmetics on board LazMall as its e-commerce partner of choice is a great win for Lazada and our customers,” said president of Lazada Group, Jing Yin.
“For years we have worked hard to curate an offering of leading international and local brands, particularly in the prestige beauty category, and we are excited to now bring Bobbi Brown’s world-class products to our shoppers in Southeast Asia.”
Partnerships are key
Moony Li, Lazada Group senior vice president and regional head of FMCG, told CosmeticsDesign-Asia that female consumers were extremely important to the company.
“In the global e-commerce landscape, 85% of all brand purchases are made by women, while 22% of women shop online at least once a day. Specifically for beauty and cosmetics, there is ever-increasing demand in this part of the world with regional sales of beauty and personal care products accounting for 37% of the total global sales in 2017.”
Li said the beauty and cosmetics category was one of Lazada’s top three performing categories among its female consumers in SEA and expects it to continue growing.
In order to maintain its position as a leading online beauty destination by partnering with leading beauty companies, providing assurance among its consumers and enhancing the online shopping experience among its consumers.
Lazada has partnerships with some of the top beauty conglomerates including L’Oréal, Estée Lauder Companies and Amorepacific.
Li said: “Lazada has been the partner of choice for brands and sellers for more than seven years. As pioneers in the e-commerce space in SEA, we’ve served as a trusted gateway for many top beauty brands to take their region’s retail business online as well as to reach a new customer profile that their physical retail network is unable to reach.”
Bringing on the ‘shoppertainment’
The virtual mall is currently home to over 1,5000 brands and offers three promises: 100% authenticity, 15-day hassle-free return, and next-day delivery.
“This has been an attractive proposition for the world’s most established beauty brands as well as for beauty customers alike,” said Li.
Aside from providing consumers with a trustworthy source, Li said it was important to provide its consumers with unique shopping experiences.
“We believe online shopping should be more than just discounts and deals. Our focus is on ‘shoppertainment’, building an engaging shopping experience for consumers beyond transactions.”
For instance, the company used the latest technology for the grand opening of Bobbi Brown’s LazMall store.
“Our store builder tool allowed us to create a beautiful storefront for Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, and we integrated the brand’s colour shade selector guidance for customers to make more informed purchases. We used livestreaming technology with local KOLs to showcase makeup tutorials and tips using Bobbi Brown products which viewers could buy instantly within the app. Other tools used included PDP video content, splash screens and Feed takeovers to enrich the customer experience,” said Li.
She added that the company received an overwhelming response on Bobbi Brown’s Super Grand Opening Day and achieved twice its sales target.


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text: DESPITE its export value the performances of various mineral products in the world market, the sector has in general lacked apparent benefits to local communities and tend to cause endless conflicts between investors and the people in the area. Statistics show that the mining sector has for years been contributing only 2.8 per cent of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), thus raising a state of discontents among state and non state actors over the little gains. For example, the recent attempt by the government to raise gold royalty rates to four per'cent saw most of the mining firms complying although for some non state actors it was still too low compared with other major African gold producers. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) first quarter 2012, show that the mining sector recorded a growth rate of 14.3 per'cent compared to only 0.8 per'cent in the similar first quarter of the corresponding period 2011. The growth rate was attributed to the increase in gold and diamond production, noted the report. The gold produced increased from 8,140 Kgs in the first quarter of 2011 compared to 16,736 Kgs in the similar period of 2012. Diamond produced increased from 10,472 carats in the first quarter of 2011 compared to 57,330 carats in the period under review of 2012. Dominated by gold and invigorated by recently discovered uranium in different places, the sector has grown at an astonishing rate since liberal mining legislation was introduced in the late 1990s to attract investments. Gold exports have continued to play a significant role in the country's foreign earnings due to the appreciation of its prices in the world market. The value of gold exports according to the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) monthly economic review for June this year, increased by 30.4 per cent to 2,330.7 million US dollars (3.72tri/-) largely due to a rise in the world market price by 21.9 per cent to 1,671.08 (about 2,673.73/-) per troy ounce. "The volume of gold exports also went up to 38.4 tonnes from 37.4 tonnes recorded during the year ending June 2011," noted the report. Commenting on the Bank report Dr Dothath Olomi, the chairman of the Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship Development said however, there was great need to enhance export based agriculture products to ensure the nation with sustainable foreign earnings. "Although gold contributions to country's exports are enormous, but benefits accrued were still minimal due to the nature of the investments and contracts signed," he observed. Dr Olomi who cautioned on the seriousness on the forthcoming contract signing especially on the gas sector to ensure win win situation. He urged stakeholders led by the government to increase investments in agro based products to fill the supply constraints gap and harness potential benefits emerging from the neighbouring countries like Burundi, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Kenya and Uganda. Some of the commodities exported to the neighbouring countries are cement, textile, apparels, edible oil, plastic items, iron and steel products, wheat flour and paper goods. In the BoT report, the value of export of goods and services in the period under review was 7,990.2 million US dollars (12.78tri/-) compared to 7,050.7 million US dollars (11.28tri/-) recorded during the year ending June 2011. The improvement was largely on account of increase in gold exports and travel receipts. Traditional exports amounted to 761.1 million US dollars 1.22tri/-), which is 9.2 per cent higher than the level exported in the corresponding period of 2011. The development was mainly attributable to an increase in both export volumes and prices of cotton, tea, cloves and cashewnuts. Exports value of tobacco declined by 5.9 per cent to 271.9 million US dollars (435.04bn/-) mainly due to decrease in the world market prices. The value of non-traditional exports was 4,108 million US dollars (6.57tri/-), compared to 3,560.5 million US dollars (5.69tri/-) recorded during the year ending June 2011 dominated by gold and manufactured goods. Last week, Barrick Gold, the world's biggest gold producer, confirmed it is considering selling its 74 per cent stake to the China National Gold and the Zijin Mining Group - the state owned, in its African operation, African Barrick Gold (ABG). As the fourth largest producer in Africa, gold accounts for over 40 per cent of the value of its goods exports. With four mines in the North West, ABG is the country's largest extractor of the metal. Chinese companies have been positioning themselves in the country's growing mineral economy and last year, Sichuan Hongda announced a 3 billion US dollars investment in coal and iron ore mining, while the Export-Import Bank of China have provided 1 billion US dollars in loans for a 532km gas pipeline.


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Manchester Home to Billion Pound Tech Companies
Manchester becomes home to Â£1bn tech companies, including Autotrader, Blue Prism, The Hut Group and boohoo.
11:41 28 October 2018
A new research released by venture capital analytics company Dealroom has found that Manchester is now “competing on a global scale” as it becomes home to £1bn tech companies. It highlights that despite Manchester’s smaller population when compared to London, it now has 10 specialist business centres for startup firms and had investment per head of population of £380 in 2017.
Jeremy Wright, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, said: “The UK’s track record in creating fast-growing tech companies is second to none in Europe. These new statistics show Manchester and Edinburgh are now competing on a global scale and stellar tech firms are growing right across the country, spreading new jobs and investment. Through our Digital and Industrial Strategies we are creating the conditions to start up and grow brilliant tech ideas into world-beating global businesses and pushing the boundaries of science to change people’s lives for the better.”
Matthew Moulding, Founder and CEO of The Hut Group, said: “Manchester led the industrial revolution and generations later the digital tech sector is providing new prosperity and jobs for the people of the city. At The Hut Group we have grown into a global company from our Manchester home, with access to talent and supply chains worldwide. You don’t need to be in London to grow an international business.”
Mike Gordon, CEO of TransUnion (formerly Callcredit), said: “Over the past decade, Leeds has affirmed its place as a digital hub, and we’re proud to be a part of that. We’ve been fortunate to benefit from a great local pool of talent as we’ve grown, with our innovation and expertise attracting international investment. Now, as TransUnion, we’re part of a global network, with access to a broader range of products and technology to enable our continued expansion.”


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About 3,300 products in supermarkets in Belgium have become more expensive since the federal government banned discounts to prevent panic-buying mid-March.
Of those products, about 1,500 products have even become over 10% more expensive, a study by data company Daltix and commissioned by Het Laatste Nieuws shows. On average, supermarket prices have risen by 2.6%.
At the end of March, the restrictions on promotions were relaxed again, but the study shows that prices are still higher than they were before the ban.
- Coronavirus: Supermarkets allowed to give discounts again
- Belgian supermarkets move to fight crowding and panic-buying
“Some supermarkets are not doing any special offers, while others are limiting their promotions," said retail expert Gino Van Ossel to VRT. "The government can ban discounts, but it cannot oblige supermarkets to reintroduce them," he added.
At the moment, supermarkets can only announce promotions or offers that were already agreed before the crisis, but introducing new discounts is not yet allowed.
We moeten volop weer naar #kortingen en promoties gaan. Had dat vorige week al voorgelegd aan Nationale Veiligheidsraad, is doorgeschoven naar nu vrijdag. Toelaten van kortingen en promoties moet onderdeel zijn van heropstart bedrijven en economie.— Nathalie Muylle (@nathaliemuylle) April 20, 2020
Federal Minister for Economy Nathalie Muylle said she hopes that the National Security Council will discuss this measure on Friday, as several supermarkets, such as Colruyt, are asking to relax the measure further.
“Still, it could take some time for these discounts to appear,” said Van Ossel.
Supermarkets also pointed out that they cannot reintroduce promotions overnight, but that it's a whole mechanism that has to be restarted. “As soon as some players provide discounts and restart the competition, others will follow," Van Ossel added.
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The somewhat niche industry of high-end cosmetics has been a mixed bag for investors this year.
On the positive side, you’ve got Estee Lauder (EL) and L’Oreal (LRLCY), which are up a respective 16% and 12% year-to-date. But you’ve also got Revlon (REV), which has only been able to eke out a 3% gain, and Elizabeth Arden (RDEN), which has been hacked in half.
But there is a clear standout in the crowd: 2013 IPO Coty (COTY), which is enjoying a sizzling 50% year-to-date return, fueled in part by Thursday’s rally on fiscal fourth-quarter earnings
That’s great if you’re already in COTY stock. But the future might not be so blemish-free. Coty faces some big-time risks, and the valuation has become downright toppy.
First, let’s take a look at Coty’s Q4 results. Revenues fell by about 2% to $1.02 billion, just edging out Street estimates for $1.01 billion. Earnings flipped the script, jumping from a loss of $20.1 million in the year-ago period to a profit of $21 million. On an adjusted basis, earnings of 8 cents per share also barely managed to get past consensus expectations for 7 cents.
That drop in revenues isn’t a blip, either. Coty’s sales have suffered year-over-year declines for three consecutive quarters.
So why are investors still enthused about COTY stock?
COTY Stock: Pros and Cons
Well, there is the stable of top-notch brands (many based on licenses). The list includes adidas, Calvin Klein, Chloé, Davidoff, Marc Jacobs, OPI, philosophy, Playboy, Rimmel and Sally Hansen. Coty also boasts an extensive distribution platform that covers more than 130 countries and territories.
But the biggest potential driver for COTY stock is last month’s $13 billion acquisition of the beauty brands of Procter & Gamble (PG), including Clairol and CoverGirl. This deal is expected to add $5 billion in annual revenues to a company that has generated just $4.4 billion during the past 12 months.
Cost savings will be a key to the deal. By fiscal 2017, the COTY thinks it can get at least $270 million in cutbacks. Given that there’s likely a lot of duplication with P&G, this target doesn’t seem unreasonable, and could even be a low-ball estimate.
The problem is that the P&G assets have also been mostly flat in terms of revenue growth. True, some of the blame goes to managerial neglect as the business was not core (that’s why Procter & Gamble dumped it). But reviving tired brands is no easy feat and will likely mean more expenditures, in terms of product development and advertising. COTY also will take on $3 billion in additional debt, which will essentially double its total amount.
And COTY has never attempted a transformative acquisition; most of the dealmaking has been for much smaller companies like OPI Products and Philosophy. So there is certainly execution risk for COTY management.
Something else to consider: Back in 2012, Coty attempted to purchase Avon Products (AVP) — what would’ve been a potential disaster, if you consider that AVP’s market capitalization is currently a mere quarter of what it was at its 2012 peak.
Finally, there is the premium valuation of COTY stock, which is trading at a price-to-earnings ratio of 57. That’s high not just compared to the broader market, but also compared to the elevated valuations in the industry. Revlon trades at 44 times earnings, EL at 29x and L’Oreal at 19x.
In other words, there is not much room for error with COTY stock. But again, the P&G deal could easily result in some slip-ups, which would knock down the valuation. So for now, it’s probably best to stay away from COTY stock.
Tom Taulli runs the InvestorPlace blog IPO Playbook. He is also the author of High-Profit IPO Strategies, All About Commodities and All About Short Selling. Follow him on Twitter at @ttaulli. As of this writing, he did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities.
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The UAE Maritime Week sheds light on the excellence of the sector as part of its most prominent activities on the third day
Witnessed the last day of the Seatrade Maritime and Logistics Conference and Exhibition In the Middle East 565 great interest in new trends in the maritime industry and the importance of governance in promoting excellence and competitiveness
Under the auspices of the UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, the Seatrade Conference and Exhibition for the Maritime and Logistics Sector in the Middle East 565, the main event within the activities of UAE Maritime Week, at the Dubai World Trade Centre, achieving far-reaching results for the maritime industry. The third day of the event focused on excellence in the maritime sector, and highlighted the most important achievements of the UAE, which has established itself as a leading global maritime center. The conference included a number of discussions and dialogue sessions that dealt with the latest developments and trends, with a focus on the importance of good governance and management to adopt excellence in the maritime sector.
The great success achieved by the Seatrade Conference and Exhibition for the Maritime and Logistics Sector in the Middle East 565 is due to its ability to gather leaders, decision-makers and senior influencers from those involved in the maritime sector, To enhance cooperation and exchange of information. The participants contributed to constructive discussions, which focused on the development of trade and logistics services in the UAE. And a review of a wide range of topics, from adopting best sustainability practices to digitization and innovation in logistics solutions, with an emphasis on the UAE’s efforts to support business excellence and caring for individuals working in the sector.
20230519 Ibrahim El Behairy, Managing Director, Middle East and Africa at WinGD, said: “This event has proven to be the ideal platform for exchanging experiences and innovative ideas in the industry, to popularize a new culture rich in competitiveness. And excellence, especially the review of the latest technologies, new business models in the maritime sector, and the most important opportunities in emerging markets, which will help the parties operating in the industry to distinguish.”
Chris Morley, Group Director of Maritime Events at Informa Markets, said: “We succeeded during this edition of the Seatrade Conference and Exhibition for the Maritime and Logistics Sector in the Middle East 565, by being a major catalyst for cooperation and integration between actors in the maritime sector, and we focused on adopting sustainability practices, which is one of the most important priorities; We have made great efforts to push the industry towards reducing carbon emissions, for a greener future in the shipping sector, and we appreciate the UAE’s initiative and its participation in strategic dialogues to offer qualitative solutions in this field. We can say that the event was a unique gathering to build a better maritime sector.”


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Cyber security pros and risk analysts should be better than the average person at detecting fraud, but a little over three percent submitted their personal identification information to sign up for an app described as “Shazam for voice identification.”
Credit Trulioo, a global identity and business verification company, which launched an online fraud experiment to evoke some interest around International Fraud Awareness Week. (It was also National Nurse Practitioner Week and Dear Santa Letter Week and almost overlapped with Intimate Apparel Marketing Week.)
Trulioo said that despite the abundance of online resources and press coverage on fraud and fraud prevention, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) received nearly 2.7 million fraud complaints in the United States last year.
So Trulioo set out to learn whether fraudsters, under the guise of a fake company, offering a fake product, could convince internet users to disclose their personal information.
It created a web page for a fictitious company called Agile ID Technologies, offering a fictitious mobile app, “Aurdentity”. Marketed as “Shazam for voice identification”, the fake mobile app claimed to use voice recognition technology to not only identify people when exposed to their voice, but also retrieve background information about them.
Trulioo ran a week-long campaign that delivered ads to compliance professionals, fraud and risk analysts, and other individuals who showed an interest in data privacy, cybersecurity and technology, and may even have had credentials. They were directed to a fake company’s web page where visitors were asked to sign up for Audentity by providing their personal information including name and email addresses. None of the information was recorded or stored, unfortunately eliminating the possibility of followup interviews.
The campaign resulted in a total of 2,139 unique visits to the fictitious company’s website. Of those visitors, 66 people completed the sign-up form.


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August 24, 2016
MasterCard Launches MasterPass in Brazil
Dec. 9, 2013
Less than a week after launching its digital paymentsplatform in Europe , MasterCard made a similar announcement concerning Brazil. In one of the world’s exploding e-commerce and mobile markets, the company’s MasterPass service now enables consumers in Brazil to store payment credentials in the cloud and make one-touch e- and m-commerce payments at participating merchants. In addition to making payments simpler for consumers, MasterCard said merchants will benefit from MasterPass by leveraging a full suite of digital services to offer their products through many channels in many ways. The digital service enables consumers use NFC, QR codes, tags or mobile devices to make purchases online and in brick-and-mortar stores.
Brazil, because of its large Internet-connected population and familiarity with credit cards, has long been considered ripe for online commerce.
Marcelo Tangioni, vice president of Products at MasterCard Brazil and Southern Cone, said: “Consumers here are embracing a digital lifestyle and, to meet this shift, shopping and payment experiences need to evolve. With MasterPass, all connected devices can become shopping devices, and allow consumers to make purchases from any location.”


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An on-line game is actually merely a digital game that’s either largely repeated the Net or even some other local area network obtainable through the Internet. It’s likewise named hugely multiplayer online duty playing game (MMORPG) or hugely multi-player on the internet part playing activity (MMORPG). There are practically hundreds of on the internet video games to pick from and also most of all of them are totally free to participate in. As a matter of fact, considerable amounts of these cost-free online video games are actually possibly extra delightful and addictive than some types of internet gaming. situs slot online terpercaya
On-line video gaming is actually significant organization, approximated at over $Fifty billion every year. One of the most prominent categories of on the web gaming is actually greatly multiplayer internet role playing mmorpgs or even games.
In terms of research on the result of internet gaming, researchers have actually put a ton of focus on the job of feelings as well as the technique they impact on the internet gaming actions. Primarily, they have actually examined the role of temper, poisoning, and also physical violence. What they’ve discovered is actually that these elements might dramatically have an effect on players. It is achievable that the present “covid-19 effect” on on-line games behavior may ignore how much harm or even negative impact these factors may have.
What scientists discovered is actually that folks who go through from anxiety are actually especially prone to the “covid-19 influence”. Other relationships, like the connection in between physical violence as well as video gaming, was actually more powerful for individuals who were actually in contact with the family members of the person they were actually gaming along with.
While there carries out seem to be actually a relationship between bad Internet use and some styles of on-line games behavior, this doesn’t imply that participating in on-line reasons these damaging behaviors. Instead, researchers appeared at pair of teams of people, one of which was actually subjected to the “covid-19 effect” and also yet another group wasn’t, as well as looked at how they responded.
There are still various other studies being performed on the hookup in between on the web games and behavior. For instance, a research study published by Oxford College discovered that university student who participated in online often tended to devote a lot less opportunity speaking with good friends and more opportunity engaging in live discussion. This advises that people are using gaming platforms as a technique to prevent socializing along with their peers.
The majority of people do not come to be addicted to on the internet activities, and definitely don’t presume that playing all of them induces anything other than pleasure. And also if you are actually an adult, you can easily still play online.
Games has absolutely possessed an impact on culture, however it is actually certainly not whatever that you ‘d think. The question is whether or even not these improvements in community are actually being steered through internet video gaming itself.
There are actually a lot of different aspects at the workplace when you take a look at the influence of on-line games. One is obviously the reality that even more individuals are able to play. That results in the odds for even more headlines to become developed. This are going to likely result in even more labels that you’ll locate enjoyable, implying you’ll have even more possibilities when participating in online.
When it happens to names that they delight in, this will certainly mean that online gamers will certainly have better options. You’ll locate that there is a more significant choice for these headlines online. You will not must travel away from your house to become able to get a brand new video game.
As you may view, there are many different impacts that you can easily draw from internet gaming. Games might be actually a new outpost, however it’s an unlike being actually a new technique of enjoyment. Rather, it’s simply a tool that helps our company discover factors that our company recently could not discover. Thus, while there might be actually some unfavorable effects that you do not care for, at least you’ll manage to find for yourself the favorable elements of on-line gaming.