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Parents know that kids are savvy enough to bypass most Internet filters and controls
New York, NY (PRWEB) June 4, 2008
Internet safety is on the minds of a lot of parents these days. For many, however, it never seems to be near the front.
"We've found that a lot of people casually think about it or feel their normal routine is safe enough," says Pandora Corp. co-founder Manuel Coats. "Unfortunately, for many, it'll take a giant shocking jolt to get them to realize the severity of the situation."
That's a jolt that parents cannot afford to wait for. Despite the lack of headlines and increased awareness for the 2008 National Internet Safety Month (June), Pandora Corp., makers of PC Pandora computer monitoring software, are actively urging parents to take the time to talk to their young internet surfers this month.
"We want parents to do some research on their own, then talk to their kids, and also investigate and take advantage of technology tools designed and available for protecting their family," explains Coats.
It's not just the much-feared and publicized Internet predators either; it's cyberbullying, illegal file sharing, pornography, posting/sharing too much personal information, and even just simple mindless web surfing that can affect younger users. Now more than ever, it's important to talk to children about the Internet and monitor their Internet and computer activity.
"Monitoring computer activity is essential for 21st century parents," states Coats. "Children are still learning about the world. Part of growing up encompasses learning who to trust and how to act within society. Putting a massive global communication tool like the Internet at their fingertips, before they've learned about the dangers, and not monitoring activity can be a recipe for disaster."
That's why Pandora Corp. created PC Pandora monitoring software. The software works like a DVR or TiVo for your PC. By recording and taking sequential snapshots of what is on the computer screen, PC Pandora enables parents to see exactly what their children saw - and did. In addition, it has all the features that other programs utilize, such as website filtering, program blocking, keystroke logging, and it will even email a busy parent at work with updates on their child's activity. The new PC Pandora 5.0, released in February, added to the established first-rate monitoring capabilities and tossed a few new tricks into the bag, including a new webcam capture, chat control blocking and file tracking. The program also underwent a user interface makeover and received an upgrade in the fundamental stealth tactics and database technologies.
"Parents know that kids are savvy enough to bypass most Internet filters and controls," says Chief Software Evangelist Chris Graham. "That's why we focused the power of PC Pandora on the monitoring all computer activity side. We feel that being able to see and know without question what your kids are doing has more benefits than setting-up roadblocks and restricting access. If you can see what they are doing, you can talk to them about it and be a more effective parent."
Coats says that parents shouldn't rely on the safeguards provided by Internet websites and social networks. And despite the multiple arrests of Internet predators across the country, there seems to be an endless supply of perverts waiting and wanting to talk to teens about sex. That is why Pandora Corp. urges parents to remain vigilant, educated, and empowered with knowledge. Monitoring software like PC Pandora will give parents the knowledge they need to confront their child about appropriate online behavior. For many parents, it will offer reassurance and peace of mind.
"The bottom line here is you have to know what your kids are doing online," says Manuel Coats. "Where they are going and who they are talking to is key. We feel strongly that PC Pandora is the best all-around defense parents can get to help keep their children safe online. If someone is approaching a child with ill intentions, or if a child is engaging in risky behavior, if the parent is using our monitoring software, they will know."
A 2-hour trial is available at the PC Pandora website. As a special promotion for National Internet Safety Month, the company is offering the software at a discounted price; parents can use the code 'safe08' at checkout to get $10 off the Standard or Pro editions of the program.
About PC Pandora: Pandora Corporation was formed with one goal - to help our customers monitor, control and protect their families and themselves online. First released in mid 2005, PC Pandora has been constantly upgraded to industry-leading specifications and has received accolades from users, reviewers and even school districts and law enforcement agencies, who use the program to help in the day-to-day supervision of the children and citizens they are charged with protecting. The company website devotes space to helping parents with 18 Tips to Safe Surfing and Pandora's Blog, where current news in the world of online safety is discussed regularly. PC Pandora has vaulted into a leadership position by boasting a combination of features that unparalleled in the monitoring industry. In February 2008, Version 5.0 was released, again widening the spectrum of coverage and protection offered by the program. In addition, through the company's SAFE SCHOOLS program, schools and school districts can receive up to $100,000 worth of software to aid in protecting their students and their PCs. PC Pandora is also now available through the Pandora Corp. store at Amazon.com.
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Houston Outlaws Adds GameStop as Official Partner for the Overwatch League Team
27 Mar, 2019, 08:00 ET
FRISCO, Texas, March 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- GameStop and the Houston Outlaws have entered into a partnership to develop in-store content and experiences for the world's largest video game retailer.
GameStop will be bringing top-tier Overwatch instructional content to stores within Houston, Austin, San Antonio, and surrounding cities through Gaming Clinics featuring the Houston Outlaws. Fans will have newly find access to the team through a series of offline and digital events, keeping true to GameStop's "Power to the Players" focus. Texas-Local fans of the Houston Outlaws will also have additional opportunities to engage with live matches through additional official watch parties.
"Alongside GameStop, we will further evolve Houston Outlaws' award-winning fan engagement strategy," said Chris DeAppolonio, EVP - Partnerships, Infinite Esports & Entertainment. "Together, we'll be empowering fans to become better at Overwatch by learning in-depth tactics from their favorite Houston Outlaws players, while also providing unique and memorable experiences cheering on the team at watch parties. We're excited to work with an iconic, Texas-based company like GameStop to bring online and, more importantly, offline opportunities to our fans in the greater Houston area."
"When it comes to high-level competition in the Overwatch League, it doesn't get any better than the Houston Outlaws – and we are thrilled to partner with one of the very best esports organizations," said Frank Hamlin, Chief Marketing Officer for GameStop. "Through this partnership, we are hoping to provide access and resources to the amateur community that's looking to improve their skillset in the Overwatch League," Hamlin added.
About Houston Outlaws
As one of the leading organizations competing in the Overwatch League, the Houston Outlaws proudly represent Houston, San Antonio, Austin, College Station, and surrounding areas. Boasting some of the most memorable personalities in the circuit, as well as an industry-leading localized outreach program, the Houston Outlaws also represents a significant milestone in the development of esports history. Houston Outlaws' #AnteUp ethos acts as a frontier toward shaping the new norm in esports community engagement.
About Infinite Esports & Entertainment
Infinite Esports & Entertainment is a diversified esports and entertainment holdings company led by Neil Leibman (Co-Owner, Texas Rangers) and President Ryan Musselman. Based in Texas, Infinite is building an ecosystemic structure around its teams and organizations, and is looking to shape the future of esports. Infinite is home to OpTic Gaming, Houston Outlaws, and Obey Alliance; industry-defining esports, media and entertainment organizations widely known for their passionate global communities and perennial successes across multiple esports titles.
GameStop, the world's largest video game retailer, offers the best selection of new and pre-owned video gaming consoles, accessories and video game titles, in both physical and digital formats. GameStop also offers fans a wide variety of POP! vinyl figures, collectibles, board games and more. Through GameStop's unique buy-sell-trade program, gamers can trade in video game consoles, games, and accessories, as well as consumer electronics for cash or in-store credit. GameStop Gives, the retailer's social responsibility arm, unites with its associates and guests in supporting charity by giving more than $18 million since 2015. The retailer operates thousands of locations around the world under the GameStop, EB Games and Micromania retail brands. Fans can find their local GameStop store using the company's online store locator tool.
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'Worst' video game sees the light of day again
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO
DOCUMENTARY film-makers digging in a New Mexico landfill on Saturday unearthed hundreds of E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial cartridges, considered by some as the worst video game made and blamed for contributing to the downfall of the video game industry in the 1980s.
Some gamers speculate that thousands - or even millions - of the unwanted cartridges made by Atari were buried in the landfill in Alamogordo, about 320km south-east of Albuquerque.
Who dumped the cartridges, how many they buried and why they did it inspired the dig and a documentary on the event by Microsoft's Xbox Entertainment Studios.
The first batch of E.T. games was discovered under layers of trash after about three hours of digging, a Microsoft spokesman said.
She could not immediately provide an exact count of how many cartridges were uncovered.
The game - rushed out to coincide with the release of Steven Spielberg's 1982 hit movie, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial - was a design and marketing failure.
Atari is believed to have been saddled with most of the five million E.T. game cartridges produced. According to New York Times reports at the time, the game manufacturer buried the games in the New Mexico desert in the middle of the night.
A game enthusiast later tracked down the suspected burial site and spread the word, said Sam Claiborn, an editor at video game news site IGN.
The dig site measures about 46m by 46m, and is off the city's main commercial street.
"It's something that (a lot of people) wondered about, and it's been rumoured and talked about for 30 years, and they just want an answer," said Zak Penn, the documentary's director.
When the game was released in 1982, it retailed for around US$29.99, but now often sells on eBay for less than US$5 (S$6.30).


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Providence, Rhode Island-based United Natural Foods Inc. is using its network to help emerging brands expand distribution with UNFI’s customer base to better reach North American consumers.
To serve more than 30,000 retail customer locations, UNFI relies on its 56 distribution centers, representing more than 30 million square feet of warehouse space to facilitate the 1.8 million deliveries the company made during its fiscal year 2022. This supply chain network gives brands an opportunity to market to a variety of retail customers, but also accelerate speed to new markets.
“UNFI works with some of the most dynamic and innovative local, regional, and national grocers in North America, which presents a tremendous brand positioning opportunity,” said John Raiche, UNFI EVP, supplier services.
“Emerging brands can take advantage of UNFI’s account managers and sales team who have built long-term relationships with our customers, bringing them tailored programs, solutions, and enhanced value-added insights to strengthen suppliers’ marketing and merchandising efforts.”
Utilizing UNFI selling shows to meet hundreds of retailers
Start-up frozen pizza company, Talia Di Napoli, attended its first UNFI selling show in February 2022 in Orlando, Florida. Started in 2018, Talia di Napoli makes a variety of frozen pizza creations, handmade in Italy by master pizzaiolos, using traditions and all-natural ingredients. Since its first UNFI show, CEO Edouard Freda has been introduced to hundreds of UNFI independent retailers and points to these connections as having a significant impact on its growth.
“We had never done a UNFI show before February 2022,” said Freda. “We were in approximately six UNFI distribution centers with maybe 300 stores and we’re now in 12 distribution centers and have grown to over 800 retail locations.
“UNFI is the partner who is truly helping us scale our business. To start in New York and be able to distribute products to the West Coast with all the complexities and logistics is enormous. If you get your products and marketing programs right, UNFI is the perfect distributor to help take you nationwide and help you gain the notoriety and visibility that creates meaningful retail relationships.”
When a new supplier comes looking for distribution, the company offers several options, including its UpNext program, which is tailored to emerging brands. UpNext suppliers are selected through a review process with a goal of finding brands primed for growth and geographic expansion.
Founded in 2015, Evive, a nutrition company that produces plant-based, gluten-free smoothies, had already established the brand throughout Canada having received a financial investment on Dragons’ Den, a reality television program.
With eyes on expanding their footprint into the U.S., Evive turned to UNFI’s UpNext program to gain resources, insights and hands-on relationships. Two years into the program, Evive has products in 13 UNFI distribution centers across its four regions and is scheduled to graduate from the UpNext program later this year.
Brands interested in learning more can visit the UNFI supplier support site
for additional information, resources and contact information.
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New technologies are changing the rare coin market and how numismatic companies do business
By Jeff Garrett for NGC (Numismatic Guaranty Corporation) ……
The rare coin market was profoundly changed about 25 years ago when the internet started to become a tool for business instead of something for computer hobbyists. Forward-thinking dealers began to build websites and find ways to capitalize on this new technology. Collector access exploded and the demand for rare coins has been rising each year ever since. As technology improves, rare coin companies are able to leverage these advances to grow their business.
A recent transformational change has been the near elimination of live rare coin auctions. Improved photography, more historical data, the elimination of travel expenses, and privacy have made online auctions the preferred venue for most companies and buyers. It’s staggering to me that many collectors will bid on six- and even seven-figure coins without seeing them in person. The widespread trust in third-party grading services like NGC makes this possible.
Many now wonder what technological advancements will be created next that will have an impact on the hobby. A lot of great minds in the business are looking for ways to compete using the latest ideas from Silicon Valley. In recent weeks, I have become convinced that Artificial Intelligence (AI) will be the next big thing to expand numismatics.
A recent article I ran across stated, “The world of work is changing. Artificial intelligence and automation will make this shift as significant as the mechanization in prior generations of agriculture and manufacturing. While some jobs will be lost, and many created, almost all will change.” In my opinion, this will apply to the business of rare coins as well.
As consumers, we all deal with the annoyance of AI regularly. Anyone who has called customer service has probably been talking to a computer. I must admit, however, that some companies have invested in more advanced systems and the experience is becoming more tolerable. Delta Air Lines now has a customer service system using computers that work fairly well. They will only get better.
In the near future, large rare coin telemarketing companies may utilize advanced AI systems to make sales calls. From what I have been reading lately, it will soon become difficult to know whether you are talking to a real person or not. The promise of a commission-free automated sales force will become too tempting for companies to ignore once the technology makes this possible. It will be interesting to see if government regulation requires disclosure of the use of AI in sales calls. Government regulators always struggle to stay ahead of technology, so it may take some time once it rolls out.
The next big change using AI will be accessing information using machine learning. When companies list coins online, one of the biggest friction points has been the creation of a compelling description. These take time and expertise to create. Imagine how much effort and expenses auction companies like Heritage and Stack’s Bowers spend writing text for the thousands of coins they offer in a typical sale. Small companies lacking knowledgeable staff find the problem to be even more pressing. Coins with a good story and data sell better.
Further, there are companies that are already using AI technology to create numismatic content. The following rare coin description was created by Digital Studio NW (a dealer software company) using AI machine learning:
The 1840 50C Liberty Seated Half Dollar NGC PR64 is a highly sought-after coin for collectors. With a mintage of only 6, this coin is extremely rare and valuable. The coin was designed by Thomas Sully and Christian Gobrecht and features the iconic Liberty Seated design.
Measuring 30.00 millimeters in diameter and weighing 13.36 grams, this coin is made of 90% silver and 10% copper. The coin features a reeded edge and was struck at the Philadelphia Mint.
The coin received a grade of PR64 by NGC, which is a highly desirable grade for collectors. This coin is a must-have for any serious collector of Liberty Seated Half Dollars, or anyone looking to add a rare and valuable coin to their collection. With its low mintage and high grade, this coin is sure to appreciate in value over time. So don’t miss out on the opportunity to own a piece of numismatic history with the 1840 50C Liberty Seated Half Dollar NGC PR64.
From the few examples I have seen, the accuracy of the information is sound, but it may need some tweaking by humans. It will not be long before dozens of numismatic companies are using this technology to enhance their online offerings. In the future, many numismatic writers will become more like editors compared to creators of new content.
Another major leap for the hobby utilizing AI and machine learning will probably be computerized grading. The idea has been around for a long time, but early attempts were marginal, at best. I have heard that in the past computers could be trained to grade with about 75% accuracy, but the other 25% was way off. Some experts feel computers could never replace the human eye when it comes to grading. There are too many nuances to be considered. This may be true for vintage coins, but my guess is that the technology already exists to grade modern coins as accurately as humans.
When PCGS and PSA were sold, there was a rumor that the new owners were eyeing tech to attack the mountain of sports cards that had backlogged in their system. Modern sports cards can be measured for margins, edges, color, etc., for all of the factors that make up the grade for these collectibles. NGC is also on the forefront of exploring any new technology that will enhance accuracy and efficiency. The cost savings and possibility of improved grading accuracy will make the use of AI hard to ignore for any large-scale grading operation.
Most of the major Silicon Valley tech companies are racing to develop or invest in AI. The New York Times ran this story on Monday, January 23, 2023:
Microsoft said on Monday that it was making a “multiyear, multibillion-dollar” investment in OpenAI, the San Francisco artificial intelligence lab behind the experimental online chatbot ChatGPT.
The companies did not disclose the specific financial terms of the deal, but a person familiar with the matter said Microsoft would invest $10 billion in OpenAI.
Microsoft had already invested more than $3 billion in OpenAI, and the new deal is a clear indication of the importance of OpenAI’s technology to the future of Microsoft and its competition with other big tech companies like Google, Meta and Apple.
It won’t be long before the numismatic community is able to use these new innovations to market rare coins. Many hobby leaders spend a lot of time trying to figure out how to grow the hobby. Like the internet 25 years ago, technology is probably the answer.
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If the contract with your cell-phone provider was coming to an end and you were thinking about switching it up a bit, would you consider becoming a member of the Amazon family? Confused? So are a lot of people who heard the word that Amazon is coming out with a smart-phone this Wednesday. The phone will be released in a small setting with company members in Seattle. Probably so they can test the money waters before flopping.
Some of you may have already forgotten about the “Facebook phone” that was released last year and did a nose-dive, head first, and splattered all over the pavement as a complete failure. Nobody wanted a phone that was completely run off a social media platform. The Facebook phone didn’t last long, obviously, I had already completely forgotten about it.
Amazon reps believe their version will be more compatible with the average consumer. Explaining that they aren’t trying to change social engagement like the Facebook phone intended. Amazon’s mobile device will probably be focused on actual products and shopping experience since Amazon is an online retailer.
If you ask me it pretty much sounds like the same situation. Amazon is trying to enhance the shopping experience through their personal phone and Facebook wanted to enhance social interactions through its phone, both wanting to better the experience consumers have. So in my personal opinion I don’t see Amazon doing any better in the mobile world than Facebook did.
Not to mention, that when Amazon held a survey to test their product idea, over half of the consumers checked ‘no’ they would not consider buying an Amazon phone. Funny enough, Facebook did the same thing with its test market and got the same results, nobody wanted the phone, but they did it anyways. Another red flag Amazon is ignoring.
A quick Google search will show you what the phone will look like and its interactive applications. Which are geared towards making any kind of information readily available and as easy as possible. Also, you are in charge for how much you want to pay monthly, you can pick as many or as less services to use. As an incentive to purchase you are tempted with one year of Amazon Prime.
Bottom line though, if the phone truly is awesome we’ll never know if nobody wants to buy it and that’s their biggest obstacle as of right now. Can Amazon succeed in the mobile world?


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YouTube’s head of monetization, Shashi Seth, has now left the company to become the chief revenue officer of Menlo Park, Calif.-based startup Cooliris.
Despite being the largest video-sharing web site, YouTube is still finding it hard to make money. My sources say that YouTube made around $80 million in 2007, a number that could grow by more than 50 percent this year to around $125 million. A Bear Stearns report estimated YouTube revenues at around $90 million for 2008. I’m not sure if $120 million-$125 million is going to make Google CEO Eric Schmidt, who has been publicly talking about YouTube and its money-making potential, happy.
What stands between YouTube and money is the lawsuit by Viacom, as it makes owners of legitimate content a tad nervous.
It’s true that the Viacom suit is a major issue. But I don’t think it’s the only one. I think looming even larger is the culture inside Google, one that does not support traditional approaches to supporting brand marketing. In other words, YouTube is a very large branded media play inside a massive engineering/direct response machine. YouTube is a major conversational media platform. But unlike MySpace, which reports into a media culture at Newscorp (Rupert Murdoch made this point at D last week), YouTube reports into a technology culture. I think it makes a difference.
The company Shashi is going to looks like a competitor to Microsoft’s Photosynth and Silverlight (not directly, but it looks like a market implementation of those two technologies). It just announced a deal with YouTube. Interesting!
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It will get interesting if Google can crack contextual advertising in video. If they can populate the bottom of the screen with Google Adwords ads relevant to the audio stream they can attach the Adwords firehose to the biggest video library in the world. That would be something…. Personally, I think the reason we haven’t seen much movement yet is precisely because they have been working on getting this technology (similar to Autonomy’s Virage) absolutely right. That might explain why Google’s Zeitgeist event in Europe last month was so focussed on video.


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Amazon is going to adjust its fulfillment fee structure to provide more transparency to sellers by creating separate fees for specific capabilities.
Beginning Jan. 15, 2024, the company will specify different fees for sending products into its fulfillment network and for shipping products out of its network, according to a Tuesday (Dec. 5) Amazon blog post.
“We are excited to provide sellers with more transparency and more control over their fulfillment costs,” Dharmesh Mehta, vice president of worldwide selling partner services at Amazon, said in the post. “On average, this year’s fee changes are significantly less than those announced by other major fulfillment services, and many sellers will see a decrease in the average fees paid to Amazon per unit sold.”
Amazon expects that retailers will see an average increase of 15 cents in fees per unit sold, according to the post. That is “significantly less” than the increases announced by other logistics providers and the fees remain 70% lower than the two-day shipping methods offered by others, the post said.
By creating separate fees for these services, Amazon can more closely align the fees with the underlying costs and provide sellers with more choice in using those services, per the post. For example, sellers can select which aspects of fulfillment they want Amazon to take on and which they want to do themselves.
The fee structure also allows Amazon to create incentives for sellers to use its network more efficiently and share the cost savings, the post said.
“We continue to work closely with our selling partners to give them the information they need to make more informed decisions and take more direct actions to further drive up unit growth and drive down costs, and we look forward to further supporting our selling partner community in 2024,” Mehta said in the post.
It was reported in September that Amazon is shifting its focus toward providing services to online merchants rather than solely selling products directly.
In addition, the company has surpassed UPS to become America’s largest delivery business. Amazon overtook UPS in the number of packages delivered to consumers in the U.S. in 2022 and has led FedEx since 2020.


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LOS ANGELES (December 3, 2014) – PizzaRev announced today the launch of a comprehensive nutrition portal including complete allergen information and nutrition calculator, built by Nutritionix. PizzaRev is the first fast-casual pizza franchise to work with Nutritionix, the world’s largest open database of nutritional information.
“Our nutrition platform is designed to quickly provide guests the information they need to make the best food choices for their unique needs, something that has been lacking in the fast-casual pizza space until now,” said Nicholas Eckerman, co-founder and COO of PizzaRev. “Guests can now conveniently see how to build a PizzaRev pizza with less than 500 calories, filter out ingredients for preference or allergy, and much more. Nutritionix has built a world-class nutrition platform and we’re proud to be the first build-your-own pizza concept to deliver it to our guests.”
The nutrition portal is accessible through PizzaRev’s online menu and is mobile optimized. Guests are empowered to configure the nutritional makeup of their custom, personal pizzas on their smartphones while perusing the menu at PizzaRev’s 19 open restaurants.
“Restaurant chains come to Nutritionix when they want to go above and beyond in providing transparency to their customers,” said Danielle Colley, MS, RD, and Director of Nutrition for Nutritionix. “Nutritionix is proud to add PizzaRev to our growing list of restaurant chains who sincerely care about health and wellness for their customers.”
The nutrition portal launch is one of many PizzaRev initiatives that contribute to a healthful, high quality pizza experience, without sacrificing speed. PizzaRev’s original dough is homemade daily and proofed for 24 hours, while state-of-the-art dough presses allow the crew to create more than 100 pizzas per hour. Organic red sauce and all-natural Italian cheese are among PizzaRev’s staple ingredients, and the culinary team continuously seeks out locally sourced ingredients to add to a long list of artisanal toppings.
PizzaRev is a “build-your-own” fast-casual pizza concept that has reinvented the way America eats its favorite food. Guests are empowered to fully customize a personal-sized 11″ pizza for one price. Homemade dough options, flavorful sauces, delicious cheeses, and over 30+ fresh toppings, everything is on display at PizzaRev and assembled right before your eyes. The pizzas are then fired in a 900-degree, stone-hearth oven which produces a thin and crispy Roman-style pizza in just three minutes. Los Angeles-based PizzaRev was founded in 2012; the executive team possesses a combination of Fortune 500 operating experience and high-profile restaurant management.
PizzaRev is currently franchising and announced a strategic partnership with Buffalo Wild Wings in 2013. The company currently has 13 corporate restaurants and six franchise locations in operation, with additional franchises under development across Washington, D.C. and 11 states: CA, CO, MN, MO, ND, NV, NY, OH, SD, TX and UT.
Founded in 2010, Nutritionix has a mission to help consumers better understand what they eat. Nutritionix works with over 60 national restaurant chains to create customized interactive tools to calculate nutrition and avoid specific allergens. For more information, visit Nutritionix.com, or contact Nutritionix at email@example.com.
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Exceeds all previous quarters with 9% net sales growth at actual currency across all regions and product segments
Achieves 30% increase in enterprise annual recurring revenue (ARR) totaling more than US $550 million
Increases subscription-based customers to over 381,000 protecting over 50 million instances
Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704;TSE: 4704), a global cybersecurity leader, today announced earnings results for the fourth quarter as well as its annual results of fiscal year 2021, ending December 31, 2021.
The company reported its highest-ever in annual net sales amount with growth in every geographic region, with 9% YoY net sales at actual currency.
Trend Micro exceeded guidance in every metric for the 2021 year, which is attributed to the company’s significant digital transformation, including its SaaS-first model, customer-first development priorities and unified cybersecurity platform.
The 2021 year delivered a 14% YoY increase in subscription-based customers, now totaling more than 381,000, driven by new cloud opportunities, demand for extended detection and response (XDR).
The fourth quarter’s success added 49% growth in SaaS-protected deployed instances to over 50 million, including protection for endpoints, servers, cloud workloads, emails and more. Additionally, enterprise subscription-based ARR increased by 30%, totaling more than $550 million.
“We are honored to be the trusted voice in cybersecurity that organizations and governments rely on to help assess their business risk level resulting from cyber threats,” said Eva Chen, co-founder and chief executive officer for Trend Micro. “The modern attack surface is dynamic and riddled with unknowns, making our contextual guidance of anticipated attacks so unique and valuable.”
The final quarter of 2021 was underscored by double-digit growth as enterprise demand for SaaS-based security grew to match the need for better, faster protection against disruptive business threats such as Log4J.
Based on information currently available to the company, consolidated net sales for the year ending December 31, 2022, are expected to be 208,900 million Yen (or US $1,899 million, 110 JPY = 1USD). The company posted operating income of 42,000 million Yen (or US $381 million) and net income attributable to owners of the parent of 30,300 million Yen (or US $275 million) for the quarter.
Key business updates in 2021:
Enterprise Industry Recognition:
Trend Micro was recognized in numerous ways from industry analysts and partners.
- Named “a leader” in The Forrester New Wave™: Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Providers, Q4 2021 report, and scored highest in the current offering category in the latest report of its kind by a major analyst firm.
- As the global leader in cloud security, the company was recognized as #1 in workload security market share again by IDC, Worldwide Cloud Workload Security Market Shares, 2020
- Trend Micro Cloud One was found to deliver a return on investment of up to 188% according to Forrester. In addition, Trend Micro Vision One was found by ESG to enable 63% cost savings for customers.
Leadership in Enterprise Platform Innovation:
Trend Micro achieved new milestones across its cybersecurity platform.
- The company marked 2.5 trillion cloud events secured daily and achieved market leadership in geographically dispersed data centers to address regional data sovereignty requirements.
- A commissioned survey revealed that over half of all security operations centers globally are overrun with redundant security tools and too many alerts, which drives plans for vendor consolidation and to outsource XDR.
- New capabilities were introduced throughout the year to significantly reduce complexity and identify and communicate risk insights to help drive better security decisions.
Protecting the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) Landscape:
Trend Micro is continually monitoring environments under attack and threat vectors to in turn inform, innovate and protect organizations.
- Hitachi and Fujitsu agreed to develop security solutions for connected cars with Trend Micro.
- The company introduced new enhanced protection for private 5G and air-gapped industrial control systems, which addresses security and risk challenges discovered by Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative.
Expertise in Global Threat Intelligence:
Trend Micro leveraged extensive global threat intelligence to inform its platform security capabilities and reinforce the criticality of strong protection for reducing enterprise risk.
- The annual predictions report from Trend Micro Research offered actionable insights for overburdened security teams in the year ahead.
- New research highlighted the importance of securing enterprise credentials as a thriving access-as-a-service cybercriminal market fuels ransomware attacks.
- Trend Micro’s Project 2030 report and video series offered a glimpse into the future where connectivity, data and artificial intelligence change the way humans live, work and operate as a society.
Educating the World on Cybersecurity Skills:
Trend Micro is committed to educating everyone – from the most sophisticated developers to the most vulnerable citizens – on the risks and realities of cyberthreats.
- Trend Micro nurtured cyber talent to tackle the latest threats through the company’s annual Capture the Flag competition.
- Trend Micro launched a cyber academy to keep kids safe online as children’s screen time doubled during the pandemic.
New Patents Filed:
Trend Micro was awarded the following patents in Q4 2021:
|11151276||10/19/2021||Systems and methods for data certificate notarization utilizing bridging from private blockchain to public blockchain|
|11151250||10/19/2021||Evaluation of files for cybersecurity threats using global and local file information|
|11157620||10/26/2021||Classification of executable files using a digest of a call graph pattern|
|11182481||11/23/2021||Evaluation of files for cyber threats using a machine learning model|
|11184191||11/23/2021||Inspection of network traffic on accelerated platforms|
|11212245||12/28/2021||Detection of forged e-mail messages at e-mail gateway|
Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
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- Difficulties in addressing new threats and other computer security problems
- Timing of new product introductions and lack of market acceptance of new products
- The level of continuing demand for, and timing of sales of, existing products
- Rapid technological change within the security software industry
- Changes in customer needs for security software
- Existing products and new product introductions by competitors and pricing of those products
- Declining prices for products and services
- The effect of future acquisitions on our financial condition and results of operations
- The effect of adverse economic trends on principal markets
- The effect of foreign exchange fluctuations on our results of operations
- An increase in the incidence of product returns
- The potential lack of attractive investment targets and difficulties in successfully executing our investment strategy
- New and potentially unforeseen risks and liabilities associated with the internet of things, the use of artificial intelligence in our products and services, and other emerging technologies
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The burning of paddy straw on rice fields causes serious environmental and public health hazards throughout India. This, yet it is the quickest and cheapest way to prepare the land for the new season. However, the currently burnt paddy straw has huge potential.
Dutch technology providers, such as Paperwise, Bio4Pack and ECOR turn the material into non-toxic, biodegradable and re-usable panels that are suitable for the packaging industry. By partnering up with Indian stakeholders, such as the Haryana Agricultural University and the Grameena Vikas Kendram Society for Rural Development – as well as SME’s and multinationals like Mars and LT Foods, they have crafted a circular value chain that creates additional income for Indian farmers, reduces air pollution and combats deforestation.
Ten circular economy frontrunners signed a Partnership Agreement in India, to create a framework for a well-organized value chain. That implies – among others – an influx of paddy straw from Indian farmers, high-end production facilities in India, a market with growing demand, a fair price for all stakeholders – and awareness of sustainable production of the paddy fields.
Thanks to MVO Nederland, all players in the value chain have been brought together – thereby supporting Dutch businesses in investing in sustainable economic growth in India. On the Indian side, the project was supported by InvestIndia, the National Investment Promotion and Facilitation Agency that helps investors looking for investment opportunities and options in India.
Maria van der Heijden (Director MVO Nederland): “It is amazing to see that we can stimulate multinationals and SME’s to adapt to sustainable business models. These models contribute to finding solutions to societal challenges like pollution and deforestation. By creating a valuable network and partnering up with Indian stakeholders, we can create a win-win situation and speed up the transition towards a new economy.”
Marten van den Berg, Ambassador of the Netherlands in India, states: “As a European hub for Indian export, the private sector in the Netherlands feels a clear responsibility for sustainable, inclusive supply chains. With the INDUS Forum, we facilitate online and offline business-to-business matchmaking for sustainable business solutions and challenges.” Public-private partnerships that the INDUS Forum stimulates are regarded key to realizing the 17 Sustainable Development Goals: “Thanks to ECOR Technology, the financing of FMO and matching on our side with our Indian partners, we can create circular value chains together.”
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Tableau Software Offers Author Profiles
Following it's near epic one billion dollar IPO earlier this year, data visualization platform Tableau Software (NYSE: DATA) announced that it has begun providing every one of its public users with an online profile page to showcase the visualizations they create by publishing them to the Web.
Tableau has provided its free product since February 2010 but by making author profiles public, it's poised to grow its current 40,000 member user base exponentially. Consider it the big data equivalent to presentation sharing solutions like SlideShare.
Tableau authors have the ability to customize their pages, including the ability to hide/show each workbook and bylines, provide links to websites and other social media pages, and even feature a workbook at the top of their profile page.
"At Tableau we’re excited about the creative work that Tableau Public authors publish every single day.” said Ben Jones, Product Marketing Manager at Tableau Software. "Our goal with the launch of author profiles is to give authors a way to shine a spotlight on their best work, while allowing them to have full control over what gets shown."
Authors interested in accessing their profile can log in to their account at tableaupublic.com and click “My Profile” on the left side of the page.


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Support for the latest expansion of World of Warcraft, or Shadowlands, is finally coming to an end: in fact, patch 9.2 was recently announced, which is called “End of Eternity” and will be the last of the entire expansion.
Despite you hear them criticisms by a very noisy portion of the fan community on the web, World of Warcraft keep grinding record numbers. The latest expansion, Shadowlands, at the time of its release nearly a year ago, broke the world record for the number of copies sold for a PC video game on launch day, and despite some delays in patch development that caused discontent in the community, even now the game has a very high number of active players.
In light of these successes, Blizzard recently announced patch 9.2 for World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, which is called “End of Eternity” and it will be the last patch of the whole expansion. Let’s see below all the news that will be introduced in the game and how the story will proceed, thanks also to the trailer that you find below.
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, all the news of 9.2 End of Eternity
Looking at the trailer, we can understand how the emphasis is placed on the fact that patch 9.2 of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands End of Eternity will bring an epic conclusion to the story started almost a year ago, with the heroes of Azeroth who will try to foil the plans of the Jailer to destroy reality. In addition to this, there are various innovations that we will find in the game: we will find for example the new area of Zereth Mortis, with the mysterious first courses.
We will also find so much other content, such as one new raid call “The Sepulcher of the First”, a new unique armor set for each class of the Progenitor-inspired game (available through raids, expeditions, and PvP), and even one new mission area call “Empireo”, where the characters will work with the inhabitants of Zereth Mortis to help them face the forces of the Jailer that are invading them. There will also be a upgrade to Tazavesh: As has been the case in the past with Mega-Expeditions only available in Mythic difficulty, Tazavesh will be split into two smaller expeditions, each of which will be available in Heroic and Mythic +.
To stay up to date on World of Warcraft and all the most important titles of the moment, stay tuned to the pages of TechGameWorld.com. If you prefer to buy game keys at discounted prices, you can do so via our link to Instant Gaming.


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Five tips to keep your online shopping secure this holiday season
Billions of dollars are expected to be spent online during the upcoming holiday season. More people will be using their smartphones to shop this year. Here are some ways to shop safely.
The only thing easier than holiday shopping via smartphone is getting robbed on Cyber Monday by failing to follow five easy cyber security rules.
Cyber Monday is expected to yield record sales of $3 billion according to Adobe's Digital Index, which released its annual online holiday shopping predictions this week. Online sales for the holiday season are expected to be a record-breaking $83 billion, an increase of 11 percent over last year. Security experts say that many of those purchases are going to be made via smartphone over unsecured, free WiFi.
Nitin Bhandari, CEO of Skyfire and senior vice president of products for Opera Software Solutions, makers of a popular web browser, is worried about consumers “who choose convenience over security” when making their holiday purchases.
“My nightmare scenario would be to see someone connecting to a WiFi network of unknown origin (like a coffee shop or airport lounge) on a website that has a broken [security signature] lock symbol on the browser and it’s some kind of a link the shopper clicked on based on a Google search for a bargain with some seller you’ve never heard of before,” says Mr. Bhandari in an interview. “So right there you’re just exposed on so many levels! You’re exposed at the WiFi level, at the unknown merchant level, and not encrypted or VPN.”
Bhandari says, “Cyber crime by way of credit card theft costs US consumers billions of dollars a year,”
“The holidays can be stressful enough without adding identity theft and credit card fraud into the mix,” he says. “Follow these rules and you have a much better chance of having a happy, crime-free season.”
- Look over your shoulder. When in public spaces, be careful not to expose your computer or mobile screen to the eyes of strangers, especially when a credit card number is visible. “People still do it no matter how much you warn them,” he laments.
- Choose security over convenience by not giving in to the urge to hook in to free WiFi at a coffee shop, airport or mall. “You want WiFi with end-to-end encryptions and with these, you never know if it’s the real company behind that connection or a hacker sitting nearby offering a fake,” he says.
- Use a Virtual Private Network (VPN) in your browser while you shop online both at home and when using a phone or tablet. Opera is one of several companies offering free VPN extensions for browsers. Many competitors offer similar services.
- Check websites for a padlock symbol. Bhandari says that many websites do not properly protect the data they collect. Shoppers know the site is safe if it has a lock icon in the address bar, which signifies that your connection to the website and all of its components is secure.
- When shopping online, always make sure your browser and operating systems are up to date on all devices being used. Even if a consumer conducts all transactions on a secure site, it is possible for the computer to be compromised by viruses or malware, which put users at risk of data theft.
The FBI also offers a list for holiday shoppers on its website which cautions buyers to beware of online scams including: fraudulent auction sales, reshipping merchandise purchased with a stolen credit card, sale of fraudulent or stolen gift cards through auction sites at discounted prices, and phishing e-mails advertising brand name merchandise for bargain prices or e-mails promoting counterfeit products.
Even when offline, Bhandari says that he recommends using credit cards over ATM or debit cards that do not have a security computer chip, especially when buying from vendors using card-swiping devices on phones or tablets.
“Never swipe with someone you don’t know and trust completely,” he cautions. “Don’t forget to frequently monitor bank statements for suspicious transactions. Many times, cyber theft is done in small amounts of $10 and $20 in order not to draw suspicion.”


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'Founders against Covid-19' launched
When many businesses are seeking a way to recover from the present crisis due to the effect of the coronavirus shutdown, sBusiness along with The Business Standard, Don Sumdany Facilitation and Consultancy, and Better Stories created a timely platform named "Founders against Covid-19".
While talking at a virtual inauguration programme of the platform on Monday evening, Zunaid Ahmed Palak, state minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT), said, "In a bid to support the startups and mid-size IT companies with co-working place at its IT Parks in big cities, the government has taken an initiative named Startups BD Limited."
"Through this platform, the government will provide Tk50 crore for the investment on startups. I believe tech giants will grow in our country in future and to make it happen, all have to work together. sBusiness (a platform of Sheba.xyz) is doing that task bringing several businesses in one platform," Palak said.
"Creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, co-creation and co-investment are needed to grow a business," the minister added.
Due to Covid-19 pandemic, startups and mid-sized companies are facing unprecedented challenges.
As per Light Castle, approximately 80 percent startups and mid-sized companies are experiencing complete shutdown. Their challenges are - stopped cash inflow, drop in sales and customer acquisition.
To bring a relief for the tensed entrepreneurs, sBusiness created this platform - "Founders against Covid-19".
Through the platform, the SMEs can internally buy and sell products and services with a fair deal, compare the best qualities and honest pricing at one place.
Currently, it is offering several services including human resources, co-working spaces, accounting solutions, recharging, cleaning and disinfecting services etc.
For those, who have not enough financial capability right now, Founders Against Covid-19 is offering Tk10 million credit for them. Each business can avail up to Tk1 Lakh.
Currently, Sheba.xyz is offering two service packages including cost saver packages to minimise expenses and revenue package to sell products or services.
Sharier Khan, executive editor of The Business Standard, said, "All the business-holders depending on government to recover from their business fall, due to coronavirus pandemic. But our government is not capable enough to meet everyone's need."
"So private initiative is needed too," he said, adding, "Sheba came forward making a platform to ease the hurdle for those who needed it most."
"As it is a good initiative and The Business Standard is a reputed daily focusing on business, that's why we join this platform," Sharier Khan added.
Adnan Imtiaz Halim, CEO of Sheba.xyz, said, "We want to bring all the startups in an integrated service and we will share one service with another."
"We made a virtual office, cutting the cost of physical office rent to lift up business-holders from the crisis," he added.
Ghulam Sumdany Don, chief inspirational officer, Don Sumdany Facilitation and Consultancy, and Minhaz Anwar, chief story teller, Better Stories, echoed Adnan saying, this is the reason we have extended support to create such a platform.
Tina F. Jabeen, investment advisor of Startup Bangladesh, ICT Division and Syed Almas Kabir, president, Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services, also spoke at the programme.


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The craft brewery based in Ottawa just released their Gold Lagered Ale and Release the Hounds Black IPA—a Gold Medal winner at both the Ontario and Canadian Brewing Awards—into The Beer Store earlier this week.
“The Beer Store represents a huge opportunity to get our craft brewed beer in front of more customers,” says Lon Ladell, co-owner and brewmaster at Big Rig Brewery. “Our hope is that more people will become fans of Big Rig and we can enter even more Beer Stores across Ontario.”
Currently, Gold Lagered Ale and Release the Hounds Black IPA are available in 473mL cans in Beer Stores in the Ottawa area, as well as LCBOs across the province.
The following Beer Store locations are carrying Big Rig Brewery:
• 1546 Scott St., Ottawa
• 2016 Ogilvie Rd., Ottawa
• 3500 Fallowfield Rd., Nepean
• 499 Terry Fox Dr., Kanata
• 330 Colonnade Dr., Kemptville
• 1140 Carp Rd., Stittsville
• 720 Eagleson Rd., Kanata


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London-based tech startup Farewill has raised $25 million from Highland Europe and existing investors Augmentum, Jam Jar Ventures, Kindred Capital.
Farewill, a startup that makes it easier for people to write their will, has seen increased demand for its services during the coronavirus pandemic. The company claims to have increased its revenues by 650% year-on-year.
The company, founded in 2015, helps people write legal wills in as little as 15 minutes. Farewill’s fundraise comes as the startup looks to onboard more staff and launch more products.
“Fundraising was a mad experience,” Dan Garrett, CEO and cofounder of Farewill told Business Insider. “It was six weeks of back-to-back Zoom calls with fifty funds, that was very intense and really difficult with some funds where we had no prior relationship. I’ve done fifty to sixty calls with Stan Laurent [a partner at Farewill backer Highland Capital] in a very short period of time and we’ve not yet met.”
Garrett claims Farewill’s services are significantly cheaper than traditional options because it doesn’t have a bricks-and-mortar operation. It also has a tech stack which it says reduces it costs by as much as 25% versus competitors.
“Death and dying is the biggest consumer industry untouched by tech,” Garrett said. “It’s a $150 billion market worldwide but only 2% of it is online. It’s not because the technology is unfeasible but humans don’t want to talk about dying.”
Alongside its UK product expansion, Farewill has helped raise over £260 million ($326 million) in pledged income for the likes of Macmillan Cancer Support, Cancer Research UK, Crisis, and Save the Children as part of a plan by the company to raise £1 billion ($1.3 billion) for charity by 2033.
Farewill claims to write about one in 10 wills in the UK and now has “the third or fourth-largest funeral service in the country” after just seven months, according to Garrett.
Reducing the cost of will writing, particularly during the coronavirus pandemic, has been a priority for the company with Farewill data indicating that 94% of people who have lost a loved one to coronavirus said the resulting administrative tasks had a negative impact on them.
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The EU presents a radical shake-up of the telecoms sector Wednesday, aiming to enforce a single telecoms market and remove unpopular mobile phone roaming charges it claims are unjustified.
Tourists within Europe can use their smartphones without fear of an outrageous bill waiting at home starting from this year's summer holidays, as the European Union is cutting maximum mobile data roaming rates by 36 percent ...
You've packed your clothes, your shoes and hopefully your toothbrush. But before you head out on vacation, you need to pack the right gadgets.
Europe's Digital Agenda commissioner Neelie Kroes on Thursday proposed a radical shake-up of the mobile phone services market, including an end to roaming charges long denounced by consumer groups.
India's telecoms tribunal delivered a split ruling Tuesday on a challenge by mobile phone operators to a government ban on forming roaming pacts to provide 3G services outside their licensed zones.
Google unveiled a revamped maps program Wednesday that allows mobile users to use the service without an Internet connection as the Internet giant geared up for a possible competing service.
Europeans will pay less roaming charges when using their smartphones or tablets across EU borders from July 1 under new price caps adopted Thursday to end exorbitant bills for consumers.
Europeans will pay less from July 1 to use their mobile phones in each other's countries following agreement Wednesday between the European Commission, the European Parliament and EU member states.
The world's biggest mobile fair this week urged operators to convert "silent roamers" or travellers who stop using their phones once abroad for fear of a massive bill.
Lighter, faster and even smarter smartphones will premiere at the world's biggest mobile fair next week, sparking a race for ways to prevent network overload from rendering the phones "dumb".


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Americafirst Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Kraft Heinz Co (NASDAQ:KHC) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 8,011 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $621,000.
A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of KHC. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Kraft Heinz by 3.9% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 42,149,547 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,827,601,000 after buying an additional 1,585,231 shares during the last quarter. Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Kraft Heinz by 7.0% in the first quarter. Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 1,527 shares of the company’s stock worth $139,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Kraft Heinz by 43.8% in the first quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 3,166 shares of the company’s stock worth $288,000 after buying an additional 964 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Kraft Heinz in the first quarter worth about $9,815,000. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Kraft Heinz by 9.0% in the first quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,357,247 shares of the company’s stock worth $576,547,000 after buying an additional 523,375 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 62.02% of the company’s stock.
A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on Kraft Heinz from $95.00 to $92.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 13th. Stifel Nicolaus restated a “buy” rating and issued a $95.00 target price on shares of Kraft Heinz in a research note on Thursday, September 21st. Susquehanna Bancshares lowered their target price on Kraft Heinz from $83.00 to $80.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, November 2nd. Goldman Sachs Group downgraded Kraft Heinz from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $95.00 to $87.00 in a research report on Wednesday, October 4th. Finally, Credit Suisse Group reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $90.00 price target (down previously from $100.00) on shares of Kraft Heinz in a research report on Thursday, November 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. The company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $92.49.
Shares of Kraft Heinz Co (KHC) traded up $0.22 during trading on Friday, hitting $77.35. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 4,223,283 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,440,000. Kraft Heinz Co has a fifty-two week low of $75.21 and a fifty-two week high of $97.77. The firm has a market capitalization of $94,230.00 and a PE ratio of 24.10. The company has a quick ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48.
Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ:KHC) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, November 1st. The company reported $0.83 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.83. Kraft Heinz had a return on equity of 7.49% and a net margin of 15.03%. The business had revenue of $6.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.33 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.83 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up .7% compared to the same quarter last year. equities analysts forecast that Kraft Heinz Co will post 3.61 EPS for the current fiscal year.
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 17th were issued a dividend of $0.625 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 16th. This represents a $2.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.23%. Kraft Heinz’s payout ratio is currently 77.88%.
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Kraft Heinz Profile
The Kraft Heinz Company is a food and beverage company. The Company is engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of food and beverage products, including condiments and sauces, cheese and dairy, meals, meats, refreshment beverages, coffee and other grocery products. The Company’s segments include the United States, Canada and Europe.
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Xero has announced an update to their mobile app saying....
"Simple, easy, and speedy are the watchwords for winners in a now dominantly mobile economy."
As one of New Zealand's top tech businesses and an industry standard it seems they are pushing out updates at an impressive speed. Certainly one to watch.
Anyone looking to implement Xero for their business should book an appointment today with us as we have Xero specialists to help with the transition.


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Wed, Feb 05 2014 02:00pm PST
SpareParts HardWear has announced a social media giveaway contest to coincide with Valentine’s Day.
Wed, Feb 05 2014 01:00pm PST
Forbidden Fruits Films has begun shipping “C yoU Next Tuesday,” the studio announced.
Wed, Feb 05 2014 12:30pm PST
France’s leading survey institute, IFOP, revealed that couples find Internet-based sex games and activities — including watching porn — to be a relationship enhancement tool.
Wed, Feb 05 2014 11:30am PST
Nasstoys has released three new Anal Trainer butt plugs that it says were designed with the beginner in mind.
Wed, Feb 05 2014 10:30am PST
Mile High Media has released BurningAngel's new surfadelic grindhouse feature “Shark Bait,” starring punk porner Joanna Angel.
Wed, Feb 05 2014 10:00am PST
Sex toy wholesaler Joy Hollywood has announced the launch of a female-centric consumer pleasure products website, JoyHollywood.com.
Wed, Feb 05 2014 09:45am PST
ExoClick announced today that it has been ranked the fifth biggest ad network in the world, based on impressions volume by W3Techs.
Wed, Feb 05 2014 08:00am PST
The pjur Group’s “pjur med After Shave” has been featured in the German edition of Cosmopolitan magazine, the company announced.
Wed, Feb 05 2014 07:00am PST
Nalpac has introduced the ORA massager from LELO.
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TS performer Eva Lin took home the XBIZ Transsexual Website of the Year Award at the recent gala ceremony held at the Century Plaza Hotel on Jan. 24.


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Reflecting record-low interest rates and an abundance of buyers, the National Association of Realtors released a report on Thursday showing a much bigger than expected spike in U.S. existing home sales in the month of September.
NAR said existing home sales soared by 9.4 percent to an annual rate of 6.54 million in September after jumping by 2 percent to a revised rate of 5.98 million in August.
Economists had expected existing home sales to surge up by 5.0 percent to a rate of 6.30 million from the 6.00 million originally reported for the previous month.
“Home sales traditionally taper off toward the end of the year, but in September they surged beyond what we normally see during this season,” said Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist.
He added, “I would attribute this jump to record-low interest rates and an abundance of buyers in the marketplace, including buyers of vacation homes given the greater flexibility to work from home.”
The report said the median existing home price for all housing types was $311,800, in September, up 0.5 percent from $310.400 in August and up 14.8 percent from $271,500 a year ago.
Housing inventory at the end of September totaled 1.47 million units, down 1.3 percent from August and down 19.2 percent from September of 2019.
The unsold inventory represents 2.7 months of supply at the current sales pace, down from 3.0 months in August and down from 4.0 months a year ago.
“There is no shortage of hopeful, potential buyers, but inventory is historically low,” Yun said. “To their credit, we have seen some homebuilders move to ramp up supply, but a need for even more production still exists.”
NAR also said single-family home sales spiked by 9.7 percent to a rate of 5.87 million in September, while existing condominium and co-op sales jumped by 6.3 percent to a rate of 670,000.
Next Monday, the Commerce Department is scheduled to release its report on new home sales in the month of September.
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The Nokia Lumia 620 release date in India seems to be nearing and the handset is now up for pre-order, reassuring potential buyers that the device’s official launch isn’t far off. The smartphone is currently the second most affordable device from the Finnish manufacturer after the recently announced 520 made an appearance at the MWC expo.
The Lumia 620 is the third addition to the company’s Windows Phone 8 lineup. While the PureView enabled 920 and the mid-range 820 have already gone on sale in the country, the device in question has an impending arrival. Well, we knew it was going to make its debut in India from a long time now as the official website hoisted a coming soon flag over the phone.
The company’s India Twitter further confirmed its arrival stating “Which is Nokia’s most affordable WP8 smartphone? Hint: It’s coming soon!” We know for a fact that they’re not talking about the 520 which is scheduled to hit availability status in the UK next month. Coming to the hardware, the device packs in a nearly 4-inch WVGA LCD touchscreen and a VGA front facing camera.
Within dimensions of 61.1mm x115.4mm x11mm, the company has thrown in a dual core Snapdragon S4 CPU with dual Krait cores and a 1GHz clock speed. 512MB of RAM assists the processor in multitasking, while memory requirements are left in the hands of 8GB ROM and a microSD expansion slot that can accommodate up to 64GB. The rear is donned with a 5MP snapper for HD video recording and image capture. Lastly, a 1300mAh battery gets things up and running.
The official price for the Nokia Lumia 620 is still in hiding and the aforesaid ‘second week of March’ launch is based on a listing from Flipkart which has pegged the handset at Rs. 15,199. The Finnish OEM could unleash its affordable smartphone anytime next week and when they do, we’ve keep our readers informed.
Here’s a quick look at the handset’s specifications:
– Platform: Windows Phone 8
– Display: 3.79-inch WVGA LCD capacitive touchscreen
– CPU: 1GHz dual core Qualcomm Krait
– Storage: 8GB internal, 64GB expandable
– RAM: 512MB
– Connectivity: A-GPS, GLONASS, Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, HSPA+ 21Mbps
– Size: 61.1mm x115.4mm x11mm
– Weight: 127 grams
– Battery: Windows Phone 8


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Nigeria overtakes SA as Africa's biggest user of Opera MiniBy Hanleigh Daniels 19 April 2011
Nigeria beats SA to claim Opera Mini's African browsing crown according to Opera Software's latest State of the Mobile Web report. FULL STORY >
Tech News Roundup- Apple fans on cloud 9By Hanleigh Daniels 9 April 2010
Apple is once again the fruit of choice for media companies around the world, as the Cupertinobased company dominated tech headlines this week with the US launch and WiFi problems of some users of the iPad and the showcasing of iPhone OS 4. FULL STORY >
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Trend: Urban Wellness Resorts Will See Future Growth after Pandemic Pause
Week of July 6th, 2022
Pandemic Speeds Up Urban Wellness Resorts as Sanctuaries for Self-Care–Virtuoso
Even before the pandemic, urban wellness resorts – restorative sanctuaries with comprehensive fitness, health, and spa services amid the big-city thrum – were proliferating globally. But Covid-19 seems to have sped up their adoption as the mass return to travel dovetails with a new concentration on personal health. This article profiles Equinox NYC, Carillon Miami Wellness Resort, Vancouver’s The Douglas, Hoshinoya Tokyo and London’s Lanesborough.
Beverly Hills Is Getting An Uber-Luxe Aman Hotel– Haute Living
Last month, it was announced that the celeb-beloved, ultra-luxury wellness hotel brand Aman is coming to Beverly Hills in 2026–as part of a $2 billion garden-like residential complex called One Beverly Hills. The project comprises an Aman hotel, residences, and Aman Club open to locals, all set on a lush eight acres of botanical gardens (which will be open to the public) – a wellness and nature oasis less than a mile from Rodeo Drive.
Neil Jacobs Reveals Six Senses Place Concept for Major Cities UK online safety bill could set tone for global social media regulation (Is Zuckerberg ready for a nearly $10 billion fine?)– Spa Business
Earlier this year, Neil Jacobs, CEO of the pioneering wellness resort brand, Six Senses, laid out the brand’s new concept, Six Senses Place, urban wellness clubs that could soon hit their properties in London, Bangkok, Shanghai, the Loire Valley, Istanbul, Rome and Lisbon. Jacobs notes that the problem with destination spas is people clean up their act and then fall off the wagon. These new urban clubs will let people have access to their resorts’ comprehensive wellness when they get home–and Jacobs notes that Six Senses Places won’t be clinical, but rather fun and social, with wellness infused in everything, from the cocktails to the programming.
Singapore’s Tourism Board is Reshaping the Country as an Urban Wellness Haven –The Straits Times
This is not about a hotel brand getting into urban wellness destinations, but an entire city-state rebranding around wellness. Singapore’s Tourism Board’s (STB) CEO just stated that wellness will be a crucial aspect of their tourism offerings in the next 5-10 years–and June’s Wellness Festival was designed to kickstart this movement. STB notes they don’t aspire to become a far-flung wellness destination like Bali or Phuket, but rather to develop wellness experiences right in the heart of the city.
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Austin and Travis County require businesses to post whether they require masks, COVID-19 tests or vaccinations
Starting Monday, businesses in Travis County and the City of Austin will have to post a sign that indicates whether employees and customers need to wear a mask, show a negative COVID-19 test or be vaccinated against the virus.
Business owners are also required to post a sign saying local health officials recommend people wear masks and get vaccinated against the virus.
"We are enabling businesses to better protect public health and to make sure they have enough healthy workers to stay open,” Austin Mayor Steve Adler said in a press release.
Local officials issued this new order Thursday, citing the historic swell in the number of COVID-19 cases in the area fueled by the omicron variant. On average, about 900 people a day are testing positive in Travis County and area hospitals are admitting about 100 people a day with the virus.
Last week, the city and county announced they would move to the highest stage of their COVID-19 risk guidance. In Stage 5, people who are fully vaccinated and boosted should wear masks when away from home. Unvaccinated people, and those who still need a booster shot, should avoid gatherings and traveling and get fully vaccinated as soon as possible.
While businesses in violation of the new orders face fines up to $1,000, Austin and Travis County are not going as far as forcing businesses to require masks, negative tests or vaccination cards for employees and customers. Orders from Gov. Greg Abbott issued last year prohibit such moves.
Adler said another reason he wanted to issue this order is to make clear to businesses that they have, he believes, the right to require precautions like masking and vaccinations.
"All this does is make sure that businesses know that they have the authority to decide that question for themselves," Adler told KUT. "We're doing this in response to confusion."
A spokesperson for Abbott's office told KUT that Abbott's previous orders, which prohibit businesses from having mask or vaccine mandates, preempts any power a local government gives to businesses to require such precautions.
“Any business would be within its legal rights to ignore this municipal order," Nan Tolson, a spokesperson for Abbott, said in an emailed statement. "Governor Abbott has been clear that the time for mandates is over; now is the time for personal responsibility. Every Texan has a right to choose for themselves and their children whether they will wear masks, open their businesses, or get vaccinated.”
Adler told KUT he believes Austin and Travis County have the authority to enforce a mandate like this one after a ruling last week from an appeals court confirmed Harris County's authority to mandate masks. A panel of judges upheld a lower court's ruling which stated that Abbott went beyond his authority by prohibiting local governments from requiring masks.
"I don't know whether or not this'll get challenged," Adler told KUT.


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BlackBerry has won a significant royalties award from Qualcomm. The Canadian firm’s shares were halted briefly in premarket trading ahead of the release of this news.
BlackBerry wins a $814.9 million refund from Qualcomm
The smartphone maker turned software company said a judge awarded it $814.9 million in royalty overpayments made to Qualcomm. A final hearing on the case is scheduled for May 30, and at that time, the final award will be made, including interest and “reasonable attorneys’ fees.”
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The two companies agreed on April 20, 2016 to begin arbitration in a dispute about whether the chip maker’s agreement to cap some royalty payments applied to payments BlackBerry made under the terms of a licensing deal between them. In spite of the dispute, the Canadian company’s management said they will continue to work with the chip maker, particularly on automotive security products and integrated circuits for specific applications.
“BlackBerry and Qualcomm have a longstanding relationship and continue to be valued technology partners,” BlackBerry Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John Chen said in a statement. “We are pleased the arbitration panel ruled in our favor and look forward to collaborating with Qualcomm in security for ASICs and solutions for the automotive industry.”
BlackBerry increases cash position
For a company like BlackBerry, a refund of $815 million amounts to quite a big deal, as its cash stood at $1.7 billion as of its last earnings report. As a result, that refund boosts its cash position by about half.
Shares of the Canadian firm surged in premarket trades, climbing by as much as 14.94% to $8.85 on the NASDAQ, while Qualcomm shares edged lower by as much as 0.9% to $54.85 in the premarket hours.
There’s also another dispute about royalty payments going on between Qualcomm and Apple right now. The iPhone maker sued the chip maker earlier this year, arguing that it was “charging royalties for technologies they have nothing to do with” and “withholding nearly $1 billion in payments.” Apple alleged that Qualcomm was retaliating for being willing to work with law enforcement agencies that were investigating it.


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Mary Rogers has worked at the Post Office all her life. When she started behind the counters in 1971, aged 16, Edward Heath was in Downing Street and you could buy a stamp, with freshly minted decimal coins, for 3p.
Many of the customers are old friends who give her cards at Christmas. But tomorrow – along with 4,000 other post office workers – Mary will be on the picket line, a reluctant striker in an increasingly bitter industrial dispute.
This will be the 12th strike since Easter Sunday, as the Post Office embarks on one of its biggest shakeups since the General Post Office was abolished in 1969. Yet, so far, the sweeping changes have attracted far less attention than the plans to sell off the Royal Mail – the delivery service that was split from the Post Office counters business in 2012.
As the government begins the sale of Royal Mail in October, the Post Office is planning to turn almost one fifth of 372 flagship crown branches into smaller franchised outlets in supermarkets and newsagents. Crown offices only make up 3% of the Post Office's 11,800 branches, but they draw in 20% of customers and sell 40% of financial service products sold by the Post Office – a crucial growth area for the loss-making network. The franchise plans will not affect the bright airy crown office in Derby, where Rogers works, but she is worried about the fate of colleagues in nearby branches.
"We provide such a vital service," she says. "It is a core part of the town, I don't like the idea of it being at the back of Wilko's."
She also fears some of her co-workers could lose their jobs if the crown branches transfer into shops: "Our jobs, thank God, are all right. But it is about other people." The Communication Workers Union, which represents post office workers, says the franchise plans will result in the loss of 1,500 jobs, although the Post Office says there will be no compulsory redundancies and that jobs will be found for those who do not wish to leave the service.
The Post Office is in talks with several large retailers, including Asda and McColl's, and hopes to replace 35 crown branches with franchised outlets by next March.
It is all part of the £70m plan to create a profitable "21st-century" post office, says Roger Gale, general manager of the crown network.
The crown in Derby is the model of this swish new, tech-smart Post Office. Out are the long snaking queues and the cashiers behind their "fortress" – thick glass barriers that customers often used to have to shout through. In are plush red seats, private offices for discussions with mortgage advisers – the Post Office began selling home loans last year – and cheerful advisers to guide customers around the open-plan shop floor.
One post office worker shows the self-service postal machines to Jill Durbin, 71, who is sending a present to her grandson. "Oh my God, it costs more than the darn sweets," she says at the £2.60 cost of sending the small parcel.
The change in the crown offices has raised alarm across the country, with councils such as Tory-led Westminster, Hastings and Manchester voting against the plans. Conservative MPs can see that their support will be damaged if post offices close, says Ben Harris-Quinney of conservative thinktank the Bow Group. "I think both the part-privatisation of the Post Office and now the full privatisation of the Royal Mail are likely to lead to post office closures," he says. "This will damage communities and the Conservative vote."
Adrian Bailey, the Labour MP who chairs the parliamentary select committee on business, innovation and skills, says some unprofitable crown services have to transfer into shops to stop the network shrinking. "The fact is, not every post office can last forever," he says.
The Post Office rejects claims that the franchise plans will lead to closures or poorer service. "Franchising is to make sure the Post Office stays in those towns and cities in a cost-effective and sustainable way," says Gale.
The government, which is paying £1.3bn in subsidies into the Post Office over four years, wants the crown branches in profit by March 2015. "The crown network loses £37m of taxpayers' money every year and we are determined to get rid of that loss," says Gale.
But for now he doesn't see any end in sight to the dispute. Nor does the union.
For post office workers such as Rogers, who lose pay every time they strike, this means the strikes could continue until Christmas, the busiest time for the Post Office. "Nobody wants to go on strike. But sometimes you have to stand up and be counted," she says.


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Smuttynose will soon be available in Indiana
Smuttynose Announces Distribution to “The Crossroads of America”
(Indianapolis, IN) – Smuttynose Brewing Company is pleased to announce a new distribution agreement with Cavalier Distributing-Indiana, to bring New Hampshire’s leading craft brewer’s beers to the Hoosier State. Though details (including launch events) have yet to be finalized, the first shipments should be in stores by the end of June. All of Smuttynose’s offerings will be available around Indiana including limited release Big Beers and experimental Short Batch releases.
“We haven’t been able to add new markets as we’ve reached capacity in our original and current home,” said Peter Egelston, Founder and President of Smuttynose, “but with our new, state-of-the-art brewery set to open later this fall, we felt like Indiana would be a great fit.” Cavalier is Indiana’s only state-wide, independent craft beer distributor, boasting a strong presence in each of the state’s craft beer markets. “We don’t expect to take the state by storm on day one,” said Kevin Love, Smutty’s VP of Sales and Marketing, “but we believe there is plenty of room to grow our brand with Cavalier and we’re wicked excited to do so.”
The partnership with Cavalier brings Smuttynose’s distribution footprint to 22 contiguous states and Washington DC.
Cavalier Distributing was founded in 1992 by George Fisher. Deliveries were made with his Nissan and the entire company was fueled by his passion. While their inventory has grown from a few brands to an international portfolio of thousands of world-class beers, Cavalier’s focus is just as keen as it was on day one.
Smuttynose Brewing Company is New Hampshire’s original local brewery.
Independently owned since its opening in 1994, Smuttynose brews over 25 different styles of beer for distribution in 22 different states, including their best-selling Finestkind IPA and international award-winners Robust Porter and Wheat Wine Ale.
In 2012, our 50 employees worked together to brew, package and sell nearly 41,000 barrels (over 10 million pints) of all-natural, unfiltered, honest-to-goodness beer from our Portsmouth brewery. In August of 2012, Smuttynose officially broke ground on its new production facility at the 14-acre Towle Farm in Hampton, NH, which will be
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RED BLUFF — Downtown Red Bluff was an art lover’s paradise Friday and Saturday as several local businesses stepped up to host an artist for the 16th annual ArtWalk, hosted by the Tehama County Arts Council.
“This event is to promote the arts council mission of promoting arts in Tehama County,” said Chairman Robert Bird. “That’s our purpose in life and it ties in well with the whole community. It also allows those who do not know each other to mingle.”
The event occurs around the start of the holiday shopping season and merchants seem to love it as it gets people into their stores that may not typically come in, Bird said.
In total 28 locations were set up with an artist and a winery for the Friday event with the art available for viewing Saturday. Children’s activities were hosted at the Community Art Studio in the Main Event Gallery basement for the second day of the event.
Several first timers were among the artists including Jaye Curtis at the Main Event Gallery, whose art contains poetry, and Haley DiDio of Tehama Floral Company, who set up shop for the night at Dandy Lions on Main Street.
“It’s a great turnout,” said DiDio. “It’s fun seeing Red Bluff come out and see what our local artists have to offer.”
Brandy Rodelo of Red Bluff said she enjoys coming to ArtWalk when she can.
“I always start at Studio 530 and work my way down,” Rodelo said. “I love seeing the variety and different stuff in the stores that I don’t normally see. It’s a fun adventure to get out and see the community.”
Phillip Moller grew up in Red Bluff, but said Friday was his first time seeing ArtWalk.
“It’s a great community event,” Moller said. “I’m digging the music.”
Three venues, Downtown Ale House, Main Street Gallery and From the Hearth, had music.
Long time Tehama County resident Beth Birk started at the Main Event Gallery and said she was hoping to make her way to several of the stops.
For more information on ArtWalk, the Tehama County Arts Council and upcoming events, visit the group’s Facebook page or call 391-3259.


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SHENZHEN, CHINA – China’s Huawei Technologies is plotting a return to the 5G smartphone industry by the end of this year, according to research firms, signaling a comeback after a U.S. ban on equipment sales decimated its consumer electronics business.
Huawei should be able to procure 5G chips domestically using its own advances in semiconductor design tools along with chipmaking from Semiconductor Manufacturing International Co. (SMIC), three third-party technology research firms covering China’s smartphone sector said.
The firms, citing industry sources including Huawei suppliers, spoke on condition of anonymity because of confidentiality agreements with clients.
Huawei declined to comment. SMIC did not respond to a request for comment.
A return to the 5G phone market would mark a victory for the company that for almost three years said it was in “survival” mode. Huawei’s consumer business revenue peaked at 483 billion yuan ($67 billion) in 2020, before plummeting by almost 50% a year later.
The Shenzhen-based tech giant once vied with Apple and Samsung to be the world’s biggest handset maker until rounds of U.S. restrictions beginning in 2019 cut its access to chipmaking tools essential for producing its most advanced models.
The U.S. and European governments have labeled Huawei a security risk, a charge the company denies. Since then, Huawei has only sold limited batches of 5G models using stockpiled chips.
Stuck selling last-generation 4G handsets, Huawei fell from most rankings worldwide last year, when sales reached a low point, though it rose to a 10% market share in China in the first quarter, according to consultancy Canalys.
One of the research firms said it expected Huawei to use SMIC’s N+1 manufacturing process, though with a forecast yield rate of usable chips below 50%, 5G shipments would be limited to around 2 million to 4 million units. A second firm estimated shipments could reach 10 million units, without providing further details.
Huawei shipped 240.6 million smartphones worldwide in 2019, its peak year, according to Canalys, before selling its Honor unit that accounted for nearly a fifth of shipments that year.
The state-backed China Securities Journal newspaper this month reported Huawei had raised its 2023 mobile shipment target to 40 million units from 30 million at the start of the year, without referencing a return to 5G phones.
Huawei could produce 5G versions of flagship models like the iPhone rival P60 this year, with new launches likely in early 2024, the three research firms said, adding they were basing such predictions on information they had received via checks with contacts in Huawei’s supply chain and recent company announcements.
However, U.S. restrictions cut Huawei off from Google’s Android operating system and the bundle of developer services upon which most Android apps are based, limiting Huawei handsets’ appeal outside of China.
The research firms noted Huawei in March announced it had made breakthroughs in electronic design automation (EDA) tools for chips produced at and above 14 nanometer (nm) technology.
Chip design companies use EDA software to produce the blueprints for chips before they are mass manufactured at fabs.
The research firms, citing their own industry sources, believe Huawei’s EDA software could be used with SMIC’s N+1 manufacturing process to make chips at the equivalent of 7 nm, the powerful semiconductors typically used in 5G phones.
Washington barred SMIC from obtaining an advanced chipmaking tool called an EUV machine from Dutch firm ASML that is critical in the process of making 7 nm chips. But some analysts have found signs SMIC has nevertheless managed to produce 7 nm chips by tweaking simpler DUV machines it could still purchase freely from ASML.
The second research firm said it noticed Huawei had asked SMIC to produce chip components below 14 nm this year for 5G products.


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An 18-year-old hacker has taken responsibility for hacking Uber and the details are not looking good for the rideshare company.
On Thursday night, Uber announced that it had suffered a "cybersecurity incident" and that it was working with law enforcement on the issue. A report in the New York Times detailed the "incident" as a data breach that had taken many of Uber's internal systems offline. As many more details have leaked from Uber employees, however, we now know much more about what happened.
So, how did it go down? An 18-year-old hacker deployed basic social engineering techniques targeting an Uber employee. The hacker told the New York Times that he simply posed as an IT worker from corporate in a text message and was able to convince the employee to send over a password that gave him access.
"This is yet another example of what attack after attack has shown: social engineering is the predominant way that companies fall victim to breaches, and adversaries know it works," said Josh Yavor, chief information security officer for the cloud security company Tessian, in a statement to Mashable. "We keep seeing the same tactics play out regardless of the adversary or victim: adversaries know that people can be tricked into giving up their passwords."
"Hi @here," the hacker's message began. "I announce i am a hacker and uber has suffered a data breach."
The hacker proceeded to run down some of the company's internal systems that were compromised, like Slack for example, and ended his message by calling out Uber for underpaying its drivers.
Uber employees, at first, thought the whole thing was a joke.
According to Curry's source, Uber's domain admin, Amazon Web Services admin, and GSuite were among some of the company accounts that were compromised. Screenshots, allegedly from the hacker, quickly spread showing his access to these services.
"Anytime I request a website, I am taken to a REDACTED page with a pornographic image and the message “F*** you wankers,” explained Curry's Uber source.
Uber also quickly warned its employees to stay away from Slack, but according to Curry's contact, many people in the company kept logging back on to check out everyone's joke responses.
In its report on the hack, The Verge highlighted a Twitter thread from security researcher Corben Leo who got a bit technical with how the hacker was able to gain access to so many internal systems. Basically, once the employee sent his password to the teen, the young hacker was able to access the company VPN, scan the intranet, and find Powershell scripts containing credentials for multiple services.
"Gaining entry to private data inside VPNs needs to be difficult and behind strict protections," explained Jack Moore, global cyber security advisor at cybersecurity company ESET, in a statement provided to Mashable. "Using a simple SMS as a vehicle to hack into their systems now leaves Uber with a lot of questions about how much data was compromised via such an easy method.”
Moore said that the attack should "highlight once again the importance of training staff to remain eagle eyed and with the ability to spot targeted phishing attempts and double check before handing over any sort of credentials."
This isn't the first time Uber has been hacked. Back in 2016, a 20-year-old was responsible for a security breach that affected 57 million Uber customers around the world. This time time around, however, Uber says that sensitive user data wasn't compromised.


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It would not be a stretch to believe that the companies current problems would affect certified used car sale – it might even be expected. However, the numbers don't lie and certified sales have fared no worse than other automakers. By the numbers, Toyota sold 18,383 certified used cars in February, leading the way over second place Honda and third place Chevrolet. Overall, Toyota dropped 7.2 percent for February in the certified category, but most other automaker displayed a similar decrease.
How did the Prius fare? Individual model results have not been reported, but the Prius is a major contributor to Toyota's overall certified vehicles sales and if the Prius plummeted, Toyota wouldn't likely be capable of holding a commanding lead over its competitors.
[Source: Automotive News – Sub. Req'd]