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Enterprise networking giant Cisco Systems has announced that it has completed the $95 million acquisition of Inlet Technologies.
Inlet, which is based in North Carolina and was founded in 2003, supplies digital media processing platforms that let content providers compress video files offered for streaming on mobile and desktop systems. Inlet also provides a system that allows advertisers insert ads in live web videos.
Inlet's compression technology helps customers to deliver video and other media content on any device or any internet protocol.
Cisco said that the company's technology will be integrated with its own Cisco Videoscape TV platform which allows content providers to offer digital TV and online content coupled with social media and communications applications.
The platform will use Inlet's technology to process the media content based on the bandwidth available for streaming.
The company said that most of Inlet's employees will be taken on by Cisco and will be integrated into Cisco’s service provider video technology group.
“Inlet brings to Cisco a strong team that understands the complexities of delivering ABR video over IP networks to any device. With the close of the acquisition, Inlet employees become part of Cisco's service provider video technology group,” the company said in a statement.


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Bitcoin, the world’s leading cryptocurrency, has been showing a strong bullish trend in the past few days, reaching close to $48,500 on Monday. This is the highest level since November 2021, when Bitcoin hit an all-time high of $69,000. Many analysts and experts believe that Bitcoin has more room to grow and could reclaim the $50,000 mark soon.
What is driving Bitcoin’s price up?
There are several factors that are contributing to Bitcoin’s price surge, including:
- Growing institutional adoption: More and more institutional investors, such as hedge funds, pension funds, and corporations, are buying Bitcoin as a hedge against inflation and currency devaluation. Some of the notable examples are MicroStrategy, Tesla, and Square, which have invested billions of dollars in Bitcoin. According to a recent report by Chainalysis, institutional investors accounted for 75% of Bitcoin’s demand in 2023, compared to 38% in 2020.
- Positive regulatory developments: Despite some regulatory challenges and uncertainties, Bitcoin has also benefited from some positive developments in the legal and regulatory front. For instance, in October 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the first Bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund (ETF), which allows investors to gain exposure to Bitcoin without holding the actual asset. Moreover, in January 2024, the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) lifted its ban on the sale of crypto derivatives to retail investors, citing improved market conditions and consumer protection measures.
- Technical factors: Bitcoin’s price is also influenced by some technical factors, such as supply and demand, market sentiment, and trading volume. One of the key indicators that traders use to gauge Bitcoin’s strength is the stock-to-flow (S2F) model, which measures the ratio of the existing supply of Bitcoin to the annual production. The higher the ratio, the scarcer and more valuable Bitcoin is. According to the S2F model, Bitcoin’s current value is around $55,000, which suggests that it is undervalued and has the potential to rise further.
What are the challenges and risks for Bitcoin?
Despite the bullish outlook, Bitcoin is not without its challenges and risks, such as:
- Volatility and unpredictability: Bitcoin is known for its high volatility and unpredictability, which means that its price can fluctuate significantly in a short period of time. This can be influenced by various factors, such as news events, market sentiment, whale movements, and technical glitches. For example, in May 2021, Bitcoin plunged by more than 50% after Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that the company would stop accepting Bitcoin as a payment method due to environmental concerns. Similarly, in September 2021, Bitcoin dropped by 20% after China announced a crackdown on crypto mining and trading activities.
- Competition and innovation: Bitcoin is also facing competition and innovation from other cryptocurrencies and blockchain projects, which may offer better features, performance, and scalability. Some of the main competitors are Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, which is undergoing a major upgrade to improve its efficiency and security; Cardano, a smart contract platform that claims to be more environmentally friendly and decentralized than Bitcoin and Ethereum; and Solana, a high-speed blockchain that can process thousands of transactions per second.
- Regulatory uncertainty and scrutiny: Bitcoin is also subject to regulatory uncertainty and scrutiny, as different countries and jurisdictions have different rules and regulations regarding its legality, taxation, and oversight. Some countries, such as El Salvador, have embraced Bitcoin as a legal tender, while others, such as China, have banned it altogether. Moreover, some regulators, such as the SEC, have expressed concerns about the lack of transparency and consumer protection in the crypto market, and have initiated investigations and enforcement actions against some crypto companies and individuals.
What are the future prospects and predictions for Bitcoin?
Despite the challenges and risks, Bitcoin has also shown remarkable resilience and adaptability in a dynamic and evolving market. Many analysts and experts have made optimistic predictions for Bitcoin’s future price, based on various models, scenarios, and assumptions. Some of the notable predictions are:
- Cathie Wood, CEO of Ark Invest: Wood is one of the most influential and bullish investors in the crypto space, who has predicted that Bitcoin could reach an astounding $1.48 million by 2030, based on the assumption that Bitcoin’s market cap will match that of gold, which is around $10 trillion.
- PlanB, creator of the S2F model: PlanB is the pseudonym of a Dutch analyst who created the S2F model, which has been widely used to forecast Bitcoin’s price. According to his latest update, Bitcoin could reach $100,000 by April 2024, and $1 million by 2028, based on the historical relationship between Bitcoin’s supply and demand.
- Tom Lee, co-founder of Fundstrat Global Advisors: Lee is a veteran Wall Street strategist and a prominent Bitcoin bull, who has predicted that Bitcoin could reach $100,000 by the end of 2024, based on the analysis of Bitcoin’s cycles, trends, and fundamentals.
Bitcoin is a revolutionary and disruptive technology that has changed the way we think about money, value, and trust. It has also created a new and exciting market that offers immense opportunities and challenges for investors, traders, and enthusiasts. Bitcoin’s price is determined by a complex interplay of various factors, such as supply and demand, institutional adoption, regulatory developments, technical factors, competition, and innovation. While Bitcoin’s price is volatile and unpredictable, it is also resilient and adaptable, and has the potential to reach new heights in the future.

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NEW YORK - $15.3 billion!
That's how much people will likely spend this Father's Day according to a new study from the National Retail Federation, which says rising consumer confidence is leading to another near-record holiday.
This year's projected spending would be second only to last year's projection of $15.5 billion.
According to the survey, 77 percent of Americans will celebrate Father's Day this year.
The report also found the biggest spenders are people between the ages of 25 to 34 and they're likely to spend an average of $188 per person!
So what are they buying?
According to the survey, clothing, gift cards and consumer electronics are the post popular gifts and people will mostly spend their cash at either at a department store or shop for gifts online.
That's why many online retailers are out with many hot deals and steals on everything dad would love.
So go ahead, splurge a little. After all, Father's Day is all about treating dad and showing him how much he means to you.
(Mary Moloney, CNN)
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For more than a decade, American technology behemoth Apple in collaboration with charity organisation (RED) has been offering support to the Global Fund to Fight Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in Africa.
"For 12 years, our partnership with (RED) has supported HIV/AIDS programs that provide counselling, testing, and medicine that prevents the transmission of HIV from a mother to her unborn child. We're pleased to announce that we've now raised over $200 million through the sale of our (RED) products. Every purchase brings us a step closer to an AIDS‑free generation," Apple said in a statement.
This year, the Cupertino-based company is going a step further to create more awareness among the public ahead of Worlds AIDS Day on 1 December. It has confirmed to that the company logos at 125 Apple Stores will turn red, including our new Champs-Elysées store from November 30 and conclude on 6 December. Also, Product RED decals that say "Choose (RED). Give life." will be on windows in over 400 Retail stores.
Most importantly, from 1 to 7 December, Apple will donate $1 to (RED) for every purchase made with Apple Pay at an Apple Store, on Apple.com, or through the Apple Store app.
It can be noted that $1 dollar can provide 5 days of lifesaving medicine and this will in effect reduces the number of children born with HIV.
Usually, Apple used to launch PRODUCT (RED) early in the year late March or April, but this time, with the release of the iPhone XR (review), it began selling a special crimson-hued model from day one since 26 October launch. By buying the iPhone XR PRODUCT (RED), consumers can contribute to the treatment and prevention of AIDS in underdeveloped regions.
Besides the iPhone XR, Apple is also selling similar PRODUCT (RED) series range such as Sports Loop for Apple Watch and a collection of cases and covers for iPhone and iPad models in addition to headphones and speakers by Beats.
Like previous times, Apple will contribute a part of the revenue generated from selling the aforementioned devices to fund the (RED) to arrange medical camps and treatments for people with AIDS in Africa.
In 2000, a staggering 9.3% of all adults in Kenya were Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-positive. Sadly, at the same time, the drugs were in short supply. Due to this, World Health Organization guidelines stipulated that lifesaving antiretrovirals (ARVs) should only be administered once a patient's CD4 count, which measures immune system health, fell below a very low mark. "It meant patients had to be extremely sick to access ARVs, and for many, that was too late", (RED) organisation said.
[Note: For those unaware, CD4 cells (aka CD4+ T cells) are white blood cells that fight infection. When the CD4 count drops below 200, a person is diagnosed with AIDS. A normal range for CD4 cells is about 500-1,500.]
Since then, (RED) has vastly improved the health care systems in Kenya through wide-scale awareness program thanks to good corporate funding, with Apple Inc being its biggest donor.


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Asus ROG Phone will not receive Android 10, a moderator in the Asus ZenTalk community forum has confirmed. The phone was introduced at Computex in June 2018 and came with Android 8 Oreo. Then in November 2019 the Asus ROG Phone was upgraded to Android 9 Pie, but now it has been confirmed that the phone will not upgrade to Android 10. The ROG Phone was the company’s first game-centric phone and there have been two iterations since then, the Asus ROG Phone 3 is the newest.
On the Asus ZenTalk community forum, a user asked for a schedule when the Asus ROG phone will be updated to Android 10. A moderator then replied There are no plans to update the ZS600KL – model number for the Asus ROG Phone – to Android 10. The phone was introduced at Computex as the company’s first gaming phone back in June 2018. It came with Android 8 Oreo, and about a year and a half later, in November 2019, it was updated to Android 9 Pie.
The ROG phone is a flagship of the brand, and so it’s pretty surprising that Asus only rolled out one major Android operating system update to the phone powered by the Snapdragon 845 SoC. The Poco F1, which also includes the same SoC, received a MIUI 12 update based on Android 10 last October, suggesting that the SoC isn’t the reason the update isn’t rolling over to the ROG phone.
Although this information came from a moderator on the community forum, Asus has not released a statement confirming this.
Asus ROG phone specifications
The phone has a 6-inch Full HD + AMOLED display (1080 x 2160 pixels) with a refresh rate of 90 Hz and a response time of 1 ms with HDR support. It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC and the Adreno 630 GPU. It has a dual rear camera and fingerprint scanner on the back. The Asus ROG Phone is supported by a 4,000 mAh battery and supports Quick Charge 3.0 on the bottom connector and Quick Charge 4.0 (30 W) on the connector on the side. It also comes with ultrasonic AirTrigger sensors for extra shoulder buttons that can be used while gaming.
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This blog is the cure for meat lovers
“If it’s long and hairy, cut it off.” Cathy Barrow is explaining what to do if you find mold growing on the pancetta hanging in your fridge.
The co-founder of Charcutepalooza, a grass-roots movement aimed at inspiring home cooks around the world to enter the seemingly exclusive, seemingly mysterious world of meat-curing, has a lot of experience answering odd meat-curing questions. In November she and friend and fellow food blogger Kim Foster devised the idea of picking a meat-curing challenge for each month of the following year. They’d post a new challenge online (at www.mrswheelbarrow.com), provide some background and invite participants to share their experiences. They launched the project in January, thinking they’d help a handful of obsessives cure their first bacon. But a funny thing happened: The project exploded.
“It’s gotten massive,” Barrow says, laughing. “It’s like a full-time job — 50 hours a week sometimes. But it’s so worth it, and we’re getting so much back.”
Tall and confident, Barrow exuded enthusiasm while settling into a chair at a bookstore café near her home in Washington, D.C., a few weeks ago. A landscape designer by training, Barrow is punctual and polite. She brushes a wayward shock of curly auburn hair from her eyes, clearly amused by the global reach of what was, just months ago, a brainstorming session with a friend. Today, hundreds of people from all over the world eagerly await the announcement of each month’s new challenge. May guides participants through the process of grinding their own sausage.
Charcuterie refers to the practice of curing — or preserving — meats like bacon, ham and so on. Pork is the most widely utilized meat and curing was a way to extend the life of food in the years before refrigeration. Now we just eat it because it tastes really good.
Charcuterie has long been the domain of restaurants and butchers — it wasn’t until the 2005 publication of “Charcuterie: The Craft of Salting, Smoking and Curing” by Michael Ruhlman and Brian Polcyn that American home cook really took notice. Approachable yet exhaustively researched, Charcuterie has remained a top-selling cookbook ever since. Barrow tells me that Amazon and BarnesandNoble.com sold out in January and February, in part due to Charcutepalooza catching on.
Still, a lot of people buy the book, make the bacon recipe and put the book back on the shelf. Charcutepalooza is changing that.
“The most surprising thing has been the recipe development that’s gone on from the participants,” Barrow says. “There are people making incredible Chinese-style pork belly and Mexican chorizo — all with some good meat and basic grocery store items.”
Barrow is keeping upcoming challenges a secret, though she allows that “There will be a progression of gradually increasing difficulty, sure. We’re teaching people — there’s an educational arc” to Charcutepalooza.
Still, I have to ask: What’s the next challenge? Pâté? Salt cod?
Aside from an oblique reference to stuffed sausage appearing later in the year, she’s not taking the bait. What comes next, after the 12 months of Charcutepalooza? “We’re not sure,” she says. “We do want to keep going.” She mentions a book deal being in the works, and Ruhlman’s follow-up, “Salumi,” comes out next year, she notes. One thing at a time. Meanwhile, Barrow and her acolytes will continue improving the landscape of American home cooking.


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U.K. to test Jeep model after U.S. emissions accusationsTue, 17, Jan 2017
Revised product strategy could result in lower prices for top-end Wagoneers, Grand WagoneersSun, 15, Jan 2017
An altered product strategy giving Jeep new truck-based luxury SUVs and an Alfa Romeo-based Grand Cherokee in 2019 could make it easier for Fiat Chrysler dealers to win business from rival General Motors.
FCA, Italy face questions over diesel emissions in EuropeFri, 13, Jan 2017
Fiat Chrysler has been asked by the EU to provide proof against Germany's allegation that it used emission defeat devices. The group is already facing U.S. accusations that it illegally using hidden software in several vehicles to allow excess diesel emissions to go undetected.
FCA commits $1 billion to two plant retoolingsSun, 08, Jan 2017
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will spend a combined $1 billion retooling its decades-old Warren Truck Assembly plant to build Jeep Wagoneers and Grand Wagoneers as well as its Toledo Supplier Park to one day build Wrangler-based Jeep pickups.
Is Jeep past its peak?Mon, 09, Jan 2017
Jeep posted its third consecutive U.S. sales record in 2016, but setting another record in 2017 will be an uphill climb. Last year, sales for Fiat Chrysler's SUV brand slipped in each of the final four months.
FCA sales fall 10% in Dec.; Ram brand posts only gainWed, 04, Jan 2017
No man's land and penalty boxes: What people think of '17 Jeep CompassTue, 03, Jan 2017
JeepMon, 02, Jan 2017
The simple car shifter turns overly complicatedMon, 26, Dec 2016
Nissan leads Twitter engagement among auto brands for second consecutive monthWed, 07, Dec 2016
For the second month in a row, Nissan took first place in the Twitter engagement race for automotive brands, wielding the power of the GTR in its most popular November tweet, according to ListenFirst Media.
FCA: Sales slip 14% despite strong month for RamThu, 01, Dec 2016
JK Wrangler’s final act: Special editionsMon, 28, Nov 2016
Jeep is stretching out consumer interest in the outgoing JK Wrangler by offering a number of special limited-edition packages over the next year while consumers await the arrival of the redesigned JL Wrangler in the second half of 2017.


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Heirol brings together Italian culinary vision, Finnish steel savvy and Chinese manufacturing efficiency to deliver the foodie-friendly 10-piece Culinario cutlery series.
The Culinario story begins, as only fitting, at the dinner table. Rolf Moborg, CEO of Heirol, was enjoying a home-cooked meal with his four children and his Italian wife Cristina when she complained – not for the first time – that Finnish cutlery is “all wrong” for eating spaghetti. “It’s too light. Finnish cutlery is beautiful, but the choice is very limited. When you love food like we do, you want cutlery that is satisfying to hold in your hand. It should be heavy, but not too heavy,” says Moborg.
For the past 25 years, Moborg’s family business has been offering quality kitchenware to Finnish consumers and restaurateurs at an outstanding price-quality ratio.
Heirol has benefited from Cristina Moborg’s Italian connection on many occasions, and Culinario is no exception. When she lamented the absence of a “decent Finnish pasta fork”, her husband replied: “Let’s make it ourselves!” “We wanted to give Finns the opportunity to finally enjoy their spaghetti with proper, heavy cutlery,” he says.
Old-fashioned is new-fashioned
Prototyping began in autumn 2014 after Moborg attended a trade fair in Guangzhou, where he spotted an interesting sign at Dongjin Tableware’s stand. “When I saw the Outokumpu name at their stand, I knew I could rely on uniform, reliable quality. In a way, Outokumpu is to blame for the birth of Culinario,” says Moborg.
“We wanted to give Finns the opportunity to enjoy their spaghetti with proper, heavy cutlery.”
The Heirol team modified Dongjin Tableware’s concept to meet their specific requirements. The process was completed in 18 months after a series of iterations and modifications, including the addition of extra sizes. “We found the soup spoon was the right size, but too round, so we made it slimmer and more classic in appearance. The spoon now tapers at the end, giving it an old-fashioned look. We also made the fork tines sharper – if they’re too dull, a boiled potato falls apart when you poke it.”
The current set comprises five spoons, three forks and two knives. Further items including a cake server, salad servers and serving spoon will be added soon.
A fork you love to hold
Culinario cutlery is contract-produced in Shandong by Dongjin Tableware using Outokumpu Core 304/4301, a stainless grade popular in household wares thanks to its corrosion resistance and good formability.
“This steel is perfect for making affordable cutlery. We compared similar stainless steel from Asian manufacturers, but Outokumpu was clearly better, being able to reach a thickness of 6 millimeters while the others could only reach 3 millimeters,” says Judy Lin from Dongjin Tableware. “The Outokumpu team visited our factory to give us advice and technical support. Based on trials, we found Outokumpu to offer the best physical and mechanical properties, especially in terms of suitable hardness and malleability. And the surface is beautifully smooth after final polishing.”
The newly launched Culinario series has already attracted interest among top restaurateurs such as Marko Rauhala, head chef at one of Turku’s top fine-dining establishments, Mami. “Everyone who holds Culinario in their hands wants it in their kitchen. It is classically designed yet affordable cutlery that is made to be used and enjoyed,” says Moborg.
Culinario cutlery is available through Heirol’s webshop and major kitchenware outlets throughout Finland.
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DHL Innovation Center in Chicago will spearhead development of future logistics and supply chain solutions in the Americas region
State-of-the-art facility to open its doors to customers and partners
summer 2019 providing an inspiring and interactive visitor experience
DHL is shaping the future of logistics, working on the technologies to drive customer-centric innovation
Rosemont/Bonn, June 4, 2018: DHL will expand its global innovation footprint to the Americas region by breaking ground for …
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Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba, plans to build two data centers in India and Indonesia by the end of next March, as the internet giant speeds up its transition from a pure e-commerce player to a comprehensive technology firm with growing overseas outreach.
With the planned facilities in Mumbai and Jakarta, Alibaba Cloud will increase its total number of data center locations to 17, covering countries such as Australia, Germany, Japan and the United States, said Simon Hu, president of the business unit.
"Such deployment will enhance our computing resources in Asia and allows greater support for small and medium-sized enterprises in cloud capabilities," he told the Alibaba Computing Conference in Shanghai over the weekend.
At the same event, the company also signed a deal with India's Tata Communications Ltd to enable enterprise customers from more than 150 countries to have access to virtual private clouds, the internet and customers' own networks.
Launched eight years ago, Alibaba's relatively nascent cloud business has grown into its fastest-expanding subsidiary, which has recorded eight consecutive quarters of triple-digit revenue growth rates.
In the quarter ended March 2017, it reported having 874,000 paying customers and a 103 percent year-on-year revenue surge to $314 million.
Company executives also forecast continued robustness in the segment on the back of both the increase in customer numbers and customer spending, with Alibaba CFO Maggie Wu reassuring investors last Thursday in Hangzhou that it is close to reaching break-even.
According to consultancy IDC, the company occupied more than 40 percent of China's burgeoning 10-billion-yuan ($1.47 billion) public cloud market last year, a sector that is projected by Bain&Co to skyrocket to $20 billion by 2020.
"China's market comprises many rapidly growing businesses that are less encumbered by legacy IT systems than is typical in more developed markets, which means they can more easily adopt new IT models," said Kevin Meehan, a partner at Bain.
Such a positive outlook is in part riding on the surging demand from Chinese companies in financial services and manufacturing that are ripe for digitalization through cloud computing and expanding businesses overseas.
Alibaba's archrival Tencent Holdings Ltd said in April it would more than double the number of its offshore data centers to eight, and pledged to use cloud technologies to revolutionize industries from manufacturing to retail.
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The smartphone market in India performed exceptionally well in Q1 2020, despite the nationwide lockdown that was imposed in the last week of March. The industry as a whole grew by 12%, reporting 33.5 million units sold in the first quarter, according to a new report by research firm Canalys.
Perhaps the most interesting development has been Samsung’s degradation to the third spot, with Vivo becoming the 2nd biggest smartphone maker in the country. This is based on Q1’20 shipment volumes.
Xiaomi maintained its spot at the first place, ruling the market with a fair bit of distance from Vivo. The company’s continued investments in local production and supply chain, coupled with an efficient online and offline channel strategy, bore its fruit. Xiaomi continued to sore on the high it has been on for years now. The company achieved 30.6% of the market share, shipping out 10.3 million smartphones. Its competitors had varying fortunes though.
Vivo grew shipments by close to 50%, while Samsung saw a decline of about 14%. Vivo managed to end up with just a little less than 20% (19.9) of the market share (a personal best). Samsung on the other hand, was left to bite the dust at 18.9% market share. Both vendors shipped 6.7 million and 6.3 million units respectively.
The battle for the positions that followed was a little less intense, with both RealMe and Oppo retaining their positions at 4th and 5th on the table. With a 11.7% market share and 3.9 million units sold, RealMe grew by 200% annually. Oppo shipped 3.5 million devices and managed to bag 10.4% of the market share. The company managed to grow 22.4% on an year on year basis.
Canalys experts however suggest, that the growth in the market is not sustainable. “While parts of India emerge out of the lockdown and the government works out an exit strategy, worker availability, which depends heavily on opening state borders and allowing public transport, will be a key issue for vendors and ODMs. Additional manpower regulations due to COVID-19, like in China, is likely to slow down resumption activities in factories across India, directly impacting production capacity.” says Canalys Analyst Madhumita Chaudhary.
Chaudhary however, is optimistic on consumer demand growing back to usual numbers. “Consumer demand, however, is likely to be more robust. Online channels are likely to emerge the winners as public fear of the virus deters consumers from buying offline”, she added.
She also said that Vivo’s victory is “bitter sweet”, and that the company’s offline inventory will become a bother to get rid off. Vivo stocked up on phones for the IPL season, which seeing how it has been cancelled, will be not very enthralling.


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Monday, September 11, 2006, 06:00 am PT (09:00 am ET)
Apple's Final Cut Pro to receive update next monthApple Computer has been working on an update to its Final Cut Pro video editing software that it plans to release in about a month's time.
At the IBC content creation and management forum this week, the Cupertino, Calif.-based Mac maker can been seen demonstrating Final Cut Pro 5.1.2.
According to reports, the new version features added compatibility for XDCAM HD, including support for all frame rates and resolutions, including 18mbit and 35mbit support.
Final Cut Pro 5.1.2 will also gain JVC 24p support, allowing it to import 24p media from JVC's GY-HD1 series of digital cameras, according to the same reports.
Other improvements expected in the new version of the software include native import support for Canon's 24F format from its XL H1 camcorder and possibly two other recently introduced models.
Apple is expected to release the Final Cut Pro 5.1.2 update over its Mac OS X Software Update mechanism sometime next month, tipsters tell AppleInsider.
The company at its annual developers conference last month had hinted it was ready to roll-out 24p support in an upcoming update to Final Cut Pro, but at the time offered no further details.
On Topic: General
- Apple's Maps Connect portal lets local businesses create, add details to listings
- Apple leadership awarded restricted stock unit bonus currently worth $19M
- Apple spent $1M on lobbying US government in Q3, focused on health, data privacy, more
- GT Advanced reaches bankruptcy deal with Apple, will sell off more than 2,000 sapphire furnaces to pay debt
- Hackers targeting Apple iCloud users in mainland China with 'massive' attack


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GuRu, a millimeter-wave (mmWave) technology company, has raised $15 million in Series A funding backed by Kairos Ventures and BOLD Capital Partners. Founded by a team of Caltech electrical engineers, applied physicists, and integrated circuit and phased array experts, GuRu’s first products will safely deliver electric power through the air enabling untethered over-the-air charging. GuRu will use these funds to obtain FCC approval of its first products, add new management and engineering talent, and complete commercialization.
“GuRu’s superior technology and its globally respected founders put GuRu far ahead of any other company in this category and made for an easy decision to lead this investment,” said board member Jim Demetriades, CEO and founder of Kairos Ventures. “The big difference is that GuRu’s technology actually works; they can actually charge from afar.”
“GuRu’s superior technology and its globally respected founders put GuRu far ahead of any other company in this category and made for an easy decision to lead this investment.” – Jim Demetriades, GuRu board member and CEO and founder of Kairos Ventures
GuRu’s technology is rooted in the lab of Professor Ali Hajimiri at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). During the past decade, Hajimiri and his co-founders Florian Bohn and Behrooz Abiri developed radio-frequency systems capable of sending energy over distance, including collecting solar power in space and transmitting the energy wirelessly to Earth. Along the way, and with support from Kairos Ventures, Caltech sources, and other funding sources, the team developed multiple generations of their novel radio frequency (RF) systems, each of them more integrated and more powerful than its predecessor. Since its founding in 2017, the company has transformed its core technology into commercially viable solutions while operating in stealth mode.
“We envision a world in which we are free from thinking about power for the machines we depend on because it’s always available,” said GuRu co-founder and CEO Florian Bohn. “Our mission at GuRu is to invent that wireless future and make it ubiquitous.”


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According to two people familiar with the situation, a consortium led by Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and buyout company Apollo Global Management Inc. has emerged as the leading contender to buy Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.’s Boots pharmacies segment in the UK.
According to the persons, the consortium has valued the assets in the area of $7-8 billion, without disclosing the actual proposal. Walgreens, situated in a Chicago suburb, put its Boots company on the market in December, seeking a $8.8 billion valuation. More than 2,200 Boots pharmacies are located in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy, Norway, the Netherlands, Thailand, and Indonesia, according to the US pharmacy company.
If Walgreens accepts the Mukesh Ambani-led company’s offer, it will be India’s most valuable company’s largest cross-border acquisition.
RIL’s presence in the healthcare industry would be significantly expanded if it were to acquire Boots. In 2020, the company paid 620 crore for a 60 percent share in Chennai-based online pharmacy startup Netmeds. According to one of the sources mentioned above, RIL is likely to be named the winning bidder soon. According to the person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, Walgreens may keep a share in the company after the merger.
“RIL-Apollo Global appears to be the most likely winner of the binding bidding round.” The deadline for shortlisting bidders was May 31, but things were a little behind schedule. The successful bidder’s name will be announced soon “explained the individual.
Walgreens Boots representative declined to comment. Apollo Global’s spokeswoman did not respond to emails seeking comment.
“As a principle, we do not comment on media speculation and hearsay,” a RIL representative stated. Our firm analyses new opportunities on a regular basis.”
According to the people, a consortium led by British billionaire brothers Mohsin and Zuber Issa, co-founders of Euro Garages (the owner of a chain of petrol filling stations), and the majority shareholders in supermarket group Asda (held through a consortium with TDR Capital), withdrew from the race after failing to agree on the valuation.
RIL has been on an acquisition binge over the last year, with the goal of bolstering its position in a variety of sectors and regions. It barely lost a controlling position in T-Mobile Netherlands BV, the country’s largest telecom provider, to a group of private equity investors led by Apax Partners LLC and Warburg Pincus LLC last year. The buyout firms paid €5.1 billion ($6 billion) to Deutsche Telekom AG for the Dutch telecom company.
In addition, RIL has undertaken a number of acquisitions in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries. Purchases of majority holdings in Karexpert and C-Square are among them. RIL’s digital subsidiary, Jio Platforms, is integrating its brick-and-mortar network to offer a suite of services that may be monetized through transaction-based services, delivery, and subscriptions.


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GSC Sport World hopes to launch Stalker 2: Coronary heart of Chornobyl subsequent yr. The studio shared the up to date launch window in a trailer it premiered Tuesday throughout Microsoft’s Xbox Video games Showcase Prolonged livestream. GSC had beforehand deliberate to launch the sport by the tip of this yr, however the chance of that occuring diminished after the corporate was pressured to pause growth resulting from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Some followers noticed Stalker 2’s new launch window when Microsoft an replace on Xbox Sport Cross throughout its Xbox and Bethesda showcase on Sunday. “It occurred somewhat bit sooner than anticipated, we have been truly planning to disclose it within the upcoming days,” a GSC Sport World spokesperson advised on Monday. “However sure, the sport now releases in 2023.”
Alongside a contemporary trailer, the studio launched a brand new vlog detailing a number of the hardships its employees has needed to endure because the battle in Ukraine started. GSC lately resumed work on Stalker 2 after relocating a few of its group members to Prague. The studio additionally modified the sport’s subtitle from “Coronary heart of Chernobyl” to “Chornobyl” to replicate the native Ukrainian spelling of the positioning of the 1986 nuclear catastrophe.
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Does Posting Calories Make a Difference?
You may recall that New York City began requiring fast-food restaurants to post calorie counts alongside all of their menu items. The city's thinking, ...
You may recall that New York City began requiring fast-food restaurants to post calorie counts alongside all of their menu items. The city's thinking, obviously, is that you may re-think ordering that extra cheese if you know the burger you're ordering already has 800 calories.
But does the strategy work?
A few weeks ago, a study by New York University and Yale found that the calorie count of an average meal had actually increased since the law went into effect in July 2008. Prior to the labeling, the mean count of fast-food orders was 825 calories. Now, it's 846. And only about half the people even noticed the calorie counts at all.
But now the city has done its own survey, with more promising results.
It's much bigger (22,000 people versus the NYU/Yale study's 1,100), and it seems to indicated that calorie counts have gone down in the past year. From New York magazine:
Though only 15 percent of customers used the calorie information, they ended up ordering 152 fewer calories at hamburger chains and 73 fewer calories at sandwich chains compared to those who didn't (56 percent of customers never saw the postings).
USA Today also notes that according to the study, the calories purchased dropped at nine chains, including significant drops at McDonald's, KFC, and Starbucks (keep in mind, though, that chains like KFC have introduced lower-calorie options such as [...] grilled chicken [...].
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Frank Ocean is back with a book of photographs. Mutations is a 48-page collection shot by Ocean himself, available at his fashion boutique Homer both online and in-store for $75. The photos were taken between October 19 and December 22, 2022 and are printed on “tissue-weight paper,” according to a press release.
Mutations is Frank Ocean’s first public offering since his performance at weekend 1 of Coachella. Initially signed on as the headliner for both weeks, Ocean dropped out of the second date after harsh criticism of his first set. In a press statement, Ocean said that a leg injury suffered before the first weekend’s show had forced him to bow out of returning to the desert. Part of the resulting media frenzy around the debacle included a Billboard report alleging that the festival had spent millions of dollars on a hockey rink that went unused.
Still, the magazine does look quite nice! See some previews of it below. It’s part of a new Homer collection, which we’ll learn more about soon.


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Olympus Corp posted a net profit of 12.5 billion yen
(156.9 million dollars) in July-to-September, a turnaround from a net
loss of 30.9 billion yen in the same period last year, the company
The Japanese maker of cameras and endoscopes posted an operating profit of 15.9 billion yen in the quarter, up 23 per cent from 12.3 billion yen a year ago. Sales were little changed to 216.2 billion yen in the period from 215.9 billion yen.
Olympus said its operating profit in the medical business surged 32 per cent for the first half of the current financial year, bolstered by robust sales of endoscopes.
Olympus president Hiroyuki Sasa said the capital adequacy ratio had recovered to 3.7 per cent after falling to as low as 2.2 per cent in June after revelations of a cover-up of massive investment losses.
Olympus raised its net profit outlook to 8 billion yen for the financial year, ending March 31, from 7 billion yen projected in August, while trimming its operating profit forecast to 38 billion yen from 50 billion yen predicted three months ago due to poor sales of digital cameras.
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Today is supposed to see the premiere of Legendary Pictures’ new Warcraft movie trailer, but the company behind the gaming phenomenon has pre-empted the reveal with an announcement of their own. Activision Blizzard has launched a new film and TV studio to bring their properties to screens big and small, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Dubbed Activison Blizzard Studios, one of the new division’s major priorities will be launching a cinematic universe based on the wildly popular Call of Duty first-person shooter franchise. Few specifics were revealed, but Activision did say that the first entry in the potential series could hit theaters as early as 2018.
The first thing fans will see from the studio will be an animated TV show coming from the world of Skylanders, the pioneering toys-to-life game. Futurama writer Eric Rogers will act as showrunner, while they’ve already signed on voice actors Justin Long (Spyro), Ashley Tisdale (Stealth Elf), Jonathan Banks (Eruptor), and Norm MacDonald (Glumshanks). Harland Williams (Half-Baked, Dumb and Dumber) and Richard Horvitz (Angry Beavers, Kaos in the Skylanders games) are also onboard.
“Our most important asset as a company is our audience,” Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick, who will serve as co-president of the studios, said, “and in order to ensure that our audiences is always appropriately entertained at the level of excellence that we’ve come to be known for, we have to ensure that anything that relates to any of the company’s franchises is produced or developed with the same commitment to excellence that we have. And the only way we could see ensuring that that would happen would be to do it ourselves.”
Kotick will run the new division alongside co-president Nick van Dyk, a former Disney executive who helped usher in that company’s acquisitions of Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm. As of now, the company is not seeking any distripution or co-financing deals. The former will be handled on a franchise-by-franchise basis, while the latter isn’t really a concern. “We’re a $26 billion company,” Kosick said. “We intend to finance through equity.”
They certainly don’t have much to worry about, considering Call of Duty has netted over $10 billion, while Skylanders has become a $3 billion dollar franchise since launching just four years ago. Activision Blizzard also announced plans to acquire King Digital Entertainment, creators of the ubiquitous Candy Crush mobile game, just a few days ago.
“Unlike other forms of IP, we are part of a robust and cash-generative and financially healthy parent,” van Dyk said of Activision Blizzard Studios. “That said, this IP is in such high demand that we’ll have unbelievable partnership opportunities from traditional as well as new sources.”


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Welcome to the latest Debitsuccess update with information on the range of clients we work with, a spotlight on data security and a profile on how recurring solutions can work with car registrations – yes, car registrations!
Our newly designed Debitsuccess Client Login secure portal is now live with improved features and increased security – all designed to make your life easier so we hope you’re enjoying the enhanced functionality.
We’re also busy with 25 expos and exhibitions lined up this year around the country. These are across a raft of industries including fitness and education, and include a number of speaking opportunities.
Education, Insurance, Fitness and everything in between
We’re finding recurring payment solutions models are becoming increasingly popular with various organisations, including sports teams memberships, ticketing, education/child care, swim schools, insurance providers and health care.
And the beauty of it is that payment solutions are scalable so can be used by small and medium sized businesses through to large companies – basically anywhere customers have the ability to pay for goods and services via a regular, frequent instalment plan, rather than a large lump sum.
Find out how this is working for Australian-owned and operated Laybyland.
Flexibility and frequency key to car registration plan
A recent announcement by the Queensland Government will see Queenslanders able to pay their car registration under a new direct debit scheme. At Debitsuccess, we believe flexibility and frequency will be the key to the program’s success.
The importance of data security
There’s no doubt today’s world is becoming increasingly online; that’s why data security is a hot topic. Our Head of Compliance Brian Garrity highlights three critical aspects of data security – communication, commitment and compliance.
New Account Manager – welcome Carolyn
Born and bred in Melbourne, our new Account Manager Carolyn Menart brings significant management experience to the role. She has worked in management across the tourism, fitness and beauty industries also working as a personal trainer on-board cruise ships sailing round the Bahamas.
Carolyn was a netballer until she was forced into early retirement this year with a knee reconstruction. Keen on the outdoors, Carolyn enjoys water skiing, sky diving and car racing – basically anything that gets her blood pumping!


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Aberdeen-based Leap Automation is an intelligent robotics business enabling the food and drink industry to cut costs and drive efficiency through automation.
Co-founders Ben Stuart and Ben Bamford pivoted from energy in 2020, after identifying the low level of robotic uptake within UK food and drink manufacturing. Leap Automation aims to change this by removing the common barriers to robotic automation – cost and flexibility.
Visits to food production sites across the UK by the entrepreneurs revealed that businesses of all scale are heavily reliant on manual labour to deliver packing operations. Customers repeatedly told them robotics were too expensive, too complicated and lacked the flexibility to work with a dynamic product range.
“We saw the opportunity to modify our then energy-focussed robotic and software technology to automate these tasks and address these challenges through a simple, intuitive user experience,” explains co-CEO Ben Stuart.
The founders joined the Opportunity North East digital tech business growth programme to benefit from sector knowledge and expertise and become part of the region’s entrepreneurial tech community.
Ben explains: “ONE has supported us from the very beginning of our pivot – helping us to map out the food industry and their challenges with further support from the digital team as we developed our strategy.”
“Being included in the business growth programme was a real highlight. Taking time out from the day-to-day to assess our value proposition, strategy and business challenges provided an increased level of focus.”
Their value proposition enabled them to secure early investment and customers.
“We are clear on what problem we're solving, why we're solving it and the value that has to customers. Attracting early customer partners to support the technology development was crucial in validating this and ensuring we delivered a successful product,” says Ben.
Having a peer network and safe space to discuss their business was an added benefit.
“We have a super tech and entrepreneurial community in the region developing exciting and innovative products. It’s reassuring to hear that others are grappling with similar challenges and helpful to share learnings - whether it’s on team development, fundraising, training or product development,” adds Ben.
Leap Automation is now rolling out its first product, the PikPak, and plans further investment to expand its team and further enhance its product portfolio.
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Ever ordered a coffee from your phone and had to wait in line to pick it up? Dunkin' Donuts is hoping to solve that problem.
The company's newest location in Quincy, Massachusetts, contains a dedicated space for mobile pickup orders and features its first-ever drive-thru exclusively for those that ordered ahead using the DD Perks app.
This location is also integrated with digital kiosks so customers can order with or without the help of a Dunkin' crew member.
The Quincy shop is one of at least 30 concept stores that Dunkin' plans on opening in the next year. The company said it wants test out its new signage and digital capabilities before possibly rolling it out nationwide.
One big change in signage is the removal of the word "Donuts." This is the second franchise to ditch the word. The first was in Pasadena, California, last year.
Dunkin' has been pressured by competitors like Starbucks, McDonald's and Burger King to make itself known for more than just its doughnuts. The company has been making major changes in the last few months, ramping up its digital ordering, slowing down its expansion plans and slimming down its menu to refocus its efforts on being a beverage-led brand.
With the opening of the Quincy location, Dunkin' is the first national restaurant brand to offer an exclusive mobile order drive-thru.
Customers who order via the DD Perks app can merge straight into the line for the pickup window.
Convenience is key in the coffee industry, especially as more restaurants offer premium beverages and value promotions. The addition of this mobile drive-thru could give Dunkin' an edge against its competitors, who traditionally offer mobile pick-up in-store and have experienced bottlenecking at pick-up counters.
The 2,200-square-foot store has stripped away the dark, saturated orange and pink motif in favor of a lighter color scheme and more natural light.
This Dunkin' also features an open concept and a larger grab-and-go section that includes items like mini oranges, grapes, granola and apple sauce.
In Dunkin's new location, a number of the company's signature cold beverages are served on tap, including teas, coffees and nitrogen-infused cold brew.
Cold brew coffee, in particular, has become a popular beverage, leading companies like Starbucks and Dunkin' to invest in cold brew kegs to ensure the quality and freshness of the drink.
On Monday, Starbucks and Joyride Coffee Distributors announced a partnership that would bring draft cold brew coffee to Starbucks' foodservice accounts at hospitals, bookstores, college and university campuses and offices.
Even Dunkin' employees at the new location will have a fresh look. The company partnered with Boston-based lifestyle brand Life is Good to provide exclusive shirts and head wear for its staff at this location.


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For the first time since 2015, the United States is the top gaming market in the world. So says market research research firm Newzoo in its 2019 Global Games report, which it published today. It will be the first time since 2015 that the U.S. has been the No. 1 country, and this forecast isn’t just because of the 2018 freeze on gaming licenses in China.
It will also be because of PlayStation and Xbox.
“It’s a combination of both new console users and, in general, massive growth in console spending boosting the U.S. market. About 50% of the U.S.’s games revenues come from console,” senior market analyst Tom Wijman said over email. “Additionally, the Chinese licensing freeze impacting the domestic market, indeed.”
Highlights from the report include:
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- 2019 will see the global game market hit revenues of $152.1 billion, which is an increase of 9.6% from 2018. Forty-five percent of this will come from mobile, which is the largest segment in the gaming market.
- U.S. will be the No. 1 gaming market at $36.9 billion in 2019. This will be the first time that China hasn’t been the top market since 2015.
- Asia-Pacific will remain the top region at $72.2 billion, and this is up 7.6% from 2018. It’s 47% of global revenue.
- The game market is healthy, showing growth in every segment.
Consoles lead the way for U.S.
Newzoo forecasts a 13.4% growth for consoles in 2019. Part of this comes from the launches of the Project Scarlett (the codename for the new Xbox) and the expected release of a new PlayStation console from Sony. Nintendo may also put out new versions of the Switch, its successful hybrid console. Wijman said this big number is about more than new boxes.
“It’s expected spend on newly released games, mostly in the first half of 2019, plus added revenue from new console users due to the battle royale hype,” Wijman said. So the likes of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and Fortnite will still move systems, but Newzoo also see new models, like cloud gaming, boosting revenues.
The PC, it turns out, doesn’t play much of a role in the U.S. overtaking China in this forecast.
“Almost none,” Wijman said. “Growth in PC spending is largely flat compared to other segments. And PC spending was less impacted by the freeze due to the relative long lifespan of PC games — the most popular PC games in China were already approved a while ago.”
Problems in Big China?
The freeze in game licenses in 2018 hurt the Chinese market, providing a chance for the U.S. to pull ahead of it. Newzoo also says that efforts to limit screen time for children will also have an impact.
It is in Tencent’s interest right now to expand beyond Chinese borders, so we do expect the company to capitalize on opportunities when they present themselves. Due to the continued cash flow from its activities in China, it’s certainly in a position to do so.
South of the border
Newzoo projects Latin America to grow 11.1% year-over-year to $5.6 billion, and it’s now the fast-growing market in the world, with a compound annual growth rate of 10.4% (for the years 2018-2022, Newzoo reported). “Growth will mostly come from mobile gaming. There is an active PC player community in the region already, but we have little reason to assume that the community will experience much growth in the coming years,” Wijman said.
Part of this is coming from better infrastructure in Latin America. But people there, just like everywhere else in the world, love games. And the Latin American developer scene is coming together in recent years.
The world in your pocket
Despite the strength of console gaming in the U.S., mobile gaming remains the biggest market in the world — forecast to bring in $68.5 billion in 2019. That’s an incredible 45% of the global market. And 80% of that $68.5 billion comes from smartphone games
Newzoo also forecasts that mobile will continue to grow, widening its share over PC in the coming years, but console’s share will remain static — with new systems coming out, coupled with the strength of Nintendo, this segment is primed to hold its own against mobile.
But a hurdle looms — regulation. In the U.S., Congress is considering action against loot boxes, which many mobile games use as part of their monetization schemes. Other nations, such as The Netherlands, have already banned loot boxes because they’re too much like gambling.
PC gaming: ‘bedrock of innovation’
PC gaming will grow 4% to $35.7 billion, but this is offset by a big dip in browser games — a 15.1% drop from 2018 to $3.5 billion.
“PC gaming is the bedrock of innovation in the gaming industry, but is by comparison far more difficult to get into than consoles and mobile gaming. Mobiles are ubiquitous nowadays and top-of-the-line consoles are still far cheaper than proper gaming PCs. New players, especially younger generations, are not as exposed to PC gaming. Live services have also been the norm for the most popular PC games for many years now — League [of Legends], Dota 2, [Counter-Strike: Global Offensive], etc. The esports scenes for those games is also what keeps PC growing, as PC gaming still provides the best experiences for those competitive games.
Newzoo points out that nostalgia is a big selling point in 2019. But this goes beyond the strong sales we see in long-lived franchises such as Mario and Pokémon. Publishers are finding that not only are rereleases doing well but full remakes are hot sellers as well.
“New games in the franchise have always sold well, that’s certainly true. However, what we see now, more than in the past, is not new games in a franchise but rereleases or even full remakes of the same games that drove that popularity in the first place,” Wijman said. “Not only that, but also breathing new life into franchises that were not prominent anymore, such as Spyro and Crash Bandicoot. With the mini-consoles we even see nostalgia for old hardware, though even that is because most of these games are hard to find and play, legally, nowadays.”
And we’ll likely see this success from blistering sales for Final Fantasy VII Remake and Warcraft III. Newzoo also suggests that remaking older games can reignite interest in the franchise as a whole, sparking sales and engagement for other entries in the ol’ back catalog. And it helps gets younger audiences into these old, established brands — as I’ve seen first-hand with my children, who already love Final Fantasy after seeing the remasters on Sony and Nintendo platforms.
But don’t expect the Capcom and Sega mini-consoles to sell as well as Nintendo’s NES and SNES Classic boxes did. Wijman doesn’t see them doing as well, but he doesn’t see them being a flop, either.
“[There won’t be] a flop, but likely for a niche audience. The NES and SNES mini had the benefit of being among the first mini-consoles and having franchises like Mario on there. Sega’s franchises — while popular — do not have as big an audience [as Nintendo’s],” Wijman said. “The same applies for Capcom’s upcoming home arcade system.”
As a trend, Newzoo is hot on cloud gaming. The tech behind it is better established than when the likes of OnLive began making waves a decade ago. But those waves crashed because of the cost of broadband and infrastructure. With offerings like Microsoft Azure, Amazon Cloud Services, and Google Cloud, servers aren’t the problem. It’s the cost and accessibility of broadband that’s the biggest hurdle for the likes of Google Stadia and Project xCloud. The rollout of 5G will help, but especially in the U.S, providers such as Comcast are a problem thanks to their data caps and high prices. It’s a concern.
“Definitely in the U.S., if not addressed properly. We expect that Google at least will get to some kind of agreement with major ISPs, perhaps having a separate cap for cloud gaming or more lenient data caps for those that subscribe to Stadia,” Wijman said.
Google also runs Fiber, its broadband service, but that’s in few areas, and it doesn’t look like it’s expanding it any time soon.
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In keeping with the theme of the 2009 Garden Leisure Equipment Exhibition [GLEE] “Alive with Opportunity” another of the many new features at the event this September will be the “Innovators Zone”.
This brings a showcase opportunity for small innovative suppliers and entrepreneurs new into the garden sector to be at the show and be seen.
Neil Gow, Director of supporting trade association GIMA [Garden Industry Manufacturers Association] said:
“Often small manufacturers and suppliers can get lost amongst all the glitzy stands at trade shows as their budget will only stretch to a small unit. These we will be low cost units but by gathering them all together into one zone they will have critical mass. One of the highest priorities of buyers who attend GLEE is to seek out new products and new suppliers. This zone makes a perfect focal point for them and close to the New Product Arena too is guaranteed to attract attention.”
Companies with only 1 or 2 products and even those still at the prototype stage will be eligible to take up these units. Dan Thurlow, GLEE Show Director, suggested:
“This will give these companies just the exposure they need to make the break into the market which we recognise is a tough one at the moment.”
Individuals and businesses interested in this opportunity and attending the GLEE exhibition which runs this year at the NEC Birmingham from the 20th to 22nd September can contact
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Personal Optimism Prevails for 2012; Nationally and Globally, Less So
(WASHINGTON) — Economic challenges aren’t holding back personal optimism.
Despite the still-deep downturn, Americans overwhelmingly express positive views about what 2012 holds for them personally. But views of the country’s future are less bright — and the world’s prospects, even less so.
Three-quarters of adults in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll hold a favorable view of what the new year has in store for them. Many fewer, albeit more than half, 55 percent, have an optimistic view of the country’s year ahead. And for the world in general, it’s just 49 percent.
In terms of personal outlooks, money’s a big factor, but it isn’t everything. Better-off Americans hold the most favorable views of their own prospects in 2012 – 86 percent positive. But it’s a respectable 72 percent among people with household incomes less than $50,000 a year, and even 61 percent among the least well-off, those with household incomes less than $15,000 a year.
Similarly, while a positive personal outlook peaks at 83 percent among people who hold full-time jobs, it also includes 72 percent of those temporarily out of work and 66 percent of people in part-time jobs. If optimism in those groups turns out to anticipate a recovering job market, it’d be a critical change in the nation’s most persistent problem.
Personal optimism to some extent also is informed by youth; it peaks at 83 percent for Americans under age 40, compared with 70 percent among those 40 or older.
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"The early concepts look amazing"
Executives will pay for pretty but not for resilience.
My son wanted to get into GW WH40K but we worked out drugs is cheaper.
Games Workshop, the UK's fantasy model maker and table-top wargames retailer, has been forced to stall the development of a new online shopping system because of delays to its ERP project. In its annual report [PDF], the company said that while online sales were up 70 per cent compared to the same period last year, more than …
40K and Warhammer went through a phase of being comparably priced to other miniatures. That period ended with the launch of Age of Sigmar and they have gone back to prices through the roof.
Perhaps, un-coincidentally, that also happens to be the last time I bought anything off them.
As expensive as it is, it is very cool. I just wish it could be cool and vaguely-pocket-money-priced. We got the starter set which had 5 Ultramarines and 5 of the plague fellows and have had plenty of fun with that.
I have Adeptus Titanicus and Space Marine (and some other 90s GW) nestling in the loft. Now we need to find a way to play without his little sister hulk-smashing everything!


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The Investment bank listed 11 stocks available for investors to buy. Square is included, but Tesla is absent on the list. JP Morgan has disclosed that it will commence a “crypto expose basket.” People could invest in structured notes with their value linked to eleven stocks from firms that trade or hold cryptos such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and others. Liquidity and the extent of each firm’s exposure to Bitcoin are the criteria used for the selection. JP Morgan Chase picked companies such as Microstrategy, Nvidia, and others. Four out of the selected firms have 68% of the total selection. However, Tesla is absent from the list.
Why Tesla is Missing on the List
In January, Tesla invested $1.5 billion in Bitcoin, which is 0.3% of its total funds being invested in Bitcoin. With such a large investment, Tesla is second to only MicroStrategy in terms of exposure to Bitcoin. Hence, it is expected that the change in Bitcoin’s price could have a significant effect on MicroStrategy’s price on the stock market. Comparatively, Square holds 8,027 worth of Bitcoin, making it 0.4% of its total asset. Riot holds 1.175. Bitcoin, making it 1.7% of its assets. Although Nvidia is holding no Bitcoin, it processes graphics that are utilized for crypto mining.
JP Morgan considers the price of Tesla’s stock as overvalued. In December last year, the investment bank, in a statement it circulated, advised investors to avoid Tesla stock and not place it on the same level with the S&P. The advisory firm hinged its advice on the fact that Tesla shares are too expensive. Meanwhile, on December 9, when JP Morgan issued the advice, Tesla settled at $604, but it has now risen to $668. Recall that Tesla stock fell from a record level of $900 to above $600 now. Since then, there has been no significant movement in its price to change the opinion of the investment advisory bank.
The development indicates more institutions are becoming attracted to Bitcoin
JP Morgan didn’t deem it fit to include Tesla in the basket of cryptocurrency firms. It, however, included Paypal, which has 10% for adding Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to its payment options. Likewise, the investment bank said Advanced Micro Devices, which takes 5%, Intercontinental Exchange holding 4%, while others hold the remaining 32%. The lowest people can invest in the basket of the stocks is $1000, while JP Morgan charges 1.5% as its fee.
JP Morgan’s move to launch such a basket of currencies that have exposure to Bitcoin indicates gradual Wall Street acceptance of the crypto market. Meanwhile, the investment firm has noted that the initiative does not necessarily indicate that the basket of companies is exposing investors to Bitcoin. Likewise, there may not be a direct correlation between stocks and any cryptocurrencies. Recently, Goldman Sachs has discovered that more than 40% of its customers that it surveyed are holding cryptocurrencies. Now, Goldman Sachs has launched a new desk to commence cryptocurrency trading.


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Wolfstreet Report – destructie of creatieve destructie?
Het Wolfstreet Report van deze week kijkt naar de vraag wat de gevolgen zullen zijn van de Corona-periode. Zien we slechts destructie of is er creatieve destructie?
De staat van de economie was al tamelijk bijzonder bij het begin van de Corona-periode. Wat gaat nu volgen?
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Under the effects of the Pandemic, consumers and businesses grapple with their own “Reset.”
We’ve got the weirdest economy ever. A disputed number of people lost their jobs early on in the Pandemic, with figures ranging from 22 million to 33 million people who lost their jobs, depending on whether we looked at the monthly jobs report or the number of people having filed for unemployment.
Since then, millions of people have been hired back by restaurants, gyms, hotels, and other enterprises that had shut down. This was followed – and that’s the phase we’re in now – by more layoffs but further up the corporate chain, with higher-paying jobs now getting axed. Initial unemployment claims of newly laid-off workers have remained horribly high, at over 800,000 a week, and have risen recently.
But wait… at the same time that this jobs fiasco is playing out, retail sales – so that’s goods bought online and in stores – after plunging in March and April have spiked to record highs.
This does not include services such as insurance, airline tickets, hotel bookings, rent, healthcare, etc. And we know that airline passenger revenue at Delta, for example, has collapsed by 83% from a year ago in the third quarter, according to Delta’s quarterly earnings report. Many hotels remain closed.
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Remember the DROID Xyboards? It's been a while since we've heard anything about Motorola and Verizon's Android-powered tablet duo, but today they're back in the news thanks to a treat that's headed for both devices. Motorola has revealed on its Android software upgrade news page that both the DROID Xyboard 8.2 and DROID Xyboard 10.1 will receive updates to Android 4.1. There's no mention of when either update will begin rolling out, but hey, at least the Jelly Bean bumps are official. Interestingly, the same Motorola upgrade news page says that the Wi-Fi-only Xyboard 8.2 and 10.1 tablets are slated to remain on Android 4.0.4.
Both the DROID Xyboard 8.2 and DROID Xyboard 10.1 originally launched on Verizon in December 2011 as follow-ups to the XOOM. Neither model ever seemed to gain much traction with consumers, though, and since then there haven't been any new Motorola-Verizon tablet collaborations. The good news for folks that did pull the trigger on a DROID Xyboard is that Motorola and Verizon haven't forgotten about them, and while Android 4.1 isn't exactly the latest and greatest version of Google's mobile OS, it sure beats being stuck on Android 4.0.4 forever. Stay tuned and I'll give you a shout when more details on these updates emerge.


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February 17, 2008 |
NEW DELHI: The kidney racket allegedly run by Dr Amit Kumar might have created sensation across the country but a market of organ trade is thriving online much to the joy of potential donors and buyers. Social networking sites are openly being used as a source for procuring kidneys in contravention to the established laws. A number of communities on these sites are dedicated to people interested in selling and buying kidneys. From Aslam, a 20-year-old college student to Kulkarni, a software professional, many are logging onto the net to get into the online kidney market.
March 23, 2013 |
CHANDIGARH : An online share trading survey by ASSOCHAM declared Chandigarh the fourth most active city among 10 cities surveyed in the country. The report suggests that youth in Chandigarh , mainly in the IT, ITes sector, have been earning extra income by trading online. The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), conducted a 60-day survey from January to February, 2013 tracking trading activities of people in major metros. The survey revealed that Chandigarh ranked fourth in the list of top 10 cities.
May 30, 2008 |
MUMBAI: Although debatable, futures trading in commodities is perceived to be inflationary and the central government, under pressure from Left parties, on May 7 had banned the practise in four agricultural items. An online spot trading exchange for agro commodities with a pan-India presence could have a cooling effect on rising prices by cutting down on intermediaries' cost and by allowing farmers direct access to agro markets. Based on this idea three states?Gujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka?
May 26, 2002 |
AHMEDABAD: The Online Commodity Exchange of India Ltd, the first exchange of its kind, is all set to take off within three months here. While on the one hand the exchange plans to protect the farmers' interest, it also proposes to maintain food-grain security in the country and also help consumers by effectively managing supply in market. The company is being set up with a paid up capital of Rs 10 crore. It would further raise Rs 14 crore by selling membership to brokers who would operate the exchange.
February 14, 2008 |
BEIJING: China has joined hands with international organisations to curb online trade of wild animals that included a range of items like wild tiger bone, tiger whiskers and rhino horns. The Endangered Species Import and Export Management Office associated with the State Forestry Administration said it has acted on the basis of reports from international organs and launched a campaign against illegal wild animal trade via the Internet. The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)
March 23, 2013 |
NEW DELHI: Online share trading has seen a sharp rise of over 72 per cent in the last two years among young investors who use the platform as a source of additional income with easy availability of gadgets, use of technology and access to analyst information, an Assocham survey said. In its survey conducted under the aegis of its Social Development Foundation in January-February on 'Boom time for online share trading: Online trade is a fast growing biz', Assocham today said online share trade industry is growing by 150 per cent year-on-year and the value of all trades executed through Internet has grown more than ten-times in two years.
March 22, 2013 |
AHMEDABAD: Online trade is a fast growing business with over 72 per cent young investors looking at it as a source of additional income in the last two years, says a survey by Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India ( Assocham ). Ahmedabad emerged as the sixth top city which saw a steep rise in the use of online share trading with various technology platforms being used for continuous trading. A little over 200 employees were selected from each city on an average.
November 17, 2011 |
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank on Thursday directed banks to exercise caution with respect to online forex trading by Indian residents where margin payments through a credit card or deposit are required in view of the risk of fraud. "... Banks should exercise due caution and be extra vigilant in respect of the transactions that require residents to make margin payments for online forex trading transactions through credit cards/deposits in various accounts maintained with banks in India," the Reserve Bank said in a notification.
March 22, 2013 |
Steep rise in online share trading among the young investors (over 72%) in the last 2 years as a source of additional income with easy availability of gadgets, use of technology and access to analyst information, reveals the Assocham survey. In its countrywide survey conducted by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) under the aegis of its Social Development Foundation, in the months of January-February'13 on "Boom time for online share trading: Online trade is a fast growing biz" has revealed, the online share trade industry is growing by 150% year-on-year, the value of all trades executed through the internet has grown more than ten times in two years.
January 31, 2013 |
BANGALORE: Captive technology centres of global corporations, which appeared to have gone out of fashion, are coming back into prominence, a development that is not good augury for Indian software companies such as Tata Consultancy Services , Infosys and Wipro . A combination of factors, including higher scrutiny by regulators in the US and Europe, and a desire for tighter control of intellectual property, is resulting in multinational corporations...


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Sentai Filmworks announced that the dubbed version of anime “Persona 4” will feature the original American video game cast.
“Persona 4” is a role playing game where you play a high school student solving mysterious murders. The anime was released in October 2011, and the first season wrapped up in March.
Sentai Filmworks representative David Williams said that they were excited to be able to get the American video game cast, which includes popular voice actor Jonny Yong Bosch (“Mighty Morphin Power Rangers”).
No release date has been announced for the DVD release.
In other panel news, Williams also announced several titles to be released on DVD in August, including the second season of “The World God Only Knows,” “Parasite Dolls,” “This Boy Can Fight Aliens,” “Number 6,” and “Koi-Hime.”
Announced simulcasts included series 2 of “Fire Ring,” “The Kids On The Slope,” and “My Mysterious Girlfriend X.”


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Slovakia needs to concentrate on wrapping up the preparations for a smooth switchover to euro, the European Commission said in its progress report on preparations for the eurozone expansion.
European Union Monetary Affairs Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said that Slovakia should use the remaining months to ensure that consumers and businesses are fully prepared for use of the euro from the very first day of the euro-switch, news wire SITA reported.
He also called on the business to remain committed to fair pricing.
According to the EC report, businesses seem to be late in planning the cash required for the transactions as of the first day in order to avoid queues in banks. Thus the EC urges Slovakia to increase euro cash reserves in banks and subsequently in businesses, news wire SITA wrote.
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Music and video streaming company, Spotify is all set to make its stock market debut on Tuesday. It has almost 157 million customers worldwide and it is expected to be valued at $20 bn- $25 bn on its New York Stock Market flotation.
Why Spotify Is Issuing Its Shares
Spotify will not issue new shares, rather it will sell the already available shares held by its private investors. It has not set the price for its shares and hence company will have to see how it performs in the face of an apparent volatility.
But, its strong growth powered by a rapid increase in revenue is what makes it lucrative for investors.
Despite being a leading music streaming company and having more than 70 million paying customers, it has not been able to make a profit. The reason why the company has not been able to achieve economies of scale is that its costs for paying musicians and singers in term of copyrights exceed far more than the profit it makes. But, media reports suggest that gaps between its profits and costs are narrowing.
Being a tech stock will also make Spotify adopt changes.
All Eyes Set on Spotify
Swedish company’s debut of New York stock exchange has come in time when tech sector is already facing volatility. The month of March 2018, has not remained so lucky for the US tech stocks that fell by 6%. Leading IT firms like Amazon, Tesla and Broadcom saw a major a decline in their shares due to various factors.
Analysts suggest that performance of Spotify shares will also reveal about investors confidence in the tech sector. Consequently, it will allow Silicon Valley tech giants to decide whether they should trade their companies’ shares on the stock market or not. Briefly, Spotify’s debut on New York stock exchange will prove to be a case study for the rest of the firm in IT sector.
Future of Streaming Media
Spotify may also diversify its portfolio in future. It seems that company is looking to cash on the brand image that it has created in last decade. Media reports suggest that the music streaming platform might be looking for creating diversified content like podcasts, comedy and even profiles of musicians and singers.
Going public will also help Spotify to gain capital for its expansion while meeting the expectations of its investors. At the same time, its management will also face pressure to bring fast changes for meeting the requirements. Briefly, the music streaming medium might face a tough scrutiny after flotation of its shares.


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Retail investment moderates in H1 2019
Economic growth in the Eurozone was stronger than expected in the first part of 2019, although activity is clearly slowing. Domestic demand is driven by very buoyant household consumption, supported by a resilient job market. Unemployment rates have reached historic lows in many countries and prospects for job creation continue to be positive. Besides, consumer spending in Europe will stay vigorous and forecast to grow by 1.7% in 2019 and 2020.
European retail sales are forecast to remain at a good level in 2019 (+2.4%) and over the following 2 years (+2.0%). Stronger growth is expected for this year compared to 2018 in the UK (+3.6% vs +2.8%) and in Germany (+2.3% vs +1.6%) unlike France (+2.1% vs +2.9%). Retail sales in CEE countries should continue to increase significantly in 2019: Romania (+6.6%), Poland (+5.4%) and the Czech Republic (+4.6%).
Retail is reinventing itself in response to changes in consumer habits where a larger proportion of purchases occur on-line instead of in physical shops. In 2019, European online sales are expected to match the 5-year average growth of +14.0% (source : E-commerce Foundation). The rate of growth is over +20% in Central and Southern Europe driven by growing internet penetration.
By end of H1 2019, European commercial real estate investment reached €253 bn over the past 12 months, decreasing by 5.5%. Offices with 46% market share represent a growing portion of the turnover and come mostly at the expense of retail.
Retail investment, although it remains the 2nd largest sector by volume is experiencing continual decline with €42 bn over the last 12 months. In H1 2019, retail investment fell 31% over H1 2018 to €16 bn, its lowest level since 2013. Among the major markets, Germany performed well (+15%) thanks to the complete takeover of Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof. Decreasing volume was recorded in the UK (-28%), due to ongoing retailer difficulties as the sector restructures and the added uncertainties surrounding Brexit. France started 2019 slowly (-19%) but a higher second half-year is expected.
High streets prime yields are still under pressure in most European markets. Germany posted a record low of 2.80% as at Q1 2019 (Berlin and Munich). Shopping centre prime yields have followed an upward trend since the beginning of the year except in Poland where yields recorded a lowest 10-years low at 4.25%.


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Going to the grocery store is a routine task for most. Research shows the two main factors in choosing a store: how close it is and price.
But shoppers in the southern part of the Metroplex say they have a hidden gem -- HEB grocery stores.
"Once you go into an HEB, you want one in your community, that's just the way it is," said Eli Daniels, the HEB store manager in Burleson. "We thrive on that, it excites us. We want to be different."
The latest news from around North Texas.
The San Antonio-based chain has slowly been creeping into North Texas, with three stores now in Burleson, Granbury and Waxahachie. But the possibility of new stores in the DFW market could be on the horizon.
The idea isn't new -- in 1999, speaking with a grocer industry magazine, a company spokesman said the supermarket chain hoped to build at least a dozen new stores over the next decade. But that hasn't panned out.
So far, the next best hope is an empty piece of land on Boat Club road in Fort Worth, which was recently bought by HEB. They bought another empty piece of land in Grand Prairie.
Meanwhile, at the Burleson store, the parking lot is often full and aisles are crowded with shoppers. Daniels says the demand is huge.
"Because there's such a pent-up demand for HEB in this area -- I mean, we're pulling people as far away as Denton, the mid-cities, Grapevine, Arlington. Every weekend, I see customers here driving 30, 40 or 50 miles to get here to HEB to see kind of, what all the hoopla is about," said Daniels.
Even with high demand, the company sent NBC 5 a statement saying they "don't have any current plans to open additional stores in DFW at this time."
While customers wait for possible expansion, HEB's potential competitors say they're ready.
Kroger is the nation's largest chains, and second in Dallas-Fort Worth behind Walmart.
"We know there are many competitors, they're new competitors coming in every day, some competitors leaving. We know we have to earn their business," said Gary Huddleston, who works for Kroger.
HEB's other brand, "Central Market," has about a dozen stores in the area. The company says they are focusing on growing and expanding that brand as well.


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It seems that the CR&S Duu has turned from concept into reality as the company announced they will officially unveil their “two liter, twin cylinder, twin seater” at the EICMA show next week and released the bike’s official pictures with the announcement.
CR&S brags about the Duu’s 1,916cc S&S X-Wedge V-twin engine and we’ll have to say that this is precisely the piece that has the most to do with the 20,000 euros (US$29,500) starting price for when this blend of European chassis and American powerplant will go on sale in Europe no later than 2011.
What we like the most about this creation is the fact that you can’t easily identify which bodywork part is which, not to mention their purposes. We can see that the single-side swingarm reflects style at its best, but we still have to wait until EICMA to see the public’s reaction. Fingers crossed because CR&S will be building by hand a few dozen of these every year.


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Amazon's new pro beauty store a bad look for retailers
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Foxtel, Optus technical subcontractor BSA under Shine microscope.
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Foxtel turns to data to keep its customers
Works out how much to discount its products to stop churn.
Jul 3 2018 12:54AM
Fairfax CIO departs, IT management restructured
Elliott readies for new role.
Feb 28 2018 12:04PM
Sydney man gets suspended jail sentence for giving 8000 people free Foxtel
Part of broader piracy probe.
Aug 9 2017 11:42AM
Foxtel turns to data and digital to take on Netflix
Bringing lessons from Optus, Telstra.
Jun 20 2017 12:00PM
Foxtel's CIO takes his leave after 18 years
Eyes CIO roles in other industries.
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Aussie ISPs fight against rolling piracy site blocking
Foxtel, Roadshow want power to tell telcos to block mirror sites.
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What defines an 'online location' in Australian piracy site blocking?
Rights holders argue definition is broader than URL, IP address.
Jun 23 2016 2:24PM
Music industry's piracy site blocking battle delayed
Waiting for outcome of film studios' case.
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Australian piracy code could reappear in 12 months
Rights holders, ISPs to ask government to raincheck scheme.
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First test case for new legislation.
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Online copyright, privacy new priorities.
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Calls Scales NBN report ‘insulting’.
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Pepsi Breaks Largest-Ever Global Campaign For Soccer
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Even though Pepsi is not an official World Cup sponsor, but it has planned to launch the first ever largest global campaign for soccer. Pepsi has campaigned for an annual soccer game plan. In the past few years, the company has shifted its focus towards the global structure and launched the first ever campaign for soccer two years ago. The new soccer campaign is called “Now is what you make it” (Natalie, p.1). This is considered a largest ...


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Gauteng Community Safety MEC Sizakele Nkosi-Malobane on Tuessday reassured the public that student l.
Adcock Ingram announced its JSE listing and unbundling from Tiger Brands yesterday in an effort to boost its expansion plans. The pharmaceutical group delisted from the JSE in 1999 and was bought out by Tiger Brands which sought to take advantage of brands such as Panado. However, Tiger saw the company mostly as a cash cow and failed to implement any significant investment, leaving it to trail behind competitors such as Aspen Pharmacare. - Zweli Mokgata


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Three out of four Israelis were misled at least once last year when buying something, the Israel Consumer Council says.
A survey by the council, carried out in advance of World Consumer Rights Day on Thursday, found that 76% of households reported being misled when purchasing goods or services.
Of those who said they had been misled, 80% of Jewish households reported that they complained, while 19% said they didn't. Among Arab respondents, 66% submitted complaints.
The following figures refer exclusively to the 76% of those surveyed who reported being misled.
Half said they had been misled by ads announcing discounts that turned out to apply only to certain products or were conditioned on a minimum total purchase.
Another common complaint was being charged more than the price marked on an item. Some 42% of Jewish households reported that this happened to them last year, while only 18.4% of Arab households did.
Around 24% of Jewish households reported that they had been misled by an attractive offer with crucial fine print they had not initially noticed. Of this group, 46% saw the fine print details only after making the purchase.
Arab respondents were more likely to complain that their communications providers, including cell phone companies, multichannel television and ISPs, charged them more than a representative had promised by phone. Forty-two percent of all Arab households reported this, compared with 33% among Jewish respondents.
Most respondents said they took their complaints straight to the offending business - the seller, the service desk or the manager, depending on the business.
A small percentage took their complaints elsewhere - 1.2% to the Industry and Trade Ministry, 1.1% to the Israel Consumer Council and 1% online on a social network.
The telephone survey was conducted last month by Roni Bar-Zuri, an Industry and Trade Ministry researcher, among 1,000 respondents considered a representative sample of Israel's adult population.
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