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Zynga lays off 18 percent of workforce, shifts focus to mobile
The impact will felt company-wide, said CEO Mark Pincus
IDG News Service - Zynga, the social gaming services company, is laying off 18 percent of its employees in an effort to reduce its cost structure.
CEO Mark Pincus announced the layoffs Monday in a note to employees posted on the company's blog. Zynga, as of the end of last year, had more than 3,000 full-time employees, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
All told, more than 500 employees will be let go by August, Zynga said in a statement. Various offices are also closing, but Zynga declined to comment on specific locations.
"Today is a hard day for Zynga and an emotional one for every employee of our company," Pincus said. "The impact of these layoffs will be felt across every group in the company."
"This is a necessary step to move forward," he added.
The layoffs are being framed by the San Francisco company as a way to capitalize on the growth of mobile devices and touchscreens that "are revolutionizing gaming," Pincus said.
"By reducing our cost structure today we will offer our teams the runway they need to take risks and develop these breakthrough new social experiences," he said.
Historically, Zynga's network of users has been tightly linked to Facebook. Until recently the custom was for users to log in to Zynga through Facebook, but in March the company made changes to allow users to create their own accounts on the Zynga site. The move was designed to expand and solidify Zynga's own user base.
Some of Zynga's flagship titles include FarmVille, County Fair and Zynga Poker. "While our FarmVille franchise continues to perform well, other games are underperforming," the company said in its press release, without naming those games.
The closures of The Ville, Empires & Allies, Dream Zoo and Zynga City on Tencent were announced in April during the company's announcement of its first-quarter financial results.
Zynga's games are also accessible through Google+ and the Android platforms, but 86 percent of the company's revenue in 2012 was derived from Facebook, the company said in its most recent annual report.
Zynga reported total revenue of roughly US$1.28 billion in 2012, up about 12 percent, though a net income loss of $209 million was recorded.
The company expects its cost reductions to yield pre-tax annualized cash expense savings of $70 million to $80 million.
Zynga, which was founded in 2007, went public in 2011.
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So you just have to own that new highly-gadetized cell phone with built-in flash camera with video option? Are you looking at getting that huge hang-on-the-wall flat panel plasma HDTV home theater system – for the family, of course?
Well, you’re not alone.
According to the latest Forrester Research study, which annually polls nearly 69,000 people in the U.S. and Canada, more and more households are being filled up with the latest techno-gadgets. And that trend should continue through at least 2010.
Consider the DVD. It wsn’t that long ago that the DVD player supplanted the VCR. Was it really only five years ago that one could walk into a video rental store and find only a few DVD titles relegated to a small display on the side wall?
Today, of course, DVD titles make up more than 90 percent of the shelf space. Some rental stores don’t even bother with VHS titles any longer.
By 2010, it is estimated that more than 90 percent of U.S. households will own a DVD player. More than a third of households will own a DVD recorder. The VCR will likely hang around awhile, so families can watch the home videos taken on those old VHS camcorders, even though many of them will get transferred to a DVD.
In 2002, the PC was the most popular high-tech device owned by families. In 2010, although it will continue toward saturation, it will be overtaken by several other electronic gadgets. The DVD player, the cell phone, and the digital camera will either tie or surpass the personal computer in household saturation.
Of these, the digital camera will see the most remarkable growth. In 2002, only 21 million households had a digital camera. By 2010, an estimated 82 million households will have at least one. Say goodbye to film, and to traditional video tape.
Consumers are already replacing their older analog camcorders with the newer digital video recorders. And now, Hollywood is starting to follow the consumer trend.
It was announced last week that the film industry has agreed on a format for converting to digital. George Lucas of Star Wars fame has long been a proponent of digital movies. His last two Star Wars movies were shot using digital video and then transferred to film for distribution to theaters.
But with the new standards in place, and with the improvement in digital movie cameras, Hollywood filmmakers will no longer be tied to traditional film.
Digital video has a lot of advantages over film. Directors can see what they have shot instantly, without waiting for the film to be developed. Post production is easier and cheaper. And instead of having to cart large reels of film to theaters by truck, studios can transmit their latest releases via satellite.
On the downside, theaters will need to convert to digital projectors. Each one costs about $100 thousand. But with all the savings created by producing a movie digitally, the studios are likely to kick in on the cost of the projectors.
There are still gaps between different types of consumers in the adoption of high-tech gadgets, though. About one-fourth of consumers are tech-savvy and can afford any newly-released technological device. They are the first to buy new high-tech products, even at the higher introductory prices.
Another quarter are tech savvy, but lower-income. They will buy the gadgets, but only after the price comes down.
Then there is the low-tech crowd. The wealthier ones will buy new technological devices only if convinced of the need, such as by increasing their productivity.
Finally, the tech-squeamish, low-income segment won’t buy any new gadgets until they are thoroughly convinced of the need to and only then if the price is right.
I aspire to be in the first category, but unfortunately, price is a consideration for me. Luckily, though, by the time the price of a new gadget comes down to within reason, the bugs have been worked out of it. So I guess it’s worth the wait.

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Google may retire Pixel Watch, but Pixel Fold continues After an August leak that revealed the company is planning to launch its first foldable Pixel phone in late 2021, Korean industry website TheElec It is reporting that Samsung will begin mass production of foldable OLED panels this October for Google, Vivo and Xiaomi’s upcoming foldable phones, all of which will be revealed later this year.
Google certainly hasn’t kept its folding phone ambitions a secret. In 2019, it published a patent application for its own foldable screen. And admits that it has been building a prototype for such screens for some time. CNET But it now appears that Google has a foldable “Passport”; codename, which may be close to announcing it. 9to5Google A new reference was discovered in the Android 12 code last month. Alongside other codenames it is believed to be the upcoming Pixel 6 and Pixel 5a 5G. TheElec It is said to have a 7.6-inch panel that folds inward. While Vivo’s upcoming phone will feature an 8-inch main screen and a 6.5-inch outer display, the screen size of the new Xiaomi phones isn’t mentioned.
It’s unclear whether the Pixel Fold will come with its own Google-designed display, although it’s possible Samsung acts as a contract manufacturer for several other companies, producing Apple’s custom processors. one example by any means The sandwich part of the screen is probably Samsung’s own: ETNews Samsung reportedly will supply its proprietary ultra-thin cover glass. The glass (which is technically produced by German manufacturer Schott) is given to other smartphone makers, and Google is expected to use the glass.
Xiaomi announced a foldable phone earlier this year, the Mi Mix Fold, but it looks set to have a second one. TheElec It also reports that Oppo will be sliding its new foldable phone into 2022 with a 7.1-inch main screen and a smaller outer screen, between 1.5 and 2 inches diagonally.


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Quantum Properties will accept Bitcoin for condo deposits
Quantum Properties in Abbotsford, British Columbia is the first real estate developer to tap into the digital currency, Bitcoin. The company will now accept Bitcoins as payment for their vast selection of condominiums.
President and CEO of Quantum Properties, Diane Delves said that the company is currently marketing more than 400 condominiums in Abbotsford and Port Coquitlam. “I was fascinated by the concept,” said Delves. “We have been looking at it for a while. Finally as of today, we made it official that we are going to accept Bitcoin.”
Delves says she is aware of the volatility of Bitcoin, but it is not a big concern for them. “We might win some, we might lose some. We will convert it to currency and if we suffer a loss, we will count it as a marketing cost.”
Vancouver is the first city to have a Bitcoin ATM, when a kiosk was installed at a downtown Waves Coffee in October 2013, and Quantum Properties’ head office is located right next to it. “It is good to see Vancouver at the forefront of this,” said Delves.
The company is not the first Vancouver business to jump in on the Bitcoin fever though. ClearlyContacts, an eyewear business which is also based in Vancouver, became the largest Canadian company to accept the currency last month.


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German electronic-payments company Wirecard AG was in a sticky spot back in April. Its share price was under pressure after allegations about its accounting practices in Asia — strongly denied by Wirecard — prompted a police investigation in Singapore.
Later that month, Wirecard WDI, +0.79% announced a $1 billion investment and strategic partnership with an affiliate of Japan’s SoftBank 9984, +0.28% , one of the world’s largest technology investors. The market viewed the news as a vote of confidence in Wirecard, whose stock jumped 8.5% that day.
The funds, in the shape of convertible bonds, lent the Japanese tech investor’s imprimatur to Wirecard, but SoftBank Group itself put no money into deal. Instead, the money came from the personal accounts of a set of SoftBank employees and one outside investor, according to SoftBank employees with knowledge of the deal.
The money went into a fund created for the deal and managed by SoftBank Investment Advisers, the technology group’s London-based subsidiary that manages SoftBank’s $100 billion Vision Fund, an influential technology investment vehicle.
A spokesman for SoftBank said its Vision Fund didn’t invest in the Wirecard deal because publicly listed companies aren’t part of its core strategy. SoftBank declined to comment on why the broader SoftBank Group didn’t invest in the deal. Wirecard says it made the necessary disclosures to shareholders about the deal.
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Snap Inc. is going to great lengths to make sure its techie toy for the face, Snapchat Spectacles, lands with a bang.
The San Francisco-based social media platform announced its first product, Spectacles, in September. The sunglasses, which sell for $130, come in three colors — black, teal and coral — and resemble an unassuming pair of shades you might pick up at Urban Outfitters. The fashionable look of Spectacles was no accident: Snap worked with Vergence Labs, a startup specializing in high-tech but still appealing eyewear, in creating them.
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Samsung was hoping for a greater boost from the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, its current flagship smartphones.
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Sono is also looking to implement its solar technology for other car makers.
Solar-powered cars aren’t just a pipedream according to German start-up Sono Motors, because this is the firm’s new Sion and it could reach customers as early as next year. Sono has been working on the Sion from 2017 onwards and since then has totalled over 19,000 reservations made up of deposits averaging 2,225 Euros (AUD$3245).
Sono says the Sion is expected to cost around 25,126 Euros (AUD$36,500), making it a rival for the cheapest EVs, such as the Fiat 500e which is coming to Australia. Although Sono is based in Munich, the Sion will be built in Finland and it aims to produce 257,000 Sion vehicles by the end of the decade.
Helping to generate power for the Sion are 456 solar ‘half-cells’ that are incorporated into most of the body panels. The only panels that don’t feature the solar cells are the front and rear bumpers. Sono says these cells will extend the Sion’s estimated 305km range by an average of 110km per week.
The Sion’s battery is a 54kWh unit which is charged by either the solar energy captured by the cells or through a charger that offers speeds up to 75kW. The battery is able to divert energy to power electronic devices and even other electric cars with an output up to 11kW.
The Sion is pitched as a family-friendly MPV and compared to previous concepts we can see new headlights and rear lights, cleaner surfacing down the side, new bumpers and a charging cap at the front. It’s an angular exterior design mixed with a minimalistic interior. Inside there are two screens on the dash and an unusual foggy screen underneath. Elsewhere the cabin looks fairly conventional, despite the atypical powertrain.
The car was unveiled at the first “Celebrate the Sun” event in Munich alongside Sono’s other creation – a ‘Solar Bus Kit’ which is a retrofitted solar panel kit that can be added to existing buses to power things such as the air conditioning and electrics.


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Grumpy Cat draws hundreds of fans at Changing Hands Bookstore event in Tempe (Video)
Grumpy Cat and her owner, Tabatha Bundesen, were greeted by hundreds of fans Sunday at Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe.
Grumpy Cat, whose real name is Tardar Sauce, was not impressed. She spent most of her appearance sleeping in her little bed.
Bundesen said everyone just wants to pet and cuddle the cat, but no touching was allowed.
“People seem satisfied to see her in real life and see that she’s real,” Bundesen said in an interview before the event. “Although we call her Grumpy, she’s really not grumpy at all.”
Fans brought cat treats and toys as gifts, and wore Grumpy Cat shirts. They all wanted a picture with the famous Internet cat from Arizona, who has a permanently grumpy expression because she has a condition called feline dwarfism.
A bookstore employee “pawtographed” each attendee’s “Grumpy Cat: A Grumpy Book” with a paw-print stamp.
The store sold about 800 of the books and 300 calendars, said Brandon Stout, the store’s marketing director.
People lined up to see the cat at the back of the store, winding through the bookshelves all the way out the front door, Stout said — “not quite presidential level (status), but definitely vice presidential level.”
Bundesen said Grumpy Cat was born at her Morristown home 17 months ago and actually is pretty happy all the time. Her daughter, Chrystal, named the cat Tardar Sauce.
It’s been a crazy time for the family since Bundesen’s brother, Bryan, an Ohio cable technician, posted a picture of the cat on Reddit.
The photo received 27,000 uploads overnight. A YouTube video proving Grumpy really did have that face received a million views within 24 hours.
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Influence of Shandong power rationing on silica gel Enterprises
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Most silica gel manufacturers in China are concentrated in Shandong Province. The rising price of silica gel raw materials in the early stage has made silica gel manufacturers in Shandong face a severe situation. Today's provincial power rationing measures make these manufacturers worse.
Shandong's energy consumption control began power rationing last week, mainly because the province started power rationing measures due to insufficient coal supply and power shortage. Silica gel enterprises generally enter the state of shutdown or limited production.
Next, it can be predicted that the price of silica gel products will rise rapidly.
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Apple has topped the list of best tech employers in Britain per new research.
The global jobs web site Indeed ranked Apple top after analyzing “hundreds of thousands” of job evaluations left by employees of expertise companies on its website.
International events producer GDS Group and IT agency Cisco settled second and third respectively, while Microsoft and Siemens rounded out the top five employers. Fellow tech titan Amazon made into the list; however, coming in at number 15.
Apple’s table-topping triumph was attributed to good pay, the offer of discounted or free technology products, health and wellness benefits, along with the corporate’s culture, were cited as causes for its popularity.
The California stationed iPhone maker opened its first European store in London 15 years ago. It now employs 2,500 individuals in the capital alone, with 6,500 UK workers in total.
Bill Richards, Indeed’s managing director for the UK, noted in a press release Thursday that the tech industry typically offered favorable terms to workers.
US corporations dominated the rankings, making up nine of the top 15, while merely three UK corporations made it onto the list. Two of the remaining three were Japanese and the other German agency Siemens.
Richards identified that among the most popular benefits and perks, similar to unlimited paid holiday, were US imports popularized by west coast tech firms.
However, he warned it was “not enough for tech companies to bask in this mirrored glow and hope would-be recruits will line up to work for them.”
“Intense competition for applicants with specialist tech expertise has triggered a battle for talent, and prompted many employers to think carefully and creatively about their offers.”


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Aston Martin has just announced the most powerful car in its storied 110-year history. Christened the DBS 770 Ultimate, only 499 of the V12 GT are planned to be produced before the current DBS is put out to pasture and a new version takes its place. If you’re of the well-heeled variety, don’t get too excited because Aston Martin says the order books are already closed.
“When an iconic model generation reaches the end of production it is important to mark the occasion with something special,” says Roberto Fedeli, Aston Martin Chief Technology Officer. “In the case of the DBS 770 Ultimate, we have spared nothing in ensuring the final version of our current series production flagship is the best-ever in every respect. Not only is it the fastest and most powerful DBS in our history, thanks to a comprehensive suite of improvements to the transmission, steering, suspension, and underbody structure; it is also the best to drive.”
The DBS has its roots in the DBS Superleggera that first appeared in 2018. The original featured a twin-turbo 5.2-liter V12 with 715 horsepower backed by an eight-speed automatic transmission made by ZF. The new DBS 770 Ultimate will improve on that, achieving close to 770 horsepower and 900 lb-ft of torque. Aston Martin claims the power nudge comes from modified air and ignition pathways plus a 7% increase in maximum turbo boost pressure, with increased response and broader torque curves being notable byproducts. The transmission also has been recalibrated “to enhance shift speeds and driver interaction” for a “truly connected driving experience.”
Steering response and feedback have improved thanks to a new solid mounted steering column, improved front-end lateral stiffness (achieved with an enhanced front cross member and thicker rear undertray) and improvements to the calibration of the Adaptive Damping System.
Though the front-end looks similar to previous DBS models, subtle tweaks have increased airflow to the radiators and enhanced thermal management. Assistance comes from the horseshoe engine vent on the hood and new front splitter that integrates two new outboard vents.
A neat feature of the DBS 770 Ultimate is the new 21-inch multi-spoke wheels available in Satin Silver, Satin Black or optional Satin Black with Diamond Turned finish. All are wrapped in Pirelli P Zero tires — 265/35 R21 up front and 305/30 R21 out back.
Inside, all DBS 770 Ultimates will come standard with Sport Plus seats trimmed in semi-aniline leather and Alcantara with a fluted quilt and perforation pattern. Sills feature plaques showing the Aston Martin Wings logo, DBS 770 Ultimate logo, and sequence number of the 300 coupes or 199 Volantes being built.
“DBS has always sat at the pinnacle of the Aston Martin production model line-up. And now we’re infusing DBS 770 Ultimate with even more… more power, more performance purity and all with more sophistication, more taste and in the most considered manner,” adds Marek Reichman, Aston Martin’s Chief Creative Officer. “Something so raw, and yet so beautiful it’s almost intimidating to look at. It’s through this design approach that we came up with the shapes – starting with the amped-up front end – and from there everything else flows in design balance with the performance upgrades.”


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Since the first merchant ship set out in the trading world back in 1919, India’s maritime industry has come a long way. Today, it holds significant importance in the nation’s economy by contributing above 95 per cent of commerce volume and recently achieved a milestone target of $400 billion in exports for FY2022. According to the reports, this is not only the first time that India is going to have successfully hit a mark as ambitious as this but also surpassed it as of March 31. On this National Maritime Day, let’s take a look at India’s port-led development.
Ports are an efficient way of transporting large quantities of goods in a fast and effective manner. Statistically, shipping is the spine of international trade, contributing to carrying more than 80 per cent of the volume and 70 per cent by value, globally. From the maritime point of view, India has a promisingly long coastline of 7,500 km and potentially navigable waterways of about 14,500 km. With about 50 per cent of world maritime trade and container traffic and 70 per cent of energy trade passing through, India has been at the epicentre of all international trade routes throughout history.
The Sagarmala Project, approved in 2015, has aimed to harness these tactical advantages and promote a strategic port-led development in India with a vision to lower the logistics costs for the EXIM and domestic trade and boost export competitiveness. Seven years on, today the project has been delivering strong and has helped improve ports’ efficiency and service quality by driving down the turnaround time for shipping containers to 26.58 hours from 44.7 hours in 2013-14. Overall, 802 projects worth Rs 5.48 trillion are expected to be completed by 2035, out of which 194 projects (Rs 990 billion) have already been completed. The holistic objective of the Sagarmala Programme has been five-fold: port modernisation and new ports development, port connectivity enhancement, port-linked industrialisation, coastal community development, and promoting coastal shipping and inland waterways.
A total of 14 new projects have been slated under new ports development which are distributed across the coastal states and Union Territories of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat and the Andaman and the Nicobar Islands.
Among many disruptions that the pandemic wrought, it also underscored the importance of transport in keeping an economy running – especially as maritime transportation emerged as an essential industry in maintaining the delivery and supply of critical goods and supplies – and for post-crisis recovery and resuming normality. Post-2020, the industry has been witnessing evolved behavioural and consumer patterns with an emphasis on sustainably and ethically sourced goods and products, a high inclination of businesses to adopt technology having seen the benefits and proof of its operating resiliency first-hand and, additionally with the current political backdrop, the need to invest and streamline the sector’s risk assessment and preparedness.
The next 7 years are crucial to avoid Climate Change from becoming irreversible and destructive. As such it is a crisis that the globe has collectively been working upon, with decarbonising and climate-proofing operations being widely touted as the next logical step. Moreover, investing in resilient and sustainable infrastructure does more than mitigate climate-related shocks and tackle natural disasters. If the technology acceleration has proven anything then it is that investing in risk-resilient, energy-efficient and green operations pave way for a two-fold benefit for businesses. It makes them not just environmentally sustainable by reducing their carbon impact but also commercially sustainable since these shifts bring with them sound financial gains.


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Kelly Chapman and Brek Bolton took scissors to GDU Weekend producer Nicole Buffington's hair, cutting off eight inches.
Nicole donated her hair to the Pantene Beautiful campaign. The hair is donated to make wigs for women who are being treated for cancer. Individuals can donate their hair or $8 to the cause.
Jenny Castro-Conde, spokeswoman with Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, was also in studio to talk about breast cancer awareness. Watch the interview and the hair cutting in the video above.


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Senate of Pakistan has recommended the National Assembly to exempt general sales tax for phones that are less than Rs. 5,000 in value. These recommendations are made by Senate to National Assembly on Finance Bill 2015.
Recommendations issued by Senate said that phones with Rs. 5,000 or less in value are usually owned by people with limited resources, or those who live in far-flung areas of the country. Exempting taxes for such handsets will only help these resource-less people.
Government of Pakistan, in the Finance Bill 2015, proposed to double the sales tax on all sorts of phones. According to original proposed finance bill, sales tax on phones is increased from Rs. 150, 250 and 500 to Rs. 300, 500 and 1,000 respectively.
These taxes on phones are based on features of the phones.
Senate, on the other hands, thinks that sales tax on phones above Rs. 5,000 can be doubled — as originally proposed by the bill — however for the phones with lesser than Rs. 5,000 prices should be exempted from the taxes altogether.
National Assembly is currently deliberating the finance bill.


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In accordance to an interview with Geoff Keighley, Bethesda Game Studios Director Todd Howard said that while they are working on the title, any official announcements is still a "very long way off". While the team is said to have a pretty good idea as to what they would like to see, Howard said it's just going to take technology and time.
I could sit here and explain the game to you, and you would say, 'That sounds like you don't even have the technology, how long is that going to take?' And so it's something that's going to take a lot of time, what we have in mind for that game.” - Todd Howard, Youtube Live at E3
In addition to Elder Scrolls 6, Howard also mentioned that Bethesda is working on two large projects. Said to be bigger than anything Bethesda has done, Howard said that these projects will be released before Elder Scrolls 6. Howard refused to comment whether or not these projects will be a new IP.
In other Elder Scrolls related news, Bethesda announced earlier this week that they'll be releasing Skyrim Special Edition for current gen consoles.
In a short video teaser, the trailer showed off the 2011 in a all new graphical engine, which featured an increased depth of field, improved textures, and dynamic lighting effects. Much like Fallout 4, Skyrim Special Edition will allow console players to download hundreds of mods upon release.
Skyrim Special Edition will launch on October 29th for PlayStation 4, PC and Xbox One. PC users will be given a free download so long as they have already purchased the game with all the DLC.
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What are your thoughts on Elder Scrolls 6? Are you excited for the release? What improvements would you like to see within the upcoming sequel? Let us know what your think in the comments below!


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The iPhone 5 rumour mill is set alight again with one blog quoting a source, who was just told by the Vice President in AT&T, that the iPhone 5 is set to launch in early October and told staff to be prepared for a busy couple of months.
“Expect things to get really, really busy in the next 35-50 days, so prepare your teams accordingly,” according to the source to Boy Genius Report, apparently quoting the Vice President.
So, add that to your long list of potential dates that the iPhone 5 would be released. Rumours have it that the product will most likely hit that date – only after the Wall Street Journal’s All Things D actually said that the new phone would come out on that date. Some are speculating that an announcement would come in late September.
And since we are so close to September, expect a flood more of Apple rumours. Yes, I know, you might be sick of them, but hey, Apple news is basically the hype of a product or a security bulletin.


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It’s been a long wait for a lot of people wanting a new or replacement GPU for their current system or a new build. Prices of graphics cards have been well over the MSRP originally set by Nvidia, and scalpers further increased prices into the stratosphere. Thankfully, with a change in mining and availability, these prices have fallen dramatically to where they should have been a year and a half ago. Today you can get the MSI GeForce RTX 3060 12GB Ventus 2X for £369 from Ebuyer . I’d like to see prices fall even further, but the price drops have slowed over the last couple of weeks.
The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 12GB Ventus 2X features 3584 CUDA Cores, 12GB of GDDR6 VRAM and a 256-bit memory interface. Clock speeds can boost up to 1777 MHz for higher performance in some applications. Connectivity-wise, the RTX 3060 12GB Ventus 2X comes with 1x HDMI and 3x Display Port.
The RTX 3060 is an entry-level 30-series card that sits just below the Nvidia RTX 2070 Super on our GPU Hierarchy chart. It has an impressive amount of VRAM with 12GBs of GDDR6 memory, which is more than ample for the majority of PC games.
If you’re looking for something of similar performance, and are not too bothered about Ray Tracing then you may want to take a look at AMD’s Radeon RX 6600 . It doesn’t feature as much VRAM (only 8GB), but it does compare well in non-DXR benchmarks and is usually a little cheaper.
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Reports reveal that California could become the first U.S. state to ban 'puppy mills'. These massive establishments churn out puppy after puppy, of all sorts of breeds, purely for profit and with little regard for the health of the little dogs.Female dogs, confined in small cages and given little care and attention, are made to give birth to hundreds of puppies, one after the other. The puppies are then often sent to pet shops, sometimes when they themselves are very ill, to be sold for hundreds of dollars to unsuspecting families.
On September 14, California's state governor,Jerry Brown, received a bill, proposed by Democrat Patrick O'Donnell, which would make pet shops work with rescue centers and associations. This effectively would put the vast majority of puppy mills out of business.Brian Ferguson, a spokesperson for Jerry Brown, told the press that the ban would not apply to professional, ethical breeders, who generally do not sell their dogs through a pet shop in favor of raising their animals in their own home.
Animal rights groups have welcomed the bill as an important step towards informing the wider public about both ethical breeding and adoption.Happily, it looks as though many Californian pet shops are already working with rescue centers to try and get their animals adopted. Patrick O'Donnell stated:
Californians spend more than $250 million a year to house and euthanize animals in our shelters. Protecting the pets that make our house a home is an effort that makes us all proud.
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Several cities in California, such as Sacramento, San Francisco and Los Angeles have already banned pet stores from getting their animals from mass breeding facilities. If the new bill becomes law, the ban will be rolled out state-wide.Even better, the law will protect not only puppies, but also cats and rabbits from being exploited by these horrific 'factories'.The senate has until October 15 to make the bill law.
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JP Morgan funded lavish 'redundancy party' for 1,000 Bear Stearns workers
JP Morgan, the investment bank which took a £17billion loan from the US Treasury, funded a lavish 'redundancy party' for 1,000 London workers of failed Wall Street giant Bear Stearns.
The sumptuous bash held last May at Sauterelle, a top Conran restaurant just yards from the Bank of England, will be seen as extraordinary, given the demise of the bank.
News of the glamorous event, where guests sank 900 bottles of fine wine and 2,000 pints of premium beer, comes at a time when JP Morgan is taking the axe to thousands of jobs.
Upmarket: The party thrown for failed giant Bear Stearns' workers last May
It could be an embarrassment for the US Federal Reserve, which backed JP Morgan's £750million purchase of Bear in May.
Sauterelle, which is situated in the heart of the City at the upmarket Royal Exchange, is described on its website as 'sophisticated dining at its best'.
Bankers mingled with colleagues inbetween 'glazed arches offering spectacular views of both Bank and the courtyard below'.
The festivities were understood to be hosted by Michel Peretie, Bear's European chief, who made an 'end of an era' speech.
One source said: 'Money seemed no object. Around 800 guests were invited but 1,000 turned up and they quaffed everything.'
Another said: 'It wasn't so much a redundancy party as an event to mark the passing of a firm where many had spent much of their life.'
A JP Morgan spokesman said it had been unaware of the event, which took place before the bank's capital injection. However it did end up footing the bill.
'JP Morgan did not spend taxpayer money on a party for Bear Stearns,' said the spokesman.
'Nor did we approve the event, which we found out about after the fact.'
Just two weeks ago JP Morgan said it was preparing to axe about 9,200 jobs from Washington Mutual after buying most of the assets of America's largest banking failure.
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New Orleans firefighters donated more than $6,000 to help fight cancer. The money will go to the American Cancer Society and the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
In October, the NOFD sold tee-shirts, in the signature pink color, to promote breast cancer awareness.
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The French economy returned to growth in the first quarter of 2021, sustained by enthusiastic consumer spending, despite crippling Covid-19 restrictions which were re-imposed earlier this year in an effort to curb a surge in infections.
French Gross Domestic Product (GDP, a measure of the wealth a nation can produce) edged up 0.4 percent compared to the final three months of 2020, a year that saw the coronavirus pandemic plunge countries worldwide into historic recessions, the Insee statistics agency said.
"However, the economic rebound was limited, as GDP is still 4.4 percent below its level of the fourth quarter 2019," before the Covid-19 pandemic began, the agency said.
Insee had originally forecast one percent growth for the quarter, but in March French authorities began ordering business closures and travel bans in several regions ahead of a third national lockdown implemented in April.
President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday a phased reopening of the economy by the end of June, hoping the vaccination drive will allow shops, restaurants and cultural venues to return to activity with a semblance of normalcy.
France to begin easing of Covid lockdown on 19 May
Consumer spending dropped 1.1 percent in March, but staged a "moderate rebound" of 1.2 percent for the first quarter as a whole, Insee said.
"Households remain confident, they have high levels of savings, and businesses are also sitting on large cash piles," said Selin Ozyurt, senior economist at the credit insurance and research group Euler Hermes.
"So if the government can vaccinate people quickly, we could see a very strong rebound," she said, deeming the government's target of five percent growth this year attainable.
Coronavirus recovery fund worth 750 billion euros
The government has injected billions of euros to keep businesses afloat despite the closures, and this week France and other countries submitted plans for spending their share of the EU bloc's coronavirus recovery fund worth 750 billion euros.
But headwinds remain, with Insee reporting that inflation jumped 1.3 percent in April compared to a year earlier, which could curb consumers' enthusiasm.
France's all-important tourism sector is also worried as summer approaches that international travel will remain curbed by contagion fears.
"The unexpected increase in French GDP in Q1 suggests that the economy has proved more resilient to the poor health situation and associated restrictions than we had thought," said Jessica Hinds, Europe economist at Capital Economics.
"Nevertheless, with France in a full national lockdown for more than half of Q2, we doubt that a sustained recovery in activity will be underway before the summer," Hinds said.


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Google Finally Launches Maps App for iOSDCI
After a long wait, Google has finally launched the Maps app for iOS. The app is packed with a lot of features and developers have a chance to integrate it into iOS devices.
“Alongside the newly designed Google Maps for iPhone, we’re also excited to announce the Google Maps SDK for iOS. With the Google Maps SDK for iOS, developers can feature Google maps in their applications on the iPod Touch, iPhone, and iPad. Also, the SDK makes it simple to link to Google Maps for iPhone from inside your app, enabling your users to easily search and get directions,” said Andrew Foster, Senior Product Manager, Google Maps in the Google Geo Developers blog.
The app is simple and easy to use. The new interface will make navigation much easier. Users can make use of gestures to explore the map and browse for results. People can find addresses, places and businesses around the world with the Google local search. Users can also sync their searches, directions, and favorite places between their computer and phone.
With voice guided, turn-by-turn driving directions, people can find their way by train, bus or subway. The app provides high resolution satellite imagery of locations all around the world.
Google has already launched its own Maps SDK. This significant development will allow iOS developers to bypass Apple’s own mapping system and feature Google Maps in their apps, The Next Web reports.


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“We are excited to bring CME’s Voyo service onto Samsung Smart TVs. Voyo is a perfect demonstration of how we meet the growing demand for high quality local video services,” said Dan Saunders, director of content services, Samsung Electronics Europe.
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Hong Kong-based electronics maker buys in S.A.
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A Hong Kong-based electronics manufacturer hopes to expand its U.S. customer base now that it has opened its first office in the country through the acquisition of San Antonio-based DC Electronics.
?We plan to do a lot of product development and quick-turn production,? said David Chavez, director of U.S. sales for the Season Group, in announcing the acquisition Monday. ?It is a tremendous advantage to have a domestic site and use Season's global infrastructure to help our customers launch products quickly and effectively.?
No price was reported on the acquisition of DC, which was founded by John DiPonzio and Richard Carmelo earlier this decade to build electronic devices for the medical sector, the telecommunications industry and others.
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DC employed fewer than 10 people, including its co-founders, all of whom have been retained as part of the newly named Season Group USA, Chavez said.
New hiring is a possibility as the company prepares to move next month to a leased facility on Wetmore Road with close to 5,600 square feet of space. That's almost double the space the facility currently occupies, said Chavez.


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Bangalore (Reuters) - Canadian telecom equipment maker DragonWave Inc said it formed a joint venture with India’s Himachal Futuristic Communications Ltd to expand into the Indian market.
The joint venture, which will be 50.1 percent owned by DragonWave and based in New Delhi, India, will provide packet microwave solutions to the Indian market.
The joint venture will utilize Himachal Futuristic’s (HFCL) knowledge of the Indian market and expertise to sell and market DragonWave products, the companies said in a joint statement.
HFCL will provide the joint venture with local manufacturing of DragonWave products from its telecommunication equipment manufacturing facility at Solan, Himachal Pradesh.
“We share a vision with HFCL that this is the moment to enter the strategically important Indian market. HFCL has all of the attributes we are looking for in our partner,” DragonWave Chief Executive Peter Allen said in a statement.
Ottawa-based DragonWave reported a quarterly profit earlier in the month, despite a fall-off in business from major customer Clearwire, looking ahead to booming interest in high-speed wireless networks.
DragonWave shares, which have gained 23 percent in value since reporting its quarterly profit, closed at C$8.32 Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Reporting by Isheeta Sanghi in Bangalore; Editing by Unnikrishnan Nair


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DETECTIVES are appealing for information following a burglary in Bromley that saw around £25,000 worth of goods stolen.
Police have reported the burglary took place at Aldermary Road on Saturday January 18 and a number of rare items of jewellery were among the horde.
The thieves are said to have struck in the afternoon and also made off with watches and electronic equipment.
Detective constable Paul Shakespeare from Bromley Police's CID said: "These are very distinctive items of jewellery, some of which are very rare in this country and will be immediately recognisable.”
The police have released images to help with investigations and ask if you have any information or have been offered these items to get in touch with the Bromley Burglary Squad on 0208 284 9966.
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A fresh report learned that in 2020, California noticed a 40per cent drop in payday loans removed when compared with 2019, a drop comparable to $1.1 billion. Virtually 500,000 a lot fewer someone performedn’t depend on payday advances, a 30per cent fall compared https://homeloansplus.org/payday-loans-va/ to 2019.
Regardless of the unmatched task reduction set off by the pandemic just last year, government-funded financial aid was actually sufficient to really bearing the payday loan sector, in line with the California section of economic safeguards and Innovation. The fresh state dept. released the report last week within its continuous efforts to manage and oversee buyers lending options.
The report occurs the pumps of California’s newer $262.6 billion spending plan, with numerous tools targeted at reducing financial inequality in the condition. An unprecedented $11.9 billion should be spent on Golden State Stimulus money, a one-time advantage maybe not set-to manage in years to come.
“With those pros disappearing, we perform count on there getting probably an uptick (in payday loans),” said department representative Maria Luisa Cesar.
Business associates, condition regulators and customer advocates consent: national aid helped Californians abstain from her reliance on payday loans—short-term, high-interest loans that must be repaid entirely when consumers manage to get thier further income. Further research unearthed that California’s pattern mirrors trends various other says.
Thomas Leonard, executive movie director with the California monetary companies organization, mentioned that 2020 had been a painful year for any field due to the fact pandemic altered how people managed their funds. His organization symbolizes service providers of small-dollar customers loans, pay day loans, check cashing and other consumer economic solutions.
“Demand for small-dollar debts dropped precipitously in 2020, as much customers stayed home, reduced debt, maintained a lot fewer expenses, and received drive payments from authorities,” Leonard mentioned in an announcement.
On the other hand, Cesar mentioned that the fall in pay day loan incorporate just isn’t necessarily indicative of Californians carrying out much better economically.
“That’s simply also simplistic of a photo,” she said. “Cash reduction efforts could help people pay bills, but individuals are not out with the forests.”
Marisabel Torres, the Ca policy director when it comes to heart for trusted credit, asserted that despite the results pandemic cure have on Californians, several of those products currently have a finish big date. California’s eviction moratorium, for instance, is booked to end Sept. 30. The rollout of leasing help might slow. Clients with delinquent rent tend to be facing potential eviction for people who can’t be able to pay-rent.
As soon as those tools subside, Torres mentioned, individuals will consistently wanted financial help.
“There continues to be this huge populace of individuals that consistently check out these products,” Torres mentioned.
Except for just last year, the report indicated that the usage of payday advances have remained stable going back ten years. However the using payday advance loan doubled when you look at the ages pursuing the big Recession.
Their state report supplies no framework on how consumers utilized cash advance money in 2020, but a study by the Pew charity have confidence in 2012 found that 69percent of users utilize the resources for recurring spending like rent, food and debts.
Nearly half all cash advance people in 2020 had the average yearly income of less than $30,000 a year, and 30percent of clientele attained $20,000 or decreased a-year. The annual states also consistently reveal higher consumption among customer’s generating than $90,000 per year, although the financial oversight department gotn’t capable clarify the reason why.
“Basic needs, like market, rent…To live life, you have to pay of these affairs,” Torres stated. “Anything that alleviates that financial force is effective to individuals.”
Lawmakers throughout Ca have begun setting up pilot applications that would lessen the that financial force. Stockton is the first area to test out assured earnings for its customers. Compton, extended seashore and Oakland accompanied suit through the national Mayors of certain earnings work. California recommended its earliest assured money program early in the day this month.


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Hard drive maker Seagate Technology claimed a new record for cramming data onto a disk, announcing a new line of 3.5-inch drives that can fit 60 gigabytes on a single platter.
Seagate's 120GB, dual-disc Barracuda ATA V drives will be the first to support Serial ATA, a new type of connection for transferring data to and from a hard drive. Seagate will also make standard Barracuda ATA V drives.
Current drives top out at 40GB per platter, which are stacked up like flapjacks to make a complete hard drive, and density has been doubling roughly every year. But there are signs the density curve may slow a bit to keep pace with storage demand, said Jim Porter, president of research firm Disk/Trend.
"The capacities per drive are going up faster than the market has an appetite for," he said. "The industry may say, 'OK, it certainly doesn't make much sense to double the capacity per platter every year; maybe we should increase it 50 percent this year.' The industry may settle on 60GB per platter this year, considering that's enough to meet demand."
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Tomb Raider, other Square Enix games fail to meet expectations.
Earlier today, Square Enix revealed that they will suffer a net loss of ¥13 billion for their 2012 fiscal year, citing a large part of the problem was the weak sales of major games for the console market in North America and Europe.
The company has listed three of these problematic weak-selling games:
See those numbers? To Square Enix, these games are failures. And again, these are just reflecting the sales of PHYSICAL copies; if one were to add the digital purchases, those numbers would be way the heck up there!
Tomb Raider‘s been available for, like, less than a month, set to sell 3.4 MILLION copies by the end of the month… and THAT’S still a massive pile of fail? Hitman Absolution has 3.6 MILLION PHYSICAL COPIES sold… and that’s crappy?
To top it all off, the briefing says that the North America sales force is to blame for those low numbers, “ending up with 2/3 of number of units sold in Europe.”
What the hell?
So you’re blaming the “low” sales of these games for the fiscal loss? AND you’re blaming Square Enix North America for those poor sales?
What about the fact that Square Enix spent so much time and money on Final Fantasy XIV (i.e. the game that damaged the brand), release the game way before it was ready for primetime, having it become a massive flop to the point where the entire dev team was let go, a new team brought in to build it again from the ground up, only to have to shut the servers down and scrap the game entirely and awaiting a reboot. That must’ve coast them a lot of money.
Or, how about spending a lot of time and money on developing their own next-gen engine, the Luminous Engine… only to spend money becoming an Unreal Engine 4 licensee?
How ’bout all those lovely games that people outside of Japan want to play, but are being denied (Bravely Default? Final Fantasy Type-0?) And where the hell is Final Fantasy Versus XIII?
It’s just odd to me that Square Enix would single these games out, and not mention the other reasons for their losses… and…
… I’m sorry, I’m still shocked that 3.4 million physical units sold in three weeks is considered a failure. That’s just… mind-boggling. I’m sure plenty of publishers DREAM of selling that many units in that short a time for ANY game. I suppose they expected to sell way more because it’s already an established brand.
This makes me wonder how much Tomb Raider, Hitman Absolution, and Sleeping Dogs cost, not just for their developers (Crystal Dynamics, I/O Interactive, and United Games Front, respectively), but for every single lil’ aspect of those games (like publicity and stuff). Recouping costs is the only reason why Square Enix wanted them to sell more. Which makes me shudder at how high development costs for games are nowadays
Enough rambling from me. Tell me what you guys think of all of this in the Comments Section.


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While most consumers are well aware of the hazards of cyber security—with the Equifax breach alone exposing the sensitive data of as many as 143 million Americans—the majority still fail to take the necessary precautions to protect themselves. According to a survey conducted online by Harris Poll, on behalf of Tenable™,Inc., while 94 percent of Americans were aware of news stories about security breaches, few took critical steps to protect their data or change their online habits.
The study found that in the past 12 months, 44 percent of Americans did not use a password to protect their personal information on their computer, and 55 percent failed to use a PIN to protect their personal information on their mobile devices. When it comes to the industry recommended practice of two-factor authentication, 75 percent of respondents admitted not implementing this important practice, while only 32 percent reported reducing their use of public Wi-Fi or unknown hotspots.
On the plus side, 53 percent reported creating more complicated passwords and 15 percent have used a password management tool to protect their personal information in the past 12 months.
According to Tenable, a popular inroad for hackers to compromise devices and steal data is when apps have security vulnerabilities; however, few people pay much attention to patch requests. Fourteen percent of smartphone users waited more than a week to update apps on their smartphone after receiving a prompt—with 5 percent never getting around to it at all. Meanwhile, 13 percent of computer users wait more than a week to update the apps on their computer, and 5 percent never do.
To maintain a level of basic cyber safety, Tenable advises:
- Where applicable, enable two-factor authentication for all online services
- Update your apps and computers within 24 hours of receiving a notification
- Assign strong passwords to your computer, mobile phone and tablet, and don't share them with others
Source: Tenable, Inc.
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SK Hynix today said it has begun mass producing the world’s first 128-layer NAND product and will kick off sales in the second half of the year.
A quick transition to 128-layer tech will give SK Hynix production cost and NAND density advantages over the competition. The Korean NAND fabber is currently ramping up sales and production of its 96-layer die technology, as are Intel, Micron, Samsung and Toshiba/Western Digital.
The 128-layer product is formatted as TLC (3bits/cell) and provides a 1Tb die. 128-layer NAND is one-third more dense than 96-layer alternatives.
Some competitors have 1Tb QLC (4bits/cell) die tech, but SK hynix said QLC represents less than 15 per cent of the market. According to the company TLC accounts for more than 85 per cent of the NAND market.
The SK hynix technology has logic at the base of the die with NAND cells stacked in layers above this. It says the 1Tb 128-layer die increases bit productivity per wafer by 40 per cent compared to its 96-Layer NAND.
It will develop a 1Tb UFS 3.1 product for mobile phone use, using 128-layer tech, halving the chips needed for 1TB of phone memory compared to 512Gb technology and needing 20 per cent less power.
In 2020 SK Hynix will develop 2TB consumer SSDs using this technology, and also 16TB and 32TB NVMe data centre SSDs.
SK hynix is also developing next-generation 176-Layer NAND as well, 48 layers more than 128, representing an approximate 30 per cent increase in density.


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Here's an unorthodox way to celebrate Valentine's Day: A candlelight dinner at the Waffle House.
For the past five years, the restaurant chain with locations in southwestern Pennsylvania has been celebrating Valentine's Day with a special type of dinner that's served only once a year at 113 of its locations. And there are reservations for it too, according to WABE-FM and the Marketplace Morning Report.
Apparently, one of the Waffle House district managers had an idea five years ago, the company rolled it out to others in the chain, and now couples like Sandy and Ron Apple make it a tradition.
"The first time we came and it was decorated with tablecloths and votive candles on the table, it was um, kind of nice," Apple told WABE.
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China has potential to grow by 7%-8% annually in 2 decades
By Xin Zhiming (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2009-03-21 14:50
It remains too early to claim that China's economy has started to recover, although in the long run it still has the potential to grow by 7-8 percent annually, said economists at the China Development Forum today.
"However, we may need to look at the indicators in March and the first quarter as a whole (to see whether a real recovery has come)," said Zheng Jingping, statistician from the National Bureau of Statistics.
The fixed-asset investment, for example, had dropped dramatically in the first two months of 2008 due to the severe storms in a large part of the country, which may have made this year's investment look exceptionally high, he said.
The global economic financial crisis, meanwhile, is still worsening and the world economy may contract by 0.5-1 percent this year, which will affect China's economic growth, he said.
China's export slumped by 17.5 percent and 25.7 percent in January and February respectively.
Lawrence Lau, president of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, said at the forum that China's export would remain resilient and rebound soon.
"Orders for Chinese products have dropped, but it would be a short-term phenomenon," he said. The US consumption has been on the decline, but it would decrease dramatically. Moreover, China's export of mainly low-end products would remain welcome in the overseas markets despite the financial crisis, he said.
Lau said China's ample resources, such as labor and high savings rate, would provide back-up for its long-term sustainable growth. "China has the potential to have its economy grow by 7-8 percent (annually) ... in the upcoming 10-20 years."
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Due to the lack of regulatory clarity, the cryptocurrency industry has been facing a difficult period, causing venture capital (VC) deals with crypto companies to decline for the fourth consecutive quarter. According to research by PitchBook, global VC investment in crypto companies during the first quarter of 2023 amounted to $2.6 billion, representing an 11% drop in quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) deal value. Additionally, the number of investment rounds decreased by 12.2% to 353, the lowest since Q4 2020.
The report attributes the decline in VC investments to the lack of regulatory clarity, failed crypto companies in 2022, and uncertain practical benefits in experimental projects. The lack of clear regulations is a major concern for the industry and a limiting factor for mainstream adoption of cryptocurrencies. Furthermore, governmental regulators, particularly in the US, tend to be reactive instead of proactive, making it difficult for the industry to predict future regulations.
However, analysts predict that 2023 could be a turning point for the industry, with financial regulators and central banks worldwide increasing their focus on crypto assets and writing new rules to prevent potential collapses like FTX. The authors believe that better regulations and guidelines will pave the way for mainstream adoption of cryptocurrencies.
On the other hand, a study by Clarify Capital revealed that 52% of investors surveyed during 2022 plan to avoid buying digital assets in 2023. This may be due to the industry’s uncertainty and the recent decline in VC investments. However, it is important to note that investing in cryptocurrencies can still be profitable for those willing to take risks and do their due diligence.
In conclusion, the decline in VC investments in crypto companies highlights the need for clearer regulations and guidelines in the industry. While the lack of regulatory clarity may have contributed to the decline, it is important to note that the potential benefits of cryptocurrencies cannot be ignored. With financial regulators and central banks expected to focus more on crypto assets in 2023, the industry may experience a policy inflection point that could pave the way for mainstream adoption.


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Apple has filed an software for a US patent on a foldable digital gadget with a versatile show this month, indicating that the corporate could also be engaged on concepts for a future iPhone to rival Samsung’s rumored foldable handset.
To be clear, the temporary software states that the gadget “could also be a laptop computer pc, a pill pc, a mobile phone, a wristwatch, or different digital gadget.” Of those, it appears almost definitely that Apple can be eager on baking a foldable display screen into its fashionable smartphone.
You’ll after all wish to include your pleasure: we’ve been listening to that Samsung is engaged on an analogous gadget for some time now, and ZTE even launched a foldable cellphone simply final month – nevertheless it’s not precisely revolutionizing the cellphone market.
On the identical time, Apple is but to be granted this patent, and it may very well be years earlier than it ever makes use of it. Past the technical challenges in sensibly designing and crafting a foldable cellphone, the corporate must rethink how folks use their gadgets in order to retool the interface for max utility.
Nonetheless, for these of you holding out hope, it’s value noting that Apple has beforehand been granted patents for associated applied sciences, together with versatile shows – so it could simply be a matter of time earlier than you possibly can fold your iPhone in half with out having to make a destruction-porn video of it.


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MTN has emerged above its peers on the continent, topping the list as the highest ranked African brand in the prestigious Millward-Brown Brandz Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands 2013 survey that was released last week.
Electronic Giants Samsung Electronics Company Limited Ghana has honoured its pledge of awarding over 20 customers who took part in the Samsung Loyalty Promotion;with samsung products and other rewards.
Compassion International Ghana (CIG), a child-focused and Christ-centered development organization disbursed a total of GH¢11,042,171 to their church partners to take care of the poor and needy children they have registered in 2012.
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved US$ 20 million Trade Finance Line of Credit for UT Bank Ghana (UT Bank) to support the trade finance activities of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and local corporates in Ghana.
The President, Mr John Dramani Mahama, has cautioned that political independence achieved by Africa may crumble if African leaders do not turn their attention to economic growth and social integration.
Employers who fail to register their employees for the new pension scheme will be liable for prosecution, the Chief Executive Officer of the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA), Mr Sam Pee Yalley, has said.
The President of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT), Mr G.D. Mensah, has urged African countries to put in place the right policies and infrastructure to enable them to tackle the challenges they face as emerging target markets for global sourcing.


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Southeast Asia's richest kins Eye the Next Unicorn
By: Asia Business Outlook Team | Monday, 18 October 2021
A few Southeast Asia’s old-money tycoons are advancing investment in technology startups, eyeing to ride a wave of inflating valuations as they seek to counter the fallout of the pandemic on businesses ranging from retail to hospitality and manufacturing.
Holding companies, family investing wings and other vehicles of moguls from Thailand’s Dhanin Chearavanont to the Philippines’ Lance Gokongwei are either plowing millions of dollars directly into promising companies or setting up venture capital funds. Partnering with Silicon Valley venture capital firms is also gaining popularity.
Vishal Harnal, managing partner of 500 Startups Southeast Asia says, “The universe of family money in Southeast Asia has become very alive to what technology and tech investments are bringing because of recent startup successes. There’s a lot more family money coming in to chase that, and the pandemic’s accelerated that race.”
With the flurry of investments, these traditional brick-and-mortar business empires are also transitioning to a new world of e-commerce and
digitization, paving the way for fresh revenue streams after being crippled by months of lockdowns and travel restrictions. The pivot has gained even more urgency under a new crop of leaders — in some cases younger, third-generation heirs.
The companies, which have helped power Southeast Asia’s economies for decades, are now facing some tough challenges as governments still battle to contain COVID-19 infections. The Asian Development Bank last month slashed the 2021 growth outlook for the region to 3.1 percent, saying “developing Asia remains vulnerable” to the pandemic.
Although COVID-19 has decimated tourism and retail in Southeast Asia, the region is home to some of the fastest-growing internet markets. Venture backers made a record 393 deals in the first half of 2021, raising $4.4 billion by investing in startups across Southeast Asia, according to a separate research by Cento Ventures.
Among the leaders in the race is Charoen Pokphand Group Co., a 100-year-old Thai conglomerate spanning agri-food to retail and telecommunications. The group’s senior chairman is Dhanin, the head of Thailand’s wealthiest business dynasty.
Bangkok-based CP Group led a series C investment round in startup Ascend Money in September — backed by Jack Ma’s Ant Group Co. — that spawned Thailand’s first fintech unicorn with a valuation of $1.5 billion. CP Group also partnered with Siam Commercial Bank the same month to set up a $800 million emerging-technologies venture fund, seeding it with $100 million each.
Yue Jun Jiang, CP Group’s chief technology officer says, “CP Group is actively embracing innovation and exploring advanced technologies such as robotics, logistics, cloud and other digital technologies. Southeast Asia is going into a golden era of transformation where corporations are upgrading with advanced technologies and new business models, and the pandemic has further accelerated digitization.”


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October 27, 2022
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Meta's third-quarter financial results for fiscal year 2022 are showing that the company's Reality Labs division (which houses the company known as Oculus, a number of game studios and other VR/AR hardware projects) is losing more money than ever. In the three-month period ending September 30, 2022, the division posted a loss of $3.67 billion, and only earned $285 million in revenue during the same period.
In the same period in 2021, Reality Labs lost $2.6 billion on $558 million in revenue. That means Meta's metaverse losses have increased by 39.5 percent, and its revenue has shrunk 48 percent year-over-year.
Does this mean Meta is running out of money? Not for the moment. Its advertising revenue is still earth-shatteringly high, clocking in at $27 billion this quarter (a three percent dip over last year's $28 billion in revenue). Its "Family of Apps" company division managed to shrink its losses by 28 percent, only losing $9 billion in revenue over the $13 billion it lost in the third quarter of 2021.
However, the company's profits have shrunk 46 percent year-over-year from $10 billion in profit to $5 billion in profit, and that bleeding isn't being stemmed anytime soon. Chief financial officer David Wehner wrote that the company expects Reality Labs' operating losses will "grow significantly year-over-year in 2023."
"Beyond 2023, we expect to pace Reality Labs investments such that we can achieve our goal of growing overall company operating income in the long run," he added. That implies that Meta is still gambling on its Metaverse investments as being reliable revenue drivers in the decade ahead.
What is Meta spending all that money on?
Legs. Okay, not just legs. Also VR studios, and an intense amount of R&D on technology that will power Mark Zuckerberg's dream of the metaverse.
We got our first look at some of that technology in Meta's Connect 2022 presentation back in early October. Some of it was impressive, some of it was middling, and some of it involved staged pre-rendered animations.
The most impressive of those investments include big swings on computing interface devices that can capture and make use of accurate hand movement, and facial capture technology that will far surpass the current uncanny animation of Horizon Worlds, Meta's user-generated content platform that is clearly inspired by Ready Player One but doesn't live up to the fantasy.
Right now Meta's best hope of off-setting its Reality Lab losses (with in-division assets) include sales of Quest 2 and Quest Pro devices. The former of these headsets might see an uptick of sales in the holiday season (with a healthy amount of revenue to match), but the latter device has rolled out to mixed results on the market. Demos at retail outlets don't seem to be going well.
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text: Swisher International’s e-Swisher e-cigarettes and e-cigar now feature soft tips to provide a more realistic look and feel. Soft tips are 30% lighter than current e-Swisher products, and the flexible tip is more comfortable to smoke, according to the company. The soft-core filter also ensures the cap stays on. E-Swisher e-cigarettes and e-cigars come in both disposable and rechargeable options. The company has created consumer resource for its electronic line at www.facebook.com/eswisherecigs and www.twitter.com/e_swisher.


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Audio entertainment company SiriusXM reported fourth-quarter results that were largely in line with Wall Street expectations, with total revenue of about $2.3 billion and earnings per share of 9 cents.
The company also adding 348,000 self-paying subscribers in the period. On a conference call with analysts, CEO Jennifer Witz, said average revenue per user hit a record high in 2022, while churn (the percentage of subscribers canceling) set a record low. She called that combination “a reflection of subscribers’ high satisfaction with the premium listening experience we continue to evolve and enhance.”
Wall Street had expected revenue of $2.3 billion and earnings of 8 cents a share.
The company issued 2023 financial guidance, including revenue of $9 billion. That would be flat with 2022.
Investors reacted negatively to the quarterly report and full-year outlook, sending shares in Sirius down almost 6% in early trading at around $5.50. They have recently slipped to their lowest level since 2020.
SiriusXM has diversified in recent years, acquiring music streamer Pandora and pushing into podcasting, but its traditional base of satellite subscribers in cars remains under pressure. New and used car trial starts fell 3% and 7% in the quarter, respectively, the company said. Witz noted the impact of macroeconomic factors like inflation on auto pricing, adding that new and used car sales “drive our primary trial funnels and are an important part of how we subsequently add self-pay subscribers.”
Although the advertising climate has been choppy, and podcasting is not immune to that trend, SiriusXM has assembled a formidable lineup of top titles. Among the best-known are Crime Junkie, Office Ladies, Dateline NBC, Pod Save America and Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend. Driven by podcasts, the company reported “off-platform” ad revenue of $475 million for the full year 2022, up 34% from 2021.
Witz said audience-based advertising tools are starting to provide a lift. “This part of our offering provides greater efficiency through automation, which is still nascent in podcasting, making it a fantastic opportunity for us as we continue to grow this area of our business,” she said.
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In this CNET Update roundup, learn how some of the small changes to iOS 8 could mean big things for the future of iPhone apps. Apple is giving app developers more freedom, but it wants consumers to lock themselves in the universe of Apple hardware.
As part of the iOS software update, Apple is adding new photo-editing tools to keep up with growing competition. Google+ updated its iOS app with Stories and other features already on Android. Instagram just updated its app with new editing tools.
Also in mobile, wearable computers are getting plenty of attention. Several Android models will come out this year, and we’re still waiting to see what Apple is working on. But one product has a different approach to the trend. Glance hooks on the band of your regular watch to give you a small screen for notifications. It also can turn your hand into a mouse pointer. But you’ll need to dish out $70 on Kickstarter if you want to see it become a reality.
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Sunderland’s re-established historic beer company Vaux announced today on their social media that they will be opening up a new brewery in Monk Street, Roker. Although a specific opening date was not given, the firm posted a photo on twitter of their new premises which is still yet to be equipped. The move undoubtedly means good news for local jobs in the area.
Re-kindled in 2018 by Steven Smith, the Vaux Brand had persisted in the Sunderland area for nearly 200 years and stamped out an iconic role in local identity. However, at the turn of the 21st century its initial brewery in Sunderland City Centre, its remnants now known as the “Vaux Site” was closed down and demolished. The brand was effectively asset stripped with its signature drinks sold off to smaller craft breweries.
Awaiting the new brewery, the company currently outsources the production of its drinks to Durham, thus its opening will prove to be an exciting and symbolic moment which heralds its formal return to Sunderland. Undoubtedly, the ambition to resurrect the name of Vaux represents an ambitious effort to rekindle that historical legacy and give back something the area never should have lost, complete with a new variety of drinks to go with it.