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eNaira Needs Help
Despite a previous crackdown on crypto trading, Nigerian authorities are planning to introduce tokenized coins on exchanges. Tokenized coins offer investors fractional ownership in assets like real estate, stocks, and bonds. This move is a stark contrast to the country's previous position on crypto, with the Central Bank of Nigeria citing fraud, terrorism financing, and volatility as reasons for the crackdown.
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Nigeria is looking to reset crypto adoption, allowing users to trade asset-backed tokens. The SEC's plan could potentially stimulate the economy and restore confidence in the government's interest in digital assets. Despite these efforts, the use of the country's central bank digital currency, the eNaira, remains low.
As Nigeria looks towards a more blockchain-friendly future, the newly launched national blockchain policy and new president, Bola Tinubu's manifesto, suggest a push towards the adoption of blockchain technology in finance, banking, and revenue collection. However, SEC's Emomotimi Agama emphasizes that the push for tokenization does not signal a policy change on the use of cryptocurrency, as the SEC and the central bank have different jurisdictions1.
South African cricket star AB de Villiers is transitioning into the Web3 space, revealing his enthusiasm for nonfungible tokens (NFTs) and his new ambassador role with an Ethereum-based investment platform. Initially apprehensive, De Villiers developed a fascination for cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP after acquainting himself with trading platforms. His interest in NFTs was ignited by the booming collections of the Bored Ape Yacht Club, leading to his own collection of over 300 digital assets, including a prized Mutant Ape1.
Despite a setback where he lost a portion of his collection to a hacker, De Villiers sees the incident as a learning experience and has emphasized the importance of caution in the crypto ecosystem1. His involvement with Common Wealth, a platform providing retail investors access to early-stage Web3 projects, aligns with his beliefs in financial inclusivity. The platform facilitates investments in tokenized shares issued as genesis NFTs, giving average investors opportunities previously exclusive to venture capitalists1.
Habibi, Come To Dubai
In a bid to escape the “hostility and lack of clarity” on crypto regulation in the U.S., Gemini, the cryptocurrency exchange owned by the Winklevoss twins, has begun the process of acquiring a crypto service license in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)1.
The announcement was made in a blog post on May 31, where Gemini cited increased enthusiasm for cryptocurrencies among UAE citizens and positive discussions with the country's regulators as the reasons behind the move1. Gemini CEO Tyler Winklevoss, in an interview with The National, expressed encouragement from their conversations with UAE regulators. He hinted at the UAE's efforts to become a home and hub for crypto and emphasized the importance of thoughtful regulation that benefits both consumers' and companies' ability to innovate1.
While the location for the new Gemini headquarters within the UAE is yet to be decided, possibilities include both Abu Dhabi and Dubai1. According to Gemini’s Global State of Crypto Report, 35% of those surveyed in the UAE had purchased crypto, surpassing the 20% in the U.S. Furthermore, 32% of non-owners in the UAE plan to buy crypto within the next year, and 33% of UAE crypto holders plan to use it for in-store purchases, compared to the global average of 19%1.


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Google has started to gradually roll out Google Voice in Gmail feature globally, and reports have come in of the service already starting in the UK and other territories.
Users can also buy calling credit in four currencies – US and Canadian dollars, Euros, and British pounds.
Certainly an indication of Google’s intention to roll the service out across territories, the company has also announced that the service, as an interface and web application in Gmail, will be available in 38 new languages. We wonder if the Google Talk and Google Voice standalone apps (for mobile and desktops) will be given cell phone and landline call functionality elsewhere in the world. A full-featured Google Voice on mobile could be a valuable feature for local calls.
Lastly, the service’s international call rates have been dropped further. Google Apps users will also get the feature in their Gmail, depending on if their domain administrators have Google Voice and Exchange enabled.

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CHENGDU, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Imagine standing amid hundreds of giant pandas - a cuteness overload that panda lovers can only dream of. Such a fantasy may soon come true.
With a new panda park expected to open next year, fans of the black and white furballs will no longer have to travel to southwest China to cuddle a panda; all they will need to do is put on a VR headset.
With the headset on, they can observe the daily lives of pandas -- watching them queuing to climb a tree, behaving like spoiled children asking for food, and even play games with them in the virtual world.
The "Hi, Panda" VR theme park, will open to the public in 2018 and plans to offer real-time zero-distance interactive experiences with the cute, clumsy animals.
The park is part of a strategic partnership signed Tuesday between the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Center in Sichuan Province and Baofeng New Culture Company.
The center was home to 175 giant pandas as of 2016, welcoming four million visitors every year, 80 percent from outside Sichuan, including abroad.
"We aims to develop a VR/AR experience center that combines VR videos, live streaming, games, online courses and other spin offs to make giant pandas a super IP [Intellectual Property] in the world," said Zhang Zhihe, head of the center.
Panda fans can either visit the breeding center, where the park is located, or go online, to interact with the pandas.
Similar panda parks are also under discussion at zoos in six countries, including Germany and Spain, that rear giant pandas.


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Zynga’s stock is up 10% today on some speculation from analysts that Yahoo would pick up the ailing social games maker.
There are some good reasons to make this kind of speculation: it’s a natural content fit with Yahoo, and the company would be a cheap purchase — if only to pick up mobile engineers, for which Yahoo has made a priority.
We don’t have any extra inside insight on whether a deal like this could happen. But, based on some existing evidence we have, it’s something that Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is likely to shy away from given some of her previous comments.
First, it doesn’t necessarily fit Mayer’s definitions of “daily habits.” Gaming is certainly a large and significant part of many peoples’ lives — and there’s always a potential that it could grow. After all, Zynga CEO Mark Pincus constantly talks about how he wants to see “play” continue to grow.


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Changa app has been in the trend ever since its launch in July last year.
Changa, a most trending short video application, now has become a very popular platform in
Short-video platform blasted in India in very limited time, thanks to TikTok. TikTok was such
The short video platform was made very trending by TikTok. It was almost non-existent in
The short video platform has been on the rising trend for the last 5 years.
Changa is now one of the most popular short video-sharing apps. Through this app, you
Changa, a popular short video platform and a video editor has shown huge growth in
Status is something which is very famous nowadays, with people making short videos and uploading
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Game Director Patrik Methe shares his Top 5 moments from Far Cry 4 leading up to the game's launch in November.
Visceral Games' Battlefield departure set to land in March next year.
Turn off the lights, turn up the volume, grab your teddy, and brace yourselves for the most frightening titles to hit our...
Local distributor confirms Rugby 15 will still arrive next month.
Publisher announces that the release date for Rugby 15 will slip into 2015
Pricing has been announced for the Game of the Year edition of The Last of Us...
Does Evolution Studios' latest racing departure on the Playstation 4 burnout or cross the finish line in-tact?
As Rugby 15 edges closer and closer to release, some new details are emerging from HB Studios and Big Ben Interactive’s long-awaited...
Prepare for some crazy cartoon antics, spandex-wearing stars, swordplay, and alley-oops with this week's gaming releases.
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Ster-Kinekor Entertainment announced a limited edition special for the PS4 Driveclub bundle.
The awesomepocalypse is here...
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F0: 4075 units
F3: 16227 units
F6: 3517 units
BYD sold 14,242 units of F3 model. With the new F3 automatic transmission model, the company aims to sell more than 10,000 F3 cars per month in future.
Sales of F6 model hit 3,517 units last month and the number is expected to reach 5,000 per month, said BYD.
In the meantime, BYD sold 4,075 F02 model cars and 1,985 F3R model cars.
[source: CPCA | Gasgoo]
Following by the listing of Riich and Rely, and the production of G6, Chery’s 2009 strategic plan is now opening. For new models, Chery will launch the luxury G6, A-class models and micro cars. Here we got the latest spy photos of Chery’s micro electric car Chery S18. Sources reported that S18 will launch in August with G6 and other new models.
The sport-style QQme and the coming S18 makes Chery become stronger in the micro car market, after all, Geely Panda and BYD F0 have been big competetors to Chery A1 and QQ3.
As a new champion of micro car market, BYD is always aspiring, recently, they will launch F0 Fashion IGO version, priced between 36, 900RMB and 53, 900RMB (1USD = 6.8RMB). Sources reported that F0 Fashion igo has 4 versions, utility, comfortable, dignity and flagship version, the new car will have a big upgrade in configuration, security, and quality.
Recently, Chinese automaker JAC unveiled its mini car JAC A00, from the sketch design, we can hardly find any similarities with Citoren C1, as spy photos showed before. However, its huge headlights are more like Chery NN, while the taillights are similar with the unveiled JAV BMPV.
Sources reported that this JAC mini car will debut on the coming Shanghai auto show. Anyway, we are expected. One question, JAC A00, BYD F0 and Geely Panda, which one you preferred?
As one of the “Big Three” Chinese automakers, Dongfeng seems a bit slowly to launch new sedans, rely on Peugeot, Citroen, Nissan as joint ventures, but do nothing in owned-brand sedans, what may you think of it? Bad, very bad. However, this bad situation would change a bit since the new Dongfeng models are now coming.
1. BYD production base Phase I finished, F6 launched at the end of Feb.
2. BYD anounced to return A share market to raise 2.4 billion RMB.
3. BYD F0 launched with pricing $5, 420 – 5, 980.
4. Warren Buffett staked in BYD and gun for Electric Vehicle business.
5. BYD F6 Fortune launched with pricing $11, 730 – 23, 460.
6. October sales status in China: BYD up to No.1.
7. First plug-in hybrid car in the world: BYD F3DM launched.


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United Arab Emirates: Inflation eases further in November
January 7, 2016
In November, consumer prices fell 0.34% over the previous month, which followed the 0.48% increase observed in October and marked the second consecutive decrease after nearly a year of monthly increases. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, November’s figure mainly reflected lower prices for transport as well as for food and soft drinks.
Inflation eased from 3.7% in October to 3.5% in November, thus hitting an 11-month low. The recent high levels of inflation mainly reflected a hike in electricity and water tariffs in Abu Dhabi—the biggest emirate in the UAE. Annual average inflation was stable in November at October’s 4.0%.
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Victims are still stigmatized; many keep their trauma a secret. A new shop offers survivors an income stream, sometimes for the first time in their lives, by selling their homemade traditional foods.
Kwame Onwuachi's new memoir, Notes From A Young Black Chef, isn't just about his rise from poverty to celebrated restaurateur. It's also a meditation on being a black man in a rarefied world.
In the long-running war between farmers and weeds, it's advantage, weeds. Scientists in Kansas have found examples of the dreaded pigweed that are immune to the newest weed-killing technologies.
Recent flooding along the Missouri River has caused billions of dollars in damage. Governors want to plan for future flooding.
There's a growing debate between congress and the USDA about how to help out farmers who’ve lost their grain due to flooded storage bins.
Most beef cattle receive antibiotics in their feed to prevent liver abscesses while eating a high-energy diet. There's growing pressure on feedlots to stop this — and some have. But it's costly.
The seeds are free for any Cherokee, but recipients have been limited because demand is so high. Collecting the seeds has been difficult and emotional, but the program has helped unify the community.
A study ties an estimated 4,300 premature deaths a year to the air pollution caused by corn production in the U.S. In some regions, the per-bushel health costs exceed the corn's market price.
The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Heart Association, in a joint statement, endorsed taxes on sugary drinks, restrictions on marketing to kids and incentives for healthier purchases.
Chickpeas are trending! Find out why in this wrap up from Alex Chambers.
The EPA announced last week that the agency is considering changes that would allow them to veto state restriction on pesticides that are more strict than federal rules.
Many U.S. chefs and retailers prefer intact fillets that constitute a single portion. That demand is driving overfishing for young fish that haven't reproduced. A new campaign aims to change that.
Before there was widespread treatment for people with celiac disease, and options for a gluten-free diet were few, the now 90-year-old founder of the Oregon-based business had his eye on the market.
Millennials are drinking less, spurring beverage companies to create alternatives to traditional cocktails — using herbs, spices, citrus and veggies to craft unique flavors for nonalcoholic drinks.
The latest on the federal jury's decision that found Roundup to be the likely cause of a California resident's cancer.
An upcoming trial will determine whether the term "fire cider" can remain in public use, or will remain trademarked in commerce by a single company.
Farmers aren't producing enough to keep up with the number of smaller markets that keep popping up, often in close proximity to others. This results in fewer customers, unsold food and maybe closure.
A study found consuming two eggs per day was linked to a 27 percent higher risk of developing heart disease. The finding reopens the debate about the potential risks of too much dietary cholesterol.
Kashmir Valley, a place of stunning beauty, has been engulfed by violence for decades. While curfews often grind the rest of life to a halt, one market, sourced from giant floating gardens, is exempt.
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Tutti Rouge has announced that it has been nominated for three Cosmopolitan Fashion Awards.
The fuller bust brand has been shortlisted in the ‘Best for Curves’, ‘Lust have List’ and ‘Best for Luscious Lingerie’ categories.
Tutti Rouge creative director Jessica Prebble commented: “We are thrilled that Tutti Rouge, such a young brand, has been nominated by such a prestigious fashion magazine like Cosmopolitan.”
The Cosmopolitan Fashion Awards celebrate the best in fashion, and are part of Cosmo’s Fash Fest, a series of events spread out over five days.
This includes the Cosmopolitan Lingerie Show, an accessories showcase, a celebrity styling interview, the fashion awards and a wrap party.
Consumers have until August 21 to vote for their favourite fashion brands.
A judging panel made up of presenters Jameela Jamil and Caroline Flack, blogger Louise O’Reilly and Cosmopolitan Editor Farrah Storr will then decide on the winners.


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Tickets are on sale now
By Matthew Burdette
ELKINS – A bevy of tasty treats and a night of family fun will abound at this year’s Taste of Home Cooking School, brought to you by The Inter-Mountain and Valentine’s Personal Care Home.
Tickets for the March 27 event at the new National Guard Armory near Elkins are on sale now at The Inter-Mountain’s Elkins office, 520 Railroad Ave., and its
Buckhannon office, 3 Traders Alley. Tickets also may be purchased at The Buckhannon-Upshur Chamber of Commerce office, 14 E. Main St. in Buckhannon. Ticket prices are $20 for VIP admission and $12 for general admission.
In addition to The Inter-Mountain and Valentine’s, other event sponsors include the Railyard Restaurant, the Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad and Clayton Homes of Elkins.
“We are excited to be able to bring the Taste of Home Cooking School to Central West Virginia again this year,” said Heather Goodwin Henline, publisher and general manager of The Inter-Mountain said. “From amateur cooks to those who know their way around the kitchen, this event truly has something for everyone.”
“In addition, the vendor fair will again showcase local businesses and the many talented artisans in our area,” Goodwin Henline said. “Add to that the overall festive atmosphere and the variety of vendors offering samplings, and this makes for the perfect night out for the entire family.”
The vendor fair is scheduled to kick off at 2 p.m., with the live cooking show set for 6:30 p.m. Parking at the armory will be limited to VIP guests. All other ticket holders will have free shuttle service from the Junior Fire Department to the venue, which is located on U.S. Route 33 West about 10 miles from Elkins.
Signs will be placed at the turning point for both the Junior parking area and the armory itself. Parking at both locations is free.
In addition to prime parking, VIP ticket holders will be treated to an exclusive private tasting reception, sponsored by the 1863 Restaurant. The tasting will begin at 5 p.m. and will last about 60 minutes. Guests are encouraged to bring their cameras for the meet-and-greet with Taste of Home Culinary Specialist Cheryl Cohen.
All tickets include parking, admission to the vendor fair and show as well as a commemorative goodie bag filled with Taste of Home magazines, money-saving coupons and product give-aways as well as information about local and national businesses.
Prior to the event, donations will be collected to benefit the Catholic Charities food bank, which serves the region. Nonperishable food items and canned foods will be accepted.
“We are very excited about this year’s show,” Goodwin Henline said. “This is one of the highlights of our entire year. You don’t want to miss this. There will be plenty of food, fun and shopping.”


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Picture this. You’re the world’s biggest search engine, and you just became the target of a patent lawsuit that could potentially put your massively successful mobile operating system at risk. Your hardware and carrier partners are keenly watching your response, not to mention the constant government scrutiny you see on a day-to-day basis. So, throwing caution to the wind, you pull out your digital middle finger and delist your opponent entirely from search results, then shoot off an internal memo with the subject line “FREEDOM” and a link to the Braveheart Theme.
That’s the story that IPWatchdog published last night, claiming that Google “seemingly tampered with [its] search algorithm and database by eliminating Oracle altogether” from its search engine (okay, there wasn’t anything about an internal memo). Gene Quinn, the article’s author, claims to have confirmed the search issue at 3 PM EST yesterday, stating that it was back to normal a few hours later. Unfortunately, it’s totally bogus.
As Giorgio Sironi spells out on his blog, some trickster used a variety of UTF-8 characters (not from the standard English alphabet) to craft the query, which yielded a mere six results. It’s easy to see why someone might mistake this at first glance — I suspect IPWatchdog “confirmed” it by clicking on a link to the misleading query, rather than entering it themselves.
However, as far-fetched as all of this may sound, Google has had glitches when it came to searching for competitors. Back when the Palm Pre first made its debut, Google Mobile couldn’t find any results for it. That was pretty clearly a temporary glitch, though, as other queries containing the word “palm”, like “palm tree”, were coming back empty as well.


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Um, wow? Eventually this outta lower the price for the rest of us, don’t you think? From BizJournals:
A Massachusetts company backed by Silicon Valley venture money said Tuesday that it has successfully conducted the first-ever demonstration of manufacturing solar cells by inkjet printing.
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One-day Heckington Show will be strictly limited to advance tickets only this year
The show has been planned to be Covid safe and to meet all the government regulations and guidelines, say the organising committee.
They say the proposals for the one-day event have been reviewed with all the relevant authorities and given the green light. This will see some changes such as no fully enclosed marquees, and no grandstand as well as ensuring more space for social distancing.
A number of features will be missing this year, but there will still be many traditional favourites such as showjumping, national championship cycling and a selection of food and trade stands. To find out what events are and are not happening check the website for full details.
A key change this year is that it will not be possible to buy admission tickets on the gate. All tickets must be bought in advance. Tickets for general sale are being released online from 9am on Wednesday July 7.
There will be some tickets available to purchase from the show office at 10am on July 10 for locals without internet access. It is planned to release further batches following the next government announcement expected on July 12.
Show chairman Charles Pinchbeck commented: “It’s a great sadness that for the first time in our history circumstances are forcing us to limit tickets, but we are pleased to have found a way of staging an event this year and keeping this great British tradition alive. We have also been working to find ways for people to enjoy the show remotely. And of course the fireworks can be seen from quite a distance by everyone.”
To find out more visit www.heckingtonshow.org.uk
○ Heckington Show is the country’s largest village show.
○ It is organised by Heckington & District Agricultural Society - a charity run by volunteers.
○ It is believed to be the country’s largest voluntary-run show.
○ The Society was awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service “the MBE for voluntary groups” in 2018.


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UPDATE: RIM just reached out to us saying that the post in MacRumors is a hoax. Jim Balsillie did not speak in Toronto today, so there was definitely no mention of BBM on iPhone.
However, it's still likely BBM will be on iPhone and Android soon, as previously reported.
EARLIER: A user on the MacRumors Forums claims that RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie spoke at a social media conference today in Toronto and let slip that Blackberry Messenger (BBM) would be coming to the App Store on April 26th.
If it weren't to be released free, BGR reported, RIM could charge a one-time fee or a recurring fee (which Apple would take a 30% bite out of).
Balsillie also alluded to "other services" coming to iOS this month, which could take the form of BBM groups, calendars, location sharing, and more.
Don't Feel Like Waiting: Check Our Our Favorite New Messaging Apps For iOS
On February 28, Axel Springer, Business Insider's parent company, joined 31 other media groups and filed a $2.3 billion suit against Google in Dutch court, alleging losses suffered due to the company's advertising practices.


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TikTok has increased its willingness to partner with brands to make marketing easier, Google has unleashed its first core update in six months, and California is introducing a new bill that social media giants are not happy with. Let’s jump into the news for this week’s Digital Marketing landscape.
Google launch May 2022 Broad Core Update
Google confirmed on the 25th of May 2022 via Twitter that they were launching a new Core Update to Search, called the May 2022 core update.
Google’s core updates are launched and designed to make the search results that a user sees when they’ve got a query more relevant to the searched topic. Core updates usually take 1-2 weeks to complete their roll-out, and it can take even longer to see if your website has been affected by the changes.
Danny Sullivan, who works as a Public Liasion for Search said that changes to site performance in search result rankings are to be expected:
“Core updates are changes we make to improve Search overall and keep pace with the changing nature of the web. While nothing in a core update is specific to any particular site, these updates may produce some noticeable changes to how sites perform…”-Danny Sullivan
When Google roll out their core updates, they offer the same guidance that was provided in 2019, which can be summarised as the following:
- Expect widely noticeable effects, such as spikes or drops in search rankings.
- Core updates are “broad” in the sense that they don’t target anything specific. Rather, they’re designed to improve Google’s systems overall.
- Pages that drop in rankings aren’t being penalized; they’re being reassessed against other web content that has been published since the last update.
- Focusing on providing the best possible content is the top recommended way to deal with the impact of a core algorithm update.
- Broad core updates happen every few months. Sites might not recover from one update until the next one rolls out.
- Improvements do not guarantee recovery. However, choosing not to implement any improvements will virtually guarantee no recovery.
The last Core Update was rolled out in November 2021 (which you can read about in our blog post about Google Core Updates) and those who have been working on their site since the last update may see noticeable improvements in their performance.
However, those who have sat idly by and not carried out improvements may see their performance drop compared to sites with more relevant content.
As of now, it’s too early to judge the impact of the update, as it needs to be fully rolled out first.
TikTok introduce account management for third-party tools
TikTok is now allowing a business to manage their accounts for the platform with third-party business tools such as Hootsuite, Sprinklr, and Sprout Social.
The initial launch for this includes the following tool integrations: Brandwatch, Dash Hudson, Emplifi, Hootsuite, Khoros, Later, Sprinklr, and Sprout Social.
This is an expansion of TikTok’s Marketing Partner Program which launched in September 2020 and is aimed at making it easier for a business to connect with users on the social media platform.
An easier way to market
The integration with these third-party social media management tools will give businesses a more straightforward way to incorporate a Tik-Tok marketing strategy into their workflow.
TikTok aims to help brands see more positive results on the social media platform by introducing content management, scheduling videos, and publishing content to tools that the brand already uses.
Brands will also be able to use third-party tools to monitor conversations that happen in the comments section of their videos so that they can interact with users and track video metrics in real-time.
Melissa Yang, who is the head of TikTok’s EcoSystem Partnerships had this to say in a press conference:
“At TikTok, we are always looking for ways to make it easier for brands to develop great content that resonates with their communities. We are excited to welcome our new Content Marketing partners into the TikTok Marketing Partner Program, and to be collaborating with some of the most trusted partners in the industry. These partners will provide marketers with simple, effective tools to help them to regularly publish content, gain valuable performance insight, and meaningfully engage with their communities.”-Melissa Yang
The partnership between TikTok and these third-party companies will allow marketers to optimise social media strategies for TikTok by providing a better understanding of their audience and the type of content they engage with.
A New California bill would allow a parent to sue for their child’s social media addiction
On the 23rd of May 2022, the California State Assembly passed a new bill that would hold social media companies such as Meta responsible for harming a child who has become addicted to their platform.
The proposed law that would apply to social media platforms with at least $100 million in revenue for 2021 would allow a parent to sue for up to $25,000 for violating the law.
Assembly Bill 2408, which is also known as the “Social Media Platform Duty to Children Act,” is a bipartisan bill that aims to protect a child (anyone under the age of 18) from becoming a social media addict; however, this bill does not apply to streaming services or services that only offer an email or text messaging service.
The definition of a social media addict
The definition of an addict, according to the bill, is:
“A preoccupation or obsession with, or withdrawal or difficulty to cease or reduce use of, a social media platform despite the user’s desire to cease or reduce that use (which) causes or contributes to physical, mental, emotional, developmental, or material harms to the user.”
The bill’s co-author Jordan Cunningham, has told the American news site AP News “The era of unfettered social experimentation on children is over and we will protect kids.”
The bill is yet to be passed by the California state senate and signed by the governor to become a law.
What does this mean for social media companies?
In a letter to the lawmakers, Technet, who are a network of senior executives in technology had this to say in response to the proposed bill:
“Social media companies and online web services would have no choice but to cease operations for kids under 18 and would implement stringent age-verification in order to ensure that adolescents did not use their sites.”
Technet and other technology business groups contend that no social media platform no matter how big would be willing to take that risk and liability.


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Without notice to customers preparing for their Thanksgiving shopping, Louisville, Colo.-based grocery delivery Door to Door Organics closed operations, effective immediately.
In a blog post the company shared on its Facebook page, the company, which was founded in 1997 as a produce box delivery company, said it was “very mindful” of the timing of its announcement, and apologized for pulling the plug just before Thanksgiving.
“In the end it’s hard to point to one thing that led us to this conclusion,” the post said. “Ultimately timing of recent events in our industry and the impact that had on our funding prospects were not in our favor with the ultimate result being no path forward.”
The company merged with Relay Foods in 2016, which expanded services to 63 markets in 18 states. In January, Relay Foods retired its name and started operating as Door to Door Organics.
At the time of the merger, the companies announced $10 million in equity financing from The Arlon Group and “existing Relay Foods stockholders,” according to media reports.


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Pittsburgh Restaurant Week offers new venues, no-reservation options
Pittsburgh Restaurant Week has something for every diner, says manager Brian McCollum.
For those interested in trying out a new restaurant, there are a number of new event attendees starting Monday.
For undecided diners, the website offers a restaurant roulette that will choose a place at random.
For last-minute planners, many restaurants don’t require reservations.
For those who don’t think one week is enough to take advantage of meal deals, many restaurants are extending their deals for a second week.
The official dates for Summer Restaurant Week are Monday through August 14. Many deals will run through August 21, as indicated on the website by an orange “Two Weeks” icon next to the restaurant name.
It’s about giving people more options and greater flexibility, McCollum said.
“Generally we focus on bookings and planning ahead, which we certainly encourage people to do, but there are places that don’t take reservations and cater specifically to walk-ins. “, did he declare. “If you’re looking for a place to go and you haven’t planned ahead, you can look at the list of walk-in places and say, ‘Let’s go.
“You don’t have to pick a specific time, you can just show up.”
The maximum price for the featured menu is $40.22 for a two to four course meal. All attendees offer dinner and some also include a lunch option.
The summer restaurant week typically offers lighter fare than the winter event, McCollum said. Many sites also focus on locally grown produce and other local products.
Menus include everything from budget burgers and sandwiches to upscale steaks and seafood.
Among Restaurant Week’s newbies is Piada Italian Street Food, a Columbus, Ohio-based chain with 45 locations in seven states. Piada has five new locations in the Pittsburgh area – East Liberty, North Hills, Oakland, Robinson and South Hills.
All five offer a make-your-own lunch or dinner for two, priced at $20.22. Each guest selects pasta or salad and adds protein, toppings, dressing, and fountain drink. The meal is completed with a bag of crispy cannoli chips mixed with powdered sugar and served with chocolate chip cannoli cream.
“Piada gives Pittsburghers something new – a fast, casual approach to Italian cuisine with fresh ingredients,” said Caity Bergman, community marketing coordinator for Piada. “Piada was created with the belief that you don’t have to sacrifice quality and flavor for speed and value.
“We opened our first Piada restaurant in 2010 with a mission to create fresh, modern Italian cuisine with a focus on the preparation of high quality ingredients and attention to simplistic cuisine,” she said. “Consumers today are looking for healthier, higher quality foods with convenient and fast delivery to fit their busy lifestyles.”
Other new entrants include Sullivan’s Steakhouse in downtown Pittsburgh, Tupelo Honey in Station Square and Getaway Bar & Grill in Brookline.
Texas de Brazil in Station Square, serving grilled meats in the Portuguese churrasco style, is returning for the first time since the pandemic shutdown, McCollum said.
McCollum advises interested diners to keep checking the Restaurant Week website at pittsburghrestaurantweek.com as locations and menus continue to be added.


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PEPSI® x PEEPS®, the partnership that broke the internet in 2021, is back, and the marshmallow flavored cola is now available at retail for the first time ever. Fans everywhere are invited to usher in spring with the delectable one-of-a-kind treat, available for a limited time only.
Two years ago, PEPSI® x PEEPS® made its unforgettable debut, becoming one of the most talked about collaborations and pop-culture moments of the year. PEPSI® x PEEPS® trended everywhere, from Twitter to late night TV… and was even sold for hundreds of dollars on the secondary market. The highly anticipated drop, only available for 3,000 fans at the time, intrigued cola drinkers everywhere and drove consumer demand, which is why PEPSI® x PEEPS® have decided to make their relationship status official and deliver the sweet treat to retail shelves nationwide.
PEPSI® x PEEPS® is a surprisingly delicious beverage combining the refreshing taste of Pepsi cola with the classic sweet PEEPS® Marshmallow flavor consumers know and love. The pillowy-soft marshmallow cola flavor – paired with the instantly recognizable PEEPS®– inspired design in vibrant yellow packaging – is a true celebration of the approaching spring season.
“We couldn’t be more excited to reignite our partnership with PEEPS®, bringing two iconic brands back together after the frenzy of consumer interest in 2021,” said Katelyn Meola, Director – brand Pepsi. “The collaboration is truly unparalleled – a delicious and refreshing treat, celebrated by two loyal fanbases, that brings unapologetic enjoyment to Pepsi and PEEPS® lovers all over the country. Since only a few fans were able to get their hands on the coveted cans last time, we’re thrilled to give everyone across the country the chance to indulge in PEPSI® x PEEPS® this time around.”
To celebrate the limited-time product launch and kick off the spring season, the iconic PEPSI® x PEEPS® duo is leveraging Snapchat’s innovative augmented reality technology to send fans on a virtual egg hunt for a chance to unlock prizes, including a spring trip for two and exclusive PEPSI® x PEEPS® merchandise. To participate, fans must purchase PEPSI® x PEEPS® products and scan the can or bottle with the co-branded AR Lens to unlock a secret code to find out instantly if they have won a prize. To access the Snapchat lens experience, find a PEPSI® x PEEPS® product in stores and head to the brands’ social channels.
“The PEEPS® Brand is always looking for new and exciting ways to bring our delicious Marshmallow flavor to fans, and the partnership with Pepsi is truly a groundbreaking way for them to express their PEEPSONALITY®! After the astonishingly positive response from our fans to the first PEPSI® x PEEPS® collaboration, we are thrilled to bring back the offering just in time for spring,” said PEEPS® Brand Manager Caitlin Servian.
PEPSI® x PEEPS® products are available for purchase nationwide in 7.5 oz Pepsi mini-can multipacks and 20 oz. bottles.
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FORD HEIGHTS, Ill. (WLS) -- An oasis is opening up in one of Cook County's food deserts in Ford Heights.
A grand opening was held Wednesday morning for the Crisp Fresh Market food store at 11th and Berkeley.
The store is in an area far away from other grocery stores or supermarkets, giving customers better access to fresh foods and vegetables.
Crisp Fresh Market was developed through work between the Cook County Housing Authority and Catholic Charities.
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US video game sales dip to Oct 2006 levels
US sales of consoles and video games fell 14 per cent in May to $743 million.
Los Angeles: US sales of consoles and video games fell 14 per cent in May to $743 million, the lowest monthly figure since October 2006.
NPD Group, which compiles the data, said Monday that the decline is mostly due to a light schedule of new releases. There were just 42 new games released in May compared to 58 in the same month a year ago.
"As a result of a lighter release slate, promotional activity at retail and in circulars was reduced as well, which undoubtedly affected not only planned but impulse purchases," said NPD analyst Anita Frazier, in a statement.
Some of the loss in hardware, software and accessories could also be due to gamers spending more on online content, she said.
Hardware sales fell 5 per cent to $229 million, software sales fell 19 per cent to $376 million and accessories sales fell 6 per cent to $114 million.
The top-selling game was L.A. Noire, an interactive crime story game made by Rockstar Games for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
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By Sajjad Khan Bangash,
Economic recession is a part of ‘business cycle’ and it is a period where the economic activity either at national or international tends to contract/decline causing heavy losses to business activities and turns the consumers confidence low which consequently impacts the overall shape of economy either of a particular country or worldwide. The stock market business crashes with which interest rates increases impacts the GDP, rise in unemployment, sharp decline in the real estate business and exports low. This further shrinks the economy and overall trend further moves across the globe.
Now, having low confidence at industrial, corporate and consumer level further escalates the economic environment worsen to a level where the interest rates creep high and with high interest rates, the liquid money which is available to be invested tend to be squeezed up. Hence, the consumers are reluctant to buy or their buying capacities are reduced to a level that they either can’t afford to buy or pay higher beyond their capacities to survive at both ends meet. As a consequence, this continuous downfall trend further creates panic and destroys the economy both locally and internationally. It replicates an overall a spiral impact all over the world. The global interest rates rise up and the international consumers buying capacities tend to shrink systematically leads to the worsening of their respective economies where they reside.
This spiral and grave impact further becomes the source of mass layoffs and higher unemployment resulting in slowdown of retail market. The retail sales reduces and the medium and small businesses become the ultimate victim forcing their intentions to shut down their businesses. Now, in order to restore this diseased economic condition, the central bank of a particular country takes stringent efforts to rescue and rehabilitate the economy trying to protect the economy falling into complete collapse or bankrupt.
Now, if an economy is going through the phase of economic recession, this systematically brings along several causes such as:
The crash of stock market:
This feeble and continuous demise of confidence in the economic activity subsequently crashes the stock market as more and more investors trying to pull out their capital from the stock and brokerages which hamper the activity at stock market crashed.
Decline in real estate or housing prices and sales:
With the continuous loss of equity, the buyers buying capacity shrinks a lot which further forces their buying capabilities to cut their spending as the mortgages remain stagnant and the banks are unable to lend more home loans to existing as well new customers. Most often, it causes foreclosures and less lending or debt equity lending by the banks to borrowers. This overall declining trends in real estate business tend to keep worsening and the market values of properties keep consistently on a fall.
Rise in Inflation:
Another worst factor that plays a role in recession is that inflation continues to rise. Inflation is a phase where the prices of goods and services rises at exasperated rate hampering the consumer’s buying capacity low as the prices tend to be high while the money available at consumers disposals tends to remain less.
Reduction in manufacturing activities and orders:
This continuous slope downwards in business activity hampers the economic activities within a country or internationally, which systematically slowdown the manufacturing process and orders. As the buyers tend to show less confidence in the market and there is a wave of uncertainty which replicates in less sales and less demands. The demand and supply behave very negatively in such uncertain prevailing economic conditions. A massive slowdown of orders for durable goods was seen in October 2006 which kept kept falling till the Economic recession in 2008 not only in USA but internationally except China which maintained its market presence as Chinese products demands remained consistent throughout the global recession.
Impact on wage market:
A very grave impact and consequence of recession is that it slows down the wage market since the overall condition of economy turns slow or on a continuous demise, this systematically reduces the production level and the manufacturing process hampers thus; the business enterprises, corporations and organizations are forced to layoff their workers and reduce the average wages. They want to operate in a market circle just to survive. The demand and supply of workers for production tends to move negatively downwards.
Incessant rise in unemployment:
Recession causes the production level reduced to a level where the small or medium enterprises and producers to completely wind up their operations within the business market while, the large scale producers again face a reduced production and their capacity is systematically shrink. This collapse gives rise to an incessant level of unemployment and workers demand reduces a lot.
The demand and supply under ‘recession’ phase of economy drives a downward slope which means that since the production remains low while the demand of basic necessities continuously rises up sharply which results in low supply and higher consumable items. The market then enters into a trap where provides a lucrative opportunity for ‘profiteering’ to stockpile huge profits and escalates this demand and supply tendency. The consumers will have to buy the basic necessities of life and they have to pay every price tag as they can. Thus, the prices skyrockets. There is no equilibrium between demand and supply exists while the profit margin remains so high since the suppliers exploits this opportunity.
Causes of 2008 Recession:
In 2008, when the world’s market suddenly squeezed up by sudden collapse in international demand and supply, the housing market enticed so many people to buy houses they could not afford. The buyers find it really lucrative opportunity to buy houses since, the international market was not behaving lucrative, this tendency lured the buyers to buy houses as ‘fixed assets’ with a hope of housing price will shoot up in future and become source of future profitability but the Federal reserve should have increased the interest rates back in 2004 to avoid the future turmoil of ‘monetary collapse’ but due to blur probability, the interest rates remained low in 2004 and 2005, resulting in ‘housing bubble‘ which means during any uncertainty in financial market, the fixed assets, stocks brokerages and houses prices inflate beyond their sustainable value, this compresses the market forces to ‘recession bubble‘ which systematically bubbles up. The irrational exuberance entered again in the market as several investors foreseen the low rates as an advantage of low rates to buy homes just to resell on a profitability expectations.
However, in 2006 this ‘bubble’ burst-up as housing prices continuously kept declining, which kept the homeowners left the investors with no option to earn profit even they couldn’t retain the market value of the houses, eventually fell into collapse since they have taken loans from banks with higher mark-ups.
Worldwide Recession (2007-2008).
The financial crisis of 2007-2008 which effected several economies worldwide is the worst economic crisis/recession after ‘Great Recession of 1930’. This spiral effect of recession damaged international financial institutions and causes heap of collapses, foreclosures and crashes in stock markets worldwide causing a blistering rise in interest rates, shutting down of businesses and unemployment globally. This badly effected the housing market and heap of international businesses evicted, reduction in consumer wealth and in asian economies, the exports of electronic products remained very low with less demands at international markets leading and this downturn activity at international markets causing ‘Global Recession-2008-2012′.
It started back in 2004 in United States when housing bubble bursted up causing the values of securities to U.S. real estate pricing to shack, and causing the linked international financial institutions.
This financial crisis was duly triggered by the overdue implementing of policies which enticed the domestic home buyers to buy homes on easy and accessible mortgage loans by the banks to buy houses with an overlapping hope that the prices of homes would escalate in near future thus, the brokers hurried to this short term deal over long term while unable to back by financial institutions and insurance companies capital holding cover-up against any unforeseeable loss for the deals they were making.
This lack of bank’s assurances over credit availability, solvency and financial holding cover up, dropped the confidence of investors which replicated on international stock markets where the securities sustained heavy losses at international markets in 2008-2009. This led to the continuous decline in economic activity with narrowed credit hampering international trade and investment.
However, strenuous efforts were being by the financial institutions of each and every effected country to restore and rehabilitate their effected economies, as the governments and central banks in Asian, European and American economies responded with aggressive fiscal stimulus, expanding monetary policies, and institutional bailouts. In USA, the congress passed American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.


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Safeway supermarkets here lowered prices on an estimated 2,000 grocery products yesterday in a counterattack against Giant Food's price cuts.
Giant marked down 1,500 to 2,000 products earlier this week when it instituted a new policy of marking prices on shelves rather than on each individual product in the stores. Company officials said the labor savings involved made it possible to reduce prices.
Safeway, however, will continue to mark prices on items in its supermarkets officials said. "We have no plans at this time to remove prices from items," said Ernest G. Moore, a Safeway representative.
In describing Safeway's price cuts, he said they will include such staple grocery items as milk, eggs, canned goods, baby food and bread. Examples of the reductions are Hellmann's mayonnaise, 32-ounce jar, from $2.09 to $1.48; Cragmont Cola, 67.6 ounces, from $1.15 to 85 cents, and Town House sugar, 5 pounds, from $2.49 to $1.84.
Grand Union and A&P, the area's other two major supermarket chains, continued to watch the price war but so far have not yet announced how they will respond. Both said, however, that they "will remain competitive" and continue to mark prices on each item.
Giant spokesman Odonna Matthews said yesterday that shoppers like the lower prices and "seem to be adjusting" to the absence of item prices.
Consumer leaders, meanwhile, said that Giant's savings from the elimination of item pricing are minimal, and that marking every item actually adds less than 40 cents to be the cost of $100 worth of groceries.
Charlotte Newton, chairman of a coalition opposing the Giant move, said that calculation was based on a 1975 study made by Giant and on file at the Food Marketing Institute, a retail trade association. The trade institute said the study found that it had cost Giant $2,381 in labor to mark items over a period of one month at one store. Based on that store's sales of $692,800 during that month, the item-pricing cost translated to less than one-half of 1 percent of the sales, Newton said.
Giant's Matthews said the study is outdated and no longer relevant.
Jeffrey Prince, an official of the food institute, said supermarkets typically make an after-tax profit of only 1 percent or less of store sales. That means a store with monthly sales of $692,800 would have a monthly profit of about $6,928. Those profits would swell to about $9,300, based on the survey, if items pricing was eliminated and prices held steady, Prince said.
However, he said, food industry profits also may be measured by the net return on investment. The net return in 1975 was 10.7 percent; in 1979, it was 14.4 percent, he said.
Newton charged that Giant eliminated item pricing partly to raise profits but also to lower shopper awareness of price increases. Without a price on the item, a shopper cannot as easily check the cost of a new purchase against the old one in the kitchen pantry, she said.
Giant officials say their more detailed receipts are an adequate substitute for consumer recordkeeping.
Both Giant and Safeway have mounted major advertising programs in the price war to increase their market share. At present, the two companies ring up about 60 cents of every grocery dollar spent in the Washington area. Slightly more than half of that goes to Giant.
Some questions were raised yesterday about the use of the words "warehouse prices" in the advertising. After receiving 12 telephone calls from consumers, the Montgomery County Office of Consumer Affairs has launched an investigation to determine if such ads are in compliance with the county ordinance against deceptive trade practices.
"We aren't saying there is a violation; we are just asking questions," said Barbara B. Gregg, the agency's executive director.
Warehouse pricing, Matthews said, "means that Giant has reduced prices on many of the items that people frequently buy to a price that you would find in a warehouse store -- meaning a warehouse store like Basics, which is identified as a warehouse store rather than a supermarket."
Safeway's Moore said "warehouse pricing" means the store has lower prices than the traditional supermarket but maintains full service and inventory, as opposed to limited service and inventory at a warehouse store.


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HP's Zbook Review: A Laptop That's Lightyears Away From Apple's Ancient Mac Pro
HP’s latest Zbook laptop workstations with advanced features have been announced on Friday. Also called mobile workstations due to their heavy build, these laptops excel in many areas compared to Apple's aging Mac Pro. There are four new laptops unveiled in the fourth-generation of ZBook mobile workstations, which work flawlessly with creators to manage heavy graphics workloads.
These workhorse laptops feature Thunderbolt 3 ports, DDR4 memory, and Intel’s latest Kaby Lake-based Core. The processor used is Xeon coupled with the latest hard-working GPUs from Nvidia and AMD. By comparison, the Mac Pro has parts released in 2013, which include Thunderbolt 2 ports, an old AMD GPU, DDR3 memory and Intel Xeon processors developed from the Ivy Bridge architecture.
With specs lightyears away from Apple's Mac Pro, you can rely on HP's Zbook series for work like content creation, VR, and video editing. Furthermore, other Windows desktop workstations like Dell’s Precision desktops are also already far superior in technology than the Mac Pro. The Zbooks are primarily designed for VR content creation in mind.
For instance, the ZBook 17 G4 can be configured with either Xeon or Core processors. It also has a choice of Nvidia Quadro P4000 or P5000 graphics cards to display VR content running at 90 frames per second. According to PC World, the entry-level model is priced at $1,519, and boast features like the i5 processor, 8GB RAM, 500GB HDD storage, and a 17.3-inch display.
Used by NASA on the International Space Station, the HP's smaller ZBook 15 G4 comes with a 15.6-inch full HD display and boasts hardworking hardware for heavy work. According to ZD Net, HP is highlighting the effort that went into its design, plus accommodating aggressive GPUs and graphic cards. HP also plans to release a smaller ZBook 14u this summer with starting price at $1,079.
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Unify has been acquired by Atos in a move it claims will take the business to "new levels of success".
Unify has been on a channel push in recent months and back in May, the firm's channel director, Jon Pritchard, said the company would "never go back" to its direct sales model.
The Gores Group and Siemens own Unify, which is a unified communications firm that operates in Europe and the Americas.
Alec Gores, CEO of The Gores Group, talked up Unify's channel credentials and hinted that the change in ownership would not change the strategy.
"Together we invested in innovation, rebranded the company, recruited an impressive management team, and transitioned the business to a channel-driven, software-first company," he said. "We believe Unify is well positioned to take the business to new levels of success and performance with the support of its new shareholder."
The deal is subject to approval from employee representatives and certain regulatory bodies and is expected to close in the first quarter of 2016.
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‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ Photos: J-Law Sets Fire to the Rain
We're almost to the release of 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' on November 22, so how's a look at the final posters and campaign art, and up-close looks at some of the cast members? Jennifer Lawrence is ready to literally set the world ablaze as she re-enters the kill-or-be-killed arena.
Variety got a look at Lionsgate Marketing Chief Tim Palen's vision for the last batch of campaign photos. Palen, 51, is the man behind the signature flaming mockingjay symbol, as well as the online fashion magazine, Capitol Couture, inspired by the crazy fashions we've all come to recognize, all of which can be seen in his new promotional imagery.
"I’m thrilled with the work Tim Palen and his marketing team have done on the film,” 'The Hunger Games' author Suzanne Collins told Variety. “It’s appropriately disturbing and thought-provoking how the campaign promotes ‘Catching Fire’ while simultaneously promoting the Capitol’s punitive forms of entertainment. The stunning image of Katniss in her wedding dress that we use to sell tickets is just the kind of thing the Capitol would use to rev up its audience for the Quarter Quell (the name of the games in 'Catching Fire'). That dualistic approach is very much in keeping with the books."
In addition to the new campaign images, also featuring Josh Hutcherson's Peeta, Elizabeth Banks' Effie and Jena Malone's Johanna Mason, Lionsgate recently released a new still from 'Catching Fire' of Sam Claflin and 'Sex and the City' star Lynn Cohen as Finnick and Mags, the two tributes from District 4.
'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' sees Katniss and Peeta embark on the Victor's Tour throughout Panem, promoting their recent victory in the Hunger Games. But the pair is not out of danger yet, and they find themselves thrown back in a new arena with a pool of tributes who are all past champions themselves.
Check out the batch of new 'Catching Fire' photos below, and keep an eye out for them in the marketing campaign to come.


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Fitbit users are suing the company over this faulty feature
I always knew that the heart rate monitors on my gym’s elliptical were a lot of hooey — there was no way I burned 300 calories in 20 minutes without break a sweat — but I’m saddened to read today that Fitbit, which rose to popularity a few years ago and seems to be worn by everyone and their mother, might be just as unreliable.
Fitbit consumers from Wisconsin, California, and Colorado, allege that the heart rate sensor in its 2015 Surge and Charge HR products measures heart beats inaccurately, with a “significant margin” of error. They claim the errors occur particularly during intense exercise sessions, and that Fitbit falsely advertised that the devices measure every heartbeat. One plaintiff claims that her Charge HR recorded a heart rate of 82 beats per minute, but when her trainer recorded her heartbeat with a different device, it registered at the much higher rate of 160 bpm. Yikes. That’s quite a big difference. When she complained to the company, they refused to issue her a refund. These plaintiffs seek injunctive relief and monetary compensation in the form of damages and “economic injuries” caused by “Fitbit’s misleading heart-rate claims.” Fitbit, meanwhile, claims that these allegations are without merit. They told Fortune Magazine:
Well, now I don’t know who to believe!
Fitbit stands by their assertion that their PurePulse technology tracks heartbeats better than most cardio machines found in gyms, as PurePulse continues its monitoring activity even when the user is not exercising. This makes sense: I once read that you burned a surprising amount of calories by simply doing basic household chores. (Though I may have misused that information to get out of working out for a few months — whoops.) PurePulse works by using LED lights to monitor blood flow through a user’s wrist, which all sounds very Blade Runner to me. Fitbit’s algorithms then determine heart rate. Similar technology can be found in the Apple Watch, along with other smartwatches and fitness trackers.
To be fair, Fitbit always clearly stated in their pamphlets that their gadgets are developed to generate data for wearers to track their health and fitness ambitions, and that these gadgets “should not be confused with definite medical or scientific devices.”
Either way, don’t let this news get in the way of your daily workout. Most fitness trackers are meant to be motivational, anyway. So go throw on those sneakers and grab that run — with or without your Fitbit.
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LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Shazam®, the world’s leading media engagement company, today announces an exclusive new partnership with Saavn®, the world’s largest Indian music streaming service. The new partnership gives music fans a great new way to discover the latest tracks from their favorite South Asian artists in Bollywood and beyond, with popular genres such as bhangra, devotional, ghazals, Carnatic, Indipop, and more; and music in regional languages including Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Gujarati, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada, and Bhojpuri.
“The Indian music market is experiencing tremendous growth worldwide, and is expected to grow by 98% over the next five years,” said Will Mills, Director of Music and Content for Shazam. “Shazam is incredibly excited about our partnership with Saavn – as the leader in the Asian music industry as it represents the largest partnership we’ve done in this region and they will help us provide our music fans with an amazing discovery experience.”
The new partnership gives fans of Indian music a fast and easy way to find out the name and artist of their favorite tracks along with an easy way to purchase tracks from iTunes. Additionally, they can share their finds with friends on Facebook, Twitter or Google+ via Shazam. As of this announcement, Saavn’s vast library has already been incorporated into Shazam’s music database, and will continue to grow with thousands of new and exclusive tracks every week.
“Our partnership with Shazam represents an exciting evolution in our ability to both provide an enjoyable listening experience as well as provide an enjoyable discovery experience. We couldn't be more excited to be part of Shazam's efforts to bring its highly popular music engagement tools to fans of Indian music,” said Vinodh Bhat, CEO of Saavn. “And with Shazam's in-app music purchasing feature, encouraging users to buy the music they hear, we feel this collaboration is well-aligned with Saavn's mission to impede the rampant flow of music piracy in India.”
The Indian music industry is the world’s fastest-growing, with revenues increasing by 60% each year, driven in part by a mobile music sector that is growing at 17.6% per year. In particular, the expanding Indian-American population, which has jumped by 69% over the last decade, has a median income that is nearly double the national average of $49K/year. Accordingly, companies like Saavn have seen year-on-year growth of 100% for streaming devotional music, 300% for regional music and more than 1000% growth of independent music.
Founded in 2006, Saavn’s comprehensive music catalog includes over 1 million Indic tracks for its streaming “search and play” and radio services. With the smartest search, the fastest results, and the largest library of South Asian music, Saavn delivers a seamless, on-the-go listening experience to fans of South Asian music worldwide, across Web and mobile. Saavn’s latest industry-leading innovation is ad-free, offline play for subscribers of its newest product, Saavn Pro.
Shazam’s music database currently exceeds 27 million tracks, and includes social sharing features as well as streaming lyrics in time with the music with LyricPlay™. Shazam recently announced the industry’s fastest unlimited tagging for iOS and Android devices. In addition to LyricPlay, the Shazam App also includes great features such as Shazam Friends social sharing, links to YouTube videos, artist and tour information.
Shazam is the world’s leading media engagement company with more than 300 million people in 200 countries and adding another 2 million new users each week. With the industry’s unlimited fastest tagging in the Free and premium Encore Apps on iOS and Android devices, Shazam is the best way for people to discover, explore, buy, and share more music, TV shows and branded content they love.
Shazam makes it easy for people to share their discoveries with their friends on Facebook using the Shazam Friends feature, as well as on Twitter and Google+. For people who don't yet have the Shazam application on their smartphone, it is available for FREE on every major platform and can be found on iTunes App Store, Google play, Amazon App Store, AT&T’s AppCenter, Verizon VCast app store, Nokia Store, Windows Phone Marketplace, BlackBerry App World, and GetJar..
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Saavn (South Asian Audio Video Network) is an ad-supported digital music service available globally on Web, iOS, Android, and WAP that delivers targeted display and rich media ad units for global advertisers who want to use music to engage audiences. The Web and mobile applications provide its millions of users with the highest quality audio, and most comprehensive catalogue of Bollywood, Indian and regional South Asian music anywhere, licensed from over 200 content providers. Saavn’s extensive collection at www.saavn.com includes the latest releases, like Babli Badmaash, Himmatwala, Kai Po Che, Mere Dad Ki Maruti, Race 2, Khiladi 786, Student of the Year, Murder 3, Ek Tha Tiger, Vicky Donor, Jab Tak Hai Jaan, and Cocktail; classic favorites, like Dabangg, Om Shanti Om, Jab We Met, Singh is Kinng, Taal, and Veer-Zaara; and features artists like A. R. Rahman, Yash Chopra, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Atif Aslam, Shreya Ghoshal, Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, and Priyanka Chopra.
Thanks to direct partnerships with Google and Facebook, Saavn reaches more music fans than any other South Asian music service – having generated over 2 billion story impressions on Facebook’s Open Graph alone (http://bit.ly/XhqxZW). Saavn ensures that users can always find the music they are looking for with its proprietary phonetic search that intelligently understands what a user is looking for, disparate spellings notwithstanding. Saavn products also include dynamic audio bitrate adjustment so users can enjoy flawless streaming on virtually any connection quality, including EDGE, GPRS, 3G, and WiFi. All of this has led to millions of downloads of Saavn’s mobile apps, which continue to be top rated in the iTunes and Android marketplaces. Saavn’s newest product, Saavn Pro, brings offline, ad-free listening to fans of Indian music worldwide (more information available at pro.saavn.com).


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The world economy has been undergoing profound changes in recent years. The momentum of major economies such as Europe, the United States, and Japan is slowing, while new economies like Brazil and Russia are still in the shadow of economic recession. India has witnessed dramatic economic growth but the south Asian nation is still not a major global driving force considering its economic scale. At the same time, China, the world’s second largest economy, with its further opening-up and integration with the globe, accounted for more than 30 percent of global economic growth, making it the most significant driving force.
Stable Chinese economic growth major driving force in global recovery
Since opening-up 30 years ago, China’s economy has become more and more important to the world economy. According to World Bank data, China’s GDP rose from 1.2 percent of the world’s GDP in 1979 to 9.3 percent in 2010. That figure rose to 11.9 percent in 2015 with an average growth of 0.5 percent during the 12th Five-Year Plan period. China makes up 14.8 percent of the world’s economy, behind the United States which accounts for almost a quarter. Japan and India represent 5.6 percent, and 2.8 percent of the world’s economy respectively.
During the 12th Five-Year Plan period, China accounted for more than 30 per cent of the world’s economic growth, the biggest contributor. In 2016, China continued to grow strongly. According to international estimates, the economic growth rate of China, the United States, and Japan was 6.7 percent, 1.6 percent, and 0.6 percent respectively.
Increasing Chinese demand boosts world trade and economy
In recent years, China has been playing a more important role in world trade. According to the United Nations Conference and Trade Development, 10.3 per cent of exports came from China in 2010. That rose to 13.7 percent in 2015. At the same time, China accounted for 9.1 percent of imports in 2010 and 10.1 percent in 2015.
The market demand in China remained strong even in a sluggish world economy in 2016. From January to November, China’s imports of iron ore, cooper ore, and crude oil grew 9.2 percent, 30.5 percent, and 14 percent respectively. In addition, imports of integrated circuit, pharmaceuticals, and auto components increased 9.3 percent, 9.1 percent, and 8.3 percent respectively.
At the same time, China is also providing cheap and high-quality industrial products to the world, lowering global production costs and promoting technological improvement.
China’s outbound investments spur world economy
With a strengthening economy, technological development and the promotion of the Belt and Road Initiative, China’s outbound investment and economic cooperation has rapidly grown. According to the United Nations Conference and Trade Development, the proportion of all foreign direct investment made by China rose to 8.7 percent, a big leap forward from 0.1 percent in 2000.
From January to November last year, China’s non-financial investments abroad amounted to 1.07 trillion yuan ($161.7 billion). Contracts for engineering construction in foreign countries reached 1.27 trillion yuan ($192.5 billion), 52.1 percent of which were in 61 countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative.
Huge Chinese economic potential continues to drive the world economy
The fundamentals of the Chinese economy remain solid. As the world’s largest developing country, China has a long way to go in terms of industrialization, urbanization, and agricultural modernization. But the potential of the Chinese economy is huge considering its 900 million-strong labor force, of which 100 million received higher education and professional training, and effective supply-side structural reform in major sectors.
The upgrades of China’s domestic demands provide a broad market to the world. During the 13th Five-Year Plan period, China is likely to raise its per capita GDP about 30 percent and help all people get out of poverty. In addition, high-income people will account for 20 percent of the urban population with $10,000 disposable income. Such a tremendous purchasing power would bring prosperity to any market in the world.
To sum up, as the world’s number one in terms of population, China’s major contribution to the world has been reducing poverty by more than 700 million people and developing itself into a medium-to-high income nation. The scale and momentum of China’s industrialization and urbanization are unprecedented and China will continue to be a major force driving the world economy.


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Coinbase has reassured users and investors that it is not exposed to any of the crypto companies that ran into financial difficulties this year. It blamed their lax attitude for their problems.
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In an attempt to bring NFTs to a broader audience and to provide new monetization opportunities to its users, Instagram is testing digital collectibles with some U.S. creators and collectors.
Coinbase NFT is now available in beta. The platform will allow users to buy and sell NFTs on the platform, initially, without fees. To enter the beta, you must first join a waitlist.
The social media website has responded to last night's hack stating that the attack was socially engineered and targeted some Twitter employees with access to internal tools and systems.
Twitter accounts of prominent personalities and Bitcoin exchange companies were compromised earlier today. The hackers linked to a phishing website that siphoned off close to $25,000 already.
Bitcoin has hit $5,000 today, marking its highest point since the start of the year. It was triggered after an order for 20,000 bitcoins was placed, split across three major exchanges.
Seeking to maintain easy access to the resulting 27-member bloc of countries in the EU, Coinbase has announced the opening of a new office in Ireland as its contingency plan for the looming Brexit.
Coinbase users can now buy gift cards using their crypto on WeGift. These gift cards can be bought and used at 120 retailers across Europe and Australia with more being added soon.
After a turbulent few months, bitcoin has finally bucked the downward price trend by managing get above $10,200 on Thursday. Those bullish on bitcoin say that it's in for a very good year in 2018.
Coinbase has announced that it is in the final phase of testing SegWit, before it deploys the technology on its network in the coming weeks. Coinbase has been unpopular for delivering SegWit slowly.
Bitcoin.org has had to update the claims it makes about bitcoin in order to line up with reality. It removed the claim about low transaction fees and also the one about fast payments.
After the IRS won a landmark case against one of the world's largest cryptocurrency platforms, the UK Treasury, in line with plans being implemented across the EU, aims to regulate these currencies.
While it fought the good fight, Coinbase has lost, requiring it to give up some of its clients' information. The IRS is specifically targeting anyone that transacted $20,000 or more.
After an agreement on technical rules that should guide Bitcoin's future could not be reached, a group has now created 'Bitcoin Cash', a new fork that addresses some issues Bitcoin has faced lately.
Several bitcoin exchanges came under a heavy load of traffic yesterday coinciding with wild fluctuations in the price of bitcoin. It was likely caused by eager buyers and sellers eager to profit.
After it started accepting the popular virtual currency, Wikipedia has seen a surge in donations via Bitcoin -- over $140,000 worth -- in its first week alone.
Ryan McGeehan, the (now) former Director of Security for Facebook, has left the company to work on developing a security program for Coinbase.


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GREAT FALLS — As we're all probably much more reliant on the internet now thanks to the pandemic, there's an opportunity in Great Falls to learn more about cybersecurity.
Vision Net and the Great Falls Area Chamber of Commerce will host a Facebook Live event on October 21 to answer questions about online safety.
One question the company had already received Tuesday was how to know when you're being attacked - something that happened last month, when Great Falls Public Schools' network was hit with a ransomware attack.
According to Vision Net:
- Cyber Attacks Increased by 30% between July and August 2020.
- 43% of cyberattacks are aimed at small businesses, but only 14% are prepared to defend themselves.
- Cyber Attacks cost businesses of all sizes $200,000 on average.
- More than half of all small businesses suffered a breach within the last year.
"We see hundreds of thousands of threats a month across our client base, so it's certainly increasing. It's something that, unfortunately, everybody should be mindful of,” said Roy Alexander, Vision Net Business Development Manager.


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Yahoo has redesigned its homepage to offer users never ending news feeds.
The homepage will adapt to users preferences and interests. Yahoo will also allow users to login to the page with their Facebook account to see what their friends are reading.
"Yahoo first began as Jerry and Dave's Guide to the World Wide Web, a directory of links created to help organise the internet during its very early days," wrote Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer in a blog post.
"That simple directory evolved through the years into the Yahoo we know today - a starting point for your daily habits. Whether checking the latest news, sports scores, or just searching, Yahoo has always been about bringing you the very best of the web. And, today, we're introducing a new, more modern experience to do just that."
Yahoo's redesigned homepage will allow users to pick certain types of news they are interested in and customise their newsfeed based on what they like. As an example, Yahoo says users can choose specific categories of interest such as sports news or entertainment news.
The homepage will offer "infinite scroll" news feeds. According to Yahoo, the feature allows users to scroll through a near infinite amount news.
Yahoo will now also allow users to log-in to the site using their Facebook login or Yahoo ID.
By logging into the homepage using Facebook users have the chance to see a variety of articles "liked" by their social networking friends. The feature allows for Yahoo users to directly share news stories with their social networking groups as well.
According to Yahoo, the updated homepage is now also optimised for mobile. Tablet and smartphone users will reportedly notice a boost in speed when using the site.
Yahoo has struggled to regain its foothold in the market in recent years. The growth of Twitter and Google have been impeding on the firms success as both a news aggregate and search company.
However, with the appointment of former Google high flier Marissa Mayer the firm has seen some success. Mayer has attempted to revamp a variety of the firm's products and sales have seen an up tick under her watch.
A new RSA report urges coders to sign a 'Hippocratic Oath' before embarking on AI programmes.
IT security vendor believes APT33 is working for the Iranian government
Darktrace pushes machine learning to take some of the pressure off of IT and security teams
Google also gets its hands on HTC's IP in a non-exclusive deal


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In December 2011, YouTube launched a new version of the site interface, with the video channels displayed in a central column on the home page, similar to the news feeds of social networking sites. At the same time, a new version of the YouTube logo was introduced with a darker shade of red, the first change in design since October 2006. In May 2013, YouTube launched a pilot program for content providers to offer premium, subscription-based channels within the platform. In February 2014, Susan Wojcicki was appointed CEO of YouTube. In November 2014, YouTube announced a subscription service known as "Music Key", which bundled ad-free streaming of music content on YouTube with the existing Google Play Music service.
YouTube is one of the most popular websites on the planet, receiving billions of views a year and paying out millions to the content creators that it hosts. Money earned through YouTube is generated by advertisements. Content creators who host ads on their videos receive about half of the ad revenue those ads generate, while YouTube takes the rest. Anyone can monetize their videos, as long as their videos do not break copyright law.
This means that if someone skips an ad, or is running an ad blocker, then you don’t get paid for that view. This makes estimating the amount of views a video has and how much a user makes off of the video very challenging. It also depends if it’s a video ad at the front of your video, or just a box at the bottom of your page; this determines how many people interact with your ad and the amount of money that can be made.
Until last month, pretty much any random person could enable the “monetization” setting on their YouTube account and get ads on their videos, allowing them to earn a fraction of a cent for every time a person viewed or clicked on their content. That all changed in January, however, when Google (YouTube’s owner) announced new standards to merit those ads. Now, to be accepted into the “YouTube Partner Program” and monetize your channel, you need a minimum of 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 hours of watch-time over the past 12 months; your videos will also be more closely monitored for inappropriate content. Meanwhile, YouTube also promised that members of “Google Preferred” — a vaunted group of popular channels that make up YouTube’s top 5 percent, and command higher ad dollars because of it — will be more carefully vetted. (These shifts followed the Logan Paul controversy, as well as a brouhaha about ads running on unsavory content, such as sexually explicit or extremist videos.)
Where eyeballs go, money follows. “People giving up TV and getting video content through mobile devices is a huge trend, and brands are spending huge amounts to reach those audiences,” says Evan Asano, the CEO of MediaKix, an influencer marketing agency. “It’s a similar, if not bigger market for influencers than Instagram.” Another reason brands love YouTube is that its numbers are harder to fake. “You can buy views on YouTube, but it’s much more expensive than buying followers and likes on Instagram,” Asano says. “It’s pretty cost-prohibitive to drastically inflate a channel’s views on a consistent basis.”
6. Meet up with fans in the real world: Meetups and similar events let YouTubers connect with viewers and sell merchandise. They’re usually best suited to those with active and engaged subscribers. Those with smaller audiences might want to skip ticketed events and bank on merchandise sales instead. Or if, for example, your videos teach viewers how to draw, you could set up a free class at a local park and sell your book of drawing techniques afterward.
The ChuChu guys didn’t set out to make educational programming. They were just making videos for fun. How were they to know they’d become a global force in children’s entertainment? As time went on and the staff expanded, the company created a teaching series, called Learning English Is Fun, and worked with a preschool company to develop an app, ChuChu School, that has an explicitly didactic purpose. But generally speaking, Chandar and Krishnan just wanted their videos to be wholesome—to deliver entertainment that perhaps provided kids with a dose of moral instruction.
And though they don't appear to be huge revenue contributors at this point, the YouTube Red and YouTube TV subscription services can't be overlooked when trying to value the company. Particularly YouTube Red, which provides ad-free YouTube, some original shows and access to the Google Play Music service for $10 per month, and which led YouTube to become the top-grossing U.S. iPhone app in March. Later this year, Google plans to replace Google Play Music -- in many ways Red's weak link -- with YouTube Remix, a music service that's fully integrated with YouTube.
So far, though, this has all proved to be mostly idle speculation. Analysts say Google has not been bidding aggressively to win streaming rights. It's not clear whether YouTube, long the top video site overall in unique visitors, aims to be the No. 1 aggregator of all video, says Joel Espelien, an analyst at the Diffusion Group, a video-focused research firm.
In new year, Ryan Zinke, the Secretary of the Interior, seemed certain to catapult into that top tier of political nemeses for Democrats. Like Pruitt, Zinke excels at generating bizarre scandals; also like Pruitt, his own heroic vision of himself seems to survive any amount of bad press. House Democrats, salivating over their new oversight power, had already promised to subpoena Zinke over a number of issues, including a sweetheart $300-million contract for electricity in Puerto Rico that he allegedly gave to a small power company based in his home state of Montana.
Turkey blocked access between 2008 and 2010 after controversy over videos deemed insulting to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. In November 2010, a video of the Turkish politician Deniz Baykal caused the site to be blocked again briefly, and the site was threatened with a new shutdown if it did not remove the video. During the two and a half-year block of YouTube, the video-sharing website remained the eighth-most-accessed site in Turkey. In 2014, Turkey blocked the access for the second time, after "a high-level intelligence leak."
And throughout many videos focused on Steven Universe, E;R presents the show’s characters as analogues for Jewish people, coding them with anti-Semitic stereotypes. In one such video, he portrays one character as a deceptive tool for a global Jewish conspiracy, as indicated by a montage of public figures and businessmen, and then ends the video with an altered version of a white supremacist slogan known as the “14 words.”
Since PewDiePie’s December 9 video drew greater attention to the E;R channel, YouTube has reportedly suspended one of the creator’s videos and issued a strike against the account for violating the site’s community guidelines. The suspended video, which according to E;R had 2 million views at the time of its removal from YouTube, was ostensibly about Steven Universe — but it also contained four minutes of unedited footage of Hitler delivering a speech. YouTube has not yet responded to Vox’s request for comment.
The choice of the name www.youtube.com led to problems for a similarly named website, www.utube.com. The site's owner, Universal Tube & Rollform Equipment, filed a lawsuit against YouTube in November 2006 after being regularly overloaded by people looking for YouTube. Universal Tube has since changed the name of its website to www.utubeonline.com. In October 2006, Google Inc. announced that it had acquired YouTube for $1.65 billion in Google stock, and the deal was finalized on November 13, 2006.


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Bitcoin could be poised for new all-time highs again as price failed to break below a head and shoulders pattern.OKCoin and Huobi will end yuan-to-bitcoin trading by the end of next month, but are set to keep offering crypto-to-crypto trades.Rumors are that the Chinese are looking to ban bitcoin again and ring-fence their fiat yuan from the crypto world.All else equal, the market may take less time to recover from the latest sell-off than from the one that took place in December 2013.
Bitcoin, Stocks and the Fear of Missing Out - BloombergNot because of any dark-web drug-dealing or Russian ponzi scheme.Billionaire investor Michael Novogratz has 10% of his net worth in Bitcoin and Ethereum.Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal also reported Monday that that the country is planning to shut down digital currency exchanges.We all have price ticker apps on our phones, so there is no need to post.
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Fuzz Buzz media a marketing company today launched the MMO hall of fame, an online museum to honour the best massively multiplayer online games of all time.
The MMO hall of fame voting committee comprised of 10 well-known people from the MMO industry, will submit their votes each year for noteworthy games.
“We’re very excited to launch a virtual MMO Hall of Fame that will recognize those games and companies that have established themselves in this gaming genre,” said Doug Kale, museum director.
The website will also function as a reference hub for upcoming events and a Who’s Who list of gaming websites and game companies. The MMO hall of fame can be found at http://www.mmohall.com


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Investors can be an ornery lot. Just ask PayPal. The $220bn US payment group has just reported its strongest quarterly revenue growth in history. The market responded by wiping up to 6% off PayPal shares. The bar for payments companies is now set exceptionally high.
Digital payment volumes are surging as Covid-19 lockdowns worldwide prompt consumers to do more shopping online. PayPal processed a total of $247bn in payments in the third quarter, a 36 per cent jump from the same period a year earlier. That puts the group in a far better place than credit card companies, which have been hit by a collapse in face-to-face transactions. The amount of credit card debt fell $51bn during the second quarter compared with last year, according to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. On a quarter-by-quarter basis, the drop — at $76bn — was the steepest on record. Lower transaction volumes and fees have hit all big credit card companies. Shares in American Express, Synchrony Financial and Discover Financial are down between 19 and 25 per cent this year.


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By Kate Nettleton, campaignlive.co.uk, Wednesday, 29 July 2009 04:35PM
With three million downloads, the game, created by Dare and Fishlabs, is now the number one free iPhone application in 57 countries.
The 'waterslide extreme' game, which is based on the creative concept from Bartle Bogle Hegarty's TV ad, enables users to navigate a person down a giant waterslide by tilting their iPhone.
Users can choose from male or female characters, which navigate increasingly difficult slides while collecting points and avoiding dangerous obstacles.
This article was first published on campaignlive.co.uk