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Bitcoin Cash is a cryptocurrency. In mid-2017, a group of developers wanting to increase bitcoin's block size limit prepared a code change. The change, called a hard fork, took effect on 1 August 2017. As a result, the bitcoin ledger called the blockchain and the cryptocurrency split in two. At the time of the fork, anyone owning bitcoin was also in possession of the same number of Bitcoin Cash units.
Bitcoin Cash advocate Roger Ver sued for $20.8 million
Genesis sued Roger Ver for $20.8 million in unpaid crypto options. GGC International sued Ver in New York State Supreme Court on Jan. 23. BCH has not reacted to the lawsuit.
Philippine Firm Paytaca Raises PHP7.5 Million to Expand Bitcoin Cash Adoption
Paytaca said that it raised PHP7.5 million pesos in a private crowdfunding round that gives the company a new valuation.
Looking into Fake Press Release on Bitcoin Cash Partnership: Ohio’s Kroger
Kroger has announced that it is looking into how fake news announced a partnership between the US major retail company and Bitcoin Cash cryptocurrency.
Crypto Community Braces For Altcoin Explosion As Bitcoin Smashes New ATH
As Bitcoin surged to a new all-time high, there is a growing expectation for altcoin season to commence as new retail investors flock to cryptocurrency.
BCH Price Sees a Bullish Correction After A Week-Long Dip, Chainlink (LINK) Still On a Downtrend
This article reviews the short term price analysis of altcoins Bitcoin cash (BCH) and Chainlink (LINK) as the overall crypto market continues to move bearishly sideways.
DBS Bank To Launch Its Crypto Exchange for Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Ripple (XRP), and Bitcoin Cash (BCH)
Singaporean multinational banking and financial services firm DBS Bank Ltd. has confirmed that it will be launching its digital asset exchange next week.
ETH, XRP, BCH See Bullish Gains, But Still a Far Cry from All-Time Highs
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Bitcoin Cash ABC (BCHA) Stays Afloat and Is Up 70%, Will The Blockchain Fork Make It?
Despite being blocks behind Bitcoin Cash Node after the split from Bitcoin Cash, lead developer Amaury Séchet’s Bitcoin Cash ABC (BCHA) has up to now survived.
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Hard Forks into Two New Blockchains Following Disagreement on Miner Tax
Bitcoin Cash (BCH), a hard fork from Bitcoin, has once again split and created two new blockchains after a disagreement between two BCH clients.
Bitcoin Bull Tim Draper Reveals Crypto Investment Secrets – Ripple, Bitcoin Cash, Tezos, and More
Renowned tech billionaire Tim Draper revealed that his crypto investment portfolio in 2020 was not only restricted to bitcoins but also contained a variety of altcoin assets.


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The proud owners of beards and mustaches are a special breed of people who, if they are to be believed, usually started growing them because they were too lazy to shave but often end up spending precious hours taking real good care of their facial follicles.
All photographers and Lomo-enthusiasts out there, Australian artist collective and apparel brand Das Monk is launching its first ever photography competition, in association with Lomography Australia and New Zealand. Opening their doors (and inboxes) to budding young photographers, Das Monk is looking for the next amazing photo to print on a tee for one of […]
At the annual five-day Pushkar ka Mela that takes place every November during the Kartik Purnima full moon in the holy town of Pushkar in Rajasthan, moustache competitions — where participants compete for the honour of having the longest moustache — rank among the top highlights next to camel and livestock trading. We thought this […]
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Tata Nano, the world’s cheapest car from India, is going to get a gold make over. Goldplus is celebrating 5,000 years of Indian jewelery by decorating the small wonder. After a design contest, they have shortlisted three designs, and you can vote for your favorite design and ultimately see the winner grace the Indian roads.

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The top 25 worst passwords of 2011: See what to avoidRead more news from Around the Web
Think your password is fine? You’d better check this list to be sure, reports the Huffington Post. Password management app maker SplashData has released its list of the 25 worst passwords of 2011. These are the passwords that get hacked the most frequently, based on SplashData’s study of millions of stolen passwords that have been [ Read More ] Read more with registration.


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On Wednesday Ubisoft said Rocksmith, the rhythm game playable with a real guitar, would be delayed in Europe until 2012 because of "music licensing" and "other factors." Yeah, you could say that.
Turns out there's a rock band in the UK that goes by the name, wait for it, "Rocksmith." Apparently Ubisoft forgot to check on that or clear it up ahead of time.
The band leader told Eurogamer that he went to Ubisoft with a proposal to keep things out of the courts. "We could promote the game, you could promote the band - we'll even give you some songs to put on there," Kris Ford said. "And they just ignored me."
So he did something they couldn't ignore—filed a formal opposition with the European Union agency that oversees trademarks. In the aftermath, Ford has accused Ubisoft of trying to bully him, threatening him with legal action for defamation because of comments he's made to the media. He says the matter is progressing "very slowly," which probably accounts for why Ubisoft's revised release date is no more specific than 2012.
Rocksmith Band Blocking Ubisoft Speaks [Eurogamer]


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Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help identifying a man caught on camera taking a tablet that didn’t belong to him.
The victim had been shopping at the Winn Dixie, located at 18751 Three Oaks Parkway, Fort Myers, just before 4 p.m. on Monday, April 13th. After unloading his purchases into the car, his wife returned the shopping cart, accidentally leaving the $900 tablet behind. When the victim returned to the store in search of his tablet, it was long gone.
As a result of a Crime Stoppers tip, Jennifer Passaro/Goldstein was taken into custody late this morning. She has been booked into the Lee County Jail with a felony charge of grand theft, and is being held without bond.
“The successful conclusion to this case shows the tremendous partnerships that Crime Stoppers has with the media, who put her picture out there, and the good citizens of our community who so often do the right thing and call Crime Stoppers with their information,” said Trish Routte, Crime Stoppers Coordinator.
As a result of several anonymous Crime Stoppers tips, the woman who stole sunglasses from the Sunglass Hut at Tanger Outlets earlier this week has been positively identified as Jennifer Goldstein, who may be using the name Jennifer Passaro (DOB 2/17/82). Goldstein/Passaro is a repeat offender in Lee County, with five previous arrests on a multitude of felony offenses.
Stolen credit card data used to load up on groceries
Southwest FloridaCrime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help identifying a man who used stolen credit card information to purchase more than $300 in groceries from a North Fort Myers Winn Dixie store.
Detectives say an unknown white male went on a hearty food shopping trip on Monday, September 15th, just before 4 p.m. at the Winn Dixie on 5690 Bayshore Road N., North Fort Myers. In order to pay for the bags full of food, he used what appeared to be a legitimate credit or debit card.
Southwest FloridaCrime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help identifying a woman who slyly snatched up several pairs of shades from the Sunglass Hut at Tanger Outlets Monday morning.
Detectives say the woman entered the store shortly after 11:30 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 29. Within just a few minutes, she can be seen on camera holding the sunglasses, which she slipped into her purse before leaving the store seemingly un-noticed.
Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help identifying and tracking down two women who worked in tandem to heist roughly $2,000 in jewelry from a Bonita Springs store recently.
Detectives say two black females, one believed to be in her 40s and one in her late teens or early 20s, entered the Flamingo Island Flea Market/Diamonds Forever jewelry store shortly after 3 p.m. on Saturday, September 13th. One woman walked around the store, while the second suspect engaged the sales associate in
Southwest FloridaCrime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help identifying an unknown white male who boldly stole three television sets from the Lehigh Acres Wal Mart last week.
According to detectives, the man entered the store at 2523 Lee Boulevard, Lehigh Acres, just before 8 p.m. on Tuesday, September 15th. Surveillance cameras spotted him walking directly to the electronics section of the store, where he picked up three 40 inch flat screen television sets, and quickly ran out of the store with the TV’s in hand.
Southwest FloridaCrime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help identifying two men who helped themselves to more than $1,400 in stolen Polo shirts last weekend.
Detectives say surveillance cameras captured images of two Hispanic males entering the Polo store, located at 10901 Corkscrew Road, Estero, on Sunday, September 14th. The first male entered the store, while waiting on the second male suspect, who arrived carrying two large orange Nike bags.
Thieves throw bricks and chairs in quest for clean water
Southwest Floridais asking for the public’s help identifying two men who stole several hundred dollars in water filters, and went on the attack when loss prevention officers tried to stop them.
Deputies say the two black males went to the Wal Mart, located at 545 Pine Island Road, shortly after 4 p.m. on June 14th. While in the general merchandise section, an employee spotted them loading up water filters, then placing them in store bags.
Southwest FloridaCrime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help identifying an unknown man who smashed through the front door of a Lehigh Acres Verizon store, stealing at least two iPhones within a matter of seconds.
Surveillance video captured images of the man using a blunt object to smash through the glass front door of the Verizon Store on Lee Boulevard at 3:08 a.m. on Friday, September 12th. As soon as he gained entry into the store, he immediately grabbed a blue iPhone 5c and a gold iPhone 5s.


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GM also has tabled plans to add a four-cylinder-engine version of the Camaro.
Insiders say executives hope to restore the convertible to GM's product plan. GM originally had wanted to launch a convertible in 2010 and bring out the Z28 soon afterward.
“Neither one has been outright canceled,” Chevrolet spokesman Terry Rhadigan said. He added that GM will try to bring out the convertible in 2011.
The Z28 was to have challenged two rival performance muscle cars – the Shelby GT500 version of the Ford Mustang and the Dodge Challenger SRT8.
Plans for a four-cylinder engine for the Camaro lost appeal as gasoline prices dipped and the Camaro scored well on federal fuel-economy tests.
Last year, Vice Chairman Bob Lutz said GM was considering the same four-cylinder engine for the Camaro that GM uses in the Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky roadsters. The 2.0-liter, turbocharged, direct-injection engine is rated at 260 horsepower in those cars.
Gene Stefanyshyn, GM's vehicle-line executive for performance cars, said cheaper gasoline played a role in shelving the smaller engine.
“We're looking at it. We don't have anything approved,” Stefanyshyn said at a media event in Detroit. “But with gas (at) $1.78 a gallon, we have to weigh where we put our poker chips.”
Another source familiar with GM product plans confirmed that the four-cylinder engine for the Camaro is dead for “the time being.”
Not only have fuel prices leveled out, but GM surpassed its own estimated highway mileage rating of 27 mpg for the V-6 Camaro. The EPA has rated that vehicle at 29 mpg in highway driving.
The strong fuel-economy performance of the 3.6-liter, 304-hp V-6 lessens the need to offer a four-cylinder engine, sources say.


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| Prince Harry & Meghan Markle, J.W.Anderson x Uniqlo collab, Stella McCartney wants us to recycle, Gucci’s Research Lab and Couturier Giambattista Valli activewear
This week we’ve been talking about the Cruelty Free Korean 10 Step Skincare Routine, we are exploring a Day in the life of illustrator, Harri Golightly & we’ve busted some top Ethical Fashion Myths. But what have we been reading about? Here are the top five fashion news headlines from around the web!
The royal and Suits star became engaged in London earlier this month, Kensington Palace said via a statement on Twitter on Monday morning. The following day, Kensington Palace released another statement, confirming that the wedding day would take place at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle in May, with the royal family paying for the celebrations. BBC News added that Markle, a protestant, will be baptised and confirmed before the wedding, and that she also intends to become a British citizen.
This morning, Uniqlo announced plans to launch an SS18 J.W.Anderson collection, after the debut AW17 range received international acclaim. The second collection to be headed up by Jonathan Anderson will include items for men and women and will be available at all Uniqlo stores worldwide and through Uniqlo.com.
The UK fashion designer backs Ellen MacArthur foundation campaign to stop the global fashion industry consuming a quarter of the world’s annual carbon budget by 2050. McCartney condemned her industry as incredibly wasteful and harmful to the environment; clothes must be designed differently, worn for longer and recycled as much as possible.
Bocconi University, one of Italy’s most prestigious schools, is partnering with Gucci to establish the Gucci Research Lab. The three-year research project will explore how factors like a start-up mentality, employee empowerment and risk-taking can lead to performance and growth for companies in the luxury industry. A team of four professors will undertake dedicated research on topics such as the above “” their annual findings will be published in a publicly-available paper.
Giambattista Valli is the latest fashion designer to tackle activewear. The couturier – whose brand is all about statement eveningwear and red-carpet worthy dressing – is said to be releasing a sporty range of around 50-60 pieces.
It’s a capsule collection where we will express a more functional side of the brand, while remaining faithful to the atmosphere of the contemporary chic that is part of its DNA, Valli told Womenswear Daily.
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Our writing team is a mix of established and up-and-coming fashion bloggers, and cover the latest fashion trends, opinions from influencers and much more.


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Google parent Alphabet’s heated rivalry with Uber over self-driving cars has spilled into the courthouse, after the internet giant sued the ride-hailing company for allegedly stealing trade secrets to jump-start its own autonomous vehicle program.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise suffered its steepest drop in quarterly revenue since it split from the PC and printer business, and lowered its outlook for the year, suggesting further weakness in corporate tech spending.
Jacob “Kobi” Alexander, who fled to Africa for a decade rather than face criminal charges in a stock-options backdating scandal, was sentenced in Brooklyn federal court to 30 months in federal prison, the longest sentence ever imposed in such a case.
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MOSCOW, 7 Aug. /Basereporter.com/. The deputies of the Communist party faction Valery Rashkin and Denis Parfenov introduced Tuesday in the state Duma a bill that proposes to introduce in 2019 state regulation of prices for gasoline and diesel fuel.
“From January 1, 2019 introduced state regulation of prices for motor gasoline (all types) and diesel fuel, and trade allowances (margins) to the prices on them by establishing their limits,” reads the text of the draft law; the right to establish the procedure for regulation is assigned to the Cabinet of the Russian Federation. Relevant article it is proposed to Supplement Federal law “About bases of state regulation of trade activities”.
As noted by the deputies, this measure will help to ensure that consumers are protected “from strong price fluctuations in this market and the dramatic growth of the forced spending gasoline”.


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Neebo Inc., owner of Nebraska Book Co. Inc., announced that its chief financial officer, Alexi Wellman, no longer is with the company.
"It is a personnel issue, so we can't share any more details than have already been provided," Neebo spokeswoman Jennifer Suggitt said in an email. "We wish Alexi all the best as she pursues other opportunities, and we plan to fill the position in the next 30 days."
Wellman joined the company as CFO in November 2011. Wellman was an audit partner at KPMG LLP before joining Neebo.
In June 2011, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization and emerged last year. This month, the company announced Mast Capital Management LLC of Boston, Neebo's biggest shareholder, acquired additional shares of the company's stock, pushing its ownership to more than 50 percent of the company.


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Ambassador A.Sidoruk attends the Royal Show exhibition31.05.2023
As part of the consistent work to expand the presence of Belarusian goods in the markets of South Africa, on 31 May 2023, the Ambassador of Belarus to South Africa Alexander D. Sidoruk visited one of the oldest and largest agricultural exhibitions on the African continent “Royal Show” (Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal province).
The exhibition featured more than four thousand varieties of birds, livestock and other animals used in agriculture. The event was attended by over 117 thousand people from various parts of Africa. They were presented with 478 expositions of machinery, equipment, fertilizers and seeds, processing technologies used by farms.
In one of these expositions, for the first time, a Belarusian tractor assembled under the South African brand «GANDAGANDA» was demonstrated.
The head of the Belarusian diplomatic mission took part in the «GANDAGANDA» exposition, held talks with the leadership of the South African company, which sets an ambitious task of occupying with the Belarusian tractors its niche on the markets of South Africa and neighboring countries.
The South African farmers expressed their interest in Belarusian agricultural machinery as easy to use and repair, reliable and durable.


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Analysis of 500 million passwords shows what you should avoid
A dump of over 550 million username and password combinations is currently being sold on underground forums, and eager crooks are paying for the privilege to test them out against many online services.
Their hope is that some of these combinations will work and they will be able to hijack and misuse legitimate accounts. That hope is not in vain: it is a well known fact of life that too many users reuse the same login credentials for too many services.
Duo Security researchers have gotten their hands on this particular dump – named “Anti Public Combo List” – and have analyzed it.
What the analysis revealed
They found that the top ten list of most used passwords is quite similar to many previously compiled ones: “12345”, “123456789”, “abc123”, “password”, and “password1” head it.
Judging by the email domains contained in the email addresses (usernames) in the dump, it mostly consists of consumer email accounts, opened at Yahoo, Aol, Live.com, MSN, etc.
“By filtering for domains of the Fortune 1000 companies and manually removing domains that are used for consumer email (like yahoo.com and facebook.com), we found that only about 1 million (1.7%) of the accounts in the dump were from domains of large companies,” the researchers noted.
They also pointed users to Have I Been Pwned?, a service run by security researcher Troy Hunt, that can help them check whether any of their account credentials have been compromised in the last few years – and to secure them if they have.
Additional insight from the dumped passwords is as follows:
- Most users like to stick to short passwords:
- 70% of passwords had at least 1 number (probably due to password requirements)
- Only 6% passwords contain uppercase letters and only 4% symbols (again, password requirements probably play a role).
Some tips about choosing better passwords
“A surprisingly low result was for the space character, which is allowed by many systems, but was only present in 0.03% of passwords examined,” the researchers noted.
“This suggests that an attacker might be less likely to include space in their set of search characters, and users would be wise to keep in mind that spaces can often be valid password characters when choosing. One easy way to incorporate spaces is by using passphrases: entire phrases that you use as a password, assuming you don’t get stopped by draconian maximum lengths.”
No matter how much we want to never again be forced to use passwords, the current reality is that we still have to.
So do yourself a favor and choose long, complex, unique ones for every account. Or, better yet, use a password manager, and let it choose them for you.


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Prices and demand within the paper recycling industry
Pricing for packaging grades to the Far East have fallen back to the January level following the increase in February of £20 per tonne. We understand that this decrease is due to the feeling that the UK price was too high in comparison to other regions such as Europe and the US.
The European paper industry remains under pressure as weak demand, increasing costs and high stocks continue to hamper any chance of recovery, indeed it is reported by one mill group that Europe currently has in excess of 1 million tonnes of finished reels unsold and in stock across Europe. Added to this is the fact that the biggest producer of graphic papers has placed a stop on all deliveries of recovered paper in Germany for 1 month.
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Pricing and demand in this sector is very weak, as a direct result of that confirmed above. Pricing is anticipated to be down by a minimum of around £10 per tonne across the board. There are high stocks across the mills. We anticipate reduced demand and falling pricing throughout the quarter.
As confirmed, pricing in March for OCC has seen a reduction of £20 per tonne to the Far East. European mills have maintained pricing albeit their starting point in comparison was a minimum of €40 per tonne below the price of OCC to the Far East.
Mixed paper pricing remains stable, we believe this is due to the fact that sorting continues to take place across Europe and pricing for News and Pams, as well as OCC is stronger than that of mixed papers, which enables collecting companies with sorting facilities to achieve stronger values.
The PRN / PERN (Packaging recovery note) continues to support effectively low pricing to all paper mills domestic and export, this is currently running at between £30 to £35 per tonne levels which is historically high.
As in February, March order books for finished goods in Europe are poor and, as indicated, there are high stocks of finished goods. The low collection rates throughout Europe will continue to ensure that volatility in pricing will prevail.
The production of white top board, and the hope for increased demand in these grades has diminished and we expect further reductions in the value of these grades throughout spring.
The folding box board sector continues with downtime across Europe. The box board sector uses high volumes of Mixed Papers, Scanboards, Multigrade & OI Pams. The major producer MM Group continues with shuts at some of their paper mills whilst they implement significant investment at these plants. However, it should be noted that there is an increased demand for Scanboards from the Far East and this is supporting the current value.
Prices and demand in this sector remain weak as mill stocks remain high across Europe. We have seen a further reduction again in Europe and the UK on pricing in this sector. Prices have fallen by £5 to £10 per tonne across the board for mid grades such as Multigrade and SOW. It should be noted that in the UK there are a number of mill closures and reduced intake for SOW. Added to this the fact that Europe also has high stocks we anticipate increased price reductions throughout the spring in these grades.
Pulp sub grades pricing and demand is becoming under pressure as pulp prices have also reduced. Again, pricing to come under pressure
As stated in previous months, it was our opinion that in quarter one pricing and volumes are and would be challenging, we have seen in effect a fall in price of £25 per tonne in this quarter.
As we move near to quarter 2 and the Spring, the hope is that there will be increased confidence and spending in the market, as fuel, heating costs reduce, although to counter this high inflation is still a factor across Europe.
Supply is low and demand is weak, but we feel that it is hoped that this will ensure the market has some parity and pricing can stabilise, but it is clear the market is volatile.
Q2 prediction for all grades is a further drop in value of approximately 10%.


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Following an emotional and wide-ranging seven-hour debate, a Colorado House committee voted by the slimmest of margins Thursday night to move forward a bill that would allow grocery and convenience stores to sell full-strength beer.
House Bill 1284, sponsored by state Reps. Larry Liston, R-Colorado Springs, and Crisanta Duran, D-Denver, passed the House Economic and Business Development Committee on a 7-6 vote. It moves now to the House floor, where another contentious discussion is expected.
The measure would allow grocery and convenience stores, which now are allowed only to sell reduced-strength beer, to sell regular-strength beer but not to sell wine or spirits. It also would allow individuals to receive licenses to open more than one liquor store, which is not allowed now. And it would allow liquor stores to sell non-perishable food.
Grocery and convenience stores have brought similar measures for four straight years, ever since the Legislature voted in 2008 to allow liquor stores to open on Sundays, taking away the highest day of sales for low-strength beer. This is the first time, however, that a measure has made it as far as the floor of the House or Senate.
Liston began the hearing by promising that passage of HB 1284 “will end the beer battles” and said throughout the hearing that the bill was about serving the needs of Colorado consumers and creating jobs at grocery and convenience stores.
“Consumers are smart and savvy. They know what they want. What they want is choice and flexibility,” Liston said. “Competition is good in any industry.”
But the coalition of liquor store owners and craft brewers who came back to the Capitol to defend the current system said that the entry of big-box national retailers into the beer sale business will close liquor stores and hurt the sales of independent beer makers. And opponents of the bill said it punishes those industries by taking the 75-year-old rules under which they have operated and throwing them out the window come July 2012.
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Australian consumers splashed their cash in the lead up to Christmas, and spending growth is set to continue into the new year.
Spending grew by 0.7 per cent in December, seasonally adjusted, according to Commonwealth Bank's business sales indicator (BSI), released on Wednesday.
It follows a 0.9 per cent decline in November, while annual growth rose to 7.3 per cent.
The more stable trend estimate only rose 0.3 per cent in December, after lifting 0.4 per cent in November and 0.5 per cent in October.
CommSec chief economist Craig James said while it wasn't an "out of the ballpark result", Christmas shopping was still well up on 2014.
It also continues uninterrupted economy-wide spending growth back to mid-2011.
"While we saw growth in the retail sector, many sectors across the economy are also posting healthy growth," Mr James said.
"With spending growth remaining above inflation, positive signs remain for business in 2016."
Annual spending growth also held steady at 7.2 per cent in trend terms for the fourth straight month, and remains well above the decade-average of 5.1 per cent growth.
The business services sector was the strongest performer, rising 3.5 per cent in December.
"This is the tenth consecutive month of spending growth in the sector, showing businesses are continuing to build confidence," the survey found.
However, eight of the 19 industries contracted in trend terms including airlines, professional services and entertainment.
South Australia was the only state or territory to experience a decline in sales, falling 0.5 per cent, while Northern Territory recorded the largest growth to rise 1.4 per cent.
But every state and territory posted a positive result in annual terms.
The BSI tracks the value of credit at debit card transactions on Commonwealth Bank merchant facilities throughout Australia.


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Three points you will get to know in this article:
- Dubai aims to provide the necessary connectivity and support for growth and scaling to the digital economy, emphasizing its non-selective approach towards sectors.
- Mohammad Ali bin Rashed Lootah expressed these views at the opening ceremony of the Expand North Star event, hosted by the Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy.
- Mohammad Ali bin Rashed Lootah, president and CEO of Dubai Chambers, believes that Indian startups can make meaningful contributions to the UAE’s goal of increasing the digital economy’s contribution to the UAE’s non-oil GDP to 20% within 10 years.
Mohammad Ali bin Rashed Lootah, serving as the President and CEO of Dubai Chambers, is optimistic about the potential of Indian startups to play a significant role in realizing the UAE’s ambitious target of elevating the digital economy’s share in the country’s non-oil GDP to 20% over the next decade.
According to Lootah, “When we assess the digital economy in India, we view every sector and technology-related aspect as active participants and contributors to the city’s GDP growth. This holds true as long as Dubai extends the necessary connectivity and support for fostering expansion and scalability. Hence, we refrain from adopting a highly selective approach or restricting our opportunities by favoring any specific sector,” he emphasized.
He addressed the audience during the grand opening of the Expand North Star occasion, meticulously coordinated by the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) as an integral segment of GITEX Global and graciously hosted by the Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy. This remarkable event is presently unfolding at the enchanting Dubai Harbour, spanning from October 15 to 18.
Under the banner of Expand North Star, there is an exciting enclave known as ‘India Central’ where over 300 vibrant Indian startups are showcasing their innovative products and business concepts, all gathered under one dynamic roof. It’s noteworthy that while some of these startups were part of the previous editions, the count of enthusiastic participants has remarkably tripled this year. Notably, a substantial number among them have already secured Series B funding, marking a significant leap in their entrepreneurial journey.
“Our objective is to foster expansive development across diverse fronts, establishing Dubai as a prominent global center for the digital economy. The triumph of Expand North Star serves as a promising indicator, solidifying the strong bond shared between the UAE, particularly Dubai, and India. This connection extends beyond governmental ties, resonating deeply within the business sphere,” emphasized Lootah, underlining the robust rapport that transcends administrative echelons to flourish within the realm of commerce.
He also highlighted a significant transformation in the types of companies that have either established a presence or expanded their operations in India.
“Dubai is attracting a considerable influx of companies, with a noteworthy portion hailing from India, particularly in the tech sector. This shift is noteworthy when compared to a few years ago when a majority of incoming companies belonged to more traditional industries,” shared Lootah.
Over the recent years, a striking 87% of technology startups in the MENA region found their roots in Dubai. What’s even more remarkable is that 30% of these tech startups have successfully navigated through all funding stages, as per Lootah.
“Numerous Indian enterprises are undoubtedly cognizant of this fact. Consequently, they are collaboratively engaged with their Indian counterparts to craft narratives of triumph. It’s my belief that this collaborative effort is propelling the surge in the presence of Indian companies on this front,” Lootah affirmed.
The mesmerizing Expand North Star gathering has drawn the attention of over 1,800 startups hailing from 100+ countries, accompanied by a remarkable assemblage of 1,000 investors, wielding a collective financial prowess exceeding a staggering $1 trillion.
Moreover, this momentous occasion heralded the commencement of the App Olympics competition, seamlessly integrated into the vibrant tapestry of the Create Apps in Dubai initiative. This exciting competition beckons the global tech startup community, inviting those with a penchant for establishing their footprint in the dynamic landscape of Dubai.
Mohammad Ali bin Rashed Lootah, CEO of Dubai Chambers, believes that Indian startups can contribute significantly to the UAE’s goal of increasing the digital economy’s share in the non-oil GDP to 20% within 10 years. He emphasizes that Dubai aims to be a global hub for the digital economy, supporting growth and scaling in various sectors. The Expand North Star event, hosted by the Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy, has seen the participation of over 300 Indian startups, indicating the strong relationship between the UAE and India. Dubai’s attractiveness to tech companies and its success in funding tech startups further solidify its position as a digital business destination.
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Burberry enlists acclaimed Chinese actor Chen Kun as its newest global brand ambassador, highlighting a strategic effort to regain its foothold in the Chinese luxury market. This significant move signifies a fresh chapter for the brand, following a turbulent period in China.
In an effort to revitalize its presence in the Chinese luxury market, Burberry has appointed celebrated actor and cultural icon Chen Kun as its latest global brand ambassador. The announcement comes after a challenging chapter for the brand in the wake of the Xinjiang cotton controversy in 2021.
The collaboration between Burberry and Chen Kun will be officially revealed at the China International Consumer Products Expo in Hainan Island, a well-known duty-free shopping hotspot often referred to as the “Hawaii of China“. The partnership represents a crucial milestone for the brand, as it aims to reconnect with the Chinese market.
Chen’s relationship with Burberry dates back to 2011 when he attended fashion shows during Christopher Bailey’s tenure. In a statement, Chen expressed his admiration for the brand, saying, “I have always admired Burberry for its timelessness and innovation, and I am inspired by its breakthroughs in classic heritage and modern fashion. I look forward to breaking boundaries and writing more stories together in the future with Burberry“.
The partnership will be launched with a series of images featuring the 47-year-old actor dressed in Burberry’s iconic beige trench coat, set against the backdrop of a mangrove conservation and restoration area on Hainan Island. This initiative is supported by Burberry as part of the brand’s commitment to global conservation efforts.
Throughout his two-decade career, Chen has earned critical acclaim and box office success for numerous film roles. Additionally, he is the co-founder of The Dome Studio, alongside Chanel ambassador Zhou Xun and director Chen Guofu, where they actively support emerging talent in the Chinese entertainment industry.
Chen’s appointment as Burberry’s first global ambassador from China since the Xinjiang cotton incident underscores the brand’s determination to rekindle its relationship with the Chinese market. The brand faced backlash after the controversy, with former collaborators Zhou Dongyu and Song Weilong terminating their endorsement deals and Tencent’s popular video game “Honor of Kings” canceling its virtual costume collaboration with Burberry.
China’s recent reopening to the world signals a willingness to reestablish ties with the West and move past previous disagreements. Last month, Versace, another brand caught in China’s geopolitical storm for a controversial t-shirt design, appointed singer Chris Lee as its latest ambassador. Her presence at the brand’s Los Angeles show garnered significant exposure on Chinese social media.
Chen Kun’s appointment as Burberry‘s global brand ambassador marks a new chapter for the brand in China and signifies a shift in China’s relationship with the West. As luxury brands continue to navigate the intricacies of the Chinese market, forging partnerships with influential figures like Chen Kun can help cultivate deeper connections and pave the way for future success.


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Trailrunner7 writes that researchers at Palo Alto Networks have found a backdoor in Android devices sold by Coolpad. "A popular Android smartphone sold primarily in China and Taiwan but also available worldwide, contains a backdoor from the manufacturer that is being used to push pop-up advertisements and install apps without users' consent. The Coolpad devices, however, are ripe for much more malicious abuse, researchers at Palo Alto Networks said today, especially after the discovery of a vulnerability in the backend management interface that exposed the backdoor's control system. Ryan Olson, intelligence director at Palo Alto, said the CoolReaper backdoor not only connects to a number of command and control servers, but is also capable of downloading, installing and activating any Android application without the user's permission. It also sends phony over-the-air updates to devices that instead install applications without notifying the user. The backdoor can also be used to dial phone numbers, send SMS and MMS messages, and upload device and usage information to Coolpad."
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As a string of whistle blowers like former AT&T employee Mark Klein have made clear abundantly clear, the line purportedly separating intelligence operations from the nation's incumbent phone companies was all-but obliterated long ago. As such, it's relatively amusing to see Verizon announce this week that the company is offering up a new encrypted wireless voice service named Voice Cypher. Voice Cypher, Verizon states, offers "end-to-end" encryption for voice calls on iOS, Android, or BlackBerry devices equipped with a special app made by Cellcrypt.
Verizon says it's initially pitching the $45 per phone service to government agencies and corporations, but would ultimately love to offer it to consumers as a line item on your bill. Of course by "end-to-end encryption," Verizon means that the new $45 per phone service includes an embedded NSA backdoor free of charge. Apparently, in Verizon-land, "end-to-end encryption" means something entirely different than it does in the real world.
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Freshly Exhumed writes: Ford's in-car infotainment system known as Sync will soon evolve to add a capacitive touch screen, better integration with smartphone apps and, eventually, support for Android Auto and Apple CarPlay in version 3, thanks to a switch of operating systems. After years of teaming with Microsoft, the automobile giant has switched to BlackBerry's QNX, a real time operating system renowned for stability.
232 comments | 5 days ago
DeviceGuru writes: Hardkernel has again set its sights on the Raspberry Pi with a new $35 Odroid-C1 hacker board that matches the RPI's board size and offers a mostly similar 40-pin expansion connector. Unlike the previous $30 Odroid-W that used the same Broadcom BCM2835 SoC as the Pi and was soon cancelled due to lack of BCM2835 SoC availability, the Odroid-C1 is based on a quad-core 1.5GHz Cortex-A5 based Amlogic S805 SoC, which integrates the Mali-400 GPU found on Allwinner's popular SoCs. Touted advantages over the similarly priced Raspberry Pi Model B+ include a substantially more powerful processor, double the RAM, an extra USB2.0 port that adds Device/OTG, and GbE rather than 10/100 Ethernet.
138 comments | about a week ago
An anonymous reader writes After two years of development, Google today released Android Studio 1.0, the first stable version of its Integrated Development Environment (IDE) aimed solely at Android developers. You can download the tool right now for Windows, Mac, and Linux from the Android Developer site. Google first announced Android Studio, built on the popular IntelliJ IDEA Java IDE, at its I/O Developer conference in May 2013. The company's pitch was very simple: this is the official Android IDE.
114 comments | about a week ago
Nicola Hahn writes Over the course of the Snowden revelations there have been a number of high profile figures who've praised the merits of encryption as a remedy to the quandary of mass interception. Companies like Google and Apple have been quick to publicize their adoption of cryptographic countermeasures in an effort to maintain quarterly earnings. This marketing campaign has even convinced less credulous onlookers like Glenn Greenwald. For example, in a recent Intercept piece, Greenwald claimed:
"It is well-established that, prior to the Snowden reporting, Silicon Valley companies were secret, eager and vital participants in the growing Surveillance State. Once their role was revealed, and they perceived those disclosures threatening to their future profit-making, they instantly adopted a PR tactic of presenting themselves as Guardians of Privacy. Much of that is simply self-serving re-branding, but some of it, as I described last week, are genuine improvements in the technological means of protecting user privacy, such as the encryption products now being offered by Apple and Google, motivated by the belief that, post-Snowden, parading around as privacy protectors is necessary to stay competitive."
So, while he concedes the role of public relations in the ongoing cyber security push, Greenwald concurrently believes encryption is a "genuine" countermeasure. In other words, what we're seeing is mostly marketing hype... except for the part about strong encryption.
With regard to the promise of encryption as a privacy cure-all, history tells a markedly different story. Guarantees of security through encryption have often proven illusory, a magic act. Seeking refuge in a technical quick fix can be hazardous for a number of reasons.
103 comments | about two weeks ago
qubezz writes For those who just can't wait in line, Starbucks announced today that the caffeinated city of Portland will be the first stop in the roll-out of an app for ordering drinks from your mobile device (iPhone only, Android anticipated in 2015). Not a delivery service — it appears your pre-paid drink will be waiting at the end of the bar for the asking. The cost? The app won't operate unless you allow it access to GPS location services, potentially turning every coffee consumer's device into a tracking beacon. For the rest, there's still the independent site mapping which Starbucks are currently open.
40 comments | about two weeks ago
hackingbear writes Sheng Fu, CEO of Cheetah Mobile, a public Chinese mobile software company you probably haven't heard of, but whose products are among the top downloaded products in Android markets around the world, said that the intense competition of the Chinese market leads to products that can compete globally. Many recent university graduates are working in tech, all with their startups looking to find their place in the market, he said. Chinese companies saw the impact that piracy played in the PC software era, and China's mobile companies grew up knowing they would need to make money without getting consumers to open their wallets. "Chinese companies are so good at making free but high-quality products," he said. Sounds like we have a good race to the bottom.
133 comments | about two weeks ago
An anonymous reader writes: Google has quietly updated its Android update policy for both Nexus and Google Play edition devices. In short, if you bought either type of smartphone or tablet from a carrier, you may experience delays that result in waiting longer than two weeks to get the latest version. Google has tweaked the "Android updates: Nexus & Google Play edition devices" support page to add, "Based on your carrier, it may take longer than two weeks after release to get an update." It's worth emphasizing this won't stop you from downloading a given Android update directly from Google or your device's manufacturer, and installing it yourself on your device. This is mainly for over-the-air updates, which carriers can choose to delay on their own networks.
73 comments | about two weeks ago
An anonymous reader writes: Mozilla today launched Firefox 34 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. Major additions to the browser include a built-in video chat feature, a revamped search bar, and tab mirroring from Android to Chromecast. This release also makes Yahoo Search the default in North America, in place of Google. Full changelogs: desktop and Android."
237 comments | about two weeks ago
As reported at SlashGear and Engadget, One Plus (which has been selling phones running Android-derived Cyanogen Mod rather than Android proper) won't be selling its phones with Cyanogen Mod to Indian consumers. Instead, according to Slashgear, "When OnePlus launches their device for the Indian market, Cyanogen won't be on it. Cyanogen has instead chosen to go with Micromax, an OEM more familiar to the Indian market. Cyanogen and Micromax also have an exclusive deal." ZDNet reports that One Plus's One, loaded with Android 5.0 after this kerfuffle, will be available to Indian buyers for a 72-hour period (already in progress), rather than by invitation only, which had previously been the only option.
69 comments | about two weeks ago
Zothecula writes Security researcher GironSec has pulled Uber's Android app apart and discovered that it's sending a huge amount of personal data back to base – including your call logs, what apps you've got installed, whether your phone is vulnerable to certain malware, whether your phone is rooted, and your SMS and MMS logs, which it explicitly doesn't have permission to do. It's the latest in a series of big-time missteps for a company whose core business model is, frankly, illegal in most of its markets as well.
234 comments | about three weeks ago
An anonymous reader writes: Mozilla today unveiled some of the new search features coming to Firefox. The company says the new additions are "coming soon to a Firefox near you" but didn't give a more specific timeline. The news comes less than a week after Mozilla struck a deal with Yahoo to replace Google as the default search engine in its browser for U.S. users. At the time, the company said a new search experience was coming in December, so we're betting the search revamp will come with the release of Firefox 34, which is currently in beta. In the future release, when you type a search term into the Firefox search box, you will get a list of reorganized search suggestions from the default search provider. Better yet, a new array of buttons below these suggestions will let you pick which search engine you want to send the query to.
101 comments | about three weeks ago
The Register reports that Motorola has issued a recall for an early batch of its hotly anticipated new Nexus 6 smartphones that were sold through U.S. mobile carrier AT&T, owing to a software glitch that can reportedly causes the devices to boot to a black screen. ... AT&T retail stores have reportedly been told to return their existing inventory of the Nexus 6 and wait for new units to arrive from Motorola, which has already corrected the problem on its assembly line. Any customer who brings a defective unit into an AT&T store will receive a replacement. Motorola's memo to stores says that only initial shipments were affected, and that the problem has been identified. However, as the article mentions, there's thus far less luck for those like me who've found that at least some original Nexus 7 tablets do not play nicely with Lollipop. (The effects look nice, but it's never a good sign to see "System UI isn't responding. Do you want to close it?" on a tablet's screen.)
39 comments | about three weeks ago
oyenamit writes Online shopping in India is still in its infancy but is growing tremendously to reach the mostly untapped market of 1.2 billion people. Invariably, the conflict between pure online retailers like Amazon and Flipkart and brick and mortar stores was bound to emerge. Unfortunately for Google's Android One, it has been on the receiving end of this friction. Leading brick and mortar retailers in India have refused to sell Android One handsets ever since the US company chose to launch its products exclusively online. The three Android One makers in India — Micromax, Karbonn and Spice — launched their handsets exclusively online in mid-September. When sales did not meet their expectations, they decided to release their products via the brick and mortar store channel. However, smaller retailer and mom-n-pop shops have decided to show their displeasure at having being left out of the launch by deciding not to stock Android One. The Android One phones, announced at the most recent Google I/O, are Google's attempt to bring stock Android (as on Google's Nexus devices) to emerging markets, with competent but not high-end phones.
53 comments | about three weeks ago
L-One-L-One (173461) writes In a surprise move, nine months after being bought by Facebook, WhatsApp has begun rolling out end-to-end encryption for its users. With true end-to-end encryption data becomes unaccessible to admins of WhatsApp or law enforcement authorities. This new feature first proposed on Android only has been developed in cooperation with Open Whisper Systems, based on TextSecure. With hundreds of million users, WhatsApp becomes by far the largest secure messaging application. FBI Director James Comey might not be pleased. Do you have a current favorite for encrypted online chat?
93 comments | about a month ago
angry tapir writes An Android Trojan program that's behind one of the longest running multipurpose mobile botnets has been updated to become stealthier and more resilient. The botnet is mainly used for instant message spam and rogue ticket purchases, but it could be used to launch targeted attacks against corporate networks because the malware allows attackers to use the infected devices as proxies, according to security researchers.
54 comments | about a month ago
SmartAboutThings writes: Jolla is another rising star in the tech world, having recently expanded its smartphone sales into more countries across the globe. Jolla's Sailfish OS is based on the Linux kernel, and considered by many to be a direct successor to Nokia and Intel's MeeGo and the N9 mobile phone. Its software is based on the open-sourced components of MeeGo. Now, the company is ready to start production of its first tablet. They're crowdfunding it, and they blew past their $380,000 goal in about two hours.
The tablet has a 7.9-inch screen with a resolution of 2048 x 1536. It's powered by a 1.8GHz 64-bit quad-core Intel processor, comes with a 32GB of storage, an SD card slot, 2GB of RAM and a 5MP rear camera. Judging by its size, we can see this will rival the iPad Mini the new Nokia N1. While there aren't too many Sailfish-specific apps available, as with the phone, Jolla's tablet will be compatible with Android apps.
56 comments | about a month ago
"Nokia surprised everyone when it announced the N1 Android tablet during the Slush conference in Finland, today. This story has a twist, though: the N1 is not a Nokia device. Nokia doesn't have a device unit anymore: it sold its Devices and Services business to Microsoft in 2013. The N1 is made by Taiwanese contract manufacturing company Foxconn, which also manufactures the iPhone and the iPad.
But Nokia's relationship with Foxconn is different from Apple's. You buy iDevices from Apple, not Foxconn; you call Apple for support, not Foxconn. You never deal with Foxconn. In the case of N1, Foxconn will be handling the sales, distribution, and customer care for the device. Nokia is licensing the brand, the industrial design, the Z Launcher software layer, and the IP on a running royalty basis to Foxconn.
109 comments | about a month ago
MojoKid writes Last week, NVIDIA offered information regarding its Android Lollipop update for the SHIELD Tablet and also revealed a new game bundle for it. This week, NVIDIA gave members of the press early access to the Lollipop update and it will also be rolling out to the general public sometime later today. Some of the changes are subtle, but others are more significant and definitely give the tablet a different look and feel over the original Android KitKat release. Android Lollipop introduces a new "material design" that further flattens out the look of the OS. Google seems to have taken a more minimalist approach as everything from the keyboard to the settings menus have been cleaned up considerably. Many parts of the interface don't have any markings except for the absolute necessities. While the OS definitely feels more fluid and responsive, the default look isn't always better, depending on your personal view. The app tray for example has a plain, white background which looks kind of jarring if you've using a colorful background. And finding the proper touch points for things like a settings menu or clearing notifications isn't always clear. Performance-wise, NVIDIA's Shield Tablet showed significantly better performance on Lollipop for general compute tasks in benchmarks like Mobile XPRT but lagged behind Kit Kat in graphics performance slightly, which could be attributed to driver optimization.
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one of the tech calendar’s biggest annual occasions, CES, has been taking location in Las Vegas this week.
The pandemic and fears over the unfolding of the Omicron variant meant numbers of attendees had been down and a number of the most important companies, inclusive of Meta, pulled out.
however, there was still plenty of strange and extraordinary era on display. here’s an observation of some of the tendencies and greater outlandish services from the showground. It may be that numbers have dropped, but what is emerging in a digital world may also converge
The annual CES event takes place this week in Las Vegas, one of the world’s biggest tech shows.
Many firms withdrew, including Meta, due to fears of the outbreak and the spread of the Omicron variant. Strange and amazing technology was still on display, though. Explore some of the trends and more bizarre products on display during the show.
wherein are faraway?
The far-flung harvests wi-fi alerts from routers
TVs have usually been a big draw at CES – with the emphasis on large, as each year they seem to benefit more inches. but this 12 months it was a much smaller accent – the tv far off control – that changed into garnering the headlines. In 2021, Samsung brought a solar panel to the lower back of its far-flung so that it could feel from the sun even as sitting at the arm of a chair.
This year, it has come up with a new manner to kill off the AAA battery market. Its new version has a tiny antenna that may harvest radio frequency signals emitted with the aid of wireless routers from a distance of as much as 40m (131ft), allowing it to rate even if the sun isn’t always shining. Samsung said that the tool could be included with new TVs and other home equipment, although now not a whole lot element became given on the technical specs.
The shade adjustments had been diffused however attracted masses of hobbies
when you have ever grown tired of the coloration of your vehicle, then you may like BMW’s concept – to exchange it on a whim. It showed off how vehicles outdoors could effectively come to be ePaper which, while charged with a small electric powered present-day, changes color or creates a pattern.
Its “iX glide” generation is much like that which powers e-book readers and covers the automobile in tens of millions of tiny microcapsules. The project may be very tons concept-handiest at this level, but is meant to be extra than cosmetic – changing to a light shade in hot weather or a darkish coloration in cooler weather will reduce the amount of cooling and heating required inside the vehicle, the firm said.
however, some critics pointed out that the system appeared to be temperature-touchy even as others questioned the color preference – presently only available in white, black, and gray.
Robots that had cabinets instead of faces have been on display this 12 months
past CES conferences have visible a parade of human-searching robots, ranging from the extremely adorable to the extraordinarily creepy, and while a number of these have been nonetheless on display, it seems 2022 may usher in an era of the extra realistic bot.
The Servi one from bear Robotics appeared particularly attractive because it wafted around a booth with burgers and sushi on trays, supplying to take the place of human waiters. A fetching robot became additionally flavour of the week with Labrador structures, which confirmed off its Retriever bot.
chief government Mike Dooley said it would be of top-notch use for human beings “when pain or other fitness troubles” supposed that they can not be as mobile as they would love. The wheeled robot guides itself thru a home with the use of sensors. users talk with it thru voice manipulate or an app. it may bring approximately 25lbs (11kg) and has cabinets that can move up and right down to attain special heights. The robotic is presently being examined, with the goal of going into manufacturing in 2023.
On show was a device that uses a high-depth blue mild to whiten teeth in 25 mins.
The beauty enterprise has lengthy appeared to era to enhance its services, and CES has emerged as domestic to a great deal this is modern-day within the beauty enterprise.
This yr, the Sound reflect from Icon.AI won an innovation award. It seems like a traditional mirror, however, conceals a voice-activated clever speaker which could play music, allow you to take a look at the climate, set alarms, or control other clever devices.
replicate, reflect at the wall: a reflect you could speak to – however, will you like the solution?
meanwhile, L’Oreal found out an at-domestic hair dye tool, at the same time as Ninu delivered a clever fragrance that can create a personalized fragrance while linked to a smartphone app.
Its hello-tech bottle claims which will offer 100 one-of-a-kind fragrances, relying on temper, climate, or the event. it is because of begin delivery in June. And the Y-Brush, an unusual jaw-formed electric toothbrush that claims to brush enamel in only 10 seconds, and debuted at CES in 2017, become returned this yr with a progressed design. That consists of less complicated-to-hold management and greater modes, such as tooth whitening and gum care.
traffic may want to integrate bodily and digital worlds inside the SK organization booth
With coronavirus nevertheless posing a threat to real-life activities, a few corporations chose to go entirely virtual, while others aimed to combine their bodily presence with the lots-hyped idea of the metaverse – a virtual globe that a few believe we will paintings, research, and play in, within the destiny.
Samsung offered a “metaverse booth” which allowed users to revel in a number of its products even as adorning their personal domestic. Procter and Gamble additionally opted for a “metaverse” revel in. Partnering with London’s Royal Botanic Gardens, users could wander the virtual grounds and study elements and the business enterprise sustainability initiatives – plus chat to representatives from brands which include Gillette and Oral-B (simply make sure your avatar has perfect white tooth).
And South Korea-primarily based SK organization presented visitors a 360-degree video presentation, merging the bodily and the digital in its inexperienced wooded area Pavilion, which showcased its plans for worldwide carbon reduction.
Users can experience Samsung’s products in a “metaverse cabinet” while decorating their own homes. A “metaverse” experience was also selected by Procter & Gamble. The company has partnered with London’s Royal Botanic Gardens to offer users a sandbox where they can learn about the ingredients and their eco-initiatives – and chat with brand representatives (check that your avatar has perfectly white teeth).
At the Green Forest Pavilion, SK Group presented its global carbon reduction plans in a 360-degree video presentation combining physical and digital elements.


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Camper & Nicholsons and Hong Kong-based Nowboat have teamed up to launch a pioneering yachting platform that should be fully developed by the end of 2019.
Time and money are worthwhile investments when creating something that could come to define your brand
Online luxury fashion retailer Moda Operandi is working with Burberry to launch a new e-commerce concept.
Oola is designed as a comprehensive one-stop shop that includes recipes, feature articles, cooking tips and restaurant recommendations.
Hermès presents “La Maison des Carrés,” the perfect home for its family of silk scarves and bandannas.
Through a new platform dubbed Fundovino, the crowdfunding principle has now made its way to the winemaking industry.


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The co-founder of games developer Naughty Dog has indicated that the non-gaming uses of Microsoft's Project Natal will present the company with a massive opportunity to appeal to casual and non-gamers.
Speaking on GameTrailer's Bonus Round, Jason Rubin has said Natal could "revolutionise more than gaming" and that he believed that motion-based games were going to come to dominate gaming and that Natal could make the Xbox 360 more appealing to casual and non-gamers.
"I think Natal and things like Natal are going to revolutionise more than gaming," said Rubin.
Things you can do outside of gaming
"Putting Natal in the Xbox gives it the opportunity to become a lot more than just a gaming machine... the things you can do outside of gaming justifies buying Natal."
"If Microsoft plays its cards right it can sell far more Xbox's ... to people who don't buy games."
Rubin left Naughty Dog in 2004 and is now Chief Executive of studio Monkey Gods.


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As 4/20 Approaches, Cannabis Rides a Wave of Highs and Lows
As the annual April cannabis holiday—known simply as 4/20—approaches, let us take stock of the state of the cannabis industry over the last year.
Optimists will point to the successful ballot initiatives in Maryland and Missouri, legalizing recreational marijuana for adults. Plus, medical markets in states across the U.S. have grown. While not insignificant, any momentum seems to be stymied by political dysfunction in Washington, a rejection of recreational measures by voters in Arkansas, North Dakota and South Dakota, and investor malaise that seems particularly targeted at cannabis stocks.
The lack of action at the federal level has opened the window for individual states to take the lead on better cannabis policy. This past summer, Minnesota passed a hemp law allowing low potency food and beverage products that contain up to 5MG of hemp-derived THC to be sold in traditional retailers, like liquor and convenience stores. This makes sense—the safest, lowest dosed products, which provide consumers with an alternative to alcohol, should be allowed to be sold outside of dispensaries. While, the high potency, high THC products should be sold in dispensaries. Other states are following Minnesota’s lead and considering sensible limits on low THC products. Ultimately, this will be very positive for the cannabis dispensary ecosystem as consumers will learn about and try cannabis for the first time through very safe, low strength products and over time feel more comfortable entering a dispensary.
Cannabis has a distribution problem. Consumers are still uncomfortable going into dispensaries. They feel dumb asking about strains, cannabinoids and potency; and most products on dispensary shelves today are not right for the average American. They are either too strong—think about that bad pot brownie experience you had in college—or they require them to smoke or vape, which many folks will never do. They'll just stick to the heavy stuff—margaritas and martinis, malt liquor and wine.
Also there are not enough places for consumers to buy cannabis in states where it is legal. New York will have around 10 licensed dispensaries open in time for 4/20. That's kind of thin for a population of more than 20 million people. Illinois currently has over 100 dispensaries for almost 13 million people. For context, California had over 3,000 medical dispensaries prior to establishing its recreational marijuana program in 2017, serving a population of 39 million. Regulators in both Illinois and New York have issued hundreds more licenses but operators are slow to open. It's no wonder consumers are looking to unlicensed shops, legacy market businesses and pushing for expanded hemp-derived products. Cannabis is hard to find! Here's to hoping more dispensary doors open across legal states before next year's 4/20.
It is not all bad news for the industry, however. Consumers are pulling for the legal marijuana and hemp industries despite everything being thrown at them: high product prices, high taxes, confusing retail environment and inconsistent regulations. Yet, they continue to show up to purchase these products, which are having a significant impact in their lives. Our Cann drinkers are a great example: Folks that have reduced their alcohol consumption dramatically, some even to zero, are now able to socialize without feeling hungover the next day. Others find cannabis products that reduce chronic pain, facilitate sleep, help them process trauma or simply enjoy a day in the sun.
As challenging as the industry dynamics are today, consumers are all in on this indigenous plant medicine. The stigma is slowly eroding across the nation as 68 percent now support legal marijuana in the latest Gallup polling—the highest level ever. More importantly, this trend is revealing cannabis consumers of many faces—the Boomer whose doctor is tell them to drink less, the grandparent who needs a topical cream to hold up their grandchild, the young parent who can no longer drink wine because their two-year-old wakes them up at 6 a.m.
These folks give us courage to keep fighting for increased access to cannabis and sensible regulations as well as to make the best products we can that help folks be well. We hope that in the next year our policymakers will have the same courage. Strength to find reasonable compromises among themselves to ensure that these products are available to all Americans, that they are safe and that they are the foundation for building a more equitable society.


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Security practices of apps in the Google Play Store
Monday, September 26, 2022 by Brittany Hainzinger
Data removal company Incogni analyzed the top 1,000 paid and unpaid apps available on the Google Play Store to discover the apps’ privacy and security practices.
Key privacy findings:
1 in 2 apps (55.2%) share your data with third parties.
Free apps share, on average, seven times more data points than paid apps.
The worst categ...
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The potential metaverse market opportunity is projected to reach a whopping $13 trillion by 2030. Many leading brand...
The value of BizDevSecOps for developers
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Gregg Ostrowski serves as the Executive CTO at AppDynamics, part of Cisco. In this Q&A, he goes in-depth on the value of BizDevSecOps for developers, including how it helps break down silos and build bridges among business, security, developer, and operations teams. Gregg highlights how the framework evolved from DevOps and DevSecOps, as well as why it is ...
Supercell increases stakes in Space Ape Games
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Supercell has invested an additional $37M to acquire a larger stake in mobile game developer and publisher Space Ape Games increasing its stake in the London studio from 62.6% to 75%. This is on top of their original $56.6M investment from 2017. They have also extended their line of credit by a further $50M, bringing Supercell’s total debt and equity inv...
Productive developers prefer quality code
Monday, July 11, 2022 by Richard Harris
New research from Rollbar, a provider of real-time error monitoring Software as a Service, indicates that nearly a third (32%) of CTOs, developers, engineers, and technical leads feel the most productive when they are creating better quality code and not just more code. Nearly as many (28%) said that meeting and exceeding their managers’ expectations is what ...
Unified Analytics launches from BigPanda Inc
Friday, June 24, 2022 by Richard Harris
BigPanda, Inc. has launched Unified Analytics, a revamped feature that gives IT Ops teams new self-service analytic capabilities to create new and highly interactive dashboards and reports from complex IT Ops alert data. BigPanda is the only AIOps platform that also delivers a complete library of ready-to-use operational and value dashboards that allow users to rapidly ...
Q1 Developer Program Benchmarking report
Thursday, June 23, 2022 by Brittany Hainzinger
The Developer Program Benchmarking Q1 2022 is now available, bringing the latest insights to help B2D businesses improve the ranking of their program across the features developers find most important, and optimize their developer program strategy while getting a good grip on their competition.
SlashData asked 18,256 developers from 163 countries to measure developer...
Apple WWDC 2022 announcements
Thursday, June 9, 2022 by Freeman Lightner
"The release of iOS 16 promises the ability to customize the phone’s lock screen to an incredible degree, allowing users to change every aspect of the look of their screen. The new Live Activities feature also helps to avoid being bombarded with notifications.
Letting users have different lock screens for different purposes like work or personal is an inte...
Gaming app availability going down
Thursday, June 2, 2022 by Richard Harris
Current data from BanklessTimes.com shows that the available game apps on Google Play went down by 32.96% in Q1 of 2022.
The store shed over 220,000 mobile gaming apps from the 670,447 it had in Q4 2021. In November 2021, Google began filtering apps and games, removing those not targeting an API level within two years of the most recent Android version.
3D geolocation capabilities for Widow Games apps
Thursday, April 28, 2022 by Richard Harris
NextNav has partnered with Widow Games, a gaming development company closing the gap between the physical and the digital worlds. Through the partnership, Widow Games will bring NextNav's 3D geolocation capabilities to their applications, enabling more immersive virtual experiences tied to the real environments of users, and leveraging location verification to valid...
GDC 2022 highlights
Wednesday, April 6, 2022 by Brittany Hainzinger
The 2022 Game Developers Conference (GDC), the event serving professionals dedicated to the art and science of making games, concluded its 36th edition, after a week of networking, learning, and inspiration. The conference was the largest in San Francisco in the past two years, with a total of 12,000 industry professionals attending at San Francisco's Moscone C...
Game Developers Conference 2022
Tuesday, March 22, 2022 by Richard Harris
The 2022 Game Developers Conference (GDC), the world’s longest-running event for professionals dedicated to the art and science of making games, begins its 36th edition today, in person at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco. The week-long conference, which also includes a virtual component, will feature more than 200 exhibitors, over 1,000 speakers, an...
Machine learning training sessions launch
Tuesday, March 1, 2022 by Freeman Lightner
Squirro is launching a series of live discovery sessions that offer practical Machine Learning (ML) training to non-technical business line employees (known as citizen developers) and business analysts.
A new offering from the Squirro Academy, the Digital Discovery Sessions provide instructor-led, practical education on various digital topics. These include learning ...
Huawei at MWC 2022
Saturday, February 26, 2022 by Richard Harris
It’s not long now until the global tech community descends upon Barcelona for what is one of the most influential technology events in the world. Featuring insightful conversations and announcements from tech giants and global business leaders, MWC 2022 will take place from 28th February to 3rd March, and we couldn’t be more excited!
One company that&rsqu...
Cryptocurrency market report from HyperLinq
Wednesday, February 9, 2022 by Freeman Lightner
2021 will be remembered as the year cryptocurrencies went mainstream with major companies, celebrities, and even nations getting onboard. What’s on the horizon for the coming year?
Cryptocurrency trading platform HyperLinq published its annual Cryptocurrency 2021 Market Overview in conjunction with Benzinga, FTX Cryptocurrency Derivatives Exchange, and Bybit.
Software company LeanIX celebrates 10th anniversary
Friday, February 4, 2022 by Richard Harris
LeanIX celebrates 10 years in business this month. An international success story, LeanIX has quickly earned the trust of 650 customers, including more than 10 percent of the Global 500, and serves 150,000 users worldwide. This 10th anniversary follows a year that saw LeanIX continue to grow at 60%, successfully complete a major acquisition (Cleanshelf), sign ...
Mobile market 2021 highlights
Thursday, February 3, 2022 by Freeman Lightner
At the end of the year everyone was talking about the future and making predictions, but what about the highlights of 2021? Last year was rich in sensations, new names appeared on the market, and many industry giants cooperated to enhance their power or work on large-scale joint projects. Apptica compiled a selection of the most significant events, cases, and changes th...
Cyber Yachts NFTs land
Friday, January 14, 2022 by Brittany Hainzinger
Bitcoin Latinum, the asset-backed cryptocurrency poised to revolutionize digital transactions has announced its acquisition of cyberyachts.com in partnership with three-time Grammy-nominated recording artist Quavo of Migos. Cyber Yachts will consist of NFT collections totaling 888 extraordinary yachts and will be exclusively offered on the UnicoNFT marketplace for ...
Rollbar releases Adaptive Alerts feature
Tuesday, December 7, 2021 by Christian Hargrave
Rollbar, provider of real-time error monitoring Software as a Service, has announced Adaptive Alerts, a new feature that adds to its reliable, informative, and actionable alerts about unexpected issues in monitored applications and services. Rollbar’s error monitoring is state of the art and provides highly accurate alerts with fewer false positives and false nega...
Developer platform Haystack launches Enterprise solution
Tuesday, November 16, 2021 by Russ Scritchfield
Engineering productivity company Haystack Analytics reported continued strong business performance as it introduces its enterprise offering less than 6 months after announcing seed funding. Revenues have increased by an average of over 35% month-over-month as demand amongst high-profile customers has grown.
Haystack provides a platform providing technology leade...
Number of Cryptocurrency wallets being created is growing
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 by Brittany Hainzinger
The rise of the cryptocurrency sector over the past year has attracted more investors intending to get involved. The entry of new investors is partly highlighted by the cryptocurrency wallets created over the period.
Number of Cryptocurrency wallets being created grew by 22M in 2021
According to data compiled by Finbold, the digital assets custody platform Blockch...
Huawei and Bitrise partner to enable App Developers
Friday, November 5, 2021 by Freeman Lightner
Bitrise, the Mobile DevOps company that organizations use to get mobile apps to market faster, has announced its work with Huawei. The global smart device provider has tapped Bitrise as part of its mission to attract the world’s best mobile apps into its 530M+ user AppGallery, in turn enabling app creators to more easily enter the restrictive Chinese market.
Free online education from Test Automation University
Wednesday, November 3, 2021 by Freeman Lightner
Test Automation University marks the 100,000 student milestone with a virtual celebration event with workshops, interactive sessions with instructors, giveaways, and more.
Free online education from TAU
Applitools, provider of the next-generation test automation platform powered by Visual AI and Ultrafast Test Cloud, announced that Test Automation University ...
Huawei Developer Conference highlights
Tuesday, November 2, 2021 by Richard Harris
The annual Huawei Developer Conference 2021 (HDC 2021) recently returned, kicking off an eventful weekend filled with highly anticipated hardware and software launches, keynotes, and tech sessions.
The conference began with a bang, as five Huawei speakers affirmed their goal to forge a smart, safe and flourishing ecosystem alongside its partners in the opening keynot...
HackOnLisk2 hackathon from Lisk
Monday, November 1, 2021 by Richard Harris
Offshore software developers risks and advantages
Thursday, October 28, 2021 by Vivien F. Peaden
The onset of COVID-19 has hastened CEOs’ prioritization of digital transformation to future-proof their organizations. This paradigm change is driving the IT outsourcing spend to improve operational agility, integrate new technologies, and achieve cost-savings and faster time-to-market.
Risks and advantages of using offshore software developers
The pandemic ...
Label recognizing software updates from Dynamsoft
Monday, October 18, 2021 by Richard Harris
Dynamsoft updated its software development kit used to scan and extract content digitally from physical labels, like price and inventory tags to passports, to add automatic dictionary-based spelling correction and new image processing modes. The SDK is ideal for application developers to expand data capture capabilities of printed labels and tags in industries like auto...
Cryptocurrency market growth in 2021
Monday, October 18, 2021 by Brittany Hainzinger
The cryptocurrency sector is still growing, attracting more investors aiming to leverage various benefits of the industry. Additionally, the number of new cryptocurrencies joining the market is also accelerating as creators seek to leverage the benefits of blockchain technology.
Cryptocurrency market growth in 2021
According to data acquired by cryptocurrency trad...
SaaS management 2021 survey highlights
Monday, October 18, 2021 by Freeman Lightner
LeanIX SaaS Management Survey 2021 highlights a lack of standardized processes and clearly defined roles in SaaS management today, leading to widespread challenges
SaaS adoption in the enterprise continues to grow at an accelerating pace. Indeed, 70 percent of international IT leaders surveyed in a new study published by LeanIX (https://www.leanix.net/) report strong...
Tech hiring surges in 2021
Wednesday, August 25, 2021 by Brittany Hainzinger
Tech job postings increased 16% in the second quarter of 2021, with locations, occupations, skills, and employers across the country experiencing strong quarter-over-quarter growth, according to the Q2 2021 Tech Job Report from Dice, a DHI Group, Inc. brand (NYSE: DHX).
Nationwide tech hiring surges in the second quarter of 2021
nCode release highlights
Tuesday, August 24, 2021 by Brittany Hainzinger
HBK’s latest version of nCode 2021.1 provides a new way to easily transform power measurements on electric motors into actionable insights and improves techniques for test-CAE correlation, visualizing engineering data, and frequency-based fatigue analysis.
nCode release highlights:
• In the latest release of nCode 2021.1, engineers can achieve a greater...
Artificial Intelligence processor Telum coming soon from IBM
Monday, August 23, 2021 by Brittany Hainzinger
IBM introduced IBM Telum, their new processor that has on-chip acceleration for Artificial Intelligence inferencing.
The Telum Artificial Intelligence processor will be released in the first half of 2022
Here are the key highlights of Telum:
Lightning-Fast Fraud Detection
Telum’s on-chip acceleration for AI inferencing is capable of run...
Couchbase accelerates enterprise applications for customers
Thursday, July 29, 2021 by Richard Harris
Couchbase, Inc., provider of a modern database for enterprise applications, announced the general availability of Couchbase Server 7. This landmark release bridges the best aspects of relational databases like ACID transactions with the flexibility of a modern database, allowing enterprises to confidently accelerate strategic initiatives such as more quickly moving busi...
Sonatype implements Applitools to ensure app quality
Friday, March 12, 2021 by Brittany Hainzinger
Sonatype was in search of a solution to prevent visual bugs across the variety of operating systems and browsers supported by the Nexus platform.
After implementing Applitools, the engineering team can solely focus on delivering value, while Applitools uncovers countless unexpected changes before code ever leaves development.
Moving forward, Sonatype will deploy a...
UX predictions for 2021 from CleverTap
Tuesday, January 5, 2021 by Freeman Lightner
Mobile app end-users are dealing with competing messages all day long. In 2021, smart mobile developers will hyper-focus on improving the end-user engagement experience by way of timely, relevant, and attention-grabbing recommendations. To pull this off, they will prioritize building these data-driven functionalities into the backend of their apps so UX never falls to t...


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Kellogg's is one of the most recognizable brand names in food. Yet when the breakfast powerhouse recently decided to launch a peanut-butter cereal, the brand apparently came to the conclusion that the Kellogg name itself wouldn't be enough. So it struck a licensing deal with J.M. Smucker Co. to create Kellogg's Jif Peanut Butter cereal, whose boxes carry the familiar red, blue and green stripes of the Jif brand, along with Kellogg's red script.
Licensing deals like this are one of the oldest marketing tricks in the book. But the tactic is getting more love this year as brands look for ways to break through in the increasingly cluttered grocery aisle. In the first five months of the year, 6% of all product launches relied on co-branding, double-trademarking or licensing, which is up from 3.5% for 2013 and 2012, according to a new-product database maintained by market-intelligence company Datamonitor.
Tom Vierhile, Datamonitor's innovation-insights director, said in an email that the increase in co-branding is a way to break through ad clutter and leverage marketing dollars spent on the brands involved, noting that big players like Nestlé, Mars, Taco Bell and others are all jumping onboard.
There are drawbacks, including the fact that marketers give up total control when they rely on another brand's equity, said Michael Stone, the CEO of Omnicom Group-owned Beanstalk, a global brand-extension agency. But the upside is that co-branding allows for quicker product launches because marketers don't need to invest in the startup activities it takes to create a brand from scratch, he said.
Here is a look at some recent co-branded product launches and why they might -- or might not -- work.
Vote below for the one you most want in your house.


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Grand View Research, Inc. – Market Research And Consulting.Adoption of the product for different purposes ranging from a medically recommended diagnosis kit to a fashionable protective face cover is a major factor driving the market.
The global fashion face mask market size is expected to reach USD 2.38 billion by 2027, expanding at a CAGR of 22.7% over the forecast period, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. The spread of coronavirus worldwide has set the tone for the face mask industry with surge in demand for different products. This has also encouraged many manufacturers, such as Vogmask and Respro, to ramp up their production capacity as well as improvise the supply change strategies to cater to the unprecedented spike in the demand for both medical- and consumer-grade products.
Celebrities, social media influencers, and fashion designers have been instrumental in driving the product demand. For instance, in February 2018, the New York Fashion Week party host and social media influencer Esther Berg flaunted a white colored mask with crafted design. Similarly, in 2014, many designers incorporated trendy pollution-blocking masks with sportswear collection during a China Fashion Week show.
Based on product, anti-pollution mask held the largest share of 66.1% in 2019. Increasing awareness regarding the harmful effects of air pollution among consumers is fueling the segment growth. According to the World Health Organization estimations, close to 4.2 million people die every year from exposure to air pollution globally. Consumers have been opting for stylish and comfortable face masks, which can protect them from pollution and other diseases without compromising on aesthetic appeal.
Asia Pacific emerged the largest regional market, accounting for a share of more than 30.0% in 2019. Increasing concerns over air pollution is one of the main factors driving the product demand in the region. As per the 2019 report released by IQAir, a group that conducts surveys pertaining to air pollution worldwide, close to 80% of the world’s top 20 populated cities ar
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• Based on product, anti-pollution fashion mask accounted for the largest share of 66.1% in 2019 and is expected to maintain its lead over the forecast period
• Online distribution channel is projected to expand at the fastest CAGR of 22.8% from 2020 to 2027. Wide range of products, special pricing, and great discounts offered by the online retailers are enhancing the segment growth
• North America is anticipated to be the second fastest growing regional fashion face mask market with a CAGR of 22.6% from 2020 to 2027. A large number of companies in the region are focusing on manufacturing air filtration masks, which are engineered for both fashion and function
• Major manufacturers are adopting various strategies for entering into new markets. For instance, in 2016, Vogmask, a U.S.-based company, partnered with fashion designer Manish Arora to offer a new range of trendy masks in the Indian market
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Fashion Face Mask Product Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2016 - 2027)
• Non Anti-pollution
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- Google has confirmed it is halting development of 3D painting app Tilt Brush.
- The tech giant said it would make the game's code available online.
- But the move represents another blow to Google's virtual and augmented reality aspirations.
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Google has shut down its development of 3D painting app Tilt Brush, marking the latest in a string of virtual and augmented reality disappointments for the firm.
The tech giant acquired the firm behind Tilt Brush, Skillman & Hackett, for an undisclosed sum in 2015, praising its "innovative approach to 3D painting." At one point, it hired Tilt Brush Artists in Residence.
But on Tuesday, Google confirmed in a blog post that it would halt development of the product, instead making its source code available on code-hosting platform Github.
"As we continue to build helpful and immersive AR experiences, we want to continue supporting the artists using Tilt Brush by putting it in your hands," the blog read. "This means open sourcing Tilt Brush, allowing everyone to learn how we built the project, and encouraging them to take it in directions that are near and dear to them."
Google released Tilt Brush for the HTC Vive virtual reality headset in 2016, and the program later became available on Facebook-owned Oculus Rift. The program allowed users to create colourful, 3D paintings and animations.
Despite billions of dollars of investments from big tech firms, virtual reality is still struggling to break into the mainstream, and for most remains a novelty rather than a mature entertainment platform.
A few weeks ago, Patrick Hackett, one of the co-creators of Tilt Brush, confirmed he was leaving Google in order to join I-Illusions, the games studio behind popular VR title Space Pirate Trainer.
"To my #TiltBrush community: You've been inspiring and encouraging and wonderful and I love you," he wrote. "I've made so many great friends over these years and am indebted to you forever."
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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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Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks basketball team, has found a new means to push for the adoption of his choice cryptocurrency, Dogecoin (DOGE).
In a tweet on 27th August 2021, Mark Cuban announced that Dallas Mavericks is giving away e-gift cards to crypto users as part of its newly launched “Cryptomania” campaign.
Read Also: David Gokhshtein Says Ethereum (ETH) Is Poised To Hit $14,000 and Dogecoin (DOGE) To $1
According to Cuban, anyone who buys at least $150 worth of the Mavs’ merch in a single transaction with one of the listed digital currencies, including Dogecoin (DOGE), will receive $25 e-gift card. The campaign is meant to last until the end of 2021.
Mark Cuban tweeted, “You know you want to, Mavs.com is ready for you. It’s Dogemania”
You know you want to, https://t.co/VUydpLFzGh is ready for you. It's #Dogemania ! pic.twitter.com/aSpraDOmCe
— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) August 27, 2021
Dallas Mavericks Embraces Dogecoin (DOGE) and Crypto Industry
Back in March, Dallas Mavericks became the first NBA team to adopt Dogecoin (DOGE) as a payment method, which makes it possible to purchase tickets and merch with the most popular meme token.
Read Also: Analyst: Dogecoin (DOGE) Is Set For Fresh Breakout
This adoption of Dogecoin by the Mavs came two years after the team started accepting Bitcoin (BTC) with little success. In April 2020, Cuban revealed that Mavs only managed to garner $130 payment in Bitcoin (BTC), which is far below his expectation.
Mark Cuban noted:
“Now we’re taking Bitcoin—please, go buy everything in Bitcoin. I’m fine with that, right? I think we’ve brought in $130. That’s all the Bitcoin I own right now.”
Read Also: CryptoQuant CEO Gives Reasons Why Ethereum (ETH) Is On the Pace to Hit All-Time High Ahead Of Bitcoin (BTC)
However, the billionaire entrepreneur changed his stance on Bitcoin (BTC) and the crypto industry at large amid the crypto boom of early 2021. Mind you, before the vast adoption, Cuban had once said he would rather own bananas than Bitcoin.
In early April 2021, he said, “Younger generations are going to trust Bitcoin because gold has no utility in and of itself. What is gold good for? It’s good for nothing.”
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