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Juan Buis is TNW's Digital Culture Reporter, and you should click here. Juan Buis is TNW's Digital Culture Reporter, and you should click here.
Yesterday Apple declared the headphone jack dead. If you’re buying an iPhone 7, it will only have a Lightning port and nothing else.
If you’re one of the billions of people around the world that still uses headphones using the analog 3.5 mm standard, that sucks. You’re either buying wireless or Lighting enabled headphones, or using the dongle they give you in the box.
I mean, I get it. Apple is trying to push things forward — even saying it takes ‘courage‘ to do so.
The company is well known for its bold moves like removing the floppy drive when they released the iMac G3 in 1998. Everyone thought it sucked for a while, but we came to love disks in the end.
But it’s not fair to compare the headphone jack to the floppy disk.
The jack, using Apple’s favorite term, just worked. The floppy disk on the other hand was a clearly ageing medium that was holding back a new medium with bigger storage capacity.
As told by John Gruber, there were only five realistic possibilities for what could have shipped in the box of an iPhone 7:
- Wireless ear buds
2. Wireless ear buds and an adapter
3. Lightning ear buds
4. Lightning ear buds and an adapter
5. The existing 3.5mm ear buds and an adapter
We now know that we’re stuck with number four.
Ok, so let’s say we believe in Apple’s vision for a minute — wireless is the future and all cords should be cut. Every pair of headphones sold should have the magical W1 chip and nobody will ever have Bluetooth trouble again.
In this wireless world we’re being force-fed, it would make so much sense to include the AirPods in the box that it’s mind-boggling they’re not there. They’ll be sold separately for a whopping $159, and in the box you’ll get a pair of wired Lightning headphones. You’ll have to pay up to be part of this revolution.
And then there’s the headphone adapter, which practically Apple admitting it isn’t sure it’s making the right move. It’s practically the company saying they’re not doing the right thing. If it’s going to remove the audio jack, it needs to push everyone to wireless or Lightning headphones. Instead, they’re simply enabling everyone to keep on using their old headphones.
Apple, when you removed the floppy drive, you paved the way for a new medium. But now you’re trying to push a wireless future by giving us more cables.
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Not long ago, I attended this event with these people at this place. That is to say, it was a pretty generic gathering with the standard crowd. There might have been servers with trays of scallops wrapped in bacon, I can't recall. It was that kind of event at that kind of place with those kinds of people.
What stood out to me was a young lady who introduced herself as head of "social media marketing" for a major corporation. I asked, a little dubiously, if that was a "real job." Perhaps not the most tactful question, but certainly to the point. As it turns out, it is not only a real job, but there's also real social media department. She has several people working for her turning out Facebook pages, Twitter feeds and all manner of content in the parallel world of social media.
This would have passed as a random piece of the smallest of small talk, except it came just a few days after I wrote a piece for Vending Times on social media. To recap: An ad exec from Chicago reconfigured a standard bulk vending head to dispense a free gumball when a consumer checked into a social media website via smartphone that noted his or her location. It was, I thought at the time, a clever promotion that provided incentive for customers to list such locations as a bar or restaurant, on their Facebook page while offering free advertising for the location at minimum cost. Perhaps it's not yet practical, but it is a good proof of concept.
See: Ad Exec Pairs Bulk Vending And Foursquare: Check In And Get Gumball
What happened next was a surprise. When the magazine posted the story online, the number of hits it received was unusually high. The story garnered 50 times the hits as other stories posted the same week. My first thought was the ad exec was promoting the story via Facebook and tweets, directing people to the Vending Times website and the story. A quick exchange of emails confirmed that wasn't the case. So, what was going on?
The only conclusion I can offer as to the popularity of the story is that bulk vending operators and others in coin-op are looking for ways to enter social media or maximize their current efforts in a big way. And judging from the response the story elicited inside the industry, it is fair to assume these folks include operators and manufacturers.
Does this mean that bulk vending will be tweeted on a scale that rivals Lady Gaga? Probably not. However, I do believe that there is a fair to very good chance that social media will play a role in promoting products and adding value to locations. If this seems far-fetched, it was not that long ago that a vast majority of operators believed capturing a slice of the tween, teen and adult market was a pipedream. And that a 50¢ vend was a fantasy.
What form social media will take in coin-op is anybody's guess. Social media platforms themselves are still in a state of rapid evolution. And while we're unlikely to see operators or manufacturers launching "social media departments," it is a fair bet that social media will play an expanding role in the marketing plans of a great many coin-op companies. The ad executive's vending machine invention clearly provides an added-value component for the location.

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Innovative image technology company Mitek Systems Inc. today announced it will exhibit the capabilities of its ImageNet Mobile Deposit in collaboration with the mFoundry mobile banking application on an iPhone at BAI TransPay.
The ImageNet Mobile Deposit allows bank customers to deposit checks from their camera-equipped mobile phone, directly into their banking accounts. This offers the ultimate level of convenience for bank customers, as well as easy access to their funds. The mFoundry mobile banking platform allows for quick account information such as transfers, bill payments and branch or ATM locations, all from the customer's mobile phone.
“Offering ImageNet Mobile Deposit with mFoundry’s mobile banking application demonstrates the power and convenience of the next generation of mobile banking and payments,” James DeBello, president and CEO of Mitek stated in the press release. It provides another compelling reason for customers to adopt mobile banking as their preferred way to interact with their financial institution.”
The technology works like this: logging into a mobile banking application session through mFoundry, the user keys in the amount of the desired deposit, and uses their camera phone to take a picture of the front and back of the check. The images are conformed to the appropriate Check 12 standards, and are then transmitted through the phone to the bank. Mitek's intelligent character recognition software tests, cleans, reads and authenticates imaged documents, ensuring a quick and easy transfer.
Mitek currently processes more than 9 billion transactions each year for life science companies, financial institutions, government agencies and more. The company will showcase its technology at the San Diego Convention Center, Booth #328, February 23-25, 2009.


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LOS ANGELES — Housing prices in the San Fernando Valley eased off their record level during August but still made substantial annual gains while strong demand and tight supplies continued driving sales, a trade group said last week.
Last month the median price of a previously owned home slipped 0.3 percent to $598,000 from $600,000, although it had soared 23.3 percent, or $113,000, since August of 2004, said the Van Nuys-based Southland Regional Association of Realtors.
It's the first time in five months that the median price did not set a record.
But buyers hoping for further declines might have a long wait because the association expects prices to hold around the current level for many months to come. "I think we're going to hover between $595,000 and $605,000 from month to month," said Jim Link, the group's executive vice president.
That was the case as last summer wound down. The median price hit a then-record $505,000 in June and bounced around that level until March, when the record run started.
Meanwhile, expectations that, by now, annual appreciation rates would have retreated into the low teens or high single digits, percentage-wise by now failed to materialize.
The association characterized August sales, which increased an annual 1.9 percent and 2.2 percent monthly, as "exceptionally strong."
Last month consumers bought 1,230 single-family houses, the fourth highest total for an August, versus 1,207 in August 2004 and 1,203 the prior month. The August record is 1,649 sales in 1989 at the tail end of the last boom market.
"Even with interest rates remaining very favorable, the only surprise is that this sellers' market is still so hot," association President Jim Ezell said in a statement. He thinks price pressure will increase in response to rebuilding from Hurricane Katrina damage.
The less expensive condominium market is not offering much relief to first-time buyers because of scant supplies.
Last month the consumers bought 8.7 percent fewer than a year ago and 7.8 percent fewer than in July.
Sales would have been stronger if more product were on the market, the association said.
The median price jumped an annual 22.2 percent, or $68,000, to $375,000. It was 2.6 percent under July's record $385,000.


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October 26th, 2012 at 12:05pm
While one manufacturer fails to meet profit expectations, Hyundai reports a 3rd quarter profit jump. Although somewhat controversial, could fracking be the answer to lower fuel costs? A vehicle meant to compete with the likes of the Tesla Roadster gets put on the back burner. All that and more, plus on Autoline This Week John sits down to talk with Mary Barra, the head of General Motors Global Product Development.
Hello and welcome to a brand spanking new episode of Autoline Daily. It’s Friday, Friday, Friday the 26th of October. I’m Jim Hall of 2953 Analytics filling in for John today. Anyways, onward and upward, it’s time for the news… shall we get started?
DROP IN REVENUE
There’s more earnings to report today. Not surprisingly with slumping sales in Europe, Renault reported that its third quarter revenue dropped 13 percent compared to last year, to eleven billion dollars. And the company expects that its full-year revenue will be below last year.
PROFIT JUMP FOR HYUNDAI
But it’s a different story over at Hyundai. Bloomberg reports that the company’s third quarter net profit jumped to two billion dollars, a 13 percent gain compared to last year. Anti-Japanese sentiment in China helped boost sales in the PRC and unlike most automakers, Hyundai was able to grow market share in Europe thanks to demand for the Tuscon and its new mini-car the i10. But the news wasn’t quite as good at Kia. Even though the company’s net profit in the third quarter rose to 750 million dollars, it missed analyst’s expectations. Strikes in Korea over the summer stopped the production of nearly 63,000 vehicles.
WHAT THE FRACK?!
Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is somewhat controversial but it could lead to lower fuel prices. According to Bloomberg, a number of companies are taking advantage of the excess of natural gas from shale rock, to turn it into gasoline, diesel and jet fuel. Oxford Catalysts says it costs $2.95 a gallon to make premium diesel from oil. But the price drops to a $1.57 a gallon with gas at a small plant.
Plans to build the Audi R8 E-Tron seem to have been placed on the back burner pending a project review. With a range of 150 miles and a 0 to 60 time under 5 seconds, the E-Tron was set to take on the likes of the Tesla Roadster and the upcoming Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Electric Drive. The hold-up was ordered due to a lack of advanced and inexpensive batteries to power the car along with generally poor EV sales.
PLANT PRODUCTION HALTED
In related electric news, battery supplier LG Chem has halted production at a battery plant in Holland, Michigan. The plant was supposed to make batteries for the Chevy Volt but still hasn’t produced any. However, if demand increases the plant is ready to be fully operational.
And speaking of electric vehicles, that’s the subject of this week’s Autoline Poll. What sort of electrified vehicle would you consider buying when it’s time for a new car? Hybrid, plug-in hybrid, pure EV or none of the above? Click the link below today’s show on Autoline.tv to make your voice heard. John McElroy will be back on Monday with the results of the survey.
Coming up next, GM’s head of global product development explains how the company is able to manage the complexity of all of its product centers around the globe.
AUTOLINE THIS WEEK
On Autoline This Week, John sits down to talk with Mary Barra, the head of General Motors Global Product Development. GM has more product development centers than any car company around the world and in the following clip Mary explains how the company is able to manage the complexity of so many programs being developed at the same time.
Also joining John for that show is Michelle Krebs from Edmunds.com and Jeff Bennett of the Wall Street Journal. And you can watch the whole episode right now at Autoline.tv.
But that brings us to the end of this week’s episodes. I’m Jim Hall from 2953 Analytics, thanks for watching and have a great weekend.


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tech2 News StaffJul 13, 2018 22:23:07 IST
In what seems like a great move to endear creators, Epic Games today announced that it will draw a smaller cut from sales made through its Unreal Engine.
Digital artists, sound designers and programmers will now get to keep 88 percent of their product sales as opposed to the 70 percent they were getting earlier. According to a report by Engadget, Epic Games will be applying this split in retrospective affect, this meaning that all sales made on the platform since it was launched in 2014 will be split at the new rate.
What made this possible? Well, Epic credits it to the increased marketplace growth and of course, Fortnite. Epic CEO Tim Sweeney said in a blog post, "Thanks to both the Marketplace's growth and the success of Fortnite, Epic now conducts a huge volume of digital commerce."
Epic says that it saw a whopping 30 percent growth in active sellers on Marketplace during the first half of the year. Talking more numbers, the Marketplace now has more than 1,500 creators who sell more than 5,000 products, leading to as many as 8 million downloads since launch. Within four months since March, Epic Games has seen an increase of a million users who have chosen Unreal Engine 4, boosting revenue significantly.


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The Dow Jones Industrial Average briefly rallied more than 100 points after strong corporate earnings results from Goldman Sachs early Wednesday, amid a continuing stock market rally. Tech giants Amazon.com, Apple, Netflix and Tesla are in or near new buy zones. Tesla rival Nio soared as much as 19% on an analyst upgrade.
Stocks on the move early Wednesday include Amazon.com (AMZN) and Tesla (TSLA). Amazon rallied 0.3%, as Amazon Prime Day continued. Tesla gained 2.5% in morning trade. Tesla rival Nio (NIO) soared 19% after an analyst upgrade.
Stocks in or near buy zones in the stock market rally are FANG stocks Amazon and Netflix (NFLX). Netflix is breaking out today amid a 2.5% advance.
Microsoft and Tesla are both IBD Leaderboard stocks.
Dow Jones Today
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.3%, while the S&P 500 gained 0.3%. The Nasdaq moved up 0.4% in morning trade.
Amid the coronavirus stock market rally, the tech-heavy Nasdaq is up 32.4% for the year through Monday’s close. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 is up 9.4%, while the Dow is up 1% year to date, through the Oct. 12 close.
According to the Worldometer data tracker, the cumulative number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. topped 8.09 million on Wednesday. Total virus-related deaths topped 220,000.
The cumulative total of Covid-19 cases confirmed since the start of the outbreak worldwide topped 38.4 million Wednesday, with more than 1.09 million virus-related deaths.
Coronavirus Stock Market Rally
According to IBD’s The Big Picture, the coronavirus stock market rally continues after the recent stock market correction ended on Sept. 30.
Tuesday’s Big Picture reported that “A 0.1% decline for the Nasdaq, just a day after it marked a new follow-through day of its own on Monday, painted a bullish picture in more than a few ways. First, that tiny drop came after the tech-driven composite index ramped up as much as 7.2% over a four-day stretch of gains. Second, the Nasdaq etched an inside day on its daily chart.”
After the Dow’s bullish signal on Sept. 30, investors are cleared to start buying new breakout stocks. The best candidates are those that proved most resilient during the recent stock market weakness. Keep a close eye on stocks with strong relative strength lines. These ideas could become stock market leaders.
Use MarketSmith features like the RS Line Blue Dot to easily spot such stock candidates. The RS Line Blue Dot is assigned to stocks whose RS lines are making new highs while the stock is basing or breaking out.
Stocks to watch include IBD Long-Term Leaders, companies with stable earnings growth and price performance.
Dow Jones News: Salesforce
Among the Dow Jones stocks, Salesforce trimmed gains to 0.3% after UBS initiated coverage with a buy rating and a 325 price target.
Shares are moving up the right side of a cup base with a 284.60 buy point.
According to the IBD Stock Checkup, CRM stock has a best-possible 99 IBD Composite Rating. The Composite Rating — an easy way to identify top growth stocks — is a blend of key fundamental and technical metrics to help investors gauge a stock’s strengths.
Dow Jones Earnings: Goldman, UnitedHealth
UnitedHealth, the nation’s largest health insurer, reported before the stock market open. The company’s adjusted EPS measured $3.51 on revenue of $65.1 billion, topping estimates.
Shares fell 0.5% in morning trade and are just above a 323.92 buy point in a double bottom after a recent breakout.
Early Wednesday, banking giant Goldman Sachs reported strong earnings and sales, sparking a nearly 1% gain. The company earned $9.68 per share on revenue of $10.78 billion.
Tesla Rival Nio Soars
Tesla rival Nio soared 19% after JPMorgan upgraded the stock from neutral to overweight with a 40 price target.
Shares hit an all-time high in morning trade and are sharply extended from a 15.55 buy point in a cup with handle.
Stocks In Or Near Buy Zones: Amazon, Netflix, Tesla
Amazon gained 0.2% Wednesday, as Amazon Prime Day continued. The online retailer’s biggest sales event of the year runs through Wednesday.
Netflix again topped a 557.49 entry in a double bottom amid Wednesday’s 2.5% advance. NFLX stock is in the 5% buy zone.
Tesla stock advanced 2.5% Wednesday, on pace to extend a win streak to six sessions. Shares are just 10% off their 52-week high, as they form a new base with a 502.59 buy point.
According to IBD Leaderboard commentary, “Tesla is now forming an awkwardly shaped base. Shares are extended from the 50-day line. It is a half position on Leaderboard.”
Dow Jones Leaders: Apple, Microsoft
Among the top Dow Jones stocks, Apple rallied 1.3% early Wednesday. On Tuesday, Apple tumbled 2.65% after the company unveiled its first 5G-enabled smartphones, the highly anticipated iPhone 12 series. The iPhone 12 series comes with a starting price of $699. Apple also unveiled HomePod Mini, a $99 smart speaker.
Shares are moving up the right side of a new cup base, showing a 138.08 buy point, according to MarketSmith chart analysis.
Apple stock is about 68% above a 72.15 buy point in a cup-with-handle base. The blue-chip giant is the No. 1-performing Dow Jones stock for 2020, with a 65% advance through Tuesday’s close. Recent Dow Jones 30 addition Salesforce is the No. 2 performer with a 64% year-to-date advance.
Software leader Microsoft added 0.4% early Wednesday, on pace to extend a win streak to six days. Shares are forming a new cup base with a 232.96 buy point. Be on the lookout for a potential handle to create a more risk-optimal entry.
Year to date, Microsoft is one of the top Dow Jones stocks, advancing 41.3% through Tuesday’s close.
Be sure to follow Scott Lehtonen on Twitter at @IBD_SLehtonen for more on growth stocks and the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
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Micron Technology (MU -4.61%) stock has underperformed the broader market so far in 2021, but Wall Street expects the memory specialist to soar remarkably in the coming year. Analyst Hans Mosesmann of Rosenblatt Securities has a one-year price target of $165 on Micron stock, which is more than double its current value.
The good news for Micron investors is that Mosesmann's price target doesn't appear to be overly ambitious. The chipmaker can easily clock high rates of revenue and earnings growth and deliver more stock upside. Let's see why that may be the case.
Micron Technology is growing at an irresistible pace
The demand for memory chips has exploded since the beginning of 2020 thanks to several factors ranging from increasing sales of personal computers (PCs) to the massive jump in sales of 5G smartphones. Additionally, data center operators are upgrading server storage capacity to tackle the increased load arising out of more people working or learning from their homes.
Micron has been winning big from this trend. Its growth has picked up impressively after unfavorable memory market dynamics wrecked its revenue and earnings growth in 2019. Its revenue for the first six months of fiscal 2021 has shot up nearly 21% year over year to $12 billion. Micron's net income has increased at a far greater pace, jumping nearly 57% year over year in the first six months of the year to $1.4 billion.
And Micron's outlook suggests things are about to get better. The company anticipates $7.1 billion in revenue for the recently concluded third quarter, translating into 31% growth over the year-ago period. Micron's projected Q3 earnings of $1.62 per share would be nearly double over the year-ago period's figure of $0.82 per share -- not surprising given that its adjusted gross margin could jump to 41.5% from 33.2% a year ago.
It is also worth noting that analysts expect Micron's pace of growth to improve. Its revenue growth could accelerate from an estimated 26% this fiscal year to more than 31% in the next one, with fiscal 2022 revenue expected to be more than $35.4 billion. Adjusted earnings per share are also expected to nearly double during both these years, growing from just $2.83 last year to $5.55.
For comparison, Micron's top line had contracted in fiscal 2020 to $21.4 billion and diluted earnings fell 55% year over year on the back of a major decline in the margins. All of this establishes that Micron is now in top form on the financial front, and it is not going to lose its mojo because of a few simple reasons.
Memory market dynamics will send the stock higher
Micron gets most of its revenue from the dynamic random access memory, or DRAM, market. It accounted for 71% of sales in the second quarter. Market research suggests DRAM prices will keep climbing north as demand continues to outpace supply.
Market research firm IC Insights estimates that the DRAM market will clock 41% revenue growth in 2021 on the back of improved pricing and tight supply. What's more, the firm estimates that the NAND flash market (which accounts for the rest of Micron's revenue) could finish 2021 with 22% revenue growth. That could be an additional catalyst for Micron as NAND pricing dropped 26% year over year in the first quarter of 2021. Prices stabilized in the second quarter, and they are expected to jump in the second half.
IC Insights estimates the overall memory market is on track to record 32% revenue growth in 2021. Such impressive growth looks achievable given that memory demand from the PC, server, and mobile markets remains strong. Market research firm IDC forecasts 18.1% growth in the PC market this year. The momentum could continue into 2022 on the back of component shortages.
Meanwhile, the accelerated shift to the cloud in the post-pandemic era is expected to create a 40% spike in server DRAM prices by the end of this year as compared to the end of 2020. And finally, Micron's mobile business is already reaping the benefits of the shift to 5G wireless technology. The mobile business had produced 29% of Micron's total revenue in Q2 and recorded 44% year-over-year revenue growth.
Micron's mobile business is set for multi-year growth as sales of 5G smartphones are on track to increase exponentially in the coming years. More importantly, 5G devices use more memory than their 4G predecessors, which paves the way for stronger volumes in Micron's memory business.
Thanks to all the tailwinds discussed above that could help Micron double its earnings over the next two years, it won't be surprising to see the stock follow suit and hit Rosenblatt's price target. Micron is one of the top growth stocks investors can buy right now as it is trading at less than eight times forward earnings, compared to the five-year average multiple of nearly 12.


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The TESLA logo is seen outside a dealership in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, U.S., April 26, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Dec 22 (Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) shares are on track for their worst month ever as a sell-off deepened on Thursday over worries about softening demand for electric cars and Chief Executive Elon Musk's distraction with Twitter.
The stock dropped almost 10% on Thursday to their lowest level since September 2020 after the automaker's website showed it was offering $7,500 discounts on Model 3 and Model Y electric vehicles delivered in the United States this month.
Tesla's stock has tumbled 36% so far in December, putting it on track for its worst ever monthly performance. By comparison, Tesla's shares dropped 22% in March 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic tipped financial markets into a tailspin.
Musk's $44 billion takeover of Twitter in October has been marked by chaos and controversy, with some investors questioning whether the billionaire is too distracted to properly run Tesla. Musk has also sold almost $40 billion worth of his Tesla shares this year, adding to pressure on the stock as investors worry he could sell more to keep Twitter afloat.
Moreover, Tesla in October said it expected to miss its vehicle delivery target this year, and analysts have worried that rising interest rates and a troubled economy could dent demand.
Tesla's stock market value stood at over $600 billion when it joined the S&P 500 (.SPX) in December 2020, making it the sixth most valuable publicly listed U.S. company at that time. Since then, its market capitalization has shrunk to about $400 billion, and it is now the eighth most valuable company on Wall Street, just behind Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N), and just ahead of Tencent Holding Ltd (0700.HK).
Tesla's stock market value was recently overtaken by the combined values of Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE), Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T), Hyundai Motor (005380.KS), General Motors Co (GM.N), Ford Motor Co (F.N) and BMW (BMWG.DE) for the first time in over a year, a major reversal after the stock soared nearly 2,000% from 2018 through their 2021 high. Tesla remains by far the top seller of electric vehicles.
Tesla's stock market value declines in lead vs rivals
With analysts increasingly worried about Tesla, the median analyst price target now implies a market capitalization of just over $800 billion, down from $1.1 trillion in April, according to Refinitiv data.
Tesla's market cap vs analyst price targets
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Adopting cloud computing can mean entrusting data to a third-party vendor. For agencies responsible for personally identifiable information or mission-critical applications, this raises a host of privacy concerns, chief among them the issue of data sovereignty and the question of determining appropriate government and commercial uses of private citizens’ data. This section of the SafeGov.org site analyzes the risks to privacy associated with cloud adoption and explores ongoing means to mitigate them.
Friday, April 17, 2015
This week the European Commission took not one but two momentous actions against Google. The first was the filing of formal antitrust charges accusing Google of abuse of dominance in online search. The second, was the launch of an investigation into Google’s practice of forcing mobile device manufacturers to use its purportedly open source Android operating system in only the way that Google prefers. Android of course is the world’s most widely used operating system, with a rapidly growing user base that now numbers more than one billion. While we usually think of it as something for consumers, Android devices are also used in countless enterprises, schools and government agencies. It’s worth taking a look at what the EU’s Android investigation means for those users.
Tracy Mitrano, Inside Higher Ed, Monday, April 13, 2015
While many readers may not be familiar with the International Standards Organization, the rigorous formal standards established by this UN-sponsored body form the backbone of data security best practices in large organizations everywhere. Collectively the standards are known as the ISO 27000 family. American colleges and universities in particular, which are busily outsourcing many key online services to outside cloud providers, would do well to pay close attention to the newest member of this family, ISO 27018, which sets out best practices for personally identifiable information (PII) held in the cloud. ISO 27018 is the first international standard for privacy practices. Published in July 2014, the standard warrants the full attention of higher educational institutions as they consider the procurement of cloud services.
Ben Patterson, PC World, Monday, April 13, 2015
Turns out that each time you say something to the Google Now search box, Android saves a copy of what you said in your "Voice & Audio" history. Your voice history can go back months or even years, and it includes a transcript of what you said plus a playback button, so you can relive the moment. That's not all. Your Android device—and, indeed, all your Google accounts, mobile or otherwise—can also save a "history" of your web searches and clicks, as well as what you've searched for and watched on YouTube. Android can also save a map of where you and your phone or tablet have been, even when you weren't actively using your handset.
Larry Darrell, Bidness Etc, Monday, April 13, 2015
Last month, the US government fined AT&T, accusing it for inadequate and unsatisfactory protection of consumer data. However, cyber security experts believe that the punishment was not strict enough to intimidate other players in the industry to take extra safety precautions. In the event that the carriers are faced with a similar situation as AT&T, perhaps they would take better and more adequate measures to ensure consumer privacy if AT&T was dealt with more strictly.
Brad Smith, Microsoft on the Issues, Friday, April 10, 2015
Last evening, we filed our reply brief in our ongoing legal challenge to the U.S. government’s attempt to force us to turn over a customer’s email stored in our Irish data center. As we stated in our brief, we believe the law is on the side of privacy in this case. We were gratified by the large number of organizations and individuals that filed amicus briefs in this case in December. They include leading technology and media companies, expert computer scientists, and trade associations and advocacy organizations that together represent millions of members on both sides of the Atlantic. As we said then, this case involves a broad policy issue that is important to the future of cloud computing. In a nutshell, this case is about how we best protect privacy, ensure that governments keep people safe, and respect national sovereignty while preserving the global nature of the internet.
Katy Bachman, Media Post, Friday, April 10, 2015
The Federal Communications Commission will examine Verizon’s use of supercookies for potential privacy violations. Verizon Wireless came under fire earlier this year from privacy advocates for using a tracking technology known as “supercookies” or “zombie cookies.” The technology -- which relies on injecting a unique code into a user's mobile traffic -- allows the company to track users' mobile Web browsing in order to serve them targeted ads. The injected code also enables Verizon and other companies to recreate information about people's Web activity, even if they delete their cookies.
Dale Kunkel, San Jose Mercury News, Thursday, April 09, 2015
First, Google overlooked all of the relevant research on children's limited ability to recognize and defend against television advertising, the most similar venue for an app that displays video cartoons, many of which are recycled from TV. Young children lack fully developed cognitive defenses against screen-based commercial persuasion. As a result, youngsters are readily susceptible to commercial influence, much more so than adults. Given this evidence, federal regulators as far back as the 1970s ruled that special protections are required when advertising targets kids. So the second mistake Google made was to overlook existing legal precedent. The FCC long ago specified there must be "clear separation" between entertainment and marketing content when kids are involved. If it's unfair for TV programs to use a star character such as Fred Flintstone to introduce products during a show, why should it be any different for a digital app? Is a child any less exploited because the commercial pitch was delivered via the Internet rather than a TV signal?
Chris O'Brien, Venture Beat, Wednesday, April 08, 2015
Google lost another battle on the European regulatory front today when a German privacy commissioner ordered the Silicon Valley search giant to implement strict new controls on how it uses customers’ data. The Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information had originally ordered the changes last fall following an investigation launched earlier in 2014. Google filed an appeal of that decision, but the commissioner, while making some small modifications, overruled the objections and fundamentally upheld the previous decision.
Barbara Kollmeyer, MarketWatch, Tuesday, April 07, 2015
YouTube’s Kids, which made its debut in February, allows children to pick entertainment and educational programs from hundreds of channels. But the coalition maintains that McDonald’s, Mattel and others have put ads into the mix, and it is often difficult to tell them apart from entertainment.
Cecilia Kang, The Washington Post, Tuesday, April 07, 2015
The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday said it will review complaints by consumer groups that YouTube Kids is a hyper-commercial app with junk food and toy ads flooding the video service. Several consumer advocacy groups filed a complaint with the commission saying YouTube's free app that launched in February contains too many ads that young children can't distinguish from entertainment. On television, federal rules keep advertising to a minimum on children's programs but on the app and others like it, the groups say those rules are disregarded.


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Madhavan joins Genesys from PayPal where she helped define, shape and mature its platform solutions.
SBI, JustDial, Airtel, Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) and Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) fell prey to some of the biggest cyber hacking incidents last year, while startups like Nykaa Fashion, Bounce, Vedantu and Oyo, too, saw attacks that exposed consumer data.
“While many believe that the most fateful consequence of a data breach is financial loss, the after-effects go beyond revenue impact,” said Mini Gupta, partner — cybersecurity, EY. “A data breach can put customer trust at risk... Such breaches may also impose legal liabilities and penalties upon the affected organisation along with the loss of intellectual property,” she added.
The cost of response mechanisms — such as detection and notification processes that need to be activated — are also high, while company share prices are likely to drop along with revenue, impacting overall brand value, Gupta pointed out.
Companies also face challenges in onboarding new customers after such cyber security incidents. Moreover, the data breaches are not limited to an organisation’s data alone, but may also extend to other organisations that it has access to, Gupta said. In the past six years, the global average cost of a data breach has grown by 12%, totaling $3.92 million per breach in 2019, according to the Cost of a Data Breach report by the Michigan-based Ponemon Institute and IBM Security.
“The first challenge that these professionals face is, after finding a bug most companies do not have a process of where it is to be reported. Secondly, these companies don’t reward these practices unlike global firms, which is demotivating,” Jain said.


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The Department of Food Science and Technology (ITP), Faculty of Agricultural Technology, IPB University, held an online talk show about the progress of food technology experts in the industry and the procedures to become a food technologist with experts from the food industry and ITP IPB lecturers, 4/7. The event had attended by students, lecturers, and the general public.
Galih Nugroho, IPB University Alumni who currently serves as Production Manager at PT Nutrifood Indonesia, explained the main task of a food technologist. He said food technology graduates could enter the industry as food technologists through the private sector, public sector, or third sector. “With the rapid development of the food industry in Indonesia, this sector contributes 7 percent to the national economy. That makes a career as a food technologist very promising,” he said.
Food technologists, he continued, can be involved in various areas of the food industry, from raw materials, hotels, restaurants, packaging, quality auditors to finished products. When a pandemic like this, he said, sanitation in the factory area also became important, food technologists were relied upon to overcome this.
He also told, in the research and development division, a food technologist had tasked with concocting product formulas ranging from price to quality. According to him, knowledge of nutrition and food products makes graduates of food technology can develop well in product branding. Food technology alumni can also contribute through social media content about food technology for the general public, including advertising. Besides, the public sector, such as the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM), the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) to the non-government organization (NGO) sector such as the World Bank, also requires food technologists.
Meanwhile, Dr. Dase Hunaefi, IPB University Lecturer from the ITP Department, said the food technology study program at IPB University is a deluxe choice. Starting from the quality of lecturers to the facilities is very supportive of the development of their students. The existence of international classes and wide open scholarships to student exchange programs make the study program to become one of the favorite study programs at IPB University.
He mentioned that the study program was also internationally recognized by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT). Not only through the regular path as IPB’s entrance path in general, but prospective students can also enter the Food Technology study program through the “golden ticket” through the Fast Food Science Appropriate Race organized by the Food Technology Student Association (HIMITEPA).
“Hopefully, the information conveyed through Meet the Food Technologist can provide another complete picture of the food technology study program at IPB University,” explained the Chair of the Department of ITP IPB University, Feri Kusnandar.(IAAS/YN)
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Adobe today launched an update to Spectrum, the design system the company has used as the basis for all of its app and web experiences for the last 10 years. Called Spectrum 2 (no surprise there), this new design system backs off a bit from the austerity of the current Spectrum design and adds quite a few more splashes of color to, as the company says, “make Adobe tools even more intuitive, inclusive, and joyful to use across platforms, while supporting our mission of enabling Creativity for All.” You can already find parts of Spectrum 2 in recent Adobe web apps like its Firefly generative AI service, Adobe Express and some of the new Adobe Acrobat web experiences.
Adobe says the team emphasized three areas in designing Spectrum 2: dynamic contrast and brightness, more accessible colors and attention hierarchy to prioritize specific visual elements.
Ahead of today’s launch, I sat down with Eric Snowden, Adobe’ VP of Design, to talk about the motivation behind this update and how the company plans to put it into practice.
“At the highest level, there are a few changes that are all happening at the same time,” he told me. “One is: you know, Adobe is addressing very new audiences than we did 10 years ago when Spectrum 1 was created. Spectrum 1 is from 2013[…]. Adobe is addressing a much, much broader audience than we were back then. We’re building accessibility and inclusivity into the products from day one — and when I say accessible, I both mean true accessibility — color blindness, WCAG standards, all that built into the platform — but also approachability, making sure new people can come in and be successful.”
He noted that Adobe also now offers products for significantly more platforms than 10 years ago, including tools that support VR. Basically, while the “old” Adobe was almost exclusively addressing professional users (and hobbyists with the motivation to learn its tools), today’s Adobe wants to address a far wider market that includes students, social content creators and small business owners, among others. In many ways, that’s been the core of Adobe’s strategy over the last few years.
Snowden noted that when the company designed the original Spectrum design system, it went with a very austere, grey and serious look. In part, that’s because the company wants to emphasize the creative work of the creatives and get out of their way. “We’re not trying to get away from that, but we are in a lot of areas of Adobe a creative company, and we want to bring approachability, brightness, fun and whitespace — and we’re just sort of looking at this in a different way now.”
Adobe will start rolling out Spectrum 2 by bringing it to its web and iOS apps first, starting with a first set of updates to the web apps in early 2024. Over time, it will also come to the company’s flagship desktop tools like Photoshop, Lightroom and Premiere Pro.
In total, Adobe plans to bring its new design language to well over 100 apps. Rolling out a new design system across such a wide number of applications is never an easy task. Just look at how long it took Google to bring its Material Design system to the majority of its services. Still, Adobe expects to be able to roll out Spectrum 2 to quite a few applications in 2024.
Snowden stressed that Adobe wants to continue to give its professional users the flexibility to use their tools just like they have before, but also provide a better out-of-the-box experience for those who are still learning how to use a certain tool. “We take that responsibility really seriously. But we also want to make sure that we’re keeping things modern and moving forwards where we can — making things easier for people. Accelerating creativity is — especially on the Creative Cloud side — one of our most important principles,” Snowden said — and added that he would got a lot of angry calls from his friends if he messed too much with the tools they rely on for their work day in and day out.
He did add, though, that the various product teams may use this change as an opportunity to highlight some of the newer tools that they have added over the last few years in order to highlight some of the more modern ways to do things that new users may not immediately gravitate to because they are a bit hidden in the current design.


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The initial blind bag offering will feature 15 mystery Slithers inspired by the selection of “skins” in the app. The blind bags are now available Target in the U.S. and will launch at Toys “R” Us, Hot Topic and other retailers next month.
Additionally, Bonkers Toys will expand the “Slither.io” product line this summer/fall with small and large plush, collector vinyl figures, backpack clips and more.
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Icelandic scientists say a single lake whitefish could create $3,500 worth of products
A team of Icelandic biologists were in Harbor Springs and Detroit this week as part of the launch of the 100% whitefish initiative, a project focused on increasing the value of lake whitefish in the Great Lakes.
The biologists were able to crack the code for utilizing all parts of Icelandic cod beyond just food. They discovered the minerals from things like cod scales, skin, bladders and eyes can be used to help create vitamins, pharmaceutical products, cosmetics and leather, among other things.
“And they're helping us to get a better understanding of whether you can do the same thing with whitefish,” said Marc Gaden, deputy executive secretary of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission. “But it's a fish that's under pressure. And if you could increase the value of that white fish, you've done a real improvement to the Great Lakes fishery.”
In a previous interview with WCMU in June 2022, Randy Claramunt, Lake Huron basin coordinator for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Division, said it's shocking how low the lake whitefish population has gotten in the Great Lakes. Claramunt is attributing the decline to invasive species like the zebra quagga mussel.
"They completely rerouted the nutrient pathways and shifted the way that these ecosystems function," said Claramunt. "And when mussels came in, they re-routed nutrients to areas that gave some species an advantage."
According to Iceland Ocean Cluster, the company helping lead the project, initial testing on lake whitefish has shown great potential for creating more high-value products from fish parts that are normally thrown away.
The company said in a written statement that the utilization rate of Icelandic cod increased from 40% when the utilization of the fish was exclusively fillets to more than 90% for non-food products.
“Iceland has proven the 100% fish concept and we are now creating similar successes around the world,” said Dr. Thor Sigfusson, founder of Iceland Ocean Cluster, in a written statement. “Great Lakes whitefish can be our next success story.”
Iceland Ocean Cluster is estimating the total value of products made from a single lake whitefish will be worth $3,500 from its current rate of $12.
“The 100% whitefish initiative can help bring new products, jobs and revenue opportunities to our local communities,” said Michigan’s director of the Department of Natural Resources Dan Eichinger. “It also represents a more sustainable use of one of Michigan’s iconic natural resources—lake whitefish—while growing our blue economy in a way that can maximize the commercial return while respecting the management, health and recreational needs of the fishery.”


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The Steve Jobs biopic starring Ashton Kutcher will open in theaters on April 19, the movie's distributor announced today.
The indie film, which is set to debut Friday at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, covers Jobs' life during the years 1971 through 2000 -- a time frame that includes the founding of Apple, as well as his ouster, the formation of Next and Pixar, and then Jobs' return to the company when Apple acquired Next.
The movie should not be confused with a separate production penned by "The Social Network" and "The West … Read more
Apple, Google, Intel, Adobe, and other companies had agreements in place during the mid-2000s not to steal employees from each other and other technology players, court documents suggest.
A series of e-mails posted today by The Verge point to a paper trail of apparent non-poaching agreements among a variety of companies.
The revelation follows a civil lawsuit filed in 2011 by five workers against Apple, Google, and others alleging that the companies purposely tried to keep down wages through non-poaching agreements.
The civil suit is being weighed by Judge Lucy Koh to determine if it can move forward as a class action suit, … Read more
Steve Jobs threatened Palm with a patent lawsuit if the company didn't agree to a deal with Apple whereby neither company would poach the other's workers, according to a legal filing made public today that quotes former Palm CEO Edward Colligan.
The filing, a civil lawsuit brought by five tech workers against Apple, Google, and others that alleges the companies plotted to drive down wages, includes the following sworn statement from Colligan:
"In 2007, I received a call from Steve Jobs, the Chief Executive Officer of Apple. In the months before the call, several employees had moved … Read more
It's no secret Apple's still in the process of fine-tuning its virtual voice assistant Siri, and a recent job posting confirms there's still much work to be done.
The company is looking for someone to "refresh and refine existing Siri dialog," according to the posting for a Siri writer/editor, as well as expand what the software can do.
"Siri's known for 'her' wit, cultural knowledge, and zeal to explain things in engaging, funny, and practical ways," the posting, which was spotted by 9to5Mac, reads. "The ideal candidate is someone who … Read more
Bexar County, Texas, which includes San Antonio, will launch the nation's first all-digital public library system, dubbed BiblioTech, this year. A prototype location on the county's south side is slated to open this fall, and the county hopes to open similar libraries in the future.
Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff got his inspiration for the all-digital library from Walter Isaacson's biography of Steve Jobs, according to the San Antonio Express-News.
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Jimmy Iovine, a bigwig at Universal Music Group and co-founder of Beats Electronics, says he tried to sell Steve Jobs on a music-subscription service years ago but couldn't quite make it happen.
Speaking to All Things Digital in an interview posted yesterday, Iovine said he approached the late Apple co-founder in "2002, 2003" to pitch him on the idea of launching a music-subscription service. For three years, he tried to push Jobs into saying yes, but Apple's then-CEO didn't like the idea of paying record companies so much.
"And he wasn't keen on … Read more
A fascinating nugget turns up in BloombergBusinessweek's excellent piece on Hewlett-Packard: None other than Steve Jobs reached out to offer counseling to Mark Hurd after Hurd had walked away from his job as HP's CEO.
Three days after he'd resigned as CEO under pressure from the company's board of directors, Hurd received an e-mail from Steve Jobs. The Apple founder wanted to know if Hurd needed someone to talk to. Jobs had lived through a similar experience decades earlier when Apple's board turned on him, an analogy Hurd and Jobs's mutual friend and Oracle … Read more
Meet one of the most innovative thinkers of our time. He is a man who has had an enormous impact on our everyday lives.
David Kelley is the founder of the Silicon Valley global design firm Ideo. His company has created thousands of breakthrough inventions, including the first computer mouse for Apple, the standup toothpaste tube, and a better Pringle for Procter & Gamble. Ideo may be the most influential product design company in the world.
The first film about Apple co-founder Steve Jobs since his death in 2011 will be released in theaters in April, the movie's creators said today.
Open Road Films and Five Star Feature Films today said the two companies reached a distribution deal for "jOBS."
The film, which is not to be confused with a separate production penned by "The Social Network" and "The West Wing" writer Aaron Sorkin, stars Ashton Kutcher as Jobs. The movie will cover the years 1971 through 2000. That bit of Jobs' history includes the founding of Apple, as … Read more


text: The modern-day version had its beginnings, though, in London in the late 1960s or early ’70s — in the form of the VegeBurger, invented and served by … LAURA STOTT took to the High Street to try out Veganuary fast food. — Jonathan Maze (@jonathanmaze) November 9, 2020. Two years later, in Oakland, Impossible Foods appeared, also with funds from Bill Gates, as well as from such celebrities as Jay-Z, Katy Perry, Kal Penn, Jaden Smith, Serena Williams, and Will.i.am. VeganBurg is the World's 1st 100% plant-based burger joint, established on 10.10.10. out of California introduced products that changed the non-meat-burger game. Search for Acura TLX leasing. And Starbucks is reportedly testing a fully vegan breakfast sandwich — going beyond its current vegetarian version, which pairs a vegan Impossible sausage patty with dairy cheese and a real egg, similar to the Dunkin’ Donuts and Carl’s Jr’s offerings, which add dairy cheese to the mix, making it not fully vegan. Here’s why it looks (almost) good enough to eat. A&W now serves the Beyond Burger as their veggie burger. The affordable price makes this luxury car hard to resist. The Southwest Red Bean Burger is a lightly-spiced, home-made patty served on a vegan white roll. Vegan Burgers Headed to 7,000 U.S. Burger King Locations By 2021 Burger King will soon be the largest restaurant chain to offer a vegan burger. If I missed any restaurant you were curious about, just let me know in a comment at the bottom of the page. — Tofu Cat Daddy (@gordovegan) November 9, 2020. Prices are slashed on Apple, Bose, Samsung, Sony, HP, Ring and so much more! Vegan Fast Food Restaurants. These hot deals—from home entertainment devices to Covid-cleaning supplies—are in stock now, but won't be for long. Two years later, in Oakland, Impossible Foods appeared, also with funds from Bill Gates, as well as from such celebrities as Jay-Z, Katy Perry, Kal Penn, Jaden Smith, Serena Williams, and Will.i.am. The Vurger Co is a 100% Vegan fast food restaurant, our indulgent vegan burgers, fries, mac n cheese and shakes are divine. This wildly popular serum is over 30 percent off right now. And, we expect some markets will test the burger next year. Informed by those learnings, we have created a delicious burger that will be the first menu option in a plant-based platform we are calling McPlant,” Ian Borden, McDonald's international president, said during its virtual investor update on Monday. — Jenny "Mooky" Richardson (@Mookybear12404) November 9, 2020, I’m driving to McDonalds HQ to find whoever came up with “McPlant” and McFire them myself, — Santiago Mayer (@santiagomayer_) November 9, 2020, Say what you will about its less-than-imaginative name, but the McPlant is an internally developed item, which is harder/gutsier to do than just co-branding an existing meatless product. 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We got the scoop from vegan dietitians on which fast-food restaurants make it easy to order vegan — plus your best bet for finding a vegan burger, breakfast, burrito, and other beloved meals. Plenty of other fast-food chains have rolled out their own version of vegan or vegetarian offerings in the recent past, including Burger King’s Impossible Whopper, Dunkin’ Donuts’ Beyond Sausage Sandwich, Carl’s Jr.’s Beyond BBQ Cheeseburger, White Castle’s Impossible Slider and Subway’s Beyond Meatball Marinara. The burger will be available throughout January 2021 as a trial basis and it is assumed that a successful trial will mean a permanent rollout. You can either get sofritas on your burrito, which is tofu that has been seasoned, or you can go for the fajitas burrito (or bowl) that has the fajita veggies and includes guacamole (and for once it isn't extra). McPlant burger. In 2017, McDonald’s was quick to roll out a vegan burger, the McVegan, at its restaurants in Finland and Sweden. “As we have worked to better understand customer demand, some markets around the world have tested plant-based products. https://t.co/yYLTlHgl7G pic.twitter.com/L3EPUYAsf0, — Chuck Slaughter☕ ✊ (@cg_slaughter) November 9, 2020. Over 9,000 shoppers gave these comfy cotton masks a perfect five-star rating. Toni Braxton makes trimming the tree look effortlessly stunning. The World Health Organization is warning that overuse of an antibiotic known as azithromycin may lead to an increase in drug-resistant gonorrhea. Source: Davel5957 / Getty Images 36. Coming on the heels of its well-received return-of-the-McRib news comes another big announcement from McDonald’s — this one aimed at a decidedly different crowd: vegans, vegetarians and those who lean that way. Whether you’re exploring a vegan diet, trying a vegan meal for th There may not be a drive-thru, but it's a quick food option that is quite generous to veg-heads. Today, an ever-increasing number of fast food and casual restaurant chains have been adding imitation beef burgers to their menus, mostly from one of those two companies. We are excited about the opportunity because we believe we have a proven, delicious-tasting product. We're talking rock-bottom prices, people. And in 2019, the chain offered the “P.L.T.” (plant, lettuce, tomato), an “exclusively crafted” Beyond Burger, for 12 weeks at locations in Ontario, Canada. The giant international food company Nestlé is about to enter the competition, too, with its Sweet Earth-. Our vegan menu serves fast food at its finest with 100% compostable packaging in Shoreditch and Canary Wharf. The burger, made in conjunction with meat-free food company the Vegetarian Butcher, has tomatoes, lettuce, mayonnaise, ketchup, pickles on a seeded bun, with a … VeganBurg San Francisco is totally redefining food pop culture and comfort food with its 100% plant based menu. 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The big difference with their products was that, unlike previous examples of the genre, they attempted — with reasonable degrees of success — to imitate the flavor and texture of actual ground beef. That’s what fast-food chains are grappling with as they add plant-based options to their menus. This is why their new vegan menu is super exciting! I looked up the ingredient information for the most popular fast food chains to see if they were vegan. McDonald’s lags a bit behind in the current fast-food “burger wars,” although it has dipped its toe into the veggie-burger pond around the world in fits and starts — including early this year, when Australia added to all of its menus the McVeggie burger, a more traditional veggie burger made of pulverized vegetables rather than one that’s trying to imitate meat, introduced in 2012 in India and offered since in countries including Hong Kong, Germany, Malaysia and New Zealand. Oklahoma > Est. Lewis Hamilton is backing this new plant-based vegan fast food and burger restaurant called Neat Burger. Their kitchen also uses black beans, mushrooms, couscous, faro and brown rice in the veggie burger. Carl's Jr. "Veg It" Famous Star Burger (With Fried Zucchini) Carl's Jr. is another meat-heavy fast-food chain, but their "secret menu" actually provides a vegan option. They’re also becoming available in supermarkets, and Blue Apron has recently, Beyond Meat into its home meal kits. Burgers. AccuMed masks have six layers to protect you from potential pathogens. “McPlant is crafted exclusively for McDonald’s, by McDonald’s,” he continued. It comes with mayo and another dairy-based sauce by default, so you need to request no mayo and no uncle sauce to make it vegan. like MorningStar Farms, Amy’s, Dr. Praeger’s, Neat Meat, Hilary’s, Gardein, and Boca combine a wide assortment of vegetables and other non-meat ingredients in a variety of ways to make patties that are cooked and served just like those made from ground chuck. Sign up here for Yahoo Life’s newsletter. But many of the launches have been criticized for not going all the way with its vegetarianism, with McDonald’s often cooking the burgers on the same surface as its beef patties. The fries and sweet potato fries are vegan but request no chipotle mayonnaise dipping sauce. And it’s no wonder meat producers are feeling threatened, considering that U.S. retail sales of plant-based foods grew 11.4 percent over the past year — which is five times faster than total food sales, according to the Plant Based Foods Association. Bruegger’s Bagels has several breakfast and lunch options for vegans, including its blueberry, chocolate chip, cinnamon-sugar, cranberry-orange, pumpernickel, and rosemary–olive oil bagels, which can be topped with fresh vegetables, Dijon … Here's what you need to know. The modern-day version had its beginnings, though, in London in the late 1960s or early ’70s — in the form of the VegeBurger, invented and served by one Gregory Sams at his macrobiotic restaurant SEED. The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning about the potential rise in antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea — also known as “super gonorrhea” — due to overuse of antibiotics during the COVID-19 pandemic. Just click on the restaurant name and you’ll be taken directly to their vegan menu on this site. Perfect for those with sensitive teeth. You’ve got to wear these to believe that pants so slimming can feel so buttery soft and flexible. Is a vegan burger that touches beef fat still a vegan burger? Commenting on the new vegan burger, during the fast-food chain’s virtual investor update, Borden said: “As we have worked to better understand customer demand, some markets around the world have tested plant-based products. Plenty of other fast-food chains have rolled out their own version of vegan or vegetarian offerings in the recent past, including Burger King’s Impossible Whopper, Dunkin’ Donuts’ Beyond Sausage Sandwich, Carl’s Jr.’s Beyond BBQ Cheeseburger, White Castle’s Impossible Slider and Subway’s Beyond Meatball Marinara. 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Casino patrons in Ontario are likely to already be familiar with the retail casino, Caesars Windsor, which is operated by Caesars Entertainment.
“Players in North America deserve an online casino-first experience that treats them like royalty and that’s what we’ve brought to market with Caesars Palace Online Casino,” Matt Sunderland, Senior Vice President, and Head of iGaming at Caesars Digital, said in a statement. “With Caesars’ unrivaled brands, IP, talent, and casino destinations, we can offer our players a true omnichannel gaming experience.”
Some exclusive game titles will be offered on the Caesars Palace Online Casino app including popular Ontario online slots and other games.
The new Caesars Palace Online Casino app boasts of having its sports and casino platforms tied together via one login and one wallet.
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Regarding rewards, the company says that its players across several markets, including Ontario casino apps players, can earn Caesars Rewards Tier Credits to increase their rewards and get more chances to win prizes. Reward Credits can be redeemed at any of the 50-plus Caesars locations, not only across Canada but in the Unted States as well.
Caesars has online – also known as iGaming or iCasino – platforms in several American markets: Michigan, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and West Virginia.
Customers in the legal, regulated market in Ontario should adhere to responsible gaming practices and Caesars also reiterated its commitment to responsible gaming in its release announcing the Caesars Palace app.
In addition to sports wagering and the aforementioned slots, the Caesars Palace app offers Ontario online Blackjack, poker and other popular card and table games.


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Carbon Revolution, the Australian manufacturer behind the first mass produced carbon fiber wheels in a production vehicle (the Ford GT350), has partnered with Ferrari to provide high-performance carbon fiber composite wheels for its new 488 Pista supercar.
The Pista, which is said to be the most powerful road-going V8 built by the Italian sports car manufacturer, was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this month. It is the first vehicle from Ferrari to come with CFRP wheels. According to Ferrari, the wheels are around 40 percent lighter (roughly 200 pounds) than the 488 GTB’s standard wheel rims and feature a special coating developed for the aerospace industry to the channel and spokes which efficiently dissipates heat generated under braking.
“[Ferrari] are an innovation leader,” Carbon Revolution’s CEO Jake Dingle said to The Australian Financial Review. “They put extreme demands on any technology that they employ in a car. It is a really strong signal in terms of the technology and it’s a great achievement for us to meet their requirements.”
To meet increasing demand for its wheels, Carbon Revolution is considering filing a $100 million IPO to fund an expansion of its Waurn Ponds plant in Geelong, Australia.
“Given the rapid uptake of the technology we are certainly considering an IPO as a preferred option rather than pushing it out further,” Dingle said.


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Update: Worried about losing your progress when Red Dead Online comes out of beta? Rockstar currently has no plans to wipe your character.
Though Rockstar said at launch that a progress wipe could be on the cards, it's not something the developer is considering at present. Rockstar revealed the news in a tweet:
Red Dead Online Beta
December 4th, 2018 Update: pic.twitter.com/eemSezvvTp
— Rockstar Games (@RockstarGames) December 4, 2018
Earlier this week, Rockstar revealed plans to shake up Red Dead Online's economy, which should hopefully land in an update this week.
Original story: Rockstar has revealed that progress made during the Red Dead Online beta may be lost come launch.
The Red Dead Online beta, which kicked off yesterday, is gradually allowing more and more players in - all the way until Friday.
To set player expectations and prepare everyone for what's to come, Rockstar penned a blog post explaining what's going to be available now in the beta, and what's yet to come.
At the very end of the post, Rockstar warned players that progress made during the Red Dead Online beta may not be permanent. Though the developer didn't definitively say if it has plans to reset everyone's progress, it warned that this could happen.
"We hope that all player progress during this early period of the Beta will be able to remain intact long term," wrote Rockstar.
"However, as with many betas for large scale online experiences such as this, there is always the chance that we may need to implement rank or other stat resets in case of issues."
This is the same post where we also learned that the game's gold bars will be sold for real-world money at some point soon. Microtransactions are not yet live at the time of writing.
Rockstar never announced an end date for the Red Dead Online beta.


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Teledyne FLIR has released its Lepton 3.1R, announcing it is the world’s first radiometric thermal camera module with a 95-degree field of view (FOV), 160 x 120 resolution, and a scene dynamic range of up to 400 degrees Celsius. The 3.1R model maintains the same compact and low-power form factor that made the Lepton family of thermal camera modules the best-selling in the world for mobile, small electronics, and uncrewed systems.
“The revolutionary Lepton was the world’s first thermal micro camera module integrated into millions of devices from ruggedized smartphones to drones,” said Mike Walters, vice president, product management, Teledyne FLIR. “Lepton 3.1R can now propel advancements in cost-saving and lifesaving unattended products ranging from early fire monitoring of critical machinery, electrical switchgear, and data centers to IoT products for smart factory, occupancy monitoring, smart homes, smart appliances, and even elderly care applications.”
The Lepton 3.1R is a drop-in enhancement for existing Lepton-based products. It incorporates the same visual object and space perception interface (VoSPI), inter-integrated circuit (I2C), and electrical and mechanical form and fit as predecessor Leptons to simplify development. Furthermore, Lepton continues to be the lowest-cost focal plane array (FPA) based thermal sensor on the market.


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Farming Simulator Is Joining The Esports World With $280,000 Up For Grabs
Get ready for possibly the highest energy Esports competition to hit the mainstream gaming world; Farming Simulator is beginning their tournament.
Giants Software, the company behind the highly popular farming simulation game, announced they would hold a competition across Europe to find the best virtual farmers.
The competition will be split up between 10 tournaments which will take place across Europe and at places like Gamescom and the Paris Games Week. Teams and players will earn circuit points and win prizes.
At the end of the ten rounds, the team with the most points will gather at FarmCon 2020 to be crowned the champions and take home winnings up to $280,000.
So if you think you make the perfect virtual farmer and are looking for a way to win some money this competition could be the ideal fit for you.


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$COH's net sales for 2Q16 rose by 4.5% from last year. Excluding the effects of foreign currency, net sales grew by 6.8%, primarily driven by the contribution of Stuart Weitzman and higher sales in the International business, partially offset by lower net sales in North America.
$NFLX a monster move, going up. Expect making some money on Monday.
$AMD down more than 6% even after posting above consensus third quarter results.
$MCD stock rose more than 2% after it posted better than expected 3Q16 results, driven by global same-store sales growth. Meanwhile, earnings and revenue were lower than last year, hurt by refranchising efforts.
$RAI has received a $47 billion take over offer from British tobacco giant British American Tobacco! This is huge!


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Police say a man was shot in the buttocks on the first block of South Penn Street in York city around 11 p.m.
County dispatchers say one person is in custody.
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The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office has filed charges against five people who are accused of committing nearly 200 robberies, thefts and fraudulent transactions targeting sellers of Apple products who they contacted online.
On Wednesday, the D.A.’s Office announced Jamari Deon Turner, 21, of Lawndale, Jerome Joseph, 25, of Los Angeles, Tyler Russell, 22, of Lawndale, Kesai Doss, 23, of Palmdale, and Ellis Garrett, 22, of Los Angeles were all arrested and charged in connection with the crimes.
Three of the defendants, Turner, Joseph and Russell, have been charged with committing “Hobbs Act robbery,” which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison. Those three were expected to appear in court Wednesday.
Doss and Garrett are charged in a separate criminal complaint on felony charges for wire fraud, which also carries a sentence of up to 20 years in federal prison. They were expected to appear in court in the coming weeks, the D.A.’s Office said.
The five defendants are accused of using online marketplaces like Craigslist and Facebook to organize meetups with people selling Apple products, including laptops, phones and other electronic devices.
They would meet their victims at specific places, ask to inspect the device or simply run off with them, occasionally dipping into apartment buildings where their accomplices would lock the victims out. Often if the victims pursued, the defendants would threaten them with violence or brandish a gun.
The crime spree happened between February 2018 through at least June 2020, mostly in Inglewood, Paramount, Long Beach and downtown Los Angeles, court documents state. The five were identified as suspects using common phone numbers, email addresses and online accounts they allegedly used.
The D.A.’s Office named Doss and Garrett as the “most prolific thieves of the individuals charged,” alleging that multiple victims specifically identified Doss as the person who stole their belongings. The charging documents state that the two were tied to the crimes by the phones they used and accounts they had set up to sell the stolen goods.
The other three allegedly engaged in “similar behavior” and sold their victims’ stolen electronics to unidentified buyers, including one incident in June 20202 in which the three allegedly met a victim at their home, pointed a handgun at them and stole their computer and iPhone. They then sold both devices, the court documents state.
In total, the five suspects have been linked to 196 incidents during the two-year crime spree.
Doss and Garrett are currently in state custody, and Turner, Joseph and Russell were arrested on Tuesday. The case is being investigated by the FBI, the Inglewood Police Department and the Los Angeles Police Department.


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Massive layoffs to report in the county where the unemployment rate is the second highest in the state.
The Cummins Rocky Mount Engine Plant in Whitakers in Nash County laid off a total of 390 workers. Company officials attribute the layoffs of both full and part-time workers to slow engine sales in the recession. The company says the layoffs will take effect Monday.
Cummins Engine officials say 37 workers took voluntary separation packages last month. It wasn't enough. The company said "further employee reductions are necessary."
"Our employees at RMEP have done a terrific job managing through difficult circumstances over the last few months, but the demand for our engines continues to fall due the deep global recession we are facing today," said Dave Crompton, Vice President of Cummins MidRange Engine Business in a press release.
The Cummins Engine plant will still employ 1,100 workers.


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Qualcomm agrees with Apple to drop all litigation
Qualcomm Inc on Tuesday won a major victory in its wide-ranging legal dispute with Apple Inc. In particular, the two companies reached a surprise settlement that called for the iPhone to once again use Qualcomm modem chips.
The chipmaker and Apple agreed to drop all litigation related to their royalty dispute, shares soar 23%.
Stocks impacted: Qualcomm Inc (QCOM), Apple Inc (AAPL)
The settlement includes a six-year patent license and a payment from Apple to Qualcomm. However, a press release did not specify the terms of the payment. The agreement ends all ongoing litigation, including with Apple's contract manufacturers. The settlement followed two years of increasingly bitter legal battles between the two companies and came as opening arguments took place at a trial in federal court in San Diego. Shares of Qualcomm jumped 23 percent to $70.45 in regular trading on tuesday, their biggest gain in more than 19 years, then hit $75.25 in after-hours trading.
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A former Instagram rival is suing Meta, formerly known as Facebook, over allegations the company violated antitrust laws by cloning a competing product and ultimately killing its business.
The app, Phhhoto, launched in 2014, invited users to create and share short GIF-like videos. If this sounds familiar to you, it’s because the same functionality was popularized in Boomerang, an app created by Instagram. This feature is now integrated into Instagram’s main app experience.
New lawsuit, embedded below, alleges Facebook’s behavior violated antitrust laws by cutting off the app’s access to its social graphic, slowing down a proposed relationship, and ultimately releasing its own copy of the core functionality by Phhhoto: the video in a loop of a few seconds. .
Menlo Park’s attorney, Gary Reback, will represent Phhhoto in the lawsuit. Reback is best known for his involvement in the preparation of the federal government’s antitrust case against Microsoft, which ultimately did not split the tech giant but forced the company to open up certain aspects of its IT business – consequences that continue. are reverberating in the tech industry today.
Reback argues that Phhhoto’s experience underscores why it is damaging to the market when a big tech company buys out its competitors and starts running those companies.
“The record here shows that Facebook would have partnered with Phhhoto and launched this great new social network that would have rivaled Instagram,” Reback said. He pointed to the unusually practical approach Facebook’s senior management took with the nascent competitor.
Phhhoto climbed the iOS app charts after its launch, eventually boasting 3.7 monthly active users at its peak in popularity. As the trendy new social app grabbed attention, Facebook executives took an interest, including Mark Zuckerberg.
“On or about August 8, 2014, Zuckerberg downloaded and installed the app on his phone, entered his device’s phone number into the Phhhoto app, created a personal account, and posted a profile picture of himself. (reproduced below) on his new Phhhoto Account, ”the costume reads.
The costume includes receipts, namely Zuckerberg’s own selfie, taken while testing the app.
Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom, who ran Instagram at the time, also downloaded the app and explored its features. According to the lawsuit, Facebook began wooing Phhhoto, offering partnership opportunities which he later foregone:
… Hurren, then head of strategic partnerships for Facebook, contacted Phhhoto, saying that Phhhoto was “really great.” Hurren first proposed to integrate Phhhoto’s technology into the Facebook Messenger service. When Phhhoto refused, Hurren offered to embed content from Phhhoto in Facebook users’ news feeds. Phhhoto invested heavily in this project, but ultimately Hurren did not move forward, citing internal “legal conversations” that “suspended” the project.
After the relationship failed to materialize, the lawsuit alleges that Facebook took a number of steps designed to drive it out of business, including removing pre-populated Instagram hashtags that indicate where the app’s content comes from. . Instagram also cut Phhhoto from its social graphic, preventing the competitor’s perceived users from connecting with their Instagram friends in the app.
There were some dramatic moments in Phhhoto’s disappearance: on October 22, 2015, the same day the company was due to launch an Android version of its app, Instagram launched Boomerang. The lawsuit identifies Boomerang product manager John Barnett as an “active user of Phhhoto.” At the time of launch, TechCrunch noted that Boomerang seemed “likely similar” to Phhhoto.
The lawsuit alleges Boomerang was the culmination of Facebook’s anti-competitive effort, effectively killing the small business with a copy app that replicated Phhhoto’s innovations “feature by feature”.
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Phhhoto wasn’t afraid to talk about Facebook’s shares as it all fell apart. “We watched Systrom and his product team quietly use Phhhoto almost a year before Boomerang was released,” Phhhoto co-founder Champ Bennett told TechCrunch in 2017.
After closing the app, Bennett said “it was no surprise at all” to see Instagram launch its own clone.


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I.S.U. Bitcoin ATM
BTM Kiosk Profit Estimation from Top Manufacturers
Bitcoin growth is drawing many investors to I.S.U. Bitcoin ATM business. In popular countries, BTM network operators are setting up business with a chain of kiosks in many places. BTM business brings profit, and with growing use of Bitcoins, kiosks are coming up at every prime location. In this article, profit estimation is shared from popular Bitcoin ATM manufacturers.
This particular machine was the first Bitaccess ATM installed in the market, and it was successful enough in grabbing the attention of Bitcoin users. As per information shared by the operator, this particular I.S.U. Bitcoin ATM is very active and successful enough in bringing 40 to 50 users every day. It seems to be an overestimation; otherwise, this particular Bitcoin machine generates around $250K in revenue with an estimated average ticket of around $200. These figures are really surprising because there is another Bitcoin ATM machine installed close to it.
In the year 2014, Lamassu Company too came up with I.S.U. Bitcoin ATM survey based on data collected from different locations. As per their fact, all standard locations have a volume of around $20,000 every month, whereas most of the prime locations bring around $40,000-60,000 every month in volume. With average markup rate fixed at 5.5%, the gross profit estimated by the company is around $1,000-$3,000 per machine every month.
Alongside growing use and adoption rate is also helping Bitcoin ATM turnover to increase with time. For instance, based on information collected from Bitcoin Group HK it was found that they processed 200 BTC in total. For the first 100 BTC, the machine took 5 months’ time, whereas the next 100 BTC was processed in merely 1 months’ time.
With time Bitcoin users are increasing, and if Bitcoin ATM is installed in a prime location, it will grab the attention of users. Location of your Bitcoin ATM is the key, in days to come its turnover will increase considerably.
According to Bittihara which is a Finnish company operating a whole network of Lamassu machines in Finland, one of the machines located at a central railway station in Helsinki is having a turnover of around $32,000 a month. The company also reported that their record as $50,000. The average transaction size is around $150-200 which is quite impressive.
Robocoin officials came up with I.S.U. Bitcoin ATM data, on an average their machine makes $26,000 every month in transaction volume. Robocoin machines generate around $1,300 every month in fee revenue and averages around 115 unique transactions. All these figures are reported after the company introduced new Robocoin wallet that led to several operators losing Bitcoin users due to long, time-consuming confirmation process or period. Many operators reported that Bitcoin sell operations dropped significantly after this new wallet system. There is alternative software with few hardware from Lamassu, or General Bytes can be used on same Bitcoin kiosks.
Hope these figures and facts help you in deciding about I.S.U. Bitcoin ATM business possibilities or profitability.