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What’s Happening to Tesla Stocks as Elon Musk Focuses Attention On Twitter?
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been very busy recently, most notably with his battle with Twitter following his bid to acquire the social media platform.
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But the past few weeks also saw a string of additional major developments for Tesla, including a factory closing in Shanghai due to COVID-19 lockdowns, an opening of a Gigafactory in Austin and its “killer opening party,” the announcement of a stock split and a drawn-out battle with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over tweets.
In the midst of all these developments, and with Tesla earnings set to be released on April 20, how is the stock faring?
CNN reported that Tesla’s stock fell nearly 4% after Musk disclosed that he had made the bid to buy Twitter. Shares of Tesla are down 16.2% year-to-date.
For revenue, analysts generally have a pretty good idea of what to expect, thanks to the delivery numbers, according to Electrek. And as GOBankingRates previously reported, Tesla’s first quarter delivery numbers earlier this month were strong, albeit slightly below analysts’ expectations due to ongoing supply chain challenges and factory shutdowns, notably Shanghai’s COVID-19 lockdowns.
The company said it produced 305,407 vehicles and delivered 310,048 vehicles, according to an announcement. It produced 14,218 and delivered 14,724 Model S/X, and produced 291,189 and delivered 295,324 Model 3/Y vehicles. Analysts expected 312,000 deliveries, according to Wedbush Securities, although some analysts had lowered their expectations due to the Shanghai factory closing.
That’s why for earnings, all eyes will be on the company’s “brutal production issues in China with Giga Shanghai having a three-week shutdown due to the zero Covid policy in the region, Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives wrote in a note sent to GOBankingRates April 19.
“With Berlin and Austin key factories now on-line and producing Model Y’s in a quickly ramping pace, the main question for tomorrow is just how bad the China production issues are and what that means for deliveries in 2Q and the rest of the year,” he wrote.
Wedbush estimates that roughly 50,000 units are now reduced for the June quarter given the last three weeks of shutdown and depending on how aggressively Tesla can ramp back production, it could be impacted further over the next month.
Electrek reports that the Wall Street consensus for this quarter is $17.659 billion, and Estimize, the financial estimate crowdsourcing website, predicts a higher revenue of $17.866 billion.
An average between the two numbers would be roughly what Tesla generated last quarter (Q4 2021), but it would represent tremendous growth versus the same period last year (Q1 2021) when Tesla delivered roughly $10 billion in revenue, Electrek added.
Wedbush’s Ives added that the Street will be “laser-focused on an update for the 4680 battery cell production,” as well as supply chain “which continues to haunt Tesla as well as the rest of the auto/tech industry.”
However, in addition to persistent supply chain issues, Tesla is also facing tough competition from a slew of electric vehicle (EV) companies.
“Elon Musk’s offer to buy Twitter is the latest development in a weeks-long saga that is simply a distraction from the many challenges facing Tesla itself,” David Trainer, CEO of New Constructs, an investment research firm, told CNN.
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“Elon Musk should focus on Tesla and not waste time attempting to acquire and manage [Twitter],” Trainer added. “Tesla is facing significant competition in the electric vehicle space. The major automakers are catching up and are manufacturing innovative electric vehicles.”
Wedbush said it remains bullish on Tesla and maintains its Outperform rating, with a $1,400 price target.
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iPhone 7 Plus may pack two rear-facing cameras
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes that we'll see two versions of the iPhone 7 Plus, one with a standard camera and another with a dual-camera setup.
The next iPhone is still a few months away, but that hasn’t stopped frequently accurate analyst Ming-Chi Kuo from predicting that the iPhone 7 Plus will feature a dual-camera system.
These two cameras, according to Kuo, could be used together to produce a single high-quality image or for 3D image capture, and will enable optimal zoom, which would allow the handset to narrow its field of view without losing image quality.
Interestingly, Kuo says that two versions of the iPhone 7 Plus are in development, one that will feature the dual-camera system and another that has a single camera on its back. He says that Apple will offer both configurations, though warns that there will be "supply chain constraints" on the dual-camera modules.
This isn’t the first time that we’ve heard talk of an iPhone with a dual-camera setup. Back in 2014, pundit John Gruber said that he’d heard of work on a dual-camera system for a future iPhone. Time will tell if this is the year that we finally see a dual-camera system on an iPhone.

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The Vietnam Maritime Administration has requested that associations, seaport companies and shipping companies be exempted or allowed to pay reduced service fees for containers stored at seaports for a long time.
The proposal was laid out in document No 646/CHHVN-VTDVHH, issued on March 7 to create favourable conditions for the owners of the containers to release the goods stored at seaports.
The administration, under the Ministry of Transport, also proposed container owners and associations of industries such as the paper association, plastic association and steel association co-ordinate with shipping agents and seaport companies to review which containers will get fee exemptions or reductions.
Relevant agencies would then fix exemptions and reduced rates based on the review and existing regulations.
The administration proposed the associations announce the policy to their members and then closely co-ordinate with state agencies to craft a plan that minimizes damage to all involved parties. The associations were asked to send feedback from their members to the administration before March 15.
According to the document, as of January 25, 2019, the national seaport system has stored more than 24,100 scrap containers, including 7,000 containers at Hai Phong seaport.
If the container is kept at port for less than 90 days, enterprises could still be carrying out procedures to clear customs in accordance with regulations. However, about 3,000 containers have been in a port for more than 90 days. Authorities are actively looking for the owners of those containers to request they move them.
Just two months into the year 2020, the Vietnamese stock market has already undergone two different phases, according to SSI Securities Corporation. Phase 1, starting before the Lunar New Year or Tet holiday, witnessed the growth of key stock indices. Phase 2, starting after the Tet holiday, tanked as the Covid-18 epidemic broke out, erasing all gains from the start of the year.
Also debuting from 17 February to 29 April will be six new dishes featuring salmon, which as well as being delicious is packed with healthy vitamins and minerals. Some of the dishes include salmon with black pepper sauce, broccoli; salmon with lemon sauce, shoestring fries; and salmon rice with lobster soup.
The district is projected to feature five economic areas including a high-class ecological resort area, an ecotourism area combined with the protection of natural heritages; an urban area for cultural and entertainment services; an area for commerce and industry, high technology and logistics; and a reserve area for future expansion.
The ACC’s special meeting, initiated by Viet Nam as current ASEAN Chair, aimed to discuss prompt implementation of the Chair’s Statement on the bloc’s collective response to novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak released on February 14.
Vietnamese lenders and fintech groups are catching up with international peers on kick-starting the economy and promoting cashless transactions in the face of the coronavirus outbreak, but greater advancement always comes with new risks.
In January the surge continued, with the country attracting around $5.3 billion in FDI in the first 20 days of the month alone, an on-year improvement of nearly 180 per cent. Approximately $4.5 billion of the total is going into nearly 260 projects, with the remainder of the sum coming in the form of share purchases, capital contributions, and additional related investment.


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We featured the new Android tablet from Samsung on Geeky Gadgets last week when it was announced, the Samsung Galaxy Tab. The model announced came with a 7 inch display.
Now it looks like Samsung will be launching a total of three tablets under the Galaxy Tab name, and all will feature different sized displays.
The smallest of the range will be the 7 inch Galaxy Tab that we saw last week, there will be a larger 8 inch tablet, and also a 10 inch version. There are no details as yet on what other differences there will be between the different tablets. Have a look and our article on Android vs iPhone to see which smartphone and mobile platform is best for you.
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Shots are being fired in the world of the digital camera.
California-based Red Digital Cinema alleges that a former executive at Delaware-based Arri engaged in corporate espionage when he hacked into the email server of a third camera company, according to a complaint Red filed Dec. 21 in U.S. District Court in California.
According to the lawsuit, which was obtained by TheWrap, Red alleges Arri used the hacked emails to give its Alexa camera a competitive advantage over Red's Epic camera.
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Red alleges unfair competition based on email hacking, invasion of privacy, conversion, misappropriation of trade secrets and unlawful trade practices, among other charges.
In September, Michael Bravin, Arri's ex-VP of market development for digital camera products, pleaded guilty to unlawfully accessing the email server of Band Pro Film & Digital while he was employed at Arri.
Bravin, who had previously worked for Band Pro, was charged with computer fraud and email hacking and, following a plea agreement, was sentenced to two years' probation, among other penalties.
Now, Red says some of the emails Bravin copied had sensitive information about the company's technology, including the Epic camera. Some of the emails were from Red personnel including founder Jim Jannard, Red also alleges.
At the time of the hacking, Red was allegedly in confidential business discussions with Band Pro, discussing a potential joint venture. Arri employees — including Chief Technology Officer Glenn Kennel and Vice President of Camera Products Bill Russell — were aware Bravin was engaging in the hacking, Red says. Therefore, Arri is liable, according to Red.
"Red is informed and believes, and thereupon alleges, that Bravin saved or forwarded, either directly or verbally, the information obtained from the Band Pro emails to other Arri executives and employees," the suit says.
Additionally, Red alleges that Arri started a false advertising campaign leading up to the launch of the Alexa camera, and that Bravin — using his real name and a pseudonym — posted on a Red blog, RedUser.net, disparaging the company's products. Red says one of the Web-blog board's policies is that users do not use false names.
Red is seeking damages, disgorgement, restitution and injunctive relief. The company is seeking a jury trial.
"It was quite shocking to them, that the vice president of Arri would steal business emails for use at Arri," lawyer Gregory L. Weeks, who represents Red, told TheWrap.
A representative for Arri did not respond to TheWrap's request for comment.
Movies including "The Hobbit," "Prometheus" and "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" were shot with Red cameras. (Pictured above is "Hobbit" director Peter Jackson with a Red camera.)
"Hugo," "Pariah" and "New Year's Eve" were shot with Arri cameras.
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Facing the Numbers
Facebook's figures from a new S-1 filing with the SEC are up from a $28-$35 per share range published earlier. With massive demand for the shares, that range could yet be pushed higher, further increasing the value of the company, but raising the risk of a quick comedown, after the initial hype has waned.
The company will trade under the "FB" stock ticker on Nasdaq, with public trading likely to start on Friday if all goes well. The company has pushed out a number of new products and initiatives recently to raise its profile and to convince investors it has good revenue streams going forward.
The latest of those is its App Center plans that will see it complement and compete with the likes of Apple's App Store and create a hub for web apps that can run on smartphones, where a lot of Facebook users are headed.
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A lot of focus has fallen on Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin who has renounced his U.S. citizenship to save a massive tax bill on his profits from the IPO. Fair enough, the guy lives in The Philippines and has no intention to move back to the States. That leaves Mark Zuckerberg as the big winner, plus the banks (of course) who will make quick fortunes on the sale of shares.
Looking ahead, to the running of the company as a public entity, the LA Times has a piece on how Facebook needs to figure out its advertising strategy and getting marketers on-board. GM is currently making waves by pulling its advertising from Facebook, according to the WSJ, which could be the start of an alarming trend.
The U.K.'s Financial Times points out that the company needs to rapidly address the growing smartphone-first market. That article suggests the public Facebook could go on an acquisition spree to pick up mobile talent to create a platform better suited to getting content and advertising across to iPhone and other smartphone users.
Best of all from the world's press comes this animation from The Guardian that shows the growth of Facebook and just how big that $100 billion really is.


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Like Frosty the Snowman, ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF (NYSEArca: MJ) investors have to be feeling like jolly old souls with the latest news from two of its holdings, Tilray (Nasdaq GS: TLRY) and Canopy Growth (NYSE: CGC).
Tilray gained over 10 percent on Thursday after it announced a research partnership with Budweiser maker Anheuser-Busch (NYSE: BUD) on Wednesday. The joint venture will include a $50 million investment in the research of beverages infused with tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD).
The deal comes just after Tilray announced a partnership with pharmaceutical giant Novartis AG to facilitate global supply and distribution for medical marijuana.
“For us, it’s early days in this industry and research feels like the right place to start,” said Tilray Chief Executive Brendan Kennedy. “At Tilray, we’ve been performing research and develop for almost five years on lots of different aspects of cannabis and cannabinoid delivery.”
MJ’s other holding, Canopy Growth, gained almost 6 percent after hours on Thursday after it announced that it will “participate in the American market” given the recent signing of the 2018 Farm Bill. The bill consists of a 5-year, $867 million funding towards farming initiatives.
More importantly, the bill eases federal restrictions on cannabis by removing hemp from the Controlled Substances Act.


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As we live our busy lives, we tend to miss the signals that markets are changing. Of course, we know that change is happening quickly. We only need to monitor how technology improvements continue to accelerate. Facebook began just 10 years ago and Google – 15. And today, roughly half of all internet users get their information from mobile devices.
Farming is always changing too, and some of the changes are a result of technology. Of course, the seasonality of most types of farming makes change occur a little more slowly. But change, it does. If you are farming, is your style of farming and your farm product on the upswing or downswing? Are you taking advantage of technology? As we wind up the year 2014, we find that Maryland agriculture is witnessing several long-term trends, and a few emerging trends.
Comparing the 2007 and 2012 ag census figures, there are a few obvious long-term trends. For example, direct sales to consumers grew 32% between 2007 and 2012 and organic sales grew 118%. However, it is interesting to note that total acres of vegetables harvested declined 13% over the same period, while the total sales increased 25%. Are we seeing an increase in direct sales and a decrease in wholesale?
Acres of most specified fruits declined. Grape production is an exception, as the number of acres increased 33% between census years, reflecting the continued growth in wineries. Acres of land planted in corn dropped 5% between census years, while acres in soybeans increased 23%. Acres of land irrigated grew 13% to 104,910 acres, part of a long trend.
Sales of livestock, poultry and their products remained virtually unchanged in Maryland between 2007 and 2012. However, a huge drought in the west in 2012 has created several opportunities for meat producers in Maryland. According to an article in Agrimoney.com, the U.S. cattle herd is the smallest in 61 years and it will take until the end of the decade to rebuild the herd says Donnie Smith of Tyson Foods. Meanwhile beef and poultry producers are benefiting from the shortage of meat.
Direct sales of local beef and poultry is too new to show up as a trend to track through several ag censuses. However, in my travels around the state, I find that it is certainly an emerging trend. Another emerging trend is aquaculture. Sales grew from $4 million to $9 million between 2007 and 2012. With all of the new state permits for shellfish leases issued in the last few years, production is bound to increase.
It is important that farmers are aware of how their markets are trending. At Maryland FarmLINK we monitor social media and USDA data to try to keep you informed about trends affecting Maryland farmers through our Facebook page, our Twitter feed, and, of course, this blog.


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Dana Inc, an Ohio, US-based company that makes drivetrain and e-propulsion systems, has agreed to pick up a minority stake in the electric commercial vehicle arm of Indian truck and bus maker Ashok Leyland Ltd.
The US company will invest in the UK-based Switch Mobility Ltd as per the agreement, Dana and Ashok Leyland said.
Dana will also supply electric drivetrain components for Switch Mobility’s electric bus and EV commercial vehicles, providing axles, gearboxes, motors, inverters, software and controls, and electronics cooling.
Neither Dana nor Ashok Leyland, part of the diversified Hinduja Group, disclosed any financial details of the transaction.
The agreement comes a day after top Ashok Leyland executives said the company plans to invest $150-200 million in Switch Mobility over the next few years to develop new EVs and expand its manufacturing capabilities.
Leeds, UK-based Switch Mobility was previously known as Optare and was rebranded last year. The company introduced the first British-built electric buses in London in 2014. Since then, it has put 280 EVs on the road.
New York Stock Exchange-listed Dana was founded in 1904. The company reported sales of $7.1 billion in 2020 with 38,000 employees in 33 countries.
Apart from Ashok Leyland, a number of Indian automakers are developing electric vehicles. Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, India’s biggest maker of tractors and sport-utility vehicles, has invested in Israeli EV company REE Automotive.
Several two-wheeler makers in India are also developing and manufacturing EVs. These include Hero Electric, which raised funding from Dubai-based Gulf Islamic Investments earlier this month.
Other such companies include Ather Energy and Revolt. While Ather is backed by the Pawan Munjal-owned Hero MotoCorp, and Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal, Revolt got Rs 150 crore in April from RattanIndia Enterprises Ltd. Cab aggregator Ola is also foraying into the segment and is setting up an electric scooter factory in Tamil Nadu.


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Deathloop players have complained of stuttering and poor frame-rates in the game’s PC version, and now developer Arkane has acknowledged the problem.
In a statement shared by the game’s community manager on reddit , Arkane said it was looking into the issue “as a priority”.
“Hey all, I’m one of the Deathloop community managers,” MortalEmporer wrote on reddit , replying to a post which jokingly suggested Deathloop’s issues were due to the graphical quality of its in-game food.
“While those burgers do look great, regarding performance we are aware of reports that some PC users are experiencing stuttering issues in Deathloop.
“We’re actively investigating the issue right now as a priority, and will update you with more specific information as soon as possible.”
In the meantime, Deathloop’s Steam reviews are taking a hit. Despite a strong critical review consensus at launch, the game currently sits on a “mixed” user rating.
Many user reviews include unfounded speculation that Deathloop’s use of Denuvo’s controversial copy protection is to blame. But, writing on Twitter last night, Digital Foundry’s Alex Battaglia said there was no evidence Denuvo was to blame for the stuttering players are currently reporting.
There is no direct evidence at the moment in all my testing that there is microstuttering/that denuvo is at fault for anything. There is an issue though with something that looks like stutters though, but is not actually performance related. I think it is best to report on that. https://t.co/8vCU0w7I0U
— Alexander Battaglia (@Dachsjaeger) September 15, 2021
Instead, he wrote, the issue seemed to lie with the game’s camera movement when playing with a mouse and using an unlocked frame-rate not set to standard values such as 60fps.
Digital Foundry will have a deeper dive into this issue as part of a detailed video, due tomorrow. In the meantime, we’ve contacted Bethesda for more information.
“A brilliant timeloop shooter that gives Dishonored’s best tricks and techniques more opportunity to shine,” Edwin wrote in Eurogamer’s Deathloop review , awarding it an Essential badge. (We played on PS5.)
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Anonymizer Offers Tips to Help iPhone, Safari and IE Users Guard Against Advertiser Circumvention of Privacy Settings(February 22, 2012)
San Diego, CA (PRWEB) February 22, 2012
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Tips for iPhone Users:
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2. Next, turn on Private Browsing and under Accept Cookies, select Never.
4. Don't use mail or social media accounts from the phones browser. Rather, download and use the dedicated applications for these services which will require a log-in to use.
Tips for Safari Users:
1. Turn on Private Browsing.
2. Select Empty Cache to clear the browsers cookies.
Tips for IE Users:
1. Install the latest version of the browser, IE9.
2. Use IE9s Tracking Protection feature and add a TPL (Tracking Protection List).
In addition to adjusting browser settings, using an online privacy product that prevents activities from being tracked based on a users IP address should be part of a comprehensive Internet security strategy. Products like Anonymizer Universal help prevent unauthorized access to personal data and keep users anonymous online while at home, at work and on the go via Wi-Fi connections.
Consumers should be allowed to decide if and when they want their online activities tracked, not websites and advertisers, especially those that engage in this practice by purposefully circumventing safeguards that are in place, said Lance Cottrell, Founder and Chief Technology Officer for Anonymizer, Inc. Along with maximizing the privacy and security settings on their browser and taking the proper precautions to protect their computer, users must also employ the right tools to protect their online privacy.
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Qualcomm's Next-Generation Gobi Platform Consolidates Mobile Standards Support for Future iOS Devices
Qualcomm today announced the launch of its fifth-generation Gobi reference platform that seeks to pack support for nearly all of the major worldwide mobile standards into a single chip. While the reference platform is not ready in time for inclusion in the iPad 3, it does pave the way for future world-mode iOS devices and is targeted at ultra-thin notebooks and tablets.
Based on Qualcomm’s Gobi 4G LTE wireless baseband modems, the MDM9615™ and MDM9215™, the technology delivers fast LTE connectivity on FDD and TDD networks worldwide, with backwards compatibility to both HSPA+ and EV-DO networks. This will allow support for regional LTE frequencies with backwards compatibility to existing 2G/3G technologies, allowing Gobi 4G LTE devices to connect to the faster LTE network locally and stay connected to the Internet globally on 3G networks worldwide. [...]
Qualcomm’s latest Gobi 4G LTE connectivity reference platform includes embedded GPS capability and features an application programming interface (API) with LTE extensions, which is compatible with leading connectivity standards, including CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B, HSPA+, dual-carrier HSPA+, TD-SCDMA and LTE, with integrated backwards compatibility to HSPA and EV-DO.
Gobi offers a layer of software enhancements on top of Qualcomm's MDM chipsets in order to streamline wireless connectivity across technologies.
Apple already uses a world-mode chip to support both GSM and CDMA networks in the iPhone 4S, but the device does not support faster LTE networks now being deployed. The iPad 3 has been claimed to support LTE, and will likely be using a world-mode chip capable of falling back onto both GSM and CDMA 3G networks.
Apple has held off on supporting LTE so far because the technology has simply not been available in a single-chip solution meeting Apple's size and power requirements. But with Qualcomm's new single chip designs now making their way to availability, Apple has options that suit its design and performance goals for future devices.
While the identity of the LTE wireless chip in the iPad 3 has not yet been revealed, Qualcomm's roadmap suggests that Apple may be looking to use the MDM9600 (or MDM9615) in the iPad 3. For the iPhone 5 due later this year, Apple would likely utilize the MDM9615, which does pack voice capabilities onto the LTE chip.
Apple released iOS 16.3 in late January following nearly six weeks of beta testing. The software update is available for the iPhone 8 and newer, and while it is a relatively minor update, it still includes a handful of new features, changes, and bug fixes.
Below, we've recapped new features in iOS 16.3, including support for physical security keys as a two-factor authentication option for...
Apple has discussed selling a new top-of-the-line iPhone alongside the Pro and Pro Max models in 2024 at the earliest, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Based on this timeframe, the device would be part of the iPhone 16 lineup or later.
In a September 2022 edition of his weekly "Power On" newsletter, Gurman said there was "potential" for an iPhone 15 Ultra to replace the iPhone 15 Pro...
Online retailer TigerDirect has slashed pricing on the M1 iPad Air in several colors, offering the base 64GB configuration for just $313.99 in Purple and Pink.
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That's a savings of 48% compared to Apple's normal $599.00...
A new version of the Mac Studio with the "M2 Ultra" chip is unlikely to arrive in the near future, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.
In the latest edition of his "Power On" newsletter, Gurman explained that since the upcoming Apple silicon Mac Pro is "very similar in functionality to the Mac Studio," Apple may wait until the release of M3- or M4-series chips to update the machine, or...
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According to Apple's release notes for HomePod software 16.3.1, the update includes general performance and stability improvements. Notes for tvOS 16.3.1 are unavailable as of yet, but are probably similar to the HomePod...
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German industrial designer Jonas Daehnert came up with this impressive-looking concept (pictured) by marrying design elements of the...
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Well, Christina is traveling this week so say your goodbyes. We've got an update on Sonos headphones and how the kids in China are taking down their teachers' attempts to assign them homework. NEXT UP there are soooooo many leaks on 9to5Mac this week. They got into some iOS 14 code so we're talking about all those updates. Don't miss it!
This week we're discussing the impact of COVID19 on the world. Then, there are new Apple products out there, and rumors as well: a 14-inch Macbook Pro?? The Verge's Mac Pro review?? We simply must discuss. Then Simone gets to be sanctimonious for 15 minutes because Christina loves the Amazon Go grocery store. She also doesn't drink soda. It's Rock…
Christina and Simone join forces to argue for a rose gold Xbox Series X, and discuss Apple's ongoing antitrust issues with its app store. Then, a heartwarming story about a Game Boy loving-grandma, and a disastrous story of the fall of HQ.
This week a big company is adding TFA to their ridiculously unsafe product and guess what! Foldable phones still don't work! Christina and Simone are begging phone makers to improve because we want those folding phones, baby! But is there a new contender for coolest new phone idea on the horizon? Perhaps...
Today on the show we've got Laurie Segall, prolific tech journalist and founder of Dot Dot Dot Media! Can she teach Simone to be less negative about tech? Then it's an update on our favorite memory of 2017, the Equifax hack. Finally, GO SEE BIRDS OF PREY!!
With Christina's whereabouts unknown, we tackle the bad bad app that the Democratic Party decided to inflict on Iowa's caucus. Then we dig into the much-despised remake of Warcraft 3 and a little ol' problem with Google Photos and your private videos. Finally: Look at this train!! It's Rocket, baby.
We've got some fun rumors about Apple and Samsung this week! Phones, tags, wireless charging, finally?? Tune in to hear all about it, including the most exciting rumor from Samsung that we have ever heard. Last up, Bri and Simone do a breakdown on Simone's latest video, which is about foley and sound design.
Should Apple have followed through with plans to implement end-to-end encryption for iCloud back-ups? We'll talk about that and Sonos' plans to stop updating older devices on this week's episodes. Plus, Netflix's The Witcher is good, actually.
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Payment service providers must adopt strong customer authentication for e-commerce card-based payment transactions by 31 December 2020
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has determined that banks/payment service providers (PSPs) must adopt strong customer authentication for e-commerce card-based payment transactions by 31 December 2020.
The date was announced yesterday by the EBA in its Opinion of the European Banking Authority on the deadline for the migration to SCA for e-commerce card-based payment transactions (EBA-Op-2019-11).
In this Opinion, the EBA also sets out a series of actions that banks/PSPs must carry out so that they can benefit from this period of flexibility.
The EBA clarifies that, albeit the strong customer authentication requirements apply as of 14 September 2019, national competent authorities (NCAs) – in the case of Portugal, Banco de Portugal – may make use of this supervisory flexibility regarding e-commerce card-based payment transactions up to the end of 2020. The EBA considers that NCAs may focus on the interaction with the market and the monitoring of the migration plans of banks/PSPs, instead of pursuing immediate enforcement actions against banks/PSPs that are not compliant with the requirements laid down in the Payment Services Directive (PSD2) and the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/389 of 27 November 2017.
The EBA recommends NCAs to adopt 31 December 2020 as a consistent deadline throughout the European Union and to require banks/PSPs to carry out the actions detailed in its Opinion.
The EBA also notes that, in any case, consumers will be protected against fraud, given that in those cases where strong customer authentication is not applied, the bank/PSP is still liable for unauthorised payment transactions.
Whilst acknowledging that Portuguese banks/PSPs, merchants and consumers need additional time to fully apply the strong customer authentication requirements in e-commerce card-based payment transactions and that a consistent approach should be taken throughout the European Union, Banco de Portugal will make use of the flexibility granted in the EBA’s Opinion. As such, the deadline for banks/PSPs to fully apply the strong customer authentication requirements in e-commerce card-based payment transactions is 31 December 2020. For that purpose, Banco de Portugal will require information from banks/PSPs on their migration plans, and will monitor the execution of these plans.
On strong customer authentication
Strong customer authentication requirements apply as of 14 September 2019 in the European Union.
As of that date, banks and other PSPs must apply strong customer authentication to their customers each time they access their payment account online, initiate an electronic payment transaction or carry out any action which may imply a risk of payment fraud or other abuse.
In these cases, banks/PSPs demand, as a rule, that two authentication elements be used: for instance, in addition to the typical password, a code is sent by text message (SMS) to the user’s mobile/smartphone.
Whilst acknowledging that, in the case of e-commerce card-based payment transactions, a number of users could be negatively affected by the application of strong customer authentication requirements, the EBA has accepted that, on an exceptional basis, NCAs may decide to work with the market in the adoption of new rules for an additional period of time.
This possibility was provided for by the EBA in its Opinion on the elements of strong customer authentication under PSD2 (EBA-Op-2019-06), published in June 2019, which was supplemented by the Opinion released yesterday.


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Tech giant Apple said this week that it does not expect to meet its second-quarter revenue forecast due to global supply shortages caused by the Chinese coronavirus.
Apple no longer expects to meet meet its quarterly revenue forecast due to the coronavirus, which has apparently resulted in a lower worldwide iPhone supply, as well as a lower demand in China, according to a report by CNBC.
The tech company says that it does “not expect to meet the revenue guidance” it provided “due to two main factors.” Both cited factors stem from the coronavirus outbreak.
“The first is that worldwide iPhone supply will be temporarily constrained,” said Apple in a statement. “The second is that demand for our products within China has been affected.”
Apple, which makes most of its iPhones in China, had initially expected to garner between $63 billion to $67 billion in net sales of revenue for its fiscal second quarter.
The company added that its initial revenue forecast from January had a $4 billion discrepancy in range due to concerns of unpredictability involving the coronavirus.
“As you can see, the range anticipates some level of issue there. Otherwise, we would not have a $4 billion range,” said Apple CEO Tim Cook at the time, according to CNBC.
Now, Apple warns that production delays due to the coronavirus will cause the company to take a bigger than anticipated financial hit, but has not yet specified by how much.
The tech giant had temporarily ceased production in China, and closed its retail stores in the country.
Some of its stores in China have reportedly since been reopened, but Apple noted that it is nonetheless, experiencing slower than usual conditions following the extended Chinese holiday.
“Stores that are open have been operating at reduced hours and with very low customer traffic,” said Apple. “We are gradually reopening our retail stores and will continue to do so as steadily and safely as we can.”
Apple added that while its iPhone manufacturing facilities have reopened in China, the company still doesn’t expect it to remedy global supply shortages, as the facilities “are ramping up more slowly than we had anticipated.”
“Work is starting to resume around the country, but we are experiencing a slower return to normal conditions than we had anticipated,” said Apple.
“These iPhone supply shortages will temporarily affect revenues worldwide,” the company added.


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Customers in cars lined up on a sand and gravel road at the Athens Locally Grown farmers market July 23. They waited to pick up orders that had been placed earlier in the week and organized by market volunteers.
About the time each car reached the pick-up tent, market manager Eric Wagoner appeared with the order. Wearing a face shield, he placed the order in the customer’s back seat or trunk.
The process was fast-paced and ran smoothly. A first-time visitor might not suspect that the pandemic had caused turmoil for the market over the last four months. COVID-19 affected the market in “every possible way,” Wagoner said.
In 2001, Wagoner was one of the founding farmers of the Athens Locally Grown farmers market. He wrote the software that enabled Athens Locally Grown to operate as an online-only market, Wagoner said. Within a few years, he took over as the market manager.
The volunteers, who are customers of the market, assemble the orders and receive a modest credit toward market purchases, Wagoner said. Each year, customers pay a $20 membership fee.
Not all growers participate each week because of the produce they raise, Wagoner said. “For instance, a blueberry vendor might sell three or four weeks out of the year, and that’s the only time we see them,” he said.
About 100 growers are active in the market and approximately 50 list items for sale each week, Wagoner said. “The table fee for growers is 10%. That all goes back to the market in the form of volunteer credits and a refund ‘make it right’ fund,” he said.
A new normal
When COVID-19 hit, customers feared going to the grocery store, and the disruption of the supply chain caused shortages, Wagoner said. Because of the online-ordering system, “it was easier for us to adapt than for more traditional markets,” he said.
“We went contactless when COVID-19 hit,” Wagoner said. “Before that we had a pickup table and a cashier, both with plenty of human interaction.”
The first priority was changing order pickup to be safe, with social distancing, protective gear and the ability to wash hands, Wagoner said.
While other farmers markets scrambled to adapt, Athens Locally Grown was open, and within two weeks its “sales climbed 10 times normal,” Wagoner said.
"I remember breathing a sigh of relief after the first week's attempt, realizing we could make it work and keep the market running."
- Mary Songster, Athens Locally Grown volunteer
Mary Songster has volunteered for over a decade at the Athens Locally Grown market. After COVID-19 hit, the old market location was overwhelmed, Songster said. The market closed down for two weeks until it found a temporary location at the YMCA, on Hawthorne Avenue, she said.
“I remember being nervous about if we could keep the market open,” Songster said. “I remember breathing a sigh of relief after the first week’s attempt, realizing we could make it work and keep the market running.”
The number of customer orders increased from the normal of 75-100 per week to about 200, Wagoner said. In addition, the average dollar total per order increased.
After the initial rush, weekly sales for the market stabilized at about eight times its normal volume, Wagoner said.
“I have been championing the benefits of an online market for a long time,” Wagoner said. The nature of online ordering gives growers the ability to harvest only the amount of produce that has been pre-sold, he said.
When the YMCA reopened, Wagoner once again searched for a new location, he said. Now, the market pickup is located at 580 Tallassee Road on the West Side of Athens.
Wagoner licenses his online-ordering software to hundreds of farmers markets in the U.S., charging about 3%, sometimes less, of each market’s sales to cover the costs of the computer system. The system was used to help West Broad Farmers Market make its shift to online ordering this year, also.
Although the market is not a registered nonprofit, Wagoner runs it as one, he said. Now, he works a 9-5 job as a software developer and serves as the market manager with no salary, Wagoner said.
“I don’t have the farm anymore, but I love Athens, and it’s important to me to have easy access to locally grown food,” Wagoner said. “ALG is the best way to make sure that’s true, so I keep it going.”
Anne Holmes, a long-time customer and former volunteer, spoke about Wagoner’s service. “It's all about how conscientious Eric is. He's not only interested in his market but also all local markets,” she said.
Because Athens Locally Grown is a Thursday market, it always closes the week of Thanksgiving, Wagoner said. He opens it the other 51 weeks each year — except years when another holiday, like Christmas, falls on a Thursday, he said.
Or a pandemic disrupts the world.


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Shares of Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) rose 17.3% in January of 2017, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.
The digital storage specialist quietly gained about 7% in the first three weeks of January on reports that Western Digital might buy Toshiba's (NASDAQOTH:TOSBF) semiconductor business. Then, sector rival Seagate Technology (NASDAQ:STX) reported stellar earnings, taking Western Digital along for a 7% overnight gain. Western Digital's own results, published the next day, also exceeded analyst expectations, but the good news had already been priced in due to Seagate's strong market signals.
In January's second-quarter report, Western Digital saw strong demand for large-capacity hard drives and all of its solid state drives (SSDs) based on flash memory chips. Western Digital increased its presence in both of these markets via strategic acquisitions of Hitachi's enterprise storage division and SSD specialist SanDisk. I'd be surprised to see any further buyout plays in the next few quarters, as the current product portfolio seems perfectly tailored for the current and near market trends. As for the rumored Toshiba deal, the two companies have been partnering for years. The Japanese technology giant is in dire need of cash, and could ask Western Digital to take a larger ownership stake in their joint ventures, but private equity firms would be the more logical spinoff target there.
Long story short, Western Digital is unlikely to rock the boat very hard at the moment -- the current business plan is already A-OK.


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Meta stock is up more than 3% in trading Thursday, after a Wall Street analyst team raised their target price for the social media stock. Amazon (AMZN) was also trading higher after a price target hike.
A new report from Jefferies on Thursday reiterated a buy rating for Meta (META). Analyst Brent Thill upped Jefferies’ price target for the Facebook parent company to 585, from 550. Separately, Thills raised Jefferies price target for Amazon (AMZN) stock to 225, from 190, and reiterated a buy rating.
On the stock market today, Meta stock is up more than 3.5% at 525.62 in morning trades. Amazon stock, meanwhile, is up more than 1% at 184.88. The gains have AMZN shares approaching an all-time high above 188 reached in July 2021. Meta, meanwhile, reached a new 52-week high.
Meta Stock: ‘Too Many Advantages To Count’
The new price target for Meta incorporates an updated market share analysis from Jefferies analysts, according to the client note.
Thill wrote that Meta has “too many advantage to count” compared to competitors in the digital advertising market. Ads drive nearly all of Meta’s revenue. The company has been investing in artificial intelligence tools to help drive more engagement and ad sales on its applications, which include Facebook, Instagram, Reels, WhatsApp and Threads.
“We believe Meta’s decision to invest $27 billion in capex in FY23 has helped the company develop several strategic advantages over peers,” Thill wrote to clients.
Those advantages include a strong artificial intelligence-based recommendation engine for its Reels short-video product, which is driving more time spent on Facebook and Instagram. Further, Meta’s AI-powered Advantage+ tools for buying ads are also driving “significant improvements in advertiser ROI,” the Jefferies note said.
Meta will report its first quarter earnings on April 24. Meta stock is up 47% this year as of Thursday morning.
Amazon Stock: Still ‘Plenty To Like’
Separately, Thill and the Jefferies internet analyst team published a positive note on Amazon Thursday after meeting with industry experts and former employees.
Amazon has a “positive opportunity” in advertising supported video for its Prime streaming platform and an “improving cloud environment’ for its Amazon Web Services business, according to the note. The Jefferies analyst team added, however, that its expert believes Amazon “needs to improve its AI offering to stay competitive.”
Amazon has not yet set a date for its first quarter earnings report. FactSet estimates the report will come later this month. Amazon shares have gained roughly 20% so far in 2024.
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Manchester-based Toast PR is helping to bring fresh hope to the UK’s 15 million eczema sufferers after being appointed to launch The Beauty of Eczema – a self-help book and online community aimed at empowering people living with the skin condition.
Toast has been appointed to manage the brand launch for National Eczema Awareness Week – generating media coverage and online engagement around the book and upcoming interactive programme, as well as helping to drive sales and sign ups.
The Beauty of Eczema brand is the brainchild of certified health coach and natural chef, Camille Knowles, 27 from Manchester. Toast has created a launch campaign which will see Camille join forces with model and jewellery designer, Jade Jagger, who has faced her own 25 year battle with the skin condition. Manchester-based consultant dermatologist and leading UK eczema expert, Dr Tim Clayton has also been enlisted to provide endorsement for the book and media commentary around the launch.
‘The Beauty of Eczema’ book is available to buy on Amazon and chronicles Camille’s own empowering journey with chronic eczema after her condition became so debilitating that she was hospitalised. It shares her life changing HOPE principles – a holistic toolkit which she believes will significantly help to improve the condition for other sufferers. An interactive online programme will also be available to sufferers.
Speaking about the launch, Camille Knowles, said: “Toast’s national health and beauty credentials are second to none, having delivered stand out campaigns for some of the UK’s leading brands in the sector.
“The team really impressed with their sector knowledge, media contacts, creative approach to the brief and most importantly their positive energy. This launch is such a personal project and having them work as an extension of my team has really helped to take the launch to the next level.”
Julia Mitchell, Toast PR MD, said: “Camille is a truly inspirational individual with an empowering story that is set to genuinely help transform the lives of people with eczema.
“We thrilled to be working with Camille and feel passionate about helping her to communicate her journey. Securing Jade Jagger and Dr Tim Clayton for the launch is testament to the power of her story and is set to help elevate the Beauty of Eczema brand to a national audience.”
Toast PR was founded by former Boots The Chemist PR manager Julia Mitchell in 2004 and the agency’s first consumer account was the global suncare range, Soltan, before Toast expanded the business to work with clients in technology, property, and the hospitality sector. Many of the senior team at Toast come from a strong consumer PR background with shared previous clients including Johnson & Johnson, Estee Lauder and Glaxo Smithkline.


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Ola, Uber’s Surge Pricing Under Investigation By Govt; RSS Affiliate Group Demands Review
Uber and Ola have been up against the Government for a long time about the surge in the pricing.
Both the cab aggregators have been under the fire for their ridiculously high prices, some of which are not really very reasonable.
On the other hand, the Government recently agreed to the cab aggregators imposing a surge in the price, which definitely added to the confusion.
And now there is news that the minister for transport and highways has asked officials to look into the matter on the insistence of a right wing party.
Find out what went down right here!
Government Officials To Review Ola and Uber’s Surge Pricing
Ashwani Mahajan, National Co-Convener of RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagaran Manch (SJM) penned a letter to the road transport and highways minister, Nitin Gadkari asking him to look into the surging in prices by Ola and Uber.
He said that Uber and Ola are obtaining profits under through surge pricing. He also quoted a survey that shows that customers from across the nation are facing numerous issues with the app-based taxi aggregators such as Uber and Ola.
Dr. Mahajan said, “We have demanded that Rs. 100 or an amount equivalent to 20% of the fare be credited in the customer’s account in case of a driver cancelling a ride, no surge pricing on advance scheduled booking and basic customer service and app features must be standardised in case of emergencies.”
He states that as these cab aggregators started profiteering, SJM asked for a 25% cap on the surge pricing. In case of abrupt cancellation, SJM wants the cancellation charges to be paid by taxi app company or the driver, depending upon the case.
Uber And Ola’s History of High Prices
There are multiple issues related to the pricing strategies of the cabs, and even the charges levied by the aggregators for cancellation of rides.
Dr. Ashwani Mahajan, All India co-convener, SJM, said, “Just in the last two weeks, we received screenshots where a fare of Rs 2,000 was quoted in Mumbai for a six-minute ride. This is outrageous and plain profiteering by these platforms.”
The government also promised to come up with laws that approved surge pricing only if they are reasonable. Uber protested the Government’s interference citing the reason that the drivers are earning less because of the fare restrictions put in place by the Government.
We’ll keep you informed as we get more updates!


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Break Up VW And Double Its Stock Market Value – Report.
“VW has grown to a size and complexity that is too difficult to manage and too slow to navigate ; at a time when the industry is set to go through unprecedented transition,”
Breaking up the huge Volkswagen empire into separate companies like Audi, Porsche and its mass market brands would almost double its stock market value, said Evercore ISI.
In a report, the investment researcher pointed to recent successful spinoffs like Ferrari, Volvo and Jaguar Land Rover as an example for VW shareholders.
Evercore ISI made a compelling case for the breakup, but one thing is sure; unless the sun starts to rise in the west, it’s never going to happen. The politicians and unions which run VW are more interested in control than money.
The engineering workers union controls half the votes on VW’s ruling 20-seat supervisory board. The German state of Lower Saxony has two seats on the board too. This has led to a chronic lack of incisive action and profitability compared with companies like Toyota of Japan. And VW employs too many workers. In 2015, General Motors, with 215,000 employees, produced almost as many cars as VW with 600,000.
But Evercore ISI said if VW moved to a holding company structure with six separate listed entities – Audi, Porsche, VW mass market brands, trucks, mobility services, and financial services – the current capitalization would rocket.
“The combined market value could stand at €150 billion compared to the current VW market capitalization which stands at €68 billion. Post a 25% holding discount, we calculated €50 billion upside to €100 a share,” said Evercore ISI analyst Arndt Ellinghorst.
“VW has grown to a size and complexity that is too difficult to manage and too slow to navigate ; at a time when the industry is set to go through unprecedented transition,” Ellinghorst said.
“Have VW’s main stakeholders ever considered what a breakup might mean? We believe it would lead to increased profitability and growth at VW’s individual brands, each of which would be more accountable,” Ellinghorst said.
Ellinghorst said it would raise the value of Lower Saxony’s stake by €6 billion, and allow it to pursue important social policies.
“VW stands out with industry leading diseconomies of scale, recurring scandals and management-union infighting. From the outside, VW seems to be its own biggest enemy,” he said.
“Union leaders, Lower Saxony, the (Porsche) family (shareholders), and other stakeholders should be concerned. Investors recognize that the auto industry is facing disruption and in such an environment flexible and agile players will have an advantage over larger super-tankers,” he said.
Volkswagen is still reeling from the effect of the dieselgate scandal after it admitted cheating to defeat U.S. environmental rules which limited noxious emissions from diesel engines. This concerned around 500,000 diesel engines in the U.S. The scandal then moved on to the rest of the world with 11 million engines involved in cheating not only diesel emissions, but also fuel economy claims.
VW has allocated €22.6 billion to pay for fixing or buying back vehicles, fines and penalties arising from dieselgate. It could face further costs from law suits concerning its rigging of as many as 11 million diesels to cheat on emission tests.
Talk about VW slimming down started again recently when it was reported it was about to sell its Ducati motorcycle subsidiary to Harley-Davidson. Investors wonder if this could be the start of a major restructuring involving the selling of its hugely valuable truck assets.
VW’s truck business is said to be worth around €23 billion and would go a long way towards meeting the total damage done to the company from the dieselgate debacle.
VW owns Scania and MAN and last year bought a 16.6 per cent stake in Navistar for $256 million, said to be designed to open up the U.S. for the European brands. Scania is, next to Paccar, the most profitable truck maker in the world.


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The largest financial B2B expo, the iFX EXPO, kicked off yesterday, January 23rd, with the Welcome Party, where the thousands of participants and exhibitors attending the event had the opportunity to catch up over drinks and bites.
Today’s lineup at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre featured a packed agenda of seminars and panels which address the core issues of the industry. Our very own, Lea Wang, Head of Business Development APAC, conducted a workshop in which she explained the importance of a robust ecosystem in the global financial trading market. The workshop was received with great enthusiasm as Mrs. Wang’s engaging presentation detailed the core elements of a successful financial trading institution.
Mrs. Wang was also honoured to be invited to speak in the iFX EXPO’s signature panel in Chinese. The panel was composed of local executives and experts and the discussion explored the Asian FX industry in 2018.
iFX EXPO guests who stopped by PrimeXM’s booth were also surprised to find a lucky draw competition taking place. Visitors were invited to drop their business cards in the lucky draw box for a chance to win major gifts. The competition will also continue tomorrow and we would like to extend a welcome to everyone to join us in booth #51.
The expo wrapped up at 5:00 pm today, while sponsors and participants will have the chance to get together later tonight at the iFX EXPO Night Party in a less formal atmosphere.
The second day of the expo is expected to be even busier than today with many more interesting discussions and seminars taking place.
PrimeXM CEO, Cristian Vlasceanu, will also be part of a panel tomorrow at 2:00 pm, which will be discussing liquidity in Asia and the unique challenges it presents, as well as key factors brokers, LPs and technology firms need to consider for regional growth. Participants in the panel will include executives from various industry segments and will provide a better understanding of how global developments in regulation and trading technology affect the Asian market.


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Evenko has suspended the sale of tickets to next year’s Formula E race.
The move on Thursday came hours after Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante said she was surprised to hear that Evenko was already selling tickets to a July 28-29 race in the same controversial downtown location as this year’s event.
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After complaints from downtown residents and business owners, Plante pledged during the election campaign to move the electric-car race to the site of the Formula One — on the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve in Parc Jean-Drapeau.
As of Thursday morning, Evenko was selling tickets to the event on its website. At some point in the day, the event page was changed to indicate that tickets would be “on sale soon.”
Evenko, the Montreal Canadiens-owned event promoter, issued a statement Thursday evening detailing its involvement in the Formula E race. Evenko said that its responsibilities for the event included: preparing the event site, excluding the track; installing accommodations such as stands, corporate boxes, and garages; organizing entertainment connected to the two races; promoting the event; managing ticket sales and local sponsorships.


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Maxima Latvija has demonstrated strategic expansion ambitions and reported strong growth figures in its audited results for 2018. The operations of Maxima in Latvia generated a turnover of 776.6 million Euros, which constitutes a growth of 6.4% compared to a year earlier.
Maxima invested 18 million Euro in expanding and renewing its Latvian grocery retail chain, upgrading employee amenities and improving shopping ambience, and achieved a net profit of 21.9 million Euro.
“2018 was a turning point for Maxima in Latvia. We achieved strong results by lowering prices, investing in improved shopping experience for our customers and better work environment for our people, and developing new store formats. This year we will continue with our focus on low prices, better customer service, strong expansion in residential areas, greater product assortment and sustainability of our operations. Our plan is to invest more than 34 million Euro this year in expanding the store chain and improving the customer shopping experience,” comments Maxima Latvija Chairman of the Board Andris Vilcmeiers.
Maxima Latvija invested a total of 18 million Euro last year in 6 new and 10 existing stores for better shopping experience, employee amenities and improving the work environment. The company also allocated significant resources in numerous technological innovations, among them implementing an electric mobility initiative for its distribution centre, running an energy-efficient LED lighting programme, and installing environmentally-friendly freezing equipment and 269 new self-service checkouts. As part of Maxima Grupe, another important achievement in the company’s international growth was receiving a BB+ credit rating and successfully issuing bonds totalling 300 million Euro with a five-year maturity. Correspondingly, the expansion of the store chain and reconstruction of existing stores was continued, improving customer service and introducing new solutions and efficiency standards to offer lower prices to customers.
This year, as part of the Maxima Latvija retail chain investment programme, the business will continue to significantly expand the store chain, opening several new large-format stores, a range of smaller stores, and fully renovating 10 existing stores, with some of these being significantly expanded. As previously reported, to make shopping more convenient and accessible, Maxima Latvija plans on investing more than 34 million Euro in 2019 on expanding the store chain and improving customer service.


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Distributor Nimans is urging dealers to ‘watch-out’ for an ingenious new messaging device from NEC which is worn around the wrist. The watch-like M155 innovation is being hailed as the ultimate portable messaging tool for use particularly in healthcare and hospitality environments.
The compact device comes complete with a DECT speakerphone, three line display and security alarm, according to Phil Adams, Systems Sales Director at Nimans.
“It’s like a James Bond style gadget which takes wireless communications to a new level. As well as being worn like a watch it can also be attached via a necklace strap. It integrates seamlessly with PBX and messaging applications,” said Phil, who along with Nimans’ NEC Business Manager, Steve Owens, ‘met’ a life size dummy version of the M155 at the Convergence Summit North trade show.


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The truth about Britain's black market traders: Derelict streets with rows of empty shops are hiding hundreds of stores selling fake designer goods where you can pick up 'Jimmy Choos' for £10
- Visitors to black market in Bury New Road stock up in bulk and then sell on
- The labyrinth of shops packed with fake handbags and football shirts
- Fake goods come from China and Turkey and are sold on the internet
A hidden shopping mall selling fake designer goods has been discovered behind a row of derelict shops.
The secret shopping village - on a once bustling street in Manchester - is packed with fake Louis Vuitton handbags, Nike football shirts, and Jimmy Choo shoes.
Visitors to the black market in Bury New Road stock up in bulk and then sell the goods across the country.
The secret village - on a once bustling high street in Manchester - is packed with fake trainers being sold for a fraction of the price
The Sunday Mirror reports that shoppers can buy counterfeit items such as a fake Louis Vuitton satchel for £15, and Jimmy Choo shoes for £10 - well below the normal retail price.
Fake Nike, Converse and
Adidas trainers are sold for £25 a pair, and Mulberry, Louis Vuitton,
Prada and Chanel all sell for well under £35.
The 20 shops reportedly operate on a 'spotter system' - whereby a lookout will stand outside the shuttered shop front and use mobile phones to alert colleagues inside if police are near.
While most of the business comes from those buying in bulk, individual shoppers also visit the underworld factory to buy fake handbags, sunglasses and sports gear.
While most of the business comes from those buying in bulk, individual shoppers also visit the underworld factory to buy fake handbags, sunglasses and sports gear
Chanel and Mulberry handbag counterfeits also sell for a fraction of the price
Workers in the garage-sized shops told undercover reporters that people came to them rather than spend what little money they have on the real brands.
The goods come from China and Turkey - and those who buy in bulk then sell on items on the internet.
Business Secretary Vince Cable last week announced plans to crack down on counterfeit goods - adding that fakers account for 10 per cent of global trade.
The goods come from China and Turkey - and those who buy in bulk then sell on items on the internet
A report has revealed the number of illegal
website links removed worldwide in the past year has increased
620 per cent to 72million.
Mr Cable said he had forged new links in China to help combat the problem, and Intellectual Property Minister Lord Younger added: 'The UK is a centre of excellence for intellectual property-rich companies and it is vital that we create the confidence for UK firms to grow overseas.
'Collaboration and partnership are key to that. The UK and China are working ever more closely to reduce the impact of IP crime.'
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Ford Motor Company has filed a patent for a pet monitoring and control system, Ford Authority has learned.
The patent was filed on December 17th, 2020, published on June 23rd, 2022, and assigned serial number 0194228.
The Ford Authority Take
Ford has filed a number of pet-related patents in recent months, including one for a “pet mode” similar to what’s currently offered in Tesla vehicles, another for a seat bottom mounted airbag that protects pets, and a filing for an integrated pet bowl with water level sensing technology. Now, this new Ford patent continues that theme by aiming to make our furry friends a bit more comfortable in our vehicles.
This particular Ford patent describes a pet monitoring and control system that utilizes various RF sensors to determine where a pet is located within a vehicle and then controls one or more vehicle functions based on that information. That includes opening or closing the windows based on temperature whether it’s stationary or moving, adjusting the climate control based on the pet’s location, manipulating the vehicle’s display, turning on heated or air conditioned seats if the pet’s temperature gets too low or too high, and even closing the window if it detects rain outside.
Clearly, Ford is well aware of the fact that most pet owners treat their furry friends as family members, and most are willing to do whatever it takes to ensure their comfort. Whether or not a system like what’s depicted in this patent actually makes it into a production vehicle remains to be seen, but it wouldn’t surprise us in the least.
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Do all that for humans first .
And the non-stop ridiculous patent filing continues despite the fact that many are laughing at Ford. And Ford has blinders on. Move all those folks to doing something that is important TODAY and keeps even more absurd tech out of production vehicles.
Another F^**^^*ing useless patent !!!!! It better be F^*^*^*^*^^*ing option only selected by owners on ordered vehicles !!!!!!!!!!!!! I guess their vehicles don’t cost enough yet to stay in business !!!!!!! FORD IS GOING OUT OF BUSINESS !!!!!!!!
God help us, another electronic system that WILL fail. How much more electronic crap can FORD and the other manufacturers cram into our vehicles?
I think this is GREAT! And I think the haters of this should get locked in hot vehicles without air or heat, and no open windows. Call it “natural selection.” A safer, smarter and more friendly world!


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When Samantha Pounder and Hannah Choi imagine the shelves of a corner store, they see fresh aloe and kale instead of the usual sugary, shrink-wrapped confections and salty snacks.
It’s a vision that will soon become a reality when the pair open Muki’s Market in Washington DC, one of the newest additions to a growing movement to supply big city food deserts with healthy corner stores.
“The reality is there’s a need for more fresh food options,” says Pounder, food access director of Arcadia, a local non-profit. “When there are no grocery stores within walking distance or even a reasonable driving distance that becomes a problem.”
In Boston, Philadelphia, Indianapolis, San Jose, California, and Newark, New Jersey, a movement of entrepreneurs are opening similar shops to combat a practice known as “retail redlining”, when deliberate policies implemented over time create food deserts in predominantly Black and low-income neighborhoods.
Brian Lang, director of the National Campaign for Healthy Food Access at the Food Trust, said: “By failing to aggressively combat the circumstances that led to the shortage of retail, food companies and public sector developing agencies have, in essence, redlined Philadelphia’s low income communities.”
It’s a similar situation in other US cities. The US Department of Agriculture provides $3m to $5m annually to a Healthy Food Financing Program, but Lang said it is not enough. He thinks more money is needed to support programs


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Bengaluru, Aug 01, 2020: The Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) has launched a range of immunity-boosting milk products amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The KMF has launched Tulasi milk, ashwagandha milk, pepper milk, clove milk, and ginger milk, which the federation claims are immunity boosters.
“Since there are no vaccines available for the coronavirus right now, improving immunity is one of the methods to stay safe from the infection. According to Ayurveda, herbs used in these new milk flavours help boost immunity”
KMF chairman Balachandra Jarkiholi said.
The ayurveda-based drinks have been priced at Rs 25 per 200 ml bottle. According to KMF, as an introductory offer, the products are being sold for Rs 20.
Earlier, on June 1, which is celebrated as ‘World Milk Day’, the KMF, south India’s largest milk union, had launched its first immunity-boosting milk product, ‘turmeric milk’.
“In June this year, we launched ‘Nandini Turmeric Milk’, to help people develop their immunity. Turmeric milk is used as a traditional remedy for respiratory infections like cough and cold,” Jarkiholi said.
Apart from milk products, the KMF also launched millet products such as Khara Pongal, sweet Pongal, and payasa on Friday.
KMF is a leading dairy player and the second-largest dairy cooperative in India, with more than 18 lakh milk producers registered. It manufactures markets and sells milk and milk products, including cultured products, ice creams, paneer, ghee, and authentic Karnataka-based sweet products under the ‘Nandini’ brand.


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- Mass sold at 101.67 million kgs, 35.67% ahead of last year
- US$271.88 million pocketed to date, up 57.98% from last year
- The average price is 16.72 % ahead of the 2020 period
HARARE – The golden leaf’s positive start to this year’s marketing season is showing no signs of abating as it continues to trade ahead of the previous year in both sales volume and value terms.
Data provided by the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB), shows that as of day 30 since the 2021 tobacco marketing season kicked off, 101.67 million kilograms have been sold at both auction and contract floors, which is 35.67 percent ahead of 74.94 million kgs sold over the same period in 2020.
Tobacco, which is one of Zimbabwe’s leading forex earners in a category that features gold and platinum group metals, has fetched US$271.88 million during the period under review, 57.98% percent ahead of US$172.09 earned during the same period last year.
This is pleasing as the country, according to the treasury, is targeting above 7 percent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in 2021 following two years of consecutive negative outturn underpinned by persistent droughts and the outbreak of COVID-19.
Due to the unfavourable weather patterns coupled with some structural issues including payment disagreements between the Central Bank and farmers, the 2020 tobacco deliveries at 184 million kgs missed government’s target whilst, total export receipts at US$713.8 million were down 5.7 percent from the 2019 figure of US$756.8 million.
Indications are that the golden leaf is on course to surpass the 2020 outturn in both the mass sold and value terms.
This season’s performance is also, from an analytical point of view, benefitting from the ongoing global surge in commodity prices amidst the global economic rebound from the COVID-19 induced slump.
The roll-out of vaccines has seen a pick up in global trade activities.
The average price of the crop since the start of the current season to date at US$2.67/kg has also scaled up 16.27 percent from US$2.3/kg same period last year.
A total of 1,361,676 bales have been sold so far, up 42.56% from 955,133 bales sold during the first 30 days of the 2020 marketing season.
However, the bales rank an average weight of 75kgs, down 4.27 percent from an average weight of 78 kgs in 2020.
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Only seven months after launch, Rocketlane receives investment to accelerate product offerings and market expansion efforts
Rocketlane, a purpose-built customer onboarding platform that helps businesses accelerate their time-to-value, boost customer satisfaction, and reduce churn, today announced that it has closed a $18 million Series A funding round.
The Series A is being led by previous Asana investor, 8VC, with additional funding coming from Nexus Venture Partners, Matrix Partners India, and prominent angel investor, Gokul Rajaram. Today’s funding announcement comes just seven months after Rocketlane announced its seed funding round, bringing total capital invested to $21 million.
“Customer onboarding for SaaS businesses is an emerging enterprise category in its own right, encompassing a massive and growing user community. It represents a new two-sided project management problem, and the resulting complexity requires a bespoke solution. It simply cannot be addressed by a patchwork of existing project management tools,” said Bhaskar Ghosh, Partner & CTO, 8VC. “Rocketlane has dared to provide a fresh new take to serve this category. They have shown stunning execution to deliver a thoughtful and extensible product that is experiencing rapid adoption. It is our honour at 8VC to join the Rocketlane team and its visionary founders Sri, Deepak, and Vignesh in their generational adventure.”
Proceeds from the current investment will be used to expand product offerings, accelerate marketing, and grow the Rocketlane team.
“This funding round follows on the back of very strong early customer growth, and validates the market pull in the category as well as the clear product leadership position we’ve established,” said Rocketlane CEO & Co-founder, Srikrishnan Ganesan. “We also were just named a leader by G2 in the client onboarding category. We have also touched over 1,200 people globally with Preflight , our community for onboarding, implementation, and CS professionals. Onboarding is a critical area that has been ignored in the past, and we’re fixing that with a holistic approach to help you level up and make your implementation process seamless.”
“Rocketlane has been instrumental in streamlining and driving efficiencies throughout our implementation and onboarding practices,” said Jessica Bicknell, VP of Customer Success, LinkSquares. “The platform enables us to seamlessly manage all of our active projects with clear visibility into status, blockers, and milestones. The deployment was quick and we have seen an immediate, positive impact on our time to value. We look forward to leveraging Rocketlane to deliver exceptional customer onboarding experiences going forward."
Huw Edwards, Director of Customer at parcelLab commented: “After careful and detailed research into the customer onboarding marketplace, Rocketlane was a natural choice for parcelLab. The team at Rocketlane is great to work alongside, and it feels like we have a genuine partnership in place. Rocketlane has made us more efficient: we’re no longer losing data in spreadsheets or digging for information inside our CRM; we have an easy-to-use customer onboarding platform that has all the insights we need. I can confidently say that Rocketlane has dramatically improved the implementation journey for our customers."


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Digital Payments news
Adoption of digital banking services is going up but at the same time incidents of frauds have shot up as well
PhonePe claims they have tripled the acceptance network to 3 million merchants just three months after reaching the one million merchant mark in January this year
The push into banking by Internet companies comes as regulators across Asia open up their banking sectors to a new breed of digital players.
WhatsApp has been permitted to beta-test its payments product within a limited user base of 10 lakh and has been allowed only small value transactions by the NPCI.
Cards accounted for about 57% of digital transactions, UPI for 17% while mobile wallets were at less than 2% from being 6% last financial year
The court issued notice to RBI and Google India seeking their stand on the issue raised in the plea by Abhijit Mishra.
The company is targeting 1,000 apps by the end of this year.
WhatsApp’s payment feature called WhatsApp Pay has been in a beta mode since February last year and has been restricted to only 1 million users in the country, pending regulatory approvals.
Visa is ready to join the National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) bandwagon and may start talks with banks to issue such payment instruments very soon
Google Pay has taken the pole position on the UPI platform in terms of value of transactions by a margin of around 25%.
For UPI transactions up to Rs 1,000, the charge has been cut to 10 paise from 25 paise, NPCI said in a note to banks and PSPs that ET has seen.
Offline merchant transactions which could be the major use case for UPI are still at less than 15% of the total volume on the platform.
Several other banks have held discussions with NPCI, the umbrella payments body that manages UPI, to bring fees and cap the number of free monthly P2P transactions from one bank account
BharatPe is trying to push the adoption of UPI payments in the offline space has completed three rounds of funding since inception.
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Electric carsharing gives new impetus for the breakthrough of electric vehicles. car2go, the global market leader in the free-floating carsharing sector, today published a White Paper showcasing the five main reasons why e-carsharing plays a central role in the development of electric mobility.
“Fully electric carsharing is an optimal test environment for electric cars. The technology is subjected to maximum strain and proves its suitability for everyday use under real conditions,” said car2go CEO Olivier Reppert at the Future Mobility Summit in Berlin. The valuable knowledge gained on a day-to-day basis is of benefit not only to vehicle manufacturers, but also for the “ overall system of electric mobility” including electricity providers, network operators, battery manufacturers, research institutions, cities and, of course, the users.
“We are convinced that the future of carsharing is electric – which is why we are promoting its systematic development. Fully electric carsharing fleets further strengthen the already positive effects of carsharing, for example the improved air quality in metropolitan areas. Additionally, we help cities solve the chicken-and-egg problem incurred with the charging infrastructure. Hence, we make a significant contribution towards the further promotion of electric mobility as a whole,” explains Reppert.
car2go already operates purely electric carsharing fleets in three locations (Stuttgart, Amsterdam and Madrid) with a total of 1,400 vehicles which are used by 365,000 customers. Thus, car2go is one of the world’s largest providers in the electric carsharing sector. An additional 400 electric cars will be introduced by the end of 2019 in Hamburg.
“Electric mobility and carsharing both follow the same strategic goal: to make cities a cleaner and better place to live. But there is more to it,” states the car2go White Paper. “We understand purely electric driving to be an interaction of a variety of components – from the battery to the electricity network, to the charging infrastructure and then the undeniably positive customer experience.” It is about promoting the overall system of electric mobility.


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Android Wear 2.0 gets pushed back to early 2017 but gains its own Play Store
The bad news? The full public release of Android Wear 2.0 has been pushed back to early 2017. The developer preview that's currently going on will continue throughout the rest of this year and into the early bits of 2017, and then the 2.0 version of the OS will be released to OEMs so that they can start updating current hardware and build new devices that will run the new software out of the box. The good news? As a result of this delay, Android Wear will be getting its very own version of the Play Store when it's updated to the 2.0 software version. It's officially being called Play Store for Android Wear, and it's essentially a version of the Google Play Store that not only runs on actual Android Wear watches, but only displays apps and watch faces for the watch and nothing else. And, as a result of Play Store for Android Wear, you will no longer be forced to download a watch's phone companion app in order to use the Android Wear version of the app. In fact, Google will now be allowing developers to create apps solely for Android Wear with no companion app required on users' phones at all.
Having the Google Play Store on your Android Wear watch might sound a bit peculiar at first, and Google is aware of that. In a response to this, they said the following -
Play Store for Android Wear will be available in the Developer Preview 3 for Android Wear 2.0 that's launching today, and in addition to that, the preview also comes equipped with improvements to complications with watch faces, inline actions when you receive a notification, Smart Replies (similar to what we've seen in Google Allo), and a Wearable Recycler View that aims to better display vertical lists and apps on round displays.
What are your thoughts on the Developer Preview 3 - specifically Play Store for Android Wear? Do you think the new features constitute a delay in when we'll be able to finally get our hands on Android Wear 2.0? Or do you not see a point in having a Play Store on your wrist?


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In a week when Samsung unveiled a (currently dormant) temperature sensor for its new Galaxy Watch 5, we now have the biggest indication that Apple will be following suit when the Apple Watch 8 launches next month.
This week, an Apple patent entitled “Temperature gradient sensing in electronic devices” was spotted by MyHealthyApple. Though it doesn’t specifically mention the Apple Watch, it does highlight the tech’s possible application in smartwatches, and indeed the only device depicted in the diagrams looks an awful lot like an Apple Watch.
“The temperature probe is configured to generate a voltage corresponding to a temperature gradient between a first end of the probe and a second end of the probe,” the patent reads, adding that it can be applied to “any suitable surface, whether internal or external, of the electronic device.”
While that means it could be used to measure the temperature of internal components, the patent adds that the external probe could also be placed on a “back surface such as a back crystal of a smart watch.” The temperature sensor itself is apparently accurate too, with Apple describing it as “high-precision and high-accuracy.”
That’s good, because accurate temperature measurement from the wrist has proved a tricky nut to crack in the past. Indeed, the analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claims that Apple intended to include a temperature sensor in last year’s Apple Watch 7 but was foiled by attempts to make it accurate enough.
The difficulty, Kuo explained, is that the wrist isn’t an especially good place to measure body temperature from, meaning an overall figure would have to be extrapolated algorithmically. Kuo claims that the algorithm wasn’t reliable enough in 2021, and thus the sensor was sidelined for another year.
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But Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman believes that “the feature is a go” for this year’s Apple Watch 8 and Apple Watch Pro models, suggesting that the problem has been resolved. That said, the resolution may just be an obfuscation of the actual numbers, with Gurman predicting that the watch will simply alert you to big temperature changes that might suggest a fever, so you can get a second opinion via doctor or thermometer.
It could also be used to help with fertility tracking, or possibly to help athletes inform their recovery. And, assuming Apple opens the sensor for developers, there’s no telling what third-party app makers could do with the tech.
This likely won’t be the last sensor Apple looks to add to its wearables. Alongside the long-term rumors of blood glucose tracking, last year it was revealed that Apple was the largest customer of Rockley Photonics, which builds mobile sensors tracking everything from alcohol to carbon monoxide levels.
But for this generation, the temperature sensor is expected to be one of the biggest changes, alongside the introduction of a new, rugged and expensive Apple Watch Pro. There’s not long to wait, now: we’re expecting both of these and an updated Apple Watch SE to arrive alongside the iPhone 14 next month.
Freelance contributor Alan has been writing about tech for over a decade, covering phones, drones and everything in between. Previously Deputy Editor of tech site Alphr, his words are found all over the web and in the occasional magazine too. When not weighing up the pros and cons of the latest smartwatch, you'll probably find him tackling his ever-growing games backlog. Or, more likely, playing Spelunky for the millionth time.