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Tesla CEO Elon Musk had a number of things to talk about during Wednesday's quarterly earnings call, but spent a lot of time discussing the company's Full Self-Driving system. According to Musk, the FSD will be capable of Level 5 autonomy by the end of 2021.
Now, that's a really big claim, and it's hard to see how the system will go from its current beta state -- which isn't even reliably Level 3 autonomous -- to being "at least 100% safer than a human driver," according to the CEO. Musk also claims FSD will be capable of driving the car anywhere under any conditions with no need for human interaction. Tall order, indeed.
The key to getting to that magic Level 5 point involves transferring Tesla's neural network to use surround-view camera footage and then automating the processing of that footage. Tesla is working on a supercomputer called Dojo that is supposed to take on that task, but it's still a big job.
We also learned a few things about the business side of FSD. First, Musk reiterated his stance that Tesla "isn't a walled garden," which means that he's open to licensing the company's tech. This would extend beyond Supercharging, which he's spoken about before, all the way to Full Self-Driving and even to the aforementioned Dojo computer. Musk claimed that he's been in talks with other manufacturers already about licensing Autopilot and FSD.
We also learned that Tesla has no plans to let Tesla owners transfer their FSD purchase to another Tesla vehicle. That means that a customer who shelled out $7,000 a few years ago for technology that didn't exist will now have to spend another $10,000 on the same technology that still isn't ready for public consumption. One could see how that might chafe the faithful. As a consolation (kind of), Musk stated that FSD functionality would be offered as a subscription to Tesla customers in the next couple of months.
Beyond FSD, we learned that Tesla's delays in the production of the Semi and other future models are the result of battery supply constraints, and that even though Tesla has started production on its own cells, it is asking its battery partners (Panasonic, CATL, etc.) to increase output further to help.
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Mirdif City Centre gets new food
- Posted by Natalie Long, tabloid! Editor
- Published 18:33 May 7, 2013
In addition to the 20 new stores coming up at Mirdif City Centre this summer, there are a number of restaurants opening.
Rosa Mexicano serves “upscale, authentic” Mexican cuisine, while Kcal serves low-cal fast food (a Kcal opens in Dubai Mall on Friday).
Also arriving at MCC are La Cure Gourmande’s French biscuits and sweets, Pappa Roti’s coffee buns and a Nespresso boutique.

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It wasn’t the best of moments for BBC reporter Jen Copestake. On the scene at CES 2016, Copestake was reporting on the Fleye, an innovative drone that has been introduced by a Belgian startup via a currently-running Kickstarter campaign. Described as the “world’s safest drone,” the Fleye is unique because of its ball-shaped design, which encloses the spinning propeller blade that keeps it aloft. According to the Kickstarter, the drone is about the same size, shape and weight as a soccer ball, and just as safe.
It was the Fleye’s safety that Copestake was describing to her audience when the incident happened. The drone floated over to her, buzzing cheerily, and she reached out for it, describing the foam-enclosed sphere that enables humans to safely interact with it. Safely for whom, though, appears to be up for debate. Humans, yes. The drone itself, however, didn’t fare so well in its encounter with Copestake, whose tentative grasp on the floating ball sent it spiraling out of control and crashing to the ground, where it broke into two pieces.
Luckily, the prototype of the Fleye was mostly 3D printed, so it can be easily repaired. The wounded drone was taken to CES triage, where it bravely allowed itself to be patched up with some tape and glue until it can be fully restored with a 3D printer. It was then released for a second meeting with Copestake, who managed to hold onto it this time, although its buzzing seemed to have taken on an angrier tone than before. According to Copestake, however, the incident was proof of how harmless the Fleye is.
“This did have the benefit though of demonstrating the drone’s safe design and enclosed propeller, which I wasn’t afraid was going to hurt me,” she said.
Her wary approach to their first meeting suggested otherwise; however, I can’t say a buzzing, floating soccer ball zooming towards my head would have made me feel particularly at ease at first, either, even if it is about as adorable as a Star Wars droid. While the prototype was 3D printed, the final drone will be injection molded, which is supposed to make it sturdier. The Kickstarter describes the Fleye as robust enough to withstand bumping into things without damage; it doesn’t say anything about crash landings, but perhaps Copestake served as an unintentional beta tester by finding its weakness.
While the Fleye’s pride may have been damaged by the incident, its reputation doesn’t appear to have suffered at all. With a week left in the Kickstarter campaign, the project has already received nearly $100,000 more than its fundraising goal. It will go into full production shortly after the end of the campaign, and will continue to undergo rigorous testing and development before it begins shipping in September 2016. One of the backing rewards is a 3D printed ornamental mini-Fleye. There’s no word on whether Copestake or the BBC plan to order one of the finished drones at this time.
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Chanel and The Ritz: two iconic luxury brands and one very intriguing beauty announcement.
Today Chanel revealed that ‘CHANEL au Ritz Paris’, a unique beauty destination dedicated to the brand’s skincare, will open in the iconic hotel. The details of the project are currently being kept tightly under wraps but what we do know is that the new beauty sanctuary will open towards the end of this year, will be located in the famous Ritz Club (alongside the newly renovated basement pool), and will offer treatments inspired by Chanel’s skincare line.
The relationship between the two iconic brands is not a new one. Mademoiselle Chanel herself called the opulent hotel home for 34 years and the famous No. 5 perfume bottle is supposedly based on the building’s design. Consequently, in tandem with the new beauty destination, Chanel has announced they will also open a new Coco Chanel suite at the hotel inspired by the one the brand’s founder originally occupied.
If we were ever in need of an excuse to visit Paris it looks like we’ve got one…


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White Castle has somehow or other built a cult following. People love their cheap little square hamburgers. We have family that live in places without a White Castle, and the first thing they want to do when they come visit us is run and get some. I just don't get it. I usually avoid eating there at all costs. But it seems that cult following has helped it spill over into retail, with White Castle shirts becoming popular with those who love that retro old school look.
Analysts describe the 83-year-old White Castle's appeal as kitschy, and say loyalty to the brand stretches beyond the 10 mostly Midwestern states where the Columbus chain operates. Many expatriates of cities such as Detroit, Chicago and New York take with them fond memories of eating the diminutive hamburgers in the wee hours of the morning.
Norfolk said she was surprised to find that the shirts sell well at Filene's Boston-area stores even though there isn't a White Castle within 50 miles of the city. Scott Morton, a buyer for Hot Topic, said the shirts also have sold in his chain's West Coast stores.
T-shirt maker Earthtones has sold between $750,000 and $1 million in White Castle shirts, blue ski hats and blue wristbands since January, according to owner Larry Levine. He said the clothing is among the most lucrative merchandise for the company, which also makes T-shirts featuring John Deere, Lionel trains, Jim Beam whiskey and 4-H.
"There is a cult phenomenon around White Castle. It's one of those retail brands that has a story to it," said Lois Huff, senior vice president for Retail Forward, a Columbus firm that researches clothing retailers. "Most restaurants are not like that."
This is a strange brand dynamic for a fast food company. Especially one whose main product isn't really that great to those of us who have it available 24/7.


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LG U+ to roll out 5G-powered AR glass service with Nreal
LG U+, a South Korean telecommunications firm, said on August 11 that the company has commercialized the world‘s first 5G-based augmented reality glass solutions.
The wearable device named LG U+ Real Glass is supported by smart glasses provided by mixed-reality product developer Nreal and chipmaker Qualcomm, according to the telecom firm.
Models showcase LG U+‘ smart glass model manufactured by China-based mixed-reality product developer Nreal. (LG U+)
The glasses, which are to be connected to users‘ smartphone via USB, can project a display as wide as 254 centimeters. Users can project multiple applications from their smartphones, while using the smartphone as their remote controller.
This is the first attempt for a firm to sell 5G AR glasses directly to consumers. Microsoft and Google are among those that have developed AR glasses aimed at business-to-business markets. But the high prices, hovering above $2,000, and heavy weight of around 300 grams have limited market expansion, according to industry watchers.
LG’s device weighs 88 grams, and are priced at 699,000 won ($590). They will be available for purchase starting Aug. 21.
LG U+ added that company will add real-time gesture recognition technology so that users can interact with virtual objects with their hands.
Later this year, the mobile carrier also plans to roll out a virtual conference service in partnership with the US-based developer Spatial.
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Consumers are warming to the idea that wearing a computer on their wrists or clothing may not be the fashion faux pas that early clunky prototypes led many to fear, with 2015 poised to be a breakout for the much-hyped trend, a new study has found.
Forrester Research said in a report to be published on Tuesday that the number of people using a wearable computer will triple in 2015, led by the expected arrival of Apple Watch, which it predicts will draw 10 million users next year.
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But polling data used in the study of thousands of U.S. and European consumers suggests more Americans can see themselves putting on a computer than their European counterparts, at 45 percent versus 32 percent of those surveyed.
Consumers are more likely to imagine wearing watches or health monitors on their wrists, followed by devices which clip onto clothing or fit in the ear or on so-called smart glasses. But again, there are regional differences as Americans are category by category more willing to consider all manner of such devices, from smart jewellery to contact lenses to tattoos.
And while strong consumer interest exists for wearable devices, a bigger driver of demand is coming from businesses looking to supply employees with all types of new body gadgetry.
“The wearable market will take off as brands, retailers, sports stadiums, healthcare companies, and others develop new business models to take advantage of wearables, ” J.P. Gownder, the author of the report, wrote.
More than two-thirds of business decision-makers polled for the study, or 68 percent, said developing a wearables strategy for their business was now a priority.
Look for wearables that monitor the safety of field workers, location-aware smartwatches that help managers assign shift workers in real-time and video and photo devices that augment the human insights of technical inspectors, researchers said.
The business poll was conducted in June among 3, 104 business and technology decision-makers. Working with the polling firm Ipsos, Forrester surveyed 13, 003 European consumers in April and March. More than 4, 500 U.S. consumers were surveyed in March. The consumer surveys were conducted online, which tends to skew the results toward the tech-savvy, Forrester noted.
The report follows a flurry of research from financial and market research firms showing a coming wave of growth over the next few years. Morgan Stanley, in a report published last month, predicted the category could top one billion devices by 2020 in its most bullish scenario, with growth ramping up faster than smartphones or tablets did in their breakout years.


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The latest version of the federal farm bill, which passed in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, omitted a provision that would have banned state laws such as one requiring poultry eggs entering California to meet the state’s animal welfare standards. Local producers say competition with eggs from states in which chickens are still cooped up in tight cages could have threatened the industry.
The King amendment, authored by Rep. Steve King of Iowa (R), would have prevented California from implementing A.B. 1437, a bill introduced by Jared Huffman, passed by lawmakers in 2010 and set to go into effect in 2015. That bill requires all eggs sold in California to meet the state’s stringent welfare standards enacted through a 2008 voter-approved law. Proposition 2, also set to go into effect in 2015, mandated that egg producers raise poultry in non-confining cages so that birds can at least turn around and extend their limbs.
Petaluma’s Sunrise Farms, which produces a million eggs a day, could have seen damages to its bottom line, said managing partner Arnie Riebli. All of Sunrise Farms’ eggs meet California’s future cage requirements, and 20 percent are cage-free.
Mr. Riebli, who is also the president of the Association of California Egg Farmers, said Rep. King’s amendment ran counter to the heart of modern conservatism: states’ rights.
“He believes in states’ rights except when he doesn’t,” Mr. Riebli said. “California has these rules. That’s states’ rights... He had a problem within himself.”
The King amendment could have also weakened state laws on labor practices, food safety and labeling. Mr. Riebli said those laws are more stringent in California than in some other states, and pointed to California protocols that have protected eggs from salmonella contamination.
Despite the scrapping of the amendment, he doesn’t believe the issue has been laid to roost. Someone could try to challenge the law in court, Mr. Riebli said, or animal rights activists could hatch a plan to require even more space.
If the bill is approved by the Senate and signed into law, it will be in place for the next five years. The bill covers a host of programs, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program—commonly known as food stamps—and farm aid. The current version of the bill would cut SNAP’s budget by about 1 percent a year, meaning close to a million families would receive about $90 less a month. Rep. Huffman criticized the cuts but voted for the bill.
The bill would end direct payments to grain and cotton farmers regardless of yield in favor of a beefed-up insurance program. Organic farms would also benefit from a new provision that allows them to insure their crops for their organic retail value, not just their conventional value.


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BlackBerry sues Ryan Seacrest over iPhone keyboard case
The struggling mobility firm BlackBerry is suing Typo Products, a startup founded by "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest and entrepreneur Laurence Hallier, for ripping off BlackBerry's smartphone keyboard design in making a keyboard case for the iPhone.
BlackBerry filed a patent infringement lawsuit on Friday in a federal court in the northern district of California seeking damages and a court order preventing Typo from selling the keyboard without a licensing agreement.
The Canadian firm argues that Typo's keyboard illegally copies technologies and designs it developed and included in many of its smartphones, including its new Q10.
"This is a blatant infringement against BlackBerry's iconic keyboard, and we will vigorously protect our intellectual property against any company that attempts to copy our unique design," said Steve Zipperstein, BlackBerry's general counsel and chief legal officer.
"From the beginning, BlackBerry has always focused on offering an exceptional typing experience that combines a great design with ergonomic excellence. We are flattered by the desire to graft our keyboard onto other smartphones, but we will not tolerate such activity without fair compensation for using our intellectual property and our technological innovations," Zipperstein added.
Typo Products has not official released the keyboard case, which is designed to slip over iPhone 5 and 5S smartphones, according to a report by AP. The firm is taking pre-order this month. Typo could not be reached by AP for comment.


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1. More than 32 million Twitter accounts may have been hacked: More than 32 million records of Twitter account usernames, passwords, and email addresses have been obtained by the website LeakedSource, a paid repository for data breaches.
2. Now you can leave a video as a Facebook comment: Facebook announced on Friday it will now allow users to leave a video in the comments section, as the company continues to emphasize video content as we consume more of it.
3. Snapchat Is Pushing Marketers to Turn Up the Volume and Ditch Silent Ads: Snapchat is teaming with Moat, a burgeoning ad measurement player, to help marketers better understand their campaigns’ effectiveness. One of the more interesting elements they’ll focus on: audio. Snapchat apparently believes audio is being undervalued in the digital marketplace.
4. Pinterest starts to measure the in-store sales impact of Promoted Pins: Yesterday, Pinterest announced a relationship with Oracle Data Cloud to measure the company’s impact on in-store sales. Oracle owns Datalogix, among other martech brands. Along with the announcement, Pinterest also publicized the results of a study that “measured in-store sales for 26 Promoted Pin campaigns across major food and drink, household goods and beauty brands.”
5. Facebook is testing a new post type that works like a tweet: In today’s news, Facebook is moving a tiny bit closer to Twitter as it tests a new posting option that makes News Feed posts much more like tweets. The test, spotted by CNET, allows you to make a Facebook post that’s only visible to the News Feed and won’t show up on your Timeline. That means the update will be far more ephemeral, quickly disappearing as other updates push it down.
6. 62% of all apps downloaded last month were owned by Facebook: Most people only use a few apps on their smartphones: according to research, smartphone owners spend 80% of their time in their three most-used apps. And as the app market matures, it turns out those three apps are usually owned by Facebook, at least according to download statistics.
7. Facebook tests desktop Pages redesign that drops right-rail ads: After overhauling the look of mobile Pages last fall, Facebook is experimenting with a new design for the desktop version of Pages that drops right-rail ads from the page, among other changes.
8. New AMP ad formats in the works as Google study shows higher eCPMs on AMP: Last week, Google shared the roadmap for developing feature enhancements for the accelerated mobile pages (AMP), including a status update for ad-related projects. On Tuesday, the company shared some early ad performance results on AMP content.
9. Twitter for Android gets facelift: Using the Twitter app on Android? Today, your microblogging app is sporting a new look, no matter where you reside in the world. The newTwitter for Android has taken user feedback to enhance the user design and to simplify the user experience. As seen below, the design has swipe functionality to move between screens, such your Home timeline, Notifications and Direct Messages.
10. Snapchat redesigns Discover tab to grab more attention for publishers: Snapchat is looking to push more attention to its Discover section through a redesign that parlays the popularity of Live Stories into its publisher portal and boosts publishers’ profiles in the app’s Recent Updates section.
11. Facebook axes messaging on mobile web, pushes people to Messenger: Facebook’s workaround of chatting on its mobile website rather than downloading Messenger is coming to an end. The social network is beginning to block users from using the messaging tab on Facebook’s mobile website and is forcing them to download Facebook Messenger.


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Growth Accelerate At Nestle, Reports 10% Jump In Q4 Growth
The maker of instant Maggie noodles reported an 11.37% y-o-y increase in revenues to Rs 2,897.27 crore in the quarter.
Settle India on Thursday revealed a 9.59% year-on-year increment in its net benefit at Rs 341.76 crore for three months finished December 2018.
The FMCG major has likewise observed a 12% hop in household deals to Rs 2,690.51 crore.
“We have, by and by, conveyed volume-drove productive development. There has been twofold digit development in practically every one of the classes, upheld by a stage up sought after creating exercises including on new items,” said Suresh Narayanan, Chairman and MD, Nestle India by including that their notable brands like Maggi, Nescafe, Kitkat, Munch and Everyday kept on conveying solid exhibitions.
The organization pursues the timetable year as its budgetary year so its profit were for the final quarter.
The producer of moment Maggie noodles detailed a 11.37% y-o-y increment in incomes to Rs 2,897.27 crore in the quarter.
Settle’s Ebitda edges for the quarter shrunk by 272 bps y-o-y to 19.3%, contrasted and 22.02% in Q4CY17. Subsequently, the Ebitda (income before intrigue, expense, devaluation and ammortisation) diminished by 2.38% y-o-y to Rs 559.2 crore contrasted and Rs 572.85 crore in Q4CY17.
Cost of materials expended for the quarter expanded by 9.2% to Rs 1,200.36 crore from Rs 1,098.96 crore in Q4CY17.


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Topic: multiple sclerosis
Late last month, a court refused to block copies of Acorda’s Ampyra. So the New York drugmaker took matters into its own hands.
Roche's first-half sales climbed 7% to $28.3 billion, their fastest clip in about three years, thanks to stepped-up performance from its newer drugs.
Biogen grew sales 9% in the second quarter, beating Street expectations, but analysts on the company's conference call were focused elsewhere.
In four suits filed before the Delaware District Court, Novartis is looking to block Gilenya generic entrance before 2027.
A patent ruling for Novartis will give Celgene time to secure FDA approval for its Gilenya rival and persuade physicians that it's a safer MS pill.
Mylan has slashed its list price on generic Copaxone, and the move has industry watchers scratching their heads.
England’s cost watchdogs aren’t going to pay for Roche's Ocrevus, the only approved PPMS therapy—that is, until it gets cheaper.
NICE is now endorsing Ocrevus for NHS coverage in relapsing-remitting MS and will deliver a decision on the primary progressive form soon.
Even if Acorda loses its upcoming appeal on Ampyra's patents, its sales force won’t have to worry, CEO Ron Cohen says.
A new study showed Ocrevus could reduce patients' immune responses to vaccines against tetanus, seasonal flu and pneumococcus.


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ISM Communications, Inc. is selling around 30% of its shares to a Singapore-based fund management firm for P1.22 billion, a few weeks after it sold a majority stake in the company to businessman Dennis A. Uy.
In a disclosure to the stock exchange on Tuesday, ISM said its executive committee has approved Accion Common Development Fund SPC’s purchase of 841.95 million treasury shares in the company at P1.45 apiece. This represents 30.07% of the company’s resulting outstanding capital.
The company said a fourth of the acquisition price will be paid upon purchase. ISM’s executive committee mandated that the sale and purchase documents be executed no later than the end of September. The remaining 75% will be paid by the end of the year. — Arra B. Francia


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Soybeans have expanded at a rapid pace in Western Canada. In 2017, growers in Manitoba and Saskatchewan combined to seed acres 3.14 million acres, surpassing Ontario for the first time.
Soybean acres in Saskatchewan have increased 400% over the past four years. Growers seeded 170,000 acres in 2013. Seeded acres increased to 850,00 in 2017.
Soybean acres in Manitoba have increased 118% over the past four years. Growers seeded 1.049 million acres in 2013 and 2.290 million acres in 2017.
Saskatchewan growers increased soybean production by 170% in 2017 to 547,000 metric tonnes.
Canadian growers planted 7.3 million acres of soybeans in 2017 – 33% more than in 2016.
Canadian farmers produced 7.74 million metric tonnes of soybeans in 2017. That’s enough to fill 2,880 Olympic-size swimming pools.
Which province produced the most soybeans in 2017? Ontario grew 42% (3.1M ac), but Manitoba was not far behind at 31% (2.3M ac). Quebec produced 13% of the country’s crop, followed closely by Saskatchewan at 12%.
Canadian soybean production has increased 123% since 2006.
Canada exported enough soybeans to fill 53,363 rail cars in 2016.
Who’s Canada’s top soybean customer? China buys more than one-third of our exported crop. The U.S. (11%), Japan (7%), Netherlands (7%) and Italy (4%) round out the top 5.
World soybean production has increased by more than 500% in the last 40 years.
Soybeans have been grown for three millennia in Asia. Western contact with soybeans and soyfoods was limited until Asians began to emigrate in large numbers to Europe and the U.S. in the 1800s.
Soybeans were first cultivated in Canada around 1855, and at the Ontario Agricultural College in 1895.
Soybeans are used in a variety of industrial products, including oils, soap, cosmetics, resins, plastics, inks, crayons, solvents, clothing and biodiesel.
One acre of soybeans can produce 82,368 crayons.
A 60-lb bushel of soybeans yields about 48 lbs of protein-rich meal and 11 lbs of oil.
One acre of soybeans will produce 40,000 servings of tofu or 9,500 litres of soy milk.
Henry Ford was a soybean leader, spending $1,250,000 in the 1930s to develop both food and industrial uses for soy.
By 1935, every Ford car had two bushels of soybeans involved in its manufacture – from paint to shock absorber fluid and auto body panels made of soy-based plastics.
Henry Ford made a prototype vehicle known as the “Soybean Car” – the world’s first plastic car – in 1941.
Soybeans are a complete protein as they contain all eight amino acids essential for human health – and they’re one of the very few plants that do.
The soybean is the highest natural source of dietary fiber.
The scientific name for a soybean plant is Glycine max.


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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are taking Pda to the extreme with their co-nude cover of L'Officiel Hommes magazine. The parents-to-be are featured on the Spring 2013 issue of the French fashion publication, topless and making out.
The black and white image, which features the couple in a steamy embrace was shot by photographer Nick Knight. Kanye's bare back is to the camera, as he embraces his baby mama. Kim has her her hands on Kanye's back and cradling the back of his head, giving an eyes-closed mid-ecstacy expression as Kanye face is planted in her neck.
In the scope of Kardashian histrionics, this is no sex tape with Ray J, but it certainly crosses the line into T.M.I. And the reality star and fashion entrepreneur continues the trend on her Twitter feed. After posting a photo of herself holding her nephew Mason, Kim posted another pic with Kanye »
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The study of 3,026 people shows that Brits prefer to visit local attractions and landmarks rather than their foreign equivalents, although 22 per cent of those surveyed had visited more foreign points of interest than British.
With the number of foreign tourists visiting the UK on the rise across the country, especially in the North, the British public are starting to see the value of holidaying at home.
The findings of this study will not offer hope to supporters of the Cut Tourism VAT (CTV) campaign, who are lobbying the government to reduce the rate of tourism VAT in Britain to mirror other EU countries, but with British nationals finding better value for money in the UK than abroad their campaign may have been dealt a blow.
Ufi Ibrahim, chief executive of the CTV supporting British Hospitality Association, told BigHospitality that reducing VAT will produce even more growth.
“Hospitality and tourism is one of the leading contributors to the economy, especially outside of London, and our offer from the high street to the seaside is one of the best in the world," she said.
"However the United Kingdom’s uncompetitive tourism VAT rate does hold us back from realising our full potential for growth.
“As the pound strengthens it is pushing tourists to France, Spain and Germany and most other European nations who already enjoy reduced tourism VAT. The Chancellor must stop pushing British pounds to the continent.”


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People have been speculating that Microsoft will soon announce an Xbox Series S, and it seems like they may be right.
Tom Warren, Senior Editor at The Verge, got his hands on some leaked photos of the Xbox Series X Controller. And while it looks good, what’s been capturing everyone’s attention is an obvious hint that an Xbox Series S model is coming.
— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) August 9, 2020
The side of the packaging mentions that the controller is compatible with both an Xbox Series X and an Xbox Series S. Microsoft has not yet confirmed a second console, let alone a white controller. But the packaging looks official, and the leak appears to be genuine.
This goes hand in hand with some previously leaked documents that also hinted towards a second console. It’s supposedly not going to include a disc drive, much like the PS5 Digital Edition. But it will also be less powerful than Xbox Series X, which makes sense since it’s intended to be a budget model.
It’s also not the first time a picture of the new Xbox controller leaked on the internet. It happened a couple of weeks ago as well, and although it didn’t showcase any official packaging, it looks identical to the one in the latest leak.
Microsoft has neither confirmed nor denied the production of a white controller, let alone an additional console. But additional evidence keeps surfacing, and it’s starting to look more credible too.
It seems like it’s only a matter of time until Microsoft makes an official announcement on both the controller and the second console. But with the holiday season fast approaching and the Xbox Series X’s release date drawing closer with each day, it’ll probably happen sooner rather than later.


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Wave the checkered flag because SuperTuxKart has been greenlit on Steam thanks to thousands of votes from enthusiastic fans of the FOSS racing game.
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It's now been 15 years since the George Henry Lee site, then rebranded as John Lewis, closed its doors - but there's now fresh hope for the building.
When George Henry Lee opened his first store on Basnett Street in Liverpool city centre in 1853, it would lay the foundations for a brand that is now known by generations of Liverpudlians. A family-run business, the building began as a bonnet warehouse before it became a shopping destination thousands of customers came to know and love.
Establishing itself as an institution in the city, for many a trip to town wasn't complete without a visit to George Henry Lee, which became known for its highly formal customer service. Later becoming part of the John Lewis group, many will also remember the commercial space was merged with the Bon Marche store next door, which faced onto Church Street.
But by 2002, the old George Henry Lee name was dropped and the store became John Lewis. And after six years, John Lewis left for a new home in Liverpool ONE, marking an end of an era in the site's history and its George Henry Lee ties.
The curtain came down on more than a century of shopping history in 2008 when partners said a fond farewell to their Basnett Street home. In May that year, the much-loved store closed its doors, bringing an end to 155 years of George Henry Lee’s.
The store had ceased to have the Lee title above its doors when owner John Lewis changed its name. But for months afterwards, loyal customers refused to accept the new carrier bags and staff had to keep a stash of the old ones under the counter, the ECHO previously reported.
At the time, workers said they were looking forward to moving to their new home, but predicted tears as the doors closed for the last time. The ECHO reported: "And some reminisced about the days when staff had be referred to as Mr, Mrs and Miss and had to take on new surnames if they shared them with someone already working there.
"One of the longest standing staff members is branch maintenance manager Mark Allen, who has spent 29 years caring for the building. He said: "This really is a very grand building, but it is old so you do get leaks and other problems.
"It is going to be a very different job looking after the new building, which has been built to our specifications." Left dotted all over the building were little architectural touches which took you back to yester-year - from the 1920s staircases and original wooden doors with brass fittings to Greek key motif friezes in the coffee shop ceiling and the war memorial to staff who gave their lives in the world wars.
On May 27, tears were shed as the store closed at 4pm with an emotional poem read out by managing director Margaret Jacques. At the time, Ms Jacques said: "This shop has been such an important part of Liverpool’s history and it’s hard not to feel emotional about leaving it behind. But we look forward to welcoming customers to our new home."
Images, recently rediscovered from our archives, capture the final day inside the building as we then knew it as John Lewis in 2008. From tearful staff members finishing their shifts to a fond farewell inside the store, these are bound to stir some memories, they capture the final days of the site when it still had ties to the George Henry Lee name.
The original George Henry Lee building was taken over by Rapid Hardware. While an icon of Renshaw Street, the DIY shop did not have as long a period in its new home and closed down in 2017, leaving the former George Henry Lee structure largely vacant ever since.
Back in 2019, the city council approved an application to convert the structure into a hotel with basement casino, subject to the signing of a legal agreement. This has now expired without the plans being brought to fruition.
But now, fresh proposals are aiming to breathe new life into the building. Earlier this month plans to transform the former George Henry Lee’s Building into a luxury hotel were revealed.
Proposals from developers Landlab would see the conversion of the former department store into a 175-room hotel, in partnership with Parisian brand Accor Mama Shelter. The French hotel brand has opened 17 hotels in France, with sites also in Los Angeles, Lisbon, Rome and London and was launched in 2008 by Serge Trigano and his two sons, Jérémie and Benjamin.
The brand is known for the conceptual design of its hotels which feature in-house cinemas, DJ sets, karaoke rooms and rooftop bars. And now a similar vision could be brought to life in Liverpool following a proposed £25m refurbishment of the George Henry Lee building.
What are your memories of George Henry Lee in Liverpool? Let us know in the comments section below.
Subject to receiving planning permission, the ECHO recently reported how the developer is hoping to open the new hotel in 2025 - offering space to have a drink while enjoying attractions such as arcades, a bowling alley or karaoke rooms, according to Victor Alfa, 32, a Liverpool developer part of Landlab. A date has yet to be confirmed as to when the plans will be considered by Liverpool Council’s planning department.
But with the proposals now on the table, the ECHO was invited for a look around all eight floors of the historic department store. Offering a glimpse into the past, you can see all of the photographs here.


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Audi's Future: Self-Driving Cars, Dual HUDs, LTE
From PCMAG.com: “Audi sketched out its vision for the future of connected cars Wednesday at CES, with cell phone boosters and LTE paving the way for hands-free driving and user-controlled swipable heads-up displays.
The German carmaker, which last year debuted a modular multimedia interface (MMI) built around the Nvidia Tegra 2 mobile processor, again brought Nvidia chief executive Jen-Hsun Huang on stage to unveil a version of the board using the 1.4-GHz Tegra 3, which is currently being made available in the upcoming Audi A3.
But the company also unveiled a ridiculous amount of technology that the company is developing in its labs. A short-term improvement, LTE, seemed almost like an afterthought, after being prominently featured in announcements from Seagate and OnStar, among others.
Audi’s connected car vision, Audi Connect, previously used 3G technology to connect the car to an array of…read on.”
Feds Say iMessage Is 'Impossible' to Intercept
Encryption technology used by Apple’s iMessage makes it “impossible” for law enforcement to intercept the content of those messages, according to documentation from the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA).
The DEA’s San Jose office discovered last month that iMessages sent between Apple devices “are not captured by pen register, trap and trace devices, or Title III interceptions,” the document says. “iMessages sent between two Apple devices are considered encrypted communication and cannot be intercepted, regardless of the cell phone service provider.”
It’s easier to intercept a message between an iOS and non-iOS device, the DEA said.
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Anonymous Hacks Apple Server
The hacker group Anonymous has broken into one of Apple’s servers, but that statement sounds a lot worse than it actually is for Apple customers. First off, the infiltrated server appears to be one that Apple used to process technical support follow-up surveys. And the hack itself only managed to reveal 27 internal Apple user names and passwords: No customer dataseems to have been compromised in the attack.
Anonymous posted the results of its hack to Pastebin, and Apple has responded by taking the affected server offline.


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A longtime Hermann institution, Battocletti Bake Shoppe, closed its doors for good on Saturday.
Co-owner Dawn Battocletti reminisced on the family's involvement in the business for the Advertiser-Courier. The shop operated for nearly 29 years, she said.
Customer interest blossomed in a big way in the time since the closing was announced, Battocletti said, with some people even arriving in Hermann via plane flights -- just to capture and savor one of the special treats one more time. Lines of customers have extended well beyond the front door.
Battocletti said the bakery had received "tons of positive feedback" over the past couple of weeks.
"It's bittersweet," she said through tears. "It's my life."
Her husband Tom plans to retire, and the couple has chosen to seek a sale of the building, located at 308 Market St.
"We're hoping to find someone that will buy the business," she said, admitting that marketing the address's availability will not be easy. "We will sell the recipes….We're going to try to find the most perfect fit."
According to Battocletti, bake shops such as this one have fast become a dying breed across the American business landscape.
"It was the best part of our lives," she added. "And we're going to miss it."


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Los Alamos residents looking for home improvement ideas got a taste of what area businesses had to offer Saturday at the Re/Max of Los Alamos Home and Garden Show.
An assortment of products, including cabinets, tiles, indoor and outdoor furniture, art, windows, countertops, portable storage and an assortment of “green” items, were on display at the Central Park Square parking lot.
“We’re very excited with this event,” said Re/Max representative Kendra Henning. “I’ve been listening to people in the crowd and I think we are reaching our goal of providing people with resources for home improvement.”
The event provided a little bit of something for everyone. From those looking to tackle large-scale remodeling projects to those just looking for an extra piece of art to hang on their wall.
“I’m really pleased they are doing something like this,” said attendee Gerry Strickfaden. “This harkens back to the old days when the home show was the big deal in Los Alamos.”
Strickfaden said he was particularly interested in the kitchen cabinets and counter-tops that businesses were offering to help complete a home improvement project he currently had underway.
The occasional gusts of strong wind forced several vendors to anchor down their displays with makeshift tools, but that didn’t stop people from zig-zagging through vendor displays dispersed through the parking lot and checking out what they had to offer.
“I’ve been so busy putting up things I haven’t had the chance to look around,” said Brady Means, who was helping set-up the both for The Finishing Touch, a local home improvement business. “This is good to stimulate the economy and get people spending their money locally. There is a lot of people that don’t even know our store exists and we’ve been here over 20 years.”
The Finishing Touch flooring manager Angela Maes said the company has been a staple of the Los Alamos home improvement community for 28 years, and she was glad to have the opportunity to display their products for a wide audience.
“This is good to show people they can do a lot of stuff in town, it gives them some good ideas,” she said. “We are also displaying some of our environmentally friendly stuff.”
Among the “environmentally friendly stuff” on display at The Finishing Touch booth were carpets padded with recycled plastic bottles and others padded with corn products.
Other vendors offered solar-powered products to the public as an alternative to traditional energy-powered technologies, to provide long-term solutions to rising energy costs.
“This is a success – people are really enjoying themselves,” said Christina Wagner, associate broker for Re/Max.
Although groups of people seemed to be constantly trickling in and out, some attendees thought the event could have benefited from better advertising.
“It’s not bad; it’s a good effort on their part to get the information out to the public,” said Bob Visel. “But I don’t think they advertised good enough, they could have advertised better.”
Area businesses like Los Alamos National Bank and Dahl Plumbing Supply provided plenty of free water for thirsty event-goers, and some local restaurants offered hot-dogs, burritos and kettle corn to the public. About 20 area businesses were on-site.
“We’re very pleased with the turn-out,” Henning said. “This is really good business for local vendors.”


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Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia widens Q3 loss to US$50.7M from US$9.3M in year-ago period, reports total revenues down 16.7% to US$43.5M due to lower revenues in publishing, broadcasting segments
November 2, 2012
– Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. (NYSE: MSO) today announced its results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2012. The Company reported total revenues for the third quarter of $43.5 million.
Lisa Gersh, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "Our performance in the quarter was in line with our expectations but not our ambitions for the Company. Including the Publishing segment actions announced yesterday, we have taken actions designed to significantly reduce the cost structure of our print and broadcasting operations this year, an important step toward positioning MSLO for profitable growth. We are transitioning our content operations to digital, mobile and video platforms that feature lower fixed costs and align with evolving consumer preferences for how and where they engage with our content. We are seeing some encouraging early results, particularly in video. In the meantime, our Merchandising business continues to generate attractive growth. Overall we believe we have made significant progress in executing our strategy and anticipate that we will begin to deliver the bottom-line benefits of this work in 2013."
Third Quarter 2012 Summary
Total revenues were $43.5 million in the third quarter of 2012, compared to $52.2 million in the third quarter of 2011, due to lower revenues in the publishing and broadcasting segments, partially off-set by higher merchandising revenues.
Total operating loss for the third quarter of 2012 was $(50.7) million, which included a $(44.3) million non-cash impairment charge reflecting the write-down of goodwill related to the Company's publishing segment. The write-down is the result of continued softness in the print publishing industry overall and, specifically, a decrease in the Company's advertising revenues. Total operating loss in the third quarter of 2011 was $(9.3) million, which included a $(3.8) million restructuring charge related to changes in executive management and professional fees.
Adjusted EBITDA loss for the third quarter of 2012 was $(4.0) million, compared to $(2.3) million in the prior-year period.
Basic and diluted net loss per share was $(0.76) for the third quarter of 2012, compared to $(0.18) for the third quarter of 2011. Excluding the impairment charge and restructuring charges in the third quarter of 2012, and excluding restructuring charges in the third quarter of 2011, net loss per share was $(0.09) and $(0.11), respectively.
Recent Business Highlights
The first season of Martha Stewart's Cooking School debuted on PBS the first weekend in October. The program is being aired in more than 92% of households and in all top 50 markets.
In September, MSLO announced that it has expanded its content business with new video partners Hulu and Hulu Plus, The AOL On Network and Fullscreen, Inc. The new agreements reflect MSLO's strategy to redefine its video business by providing content across multiple platforms, especially online.
According to comScore Unified data, total unique visitors across MSLO's websites increased 42% in the quarter compared to the same period in the prior year.
On October 17th -18th, MSLO introduced American Made, a two-day, multimedia celebration of American artists, artisans and entrepreneurs at Grand Central Terminal -- created in partnership with title sponsors Avery Dennison and The UPS Store, and official sponsors jcpenney and Toyota, in close collaboration with Etsy.
The Martha Stewart Home Office line with Avery launched in Staples stores in the UK and began rolling out in Officeworks stores in Australia in the quarter.
The Home Depot expanded their assortment of Martha Stewart Living holiday products, which rolled out in stores last month.
Last week, MSLO announced a new partnership with FremantleMedia Enterprises, a key player in the global content and brand space, to co-develop television and digital video programming featuring contemporary lifestyle personalities.
Revenues in the third quarter of 2012 were $27.6 million, compared to $33.2 million in the prior year's third quarter, due to lower print and digital advertising revenues.
Operating loss was $(51.3) million for the third quarter of 2012, which included a $(44.3) million non-cash impairment charge reflecting the write-down of goodwill, compared to operating loss of $(3.6) million in the prior year's quarter.
Adjusted EBITDA loss was $(6.2) million in the third quarter of 2012, compared to $(2.8) million in the prior year's quarter.
As announced on November 1, MSLO has taken a series of actions to restructure its media business placing more emphasis on digital, mobile and video platforms. The actions which reduce the number of published print titles also should result in a significantly lower cost structure, and a more sharply focused ad sales force. The Company's actions are anticipated to result in a reduction of approximately $33 to $35 million in annual operating expenses.
Revenues in the third quarter of 2012 were $2.7 million, compared to $6.6 million in the third quarter of 2011. The decline reflects the Company's strategic migration of its Broadcasting business away from the higher costs associated with daily live television production, in favor of investment in short-form video for digital formats and targeted broadcast initiatives.
Operating income was $0.3 million for the third quarter of 2012, compared to an operating loss of $(1.3) million in the third quarter of 2011.
Despite lower revenue, adjusted EBITDA was $0.4 million for the third quarter of 2012, compared to an adjusted EBITDA loss of $(0.8) million in the prior year's third quarter.
Revenues increased 7.2% to $13.2 million for the third quarter of 2012, as compared to $12.3 million in the prior year's third quarter, primarily due to revenue from the Martha Stewart Home Office line with Avery and design fees from J.C. Penney.
Operating income was $8.5 million for the third quarter of 2012, up from $7.2 million in the third quarter of 2011.
Adjusted EBITDA was $8.6 million for the third quarter of 2012, up from $7.4 million in the prior year's third quarter.
Total Corporate expenses were $(8.2) million in the third quarter of 2012 compared to $(11.6) million in the prior year's third quarter. Adjusted EBITDA loss was $(6.8) million in the third quarter of 2012 which included $0.6 million in legal and other professional fees compared to $(6.2) million in the prior year's quarter.
The Company will host a conference call with analysts and investors on November 2, 2012 at 8:30am EDT that will be broadcast live over the Internet at www.marthastewart.com/ir, and an archived version will be available through November 16, 2012.
About Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc.
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. (MSLO) is a leading provider of original "how-to" information, inspiring and engaging consumers with unique lifestyle content and high-quality products. MSLO is organized into the following business segments: Publishing, Broadcasting, and Merchandising. MSLO is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol MSO.


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Web companies that rely on advertising are enjoying some of their most vibrant growth in developing countries. But those are also the same places where it can be the most expensive to operate, since Web companies often need more servers to make content available to parts of the world with limited bandwidth. And in those countries, online display advertising is least likely to translate into results.Because it is more expensive to be poor, large corporations must subsidize the cost of providing these web services to poor countries. Hopefully the money Google is losing in 3rd world countries providing YouTube service counts towards the amount of aid that America is giving to the world.
This intractable contradiction has become a serious drag on the bottom lines of photo-sharing sites, social networks and video distributors like YouTube.
There may be 1.6 billion people in the world with Internet access, but fewer than half of them have incomes high enough to interest major advertisers.
“Whenever you have a lot of user-generated material, your bandwidth gets utilized in Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, where bandwidth is expensive and ad rates are ridiculously low,” Mr. Volpi said. If Web companies “really want to make money, they would shut off all those countries.”
Perhaps no company is more in the grip of the international paradox than YouTube, which a Credit Suisse analyst, Spencer Wang, recently estimated could lose $470 million in 2009, in part because of the high cost of delivering billions of videos each month.
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UBS Cuts Apple Watch 2016 Sales Estimates from 40M to 31M
Analyst Steve Milunovich from UBS has today cut his estimate for the number of Apple Watch units Apple is likely to sell in 2016 to 31 million from 40 million, noting that online mentions suggest “people are not very interested in the recently released Apple Watch”, Barron’s is reporting. While maintaining a Buy rating on Apple shares and a $150 price target, Milunovich says that about 7% rather than 10% of the expected iPhone 5/6 average installed base is likely to buy a Watch.
The analyst claims that his estimate is based on an index of search results, which has deviated lower relative to an index of 30 consumer electronics introductions and the first iPad and iPhone releases. At the same time, Milunovich insists that this is “just the first inning”, adding that “We are long-term bullish on the Watch as the interface to the Internet of Things; the wrist is a natural place to put Apple technology”.
Furthermore, the analyst lays the blame at Apple’s feet for having “botched” the roll-out of the watch, discouraging early buyers:
“Apple has somewhat botched the Watch introduction. First “early” in the year was defined to include April. Then supply issues pushed back availability for most early buyers. The buzz has been reduced by requiring appointments and by the inability for now to take Watches home from Apple stores. However, Apple is right to go slowly as the Watch represents a new category. Word of mouth will be important, so training users is needed. We are long-term bullish on the Watch as the interface to the Internet of Things; the wrist is a natural place to put Apple technology”.
He concludes his note by saying that the ambiguity surrounding the actual availability of the Watch is “putting off consumers, reducing any sense of urgency” and also lowering initial demand.


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A leaked imaged of a promotional post appeared online, showing the date when the OnePlus 5T will be revealed – November 16. The tagline says “Larger display, Same footprint” suggests the previous leak of a larger display size is accurate.
As a recap, the OnePlus 5T is said to feature an 18:9 screen, with a possible 1080p resolution. As with other OnePlus models, we may see high-end specifications as well, so expect the phone to feature the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835, up to 8GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, and upgraded dual-camera from the current OnePlus 5.
Now, we have some idea when the OnePlus 5T may appear thanks to a leaked photo of the launch event date. The image shows November 16 will be the live launch event, and it will be an Amazon exclusive when it launches then. India seems to be the origin of this launch leak, as Amazon has exclusive selling right for OnePlus in that country.
At the same time Carl Pei, the CEO of OnePlus, hinted the camera capabilities on social media as he posted a photo on his twitter account, saying “Cool photo, must have come from a great camera.” There is no EXIF data on the image when checked, but we can speculate the image comes from the new OnePlus 5T.
With two weeks to go, we will have to wait and see if November 16 will be the launch date of the OnePlus 5 follow up model. This is also a good time as OnePlus recently just launched an official online store in Malaysia on Shopee.


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Across the country, residents will be able to recycle a variety of items on America Recycles Day, Friday, November 15.
To find an event near you, go to America Recycles Day and search by city or zip code.
In the Kansas City metro area, Downtown Overland Park Downtown and Johnson County Department of Health and Environment will be accepting old and unwanted electronics and paper (for shredding) at its recycling event from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Thursday, November 14 in the parking lot off of Marty Street between 79th and 80th Street near the Overland Park Farmers’ Market Pavilion. Charges apply for televisions ($25 per item) and CRT computer monitors ($20 per item). Other electronics, cell phones, digital cameras, keyboards, etc. and documents for shredding are free to drop off. For more information, contact Brandon Hearn, firstname.lastname@example.org or 913-238-6876.
Keep America Beautiful that sponsors the initiative encourages participants to take the #BeRecycled Pledge to buy products with less packaging, look for recyclable items and encourage others to recycle.


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The number of firearm background checks, and consequently the number of guns purchased, continues to following an increasing trend as reported by the different gun manufacturers in the United States. The recently reported numbers have revealed an industry wide surge in the demand for firearms and shooting accessories in this presidential election year.
The outdoor merchandise retailer, Cabela’s, had reported a positive sales trend for guns, ammunition, optics, and rifle scopes for the past few months. The company reported that their flattening sales began to experience an uptrend at the end of 2015, which easily set new sales records for them. Smith & Wesson also reported an increase in their net sales for 2016, which was actually about 40% compared to the same period in 2015.
The reports from the suppliers and the retailers also coincide with the recent figures reported by the FBI National Instant Criminal Background Check System who had processed around 1.99 million background checks in September alone. The September background checks are a 10.9% increase over the same month last year. Every month throughout the year was also revealed to be at an all time high over the past years, with 2016 raring to beat the 23.1 million background checks reported in 2015.
Of course the number of FBI background checks that have been run do not really translate to the exact number of guns purchase. Several of the checks are for permit applications and some consumers do sometimes purchase more than one firearm. Despite this fact, the data is used by the firearms industry to track and measure the overall sales within the country. There have also been some discrepancies recently discovered within the FBI’s database as some states have yet to provide their own data leading to the underreporting of checks. Although, even with the absence of these data, the current figures still do reveal a staggering amount of background checks for 2016.


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Hyundai deploys robots and AI to build Ioniq 5 EVs at this facility
The Singapore facility of the Korean auto giant Hyundai Motor is swarming with robots besides human beings working hand-in-hand to manufacture electric vehicles. These robots engage in assembling ideas, even machines, and use artificial intelligence to manufacture one of Hyundai's flagship electric cars Ioniq 5. These robot dogs, developed by US-based Boston Dynamics, are integral to the carmaker's latest facility in Singapore which the carmaker calls the ‘first global innovation hub and global test bed for future mobility’.
The robo-dogs are part of a 200-strong robot workforce at the facility. The Singapore plant has a production capacity of up to 30,000 electric vehicles a year. Half of the work here are being done through the help of these robots. They are currently engaged in manufacturing the first Ioniq 5 robotaxis, which are expected to be deployed in US from next year. The Ioniq 5 robotaxi is one of Hyundai's first Level 4 autonomous vehicles to be certified under the US motor vehicle law.
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According to the Korean auto giant, the robots help it free human workforce from ‘repetitive and laborious tasks’ to focus on more creative and productive duties. Hyundai said, “Robots perform assembly, inspection, and production facility organisation and take care of more than 60 percent of component process management, ordering, and transportation. Humans, robotics, and AI systems achieving unprecedented levels of collaboration thanks to integration made possible by the digital twin platform." the carmaker added.
While the robots help in repetitive and laborious tasks at the facility, the human workforce is being utilised to perform ‘critical diagnostics, software development, calibration and validation tasks’. Hyundai Motor's Singapore facility is spread across seven floors of a nearly 87,000 square metre complex. It has been operational for some time, manufacturing the Ioniq 5 electric SUV since early this year.
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Hyundai launched the Ioniq 5 in India at the 2023 Auto Expo in January. The locally assembled electric SUV was introduced at a price of ₹44.95 lakh (introductory, ex-showroom) for the first 500 customers. Based on the E-GMP platform, which also underpins its technocal cousin Kia EV6, the Ioniq 5 comes with a 72.6 kWh battery pack. The unit claims a range of 631 km (ARAI certified) on a single charge and can be charged from 10-80 per cent in 18 minutes using a 350 kW DC fast charger. Power comes from a PMS motor tuned for 215 bhp and 350 Nm of peak torque offering a top speed of 185 kmph.


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We will be donating $10 for every A2B Electric Bike sold this weekend, 22 - 24th April 2016
Why walk when you can ride - Brisbane
WHY WALK WHEN YOU CAN RIDE THE SIGHTS?
Brisbane has joined Australia's popular electric bike scene, with Electric Bikes Brisbane launching an Electric Bike hire service in time for summer.
Tourists and locals can now explore the city and its bike trails without raising a sweat - the pedal-assist A2B electric bike does all the hard work.
Electric Bikes Brisbane owners Nick and Samantha Willis have run a speciality electric bike business in the city for 18 months and expanded to include a hire service after receiving numerous requests.
"We started to explore hiring the bikes after getting more and more enquiries and we thought not only is it a great way to try before you buy, but it adds another dimension to the city's sightseeing experience," Mrs Willis said.
“Brisbane is a very hilly, hot city but electric bikes feel like you've got the wind behind you – even when you’re going uphill. Brisbane has lots of interesting streets and attractions that people can see in a few hours on an electric bike - more than they will ever see in a few days.
"People can cruise through the city's cycle paths, take in the leafy parks, coolest wine bars and restaurants and explore the interesting side streets, shops and markets.
"We already work closely with the Brisbane City Council's Cycling Brisbane program and Bicycle Queensland to help promote cycling as an alternative to driving a car, so if people have been thinking about it and want to try an electric bike for themselves, they will now be able to."
To celebrate the launch of A2B electric bike hire in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth, A2B is giving away a $2800 Ferber bike, widely acclaimed as being at the forefront of e-bike innovation and design across the world.
Simply snap a selfie and you could win an A2B bike boasting the latest technology, award winning design and comfort, easily rechargeable battery and top quality manufacturing.
A2B was the pioneer of electric bikes across the world, building the first true electric bike with an internal motor system in 2008, after five years of research and design and recognised industry-wide for its leading design, technology and engineering.
To take part in the #A2Bselfie competition – hire a bike, take a selfie and post it on Twitter with the #A2Bselfie hashtag.
For more information phone Samantha Willis, Electric Bikes Brisbane: Ph: 0433 486 245 or Allan Birrell, General Manager A2B: Mob: 0409 886 588.
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Notes to Editors
A2B is the German designed and engineered, award winning premium e-bike brand. Headquartered in London with subsidiaries in the UK, USA and Germany and present in more than 30 countries through its network of distributors in Europe, Asia, America and Africa.
A2B provides a premium range of e-bikes that have been extensively researched and painstakingly designed since 2003. In 2008, A2B revolutionised the electric bike market with the launch of the world’s first true e-bike – a premium electric bike called the Metro that was designed specifically for power and not simply a normal bicycle with a battery added.
We are proud that our e-bikes have been recognised by prestigious organisations such as ExtraEnergy.com, the German-based worldwide LEV testing authority and the British Design Museum in London, which nominated the Obree for the international Designs of the Year Award in March 2014.
A2B has played a vital role in setting industry standards as co-founder of the British Electric Bicycle Association, now recognised as the voice of the industry in the UK. In many markets A2B has been the first premium e-bike brand, if not the first e-bike brand.
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Audi recently revealed the Q8, a coupe SUV. Despite the coupe name, the Q8 offers a five-seat layout with four doors. The Q8 combines the elegant look of a coupe with the practicality of an SUV.
The Q8 is a direct competitor for the BMW X6, the Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe, the Range Rover Sport, the Porsche Cayenne and the Maserati Levante. Although the sport SUV market is saturated with extravagant styling, the Q8 offers a unique design experience with optional 22-inch wheels.
The engine range starts with a 3-lt V6 diesel (badged 50 TDI) which produces 282-bhp. The Quattro all-wheel drive is rear-biased, and coupled with an eight-speed automatic gearbox. It offers 0–62mph in 6.2 seconds and a top speed of 144mph. There is a mild-hybrid system that uses a lithium-ion battery and a belt alternator starter, to give engine-off coasting between 34 and 99mph.
The Audi Q8 offers driving assistance systems – adaptive cruise [...]
The 2018 Geneva Motor Show is over. It was packed with electric cars, a number of SUVs and extreme supercars. We have already shared photos from the show, and you can also view them at the end of this article. It is no wonder that 2018 was the year of electric cars coming of age. No longer can Tesla own this space exclusively as full electric power becomes a mainstream niche!
Also, we can’t ignore the plug-in hybrids. Audi, Jaguar, Hyundai, Volkswagen, Porsche and Ssangyong all featured their electric and plug-in hybrid cars this year.
One of the most eye-catching electric car was the Porsche Mission E Cross Turismo concept. Even though Porsche recently stated that the 911 would not house a full electric drive train, we can see what they can do with the rest of the range.
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The fourth generation Audi A8 has been revealed recently. Ever since Audi introduced the A8 in competition with the Mercedes-Benz S-Class and the BMW 7-Series, it has been running second to these strong competitors. Despite having the Quattro drive train and an aluminium spaceframe, the A8 never managed to properly gain traction in terms of the competition.
However, the situation has now changed! This time, the A8 is a game changer with the introduction of the latest technologies. In particular, the new A8 has seen the introduction of Artificial Intelligence and the latest machine learning technologies. Thanks to AI, the Audi A8 can offer a level-3 autonomous driving system up to 37 mph (60 kph). Level-3 autonomous driving means that the driver can do other things whilst the car is in control of everything. The [...]


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SINGAPORE Tourism Board (STB) has appointed a new chairman and four new board members, among others, the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) announced on Friday.
Chaly Mah Chee Kheong, former chief executive officer of Deloitte Asia-Pacific and South-east Asia and former
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the covid-19 pandemic was an excellent opportunity for the internet companies to increase the use of domain names, webhosting, Yet because of the fraud of the indian government, ntro, raw, cbi, it falsely claims that various lazy greedy cheater women like Greedy SHAMELESS thane domain fraudster R&AW employee asmita patel (with straightened hair, great flirting skills) who have never invested any money in domains, own the domains of a private citizen, a single woman domain investor who is criminally defamed in the worst manner to cover up the financial fraud
The greedy lazy gujju cheater asmita patel has no self respect, she has continued her domain ownership fraud for 7 years, with the help of fraud ntro employee puneet, google, tata. She does not want to spend any money on domains, and also does not want to give up on the position she got, FAKING DOMAIN OWNERSHIP.
for 7 years, a private citizen, single woman has paid more than Rs 4 lakh annually for domain names, and the shameless thane stock broker asmita patel, has got a raw salary for FAKING OWNERSHIP of the domain names, making asmita patel, india’s top fraud stock broker openly involved in financial fraud.
This posted as a fraud alert, so that companies, countries and people are not duped by the FALSE PROPAGANDA of the indian government, raw, cbi, ntro making fake claims about Greedy SHAMELESS thane domain fraudster R&AW employee asmita patel
It is a reflection of the widespread rot in the indian tech and internet sector, that no one is questioning R&AW, ntro, cbi, maharashtra government, why it is making fake claims about its greedy fraud employee asmita patel, who does not pay for and control any domain, while criminally defaming the real domain investor in the worst manner, forcing the real domain investor to protest loudly


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We are elated to announce that PramaLife was selected by a lovely local shopper to WIN the £10,000 Community Grant
"On October 15th shoppers in 100 Tesco stores across the UK were given the chance to take part in a lucky dip to find the specially created, gold versions of our iconic blue token, worth £1 million in grants to local good causes. The £1 million donation marks £100 million in Community Grants being given to more than 50,000 good causes since they were launched in 2016. The finders were able to choose which of the three local good causes would receive a £10,000 Golden Grant. Our Tesco Express in The Square Bournemouth was chosen to hold the event, and the delighted customer chose PramaLife to receive the £10,000."
This incredibly generous grant will be used to provide lunch clubs in Poole and Boscombe, for older people.
We would like to thank Tesco for giving PramaLife the opportunity and to be a part of the Community Grant Scheme, and to the customer who chose PramaLife!
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Platform plays are going to make 2013 a very interesting year for payments.
Payments has always been about platforms, of course, given the sector’s two/multi-sided structure. But the big news that broke across the industry over these last two weeks is, I think the tip of the iceberg. If 2012 was the year of the “mobile wallet,” 2013 will be the year of the platform play.
One might say that Discover started the whole new trend in platform plays the end of last summer when it made its platform available to others (PayPal most famously) to ignite their own payments innovations such as PayPal, Google, and Facebook. Now platform plays are starting to seem as fashionable as neon colors are for the Spring 2013 fashion season. The two biggest newsmakers of the last ten days sort of put a punctuation mark on this payments industry phenomenon.
TSYS/NetSpend is an interesting combination of B2B and B2C platforms. It gives the traditional B2B TSYS business an interesting consumer hedge. That’s important because the processing side of the payments ecosystem could find itself in the middle of its own disruption in the not too distant future. Processors are concerned that MasterCard and Visa will encroach on their space since they, too, face competition from lots of innovative upstarts. But TSYS is also a very big prepaid processor and NetSpend is a big and pretty profitable prepaid program manager. Having NetSpend part of TSYS allows it to “go deep” in the prepaid space and create some supply chain and operating efficiencies that could logically support the development of new products with different economics and a stronger ROI – a new prepaid platform, in essence. Since NetSpend is an issuer of an alternative financial services product and TSYS has a very robust processing platform for financial services products, it seems to suggest that NetSpend customers could begin to benefit from some of those capabilities over time too. And, don’t forget that TSYS is a merchant acquirer and can use its merchant footprint to create more distribution opportunities for NetSpend. TSYS has a very large international presence, including a deal with China Union Pay, that could ultimately extend the reach of NetSpend’s products beyond its current US footprint that could help to expand and monetize the TSYS/NetSpend customer base.
But it’s the Chase/Visa announcement of the formation of Chase Merchant Services (CMS) that got the web buzzing. It answered one question pretty directly – what’s been keeping Charlie Scharf busy these last few months – but certainly raised a bunch more.
The other question that most people felt that the announcement answered was whether Chase would pull out of Visa and start its own system. Most of the reports last week that I read concluded that the new ten-year deal meant that Visa had stayed this off for at least that long. I disagree. Chase, thru the CMS partnership, for all intents and purposes will operate just like a third-party network with a VisaNet element to the “custom processing” solution that will support the transaction processing for Chase/Visa branded cards. CMS will negotiate directly with merchants, strike new pricing deals with them and “offer them an additional option for consumer payments” that extricates itself from the traditional interchange arrangements for those merchants who sign on. I think this is a pretty big development.
Reports suggest that CMS hopes to capture more merchants because the deals will be better and CMS will be able to support the development and deployment of new data-driven offers/inducements and other value adds that will drive incremental consumer spend. Data is a big by-product of the CMS play since at the moment, Chase only gets to see those transactions that run over Paymentech. Now, at least it sounds like they will see all of the data from all Chase/Visa transactions that CMS supports.
So, the big questions now relate to the actual mechanics of how this will all work when it rolls out later in the year. Chase will certainly want to do what all that it can to get merchants to accept its new card option a la a three party arrangement. And, one of the big advantages of a three party system is that it is exempt from network interchange fee regulations. But, as you all know, it is able to charge a merchant discount that, in theory, has no limit (operative words, in theory.) This fee/discount, as all of you also know is the inducement that is offered to issuers. So, if, as reports claim, CMS will mean reduced prices on the merchant side, it will have to sort out how it incents the issuing side of Chase to play along. Now CMS can of course, be very selective about who gets the sweetheart deals, but the system economics won’t really work if CMS reduces or eliminates the merchant discount on a wholesale basis and doesn’t replace it with something else. Certainly, the new CMS gig can identify other sources of revenues, say from the interest on outstandings, (which according to the Fed now is up from 2011to roughly $7k per household with 47% of Americans now revolving their credit card balances) or from new loyalty/payment schemes a la LevelUp that eschews interchange for a piece of the incentive offered to consumers to increase their spend at a merchant, or from creating an entirely new model suited for mobile only transacting. Regardless, the existence of CMS suggests that a new business model must be on the drawing boards in order to both preserve platform equilibrium and leverage the new opportunities that its new operating model and assets can support.
People have implied that this opens Visa’s door to a similar knock on it by Bank of America. That seems less likely. Yes BAC does have BAMS but the majority shareholder isn’t BAC, it’s First Data. Maybe rather than knocking on Visa’s door, BAC could decide to organize its own three party network instead. It’s right behind Chase in terms of credit card volume in 2012 (~$250 billion according to Nilson) and given its First Data stake has the potential for international acceptance too. It could also make some interesting acquisitions (which I’ll keep to myself for now) if it wanted to go that route.
Then there’s the question that CMS raises for the future of ClearExchange, the ACH-based P2P network that Chase, Bank of America and Wells formed in 2011. Many thought that was laying the tracks for a bank-owned payments system. ClearExchange operates by moving payment information (not funds) between people or businesses by only using an email address or a mobile phone number and checking/savings account. Powerful, when one considers that these three FIs account for something like 80% or more of the consumer debit accounts in the US. But doing that would, in many ways, be like going WAY back to the bank-association model future that was wrought with antitrust issues – and one big reason why that model doesn’t exist anymore. But ClearExchange seems intent on doing something with those assets so will be an interesting one to watch. Will CMS change the focus of ClearExchange moving forward, say from a potential retail payments play to a C2B and B2B network perhaps?
And how about the questions related to Visa itself? Cynics say that the CMS deal was the lemonade out of lemons outcome for them since they may not have been in the strongest bargaining position. With CMS, they’ll still get paid on transaction volume, but what they get paid will be a negotiation. And sure, they’ll benefit for the next ten years if Chase brings more volume onto the network, and the partnership has allowed it to avert the direct loss of its biggest customer from its portfolio, but perhaps only for the next decade. There’s nothing to stop CMS from deciding in ten years that it doesn’t need Visa, having used that time to beef up merchant acceptance of the Chase card option and building lots of platform capabilities that are attractive enough to merchants and consumers to hang on.
Outside of CMS directly, there are both questions and potential new platform power plays taking shape too. For instance, FIS/PayNet is a new payments network infrastructure that wants to breathe new real-time life into the ACH system that has been around for decades and make it a more viable network for innovators to leverage. There are other players with similar assets and ambitions. All are contemplating their next moves recognizing that the combination of mobile, new technologies and merchant dissatisfaction with the existing networks makes the potential of new networks more doable yet just as tough as ever to ignite.
Then, perhaps some of the biggest questions remain around a couple of existing payments players and their next moves in the midst of the CMS development and the new opportunities that all of these new platform plays are making possible. Take MCX. What seemed like a slog before seems like a real tough slog now since I’ll bet anything that the CMS merchant short list is the MCX merchant prospect list. I can also imagine that those sitting on the MCX fence right now might just lean in to listen carefully. The MCX business model has always been a big mystery to me for the reasons I stated earlier – the funding for the system has to come from somewhere and if not from the merchant, from where? CMS has deeper pockets and a built in customer base with cards in their non-digital wallets to make that discussion a lot tougher really tough for MCX to counter, I would think. And, ISIS and Google? Yikes. Sure, both are moving (or have) away from NFC to the cloud but they still need merchants who now have even more options to consider and whose latest courter suitor brings consumers along with them. It also seems completely infeasible reasonable to think that CMS isn’t is going to blow out a mobile wallet solution early on that can more easily be deployed at merchants given their acquiring relationship and potentially different business model to get merchants and consumers interested.
It will be interesting to see how MasterCard responds too – it remains the only true worldwide payments network (Visa Europe is a separate entity). For Citi, this just seems like another in a long series of setbacks on the retail payments side. They are MC’s biggest single issuer, and an enormous global financial services entity, but have no acquiring/processing asset to leverage and a more narrow set of options than most other players to consider. Then there’s AmEx. AmEx and Chase are bitter rivalries – many of the Chase senior exec team have AmEx blue in their veins. It’s always had a solid franchise anchored by its corporate travel program, rich cardholder rewards, and outstanding customer service. And, it’s done a lot of innovative stuff on the retail payments side wrapped around social media (Twitter, Facebook and other promotions), and is the most profitable card issuer of the bunch. But, its ability to leverage the Serve network to innovate outside of that has been more of a struggle. AmEx’s recent restructuring efforts are designed to keep costs down and margins intact, but what impact could CMS, PayPal and these other emerging efforts have to on its retail payments business if they all start to get traction and merchants are enticed by better deals and consumer traction?
Now you see why I think this 2013 is the year for platform plays! Here we are, only two months into a new year and so many big things a foot. But, surely nothing is cast in stone yet, but these two announcements are but a few of things that foreshadowing of how the tectonic plates that are the payments industry are likely to shift this year and recast the sector.
So, if payments had a Richter scale, how would you rank CMS in terms of its impact on the future of the industry?


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Facebook Adds Organ Donor Option to Timeline Profiles
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wants to use the power of social networking to find donors for those who need it
Facebook may be a social-networking giant on the web that
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all too often, but sometimes this shared information can be used for good instead of evil.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently came up with the idea to allow Facebook users to list whether they are
or not on the website. According to Donate Life America, which is partnering with Facebook for the venture, 112,000 Americans are waiting on organs and 18 people die daily because of the lack of organ availability.
The idea to add organ donor information to Facebook, Zuckerberg said, came from recent conversations he had with current girlfriend Priscilla Chan, who is going to medical school to become a pediatrician.
According to Zuckerberg, Chan often describes children in need of organ donors, but can sometimes die waiting. There have also been success stories where a child receives the transplant they need and end up living a normal life.
For instance, Chan once met a young boy in need of a heart transplant. His skin had actually turned blue due to the lack of oxygen, but he ended up receiving the heart transplant and was outside playing sports only weeks later.
"How can that not make you happy?" asked Zuckerberg.
In addition to Chan's stories, Zuckerberg was inspired by last year's passing of former Apple CEO Steve Jobs, who received a
liver transplant in 2009 that extended his life
"That definitely, I think, was something that we all had in mind as we were building this out," said Zuckerberg. "His story is just one of many, of people who both were able to have an organ transplant that made his life longer and he was extremely thankful for that."
If a user is not an organ donor, they will have the option to register via a link on Facebook.
"Facebook is really about communicating and telling stories," said Zuckerberg. "We think that people can really help spread awareness of organ donation and that they want to participate in this to their friends. And that can be a big part of helping solve the crisis that's out there."
Users in the U.S. and U.K. will be able to add that they are organ donors to their Timelines starting today under the "Health and Wellness" section.
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Late last year, Kevin Kelly, founding editor of Wired Magazine, published “What Technology Wants”. It is a look at the state of technology and what is coming in the near and far future. Kelly plays the evolutionary biologist, casting technology in the role of growing organism. It’s an interesting read from a great technology insider. But with respects to Mr. Kelly, I have recently felt that “what technology wants” can be summed up in three words: “to be normal”. This sounds simplistic, but the trend of technology has been to start as a far-fetched “sci-fi” idea, probably developed by the military. Depending on the rate of success, technology trickles down to industry, research institutions, learning environments, and, lastly, consumer products. Once the consumer has it, it quickly goes from novelty to necessity. There is a “Darwin event” as some point, where a technology makes it to the public and survives, thrives, or dies rather quickly (especially quickly in evolutionary terms). But technology, at its best, becomes “normal”. Mobile phones, once the domain of Start Trek, is now a necessary tool to function.
Knowing the trend, one should take notice of two disparate yet tightly related new items this past week. The New York Times published an article on consumer-grade 3-D Printing technologies (subscription may be required). The article focuses on MakerBot Industries’ new Thing-O-Matic, a 3D printer you assemble yourself:
From six-figure costs five years ago to sub-$10,000 versions in recent months, the 3D printer technology is now within reach of individual ownership. Like the computer itself, which was only available at research universities as recently as the 1970s, a technology which was not part of the mainstream consciousness has the potential to be an indispensable part of life. (At least a designer’s life…)
Don’t have $1300 to spend on a machine? No worries. The other development involves another ‘normalizing’ moment for 3D printing tech. Shapeways is a mail-order 3D printing company in the same model as the on-demand publishing company Lulu. You can upload 3D digital models and offer the design for sale to the public or use their printing facilities to print for your needs. What makes Shapeways particularly important for contemporary designers is not only the ease of upload and delivery, but the range of materials. Tired of white ABS plastic? How about Sterling Silver, Glass (Milky Soda-Lime Glass), Alumide (Aluminum dust), Sandstone (Full color options!), Stainless Steel (also in Gold, Bronze and other finishes) and Glazed Ceramics (just announced this week)? Many of these materials offer a designer the option to not merely make a prototype–a test version of a final product–but the actual final product. Sterling Silver Jewelry and food-safe Glazed Ceramic one-offs are now within reach. Check price info here.