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Food security and sustainability experts are concerned that the country’s food consumption patterns are imbalanced, unsustainable and places the country off track towards ending hunger. Nairobi-based food safety and security expert Evans Kori says across all 47 counties, food consumption is not in line with respective food production activities. This, he says, is an imbalance that has led to negligible progress towards eradicating hunger, food insecurity and all forms of malnutrition. As per the ‘State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World Report 2021’, worldwide, countries have not progressively made inroads towards ensuring “access to safe, nutritious and sufficient foods for all people all year or to eradicating all forms of malnutrition.” The report indicates that a most pressing challenge towards access to healthy and sustainable diet is climate variability.
Within this context, the Barilla Foundation has used the latest evidence on food, health and the environment to devise the Double Health and Climate Pyramid model. The pyramid illustrates that global food goals cannot be achieved within current broken food systems and ecosystems. Kori says this means that ongoing and escalating food as well as climate crisis “must be resolved jointly because they are interlinked and not in isolation.”
“If countries continue to tackle food and climate issues independently of each other, progress will be slow, if at all, towards a sustainable, food secure and healthy planet,” he says. Current food production systems, he says, are not sustainable because they are catalysts of climate change, biodiversity loss and land degradation. Consequent outcomes, he says, affect our health and essentially, human survival and “people the world over will not access the nutrients they need and sustainably, within existing food systems.” UN’s Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) shows that in 2020, between 720 and 811 million people faced hunger and the situation is likely to escalate due to COVID-19 induced constraints. Within this context, research shows that nature-positive food production systems are much needed because current systems are broken and unsustainable. FAO estimates show “the agricultural sector accounts for one-third of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.” Additionally, the agricultural sector accounts for the largest share of freshwater withdrawals at 70 per cent on average and, 90 per cent of the water footprint of humanity, and 12 per cent of land use.
This research is illustrated in Barilla’s evidence-based Double Pyramid to promote health and longevity, and at the same time, reduce the impact of food choices on the ecosystem, and more specifically on climate change. The health and climate pyramids are placed side by side. The health side shows features of a balanced, healthy, and sustainable diet. The climate side shows the associated impact on health and the climate. Based on scientific evidence linking food choices in adult population to health outcomes, the health pyramid arranges food into 18 groups across seven layers according to the recommended frequency of consumption for people’s health. Foods such as fruits, vegetables and whole grain cereals that should be consumed most often are placed at the bottom of the pyramid. The second layer includes foods such as nuts and seeds, non-tropical vegetable oils, refined low glycemic index cereals and fermented milk.
The third layer includes pulses and fish as preferred sources of protein. This is followed by the fourth layer of foods such as poultry, eggs, milk and cheese. The fifth layer includes high glycemic index foods like white bread, refined rice and potatoes. No more than two servings of this food should be eaten per week. Animal fats, including butter, tropical oils like palm oil, red meat and sweets and baked goods made with refined flour and sugar are in the sixth layer of the pyramid because eating them is associated with a significantly higher risk of cardiovascular events. The advice is to eat these no more than once a week. In the seventh layer there are foods like processed meat like sausages, bacon, salami, associated with a high risk of cardiovascular and other chronic diseases, which should only be eaten occasionally. Within this context, the climate pyramid classifies different foods based on their carbon footprint or carbon dioxide equivalent emissions.
Again, foods are arranged into 18 groups and seven layers starting from those with a very low carbon footprint to a very high footprint. The pyramid shows production of animal-based products, especially red meat, followed by cheese and processed meat, layers five to seven cause the highest GHG emissions compared to plant-based products. As per research by FAO, “cattle raised for both beef and milk, and for inedible outputs like manure and draft power are the animal species responsible for the most emissions, representing about 65 per cent of the livestock sector’s emissions.” Barilla’s Double Pyramid is therefore an illustration of how people can eat varied, balanced and healthy diets and at the same time reduce their contribution to climate change.
The pyramid recommends a consumption frequency for all food groups and shows the impact they each have on health and the climate. Additionally, the Barilla Foundation devised another seven cultural double pyramids in line with different geographical contexts including Nordic countries and Canada, USA, South Asia, East Asia, Africa, Latin America and Mediterranean countries. Each of the seven pyramids reflects and celebrate the global value of diversity while promoting healthy, sustainable eating and consideration for planet health. On the one hand, the double pyramid provides a summary of key knowledge gained from medicine, nutrition studies, and the impact of people’s food choices on the planet. On the other, it is a consumer education tool.


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“E-cigarettes were also associated with less successful quitting during that time frame,” said Pierce, a professor emeritus of family medicine and public health. In fact, nearly 60% of recent former smokers who were daily e-cigarette users had resumed smoking by 2019, the new study found.
“There’s no evidence that the use of e-cigarettes is an effective cessation aid,” Pierce said.
Uptick in use by teens
Proponents of e-cigarettes as a smoking cessation tool say higher-nicotine versions should assist tobacco cigarette smokers to quit tobacco cigarettes because they would be able to take fewer puffs off a vape than smoking the entire cigarette, Pierce said.
“In 2017, cigarette sales increased by 40%,” with a majority of the market share being held by new brands of e-cigarettes with very high nicotine levels, he said.
“We wanted to look at these new high-nicotine versions and see whether there’s any evidence that they helped people quit because the previous ones didn’t.”
Instead of an uptick in use by smokers, the study found use of e-cigarettes as a cessation aid dropped by 25% over the two-year period, Pierce said.
Did the higher-octane e-cigarettes help those who did use them to stop smoking?
“We can’t study the effectiveness of these high-nicotine e-cigarettes because no smokers were using them during the majority of the two-year period,” Pierce said. There was a small uptick in 2019, he added, which will need to be analyzed when the next PATH data are released.
If smokers weren’t driving the uptick in sales during 2017 to 2019, who was?
The FDA told CNN that the agency doesn’t comment on specific studies, but “evaluates them as part of the body of evidence to further our understanding about a particular issue and assist in our mission to protect public health.”
“The FDA is reviewing the findings of the paper,” said FDA press officer Alison Hunt via email.

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An earlier version of this article incorrectly reported analysts' forecast for Box revenue in the current fiscal year. That figure has been updated.
shares fell in late trading Wednesday after the cloud-software company beat earnings expectations for the final quarter of its fiscal year, but predicted the current quarter would not live up to analysts' expectations. Box reported a net loss of $36.9 million, or 28 cents a share, on revenue of $109.9 million, as well as billings -- an important metric in cloud software that represents contracts for future revenue -- of $159.3 million. Analysts polled by FactSet on average expected Box to report adjusted losses of 13 cents a share on sales of $108.8 million, and billings of $153.2 million. While Box's fiscal fourth quarter was better than expected, the company's predictions for the fiscal first quarter and 2018 fiscal year were not. Box said it expects first-quarter revenue to be in a range of $114 million to $115 million, with adjusted net losses of 14 cents to 15 cents a share. For the full fiscal year, Box predicts it will have adjusted losses of 45 cents to 49 cents a share on revenue of $500 million to $504 million. Analysts' average forecast for Box's current quarter called for an adjusted loss of 12 cents a share and revenue of $115.3 million, while fiscal year forecasts called for adjusted losses of 41 cents a share on sales of $500.6 million, according to FactSet. Box shares declined about 3% in immediate after-hours trading following the release of the earnings report, after gaining 3.6% in the regular session to $18.26, a record closing high for the company.


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This new Facebook feature is set to make your birthdays awesome
Billionaire Mark Zuckerberg led social network Facebook has been reminding users about the birthdays of their family members and friends for as long as one could remember. The feature has been ever-present on both the app as well as desktop versions of the social media network.
Billionaire Mark Zuckerberg led social network Facebook has been reminding users about the birthdays of their family members and friends for as long as one could remember. The feature has been ever-present on both the app as well as desktop versions of the social media network. Now, in an attempt to enhance user experience further, Facebook has added a new feature that allows users to wish birthdays as stories. The new feature would allow users to add digital birthday cards to their Facebook Stories and tag their connections. The social media platform would also allow users to create personalised birthday cards as per their needs.
"People have always come to Facebook to connect with friends and celebrate important moments, like birthdays. Today, we’re launching birthday stories globally — a way for friends, family and everyone in your community to add digital birthday cards, photos or videos to a story celebrating your big day. The result is a happy birthday message that’s visual, memorable, interactive and fun — it’s like getting a personalized birthday card from everyone you care about, no matter where they are in the world," Facebook said in a statement.
The company claims that as many as 500 million people use Facebook Stories every day. It added that the new feature would allow users to come up with creative birthday wishes, be it a series of funny photos or a video reminiscing about past birthdays spent together.
To post birthday wishes on Facebook Stories, the users just need to tap on the birthday notification, shoot or upload a photo or short video or use one of Facebook's digital birthday cards. Users can also add a music sticker to give their story a “Happy Birthday” soundtrack. The wish will then get added to your friend's birthday story, creating a personalized slideshow for them.
Birthday Stories Giveaway Day and Bakery Takeover
To celebrate the launch of birthday stories Facebook partnered with bakeries across the US to give away free treats on May 10. "We’re also taking over FLOUR SHOP in New York City and turning it into a Birthday Stories Bakery from Facebook featuring free sweets. It doesn’t need to be your birthday to join the fun, just come by a participating location and we’ll show you how to use the new feature," the statement added.
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Dallas bakery Cake Bar to leave Trinity Groves for new digs after 10 years
An acclaimed Dallas bakery is leaving Trinity Groves after 10 years: Cake Bar, which was among the first round of restaurants at the West Dallas incubator complex, will move to a new location in the Medical District, in a center that's slightly off the beaten path at 2629 N. Stemmons Fwy. # 101.
Owner Tracy German says she's relocating to get a larger space.
At 1,650 square feet, the new location will be about double the size of the current space and allow German to provide more seating for customers. The new space will allow for about 22 indoor seats and six on the outdoor patio.
It’s a response to customer demand, as she often gets requests for more seats and has to turn away large parties.
“We knew we wanted a little bit more space and a little different configuration to get more people in,” she says.
She also plans to install a trendy, Instagram-able photo wall to make the space more of a destination spot for people to hang out. Otherwise, the new space will look similar to the current Trinity Groves location, with the same, signature bright blue color scheme.
Changes to the business will be purely cosmetic — German says she currently doesn’t have any plans to alter the cake shop’s menu or production.
Cake Bar specializes in cakes in a rainbow variety of flavors, including her signature strawberry cake, plus flavors such as red velvet, Key lime, pina colada, Italian cream, and caramel. Cakes are available by the slice, or in five-inch, eight-inch or half-sheet sizes. The shop also sells cupcakes, cookies, and pound cakes.
The shop's departure represents a big loss for Trinity Groves, where Cake Bar has been one of the biggest success stories since the center debuted in 2013.
German says she will close the Trinity Groves storefront on March 17, and hopes to be open at the new location on March 21.
“I’m excited because it’s a new venture,” she says. “We’ve been here 10 years, and it has truly been a blessing. Dallas has really supported us.”


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The Washington regimes’ demand that the Chinese firm ByteDance sell the U.S. presence of its video sharing app TikTok to a U.S. tech company is not a smart move. This follows related demands that the Chinese mobile app WeChat cease operating in the U.S., and that Chinese Huawei’s 5G mobile phone technology be banned from the U.S. and from use by any of its international allies.
In blocking Chinese tech the U.S. regime in effect deprives American people and American companies of advanced technologies which their competitors will use in other countries. TikToks AI and big data functions for social media and other uses are two years ahead of anything produced in the U.S. The Wechat mobile app is far better and more powerful than its U.S. mobile counterpart Whatsapp; Huawei’s 5G technology is ahead of all world competitors.
The recent appearance of these leading-edge technologies from China is not by chance. And more are undoubtedly to come. Beijing is now a world center of research and innovation in information technology, bio-technology, and more. And its combined capital value for its hi-tech companies is greater than that of Silicon Valley; Shenzhen in southern China, once a tiny fishing village, has also emerged in recent years as an innovation hot-house; and other hi-tech hubs are arising in other cities in this nation of 1.4 billion people.
Every move to block Chinese tech will, moreover, inevitably be met with reciprocal defensive measures by China to ban export to the U.S. of advanced Chinese technology and/or to block U.S. tech sales in China, and the Chinese tech market is *much bigger* than the U.S. one.
How Can the U.S. Block TikTok?
How precisely will the Washington regime stop U.S. residents from using Tik-Tok and other Chinese apps if the U.S. rights are not sold? Will they ban it outright at the network level? That would be an action without precedent in the U.S. and put paid to its claim to be a champion of ‘free markets’.
Alternatively, the Washington regime could demand that Apple and Google remove Chinese apps like TikTok from their app stores where U.S. users download them. That could seriously cut into their future use, though offshore apps stores would no doubt still offer them. U.S. companies could also be forbidden to do business with Tiktok in terms of advertising or other commercial relationships, as has already been done with Hawaii.
But here too the Washington gang would be playing a very dangerous commercial game. For the basis of their anti-Tiktok campaign and anti-WeChat campaigns is the unsubstantiated claim that they may provide private users information to the Chinese government. On the other hand, It is a proven fact, well-known to the Chinese government, that U.S. app makrets such as Apple, Google, and Microsoft have actively collaborated with the U.S. so-called National Security Agency (NSA) to infiltrate China and purloin millions of our text messages and phone information and computer data, including tapping of former Chinese president Hu’s phone.
Unlike the claims against Tiktok, the past U.S. NSA cyber penetration of China, including its sensitive military labs, is a proven fact due to the documents released by the courageous whited-blower Edward Snowden.
If the U.S. regime continues the anti-Chinese app trend on security grounds, China may very well reciprocate by banning Apple, Google, and other U.S. apps and phones from its market on the same security grounds as a defensive measure. In China’s case, this measure would be supported by the proven record of NSA collaboration with the U.S. tech giants, and would represent massive financial losses for those firms.
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The National Social Security Fund of China led the Series A round with participation of several Chinese insurance companies and other investors.
Ant Financial has over 400 million active users and 17 million overseas users. The company operates China’s biggest money market fund, Yu’e Bao, and runs online lending service MYBank.
The company sold 12.4% of its shares to investors in its last financing round. It is planning to raise more capital from investors in order to transform the financial sector in China.
Ant Financial president Eric Jing was quoted by Bloomberg as saying, "We want to become the strongest growth engine for global Internet finance. We want to help more smaller businesses, consumers and partners and spark innovation."
The company also operates Alipay online payment platform, which executes its majority of transactions in China, both online and through mobile.
Chinese regulators have granted approvals to technology firms for participation in the country’s financial services sector.
Ant Financial’s expansion is expected to increase the revenue of Alibaba, strengthening its presence in China.


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According to reports, the deal amounted to $12.7m.
The acquisition follows Yelp’s recently announced Yelp Platform, which is currently launching with the ability to order food delivery or pick-up on Yelp business pages through partners Eat24 and delivery.com. The ability to make appointments at spas, salons and dentists is scheduled to follow via partnerships with Booker, Demandforce and MINDBODY.
Launched in San Francisco by Alexander Kvamme, CEO, and Jordan Mendelson, CTO, SeatMe provides a reservations and guest management system for restaurants to handle guest, floor, book and waitlist management. It also provides a variety of promotional tools.


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Since joining YouTube in 2016, music industry big shot Lyor Cohen has focused much of his energy on an upcoming service, tentatively titled Remix. While it’s still not clear what exactly Remix is or when exactly it will premiere, Cohen has offered some hints. The exec delivered a keynote address at SXSW in Austin, and among other topics, he discussed Remix, which he said will combine expansive social features with finely-tuned playlists.
Cohen believes YouTube is at an advantage over potential rivals like Spotify and Apple Music because it can provide “the best of Google Play Music’s context server” with YouTube’s “breadth and depth of catalogue,” TechCrunch reported. By assembling YouTube’s expansive library of songs — which includes music from all of the “Big Three” labels — into smart playlists, Cohen plans to create enough value to drive subscriptions from music fans.
“The industry is going to return and grow by ads and subscriptions,” Cohen said. “There are plenty of leaned-in listeners that are willing to pay. We are going to convert them to paid subscribers…We’re making an enormous investment to launch a product that you will be proud of.”
The premium subscription platform YouTube Red already includes ad-free music streaming as part of its $9.99-per-month package, but Cohen, who has consolidated the YouTube Music and Google Play Music teams over the past year, wants to strengthen YouTube’s offer. Remix, he noted, will combine social features with traditional music streaming service tools.
“Spotify and Apple are pure retailers. Snapchat and Instagram are simply social,” Cohen said. “The most powerful aspect of YouTube is our ability to let the artists, managers, publishers, songwriters, and labels to engage with their fans with no hoops to jump through.”
If those social features can connect musicians to brands, it may be a big win for YouTube’s reputation in the music world. The recording industry has often feuded with the video site regarding royalty-related matters, but Cohen’s presence at YouTube seems to have smoothed out the company’s relationship with labels.
The main question still left unanswered regarding Remix concerns timing. It was initially thought that YouTube might announce the service SXSW, though the video site later denied that rumor. Stay tuned.


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Compared to “trophy” office skyscrapers, warehouses and distribution centers were once the ugly ducklings of commercial real estate. Fast forward a decade and they are emerging as beautiful swans for both real estate investors and corporate occupiers. Low vacancy rates and high demand for warehouse space are forming perfect conditions for the sector in 2018, according to JLL experts.
“E-commerce activity is really driving the industrial sector’s success,” said Craig Meyer, President of JLL’s Industrial group, Americas. “It represents around 9 percent of total U.S. sales, and experts predict this could reach nearly 14 percent in the coming years. These figures, along with a strong global economy, indicate that demand for industrial space will only increase in 2018.”
This coincides with a recent study conducted by San Francisco-based Prologis with Oxford Economics. That research, too, maintains that logistics real estate delivers goods into the hands of time-conscious consumers faster than ever.
“The only accurate prediction going into 2017 was that things were going to change,” said Walter Kemmsies, Managing Director, Economist and Chief Strategist of JLL’s Port Airport and Global Infrastructure (PAGI) group. “Despite that uncertainty and a series of frequent and intense natural disasters, we close out the year with a positive U.S. and global economic outlook.”
With this in mind, JLL has identified five reasons the industrial real estate market is set to soar in 2018:
1-The three Ts of Trump – Trade, Tax and Transportation infrastructure. While there is no evidence of an overt strategy coming from the White House, the dominos seem to be falling in a way that suggest 2018 could be the year for major infrastructure legislation. Trade agreements are being renegotiated and the tax bill is nearing completion, so the doors could open for infrastructure. The urbanization of U.S. cities cannot continue with functionally obsolete roads, bridges and other infrastructure. As upgrades are planned, raw materials will be needed and warehouses to store them.
2-E-commerce continues to set records. Online shopping and consumer demand for rapid delivery is changing what, where and how many distribution centers are needed to feed the consumer e-commerce beast. E-commerce continues to be the fastest-growing sector. In the third quarter alone, nearly 25 percent of total U.S. leasing demand came from e-commerce companies expanding their existing market footprints.
3-Urban logistics move closer to the customer. In a bid to narrow the gap with brick and mortar stores, e-commerce and its related logistics companies are looking to accelerate their investment in “last-mile” warehouse spaces. Global and domestic tenants are expanding their presence beyond a single mega-warehouse facility to multiple U.S. nodes, using logistics space to extend their reach to connect with customers. At the same time, distribution models are changing and location strategy is more focused on proximity to labor and customers. As e-commerce operations mature, tenants will seek smaller distribution centers closer to urban cores, but finding the right location will become challenging.
4-Continued investment in the darling of U.S. real estate. Investor interest is higher than ever, as institutional capital still views industrial property as a lucrative investment opportunity. Investment sales are up 34.7 percent this year and there is a resurgence in industrial real estate portfolios, according to JLL’s Q3 2017 Investment Quick Look.
5-The Fourth Industrial Revolution is well underway. The robots aren’t coming—they are already here. Human-free warehouses are a long way off, but sophisticated automation is becoming a feature of today’s industrial buildings. It’s already possible to offload goods from a truck, put them on a pallet and onto a different truck with barely a helping hand from a human being. At the same time, drones equipped with sensors can now scan bar codes for inventory purposes, safely restock and pick merchandise on high shelves, and move small items quickly around the warehouse. Automation within the warehouse is an important emerging trend that will continue to develop. This will reshape how warehouses are designed and how they are used.
“These five factors and smart infrastructure investment could nurture economic growth, which is especially needed in cities and states that have lost economic momentum with the decline of manufacturing,” said Kemmsies. “Investing in export-related infrastructure is also critical to balance trade deficits and would especially benefit agriculture, capital goods and energy, which are the most competitive sectors of the U.S. economy. This could further boost the industrial real estate sector.”
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Patrick Burnson, Executive Editor
Patrick Burnson is executive editor for Logistics Management and Supply Chain Management Review magazines and web sites. Patrick is a widely-published writer and editor who has spent most of his career covering international trade, global logistics, and supply chain management. He lives and works in San Francisco, providing readers with a Pacific Rim perspective on industry trends and forecasts. You can reach him directly at [email protected]
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Hot on the heels of the Prospa Group (ASX: PGL) initial public offering last week, another growing tech company has listed on the Australian share market this morning.
That company is Whispir Limited (ASX: WSP), a leading SaaS communications workflow platform that automates interactions between businesses and people.
Following an oversubscribed initial public offering (IPO), Whispir raised $47 million via the issue of 29.4 million shares at $1.60 each. This comprised a primary raise of $27 million and a secondary sell down by existing shareholders of $20 million.
Based on the total number of shares outstanding, this gives the company a $163 million market capitalisation.
What does Whispir do?
Whispir provides an industry-leading software platform that allows governments and organisations to deliver actionable two-way interactions at scale using automated multi-channel communication workflows.
This allows organisations to manage, automate, and optimise their communication processes without requiring specialised technical expertise.
The prospectus explains that its easy-to-use software platform significantly reduces development time with drag-and-drop templates and app-like mobile engagement so users can build customised two-way communications and actions based on certain events to optimally engage with people everywhere.
What are its growth drivers?
The company has been growing very strongly and management believes there is still a significant growth opportunity ahead.
This is because businesses are increasingly utilising digital technologies to improve efficiency, support growth, and enhance customer experience. The adoption of strategies to effect this transformation, such as cloud computing and agile operating models, have resulted in a global rise in IT budgets.
Management believes Whispir’s market-proven capabilities address this digital transformation trend, fulfilling three key technology objectives – modernising legacy systems; managing security, identity, and privacy; and creating digital capability.
The company’s CEO Jeromy Wells said: “Today’s consumers demand seamless and contextually-relevant experiences. They expect brands and organisations they interact with to respond to them at the right time, at the right place and with the right messaging. Whispir’s specialist WCaaS platform has been designed specifically to meet this demand.”
He added: “Whispir’s platform integrates with pre-existing IT systems, which increases our value proposition to customers of all sizes, industries and regions. Our ASX listing today is a key step towards us harnessing these competitive advantages to increase our presence in growth markets globally.”
At the last count the company had over 500 enterprise customers in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and North America, and generated $27.8 million in revenue in FY 2018. It expects this to grow to $37.8 million by the end of FY 2020, with sustainable breakeven operations in June 2020.
Day one on the ASX boards.
It has been a mixed start to life as a listed company for Whispir. After launching almost 9% higher to $1.74 this morning, the tech company’s shares have given back these gains and are now down almost 1% to $1.59 in afternoon trade.
I think Whispir is an exciting company and will be worth keeping a very close eye on, but for now these two tech stars might be better options.
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Prof. Dina Fattakhova-Rohlfing. (Image: FZ Juelich)
Graphene has been earmarked for energy storage applications for years. The fact that graphene is just surface area is very appealing to battery applications in which anodes and electrodes store energy in the material that covers them.
With lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries representing the most ubiquitous battery technology, with uses ranging from our smart phones to electric cars, increasing their storage capacity and shortening their charging times with graphene has been a big research push.
Unfortunately, the prospects for graphene in energy storage have been stalled for years. This is in part due to the fact that while graphene is all surface area, in order to get anywhere near the kind of storage capacity of today’s activated carbon you need to layer graphene. The result after enough layering is you end up back with graphite, defeating the purpose of using graphene in the first place.
Now a team of German researchers has developed an approach for improving the anodes of Li-ion batteries that uses graphene in support of tin oxide nanoparticles.
"In principle, anodes based on tin dioxide can achieve much higher specific capacities, and therefore store more energy, than the carbon anodes currently being used. They have the ability to absorb more lithium ions," said Dian Fattakhova-Rohlfing, a researcher at Forschungszentrum Jülich research institute in Germain, in a press release. "Pure tin oxide, however, exhibits very weak cycle stability – the storage capability of the batteries steadily decreases and they can only be recharged a few times. The volume of the anode changes with each charging and discharging cycle, which leads to it crumbling."
The research described in the Wiley journal Advanced Functional Materials, uses graphene as a base layer in a hybrid nanocomposite in which the tin oxide nanoparticles enriched with antimony are layered on top of the graphene. The graphene provides structural stability to the nanocomposite material.
The combination of the tin oxide nanoparticle being enriched with antimony makes them extremely conductive, according to Fattakhova-Rohlfing. "This makes the anode much quicker, meaning that it can store one-and-a-half times more energy in just one minute than would be possible with conventional graphite anodes. It can even store three times more energy for the usual charging time of one hour."
The scientists found that in contrast to most batteries the high energy density did not have to come with very slow charging rates. Anybody who has a smartphone knows how long it takes to charge it to 100 percent.
"Such high energy densities were only previously achieved with low charging rates," says Fattakhova-Rohlfing. "Faster charging cycles always led to a quick reduction in capacity."
In contrast, the research found that their antimony-doped anodes retain 77 percent of their original capacity even after 1,000 cycles.
Because tin oxide is abundant and cheap, the scientists claim that the nanocomposite anodes can be produced in an easy and cost-effective way.
Fattakhova-Rohlfing added: "We hope that our development will pave the way for lithium-ion batteries with a significantly increased energy density and very short charging time."


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Volta Trucks has announced its plans to bring its Volta Zero trucks to the streets of Sweden in mid-2023, ahead of the original launch schedule.
The decision to accelerate the market launch comes in response to the strong interest and demand from customers in the Scandinavian region, particularly in Sweden, says the company.
“Sweden has a long and proud heritage of producing high-quality commercial vehicles and at Volta trucks, we have identified an interesting slice of the total transport market in the Medium Duty segment for urban deliveries. We care about cities, their people, and our planet. The Volta Zero has been designed from the ground up as an all-electric vehicle with zero tailpipe emissions, and has been purpose-built for urban transportation with safety and sustainability at the heart of what we do.” said, the Swedish Founder of Volta Trucks, Carl-Magnus Norden.
“We are currently in dialogue with several large Swedish transport providers and our objective is to ensure they can obtain vehicles from our customer experience fleet in mid-2023,” added Essa Al-Saleh, Chief Executive Officer of Volta Trucks. ”These extended test drives will enable customers to fully evaluate the truck on the local roads and understand how this new all-electric Volta Zero, together with Volta Trucks’ unique Truck as a Service (TaaS) offering, will fit into their current fleet and daily operations.”


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After "One day at a Rostselmash", farmers saw firsthand the production technology of agricultural machinery Rostselmash, met with current technology, production of equipment and got answers to questions, share suggestions for improvement. During the visit of Bulgarian farmers have agreed on the details of future shipments of Rostselmash equipment and after-sales service. Every year the delegation includes representatives of farmers planning to buy, and those who have already acquired the technique of Rostselmash and satisfied with the result of the harvest.
- The price of harvesting machinery companies at much lower cost competitor machines even with the Euro of subsidies. The technical characteristics of the Rostselmash harvesters meet the requirements necessary to conduct the harvest without losses. Bulgarian farmers have seen personally process and build quality agromashin that made it possible to definitively determine the choice, - said the representative of the dealer. The past agricultural year showed an increase in the demand for harvesters 7-th class at times.
- Effective and rational European consumer chooses Rostselmash equipment, because the balance of price and quality remains the main criterion. It is important that the technique of Rostselmash meets the requirements of the EU safety standards, which is confirmed by corresponding certificates, - said the head of the household Krassimir Petrov.
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Pennsylvania online poker enthusiasts are at the edge of their seats as the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) came out with an official statement announcing a test launch of a poker client. PokerStars had it’s soft launch on November 4, setting the scene for the long-awaited online gambling vertical in the Keystone State.
As it seems, the well-known precautionary approach of Pennsylvania regulators is likely to persist across online poker as well. It may result in a different turn of events than those expected.
- PokerStars online poker client test launched on November 4, announced PGCB.
- Pennsylvania online poker operators have rather rigorous requirements to meet.
- Speculation and uncertainty are still present regarding this gambling vertical.
Terms of the Soft Launch
PlayPennsylvania, the PGCB’s Wednesday meeting last week, resulted in an official announcement regarding online poker. The spokesperson, Douglas Harbach, brought the news forward:
We have staff prepared to initiate and oversee a test launch on Monday of another online casino gaming site, this one licensed under Mount Airy Casino and their suit of casino-type games. At this juncture, it would include the testing of a poker game. The caveat is always that if issues come up, then the beginning of the testing could slide.
Desktop Look and Feel of the Site
According to the screenshots released last month of the Pennsylvania test client, players are probably going to get a desktop client first. As far as a mobile app goes, online poker may follow the footsteps of Pennsylvania online casinos and sportsbooks and launch later on.
The one apparent difference with the PokerStars’ New Jersey site is in the outward brand placement of the brick-and-mortar partner supplying the license, as per regulations imposed by PGCB.
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With PokerStars’ reputation in existing markets, nothing short of great is expected to ensue for Pennsylvania online poker players.
After all, it is established as the biggest operator in their line of work, offering the best online poker software and rather generous programs for their player pool.
Excitement regarding the long-awaited launch is evident among the company lines as well, as PokerStars spokesperson Rebecca McAdam Willetts claimed:
We are very excited to be bringing our most popular brands to Pennsylvania next week, subject to regulatory approval.
Stay tuned for details.
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Online Gambling in Pennsylvania So Far
Pennsylvania legalized online gambling had its official start date in July 15 this summer, resulting in the initial launch of Parx and Hollywood casinos’ online clients. SugarHouse followed in a couple of days and is currently the only brand present in two verticals – casino and sports.
Pennsylvania players additionally have access to three sportsbooks so far – BetRivers, FanDuel of Valley Forge, and Mount Airy’s Fox Bet.
The latter launched on September 5 and caused some commotion among the player pool as speculation arose regarding a poker client coming forward at the same time. It seems that the sportsbook was given time to set up shop at ease before such a significant client was added to the mix.
Pennsylvania Future Casinos
Regarding further additions, four Pennsylvania casinos are most likely to come up with their product before the year’s end – Harrah’s Philadelphia, Presque Isle Downs, The Meadows, and Mohegan Sun Pocono.
The executive director of the PGCB Kevin O’Toole expressed expectations of even more launches in the coming weeks. These will most likely include Valley Forge – PartyPoker, as well as Harrah’s – WSOP/888 and a Parx online poker client.
The Future of Pennsylvania Online Poker
The current standing of the industry is still seen as one of the most conservative among regulated online gambling markets in the US. The PGCB has strict and precise demands regarding security, liability in case of issues, as well as game fairness.
For poker, in particular, this is most evident from their decision to keep it in-state, despite other markets such as Nevada and New Jersey enjoying shared player pools.
Still, Pennsylvania’s larger population, as well as the stir regarding the matter, seem rather promising for the online poker segment coming soon.


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If you've been holding off purchasing a new iPhone, from tomorrow there's another option in the form of the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus RED Special Edition.
Apple has been working with (RED) for 11 years now and in that time raised over $160 million through the sale of (RED) Apple products. From tomorrow, that total is set to increase significantly as Apple is launching special editions(Opens in a new window) of its iPhone 8 ($319.99 at Best Buy)(Opens in a new window) smartphone models, which ship in a "stunning red finish."
iPhone X is not getting the same special edition treatment, though. Instead, Apple decided to offer a special iPhone X Leather Folio for existing X owners to help show their support. Whether you buy a special edition phone, the folio for iPhone X, or one of the other (RED) Apple accessories, part of the purchase price will go directly to Global Fund HIV/AIDS grants.
(RED)(Opens in a new window) was founded by Bono and Bobby Shriver in 2006 to help fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. The grants are targeted at people in Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, and Zambia. The money helps to provide testing, counseling, treatment, and prevention measures to be implemented.
Apple is set to offer both 64GB and 256GB special editions of the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus with prices starting at $699. You'll be able to order either smartphone direct from Apple beginning tomorrow, Tuesday, April 10 from 5:30am PT. They will arrive in stores on Friday, April 13 in all major Apple locations worldwide. The only exceptions are Chile, Colombia, India, Israel, and Turkey who will get the new handsets in May.
The iPhone X Leather Folio(Opens in a new window) will be available both online and in store from tomorrow for $99. You can also opt to purchase a range of (RED) version accessories(Opens in a new window) including the Beats Solo3 Wireless On-Ear headphones ($171.49 at Amazon)(Opens in a new window) and Beats Pill+ Portable Speaker ($343.49 at Amazon)(Opens in a new window) . There's also an Apple Watch Sport Band and Classic Buckle, as well as more leather and silicone cases for iPhone, and a Smart Cover for iPad.
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is still going through the US-China trade war heat and is still not getting any support from US-based companies like Google, Facebook, Intel and others. The Chinese tech firm has mentioned that its smartphones already operate without Android OS in China and has its own App Store as well. The new Android OS alternative is also said to be ready by early next year. However, before the OS rolls out, Huawei is trying to populate its App Store with more number of apps. This move comes as the company won’t be able to use Play Store as it is a product of Google.
According to XDA Developers, Huawei has started asking developers to make apps for its own AppGallery store. In the email, the smartphone maker has pointed out that its own app store is on 350 million smartphones that the company has shipped over the course of the past two years. Nearly half of them is said to be delivered outside China. It has also been mentioned that the app store has around 270 million monthly active users. The email promises developers for ‘full support’ to let them publish their Android apps in the AppGallery with free membership in a community made up of 560,000 developers.
The email states “In the last 2 years, Huawei shipped over 350M phones, about half of them in western markets. All Huawei phones have our official AppStore “AppGallery” preloaded globally, with 270 million monthly active users. We realized that your great Android App [name of the app] is not yet published in our AppGallery. In order to guarantee a smooth usage of your App for our users, Huawei is committed to provide you with full support, to help you publish your App into AppGallery. We would therefore like to invite you to join our 560k developers community for free, in our Huawei Developer portal.”


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The FINANCIAL — New Zealand’s food-price index fell 0.5% on month in September but rose 0.7% on the year, Statistics New Zealand said on October 13, according to Nasdaq.
“Fruit and vegetable prices increased 5.3% over the year, with higher prices for avocados, lettuce, potatoes, and bananas,” consumer prices manager Matt Haigh said. Fruit prices increased 7.8%, while vegetable prices increased 3.9%.
On the month, the index was weighed by lower fruit and vegetable prices, which fell 5.0%.
The food-price index measures the rate of price changes for food and food services purchased by households. Statistics New Zealand visits shops across New Zealand to collect prices for the index and checks sizes of packaged goods, such as coffee, soft drinks and juices.


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Philippines and Brunei signed a tax treaty on July 16, 2021.
Philippine Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez said the tax treaty will strengthen economic cooperation and enhance investment flows and economic activity between the two countries. He assured the Philippines’ commitment to continue and deepen the coordination with the tax authorities of Brunei in ensuring the proper implementation of the tax treaty and the enforcement of relevant tax laws.
Dominguez said: “The tax treaty will serve us well as we bounce back from the ravages of the global health crisis. It will further ease trade in goods and services between our two countries. Moreover, it will strengthen our economic cooperation and enhance investment flows and economic activity across our borders. I look forward to heightened cooperation between our two countries as we both exert all our efforts to recover from the pandemic and rebuild the best possible future for our two peoples.”


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As we’ve mentioned many times, the fight over payment limitations usually breaks down by region- which actually means by crop. There are five main program crops- corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton and rice. Cotton and rice receive the highest per-acre payments by far, and are primarily planted in the South (plus California). Because of those high per-acre payments (over $200 for cotton and rice vs. $60 for corn, the next closest) the farmers of those crops would be affected by payment limitations at a much smaller number of acres than a corn/soybean/wheat farmer, who usually hails from the Midwest or thereabouts.
This is why Midwesterners have generally favored payment limits and Southerners (plus CA) oppose them so forcefully. But enough of those Midwesterners have gone along with the Southerners to ensure the preservation of unlimited farm program checks. And John Pucheu, head of the National Cotton Council, understands this political dynamic very well. He explained how the House farm bill process worked quite succinctly last week:
“All of us were faced with a very difficult decision — whether to agree to a package containing significant payment limit reforms in return for a pledge from Chairman Peterson and House leadership to fully support cotton’s provisions in the Committee bill and to oppose damaging amendments to the cotton program and further payment limit restrictions,” said Pucheu.
“If we didn’t agree and decided to stay where we are on current payment limits, we would have done so without the House leadership’s support and would have had to fight every amendment on our own. So, our options were obviously very limited, and we made the decision to support Chairman Peterson’s package.”…
The NCC chairman said he was convinced it was the right decision. “The House leadership carried out their commitment during the floor debate of the bill, starting first with a rule limiting amendments to 31 and their support throughout the remainder of the process.
“There is no doubt that we would have faced much tighter payment limit restrictions, had we tried to do this on our own. If there is any doubt, all we have to do is look at the groups who are claiming that the current payment limit package doesn’t constitute real reform.”
Well, it isn’t real reform. But it sure is interesting that Pucheu is essentially conceding that payment limit foes cannot survive a true up or down vote. They had the House leadership do their dirty work for them- blocking amendments and buying votes, all in an effort to protect those so-called farmers receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars (if not millions) from the feds every year .
As long as Congressional leaders will go to bat for multi-millionaires and ignore the interests of their constituents and rural America, we’ll never have real payment limits. And that’s the simple truth.


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China to push forward with capital account convertibility: forex regulator
[BEIJING] China will push forward with reforms to allow for full capital account convertibility, an official with the foreign exchange regulator said on Thursday.
To circumvent controls on the capital account, currency speculators have previously used methods such as overinvoicing exports to Hong Kong in order to sneak money into the country.
However, China's recent jump in jewelry and precious metals exports to Hong Kong and other trade partners is not closely linked to speculative capital flows, the official said.
Precious metals exports had surged in September, prompting regulators to investigate.


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Since the cryptocurrency is relatively new, we don’t have a lot of evidence to support how Bitcoin will perform decades into the future. However, there’s a treasure trove of data about the historical performance of the stock market — and at no point in the S&P 500 index’s history, would you have lost money on a 20-year investment.
Bitcoin Price Prediction – October 31 The Bitcoin price prediction becomes a sea of red, with nearly all assets suffering in the greater market collapse Key levels: Resistance Levels: $68,500, $70,500, $72,500 Support Levels: $53,500, $51,500, $49,500 BTC/USD has been struggling to maintain its position above $63,000 as the coin nearly dives below the $60,000 level today.
Four times return over traditional fixed deposits! That was the advertisement of a cryptocurrency exchange, which blared on the TV screens over the last weekend. I have been deluged with so many investor queries on this scheme. Any scheme which lures investors with high returns, to me is a Ponzi scheme.
Initial results are in for a poll issued by AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc (NYSE: AMC) CEO Adam Aron on Twitter on Friday, asking people if the theater chain should add Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) coin to the list of cryptocurrencies the company will soon accept as payment.
Loading… Advertisements The new Ethereum update is finally online. Co-founder Vitalik Buterin said satisfied. It also revealed some future network updates of the world’s second largest cryptocurrency. It is called ERC-4337 and will include the Account Abstraction update. In addition to the new innovations that the update will implement in the Ethereum network, the Account …
Currently, it sits in the third position after Ethereum and Binance Smart Chain (BSC). Recently, Solana has been hitting the cryptocurrency space with breaking news regarding several DeFi and NFT projects deployed on this blockchain. The reason why Solana has quickly climbed up the ranks of blockchains in the DeFi space is its efficient decentralisation mechanism involving proof of stake and proof of history.
After observing some pumps recently, it looks like it’s time to take the dogs out for the dump as both Dogecoin and Shiba Inu record 20% losses in the last three days. Both the memecoins have enjoyed some big pumps recently as they look to end the month of October noting positive gains.
If you’re looking to buy Bitcoin in Ireland (or any cryptocurrency for that matter), you’ll need to create an account with a licensed and regulated exchange that will facilitate your position.
Gurugram-based Totality Corp is building a Web3 interactive environment, ZionVerse, which will let users create and play games. Web3 apps are decentralized apps running on blockchains. The four-year-old startup is also developing NFT characters that can be converted into 3D avatars for use in games, as well as animation collectibles that can be traded as NFTs.
Ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency, hit a new high above $4,400 on Friday (Oct. 29), Bloomberg writes. The report says the digital asset was up 4.8% at $4,459.20, which was an improvement on the previous record of $4,379.62. The news comes as Ether has been doing better overall than Bitcoin this year.
Altura NFT is developing a smart contract platform to change how game developers and players think of in-game assets, an approach that could result in gaming never being the same. The gaming industry has seen exponential growth over the past years, with Accenture estimating its total value over the $300 billion mark.
In partnership with Decentraland, BEAR NFT, Banquet Labs, BlackFlag and Jordan Belfort’s Mezcal SantoInfierno have teamed up to produce “NFTS ARE DEAD,” the premiere Metaverse event of the Halloween season. Taking place at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time on October 31st (4:00 a.m. UTC), “NFTS ARE DEAD” will serve as Decentraland’s official Halloween party.
OVR AR Metaverse goes to a whole other level. Italian company is announcing today the creation of the so-called OVR Land Map. Thanks to the powers of AI, in fact, OVR is able to generate a 3D map of the physical world starting from simple pictures, no lidar or other expensive HW needed, just the smartphone in your pocket.
Leading restaurant company McDonald’s Corp (NYSE: MCD) is the latest big name brand to enter the fast-growing non-fungible token market. What Happened: In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the McRib, McDonald’s is launching its first-ever NFT. The limited-edition digital collectible will be available beginning Nov. 1 and feature the iconic sandwich.
Celebrities are embracing NFTs in a big way By Cointelegraph The nonfungible token (NFT) market is growing. According to a new report by analytics platform DappRadar, NFT trade volume soared past $10 billion during the third quarter of 2021,…
DropParty is a business co-founded by an ASU student to teach people about NFTs and help creators sell their digital art
A brief technical and on-chain analysis on Cardano price. Here, FXStreet’s analysts evaluate where ADA might go next.
When people think about investments, often one of the first things that come to mind is a vault filled with bars of silver or gold. For hundreds of years hoarding bars of precious metal was regarded as a solid strategy as they held intrinsic value from their use in jewellery and other industries.
A popular crypto strategist and trader expects Dogecoin (DOGE) to pull off a massive rally and warns traders not to sleep on Binance Coin (BNB). Pseudonymous analyst Smart Contracter tells his 176,700 Twitter followers that he sees Dogecoin launching a strong surge to $1.00, marking potential gains of over 270% from its current value of $0.27.
The Bitcoin idea is 13 years old, and its inception to the world was possible only after decades of research and development. The research paper detailing the engineering and design requirements to enable the first distributed, uncensorable, electronic digital cash system to come to life was released 13 years ago.
Advertisement     Key takeaways A U.S federal judge has approved a warrant to help recover stolen crypto funds. The warrant directs Huobi Global to freeze a wallet holding around $600,000 of Bitcoin belonging to a Coinbase user that lost around $11.6 million to fraudsters. A U.S.
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Bitcoin ( BTC) delivered fresh retests of $60,000 support on Oct. 31 with a matter of hours left until the crucial monthly close. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed lackluster price action on Sunday, with BTC/USD below the “worst case scenario” for its October close.
October 31, 2021 10:26 am Microstrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR) CEO Michael Saylor, in a recent interview, was asked about Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) and Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE). In reply, he said he has “no opinions” about “one dog coin vs. another dog coin”. He featured a portion of the interview in a tweet on Saturday.
Game theory is the science of multi-agent decision making. It uses mathematics to study the strategic interaction of rational decision makers. Game theory has social, logical, and computer science applications. It also has Bitcoin applications at the personal, social, business, and nation state levels.
MicroStrategy, the biggest institutional investor in Bitcoin, has maintained its tradition of buying the largest crypto token. Just recently, it added almost 9,000 Bitcoin to its holdings in Q3. This brought its total BTC stash to a valuation of around $7 billion. Well, there’s another side to it. Consider the chart below.
In a recent with interview, Mike McGlone, a Senior Commodity Strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence (Bloomberg’s research arm on the Bloomberg Terminal”), shared his thoughts on gold and Bitcoin. McGlone’s comments were made during an interview with BBN Bloomberg on October 19, the day that shares of the first bitcoin-linked ETF in the United States, i.e.
The Next Shiba Inu? Facebook Meta Sends The Price Of This Minor Bitcoin Rival Soaring 300% To $6 Billion
Shiba inu, the meme-based bitcoin rival that’s rocketed up the crypto price charts in recent weeks, has left those that missed out searching for the next viral cryptocurrency. Subscribe now to Forbes’ CryptoAsset & Blockchain Advisor and discover hot new NFT and crypto blockbusters poised for 1,000% gains The shiba inu price has surged almost 1,000% this last month alone, far outpacing bitcoin’s mere 50% rally.
Frederik Gregaard, CEO of Cardano Foundation recently spoke at the crypto valley conference delivering an engaging presentation and capturing the audience on his talk about interoperability, infrastructure and the protocols in and around Cardano Blockchain. Community Response: Why the ADA is not going up?
Falling well short of the first major resistance level at $63,429, Bitcoin slid to an early afternoon intraday low $60,755.0. A mixed start saw Bitcoin rise to an early morning intraday high $62,353.0 before hitting reverse. The near-term bullish trend remained intact, supported the latest return to $66,000 levels.
Over the last 24 hours, the market has been in the green. Bitcoin, the market leader, increased by 1.12%, while Ethereum increased by 0.44 percent. Meanwhile, Binance Coin (BNB) is one of the best performers, up more than 7%. On the monthly chart, the XRP token price appears to be preparing for the next leg of positive momentum.
The entire circulating provide of ADA is handiest 33.26 billion cash, which means that handiest not up to 10 billion aren’t staked. Cardano holds bragging rights for the community with the easiest percentage of its circulating provide staked and it has now not let move of this identify.
Competition is very high in the cryptocurrency space, with every project or token fighting to take the top position. Among the two competing projects in the crypto space are Solana and Cardano. The two projects have made significant developments over the past few months, and they have each gained a
Iconic soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to secure up to $1 million in an auction held in London next month. The auction will happen between November 1 and 11, where a unique version of Ronaldo’s trading card will be put up for sale.
A non-fungible token, also known as an NFT, is one of the most popular derivations of the crypto industry. It is clear that NFTs are on their way to becoming the next big thing in the financial industry. Investors are making considerable profits by investing in them.
WWE Announces the Launch of a New NFC Marketplace. WWE issued a statement on Wednesday announcing a multi-year cooperation with Blockchain Creative Labs (an NFT company founded by FOX Entertainment and Bento Box Entertainment) to launch a new NFT marketplace centered on the sports entertainment corporation.
Halloween is traditionally known for costumes, candy and trick or treating, but this year, the holiday is transitioning to the virtual world as the metaverse unfolds. As such, nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, are being created to showcase Halloween themes in hopes of attracting collectors looking for themed drops.
The thing I struggle to understand about NFTs (non-fungible tokens) is their use-value. I know that an artist (or a celebrity like Martha Stewart or Naomi Osaka) can create a digital asset like a song or gif, and then sell it, often for staggering amounts of money, on the open market-place.
McDonald’s is taking things to the next level with the return of the McRib on Monday, Nov. 1. To pay tribute to the almighty sandwich’s 40th anniversary, the fast food chain is giving away a limited number of McRib NFTs that’ll add a tasty twist to your digital collection.
Interpol returns to collaborate with David Lynch on an NFT featuring updated versions of their past work together. Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have taken the music industry by storm in recent months. In the modern age, they represent a new way for fans to collect things from their favorite artists, and a new way for artists to make more money by selling their work.
Over the last day, the overall crypto market registered a marginal decline in its market cap. However, Enjin Coin noted a staggering 42% weekly ROI, while, BNB registered a 24.42% monthly ROI. Nonetheless, near-term technicals for both the coins pointed at easing bullish power. On the other hand, Ethereum Classic showed continued signs of consolidation.
Binance subsidiary WazirX, India’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, suffered outages as traders jumped into the fray, buying shiba inu and stressing out the platform’s servers to the point that trade executions were delayed this past Wednesday. Over half a billion dollars’ worth of trades were done on WazirX that day, the highest of any crypto exchange in India, CEO Nischal Shetty tweeted.
Data from BitinforCharts shows a rise in Ethereum transaction fees up to 2,293% since late June. The average transaction fee on the Ethereum network was about $22.52 just seven days ago. The transaction fee in October was $45.74 according to Decrypt. Meanwhile, Securities Regulators in Australia recently issue new positive guidelines on Ethereum and BTC exchange-traded products-ETPs.
Ethereum 2.0 Altair Beacon Chain update had a successful start, with 98.7% of the nodes upgraded at the time. This marked an important step towards the Merge, the transition to a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism. Since July, Ethereum also underwent important upgrades, such as the London hard fork.
Shiba est maintenant la monnaie mème la plus populaire parmi les traders. La pièce s’est développée à un rythme rapide, éclipsant des concurrents et des acteurs importants dans le processus. Shiba Inu a une fois de plus dépassé Dogecoin en termes de capitalisation boursière.
Marcus Carter, Senior Lecturer in Digital Cultures, SOAR Fellow, University of Sydney, and Ben Egliston, Postdoctoral research fellow, Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology. _____ Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has announced the company will change its name to Meta, saying the move reflects the fact the company is now much broader than just the social media platform (which will still be called Facebook).
Bitcoin Price Seeks Third Weekly Close Above $ 60,000 As Ethereum Drives New Market Cap Record For Altcoins
Bitcoin (BTC) preserved $ 61,000 over the weekend after “aggressive” purchases on Coinbase triggered multi-day highs. 1-hour candlestick chart for the BTC / USD (Bitstamp) pair. Source: TradingView BTC Buyers on Coinbase Step Up Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed that BTC / USD paused overnight after briefly challenging $ 63,000.
A closely followed crypto trader and analyst is working out what could happen to Ethereum if ETH fails to hold support at the $4,000 level. In a new TechnicalRoundup strategy session, the pseudonymous analyst known as Cred takes a look at Ethereum’s recent break above the $4,000 level to see if it’s convincing enough to take ETH into price discovery.
Loading… Advertisements Loading… Advertisements Source: a screenshot, Instagram / binance The major cryptocurrency exchange Binance claimed to have devoted more funds to the ecosystem growth of his blockchain from smart contract, Binance Smart Chain (BSC), this time promising to invest $ 1 billion. According to the press release, the platform launched a fund for theadoption …
Bitcoin may be the alpha dog of crypto, but for many small retail investors these days, dogecoin and shiba inu are the pick of the litter. Binance subsidiary WazirX, India’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, suffered outages as traders jumped into the fray, buying shiba inu and stressing out the platform’s servers to the point that trade executions were delayed this past Wednesday.
Key facts: Although they collaborated in specific cases, they have not provided information “in piles,” said Bryan Benson. Less privacy for users is one of the problems of the growth of exchanges, he said. Bryan Benson, director of operations of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance in Latin America, referred to the requests of the authorities of each country to provide information on their users.
ETC suffered from bearish momentum after the October 31st downfall The token with the CMP near its one-year low-high range is trying to get back into the bullish rhythm The coin observed a negative change in its yesterday’s value by 1.64% Ethereum Classic saw a descent in its market value right after achieving a 7-day high price.
London, United Kingdom-(Newsfile Corp. – October 31, 2021) – EverETH was established to generate passive revenue for the community. Simply holding EverETH in the wallet will earn Ethereum. The project represents a totally decentralized, open-source platform that is entirely driven by the community. The more EverETH owned, the more ETH will get automatically in the wallet.
London, United Kingdom–(Newsfile Corp. – October 31, 2021) – EverETH was established to generate passive revenue for the community. Simply holding EverETH in the wallet will earn Ethereum. The project represents a totally decentralized, open-source platform that is entirely driven by the community.
Ethereum ETH 2.0 is expected to definitively lower the gas fees to near-zero levels, thus making it easier for people to access DeFi services. Indeed, Buterin plans to scale ERC-20 to the point where it can process more than 100,000 transactions per second. However, the reality is different.
Investors in Australia had some good news coming their way, with the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) giving its approval to investors to offer, buy and trade Bitcoin and Ether in the traditional stock market. This comes after the Australian regulator gave the green light for Bitcoin and Ethereum spot ETFs.
Ethereum Price Prediction – October 31 The Ethereum price is approaching a crucial support level which could take the second digital asset to the downside.
The total income of Ethereum miners in September grew by 28% – to the maximum in history of $ 2.42 billion. The driver was record income from commissions ($ 1.07 billion), the share of which increased to 41.3%.
Metaverse, Metaverse! We are certain that you have been hearing about this alternate reality for a while now – a shared augmented / virtual internet of realities that will keep us all connected and allow for new experiences.
Bitcoin eyes third weekly close above $60K as Ethereum fuels new altcoin market cap record By Cointelegraph
Elon Musk-named meme token ‘Dogelon Mars’ gains nearly 4000% in October By Cointelegraph A so-called meme cryptocurrency named after Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is rising in value, namely by a whopping 3,780% in October. Dubbed Dogelon Mars (ELON), the…
Even though October proved to be a very beneficial month for Bitcoin, the last week didn’t turn out to be fruitful for the king coin. On 21 October, a new all-time high was marked. The price went up by 50.54% and investors made huge profits except for the last week.
The cryptocurrency market is in the green today on October 31. The global crypto market cap is $2.64 trillion, a 0.07 percent increase over the last day. The total cryptocurrency market volume over the last 24 hours is $143.78 billion, which makes a 15.28 percent increase.
Curated by Blockchain Art Exchange, an NFT marketplace, this CrypTokyo art showcase is dedicated to ALS survivor and founder of the End ALS Association, Hiro Fujita. The exhibition is curated by his friends, who are led by Jesse McFaddin and Kathy Knowles. NFT artwork ‘King Hiro’ by Tadaomi Shibuya is one of the highlights at the show.
In recent days, shiba inu’s improbable and epic surge has driven the meme-inspired cryptocurrency to a market capitalization of more than $42 billion. Shiba Inu ($SHIB) continues to rule the meme money market, surpassing Dogecoin ($DOGE) to become the ninth most valuable cryptocurrency.
Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) today announced the company will be collaborating with artists to give fans digital collectible NFT ticket stubs called Live Stubs, which will be included with tickets on select Live Nation shows in North America.
A lucky Dallas Mavericks fan just won $100,000 in Bitcoin in a National Basketball Association (NBA) shootout event. Voyager Digital Ltd , a US-based publicly traded cryptocurrency platform, sponsored the event. The crypto company recently partnered with the Dallas-based basketball team. Voyager Digital joins the growing number of crypto exchanges looking to enter the sports industry.
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Original U.Today article Denys Serhiichuk Cover image via www.tradingview.com Bulls may have started fixing their profit as all of the top 10 coins have entered the red zone on the last day of the week. The rate of Bitcoin (BTC) has gone down by 2% since yesterday while its price has remained the same over the past seven days.
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A larger bullish narrative has dominated the Bitcoin markets lately. The ETF approval, as well as billionaires and politicians being bullish on BTC, paid off really well. Meanwhile, the king coin’s sideways action during the last week has been off-putting. As the spot market took a backseat, attention shifted towards BTC options and the futures […]
On October 31, 2021, the mainstream crypto media will be abuzz with platitude-riddled nonsense about some version of “Satoshi Nakamoto” and what he gave to the world with BTC. They will opine about the price, feature candle charts and quote him out of context with articles flanked by quotes from Michael Saylor and ads for CoinMarketCap.
Frieze Art Fair, one of London’s oldest and most prestigious art events, stumbled into the post-pandemic, post-Brexit world for its 2021 edition earlier this month. Crammed in between two other major art fairs, Art Basel and Fiac Paris (all three were canceled last year due to the pandemic) from October 13-17, Frieze London was low on crowds compared to years past.
While MEV is typically associated with Ethereum, Proof-of-Stake networks are also affected. In addition to giving users worse rates on trades, MEV also hurts decentralization on Proof-of-Stake networks. Eden Network aims to combat MEV by redistributing profits through the EDEN token.
Bitcoin Bitcoin has its price actions hovering around the $61,000 level. The leading crypto by market dominance suffered a brief retracement after hitting its alt-time peak past $66,000. The correction followed some profit taking by market participants. While writing this article, BTC’s market cap stands at $1.1 trillion while its dominance is 46%.


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Got a case of the winter blahs? Your doleful mood might have less to do with the lack of sunshine and more to do with the load of junk food you’ve been consoling yourself with. Digging to the bottom of an ice cream container in the pursuit of happiness -- or less misery, anyway -- is a time-honored tradition played out in just about every Meg Ryan rom-com. As every woman knows, fatty foods make us feel better -- or so we thought. According to new research, eating junk food isn’t only bad for your waistline and cholesterol levels, but also your mood. The study, which followed more than 12,000 people over the course of six years, found that people who ate the greatest amount of trans fats were at the greatest risk of depression.
Researchers in Spain tracked the mental health, lifestyle habits and diets of 12,059 college graduates for six years. None of the participants had depression at the beginning of the study. By the end, 657 people had developed the condition. Those who consumed the most trans fat -- at least 0.6 percent of their daily calories -- had a 42 percent increased risk of depression, compared to those who ate the least amount of the fatty acid.
On the other end of the spectrum, some healthy fats appeared to protect against depression. The study found that those who ate the most olive oil -- about 20 grams, or 0.7 ounces a day -- had a 30 percent lower risk than those who consumed little to no olive oil. However, taking a swig of the oil isn’t likely to boost your mood if your diet is otherwise unhealthy, say the study’s authors. After further analysis, they found that a Mediterranean-style diet was a better predictor of good mental health than olive oil alone. This isn’t the first batch of research to link healthy eating habits to a sunnier disposition. A large 2009 study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry also found that a Mediterranean-style diet, rich in fish, olive oil, nuts and beans, lowered a person’s chances of developing depression.
The American Heart Association recommends that we keep our trans fat intake below one percent of our daily calories. How much trans fat is that roughly? If you eat a 2,000-calorie diet, that’s about two grams a day. However, the FDA suggests limiting our trans fat to 1.11 grams per day. Even if you’ve sworn off doughnuts, you could still be getting a fair share of the artery-clogging fat. Foods that claim to be trans fat free can have up to 0.49 grams of the stuff per serving. Eat two or three servings, and you’ve already exceeded your limit. Many foods that you would never suspect to have trans fat (microwave popcorn, baked crackers, cocoa mix, candy bars) are glutted with it. If you see the word “hydrogenated” on the ingredients label, your best bet is to stay away.
If your mood is plummeting faster than a skydiver without his parachute, you should seek professional help. In addition to therapy, exercise and/or medication, you may also benefit from giving your junk food diet the boot. Though it may bring pleasure to your taste buds, it won’t make you feel any better -- and it could even make you feel worse.
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The price war between Careem and Uber is heating up. After Uber has cut its prices up to 30 percent for Lahoris, Dubai based startup Careem on Saturday slashed the ‘Go’ booking fares of up to 30 percent for the Karachitis.
The increasing popularity of Uber forced Careem to reduce its Karachi fair by 30 percent.
Careem said in a statement that the residents of Karachi can now book ‘Go’ rides at discounted rate of Rs 11 per kilometer as compared to an earlier rate of Rs 15 per kilometer — a nearly 30 percent cut in fares.
Careem also reduced the ‘Economy’ ride fares by Rs 2 per kilometer — the new rate will be Rs 15 per kilometer rather than old Rs 17 per kilometer.
The middle east based company didn’t make any statement regarding ‘Business’ ride fares and these changes only apply to ‘Go’ and ‘Economy’ fleet.
Careem entered Pakistani market last year, launching its services in Lahore & Karachi. Later, it expanded its operational network to include federal capital Islamabad.
Even though Careem has reduced its ‘Go’ fares by 30 percent, it’s still expensive than its San Francisco base rival Uber which charges only Rs 9.38 per kilometer for ‘Go’ ride.
Uber also charges a minimum of Rs 2 per minute along with a minimum fare of Rs 150. On the other hand, Careem charges minimum of Rs 200 fare along with Rs 330 per hour for waiting time.
Uber launched in Pakistani market earlier this year when it started the services in Lahore. Last month, Uber expanded its operations to include Karachi. The ride-sharing service decided to celebrate its first six months in Lahore with an announcement on 1st September that it would cut fares for provincial capital by 30 percent in order to boost demand.
It is still not clear yet how Careem’s new offer will affect the growing taxi market in Karachi.


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Genesis Energy, the country's largest energy company by customer numbers, says electricity retail connections fell by 1.2 per cent to 514,155 between the end of September and the end of December 2016.
In an update to the NZX, Genesis said the fall in connections, combined with reduced national demand, saw electricity volumes sold fall by 3.2 per cent in the mass market, and 3.6 per cent in the time of use market.
Retail gas sales were flat on a quarter to quarter basis, but were up 1 per cent on the previous year.
LPG sales were a bright spot however, with the number of connections rising 5 per cent between the end of September and the end of December to 17,513. Connections were also up 22 per cent on a year earlier. Retail sales volumes rose 25 per cent to 1,101 tonnes.
The average price received for electricity generation was $47.07 per gigawatt hours, down by almost a third from a year ago. This reflects a wet spring, with hydro generation up 22 per cent on a year earlier. Thermal generation was down 37 per cent, while total coal generation fell 92 per cent on a year earlier.
Genesis shares rose 0.7 per cent to $2.165, and are up 23 per cent from a year earlier.


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Facebook Marketplace is a scammer’s paradise because it is easy to circumvent merchant and buyer verification using fake accounts.
Brendan Carr, Senior US (FCC) Commissioner, has called for TikTok to be removed from Apple App Store and Google Play stores.
The ReZap Pro can safely recharge single-use Alkaline batteries – AAA, AA, C, D, and 9V as many as 15 times. No, it is not a con!
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The European Union (EU) has passed legislation that makes the use of a USB-C charger and cable mandatory for any portable device from 2024.
Click Frenzy scams are ramping up and include fake websites, SMS delivery advice and more. The cybercriminals are getting smarter.
An apparently fake web website – Melbourne Segway – has been set up to cash in on the motorised e-scooter and mobility device craze.
Wi-Fi 6E – AX 6GHz is now approved in Australia. Certified 6E can use the unlicensed 6GHz Wi-Fi band and the usual 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz bands.
Trivago has been fined A$44.7M for ripping-off customers and putting profits before people. It is not the first time.
The new-fangled Metaverse is simply a visual internet. Everything wrong with the WWW will be even worse there. It is the Wild, Wild, Web.


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India talks tough on FTA with EU; asks for lowering ambition
Ahead of crucial talks between chief negotiators of India and the EU from on Wednesday to iron out differences to conclude long-pending FTA talks, top officials today made it clear that the European bloc has to "lower down" its "high ambitions" if it really wants to seal the pact.
New Delhi: Ahead of crucial talks between chief negotiators of India and the EU from on Wednesday to iron out differences to conclude long-pending FTA talks, top officials today made it clear that the European bloc has to "lower down" its "high ambitions" if it really wants to seal the pact.
"India is taking a very tough stand. EU has to lower down from their high ambitions if they really want to seal the pact," sources said, ahead of the two-day deliberations on issues like duty cut in automobile sector.
They said that although the technical level talks between the two sides have started from yesterday, chief negotiators of both the sides would start discussions from Wednesday.
"This is the most crucial meeting for both the sides. India and the EU have to reach on the final position on all the vexed matters if they really want to conclude the talks. It will be really very very difficult to bridge the gaps after this attempt," they added.
India and the 27-nation bloc European Union (EU) are negotiating a Broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA) since June 2007 but any breakthrough has not yet achieved due to strong differences on several of the issues.
Sources also clearly said that there are no chances of "partial agreement" with the EU as India has done with ASEAN.
According to them, even if the two sides were able to conclude the negotiations this year, it would take at least another two years for implementation of the BTIA.
"After conclusion of the pact, the text of the agreement will be vetted by each EU member country by their respective parliaments," the sources said.
Negotiations across a number of tracks including trade in goods and services; investment, sanitary and phytosanitary measures (dealing with basic rules for food safety and animal and plant health standards); technical barriers to trade, trade remedies, government procurement, customs cooperation and trade facilitation, dispute settlement, competition and intellectual property rights are underway.
Besides in automobiles, EU is pressing for duty cuts in wines and spirits and dairy products, hike in FDI cap in the insurance sector and a strong intellectual property regime.
On the other hand, India wants liberalised visa norms for its professionals, data secure status and market access in services and pharmaceuticals sector.
The total trade between India and the EU stood at USD 94.43 billion during April-February 2012-13. It aggregated to USD 109.86 billion in 2011-12.


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U.S. Chamber Study Finds Company Buybacks Benefit All Shareholders
WASHINGTON — When a company buys back its own shares to reduce the amount of available stock in the open market, it benefits investors and decreases market volatility, freeing up capital for companies to better allocate it, according to a new U.S. Chamber of Commerce study.
The study released yesterday by the Chamber’s Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness, found that this strategy of stock repurchasing – commonly known as buybacks – results in a benefit to all shareholders. And the study points out the practice is particularly beneficial to retail investors – who now make up about 23% of market participation – estimating a savings of $2.1 to $4.2 billion from 2004 to 2020.
Critics of this practice say there should be limits on buybacks or even a ban, stating that it could affect firms’ payout decisions and harm the ability of a company to increase employee wages or invest in research and development.
However, the study’s 17-year sample timeframe of more than 10,000 listed companies in the U.S. points out a different scenario. It states that “stock buybacks have beneficial but often overlooked effects on stock price stabilization” and benefits that extend to all shareholders, not just those owning the stock.
For these non-investor stakeholders, the study says that the practice does not “shortchange investments in the company and its employees,” but tends to do the opposite by freeing up funds for capital expenditures and additional R&D.
Moreover, the study added that firms are more likely to reinvest the stock buyback funds locally and therefore do not harm the community investments. Limiting the buybacks, it added, would hurt employment growth by limiting the extra capital the investors would have to “reinvest in young and growing private firms.”
The study claims that buybacks have a positive effect on stock price stabilization through contributing to stock liquidity – quick transactions with minimal price impact – and lessening stock volatility by having more stable prices.
“By providing price support during periods when selling pressure is relatively high, buybacks benefit investors by reducing the downside risk of their investment,” the study said, pointing out this is particularly helpful for retail investors who also represent 10% to 20% of order flow, which is the number of orders to buy or sell stocks.
“These values equate to retail investor savings of $126 to $253 million per year due to buyback activity,” according to the study, as the greater liquidity also reduces the costs of transactions for retail investors
This reduced market volatility leads to more stable prices and allows managers to mitigate policy uncertainty and price pressure as they tend to respond to them by strengthening and expanding their stock buyback activities, respectively, according to yesterday’s release.
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