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FarmBox Foods Launches Indoor Farm That Grows Livestock Feed
FarmBox Foods LLC is excited to announce the official launch of its Hydroponic Fodder Farm.
The company hosted a public open house on Sept. 27 at our home base in Sedalia, CO. Guided tours of the new indoor farm — the third product line offered by FarmBox Foods — were provided. Attendees also received a tour of the company’s other tech-assisted, containerized farms: the Vertical Hydroponic Farm and Gourmet Mushroom Farm.
What exactly is fodder? It’s a nutrient-dense hay that’s used as a dietary supplement for horses, cows, pigs, goats, chickens, sheep, rabbits and alpacas.
By growing fodder on site year-round, farmers and ranchers can avoid supply chain disruptions, sourcing issues and spikes in hay prices. The controlled-climate farms provide a reliable, hyperlocal source of fresh food while shielding the barley fodder from weather and climate impacts, including drought, heat waves, freezes and floods. The farms are housed inside upcycled, insulated shipping containers outfitted with plumbing, electrical and sensors to control conditions inside. The 320 square-foot farms also capture, filter and recycle water for maximum water efficiency.
Protein-rich fodder improves the overall health of livestock, supplements hydration and adds weight to beef cattle. It also promotes the production of better-quality milk for dairy cows and goats, improves fertility rates, reduces the likelihood of illness, and decreases methane output because of its superior digestibility compared to traditional alfalfa hay.
Because barley fodder requires only a 7-day growth cycle, a staggered schedule allows farmers and ranchers to harvest around 880 pounds of fodder per day.
What makes FarmBox Foods a green-oriented company?
We use only upcycled shipping containers.
We give used, insulated shipping containers a new life: growing food at scale in areas that struggle with reliable cultivation and/or access. By outfitting them with the components to grow produce, the repurposed containers are kept out of landfills and scrap heaps.
The farms we build are designed to promote efficient water usage.
We capture, filter and reuse water in both our Hydroponic Fodder Farm and our Vertical Hydroponic Farm, which requires only about 5 gallons of water per day. Water is often lost to evaporation and transpiration in traditional farm settings. By recycling the water, our farms get the most out of every drop. In times of severe drought and diminishing water supplies, this efficiency is critically important.
The farms were built to reduce energy usage associated with agricultural production.
Our Vertical Hydroponic Farm uses around 190 kwh per day, the energy equivalent of two loads of laundry. The Gourmet Mushroom Farm uses even less, drawing an average of only 80 kilowatt-hours of electricity each day. High-efficiency, low-energy LED lights are used in FarmBox containers to reduce energy consumption.
Reduced need for fossil fuels.
Every kilogram/pound of food waste has a corresponding waste factor for energy, labor, water, carbon emissions, etc. It takes a lot to get produce from point A to point B, including diesel fuel to power trucks and trains. Transporting goods across long distances could be a thing of the past, as our portable container farms enable people to grow food near the consumer, thereby reducing emissions and expenses. Hyper-local growing almost entirely removes the supply chain — and its ongoing issues — from the equation.
Indoor farms don’t require the use of pesticides.
Because our farms are enclosed, they’re protected from many of the variables that keep traditional farmers up at night, like drought, flooding, heat waves and hail. But it also prevents impacts from pests, and therefore, pesticides are not required in our farms. As a result, the water discharged from the Vertical Hydroponic Farms and Hydroponic Fodder Farms we build does not contribute to groundwater contamination.
Fodder consumption by livestock reduces methane output.
Barley fodder is easier to digest than traditional alfalfa hay and other nutritional supplements, and because of this, less methane is emitted into the atmosphere. We’re in the process of gathering more specific data to quantify the reduction of methane from different types of animals, and how that reduction corresponds with their respective intake of protein-rich fodder.
Growing near the consumer reduces the likelihood of food waste.
After being harvested, produce grown in traditional outdoor settings often spends a few days on trucks and in distribution centers before it arrives at the store. Hyperlocal growing helps fresh veggies arrive on consumers’ plates and in their refrigerators much sooner — often within 24 hours of being harvested. The produce maintains its shelf life, which provides a longer period of time to eat the food. This results in less food waste at the consumer level.
Our farms can run off solar power.
Anyone who wants to grow nutrient-dense food off-grid can do so by hooking their farm up to a small solar grid.
Compost from our Gourmet Mushroom Farms helps promote soil health.
The spent substrate from FarmBox Foods’ GMF showroom model is donated to the local community to be used as nutrient-rich compost. The seedling pods and spent mushroom substrate can be used for further plant-growing compost once they are removed from the farms. The spent mushroom substrate, in particular, is quite sought after for this purpose. These eco-friendly by-products can also be incorporated into the soil, and the substrate will continue to grow mushrooms if properly managed.
Soil rejuvenation and less need for agricultural acreage.
Millions of acres of America’s traditionally fertile soil have been stripped of vital nutrients, and farmers are compelled to implement crop rotation and remediation steps like composting to regenerate agricultural land. A FarmBox occupies only 320 square-feet of space (they can also be stacked), does not need soil, and allows farmers to revitalize oft-used ag soil.
Furthermore, clear-cutting forests to make room for agriculture is not necessary for some crops. Farmers can utilize available vertical space to grow more food on a smaller footprint.
FarmBox Foods has established a set of core values to guide existing and future relationships, and created a tagline that captures the company’s focus on innovation.
FarmBox Foods, a Colorado-based manufacturer of high-tech container farms, has spent the last four years developing proof of concept in multiple industries by helping people grow gourmet mushrooms, leafy greens, culinary herbs, peppers, small tomatoes and trees. The mission-driven company is focused on helping partners feed those living in food deserts while empowering local communities and providing jobs and educational opportunities.
The new slogan, “Farm Anywhere,” encapsulates in two words what the tech-driven farms allow users to do, and the new tagline, “Innovating to Feed the World,” captures the spirit of FarmBox Foods’ goal of continued improvement in creating the tools that provide communities with a reliable source of nutrient-dense foods, regardless of the time of year or their location.
The company’s revised vision hones in on its core beliefs.
“We believe that no one should go hungry. We see a world where everyone has access to a sustainable source of healthy, locally grown food.”
FarmBox Foods’ newly established company values represent how the organization has conducted itself since its inception, and how it will operate going forward both internally and externally. The values are meant to convey to current and future partners what the company stands for and why.
● Relationships – The way we connect with people guides everything we do. Our values stem from our conscious commitment to help feed the world.
● Purpose – We intentionally operate with faith, selflessness, and service to others. We find meaning in making a difference in the world. Our foundation is built on our belief in “values over profit.”
● Loyalty – Our partners trust us to do the right thing every time. We show up in our relationships with integrity, vulnerability, and honesty.
● Compassion – We strive to understand the diverse needs and strengths of the communities we serve by continually learning, listening, practicing empathy, showing humility, and expressing gratitude.
● Determination – We are committed to customer focus through hard work and discipline. We’re passionate about helping others transform their communities through continuous innovation that creates a foundation for food security.
● Mentorship – We believe that trust, accountability, and initiative are pillars of a successful team. We make time for people and cultivate an environment where we’re all leaders and learners.
Go to www.FarmBoxFoods.com/company-values to learn more.
That’s the headline of an article about the state of food security and nutrition in the world. In painstaking detail, the Food and Agriculture Organization at the United Nations uses the article to describe how the number of people affected by hunger globally increased in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
It estimates that between 720 million and 811 million people faced hunger. If you go with the middle of the projected range — around 768 million — 118 million more people faced hunger in 2020 than in 2019. How does this happen and what’s being done about it?
The Food and Agriculture Organization at the United Nations says that unless bold actions are taken to accelerate progress, especially actions to address major drivers of food insecurity and malnutrition and inequalities affecting access to food, hunger will not be eradicated by 2030, as the U.N. had hoped.
After remaining virtually unchanged from 2014 to 2019, the prevalence of undernourishment climbed to around 9.9 percent in 2020, from 8.4 percent a year earlier, the article says.
According to FoodBankNews.org, all of this activity is happening against a backdrop of heightened emphasis on nutrition from the USDA, which in mid-March released a report outlining its commitment to nutrition security (in addition to food security). The USDA noted the importance of nutrition in fighting diet-related disease, which is a leading cause of illness in the U.S., accounting for more than 600,000 deaths each year, or more than 40,000 each month.
Sadly, the pandemic continues to expose weaknesses in our food systems, especially when it comes to access. New farming practices, including controlled-environment agriculture, are increasingly being recognized as a potential solution to fill the gaps and avoid supply chain delays entirely.
Strategically placing container farms in and around population centers could have a dramatic effect on providing a sustainable and secure source of nutrient-rich food. These farms can produce 200-300 pounds of fresh food weekly and help feed people in marginalized communities. They can also be used to help train the next generation of urban farmers and create jobs, providing ancillary benefits that can reverberate for years to come.
We’re incredibly proud to announce that our CEO, Rusty Walker, is among the honorees for the Who’s Who in Agriculture awards for 2022. The annual award from the Denver Business Journal and Colorado Farm Bureau recognizes an industry leader’s accomplishments in helping to put food on our plates and generate nearly $50 billion in collective economic activity each year.
Rusty is featured in the April 1 edition of the Denver Business Journal and was honored during a ceremony on March 31 at Kevin Taylor’s at the Opera House in Denver, alongside other deserving recipients.
Probably the coolest thing about this recognition is that two separate organizations decided to nominate Rusty unprompted. His influence and leadership are a big part of our success story, and we’re glad that people outside of the company see that.
Read more about Rusty Walker here
Proudest accomplishment of the past year?
Helping to feed people in areas of need, because no one should go hungry. I’m also proud of helping build a team at FarmBox that truly believes in our mission of empowering communities to grow their own food.
What impact has the pandemic had on your area of focus?
Sourcing of materials has become more challenging, but the supply chain disruption has thrust local farming into the spotlight in a good way. Hyperlocal farming provides a secure source of food near the consumer without concern for delays related to supply chain issues. The disruption has brought to everyone’s attention how important having decentralized food production is. This disruption provides a unique opportunity for us to focus on a product that can have a meaningful impact. Our farms have come about at an opportune time to bring attention to just how vulnerable we were as a society.
What would you say is the biggest challenge Colorado’s agricultural industry faces today?
Drought conditions would have to be up there. It’s become so much harder for farms to thrive because of weather and climate impacts. Water shortages are a real thing, and we have something that can be part of the solution. Colorado is in a precarious position for a number of reasons and our farms enable people to conserve this important resource. We can help farmers who are struggling with uncertainty and provide a reliable, secure source of nutritious food.
What could the state of Colorado do better to fix it?
Incentivize alternative methods of farming that decrease risk of crop loss, reduce water usage, and have less impact on the environment. We have been embraced by the farming community because we provide a lifeline that enables farmers and ranchers to grow food year-round, and especially during times in which weather negatively affects crop yields. What we’re up against is out of our control, but we provide the ability to focus on things that are in our control.
What’s one thing you wish Coloradans understood about your job that most don’t?
Even though we’re a for-profit company, we’re very much a mission-driven organization. That means people and their right to food security doesn’t get lost in the decision-making process. We’re very intentional about how we have grown, and how we operate, and that’s been key to our success. There are few industries that controlled-environment agriculture doesn’t fit into, and so it’s figuring out where we can have the most impact.
When I was asked to be CEO, it was a blessing. It was taking on the responsibility of carrying on that blessing and all of its challenges, and we have a purpose-driven mission that’s not taken lightly. Anytime you have an opportunity to carry out a purpose like this, you have to know that this is much bigger than myself or this company, because we have something that can have a huge effect on the world. The importance of that is not lost on me or the FarmBox team.
What trends are you watching in your field in 2022?
We try to take a broad look at trends related to how impactful our farms are in the communities that our farms serve. It’s measuring the impact of our farms in communities where they’re placed, and how that affects those communities, coordinating with local organizations, including 501c3s, in getting these farms where they need to go.
What advice do you have for young professionals in your field?
Continue exploring ways to do more with less by using science and tech to solve concrete problems facing the world. Continued improvement is part of our culture, and I find that’s the best way to go about your professional and personal life. I also think you should never go it alone. You should work on being a team player and surround yourself with people who want to achieve a goal together, and go at it in a selfless way.
What do you do in your free time?
I love to spend time with my family, read, exercise, golf and just enjoy life in Colorado.
Spending her formative years on a ranch outside of Sedalia helped prepare Amanda Curtis for her role at FarmBox Foods.
“I knew I wanted to do something with plants and the environment. I knew that was my calling,” she says.
Amanda has particular interest in medicinal plants, an area she wants to help FarmBox Foods build out in the future. She wants to help teach people about the medicinal properties of plants that have been used for millennia to treat a variety of illnesses. After she receives her master gardening certification, Amanda also plans to learn more about the nutritional applications of mushrooms.
“Ultimately, in the long run, I just want to make an impact on the planet somehow, and show people that it’s not that hard to grow stuff,” said Amanda, who’s favorite part of her job at FarmBox Foods is having the freedom to try new things.
When she’s not at work, Amanda likes to read, work out, cook, paint, draw, work with animals, and conduct independent studies on topics she finds interesting. Although she comes from a family with a rich agricultural history, Amanda has passions that go beyond the ranch; she’s trained in jiujitsu and muay Thai, massage therapy and she looks forward to a career based in continued learning.
With a foundation in technology and science, there’s greater interest in container farming among students of all ages. Controlled-climate farming enables people to grow food almost anywhere in the world, helping to eliminate food deserts.


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Wall Street: Monday close
THE Thanksgiving Day celebrations kicked off early on Wall Street as investors cooked up a broadly based rally.
Falling oil prices, stronger retail sales and promising news from the Afghanistan war front fed into positive investor sentiment which has helped lift US markets to their highest levels since the 11 September terror attacks.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 109.47 points or 1.11% to 9,976.46, while the Nasdaq Index gained 35.84 points or 1.9% to 1,934.42
Analysts said investors had reason to be optimistic. 'The news out of Afghanistan continues to be favorable,' said Peter Cardillo, director of research at investment firm Westfalia Investments. 'It looks as though Osama bin Laden's days may be numbered. I think that is what is continuing to fuel the rally here.'
Cardillo said investors might pack most of their activity into the first three days of the trading week ahead of the Thanksgiving Day holiday on Thursday. Thanksgiving Friday is usually a quiet session with many investors and traders taking time off to be with their families. It is also one of the busiest shopping days of the year.
Lowe's, the second biggest do-it-yourself retail chain, boosted hopes that the holiday shopping season could surpass expectations when it reported a 24% jump in third-quarter profits. Lowe's shares leapt $2.75 or 6.8% to $43.10. Wal-Mart, the world's biggest retailer, added 65 cents or 1.2% to $55.75.
Retailing experts said there was anecdotal evidence that retailers, partly due to promotions and sales, were seeing strong traffic in the lead-up to biggest shopping season of the year. The shopping rush was another sign that US consumers, helped by interest rates at their lowest in 40 years, oil prices at two-year lows and the prospect of a $100bn (£66bn) economic stimulus package from Congress, could be a prime force in lifting the world's biggest economy out of its year-long slump.
One economic study said tumbling oil prices had added $130bn in savings to the US economy. Oil prices have fallen from $37 to $17 a barrel. ExxonMobil, America's largest oil company, saw its shares trimmed another 53 cents or 1.4% to $37.01. A $35bn merger lifted Phillips Petroleum $1.53 or 3% to $53.35 and Conoco $1.68 or 7% to $25.98. The combined company will be America's third biggest oil producer.
New economic data was not as negative as expected. US housing starts in October fell 1.3%, above expectations.
Financial services shares were stronger on expectations that credit worries might dissolve in a stronger economy. American Express jumped $1.07 or 3.2% to $34.20. Citigroup gained $1.18 or 2.4% to $49.98.
AOL Time Warner firmed 85 cents or 2.3% to $37.75 after its 'Harry Potter' movie posted a record opening at the weekend. Analysts said ticket sales for the series of 'Harry Potter' films could reach $3bn over the next few years.
Aluminium giant Alcoa climbed $1.37 or 3.7% to $38.49 after it announced it was cutting 6,500 jobs or 4.6% of its workforce in the US and Europe. Texas Utilities fell $1.81 or 3.8% to $45.59 on news it was selling the West Burton power station in Nottinghamshire to London Electricity Group.
Tech leaders, some of them up 60% from September lows, posted strong gains. Cisco Systems climbed 69 cents or 3.5% to $20.71. Handheld computer makers Palm gained 44 cents or 12.8% to $3.87 and Handspring $1.41 or 35.3% to $5.41 on suggestions they might be merger candidates.
Airlines continued their rebound. Delta leapt 85 cents or 3% to $28.82 and AMR, parent of American Airlines, gained 71 cents or 3.5% to $20.77.
Among Dow components, General Motors tacked on 44 cents or 0.9% to $47.74, Walt Disney firmed 74 centrs or 3.6% to $21.50 and DuPont rose 85 cents or 1.9% to $44.77.
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Some luxury pet products boggle the imagination. Korea Ginseng Corporation has introduced a dog food made with ginseng extract. It comprises red ginseng left over after the product sold to humans has been boiled. The corporatecontrolled to sell 10,000 boxes in exactly3 months. Snacks made with Korean-bred beef, dog pizza, cakes, and even ice cream were launched. There is a wide range of clothing for pets as well, adding aviation jumpers, classic Korean hanbok, and tutus. Some owners make their pets wear dresses that fit their own.
Social media are filled withpictures of cats and dogs dressed in a birthday celebration hat in front of a birthday cake with their call written on it, cookies with their initials, and drinks. The cakes are specially made for pets the usage of pumpkin, salmon or candy potato and payment about W20,000 (US$1=W1,200). Your complete party kit can set an owner back W50,000. Im Go-eun, who runs a pet dog cafe, said, "We grasp birthday parties for dogs much likewe'd for our circle of relatives and friends".
According to a recordby way of the Animal and Plant Quarantine Firmultimate year, 21.8 % of families in Korea have a pet. The selection of households with cats rose 63.7 percent in precisely three years because they are more straightforward to stay in enclosed spaces. The value of the pet marketplace exceeded W1.8 trillion last year, and is expected to grow to W6 trillion by 2020."Greater individualism has resulted inincreasinglyindividualssearching for companionship in pets to relieve their loneliness. Just as moms bond with other mothers by sharing knowledge on childrearing, pet owners also shape relationships with one another by sharing tips", stated Kim Hye-sook, a professor at Ajou University.Some feel things are going too far. Jeong Hye-young (51) has two dogs yet takes a strong approach. "I love dogs, but I would rather spend cashassistingyoungsters in want in Africa than spending so much on my pets. I believedearclothing and birthday parties for pets are ridiculous". Lee Chan-hyeok (33) works in an place of business and sees the pet craze as an indication of the times. "Now that it's sotricky to get married and feature kids, of usappear to give their affection to pets. It is aunhappyfact in a recession".


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Here are the companies Yahoo Finance is watching today.
Broadcom (AVGO) is reportedly in advanced talks to buy struggling security software company Symantec (SYMC). Bloomberg reports there's no deal yet, and the purchase price hasn't been revealed. A memo to Broadcom investors said, “Symantec is fresh off a MAJOR earnings warning and the departure of its CEO in May.”
Google's (GOOG, GOOGL) autonomous driving platform Waymo has gotten the okay to carry passengers in California. It's a pilot program, and a driver has to be behind the wheel. However, it's another step forward for the tests. Three other companies are also piloting self-driving cars in the state.
The grounding of those 737 Max jets is now making it tougher to get from Dallas to Oakland. American Airlines (AAL) has canceled direct flights between the two cities, noting that it needs the planes it had been flying for other routes. American is the first airline to cancel a route because it can no longer fly the 737 max.
Samsung just finished a new design of the Galaxy Fold. The tech giant completed the redesign of the folding phone after experiencing screen failures that forced its delay, according to Bloomberg. There’s no word yet on when the smartphone will be up for sale, but the company is now in the final stages of producing it.
Sony's (SNE) “Spider-Man: Far From Home” swings into theaters nationwide today. Analysts’ spidey-senses say it could make $125 million domestically in the first six days. The last Spider-Man film, “Spider-Man: Homecoming” came out July 7, 2017 and made $117 million in its opening weekend domestically.


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Can European OTAs Survive the Big Squeeze?
- April 2015
- Lorraine Sileo
A flurry of activity is reshaping the travel landscape one online travel agency (OTA) at a time. The long predicted "age of consolidation" is finally upon us. More and more local and regional players are dropping out, succumbing to the pressures of competing in a tech-charged global environment. The lucky ones are gobbled up, merged and reinvented as something new. Meanwhile, the top companies are further staking their claim in the US$170 billion global OTA marketplace, making it almost impossible for smaller, local players to survive.
That is, unless you're a European OTA.
Ultimately the U.S. and Europe are two distinct markets. Once Expedia completes its acquisition of Orbitz, it will claim more than three quarters of U.S. OTA gross bookings. It will have but one rival: Priceline. Meanwhile, the European market is still highly fragmented. Twelve viable brands still battle it out in Germany, while nine co-exist in France as well as Scandinavia. Even the more mature U.K. market has room for eight full-service or sector-specific (e.g., hotel-only) OTAs.
There's still plenty of room for brands that have captured a unique audience or niche in the €44 billion European OTA marketplace. The air-centric (and far different from Booking.com) eDreams ODIGEO and Bravofly Rumbo Group both rode a wave of optimism around their IPOs last year, but their stock prices have lagged amid intense competition. Other regional OTAs with a big presence in Europe are Unister, Hotel.de (HRS) and Travel Republic. Strong local brands include Atrapalo (Spain), Karavel/Promovacances (France) and On the Beach (UK). Even rail-centric OTAs such as Loco2 have found a niche and are gaining momentum. And in a fast-growing, specialized market like Russia, local OTAs such as Oktogo and OneTwoTrip continue to build traction.
There's little doubt that consolidation has taken its toll on European brands. Power is dispersed among a few players and the big are getting bigger. Priceline's Booking.com continues to tear up Europe, albeit at a slower pace than the past several years. Expedia is less than half the size in Europe but growing at a healthy clip, and will soon add Orbitz' ebookers to its portfolio. These top two global brands represent 60% of all European OTA gross bookings. They are followed by eDreams ODIGEO and Bravofly, the latter of which acquired lastminute.com from Sabre in late 2014.
The rise of metasearch has also raised the ante. It's a lot easier to compete on marketing spend when you own one of the largest European metasearch sites as Expedia does with trivago. Booking.com has Swoodoo in Germany and can ride KAYAK's coattails as it expands in Europe. Most other OTAs don't have that luxury (although eDreams ODIGEO owns liligo.com and Bravofly has Jetcost).
Just five years ago, the top four European OTAs represented 45% of the marketplace. In 2014, that figure swelled to 70%. The number of regional and local brands – or at least their market share – will continue to decline in light of new competition, increasing marketing costs, and the high price of innovation. It will be a harder slog for smaller OTAs in Europe, but that doesn't mean that many won't continue to survive – and thrive. In Europe, one size doesn't fit all.


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iOS 16 Face ID Landscape Mode Feature Finally Comes To iPhone
Apple announced iOS 16 during its WWDC22 opening keynote yesterday and while it won’t be available to the public until later this year, Apple has shared more details about the update on its website.
One feature that didn’t get any announcement time but has now been confirmed, is the ability to use Face ID while in landscape mode.
Since its introduction as part of the iPhone X back in 2017, Face ID has required a specific orientation in order to work on iPhone. With this iOS 16 update, that will change. Apple simply says that “Face ID works in landscape on supported iPhone models,” with early testing suggesting that it is only functional on the iPhone 13 series of devices.
While the final iOS 16 update won’t be ready until this fall, the first developer beta is already in the hands of people who need to test their apps against it.
Those on the public beta program will also be able to install the beta themselves next month, although Apple has yet to confirm when exactly. It’s likely it will wait to see how the developer beta program progresses before confirming.
The iOS 16 update was also announced alongside iPadOS 16, macOS Ventura, tvOS 16, and watchOS 9 with all of the software updates now available in developer beta form. Expect them all to ship in or around September, alongside new iPhone 14 hardware.


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The Federal court panel has agreed to hear contempt of court proceedings against Gan and his news website over five readers’ comments which showed in the comments section of an article on the news portal that allegedly scandalized the judiciary.
For KLSCAH’s view, it is inappropriate for us to comment on the case but we considered court case faced by Malaysiakini would be a ‘landmark decision’, especially regarding the question of whether Section 114A of the Evidence Act 1950 applied in this case will lead to a new norm where the authorities will have rights to take action against media even the comments posted in the website or social media are made by readers.
Therefore, KLSCAH has decided to launch the Malaysiakini subscription sponsorship program to support media freedom by sponsoring a total of RM7,600 to anyone who aspires to be a Malaysiakini subscriber for one year. A total of 152 people will be Malaysiakini’s new customers in this sponsorship.
To become a Malaysiakini customer sponsored by KLSCAH, you are required to submit four details as mentioned below and send the information to KLSCAH email, [email protected].
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(For information, the fourth item is only for reference and review by KLSCAH and will not be submitted to Malaysiakini).
Any questions can be directed to DPCKLS assistant secretary, Encik Loh Xianda at 03-2274 6645. All the latest information on the ‘Malaysiakini’ subscription sponsorship program will be posted on KLSCAH (https://www.facebook.com/klscah/) later.


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Toyota halves profit forecast due to 'unprecedented' crisis
Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. slashed its annual net profit forecast by more than half Thursday, warning the global auto industry faced an "unprecedented" crisis.
The company said it was reviewing its expansion plans as it became the latest car giant to reveal plunging profits due to the financial crisis, following on the heels of BMW, Nissan and Honda.
Toyota, vying with General Motors for the title of the world's top automaker, now expects earnings of 550 billion yen (5.6 billion dollars) in the current year to March, down from the 1.25 trillion yen previously projected.
That would mark a decline of 68 percent from the previous year -- the first drop in Toyota's annual earnings in nine years.
"The severity of the current situation is like nothing we have seen before," Toyota executive vice president Mitsuo Kinoshita said.
"The global financial crisis has affected the real economy, and the auto markets, particularly in developed countries, are suddenly decelerating.”


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- KRAFTON RECENTLY BANNED 60000+ ACCOUNTS FOR CHEATING.
The new BGMI logo comprises the letters BGMI in white over a Krafton-embossed white bar encircled by an orange and green border, suggesting the Indian tricolor.
Battlegrounds Mobile India player’s accounts using cheats/hacks have been banned in India. In a recent statement, Krafton clearly mentioned the number of banned users’ accounts for cheating / using hacks or using restricted applications. Parallelly Krafton also has unveiled a new BGMI logo with colors used in our Indian Flag.
Comparing one of the most popular or we can say widely played games PUBG Mobile India that was banned in India last year, BGMI has proved to be a successor in India. BGMI Android version was launched in July in India and a month later was available for iOS. In a recent update, BGMI released a brand new logo that shortens the game’s name to its initials.
Strict action towards hackers and cheaters has been taken and their accounts are permanently been banned for using cheats.
The Indian version of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is now officially known as BGMI, according to the developer’s Instagram account, which presented the new logo consisting of four letters. The new BGMI logo comprises the letters BGMI in white over a Krafton-embossed white bar encircled by an orange and green border, suggesting the Indian tricolor.
MORE THAN 60000 BGMI ACCOUNTS BANNED
Meanwhile, Krafton said that in its most recent operation against dishonest players, the number of BGMI banned players had topped 60,000 in the preceding week. According to the publisher, 59,247 Battlegrounds Mobile India accounts were banned between September 10 and September 16. This is a smaller figure than in recent weeks when the company said that it had banned over one lakh gamers earlier this month and three lakh in August.
Krafton will prohibit players that use unlawful hacks and mods to get an unfair advantage in the game. The game is monitored for mods and other forbidden actions, according to the designer, which could be used to target users who are playing the game, resulting in a terrible experience for these people. According to Krafton, gamers who disobey the regulations will be immediately blacklisted.
The publisher has already declared that it will continue to purge the BGMI of illegal programs, and the company routinely updates its official website with information on these restrictions.
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The chief executive of young fashion giant River Island is to retire after more than 20 years with the company.
Retail Week can reveal that Richard Bradbury will step down with immediate effect, to be replaced by Ben Lewis, the nephew of the founder of the company Bernard Lewis. Ben Lewis is currently chief operating officer of the business and has worked in the company for 20 years, starting as a trainee store manager and latterly overseeing the launch of the e-commerce operations.
54-year-old Bradbury will stay with the company as a consultant. He said that he and Ben Lewis had worked together very closely to ensure a smooth transition.
Bradbury is the only person outside the Lewis family to have been on the River Island board. Staff were told of his plans to retire today.
Bradbury said he had been in conversation with the Lewis family about his plans to retire over a long period in order to achieve an orderly handover. “I decided 18 months ago that I wanted to retire and we’ve been working things around to enable that come to fruition.”
“Richard joined this business over 20 years ago and it has been a pleasure to work together,” said Bernard Lewis. “We have been working to plan his succession and that is now complete.”
Bradbury added that by stepping down it will give him more time to concentrate on other interests, such as charity work, and allow him to have a different perspective on the business. Bradbury has been instrumental in the success of Graduate Fashion Week, which River Island has sponsored for six years, making it a much higher profile event.
Ben Lewis said he was looking forward to the challenge of the new role. “I’ve worked in almost every area of the business over the past 20 years and look forward to using all that experience to take the business forward in the future.”


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MONTREAL — Tour operator Transat A.T. Inc. missed expectations despite reporting lower losses in its seasonally slow first quarter on a 5.2 per cent increase in revenues.
The Montreal-based company, which operates Air Transat, says its net loss attributable to shareholders was $6.6 million or 18 cents per share, compared with a $32.1 million loss equal to 87 cents in the prior year.
Excluding one-time items including the $48.2-million sale of its Jonview Canada Inc. subsidiary, the adjusted loss for the period ended Jan. 31 was $33.9 million or 91 cents per share.
That compared with a loss of $36 million or 98 cents per share in the first quarter of 2017.
Revenues rose to $725.8 million from $689.3 million on a 6.2 per cent increase in the number of travellers to sun destinations and 20.3 per cent to Europe. Average selling prices rose slightly across all markets.
Transat was expected to post a 78 cents per share adjusted loss in the quarter on $739.7 million in revenues, according to analysts polled by Thomson Reuters.
The company says its capacity to its main winter sun destinations market in the second quarter is up 5.5 per cent from last year. Transatlantic capacity has grown 19 per cent.
Hurricanes in the Caribbean last September significantly impacted its results. Cuba, which accounts for one quarter of its sun destination capacity in the busy second quarter, was negatively impacted by the weather disturbances, Transat said in a news release Thursday.
Overall, Transat says it expects second-quarter results will be similar to last year when it lost $8.4 million on $884.3 million.
On the Toronto Stock Exchange, Transat’s shares were down 10.7 per cent at $8.85 in morning trading.
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New Mac Pro Shipping Tomorrow
Wednesday, December 18th, 2013
In a press release this morning, Apple announced the newly redesigned Mac Pro would begin shipping tomorrow:
Apple today announced the all-new Mac Pro® will be available to order starting Thursday, December 19. Redesigned from the inside out, the all-new Mac Pro features the latest Intel Xeon processors, dual workstation-class GPUs, PCIe-based flash storage and ultra-fast ECC memory.
It’s been 10 years since Apple redesigned the case of the Mac Pro (neé PowerMac), but it was worth the wait; This Mac Pro is an incredible machine. Though many believed that the Mac Pro had reached end of life, some, such as John Siracusa, never wavered in their belief that a new one was on the horizon. Tomorrow that becomes a reality.
With this release, the Mac Pro moves even further upmarket than it already was. It’s truly built solely for professional use. Perhaps John’s analogy to halo cars is apt here:
The Mac Pro is Apple’s halo car. It’s a chance for Apple to make the fastest, most powerful computer it can, besting its own past efforts and the efforts of its competitors, year after year. This is Apple’s space program, its moonshot. It’s a venue for new technologies to be explored.
Still, it’s hard to believe this machine, which Apple proudly announced can power up to four 4k displays, does not have a 4k display from Apple to accompany it. It seems un-Apple-like to ask customers to purchase a plastic bezeled display made by someone else to be the face of the machine they spent so long designing.
In fact, Apple hasn’t updated its Thunderbolt Displays since they were released in July of 2011. Apple’s displays are a premium product that sell in extremely low quantities compared to the rest of Apple’s line these days. They typically get the same LCD panels as the 27″ iMacs, but months after the yield has improved to a point where the availability of iMacs isn’t affected by diverting some panels to make displays. But at the end of last year the iMac got a stunningly thin redesign and the Thunderbolt Display has yet to be updated.
As Marco Arment pointed out on a recent Accidental Tech Podcast, we are not yet at a point where DisplayPort/Thunderbolt can drive a monitor that is double the resolution of the current Thunderbolt Displays. Though the next version of Thunderbolt should be powerful enough to. Maybe Apple is just waiting for that to happen to debut it’s incredibly thin retina monitor. After all, Siracusa did find some interesting clues in Mavericks.


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Comcast Corp. CMCSA on Tuesday made a tentative £22.1 billion ($30.9 billion) offer for Sky PLC, topping a rival bid from 21st Century Fox Inc. FOXA to consolidate ownership of the U.K. broadcaster and moving to peel away one of the most attractive overseas assets that Walt Disney Co. DIS has agreed to buy from Fox: Link $
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- USA Core Durable Goods Orders (MoM) for Jan -0.30% vs 0.40% Est; Prior 0.70%
- USA Wholesale Inventories (MoM) for Jan 0.30% vs 0.30% Est; Prior 0.40%
- Redbook Reports US Retail Sales During First 3 Weeks Down 0.6% MoM, Up 3.2% YoY
- Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is set to speak in Washington at 8:30 a.m. ET.
- The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index for February will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET.
- Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will testify before the House of Representatives' Committee on Financial Services in Washington D.C. at 10:00 a.m. ET.
- The Richmond Fed manufacturing index for February is schedule for release at 10:00 a.m. ET.
- The Treasury will auction 4-and 52-week bills at 11:30 a.m. ET.
- Data on farm prices for January will be released at 3:00 p.m. ET.
- KBW upgraded Raymond James Financial RJF from Market Perform to Outperform
- Barclays upgraded Mammoth Energy TUSK from Equal-Weight to Overweight
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- Canaccord downgraded Badger Meter BMI from Hold to Sell
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NANJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- E-Mart, a major supermarket chain from the Republic of Korea, will entirely leave the Chinese market following the closure of its last Chinese outlet next week.
The outlet in Wuxi City in east China's Jiangsu Province is slated to be shut down on Jan. 31, according to a company announcement.
Run by Shinsegae Group, E-Mart has been in China for 20 years. It used to have nearly 30 outlets in the country, but only six survived in 2017 due to tepid sales. The remaining five Chinese outlets have been sold to Thai conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Group.
The Wuxi store allegedly saw brisk sales when it opened in 2008, but recorded losses of 20 million yuan (3.12 million U.S. dollars) last year, according to a manager of the outlet, who declined to be named.
The manager said the outlet recorded annual losses of nearly 10 million yuan when he took on the job in 2013.
He attributed its failure to booming online shopping and fierce competition among offline supermarkets.
As of the end of 2016, E-Mart logged accumulated losses of 900 million yuan in the Chinese market. Shinsegae announced the retreat of E-Mart last year.


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NICARAGUA: Textile exports to reach $2.5bn this year
Textile and clothing exports from Nicaragua are set to reach around US$2.5bn this year, due to higher investment and increased production in the free zones.
The forecast for the year would exceed last year's $2.2bn, according to preliminary figures from ProNicaragua, the country's investment promotion agency.
"We have significant investments in the country that will increase product exports," said Alvaro Baltodano, general presidential delegate for investments.
The reopening of the facility will create 600 jobs initially, with production extending from spinning to finished fabric, with an annual capacity of 28m yards.
ProNicaragua said the country's overall exports, meanwhile, are expected to reach $5bn this year, up on $4.7m in 2013.
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Raspberry Pi 4 adds Vulkan support
It is only logical
The Raspberry Pi 4 has added support for a more modern Vulkan 3D API, giving the DIY cards a much-needed graphics lift.
Nvidia engineer comes up with Vulkan graphics driver for the Raspberry Pi
Beating the Raspberry Pi Foundation
An Nvidia engineer has come up with an open-sourced Vulkan graphics driver for the Raspberry Pi.
Vulkan API gets Vulkan Ray Tracing
Cross-platform, cross-vendor ray tracing
The Khronos Group has added Vulkan Ray Tracing extensions to Vulkan API, creating the industry's first open, cross-vendor, cross platform standard for ray tracing acceleration.
Andriod P will use Vulkan API 1.1
Flushed by success
Search engine outfit Google has confirmed that Android P will support Vulkan API 1.1
Vulkan graphics finally come to Macs and iOS
The needs of the few will be finally met
The Khronos Group, a consortium of hardware and software companies, has announced that the Vulkan graphics technology is finally coming to Apple's platforms, allowing games and apps to run at faster performance levels on Macs and iOS devices.
Adreno 630 runs console like game at 1080
Lineage 2 Revolution does not throttle
We had a chance to see a Snapdragon 845 prototype phone factor design running Lineage 2 revolution 1080p 60 FPS, in so-called console like gaming.
Ashes of the Singularity developer working on Vulkan
Getting Vulkan API support soon
According to Stardock, it appears that the developer is planning to release a Vulkan version of Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation in June.
Intel supports Vulcans
The needs of the many
Chipzilla has announced that it is supporting the open source Vulkan APIs.
Vulcan Next plans being drawn up
Zachary Quinto version
Plans are already under way for Vulcan Next, the follow up to Vulcan.
Samsung shows off Vulkan improvements
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Chaoda farming falls short of organic label
Mainboard-listed Chaoda Modern Agriculture (Holdings) has misled investors about being a pure organic food producer, according to CLSA.
The brokerage house said it found press reports alleging that Chaoda's vegetables were not truly organic were 'somewhat correct' during a three-day fact-finding trip to the vegetable grower's headquarters in Fuzhou this month. Chaoda had invited 16 analysts, fund managers and bankers to visit its production plant.
'It is true that Chaoda uses chemical fertilisers in their production,' CLSA said. 'In fact, more than 90 per cent of their produce are qualified as A-grade green food in China, in which the standard is lower than that of organic food in the West.'
CLSA said the higher AA-grade green food conformed to the international standard of organic food. At present just 54 of 2,400 approved green foods in China qualified as AA grade.
Chaoda management had told CLSA only a small proportion of its produce qualified as AA grade.
CLSA also cast doubt on Chaoda's claims that its low-cost cultivation method was a key competitive advantage over overseas organic food companies.
'We believe this claim is not valid, since it is much cheaper and easier to grow green food than organic food,' it said.
However CLSA believed Chaoda had not lied to investors, saying the company had just not conveyed a clear message.
'In short, Chaoda is only a green food producer,' it said.
However, the allegation made by a Hong Kong magazine that Chaoda had inflated its sales was flawed, CLSA said.
In Fuzhou, there were more than 40 wholesale markets which were of different sizes, CLSA said.
'Sales made in one wholesale market in Fuzhou are not a reliable indicator of sales in other markets,' it said.
'We must admit that robust sales figures look very suspicious on first glance. However, auditors have endorsed their numbers.'
CLSA expected more new entrants would erode the green food industry's gross margins.
Chaoda said gross margins fell to 73.9 per cent in the 12 months to June 30 from 75 per cent the previous year. Net margins fell to 54 per cent from 60.8 per cent.


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FashionTV Gaming Group will visit SiGMA 2019 taking place in Malta in order to demonstrate how operators and software providers can create and manage FashionTV branded products through a concluded agreement.
The Group will regularly organize a number of fashion shows during the day, as well as will provide an opportunity to get more information about this type of business.
The culmination of the event will become a fascinating party organized by the Group and dedicated to the SiGMA’s official closing night held at Sky Club on November 29.
This extravaganza will welcome three thousand delegates, models, actors, dancers and other famous people, and will provide visitors with an amazing opportunity to experience the Group’s social life at first hand.
Fashion shows, as well as the closing party, will be broadcasted live, directly from the events. A large number of people around the world will watch the events on the Group’s TV channels as well as on social media, which will occur for the first time in Malta.
Therefore, those who want to familiarize themselves with the world of fashion can follow the most important events here.
As mentioned earlier, Balkan Entertainment and Gaming Expo 2019 will welcome over 80 companies representing diverse fields of the gaming industry.


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Sri Lanka focus at Global SMEs 2007 – KL
Sri Lanka along with Taiwan and Vietnam is expected to be the focus of attention at a major trade fair for global small and medium enterprises in Kuala Lumpur next week.
This year’s 8th International Strategic Partnership & Business Networking Trade Fair for SMEs – Global SMEs 2007 from September 6-8 at the MATRADE Exhibition & Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur will see the participation of a 20-member delegation of state officials and representatives of the Sri Lanka – Malaysia Business Council (SLMBC)
Organisers of the Sri Lankan delegation said this year Taiwan, Vietnam and Sri Lanka will be the main focus for the visitors at Global SMEs 2007.
They said this is the first time the Sri Lanka Malaysia Business Council is participating at an exhibition and will showcase Sri Lankan products under the banner “Sri Lanka Pavilion”.
The Council has made all arrangements for Sri Lankan companies participating at the fair to meet the representatives from Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia, Malaysian Associated Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry and Malay Chamber of Commerce. The meetings will be facilitated by the Sri Lanka High Commission in Malaysia.
The delegation will be led by Brian Angunawala, Chairman, Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) and comprise Dr. Rohitha Silva, President, Sri Lanka – Malaysia Business Council and Managing Director IDAC (Pvt) Ltd among others.
Ni-Cey International (Pvt) Ltd, Demeco Enterprises, Esjay Electromac (Pvt) Ltd, Sisara Data Management (Pvt) Ltd, Kingki (Pvt) Ltd, Maximus (Pvt) Ltd, Mermaid Jewellers, Janet Ayurvedics (Pvt) Ltd, Thilini Soft Toys, Mackwoods Limited, Bio Extract (Pvt) Ltd, Western Air Ducts Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, Graphic Systems (Pvt) Ltd, Macksons Paint Industries (Pvt) Ltd, Orient Electric Systems (Pvt) Ltd, Scia South Ceylon Industrial Agency and EDB are the stall holders at the exhibition.


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Yes you hear that right and you hear it on FSM first. Althought we have a couple of browser alternatives in the appstore and Cydia, people always craved for Opera Mini or Firefox. Well, Opera Software, maker of the world’s most popular mobile Web browser, plans to reveal Opera Mini for iPhone in an exclusive press and partner preview during the 2010 Mobile World Congress (MWC).
While Opera Mini for iPhone is not publicly available, visitors without a press pass will not leave Opera’s stand disappointed. Opera will unveil a host of other Opera-powered devices at its exhibit. Check out the following Opera technology, live from MWC:
- Opera Mobile 10 beta 3 on Symbian S60 and Windows Mobile handsets
- Opera Mobile 10 beta running on Android handsets
- Opera Mini 5 beta, running on a variety of handsets and platforms
- Opera’s cross-platform Widgets Manager beta, running on Windows Mobile and S60 handsets
We are thrilled to offer journalists and partners an exclusive preview of Opera Mini for iPhone during the year’s biggest mobile event. This is a unique opportunity to introduce the fast, feature-rich Opera Mini experience for the iPhone, and to showcase our latest beta releases of Opera Mobile and Opera Mini on other platforms and devices. Opera’s mission is to bring the Web to the world, and by making Opera Mini available on yet another platform, we are one step closer.
To hear more from Opera about the future of the Web, you can attend one of the speaking engagements during MWC:
Monday, February 15, 2010
- 15:00 — Jon von Tetzchner, Vodafone panel discussion on “Mobile Web developments, W3C standards, using Web APIs and the live creation of widgets”, in Hall 7, Auditorium 1
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
- 14:00 — Håkon Wium Lie, panel discussion on “Mobile security in an IP world”, Hall 5
- 14:00 — Christen Krogh, presentation on “Creating a connected cloud for the perfect mobile storm”, Hall 5
- 15:45 — GSMA Awards ceremony, Opera Mini shortlisted for “Best Mobile Internet Service” and “Best Mobile Technology Breakthrough”, Hall 5, Level 3, Auditorium 1


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UDA @ 50
Founded in 1964 by David Lewis, FAIA and Ray Gindroz, FAIA, this year marks the 50th anniversary of Urban Design Associates. To mark this milestone, UDA has put together a pop-up exhibit of the firm’s work, which will be on display at the Carnegie Museum of Art’s Grand Staircase Mezzanine from October 28 through November 6. The exhibit is entitled “UDA @ 50 – Democracy in Action” and is co-sponsored by Heinz Architectural Center and the CMOA. “For 50 years UDA has practiced urban design and architecture based on ‘democracy in action,’” writes Lewis. “From our beginning we have enfranchised citizens in the evolution of their neighborhoods, towns and cities, and in this exhibition we celebrate the many partnerships we...
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The concept in question is yet another race car variant, and it will be shown at the Tokyo Auto Salon literally days before the production model. The front looks longer and lower, and the back is much more squared-off, especially compared with the GR Sport race car concept. Toyota, unsurprisingly, gave no details about the car besides the teaser image, as well as the dates it will be on display at the Tokyo Auto Salon — Jan. 11-13.
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, General Motors, Ford Motor, Honda Motor and Toyota Motor
Amid an overall market correction, many stocks that smart money investors were collectively bullish on tanked during the fourth quarter. Among them, Amazon and Netflix ranked among the top 30 picks and both lost around 20%. Facebook, which was the second most popular stock, lost 14% amid uncertainty regarding the interest rates and tech valuations. […]
The Chevrolet Volt is headed to the scrap heap, but during its decade on the market the electric vehicle reflected the strengths and weaknesses of General Motors Co. and auto making in Detroit. The plug-in electric vehicle won praise from auto critics who heralded the car as an engineering marvel when it was introduced in 2010. The acclaim eased some of the pain from GM’s bankruptcy at the time and showed that Detroit could still develop an enviable vehicle.
The 2019 Lexus ES 350 F Sport truly cements that "driving like a Lexus" now means something far different than it ever did before. It really comes down to what you feel through that F Sport steering wheel, through your heels planted in the floor below, and the seat of your pants that's now placed lower in a sportier driving position. The 2019 ES 350 is one of those cars that manages to shrink around you as you hustle it along, feeling much smaller than its full-size sedan dimensions would indicate.
A case will resume on Friday, Dec. 7, at the National Labor Relations Board regarding a string of unfair labor practices and safety complaints brought by the United Auto Workers against Telsa. Tesla denies all allegations that it has restricted union-organizing efforts, tried to stop employees from discussing safety issues and retaliated against pro-union workers. If the UAW prevails, the ripple effect could impact tech companies in Silicon Valley.
Thus far Ford Motor (NYSE:F) CEO Jim Hackett hasn’t disclosed to owners of Ford stock exactly how the company plans to restructure (read “shrink”) itself over the course of the next few years. Indeed, Hackett outright dismissed a Morgan Stanley-suggested number of layoffs in the queue when he was queried about the matter at a recent company reception … without offering an alternative figure. Sizable job cuts are almost certainly an inevitability though, resulting from plant closures and even outright abandonment of certain geographic markets.
Last month, Tesla sold 18,000 Model 3 units and as more configuration options become available, one would expect that figure to increase as Tesla widens its customer base. There's also the question of how much buyers were influenced by the federal tax credit, which will be reduced for all Tesla models at the start of 2019. Tesla is reportedly aiming to hit a production rate of 7,000 units per week by year-end.
Toyota and Lexus are pulling out the stops when it comes to sports cars at the Detroit Auto Show. In addition to the real, final reveal of the Toyota Supra, we'll also see a just-announced 2020 Lexus RC F Track Edition. According to a representative from Toyota it will be the most powerful Lexus offered since the LFA supercar.
Strong cash flow aids PACCAR (PCAR) to hike quarterly dividend to 32 cents and pay an additional dividend of $2 per share. Further, its board approves a $500-million share repurchase program.
Toyota’s top U.S. executive says car sales nationwide have nearly bottomed out and his company will keep making them despite a dramatic shift to trucks and SUVs
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How salt keeps the Sussex traffic moving in freezing winter weather
Salt is more than something to sprinkle on to your fish and chips, this common household ingredient helps keeps England’s roads moving.
As temperatures are forecast to remain cold across the country Highways England’s army of workers are ready 24/7 to descend on to motorways and major A roads across Sussex in a fleet of gritters, to keep traffic moving. Here’s the story of how the operation works.
The company stores around 280,000 tonnes of salt at its 127 depots, spread across the country at strategic locations but salt has already come on a long journey before it leaves the depots


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Apple’s new update has fixed many issues including the search feature in apps, photo sharing via messages, background apps management, and many more minor enhancements and bugs.
The trend of delivering considerably more instantaneous updates this year than usual continues. As iOS 13.2.3 is the eighth installment in a row that Apple has delivered to its users since the latest iOS 13 was released in September. iOS 13.2.3 comes only 11 days after the iOS 13.2.2 update.
In their official announcement, they:
- Fixes an issue where system search and search within Mail, Files and Notes might not work
- Addresses an issue where photos, links and other attachments might not display in the Messages details view
- Fixes an issue that could prevent apps from downloading content in the background
- Resolves issues that may prevent Mail from fetching new messages, and fail to include and quote original message content in Exchange accounts
Background apps management has been one of the major issues in iOS 13. Apple previously had decided to stop so many apps running in the background. Many users were complaining that the iPhone was killing background apps aggressively. Apple heard them and provided a fix in the previous 13.2.2 update:
- Fixes an issue that could cause apps to quit unexpectedly when running in the background
However, it looks like Apple believes the problem has not gone. This iOS 13.2.3 upgrade includes another fix that was not allowing apps to download media or file in the background. Now users can move their apps in the background if downloading without fear.
Furthermore, according to Apple, a bug has been removed in Search that was causing issues and no or incorrect search results were showing. The bug was due to Spotlight Search which was interfering with Search feature in Apple’s apps like Mail, Files, and Notes. It is fixed now!
Similarly, certain photos, links, and different attachments shared were not displaying or previewing correctly in iMessage. It has resolved too.
This update addresses the issue of using the Mail app with an Exchange account. Users were facing problems while fetching emails or loading older messages in a thread. Now Mail app will work like any other account for Exchange users.
The size of the update is around 95 MB. The 13.2.3 update can be installed under this pathway: Settings > General > Software Update.
In the future, it is expected that the next update will be a major release i.e. 13.3. Hence, it will be the final update in 13.2.x lineage.
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Samsung Brings 5G to Almost its Whole Lineup
Dec 1, 2021, 11:59 AM by Rich Brome
Samsung today announced the Galaxy A13 5G, its most affordable 5G phone yet at $250. Typically, the two most affordable phones in Samsung's annual lineup are the A1x and A0x models, leaving the new Galaxy A03s as possibly the only model in Samsung's 2022 US lineup without 5G. Key features of the Galaxy A13 5G include a 50 megapixel camera, 90 Hz adaptive refresh display, 5,000 mAh battery, and NFC. It also has 15W fast charging, 64 GB of expandable storage, a fingerprint reader on the side, headset jack, macro camera, and depth camera. It's powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 700 chip. It launches this Friday with AT&T and on samsung.com. T-Mobile will also launch it in January. The Galaxy A03s will sell for just $159. It has "a long-lasting battery, triple camera system, and fingerprint security". It launches in January with AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.
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The top three US carriers will all sell both the Google Pixel 7a and Pixel Fold. All three will sell the Pixel 7a starting this afternoon.
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T-Mobile is the first US carrier to successfully test carrier aggregation on the uplink side of a 5G data connection on a live 5G SA network. This new technology enabled upload data speeds of 207 Mbps, a record for sub-6 GHz (non-mmWave) 5G.
Samsung has introduced its third generation of Tactical Edition smartphones designed primarily for military personnel. For the first time, they support AT&T's FirstNet network and will be available to first responders.
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Nothing has unveiled its Phone (2), which will be Nothing's first phone officially available in the US. The phone has good support for most of the sub-6 5G and 4G bands used by T-Mobile and AT&T.
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Motorola has launched two new foldable phones, creating a lineup of 2023 razr phones with flexible display technology. The higher-end razr+ has the largest outer display of a modern flip-style phone, and is the thinnest when closed.
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NDMC announces e-auction of 3 premium hotels in Lutyen’s Delhi
The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has started the process of auctioning three luxury hotels located in Lutyens’ Delhi — including the Taj Mahal hotel on Mansingh Road — according to two senior officials in the municipal council in charge of the national Capital’s most exclusive zone.
The official said on condition of anonymity that a pre-bid meeting was held on Friday to help solve queries of potential bidders before the hotels — Taj, the Connaught hotel and Hotel Asian International — are given on lease to private operators for a period of 33 years.
“It was a general meeting with the bidders interested in these three properties. The meeting was organised to answer all their queries related to the e- auction. After the meeting, we told bidders to send their other queries in writing. We will try to reply all their queries by Wednesday,” the NDMC official added.
Bids will be accepted from May 15 to June 7. The auction of Taj Mansingh will be held on June 19, the Connaught on June 20 and Asian International on July 2.
The auction of the properties had been pending for a while.
“We had earlier announced the launch of e auction for all the three properties and are inviting bids. The process of e-auctioning of these hotel will be conducted through MSTC Ltd, a public sector undertaking. SBI Capital Market Limited will be the transaction advisor for the auction,” said another senior NDMC official who asked not to be named.
Hotel Taj Mahal hotel was with the Tata Group’s Indian Hotels Company Ltd (IHCL) on a 33-year lease since 1978. The company was operating the hotel even after the lease expired in 2011 and challenged notices by NDMC seeking eviction.
In 2012-13, the NDMC decided to auction the hotel but the IHCL challenged the matter in the high court. In September 2016, the HC allowed the NDMC to continue with the auction but the verdict was again challenged by the IHCL in October 2016. In April 2017, the IHCL moved the Supreme Court and the SC allowed the NDMC to conduct an auction after years of legal wrangling.
Last December, the NDMC finally brought out a tender for e-auctioning of the hotel. But the auctioning process was postponed a number of times after the prospective bidders objected to certain terms and conditions. “As a result the tender subsequently lapsed,” said an official.
The IHCL declined to comment on the matter.
The NDMC had last year decided to auction Hotel Connaught and re-auction Asian Hotel, after they were sealed by it in 2015 due to non-payment of license fees.


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Needless to say, the release of Persona 4 Golden on Steam this summer has proven to be a smart move for developer Atlus. Demand for the RPG game series on PC had been long-documented, and sure enough, a month later, Atlus has confirmed sales have been strong.
“We’re excited to announce that Persona 4 Golden has hit 500,000 players on PC!” proclaims a tweet from the official Atlus Twitter account. “Thank you for all your support!” Attached is a celebratory sketch from long-time Persona character designer Shigenori Soejima welcoming everyone back to the Midnight Channel, an alternate dimension in Persona 4 accessible through TV screens.
After some speculation as Atlus set up a Steam creator’s page in lead up, Persona 4 Golden had a surprise release during this year’s PC Gaming Show. The port of the JRPG was handled by Atlus Japan, all of which suggests this is just the beginning for Atlus’ library making the jump to PC. Certainly, if that’s the case, these sales on a game almost a decade old are a strong encouragement.
Publisher Sega had made it known last year that more PC ports were a priority given the success of the Yakuza series, and Persona 4’s marketplace performance is an indicator this is both still true, and very worthwhile.
We’re excited to announce that Persona 4 Golden has hit 500,000 players on PC! Thank you for all your support!
— Official ATLUS West (@Atlus_West) July 11, 2020
If you’d like more Persona in your life, someone’s converting an old, out-of-print card game based on the series to PC, and we have a list of the best anime games, if you’re looking for more in a similar vein.


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R.I.P. Hotmail: Microsoft Is Moving On
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) will phase out Hotmail and introduce a new web-based e-mail service under its Outlook brand. While the new service will be free, Microsoft is hoping to use the brand value of its highly successful corporate e-mail service, which is sold along with the Office suite. A preview of the new service will launch on Tuesday. Hotmail, which has lost massive ground to Google’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) Gmail and Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO) Mail over the last few months, will be phased out by next year.
The new Outlook.com will let users sort incoming e-mail by types of messages, for instance those that are just social media update notifications or subscriptions like those of Groupon (NASDAQ:GRPN). It will also integrate with Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) and Twitter, including facilitating Facebook chat sessions within the e-mail window. Eventually it will also incorporate Skype video chat capability. The service is also designed to allow easy use of Microsoft’s other Internet products, such as SkyDrive storage and Office Web Apps.
Brian Hall, a general manager in Microsoft’s Windows group, told Bloomberg that the new portal will have a clean design and include less obtrusive advertising.
“E-mail is one of the only areas in technology that’s gone eight years without a significant change — the last big move was the release of Gmail — and for us it’s maybe been even longer than that since our last big change,” Hall said. “None of the social networks existed then, and the types of e-mail we get have changed.”
According to ComScore, Hotmail has lost 4 percent unique visitors globally this year through June, while Yahoo Mail gained 2 percent and Gmail increased 17 percent. Hotmail, which Microsoft has owned since 1997, still remains the world’s largest e-mail service with 324 million users.
Microsoft will encourage existing Hotmail users to convert to the new Outlook service by helping transfer their messages and contacts easily. It will also let them keep their addresses ending in @hotmail.com, though it will eventually move all users to the new site.