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Audi delivered a brilliant half-year result, primarily thanks to the high demand overseas. Despite the poor economic situation in Europe and higher expenses, the VW subsidiary expects annual financial statements to be at the level of the previous year.
Audi is defying the flagging auto economy and continues to earn splendidly. The luxury brand remains the pearl of earnings for the parent company Volkswagen, especially in view of the continued high demand for large and expensive cars overseas. The bottom line was that the Ingolstadt-based company earned almost 2.3 billion euros in the first six months, a whopping 34 percent more than a year ago, as the company announced on Tuesday. Sales increased by more than 16 percent to 25 billion euros. Audi sold around 733,237 cars worldwide in the first six months of the year. In view of the good figures, the group also confirmed its targets for 2012.
German market a pillar for Audi
Nevertheless, Audi is also concerned about the consequences of the euro crisis and the gloomy economic situation in Europe. The situation is unsettling consumers - and that's why many people hesitate to make purchases, writes Audi boss Rupert Stadler in the VW subsidiary's semi-annual report. Economic development is like cornering. But behind every curve there is another straight line, wrote the CEO. The German market is currently proving to be an important pillar in Europe, and the situation is particularly difficult in countries that are particularly hard hit by the euro crisis, such as Spain and Italy. Viewed worldwide, however, things are still going well for Audi.
"Provided that the general economic conditions do not deteriorate further, we expect an operating result on the level of the previous year despite higher expenses for new products, technologies and the expansion of the production structures", said CFO Axel Strotbek and confirmed the target for this year. Audi has already set another benchmark high: In the first half of the year, the VW subsidiary achieved an operating return on sales of 11.5 percent - a very good figure for the industry. (dpa)
Ferrari sold 3577 vehicles in the first half of the year, more than in the same period last year. Germany stood out in the most important markets
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How's That Ad Campaign Doing? -- Search Me!
Ever have one of those weeks when a lot of things you take for granted begin to change on you?
Take last week, for example. Under legislation that came up before San Francisco's Board of Supervisors (pdf), that city -- popularly derided for taking away innocent tykes' fast-food toys and prying plastic bags out of shoppers' cold not-yet-dead hands -- could become the first in the United States to ban the unsolicited distribution of the Yellow Pages.
The San Francisco Chronicle's Rachel Gordon reports that the proposal would bar phone companies and other distributors and publishers of Yellow Pages phone books from leaving the material on doorsteps and in building lobbies without first getting permission to do so. (White pages are exempted from the proposal.)
According to board president David Chiu, who's spearheading the measure, many of the estimated 1.5 million-plus Yellow Pages distributed in the city each year get tossed -- unopened -- in recycling bins (or worse, presumably).
"If we're serious about the environment, it's time we recognize that phone books are a 20th century tool that doesn't meet the business or environmental needs of the 21st century," Chiu says.
However, a trade group for the $13 billion-a-year industry says it would consider a legal challenge if the measure winds up being approved in its current form, which the industry views as an infringement on speech rights.
Meanwhile, Google last week accused Microsoft's Bing search engine of stealing and copying its search results (as Google claims to have discovered through a "sting" operation). Also last week, it was reported that the Internet is running out of IP addresses (not counting, of course, a new form of IP addresses, whose numbers are 340 undecillion long).
So, let's recap the potential scenarios here: The Yellow Pages are headed for the dustbin of history; Microsoft is accused of playing Jennifer Jason Leigh to Google's Bridget Fonda; and the Internet has discovered the end of the world as we know it. Sort of makes you want to invest some of your advertising budget in carrier pigeons.
When was the last time you paid for a Yellow Pages ad, by the way?
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Welcome to The Grid, R&T’s quick roundup of the auto industry and motorsports news you should know this morning.
Full-Size Pickup Sales Help Keep U.S. Auto Industry Afloat
The COVID-19 pandemic had a huge negative effect on U.S. auto sales in the second quarter, but full-size pickups continue to move. Automotive Newsreports that while U.S. new vehicle sales decreased by a third last quarter, full-size pickups became the most popular segment in the country, beating out compact crossovers. “Even when the vehicle market goes completely sideways, the truck market stays straight and true,” Karl Brauer, Kelly Blue Book Executive Editor told Automotive News. Mid-size pickups are doing well, contributing to this amazing statistic—one in every four non-luxury brand U.S. auto sale in Q2 was a pickup of some sort.
Pickup sales were down in Q2, but not down as much as in other segments. That, plus fact that full-sizers are so profitable, will keep the U.S. Big Three in decent shape in these uncertain times.
Ferrari Is In For a Rough Year in Formula 1
Charles Leclerc may have stood on the podium at the Austrian Grand Prix yesterday, but that was largely in spite of the car he was driving. Ferrari was well off the pace for Formula 1’s long-awaited return, losing nearly a second in qualifying speed compared with last year. Lelerc managed P7 on the grid, but Sebastien Vettel didn’t even make it out of Q2, starting P11. Speaking with Autosport, Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto says the team is in for a rough year. The chassis and aerodynamics of the SF1000 need work—and an upgrade is planned for the Hungarian Grand Prix—but the engine is the big problem.
“If I looked at yesterday’s qualy, compared to the pole, we are missing a second,” Binotto said. “Of the second, three-tenths in cornering, in what I was just speaking about. But then there is still seven-tenths on the power unit on the straights. I think that one will be very much difficult, because the engine is frozen for the season.”
Last year, Ferrari’s strength was in its engine, but earlier this year, the FIA announced a settlement with the team over the power unit. The details of the settlement are a mystery, but it seems as though the settlement has kneecapped the V-6. Bad news for Ferrari, and customer teams Alfa Romeo and Haas, which were also well off the pace.
Recapping A Crazy Racing Weekend
Last weekend was a big one for motorsports fans, with a historic NASCAR-IndyCar double-header at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, IMSA’s return at Daytona, and of course, Formula 1 in Austria. Missed any of the action? Read about it here:
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East Africa’s economic growth is soaring leading other regions on the continent at close to 7 per cent while the overall outlook for the rest of Africa is cautiously positive.According to the African Development Bank (AfDB), job creation and ramping up manufacturing will continue to be major priority areas for creating growth and employment across the continent. In the Bank’s regional reports launched this week in Abuja, Nigeria, East Africa is leading the continent with GDP growth estimated at 5.7 per cent in 2018, followed by North Africa at 4.9 per cent, West Africa at 3.3 per cent, Central Africa at 2.2 per cent, and Southern Africa at 1.2 per cent. Read more. Source| The Exchange
Did you know that you can cash in on agriculture without necessarily tilling the land?
According to Uganda Bureau of Statistics (Ubos), agriculture is the most important sector of the economy. The sector employs more than one-third of the work force along the value chain and there are still other opportunities of making some money.
This is possible especially if you add value to what farmers produce. This article shows how you can add value to several commodities and earn a premium price. Read more. Source| Daily Monitor
An Ugandan company has started using blockchain, the technology behind virtual currency Bitcoin, to certify shipments of coffee to try to meet growing demand from consumers for more information about where products have come from. Carico Café Connoisseur said the move could help to boost farmers’ incomes, as consumers are usually prepared to pay more for goods that can been traced back to their origins. Blockchain works by providing a shared record of data held by a network of individual computers rather than a single party. Its supporters say this makes it hard to tamper with, and so a secure way to track goods along the supply chain. Read more. Source | Business Daily
Coffee exporting companies have topped the 2018 Presidents’ Export Award. Ugacof, a coffee processing and exporting company, was the overall winner followed by Kyagalanyi Coffee. Ugacof, which has been in existence for the last 25 years, earned Uganda export receipts in the excess of Shs333b in year under review. It competed with other 40 companies under 12 product lines in an exercise that was vetted by Uganda Export Promotion Board in collaboration with Trade Ministry, Uganda National Bureau of Standards, Private Sector Foundation Uganda, Uganda Investment Authority and Uganda Manufacturers Association. Read more. Source | Daily Monitor
Foodstuffs dominated Uganda’s exports to regional markets in 2018, with farmers enjoying improved yields due to favourable weather.However, manufacturers faced weak demand for their products even as recent political developments in the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan give hopes of stronger demand for industrial products this year.
According to Bank of Uganda data, total exports to Kenya rose to $719m as of December 2018 compared to the $551.06m recorded in 2017 with maize grain topping the exports. In addition to maize, Uganda exported beans, simsim, pineapples, watermelons and eggs in the second half of 2018. Read more. Source | Daily Monitor
The world’s population is expected to increase by about 3 billion by 2050 and it is forecasted that nearly 80 per cent of that population will live in urban centres. The urban growth rate in Africa is 3.5 per cent which is highest among all continents. Rapid urbanization in developing countries is accompanied with problems of urban poverty and urban food insecurity. Lack of employment, high food prices and malnutrition further the problem of urban food insecurity in Africa. Read more. Source | New Times
Gold, coffee, fish, oil and maize topped Uganda’s export list in the calendar year ending 2018, increasing overall earnings by 5.1 per cent. According to records from Bank of Uganda (BoU) released this month, the country’s export earnings for the year ending 2018 were $3.6b (Shs13.2trillion), up from $3.4b (Shs12.5 trillion) earned the previous year.
Uganda’s leading agricultural export commodity, during in 2018 experienced a drop in both value and volume of exports. The BoU report shows that the country exported 4.1 million 60kg bags, fetching the country $436m (Shs1.6 trillion), down from 4.7 million kilogramme 60kg bags worth $555m (Shs2 trillion) exported the previous year. Read more. Source | Daily Monitor
Fifty three offices established by private equity and venture capital companies in the East African Community (EAC) countries which comprises a cumulative minimum value of at least $5.8 billion USD under management for investments throughout the world including in East Africa. This is according to “The Map of Private Equity Firms” based in Sub-Saharan Africa by Africa’s leading private company research firm, Asoko Insight from December 2018. Read more. Source | The Exchange
Africa is the youngest continent in the world with almost 200 million people aged 15-24, and this number is expected to double by 2045. However, unemployment among East African youth is already high, at an estimated 51-57%. With a rising youth population and unemployment rate, young people are turning to entrepreneurship as both a means to generating income and jobs. 79 of every 100 jobs created by young entrepreneurs in East Africa have been for youth aged 18-34, however only 17% of entrepreneurs on the continent believe they will create a medium to high number of jobs over the next five years. Read more. Source| The Exchange
Rwanda’s Private Sector Federation (PSF) has challenged regional legislators to increase their advocacy for policies designated to eliminate trade barriers, which continue to undermine regional integration. Officials from the umbrella of Rwandan business community were yesterday meeting members of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) who are undertaking an outreach programme in partner states. Read more. Source | New Times


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Goodbye Google? The Rise of Social Search Engines 🚀
As the world’s biggest search engine, Google has long held a monopoly on gatekeeping and jumpstarting the pathways we take online. However, there’s been a lot of talk as of late that Google might be losing its touch…
Statistics show that ‘new internet users’ (those under 25) are now looking to social media to search the web, bypassing Google altogether. A Google senior VP of Search Prabhakar Raghavan said, “In our studies, something like almost 40% of young people, when they’re looking for a place for lunch, they don’t go to Google Maps or Search… they go to TikTok or Instagram.”
Youtube has held second place for a long time as the next biggest search engine following Google (sorry Bing). But now other social platforms are now slowly creeping up to challenge Google’s long-held pole position.
TikTok is fast becoming the go-to search engine for young people. Currently, the hashtag #LearnOnTikTok has over 350 billion views and counting.
As TikTok’s popularity continues to soar, it comes as no surprise that users are turning to TikTok rather than Google when searching for a quick mid-week recipe, or the best spots to visit in Italy. They want to see it, experience it, feel it.
Users want a more customisable experience online, along with more visually engaging and relatable content. Three of the biggest categories for TikTok searches are recipes, restaurants and travel.
The Power Of Paid Search
These emerging user trends mean paid search holds immense potential for generating traffic and gaining qualified leads. When it comes to digital strategy, brands need to be taking advantage of any paid search opportunities available. It’s not hard to imagine that social platforms will soon be increasing their paid search offerings.
TikTok began beta testing paid search ads just earlier this year. The initial results were promising, with sponsored content being pushed to those with questions or specific search terms.
If marketers focus on creating ads that solve specific problems, taking advantage of paid search could prove incredibly powerful. This begs the question, are we ushering in an entirely new era of #sponcon? 🤔
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During the first week of February 2017, Shervin Pishevar exploded the Twitter universe with a 5o tweet-storm of comments on the American economy that lasted 21 hours. People paid attention as Shervin Pishevar has proven to be a guru of sorts on the American economic stage. With his successes in business and the accuracy of his comments about what travails Facebook and other social media giants would soon experience coming to fruition, his opinions are hard to ignore.
Over the course of the tweet-storm, it became clear that Shervin Pishevar saw several signs on the economic horizon that led him to his conclusions. One of the central tweets (#27) dismissed the long-held belief that entrepreneurship is limited to America. “As I said before Silicon Valley is it longer a physical place but an idea that’s gone viral. Entrepreneurship is a movement. Bordless.” The typos in the tweet indicate how quickly thoughts were moving through his mind. From where did such thoughts sprout? From his experience in the business world.
Recognizing that ideas have no national borders is not a new thought. The actuation of the thought through a business perspective is something new. Looking back, the process that created the thought is evident. After WWII, businesses came to believe that what was good for the United States was good for business. That moto worked its way to the smallest communities. Businesses that expanded beyond the borders of the community to create copies of themselves in other communities looked to the original physical business as the model on which to build their business in a new community.
Those businesses that continued to succeed and expand sought to protect their first model as an example of loyalty to the community that spawned them. By the 1970s, that type of loyalty fell out of favor as distant stockholders demanded attention be shifted from the community and the workers that produced the product to the dividends that the product brought to them.
What Shervin Pishevar is suggesting is a revolution of sorts. No longer is entrepreneurship a product of a culture that rewards that culture. The idea is the kernel from which success sprouts; entrepreneurship is the expansion of the idea into action. Ignoring Shervin Pishevar’s tweets on the matter will not make the revolution go away. It is already here.
Current Economic Position
The economy of the United States is healthy. Unemployment rates are at the lowest point in many years. There are even some industries experiencing a labor shortage.
The vast majority of investing professionals believe that the stock market will continue increasing in value for the foreseeable future. However, Shervin Pishevar recently made a series of predictions related to economic growth. He firmly believes that the United States is going to experience an economic contraction.
Shervin Pishevar is a renowned investor who has years of experience running a hedge fund. He was an early investor in various technology companies. His most significant investment was in Uber. After making millions of dollars as a venture capitalist, he now spends his time helping investors manage their money.
Shervin Pishevar recently made the news when he spent an entire day tweeting numerous economic predictions. He thinks that the stock market is going to collapse and that the economy will take many years to recover. If he is correct, millions of people are going to be impacted in the coming months.
For the vast majority of investors, the stock market is the easiest way to save for retirement. Most people have a 401(k) option through their place of employment. Few investors understand how volatile the stock market can be.
In the last recession in 2008, the stock market lost nearly half of its value in just a few months. To prepare for a potential crash, Shervin Pishevar is warning clients to diversify into other asset classes.
Unlike many investment professionals, Shervin Pishevar recommends that people invest a substantial percentage of their portfolio into gold. He thinks the value of gold will increase tremendously in the coming years. Gold increases in value during times of economic calamity.
Shervin Pishevar has been at the forefront of Silicon Valley’s rise for the last 20 years. As the founder and CEO of Sherpa Capital, the veteran financier and entrepreneur has been behind the creation of many of the biggest names in tech. Companies that Shervin Pishevar has financed include Uber, Airbnb and Virgin Hyperloop. He has also been personally responsible for the founding of names like Social Gaming Network, WebOS and Ionside.
In his spare time, Shervin Pishevar frequently tweets about a wide range of topics. His Twitter feed has nearly 100,000 followers, making him one of the most influential thinkers in Silicon Valley. Recently, Shervin Pishevar unleashed a 21-hour tweet storm in which he expounded on everything from the U.S. economy to the state of Silicon Valley.
One of the hot-button issues on which Pishevar held forth is the overvaluation of many asset classes within U.S. markets. Pishevar says that affordability indexes point towards the majority of real estate markets in the United States being overheated. When residents in places like Los Angeles and San Francisco need to work 35 hours per week just to afford the average mortgage payment, the housing market is due for a major correction. Pishevar says that he has watched many bubbles in his lifetime from a front-row seat. All of the hallmarks of bubble economies are now currently being seen in many of the big-city real estate markets across the nation.
At the same time, Pishevar says that stocks are valued at historic highs by almost any measure that one chooses. The current Schiller P/E ration of 33 is among the highest ever recorded, with a historic average being around 20. Pishevar says that equities, like real estate, will almost certainly undergo a correction in the near-term future.
But even the bond markets are severely overblown. Pishevar says that gold and other precious metals provide one of the only safe havens for investor capital. He says that cash will soon become unsafe due to the inflationary pressures put on the dollar by the endless open market operations of the Federal Reserve bank.


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Last year’s summer movie season was one of the worst with the fewest movie tickets sold since 1997. Unfortunately this year looks to end even worse – despite big hits such as “The Avengers” and “Dark Knight Rises.”
According to USA Today, an estimated 529 million movie tickets will have sold in the U.S. during the 2012 summer movie season. Last year, which was considered a poor summer for movies, saw 543 million movie tickets sold.
This has continued the trend of falling ticket sales year after year. When compared to the summer movie season 10 years ago, roughly 100 million fewer tickets were sold.
“That’s a really troubling number for the industry if you look at it that way, which reflects how the movie business is really doing,” said Jeff Bock who points out that rising ticket prices mask attendance drops.
Many experts say the declining movie ticket revenues could be related to rising ticket prices. It’s harder to justify seeing a movie when people are having to pay $15 to see a 3D movie. Other experts believe that audiences are just being more selective about their movie choices.
“I like that audiences can’t be fooled the way they once were,” Paul Dergarabedian, of Hollywood.com, told USA Today. “It forces the industry to come up with good stories. Hollywood can’t rely on pretty faces anymore.”
Despite the poor summer season, 2012 has seen some improvements over 2011 in overall revenue and attendance.


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Ghana Cedi Heads for 7-Month Low on Import Demand: Accra MoverMoses Mozart Dzawu
Ghana’s cedi weakened to the lowest in seven months as importers bought dollars to bring in consumer goods to sell in West Africa’s second-biggest economy.
The currency of the world’s No. 2 cocoa producer depreciated 0.4 percent to 1.9415 per dollar by 1:33 p.m. in the capital, Accra, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. A close at this level would be the lowest since Aug. 22.
“Demand is coming from the commerce industry,” Chris Nettey, a currency trader at Stanbic Bank Ghana Ltd., said by phone today. “Trade business has actually gone up; from the beginning of this month, you can observe that dollar buying from traders has been rising.”
The cedi has lost 1.9 percent against the U.S. currency this year as it faces pressure from the country’s widening current-account deficit, the broadest measure of trade in goods and services, that rose 40 percent to $4.9 billion last year, according to the central bank. The Bank of Ghana manages the demand by selling dollars to banks at irregular intervals.
It sold $8 million today to lenders for non-oil imports and $13 million for oil, Adams Nyinaku, the institution’s head of treasury, said by phone today. In the year so far, it’s given $282.5 million for non-oil products and $498 million for oil, he said.
The rising demand for imports “may be a sign that the challenges the country is having in terms of energy supply and disruption in water supply are beginning to have a heavy toll on industry,” Sampson Akligoh, head of research at Accra-based Databank Financial Services Ltd. in Accra, said by phone today. Manufacturing may be slowing as industrial companies struggle to meet rising input costs, he said.
“In order to keep their margins, companies turn to imports while traders take advantage of the shortfall created in manufacturing production to import,” Akligoh said.
Ghana is cutting water and electricity to companies and residential consumers across the country, a situation that President John Dramani Mahama described as a “national crisis” on March 6.


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Fashion Bailout, a spring 2009 fashion show featuring apparel created from recycled items, will be presented by Colorado State University students at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 24 at Suite 152, 23 Old Town Square No.152. Students with designs featured in the show are members of Fashion Group International, a student-run chapter of the non-profit, professional organization.
Tickets are $8 for Colorado State University students with a valid student ID and $10 for adults, payable at the door. Ages 18 and up are welcome to attend.
The runway will feature student designs and local boutique ensembles. All student designs were created using recyclable materials. Clever art-wear and designs will inspire a little more ‘green’ in spring wardrobes.
The Fashion Bailout show is entirely produced by students who combine their efforts to produce a show that recognizes important issues effecting society. This year, the group recognizes how the economy is impacting the fashion industry through the theme, "Fashion Bailout- Recycle the Recession." The show also attributes CSU’s reoccurring theme of being green.
"The student designers make outfits out of anything and everything you can think of," said Ashley Fick, president of the CSU chapter of Fashion Group International. "It is also a great opportunity to support the design and merchandising students."
Contact Fick for more information at (214) 663-6191 or firstname.lastname@example.org.
Colorado State University’s Fashion Group International brings together apparel design and merchandising students as well as other fashion-minded individuals for guest speakers and workshops. The group also gives back to the Fort Collins community by volunteering and donating to charities.


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Like Philip Salter, I dinnae often agree with Gordon Brown. But fair's fair (especially the morning after a brutal by-election thumping), here's some of what the Prime Minister had to say at the Google Zeitgeist conference this week:
The two great protected industries of the moment are the two industries that are causing us the greatest problems today: the oil industry, with a cartel run by Opec; and the food industry, with high levels of subsidy that are preventing prices for people that at are at a realistic level, and preventing people from producing in countries and continents like Africa at a level that they should. And we need to have flexible markets there.
So here we have this contradiction. We know that the only way we can have a successful globalisation is following the principles of your industry - open, flexible, inclusive, empowering. We know also that public sentiment, just as at other times of rapid change, is moving to be protectionist.
So what do we do about it? It seems to me pretty obvious, that we have now got to put the case for globalisation. First of all we have got to show people that the growth in the world economy as Chinese and Indian people become consumers is going to be very substantial in the years to come. I expect the world economy to double in size in the next 20 or 25 years, and even although we are going through the credit crunch and growth is faltering in America and Europe at the moment, we must not lose sight of the basic optimism of a world where producers become consumers in Asia and the world economy is going to grow at a very rapid rate.
Whatever else one may say about him, Brown is on the right side here. and I'll just add that it's refreshing - after spending five years in Washington where, it sometimes seemed, Sino-Panic was the coming mania - to see a significant politician welcome the idea of millions of people across Asia (and Africa) being able to dream of a better, more comfortable, option-filled, life than their parents ever did. That's a great thing indeed and something that merits celebrating in its own right, free from any calculation of what our own economic interest might be in the matter. (Though happily, the rise of the east is also good for us in many ways. Hurrah!)“
The second thing that I think we can tell people that is about an optimistic view of the future is of course this - that there are huge opportunities for people in every continent of the world. It is estimated that there will be a billion more people in skilled or professional jobs within the next 20 years. So the opportunity for social mobility, not just in China or India, but the opportunities for people to make the best of their talents in countries like ours and in America and across the whole of Europe are enormous indeed.


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Trumpetcake spotted a remarkable item on Amazon being sold as "The Goonies Sloth Mask", perfect for Halloween. The sole customer review awards it 5 stars, but people on Twitter seem unimpressed with its versimilitude.
P.S. You can buy Babe Ruth bars on Amazon by the crate.
Concept artist and illustrator Vlada Monakhova (artstation, ko-fi) reports that a family acquaintance is “stuck in a hotel in Saudi Arabia” but has been given a menu to work their way through until the pandemic lockdown lifts. So my mother's friend's husband is stuck in a hotel in Saudi Arabia and this is the order […]
A Volkswagen ad posted to its official Instagram account depicted an enormous disembodied white hand dragging a black man away from a Volkswagen Golf, then flicking him into a building signposted “Petit Colon”, which translates as “little colonist”. Volkswagen soon removed it an apologized. “We posted a racist advertising video on Volkswagen’s Instagram channel,” the […]
Your heart will race and your skin perspire, of course, but the real magic happens in your kidneys. Dr. Bernard Hsu reports on B.B., a 21 year old man presenting to the emergency room unconscious, having been found collapsed while studying for his final exams. Unfortunately, his worst subject just happened to be chemistry.
Promoting products is almost nothing like it was back in the Mad Men days. In fact, the digital landscape has changed the ad game so much that it barely even resembles early Grey’s Anatomy days anymore. Marketing a product digitally isn’t about the right ad slogan or color scheme. It’s about crafting the narrative around […]
Every once in a while, we see a new product come along that’s so versatile and elegantly simple that it’s strange no one’s ever gone there before. Portable lights themselves aren’t new, but there’s something about the MOGICS Coconut Light that’s so seamlessly well-designed and adaptable that it feels startlingly original. The Coconut is basically […]
With the U.S. cautiously reopening, it’s probably time to take stock of where you’re at. After spending all these weeks in the house, you’ve likely already assembled a little list of items you either realized you were missing or need to replace. And those kinds of revelations probably apply to nearly every room. We got […]


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When the Delaware Lottery disclosed a groundbreaking partnership with BetRivers, which fundamentally altered the state’s iGaming landscape, it was a well-considered move. After the state’s long-standing collaboration with 888 Holdings was broken up, this action enables BetRivers to take the lead in Delaware’s online gaming market.
As its next iGaming partner, Delaware has chosen BetRivers, a well-known name in the online gaming industry, to take 888 Holdings’ place. The wide-ranging partnership includes the much-anticipated launch of online sports betting, among other online gaming domains. Delaware is entering a new era of digital wagering with BetRivers leading the way, and this move represents a significant turning point for the business.
Delaware’s Journey in Online Sports Betting
When it comes to the acceptability of legal sports betting, Delaware has been a pioneer. It gained notoriety for its early attempts at sports betting, particularly following the repeal of PASPA (the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act) in May 2018. As soon as feasible, the state joined forces with Nevada to offer complete single-game sports betting. Three state-operated casinos—Bally’s Dover, Delaware Park Casino, and Harrington Casino & Raceway—started accepting in-person bets on sports in June 2018.
However, Delaware has been a little slow to permit sports betting online; BetRivers’ entrance has finally closed this gap. An important milestone will be been reached when BetRivers enters the Delaware market, making the state the 28th in the US to have legalized online sports betting.
Delaware’s Unique Position Pre-PASPA Repeal
Delaware was in a unique situation prior to PASPA‘s repeal since it was one of the four states with some kind of protection from the federal sports gambling statute. When PASPA was passed in 1992, Delaware’s pre-existing parlay sports betting statute was cited as the reason for this exemption. Popular among Mid-Atlantic bettors, the state’s parlay cards came to represent its early foray into sports betting.
The three casinos in Delaware, each privately owned but operating as branches of the state lottery, are an integral part of the state’s gambling industry. The casinos keep some money for their operations, and the lottery gets a large amount of the gross earnings from the slot machines. This mutually beneficial relationship underscores the interdependence of Delaware’s gaming scene by bolstering the horse racing sector and vendor fees.
Beyond just offering online sports betting, BetRivers is involved in Delaware. Bally’s, Delaware Park, and Harrington’s online gambling sites were redirected to use BetRivers at the same time as the debut. BetRivers will be at the vanguard of Delaware’s iGaming scene for the first five years, with the option to extend. This includes online casino activities.
The decision to choose BetRivers as the retail sportsbook partner was heavily influenced by the Delaware Lottery, the regulatory agency in charge of all sports betting activity in the state, including both retail and online operations. This collaboration is a thoughtful step toward improving the online gaming experience for both locals and tourists.
BetRivers’ Past Endeavors and Future Prospects
Under the auspices of Rush Street Interactive, BetRivers has already dabbled in online sports betting. The competitive nature of the industry is reflected in the company’s decision to end a $170 million contract with the Connecticut Lottery in April. In spite of difficulties in Connecticut, BetRivers is upbeat about its chances in Delaware, hoping to take advantage of the expanding market for online gambling. BetRivers has already seen success on the East Coast, especially after BetRivers launched in New York in 2022.
The Delaware iGaming market is important for operators as well as the state’s economy. iGaming makes contributions to the Delaware General Fund, which are crucial in sustaining a range of state programs.
Delaware is one of the few states with an iGaming legal framework, along with New Jersey, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and West Virginia. The state’s adoption of BetRivers demonstrates its dedication to promoting an exciting and well-regulated online gambling landscape.


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Apple began taking preorders for its new iPad mini and fourth-generation iPad devices early Friday on its Apple Store app and its online store. iPad mini orders are limited to two per customer.
The company has said that the following countries will be eligible for pre-orders:
US, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.
Countries that will not be offering preorders but are listed as part of the first wave include: Bulgaria, Hungary, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Puerto Rico, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.
Update, 12:20am Pacific: All white and silver versions of the iPad mini are listed as shipping in two weeks, while black and slate models are still listed as available for delivery on 11/2.
The Wi-Fi only versions of the iPad mini and the fourth-generation iPad will officially come out on November 2 and cellular models will arrive in mid-November. Applecare+ for the iPad mini costs $99, the same as for the larger iPad.
The 7.9-inch iPad mini starts at $329 for the 16GB version and includes an A5 chip, FaceTime HD camera and 5 megapixel iSight camera. Apple has also released a $39 minified version of the Smart Cover to go with the smaller iPad. Though some have declared the device as being overpriced compared to competing 7-inch tablets, Apple has defended its pricing by highlighting its build quality.
“The fit and finish of our precision enclosure is breathtaking when held in your hands. That’s what we’ve done, the iPad mini has higher costs and gross margin is significantly below our corporate average. [It’s at the] height of the cost curve,” CFO Peter Oppenheimer said during an earnings call on Thursday.
The fourth-generation iPad adds the Lightning connector, an A6x chip and a FaceTime HD front-facing camera. The pricing remains the same, starting at $499 for the Wi-Fi only model and $629 for the LTE version.
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The streaming service wars are about to heat up. Disney is betting big on its 2019 streaming service called Disney+, and it started laying its cards on the table this week. In a three-hour event Thursday, Disney revealed the release date, price,planned for its Netflix competitor.
— Disney (@Disney) April 12, 2019
Disney+ service, which will launch in the U.S. market on November 12, 2019, at $6.99 a month. The service will offer fans of all ages a new way to experience the unparalleled content from the company’s iconic entertainment brands, including Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and National Geographic, and will be available on connected TV and mobile devices.
When asked why the price was set at $6.99, Disney CEO Bob Iger said, “This is our first serious foray in this space, and we want to reach as many people as possible with it.”
Additionally, Disney+ announced that all 30 seasons of The Simpsons will be available on the service on day one. In the service’s first year, audiences will also have access to family-friendly Fox titles like The Sound of Music, The Princess Bride and Malcolm in the Middle as part of an impressive collection of more than 7,500 television episodes and 500 films including blockbuster hits from 2019 and beyond.
Unfortunately, this means that Disney titles will likely disappear from Netflix by the end of this year. However, it will now be bunched in one special place.


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Tree of Savior Investigates Possible Steam Exploit
The Tree of Savior community has been talking across official forums and Reddit communities about possible exploits through Steam.
Reports have included both a way for Brazilian players to obtain Tree of Savior and its premium items for free through Steam, and an infinite money exploit (possibly related to the same exploit).
IMC Games has recently responded to these complaints on their forums with the following message:
It has recently come to our attention through other channels as well that some players are allegedly acquiring Tree of Savior DLC illegally through Steam.
We appreciate the concern of those who reported this and would like to announce that we are currently discussing the issue with Steam in order to, if proven to be true, determine what can be done to stop these activities.
What sanctions will be applied to any players who may have obtained the DLC illegally is also under discussion, and we will update you once we have the details set.
This is another struggle for the Tree of Savior English version, which has previously had issues with its Early Access program.
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Elon Musk’s Tesla is recalling more than 50,000 cars because they are not stopping in self-driving mode. This is a severe safety issue that could result in crashes or running over a pedestrian. This recall was based on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recommendation. The company had previously recalled approximately 12,000 cars last November after a software upgrade had caused some of the vehicle’s safety systems to malfunction. The cars that run over stop signs are being recalled to fix, upgrade, and withdraw a “rolling stop” function that violates traffic rules.
Tesla has said that it would take about three weeks before all affected models are fixed.
The NHTSA Concerns
This is not the first time such malfunction will occur, as Tesla has encountered problems with the power steering of its electric car. Tesla is hoping the update will fix the situation at hand. Tesla recalled almost 500,000 electric cars in the United States last year to correct reversing camera flaws that the NHTSA claimed might raise the risk of collisions.
The NHTSA discovered that the boot opening system might compromise the wiring connecting the Model 3’s side mirror. If you own one of these cars, it is best to check for the update as soon as possible.
In one of Tesla’s dialogues with the NHTSA, Elon Musk claimed that the electric cars sold to the public do not pose a risk as the NHTSA claimed. He wrote that the cars slowed down their speed on his Twitter pagewhen its sensor detected cars and other pedestrians.
The NHTSA accused Tesla of flouting traffic rules and the federal government law prohibiting United States car manufacturers from marketing cars that pose a significant risk to public safety. The law also prohibits the use of unsafe car designs that might be harmful to humans.
The NHTSA was also concerned that drivers could play games while the car was moving. This is too much distraction for the drivers. The administration urged Tesla to either remove the game feature from its cars or upgrade its game sensors to deactivate “play mode” while driving. All these concerns made the administration recall most of Tesla’s vehicles.
Three Reasons Why These Cars Keep Being Recalled
There are three main reasons why Tesla cars keep being recalled. The first reason is that there are too many glitches in the autopilot features on these cars, which can cause them to stop at stop signs. Another reason is that there are a lot of failures with the power steering system—finally, this issue with vehicles not stopping at stop signs is caused by the glitchy auto-pilot.
Tesla also expressed their regret for any inconvenience caused by this recall and promised to provide consolation to all those affected by the recall efforts. If you own one of these models or know someone who does, then you will need to receive an over-the-air software update from the company to fix the problem before you can drive your car again.
How The Software Update Will Work
The software update will be sent to Tesla users remotely through a cloud server. Owners will connect to the Tesla cloud server via a WIFI connection. This means that owners of electric cars will not have to pay for the software update from their pocket. Tesla has claimed that these upgrades will correct the issues.
What Happens If You Don’t Do The Update?
Teslas have three major driving modes: chill, average, and assertive. With assertive mode being the most aggressive of the three, the risk of causing an accident while driving in this mode is high if you do not install the software update.
While driving in the assertive mode at an average of 5.6 mph (9km/h), a Tesla without the update will not detect pedestrians or other cars on a cross-sectional road. It will keep driving at that speed instead of stopping at the stop sign. Hence, resulting in an accident.
A professor of electrical engineering, Philip Koopman, stated that cross-sectional roads are designed to protect kids when crossing the road, especially when a road guard is absent. He further noted that Tesla’s “artificial intelligence” could make mistakes while identifying objects through its sensors as no machine is a hundred percent perfect. He insisted on banning Tesla cars on the road as they are not safe for the public and the car owners.
Tesla has been contacted by nearly 20 people who had reported their cars didn’t stop when they approached a stop sign. This is why the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ordered Tesla to issue a recall to all users of its electric car. According to the administration, the “rolling stop” update will begin rolling out to all users this month. If you’re one of the owners of a Tesla with automatic braking systems, make sure you get the update today. If you do not do the update, you could be fined up to $5,000 for not complying with the law.


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Efic mandate changes to drive trade and investment
11 Sep 2017
Today I announce changes to the mandate of the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (Efic).
Efic reforms create and protect against Australian jobs
07 Sep 2017
The Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (Efic) Amendment (Support for Commonwealth Entities) Bill 2016 has passed the Parliament with bipartisan support.
Confidence among Aussie exporters grows
01 Aug 2017
Confidence among small business exporters is on the rise as the Turnbull Government pursues an ambitious trade agenda to open new markets.
Volumes drive 2016 export growth
30 Jun 2017
Trade continues to underpin our nation’s prosperity as Australia’s total trade in goods and services reached a record $673 billion last year.
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Findings from Efic’s latest exporter sentiment index indicate that small to medium enterprises are increasingly confident about prospects in an international marketplace.
Australia’s export credit agency, Efic, is pleased to announce that its Board has appointed a new CEO and Managing Director, Ms Swati Dave, who will join the organisation on 3 July 2017.


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Tapjoy, the mobile advertising platform, has announced that its platform grew to 600 million mobile consumers by the end of Q2 2017. That growth is largely driven by the firm’s rewarded video product which increased 80% year-on-year in daily unique views.
Shannon Jessup, Chief Revenue Officer of Tapjoy, explains:
“Our ad platform experienced tremendous growth during the past two quarters thanks to several important advances in our technology, a continued supply of engaging ad content from industry-leading advertisers, and of course, our partnership with some of the biggest names in app publishing. We are honored to work with many of the most popular titles in the app stores today to bring our fun and highly-engaging rewarded ads to millions of additional consumers.”
Tapjoy added around 20,000 new apps and 150 new partners to its platform during the first half of the year, including SEGA, Miniclip, Zynga, Zeptolab, Jam City, Atari and others.
In addition, mobile game Best Fiends joined the Tapjoy community. The game has already seen over 60 million downloads and $65 million in revenue. Others include Jam City’s Cookie Jam Blast, ZeptoLab’s C.A.T.S., SEGA Network’s Crazy Taxi Gazillionaire and more.


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Rumors about a possible M version of the BMW X7 emerged long before the full-size SUV broke cover last fall. The project, however, appears to have been shelved for now, if a new report is accurate.
Quoting undisclosed sources, BMWBlog says that there might not be enough demand to justify blowing millions of dollars on research and development.
That doesn’t mean that the X7 M has zero chances of seeing the light of day, as depending on the results of market research, BMW could give it a shot in the future. We did contact them hoping to find out more, and (unsurprisingly) got the usual “we do not comment on future products” answer.
In the meantime, depending on where they live, clients can choose between several engines for the X7. The petrol-powered star is the xDrive50i, with its 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 that pushes out 462 PS (456 hp / 340 kW) and 648 Nm (479 lb-ft) of torque; the huge SUV hits 100 km/h (62 mph) in 5.3 seconds and tops out at 250 km/h (155 mph).
The xDrive50i is being kept away from the European market, where customers have to settle for the M50d diesel if they want the sportier derivative available. It gets 400 PS (394 hp / 294 kW) and 760 Nm (560 lb-ft) of torque, which translates into a very satisfying 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) acceleration of 5.4 seconds while top speed is again electronically limited to 250 km/h (155 mph).
For the X7 M50d, BMW is asking £87,240 ($115,166) in the UK, whereas Americans have to pay at least $92,600 for the xDrive50i.


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At the beginning of the year, there was a bit of uncertainty pertaining to Microsoft’s commitment to HoloLens 2 and its Mixed Reality program amid the massive layoffs across the company, which also affected the division behind the headset. The division had already suffered a significant blow after Alex Kipman’s departure last year.
Microsoft confirmed that it was still committed, and true to its words, the company has announced its plans to release a new update for HoloLens 2. The new update will bring Windows 11 to the headset.
At the moment, the update is in the testing phase and is only available for Windows Insiders. The optional update is set to hit general availability later this year towards the end of June.
While the update isn’t significantly major, it does ship with some notable improvements. Here’s everything you need to know:
First, developers will now be able to better manage their web-based app experiences through the WebView2 control in Edge. Next up, the update also ships with a new Dynamics 365 Guides mode that’s designed to help users scribble and get creative anywhere while on video calls.
Additionally, the update features a new “Restricted Mode” that’s designed to help users establish more control over which mixed reality apps can be accessed via the HoloLens 2 headset.
With the new update, HoloLens’ OS build will transition to 22621 to align with the latest version of Windows 11. What are your thoughts on Windows 11 coming to HoloLens 2? Let us know in the comments.
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Upstart Aerospoke flings NoSQL ninja star into data-centre rings
Ouch! Right in the topology
A NoSQL startup is upping its game with a feature update allowing biz types to share data across multiple data centres.
Aerospike has released Enterprise Edition 2.6 with the addition of star topologies. The architecture allows one data centre to simultaneously replicate information to multiple data centres – a move the company claimed makes it the first NoSQL database to implement star topology with complex multi-master ring replication.
The company announced that its customer, online ads shop Federated Media Publishing, uses Aerospike’s NoSQL database to serve impressions to 180 million visitors per month.
Federated Media reckoned Aerospike provides “sub-millisecond latency” for consistent ad-server performance.
Aerospike is a Silicon Valley startup providing a NoSQL Key-Value Store that works natively on native on flash and solid state drives and claims a response time of 1 millisecond for 99 per cent of requests. It’s being used for session management, recommendation engines and as an in-memory database or persistent cache to replace Memcached and MySQL. ®


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Ravensburger treated us to a new card reveal via their social media accounts.
Healing Glow is an Action card that removes 2 damage from a chosen character. This seems to confirm that damage remains on a character after it is dealt. This idea was speculated by many when the box of the gift set seemingly noted that “Damage Counters” were included.
If this is true, it appears that Lorcana is taking the route of Pokemon for its combat system. We will know more for sure when gameplay details are released later this year.


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“Shares of Apple rose Tuesday morning after Pacific Crest upgraded its rating on the stock to ‘outperform,’ citing high expectations for the company’s next iPhone, which the firm expects to sport a 4.7-inch display and $299 starting price tag,” Neil Hughes reports for AppleInsider.
“Analyst Andy Hargreaves issued a note to investors on Tuesday, setting a new [AAPL] price target of $635, or about $100 more than its current trading price,” Hughes reports. “He sees a larger iPhone priced starting at $299 increasing gross profit on replacement sales, and also attracting new customers that would otherwise have opted for an Android handset with a bigger display.”
Read more in the full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Dan K.” for the heads up.]


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Same-day delivery platform Postmates is going live with a delivery app in the Shopify App Store, in beta during Q3, that lets smaller Shopify merchants offer customers the new option of two-hour delivery as the immediacy wars continue to heat up. Merchants receive email notifications when customers opt for two-hour delivery.
Magento announced it will end support for all 1.x versions this November. This leaves hundreds of thousands of businesses vulnerable to security risks if they opt not to migrate to Magento 2. Here’s everything you need to know when considering a Magento migration, including benefits and risks, challenges and steps involved.


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Re-board® Technology AB will be present at the upcoming FESPA show in Berlin, both as a sponsor of various areas including the entrance area Printeriors as well as with an own display. At the show the company will be represented by our CEO Gustaf Redin as well as sales […]
”Although the print industry is steeped in tradition, it has always responded to change” writes Gustaf Redin. A recent study by Unilever reveals that consumers now large-scale drive the demand for sustainable solutions. Across all industries, brands of every size are specifying the use of innovative materials with lower environmental […]
Entering into 2018 we look forward to meeting customers, partners and distributors in many new arenas during the year. Re-board® Technology AB will be present at the industry’s leading fairs, including C!Print in Lyon, RBT in London and then the year’s biggest event FESPA 2018 in Berlin.
Please contact us to arrange a […]
Last week the annual Re-board® conference was held. The event gathered participants from the global Re-board® community to introduce Re-board® Technology and its direction, as well as to discuss marketing, sales and product development.
The location for this year’s conference was Lienz in Austria. The meeting was hosted by Durst at their state-of-the-art facilities, where also […]
BRIS, a Swedish childrens rights organisation, showcases contemporary idols in a campaign to show that even big popular idols have been small. In the campaign the BRIS-idols tell their personal stories about challenges and difficulties growing up. This year’s idols are artist Miriam Bryant, handball player Linnéa Claeson, Youtuber […]
The acquisition of Re-board® from Stora Enso has been completed and the company is now under new ownership and management. The new CEO is Gustaf Redin who assumes his position effective immediately. John-Åke Svensson stays on in a role as Chairman of the board and co-owner.
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MINNEAPOLIS -- Lunds here is helping to educate youngsters about proper nutrition with a new store tour program.
Lunds' dietitians are offering 45-minute tours of the supermarket for elementary school students.
Since so many schools are facing budget crunches, Lunds targets schools close to its stores or sends a nutrition expert into the classroom, according to Felicia Busch, president of Felicia Busch & Associates, St. Paul, Minn., the nutrition communications firm that supplies Lunds with its dietitians.
Officials at Lunds were unavailable for comment.
Tours are tailored to the age of the students who attend. Dietitians work with teachers to make each tour relevant to the class lesson plan. For example, a math class may learn about unit pricing or figure percentages of nutrients, while a science/nutrition class may be sent on a food pyramid scavenger hunt.
The tour includes a visit to each department, at which children get to talk with various department managers, ask questions and get food samples. Most of the tour is conducted in Center Store.
Each tour usually consists of about 30 children, who are divided into two groups. The program is conducted by one of five nutritionists.
Since Lunds recently bought the Edina, Minn.-based Byerly's chain, the nutrition program will be expanded into those stores.
Fifteen tours have been held since the program debuted in October. Busch expects another 10 will be conducted by the end of this month.


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GODOF to set up hospitals across metros cities of India
Aims to bring 50 hospitals under its belt by the end of 2015
GODOF will launch its hospital chain in India. Valued over $2 billion, GODOF will set up hospitals in the metros and a few other cities under its belt in the next few months, which will have the capacity of 50 to 500 beds.
Pankaj Gupta, Founder, GODOF says, “The main objective of these hospitals is to bring affordability into healthcare without any extra undisclosed cost. We are aiming to bring a transparent, never before world class chain of hospitals which shall soon mark its impressions on the world map.”
GODOF aims to bring 50 hospitals under its belt by the end of 2015, the work on which has already started. These hospitals are in different areas of the country and shall be soon available for everyone as first affordable quality hospital chain of the country.
In India GODOF has partnered with various companies such as Uber, Zo Rooms etc. GODOF has also opened more than 60,000 information centres in about 500 cities of India educating people about the need of healthcare and affordable way through GODOF for all their health needs.


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Galaxy Note Fan Edition will apparently come with the company’s latest AI-based voice assistant aka Bixby. A new leak has surfaced on Weibo suggesting the same.
This is not exactly the first time we are hearing such claims as previous leaks like this one hinted that the South Korean giant will be including the feature on the upcoming Galaxy Note Fan Edition.
And yes, it will officially be called the Galaxy Note Fan Edition courtesy this leak. Today’s leak also reveals that the smartphone will feature the same set of specifications including the Exynos 8890 chipset, 4GB of RAM, and 64GB of onboard storage as the original Galaxy Note 7 did.
However, the recent GFXBench listing of the smartphone suggests that it will get a 5.7-inch Full HD display instead of the QHD display seen on the Galaxy Note 7.
The battery size has also been reduced to 3,200mAh according to the new leak.
If you’ve been following our Samsung-related coverage closely, you will probably be aware that Samsung is expected to launch the refurbished variant of the Galaxy Note 7 aka the Galaxy Note Fan Edition on July 7th.
The leak claims that the device will be priced somewhere around 700,000 won (approximately $610).


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Write a Review, latest reviews.Steve Hamilton witnessed firsthand the running craze that took over the United States in the 1970s.It would be easy for Hamilton, as both the founder and race director, to rest on his laurelsthe event, which moved to downtown Portland in 1981, has sold out five years in a rowbut the Shamrock Run continues to evolve nearly 40 years after that.Hamilton also said that the number of live bands on the courseeach made up of middle school and high school studentswill increase from six to eight this year, and fitness instructors will cheer runners on from a new fitness platform at the Broadway hydration station.Part of the net proceeds from the run benefit Doernbecher Childrens Hospital.By using Twitters services you agree to our.Hamilton said the inclusion came in response to runner requests over the years, and only 2,500 runners will be allowed to run the new event.Entry fees include an Adidas T-shirt, a 12-ounce pour of Widmer Brothers beer (ages 21 and older a serving of smoked salmon chowder from Stanford's, and a commemorative medallion for 15k and half marathon finishers.Patricks Day in Springfield, Ore., he saw an opportunity to increase business and capitalize on the craze.
The Shamrock Run really is the opening day of the running season, thats how we see it).
The Shamrock Run once again includes several events for serious and social runners alike.
Teams and children receive registration discounts, as well.
West Coast routinely drawing 35,000 participants to downtown Portland for one of several runs.
Hamilton hopes the mats will lead to more accurate times for serious runners.
Hamilton, then working at his parents athletic store in Northeast Portland, saw runners such as Steve Prefontaine and Frank Shorter capture the nations attention, and he recalls clearly the ascent of an upstart athletic shoe company called Nike.


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Accelerex, a fintech company, has been awarded the Excellence in Commerce Enablement Award at the Africa Fintech Summit 2023. The award recognizes companies that have contributed to the growth and development of the fintech business landscape in Africa. The event was held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington DC, United States.
The Managing Director of Accelerex, Mr Olukayode Ariyo, stated that the award is a testament to the hard work and creativity of the entire Accelerex team in the provision of world-class payment and innovative products to businesses across Africa. He added that Accelerex is at the forefront of commerce enablement and simplified electronic payment solutions. The company is also passionate about deepening financial inclusion and providing financial services to the underserved and underbanked.
The fintech emerged as the winner of the award after an extensive and in-depth analysis of its role in the retail and trade markets across Africa. It was elected this year’s category winner by a public poll that witnessed over two thousand voting industry stakeholders from across the globe, according to the lead organiser of the summit, Mr Andrew Barden.


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Rembrandt auction sets £20million world record
A Rembrandt masterpiece sold for a record £20million last night.
It is the highest price a painting by the Dutch artist has ever fetched at auction, beating the previous amount by £200,000.
Portrait of a Man, Half-length, With his Arms Akimbo, went under the hammer at Christie's and was bought by an anonymous client over the phone.
Portrait of a man, half-length, with his arms akimbo by Rembrandt which fetched £20,201,250, a world record price for the artist at auction, and the fourth highest price ever for an Old Master painting sold at auction
Until the work went on exhibition last week it had not been publicly displayed for 40 years.
It was the first time it had been sold at auction since 1930, when it was bought at £18,500, a considerable sum at the time.
The artist, believed to be one of the greatest painters of all time, completed the portrait in 1658.
Bids for the Rembrandt painting reached £20.2million, the highest price ever reached for a Rembrandt painting
At the age of 52 he had just been declared bankrupt and was forced to clear his studio.
Despite the turmoil in his life, paintings dated from this time are now considered to be some of his most creative and inspirational pieces of work.
Until last night, the highest amount paid for a Rembrandt was £19.8 million - for Portrait of a Lady, Aged 62, sold in 2003.
The Raphael drawing, Head of a Muse, not seen in public for 50 years sold for a staggering £29.2million
Raphael's painting The Parnassus - in the fresco Apollo and the muses are surrounded by poets from antiquity and Raphael's own time
On the same night a drawing by Raphael, Head of a Muse, sold for £29.2 million, a world record price for any work on paper to go under the hammer, Christie's said.
It was also the second highest price for an Old Master painting or drawing sold at auction and a world record price for the artist.
Another painting by Domenichino also reached a world record price for the artist at auction, fetching £9.2 million.
Christie's Old Masters and 19th-century art sale fetched a total of £68,380,250 from 28 lots sold.
The auction house said it was the highest total for an auction of Old Masters.
The drawing by Raphael sold for £29,161,250.
Head of a Muse was drawn as a study for a figure in Parnassus, one of the series of four frescoes in the Stanza della Segnatura in the Vatican which was commissioned by Pope Julius II and which was executed between 1508 and 1511.
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Today, CVS Caremark Corp. reported third-quarter income from continuing operations increased 24.6% to $1.3 billion. Adjusted earnings per share from continuing operations was $1.09 versus 85 cents in the 2012 period.
Adjusted EPS in the third quarter included a pre-tax gain from a legal settlement of $72 million, or approximately four cents per share. Excluding the gain from the legal settlement, adjusted EPS was $1.05. Adjusted EPS in the 2013 and 2012 third quaters excludes intangible asset amortization related to acquisition activity of $124 million and $121 million, respectively.
A Thomson Reuters analyst estimate called for EPS of $1.02, giving CVS a three-cent beat.
Third-quarter net revenues increased 5.8% to $32 billion versus the year-earlier period.
Comparable store sales increased 3.6% versus the prior-year period, with comps up 5.7% and front-end comps, including results from home goods and other general merchandise, down 1%. A decline in traffic drove front end comps down, CVS related, but basket size and margin improved modestly during the quarter.
“Our third quarter results reflect strong operating performance across the enterprise,” president and CEO Larry Merlo said in comments on the quarter’s results. “Adjusted earnings per share excluding the settlement gain exceeded the high end of our guidance by two cents per share. We are well on track for another year of strong growth in 2013.”


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Lulus Gets Physical
Digital-commerce emporium Lulus will produce its first physical pop-up shop on Sept. 28. The Chico, Calif. – based Lulus is coming to Los Angeles to roll out the pop-up, where it will sell its contemporary styles for women.
On the night of Sept. 27, it will produce a party for VIPs and some heavy hitting shoppers. The pop-up will open to the wider public from Sept. 28 to Oct. 6. It will run at a sprawling space on 8175 Melrose Ave. which until 2018 housed a Burton Snowboards and Channel Islands shop.
The former Burton shop ranged over 11,000-square-feet, so Lulus will have a lot of space to produce three separate shops, said Colleen Winter, Lulus' cofounder. There will be a shop for Fall clothes, a party shop for cocktail looks and a bridal shop. Appointments and walk-ins will be welcome at the bridal shop where concierges will help brides and bridesmaids put together their looks.
There also will be a lot of opportunity to hang out and party at the pop-up. A café will serve coffee drinks. Trendy bakery Milk Bar will serve cookies and drinks in a pink food truck parked outside of the pop-up. There’s a station to get facial massages. And fitting for any pop-up of the contemporary era, there will be plenty of backgrounds for social media photos.


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BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) (TSE:BB) shares were given a reasonably positive analysis from Bernstein last Monday, but new information has led Pierre Ferragu, the Bernstein BlackBerry analyst, to change his mind about the company. In a new report, Bernstein downgraded the company to Underperform from Neutral.
The report concentrates on a piece of information that BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) (TSE:BB) has only recently made available to the public. A recent filing with the SEC showed that BlackBerry has a much worse cash position than the Bernstein analysts previously estimated. They reckon BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) (TSE:BB) will burn about $2 billion in cash over the next 6 quarters.
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The Bernstein thesis is based on the risk of the Fairfax Financial Holdings (TSE:FFH) bid for BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) (TSE:BB) failing. In Monday’s report, the analysts suggested that the chance of that failure was adequately priced in. That made the stock an unattractive prospect for a short. With the new information about the company’s cash position, the chance of failure may have increased.
The new price target on BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) (TSE:BB) from Bernstein is $4.50 per share. That’s the price at which the company reckons a buyout will become possible if the Fairfax bid fails. BlackBerry lost around 3 million users this quarter, according to the analysts. They expect the company to shed another 7 million users in the coming quarter.
Things are not looking good for BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) (TSE:BB) shareholders, and the most recent information appears to increase the chances of a Fairfax Financial Holdings (TSE:FFH) bid failing to secure financing given the new financials. The rival bid for the company may be in similar straits.
Betting on BlackBerry
BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) (TSE:BB) shares had fallen by more than 2.5 percent on today’s market as of time of writing. The company’s business is failing and only a private bid for the firm is likely to see shareholders come away with some semblance of a return.
The Bernstein report sees costs at BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) (TSE:BB) being too sticky to reduce easily. That means that BlackBerry is going to burn cash in the coming months. With little chance of any recovery on the way, a bid for BlackBerry may have big trouble securing financing, and the company’s shareholders might be left holding near worthless securities.


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Sony Acquires Cloud Gaming Company Gaikai
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Sony Computer Entertainment has purchased cloud gaming company Gaikai for about $380 million.
The latest acquisition is meant to build on Sony's gaming platforms, but it is currently unclear how the company will use Gaikai's technology. Some potential applications, however, could be bringing older PlayStation titles to the PlayStation 3 and Vita via the cloud.
Gaikai is also capable of delivering cloud-based gaming services to PCs, smartphones, tablets and
"By combining Gaikai's resources including its technological strength and engineering talent with SCE's extensive game platform knowledge and experience, SCE will provide users with unparalleled cloud entertainment experiences," said Andrew House, Sony Computer Entertainment's President and Group CEO. "SCE will deliver a world-class cloud-streaming service that allows users to instantly enjoy a broad array of content ranging from immersive core games with rich graphics to casual content anytime, anywhere on a variety of internet-connected devices."
Gaikai, which was founded in 2008, was reportedly looking for a buyer last month to spend around $500 million.
"SCE has built an incredible brand with PlayStation and has earned the respect of countless millions of gamers worldwide," said David Perry, Gaikai CEO. "We're honored to be able to help SCE rapidly harness the power of the interactive cloud and to continue to grow their ecosystem, to empower developers with new capabilities, to dramatically improve the reach of exciting content and to bring breathtaking new experiences to users worldwide."
Back in May, Sony announced that it wouldn't go with a
digital download-only model
for its next generation PlayStation console. The company said it would stick with the optical drive instead of going with a download-only setup, showing that it will stay dedicated to physical games from video stores. However, this new step into cloud gaming shows that Sony is willing to move its gaming into the digital space too (aside from downloads from its PlayStation Store).
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7/2/2012 3:49:09 PM
any online game is still rendered in your computer right now.
still doesnt reduce the ping or rubberbanding problems.
the issue is, when the server is away and/or saturated.
when everything (hit detection, char movements, item generation.etc..) is done in the server.. this becomes an issue.
now take into consideration the rise of tiered and limited internet...
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EUR 8 M for Romania’s tourism promotion
This year, the National Authority for Tourism (ANT) will allocate nearly EUR 8 million from European funds for outdoor advertising and for attending tourism fairs abroad, stiri.com informs. The amounts budgeted by the government for the same purpose totaling EUR 110,000.
The sums allocated from the state budget for promoting tourism in 2015 amounts to RON 508,000. Also, there are allocated from European funds about EUR 4 million to purchase outdoor advertising, as well as for services planning to implement annual operational plans for national tourism brand marketing.
Moreover, the Authority plans to open this year a new promoting tourism office center in Beijing, whose operation requires funding of EUR 50,000 in 2015.
“The conclusions of market research before the launch of Romania’s tourism brand revealed the most six competitive tourist products of Romania: cultural circuits, nature tourism, rural tourism, city break packages, active and adventure tourism, health tourism and wellness.
In the same context it was established that Romania’s main competitive advantages are the untouched nature and landscapes (Carpathians, Danube Delta), the uniqueness of cultural heritage (the sites included in UNESCO) and the authenticity of culture and lifestyle, ” ANT representatives say.


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Rockar Hyundai is honoured as an all-new way to buy a new car
One of Hyundai’s most innovative retail operations in Europe, the Rockar Hyundai digital store in Kent’s Bluewater Shopping Centre, has won a prestigious L.E.A.D.E.R. (Leaders in European Automotive Development, Excellence and Research) award at this year’s Automotive News Europe (ANE) annual congress in Birmingham, England.
Presenting Rockar Hyundai with a 2015 L.E.A.D.E.R Award in the retail sector, the ANE judges and jury from the Automotive Intelligence Centre acknowledged the truly innovative nature of this all-new way of selling cars.
The judging panel stated that: “Online and in store, Rockar Hyundai is eliminating the frustrations of having to buy a car at a traditional dealership. By selling cars in the
UK via the internet 24 hours a day, shoppers can handle the entire car-buying transaction at home. It is a pure digital dealer experience with no haggling and the vehicle is delivered right to the buyer’s door.”
Tony Whitehorn, President and CEO at Hyundai Motor UK, commented: “I am delighted that Rockar Hyundai’s innovative proposition has been recognised by this prestigious industry award. Rockar Hyundai is challenging the existing automotive retail model because it is taking the product to where the customer is. Traditional car dealerships will continue to play a vital role in the car buying and ownership experience. However, this unique online and in-store option gives customers another choice, helping them to fit car ownership around their busy and constantly evolving lifestyle.”
Simon Dixon, CEO and founder of Rockar, said: “It’s a real honour to receive a L.E.A.D.E.R Award from Automotive News Europe. Rockar is challenging every preconception about how buying and selling a car should be, and it’s fantastic that this has been recognised. We’ve already had over 100,000 people visit the Rockar Hyundai store in Kent’s Bluewater Shopping Centre since its opening just over six months ago. When looking at the success of Rockar so far, it is clear that challenging the historical approach to car buying is the way forward.”
Launched in November 2014, Rockar Hyundai is the world’s first automotive digital retail experience, which offers customers an all-new way to buy a new car and meets the needs of modern shoppers who are comfortable with purchasing online.
The result of a collaboration between Hyundai and Rockar.com, the Rockar Hyundai digital store, provides a truly customer-focused experience that allows visitors to part-exchange their old car and purchase a new Hyundai – with cash or various finance packages – all at the click of a mouse or touch of a button. Visitors can buy a new car 24/7 from their home or office using a computer, tablet or smartphone. The ‘no-haggle’ pricing means everyone pays the same and throughout the process, customers need never to speak to anyone if they don’t want to.
To support the Rockar Hyundai online site a physical store was opened at Bluewater in Kent – Europe’s leading retail, leisure and entertainment destination, which attracts 27 million visitors a year.


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Like the sun comes up each morning, we move through life safe in the knowledge that Apple will unveil new iPhones each September.
The tech giant hosts the media at its California campus at around this time every year to announce its next range of smartphones, and 2019 event will take place in the shadow of recent security and privacy scandals.
Apple recently made changes to its Siri voice assistant following claims by an ex-worker that they “regularly” overheard confidential encounters – and had to address research by Google that suggested hackers have been using malicious software to harvest photos and contacts from iPhones.
The firm will be hoping for more positive headlines about its product showcase on 10 September, and Sky News has taken a look at what it appears set to announce.
Two new iPhone handsets due to be unveiled at the Steve Jobs Theatre will be pitched as MacBook-style “pro” models with improved facial recognition and an upgraded triple-lens camera, according to a report.
Bloomberg says the devices will replace the existing iPhone XS and XS Max, while a third smartphone will be a follow-up to the more wallet-friendly XR.
The improved facial recognition will come via a multi-angle version of the Face ID sensor, which means it will be able to recognise users while the phone is flat on a table.
The triple camera on the rear of the Pro models will include a wide-angle lens, support for higher-resolution photos, and better low-light performance and video recording.
They will also reportedly feature reverse wireless charging like the recently released Samsung Galaxy Note 10, allowing the phones to share power with accessories like AirPods.
The replacement for the cheaper XR, which starts at £749 compared to £999 for the XS and £1,099 for the XS Max, will double its number of back camera lenses from one to two – and share a faster processor with the Pros.
All three models are not expected to look particularly different from the existing trio: it is probably too soon for the absence of designer Jony Ive to be felt, after he announced in June that he was leaving the company.
Bigger batteries and better waterproofing are also expected and the XR replacement will come in a couple of extra funky colours, widely reported to be shades of green and purple.
However, the new iPhones do not look like being ready for 5G, meaning they will not be able to take advantage of faster network speeds already being offered in parts of the UK.
AirPods and the Apple Watch
With iPhone sales stalling this year, there is more pressure for Apple to sell big when it comes to accessories.
But as the Apple Watch got its biggest upgrade to date last year, leaks point towards nothing more than a few new casing options this time round – as well as a software update that will allow female users to track their menstrual cycle from the device for the first time.
As for AirPods, Apple only released new version earlier this year and another upgrade seems unlikely.
MacBooks and iPads
Bloomberg reports that there will be updated 11in and 12.9in iPad Pros, both with “upgraded cameras” and faster processors, and a fresh 16in MacBook Pro to replace the current 15in model.
These could be announced on Tuesday, but Apple has previously saved iPad announcements until October.
But the highly anticipated iPadOS – a new operating system that will further bridge the gap between the tablet and traditional laptops by making things like multitasking far easier – should be released this month.
Compatible iPads will get a new Files app for more Mac-like folder management, support for USB memory sticks, and the Safari browser will be able to display fully-fledged desktop versions of websites.
Software and services
In addition to iPadOS, Apple should also be ready to release iOS 13 in time for new devices to arrive.
The latest version of iOS, which powers iPhones, will introduce a dark mode and an abundance of new features for stock apps like Mail and Maps.
Apple may also share more details of its upcoming streaming service Apple TV+ – a Netflix rival that will feature content made by the likes of Oprah Winfrey, Jennifer Aniston and Steven Spielberg.
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Ventura Cigar Company (VCC) has announced that Michael Giannini has joined its marketing team. Giannini, a cigar industry veteran, will take on the role of Ventura Cigars’ Creative Director. With a keen eye for design and market insight, Giannini will lead the brand vision for proprietary VCC products and serve as the Brand Ambassador at cigar events worldwide. Previously Giannini served as the director of innovation and creative director at General Cigar Co., focusing on the La Gloria Cubana and Foundry brands.
“Michael Giannini is a key addition to the Ventura Cigar Co. team,” says Jason Carignan, Chief Marketing Officer at Kretek International, Ventura Cigar Co.’s parent company. “We’re excited that Michael is back doing what he does best. His vast industry knowledge and creative prowess are resources that we are excited to tap into and use to further develop the brands and products within the VCC portfolio. He is a true visionary with a business mind, and we are pleased to have him aboard.”
The premium cigar category is strong for Ventura Cigar Co., with top-performing brands like Archetype, PSyKo Seven, and Case Study recognized as customer favorites and industry standouts.


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McCoy's food drive to run through Nov. 10
McCoy's Building Supply, 2031 Loop 306 in San Angelo, will be collecting food to benefit the community during its company-wide Food Drive to Hammer Out Hunger, which runs through Nov. 10.
Non-perishable food and monetary donations will be accepted at the store during business hours, and McCoy's will match monetary donations, up to $500 per store.
Store hours are 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Friday, and 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
McCoy's is headquartered in San Marcos and has been in business since 1927. The company currently operates 87 stores with more than 2,000 employees.


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The catalog for the 2017 Equine Sales Co. of Louisiana open yearling and mixed sale is now online, featuring 195 horses on offer. The auction will be held Sunday, Oct. 15, in Opelousas, La., beginning at 10 a.m. Central. This year’s auction will open with a 73-horse yearling portion, followed by 122 mixed offerings.
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Earlier today we announced that several videos had surfaced showcasing leaked characters in action in the upcoming Super Smash Bros. for both Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. The leaked videos showed Bowser Jr. riding in Bowser’s Clown vehicle from Super Mario World, giving legitimacy to the rumors that surfaced early last week.
Nintendo has filed a copyright claim on YouTube against these videos, taking them down. This leads us to believe that the rumors are in fact real, which would mean Nintendo definitely wants to keep the information from spreading. Either way, the videos are now down and the only thing we have left are the screenshots of the various leaks that are posted on imgur.
This keeps getting more interesting as we go on.
- Nintendo says fun is the top priority when developing games
- Twilight Princess icon found in Wii U eShop [RUMOR]
- Escape from Flare Industries announced for the Wii U
- Falco amiibo is exclusive to Best Buy
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Skechers USA, Inc. announced that Christina America, Inc. has been named the licensee for Skechers-branded women's and junior swimwear in the United States and select international markets including Canada and the United Kingdom.
Under the agreement, Christina America, Inc. will design, distribute and market coordinated women's and junior's one- and two-piece suits and matching swimwear coordinates under the name Skechers Beach. The line, which will be available in women's 2-16 and junior's 0-13 sizes, will launch at department and specialty stores for the 2004 resort season.
“Skechers Beach has the ability to cater to a niche market while capitalizing on the brand's high-profile image,” says Dan Elituv of Christina America, Inc. “The brand has successfully personified an active, fashion-forward lifestyle that will translate easily into the world of swimwear.”
“Christina America parallels Skechers' vision on many levels — from its high quality merchandise to innovative designs and superior production and distribution strategies,” added Faith Paige Wall, Skechers' vice president of licensing. “The company's global reach and proven success with Gottex and XOXO makes it an ideal partner for Skechers' foray into new territories and consumers worldwide.”
In conjunction with the swimwear, Skechers will also launch a line of sandals under the Skechers Beach name. The sandals, which will be available in late Spring 2004, will be designed to accompany the swimwear and coordinates, and to be worn at the beach, poolside or for a resort.
“We are very excited about the upcoming women's swimwear line,” said Michael Greenberg, president of Skechers USA. “We see this as a natural extension of our existing licensed product, and a great accompaniment to our footwear. We believe the SKECHERS Beach swimwear and coordinates, as well as the complementary sandals under the SKECHERS Beach name will appeal to women and teens around the globe who embrace SKECHERS' active lifestyle, while attracting new consumers who want fashionable designs for the ocean or poolside.”


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Research Triangle Park, N.C.-based TransEnterix said it expects to post sales of $6.0 million to $6.3 million for the three months ended ended June 30, 2018, up 300% to 320% compared with Q2 2017. Analysts on The Street were looking for sales of $5.4 million.
TransEnterix also revealed another sale of its Senhance device via distributor for Europe, Middle East, & Africa last month, taking the June sales tally to four systems.
“We had a strong second quarter as we continued to drive sales of Senhance globally while at the same time making significant progress towards our 2018 goals, including the expansion of Senhance’s indications for use and portfolio of instruments,” said Todd M. Pope, President and CEO at TransEnterix. “We look forward to continuing to build upon the momentum we developed during the first half of the year to drive the widespread adoption of Senhance.”
TransEnterix said it had about $98 million in cash & equivalents as of June 30.
TRXC shares were up 8.7% to $4.74 apiece today in pre-market trading.


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Leaks over Nine Yeezy Boost 350 V2 for 2020
The latest leaks from October 2019 have been confirmed, so we should now take a look at the next possible colourways that could appear in the upcoming seasons. Rumours say that adidas and Kanye might be working on an "Israfi", "Asriel", "Abez", and "Eliada".
The next Yeezy 350 V2 is supposed to be released in June, September, November, and December. But so far, these are only assumptions. The confirmation from adidas is still missing at this point.
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Let's take a look at our crystal ball and try to predict what we could expect in 2020. We're still sticking to the fact that Kanye promised us that one day each of us could buy our own Yeezy.
That could probably be the case now! Insiders are speculating that a huge Yeezy drop will come out in 2020. And, it includes the Yeezy Boost 350 V2! Rumour has it that nine different Yeezys are soon to be released in the new year.
If the leaks happen to be right, then "EARTH", "MARSCH", and "TAILGT" will be dropping new colourways, followed by two different "BLACK" versions and four other colours, which are still unknown. Hopefully, the materials have not changed at all. adidas' Primeknit upper as well as the comfortable Boost sole should not be missing in any 350 V2.
Which colourway of the Yeezy Boost 350 V2 would you like to cop?
2020 is still a bit farther away though. Until then, we will continue to provide you with other news. Get the Grailify app and always be up to date about the latest happenings in the sneaker world.


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As Facebook tries to court auto manufacturers for ad space, it’s becoming evident that social media and peer reviews do play a part in the purchasing decision.
A new infographic from Crowdtap shows that 87 percent of people polled valued friends’ comments on social media when considering an automotive brand. Additionally, 80 percent of those asked by Crowdtap said that they’d trust their social network over a salesperson for advice.
Want to learn more? Check out the infographic below.