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Palm posted a wider net loss and a drop in smartphone shipments in its fiscal first quarter. The hype surrounding the launch of the company's Pre smartphone failed to translate into positive financial results for the company, which is struggling to refresh its smartphone efforts with its new webOS operating system.
The smartphone maker reported a net loss of $164.5 million, wider than the loss of $41.9 million in the year-ago quarter. Palm posted non-GAAP revenue of $360.7 million in the quarter, down just slighly from $366.9 million in the year-ago quarter. The company said it introduced subscription accounting for its new products in the quarter.
Palm's stock was down around 4 percent following the news to around $13.82 per share.
Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein said that the company had already secured deals with new carrier partners for the company's webOS products. "Launching more products with more carriers is key to our growth strategy," he said on the company's earnings conference call. Interestingly, though not really surprisingly, Rubinstein also indicated that Palm would jettison support for Windows Mobile and all other operating systems in favor of its webOS.
Palm shipped a total of 823,000 smartphones in the quarter, up 134 percent from the 351,000 it shipped in the last quarter, but down 30 percent from the year-ago quarter. The company did not break out specific Pre sales figures, but CFO Doug Jeffries said on the conference call that the "vast majority" of smartphone activity in the quarter related to the Pre. Sprint Nextel launched the Pre June 6.
Palm is struggling to translate new product launches into success in a market that has grown intensely competitive. The company also is trying to broaden the reach of webOS devices by expanding distribution. Bell Mobility in Canada became the second carrier to launch the Pre in late August, and Palm has an eye on Europe as well, where Telefonica will launch the Pre later this year. Further, Verizon Wireless--the largest carrier in North America--has said it will launch the Pre sometime in 2010, once Sprint's exclusivity on the phone runs out. Palm recently announced that its second webOS phone, the Pixi, also would sell at Sprint later this year.
Rubinstein was asked directly how Motorola's MotoBLUR user interface compares to webOS and Palm's Synergy interface, which combines contact lists, email inboxes and messaging threads into single applications. He said that while he does not know much about MotoBLUR, "I think to build really great consumer products, you have to control the entire experience--you have to own the OS and the services around it." He added that there was more to webOS than Synergy.
Additionally, Rubinstein addressed Sprint's plan to offer the HTC Hero, and whether that would affect Palm's visibility in the marketplace. "We expect Sprint to put Pre and Pixi front and center," he said.
In a separate release, Palm announced a new common stock offering. One of the company's primary backers, Elevation Partners, is going to invest an additional $35 million.
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Palm debuts Pixi, cuts Pre's price
Palm potpourri: Sales estimates rise, suitors sighted and UK launch predicted
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"Diesel engine shipments to other manufacturers continue at record levels," said John Horne, Navistar chairman and chief financial officer, "and our joint venture with Maxion International Motores will enable us to increase production by 100 engines per day beginning in March to meet demand."
Horne added that Navistar foresees an industry-wide slowdown in North American orders for heavy-duty trucks in 2000. He noted, "Our other core businesses are doing well and are likely to moderate the impact of the heavy truck cycle on our performance."
He also said Navistar's financial goals for 2000 remain unchanged.
First quarter worldwide shipments of medium and heavy-duty trucks in fiscal 2000 increased by about nine per cent to 32,600 units from 29,900 units shipped in the first quarter of 1999. Navistar said shipments of diesel engines to other manufacturers also continued at a strong pace, rising by 23% to 71,600 units from 58,100 units in the first three months of the previous year.

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Apple has just released iOS 6.1.3, an operating system update for iPhones and iPads that is said to fix a high profile (but probably not widely abused) flaw that could potentially allow someone to bypass your device’s lock screen.
As Naked Security described last month, a video was posted on YouTube showing how nimble-fingered mischief-makers could gain access to some of the data on your iPhone or iPad by following a sequence of swipes, keypresses and even making a phoney emergency call.
The update weighs in at 18.2 MB, and can be downloaded “over-the-air” via Settings / General / Softare Update…
Read more in my article on the Naked Security website.
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Coffee insiders at Sprudge.com have the scoop on a new caffeine dealer destined for the popular Melrose Market:
Under the heading of “Shops To Watch Out For”, a new cafe in Seattle’s Capitol Hill Neighborhood set to open the week of August 16th: Bar Ferd’nand Coffee, the work of longtime industry stalwart Louie Poore, a space seemingly poised to be a worthy counterpoint to claims that Seattle is kind of stuck in the past. Look for an opening menu of coffees from Heart and Stumptown – a delicious twosome – and brewed coffee available via Aeropress only. That’s two firsts, if you’re counting: Bar Ferd’nand Coffee will be Seattle’s first dedicated Aeropress bar, and the city’s first location to serve Heart Coffee Roasters.
Sprudge says the cafe will also provide high class joe from a “polyglamorous roaster menu” to the patrons at Sitka and Spruce. The Bar Ferd’nand Wine Bar recently celebrated its first anniversary in the Melrose space. How the wine glasses and mugs fit together isn’t totally clear but we’re sure they’ll explain all that and more on the BFC Facebook page.


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As the European Commission prepares to set out plans for EU business and human rights law, Rocio Domingo Ramos – Anti-Slavery International’s business and human rights policy and research officer – explains how a new report sets out what we hope to see.
The European Commission will soon publish a proposal for an EU business and human rights law that would require companies operating in the EU to prevent and address human rights abuses and environmental damage in their global supply chains. This commitment to mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence could help tackle forced labour and child labour in supply chains around the world.
On 28 June 2021, we published new research, undertaken by the Rights Lab, University of Nottingham, to understand how the upcoming EU business and human rights law could affect workers’ human rights through two case studies: the leather industry in India, and the coffee industry in Brazil.
Goods tainted with forced labour entering EU supply chains
- India is the world’s second largest producer of leather goods, garments and footwear after China, employing more than 2.5 million people and exporting more than 90% of the footwear to the EU.
- Brazil is the world’s largest producer and exporter of coffee. It is the main supplier to Europe, accounting for 27% of all EU coffee imports.
As in other sectors and countries across the globe, exploitative labour practices in India and Brazil disproportionately affect people who are poor and marginalised, including migrant and home-based workers and workers considered lower-caste. These people face challenges including discrimination, poverty and fewer employment opportunities, which can leave them relying on exploitative labour relations. Workers generally face limits on their freedom of association, and weak trade unions and the risk of reprisals prevent workers from accessing and securing their rights.
‘We started work at 5.30am, walked more than 5km to the coffee field and continued non-stop until after 6pm every day, except for a few Sundays when the farmer allowed us to rest. The sleeping facilities were built to be a home for animals, not humans. The gate was always locked with a dog preventing us from escaping. The farmers and their gatekeepers were constantly humiliating us.’
Rescued workers from the south of Minas Gerais, Brazil, describing the reality of their routine
Brazil and India show varied examples of how producer countries are failing to respect human rights. Even where laws exist, poor enforcement is increasing workers’ and marginalised people’s vulnerability to corporate exploitation and abuse. All of this shows how important it is for the EU to guarantee the highest human rights standards in all the products that we buy and services that we use.
The implications of a new EU law
The proposed EU business and human rights law has great potential to tackle abuses in supply chains across the world, if designed, enforced and implemented properly. Over the years, we have seen how voluntary measures adopted by companies have failed to protect those more vulnerable to exploitation. We therefore need a strong law to convert existing ‘soft’ measures into binding legislation, and open up more ways for workers to know and secure their rights and seek justice when abuses take place. Crucially, the proposed law must be designed to encourage producer countries to create an environment where businesses are required to respect human rights, and where decent work is protected.
We want an EU law that…
- Protects human rights for all types of workers, including specific criteria such as the requirement of living incomes, freedom of association, health and safety, and risks to groups in vulnerable situations.
- Covers all types of organisations regardless of its size and industry, as well as all the levels in the supply chain from the top to the very bottom, where raw materials are extracted.
- Mandates meaningful and effective consultation with all workers, affected communities and other relevant parties.
- Holds companies liable for abuses through a robust enforcement regime, and secures effective access to justice and remedy to victims of human rights and environmental abuses by corporations.
We hope this report will inspire further dialogue on how to make sure the proposed EU law on business and human rights makes a positive difference for workers and communities around the globe.
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ITM Financial, a Woburn, MA-based forex signal startup, raised $1m in venture capital and angel funding.
Backders were not disclosed.
The company intends to use the capital to expand their product lines into US based stocks as well as commodities.
Led by CEO Curt Dalton and CTO Ali Khan, ITM Financial is a subsidiary of the Internet Time Machine project, which uses a massive set of algorithms to scan the internet for new trends, ideas, or products that have a growing number of mentions or discussions, yet have very results in search engines. The idea behind the solution is that when applied to the field of forex based trading, the software can predict trade movements before they happen in the market.
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China is the biggest market in the world. So it’s quite logical to see an uncompromising struggle there. In this battle, the Chinese manufacturers have some advantages. The latest report that refers to the Chinese smartphone market for the Q3 2018 showcases Huawei is an absolute leader. We knew this before. But what’s more interesting,
The post In Q3 2018, Huawei Leads Chinese Smartphone Market appeared first on Gizchina.com.
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Rolls-Royce, Dyson and PriestmanGoode to speak at the Leading Business by Design Summit 2015
Manufacturing and design experts from Rolls-Royce, Dyson and PriestmanGoode have been confirmed to speak at this summer’s Leading Business by Design Summit.
Taking place shortly after the general election, the event will bring together manufacturers, business leaders, designers and policymakers to discuss the future of manufacturing in the UK, and how design is the key to its sustainable growth.
For 70 years, our work at Design Council has shown that ‘design-led thinking’ is an important driver of innovation and competitive advantage in any business sector.
Paul Priestman, co-founding Director of design and brand experience consultancy PriestmanGoode, explains it is no different in manufacturing:
“Rapid developments in science, technology and materials are changing the way products are designed and manufactured, and it’s crucial British manufacturing has the skills and interdisciplinary framework to adapt. Changes in the broader manufacturing ecosystem mean designers increasingly need to develop a wider skillset. I believe we'll see design play a more fundamental role in integrating products and services and enhancing customer experience – our work at PriestmanGoode is already showing that.”
The Summit will explore how emerging markets have meant competition no longer takes place between individual businesses, but entire supply chains. Design Council’s recent work with Rolls-Royce and its global supply chain will be analysed to show how good design is the result of effective collaboration within and between organisations.
I hope this Summit will help foster greater links between design and the manufacturing industry.
Paul Priestman, co-founding Director of PriestmanGoode
Hosted by Birmingham City University, the Summit will bring together decision-makers from a range of industries and sectors. Priestman believes that this type of interdisciplinary event is vital:
“So often with design-related events, there are designers on stage talking to an audience of designers. I think it’s crucial to demonstrate to industry leaders that design can add great value to businesses. I hope this Summit will help foster greater links between design and the manufacturing industry.”
Two new pieces of research will be launched at the event, exploring the role of design in the passenger automotive and civil aerospace sectors.
John Mathers, Design Council Chief Executive, says: “Britain has the second largest design sector in the world, and the largest in Europe. We need to start flexing this muscle effectively across British industry to unlock the potential of our manufacturing capabilities. It is an increasingly competitive market out there – we believe that design can be the differentiator, and Britain holds all the cards in that department. Collaboration is key to innovation.”
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Warframe update 1.93 patch notes released for PS4 and Xbox One players. According to the official Warframe 1.93 patch notes, the latest update resolves various issues and added some tweaks to the game. In addition, Warframe update 1.93 also includes title stability and various improvements.
Previously, a big update added a long list of bug fixes. Unfortunately, many players are still experiencing a number of issues while playing the game.
Today’s Warframe version 1.93 update is expected to fix a few of these issues. Check out more details below.
The Ustara Crater within the Orb Vallis that resulted in your Warframe turning invisible, the minimap changing, and enemies not attacking you. This issue is now resolved.
Fixed a spot in the Grineer Sealab tileset where enemies struggled to jump down a hole as a team, which resulted in AFK farming.
Fixed some Look Link issues and diorama issues with the new Companions (mismatching tails, for example).
Addressed a bug with the teleport height on the Cambion Drift Captura Scene.
Fixed Jugulus Mod Set cooldown not being present in the HUD buff section.
Fixed the Necralisk door becoming black and see through after using fast travel.
Fixed Warframes overlapping the Modding UI when Modding in a Town/Relay.
Addressed numerous bugs that could occur after a Host migration, including starting on a Free Roam mission, Host-migrating, returning to Town/Hub, and then returning to the Free Roam landscape.
Fixed certain Warframe abilities that create reflecting bullets counting towards hits that increase the Hata-Satya Critical Chance buff. Only hits performed by Soma Prime should increase the Hata-Satya Critical Chance buff.
Addressed an issue where players unable to progress through some Corpus/Grineer Invasion missions due to an inability to enter the portal, and just getting put through a never ending loop that goes nowhere.
Fixed enemies not staying focused on the player when doing Finishers. Enemies won’t attack/shoot while a Finisher is happening, but they also won’t storm off as if nothing is happening.
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His death has been described as a "huge loss for the toy industry."
Donald Levine, the man credited with helping to create the G.I. Joe doll, one of the most iconic American toys alongside Barbie, has passed away following a battle with cancer. He died at the Home & Hospice Care of Rhode Island.
Channing Tatum played G.I. Joe in 2013's 'Retaliation'
Levine’s influence on the action figure is remembered for creating the legacy it currently holds today. From a 11 1/2-inch articulated figure with 21 moving parts, which was clad in military-style gear due to the amount of veterans working at Hasbro at the time, Levine and his team would create a global brand of action figures.
Former Hasbro chief executive officer Alan Hassenfeld remembered Levine fondly as “a wonderful, wonderful asset at Hasbro for many years” who “was a great teacher and mentor of mine”. Hassenfeld said that the original idea for the doll came from Stan Weston, but that Levine made it what it was, according to The Providence Journal. “My dad loved the idea, and Don and his team took the concept and made it into something even bigger. Don was a special, special human being. "It’s a huge loss for the toy industry.”
Levine's "influence on the toy industry was profound" Hasbro said in a statement. “His work forever changed the way kids play with toys, and in particular helped birth the G.I. Joe brand which has been a part of the American fabric for 50 years,” the company said.
Hasbro were considered pioneers in advertising toys on TV, especially for their work with with Mr. Potato Head in 1952. They went step further when G.I. Joe hit the airwaves outside of the holiday shopping season 12 years later. And in 1982 they ran an ad for Marvel Comics' 'G.I. Joe' issue #1, the first time a comic book was advertised on television.


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WESTPORT, Conn. — Free People, the hip clothing shop and lifestyle brand, is slated to open its new Westport store on March 24.
The 6,017-square-foot space will be designed in the brand’s “Studio” concept, highlighting the “more rugged side of the Free People girl,” according to the company.
The boutique sports a clean, white brick facade with Douglas fir slats and steel beams on the pitched ceiling, and woven lanterns and natural light in the common area.
An array of clothing, intimates, beauty, movement apparel and shoes will be available.
Each Free People store offers personalized shopping experiences from a team of expert stylists. Free People Westport customers can schedule a one-on-one appointment with their favorite stylist, as well as interact and gain inspiration through the brand’s online Style Community, FP Me.
The new location is at 645 Post Road E., across from Mitchells.
Store hours are 11a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays.
The new store joins other local locations in Greenwich and the Danbury Fair Mall. For more information, visit www.freepeople.com .
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Exxon’s Close to $11 Billion Q1 Profit Fuels Outrage
Posted by Dave Thomas on April 29, 2011 in Business News, Public Relations [ 0 Comments ]
Imagine as a business, if you made $11 billion for a quarter and then had to go on a big time public relations campaign to explain why you’re really not doing that well after all. Could you do it with a straight face?
Well, something stinks in the minds of many Americans, and it isn’t the smell of gas coming from their local Exxon/Mobil gas station.
Exxon reported that it made a ripe $10.65 billion profit for Q1 of 2011 (a 69 percent increase from Q1 2010), making it the largest profit the company has made since a whopping $14.83 billion hit in Q3 of 2008. And what was the common factor between this quarter’s profit and the one back in 2008? You guessed it; gasoline prices for many Americans ran over $4 a gallon then and now.
According to Exxon, it really has no control over the eye-opening oil prices. To go a step further, Exxon claims it really does not make that much income selling gas.
So, do you believe what you’re hearing from Exxon?
The company goes on to note that it has paid close to $60 billion in taxes in the U.S. in the last five years, along with pointing out that some 9.2 million jobs are dependent on big oil.
So, still not buying what Exxon is selling?
In a very long correspondence on Exxon’s blog with consumers, Ken Cohen, vice president of public and government affairs, went to town on how the company makes less than 10 cents a gallon on gasoline sales to consumers, while those same consumers pay some 40 to 60 cents per gallon towards state and federal gasoline taxes.
Still not ready to feel sorry for Exxon?
As we conclude April, the fact is gasoline to run America’s vehicles costs more than $4 a gallon in eight states and D.C. Having risen for 37 consecutive days, Consumer Affairs notes that the national average for a gallon of self-serve gas is $3.909.
It really isn’t rocket science to figure out that higher gas prices stymie the nation’s overall economic growth. Higher gas prices lead to less income in the pockets of consumers, translating to less money to spend and invest in the American economy, especially at a time when the economy is still struggling to move forward.
Granted, while Exxon cannot control the price of oil or gasoline worldwide, it is unlikely to win much sympathy as American consumers continue to see higher prices at the pump.
Should taxpayer subsidies to big oil companies be shelved or is that unlikely to really help the situation for consumers? Should those financial subsidies be used to improve and increase other fuel alternatives and better the public transportation system?
It is rather clear that no one in and outside of Washington, D.C. has offered a real solution to this issue for decades.
That being said, continued rising prices at the pump will continue to fuel anger towards companies such as Exxon rightly or wrongly.
Now imagine if you were a business who just made a nearly staggering $11 billion first quarter profit and had to explain to your customers how things could actually be better for your company.
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The European Fee has set out a plan to maneuver in direction of a ‘proper to restore’ for electronics units, equivalent to cellphones, tablets and laptops.
Extra usually it desires to limit single-use merchandise, sort out “untimely obsolescence” and ban the destruction of unsold sturdy items — so as to make sustainable merchandise the norm.
The proposals are a part of a circular economy action plan that’s supposed to ship on a Fee pledge to transition the bloc to carbon neutrality by 2050.
By extending the lifespan of merchandise, through measures which goal design and manufacturing to encourage restore, reuse and recycling, the coverage push goals to scale back useful resource use and shrink the environmental affect of shopping for and promoting stuff.
The Fee additionally desires to arm EU customers with dependable details about reparability and sturdiness — to empower them to make greener product decisions.
“Right now, our economic system continues to be principally linear, with solely 12% of secondary supplies and assets being introduced again into the economic system,” stated EVP Frans Timmermans in a press release. “Many merchandise break down too simply, can’t be reused, repaired or recycled, or are made for single use solely. There’s a large potential to be exploited each for companies and customers. With in the present day’s plan we launch motion to rework the best way merchandise are made and empower customers to make sustainable decisions for their very own profit and that of the atmosphere.”
The Fee stated electronics and ICT will likely be a precedence space for implementing a proper to restore, through deliberate enlargement of the Ecodesign Directive — which presently units power effectivity requirements for units equivalent to washing machines.
Its motion plan proposes establishing a ‘Round Electronics Initiative’ to advertise longer product lifetimes by reusability and reparability in addition to “upgradeability” of elements and software program to keep away from untimely obsolescence.
The Fee can be planning new regulatory measures on chargers for cellphones and comparable units. Whereas an EU-wide take again scheme to return or promote again outdated cellphones, tablets and chargers is being thought of.
Again in January the EU Parliament voted overwhelmingly for more durable motion to scale back e-waste, calling for the Fee to provide you with beefed up guidelines by this summer season.
In recent times MEPs have additionally pushed for the Ecodesign Direction to be expanded to incorporate repairability.
The Fee proposals additionally embrace a brand new regulatory framework for batteries and automobiles — together with measures to enhance the gathering and recycling charges of batteries and make sure the restoration of useful supplies. Plus there’s a proposal to revise the principles on end-of-life automobiles to enhance recycling effectivity and waste oil remedy.
It’s additionally planning measures to set targets to shrink the quantity of packaging being produced, with the goal of creating all packaging reusable or recyclable in an economically viable manner by 2030.
Necessary necessities on recycled content material for plastics utilized in areas equivalent to packaging, building supplies and automobiles is one other proposal.
Different precedence areas for selling circularity and lowering excessive consumption charges embrace building, textiles and meals.
The Fee expects the round economic system to have web constructive advantages when it comes to GDP progress and jobs’ creation throughout the bloc — suggesting measures to spice up sustainability will improve the EU’s GDP by a further 0.5% by 2030 and create round 700,000 new jobs.
The backing of MEPs within the European Parliament and EU Member States will likely be obligatory if the Fee proposals are to make it into pan-EU regulation.
Ought to they accomplish that, Dutch social enterprise Fairphone exhibits a glimpse of what’s coming down the repairable pipe in future…


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To facilitate the people in the police station and Shreidi neighborhoods in the city of Daraya to obtain bread, two points have been established in them in coordination with the Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection to sell the material via the electronic card, according to the allowances of each family.
The aforementioned two neighborhoods inhabit about 12,000 people who face suffering in obtaining bread from the automatic oven, due to the distance and the lack of transportation, according to a member of the People’s Assembly, Hikmat al-Azab, who explained in a statement to SANA reporter that the Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection was addressed to set up points that sell bread. directly to the citizens, and the rapid response was carried out by creating the two points, and work began on them today, as a thousand bands are distributed daily.
Citizens noted the importance of this step, as it saved them the effort in obtaining their allocations of bread. Both Yahya Saeed and Hasna Taher saw that this step eased their suffering, as it enabled everyone to obtain bread in the shortest time.
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A company in the United Kingdom has recently managed to acquire the trademark for the term “Bitcoin,” and reportedly used it to threaten a small business owner who’s been selling BTC-themed merchandise on the popular marketplace.
A company called A.B.C. IPHoldings South West LLC had filed for a trademark for “Bitcoin” after submitting the application on Dec. 22, 2017.
The news came as a shock to one merchant who was selling t-shirts on Etsy with the Bitcoin name and was told to stop his operations or be held liable in a court of law. The letter states:
“It has come to our client’s attention that you are offering for sale a variety of clothing bearing the Bitcoin trademark on Etsy.co.uk. [Our Client] has not authorised your use of the Bitcoin trademark on and in relation to clothing. Such use, therefore, amounts to trademark infringement pursuant to s10(1) of the Trade Marks Act 1994.”
The business owner “Etsy.co.uk” shared their plight explaining that on May 25th, they received a letter from a company claiming to own the UK trademark for “Bitcoin.” The term has been ‘trademarked’ before, but it was never used to prosecute people using this term irrespective of their commercial interest. The owner said,
“I didn’t believe it at first since I knew that bitcoin and the bitcoin logo are public domain, and even a similar trademark application in the US failed. Well turns out they did manage to get a trademark filed, it can be viewed here. So basically anyone in the UK that puts the word bitcoin on any type of clothing or even a drink, can be sued.”
These kinds of moves aren’t new in the cryptocurrency ecosystem, as a Moscow-based company has, in 2016, attempted to trademark the term “Bitcoin” as well, but failed. A similar attempt was also rejected in the US.
A simple internet search shows us that a company called Inshallah Limited has applied to trademark the word “Litecoin” in the UK. The company also applied to trademark the term “Worldcoin,” which is the name of a small-cap cryptocurrency.
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Fortum venture development analyst to talk about blockchain in energy sector
The research center Bloomberg New Energy Finance predicted that by 2040, the world will invest in green energy about $9 trillion. According to experts, some of this money will go to the development of a blockchain system designed to automate processes and bring them to the retail electricity suppliers market.
But what prospects does blockchain system have now?
Tobias Goodden, a venture development analyst at Fortum, will discuss the use of blockchain technology in the energy sector within the panel discussion as part of Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Stockholm.
The speaker represents Fortum Corporation, an adept of the green energy sector specializing in the Nordic countries and the Baltics, Poland, Russia and India. Fortum manages power plants, including cogeneration plants, and also produces and sells electricity.
During his career, Tobias managed to involve Fortum in several experimental projects based on blockchain. One of the results of such work is cooperation with the Oslo2Rome project, which demonstrated the ability of blockchain technology to facilitate charging of electric vehicles, significantly reducing the company's expenses.
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Facebook's Snapchat competitor 'Slingshot' might launch as early as this month
After a spurned attempt to acquire Snapchat for $3 billion last year, Facebook is gearing up to launch its own ephemeral messaging app, internally codenamed "Slingshot". The app, which is said to have a "simple and speedy user interface" (not unlike Snapchat) is designed to take on Snapchat with short video and photo messages that disappear after one viewing. The app has reportedly been in the works for several months, and might launch as early as this month.
While the operation of Snapchat is relatively traditional, Financial Times reports that Slingshot's interface will be even more streamlined:
Facebook recently discontinued their standalone Poke and Camera apps for iPhone. They've also launched new apps, like Paper, and separated Messages from the main Facebook app, and promised to launch several more standalone apps that still tie into the Facebook platform.
Unlike Paper which repackages the traditional Facebook feed, and Messages which has been a long-standing feature of Facebook, Slingshot's view-it-and-forget-it model would be a new on for Facebook.
Facebook did recently purchase popular messaging platform WhatsApp for $16 billion, giving them a greater messaging expertise that might be useful in taking on Snapchat.
But the question remains: is a Facebook version of WhatsApp something that's been missing from your life?
Source: Financial Times
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Even sadder, MS being a bigger company, cant pay fb to bring things like paper to windows phone.. (yes i know they're not supposed to pay, but i think its high time one of these two wakes up and gets stuff here fast)
I have less friends now :|
Facebook apps sucks and they dind listen for Windows Phone users! Fuck you - Facebook, slingshot, whatsapp, and instagram BETA...... And on Windows 8, it took 1 half year to release a Facebook official app...
Don't say goodbye - just go.
Bought a 920 for me, than my wife.
Bought a 1020 that it's now with my wife again, and last year bought this awesome 1520. If wasn't for this great phone I had change to Android, and continues to use outlook, Onedrive and others since they support Android well....
Well, maybe the next phone will get my attention. I really use this for work and l leisure.
Thanks ladydias and aitt your words.
And Google declared to tax offices less than a small company...


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Sanya ranks 3rd among most expensive Chinese cities for overnight tours
The Tourism Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences has released the first report of the Chinese Tourist Price Index (TPI).
The index, based on ticket prices and cost of hotel, food and transport from the travel portal website wwwlotour.com, captures trends in tourism costs in China from May to July, 2011.
It shows that the most expensive Chinese cities for average overnight tours are Shenzhen, Beijing and Sanya (Hainan), while the cheapest are Shaoshan (Hunan), Korla (Xinjiang) and Beihai (Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region).
The report also covers the nation's hottest tourism destinations, airlines and budget hotels.
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After 13 years, Moog has revealed that it will cease production of its beloved Minimoog Voyager synth.
Launched in 2002, the Voyager is renowned for being both the last synthesizer that founder Bob Moog designer “from start to finish,” and also signaling “the rebirth of Moog Music, and the re-emergence of the analog synthesizer as a viable creative tool in our increasingly digital world.”
The Minimoog Voyager is also considered to be one of the most beloved hardware synths, so as a special goodbye, the company will be thanking its customers by handcrafting 600 final units at its factory in Asheville, NC, along with offering 20% off on all Minimoog Voyager upgrades, modifications and calibrations to existing domestic customers until 2016.
While there has been some confusion as to whether every Voyager model will be discontinued, Synthtopia cites a contact at Moog Music who has stated that “[e]verything except the Minimoog Voyager XL is being discontinued.”
In happier synth news, the company has also announced the Eurorack-compatible Mother-32, a desktop semi-modular synth that functions both as a standalone unit and a Eurorack module that is fairly affordable, at $599. So, that’s pretty tight. Check the Mother-32 out here.
Meanwhile, Moog has created a video to celebrate the Minimoog Voyager’s end, which features an interview with Trent Reznor, scored by The Haxan Cloak, using both the Minimoog Voyager and a prototype Mother-32. Watch below.


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Hello and welcome to the Daily Crunch of January 12th, 2022! Today we have to talk about things both serious and less serious. So we’re going to look at the global venture capital results for 2021 and Verdal. A delayed IPO, and the fact that a Panda-themed startup is now a unicorn. you get the idea. let’s go! , alex
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- 2021 was a venture capital excellence year: The data indicates that 2021 was easily the biggest year ever for venture capital and related private-market investments. Nerdshala digs into the world’s leading figures, select geographies, and both the fintech and cybersecurity markets. Yes, you know, last year was somewhat troubled on the capital front. but we doubt you just know How bonkers
- Checkout.com raises $1B on valuation of $40B: Today’s mega-round is the largest and most expensive in terms of valuation that we can remember. And given that Checkout.com was worth $15 billion a year ago, the company posted one of the fastest gains in paper value we can remember. The lesson here is that the payments space is hot and not entirely owned by Stripe.
- JustWorks Delays Its IPO, Which Is Bad For Exiting Unicorn: While venture capitalists were busy putting in more money last year than ever before — and 2022 similarly begins, as Checkout.com news shows — an IPO has just been put on hold. Why? JustWorks cited market conditions. For unicorns hoping to get out this year, the JustWorks news is sub-good.
What is Startup? This is a question that Nerdshala has raised from time to time (and that I have too. wrangling with Internet) but sometimes we care about technical products which are No Startup. The popular word game Wordle is perhaps an example of the concept. Because it’s more a website than a company, its huge audience benefits — Nerdshala has an important interview with the Wordle founder here — not showering Wordle’s creator with all the benefits of its success. Owen Williams argues for our pages that the service is “being penalized by the App Store for choosing to open the web.”
If you don’t have Wordle yet, are you into tech too?
Following along, Publix has appointed new indie board members after seeing a 700% increase in their funded account count last year. The Robinhood competitor last year decided to avoid paying for order flow, a key revenue driver for its famous rival. Nerdshala is curious what’s next on the revenue side of the company now that the masses have reached the physical user scale.
And before we get into the day’s digest of funding events, Dorm Room Fund is raising a new, bigger fund than our own keen eye Natasha Mascarenhas, and Headspace has acquired an AI-powered mental health startup.
- DeepScribe raises $30 million for clinically focused transcription Doctors have to be medical providers and paperwork machines if they are to leave work on time. DeepScribe is betting that applying a little technology to the matter will help. Nerdshala writes, the startup “provides ambient voice AI technology that summarizes natural patient-doctor conversations.” clean!
- Big business to help governments create digital IDs: This appears to be a lesson from the new era of merit. The startup just raised $50 million — bringing its capital base to $80 million in total — to help governments get past plastic cards and into the digital sector. Of course we have privacy concerns about the concept, but at the same time, the fact that it could be big trouble if someone stole my Social Security card is 1800s bullshit.
- SeekOut lands $115M to help companies hire from broad candidate pool Gone are the days when you could all hire a team of white people and not have a few questions about your prejudices. That’s why even the least intelligent companies want to do better. SeekOut may be of help. The startup, writes Nerdshala, “is to help enterprises hire from a more diverse talent pool.” And Tiger Global doubled down on startups with another big check. One to watch.
- Pluang raises more capital to help Indonesians invest Using fintech services to help make investing more accessible to the less wealthy has been a goal of many startups. Pluang is a company that offers its users a range of potential assets that they can buy in small amounts. And it just landed $55 million in a round led by Accel. (Notable here is the fact that the decline in Robinhood’s share price after the IPO isn’t deterring investments in private companies that could be considered compasses.)
- What do you call a one horned panda? The answer to that question is BigPanda, a startup that raised $190 million at a valuation of $1.2 billion. Based on what the company reads, it uses AI to parse the information coming in from IT systems, and also helps automate rote tasks.
For your enjoyment, we have more rounds on Nerdshala, including $40 million for Ecommerce Brands, $115 million for TravelPerk, and $15.6 million for SuperChat. If you want to know how these deals are being investigated, the Equity team has you covered.
Blockchain gaming survey: 7 investors discuss regulation, opportunities and NFT hype
Game distribution platform Steam banned blockchain-based games in October 2021: any title involving NFTs or cryptocurrency was briefly booted from the service.
Meanwhile, within the NFT-based online game, Axie Infinity, new players are paying hundreds of dollars to obtain mythical pets and love potions.
Blockchain gaming is infuriating with some consumers, but given the lack of regulatory guidance and the speculative nature of many crypto holdings, what do investors think?
To find out, we surveyed seven investors who are active in the sector:
Anton Backman, Principal, and Kenrik Drijkonningen, General Partner, Play Ventures
Banafsheh Fatih, Head of Investments, Americas, Prosus Ventures
Josh Chapman, Managing Partner, Convoy Ventures
Eddie Thai, General Partner, 500 Startups and General Partner, Ascend Vietnam Ventures
Beryl Lee, Co-Founder, Yield Guild Games
Rajul Garg, Founder and Managing Partner, Leo Capital
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- Apple patches iOS in wake of HomeKit flaw: The updated iOS build for iPhone and iPad will “patch the so-called ‘doorlock’ flaw, which was disclosed earlier this month by security researcher Trevor Spiniolas,” Nerdshala reports.
- PC Shipment Soars: If you bought a new PC last year, you were far from the only person to do so. Nerdshala has the latest figures for 2021 PC shipments, and if you have Apple or Microsoft in stock, the news isn’t bad.
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E3 is known for being one of the biggest showcases for games every year, and E3 2019 is looking to follow in that tradition. While this year is noticeably more low key than the larger displays of E3’s past, the show is still the primary venue for developers to announce their latest projects. There are sure to be many games that we don’t know about, but let’s go through all of the ones that have been confirmed for the convention so far.
Like previous years, E3 will last about three days going from June 11-13. A smattering of press conferences from the industry’s biggest companies are scheduled to precede the show. The first of this year will once again be Electronic Arts’ EA Play event, which will be spread out across a few days over several livestreams. You can expect updates on the publisher’s biggest games, like Apex Legends and Anthem, as well as news about its latest sports games. However, the most anticipated game in its docket is undoubtedly Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order, a new game based on the massively popular sci-fi franchise made by Titanfall developer Respawn Studios.
Nintendo will appear in typical fashion with its E3 lineup mostly unknown until going live with its Direct Presentation. Microsoft will also be making a big splash due to Sony being absent from this year’s show; we’re likely to hear more about some the big new games it has in development from the various studios it acquired in the past couple of years. On the other hand, you have game publishers like Bethesda, Ubisoft, and Square Enix who are all prepared to reveal new details around its existing franchises and previously announced games.
There’s sure to be a lot more on display, and there’s always a good chance of a surprise. After all, Google did reveal that more details around its upcoming Stadia technology would come sometime this summer, which could easily be E3 2019. And while we know Sony won’t be at the show, Death Stranding director Hideo Kojima did tease via Twitter that he was working on a new trailer. Regardless, read on for the full list of confirmed games so far, and check back as we continue to update in the lead-up to the show.
All The Games Confirmed For E3 2019
- Anthem (EA Play)
- Apex Legends
- Battlefield V (EA Play)
- Bee Simulator
- Borderlands 3
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Doom Eternal
- Dying Light 2
- FIFA 20
- Farmer’s Dynasty
- Final Fantasy VII Remake
- Fortnite (Summer Block Party)
- Halo Infinite
- John Wick Hex
- Monster Hunter World: Iceborne
- Paranoia: Happiness is Mandatory
- Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order
- Tavern Keeper
- The Fisherman – Fishing Planet
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III
- The Riftbreaker
- The Sinking City
- The Walking Dead: Onslaught
- Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint
- Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince
- WRC 8
- Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood
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VLCC, a well-known beauty and skincare brand, has announced its acquisition of Ustraa, a men’s grooming brand, through a secondary buyout and a share swap agreement on June 9, 2023. Following the merger, VLCC plans to invest further in Ustraa to accelerate its growth.
The acquisition will result in Ustraa’s existing investors, including Info Edge, 360 One, and Wipro Consumer Care Ventures, becoming shareholders of VLCC. Established in 2013 by Rahul Sethi and Varun Alagh, Ustraa offers a wide range of men’s grooming products, such as razors, trimmers, beard oil, and hair styling products.
With a strong online and offline presence, Ustraa boasts over 100,000 customers and 100+ retail touchpoints throughout India.
“The acquisition marks VLCC’s foray into Men’s Grooming segment and enhances new-age digital commerce and product innovation capabilities for the platform,” the company said in a statement.
VLCC, being a leading beauty and skincare brand in India, operates a vast network of over 1,000 VLCC centres across India and the Middle East. Additionally, VLCC has a significant presence in the e-commerce space, operating its own online store and selling its products through various leading e-commerce platforms.
Trilegal and KPMG provided advisory services to VLCC during the acquisition, while EY acted as the exclusive financial advisor to HUMPL (Ustraa’s holding company) and its investors. Sanjeev Bikhchandandi, the co-founder of Info Edge, expressed optimism about the synergies that can be achieved through the VLCC-Ustraa merger.
He emphasized the shared vision of VLCC’s focused strategy on digital channels and product innovation aligning with Ustraa’s founding principles. Bikhchandandi also stated their anticipation of collaborating closely with the management team and Carlyle, VLCC’s partner post-merger.
Ustraa’s founders Rahul Anand and Rajat Tuli will continue to work with the company and will now head VLCC’s direct-to-consumer play.
“This partnership brings together two pioneering home-grown personal care brands – combining Ustraa’s leading position in men’s grooming range with VLCC’s growing skincare products portfolio,” VLCC said in the statement.
“The brand has over 85 SKUs across fragrances, hair care, face and beard care and (has) 2.2 million customers on their own app. Ustraa is backed by marquee investors including Info Edge, 360 One (formerly IIFL Ventures) and Wipro,” the statement said.
“We are impressed with Ustraa’s leading position in (a) fast growing men’s grooming market, especially the D2C channel. Both founders have a deep understanding of the online D2C ecosystem including digital marketing, e-commerce and fast product innovation cycle which has enabled them to scale Ustraa in a short period of time,” VLCC CEO Vikas Gupta said in a statement.


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So we’re really not gonna talk about cannibalism here…
Pac-Man 99 died so this could live!
The company will also have a bevy of anime titles for attendees to try.
How was this date not noted in my calendars by default?
Wakka wakka! Bandai Namco shows off a bit more of their remastered Pac-platformer.
Has anyone checked if Chris Pratt is available for more voiceover work?
I can barely get a Facebook greeting and this guy gets a video game, a song and an appearance in Fortnite?
I wonder if anyone will do this run while screaming ?waka waka waka? all the way through?
A unique new music track and video just in time to celebrate PAC-MAN’s big 41st.
To help celebrate Pac-Man’s big 40th anniversary, legendary virtual band Gorillaz released a brand new Pac-Man themed track/video.
It’s crazy to think that Bandai Namco’s worldwide videogame icon is turning the big 4-0 next year. Check out how Bandai Namco is going to celebrate.
Pac and friends are finally headed to the Switch early next year!
Save your quarters folks, another retro Namco Museum collection is on its way.
A confirmed release date and another batch of colorful and psychedelic CE2 screens.
At long last, Bandai Namco returns with a proper Pac-Man Championship Edition sequel! Details and media within.


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Android 27 Feb It is the newest Mi A-series smartphone from Xiaomi.
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Android 13 Aug It will Xiaomi's third Android One smartphone in India.
New products 17 Jul Know the full specifications of the Mi A3 Android One phone. The price of the Mi A3 and its features.
Tech 17 Jul Xiaomi Mi A3 alleged hands-on images reveal HD+ display and Snapdragon 665 processor. See the hands-on images...
Rumors 15 Jul It will triple rear cameras, SD 665, and in-display fingerprint scanner.
Tech 06 Jul Xiaomi Mi A3 spotted at FCC, the device looks to be the global variant of the Mi CC9e. A piece of evidence...
Android 02 Jul It is likely to have Snapdragon 730 SoC and triple rear cameras.
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Google -The multinational technology company is making big changes to its largest lucrative Ad setup. Its advertisement model has relied on the extensive information it gleaned from users of its service (Gmail, google maps, chrome).
Yesterday the company announced that it will no longer build identifiers to track individuals across the internet and it won’t use any new identifiers made by third parties
The individual by anonymized Ad tracking will be replaced by anonymized Ad tracking that the users with similar interest and behaviors and show those folks Ad.
And it’s not perfect, the “first party’’ data or information you will collect on is still fair game for specific advertising target, mobile apps which are a huge step for online ad spending also sidestep these changes.
The company is currently facing increased examination from countries across the world as the states try to strengthen data privacy regulation. Google announced early last year that it wanted to make a third-party cookie obsolete over the course of two years.
But it’s quite surprising that the company is making changes before it is forced. No more tracking you all over the web to gain insight on what you are doing and hitting you with various ads everywhere you go.


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In its first meeting under new Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the GST Council has extended the deadline for filing annual returns by two months. The all-powerful council decided to extend the deadline to file forms GSTR-9, GSTR-9A and GSTR-9C till August 30, 2019. The earlier deadline to file these returns was June 30, 2019.
"We had received several representations from trades and businesses that they need some more time because this is the first time they will be filing the (annual) returns. So, considering their difficulties, the GST Council has extended the date by two more months. Now the annual returns will be filed by August 30, 2019," said Revenue Secretary AB Pandey.
The annual returns in Form GSTR-9 and the reconciliation statement in Form GSTR-9C are filed by normal taxpayers, where composition taxpayers file their returns via Form GSTR-9A. The proposal presented before the GST Council called for extending the deadline in a staggered manner for different classifications of taxpayers, but the council agreed to a single date for all of them.
During its meeting, the GST Council also decided to introduce a new return system with a single return form for every month. To this end, the Form GSTR-3B will be discontinued in a phased manner. The council has decided to introduce forms GST ANX-1 and GST ANX-2 along with GST RET-01 and GST PMT-08 to help with the transition. The new single GST return form will be implemented for all by January 1, 2020.
The GST Council also gave its in-principle approval to develop an e-invoicing portal to upload invoices and e-way bills under the GST system
The GST Council also decided to extend the deadline to furnish the declaration in Form GST ITC-04, relating to job work till August 31, 2019, in order "to provide sufficient time to the trade and industry".
The Council also decided to block e-way bills of taxpayers who have failed to file their tax returns for two consecutive tax periods. The decision will be brought to effect from August 21, 2019 under Rule 138E of the CGST rules.


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I care deeply about the future tech trends because I’m going to spend the rest of my life there, but the future ain’t what it used to be. In today’s video, we’ll look at 10 trends and technologies that you can take advantage of in 2024. Let’s get started by looking at the health of the job market.
At the beginning of ’23, we had massive layoffs from Magnificent Seven companies like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft. Not only did this flood the job market with more talent, but simultaneously the number of open jobs declined by about 60%. Based on data from TrueUp.i, that’s been a one-two punch to the nuts for junior developers looking to get into the industry.
In 2021, we had people working multiple full-time jobs simultaneously thanks to remote work, and you could land these jobs by simply taking a 100-second boot camp. But today, things look a lot different. Managers are still desperately trying to get people back into the office, and you can find all kinds of anecdotes on Reddit about how brutal the job market is right now. It’s been a rough year, but there is some hope.
If we look closely at the chart, you’ll notice that job openings are up 13.8% from earlier this year, and all the BigFang companies have unfrozen their hiring freezes. Although there aren’t nearly as many open jobs as there used to be, so I’d be cautiously optimistic about an improving job market going into 2024. But a lot of that depends on the state of the world.
We’re still in a high-interest rate environment, which is not ideal for cash-burning startups that need that easy money to hire a bunch of people to grow quickly. Just yesterday, Spotify did its third layoff of the year where it severed about 1,500 heads, which it blamed on the higher cost of capital. These high rates have also put the real estate market at a standstill, dramatically reducing the total number of transactions because nobody wants to pay $900,000 for a cardboard box with an 8% mortgage.
The automotive industry is a tech which is also struggling, and we saw Tesla prices come way down in 2023, which was a shock to some people who thought their Tesla was an appreciating asset. The economy, and especially technology, is addicted to low rates.
But we’ve also got some wars going on. Now, I don’t stand with Palestine, I don’t stand with Israel, I don’t stand with Ukraine, I don’t stand with Russia. I stand with Lockheed Martin and Boeing and the military-industrial complex. These companies make the tools we need to blow each other up, and when you stand with that team, you really can’t lose.
What you have to realize is that you’re living paycheck to paycheck, your employer is living bailout to bailout, and the United States government is living from war to war. If we don’t get a big war soon, the entire tech system could collapse, and that’s not going to bode well for tech jobs in the future.
But speaking of money, crypto is back! Bitcoin was $16k at the beginning of the year and just broke $40K a couple of days ago. And crypto bros are already predicting that one token will be worth over a million dollars by the end of 2024. The price to watch for is $69k. If it reaches this price point, the world will be flooded with tech memes that will elevate FOMO to biblical levels. In other words, the crypto winter might be over, bringing us a fresh new round of Ponzi schemes to invest our parents’ money in.
Another failed technology that could come back in 2024 is augmented and virtual reality thanks primarily to the Apple Vision Pro, which is set to release in early 2024. Apple has done some revolutionary things in the past like a mouse that charges from the bottom, and if these VR goggles take off, it could lead to a whole new round of opportunity for app developers.
However, I think that’s unlikely. Plenty of Apple cult members will drink this Kool-Aid, but I don’t think the general public is going to fork over $3,500 to become even more disconnected from reality. Ultimately though, I think this will end up being a niche product – very cool to some people but not appealing to the average NPC.
Now speaking of hardware, Microsoft just announced a few weeks ago that it’s going to start producing its own chips like the Maya chip for artificial intelligence and the Cobalt CPU which is an ARM-based processor designed for general-purpose use in the cloud. And AWS is also building its own ARM-based chips which are cheaper and more efficient than traditional x86 chips.
Now as of today virtually all PCs and laptops running Windows run CPUs based on the x86 architecture but that may not be the case in the future because thanks to Project Vola it’s now possible to run Windows on ARM chips. Hell, even Intel is going to start manufacturing ARM chips.
The single most important thing anyone does with a CPU though is play video games. And just yesterday we got our first look at the GTA 6 trailer. This will likely be the most hyped-up video game in the history of the world and it’s built using Rockstar’s own proprietary Rage game engine. And that means you can’t use it! What you can use is Unity. However, Unity made a massive blunder in 2023 by rolling out new pricing that would charge developers every time a game is downloaded.
Unity developers revolted and it got so bad that they had to roll back the pricing and apologize. That’s right… apologize! Meanwhile Unreal released version 5.3 with some crazy new features like a procedural content generation framework and its substrate material system that gets almost indistinguishable from reality from the tech.
Now Unreal Engine’s parent company Epic Games sued Apple a few years ago saying it’s a monopoly because it takes a 30% cut on the App Store and doesn’t allow alternative payment methods. But it lost that suit and that was held up on appeal in 2023. Epic Games is not giving up though with a similar ongoing lawsuit against Google. It seems like a long shot but if they somehow win it would be huge for indie developers because they could avoid that 30% cut to the big guys by using their own payment processor.
And I think there will be a lot of opportunity on the web in part because of tech trends in mobile development. This trend has been ongoing for many years but people just don’t want to download mobile apps anymore. It’s not like 10 years ago when you could develop an app in your mom’s basement, have it go viral, and become a millionaire overnight. There are billions of people using smartphones every day but getting their attention away from established apps is harder than ever.
When it comes to building mobile apps, not too much has changed. But if you’re building cross-platform, we’re starting to see more low-code tools that can build for both iOS and Android with a drag and drop interface of tech.
And finally, that brings us to number 10 – the elephant in the room: artificial intelligence (AI). ChatGPT has only been around for a year although it feels like a lot longer, and most normies out there haven’t even touched it yet. But that’s going to change over the next few years because we now have Bard built into tech Google
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CALIFORNIA, USA – Samsung on Wednesday, January 17 (January 18, Philippine time), announced its newest S-series flagship device, the S24, coming in its usual 3 variants, the base version, the Plus, and the Ultra.
The biggest change this year is on the software side. The S24 brings a host of familiar AI-powered tools.
Top among these is its “AI Live Translate Call” that allows a user to call and converse with another person speaking in a different language. As a user speaks, the phone provides a text translation that the person being spoken to would be able to understand. The phone also reads aloud the translation.
The words of the person on the other end are also translated for the user.
This is perhaps one of the best examples of AI integration into a phone, onto one of its most elementary functions, calling.
The processing for AI call translation is done on-device. This means that the voice data doesn’t have to be sent to the cloud, where it can be translated, and then sent back to the device. The S24 processes the data right on the device, which makes the process faster – a key element as slow translations would make for a potentially awkward, time-consuming conversation.
On-device processing is also theoretically better for data privacy as the data remains on the phone, and is not transported to a cloud service, whether that might be on Samsung’s servers or a third-party service.
For the feature to function, language packs are downloaded onto the device. Filipino isn’t yet one of those options, but Samsung said that work is ongoing to offer more languages.
Call translation works whatever type of device the user is calling, even landline phones, Samsung said.
Similar to AI call translation is an interpreter feature that Samsung is gearing towards travelers. With the feature, users can use the phone as a translation device that doesn’t require a data signal to use as processing is also done on device.
Generative AI imaging
Not all AI functions will be on device, however. For example, its generative AI-powered image editing features require cloud processing, and thus, a data connection, presumably given the large datasets that power generative AI. These features include the ability to select an object in a photo and move it to another spot, or to completely delete a person or an object in a photo.
The generative AI technology is able to fill in the blank spaces left by the deletion or movement of selected elements.
An AI-powered slow motion feature allows users to choose segments in standard videos to be shown in slow motion. Regular videos are shot typically at a rate of 30 or 60 image frames per second – not enough for an effective slow motion effect. But the phone’s technology allows it to generate the extra image frames needed to create the slow motion effect.
Other features include the ability to remove blur, add high dynamic range effects, erase mirror reflections, erase shadows, and remove moire or the lines that appear when taking a photo of a screen.
Transcription, chat assist features, Circle to Search
One feature that certain professionals – journalists for example – will like is the phone’s transcription feature. Often, there are paid AI-powered services that allow for the transcription of a voice recording. But the S24 is able to do that on-device, even without an internet connection.
The phone can also summarize the transcription, with users having the option to get either a standard or a more detailed summary. It can also summarize documents including PDF files, and articles on news websites via Samsung’s own browser. Unlike transcription, summarization features require cloud processing.
Users can also get suggestions for how they want their chat message to sound, whether they want it to sound professional or casual, via the phone’s chat assist features.
Chat messages, documents, and transcriptions can also be translated into different languages.
Lastly, Circle to Search, accessible by long-pressing the home button, allows users to encircle an image on the browser or a photo, and get search results about the encircled item. For example, in a photo showing several food dishes, a user can encircle a particular dish to know what it is, and the phone, via Google, will show search results.
Another example is a user can encircle an article of clothing on a person – a shoe, for example – or maybe a building in a cityscape, and the phone will be able to tell what the shoe is.
Many of these features such as translating voice or text, transcribing audio, or the ability to be an interpreter between people speaking different languages do not sound novel. But Samsung’s focus on integrating all these functions with a phone is, and that’s the special thing here.
Whereas the past years have seen phone makers up one another with their camera hardware, and imaging techniques (many of which are also AI-powered to an extent by the way), with the arrival of the S24, Samsung appears to usher in a new race.
And it’s a race that’s not just among chipmakers as to who can do the best on-device processing. For the phone brands, it’s about bringing about the smoothest ways they can integrate AI-enabled functions, both the familiar and the new and innovative, into their units. – Rappler.com
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Last week we reported that surveillance footage obtained from Mr. Yan’s Store in Trial Farm Village was crucial in putting behind bars the men responsible for an armed robbery. The video which we posted received over fifty thousand views and with the help of the public, police were successful in making an arrest.
Well tonight, we have another surveillance footage to show you in hope of identifying two women with apparent sticky fingers.
The owners of Dickerson's Supermarket located on Cinderella Street are pleading for help from the public in identifying these two women in order to bring them to justice since a string of unreported robberies have been plaguing local businesses and Chinese stores across the North.
CTV3 News understands that the shop was targeted around 1:00 this afternoon by the two women who made away with several items from within the store by clutching them with their thighs. Among the stolen items is a super-sized JIF Brand Peanut Butter valued at $20.50.
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CarGurus (CARG) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 18.75% and 3.53%, respectively, for the quarter ended September 2021. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?
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While the auto industry is currently facing chip crunch-related headwinds, stocks like CARG, VRM, PTRA and LEV look well poised to pull off third-quarter 2021 earnings beat.
CarGurus (CARG) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.


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Volkswagen has announced that their all-electric ID Buzz bus will be available in India in 2024. The ID Buzz is a retro-styled van built on VW’s MEB electric chassis. It will be offered in both passenger and freight configurations.
The ID Buzz will be powered by a 77kWh battery pack that can provide up to 340 miles of range on a single charge. It will be powered by a single electric motor with 201 horsepower and 229 pound-feet of torque. The ID Buzz can reach 60 miles per hour in 7.5 seconds.
A 10-inch touchscreen infotainment system, a 10-inch digital instrument cluster, and a panoramic sunroof will be standard on the ID Buzz. It will also have driver assistance features like as adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning, and automatic emergency braking.
Volkswagen has not yet released the ID Buzz’s price in India. It is, however, intended to be priced competitively with other electric vehicles on the market. When it is released in 2024, the ID Buzz will be a prominent player in the Indian electric car market.
The ID Buzz is a sleek and functional electric bus that will appeal to a wide variety of Indian buyers. It also demonstrates Volkswagen’s commitment to the Indian electric vehicle sector. Volkswagen hopes to make a huge effect in the Indian market with the ID Buzz and help speed the adoption of electric vehicles.


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Bitcoin can approximate annual summits but upon arriving Zcash stole the show this week, creating a strong dynamic, even before launch.
Digital currency with the use of zero knowledge proofs are called crypto-currency users with new levels of privacy, gave his first chain blocks and chips (zero coins) on October 28.
In anticipation of the launch, term grass Zcash saw robust trading. The pair traded Bitcoin before the zero output of coins, rose from a low of 0.027 BTC ($ 18.50) on September 15 at 0.78 BTC ($ 535) on October 28. However, this figure increased by nearly 1,200% 10 BTC ($ 6,864) on launch day.
However this was not the end of history ,. With a unique release schedule, speculation has skyrocketed often invisible even in the area of the volatile cryptocurrency.
Zcash reached the most impressive peaks exchange digital currencies Poloniex, with the price of 1 ZEC reaching about BTC 3300 (or over $ 2 million), October 28. The surge has given way to lose shocks such exchanges Zcash 48 BTC later in the day.
Tim Enneking, Chairman of Currency Fund Crypto, price movements described as “crazy.”
“There is no way out of this assessment will take,” he said regarding the high prices of futures Zcash reached.
Despite all the momentum around Zcash, some market observers pointed out that more than one currency has experienced higher value before disappearing relevance.
“Like all Cryptos, Zcash will be useful to prove a big enough market for a long enough period of time to prevent death or irrelevance,” said Petar Zivkovkski, director of leveraged transactions Bitcoin trading platform Whale club.
digital currency hedge fund manager Eliosoff Jacob took a different approach, saying Zcash can be somewhat oversold.
In particular, he mentioned other communities in the chain of blocks that focus on privacy and solutions that are already in use on the market.
“Zcash seems like something deeper than Monero offer anonymity, but not really a big difference from a user or from a commercial point of view,” .
Eliosoff emphasizes users not last long as they cryptocurrency digital currencies that need to work to protect their identity and indeed necessary.
Bitcoin enjoy big profits
While Zcash this week took the part of the attention of the lion, Bitcoin has experienced dynamic profit of 9% and concerns about the continued devaluation of China’s yuan market pushed prices higher.
Bitcoin prices rose to $ 628.62 at 12:00 UTC on October 21 for $ 686.52 12:00 UTC October 28, CoinDesk USD Bitcoin Price Index figures show.
At press time, Bitcoin had also jumped, rising nearly 4% to a maximum of $ 713.
Digital currency upward price movement has caused many short squeeze “on trading platforms to leverage,” said Zivkovkski while others have suggested can reach the new momentum for a return after weeks of negotiation on the side.
Whale club data show that in the course of the week through at 12:00 UTC, the market was more than 90% long at all but one day.
The cryptocurrency would traders can take advantage of a new increase in attention away from altcoins Eliosoff said. He stressed that Bitcoin has recovered well from the hack Bitfinex and approached $ 700.
Now, “investors began taking profits on several altcoins and focus on the crypto king.”
The identity crisis Ethereum
Both Ethereum (ETH) and the classic chain block alternative Ethereum (ETC) underwent weekly losses both currencies seem clouded by uncertainty.
The former fell 6% the week to another week continues middle attacks denial-of-service attack, and it fell 4.6% in Ethereum chain classic blocks led a difficult range to arrest same problems.
“The hard fork and disorders and DDoS attacks on the network Ethereum prices are negatively affected,” said Zivkovski. “ETH and ETC through an identity crisis: what use they will be guided in the future by digital currencies?
Enneking also weighed on the future relevance of the two currencies, though it said the price declines were evident side effects more immediate technical problems.
“If Ethereum is repeatedly attacked, it does not look good in the eyes of consumers,” he joked.
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Mobile payment has been a niche which economic analysts have been expecting to explode for some time. But with the recent launch of Apple Pay, the mobile payment system included in the recent iPhone 6 smartphone, the rise of mobile payment is really expected to get underway. The Apple Pay system is compatible with NFC (Near Field communication) Technology, and given the success of Apple products it seems inevitable that its launch will contribute to an accelerating mobile payment market. Both the iPhone and Apple’s iPad tablet computing range are market leaders in terms of sales.
At the same time that Apple is launching its own mobile payment system, a new mobile wallet has also been announced by a consortium of US retailers. MCX, a collaboration of 70 of the largest retailers in United States, announced the development entitled “CurrentC” just days before Apple unveiled Apple Pay.
Both of these developments are indicative of a new breed of applications which completely bypass the payment terminal by enabling consumers to make in-store purchases solely with mobile devices such as smartphones.
Mobile payments to grow at 154 percent rate
According to a new report authored by Business Insider, mobile in-store payments will grow at a five-year compound annual growth rate of 154 percent, reaching $189 billion in 2018, from the relatively paltry level of $1.8 billion in 2013. Other estimates are even more dramatic; a study conducted by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project and Elon University’s Imagining the Internet Center predicted that both cash and credit card payments could have been phased out completely by 2020.
Yet this is still very much a developing market. Mobile payment is not broadly used even in the most technologically-savvy countries; just 6 percent of US adults have currently made a payment in-store by scanning or tapping their smartphone at a payment terminal. While this figure is highly likely to rise in the near future, it does illustrate that this technology has a long way to go before it is embraced by mainstream society.
However, the Business Insider study also reveals that ‘millennials’ aged between 18 and 34 are far more likely to use this technology than anyone else. Of those surveyed, 55 percent of people who use mobile wallets can be classified as being from the millenial group. Other strong indications of the future of this technology were given by the fact that a majority of US tech consumers indicated that they would “absolutely” use Apple Pay once it becomes active (this was officially confirmed by Apple on 16th October).
The fact that Apple Pay is an NFC-based system also indicates that this particular technology is set to rule the roost of mobile payment. Apple supporting this technology would seem to sound the death knell for all the competing systems, such as QR codes and barcodes.
As Apple’s announcements helps generate momentum in the mobile payment sphere, a new solution is also being launched in the UK. Zapp will enable British shoppers to pay with their mobile phones in major retailers across the country, including the supermarket chains Asda and Sainsbury’s, and the Department store House of Fraser. Zapp will launch next year, as mobile payment continues to become a more established technology.
Privacy, security and personalisation
However, issues remain with regard to the uptake of mobile payments. As more people use such systems in conjunction with mobile banking, the collection of personal data will inevitably grow. Given that people are concerned about both security and privacy, addressing these issues must be a central consideration for developers of mobile payment systems going forward.
This is why Apple have included a number of safety features within Apple Pay in order to address the concerns of consumers. However, the issue of personal data should not be viewed as an entirely negative one, as many consumers will be willing to relinquish some elements of personal data in order to receive a more personalised customer experience.
Numerous surveys have underlined both this privacy concern and also the importance of marketing material to the individual rather than generically. According to a recent EMarketer survey, 60 percent of US Internet users were more concerned about how companies protected personal data than they had been 12 months ago. Additionally, more than three in four US Internet users indicated that they were only willing to purchase from companies that they trusted. These two figures indicate that forming a bond with consumers is essential for retailers, particularly with a potentially controversial technology such as mobile payments.
But other statistics imply that the notion of privacy is a two-way street. Consumers are continually seeking personalisation and to be addressed in a direct fashion, and conversely this means that many are willing to actually forego some aspects of their privacy.
For example, the technology company Jainrain found in a 2013 survey that seventy-four percent of online consumers become frustrated with websites which are comprised of content unrelated to their interests. In accordance with this, the cloud computing company Monetate found that exactly three-quarters of consumers have no objection to retailers utilising personal information to improve their personal customer experience.
The message for retailers and marketers is really that mobile payment has great potential, but in order to fully engage consumers with it, the technology must be presented in a way that is considered both secure and personal to the individual.
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