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Some of the advance came from financial services shares benefiting from the £9bn HSBC offer. The Nasdaq leapt 50.18 points or 3.7% to 1411.52 as techs found broad support.
Household shares leapt $5.04 or 22% to $27.50, still less than half their high of $63 of six months ago. The company, which makes loans principally to consumers with poor credit ratings, has been having a difficult time as its client base has been hit by job lay-offs and credit uncertainty in a sluggish economy. HSBC's US shares eased $1.85 or 3.3% to $54.20 as analysts questioned the wisdom of the all-share offer.
American Express, up $1.75 or 5% to $36.95, was among financial services shares re-evaluated in light of the Household deal. Citigroup gained $1.14 or 3.3% to $36.14, JP Morgan added 97 cents or 4.6% to $21.92 and General Electric, which has a big consumer financing arm, rose 41 cents or 1.7% to $24.50.
Techs gained, helped by a $9bn stock buyback announcement by Intel, which climbed $1.09 or 6% to $19.21. Microsoft was marked up $1.63 or 3% to $56.99 and Hewlett-Packard jumped 79 cents or 5% to $16.90.
Dell rose 89 cents or 3% to $30.94, but fell 2.7% after reporting quarterly numbers in line with expectations.
Helping sentiment was word from Washington that retail sales rose 0.7% in October, double the rate expected by economists and the biggest gain in six months. But the number - which contrasted with recent dips in consumer confidence - failed to excite investors in the sector. Wal-Mart inched ahead 59 cents or 0.2% to $55.11.
Advertising giant Interpublic tacked on 81 cents or 6.4% to $13.39 after it disclosed that it was restating its profits as expected. Energy giant ExxonMobil rebounded $1.10 or 3.3% to $34.50 after recent weakness due to sliding oil prices.Reuse content


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First Polestar model now available
- March 15, 2018
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: Industry News
The first model from the new electric performance brand Polestar is now available for pre-ordering in 18 countries around the world.
Polestar 1 made its first public appearance at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show.
Along with the opening of the pre-order process, a new car configuration tool allows prospective customers to visualise their Polestar 1 before placing their pre-order.
Thomas Ingenlath, chief executive officer of Polestar, said, ‘With over 7,000 people interested in owning a Polestar 1 since its reveal, we are extremely encouraged by the passion shown for our product. We will now take the next steps towards delivering this beautiful car to our first customers.’
The Polestar 1 is an Electric Performance Hybrid GT coupé which produces 600 horsepower and 1,000 Nm of torque, while offering 150 km of pure electric driving range – the longest of any hybrid car in the world.

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A Clarksville-Montgomery County school system employee is outraged after her ID was stolen by an unknown person who then purchased thousands of dollars worth of items from a grocery store hundreds of miles away.
The victim, who asked us not to reveal her identity, is among one of tens of thousands of school employees whose private information was put out in the open by hackers last year.
She told News 2 on Thursday evening she recently discovered several fraudulent transactions that were made at a Virginia grocery store totaling upwards of $1,300 as she was going through her bank statements.
The school system employee, who said she's never even been to Virginia, said she immediately, notified her bank and authorities.
“I hate to think that it was, but I did speak with a friend of mine who said the same thing happened to her the day before yesterday and I find it not a coincidence,” the victim told News 2. “She's also a school system employee and the bank is aware there are quite a few other people whose accounts have been compromised.”
Last year, hackers released personal data, including social security numbers and birthdays of district students and employees.
Both the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have been working endlessly to determine where the breach came from.
The credit union's president released a statement to school employees following our story which read in part, “Beginning yesterday, we became aware of a relatively small number of fraudulent transactions occurring on our credit union members debit card accounts. Due to privacy issues, we cannot discuss individual account information; however, I can say that these fraudulent transactions have been reported by members in all of our office locations across Middle Tennessee and are not specific to Montgomery County School System employees.”
Experts say nearly 13 million U.S. adults were victims of identity fraud last year, which is an increase of more than one million victims over the previous year.


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Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 04 (ANI): If your teeth are highly sensitive to that hot or cold drink, then here's a good news as researchers have developed a new formula made with an extract from green tea that can fix this problem as well as help prevent cavities.
Washington D.C. [USA], July 29 (ANI): Here's another reason to have that cup of green tea, as according to a study ingredients found in this tea can reduce high-fat and high-fructose (HFFD)-induced insulin resistance and improve memory.
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb. 7 (ANI): The green tea that you drink to lose those extra pounds has many other powerful effects as a compound found in this 'super-drink' may have a life saving potential for people with bone-marrow disorders, reveals a study.
Tokyo [Japan], Sept.15 (ANI):Japan is now producing delicacies out good quality green tea. It is used as an ingredient in delicacies at Harajuku, at the centre of Tokyo city. The Matcha flavor delicacies attract youth and foreign tourists.
Mumbai, Aug 12 (ANI): Yuvraj Singh, Gautam Gambhir and Suresh Raina will lead the India Red, Blue and Green teams respectively in the upcoming Duleep Trophy, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has confirmed.
New Delhi, Aug.10 ((ANI-Newsvoir): Walnuts may offer beneficial effects on inflammation and metabolism especially when combined with other whole foods, a recent study published in The Journal of Nutrition revealed. These benefits may be amplified when walnuts, which are rich in ALA, the plan


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A billionaire serial entrepreneur from China, whose company LeEco offers an ecosystem of streaming video services, electric vehicles, television sets and smartphones, has lambasted Apple for failing to innovate — and says it is failing in China as a result.
“As an industry leader, Apple should be developing more cutting-edge products,” he said. “The iPhone was still a leader five years ago after being launched in 2008 but now the concept has fallen behind.”
Kind of funny considering that LeEco recently rushed to beat Apple to release a smartphone without a 3.5mm headphone jack!
In his first international interview with CNBC, Jia Yueting said that Apple is losing momentum in China due to how “outdated” its products and ideas are.
“We believe the next generation of mobile internet will be more open, more ecosystem oriented instead of being a closed loop,” Yueting said. “Ironically, Apple’s over-dominance, lack of internet-thinking and the closed off nature of its systems, all hindered innovation in the internet mobile industry.”
Interestingly, despite blasting Apple for focusing on its ecosystem building, LeEco’s latest concept is trying to sell movies, TV shows and music to buyers of its self-driving, smart LeSEE supercar, which is supposed to rival Tesla’s Model S. Apple was recently forced to stop selling iTunes Movies and shutter the iBooks Store in China as a way of favoring local businesses.
Regardless, Yueting thinks any problems Apple is having is down to the fact that “Apple’s innovation has become extremely slow,” with the new iPhone SE (you know, that phone which is selling like gangbusters in China!) being one example. “We think this is something they just shouldn’t have done,” he said.


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Samsung White Takes 'League Of Legends' Victory
October 19 2014 1:44 PM
Saturday's 'League of Legends' world championship came to a close Saturday, with Samsung white taking home $1 million in prize money.
Russian Tennis Chief Fined For 'Insulting' Williams Sisters
October 18 2014 6:42 AM
Shamil Tarpischev had reportedly appeared on a late night Russian show and had made "derogatory remarks" about Serena and Venus Williams.
Is 'Minecraft: The Movie' Coming Soon?
October 17 2014 2:26 PM
Warner Bros. is reportedly in talks with director Shawn Levy to produce a "Minecraft" movie.
PS4 Retains Console Crown
October 17 2014 11:16 AM
Sony continues to triumph over Microsoft's eighth-generation console, while Bungie's "Destiny" remains the top-selling game.
'The Evil Within': Six Things To Know
October 16 2014 4:04 PM
'Resident Evil' set the standard in the genre. Will Shinji Mikami's latest game measure up?
Steam Offering Free Game Weekend
October 16 2014 12:01 PM
If you're looking to update your Steam game library, Valve is offering 10 free games this weekend.
Five Of Our Favorite Female Video Game Characters
October 15 2014 5:14 PM
Women aren't always depicted poorly in video games. Here's proof.
Amazon Out To Prove It's Serious About Games
October 15 2014 1:57 PM
Acquisitions of Twitch and Double Helix show that Jeff Bezos is willing buy his way into the market.
The Top Five Most Sexist Video Games
October 14 2014 4:50 PM
Before gamergate, the representation of women in video games can be a bit iffy. We compiled a list of some of the worst offenders.
The Tide May Be Turning For The Xbox One
October 14 2014 1:56 PM
Microsoft may be pulling ahead in the console war, after media analyst Michael Pachter predicted the Xbox One outsold the PS4 last month.
'Minecraft' Coming To Micrsosoft's Windows Phone
October 14 2014 1:50 PM
Popular sandbox game has been a hit on Android and iOS devices, but has been absent from Microsoft's mobile platform.
Will 'The Sims 4' Come To Consoles?
October 13 2014 5:44 PM
'The Sims 4' may be coming to consoles in the future, but EA is definitely working on a Mac version.
'The Evil Within' Arrives Tuesday After Delay
October 13 2014 3:55 PM
Horror game 'The Evil Within' will launch tomorrow.
Female Developer Is Forced From Her Home In Gamergate
October 13 2014 3:27 PM
Brianna Wu, head of development at Giant Spacekat, was forced from her home by death threats after her address was posted on Twitter.
Watch 'Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel' Launch Trailer Here
October 13 2014 11:14 AM
Gearbox will launch 'Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel' on Tuesday, and the developer released its final trailer for the shooter on Monday.
Mid-Air Collision Of Planes In Nevada Kills 2 Pilots
October 13 2014 4:14 AM
An investigation has begun into the crash, which occurred in Yerington in western Nevada, about 60 miles southeast of Reno.
Okabe: 'Resident Evil Revelations 2' Will Come In Episodes
October 11 2014 8:49 PM
Capcom is testing the waters with a new-to-them formula but likely won't use it in the future on main-line games.
Lindsay Lohan Adds Charges To Lawsuit Against 'GTA 5' Makers
October 11 2014 12:24 AM
Actress Lindsay Lohan has added a number of charges in the 'GTA 5' case, alleging Rockstar used her image in a number of ways.
Monster Hunter 4 Is Just As Hardcore As Ever
October 10 2014 10:21 AM
Capcom showed off the next version, which should appeal to serious gamers.
'Dragon Age: Inquisition' Will Have 'Billions' Of Character Combinations
October 09 2014 6:02 PM
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Mar 18, 2011 2:34 PM by Ariel Wesler
The impacts of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan hit closer to home than you might think. Japanese automakers have already suspended production of cars and trucks in the aftermath of the disaster.
Cars like Toyota's hybrid Prius is built exclusively in Japan. Several consumer electronics companies have also suspended production in the aftermath of the earthquake.
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A compilation of important news from the startup world:
Sports startups are trying to change the game
A clutch of innovative startups, riding on the growing enthusiasm for sports in the country, are looking for ways to clear the boundary Kohli-style. Entrepreneurs — many of them former amateur sports people — are setting up new businesses ranging from e-tailing sports apparel to providing analytics to improve performance….
IT firm Red Hat mulls more investments in startups to push growth
IT firm Red Hat is actively looking at investing in start-ups working on innovation, infrastructure and open source technologies to further accelerate its growth in the country. Red Hat, which has invested in start-ups in India and Israel, is also expanding its workforce in the country to cash in on the opportunities in the telecom and government space….
Schools are becoming the new playgrounds for startups
Young entrepreneurs are taking help of schools to set up their startups. Saumil Majumdar started Bangaluru-based EduSports in 2009 to create a set sports curriculum for schools. Another Bangaluru startup. KOOH Sports has tied up with 200 schools in 40 cities to develop their curriculum…
This summer holiday, woo investors for your start-up idea
Several students are ditching the conventional placement process and choosing to work on start-up ideas. With the summer holidays coming up, now is a good time to chase your passion, and turn it into a possible career, say experts….
SPH Plug and Play unveils second batch of start-ups
Eight new tech start-ups have been selected for the second intake of the Singapore Press Holdings’ (SPH) Plug & Play accelerator programme.They were selected from more than 320 applications received from 10 countries, including Hong Kong and India…
IIIT-Hyderabad sets up accelerator focused on AI, deep tech
Computer science focused educational research institute International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT)-Hyderabad is starting a new accelerator focused on technologies such as artificial intelligence, natural language processing, machine learning, augmented reality and virtual reality. These technologies, incidentally, are focused around research areas of the premier educational institute….
Crowdsourcing code: why startups are turning to open-source software
It is because of publicly available ‘open-source software’ (OSS) that finding such a component is relatively easy.For startups, OSS obviously is a great way to kickstart development without punishing the bank account….
Silicon Valley ‘Unicorns’ Worry SEC
Wall Street’s top regulator went to the heart of Silicon Valley last week to defend the public markets and warn tech startups of the perils of staying private too long. Mary Jo White, chairwoman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, took particular note of the world’s 150 so-called unicorns, tech companies valued at $1 billion or more, but still in private hands….
Israeli high-tech targets high-net worth investors
With 70% of capital concentrated in few hands, Denny Chared hopes to convince untapped billionaires to invest in Israeli high tech. Denny Chared, owner of DC Finance which organizes financial conferences for family offices and high-net worth individuals, is convinced Israeli tech companies have yet to discover the hidden vein of venture capital, and he intends to uncover it….
Austin adtech company eRelevance raises $4.5 million from outside the city
Austin’s local marketing automation startup eRelevance has announced over the weekend that it has doubled its funding with a $4.5 million Series A round led by Silicon Valley-based Rally Ventures. eRelevance focuses on outreach marketing and phasing out email blasts with “multi-channel marketing campaigns”….


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“The auto sector has been dominated by a few large companies from around the world for many decades. But with the arrival of shared mobility, with the arrival of the Ubers and Olas of the world, with the arrival of electric cars and the autonomous driving cars, you have simultaneously three different changes happening to the automotive industry,” he said.
The life-long entrepreneur added that the same thing happened to the advertising business in the last 10-20 years.
“Most of the advertising is going digital. When Amazon bought Whole Foods recently, the price of all the retail stocks went down. People wondered about the impact of this on retail sector. So as you go industry by industry, you see dramatic changes,” Nilekani said.
The bottomline is: Be prepared for a world where there will be a lot of new winners, and there is going to be a lot of change.


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WIOCC rules out retail push as it plans wholesale drive
The chief executive of WIOCC, Africa’s self-styled “carrier’s carrier”, has ruled out any push into the retail market as the provider prepares a new two-pronged expansion drive across the continent.
Speaking exclusively to Capacity magazine, Chris Wood, said: “We’ve got no aspirations or desire to move into the retail space, we’re purely in the wholesale space and aim to stay there as we are doing it extremely effectively.” Instead, Wood will target terrestrial partnerships in the west and connectivity upgrades in the south and east.
Spurred by the significant amount of capacity it owns on the recently launched West Africa Cable System (WACS), WIOCC is looking to broaden its predominantly eastern focussed grid of terrestrial fibre networks through partnerships with operators on the west coast. The group is also rolling out its own western terrestrial networks through a number of suppliers.
Elsewhere WIOCC is looking to expand connectivity from the EASSy cable, on which it owns a 30% stake, inland and is now doing business in Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Lesotho.
The company is also working on opportunities in Swaziland, one of the few markets on Africa’s south eastern coast that has so far proven elusive for the company.
“In the next two to three years we are looking to consolidate our position as the leading African carrier’s carrier, add connectivity in west Africa and increasing connectivity in eastern and southern Africa,” Wood added.
To cope with increasing bandwidth demand the EASSy cable is likely to be upgraded by as much as a terabit in the next 12 to 18 months, according to Wood. The upgrade would be the second in the cable’s recently history, with 160Gbps of capacity added in January 2012.


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Jerusalem, 5 Jumadal Awwal 1437 (MINA) – Five Palestinian companies threatened of financial losses as Israeli occupation forces banned their product from being marketed in occupied Jerusalem under political and economic pretexts, Palestinian sources reported Saturday.
Palestinian report identified the five companies as Hamoudah, al-Jideedi, Arryan for dairy products as well as Asslwa and Saniora for meat products.
Sources in Hamouda Company reported that Israeli occupation forces has been banning the entry of their company’s products to occupied Jerusalem for the five days in a raw. It explained that the Israel un-expected move would cost the company heavy losses estimated to millions. Hamouda Company constitute 50% of the marketed products in Jerusalem markets.
The source explained that the Israeli decision came after the decrees in the Israeli sales of the same products in Jerusalem markets due to dominance of Palestinian products. Israeli occupation authorities took this decision even though the Palestinian companies were licensed within the Israeli record.
The affected companies addressed the Civil affairs administration and the Agriculture Ministry to get acquaint with the reasons stands behind such decision and the later responded that the decision was unilateral and unexpected. The source said that the Palestinian authorities is studying the suitable react to such move.
Tareq Abu Laban, the General Manager of Marketing at the Ministry of Agriculture noted that there are political reasons stands behind the Israeli decision, explaining that the Israeli side aims to force the PA to deal with Jerusalem as a part of Israel state.
He added that the Israeli Agriculture Ministry asked the Palestinian side to submit privet export models in which they are identified as international exporter. He explained that this step implies political impacts under which the Palestinians are forced to recognize Jerusalem as an Israeli city.
In 2010, Israeli occupation authorities tried to pass such decision, but international figures as well as the Quarter Committee failed the Israeli plan.(T/hna/R07)
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Alphabet’s [GOOGL] Google Cloud platform has come a long way since launching App Engine in April 2008: it’s portfolio of cloud-based apps, known as G Suite now includes storage, analytics (Big Query), its very own programming language (Go) and a unique hybrid of infrastructure and platform services. It had four million customers as of the fourth quarter in 2018.
Google announced a move into gaming in its first ever keynote speech on the “future of gaming” at the 2019 Game Developer Conference (GDC) on 19 March in San Francisco. The company introduced their new digital gaming platform, named Stadia, which will rival the console in allowing customers to stream games that have traditionally been downloaded or played on discs.
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The tech company had been gradually moving into gaming with its in-development cloud gaming platform Project Stream, which through a partnership with Ubisoft [UBI] was able to play the game Assassin’s Creed Odyssey on any machine, as well through a console-like device called Project Yeti.
Other cloud gaming services such as French startup Blade, also known as Shadow, Nvidia’s [NVDA] GeForce Now and Shield, and Sony’s  PS4 Remote Play have made big advances in the area. Microsoft [MSFT] is also working on its own Xbox cloud gaming platform called Project xCloud.
Google’s push into cloud gaming as well as, more generally, computing looks to be accelerating with a slew of strategic hires in the last 18 months, including new cloud-computing boss Thomas Kurian, who was the former president of product development at Oracle.
Kurian told attendants at Goldman Sachs technology and internet conference that Google would invest even more into sales and hiring to grow the organisation. “You will see us accelerate the growth even faster than we have to date,” Kurian added.
“You will see us accelerate the growth even faster than we have to date” - Cloud-computing boss Thomas Kurian
While Google continues to expand its cloud-computing business, it’s drawn criticism from US President Donald Trump for dropping out of the bidding for a $10bn Pentagon cloud-computing contract.
Google had said in October that the reason for dropping out was because the project may have conflicted with its corporate values.
But that didn’t stop Trump tweeting: “Google is helping China and their military, but not the US”, prompting the tech company’s shares to fall 0.4% in early trading on 18 March.Alphabet 1-year share price performance, CMC Markets, as at 20 March 2019
The gaming industry was said to be worth an estimated $138bn in 2018, outpacing the global film industry’s $136bn in value, putting Alphabet’s Google Cloud businesses in a good position to benefit from the growth.
CEO Sundar Pichai had disclosed revenues from its cloud business to investors for the first time in its February earnings update, noting that it had become a “billion dollar per quarter business”. Google’s cloud platform sits behind Amazon Web Services [AMZN] and Microsoft’s Azure in the public cloud market.


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English Fine Cottons is working with an up-and-coming menswear label, to make the perfect fabric for their trousers here in the UK.
While we’ve been busy re-establishing cotton spinning in a region once dubbed Cottonopolis, the founders of HebTroCo have been keeping the industry alive in Hebden Bridge, which used to be known as Trousertown.
The decimation of the UK’s textile industry during the last century means the fabrics for their popular moleskin and needlecord trousers must be sourced from abroad.
So now, we’ve teamed-up to develop the perfect trouser fabric on British soil, adding another string to the country’s textile manufacturing bow.
We’re working on a heavyweight chino fabric, to complement their current range of hard-wearing pants.
Truly British-made trousers coming soon
Ed and Brant aim to sell their first pair of trousers made from our star grade Supima cotton yarns in the next few months.
Ed said: “As our brand has grown, we’ve realised that people want to buy products with a story, and they want to feel connected with where it comes from and how it’s made.
“We heard about this cotton mill that was opening up a couple of years ago and it was so exciting. The story of English Fine Cottons is a great one and it fits with ours perfectly.”
Pride in British provenance
Ed and Brant pride themselves on the provenance of their products, right down to the accessories they’ve added to their collection.
Their Chukka and Moto boots are made by the UK’s last remaining heavy-boot manufacturer, William Lennon & Co, based in the Peak District. The belts are made with buckles hand-forged just down the road, and leather from a Devonshire tannery.
We visited Ed and Brant at their West Yorkshire HQ, as they were getting ready to take some trouser orders to the Post Office on their bikes.
Ed added: “We need to keep this part of British heritage alive.
“We started our business after a conversation in the pub and we knew nothing about manufacturing. Over time, we’ve worked with some incredible, traditional craftsmen and women on our doorstep.
“There are prestige labels who just sew a ‘British-made’ label into something that was made abroad. It’s a travesty and it will run the small factories where these people work into the ground.
“If we can make products that keep the people living around us in work, then we should.
Bringing back an industry
Our general manager, Andy Ogden, says working with businesses like HebTroCo is the key to success.
“It’s always exciting to work with a customer when they have an idea and they want to make it happen in Britain.
“This is exactly what we’re all about. We’ve always said that we can’t just bring back an entire industry by cotton spinning alone. We need to work with labels and other manufacturers to re-establish production chains.
“Projects like this are proof it can be done in this country, the skillsets are still here and a stronger, more diverse industry can emerge.”


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Julie Larson-Green Replaces Steven Sinofsky as Top Windows Boss
Last Updated on Tuesday, 13 November 2012 01:39 Written by admin Tuesday, 13 November 2012 01:39
Julie Larson-Green has replaced Steven Sinofsky as the Windows and Windows Live President, according to Microsoft. The move is unexpected to say the least, and Julie certainly has a bumpy ride to look forward to. She’s taking the Windows helm in a time when the division is underperforming and selling less and less of the company’s flagship product.
It’s unclear whether Sinofsky’s departure has anything to do with the drop in Windows sales, or the modest selling performance of Surface tablets. However, people close to the Redmond company are revealing that at fault might be key vision disparities between Sinofsky and other top Microsoft executives, including CEO Steve Ballmer. Nothing is confirmed, of course, and such details will most likely remain unconfirmed for a long time to come, unless Sinofsky writes his memoirs, or there’s a Windows 8 Easter egg that tell the true story.
Larson-Green managed to drive a lot of innovation that impacted products such as Office and Windows 7. She’s credited for pushing natural user interfaces such as Ribbon/Fluent for Office, and she oversaw the UX evolution of Windows 8 and its predecessor, Windows 7.
Larson-Green’s immediate focus is to whip Windows Blue, the successor of Windows 8, into shape, and continue with Windows 9, two operating system releases reportedly due in 2013 and in 2014, respectively.


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Three-quarters of Americans are planning to go on vacation this summer but most of them won’t venture too far from home, according to the latest American Express Spending and Saving Tracker. Seventy percent of those that plan to travel will leave their passports behind and have adventures within the U.S. border.
More people than recent years will hit the road or take to the skies this summer. In the same survey in 2012, 59% of respondents planned a summer vacation. In 2013, that number rose to 69%. This year, it was up to 75%. Chalk it up to the harsh winter or an improving economy, but it seems folks are prepared to shell out more for summer vacation this year than last as well. The average amount people plan to spend, per person, was $1,246—and increase of 9% over last year.
That doesn’t mean people aren’t still looking for a bargain, though. Ninety-one percent of respondents are hunting for ways to cut costs, and 60% will make some sort of compromise to save money. Ways to save include driving instead of flying (44%), taking shorter trips (33%), finding a place to stay where they can cook their own meals instead of eating out (30%), choosing a cheaper destination (28%), and traveling during off-peak dates (24%).
How many vacations and how long
Just one vacation isn’t enough for some. On average, survey respondents said they’d take three weekend trips this summer, with many people taking off for all three major summer holidays: Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, and Labor Day. Sixty-seven percent of people said they would go away for at least one weekend this summer, versus 59% last year.
Longer vacations are in the works for many people. Sixty-nine percent of vacationers will soak up sun for at least a week, and 32% will stretch their vacation to two or more weeks.
Those vacations will largely take place near a body of water: 45% of respondents said their plans included visiting a beach, river or lake. To while away the days, 41% will spend time shopping, 32% will sightsee and visit museums and other cultural destinations, 32% will reconnect with family at a reunion, and 27% plan to visit a water park.
Although the majority of people said they’ll stay in America, 17% are planning to travel internationally, and 13% said they’ll vacation both in the U.S. and abroad this summer.
Summer vacations are a traditional time to bond with family members, and 78% of people report plans to travel with their immediate families. But 16% say they are vacationing with friends, and more than half (51%) will bring the family pet on vacation too.
The American Express Spending and Saving Tracker was conducted online between April 7 and 11. Results include responses from 1,500 adults.


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Carload and intermodal volumes are up for week ending July 5, reports AAR
Carload volumes were up 9.4 percent annually at 270,731, and intermodal was up 10.5 percent at 227,097 containers and trailers.
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Carload and intermodal volumes continue to show growth, based on data released by the Association of American Railroads (AAR).
For the week ending July 5, carload volumes were up 9.4 percent annually at 270,731 carloads. This was behind the weeks ending June 28 and June 21, which reached 298,457 and 291,142, respectively. Traffic for the week ending July 5 was likely impacted by the July 4 holiday.
The AAR reported that weekly intermodal volume was up 10.5 percent at 227,097 containers and trailers, which was less than the 264,766 recorded during the week ending June 28 and 272,553 from the week ending June 21.
Each of the ten carload commodities tracked by the AAR were up annually for the week ending July 5. Motor vehicles and parts were up 53.7 percent, and grain was up 21.7 percent.
For the first 27 weeks of 2014, carloads are up 3.4 percent annually at 7,719,025 and intermodal is up 6.1 percent at 6,869,537 trailers and containers.
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Gurman: FaceTime for Apple AR/VR Headset Could Rely on Memojis and SharePlay
Gurman, who often reveals accurate insights into Apple's plans, has previously said that Apple's mixed-reality headset will focus on gaming, media consumption, and communication. The headset itself is rumored to run "rOS" or "realityOS," internally codenamed "Oak."
In his latest Power On newsletter, Gurman clarified what he expects from FaceTime in realityOS, proposing that it may revolve around two of the company's existing experiences: Memojis and SharePlay.
I imagine a virtual reality version of FaceTime where you can be in a conference room with dozens of people. Instead of seeing their actual faces, you'll see 3D versions of them (Memojis). I assume the headset will be able to determine a person's facial expressions in real time, making the experience fairly lifelike. I would also look for heavy use of SharePlay in the new realityOS, allowing multiple headset wearers to experience music, movies and games together.
Apple's work on realityOS has been rumored since 2017, but the existence of the operating system was finally confirmed this week when references to it were found in App Store upload logs and Apple open source code.
Apple introduced Memojis in 2018 with iOS 12, while SharePlay is a much more recent addition that arrived with iOS 15.1 last year. Speculation suggests that many new features Apple has released in recent years, such as ARKit, AR walking directions in Apple Maps, spatial audio with dynamic head tracking, and the LiDAR scanner, are destined for its mixed-reality headset in the long run, enabling the company to make users familiar with some of the headset's aspects and publicly iterate on them long before its release. It seems plausible that Memoji and SharePlay could also be part of this strategy.
Despite enthusiasm over Apple's headset project "approaching liftoff" this year, Gurman now believes that development issues are likely to delay the device's announcement until WWDC 2023.


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Consumers are increasingly turning to shopping channel QVC to buy beauty staples. The channel is now expanding the number of brands and sectors including fragrance
Quality, value and convenience represent a retail formula that many businesses strive to deliver in today’s market. But for one business in particular, these traits go right to its foundation, underpinning its philosophy – and indeed inspiring its very brand name.
QVC, the television shopping channel, was founded in the US by Joseph Segel in 1986 and was created to provide a different type of shopping experience for the consumer, one that allowed them to shop from the comfort of their sofa at home and make informed decisions about the products they were buying, without the pressure of a hard sales pitch. After just one year, QVC US began retailing beauty products on air and from this point onwards beauty has played an important part in the channel’s strategy.
Today, QVC operates in five countries including the US, UK, Germany, Japan and Italy. In the last three months it has also made a move into China as part of a joint venture and aims to launch there fully in 2013. In all countries, beauty accounts for an important share of the business, however in the UK beauty makes up the biggest mix of business against any other QVC globally. Steve Bridgeman, chief merchandising officer at QVC UK, confirms: “Beauty is our strongest division in the UK. It is really the most significant part of our business....
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text: Transit How to use OMNY, the MetroCard replacement on some subway lines, buses The MTA's new tap-to-pay system will be implemented at PATH stations in Manhattan and New Jersey, the Port Authority announced. The OMNY payment system was on display at the MTA Board meeting on April 17. Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin By Lauren Cook email@example.com @L_Cook865 Updated June 21, 2019 2:34 PM Print Share fbShare Tweet Email Spring is a time for new beginnings, and for the MTA that meant rolling out a new way to enter the subway. The MTA has launched OMNY, its new tap-to-pay system that will eventually replace the swipe, swipe, swipe of the MetroCard. In an attempt to control the chaos likely to occur if the MetroCard was tossed out overnight, the MTA is rolling out the new system in phases, starting with 16 subway stations on the 4, 5 and 6 lines in Manhattan and Brooklyn. The new technology is also available on Staten Island buses. For now, the only people who will benefit from using OMNY are Staten Islanders who rely on the bus system and subway riders whose commutes start and end at a station that has the new technology, but even those straphangers would also need a MetroCard to move around outside of those stations. Here’s what else you need to know about how to use OMNY. How does OMNY work? All riders have to do is hold a contactless bank card (debit, credit or prepaid) or a smartphone mobile wallet up to the new card readers installed at turnstiles to enter the subway system. Other forms of payment are also in the works, including an MTA app and an OMNY card. Sign up for an OMNY account in order to manage payment options, review charges, view trip history and contact customer service. How do I know whether I have a contactless bank card? Contactless cards have a specific symbol on the front or back that looks similar to the image used to represent Wi-Fi. Many financial institutions have begun to issue contactless cards, and the MTA said riders should be able to request one from their bank or credit card company. What about paying with cash? For its launch, riders will not be able to pay for OMNY with cash. Riders who want to pay in cash will have to wait until the MTA rolls out the OMNY card, which is expected to be available via select retailers in February 2021 and in new station vending machines by 2023. Is there a weekly or monthly payment option? OMNY will only be available as a full fare, single ride payment option until the technology is installed and launched across the entire subway and bus system, per the MTA. The transit authority expects to be able to offer weekly, monthly and discounted fares sometime in late 2020. Which subway stations are equipped with OMNY technology? Sixteen subway stations that serve the 4, 5 and 6 lines between Grand Central-42nd Street in Manhattan and Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center in Brooklyn are equipped with the tap-to-pay technology. When will OMNY launch systemwide? OMNY is expected to launch across the subway and bus systems by the end of 2020, but the MetroCard will stick around until July 2023. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey recently announced plans to implement the OMNY system along the PATH train, which has stations in Manhattan and New Jersey. By Lauren Cook firstname.lastname@example.org @L_Cook865 Lauren joined amNY.com as a news editor in 2016. Previously, she worked as a web producer at CBS New York and News 12. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter More on this topic OMNY subway fare system close to launchThe first phase of the OMNY launch will be very limited in order to work out any potential kinks with the tap-based system. Avoiding replacing the MetroCard with ... chaos"You only get one chance to get this right," an MTA official said about replacing MetroCards with a new payment system. 23 reasons why the subway is the absolute worstHow do New Yorkers loathe the subway? Let us count the ways. Comments We're revamping our Comments section. Learn more and share your input.


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Actress, Brenda Blethyn, OBE, is returning to Bath’s Royal United Hospital exactly one year since she helped launch the ‘Be a Brick / Buy a Brick’ fundraising scheme for The Forever Friends Appeal’s RUH Cancer Care Campaign. The well-renowned actress, most recently famous for her role in the television programme, Vera, is a keen supporter of The Forever Friends Appeal and Ambassador for their ‘Be a Brick’ initiative, encouraging supporters to purchase virtual bricks to help build a new Cancer Centre at the RUH. She is visiting the hospital to celebrate the fundraising success of the scheme achieving an amazing £120,000 to date. In addition she will be launching their brand new ‘Be a Brick’ collection boxes to encourage people to save their pennies and pounds to buy more virtual bricks for the new Cancer Centre at the hospital.
Brenda, ‘Be a Brick’ Ambassador comments: “Just one year since I last visited the RUH to launch this scheme, I am thrilled to be back to celebrate not only its wonderful success but, to promote a new concept to this fantastic fundraiser. The new, brightly coloured, cardboard collection boxes are hot off the press and the perfect size to pop onto your local shop counter, display at work or at home, ready to save your pennies & pounds! Why not get together with other members of your family, group or colleagues to fill enough boxes to collect for a row or even a wall. This is a really fun way to save your coins and even notes and to invest in such a worthwhile cause.”
The ‘Be a Brick’ scheme which was launched in February 2013 has given individuals, companies and groups the opportunity to ‘Be a Brick!’ and ‘Buy a Brick, a Row or a Wall’ to help raise funds towards building a pioneering new Cancer Centre for the hospital. In return for purchasing a virtual brick at the cost of £10 each, donors receive a ‘Be a Brick’ certificate and acknowledgement letter. To choose to purchase a virtual ‘Row’ for £100 or ‘Wall’ for £1000, they receive a certificate together with an acknowledgement of their chosen name within the design of the new Cancer Centre. In only one year, a significant number of bricks, rows and walls have already been bought. However, with much more needing to be raised, the scheme continues in earnest.
With this launch of the collection boxes, people are being encouraged to save their small change and fill their collection box to raise enough money to ‘Be a Brick and Buy a Brick’. To get hold of your very own ‘Be a Brick’ collection box, call The Forever Friends Appeal office on 01225 825691 or request one below.
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We’ve reported earlier today that Samsung has started the rollout of Android 4.1.2 Jell Bean update for Galaxy S III and it looks like the South Korean company is also deploying a new software update for Galaxy Tab 2 10.1.
According to SamMobile, Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean is now available to Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 Wi-Fi owners in the UK.
Even though the update is only available in the UK for the time being, we expect that Samsung will slowly release Android 4.1.1 for Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 Wi-Fi globally.
Reports coming from Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 Wi-Fi owners confirm that the upgrade is available both OTA (over the air) and through Samsung Kies desktop software.
We encourage out readers who own the Wi-Fi only version of Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 tablet and have already received the update to confirm their locations in the comments.


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The inflation rate recorded up to the year's lowest figure during the last week of December 2020.
The Sensitive Price Index (SPI) is calculated on the basis of the prices of 51 essential items.
The Sensitive Price Index (SPI) is calculated on the basis of the prices of 51 essential items collected from 50 markets in 17 cities of the country
During the week, out of 51 commodities, prices of 17 items increased, 13 items decreased and 21 remained constant.
"Strictly monitor the difference between retail, wholesale prices in various commodities to ensure availability of the essential items...," Hafeez directed
According to the provisional trade data for the month of October, the exports stood at US$2,066 million as compared to US$2,024 million last year
The year on year trend depicts an increase of 9.68 percent, showed the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) data.
11 household items witnessed a decline in prices with potatoes leading by 83 percent, reveals the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) data on inflation across the country.
The road transport services exports went up by 12.64 percent, from $41.760 million last year to $47.039 million during the current year.
Data issued by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) showed that in telecommunication sector, call center services exports increased by 9.28 per cent.


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WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand anchorperson MediaWorks has appear it affairs to advertise its disturbing television business, abrogation hundreds of workers apprehensive if they will still accept jobs if a client can’t be found.
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The advertisement Friday highlights the attempt that acceptable television networks accept been adverse adjoin the acceleration in acceptance of alive casework such as Netflix.
MediaWorks Chairman Jack Matthews says the aggregation wants to aggrandize radio and advance businesses while acquainted that free-to-air television “operates in a arduous environment.”
Matthews says the network’s Auckland address is additionally for sale, with a lease-back advantage for abeyant buyers.
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Some people can't imagine life without credit cards, but millions of Americans have swiped their way into a financial hole.
And it's the type of credit card debt that may only get worse with new fees.
"2010 will probably be the year people hate their banks for the fees they're going to be forced to pay," Wall Street Journal reporter Robin Sidel said.
Sidel says credit card companies are imposing a wide range of new charges on their customers. For example, some banks are changing fixed rate cards into variable rate cards. There are inactivity fees if you don't use your card enough. And there's even a $1 fee for a printed statement.
"I spoke to this guy who got the $1 fee," Sidel said. "He said it's $12 a year and it's driving me crazy. And I'm going to cut up my card."
By introducing new fees on credit cards, banks are racing to find new sources of revenue ahead of a law that takes effect in February. That law's intended goal is simple - to protect consumers from deceptive credit card practices.
Experts say you can counter new fees by paying attention to those credit card disclosures you get in the mail. And if that's not enough, simply call the credit card company. Steven Burman is the president of a non-profit that helps people eliminate their credit card debt.
"What I would suggest is call customer service and just have them go through the bill," he said. "Look at all the fees."
But that might not translate into a bank waiving their new fees. Some say credit card companies are doing everything they can to make their investors happy. And their customers are unhappily footing the bill.


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- CKE Restaurant Holdings, the parent company of Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr., will deploy drive-thru artificial intelligence at some drive-thrus. The restaurant firm is working with three different tech firms, Presto Automation, OpenCity and Valyant AI, according to press releases from those companies.
- All three companies said tests at unspecified numbers of CKE restaurants showed improved labor productivity, among other benefits.
- CKE operates about 2,800 Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. locations in the U.S., and another 1,000 worldwide, offering the potential for large-scale adoption of drive-thru automation.
Restaurants have embraced AI technology at the drive-thru to automate employee tasks and improve speed of service. For CKE, its experimentation with such tools has yielded promising results, CTO Phil Crawford said in partner company press releases.
Crawford credited OpenCity’s technology with “enhancing the speed and accuracy of order processing, resulting in reduced wait times for customers and increased efficiency for our staff.” Crawford didn’t say if CKE is offering Presto Voice AI to its operators nationwide. OpenCity CEO Nick Belsito told Restaurant Dive that his company’s AI tool would be available for CKE franchisees.
“The pilot program yielded positive outcomes, with deployed stores experiencing a significant rise in revenue due to the upsell capability,” Crawford said of Presto’s test.
Valyant will deploy its AI voice bot at at 32 CKE restaurants owned by two franchisees in the coming months, with 21 more to eventually follow, Valyant CEO Rob Carpenter wrote in an email to Restaurant Dive. Valyant’s tech was tested for a year at Hardee’s locations in Tennessee and Carl’s Jr. locations in California. OpenCity’s test lasted about a year. Presto did not specify how long its testing period lasted.
All three companies make similar claims about their products’ performances:
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Conversational AI, including phone automation as well as drive-thru automation, is often framed as a way to reduce labor needs, improve accuracy and speed of service. But restaurants have run into issues with such technology, too. McDonald’s encountered order accuracy problems during its drive-thru AI tests at 24 Illinois restaurants last year. The Golden Arches’ order accuracy with drive-thru voice AI was around 80%, BTIG said in a note emailed to Restaurant Dive, well below the chain’s 95% accuracy target.
While CKE’s announcement represents a major development in the drive-thru AI sphere, easing conditions in the labor market may make AI adoption less urgent for some restaurants. data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the labor market has begun to cool considerably since mid-2021, and the number of foodservice workers is now virtually identical to its pre-COVID-19 high. Labor turnover in the segment has also eased, with monthly quits in the sector falling from 839,000 in February 2023 to 661,000 in March, a decrease of over 20%, though job openings increased modestly. Wage growth has moderated, with wages for restaurant workers falling from an average of $19.42 an hour in December to $19.34 in March, according to BLS statistics.


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Drug distributor McKesson Corp. extended its offer to buy shares of Celesio AG for two weeks after a tepid response from sellers.
San Francisco-based McKesson (NYSE: MCK) owns 75.7 percent of Celesio's shares, but it had hoped for more in late January when it resurrected a deal to increase its holdings after some Celesio shareholders said the price was too low.
McKesson extended its tender offer from April 8 to April 22.
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Statewide mag seeks business "Movers and Makers"
The Ruidoso area is about to get a free glossy, four-color statewide promotional boost, courtesy of New Mexico Magazine.
The Santa-Fe-based publication’s managing editor Candace Walsh will be arriving here in a few weeks to do some extensive travel coverage and a feature on the Hurd-La Rinconada Gallery and Guest Homes in San Patricio. Her stories will appear in April.
But the magazine’s editor-in-chief, Dave Herndon, said that in addition to her hunt for interesting “things to do, eat and drink in Ruidoso,” Walsh will also be scouting for examples of what the magazine is calling “Movers and Makers.”
The January issue of the magazine features a collection of stories about entrepreneurial creativity that begins with an idea for a product or service and grows with a lot of energy and maybe a little help from friends into a thriving business that creates wealth and new jobs.
“There’s a model, a tradition of ‘do it yourself’ in New Mexico,” Herndon said in a phone interview, one of many he’s conducting with media to promote his magazine’s theme for the new year and its new look. “Now there’s a new idea, ‘do it with others.’”
The January issue contains stories about successful start-ups in Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Taos and Silver City that began with the help of a business “incubator.”
An idea for a new food product, he said, may not get off the ground until the inventor finds a community organization willing to lend access to a commercial kitchen. A new consumer product may require a communal “maker space” where tools and machinery for building prototypes and samples are available.
Herndon believes this kind of shared energy and resources appeals to something uniquely New Mexican and may provide a key to new waves of economic growth in places where they crop up.
He said his editors and writers will be looking all year for stories around the state like the ones highlighted in the January edition. In that spirit, Ms. Walsh will be looking here.
Herndon said incubators are often attached to universities or occur in urban areas with large populations of creative people with business ambitions. But not always.
“There’s a path to success from the grass roots cottage industry to taking your product to market that we’re describing in this issue of the magazine,” he said. “I hope it’s a real thing that can work in a place like Ruidoso.”


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Statement by Connie Tipton, President and CEO, International Dairy Foods Association
(Washington, D.C. - July 13, 2011) The following statement can be attributed to IDFA President and CEO Connie Tipton regarding draft legislation related to dairy policy that was circulated today by Rep. Collin Peterson, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee.
"We are disappointed that Rep. Collin Peterson is circulating draft legislation that clearly would take the dairy industry in the wrong direction. Instead of encouraging job growth and reducing regulation on an already overregulated industry, the discussion draft would impose new and intrusive government mandates on dairy markets at the cost of a growing dairy export business and the jobs that have come with it.
"The centerpiece of the discussion draft is a new mandatory program that will impact every dairy producer and processor in our country. This program, called the Dairy Market Stabilization Program, is designed to limit U.S. milk production by collecting taxes from dairy farmers when farm milk prices are low. Our estimates show that nearly $400 million would have been assessed against dairy farmers had this program been in effect in 2009. According to Rep. Peterson's bill, half of this new dairy farmer assessment will be retained by the federal government to offset other spending or reduce the deficit.
"Because 'growth management' government programs manipulate farm milk prices to be above world market prices, the stabilization program will negatively impact the U.S. dairy industry's ability to compete for new and emerging markets. Dairy exports will be hurt and imports will be encouraged. Studies of the program have predicted that thousands of U.S. jobs could be lost as a result.
"At a time when the world needs food and is demanding more dairy products, it makes little sense for our government to impose limits on milk production. In addition, higher milk prices will mean that our federal feeding and nutrition programs will have their limited and stressed budgets stretched even further. The same is true for millions of families with children who are struggling economically. Higher prices for dairy products will encourage substitution of less healthy or nutritious food.
"In addition, the discussion draft suggests changes to the Federal Milk Marketing Order system. This is one place where the explanation of the draft does not match the actual draft. For example, the explanation claims that the goal is to simplify the system yet the bill's order reform section is more than 60 pages long. The explanatory text also claims that the new system will remove "formula pricing" and reduces the classes of milk from four to two -- yet it keeps formula pricing for plants that are owned primarily by co-ops and effectively retains the current four classes of milk.
"We appreciate Rep. Peterson's work on this issue and agree that this could be a turning point in changing our dairy policies. However, the problem isn't too little regulation -- it's too much. The solution is not to get government more involved in our markets, but to let our industry grow and produce jobs."
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[Update: HP has confirmed it is considering spinning off the PC business].
If true, that would be a drastic change from past strategies, and it would undo the famous HP-Compaq merger that was engineered by then-CEO Carly Fiorina a decade ago. HP is the world’s largest computer maker and its legacy in computer hardware goes back generations.
Bloomberg’s report was light on details, but it notes that HP’s current CEO, Leo Apotheker, has put an emphasis on software and services. Palo Alto, Calif.-based HP is reporting quarterly earnings after the markets close today. Those services are expected to be cloud offerings provided over the internet. HP has reportedly wanted to lessen its dependence on low-margin PCs, but for years HP has sold its hardware and software as a one-stop shop.
Hewlett-Packard shares fell 53 cents to $30.86 in trading so far today, after jumping as much as 8.3 percent. To date, HP stock is down around 25 percent this year. HP hasn’t yet commented.
While HP was going the other direction with integration of hardware, software and services, a PC spin-off isn’t unheard of. IBM spun out its PC business, and it became Lenovo in a combination with China’s Legend.
One longtime tech analyst greeted the news report skeptically.
“It has come up every 12-18 months for the last 6 years,” said Richard Doherty, an analyst at the Envisioneering Group. “This could just be a [a trial balloon] to see how the market reacts to idea.”
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Parliamentarians in Europe have voted to break up internet monolith Google in a bid to curb its dominance.
The resolution is largely symbolic because the motion cannot be enforced, but the vote could capture the attention of regulators in Europe.
In Europe, 90 per cent of internet searches are through Google.
Breaking the company up could be a solution to complaints that it favours its own services in search results.
The motion brought before the parliament reportedly suggested separating search engines from other commercial services to ensure a level playing field for competitors in Europe.
Google's rivals lodged an anti-competitive case with the European Union's competition commissioner in 2010.
"I think you become powerful when your brand becomes a verb," said internet entrepreneur Marty Gauvin.
"You don't search for things on the internet anymore, you Google them," Mr Gauvin said.
"And so starting from search ... which Google is incredibly dominant on with something like a 91 per cent market share, Google has then branched into other areas such as the Android operating system that most people's phones use, Google Glass, the augmented reality system and a whole range of other things [like] Gmail, that they have strong positions in."
Google 'remembers' user's searches
Mr Gauvin, who helped found Hostworks, a digital media company, and is now executive chairman of data centre services and consultation company Tier 5, said Google makes money through advertising relevant to the user.
"So whenever you search for anything, Google remembers that and then all of the ad places that they sell - which are most of them - will then be driven by what you've searched for, not what the site you're looking at has got anything [sic] to do with.
"People are often surprised if they're searching for their kids' weekend cricket match that suddenly they'll see an ad for a drill that they might like for Christmas and of course that's because they've searched for it."
He said Google's ability to collate user data had made it a market leader.
"Google has done an extremely good job in search, probably [as much as] the company that you would most compare them to, Microsoft, did in operating systems.
"So Windows is successful because of Microsoft's dominance but it's also successful because it's quite good.
"In the case of search, you've got a similar situation where Google's been able to continue to gather much more data than its competitors and that's helped it get better and so more people want to use it and so it becomes a bit of a positive feedback loop."
As to whether the European Parliament's vote to break up Google will be successful, Mr Gauvin said it is unlikely because Google's dominance is not here to stay.
"I can't see it being enacted and also I don't ultimately see it as being desirable for two reasons," he said. "One is that these things tend to be a bit cyclical.
"Google will not be on top forever even though it might appear that that's going to be the case today.
"In the past, people have looked at Yahoo as having too much dominance, people have looked [at] MySpace as being this huge dominant organisation, Facebook and so forth and all of these things come and go in cycles."


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The cordless provider video game is, specifically in the Usa, thought about an unfair one as for many customers are concerned, with network drivers very reluctant to supply more flexible, customized bundles. But according to a brand-new report, Google has contracted a handle Sprint and T-Mobile that will allow the search titan to operate as a service provider, and, one hopes, offer far better prices to the customer.
The Huge G has actually been a key number in the development of the mobile phone with its Android mobile platform, and has actually consequently aimed to bring cheaper equipment to market with the sort of its famous Nexus series. Baseding on a brand-new report over at The Wall Road Journal, the Chrome maker is seeking to take things a step even more by coming to be a top quality provider, and whilst certain details are currently at a premium, there’s no rejecting that this could possibly confirm a pivotal move that could shake-up the actual the natural world of service provider packages.
Because the existing market contains a couple of significant gamers, it has actually been quite simple for the big-named service providers to keep rates high and adaptability virtually non-existent, and regardless of the 4G LTE infrastructure now being extensive throughout the Usa along with the mobile market, numerous consumers are maimed by capped bundles that cut corners on the amount of downloaded and install data allowed.
Each time when information rates are enhancing swiftly, it is assumed that Google will look for to drive up allowances and reduced costs by throwing itself into the mix, and given that it has actually supposedly signed a manage Sprint and T-Mobile – – 2 of the four largest carriers in the U.S. – – it will not be constructing its very own network, however serving as a mobile virtual network driver (MNVO).
Although we’re excited to view where Google prepares to take this, there’s no word on specifically when it will certainly launch nor just how much it might cost, yet as with most of the business’s fledgling tasks, it’s most likely to begin life in a restricted setting prior to potentially turning out further afield.
Exactly what do you make of this? Do you think Google’s visibility in the provider arena could really toss the pet cat among the pigeons? Do share your ideas and remarks with us below!
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Well, that didn’t take long.
Only a week after closing May 1, the former Sobey’s location at Cavalier Drive and Hamilton Avenue will reopen under the Food Fare banner, local franchise owner Moe Zeid confirmed in an interview with Canstar Community News last week.
Zeid says he takes over the location on May 1 and will reopen on May 8.
Zeid, who owns four Food Fare locations in the city, said he was approached by Sobey’s to take over the 12,000 sq. ft. location shortly after the grocery giant stunned Crestview residents with its closure after 30 years in the community.
"I think it’s going to be successful," said Zeid.
"I know exactly what you can do in those stores," he said.
He’s planning to hire between 40 to 50 part-time and full-time staff, including two in-store butchers.
Zeid, a St. James resident in the grocery business since 1976, owns the Food Fare in the Silver Heights Shopping Centre, along with other locations in the West End, West Broadway and Corydon Village.
Zeid also confirmed he is still looking to purchase the former Food Fare at Arlington Street and Polson Avenue in the North End after it closed suddenly in mid-March.
Zeid is still working to negotiate the purchase of the North End building, and is in talks with the owner of the Crestview strip mall to take over the mall entirely.
"Every location I own, I own the building too," he said, noting he owns the Silver Heights Shopping Centre.
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Beware new reduced-speed zones
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Fundraising to fix football field
Hustling for hunger
Picasso-inspired artwork to be displayed
Winnipeggers invited to light the night
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Yunnan will apply more active measures to encourage businesses to further expand bilateral trade, expand imports of products from Vietnam, especially tropical fruits and agricultural products…
On December 20, the Department of Trade Promotion (Ministry of Industry and Trade) coordinated with the Department of Commerce of Yunnan Province (China) to organize the “Conference on Trade Promotion and Economic Cooperation between Vietnam and China (Yunnan) )”.
The event was held in the context that General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping just had a very successful official visit to Vietnam this December, and the two sides achieved many important agreements in economic and trade cooperation.
Yunnan businesses brought their products to display and introduce at the conference.
At the same time, this is also a meaningful activity to implement the cooperation contents in the Memorandum of Understanding on trade development cooperation between the Departments of Industry and Trade of 12 provinces and cities of Vietnam and the Department of Trade Promotion (Ministry of Industry and Trade). ) with the Department of Commerce of Yunnan Province (China) was signed on July 13, 2018 in Lao Cai province, Vietnam and aims to promote the development of economic and trade cooperation relations between Vietnam and China in general and with Yunnan province in particular.
BILATERAL TRADE IS REMAIN VERY MODEST
According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, in the period 2017 – 2021, import and export turnover of Vietnam – China (Yunnan) is constantly increasing. In 2017, the import-export turnover between the two sides reached 3.7 billion USD, of which Yunnan exported 2.01 billion USD and imported 1.69 billion USD.
The import-export turnover between the two sides in 2018, 2019, and 2020 was 4.27 billion USD, 4.32 billion USD, and 5.07 billion USD, respectively. In 2021, the import-export turnover of the two sides will reach 5.16 billion USD, of which Yunnan’s exports will reach 3.98 billion USD and imports will reach 1.18 billion USD.
Currently, Vietnam exports to Yunnan products such as: Yellow phosphorus, tropical fruits (dragon fruit, mango, banana, watermelon, lychee, longan…), wood products, peeled boards, medicinal herbs, fresh cassava, cassava starch, agricultural products, seafood… via road, rail and waterway.
Speaking at the conference, Deputy Director of the Trade Promotion Department Le Hoang Tai said that Yunnan province plays a huge role in economic and trade cooperation between the two countries. Currently, Yunnan province shares a border with four northern provinces of Vietnam: Lao Cai, Ha Giang, Lai Chau, and Dien Bien. At the same time, it is also an important trade gateway in the economic corridor of Kunming – Lao Cai – Hanoi – Hai Phong – Quang Ninh.
Yunnan businesses livestream tiktok right outside the conference.
With a favorable location, Yunnan province is an effective bridge for Vietnamese goods to go deep and far to provinces and cities in the Southwest region of China, and is an important gateway to bring Vietnamese products to Vietnam. products and goods of Chinese enterprises through Vietnam to the rich potential ASEAN market.
However, Mr. Tai was also frank that despite its important position, role and potential market, Vietnam’s economic and trade cooperation with Yunnan is not yet commensurate with the potential of the two sides.
In 2022, Vietnam – Yunnan trade turnover will only reach 3.2 billion USD. In the first 10 months of 2023, two-way trade only reached 2.2 billion USD, accounting for a very modest proportion of the total trade turnover of Vietnam – China.
“Therefore, the potential and space to exploit and develop economic and trade cooperation between Vietnamese localities and Yunnan province is still very large,” Mr. Tai emphasized.
Mr. Nguyen Minh Tien, Director of the Center for Agricultural Trade Promotion (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) informed that China is Vietnam’s largest agricultural export market in 2023. May 11, 2023, Vietnamese agricultural products exported to China reached 11.5 billion USD, an increase of 18% over the same period in 2022, accounting for 23.2% of Vietnam’s total agricultural export turnover.
According to statistics, the volume of agricultural trade in Yunnan province accounts for about 15% of the volume of agricultural trade between Vietnam and China. The main exported agricultural products are fruits, vegetables, seafood…
PROMOTE PROMOTION AND CONNECTION
Mr. Tien said that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is very interested in developing cooperative relations with the authorities of China and Yunnan in particular to enhance exchanges, implement trade activities, and make connections. connecting and promoting trade between Vietnamese and Yunnan businesses.
Organize delegations of Vietnamese agricultural and OCOP product exporters to participate in exhibitions and fairs in China to introduce Vietnamese quality products to the Chinese market and consumers.
At the same time, support connecting Chinese agricultural machinery equipment suppliers with Vietnamese production units and cooperatives in need. As well as cooperating with a number of Chinese units to develop and bring Vietnamese agricultural and food products and OCOP products to e-commerce channels in China.
“The Agricultural Trade Promotion Center wishes to strengthen cooperation and coordinate the organization of trade promotion activities between the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Department of Commerce of Yunnan Province, contributing to promoting the export of agricultural and aquatic products. Vietnam’s strong products to the Chinese market through official channels. On the other hand, introduce Chinese high-tech agricultural machinery products to Vietnamese businesses, organizations and individuals,” Mr. Tien proposed.
Tại hội nghị, ông Đàm Vỹ, Phó Giám đốc Sở Thương mại tỉnh Vân Nam đánh giá, Việt Nam là quốc gia quan trọng tại châu Á, là thành viên quan trọng của Asean và RCEP. Trung Quốc và Việt Nam là hai nước láng giềng hữu nghị, sông núi liền nhau, là cộng đồng cùng chia sẻ tương lai có ý nghĩa chiến lược…
Trong giai đoạn 13 năm thương mại Vân Nam (Trung Quốc) – Việt Nam, từ 17,74 tỷ nhân dân tệ năm 2016 tăng lên 35,24 tỷ nhân dân tệ năm 2020, tăng trưởng bình quân năm 18,7%. Không gian hợp tác thương mại giữa hai bên còn rất lớn và còn rất nhiều tiềm năng để tiếp tục triển khai hợp tác thương mại.
Vì vậy, ông Đàm Vỹ cho rằng các cơ quan Chính phủ và các doanh nghiệp hai bên cùng chung tay tiến về phía trước, tập trung sâu hơn vào các lĩnh vực hợp tác thực tế, tạo ra nhiều cơ hội hợp tác mới.
Ông Đàm Vỹ kiến nghị, hai bên cần tăng cường hợp tác song phương, hợp tác thương mại Vân Nam – Việt Nam là ưu tiên quan trọng hàng đầu. Hai bên có tính bổ sung nhau mạnh, tiềm năng lớn, nên Vân Nam sẽ áp dụng các biện pháp tích cực hơn nhằm khuyến khích các doanh nghiệp liên quan mở rộng hơn nữa thương mại song phương.
Vân Nam sẽ khuyến khích các doanh nghiệp mở rộng nhập khẩu các sản phẩm từ Việt Nam đặc biệt các loại trái cây và sản phẩm nông nghiệp nhiệt đới. Ngược lại, tỉnh Vân Nam kỳ vọng doanh nghiệp Việt Nam tích cực khai thác, phát triển thị trường Vân Nam.
“Chúng tôi sẽ tối ưu hơn nữa môi trường đầu tư để cung cấp các dịch vụ chất lượng cho các doanh nghiệp Việt Nam sang Vân Nam đầu tư”, ông Đàm Vỹ khẳng định.
Mặt khác, tăng cường tổ chức các hội chợ, triển lãm đồng thời khuyến khích doanh nghiệp tham gia nhằm tận dụng triệt để các hạ tầng giao dịch của hai bên trong hội chợ sản phẩm…


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For a long time, shopping for a car has been a lengthy (and often frustrating) process. It often involves haggling with salespeople at dealerships and a lot of back-and-forth.
Well, it turns out that most car buyers dislike the old way of doing things. In fact, a study conducted by Autotrader revealed that only 17 out of 4,002 consumers (less than 1%) prefer the current car-buying process.
In other words, a change in the car buying experience is long overdue.
Car sales move online
That change is finally here. It came about as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on the retail economy. All of a sudden, people stopped shopping in stores as much and started buying everything from food to toilet paper online.
Car dealerships were forced to adapt as well. With the threat of the virus in the air, they had to find ways to minimize physical contact with customers. Naturally, this led to moving much of the car-buying process online.
Today, many car dealerships have taken a cue from the ecommerce sector and stuck to this digital-first retail model. Buying a car is much more like ordering a product from Amazon than ever before.
Hour-long showroom visits are becoming a thing of the past, while shopping for a car from home is becoming the new norm. Here’s a list of some of the ways in which the car-buying process has moved online:
1. Virtual showrooms
Instead of spending hours in a physical showroom with the pressure of a salesperson at their side, shoppers can now visit virtual showrooms to look at a dealership’s inventory from the comfort of their own homes. Virtual showrooms offer high-quality 360-degree panoramic views of different cars. They let you walk around the outside of a car and peek into its interior with just a few clicks.
2. Online reviews and reliability ratings
More and more car dealerships are providing comprehensive user reviews and reliability ratings for their vehicles on their websites. This allows customers to compare different cars and make a more informed decision about which to buy. Plus, it allows consumers to do this in a low-pressure environment (at home) before ever visiting a dealership in person.
According to Tiger Okeley at car dealership Oak Motors, “Most of our customers visit our locations with a car already picked out. They just come in to finalize the deal. This speeds up the entire sales process and makes it more convenient for everyone involved.”
3. At-home test drives
Another way that car shopping has moved online is the introduction of at-home test drives. Many dealerships will offer to deliver the car you are interested in to your home for you to test drive. They then pick it up again after 24 or 48 hours. This lets you get a feel for the car without needing to go on a test drive with the pressure of a salesperson in the passenger seat.
4. Online financing options
Traditionally, car dealerships would pressure customers into using their preferred car financing options. But now that people can shop for cars online, they can also shop for car financing options on their own. They can compare interest rates, loan terms, and more online and then apply for the credit and payment models they prefer.
5. Contactless car delivery
Once someone has finalized their car purchase, they can have the vehicle delivered directly to their home. During the pandemic, this helped avoid unnecessary physical contact to minimize the threat of the virus. But even now, many consumers prefer having their car delivered because it’s more convenient than going into the dealership to pick it up. It allows consumers to not interact with anyone if they don’t want to.
Consumer response to online car sales
As you might expect, the consumer response to online car sales has been overwhelmingly positive. Why? Because buying cars online results in a larger car selection, more transparency, less haggling, and faster transactions overall.
Another reason so many have embraced buying cars online is that millennials and Gen Xers now make up most of the population. These generations are already accustomed to the speed and convenience of online shopping. It’s no wonder they expect the same experience when buying a car.
According to a study conducted by Assurant, 75% of respondents were interested in fully executing a car purchase with home delivery, and 89% would be more likely to purchase from a dealership that offered online options.
Of course, many consumers still like some aspects of the traditional car-buying process, just not the time-consuming ones. Hence, the Assurant study also showed that 95% of consumers want a combination of offline and online options during their car-buying journey, and 94% want to shift configuring payments, reviewing documents, and reviewing contracts online.
As a result, a hybrid approach to car sales is best—one in which consumers can start their car shopping experience online and then come into the dealership to clarify any remaining questions and finalize the deal.
The future of online car sales
It’s clear that shifting much of the car-buying process online was a net positive for consumers and dealerships alike. Consumers benefit from a faster and smoother car-buying process, while car dealerships have become more profitable than ever before.
According to a report from the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA), net profit before tax at the average new car dealership through the first nine months of 2021 was up 128.2% over the same period in 2020.
Part of this has to do with the fact that COVID-19 forced many car dealerships to operate with smaller inventories and increase their car prices. However, much of it is a result of shifting to an online sales model that expanded dealerships’ pool of potential customers and improved the consumer experience.
Ultimately, car dealerships that embrace the shift to online sales will thrive, while those who don’t will be left behind by those who do.


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There’s gotta be a better way!
[Update: The SNES Switch controllers are back in stock in North America this morning. Good luck!]
In an ideal world, everyone who wanted a Super Nintendo controller for Switch would be able to buy one, and we’d have access to hundreds of SNES games with our Nintendo Switch Online subscriptions.
In reality, the SNES-style Switch gamepads have been hard to pin down even for tuned-in fans. If you missed the initial batch, it’s been a frustrating exercise full of speculation and false-starts. And as for the games, Nintendo continues to take its time adding more SNES titles to the Switch Online library.
Things aren’t going great, in other words, but there’s a bit of hope.
While the Super Nintendo controllers are still out of stock, here’s the latest update as of January 30, 2020: “This item is currently unavailable. Please check back for more news in February 2020.”
I think people would be a lot more patient if they knew they stood a real chance of getting their order placed next time around. For now, though, a vague “come back soon” window is all we can rely on.


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Nas will forever be one of the GOAT’s of Hip Hop. Just recently, he co-founded a popular fast food chain by the name of Sweet Chick. This chicken and waffles joint opened its doors in Los Angeles, with a convenient location on Fairfax in West Hollywood, CA. While Sweet Chick can also be found in Brooklyn, Nas has decided to expand the good eats to his hometown.
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Taking to his Instagram page to share the good news, Nasir alerts fans that a new location in Queens will be coming soon. Speaking to Billboard, Nas states, “That’s where I grew up. We are also paying respect to my father, who’s a now retired jazz artist, with a private dining room inspired by jazz clubs where Chicken and Waffles were born.”
Congrats, Nas! Anyone who visits New York should definitely be sure to visit one of the two locations.


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The Consumer Councilfor Water has urged the water companies to concentrate more on helping their customers. Thames Water's bills are expected to rise by 5.5% next year.
“Water companies are making higher profits than expected and they need to give some of this back to their customers. They can limit their own prices or invest more money into services - they shouldn’t keep it all for shareholders and investors.”
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The highly anticipated next-generation Samsung Galaxy S9 smartphone is less than a month from being officially launched, and rumors about its design and features are already floating around the internet. One feature that is expected to be included in the new flagship phone is a brand new biometric authentication technology called Intelligent Scan.
Samsung’s Intelligent Scan improves on Apple’s current facial recognition technology by combining it with iris scanning to provide additional layers of security.
The new authentication method could be used to unlock the upcoming phone, as well as to sign in to various websites. Unlike other iris scanning or facial recognition systems, the technology involved in Intelligent Scan will work well in low-light conditions as well as bright environment.
Intelligent Scan is Samsung’s direct response to Apple’s Face ID technology that it introduced last year with the iPhone X. Like the Face ID, Intelligent scan works as soon as the screen is turned on, even without pressing any buttons or swiping.
With Face ID, Apple was able to do away with fingerprint scanning, as well as the home button, and therefore expand the display down to the bottom of the handset. With this new authentication system, the Galaxy S9 may also remove the home button to make way for a larger screen and almost no bezels.
The information about the Galaxy S9’s new feature was uncovered from the code included in the latest release of the Android Oreo beta software. Aside from the Intelligent Scan, the code revealed a number of new features that are currently not yet present in any Samsung phone, including 3D stickers, and a new camera mode that can do shot-tagging.
With 3D stickers, the new flagship phone is likely to utilize the rumored dual camera system of the Galaxy S9 Plus to gather depth data so users can add three-dimensional stickers to their photos. Meanwhile, the tag-shot mode will add location and weather information into photographs.


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‘Time to move on’ for boutique hotel
The Cotton Tree, one of Cayman’s few boutique hotels, will close its doors at the end of the month.
The Caymanian-owned and operated hotel, comprising four seaside cottages on Conch Point Road in West Bay, opened to great acclaim in 2008.
Owner Heather Lockington said the hotel was doing well and continued to get rave reviews from customers, but she said she was closing because it is “time to move on.”
“I am happy I was able to create such a beautiful gem that people have so enjoyed, such a great accomplishment, and I’m so very proud being a Caymanian owner of such a wonderful true Caymanian hospitality business,” she said.
“However, it’s now time to move on and [I’m] looking forward to another exciting venture in the future.”
The hotel is taking bookings through to April 30. It has been listed for sale by Savills real estate agents, with an asking price of US$5.7 million.
Ms. Lockington said it is being sold as a private residence or estate rather than as a hotel. She said the Cotton Tree business and brand are not for sale. A listing for the property on Savills’s website states, “The property would make an excellent multi-family holiday getaway or personal estate.”
The hotel, near Barkers Beach, was designed by the architect and interiors team at MJM, led by Michael and Joelle Meghoo.
Ms. Lockington, who ran the business with her sister and a small team of Caymanian employees, said she was touched by the comments and testimonials from guests since announcing the hotel would close.
Rated as a top hotel
The property was recognized as one of the Caribbean’s top hotels by travel review website TripAdvisor in its 2014 awards. Ms. Lockington said the hotel was built from scratch on family land. She said she had seen similar, small boutique-style hotels in other parts of the Caribbean but not in Cayman.
“We created a wonderful place that touched a lot of people and we are proud of that,” she added.


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Neoedge Set Its Sights on Unleashing the Mobile Commerce Potentials of the Emerging Asian Markets
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 04, 2013 --(PR.com
)-- Neoedge the leading producer of global events such as the Mobile Commerce Summit ASIA series, has announced its 2014 leg to happen in Prince Hotel & Residence Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on the 19th-20th March next year. The upcoming grand mobile commerce gathering is the seventh in the series that the company has organised annually.
“This is going to be one of the most exciting in the series not only because we are bringing it back to Malaysia but also we are looking forward to the unique and new insights that this gathering will deliver to our delegates,” said Jhorden Niño, Group Business Development Head at Neoedge.
“Since it is among the most dynamic emerging consumer markets in the mobile financial services realm, it would be an opportunity to really get to know and understand its regulatory landscape and its dynamism,” added Niño.
Dubbed as Asia’s largest and most remarkable events for the telecommunications and the financial services industries in Asia, the 7th Mobile Commerce Summit ASIA 2014 will address on the issues affecting the mobile commerce market.
According to an Analysys Mason research, these issues are the following: 1.) Driving growth in a low growth environment 2.) Protecting core service revenues 3.) Innovation strategies: finding the right niche in the value chain 4.) Maximising effectiveness of investments 5.) Understanding and improving the customer experience
Conference Manager, Lesley Shao, when asked about why the team has picked Malaysia as the 2014 venue: “The decision to hold Annual Mobile Commerce Summit Asia in Malaysia is strategic. Malaysia is one of the countries that have the second highest mobile penetration in Southeast Asia with 38 million mobile phones in the country, an enabling regulatory environment, a strong banking sector, as well as a highly competitive mobile services market. Undoubtedly, there are great market potentials to be tapped into. Mobile commerce is not the 'next big thing.' It is happening now.”


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And in a further blow to the firm it looks like their supply chain for OLED screens could also be impacted by the latest US regulations.
According to a post by SamMobile, the South Korean tech giant will stop providing DRAM and NAND flash chips as well as display panels to Huawei.
The news was initially reported by South Korean publication Chosun Biz, who claimed LG will also stop providing OLED displays to Huawei.
LG has confirmed the news, saying the decision will have little impact on its business as it supplies a limited amount of display panels to Huawei.
But, at the time of writing, Samsung are yet to comment on the reports.
Samsung is the world's biggest OLED supplier, so having access to this stream of parts cut off will provide a major headache for Huawei.
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PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Superfish, the leader in visual search, today introduced LikeThat Garden, the first app that enables people to instantly identify flowers and plants with their mobile devices.
“With Valentine’s Day approaching, LikeThat Garden will come in handy for anyone who is curious about the flowers in their bouquets,” said Adi Pinhas, CEO and founder of Superfish. “We continue to introduce apps that demonstrate the incredible power of visual search to transform our world by changing the way we learn and explore.”
With LikeThat Garden, people can identify flowers and plants they see anywhere that they may want to place in their own homes or gardens. And by identifying flowers with the app, people can quickly learn how to care for their flowers, and they can understand which flowers might go well together as they prepare to start new gardens.
LikeThat Garden is a free app and is available at the Apple App Store. The app will be available for Android devices soon. LikeThat Garden is the third app in the LikeThat product suite from Superfish, following LikeThat Pets and LikeThat Décor.
“People are visual,” said Pinhas. “We naturally take in much of our knowledge with our eyes. Visual search allows people to learn easily and intuitively without the artificial hurdle of having to describe everything to a search engine.”
The success of Superfish’s visual search apps placed the company on Forbes’ 2015 list of America’s Most Promising Companies, and led to a #4 ranking on the latest Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in the U.S.
Superfish is delivering on the true promise of visual search. The image-to image patented technology and ground-breaking LikeThat Apps are enabling millions of people to go beyond the word-tag guesswork by simply snapping a smart phone photo or using an image off the web to search visually. It’s a creative, engaging and rewarding way to find exactly what you’re looking for. Founded by Adi Pinhas and Michael Chertok, Superfish is headquartered in Palo Alto, California and is backed by Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ).


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Darktrace, the world’s leading AI company for cyber defence, has today announced that it is one of a select number of businesses to win the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade. This prestigious accolade was awarded to Darktrace in recognition of its outstanding growth in overseas sales.
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