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The number of bitcoin addresses holding at least 1 bitcoin has risen to an all-time high
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Answer The number of bitcoin addresses holding at least 1 bitcoin has risen to an all-time high
Today, Saturday, bitcoin addresses with at least one bitcoin reached an all-time high of 888,262 addresses.
Based on the current price level of bitcoin, each wallet contains over $22,000 worth of cryptocurrency.
The number of bitcoin whale addresses has also skyrocketed in the past few weeks.
According to Glassnode, 101 addresses on the Bitcoin network now hold at least 10,000 BTC, the highest level in 4 weeks.
Bitcoin has seen a strong recovery last week after declining nearly 70% in the past seven months.
As a result of the recent bitcoin comeback, the total number of losing bitcoin addresses reached 17 million on Friday, the lowest level in one month.Read:The launch of stable digital currencies for Argentina and Brazil based on the Stellar blockchain
In addition to whale accounts, activity via small bitcoin addresses has also surged in the past few days.
The number of bitcoin addresses containing 0.01+ bitcoin just reached an all-time high of 10,535,795 bitcoin.
Bitcoin and Ethereum:
In terms of weekly gains, Bitcoin jumped more than 10% while Ethereum saw a gain of more than 30%.
Commenting on the latest price movements across the cryptocurrency market, Farah Murad, Senior Market Analyst at XTB MENA, said:
For now, the most likely scenario is that gains in the cryptocurrency market will be supported as long as we continue to see recovery in the stock market, recession fears and geopolitical tension subside.
However, during the recovery of the cryptocurrency market, it is worth taking care of small projects.
Bitcoin and Ethereum are becoming a safe haven in the crypto world, and smaller projects can provide higher volatility for those looking for it.Read:Cryptocurrency lending platform Cred submits a request for bankruptcy protection … Details here
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Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, which collectively represents 12.5 million workers, said his organization couldn't yet support the nascent trade deal between the U.S. and Mexico because its structure remains too vague.
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Jardine Motors, part of the global Jardines Group, appointed Lodestar for the project following a competitive pitch process, and client and agency are now working closely on plans for a “fantastic event”.
Set to be held at the Silverstone Wing, in Northamptonshire, the management conference comes as Jardine Motors Group is expanding with a new £7m flagship Audi dealership in Milton Keynes to add to its stable of 75 locations, including the flagship McLaren London dealership at 1 Hyde Park, and a strong focus on its digital presence.
Around 350 senior managers and selected manufacturer partners will attend the event on 30 January, to kick off 2014.
Nina Metson, Internal Communications Manager at Jardines Motor Group, said: “Our annual management conference brings together all of our managers, along with key manufacturer and supplier partners, so creating an event that is both engaging and productive for such a wide audience is a real challenge.”
Lodestar was appointed for the project on 6 November, and is planning to deliver an event that will leave a lasting impression, according to director Jason Worsley.
“We’re delighted to be working with Jardine Motors Group on such a key event, and look forward to bringing its content and engagement ambitions to life,” he said.
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The changes coincide with a £40m investment programme taking place at the group, which was established in 1969.
“We are adding in many more elements to this year’s conference and it’s an ambitious plan, so we are very pleased to be working with Lodestar to bring together all the details into one fantastic event,” explained Metson.
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"Every Day Low Prices" will be even lower on Black Friday
If you're happy with your TV, don't need a computer, and already have a GPS for your car, you may be wondering, "Why would I shop on Black Friday?" Walmart has the answer for you.
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Yes, Walmart is realizing that only discounting high-profile items systematically excludes a good portion of customers. Although those items are usually the highest-margin products, they only appeal to people who need them.
In an interview with Retailing Today, Walmart US CEO Bill Simon said the company will return to its roots this holiday season, offering significant savings on virtually everything throughout the store.
Walmart had begun to shift its focus, making big-ticket items attractive as loss leaders to get people in the store, then charging the same kind of prices as other retailers for everything else.
No more, said Simon. For this holiday season, the retailer will focus on price-sensitive shoppers who want low prices on everything. So, for Black Friday, expect Wal-Mart's ad to be much more all-encompassing. Sure it will still have the cheap TVs and computers, but unlike the traditional Black Friday fare, other stuff like toys, games, and electronics will probably be deeply discounted as well.
Competition is expected to be greater than ever for this year's Black Friday. Americans are still hurting from the financial downturn, but many are finding their way back to the workforce or are at least more hopeful about the future. Shopping is expected to go up compared to last year, and stores know this. However, price is still a very important factor in everyone's holiday shopping.
Retailers have excess product in some of the biggest categories - like electronics - and need to move them out as much as possible over the next two months. The result of all this should be great deals for consumers.
Walmart is expected to release their highly anticipated Black Friday 2010 Ad on November 21st.
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(Ping! Zine Web Tech Magazine) – Apple’s next flagship device is rumored to be released in just a few months, leaving many wondering what the device will look like and how Apple’s new OS system will run on the iPhone.
Technology blogger Tom Richardson recently released a YouTube video demonstrating the developer’s version of iOS 8 on a 4.7-inch iPhone 6 dummy, comparing it alongside the iPhone 5S, HTC One (M8), and a Samsung Galaxy S5.
The demo reveals enlarged icon apps and, as Forbes pointed out, the 4.7-inch model is difficult to use with one hand, a feature that Apple has prided itself on.
Many speculate that the device will be released sometime in September and will feature sapphire crystal glass that prevents scratching, NFC, 3D graphics, and possible a curved glass display.
Check out the demo video for yourself and see what you think. Features of iOS 8 do not start until around 1 minute and 50 seconds in.


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Wireless networks and Bluetooth keyboards can free people from some cable clutter, but Fujitsu believes new research could help whisk away some power cords, too.
Fujitsu said Monday that it's overcome design hurdles for a mechanism for wireless charging of electronic devices and that it plans to use the technology in products to be sold in 2012.
The general idea, which Intel, MIT, and other organizations have been researching for years, offers the prospect of a laptop or phone that charges when you set it on a desk or table, potentially getting rid of some cables and making travel easier. Fujitsu has bigger ideas in mind, too: transmitting power within a computer chassis and charging electric cars, for example.
Fujitsu Laboratories has been investigating a technique proposed in 2006 that's called magnetic resonance. It uses a coil of wire and an electronic component called a capacitor to create a resonance between it and the power receiver. But the technique is hampered by the high complexity of computer modeling.
The design is complicated by interactions of all the elements involved besides just the power transmitter and receiver, including the other components of the device to be charged. The task gets harder as the device gets smaller or as multiple devices are on a charging pad at the same time, Fujitsu said.
The new technique was used in one three-device analysis that ran 150 times faster than with earlier methods, the company said. Using its designs, power can be transmitted with at least 85 percent efficiency to devices in range of the charging station.
"What Fujitsu Laboratories has done is to develop technology that dramatically shortens the time required to design transmitters and receivers for magnetic resonance charging systems and, in addition, enables accurate tuning of resonant conditions in the design phase, even for compact transmitters and receivers that are prone to influences from nearby metallic and magnetic objects," Fujitsu said.
It's not yet clear, though, how well the system would work for devices that haven't been explicitly designed in advance or for different devices ranging from hearing aids and Bluetooth headsets to cameras and laptops. It's not likely customers would want to buy new wireless charging pads for each device they own, and creating standards that will work with many device manufacturers' products will be another complication.
Fujitsu Laboratories plans to present details of its approach on Tuesday at the 2010 conference of the Institute of Electronics, Information, and Communication Engineers (IEICE) at Osaka Prefecture University in Japan.


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EA has debuted the official gameplay trailer for Medal of Honor Warfighter, the latest of the shooter franchise, which takes authenticity to a new level as players are able to experience the war on terror through the eyes of real soldiers.
Written by actual Tier 1 Operators while deployed overseas, Medal of Honor Warfighter exposes the brutal, everyday efforts of our troops from rescuing hostages in the Phillippines to traversing Somalia’s coastal “Pirate Town”. The Frostbite 2 Engine-powered game also reveals the sacrifices of not only our military, the struggles of their families at home.
Get a glimpse of the so-called “Most Authentic Shooter to date” below.
Players will be able to join the fight on October 23, 2012, when the game is released for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. Limited Edition copies can be pre-ordered on the Medal of Honor website here: http://www.medalofhonor.com/pre-order-medal-of-honor-warfighter?sourceid=header_preorder_button_us
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Months after all the ground beef at a supermarket in Antioch, Calif. was removed from shelves when it was discovered to be contaminated with pieces of "chewed-up pen," a Wisconsin establishment is recalling 2,920 pounds of frozen meat because they may also contain pieces of a plastic pen.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today that the recall concerns Klement's Sausage Company Inc.'s 10-lb. cases of 4-ounce bratwurst patties, which were produced on July 6, 2012.
The packages are marked with the establishment number “EST. 2426B” in the USDA mark of inspection and the batch number “21097” on the case label. They were distributed in Iowa, Kentucky, Wisconsin and Minnesota.
FSIS explains more in a press release:
FSIS was alerted to the problem by the firm after the company received complaints from distributors who were made aware by food preparation personnel who discovered the foreign matter while preparing to cook the product. FSIS and the company have received no reports of injury or illnesses associated with consumption of this product. Anyone concerned about an illness should contact a healthcare provider.
Klement's Sausage Company's website doesn't mention the recall -- the most recent press releases on the site is from 2010 -- but it does reveal that the company was founded in 1956 and its products are featured in major league ballparks. The company also sponsors several professional sports teams, including the Milwaukee Bucks, Milwaukee Brewers and the Minnesota Twins.


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- Changpeng Zhao officially becomes richest crypto billionaire.
- Zhao is expected to rank among top 10 richest billionaire’s in the near future.
Changpeng Zhao, Binance Exchange CEO, has officially become the wealthiest crypto billionaire in the world.
According to Bloomberg, Zhao is worth $96 billion, making him worth more than Indian business mogul Mukesh Ambani, whose net worth stands at $92.9 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaire Index.
Zhao’s estimated net worth pegged at $96 billion does not include his personal Bitcoin and Binance Coin holding, which he recently revealed he had stashed for many years and had not sold. His net worth may be more than $96bn.
Zhao among richest billionaires in the world
While Zhao is the number one crypto billionaire, he ranks number 11 on the world’s richest men list.
Zhao is directly behind Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, whose net worth currently sits at $107 billion, $11 billion more than Binance CEO.
However, with the many potentials of the crypto industry and Binance growth trajectory, it’s finals a possibility that soon Zhao would worth more than other tech giants like Warren Buffet, Mark Zuckerberg, Sergey Brin, among others.
These tech giants rank above Zhao in the list of wealthiest billionaires in the world, where Tesla CEO Elon Musk leads, followed by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Bernard Annault as number three.
Others in top 10 are Bill Gates, Larry Page, and Steve Ballmer.
Binance CEO plan for his fortunes
Previously, Zhao has said he does not have any problems donating his entire fortune to charity.
The Binance CEO’s way to becoming a crypto billionaire started almost ten years ago when Bobby Lee, then CEO of cryptocurrency exchange and investors Ron Cao, persuaded CZ to deploy 10% of his net worth into Bitcoin. That was about his first move into the crypto industry.
After his investment in Bitcoin, when many never believed in the cryptocurrency, fast forward to now, Zhao has become the wealthiest person in crypto and ranks as the world’s 11th richest person. His fortunes have swelled over the past years as he also owns 90% of Binance’s shares. Considering, Binance as the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and its ambitious expansion plans, CZ’s estimation isn’t surprising.


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Mobile DTV Standard Approved, Samsung Intros Mobile DTV Chip
The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) has approved the Mobile DTV mobile broadcast standard. The standard will allow mobile devices such as phones and laptops to receive free-to-air digital television that is broadcast by local stations. Devices with Mobile DTV receivers will be able to tune in and watch local programming, and also receive emergency alerts and even some on-demand content. The Open Mobile Video Coalition, which is an industry association made up from 800 broadcast stations, says that it is preparing Mobile DTV programming for broadcast. In conjunction with the ATSC announcement, Samsung introduced its first Mobile DTV chip, which it expects will be used in devices such as mobile phones, car-mounted televisions and portable media players.
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This year’s CEO Forum was shunned by most of the leading CEOs—I guess they were too busy with the ‘grin and grip’ duties with the flurry of new orders (mostly saved to announce at the show) to come and make the forum what it should be, a gathering of rotorcraft giants challenging each other over issues of the day.
Is this really too much to hope for—or expect—at such an occasion, one that prides itself as THE event of the industry? The stands are grand and the visitors plentiful, according to forum moderator and HAI’s executive vice president and corporate secretary, Edward DiCampli: “A day and a half in, we’ve broken the attendance record of 18,500 visitors and 650 exhibitors.” The job fair was going well, industry was pleased with itself—but the punters who had come to hear the mighty speak were short-changed, again.
Surely when such a golden opportunity presents itself, and is actively promoted, to get the world’s rotorcraft leaders together, put them on the stand and get them debating issues of the day, it is a failure of commitment when it does not happen. The pilot or engineer at the door, paying to get in and learn about his future, deserves more than this.
This is Heli-Expo, HAI’s blue-ribbon event. The one day in the year when the HAI management could arm-twist the CEO’s around a table and host a serious discussion, the resulting comments from which could send messages of import far wider than just the regular show and trade media.
Plaudits indeed to the CEOs who did take their time to attend: Enstrom President & CEO Jerry Mullins and Lynn Tilton, CEO of MD Helicopters. They were joined by AgustaWestland’s Louis Bartolotta, executive vice president of marketing and sales for North America, who launched into a pitch for the AW189, AW169 and AW139; Bob Hastings, senior vice president of communications and government affairs for Bell Helicopter; and Anthony DiNota, vice president of commercial sales, marketing and customer support for American Eurocopter.
What was called for was a thundering session that would pack out the standing room in the back—with more crowding the doors to get in. Instead, it was little more than corporate videos and well-spun messages that could be seen down every isle of the exhibit area—and as a result the Forum ballroom was two-thirds empty (and I’m being generous)!
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OnePlus has announced a new special edition of the phone co-branded with storied automotive racing company McLaren. The OnePlus 6T McLaren edition is much like the 6T that was released earlier this fall, but it comes with more RAM, an even faster wired charging system, and a special black-and-orange color scheme. The phone will be available starting on December 13th in North America and Western Europe for $699 / €699. It will arrive in China, India, and the Nordics at a later date.
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For years we've spoken about the automation wave that is set to sweep across the food industry, but it wasn't until the virus pandemic when demand for automation, producing a contactless environment between patron and employee, absolutely erupted.
Two companies making robots for restaurants are Bear Robotics, a robotics and artificial intelligence company, and SoftBank Robotics Group, a robotics manufacture. They have jointly designed a new robot named Servi that will be sold to foodservice and hospitality companies.
Both companies expect "skyrocketing demand for these autonomous indoor robots in restaurants and other dining venues," stated a Bear Robotics and SoftBank Robotics Group press release.
"Servi has been developed to be a new member of the food service workforce to assist staff and elevate the overall customer experience. Servi's agility and object detection put its safety in a class of its own. This has resulted in significant interest in from the hospitality market in Japan, Korea, and the United States. Servi comes with additional features like bussing, drink delivery, and patrol mode. This will allow restaurant and dining hall owners to maximize their operating efficiency, while also elevating service quality to customers," the press release said.


text: The notion that medical marijuana struggles for mainstream acceptance, as Joshua Mitnick writes in the Wall Street Journal, may be hard to believe if, like me, you live in Southern California. It is a valid point in the broader scheme of things, however, because "doctors have never been able to fine-tune doses like they are used to with pharmaceutical drugs," writes Mitnick in an article titled, "Cannabis Technology Venture Eyes Pain Free Future." That may be about to change, thanks to an Israeli startup. Syqe Medical (Tel Aviv) has developed a cannabis delivery system that will eliminate the trial-and-error approach that currently defines medical marijuana prescriptions. The Syqe Inhaler Exo is designed to deliver just enough cannabis to relieve pain without producing the mind-altering properties that make it difficult to function in polite society. "Our device, for the first time, positions cannabis on an even playing field with mainstream pharmaceutical drugs, a fact that will change the game for physicians, subsequently affecting the widespread use and prescription of medical cannabis," Perry Davidson, CEO, Syqe Medical, told PlasticsToday.


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New Delhi: With the dipping popularity of cattle fairs, which have been a century-old tradition in rural India, online sale and purchase of bovines is slowly gaining ground.
Several cattle trading apps such as Animall, Pashushala, PashuLok, Pashu Mall, Pashu Mela, Pashu Vyapar, among others, have been generating curiosity among farmers.
For instance, Animall has been downloaded by more than 40 lakh users in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan since it was launched in November 2019, said its co-founder Neetu Yadav.
In the first 30 days of its launch, the app could only trade 50 cattle heads, but the number has has since reached 5 lakh.
“After the Covid-19 lockdown relaxations, the numbers picked up. In January 2021, (we) traded 50,000 (cattle heads), in November (2020) 30,000 and in December 40,000,” said Yadav, an IIT-Delhi graduate.
Animall’s services are available only in three states — Haryana, UP and Rajasthan.
“We were apprehensive in the beginning as once upon a time nobody considered buying clothes online. But here we are. In this business as well, the trust will be earned slowly and steadily,” she said.
Another cattle trading app, Pashushala, got 15,000 calls from farmers during the Covid pandemic as they wanted to know how they could sell or buy cattle online, said its co-founder and IIM-Ranchi alumnus Gaurav Choudhary.
Founded in 2018, Pashushala’s services are available in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh.
The app has so far facilitated “fully assisted” sale and purchase of 1,000 cattle heads — 65 per cent cows and 35 per cent buffaloes.
Choudhary, however, said these numbers do not reflect success, adding that what matters is “efficiency”.
According to animal husbandry data from the central government, India has 535.7 million livestock population as of 2019, of which 303.3 million is the bovine population, which includes 55 million adult female buffaloes and 81.4 million cows.
Apart from private players, the central government also launched its own portal for cattle trade — E-pashuhaat — in 2016.
The app, however, isn’t properly functional as it lists 584 cattle on its home page, but only eight cows of Sahiwal breed are actually available on the portal.
Moreover, these eight cows belong to one farmer in Haryana who didn’t seem to know how the government portal works.
Jitendra Singh, the farmer from Fatehabad, told ThePrint: “My veterinarian must have clicked photos (of the cows) and uploaded them.”
Reached for comment about the functioning of the portal, an official in the animal husbandry department told ThePrint: “We have been working on the technical issues. But it is not easy to bring the farmers on digital mediums for cattle sale.”
“After launching the portal, we need to actively upgrade the data, fix the glitches, pay attention to the feedback. But due to pandemic, the focus has been shifted from this.”
Farmers may have been taking interest in trading cattle online but they also said a photo with a price tag is not enough to convince them to buy cattle through apps.
‘Cattle buying is not like car buying’
Singh told ThePrint the listing of the cattle matters a lot. “In a traditional purchase, we personally visit and verify the claims such as milk production, health, colour and other features of the cattle. But on online platforms, a photo with a price tag is not enough,” he said.
“If I have not milked the cow once myself, then there is no possibility that I will invest in online buying. I will also need to speak with the experts. Cattle buying is not like car buying,” said a farmer from Haryana’s Mahendragarh, Ram Mehar Singh.
Animall app’s co-founder Yadav admitted to the limitation of online buying. “We have to actively work to improve the technical issues.” She said they are planning to add a video option feature for better viewing of the products.
The cattle trading apps list the prices of the cattle, their colour, milk production, pregnancy status, breed name, photograph, location and the owners’ details.
The average price of cattle differs based on the quality of the breed. For example, Sahiwal and Gir cows are available for Rs 50,000 to upto Rs 1 lakh each, while the average price of a buffalo varies from Rs 60,000 to Rs 1.5 lakh.
Features on the apps
Animall has three major features — trading, online consultation and knowledge sharing.
The trading and knowledge sharing features are free of cost for the farmers, but they have to pay Rs 25 to consult with veterinarians.
Pashushala also provides transportation services, besides trading and online consultation.
“Number games will not benefit the business in the long run. We need to create an ecosystem, which includes veterinary facilities and transportation. This is the only way to earn the trust of farmers in the e-market at the backdrop of declining glory of cattle fairs,” Choudhary told ThePrint.
Talking about the sustainability of these apps, Choudhary said, “Right now, the revenue model is based on sales, service charges and transaction charges.”
Yadav also said their revenue is generated through trading and online veterinary consultations.
Talking about the challenges of the e-commerce market, Yadav said, “To gain efficiency, we need to keep experimenting. Only then we will be able to build trust. Once we get the trust of the farmers, this market can thrive.”
Cattle fairs losing sheen
The rise of cattle trading apps highlights the declining popularity of cattle fairs in the wake of complex transportation rules, strict animal laws and cow vigilantes, said experts and government officials.
“Rajasthan has declared camels as state animals. Now the new Act (Rajasthan Camel Act, 2015) prohibits the export and trade of camels. This has affected the cattle fairs,” Himmata Singh, a cattle trade expert from Nagaur, told ThePrint.
Nagaur cattle fair, which takes place every year in February, is one of the most popular animal fairs in the country. This year, the fair concluded on 3 March.
Nagaur’s animal husbandry department’s data showed that the total number of registered cattle at the fair has been declining over the years. In 2010-11, the total number of registered cattle was 18,677, but the number reduced to just 4,783 in 2019-20.
According to Nagaur District Magistrate Jitendra Kumar Soni, the number of total cattle registered at the fair this year was almost 2,000 — 50 per cent less than the previous year.
The trade volume of the fair has also gone down over the years.
An animal husbandry official in Nagaur said the trade volume of the fair was Rs 4.16 crore in 2016-17, which came down to Rs 3.9 crore in 2017-18, Rs 2.27 crore in 2018-19, and Rs 1.93 crore in 2019-20. This year, the trade volume reduced even further to Rs 57 lakh, the official added.
“One of the major reasons (for the decline) is transportation. People from UP and Bihar have stopped coming. (Even though) we give them affidavits and passes, they face difficulties from Hindu groups and policemen,” said the official, who didn’t want to be named, referring to incidents of cow vigilante groups allegedly attacking those transporting cattle.
In Bihar too, the situation is similar. The Sonepur cattle fair, touted as Asia’s largest cattle fair that takes place in November every year, has also seen its trade go down over the years.
Data shared by the animal husbandry department of Saran district showed that the turnover of the fair fell to Rs 5.4 crore in 2019 from around Rs 10.3 crore in 2018.
District officials too blamed transportation rules and strict animal laws for declining popularity of the fair.
Animall co-founder Yadav said they want to experiment to find out if technology and cattle fairs can work in collaboration.
“We are not here to replace the cattle fairs. We will experiment if the technology and cattle fairs can work in a combination to meet the needs of the future,” she said.
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All tickets for Big Bang’s concerts in the U.S. are sold out
All tickets for Big Bang’s concert in the U.S. have been sold out.
On September 22 (local time), all 24,000 tickets for Big Bang’s concerts in California and New Jersey were sold out in only two hours.
Big Bang will hold concerts on November 3 at the Honda Center in California and on November 9 at the Prudential Center in New Jersey. Both are very famous concert halls where many world-renowned singers hold their concerts. Each concert hall can accommodate 12,000 people.
Many Korean artists have held concerts in the U.S., but Big Bang are the first Korean singing group to hold a concert at a hall that can accommodate more than 10,000 people. Big Bang have never promoted themselves in the U.S., so it’s even more surprising that all tickets for the concerts have been sold out.
All 30,000 tickets for their concert in Hong Kong, which will be held on December 8 and 9 at the Asia Expo, have also been quickly sold out.
YG Entertainment, Big Bang’s agency, says, “We’re thinking of holding more concerts in the U.S. and Hong Kong because many people there are enthusiastically responding to Big Bang’s concerts.”
In addition to the U.S. and Hong Kong, Big Bang have also sold all tickets for their concerts in Korea, Japan (five cities), China (three cities), Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Taiwan, the Philippines, and Malaysia.
Big Bang are visiting most of the countries for the first time, and they’re trying to attract a total audience of 10,000 and more in most of the countries.
Going on the world tour in collaboration of the world-famous agency Live Nation, Big Bang recently received many favorable reviews for their first concert in Seoul. They have also successfully held tours of Japan and China.
Big Bang will continue their world tour until December, and their next concert will be held on September 28 in Singapore.


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TK Maxx and Amazon are on a list of shops that have sold faux-fur clothing and bags that are made from fox, rabbit and raccoon fur, according to a BBC Watchdog investigation.
Presenter Steph McGovern purchased a handbag from a branch of TK Maxx that was made from fox fur – despite the store having a no-fur policy for the past 15 years. A pair of shoes on the store's website were also found to have fluffy pompoms made from raccoon dog fur.
Similarly, Amazon sold two bobble hats made from the same material, but advertised as “faux fur”.
Both TK Maxx and Amazon said the products were no longer available.
Fur farms were outlawed in 2003 and, due to rising concern about animal cruelty, real fur is no longer seen on most UK high streets. As we reported earlier this year, the anti-fur rhetoric isn’t restricted to the high street. Designer brands Jean-Paul Gaultier and Gucci announced that they, too, would ban fur. However, it is currently not illegal to import fur from abroad.
Claire Bass, the executive director of Humane Society International in the UK, told the BBC: "Retailers need to be do more to give consumers the confidence they need to buy fake fur and not be worrying that it might actually be fox, rabbit or mink." Bass wants to see new laws brought in over imports, due to the conditions the animals are kept in.
The Watchdog tests were performed by textile analysis expert Phil Greaves. He told the programme that fur fibres are very distinctive once under the microscope.
The tests came after Chloe Salvi, from Edinburgh, said she was concerned about a bobble hat that she had bought on eBay, again described as being fake fur.
"As soon as I touched it I felt something wasn't right," she said. "I've got a cat and it reminds me of when I cuddle her. It wasn't the way a faux-fur pompom should feel."
TK Maxx told Watchdog Live: "Our buyers understand that we do not knowingly purchase items containing real fur. Despite our robust processes, an error can occasionally occur. As soon as this is brought to our attention we remove the item from sale and review the journey of that product.
"Any customer who has purchased such an item can return it to any TK Maxx store for a full refund with our most sincere apologies."
In response to the investigation, Amazon told Watchdog Live: "All Marketplace sellers must follow our selling guidelines, and those who don't will be subject to action including potential removal of their account.”


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Liquid Intelligent Technologies Kenya, part of the Liquid Intelligent Technologies group, a pan-African technology company, unveils its new brand identity. This rebrand reflects the organisation’s extensive business transformation from being a telecommunications and digital services provider to a full one-stop-shop technology group for local businesses.
Over the last two decades, Liquid has firmly established itself as the leading pan-African digital infrastructure provider. This rebrand to Liquid Intelligent Technologies highlights the organisation’s expansion of its Cloud business, Cyber Security services, and other technologies added to its existing telecoms and connectivity capability.
Liquid Intelligent Technologies will expand its Managed Services offerings to drive and ensure successful adoption of tools to re-imagine their customers’ businesses and how they work and connect. Whether they are focused on enabling collaboration or utilising the most advanced cloud applications.
As a Microsoft Gold Partner, Liquid Intelligent Technologies is redefining Network, Cloud and Cyber Security offerings through strategic partnerships with leading global players, bringing innovative business applications, intelligent cloud services and world-class security to the African continent. Liquid Kenya was recently recognised as the winner in the Most Innovative Product or Service category at the 2021 East Africa Com for our partnership with Twiga Foods precision farming techniques enabled by our IoT network in Kenya
Commenting on the rebrand, Adil El Youssefi, CEO for Liquid Intelligent Technologies East Africa, said, “Through a five-year development plan under the Big Four Agenda, the government has been working towards transforming the country to ensure that all citizens have access to a high quality of life. Our recent award at East Africa Com recognises our contribution towards ensuring food security through the use of our IoT network, reiterating our capabilities as a digital service provider for businesses in the public and private sector. This rebrand is our reaffirmation to all our customers that we are a one-stop-shop technology company bringing African Intelligence to Kenya. Our unique digital solutions such as Cloud services, Managed Services, Cyber Security have enabled us to be a leading contributor to make Vision 2030 a reality as well”.
With the future of network security-driven from the Cloud, Liquid Intelligent Technologies’ recently launched its Cyber Security business unit, which uniquely delivers security at its core, protecting your business’s data throughout its lifecycle.
“Liquid Intelligent Technologies in Kenya has been providing digital services to customers in addition to Digital Infrastructure to access to our extensive and reliable fibre connectivity and Data Centres. This rebrand will allow us to further create recognition with local businesses that we provide digital solutions in addition to the usual connectivity services, enabling them to accelerate their digital transformation, which is key in today’s hybrid workspace. We are very proud as Liquid Kenya to share this bold statement that we are a technology company accelerating the Digital Economy by providing African solutions to African challenges” concludes Ben Roberts, Group Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Liquid Intelligent Technologies.
Truecaller Launches Smart SMS Feature in Africa
Truecaller, the world’s most trusted and accurate Caller ID and telephone search engine, is rolling out a new feature to further augment the user experience.
The new feature Smart SMS has been introduced based on user feedback and is designed to cater to the evolving needs of our consumers. It offers a host of new services to make day-to-day communication a lot more convenient.
Smart SMS is powered by state-of-the-art machine learning models that adapt based on the feedback you give it. It supports users with important messages from banks, billers, travel companies, delivery companies and so much more.
Smart SMS also helps users stay protected from spam and fraud. Only the essential information within an SMS is highlighted and all SMS messages are categorised and easily accessible. From keeping track of your expenses to last-minute changes to your travel, Smart SMS is the future of SMS that will make life a whole lot easier.
Commenting on the new addition, Zakaria Abdulkadir Hersi, Director of Business Development & Partnerships Africa at Truecaller said: “Roughly 80% of SMSes one receives daily are from businesses, disengaging users from important/useful messages. To combat that, SMS apps need to become smarter by filtering out spam and categorising useful information.
“At Truecaller, we constantly strive to offer the best user experience by adding unique features that fit in with our core mission: to make communication safer and more efficient for everyone. Truecaller has evolved into a powerful communication hub and for the people who wish to use the app to its fullest, we want to streamline the experience as much as possible for an efficient calling and messaging experience for our end user.”
Truecaller uses the same powerful algorithms used to identify spam callers in SMS as well. The SMS intelligence is built into the app itself and it can work offline – nothing leaves your device, including all OTPs, bank SMSes and financial information.
The feature also offers a Smart Inbox that identifies unknown SMS sender numbers and SMS sender IDs are resolved to business names with logos.
Airtel’s Broadband Coverage Ranked Best
Airtel Nigeria has been declared the ‘Best in Test’ following a nationwide broadband assessment by umlaut, an international, full-service, cross-industry, end-to-end company that offers advisory and fulfilment services to clients globally.
According to CEO of Telecommunications at umlaut, Hakan Ekmen, Airtel achieved the best-rated broadband coverage and user download speed among other mobile network operators, scoring the highest with 697 points, while MTN emerged second with 663 points, 9mobile with 591 and Glo with 486 points.
The tests were carried out with umlaut’s crowdsourcing methodology, which was used to evaluate the mobile networks in Nigeria. Consequently, an extensive analysis revealed that 263,000 users have contributed 707.4-million samples in 24 weeks from October 2020 until early April 2021.
Speaking on the metrics of the assessment, Ekmen stated that over 80 per cent of urban build-up and population areas were tested to arrive at the results. He went on to laud Airtel for emerging the best-rated, citing it as a remarkable feat and a positive step towards attaining digital equality in Africa.
“In our nationwide assessment, 82.8 per cent of the urban build-up area and 83.9 per cent of the population area were tested. We concluded that Airtel Nigeria is Best in Test, achieving the highest umlaut score with 697 points,” Ekmen said.
MTN Nigeria Clarifies Concerns on Service Disruptions
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has clarified the misleading media coverage related to a notice sent to a select group of enterprise customers on the 15th of June, 2021 about potential service disruptions.
To better clarify the issue, Chief Executive Officer, MTN Nigeria, Karl Toriola said “Maintaining network stability and high levels of customer service remains a key priority for us. In line with MTN Nigeria’s standard practice, this includes communicating to and informing customers of any potential disruptions in a timely manner, whether due to maintenance on the network, outages due to faults or other circumstances that may pose a risk, enabling them to plan appropriately and put in place business continuity measures.”
He further explained that the notice in question was a routine notification a small group of businesses affected by a specific challenge in very few specific locations, adding that the notices are regularly distributed to partners and are not out of the ordinary.
“Small, medium and large enterprises are key to driving economic growth in Nigeria and with the rise of digital solutions, are becoming more reliant on secure and reliable connectivity solutions. We recognise and understand the importance of serbice availability and strive to deliver a seamless and uninterrupted high-quality network experience, so that they are able to meet their customer’s needs.”
“As a responsible Nigerian company, we remain committed to supporting the sustainable growth and development of our country. We are dedicated to delivering the highest levels of service possible, and steadfast in our drive to ensure our customers have the information they need to make critical personal and business decisions and will continue to update them on relevant developments,” the MTN Nigeria boss stated.
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Almost Half of U.S. Vehicles Aren't Covered Under Existing Safety Regulations
April 30, 2015—Hundreds of crashes involving defective cars are going unreported each year because under U.S. safety rules automakers aren’t required to report suspicious accidents for models more than 10 years old, safety advocates say.
The average age of cars on U.S. roads is 11.4 years, and almost half of vehicles aren’t covered under existing regulations. As a result, many incidents don’t make it into a government early-warning database designed to catch patterns of defects that regulators can use to determine if a recall is necessary.
Legislation introduced in February by U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) would eliminate the 10-year limit as part of a broader effort to make safety data more useful to the public. That legislation is still being reviewed in committee.
“The law is absolutely out of date because companies have made it out of date by ignoring defects for so long in some of these cases,” said Joan Claybrook, a Washington-based consumer advocate who led the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the 1970s. “It ought to be open-ended."
This year, about 121 million cars and trucks aren’t covered under existing rules, according to IHS Automotive, which predicts that the average vehicle age will rise to 11.9 years by 2019. As such, it may be time to ditch the time limit altogether, said Allan Kam, an auto-safety consultant who spent 25 years at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
“Even if you make it 12 or 13 years, there will still be millions of vehicles not covered,” he said. “If equipment is supposed to last the life of the vehicle, it should measure the life of the vehicle.”
The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, which represents 12 carmakers including GM, Ford and Toyota, hasn’t taken a position on eliminating the time limit. Nor has NHTSA, but spokesman Gordon Trowbridge said the agency regularly evaluates potential defects of vehicles older than 10 years. He also said existing regulations require automakers to notify NHTSA and consumers if a safety defect exists even if the law doesn’t require a free remedy.


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Log and compliance management vendor LogLogic, founded in 2002, will use Exaprotect's security technology to expand its product portfolio during a down economy, company officials say. Exaprotect provides enterprise security, threat and security configuration change management products to some 200 customers. LogLogic earlier this year partnered with Exaprotect to offer customers its LogLogic Security Event Manager product.
With a successful acquisition, LogLogic will be able to increase its customer count to more than 900 and expand its global presence, the company says. The Exaprotect buy will also help LogLogic link disparate product sets and offer a suite of security management technologies to better compete with the likes of ArcSight, IBM and RSA.
"We believe that the acquired products, combined with our recent announcement of new compliance management and database security products, form the industry's most comprehensive security management suite," said Pat Sueltz, CIO of LogLogic, in a statement. "LogLogic will be the only company selling the gamut from threat detection, security configuration change management, security event correlation, compliance workflow automation and database monitoring, integrated with our leading open log management platform."
The acquisition is expected to close in the second quarter 2009.


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One Digital Entertainment, India a global video entertainment network on YouTube, integrated with Mircomax, has announced its latest campaign for Micromax’s recently launched Canvas Fire smartphone range.
The campaign includes Micromax’s partnership with One Digital Entertainment for the product integration of the Canvas Fire range in the music video of the soundtrack ‘Lak Hilaade’ by singing sensations Manj Musik and Raftaar, also featuring Amy Jackson. The campaign, along with the music video of the peppy soundtrack aims to establish the Fire range by Micromax as the ideal fit for music lovers with its compelling audio centric features like Auro 3D sound technology and front firing speakers.
The music video seamlessly integratesMicromax’s Fire range and the official video posted on T-Series YouTube Channel has garnered over 10 million views within the first week of its release on 1 September 2016. The ‘Lak Hilade’ video that features leading celebrities, bollywood personalities and artists has taken the internet by storm and has become a social media rage.
Commenting on the partnership, Gurpreet Singh Bhasin, COO and co-founder, One Digital Entertainment said, “The reward and reach this track has garnered proves our stand yet again. We are extremely happy to have partnered with Micromax who believed in this strategy of connecting with their audiences. The surround and integrated marketing plan that was mounted around the music video has helped amplify content reach on platforms beyond YouTube.Subtle integrations and strategic partnerships of this nature often unlock magical value that usually stays hidden. This is a win-win for all – creators, content, consumers and brands.”
Commenting on the partnership, Shubhajit Sen, Chief Marketing Officer, Micromax Informatics said, “Being a youth centric brand, Micromax has always been focused on Movies, Music and Sports. Taking this ahead, we are proud to partner with One Digital Entertainment for our new campaign. The up and coming crop of new-age composers like Manj Musik and Raftaar have gained tremendous attention from the youth in the country and have left a lasting impression in their hearts with their previous chartbusters. The music video ‘Lak Hilaade’ was the perfect fit for the Canvas Fire range which is specifically designed for the audiences looking for an easy way to store, carry and listen to good quality music anytime and anywhere at a wallet friendly price.”
The launch of the music video was preceded by a campaign across social media channels consisting of live chats, video bytes and countdown creatives.


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The Elmira Theatre Company wants to take you on a trip around the world – or at least give you a taste.
Joe Brenner and his wife Allison have just returned from an eight-month tour of 38 countries, and they want to share their trip with theatergoers and friends.
The event will double as a fundraiser for the Elmira Theatre Company, who are hoping to raise a bit of money to help upgrade their building.
“There will be exhibits and we are going to do a PowerPoint presentation,” said Brenner. “It is not just about showing people our trip around the world, but to show others that if they have this dream, to just go do it.”
There will be food and drink made in some of the countries the pair visited, all for visitors to come and share.
“There will be some desserts, some chips because there are some very bizarre flavoured chips from around the world. We found shrimp flavoured chips, octopus flavoured chips, or ham and cheese sandwich. Some of those we thought would be good for people to try. Unfortunately, we couldn’t get the deep-fried grasshoppers here,” he said with a laugh. “There will be beers and wines, and some mixed drinks also. But they are from around the world. The wine will be from South Africa, Chile, Australia, and more, and the beers will be from South America and Europe. Probably more European beers, they are more the beer connoisseurs, from Germany, Czech Republic and more.”
They are asking that attendees donate what they can, but suggest $10 for a night of socializing and munching on goodies from countries afar. The money raised will go directly back to the theatre company and their facilities.
“It is for the theatre,” he said. “In all honesty, we haven’t quite decided what is it going to go towards, but probably some upgrades, like some work on the floor. We have been in there ten years now and it is still a cement floor. We have talked about painting, or tile or something like that. That is one of the big ones. Even if we just started in the bathroom or the kitchen. After ten years, there are a few things. It will be ten years this November.”
Of the 38 countries the couple visited over the last eight months, Brenner says their favourite stop was at Machu Picchu in the Andes mountains in Peru.
“It was beautiful,” he said. “Thailand and Cambodia were both pretty awesome as well.”
The evening event takes place tonight, June 23, at 7 p.m. at the Elmira Theatre Company at 64 Howard Ave. The acting group will also be selling their subscription tickets ahead of their November season start.


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Last year, the Ad Council teamed with Goodby, Silverstein & Partners as well as major brands such as Adobe, Apple and Facebook to fight bullying with a powerful new tool -- an emoji.
"I Am a Witness" encouraged kids and teens to use the symbol, shaped like a wide-open eye, to call out instances of bullying on social media. Now, once again in time for Bullying Prevention Month in October, the organization has expanded the campaign to include an emoji design contest, Witness Creativity, asking teens to create their own emoji or illustrations integrating the Witness emoji. The idea is meant to inspire their peers to take a stand against bullying. Submissions will be accepted through Oct. 31. There will be a public vote to help choose the grand prize winner, who will receive $3,000.
The wider campaign also includes a new anti-bullying challenge featuring singer Alessia Cara on the popular music app musical.ly. The #IAmAWitness promotion challenges users to create a 15-second music video, set to Alessia Cara's chart-topping anthem Scars to Your Beautiful, that demonstrates what to do when they witness bullying.
The Ad Council's "I am a Witness" campaign, was the first to create an anti-bullying emoji adopted by Unicode, natively available on nearly all smartphones across the world. Goodby Silverstein & Partners created the "Witness" emoji design pro bono.


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The ongoing war in Ukraine has broken the hearts of millions around the world, including right here in the jewelry industry. Many of our peers have taken action, using their platforms to raise awareness, raise funds or supplies, and advocate for certain causes that bring relief to people across the country.
We’ve covered some of the ways jewelers are doing their part to help, many donate the proceeds of some of their sales to worthy causes, some even design specific products for the occasion. To add to the growing list: an auction, currently underway, which brings together a group of world-renowned black jewelers, auctioning off their creations for the benefit of the World Central Kitchen (WCK) association.
The group of 10 brands participating in the initiative include Castro, Johnny Nelson, Lola Fenhirst, Lorraine West, Marei, Matturi Fine Jewellery, Melanie Eddy, Moonymoon, Sheryl Jones and Thelma West, designers spanning the map from New York to London, Paris. , and Istanbul.
Titled #HandInHand, the auction, which kicked off on Instagram on Thursday April 14, features 10 pieces of jewelry – one from each brand – available for sale, with 100% of proceeds going directly to World Central Kitchen, which provides meals to regions affected by natural and humanitarian disasters.
To bid, users can comment under each post on designer profiles or send their bid via direct message. The auction closes Sunday, April 17 at 2:24 p.m. ET, a time chosen to mark when Russia began its invasion of Ukraine.
“My heart breaks at what is happening in Ukraine,” Castro said in a statement. “It’s a tragic situation, especially for those who face discrimination on the ground.”
“As a transplant from Africa to Europe, I understand the difficulties one can face as a foreigner, but it becomes magnified beyond comprehension when there is conflict,” Thelma West said. in the same press release. “It’s an honor to partner with a group of like-minded creatives I’ve long admired, and when Castro offered that we do something, I wholeheartedly accepted.”
Below are the pieces up for auction, with some designers explaining why they were selected. If you want to bid, the designers Instagram handles are also noted and linked.
“I chose the ‘infinite lock’, which is about taking a break from life and living a full life full-loop,” says Istanbul-based jeweler Castro. “I felt that the poor souls trapped there and those who had to endure hardship crossing borders deserved a full and healthy life. Also one of the reasons we chose the charity [WCK], because they do the same with meals – not turning anyone away from a meal, regardless of race, gender or sexuality. This was the most important for us as a group: we had seen how blacks/Africans were treated in Ukraine, refused on trains and at borders. Deprived of the basic necessities of life, and some were placed in detention centers as soon as they made the difficult journey across the border.
Johnny Nelson, @johnnynelsonjewelry
“The All Power Fist was chosen because it is a universal symbol of the fight against oppression,” says Johnny Nelson, from New York. “It is a statement of power and resistance in the face of racism, fascism and all other isms that create and promote schism and disunity in the world.”
Lorraine West, @lorrainewestjewelry
“When women wear their Open Heart pieces, I want them to feel like they can love themselves in the boldest way,” says Lorraine West, who lives in New York. “To keep their hearts open to walk in this world with grace, inspiration and love.”
Melanie Eddy, @mne_eddy
“Although my work is typically asymmetrical in shape, all of my earrings are made to mirror each other, so the earrings always have a symmetrical relationship to one another,” wrote Melanie Eddy, based in London, on Instagram. “Historically, earrings have always carried various associations of status, wealth, style, and cultural affiliation, but I’m quite taken with earlier ideas of them as talismans of protection. Protection in battle, protection against disease or supernatural forces, which might enter through the ears. I see my earrings as striking geometric shapes, sentries watching over you. So to me, earrings seemed be an appropriate choice for this auction: the geometry is special and magical, and the earrings are synonymous with unity.”
Sheryl Jones, @sheryljonesjewelry
“I chose the pink sapphire earrings because it’s one of my favorite colors,” says Sheryl Jones of New York. “It is a color of passion and vitality.”
“The most popular design at MM is the BLK Angel Baby. The inspiration for this image came during the 2019 Black Lives Matter protests in Chicago, where I was living at the time,” Moonymoon’s creative director wrote, Sir King Castro, on the brand’s website, “The BLK Angel Baby is a celebration of the innocence, purity and sweetness within each of us, and a vehicle for commenting on world events. “
Thelma West, @thelmawestdiamonds
“The sugarcane design incorporated into my Adaeze 6 earrings is inspired by memories of my childhood in Lagos,” says London-based Thelma West. “It’s used in many designs in the collection, including my wedding bands and engagement rings, which were created to honor sweet love.”
Lola Fenhirst, @lolafenhirst
“I am so grateful that World Central Kitchen offers the opportunity to help through this auction,” says Lola Fenhirst, who lives in Paris. “Amethyst drop earrings are a celebration of the richness of the mineral world, designed with portability in mind. They transition effortlessly from day to night. Richly saturated faceted Brazilian amethyst is suspended in a prong setting in hand brushed 18k yellow gold It is a simple design that draws light to the face with the movement of the stone.
Top: The 10 jewelers participating in the #HandInHand auction to benefit World Central Kitchen for Ukraine: (top row, left to right) Castro, Angie Marei de Marei, Melanie Eddy, Thelma West; (middle row, left to right) Matturi’s Satta Matturi, Johnny Nelson, Lorraine West, Sheryl Jones; (bottom row, left to right) Lola Fenhirst, Sir King Castro of Moonymoon (photo courtesy of Danielle Gadi PR)
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True mobile Internet capability for wireless devices – including high-definition TV, movies and video-conferencing – has taken a step closer to reality.
The Georgia Electronic Design Center (GEDC) at Georgia Tech is allying with several major corporations and an international standards group to promote a new worldwide cognitive radio (CR) standard that would allow new levels of performance in portable devices such as cellular phones and computers.
The new alliance – called the Cognitive Networking Alliance (CogNeA)—is comprised of top players in the consumer electronics, personal computing, home entertainment, semiconductor and digital imaging fields.
CogNeA members include AT&T, Dell, ETRI, GEDC, HP, Motorola, Philips, Samsung Electro-Mechanics and Texas Instruments.
“CogNeA brings together a number of influential international companies and groups, in order to develop a wireless standard and platform for multimedia networking in the home as well as for broadband Internet access,” said CogNeA Chairman Kiran Challapali.
The new CR standard would utilize the ultra-high-frequency (UHF) band –so-called “white-space” – currently used for television broadcasting. Use of this white space for wireless applications could enable the broad bandwidth demanded by wireless video, while also providing extended range, improved coverage and superior penetration through walls.
The CogNeA standard is aimed at a broad range of applications, including Internet access for communities and in-home High Definition Multi-Media networking and distribution.
“GEDC is extremely pleased to be named the university-based member of this important alliance,” said Joy Laskar, director of GEDC. “We believe this effort can make an important contribution to the development of the mobile Internet.”
GEDC is an internationally known center at Georgia Tech dedicated to the design of mixed-signal chips as well as the education of analog electrical engineers. It has 13 faculty research leaders, more than150 graduate and undergraduate researchers and some 50 industry and government members and research partners. For more information visit www.gedcenter.org.
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Microsoft announced some exciting new hardware at their October 6 event, including two new flagship Lumia smartphones in the Lumia 950 and 950 XL. The launch has been somewhat problematic, with only one carrier officially announcing support for only the Lumia 950 and with Microsoft being less than forthcoming on U.S. availability via the Microsoft Store.
The Lumia 950 was rumored to release on AT&T on November 20, and now we finally have confirmation from AT&T themselves. Via an announcement at the AT&T site this morning, the Lumia 950 will go on sale online this Tuesday, November 17, and will be in AT&T stores this Friday, November 20. Presumably, the Lumia 950 will be running Windows 10 Mobile build 10586.
Here are the pricing details for a choice between the Matte Black or Matte White Lumia 950 with $0 down, via either AT&T’s Next program or an old-school two-year contract:
By doing some math, we see that the AT&T Lumia 950 is a bit more expensive than expected, at $599. That’s $50 more than the anticipated $549. Given that the Microsoft Store lists the Lumia 950 XL at $649 including a free Display Dock for a limited time, the Lumia 950 at AT&T’s price becomes a dubious proposition, but of course you can pay monthly on your phone bill with the AT&T option.
We’ll keep you updated as we learn more. For now, AT&T fans, you’ll be the first in the U.S. to get your hands on the Lumia 950–unless, of course, Microsoft surprises us with an introduction of their own. The choice between an unlocked phone and AT&T’s official version still looms, but at least now there’s a timeframe attached to itFurther reading: Lumia, Lumia 950, smartphone, Windows 10 Mobile


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So far in 2014, Chinese gaming company Shanda Games (NASDAQ: GAME) has appreciated a remarkable 44%. However, the stock's outstanding performance is not a result of some solid financial results, but due to a go-private offer that it had received from a consortium of buyers in January. However, Shanda hasn't made much progress on this front, and six months down the line, it is still considering the offer.
Additionally, Shanda's results haven't been impressive. In massively multiplayer online (MMO) gaming, its key metrics declined in the first quarter. Its revenue dropped almost 10% year over year to $161 million, missing the consensus estimate of $188 million by a wide margin. Moreover, it looks like Shanda is side stepping the go-private issue to focus on its upcoming games, which is surprising as the stock has been trading at elevated levels for the last six months due to the buyout offer.
In such a scenario, it will be wise to hit the eject button on Shanda and take profits off the table. The MMO gaming space is dominated by the likes of NetEase (NTES 1.68%) in China, while in mobile gaming, rival Perfect World (PWRD) is making its moves for quite some time.
MMO is struggling
Shanda struggled in the first quarter in both its MMO and mobile segments. In MMO, average monthly active users went down to 18 million from the year-ago period's figure of 18.6 million. Average monthly paying users also dropped to 3 million from the year-ago quarter's 3.4 million. This drop doesn't come as a surprise, as Shanda's MMO gaming segment is in a funk since late last year.
The company had to shut down RIFT in the third quarter last year after the game underperformed. Shanda was trying to diversify its revenue stream with this game, but its move failed. The company depends on three titles -- Mir II, Dragon Nest, and Woool -- for around half of its revenue, and all of them are struggling to gain traction.
Why a comeback might not be possible
Shanda, however, is trying to breathe some life into its MMO gaming segment. It is testing a number of games currently, such as Final Fantasy XIV, which is a fantasy themed 3D MMO game, and Ring of Dragons, a martial-arts-based 3D MMO game. These games might help Shanda bring some stability to the MMO gaming segment. However, it isn't a good idea to expect Shanda's new MMO games to set the charts on fire, as competes with rivals that have deeper pockets and stronger franchises.
NetEase, for example, has done well in a sluggish MMO environment with its in-house games. The likes of Tianxia III, New Westward Journey Online III, Legend of Fairy have performed well. Looking ahead, NetEase has lined up some more games for release in China to bolster its position in MMO gaming. Revelation, a 3-D Oriental fantasy MMORPG, has received positive feedback from users in the test phase, while Crisis 2015, its first-person shooter game, is slated to be launched later this year.
Additionally, NetEase has a partnership with Activision Blizzard to operate World of Warcraft in China. Both companies are extending their relationship with Heroes of the Storm, a free-to-play online team brawler game that's expected to be released in China.
NetEase is five times bigger than Shanda in terms of market capitalization, and it has a strong portfolio of games as well. All in all, the company has stronger resources to develop more games and hurt Shanda's growth.
As far as mobile games are concerned, Shanda saw a big drop in performance in the previous quarter. In the previous quarter, mobile gaming revenue was down around 40% year over year. Shanda attributed the drop to "a decline in revenue from several key mobile games which are entering the mature stages of their lifecycles." So, the company will now have to work harder to develop its mobile gaming portfolio, but even then, success is not guaranteed.
Shanda rival Perfect World is investing aggressively in mobile games. In fact, Perfect World is having no trouble in sacrificing its margins to market and develop its mobile games. As a result, the likes of Return of the Condor Heroes and Fantasy of the Immortals are finding good adoption in the market. Looking ahead, Perfect World has lined up Forsaken World, Touch, CrossGate Mobile, and Swordsman Mobile to improve its mobile portfolio.
The company expects to take some more hits to the bottom line in the short run as it promotes its mobile games with gusto, creating more pressure on Shanda's mobile segment.
The bottom line
Shanda has remained stagnant after shooting up remarkably in January. Its results haven't been solid and it is seeing weakness in the business. In such a scenario, it would be a good idea for investors to sell Shanda, book profits, and look at other lucrative options in the gaming industry.


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THE HAGUE, Netherlands — March 26, 2012 — To target its customers’ online advertising efficiently, Netherlands-based startup Crumbtag has adopted Windows Azure, a cloud-based platform that provides the firm with cost-effective processing power and agile scalability.
Crumbtag had a novel idea for Internet ad placement that involved analyzing Web visitor behavior in real time, but this operation required massive data-processing capability. Since tapping into cloud services with the Windows Azure platform, the young company scales processing power and storage on demand, serves the needs of very large customers, and offers more competitive rates for online advertising.
“Because we are not spending millions on IT infrastructure, we can pass those savings on to customers,” said Crumbtag Founder and CEO Jan Kopmels. “As a small startup, we’ve been able to compete successfully for multinational customers and also demonstrate to them that we use cutting-edge technology.” Kopmels estimates that with the cloud-based Microsoft Corp. solution, Crumbtag has avoided a $10 million (U.S.) outlay for on-premises infrastructure.
Kopmels wanted to capture user behavior and process it in a giant statistical database. This would allow customers to place ads without relying on cookies and also adjust and refine their placements dynamically with every Web page view and click.
With a small but committed team, Kopmels launched Crumbtag in 2009 and spent two years developing technology for the ad-placement application. He came to the discouraging realization that the tiny firm would have to spend millions on datacenter infrastructure to process the prodigious amounts of data involved. “We needed a whole new infrastructure and business model to make Crumbtag viable,” he said.
In December 2010, the company explored several market-leading cloud services. Because they’d developed the ad-placement application using the Microsoft .NET Framework and Microsoft SQL Server 2008 data management software, Crumbtag opted to go with the Microsoft cloud-based solution. “We looked briefly at Amazon cloud solutions but felt they were too immature,” Kopmels said. “Plus, we were a committed user of Microsoft technology.”
It took Crumbtag just six weeks to move the application to Windows Azure — about 20 minutes of which was required to migrate the database to SQL Azure. “For an experienced .NET developer, moving to Windows Azure is a piece of cake,” Kopmels said.
Crumbtag uses Windows Azure Compute to supply on-demand processing power for its application, which processes about 4,000 requests per second and provides a 20-millisecond response time to well-known Dutch companies ranging from small to multinational. Crumbtag also uses Windows Azure Caching to provide high-speed communication between virtual machines.
As it pursues plans to expand across Europe in 2012, Crumbtag is using Windows Azure to scale up quickly to serve its growing customer base. Cloud computing enables the small company to offer a more cost-effective solution that helps it win business against larger, more established players that are saddled with aging on-premises IT setups.
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Croatian MEP Tonino Picula asked the European Commission can they consider to include ‘raw stevia’ in the Novel Food Catalogue.
As a result of Croatia’s membership of the EU, many farmers have found that their products are impossible to sell and that continuing to grow stevia does not pay: these problems have been caused by the application of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 and the failure to include ‘raw stevia’ in the Novel Food Catalogue, explains Picula and said that at the same time "extract made from Stevia is approved in the EU as a food additive and is used as an artificial sweetener."
Picula called the Commission to allow the use and of course, the sale of so-called Green stevia - the plant which is naturally grown.
"Can we expect a change in the status of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni in the light of the new Regulation EU No 2015/2283, which is to apply from the end of 2017?" asked Picula and said that he expects the Commission to reconsider placing Stevia to the list of permitted food, just as many countries like the US and Japan also did. He also reminded the Commission that, with the Croatian membership in the EU, series of farmers faced with the impossibility of placement of their products and unprofitable maintenance of plantations of stevia."
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To encourage sales of California avocados during the peak season, the California Avocado Commission partners with targeted foodservice chains to showcase the Golden State fruit on their menus, POS materials and social media channels.
Throughout the summer, the California Avocado Commission partnered with targeted retail partners to put the premium quality and freshness of California avocados in the spotlight, thereby encouraging sales of the fruit and building awareness of the brand during the peak season.
In support of Albertsons-Vons-Pavilions (AVP) LOCAL Campaign, which features locally grown summer fruits and vegetables in 352 Southern California locations, the California Avocado Commission (CAC) hosted an AVP LOCAL Influencer Grove Tour at Rancho Santo Tomas in Valley Center, California.
From June 22 – 24, R&D/product innovation executives and executive chefs from the top 200 restaurant chains joined members of the California Avocado Commission’s foodservice team at the 17th Annual International Corporate Chefs Association Summit in Denver, Colorado.
Throughout May and June the California Avocado Commission piqued the interest of California avocado fans with new recipes, engaging content and behind-the-scenes grower videos posted to its social media channels and shared in email newsletters.
The California Avocado Commission (CAC)is partnering in July with Waze, a popular Google-owned GPS app for mobile devices that allows its 50 million users to get driving directions and report incidents like objects on the road, car accidents and police activity.


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The user Monetary Shelter Agency provides started getting business, the mailbox stacked high that have wish-listing of consumer advocacy groups on which the service would be to tackle very first.
If you find yourself consumer organizations perk the new arrival of your own CFPB, brand new financial globe or any other economic attributes organization particularly pay-day loan providers, debt collectors, credit rating bureaus and credit card companies was less keen and care and attention you to definitely any the brand new regulations would-be expensive and you can burdensome. Of several Republican lawmakers share the individuals questions and just have endangered so you’re able to stop the fresh Senate nomination out-of Richard Cordray to help you head the agencies.
Before the CFPB possess a verified director in place, the fresh bureau is bound to enforcing current user cover legislation and fundamentally never propose the fresh new legislation.
Create charge card offers easier to evaluate
Looking for a knowledgeable purchases into a credit card try notoriously hard. Home elevators advantages applications are difficult locate, and you can contrasting charge and you may APRs was problematic since field that has which secret advice appears some other on each charge card organizations ple, calls so it box “Rates and you can Conditions” and you may towns it in the exact middle of the fresh page, while Citigroup Inc. metropolitan areas its “Conditions and terms” with the upper remaining of the web page.
The fresh new CFPB could help consumers from the demanding a basic, one-web page bank card price. “The newest card issuers try revenue a product or service so you’re able to consumers. Users shouldn’t have to hunt for information about interest levels and you may costs. Very, this is exactly regarding best interest out of card issuers, as well,” says bank card specialist Beverly Blair Harzog with the Borrowing from the bank .
End undetectable fees for the pre-paid debit cards
Pre-paid debit notes are largely unregulated while having increased for the prominence previously lifetime, specifically certainly one of People in america without having bank account. But the majority of pre-paid off notes hold a multitude away from brief charge getting including money so you’re able to it, customer support calls, Automatic teller machine distributions and you may card termination – all of which easily sound right if the a customers was unaware of the many fees.
The user Federation away from The united states claims the CFPB should help and ensure one customers commonly attracted into to invest in notes appear low priced however, bring undetectable and unjustifiable charges. The latest company should guarantee that prepaid service cards are covered of the exact same consumer defenses that apply to savings account debit cards, it states.
Disperse fast to the loan companies
There were a whole lot more issues recorded for the Federal Trade Fee toward commercial collection agency community than just about any almost every other unmarried business, however, that department lacked the advantage to enter laws limiting obligations collectors’ behavior. Although CFPB is now offering the power and really should utilize it to protect users of “overzealous loan companies to the a national measure,” produces personal money pro Gerri Detweiler.
Because a primary step, the newest CFPB you may want loan companies to use a standard form letter that have vocabulary that customers normally discover, Detweiler says. The fresh new company might rein in the irresponsible loans consumers and you can gather investigation throughout the grievances against collectors. Fundamentally, the newest CFPB will be create a create-not-label checklist so users just who trust he’s got no personal debt is also prevent being harassed, Detweiler says. As well as loan companies that have a valid reasons for having getting in touch with? Opt for You.S. mail, says Detweiler.
Although not, ACA Around the world, an industry category symbolizing regarding 5,one hundred thousand debt collectors, provides assembled its formula to possess “modernizing America’s consumer debt collection system.” The program is designed to increase telecommunications anywhere between debt collectors and you can people by the using email address and you may mobile phones and also to file and you may be certain that financial obligation guidance. The group as well as wants Congress which will make a national law offering loan companies 7 ages so you’re able to sue debtors, which could exchange state laws with commonly different restrictions on the such as lawsuits.
Prevent finance companies out-of steering consumers to help you costly overdraft defense
Some banks will always be immediately granting debit cards purchases in the check out, upcoming charging a $35 payment for consumers which have shortage of money unlike doubt the brand new purchase. And many other banks instantly lay consumers toward most expensive version of overdraft defense having checks and electronic repayments, in lieu of a less-pricey you to.
The fresh CFPB will be “stop banks off fooling someone into taking on overdraft fees,” claims People in the us to possess Monetary Coverage and you will You.S. PIRG. If you find yourself Government Put aside laws want financial institutions to find customers permission just before signing up him or her from inside the an overdraft bundle, the principles don’t limit the continuously costs or regularity out-of fees financial institutions can charge to have overdraft cover programs. The newest bureau must end banks’ control of your purchase during the and that checks was canned to improve overdraft charge, the newest groups say.
Restrict rollovers to possess payday loan
Payday loans are supposed to getting for short-identity emergencies in order to tide consumers over up to its next salary. However, pros state that is scarcely the fact. A borrower’s pay day loan is usually folded over numerous times, accumulating high interest rates and you can charges.
New CFPB you certainly will demand https://samedaycashloans.org/title-loans-al/ a strict restrict toward rollovers and you will total loans for each and every customer per year, and you can limitation certain types of advertising, says College of new Mexico legislation professor Nathalie Martin. New agency in addition to you certainly will require payday loan providers to reveal conditions and you can criteria more clearly. This type of disclosures “are going to be written or vetted by a person who instructs college at the level of the average viewer in america,” Martin writes in the .
Help college or university consumers find how much cash it are obligated to pay
Youngsters usually try improperly equipped to manage their money. The latest CFPB could help by the demanding loan providers to inform people using getting a school financing exactly how much their monthly payments carry out be immediately following graduation, as well as how far money they want to conveniently pay back you to number, says private money journalist Farnoosh Torabi out-of Borrowing. Within the procedure getting getting a national student loan, the latest CFPB might also wanted candidates to help you fill in an excellent worksheet from projected costs and a budget.
To make people far more conscious of their personal debt, the latest CFPB could need loan providers to deliver quarterly loan comments so you’re able to borrowers in their college degree, number complete debt, accrued desire as well as the latest interest rate to your financing, says Draw Kantrowitz, blogger from . In order to choose any designs out-of abuse independently figuratively speaking, this new CFPB you will definitely would a central clearinghouse to trace complaints of college student consumers, he says.
Cleanup financial repair world
As the property collapse three-years ago, of many Us americans has experienced competitive strategies from the financial servicers who’re mostly taught to assemble money instead of to greatly help homeowners keep their homes. The fresh new account emerged recently one robo-finalizing out of home loan data files has been taking place in a few says.