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Dr. Berne’s and LightEyez MSM Eye Drops Pose Vision-Threatening Infection Risk Due to Bacterial, Fungal Contamination: FDA
Following a recent outbreak of eye infections linked to contaminated eye drops earlier this year, which resulted in serious and sometimes life-threatening infections, federal regulators are now warning about bacterial and fungal contamination that have impacted two other brands of eye drops, including bottles sold under the Dr. Bernie’s and LightEyez labels.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Dr. Berne’s and LightEyez MSM Eye Drops warning on August 22, indicating use of the eye drops could lead to infections that threaten both the consumers vision and their lives. While the agency indicates it is not aware of any injuries linked to the eye drops, it warns they contain ingredients unapproved for use by the FDA, and could lead to serious problems.
According to the warning, the manufacturers of Dr. Berne’s eye drops have agreed to recall their product, but LightEyez has yet to respond to the FDA’s request to remove its eye drops from the market.
MSM Eye Drop Infection Risks
The FDA warning applies to Dr. Berne’s MSM Drops 5% Solution and LightEyes MSM Eye Drops; both of which use methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) as an active ingredient.
“These products are unapproved drugs and illegally marketed in the U.S.,” the FDA warns. “There are no legally marketed ophthalmic drugs that contain MSM as an active ingredient.”
The agency indicates that sampling and testing has revealed that the products contained microbial contamination and were not sterile. Bacillus bacteria and exophiala fungus were found in samples of Dr. Berne’s eye drops. LightEyez eye drops were found to contain a number of microbial contaminants, including pseudomonas, mycobacterium, mycolicbacterium and methylorubrum.
“FDA recommends consumers properly discard these products,” according to the statement, which contains a link to instructions on how to safely dispose of the eye drops. “Using contaminated eye drops could result in minor to serious vision-threatening infections, which could possibly progress to a life-threatening infection.”
Artificial Tears Eye Drop Infections
The warnings follow a massive Artificial Tears eye drops recall issued earlier this year, impacting bottles sold under the EzriCare and Delsam brands, which were linked to reports of severe eye infections nationwide, including instances where users required surgical removal of their eye ball, or experienced bloodstream infections, including at least one death.
Information about the Artificial Tears infection outbreak first surfaced in late January 2023, when the CDC identified a cluster of individuals experiencing bacterial infections after using EzriCare eye drops. This immediately led to calls for a recall, and a number of Artificial Tears lawsuits brought both by individuals diagnosed with infections, as well as consumer class action claims that seek economic damages and medical monitoring.
The recalled Artificial Tears eye drops have been found to contain Carbapenem-Resistant Pseudomonas Aeruginosa (CRPA), which is bacteria that may result in infections resulting in mild to severe health consequences, including fever, chills, body aches, light-headedness, rapid pulse, heavy breathing, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, and decreased urination.
The strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa linked to recalled Artificial Tears eye drops poses a major health risk due to its antibiotic resistance and capability of mutating quickly. In severe cases, Pseudomonas aeruginosa may cause endophthalmitis, which is a rare but serious infection of the eyeball that can cause inflammation and destruction of the tissue throughout the eye, resulting in irreversible blindness.
In the wake of the recall, federal regulatory systems have come under scrutiny, and serious questions have emerged about how contaminated eye drops were able to be so widely distributed and sold in the U.S. before the problems were discovered.
The FDA requests that any consumers or healthcare professionals who experience adverse events with any of the contaminated eye drops submit a report to the agency’s MedWatch adverse event reporting program.
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Demand for the Samsung Galaxy S5 is high pre-registrations and pre-orders in some countries surpassed a 130% up compared to the Galaxy S4 last year. Korean carriers have launched the device already after convincing Samsung.
"The Galaxy S5 could be shipped a bit earlier in other countries including the U.S. if overseas mobile carriers continue to pressure Samsung,” said Kim Hong-sik, an analyst from Hana Daetoo Securities.
The carriers also did not acknowledge April 11 as the official release date.
“Verizon has said it will carry the Samsung Galaxy S5, but we have not made any other details about pricing or availability public as yet,” said Debra Lewis, an associate director of Verizon Wireless’ corporate communications team, hinting at the possibility of an earlier release in the U.S.
Other global telecom firms including AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint are said to be planning to ship orders several days ahead of April 11, according to news reports.
This means the carriers would, as the Korean telecoms have done, be pushing ahead with the launch regardless of Samsung’s wishes.
In such a case, however, supply would be a major hurdle, industry watchers said.
Samsung would have to secure at least 5 million units for a worldwide release, and whether its factories both at home and overseas are ready to churn out such a number remains to be seen.
In Korea, Samsung is rumored to have given only 3,000-5,000 handsets to each of the three domestic mobile carriers. A nationwide release requires a minimum 30,000-40,000 units, according to industry sources.
One source close to Samsung said the factories are currently running 24-7 in order to meet the demands from overseas mobile carriers.
"The early Korean telecoms launch also could have been a part of promotions conducted jointly by Samsung and SK Telecom to get people to pay more attention ahead of the global release,” said another source close to the matter.
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For the first days of December, a trade mission has been planned, within the framework of which German entrepreneurs who intend to introduce their e-health technologies into the Polish market will get the opportunity to learn about the functioning of the Polish healthcare system and establish business relations with representatives of the medical sector.
Commissioned by the German Federal Ministry of Economy and Energy (Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie) and conducted by the Polish-German Chamber of Commerce AHK, the project will include numerous lectures and business-networking meetings. Among others, BSJP’s Hanna Rubaszewska (Partner) will give a talk devoted to legal issues. Our expert will look at the rules governing the introduction of medical technology into the Polish market.
Mrs Rubaszewska’s presentation is scheduled for 1 December 2021.


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(PETS/PET FOOD) Pet guardians tend to feed their pets meat and fish, but some vegetarians and vegans dislike the idea and instead share a plant-based diet with their cat or dog.
Is a meat-free diet healthy for your pet? Find out what some experts say in the article below. — Global Animal
ZooToo, Gabrielle Jonas
Though most vegetarians feed their pets meat or fish without flinching, some vegetarians abhor the idea of their animals eating other animals.
“A vegetarian diet for your companion animal is ethically consistent with animal rights philosophy,” says People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
Though forcing pets to live by their owners’ philosophy is unprecedented in the 15,000 years humans have been caring for pets, some vegetarians want even their pets’ nutritional supplements to be plant-based.
“If vegetarians can feed their animal a healthy diet that is vegetarian, they feel more comfortable,” says Kathy Guillermo, vice president of laboratory investigations at PETA.
But at the heart of PETA’s support of vegetarian pet diets is its objection to meat-based pet food companies conducting research on animals. Vegetarian pet food does not involve animal testing, Guillermo said. “PETA’s primary concern regarding food for companion animals is the many currently available products which are needlessly tested on animals,” she said.
But that very lack of testing is a sticking point with some veterinary experts, who argue that without such testing, the diets cannot be properly evaluated. Makers of vegetarian pet food should be willing to submit to the Association of American Feed Control Officials feeding trials for evaluation, they say.
Though vegetarian diets for dogs can be nutritionally complete, animal welfare advocates, and even some vegetarian groups, say feeding vegetarian diets to cats cannot be done correctly.
“At first, cats may appear to be doing satisfactorily on vegetarian or vegan diets,” says the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. “But over time nutritional deficiencies may occur. When it comes to felines, it really is best to provide a diet that includes meat.”
But James Peden, a leading proponent of vegetarian pet diets, and author of Vegetarian Cats & Dogs, says nutrients missing from vegetables can be added through dietary supplements — his, for instance.
Peden’s company, Harbingers of a New Age, sells Vegepet supplements. Their nutrients are derived from plants to compensate for the nutrients plants lack. Its Vegecat KibbleMix uses vegetarian sources for the essential nutrient taurine found in mollusks, as well as for the vitamin A and arachidonic acid found in liver and fish oils.
Though cats are unable to convert the beta-carotene in plants into vitamin A, they can from Vegepet supplements, according to Harbingers. “The vitamin A that we use is the synthetic acetate form is easily assimilated,” Peden said.
Research into whether cats can thrive on vegetarian diets has been contradictory.
A 2006 Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association study found that all the cats fed a vegetarian diet had adequate Vitamin B12 concentrations, and most had adequate taurine levels.
And yet another study published in the journal two years earlier found that both Vegecat KibbleMix and another vegetarian pet food had multiple nutritional inadequacies, particularly taurine.
Harbingers attributed the test results to manufacturing error during mixing as well as to an inaccurate nutrient profile of a food yeast, and corrected the problem.
“We’ve never had a recurrence of that incident, which most likely only affected 14 pounds of supplement, caused by operator error,” Peden said.
The oldest vegetarian organization in the world, The Vegetarian Society of the United Kingdom, advises caution when feeding dogs a vegetarian diet, and downright warns against feeding vegetarian diets to cats.
The high fiber content of vegetarian cat food can be filling but not adequately nutritious, the society says. The polyunsaturated fatty acids in the vegetable oils can cause a vitamin E deficiency related illness, as well, it says.
“Consider carefully before changing your cat to a vegetarian diet, says The Vegetarian Society. “Cats require certain nutrients that cannot be obtained in sufficient amounts from plants.”
When it comes to feeding pets — especially cats — a vegetarian diet, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration puts it more plainly: “They simply are not intended to eat only plants.”


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Crispin Porter + Bogusky’s new website, launched Wednesday, is making public how much Internet buzz each of its brands — from Domino’s to Best Buy — is generating on any given day.
Visitors use can use the “Hoopla Countdown” data visualization tool to see which of the agency’s clients are generating chatter on social networks and elsewhere.
“Creativity and data is a combination that can fuel pretty significant conversations,” Ivan Perez-Armendariz, the agency’s evp and chief digital officer, told Digiday. “It’s a reminder to us to be relentless in creating a culture of insights, and seeking truth and tension.”
The Hoopla Countdown pulls its information from social analytics firm Crimson Hexagon, which tracks all Internet mentions — news articles, Facebook posts or even tweets — and aggregates them into “buzz points” for each of its brands. Any Internet mention of a brand counts towards its “buzz point” metric. A brand “makes a Hoopla” when it reaches a threshold that the metrics deem statistically significant in 24 hours or less. Each brand has a different threshold that is based on historical buzz levels.
Visually, the Hoopla Countdown’s landing page has each of the agency’s 13 clients enclosed in circular tabs with their logos and a count of the number of times in 2015 that the brand has made a “Hoopla.” The agency itself is included too. There is also a countdown ticking down down to the second each day on top of the brands.
Most agencies employ tools to internally monitor these statistics, but Crispin believes that there is a purpose to this “daily cycle of relentless, real-time information gathering.” And so it made it all public.
“When a brand is buzzing we can pat ourselves on the back and high five clients, and when it’s not making Hoopla we can use it as a source of motivation,” said Perez-Armendariz. “But neither of those moments matter as much as asking why a brand is buzzing and using that data to inspire and fuel our creative thinking.”
But it isn’t doing so to generate competition among account teams, he said.
“It could be that over time it generates healthy competition, but I doubt it,” Perez-Armendariz said. “And it was not designed for that. We don’t pit teams against each other.”
These displays sit in Crispin’s lobby and on the website to remind the agency that ultimately the buzz leads to real business results.
“The idea is that a Hoopla moment signals something meaningful,” said Perez-Armendariz.
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Ahead of crucial meeting, Centre releases Rs 35,000 crore GST payment to states
The Centre on Monday (December 16) released pending GST collection of about Rs 35,000 crore to states and Union Territories.
Ahead of the crucial Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meeting, the Centre on Monday (December 16) released pending compensation of about Rs 35,000 crore to states and Union Territories. It is to be noted that the GST Council is the apex body of the tax regime and it is scheduled to meet on December 18 (Wednesday 18).
“The central government has released GST compensation of Rs 35,298 crore to States and Union Territories today,” Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) said in a tweet.
Notably, several states had recently asked the Centre to release their pending GST payments as the delay in payment was affecting infrastructure projects in their states. Some MPs had raised this issue in Parliament last week and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had assured that Centre was committed to releasing the pending funds.
On Monday too, Sitharaman stressed that the Centre was aware of its commitment and it would keep its promise of GST compensations. The Union Finance Minister also said that the states must not worry over the delay in GST payment because it is not their fault. Sitharaman also admitted that GST collections have failed to meet the expectations of the Central government. The finance minister said that the below-par GST collections could be because of a decrease in GST filing due to natural calamities and slowdown in consumption.
In November, 2019, the finance ministers of Kerala, West Bengal, Delhi, Rajasthan and Punjab had released a joint statement, saying the delayed payment from the Centre was putting “acute pressure” on their fiscal situation.
On December 8, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao had urged Sitharaman to release Rs 4,531 crore in GST dues pending from the central government. In a letter to the Union Finance Minister, Rao had explained the financial position of the state and the tax devolution received by Telangana from Centre so far.
"Tax devolution in Telangana is Rs 19,719 crore, 6.2 per cent more than last year. But this state has received only Rs 10,304 crore till November, which is less by Rs 224 crore compared to last year. So, instead of receiving an enhanced amount, the state has received less," the Chief Minister said.


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THE United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on nine entities in South Africa, China and Hong Kong for trading Iranian petrochemical products.
The entities are blacklisted “for knowingly engaging in a significant transaction for the purchase, acquisition, sale, transport, or marketing of petrochemical products from Iran,” State Department said in a statement.
The economic penalties hit South African company SPI International Proprietary Limited; Hong Kong-based companies McFly Plastic HK Limited, Saturn Oasis Co., Limited, and Sea Charming Shipping Company Limited; and Chinese companies Dalian Golden Sun Import & Export Co., Ltd., Tianyi International (Dalian) Co. Ltd., and Aoxing Ship Management (Shanghai) Ltd.
The department also sanctioned South African company Main Street 1095 and Iranian entity Armed Forces Social Security Investment Company, as they “had knowledge of its sanctionable activities.”
As well, three individuals, each of which the department said is an executive officer of one of the above entities, were blacklisted by Washington for violating the U.S. sanctions on Iran.
Those are Mohammad Hassan Toulai, the managing director of Armed Forces Social Security Investment Company, Director of SPI International Proprietary Limited Hossein Tavakkoli and Reza Ebadzadeh Semnani, the director of Main Street 1095.


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NeoGAF user “Panda in Space” took this weather system video from the developers and used it to make an ad that looks absolutely amazing. You can check out this ad below.
DriveClub is an upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusive that is set to release this October. If you are hungry for more gameplay footage, it is coming soon as confirmed by an SCE Europe Blog employee.


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BENGALURU: Keeping in line with its digital strategy, quick service chain for ethnic Indian food Goli Vada Pav has tieup with Foodpanda and Swiggy in Mumbai as a pilot. In the next phase the company will extend this to Gurgaon and Bengaluru.
The aggregators will take care of deliveries for Goli and in cities where they don't have a network, Goli will outsource it to hyper-local delivery players. "We have already brought a hyper local partner on board for the same. Opinio, which is currently servicing the three markets where we will start home delivery by mid-Dec," said cofounder and CEO, Venkatesh S.
"We are integrating aggregators like Foodpanda and Swiggy on to our own platform as they are big players especially in tier 1 cities. Instead of marketing our own app we thought it best to tie up with them. The order they give will come on a single platform so that it is easy for our franchise to follow through," said the CEO. Franchises, he added, were listing on their own across various food platforms.
"Opening more physical stores will back this up. We aim to reach 1,000 stores by 2020 and we are on track to achieve this goal." Alongside, it plans to introduce full meals to its menu items. "Our focus in tier 2 and 3 cities will be on new stores and in tier 1 it will be on new channels like home-delivery enabled through digital mediums including our mobile app," Venkatesh said.
In July the company had rolled out a mobile app to enable customers to order for home delivery rolled out in ten of its 85 stores in Bengaluru as a pilot market to understand customer buying patterns and price points. Alongside, it has launched Badapav.com, for placing orders online.
Goli launched in 2004 and is backed by Ventureast that invested Rs 21 core in 2011. It has 350 stores in 88 cities 19 states. The company through its franchise sells over one lakh vada pav everyday across all its stores.
Flipkart’s logistics arm Ekart and Reliance Retail-backed Dunzo have already integrated with ONDC for logistics services while PhonePe, which is also owned by Flipkart and Walmart, is joining the network and is in advanced stages of integration, these people said.
As the two global giants poured a combined $24 billion into India and captured 80% of the online retail market with aggressive discounts and promotion of preferred sellers, the kirana shops are fearful of an uncertain future.


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Participants in the raise include #Hashed, Cultur3 Capital, and ex-Coinbase CTO Balaji Srinivasan, who in 2021 wrote what would become the basis for Afropolitan’s plans for a digital nation.
Afropolitan was founded in 2016 by Eche Emole and Chika Uwazie as a “community as a service for the African Diaspora,” featuring events and travel geared toward people of color.
This year, the group moved into Web3, becoming a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) and
For Emole and Uwazie, establishing a digital nation for the African Diaspora is about choice. “Black people have never chosen a country out of reflection and trust,” Emole tells Decrypt.
“It has always been by accident and force, either through colonialism or the slave trade.”
Emole says Afropolitan gives a chance for black people to come together and decide what type of nation they want, calling Afropolitan “the greatest experiment, even in the Web3 space.”
Web3 is the next evolution of the Internet, built on blockchains. Blockchains are a new kind of database, making new types of peer-to-peer apps possible. This has profound implications for humanity.
“We’re looking to reimagine what it looks like to have a choice, to opt-in to a nation that is powered by Web3 and the ability to easily send payments, get a loan, [or] be paid directly for creative efforts,” Uwazie says, echoing Emole’s sentiment.
According to Uwazie, Afropolitan will function as a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), where the community will have governance rights and vote on proposals. Uwazie says that Afropolitan will also include smaller “sub-DAOs” for different projects that contribute to the larger collective.
A DAO is a business structure where control is distributed rather than hierarchical. DAOs use smart contracts and governance tokens to vote on topics and proposals.
For Emole, starting a new digital country is the best way to deal with years of systemic racism around the globe.
“We’ve tried everything else—we’ve tried negotiating, we’ve tried protests, we’ve tried war, we’ve tried revolution. It’s not working, no one is listening to us,” he says.
According to Uwazie, Afropolitan will use a collection of NFTs minted on Ethereum to act as a passport to the new digital nation and also give members access to events and future services. The NFTs will be revealed during an event at NFT NYC, now underway.
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are cryptographically unique tokens linked to digital (and sometimes physical) content, showing proof of ownership or membership to an exclusive group.
“The beautiful thing about NFTs is you can make them non-transferable,” Uwazie explains. “So once you have the passport, it is your unique identity in our digital nation.”
Uwazie says that the Afropolitan NFT collection of 10,000 NFTs is based on an Afrofuturism aesthetic. “We are working with an artist known in the NFT space, and he has been drawing on Afrofuturism, a style of art no different than anime that needs to be brought into the forefront of the NFT space and creative space in general.”
“I believe Web3 is going to be one of the great generational wealth transfers of our time, and we want to make sure our communities are onboarding,” she added.
“It’s important that they see people like us representative in the community that can speak to what is Web3, NFTs, blockchains, Ethereum, and Polygon.”


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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) – Could Amazon find a second home in Tallahassee? The Capital City is one of more than 200 cities and regions in North America vying for the attention of the business giant.
Amazon says it’s looking to invest $5 billion in construction and provide up to 50,000 jobs to add a second headquarters in North America.
The City of Tallahassee will compete with applicants from around the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
This is an effort by the Tallahassee-Leon County Office of Economic Vitality which says the region has been strategic in attracting innovative companies like amazon before. The OEV applied to be in the running before the October 19 deadline.
Amazon has received 238 proposals from 54 states, provinces, districts and territories around the continent.
The OEV was unavailable for comment Tuesday, but the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce says it fully supports the local bid to bring Amazon here, even if the odds aren’t likely.
Not everyone is on board with bringing Amazon here. Domi Station’s director said on Facebook he couldn’t “get behind this use of energy, effort and resources.”
Here’s a look at some of the competition: New York City lit up landmarks like the Empire State Building in the “Amazon orange” color. Tucson, Arizona sent amazon’s CEO a giant cactus, and the mayor of Kansas City, Missouri wrote five-star reviews for a thousand random items on Amazon.com.
WTXL reached out to Amazon, which said it can’t comment on any particular applicant.
The governor’s press office and Enterprise Florida both tell us the Sunshine State should be considered the front-runner for Amazon’s new headquarters.


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LG has confirmed on Facebook that the LG Optimus 2X will be getting an update to Ice Cream Sandwich quashing rumours that the handset would not get the spangly new Google OS.
There were rumours abound that the Optimus 2X wouldn't be getting updated to Android 4.0
But LG has used the world's most popular social network to explain that the phone will be getting an update and users just have to hold tight.
"LG firmly denies the rumours that claim LG will not be providing the Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) OS update for the LG Optimus 2X," explained the statement.
"These rumours are NOT true. LG is currently in the process of planning the ICS OS update for the LG Optimus 2X as well as other LG high-end smartphones.
"Detailed information on the ICS OS update schedule for specific models will be announced, once the ICS OS is publicly released by Google. Please stay tuned for more updates from LG."
In our LG Optimus 2X review we gave the dual-core toting smartphone an impressive four stars so it will be interesting to see the phone perform with the OS upgrade in place.
Then again, we still have to wait to see what it is like with Android 2.3 Gingerbread which is set to come in a week or so.


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The U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection fails to appropriately police imports for patent infringement, according to a recent lawsuit by Microsoft Corp. The company alleges that the agency is allowing Motorola Mobility Inc. to import devices that infringe certain Microsoft patents violation of an order from the U.S. International Trade Commission.
Pursuant to a May 2012 ITC order, Motorola Mobility, now owned by Google, infringed a Microsoft patent for generating and synchronizing calendar items. The order also banned any infringing device from entering the United States.
However, according to Microsoft’s complaint, the U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) continues to allow infringing devices into the country. “The CBP has allowed the important of infringing devices based on claims that Microsoft made on an ex parte basis, and that CBP has accepted without providing Microsoft with notice of those claims, much less an opportunity to address them,” the complaint alleges.
“Most egregiously, CBP has allowed Motorola to relitigate—in secret—issues that Motorola lost before the Commission, and has granted Motorola precisely the relief that the Commission expressly refused to grant after full, fair, and open litigation,” Microsoft further argues. Meanwhile, Google maintains that Microsoft is seeking to impermissibly expand the scope of the ITC order.
While Microsoft’s allegations against the CBP must be decided in court, the case raises the larger question of whether the agency is equipped to deal with the recent influx of patent infringement cases. As former ITC chairman, Deanna Tanner Okun, told Reuters, the customs bureau may lack the expertise to enforce the orders. “Problems have increased. The system is outdated,” she said. “They’re using practices and procedures that are 20 years old.”
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Marketing technology startup Lytics let five of its engineering staff go recently as part of an effort to realign the company around sales behind current business opportunities.
The team of 27 people is looking to add two sales reps, said co-founder and CEO James McDermott.
“We’re hiring for inside sales reps and looking at hiring field sales reps,” he said. “We need to align the company to continue growth acceleration.”
Lytics is an alum of the Portland Incubator Experiment and is working in the marketing technology space. The startup looks to give marketing professionals in all sizes of companies the ability to fully understand users and tools to tailor content to specific users.
Earlier this year, Lytics unveiled a pair of product additions, both built on its core customer data platform. In June it launched a website personalization tool that allows companies to target and message specific types of users when they land on a site based on preferences, interests and past interactions.
The company has also partnered with fellow Portland tech firm Janrain for a product integration within Janrain segmentation product.
“We’re making the transition that all software companies make after they reach product market fit — moving from having your entire team made up of engineering talent to more of a balance with sales,” McDermott said.
McDermott, who is an alum of Webtrends, said the company is coming off a pair of successful sales quarters that saw eight more enterprise clients sign on to the product. Earlier this year the company counted more than 550 customers and 30 enterprise clients.
The company last raised money in October 2014, when it secured $7 million led by Comcast Ventures.
He noted the company has plenty of runway and if sales continue at this pace, the company could reach profitability next year.


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Matt Tipping appointed acting chief executive of Jeroboams as Hugh Sturges steps down
Jeroboams, the London-based wine merchant, has announced changes to its senior management team.
Hugh Sturges will be stepping down from his post of chief executive from the end of June. Sturges, who joined Jeroboams in 2015, was appointed to reinvigorate and grow the Jeroboams brand and business.
In this time Jeroboams said it has increased revenues by 30%, rebranded and increased the retail estate, invested in back office systems, restructured management and enhanced career development, developed a mobile-focussed web site and returned the group to profitability.
From July, Matthew Tipping will take on the role of acting chief executive. Tipping joined Jeroboams as commercial director in September 2016 and the company said he has been instrumental in restructuring and strengthening the retail and fine wine teams and growing the fine wine business.
With a sharp focus on the customer journey, the new Jeroboams website is the product of this initiative. Tipping plans to continue to build on the successes that Sturges has implemented continuing to grow and develop the business. A further priority will be to focus on Jeroboams Trade, aiming to establish itself as a key London on-trade supplier.
Sturges said: “I have thoroughly enjoyed the challenges over the past five years or so and feel the measures we’ve put in place have ensured that I am handing over a stronger business. Jeroboams is a company now built on firm foundations and one with a growing reputation both in the local communities we serve and in the wider world of private account, trade and product led agency business.
“I could not be happier that Matt will be taking over; he has been instrumental in helping drive the company forward and I have no doubt that he will continue to do so.”
Sturges added that he will not be leaving completely as he will continue as a non-executive director for the foreseeable future. “I look forward to seeing where Matt and the team take the business over the next few years.”
Tipping said: “I am delighted to take on the position after a sustained period of growth for Jeroboams and at this pivotal time in the UK” added Tipping. “Despite the pandemic creating huge challenges for the business in 2020, our focus still remains unchanged as we continue to serve our private, trade and shop customers with the best products from the most interesting producers in the best shops in London.
"However, our path to achieve this is more flexible this year and we have improved the way we sell, market and promote our brand, as we continue to innovate, yet stay close to our customers. I look forward to working with the passionate, knowledgeable Jeroboams team to take the business to the next stage as we work hard to maintain our position as one of the leading independent retailers in London.”


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NEW YORK — Christopher Finazzo, Aéropostale Inc.’s former chief merchandising officer, now knows his fate: eight years in prison.
Finazzo, 58, was indicted in 2010 in connection with a multimillion-dollar kickback scheme involving one of the retailer’s key vendors, South Bay Apparel.
According to U.S. Attorney Loretta E. Lynch in Brooklyn, Finazzo was also sentenced to three years’ supervised release and ordered to pay $13.7 million in restitution to Aéropostale. That’s on top of the $25.8 million that Finazzo has to forfeit to the government.
Lynch said, “For over a decade, Christopher Finazzo abused his position of power at Aéropostale and betrayed the trust placed in him by the company, its investors and its employees by lining his own pockets at his employer’s expense. To succeed in this decade-long kickback scheme, Finazzo lied on numerous disclosure forms and caused Aéropostale to make false filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These lies and false representations compromised the financial well-being of a publicly traded retail company. Those who seek to commit corporate fraud by abusing their positions of trust are on notice that they will be held accountable for their crimes.”
Government prosecutors in a three-week trial last year presented evidence that Finazzo directed more than $350 million in orders while at Aéropostale to South Bay and in turn received more than $25 million in illegal kickbacks from the vendor. Prosecutors took two weeks to present their case, which included cross-examination of their witnesses by defense counsel. The defense needed just a day and a half to present its case.
Jurors in the criminal fraud trial took just four hours to deliberate before returning guilty verdicts on 14 counts of mail fraud, one count of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy. Then in a special verdict as part of the forfeiture phase of the proceeding, the jurors determined that Finazzo was to forfeit almost $25.8 million, including real estate.
Finazzo never took the stand, which is the right of criminal defendants as they are presumed innocent of all charges and it is up to U.S. government prosecutors to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
The maximum term of imprisonment for each count of mail and wire fraud is 20 years and five years for the conspiracy charge. Some legal sources said last year that there was a possibility U.S. District Court Judge Roslynn R. Mauskopf wouldn’t impose the maximum, given Finazzo’s age.
The key components in the government’s case are that Finazzo deprived the retailer of money that could have gone elsewhere and that he interfered with Aéropostale’s ability to decide how to control their own assets, such as whether to place orders with South Bay or somewhere else.
One of the witnesses who testified for the government was Julian Geiger, who was chief executive officer of the teen retailer at the time and who this week rejoined the company in the same post.
@chanel and @pharrell dropped what’s being dubbed as the world’s most exclusive sneakers yesterday. The Adidas Originals NMD Hu, which Williams designed in collaboration with Chanel and @adidasoriginals, has a waiting list of over 120K people who pre-registered online at chanelatcolette.fr –– and only 500 pairs are on sale. The singer predicted the resale value of the shoes could reach $40K. Read the full interview on WWD.com. Link in bio. #wwdfashion (📷: Dominique Maître)
@imanshumpert is diving deeper into his creative endeavors and relaunching his clothing line, Post 90s, and is helping to raise money for the hurricane victims in St. Maarten with a jersey he’s designed with his brother. The Cleveland Cavaliers player talked to WWD about kneeling during the national anthem, working with fashion brands and how he wants to be more than an @nba player. Read the interview on WWD.com #wwdfashion (📷: George Chinese)
Not only does #TheProfit return to CNBC tonight, but @marcuslemonis has launched @shopmarcus, a new shopping and lifestyle retail experience in Aspen and Chicago, with more locations to come. The retail stores offer in-store stylists and a variety of contemporary womenswear selections.
“It’s life, I’m going to face it,” @mingxi11 sighed. “I fell, but you know, I think the most important thing is that I get back up. I had the love, the help from my sister — the girl next to me Gizele [Oliveira] — she’s so nice. When I went backstage everybody was trying to comfort me like ‘Oh Ming, it’s OK.’ I’m really, really touched. I think it’s them who gave me the courage to go back on stage for the finale,” Xi told WWD of her fall at the @victoriassecret fashion show. (📷: David Fisher) #wwdfashion #vsfashionshow #victoriassecret
@louisvuitton tapped @therealpeterlindbergh for its latest city-centric photo book, which is part of a series called Fashion Eye. The primarily black and white book captures the spirit of Berlin in 57 images shot between 1989 and 2019. “Berlin is an inspiration for me, more than a city. I mean @millajovovich is simply Berlin!” said Lindbergh. #wwdfashion
“You know, I think audiences expect a certain performance so I have to deliver to them what they’re expecting to a certain degree. But I’m also a different actor and a different person, I have my own spin on the character,” says @noahegalvin of his takeover of the leading role in “Dear Evan Hansen” following the departure of @bensplatt, who originated the role. Read WWD’s interview with the 23-year-old actor on WWD.com #wwdeye (📷: @jilliansollazzo)
For pre-fall 2018, @etro created richly-colored wonderland, using tapestries, textiles and wallpapers from the Eastern world at large. The line featured floral and graphic prints and jacquard motifs, like this two-piece look featured here. #wwdfashion (📷: Giovanna Pavesi)
@kith is moving into children’s. The men’s and women’s streetwear brand has launched Kidset, a Kith kids line located in New York at 64 Bleecker Street. The line includes mini versions of staple Kith pieces like the Astor bomber jacket and the Kith box logo sweatshirts, along with a wall that can display up to 120 pairs of shoes from @adidas, @newbalance, @timberland and more. #wwdfashion
“I just wanted to create this fully rounded character, but I do think what excited me most was just the opportunity to give a group of people representation that I feel needs it. I like to do characters in projects that stand for something and Karolina definitely does, so that was really exciting to me,” @ginnygardner says of her new role in @hulu’s “The Runaways.” Gardner plays Karolina Dean, a queer superhero, which is a rarity for @marvel. Read more about Gardner’s character on WWD.com #wwdeye (📷: @dandoperalski)


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Ocado gets five-year John Lewis backing
John Lewis gave a show of support for online supermarket Ocado today, agreeing to keep supplying it with Waitrose food for the next five years at least.
Confident delivery: John Lewis says it will continue supplying Ocado with Waitrose food for the next five years
It also shifted the 29% stake it has in the firm into the staff pension fund, valuing the holding at £128m in the process.
On that basis, the whole business is worth £441m and the stake held by founders Tim Steiner, Jonathan Faiman and Jason Gissing is worth £90m. Ocado was founded in 2002 in partnership with John Lewis, which owns Waitrose.
It has faced scepticism it could survive, given the intense competition from Tesco, Asda and others. It has racked up huge losses over the years, moving Tesco boss Sir Terry Leahy to dub the business 'a charity'.
Today's move indicates that John Lewis is optimistic about its long-term prospects - until now, its deal with Ocado was a one-year rolling affair.
John Lewis said today that Ocado is 'no longer the start-up business that the partnership helped to nurture'.
Gissing, the chief financial officer and marketing man, is convinced the online grocery market will expand hugely.
'The MySpace generation will start working soon, and they are used to buying online,' he said, insisting Ocado will thrive even in a recession. 'Food retailing is not a cyclical business. We are growing by 20% a year and I think we are creating a fantastic customer facing company.'
Gissing claims the credit crunch has helped the firm as more shoppers use price-comparison sites such as mysupermarket.co.uk, and discover Ocado is not as expensive as they thought.
It cut the cost of all branded goods last March to match Tesco. Gissing says the new deal gives 'certainty of supply' as well as clarifying the relationship between the two companies.
•John Lewis Partnership today said sales at Waitrose supermarkets gained 0.5% in the week ended 1 November, boosted by wine promotions and Halloween products. Sales at the John Lewis department store chain fell 1.3%, the seventh straight weekly drop.
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With three intimate ships, Coral Expeditions and its ownership group in Kallang Capital Holdings like what they are seeing in the expedition cruise market.
“We have grown every year, and this will be the biggest year ever,” said Paul Chacko, managing director.
Kallang Capital Holdings took over the ownership in 2014 and Chacko said revenue has been growing on an annual basis.
Does that mean a capacity increase is coming for the cruise company that carries around 5,000 guests annually? “I can’t say anything at this point, but we have a loyal guest base, we know these parts of the world and at the same time, we know what we are good at.”
Unique Cruise Program
The Cairns-based operation is good at intimate voyages to wild areas: the Great Barrier Reef, the Kimberly, a growing Tasmania program and an evolving Papua New Guinea deployment.
The trio of ships, the Coral Expeditions I, Coral Expeditions II and Coral Discoverer, are unique in their Australian flag operational profile. Any expansion would have to come under the Australian flag as well, noted Chacko.
“We have to be careful with what we do in regards to capacity growth,” he continued, adding that any new tonnage would need to be developed for the brand, as opposed to chartering an existing vessel or already-planned newbuild.
The company’s revenue has been growing with increasing demand based primarily on a word-of-mouth passenger base out of Australia. That is being taken to the next level, with increased marketing activities and a push to source North Americans.
“We’ve been around for 33 years, we don’t make one off moves,” Chacko told Cruise Industry News in an interview.
Changes are coming in Tasmania, where the company is swapping in its biggest ship, the 72-passenger Coral Discoverer, for a three month season.
“We can take the ships into parts of Tasmania that large ships cannot get to. And, because they are Australian-flagged we are able to do some unique things.”
There are also new voyages in Papua New Guinea taking guests up the Sepik River
“We are bringing people into unseen Papua New Guinea. Our ships have the draft and expedition capabilities to do that. We are doing a series of these expeditions in January.”
The company’s three Australian-built ships are highlighted by a unique tendering system that allows them to land all guests ashore in under 20 minutes. Recent investments have seen a big-budget refurbishment program become part of the company’s ongoing strategy.
“Our guests are not looking for traditional luxury,” Chacko said. “They are looking for a high level of personalization and the ability to interact with the crew. We have an open bridge policy. All the excursions are included in the cruise fare. The small size of the ship is the greatest luxury.”
Offering a self-described Australian atmosphere aboard and unique itineraries on small ships with a focus on personal interaction, Coral has developed its own unique niche within a niche.
More awareness in the market is helping drive the expedition cruise business.
“I’m glad the expedition cruise market is expanding,” Chacko said. “For decades it’s been about big ship cruising and now the small ship product is getting its moment in the sun.”
As for the surging overall cruise orderbook and expedition segment of it, Chacko said it remains to be seen what a sustainable base of growth for small ship cruising would look like for the greater expedition industry.
“We’re not looking to do anything dramatic, it’s been a gradual evolution. Our clientele is evolving with their expectations and we are changing in line with that. Because of our high repeat rate, we listen to our customer requirements very carefully. We offer a high level of interaction and engagement.”


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After reading this article from the BBC, I think that most PC users will be forgiven a wry smirk of satisfaction. Following years of "Genuine Advantage Tools" (read: "Anti-Piracy Software") that can make getting the latest updates difficult if you don't install them, and moreover the corporation filing lawsuits to prevent circumvention of the Tool, Microsoft have themselves been contravening the intellectual prop erty of a Canadian firm, i4i, who filed the patent for the increasingly popularExtensible Markup Language (XML).
Given that the "Genuine Advantage Tool" is widely criticised as being spyware (with other lawsuits filed to give it that classification), the more beleagured Microsoft users may be forgiven for crowing about this latest turn of events.
XML is widely used in Microsoft products and especially the latest version of the Microsoft Word package. In fact, the ruling against Mircosoft has banned to distribution of the latest Microsoft Word software in the United States (including trying to import it).
Obviously, Microsoft will appeal the situation (they suggest that the patent filed by i4i is invalid) but, after the European ruling against Microsoft for distribution of Internet Explorer, this is yet another blow for Microsoft's software empire. With a gradual shift towards online technology (where Google are clearly dominant) and OpenSource (where Linux, Firefox and OpenOffice are providing free and increasingly workable alternatives to Windows, Internet Explorer and Microsoft Office respectively), are we witnessing an end to Microsoft's dominance in the Desktop Computing market?


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Konica Minolta Business Solutions, working in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a voluntary recall of printers because they can short circuit and overheat, posing a fire hazard.
To this date, the agency has received two reports of the printers overheating, but there have been no reported injuries.
The recall involves for desktop model laser printers: Magicolor 4750DN, Magicolor 3730DN, Bizhub C35 and Bizhub C35P. They were sold at numerous value-added resellers, direct retail sales and authorized dealers from June 2010 through March 2011.
An authorized service agent will visit consumers that have Bizhub C35 and C35P models to repair or replace the faulty component. Consumers that have Magicolor 3730DN and 4750DN models are urged to stop using the units immediately and to contact the company for a free replacement.
For more information, contact Konica Minolta at (800) 825-5664 or visit them online at www.kmbs.konicaminolta.us.


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Good morning. Here's everything you need to know in the world of advertising today.
1. Everything we expect Google to announce at its biggest product launch event in history. On October 4, the company will unveil several new hardware products, ranging from smartphones to speakers, to a new intelligent router.
2. Facebook is testing its own version of Snapchat in the Messenger app. The company is playing with photo and video messages that disappear after 24 hours in its Messenger app.
3. The man behind Facebook News Feed explains the importance of launching new products with a "degree of humility."The negative reaction to News Feed taught the company not to expect everyone to love its new products on day one.
4. Netflix's catalog has shrunk by a whopping 50% in the past few years. Streaming blog Exstreamist estimates the height of Netflix's catalog size was in 2012, before the company began making original content in 2013.
5. What it's like when Alphabet's venture arm invests in your startup — and helps grow it to a $1.2 billion company. Interview with the founders of Flatiron Health — a software company that organizes the world's oncology information and makes it accessible for doctors, patients, and researchers.
6. Microsoft bought Minecraft for $2.5 billion to make sure it's around for the next 100 years. Microsoft Corporate VP of Minecraft Matt Booty says Minecraft could have the longevity of Lego or Mattel.
7. Sony's new phone is Android's answer to the iPhone SE. Review of the Sony Xperia X Compact.
8. People in wealthier states prefer iPhones to Samsung Galaxy phones. This is the finding from internet marketing company WebpageFX, which analyzed data from 30 million mobile device users.
9. Ad buyers are bullish on possible Viacom-CBS reunion. Media buying executives see the potential union as a one-stop shop where they would be able to buy ads targeting young and old viewers, according to The Wall Street Journal.
10. Advertising journalist Noreen O'Leary has died. The 59-year-old Adweek journalist passed away on Saturday after a battle with cancer, Adweek reports.


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Starbucks is being sued over their tip jars. Sound crazy? Well it kind of is. If you’ve been to a Starbucks or any other coffee shop, you may notice the tip jars sitting on the counter. Well, did you ever think that someone desperate for money would head in to the store and try to steal the tip money? Evidently people are desperate and would do anything for $20 (how much more can be in those jars, really?).
According to the Huffington Post, a man died after chasing a tip jar thief out of Starbucks. His family is now suing Starbucks for “inviting criminal behavior.” In 2008, Roger Kreutz chased thief Aaron Poisson, 19, in to the parking lot where the two had an altercation. Poisson got in to his car and ran Kreutz over! The sickening part of this story is that there was only about $5 in the tip jar – just enough to buy one Starbucks drink!
Now, three years after the incident, Kreutz’s family is filing a lawsuit against the popular coffee makers. Thoughts?


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Somewhat Favorable Media Coverage Somewhat Unlikely to Impact Glu Mobile (GLUU) Share Price
News coverage about Glu Mobile (NASDAQ:GLUU) has been trending somewhat positive on Thursday, according to Accern. The research firm rates the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than twenty million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Glu Mobile earned a coverage optimism score of 0.17 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned media headlines about the company an impact score of 45.5576050801764 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company’s share price in the near term.
Here are some of the news stories that may have effected Accern Sentiment’s rankings:
- Why Glu Mobile Inc. Stock Popped Today (fool.com)
- Insider Activity – Glu Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ:GLUU) – First News 24 (firstnewspaper24.com)
- Glu Releases First Look at Interactive Social App, The Swift Life™ – Business Wire (press release) (businesswire.com)
- Insider Selling: Glu Mobile Inc. (GLUU) COO Sells 160,000 Shares of Stock (americanbankingnews.com)
- Shaw + Scott Expands Leadership Team Focusing on Executional Excellence (itbusinessnet.com)
Shares of Glu Mobile (NASDAQ GLUU) traded up 9.74% on Thursday, hitting $4.17. The stock had a trading volume of 9,589,275 shares. Glu Mobile has a one year low of $1.73 and a one year high of $4.32. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $3.60 and its 200-day moving average is $2.85. The company’s market cap is $564.68 million.
GLUU has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Zacks Investment Research raised Glu Mobile from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $4.00 price target for the company in a report on Thursday, August 31st. BidaskClub raised Glu Mobile from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 24th. Roth Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $4.00 target price on shares of Glu Mobile in a research note on Tuesday, September 5th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a $3.00 target price on shares of Glu Mobile in a research note on Friday, June 30th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. The stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $3.19.
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In related news, COO Eric R. Ludwig sold 25,000 shares of Glu Mobile stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $3.43, for a total transaction of $85,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 82,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $281,260. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, COO Eric R. Ludwig sold 160,000 shares of Glu Mobile stock in a transaction on Monday, October 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $3.67, for a total value of $587,200.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 334,000 shares of company stock worth $1,200,830. Company insiders own 5.60% of the company’s stock.
About Glu Mobile
Glu Mobile Inc develops, publishes and markets a portfolio of mobile games. The Company develops and publishes a portfolio of mobile games designed to appeal to a cross section of the users of smartphones and tablet devices. Its portfolio of mobile games is spread across various genres, including Fashion and Celebrity, Food, Sports and Action, Social Networking and Home.
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India Yamaha Motor, the Indian subsidiary of the Japanese two-wheeler maker is recalling its flagship motorcycle, the YZF-R1. According to the recall notice, the company has found a defect which is related to the lead coupler in the headlight overheating and melting. This eventually leads to arcing and also causing a potential short circuit.
The bikes affected by this recall are the YZF-R1 bikes manufactured between October 2008 and August 2013. Internationally, along with the R1, the Yamaha XT1200Z Super Tenere is also being recalled for this issue.
According to the notice, Yamaha is initiating a factory modification campaign, where the affected motorcycles must get the headlight sub lead replaced with a modified one. This replacement will be carried out free of cost. Yamaha has requested owners to refrain from using their R1 motorcycle until the headlight sub lead is replaced.
Yamaha R1 owners in India can click here to check if their vehicle is affected by this recall.
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Phononic, which aims to be the Intel of refrigerators, has wrapped up a cool financing round of $44.5 million. The firm has been raising money since last year. Who are the investors?
A local hospital, for one.
Phononic announced the closing of its $44.5 million Series D round with Rex Health Ventures among the investors.
Eastwood Capital Corp. and Wellcome trust led the round.
Other backers include WLR China Energy Infrastructure Fund, Tsing Capital, Venrock and Oak Investment Partners and Rex Health Ventures.
Funding will be used to expand its manufacturing as well as stepped-up sales efforts.
Phononic focused on the use of semiconductors in cooling, and it continues to role out new capabilities as well as products with a focus on laboratories, research centers and medical facilities, complementing its residential commercialization efforts. Phononic’s technology is now also being applied to fiber optics, telecommunications and data server infrastructure cooling, with thermal solutions necessary to continue Moore’s Law.
“The last year has seen tremendous and exciting growth for Phononic as more people have become aware of the game-changing nature of our solid state thermal management technology,” said Tony Atti, CEO of Phononic, in announcing the funding. “This latest round of financing will enable us to deliver and expand comprehensive product solutions to our customers and partners.”
Here’s what WRAL TechWire reported a year ago about Phonoic’s genesis and growth:
The Phononic Back Story
The conventional refrigerator compressor – technology that’s noisy, uses lots of electricity and is nearly 100 years old – is being pushed aside by startup Phononic’s new heat pump, which harnesses cooling capabilities from semiconductors for use in a modern-day appliance.
Phononic aims to bring its energy-saving technology to refrigerators worldwide in what it estimates is a market opportunity in the billions of dollars. That refrigerator revolution will start in China. Durham-based Phononic on Thursday announced it closed on a $21 million investment led by Beijing-based Tsing Capital, funding that will allow the company to scale up manufacturing of its components that would be installed in new refrigerators rolling out in 2014.
“The approach would be to displace the compressor, which is the anchor of your refrigerator, with our solid state component,” Atti said. ““You eliminate the freon, you elimininate the the noise.”
Atti describes the market opportunity in Asia alone as “staggering.” Asian countries have a growing middle class, including some families who have never had refrigeration or cooling products. Phononic does not make refrigerators. The company has devoloped a solid-state heat pump, which displaces the motors and moving parts of the refrigerator compressor. Phononic makes these heat pumps and sells them to refrigerator makers.
As a comparison, Atti evokes the slogan of Silicon Valley semiconductor stalwart Intel. Just as PC-makers use Intel’s chips in the computers they manufacture and sell with the label “Intel Inside,” refrigerator companies will incorporate the Phononic component in the refrigerators they manufacture and sell. And like Intel, Phononic’s technology is based on semiconductors.
Atti has spent most of his career in energy technology as well and venture capital. In 2008 venture capitalists asked him to research applications for solid-state semiconductors. The technology has been used in electronics and LEDs with success. But semiconductors had not been used in energy applications, such as cooling.
Phononic launched in 2009 as a virtual company backed by $2 million from Venture Capital firms Venrock and Oak Investment Partners. Those firms later led a 2010 series B round of $10 million. Phononic was also awarded a $3 million U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects-Energy grant in 2009.
The Phononic heat pump technology is based on thermoelectric generators. These devices can convert heat into electricity. The technology can also be applied in reverse, resulting in a thermoelectric coolers. That capability showed potential in a wide range of cooling applications for use in electronics and data centers. But Atti said that a global search, including trips to Asia, revealed that the biggest and earliest demand for this cooling capability was for residential refrigerators.
Phononic showed refrigerator companies how the technology could be incorporated into refrigrator manufacturing without disrupting the entire manufacturing process. Phononic’s heat pump won’t require refrigerator companies to make massive redesigns of their units. It’s a matter of swapping out the compressor for the Phononic component.
“It’s a fundamentally new approach,” Atti said. “The challenge for any small company that wants to be disruptive is you want to be disruptive but you don’t want to be painful, because that makes adoption hard to do.”
Phononic’s technology is based on research from several universities that have expertise in semiconductors and thermoelectrics including the University of Oklahoma, the University of California Santa Cruz and the California Institute of Technology. The technology is protected by a number of patents in the United States and overseas. But when it came time to pick a place to base the company in 2009, Atti chose North Carolina after a national search.
Why the Triangle?
For companies working with conventional semiconductor materials, it makes sense to be in Silicon Valley, Atti said. But companies working with non-conventional semiconductor materials don’t need to be there. Materials science expertise is concentrated in Phoenix, Austin and Raleigh. Beyond that expertise, Phononic also needed manufacturing and packaging capabilities. North Carolina, home to semiconductor companies Cree (NASDAQ:CREE) and RF Micro Devices (NASDAQ: RFMD) offered everything Phononic was looking for. The company chose to locate at N.C. State University’s Centennial Campus.
While there is no N.C. State intellectual property associated with the technology, Atti said Centennial Campus provided resources that were important in accelerating development of the technology. But needing more space for manufacturing, Phononic moved to Durham 18 months ago,
Phononic now employs close to 50 workers in its 15,000 square-foot semiconductor fabrication facility just west of Research Triangle Park. Atti said he expects the company will double that headcount in the next 18 to 24 months.
Phononic is looking for semiconductor device engineers and thermal engineer experts. In January, the company is opening up another 5,000 square feet of space adjacent to the existing facility as the company ramps up from pilot production to full-scale manufacturing.
“The ability to get somewhat sophisticated clean room manufacturing space is a feather in the cap for RTP,” Atti said.
New refrigerators incorporating Phononic’s heat pumps are expected to reach the market sometime in 2014, though product launches are dependent on Phononic’s as yet unnamed refrigerator manufacturer partner. Atti declined to discuss pricing, nor would he get into specifics on energy savings. The price of refrigerators incorporating the new technology will ultimately be determined by refrigerator companies. But Atti said that the technology should not add to the cost of a refrigerator. As for energy savings, specific savings will depend on the size and type of unit.
While Atti touts the Asian opportunity for deploying quieter, more energy efficient and freon-free refrigerators, Phononic technology should also find its way into U.S. homes. Phononic’s Asian partner also sells refrigerators in the United States.


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Americans are spreading their book consumption across several formats. The share of adults who have read print books in the past 12 months still outpaces the share using other forms, but 30% now say they have read an e-book in that time frame.
Overall, 75% of U.S. adults say they have read a book in the past 12 months in any format, whether completely or part way through, a figure that has remained largely unchanged since 2011, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted from Jan. 25 to Feb. 8, 2021. Print books remain the most popular format for reading, with 65% of adults saying that they have read a print book in the past year.
While shares of print book readers and audiobook listeners remain mostly unchanged from a Center survey conducted in 2019, there has been an uptick in the share of Americans who report reading e-books, from 25% to 30%.
Pew Research Center has studied how Americans read books for years. For this analysis, we surveyed 1,502 U.S. adults from Jan. 25 to Feb. 8, 2021, by cellphone and landline phone. The survey was conducted by interviewers under the direction of Abt Associates and is weighted to be representative of the U.S. adult population by gender, race, ethnicity, education and other categories. Here are the questions, responses and methodology used for this analysis.
Americans read an average (mean) of roughly 14 books during the previous 12 months and the typical (median) American read five books in that period, according to the survey. These figures are identical to 2011, when the Center first began conducting surveys of Americans’ book reading habits.
Despite growth in certain digital formats, it remains the case that relatively few Americans only consume digital books (which include audiobooks and e-books) to the exclusion of print. Some 33% of Americans read in these digital formats and also read print books, while 32% say they read only print books. Just 9% of Americans say they only read books in digital formats and have not read any print books in the past 12 months.
Demographic differences in book reading in 2021 are similar to the patterns seen in past Center surveys. For example, adults who have a bachelor’s or advanced degree are more likely to be book readers than those who have only attended some college and those with a high school education or less, and adults ages 18 to 29 are more likely to read books than those 65 and older. At the same time, patterns of book consumption among a few groups changed since 2019. Some examples:
Adults with lower incomes – The share of adults with an annual household income of less than $30,000 who have listened to an audiobook has increased 8 percentage points since 2019 (22% vs. 14%).
Urban adults – The share of American adults living in urban communities who say they have read a book in any format in the previous 12 months grew from 75% in 2019 to 81% now – an increase of 6 percentage points.
The table below covers how different groups reported their reading habits in the survey.
Note: Here are the questions, responses and methodology used for this analysis. This is an update of a post by Andrew Perrin originally published Sept. 1, 2016.


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Sex chatbot with pics
For Microsoft, it does not have to be that hard to live the statement.After burning its fingers once, Microsoft has taken a second dare at Artificial Intelligence (AI) with its newly tested chatbot.Named “”, the AI chat-bot was never expected to haul the usual load of expectations that marketers often have with a new launch.In fact, this millennial-minded bot is the least Microsoft could do, especially when its first attempt at AI failed miserably.The ghost of “ is exclusively available on the messaging app, Kik.
In retrospection, it renders the purpose of making AI the go-to technology in marketing stack obvious.
In short, Microsoft However, the chatbot is not programmed to answer dubious political questions and seems to walk the neutral line. If you have the Kik app, you can start a chat with here.
Moreover, the chatbot answers in robotic single words; or at most a short sentence with few friendly emoticons. https://t.co/Fk2RDp TB0G pic.twitter.com/Dxjns Ht1F1 — Nick Monroe (@nickmon1112) December 4, 2016 does not respond to words like sex, violence, drugs, weed, guns, bombs and slangs programmed into its artificial soul.
Microsoft is not the lone heavyweight tech giant pushing AI-based chatbot for marketing.
Google Amazon, Apple and a bunch of new start-ups are building their portfolio around machine learning and AI-based marketing automation.


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A subscription-based urban city builder, Cities XL was thought to be a successor to SimCity, but numbers weren't on the studios side.
"This is with deep regrets that we officially announce today the closure of our studio. As such Monte Cristo will close its door this week. We leave behind us a couple regrets but also, more important, a lot of good memories..." posted Monte Cristo on fan site Simtropolis, reports Big Download. Cities XL also supported a singleplayer mode.
"A publisher has shown up who will pick up Cities XL’s license, and who will continue to sell the game. This company will surely make itself known soon. We are confident that we leave Cities XL in good hands."
The online login system to play the game will remain active pledges the developer, but "obviously the online support is now longer available and we apologize for this.
"One last time all the Monte Cristo team members would like to wholeheartedly thank the Cities XL players and community members who so dedicatedly took part in the life and evolution of this wonderful project," they added.
In January of this year the MMO portion of Cities XL was closed down due to a lack of numbers, meaning only the singleplayer game would function. It was an ambitious goal to get player made cities connected online and sharing their prosperity.


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After offering free beverages to unvaccinated guests at its Berlin locations, a German coffeehouse business found itself in hot water. The action was in response to the implementation of tougher lockdown measures last weekend.
Last Saturday, the German capital’s ‘2G-plus’ rules went into effect, restricting access to most public venues to people who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 or who have recovered from the disease.
On Tuesday, the Wonder Waffles franchise announced on its social media pages that it was offering unvaccinated customers free coffee. The promotion actually applied to to-go orders by all consumers, regardless of their vaccination status, according to a small-print language section.
The promotion was in response to the 2G guidelines, which meant “we are no longer authorized to welcome so many frequent guests,” according to the message.
The ad landed Wonder Waffles right in the middle of heated debate in Germany over vaccine mandates and whether the authorities were overstepping their boundaries in the effort to get people vaccinated.
Apparently uncomfortable with the situation, the chain deleted the message and posted a new one on Wednesday, saying social media was not the right platform to have that debate. While the chain stands for freedom of expression, it didn’t want its shops to be the target of review bombing, the statement said. The offer of free coffee for everyone remains in place till the end of December.
San Sebastian, in Berlin’s Charlottenburg neighbourhood, is another establishment that has put itself into the vaccine row. It, also, provides free coffee to anyone who buys cakes, regardless of vaccination status.
Customers reacted favourably to the ad, according to the daily Tagesspiegel, which was launched because people with various viewpoints must not be marginalized, according to the owner.


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In Her Shoes
Remember Imelda Marcos and her thousands of pairs of shoes? She's probably more of a legend because of them rather than all of the trouble that she caused for her people in Manila. As a result, she will soon begin marketing her own line of accessories. "The Imelda Collection" will contain jewelry and handbags, but eventually the plan is to add shoes to the collection. Right now the items will be priced between $20 and $100, but it has yet to be announced exactly where the line will be available. The 77 year-old widow said she was encouraged by her children and grandchildren to begin this venture while she still faces some legal battles. It will be interesting to see what she has come up with and who will be buying her line.


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Huawei’s P20 Pro has just received EMUI9.1, together with other features.
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Huawei’s P20 Pro has just received the long-awaited EMUI9.1 update, bringing new features such as Huawei’s EROFS, GPU Turbo 3.0, Huawei Vlog and other improvements. This patch also includes Google’s security patch for the month of July 2019. With EROFS, applications should open faster and run with more fluidity, while also saving storage space on the device. GPU Turbo 3.0 supports even more games, offering a lower power consumption and more stable framerates. Other features included are Huawei Vlog, which creates “highlights” of the gallery automatically, while also allowing users to make quick video edits. We also see the introduction of Huawei Share OneHop, offering fast transfer of media files and others between some Huawei devices and their new line-up of MateBooks.
According to the original calendar supplied by Huawei, the P20 Pro was supposed to receive EMUI9.1 by the end of July. Taking in account the time needed to deploy the update to thousands of P20 Pro’s in Europe, the timing is more or less correct. It is also expected that the P20 Pro will be getting EMUI10 soon, or at least amongst the first ones, as the company has already confirmed which devices will be getting the next iteration of EmotionUI.
This new patch changes the version from CLT-L29 18.104.22.1683(C432E5R1P9) to CLT-L29 22.214.171.1241(C432E5R1P9) and is 4.02 GB in size.
The patch notes read as following:
- This update will update your system to EMUI 9.1, with support for EROFS technology and GPU Turbo 3.0.
- Adds the EROFS system function, which improves app speed and fluidity.
- [Incoming call video]
- Customises incoming call videos for your contacts.
- [GPU Turbo 3.0]
- Huawei’s GPU Turbo 3.0 acceleration technology supports dozens of more games, allowing you to enjoy an improved gaming experience.
- [Huawei Vlog]
- Automatically generates highlight reels, applies effects templates, and creates MVs with a single touch.
- [Huawei Share OneHop]
- Supports instantaneous sharing of clipboard and screen recordings between your phone and Huawei MateBook.
- [Simplified settings]
- Simplifies settings and options for easier operation.
- Integrates Android security patches released in July 2019 for improved system security. For more information on the security of Huawei EMUI system updates, please visit the official Huawei website: https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletin/2019/7/.
More on this subject:
- EMUI9.1 coming to dozens of devices, already rolling out to Mate 20 Pro in Europe (30/06/2019)
- Huawei confirms at least 17 devices will get EMUI10.0/Android Q (25/06/2019)
- Huawei P20 Pro receives update: April 2019 security patch (11/05/2019)
- Huawei P20 Pro receives update: March 2019 security patch (14/04/2019)
- Huawei P20 Pro receives update: February 2019 security patch (14/03/2019)


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Hybrid And Complex Opportunities Remain At The Heart Of Endo’s Strategy
Endo continues to see value in 505(b)(2) sterile injectables and complex generics, while “swift, tough decisions” on its more commoditised US retail generics are helping put the company ahead of its competitors.
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Endo’s Par has announced the first launch under a longstanding US collaboration with 505(b)(2) specialist Nevakar, in the form of pre-mixed ephedrine sulfate injection in a ready-to-use 50mg/10ml single-use vial.
Endo has announced that it will not pursue a previously-announced US$190 million deal to augment its injectables portfolio and pipeline by acquiring Somerset Therapeutics and its India-based Wintac contract development and manufacturing business. The news comes as Endo has reported US generics sales down by a third – and total turnover down by 15% – in 2018.
Viatris remains committed to completing the sale of its global biosimilars unit to Biocon Biologics, while continuing efforts to generate up to $9bn in pre-tax proceeds by the end of 2023 from divestments.


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The first half of each year is a slow time for Apple retail store openings, but the company does continue to schedule sporadic additions to its network of stores as new locations come online. For its latest addition, Apple will be holding a grand opening for its second store in Rome, Italy this Saturday, April 21 at 10:00 AM. The new Porta di Roma store is located in the shopping center of the same name, a major mall with over 220 shops that opened five years ago.
Just yesterday, iApp-Mac posted a few photos [Google translation] of the new store, which remains hidden behind a black construction barrier typical of Apple's projects.
The new Porta di Roma store will be Apple's tenth Italian location and will join the existing RomaEst store in serving the city's customers.
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Yet another store which cannot be reached using public transport.
Note to Apple: The carbon footprint INCLUDES the customer's car emissions traveling to the store.
Why is so difficult to find a location closer to downtown?


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As countries enact data privacy laws, cloud services operators need to factor this in as they seek increased regional presence
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has estimated  that Asia’s combined gross domestic product (GDP) will overtake the combined GDP of the rest of the world by the end of this year and by 2030, Asia’s share of global growth will be around 60 per cent. Moreover, by 2030 almost 90 per cent of the world’s middle class will reside in Asia . Asia Pacific has become the growth engine of the world.
Over the past decade, growth has largely been technology-driven, with a lot of emphasis on creating IT infrastructure. With rapid digitalization and the rise of data as the currency of trade, hyperscale data centers are one of the biggest growth areas within IT infrastructure. While cloud computing has been around for quite some time, hyperscale cloud services represent a transformational disruption in technology because they provide their customers with a global presence and reach with a high degree of efficiency, agility, and innovation.
Some estimates say that hyperscale data centers will account for US$71.2 billion in revenue globally by 2022 . The Asia Pacific market is set to see the highest bump in compound annual growth rate (CAGR) with an expected rise of 24 per cent by 2022, according to the same estimates.
On the ground, hyperscale cloud computing service providers are rapidly growing their presence in the Asia Pacific region. Along with them, global OTT (Over the Top) companies, whose biggest markets are in Asia, are also beefing up their presence with their own hyperscale data centers; for example, Facebook is setting up a US$1 billion, 11-story data center in Singapore .
Increasingly, however, regulatory issues are cropping up with respect to IT infrastructure creation. With their populations becoming digital first and using technologies such as mobile banking, ride-hailing, food delivery and other services that depend on personal data, including financial data, many governments in Asia Pacific are in the process of enacting legislation to ensure their citizen’s data are protected not only for their own safety but often also for national security purposes, considering how valuable data has become in today’s information-driven economy.
Data residency laws can sometimes restrict hyperscale cloud service providers as cybersecurity concerns and worries about the potential overreach by sovereign entities (with respect to data hosted in foreign countries) have contributed to a continued perception that certain classes of data need to be housed within the geographical borders of the country in which it is generated .
This is not just an Asian phenomenon, globally also there is increasing concern about the geographical location of citizen data. This presents a challenge to hyperscale cloud service providers as they drive their efficiency through the ability to seamlessly move data across different geographies and house them in mega data centers located in different parts of the globe that offer the best security and cost benefit.
It is necessary to understand that when discussing data privacy and its location, the terms data residency, data sovereignty and data localization are often used interchangeably and this leads to misperceptions and misunderstandings of what data privacy laws are meant to cover. While all three pertain to where data should be housed, there are subtle differences between the three .
Data residency refers to the actual physical location of the data and the legal and regulatory requirements imposed on the data based on the region or country it resides in. Data sovereignty is a step up from residency in the sense that the data has to not only be stored in a designated location but would also be subjected to the laws of the country where it is stored. Data localization laws enforce how the data is processed within a certain territory. This is the most stringent and restrictive concept of the three, and like data sovereignty, is a version of data residency predicated on legal obligations and pertains to the creation and storage of personal data.
In the Asia Pacific almost all major countries/regions, including Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, South Korea, The Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, and India, have either enacted data privacy and protection laws or are in the process of doing so .
As expected with regards to such a contentious issue, there are arguments both in support for and against stringent data residency or localization laws.
In a research note AWS  pointed out that while governments may perceive an “increased security” with data residency requirements because they offer physical proximity, control, and local jurisdiction, such an approach does not “provide better overall data security”.
The counter argument rests on the premise that data localization is not just about security or efficiency. Thanks to rapid digitalization many of the countries in Asia Pacific are the biggest consumers of digital and social media technology and content. And this has given rise to interesting anomalies. For example, Facebook’s biggest market is in India yet out of its 15 data centers, none of them are in that country .
This disconnect between new sources of data and the location of data centers that house the data has often led to accusations from countries such as India of “data colonization” and “digital colonialism” , according to this line of reasoning.
Irrespective of technical or political arguments for and against data residency, data privacy and the demand for government control and jurisdiction over citizen data is something that is here to stay and cloud computing companies and those that use their services need to adapt as failure to adhere to data privacy and residency laws could result in both legal and financial consequences.
Over the short-term, at least, very few multinational cloud service providers will be able to provide physical storage in all countries that enact data privacy and residency laws. This opens opportunities for partnerships for data center companies with physical presence in different countries in Asia Pacific.
As a result, one of the drivers for data center demand in the Asia Pacific is the need for global cloud service providers to comply with data localization rules as well as to expand their reach to increasing number of users from large and growing countries in the region. Being present only in Asian hubs such as Singapore is no longer an optimal solution.
As an example, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud have announced new cloud regions in Indonesia, and this may drive data center colocation demand in the country . In another example, according to analysts, the Indian government’s decision that financial transaction data must be locally stored, is one of the key reasons behind increased data center spending in India, which is likely to reach US$7 billion by the end of this year. Another major reason for growth is the need to drive efficiency of transactions with lower latency in a highly competitive market – anecdotal evidence showed that when an Indian online grocery store shifted its data center from Singapore to Mumbai, it noticed up to 10 per cent improvement in transaction efficiency .
In today’s digitalized economy, companies are data-rich and this is a major competitive advantage. They have access to unprecedented amounts of personal data and this has allowed them to enhance customer experience. With data being considered the currency of global trade, and cyber-attacks to steal data, both by criminal gangs as well an occasional state-backed actors a reality, it is little wonder that governments have started to look at legislation to ensure data privacy and also have some semblance of control over their citizen’s data.
Global companies which collect huge amounts of data or host them on multinational clouds have both a responsibility as well as a challenge to ensure that they meet local compliance obligations and at the same time provide high quality service to their customers.
How well these organizations deal with business risks posed by data residency laws will determine their success or otherwise. It will also determine in which direction the IT infrastructure industry moves in the Asia Pacific region.
PDG can help global cloud service providers and hyperscalers navigate the new country-specific data security laws that are coming up in the region. With its strong local presence and deep experiences in running hyperscale data centers, PDG can provide the expertise and infrastructure required to rapidly scale up in the Asia Pacific region.
Princeton Digital Group (PDG) is a Warburg Pincus-backed investor, developer and operator of internet infrastructure. Our portfolio of data centers powers the expansion of hyperscalers and enterprises in the world’s fastest-growing digital economies. Our agility, speed and unmatched experience in scaling global internet infrastructure provide our partners and customers immediate access to growth opportunities across Asia.