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CPM, Ireland’s leading field sales company, takes a look at the Irish retail news for this week. This is a one-stop shop for all your Irish retail news. If you would like to receive our monthly newsletter which will include all Retail articles for the previous month, including "Retail at a Glance" subscribe today.
Panic buying triggers 23% growth in retail sales says Nielsen
With retailers now at the frontline of visible commercial activity in Ireland at the moment, new figures from Nielsen show that grocery sales increased by 23% when compared to the same time last year and by 16% when compared to the previous week, according to the latest…
€363m supermarket sweep for loo roll, beer and hand sanitiser falls just below peak Christmas trade
A €363million splurge last week was only €3million below the peak Christmas trade, and analysts believe alcohol and beauty products will be the next items to surge as people adapt to quarantined living.
Annual retail sales broadly flat before virus shutdown – CSO
Retail sales fell by 4.3% on a monthly basis in February to stand 0.3% lower on an annual basis, new figures from the Central Statistics Office show. The data was collected before the coronavirus outbreak shut down most of the country's shops.
Retail Excellence urges members to prioritise food sales over other depts
Retail Excellence Ireland has urged its members to shut all textiles, clothing and homeware departments to prioritise food. The statement by the retail representative body comes ahead of an expected increase in government restrictions on movement and social activity.
List of essential retailers updated with some removed
The Government has updated the list of retail outlets which it has deemed essential enough to remain open despite the new Covid-19 restrictions. It continues to allow food stores, newsagents, off-licences and others to keep their doors open, but withdraws full opening…
Contactless payment limit will increase to €50 next week, as cash transactions drop by 20%
Contactless payments will increase from €30 to €50 by Wednesday 1 April. Speaking on RTÉ Radio One today, Brian Hayes of the Banking Federation said the increased limit is already in place in some large retailers around the country.
75% of stores implement contactless payment increase
The increase of contactless payment amounts has been implemented in 75% of retail grocery and convenience store outlets nationwide. Last week it was announced that the contactless payment limit was to increase from €30 to €50.
Irish farmhouse cheesemakers fear possible 75% drop in sales
A member survey carried out by Cáis highlighted fears for significant job losses and an estimated 75% drop in sales as a result of the closure of foodservice outlets and farmers markets which accounted for the majority of sales in 2019.
Coronavirus hitting dairy, cheese and meat industries
Irish cheesemakers say there has been a 75% drop in sales as a result of coronavirus. The closure of farmers' markets has been a big issue and the closure of many food services' outlets has also hit demand.
Ireland sees 50pc surge in web traffic due to lockdown usage of Zoom and Netflix
Figures from data infrastructure companies show that web traffic over the last week is 50pc higher than the annual average. It is also up over 10pc compared to this time last month, achieving a record spike during the Taoiseach’s address to the nation on St Patrick's Day.
Online retail sales soar due to virus restrictions
Online retail sales revenue jumped by 110% during March compared to the previous four weeks, driven by movement restrictions put in place by the Government to counteract the spread of Covid-19. That is according to new data compiled by digital marketing agency…
Shop online and support Kilkenny food producers
Supporting local food is now a mainstream trend, with more and more people seeking out fresh, local options for produce and other foods. Avoiding the packed supermarkets and sustainability are two more excellent reasons to eat more local food.
Where to get the best value Easter eggs as Irish people to celebrate in lockdown
Easter is less than two weeks away - and it looks like we’ll all be celebrating indoors. With Ireland in lockdown, there has never been a better excuse to treat everyone at home to an egg-stra special chocolate treat.
How Dunnes, Tesco, and Aldi have rewarded staff for hard work during crisis
Supermarkets around the country are at the busiest ever with people stocking up during this Covid-19 pandemic. All main shops have implemented in-store changes to opening hours and layouts to follow social distancing guidelines and keep staff and shoppers safe.
Tesco, Aldi and Lidl on when they re-stock shelves with message to customers
Supermarkets across Ireland are now many people's only trips outside the house of the day as full lockdown takes hold of Ireland. Shoppers all over the country are heading to the shops every few days to stock up on essentials although many are finding empty shelves.
Tesco Ireland to introduce priority shopping hours for healthcare workers
Tesco Ireland has announced the introduction of priority shopping for healthcare workers during the Covid-19 coronavirus emergency. In a statement issued on Friday (27 March), the supermarket giant noted that the dedicated shopping hours will commence from Tuesday 31 March…
Tesco Ireland update on delivery services as they make request to customers
Tesco Ireland is asking customers to utilise their click and collect service instead of deliveries due to high demand. With the country now in a full lockdown, many people are using the supermarket's delivery service to avoid heading outside during this crisis.
Tesco unable to increase contactless payments limits
Tesco Ireland has notified the Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) that regretfully, it will not be increasing contactless limits from €30 to €50 from today (1 April), for card or phone payments.
Tesco to maintain beef prices until June
Tesco Ireland has said it is to maintain the same price it is paying for beef up until June of this year. The company said that it is "very conscious" of the pressure which beef farmers are under with beef prices falling at factory gates and says it wants to offer support to farmers.
Dunnes agrees to pay workers a 10% Covid-19 pay increase
Dunnes Stores has agreed that it will pay its workers a 10% Covid-19 premium payment backdated to March 9, 2020. The move will bring the Irish owned company in line with other retailers including Aldi and Tesco who both have similar payment increases in place for its staff during the crisis.
Aldi donates €50,000 to FoodCloud to assist with staff support
Aldi Ireland has announced further support for its charity partner FoodCloud, including a €50,000 donation to assist with additional staff support as well as increasing food donations. The discounter said that it has pledged additional food donations and a staff support fund…
Aldi fast-tracks payment for over 200 of it's Irish suppliers
Aldi Ireland has announced that it will reduce payment terms for its small and medium sized Irish suppliers in response to the COVID-19 crisis, ensuring suppliers get paid as quickly as possible. The new terms apply to all suppliers that transact up to €1 million worth of business…
Aldi gives staff 10% bonus on pay until end of April
Aldi Ireland has announced it is giving over 3,800 workers at its stores and distribution centres a 10% bonus for hours worked since early March. The supermarket chain said staff members would received a 10% supplement to their hourly pay, backdated to March 9, until the end of April.
Lidl launches emergency donation appeal
Lidl said that it is appealing to customers who would like to purchase an extra tinned or long shelf-life product to leave it in a dedicated trolley in stores this weekend, Saturday 28 March and Sunday 29 March.
Nine changes to Lidl stores you will notice amid Covid-19 crisis
Shops and supermarkets all over the country are having to make changes as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak. Lidl, Aldi, Tesco, Supervalu and all main stores have made alterations to opening hours and operations which you can read in full here.
Frontline healthcare workers to be given priority at all Lidl stores
Frontline healthcare workers will be given priority at Lidl Ireland stores from Thursday. The retailer said the new measures are designed to support those "going above and beyond" to serve communities across the country.
Up to two week wait for supermarket home deliveries in Cork
If you are shopping online for food, staples and groceries in Cork - you could be waiting up to two weeks for your delivery. The ongoing coronavirus outbreak has seeen the two main supermarket chains that do home deliveries - Tesco and Supervalu - swamped with orders…
Online sales surge at Dixons Carphone amid Covid shutdown
Online sales have surged at electricals retailer Dixons Carphone as consumers scramble to adapt to growing restrictions on movement and social engagement. The group, which trades as Carphone Warehouse and Currys PC World, said it had experienced “very good sales…
Ireland’s largest department stores cancel online business in ‘odd’ move
Ireland’s two largest departments stores have suspended their online sales as part of the coronavirus lockdown. The online shutdown was criticised by consumer groups as ‘odd’ as the Government’s coronavirus clampdown does not include a halt to online orders or deliveries.
Will Covid-19 force Primark to rethink decision not to sell online?
The coronavirus pandemic has shone a spotlight once more on discount fashion retailer Primark’s decision to eschew online sales. Primark, which trades in its Irish home market as Penneys, is an outlier in its industry. It seems incongruous for a youth-focused retailer…
Penneys puts plan for new store in Dundrum Town Centre on hold
Fashion chain Penneys has put on hold talks to take two floors in the Republic’s biggest shopping centre as it grapples with the Covid-19 pandemic. Penneys – known as Primark outside the State – last week said it would suspend rent payments on its 37 Irish stores as it shut…
Shopping centre landlord Hammerson in talks about rents with Irish retailers
Shopping centre landlord Hammerson — best known in Ireland for its Dundrum, Kildare Village, and Ilac shopping centres — said it in talks with retailers about rents after the closure of its flagship outlets.
Northern Ireland Retail jobs available now
People are hearing difficult news about their jobs across the country, but employment opportunities are still coming up. And one sector in need of new staff right now is retail. So keep your chin up everyone, and have a look at these roles to see if any of them could work for you.


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FRANKFURT -- Germany's top union IG Metall called for Tesla to improve staffing conditions at its German gigafactory as it prepares to expand, with the carmaker due to publish its expansion plans for feedback from the community later this week.
Tesla's application to double the capacity of its Gruenheide site near Berlin to 1 million cars a year will be made accessible online and to local residents from July 19, according to the environment ministry of Brandenburg, the German state where the plant is based.
Citizens have until mid-September to file objections to the application.
The expansion plans will entail adding more jobs to the 12,000 planned for the first expansion phase of Tesla's first European product hub, of which roughly 11,000 have been hired so far.
"We welcome the creation of jobs in the automotive industry in Germany. Tesla's plans are a clear commitment to Brandenburg as a location," IG Metall's Dirk Schulze said.
"However, this announcement is in stark contrast to what the local employees are currently experiencing: Despite high levels of sick leave, staff are being cut on a considerable scale."
Schulze said that in June alone, around 200 permanent staff had been laid off or signed payout deals and a mid-triple digit number of temporary workers had been let go, without reducing the site's weekly production goal of 5,000 cars currently.
"Before the expansion of the plant, the expansion of the working conditions of the colleagues in Gruenheide must now finally have priority," he said.
Tesla was not immediately available for comment.

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TMN’s 30 Under 30 Awards are back, entries open Monday
The Music Network’s awards celebrating the music industry’s up-and-comers are back for 2021.
Early entries for TMN’s 30 Under 30 Awards are free and open next Monday, March 1 and close April 5 at 11:59pm AEST. Late entries are $49 plus GST per submission, and open April 6 and close April 18.
The national awards program, supported by APRA AMCOS, MTV, Radio Today, Sony Music Australia, TikTok and Universal Music Australia gives future industry leaders the chance to showcase their achievements and propel their careers forward.
Entrants must be an Australian citizen, permanent resident or New Zealand citizen living and working in Australia. They must be under the age of 30 at midnight on May 20, 2021 – so if you are born after May 21, 1991, you are eligible to enter.
This year, to open up to as wider selection of industry professionals as possible, TMN is ditching the rules about having a set number of winners from each segment of the industry.
People working in sales & marketing, accounting & legal, artist/ label services, brands & agency, labels & publishing, live & touring, and media & journalism, will all still be eligible to enter, however we won’t be putting numbers on how many must fall within each category.
This will enable more music superstars to enter from across the music landscape, with the best entries from any segment of the industry having a chance to join the exclusive list.
Finalists who didn’t make the Class of 2020 are also welcome to enter again this year, provided they still meet the entry requirements.
Winners will be selected from an all-star judging panel comprised of a mix of peers and those from in and around the value chain, to make sure the final decisions are informed and considered from all relevant sides of the industry.
The awards will again include a Readers’ Choice Award, which will be selected by TMN’s readers from the shortlisted applications.
All entrants will be eligible to attend a free virtual one-hour Future Leaders Roundtable, discussing the future of the sector, hosted by TMN editor Vivienne Kelly.
Kelly said after a tough 12 months for music, media, young professionals and indeed the world, it was time to recognise those who had powered through and kept the industry, and themselves, afloat.
“We’ve all read statistics about how hard media, the live sector and the arts in particular have been hit by the pandemic, but there’s also mounting evidence that it’s had a disproportionate impact on younger people,” she said.
“So anyone who’s managed to keep the passion alive and keep working through, achieving things for themselves, their employers, their colleagues and their wider industry deserves recognition.
“I can’t wait to see the young superstars who throw their hats in the ring for this year’s awards.”


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Originally posted by Susanne Ault - Video Business - November 18
Lawyers behind the late-fee class-action lawsuit against Redbox have launched a Web site to locate additional plaintiffs and offer education about the case.
At the site www.RedboxLateFees.com, people can figure out if they are eligible to join the suit. There also will be regularly posted updates about the case and other related news items relating to Redbox.
The lawsuit alleges that Redbox unfairly dings customers $1 for every day past the paid one-night rental that the DVD is not returned to machines. It notes that Redbox touts a ‘No Late Fees’ policy.
In particular, the suit cries foul that the $25 charged for titles kept more than 24 days is more than triple Redbox’s used-DVD sales price and amounts to unfair business practices.
At the time of the suit’s filing, Redbox said that it didn’t comment on pending litigation.


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Intel’s new chip making strategy: 5 things to know
For over five decades, Intel has been a leading company in the semiconductor trade. Currently, the firm is pushing for a new technique under a new CEO as it seeks to send off its Asian and home rivals.
What’s Intel’s new strategy?
The majority of Intel’s manufacturing ability over the years has been sustained to make personal merchandise, alongside its flagship central processing models. These models are used in servers, notebooks, and cutting-edge computing gadgets. The U.S. firm now seeks to boost its manufacturing capability to produce chips for different industries, thus delving into the chip foundry enterprise.
Its goal is to get collaborations and orders from companies like Qualcomm and Apple and cloud service supplies like Microsoft and Google, and suppliers of networking accessories such as Ericsson and Cisco. These companies are existing clients of a rival company, the TSMC, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., which also functions as Intel’s provider.
How does Intel plan to enforce this strategy?
Intel plans to implement this strategy by spending $20 billion by 2024 to assist them in constructing two-chip services in Arizona. The company plans to begin developing now so they can start the manufacturing process by 2024. This target is identical to that set by TSMC for their proposed $12 billion plants it wants to construct there. Intel can set up a new enterprise unit called Intel Foundry companies. Here are five things you should know about the chip-making strategy.
Intel’s $20B U.S. Manufacturing Expansion Will Create More Capacity
Intel plans to extend its use of outsourced foundries for the future, and the company is committing to $20 billion roughly to create new Arizona manufacturing fabs. Intel will use these products to make chips other companies designed as part of Intel’s foundry business. This increased fan capacity will help develop unquestioned leadership for the manufacturing process.
Intel Plans On Expansion of Chip Production Using Foundries
Intel intends to continue building most of its chips using its gabs and will deliver the best products in all categories. External foundries are not a new idea because the company has been using foundries in making connectivity, chipsets, and communications.
However, with the IDM 2.0 strategy, Intel will switch to external foundries for significant products in the company, including PCs and CPUs for servers. The foundries will support the modular approach to building chips that use tiles and are made based on supply, cost, and performance. The ability to construct the best products expertly is what differentiates Intel and delivers excellent value to customers.
In 3-4 years, Intel Will Return To ‘Unquestioned Leadership’ For CPUs
By 2024 to 2025, Intel is expected to return to Unquestioned leadership for its products. Previously, the company used the tick-tock model to introduce new advances for products while changing manufacturing processes. This approach birthed the shrink of processor transistors every two years who brought better efficiency benefits. Intel hopes to reestablish this model with IDM 2.0.
Intel Foundry Services, A New Biz For Creating Other Companies’ Chips
Intel is launching a standalone business called Intel Foundry services, in addition to ramping the use of external foundries, which aims to provide foundry services for companies who produce their chips. The company will cooperate with competitors to increase the use of foundries.
Collaborations Between Intel And IBM: Production of Next-Generation Chip Technologies
In support of the IDM 2.0 strategy, Intel will start research collaboration with IBM in creating following generation packaging technologies and logic for processors. This collaboration will improve packaging velocity and future innovations.
What does this mean for Intel’s rivals?
Asia is aiming at rounding 80% of semiconductor manufacturing worldwide. If they can woo U.S shoppers to America, it makes Intel get to head-on competition with rivals like South Korea’s Samsung and TSMC. These firms have become tangled in a tough match for dominance with other big names in the semiconductor industry. The nanometer dimension is the measure for relative power for the chip manufacturing industry, and the smaller the quantity, the more superior the chip. TSMC controls more than half the foundry market worldwide and predicts their 3-nanometer capability will start mass production by the second part of 2022.
On the other hand, Intel has halted its superior 7-nanometer manufacturing know-how till late 2022 and not less than that. It looks to outsource some of its chip manufacturing to other companies as an alternative plan. If Intel’s initiative turns profitable, it will take a toll on Samsung and TSMC from 2023.
Nomura securities believe that Intel’s transfer to the foundry is a shock and may be seen as sensible from a geopolitical perspective. Washington assists in home chip making. In addition, Nomura identified possible conflicts of interest with client forms, which are software program, system, and analysis firms that Intel hopes to serve.


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According to the latest numbers from Mercury Research, AMD had another record quarter in terms of x86 CPU market share in Q1 2022. According to Mercury Research, AMD increased their market share by 2.1 points over the previous quarter, resulting in a 27.7% market share this quarter. This boosts AMD’s market share to a new high, surpassing Intel’s 72.3 percent share, which has been on the slide since AMD released its Zen CPU design. AMD outperformed Intel by +7.0 points in Q1 2021 when compared to the previous year, which is impressive.
When it comes to segment-specific market share, AMD’s Server and Mobile Divisions did well, with the Mobile segment leading the way with a +0.9 point share of 22.5 percent, compared to Intel’s 77.5 percent. This increase follows a modest drop in the preceding quarter. It appears that sales of the Ryzen 6000 ‘Rembrandt’ helped the red team increase its numbers dramatically in the first quarter of 2022 and that this trend will continue throughout the year as global supplies stabilise.
In the server market, AMD saw a +0.9 point gain for a share of 11.6 percent, compared to Intel’s still massive 88.4 percent
Finally, AMD’s desktop market share increased by 2.1 percentage points to 18.3 percent, compared to 81.7 percent for Intel. AMD recently released the Ryzen 5000 for the DIY market, which comes in a variety of mainstream and high-end configurations, which should help the chipmaker increase its number in the second quarter of 2022.
Despite the fact that priority 7nm shipments are going to EPYC and Ryzen mobile, Ryzen desktop CPUs continue to lead in terms of sales at key retailers. However, since the beginning of 2022, we’ve seen worldwide supply return to normal, with both CPU and GPU production increasing.
At the same time, it appears that the market for high-end desktop CPUs has plummeted. According to a new analysis from Pugetsystems, AMD Threadripper CPU sales, as well as HEDT CPU sales in general, are on the decline. Intel hasn’t released a HEDT in years, while AMD’s Threadripper family has been relegated to workstations. There’s also the matter of Lenovo’s scheduled exclusivity, which means the DIY market will get the chips much later in their life cycle.
While Intel’s Alder Lake CPUs have sparked fierce competition in the desktop and notebook arena, AMD has been steadily improving the server space with improved and enhanced solutions since the EPYC platform’s birth. AMD is slated to release its first Zen 4 desktop and server chips later this year, which will considerably accelerate the company’s growth.


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Sainsbury's First-Half Results – What The Analysts Said
UK retailer Sainsbury's has posted a marginal decline in group sales in the first half of its financial year, with like-for-like sales down 1.0% and underlying profit before tax down 15% for the period.
Commenting on its performance, Sainsbury's chief executive Mike Coupe said, “We have created positive momentum across the business through strategic investments in our customer offer. We have lowered prices on every day food and groceries, launched a range of value brands and are more competitive on price than we have ever been."
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Developer Koei Tecmo has given media outlets the chance to play a brief section of the highly anticipated ‘The Tengu’s Disciple’ DLC for Nioh 2.
‘The Tengu’s Disciple’ DLC is set to release tomorrow, July 30th, but to hold fans over a little while longer, some new gameplay has been released. There are a ton of great media outlets covering the upcoming DLC, and from the look of it, Koei Tecmo knocked it out of the park with new DLC.
Down below we’ve linked 30 minutes of never before seen Nioh 2 DLC gameplay from IGN Japan, and like I mentioned above, the gameplay is looking pretty awesome!
Check out some gameplay for the Nioh 2 DLC down below:
In addition to the new DLC, according to Twitter user BlackKite via Wccftech, a new free update is coming to Nioh 2 for everyone; regardless of whether you bought DLC or not:
-A new hack’n’slash mode where you clear scroll missions to get equipment, can also get other users’ scrolls with multiplayer
-More parts added for avatar creation
-Yokai Shift enhancements
-Option to continue after failing co-op stages
-Option to change the motion for entering hot springs (mentioned orally)
Nioh 2 is now available for the PS4. The ‘The Tengu’s Disciple’ DLC is set to release tomorrow, July 30th. Are you planning on jumping back into the game? Let us know in the comments below!


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New Nord smartphones will be unveiled by OnePlus. This is something we have heard of before and after the first-gen OnePlus Nord was announced. OnePlus is said to reveal a new mid-range phone in the United States under the Nord series. It will definitely be different from the flagship OnePlus 8T that will be unveiled in two days. There won’t be a Pro variant but a new Nord phone is already in the works. Actually, there won’t be just one but two new OnePlus Nord smartphones.
The information is from Master Leakster Steve Hemmerstoffer. He said the OnePlus Nord N10 5G and OnePlus Nord N100 will be arriving. These are new mid-range devices that will be unveiled on October 26, 2020. That is less than two weeks after the October 14 launch of the OnePlus 8T.
The OnePlus Nord branded phones will be affordable. No other details have been provided but if we are to base the specs on the first OnePlus Nord model, then we can expect mid-range components and features. The pair will probably come with a flat display design, dual selfie cameras, and maybe a Snapdragon 690 5G processor.
We are crossing our fingers the AMOLED screens will not show some tinting issues. A YouTube Signature Device certification should be expected. They could also be high-quality phones that are reasonably priced and running the latest OxygenOS version.
The OnePlus Nord N10 5G will be the next mid-range 5G smartphone with a 64MP camera system. We are not sure about the OnePlus Nord N100 but we’ll let you know soon. The official launch is just around the corner according to our source.


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Last week, thieves hijacked Bitcoin transactions and stole approximately US$5,720 worth of Bitcoins from Android digital wallet apps. This week, we know how they did it.
In a blog post yesterday by Android Security Engineer Alex Klyubin, Google revealed that flaws in Android’s Java and OpenSSL crypto PRNG (pseudorandom number generator) led to the theft of more than 55 Bitcoins.
“We have now determined that applications which use the Java Cryptography Architecture (JCA) for key generation, signing, or random number generation may not receive cryptographically strong values on Android devices due to improper initialization of the underlying PRNG,” he wrote.
A Bitcoin security advisory published on Tuesday named an “incomplete list” of four vulnerable wallet apps—Bitcoin Wallet, Blockchain, BitcoinSpinner and Mycelium Bitcoin Wallet—that have since been updated to patch the PRNG flaw.
The advisory also mentions that apps without private key control, such as Coinbase and Mt.Gox are not affected, which lines up with Klyubin’s further statement on the glitch: “Applications that directly invoke the system-provided OpenSSL PRNG without explicit initialization on Android are also affected. Apps that establish encrypted connections using the HttpClient and java.net classes aren’t vulnerable.”
PRNGs generate long, impossible-to-predict numbers to ensure secret encryption keys or digital signatures. The exploited Android apps presumed a transaction number was random, when in fact the thieves used the same number to pilfer multiple transactions. Klyubin had suggestions and example code to show developers how to fix the problem.
“Developers who use JCA for key generation, signing or random-number generation should update their applications to explicitly initialize the PRNG with entropy from /dev/urandom or /dev/random,” he said. “Also, developers should evaluate whether to regenerate cryptographic keys or other random values previously generated using JCA APIs such as SecureRandom, KeyGenerator, KeyPairGenerator, KeyAgreement, and Signature.”
Google wasn’t the first to reveal the Android vulnerability, though. Several hours before the blog post, security researchers from Symantec issued a report on upwards of 360,000 apps using the SecureRandom class, containing the PRNG flaw in Bitcoin’s Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA).
According to the Symantec report, the algorithm requires a random number to compute an ECDSA signature, but if two different messages are signed with the same private key and the same random number, the private key can be cracked. This known method of attacking the algorithm was previously used to break the security of other products like the PlayStation 3.
For the moment it looks as if Android’s Bitcoin wallet apps are once again secure, at least until thieves uncover another way to siphon off the electronic currency. The PRNG flaw is patched in the main Bitcoin wallet apps affected, and developers are armed with instructions to shore up their own apps.
The Android blog post thanked students Soo Hyeon Kim and Daewan Han of the Electronic and Telecommunications Research Institute, and Dong Hoon Lee of Korea University, for notifying Google of the OpenSSL PRNG vulnerability.


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Manila Times forum tackles e-commerce, cryptocurrency
The Manila Times
A ROADMAP for e-commerce and the emergence of cryptocurrency are the focus of The Manila Times’ online business forum today, July 5, 2022. Department of Trade Assistant Secretary for Digital Philippines Mary Jean Pacheco will discuss the department’s plans on e-commerce, while cryptocurrency expert Ron Benito, founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Frenetic Inc., will expound on how the “new currency” works. E-commerce had its roots in teleshopping, a system invented in 1979 by Briton Michael Aldrich for advertising goods and services on television, allowing viewers to call in and place orders. As the Covid pandemic led to prolonged lockdowns, businesses and consumers had no choice but to go online to provide and purchase goods and services. It did not take long for e-commerce to catch on. Its share of global retail trade has since been rising, from 14 percent in 2019 to about 17 percent in 2020. According to the Department of Trade and Industry, e-commerce contributed 3.4 percent, or $12 billion (P599 billion), to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2020. The Philippines’ goal is to increase ecommerce revenue to $17 billion (P850 billion), or 4.3 percent of GDP, by 2021, and to $24 billion (P1.2 trillion), or 5.5 percent of GDP, by 2022. The number of e-commerce businesses has been rising, from 500,000 in 2020 to 750,000 in 2021 and 1 million by 2022. Cryptocurrency is a form of digital currency trading that uses encryption techniques to control the creation of monetary units and to verify the transfer of funds. It does not rely on banks to verify transactions. It’s a peer-to-peer system that can enable anyone anywhere to send and receive payments. Cryptocurrency payments exist purely as digital entries to an online database describing specific transactions. Cryptocurrency uses advanced coding in storing and transmitting data between wallets and to public ledgers. The first cryptocurrency was Bitcoin, which was founded in 2009, and remains the best known today. Pacheco will “give us a sense of direction as to where we are headed in business, trade and industry,” said The Manila Times President Blanca Mercado. “New up-and-coming company Frenetic Inc. has been accredited by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas as a service provider on cryptocurrency. While there are many questions as to how the value of cryptocurrency is determined among its digital users, founder and CEO Ron Benito will walk us through this new landscape,” Mercado said. The forum will be simultaneously livestreamed on The Times Facebook page, YouTube channel and Dailymotion account from 10 a.m. to noon. Times editors Dafort Villaseran and Conrad Cariño will be the forum moderators.


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Customers are remaining duped into shelling out a premium for manner merchandise that make grand statements about their environmental qualifications but have no proof to again them up, the Levels of competition and Marketplaces Authority (CMA) has claimed as it prepares to title and disgrace substantial road outfits firms.
Full lines of apparel are remaining labelled “sustainable” and “eco-friendly”, with out the firm possessing evidence that the complete procedure – from manufacture to shipping and delivery, packaging and sale – is fantastic for the atmosphere, according to the CMA.
The CMA is investigating statements by Britain’s fashion sector and will soon have a checklist of the worst offenders. It is investigating sector by sector, with the packaged food industry and supermarkets likely to be subsequent.
It is believed that Uk shoppers devote £54bn per year on outfits and footwear, and this is envisioned to keep on growing in the coming many years. According to some estimates, style is dependable for in between 2% and 8% of world-wide carbon emissions, as well as causing waste and air pollution. About 300,000 tonnes of utilised outfits are burned or buried in landfill just about every year in the British isles.
But buyers striving to do the appropriate thing by obtaining sustainable items are staying bamboozled by sweeping statements, according to the watchdog, ensuing in a loss of believe in which could end the British isles achieving its local weather commitments.
Cecilia Parker Aranha, the CMA’s director of buyer safety, reported: “According to our investigate, a little something like 60% of persons had said they have been possibly likely to or reasonably most likely to be keen to fork out additional for solutions, and I consider it was up to about 9% far more [money] for solutions that were environmentally friendly. My impact is that people are inclined to pay out a premium.”
This means firms have been brief to slap green statements on their products, occasionally without heading to considerably hard work to make the merchandise far more sustainable.
“We have taken the perspective that the expanding consumer need for inexperienced products and solutions and their willingness to fork out for people environmentally friendly merchandise has amplified the incentive for businesses to be witnessed to be inexperienced, whether or not they in fact are eco-friendly,” Parker Aranha described.
Promises remaining investigated by the CMA incorporate unfair comparisons that unique goods of garments are “better for the environment” with no qualifying how claims about the use of recycled materials in new apparel and complete ranges of apparel inside retailers getting branded as “sustainable”.
Parker Aranha stated: “I was really sceptical about any one that is creating a sweeping assert that a solution is ‘eco’ or ‘sustainable’ for the reason that the business would be owning to really demonstrate that each individual element of the products from production through to disposal will be excellent for the surroundings, not dangerous to the atmosphere. The other issue I would observe is if they say they’re ‘made with recycled fibres’. They are frequently only produced with 16% to 20% recycled fibres.
“For people very generic typical promises, most enterprises won’t be in a place to confirm that the item is fantastic for the atmosphere every single action of the way. If you use the term ‘sustainable’, I believe that actually means that you have to be sustainable throughout the complete lifecycle.”
The CMA will title the companies it considers to be the worst offenders, as an illustration to the rest of the industry, and ask them to make alterations. If they do not make adjustments to their marketing, they could be taken to courtroom.
Investigators pointed out that its ticket-touting crackdown led to a legal case in opposition to the web page Viagogo, which then produced modifications to how it operated. It mentioned that greenwashing manner firms could facial area identical repercussions.
“If organizations really don’t voluntarily undertake people adjustments, then we have the choice to take them to court to force them to do that,” Parker Aranha stated.
This region is even now fairly un-investigated, with businesses free of charge to contact on their own “eco” and encounter tiny scrutiny.
Parker Aranha included: “I think greenwashing and deceptive environmental statements is not an place that a whole lot of regulators in the Uk have seemed into so far.”
This could cause a loss of religion in sustainable products and solutions, with consumers giving up on earning eco-welcoming possibilities. It could also induce organizations that do make an effort and hard work to be eco-friendly to experience a aggressive disadvantage.
“This is a challenge as a massive total of these promises are untrue, shoppers are getting the wrong products, and the businesses [that] are accomplishing the proper point are losing out,” claimed Parker Aranha.
“It could also truly undermine have faith in. And eventually, if you undermine rely on, people really do not believe what they are seeing on any packaging as significantly as eco-friendly promises are concerned. And that is likely to have an effects on the UK’s potential to do what it needs to do to deal with local weather change and the other sustainability problems that we confront.”
Greenwashing phrases to search out for
Some ranges are named “eco” or have “eco” in the identify, but it would be quite tough to confirm whether the overall provide chain and production course of action was eco-welcoming.
Sustainable – labelling of an entire assortment
Sure elements of a product can legitimately be named “sustainable” – but examine if there is a qualification. For illustration, it may be built working with a non-poisonous method, but if an total selection or garment is labelled “sustainable”, this raises a red flag mainly because it is a sweeping assertion.
Made with natural and organic or recycled cotton
Numerous clothing traces say they are produced with recycled or organic and natural components when these fibers only make up a small proportion of the cloth.
If one thing is labelled “greener” or “more eco-friendly” but does not suggest what this comparison is with, it could be a greenwashing assert.


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The United Auto Workers (UAW) and Ford have reached a tentative agreement this week that could end a weeks-long strike at the automaker. This agreement follows similar ones reached with General Motors and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles at the beginning of October.
The strike, which began with picketing at Ford Motor Company factories began on September 16, 2019 and involved 48,000 UAW members.The strike was one of the longest national labor strikes at the company since 1970 and did not have a set duration. Negotiations between the UAW and Ford began on September 28, 2019.
The negotiations focused on wages, healthcare, temporary employee wage classifications and gain sharing issues. In addition, the UAW also sought changes to Ford’s product development and manufacturing decisions.
With the tentative agreement, the UAW and Ford have reached several compromises on wages and benefits. There is a commitment from Ford to create or retain 8,500 jobs in the United States, with a $6 billion investment in current factories and the possibility of opening a new plant in Detroit. Temporary employees will be on a path to permanent employment, and jobs classified as “temporary” will see a wage increase of around $2 per hour on average.
It is expected that the UAW will begin balloting their members soon and, if approved, the strike should end shortly. The resolution of this strike speaks to the importance of strong unions and labor organizing in our economy. This tentative agreement is a beneficial step forward for workers at the Big Three Automaker, Ford.


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Chrysler Announces Cuts for Nearly 800 Dealerships
Chrysler customers are looking for a new place to do business... now that the automaker has announced it will eliminate nearly 800 dealerships.
Three dealerships are affected in North Central Florida, two in Gainesville and one in Ocala.
Employees at Gainesville Dodge say their sales were high enough to keep the dealership off the cut list.
Most of the dealerships affected are smaller ones with low sales.. according to Chrysler.
And one Chrysler customer says while it may be inconvenient to have fewer Chrysler dealers in town... he's glad Gainesville dodge was spared.
"I think it's devastating for the employees of Chrysler as well as those who have products and those who are interested in purchasing products," David Mazyck, customer, said.
"Chrysler is limiting the dealerships that don't perform as well to make their overall portfolio more sound and stable in this tough economy," Rod Damurias, sales manager at Gainesville Dodge, said.
Chrysler has been operating in bankruptcy protection since April 30.
The dealers affected must be closed by June 9.
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- 3 Trucks and 2 Mustangs Stolen From Ocala Ford Dealership
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Media buyers seem to be encouraged that the London Evening Standard is investing so much behind its brand in a bid to survive against fierce evening competition from the freesheets - Associated Newspapers' London Lite and News International's thelondonpaper.
Advertisers, so the argument goes, like things with a cover or subscription price as this attaches a "premiumness" to the product. Therefore, many of them want the London Evening Standard to succeed in its attempts to build a paid-for circulation through various methods.
On the surface it might seem that the free newspapers are struggling in this downturn. Last week it emerged that News International lost almost £13 million in a year on thelondonpaper. Elsewhere, Metro International is disposing of its loss-making US freesheets in a bid to balance the books: a sign that giving content away for free doesn't always work.
It's a different market, but this also coincides with the realisation (explored in more depth on page 14) that giving away content online doesn't always work either. This week we've seen Rupert Murdoch's The Wall Street Journal announce a move to a new micro-payment system to access individual articles (the title already has more than one million subscribers who pay in excess of $100 a year to access content online). Guardian Media Group is also looking at charging for content.
Two points, though. First, we shouldn't write off free newspapers just yet (Metro in the morning continues to offer a highly profitable business model, for instance, and though thelondonpaper's losses are large, they were smaller than the £16.8 million the title lost in its first ten months, up to June 2007. NI claims that advertisers are supporting the paper in greater numbers and that ad revenues rose by 75 per cent).
Second, it's likely that in the UK publishers will find it harder to charge for general news content because of the presence of the BBC. Its vast and free-to-access online resources make it less likely, though not impossible, that consumers will be willing to shell out for, say, online entertainment coverage from The Times and The Guardian.
Clearly the way forward is for publishers to charge for niche and specialist content that other organisations cannot provide. Or deliver the information in better and more interactive ways. Hence the reason why News Corporation is thought to be looking at its own version of Amazon's Kindle reader and why a mobile platform forms a significant part of the London Evening Standard's relaunch.


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According to a study, and as evident from the items mentions in Consequences of Water Damage in Shopping Malls, water damage is one of the top five causes of business disasters and this makes it necessary for owners of commercial properties such as shopping malls to prepare against such hazards. The fact is most shopping mall owners realize that they have to prepare not only for the worst water-related emergency but for every type of water damage incident that could happen from flooding to internal causes.
Most shopping mall owners are making every effort to protect their businesses from the damage that water intrusion can create. Some of the preparedness and preventive efforts that they take include reinforcements to the building and purchasing more insurance to protect their business from extended interruptions.
One of the best and proven ways to prepare for any type of disaster is to have an emergency plan. The basic framework of an emergency management plan deals with the following areas:
- Mitigation – Steps to be taken to reduce the impact of water damage hazards; should be ongoing and based on a thorough identification and understanding of hazards.
- Preparation – Steps to be taken before a crisis situation, including educating and training staff on emergency response.
- Response – Immediate steps to be taken during and right after an emergency to control physical damage such as shutting down the main source of water supply in the event of internal water damage.
- Recovery – Starts with steps to be taken to restore critical business functions soon after the incident, also known as a business continuity plan. This plan aims to cut downtime after a crisis and resume cash flow as quickly as possible. A recovery plan, on the other hand, is a broader set of short-term and long-term actions and strategies geared towards eventually restoring normal mall operations.
It is also important to have a team that will be ready to respond during a water damage situation. Typically, the team includes people from upper management, the public information officer and people from the departments of engineering/maintenance, security/health, sales and marketing, finance and purchasing, and legal. However, it would be a great idea to include emergency service responders in the field of water damage such as cleanup and restoration companies and plumbing specialists.
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US fibre provider Consolidated Communications has introduced its next-gen TV service CCiTV to residential and SME business customers in its California and Illinois service areas.
Putting context into the launch, the company said that as reported by Nielsen in June, overall television viewership rose by more than one billion hours a week at the height of Covid lockdown. Now as states reopen, connected TV viewership across smart TVs and internet-connected devices continues to be higher than lockdown levels. Even as consumers feel safer outside, the new normal appears to include a higher dose of connected TV.
CCiTV offers viewers a customisable, cloud-enabled TV experience that supports individual preferences and viewing recommendations. It claims a feature-rich viewing experience, including restart/replay TV, voice-activated remote controls, HD with 4K compatibility and cloud-based DVR storage to enable viewing of content any time, anywhere, plus nearly 200 live, local, national and premium channels.
Rob Koester, senior vice president of consumer product management at Consolidated Communications, said: “We are proud to bring the best of local and streaming TV to our customers, especially during this time when so many of us are at home more than ever before.
“CCiTV delivers what our customers want, while removing the two biggest customer pain points with traditional providers – weather-related outages and never-ending fees on the bill. Customers have the flexibility to watch on a TV, computer, tablet or phone and use their own streaming device, like Amazon Fire TV and Apple TV, or receive a set-top box from Consolidated.”


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There was an uproar recently about a company (Turing Pharmaceuticals) which acquired the rights to an old, very effective medication and then promptly raised the price from $13.50 per pill to $750.00 per pill. As it turned out, this is not a rare occurrence.
A recent (Sept. 29. 2015) article in Time magazine discloses other examples:
· Doxycycline (antibiotic) 4 cents to $3.70 – 8281%.
· Albuterol (asthma drug) 11 cents to $4.34 – 4014%
· Glycopyrrolate (irregular heartbeat) $6.50 to $127.70 – 2728 %
· Digoxin (irregular heartbeat) 11 cents to $1.10 – 884%
· Divalproex Sodium ER (migraines and seizures) 39 cents to $2.93 – 736%
· Pravastatin (high cholesterol) 5 cents to 39 cents – 573%
On 10/5/15, the New York Times ran a front page article on the drug price manipulation of Valeant Pharmaceuticals and its CEO J. Michael Pearson. Valeant’s business model is to buy up existing drugs and raise prices aggressively (an average of 66%) rather than try to develop new ones. According to the article, Valeant spends only 3 % of sales on research and development whereas most big drug companies spend 15-20 %.
I strongly recommend that you read this article.
Patent laws are designed to give incentive to researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs to research, discover and innovate. However, it is clear that something more needs to be done on the federal level to more equitably balance the medical needs of the public against the abuses of unrestrained capitalism.


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Led by a Stanford biochemist, Impossible Burger is trying to create a veggie burger that is so meaty you won’t notice it’s not real–right down to the fat and connective tissue. And yes, there will be blood.
The Impossible Burger is made from plants, but it isn’t meant for vegetarians. Instead, the burger–which was made to replicate the real thing in every detail, including plant-based “blood” inside–is intended to convert meat-lovers.
“Our target is hard-core meat-eaters, and our goal is to produce the best burger they’ve ever tasted,” says Impossible Foods founder Patrick Brown, a former Stanford Universitybiochemistry professor. “Our ground beef sizzles, smells, feels, and tastes just like ground beef from an animal.”
Brown started the project after asking himself how he could make the most positive impact on the world. “I quickly realized that one of humanity’s biggest challenges is figuring out how to feed 10 billion people without turning the planet into one giant cow pasture,” he says. Already, the world uses 30% of its dry land to raise animals for food, he learned, and that percentage is predicted to rise.
By some estimates, meat production will double by 2020. Raising livestock already accounts for about 18% of greenhouse gas emissions. Beef has the biggest carbon footprint of any meat, and giving up beef may have more impact than giving up a car. But can really real fake meat successfully compete?
The Impossible Burger team started from scratch to analyze every aspect of a real burger. Part of the key to taste, they found, was blood.
“The molecule responsible for the red look of animal meat also provides an important component of meat’s taste,” Brown says. “Our ‘plant blood’ contains the same molecule, and is the main reason our plant meat tastes like animal meat when you cook it. The only difference is that we get our “blood” from plants instead of an animal.”
The burger also duplicates things like fat and connective tissue so the texture feels right.


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Ubi Soft and Team 17 have released new screenshots from Worms Blast, the fifth game in the successful series that has sold more than 6 million copies to date. The goal of the game is to survive longer than an opponent or accomplish a set objective. Players control a team of worms fighting other worms that can be controlled by the computer or human opponents.
There are nine completely new characters in Worms Blast, and they will all be rendered in 3D for the first time. Game modes include survival, star collection, time trial, deathmatch, and don't drop 'em. Players can make use of a wide range of comic weapons, including piranha, sea monster, shield, boat repair, fish food, water balance, weather balloon, torpedo, speed up, double damage, ghost crates, and lasers. The super sheep will be making a return as well.
The PlayStation 2 version of Worms Blast is currently scheduled to ship in the US on February 19.
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Campaign budgets during the coronavirus pandemic have been slashed by up to 75%, it has been revealed by a new global study into the early impact of COVID-19 on the marketing industry.
The Canary Report, published by market research platform Glow and strategy specialists Planning Dirty, breaks down how budgets, campaign activity and new business pitches have been affected across over 35 categories to give agencies and marketers a real-time view of how the pandemic is impacting their industry.
"The study gives a unique snapshot of how different categories have responded to the crisis in terms of campaign budgets and activity, but also crucially reveals which areas new business is coming from and, therefore, where some optimistic green shoots are starting to emerge," Glow CEO Tim Clover says.
According to the study, which represents 110,000 employees in planning and strategy roles across the world, budgets have fallen 25% on average, with campaign activity contracting by 11% and pitch activity down 15%.
Sectors facing the harshest cuts are those relating to human movement, socialising and entertainment, with significant reductions in tourism (-75%) and hospitality (-42%), while campaign budgets in auto have been slashed by half.
Respondents stated a move towards more digital activity, tactics over strategy, and less up-front media buying and more flexible options.
According to the research, which was conducted last month, it isn't all doom and gloom with many agencies actually pitching more.
"While the focus of activity appears to be more tactical than strategic, those working in food and drink, government, finance and retail are starting to see more new business opportunities, which is great news," Clover says.
The study also shows that those sectors put into deep freeze during the lockdown are now starting to pick up again as restrictions are cautiously being lifted worldwide.
"This report is the canary down the mine for the marketing and advertising industry. Its primary aim is to provide a useful benchmark for brands and agencies as the world comes out of lockdown and back to work," Planning Dirty Julian Cole says.
"Marketers large and small now have a reliable barometer to help them forecast within the categories they operate, and to better understand how their business is performing compared with industry 'norms' in these abnormal times."
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Any company that would like to dip its toes into the overseas market might want to consider an overseas catalog show. It's an inexpensive way to generate sales in foreign markets.
Companies located in one of nearly 20 Midwestern and Southern states that sponsor such shows, could turn to their state's department of commerce for help. But in the tri-state area, Uncle Sam is the best bet.
The U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington, D.C., sponsors Growth USA Multi-State Catalog Exhibitions three or four times a year mainly in Latin America and Asia. U.S. participants pay as little as $400. These exhibitions provide access to overseas markets for firms that don't want to go to the expense of sending representatives.
"Our exhibitors can show their catalogs to thousands of business prospects without ever leaving the office or making one overseas phone call," says Louis Quay, an international trade specialist with the U.S. Department of Commerce.
But a company should not expect too much from these shows. After all, the sales pitch is left up to a commerce department employee who may not be familiar with a company or with its products. That's why well-prepared materials are a must.
DOC trade specialists present
"Department of Commerce international trade specialists are present at every show to promote the products. You hope they make a good presentation," says Jamie Rubel, operations manager for Dreyco Inc., a Carlstadt, N.J.-based export management firm that has participated in many of these shows.
At the next multistate event in May, a traveling show that begins in Korea, firms will also have an opportunity to generate sales leads in China and India. "Our exhibitors can introduce their company's products or services in three of our largest markets," says Mr. Quay.
Some catalog shows are held in conjunction with overseas trade shows; others are stand-alone events. The types of industries represented range from agricultural equipment and products to building supplies, computer hardware and peripherals and pharmaceuticals. Most often, the goal is to attract local representatives and distributors to sell a company's products, although sometimes there are direct product sales.
The application process is simple: Participants are asked to fill out a one-page form describing their firm and its marketing goals. The company also must submit three copies of its catalog, more if the exhibition is held as an adjunct to a trade show.
Attached to each catalog should be a three-paragraph description of the company to be used in the show's promotional materials. A small model or videotape of the product also may be included.
Ms. Rubel offers some tips on making a firm's materials more effective. Her company usually highlights a few popular items in its catalog, which is usually only about 14 pages, making it easy to handle.
Are the shows a success? It depends. Mr. Quay says there is a three-way split: one-third of those who have participated are enthusiastic; one-third moderately satisfied; and one-third disappointed in the results.
Following up significant leads
A participant's success depends a lot on the nature of his follow-up. "If significant leads come back, they should follow them up with a larger trade effort," says Mr. Quay.
For its part, the U.S. Department of Commerce sends out contact lists of all interested parties following a show. Local Department of Commerce district offices are expected to help develop strategies for turning trade leads into profits.
"Even if we only get one customer, it pays in the long run," says Ms. Rubel, whose firm represents manufacturers' products ranging from automotive tools, equipment, and parts and accessories. nIf catalog shows are successful, why have New Jersey, Connecticut and New York state been reluctant to sponsor them? Kelly Jones, deputy director and head of the International Division of the New York state Department of Economic Development (formerly the state Department of Commerce) says that New York ran a few shows but they did not work out successfully.
"It is unrealistic to expect a representative of the state to take a bunch of complicated company catalogs, assimilate the material, and do a good job promoting the product," he explains. "It's just not the same as sending someone familiar with your company."
But would-be participants in the tristate area need not worry. Aside from the show in May, coming in September will be a federally sponsored multistate exhibition in the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia and Australia. A November show in Latin America is also planned.


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Wallet Street Venture Capital agency, Andreessen Horowitz (a16Z) is rallying traders for a $4.5 billion twin fund focused at making strategic investments within the cryptocurrency ecosystem.
According to the Financial Times, $3.5 billion is billed to be earmarked for its latest cryptocurrency enterprise fund, whereas $1 billion might be reserved for strategic investments in crypto startups looking for seed funding.
The Silicon Valley-based Andreessen Horowitz plan’s to safe the funding by March which is able to almost double the agency’s earlier crypto fund of $2.2 billion.
While Wall Street could also be waking as much as the potentials of the cryptocurrency trade, Andreessen Horowitz has lengthy been backing improvements and promising startups within the rising world. As Blockchain.News reported, the agency tapped the companies of the pinnacle of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)’s regulatory unit, Anthony Albanese as its new chief regulatory officer whereas additionally spearheading its thriving cryptocurrency division way back to 2020. Former Coinbase vp of communication, Kim Milosevich, additionally be a part of a16Z because the chief advertising and marketing officer.
If the agency is ready to pull the funds as reported, it is going to be the largest funds raised within the digital foreign money world, a file that’s at present being held by Paradigm Capital, a three way partnership between Coinbase’s Fred Erhsam, and Sequoia Capital’s Huang, which pulled $2.5 billion in funds to again startups within the fast-growing cryptocurrency ecosystem in November final 12 months.
While the a16Z’s plans haven’t been made public but, the corporate is well-known for a associated fundraiser within the ecosystem. The firm pulled $2.2 billion from traders again in June final 12 months to create the Crypto Fund III, the most important on the time.
Renowned for being one of many early traders in huge multinationals equivalent to Meta Platforms Inc (previously Facebook Inc), Twitter, and Coinbase Global Inc, Andreessen Horowitz has additionally made headlines for backing tasks like OpenSea, CryptoKitties, and Helium amongst others. With the metaverse and NFT associated improvements taking momentum at current, the proposed $4.5 billion will certainly be put to superb use.
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Amazon Air adds flights to Manchester-Boston Airport
18 / 11 / 2022
By Damian Brett
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Amazon Air has launched a daily cargo service between Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) and Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG).
The service started yesterday and will operate once per week utilising a Boeing 767-300 freighter aircraft.
Flights will be operated by Atlas Air, with ground handling by Trego-Dugan Aviation and aircraft maintenance by Keenan Technical Industries.
The new flight comes after the airport and developed Realterm opened a 65,000 sq ft multitenant cargo building with three widebody parking slots.
This is Amazon Air’s first expansion into New Hampshire where MHT is located and the e-commerce airline is the first tenant to operate from the new facility.
Airport director Ted Kitchens said: “Enhancing our air cargo facilities with the introduction of Amazon Air underscores the economic development that is occurring not only in Manchester but throughout New Hampshire and Northern New England.”
MHT said it was one of the 50 busiest cargo airports in the US and has seen several years of record-breaking cargo volumes.
Earlier this year, Amazon scrapped plans to develop air cargo facilities at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, US.


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Therapeutic riding program Ride With Pride is helping people overcome their disabilities
High school athletes are suffering from concussions more than ever before
ATVN talks to food truck vendors and customers about the new food truck health regulations.
Los Angeles evaluates why red light cameras may not be effective and how they plan to fix this.
World Health Organization representatives recognize USC as the world's first university to be named a "Safe Community"


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By Charles King, Pund-IT, Inc. – I’m delighted to welcome Charles as a contributor. This piece was published in the PUND-IT newsletter.
In a blog, Dan Reger, senior technical product manager for Microsoft’s Windows Server group, announced that Windows Server 2008 R2, SQL Server 2008 R2 and Visual Studio 2010 will be the last Microsoft products to support Intel’s Itanium microprocessor architecture. Mainstream support for Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems (and R2) will end, in accordance with Microsoft’s Support Lifecycle Policy, on July 9, 2013, while extended support will continue until July 10, 2018. Read more of this post


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In today’s increasingly digital world, software testing has become more important than ever. When a major event depends upon digital technology, it is essential that everything works seamlessly. Software testing is a key part of ensuring that users or viewers get the experience they are expecting and that the desired output quality is reached.
One key example of the importance of software testing is found with the recent Sochi Olympics. The Sochi Games were the most digitally-enabled Olympics in history. To ensure that the events would be a success as the games were broadcast worldwide to 1.5 billion viewers, more than 100,000 hours of software testing took place.
Software Testing Helps Make the Most Digital Olympics a Success
The Sochi Olympics were described by the President and CEO of Sochi 2014 as a “digital brand”. Technology was integrated into every part of the Olympics, from tackling cyber-security, to helping broadcasters send coverage to mobile devices to athletes and spectators present at the games.
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) was one of the key technology themes for Sochi, as experts predicted that as many as 120,000 different digital devices would be used to access the Olympics’ networks. These devices included smartphones, laptops and tablets. Mobile device testing services were utilised to ensure that the digital Olympics network would be available and accessible to people no matter what device they were using to access it. With more and more people opting to consume their content using a mobile device, it was essential to ensure that the content worked on all platforms. This is true not just for the Sochi Olympics but for any software releases or digital content.
To ensure that users in Sochi were able to access their devices, 2,500 wireless access points were made available throughout the Olympic venues. Users could input their log-in credentials and were granted a specific level of access based on those credentials. Network technology and virtualisation enabled relatively small teams to manage the networks and make any necessary changes.
Online videos of the Olympics were also available on desktop platforms using Adobe’s Primetime content channels. Primetime was integrated into Azure Media’s cloud-based services to deliver online ads and video to millions of viewers worldwide. More than 1,000 hours of live-streaming were available for viewers to watch both live and on-demand.
The delivery of streaming digital content across different platforms using cloud-based servers is a process that requires seamless software solutions. Performance testing services should also be used to ensure that demands are met for a positive viewing experience no matter how many tune in. e-testing tool partner SOASTA are all too familiar with the challenges faced by the International Olympic Committee as they have just been awarded a 10 year contract to serve as the official tester for IOC IT operations. SOASTA are already engaged with Brazil ahead of the 2016 Summer Games and will be stepping up to support the readiness of IOC ticketing, seat selection and overall website operations.
The heavy digitalisation of Sochi events is part of an ongoing trend to make massive amounts of content available online; demand for consuming digital content is only likely to grow. Over the years, e-testing has formed partnerships with leading tool vendors like SOASTA to ensure that our clients can meet the growing demands placed upon web and mobile applications. Contact an e-testing consultant to discuss the needs of your organisation.


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RUSSIA: PepsiCo bids for rest of Lebedyansky Juice
A PepsiCo spokesperson told just-drinks today (17 September) that the soft drinks giant has filed a bid with Russian competition authorities to begin a tender process for the remaining shares.
PepsiCo and its main bottling arm, The Pepsi Bottling Group, announced on 28 August that they had acquired 75% of Lebedyansky for US$1.4bn.
Regarding its new bid, PepsiCo said "details of the offer will be made public after the filing has been cleared by the regulatory authorities". It is thought the price per share may be similar to the RUR2,165 (US$84.7) paid in the previous deal.
Lebedyansky is the largest branded producer on Russia's growing juice market, with an estimated 30% market share and annual revenue in 2007 of around US$800m, according to PepsiCo.
Both PepsiCo's bid for Lebedyansky and Coca-Cola's offer for China's Huiyuan Juice show how the US soft drinks giants are looking to step up their presence in emerging markets.
A slide in full-year net income for Pepsi Bottling Group this week led to a drop in its full-year forecast as the strengthening US dollar continues to hurt overseas sales....
Dr Pepper Snapple Group and All Sport Inc plan to launch a sports drinks in the US, containing a natural sweetener derived from the stevia plant....
Credit Suisse has upgraded Coca-Cola's shares to 'outperform' from 'neutral', and said the economic downturn will strengthen its long-term earnings potential....
PepsiCo has said that it plans to launch three new drinks under the Pepsi and Mountain Dew brands sweetened with natural sugar....
UK soft drinks company Britvic said today (2 March) that it is reviewing its media planning and buying business for its own brands....
[UPDATED 25/02/2009] PepsiCo has altered some of its plans to re-invest the US$1.2bn in cost-savings from its restructuring programme in a bid to provide greater value for consumers during the economi...
The Pepsi Bottling Group said that while near-term economic difficulty would hurt drinks sales, the company would position itself to capitalise once the economy improves....
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The Chinese games and social media giant said on Wednesday that its revenue jumped 20% to 138.3 billion yuan ($ 21.3 billion) for the three months ended in June, compared to the same period l ‘last year, while profits reached 42.6 billion yuan ($ 6.6 billion).
Martin Lau, president of Tencent, said Wednesday that “new regulations are expected to arrive” in the near future.
“Regulators are very focused on identifying and rectifying bad industry behavior as well as effective regulation,” he told analysts on a conference call. “They emphasize compliance, social responsibility, and fair and appropriate behavior.”
But Tencent has always faced challenges. Last month, its market value plummeted after being ordered to abandon plans to acquire a streaming music player, China Music Corporation. Regulators have cited competition concerns, noting that the Shenzhen-based tech giant has long been a market leader.
The statement came after an economic newspaper owned by Xinhua News Agency – China’s official media – published a lengthy analysis that used terms such as “opium” and “electronic drug” to describe the harmful effects. of play on children. The article mentioned Tencent’s popular “Honor of Kings” video game as one of the games young people are addicted to.
“I think the key issue at this point is still the time and amount of money minors spend on games,” said Lau, who added that Tencent was looking for ways to reduce the total time young people spend. . spending on games, rather than limits on specific games.
Lau reported on Wednesday that Tencent would seek to avoid trouble.
“There will be short-term uncertainties and many new regulations to come, but we are quite confident that we can comply,” he said.


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Lately there has been some article talking about fake rice produced in China, made out of plastic! Unbelievable! What is even more devastating is the cruel reality that no one does a thing to prevent it!
The digestive system, as well as hormones, will be extremely harmed by ingesting even small amounts of plastic. The BPA (chemical) in plastic mimic’s estrogen and this hormone skyrockets in the body when BPA is ingested.
You should always be reserved about the food produced in China, however. It is absolutely dangerous even to think about the Chinese innovative procedures that they use to make cheap technology products, toys and other consumer products and their application to food.
Namely, China is one of the most polluted regions in the entire world and produces more pesticides than any other country in the world, meaning your food is most likely to be laced with pesticides. It is a fact that the air in China is toxic, first of all. A recent study has found that the air in Beijing, China, is so polluted that breathing it actually does as much damage to the lungs as smoking 40 cigarettes a day.
Moreover, 70% of its rivers are polluted, and the sheer volume production of products there leaves a lot of toxic chemicals and by-products as waste that leak into the environment and pollute it to a seriously high extent.
These are only several reasons why foods from China are probably one of the worst choices you can do, since it would bring real health problems.
This article lists several foods produced in China that should not be part of your daily menu:
- Plastic Rice
Indeed, plastic rice is being produced and it is believed that long-term effects of this food could be cancerous. Many people believe that it is actually made from potatoes and a fake synthetic resin, but it doesn’t cook like the regular rice, it stays hard after boiling.
The sale of chicken from China in America has been approved by the US Department of Agriculture in 2013. The reality is that China produces more pesticides than any other country in the world and is polluted by not only that but mass production and industry. Also, regarding the fact that China is a country where avian influenza and food-borne illness are common, numerous food safety experts are concerned with the quality of this chicken.
- Industrial Salt
Research proved that industrial salt is unfit for human consumption, as it can cause both, mental and physical issues, hypothyroid problems, as well as reproductive system disorders. Yet, it has been sold as table salt for 13 years!
- Tilapia Fish
Tilapia is one of the worst, most toxic and unhealthy fish that you can come across and it is commonly fish-farmed in China, for 80% of the Tilapia in America comes from China. Fish – farming is in fact a small pool of waste water that the fish live in and this fish will eat anything in those conditions. It may be interesting to you that in China the sea-food farmers won’t even let their children eat the seafood that they farm.
- Green Peas
Once more, avoid food from China. The production of fake green peas in China was discovered in 2005, but it may still last today. These fake peas were created with snow peas, soy beans, along with green dye and sodium metabisulfite (a chemical that is used as bleach and as a preservative). The use of this dye is banned as it can cause cancer, as well as inhibit the body’s natural ability to absorb calcium. Similarly to the fake rice, these green peas also didn’t soften when boiled and the water turned an unnatural green color.
- Cod Fish
Statistics say that currently just over 50% of American Cod comes from China. Cod is farmed in China as well, and it is absolutely unhealthy as it lives in its own waste.
- Mud (Sold As Black Pepper)
The Chinese don’t have a lot of due diligence in their food and safety regulatory systems. For instance, China is the largest pesticide producing country in the world and they haven’t even begun to address pesticide or chemical residue on foods. Consequently, the origin and contents of food can often be left vague. Believe it or not, a vendor in China collected mud and sold it as black pepper, and also took flour and sold it as white pepper. To protect yourself and your family, always do your best to know your source, buy local and true organic!
- Processed Mushrooms
34% of processed mushrooms are from China, and US inspectors have found tainted mushrooms from China. Moreover, there are even some manufacturers in China that go so far as to label these processed mushrooms organic to increase their profits.
- Chinese Garlic
Apart from tainted mushrooms, US inspectors have also found tainted garlic from China. This garlic f is sprayed in enormous amounts and it leaves a bad aftertaste, that of a chemical concoction. To speak in numbers, 31% of Garlic sold in the US is from China.
- Chinese Apple Juice
Regarding the extremely high amounts of pesticide produced in China, it is best to avoid apple juice completely since approximately 50% of the apple juice sold in the United States comes from there!
Nevertheless, it is hard to tell if a food item originates from China or not. As a result, it is best if you find a reliable local farmer or supplier, where you can buy your naturally grown food, or even best, if possible, you can grow your own organic food by yourself.


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Source / new Zhiyuan (ID: AI_ era）
Original title: Google Apple $8 billion in bad luck: Cook chopped up Chaco's dinner, Jobs threatened to destroy Android
Foreign media reported that the US Department of justice's antitrust investigation recently focused on a lucrative deal between apple and Google. Apple can make between $8 billion and $12 billion a year. In exchange, Google is the default search engine for Apple devices and services, including the iPhone and Siri. The grudge between Google and apple has been going on since the last generation of jobs and Schmidt.
The U.S. Department of justice has been busy with antitrust litigation recently, with giants like apple and Google naturally bearing the brunt.
According to the New York Times, one of the largest antitrust cases in the U.S. government, the Department of justice recently focused on a lucrative deal between apple and Google.
The relationship between the two giants can be described as "enemies and friends" and "love and kill each other".
In a private deal, up to $12 billion of wool must be collected
On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google, saying it used anti competitive and exclusive practices in the search and advertising markets to maintain its illegal monopoly.
This is the biggest antitrust case of the US government in 20 years.
It is said that as early as 2017, apple updated an agreement to keep Google's search engine as the default option on Apple's devices.
One day in 2017, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google's Sundar Pichai were photographed having dinner together at a high-end Vietnamese restaurant called tamarine. This photo also appeared in the local tabloids in Silicon Valley, causing a lot of stir. What people are interested in is the relationship between the leaders of the two giants.
The two sat by the window, drinking red wine and negotiating nervously over reports of Google's search engine as a pre selection option for Apple's iPhone and other devices. The multi billion dollar deal reinforces their dominance in the technology industry.
On the evening of August 14, 2017, Bernstein, a Wall Street investment research firm, said in a report released on Monday that Google was expected to pay Apple about $3 billion that year. The cost is likely to account for 5% of Apple's overall operating profit this year, while IOS devices account for about 50% of Google's mobile search revenue.
In recent years, the price of apple is also rising.
According to the latest report of the New York Times, apple can make between $8 billion and $12 billion a year, much higher than the $1 billion a year in 2014.
In exchange, Google became the default search engine for Apple devices and services, including the iPhone and Siri. It's considered to be the biggest payment Google makes to anyone, even 14% to 21% of Apple's annual profits.
It's hard for apple to ignore such an income.
Prosecutors said the deal was illegal, protecting Google's "monopoly" and stifling competition.
Google's search traffic is an integral part of its business model. According to the U.S. Department of justice, nearly half of Google's search traffic currently comes from Apple devices. When iPhone users search Google, they will see all kinds of search ads. They can also find other Google products, like YouTube.
Now, the deal is in jeopardy. The loss of this agreement with Apple has been described as a "Red Alert" within the company.
Similarly, Apple has been criticized for acquiescing in the deal and gaining more profits through regular renegotiation, which is considered to have contributed to this "anti competitive behavior.".
Although the two companies are rivals in Silicon Valley, the deal is said to be part of a "alliance between rivals.". Regulators say this is a serious impediment to the prosperity of other smaller companies.
Strange CP added: stories that apple and Google had to tell in those years
It's back to the stories that apple and Google had to tell. The enmity between them can be traced back to the leader of the previous generation.
As early as 2005, apple and Google signed a deal that seemed inconspicuous at the time: Google would become the default search engine for Safari browser on Apple's MAC.
Soon, cook, then Mr. Jobs's deputy, saw the potential. Google is responsible for paying, and apple just needs to provide a search engine that users already want.
Steve Jobs and Larry Page, one of the founders of Google, and Schmidt, the then head of Google, went through the company.
When Mr. jobs launched the iPhone in 2007, Google CEO Schmidt also served as an apple platform. At that time, they were intimate and like one person.
There was also a former employee who disclosed that "as soon as I entered the coffee shop, I met Steve Jobs and Larry Schmidt having lunch together. "
Larry, co-founder of Google
Schmidt joked at the time, "we can merge these two companies, called Apple goo. He is also a member of Apple's board of directors.
Jobs: Google wants to be a mobile phone? I'm going to start a nuclear war! Cook: Google search engine is the best
Then there was a time when the relationship deteriorated. Google has been quietly developing an iPhone competitor: later Android. Jobs was very angry.
In 2009, Schmidt withdrew from Apple's board of directors. The two sides broke up. In 2010, apple sued a mobile phone manufacturer that used Android. "I want to destroy Android! "
Jobs told his biographer. "I will fight to the end with my last breath. "And promised to launch a" nuclear war "against it.
In private, they criticize each other without mercy.
Cook once said that Internet advertising is the foundation of Google, which is bread and butter, but "surveillance" of consumers,
After 2011, Apple launched Siri, which is Microsoft's Bing, not Google search.
"In Silicon Valley, we have a strange word: cooperation and competition," said Bruce Sewell, Apple's general counsel from 2009 to 2017. "There is fierce competition between you, but at the same time, you also need to cooperate. "
Alphabet, the parent company of apple and Google, is worth more than $3 trillion, and there is competition in many areas, such as smartphones, digital maps and laptops.
But apple and Google are still inseparable, and both know how to get along well and maximize their interests.
Around 2017, the deal entered the renewal phase. Google is facing the squeeze of the market due to the sluggish growth of the number of hits of mobile advertising. Apple is not happy with Bing's performance on Siri. At that time, Mr. cook just announced that Apple planned to double its service revenue to $50 billion by 2020. This ambitious goal could only be achieved with the help of Google.
There is nothing better for both sides than an iPhone search deal.
"Their search engine is the best," Mr. Cook said at the end of 2018 when asked by the media why he cooperated with a company he secretly criticized. Apple has also taken steps to reduce Google's data collection, he added.
Currently, the US Department of justice is applying for a court injunction to prevent Google from reaching a similar agreement with apple. The Justice Department said it was unfair that the deal helped Google become the center of consumers' online lives. So far, Google controls 92% of the world's Internet searches.
Google's antitrust lawsuit may lead to the forced split of Google. Being forced to split up could mean that Apple has lost the opportunity to make easy money.
Google has always stressed that it can dominate the search business because consumers like it, not because they are buying. The partnership with apple is no different from Coca Cola paying for the significant shelf space of the supermarket.
Google defended itself by saying that other search engines, such as Microsoft's Bing, also signed revenue sharing agreements with apple as a secondary search option for the iPhone. Apple also added that Apple allows people to change the default search engine from Google, but few will, and many prefer Google.
Apple and Google seem to be getting closer recently. As recently as April, cook announced that apple and Google are working together to provide a new crown of data tracking services.
I don't know how the friendship between the two men will continue after this storm.


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Oppo Joins Scramble to Develop In-House Phone Chips
Chinese smartphone maker Oppo is developing its own high-end semiconductors for its flagship mobile phones, Caixin learned from several chip industry insiders. It’s joining a race by smartphone makers—including Apple, Samsung, Huawei and Google—to develop in-house processors in pursuit of a competitive edge.
Oppo will tap Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC) for production and will use an advanced 3 nanometer (nm) design, Japan’s Nikkei newspaper reported Wednesday. The world's fourth-largest smartphone maker by shipments, Oppo plans to use its own mobile systems-on-a-chip in phones due out in 2023 or 2024, depending on the speed of development, Nikkei reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
Mobile phone manufacturers are rushing to develop their own chips to save costs and differentiate their products in competition. In-house chips can be about 50% cheaper than those supplied by Intel and Qualcomm. A chip investor told Caixin that Oppo is prepared to spend billions of yuan on chip development.
Oppo is China’s third-largest smartphone brand after Xiaomi and Vivo. Its 10% share of global smartphone shipments in the third quarter ranked fifth worldwide, according to market researcher Canalys.
The core members of Oppo’s new chip team come from existing mobile chipmakers such as Taiwanese semiconductor company Mediatek and have experience in developing chips using advanced processes, a semiconductor industry insider familiar with Oppo’s plan told Caixin. The timing of Oppo’s launch will depend on when TSMC can achieve mass production of its 3nm processors, the industry insider said.
TSMC said in June that 3nm processors were on target for mass production in the second half of 2022. The 3nm processors will offer 10%–15% speed improvements and will consume 25%–30% less power than 5nm chips. But TSMC recently delayed delivery of its first batch of 3nm chips until the first quarter of 2023.
Oppo’s plan to develop its own chips has been an open secret in the industry. In February 2020, the company announced its “Mariana Plan,” dedicated to self-developing integrated circuits. Since then, the company has been recruiting talent for its chip team and approached multiple engineers from Shanghai mobile phone chipset supplier UNISOC.
Liu Bo, head of Oppo’s China business, said in an interview in June that the company would step up chipmaking plans and work with chosen suppliers to co-develop its own custom-made chips.
Google launched its latest Pixel smartphones Tuesday, built with its own Tensor system-on-chip, a 5nm semiconductor that took four years of development.
Xiaomi has long been keen on making in-house chips. In 2014, it set up Beijing Pinecore Electronics as a unit to develop phone chips. It released a low-end chip, the Surge S1, for its budget Mi 5C phone in 2017, but since then its chip design efforts haven’t made much progress. Xiaomi’s phones still mainly use Qualcomm chips.
Xiaomi recently launched its first self-developed image signal processing (ISP) chip, the Surge C1. In September, a Xiaomi-backed investment fund took a 3.35% stake in JLQ Technology, Qualcomm’s chip joint venture in China.
Vivo has also started to develop its own ISP chip. Huawei Technologies, once the world's largest smartphone maker, made its own Kirin chips before U.S. sanctions derailed its mobile business.
Contact reporter Denise Jia (firstname.lastname@example.org) and editor Bob Simison (email@example.com)
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