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Fincial Times wrote in November of 2012 that the biggest Swuiss bank, UBS, plans to lay off 10,000 jobs, 1/6 of it‘s global work force.
The renowned German economy newspaper „Handelsblatt“ wrote on 8th of September 2019 that there were 30,000 job cuts in investment banking sector globally straight to recession risk, regulation and digitising.
Bloomberg reports that UBS has implemented a new regulation that hiring of one backoffice employee will be only possible in exchange for 5 employees who left the company, so Handelsblatt wrote.
The VW daughter Audi plans 10,000 job cuts to reduce costs and to begin to restructure the company to produce more electro-cars.
VW plans 5,000 to 7,000 job cuts to increase the profit to 5.9bio € pa by 2023 and automatization ratio.
The renowned german newspaper BILD reported an 09th of October 2020 that BMW plans to shrink the production and salary significantly. All every 74 seconds one new BMW car will be produced instead of 69 seconds before. On 13th of February 2020 Merkur reported that 17 weeks the production will be delayed because of corona virus.
Lufthansa chief Carsten Spohr said on rp-online that on 24th of April 2020 he will cut the work force by 10.000 employees. Lufthansa has to fight with strike waves in the recent 2 years as it‘s work force demand signifcantly more salary. Millions of passengers have ot switch their flights to other airlines which shrink the profit of Lufthansa signifcantly. The German government bought 20% of Lufthansa assetts to give Lufthansa the necessary liquidity and defend the company from merging and aquisition. German government also have bought an option for 5% and 1 assett more to receive the veto right if an aquisition threatens.
Procter and Gamble has announced in August of 2018 that with a globally workforce decreasing from 121,000 people in 2013 to 92.000 people in 2018, the number of jobs at the company is at an all-time low.
The German chemistry conglomerate Bayer will cut 1 in 7 of its 32,000 jobs in Germany. The company is undergoing a massive restructuring as it faces legal and financial tests. ( Source dw.com, 9th of April 2019 ).
The German car parts giant Continental prefigure the loss of 5,500 jobs by 2028 to save 500mio€ annually.
On May 17 2019When the Austrian billionaire and investor René Benko is taking complete control over the major German department store chain Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof, the union Verdi and the company works councils signed an agreement and redundancy plan to slash 2,000 full-time jobs—1,000 management and administrative staff (mainly in the old Kaufhof headquarters in Cologne) and another 1,000 full-time jobs in shops. The decision will result in more branch closures and cuts to jobs and wages.
Marketwatch announced on Feb. 26, 2019 that General Electric Co. disclosed that it shed 30,000 workers last year as the conglomerate restructured its operations and sold off some business lines.
On 1 of February, 2019 CNBC announced that General Motors offered buyots to 17,700 employees in November 2019 while expecting to 4,000 invountary job cuts.
In a report on first of October 2019 dw.com announced that 2600 employees at the Opel factory in Germany’s Rüsselsheim will be working reduced hours for six months. The company is struggling long time as it‘s car sales has been very low. The french car conglomerate PSA has aquired and restructures the company. Opel makes now profit again. The corona crisis could bring it to losses again so there will be some government compensation for affected workers, including partial, untaxed pay from unemployment insurance.
The global economy has a period of 10 years of booming economy behind with indexes rising to all time highs. A correcting scenario was overdue. All those measures affecting the labour market are not caused by Corona virus but caused by market correction. And more, the new technologies will further affect the market. In USA the agriculture industry use self working agriculture devices like combine harvesters, tractors and so on. In Europe those devices are not in use. The robotic technologies will develop to serial production. Will this technology be in common use the workforce will shrink again, also with or without a corona pandemic szenario.
If we learn to think not in those old doctrines like capitalism, communism, mercantilism but in the fortunes which every of these old systems have, we could have the posibility to learn a new system within a content life will be possible. The free market is an illusion. We have to much regulation in each sector. Communism is also deprecated in the times of lean production and just-in-time delivery. And capitalism pushes the envelope. Civilisations which are not able to assimilate with the requirements will be melted and supplanted by an other, perhaps the West by the Asian, the USA by the Chinese.


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Second Annual Campaign Achieves Stellar Results, Complementing Continued Success of the Organization’s Consumption Call-To-Action and Consumer Reach Online
October 20, 2020 – The Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH) recently concluded its second annual National Fruits & Veggies Month (NFVM) campaign, a month-long celebration of everyone’s favorite, most flavorful plants – fruits and veggies. Themed Have A Plant® Nation, the innovative campaign generated nearly 75 million impressions throughout September via traditional and social media channels. Success stories from the 2020 NFVM campaign include:
- 59 million impressions from consumer-facing media NFVM wire release announcing campaign launch;
- 12 million potential impressions from thousands of social posts using #haveaplant, #haveaplantpledge and #NFVM2020;
- 4 million potential impressions from the second annual NFVM #haveaplantchat Twitter chat, hosted by PBH Fruit and Vegetable Ambassador in Action, Beau Coffron, Lunchbox Dad;
- Nearly 3 million impressions from hundreds of social posts across PBH channels, including posts from PBH members and PBH Fruit and Vegetable Ambassadors in Action (FVAA).
These robust results demonstrate the success and profound impact of PBH’s call-to-action to drive consumption and corresponding September theme, Have A Plant® Nation – celebrating the diverse ways we uniquely enjoy fruits and vegetables across the nation while also inspiring greater connectivity and unity. Throughout September, PBH’s plant-packed social content was supported by innovative digital and social activities, compelling video content from PBH’s superstar Fruit and Vegetable Ambassadors in Action, and partnerships with synergistic organizations, like the FMI Foundation and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, on behalf of The Beef Checkoff.
Digital and social content was complemented by an invitation-only Have A Plant® Nation Virtual Influencer Event – the official celebratory finale to NFVM. The exclusive, two-day influencer event was filled with interactive sessions and experiential tasting experiences; included crucial conversations on food safety, the state of consumers’ consumption habits and overall WOW moments of major inspiration; and generated close to 1 million impressions via traditional and social media channels over the course of just a few days.
“PBH’s 2020 NFVM results speak volumes and illustrate that this year’s powerful campaign, Have A Plant® Nation, moved the needle toward increasing fruit and vegetable consumption across the country,” says Wendy Reinhardt Kapsak, MS, RDN, president and CEO of PBH. “Through the support of our dedicated members and extraordinary Ambassadors, September marked a pivotal moment in driving home the importance of enjoying more plant-packed meals among millions of Americans, each and every day for healthier and happier lives.”
It is not only the PBH’s consumer movement, Have A Plant®, that is gaining attention from influencers and consumers alike. Since its launch in April 2019, PBH’s new and comprehensive digital ecosystem has experienced enormous growth, with a significant spike in engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic, as consumers spend more time online. In fact, to address consumers’ need for COVID-19 food-related resources, PBH curated a dedicated landing page to address misinformation regarding what is safe to eat during these uncertain times, along with a downloadable Q&A featuring science-driven, expert advice and links to helpful resources on how to properly select, serve, savor and store fruits and vegetables.
“The tremendous growth of PBH’s digital ecosystem is indicative of the overall penetration of the Have A Plant® Movement,” says Katie Calligaro, marketing and communications director of PBH. “The investment that our members and the industry made in 2019 toward enhancing our website, www.fruitsandveggies.org, as well as our social media channels is providing great RIO right now, and we plan to double down on our efforts in 2021 to keep the momentum going. In order to generate true behavior change, we have to meet people at the point of inspiration, and now more than ever, that is happening in the digital space.”
Specifically, from the launch of www.fruitandveggies.org in April 2019 to the launch of the second inaugural NFVM campaign in September 2020, the number of website sessions and pageviews has more than doubled, and this has been complemented by significant organic growth. In fact, traffic from PBH’s social channels to www.fruitsandveggies.org has doubled since the site launch, and direct hits have also increased, indicating more people are bookmarking the site. With cellphone and social media use up 40% during stay-at-home orders, the growth of PBH’s consumer audience has reached an all-time high, and was further bolstered by the success of the recent Have A Plant® Nation campaign.
The significant growth of PBH’s website, coupled with the recent success of NFVM, illustrate the far-reaching impact of the viral Have A Plant® Movement. To take advantage of PBH’s digital ecosystem in 2021 and help people enhance their lifestyles by eating more fruits and vegetables, download the newly refreshed 2021 Member Engagement Prospectus here, and join us at the intersection of produce and passion!
For more information on how to engage with PBH and its social content campaigns, as well as PBH’s FVAA and broad-based retail and foodservice influencer network, please contact Katie Calligaro, PBH Marketing and Communications Director.

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Hot topics in the tech blogs for the week ending April 29 include Sony’s stolen customer details, Apple's iPhone location data 'bug,' Sony’s new S1 and S2 tablets, Android becomes most desired smartphone OS in the US and Facebook launches social deals.
Sony PlayStation Network and Qriocity hacked
Sony has been in hot water this week after revealing its PlayStation Network and Qriocity services were hacked. The company said hackers had made off with customers' names, birth dates, home addresses, email addresses, user names and passwords. Sony says much of the stolen data was encrypted, however, hackers are now claiming they have users' credit card details and reports suggest the hackers are planning to sell the up to 77 million identities to the highest bidder.
Apple Q&A on iPhone location data
After a week of speculation about Apple’s "location tracking" iPhones, the company came clean and revealed the iPhone was "maintaining a database of Wi-Fi hotspots and cell towers around your current location." "The reason the iPhone stores so much data is a bug we uncovered and plan to fix shortly," added Apple, noting that the iPhone shouldn't need to store more than seven days of this data.
Sony S1 and S2 tablets announced
Sony revealed its intentions to join the tablet wars with two very different devices. The S1 and S2 tablets will both run on Google's Android 3.0 platform and will be WiFi and 3G/4G compatible. The S1 is designed for media consumption with a 9.4-inch display, two cameras and a curved-top, "off-center design" while the S2 sports a book-like dual-screen design with two 5.5" displays that can be folded on top of each other for extra portability.
Android becomes most desired smartphone OS in the US
A study by market analyst Nielsen found that smartphones running Google's open source Android platform are now more desired than those running Apple's iOS with consumers in the US. The same study revealed that 50 percent of recent smartphone acquirers chose an Android device while only 25 percent purchased an iPhone. "Android is gaining share by leaps and bounds, and iPhone share is dead in the water," commented Business Insider.
Facebook Social Deals
Facebook announced it had started to test a local deals feature in selected regions in the US. Much like deal-a-day websites Groupon and LivingSocial, Facebook will offer discounts on local products and services. Facebook hopes to differentiate its deals by putting the focus on "interesting experiences around you to do with friends" rather than heavily discounted products for one person.


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On July 31, Niles hosted its first ever recreational cannabis festival. And from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. the city’s riverfront park was filled with dispensaries, vendors, live music and people.
The Niles Cannabis Festival had been in the works for several months. Attendees could browse cannabis products from seven dispensaries and even consume them on site in two specially designated areas.
The festival also featured live music and entertainment from five acts, 25 vendors, four food trucks, a gaming area, free water and a photo booth.
George Pitenturf is the head of purchasing at the ReLeaf Center, a medical and recreational dispensary in Niles. He came dressed for the occasion in a suit patterned with marijuana leaves, complete with a tie and matching sunglasses. He said it’s his way of networking.
“I didn’t sew it myself,” he said. “I want people to come up and talk to me. I want people to ask me questions about our dispensary and other people’s dispensaries.”
ReLeaf was selling a variety of cannabis products — including edibles, chocolates, gummies, cartridges and waxes — all grown and made in Michigan.


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Toys produced in China are no more of a danger than toys made elsewhere, according to a Canadian survey.
The survey has found toys made in other countries have a higher rate of recalls on a proportional basis compared to Chinese-made toys, which dominate the international market place. However, the other countries weren’t named.
Conducted by Canadian academics Paul Beamish, Hari Bapuji and Andre Laplume, the study has also found design-related problems like removable parts, are more troublesome than manufacturing issues like lead paint or toxic chemicals.
Beamish said: "It's astounding to us this disconnect between the general perception that most of the problems are manufacturing and most of the problems are lead. People have got to get lead paint off the mind."
Beamish added manufacturing problems are easier to fix while the quality of a product’s design, often compromised by being rushed to market, requires extra resources at additional cost.
"With just so much volume of stuff coming out of China now, it really is the world's workshop for many manufactured goods, and people started equating recall equals China. Some of the recalls are absolutely China's fault, but not all the problems,” he said.


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Logitech International reported a significant drop in revenue and earnings in its most recent quarter. In addition, the manufacturer of computer peripherals announced the resignation of CFO Nate Olmstead (Nate Olmstead) – he will leave the company as soon as the opportunity arises.
On Tuesday, the company said its year-over-year drop in quarterly earnings was due to fierce competition, a stronger dollar and a “lack of consumer confidence” amid a global economic slowdown.
According to the results of the third quarter of 2022 (the second financial quarter for Logitech), sales of keyboards, mice, headsets and other peripherals of the manufacturer fell by 12% compared to last year to $ 1.15 billion, measured in the so-called. “constant currencies” without taking into account the impact of differences in exchange rates in different markets, sales fell by 7%. Over the same period, non-GGAP operating income fell 26% to $156 million.
Logitech also announced that CFO Nate Olmstead will leave his post, but remains in office until Logitech finds a successor.
Last year was a record year for Logitech, as COVID-19-related restrictions led to strong sales, especially in the second fiscal quarter, when there was huge demand for home office products and gaming peripherals.
Since then, many restrictions have been lifted, and the cost of components and logistics has increased markedly, which could not but affect profits. In the meantime, the dollar continued to rise, which affected the amount of sales outside the US, and consumer sentiment left much to be desired both in the US and in Europe.
Logitech, which predicted a year-on-year decline back in July, has confirmed the data now: annual sales are expected to fall by 4-8% in constant currencies, and non-GAAP operating profit for the year should be $ 650-750 million.
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Rolston is joining the Heinz Beanz maker as director, of Explore in the UK and Ireland. Explore is the Heinz innovation unit, which this year launched LOL, the fruit-based soft drink for teenagers.
Rolston replaces Giles Jepson, who was promoted to chief marketing officer for Heinz UK and Ireland earlier this year.
During his time at Muller Dairy, Rolston oversaw the relaunch of Muller UK with a major £20m campaign called 'Wunderful Stuff', which features well-known cartoon characters such as Yogi Bear, and was derided by some critics. Rolston left Muller Dairy after the campaign, amid a UK shake-up of its operations.
Before his time at Muller, Rolston worked for Cadbury's, where he worked on the high-profile "gorilla" and "eyebrows" executions.
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Suzuki has launched the Burgman Street scooter in a new matte black colour at a price of Rs. 69,208 (ex-showroom,
Suzuki Motorcycle India has launched its Burgman Street scooter in a new colour, which is matte black, at a price of ₹ 69,208 (ex-showroom, Delhi). Apart from the new colour, everything else stays the same. The scooter continues to be powered by a 125 cc single-cylinder engine which makes 8.4 bhp at 7,000 rpm and peak torque of 10.2 Nm at 5,000 rpm. The engine is paired to a continuous variable transmission like earlier and also features the patented ‘Suzuki Eco Performance’ technology. In addition to the newly launched matte black colour, the Burgman Street is also available in existing three colours which are metallic matte fibroin gray, glass sparkle black, and pearl mirage white.
Commenting on the colour edition, Devashish Handa, Vice President, SMIPL, said, ” Building on its existing popularity, we have introduced the Matte Black colour of Burgman Street that augments its style quotient and gives an unmatched road presence with a sportier and bold look. Suzuki Burgman Street has created a special place in the 125cc scooter segment in India by offering its unique value proposition and international big scooter heritage. Redefining luxury riding with comfort and style, Burgman Street continues to be the ultimate urban scooter, offering a captivating ride to the customers.”
The Suzuki Burgman Street was launched in June last year, after debuting at the 2018 Auto Expo. The scooter currently has a sale of 6,000 units every month with over 90,000 units sold since it was launched. However, the volumes aren’t as high as some of its segment rivals including the TVS NTorq 125 and the Honda Grazia. Its sibling – Suzuki Access 125 – continues to be the segment leader with nearly 45,000 units sold each month.
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IBSA is one of the leading pharmaceutical companies in hyaluronic acid production.
Aesthetics reports on the highlights from the British Association of Cosmetic Nurses Autumn Conference.
In the second of a two-part article, Dr Souphiyeh Samizadeh explores the different technologies of dermal fillers and their characteristics to aid product selection.
The UK distributor of IBSA Derma’s products, HA-Derma, will hold a webinar hosted by aesthetic practitioner Dr Raphael Mohammed and moderated by nurse prescriber Anna Baker on March 10.
IBSA Derma launched a new concept for facial assessment, communication and treatment for millennial patients at its first Virtual Conference on June 12-15 called MYVolution.


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Save-On-Foods turns to AI to optimize its supply chain
Scale AI’s opportunity assessment of Save-On-Foods identified two high-priority opportunities to improve customer service and operational efficiency: demand forecasting and scheduling of e-commerce deliveries.
The Western grocer, owned by Pattison Food Group, will build and integrate several AI solutions to develop a demand forecasting model with the overall goal of ensuring “the right products are in the right place at the right price” for their customers. An optimization algorithm will automate scheduling of e-commerce deliveries.
Other partners include D-Wave Systems, ThoughtsWin Systems, White Box Analytics, OpsGuru and Deloitte, with a total investment of $7.2 million.
Chris Allen, vice-president, information technology, Save-On-Foods said in a statement: "Canada's grocery retail sector is highly competitive and Save-On-Foods is committed to delivering extra-mile service to our customers in Western Canada and the Yukon.”
B.C. infrastructure project targets food insecurity
Canada and B.C. have committed more than $20 million in joint federal-provincial funding for eight social, transportation and green infrastructure projects across the province.
Some of that funding will go to the Stswecem'c Xget'tem First Nation. The community is expected to gain greater food security through the construction of two greenhouses, two walk-in freezers and a canning shed, which will support the community garden and sustainability program.
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Microsoft brought the hype to Los Angeles on Monday, touting its lineup of Xbox innovations and games ahead of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3).
"Xbox is on a mission to make the entertainment that you love even more amazing," Don Mattrick, president of the Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft, said in a news release.
Most notably, Microsoft unveiled Xbox SmartGlass, an application that connects phones, PCs and tablets with the Xbox 360 console.
"With Xbox SmartGlass, we are lighting up entertainment across your phone, tablet, PC and TV in a completely new way," Mattrick said. "If you love to play games, watch TV and movies, surf the Web, or listen to music, there has never been a better time to be on Xbox."
Here's more from Microsoft about the SmartGlass experience:
What if your tablet or phone knew what you were watching on TV and presented bonus features without you having to lift a finger? What if you could use your tablet to draw up a play in EA SPORTS' "Madden NFL" and then perform it to perfection on your TV? What if you could control your favorite websites on the TV with a simple swipe, pinch or zoom on your tablet's touch screen?
Microsoft also announced that it plans to launch Internet Explorer for Xbox this fall. Thanks to Kinect and SmartGlass, this will let users surf the Internet on their televisions using voice and mobile devices.
"Whether it is a new website you want to check out on the big screen, an HD video you want to share in your living room, or your favorite website you check daily and want to view in the 10-foot experience, you will have the power of the Web now on your TV," Microsoft said.
The heart of Xbox, of course, is games.
"2012 is a landmark year for Xbox," Phil Spencer, corporate vice president of Microsoft Studios, said in a news release. "Our message is simple: Whether it's one of our beloved franchises or something totally new, there's only one place to find them all — Xbox 360."
The biggest name is "Halo 4," which brings Master Chief back to save us all again. Other exclusive Xbox games include "Forza Horizon," "Fable: The Journey," "Wreckateer" and "Lococycle," Spencer said. "We're also the best place to experience blockbusters such as 'Call of Duty: Black Ops II.'"
Microsoft also touted its planned Xbox music service, Xbox content partnerships with the National Basketball Association, National Hockey League and ESPN, along with "more than 35 new content partners launching on Xbox over the next 12 months," including Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, Paramount Movies, Rhapsody, Slacker Radio, The Weather Channel and Univision.
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Retail footfall climbs after slow start to Christmas trading
Retailers were given a much-needed boost last weekend after footfall in shops around the country increased 1.5% year on year, according to Experian.
West End shoppers: London's retail mecca logged weekend sales of £200m
Shoppers appear to have left their Christmas shopping even later this year, with footfall rising by 0.3% on Saturday and 3.5% on Sunday after a torrid weekend the previous week, which resulted in a 3.9% decrease year on year.
The Centre for Retail Research estimated sales across the whole of Britain hit £1bn on Saturday and £650m during the shorter trading hours of Sunday.
London's West End is estimated to have performed particularly well, with a 17.7% year on year rise in footfall on Saturday, contributing to sales across the weekend of £200m, according to figures from the New West End Company.
The pick-up in Christmas trade comes after HMV revealed last week that it could breach its banking covenants after a poor start to Christmas trading.
Meanwhile, the late surge in shopping will come as no surprise to Boots marketing director Elizabeth Fagan, who predicted that Christmas would come "late" as customers continue to see their budgets squeezed.
Retailers are set to be boosted further due to this December having an extra trading weekend, with a British Retail Consortium spokesman predicting a "final surge", with this coming weekend being bigger than last weekend in terms of spending.
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AI (Artificial Intelligence) and sensors are the vital components of the Internet of Things (IoT). Together, they are going to make a huge impact on industries, enterprises, and businesses. The demand for AI in the IoT market has witnessed a gradual increase and this will increase the demand for AI sensor market in the coming days.
The global AI sensor market to witness impressive growth in the coming years. The market was valued at USD 8.48 billion in 2018 and is projected to reach USD 112.9 billion by 2026. The market is to register an exceptionally high CAGR of 38.39% from 2019 to 2026.
AI helps analyze data and identify patterns and thereby, get useful insights. This, in turn, facilitates effective decision-making. AI solutions are driving industries like BFSI, healthcare, education, manufacturing, and others. This will increase the demand for and adoption of AI sensors in these industries.
The growth of the global AI sensors market will be driven by the increasing adoption of AI in various industries due to its capability to solve complex issues. The rising demand for AI sensors for road safety, fraud prevention, financial asset management, drug development, medical diagnosis, and predictive maintenance will give a major boost to the global market.
Further, huge investments are undertaken for enhancing the broadband speed and government initiatives to increase the implementation of AI in IoT in the automotive sector will also drive the growth of the global market.
North America accounted for about 35% share in the global AI sensors market in 2018. The region is projected to dominate the global market in the coming years as well. The growth of this region can be attributed to increased sales of AI-enabled home appliances, rising adoption of AI in hospitals, automotive, and educational institutes.
The presence of major market players in the North American region is also fueling the growth of this regional market. Europe and Asia-Pacific regions will also hold significant shares in the global market. Increasing investments in the automobile sector and the development of smart grid systems in the European region will drive the growth of this regional market.
The growth of the Asia-Pacific AI sensor market will be driven by initiatives taken by governments to improve the IT infrastructure. The Latin American market will also play an important role in the growth of the global market due to the increasing adoption of smart sensors in various industries of this region.
The global AI sensors market is presently being dominated by market players like Siemens AG, Augury Systems, Glassbeam, PointGrab, Maana, Sentai, United Technology, Tachyus, and Versos Systems, among others.


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Chainalysis is a data analysis company that uses block explorers to observe patterns and gather insights about cryptocurrency users based on their on-chain transaction behavior. A few weeks ago the company tweeted an image showing a substantial increase in “transaction volumes for trading pairs involving the Russian ruble and Ukrainian hryvnia.” (Chainalysis Tweet)
Chainalysis co-founder, Jonathan Levin, spoke with the Congressional Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs about the company’s perspective on illicit cryptocurrency activity. When asked whether the use of cryptocurrency would make it easier for an ultra-wealthy Russian oligarch to launder money and evade U.S. economic sanctions, Levin responded “Russian elites and financial authorities have likely been preparing for sanctions, and would have carried out those transactions slowly over the past few months.” (Full Senate Hearing)
It is worth mentioning that Bitcoin and other public permissionless blockchains create an immutable record of transactions that anyone with internet connection can audit. This means most cryptocurrency transactions are easily traceable if you know where to look and how to interpret blockchain data.


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Adobe acquires collaborative video production software Frame.io.
Adobe has announced that it has acquired the company behind collaborative video production software Frame.io for $1,275 billion. Adobe shares that it tried to build its own collaboration software on its own but decided to purchase Frame.io because some customers already use it in their workflows.
Frame.io does the often time-consuming editing and reviewing process of images asynchronously and in Google Workspace style over the web. Editors and clients can store and view images using the company’s cloud-based software and leave feedback on edits by simply sharing a link. Frame.io also has integrations with popular video editing software such as Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro, and Avid Media Composer.
Frame.io will operate independently until Adobe’s deal is completed. Then the company’s founders, Frame.io CEO Emery Wells, and co-founder John Traver will join Adobe. Adobe says Wells will continue to lead the Frame.io team and report directly to Adobe’s chief product officer, Scott Belsky. While underlining that Adobe’s ownership of Frame.io will offer more resources and closer integrations with Premiere Pro and Creative Cloud, the product will continue to support non-Adobe software such as Final Cut Pro, Avid, and DaVinci Resolve.
What is curious is how subscribing to Frame.io will continue in the future. A limited version of Frame.io is currently available for free. There are also paid options available. We can safely say that these plans will be integrated into the Creative Cloud subscription in the future.
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In a demonstration of its questionable views on net neutrality, AT&T this week suggested that Twitter violated open Internet principles by flagging an AT&T blog post as potential spam.
"There is little evidence that investment by broadband providers has been harmed following the 2015 Open Internet Order," Netflix argues.
"The bill creates consumer confusion with regard to use of online data, leading to a diminished Internet experience," AT&T argues.
Cox Communications has extended its controversial data caps to four new states -- Arizona, Louisiana, Nevada and Oklahoma.
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In an effort to cater to the jet set customer, Kiton is set to debut its second New York store this Friday inside the Four Seasons Hotel. Though the brand has a flagship store and showroom inside a 54th Street townhouse and is also available at major department stores like Barneys and Bergdorf Goodman, this 500-square-foot shop will only carry their menswear and accessories, including shoes, ties, and small leather goods.
"Our customers stay at Four Seasons all over the world," Antonio Paone, U.S. president and co-designer of the men's collection, told WWD, explaining that he found the space without even looking for one and immediately snatched it up.
It features an entrance within the hotel as well as one on 58th Street, offering access to passersby. It was formerly a caviar shop.
This is one of 12 stores that the brand plans to open in the next five years, in addition to the 30 locations they already have. "It's at the request of the market that we open stores," according to Paone. "In department stores, we're just one of many [labels], but in our own stores, we can really show the development of the brand."
· Kiton to Open at Four Seasons [WWD]
· All Men's Posts [Racked NY]


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The Crosby’s store in Holland will undergo several changes this summer, including a temporary closure starting July 31st.
The convenience store chain plans to completely rebuild the current location on Olean Road, creating an all new storefront and fueling facility. Construction is estimated to take two or three months, with a goal of reopening in the fall.
According to Doug Galli, Vice President and General Manager of Reid Stores, the decision to raze and rebuild the old location was the best solution to ensure their customers are given quality experience. “As the hometown convenience store, our Holland customers will have the full array of Crosby’s fresh, on-site produced food options like our signature pizza, calzones, made-to-order subs and expanded beverage offerings”, Galli said. “New will be a beer cave, as well as indoor and outdoor seating. We are also excited about expanding our own Crosby’s branded fuel offering with the addition of diesel fuel.”
Crosby’s is a division of the Reid Group and operates over 80 stores in New York and Pennsylvania.


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The founder and former chief executive of Just Eat, Europe’s largest online food delivery service, has been appointed as the government’s new ‘cost of living business tsar’ in a move to help convince businesses to help out households struggling with rising prices.
The Cabinet Office said David Buttress – a multi-millionaire venture capitalist – will “work with the private sector to develop new business-led initiatives to help people struggling with the squeeze on living standards”.
Buttress will join education secretary Nadhim Zahawi on Tuesday at a meeting with supermarkets and sports organisations to discuss what assistance can be offered through a range of initiatives such as the government’s holiday activities and food programme.
Announcing the appointment, Cabinet Office minister Steve Barclay said Mr Buttress would bring a “wealth of experience” and the “vigour and ingenuity of business” to the role.
“Businesses and organisations across the country have stepped up time and time again when the nation needs it most. The financial pressures people are facing as a result of current global challenges will be no different,” he said.
Buttress is reported to have made £17.4 million by selling off chunks of his stake in the lucrative food delivery firm between 2016 and 2017, when he stepped down as CEO. Just Eat merged with Takeaway.com in 2020, in a deal worth £5.9 billion to investors.


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The social media giant Facebook has very ambitious plans of transforming itself from a social media company to a Metaverse company — a collective virtual shared space, created by the sum of all virtual worlds, augmented reality, and the internet. The Metaverse is a vision that spans many apps or even companies. You can think about it as the successor to the current day mobile internet.
On one hand, the US Congress is working on a bill that would break up Facebook, potentially forcing it to spin out Instagram and WhatsApp and limiting acquisitions. While on the other hand, Mark Zukerberg has a high ambition to achieve something genuinely ubiquitous: the Metaverse.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told his employees, the company’s divisions focus on products for communities, creators, commerce, and virtual reality would increasingly become relevant to realize this vision. “What I think is most interesting is how these themes will come together into a bigger idea. Our overarching goal across all of these initiatives is to help bring the Metaverse to life,” said Zukerberg.
He further described that the Metaverse would bring great opportunities to individual creators and artists; to individuals working from far away places; and to people who live in places where opportunities for education or recreation are minimal. A Metaverse could bring the next big change in the internet and making virtual reality a more common thing in the coming few years.


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Younger Optics has revamped its Transitions Drivewear polarised photochromic sun lens and will launch a new look ‘Super Vision’ consumer campaign in September.
The campaign, to run until January 2017, will aim to increase consumer awareness and drive broader demand for Transitions Drivewear, its polarised photochromic sun lens.
The ‘Super Vision’ campaign launch will target the everyday activity of driving along with some of Australia’s other favourite outdoor pursuits such as cycling, golf and fishing.
Transitions Drivewear was developed with ophthalmologists and optometrists in the US and combines Transitions photochromic technology and NuPolar polarisation. According to Younger Optics, it is the world’s only lens that automatically changes to three different colours while also darkening and lightening, giving wearers a visual advantage while blocking blinding glare and providing 100 per cent UV blockage.
In bright sunlight, Transitions Drivewear darkens to 90 per cent tint with a dark brown colour to block intense light. In overcast conditions, the lens lightens to an olive colour with a 63 per cent tint allowing wearers to see more of their world. When driving, the lens darkens or lightens to a copper colour with approximately 75 per cent tint for depth perception and enhanced contrast for visual quality and safety.
The lens is available in 1.50 hard resin, high impact polycarbonate and Trilogy materials, in a wide range of designs and prescriptions.
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In recognition of Pride Month, Grubhub is supporting and celebrating LGBTQ+ owned restaurants in partnership with The National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC).
LGBTQ+ owned restaurants have a deep-rooted history of bringing communities together, but in a year of quarantine and social distancing, the pandemic has not only impacted business but the togetherness that’s at the heart of the LGBTQ+ community. To help support LGBTQ+ owned restaurants and the communities they serve, we’re partnering with NGLCC as our Donate the Change partner for June. Customers will be able to round up their change on their order total and donate the difference with all proceeds supporting NGLCC and LGBTQ+ owned restaurants. As the business voice of the LGBTQ+ community and certifying body for LGBTQ+ owned businesses nationwide, donations from the partnership fund a new program with NGLCC, providing grants and scholarships to help affected LGBTQ+ owned restaurants and their local chambers recover from the economic effects of COVID-19.
This month, we’re also working with Brooklyn-based illustrator Xia Gordon to profile LGBTQ+ owned restaurants from different parts of the country to be published on them, a next-generation community platform that chronicles and celebrates the stories, people, and voices emerging and inspiring us from the lens of today’s LGBTQ+ community.
Additionally, on June 25, Grubhub will be hosting their latest edition of Sound Bites, a virtual concert series bringing some of today’s top talent straight to customers’ living rooms. Artists Troye Sivan and Kim Petras will shake the virtual stage with Grubhub donating $10 for every comment during the livestream (up to $100,000). The proceeds will also go directly to supporting NGLCC and its work within the community.
This month, we encourage our community to get involved and help support and celebrate the LGBTQ+ owned restaurants and communities across the country.
Looking for more ways to support your community?
A Grubhub Corporate Account is one way to help support local LGBTQ+ owned restaurants in your community. By providing your employees with a meal budget, you’re directing money to restaurants at a time when it’s needed most.


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October 28, 2014
Last week, Ubisoft unveiled an experiential website for Far Cry 4 – though apparently it's not available in the US. Well the good news is that Ubisoft's "revolutionary new interactive trailer" for Assassin's Creed Unity is available in the US. Over several months, the Assassin's Creed community created and voted for over 200,000 assassins, with the top 1,400 hidden away in this new trailer. "At any moment in the trailer, the community can pause and zoom in on any Assassin, allowing them to spot their creations in action. A gigapan will also be released that features every single Assassin in the one image." The trailer also features fifteen secrets to be discovered, offering exclusive footage and content.
Assassin's Creed Unity will release on November 11 in North America and November 13 in EMEA territories for Windows PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. A Season Pass is also available with eight hours of additional content, including Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China, a unique 2.5D reimagining of the franchise.
Source: Press Release
Activision has released a new trailer for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare that provides a sneak peek at the game's Season Pass. The Season Pass will contain four epic DLC packs (Havoc, Ascendance, Supremacy, and Reckoning), early access to bonus DLC weapons, and a new multiplayer map immediately at launch called Atlas Gorge. Atlas Gorge is a re-envisioning of the fan favorite Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare map, Pipeline.
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is launching on November 4 for Windows PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360.
Source: Press Release and Official Site
Developers of multi-platform games have had to make sacrifices trying to hold tight to eight-year-old technology. Thankfully, Techland has announced that it's ditching the last-gen consoles for its upcoming first-person, open-world survival horror game Dying Light. While you can probably assume the reasons behind the decision, Techland released an open letter to fans explaining the change:
As you probably know, we’re wrapping up the development of Dying Light, our biggest and most ambitious project to date. We spent the last three years making sure that all the features of our game add up to create a truly next-gen experience.
Much of this “next-gen feel” is tightly connected to the technological side of Dying Light. For instance, up to 200 000 objects can be displayed in the game at once. Add to this our use of realistic, physics-based lighting technology and you really start to push the next-gen systems to the limits. Features like these along with our core gameplay pillars – such as the player-empowering Natural Movement, threefold character development system, and vast open world – are all an inherent part of how Dying Light plays. However, combining all of these into one fluid experience is only possible on technologically advanced platforms.
Therefore, after thorough internal testing, we have come to the conclusion that we have no choice but to leave past-gen systems behind and release Dying Light exclusively on the next-gen consoles and PC. Put simply, older consoles just couldn’t run the game and stay true to the core vision of Dying Light at the same time.
To ensure you enjoy Dying Light as much as we would like you to, we chose to release it without any compromises on the three strongest systems available. Thanks to this, you’ll get the full and best experience regardless of the platform you play on.
We hope you understand the hard choice we’ve had to make. With the launch just around the corner, we can’t wait to show you Dying Light in the state it was meant to be. We’re looking forward to your reactions and impressions as we release the game in January 2015.
Dying Light will launch January 27 in the Americas, January 28 in Australia and New Zealand, and January 30 in Europe and Asia; priced $49.99 for PC and $59.99 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Pre-ordering allows you to "Be The Zombie".
Source: Press Release
Cooler Master, a leading creator, innovator, and manufacturer of desktop components and accessories, has officially released a new keyboard and mouse combo known as Octane. The latest product from Cooler Master similar to the Devastator combo, but incorporates more robust features, multiple lighting colors, and profiles, allowing it to stand out amongst the competition. The Octane supports seven different color options with pulsating and full backlighting modes, and the colors of the keyboard and mouse can even be changed independently of each other.
The keyboard itself features 19-key anti-ghosting technology, adjustable repeat rates, dedicated media control keys, a dedicated backlight switching key, and a Windows key that can be toggled on and off during gaming sessions. The mouse comes with an AVAGO 3050 optical sensor, features four DPI levels ranging from 500 DPI to 3500 DPI, and is capable of handling up to 10 million clicks in its lifetime.
The Octane mouse and keyboard combo from Cooler Master features an MSRP of $59.99 and will be available to purchase in the coming days as vendors across the United States receive the product.
Source: Press Release
Some discoveries bring out a lot of skeptics and demand more and more evidence before being accepted. One example of this would be if the microbe Geobacter produces nanowires capable of transmitting electrons like a metallic wire. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, where the original discovery of the nanowires was made, have now provided the most significant evidence of these biological nanowires.
Microbial nanowires are very small filaments of protein some bacteria grow in order to connect with each other, sharing energy and information. Typically proteins carry electrons by having them make discrete jumps, unlike in metals where electrons are delocalized from the molecules, and can freely move. The electrons in Geobacter's filaments are delocalized though and now the Massachusetts researchers have shown this by capturing the movement of electrons with electrostatic force microscopy. This technique allows for the flow of electric charges to be imaged, and showed them travelling just as was predicted.
Beyond verifying the past research, this study could open up some interesting applications, such as using the microbes to convert waste materials into methane gas. They could also be used as environmental sensors and even biological computers, with the filaments matching the conductivity of carbon nanotubes.
Source: University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Thermaltake, a leader in computer chassis, thermal solutions, and power supply units, has officially released a new mid-tower chassis, the Core V41. This latest addition follows the release of other Core series cases by Thermaltake, which include the Core V1, V31, V51, and V71. The Core V41 includes many of the same features found in the other Core series cases, such as curved a metal mesh appearance, outstanding cooling performance, compatibility for various air and liquid cooling systems, and tool-free and modular drive bays. The Core V41 supports the latest ATX, Micro ATX, and Mini-ITX motherboards as well as all high-end GPU cards, and also includes a side window that allows owners to display their system’s component. Tt LCS Certification is also applied to the Thermaltake Core V41, which means that it has been verified by the company to be compatible with extreme liquid cooling configurations.
Source: Press Release
Anyone with a smartphone has likely experienced its battery dying at an inopportune moment. Of course many things will drain the battery, but one in particular is the power amplifier, which is necessary for transmitting radio signals. Researchers at MIT formed a startup company, Eta Devices, to produce a chip to regulate the voltage of the amplifier, drastically reducing the power used.
To make sure the radio is always ready to send a signal, the power amplifier tends to be at maximum voltage all of the time. Naturally that cuts into battery life and, because half of that power may be lost as heat, it influences phones in a number of other ways too. The Eta Devices chip however, acts like a gearbox to step down the voltage, when full power is not needed. Base stations could also benefit from this new chip, raising efficiency to 70%, from an optimistic 45%. That could save a large carrier $100 million each year.
As Eta Devices is already working with manufacturers, we may see its technology deployed by the end of next year in base stations and smartphones. While some manufacturers are working on similar systems to increase efficiency, the Eta Devices technology is unique in its ability to work with the high frequencies of new communication standards, like LTE Advanced and 802.11ac.
A new day has arrived, and with it come a few reviews for you to check out. We have a look at the Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV case, a minimalistic design that certainly doesn't skimp on the features or functionality. We also have a review on the SilverStone Fortress FT05 case, which is another minimalistic case with plenty of features and refinements. Wrapping things up for today is the ECS LIVA Mini PC, a small, portable, and affordable option for those who do not need a large computer.
Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV @ ThinkComputers
SilverStone Fortress FT05 @ Benchmark Reviews
ECS LIVA Windows Based Mini PC @ PC Perspective
Amazon has revealed that it has officially acquired Rooftop Media, an online comedy service comprised of 10 employees that specializes in producing comedy content for the Web. The acquisition of the comedy service will help Amazon in its goal to create revenue from other streams outside of ecommerce. Amazon wishes to compete directly with Netflix and other online digital media services, and by taking over Rooftop Media which has partners that include Apple, Pandora, Rdio, Spotify, and Yahoo, the online retail giant has a better chance of doing so. While financial details regarding the acquisition were not announced by either company, it has been revealed that content by Rooftop Media will be integrated into Audible, an audiobooks service owned by Amazon.
Bing has revealed that in all English markets, it now supports the use of emoji characters within search inquires. This means that users of Bing can now use emoji, which are small pictures that are used to express emotions or ideas, in their searches to find relevant information. Users can also search Bing with an emoji to figure out exactly what the small picture means if they are unsure, and can combine emoji with text for even more powerful searches. According to Nick Roberts, the Senior Program Manager for Bing Relevance and Intent, return results from Bing are based on the semantic meaning of the emoji, and the support for emoji itself was added due to its use by billions across the world.
Source: Bing Blog
In order to better serve Alienware laptop owners who tend to be at a desk during gaming sessions, Dell has announced the Alienware Graphics Amplifier. This device itself supports nearly any desktop GPU up to 375 watts, features four powered USB ports, and connects to a compatible Alienware laptop through a proprietary PCI-Express-based cable. By connecting the Alienware Graphics Amplifier to a compatible Alienware laptop, gamers can utilize the power of various GPUs currently on the market, which allows for improved performance. Unfortunately, the new Alienware 13 is the only laptop that supports the PCI-Express-based cable that the Alienware Graphics Amplifier uses, but according to a Dell spokesperson, future models will feature the same connection.
The latest Alienware accessory is available to preorder immediately for $299 and is expected to ship sometime next month.
October 27, 2014
Sega's tactical RPG Valkyria Chronicles is shedding its PlayStation 3 exclusivity. While a release date and details are still forthcoming, Sega has confirmed via Twitter that the game is indeed coming to PC:
Valkyria Chronicles released on PlayStation 3 in 2008 to fairly high critical acclaim. The game is set in Europa during the early years of World War II and combines RPG elements with turn-based tactical battles and the ability to directly control unit attacks in third-person.
Source: Twitter via IGN
Circle 5 Studios and Pub Games have announced that Primal Carnage: Extinction will be launching for PC via Steam next month, with a PlayStation 4 version arriving early next year. Extinction is a class-based online multiplayer shooter pitting humans against dinosaurs. The game features twelve diverse maps with two gamemodes at launch: Team Deathmatch and Get to the Chopper. There are nine unique dinosaur classes to choose from and five unique human classes, with Steam Economy Support that will allow players to collect, trade, and sell a variety of cosmetic items through the Steam Marketplace. In addition, the studios have a six-month development plan to provide post-launch content, which will include: new weapons adding variety to gameplay; new skins for both human classes and dinosaurs; new cosmetics and customization options for players; new environments for play; and new gamemodes pitting humans vs dinosaurs.
Primal Carnage: Extinction will arrive on PC via Steam next month, with a Beta beginning on November 10. All players who purchase the game on Steam by the end of November will receive beta access along with a "Volcano" Spinosaurus skin. The game is scheduled to arrive Q1 2015 for PlayStation 4, but no exact date has been stated.
Source: Press Release and Official Site
Roughly two weeks ago, Ubisoft released a "Customization Trailer" for its upcoming MMO-CarPG The Crew, but it didn't really show that much. Now the publisher has released a new video entitled "Customization Nation", which delves into the game's car customization a bit further.
The Crew is set to arrive on December 2 for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Xbox 360.
Source: Press Release and UbiBlog
The computer industry is rapidly approaching the limits of current technology as it races to make smaller and faster components. One of these limits has to do with how dense you can make the features on a chip. There is a potential way to push back this limit using polymers, and two techniques recently developed at NIST should help that happen.
Block copolymers are a type of materials that are actually two or more polymers, connected together. These materials have some interesting properties, such as the ability to self-organize into specific patterns. Testing this ability is challenging though, as the equipment and processes is both time consuming and expensive. This is still true with what the NIST researchers have developed, but this new work still has value. Specifically the researchers have produced two studies that describe how to use soft X-rays to measure the average shape of a block copolymer structure and how to use transmission electron microscope tomography to image defects within a film. Combined you can find problems in the patterns you are trying to work with.
While these processes do not offer a way to detect defects on the factory floor, they can be used for refining computer models, which can be tested rapidly and cheaply by the industry. Using block copolymer patterns, it should be possible to reach smaller feature sizes in computer chips than current technology, but only if the patterns they layout can be trusted. Those models are what will one day identify if the pattern will have flaws or not.
The ECS LIVA has surely been used in a variety of applications since its announcement earlier this year, thanks to its extremely small size, low power consumption, and overall value. ECS has now revealed that its Windows-based mini PC comes preloaded with Windows 8.1 with Bing. This version of Microsoft’s latest operating system is essentially the same as Windows 8.1, but comes with Internet Explorer and Bing Smart Search enabled by default, enabling users to find things across the Internet, applications, and the PC itself. On the ECS LIVA mini PC, Windows 8.1 with Bing delivers more benefits and overall convenience to its users.
Source: Press Release
We all make mistakes and can really only hope that these mistakes are either caught, or of little consequence. That is not always the case though with some errors having great impacts on results. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst have created a plugin for Microsoft Excel for finding potential errors in spreadsheets that could dramatically affect the final result.
CheckCell uses data analysis and program analysis to examine a spreadsheet and identify cells that either stand out as suspicious or could have a great impact. The latter is especially useful as sometimes the importance of a cell is not immediately apparent. By following how the data can affect the result, CheckCell will flag the entry to let the user know it should be verified.
The CheckCell plugin is freely available to everyone now, after being released at the Object-Oriented Programming Systems, Languages, and Applications (OOPSLA) conference. You can find it here: www.checkcell.org.
Source: University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Amazon has officially launched the Fire TV Stick, a smaller and more inexpensive version of the Fire TV set-top box that was released earlier this year. The latest device from Amazon competes directly with Chromecast and the Roku Streaming Stick, offering improved functionality for a similar price. Like its competition, the Fire TV Stick plugs directly into an HDMI slot in order to stream movies and music, but the device differs greatly from its competition with its internal hardware. The Fire TV Stick features a dual-core processor that is 50 percent more powerful than Chromecast, twice the amount of RAM as Chromecast, and 32 times the storage than the Roku Streaming Stick. All of these enticing hardware features allow users of the Fire TV Stick to download and play games from the Amazon app store.
The Fire TV Stick from Amazon, which comes with a 1-year limited warranty, will be released on November 19, 2014. The device is available immediately to pre-order for $39, and Amazon Prime members can purchase the Fire TV Stick for just $19 for the next two days only.
CVS has shut down NFC functionality of its payment terminals entirely, following a similar decision made by pharmacy chain RiteAid just a few days ago. According to Twitter and the MacRumors forums, CVS sent an email to its stores notifying them that NFC support is to be turned off, which affects systems like Apple Pay and Google Wallet. This action has likely been taken due to the company’s participation in Merchant Customer Exchange, a retailer group that is currently developing its own mobile payments system known as CurrentC.
While CVS and RiteAid no longer support Apple Pay and Google Wallet, competitor Walgreens has fully embraced Apple Pay since its launch.
Lithium-ion batteries are everywhere today and in almost everything. If you need a rechargeable energy storage system with high capacity, those are what many turn to. As great as these batteries are though, more and more applications are demanding more, and thanks to researchers at Berkeley Lab, a possible replacement has gotten an important boost.
Lithium ions have a single positive charge and an obvious way to improve energy density would be to use an ion with a greater charge, like magnesium, which can have two positive charges. If it were as simple as just substituting lithium for magnesium, we would already have magnesium-ion batteries. One of the challenges facing magnesium-ion batteries has been that often, when magnesium is in a solid, it is surrounded by six neighbors. In a battery these neighbors would come from the electrolyte, and would inhibit the ion from entering an electrode. According to the Berkeley researchers' new computer model though, the problem is less severe than many thought, as only four neighbors would come in. That may not sound like that big a change, but it will make entering the electrode and delivering energy much easier.
The researchers do have an explanation for why some studies have shown the six neighbors from the electrolyte gathering around the ions. They suggest that if the electrolyte concentration is too high that it could cause the ions to take on the six neighbors like in a solid, at the electrode interface. By keeping the concentrations low enough, this would be avoided.
Source: Berkeley Lab
Microsoft has revealed that beginning on November 2, 2014, a special, limited-time promotional offer will slash $50 off any Xbox One console, which includes special edition bundles. Yusuf Mehdi, the Head of Xbox Business Strategy and Marketing at Microsoft, stated that "Fans don’t have to wait for Black Friday this year to enjoy great savings on Xbox One. We’re offering our best price yet, with unprecedented choices and value, so more people can play on Xbox One this holiday." Several exclusive bundles that will be available to receive $50 off include Xbox One Assassin’s Creed Bundle, the Xbox One Special Edition Sunset Overdrive Bundle, and the Xbox One Limited Edition Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Bundle.
This promotional offer, which ends on January 3, 2015, will be available at most major national retailers in the United States, including Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop, Microsoft Stores, Target, Toys 'R Us, and Walmart.
The long awaited Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth is finally here, and with its availability, AMD has revealed that the video game title features support for the company’s Mantle graphics API. Mantle is a low-overhead graphics API that boosts gaming performance thanks to increased efficiency of multicore CPUs and streamlined game code execution. The announcement to support Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth with this unique API is aimed at AMD Radeon graphics customers, who will experience higher frame rates and smoother overall gameplay thanks to the technology. Matt Skynner, the Corporate Vice President and General Manager of the Product and Platform Solutions Business Unit at AMD, stated that "As gamers settle in for a marathon session of Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth, we're proud that the potent combination of Mantle and the award-winning Graphics Core Next architecture effortlessly enable the definitive experience."


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VOYA Shortlisted for Prestigious ‘Luxury Packaging Awards 2015’
It has been announced that VOYA’s new brand packaging, launched towards the end of 2014, has been shortlisted in the 2015 Luxury Packaging Awards.
The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony, to be held on the 16th September at the respected Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane. Partnering with Favini, the worldwide leader in design and production of textures, VOYA’s new range of packaging reflects the natural and organic feel behind the seaweed brand. Speaking about the VOYA re-branding.
Mark Walton comments, “VOYA chose to work with Favini as we were aware of the innovative use of novel materials, we wanted to reduce our environmental footprint, whilst still producing luxury packaging. We approached them to make a custom board, using by-product seaweed from the manufacturing of our luxury organic cosmetics and fsc paper.
This combination creates the highest quality of environmentally friendly paper available. Any emissions generated during the manufacturing process of this paper and all of our manufacturing operations are neutralized, thanks to carbon credits VOYA acquired to finance activities that can absorb CO2 in the atmosphere.
VOYA prides itself on achieving certified organic standards; its commitment to the environment and a sustainability orientated ethos from shore to shelf. The design and quality of this packaging illustrates VOYA’s green commitment and premium positioning.’’ At the end of 2014, VOYA launched their initial stage of their entire brand evolution. This has seen a complete redesign of the packaging of VOYA’s luxury body products and has been designed to reflect a luxurious and high end product without compromising VOYA’s strong ethos of using sustainable materials. The redesign has enabled VOYA to introduce new ingredients and new products. In Autumn 2015, VOYA launch the next stage of their brand evolution, an oily skincare facial line, once again including new packaging and products aimed at the premium customer.
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"There's definitely more data that we were able to collect with the virtual event than with an in-person event," Enit Nichani, vice president of marketing for North America at IGEL, told TechTarget this week. The article said that a reporting feature in vFairs—their digital platform of choice—enabled their marketing team “to see how many times a user visited a particular booth, what sessions they attended and how long they stayed for those sessions.”
"That's a lot easier than trying to take a physical or even a digital form, and uploading the data into those systems," said Laura Ramos, vice president and principal analyst at Forrester Research. "Half the time, none of that ever happens."
There's no doubt that there are some drawbacks to virtual events. After all, we are social creatures. But there's also a lot to embrace. Here are other ways to take advantage of virtual events.
Go global. There should be no bar ...
“The more interactivity you put into any of these [virtual events], the better and the more effective it’s going to be,” said Ben Hindman, CEO of events marketing platform Splash. The Atlantic Festival, their big event of the year, will try to accomplish this by including smaller breakout sessions and 20-person roundtables during the daytime portions of the festival to give attendees the chance to speak directly to the presenters and the editors, according to Digiday.
But that interactivity is crucial for exhibitors and vendors as well. A new report from Tradeshow Logic titled Redefining Value for Today’s Exhibitors & Sponsors (download free here) suggests that organizations need to help their exhibitors and vendors to succeed. “Even though virtual platforms are touted as ‘turnkey,’ they still require significant marketing and promotion investment from your exhibitors and sponsors [and you] in order to ...
I saw two industry quotes today that both pointed in the same direction.
“What can you create now that will become a product forever?” a media company revenue officer asked.
“We were looking to build a sustainable model for a relevant digital program, not a one-and-done,” said Rochelle Richardson, senior VP of expositions and events, AVIXA, the Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association, commenting on their pivot in June to a virtual InfoComm 2020 Connected event. “We wanted to build a model we could continue to tweak and enhance for our other events around the world.”
Last week, the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) released the results of its latest poll tracking the impact COVID-19 is having on the B2B exhibition industry. One of the numbers is that 81% of companies cancelling in-person events are pivoting to virtual events. Since ...
This is kind of a part two from a previous article this week about VentureBeat's virtual pivot. That was more about sponsorships and networking during the event. While Moore took us through what led up to their pivot, the registration options and the content and feel of the event.
"Bringing that human connection back to [events in] the digital world really comes down to personalization. How do you feel connected with other attendees, and speakers and the organization hosting this event? Creating opportunities for them to participate and not just be behind a screen. Being thoughtful about what their day looks like. Actively reach out to attendees asking for their participation and input is really important. 'What do I want to get out of it?' It's not just about the content."
That comes from Gina Joseph, VP of strategy & partnerships for VentureBeat—which covers transformative technology—speaking to Digiday in an excellent webinar on Friday about the April pivoting of their annual GameBeat Summit 2020. (Watch it here.)
VentureBeat was able to successfully pivot and keep their 120-plus speakers, the 50 sessions and even more incredibly all of the sponsors for the GameBeat virtual event. The sales team even brought in ...
Earlier this month, Questex announced the creation of a “modern” information services model that leverages audience data to tie content and events closer together to create a year-round customer engagement framework.
The hope that live events would return in the fall is increasingly being replaced with the realization that many (if not most) conferences and trade shows in the U.S. will continue to be virtual or hybrids of online and in-person for the remainder of 2020 (last week Informa saw an 8 percent stock jump when it said select trade shows would resume in Asia but warned that live events in the U.S. won’t return until at least September).
We're often told to think outside of the box. But a magician and a theater in Los Angeles decided to think about the box and have created a hit event. And it might just have a connection to our events.
In a new online show called The Present by magician Heider Guimaraes, ticket holders are mailed a box with surprise contents that they are directed not to open until their Zoom show starts. "How do you reach out of the computer and into the audience?" asked Matt Shakman, artistic director of the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, where the show sold out a recent extension in 26 minutes and is now going into July. "The idea would be to hold something in your hand and be part of the process. That's how you make Zoom as interesting as a black box theater." (The quotes are from a Washington Post article Sunday.)
I was reminded of the show when I saw this suggestion today from a Higher Logic post: "Work fun swag into ...
I was watching Jeopardy the other night—okay, it has become the highlight of my exciting evenings—and in Final Jeopardy they asked something about an Ernest Hemingway novel and Spain. Oh my gosh, I shouted, happy to be out of a Zoom box for the first time all day, it's The Sun Also Rises!
On Monday, June 1, the sun will rise on SIPA 2020, our first-ever, two-day virtual annual conference, and the lineup is shaping up to be exceptional. (Early-bird prices expire on Saturday.) So figuring that you can get all the details on the website and with my current love of quizzes, I devised my own, based on six of the sessions. Good luck.
1. Fill in the blank: A Euromoney article today led with this paragraph: "At the start of April, Exabel, an artificial intelligence and machine-learning platform for active asset managers, partnered with 1010data, __________________ data provider to the retail, consumer packaged ...
Offer content—video, gamification, polling—and then bring people together around that. Speaking at the ongoing-through-May CES Deconstructed Jesse Serventi, founding partner, Renovus Capital, said (in a virtual discussion) today that we're really just starting to learn how to "have a keen understanding of how to engage an audience virtually. A lot of it is asynchronous. You're on an island. You're going through it by yourself. It's tough to engage. But then it's also synchronous where you might be watching many hours of content. That's tough too. The companies doing the best job are bringing in both. They might be starting off with prerecorded asynchronous content, watching video, doing a multiple choice quiz, and then coming together to do a group exercise around that and developing relationships—reaching you through multiple modalities. That's just a great way to engage the customer or get customers hooked in an even better way than live in-person training ...


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"With reference to increase in trading volumes and market price of the shares, Tata Coffee Ltd has clarified to BSE that at present there is no market sensitive information relating to the company that has not been shared with the exchange," Tata Coffee said in a filing to BSE.
Tata Coffee shares traded over 7 per cent lower at Rs 1,020.75 as of 2.35 p.m. after earlier falling to a low of Rs 880.25. The stock is now trading close to its 52-week low of Rs 811. Tata Coffee shares had crashed 20 per cent on Wednesday too, ending at Rs 1,100. (Track stock)
The crash in stocks was accompanied by a sharp rise in trading volumes. On the National Stock Exchange, over 3.1 million shares had been traded by 2.20 p.m. on Thursday against a 10-day average of nearly 20,000 shares (excluding Wednesday).
Tata Coffee does not trade in the futures market, so trading halts once the stock moves 20 per cent in either direction. The company's market cap has gone down by a whopping Rs 600 crore in just two sessions.
Tata Coffee partnered with Starbucks, the world's biggest coffee chain, to establish retail outlets in India. They launched their first store in Mumbai in October 2012.


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The Whitworths Sugar brand, distributed by Tereos UK & Ireland, is launching a modernised 5kg bag to satisfy a growing demand for sugar in the UK.
The unprecedented demand over the last 12 weeks has transformed the sugar market with significant growth in volume and value denoting a clear change in consumption habits in the UK. After a contraction of 1.2% last year, the retail sugar market has rebounded to £243.3 million, representing a 2.3% growth on last year’s figures. Observations also show that the growth in volume (+ 0.6%) has mainly been driven by white granulated sales. The frequency of purchase is key to understanding this shift. Consumers have made more trips to the supermarkets than ever before with figures showing a 9% increase compared to the previous 12 weeks. The change in behaviour is also visible in the types of products purchased as demand for bigger size packs has lifted 5kg sales by 231% in March 2020.
Sugar consumption has risen because shoppers are keen to ensure their cupboards are well stocked and because under the lockdown restrictions families have taken to home activities such as baking and cooking. Whitworths Sugar’ own analysis has also observed a growing interest from consumers below 25 years old to supplement this increase.*
To meet this demand Whitworths Sugar has made their new format convenient for high consumers of sugar and small businesses alike. Its updated packaging includes improved practicality with a new side handle whilst the design features inspiring cooking tips. Additionally, Whitworths Sugar’ white granulated 5kg bag is the best value 5kg product in the market with the lowest price per gram according to Nielson data.
The new Whitworths Sugar 5kg white granulated bag launched to Iceland’s Food Warehouse on the 22nd May 2020 and it is now stocked in 51 stores across the UK, retailing at £2.85 a bag. Due to non-availability of certain products at other retailers, Iceland Food Warehouse is currently performing 2nd best as shoppers turn to Iceland to stock up in addition to their new store format offering more choice and more space for consumers to shop safely. Iceland Senior Trading Manager, Karolina Revay Zarac said: “Our Food Warehouse stores are committed to offering shoppers big packs at great prices. Whitworths 5kg White Granulated Sugar is a great addition to our range and we’re delighted to offer customers the best value 5kg sugar on the market.”
“The recent launch at Iceland marks the beginning of our re-launch campaign as we venture into the social media world with a refreshed look” states Pauline Ollivier, new Brand Manager at Tereos UK & Ireland. “It is indeed an exciting time for our Whitworths Sugar brand as we are preparing to enter new territories with a brand-new offering.”
In summary of Whitworths Sugar’ response to recent events and their future ambition, Operations Director at Tereos UK & Ireland, Bill Harrower notes “The last few months have been frantic as we have been working around the clock to supply additional sugar volumes and have achieved 99.41% delivery on time and in full throughout this period. This is a Key Performance Indicator for our business and a fantastic achievement under the circumstances and I thank our full team for keeping sugar on our customer’s shelves. We are pleased to see a resurgence in the UK and this gives our newly appointed Brand Manager a great platform to grow our category and brand.”
We at Whitworths Sugar want to inspire the nation to be the chef in their own kitchen so we are delighted by the increase in retail sugar sales and are savouring the comeback of homemade foods!
To enquire about the new product or the Whitworths Sugar brand, please contact Pauline Ollivier, Brand Manager at Tereos UK & Ireland – firstname.lastname@example.org / 07889 809205


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Samsung to debut AI powered digital assistant with Galaxy S8
Samsung recently acquired Viv Labs, the brains behind Siri. Now, the company plans to announce Al powered digital assistant with the upcoming Galaxy S8.
Google’s newly launched Pixels phones come with Google Assistant as a major selling point. But, the search giant is keeping mum about the expandability of Google Assistant to other OEMs. Meaning, third-party manufacturers must come with their own solution. And Samsung is following the same path.
Samsung is talking big here. Samsung Electronics vice chairman Lee Joe-yong stated to bring deep Al solutions with Viv Lab’s tech. He further added that “Current Galaxy smartphones need separate apps for users to accomplish separate apps like ordering pizza or an Uber, the new AI platform will enable users to order and perform these tasks easily just by voice commands without having to jump through separate apps.”
Viv Labs CEO Dag Kittlaus said that this Al platform won’t be limited to smartphones only, it will possibly arrive on home appliances too.


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Android Stagefright - Comments from Webroot
July 2015 by Webroot
Following the discovery of Android Stagefright, please find the following comment from David Kennerley, threat research manager at cybersecurity firm Webroot.
“We should all be seriously concerned about this newly discovered vulnerability. It affects almost all versions of Android, from version 2.2 to the latest version (5.1) which could be as many as one billion devices open to exposure.
Specially crafted malware hidden inside multimedia message (MMS) can be used to stealthy exploit a vulnerability in the Stagefright library. And the scary part is that no user interaction is needed at all – preview generation is automatic upon receiving the MMS.
Google has patches available for support Android OSs it continues to support. But the bad news is that most smartphone manufacturers will need to implement the new code into their own Android OS flavours. This means manufactures are in complete control of when users will receives these critical updates. Past experience tells us some customers could be waiting a very long time – possibility forever.”
Smartphone manufacturers should take this as an opportunity to show how serious they are about defending the security of the customers who have already and deploy credible fixes asap. Something tells me this isn’t a story that isn’t going to go away anytime soon.”


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CUNA Launches Post-Durbin Monitoring Bid
Using a new website and timed to Saturday’s startup of new interchange cap rules, CUNA has started monitoring merchant practices on debit card fees.
The trade group said it is encouraging credit unions to report anti-CU “discriminating” acts which could be shared later with the NCUA and state regulators.
CUNA officials said they hope to come up with initial findings from the website responses as early as next week depending on information gathered as the Durbin amendment changes take effect.
“The website allows credit unions to report any instances of merchants tampering with the purchase process or favoring others over credit union debit cards,” said CUNA.
CUNA stressed that “any information reported to CUNA on the site will remain confidential and the names of the credit unions involved will not be disclosed.”
However, “relevant portions” of the reports may be given to state leagues “and depending on the problem may also be reported to NCUA or state regulators,” the trade group said. Mary Dunn, CUNA senior vice president and deputy general counsel, said CUNA seeks to “protect debit interchange fee income for credit unions as much as possible and will continue to work with the Federal Reserve Board, networks, and others to ensure that a two-tiered system is provided for and maintained according to the Dodd-Frank Act’s small issuer exemption.”
Meanwhile, CUNA “does have concerns that merchants will want to minimize their expenses related to the acceptance of debit cards, and CUNA wants to be vigilant to any indications that they are disfavoring credit union debit cards or that they plan to do so in the future.
“CUNA wants credit union feedback on any experiences they may have had regarding merchants that have engaged in such prohibited practices."
CUNA said its confidential, password-protected web form would provide feedback, noting also that merchants are barred from “attempting to steer, refuse to accept, or frustrate the acceptance of debit cards” issued by CUs.


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US consumer spending rises but confidence falls
Americans' willingness to open their wallets shot to a seven-year high in April, but confidence in the US economy fell in May.
US consumer spending jumped by 1% in April, the largest month-on-month gain since August 2009.
Consumer spending makes up two-thirds of US economic activity.
But in May, the consumer confidence index dipped to 92.6 from 94.7 in April, as Americans worried about the long-term outlook of the job market.
"Consumers remain cautious about the outlook for business and labour market conditions. Thus, they continue to expect little change in economic activity in the months ahead," said Lynn Franco, director of economic indicators at the Conference Board.
The rise in spending, though, has solidified many investors' belief that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates when it meets in June.
Consumer spending was flat in March and rose by just 0.2% in February.
The positive news from April also included gains in wages, which rose 0.5%.
Spending on durable goods, which includes items such as cars, increased by 2.3%, while spending on non-durable goods, including clothing and food, climbed 1.4%.
Core inflation - which excludes food and energy prices - rose by 1.6%. The Fed has been closely monitoring inflation to determine when to raise interest rates and said it is targeting a goal of 2% inflation over the next few years.
At a speech on Friday, US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen said she expected the central bank would raise interest rates in the coming months.


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Gucci has been vocal about refashioning its brand in the image of sustainability. Now, the Kering-owned luxury label is making the leap into resale with the help of one of the sector’s buzziest startups.
On Monday, Gucci marked National Consignment Day by unveiling a partnership with The RealReal, the San Francisco luxury consignment platform where consumers can purchase pre-owned premium brands at palatable prices. Through the end of the year, visitors to therealreal.com/gucci can browse an assortment of Gucci wares in a dedicated shop, an effort, the companies said, that aims to “promote circularity for luxury fashion.”
The move can help Gucci curry favor with younger consumers who flock to resale sites while capturing momentum in the secondhand sector, which is set to leap by 27 percent this year despite an expected 23 percent slump in the overall apparel market, ThredUp found in its annual Resale Report.
“Gucci,” said The RealReal founding CEO Julie Wainwright, “is raising the bar not only for the fashion industry, but for all companies by continuously innovating to make its business more sustainable.”
Beyond encouraging consumers to extend the lifespan of Gucci goods, The RealReal and the luxury house also want to mind the planet as well. The pair will plant one tree for each purchase made, or item consigned in the U.S., through the Italian maison’s branded resale shop. One Tree Planted, the Vermont-based nonprofit that planted more than 4 million trees last year, has been tapped to execute Gucci and The RealReal’s reforestation mission.
In a year marred by a viral pandemic and devastating wildfires among other disasters, Gucci and The RealReal noted that circular shopping can help consumers actively care for the planet. Already, men’s and women’s apparel consigned through The RealReal has thwarted the emission of 230 metric tons of carbon and consumption of more than 10 million liters of water, relative to the planetary burden of manufacturing these items from scratch.
The resale venture marks the latest in a recent burst of sustainability-driven issues for Gucci. Last year, CEO Marco Bizzarri issued a “carbon neutral challenge” calling for his fellow fashion chiefs to get their supply-chain greenhouse gas emissions under control. And over the summer, the luxury brand dropped a circular collection of accessories made from recycled carpet and reclaimed fishing nets, courtesy of material innovator Econyl. Gucci hasn’t taken its foot off the sustainability gas pedal, despite the coronavirus outbreak’s harsh impact on its bottom line.
Though slow to adapt to the times, relative to fashion as a whole, luxury has been making strides to catch up to consumer demands. Luxury fashion e-commerce platform Farfetch recently published some compelling data on resale behavior and fallout after launching its own secondhand offering, and RealReal challenger, late last year. Buying pre-owned goods effectively staves off a purchase of first-market goods, according to Farfetch, whose footprint tool shows shoppers the impact of springing for resale fashion versus new.
And Burberry partnered with The RealReal last year, offering a personalized shopping experience to consumers who choose to consign their items through the startup platform. “Leading the way in creating a more circular economy for fashion is a key element of our responsibility agenda,” Pam Batty, vice president of corporate responsibility at Burberry, said in a statement at the time.
Gucci’s tie-up with The RealReal comes as consumer interest in purchasing the label’s previously owned goods continues to surge. For the third consecutive year, Gucci remains the most sought-after men’s brand on The RealReal, which says demand for the company’s products is up 19 percent year over year.
“Together we’re shining a global spotlight on resale that we hope will encourage all consumers to support the circular economy and join us in reducing fashion’s carbon footprint,” Wainwright said.


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Wednesday, 11 Jan 2017
After launching their mainstream Blue and Green series of SATA based SSDs, WD is prepping to launch their second wave with their iconic Black series. This time, it's using the PCIe data bus and is hoping to appeal to enthusiasts.
Tuesday, 3 Jan 2017
Plextor has announced that it will unveil new consumer 3D NAND SSDs during a “sneak peek” media event at CES 2017.
Sunday, 18 Dec 2016
Here's your chance to recycle and donate your used computing devices at participating Newstead Technologies retail outlets for the company's Gift Your Tech social campaign. If the devices aren't in working order, the campaign will ensure of their proper disposal according to strict NEA regulations. Read on for more details!
Monday, 5 Dec 2016
According to DRAMeXchange, your SSD might get more expensive in the coming months. The said site, which provides market insights into DRAM, flash memory, and PC markets, issued a recent report that suggests this very likely scenario; read on for more details.
Friday, 18 Nov 2016
First seen earlier at Computex 2016 in Taipei, Plextor has finally announced the release of its EX1 portable external SSD.
Monday, 14 Nov 2016
Western Digital has wasted no time. Shortly after its acquisition of SanDisk, it has released its first consumer SSDs - the WD Blue PC SSD and WD Green PC SSD.
Friday, 11 Nov 2016
SSD owners, turn off Spotify on your system if you are not using it, because users have found that the popular music streaming app Spotify is writing hundreds of gigabytes of junk data to their drives each day.
Monday, 10 Oct 2016
Plextor has just launched two new SSDs, the S2C and S2G, which are targeted at mainstream users and value conscious shoppers.
Friday, 30 Sep 2016
ADATA has just launched its latest flagship SSD for consumers, the XPG SX8000, which uses 3D NAND and supports the new NVMe protocol.
Wednesday, 21 Sep 2016
Samsung has just refreshed its consumer SSDs offerings with the SSD 960 Pro and SSD 950 Evo M.2 SSDs, which offers dramatically improved performance. Hit the link to find out just how fast Samsung’s latest SSDs are.


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The controversial Gold Club is set to open next week.
The measure is intended to restrict dispensaries that federal prosecutors say had grown out of control in California, where voters first supported legalizing cannabis to treat illness in 1996.
Two pieces of legislation addressing smoking in San Francisco will come before the city’s Board of Supervisors at its first regular meeting of the new year Tuesday.
While the seemingly ubiquitous food trucks in San Francisco continue to cook up success, the City’s regulations governing them have not kept up. That’s why Supervisor Scott Wiener is proposing legislation that will allow the trucks to operate closer to schools, limit their proximity to restaurants and cite violators.
The buses are used by tech companies in Silicon Valley to shuttle employees from San Francisco.
At issue is whether the farms can add to their businesses with tourist attractions like what the Arata Pumpkin Farm in Half Moon Bay is doing.
The Colorado movie massacre could mean major changes for gun owners in California. State Senator Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, who introduced a gun control bill after watching a CBS 5 investigation, is about to make that bill much tougher.
The California Supreme Court said regulators may require pollution controls on future technologies that don’t exist.
The lawsuit claims the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration failed to enforce guidelines for more than a decade prior to the San Bruno explosion
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors will consider legislation to force merchants to charge for shopping bags, and to ban plastic bags at all stores in the city.


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January 28 morning news, Samsung Electronics today announced that due to weak demand in the global TV and computer prices fell hurt the amount of chips and flat panel displays and other main business, the company's fourth quarter fiscal 2010 hit a six-quarter earnings to the worst record.
Samsung's fourth-quarter operating profit of 3.01 trillion won (about 2.7 billion), less than analysts average estimate of 3.4 trillion won; the last quarter and last year was 4.9 trillion won and 3.44 trillion won.
Earlier this month, Samsung laptop battery expects fourth-quarter operating profit in 2800 to 3200 billion won between.
Samsung mobile phone market behind Nokia, Sony and LG laptop battery TV market competition in the semiconductor market is competitive with Toshiba and Hynix.
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Jewellery and watch sales in the U.S. have increased by four per cent over the last nine months, representing an increase in revenues of almost US$6 billion.
According to a report by Rapaport News, jewellery sales were up an estimated four per cent to US$5.03 billion in July, while watch sales increased at the same rate to US$666 million. Total revenues during the first seven months of 2016 were approximately US$40.03 billion, with jewellery representing 88.3 per cent and watches 11.7 per cent of total sales. These gains corresponded with price increases as indicated by the 2015 consumer price index.
In 2015, jewellery and watch sales fell in seven of the 12 months.