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Oliver Breweries plans new production space in Northeast Baltimore
Expansion is part of plan to grow brewing capacity
Oliver Breweries, owner of the Pratt Street Ale House, plans to open a production facility in Northeast Baltimore by spring 2014.
Justin Dvorkin, co-owner of Oliver Breweries, said he has acquired a 12,000-square-foot warehouse at 4216 Shannon Drive off Sinclair Lane near Herring Run. The building was previously home to a Reddy Ice distribution facility.
Currently, the brewery makes roughly 2,000 barrels of beer per year and the new space will allow it to eventually reach a goal 8,000 to 10,000 barrels. Oliver, known for its line of English-style ales, currently makes the beer at the Pratt Street restaurant location. An Ale House Columbia also opened late last year.
Oliver’s line of beers is currently available at the two restaurants and other local area bars.
Dvorkin said it has been difficult supplying the ale houses while also meeting their clients’ demands.
“We pride ourselves in being good distributors and felt like with our current rate of production, we weren’t able to meet everyone’s needs,” he said.
In addition, Dvorkin also hopes to open another ale or two over the next few years and the new manufacturing space will help meet additional demand.
Not much work will be needed to refurbish the new brewing facility, Dvorkin said, because the building already has high ceilings and machinery in place. He estimates the project will cost $1 million. Offices and a tap room are also planned for the space.
Once brewing moves out of the Pratt Street location, plans are to either expand the dining room or add an additional bar.
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NOKIA PUREBOOK S14 AND NOKIA SMART TV SERIES HAVE BEEN LAUNCHED IN INDIA
A lot of companies are taking a ride in the Indian festive season. Flipkart will be holding one of its biggest sales of the year in the form of the Big Billion Days Sale. As a result, many companies are launching new products during the festival. We saw new products from POCO, Realme and now Nokia seems to be launching new products in the market as well. Curiously, the company isn’t bringing new smartphones, but new products for other market segments. Today, the brand is announcing a new laptop dubbed Nokia PureBook S14 and a new Nokia QLED TV with Ultra HD 4K resolution.
Nokia PureBook S14 specs and features
The Nokia PureBook S14 arrives with an Intel Core i5 processor and runs Windows 11 straight out of the box. Nokia is taking advantage of the Windows 11 imminent October 5 release to launch the very first laptop running Windows 11 straight out of the box. The Nokia PureBook S14 joins the PureBook lineup started by the PureBook X14. The new laptop is a thin and light laptop that weighs just 1.4 kg. Under the hood, it has an 11th Gen Intel Core i5 processor with Iris Xe Integrated Graphics and support for Dolby Atmos.
The slate comes in variants with 8 GB of RAM and 16 GB of RAM. Both of them are coupled with 512 NVMe SSD. It features a Full HD IPS display with 14-inches and an 82 percent screen to body ratio. In terms of connectivity, the laptop has a USB-A 3.0 port, a USB-C port, and an HDMI port. The wireless connectivity options include Bluetooth v5 and dual-band Wi-Fi.
As a forementioned, the device is the first laptop to hit the country with Windows 11. Some companies launched laptops in the previous months promising Windows 11. However, Nokia is the first one shipping a new laptop with Windows 11.
Nokia Smart TVs
Nokia has launched a new set of Android TVs that have been manufactured in India. The new lineup comes with immersive and deep audio boosted by JBL and powered by Harman AudioEFX. The TVs come with 60W twin speakers with bass reflex tube and Dolby Atmos. The QLED range of TVs with 50-inch and 55-inch displays with 102% NTSC color gamut with Dolby Vision and HDR 10. The LED Range includes models with 43-inch, 50-inch, and 55-inch Ultra HD 4K. All of them offer Dolby Vision and HDR 10, with Eye protect Plus mode.
Under the hood, the entire family comes with a Quad-Core processor clocked at 1.1 GHz. They also run with 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of onboard storage alongside the G31 GPU. On the software front, the TVs run Android 11. When it comes to connectivity we have dual-band Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
Pricing and Availability
The Nokia PureBook S14 has a single price tag of INR 56,990 (~$763). It will go on sale starting October 3, right when the Big Fast Karta Sale states on Flipkart.
The Nokia QLED TV range starts at INR 49,999 (~$673). Unfortunately, there is no word on the price of the LED range. Perhaps, more details will come during the festive season.

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Microsoft confirms that the Play Anywhere program, which allows gamers to purchase one digital copy of a game to be played on both PC and Xbox One, will not require Xbox Live Gold.
Although Microsoft still showcased a number of games during its E3 2016 presentation, it’s fair to say that the company also made viewers aware of a large number of updates on the hardware side of things. Among these announcements was the reveal of the Xbox Play Anywhere scheme, which allows gamers to play specific games on both Xbox One and PC, providing that they have purchased a digital copy. Now, Microsoft has confirmed that users of this program will not need Xbox Live Gold in order to access it.
The news was revealed by a Microsoft representative during an interview held with GameSpot. “Xbox Live Gold isn’t required for playing games that are Xbox Play Anywhere other than enjoying online multiplayer with those games on Xbox One,” said the Microsoft representative.
It was also confirmed that Gold would not be required for some of the other features arriving through summer updates for the Xbox One. Both the background music and language region independence will be available for any Xbox One users, although given the lack of online gaming focus that was not in any doubt. Meanwhile, Arena – Xbox’s upcoming competitive gaming platform – was confirmed to need Gold to function, with the representative stating “Xbox Live Gold is needed for playing online multiplayer on Xbox One through Arenas on Xbox Live.”
Although details on exactly how Xbox Play Anywhere will work are expected to arrive at a later date, already Microsoft has announced a number of games that will be eligible for the program. Gears of War 4 multiplayer has been confirmed for crossplay and for cross-buy, while the remastered version of Phantom Dust is also set to include the feature when it launches in 2017.
This gaming flexibility was one of the key themes of Microsoft’s E3 2016 presentation. Indeed, some games have even made a big deal of this flexibility and lack of restriction at an individual level. As one example, Minecraft is going to receive crossplay through the launch of The Friendly Update. The creativity-focused title is hoping to make crossplay possible between mobile devices, PC, and Xbox One versions of the game, with the possible inclusion of other consoles going forward.
The cross-buy program, meanwhile, is undoubtedly going to be appreciated by gamers. Not only does it mean that users will only need to buy one copy of a game, but it also allows a greater level of control over exactly where and when the player can take control of the game. Hopefully, the system will prove to be a success when it is available for use.


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Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata's told the FT he's exploring the Kindle-style connection model for consoles. The model that provides free online access.
"I'm interested because it's a new business model in which the user doesn't bear the communications cost," said the exec.
Iwata added that iPhone style billing for 3G usage is a bit... expensive.
"Only people who can pay thousands of yen a month [in mobile phone subscriptions] can be iPhone customers. That doesn't fit Nintendo customers because we make amusement products," he said.
"The Kindle's one-off cost would better suit Nintendo's customer base. In reality, if we did this it would increase the cost of the hardware, and customers would complain about Nintendo putting prices up, but it is one option for the future."
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Get a look at Anthem's Legion of Dawn Edition, including the exclusive armor pack. As a bonus, this trailer gives a bit of story background on the Legion of Dawn too!
The Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 holiday event in Blackout and Winter Calling in Zombies officially begins today for PlayStation 4 players.
Blizzard announced their decision to pull back development on Heroes of the Storm and has canceled all Heroes esports events for 2019.
February 2019 has turned into a surprisingly busy entertainment release window.
The L.A. offices of Infinity Ward, known for creating and developing various Call of Duty games, have been evacuated following a bomb threat.
The poster for the live-action Sonic film inspired us to go back through over 25 years of Sonic history with a collection of Sonic's most memorable moments.
Metro Exodus will no longer go up against Anthem next year.
What's in a name? There's a lot we can guess about the 2019 Arrowverse crossover, "Crisis on Infinite Earths," based on its title.
NIer: Automata's 2B drops in Soulcalibur 6 along with a new stage, music, and alternate costume.
Todd McFarlane, co-creator of Venom and creator of Spawn, believes that Spawn will be part of the upcoming Mortal Kombat 11.
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After the ‘success’ of the Pac-Man game that Google put on its home page – reports suggest surfers ‘wasted’ almost five million hours of work time playing the classic video game put on Google’s front page on 21 May to celebrate 30 years since the launch of Pac-Man in Japan – it appears Google are making a bigger investment into the gaming world.
TechCruch are reporting an investment by Google of between $100 million and $200 million in social gaming firm Zynga. The guys behind such social phenomena as Farmville and Mafia Wars have not confirmed Google’s involvement but they have been raising significant capital from interested investors in the past year and it appears ‘multiple sources’ are suggesting Google is one of these.
On the back of the PacMan success – still available via the Google site – and the fact that Google are looking to recruit a Product Manager Leader: Games in their California base, there may also be truth in the rumours that Google plan to launch their own Google Games site by the end of the year.
With social gaming hours increasing and offering a lucrative revenue stream there is certainly a business-case for Google to be moving into the arena.


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|City Council Approves Kohl's Deal, With Some Opposition
|Every member of the Galesburg City Council said they were pleased major department store retailer Kohl's is coming to town, but at least some don't like the alleged sweetheart deal they were given in order to sign on the dotted line.
The Galesburg City Council voted 5-3 Monday night in favor of a package of economic incentives to get Kohl's to locate in town -- specifically, one-point-two million dollars in sales tax breaks.
That didn't sit well with Third Ward Alderman Russell Fleming.
"I just hope the city doesn't use this as a model to entice other retailers," Fleming said.
Residents Mike Kroll and David Roknich also spoke to alderman about the incentives -- Rocknich calling it a "corporate giveaway;" and Kroll calling it a "bribe."
Kroll says nothing against Kohl's, he just doesn't like those types of deals.
"By and large, I think [those deals] are a squandering of resources," Kroll said. "In the case of retail, I think it's absolute madness to do incentives for retailers. The vast majority of retailers -- and I have no doubt it includes Kohl's -- don't locate in a community unless they have done their own research, and met their own criteria for a store to be successful at that location."
"What the city has, what the citizens of Galesburg have before them, is a one-sided corporate argument," Roknich said. "There's been no argument made for the citizens of Galesburg. And, what the citizens of this town need, for economic development is not a corporate giveaway."
A Kohl's official told aldermen, though, that due to the current economic recession, they won't build new stores unless incentives are provided, and Mayor Sal Garza claims the incentives given were on the low end of what the city was willing to offer.
Groundbreaking on the new Kohl's is expected in the spring, with the store opening at Seminary Square in the fall.
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Internet service providers Orange and T-Mobile have announced they will be amongst the first firms in the UK to stock Apple's new iPad 2.
The mobile firms made their announcement shortly after Apple Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs unveiled the new device to a rapt audience in San Francisco.
T-Mobile used Twitter to announce to its broadband deals subscribers that the new iPad would feature in its latest product line-up.
"Both ourselves and Orange will be stocking the iPad 2 when it becomes available in the UK," the firm stated.
Other mobile broadband providers including Vodafone and O2 have not yet announced whether they will be selling Apple's latest tablet PC.
Recently, T-Mobile claimed that the traditional nine-to-five was a thing of the past thanks to smartphones, tablet PCs like the iPad and ubiquitous high-speed broadband.
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Ten Windsor-Essex breweries poured their pale ales together to make a truly local and one-of-a-kind craft beer to celebrate the local area and support charity.
It’s called the 519 Collab and will be on sale Monday in time to celebrate Windsor on 519 Day (May 19). That’s the fifth month and the 19th day for 519: Windsor’s area code.
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“No one knew what to expect,” said Adriano Ciotoli of WindsorEats. “We were kind of going in blind in terms of what the flavours were going to be, which is why we wanted to make sure we blended and tasted it first before announcing we were doing this collaboration.”
The idea came from Brad Wright, head brewer at Frank Brewing Co. in Tecumseh.
Wright had done something similar when he was living in Vankleek Hill east of Ottawa. He wanted a way for the craft brewers here to get together for camaraderie and raise money for charity.
“It actually turned out better than I was anticipating,” Wright said. “When you mix together 10 different beers you don’t know what you’re going to get.”
A total of 900 litres was made of 519 Collab. Craft brewers are already talking about blending a stout next February to celebrate the newer 226 area code in Windsor, and some of the local breweries want to collaborate in smaller groups to create special blends.
This beer definitely has a lot of flavour
Each craft brewery brought one to three kegs of their own ales depending on how much of the blended beer they wanted back, so the amount from each brewery was not equal. They picked pale ales so the flavour profiles would be similar. But there were no guarantees.
The blend was recirculated over Sasquatch hops, the first Canadian hops patented by B.C.’s Hops Connect.
“This beer definitely has a lot of flavour,” Wright said.
The hops give it earthiness and there’s a bit of a citrusy punch on the mouth at first, he said. Wright expects the citrus flavour will have mellowed as the beer sat in kegs for a few weeks. He said everyone’s taste buds are different so craft beer enthusiasts will pick up varying flavours.
The blend has a medium to high bitterness with some vanilla and floral tastes, Ciotoli said. “It’s very refreshing.”
For those who want to try the result of the unique and first-time collaboration, Ciotoli advises going early to participating craft breweries in Windsor and Essex County when it goes on sale Monday. “There’s going to be no way to duplicate this beer at all, so once it’s all gone it’s going to be gone.”
Proceeds from the sale of 519 Collab will go to good causes selected by the brewers. Ciotoli predicts thousands of dollars could be raised for charity.
The participating breweries and their chosen charity are Banded Goose Brewing (Jack Miner Migratory Bird Foundation), Brew (Tree Canada), Chapter Two Brewing Company and Craft Heads Brewing Company (Little Things Matter), Frank Brewing Company (Roots 2 Wings), GL Heritage Brewing Company (Windsor Cancer Centre Foundation), The Grove Brew House (Neighbourhood Charitable Alliance), Motor Craft Ales (Run for Rocky), Sandwich Brewing Company (Windsor-Essex County Humane Society) and Walkerville Brewery (Hospice of Windsor and Essex County).
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A HAWICK businessman is threatening to hang up on national giants British Telecom after failing to receive his phone book.
Steven Porter, of Porters Porches and Conservatories, revealed he pays thousands of pounds to advertise in the local edition of the directory.
But he claims he has never received a copy and further investigations have shown many to be in the same boat.
He told the Hawick News: “My complaint is that I personally and my business have not received our 2012/13 phone book.
“I have phoned many colleagues who advertise in the phone book also to enquire whether or not they had received theirs. All but two have not received a phone book. I have phoned Eurocell, Belmont Selkirk, Tile style, Hasting & Co, Collie & Co, The Co-op, to name but a few.
“None of my employees have received a phone book either, all of whom stay in different towns in the Borders.”
The new Scottish Borders phone book was due to be delivered in the first two weeks of March. However, Hawick MSP John Lamont is another who is yet to receive one at his High Street office.
He said: “Many residents and businesses are dependent on the phone book. It is therefore worrying if there has been a delay in delivery to some residents this year. I have contacted BT to find out why some local customers have not received their copy.”
A BT spokesman said they were not aware of anything unusual but were investigating the complaints.
“We have not been aware of any issues with distribution until now, but would ask anyone who is missing their directory to call us on 0800 833 400. BT produces 168 local editions of the Phone Book and delivers more than 20million books in total.
“We’re sorry if a small number have not reached their destination and will investigate further should a wider distribution problem become apparent.”
Anyone who hasn’t received their book can contact Mr Porter on: email@example.com


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A true compact pickup truck, it’s in no way a competitor to top sellers like the F-150 or even the new Chevy Colorado and it isn’t supposed to be.
“We are not exploring conventional pickups,” said Hyundai Motor America VP of product planning Mike O’Brien. “Our competitors have been making full size pickup trucks, some of them for over 100 years, and they certainly know their customers and they make great products. It’s not reasonable for us to think we can walk into that market and have the same level of competitiveness.”
Instead, Hyundai is looking to take the road less traveled with a pickup that’s truly small. “We need to find our own way,” he said.
True, there’s a market demand for smaller pickups, like the mid-size Chevy Colorado or Toyota Tacoma, but those trucks, O’Brien said, still don’t meet the needs of many buyers.
O’Brien said millennials are moving into urban centers at a much higher rate than past generations. “They don’t have that big parking space that we had when we were growing up with our single family home or street parking,” he said. “So maneuverability, parking and cost of ownership issues like fuel economy are much more important for them.”
He also said millennials have fewer cars per family than past generations for the same life stage. “So they’re trying to get vehicles to do more,” he said.
Not only are the new offerings in the mid-size pickup truck market not very small, they’re also not terribly fuel efficient said O’Brien. “They are very large and the fuel economy difference between their full size counterpart isn’t great.”
For that reason they also don’t meet Hyundai’s need to sell more fuel efficient products in order to meet increasingly strict fuel economy targets.
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The Santa Cruz, for example, is designed to use four-cylinder engines and possibly even a diesel that O’Brien said could return fuel economy numbers in the “high 30s.”
The capability of modern pickups far exceeds the needs of most buyers, O’Brien said, and for that reason Hyundai is seriously exploring bringing the Santa Cruz to market. “We’re not expecting to get anybody who’s shopping for a full size pickup, but what we do expect is people that need open bed utility and who haven’t selected one of these other products yet will come to this one and say ‘This is good enough for me. It suits my lifestyle.'”
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The advent of Covid-19 – officially declared a global pandemic on March 11th, 2020 – is already having effects that run far beyond the tragic fatalities that the media is currently focusing on. The mass social isolation needed to suppress its spread is beginning to cause problems for most sectors of the world’s economy, as it becomes apparent that it could take years and not months, for normality to be restored…Tags: Music,
The advent of Covid-19 – officially declared a global pandemic on March 11th, 2020 – is already having effects that run far beyond the tragic fatalities that the media is currently focusing on. The mass social isolation needed to suppress its spread is beginning to cause problems for most sectors of the world’s economy, as it becomes apparent that it could take years and not months, for normality to be restored…
Although the coronavirus outbreak is affecting different parts of the global economy in different ways, it’s now becoming clear that the music industry has already been hit hard. In the UK for example, we know from several sources that CD sales have dropped by around a half in the past month. In recent years we have witnessed a clear move towards music streaming, and the coronavirus pandemic will surely have accelerated this. Yet the music business still gets much of its revenue stream from physical media sales – which are now drying up.
This is down to both the traditional high street music retailers being closed due to the lockdown, and their online equivalents being unable to get discs delivered due to logistical reasons. For example, Amazon – which sells around fifty percent of all Compact Discs in the UK – reportedly hasn’t restocked many titles, having perfectly understandably chosen to concentrate on delivering home essentials instead.
If you sympathise with the major music retail chains struggling to cope with the lockdown, spare a thought for the smaller independent music shops. Arguably, these are more grounded in their local community – so the prospect of being shut down will have come as a terrible surprise. Historically, they’ve played an important role in the British music scene, with many great band members whiling their younger lives away in iconic shops like Rough Trade and Honest Jon’s. As such, it would be a tragedy to lose them, not least because they’ve been a social and creative hub for so many great recording artists over the years.
Geoff Taylor of the British Phonographic Industry recently said that, “the BPI is determined to help protect the sector as much as it can, but revenues will obviously decline in the short term, and we are concerned that the crisis may threaten the ongoing viability of some physical music retailers.” It’s becoming clear that the government may have to look at innovative solutions to get people back into shops such as these, once the lockdown is over. The BPI suggests a temporary freeze on VAT for physical music once stores reopen, to help the sector get back on its feet.
There’s a little light at the end of the tunnel, as some good comes out of this terrible pandemic. For example, Sony Music’s parent company has just announced a $100m global relief fund to bring help to those impacted by Covid-19. The One World: Together at Home Special event – held in association with the World Health Organisation – saw The Rolling Stones perform a socially distanced rendition of You Can’t Always Get What You Want, with each member of the band playing together from a separate location (link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7pZgQepXfA). Lady Gaga, Celine Dion, Lang Lang, Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder and Sam Smith also took part, among many others.
The hope is that the lockdown will begin to be eased in mid-May in the UK, but other countries that have already begun to do this are staging it in a way that large concert gatherings are pretty much at the bottom of the list. Major music venues may be able to weather the storm, but it’s less certain that small independent ones – effectively the grassroots of the industry – will be able to survive this seismic shock. The Music Venues Trust, which represents 670 grassroots live spaces across the UK, has said that over three quarters face imminent closure, due to not being able to pay their rent. Some types of government help may be available, but again the worry is that many venues will fall down between the cracks, so to speak.
The only small crumb of comfort is that before the pandemic struck, the UK’s music industry was actually in very good health; this country was the second biggest music exporter in the world after the USA, and revenues climbed by 7.3% per cent last year – which was the fourth successive year of growth. Because the fundamentals are basically good, the hope is that the 72% of British musicians who are self-employed can start performing and recording again in some capacity, soon.


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Egyptian economy to grow 5% this fiscal year -Reuters poll
Egypt will grow at a 5% clip in FY2021-2022, according to a Reuters survey of analysts and economists. The figure is the same as expected by analysts in a similar poll by the newswire in April, but is slightly below the 5.4% targeted by the government and the 5.2% forecast by the IMF (pdf).
This is significantly higher than 2020-2021 growth forecasts: The government expects the economy to have grown by 2.8% in the previous fiscal year — exactly half the rate achieved in 2018-2019 — as the pandemic hit the local economy and caused global disruption. Egypt was one of the few countries in the world that managed to avoid a covid-induced recession, recording only a single quarter of contraction in 2Q2020 when output fell 1.7% during the first wave of the virus.
Growth will continue to accelerate the year after: The economy will expand at a 5.5% clip in FY2022-2023, according to the 5-26 July poll. This is more or less the same as the IMF’s latest estimates, which see the economy growing 5.6% in FY2022-2023 and 5.8% in FY2024-2025.
The downside: Egypt continues to have a high trade deficit, which has widened over the past year as the pandemic hit key sources of hard currency. The trade deficit increased 9% y-o-y to USD 30.6 bn during the first nine months of FY2020-2021, according to central bank figures (pdf).
"The hope is that non-oil foreign direct investment picks up, local industry, local manufacturing takes over, and then you have substitution for imports," Naeem Brokerage's Allen Sandeep told Reuters. This is what the IMF is predicting, saying in its recent report on the Egyptian economy that FDI will jump by as much as 60% this year, before rising to USD 16.5 bn by 2024-2025.
Inflation still likely to remain muted despite rising global prices: Annual urban consumer price inflation will average 6% during the current fiscal, within the lower bound of the central bank’s 7% (-/+ 2%) target. This is slightly below the 6.4% expected in the last poll three months ago.
What’s holding down prices? Companies have stockpiled inventories due to the supply chain shock caused by the pandemic last year, while consumer spending remains weak. The IMF expects inflation to average 6.6% during 2021-2022, before ticking up to 6.9% the year after.


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What you need to know
- World of Warcraft executive producer John Hight and game director Ion Hazzikostas will host a live stream at 9 a.m. PDT on July 8.
- The stream was originally scheduled for June 9, but was postponed due to the Black Lives Matter protests.
- The event will provide a look at more content from the upcoming World of Warcraft: Shadowlands expansion.
The World of Warcraft: Shadowlands live stream event, originally scheduled for June 9, will now take place a 9 a.m. PDT on July 8 on Twitch and YouTube. The stream was rescheduled out of respect to the Black Lives Matter protests.
World of Warcraft executive producer John Hight and game director Ion Hazzikostas will share information about the MMORPG's next expansion, which is expected to be released later this year. The stream will also provide a look at some of the content currently in development.
Blizzard last shared information on Shadowlands in a June 11 preview that spotlighted two of the expansion's Covenants, factions in the realm of the dead that players will be able to pledge themselves to once they have reached max level. Your choice of Covenant will grant your character new abilities in part based on their class. Keep checking back here for more Shadowlands updates as they're revealed.
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A new store called Pop Specs is opening this Saturday at the centre:mk and offering to make up prescription glasses in just 20 minutes.
People can go in with their eye prescription, choose their frame, and leave with their new glasses in the time it takes to grab a cup of coffee.
A start-up retailer, Pop Specs was formed during lockdown and opened its first store in Manchester’s Trafford Centre in May 2021. It shot to success and quickly swelled to seven stores, with locations including London, Chester, Sheffield and Lakeside.
High quality, single vision glasses cost just £75, all with anti-glare coating as standard.
The company’s aim is to change the way people look at buying glasses.
Co founder Daniel Barnes has over 20 years’ experience in the optical industry. He said: “We are looking forward to giving the people of MK a better option for buying glasses from the high street.
“Our focus is on helping customers find the right frames to suit their face type, personality or fashion style, as well as taking the time to make sure the frames actually fit each customers’ face properly.
“More and more people are thinking about glasses as a fashion accessory, but the industry isn’t set up to fit with that mindset. Our customers can now buy stylish glasses in the same way they would a handbag, pair of shoes or jewellery.”
Pop Specs uses high-tech, cutting-edge machinery on site to make and cut the lenses. Stores receive new designs of frames every six weeks.
It is located in Midsummer Arcade, opposite Superdrug and TK Maxx.


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As if you didn’t have enough to worry about when it comes to protecting your personal information from the jackals of the innernets, here, come have more to worry about: Microsoft and Yahoo are selling users’ personal data to political campaigns so that they can better target the audience of their political ads.
Honestly, this news shouldn’t be that surprising since the process of running for any important public office in the United States is, at least in this big social century, nothing more than an aggressive exercise in venture capitalism so why shouldn’t political campaigns get the same perks and access as other enterprises do? It’s probably better to go ahead and accept the fact that elections are less democratic routine and more a corporate charade of cash-stitched hand-puppets so that we can get over our expected outrage at news of tech companies selling our personal information to political parties.
Microsoft and Yahoo are Voltron-ed together in the Search Alliance that allows users of Microsoft’s adCenter or Yahoo Search Marketing to target users across both Yahoo and Bing search engines with personalized ads. According to ProPublica’s Lois Beckett, the two companies are helping political campaigns deploy consumer-tailored ads by using people’s names, zip codes, and other user information that people submit when they sign up to use one of Microsoft or Yahoo’s services. By paying for access to user information, campaigns can strategize how best to target political ads to people browsing the internet the same way other advertisers deploy retail ads to specific people.
And where does your right to privacy fall in all of this? Never thought you’d ask.
Microsoft and Yahoo said they safeguard the privacy of their users and do not share their users’ personal information directly with the campaigns. Both companies also said they do not see the campaigns’ political data, because the match of voter names and registration data is done by a third company. They say the matching is done to target groups of similar voters, and not named individuals.
While the two companies may indeed be going through a third party to ensure the anonymity of users whose information is harvested for political parties, I’d wager that a determined sleuth would not have too much difficulty tracking back the breadcrumbs of data to sniff out a person’s true identity.
In a recent report by the Electronic Frontier Foundation that assessed which companies were doing their part to protect user privacy and which were slacking off, both Microsoft and Yahoo received poor scores, especially when it came to teling users about data demands and maintaining transparency about government requests for private information.
What’s supremely ironic about Microsoft selling user information to political campaigns via third-parties is that just last week the company announced that its upcoming Internet Explorer 10 would come with the ‘Do Not Track’ feature automatically enabled, which tells third-party advertisers to get lost but doesn’t shake off those advertisers with whom users have direct interactions, such as Microsoft if you’re using IE10.
Alternately, the two biggest online advertisers, Google and Facebook, told ProPublica that they are not like Microsoft and Yahoo in that they don’t hock personal data to political campaigns. Instead, they sell it off to everybody else.
The Obama and Romney campaigns declined to share their methods for targeting potential voters with ads. The only response the Obama campaign would give up is that this habit of info-buying for the purpose of targeted campaign ads is something both Democrats and Republicans have done in the past, and so since it’s been done before they don’t see a problem with doing it now. Alternately, the Romney campaign just sat on their hands and didn’t say anything.
As I already mentioned, there isn’t any real reason why political campaigns shouldn’t be allowed to target their online ads when retailers are allowed because the end goal is identical: make people pay attention to your brand and hopefully commit to your side. In the end, it’s less about Microsoft and Yahoo failing at online privacy – those companies aren’t exactly doing anything different than how normal advertising goes – and more of a reminder that electioneering really isn’t any different than trying to target somebody with an online ad for green corduroy pants because they looked at a pair yesterday.


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LONDON--ITV PLC (ITV.LN) Wednesday sounded an upbeat tone as the U.K.'s biggest over-the-air commercial broadcaster posted first-half profit growth on higher revenue, boosted by its expanding production business.
ITV, which airs hit shows "The X-Factor" and period drama "Downton Abbey," said net profit in the six months to June 30 rose to GBP195 million ($330 million) from GBP134 million during the same period a year earlier. Profit before tax jumped 40% to GBP250 million.
Revenue from external sources--a key metric--rose 7% year-over-year to GBP1.23 billion.
"We have made further good progress with our strategy of growing and strengthening all parts of ITV," said Chief Executive Adam Crozier.
To protect itself from volatile advertising markets, ITV is spending to create TV shows like popular drama "Mr. Selfridge," both for its own channels and to sell to overseas broadcasters like major U.S. television networks.
Still, Mr. Crozier added the advertising market is also showing signs of improvement.
"The economic recovery is leading to an improved advertising market, with good growth across all key categories and ITV is well placed to take market share."
ITV, which set out a five-year plan in 2010 to generate half its revenue from sources other than traditional TV advertising breaks, is also pushing its digital media presence to capture tablet and smartphone users.
It recommended an interim dividend of 1.4 pence, up 27% year-over-year. ITV says it is committed to its full year ordinary dividend growing by at least 20% a year for the next three years.
Shares in ITV closed Tuesday at 205 pence, valuing the company at GBP8.27 billion. The stock has risen 6% in the year to date.
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The detours on Germantown Avenue are unavoidable. All main street corners are decorated with stacked signs warning about construction, cars are forced off of the main road, and sidewalks lined with barriers.
“My father walks with a cane and I have a 4-month-old baby,” lamented Lashonda Copeland as she maneuvered a stroller around Germantown Avenue. and Ashmead Street. “The entrance to my dad’s building is right on the main road, but now he’s got to walk around to the back of the building because it’s hard to maneuver the construction. This project is a nightmare!”
When the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced on Feb. 10 it was planning to invest $9.2 million to rebuild five blocks, or roughly 2,000 feet, of Germantown Avenue, the department proposed a start date of Feb. 17 and an end date of January 2010. In those reports, the construction plan, beginning between Ashmead Street and Church Lane, described intentions to install new granite curbing and granite block shoulders, to build a new concrete roadway with updated trolley tracks, to refurbish sidewalks, to install new decorative street lights and trees, and to replace old underground water and sewer pipes.
On March 24, Penn DOT released a second press release stating that Germantown Avenue would be closed and detoured between Ashmead Street and Queen Lane for 11 weeks beginning Monday, March 30. After those 11 weeks were up and that section of the avenue reopened in mid-June, the blocks between Coulter Street and Church Lane would have their turn being closed for construction. The timetable was decided to avoid impacting access to the Germantown High School and Germantown Friends School while they were still in session.
Where does the project currently stand?
Walking along the stretch from Ashmead to Church, the streets are still gutted and lined with construction trucks. Workers are still pulling chunks out of gravel out of the ground, laying new pipes and getting in the way of pedestrians trying to go about their daily activities.
Local businesses are feeling the pain from all of the construction. Barron Roane, owner of the Recyclables Shop at 5245 Germantown Ave. claimed that his store was feeling about a 25 to 40 per cent decrease in visitors since the construction began. “It’s about grabbing the pedestrian interest more than ever now,” Roane explained. “I’ve been putting more merchandise outside than in years past, so people feel more need to stop and look. I started selling dollar bags of popcorn as a little gimmick, and putting out dollar racks of used clothing as well. I’d never even sold clothes before this!”
Other stores reported similar anger about decreased business. Clerks at Gaffney’s Fabrics on 5401 Germantown Ave. opted not to give specific numbers, but they agreed that the business was much slower than at this time last year.
The construction makes things especially difficult for delivery workers supplying goods to local businesses. Jose Figueroa, a deliveryman for Herr’s Chips, said he has to spend “extra hours just maneuvering the truck around back streets. You can’t just pull up in front of the main stores on the road anymore and drop off food or anything. Now we have to figure out which streets you can turn around on to come up on businesses from the side, and walk down the street to unload dozens of boxes at times. It’s a pain.”
When questioning pedestrians about what they thought the proposed end date of construction would be, answers varied from two weeks to several months to just hopefully as soon as possible. Construction workers from Seravalli Inc. of Philadelphia found alongside the road described their current priorities to be installing the new trolley tracks for SEPTA. Ironically, there are no current plans to start running the long-defunct 23 Trolley along Germantown Avenue again, but SEPTA and government officials still want the tracks to be in the ground, just in case they decide to revive that mode of local transportation.
This improvement project is only part two of Penn Dot’s two-phase program to rebuild and restore two deteriorated sections of Germantown Avenue in Philadelphia. Last year, Penn DOT rebuilt Germantown Avenue between Allens Lane and Mermaid Lane in Mount Airy under a $17 million project, and so far reception to that project has been positive. While the new look and feel of the streets in that area are appreciated, it doesn’t make dealing with the pains of current construction any easier for Germantown locals.
Copeland had nothing good to say about the work being done in her town. “I see the point, but it still drives me crazy. It’s loud, annoying and an inconvenience. It makes it harder for people like my dad to get around, and the fact that it’s taking even longer because of those dumb trolley tracks they aren’t even going to use is the most annoying. This is a main street; they should just speed the whole thing up already.”


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You may be very familiar with the way your smartphone works, and all the various security settings, in addition to being clued up about the issues that may be threatening your online security. However, if you’re a so-called ‘millennial’, the chances are that you’re not doing the simplest of things to secure your data – that’s the conclusion of a study from security firm Lookout, as reported by the LA Times.
A third of smartphone users don’t set a PIN
The company surveyed more than 1,000 smartphone users, and found that more than 52% of them who actually claimed to be security savvy didn’t even read the privacy policies before downloading mobile apps.
Though, to be fair, who does? Where are these mythical privacy policies available to users?
Even more disturbing is the fact that 34% didn’t even set up a lock screen PIN or password to protect their devices, and 35% downloaded apps from untrusted sources.
Lookout also says that users who say they’re privacy experts are more likely to show risky mobile behaviour, such as using unsecured Wi-Fi networks, visiting unfamiliar sites on their device, and plugging their devices into public charging stations.
“Mobile devices are small but mighty”, said Lookout mobile safety advocate Cherie Gatson. “Because these devices fit in our back pockets, we sometimes forget that they carry immense amounts of highly sensitive data”.
She said, “It’s important to understand that once any device has the ability to store confidential or personal data, there’s now an incentive for cyber criminals to target it”.
Gatson further added that mobile devices are now the main computing platform, and as a result they require similar protection to PCs. What a surprise, a company that makes security software claiming that we all need such software on our smartphones!
You can read our guide to Android security here.
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With California’s adult-use legalization fresh in investors’ minds, and full legalization looming in Canada, much of the focus has been around the retail potential of cannabis and related products. That is quite a change from even a couple of years ago, when the disruptive potential of medical marijuana was the biggest topic. In the intervening time, nothing has diminished the potential of medical cannabis but the headlines have moved to beverages and retail distribution. It may be worth another look to see what companies are executing in the medical arena.
One such player is Empower Clinics (CSE: EPW). The company currently owns physician-staffed clinics in Oregon, Washington, and Illinois, providing expert medical care to more than 25,000 registered patients across its network. Empower is capitalizing on a vacuum in the medical industry, where patients are increasingly seeking less harmful alternatives to currently prescribed treatments like opioids while traditionally-trained doctors lack the necessary training or comfort level to prescribe medical cannabis. Empower Clinics offer the type of care and expertise that is often lacking for patients interested in cannabis, many of whom turn to their local budtenders or the Internet for treatment advice due to a lack of valid medical opinions.
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The year is almost over and it’s time to take out the score cards and see which trends have stuck it out in 2012. This year, we noticed consumers changing their tastes, moving towards a mixture of old-school traditional and sleek modern looks. Here’s are some of the top trends we’ve seen in 2012.
With homeowners less likely to move out of their house or add on an addition in this economy, the illusion of space is something everyone wants. Integrating appliances into the cabinetry has become a new way to solve the dilemma. Having storage and appliances blend in with cabinetry creates the illusion of a larger area in your home and provides exceptional utilization of space in a kitchen.
Incorporating glass into your kitchen
The old trend used to be tiles and stone but this year we saw that glass made a splash. Glass allows for color infusion into the kitchen without overwhelming a homeowner. It was noted this year that more than half (52 percent) of kitchen designers used glass in their designs. This is an increase from the recorded 41 percent of designers using glass last year. Glass provides a light reflective surface that will create a feeling of openness in the kitchen.
The “transitional” style kitchen
Moving away from cherry wood cabinets and wholly traditional designs, this year’s trend is to create a sleek and welcoming environment. By combining the traditional and modern designs, kitchens have a cleaner look with a warm and traditional touch. This trend also lends itself to the solid surface trend that is popping up in many kitchens now. A solid countertop adds to the sleek lines of a modern space.
Neutral color schemes
White surfaces have come and gone in kitchen trends but this year, they came back in a new way. Reinventing the all-white kitchen, designers have changed their approach to the clean look. Now, trends show that white countertops and darker finishes on wood are a popular choice. As far as painted cabinets go, light neutral colorsare still the choice among consumers, with a large number of designers reporting that they are using white. Another neutral that is noted as a trend maker this year was gray. Using gray in a kitchen creates a calming effect so other louder finishes and colors can really pop.
It looks like it was a year full of simplistic designs creating timeless spaces, and the score card reads a win for these designs with concealed appliances, glass finishes, transitional style and neutral color schemes. What will come in 2013?


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Apple makes good iPhone cases, but it’s often hard to justify recommending them because you can get near-identical cases from competitors for a tiny fraction of Apple’s prices. (In fact, you can check out our favorite such cases here.)
But today is an exception. Amazon is selling some models of Apple’s silicone cases for the iPhone 11 Pro Max for as little as $23.99 and the leather ones for just $30.99. That’s 38 percent and 37 percent off, respectively.
You’ll even find great deals on the leather folio for the iPhone 11 Pro, which is selling for $81.99, down from the retail price of $129. Amazon is even slashing prices on Apple’s smart battery cases, so you can get a white model for the iPhone XS Max for as little as $78, down 40 percent from the usual retail price of $129.
As you can see, there are a ton of deals to choose from. Since there are so many—and since Apple has a weird habit of listing different colors for the same models on different pages—we recommend checking out the full list of iPhone accessories Remove non-product link.
We’ll also add these deals to our Black Friday roundup. There’s a lot of good stuff on there, although much of it pertains to actual Black Friday weekend deals from retailers like Target and Walmart. The cool thing about Amazon’s deals, though, is that they’re available right now.


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CEO Tim Cook has agreed to allow Chinese government officials to conduct security audits on Apple devices sold in China, IDG News Service reported yesterday.
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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - In one last fond look back, the government said Thursday that the U.S. economy grew at a 4.9% annual pace in the third quarter, the fastest growth in four years. The 4.9% final estimate was unrevised from the previous estimate and was in line with expectations. Inflation was higher than previously reported. The core personal consumption expenditure price index - the Federal Reserve's favored gauge - rose at 2% annual rate in the quarter, not the 1.8% previously reported. As a result, core inflation has increased 1.9% in the past year, not 1.8%. Growth was not balanced in the third quarter, with nearly half the growth coming from inventory building and an improvement in the trade balance.
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WALVIS BAY – The QKR Navachab mine has opted to sell over 200 houses it owns at Karibib to its employees as a way to ensure the town does not become a ghost town once the mine reaches its lifespan.
Managing director of the mine George Botshiwe last week told New Era the idea has been widely and extensively discussed since 2014 after employees had suggested it.
According to Botshiwe, the mine has about 240 houses, with prices ranging from N$200 000 up to N$1 million, which they intend to sell off.
“The idea is to sell off our houses to the employees and it is part of keeping the economy of Karibib going after the mine closure, as we don’t want to create a ghost town,” Botshiwe explained.
According to him, once employees buy houses in Karibib, they are bound to stay in the town.
“Most of them try to ask for an extension from the mine if they live in mine-owned houses and also scramble around to buy property with their pension. This is what we want to avoid. Pension is for you to enjoy not to buy a house at that age,” Botshiwe said.
Botshiwe added the houses have already been evaluated and will be offered at affordable rates to the employees so they can arrange for financing on their own.
“The process is going to be set in motion soon. We are currently just working out the conditions and the logistics around the sale of the houses,” he said.


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As per the report published by Allied Market Research, the global agritourism market was pegged at $42.46 billion in 2019, and is projected to reach $62.98 billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 13.4% from 2021 to 2027.
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Agritourism offers opportunities for development of rural areas, job creation, boosting local economy, and recreational activities. Government authorities and farmers from Asia, Africa, and North America regions took various initiatives to promote the agritourism sector in different parts in their regions. They allocated budgets and resources to attract tourists and boost the local economy. In addition, they created smartphone apps to connect tourists with farmers and ranch owners. Moreover, the app facilitates the search of different agritourism destinations for tourists.
Government authorities have been taking steps to promote agritourism activities in their counties, districts, and regions. From allocating budgets to stocks, different initiatives have been taken by provincial tourism departments. An agritourism farm has been inaugurated in Ramian county, northern Golestan province in Iran. The province allocated the budget of 160 billion rials ($608,000) for development of the farm in one hectare. Moreover, it generated job opportunities for five people. In the farm, there are daffodil farms, medicinal plant gardens, fruit trees, and reception hall.
Along with allocation of budgets for development of farms and promotion of agritourism activities, governments have been offering startup stock to farmers. The Botswana government began a pilot project in which it aims to provide wildlife startup stock for farmers. This stock will be kept in ploughing fields of farmers. Kabelo Senyatso, the Director at Botswana’s National Parks and Wildlife, outlined that the stock of five animals per species will be allocated to each farmer. The farmers who are willing to adopt the stock need to meet space, fencing, and water requirements for availing the species they want. As Botswana is one of leading tourism destinations in Africa, this initiative is expected to boost the local economy by providing resources to attract agritourists.
New app to promote agritoursm destinations
Government authorities and foundations have been trying to utilize technology to connect tourists with farmers, ranch owners, and growers. The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture created an app to showcase agritourism venues and activities. The foundation developed the American Farm Trail app with the sponsorship from Corteva. Farmers and venue owners can create their profile on the app and connect with tourists directly. Tourists can search the area they want to explore through app. Moreover, the search filters in the app enable tourists to search farm products, attraction, and activities. This app is an effort by the foundation to connect tourists directly with agritourism businesses. Moreover, the agritourism businesses will be benefited by promoting their businesses and gaining access directly to consumers.
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The agritourism market was valued at $42,460.3million in 2019, and is estimated to reach $62,982.6 million by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 13.4% during the forecast period.By activity, the accommodations segment is estimated to witness the fastest growth, registering a CAGR of 18.0% during the forecast period.In 2019, depending on sales channel, the travel agent segment was valued at $28,678.3 million, accounting for 67.8% of the global agritourism market share.In 2019, the Italy was the most prominent market in Europe, and is projected to reach $3,351.1 million by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 12.6% during the forecast period.
The global agritourism market is segmented on the basis of activity, sales channel, and region. Based on activity, the market is divided into on-farm sales, outdoor recreation, agritainment, educational tourism, accommodations, and others. The on-farm sales segment dominated the market in 2019, accounting for nearly three-fifths of the market. However, the accommodations segment is expected to manifest the highest CAGR of 18.0% during the forecast period.
The market is divided into direct and travel agent segments based on outdoor recreation. In 2019, the travel agent industry held the biggest market share, accounting for more than two thirds of the total. The direct segment, however, is anticipated to grow at the highest CAGR of 14.0 percent throughout the projection period.
North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and LAMEA are just a few of the regions that are considered in the analysis of the global agritourism industry. During the projection period, the market in Asia-Pacific is expected to exhibit the highest CAGR of 16.9%. But in 2019, the market in North America, which made up about half of the market, held the highest share.


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Ethiopia to market natural low caffeine coffee
Ethiopia plans to start commercial production of a coffee variety with naturally low caffeine that was found growing in the wild, the agricultural minister has said.
Decaffeinated coffee accounts for 10 per cent of total coffee sales in the world, a multibillion-dollar industry. Natural decaf brews could dominate over the current chemically caffeine-reduced options in today's health-conscious market.
"Coffee research centres are in the process of planting seedlings of natural coffee with low caffeine varieties, to enable Ethiopia to supply the world market within the shortest possible time," said Abera Deressa, State Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.
In July 2004, a Brazilian scientist, Paulo Mazzafera declared he had discovered a variety of naturally decaffeinated coffee from 6,000 specimens collected in Ethiopia in the 1980s.
The find sparked a dispute with Ethiopian authorities who accused him of taking the bushes without permission.
The Horn of Africa country prides itself as the origin of coffee, said to have originated in the Kafa region, a misty forested highland region in the south west. The nation is also the continent's biggest producer and consumer of the bean.
The decaf coffee could prove a hit with coffee lovers who enjoy the rich aroma and taste but not the caffeine, and generate much-needed income for poor Ethiopian farmers, economists say.
Abera, who spoke at a coffee research conference, also urged researchers to seek coffee varieties with higher yields.
"Although Ethiopia is home to arabica coffee with high generic diversity, the national average yield has not exceeded five to six quintals per hectare, which is lower than in other coffee producing countries," he said.
He attributed the low yield to poor management and lack of initiative owing to low and fluctuating world coffee prices.


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Top economic trends of 2018: Investment
As we head into the new year, the Ag Economics team wants to help you anticipate 2018 with a look at five economic trends likely to affect Canadian agri-food this year.
Investment is our fourth important trend to monitor in agri-food industry. Overall, we think the investment environment remains strong for the Canadian agribusiness and food processing sectors in 2018. A relatively low Canadian dollar improving global economy and evolving consumer food preferences should all contribute to spur investments in value-added activities across the agri-food supply chain.
There are also some headwinds: Borrowing costs are expected to climb in 2018 and access to foreign markets can appear uncertain and volatile.
The past few years have highlighted significant investment opportunities in food production and processing. Investments have ranged from building new inland grain terminals, expansion of port facilities and construction or food manufacturing plants to mergers and acquisitions led by Canadian companies within and beyond Canadian borders.
Growth in Canadian food manufacturing GDP has outpaced the overall economy for the past 4 years (2014 to 2017), highlighting the profit opportunities that the sector offers. This is certainly in line with the Advisory Council on Economic Growth recommendations, which called for targeted investments in Canada’s agriculture and food industry to support its global growth potential.
The Canadian economy continues to grow. Businesses are facing more capacity constraints and unemployment is trending lower. As a consequence, the Bank of Canada lifted its overnight rate by 25 basis points, the third increase over the last 7 months. The financial markets expect two more rate hikes in 2018. This has supported the Canadian dollar above US$0.80. We believe that the loonie will dip lower in 2018 as the U.S. central bank also tightens monetary policy. And despite the Bank of Canada rate increase, borrowing costs remain low from an historical standpoint.
Demand for food continues to increase and evolve. In emerging market economies, rising incomes are creating more opportunities for Canadian exports as consumers are looking to either purchase more food or purchase higher value food. Economic expansion in developed economies is leading a switch to higher value and more diverse food products. Canada has a strong brand globally and is in a strong position to take advantage of these opportunities.
Trade opportunities abound, yet trade rules continue to be challenged. Import tariffs of Canadian exports of pulses to India illustrate the benefits of investments in processing across the supply chain. Investment in processing of plant-based proteins create opportunities for Canadian pulse producers at a time when the global market for pulse commodities shrinks.
Changing food preferences also drive investment decisions. Consumption of animal proteins and natural fats remains strong and is growing in some market segments. For example, milk production in Canada is trending upward, requiring investment in processing capacity. Canadian consumers also seek healthy and convenient food products. This is expected to trigger more investments in prepackaged, easy-to-prepare foods and likely lead to higher food spending away from home. Keep an eye on the release of an updated consumer food guide in 2018 as it can further shift the dietary preferences of Canadians. Automation in food processing plants is also expected to lead to more investments.
The agriculture and agri-food industries offer plenty of investment opportunities. We expect the momentum to carry forward in 2018. Historically low borrowing costs, a favourable Canadian dollar, value-add opportunities and technology all point to increased investments in 2018.
Craig joined FCC in 2009 as an Agricultural Economist, specializing in monitoring and analyzing the macroeconomic environment, modelling industry health, and providing industry risk analysis. Prior to FCC, he worked in the livestock branch of the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture. Craig holds a Master of Agricultural Economics degree from the University of Saskatchewan.


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Ford posts rare increase as industry gains from clunkersTue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700
Ford Motor Co. posted its first U.S. sales increase in 19 months in July and most rivals pared their declines as the federal cash-for-clunkers incentive helped lift industry demand to its highest rate this year.
Subaru and Hyundai-Kia recorded their biggest monthly gains of the year as total industry sales fell 12.2 percent, the smallest drop since May 2008. Percentage declines at other automakers -- including General Motors, Toyota Motor Sales, Chrysler Group and American Honda -- were the lowest for 2009.
The seasonally adjusted annual sales rate climbed to 11.1 million, the highest level since September and topping 10 million for the first time this year. In the last week of July, after the clunkers incentive formally kicked off, the rate may have surpassed 15 million, Ford sales analyst George Pipas said.
"The legs under the economy are not strong enough to sustain a 15 or 16 million sales rate," Pipas said on a conference call. Even if Congress extends the clunkers program, that rate "is not sustainable, particularly as unemployment continues to grow," he said. "This is still a very fragile situation."
Small cars and Ford's most fuel-efficient trucks paced the gain. Sales of the Focus were up 44 percent, and Fusion deliveries advanced 66 percent. The Escape SUV, which includes a hybrid version, almost doubled, and the Ranger small pickup rose 65 percent.
The Volkswagen brand's sales edged upward by 0.7 percent. More than 3,300 -- or about 16 percent -- of those deliveries were for the cash-for-clunkers program, the automaker said.
Diesel-powered models made up more than 30 percent of its sales, VW said. A diesel typically delivers fuel economy 20 to 30 percent better than that of a gasoline engine.
The cash-for-clunkers incentive boosted July sales by about 150,000 units and added about 1 million units to the sales rate, said Mike DiGiovanni, GM's executive director of global market and industry analysis, on a call with reporters.
"This will translate into the industry having a good ability for the first time to increase production, which will stem rising unemployment," DiGiovanni said. "Cash for clunkers will jump start the economy."
GM's posted sales decline of 19.4 percent for the month, the first 10 days of which were spent in bankruptcy.
Nissan said its sales fell 24.6 percent, the steepest decline for any of the seven biggest automakers selling in the United States. That's in comparison to an 8.5 percent gain in July 2008, when it was the only one of the group to advance.
American Honda's sales fell 17.3 percent for the automaker's smallest decline since August. Still, the Honda Civic saw sales increase 3.1 percent, and the CR-V crossover's deliveries rose 9.9 percent.
Honda outperformed many of its competitors in July 2008, seeing sales fall 1.6 percent for a 1.4-percentage-point gain in monthly market share from 2007 levels. Honda benefited when average U.S. gas prices peaked last July at $4.11 per gallon of regular unleaded, according to AAA data.
Daimler AG's sales dropped 24.2 percent for their smallest slide since March. The results included a 44.6 percent slide for the Smart minicar brand, which had also benefited from high gasoline prices last year.
Hyundai-Kia Automotive's 9 percent increase edged out its 8.9 percent January gain as its best this year. An 11.9 percent rise for the Hyundai brand allowed its plant in Montgomery, Ala., to resume a five-day work week after working a shortened schedule since mid-October, the company said.
Toyota posted an 11.4 percent decline, and Chrysler was down 9.4 percent.
Funds running out
The clunkers initiative is close to exhausting its $1 billion in federal funding. The incentive offers vouchers of $3,500 to $4,500 to consumers who trade in qualified gas guzzlers for new vehicles with better fuel economy.
The Obama administration has said it will honor the clunkers program through Tuesday. The U.S. House of Representatives, meanwhile, has already passed a $2 billion extension for cash for clunkers, and the Senate is expected to take up the measure this week.
Dealer Ben Freeland said the clunkers incentive gave his Chevrolet store the best new car month since he bought it in late October as part of Bill Heard Enterprises Inc.'s 14-store bankruptcy liquidation.
"We took a lot of trucks on trade-in for cars, so the program in my mind has done what the plan was for it," Freeland said. "Most of these were sales that were sitting on the sidelines waiting for the program to start, not pull-ahead sales."
Freeland's store sold about 70 new cars in July. About 15 or 20 were cash-for-clunkers sales, he said, adding: "I think it's spurring on the whole market."
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YES YES YES YES: Bravely Default coming to US and UK
Hmm: UK this year, US next
[Update: We've added some info about the UK release, which is actually this year. Also, a new subtitled trailer can be found below.]
Today's Nintendo Direct gave us what we've been asking for: Square Enix's 3DS RPG Bravely Default: Flying Fairy. Yes. So much yes.
Nintendo says that this beautiful game is coming to North America in response to our requests. As you likely know, this game has multiple endings, AR functions, wireless features, and gorgeous visuals. Nintendo has partnered with Square Enix to publish this title for us. Thank you!
The release is set for 2014 in North America. So far away. And for some strange reason, UK gets the game this year. Setup email comments
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By April of this year, Apple was desperate. It was embroiled in a fight with Qualcomm that was playing out in numerous lawsuits including one that was taking place in San Diego with billions of dollars at stake. With Qualcomm apparently unwilling to sell it 5G modem chips, Apple was relying on Intel, the company that supplied it with the 4G LTE modem chips used on the 2018 iPhones. But there were questions about whether Intel could deliver a 5G modem chip in time for Apple to release a 5G iPhone by 2020.
Apple seeks to bring in-house as much of its supply chain as possible
Apple will use Qualcomm’s 5G modem chips until it is ready to produce its own
Apple has been hiring engineers, including some from Intel, and plans on opening an office in San Diego with 1,200 employees. If a deal is reached, Intel will be getting rid of a business that has been losing $1 billion a year. And while it will no longer be producing chips for smartphones, it will still work on 5G based components for other devices. Meanwhile, Apple is looking to move in-house as much of the iPhone’s supply chain as possible. Last year it spent $600 million to purchase facilities and engineers from Dialog Semiconductors so that it could start producing internally the battery-management chips that it had been buying from Dialog in the past.
While Apple appears to have this deal locked up, when Intel first announced that it was exiting the business, it received indications of interest from other companies. Should Apple and Intel fail to come to an agreement, another buyer could step in to take Apple’s place. Meanwhile, investors rightly regard this as potentially bad news for Qualcomm. When the story broke after the 4 pm EDT close of the NYSE, Qualcomm’s shares dropped 1.8% to $74.55.
If Apple ends up buying Intel’s smartphone modem chip business, it can easily afford it. After accounting for debt, Apple had $113 billion of cash available as of March 30th when its fiscal second-quarter came to an end.


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Elon Musk's Tesla FSD Beta 10.1 has been said to improve street conditions, and it is based on the different testaments of users that have shown how the autonomous driving feature works. However, some users of Autopilot say that the feature has been buggy and that it could not be applicable on certain road conditions.
Tesla's FSD Beta Button has a safety score system that rolled out, and it became available despite the concerns of the National Transportation Safety Board about the autonomous feature.
The Tesla CEO has previously said that the v10.1 would be there to fix what version 10 has failed to do, and it would bring new features and functions that would give users a safer experience.
Tesla FSD Beta 10.1 Improvements
The Tesla FSD Beta version 10.1 has now improved on its past mistakes and shortcomings, especially with the Beta 10 and Beta 9 that brought a lot of failures with regards to self-driving on-street conditions. Initially, it was said that the Beta 10 would be for the street, as it was optimized for a more suitable driving condition with other cars and drivers.
A Tesla driver via Twitter said that the v10 had trouble with the diagonal intersection in the past, and it has been a struggle to use the FSD. However, with v10.1, it has improved and waited for the traffic to be clear before proceeding, especially with cars that may or may not move when the EV is crossing.
A helpful case to consider, as the roads intersect at unusual angles— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 26, 2021
This only shows that the v10.1, which Musk has claimed to improve with the new update, has come, and it has given Tesla users a chance to use their FSD more safely and more integrated for the streets. Of course, inevitably, users would not have it for the streets, as the FSD is not highway-exclusive only.
The tech CEO and billionaire said that the video that the user uploaded was a "helpful thing" to consider for Tesla, particularly because it showed an unusual road. Future updates may have improvements for the FSD, especially in roads that are awkward.
Tesla Autopilot is 'Buggy'
On the other hand, a Tesla user has reported that the AP or Autopilot is buggy, and it has a lot of alerts that it sends to the owner, despite the driver not doing anything or tackling on a hill road.
The bugs that revolve around the AP should not be existent, as the Tesla Autopilot was said to be improving and ready to take on the streets with human intervention. That being said, the bugs of AP came as a surprise but maybe a concern that Musk and Tesla should improve.
Elon Musk's Autonomous Driving with Tesla
Elon Musk's autonomous driving features with Tesla are already breaking out, as a lot of people would soon get the beta button and have it readily available for their vehicles. This means that Tesla needs to be more careful and sure with the FSD as it releases to the public, as more users would be able to use it from now on.
Autonomous driving features like the Autopilot and Full Self-Driving are here to make lives easier but not necessarily replace the driver behind the wheel. Despite these features, a driver should still be wary of everything that is happening on the roads.
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Maersk Expects Supply Chain “Normalisation” in Second Half of 2022
Maersk has reported the largest profit by a shipping company and the largest ever profit for any Danish company with revenues up 55 per cent to US$61.8 billion with earnings tripling to $24 billion (EBITDA) in 2021
AP Moller-Maersk CEO Soren Skou said the company’s ocean business reported a 65 per cent increase in revenues driven mostly by high freight rates.
In announcing the staggering results, Mr Skou said the ocean bottlenecks that have disrupted global supply chains should ease around midyear. “We expect quite a strong first half of 2022, and then we expect what we call a normalisation early in the second half.”
While saying that market conditions were continuing into the start of 2022, Maersk said that its expectation for the ocean business is for two to four per cent growth in the current year, which would be in line with global demand. The company noted that ocean shipping remains subject to a high level of uncertainty ranging from the current port congestion issues to network disruptions and demand patterns from shippers.
The company continues to use the strong results in 2021 to accelerate its efforts to expand the logistics and services business with its strategy to become a full-service logistics provider to customers.
Maersk completed six acquisitions within air, e-commerce, warehousing, and fulfillment in 2021. In addition, they opened 85 new warehouses. Nearly a quarter of the company’s revenues came from the logistics businesses in 2021.


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Coupon Craze Continues With CouponCabin Raising $54 Million
Investors are seeing a smart shopping opportunity in the age-old practice of saving and redeeming coupons.
CouponCabin.com of Whiting, Ind., is the latest online coupon company to raise capital. The company has raised $54 million in its first round of funding.
CouponCabin’s round was led by JMI Equity.
CouponCabin says the cash will go toward growing its consumer audience and the relationships it has with merchants, including local businesses and groceries. Today, it has deals on its site from such brand-name properties as Dell, RadioShack, Target.com and Best Buy; and exclusives from lesser-known retailers like AutoAnything, Just My Size, BuyCostumes and Think Geek.
It says the main difference between it and its competitors is that CouponCabin tests the deals to make sure that coupons will work, checking up to three times a week that the offer is still valid. If it isn’t, they’ll give the consumer a $25 gift card.
The site, which was founded in 2003, works with more than 3,500 stores nationwide and has presented more than 100,000-plus offers this year alone. In addition, the company said it has generated $500 million in online retail sales for its merchants and has saved its users more than $300 million since 2003.


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Jøtul AS successful in iF DESIGN AWARD 2017
Jøtul F 370 Advance is awarded for top quality design.
The Jøtul F 370 Advance wood stove won an iF DESIGN AWARD in the category for furniture design. The iF DESIGN AWARD is Germany’s oldest and one of the world’s most prestigious design awards. It has been awarded to products of design excellence for more than 60 years.
The Jøtul F 370 Advance won over the 58-member jury, made up of independent experts from all over the world, with its timeless, yet modern cast iron design and large view to the fire. The competition was intense: over 5,500 entries were submitted from 59 countries all hoping to receive this coveted seal of quality
Jøtul is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of stoves and fireplaces. This iconic best selling design is developed in cooperation with Hareide Design.
It is the first time that Jøtul AS has won this celebrated design prize.
About the iF DESIGN AWARD
For the past 60 years, the iF DESIGN AWARD has been recognized as an internationally renowned quality mark for exceptional design. The iF label is famous worldwide for outstanding design achievement, making the iF DESIGN AWARD one of the most important design prizes in the world.


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Jason Snell, Macworld:
Apple ignited the legal music-download revolution with iTunes, led again by dropping copy-protecting DRM from its music downloads, and in 2007 led a major upgrade in digital-music quality with the launch of iTunes Plus.
But more than a decade later, the company finds itself as a music-streaming laggard, to borrow a term that Steve Jobs used to throw around a lot. When it comes to music quality, Apple’s not streets ahead—it’s streets behind.
This week Spotify became the latest music service to jump on the high-quality audio bandwagon, joining Amazon, Tidal, and other services in offering lossless audio to subscribers.
I would definitely pay extra for a lossless Apple Music. The majority of my music listening is done via my AirPods Pro and the inherently bitrate limited Bluetooth AAC codec. So lossless audio would not have real value in that particular listening mode.
I also listen to music through my HomePod, through my Apple TV, and through my Mac speakers. Those modes are not inherently limited by codec.
No doubt, Apple knows how many people would pony up for lossless audio (they’ve gone down this road before). Question is, is there enough revenue out there to justify the expense of bringing it to market.
Interesting read from Jason Snell, especially the discussion of “Going beyond lossless”.


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Dec. 11, 2012 at 5:17 PM ET
As financial analysts and federal regulators digest the news that Delta Air Lines is buying a 49-percent stake in Virgin Atlantic Airways, travelers wondering what it means for transatlantic flights would be advised to take their cues from a line made popular during the Watergate era.
Follow the money.
“The monies are just astonishing,” said Joe Brancatelli, publisher of the business travel website JoeSentMe.com. “The New York–London route is bigger than the next three (U.S.–Europe) routes combined.”
The $360 million deal won’t lead to significant changes for fliers, at least in the short term. Instead, it’s another installment payment on Delta’s efforts to capitalize on a route that’s among the most prestigious and profitable in the world.
According to Delta CEO Richard Anderson, the hookup will give the joint venture 24 to 25 percent of the U.S.-U.K. market. That will put them firmly in second place behind American Airlines and British Airways, which launched a similar venture in 2010 and currently control 60 percent of the market.
“They’re trying to become more relevant to New York fliers,” said consultant Brian Clark, a partner at Hudson Crossing. “They’ve spent an enormous amount of money on their New York operations.”
Exhibit 1: Terminal 4 at JFK, where Delta is currently spending $1.2 billion to expand operations with new gates and a 24,000-square-foot club lounge. It’s set to open in spring 2013.
For fliers based in cities other than New York, the new venture may provide more convenient access to London through codeshare operations. Given that “slots” at Heathrow are tightly controlled, increased frequency isn’t an option; instead, fliers in Chicago or Miami or Seattle may find connecting through New York a viable alternative, especially if they’re members of Delta’s SkyMiles mileage plan.
Consider Seattle-London. “Now you can feasibly say, hmmm, Seattle-London on BA or Seattle-New York-London on Delta/Virgin and you get your miles,” said Brancatelli. “That’s the kind of calculation business travelers are always making.”
And for most travelers, accumulating those frequent flier miles/points will likely prove to be the icing on the cake of the Delta/Virgin deal, provided Virgin joins the SkyTeam alliance formed by Delta, Air France, KLM and other carriers.
“Consumers will benefit when they can earn and burn points and miles on partner carriers,” said Clark. “It was conspicuous that there was no talk of SkyTeam integration during the announcement.”
“We will look at alliance membership if it’s the right thing to do for the business,” said Julie Southern, Virgin Atlantic’s chief commercial officer. “We’ll reach a conclusion on that over the next few months.”
In the meantime, fliers shouldn’t expect much in the way of changes to their trans-Atlantic flying experiences. The deal still has to pass muster with government regulators in the U.S. and EU, although that’s expected since the much-larger American/British Airways venture has already been granted antitrust immunity.
Assuming that happens, the biggest near-term change will be that travelers will be able to book flights on either Delta’s or Virgin Atlantic’s website, although the two carriers will continue to operate their own flights. In a nutshell, the combination will give U.S. customers more access to existing services but it won’t increase capacity.
Presumably, those “existing services” will include access to both airlines’ club lounges, at least for elite members of their loyalty programs, a perk that Brancatelli suggests shouldn’t be dismissed.
“What Virgin Atlantic has that no one else beats are their clubs,” he told NBC News. “They have terrific food; they know you by name; they treat you like you were just there yesterday. Their arrivals lounge in T3 at Heathrow is just a terrific place to be.”
Rob Lovitt is a longtime travel writer who still believes the journey is as important as the destination. Follow him at Twitter.


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The TV presenter had hoped to hold a big bash on Friday (5 February) to mark the occasion, but will be taking it online as a result of the ongoing lockdown restrictions. Now, Holly's planning on celebrating with special guests on Zoom.
Presenting the show, she said her plans for her big day were looking "very different" from what she'd originally anticipated.
Holly said: "It's bittersweet as next week I'm celebrating my big 4-0 and tomorrow night would have been my big birthday party that I had to cancel!
"So it will look very different. But as long as I've got a cake and a glass in my hand I'll be fine."
This came as the show shared an entire segment on how to celebrate your birthday during a national lockdown.
Offering his support in the form of comedy, Philip said: "Here have a Wotsit Holly, it'll be fine."
Holly turns 40 in five days time, on 10 February 10. She lives with her three children, Harry, 11, Belle, nine, and Chester, six, and her husband Dan Baldwin, 45, so no doubt they've got some nice surprises lined up.
Continuing on with the show, both presenters tried several different birthday treats live on air, including plenty of cake.
Happy birthday for the 10th Holly!
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Parent company PepsiCo Inc. says about 1 million total votes were cast online for the "Do Us A Flavor" promotion, a sales driver it has launched in more than a dozen countries. The winner, Meneko Spigner McBeth, was to be informed at a dinner for finalists Monday night in New York City, with an announcement from the company expected Tuesday. McBeth, a registered nurse...» Read More
OnStar said it will bring 4G LTE wireless connectivity to some 30 General Motors vehicles, starting next month with the 2015 Chevrolet Malibu—Re/code.
Matthew Roberts, OpenTable CEO, discusses the company's new mobile payment system and competition with Yelp's free reservation service.
CNBC's David Faber speaks to IBM chairman and CEO Ginni Rometty, about Big Blue's plans to reinvent itself and turnaround software sales.
In a twist on "Made in USA," more small to mid-sized U.S. businesses are making and exporting goods as part of their growth strategy.
*Brigadier General Paul Nakasone, deputy commander, U.S. Army Cyber Command. *Chandra McMahon, vice president, commercial markets, information systems and global solutions, Lockheed Martin Corp. *Charlie Croom, vice president, cyber security solutions, Lockheed Martin Corp.
Snapchat wasn't as secure as it promised, and now it's settling charges with the FTC. Kara Swisher, Re/code co-executive editor, discusses the message Snapchat is sending.
Kara Swisher, Re/code co-executive editor, weighs in on Apple's rumored acquisition of Beats Electronics for $3.2 billion. CNBC's Jon Fortt provides insight.
May 8- A few years ago, famed financial engineer Andrew Lo built a computer model that allowed one of the biggest U.S. banks to figure out which customers were most likely to fall behind on credit-card payments.
The latest Huawei device is equipped with a professional imaging processor says Richard Yu, Huawei's device chief executive, as taking selfies is now "the most important functionality" for smartphone users.
GN ReSound has launched the world's first hearing aid made for the iPhone, which allows sound to be wirelessly streamed from the device to the hearing aid.
LONDON, May 7- Pfizer sought to allay fears that its proposed $106 billion takeover of AstraZeneca would deal a blow to drug research, saying the new company would bolster innovative science and speed the development of new treatments. AstraZeneca, Britain's second-largest drugs company, has rejected successive approaches from its larger American rival.
*Sees 2014 adj loss of $2.10- $2.30/ share vs prev forecast of $2.00- $2.20. May 6- Cybersecurity company FireEye Inc forecast a bigger loss this year as it spends more on developing new products, sending its shares down as much as 10 percent in extended trading. FireEye also said it would acquire privately held nPulse Technologies for about $70 million.
May 6- Cybersecurity company FireEye Inc reported higher-than-expected quarterly revenue but said it expects a bigger loss in 2014 as it spends more on developing new products. Shares of FireEye, which went public last September, fell as much as 8 percent in extended trading.
The chipmaker unveiled a new line of laptops that run on the Chrome operating system.
Aaron Vermut, Prosper Marketplace CEO, discusses the company's alternative online lending platform and strong growth in the sector.
Gene Munster, Piper Jaffray senior research analyst, discusses what's driving Apple's stock surge and explains why investors should feel confident in owning Apple.
Ronald DeFeo, chairman & CEO of Terex Corporation, weighs in on corporate tax reform and his plan to remain globally competitive.
Brendan Iribe, Oculus VR CEO, discusses the virtual reality vision for Oculus' products following its $2 billion acquisition by Facebook.
Priceline.com founder Jay Walker, discusses the patent war between Apple and Samsung and explains his new venture created to solve America's patent problem.
If you've ever wished you could snap a bigger screen on your smartphone, this crazy little gadget might pique your interest, NBC News reports.


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The new OnePlus 5 is an impressive phone, but it’s apparently been designed to cheat in benchmarks to inflate its scores. That’s not a practice we recommend, and it damages our ability to recommend the phone as well.
Microsoft has released a new report detailing how Windows 10’s antivirus and antimalware capabilities defended the OS against attacks by ransomware software like WannaCry. Whether these protections will continue to hold against future attacks is uncertain.
Netflix’s new download option is a great way to take shows with you when you’re outside Wi-Fi or cellular range, but there’s a catch. Download content too often, and you’ll find yourself locked out the rest of the year.
Intel is being sued by Brazilian smartphone and device manufacturer Qbex, over allegations that the company deliberately sold faulty SoFIA smartphone SoCs and failed to fix them within a reasonable period of time.
Intel isn’t taking news of Qualcomm and Microsoft’s intent to emulate x86 lying down. The CPU manufacturer has made it clear that it intends to take legal action to stop unauthorized emulation practices.
A new report from The Wall Street Journal blames Apple’s lack of progress on equal parts hubris and an excessive concern with privacy.
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