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Fourteen Harford County high school students spent the spring of their junior years not only learning about the science behind food production, but also applying it in the real world by designing flavors of ice cream that were produced by a local dairy and are on sale each Friday through the end of the month.
"Food science in general is something that isn't too well known by the general public, but it's something that has a huge impact on the food that we eat every day," Tim Andon, business development manager at TIC Gums Inc., said.
TIC Gums, which has been owned by Andon's family for four generations, is "a global leader in advanced texture and stabilization solutions for the food industry," according to a company press release on the five-week TIC Gums Ice Cream University.
The students spent Saturdays in April and May working with a number of academic and food industry representatives at the company's Texture Innovation Center in White Marsh to learn about the scientific principles behind manufacturing ice cream.
Those principles included "emulsions, osmosis, specific gravity, freezing point depression, overrun calculation, ice crystal formation and statistical know-how for tracking and maintaining quality," according to a press release from Harford County Public Schools.
The students were divided into four teams and each designed a flavor for a contest in which the winning team's flavor would be produced and sold at Broom's Bloom Dairy of Bel Air.
The students who participated included Matthew Burton of Fallston High School, Peyton Cox of Bel Air High School, Dylan Donley of Bel Air, Steven Duty of Havre de Grace High School, Laura Eller of North Harford High School, Graeme Fenton of Patterson Mill High School, Ivette Huertas of Havre de Grace, Alejandra Perez of Bel Air, Anil Jajistar of Joppatowne High School, Whitney LaRoche of Bel Air, Genevie Mayo and Michael Redman of Joppatowne, Elissa Sulin of Fallston and Shelby Tittle of Bel Air.
Judging took place May 11; the four flavors were Crunchy Caramel Chaos, Graham Canyon, Very Berry Flapjacks and Crispy Apple Pie.
The winning flavor, Crunchy Caramel Chaos, went on sale June 7 at Broom's Bloom's Fountain Green Road farm and store and has been followed by a different student flavor each Friday this month.
Broom's Bloom owner Kate Dallam said organizers of the program decided to produce and sell all of the flavors because "the kids were so enthusiastic" about the process of making ice cream.
She called Crunchy Caramel Chaos "a great flavor, because that's kind of a new trend . . . the salted caramel trend."
Dallam said the caramel flavor was "wildly popular" when it went on sale.
"For a new ice cream, it sold about as fast as I've seen any new flavor sell," she said.
The Ice Cream University is the result of a collaboration between Cornell University and TIC Gums, and is modeled on the Ithaca, N.Y., school's introductory food science courses. Andon is a 2006 graduate of Cornell, where he studied food science.
"We chose ice cream as a vehicle to do so, given that, who doesn't like ice cream?" Andon said of developing interest in food science.
Andon, lives in Perry Hall, but grew up in Bel Air. He and many of his family members who live in Harford County are regular customers at Broom's Bloom. TIC Gums relocated to Harford County's Riverside business community in the 1980s, before opening its White Marsh facility three years ago.
"We felt, what better way to get community involvement and get the students excited, and then have their actual ice cream be produced and be on sale to their parents and friends and other community folks," Andon said.
Broom's Bloom and Cornell University were major sponsors of the program, along with David Michael and Company, a Philadelphia-based flavor manufacturer, Star Kay White of Congers, N.Y., which makes ice cream ingredients, and Harford County Public Schools.
Andon said the Harford County school system was not charged for the Ice Cream University courses, and all materials were donated.
Company and school officials plan to hold the program next year. Interested students and parents can contact Andon at 410-273-7300 or email@example.com.
"We were really trying to focus on the content areas of science, math, foods and business," Sue Garrett, supervisor of career programs and art for Harford County Public Schools, said.
She said content area supervisors promoted the Ice Cream University idea to teachers in those various disciplines, who then promoted it to the students.
"We really were looking for students who were interested in moving on and majoring in food science or in the marketing end of food science," Garrett explained.
She said students benefited academically and socially from the program.
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"The students were exposed to a lot of content experts, people that do this for a living, and I think they really enjoyed the fact that they were coming together in teams with other 11th graders in the county," Garrett said. "That networking opportunity was definitely something I think was a positive outcome, and I think they truly were excited to see their efforts go from start to finish."


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Here’s how you can try out PlayStation VR at this year’s EB Expo
PlayStation Australia have today announced how gamers can get their hands on PlayStation VR at this year’s EB Expo.
Taking place from the 30th of September to 2nd October at the Sydney Showground, those who are keen to test drive the headset before its official release on the 13th of October can head to http://www.trypsvr.com/en_Au to advance book a session.
The PlayStation VR is Sony’s first foray into a dedicated Virtual Reality headset, and will be the PlayStation 4’s only method of entering the new tech for the foreseeable future. Those with a PC can, however, dive into VR through the Oculus Rift or the HTC Vive, which are both available right now.


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A maximum of 70 per cent of the company’s shares will be allocated to institutional investors, with the remainder being available to retail investors, according to the company.
Mohammad al-Mojil is a construction services company based in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Its main customers are energy and petrochemicals companies, including Saudi Aramco and Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (Sabic).
The company generated net profits of SAR549m in 2007, up 164 per cent from 2006. Revenues were SAR2bn in 2007, up 119 per cent on the previous year.
In line with Tadawul rules, the share sale will be limited to Saudi nationals.
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Duck egg producers in the region are optimistic of growth. However, the farming system, genetics, and egg quality should be improved, writes MELIYANA and the Asian Agribiz team.
Duck eggs in the Philippines are produced primarily for balut (boiled fertilized duck eggs), a popular delicacy. They are also used to produced penoy (boiled infertile duck eggs) and salted eggs.
Balut and penoy are mostly peddled on the streets. Meanwhile, salted eggs are sold mostly in wet markets, and now, taking up space on supermarket shelves.
Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority showed layer duck inventory on January 1, 2020, at nearly 6.55 million birds. Since 2018, expansion in the commercial sector has risen significantly, growing by 12% in 2018-2019 and 20% in 2019-2020.
On the other hand, the backyard sector has been relatively stable. Production too has been on the rise. From 42,404 tons in 2015, egg production rose to 50,484 tons in 2020.
In the first half of 2021, layers were around 7.2 million birds, up 4.9% yoy. Central Luzon has about 46% (over 3.33 million birds).
Industry players tell Asian Agribiz that there is growing demand for duck eggs.
“There is room for growth, not just in Luzon, but as far away as Mindanao. Truth be told, we cannot meet demand so this industry has no way to go but up,” a duck egg producer in Central Luzon told Asian Agribiz.
He explained that deteriorating genetics is an issue. “This is our biggest challenge, how to improve the quality of our ducks so that they can lay more eggs,” he said.
Transformation for better
In Vietnam, the duck egg sector has not been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Demand has increased in the past year as duck egg are deemed to be highly nutritious and easy to store.
Last year, the country’s layer duck population increased by 1 million birds to 31.8 million. Some 2 million are in Dong Thap, a major duck breeding province in the Mekong Delta.
Dong Thap has stepped up for intensive farming to improve product quality and stabilize output for farmers.
To build the duck industry value chain, in 2018, Dong Thap’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development initiated a project to encourage investment and linkage between companies and farmers, while launching promotions to boost consumption.
Key components of the project include building a quality breeding center, encouraging concentrated farming, guiding farmers to comply with the Vietnamese Good Animal Husbandry Practices, and building a strong brand for duck eggs from Dong Thap.
To link with the market and to improve productivity, some farmers follow the intensive farming method of Vinh Thanh Dat (VFood), the only company that produces duck eggs with traceability.
“There are 10 members in VFood’s association with Dong Thap farmers. This will increase because many duck breeders are switching to intensive farming as the traditional free-range farming has low productivity, high disease risk, and heavy pesticides residues,” VFood’s General Director Truong Chi Thien told Asian Agribiz.
Not pandemic proof
Like the other agriculture sub-sectors, the layer duck sub-sector in Indonesia is not free of Covid-19.
Last year, the pandemic caused a 70% drop in layer day-old duck (DOD) production and a 50% decrease in duck egg production, revealed L Hardi Prasetyo, a duck scientist and consultant.
“Last year was bad for the industry. The horeca sector, the largest user of duck eggs, had to close to control the pandemic impacting demand,” he told Asian Agribiz.
In 2019, the layer duck population was 51.9 million birds or a 2.8% in increase from the previous year. In the same period, duck egg production was 321,000 tons, up 4.7% from the previous period.
This year so far, demand for duck eggs is fluid, showing little recovery. He observed that some farmers in East Java and Wast Java have increased production. “This means the domestic market is recovering,” he said.
Dr Prasetyo is optimistic that duck egg demand will grow. Demand now is for raw and salted eggs, and salted egg sauce. Salted egg sauce is popular for seafood menus and fish skin chips,” he explained.
Ashadi, Leader of Sinar Harapan, a group of layer duck farmers in Blitar, East Java is also optimistic about market potential.
“Demand for duck egg is high, and we need to raise production,” he told Asian Agribiz. “We can only meet 25% of the total demand from customers in Java and Sumatera.”
Problems to solve
Dr Prasetyo added that the industry is unorganized and most producers are small-scale farmers. They raise their layer ducks under a semi-intensive system.
“This must be improved. With an intensive system, production will be higher and egg quality will be better,” he said. “Small-scale farmers should be grouped to secure an edge when buying feed raw materials and when selling eggs.”
DOD quality is also a challenge. Many farmers still use inferior quality DOD from traditional breeders. The Livestock Research Agency has developed ‘Master’ layer duck strain. Companies interested can partner to further develop and commercialize this strain.
Last but not least is egg quality. According to Dr Prasetyo, the time is right for layer duck farmers to not only learn about how to produce more, but also how to produce better.
“Better quality eggs can be exported. A duck egg producer in Karawang regularly exports to Singapore,” he explained.
Pressure from feed price
In Thailand, small-scale layer duck farms have been affected by higher feed raw material prices.
“Feed costs rose significantly this year. More than 10 farmers in Chachoengsao province suspended production because of losses,” Laddawan Ungsawap, owner of a layer duck farm in Chachoengsao province told Asian Agribiz.
Duck egg prices have risen while consumption has slipped due to the economic impact of Covid-19.
From 6000 layers last year, the farm currently has 2500 layers, producing 2200-2300 eggs daily. Ms Laddawan has reduced production due to higher feed costs and the farm’s thinner margins.
Although the sector is currently ailing, Ms Laddawan believes the market has long-term growth potential. “Duck eggs can be used in several menus and can be used as ingredients in cakes, bakery, and Thai desserts,” Ms Laddawan said.
Unorganized, but projects potential
Layer duck industry is most unorganized and limited to backyard farms in India and Bangladesh. Nevertheless, layer duck populations in these two countries numbered 33.51 million and 59.7 million birds, respectively in 2019.
P Dhanasekaran, CEO of India’s MPM Egg Traders told Asian Agribiz that duck eggs are considered a niche market and consumed mainly in states like Kerala and West Bengal.
MPM, an exotic egg seller in Tamil Nadu, has been sourcing eggs from local farmers and retailing them packed and cleaned to (online and offline) modern trade.
“Around 20% of our sales or around 40,000 eggs/month are duck eggs. There is potential for growth, but slow, as duck eggs are expensive,” said Mr Dhanasekaran.
Despite this, health-conscious consumers looking for alternatives to chicken eggs have shown interest in duck eggs. He is also studying export options to China and the Middle East.
The eggs are sourced from rural farmers who practice an integrated duck rearing system, which goes together with paddy harvesting.
In this system duck production is integrated into rice cultivation, where 50% are raised for meat and 50% for eggs. In paddy fields ducks eat snails and insects, helping control these pests while getting nutritious feed.
Mr Dhanasekaran said they can raise duck eggs to 100,000-200,000/month but the market is not ready yet. Further, he noted that duck eggs are susceptible to contamination, thus proper handling and storage is a challenge.
“We have been cleaning the eggs manually so far. We are investing in an egg cleaning and washing machine.”
Duck eggs also have a short shelf life and must be consumed within seven days, said Mr Dhanasekaran, noting another challenge in the marketing and distribution of the product.


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Albert Gonzalez, the man described by federal authorities as the kingpin of a gang responsible for stealing more than 130 million payment cards, is a computer addict constantly looking for ways to challenge his abilities, according to his lawyer.
Hackers using multi-exploit attack "toolkits" take defensive measures of their own against other criminals, a security researcher said today.
Microsoft shared the stage with Chinese security researchers at a Beijing hacker conference on Wednesday, aiming to build ties in a country that produces a growing number of threats to Microsoft products.
The prospective buyer of the file-sharing site The Pirate Bay is planning to implement a system that lets copyright owners remove content from the site in a quest to make it legal, Global Gaming Factory X said on Wednesday.
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The cyberattacks against Georgia a year ago were conducted in close connection with Russian criminal gangs, and the attackers likely were tipped off about Russia's intent to invade the country, according to a new technical analysis, much of which rem...
A U.S. judge has ordered a Delaware man who sold copies of software packages on an Internet auction site to pay US$210,563 in damages and court costs, the Business Software Alliance (BSA) announced Monday.
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Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) again trounced rival browsers in a test of their malware-blocking abilities, catching 81% of attack code-infected sites, according to a testing company.
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Organised retail sector is regularly in news these days. All big business houses including Reliance, Tata, Birla, Mittal, and many others are trying to cash on its potentials. As a commoner is made to believe this may mean a better price for the farmers or producers for their produce and a lower price to the consumers.
One wonders, why a popular fruit such as ‘Babugosha’ that sells at Rs 10 per kg at Kullu in Himachal where it is grown, comes at Rs 30 per kg in Delhi. However, the fruit grower may be getting hardly Rs 2 to 5 per kg at auction. A farmer gets Rs 8.5 per kg for his wheat, but ITC claiming excellent social responsibility charges Rs 17.5 per kg for the wheat flour if bought in package of 10 kg, and more in smaller packages. Parwal, another common vegetable, sells at Rs 12 or less a kg at Patna, but Safal, the Mother Dairy’s outlets for vegetables and fruits sells it at Rs 24 per kg or more. And the poor vegetable grower gets hardly Rs 4-5 a kg. Milk is better. The cattle owner gets about Rs 9 a liter, when the end user buys it at Rs 20 a liter. Is the difference of price between the producers get and the end users pay due to the cost of transportation and other expenses or because of excessive margin charged by the middlemen and the final sellers? Should the consumers and farmers expect that the big business houses coming in organised retail sector will cut down these cost by incorporating efficient transportation and storage in the system cutting delays and wastages, that causes the difference and share the margin by paying more to the farmers and charging less from the end consumers as advocates of social responsibility?
I look at the trays of imported fruits displayed in Reliance Fresh and get a feeling that even these big retail players will also hardly do anything to assist and develop better fruits by proper input to the growers. Instead, they will take the easiest route to import the cheapest from all and odd sources taking advantage of the excuses of globalisation and sell at the best possible margins to the consumers.
And that is what is happening for all the other items in new retail stores big and small. They are importing the cheap Chinese goods and taking the maximum advantages of the craze of Indians for foreign goods. Why can’t at least the big retail players take lessons from Maruti Udyog, who developed many auto component manufacturers that have become today world class and are competing with the best in the world? Big Bazaar and Vishal are at least the ones where at point of time, I found selling mostly Chinese goods.
Chinese manufacturers are having the advantages of developing these household items to the tastes of the people of western countries that are flashy and latest in design. And Wal-Mart and other big retailers got them developed from China because of the high cost of those in US.
Indian manufacturers can certainly compete in many cases, if assisted by the big retailers. The big business houses through its presence in retail sector in big way will help manufacturing sectors to transform itself to a world class taste through product innovations and manufacturing practices that can make them competitive too. The biggies can help agriculturists, floriculturists, horticulturists, and SMEs in manufacturing to produce the quality products at the cost to enhance and sustain the global demand for Indian goods.


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SA’s largest IT group, Dimension Data, has continued to show an improvement in its financial performance in the six months to 31 March 2010, with profit margins reaching their highest levels in almost a decade.
Investors have reacted well to the news, sending the group’s share price leaping higher on Wednesday morning.
The group, which is listed in London and Johannesburg, increased its operating profit by 21%, to $107,5m, on revenues that climbed 11,1% to $2,2bn, aided significantly by currency fluctuations. Operating margin expanded to 5%, from 4,6% in the first half of 2009.
The improvement in margins was due to a higher contribution from more profitable services sales and containment of overheads.
The group ended the period with $493m in cash.
All regions, including the US, showed “satisfactory” growth, the group says. However, a poor performance at Plessey, due to a sharp slowdown in business from African mobile operators, dragged on the group’s results. Plessey’s revenues, in constant currency terms, fell 51,4% year-on-year and it reported a “small operating loss”.
The group’s key Internet Solutions business grew revenue by 10% in constant currency and improved profits by 11,7%.
Didata CEO Brett Dawson, pictured above, says market conditions are continuing to improve. “The market has turned in terms of clients’ willingness to spend on IT and IT services,” he says.
Analyst firm Frost & Sullivan says services were the “saving grace” for Didata during the economic downturn.
“However, we expect the infrastructure spending cycle to start again in the middle of 2010 and product sales for Didata should do much better in the second half of the year,” says Frost & Sullivan ICT analyst Spiwe Chireka.
In the six-month period, the group saw continued growth in its managed services division. Services revenue now accounts for 44% of group revenues, up from 42% in the corresponding period in 2009.
Didata’s share price was trading up more than 5% on the JSE on Wednesday morning. — Duncan McLeod, TechCentral


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Jeremy Scott, known for his previous collaborations with Adidas including the "Wings", just had his latest creation yanked before they even hit the shelves. Why? People didn't really like the cuffs attached to the shoe, relating them to racial slavery. Adidas just issued the following statement: The sneaker "is nothing more than the designer Jeremy Scott's outrageous and unique take on fashion and has nothing to do with slavery...We apologize if people are offended by the design and we are withdrawing our plans to make them available in the marketplace."
Hmm, not sure if it was all that serious buut Erin said it a little better via tweet:
Gotta agree. Lighten up, people.


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NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – Becton Dickinson today reported a 5 percent jump in its third quarter revenues with growth across all three of its business segments.
The Franklin Lakes, NJ-based medical products, diagnostics, and research tools firm reported total revenues of $2.16 billion for the three months ended June 30, up from $2.05 billion for Q3 2013. It beat the average Wall Street estimate of $2.14 billion.
BD reported 5 percent sales growth for its BD Medical segment to $1.20 from $1.14 billion, while the BD Biosciences business reported 8 percent sales growth to $277 million for the quarter from $257 million in Q3 2013.
Its BD Diagnostics segment had nearly 4 percent revenue growth to $679 million from $655 million. Within that segment, its preanalytical systems sales climbed nearly 6 percent to $364 million from $345 million, and its diagnostic systems sales were up nearly 2 percent to $315 million from $310 million.
BD posted net income of $326 million, or $1.65 per share, compared to Q3 2013 net income of $302 million, or $1.52 per share. On an adjusted basis, its EPS was $1.68, beating analysts' consensus estimate of $1.67.
BD's R&D spending climbed 14 percent to $137 million from $121 million, while the firm cut its SG&A expenses around 1 percent to $528 million from $534 million.
The company reaffirmed its FY 2014 guidance of revenue growth between 4 percent and 4.5 percent, with EPS from continuing operations between $6.22 and $6.25.


text: Sydney-based Wieland Helicopter Technologies (WHT) uses coaxial rotor systems for their helicopters. This design, according to the company’s Web site, is quieter than traditional helicopters and has a smaller carbon footprint than existing alternative designs. Now, WHT has joined forces with Sean Herbert, a man who began testing the electric helicopter concept two years ago. With WHT, Herbert developed one-, two-, four- and five-seat electric helos by working with the coaxial rotor system. Currently, the electric option will only allow up to 35 min flying time, but the range all depends on what batteries are utilized.


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Make no mistake: the British car market is currently in the rudest health seen for decades. Latest data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) showed new car sales in Britain rise 8.2% in April to total 176,820 vehicles. This marked the 26th successive month of growth, and in the process underlined the UK as Europe's second-largest car market behind Germany.
The data prompted the SMMT to upgrade its full-year sales forecast to 2.4 million vehicles from its previous prediction of 2.3 million. With the domestic economy on the mend, wages rising and inflation moving to the downside, the stage is set for car sales in the UK to continue marching steadily higher.
Given this hugely encouraging backdrop, here I pick out two terrific car retailers poised to experience robust earnings growth.
Pendragon is far and away the UK's largest car dealership, boasting more than 200 showrooms up and down the country.
The company has significant exposure to the red-hot 'premium' car sector and counts Jaguar, Land Rover,
Looking further afield and Pendragon's nine franchise locations in California are also pulling up trees, from where it sells Jaguar, Land Rover and Aston Martin vehicles. The business noted last month that the "business continues to perform strongly," following on from revenue growth of 12.6% last year. Like the UK, American car sales are also tipped for solid growth this year, and LMC Automotive expects transactions to clock in at 16.1 million, up more than 3% from 2013 levels.
On top of this, Pendragon's Pinewood software division has helped to join up activities across its UK dealership network through its Pinnacle dealer management application. As well as improving a number of back office functions, the programme has been instrumental in boosting unit sales and aftersales service demand, and Pendragon saw the number of online hits rise by almost a quarter last year.
City analysts expect Pendragon to punch earnings growth of 17% during 2014, and a further 7% advance is pencilled in for next year. Based on these projections the car giant currently changes hands on P/E multiples of 11.5 and 10.8 for 2014 and 2015 correspondingly, peeking just above the value watermark of 10 times prospective earnings or below.
As well, Pendragon also offers an ultra-progressive dividend policy, and forecasters expect the firm to lift the full-year payout a mammoth 75% this year to 0.7p per share and a further 14% in 2015 to 0.8p. These projections propel the yield from 2.2% this year to 2.7% in 2015, up from a trailing yield of 1.2% in 2013.
Although one of the lesser-known British auto dealers, Cambria Automobiles is making huge progress on the M&A stage in order to become one of the country's largest new and used car retailers. Since its formation six years ago the business has made nine acquisitions, and now markets 17 different manufacturers from 27 outlets.
These brands include Grange, which sells luxury vehicles Aston Martin and Jaguar; Doves, which specialises in Volvo motors; and Invicta, which showcases mid-tier manufacturers Ford, Honda and Mazda. The business also operates the Pure Triumph motorcycle brand.
Not only is Cambria focussing on both 'premium' and 'volume' carbuilders to deliver sales expansion but, as Panmure Gordon notes, the firm's "growth strategy is to establish geographic regions with multiple locations and primary manufacturer brand partnerships with between three and ten locations with each brand." The company already operates in the North West, East Midlands and across the South.


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The release date for Apple's iPhone 5 is expected to be announced in less than two weeks, and it's clear anticipation is at an all-time high. This summer has produced an unprecedented number of alleged leaks and rumors, and now images of what is believed to be a new set of earphones for the iPhone 5 have surfaced on the Web.
A Vietnamese website known as Tinhte.vn originally published the purportedly leaked photos, giving Apple fans sneak peeks at the new set of earbuds that may accompany the iPhone 5. It appears the headphones expected to come packaged with the next-generation iPhone have undergone a significant redesign.
The iPhone 5 accessory appeared in a video posted on the website, but a new version without the audio has replaced the original version. Mac Rumors was able to translate the audio track before it disappeared.
"In my hands are the new earphones for the iPhone 5 that is about to come out -- Apple's next generation iPod," the narrator said in the video, which also compares the earbuds to those of the iPhone 4S. "These will replace the current earphones that are on the market."
According to the video, the headphones were manufactured in the Phax Co. factory in Vietnam, and the new offering will feature an entirely different form factor than its predecessor.
"They have the appearance of a horse's head, not like earbuds," the narrator said. "When they are worn, they have a much smaller profile. They have the appearance of a fully integrated, single unit -- there's no part that looks like it will come apart -- not like earbuds; the integrated design is characteristic of Apple products."
These new earphones to be released with the iPhone 5 are also said to be designed so they do not hurt when placed in a user's ears, resulting in a more comfortable experience.
This revamp would make sense, as previous rumors have indicated that Apple is planning to redesign the body of the iPhone 5 to make it longer and sleeker than that of the iPhone 4S.
Although the iPhone 5 has not been unveiled yet, new accessories and cases for the device have already been showcased. At IFA 2012, accessory maker Skech displayed a new case that was a bit taller, complete with an opening for the rumored dock connector.
"It's all a gamble," Skech's Yishay Hornik told the Associated Press, according to Fox News. However, he did not seem worried about getting the details and features wrong, even though they haven't been announced yet.
Other smartphone accessory makers seem to share this confidence.
"The leaks that are out there I think are spot-on," a representative of accessory company Zagg told the AP.
Zagg plans to be ready by the end of September, but it is waiting on devices that plug into the iPhone because it is unclear what the new rumored dock connector will look like.
Rumors predict that the release date for the iPhone 5 will come on Sept. 21, nine days after an event that will announce the device publicly. However, it is unknown whether this will hold up as true, especially as electronics manufacturer Sharp has reportedly fallen behind on its production schedule for the iPhone 5 display, according to Reuters.
An unnamed source told the news agency that Sharp is battling high costs and manufacturing difficulties that have affected the profit the company is expected to make on the screen production. The source, who is familiar with Sharp's production operations, did not say how far behind schedule the manufacturer is.
On Aug. 2, Reuters reported Sharp had begun mass production and shipments from central Japan throughout the month, but it did not specify the company's relationship with Apple.
The iPhone 5 display is expected to use new technology known as "in-cell" panels to create an even thinner, sleeker display than in the past. This is different than the "on-cell" panels used in current iPhone models, and it will combine the touch-screen elements of the display with the LCD component to eliminate a layer, making the display slimmer.
The next-generation iPhone is also expected to feature LTE connectivity, tougher glass, an improved camera, redesigned speaker grills, a bigger and thinner front plate, OLED display, a migrated earphone jack, iOS 6 (including many Siri improvements and Apple Maps), and much more.
Check out our full list of rumored features here, and view the video below to see the earbuds that are said to be included with the iPhone 5 release.


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Harry Potter is taking his talents to Hollywood. After the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park proved to be a smash success in Orlando, Universal Studios Hollywood announced Tuesday that it will open another Wizarding World in Los Angeles
The new park based on the beloved book series by J.K. Rowling will feature many of the same attractions as its East Coast counterpart, including the Hogwarts castle and Hogsmeade shops that sell pumpkin juice and butterbeer.
But the West Coast wizards will also boast some advantages, including a new spin on Orlando’s popular “Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey” simulation ride: hyper-realistic 3-D technology. The new park will also include a new outdoor ride dubbed “Flight of the Hippogriff.”
The first Wizarding World of Harry Potter park opened in Orlando in 2010, boosting Universal Studios Orlando Resort’s sales. Just last year, theme-park revenue rose 17% to $2.6 billion for the year, according to the company’s reports. Universal opened another Harry Potter amusement park in Japan before deciding to expand to California.
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The BikeBiz Awards, in association with Tannus Tyres, will announce 2021’s winners online today, 10th December.
The winners will be revealed throughout the day on BikeBiz’s social media channels, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, at the times listed below.
For over a decade, the BikeBiz Awards has served as a key event for the recognition of the very best talent from across the UK cycling scene.
The scheme offers an array of expertly-curated categories, designed to reflect the vibrant nature of the sector: from prizes that honour local independents and distribution giants through to accolades for innovative brands and those providing essential services to the industry.
The finalists for the BikeBiz Awards 2021 in association with Tannus Tyres are:
Bike Distributor of the Year – 10.00am
Best Retailer Services – 10.20am
Green Commute Initiative
P&A Brand of the Year – 10.40am
Cycle Advocacy Award, sponsored by Bikesy – 11.00am
Peak District MTB
The Bicycle Association
Best Omnichannel Retailer – 11.20am
P&A Distributor of the Year – 11.40am
Bob Elliot & Co
Innovation from a Newcomer – 12.00pm
CORE by greenTEG AG
Bike Brand of the Year – 12.20pm
BikeBiz Woman of the Year – 12.40pm
Alexandra Rico-Lloyd, The Bike Club
Aneela McKenna, Mòr Diversity
Irene McAleese, See.Sense
Michelle Jakeway, Raleigh
Nyree Hughes, Beryl
Tayah Williams, Silverfish UK
Best Independent Bike Dealer – 1.00pm
A Different Gear
Cycle Spirit London
Happy Days Cycles


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AUBURN, Ala.- Automotive parts supplier Rausch & Pausch LP (RAPA) plans to invest over $25 million in its 70,000-square-foot location in Auburn Technology Park West. The German-based company, which celebrated its 10-year anniversary in Auburn last year, plans to purchase the building it operates in, invest in new equipment and create up to 73 additional jobs over the next three years.
“The purchase of the Auburn facility will allow RAPA to continue our growth trajectory in the U.S. market and support the potential expansion of the company in the future,” said Dr. Roman Pausch, leader of the global company and the fourth generation of RAPA’s founding family.
Established over 100 years ago, RAPA is a family-owned Bavarian company that serves as a development and system partner of leading companies in the automotive, medical technology and industrial sectors.
RAPA manufactures pneumatic and hydraulic chassis and transmission components and complete systems for passenger cars, motorcycles and commercial vehicles. The company serves premium automotive brands like Audi, Tesla and Stellantis as well as major suppliers serving the industry including Vibracoustic and ZF.
Carmen Jordan heads the U.S. operations for RAPA Automotive Division as president and CEO of RAPA LP. In addition to its U.S. operation in Auburn, RAPA has international headquarters and operations in Selb, Germany, and operations in Jintan, China. Through these strategic locations RAPA provides their customer base with localized content.
“RAPA is a great corporate citizen in the Auburn community,” Auburn Mayor Ron Anders said. “The company’s focus on innovation and automation at the crossroads of engineering and advanced manufacturing is a perfect fit for Auburn. We are honored that the leadership of RAPA continues to invest and do business in our community.”


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Portuguese drinks group Sumol+Compal Wednesday in Boane, on the outskirts of Maputo, Mozambique, inaugurated its first foreign industrial unit in which it has invested around 8 million euros (US$10.4 million), the group said in a statement.
According to the statement, the choice of Mozambique to kick start its industrial business in Africa was due to the country having the conditions needed for a foreign investor as well as because of its geo-strategic position in Southern Africa.
The Boane factory, on the outskirts of Maputo, has an installed capacity of 30 million litres per year, to serve a potential market of 170 million people.
The Sumol+Compal group is the third largest drinks manufacturer in Portugal, after Unicer and Central de Cervejas, but is the first to have expanded into the African market. (macauhub)


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Zomato has raised fresh $102 Mn or INR 760 crore from Tiger Global in the ongoing series J round, this is a top-up from $62 Mn it secured from existing investor Temasek barely a week ago. Investors are apparently showing palpable confidence in the company despite the fact that foodtech sector was reeling badly in the aftermath of Covid-19 lockdown.
The investment also marks Tiger Global’s debut in India’s foodtech sector. Despite being one of the most prolific investors in India’s startup ecosystem, until this investment Tiger Global had not invested in any major online food delivery startups.
According to regulatory filings, Tiger Global has been allotted 25,313 class J preference shares at an issue price of Rs 3,09,235 per share.
Notably, before kick starting the latest funding raising spree Zomato increased its authorized share capital to nearly Rs 433 crores in mid-August. To increase its authorized share capital, the company has added 9 lakhs equity shares while adding 1 lakh preference shares.
In another important development, Zomato has also allotted worth $52 Mn or 182 crores fresh equity shares to its ESOP trust. ROC filings showed that the Gurgaon based company has allotted 12015 equity shares at a premium rate of Rs 1,53, 271 per equity shares. The ROC filing showed that Zomato’s CFO Ms Akriti Chopra oversees this ESOP trust.
Zomato reported revenue of $394 Mn in FY20, with its revenue increasing by almost 105% on year-on-year basis. Its losses, on other hand, climbed marginally to reach $293 Mn. However, the exact impact of covid-19 lockdown on Zomato’s business will be known only when the company releases its annual financial report for FY21.
According to reports, Zomato is now gearing up for an IPO in FY21. Sources claim that Zomato’s CEO Deepinder Goyal has informed its employees via mail that the company has already started making preparation for public listing next year. Sources also add that the company is in the process of selling $30 Mn share sale as part of its ESOP scheme for its ex-employees. This ESOP sale is only meant for Zomato’s ex-employees and the current employees will not be part of it.
In the mail, Goyal has reportedly stated that the current employees can generate more wealth via ESOP sale during the IPO next year.


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If you're a Web developer, deciding which browsers to support can be a big decision. Choose wrong and there are costly ramifications. With IE declining and mobile activity increasing, where does Microsoft's Windows 10-only Edge fit in? We decided to find out.
GE Additive opened a customer experience center in Munich. SAP makes SAP Distributed Manufacturing generally available. And Stratasys and Siemens hook up to make rail parts on the fly.
HP has rolled out its next generation of ZBook laptops for creatives, architects and engineers with VR in mind.
QuintilesIMS is betting on Salesforce's platform in what amounts to a big health care and life sciences win for the cloud provider.
The Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus have oddly positioned fingerprint scanners, but look a bit deeper into your settings to find another option to help keep you phone safely unlocked.
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The 2-in-1 device features a 11.6-inch touchscreen with 360-degree hinge, rugged design, and support for Android apps from the Google Play Store.
Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus will be the more popular model compared to the S8 and account for 53.9 percent of global shipments, says Yuanta Securities.


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On Wednesday, February 21, 2024, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that his office reached a settlement with DoorDash, which addresses allegations that the company facilitated several violations of both the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA).
Following an investigation by the California Department of Justice, the CA AG’s office determined that DoorDash sold the personal information of California customers without requisite notice or an opportunity to opt-out of that sale. The sale took place through marketing cooperatives, which are networks of businesses that share the personal information of their respective customers with one another in order for participating businesses to advertise to those same customers, regardless of any prior relationship. In other words, by participating in marketing cooperatives and disclosing consumer personal information as part of its membership, DoorDash was able to reach new customers; in turn, the other businesses participating in the cooperative also gained the opportunity to market to DoorDash customers.
The CCPA is unique with respect to data privacy laws because of how it defines “sale.” In general, any disclosure or transfer of personal information about a California consumer to a third party in exchange for consideration, regardless of whether money is ever exchanged, constitutes a “sale.” Therefore, the CA Attorney General’s allegation is that by sharing personal information through marketing cooperatives in exchange for opportunities to advertise to prospective customers, DoorDash effectively sold personal information without notice or consent.
The settlement requires DoorDash to pay a $375,000 civil penalty, and also:
- Comply with CCA and CalOPPA, including requirements that apply to businesses that sell personal information (e.g., notice, opt-out processing, etc.)
- Review contracts with marketing and analytics vendors and use of technology to evaluate if it is selling or sharing consumer personal information.
- Provide annual reports to the CA Attorney General that monitors any potential sale or sharing of consumer personal information.
This marks the second CCPA settlement. In August 2022, the CA Attorney General announced a settlement with Sephora that resolved allegations stating it failed to disclose to consumers that it was selling personal information and failed to process opt-out requests via user-enabled global privacy controls in violation of the CCPA.
Perhaps two of the biggest takeaways from this settlement are: (1) notice at collection must include a list of categories of the personal information that you sold or shared in the last 12 months; and (2) any transaction under which a business receives a benefit for sharing consumer information likely constitutes a sale under CCPA. When your company shares information in consideration for the opportunity to advertise, you are receiving a benefit and the transaction is a sale. Both the Sephora and DoorDash settlements serve as a powerful reminder that California privacy laws are being enforced. Last month, the California AG announced an investigative sweep, which included sending letters to businesses with popular streaming apps and devices alleging that they fail to comply with the CCPA; specifically focusing on opt-out requirements for businesses that sell or share consumer personal information.
Taft will continue to monitor developments in this area and will provide updates here and on all our Taft platforms. As always, seek qualified legal counsel whenever making determinations about your company’s legal or compliance obligations. Taft’s Privacy and Data Security Practice (PDS) stands ready to assist you with a risk-based, common-sense approach to your data governance needs. Stay tuned to Privacy and Data Security Insights and don’t forget to download our free mobile app, to give you quick, real-time access to Taft PDS content and updates like this one.


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Retailers Must Be Social This Holiday Season
During the make-or-break holiday season, marketers will pull out all the stops trying to reach their target customers, whether it's through traditional advertising (print, TV, radio, outdoor) or via postings on social media.
And the most effective content for engagement across Facebook, Twitter and Instagram is video content, according to our findings.
Shareablee found that total engagement across social media platforms in the retail industry this year declined only 2 percent, even though brands posted 13 percent less content than in 2016.
However, big-box and department stores saw a 2 percent increase in engagement and a 97 percent increase on video actions across all social platforms from 2016 to 2017.
Of all branded content across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, video is performing best. Video actions on the platforms have grown nearly 100 percent since 2016, from 179 million to 220 million.
Video views grew 3 percent, with consumers now watching 2.4 billion videos on retailers’ social platforms.
Video represents a more engaging way to interact with consumers and lets a brand express more than words associated or pictures. While the phrase “pivot to video” may be overused, it's clear that consumers are interested in branded videos and are more willing and likely to engage with their favorite retailers’ videos.
While the retail sector as a whole may have seen a decline in social engagement, that doesn't mean that retailers should shy away from using social media. The industry saw a 46 percent increase on clicks across all platforms in 2017, with retail brands experiencing a jump of 53 percent, suggesting consumers are still very interested in engaging with their favorite retail brands. Rather, retailers should post content on platforms that their customers are on and are engaging with.
As it stands right now, Instagram and Twitter are the social media platforms that retailers should be targeting. Big-box and department stores saw an 11 percent increase in engagement on Instagram, and retailers/brands saw a 22 percent increase in engagement on Twitter.
Additionally, the retail sector saw an explosion of growth in followers in 2017 on Instagram and Twitter, with follower counts rising an average of 43 percent and 14 percent, respectively. Comparatively, the retail industry as a whole saw a decline in engagement of 15 percent on Facebook and only a 9 percent increase in followers.
So does engagement on social media actually lead to a consumer being more willing to shop at a specific retailer? Shareablee has found that it indeed does make a difference. From January 2015 to August 2016, average spend increased 19 percent among those who engaged with a specific retailer online. Consumers were also more likely to log into a retailer's website, with engaged consumers logging in 77 percent more than the average consumer. Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, lifetime spend with a specific retailer was 51 percent higher among those who engaged with a brand on social media.
Shopping is increasingly becoming a connected experience, whether it be ordering gifts via a voice-activated device or shopping via Instagram. As such, a fully connected consumer is 52 percent more valuable to a retailer than one who is highly satisfied.
By utilizing the right social platforms and creating engaging content, retailers can capitalize on the burgeoning opportunity that social media represents.
Tania Yuki is the CEO of Shareablee, a social media intelligence firm.
Related story: 5 Drivers to Retail Social Media Success


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Virgin Mobile and Vodafone have both revealed new deals
The battle of the mobile operators shows no signs of stopping.
Deals and offers continue to flood the market with EE recently announcing the return of its Golden SIM which will give some lucky customers the ultimate package.
This includes a free handset every year for three years, a huge 4G data bundle, England football tickets at Wembley and plenty more.
Not to be outdone, there's now two new announcements from Virgin Mobile and Vodafone which could save money and stop you getting bill shock.
Virgin Mobile’s latest concept at winning new customers is to set spending caps.
The mobile firm says all new and upgrading pay monthly customers can set a limit so there won’t be any surprises in their next bill.
These caps can be between £0-100.
To add an extra layer of reassurance, Virgin Mobile says they will also send customers an SMS alert when they approach their spending cap and again if the limit is reached.
These alerts will be in addition to the warnings Virgin Mobile already sends when a customer uses up their inclusive monthly allowance.
Speaking about the update Jeff Dodds, Managing Director of Virgin Mobile said, “Spending Caps have been high on our customers’ wish list for some time, so we are pleased to be able to start introducing them now.
"Combined with our freshly updated app and even faster 4G speeds, we’re giving our customers a fast and flexible service with more control and peace of mind than ever before.”
Virgin Media Go app allows customers to watch TV on the go
If it's more of a deal you are after rather than a cap on what you are spending then Vodafone has just revealed a new tv deal in the UK with Sky.
The network says that, from now until 8th January 2019, customers who sign up to one of their Red Entertainment plans will be able to benefit from up to 24 months of Sky Sports Mobile TV and get a six months NOW TV Entertainment Pass free.
The deal includes all the Premier League Football and Autumn Rugby Internationals on Sky Sports along with the latest series of The Walking Dead on the NOW TV Entertainment Pass.
This offer is available to existing customers who have already chosen Sky Sports Mobile TV as their content choice, as well as to new customers who sign up to a 24-month handset plan or 12-month SIM-only plan and select Sky Sports Mobile TV.
Alternatively, customers can also choose Prime Video, Spotify Premium or a NOW TV Entertainment Pass for the duration of their contract because, unlike other providers, Vodafone offers customers a choice of four different content partners.
Red Entertainment plans are available on all Pay monthly handsets – including the new iPhone XS and Samsung Galaxy Note 9, as well as on selected SIM-only plans


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In an article titled Arbitration is Cheaper – Myth or Reality? - published on 31st October 2023 - Thomas R. Snyder, Stephen Chan, Able Au and John Olatunji from Charles Russell Speechlys discuss whether the oft peddled statement that arbitration is cheaper (than litigation) is in fact a myth or a reality.
They state that arbitration is often seen as a faster and cheaper alternative to court litigation, but the reality is more complex. The costs of arbitration can be high, and they are influenced by how the process is conducted. International arbitration originated from the need for neutral resolution of cross-border disputes, leading to thorough and expensive procedures. However, efforts are being made to make arbitration more efficient and cost-effective, such as case management, expedited procedures, and the use of technology.
The question of whether arbitration is truly cheaper than traditional court litigation remains open.
Arbitration is not always significantly cheaper than court litigation.
The costs of arbitration can be influenced by how the process is conducted.
International arbitration initially focused on neutrality and enforcement, leading to extensive and expensive procedures.
Over time, international arbitration has been used for a wider range of disputes, blurring the distinction with domestic arbitration.
Case management and procedural tools are being implemented to make arbitration more efficient and cost-effective.
Remote hearings are increasingly being used, especially for procedural and jurisdictional hearings.
The question of whether arbitration is cheaper than traditional court litigation is still debated and the article does not look in detail at the cost of consumer arbitration v the cost of litigation, where the cost of arbitration is capped and can be significantly less than running the equivalent case in the UK courts.


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The announcement by Moy Park to temporarily close its Ballymena processing plant and North Antrim Hatchery has been described as "yet another blow" for poultry producers of the region by the Ulster Farmers' Union (UFU).
UFU deputy president, David Brown said, “Moy Park’s announcement is yet another blow to Northern Ireland poultry producers.
"Many are already facing massive cash flow pressures within their businesses following the recent amendment to RHI tariffs and this news is likely to mean a further income hit.
"Moy Park is Northern Ireland’s largest employer and made profits of over £72 million in 2017.
While the firm has said the decision is temporary, producers are very disappointed that the company cannot stand by them during this period of weaker demand.
The deputy president noted that, in recent years, retailers have been reluctant to pass on inflationary rises and the cost of the living wage to consumers, adding that there is continuous pressure for the supply chain to reduce its costs.
"Yet again we have seen this squeeze come onto the primary producer and there is a very real risk that some farmers will have to close their business,” Brown concluded.
Partial closure for 2019
Yesterday, Wednesday, April 3, a spokesperson for Moy Park said:
“Moy Park is proposing to temporarily cease processing live birds at Ballymena due to challenging market conditions, with the view that we will re-open the line in January 2020.
In line with this it is proposed the North Antrim Hatchery will temporarily cease hatching until November 2019.
“We will continue to cut, further process and pack at Ballymena, including retail production of our BBQ products,” the representative for the firm added.
“We are currently working with our colleagues and their representatives doing our utmost to minimise the impact of this proposal on our excellent workforce, including offering temporary transfers to other shifts and roles.
“We will also be working closely with our farming partners throughout the process to manage this temporary reduction in poultry requirement."


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Haslingden residents have called on the council to use the £100,000 earmarked for the area’s regeneration to change its image as ‘the forgotten town’ in 2015.
Neighbouring Bacup and Rawtenstall have been awarded millions of pounds for improvements over the last few years, some of which, such as Rawtenstall’s £2.5m new town square, have already been made, but plans for Haslingden’s regeneration have yet to be discussed.
Feelings remain high in the town with business owners frustrated at the lack of action so far.
Darren Law, owner of D.T Law’s butchers and delicatessen, said: “Sometimes I feel like small businesses have been neglected; we need to try and entice people here away from the big stores and I think efforts to do that are too little too late.”
Helena Hoyle, co-owner of women’s clothing store Ruby and Daisy and a member of the taskforce set up to improve the town centre, said: “Haslingden is like the neglected town.
“There is only a very small pot of money allocated to it.
The businesswoman, whose shop has been nominated for Rossendale and Darwen’s Best Independent Shop 2014, added: “The council have refilled the hanging baskets that had been empty for a long time but I would also like to see the return of the traditional marketplace.
“I would like the council to bring the focus back to Haslingden and for it not to be the forgotten town.”
Denise Dott, co-owner of hair salon Heads Above, said: “I have worked in the town for 32 years and have seen it going more and more downhill.
“My main issue is cleanliness, the litter and cigarette butts; the place looks so drab and some of the shop fronts really need doing up.
“A lot of my clients are fed up of all the money going to Rawtenstall.
“Everyone misses the swimming pool and when it closed last year my grandson had to wait a year to get accepted for lessons at Marl Pits Leisure Centre.”
Haslingden councillor Granville Morris said: “Regeneration here is a very touchy subject; it was only because of the pressure Conservative councillors exerted that the council agreed to invest £100,000 in the town but we haven’t had a meeting about it for six months.
“There has been a lot of investment by independent businesses and the public want to see something happening.
Alyson Barnes, Rossendale council leader, said: “We have been unable to have a meeting for a while because of the by-elections and regulations that state that we cannot use public money for activities that are seen as promoting a political party during an election period.
“I am conscious though that we need a stronger way of communicating with traders and we plan to have a meeting in the new year.
“People don’t need to worry, we are on to it.”


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Sprint has unveiled its latest Unlimited Freedom for Business mobile phone plans that cut costs for business users compared to Sprint’s previous pricing plans and provide unlimited talk, texting and 4G LTE data while users are on the company’s network.
The Unlimited Freedom for Business plans, which were announced on Oct. 7, cost $55 monthly for the first line, $35 for a second line and $25 per month for the third through 10th lines. All additional lines are $35 each per month under the plan.
That means that four business users would cost $140 per month, plus taxes and fees, compared to the previous rate of $60 per user per month, or $240 for four business users.
The new plans also include unlimited lower-speed, mobile-optimized streaming for video and cloud-streaming for gaming and music, according to Sprint. Users will each also receive 5GB of 4G LTE mobile hotspot data per month, as well as VPN and P2P access. International business users can get unlimited international texting from the United States to international countries using Sprints global roaming plans.
“We have witnessed an overwhelming positive response to our industry-leading Unlimited Freedom plan for consumers,” Jan Geldmacher, the president of Sprint Business, said in a statement. “And now, we’re looking forward to delivering this same type of plan to businesses.”
Sprint also offers existing Business Share More mobile plans that allow businesses of all sizes to customize mobile packages that provide the data, talk and text services their employees need at prices that are fixed each month, according to an earlier eWEEK story. The plans, which were unveiled in May, allow businesses to choose data plans starting at $90 for 20GB plus up to 10 phone, tablet or mobile broadband lines at $10 each (total package $190 for 10 lines with data, talk and text per month), to packages of 1,000GB of data a month for $3,500, plus $10 per mobile line for an unlimited number of users (total price $13,500 per month for 1,000 mobile device lines with data, talk and text).
In July, Sprint reported net operating revenue of $8 billion for the first fiscal quarter of 2016, which equaled its total for the same quarter in 2015, while its net operating loss widened to $302 million from a $20 million loss a year prior.
The loss included a $113 million in non-recurring contract termination charge primarily related to the termination of a prior wholesale arrangement with Ntelos Holding Corp., while listing operating income of $361 million, which fell from $501 million a year prior. Sprint lost 8 cents per share, compared to a 1-cent-per-share loss for the same quarter in 2015.
The number-three mobile carrier did have some positives in its earnings report, however, as it announced the addition of 173,000 Sprint-branded postpaid mobile phone customers for Q1, as well as a 1.39 percent churn rate for the quarter, which the company said was its lowest-ever churn rate.
The company’s $302 million quarterly loss continues a streak of quarterly losses that has been going on for a decade at the company, but its leaders remain optimistic about its future.
Overall, the company reported 377,000 net mobile customer additions in the first quarter, including postpaid net additions of 180,000, prepaid net losses of 331,000, and wholesale and affiliate net additions of 528,000, over its main Sprint nameplate and its other brands. The company’s overall postpaid churn of 1.56 percent in the quarter was unchanged for 2015, while its prepaid churn rate of 5.55 percent was up from 5.08 percent a year prior.
The company has also raised about $5.1 billion in cash through the temporary lease-back deals involving some of its cell tower equipment, according to earlier eWEEK reports.
Sprint is expected to announce its Q2 2016 earnings figures on Oct. 25.


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The Latest Version of Tesla's Autopilot Can Read Speed Limit Signs, Along with Other New Features
【Summary】Tesla vehicles with the latest version of Autopilot get a new feature called “Speed Assist” which uses the vehicle’s cameras to detect speed limit signs to improve the accuracy of speed limit data on local roads, Tesla announced.
Tesla's Autopilot autonomous driving system has always been a work in progress, with over-the-air updates pushed out to Tesla's vehicles as they are developed. The latest update to Autopilot is version 2020.36, which started rolling out just a few days ago. It includes the ability to recognize speed limits signs, according to the release notes.
Tesla's incremental software updates are the first of their kind in the auto industry and is one of the technologies that sets Tesla apart from other automakers, as well as its robust autonomous driving capabilities.
A Tesla vehicle with the latest version of Autopilot gets a new feature called "Speed Assist" which uses the vehicle's cameras to detect speed limit signs to improve the accuracy of speed limit data on local roads, Tesla said.
Detected speed limit signs are displayed in the driving visualization and used to set the associated speed limit warning. Drivers can also fine tune the Speed Assist settings to their personal preferences.
At the March 2018 Scaled Machine Learning Conference at Stanford University, Tesla's director of AI and Autopilot Andrey Karpathy spoke about the planned rework of Tesla's "Full Self Driving" feature, which places much more emphasis on improving road sign detection.
The rework of Autopilot is made possible by Tesla's new and more powerful self-driving processor that was custom built in-house to better support partially autonomous and fully autonomous driving. Tesla began shipping all of its vehicles with the new processor beginning in April 2019.
All Tesla vehicles produced after April 2019 now have the hardware needed in the future for full self-driving in almost all circumstances, according to the company. The automaker believes its future autonomous driving systems will be at least twice as good as the average human driver.
Tesla said its new processor is roughly 20 times more powerful than the computer previously by Nvidia, which allows Tesla to vastly improve its self driving features. The new processor is supported by 8 external cameras, radar and 12 ultrasonic sensors on the vehicle.
Speaking at Tesla's 2019 Q4 earnings call in February, Chief Executive Elon Musk commented, "We're really only beginning to take full advantage of the Autopilot hardware, the FSD hardware. The apparent progress as seen by consumers will seem to be extremely rapid, but actually what's really going on... is having the foundational software be very strong."
Green Traffic Signal Recognition
In addition to the Speed Limit Warning updates, Tesla latest software will notify the driver when a traffic signal turns green.
According to Tesla, "A chime will play when the traffic light you are waiting for turns green. If you are waiting behind another car, the chime will play once the car advances unless Traffic-Aware Cruise Control or Autosteer is active. When Traffic Light and Stop Sign Control is activated, a chime will play when you can confirm to proceed through a green traffic light."
The audible chime when a traffic light turns green will help distracted drivers from being caught off guard when the light changes. The update is available for Tesla vehicles in the U.S., Australia, Canada and New Zealand.
German automaker Audi also introduced a similar system in 2018 in ten U.S. cities. In February, Audi announced that the German city of Düsseldorf became the second European city after Ingolstadt where drivers can use Audi's Traffic Light Information service.
Tesla also pushed out an update to its Traffic-Aware Cruise Control (TACC) system. Drivers can now quickly set the speed to the current speed by simply tapping the cluster speedometer. However like before, drivers are still able to tap the speed limit icon to adjust the set speed to the speed limit.
When TACC is engaged, a Tesla vehicle will adjust its speed based on the vehicle traveling directly in front, decelerating and accelerating as needed. This feature is available only to customers who have Autopilot hardware installed in their vehicles and it's only available for vehicles in the U.S.
Tesla's Autopilot was originally marketed as a "hands free" autonomous driving system, the first in the auto industry for a production model. However, after a series of fatalities involving Tesla's vehicle navigating on Autopilot, the company made changes, instructing owners to keep their hands on the wheel at all times and pay attention to the road ahead.
Tesla has incorporated a system that monitors the steering angle, detecting subtle changes that are designed to make sure a drivers hands are on the wheel. If no steering input is detected the system automatically disables itself requiring the driver to take back full control.
Tesla's website now includes a warning that reads, "the currently enabled (Autopilot) features require active driver supervision and do not make the vehicle autonomous."
Other existing features of Autopilot include Navigate on Autopilot, which provides active guidance from highway on-ramp to off-ramp; Summon, which automatically retrieve the car from parking spot; Autopark, which automatically performs parallel and perpendicular parking maneuvers, with a single touch; and Auto Lane Change, a system for overtaking slower traffic by automatically changing lanes on the highway.
Upcoming features to Autopilot include Autosteer on city streets. That system is currently only available on highways and major secondary roads.
For added safety, all Tesla vehicles come standard with advanced driver assistance (ADAS) features such as emergency braking, collision warning and blind-spot monitoring.
Earlier this year, security firm McAfee discovered serious flaws in Telsa's forward facing cameras, particularly in how machine learning software detects common speed limit signs.
McAfee called its experiment "Model Hacking" which is the concept of exploiting weaknesses in machine learning algorithms to achieve adverse results. Tesla's cruise control system uses machine learning for image recognition, primarily to identify road signs.
McAfee stressed that the experiment was not to discredit Tesla or its former partner Mobileye, an Isreali-based company owned by Intel that developed the camera Tesla used for its image recognition software. Rather, the researchers were trying to highlight the vulnerability of such systems so Tesla could make improvements, which the company has done.
Originally hailing from New Jersey, Eric is a automotive & technology reporter covering the high-tech industry here in Silicon Valley. He has over 15 years of automotive experience and a bachelors degree in computer science. These skills, combined with technical writing and news reporting, allows him to fully understand and identify new and innovative technologies in the auto industry and beyond. He has worked at Uber on self-driving cars and as a technical writer, helping people to understand and work with technology.
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FedUp? FedEx workers look to unionize
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At least every other day for two weeks, Bob Kutchko marched with United Parcel Service workers on the picket line outside the UPS terminal in Lenexa, waving to motorists and brandishing a sign supporting the Teamsters strike.
Kutchko doesn't work for UPS and he doesn't pay Teamster dues. In fact, he's a part-time courier for parcel carrier rival Federal Express, a company with no union ties among its ground-based work force.
But Kutchko, 42, is part of a group of FedEx workers in Kansas City and throughout the nation that wants to start a Teamsters-affiliated union at the profitable Memphis, Tenn.-based company. For almost two years the workers, who operate under the banner of "FedUp," have handed out literature and organized picnics in an attempt to generate support among colleagues for a union.
The process has been slow-going at times, but Kutchko thinks the UPS strike might wake FedEx's 80,000 workers up to similar issues at their own company. Naturally, he was ecstatic to learn his friends in brown had won a favorable settlement with UPS on Aug. 19.
"It's really going to help our organizing drive at FedEx," Kutchko said.
Labor experts agreed that FedEx might be the next target for what has become a unified and aggressive Teamsters movement under union president Ron Carey. Despite recent wage increases, FedEx couriers and sorters make less than their UPS counterparts; full-timers at UPS average about $20 an hour. Like UPS, FedEx also has a large cadre of part-time workers, some of whom complain of difficulties attaining full-time status.
"FedEx might be a ripe target for organizing efforts," said Douglas McCabe, a professor of labor and industrial relations at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
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