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Cable operators kept their usual low profile at the International Consumer Electronics Show this year, and that's probably a good thing.
Satellite TV's two CEO stars, DirecTV's Chase Carey and Dish Network's Charlie Ergen, talked up HD channels, TV downloads and portable-TV players.
Verizon touted mobile live TV, a new electronic guide and local TV channels for FiOS.
Cable? Well, at least there wasn't a repeat of the 2006 CES press conference extolling the interactivity-enabling OpenCable Application Platform. Cable CEOs' best explanation of OCAP's consumer benefits at that time came down to enabling a single remote to control a set-top, a TV, a DVD player and other devices.
Universal remotes really don't get consumer-electronics writers excited.
There were a couple of advancements on old cable announcements at this CES:
• Panasonic is getting a trial with Comcast of OCAP-enabled, interactive digital-TV sets, after last January's deal to work together on OCAP applications and digital set-tops.
• MobiTV said it will supply TV programming to the Sprint Nextel joint venture with cable operators, an undertaking that's off to a quiet start; and
• Comcast demoed a Motorola set-top with TiVo navigation now in trial in Denver, following the companies' March 2005 agreement.
• Apple CEO Steve Jobs was in San Francisco, showing off the snazzy new touch-screen iPhone and the AppleTV playback device at Macworld;
• Dell CEO Michael Dell was in Las Vegas at CES, urging cable companies to get more bandwidth to the people (something Intel's Andy Grove was doing a decade ago) and to donate money to plant trees; and
• Comcast CEO Brian Roberts was at a Citigroup investor conference near CES in Vegas. What was he touting? Prospects for telephone revenue from small companies, “a natural extension” of the existing business. Talk about a contrast.
There's logic to all this, though, beyond cable's natural conservatism, born out of years of overpromising new services, underdelivering and then getting punished by the stock market.
Satellite TV is still a consumer-electronics retail product, so it needs to make a splash at CES. Get some good press for your new movie-download service and growing HDTV lineup, sell more HD DVR boxes and add customers.
Verizon's FiOS TV and broadband services are still new to consumers, and the telcos need product innovations (like local channels and maybe a better guide) to set their TV services apart from cable and satellite.
Cable doesn't need CES so much. A growing number of cable executives go to the show every year, of course, to keep up with what competitors are doing and to see what zippy new applications might someday run on cable or create demand for cable modems. (Disclosure: four Multichannel News editors went, but I didn't.)
Bob Zitter, chief technology officer at HBO, told MCN's Todd Spangler cable's cool embrace of CES is all about historical tensions between the two industries. “Speaking personally, I think it's sad that the cable industry and the consumer-electronics industry didn't spend the last 10 years going down a collaborative road,” he said.
But Louise Mooney, a technology publicist with strong cable ties who went for five years, but not this time, said cable's playing it smart at CES. “It's a device show,” and cable would be foolish to compete for attention there.
Cable folks are smart to do what they're doing, she said — going in order to keep up with the competition and not to make noise.
Roberts got rewarded for his decision to emphasize the unsexy sizzling prospects for high-margin small-business voice revenue. Merrill Lynch's Jessica Reif Cohen “strongly” restated her buy rating on Comcast after his presentation at the Citigroup event. Last Tuesday, she ticked up her price target on Time Warner to $27 from $23.
Time Warner closed Wednesday at $22.25, a new 52-week high, and Comcast's CMCSA shares ended that day at $42.91, just below the 52-week high of $43.41.
Cable stocks in general rose 40% last year.
When the boats are rising, CES is no place to rock them.


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There will be a delay of the effective date of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Know Before You Owe rule, which includes the Truth-in-Lending Act and Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act Integrated Disclosures regulation.
CUNA has taken another proactive measure on behalf of credit unions by urging the exemption of credit unions from certain new Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Regulation C data reporting requirements in a letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and prudential regulators generally coordinate their regulatory oversight activities but further opportunities exist, according to a joint report released last week from the regulators’ Offices of the Inspectors General.
As consumers age, their ability to manage money and other personal assets can become compromised, which has led to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s latest bulletin, “Planning for diminished capacity and illness.”
CUNA President/CEO Jim Nussle said Thursday that the field-of-membership rule changes proposed by the National Credit Union Administration at its open board meeting will provide greater choice for consumers, as well as flexibility for credit unions to better serve their communities.
Human trafficking, money laundering, trade-based money laundering and terrorist financing all come with their own sets of red flags for financial institutions. In addition, entities such as money services businesses and cash-intensive businesses can be legitimate, but also have potential to be used for illicit activities.


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ARCHBALD -- A popular retailer in Lackawanna County is moving a few miles down the road.
That means good news for some Burlington shoppers and bad news for others. It all depends on where they live.
Burlington has been an anchor in a shopping plaza along Business Route 6 in Eynon for many years. But, Burlington plans to move the business closer to the bigger shopping hub in Lackawanna County: Dickson City.
Newswatch 16 spoke with shoppers from Carbondale and Waymart who say the Burlington is conveniently located in Eynon.
It's going to be in a recently vacated store, the former Dick's Sporting Goods on Commerce Boulevard. A sign in the plaza is advertising the move and new jobs.
Dickson City Borough has approved plans for Burlington to renovate the former Dick`s space. But, there`s no timeline for when construction could begin.
Officials with Burlington say plans are to open the new store this fall.
It will be more convenient for Bethany Cross of Clarks Summit, who only visits when she needs to make a special trip.
"I wouldn`t have to, I could go there and TJ Maxx, I like TJ Maxx and Home Goods too, so that would be nice," she said.
Burlington has not said when the store in Eynon will close.


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Amazon India confirms prices of Mi A3 ahead of its launch on August 21
Xiaomi is set to launch its next Android One smartphone Mi A3 on August 21. The phone was announced last month, so we already know the specifications. Amazon India has also started teasing the phone confirming phone’s availability exclusive on Amazon. But Amazon India accidentally made live the phone’s pages revealing the prices of phones before the company could officially announce it.
As per Amazon’s pages, 4GB RAM with 64GB model will be sold at Rs. 14998 and 6GB RAM with the 128GB model will be priced at Rs. 17498. Amazon India has now removed those pages, but people were able to capture snapshots.
I still believe that these are not the final prices and Xiaomi will surely launch Mi A2 at lower prices than the prices leaked on Amazon.
Also see: Triple Camera Phones in India
To recall, Mi A3 features a 6.08-inch HD+ display with Gorilla Glass 5, Android 9.0, Snapdragon 665 processor, 4GB or 6GB RAM, 48-MP+ 8-MP+ 2-MP triple Camera, 32 MP front camera and 4000 mAh battery. The phone looks good except its display. Not sure why the company downgraded the display from Full HD+ to HD+.
I will be at the launch event to bring all the latest updates for you. Follow Techlomedia on different social media channels for real-time updates.


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WASHINGTON — The US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced a new publicly available data tool on Sept. 7.
The agency said it worked with software developers to provide more access to recalls and public health alerts using an application programming interface (API).
FSIS’ first public API will permit developers to utilize recall data for consumers or incorporate them into existing digital services or mobile apps. The agency noted that all recall and public health alert information will still be available through other channels developed in recent years.
“Transparency, innovation and collaboration are essential to public health,” said Dr. Emilio Esteban, under secretary for USDA Food Safety. “By opening critical data through public APIs, third-party software developers will be able to expand the reach of our information among American consumers far beyond what FSIS could do on its own.”
Several data sets are already available on the FSIS website, where the public can collect and analyze data for food safety purposes.
The agency noted that since January 2020, it migrated applications from on-premises legacy software to cloud systems, including the FSIS public website during 2021.
“The cloud-based infrastructure for the website laid the foundation to build out a rich and robust API,” FSIS said. “These advances align FSIS more closely with the US open government initiative that aims to ensure open access to federal data, research, and information to empower citizen participation in the work of federal government.”
FSIS plans to use APIs in the future for other datasets.
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Did These Hatchimals Just Drop the F-Bomb in Front of Little Kids?
Shoppers knew the Hatchimal would be full of surprises; actually, that’s part of what made the interactive toy so popular this holiday season. But, boy, did it exceed expectations.
CNN reports that some of the toys — fuzzy, birdlike automata that hatch from plastic eggs and respond to touch and sound — are spouting out inappropriate phrases.
Videos posted on YouTube appear to show Hatchimals making sounds that have been interpreted as “f—k me” and “oh f—k!” Several videos seem to show Hatchimals of the same model, saying the same thing. Watch and decide for yourself whether it sounds like something you’d normally hear in the presence of six-year-olds — and please note that the videos have not been independently authenticated by Fortune.
According to CNN, some viewers interpreted the sounds as a benign “hug me,” while the company maintains that Hatchimals speak their own distinct language of unidentifiable noise.
“Hatchimals communicate by speaking their own unique language, which is made of up of random sounds, and by making other noises, including shivering when they’re cold and snoring while they sleep,” a spokesperson for Spin Master, Hatchimal’s parent company, told CNNMoney in a statement. “We can assure consumers that Hatchimals do not curse, nor do they use foul language.”
The past few months were great for Spin Master; Hatchimals were easily this year’s hottest holiday toy, flying off shelves nationwide and prompting some retailers to limit purchases to only one or two per customer.
But trouble began on Sunday, when parents started calling and tweeting at the company with complaints that their children’s Hatchimals either didn’t hatch or didn’t work. Customer service was so overstretched that Spin Master had to take on extra staff and extend service hours to meet the call volume. Parents posted angry notes online, many saying their children were in tears, some going so far as to say Christmas was “ruined.”
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Spin Master told Fortune in a statement earlier this week that the company is “committed to making life more fun for children around the world with all of our products. While the vast majority of children have had a magical experience with Hatchimals, we have also heard from consumers who have encountered challenges.”
“We are committed to doing everything possible to resolve any consumer issues. We sincerely apologize and thank everyone who is experiencing an issue for their patience,” the statement said.


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Waste Management of North America Inc. and E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. announced plans Tuesday to build a plastic recycling plant in Philadelphia that will serve the Northeast and eventually anchor a nationwide recycling network.
A second plant will be located in the Midwest, ``most likely in the Chicago area,`` and announced sometime during the first quarter of next year, said Bill Plunkett, director of corporate communications for Waste Management. The planned recycling network will include five plants nationwide, he said. All will be run as joint ventures of Waste Management and Du Pont and located where the company, called Plastic Recycling Alliance, can buy materials from curbside and deposit programs.
By 1994, the network will process 200 million pounds of plastics as part of an integrated recycling system that includes collection, separation, sorting and reclamation.
The Philadelphia plant, which will be able to process as much as 40 million pounds of plastics initially, will begin operating this spring and employ 70 people, said Nicholas Pappas, Du Pont executive vice president. The plant will cost about $5 million, Plunkett said.
Noting that 60 percent of Philadelphia`s neighborhoods already participate in recycling programs, Pappas said the facility will be able to
``purchase a steady supply of source material and will have access to viable markets for the high-value, end-use products Du Pont intends to develop.``
Waste Management, which collects waste from about 8 million residential and commercial customers in the U.S., will get the plastics from its curbside collection programs.
Du Pont will buy the materials recycled at the plants for use in the automotive, consumer and building industries.


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DHL Express, the world’s largest and most modern shipping logistics company, opened Israel’s largest and most advanced automated sorting centre on Wednesday.
The new facility is expected to cost roughly $50 million, making it the company’s biggest investment in Israel to date. It spans three levels and has a total area of 9,000 square meters, with 2,000 meters of conveyor belts.
It has the capacity to process 19,000 items per hour and, because it is automated, each package is sorted and delivered to a courier in less than 2.5 minutes.
The facility is designed for sustainability and energy efficiency, with solar panels and water reused for car washing. It also has the necessary infrastructure to accommodate an entire fleet of electric vehicles.
DHL built the plant to help it achieve its aim of being carbon-neutral by 2030.
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Meet Barbie Lagerfeld! Mattel reveals plan to launch doll dressed EXACTLY like famed Chanel designer
Barbie has been an astronaut, a surgeon and an entrepreneur - and now she's going to be a world-renowned fashion designer, as Mattel has announced plans to launch 'Barbie Lagerfeld.'
While Barbie has collaborated with plenty of fashion heavyweights, she's not just wearing pieces created by famed couturier Karl Lagerfeld: She's dressed exactly like the 80-year-old designer himself.
The limited-edition doll wears a tailored black jacket, a white high-collared shirt and black skinny jeans.
Sketchy behavior: Mattel is planning to launch a Barbie doll dressed like Karl Lagerfeld
Her accessories include a wide necktie, black ankle boots, fingerless gloves and Mr Lagerfeld's signature sunglasses.
The doll, part of the Barbie Collector series, is set for release this fall.
Kim Culmone, global vice president of Barbie product design, told Women's Wear Daily: 'It’s not every day that Barbie dresses like the world’s most famous fashion designer.'
Signature style: The limited-edition doll wears a tailored black jacket, black skinny jeans and sunglasses, just like the iconic designer
No word on whether the doll will come with a tiny version of the Chanel creative director's cat, Choupette.
His beloved pet recently scored a book deal: Details of her luxurious life will be revealed in Choupette: The Private Life of a High-Flying Fashion Cat.
As of last week, more than 600 fashionistas were on the waiting list for Fendi's Bag Boy Karlito - a pom-pom-esque charm designed to resemble Mr Lagerfeld's style with black mink 'sunglasses' and a silver fox 'torso.'
While the Karlito sells for $1,685, the price of Barbie Lagerfeld isn't yet available.
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The rumor was floating around East Greenwich for a week or two: the EG Post Office was closing. As with many rumors, there was some truth to it. But the building is not closing ... yet, anyway. On Thursday USPS officials confirmed the East Greenwich Post Office at 5775 Post Road is up for sale. They hastened to add, however, that a retail Post Office would remain in town.
USPS spokeswoman Christine Dumas took pains to say there were no plans to abandon East Greenwich. She said studies were being undertaken of many large post offices where there is more space than needed, East Greenwich being one of them. Pawtucket is another, she said, that's been slated for sale.
“Mail volume is dropping. We don’t need as much space,” Dumas said.
The study of the East Greenwich office indicated that “backroom” operations – sorting of mail and mail carrier pickups – could be moved to with minimal disruption to either community.
But, as Dumas pointed out, “the study just means it’s feasible. It’s not a done deal. If nobody’s interested in the building, it won’t happen.”
Dumas said any buyer would have to be willing to pay the fair market price, since the whole point of the sale would be to make money for the Post Office. The other criteria, she said, was the ability to find a space in East Greenwich for a retail operation that would include P.O. boxes and a counter.
“We have to have a viable offer on the building and we have to provide the same customer service” before a deal could be struck, Dumas said.
Steve Lombardi, head of the EG Chamber of Commerce, said he would be concerned if there was any effort to shut down retail service in town.
“This town has got too much going on,” he said. “If what they do is helpful [to the viabilty of the U.S. Post Office] without hurting the East Greenwich community, I suppose we have to support it.”
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Top Companies Are Bidding For Signify Health 💰
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- Top companies are bidding for Signify Health
- Google Play Games for PC is now available outside the US
- Coinbase introduces wrapped staked ETH token
- Tridge secures $37.2 million in funding
- Amazon Care is Shutting Down
Top Companies Are Bidding For Signify Health 💰
Amazon, CVS, and UnitedHealth are reportedly eyeing acquiring Signify Health.
While CVS and UnitedHealth are already in the race to bid for Signify, Amazon is the latest company to jump into the fray as the push for the home-health-services provider heats up.
Why does this matter? 🤔
The race for Signify shows several top companies keen to expand into the healthcare industry.
Even though Signify is currently valued by the market at around $5 billion, the final deal could exceed $8 billion 💸 when the company changes its ownership.
The bids are expected around Labor Day, although there’s always a chance a longing bidder could agree to a deal earlier.
About Signify Health
Signify Health’s healthcare platform combines technology, analytics, and networks to create value-based payment programs, driving better outcomes & experiences.
The company’s platform helps to coordinate a holistic suite of clinical, social, and behavioral services to address an individual’s healthcare needs and prevent adverse events that drive excess cost.
Google Play Games For PC 🖥 is Now Available Outside The US 🇺🇸
Google Play Games for PC, a program that lets users play Android games on Windows, is now available under an open beta to all users in five countries outside the United States.
Which are the test markets?
The test markets include South Korea 🇰🇷, Hong Kong 🇭🇰, Taiwan 🇹🇼, Thailand 🇹🇭, and Australia 🇦🇺.
Earlier this year, the tech giant introduced a limited test with interested players getting to try out the platform through a waitlist. With the latest move, they will not have to wait for an invitation.
What should you know?
- Google now has over 50 PC-compatible game titles for Windows users, including titles like Summoners War, Cookie Run: Kingdom, etc.
- The earlier beta mandated players to have a system with at least an eight-core CPU, a gaming-class GPU, and 20GB of available storage space.
- The new open beta decreases these requirements to having a four-core CPU, an integrated GPU, and 10GB of free storage on the system.
Coinbase Introduces Wrapped Staked ETH Token 🪙
Crypto exchange Coinbase announced the launch of cbETH, its new wrapped and staked Ethereum ERC-20 token.
This news comes as the crypto industry prepares for the Ethereum merge next month.
- The crypto exchange platform intends for users to circulate cbETH, as staked ETH might otherwise remain locked until 2023.
- It says that it will compete with another major liquid staking platform, presumably Lido.
- Coinbase describes cbETH as a “utility token,” a term often used to distinguish cryptocurrencies from payment tokens and other assets that might fall under securities regulations.
What can users do?
Users can withdraw their tokens to Coinbase, stake them, and then convert their ETH2 into cbETH, with the newly wrapped staked token balance displayed on their accounts.
The company notes that this will help users exit staked ETH, use the token as collateral in DeFi, and transfer or “gift” staked ETH.
Tridge Secures $37.2 Million in Funding 💰
South Korean agriculture and food trading platform Tridge Co. raised 50 billion won ($37.2 million) in its Series D funding round, becoming the latest billion-dollar startup in SoftBank Group Corp.’s stable.
DS Asset Management was the sole investor in the company’s Series D financing, joining earlier investors, including SoftBank Ventures and Forest Partners.
Founded in 2015 by Shin Hoshik, Tridge is a digital platform that combines technology and human network to connect buyers and suppliers worldwide.
It helps importers and exporters understand the global food and agriculture market and helps them trade smarter.
Since its inception, the platform has grown into a global platform for food and commodity trading, with about 28,000 sellers and 100,000 buyers.
It also operates a fulfillment service that distributes food and other products in nearly 90 countries.
What will the company do with the funds?
Tridge plans to use the funds to expand overseas and establish new services. It seeks to solve problems ranging from supply chain disruption to agricultural inflation.
Amazon Care is Shutting Down 🔒
Amazon plans to shut down Amazon Care, the virtual health service it first launched in 2019, by the end of the year.
But why is it shutting down?
The move to shut down an in-house health service comes as Amazon plans to acquire the subscription-based primary care company One Medical.
The e-commerce giant is also reportedly interested in buying Signify Health, a company that makes technology for at-home health care.
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All of which makes it hard for agencies and their food manufacturing clients to provide a robust answer to Food Standards Agency claims that its newly commissioned research has established a direct link between the TV advertising of snackfood and rising levels of obesity among children.
Such "conclusive" evidence is regularly presented and usually succeeds in generating more heat than enlightenment. What's certain is that nobody in advertising would want their industry to be responsible for a generation of couch potatoes. To succeed would be to destroy the industry's bond of trust with consumers.
Nevertheless, it's essential the industry remains united against any misguided attempt by the FSA to move the Government towards a ban on the TV advertising of food aimed at children. With a bureaucratic zeal that threatens to overtake common sense, the FSA has dispatched officials to Sweden to see how its ban on TV advertising to under-12s is working. It needn't have bothered. Sweden's ban is no more than an article of faith based on long-discredited research and perpetually undermined by ads beamed in from beyond its borders.
To make matters worse, the FSA may push for the introduction of "health warnings" on packets of savoury snacks and sweets. What nonsense. Children will ignore them and adults will regard them as an insult to their intelligence.
Heaven forbid the FSA is following Brussels bureaucrats in the mistaken belief that the advertising of brands is harmful when the real problem is the abuse of them. Would anybody seriously suggest banning car ads because car drivers kill hundreds of people every year?
Obesity among children is growing for several reasons. The pace of modern life, the death of family meal-times, the sale of thousands of school playing fields and the rise of the school run are all to blame. Singling out advertising because of its high profile when its guilt is unproven would be a superficial answer to a far deeper problem.


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Het laatste nieuws over Cryptocurrency
Find the latest, and the most interesting, cryptocurrency news collected from around the net.
Major Swiss Online Bank Posts Soaring Profits After Offering Clients Crypto Investing
Online banking service provider Swissquote has seen a 44 percent surge in profits in the first half of 2018, an uplift attributed to the "Crypto boom" earlier this year, local news outlet Finews reports July 31.
Thomson Reuters Partners With CryptoCompare to Track 50 Crypto Assets
As the press release explains, CryptoCompare will now provide order book and trade data on 50 cryptocurrencies for Reuters' financial desktop platform Eikon, which is aimed at institutional investors.
AlphaPoint Helps Launch XRP-Based Cryptocurrency Exchange
Cryptocurrency services firm AlphaPoint is powering a new decentralized exchange, the company announced Monday.
Bitcoin's Second-Ever Developer Is Back
Revealed exclusively to CoinDesk, the first coder to work alongside bitcoin's pseudonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto, Martti 'Sirius' Malmi, is joining a team of developers launching a new cryptocurrency called AXE. The project, which is combining Malmi's Identifi online reputation system with decentralized database system GUN, is taking on the long-desired mission of decentralizing the Web.
Banking Giant Trials Blockchain for Issuance of Land-Backed Loans
The Agricultural Bank of China, one of the world's largest banks by total assets, has completed the issuance of a loan worth $300,000 using a blockchain system.
Washington Utility Stops Accepting Applications for Crypto Mining
A customer-owned utilities company in rural Washington has stopped accepting applications for electricity from crypto mining and similar blockchain operations, the Seattle Times reported July 30.
Australian Government Awards Grant to Blockchain Project for Sustainable Sugar
The Australian government has granted A$2.25 million to the Sustainable Sugar Project, Foodnavigator-Asia reports July 30.
Draper Dragon Backs $20 Million Raise for Alibaba Vets' Blockchain Startup
A public blockchain project founded by the former head of Alibaba's blockchain team has raised over $20 million from institutional investors in a combined token and equity sale.
Gallup Poll: 75% of US Investors Think Bitcoin Is 'Very Risky'
Three-quarters of U.S. investors with more than $10,000 in stocks, bonds and mutual funds think bitcoin is a "Very risky" investment, a new survey revealed Monday.
Blockchain on Campus: Universities Finding Their Role as Researcher and Promoter
There are an increasing number of universities that have been opening groups, centers and laboratories dedicated to research into cryptocurrencies, and despite being young themselves, these promise to significantly advance the evolution of cryptocurrencies and blockchains.
New Extradition Request Complicates Case of Bitcoin Fraud Suspect Alexander Vinnik
A Greek court has accepted a Russian request to extradite Bitcoin fraud suspect Alexander Vinnik, complicating subsequent international litigation, the Associated Press reported July 30.
Indie Game Delisted From Steam Marketplace for Alleged Cryptojacking and Scams
Valve Corporation has removed a game from its video game marketplace Steam that allegedly hijacked users' computers to mine cryptocurrency, Motherboard reported July 30.
Kim Kardashian Receives Her First Bitcoin, "We've Moved Onto Bitcoin!"
On July 29th, 2018, the City of Hope, a cancer and diabetes research and treatment center, hosted its first annual "If Only" Texas Hold'em Charity Poker Tournament in Los Angeles.
Novogratz's Galaxy Digital Will Start Trading on a Stock Exchange This Week
Cryptocurrency merchant bank Galaxy Digital is set to trade on Toronto's TSX Venture Exchange on August 1, Bloomberg reported Monday.
Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Bitcoin Cash, EOS, Litecoin, Cardano, Stellar, IOTA, TRON: Price Analysis, July 30
ETH/USD Ethereum could not break out of the 50-day SMA for the past six days.
Chamber of Digital Commerce Proposes Guidelines for 'Responsible' Crypto Market Growth
The Chamber of Digital Commerce Token Alliance has released a collaborative report of proposed guidelines for "Responsible growth" of the cryptocurrency market, according to their July 30 press release.
Research: Only 5% of Brits Made Capital Gains Via Cryptocurrencies
Cryptocurrency enthusiasts worldwide don't shy from sharing their support for the burgeoning asset class, voicing the inevitable disruption of traditional finance market as the use of cryptocurrencies increase.
VanEck Defends Bitcoin ETF Proposal in Letter to SEC
Investment giant VanEck responded publicly to the SEC's concerns over their pending Bitcoin ETF application - fanning the flames of what may be the commission's most heated proposal to date.
Crypto Investment Fund Pantera Capital Predicts $67,500 Bitcoin in 2019
Pantera Capital, one of the first investment firms to focus solely on the cryptocurrency and blockchain sector, has announced a substantial lifetime return of over 10,000% in a recent announcement celebrating the fund's 5-year anniversary.
Binance Partners With Libra Credit to Offer Crypto-Backed Loans
Cryptocurrency exchange giant Binance announced a partnership with decentralized global lending platform Libra Credit that will allow BNB holders to access fiat and cryptocurrency loans to borrowers that pledge Binance BNB tokens as collateral.
Korean Government Seeks to Strip Tax Perks From Crypto Exchanges
Cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea may soon lose eligibility for significant tax benefits currently granted to smaller companies.
Crypto Mining CEO Said to Disappear With $35 Million In Funds
The chief executive of a cryptocurrency mining startup has reportedly disappeared with $35 million in client investments, Newsweek reported Monday.
HTC Says Its Crypto-Friendly Smartphone Will Support Litecoin
HTC's new blockchain-compatible smartphone will support litecoin, creator Charlie Lee said Sunday.
Smart Dubai and DIFC Courts Partner to Explore Blockchain-Powered Judiciary
The Dubai International Financial Centre Courts and Smart Dubai have announced their partnership to develop a "Court of the Blockchain," for streamlining the legal system, local news outlet Arabian Business reports today, July 30.
Bitmain Plans Overseas IPO, Earned $1 Billion in Net Profit in Q1, Sources Report
Jihan Wu, the co-CEO of crypto mining hardware giant Bitmain, is reportedly planning to conduct an overseas initial private offering, Fortune's crypto-focused section The Ledger reports July 30.
Bitcoin Holds $8,000 as Community Weighs ETF Impact Prospects
Data from Cointelegraph's price tracker and Coin360 reveals a modest comedown for Bitcoin through the day, falling almost 1 percent over a 24 hour period to trade at around $8,110 by press time.
Media: Crypto Exchange Huobi's OTC Trading Platform to Support India Rupee Transactions
Huobi, currently the world's third largest crypto exchange by daily trading volumes, is set to support Indian rupee transactions on its proprietary peer-to-peer trading platform, according to an email cited by Crypto News India July 26.
Bitcoin ETFs May Have Lost the Battle, But Not the War
A Bitcoin ETF, in turn, tracks Bitcoin as the underlying asset.
Charlie Lee to Advise Development of HTC Crypto-Compatible Smartphone Exodus
Litecoin founder Charlie Lee tweeted July 29 that he will be an advisor for HTC's new smartphone Exodus, which will support LTC and the Lightning Network.
Bitcoin's Price Needs Move Above $8,350 to Regain Bull Bias
Bitcoin's price is consolidating in a narrow range at press time and could regain bullish momentum above $8,350, technical charts indicate.


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Huawei Mate X2 Kicks-off in the Market with its Amazing New Features
February 23, 2021
Huawei has come up with its latest launch, the Mate X2 which has an inward folding design. However, this is not expected to be the first foldable phone from the company as we can already see the foldable design in Huawei Mate X and its updated version Mate XS. But Huawei has come up with ample of new features for its new launch Huawei Mate X2.
Based on Huawei’s website, the phone will run on EMUI 11.0 which is based on Android 10. Talking about the screen the Mate X2 measures 8’’ with an aspect ratio of 8:7:1 and a resolution of 2480 x 2200. The phone is powered by the company’s in-house Kirin 9000 chip.
Huawei is all set to rock the 2021 smartphone industry with its latest offering!
Pooja is the Business Analyst at InfoTechs Nepal. A Computer Engineering graduate, she is an amazing content creator who gives life to our book of ideas. She adds the creative punch to our social media posts, videos, and blogs. She is also a fabulous artist by passion.


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Here at SumRando, we’ve harped again and again on the importance of using strong passwords. But in light of the massive password leaks we’ve seen this year, we’re starting to wonder if even the best passwords are no longer cutting it. After all, if a cybercriminal can simply download a list of login data from a vulnerable web service, it really doesn’t matter how long or complicated your login is. So what do we do if passwords are no longer secure?
Last year, IBM made a series of predictions regarding the development of technology over the next five years. In addition to mind-reading devices (awesome!), the tech giant predicted the password going the way of the floppy disk and the advent of biometrics on a large scale.
If you haven’t watched any spy movies recently, biometric security involves systems that confirm who you are based on things like your fingerprints, iris, heartbeat, or any other physiological input.
Already, some banks are utilizing voice recognition biometrics for phone-based banking or as a double-check for ATMs and several U.S. based police departments employ smartphone based retinal scans that compare an individuals biometric data with a database for identification purposes.
So what might be in store for the average Joe’s smartphone or laptop?
Napa Sae-Bae, a graduate student at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University, is creating an iPad app to verify users' hand shape and finger length. Sae-Bae's biometric analyzing algorithm has already yielded a 90 percent accuracy rate, suggesting her innovation may have widespread application when it debuts in a year.
This project improves on Sae-Bae's existing tablet app, which unlocks iPads in response to hand gestures like palm rotation.
"Unlike gestures, fingerprints are physiological physical traits that you can't change," she explained about her current research. "There's the feeling that these are supposed to be secure and private." [mobiledia]
And while biometrics are certainly more secure than traditional passwords, there are definitely drawbacks.
The Samsung Galaxy Note Android phone uses face recognition in its lock screen. Unfortunately, a picture of the phone’s owner will also unlock the device.
Of course, advances in accuracy can make spoofing devices like this more difficult, but what happens if your detailed biometric data is cracked? If your password is hacked or leaked, it takes only a minute to regain a secure login by changing it to something new. If your biometric information is hacked or leaked, you can’t very well change your fingerprints or irises.
While it’s safe to say passwords are on the way out and safer security measures like biometrics are on the way in, as long as security measures are taken, hackers and cybercriminals will find ways to compromise them.


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BEIJING (Reuters Life!) - For some delegates, China’s annual meeting of parliament is often as much about making a fashion statement as it is debating affairs of state.
The most colorful of the group are the ethnic minorities, who regularly get surrounded by reporters as keen to photograph them as to have pictures taken with them.
There are also actors, writers and entertainers, many of them finely turned out in the latest trends, bureaucrats, some in suits whose cuts and colors defy description, and other fashion faux pas that give the event a sort of carnival-like air.
All of China’s 55 official minority groups are represented at the meeting of the largely rubber-stamp body, from Mongolians and Koreans to the Muslim Uighurs and shamanistic Oroqen, and almost all come dressed in traditional clothing.
That can take the shape of resplendent silk blouses, jingling silver headdresses, voluptuous fur hats or elegantly intricate embroidery — not necessarily everyday wear for all, though.
“This is traditional Manchu clothing. I designed this outfit, though I only wear it for big meetings,” said Na Hui, a Manchu from frigid Heilongjiang province, dressed in a bright red, figure-hugging silk dress patterned with sparkly green sequins.
But Liu Qiaoying, a Bouyei from southwestern Guizhou, said she was wearing her everyday outfit to parliament, whose session this year closes on Friday.
“This is normal for me,” said Liu, a lavender-hued headdress tucked neatly into her hair, and wearing a similarly colored top tied over a simple cream blouse.
Xu Xiangdong, a Va who lives along the Myanmar border in Yunnan province, likewise insisted he really was not wearing anything out of the ordinary, even with a few shells newly sown into his magenta cloth jacket and padded headdress.
“I’m happy if people want to take my picture,” Xu said. “I just haven’t had as many pictures taken of me this year as last.”
Of course, there are also fashion misunderstandings — permed mullets, weirdly dyed hair, sloppily fitted wigs, strange tinted sunglasses and ill-fitting suits.
One ethnic minority delegate had cut off the rim to an orange plastic hardhat and stuck a thin line of black fur in its place, and under an otherwise lovely top wore a navy blue tracksuit.
But it’s not only the minorities whose threads stand out.
Members of the art and literature group of the mainly ceremonial advisory body to parliament, consisting of singers, writers, painters, movie directors and other entertainers, are probably the snappiest dressers.
Award-winning Chinese actress Ni Ping turned heads by arriving in an effortlessly understated yet fashionable outfit of baggy jeans, black patent leather shoes, scarf and jacket.
“Don’t you think it’s a little manly?” she told Reuters upon being complimented on her get-up, before slipping off to chat on her mobile phone.
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Burger King has ALWAYS been my favorite (Thursday night Burger King nights in my household growing up, HELLO!) And with their brand-new “Proud Whopper,” my love for BK has increased even more! Click over to read more about this totally fabulous whopper!
Burger King has recently announced they will sell the “Proud Whopper!” Here’s the breakdown… It’s very very simple… a regular Whopper bundled up in a rainbow wrapper!
When you open this proud little burger, the wrapper says ”We are all the same inside!”
SO simple! But SO very wonderful! Here’s the skinny: The “Proud Whopper” will be sold ONLY through Thursday at ONLY ONE Burger King location in San Francisco on Market Street.
Fernando Machado, senior vice president of global brand management at Burger King told USA Today:
“It showcases who we are as a brand, It shows how we, as a brand, believe in self-expression.”
The inspiration behind the equality wrapper and the two-minute video about the “Proud Whopper” is Burger King’s efforts to put into motion actions that support its recently-changed slogan: “Be Your Way.” And all “Proud Whopper” sales will be donated to the Burger King McLamore Foundation for scholarships benefiting LGBT high school seniors graduating in spring 2015! Watch the “Proud Whopper” video below.
Now, for the moment, there are no plans to broaden the “Proud Whopper” sales, but Fernando Machado says they may consider something EVEN BIGGER later on! This makes my heart so happy! If you’re in the San Francisco area and get your hands on the Proud Burger, tweet @WorldOfWonder a picture of you being PROUD with your whopper!


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Rio Tinto will back two positive climate proposals at its AGM on 9 April.
A poll of 1,077 respondents carried out by interactive investor, the UK’s second largest direct to consumer investment platform, shows retail investor support for Rio Tinto’s positive climate change proposals and believe that more Chairs and CEOs should be held to account from an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) perspective. The poll was conducted between 29-30 March 2021 amongst visitor’s to ii’s website.
More than seven in 10 (72.2%) of those polled said that they would support Rio Tinto’s positive climate change proposals, which include introducing ESG measures into the short-term incentive plan (STIP) relating to climate change initiatives, diversity and inclusion and governance of the firm’s cultural heritage management. Another proposal is to suspend membership of organisations that lobby against climate action.
However, 19% of respondents believed there was no point in voting, believing the motions would be passed anyway, and 9% said they would vote against.
More broadly, a similar amount (71.5%) of those polled believe that Chairpersons and CEOs should be held to account from an ESG perspective, demonstrating the strength of feeling around management teams taking responsibility for such issues.
ESG is clearly a subject close to retail investors’ hearts, as 63.9% of respondents wanted to get more involved in decision-making and felt that shareholders should be asked to vote not just on ESG policy and targets, but on key company developments with a significant ESG impact.
Richard Wilson, CEO of interactive investor, said: “It’s clear that retail investors want to get more involved on the issues that matter to them and the platform industry should be doing more to make this happen. It is only through strength in numbers that retail investor voices are heard.
“Today, too few are making use of their votes, and the investment platform industry needs to do a much better job of highlighting the influence that all shareholders can collectively wield. If more private investors voted, the power of their voice would be heard cloud and clear. At interactive investor, only a quarter of our customers have switched on the free voting service, and of them; only 8% of our customers actually voted in 2020.”
Lee Wild, Head of Equity Strategy, interactive investor, says: “It is good to see such a significant number of investors supporting ethical issues, and climate change specifically. Rio Tinto, and Unilever at its AGM next month, are proactively encouraging votes on this hot topic. But many aren’t, and shareholders, both retail investors and the big institutions, have much more to do if other influential businesses are to follow Rio and Unilever’s example. That many City investors chose to sit out the recent Deliveroo IPO because of ESG concerns is hopefully a sign that times are changing.”


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Addis Ababa October 19/2018 The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has renewed its commitment to support and finance Africa’s free trade and cross-border investment today.
At a joint press conference he held with African Union Trade and Industry Commissioner Albert M. Muchanga, Afreximbank Chairperson Pat Utomi said the bank will finance, promote and expand the intra-African and extra-African trade in the coming years.
Afreximbank will foster assistance for the realization of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement by emphasizing the need for the structural transformation of African economies, he added.
Utomi pointed out that Afreximbank “will finance and support the private sector to proactively participate in the African Continental Free Trade Agreement.”
According to the chairperson, the bank has been working to strengthen the intra-African trade strategy and export in order to facilitate intra-African trade and promote industrialization.
The intra-African trade value and market chain are very limited among Africa’s countries, he noted, further stressing that Afreximbank will strive to stimulate a consistent expansion, and diversification and development of African trade in order establish a profit-oriented and vibrant investment destination.
The chairperson revealed that intra-African trade is only 15 percent of Africa’s total trade, compared to Europe’s 67 per cent. “We need a sustained strategic shift to industrialization and increased intra-African trade and value addition for export diversification.”
Utomi pointed out that Afreximbank will promote export diversification and trade linkage by facilitating financial accesses for each member country of Africa.
African Union Trade and Industry Commissioner Albert M. Muchanga said Afreximbank has been playing positive role in bringing stronger trade linkage between African countries.
Recalling the signing of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement, he added that Afreximbank is extending support.
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is the foremost Pan-African multilateral financial institution devoted to financing and promoting intra- and extra-African trade, it was learned.
African Export-Import Bank was established in Abuja, Nigeria in October, 1993 by African governments, African private and institutional investors as well as non-African financial institutions and private investors for the purpose of financing, promoting and expanding intra-African and extra-African trade. The authorized share capital of the bank is 5 billion USD.


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“We may not be able to teleport yet, but HoloLens allows us to review full-size 3-D designs with designers and engineers around the world in real time,” Craig Wetzel, a design manager at Ford, said in a statement on the company’s website.
“And we’ve only just scratched the surface, so possibilities for the future seem almost limitless,” he added.
As well as Ford, several other traditional carmakers – including Volvo, Audi and Volkswagen – are also using the HoloLens for training purposes.
Microsoft is scheduled to hold a Windows Mixed Reality event next month, with the software giant reportedly poised to show off the latest version of its own HoloLens.
On Tuesday, Ford announced it would cut production at five North American vehicle assembly plants for a total of 10 weeks in a bid to reduce inventories of slow-selling models.
The factories affected employ more than 15,000 people, according to Ford’s website, with three of the plants based in the U.S. and two in Mexico.


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The economic impacts on small businesses in the Santa Ynez Valley over the last year have varied, leading to the loss of a movie theater, eateries and gift shop while also resulting in the addition of a hotel, taproom, winery and new restaurants.
One notable loss to the city of Buellton is the Parks Plaza Theater, which has been closed since March 2020 due to pandemic restrictions. The five-screen movie complex was recently listed for sale at the price of $2.5 million.
"It's been hard, and they are all doing what they can to keep employees employed and doors open," said Buellton Chamber Executive Director Kathy Vreeland. "I think all of our local business have done an exceptional job. They're the backbone of our community."
Local chambers of commerce continue to rally behind businesses to stimulate their town's microeconomy, which each have suffered a financial blow since the onset of COVID-19.
According to Vreeland, Buellton's geographic location has enabled many businesses in town to ride out the last year because of road travelers.
"In general, given the fact we are on the crossroads of highways 246 and 101, I think it's helped our businesses," she said. "Some of our hotels have been able to stay open to serve essential travelers, but, of course, their numbers are down."
Vreeland said restaurants in town have done their best to pivot in order to stay open, although Morrell’s Farm Fresh Dining and Mariscos La Rancherita made the decision to close their doors temporarily.
"Sometimes it costs more to stay open partially than just close," she noted.
Just down the road, Solvang has experienced the loss of five downtown businesses, including Wandering Dog Wine Bar, which was sold, Actor's Corner Café, A Piece of the Past, European Gift Shop and Aly's Restaurant, according to Tracy Beard, executive director of the Solvang Chamber of Commerce.
In contrast to businesses lost, the town also gained nine, among them: peasants FEAST, Clean Slate Restaurant, Arrowsmith Winery, Running Horse Media, Vinderlan Vintage, Vinland Hotel and C&R taproom.
Longtime shop Café Dolce also has turned to diversification and expanded its business model to include food and sandwiches in the wake of the pandemic, Beard said.
Linda Palmer, a local resident and social media assistant for the Solvang Chamber, noted she had just made 21 changes to this year's Solvang tourist directory, pointing to businesses sold, closed or newly opened.
"We've lost a lot of good businesses," said Palmer, who added that her findings are that of her own and do not represent the Chamber. "Some [businesses] were thinking of returning, but because of the economy they decided to close. Nonprofits have been the hardest hit."
Palmer, who had been employed at the Elverhoj Museum until its forced gallery closure eight months ago, said she was lucky to find work with the Chamber in the meantime, putting to use her natural inclination for statistics as a retired engineer.
"Small businesses on Copenhagen are doing the best they can," Palmer said. "Some have done well enough to survive, like peasants FEAST. They have done very well for opening two weeks after the pandemic."
Lisa André covers lifestyles and local news for Santa Ynez Valley News and Lompoc Record.
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Taking a cue from role-playing games set in virtual or augmented reality, experts in highly specialized fields such as the military and emergency medical services are turning to VR and AR to train next-generation recruits.
As the technology evolves, analysts predict VR and AR will hit the mainstream and become the platform of choice in training employees across a diverse range of industries.
In the retail sector, Walmart’s training centers are deploying VR headsets to situate workers in real-world scenarios that may prove costly to recreate in a physical space. The company has turned to STRIVR, which provides immersive training solutions.
“How on earth do you prepare somebody for the holiday peak season – the rush of a busy store and all of the action going on around you?” asked Tom Ward, vice president of digital operations at Walmart. “With [immersive training], we can really prepare these leaders.”
STRIVR also throws in predictive analytics to gain insights on how trainees react to different scenarios.
The emerging tech gives new hires a chance to onboard seamlessly, and provides seasoned employees a way to hone their skills and pick up new ones.
Even traditional methods will get a fresh treatment in a virtual space.
Global fast food chain KFC is reportedly developing its own simulated training game called The Hard Way, which pays homage to the restaurant’s classic method of preparing fried chicken by hand – albeit in a make-believe kitchen.
On the other hand, architects and interior designers can also create designs and mock them up to scale to give clients a better visual of the project.
The potential of VR- and AR-based employee training isn’t limited to manual work either.
Even corporate training for professional services – from real estate to finance – can benefit from simulations of anything from a property tour to a boardroom meeting.
The immersive quality of VR and AR enables workers to experience the demands of the job first-hand, especially in high-pressure environments.
During police and military training, simulations are designed to sharpen the “judgmental use of force,” according to VirTra, one of the first firearms training companies to deploy VR tech.
VirTra uses multiple screens that provide a 360-degree visual of the danger zone, along with lifelike audio, to play out the realism of the situation.


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Amazon is forcing its opponents to jack up their e-book prices, a brand new lawsuit alleges.
The pricing issues stem from a deal Amazon struck with 5 main e-book publishers, the Wall Road Journal reported, citing court docket papers filed in federal court docket in New York on Thursday.
The deal prevents rival retailers from promoting any of the 5 publishers’ e-books at a worth decrease than on Amazon, the swimsuit alleges.
The 5 publishers are HarperCollins Publishers, Lagardère Hachette E book Group, Penguin Random Home, Simon and Schuster, and Macmillan.
The swimsuit alleges the retail big prices publishers excessive commissions and different prices, “which in flip considerably will increase the retail worth of the e-books they promote on Amazon.com,” in keeping with the Journal.
However beneath the deal, e-books by the 5 publishers must promote on the similar, excessive Amazon worth, the swimsuit alleges, calling it “a conspiracy to repair the retail worth of e-books.”
The swimsuit was filed by the legislation agency Hagens Berman, which is looking for class motion standing, the Journal reported.
Authorities in Connecticut and California are additionally investigating Amazon’s enterprise practices, the outlet reported.
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The BridgeClimb brand will live on under new owners Hammons Holdings who won recently won commercial climbing and tourism rights for the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
BridgeClimb is the incumbent company and its contract expires at the end of September.
In mid-August Hammons Holding bought BridgeClimb’s assets and today confirmed the iconic brand would continue, appointing Scenic World’s Chief Operating Officer Chris Zumwalt CEO from 1 October.
It also announced that Scenic World’s Chief Marketing Officer Amanda Byrne has been appointed as Chief Experience Officer, with the expanded role to cover all marketing and operations functions at Scenic World.
Hammons Holdings is a third-generation tourism company that has owned and operated Scenic World in the Blue Mountains since 1945. Directors David and Anthea Hammon will be speaking at Travel IQ in Sydney on October 24.


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WordPress has launched a new publishing platform that will offer blockchain features to users. The publishing platform backed by Google, Ethereum development studio ConsenSys and more will come with blockchain tools available for publishers.
According to the announcement, the new platform, Newspack by WordPress.com, is aimed at small- and medium-sized news organizations. WordPress describes the platform as inexpensive. The company stated that “With many local news organizations struggling to find sustainable models for journalism, we’re seeing a need for an inexpensive platform that provides the technology and support that lets news organizations build their businesses and focus on what they do best — providing critical reporting for their communities. Our hope with Newspack is to give them a platform where they can continue to focus on what they do best, while we focus on providing world-class technology and support across their editorial and business operations.”
WordPress revealed that Google led the funding of this project, committing 1.2 million USD to the cause. ConsenSys meanwhile contributed 350,000 USD while the Lenfest Institute for Journalism and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation invested 400’000 USD and 250’000 USD, respectively.
WordPress urged news organizations interested in being part of the pilot launch to visit their site for more information.
A ConsenSys representative during an interview with CoinDesk on Wednesday confirmed the investment. The representative revealed that newsrooms accessing Newspack would have the chance to use blockchain-based features. The features will be made available by Civil Media. The publish product offered by Civil will be installed as a plugin on the WordPress platform and enables newsrooms to archive content on decentralized networks.
The representative stated that “The plugin will also act as a portal that will walk newsrooms through how to join the Civil Registry, the hub of community-vetted and -approved newsrooms.” He added that Civil would also offer access to a “discovery portal” to aid consumers to find relevant news.
Civil had faced challenges in the past but became popular after assisting a news site archive a full article on the Ethereum blockchain last month. In August, Associated Press revealed that it would collaborate with the company on content licenses built on blockchain technology.


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Ábalos bet that platforms like Uber tax where they earn money
The Minister of Development, José Luis Ábalos, has been convinced that the Uber company is not going to disappear from Spain because its business is not mobility but the digital platforms, which are the future, and has advocated getting them to pay where they operate and earn money.
Ábalos has spoken in these terms at the breakfast "Forum Europe, Mediterranean Tribune" in which he participated this Thursday in Valencia, when asked if he believed that Uber was going to fulfill his threat to stop operating in the country.
"They said that they were going to leave Catalonia and soon returned, they are businesses based on digital platforms, not mobility", and they are going to "continue to exist and that is why they even offer to work for taxi drivers", he added.
In his opinion, digital platforms "is not that they have a future, it is that they are the future", after which he pointed out that "these threats are not valid" and that "some subsidiary issues based on exploitation may stop working, but the platform will continue to operate undoubtedly ".
"What we have to look for is that these platforms, which are a service that does not incorporate value but earn money, tax where they earn it," he added.
In addition, he warned of the "contradiction" of the PP, which in the Valencian Community has voted in favor of a decree to regulate the VTC and in Madrid has shown its opposition.
He recalled that if the PP rules again in Spain will repeal the "Ábalos decree", so the Valencian rule "would lack legal support because it would escape the competition of Les Corts Valencianes".
"In the Valencian case, it seems coherent, because they were promoters of the proposal in relation to the taxi and it was good for me, in an appearance in Congress, to show that the PP had a double discourse and it illustrated me a lot," he said.
In this sense, he has celebrated the "Valencian coherence" but lamented that "he coexists with a programmatic offer underlined by the PP of Spain that will repeal the Ábalos decree".
"One of the foundations to criticize the decree is that there was a lot of regulation that generated insecurity", has argued to ask then "the security that generates" this contradiction of the PP.


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The newest findings showed that China’s factory output contracted in May, strengthening concerns over world’s second economy growth. The contraction, which was driven by anemic export orders and weak domestic demand, indicated that China was losing its stem in the second quarter of the year. But what is interesting is the fact that HSBC data showed a more pessimistic picture of the China’s economy as official figures indicated that manufacturing rose in May.
On the 3rd of June, HSBC Holdings Plc issued its final reading for China’ factory output for May, showing that the gauge slumped to 49.2, compared to 50.4 recorded in April. The May’s reading has been the slowest since October 2012 as domestic and foreign demand dropped significantly. In addition, the reading was also vaguely lower than the May’s flash PMI for May standing at 49.6. Both HSBC figures, however, presented a picture of a contraction in the sector.
The detailed findings showed that China witnessed a substantial decrease in total new orders for May as they slumped to depressing 48.7, the lowest level since September 2012. HSBC Holdings Plc underlined that the drop was driven by anemic demand from domestic as well as foreign companies. But the fact is that the contraction in new export orders, which followed the contraction noted in April, might strengthen the concerns over the state of the world’s second economy and its growth. According to the companies, which were questioned, there was a visible downward trend recorded in orders from the United States.
Interestingly, the official PMI, which was released on the 1st of June, presented a more optimistic picture of the China’s economy and its factory output. The Chinese authorities informed that China’s factory output climbed to 50.8 in May, compared to 50.6 recorded in April.
Thus analysts underline that we might be witnessing a two-speedy recovery in the Asian’s dragon. The differences are driven by the groups of companies which are surveyed by two institutions. A HSBC Holdings Plc’s report focuses on small private companies which specialize in exports, while bigger companies and those which concentrate on domestic market are included in the official estimates. But the fact is that analysts are always leery of Chinese official data.
The newest readings are not line with expectations as analysts and the officials anticipated more optimistic results for 2013. However, the HSBC’s latest manufacturing PMI showed that China had been witnessing headwinds due to anemic exports demand and sluggish domestic demand as well. Several organizations, inter alia the International Monetary Fund, downgraded their China’s growth outlooks for 2013.
Commenting on the final manufacturing PMI, Qu Hongbin, chief economist for China at HSBC Holdings Plc, underlined: “With persisting external headwinds, Beijing needs to boost domestic demand to avoid a further deceleration of manufacturing output growth and its negative impact on the labour market.”
Indeed, everything indicates that China’s economy will not pleasantly surprise analysts in 2013.


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Size matters to Japanese consumers.
With garage space fast becoming an unavailable luxury to many residents of highly populated cities, size is now a big influencing factor when buying a new car. Very few urban houses have garages big enough to accommodate large vehicles.
Coming in at just under 1.8m in width, the Audi A3 is just small enough to fit into the majority of Japanese garages. But as a foreign brand, Audi was finding that many Japanese consumers perceived their vehicles to be too large for their homes.
In an effort to change this opinion, Audi came up with a highly imaginative experiential campaign to promote the A3. We love the ingenuity of this approach!
Instead of trying to drive consumers towards their dealership, Audi brought the showroom straight to shoppers. The auto brand created a pull-out newspaper insert that folded out to become a life-size poster of an Audi A3. Entitled the ‘Showroom Home Delivery’, the ad was posted directly to Tokyo residents within their ordinary newspaper delivery.
Those who received the insert were encouraged to use it to test whether or not the car would fit in their homes. Accurate to a scale of 1mm, consumers could hold up the ad inside their garages or driveways and see for themselves if the car would fit.
For added engagement, the poster also doubled as an augmented reality marker. When users scanned the ad on their smartphones or tablets, a virtual 3D version of the car popped up to bring the vision of owning their very own Audi A3 to life in an even more engaging way.
The print ad was also supported with a social media campaign where Audi asked the public to take a photo of their A3 poster in the most unusual places possible and share the photo on social media.
The campaign generated a lot of attention and was covered by more than 400 media outlets. What’s more, the ad also set a Guinness World Record for the world’s largest newspaper print insert.
Similar to Fiat’s parking billboard, the stunt shows the huge potential that experiential marketing offers car brands to engage consumers and show off their key selling points.


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Gamila Products, a small Raleigh company that created a pair of innovative products for brewing single servings of coffee and tea, has been acquired for an undisclosed amount by Seventh Generation, which expects to significantly boost its sales.
“We’ve got a national-scaled sales organization, marketing and distribution,” said John Replogle, CEO of Vermont-based Seventh Generation. “What we’ll be able to do is plug this in both nationally and internationally and, we believe, grow it quite dramatically.”
Privately held Seventh Generation is best-known for its environmentally friendly household products. Last year its products generated retail sales of more than $300 million, Replogle said.
Gamila’s two products were developed by the husband-and-wife team of Aly and Beth Khalifa. Those products are: the Impress Coffee Brewer, which is a no-muss, no-fuss variation on French press brewing for people on the move that was produced after the couple raised more than $130,000 on Kickstarter; and the Teastick, a one-cup tea infuser that makes it relatively easy to use loose tea leaves.
Aly Khalifa said he had been anticipating that, if Gamila had remained independent, its sales would exceed $700,000 this year driven by growing sales of the Impress. That product was launched in April 2013 but was sold only online. This year Gamila started to reach out to distributors for brick-and-mortar stores. It made its first deliveries to wholesalers this month.
“We feel like we are just getting started in terms of the ramp-up,” Khalifa said.
Aly and Beth Khalifa aren’t joining Seventh Generation. But the deal calls for their product development firm based in downtown Raleigh, Designbox, to team up with Seventh Generation on developing new products – including a low-cost water filtration system for developing nations.
“It’s an opportunity that allows us to really expand on the dream of what we really want to do,” Aly Khalifa said. “I can’t wait to get on with this and see what else we can develop.”
The deal is structured so that the Khalifas will benefit financially from sales of Gamila’s products going forward.
“They have a stake in the future success of the business,” Replogle said. “They won’t be formal employees of ours, but we’ll be partners. ... You meet someone as talented as Aly and Beth, you want to work with them.”
Seventh Generation plans to fold the Impress and Teastick into its bobble brand products, a business it acquired last year and moved to Raleigh. Bobble bottles are reusable, on-the-go water bottles that filter your water as you drink.
Most likely the Gamila products will be renamed bobble Impress and bobble Teastick, Replogle said.
The bobble business and Seventh Generation Ventures, the Vermont company’s acquisition arm, are based in HQ Raleigh in downtown Raleigh. Adding two full-time employees from Gamila to that team will give the company a dozen employees in Raleigh.
“We expect, over time, we are going to continue to grow our footprint in Raleigh,” Replogle said.
Replogle is well-known in the Triangle. Before he joined Seventh Generation in 2011, he was the CEO for five years of Burt’s Bees, the Durham company that makes lip balms, lotions and other products from honey and other natural ingredients.
Raleigh is still home for Replogle, his wife and their four daughters. He splits his time between Raleigh and Vermont.
That Raleigh connection played a role in the deal.
Earlier this year, Replogle and Aly Khalifa participated in a conference call on sustainability that was led by William McDonough. McDonough is a renowned sustainability expert and co-author of “Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things.”
Khalifa discovered that Repogle was local and invited him over to his office for a chat. During that visit, Khalifa made Replogle a cup of coffee with the Impress and one thing led to another.
“It all just happened because of being neighbors,” Khalifa said.


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Jonathan takes up the position of chief creative officer across the multi-discipline offering of brand, digital, experience and retail teams and joins CEO Sue Nisbet and chief client officer Cornelius Koelblin in now leading the Agency.
Jonathan joins from FCB in South Africa where he played a key regional and international role on numerous iconic brands among them Coca-Cola. From his appointment as youngest ever creative director to No.1 ECD, Loeries Awards creative performance ranking. Jonathan`s achievements include over 100 awards and a place on judging panels at Cannes, The One Show and the South African Loeries.
“Jonathan joined us on the eve of the lockdown and a raft of pitches. Challenging times, but he has undoubtably embedded a new level of ambition and creativity right across the Agency helping us transform data and insight into seamless, ground-breaking ideas”, says Sue Nisbet, the Proximity CEO.
Jonathan has long been a powerful advocate for new ways of thinking about how brands can interact with consumers today, with a conviction that strong ideas and iconic communication have a power to effect positive change.“Bold ideas and brave communication have the power to effect positive change without compromising sound commercial outcomes. We live in a biosphere where ideas need to be media agnostic and be brought to life recognising what is going on in the world and how it is affecting brands and consumers. Proximity is built on the idea of Connected Creativity, and that is exactly the principle I champion. I am thrilled to be leading a team of almost 150 creative minds, a diverse and talented group of people from across the globe who share that ambition.”
“I love working with Jonathan. Him joining us, and the influx of 30 plus new talents, reflects our terrific momentum evident in pitch wins and strong organic growth. We are set up for an exciting future”, says Cornelius Koelblin chief client officer.


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KFC Malaysia's former CMO Angelina Villanueva has taken on the marketing director role at KFC Asia under franchisor Yum! Brands, according to an internal note seen by A+M. It is also understood that Villanueva will report to CMO Annabel Fribence and she will oversee markets including Singapore and Malaysia. A+M has reached out to KFC Asia and Villanueva for comment.
Prior to this regional role, Villanueva spent over five years as CMO with KFC Malaysia under franchisee QSR Brands. Her time at KFC Malaysia involved several creative initiatives, such as Malaysia Day murals, a music-parody video during the Movement Control Order, 12 different ads to celebrate the 13 states of Malaysia, as well as a digital cookbook for its social-led #KepciKitchen.
Villanueva also worked at Star Media Group as senior GM, group marketing and corporate communication for four years, her LinkedIn said. She also has experience on the agency side, having worked at Ogilvy for nearly 18 years, starting her journey as account director in Singapore before working her way up as business unit director, group talent director, and GM based in Kuala Lumpur.
Villanueva told A+M previously in an interview for The Futurist that while technology is a relentless driving force, marketers' reason for being is still to build brands that matter and mean something to consumers. "People buy into experiences and emotions and customer decisions are a result of how they feel about brands rather than a more deliberate, linear and rational mental process. The reality is consumers don’t really care if a brand ceases to exist, let alone look out for campaigns from brands," she explained.
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Let us know what is the latest on-road price of Tata Motors' cheapest electric vehicleTata Tiago EV.
The country's leading car manufacturer Tata Motors has increased the prices of its cheapest electric vehicle.
According to the latest information, the price of the TATA Tiago EV has increased by Rs 20,000. Know Tata Tiago EV Latest Price.
After an increase of Rs 20,000 in the introductory price of the Tiago EV, its starting price has gone up to Rs 8.69 lakh.
Let us tell you that TATA Tiago EV is one of the most affordable electronic vehicles in the Indian market.
The starting price of the TATA Tiago EV is less than Rs. 10 lakhs. That's why this EV got a strong response from the customers.
There was so much craze among the customers regarding the Tiago EV that 10,000 units were booked on the very first day of booking.
Tata Motors said that the new prices will be applicable on vehicles after the first 20,000 units booking the Tiago EV.
Tata Motors has started the deliveries of the new Tiago EV from January 2023 for all pre-booked bookings.
Customers are loving the Tiago EV's battery pack that delivers 315 km per charge, which gets charged to 80% in 57 minutes via a DC fast charger.


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Virgin Group’s cruise line has been relaunched as Virgin Voyages, in a bold move by the tour operator. The new cruise line promises to provide “the most irresistible vacation at sea” and a “transformational experience”, the company’s founder Sir Richard Branson revealed this week in Miami.
Virgin Voyages, backed by the Bain Capital Private Equity group, has signed a multi-billion dollar contract with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri for the building of its three vessels.
Its first vessel, hosting 2,700 passengers, will set sail on a range of Caribbean itineraries to ports offering “unique and very social experiences”, the company said.
“Thousands of future sailors and travel professionals shared their thoughts with us and tasked us with delivering the most irresistible vacation at sea and that our name alone should leave them dizzy with anticipation,” said Sir Richard, who announced the rebranding of the cruise line at the Faena Hotel Miami Beach, appearing in a theatrical stage show with two performers dancing on deck chairs.
“This is anything but just another cruise or holiday, it will be a transformational experience delivering a very ‘Virgin style’ of adventure,” said Tom McAlpin, the president and CEO of Virgin Voyages.
Virgin Voyages is also said to be the first major cruise line to partner with Climeon, the Stockholm-based clean energy provider, to use “clean electricity” on board all of its ships, with an estimated 5,400 tons of carbon dioxide savings per ship each year – the equivalent of which would take 180,000 trees 30 years to absorb, according to the cruise line.
“The Climeon heat power system is an environmental breakthrough,” said Thomas Öström, founder and CEO of Climeon.
“Transforming hot water to electricity will be a major source of energy production going forward,” he added.


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City centre Poundland store could be demolished and rebuilt
Matthew Smith, Local Democracy Reporter
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Plans have been unveiled which could see the demolition and rebuilding of the former Poundland store in St Albans city centre.
Developers Briffa Phillips Architects submitted an application to demolish the existing building in the city centre to create a new four storey building on January 7.
Discount retailer OneBelow moved into the unit in April 2021, but the new plans would allow a restaurant to move into the space if there is no retail demand.
The development will also create 14 new flats, including two one-bedroom, 11 two-bedroom and one three-bedroom apartments.
If approved by St Albans district council (SADC), the new development will follow a similar project taking place next door. Gatsby Retail Ltd won an appeal last June to demolish the former Poundworld store, and replace it with three new retail units and 20 dwellings.
Briffa Phillips Architects said they have responded to feedback during the pre-application stage to ensure the scheme is appropriate for the St Albans Conservation Area and for the building’s neighbours.
The changes include scrapping plans for a fifth storey, the removal of balconies to address privacy concerns from adjacent buildings, and a reduction in the height of the roof.
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In a design statement submitted to the district council, the developers noted the change in use class would allow a restaurant to move into the building if there was no demand for new retail space.
The developers also said by placing the new dwellings fronting Drovers Way, the “proposals add life, visual interest and improved natural surveillance” to the road, while the existing building is currently set back.
The rear of the building will also have a curved element, similar to No 67, to disguise the retail back of house storage and refuse suite.
There is no parking allocated to the flats, with the application arguing its city centre location allows for sustainable travel, which they say had been deemed acceptable during pre-application stages. The plans include space for 19 bicycles.
Consultation on the plans is open on the district council’s planning portal (Ref: 5/2021/3386) until February 5.
A decision on the plans is expected by early April 2022.


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Online Hiring Rebounds After Decline In May And June 2018
The monthly hiring rebounds 6 percent, following a decline of 8 percent in June and 7 percent in May 2018
Production and manufacturing sector continue to lead online hiring at 60 percent y-o-y growth Monster Employment Index July 2018, while the retail sector has also witnessed a 41 percent y-o-y increase in the online recruitment activity in July 2018, up from 17 percent in June 2018.
The Monster employment index for July 2018 registered 2 percent y-o-y decline in online recruitment activities. However, the monthly hiring rebounds 6 percent, following a decline of 8 percent in June and 7 percent in May 2018.
There has also been a significant increase in the y-o-y demand for online hiring in the banking/ financial services, insurance sector (up 19 percent) following a single-digit y-o-y growth of 5 percent recorded in June 2018.
Abhijeet Mukherjee, CEO, Monster.com, APAC & Gulf said, “The online hiring in the production & manufacturing sector has seen an upswing for the fourth consecutive month. This could be result of the sustained impetus in domestic and export growth orders have encouraged firms to raise their staffing levels. Moreover, the retail sector has also shown a phenomenal growth surge which can be attributed to a spurt in online shopping owing to end of season sale and discounts.”
City-wise data shows a downtrend in e-recruitment activity in all major cities. Y-o-y, Chandigarh (up 18 percent), Jaipur (up 12 percent) and Coimbatore (up 10 percent) were the only cities to chart positive growth in July 2018. Online hiring activity in Kolkata (-3 percent) eased below the corresponding period a year ago for the first time since January 2015.
Among the job roles, finance & account (up 24 percent) and HR & Admin (up 24 percent) registered the most notable increase in demand on a year-on-year basis.


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Police Warn Of Scam Targeting Local Kijiji Classified Ads
Thursday August 29th, 2013
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Windsor Police are sending out a warning about a scam that is targeting local Kijiji classified ads.
Police say on Tuesday, the Financial Crimes Unit received information about a possible scam that involves would be “buyers” from California who advise local sellers that they would be willing to pay extra to have items shipped on their behalf to Nigeria.
Local residents who have posted items on Kijiji for sale have reported California based phone numbers responding to ads.
Police say that this type of transaction is known as an advanced payment scheme and involves fraudulent cheques as a form of payment from the buyer. The seller cashes the cheque, and is asked to wire back the difference to the buyer, however the cheque is deemed to be fraudulent and the seller is left owing the bank the amount of the fraudulent cheque.
Police remind the public be diligent when it comes to buying and selling on Kijiji and other local classified ads.