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We're not sure if this is just an excuse to dress up as pirates and wave the Jolly Roger in a public setting (and admit it, you've wanted to do this since the first time you rode Disneyland's Pirates of the Caribbean ride as a child), but a band of Swedish 'pirates' marched in protest of the Stockholm district court scalawags who issued a guilty verdict in the Pirate Bay trial. Pirate Bay's founders -- Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, Peter Sunde, Fredrik Neij and Carl Lundstrom -- were each sentenced to walk the plank one year in jail and ordered to be pay 30 million kronor ($3.6 million) in damages to several major media companies following the ruling on Friday.
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets led by Sweden's Pirate Party, a political organization which supports free file sharing for noncommercial use, many of which could be seen wearing bandannas and other pirate-attire. The party said it's membership shot up 20 percent to about 20,000 after the verdict was announced.
"The establishment and the politicians have delcared war against our whole generation," said Rickard Falkvinge, party Chairman and founder.
While unconfirmed, we hear that several court officials, fearful the protest might turn physical, made a clean getaway after someone distracted the crowd by shouting out, "Look behind you, a three-headed monkey!"
Earlier this month, we caught wind (no pun intended, MSI) of Samsung's upcoming netbook, the N120. Details were scarce at the time, with only half-baked preliminary e-tailer product pages to go off of, but that's no longer the case. Amazon (and others) are now selling the N120 that Samsung has been surprisingly quiet about.
Available in both black (N120-12GBK) and white (N120-12GW) trim, the new 10.1-inch netbook model keeps it simple (read: boring) with an Intel Atom N270 (1.6GHz, 533MHz frontside bus, 512KB L2 cache) processor on an Intel 945GSE chipset, integrated Intel GMA950 graphics, a 160GB/5400RPM hard drive, 1GB of DDR2-667 memory, WiFi, Bluetooth, 3 USB 2.0 ports, 3-in-1 memory card reader, 1.3MP webcam, Windows XP, and a handful of other features we've now seen a thousand times before.
We've spotted several vendors selling the N120 for around $465.
The pirate bay is taking on water at a frantic pace, and while an appeal in the trial is still likely, odds are pretty good that site may soon be brought down once and for all through a court injunction. Truth is though; the Pirate Bay brought this down on themselves. By picking up the torch that Napster and Kazaa dropped, they painted a huge bulls eye on their chest and blatantly taunted the movie and music industry by posting take down notices on the site, a sign of open defiance.
Though they may soon pay the price for these actions, it remains to be seen who the movie and music industry would consider to be “next on the list”. Tracker sites like Mininova, isoHunt, and Demonoid come to mind, but one searching tool rules them all, Google. Type any movie or TV show into Google followed by the word “torrent” and every tracking site, including many lesser known domains; spill their results for the world to see. In fact according to Google Trends, searches for the term “wolverine torrent” quadrupled after the movie was leaked onto peer-to-peer networks.
Google claims they are quick to remove offending content, but it’s a never ending battle. When one torrent link dies, dozens more take their place.
Can Google be held legally liable for this? It’s hard to say but with the Pirate Bay gone, we may soon find out! What do you think?
We have spent a lot of time speculating about who would be the US’s first CTO. Heck, even Intel’s CTO has chimed in on the issue. But when all the smoke cleared, Obama had chosen Aneesh Chopra, currently Virginia’s secretary of technology to fill the new and very high profile national position. Working side by side with chief information officer, Vivek Kundra, Chopra will be responsible for setting technology policy within government, and help to find ways to improve security while lowering costs.
Vivek Kundra was widely speculated to be a strong contender for the position, but so were several other Silicon Valley hopefuls. The announcement of Chopra as CTO puts to rest months of speculation, and will allow him to get down to business. As always, critics of the decision are lining up, but for the most part many respected industry leaders are coming out in favor of Obama’s decision.
According to Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association, “He is an excellent selection”. “He served proficiently in Virginia as Secretary of Technology and also has a strong background in the private sector advising the health care industry on technology management issues," he said in a statement. "He will bring to the position real world technology and public policy experience."
Does this mean Obama is going to hand over the Internet off switch? What do you think of the new CTO?
We’ve all seen the laptop hunters in action over the past several weeks and though you may not have noticed it at first, these ads represent a significant shift in tactics. The new marketing campaign by Microsoft takes a much less passive aggressive stance than in the past, and for the first time, charges head on into their primary competitor. In the previous campaign which featured a diverse group of actors claiming to be PC’s, Apple is never specifically mentioned, but clearly if you’re not a Mac you’re a PC right?
Microsoft’s strategy up to this point has been to ignore Apple completely, and to never give them the satisfaction of being acknowledged publically as a valid alternative to Windows. This new campaign is much less subtle about the value of a PC when compared to a Mac, and it is not surprising that they have invoked a response from Apple as a result.
According to an Apple spokesman “The one thing that both Apple and Microsoft can agree on is that everyone thinks the Mac is cool. With its great designs and advanced software, nothing matches it at any price." So close, yet so far”. Certain publications such as BusinessWeek would also have us believe that Anti Virus software and Geek Squad visits will make up the price difference between a $699 HP & a $2,800 Mac, but we don’t buy that argument either. One thing is certain however; we can likely expect Apple’s next ad campaign to respond in kind, making this the start of a very interesting and public war between the two rivals.
Yesterday YouTube announced an application that allows users of their popular video sharing service to add text captions to their videos, thanks to an all-new feature called (what else) “CaptionTube.”
CaptionTube, which is a part of YouTube’s TestTube labs section, allows the addition of captions directly inside your browser, thanks to a setup that will look and act much like a video editor. By selecting how long you want each caption to appear on screen for, and adding beginning and end points for each line of text it’s relatively easy to get a video captioned and ready for the Intertubes.
So, if you’re feeling up to the challenge, go forth and caption some MC Frontalot videos! I promise, it’ll take up at least an afternoon to do “Braggadocio.”
Boy oh boy, what a tumultuous few weeks it’s been!
So, for those of you just tuning it, not too long ago the minds over at Time Warner Cable decided to experiment on placing diminutive bandwidth caps (as low as 1GB/month!) on not only their customers in Texas, but others as far out as Rochester, NY.
But, after much public uproar, Time Warner’s own Cable Chief Operating Officer took it upon himself to repeal the negative press by writing an open letter to all of Time Warner’s customers, as well as others interested in the matter. His claim was simple: providing the Internet gets costly, and without capping the bandwidth hungry beasts that broadband users turn out to be, it’s just not going to work out in the long run! Still, the public outrage wasn’t quelled.
And, now, thanks to the power of the geekerati, the absurd bandwidth caps at Time Warner have been completely removed. Ultimately this uncapping could be temporary, because, in their own words, Time Warner states that they are holding off on the trials “while the customer education process continues.”
Sounds mighty condescending to me, but at this point, a win is a win.
Earlier this week YouTube announced that they’ve finally wrapped up a deal that will allow them to stream a large range of full-length movies and TV shows from Sony, Lionsgate, as well as other television networks and various indie movies.
The movies and episodes will come in a new section of YouTube, as ad-supported (but free) content. Some of the content initially included will be “Casino Royale,” CBS’ new series “Harper’s Island,” and even Morgan Surlock’s popular “Super Size Me.” Though, for the time being Sony’s content will simply be a link that leads users directly to their site, allowing Sony to collect traffic from their own video player.
Sadly, as Google admits, much of the content is at least a decade old. But, for the time being they’re looking towards making baby steps before they can fully compete with Hulu.
If you thought that YouTube was mostly a way to discover lame-o fan trailers, not-so-sophisticated movie spoofs, or the latest viral video sensation, think again. As ArsTechnica reports, pyramid scheme recruitment videos are now flourishing on YouTube. Although these so-called "cash gifting" or "cash leveraging" schemes are often referred to as Ponzi schemes, they're different. As an ArsTechnica commenter pointed out, in a true Ponzi scheme, early joiners are "paid back" by money from later "investors" by the people controlling the alleged investment, but in a pyramid scheme, you make your money only when you can con others into giving you money.
Regardless of how boring your Friday afternoons might be and how desperate you might be to make more money, watch out for videos like these. Our advice? Save your cash for better investments, like more RAM.
In what's being billed as "Design Excellence for Engineers," 3DConnexion, maker of 3D input peripherals, launched the SpacePilot Pro this week. It's one of the grooviest looking mice we've ever seen and comes with a ton of goodies for CAD professionals, including an integrated color LCD display.
"The SpacePilot Pro's LCD Worldflow Assistant gives at-a-glance visibility, whether it's email, calendar events, or RSS feeds," said Deiter Neujahr, 3DConnexions president. "It's push technology but the user can easily customize what they do and don't want to see. The intention is to focus you on your design work, with fewer interruptions to your workflow and less clutter on your main display."
Other features include keyboard modifiers (ESC, CTRL, ALT, SHIFT), 3D mouse keys, a SpaceNavigator knob capable of left/right, up/down, forward/backward, tilt, spin, and roll maneuvers, function keys, several applets, and a bunch more.
Gamers need not apply, but if you're into CAD, the svelte SpacePilot Pro might be just what you're looking for, provided you're willing to drop $500 on an input peripheral.


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Founders: Caryn Seidman Becker (CEO), Ken Cornick
Headquarters: New York City
Key technologies: Biometrics
Industry: Biometrics, security, tourism, travel
Showing an ID to get through airport security is so last century. CLEAR, a New York City-based company, is using biometrics (your fingerprint, the iris of your eyes, your face) so that with a touch of a finger or a blink of an eye your identity is verified. The company claims to have 3 million members using CLEAR to get through more than 40 airports, arenas and stadiums around the country instead of having to show tickets, boarding passes or IDs.
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Co-founders Caryn Seidman Becker and Ken Cornick, who had previously co-founded Arience Capital, bought the company out of bankruptcy and launched it as CLEAR in 2010. Both believed in the power of biometrics and the potential of creating frictionless customer experiences. In August they moved the needle even further by launching a biometric payment and age validation service.
CLEAR kiosks at CenturyLink Field and T-Mobile Arena in Seattle let sports fans buy food, drinks and prove they are of legal age to purchase alcohol with just a tap of their finger. The company says this is the first time in the U.S. that biometrics has replaced a government-issued ID for age validation and credit card purchases in a single touch. CLEAR has plans to expand this service to more locations in the coming year.
A full membership for CLEAR costs $180 annually and covers all participating airports and stadiums. Membership to get into sports stadiums and arenas is free. So far, the company has raised $35 million from Revolution Growth and T. Rowe Price.

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Grand Korea Leisure Co Ltd (GKL) recorded a net profit of 44.08 billion won (Rmb2.9 billion) for the whole of last year. In 2021, the South Korean casino operator reported a net loss of 22.74 billion won (RUB 1.5 billion) due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
GKL’s total sales in 2023 reached 396.69 billion won (26.3 billion rubles). The result improved 51.3 percent compared to the figure for 2022. Operating profit in 2023 amounted to 51.31 billion won (3.4 billion rubles). In 2022, the company reported an operating loss of 13.92 billion won (923.4 million rubles).
The operator filed its financial report with the Korean stock exchange on Thursday. The figures released are based on preliminary data, which is subject to audit. However, GKL has already commented on sales growth and a return to profit in 2023. According to the company, this is due to an increase in the number of overseas visitors throughout the year. Earlier, the operator said it plans toIt will attract even more VIP clients from abroad. The initiative envisioned increased marketing activities in Mainland China, as well as in the Japanese megacities of Tokyo and Osaka.
State-owned operator Grand Korea Leisure reports to the Korea Tourism Organization. The latter is affiliated with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. GKL manages the Seven Luck chain of gambling facilities, catering exclusively to foreigners. Two of them are located in Seoul and another casino in Busan.
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This week on Lost in the Supermarket, a podcast hosted by Phil Lempert and Sally Smithwick.
After a large frozen food recall, the company responsible cannot locate the source of Listeria and plans to reopen. Also, are we doing enough to protect people with food allergies? And Kellogg’s is opening a cereal restaurant in Times Square.
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Company Ressence, founded by Belgian designer Benoit Mintenom, announces the release of new items Type 3, which looks like a digital clock. Models are reflected on the screen dials with various indications. But in fact, watches are mechanical.
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Watch brand Breva, founded in 2010 Vinsanom Dyupontre, released the Genie 01 – the world’s first fully mechanical watch with time, power reserve, altimeter and barometer. Caliber novelty was designed by Jean-Francois Mozhonom from studio Chronode.
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The famous watch brand Grieb & Benzinger announced the release of a new model of Black Tulip Sabudha Imperial, marking the third anniversary of the only English-language Simply Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.
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The famous Swiss watchmaker Ball announced the release of its next novelty Fireman Classic 40mm (Ref. NM2098C-SJ-BK), which will be officially presented at the annual international BaselWorld 2013.
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Among the pieces on top of the Chopard watch World Fair this year there will be no doubt the LUC Engine One H, a timepiece that is anything to be a cross between a car and a piece of Haute Horlogerie. Its manufacturing gauge with tourbillon takes the look of an engine, while the dial looks like a dashboard sports.
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AUVSI CEO to Deliver Remarks at Drone World Congress in Shenzhen
Wynne will also meet Chinese companies exhibiting at AUVSI’s XPONENTIAL
SHENZHEN, China — Brian Wynne, president and CEO of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), will deliver a keynote address on Friday, June 23, at the Drone World Congress 2017 in Shenzhen, China. The conference will bring together delegates from around the world to discuss the latest advances in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) technology.
AUVSI, the world’s largest non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of unmanned systems and robotics, represents more than 7,500 members from more than 60 countries, including China. Wynne will provide attendees of the Drone World Congress with a snapshot of the current state of the UAS industry in the United States, its regulatory framework and the commercial applications of the technology that are anticipated in the future.
“I am excited to once again visit Shenzhen to speak at the Drone World Congress,” Wynne said. “I look forward to discussing opportunities for companies and stakeholders around the world to capitalize on the vast potential that the UAS industry in the United States stands to offer.”
An AUVSI report on the economic impact of commercial UAS has forecasted the industry to create more than 100,000 new jobs and more than $82 billion in economic impact within the first ten years following UAS integration into the U.S. airspace.
The Drone World Congress 2017 will be held jointly with the Shenzhen International UAV Expo 2017. Attendees across academia, government, and industry will discuss topics surrounding the development of UAS technology, including for commercial uses such as agriculture, environmental protection, surveying, public safety and energy. Over 20,000 people are expected to attend the expo.
While Wynne is in China, he will meet with Sunshine International Trade Show Promotion Co., Ltd. The company is a partner with AUVSI on XPONENTIAL, the association’s trade show and conference, which is held annually in the United States.
Last month in Dallas, Texas, more than 7,500 industry leaders and professionals from over 650 cutting-edge companies, representing more than 55 countries, came together at XPONENTIAL 2017 to showcase innovations in unmanned systems. Sunshine helped organize the show’s China Pavilion, which included exhibits of the latest developments in Chinese robotics technology.
Sunshine is currently working with Chinese companies that are planning to participate in XPONENTIAL 2018, which will take place at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. Educational programs will run April 30 to May 3, with exhibits open from May 1 to 3. For more information, visit www.xponential.org.
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The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) — the world's largest non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of unmanned systems and robotics — represents more than 7,500 members from more than 60 countries involved in the fields of government, industry and academia. AUVSI members work in the defense, civil and commercial markets. For more information, visit AUVSI.org.


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Sega America have uploaded a Sonic Boom behind the scenes video which can be viewed above. The video documents the development process and speaks to a number of key players on the team. Sonic Boom is exclusive to the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U and is the third and final game in Sega’s exclusivity agreement with Nintendo.
The long-running battle between Sega and Nintendo in the 90′s is due to be detailed in both a book and in a movie. The book is titled Console Wars and is written by Blake Harris. There will also be a movie based on the book and this will be written and directed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. Sony Pictures and Scott Rudin will be developing the project. The book’s writer, Blake Harris, will also serve as Executive Producer.
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SEGA has announced that it will split Index Corporation – a subsidiary of SEGA – into two companies: Atlus and Index. Last September, Sega Sammy acquired Atlus parent company Index Corporation in a move to secure the company’s financial outlook. Now, a shift in business structure is required to strengthen its divisions and support new developments.
Atlus will maintain its game development with 121 employees, while Index Corporation will focus solely on advertisement and marketing, as well as content distribution, employing a total of 166 individuals. Changes within the managerial are also afoot with Yukio Sugino – current SEGA managing director – acting as the head for Atlus. Such divisions will be completed by April 1.
Bob Rafei, CEO and visual director at Big Red Button, has explained to CVG just how they managed to land the lucrative Sonic franchise. Rafei says Sega approached the studio in 2011 which mainly composed of Naughty Dog, High Impact Games, and Heavy Iron Studios developers, who have all focussed on third-person character action. Rafei later explained to the publication that he eventually hopes that the team will be allowed to create more games in the series, but I suspect it all depends on how Sonic Boom turns out.
“Sega came to us in 2011 and they had this big, bold plan that they showed us, and we were really blown away by what they were trying to do, and it fit right in with what we are trying to do as a studio as well.”
“So given the team’s background – there’s a lot of guys from Naughty Dog, from High Impact Games, from Heavy Iron Studios – we’re all focusing on third-person character action. And given our history with stylized character platformers, it was a great fit. And given that they really wanted to do something different, it was an opportunity that we couldn’t turn down.”
“We had been working with the CryEngine up to that point, and we just decided we can still make it work. Sega wasn’t quite sure, but I think that at the end of the day they saw what we can do with it, and everybody seems to be very pleased.”
“I’d like to [make more Sonic games], for sure. That’s always my dream. It’s a very cool world, it’s a very interesting mix of characters that have been developed across all of the media. I’d love to explore the world in even bigger and greater ways in the future, if possible.”
Looks as though Sonic Lost World didn’t perform quite as badly as some expected, despite a few low scores from a number of review publications out there. Sega says that Sonic Lost World for both the Wii U and the Nintendo 3DS shipped 640,000 units combined worldwide as of December 31st. Sega claims that sales were low due to the harsh market environment.
The Wii U version of Sonic Boom has been in in the works for two years, according to developer Big Red Button Entertainment. The game, which will feature redesigned iterations of Sonic and his friends, will serve as a prequel to the Sonic Boom TV series, which will debut on Cartoon Network during the 2014/2015 season. The Nintendo 3DS version of Sonic Boom is being developed by Sanzaru Games.
Sega has told Polygon that Sonic Boom is being made in the west as the company wanted to have a completely Westernized branch for the Sonic franchise. Sonic game designer Takashi Iizuka said that Sega wanted to develop a Sonic game for Western audiences primarily, which is why they chose to have Big Red Button develop the Wii U version of Sonic Boom and have Sanzaru Games work on the Nintendo 3DS title.
“As part of completely thinking about the West, we wanted to make sure we had Western game developers and make it a part of Western television. We wanted to make sure it was developed best for Western audiences primarily; this was very important.
“The whole thing started with the television series. Our previous series, Sonic X, was made in Japan and influenced by Japanese anime; the main audience it was made for was in Japan, although it came to the West as well. So Sonic Boom is something made specifically for the Western audience. For the TV series to be successful, we pretty much had to make it for that audience, and the games tie into that strategy.”
Sega has released a trailer for its forthcoming Sonic game called Sonic Boom which according to the trailer is exclusive to Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. The game is in development by Big Red Button and Sega and should be released this year. Big Red Button contains a couple of developers from acclaimed development team, Naughty Dog.
Serving as a prequel to the stories revealed in the TV series the Sonic Boom video game will deliver a totally different experience to previous Sonic games with collaborative gameplay at its core. Developed in the U.S by California based Big Red Button Entertainment (Wii U) and Sanzaru Games (Nintendo 3DS) in collaboration with Sonic Team, this is the third title to be released as part of an exclusive deal with Nintendo. Sonic Boom will take advantage of the innovative hardware of both the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS, with traditional elements of Sonic games, such as speed, also featured. The videogame will also introduce exploration, combat and a new Enerbeam tether mechanic that will allow the Sonic Boom world to be discovered in totally unique ways.
Twitter user DaDa Rocks has shared the new look of the 2014 Sonic team on Twitter. Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy, have all been updated for 2014 in the forthcoming Sonic Boom which according to the Twitter user will lead to a new video game (on game consoles & mobile), cartoon show, toys from Tomy.
Sega is holding a press event today which should give us an idea of what they’re planning to do with the Sonic brand this year. The poster says that 2014 will mark a renaissance for Sonic the Hedgehog, so we may get information regarding Sega’s third Wii U Sonic game. Earlier this week it was revealed at the Nuremberg toy fair that Sega is planning a brand new Sonic title for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Wii U, but Sega quickly squashed the rumour.


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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwired) -- 07/22/14 -- Naturally Splendid Enterprises (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:NSP)(OTCQB:NSPDF)(FRANKFURT:50N) is pleased to announce the formation of a wholly-owned subsidiary in the state of Colorado in the United States of America. The name of the US Corporation is Naturally Splendid USA Ltd.
Naturally Splendid CEO Craig Goodwin states, "Forming a US subsidiary is an important strategic step for Naturally Splendid for several reasons. A U.S. subsidiary allows the Company to expand distribution of the existing 100% NATERA(TM) superfood brand to US retailers, as well as penetrate US markets more efficiently for the plant based omega products and technologies that we have exclusive marketing rights throughout North America for in an agreement that we secured with Boreal Technologies. As importantly, it is the first step in commercializing the cannabinoid technology that we are in advanced stages of negotiations on with Full Spectrum Labs as announced on July 16, 2014."
On January 1st 2014 Colorado became the first US state to open recreational marijuana stores and became the first place in the world where marijuana will be regulated from seed to sale. Retail marijuana will have a 25% state tax plus the usual state sales tax of 2.9%, making the additional revenue to the state initially amount to $67 million a year, with $27.5 million of it designated to build schools, state tax officials say.(i)
By making legalizing marijuana, Colorado has opened its doors to considerable research and development opportunities in the field of cannabinoids. A prominent cannabinoid present in marijuana and hemp is Cannabidiol (CBD) known for its multiple therapeutic, nutraceutical applications. More specifically, Cannabidiol, or CBD, is a compound in industrial hemp that potentially has significant medical benefits, but does not make people feel "high" and can actually counter the psychoactivity of THC.
The reduced psychoactivity of CBD-rich cannabis may make it an appealing nutraceutical product for individuals seeking anti-inflammatory, anti-pain, anti-fungal, anti-bacteria and/or anti-spasm effects without disconcerting lethargy or dysphoria. Because CBD is only sold as a medical marijuana product in Colorado, people have to be Colorado residents to obtain it.
The process to locate a corporate headquarters for the U.S. subsidiary of Naturally Splendid has already begun. The Company is fortunate that CFO Chuck Jenkins is very familiar with operating in the state of Colorado. Mr. Jenkins states, "Having worked for several years with a Colorado operating company, I have found the business environment, infrastructure and geographic location to be quite advantageous as a base for US operations."
About Naturally Splendid Enterprises Ltd.
Naturally Splendid's 100% owned NATERA(TM) line of hemp-based superfood products are carried nationwide by Canada's leading health food distributors and a network of retail stores across Canada including major retailers and specialty stores. Naturally Splendid's 100% owned "NATERA(TM)" line of products includes natural and flavored shelled hemp seeds as well as natural and flavored hemp protein powders.
Naturally Splendid has an exclusive sales agreement to market and distribute, in North America, the full complement of patent pending, plant-based omega products created by Boreal Technologies. The products include HempOmega(TM) and H2Omega(TM), as well as the FlaxOmega(TM), CanolaOmega(TM), and ChiaOmega(TM) plant based omega products. These novel products utilize microencapsulation and liposome technologies and are available in both a powder format and an aqueous solution for increased flexibility in ingredient applications and stand-alone products.
For more information e-mail [email protected] or call 604-559-8051.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors
J. Craig Goodwin, CEO, Director
Information set forth in this news release contains forward-looking statements that are based on assumptions as of the date of this news release. These statements reflect management's current estimates, beliefs, intentions and expectations. They are not guarantees of future performance. Naturally Splendid cautions that all forward looking statements are inherently uncertain and that actual performance may be affected by a number of material factors, many of which are beyond Naturally Splendid's control. Such factors include, among other things: risks and uncertainties relating to Naturally Splendid's ability to complete proposed private placement financing. Accordingly, actual and future events, conditions and results may differ materially from the estimates, beliefs, intentions and expectations expressed or implied in the forward looking information. Except as required under applicable securities legislation, Naturally Splendid undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking information.
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Companies today struggle to manage the types and volume of data their customers and employees generate and use every day. With billions of requests daily, operational consistency can be elusive. In his session at Big Data Expo, Dave McCrory, CTO at Basho Technologies, will explore how a distributed systems solution, such as NoSQL, can give organizations the consistency and availability necessary to succeed with on-demand data, offering high availability at massive scale.
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Code Halos - aka "digital fingerprints" - are the key organizing principle to understand a) how dumb things become smart and b) how to monetize this dynamic. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Robert Brown, AVP, Center for the Future of Work at Cognizant Technology Solutions, outlined research, analysis and recommendations from his recently published book on this phenomena on the way leading edge organizations like GE and Disney are unlocking the Internet of Things opportunity and what steps your o...
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The move in recent years to cloud computing services and architectures has added significant pace to the application development and deployment environment. When enterprise IT can spin up large computing instances in just minutes, developers can also design and deploy in small time frames that were unimaginable a few years ago. The consequent move toward lean, agile, and fast development leads to the need for the development and operations sides to work very closely together. Thus, DevOps become...
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In their session at @ThingsExpo, Shyam Varan Nath, Principal Architect at GE, and Ibrahim Gokcen, who leads GE's advanced IoT analytics, focused on the Internet of Things / Industrial Internet and how to make it operational for business end-users. Learn about the challenges posed by machine and sensor data and how to marry it with enterprise data. They also discussed the tips and tricks to provide the Industrial Internet as an end-user consumable service using Big Data Analytics and Industrial C...
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SYS-CON Media announced that Splunk, a provider of the leading software platform for real-time Operational Intelligence, has launched an ad campaign on Big Data Journal. Splunk software and cloud services enable organizations to search, monitor, analyze and visualize machine-generated big data coming from websites, applications, servers, networks, sensors and mobile devices. The ads focus on delivering ROI - how improved uptime delivered $6M in annual ROI, improving customer operations by minin...
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“DevOps is really about the business. The business is under pressure today, competitively in the marketplace to respond to the expectations of the customer. The business is driving IT and the problem is that IT isn't responding fast enough," explained Mark Levy, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Serena Software, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at DevOps Summit, held Nov 4–6, 2014, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
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"SOASTA built the concept of cloud testing in 2008. It's grown from rather meager beginnings to where now we are provisioning hundreds of thousands of servers on a daily basis on behalf of customers around the world to test their applications," explained Tom Lounibos, CEO of SOASTA, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at DevOps Summit, held Nov 4–6, 2014, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
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SYS-CON Events announced today that ActiveState, the leading independent Cloud Foundry and Docker-based PaaS provider, has been named “Silver Sponsor” of SYS-CON's DevOps Summit New York, which will take place June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY. ActiveState believes that enterprises gain a competitive advantage when they are able to quickly create, deploy and efficiently manage software solutions that immediately create business value, but they face many challenges that ...
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“This win means a great deal to us because it is decided by the readers – the people who understand how use of our technology enables new insights that drive the business,” said Matt Davies, senior director, EMEA marketing, Splunk. “Splunk Enterprise enables organizations to improve service levels, reduce operations costs, mitigate security risks, enhance DevOps collaboration, create new product and service offerings and obtain deeper insight into customer behavior. Being named Best Business App...
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The Industrial Internet revolution is now underway, enabled by connected machines and billions of devices that communicate and collaborate. The massive amounts of Big Data requiring real-time analysis is flooding legacy IT systems and giving way to cloud environments that can handle the unpredictable workloads. Yet many barriers remain until we can fully realize the opportunities and benefits from the convergence of machines and devices with Big Data and the cloud, including interoperability, ...
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SYS-CON Media announced that Cisco, a worldwide leader in IT that helps companies seize the opportunities of tomorrow, has launched a new ad campaign in Cloud Computing Journal. The ad campaign, a webcast titled 'Is Your Data Center Ready for the Application Economy?', focuses on the latest data center networking technologies, including SDN or ACI, and how customers are using SDN and ACI in their organizations to achieve business agility. The Cisco webcast is available on-demand.
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Datapipe has acquired GoGrid, a provider of multi-cloud solutions for Big Data deployments. GoGrid’s proprietary orchestration and automation technologies provide 1-Button deployment for Big Data solutions that speed creation and results of new cloud projects. “GoGrid has made it easy for companies to stand up Big Data solutions quickly,” said Robb Allen, CEO, Datapipe. “Datapipe customers will achieve significant value from the speed at which we can now create new Big Data projects in the clou...
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IoT is still a vague buzzword for many people. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Mike Kavis, Vice President & Principal Cloud Architect at Cloud Technology Partners, discussed the business value of IoT that goes far beyond the general public's perception that IoT is all about wearables and home consumer services. He also discussed how IoT is perceived by investors and how venture capitalist access this space. Other topics discussed were barriers to success, what is new, what is old, and what th...
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The Internet of Things (IoT) is rapidly in the process of breaking from its heretofore relatively obscure enterprise applications (such as plant floor control and supply chain management) and going mainstream into the consumer space. More and more creative folks are interconnecting everyday products such as household items, mobile devices, appliances and cars, and unleashing new and imaginative scenarios. We are seeing a lot of excitement around applications in home automation, personal fitness,...
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Security can create serious friction for DevOps processes. We've come up with an approach to alleviate the friction and provide security value to DevOps teams. In her session at DevOps Summit, Shannon Lietz, Senior Manager of DevSecOps at Intuit, will discuss how DevSecOps got started and how it has evolved. Shannon Lietz has over two decades of experience pursuing next generation security solutions. She is currently the DevSecOps Leader for Intuit where she is responsible for setting and driv...
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iQoo 9, the anticipated upcoming handset from the Vivo sub-brand, is reportedly making its way to the market soon. The smartphone, which is expected to come alongside the iQoo 9 Pro, is now said to have been spotted on the Compulsory Certificate of China (3C) listing with model number V2171A. The listing suggests the fast charging speeds of the smartphone as well. iQoo 9 is likely to come with an upgrade over the iQoo 8 phone that went official in August this year. The new iQoo phone is tipped to debut in early 2022.
According to a report by MySmartPrice, iQoo 9 smartphone with model number V2171A is listed on the 3C certification website. The listing suggests the charging type of the device as well. It is said to support 120W fast charging.
iQoo 9 series, which is expected to include the vanilla iQoo 9 and iQoo 9 Pro models, has been part of leaks and rumours for quite a while now. Both phones are likely to come with upgrades over the iQoo 8 series that was launched in August in China and comprised two models — iQoo 8 and iQoo 8 Pro. Both iQoo 9 and iQoo 9 Pro phones are tipped to feature a 4,700mAh battery.
The iQoo 9 is said to come with Qualcomm’s newly launched Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC. Additionally, it is likely to have an AMOLED display with a refresh rate of 120Hz. The vanilla model is reported to come with several gaming-oriented features, including pressure-sensitive shoulder buttons on both sides for playing games. The handset is likely to include dual x-axis linear motors for vibration feedback. It is expected to feature a micro-head gimbal mechanism for its camera.
Other specifications of the iQoo 9 series are under wraps for now. While iQoo is yet to announce any details about the upcoming series, a past leak suggests that the company is preparing to launch the iQoo 9 series in late January or early February in next year.


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CEO & Partner
February 19, 2019
As we are nearing the end of the ski season, manufactures are showcasing next seasons products at the bi-annual Outdoor Retailer Show. I had the pleasure of attending this Snow Show last week in Denver, Colorado. This show is organized and managed by the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), which hosted the same show I attended this past November. However, this show was different. The atmosphere was high energy. Loud music played through-out the convention center and beer was handed out at the end of the day. I could tell everyone was happy to be there. Rewind two years ago and this was not the case.
OBSTRUCTION OF CORE VALUES
OIA, a voice of the outdoor industry, is a membership-driven trade organization. Their goal is to work with members to increase participation of outdoor activities, adventure and recreation while being a force in sustaining the environment. In February 2017, OIA announced that their current host city of Salt Lake City, Utah was not living up to primary core value of sustainability. The show that had been held at the same convention center for more than a decade and attracted over 50,000 people announced its move to Denver, Colorado. A progressive city that better met the organization’s expectations of environmental and ethical responsibility.
WHY THE CHANGE?
A partial reason for the move was based on a political agenda of the current administration and supported by Utah Governor Gary Herbert. Their ideas oppose the very values that represent the OIA and its members, environmentally and economically.
In February of 2017, OIA Executive Director Amy Roberts was quoted in an article written in The Salt Lake Tribune, saying that The OIA specifically asked Herbert for four measures that outdoor businesses consider important to their future in Utah:
- End legal efforts or support for congressional action that would facilitate the sale or transfer of federal lands to the states.
- End efforts to nullify the Antiquities Act.
- Maintain protected status of Bears Ears National Monument in Southeastern Utah (Governor Herbert, that same month signed a resolution from the Utah Legislature asking President Donald Trump to rescind Bears Ears monument designation.)
- Support other public lands that provide the backbone of the industry’s sales.
With these four measures in mind Amy Roberts said, “it is important to our membership, and to our bottom line, that we partner with states and elected officials who share our views on the truly unique American value of public lands for the people and conserving our outdoor heritage for the next generation.”
“The most memorable attribute of this show was that manufactures and brands focused on not only performance, but sustainability, for the planet and for profit.”
CHANGE DOES NOT HAPPEN OVERNIGHT
There were many peaceful protests held by outdoor enthusiasts before the change was announced. Large companies such as Patagonia began to pull out of the show which in turn hurt the profit the city was making from hosting this convention. Now in its second year in Denver, the show is continually growing in size, and more importantly staying true to its values.
Patagonia, a company that always leads with values over profits said it best with a simple message stating, “ We’re in business to save our home planet.” From responsible manufacturing to protecting the very resource that we inhabit, this is what a great brand does. They create a great product that proves its worth, but first and foremost they align themselves to a clear belief system. And they demonstrate those beliefs more than they describe them.
So, there I stood among thousands of attendees and rows upon rows of vendor booths with like-minded people. The most memorable attribute of this show was that manufactures and brands focused on not only performance, but sustainability, for the planet and for profit. Although the OIA is neither a manufacturer, distributor or retailer, but by standing up for what they believe in, they solidified themselves as a brand I’m proud to support. And judging by the energy in the room that weekend, I’m most definitely not alone.


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News Hub:Stocks End Higher on Upbeat Economic Data
Paul Vigna explains why stocks overcame their early losses to end higher, helped by some upbeat economic data.
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Why Amazon buying MGM is a watershed moment for Hollywood and tech
After years of speculation about the merging of Big Tech and Hollywood, Amazon.com Inc. said Wednesday that it is acquiring Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios for $8.45 billion — snapping up a library of more than 4,000 movies and storied franchises including “James Bond,” “Rocky” and “The Pink Panther” — in a watershed moment for the entertainment industry.
The deal, subject to regulatory approval, would be the Seattle online retail giant’s second-largest purchase ever, following its $13.7-billion acquisition of Whole Foods in 2017.
It comes at a pivotal time as competition ramps up among streaming services such as Netflix, Disney+ and HBO Max, where hit shows are key to driving consumers to subscribe. The rapid changes are fueling a wave of consolidation in the media landscape. Just last week, AT&T Inc. said it would spin off WarnerMedia in a $43-billion deal with Discovery, a remarkable retreat for the telecommunications giant only three years after it bought the assets.
For Amazon, the principal attraction is MGM’s valuable library, which includes 17,000 episodes of TV programming and a stable of film properties that could be mined for reboots.
Amazon already has a studio of its own, based in Culver City and run by former NBC executive Jennifer Salke since 2018. It has produced a handful of acclaimed television series, such as “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and “Fleabag,” and has released some popular movies, including “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.”
The studio, which earlier won awards for such art-house fare as “Manchester by the Sea,” was nominated this year for 12 Oscars with films that included “Sound of Metal,” “Borat” and “One Night in Miami.”
But Amazon’s performance on the big screen has been uneven, and many of its biggest hits were films that it didn’t actually make. For instance, “Coming 2 America,” a big draw for Amazon Prime Video this year, was acquired from ViacomCBS’ Paramount Pictures. And if Amazon wants to stay competitive, it has to ramp up production.
People close to the e-commerce colossus who were not authorized to comment said the MGM acquisition fits Amazon Chief Executive Jeff Bezos’ plan to grow Amazon’s entertainment business more aggressively to better compete against Netflix and others.
“This gives them the opportunity to acquire talent that has a better expertise at creating movies and hits,” said Brian Yarbrough, a consumer research analyst at Edward Jones.
Streamers are eager to build their own libraries of intellectual property for series, as more companies are launching rival platforms instead of selling content to others. Amazon’s acquisition of MGM increases its catalog and gives it a prolific TV production engine. Beverly Hills-based MGM is responsible for shows such as “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Vikings” and “Fargo.”
“Clearly Amazon is in full throttle in terms of spending on programming,” said Brahm Eiley, president of Convergence Research Group in Victoria, Canada. “That’s the only way that you are going to reduce churn and keep eyeballs on your programming at the end of the day.”
The deal is sure to face criticism from lawmakers already concerned about the size and dominance of Amazon.
The proposed acquisition follows years of speculation that one of the large tech players — Apple, Google, Facebook or Amazon — would buy a studio after either dabbling in entertainment or trying to build their own production pipelines.
Apple, for example, has long been rumored as a buyer for a production company such as A24 or MGM to supercharge its content machine for Apple TV+. But so far the Cupertino, Calif., company has chosen to make or license movies and shows for Apple TV+, such as “Ted Lasso,” produced by Warner Bros. and Universal.
Instead, it’s Amazon that’s taking the plunge.
Bezos’ decision to step down as chief executive of Amazon this summer led some to question whether the company he founded would retreat from the entertainment business. The billionaire’s replacement, Andy Jassy, currently runs Amazon Web Services, the company’s cloud computing arm, and has little familiarity with Hollywood.
But Amazon recently announced that longtime executive Jeff Blackburn would return to run entertainment and media properties, including Amazon Studios and Prime Video, signaling that Amazon was looking to improve its position.
“The real financial value behind this deal is the treasure trove of IP in the deep catalog that we plan to reimagine and develop together with MGM’s talented team,” Mike Hopkins, senior vice president of Prime Video and Amazon Studios, said in a statement.
Amazon spent $11 billion on music and video content in 2020, up from $7.8 billion in 2019, according to Convergence Research Group. That amount is expected to grow to $15.5 billion this year, the firm forecasts. Amazon’s “Lord of the Rings” series alone is estimated to cost $465 million for one season.
Paying nearly $9 billion for MGM represents a significant step up. Hollywood executives have questioned whether MGM was worth the purchase price — valuing it closer to $6 billion. However, Amazon, with a market capitalization of $1.6 trillion, can clearly afford it.
“The MGM library is very well regarded,” said Corey Martin, a managing partner at the law firm Granderson Des Rochers. “There are titles there that are award-winning, titles that are culturally relevant. The gravitas that would come with that would certainly further legitimize what Amazon is seeking to accomplish in the content sector.”
After a rebound, the storied studio is facing a string of challenges during the pandemic.
Although most streaming rivals and studios consider content their main business, Amazon Studios and Prime Video were both set up as a way to draw more users to the larger Amazon Prime retail subscription service.
That membership, which costs $119 a year, also includes perks such as free shipping on products on Amazon’s retail site and streaming music on Amazon Music Unlimited. Consumers can also choose to subscribe just to Amazon Prime Video for $8.99 a month.
Still, the track record of outside companies succeeding in Hollywood is weak. Others — including telecommunications giants, soft-drink makers, booze sellers, utility giants and manufacturing conglomerates — have tried to make a go of show business only to leave in defeat, partly because of the unusual difficulties of making hit movies and shows.
What is it about the media and entertainment business that has proved so hazardous to corporate interlopers?
It was long predicted that a Chinese conglomerate would buy a historic studio, but other than Dalian Wanda Group’s purchase of Legendary Entertainment, that didn’t happen. Chinese companies have largely retreated from Hollywood deals and are focused on building studios at home.
AT&T acquired the Time Warner assets for $85 billion in 2018 with the aim of using content and mobile connectivity to create a bigger whole. But with a massive debt load, AT&T couldn’t spend what it needed to stay competitive in streaming and telecommunications.
Owning a studio won’t be easy for Amazon, and MGM comes with unique challenges. The studio’s biggest property, the James Bond franchise, is one it shares with 007 producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, who wield enormous control over the series through their British production company Eon.
Broccoli is highly protective of the legacy of her father, Bond producer Albert R. “Cubby” Broccoli. People familiar with the Broccolis say they expect the family would demand a global theatrical release for any Bond movie and have long resisted the idea of building out the franchise for episodic television.
The next 007 film, “No Time to Die,” hits theaters in October after more than a year of delays because of COVID-19. The super-spy series is at a crossroads, as Daniel Craig has said “No Time” will be his final outing as the agent with a license to kill.
Then there’s the library, which includes titles such as “Legally Blonde,” “The Addams Family” and “Stargate.” Many of MGM’s properties have already gotten the reboot treatment, with mixed results. “Creed,” an extension of the “Rocky” series, was a commercial and critical success. “RoboCop” (2014) was neither.
Further, MGM’s vault has both diminished and expanded over the decades since its heyday as a dominant studio through multiple changes in ownership, with overlords including Kirk Kerkorian (several times), Ted Turner and Italian financier Giancarlo Parretti.
Known for its roaring lion logo, MGM was formed in 1924 with the combination of Metro Pictures Corp., Goldwyn Pictures and Louis B. Mayer Productions. In its early era, the studio’s releases included such classics as “Gone With the Wind” and “The Wizard of Oz.” However, those titles, along with many earlier MGM productions, were cleaved from MGM decades ago and have been owned for years by Warner Bros.
On the TV side, Amazon will have to deal with the successful and sharp-elbowed MGM Television Chairman Mark Burnett, known for producing reality programs such as “Survivor,” “Shark Tank” and “The Voice.” Those shows air on other broadcast networks, limiting the benefit to Amazon.
MGM has explored a sale for months, as speculation of potential buyers swirled because of the size of the company’s debt and the delay of its latest 007 movie. Private equity firm Anchorage, run by Kevin Ulrich, has been a major shareholder since MGM emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2010.
The studio has recently operated under an unusual management structure. It has been run by an “office of the CEO” since the firing of Gary Barber in 2018. Barber was ousted after holding preliminary talks to sell MGM, a move that Ulrich opposed at the time. MGM also owns the premium pay-television network Epix, a smaller competitor of HBO and Starz.
Discovery CEO David Zaslav will run the proposed new company, which would bring together some of the best-known TV channels and Warner Bros. studio.
The pandemic has accelerated the consumer shift toward streaming-on-demand content, putting pressure on cable companies and movie theaters that are struggling to deal with the fallout. Although some studios and media companies have launched rival streaming services such as Paramount+ and Peacock, their user numbers pale in comparison with the subscriber bases of larger players such as Netflix.
Schuyler Moore, a partner at the law firm Greenberg Glusker, said he expects more consolidation. Studios previously had so much power because they controlled distribution, but that’s changed in the streaming world, in which studios have become production houses for streamers.
“The truth is, whoever controls distribution wins,” Moore said. “Content is not king. Distribution is king.”
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When the University purchased the property located at 551 South Division Street in late 2012, forcing the building’s longtime tenant Blimpy Burger to move to a new location on South Ashley Street, local news sites, blogs and social media exploded with retrospectives and eulogies for the Ann Arbor food landmark. University alumni, current students and veteran Ann Arborites lamented the loss of a Central Campus fixture that had united the Ann Arbor community for more than half a century — a taste of local color that, like Cottage Inn Pizza, the Michigan Theater or the Ark, helped to differentiate the city from other college towns in America.
But Blimpy Burger’s move from South Division isn’t the first example of a local fixture being forced out of the Central Campus area in recent years.
Another Ann Arbor mainstay, David’s Books, was supplanted by Potbelly’s Sandwiches on the corner of State and Liberty in 2003, leaving behind only its iconic Liberty Street mural before going out of business at a new location on East William Street. More recently, Seva, a restaurant offering vegetarian cuisine on East Liberty Street, had to abandon the space it occupied in the VFW Hall building and relocate to the Westgate Shopping Center after forty years. The owners found themselves with no choice when they were faced with a rent increase of more than 50 percent last summer.
While the circumstances surrounding these moves are unique to each situation, the fact that local fixtures like Seva and Blimpy Burger are finding themselves uprooted from their longtime homes shows that one thing is certain: Ann Arbor is changing, and the independent businesses that help make the city unique are, at least in some cases, being pushed out in the process.
Understanding student demand
As a freshman getting my first taste of Ann Arbor two years ago, I, like many other students, began cautiously venturing out of my West Quad dorm room to explore the town. Naturally, I followed the crowds of my fellow lanyard-toting newcomers up and down the streets bordering the Diag, where I was surprised to find, for the most part, familiar storefronts. Chipotle, Starbucks, CVS and 7-Eleven were all there to greet me in this foreign landscape, offering products that I knew I could trust at prices I could afford.
The vast majority of my first purchases in Ann Arbor — and many of my subsequent ones as well — were made in the chain stores lining the streets closest to campus. And, as University alum Nick Lemmer, the owner of Iorio’s Gelateria, observed, my purchasing habits as a student reflect the breakdown of his clientele.
“I would say that almost 70 percent of our customers are just Ann Arborites,” he said. “The student market is a very hard one to hit because it’s changing every year.”
In areas farther away from Central Campus, students make up an even smaller portion of businesses’ regular customer base.
“If you talk to any business owner on Main Street,” said Maura Thomson, executive director of the Main Street Area Association, “they would say they would like to capitalize more on the student population. On a day-to-day basis, I would say the Main Street area is more looked at by students as the place where you take your parents when they come into town.”
The success of Ann Arbor’s independent businesses, then, isn’t driven primarily by students, but by resident Ann Arborites.
But why don’t students shop at local stores more often? Why do students express such ravenous loyalty to certain local brands like Blimpy Burger or Cottage Inn, while spending the majority of their cash at generic chain stores?
Part of the answer to those questions may be found, as Assistant Professor of Marketing Scott Rick explained, in consumer psychology.
“People do tend to be risk averse on average,” Rick said. “It’s like ‘a bird in the hand versus two in the bush.’ Like ‘I know what Five Guys can give me, but Red Hawk? That sounds weird.’”
Breaking with habit and trying a new store or restaurant can be difficult, and often requires that the potential customer be faced with an unusual circumstance.
“Often you have to be in some kind of unusual state, you want to impress someone or you’re in a particularly good mood, and when people are in a good mood they explore more,” Rick said.
Part of the answer may also be a marketing problem, as Iorio’s owner Nick Lemmer explained.
“Every year, you have a whole new group of people who don’t know you’re here, and every four years that group of however many thousands of people is gone,” he said. “It can be expensive and you have to be sure that you’re spending your marketing money in the right way to get that captive audience.”
Combine inherent consumer risk aversion, the difficulty of developing brand loyalty with a rapidly changing student population, and the proximity of State Street and South University to student housing, and the realization that students spend most of their money at the chain stores lining those streets doesn’t come as much of a surprise.
A tale of two cities
What is surprising is the rate at which the business landscape in Ann Arbor is changing to reflect the competing demands of convenience-focused students clustered around central campus.
John Kerr, an Ann Arbor native and owner of Wazoo Records on State Street, has seen profound changes in the areas closest to central campus since growing up in the city in the ’50s and ’60s.
“I remember going over (to South University) Christmas Eve because I had some desperate last minute gift to get and was shocked to find — this was in the last few years — that everything was closed. When the students leave town, they just have no reason to stay open. It was like a ghost town, this was noon-ish on Christmas Eve,” Kerr said. “And I remember shopping Christmas Eve (on South University) as a child, there were a lot of cool stores there where you could get gifts for your mom or whatever, there were all sorts of nice places.”
Kerr attributes those changes to a shift in consumer focus.
“It went from businesses that catered to the entire University community, be they staff, students, etc., to businesses that cater exclusively to students.”
For the most part, the businesses catering to student demand are not unique to Ann Arbor. There are certainly a few Ann Arbor originals, like South U Pizza, Lucky Kitchen or BTB Cantina that have succeeded in carving out a niche in the student market. Generally, they offer late hours, cheap prices and fast service, all of which attracted Iorio’s owner Nick Lemmer during his time as a student.
“For me, it was always finding something cheap,” Lemmer said. “You know, ‘Where are the coupons at?’ When I’m ready to splurge on something, maybe I’d go to a more expensive place. I never really put that much thought into where I was eating, I was just happy to be eating.”
But, more often than not, that desire for cheap products and fast service leads students away from unique local stores and, increasingly, drives local stores away from students. The vast majority of independent businesses in Ann Arbor now cluster in areas with less student-heavy populations, like Kerrytown and Main Steet, where there seems to be a greater demand for unique business experiences.
LSA senior and Ann Arbor native Adam DesJardins, who currently lives in Kerrytown, prefers shopping at local businesses as a way to support the community and preserve the uniqueness of the city.
“I would say I favor the local places, just because I think that my money goes further, honestly. I feel my money goes further because I’m supporting a place I love … I just think that when you have a community and a town, you think of your three favorite places, they’re not necessarily like CVS and Walgreens. You don’t say ‘I love Ann Arbor because the Chili’s there is awesome.’”
Thomson saw that same love for the authentic Ann Arbor experience during the Great Recession of 2008.
“We weathered it a lot better than I thought we would,” Thomson said. “And I think that’s a testament to the longtime business owners we had down there. I think it speaks a lot to the support of the community. There were a lot of people that made an effort … redoubled their efforts to support the community. And around that time I think we also became more aware of supporting local, you know, the whole message started getting out there more.”
The drive to support local stores has created what Thomson describes as a thriving “experience economy” in areas like Main Street and Kerrytown, with customers willing to spend more for the unique products and services offered by independent businesses.
The cost of development
The increasingly sharp divide between the convenience-focused businesses around Central Campus and the “experience economy” of areas like Main Street and Kerrytown is part of a larger process of growth and development in Ann Arbor that has perhaps done the most to alter the appearance of the city in recent years.
A number of high-rise apartments and office spaces have supplanted smaller buildings and now dominate the skyline in the areas around South University and the Michigan Union as well as along Huron Street on the North Side of town. Kelly Cobb, a University alum who recently returned to Ann Arbor to open Hunter House Hamburgers on East William, was stunned when he first saw the rate and scale of the change.
“When my wife and I first pulled up not having been here in eight years, Ann Arbor was very unrecognizable,” Cobb said. “The number of high-rises that came in was shocking, I had friends’ apartments that were just gone and replaced with 15 story buildings.”
That development has been partially driven by an influx of high-tech firms, which have provided high-paying jobs and increase Ann Arbor’s recognition beyond its association with the University. As Kerr, the owner of Wazoo records, has seen in recent years, Ann Arbor is becoming an increasingly popular tourist destination.
“I’ve noticed that the trend over the last few summers that kind of fascinates me is that it seems like it’s almost more of a tourist crowd in town. I get the impression that Ann Arbor has become a little better known nationwide as a good place to visit, even if you’re not on University business, you know, with the restaurants and the things to do culturally.”
Yet, Ann Arbor’s recent growth may actually be providing the greatest challenge for the city’s independent local businesses.
Seva restaurant was forced to relocate outside of the downtown area when faced with a massive rent increase, and in nearly every interview I conducted while doing research for this piece, members of the Ann Arbor business community expressed concern about the effects of rapidly rising rents on local businesses.
“In a way we’re a victim of our own success,” said Thomson. “We are a very successful downtown which means rents are a certain amount. A property owner is the only one that has the ability to dictate who is coming into a space, so it comes down to rent and who can afford the rents that are being charged.”
As the changing business climate in recent years has shown, both national and Michigan-based regional chains seem slightly better equipped to cope with those rising costs than many unique Ann Arbor businesses.
Ann Arbor in the balance
Ann Arbor faces a dilemma that continues to grow in scope and seriousness with each passing year. As a city, how does it strike a balance between progress and preservation?
For Cobb, owner of Hunter House, the two aren’t necessarily at odds.
“There’s a lot of discussion about whether (Ann Arbor) should grow out more or stay what it is, but I don’t see them as mutually exclusive. I think you can draw more people in, but still have the unique Ann Arbor feel that is so Ann Arbor.”
For Thomson, executive director of the Main Street Area Association, preserving the unique Ann Arbor experience is equally important.
“I think that’s really what sets us apart and, for me, that’s the message that I’m always trying to put out there. We have to be careful that we don’t become ‘Everywhere, U.S.A.’ ”
And for DesJardins, a University student, Ann Arbor’s originality seems to be ebbing away.
“To me, to see all of these new places coming in is a little sad. I mean it’s fair game because they’re still businesses, but I definitely prefer local businesses when it comes to that.”
But if one thing is certain, it’s that students play an important role in shaping Ann Arbor’s business landscape. If Ann Arbor is going to succeed in maintaining its unique character, we might need to do a better job of getting out and exploring the town.


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Password management service LastPass on Thursday disclosed more details about November’s breach, confirming that basic customer info was exposed but not critical data like passwords or credit card details.?
The breach at the end of November resulted from an older one in August, when bad actors broke into one of LastPass’ back-end code bases. They stole company data that was then used recently to break into another LastPass database to capture unencrypted customer data like names, email and billing addresses, phone numbers, and IP addresses. No unencrypted credit card data was exposed.
More sensitive data including usernames and passwords was also stolen, but since that is encrypted by default behind a master password that isn’t stored on LastPass’ servers, it’s very unlikely to be exposed.
Other bad actors could still get access to that sensitive data if users make their master passwords easier to guess, like if it’s used to log in to other sites, or if they fall prey to phishing or social engineering schemes. If they’ve set up their master password according to LastPass’ best practices, which they reiterated in a blog post disclosing the breach, it would take “millions of years” to guess.?
While hacks are only becoming more common, this event showcased two significant points about modern cybercrime. First, an initial breach that doesn’t affect typical users could lead to another that does, and second, that LastPass’ decision to never store user master passwords means stolen company information can’t break into encrypted user data — at least so far as we know.


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Restaurants are back to drawing boards as they expect a hit on business with the recent restrictions after the emergence of Omicron. Restaurant companies, such as Speciality Restaurants, Charcoal Concepts, and Indigo Hospitality, are bracing up for the impact, and are focusing yet again on delivery services.
Delhi has imposed a night curfew -- from 11 PM to 5 AM -- from December 27 onwards. Maharashtra has already imposed the curfew from 9 PM to 6 AM from December 24.
The Maharashtra government has also asked restaurants, gyms, spas, and cinema halls to operate only at 50 percent capacity. Karnataka, too, has announced night curfews for the next 10 days. Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh are some other states that have imposed night restrictions.
Since these curbs will hurt New Year celebrations, restaurants are expecting muted business.
December best month, traditionally
“December is normally the best month for the restaurant business but the restrictions will have a very negative impact this time,” said Sagar Daryani, co-founder and CEO, Wow! Momo, and vice president, National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI).
Restaurants, one of the worst-hit by the pandemic, were hoping for bumper business this December as the second wave of COVID-19 waned and governments lifted restrictions on movement.
“We were expecting a bounce-back and better business than in December 2019, when the situation was normal. However, we might not be able to get there now,” added Daryani.
Restaurants had reported a quick pickup in footfalls in October and November as active and new COVID cases subsided and several state governments eased curbs.
According to a recent report by the Retailers Association of India, quick-service restaurants (QSRs) witnessed 29 percent sales growth in November 2021, compared to the 5 percent during the same period in 2019 (pre-pandemic). Fine-dining restaurants, too, were near the pre-pandemic numbers in November 2021 and were hoping to grow further in December.
“We not only recovered but witnessed some growth as well. This month would have been fantastic, but with restrictions, the numbers will stagnate again,” said Anjan Chatterjee, chairman, and managing director, Speciality Restaurants.
How restaurants are gearing up
Restaurateurs, however, are hopeful that, given the robust sentiments, consumers would fall back to deliveries in the wake of government curbs. They are, hence, gearing up for such a scenario.
“We are doing complete ground planning. We are bringing down our preparation time so that more orders can be serviced, deploying more people and aggregators, and also utilising our vehicles for deliveries,” said Chatterjee.
According to industry estimates, the sales split between delivery and dine-in had stabilised at 50:50 levels over the last two months, instead of 70:30 during the May-June period.
Restaurants are also prepping up physical outlets for a third wave.
“We want to ensure a safe zone for our guests and teams, and have implemented screens between tables, UV sanitisers for all crockery and cutlery, and are following government guidelines to provide a comfortable and safe dining experience at all our units across India,” said Reetesh Shukla, Business Head, Charcoal Concepts.
A recent report by Care Ratings pegged the overall market size of the food services industry to have declined by 40-50 percent since the onset of the pandemic in March 2020 and subsequent imposition of restrictions in the country.
The food services industry comprises restaurants in hotels, independent as well as fine dining and casual dining restaurants, QSRs, pubs, bars, lounges, roadside eateries, dhabas, and cafes. The industry registered a CAGR of 7 percent and grew from Rs 3 lakh crore in FY15 to Rs 4.2 lakh crore in FY20, said market sources.
Mumbai restaurants hit hard
Restaurants in Mumbai have been particularly hit by the restrictions as the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) eased curbs only in August, and that, too, only for limited hours and capacity. The metropolitan regions of Delhi and Mumbai combined, account for 40-60 percent of revenues of most major restaurant players.
According to the NRAI, the market size of the organised food service sector in Greater Mumbai (which includes Mumbai, Kalyan-Dombivli, Mira-Bhayandar, Thane, Vasai-Virar, and Navi Mumbai) was estimated to be Rs 32,785 crore in 2018-19. The association pegs the number of organised and unorganised restaurants in the region at 87,650.A return to earlier restrictions might push back the industry to the brink again.


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Coffee Won’t Dehydrate You, New Study Finds
Coffee drinkers everywhere have cause to celebrate, once they’ve gotten on their caffeine buzz. A new study shows that coffee doesn’t dehydrate your after all.
Though many have spoken up about the benefits of coffee, it was thought that many people’s favorite caffeine source was the enemy of those who wanted to stay well-hydrated. The new research, published in PLOS ONE proves that is not the case.
“Despite a lack of scientific evidence, it is a common belief that coffee consumption can lead to dehydration and should be avoided, or reduced, in order to maintain a healthy fluid balance,” said lead author of the study Sophie Killer in a statement.
Researchers from the University of Birmingham School of Sport and Exercise Sciences studied the effects of moderate coffee consumption and equal amounts of water consumption on 50 participants, all of whom were men.
The study was divided into two phases. For the first, the men were asked to drink either four mugs of coffee or water a day for three days. In the second phase, the men were asked to switch to the other beverage for three days. The phases were separated by 10 days for a “wash out” period.
After scientists analyzed the subjects’ body mass and total body water, blood, and urine, they found no link between moderate coffee consumption and dehydration.
Killer also said, “Our research aimed to establish if regular coffee consumption, under normal living conditions, is detrimental to the drinker’s hydration status.”
According to these results, it’s not. Not only did the study show that coffee does not cause dehydration when consumed in moderate amounts, it also showed that coffee can contribute to a person’s daily fluid needs.
So break out your favorite roast and your cherished coffee mug. If you need a pick-me-up in the morning, or really any time of day, it appears you could make a lot worse choice than coffee.


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As Portugal’s main tourism exhibition, BTL, commences today in Lisbon, the hotel industry’s leading cloud platform, SiteMinder, announces it has secured a group-wide deal to power the online distribution for one of the country’s top hotel chains, SANA Hotels.
Part of the AZINOR group, SANA Hotels comprises 14 properties in Portugal, in central Lisbon, Albufeira, Caldas da Rainha, Estoril and Sesimbra; one property in Germany; and one in Angola – the EPIC SANA Luanda Hotel, which upon its completion in 2011 became the first five-star facility in the nation’s capital of Luanda.
“As SANA’s hotels continue to become an increasingly sought after choice of accommodation for high-end travellers, we need technology that can manage the growing demand for our brand and SiteMinder’s Channel Manager is absolutely superior in this regard. We now connect to more than 20 online travel agencies via SiteMinder’s Channel Manager and this has dramatically enhanced our online reach and presence, so the SANA brand can be found and booked more easily. And, we enjoy the fully local support we receive from SiteMinder’s people,” says the hotel group.
SANA Hotels currently boasts more than 2,500 guestrooms and includes the multi award-winning Myriad, the largest hotel conference space in Lisbon. The group is already set for further growth over the next two years with the opening of the five-star Jasmin by SANA Hotels in Cabo Verde and two high-end properties in Morocco.
SiteMinder’s managing director – EMEA, Dai Williams, says today’s deal will position the hotel group well to attract more guests as it expands in the future.
“We are delighted to be the technology partner of choice for SANA Hotels when it comes to the marketing and distribution of the hotel group’s rooms online. The properties of SANA Hotels have fast become some of the most recognisable, and acclaimed, in Europe and Africa, and we are confident our technology will allow the group to make these – and all their properties – even more visible to travellers everywhere around the world.”
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Benetti shows 108m IJE at Monaco
The Italian shipyard is displaying its longest-ever yacht at the Monaco Yacht Show along with the 65m Zazou and the first Diamond 44M.
Benetti and Burgess are presenting the 108m IJE at this year’s Monaco Yacht Show (September 22-25), where it will be the longest yacht on display at the world’s leading superyacht event.
The shipyard’s longest-ever build and one of the leading listings in Yacht Style’s ‘Top 100 Superyachts of Asia-Pacific’ in the past two years, IJE was built for James Packer and named after his children Indigo, Jackson and Emmanuelle with former wife Erica Baxter.
UK-based design firm RWD developed the exterior design and décor of the yacht, which offers over 1,000sqm of exterior space on five decks. Features include a heated swimming pool on the main deck, an observation deck, an outdoor fireplace on the bridge deck and a large collection of water toys and tenders.
Benetti is also staging the show debuts of the 65m Zazou, which launched this year, and the first Diamond 44M, a 145ft fibreglass yacht that launched in 2020.
Featuring an exterior by Giorgio M. Cassetta, the custom-built Zazou is distinguished by her Blu Carinthia steel hull and a 20m-long sun deck with an infinity pool, gym, bar, covered dining and a sunbathing area that converts into an open-air cinema.
Dutch firm Sinot Yacht Architecture & Design handled the interior, where highlights include a massage room and a second hi-tech screening room.
The Diamond 44M also features exterior styling by Cassetta along with interiors by the Benetti Interior Design Department.
The Azimut-Benetti Group announced strong financials for 2020/21 including 10 sales of the new Azimut Grande Trideck.


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For photography fans on a budget, Photoshop Elements is often the image-editing software of choice (it costs a fraction of Photoshop CS) and Adobe has just released
introducing a redesigned UI.
Costing £79, Photoshop Elements 11 is designed to be a complete solution for editing, organizing and sharing photo creations.
The user-friendly interface includes Quick, Guided and Expert editing modes; one-click options and big, bold icons to help users get the most from their shots.
Images can now be organised based on people, places (via Google maps geo-tagging) or events and Guided Edits make pro-level effects like tilt-shift, vignettes and high and low-key easier than ever to create.
Finished images can then be shared via email or directly to websites such as Facebook.
“Photos and videos allow us to capture and share moments in time,” said Lea Hickman, vice president products, Creative Consumer Business, Adobe. “Powerful – yet friendly and easy to use – Photoshop Elements 11 inspires creativity and helps consumers make the most of remembering and sharing these personal memories.”


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Accord reached, Silly Market seeks an eclectic lineup for 2013
Park Silly Sunday Market organizers, having reached an accord with City Hall to hold the event on Main Street in 2013, are collecting applications from people and businesses interested in participating next year.
The Silly Market was locked in negotiations with Park City leaders through much of the fall and early winter prior to a deal being reached last week. Kimberly Kuehn, the executive director of the Silly Market and one of its founders, said in an interview afterward the event is seeking vendors, food purveyors, musicians and entertainers for the 2013 June-to-September run.
She said the window for people to apply officially opened once the agreement was reached with City Hall. Kuehn said the timeline for drafting people to participate in 2013 remains on schedule even after the negotiations with Park City officials lasted longer than had been anticipated.
Kuehn said approximately 40 applications had been filed before the two sides reached the agreement, but a wider push is now underway. The applications that had been filed beforehand included vendors who had participated in the Silly Market before and ones that would be newcomers.
"The vendors of the market are extremely loyal to the Park Silly Market," Kuehn said.
Silly Market organizers and the Park City Council last week agreed to a one-year deal keeping the event based in its traditional lower Main Street location and allowing some activities along the upper stretch of the street.
The two sides, though, were unable to reach a long-term accord, something that the Silly Market and City Hall have indicated they desire. A working group will be formed involving City Hall officials, Silly Market representatives and figures from the Historic Park City Alliance, which promotes the interests of businesses on or just off Main Street. It seems far less likely now than it did earlier in the year that the Silly Market would move to another location after the one-year agreement covering 2013 ends.
"The vendors were always happy about what the organization did to stay on Main Street," Kuehn said.
Kuehn said the Silly Market normally receives approximately 300 applications by the time the event starts in June. Another 100 applications usually are submitted during the months the event is held. The Silly Market offers upward of 130 slots each Sunday.
The Silly Market lineup changes on a weekly basis although some of the vendors, entertainers and food purveyors are there consistently.
The agreement with City Hall left open the possibility of expanding the farmers market onto the parking lots on Swede Alley or into the Brew Pub lot on upper Main Street. The decision has not been made.
If the farmers market expands in 2013, Kuehn said, the Silly Market organizers intend to mount a push for additional vendors. She said Silly Market-goers have shown they are fans.
"The community wants more farmers. The locals have wanted a bigger farmers market," she said.
The not-for-profit Silly Market, created in 2007, has become a popular stop for Parkites and visitors, drawing large crowds to lower Main Street each week for shopping, dining and the entertainment. The vendors sell an eclectic mix of goods, including clothes, artwork and jewelry. There remains displeasure from some of the brick-and-mortar merchants along Main Street, though. They claim the Silly Market has cut into their Sunday sales.
More information about the application process for the 2013 event is available on the Silly Market’s website, http://www.parksillysundaymarket.com. There are separate links on the front page of the site for vendors, performers, musicians, not-for-profit groups, kids activities and sustainable groups. The information includes the price of booth space and a description of vendor categories.
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Archive for June, 2011
In addition to the usual candy-coated and breathless quotes from company officials, the NY Times had this comment: “Cable companies like Comcast have been trying to figure out how to make it easier to chat while watching shows.” That should have read, “...trying to figure out how to make money from subscribers while they’re chatting during shows.”
May I be among the first to say “Epic Fail”?
People are already chatting while watching shows; some of them on video, surely many on Skype. For free. I get using your TV as a large videoconference screen incorporating Skype. That has value. But how many are going to pay Comcast a hefty monthly charge so their friend’s face appears next to their favorite show on the TV set , instead of their tablet or iPhone? Not many, I bet.
Oh, they will undoubtedly snag some consumers who don’t know about Skype already, and who think the idea of chatting with Grandpa over American Idol (assuming you’re both watching live) is cool. I suspect there aren’t many of those.
Interesting how instead of watching together in one room, the industry vision has become one in which we’re in separate domiciles watching the same thing at the same time, using the Internet to chat about what’s happening on screen. Looks like Isaac Asimov had it right all along.
Perhaps there are other benefits from a Skype/Comcast hookup. I’m not holding my breath on this one.
Disclosure: I hold no position, either long or short, in any stocks mentioned here.


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2018 poll of internet users in both developed and developing countries shows varying patterns of attitudes and behaviours toward the digital economy
One of the most disturbing findings was that 256 apps collected location data of children without parents' permission.
If Google, Facebook, Microsoft, etc, could see India as the most important market of the future, India must ask them to do what’s right for Indians.
Although the list of firms agreeing to the accord is lengthy, several companies have declined to sign on at least for now, including Google, Apple and Amazon.
Bucharest-headquartered cybersecurity company Bitdefender has flushed out "RadRAT", a powerful all-in-one toolkit for complex espionage ops that was apparently unnoticed since 2015.
Gmail users may soon require a passcode to open emails, which will be generated via text message, or set an expiration date on sent emails, thus improving Gmail's popularity among businesses.
Why Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg can't be expected to suddenly go soft on mining or selling users' data
Zuckerberg has sounded genuinely apologetic. But if his past is anything to go by, don’t expect him to suddenly go soft on mining your personal info.
Tech giant Google announced that it is working on revamping its email service, Gmail, for web users, and will be rolled out in the coming weeks.
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says he isn't sure Facebook can fix its privacy issues and he expects it will be decades before it changes its policies.
When it comes to increased cryptojacking activities, India is second in the Asia-Pacific and Japan (APJ) region and ninth globally as hackers create a highly-profitable, new revenue stream
This is a much larger figure than the previously believed 50 million users of Facebook whose personal data was improperly shared with Cambridge Analytica.
According to the plan, starting April 18, DEN will empower its vast network of local cable operators to install fibre cable till the last mile on a revenue sharing basis.
Standing committee, headed by BJP MP Anurag Thakur, is scheduled to meet on April 6 when it will be briefed on citizens’ data security and privacy by officials from the ministry of electronics and IT.
Technology giant Google on Sunday announced that it is shutting down its URL shortening service, goo.gl.
Cook also took a dig at Mark Zuckerberg and others who use customer data to make revenues.
In the next update to Chrome, the browser will only play videos automatically if the sound isn't playing by default.
This development comes at a time when another Silicon Valley giant Facebook is facing flak for data breach.


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4 min read - According to a new report, Russian cybercriminals used spear-phishing attacks to breach Sony Pictures Entertainment at the end of 2014.
6 min read - IBM Trusteer recently uncovered a fake browser fraud scheme in Brazil that works to steal online banking credentials from unsuspecting victims.
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