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- Anycubic comes out with a budget 3D printer called Kobra Plus
- Kobra Plus is equipped with a lighter printing head which allows it to print faster.
- Kobra Plus starts selling for just around $553 AUD for the first 2,000 before going up to around $690 AUD.
3D printers aren’t just for fun and games, they’re actually a really good tool for product development to help users create prototypes. One problem a lot of product designers get is the price of 3D printers but Anycubic plans to sell its new 3D printer called the Kobra Plus which starts at just around $553 AUD.
3D printers come in handy when trying to develop a prototype for mass production. Aside from that, there is also a lot of fun uses as of late like prosthetics or other tools that can be created with 3D printers.
An example of how the 3D printer can be used is when developing a product say a USB-C, it would be more logical to create a render and have it 3D printed before rolling it out to mass production.
Anycubic Kobra Plus Specs: 3D Printer Price, Size, and Capability
Of course, there is also an option to rent a 3D printer for just one prototype but for users wanting to use it multiple times, it could be more cost-efficient to just buy the 3D printer itself. The Kobra Plus will start going on sale on June 15 and its starting price is around $553 AUD but after the first 2,000 units are sold, however, the price will then go up to around $690 AUD.
The price can be considered a much more economical option especially when it comes to purchasing a 300mm by 300mm printer that has an auto bed leveling and filament runout sensor.
The Kobra Plus uses a Bowden extruder setup that allows the print head to be lighter and thus increasing the print speed significantly. Although not big enough for a full-scale helmet for cosplay, the size is still useful especially when printing items that are somewhat bulkier.
Printing Larger Items with a Smaller 3D Printer
Due to its size, larger items have to be printed out in parts in order for them to be accomplished. Although this might not work for certain parts, it is still a cost-efficient approach compared to buying a larger 3D printing machine that can cost thousands of dollars.
3D printing machines in general can come in quite expensive. The Anycubic Kobra Plus is still considered a budget 3D printing machine that so happens to come with a pretty unique advantage, its speed.
Compared to other 3D printing machines, the Kobra Plus is not only faster, it is still capable of printing accurately (which could be a problem with fast-printing budget 3D printers). Aside from speed and maintaining quality, the budget Kobra Plus is also quite portable due to its smaller 300mm by 300mm size.


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Videos with a hot knife to cut any items that popular on YouTube.
Author of Vehicle Virgins channel on YouTube posted a video where he was using the hot knife cut the bumper a private sedan BMW M5. Under the knife hit the car been in accident.
As told to the blogger featured in the video the M5 has been in an accident, injuring the rear bumper. The knife that the author of the video cut body element was pre-heated to 537 degrees Celsius (1000 degrees Fahrenheit).
Videos with a hot knife to cut any items that popular on YouTube. Their production is involved, for example, a channel MrGear where this method cut, for example, toilet paper, soda cans and smartphones.
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Up to that point, Touitou had remained silent about the issue. But, the designer has finally addressed his comments about a portion of the line, calling it "Last Ni**as in Paris."
"When describing our brand's latest collaboration, I spoke recklessly using terms that were both ignorant and offensive," he told GQ. "I apologize and am deeply regretful for my poor choice of words, which are in no way a reflection of my personal views."
UPDATE 1/29/2015: Jean Touitou uploaded a photo of a hand-written note with the same apologetic message to Instagram.


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By ceding control of distribution for Strongbow to Heineken, Vermont Hard Cider is making a strong and smart strategic move.
Photo Credit: Dave Linger
Recently the Wall Street Journal reported that Vermont Hard Cider, who manufacturers and markets the domestic Woodchuck Hard Cider brand is giving control of Strongbow, the #2 cider brand by sales in the US to the Dutch brewer Heineken. Here is a link to that article.
This is a classic strategy play, give up market share to grow the market for everyone. Clearly Heineken will back Strongbow with more marketing dollars than Vermont Hard Cider could have provided, benefiting Strongbow, and likely taking share from the Woodchuck brand. However, some estimate that the Hard Cider market could grow 4X over the next 5 years, and with the marketing budgets of international brewers such as Heineken, you can bet more drinkers will seek hard cider in their stores. Woodchuck Hard Cider, the current US market leader, with 24% of the US hard cider market, will likely benefit from the increasing American appetite for hard cider.


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On Wednesday, the Jemison Police Department reported that they had recovered approximately 20 or more FedEx packages that appeared to have been dumped off the side of the road alongside County Road 166. The packages include shipping addresses on County Roads 166, 48, 51, 164, 42, 29, 43, 936, and North Dakota Road.
This latest discovery comes after police discovered between 300 and 400 FedEx packages that had been dumped into a ravine outside Hayden in Blount County. According to the Blount County Sheriff’s Office, the driver of the FedEx truck dumped packages into the woods at least six times, preventing what’s estimated to be 450 people from receiving packages they had ordered.
In a statement, FedEx said that efforts are underway to retrieve and deliver the packages to the intended recipients.
“We will continue to cooperate fully with law enforcement during their investigation, including any criminal prosecution of, or civil action against, the individuals responsible,” they said. “Customers with questions or concerns about their shipments are encouraged to visit fedex.com for updates.”


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NH’s first zero-waste grocery store in Bedford to celebrate
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By Maureen Milliken, Manchester Ink Link, Bedford, NH (August 4, 2023)
Manchester area residents will get a chance to check out the area’s first zero-waste grocery store, if they already haven’t, when Live Free Refillery holds a grand opening Thursday.
..Owner Juliette Buell, with 15 years of experience in agriculture, created Live Free Refillery to share her passion for food and the environment with the community.
To eliminate single-use plastic packaging, everything at the store is in reusable, recyclable or biodegradable packaging. Buell says it is the first zero-waste grocery store in New Hampshire. The store sells dry goods, produce, dairy, body care, cleaning supplies and other merchandise, much of it sourced from local makers, farms and organic agriculture…
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The Klamath County Libraries have added more electronic devices for patrons to check out starting Monday, Dec. 17: three Lenovo Chromebook hybrid tablet/laptops. Each laptop can be checked out for seven days, according to a news release.
The laptops feature an 11.6-inch touchscreen, Bluetooth to connect it to a wide variety of wireless devices, and a battery life of up to 10 hours between charges. It also has a swiveling hinge between the screen and keyboard, allowing users to fold back the keyboard and use it as a tablet, or stand it up as a media player.
The fine print: You must be at least 18 years old to check out an electronic device from the library; equipment checkouts are not renewable (but patrons can put a device on hold); equipment must be turned in to a library staff member and not a book drop. (A $5 fee will apply to any user who turns in a device to the book drop, along with additional fees if anything is damaged.) Overdue fees for electronic equipment is $1 per day. For more borrowing rules, please visit the Equipment Borrowing Agreement at klamathlibrary.org/equipment.
Patrons can also check out Kindle Fire tablets, Roku Express+ media streaming devices, a portable projector and a vehicle diagnostic code reader from the Klamath County Libraries. For more information, visit your local library or call 541-882-8894.


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Unsurprisingly, the price to land a new automotive plant is steep. Toyota and Mazda are angling to receive an incentive package of at least $1 billion for the upcoming plant estimated to carry a value of $1.6 billion.
CBS North Carolina will update this story as it develops.
By the time the plant opens in 2021, parts suppliers and other support operations would likely set up shop nearby, bringing more jobs.
In October, Toyota reduced the size of its initial investment in a new plant in Mexico. Mazda, which imports all the models it sells in the US, plans to produce crossovers alongside ToyotaCorolla compact cars at the new plant. Mazda executive vice president Akira Marumoto told reporters that the automakers will announce a final decision on the plant location by early next year.
Global wealth up 27% since financial crisis
By estimates, the report said adding that 1,820 adults have wealth over $ 50 million, and 760 have more than $ 100 million. Stock market gains helped add $8.5 trillion to United States household wealth during that period, a 10.1% rise.
HC rap leaves Thomas Chandy under mounting pressure
Speaking to the media later, Tankha said they are studying the verdict and will decide on what needs to be done. He cited a Supreme Court observation that court's oral observations need not be considered as final verdict.
Bill Gates is building a "smart city" in Arizona
It has purchased 24,800 acres of land, which will be used for schools, housing, offices and commercial and retail space. Microsoft founder Bill Gates is planning to build a smart city in Arizona, according to a report in Popular Mechanics.


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Realme has rolled out a new software update to its latest Realme Narzo 10A smartphone in India. The update brings May 2020 Android security patch to the device.
According to the changelog posted on the Realme website, the latest software update for the Realme 10A brings firmware version RMX2020_11_A.25 and is 2.84GB in size.
Apart from adding May Android security patch, the Realme Narzo 10A update optimizes the front camera clarity in some scenes.
Here is the official changelog:
● Android security patch: May, 2020
● Optimized the front camera clarity in some scenes
Realme Narzo 10A was launched in India recently. The first sale was held last week via Flipkart and Realme.com. The Realme Narzo 10A is the budget-centric smartphone with 3GB RAM with 32GB storage priced at Rs 8,499. It comes in So White and So Blue colour variants. The smartphone comes loaded with MediaTek gaming chipset along with a massive battery, interesting design language and more.
To recall the specifications, the phone features a 6.5-inch HD+ display with a screen resolution of 1600 x 720 pixels, screen-to-body ratio of 89.8% and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. The phone is loaded with a 5,000mAh battery, which comes with 10W fast charging support. The phone runs on Android 10 with Realme UI running on top of it.
Realme Narzo 10A features a triple-camera setup with a 12 megapixels primary sensor with PDAF, f/1.8 aperture, 2 megapixels depth sensor with f/2.4 aperture, as well as a 2 megapixels macro camera with f/2.4 aperture. The water drop-notch at the front houses a 5 megapixels selfie camera. The phone is powered by 2.0 GHz octa-core MediaTek Helio G70 processor. It has an expandable memory of up to 256GB.


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By Carol P. Bartold, Senior Reporter
May 17, 2017: Faced with the goal of maintaining a vibrant and profitable downtown business district while a significant number of storefronts stand empty, the Bronxville Board of Trustees held a work session on Thursday, May 11, to discuss zoning issues and possible revisions to the village's zoning code that would streamline the business application procedure. Trustees, along with village administrator Jim Palmer, met with village attorney James Staudt.
The overall shift in businesses from retail to restaurants and service providers has brought to light several impediments businesses face when applying to open an establishment in the village.
"We lose prospective businesses," Mayor Mary Marvin said, "with an application procedure that requires them to go from the planning board to the zoning board of appeals and then back to the planning board."
Marvin also questioned the wisdom of requiring applicants to deposit $5,000 in an escrow account to fund a parking study as part of each application. Restaurant and service business applicants have faced difficulty in meeting the increased parking space requirements detailed in the village code.
The village code stipulates that businesses provide on-site parking, which, per James Staudt, amounts to a "fiction."
"How do we ask a business to prove that they can provide a certain number of spaces?" Deputy Mayor Robert Underhill asked. "The parking is 'out there,' and how does a business lay claim to specific spaces?"
James Staudt pointed out that Phillips Preiss Grygiel, LLC, the planning and real estate consultants the village hired several years ago, has recommended that the village code relax parking requirements. Staudt stated that other communities faced with similar and even higher commercial vacancies have modified codes to require the same number of spaces, no matter what type of business.
Mayor Marvin added that other municipalities require businesses to purchase permits for off-street parking or have created parking districts, essentially a permit system that all businesses pay into. The board of trustees will continue to discuss parking issues and examine possible solutions.
Pictured here: Village trustees at May 11 work session.
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For a planned city like Chandigarh, street vendors are a floating population difficult to include in the city’s planning mechanism. Street vendors tend to create an independent eco-system dominated by power centres within the government framework and outside from touts and racketeers, having to cope with the constant threat of confiscation of their goods. In the absence of a policy, usage of public space by street vendors remains a bone of contention between the different stakeholders in an urban setting. Objections are raised by motorists, resident welfare associations, market welfare committees and others who perceive them as a threat in terms of business competition, crime and usage of public resources.
To address these issues, the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (CMC) has now implemented a Street Vendor Plan, aimed at identifying individuals engaged in street vending, issuing them a vending certificate, and giving them a right to do business from a fixed spot by paying a monthly fee. With this plan, Chandigarh has become one of the few cities in India to regularise, resettle and regulate vendors operating within its geography. The scheme, being implemented under the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014, aims to “protect the rights of urban street vendors and regulate street vending activities and matters connected therewith or incidental thereto”.
As per details shared by the MC Vendor Cell, the city initiated the regularisation process in July 2015 with the notification of Union Territory of Chandigarh Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Rules 2015. This notification laid down the framework for a multi-stage process for regulating and resettling vendors operating in different areas.
The MC authorities next constituted a Town Vending Committee to execute and monitor the process. The committee has 40 per cent of its members elected by the vendors, 40 percent from related Government departments, and 20 percent from civil society and NGOs. A private party, the Haryana Nav Yuvak Kala Sangam, was tasked with carrying out a city-wide survey to identify such vendors. Interestingly, while the survey was carried out from July 18 to September 5, 2016, the notification of the Union Territory of Chandigarh Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Scheme was announced only on September 30, 2016.
Over the years, three notifications were issued outlining different aspects of the implementation of Street Vendor Act as per the specific requirements of Chandigarh. Among other things, this document laid down the specifications for conducting the survey. It also makes it mandatory for a vendor to have an Aadhaar card to be included in the scheme, and are required to register themselves and pay a stipulated monthly fee.
Certificate of Vending
Identifying the vendors
In October 2017, the survey conducted at multiple locations across the city, identified a total of 21,622 vendors plying their trade in the city. But when MC took up verification and registration of street vendors identified in the survey and having Chandigarh based Aadhaar cards, it found 4045 vendors to be bogus, while 9365 vendors were found eligible for issuance of a vendor certificate.
“The drop in numbers was largely on account of the fact that a number of individuals who were not directly engaged as vendors had got themselves identified during the survey,” explained Vivek Trivedi, MC Vendor Cell-in-charge and Social Development Officer. “For example, a vendor’s family may be having 10 people engaged in other activities, but all members got themselves registered as vendors.”
Vendors were categorized into those providing non-essential services, essential services and mobile vendors, in view of the nature of the city’s informal sector. Of the 9365 vendors who registered , 6625 were engaged in providing non-essential services like selling fruits and vegetables, fast food, paranthas, juices, cold drinks, and ice creams, 1834 vendors belonged to the essential services category (cycle repair, sellers of tea, milk/ bread, cobblers, washermen, and barbers) and 897 in the mobile vendor category, like rehris, thhelas and food trucks. These vendors were found to be eligible for allotment of vending sites.
In December 2017, the authorities declared Sectors 1 to 6 and Sector 17, the city’s commercial district which had a high density of vendors, as no-vending zones as per norms laid down by the Chandigarh Heritage Conservation Committee. In April 2018, the MC enabled collection of vendor fee through e-Sampark based fee collection portal. It has engaged the government-run Society for Promotion of IT in Chandigarh, to develop a secure CMS-based Street Vendors Portal, online MIS, SMART ID card and certificate of vending. Simultaneously, the MC took up development of 46 vending zones in different parts of the city, identified by Chief Architect UT. Till date it has identified 5460 vending sites, each measuring 6×5 sq ft.
Beginning December 28, 2018, in the four draws of lots conducted so far, the MC has allocated sites to 4284 vendors (all from the non-essential category) in different sectors. Except in a few cases, for example, where the vendors’ presence came in conflict with public safety or essential services, the essential and mobile vendors have not been disturbed. Among the 6625 non-essential category vendors eligible for allocation of sites, 2225 were rejected due to default in payment of monthly fee.
As per MC officials, preference has been given to vendors who hold a Chandigarh Aadhaar card and have been regular in paying their monthly fee. “We have tried to make the entire process transparent and we are bringing everything online,” said Vivek Trivedi. “While relocating a vendor, we have first tried to give a site in the same sector and if that is not possible, we have tried to relocate him or her to the nearest sector. For example, vendors from Sector 17 have mostly been relocated to Sector 22”.
|Category A (Those plying in the main markets): Sectors 7, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 34, 35, 45 – Burail Manimajra; (Monthly Fees — Service Provider: Rs 1500, Non-Service Provider: 2000, Mobile: Rs 1000)
Category B (Areas other than key/ main markets): Sectors 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 16, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 47, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 61,63 , IT Park & Ind. Area. (Monthly Fees –Service Provider: Rs 500, Non-Service Provider: Rs1000, Mobile: Rs 800)
Category C (Villages under MC/ rehabilitation colonies): Sec – 14, 48, 49, 50, Dhanas, Maloya, Mauli Jagran, Vikas Nagar, Hallo Majra, DadduMajra, Ramdarbar,Indra Colony, Palsora, KhudaLahora, Govindpura, Krishangarh & Bapudham (Monthly Fees — Service Provider: Rs 300, Non-Service Provider: Rs 800, Mobile: Rs 500)
Welcome revenue stream
It took the Municipal Corporation three years to reach this stage as it meandered along with its plan. However, a High Court order dated November 19, 2019 forced it to expedite the process. The court directed the corporation to remove all street vendors from No Vending Zones in Sector 1 to 6 and Sector 17 by December 5th. Earlier in October, the court had directed the MC to relocate registered vendors to the sites allotted to them by the MC, but only 23 per cent of the vendors had taken possession of the new sites. On December 6th, the MC along with Chandigarh police carried out the city’s biggest eviction drive to clear illegal vendors from Sectors 1 to 6 and Sector 17, as also to streamline the presence of vendors in other sectors. While vendors not registered with the MC were told to shut shop, the registered ones were told to move to the sites allotted to them.
Chandigarh ranks first among Union Territories and third among the states in the Progress Report on Implementing the Street Vendors Act 2014 prepared by the Centre for Civil Society. The report ranks state and UTs on the basis of their compliance with a 11-step index created to measure implementation of the Act. The Chandigarh MC has generated revenues of Rs 21 crore from vendor fee since October 2017 through implementation of the Act, money that probably was paid as graft prior to the regulation drive. MC officials say that the new revenue stream has been the biggest positive from this exercise for the cash strapped organization.
But how are street vendors themselves reacting to the new scheme? Are they satisfied? Find out here.


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ADM identified spaces poised for growth in the new year, and has provided a breakdown of each one based on research from the company’s Outside Voice consumer insights platform.
Brad Schwan, Vice President of Category Marketing for ADM, explained in a press release: “Consumers today continue to navigate a tumultuous environment that has uprooted every aspect of their lives. This has led forward-thinking brands to develop new solutions purpose-built to help consumers establish a sense of normality for themselves, their families, and their pets. We’re seeing everything from foods, feeds and beverages that promote gut health to plant-based meat and dairy alternatives to biodegradable packaging.”
The trends are:
- Nourishment for the whole self. Consumers want to be more proactive about supporting their health via diet and lifestyle. The pandemic has placed a particular spotlight on stress and anxiety, and Outside Voice has found that 37% of global consumers expect the snacks they eat to improve their mental wellbeing.
- Plant-based lifestyles. The flexitarian approach to eating has become mainstream, and it is expected that alternative proteins will likely account for 11% of the total protein market in 2035. COVID-19 has fueled interest in plant-based, as a healthy way of meeting nutritional needs. Food and beverage brands are responding by widening the range of nutrient-dense plant-based options.
- Microbiome support. Awareness of the microbiome as central to wellness has grown over time: Data from Outside Voice indicates that 58% of global consumers are aware of the potential benefits that bacteria in the digestive system can have on their overall health, linking the microbiome to immune health, metabolic health, and mental health. Consumers are therefore switching from a reactive approach—seeking out solutions to discomfort—to a proactive approach, looking for tailored and customized solutions to optimize microbiome support.
- Clean and transparent sourcing. Consumer demand for ‘clean label’ products has evolved, and now, shoppers are looking for products containing simple ingredients that can help promote a healthy, sustainable lifestyle, leading to a demand for transparency across the entire supply chain. 58% of consumers say they will be more attentive to locality claims as a result of the pandemic.
- Pet health. Purchasing values are extending to what consumers purchase for their pets, with a 41% increase in ‘all natural’ pet foods launched globally. Outside Voice also found that 30% of global pet owners spent a significant amount of time researching the best food options in the past year. Consumers facing changing lifestyles and a return to work will continue to monitor their pets’ overall wellbeing.
- Responsible animal feeding. Beyond pet health, consumers are concerned about the animals they’re consuming. Brands are beginning to provide digital documentation regarding how an animal was raised, especially related to its consumption of antibiotics and/or growth hormones. 49% of consumers are willing to pay a premium for products with high quality assurances and verifiable safety standards.
- Sustainability. Consumers see sustainability as a moral imperative. 47% of global consumers say they are now more attentive to sustainability claims, sparking demand for ethical production and sourcing practices, such as regenerative agriculture and carbon negative production.
- Advanced renewables and biosolutions. Today’s consumers are more conscious of the environmental impact of their consumption and the food system at large, with a focus on the use of finite materials and physical waste. 38% of global consumers are willing to pay more for products made with sustainable materials. Consumers increasingly feel that companies should take greater responsibility for reducing waste and energy use from development to disposal.


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Venture capital firm Balderton Capital has closed a new $400 million fund, which it says will be used to invest in early-stage European tech start-ups.
Balderton said Tuesday that the fund is targeted at start-ups raising funds at the Series A stage — in other words, businesses that are looking to raise their first significant round of funding. The company, which is based in London, added that the new fund would make roughly 12 investments per year.
Europe's tech sector is often seen as lagging behind its U.S. and Chinese counterparts, especially when it comes to venture capital, or VC, inflows and valuations. There have been some signs that the industry on the continent may be gathering steam though.
Last year, a report by another VC firm, Atomico, said that Europe was home to twice as many tech initial public offerings as the U.S., while newly-listed European firms were seen to be outperforming their American rivals. A prominent IPO in 2018 was that of Adyen's, the Dutch payments firm, which has seen its share price rise over 50% since it debuted.
Lars Fjeldsoe-Nielsen, a general partner at Balderton, told CNBC he doesn't think Europe is far from creating a tech firm that can rival Silicon Valley giants like Facebook and Google or online platforms out of China like Alibaba and Tencent.
"I don't think we're far away at all," said Fjeldsoe-Nielsen, a former Uber executive. "I spent 10 years in the Valley prior to joining Balderton. For me, there's this shift that's happened that means we're not lagging behind now."


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High street retailer Poundland has added 35 Volvos to its own-account fleet to replace existing vehicles and support its store opening programme. The order, via the Wallsall branch of the Hartshorne Group, consists of 27 FH 6×2 tractor units, three FM 6×2 rigids and five FL 4×2 18-tonne rigids, most of which have been delivered. Many of the Poundland-liveried trucks will operate from the retailer’s head office in Willenhall, West Midlands, and are on full service and maintenance contracts with […]
Retailer Poundland has been given the green light to develop a 350,000ft² DC in Harlow to replace the DHL-operated Hoddesdon site.
Malcolm Group has taken delivery of its first Euro-6 Volvo FM, and placed an order for 30 more, basing its decision on the performance of its existing Euro-5 FM units.


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- International trade issues should be dealt with globally, says the European commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs.
- "Let's deal with it collectively but no protectionism, no trade war," says the commissioner, Pierre Moscovici.
International trade issues should be dealt with globally, the European commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs said Thursday on CNBC.
"We are friends, we are allies. Let's talk seriously. Let's consider the problems when they are raised. Let's deal with it collectively but no protectionism, no trade war," the commissioner, Pierre Moscovici, told CNBC's Sara Eisen from the World Bank's and IMF's Spring Meetings 2018 conference in Washington.
In fact, he called protectionism one of the main risks to global growth today.
"We must not promote any kind of war," he said in the interview on "Power Lunch." "We're in a bright period. Let's stay there."
Tensions over trade have grown recently with those steel and aluminum tariffs.
There also has been an escalation of tit-for-tat responses between the U.S. and China after Trump signed an executive memorandum in March that would impose retaliatory tariffs on up to $60 billion in Chinese imports. The move was meant to punish China for alleged trade abuses.
Moscovici said he's hopeful the U.S. and EU will find a solution to the steel and aluminum tariffs before the exemption expires.
"My feeling is that the American administration is conscious that protectionism is not the way forward for the world economy," he said.
"They want to defend their own interests. This can be understood but we need to show that we are open economies, that we are trading properly, that we are cooperating together."


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Haldia Petrochem to invest Rs 62,714 crore to set up 12 MTPA refinery complex in Andhra
The proposed crude-to-chemical complex will produce refinery derivatives and petrochemicals for domestic sale and exports
The proposed crude-to-chemical complex will produce refinery derivatives and petrochemicals for domestic sale and exports. It will also help in meeting the company’s primary feedstock requirement of Naphtha as well as Paraxylene, the company said in an application seeking clearance from the environment ministry.
The project is expected to be set-up in A V Nagaram village, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. The complex is likely to be commissioned in 60 months from zero date. It will employ 5,000 personnel during the construction phase and its peak manpower requirement would be in the range of 20,000 to 30,000 personnel.
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The refinery will be integrated with a downstream petrochemical complex with a 12 MTPA petroleum refinery and 1.6 MTPA of Ethylene equivalent petrochemical complex. “The proposed project has been conceptualized considering the integration with demand of PX and Naphtha within the group company and demand supply scenario of the downstream products,” HPL said.
The product focus of the refinery will be production of petrochemical feedstock, different from a conventional refinery where main products produced are fuel-based. The company is looking at producing High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE), Mono-ethylene Glycol (MGE) and Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) among other petrochemical products.
“The main product of the proposed refinery will be LPG, Naphtha, Paraxylene etc catering to the feedstock requirement of the petrochemical units and fuel generation from the refinery will be limited to the extent it can be sold in domestic market. However, depending on the volume, some amount of diesel may have to be exported considering low demand growth rate in domestic market,” HPL said.
HPL manufactures commodity polymers like HDPE, linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE), and polypropylene (PP) and other chemicals like benzene, butadiene among other polymers and chemicals. The company serves packaging, consumer durables, houseware, automobiles, furniture, container, and luggage manufacturers.
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HPL claims to be the third-largest player in the domestic polyolefins market after Reliance Industries and Indian Oil. India is a net importer of all petrochemical products, except Polypropylene. The demand for various petrochemical products is growing at a rate of 8-10 per cent with the bulk of the demand being met through imports.


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Because whether you're coming or going, everyone loves snooping around the shops to see if they can snap up any bargains, load up on sunscreen or get rid of that leftover currency.
And any keen traveller is used to getting their boarding board ready alongside their Euros as they que up to buy those last minute souvenirs for friends and family.
But have you ever stopped to wonder why this is necessary?
Because the answer is not what you think.
While we always thought it was to actually make sure you've got a plane to catch and you haven't somehow managed to live in duty free for years on end, we were totally wrong.
It turns out, like most modern mysteries, it's all down to money.
Tax, to be precise.
The companies use your boarding pass to determine your country of destination to see if they can avoid a 20 per cent value-added tax (VAT) which is added to the price of products for people travelling outside of the European Union.
It's a massive loophole in the law meaning companies are gaining at consumers expense.
Previously, Britain's financial secretary to the Treasury, David Gauke, explained to The Independent: "The VAT relief at airports is intended to reduce prices for travellers not as a windfall gain for shops.
“While many retailers do pass this saving on to customers, it is disappointing that some are choosing not to."
And we, understandably, couldn't agree more.
In The Independent investigation, it was highlighted that WHSMiths and Boots — aka our magazine and beauty miniatures essentials — are some of the big boss companies making a sneaky little gain from jet setters everywhere.
But they responded back in summer 2015 that what they were doing was in line with the law.
But now, almost two years later, Boots are set to let us in on the airport bargains.
According to The Independent, Boots have now responded to the campaign bygiving VAT back to eligible customers when they buy items over £5.
It's a start, at least...


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Non-Woven Filter Media Supplier Analyses
Profiles are continually expanded and updated. Here is a current list:
SWM had 2019 sales of just over $1 billion of which $470 million represented Advanced Materials (AMS).
Filtration represented just over one quarter of the AMS sales or $120 million. Medical was approximately $40 million.
There are a number of water, process filters and medical products such as gowns, wound care, and wipes which are competing markets for melt blown non wovens and from which existing face mask media could be diverted.
On February 11, 2020 - SWM announced that it was ready to supply converters and manufacturers of face masks with advanced nonwoven materials necessary to meet the global challenge presented by the coronavirus outbreak.
“SWM has a long history of supplying high-quality media integral to the construction and performance of face masks used in the dental and surgical sectors as well as the industrial sector,” said Bart Sistrunk, SWM’s Commercial Director – Filtration. “Our DelporeTM melt blown media is widely used in face masks because it provides excellent breathability without sacrificing Bacterial Filtration Efficiency (BFE) and its lightweight nature allows for comfortable wear.”
A leading producer of melt blown media, SWM also offers DelnetTM apertured film, a lightweight nonwoven that is extruded, oriented, and uniquely embossed for use as a flexible surface layer for medical facemasks.
“SWM is prepared to prioritize production of Delpore melt blown media and Delnet apertured film for customers who need materials for face mask production,” said Sistrunk. “We are committed to continued support during the current world health emergency.”
SWM is also supplying the booming reverse osmosis membrane market with tubes, netting and backing.
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RUG Semin presented numerous products at BAU Munich. There was a great deal of interest in the new AluProtect Safe 30 fire damper.
From April 17 until the 22 of April 2023, RUG SEMIN was once again at the BAU Munich trade fair and presented its extensive product range of access panels for drywall construction. Almost 20 employees were on site every day to present their products and the new catalogues to the professional audience, architects, planners, contractors from the drywall construction sector and others and, above all, to stimulate dialogue and discussions with each another.
“After a four-year break, the trade fair was a great platform to exchange ideas directly with customers and experts again,” says Sales Manager Stefan Schnell. “We have received a lot of positive feedback, especially the new AluProtect Safe 30, our latest development of the RUG SEMIN Safe series, raised a lot of interest.” In this new product, the fire protection set is built in the access panel and can no longer for example, slip or be forgotten to be hung up after an installation. This solves a security gap that was well known to builders and users. Further information can now be found under the following link: AluProtect Safe 30.
On the RUG SEMIN booth, this innovation as well as other access panels (Alumatic Light 25, Alu Light FIX etc.) could be tried out directly and their installation could be viewed live. “Our products were given best marks by most of our customers, which of course is extremely satisfying feedback for our company,” said Managing Director Christof Rösler.
There was also a lot of demand for Individual advice on the stand. “It is very important for us to stay in touch with end-users in order to constantly improve our products and prepare our future developments,” Rösler continues.
In every single discussion, it became clear that the building industry is currently stable despite the current challenging times, and that high-quality products and innovations are in demand, especially regarding safety.
Visitors were also delighted with RUG SEMIN’s trade fair tradition: The cocktail bar.
Our three bartender ladies provided guests with fresh mixed drinks, making the fairly “dry” tropic of drywall construction a rather more entertaining and digestive subject!
We are already looking forward to the next BAU with our customers – see you soon!


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Giorgio Armani is a respected name in a fashion. A hugely respected
name, even. So what's his name doing on a cellphone? Actually, this
isn't the first time such an occurrence has been spotted. Giorgio Armani
has been used in conjunction with Samsung
smartphones in years past,
previously on a Windows Mobile phone. But now, it looks like the fashion
guru has moved on to Android with the passing of Windows Mobile, and
he's coming to one of the hottest smartphone brands: Samsung's Galaxy S.
The Giorgio Armani edition Galaxy S is going to be a fairly exclusive
piece of hardware, but there aren't too many details yet on what extras
will be included. Obviously the case design and branding is different,
and the pricing will be up, up, up. There's a rumor going to the tune of
700 Euros, with no word on availability outside of Europe. Would you
pay extra for a Giorgio Armani-branded phone? Before you answer, have a
look at the video below.


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Launched on November 4, CyBall’s Genesis Packs IGO broke sales records across all platforms, selling out in under a minute, achieving $1.52 million in trading volume within the first hour and $10 million in the first seven days on Binance NFT.
For the past few years, blockchain technology has been expanding rapidly. One of its most thriving industries is the NFT gaming industry, and Binance offers its Binance NFT on their platform, the very first and largest NFT Gamefi trading platform. By providing them access to current popular titles and upcoming releases from independent developers seeking funding through Initial Game Offering (IGO) listings on their site.
Binance ’s newest projects build what’s believed to be the ultimate collection gaming assets launchpad where anyone can buy their favorite NFTs. Bringing us closer than ever before in history as we explore what’s next on this journey into something completely new, the future generation of gaming Blockchain Gaming.
The CyBall Genesis Pack has been an enormous success! a genesis Packs IGO launched on November 4 on Binance NFT, and it came with some impressive stats. Within one minute of releasing this new product to market. It recorded breaking sales throughout the platform; $ 1.52 million worth of trades were recorded. In addition, within just 7 days, CyBall has become one of the most famous names on OpenSea with a trading volume (~$10M) that would put them in 9th place, if not higher. Their sales have been record-breaking, and their prices continue to rise! All three types grew to 338% or more from initial prices. With this being the first project to achieve these accomplishments on Binance, it’s no wonder that CyBall has sparked so much excitement. The game is set to debut in December with an expected reception from their community and partners alike!
Binance’s Initial Game Offering, or IGO for short, is a blockchain-based ecosystem that provides fair and reasonable access to top-tier gaming projects with different types of in-game assets are offered to all participants via several drops. All IGOs have their dedicated landing pages before they go public that offer investors details about gameplay before they invest funds into these projects that will IGO launch.
The Binance NFT has been making its mark on the history books with another record-setting event. There is a fun fact that just 24 hours before their triple IGO for CyBall’s Genesis NFTs, GuildFi experienced an overwhelming demand during the whitelist process that caused their site to temporarily! The GuildFi community was excited to learn that the upgrade went smoothly, and all available whitelist spots were claimed within minutes. Thanks to the amazing community as well as Binance NFT and GuildFi, who have been created a big success of this event.
The latest news about the next reveal event will be shared soon, so keep your eyes peeled!
CyBall – CyBloc Football is an NFT-based football game (in the USA, soccer) with a Play-to-Earn paradigm that enables players to collect, trade with, mentor, and eventually compete with CyBlocs. CyBlocs – Cyborgs on the Blockchain — are CyBall’s primary asset and in-game characters, and they are represented on the blockchain by NFTs. The game will first be launched on the Binance Smart Chain, and it will eventually make its way into the Solana ecosystem.
Telegram Announcements: https://t.me/cyballannouncement


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Based in Palisade, Peach Street Distillers is a craft spot founded in 2004 by the same folks behind Ska Brewing Co. in Durango. Such crossover is becoming something of a national theme among craft brewers, as Dogfish Head Brewery, Rogue Ales and Anchor Brewing Co. have all jumped into the distillery business.
It's turning out pretty well for Peach Street, though, as the American Distilling Institute, "the voice of craft distilling," has just named the outfit its Distillery of the Year.
“In deciding this award we look for a distillery that personifies the artisan distillery movement — commitment to excellence in creativity and quality,” says judging director Andrew Faulkner in a press release. “Peach Street has entered a select group of distilleries you could count on the fingers of one hand.”
As usual, it's not only Colorado's craft-food industries doing well.
"On the heels of the explosive growth in craft beer and boutique wines during the last decade, craft distillers have also been on the rise," says the release. "The ADI’s artisanal distillers membership more than quadrupled from just 60 artisanal distillers in 2003 to 260 by 2010. The demand is being fueled by the same desire for locally produced, authentic foods and beverages that is driving growth in other artisan products, including wine, beer and cheeses."
Peach Street scored elsewhere, earning a gold medal for its peach brandy (made with fruit from the fields of Palisade); a silver medal for its pear brandy; and bronze medals for its Jack and Jenny Peach Eau de Vie, and Colorado Straight Bourbon, respectively.
The company's booze isn't distributed that widely yet, but a quick call down to Coaltrain Wine & Spirits revealed it's carrying the pear brandy and bourbon right now, and can custom-order anything else.
And if you ever get your hands on that gold-winning peach, maybe stop by 235 S. Nevada Ave. first, and sit for a spell.


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Europe Watch: Moscow Now … Moving On Up … Banker Blues …
MOSCOW NOW: Continuing its march into new markets, Louis Vuitton Friday officially inaugurated its first location in Moscow. The 4,300-square-foot, two-level location is located near the famous Bolshoi theater and brings the number of stores Vuitton...
MOSCOW NOW: Continuing its march into new markets, Louis Vuitton Friday officially inaugurated its first location in Moscow. The 4,300-square-foot, two-level location is located near the famous Bolshoi theater and brings the number of stores Vuitton operates in 51 countries across the globe to 302. It also marks a first step into yet another potentially explosive luxury goods market. Earlier this month, Vuitton inaugurated its first store in New Delhi, India. — Robert Murphy
MOVING ON UP: Galeries Lafayette in Berlin, operating in the red since bowing in 1996, is hoping designer labels will help reverse its fortunes. The department store acknowledges it goofed by initially focusing on private labels not well known outside of its home market of France. Now the women’s department boasts such brands as Hugo Boss Woman, Paul & Joe and Kenzo Jungle. Accessories shops from Burberry, Celine, Givenchy and Loewe bowed last week on the main floor. Men’s and women’s Armani and Versace shops are slated to open in the fall. The store’s repositioning efforts are slated to be complete next year.
Meanwhile, another department store’s foray in the designer world is proving controversial. The mid-market Kaufhof store group announced it’s introducing Dolce & Gabbana, Valentino Roma and Gianfranco Ferré Studio brands, but the designer firms say they have no idea how Kaufhof came upon the merchandise it is currently advertising and selling in 21 of its 81 Galeria branches as part of a repositioning effort. A Kauhauf spokeswoman described the merchandise as "regular goods purchased through regular channels."
But the brands are crying foul. Dolce & Gabbana fired off a letter to its German retail clients, saying it has no business ties with the store and would investigate the origin of the goods. Officials at Valentino Roma and Ferré also are looking into the situation, with Valentino initiating legal action. But Kauhauf said it plans to expand its Italian designer offerings to 40 of its Galeria units. — Melissa Drier
BANKER BLUES: Tod’s chief executive Diego Della Valle is continuing to invest outside the fashion world. Through a family holding company, Della Valle and his brother, Andrea, bought 2.8 percent of Italy’s Banca Nazionale del Lavoro. Della Valle did not disclose how much was paid for the shares, but analysts value the stake between $80 million and $85 million. Dollar figures are converted from the euro at current exchange rates. Della Valle characterized the investment as "a demonstration of faith" in Italy’s economy. Last August, Della Valle bought control of A.C. Fiorentina, the cash-strapped Florence-based soccer team. — Courtney ColavitaVIVA ITALIA: Opera is getting ready for an encore. The Bulgari-led private-equity fund is aiming to raise a fresh $269.5 million in capital by the end of 2003 and early 2004. "Opera II," like the original fund, targets companies in Italian lifestyle sectors such as interior design, furnishings, fashion and food. Opera already has made a foray into luxury goods over the last couple of years, snapping up control of watchmaker Sector and shoemaker Bruno Magli, but Opera co-founder and managing partner Renato Preti says fashion isn’t the fund’s number one priority right now as prices are too high and the competition too intense. Opera is focusing more on the home design front. Although Opera’s talks with linen company Frette appear to have stalled. "We believe that in the next years, the positive environment for private equity will continue benefiting from low market evaluations," Preti said. — Amanda Kaiser
DOLL FACE: Leave it to the French to give a fashion makeover to an American classic. Some 100 fashion and jewelry houses — from Chloé to Boucheron — whipped up dresses and jewels for the iconic Barbie doll for a presentation in Paris last week. Dolls were positioned on a miniature runway in a mock fashion show, with others, dripping with miniature diamond jewels, lounged in chairs watching the spectacle. But it was not all about fun and games. The dolls will be sold at auction in Paris to raise funds for the French Red Cross. Meanwhile, they will make a world tour, stopping for an exhibit May 8-20 in Tokyo, and Monaco July 14-Sept. 15. The dolls will remain on show in Paris, at the Hotel de Retz, through April 25. — E.M.
HOLDING PATTERN: Antwerp’s year-old Mode Museum will explore fashion’s nitty-gritty in an exhibit running April 24-August 10. Titled Patterns, the show features design blueprints of 22 designers — from Pierre Cardin and Yves Saint Laurent to Yohji Yamamoto and Hubert de Givenchy — used in creating some of their most spectacular clothes. Meanwhile, a parallel show will spotlight photographer Nicole Tran Ba Vang’s work. — R.M.
RUSSIAN TEEN ROOM: Russian Elle has reached out to its rapidly Westernizing teens with the launch last month of Russian Elle Girl. And with Russian Fashion Week just wrapping up, the timing couldn’t be better. The premier March issue boasts 148 pages, including 35 pages of advertising. Canadian singer Avril Lavigne graces the cover and reveals in an article inside how she created her own image. Other features include "225 great fashion and beauty ideas," an article on the group, Sugar Babes, and another on "boys which make us lose our minds." Elle Girl will release its next issue in May and is slated to come out monthly starting in September. Russian Elle Girl is the sixth edition published by Hachette Filipacchi after American, English, Quebecois, Dutch and Korean editions. — Emilie MarshTRADE UNDRESS: Plans for Italy’s new innerwear and beachwear trade fair, Un-dress, are taking shape. To be staged at Milan’s fairgrounds, Un-dress runs Sept. 14-16, a week after Lyon’s Mode City in France, and is gunning to attract some 20,000 buyers and 100 exhibitors. Trade show organizer Expo Cts is striving to differentiate Un-dress from other fairs by staging a series of innerwear and swimwear fashion shows during the three-day event. Meanwhile, Un-dress is already plotting a second edition for January on the heels of Paris’ Interfiliere. — A.K.
FORWARD MARCH: French fast-fashion firm Naf Naf on Friday reported 2002 sales increased 9.4 percent to $281.2 million, compared with $257 million in 2001. The firm, controlled by brothers Patrick and Gerard Pariente, said sales jumped 15 percent to $138.7 million in their network of 140 shops in France. Meanwhile, in Naf Naf’s 20 stores elsewhere in Europe, sales increased 21 percent to $13.8 million. Wholesale sales in France declined 1 percent to $72.3 million. Outside of France, however, wholesale sales rose 9 percent to $56.3 million. — R.M.
BOON FOR U.K. SMALL BUSINESSES: In his budget announcement last week, British Chancellor Gordon Brown offered small businesses here a package of American-style investment incentives aimed at boosting the venture capital sector and increasing the financing available to company start-ups. Special incentives intended to encourage research and development by small- and medium-sized companies also were announced. However, experts said these incentives would largely be offset by other new taxes that will increase the costs of doing business in the U.K. "There’s no real meat in here — any fiddling that’s been done [to improve the climate for small businesses] will be totally swamped by the increase in National Insurance contributions," observed Mike Warburton, a tax partner at Grant Thornton.
At the same time, many Americans and other foreign nationals who live here but avoid U.K. taxes by claiming to be "non-domiciled" heard the unwelcome — if not entirely original — news that the government intends to review the rules governing their status. Threats to crack down on non-domiciles have been made by previous governments, but have never been carried out, owing to concerns that such actions might drive away an important pool of foreign wealth, talent and enterprise. And it is for this reason that few tax experts think this government is likely to be in a genuine hurry itself to tamper with the current arrangement. — Samantha ContiPIRELLI’S PURSUIT: Prada could wind up paying rent to Pirelli. Pirelli & C. Real Estate, a unit of tires to telecommunications conglomerate, is eyeing about $107.92 million (converted from euros at the current exchange rates) worth of real estate that the debt-laden fashion group has earmarked for sale, according to a source close to the talks. These assets include Prada’s corporate headquarters in Milan and a series of industrial sites in and around the city. The source said Prada wants to generate quick cash from a sale and then pay rent back to the new owner. "Nothing’s been finalized," said a Prada spokesman. Prada has been looking at ways to rid itself of $831 million in debt after three failed attempts at an initial public offer. Elsewhere, an unconfirmed press report has Italian bank Sanpaolo IMI increasing Prada’s credit lines by $21.6 million. — A.K.
A room full of toiles at the haute couture atelier in the Dior exhibition at Les Arts Décoratifs, open in Paris since July 5. This is just one of three major exhibitions that have been timed to coincide with the house's 70th anniversary. See the rest of the exhibits, plus read WWD's look into the iconic brand's history. Link in bio. #wwdfashion (📷: @dominiquemaitre)
For spring, Pamplemousse's Danica Zheng presented her signature slip dresses attached to a white T-shirt along with floral windbreakers, off-the-shoulder cotton blouses and more. For more highlights from the New York trade shows, go to WWD.com. #wwdfashion
The Green Carpet Fashion Awards closed out Milan Fashion Week yesterday. The fashion industry flocked to the event, showing its efforts to support and spread the message of sustainability. Supermodel Gisele Bündchen said "if each one of us took at least one step is this direction, there is no saying how much could be done." #wwdeye #wwdfashion #mfw (📷: Lodovico Colli di Felizzano)
Etro’s show, titled “The Tree of Life,” was a celebration of the house’s 50th anniversary. “My father founded the company in 1968, which was the year of counterculture and psychedelia. It’s really a show that celebrates that and the paisley design of India and its origin,” said Veronica Etro. #wwdfashion #mfw #ss18 (📷: @delphineachard)
For @msgm’s spring 2018 show, creative director @massimogiorgetti said “Words, sounds, colors. Synthesis and therapy of a collection,” were the inspirations behind the collection, showing today. Read the rest of Milan spring 2018 inspirations on WWD.com. #mfw #wwdfashion #ss18
For her first solo album in over 10 years, Fergie tapped Carine Roitfeld, Mert and Marcus, Giovanni Bianco and more to create a fashion-focused video approach for the record, Double Dutchess. "Giovanni really helped me get back in touch with my tomboy side, my hardside," said the singer. #wwdeye #wwdfashion ( : @slovekinpics)


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The Chinese smartphone maker 8854 has announced its Titanium M6 5G luxury smartphone.
The Titanium M6 5G runs on Snapdragon 855 SoC. The Titanium M6 5G runs on Snapdragon 855 SoC.
It will hit the shelves in early 2020.
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Qualcomm is expected to announce its new Snapdragon processor which will succeed the Snapdragon 855 and 855+ SoCs in November. It is rumoured to be called the Snapdragon 665 and ahead of the official announcement, a luxury smartphone maker from China has announced a device powered by the upcoming chipset. The Chinese luxury smartphone and watchmaker 8848 has launched its new flagship handset called the Titanium M6 5G. First reported by ITHome, the new handset is technically the ‘first’ mobile device to be powered by the new chipset. However, not many details about the processor were unveiled since the phone will be made available in early 2020, when most Snapdragon 865 powered phones are expected to hit the market.
The Titanium M6 5G sports a 6.01-inch AMOLED display and as the name suggests, it supports 5G connectivity. As per the report, there might be two variants of the Snapdragon 865 SoC, one with innate 5G support and one without. The handset is obviously equipped with the SoC that has 5G connectivity and it is paired with 12GB RAM and 1TB of storage. There’s also a 64MP sensor on the back, which is said to be capable of producing 100MP images.
The Snapdragon 865 was previously spotted on Geekbench with the alleged labelling termed ‘Qualcomm Kona.’ While it is not sure if it is the Snapdragon 865, the results did suggest that the new chip is notably more powerful than the Snapdragon 855. The unknown chip scored 4160 in single-core and 12946 in multi-core tests and in contrast, the Snapdragon 855 scores around 3.5k in the single-core test and around 11k in the multi-core test.
The Geekbench ratings suggest that the device’s chipset is paired with 6GB RAM and the handset it is being tested on runs on Android 10. The SoC has 8 cores, and multiple listings of the device show that the processor has a base frequency of 1.8GHz.
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Charlevoix tourism bureau, chamber share insights on summer business trends
Visit Charlevoix and the Charlevoix Area Chamber of Commerce recently provided updates on the status of tourism and commerce in Charlevoix so far this summer.
“Hotel occupancies overall were down a bit over Venetian week,” said Amanda Wilkin, executive director of Visit Charlevoix. “But it is hard to give real data as some hotels actually fared about even with last year and some were down significantly. I would estimate overall occupancy for Venetian week, in particular, was down 15-18 percent.”
“I am honestly considering this a positive, though, because we projected to be down 50 percent overall for the whole rest of the year and it is looking pretty promising that visitors are still coming even without events to take advantage of the natural beauty and great recreational assets we all know and love. Note many reservations during the summer are for weddings and events.”
Wilkin also noted the hotels have been having a very difficult time finding staff this year and without the events, many guests have been staying fewer nights than in prior years — so the turnover in rooms is hard to keep up with.
Wilkins also said recreational activities — such as use of trails, biking, hiking, beaching and boat rentals — have increased this year.
“My general impression of summer thus far is that people are still visiting Charlevoix to enjoy a quiet, relaxing vacation where they can experience the small-town charm, beautiful waters, and outdoor experiences offered in our community. I think for the most part our visitors are being cognizant of masking up, washing up, and keeping physically distant when they are near other people in the downtown area. In such a uniquely divisive time in the world, it is nice to see people here, locals and visitors, support local businesses and in turn support our local economy to help Charlevoix get through this difficult time,” said Wilkin.
Sarah Hagan, president of the Charlevoix Area Chamber of Commerce, said business trends have varied around the community this summer.
“The economic impact is really across the board with Venetian being canceled. Some businesses had decreased sales, some increased, others had the highest week of 2020 but are still down comparatively to past years. And it seems to be varied within industries, too. I have had two restaurants report that their sales were far increased this year from past Venetian weeks, others reported decreased sales. There are different impacts restaurant to restaurant, there are less people in town so less diners/drinkers, but also less competition without the food trucks or carnival options. Retail generally had decreased sales with less people in town compared to usual Venetian week. Generally, I think decreased sales is what most customer-facing downtown businesses see. Recreation businesses, like boat rentals or those offering activities, saw little difference or increased business without the event to compete with for entertainment.
“Overall, I think consumers are still very supportive with their spending during this time. Those who visit every year are choosing to spend more time here than they usually do, leading to increased spending and increased involvement with businesses. We are still seeing new visitors who are shopping, eating, going out for activities, etc. We don’t have as many people here without the draw of Venetian Festival or our other events, and with COVID-19, our counts are down. But those who are here, locals and visitors alike, are helping businesses get through this as best they can with their spending.”


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The Miami Herald / October 3, 1995
By Larry Luxner
WASHINGTON -- Despite economic stagnation that has pushed Argentina's unemployment rate to 20% and made life difficult for most of the country's 32 million inhabitants, Detroit's Big Three automakers are flocking to Argentina in hopes of tapping into Mercosur, a four-nation customs and trade union linking Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.
Industry experts say automobile production in Argentina has skyrocketed since the beginning of its economic stabilization program in 1990, from 91,000 vehicles produced in 1991 to 380,000 in 1994 and a projected 410,000 vehicles in 1995.
On Tuesday, Chrysler Corp. announced it would invest $100 million to build its own auto assembly factory somewhere in Argentina rather than pursue a working relationship with Iveco Argentina S.A., as announced last February.
Jonathan B. Holcomb, vice-president of Chrysler’s Latin American operations, said at a Washington press conference that his company plans to produce 4,000 to 6,000 Jeep Grand Cherokees annually, though overall plant capacity would be 20,000 vehicles a year.
“Our analysis is that the long-term economic outlook for Argentina and the Mercosur region continues to be very positive,” Holcomb said. “We recognize that Mercosur is one of the largest common markets in the world, and Chrysler wants to be properly positioned to meet market demands in the future.”
Chrysler spokesman Jack Macauley predicted the new factory would employ 350 workers, but he couldn't say where the plant will be located, since the company is considering a number of locations including Buenos Aires and Córdoba, a city 300 miles northwest of the capital. A site decision is expected by year's end.
"Our vehicle production is not just for Argentina," Macauley said. "These Jeeps will be going to the other three countries in Mercosur -- Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. Many different options have been considered," he added, "though this doesn't discount the possibility that something would be built in Brazil in the future."
Earlier this year, the Menem government granted Chrysler Argentina S.A. terminal manufacturer status to establish an auto plant, following which Chrysler established executive offices in Buenos Aires. Chrysler and Iveco had planned to assemble Jeeps at Iveco’s existing facility in Córdoba, but jointly concluded that a joint operation wasn’t feasible “due to changes in future product plans and differences in vehicle size.”
Like Chrysler, Ford Motor Co. sees possibilities in a country where just about every car on the road seems to be a replica of the 1961 Ford Falcon. That's because for years, Ford manufactured autos here from molds that had long gone out of style in the United States, and excessively high import duties prevented Argentines -- even wealthy ones -- from buying foreign-made cars of their choice.
Now, thanks to Mercosur, Ford plans to invest $1 billion in its 35-year-old plant in Pacheco, near Buenos Aires. Of that total, $136 million will be spent on modernization, $147 million on "expanding productive capacity" and $717 million on new products. The factory will keep its current workforce of 5,000 and will begin manufacturing such models as the Ford Ranger pickup, the Orion passenger car and the Ford Escort by early 1997.
Ford will keep about two-thirds of the 154-hectare complex which had been owned by Autolatina, a joint venture between Ford and Volkswagen that began to separate in December 1994 and for all intents and purposes is no longer in existence.
Meanwhile, General Motors executives have dedicated the future site of an 860,000-square-foot vehicle assembly and component factory in Santa Fe province.
Basil Drossos, the new chief of GM de Argentina, said the $300 million complex will employ 1,400 people once production begins in late 1997, with construction set to start later this year. Specific vehicles to be assembled at the plant weren't disclosed for competitive reasons.
In 1993, GM resumed vehicle operations in Argentina after a 15-year absence, with a small assembly plant in Córdoba that produces C-20 and D-20 Chevy pickup trucks. Drossos, who was named president and managing director of GM's Argentina operations on Aug. 1, said GM's decision to locate the plant in Santa Fe followed a study of more than 20 prospective plant sites throughout Argentina.
"We have a very small percentage of the market, since we're only producing since last September," said Alberto Garcia, GM's manager of institutional relations in Buenos Aires. "However, the general conditions in Argentina are good for investment."
Throughout Latin America, GM says it sold 245,700 vehicles during the first half of 1995 -- 20.1% more than the 204,500 vehicles sold during the first six months of 1994, establishing an all-time Latin record in the process. Overall, the regional vehicle market has jumped 120%, from 1.2 million units in 1990 to 2.6 million in 1994.
Richard C. Nerod, GM's vice-president for Latin American operations, says that "GM's strong distribution footprint, coupled with expansion programs in Brazil and Argentina, should position GM to maintain a leadership position within the industry."


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Update #1: it seems that the article was talking about March 14th (Monday) and not about a timeframe of 14 days. The initial Google translation was:
"Miyagi Prefecture factory to produce high-end digital SLR cameras for professionals, announced that it is virtually impossible to resume operations in 14 days".
Update #2: here is a better translation of the text:
"Nikon announced on 13th that they cannot re-start operation of high-end digital SLR camera actually from 14th. The building was not damaged by tsunami but they announced it is not clear when the plant could be re-started because they cannot expect power and material supply at present. They are checking production equipment now."
The Japanese site Asahi reports that Nikon's plants in Miyagi Prefecture (where Sendai is located) are virtually impossible to resume operations in 14 days. The buildings were damaged but still standing. The Sendai factory produces high-end and pro level Nikon SLR cameras.


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Pine spent $32 million to upgrade its network with Huawei equipment, allowing Whisenhunt to expand wireless phone and Internet service to thousands of new users. The investment provided a vital boost to the local economy, helping launch new businesses and a vibrant tourism industry in a region suffering from a downturn in the timber industry.
Pine’s purchase is looking like a bad bet now, however. The U.S. government has called Huawei a threat to national security, saying the Chinese government could tap into Huawei equipment to spy on the West or disrupt critical infrastructure.
In May, President Trump signed an executive order prohibiting U.S. companies from purchasing telecom equipment from high-risk entities subject to the jurisdiction of a foreign adversary, a move widely seen as targeting Huawei. And last year, the Federal Communications Commission unveiled a proposal to block U.S. telecom and Internet companies from receiving federal subsidies if they buy foreign equipment that poses a security threat. Pine and other rural companies rely on those subsidies to make ends meet.
U.S. officials have provided few public details to back up their concerns about Huawei equipment, which Huawei says are unfounded. But the restrictions will prevent Pine from buying replacement parts from Huawei or accepting software upgrades, making the existing equipment unusable over time, Whisenhunt said.
Huawei remains a key sticking point in a larger trade dispute between the United States and China. Beijing has insisted that any settlement include relief for Huawei. Despite calling Huawei a threat, Trump has suggested that the United States could ease up on the company as part of a larger deal. Trade talks are expected to begin Thursday.
Whisenhunt says he trusts the government’s view that Huawei is a security risk but also believes the restrictions on doing business with Huawei could prove catastrophic for his business and the community.
“I believe the United States has the best spies, the best spooks,” Whisenhunt said from a windowless control room at Pine’s 1960s-era headquarters, where racks of Huawei computers direct the region’s phone calls and Internet searches. “If they say it, I’ve got to believe it. But if I rip this out, all these people here are not going to have Internet.”
Other rural telecom companies face a similar predicament. About a dozen small rural carriers have purchased gear over the years from Huawei or ZTE, another Chinese company that has raised security concerns, according to their trade group, the Rural Wireless Association. The carriers often bought the equipment with U.S. government subsidies intended to help bring Internet service to sparsely populated areas that larger telecom companies deemed unprofitable.
Replacing the gear would cost roughly $1 billion, the association says, and Pine and other small companies are calling for federal funding to help. “If not, rural America takes a hit,” Whisenhunt said, adding that it would take Pine years and tens of millions of dollars to strip its Huawei equipment off more than 140 cell towers.
At an FCC hearing in June, Commissioner Geoffrey Starks, a Democrat appointed to the commission by Trump, agreed that the government would need to help finance the work if a “rip-and-replace approach” is required. Bipartisan groups of legislators have introduced bills in the House and Senate to cover the cost. The Senate Commerce Committee approved a bill in July that would authorize $700 million for the work.
Huawei is attempting to counter the U.S. allegations with a public relations push. At a U.S. wireless convention last month, Huawei sponsored a discussion titled “Let’s Collaborate to Make America’s Communication Networks Safer.” Huawei also filmed a video at LHTC Broadband, a small telecom company in Pennsylvania, about the importance of rural Internet and is circulating the video around trade associations, according to LHTC chief executive Jim Kail.
Pine has been the main wireless provider in this corner of southeastern Oklahoma for decades, after AT&T, which laid many of the region’s copper landlines, declined to make the large investments in cellular infrastructure needed to bring wireless service to the area.
Pine dates to the early 1900s, when S.B. and Florence Callaham moved to the area to work for a network that eventually became Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. In 1911, they borrowed $500 to start their own telephone exchange in Broken Bow, a town founded the same year on land previously owned by the Choctaw tribe. Residents drawn by the burgeoning timber industry named the town after Broken Bow, Neb.
The next generation of the Callaham family turned the venture into Pine Telephone Company. Whisenhunt married into the clan and took over as general manager in the 1980s. “I’m an outlaw,” he jokes. His brother-in-law is chief executive, and his mother-in-law runs the front office.
The complexity and expense of running the network grew significantly in the late 1990s and early 2000s, as cellphones and the Internet took off. Far-flung homes waiting for service grew impatient. Some residents installed satellite dishes on their rooftops to get connected, but the signal often conked out.
Michelle Finch, co-owner of a local wine store and bottling operation called Girls Gone Wine, remembers the inconvenience of poor Internet service in those days. Her mother, she recalls, sometimes couldn’t send her pacemaker status report to her doctor through the glitchy home-satellite service she had at the time. “She had to take herself and her machine somewhere else to do it,” Finch said.
Around 2010, Pine decided it was time to upgrade the core equipment in its telecom network, which it had purchased from the Canadian company Nortel in the mid-1980s. Nortel filed for bankruptcy in 2009, so Pine started looking elsewhere.
Other big equipment makers, including Ericsson and Nokia, Huawei’s primary rivals, were focused on selling to larger telephone companies and didn’t offer low-cost deals to firms with relatively few users, Whisenhunt said. A former Nortel salesman who had moved to Huawei told Pine about the Chinese company, which offered substantially lower prices, Whisenhunt said. An Ericsson spokesman said the company offers “competitive” pricing. In an emailed statement, Nokia said: “We understand that some competitors have priced their offering very attractively to gain market share with rural operators in the U.S. We are not proactively offering to swap other vendors out but we are of course interested to work with the rural operators.”
Pine spent $32 million to buy a new system from Huawei, borrowing about half the money from the Rural Utilities Service, or RUS, an arm of the Agriculture Department that helps finance infrastructure projects. RUS, which also provided grant funds to Pine, signed off on Pine’s contract with Huawei, Whisenhunt said. RUS at the time generally required funding recipients to buy American gear but provided waivers “based on cost or unavailability,” the USDA said in a statement.
The impact of the new equipment was enormous for residents such as Jonathan Callaway, an entrepreneur who helps fellow members of the Choctaw Nation establish small businesses. Callaway uses Pine’s wireless Internet at work, via a WiFi hotspot device that taps into Pine’s cellular network.
The connection is fast enough to allow him to be online alongside his entrepreneurs, who stop by to draw up business plans and strategies for marketing their wares online. Pine’s service is “connecting us to the outside world,” he said.
Kelsie Jackson, who opened a local clothing boutique last year, said she depends on Pine cellular service to run her business. Jackson uses her cellphone to post photos of new merchandise to Facebook and Instagram, helping her reach customers in California, Colorado, Kansas and Texas.
Pine’s Huawei network also helped the region build a thriving tourism business that draws thousands of wilderness seekers annually from the Dallas area, a three-hour drive away. New restaurants, bars and cabin-rental businesses have sprung up to serve visitors, who come for the fishing, kayaking and hiking. Tourism has helped the region recover from a mid-2000s downturn in the timber industry that shuttered two local mills and left 12 percent of the population unemployed, according to Jimmy Westbrook, a commissioner for McCurtain County, where Broken Bow is located.
The $30 million tourism industry in the county is marketed mostly online, Westbrook said. “With social media and Facebook, in five minutes you can have something advertised all over the United States,” he said.
Trent Brown, a high school principal in the village of Battiest, Okla., population 250, makes extra money running a cabin-rental business out of his home, using a WiFi hotspot to book most of his reservations. “Without it, I wouldn’t be able to operate,” he said. Brown also took online courses to get his master’s degree. Pine charges up to $120 a month for wireless Internet, depending on the plan.
In an English class at Brown’s school, most of the students said they use Pine’s wireless Internet at home, though one girl lives in such a remote area that her family still relies on a satellite dish. “If it’s cloudy or kind of rainy, it’s gone,” she said of the service.
The cellphone tower serving Battiest is perched on a hillside a short drive from the school. On a recent afternoon, Whisenhunt steered his Ford pickup along a narrow dirt road to check on the site. Atop the tower, and inside a locked cabin at its base, sat $150,000 worth of Huawei computers, antennae and other gear. To Whisenhunt’s consternation, a family of ladybugs had made itself at home on the cabin floor.
The equipment transmits cellular service known as fourth generation, or 4G. An expensive software upgrade would allow Pine to update the system to 5G, a type of super-fast connection being rolled out in major cities. But instead of upgrading, Whisenhunt said he’s facing the likelihood of ripping out the gear.
“There’s no money left to replace it with,” he said. “I can’t go borrow another $30 million and still pay on the old $30 million. I’m broke.”


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CADBURY has launched Dairy Milk production in France to meet high demand, the company said today.
The confectionery giant's factory in Bournville, Birmingham, could not produce enough chocolate despite working "flat out".
It said the move to Blois, in France, was unrelated to the salmonella scare which prompted a mass recall earlier this year.
The overspill production across the Channel took place for several months earlier this year.
Chocolate crumb was made in the UK and then transported to France where it was turned into chocolate.
Cadbury spokesman Tony Bilsborough said: "Cadbury Dairy Milk has had phenomenal growth over the last three to four years. The factory in Bournville at some times was working flat out to meet demand, so in exceptional circumstances a small amount was made by our sister company in Blois, France."
The company could not say what proportion of Dairy Milk has been made in France.
Production has now switched back to Bournville following a #40 million investment in the factory.
Cadbury was forced to pull a million chocolate bars from shop shelves all over the UK earlier this year because of salmonella contamination at its plant in Marlbrook, Herefordshire.
Cadbury Schweppes has predicted the salmonella scare will cost the firm at least #20 million.
Local environmental health officers are still investigating whether the company breached health and safety regulations.
* Have your say on this story at www.birminghammail.net/news/yoursay


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Iconic Marvel Comics creator, Stan Lee, has passed away aged 95.
It’s Nintendo Direct time, here are our predictions.
Numskull designs are on fire this past week with some cracking gaming announcements!
See how Games with Gold stacks up against PlayStation Plus.
The Nintendo Switch sales have been rocketing and here’s why.


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3. However, the rapper did give the fans a heads up by writing the following on his Facebook on July 29.
Can’t afford the album? Pirate that ishhh and share it.
Can’t afford a t-shirt? Try Seattle area Goodwills and Value Villages…. we just donated a bunch that I have worn at shows.
If you DO want to buy something…
I want to let the fans know that merch prices will be jacked on tour due to the MAN controlling venue merch sales.
If you do want a shirt or a deluxe Heist copy, it’s cheaper online, and when you buy direct you support the independent movement and the money doesn’t go to venue middle men. All our shirts are printed at local Seattle factory Inner City Empire.
Merch gals (and my brother) printing and mailing all day today!!
Hope to see you all this fall!
- The man accused in Friday's Planned Parenthood shooting in Colorado made his first court appearance. Charges are expected to be formally filed on Dec. 9. ›
- Cyber Monday 2015 could be the biggest online sales day in history, according to data from Adobe. Shoppers are on track to spend nearly $3 billion 💳📲
- And there's a hilarious new rap meme of Pope Francis, thanks to a photo taken over the weekend of him giving his blessing 🙏🎤 ›


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Shoplifting and motor vehicle split-ins are getting to be additional brazen in San Francisco and citizens, business proprietors and staff advised Fox News they’re turning out to be ever more disappointed.
“This is definitely lousy. I’ve been in the Bay location 20 several years, I have hardly ever witnessed this,” a regional stability guard, J.C. Hernandez, informed Fox News.
“It’s just lawlessness,” he continued. “Persons are just openly coming in and stealing stuff.”
Just one community employee, Gianni, who did not want to give his last title, informed Fox News: “It is receiving worse and even worse.”
California Retail Affiliation President Rachel Michelin advised Fox News the extent of the problem “blows your mind absent.” She stated multi-hundreds of thousands of pounds well worth of items is staying stolen from suppliers in San Francisco and the funds is in the long run made use of by crime syndicates.
San Francisco car break-ins up about 750% in some regions, police say
Shoplifters aren’t thieving “one particular or two merchandise that an individual may need to get by,” San Francisco Law enforcement Division spokesman Robert Rueca advised Fox Information. “Our investigations have revealed that there are organized fences in which men and women are selling these goods that they steal.”
Many nearby companies are working with the implications.
A supervisor at Jeffrey’s Toy Retail outlet who failed to want to give her identify showed Fox Information in which anyone smashed a window to split into the retail store 1 night. They now leave that section of the shop boarded up. She explained there was not a great deal else they could do.
Adora Gipson, a San Francisco resident, explained how tough it has been for a lot of local enterprises in the space.
“Folks don’t want to leave their things out because they’re concerned someone is likely to snatch and get it,” she informed Fox News.
“These folks are really hard-doing work people today,” Gipson ongoing. “They have been in this article for yrs. A great deal of outlets had to near in the course of the pandemic, so to try to reopen and get again on track, it is tough and they are afraid.”
San Francisco officer on rampant crimes: ‘Chaos reigns supreme’
Key retail stores have also grappled with criminal offense. A video a short while ago went viral showing many shoplifters with hands entire of products fleeing from a Neiman Marcus division shop.
In a assertion to Fox Information, Neiman Marcus explained: “The safety and welfare of our associates and shoppers is our top rated precedence, and we’re relieved to report that no a person was harmed in the incident. We’re cooperating with the San Francisco Police Division in their investigation.”
Numerous San Francisco residents imagine that crimes have turn into more and more open up and brazen.
“It has unquestionably gotten a ton more aggressive around the past pair several years. Men and women are really, pretty daring in their shoplifting practices is what we have found not long ago” a community retail employee instructed Fox News.
One more San Francisco resident, Michael Navid, included: “They casually stroll in, seize what they will need, and wander out.”
Gipson, an worker at Nationwide Automobile Rental, stated criminal offense is not minimal to shoplifting and that automobile break-ins have also devastated the metropolis.
“We get broken home windows each individual handful of minutes. We acquired like 30 cars and trucks now which is with broken home windows below due to the fact men and women have professional the smash-and-seize factor,” Gipson instructed Fox Information.
Likewise, Gianni mentioned he sees 10 automobile split-ins day by day.
“It goes on from early morning to evening every single solitary day, around and about and above once again,” Gianni ongoing. “Nobody is undertaking nearly anything about it.”
Maneet Sohal, who owns a family business enterprise in Fisherman’s Wharf, confirmed Fox News damaged glass on the avenue and smashed auto windows.
Echoing other folks, Sohal explained that “law enforcement do not do everything about it.”


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German luxury carmaker Mercedes Benz plans to launch about eight new products in India this year as part of plans to continue with the double digit growth that it witnessed last year.
German luxury car maker Mercedes- Benz reported 31.62 per cent increase in its sales in 2013 at 9,003 units.
Mercedes-Benz’s India research unit aims to grow its business by 58%, after the German marquee entrusted an Indian to head its incubation facility.
Mercedes Benz India opened its 62nd outlet in the country here today to meet the growing demand for luxury cars in Madhya Pradesh.
HCL has just given Mercedes-Benz cars to about 50 of its top performers, and Cognizant has rewarded some with significant stock grants.
Mercedes-Benz India, which sold 9,003 units in 2013, a 32% growth from a year ago, is the No. 2 luxury carmaker in India after Audi.
Mercedes Benz today launched its armoured sport utility vehicle ML Guard priced at Rs 2.49 crore (ex-showroom Delhi) to cater to the VIP segment.
The bus plant, which is coming up on 27.91 acre land inside its truck manufacturing facility, will manufacture and assemble buses under the Mercedes Benz and BharatBenz brands.
Mercedes-Benz India today announced an upwards revision of the price of its entire model range effective from 1st September, 2013. The quantum of price revision will be in the range of 2.5% to 4.5%. Exchange rate effects, higher import duties and rising input costs coupled with a host of other unfavorable factors like higher interest rates has been... more
Mercedes-Benz India today became the only market to start the production of the second generation GL-Class full-size luxury SUV, outside Mercedes-Benz’s SUV plant in Tuscaloosa, USA. The roll-out of the all new second generation GL-Class from Mercedes-Benz India’s world-class plant in Chakan near Pune, reiterates Mercedes-Benz’s aggressive product... more
Mercedes-Benz India, the official automobile partner of the Buddh International Circuit, launched its festival campaign in time, to stoke the F1 fever during the period starting from August until October. To make this festive season more eventful Mercedes-Benz India will provide an opportunity to meet and interact with F1 superstars Lewis Hamilton... more
Mercedes-Benz announces its best ever quarter growth in the last 2 years; clocks 32.33% incremental volume in April-June 2013. 1756 units sold by Mercedes-Benz India in quarter two of 2013 against 1327 units in the previous quarter.
Mercedes-Benz India launched the highly awaited A-Class in Kolkata on Monday, in continuation to its product offensive for 2013. The A-Class sets new standards with its eye-catching trendy, cool and youthful design idiom, heralding the new era of compact luxury cars in India. With the best of design elements, comfort, sportiness, safety and efficiency,... more
Eberhard Kern, Managing Director & CEO, Mercedes-Benz India along with Boris Becker launched the new GL-Class and inaugurated Mercedes-Benz India’s new state-of-art facility, Sundaram Motors
Mercedes-Benz India today launched the second generation of the all new GL-Class, reiterating its aggressive product portfolio for the Indian luxury car market
Mercedes-Benz India on Monday announced that Boris Fitz will take over as head of sales for the company. Santosh Iyer is designated as the head of marketing at Mercedes-Benz India. The responsibilities will be effective from May 1, 2013.
Mercedes-Benz India today announced their first quarter sales result of 2009 units for January to March 2013. The company has recorded a growth of 5.3% over the corresponding period of 2012 (total 1908 units were sold by Mercedes-Benz in the period January till March 2012).
Mercedes-Benz India today announced an increase in price of its entire model range. The increase in price ranges from 1-4% for locally produced models and upto 20% for select CBUs. The price hike will be effective from 1-April, 2013.


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You Can Get Wearable Adidas NFTs For Under $100
Fan of the three stripes? Get your hands on metaverse-ready Virtual Gear NFTs from the iconic sports brand for less than a fresh pair of Superstars.
Looking to up your virtual drip game?
Last week, sportswear giant Adidas released their Virtual Gear NFTs – a set of 16 metaverse-ready digital clothing items. Now, one week later, you can score one of these brand-new NFTs for 0.065 ETH, or around $80, at the time of writing.
Bored Ape, Mutant Ape and Inhabitants holders will be able to ‘dress up’ their NFTs with Virtual Gear through the use of a PFP tool, coming soon.
This Virtual Gear marks Phase 3 of Adidas’ Web3 venture, following the launch of Into The Metaverse in December 2021, and a capsule airdrop in May 2022.
Working with BAYC, Gmoney and Punks Comic once again – who each have exclusive Virtual Gear wearables – this continues Adidas’ efforts to bridge their real-world popularity into Web3.
Erika Wykes-Sneyd, VP of the adidas /// studio, said:
“With our community and creator ecosystem at the core, adidas will explore every viable utility, platform, and experience within Web3 to unlock new possibilities for our wearables, with a focus on tangible value and immutable utility for our community members.”
Nic Galway, Senior VP of Creative Direction for adidas Originals, added:
“Creatively, we’re extremely proud to say that this virtual collection represents more than just a historic first for adidas. It also represents an idea of wearable clothing that can transcend time and space, a community that is vividly diverse, and a level of utility that can be explored and even discovered as worlds and avatars take new forms.”
Exact details of how these metaverse wearables will function is unknown, though with BAYC creators Yuga Labs building Otherside, projects such as The Sandbox and Decentraland gaining in popularity, and cross-platform avatars such as Ready Player Me available, there’s no shortage of possibilities.
To learn more about Virtual Gear and Adidas’ plans for Web3, visit the Adidas metaverse portal.


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U.K. telecom Three has switched on its first 5G service in London, which is a high speed 5G fixed broadband that rivals the speed of fiber speeds.
As part of the company’s roll out of its 5G network, the 5G fixed wireless service will seek to challenge traditional fixed broadband service. The service uses a 5G “plug and play” hub, meaning that consumers can just plug in the device and get access to fast streaming and connection in the home.
The 5G fixed wireless service can allow users to stream multiple 4K football games or movies, play online video games or just make and receive uninterrupted video calls, Three said.
As part of the 5G roll out, Three will introduce 5G across 25 cities in the U.K. by the end of the year, serving more than 10 million customers. While coverage will be limited at the beginning of the roll out, Three said it will continue to expand coverage throughout 2020 and beyond.
The 5G fixed wireless service for unlimited data costs about $42 per month on a 12-month contract with free delivery.


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On Tuesday Amazon.com introduced two new custom computing chips that it hopes to help customers beat the cost of chips from Intel Corp and Nvidia Corp.
Amazon Web Services AWS, with US $45.37 billion in sales in 2020, is the world's biggest cloud computing provider and one of the biggest buyers of data center chips whose computing power AWS rents out to its customers. AWS has been working on developing custom chips since buying a startup called Annapurna Labs in 2015.
The third generation of its Graviton chip is designed to compete with the central processor from Intel and Advanced Micro Devices. AWS also said that a new class of chip called Trainium, designed to train machine learning computer models and will compete with chips from Nvidia, will soon be available to customers. AWS expects to train machine learning models for 40 per cent less cost than Nvidia's flagship chip.
AWS still works closely with Intel, AMD and Nvidia - for example, it is working with Nvidia to pair its Graviton processors to provide a way for Android game developer to stream their titles to devices. Brown said that AWS wants to keep the computing market competitive by offering an additional chip choice.
We have thrown down the gauntlet on performance. In the years to come, I believe that you'll see better performance from all of them - Intel, AMD -- on price-performance specifically. That's something they have to keep our customers happy on.