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Hyderabad: A Swiggy customer’s message while ordering food has once again created a controversy on social media. A Hyderabad-based Swiggy customer recently order food through Swiggy and strictly mentioned in the delivery instruction box that his food should not be delivered by a Muslim delivery boy.
After the incident came to light, Shaik Salauddin, chairman of Telangana State Taxi and Drivers JAC shared the viral screenshot of the message and urged Swiggy to take action against such messages.
In the screenshot, it can be clearly seen that the man has written, “Don’t want a Muslim delivery person.”
However, Swiggy has not responded to the viral tweet.
Meanwhile, in another incident, a Swiggy user in Hyderabad rejected the food that a Muslim delivery boy had brought for him. The man claimed that he had clearly written in the delivery instruction, “Very less spicy. And, please select Hindu delivery person. All ratings will be based on this.”
In Hyderabad, Swiggy and Zomato are two well-known food aggregators. Thousands of individuals, particularly techies from other districts, rely on these portals for their meals. Such requests from their few customers in this situation not only hurt the city's economy but also stir up controversy.


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Chairman Sir Charlie Mayfield stated that he anticipated the impact of Britain leaving the EU with out a deal on October 31 “to be significant” for the division retailer and Waitrose grocery store group.
He informed the Standard: “The two biggest impacts on us are fresh food supply and consumer confidence. We sell a lot of fresh produce, if we haven’t got it we can’t sell it. If you are seeing stuff on the news about queues and shortages, are you going to go and splash out £1,500 on a widescreen TV? The answer is probably no.”
He added: “In readiness we have ensured our financial resilience and taken steps to increase our foreign currency hedging, to build stock where that is sensible, and to improve customs readiness.”
Britain’s largest partnership fell £25.9 million into the crimson in the first six months of the yr, though it’s nonetheless anticipated to make a revenue for the monetary yr.
Ian Wright, chief govt of the Food and Drink Federation, which represents Britain’s meals manufacturing sector, stated a no-deal Brexit would spark “a grisly crisis”, with “significant and adverse changes to product availability, and random shortages”. He added: “Government must be upfront about the chaos a no-deal Brexit would bring.”

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The researchers found consuming more than four cups of caffeinated
coffee per day was associated with a 49 percent lower risk of oral/pharyngeal cancer death relative to no/occasional coffee intake (RR 0.
During the studies, there were 277 deaths by suicide, with most of these drinking little or no caffeinated
The university's dining services conducts "online surveys, focus groups and data analysis" to determine what items to offer on campus, The Universe, the student newspaper reported, but "has not asked about caffeinated
The draft regulation -- yet to be published -- puts the upper limit of caffeine in a caffeinated
beverage at 320 mg per litre or parts per million ( ppm).
In this study, the authors described the epidemiology and toxicity of caffeinated
energy drink exposure in Australia.
coffee intake is not a lifestyle area that I spend much time on, unless it is what I would consider to be excessive (3 or more drinks per day) or might be influencing chronic anxiety, insomnia, cardiac arrhythmias, or fibrocystic breast disease.
Four or more cups of caffeinated
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Using mice bred to develop symptoms mimicking Alzheimer's disease, the USF team presents the first evidence that caffeinated
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But the price jump hasn't been enough to change the habits of their loyal caffeinated
Contrary to popular thought, coffee and other caffeinated
beverages, such as energy drinks, do not make a person sober after a night of drinking alcohol.
LABOUR yesterday stepped up the campaign for a ban on Buckfast with a health warning about caffeinated
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vodkas such as PINK, and even coffee-infused beer, such as the Ithaca Beer Company's Eleven, a stout produced to mark the brewery's 11th anniversary.
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Burberry recruits little-known British artist Roo Panes to front latest campaign as it strives to fuse music and fashion
Being the first global brand to sign Emma Watson, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Eddie Redmayne it seems Burberry have a knack for spotting the next big thing.
And now the British fashion label has recruited little-known musician Roo Panes to front its autumn / winter collection.
As well as starring in a series of promotional shots the singer-songwriter was given the opportunity to write and record an official soundtrack for the campaign, which he titled 'Indigo Home'.
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Little-known musician Roo Panes has been recruited to front Burberry's autumn / winter campaign
Panes, who follows in the footsteps of musician and model George Craig and actor Eddie Redmayne. stars alongside actress Gabriella Wilde in the new ads.
Wilde, born as Gabriella Zanna Vanessa Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe was born in 1989 to businessman John Austen Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe and Vanessa Mary Theresa Hubbard - a former model who was photographed by David Bailey during her career.
She starred in her first film St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold in 2009, at the age of 20 and now she's landed one of Hollywood's most coveted roles alongside Chloe Moretz and Julianne Moore in the 2013 remake of horror-classic Carrie.
All of the promotional images, shot by Mario Testino at the Royal Naval College in Greenwich London, are in black and white taking emphasis away from the brand's distinctive beige, red and black check.
Panes stars alongside actress Gabriella Wilde in the new ads, who is set to appear in the 2013 remake of horror-classic Carrie
Behind the scenes: Production crew are pictured at the Royal Naval College in Greenwich London, where Burberry's latest campaign was shot
'We wanted to play with everything that’s at the heart of the Burberry world – celebrating our brand and London through imagery, film, music, weather and our iconic outerwear, all in a very poetic and British way,' said Christopher Bailey, Burberry‘s chief creative officer, who has been credited with transforming the fortunes of the company.
Burberry, which is headquartered in London, was founded in 1856 and both the Queen and The Prince of Wales have granted it Royal Warrants.
It's is most famous for its iconic trench coat, which was invented by founder Thomas Burberry.
Today it offers fragrance, fashion accessories and cosmetics as well as clothing and according to Business Weekly, it's the 98th most valuable brand in the world.
Christopher Bailey added: 'Using London as the backdrop, we shot the series of cinematic, emotive black and white images and short films with the incredibly talented Gabriella Wilde and Roo Panes, who effortlessly bring the campaign and our collections to life across all of our platforms.'
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Why the Rebirth of “Local” is Good for Commerce, Community and Common Sense
It goes without saying that the COVID-19 pandemic has changed so much of the world, and the effects of it will continue to be in conversations in the years to come. In an edition of “Reinventing Normal,” host Mark Landini talked with senior features editor for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Barbara Thau, about the state of business and the reinvention of local.
Because so much business and the culture surrounding it has drastically shifted, the future of it has been left up to the consumer. This consumer-driven trend has changed the way big and small businesses operate, the real estate market, and even office culture. Thau stated that the restrictions of quarantining and remote work redirected a lot of consumers back to the local businesses and created a newfound reliance on them.
“The people who literally had to quarantine in their neighborhoods, we’ve seen that behavior – the local behavior, the community, and the local stores becoming their haven – become their habits, their routine,” said Thau.
Thau said that despite most stores reopening back to normal and pre-pandemic store hours, that hasn’t changed the trend of the patronization of local businesses. She stated that over 56 percent of consumers are shopping and supporting locally, and 86 percent say they’ll continue to do so.
Remote working has also played a role in the change. With the majority of workers still not back in the office, the real estate market for office spaces demonstrated another change, and everyday people are actively contributing to that even if they’re working fully remote or through the hybrid market.
But Landini contends the social nature of humans might drive back the trend to the offices as people might not be able to seek the same type of community in their neighborhoods, as they would in the office.
But perhaps not. Even big corporations like Walmart and Amazon have already reinvented and adapted to the demand for all-things local by hopping on to the momentum. Thau said that this showcases how much the trend has shifted to local.
“This is important and I don’t know if it’s gonna continue, but I’m just saying that these are indicators of how people are shopping,” said Thau.
And startups are not too far behind either.
Still, Landini discussed the physical aspect of life and how that will always have an effect on what’s to come. Thau agreed and added that businesses such as bookstores, that have long taken a hit, saw a resurgence during the pandemic.
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GlamourMagazine.co.uk has made appointments to its editorial team.
Ella Alexander has been appointed as online fashion & shopping editor, having previously served as senior writer.
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Pictures of Nike’s limited edition Air Force 1 Low for Chinese New Year 2020 have been released as part of its “Year of the Rat” collection.
The Chinese New Year 2020 edition of Nike’s Air Force 1 Low will come in white, featuring Chinese patterns and designs, with the iconic leather Swoosh logos printed on the sides, according to Sneakerbardetroit.
Nike seemingly took a different approach with its 2020 design compared to last year’s Lunar New Year, Sneaker News reported.
The footwear manufacturing company went with an all-white color motif with textured patterns of animals, flowers, landscapes and folkloric objects that are found in traditional Chinese Yuxian paper-cutting.
As for the insoles and sock liners, however, the color theme is entirely different as the company chose to add bright color patterns to surround the 2020 logos.
The Nike Air Force 1 Low Chinese New Year 2020 is set for release in January.
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The Supply Chain Management Center at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business will be part of a unique risk assessment project to assess the safety and effectiveness of supply chain practices.
The project, which is the first of its kind, will focus on “ascertaining the effectiveness of information security and cyber supply chain best practices” and look to aid companies with their cyber risk assessment, according to a news release.
“We’re taking this instrument, this portal set of assessments we developed and using it to ask a basic question – does the assessment profile and specific set of actions that you do … relate to future profile breaches?” said Sandor Boyson, a professor at the Smith school and co-director of the Supply Chain Management Center. The team isn’t just looking at breaches alone, either, he said, but looking at them “as consequences of how you manage IT cybersecurity.”
Supply chain, or the flow of raw materials, products and services from origin to consumption, can get bugs or run into problems just like software and computers can. Cyber security in supply chain focuses on the management of information technology systems to prevent cybersecurity threats like viruses, malware and network vulnerabilities. In the supply chain, companies and businesses are only as strong as their weakest link, according to the InfoSec Institute. Cybersecurity problems affect all parts of the chain, so cybersecurity management is crucial.
The project is unique in its size and scope, Boyson said. The school of business will be working with the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) along with insurance companies like Zurich Insurance and Beecher Carlson and the General Services Administration.
“Collectively I think [the companies involved] all share interest in the same set of questions – how do you relate what a company does to its outcomes in terms of cyber security,” Boyson said. Before this project, he said, there hadn’t really been an attempt to analyze cybersecurity risk and how a company’s actions affect that.
“Assessing cybersecurity and supply chain risk management is becoming more critical for companies and the nation’s overall cyber health, according to Brian Barrios, program manager for the National Cybersecurity FFRDC at MITRE. “It is critical to be able to have an appropriate level of trust in our ability to procure and acquire technology,” he said in a press release.
The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, works to address cybersecurity problems for businesses. The Supply Chain Management Center at the Robert H. Smith School of Business conducts research on supply chain management and creates programs for business students.s


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A drive-through holiday lights event is coming to American Family Field next month, the Milwaukee Brewers announced Thursday.
‘Magic of Lights’ will run Wednesday, Nov. 24 through Sunday, Jan. 2, featuring more than 2 million lights on display throughout the parking lots surrounding the ballpark. Themed displays along the mile-long route use the latest LED technology and digital animations, according to a news release.
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This is the first time American Family Field has hosted the national ‘Magic of Lights’ attraction. Put on by Ohio-based FunGuys LLC, the event will visit 14 venues in the U.S. and Canada this season, including Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts, Daytona International Speedway in Florida and Vail, Colorado. Magic of Lights shows draw about 5 million people annually.
“We are always looking to expand the variety of events that come to American Family Field and its surrounding grounds, and we are excited to host the Magic of Lights for an extended run for the first time this year,” said Rick Schlesinger, president-business operations at the Brewers. “This promises to be a terrific family entertainment destination throughout the holiday season.”
Magic of Lights Milwaukee, presented by Madison-based American Family Insurance, will feature a holiday village with concessions, activities, and visits from Santa. There will also be brand new scenes on display, including Prehistoric Christmas, Big Foot Monster Trucks and the Winter Blizzard Tunnel, as well as Magic of Lights favorites like the 12 Days of Christmas, Toyland and the Enchanting Tunnel of Lights. New in 2021, Magic of Lights will feature Illuminating Mega Trees, boasting 40 feet of dancing lights synchronized to popular holiday tunes.
“There’s been many magical moments at American Family Field, and we’re pleased to help bring another tradition to Milwaukee this holiday season,” said Seth Freeman, marketing associate vice president at American Family Insurance.
Tickets start at $25 per vehicle and will go on sale Oct. 18 at 10 a.m. Tickets must be purchased in advance online and will not be available at the gate. Customers purchase tickets for specific dates. Based on years past, the week leading up to the holidays is expected to sell out quickly.
Beginning Nov. 24, Magic of Lights will operate daily from 5 p.m. until 10 p.m.


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How one guy made a top Super Bowl ad
A freelance editor entered a Web contest to create a fun Super Bowl ad -- and now gets $1 million for his work.
Burningham, a freelance editor and Web designer, made the ad with some friends and entered it in the "crash the Super Bowl" contest held by Doritos and Pepsi Max. It shows a pug dog knocking a glass door on top of a man who had been taunting it with Doritos. You can watch the ad here.
"This commercial was a last-ditch attempt to make things happen," Burningham told USA Today. The film world is "just a very difficult industry," he added.
Burningham got a $1 million payment from Frito-Lay, owned by PepsiCo (PEP), for creating a spot that hit No. 1 in USA Today's Ad Meter ranking. The ad shared the top ranking with a Bud Light commercial. It's amazing that an amateur video could outscore a host of commercials made by highly-paid advertising professionals.
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Two more contest winners also took spots in the top five Ad Meter winners, leading some to wonder whether Madison Avenue execs should be worried in this new age of DIY advertising. Sometimes, USA Today reports, advertising industry executive salaries are tied to the success of the Super Bowl spots they create.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --GrubMarket, a prominent leader in the food & technology industry, today announced the launch of GWholesaler, its revolutionary enterprise Software-as-a-Service platform built for food industry suppliers and vendors. Over the past couple decades, technology has added immense value to supply chains across a multitude of industries, but technological advancements and dedicated software solutions have been slow to permeate the food industry. San Francisco-based GrubMarket identified this market gap after launching its direct wholesale business back in 2015, and the company originally built GWholesaler for its own wholesale subsidiaries and their customers and suppliers to use. After overwhelmingly positive feedback from GrubMarket's Wholesale Division and its customers and suppliers, GWholesaler will now be made available to all food industry wholesalers, farmers, distributors, suppliers, and vendors across the United States.
The GWholesaler platform combines a user-friendly interface with deep technical capabilities, and provides food suppliers and vendors of all sizes with three key innovative software solutions:
Financial Management:Seamlessly integrate your daily business activity with your accounting systems.
Inventory and Price Management: Effectively manage your product inventory and pricing with precision accuracy and real-time updates.
CustomerRelationshipManagement(CRM):Build long-lasting relationships with your customers via engagement tools and a brilliantly efficient purchasing platform.
Mike Xu, the CEO of GrubMarket, built the company with technology deeply rooted in its DNA. Over the past four years, GrubMarket has established a renowned track record in software development for the food industry, and it currently utilizes a variety of custom-built proprietary software solutions for its own supply chain logistics, online B2C businesses, and its multiple wholesale subsidiaries. According to Mike: "We have always been keenly focused on developing and leveraging technology to improve multiple facets of the food industry. We had recently identified a big opportunity to create a paradigm-shifting software suite for food industry suppliers and vendors, and we are thrilled to launch our GWholesaler platform for them."
Food industry wholesalers, farmers, distributors, and other suppliers of all sizes are welcome to enjoy a complimentary trial of the GWholesaler software suite at: www.grubmarket.com/gwholesaler
GrubMarket's mission is to make fresh and healthy food accessible to everyone. We are committed to providing you with the best online grocery and food wholesale experience possible, by regularly offering you a spectacular array of farm-fresh foods at prices that can be more than 50% OFF what you'd typically find at other grocers or wholesalers.


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ATI Technologies Inc.'s new Radeon HD 4770 graphics processor launched earlier this week, receiving plaudits for incorporating cutting-edge technology at a ground-breaking price.
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The outbreak of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), first identified in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei, China, in December 2019 and since then has spread globally, has been recognised as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March 2020. India is widely affected by this pandemic. As on 29.04.2020, more than 31000 cases of Coronavirus have been confirmed in India with more than 1000 deaths.
Taking into consideration its severe intensity, seen in the context of India having the highest rate of density population in the world, the Governments, both at Union and State levels, commenced necessary actions on war footing to prevent the spread of this pandemic. It was all the more so when it is known that this deadly disease has no medicinal cure.
Resultantly, everything and every activity, barring the activities relating to and concerning with the essential supplies came to a complete grinding halt. Though the improvement in the environment due to such a lockdown was a silver lining, however, the toll on economy due to this lockdown is too early to be estimated.
While presenting the Finance Bill for the year 2020-21, the Union Government on 01.02.2020 had reasonably estimated India’s nominal GDP growth rate (i.e., real growth + inflation) of 10 percent, however, the same now seems far from reality and certainty. The slowdown in demand, closure of production activities, fall in the global price of crude oil, ban on foreign trade, price decrease in the commodities like energy, metals and fertilizers, restrictions on the aviation industry as also on tourism, amongst others, are bound to exert downward pressure on the inflation, thus adversely affecting the economy chart. It is believed that India’s aggressive lockdown could bring the country’s growth down to 2.5 percent from 4.5 percent it had earlier estimated. However, as per a statement released by Chief India Economist of Goldman Sachs on 09.04.2020, the economic growth of India has been estimated at a low figure of 1.6% only.
Coronavirus had its impact in the industry in general, which has seen, not only cutting the salaries but also laying off its employees. The hotels are vacant and airlines have closed their wings. The live events industry has also estimated a loss of more than Rs. 3000 crores.
The manufacturing, an important part of any economy, suffers from a total lack of clarity. Lockdown has put great stress on the supply chains of essential commodities, and therefore, many of the Indian companies have focused on the production and supply of essential items only, thereby stopping all other production activities, thereby bringing down the production graph. Likewise, the other sectors like agriculture being the primary sector and the tertiary sector are also not free from its impact. There is hardly any manpower available for agricultural purposes in different states. Lockdowns have manifestly made the farmers difficult to take their produce for sale to the markets. The informal sector of India, the backbone of its economy, will be hardest hit in view of economic activities coming to a total standstill. These lockdowns and restrictions on commercial activities and public gatherings are necessarily likely to strongly impact domestic growth. As estimated by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) on 07.04.2020, the overall unemployment rate may have surged to 23 per cent, with urban unemployment standing at nearly 31 per cent. International Labour Organisation (ILO) has estimated about 40 crores workers of unorganised sectors to be unemployed.
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), has suggested that India’s trade impact due to the COVID-19 outbreak could be around USD 348 million. For India, the overall trade impact is estimated to be at 129 million dollars for the chemicals sector, textiles and apparel at 64 million dollars, the automotive sector at 34 million dollars, electrical machinery at 12 million dollars, leather products at 13 million dollars, metals and metal products at 27 million dollars and wood products and furniture at 15 million dollars. As per UNCTAD estimates, exports across global value chains could decrease by USD 50 billion during the year in case there is a 2% reduction in China’s exports of intermediate inputs. What is also worrisome is the effect of all the circumstantial conditions on the Rupee value which is at its lower value of more than Rs. 76 per USD, exerting extra burden and pressure on the cost of import of commodities and services in India, and on the accumulated foreign reserves.
To minimise the effect in the economy caused by the COVID -19 outbreak, the Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister, on 24.03.2020, announced several important relief measures taken by the Government of India, especially on statutory and regulatory compliance matters related to several sectors. The Central Government, amongst others, announced much-needed relief measures in areas of Income Tax, GST, Customs & Central Excise, Corporate Affairs, Insolvency &Bankruptcy Code (IBC) Fisheries, Banking Sector and Commerce, intended to boost the economy.
Steps taken by the Indian Government:
The Central Government, amongst others, has taken the following decisions in these directions:
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- Extension of the last date for income tax returns for the financial year 2018-2019 from 31.03.2020 to 30.06.2020.
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- Due dates for issue of notice, intimation, notification, approval order, sanction order, filing of an appeal, furnishing of return, statements, applications, reports, any other documents and time limit for completion of proceedings by the authority and any compliance by the taxpayer including investment in saving instruments or investments for rollover benefit of capital gains under Income Tax Act, Wealth Tax Act, Prohibition of Benami Property Transaction Act, Black Money Act, STT law, CTT Law, Equalization Levy law, Vivad Se Vishwas law where the time limit will be expiring between 20.03.2020 to 29.06.2020 shall be extended to 30.06.2020.
- For delayed payments of advanced tax, self-assessment tax, regular tax, TDS, TCS, equalization levy, STT, CTT made between 20.03.2020 and 30.06.2020, the reduced interest rate at 9% instead of 12 %/18 % per annum (i.e. 0.75% per month instead of 1/1.5 percent per month) will be charged for this period. No late fee/penalty shall be charged for delay relating to this period.
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Apple, the $801 billion electronics large, is reportedly initiating main modifications in its govt staff by altering roles and establishing new methods.
In accordance with The Wall Road Journal, the transfer is a response to the lackluster gross sales figures of the iPhone in key markets together with China.
Final month, Apple CEO Tim Cook dinner launched a public letter to buyers describing the corporate’s wrestle in China, primarily attributing it to geopolitical dangers together with the commerce battle with the U.S.
Some analysts acknowledged that the lower-than-expected gross sales of the corporate’s flagship product had been largely triggered by the plateauing smartphone know-how growth.
Smartphones have turn into exceedingly refined in the previous few years and as such, fewer customers now really feel much less compelled to pay a hefty value to amass new fashions.
Apple Figured Out the Downside However its Answer is Questionable
Former staff of Apple have reportedly mentioned that CEO Tim Cook dinner has been anticipating smartphone know-how growth to plateau since greater than 9 years in the past.
Apple analyst and Loup Ventures managing companion Gene Munster advised WSJ that Apple is making ready for the following development part of the corporate after the period of the iPhone.
“This can be a signal the corporate is making an attempt to get the system proper for the following decade. Expertise is evolving, and they should proceed to tweak their construction to make certain they’re on the suitable curve,” Munster mentioned.
To penetrate into extremely aggressive markets like China with the iPhone, Apple has had two selections: decrease the pricing of its iPhone to compete towards alternate options like Huawei or adapt to the Chinese language market and endure important modifications.
Neither has been a viable choice for Apple which prioritizes branding, technological growth, and premium fashions.
As former Apple retail govt Carl Smit mentioned final month:
They’re not adapting fast sufficient. These apps and methods are how folks talk in China, and if you happen to don’t have seamless integration, the Chinese language manufactures have an edge.
The answer Apple has give you to arrange the corporate for the following decade is its providers enterprise.
The Apple App Retailer, iTunes, and Apple Pay are strong, broadly utilized, and aggressive platforms utilized by lots of of hundreds of thousands of customers.
By 2020, Morgan Stanley expects its providers enterprise to achieve $50 billion in gross sales, which may substitute iPhone gross sales as the corporate’s major income driver, which is what Apple would need within the long-term.
The hurdle Apple has to undergo within the upcoming years is the exponentially rising person bases of competing platforms within the likes of Spotify and Netflix that dominate the streaming enterprise.
Apple is planning to spend over $1 billion on authentic reveals by that includes actresses like Reese Witherspoon to bump up its streaming enterprise.
However, 9 out of 10 shoppers within the U.S. already make the most of Netflix for streaming and powerful alternate options similar to Amazon Prime Video and Disney’s new streaming enterprise are on the way in which up.
Jonathan Pirc, Founder and Managing Accomplice of Lab42, advised Forbes:
On common, shoppers use between two and three streaming providers, and certainly one of them is sort of at all times Netflix. Even with a number of streaming providers accessible, Netflix has clearly staked out the dominant place, with almost 9 out of 10 American streamers utilizing Netflix.
Even when shoppers use quite a lot of streaming providers, Netflix stays the most well-liked. It’s a testomony to not solely being one of many first to market, but in addition their innovation and funding in authentic content material.
Apple Has a Sturdy Likelihood
Apple has the platforms, purposes, instruments, assets, and a loyal consumer-base to increase its providers enterprise and compete towards dominant forces like Spotify, Netflix, and Amazon Prime Video.
However, a few of the issues from analysts stem from the thought that the corporate could have began a bit of too late.


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The government-owned post office in Liechtenstein has begun offering a cryptocurrency exchange service. Initially, the post office in the capital city of Vaduz will sell BTC, with four more cryptocurrencies planned. The service is in partnership with Zug-based Värdex Suisse, the operator of “the largest crypto ATM network in Switzerland.” Also read: Indian Supreme Court Moves […]
On Jan. 30, a group of cryptocurrency developers and organizations officially launched a project called Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) on the Ethereum network. The ERC20 token is a coin backed by bitcoin core (BTC) reserves and has started trading on several exchange platforms. Also read: A Look at Openbazaar’s Multi-Currency Wallet and Vendor Listings The Introduction of […]
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Over the past 12 months, digital asset values have dropped considerably, but behind the scenes cryptocurrency development has increased. Research from data collection websites that track the amount of Github activity taking place in cryptocurrency repositories shows blockchain development is continuing to grow. Also Read: The Cashaccount.info Platform Tethers Names to Bitcoin Cash Addresses Cryptocurrency Github […]
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The High Court of Ireland has ruled that 25,000 euros (approximately $28,400) worth of ethereum held by Neil Mannion, a 37-year-old man currently serving out a prison sentence for drug offenses, comprise proceeds of crime. Also Read: Google AI Briefly Describes Bitcoin as ‘Collapsed Economic Bubble’ Irish High Court Rules Crypto Comprises Proceed of Crime In […]
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Earlier this week, armchair sleuths began pointing out that large amounts of cryptocurrency from long-dormant addresses have been on the move. For instance, one wallet that’s been inactive since its inception in 2013 recently moved 66,452 BTC — worth around $245 million — to an unknown address. Hours later, a few more addresses from the […]
The post Previously Inactive Whales Are Moving Large Amounts of BTC appeared first on Bitcoin News.
Japanese public company Money Forward, operator of a personal budgeting app with 7 million users, is preparing to launch a crypto exchange. Three cryptocurrencies will be supported. A representative of the company has shared some details with news.Bitcoin.com about the platform and the company’s future crypto projects. Also read: Indian Supreme Court Moves Crypto Hearing, Community […]
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Over the last couple of years, blockchain-based gaming has become more popular with collectible games like “Spells of Genesis.” One peer-to-peer game, “Mafia Wars,” is a blockchain-themed tournament based on well-known organized crime families from the 1920s. Also read: Intel Awarded a Patent for an Energy Efficient Bitcoin Mining Process The Five Families of New York […]
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The last 24 hours have been the worst the cryptocurrency markets have seen since the 24 hours prior. Things have been looking grim for weeks in fact, but on Nov. 19 the situation went from bad to critical as BTC fell below $4,500, dragging the rest of the market down with it. While some investors […]
The post Fear, Loathing and Opportunity: How Crypto Traders Are Handling the Drop appeared first on Bitcoin News.
The popular cryptocurrency software provider Blockchain has announced the launch of a custom hardware wallet that is exclusively tethered to the company’s flagship wallet. According to the development team behind the new hardware wallet called Lockbox, the firm collaborated with the wallet manufacturer Ledger in order to create the design. Also read: SEC Suspends Trading in […]
Crypto exchange Coinex will pay out long-term dividends, interest, in bitcoin cash (BCH) for coinex token (CET) holders, according to its website announcement. “If your CET holdings are on Coinex, we’ll calculate the dividends into BCH and allocate directly to your accounts,” the company explained. Also read: Bitcoin Cash Speaker Series II Brings Leading Bitcoiners […]
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Even amid swirling controversies, Facebook is the single most popular US social network, with 83% of adult social media users in the US reporting that they visit the platform in a typical week.
Three in five US internet users said that discounts are what influence them to buy a product through social media ads, far more than the 44% who cited the brand’s trustworthiness and customer data practices.
The company could reveal a new overarching brand name as soon as next week and follow in the footsteps of Alphabet.
Pinterest's new TikTok-like feature is more of a video discovery tool than an outright clone: Videos on the new Watch tab won't be separate from normal in-feed videos, so marketers don't need to develop entirely new campaigns around the feature like they had to with Instagram Reels.
Facebook turns to EU to help develop its metaverse: The company plans to hire 10,000 EU residents in the next five years, with “highly specialized engineers” at the top of its wish list.
Internal Facebook documents appear to contradict claims made by the company around how well its AI tools find and remove harmful content.
A report from TikTok paints a clearer picture of how consumers shop on social media: The research comes as TikTok and other competitors launch a bevy of new social commerce features.
With LinkedIn’s China closure, the balance of tech soft power could be shifting: LinkedIn shut its doors in China, but Chinese companies like TikTok still operate freely in the US, which could become a pain point for the US government once again.
On today's episode, we discuss some suggested ways to rein Facebook in, a newly proposed social media model, the significance of the customer experience gap, what to expect from the new Instagram TV, how to create good thought leadership, when the best days to go into the office are, the scientific reason dogs are the best, and more. Tune in to the discussion with eMarketer director of reports editing Rahul Chadha, analyst Blake Droesch, and principal analyst at Insider Intelligence Paul Verna.
Twitter’s ad-centric days aren’t over yet: The platform is still developing new advertising features that take user feedback into account.
Social media platforms in Australia could soon be on the hook for defamation or abuse posted by users: The country continues its year-long crackdown on Big Tech by proposing a measure which would force platforms to adopt new moderation policies, fast.
YouTube videos are the most popular media among US children online, with 85% of those surveyed watching that content recently.
On today's episode, we discuss all of the latest Facebook revelations that have come from former employee turned whistleblower Frances Haugen: Is Facebook really having its "Big Tobacco" moment, why it's unlikely we will be talking about this in a month, and how might Facebook be forced to change how it does business. Tune in to the discussion with eMarketer senior analyst at Insider Intelligence Audrey Schomer.
Twitter attempts to catch up to competitors’ advertising lead: The platform announced a few incremental improvements to its ad products—but will they be enough to compete with Facebook’s dominance?
Facebook won't measure unlinked Instagram and Facebook accounts in the name of privacy: Advertisers' data may be less exact, but it's a necessary move for Facebook to ward off more scrutiny.
Social media platforms are betting on social audio as part of the creator economy: Live audio is becoming less about the platforms that started the trend as more big firms launch creator-focused features.
Snapchat’s new mental health initiative shows the image problem facing Big Tech: The platform and its competitors are racing to preempt regulator criticisms of their impact on teens in the midst of a battle for new users.
Trust in mass media is down—but social media isn’t a perfect alternative: Media confidence is highly split on partisan lines, and using social media for news can reproduce the same problems.
Governments and businesses now see the value of local innovation to wean off dependence on Big Tech.


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Little impact seen on Synlait, a2, Fonterra fund from tighter Chinese infant formula rules
By Suze Metherell
April 28 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand’s listed dairy companies, Synlait Milk, a2 Milk Co and Fonterra Shareholders’ Fund, probably won’t face much disruption from tighter rules on infant formula in China, the nation’s biggest market for milk products, investors say.
A2, whose Platinum infant formula is manufactured at Synlait’s Canterbury plant, led the three dairy companies lower on the NZX today, after saying it is monitoring and responding to China’s new requirements, which include demonstrating a close association between brand owner and manufacturer, and a new form of registration from May 1.
China telegraphed its new requirements to the government last week by releasing an audit of a sample of New Zealand manufacturers conducted in March. That left officials and companies scrambling to interpret the changes in time for the registration deadline this week. The government says manufacturers who control 90 percent of the nation’s infant formula exports are working through the registration process but the remaining 10 percent face a tougher job to comply.
A2 Milk, which sells infant formula in China, Australia and New Zealand, fell 9.5 percent to 76 cents, the lowest in more than four months. Fonterra units, which give investors access to Fonterra’s dividend stream, slipped 0.7 percent to $6.15. Synlait, which counts China’s Bright Dairy Food as a cornerstone shareholder, fell 0.8 percent to $3.61.
“The issues for those companies is more can they grow their businesses and at what prices for their product as opposed to this regulation,” said Matthew Goodson, who helps manages $650 million of equities and property holdings for Salt Funds Management. “There is a very small chance it could be a major negative but I don’t think that’s really seen by the market as likely.”
Last year, infant formula made up about 4 percent, or $200 million, to the nation’s $5 billion dairy exports to China, whose government is trying to bolster food safety and restore confidence in baby foods made of milk powder after melamine-tainted formula caused the deaths of six children and sickened 300,000 others in 2008.
The scandal sparked a surge in demand for imported product in the world’s most-populous country, where demand for dairy products is keeping pace with an emerging middle class. China already tightened rules for its own manufacturers last year.
New Zealand Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy and Food Safety Minister Nikki Kaye said last week that tighter rules for imported infant formula would have “a very significant impact” on brand owners unable to demonstrate a close association with a manufacturer.
“The people it will have an effect on are those that don’t really have any food production business, they just buy a whole load of infant milk formula that’s been processed by somebody and then they whack a pretty label on it and sell it,” Goodson said. “My understanding of these regulations is they’re aimed at getting proper links in place between the manufacturer of a product and those selling it so it’s a proper chain there to ensure quality control.”
New Zealand’s biggest dairy producer and exporter Fonterra Cooperative Group spooked dairy markets last year with a precautionary recall of whey protein concentrate thought to be contaminated. Later tests proved the bacteria found were harmless.
In January, Synlait said it expected sales of baby formula to fall below its 10,000 metric tonne target this year because stricter Chinese regulations had caused “considerable disruption” in that market. The dairy processor said it will spend $21 million expanding its laboratory and administrative facilities, in part to increase its testing capabilities.


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February 8, 2021
The FDA has granted De Novo authorization to what will be the first device treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) that is used while the patient is awake.
Called eXciteOSA, the prescription tongue muscle stimulation device is intended for those aged 18 years or older to reduce mild sleep apnea and snoring. Patients use the device for 20 minutes once per day over a six-week period, and...
December 23, 2020
It’s been quite a year: COVID-19, a change in administration and a year of transition for FDA digital health policy. In light of all the change and uncertainty, many digital health companies are struggling to decide upon a regulatory strategy for 2021.
My advice? If at all possible, stay away from FDA. They have enough to do right now. The people I know at FDA have been working 12- and 15-hour...
December 8, 2020
Editor's note: This story has been updated with quotes and additional information from Mahana's CEO and cofounder.
The FDA has granted a De Novo clearance to San Francisco-based Mahana Therapeutics' Parallel, a prescription digital therapeutic for patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) that delivers cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).
The agency made its decision on November 25, according...
November 9, 2020
The FDA granted Minneapolis-based NightWare a De Novo clearance on Friday for its Apple Watch and iPhone app designed to improve the sleep quality of those experiencing nightmare disorder and nightmares related to PTSD.
The digital therapeutic – which received breakthrough designation from the agency last year – uses the Watch's sensors to track the heart rate and movement of users as they sleep...
September 23, 2020
Cognoa, a digital health company developing software tools for children with autism and other behavioral health conditions and their families, signaled today that it will be moving ahead with a De Novo FDA regulatory submission for its digital autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnostic.
The tool, which received a Breakthrough Device Designation from the agency in late 2018, is designed to help...
June 15, 2020
After years of waiting, Akili Interactive has finally received FDA De Novo marketing authorization for EndeavorRx, its video-game digital therapeutic for children aged 8 to 12 years with ADHD.
This is the first game-based therapeutic that the FDA has greenlit for any condition, the regulatory agency noted in its announcement. It is also the first authorization for Akili, which has a handful of...
February 7, 2020
The first artificial intelligence-enabled cardiac ultrasound software has received De Novo marketing authorization, the FDA announced today. Developed by Caption Health, the Caption Guidance tool guides medical professionals through a heart disease diagnostic test that normally requires an ultrasound expert.
“Echocardiograms are one of the most widely-used diagnostic tools in the diagnosis and...
December 16, 2019
The FDA announced Friday a De Novo clearance for an interoperable automated glycemic controller device for use in a hybrid closed-loop diabetes management system.
Tandem Diabetes Care’s Control-IQ Technology acts as a new feature for the company’s t:slim X2 insulin pump (which was also cleared by the FDA back in February). The controller algorithm allows the pump and its connected system to...


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ZTE, Huawei, DJI: Shenzhen-based companies are coming into the US government’s sights, one by one. The world’s largest maker of consumer drones is the latest. The press release that was likely written months ago was released last night as DJI Technology attempted to refute claims by the US Department of Homeland Security that its products may be sharing data with Chinese authorities.
“At DJI, safety is at the core of everything we do, and the security of our technology has been independently verified by the US government and leading US businesses,” the company said.
Like ZTE and Huawei, DJI is a giant in its industry: it has almost three-quarters of the global market share for its consumer drones. Unlike ZTE and Huawei, however, it is dependent on the US market for revenues: 80 per cent of drones sold in North America are DJI’s.
On May 21, the US’ Homeland Security warned US companies to “be cautious” of Chinese-built drones “as they may contain components that can compromise your data and share your information on a server accessed beyond the company itself.” Although the alert didn’t represent a legal order and DJI was not named, it was obviously intended for no one else.
Established in 2006DJI has 14,000 employees in 18 offices worldwide. Revenues have been skyrocketing, up 80% in 2017 at RMB18 billion. More than 80% of its sales are overseas.
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You’re freezing as you scrape off your car in -15 temperatures. And you’re blaming the winter coat that you’ve relied on for far too long. Time to shop. Here are five factors to consider:
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If you’re looking for a coat that will look on trend for more than a season, blues and greys are classic for men and women. “Navy blue is huge this season,” says Milly Ramirez, customer service and merchandizing manager for womenswear at Simons in West Edmonton Mall. Younger guys might stray into a buffalo plaid (red and black) peacoat with toggle buttons, but that’s not versatile enough for most men, says Jeff Morter, Simons customer service and merchandizing manager for menswear.
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Oversized is the way to go for winter coats this season. Many styles also feature drop shoulders. “We recommend to our customers to wear a bigger size to create that oversized look,” Ramirez says. Belts are still part of that classic winter coat, but the trend is for coats with a slimmer fit around the waist rather than a cinched belt.
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Expect to find most coats covering to about mid-thigh, a welcome trend for Albertans trying to adjust to a sudden introduction to winter. Some dress coats for men and women are knee-length but three-quarter length is totally on trend. Canada Goose’s bomber-style jacket is still the top seller, but look for the longer version this season in a variety of colours.
Wool fabrics lead the way for men and women this winter, with the men’s classic peacoat working perfectly over a blazer for work or a dressier occasion. Women are still reaching for faux fur to embellish a wool coat, but it is showing up in accessories or in vests worn over coats. “A huge trend this season for women is boiled wool, softer to the touch,” says Ramirez.
Canada Goose styles are leading the pack in sales to Edmontonians desperate to stay warm no matter how cold this winter gets. Morter says copycat winter coats are out there for less, but you’ll be getting less when it comes to warmth. Ramirez notes women are buying the three-quarter-length Canada Goose parkas in huge numbers and staying right on the oversized trend that is leading the way for this winter.


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Commercial shoots are up in Los Angeles, driven by an increase in Super Bowl spots and web-based ads shooting in the area, according to the Los Angeles Times.
FilmL.A. is reporting that commercial production is the fastest-growing production category now that TV drama production has seen a major fall off due to competition from tax breaks in other states and in Canada.
The Times reported Tuesday that Super Bowl advertisers are spending record sums for 30-second spots, which have sold for an average of $3.8 million, while some are spending more than $7.5 million to run 60-second commercials during the game. The commercials are reportedly trending longer with more interactive elements, which has driven up the cost of production.
"It was probably our busiest year ever for making television commercials," said Frank Scherma, president of Radical Media to the Times. "There are so many screens now to reach people ... There is so much content that needs to be made across the board."
Purina, Chevy and Tide are doling out the dollars for ad campaigns shot in town, according to the Times.
"Commercial production is a really good indicator of where things are going," said Paul Audley, president of FilmL.A. told the paper. "We're seeing more confidence in the advertising world and the corporate world that things are looking up."
Web-based commercial production is exploding in the area as well. Web commerical shoots accounted for 8 percent of all commercial production days in L.A. in 2012, up from 2 percent in 2008, per the report.
Los Angeles accounted for 49 percent of all commercial shoot days in in 2011, per the report. That was down from 54 percent in 2007.


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Originally published on Advocate.com May 30 2010 1:15 PM ET
International Mr. Leather 2010 will prohibit vendors that distribute bareback pornography or promote unprotected sex, according to a letter sent to IML vendors and posted on website Chicagoist.
“For many years, our organization has always preached the importance of safe-sex,” says IML coordinator R.J. Chaffin. “It has been on the lips of many people, [the fact that] we speak out on safe-sex, but allow vendors to promote bareback videos. The time has come for us to take a stand on the issue. It affected about three of our vendors and in fact, most vendors were pleased to see us take action on this matter. I would say for every negative e-mail we’ve received, we’ve received 15 supportive emails and letters,” says Chaffin.
International Mr. Leather — the largest annual gay leather event in the world — has been held over Memorial Day weekend in Chicago since 1979.


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A Las Vegas-based public company that seeks its profit selling history sees a bright future in South Florida.
American Museum of Historical Documents, Chartered, announced on Tuesday it has received a five-year option to operate a gallery out of the Bloomingdale's in the Town Center Mall in Boca Raton.
It plans to display and sell about 325 documents at a time from the company's collection of 62,000 articles, which include such novelties as a signed autograph of the late actor Clark Gable. It carries a price tag of about $3,500, said company spokesman Morgan Skinner.
Claiming that American Museum also will receive first option on galleries in other Bloomingdale's, Skinner predicted that the Boca Raton gallery will open Oct. 1.
Vicki Arthur, public relations director for Bloomingdale's at the Town Center, acknowledged that the gallery is a possibility but would not confirm American Museum's announcement.
"I am aware of discussions, but there's nothing that confirms it at this point," she said.
If the deal does go through, Skinner said it will mark the first time his company has aligned with a major department store. The company operates three other galleries in Las Vegas, Dallas and Costa Mesa, Calif.
If American Museum does open in October, however, it won't be the the first gallery of historical documents and manuscripts in a South Florida department store.
Bay Harbor Islands collector Kenneth R. Laurence sells his pieces from Neiman-Marcus stores in Fort Lauderdale and Bal Harbour, near Miami. He plans another store on Worth Avenue in Palm Beach.
"I have very, very successful people, a very fine clientele," said Laurence.
He says selling pieces retail does not cheapen them. "What we do," he explained, "is educate the public, show them they can own a piece of history."
On average, American Museum's Skinner said, a letter or manuscript will bring in about $2,800, depending on the popularity of the subject.
"These things are for someone who has an affection for history makers," said Skinner, "someone who falls in love with a Babe Ruth, an Abraham Lincoln, a Custer. It's a very personal experience.


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The Hyderabad headquartered research firm claims that the gadget, priced at $299, will help the small farmers purchase inputs at lower price.
Customised 'low-cost' phone cum tablet has been launched for farmers by Hyderabad-based International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics.
India is expected to see over 40 million users of the smart device this year, although the popularity of phablets may restrict that growth, research firm eMarketer said.
Xiaomi expects 2015 to be significantly better than 2014, despite the legal hiccups it faced in late 2014.
Research firm IDC said global tablet sales for the full year rose just 4.4 percent for the year to 229.6 million units, after a jump of more than 50 percent in 2013.
Apple captured a record 33 percent market share in South Korea in November, the highest ever for a foreign brand, according to a monthly report .
The shipments fell 3.2% to 76.1 million units in the fourth quarter of 2014, the first ever year-on-year decline since the market's inception in 2010.
As the tablet slice became promising in 2012-13, many Indian vendors such as Micromax, Spice, Intex and iBall forayed into tablet market.


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New gear during the development of Halo Infinite. This time it was Kolbe Payne, level designer of the great Microsoft exclusive, who has announced his arrival at Gunfire Games.
Last January 7 was Payne’s last day of work at 343 Industries, a study in which he carried out his work from April 2019 to January 2021.
The news was announced by Payne himself through his Twitter account. His new role is Junior Level Designer for the authors of Darksiders 3, Remnant: From the Ashes, and Chronos: Before the Ashes.
It’s time for me to update this! Today is my last day in Halo Infinite. Excited for the future.
In addition, Payne accompanied his farewell tweet with another with an image of the Master Chief in which he read “I’ll see you later this year, Boss”, referring to the launch of the game on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S this year. The post was later removed.
Recall that Halo Infinite is scheduled to arrive in autumn 2021, after the initial plan to land along with the new Microsoft consoles. The truth is that it is not the first time that the game has suffered abandonments in its organization chart.
The director of the game resigned a few months ago, something that Phil Spencer decided not to give too much importance to, assuring that “the rotation is something healthy”


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Cheesemaking has been around for at least 4,000 years. And today, people love cheese more than ever. Surveys show that cheese is now consumed in 98% of U.S. households and that 83% of restaurants have cheese on the menu.
A roundup of the latest in cheesemaking technologies shows that research sponsored by Dairy Management Inc.™ (DMI) and funded by America's dairy farmers is focused on finding new ways to manufacture cheese and enhance its quality. Studies are examining how to measure and develop cheese for specific melt, flow, stretch and fat content while maximizing great cheese flavor and more. All of these innovations are designed to satisfy the demands of consumers and the food industry for cheese "my way."


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Logitech reports a 13.6% increase in Q4 sales on higher demand for video collaboration tools
- Logitech says its sales came in 13.6% higher in Q4 due to higher demand for video collaboration tools.
- The Swiss company posts a 23% year over year increase in its quarterly operating income (non-GAAP).
- Logitech expects operating profit to climb to the range of £307.50 to £323.50 million in fiscal 2021.
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Logitech (SWX: LOGN) said that its quarterly sales came in 13.6% higher on Tuesday. Its computer products, the company added, were greatly in demand in the recent quarter as the Coronavirus pandemic pushed companies into resorting to work from home arrangements.
Logitech said that its software, video conferencing equipment, and webcams saw a sharp increase in demand as governments ordered schools and offices to temporarily shut down to minimize the fast transmission of the flu-like virus.
Logitech posts a 23.3% year over year increase in its quarterly operating income
The Swiss manufacturer reported its sales at £584 million in Q4 as compared to £505 million in the same quarter last year. According to CEO Bracken Darrell of Logitech:
“Video conferencing, working remotely, creating and streaming content, and gaming are long-term secular trends driving our business. The pandemic hasn’t changed these trends; it has accelerated them.”
The software and computer peripherals maker posted its quarterly operating income (non-GAAP) at £64 million that marks a 23.3% year over year increase.
For the full year, Logitech noted a 6.7% increase in sales that was reported in line with the forecast. Its annual operating income (non-GAAP), on the other hand, came in stronger than the target range, at £313 million.
Logitech also maintained its full-year guidance that it gave in March that expected its sales to grow by a mid-single-digit percentage in fiscal 2021 and its operating profit to climb to the range of £307.50 million to £323.50 million.
Higher demand for video collaboration tools fuels a 60% increase in sales
Its upbeat quarterly performance, as per the Swiss company, was primarily attributed to a higher demand for video collaboration tools like microphones, cameras, and software for online meetings that fuelled a 60% increase in sales in Q4.
The company said that it expects the new trend to remain in place even after the health crisis subsides, which is why it plans on launching new products in this segment. Logitech is also likely to expand its marketing expenditure and investment at large in video collaboration equipment.
The Lausanne-headquartered company registered a 32% sales growth in PC webcams primarily in the Asia Pacific and Americas region.
Logitech is currently around 13% up year to date in the stock market. Its performance in 2019 was also reported largely upbeat with an annual gain of around 50%. At the time of writing, Logitech has a market cap of £7.51 billion and a price to earnings ratio of 32.57.
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Wondering why Samsung decided to buy Harman for $8 billion? Here’s why. After demonstrating their LIVS (Life-enhancing Intelligent Vehicle Solution) connected car platform at CES last year, Harman showed off an improved demo with a new Rinspeed prototype at this year’s show, and it’s becoming clear that Harman has an ambitious vision of the future of cars.
Last year, Harman gave us a look at features like integrated Skype calls and ADAS — advanced driver assistance systems, or the sort of semi-autonomous safety features you see in a lot of cars now (automatic braking if the car senses an imminent collision with a car in front of you, for example). This year, Harman gave us a look at their vision for LIVS five to ten years from now, when self-driving cars might just be the norm.
On the dash of the new Rinspeed Oasis concept car, there’s a row of displays sitting atop a long soundbar with Harman speakers. Nearly all of the demo (the car stayed in one place, with a program showcasing LIVS features running during the simulation of a driving route) showed what drivers will be able to do in self-driving cars using Harman’s technology. The driver and front passenger can use their sides of the displays independently for anything from music to movies to social media, all controlled by gestures over a controller on the armrest. Navigation works as usual, but Harman’s cloud services can remember if you’ve shown interest in a restaurant nearby, and will ask if you want to go there. If you’re busy, the car can put a trip to that restaurant on the schedule for later in the day.
There were plenty of intriguing safety features, too. The car can be switched from autonomous to manual mode, but the change won’t be immediate. Using sensors like eye trackers, the car will use a three-step process to ensure that both hands are on the wheel and that the driver’s eyes are focused on the road. If the driver takes control, the car will block calls and texts until the driver isn’t under as much cognitive load (say, at a red light), and will then notify the driver of missed calls or messages.
Harman also showed what v2i connectivity will make possible. v2i, or vehicle-to-infrastructure, refers to cars communicating with smart city systems to pull in useful information. Eventually, cities will be filled with sensors that can detect cars to create a better traffic map, allowing the connected car to adjust its route according to traffic on the fly — the driver won’t need to do anything. Better yet, smart cities could eventually detect the presence of pedestrians and bicyclists — if one of them is approaching an intersection, the car will get that information and know to wait before they even enter your line of sight. Oh, and even cooler? That information will be projected onto the windshield in the form of a red outline.
One of the underlying assumptions of Harman’s LIVS is that we might be at the beginning of the end of the era of car ownership. Almost everything in LIVS is tied to a driver’s unique profile, which drivers and passengers load up when they enter the car. Conceptually, that means it doesn’t matter what car you get into — as long as it’s running Harman’s LIVS, you can log in and grab all of your personalized settings from Harman’s cloud services. Imagine Zipcar, if those cars had tons of connected tech inside — that’s where Harman is headed.
The most impressive part of the demo was that just about everything was handled by Harman. The display’s weren’t theirs (unsurprisingly, we heard they came courtesy of Samsung), but everything from the cloud services to the connectivity software to the user interface running in the car was built by Harman. They control every part of the car, which means they can also better secure it — early on during CES, Harman ran a live hack of their car to show off how they can shut down or mitigate hacking attempts.
Of course, Harman has some company. Automotive Grade Linux is a project that’s out to create an open source connected car platform that automakers can use to build their own unique interfaces, instead of the norm of every car company building their own system. AGL has a big presence among Japanese automakers, and just scored a big win in Europe by partnering with Daimler. Then, there’s the question of how Apple, Google, and Tesla will fit in. So far, Harman has been scoring deals with high-end partners like Maserati and Porsche — it remains to be seen how Harman will approach the car sharing applications of their tech, because Maseratis and Porsches aren’t exactly made to be shared. Whatever happens, it’s great news for us — heated competition has rarely been a bad thing for consumers.


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Cuba agrees to regulate, recognize cryptos citing ‘socio-economic interest’
Two weeks ahead of El Salvador’s official adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender, another Latin American nation has decided to officiate the use of cryptocurrencies. According to recent reports, the Cuban government has said that it wants to “recognize and regulate” the use of digital assets in the nation.
A resolution was published in the nation’s Official Gazette today, one which revealed that the Cuban Central Bank will soon be implementing rules for the use of cryptocurrencies. Additionally, it will also be determining the licensing requirements for crypto-service providers within the island nation.
Previously in May, Cuba’s President Miguel Díaz Canel had been reportedly reviewing the possibilities of adopting cryptocurrencies in the country. This was seen by many as a way to fight economic troubles precipitated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cryptocurrencies have been in use in Cuba for several years now. Cryptos are primarily used to sidestep U.S embargoes that prevent its citizens from accessing financial markets and the use of the U.S dollar. It has been estimated that almost 100,000 Cubans use cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ether, and Dogecoin for remittance payments, protest donations, and online payments.
Since Cubans can’t access international debit and credit cards, it is hard to receive payments from different countries. The decentralized nature of cryptocurrencies, along with the ease of long-distance payments, provides a viable alternative for the country to lighten its economic difficulties.
The lack of regulations has been a point of concern for many who feared a negative output from the government. However, according to the aforementioned resolution, the Central Bank might authorize the use of cryptocurrencies “for reasons of socio-economic interest,” albeit with the state overseeing that operations are controlled. Moreover, the use of cryptos for illegal activities is still strictly prohibited, it noted.
Other nations like Iran and Venezuela have also experimented with digital currencies to bypass U.S. sanctions. While Iran is all set to release its own CBDC, Venezuelans have long been using crypto to fight hyperinflation. The government even released a state-backed “cryptocurrency” called Petro in 2017 which couldn’t gain much ground.


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Sulzermedica's sales up 10% in first nine months:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Sulzermedica, the medical arm of Swiss engineering company Sulzer, reported sales of SwFr 845 million ($680 million) in the first nine months, up 10%. Orders were up on the same period in the previous year. Group sales were SwFr 4,153 million, down 2%. The company says that net income for 1996 will be down on last year's figure. This is largely due to damages of $73 million that the company has to pay resulting from a patent infringement lawsuit with Stryker (see Clinica No 726, p 12).


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NBC throws Google TV ads a life line
Google and NBC Universal have signed a deal that will see Google sell advertisements on some of NBC’s cable channels including MSNBC, Oxygen and the Sci Fi network.
NBC said that the deal was an attempt to reach advertisers who currently advertise online using Adwords but don’t advertise on television. For Google, it’s a shot in the arm for its struggling TV advertising division, that started with a world of good intentions, but suffered from a serious lack of inventory as established players weren’t willing to share their diminishing spoils.
From a Google watching you perspective, the deal comes with a data gathering element. Google already has a deal in place with Dish, so as viewers consumer Google TV ads, Google will also be able to track which ads are more popular, allowing advertisers to refine their pitch.


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According to a Farsi report by Mehr, the ITB Berlin 02017- the World’s Leading Travel Trade Show- has been underway in the German capital since March 8 and will be open to visitors until March 12.
Participated by 187 countries, the Berlin travel show has allocated a 1,180-square-metre pavilion to Iran’s history and nature.
For the first time, numerous Iranian travel agencies and firms have taken part in the Iran project. Among the participants are 35 tourism agencies, two airlines, and the Iran Railway Company, which promotes the country’s railway tourism.
The Municipality of Tabriz also presents the northeastern Iranian city, which is considered among the top destinations of Muslim world in 2018.
The design of Iran’s pavilion, which has been visited by a large number of international tour guides since the opening, is inspired by the pre-historic and Islamic Iranian architecture masterpieces, as well as Iran’s nature.
Among the visitors were Indian Minister of Tourism Mahesh Sharma, and Taleb Rifai, the current Secretary-General of the United Nations’ World Tourism Organization, who was in Germany to attend the 7th UNWTO Silk Road Ministers Meeting, and visited the Iran pavilion accompanied by Morteza Rahmani Movahhed, Iran’s top tourism official.
On the 50th anniversary of the ITB’s establishment, 50 destinations are displaying their projects in the show; a good opportunity for 50 countries- most of them newly developed tourist attractions- to publicise their tourism.
As one of the most important tourism exhibitions in the world, the ITB had 60,000 professional and 120,000 general visitors last year.


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IP and Marketing Law Christmas Crackers 2023
As we head into the silly season, it is time to look back on some of the unusual and interesting intellectual property and marketing law news that hit the headlines in 2023.
Advertisements for the Hell Pizza chain’s Unholy Donut dessert, which was promoted for Valentine’s Day, was the subject of complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). One of the advertisements on the Hell Pizza website featured an image of an Unholy Donut with two chocolate confectionery fingers, alongside the text “This Valentine’s Day, get two fingers in your donut…”.
An advertisement for the Unholy Donut that featured on social media
One complainant was concerned that the advertisements contained inappropriate sexual innuendo, while another complained that the advertisements were "disgusting” and “insinuated the violation of a woman’s private area”.
Hell Pizza defended its position, explaining that the advertisements showed how its “Unholy Donut is made by inserting two fingers of a chocolate covered confectionery into a freshly fried salted caramel donut”. Hell Pizza remarked that it was disappointed that a complainant assumed there was gender-based innuendo, and stated that Hell Pizza “would never discriminate against anyone who chooses to get 2 fingers in their donut, based on gender”.
The ASA Complaints Board considered that some consumers may interpret the Unholy Donut advertisements as having underlying sexual innuendo. However, the Board found that the advertisements were not likely to cause serious or widespread offence, and therefore did not uphold the complaints.
No news yet on whether the Unholy Donut ranked in the year’s list of the most romantic Valentine’s Day gestures.
Love to ride
An online video advertisement for the car dealership Portage Cars that garnered over 37,000 likes on TikTok was also subject to a complaint to the ASA. The advertisement featured viral car marketing personality Kiedis Haze presenting a comedic sales pitch. Commenting on a Mitsubishi Outlander plug-in hybrid vehicle, Haze remarked that “you’ll look like a MILF driving it”, referred to “doing the deed under the fireworks at New Year’s” and commented that the vehicle uses a “plug which matches the inserting action you’ve been getting”. The advertisement concluded by saying that Portage Cars has the “easiest finance in the world”.
A complainant took exception to the advertisement, saying that it contained sexual innuendo and that the claim “easiest finance in the world” was unsubstantiated.
Portage Cars defended the video, arguing that it was a funny car review, rather than an advertisement, and that “easiest finance in the world” was said in jest. Portage Cars also referred to the popularity of the video with the public, noting that various news media had also reported on it.
The ASA Complaints Board took the view that the video was in the nature of an advertisement, but considered that it was light-hearted and was not likely to cause serious or widespread offence. However, the Board determined that the claim of “easiest finance in the world” was unsubstantiated and breached the Financial Advertising Code, and therefore upheld the complaint in part.
Portage Cars has since the removed the advertisement, so we will just have to imagine what we might look like driving the car.
Put a fork in it
In a culinary clash between tradition and innovation, the French government has issued a revised proposal to ban the use of 21 meat-related terms like "steak," "grill", "spare ribs" and “ham” for describing plant-based food products. However, the proposal allows the use of 120 other meat-related terms, such as “sausage”, provided the plant protein content of the products does not exceed certain amounts.
According to the French Agriculture Minister, the proposal is intended to address issues of transparency and loyalty amongst consumers and producers, and to avoid misleading claims.
The revised proposal follows an attempt by the French government to introduce similar measures last year, which was suspended by a French court on the basis that the earlier proposal was too vague and the timing was too short to enable implementation.
The steps taken by the French government are in the context of a global issue of how to regulate the labelling of plant-based food alternatives. In 2021, the European Parliament decided not to progress changes that would have banned the use of dairy-related terms such as “buttery” and “creamy” for plant-based foods. However, last year, the Turkish government reportedly banned the sales of vegan “cheese”. Meanwhile in South Africa, an attempt is underway to prohibit the use of words such as “veggie biltong” and “plant-based meatballs”, although this is subject to review following court action by interest groups.
We look forward to seeing how different countries grapple with the issue, and particularly how treasured local lingo like “bangers” and “snags” are treated.
Fast-food titans McDonald's and Hungry Jack's, part of the Burger King franchise, clashed in a trade mark battle that recently concluded with a decision issued by the Federal Court of Australia (subject to any possible appeal).
Hungry Jack’s launched its Big Jack and Mega Jack burgers in 2020 as direct competitors to McDonald’s Big Mac burger. Not flattered with the imitations, McDonald's issued proceedings against Hungry Jack’s, challenging the validity of Hungry Jack’s BIG JACK trade mark registration and also claiming that Hungry Jack’s sale of the Big Jack and Mega Jack burgers infringed the BIG MAC and MEGA MAC trade marks.
Examples of Hungry Jack’s products featured in the Federal Court’s judgement
Things got cooking even more when Hungry Jack's retaliated with a series of video commercials attacking the amount of meat in McDonald’s products. In one of the commercials, the voiceover said “Someone’s suing Hungry Jack’s. They reckon Aussies are confusing the BIG JACK with some American burger, but the BIG JACK’s clearly bigger with 25% more Aussie Beef, flame grilled with a barbeque taste! [Disclaimer: *When compared to competitor’s product] And you can only get the BIG JACK at Hungry Jack’s. The burgers are better.”
McDonald's was not lovin’ it and added an additional claim to the proceedings, alleging that Hungry Jack’s “25% more Aussie beef” representation was misleading or deceptive.
In relation to the trade mark claims, the Court found that consumers would not be confused between the burger brands. The Court noted the difference between the recognisable forename "Jack" and the unusual abbreviation "MAC", with both sharing the descriptive label "BIG" but overall conveying different concepts. Similar findings were also made in relation to the comparison of Mega Jack and the MEGA MAC mark. McDonald’s trade mark infringement and validity claims therefore failed. Hungry Jack’s succeeded in getting McDonald’s MEGA MAC registration partially cancelled for some goods.
In relation to the “25% more Aussie beef” claim, it was accepted that if considering the uncooked weight of the respective patties, then Hungry Jack’s claim about the amount of beef would be accurate. But if considering the cooked weight of the respective patties, then the Big Jack patties would only be 15% greater than the Big Mac patties. Taking into account the impression given to consumers that it was a cooked product, the Court therefore found that Hungry Jack’s “25% more Aussie beef” claim was misleading.
Unfortunately, the Court did not provide any valuable insights about which burger was the tastiest, leaving it to consumers to make up their own minds.
In a fur-raising legal clash, the famous whiskey-maker Jack Daniel’s took issue with one of VIP Products’ “Silly Squeakers” dog chew toys in the USA. The toy resembled the shape and get-up of Jack Daniel’s whiskey bottles, but featured an image of a dog and “Bad Spaniels” instead of “Jack Daniel’s”, along with “The Old No. 2 on your Tennessee Carpet” instead of “Old No. 7 Brand Tennessee Sour Mash Whiskey”.
Jack Daniel’s whiskey VIP Products’ Silly Squeakers dog toy
Jack Daniel’s demanded that VIP Products stop selling the Bad Spaniels product. VIP Products responded by issuing proceedings seeking a declaratory judgment that the Bad Spaniels product did not infringe or dilute Jack Daniel’s trade marks. Jack Daniel’s barked back with counter-claims for infringement and dilution.
After a succession of decisions and appeals, in a unanimous decision issued this year by the US Supreme Court, the Court found VIP Products was not entitled to rely on the First Amendment as a defence for parody products that use trade marks of another party as source-identifiers, and held that the likelihood of confusion test still applies for determining infringement. The case is now pending remand for further proceedings.
It remains to be seen how squeaky-clean VIP Products’ other parody chew toys are, including its “Cataroma Extra”, “Barkparty”, “Smella Arpaw”, “Doggie Walker”, “Jose the Perro” and “Mountain Drool” products.
Until Next Year
We wish you a safe and happy festive season!
Thanks to Minerva Peters and Priya Prakash for their assistance with preparing this article.