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Daniel Johnsson is a Solutions Engineer at Samsung Electronics Nordic AB (SENA) who spends his days supporting B2B customers with their Samsung mobile devices,
Samsung Electronics has launched its largest B2B center in Southeast Asia as a sign of the growth prospects in the region and as a means of showcasing
Google Cloud Next ’18 is coming! Mark your calendars for July 24-27, 2018 at Moscone Center in San Francisco.
Google Cloud Next is where customers, partners, developers, influencers and the greater global cloud community get inspired and learn. Together, we’re working to make the cloud useful and accessible to everyone.
Dive deep into Google Cloud technology through hundreds of breakout sessions, code labs, demos and hands-on training, covering everything from infrastructure to devices, and security to machine learning. You’ll get the chance to connect with the entire Google Cloud team, including our engineers, product leadership, developer advocates and more to unlock new opportunities for your business.
At Next ’17, more than 250 Google speakers and 70+ customer speakers presented at 200 breakout sessions. We made 100 announcements at Next ’17, and we’re gearing up for more big news next year. Next ’18 will feature tracks that encompass all aspects of our Google Cloud portfolio: application development, containerization, collaboration & productivity, data & analytics, infrastructure & operations, hybrid cloud, machine learning & artificial intelligence, maps, security, mobility & devices and much more. Be on the lookout for information on how to register coming in March 2018.
Know someone we can all learn from, or want to contribute yourself? We’re actively soliciting proposals for speaking sessions that will educate and engage attendees. If you have an interesting idea or expertise that you would like to share at Next ’18, please submit your proposal by January 26, 2018. The earlier the better.
We’re excited to create an inclusive space that brings people together, fosters collaboration and inspires innovation at Next ’18. We can’t wait to see you in July!
AdWords Express was created in 2011 to make advertising on Google accessible to businesses owners without advanced online advertising skills or the resources to hire an expert. AdWords Express has since expanded and, as of this month, is available in 14 new countries and 10 new languages. This expansion follows a recent launch that allows your business to prioritize ad goals, whether those are customer calls, visits to your store, or actions to your website.
Gourmet treats become a local hit in Ukraine with AdWords Express
Earlier this year, Daryna Pletnyova was looking for a fruit bouquet for her father’s birthday but couldn’t find a local shop in Kiev that could make one. After buying the supplies and arranging her own fruit bouquet, she decided she loved arranging so much that she started Tasty Bouquets, which makes custom bouquets out of gourmet treats, like sausage.
Daryna heard about AdWords Express at a small business event and decided to give it a try. She had used online advertising tools before but found they didn’t drive actual sales. “With AdWords Express though, I only spent 15 to 20 minutes setting up three ads,” says Daryna, “and I got my first calls from customers the next day.”
Advertisers like Daryna are getting results based on their advertising goal. Since Daryna’s goal is to receive calls, AdWords Express optimizes her ads to deliver more calls, not just clicks. “Now my phone is always ringing, and I’m selling 2-3 bouquets every day,” she says.
The web isn’t just a place for businesses with big budgets or advertising expertise. With AdWords Express now available in 42 countries and 41 languages, we’re excited to help more small businesses across the world reach new customers online.
You can start advertising on Google today by signing up here.
Since 2010, we’ve shared regular updates in our Transparency Report about the effects of government and corporate policies on users’ data and content. Our goal has always been to make this information as accessible as possible, and to continue expanding this report with new and relevant data.
Today, we’re announcing three updates to our Transparency Report. We’re expanding the National Security Letters (NSL) section, releasing new data on requests from governments to remove content from services like YouTube and Blogger, and making it easier for people to share select data and charts from the Transparency Report.
Following the 2015 USA Freedom Act, the FBI started lifting indefinite gag restrictions—prohibitions against publicly sharing details—on particular NSLs. Last year, we began publishing NSLs we have received where, either through litigation or legislation, we have been freed of these nondisclosure obligations. We have added a new subsection to the NSL page of the Transparency Report where we publish these letters. We also added letters to the collection, and look to update this section regularly.
As usage of our services increases, we remain committed to keeping internet users safe, working with law enforcement to remove illegal content, and complying with local laws. During this latest reporting period, we’ve continued to expand our work with local law enforcement. From January to June 2017, we received 19,176 requests from governments around the world to remove 76,714 pieces of content. This was a 20 percent percent increase in removal requests over the second half of 2016.
Finally, we’ve implemented a new “deep linking” feature that makes it easier to bookmark and share specific charts in the Transparency Report. Sorting data by country, time period, and other categories now generates a distinct web address at the top of your browser window. This allows you to create a link that will show, for example, just government removals data in France, by Google product, for the first half of 2015. We hope this will make it easier for citizens to find and reference information in the report, and for journalists and researchers to highlight specific details that they may be examining as well.
By continuing to make updates like these, we aim to spark new conversations about transparency, accountability and the role of governments and companies in the flow of information online.
How long has it been since you last cleaned your washing machine? A month? Three months? A year? Longer? If you answered “more than a year”, or if
Together, Android and Google Play bring millions of games to more than one billion people in 190 countries, making games accessible to almost everyone. As we continue to create entertainment experiences that cater to each individual person; and with more people gaming on mobile devices than ever before, there’s an opportunity to be even more inclusive—starting with women.
There’s little existing research about women and mobile gaming—so we partnered with Newzoo to learn more about the experiences and perceptions of female mobile players in the U.S. Our study found that 65% of women play mobile games, making-up half of all mobile gamers. In fact, female mobile gamers play more frequently than men with 43% of of them playing more than five days a week compared to just 38% of men.
Despite the fact that women are playing mobile games like never before, only 24.8% of people in the industry identify as women or transgender. This has an impact on women’s behaviors and perceptions of mobile games—for example, we found that the majority of female gamers think that only 30% of those games are actually made for them. Additionally, we found that women are less likely than men to explore multiple genres, talk with friends about mobile games, or identify as a “gamer.”
To tackle this issue, we’re launching CHANGE THE GAME, a new Google Play initiative promoting diversity in games, celebrating all women who play games, and empowering the next generation of game-makers through ongoing research, development programs, and partnerships. The program includes:
This builds on our work to inspire teen girls with the power of games through Wonder Woman, our support of Girls Make Games and the launch of a mobile game development program for emerging game designers. While moving the needle won’t be easy, we hope our commitments to change the game will influence long-term change for women as both players and creators.
By Meghan Peters, News Partnerships BuzzFeed is famous for its fun, addictively shareable articles, lists and quizzes, but the global news and entertainment publisher has a serious side, too. On September 26, 2017, BuzzFeed posted a video titled, “the power…
On November 22, more than 20 employees of Samsung Electronics Maghreb gathered in a room full of black trolleys and Samsung mobile devices. Their mission: To
With cold weather outside and the holidays fast approaching, now’s the perfect time to take a moment and kick back with Daydream. We’re launching an update to make it easier to discover great content both in and out of VR, plus loads of new VR experiences to keep you entertained.
Find great VR content easily
With the latest Daydream app, you can now see what’s new and trending on the Google Play store in VR. And when you’re on the go without your headset, you can still search for apps and games, or explore content categories that refresh weekly right in the app on your phone.
Watch immersive VR videos
There’s more and more VR content available all the time. From music and comedy to travel, check out some of our recent favorites.
Go behind the scenes with your favorite musicians
Looking for a laugh?
The Confessional – Episode 4: Hear from Judd Apatow in the latest episode of “The Confessional,” a series where today’s biggest comedy stars share intimate (and funny) stories from their lives in a virtual confessional booth.
See new sights and meet extraordinary people
Discovery TRVLR – Continents 1 to 4: Travel around the world—starting with Auckland, Hanoi, Mexico City and Yerevan—and connect with personalities and adventurers across the globe.
Female Planet – Episode 2: Discover the world of Inna Braverman, co-founder of Eco Wave Power, a company that converts wave power into usable energy.
Looking for cutting-edge VR creations?
Jump Start: See what happens when filmmakers get Jump cameras to pursue their creative projects. So far, these filmmakers have launched VR content covering a wide range of topics—everything from exotic animals in LA and archeological site visits to dance moves.
YouTube Creator VR Lab: Watch the newest creations from up and coming VR filmmakers: take a lap around the track with Toyota factory driver Ken Gushi, imagine what Los Angeles will look like in the future, or follow the life of a college student who’s also an undocumented immigrant.
Explore new apps—and get favorites on sale
Developers have been busy building some awesome new experiences for Daydream. Here are some of our favorites:
A timeless classic now in VR
Coming soon to Daydream
Some original VR favorites are now 50% off for a limited time, too (discounts valid 12/7/17 to 12/14/17). Explore imaginary worlds with Beartopia and So Let Us Melt, embark on new adventures with Hunters Gate and Spark of Light, and hone your reflexes with Ultrawings, Drift, The Arcslinger, and Fishing Star VR.
We have lots more new features and exciting experiences in the works for 2018. If you’re new to Daydream, or you haven’t tried it in a while, now’s a great time to jump in. And remember, you can always bring your friends and family along on your VR adventures by casting what you see to a TV.
Get access to the latest Cisco innovations through an easy-to-use subscription bundle Explaining the complexity of digital transformation is actually pretty simple: organizations need the latest technology to function at the highest possible level and stay competitive. Sounds easy enough, right? However, addressing digital transformation can quickly become challenging and convoluted when weighing various business […]
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(INDIANAPOLIS) – The Office of the Attorney General has prevailed in a case against two individuals who operated a home-improvement company in Hamilton County that scammed money from 63 Hoosiers, including 33 senior citizens.
Over a 10-month period, Green Frog Restoration LLC took payments totaling $389,187.82 for work it never completed. Nor did the company refund the money paid by consumers.
A Hamilton County court last week awarded judgment in the case of James Twaddle, who with Wanda VanWinkle operated the business from May 2014 to March 2015. The same court already issued a default judgment against VanWinkle and Green Frog in 2017.
The default judgment, totaling $1,268,870.44, includes $389,187.82 in consumer restitution, $367,523.52 in senior consumer treble damages and $511,500 in civil penalties. Following an October trial, the court ordered that Twaddle also be held personally liable for Green Frog’s $1,268,870.44 judgment. Twaddle is also permanently enjoined from owning, operating or managing any home-improvement business in Indiana.
Green Frog Restoration touted its specialty to be replacing siding and roofs on homes in the aftermath of storms. Before coming to Indiana, Twaddle already had been charged with home-improvement fraud in at least five Kentucky and Ohio counties. While out on bail, he moved to Indiana and used the alias “Jim Martin” to avoid being recognized for his ongoing criminal issues.
During Green Frog’s short time of operation, both Van Winkle and Twaddle took significant sums of money out of the business. Bank records show Van Winkle took approximately $127,845 from Green Frog’s account, plus spent approximately $80,000 on personal expenses — including a BMW; psychic readings; and food and retail purchases from stores such as Kohl’s, the Buckle and GameStop. Over the same time period, Twaddle paid himself $108,774 from Green Frog’s account and additionally used $189,688.52 from Green’ Frog’s account to pay his ongoing legal expenses stemming from criminal charges in Ohio and Kentucky, including a court-ordered payment of consumer restitution in the amount of $150,000 to Ohio victims. Additionally, approximately $130,000 in cash withdrawn from Green Frog remains unaccounted for.
“The Office of the Attorney General takes very seriously our responsibility to protect Hoosier consumers,” Attorney General Curtis Hill said. “When you break the law in Indiana, you should pay the price for your actions, and I am grateful for the Hamilton County court’s conclusions in this particular case.”
Attached are court documents relevant to this case.

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— Wanda Sports Group Company (NASDAQ: WSG) reported third-quarter 2019 loss of $0.25 per share, vs. $0.13 per share loss expected.
— Net revenue rose 8% $267.4 million, vs. $280.8 million expected. The top line was driven by an increase in revenue from our mass participation and spectator sports segments.
— CEO: Our near-term profitability has been impacted by the expenses in stock-based compensation, the remaining IPO-related costs and the financing cost.
— Expects Q4 revenue to be in the range of €245 million to €260 million, down 7-1% year-over-year. For full-year 2019, revenues are projected between €1,020 million and €1,035 million, down 10-8%.
— WSG shares have declined 32% in the year-to-date period.
Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL) reported first-quarter 2021 earnings results today. Total revenue decreased by 31% to $3.45 billion from $5.03 billion year on year. The company had a net income
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISRG) reported first quarter 2021 earnings results today. Revenues increased 18% year-over-year to $1.29 billion, driven by growth in da Vinci procedures and system placements. GAAP net income
Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) Tuesday said its first-quarter 2021 earnings more than doubled. Both revenues and profit topped the Street view, but the streaming giant's subscriber growth decelerated. At the


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As the roles of brand building and consulting converge, the debate around consultancies surging into the agency market continues. Consulting companies are increasingly interfering with the advertising space. Big advertising groups have already started to strengthen their tech and consulting capabilities.
Without a doubt, the agency model is changing to remain viable. But what are the real needs of clients in their daily digital business? And which business model is suited best to answer these demands?
Some masterminds from Europe's top agency networks and consultancies will discuss their strategic and creative vision across consulting, brand building, technology and communications.
- Nigel Morris, Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer Dentsu Aegis Network
- Matt Lodder, Senior Vice-President & Managing Director, EMEA R/GA London
- Caroline Foster Kenny, EMEA CEO, IPG Mediabrands
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(TMU) – In the midst of all the pain, suffering, and hatred going on in the world right now, a TikTok user named Nathan “Doggface” Apodaca, inspired millions with a short and uplifting video of himself skateboarding down the street while listening to Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams” and drinking a container of cranberry juice.
Nathan was riding his skateboard that day because his car broke down, but he was making the most of a bad situation and enjoying his life as much as he could in that moment. The short clip quickly captured the world’s attention, and turned into an accidental advertising campaign for both Fleetwood Mac and Ocean Spray.
The video sent streams of the Fleetwood Mac song soaring to record numbers, and inspired Mick Fleetwood to join TikTok and post his own video.
Dreams had 8.47 million streams in the US last week, which far surpasses the previous high of 3.83 million.
The song also returned to the UK charts last week, at No 85.
Rumours, the album that features Dreams, returned to the US Top 40 for the first time since 2013, reaching No 27. In the UK, it holds its position from the previous week, No 22. Rumours has spent the last 41 weeks in the UK Top 40, and a total of 856 weeks in the Top 100 since its 1977 release, according to the Guardian.
Ocean Spray has not revealed exactly how much the video has boosted sales for them, but the company’s stock price has climbed significantly since the video first went viral. The increase in sales and stock price was enough to catch the attention of the company’s executives, who decided to give back and get Nathan a new truck. The company posted a video of Nathan’s reaction on its Instagram page.
Representatives from the company showed up at Apodaca’s home with a new 2020 Nissan Frontier truck, and a large supply of Ocean Spray cranberry juice.
“This is from Ocean Spray to you. Thanks for keeping it positive. That truck is yours. All the Ocean Spray is yours. All from Ocean Spray to you, man. Congratulations,” the representative said.
Ocean Spray is not a traditional corporation, but an agriculture cooperative owned by more than 700 grower-owners.
Chris Ferzli, Ocean Spray’s director of global corporate affairs, says that the video “struck a chord.”
“Just the fact he was making the best of a situation despite a challenge really resonated with people. There is such a calm and positive energy to the video and given 2020 is an especially challenging year, it was just so welcome,” Ferzli said, according to The Drum.
“We caught notice of it about a week ago and we knew we wanted to get involved. We heard his story and wanted to help so we took some time, pulled together a plan to buy him a new truck, and filled it with cranberry juice,” he added.
Ferzli also hinted in a recent interview that the company may be bringing Nathan on as a full-time brand ambassador. This may be the beginning of a new partnership and possibly a new path for Nathan.
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5 trends to transform the electronics industry by 2030
So, were coming to the end of the decade, and what an era it’s been! Over the last ten years we’ve uncovered so many revelations within the electronics industry. Some being 5G, the iPad and electronic-car charging stations. We look ahead at some of the trends which look set to dominate the electronics industry in the forthcoming decade.
Robotics taking our jobs
When we say ‘robotics taking our jobs’, we don’t mean that at every restaurant you’ll be served by a talking robot, or when you go to the doctors you’ll be greeted by a machine. According to a new study from Oxford Economics, within the next 11 years there could be 14 million robots put to work in China alone.
Within the next decade, low-skilled jobs in poor local economies have a greater chance of robotics taking over certain jobs. Already, many jobs have been taken over by robots due to lower labour costs and better efficiency. Some examples of jobs which have been lost to robotics would be switchboard operators, bridge toll collectors, factory workers and railway station ticket sellers.
The concept of autonomous vehicles means that mainstream driving will be reinvented, and the concept of being in a vehicle will be a service rather than a manual activity. Already, many well-known companies such as Ford, Audi and Tesla have reiterated that the future is driverless.
The key benefits of autonomous vehicles are that they will be less prone to accidents and are lighter than conventional automobiles. Lightweight vehicles save on fuel consumption, which will in turn lower emissions.
Within the next decade autonomous vehicles could become more mainstream and help create greener transportation. However, we could also see autonomous vehicles replace the drivers in many jobs such as couriers, taxis and public transport.
With speeds of up to 100 gigabits per second, 5G is set to be as much as 100 times faster than 4G. According to 5G.com, 5G is set to open up a whole new set of use cases such as super-fast 5G broadband with no need for landlines; super smart factories; car-to-car (V2V) and car-to-infrastructure (V2X) communication; driverless cars; holographic technology; the arrival of 5G phones; 5G sim only and devices such as 5G TVs; and remote/ distance healthcare for patients.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
AI within the automotive industry in particular, will be a huge trend within the next decade due to the way technology is improving year-on-year. AI in the automotive sector will result in applications constantly learning and adjusting to the rules of the road.
AI can also be used in marketing by leveraging information from customers and delivering the right message back using their information.
There is global concern around the state of our planet. So far, large companies within the electronics industry such as Mouser Electronics are already doing their bit for the environment. Mouser's new, smaller, lighter packaging has a significant environmental impact by reducing fuel consumption and emissions during transport. Also, by utilising a material that is both biodegradable and recyclable, we are lowering the amount of waste.
With an aim of limiting environmental impacts, Dell has also promoted the safe disposal of their products by coming up with an effective and efficient recycling programme. The company allows customers to return any Dell-branded equipment free of charge. This encourages safe disposal and reduces the overall e-waste count.
Within the next decade companies will inevitably produce and deliver assets in a greener manner. Customers will prioritise organisations who have a clear and definitive Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).


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LONDON (AP) — Shares in British supermarket chain Morrisons spiked by 11% on Monday as investors priced in the possibility of a bidding war for the company after a third U.S.-based investment company said it was mulling a bid. Private equity firm Apollo Global Management said it is "in the preliminary stages of evaluating a possible offer for Morrisons” and that no formal approach has yet been made. “There can be no certainty that any offer will be made, nor as to the terms on which any such offer might be made,” Apollo said in a statement.
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BMW unveiled their much-awaited electric i3 2014 at launch events in New York, London and Beijing on Monday morning, saying the car is a response to global trends of urbanization, and the need for decreased carbon emissions, and more sustainable transportation.
The car is important for BMW because it’s one of the first electric cars built from the ground up (not a traditional car stuffed with batteries), showing that BMW has put considerable time and money into making the car. Tesla’s Model S is one of the other electric cars that have been designed to be EVs from the beginning.
With a range of 80 to 100 miles, the i3 could be a competitor to Nissan’s LEAF, but it’s also super light, and BMW used carbon fiber-reinforced plastic for the car’s body. The i3 2014 also has an optional range extender engine (like GM’s Volt) and it costs around $40K — so competitively priced.
The only bad news is that you can’t get the car in the U.S. until 2014. It’s also focused on the “urban mobility market” which is still a little new to Americans.
I watched the event remotely live and these are a combo of photos from the live video and official photos from BMW:
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Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Motors) is going to bring many battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in the future. The company plans to launch 7 new BEVs by 2027. Kiya has released sketches of these 7 BEVs. The first of these is BEV’s Code Name CV, which will be launched in 2021. The company has also revealed its Global Electric Vehicle (EV) business strategy. Kia Motors wants to create a leading position in the global EV market, given the growing consumer demand for EVs. In this direction, the company will launch several dedicated battery-electric vehicles and will partner with EV charging companies all over the world.
Kia Motors President and CEO Ho Sung Song says that Kiya has sold more than 1 lakh BEVs worldwide since the introduction of the first BEV in 2011. Since then we started introducing new BEVs for global markets and announced plans to speed up this process in the years ahead. By re-focusing on our business of electrification, our objective is to set up a 25 per cent share of our total sales worldwide by 2029.
Kaya announced the ‘Plan S’ strategy in early 2020. Under this strategy, the company plans to expand its BEV lineup to 11 models by 2025. In the same period, Kiya also aims at BEV’s share of 20 per cent of total sales in advanced markets including Korea, North America and Europe.
Focus on innovative sales practices
Kiya Motors is also trying to make its sales practices innovative with EVs. The company is considering preparing a subscription service to offer customers a diversified shopping option. Apart from this, there is also planning for EV battery leasing and rental programs, other ‘second life’ battery-related businesses.
Preparations to increase charging infrastructure
The first electric charging to popularize EV considers the expansion of infrastructure to be important and therefore it will continue to explore activities to improve charging accessibility worldwide. Kiya also wants to expand its global after-sales service infrastructure for EVs. The company aims to increase the number of EV work beige in Korea to 1200 by 2030. By the end of this year, EV Work will increase the beige to 600 by the end of this year and will take it to more than 2000 by 2023.
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Concerns mount over falling sales but plantings continue
Could falling sales at California's wine auctions and a downturn in sales of restaurant wines point to a more serious downturn in the US wine market? Larry Walker talks to the industry to discover where the worries lie.
The Napa Valley Wine Auction is not a reality-based index of how healthy the wine market is. It's a lifestyle carnival that has about as much to do with the real value of the wine as the top bidder's astrological sign. Maybe less. But it is worth noting that after 20 consecutive years of annual increases in the total take, the 21st annual charity event was off this year for the first time ever. And not just by a few thousand. It posted a $7.5m gross, $2m below the 2000 auction results.
Could it be that Wall Street jitters and dot-com failures led to a more cautious approach to raising the paddle? Could be.
A slowdown in wine sales actually started in 2000 and has continued into this year, according to 1Q figures
Jon Fredrikson, a leading California wine analyst, said a slowdown in wine sales actually started in 2000 and has continued into this year, according to first quarter figures. He pointed out that the 1% increase in sales of California wine were generated by exports. (There are concerns that the strong dollar and price increases by California wineries could hurt export sales by the end of the year.)
"I think much of the problem we are seeing is related to the impact of a down economy, especially in certain markets, like the San Francisco Bay Area and Seattle and some other high tech markets. There is no doubt those markets are suffering." He added that the high tech downturn has cut into growth levels.
He noted declines of 18% to 21% in supermarket sales in the first quarter of 2001 in key high tech markets. He said there are also signs that restaurant expense account sales were suffering.
Even in areas of growth, Fredrikson said the rate of growth was slowing. "Last year, Chardonnay was growing at a 14% rate. It's still growing but now it's at 7%."
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"This is really more of a normal situation," he said, making an interesting point. "Any agricultural business tends to have more supply than demand. The last half of the 1990s was really an extraordinary situation. In 1996, supply was so short that we were bringing in bulk wine. Now, we are back to a more nearly normal market. The question remains of how much more the market will drop."
Even growers are starting to take a gloomy look at the economy. Karen Ross, president of the California Association of Winegrape Growers, said economic uncertainty, the energy crisis and rising fuel costs will affect the bottom line for growers.
Nick Frey, executive director of the Sonoma County Grape Growers Association, said growers should not expect the upward spiral of prices of the last few years to continue. The Sonoma group is strongly urging growers not to plant new vineyards unless they have a contract in place for the grapes.
Probably good advice, but is anyone listening? Sonoma County growers are moving right along with new plantings, with about 2000 acres of new vines scheduled to go in this year.
There could well be some second thoughts on those new plantings if there is another record harvest this fall, as many expect. One key player in California's bulk wine market, who spoke on the condition was not named, said he expected many growers in California's Central Valley to take vineyards out of production after harvest.
"But it isn't just the Central Valley that's hurting," he added, "there's a problem everywhere in the state with over production, especially in the face of a slump in demand."
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Razzle, a Gujarat-based company, has launched its first range of 100% vegan, gluten free and diabetic friendly chocolates for Indian customers. Founded by Gautam Sarkar, an IIHM alumnus, the brand seeks to “create a healthy alternative to one of the deeply enjoyable pleasures known to humans.” As per the company, Razzle chocolates are Ketogenic, Gluten-free, vegan and sugar free.
The five chocolate flavours that have been launched are Razzle- Rich in Cashew, Razzle- Rich In Almond, Razzle- Pistachio Haze, Razzle- Nut Mosaic and Razzle- Chilli Cinnamon.
Razzle plans to set up a facility for producing 1000 chocolate bars a day by the end of 2021. It aims to sell 100 chocolate bars a day initially and then scale it up to 1000 bars a day by the end of year 2021. It also plans to increase the flavours from existing 5 to 20 over the coming months.
Being a keen sportsperson, Gautam’s obsession with clean and healthy food started right from his formative years. On the launch of Razzle chocolates, he said, “It gives me immense pleasure to announce that Razzle is finally launching on social media. This would not only help us achieve our primary aim of making our chocolate bars available to everyone who loves chocolate but also to give them the much needed guilt free chocolate experience. Our nation is progressing towards becoming the Diabesity (Diabetes + Obesity) capital due to higher content of sugar & carbs in our day to day diet. A regular dark chocolate contains around 40-60 grams of added sugar (on average) and on the contrary, Razzle bars provide sugarless silky smooth experience. Such high sugar in regular chocolate bars has made the simple pleasure of having a chocolate to a sinful luxury that many people now cannot afford.”
“We at Razzle, in collaboration with Lt. Col. Dr. Awaneesh Pandey, a metabolic physician, aim to align with the country’s Fit India initiative by offering a unique experience to Weight watchers, Keto dieters, Diabetic patients, Vegans and anyone who loves chocolates by providing healthy, tasty and guilt free chocolate bar. We hope with our chocolate bars people can start embracing sweetness again!,” he added.
Razzle chocolates will be available through the company’s Instagram page initially.


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If you still had any doubts that the 12GB PlayStation 3 was coming to stores this Sunday, Future Shop has it prominently featured in their flyer, so yes, it’s definitely a thing. - PSLS
I wonder how well the 12GB system will fare?
Why is this on the list as a deal "Purchase a PS3 at full retail price, then trade it back into EB Games for the full retail price less $50 (must hold onto your original receipt, ends September 27th)"
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Legislation will be introduced today in the Minnesota House and Senate that would legalize and regulate marijuana for those 21 and older.
State lawmakers will introduce legislation today that would fully end marijuana prohibition in Minnesota while establishing a licensed, regulated and taxes system of marijuana businesses.
The legislation, sponsored by Senators Melisa Franzen (DFL) and Scott Jensen (R) in the Senate and Representatives Mike Freiberg (DFL) in the House, would make it legal for adults 21 and older to possess, grow, and purchase limited amounts of marijuana. The state would license and regulate businesses to cultivate, process, test, and sell marijuana to adults, and it would create and enforce strict health and safety regulations, such as testing and labeling requirements and restrictions on marketing to teens.
“Minnesota’s outdated prohibition policy has become more of a problem than a solution,” Freiberg said. “It is forcing marijuana into a shady underground market, which creates more potential harm for consumers and communities than marijuana itself. Regulating marijuana would make our state safer by removing the criminal element and empowering our state and local governments to start controlling production and sales.”
Among other things, the proposed legislation would:
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Sales of milk made in New York state can only be good for New Yorkers. So we applaud the push by New York’s senior U.S. senator, Charles Schumer, for putting milk made in New York into school vending machines. We should note, however, that milk sold by a local business – Stewart’s Ice Cream Co. – is already offered with lunches in the Saratoga Springs schools and other local districts. Stewart’s doesn’t sell a line of milk for vending machines.The city school district does, however, offer whole, skim, 2 percent and chocolate milk in vending machines at the high school, a convenience for students who don’t want to wait in line. The city school district’s vending machine milk is from Nestle, while Schumer is making a pitch for milk from the Buffalo-based Upstate Farms Cooperative. The director of the Saratoga Springs lunch program has expressed a willingness to consider the in-state milk. The Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake school district is the only one in Saratoga County on Schumer’s bandwagon so far.For now, we’re glad to see the city district making milk easily available, regardless of where the cows were milked.The high school and middle school each have vending machines offering, in addition to the milks, Saratoga Water, Gatorade, Powerade and Snapple. OK, not all great choices, but overall, pretty good ones, and a lot better than tempting kids with soda or making milk less accessible than other choices. Having an array of relatively healthy vending machine beverages and the local company’s milk on the cafeteria line are a good start for healthy choices at students’ fingertips. For down the line, we would encourage more school districts to choose made-in-New York milk over outside products for the sake of boosting the New York economy.
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Perspective are grains and oilseeds, because we have competitive advantages over them and the global demand for them is quite large.
This was told by the Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine on issues of European integration Olha Trofimtseva in an interview "New time. Business".
According to Olha Trofimtseva, the state for the next year pays more attention to the livestock sector.
"As I sometimes joke that next big thing to come it will be beef. Why beef? According to requests that come to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy, there is a demand for this product, " says she.
The deputy minister said that this sub-sector is not developed to date. However, state support from next year provides for the construction of new farms, new complexes for fattening cattle, contributing to the growth of meat and cattle meat production.
"It can be exported to the markets of the East, Asia and Africa, because there are much fewer restrictions in Ukraine than with pork," notes Olha Trofimtseva.
And she added that the results show organic agricultural products. This sector is rapidly developing, and the products are exported mainly to the European Union.
"The emergence of the market for recycled, high-margin products prompts producers to develop technologies, understanding the business and looking for money wherever it is possible to earn money." In this sense, we, the government, and the ministry have an understanding with business," sums up Olha Trofimtseva.


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If any of the roughly 1,700 drivers of Tesla electric-powered cars in North Texas didn’t figure they had any reason to visit Arlington, they do now.
The city and the luxury car maker have opened a Tesla Supercharger station in the Arlington Convention Center parking lot, the first of Tesla’s fastest-charging “filling stations” in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
The city put up $150,000 of the roughly $250,000 cost to build the station, which has 10 individual Superchargers available 24/7. Beyond the prestige, the city expects to benefit tangibly from a traveling demographic with significant disposable income.
Having a leading-edge technology company like Tesla having a presence in your city is certainly a positive one.
Arlington Deputy City Manager Jim Parajon.
Tesla vehicles range in price from about $70,000 for a base model to around $160,000 for a loaded Tesla Model X P100D with a range of close to 300 miles.
“Having a leading-edge technology company like Tesla having a presence in your city is certainly a positive one,” said Deputy City Manager Jim Parajon. “And having Tesla customers visit our city has the potential benefit of them shopping and staying and partaking in all of the opportunities the city has.”
The new site, which opened at 1200 Ballpark Way with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 13, is a centrally important dot on the sparse Tesla Supercharger refueling map.
The Arlington Tesla Supercharger station is the first in urban North Texas. The nearest stations are in Denton to the north, Cisco to the west, Sulphur Springs to the east and Waco to the south.
The nearest Supercharger station is in Denton, the last stop before the Red River, and the rest in Texas are spread widely. About 100 miles to the west is a Supercharger at the Cisco Travel Plaza, and there’s one 100 miles to the east at the Sulphur Springs Police Department. Waco has one at the Collin Street Bakery along Interstate 35, nearly 100 miles south, with a second coming soon.
Austin will have one by the end of the year, but the next operating station on I-35 south is in San Marcos.
The Arlington station is the missing link in a 1,500-mile east-west route of Superchargers from far West Texas to South Carolina, said Rick Bollar, president of Tesla Owners of North Texas.
“Starting west of Pecos, you can use the Superchargers all the way to Florence, South Carolina ... stopping every couple of hours,” Bollar said. “And this one here in Arlington is the last step to make that possible.”
Although all Tesla models get better than 200 miles on a single charge, California-based Tesla Motors is working feverishly to fill in its map, especially in North Texas, where Superchargers are expected to be installed in Fort Worth, Dallas, Grapevine and Plano by the end of this year.
The electrification of cars is on the rise ... and it isn’t 10 years away. It’s here now, and it’s working extremely well.
Arlington Mayor Jeff Williams
Tesla has hundreds of older-model stations, where fully recharging a drained battery takes about five hours — which is why many are located at hotels, Bollar said. A Supercharger station like Arlington’s will do that job in about an hour. Most Tesla owners get the charge for free.
Officials say building the refueling network is important because the number of Teslas on the road is expected to take off when the company rolls out its most affordable model in the next few months, the Tesla Model 3 sedan starting at $35,000. Tesla reported a year ago that it has 373,000 pre-orders, and industry observers say the number, which Tesla has declined to update, likely has exceeded 400,000 and could be near 500,000.
Bollar said another benefit of the Arlington station is that apartment dwellers, who generally don’t have garages for recharging at home, might now consider buying an electric car.
Mayor Jeff Williams welcomed the Supercharger as an illustration of the city’s commitment to being “on the cutting edge of this transportation technology revolution.” He noted the city will have driverless shuttles operating in the entertainment district this summer.
“In fact, we’re hearing from a lot of automobile manufacturers that there will be more advancements in vehicles in the next five years than there has been in the last 50 years,” he said. “The electrification of cars is on the rise ... and it isn’t 10 years away,” he said. “It’s here now, and it’s working extremely well, especially when you’re in a vehicle like a Tesla.”


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Clone a Cat, Go To Jail
...or at least pay a fine. That's goal of animal welfare activists who announced recently that they are seeking state and federal restrictions on small but growing pet-cloning industry.
The effort has been spearheaded by American Anti-Vivisection Society [AAVS] (in suburban Philadelphia), and takes aim at companies such as Genetic Savings and Clone Inc., California company that began to fill orders for cloned cats last year. The clones - which have sold for $50,000 each - are genetic duplicates of a customer's deceased pet and represent leading edge of an emerging sector that advocates predict could eventually reap billions of dollars for corporate cloners. The movie, 6th Day , starring erstwhile governator, Arnold Schwarzenegger, features pet cloning businesses in a shopping mall during its opening sequences. It may soon be case that life imitates art in this respect and pet cloning franchises may start popping up in common shopping venues. But not if AAVS have their way.
Should Cloning Be Allowed?
Several companies are racing to compete with Genetic Savings and Clone, current industry leader, which has produced about a half-dozen cloned cats and aims to achieve more difficult goal of cloning a dog this year. Some companies are already selling fish genetically engineered to glow in dark, while one has said it will soon produce cats engineered to not cause reactions in people allergic to them.
The AAVS petitioned Department of Agriculture to regulate pet-cloning companies as it does other animal research labs under Animal Welfare Act. The act demands minimum standards of animal care and detailed reporting of fates of laboratory animals. They have also been working with a California lawmaker to introduce state legislation that would ban sale of cloned or genetically engineered pets.
Are Grieving Pet Owners Being Taken Advantage Of?
"Pet cloning companies offer false hope of never having to let go of a pet and are causing harm to animals in process," AAVS concluded in a report, "Pet Cloning: Separating Facts From Fluff."
Managers of Genetics Savings and Clone denied emphatically that their enterprise takes advantage of grieving pet owners or harms animals. "We bend over backwards to make sure people are doing this for right reasons," said company president Lou Hawthorne. Nonetheless, he said, "we're open to additional oversight, provided it makes sense."
The Risks Involved For Cloned Animals
Previously cloned animals have suffered high rates of biological abnormalities and unexpected deaths during gestation and in first days of life. Hawthorne said that has not been case with cats. But critics said process raises other concerns, including welfare of egg donor and surrogate-mother animals that must undergo multiple surgeries as part of process of making clones.


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New Delhi,(Aryavarth) Petrol and diesel prices rose sharply by 35 paise per litre on Thursday after oil marketing companies decided to break a week-long pause in price revision, taking note of a surge in global oil prices as benchmark Brent crude touched $59 a barrel.
Accordingly, retail price of diesel increased to Rs 76.83 a litre in Delhi from earlier Rs 76.48. Petrol price reached another new high of Rs 86.65 a litre as against Rs 86.30 prevailing in the national capital since January 27.
The fuel prices increased close to 35 paise per litre, but the exact amount varied from state to state depending on their local levies.
Though firm global crude and product prices led to increase in retail prices of petrol and diesel, it is interesting to note that even though the crude has been hovering just over $55 a barrel for a long time, OMCs had paused increase in prices of auto fuels. The present increase comes after over $3 a barrel increase in crude prices in just a few days.
Crude price have remained firm for the last few weeks in the wake of unilateral production cuts announced by Saudi Arabia and a pick-up in consumption in all major economies globally.
Petrol and diesel prices have increased 11 times in 2021, with the two auto fuels increasing by Rs 2.94 and Rs 2.96 per litre respectively so far.
The last few increases in pump prices in petrol and diesel have taken them to record levels in all major metro cities and towns across the country. The last time the retail prices of auto fuels were closer to current levels were on October 4, 2018 when crude prices had shot up to $80 a barrel.
The current price rise is largely on account of steep increase in central taxes on petrol and diesel, apart from firm crude prices internationally. The Union Budget 2021-22 has also imposed a new agricultural infrastructure and development cess on the fuels.
Petrol prices were very close to breaching an all-time high of Rs 84 a litre (reached on October 4, 2018) when these touched Rs 83.71 on December 7, 2020. But the upward march was halted ever since as no price revision was announced by the Indian OMCs in the month. The price uptick started again only on January 6.
Oil companies’ executives said that petrol and diesel prices may increase further in the coming days as retail prices may have to be balanced in line with global developments to prevent the OMCs from losing money on the sale of auto fuels.


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Most of the Chinese brands such as Redmagic and BBK are unveiling their next-generation flagship smartphones powered with newly launched Qualcomm’s most powerful Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset. In the race of “This is Our first smartphone with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Soc”, the South Korean tech giant Samsung will soon be part of it. We are just a few months away from Samsung’s next flagship series smartphones launch- the Galaxy S24 series which will be comprised of Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy S24 Ultra.
Ahead of the official launch, Samsung has already started hinting about how the S24 Ultra will be different from others. So far, South Korean media has confirmed that the Galaxy S24 Ultra is going big on AI which means we will get to see lots of AI tricks with Camera features just like Pixel 8 Series, and other AI features. Overall, the S24 Ultra isn’t going to be the upgrade over its predecessor the S23 Ultra. Design-wise, it will remain the same but yes, hardware-wise we will get to see massive upgrades coming.
It’s confirmed by sources that Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S24 Ultra will feature Qulacomm’s new Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset. In terms of RAM and battery features it might remain same-a 8GB or 12GB RAM, and a 5,000mAh battery. But for storage, rumors are pointing out there will be a whopping 2TB storage for the S24 Ultra.
Speaking of the display, the S24 ultra might retain the same 6.8-inch 3088 x 1440 AMOLED display but reports suggest that this time it will feature a maximum 144Hz refresh rate.
In terms of lenses, you can expect a massive upgrade here with some new sensors and AI cool tricks to make photos even crips and sharp. The 200MP primary sensor and 12MP ultrawide lens remain unchanged along with that there will be a new 50MP sensor to capture shots with great details. AI is going to be the star of the show with the S24 Ultra. As reports already confirmed the Galaxy S24 Ultra could have built-in artificial intelligence.
Overall, the rumors and reports we have, do not show a big upgrade from the predecessor the Galaxy S23 Ultra. However, it will be interesting to see what the Galaxy S24 Ultra brings to stand out from the crowd.


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On Wednesday, ESA again confirmed via Twitter that E3 will return in the future. Then the organizers will probably opt for a new concept. Numerous publishers have and will organize digital events this summer to present their own new announcements to the public.
Due to the corona virus pandemic, almost all game fairs had to do without an event on site and choose alternatives. In the case of the E3 2020, which should have taken place between June 9 and 11 this year, the organizers had to forego an event entirely. Via Twitter, ESA confirmed again on the day of video games that the E3 will return in the future.
A period for the E3 2021 was also set in April. The event will then take place in Los Angeles between June 15th and 17th. The organizers will then rely on a revised concept. After the cancellation for 2020, the question has arisen again and again in recent weeks whether an event like the E3 still plays a role for new announcements by the major publishers.
Electronic Arts has been organizing its own event in the run-up to E3 for some time now. Sony would also have given up an appearance this year for the second time in a row. Even without E3, players were recently able to enjoy many new products. Among other things, new things like the Summer Game Fest were launched by Geoff Keighley. In the next few days, Ubisoft Forward, the Xbox Games Showcase and Devolver Digital Direct 2020 will also be available. Rumors of a Nintendo Direct late this month have also surfaced.
Gamescom 2020 in Cologne will also take place exclusively digitally this year. Between August 27th and 30th, the event will provide several new announcements with several live streams. One of the highlights is Gamescom: Opening Night Live on the opening day, which is being produced for the second time with Geoff Keighley.
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In spite of the latest decline from the highs of its, coming close to $20,000, investors are bullish. Is it planning to $50,000? Nope. It is heading to $500,000, several on the Street have explained (hint: she manages a huge, revolutionary ETF). These are the wild speculative prognostications that make Bitcoin what it’s. But keep it. Even in case it plans to $5,000 again. We’ve noticed that what comes around, goes around.
It took more than 1,000 many days since Bitcoin hit its prior all time high, captured in December 2017.
“We are buyers at this price as we believe Bitcoin will value over the short-, long-term,”says and medium- Daniel Wolfe, fund boss on the Simoleon Long Term Value Cryptocurrency Fund, that he operates in partnership with SPRING, a Moscow based investment firm. “Taking a three to five year view and dollar cost averaging into a spot that signifies roughly 5 % of your portfolio is wise today.”
“The following 9 months will bring considerable appreciation for Bitcoin,” Wolfe thinks. “I wouldn’t be amazed to find $50,000 next summer. In 4 years, we expect the capitalization in the world cryptoassets to cultivate five-fold, with Bitcoin usually at $100,000,” he informed me last week.
There are a number of elements driving the stellar rise of Bitcoin this particular season. Microstrategy MSTR -1.5 % and Square SQ -0.3 %, for example, have been buyers. Major investors as Paul Tudor Jones and Stanley Druckenmiller are in.
The availability of institutional level infrastructure has eased the entry of theirs: Fidelity’s custody answer is an example. Second, the so called halving of the BTC reward (since May 11 each block has a 6.25 BTC reward in deep lieu of the 12.5 BTC reward before the halving) means that more of the brand new demand must be happy on the open sector as miners can’t keep up.
Historically, the halving has led to a new peak in the BTC rate 13 15 weeks after the lowering of the BTC reward.
Holding and buying BTC has become a lot easier for retail investors. PayPal PYPL -0.6 % now lets its 350 million users to buy and hold Bitcoin using their existing accounts, something that robinhood and Other fintech companies likewise allow now.
“I believe the reason behind the progress is actually the dollar which we foresee weakening against various other reserve currencies. Any respectively steady assets as well as property are the most attractive investment,” says Nikita Zuborev, mind of marketing at the 13-year old BestChange.com, a free Russian exchanger aggregator.
“The market for cryptocurrencies has changed,” Zuborev states. A lot of derivatives, futures and options trading has launched to the past few years. Bitcoin has gained a big share of the crypto trading market. “Despite the’ DeFi fever’ holds a dominant position in contrast to the trends of 2017 when the prior priced record was set,” he states.
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You are able to now make use of PayPal to buy Bitcoin.
“DeFi” means decentralized finance, or peer-to-peer financing done over a blockchain ledger that eliminates the middle male – typically banks and brokers.
Bitcoin’s amazing run this year is also due to brand new cash coming in, claims Benjamin Duval, CEO of 4C Trading and UpBots, a Swiss trading graphical user interface for cryptocurrencies, DeFi, forex as well as commodities located within Zug, Switzerland. “There is actually a more stable market with higher projects…with long term remedies offered by DeFi for example,” he says. The progress of this particular segment of crypto, or even rather – the promise of its – is actually enticing investors to keep their capital invested rather than offering it for hard currency.
“Three years ago, in December and November, Bitcoin expanded to $20,000 – and also the reason behind this was human greed. Right now there was no widespread software of the technology which could justify that growth,” tells you Gapporov Behkzod, CEO of Okschain, a brand new model decentralized economic service utilizing crypto. “People have been looking to have quick and lost a lot in the panic,” he states about those heady many days in 2017.
“Bitcoin continues to be with the beginning of its story,” Behkzod says. “There’s far more growth along with corrections to come. I will not attempt to create a prediction, however, I assume that we are going to see a $1,000,000 Bitcoin cost – and that’s not really a limit. A good deal of our peers working with vast volumes daily are already talking about this,” he says. “These are actually the men who have the vision.”
Regulations are likewise moving ahead. That’s constantly been a sticking point for people who needed to make cryptocurrency a real industry. They was looking some more transparency and new which was a sticking point well before larger money would jump in.
Most of the elements are actually gathering now, says Duval from Switzerland. “Even if a reduction of cost occurs in the approaching many days, 2021 need to see a brand new peak for virtual currencies and it wouldn’t be surprising to see Bitcoin arrive at the $50,000 to $80,000 mark,” he says.
In certain ways, the pandemic has emphasized the necessity for market-resistant investment opportunities in 2021. What started as need for inflation-beating interest rates has nowadays become a deeper necessity for growth and security.
“People would like to diversify into alternate investments and cryptocurrencies have everything from collateral backed lending to store-of-value protection to forex-style trading,” says Chris Roper, speaking chief for alternate finance startup, MyConstant. They matched $16.6 huge number of within crypto-backed loans – their central business – inside the third quarter this particular year. It had become a record quarter for these people.
Paypal will make Bitcoin a household title, Roper says. “You’ll get a brand new generation of investors in the crypto ecosystem seeking growth in challenging economic times.”
When Bitcoin looks too costly, there’s always the other 2 darlings of the crypto community – Ripple XRP as well as Ethereum, valued at $0.51 and around $571, respectively.
“Alternative coins usually follow the motion of the Bitcoin price, however, the distinction is it’s easier to end up with a speculative affect on them – so, sometimes, we will see a discrepancy in the charts,” affirms Oleg Fakeev, a popular crypto investor and founder of Kit Investments, a crypto investment decision community. “The superiority on the capitalization of Bitcoin over some other coins is actually one of the few things which shields it from continual manipulation by big players,” he says.
Ethereum’s originator, the Russian-born Vitalik Buterin, has redone the smart contracts utilized by Ethereum, but outlining that’s way above my pay grade. Investors within crypto got excited about it. Even Tim Pool was speaking about this weekend on the YouTube broadcast of his.
“Interest is unquestionably growing,” says Fakeev about cryptocurrencies in general, not just Bitcoin. “Markets are exchanging audiences – those people who have invested only in cryptocurrencies went directly into the stock sector, and also stock advertise investors, having made sure that Bitcoin made it through the’ test of period,’ are actually beginning to purchase cryptocurrencies.”
Behkzod thinks crypto’s man of the year, however, is actually fellow Russian Buterin.
“If generally there was no Ethereum smart contracts, I guess there’d be a collapse in (crypto) source as well as demand,” he says. “Ethereum will get more people down the road. It is heading to grow,” he says. “I’m following the same goals as Buterin at Okschain,” he states, wishing that several of this resurgent crypto pixie dust is able to pat off on him and what’s apparently a rash of new investors rediscovering what was once nearly left for dead.
The “crypto winter” appears to have ended,” Roper says. “It’s an exciting period with the entry of Paypal and square. The industry is maturing.”


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Guinness has expanded its relationship with the BBDO to the key African market, moving the continent's creative account from the incumbent Saatchi & Saatchi South Africa.
British Airways is believed to have shortlisted Mother, Grey London and SapientNitro to pitch against the incumbents, Bartle Bogle Hegarty and Ogilvy, for its ad account. The airline will hold further meetings with the successful agencies next week....
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Siemens Home Appliances has appointed ODD as its lead creative agency in the UK after a four way pitch, replacing Purplefrog.
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The Dutch brand Ketel One Vodka is looking for an agency to handle UK advertising.
Grant's, the William Grant & Sons-owned whisky brand, has appointed Crayon London to its global digital and social media account.
Schweppes, the Coca-Cola-owned soft drinks and mixer brand, is talking to agencies about its £4 million advertising account.
Diageo has appointed VCCP to handle the advertising work for its range of ready-mixed cocktails.
Diageo has appointed Dare to handle UK digital advertising on its Baileys brand alongside a second brief to work on the UK advertising for its premixed spirits in cans.
Baileys, the Diageo liqueur brand, is reviewing its UK digital advertising account, currently held by Chemistry.
Diageo is looking for an agency to handle the pan-European advertising for its range of ready-made cocktails.
Diageo is searching for agencies with social media capabilities to its advertising roster.
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Telecommunications conglomerate AT&T says it has completed deployment of its nationwide LTE-M network ahead of schedule. The network is expected to enable Internet of Things (IoT) devices and applications.
The LTE-M network, deployed with 3GPP standardized technology and licensed spectrum for carrier-grade security, is now live across the U.S. on the company’s 4G LTE network, following software upgrades. The company says it plans to deploy LTE-M across Mexico by the end of 2017.
AT&T is also launching a new suite of rate plans with LTE-M, with monthly plans starting for $1.50 per month per device.
LTE-M supports large-scale IoT deployments such as smart city services, smart metering, asset tracking, supply chain management, security and alarm monitoring, as well as personal wearables.
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>> Rice export sets records in volume and value
Vietnam, the world's second-largest rice exporter, plans to stockpile 1 million tonnes of rice to help sustain the market for farmers amid low prices, authorities said Friday.
Truong Thanh Phong, chairman of Vietnam Food Association said the plan was agreed between the association and its 60 members Thursday.
Exporters have not been eager to buy rice from farmers because they have signed few contracts with importers, so the price of rice has been low as farmers in the Mekong Delta begin harvesting.
Under the association's plan, exporters would begin buying and the price would increase.
Those companies are to offer prices that would allow farmers to make a profit of at least 30 percent, Phong said.
Vietnam's biggest rice importer, the Philippines, has not signed any contracts with Vietnam this year. However, the country, which has imported 1.5 million to 2 million tonnes of Vietnamese rice in recent years, was expected to again buy at least 1.5 million tonnes this year, the association said.
Instead of focusing its exports on the Philippines, Vietnam has signed contracts with Indonesia and Bangladesh, which allowed Vietnam to export 485,000 tonnes of rice in January, up 36 percent from the same month last year, the association said.
Phong reassured companies that the price of rice this year would be higher than last year so companies should be confident to stockpile the crop.
In 2010, Vietnam exported 6.75 million tonnes of rice for 3.23 billion dollars, second only to Thailand.
The Vietnamese government plans to export 6 million tonnes of rice this year, a little bit lower than last year because stockpiles are lower than last year.


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According to the latest report by IAMAI and IMRB International, the eCommerce industry in India reached a value of INR 81,525 crore (US$13.5 billion) in 2014. The rapid increase in the use of smartphones and internet services has earned India a place among top 20 developing countries on the global forum, as stated by AT Kearney in its 2014 Global retail development Index (GRDI). Consumer behavior has changed rapidly and visiting a local store to buy a mobile phone is now more of a pain.
While Flipkart, Snapdeal and Amazon have been touted as the major players in this industry, the report shows that Travel industry comprised almost 61% of the total eCommerce market. Similarly, e-Tailing grew by 1.4 times since 2013 taking up almost 29% of the eCommerce market share in India.
Smartphones are driving the eCommerce industry
The most important contributing factor to the rapid growth of digital commerce in India is the increase in the use of smartphones. Mobiles and mobile accessories have taken up the maximum share of the digital commerce market in India. e-Tailing sector had a share of 41% of the total revenue, closely followed by Apparels, Footwear and personal items, in total, having 20% share. Consumer durable items along with kitchen appliances were estimated at around INR 3,404 crores (US$531 million), and the remaining 25% was dominated by Laptops/Tablets/Netbooks (INR 2,780 crores or US$434 million), Home Furnishing (INR 1,059 crores or US$165 million) and Books (INR 648 crores or US$101 million).
Using Plastic money to shop online is the setting in. Almost 45% of online shoppers reportedly preferred a cash on delivery mode of payment over credit cards (16%) and Debit Cards (21%). Only 10% opted for Internet Banking and a scanty 8% preferred cash cards, mobile wallets, and other such modes of payment.
Classifieds and Online Service Market gain momentum
Along with travel, e-Tailing and other sectors, classifieds market grew remarkably, with a value of INR 896 crores (US$139 million) by December 2014. Competing with the major players in the digital commerce sphere, online service market grew with a CAGR of 73% since 2010. It estimated a value of INR 2,025 crores (US$316 million) by December 2014. Among online ticketing services, online commuting, online food and grocery delivery system, the food retail sector saw a boom of 40% over the last year, and by December 2014 estimated a value of INR 350 crores (US$54 million).
Indian eCommerce Scenario is evolving rapidly
Indian digital commerce space is fast growing. One big reason is the prominent shift to internet, via Smartphones, Tablets and/or lLptops. According to the report by Mobile Internet in India 2014, India will soon reach the mark of 213 million mobile internet users by June 2015, indicating a jump of 23% in a time span of 6 months (January 2015-June 2015). The consumer mentality of Indian customers is changing fast, aiding to the growth of this industry. This high-end growth can be attributed to few recent facts –
- Low-priced smartphones and 2G/3G/4G networks has enabled internet access everywhere, even in the rural areas. Tier II and Tier III cities are growing fast.
- Rise of the middle-class people, who have less time. They are more prone to do everything on their smartphones, even shopping.
- Free home Delivery, deals, discounts, and offers of such have given a boost to this industry.
- Increase in the use of Mobile wallets.
- With people using technology to shop, more online retail stores are opening up, making way for more employment.
Investments in e-commerce companies from 2014-2015
The latest numbers from Ministry of Statistics have shown India is to take a lead in terms of the fastest growing economy, beating out China next year. Economic status of the country is evolving and, as a result, eCommerce industry is heading north without any traces of slowing down.
Investors are preferring eCommerce companies in India to invest their money. In the food retail industry, BigBasket, a leading grocery retail store received $32.7 million in September 2014 from Helion Ventures, Ascent Capital, Zodius Capital and Lionrock Capital. In order to maintain their grounds, big daddies of e-commerce are indulging into acquisitions. For instance, leading fashion retailer, Myntra that reportedly has 60% of its sales happening from mobiles, got acquired by Flipkart in 2014. Similarly, baby care retailer BabyOye, that had acquired its competitor Hoopos in late 2013, itself got acquired by Mahindra groups in February 2015. However, with Flipkart, Amazon taking up the maximum market, most of the player in baby care section has faded with time. Currently, only Hopscotch and FirstCry have managed to survive. One of the recent investments to happen in 2015 is that of Quikr. Quikr, an online classifieds platform has very recently entered the billion dollar club after it received a funding of $150 million from new investor Steadview Capital along with existing investors Tiger Global and eBay. The startup is now valued at $1 billion, according to the reports.
eCommerce is the Future of India
Another trend that is fast growing to dominate in the eCommerce industry is that of social shopping. It means shoppers’ friends can indulge in shopping experience. At present India has only two players in this area- Limeroad and Xarato, who have integrated social shopping with online product discovery.
Last year Gartner Inc. had estimated E-commerce market in India worth $6 billion in 2015, projecting a 70% growth from 2014 revenue of $3.5 billion. However, according to the latest report by IAMAI and IMRB International, the Indian eCommerce industry is expected to grow at a rate of 33% and cross INR one lakh crore (US$16.3 billion) by the end of 2015 – little over 2.5X predicted by Gartner.
Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal hopes Indian eCommerce market to reach approximately $50-70 billion by 2020. With the way people are getting dependent on their smartphones and the rapid penetration of internet, eCommerce is definitely the future of India.
KIndly check dollar and INR conversion.
Looks it got skewed..
mong online ticketing services, online commuting, online food and grocery delivery system, the food retail sector saw a boom of 40% over the last year, and by December 2014 estimated a value of INR 350 crores (US$0.5 million).
350 crore is 60 million USB
and 0.5 million dollar is 3 crore
I appreciated your research work.and also be the part of the business. Pl see Google +


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The latest prank from YouTube magician Rahat has workers at fast food drive-thru windows wondering what they are seeing.
Rahat sayd he created his “Invisible Driver” prank by wearing a costume that looks like the bucket seat of his car. When he pulls up to the window to get his food, some workers laugh and some appear confused – but all are initially shocked to see what looks like an empty car.
You can also watch the video and other Rahat tricks on his YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/magicofrahat.
And he’s on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MagicofRahat


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Toyota Motor Corp. anticipates that in 2012, the U.S. supplies of its best-selling Prius will go up to about 70% of typical levels this June. The earthquake in Japan had affected production at the company.
Bob Carter, group vice president for U.S. sales, said that Toyota's U.S. unit is expected to have monthly sales of about 12,000 units, or at least 36,000 Prius cars from June to August. He said that this figure will increase if Japan output recovers quicker.
At a briefing in Half Moon Bay, Calif., Carter said that supplies in the upcoming three months will be “much improved” and will be about 60-70% of normal levels. He said that by raising the supply, Toyota will be able to take advantage of the increasing demand for the gasoline-electric model due to surging fuel prices.
Earlier this year, Toyota said that its Prius may be on track to set a sales record in the U.S. But then, how the earthquake in Japan will affect Prius sales has yet to be fully estimated.
The damage to the power plants and factories has disrupted car production and had left dealers in the U.S. with limited or zero inventory. AAA's Daily Fuel Gauge website said that on May 17, the gasoline in the U.S. cost an average of $3.926 a gallon on May 17.
This is about 28% higher than the average price on Jan. 1. Carter didn’t give specific figures but he stated that Prius sales in the U.S. this month could drop compared to the prior year because of a shortage in supply.
New Toyota Prius is still the most recognizable product featuring the carmaker’s full hybrid powertrain design. This is achieved amidst Toyota continuously rolling out to new market segments its full hybrid technology through models like the Yaris Hybrid and the Auris Hybrid.
The new Prius showcases improved exterior design and interior sensorial quality, as well as enhanced instrumentation. Additionally, the new car also carries a range of affordable multimedia as well as advanced navigation systems like the Toyota Touch, the Toyota Touch Pro, and the Toyota Touch & Go Plus.
What’s more, the Prius is a front-runner in the area of technological innovation. Every generation of Prius has introduced new, high-tech features that are ahead of their time.
Launched in 2009, the third-generation Prius boasts a Head-up Display, which projects useful information on the windscreen base, including vehicle speed, the status of optional Pre-Crash Safety/ Active Cruise Control systems, and the Eco Drive Monitor.
Moreover, a Touch Tracer display switch, mounted on the steering-wheel, enables you to control the car’s audio system, as well as its air-conditioning and ECO Drive Monitor even without looking down and without taking your hands off the wheel.
Additionally, a Pre-Crash Safety system incorporates Adaptive Cruise Control and uses sensors that are positioned under the front grille in order to predict possible collisions. This system also triggers or activates a bunch of intelligent safety features, such as automatic pre-tension seatbelts, an audible Brake Assist alarm and, automatic braking. This system helps lessen impact and damage in the event of a collision.
Another valuable feature of the Prius is the Intelligent Parking Assist. It enables the car to automatically maneuver itself into your chosen parking space through the use of ultrasonic sensors and rear-view camera. This parking assist system also calculates the necessary steering movements to reverse into a parking spot. In other words, you only have to control the car’s speed, and everything else is done for you.


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Time Warner Cable wants to come with you on your road trip across the country. The giant cable company is offering its customers the option to access content through its service on their mobile devices.
The option will allow Time Warner Cable subscribers to view content even when they are not in their home service area.
There is growing demand for "TV Everywhere," the concept that consumers getting TV wherever and whenever they want it. Time Warner Cable is looking to be at the forefront of that movement with their brand becoming synonymous with the concept.
The initial offerings include Viacom networks such as MTV, Comedy Central, and Nickelodeon, as well as sports outlets such as the Pac-12 and Big 10 Network. According to the Los Angeles Times, many programmers aren't available due to the lack of agreements in place with Time Warner Cable.
The Walt Disney Co., which owns channels such as ESPN, Disney Channel and ABC Family aren't part of the package. Other exclusions include Turner Networks such as CNN, TNT and TBS, and Comcast Networks like USA, MSNBC, and Bravo.
Local broadcast TV stations will also not be a part of Time Warner Cable's offering. It's difficult for content carried on local TV to transfer due to copyright issues.
Look for copyright law disputes and contract negotiations to heat up in the next few years so that content distributors, providers and creators can profit off the multiple revenue streams that TV Everywhere will provide.


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The Terrell Police Department is asking for the publics assistance in locating a suspect who entered the Wal-Mart Terrell on April 18, 2013. The female suspect used a stolen credit card at one of the self-checkout terminals and completed 13 transactions, each purchasing a $50 gift card.
TPD issued a press release saying that the “victims credit card was also used at locations in Seagoville and Canton.” They released a photo of the suspect (attached to this article). According to the press release, “The suspect vehicle appears to be a late model Volkswagon Tourareg or a similar make and model.”
Detective D. Bridges from the Terrell Police Department asks that anyone with information regarding this suspect or the suspect vehicle please contact him. His phone number is 972-551-6622 ext. 296 and his email is firstname.lastname@example.org.
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iOS 6 Ready for Launch at Apple WWDC, iPhone 5, iPad Mini Likely No-Shows
NEWS ANALYSIS: The iOS 6 banners are already on display at the Moscone West Convention Center, ready to dazzle attendees who arrive to attend the Apple World Wide Developers Conference. It’s still not clear what exactly will be in iOS 6, but there are still plenty of rumors.One has to assume that the workers at the Moscone West Convention Center in San Francisco didnt get the memo to keep the iOS 6 banners under wraps until June 11. But because they didnt get that memo the site of the Apple World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) does, in fact, have a number of banners heralding the arrival of iOS 6. So its a safe bet that the announcement of the next update of the operating system for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch will arrive on Monday, June 11, the first day of the conference. One thing thats also a virtual certainty is that the iPhone 5 wont be arriving then. Chances are the new iPhone will make its appearance in the fall, just as the iPhone 4S did in 2011. Its also a sure thing that there wont be a new iPad since the latest version came out in March.
The other big news is probably going to be an announcement for several new additions to the Macintosh line. Its been a while since new Macs came out, and there are plenty of new chips for Apple to take advantage of. Intels Sandy Bridge Xeon processors could give a new line of Macs some added oomph.


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‘Will things go back to normal?’, that is the question, everyone has on their mind.
The Corona Virus outbreak was declared a Public Health Emergency of International
Concern on 30 January 2020 and the virus itself was christened COVID 19 on 11 February
2020. The biggest health crises of our time, it’s the greatest challenge we are facing after
World War II.
The COVID-19 outbreak has been very secular in its impact – the high and the mighty have
been hit as hard as everyone else. The strength of a country’s economy, its international
stature, the might of its army, one’s own economic standing, the size of one’s mansion –
nothing matters; nothing and no one has been left untouched by this blight.
Lacking a definite cure or a prophylactic, the best thing we can do is to do contain the spread
of this disease by observing social distancing, reducing unnecessary contact with others and
restricting ourselves to our homes as much as possible. This, of course, is the lockdown as we
know it. Countries have been forced to place restrictions on the movement of people, and
thence on economic activities, to check the spread COVID-19.
The COVID-19 outbreak and the response to it has had unfortunate effects. Whole sectors –
the hospitality industry is a prime example – have been crippled. It is not just the traditional
sectors such as industry and agriculture that have been affected. Entirely new sectors – the
gig economy, the unicorn companies – have been devastated.
India too is battling this pandemic with all its might. Learning the lessons from the
developed countries like Spain and Italy, India put all its machinery and material into motion
to curb the spread of the disease. What started as one day Janta Curfew on 22.03.2020 by the Prime Minister of India and lockdowns by some of the state governments, the entire country was declared to be under lockdown from the midnight of 24.03.2020. 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 unprecedented.
COVID-19 had its impact on the industry in general but some sectors have been hit harder
than others. 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. Automobiles industry
registered zero sales in the month of April. Building and construction activities have come to
complete halt. Most adversely effected sector is Tourism and it will take perhaps the longest
time to recover.
We at PCMRD have always tried to inculcate the spirit of research in our students. With this
intention, students were given to undertake a research project on "Effect of COVID-19
Pandemic on Indian Economy".
73 students have submitted their research reports, emphasising on various dimensions of
impact; Financial, Marketing, Human Resource, Operations, International Business, Rural
Agri business, Supply Chain and Information Technology.
Some of the sample reports submitted by the students are:


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Brands are missing out on a huge opportunity if they aren’t investing in local advertising to drive foot traffic to their independent retailers.
Every year, people tune into the Super Bowl to catch some football – and feast on the creative ads from well-known brands. The Eli Manning and Odell Beckham Jr. “Dirty Dancing” ad this year (2018) had people talking almost as much as the Eagles’ victory (although most of us here at Boston-based Promoboxx were not too happy about that win).
While these ads are enjoyable and give the involved companies massive exposure, they don’t provide a local connection. Even the best-known brands need a local tie-in to reap maximum advertising benefits and increased in-store sales.
When brands provide retailers excellent ad content as well as digital advertising dollars to turn that content into geo-targeted ads, both the brand and the retailer see the benefit. Brands have the financial resources to turn out top quality promotional materials, and retailers know best how to use these resources in their community. In a competitive marketplace, sales will only thrive by having a strong partnership between parties. Below are four prime examples of such a partnership.
This award-winning Mohawk Flooring ad campaign allowed the company’s local retailers to use brand digital content while receiving ad dollars to use for geo-targeted ads on Facebook and mobile display. Independent flooring stores saw foot traffic that was directly driven by these ads. In all, Mohawk saw a 50 percent increase in directly attributed sales compared to past campaigns.
Mizuno partnered with Fleet Feet stores for this promotional effort, and developed Facebook ads that appealed to their market demographic. The ads reached local running communities and rose awareness for Fleet Feet locations. Customers clicked on the ads and were directed to a co-branded campaign page where they could nominate inspirational runners from their own community. The campaign ended with an impressive 10.3 percent click-through rate.
In this highly successful local advertising campaign, GE Appliances provided their independent retailers targeted Facebook and mobile display ads to raise awareness of the promotion around the respective retail locations. GE Appliance dealers were able to run a sophisticated multi-channel promotional campaign and as a result, local customers knew to download the GE Slate-finish appliance rebate from local retailers while surfing on their mobile devices and reading their Facebook News Feed. GE saw a 3x increase in rebate downloads during this campaign and 3.7 million unique customers were reached.
For the major product launch of their Fresh Foam Vongo shoe, New Balance offered funds for targeted Facebook advertising to Fleet Feet stores across the country. The goal was to reach local runners with highly relevant ads in order to drive awareness of the Fresh Foam Vongo shoe and increase foot traffic in Fleet Feet stores. The campaign reached millions of consumers on Facebook, with retailers and sales reps reporting significantly increased in-store foot traffic and sales of the shoe. In one territory, there was even a reported 2x increase in sales in the lightweight stability footwear category.
Providing brand-approved, geo-targeted content to independent, specialty retailers allows them to compete with big box stores, gain local insights, and drive in-store brand sales. The expression “win, win” is obviously a cliche, but it rings true in this instance. When brands and local retailers establish a real marketing and sales partnership, everyone wins.
These well-known brands equipped their independent retailers with funds for targeted digital advertising using Promoboxx Local Ads.
Using Local Ads extends their brand content, targeting, and media mix to local retailers, where both benefit from reaching nearby customers on mobile devices.


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The popular Honda Fit now rides the lightning.
The 2013 Honda Civic is vastly improved over the 2012 model, and Honda wants you to know about it.
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Topshop’s new beauty buy, to be released in July, is a Freckle Pen. With a special marbleized formula, the pen ensures every fake freckle is as unique as a real one.
Beauty Consultant for Topshop, Hannah Murray, has previously used several make-up pens at a time to freckle Topshop’s model so this is a wonder pen for Topshop’s creative team as well as their shoppers.
Topshop has recently been emulating the fresh faced looked at their collection launches with these freckled models. Although ironic, the pen creates a new look for beauty followers to add to their repertoire.
Hopefully the freckle trend shows an acceptance of a wider variety of skin tones in the High Street Marketplace and is not a micro trend.


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While longtime protagonist Geralt’s story might have ended in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, CD Projeckt Red has made it very clear they have no desire to abandon the world of The Witcher. CEO Adam Kicinski has stated that to not make a 4th Witcher game would be unfair to fans.
“It’s too early to talk about it, but it’s not like we’re forgetting about this brand,” Kicinski clarified on Polish TV station TVN24 BiS, “It wouldn’t be fair towards the fans. We work within this universe for over a dozen years now and I don’t think it’s going to be the end of it.”
The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt released in May of this year to overwhelming critical acclaim. This past week the game won the Game of The Year award at the Game Awards, and CD Projekt Red won Developer of The Year.
While the dev team doesn’t appear to have any concrete ideas on where to take the series next, it seems likely that a new Witcher game will happen, albeit not in the near future. CD Projekt Red is currently working on a new dystopian RPG called Cyberpunk 2077.